Centennial Council of Neighborhoods – May 21, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Cathy Noon at 6:52 pm and adjourned at 8:48 pm with 13 members present.

Arapahoe County Sheriff     Captain Mark Fisher

• A Juvenile Diversion program has been established in the 18^th Judicial District. It focuses on restorative justice by the juveniles who have committed crimes. Parents and juveniles attend meetings and juveniles are then sentenced to community service projects. Upon completion of the sentence, first time offenders will have the crime erased from their record. [Many teens are unaware that colleges now ask if applicants have been arrested for alcohol possession or for other crimes.] Piloted in Douglas County, the program began on May 15^th.
• Certified fitters of children’s car seats will be available to assist the public on May 30, 2:00-6:00 pm at Sheriff’s office. Contact Brian McKnight at 720-874 -3750 for more information.
• Arrested David Kircus of the Denver Broncos for a felony assault.
• Arrested 3 juveniles at Trails West Elementary School for burglary and criminal mischief.
• www.arapahoesheriff.org

Arapahoe Library District      Laurie Christianson

• The new 2007 Arapahoe Community guide was distributed. Additional copies are available.
• Summer Reading programs will run from June 2 – July 28 for students and adults.
• www.arapahoelibraries.org

Arapahoe Park & Rec District     Rebecca Nash

• Park Opening celebrations: Village Park, Piney Creek Hollow Park & Willow Trace Park have completed construction and ‘opening celebrations’ will soon be announced.
• Annual work on trails continues this year and will be completed during the summer. A memorial tree will be planted in honor of a young man who was a frequent user of the skate park.
• New trees have been planted on the south side of Orchard Road between Parker Road and Buckley.
• www.aprd.org

Fire Districts     Mike Dell’Orfano, Interim Fire Chief, South Metro

• South Metro: Announced the retirement of Chief Bob Rinne. A national search for a new fire chief is underway.
• Noted the house explosion in SW Centennial in April.
• There is a vacancy on the Board of Directors as Bob Bullock has stepped down. Vacancy must be filled in 60 days. Send applications to m@grimshawharring.com. Applicants must be a resident of the district and able to vote.
• May is National Trauma Month and this week is EMS week. Thank a first responder.
• Car seat checks are held on the 3^rd Wednesday of the month at Station #35 near Centennial Airport. Amy Teddy heads the car seat program and can be contacted at 720-488-7164.
• Cunningham: Has done proactive training to respond to traumatic incidents.
• www.cfpd.org www.littletongov.org www.parkerfire.org www.southmetro.org

South Suburban Park & Rec District         Jean Flynn

• Completed $350,000 of improvements at Goodsen Rec Center. The lower level lobby has a rotating art gallery for local artists and offers internet access. Cardio and weight machines are new with 4 TV’s in the Cardio Theater.
• Senior Fitness Days: on May 29, 10 am-12pm at Lone Tree Rec Center and May 30 at Buck Rec Center.
• Theater in the Park: Youth, 11-18 yrs., will perform Stone in the Road. June 19, Walnut Hills Amphitheater; June 20 at DeKoevend, Shelter B; June 21 at Sterne Park, South Shelter; 22^nd at Cornerstone Senior Shelter; 23^rd at Gallup Gardens. 303-730-4616 for information.
• Pools opening Memorial Day weekend. Drop slides have been added to all outdoor pools. Updating at Holly Pool is continuing with shade being added.
• 101 Days of Summer Fun. For $100, youth (2-17 yrs.) and adults (65+) can experience fun at 3 Rec Centers and 4 outdoor pools from May 26 - September 3.
• Golfers: Night golf at Littleton Golf Course [5800 S. Federal] with glow-in-the-dark golf balls beginning at 8:30 pm for $17.25 ($14 for district residents) beginning June 4 and every other Friday night thru August 31.
• www.sspr.org

Noise Ordinance Draft, City of Centennial         Cathy Noon

City has drafted a Noise Ordinance. It is a subjective and limited introduction to a noise ordinance in the City and does not contain any specific reference to a decibel level. With the adoption of this ordinance, a violation could be issued. Two parties from two separate households must be willing to sign and agree to testify. See draft. Fines and penalties could be assessed.

Concerns: vagueness of the language and enforcement of the ordinance.
Comments: CenCON would like the City to monitor complaints and review the issues periodically to track the effectiveness of the ordinance and determine future needs on this matter. An issue was raised about whether the land code restricts hours relating to construction.

Development Standards: Two open houses were held by the City to discuss the expansion of the development design standards to include portions of the JPA and surrounding areas. Elements include; better intersections, 360-degree architecture and parking. Application of the standards to all sizes of businesses was expressed. Re-Development would fall under the new design standards if the expansion of project was more than 50% of the design structure. The proposal is scheduled for hearings on; June 13 - Planning and Zoning; June 18-City Council; July 16 – adoption by City Council.

Annexation of Dry Creek Comcast property was discussed with residential, office and retail proposed for the site.

CenCON BUSINESS         Cathy Noon, President

Snow & Ice Task Force
Following an initial meeting in April, 4-5 subcommittees are meeting to compile recommendations. The full committee will meet in June.

Centennial Airport Update
Interested parties continue to meet with Centennial Airport. Tanterra has not filed a proposed project for its property. The City feels that the RDA [restricted decibel area] is not correct and has passed a resolution of intent to do its own RDA study. The nearby Dove Valley Metropolitan District has a vested interest prohibiting residential development. The area can only go residential if annexed into a City. Those present agreed to oppose residential development around Centennial Airport. The question of why annexations are primarily residential was raised.

Claudette Cooper, Arapahoe Meadows, announced the sale of her home and subsequent move from the City. A long time member of ACCORD, she was a founding member of CenCON. We thank her for her community service.

Updated bylaws will soon be available.

July Meeting: To Be Determined.

Membership         Ron Podboy, 1^st Vice President

Contacted 3 HOA’s and has sent membership information to them.

Rhonda Livingston presented information about the printing of flyers and brochures to promote CenCON.

Minutes                 Gerry Cummins, Secretary

It was moved by Ron Podboy, and seconded by Judy French, to approve the April 2007 minutes. Motion carried.

Treasurer Report         Don Strickland, Treasurer

• Rhonda Livingston distributed flyers for the Free Family Movie Night at Centennial Medical Plaza, June 16, 6-10 pm, featuring Charlotte’s Web. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs.

Plans                             Jim Levy, 2^nd Vice President

• A brief update on the Streets at Southglenn project was given by Ron Podboy.

Next meeting: Monday, June 25

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