Ruby Hill-Godsman October 2017 Meeting Notes

Jolon Clark – District 7 City Councilperson

• Broadway Halloween Parade
• LD7 happy hour next Thursday at Wit’s End Brewing
• Also makes himself available every Friday at a coffee shop (check with him for details)

Lt. Brad Qualley – District 4 Police

• Down 15% crime in the area over last year
• Still property crime – reminders about puffer season. 40-50% of cars stolen are puffers
• Ruben Garduño (CRO) – has taken CPTED (Community Policing Through Environmental Design) training for environmental improvements to properties to avert crime, for which you can request a consultation
• Working with Levitt and community board on the noise issues

Representative from Our Denver

• Jordan talked about the scope of projects on the ballot
• GO Bond ballot measures – Yes on 2A through 2G
• Total package is $937 million

Representative from Denver Green Roof Initiative

• Cameron spoke about this new building code requiring large buildings (over 25K sq ft) to devote a percentage of their roof to a garden or solar.
• Talked about the benefits of green roofs.
• Will be on the ballot November 7 as issue I-300

City and County of Denver Public Works

• Megan talked about a variety of programs from Solid Waste Management, including:
  • Trash and recycling
  • Compost collection – pilot program is being expanded. Residents can sign up in November/December, but it’s limited.
• Trash audits reveal that 50% of what’s thrown in the trash is compostable, 25% is recyclable, and only 25% is actual trash
• You can request additional or larger recycling carts, and/or downsize your trash bin to a smaller cart

Sharona – Co-President Ruby Hill-Godsman Neighborhood Association

• Megan and Stephen are the new treasurers
• 501c3 status – need to update paperwork, but we are a 501c3
• Current financial status was discussed

In-house discussion

• Neighborhood Association Officer Roles/Titles
  • Co-Presidents – Sharona and Scott
  • Outreach Coordinator – Brandy
  • Information Officer – Erica
  • Treasurers – Megan and Stephan
• Discussed time keeping and additional structure to neighborhood meetings
  • Trying to keep meetings shorter, structure them better;
  • Agreed to vote in December on changing meeting time to 6:00 – 7:30 starting in January
  • More social community time with snacks at the end of meetings!
  • Parliamentary procedures, keeping meeting minutes
• At next month’s meeting, Sharona and Don will present estimates on neighborhood signs to encourage more neighborhood participation in association
• RHGNA logo – Erica agreed to design some options; subcommittee to help narrow them down for presentation in December
• Discussed the possibility of fundraising and hiring a consultant to draft up a neighborhood survey (in Spanish, Vietnamese and English) to distribute throughout the neighborhood to identify the top 5 important needs/projects.
• Discussed possibility of inviting CERT speaker