Meeting – Aug 10th

Attendance

Larry Ambrose, Ray Ehrenstein, Bibi Alexander, JJ Niemann, David Stauffer, Margie Valdez, John Riecke, Merce Lee, Joanna K., Jane Lorimer, Geneva Hooten, Joel Nobel, Darcy Wilson, Greg Kerwin

Communications Report:

● We would like to have all content assigned to the newsletter and have push e-mails go out just to the committee e-mails.

● We want information posted on Facebook and pulled off of the INC site.

● Let’s put up as a section on the website called “Around the City”.

● How can we, down the road, be a resource for member RNOs

○ Help with their Facebook pages?

○ Help with their Web pages?

○ We want to have classes in specific areas

● The committee is still pursuing the idea of a virtual Neighborhood Conference (the Academy)

Motion to approve minutes: John

● Vote by Acclamation

Treasurer: See Treasurer’s Report

● Check from Visit Denver hasn’t arrived yet

● The 2014 Financial Plan for INC 501.c.3 was filed on Aug 3rd 2015 with the Colorado Secretary of State.

Membership

● Ask Council Members to join.

● Ask other RNOs to join.

● Involve the entire executive committee

Transportation Plan / Platform – presented by Joel & Geneva

● Overview: This is a set of positions that are the position of the INC (voted for).

● Modeled after the ZAP platform. Had a set of sub-committees and volunteers were the members with the most longevity.

● This document is the result of lots of conversations and was recommended unanimously from the transportation committee.

● Ray speaks in support of the platform.

● Question: Using the word density in paragraph 2.6 is a “buzz word”. Density is not well defined.

Recommend rewording so it doesn’t sound like we endorse density

● Question: For TMA – are these general through non-profits?

○ No need for a tax form

○ Answer – Funding is usually done to get people to drive less. This has been a great way for RNOs to get their needs for alternate forms of transportation met by the city.

○ This is something that we could articulate more clearly in this platform.

● Jane & Margie – Kudos on a good job on putting this platform together

● Question: Is multi-modal a well defined term?

○ Answer: It’s widely used and we mean it by its surface definition.

○ Most alternate transportation is multi-modal.

○ We are asking CDOT to include multi-modal transportation when redesigning streets.

● Recommendation: Put this up on the website. Put it up on Facebook. Send it out as a voting matter in our next newsletter.

● Could we have a table of contents to go along with the large document. The idea of platforms is a great idea and Kathleen Wells should be recognized for coming up with the idea.

Warm Cookies of the Revolution

Report by Joel

● is 75/25 art to civic topics

● Seem to be tapping into a set of citizens that are not usually civically active.

● We would like a liaison from INC to interact with Warm Cookies of the Revolution

Election Forum:

● We need a person to be our liaison to Channel 8.

● We need to ask for our endorsement to be displayed properly.

● We help organize the events, and donate money.

EC Communications and Planning (Special Meeting):

● 10 EC attendees will plan on attending

● 8:30 – 11:30am

● Will create a recording and make notes on the result

EC Potluck – Shall we have one? Sunday Oct 11 or 18?

– Shall we contact the past presidents and ask if they are available?

– Call Michael and confirm with him. Start planning and create an invitation.

SLAPP suit

– Have at the next Delegate meeting

– Record and post on the INC Academy

– Recommend legislation reform at the state level

– Could we invite the DAs office to attend?

Next meeting Sept 12th – part of Safety Expo.

– Try to end by 11am

– Need to make East H.S. the place we meet.

School Supply Drive – 6 bags of supplies were donated. Pleased with the results.

Safety Committee – Would like more EC participation in the Safety Meetings.