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ITEM 1 - CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
ITEM 2 - Commissioners Present: Bradburn; Brockwell; Carr; Cohn; Cozart; Creswell;
Danahey; Evans; Facas; Fox J; Fox L; Gaffney-Kindig; Harrison; Heron; Johnson;
Kinney; Krienkamp; Larsen; Little; Lloyd; Lynch; McNeil; Mesch; Murray; Smedes;
Spicer; Taylor; Wieberg; Wicht; Witkin. 30 present. A quorum declared.
Honored Guests: Tara Raju from Anti-Defamation League
ITEM 3 - PUBLIC COMMENT: Matt Yapanel spoke briefly about the Lotus Charter School for Excellence which is seeking to establish a Charter School in Lakewood. Lotus School will emphasize Math, Science and Technology. Mr. Yapanel feels Lotus School for Excellence will fill the need for such education. He seeks to inform the public, especially parents, about the school and seeks support at the public hearing to be held before the Jeffco School Board.
ITEM 4 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes were approved with minor change.
ITEM 5 - CORRESPONDENCE: None
ITEM 6 -REPORT ON TEAM BUILDING SEMINAR
Erma Steck reported on the Team Building Seminar conducted on August 13, 2008
for the Executive Committee. A repeat of this seminar will be conducted for
the whole commission in the future. The Executive Committee believes all commissioners
will benefit.
Amy Krienkamp, Chair of the Youth Committee, led a brief exercise in which small
groups of commissioners looked at a vision for Lakewood in the next 5 years.
Ms. Steck plans to forward the list of the vision items to City Council.
ITEM 7 - COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE: PT&OS met with City Attorney Tim Cox and Kathy Hodgson, Director of Community Resources to discuss aspects of the possibility of adding a specific parkland zoning to the City Zoning Ordinance. Their report will be brought forward soon.
2. PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE: No report. Funding for the Holiday Tree Lighting Activity
has been allocated in the budget by City Council.
3. HISTORICAL LANDMARKS COMMITTEE: One meeting was held to finalize the proposal
for landmark designation recommendation. Scheduled Meetings: 1) Wed. 9/3/08,
3 p.m. in City Manager's Training Room with Planning Department; 2) Regular--Wed.
9/3/08 at 7 p.m. at Carmody Recreation Center; 3) Regular -Wed. 10/1/08 at 7
p.m. at Carmody Recreation Center with Commissioner Richard Creswell who will
report on his preservation project and research.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: Regularly scheduled meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the City Manager's Training Room prior to the Commission meeting. Commissioners who are interested are invited to attend. Proposals on Recycling and Green Building were presented to City Council Officers and the Mayor and were favorably received. The committee will continue to follow those issues. Committee met with the Employees Sustainability Committee and will meet with that group again to discuss recycling.
5. YOUTH COMMITTEE: Completed research of other communities' youth committees.
They are exploring the possibility of a forum with youth from other communities.
The project on graffiti education/prevention is continuing.
6. SENIOR COMMITTEE: No meeting. They are discussing self-generated projects
the committee can undertake.
7. BUSINESS COMMITTEE: They will present a report on City support of small
businesses under New Business. They need more members for their committee.
8. DIVERSITY EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Seminar on diversity and inclusiveness has
been scheduled for September 20th. Meetings have been held to determine the
program. More information will be presented under Old Business. They need volunteers
to assist with details of the Seminar. Please contact Committee Chair, Chisato
Arai, to volunteer.
9. NEIGHBORHOOD LIASON COMMITTEE: Report on Neighborhood Cleanup will be presented
under New Business. Draft report on improving communications between the city
and neighborhood groups and among neighborhood groups with each other will be
forwarded next month. Regularly scheduled meetings are held the first Wednesday
of each month at the Lakewood Link at 6:30 p.m.
ITEM 8 - OLD BUSINESS:
Commissioner Witkin presented the proposal for the Inclusiveness Seminar. A
flier was passed out and questions were answered. Commissioner J. Fox asked
whether the Seminar must be open to the public in accordance with the open meeting
laws. (Note: Ms. Steck subsequently learned that this is in fact the case.)
Ms. Steck reported on the letters which had been sent to inactive Commissioners. Because they are not able to fully participate, several Commissioners have resigned: William French Smith, Carlos Cuellar, Elizabeth Black, Terry King. Several Commissioners have not yet responded.
ITEM 9-NEW BUSINESS
Three proposals were presented to the Commission.
Neighborhood Liason Committee: Neighborhood Cleanup Proposal presented by Lorna
Fox.
Historic Landamrk Committee: Historic Landmark Designation Proposal presented by Trina Brockwell.
Business Committee: Proposal regarding steps to ensure health of small businesses in Lakewood presented by Carrie Mesch.
Each proposal was discussed and questions were answered. Comments will be incorporated in the reports and each will be forwarded to City Council.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Lorna Fox, Secretary
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