LAKEWOOD ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
Draft Commission Meeting—Minutes
June 17, 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; Danahey; Dellinger; Dugan; Entin; Fodor; Giroir-Johnson; Hanna; Harrison; Heckle; Herron; Johnson; Kinney; Larsen; Lay; Leonhart; Lucero-Trujillo; McNeill; Raia; Rathe; Slabe; Taylor; Trapino; Varnes; Vasquez; Weston; Wicht; Yaple; and Erma Steck, Advisor/Coordinator.   (34 Commissioners present.)
Honored Guest:  Sue King

ITEM 3 – Public Comment:  Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero spoke about the La Magia de Mexico that will be performed at the Arvada Center on July 18, and the Chili Harvest Festival scheduled at the Lakewood Heritage Center on August 29 and 30.  Richard Creswell discussed mushroom life cycle activities currently taking place in the area around Bear Creek.

ITEM 4 – Approval of Minutes: The Commission meeting minutes from April 15, 2009 and May 20, 2009 were approved.  Minutes from the April 15 meeting were approved at this June meeting because the lack of a quorum prevented voting for their approval at the May 20 meeting.

ITEM 5 – Photograph of Commissioners:  A group photo of the Commissioners in attendance was taken.

ITEM 6 – Secretary Report: A resignation letters was read from Barbara Mulroy. Resignation accepted with regret.     

ITEM 7 – Committee Reports:
1.  PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE—Johann Cohen reported.  

• The committee did not meet in June.
• The Committee is viewing two topics for future consideration. The first is an inquiry as to how Community Resources communicates to the community respecting new projects in parks and open space.  The second topic, which may be a joint project with the Environmental Committee, coves multiple uses of trails in parks and open space, a topic which may extend to bike paths and trails elsewhere in the City.  Speakers from the Community Resources staff are tentatively scheduled to appear at the Committee’s August meeting.
• The July 1 Committee meeting may be cancelled.

2. PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE–Diane Johnson reported.  The Committee continues to research art programs and financing of public art in other cities.  They anticipate presenting recommendation to the Commission in August with presentation for Council in September.  The next Public Arts committee meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on July 7, at the Atlanta Bread Company.

3. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE—Richard Creswell reported.  The Environmental Committee met on June 17.  The Committee discussed the “Meaning of Suitability” project they and the Business Committee have been jointly assigned.  Meeting with the Business Committee was also discussed.

4.  HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE—John Danahey reported.  The Committee met with Councilman Ed Peterson on June 8 to discuss the Denver and Intermountain Railroad Trolley #25. The Committee prepared a proposal requesting the formation of a task force to explore the possibility of relocating historic Trolley #25 from its current location in the Denver Federal Center to the City of Lakewood. The proposal was approved at the June 10 Executive Committee meeting.  Later during this June 17 Commission meeting, this proposal was presented to the Commission (see Item 9 below).

5.  SENIOR COMMITTEE—Christy Herron reported. 

• The Committee met with the Business Committee on May 27 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 the next joint meeting on July 22. 
• A web link for “Older Adults” has been added to the City of Lakewood web site.  An idea for a link had been recommended to the Council in a previous proposal from the Senior Committee.
• The Senior High Rise Food Bank will be having a fundraiser at Lakeside Amusement Park on June 30.  Cost for both the BBQ and unlimited rides are $7.00.

6.  NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISON COMMITTEE—Beth Wicht reported.  The Neighborhood Committee met on June 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakewood Link Recreation Center.  The Committee currently has no assignment from City Council.  The Committee is scoping out two issues they have heard about from Lakewood citizens.  The first issue is concern about how Lakewood is dealing with the increased number of foreclosed properties in the City. The second issue is problems being encountered by neighborhood organizations preventing printing and distributing news letters due to increased printing and distribution costs.

7. BUSINESS COMMITTEE—Jim Kinney reported.  A total of 9 Commissioners from the Business and Senior Committees met jointly on May 27 at the Carmody Recreation Center.  The Committees discussed the ongoing study related to connecting Lakewood seniors looking for employment or volunteer opportunities with Lakewood businesses (including the City) who have opportunities.  The Committees are concluding information gathering and have begun preparing an outline of the report.  The Business Committee will meet at the Braddock Harrison Agency Office on June 24 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a first draft of the Senior/Business study report.  They will also discuss the “Meaning of Sustainability” assignment that has been given to the Business and Environmental Committees for a joint response.  The Business and Senior Committees will meet in a joint session to discuss the Business/Senior study report on July 22.

8. DIVERSITY EDUCATION (DE) COMMITTEE— Mariza Vazquez reported. 

• Bill Spriggs and Patricia Gaffey-Kendig met on June 9 to develop a draft proposal to address the first part of the graffiti issue assignment: researching what other cities are doing.
• It was agreed at the June 10 Executive Committee meeting that the DE Committee would try to complete the first part of the graffiti issue assignment for presentation to the Executive Committee and the Commission in July.
• The DE Committee proposes to work in unison with the Youth Committee to address the second part of the graffiti assignment: initiating dialogues about graffiti with youth from other cites.  The DE Committee will discuss this proposal with the Youth Committee.
• The DE Committee was told to terminate their assigned task of finding speakers for Lakewood’s 40th birthday celebration, and instead plan another event in the fall similar to the Inclusiveness and Diversity Seminar held last September.  However a wider audience will be sought for the 2009 event.
• The next meeting of the EC Committee will be at 5:00 p.m. on July 15 in the Cabinet Room.

9.  YOUTH COMMITTEE – Scott Raia reported. 

• Anna, Elise, and Scott were officially appointed to the Commission at the June 8 City Council meeting.
• The Committee met at the Starbucks at 1st and Wadsworth.  The Committee voted to make this location the official Youth Committee meeting site. The Committee will meet there at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.
• Anna Chevalier was elected Committee Chair, and Scott Raia was elected to be the representative to the Executive Committee.
• The Committee is working on a project to incorporate the City of Lakewood’s course entitled Civics 101 into the Jeffco School District curriculum.  The proposal will suggest offering a quarter credit to high school students who complete the course. The Committee has obtained the Civics 101 course description from the City and have scheduled a meeting with Dave Kollar of the School District to discuss the proposal.  They plan to submit a report to the Executive Committee in early August.

ITEM 8 –Guest Speaker. 
Bob Wallace, Administrator of Outreach Services with St. Antony’s Hospital, spoke about the New Saint Anthony’s Hospital that is being constructed directly west of the Denver Federal Center on Union Boulevard near Alameda Avenue.  Phase 1 of the new facility, the Orthopedic Unit, is scheduled to open in August 2010, and the main unit of the Hospital, the Level 1 Trauma Center, is scheduled to open in August 2011.  The new Saint Anthony’s Hospital is the first hospital located in Lakewood.

ITEM 9 – Proposal:  The Historic Preservation Committee’s proposal that a task force be formed to explore possibilities of relocating the historic Denver and Intermountain Railroad Trolley #25 from the Federal Center to a location within the City of Lakewood was approved by the Commission.  The Committee will be scheduled to meet with the City Council Officers to present the proposal on June 22.

ITEM 10 – Old Business:  Chair, Karen Harrison encouraged all Commissioners to attend their Ward or other Ward meetings. 

She also reminded the Commissioners that we have been encouraged by the City Council and the City Manager’s office to actively reach out to other cities during our Commission activities to benchmark, identify best practices and new ideas, and develop networks.

ITEM 11 – New Business: Chair, Karen Harrison reported that Mike Rock, the about-to-retire City Manager of Lakewood, will be the guest speaker at the July 15 Commission meeting.

Frank Lay asked if a ballot issue to authorize a $2700 fine for conviction of driving without one’s driver’s license in his/her possession has been approved for inclusion on Lakewood’s November 2009 ballot. Erma Steck was to research and provide the Commission with information.
   
ITEM 12 – Commissioner Spotlight: Reed Larson was spotlighted and talked about how he came to the Commission and what he does in his outside life. 

ITEM 13 – Advisor/Coordinator Report: Erma Steck provided information on “Lakewood Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Tree, Flower & Song Competition”.  She encouraged Commissioners to consider participating in the contest.

ITEM 14 – Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Submitted by Jim Kinney, Acting Secretary.

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