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Thursday, 28 March 2013

[CPN] Week of April 01, 2013: Agendas & Meeting Schedule

http://www.denvergov.org/citycouncil/DenverCityCouncil/News/tabid/441153/Default.aspx

Please note:
At the regular Denver City Council meeting on April 01, 2013 there will be a One- Hour Courtesy Public Hearing regarding CB13-0171 approving a proposed Contract to Exchange Property between the City and County of Denver and Denver Public Schools.
At the Government & Finance Committee meeting on April 03, 2013 there will a public comment period - see the meeting schedule for more information.
At the Special Issues: Amendment 64 Committee meeting on April 08, 2013 there will a public comment period - see the meeting schedule for more information.

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[CPN] Lower Downtown Design Review Board Agenda, April 4, 2013

You may find the agenda for the upcoming LDDRB meeting at the following link:

http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/646/documents/LDDRB/040413_LDDRB_Agenda%20PRELIMINARY%20_2_.pdf

Thanks,

Venus

Venus Boatner | Plans Review Technician

Community Planning & Development | Planning Services

City & County of Denver

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[CPN] Application for BOA Case #53-13

Attached is the Zoning Appeal Application for case #53-13, which is scheduled to be heard on June 4, 2013. Please contact our office with any questions.

Justin Gumo

Board of Adjustments for Zoning Appeals

201 W. Colfax Ave, Dept. 201

Denver, CO 80202

Justin.Gumo@denvergov.org

720-913-3052

[The Network] INOCENTE, JUSTICE FOR MY SISTER April 4 @ Su Teatro

If you haven't seen the Academy Award winning short documentary, INOCENTE or the HBO Documentary Filmmaker award winner, JUSTICE FOR MY SISTER you missed 2 inspirational, original films with heroic women protagonists. See both at XicanIndie FilmFest : Latino World Cinema, April 4 at 6:45 pm, Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Dr. See our website for movies trailers INOCENTE and JUSTICE FOR MY SISTER at www.suteatro.org

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[The Network] Scholarships now available for the Collective Impact Convention, April 5

Scholarships now available for the Colorado Collective Impact Convention

April 5, 9am to 4:30pm

Central Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 1660 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203

For online registration, please visit: Colorado Collective Impact Convention

Thanks to the generous support of The Denver Foundation, we are now able to offer full scholarships to this event, for qualified front-line workers/ navigators and their supervisors. Please contact us via return email if you wish to apply for a scholarship.

This event offers an exciting day of problem-solving and information-sharing. Come for the day and you will leave with a new lens: able to take at least ONE critical action to improve your agency's services; inspired to advocate for ONE policy that will help you more effectively deliver services; and armed with an action plan for engaging at least ONE program participant in learning new ways to advocate for themselves. Lunch is included with registration.

Schedule of Events

9:30-10:30 Access to Benefits-Upcoming Changes

Colorado Works—Hot off the press: new rules and regulations
Medicaid expansion—Elizabeth Arenales, Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Colorado's Connect to Health—what families should look for in health care plans
Child Care in Denver—what a difference a year makes

10:45-12:15 Delivering Client-Centered Services

Hunger Free Colorado—Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Navigation Specialist
Family Resource Center—Statewide Network of Resources
CWEE—Opportunities for work and job skills training
Worklife Partnership—Liddy Romero
Family Well-Being—Scott Bates, Colorado Public Health and Environment

12:30-1:45 Keynote Address Networking and Lunch
There will be time to meet with peers and to share common interests or practice your advocacy skills with visiting legislators.

1:45-3:15 Self-Advocacy

Ray Washington—Fatherhood Specialist-Jeffco Human Services
Laura Gabbay—Project Wise Leadership Program
Occupy Denver
Peer to Peer Conversations

3:30-4:30 Speaking Up and Speaking Out

Josiah Masingale—CO Community Action Association
Colorado Legal Services
Corrine Fowler—Colorado Progressive Coalition
Lindsay Hodel/Rebecca Gorell—CO Participation Project
Peer to Peer Conversations

Keynote Speaker, Mike Green, of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute and the Denver Foundation, brings a fresh perspective to the work with vulnerable populations. In Mike's view, human services clients are community assets to be leveraged for the good of all; not broken people whose deficits need to be 'fixed'. He presents a positive, heartening view of human service work that can make areal difference in the lives of workers and clients alike.

You will:

Learn new and useful resources to share with co-workers and other participants.
Meet others who can help you be most the 'most effective you'.
Leave renewed in our shared networks' 'power of together'.
Discuss ways in which non-profits can speak up about the issues confronting them.
Gain more self-advocacy tools. Identify key strategies to engage elected officials and other decision-makers with your issue.

Eligible for 6 hours CEU.

Event sponsors and collaborators

Human Services Network of Colorado		All Families Deserve a Chance Coalition
Colorado Center on Law and Policy		Colorado Community Action Assoc
Denver VOICE		The Denver Foundation

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Wednesday, 27 March 2013

[CPN] RTD FasTracks News: Inside FasTracks - March 2013

March 27, 2013

Welcome to Inside RTD FasTracks—a monthly e-update to keep you informed about the progress of the Regional Transportation District's FasTracks program, events and news.

Latest News
NORTH METRO LINE UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL HAS TECHNICAL MERIT
An unsolicited proposal for the North Metro Line has been determined to have technical merit. The confidential proposal was submitted by a team led by Graham Contracting Limited. RTD now plans to accelerate the competitive bidding process by releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP) earlier than previously announced—this summer rather than October.

Over the past two years, RTD has been very public with its "call for innovation" to the private sector, asking for solutions to help RTD complete the partially funded FasTracks projects as soon as possible. This was the premise behind RTD's first industry forum, Transformation Through Transportation, held in September 2011.

The previous unsolicited proposal was received in March 2012 from Kiewit Infrastructure Company for the I-225 Rail Project. After a competitive process, Kiewit was awarded a contract to design and build the whole line by the end of 2015, with opening scheduled in 2016.

WEST RAIL LINE NAMED ONE OF 2012's MOST SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

W Line train undergoing testing on the westbound
approach to Jefferson County Government Center.

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) recognized the West Rail Line project when the organization presented its Alliant Build America Merit Awards during the AGC's annual convention in Palm Springs March 7th. The awards are considered to be the most prestigious recognition of construction accomplishments in the U.S.

AGC noted that the West Rail Line project was completed eight months ahead of schedule and on budget, thanks to the construction team's commitment to innovation and ingenuity. The line travels through three cities, which required intergovernmental agreements. Denver Transit Construction Group, the project's civil contractor, built 13 bridges, two tunnels, 12 stations and 12 miles of light rail as well as managed numerous challenges related to relocating utilities and property acquisition.

In addition to West Rail Line's national recognition, Lakewood-based Denver Transit Construction Group is one of six firms to receive the Alliant Build America Merit Award. A panel of judges, representing all areas of construction, assessed each project's complexity, use of innovative construction techniques and client satisfaction, among other criteria.

WEST RAIL LINE OPENING EVENTS
Grand Opening Ceremony, Friday, April 26, Jefferson County Government Center – Golden Station 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The W Line is free to ride all day.

West Rail Line Station Parties Saturday, April 27 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. All light rail lines will be free to ride this day.

WANT A FASTRACKS PRESENTATION?
group of people listening to presenter

To schedule a FasTracks presentation for your group or organization, please contact the FasTracks Public Information Team today at 303.299.6990.

FasTracks is RTD's voter-approved transit expansion program to build 122 miles of commuter rail and light rail, 18 miles of bus rapid transit service, add 21,000 new parking spaces, redevelop Denver Union Station and redirect bus service to better connect the eight-county District. For more information about FasTracks, visit www.rtd-fastracks.com.

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[The Network] The Osage Cafe {01}

A public service email...

Hi all, just wanted to let you know of a brand-new social enterprise in town that you might enjoy! The Osage Cafe, a project of the Denver Housing Authority's Youth Employment Academy/ Culinary Academy, is located at 1099 Osage Street, just west of downtown Denver. Not only is the food good, fresh, healthy, and affordable, but the profits get turned right back into DHA's employment training programs for low-income youth ages 16-21. The cooks, hosts, and waitstaff are graduates of the program, and the atmosphere is casual, comfortable, and bright. They are open from 10:30 - 2:00 Tuesday thru Friday, and plan to expand to breakfast hours in the future. This week's special is a Chicken Caesar Wrap with your choice of side for $6.50 - I highly recommend the sweet potato fries, and their strawberry shortcake is TOTALLY YUMMY!!!

Feel free to contact me with any questions, and check them out on their web page, Facebook, and Twitter (but the Twitter account is brand new, so be patient while it builds up posts)!

www.osagecafe.org
https://www.facebook.com/OsageCafe?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/OsageCafe

Sara Farina, MNM CNP

720-213-6364

970-391-6364

www.sarafarinawriter.webs.com
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