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LAKEWOOD ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
Commission Meeting-Minutes
May 20, 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; Carr; Chevalier, Anna; Chevalier, Elise; Creswell; Danahey; Entin; Fodor; Fox, J.; Fox, L; Goldberg; Hanna; Harrison; Herron; Kinney; Larsen; Lay; Leonhart; Raia; Slabe; Smedes; Spriggs; Taylor; Trapino; Varnes; and Erma Steck, Advisor/Coordinator. 25 present.
Honored Guests: Scott Koop
ITEM 3 --Public Comment: None
ITEM 4 - Secretary Report: Resignation letters were read from Jim Bradburn, Maxie Witkin and Trina Brockwell. Resignations accepted with regret.
ITEM 5 - Committee Reports:
1. DIVERSITY EDUCATION COMMITTEE- Bill Spriggs reported.
Diversity Education Committee met at the Whitlock Center on May 7 at 5:30 PM.
· Mariza Vazquez made a report from the Executive Committee meeting she attended in Patricia’s absence.
· Mariza Vazquez and Chisato Arai attended a Diversity Council Retreat at Red Rocks Community College on Friday, May 8. Chisato reported to Patricia that the event was downsized from last year and the group discussed re-examining and realigning their goals.
· Discussion continued regarding our assignment: the graffiti issue.
· All members read the research Mariza had prepared.
· Eric Dellinger will research an anti-graffiti sensor system being used in San Francisco.
· Bill Spriggs e-submitted a report describing his considerable work on behalf of the Graffiti issue. He continues to meet with officials to gain an understanding of the scope of the issue in communities surrounding Lakewood and how they are addressing the problem.
Committee will have their proposal ready for the City Council in August or September, probably the latter considering the Lakewood event in August..
2. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE-Joan Trapino reported continued exploration of the possibility of bringing the Interurban Trolley #25 to Lakewood. They plan to contact Councilman Peterson for more information prior to investing time in further research. Further report next month.
3. BUSINESS COMMITTEE-Jim Kinney reported. Continue study of improvements to better connect Lakewood seniors looking for employment or volunteer opportunities with Lakewood businesses that have such opportunities. Collecting information from Jefferson County Workforce Center, Red Rocks Community College, Colorado Christian University, Jefferson County Public Library; Americorps; Lakewood business organizations, Lakewood s largest employers, and City of Lakewood.
Next meeting will be at 7pm on 5/27/09 at Carmody Rec Center to begin summarizing joint information. Other commission members are invited.
4. SENIOR COMMITTEE-Christy Herron reported. Committee met with the Business Committee to partner in study of part time/volunteer opportunities for seniors in the Lakewood area. Collection of data and other studies will be assessed at next joint meeting.
5. NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISON COMMITTEE-Mary Taylor reported. Discussion continues as to whether it is feasible to propose some action to Council that the City might take with regard to appearance and maintenance of foreclosed properties. This is an issue that affects neighborhoods and the city as a whole. The committee will report further, but no specific deadline has been established. The issue of recycling also was discussed, but no specific project has been developed. Next meeting 6/3/09 at 6:30 pm at the Link Recreation center.
6. PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE-John Fox reported. The committee is considering a project to review the Public Comment process involving Park Planning. They are attempting to arrange a meeting with Community Resources to discuss current procedures. They also discussed the First Quarter 2009 Report on Status of Commission Recommendations to City Council. That report covers the 4 recommendations made thus far in 2009 and updates on several recommendations from 2008. However, all 17 recommendations made last year were not covered. The committee feels it important that the full commission hear back from Council on all recommendations made both last year and this year. Karen Harrison and Erma Steck will follow up on this. Next PT&OS meeting will be 7/1/09 at 6:30 at the Link Recreation center.
7. PUBLIC ARTS -Sally Fodor reported. Committee received a large folder on Art in Public Places. The committee continues to research art programs in other cities and how other municipalities finance their public art.
8. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE-Richard Creswell reported. They received the presentation Joni Inman and Councilor Tom Quinn gave to Council on the Sustainability Coordinator position. They have been asked to provide input on what this program would look like. Timeline is August/September.
9. YOUTH COMMITTEE - Reed Larsen reported. He thanked the three new members of the committee for stepping forward. They plan to meet and begin assignments. Commission members were reminded to continue to let other young adults know about the opportunity to serve on the Commission.
ITEM 6 -Table Talk.
Karen Harrison led discussion of ideas from past table talk exercise to determine if any of them rise to the level that ACIC might recommend some action to City Council. Ideas from past discussion included:
· Preserving large trees-Not an issue for ACIC
· Limiting the number of Payday Loan businesses in Lakewood-Not an issue for ACIC action.
· Dog park issues and education-can be incorporated in PT&OS project on the Public Comment and Education process.
· More emphasis on Low Impact Development to save money, increase livability and protect environment-Environmental Committee continues to work on this entire issue and will incorporate it in their comments regarding the Sustainability Coordinator.
· Obtaining funding for Bike-Ped trails from stimulus funds-still pending. Will follow up later.
· 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-Neighborhood Committee will discuss whether this is an appropriate area for a committee proposal.
ITEM 7 -- Old Business: Karen Harrison stated that a future report from Mariza Vasquez will discuss Complete Count 2010-the census count.
She also discussed the fact that many ACIC proposals appear to be scheduled for presentation in August and September. If Committees can bring anything for presentation earlier, it might avoid overloading our calendar in the fall.
ITEM 8 - New Business: Karen Harrison reported that in June, Bob Wallace from St Anthony Hospital will be guest speaker and will update us on the hospital project. In July, City Manager Mike Rock will be our guest speaker.
Ms. Harrison asked if the Commission would like to have presentations from candidates for Council positions as the election nears. Consensus was that the Commission was not appropriate venue for candidate presentations and our calendar will be greatly overloaded during election season.
ITEM 9 - Commissioner Spotlights: Sally Fodor, Frank Lay and Deanna Hanna 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 thanked commission members for their support during the recent illness and surgery of her granddaughter.
ITEM 11 - Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Submitted by Lorna Fox, Secretary.
6/17/09
The May Minutes were approved with the following exception, as pointed out by Commissioner Arai:
A. Chevalier, E. Chevalier and Raia were not officially Commissioners on May 20, 2009 so should be removed from the "Commissioner Present" list. They should be listed under the "Honored Guest" section.
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