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ITEM 1 - CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Burkholder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Cabinet Room of the Lakewood City Civic South Building, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.
ITEM 2 - ROLL CALL
City Council Members in attendance:
Mayor Steve Burkholder, Presiding
Vicki Stack
Cheryl Wise
Debbie Koop
Sue King
Ed Peterson
Doug Anderson
Ray Elliott
Diana Allen
Mike Stevens
Bob Murphy
Planning Commission Members in attendance:
Bill Marino
George Brown, III
John Plotkin
Michael Rohr
Tracy Sheffield
Absent: Bunny Malm and Rich Urbanowski
Staff in attendance: Mike Rock, City Manager
Roger Noonan, City Attorney
Full and timely notice of this Study Session Meeting had been given and a quorum
was present.
ITEM 3 - UPDATE - RESTRUCTURE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Becky Clark, Director of Community Planning and Development, gave a PowerPoint presentation depicting the reorganization of the Community Planning and Development Department. She introduced staff members Roger Wadnal, Gail Spencer, Olga Mikhailova, and Paul Rice. The PowerPoint presentation included Division organization charts, the scope of work for each Division, and the Lakewood Reinvestment Authority's staffing and responsibilities.
ITEM 4 - UPDATE - JEFFCO BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
Amy Sherman, President of the West Chamber of Commerce Serving Jefferson County, introduced the concept behind the Jefferson County Business Resource Center (JCBRC). Denise Stephens explained the program and its benefits to those small businesses requesting business assistance.
ITEM 5 - UPDATE - CREATIVITY LAB
Bill Marino gave a PowerPoint presentation and an operational overview of the Creativity Lab at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. The Creativity Lab is a resource through which students will be able to use their creativity to help local small businesses build portfolios. Students will only be able to do about 12 projects per year. Businesses will pay a small fee for the service. This is intended to help students use their creativity in the off-campus world and hopefully, will help small businesses who cannot afford the costs of some start-up fees.
ITEM 6 - UPDATE - EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE
Ken Milano, Director of Employee Relations, gave a PowerPoint presentation
regarding the evaluation process done when renewing medical insurance benefits
for employees. He spoke about the current insurance programs, self-funded programs,
market and market trends, the retiree health plan, the retiree health savings
accounts, and future employee focus groups. Employee focus groups will help
in preparing a recommendation for future aspects, which Mr. Milano will bring
back before City Council.
ITEM 7 - REPORTS - MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Mayor and City Council reported their attendance at previous meetings and events and announced upcoming neighborhood meetings and events.
ITEM 8 - ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council; Mayor Burkholder adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:43 p.m.
Submitted by,
Margy Greer, City Clerk
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