HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-08-05 ACE MINUTESALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD COMMITTEE
City Council Conference Room
August 5, 2015 e
I. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Allia ce 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
Whyte presiding .
Present: Knoth, Michels, Goddard, Rogers, Whyte
Absent: Coonan (Unexcused), Weinberger (Excused), Ruiz (Unexcused)
Also present:
Staff present:
Mayor Randy Penn, Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Gary Amelia, Comcast Business
Arthur Ortegon, Comcast Business
Miguel Coral, El Tep Restaurant
Kim Newcomer, Slate Communications
Darren Hollingsworth, Economic Development Manager
Eric Keck, City Manager
Michael Flaherty, Deputy City Manager
Leigh Ann Hoffhines, Communications Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• July 9, 2015
Chair Whyte stated that the Minutes of July 9, 2015 were to be considered for approval. It was
determined there was a quorum . Chair Whyte asked if there were any changes or adjustments to t he
Minutes. There were none.
Michels moved;
Goddard seconded: THE MINUTES OF JULY 9, 2015 BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.
The motion carried unanimously.
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II. ACE BUSINESS
Leigh Ann Hoffhines, Communications Coordinator, introduced Kim Newcomer, Slate
Communications. Ms. Newcomer presented the results of their research to the Committee including
the brand platform and potential logo designs. The Committee provided feedback on the messaging
and the logo designs.
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Ill. BUSINESS SURVEY
Chair Whyte distributed a list of possible questions for the Business Survey and requested feedback
so that the survey can be refined and prepared for presentation to City Council.
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Chair Whyte asked the Committee members for recommendations for the survey questions. It was
agreed that the survey should be short and rather general in nature followed up by a more in depth
survey. Chair Whyte volunteered to compile the questions based on feedback from the Committee. e
IV. Comcast Business Representatives
Arthur Ortegon, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, and Gary Amelia, fiber Expansion
and Development spoke to the Committee about improvements to their service in Englewood.
Comcast is taking a proactive approach to building their fiber network by identifying gaps in
coverage and targeting areas of future development.
Ill. PUBLIC COMMENT
No members of the public were present to comment. e
IV. COMMENTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mr. Penn distributed postcards regarding the Chamber of Commerce Car Show taking place on
Saturday at the Kaiser Permanente facility on South Broadway.
STAFF COMMENTS
Mr. Hollingsworth reminded the Committee about the groundbreaking ceremony taking place Friday
morning at 10:00 a.m. the former Martin Plastics site at Oxford and Navajo.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilman Jeffe rson was not present at the meeting .
ACE COMMENTS
Members of the Committee did not have any further comments.
V. UPCOMING ACE BUSINESS
a. The next meeting is scheduled for September 2, 2015.
No further business was brought forth for consideration. The meeting was adjourned at 1 :00 p.m.
/s/ Julie Bailey , Recording Secretary