Location: East High School

Aug Minutes Approval: Motion: James Sample 2nd: Ray Sturns

Vote by Acclamation: Passed

July Minutes Approval: Motion: Caroline Schomp 2nd: John Riecke

Vote by Acclamation: Passed

Treasurer’s Report:

Certificates of Deposit $ 12263.26

Savings Account $ 14520.04

Charity Account $ 1913.63

Checking Account – $ 4789.52

Total $ 33486.45

Parks & Rec Committee Report

 With new council appointments, Parks and Rec Advisory Board is looking very different in the future

 Scott Gilmore will transition duties to Happy Haynes

 The Hentzel Park court case was decided for the City by the Court of Appeals

 The Zoo project

 City Council still has questions and may move forward with a review of the project.

 In 2010 the zoning review process was changed and this change allowed a much less public process to occur.

 The big question is should this industrial use be allowed in a park.

 The city is unclear because the Zoo is not providing information.

 The City Website is being redone so there is problems with posting minutes, videos, and other information. Most of the information is not currently available.

 Tuesday is the PARC meeting (6pm)

 Recycled water use on park trees vote will be taken.

 The salinity of the water is being studied for causing trees to die.

 PARC and ZAP are showing there may be gaps in the new zoning code regarding city forester regulations.

 A new rule being proposed may allowing the city to ban people from parts of a park

 Trying to address the drug dealing and violence in parks.

 The new East side Rec Center is going to be named after Carla Madison

Reminder: Committees are open to all citizens

Education – Meg Schomp

 School Board Elections are Nov 3rd

 SE Denver (Dist 1)

 NW Denver (Dist 5)

 At-Large Denver

 Please submit questions to be asked at our Election forums by the 20th

 Denver Decides will host 2 forums on Oct 7th & 8th

 Oct 8th – will discuss the 4 ballots measures

 They will also be discussed at the next INC Delegate meeting

ZAP

 Resolution regarding online voting has been tabled until next month

 Excise & License is interested in having evening hearings

 Citizens Academy will occur in the next month

 The hearings don’t seem to be following procedures and are very detrimental to the neighborhood organizations and representatives.

 An INC group is gathering over the next 2 weeks to review and help form the new evening hearing rules

 3 sessions for 30 people. 15 are INC members

 Will build knowledge and interaction

 Will have Robin Kniech, Albus Brooks, and Mayor’s office

 Next Meeting – Focused on Landmark Designation

 Check your good neighbor agreements to make sure your “restrictions” remain in place.

Transportation

 Met on Thursday – Tuk Tuk will start operating in Denver (see minutes for more info on eTuk)

 Vision Zero (Safety Program) – Successes are happening throughout major US cities

 Pavement and street conditions were discussed. Please use 311 to report potholes.

 95% of 311 reported holes are filled within 48 hrs.

Transportation Platform

 Katie Fisher moves to put the motion on the floor. Tim McHugh 2nd

 Has been approved through the Transportation committee.

 Follows structure of the ZAP platform

 Executive Committee submitted their concerns and the platform was revised

 Question: What is the next step?

 Question: How will the city offices be held accountable to the rules?

 Question: Section 5 – Facilities are what?

 Question: What is the platinium / silver rankings?

 Keep Neighborhood Empowered and Informed.

 Work with neighborhoods where our platform supports them.

 This document can help us speak with one voice as we work with city issues.

 they are lanes and curb cut ins.

 This is a nation wide rating system that analyzes the 5 E factors (Education, Engineering, Enforcement, ??, ??)

 Vote: In favor: 30 opposed: 0 abstain: 1

Announcements:

 Jane Potts – INC Dinner

 Jane Potts – SFCD should give more money to the smaller organizations

 Jane Potts – Warm Cookies of the Revolution

 Uptown On The Hill – Hosting a Tasting event this month

 Cap Hill is hosting the Pub Crawl on Colfax

 Park Hill home tour on Sept 27th.

Meeting was adjourned at 10:45 am.

 Date will be In January

 Hopefully Visit Denver will support us (meeting in the coming week).

 Who would like to be on the committee?

 Please recruit businesses for silent auctions.

 2016 will be a reauthorization year for SCFD.

 The group would like to change the formula to allow more money to go to tier 2 & tier 1 organizations (smaller art organizations)

 An in-depth proposal has been put together.

 Stomping Grounds @ Ruby Hill Park (Oct 3rd)

 This is a charity fundraising event

 Colfax has changed