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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-11 KEB MINUTES• • • 1. Meeting Opening MINUTES May 11, 2010 The meeting was called to order at 6 :30 p .m . in the City Council Conference Room. Chai r Bayless presiding . e 2. Roll Call Present: Sunshine Cross, Dianna Miguez, Tom Winthrop, Susan Bayless, Jennifer Jones, Gary Nordlander, Audra Kirk, Cate Townley, Jill Wilson Absent/Excused: Brett East, James Garnett, Cal Grant, Theresa Rinker Guests: Englewood Impact Team Rebecca Oehl e Ben, Pete, and Kate Greenly Steve Scott 3. Approval of Minutes Motion: Approve the April 13, 2010 Minutes as written . Moved by Gary Nordlander, Seconded by Sunshine Cross Motion carried. e 4. Impact Team Sgt. Christian Contos introduced the Impact Team-Joel Jose, Matthew Mander, Chad Read, and Perry Schellpfeffer. Sgt. Contos provided the history of the Impact Team, which was in effect from 1996 through 2003. When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $1 Billion was dedicated to law enforcement. The Englewood Police Department received a $697,146 grant from the Department of Justice and were able to fill vacate positions and reinstate the Impact Team . The team's priorities are developing partnerships with businesses and the community; forming • partnerships with community groups, City departments, and other organizations outside the City; being visible in the community; and targeting problem locations within neighborhoods. The team can hold landlords civilly and criminally responsible for the problems their tenants are causing . They also work with the various schools in Englewood . e s. Old Business • Arbor Day : The event with the Parks Department was extremely successful. Approximately 50 trees were given away. The Parks Department has asked the Commission to be more involved in next year's event. • Englewood Cleanup Coupons : Audra circulated the signup sheet for the distribution dates. The dates are in the Citizen and on the website. • Community Garden : The grand opening is Saturday, May 15 . It is also a work day; Commissioners were encouraged to bring a shovel and wheelbarrow. Trees and shrubs will be planted, and a lot of dirt needs to be moved. Volunteers are needed for watering and weeding the Food Bank plots. • Flower Garden at Depot: Cate introduced Rebecca Oehl, who has volunteered to help • with the flower garden . The Parks Department is cleaning out one-third of the bed, and the Commission will do what it can over the summer. • Recreation Center Garden: Since the Commission is no longer maintaining the flower garden at the Recreation Center, the sign should be removed. El 6. New Business • Community Appearance Index: KAB changed the name from the Litter Index. Discussion ensued regarding last year's scoring and the process. e • Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Fair: The Commission will have a table at the event, which will be held on May 12, 7-8 :30 pm on the second floor of the Civic Center. • Composting Class : Gary and Tom will teach a class at the Community Garden. The class has been publicized in the Activities Guide. • • e 7. Unscheduled Public Comment Ben Greenly, a third-grader from Charles Hay Elementary, spoke to the Commission regarding placing single-stream recycling bins at the Englewood elementary schools and light rail station . Audra stated that she spoke to Waste Management and there is a possibility that the Commission could receive a $10,000 grant to fund a recycling bin for public use . Once a month the public could unload their recycling; it would need to be staffed by volunteers; and Waste Management would also have their trucks at the location. Discussion ensued. El Steve Scott, Executive Director of Love Englewood, presented information on the organization. He expressed interested in partnering with the Commission and using Love Englewood as a means of communicating Commission's events. e 8. Staff's Choice Audra had nothing further. • 9. Council Member's Choice • A citizen emailed inquiring about one trash hauler for the City. Jill inquired about conducting an informal survey at Commission events to obtain citizens' input. Discussion ensued . 10. Commissioner's Choice Commissioners had nothing further . 11. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m .