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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-03-10 KEB MINUTES• • • MINUTES March 1 O, 2009 Transcriber Note: Recording device would not record; therefore, there is no el ectronic recording of this meeting. 1. Meeting Opening The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p .m. in the City Council Conferenc e Room. Chair Rothe presiding. 2. Roll Call Present: Dianna Miguez, Linda Olson, Tom Rothe, Theresa Sabrsula, Susan Bayless, James Garnett, Jennifer Jones, Jim Gibson, Bob McCaslin (Not voting), Audra Kirk (Not voting), Cal Grant, Mila Pilz, Jimmy Pinzenscham. Sunshine Cross, Tom Winthrop Absent/Excused:, Brett East, Gary Nordlander. Guests -Darcy and Jenny 3. Approval of Minutes Motion: Approve the February 10, 2009 Minutes as written. Moved by Susan Bayless, Seconded by Jimmy Pinzenscham. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Old Business ~ Comp Plan Subcommittee Linda suggested reviewing one section of the Comp Plan a month. The committee's goals is to review Chapter 1 and 2 next month. ~ Education /GAC Subcommittee Update Susan met with David Henderson of Englewood School. She plans to attend the schoo l meeting next month and use the remainder of 2009 for planning. The community garden may still be available for this year. Denver Urban Gard e n has agreed to assist with the project. A meeting was held on March 11 at th e Englewood Recreation Center . .. • ~ The Commission discussed the City using a single trash ha uler. Cal asked Bob to have an RFP sent out. Bob requested staff bring the trash report to the April meeting . ~A rbor Day Arbor Day is scheduled for April 18, and th e Parks Department has requested th e Commission 's assistance. Audra circulated a sign-up sheet. Linda voluntee r ed to c hair the event, and Mila volunteered to be vice chair. ~ Rec Center Gard en Update The plants for the garden were selected. The Commission is responsibl e fo r maintaining a vegetable garden and a perennial garden. 5. New Business ~ Garden Tour The Commission discussed the Englewood home garden tour. Sus an is writing a press release. The Commission is looking at late July for the event. Audra will check for possible date conflicts with oth e r City events. ~ Public Service Announcement Subcommittee The Commission decided to table this matter until Winter 2009. ~ Electronic Rec y cling -Saturday June 27, 2009 Sign up sheet. The electronic rec ycl ing event is scheduled for Saturday, June 27. A sign-up sheet was • circulated . • 6 . Staff's Choice Audra distributed the Community Development Annual Repo rt to th e Commission . 7. Council Member's Choice Bob discussed the planters installed on South Broadway by the Busin ess Im p rov ement District, and asked if the Commission would be willing to ass ist in m aintaining th e flowers . 8. Commissioner's Choice Tom asked Bob about the bio-degradable pens. He su gges ted the extra vegetables from the community garden be donated to Englewood citizens only. Mila volunteered to be on the Education subcommittee. Tom stated the education committee will have something to report next month. Dianna suggested the first garden be the vegetable garden. Cal asked for copies of the trash report. 9. Adjourn There was no further business to be brought before the Commission . Th e m ee t i ng adjourned at 8:10 p.m .