WNA Meeting 1-19-05

I. Welcome New members and Attendees

II. Brenda Schrader Davita Introduction

a. Dialysis Company

b. Largest independent

c. Chose this location

d. Renal Failure Service

e. First Treatment will be Feb 14, 05

f. Hours 5:30am to 10:30 pm, Mon-Sat

g. Questions can be answered at Davita.com

h. 16 stations

III. Jumetta Posey and Brian- Update info on i-70 corridor

a. Meetings in February

b. They are in stage 5 to 6and need to go to step 10

c. Construction will take 3-5 years

d. Meeting on the 23^rd and 24^th

e. Fast tracks has funding

IV. Manual High School Karen Fernandez

a. Manual HS

i. 3 separate schools

b. 3 issues/ reasons for exodus of DPS teachers

i. salary—higher starting but less after 3 years

ii. Lost voice for giving students info in classroom

iii. Negotiating new salary

c. Asking us to call school board to get help

V. Britta Herwig ---Dog Parks

a. On the ground pilot for 1 year

b. Test to see what the issues are

c. Asking for input at Denvergov.org

d. Flyers at Fuller for input and distribute via email

e. Decision after March 05

f. Jackie

i. Monitors of the park

ii. Feces all over

iii. ½ grass dead

iv. traffic and congestion

v. displaced a lot of kids

vi. Disservice to kids

g. Paula Purifoy

i. Condition of park is terrible

ii. Does not agree that it is a bad thing for the neighborhood

iii. Need support from the city

h. Mike

i. Red Sheild center ude mark for soccer and football displaced to alternate location

ii. Cannot move over to manual

iii. Need to be more proactive and talk to residents

i. Pete

i. Park is not big enough

ii. Suggests moving it to City Park

j. Not taken care of

k. Dog owners thin it creates community

l. Red shield used the park prior and was not consulted

m. Manual was not consulted

VI. Leta Sharp and Nepque

VII. Mrs Reed and food bank of the Rockies –hoping to get funding

VIII. Carla Madison Arts Festival

a. May 21

b. Artists booths $60

IX. Next month Elbra

X. March Police