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LAKEWOOD ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
Commission Meeting—Minutes
April 15, 2009
Minutes are not a verbatim transcription but rather an attempt to capture the intent of the speaker.
ITEM 1 – Call to Order: 6:30 p.m. by Chair, Karen Harrison
ITEM 2 – Roll Call:
Commissioners Present: Arai; Bell; Capel-Jones; Cohn; Cozart; Creswell; Cyr; Dellinger; Dugan; Fox, J.; Fox, L; Gaffney-Kindig; Giroir-Johnson; Hanna; Harrison; Heckle; Herron; Johnson, D; Kinney; Larsen; Lay; McNeill; Slabe; Smedes; Taylor; Varnes; Vasquez; Weston; Wicht; Yaple and Erma Steck, Advisor/Coordinator. 32 present.
Honored Guests: Council Member Debbie Koop, Scott Koop, and Mike Olson who has applied to the Commission.
ITEM 3 --Public Comment: None
ITEM 4 – Secretary Report: Resignation letter from Carrie Mesch. Carrie is resigning because she has been appointed to the Planning Commission. Resignation accepted with regret.
ITEM 5 – Committee Reports:
1. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE—No Report
2. SENIOR COMMITTEE—Christy Herron reported. Committee met with the Business Committee after meeting with Economic Development to decide if the proposal to join committees to partner for part time/volunteer opportunities for seniors in the Lakewood area. Collection of data and other studies will be assessed. Also discussed upcoming City Council races/endorsement of candidates.
3. NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISON COMMITTEE—Lorna Fox reported. No meeting in April due to weather. Project discussion postponed. Next meeting at 6:30 pm on 5/6/09 at Link Rec Center.
4. BUSINESS COMMITTEE—Jim Kinney reported. Joint meeting with Senior Committee to explore volunteer/employment opportunities for Lakewood seniors with Lakewood businesses. Met with staff, including Economic Development, Coordinator of Volunteers, and Risk Management team. Joint meeting planned for 5/27.
Currently studying Colorado Front Range Comparative Study and Scorecard: Building Fees and Estimated Approval Times for 20 Local Governments conducted by the Everitt Real Estate Center at CSU.
Next meeting will be at 7pm on 4/22/09 at Carmody Rec Center.
5. DIVERSITY EDUCATION COMMITTEE—Patricia Gaffney-Kindig reported. Committee will review and discuss the draft proposal regarding the Graffiti issue which was prepared by Mariza Vasquez. Met with SGT Hinckle of LPD. Plan to meet on 4/22/09 with Paul Lopez, Denver District 4 Councilman to discuss sound walls and graffiti.
Chisato Arai made contact with members of the Interfaith Alliance Colorado at the annual Interfaith Music Festival at Mile High Church.
Discussed City Manager hiring process; Theron Bell requested a spot on the interview committee. Unfortunately, the committee has already been formed.
Next meeting 5:30 pm on 5/7/09 at Charles Whitlock Rec Center.
6. PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE—Johann Cohn reported. No meeting in April due to weather. Continue to look at the issue of joint trail use. Next meeting 5/6/09 at 6:30 pm at Lakewood Link Rec Center.
7. PUBLIC ARTS –Dianne Johnson reported. Committee members will begin calling other cities to obtain information for their project on funding for public art. They are also looking at visits to Lakewood public art exhibitions.
8. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE—Richard Creswell reported. Continue to discuss Low Impact Development proposal. Jim Bradburn and Nancy Goldberg worked on the Committee to select the Sustainability Award recipients. Next meeting on 5/19/09 before Commission meeting.
9. YOUTH COMMITTEE – Reed Larsen reported. City Council approved the resolution changing the term for youth committee members as proposed by the Commission. Mr. Larsen noted the City’s active role in reconstituting the Youth Committee. Commission members were reminded to continue to let young adults know about the opportunity to serve on the Commission.
ITEM 6 –Table Talk. 15 minutes to discuss the topics of the month: 1) What concerns did you hear about in other organizations that this Commission can help with.
2) What 2 items do you want Council to know about the Commission when the Chair presents her report to council on May 4th.
Ideas from this discussion included: Preserving large trees; limiting the number of Payday Loan businesses in Lakewood; dog park issues and education; more emphasis on Low Impact Development to save money, increase livability and protect environment; obtaining funding for Bike-Ped trails from stimulus funds; can we help to prepare a calendar of everyday things being done by the city to better inform citizens and stop erroneous information from spreading, e.g. a phone line with information of the day; possibility of adding a Communication Committee and a Sustainability Committee to the Commission.
ITEM 7 -- Old Business: Lorna Fox reported on status of Neighborhood Cleanup scheduled for September 25 and 26. There will be geographically dispersed sites for collection/disposal of debris. More information will be forthcoming and volunteer opportunities to assist will be publicized.
ITEM 8 – New Business: Karen Harrison discussed the upcoming report to city council scheduled for May 4th at the Stone House. Due to the size of the facility, full Commission cannot attend. Commission Chair, Joni Inman and Erma Steck will present the report. Vice Chair Johann Cohn and Secretary Lorna Fox will be present. Ms. Harrison will review the comments forwarded to her at this meeting for inclusion in her report as appropriate. Her section of the report will focus on the future of the Commission.
ITEM 9 – Commissioner Spotlights: Kane McNeill, Shelley Giroir-Johnson and Christy Herron were spotlighted and talked about how they came to the Commission and what they do in their outside lives.
ITEM 10 –Executive Advisor Report: Erma Steck discussed the information she will include in her presentation to Council on May 4th. She will discuss challenges the Commission faced during the past year and steps taken to address those issues. Her topics will include processes formulated during the year; management of meetings; leadership actions; communication; and website improvements.
ITEM 11 – Adjournment: Before Adjournment, Karen Harrison reminded Commissioners that during the upcoming political season they are free to take positions on candidates and issues as individuals but as Commissioners they may not endorse or actively campaign. When attending public meetings, Commissioners are urged to be aware that if they are wearing their Commission identification, they are obliged to present an impartial attitude.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Submitted by Lorna Fox, Secretary.
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