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ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD COMMITTEE
June 20, 2013
Minutes and audio are available at:
http: //www.englewoodgov.org /index.aspx7page = 11 03
I. CALL TO ORDER
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The regular meeting of the Alliance for Commerce in Englewood Committee (ACE) was
called to order at 11 :35 a.m. in the City Council Conference Room of the Englewood
Civic Center, Chair Knoth presiding.
Present:
Absent:
Calonder, Knoth , Weinberger, Miller
Whyte (alternate)
Champion, Sarconi, Schalk, Vasi las
Also present: Colleen Mel lo, Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Staff present: Alan White, Community Development Director
Darren Hol Ii ngsworth , Economic Development Manager
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 9, 2013
Chair Knoth stated that the Minutes of May 9, 2013 were to be considered for approval. It
was determined there was a quorum. Chair Knoth asked if there were any changes or
adjustments to the Minutes . There were none.
Weinberger moved:
Whyte seconded : THE MINUTES OF MAY 9, 2013 BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN .
The motion carr ied.
II. ACE BUSINESS
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SOUTH BROADWAY PLAN IMPROVEMENTS SOUTH OF U.S. 285
Chair Knoth stated he gave the members an assignment at the last meeting to come up
with a list of ideas from the book staff had prepared that they want to work on and asked if
anyone had done so . Several looked at parts of the book, but did not prepare a list. Chair
Knoth stated he had prepared a li st of 32 ideas to review; a copy was distributed to all in
attendance .
Mr. Whyte stated in Section 3 there are su ggest ions fo r goa l s and strategies already in
place . They were assemb led in 2004 , but co uld we st ill work with them?
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The members discussed a wide range of ideas and decided to work on identifying sites
and tenants. They asked staff to identify business voids in the City.
Mr. Miller stated he fe lt assemb l age i s impo rt ant. Could we work on the area between the
Sprouts redevelopment on the South and the new Flood Middle School project on the
North?
Mr. Weinberger stated all the redevelopment c urrent ly going on in the City is going to
help down the road. Currently, the demographics are not good in Englewood.
At the July meeting the members will id entify categories first and then tenants. ACE needs
to form ul ate a plan and fo llow throu gh.
Ill. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public in attendance.
IV. COMMENTS
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Ms. Mello distributed a flyer noting upcoming Chamber events. She stated the garage sa le
has been ca ncel led due to lack of sponsors .
Mr. Weinberger stated he would like to hold future free summer yoga events in
CityCenter. They held a trial run last week and eve ryone had fun .
BID COMMENTS
Mr. Vasilas was not in attendance.
STAFF COMMENTS
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Mr. Hollingsworth reminded ACE members of the Boards and Commission Appreciation
Night to be held next Monday. ACE members are invited to attend a meet and greet of the
Fire Chief candidates on Jun e 26th. Mr. Whyte has been appo inted a ful l member of ACE;
there are three vacancies, two regular members and the a lternat e position. He announced
Barbara Krecklow, recording secretary, will be reti ring in July .
Director White updated the members on the Business Improvement District; City Council
w ill be moving forward with an Ordinance to dissolve the BID.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
Mr. Jefferson was not in attendance .
ACE COMMENTS
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Mr. Miller said Swedish Hospital has adopted Englewood Schools as their community
partner organization this year and their goal is to raise 20,000 pounds of food for them.
He said any support would be appreciated. The members asked for information on where
to donate. Ms . Mello asked for information to be sent to her so that she might email to the
businesses . Mr. Miller will bring information to the next meeting. He also noted he is
working on funding for a campus expansion for Swedish, which will bring in jobs,
business and taxes to the City.
Chair Knoth stated he wants ACE to accomp li sh something on this Commission and that is
why he is pushing so hard to make a decision to follow through.
V. UPCOMING ACE BUSINESS
a. The next meeting is scheduled for July 11 , 2013 .
No further business was brought forth for consideration. The meeting was adjourned at
12:45 p.m.
/s/ Barbara Krecklow,
Recording Secretary
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