On September 14, INC held a public forum about the Neighborhood Planning Initiative/NPI the City is conducting for the 78 statistical neighborhoods within Denver County. Over 200 attended the forum. A follow up survey was sent to those who signed in as attendees, INC member registered neighborhood organizations (RNO) and to all city-listed RNO leaders. The survey was conducted over … Continue reading →
Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation JANUARY 12, 2019 Location: Forefront Church—Harvey Park INC President George Mayl called the meeting to order at 9:05 am, talked about INC’s role (INC has 85 RNOs under its umbrella with over 200,000 homes) and committees, reminded all to vote in May, and reported that in coming months, INC will sponsor ongoing candidate debates in conjunction with the … Continue reading →
Saturday Morning, October 13 2018 Denver Police Department District 3 1625 S University Blvd Denver, CO 80210 Agenda We are CoHosting with TV8 – Denver Ballot Issues All Denver Residents are welcome to attend 8:30am Networking time- light refreshments provided 9:00am Meeting begins and will feature 3 ballot issue discussions. -Proposition #112 – setback requirement for oil and gas development … Continue reading →
The August INC Delegate meeting included the following:
A comprehensive presentation about proposed changes to liquor license processes, particularly moving the petition process online.
A Denver Architecture Foundation representative spoke of the 2018 Doors Open Denver event September 22 & 23, and was presented with a $1,000 contribution from INC.
CU’s “The Denver Study of the Built and Social Environment” project was spotlighted.
In Around the Town, many neighborhood reps expressed concern about Denver’s initiative to repair sidewalks and potential impacts on historic flagstone sidewalks.
Host Spotlight
Larry Ambrose, new Southwest Improvement Council (SWIC) Director, provided some information on the history and current operations of SWIC including:
Meals provided to seniors daily and youth in the summer
Gym and computer center open to youth
Housing Development Corporation offering 19 units of affordable housing, with future plans for 1 acre of land
Loan Funds/Loan Guarantee programs
Work with area business districts to support local business retention
Aubry Gowdy, Brookdale Senior Living (also a Delegate meeting location host), discussed their partnership with SWIC in supporting area seniors.
VOTING MATTER NOVEMBER 11, 2017
INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COOPERATION, INC.
PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGES
During the 2015 INC election, concerns were raised regarding the process of the election. The purpose of this proposed amendment is to enable the process to be better organized and to provide INC registered neighborhood organizations with prior notice of requirements for payment of dues in order to participate in the March 2018 INC election.
The governance structure for a Denver P3 office hasn’t been determined. In fact, whether the office will in fact be created hasn’t been determined. Right now, city officials are $475,000 deep into a contract with Arup Advisory Inc. to develop the program, and they’ve asked City Council to approve an additional $480,000 in consulting work (for a total of $955,000) to get the program up and running by year’s end. The actual creation and staffing of the office would be part of the 2018 budget process.
But City Council members — even those that like the idea of the office — are concerned about the process that Arup has suggested for future deals. Instead of City Council getting an up or down vote on the final contract, as is the case now, council would approve a “parameters ordinance” or “framework ordinance” that lays out what they’d like to see in the deal. The city’s P3 office would then go out looking for a partner willing to work with the city under those conditions. As long as the final contract complied with the framework ordinance, it could be approved administratively.
