The April 28 2018 Zoning and Planning Committee meeting featured a presentation by Kevin Priestly and Brad Calvert of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) informing the committee about the organization and its Metrovision Plan. As well, an update was given on the Group Living Advisory Committee efforts.
he City is starting a new sidewalk repair program, adjacent property owners must still maintain sidewalks, but adds benefit of bulk bids for labor/material to drive down costs along with payment deferrals and reductions will be possible for low-income property owners. The city will have 10 sectors(not along CD lines) which broken,heaved and missing sidewalks that are trip hazards will be assessed. Property owners will be notified of the hazard with an offer to “opt in” as part of the bulk bidding process.
The March 24 2018 Zoning and Planning Committee meeting featured a presentation on the effort to update the 2000 Comprehensive Plan, a discussion about the recently-formed Group Living Advisory Committee, and the Downtown Area Plan Amendment related to the Central Platte Valley and Auraria, which were not addressed in detail by the 2007 Downtown Area Plan.
Good registration, $25,000 + in sponsorship received, arrangements coming together well. Andrew Romanoff agreed to be emcee and the Mayor has been briefed about his presentation.
Any future correspondence between INC Chairs and city entities must first be submitted to the President prior to sending to the city.
Topic: Point of Order, Request to announce new officers
President: George Mayl
Vice-President: Loretta Koehler
At Large: Jane Potts, Maggie Price, Bridget Walsh
Board of Directors: Drew Dutcher, Hank Bootz
Treasurer: Steve Nissen
Olympic Planning Representatives
George announced that Larry Ambrose and Christine O’Connor are assigned as INC representatives to the Share the Gold committee related to Denver’s bidding on future Olympics to be held in Colorado. The delegates requested this be a topic presented at the March meeting and to take a straw vote about the bid that could shared with the STG meeting at the end of March.
A motion was made by Chris Chiari and seconded by Jane Lorimer to checking into the possibility of changing our March Annual Meeting (elections) to include the Olympic committee straw vote to be held at the same venue as the Park Hill Golf Course Informational Forum (Park Hill Congregational Church). The motions passed 26 yes, 0 against, 1 abstain. Updates to come. (see PARC report)
If passed, it would require CPD to send written notifications by mail of any proposed rezonings to all owners of property within a 200-foot radius of the property proposed for rezoning, both before a Planning Board hearing and the City Council public hearing. This would improve notification to neighboring property owners. Currently, Registered Neighborhood Organizations receive such notice (thanks to the 1979 ordinance sponsored by INC), but some parts of the city do not have RNOs and some RNOs do not have active zoning committees or regular meetings to discuss rezonings. Several cities in Colorado and across the United States have such notification requirements. The Planning Board hearing on this proposed text amendment will be on April 18 and the City Council hearing will probably be on June 18.