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| Castle Pines North Master Association Approved Minutes for May, 2001 |
| Board of Directors Meeting held on May 17th, at 7:00 pm: | |||||||||||||
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| 7:00 P.M. - May 17, 2001 Castle Pines North Community Center President Linda Nuzum called the May 17, 2001 meeting of the CPN Master Association Board of Directors to order at 7:10 p.m. Introductions of all in attendance were made. A quorum was not in attendance. The meeting proceeded with discussion of agenda items but no motions of approval could be made. | ||||
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Forum The BP Amoco representatives, Ron Geurts and Vitas Maciukevicius, presented the plans for the BP Amoco station to be constructed northeast of I-25 and Castle Pines Parkway, adjacent to homes in the Beverly Hills neighborhood. They introduced the company, British Petroleum Connect as a new owner for Amoco with a new look. They are now BP Amoco and are building new stations with the new name all across the country. The gas station is a 24-hour operation. They will include a car wash and Deli restaurant (The Wild Bean) in their facility. Access would be via the newly lighted intersection at Castle Pines Parkway and a new extension of Debbie Lane, which is part of the plan for access to the Safeway. The BP Amoco representatives stated that they have already made design modifications based on the County's comments in wanting Amoco to meld with the existing buildings, and are willing to work with the area's HOA's to mitigate residents' concerns. Discussion included the need for buffers to minimize the visual and noise impacts, with possible solutions being a sound wall, a higher berm, and modifying the landscaping plan to increase the number and size of trees, and to use some Evergreens as opposed to deciduous trees for shielding. Other discussion included the need to alter the lighting plan for lesser impact, and to consider limiting the hours of operation, particularly for the car wash. There was also discussion of the need to review the traffic flow for the Beverly Hills neighborhood, and the need to provide pedestrian access. The original Referral did not allow the normal 35-day comment period for HOA's to submit their comments, but we have received an extension so that comments are now due at the County by May 25. CPN, Charter Oaks, and Beverly Hills HOA's will work together to prepare a common set of comments. Beverly Hills residents split off from the CPN meeting and went with the BP Amoco reps to discuss issues further. |
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Safeway/King Soopers No further update at this time pending County approval. CPV Filings/Hearings No update at this time. |
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Action Committees: Roads/Traffic The meeting with Larry Corcoran from the County and a member of the Sheriff's Department was held on May 10. Corcoran said the County plans to widen CP Parkway to 4 lanes, with funds contributed by the adjacent commercial developers. At this time there is no specific date or budget for widening the bridge over I-25, however the County and CDOT have reached agreement on who would fund the work when it is done (CDOT would pay to replace the 2-lane bridge and the County would fund expanding it to four lanes). Concerns about the traffic lights were discussed and the County reiterated that the spacing of the lights meets traffic engineering standards, and if there is any problem with traffic flow, the timing would be changed. The County is confident that the traffic signals will slow down speeding along the Parkway. The meeting also included discussion of actions that could be taken for other traffic issues, such as "blind" intersections and methods for reducing speeding and improving safety. The County's traffic engineering policies do not support use of many frequently suggested "traffic calming" strategies such as roundabouts, dips, and "extra" stop signs that are not otherwise warranted by traffic volumes. Schools No report update. Telecommunications Qwest has extended an easement agreement with HOA1 for access to HOA land that is needed for DSL service, however Qwest did not make any commitment when they would provide DSL service to the CPN area. As of the meeting date, Air Blaster has not yet signed a contract with the Metro District to install the antenna in the Community Center tower. |
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Social Events: D. Social McDade reported Cygan had to obtain more signs for the Garage Sale. People are asked to please pick up signs and return them to the Community Center following the event. A firm date has not yet been established for the summer event, Picnic in the Park. Tentatively talking about August 11. McDade is working with our Insurance Company to learn what restrictions and options exist for the serving of alcoholic beverages at this event. |
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Newsletter/Website: A meeting was held last week with several CPN Board members, and our Newsletter, Web, and Advertising staff. Webmaster Susan Novreske has added several new things to the web site such as gardening, and a service list. Newsletter Editor Kathleen Nash is targeting another newsletter to be sent out this summer, and for future issues, she is exploring options for changing the format to a newsprint type copy. This would let us print the newsletter more economically, and to go to a larger format that could accommodate additional community news, neighborhood news, and additional advertising. Advertising coordinator Sharla Calloway has been inundated with advertising requests. When we settle on the revised Newsletter format, we will also revise the advertising rates and create a package rate for newsletter and web advertising. |
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A. Master Association Inclusions Falcon Homes/Estates at B.R. No new information available at this time. B. Hidden Pointe Nuzum and Hidden Pointe developer Steve Elken have exchanged messages but have not yet talked. The Master Association has just received the list of homeowners maintained by the Hidden Pointe HOA's management company, to reconcile with our list. The Annual Meeting for Hidden Pointe will be held on June 16. Nuzum will attend, and we will have the Parks Authority present the status of the new park. |
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Adjournment:
Respectfully submitted, Linda Derback, Recording Secretary |
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