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City Council - Jeanne Robb, District 10
Welcome to District 10 City Councilwoman and Denver City Council President Jeanne Robb's homepage!
My office is here to serve you, the constituents of District 10. Feel free to call, email, or come into our office. Our contact information can be found under the " Contact Us" link on our website.
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Follow-up Public Meeting on Possible Re-use of the McNichols/Carnegie Library Tuesday March 16th
On February, 18th, I hosted a public meeting with the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, the non-profit Civic Center Conservancy regarding the possible future reuse of the McNichols/Carnegie Library. I want to thank the creative minds that came together to gather ideas for the highest and best future use – it was a terrific meeting.
While the money might not come right away, planning and visioning to develop community support is important right now. The City has scheduled a follow-up Public Meeting for Tuesday, March 16th in the Permit Center Lobby, 200 W. 14th Ave (14th and Bannock). There will be two presentations and brainstorming sessions to catch as many people as possible because of other meetings that evening. I hope you can attend either from 4:30 – 5:30 pm or from 5:30 – 6:30 pm.
This grand building just outside of the northwest corner Civic Center Park has housed various city departments since the 50s. Recently, the City’s Treasury Division relocated to the Webb Building and demolition of the fifties, bureaucratic renovation is proceeding well. The demolition has been funded privately and the work is being done by J.E.Dunn construction in preparation for using the building for exhibition space for the Biennial of the Americas this summer. No renovation is scheduled at this point but finding the user/s for this building and funding a complete renovation is a goal of the Civic Center Master Plan.
Colfax Streetcar Feasibility Community Forum #2 March 18th
All interested members of the community are invited to come and participate in the continued discussion to explore the potential of a streetcar system and learn about progress made toward the feasibility analysis.
Join the community on Thursday, March 18, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Molly Blank Conference Room at National Jewish Hospital (3800 East Colfax Avenue, parking is just west of Colorado Boulevard on the south side of Colfax).
The City and County of Denver is working to assess the technical and economic feasibility of developing a streetcar line along the Colfax Corridor. The primary purpose of this study is to identify how streetcars in the Colfax corridor would affect: transit ridership, types of transit rider, reliance on private automobile trips, traffic operations, adjacent property values, and new economic investment. The initial study area is bounded by I-25 on the west, Syracuse Street to the east, 12th Avenue to the south and 19th Avenue to the north.
Learn more about the Colfax Streetcar Feasibilty Study.
Denver Zoning Code Update Being Considered at Denver Planning Board
The Denver Planning Board began the adoption process for the City's new zoning code on schedule at its regular meeting at 3 pm on Wednesday, February 17. The Planning Board will consider the new code and map over multiple meetings, beginning with information sessions from Community Planning and Development staff and culminating in a formal public hearing, currently planned for Wednesday, April 7th. The Planning Board meets every other Wednesday from 3 – 5 pm in the Wellington Webb Building, Room 4.F.6. Following its public hearing, the Planning Board will make a recommendation to City Council.
Starting Wednesday, March 10th, City Council's Blueprint Denver Committee began briefings on the Zoning Code Update. After Planning Board’s recommendation, City Council will begin formal consideration of the code at the Blueprint Denver Committee before referring the measure to the full City Council. As with any zoning matter, Council's process includes a required public hearing before adoption. This is currently expected to occur in June.
Still have a question on Denver’s proposed new Zoning Code? Staff from Denver Community Planning and Development continues to hold “New Code Office Hours” to offer the opportunity for one-on-one meetings tailored to specific questions from residents and property owners. During Denver Planning Board meetings and the Planning Board public hearing, CPD staff will be available to talk and answer questions.
Learn more about the Denver Zoning Code Update and District 10 including the Denver City Council and Planning Board Listening session summary, some helpful handouts that I put together for constituents, opportunities to learn more about the process, my proposal regarding structures in Denver parks, and the updates schedules for implementing the Zoning Code.
The fourth and final public review draft of the New Denver Zoning Code and map can be viewed on the New Code website: http://www.newcodedenver.org. CPD is issuing Version 4.1 of the Zoning Code Update map and code on March 23, 2010.
Changes to Large Item Pickup and Overflow Trash Collection
The City is facing unprecedented budget challenges, and Public Works Solid Waste Management is not immune to making cuts in 2010. The challenge has been to determine how best to reduce Denver’s budget expenditures while maintaining the highest possible level of service.
2 changes will be noticed by District 10 citizens starting in January 2010:
- Large Item Pickup (LIP) collection service will be reduced from once every five weeks to once every nine weeks.
- Overflow trash collection in barrel service areas will be reduced from every week to once every three weeks.
Learn more and view your LIP or overflow collection schedule.
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Census 2010 Coming in March
Denver City Council Adopts Regulations for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
After a couple of months of extensive debate, the Denver City Council debated and approved an ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) within city limits on January 11th. At City Council’s urging, the City began taxing medical marijuana as of December 1st. Our proposed ordinance further requires that MMDs:
- Locate no less than a 1000 feet from schools, child care centers and other dispensaries (as of December 15);
- Limit certain felons from operating dispensaries;
- Bar onsite consumption of marijuana;
- Set hours of operation to between 7 am and 9 pm; and
- Provide a security plan, including on-site cameras
New Central Denver Recreation Center at Colfax and York
The November 2007 bond issue allocated $11 million for land acquisition and design services for a new recreation center to serve the central Denver area. On December 14, 2009 Denver City Council voted to authorize expenditure of $6 million to purchase the former Church in the City site at Colfax and York for a future central Denver Recreation Center. The remaining $5 million will be used for design of the new Recreation Center and saved until future funds become available for construction.
Learn more about the Central Denver Rec Center plans and public process
Reminder: Street Sweeping Begins April 1st!
Citywide seasonal street sweeping begins on Thursday, April 1, 2010 - Denver’s residential streets are swept once a month between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm from April through November. Street sweeping schedule signs are posted so you can tell at a glance which day is sweeping day on your block. Please note, neighborhoods with little on-street parking demand do not have these signs.
Denver’s Public Works makes remembering your sweeping day easy by allowing you to register to receive an email reminder the day before your street sweeping day.
With the opening of the city’s street-sweeping program for the season, people who live or park in The Unsinkables neighborhood (Logan to Clarkson, 11th to Colfax) are going to get a reminder with pamphlets being placed on vehicles in the area and the posting of additional, temporary “no parking” signs on some blocks. The actual street-cleaning will be on Thursday and Friday, April 1 & 2 for the east-west avenues in the area (11th-14th) and continue with the streets on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 6 & 7 (Logan, Pennsylvania, Pearl, Washington & Clarkson), per the city’s pre-existing street-sweeping signs. Vehicles which aren’t voluntarily moved on the appropriate days as indicated by the signs will be ticketed and/or towed out of the way for the duration of the cleaning. They will be returned as close to their original locations as soon as possible. Call 303-564-7759 for information about the neighborhood group or the special street-cleaning effort.
Denver Public Library 2010 Operating Schedule
Because of city budget constraints, Denver Public Library hours for 2010 have been reduced from 980 to 848, a reduction of 132 service hours per week over the original possible reduction for 2010. Negotiations between City Council and Mayor John Hickenlooper saved 92 service hours per week from what was originally proposed. During these tight budget times for families, City Council knew that it was important to push for more hours than originally proposed by the Mayor so that you and your families can still use library services.
Beginning January 2, 2010, 15 branches of the library system will operate at 32 hours per week, three branches will operate at 40 hours per week and four branches will operate at 48 hours per week. As Council advocated, Denver Central Library, the system’s largest library location, will retain its 2009 operating schedule, with no change in hours.
As a reminder, Denver Public Library Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library at 305 Milwaukee closed in September for Better Denver Bond Repairs and Renovations passed by voters in November 2007. The library is planned to be closed for about 4 months. Find out where you can go instead of visiting Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library, details about specific improvements being made at the library, staff, or other services.
For Denver Public Library phone numbers, street locations and online services, log on to www.denverlibrary.org or call Denver Public Library at (720) 865-1111.
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