WNA Meeting 2-16-05

 

I.                    Welcome New members and Attendees

II.                  Announcement

III.               Elbra Wedgeworth

a.       NE Denver to Larimar DT Denver East Village

b.       20th and Washington

                                                               i.      Affordable housing

                                                              ii.      20 million HUD

                                                            iii.      200 Million total

                                                            iv.      Retail Space

c.        East Colfax Corridor

                                                               i.      Revitalization

                                                              ii.      June Colfax Marathon for 2006

d.       Children’s Hospital move to Fitzsimons

                                                               i.      Development of light retail

                                                              ii.      Housing

e.        Tammen Hall

                                                               i.      Historic Designation

                                                              ii.      100,000 1908 dontation to Childresn

f.        St. Joes New reservation

                                                               i.      Mullin Hall Historic Designation

g.        Downing Shopping Center Revitalization

h.       Convention Center Hotel—3 hotels being constructed

i.         Justice Center Proposal to go through

                                                               i.      Jail overcrowded

                                                              ii.      On Ballot for May 3rd

j.         Denver Zoning Code

                                                               i.      50 yrs old

                                                              ii.      2 yr process

                                                            iii.      Working group and Task force

                                                            iv.      Citizens group

k.       Dog Park issues

                                                               i.      District if for everyone

l.         Community Center

                                                               i.      Need Support –programs and services

m.     Term for City Council Presidency ends in July—Elbra will not re-up

n.       Homeless Shelter

                                                               i.      Not in support of Tent City

                                                              ii.      Not proposed in Elbra’s District

o.       Dev. Along Downing in discussion Phase

p.       St. Lukes/ St. Joe’s

                                                               i.      Traffic issues how to manage

                                                              ii.      Speed wagon from cops???

q.       Registered Notice for Zoning

                                                               i.      i.e. Update zoning code

r.         5-7 years to extend Fast Tracks

                                                               i.      Sen Salazar

                                                              ii.      Extend Union or Downing

IV.                Thursday Eve at 6:30 pm Next week is house tour meeting.

V.                  Dog Parks- Britta Herwig and Amy Stanizing

a.       Compiling Surveys

                                                               i.      Due Feb 18th, but will take to Feb 28th

b.       In the Public input process

c.        Perceived need to parks and Rec

d.       Considerations

                                                               i.      Cost

                                                              ii.      Maintenance

                                                            iii.      implementation

                                                            iv.      issues

e.        Britta will make recommendations to Park Management

f.        Jackie  and Karen Fernandez at Manual against