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| Friends and Constituents, There is an update below from IKEA, announcing their anticipated Fall, 2011 opening. Ground breaking is expected to begin soon. Many of you may have received your Census packets in the mail by now. You may have noticed that your address may not show Centennial. Please see the news release below about this topic. Thank you for participating in the Census quickly. It saves tax dollars when citizens complete and return the form quickly. Regarding upcoming agenda items, please note that the Long Range Draft Agenda can and does change. Don't hesitate to check in on the Thursday before a Monday meeting. That's when we get our council packets, and I can confirm the agenda. Vacant, burned or abandoned buildings is tentatively scheduled for the April 5th Study Session. The issue of the sound barrier along County Line Road between Yosemite and Quebec is tentatively scheduled for the April 12th Study Session. Your calls and comments are always appreciated. You can reach me at (303) 956-2845, or e-mail RMcClellan@CentennialColorado.com. News items follow. Kind Regards, Rebecca McClellan Council Member, Dist. 3 City of Centennial, CO (303) 956-2845 Census Information for Centennial Residents Census 2010 questionnaires are arriving in the mail and many have the wrong city in the address. This can include Aurora, Littleton or Englewood, with whom we share zip codes. If your Census form has the wrong city address, answer the 10 Questions and mail it in. The Census Bureau has assured us that every Centennial Census returned will be credited to Centennial. For more information, visit our Website at www.centennialcolorado.com or the Census at www.2010Census.gov IKEA ANNOUNCES FALL 2011 OPENING FOR FUTURE CENTENNIAL STORE CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that contractors have been hired and a site-work permit is pending for its future Denver-area store. This progress allows for a Fall 2011 grand opening in Centennial, Colorado, increasing the Swedish retailer's presence in the western United States. Until IKEA Centennial opens, customers from Colorado and beyond can shop at IKEA stores in Draper, UT and Tempe, AZ or at www.IKEA-USA.com. IKEA has retained Centennial-based Saunders Construction as the construction management firm. Other Colorado firms involved with this future IKEA store include: CLC Associates for civil design; Kimley Horn Associates as traffic consultants during the approval process; Ground Engineering providing environmental analysis and geotechnical services; Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti serving as local counsel; real estate brokerage firm Legend Retail Group assisting IKEA in the site selection process; Geothermal Systems of Colorado designing the geothermal component, and Miller Global selling the land. Atlanta-based GreenbergFarrow is architect responsible for store design, site planning and construction documents. "With our land purchased, team selected and site-work permit pending, we now can schedule IKEA Centennial to open Fall 2011," said Doug Greenholz, IKEA real estate director. "Construction crews soon will begin clearing and grading the site, and we look forward to breaking ground officially in a couple of months." In addition to 10,000 exclusively-designed items, IKEA Centennial will present approximately 50 different room-settings, three complete model home interiors, a supervised children's play area and a 500-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries or salmon plates, as well as American dishes. Other family-friendly features include a 'Children's IKEA' area in the showroom, baby care rooms, preferred parking and play areas throughout the store. The 415,000 square-foot future IKEA Centennial, with approximately 1,500 parking spaces, will be built on 13.5 acres along the western side of Interstate 25 in the Park Meadows area, accessible from connections to Dry Creek Road and County Line Road exits, and will employ approximately 400 coworkers when the new store opens. The store will reflect the same unique architectural design for which IKEA stores are known worldwide. Also, IKEA Centennial will be the first U.S. IKEA store to incorporate a geothermal component as part of the heating and cooling system, so heat will be pumped either from or into the ground, depending on weather conditions. There currently are more than 300 IKEA stores in 38 countries, including 37 in the U.S. Since its 1943 founding in Sweden, IKEA has offered a wide range of home furnishings and accessories of good design and function at low prices so the majority of the people can afford them. IKEA has been ranked in FORTUNE's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list, Working Mother magazine's annual list of "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" and Training magazine's annual "Top 100" ranking of companies that excel at human capital development. IKEA incorporates sustainable efforts into day-to-day business, and continually supports initiatives that benefit causes such as children and the environment. For more information about IKEA, please go to www.IKEA-USA.com. Land Use Code Re-Write Open House On Monday evening, March 29th, there will be an open house for the Land Use Code ReWrite. It will take place at the Centennial Civic Center, located at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, east of Revere, on the north side of Arapahoe Road. Transportation Survey Seeks Your Input WHO: YOU! WHAT: Completion of a transportation survey, conducted by the South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA) to identify transportation issues and develop solutions to enhance your daily commute. WHEN: February 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 WHERE: SOUTHEASTconnections.com WHY: The South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and developing transportation solutions that will improve mobility, solve the Southeast Corridor's congestion problems and promote economic development in the region. Privacy Statement This policy covers how the South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association treats personal information that the South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association collects and receives. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like, but not limited to, your name, address, email address or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available. The South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research and provide reporting. The South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association never rents, sells, or shares personal information to third parties. Your personal information will only be reported as aggregate data. Prize Drawing Official Rules No purchase necessary. Odds of winning are determined by the total number of eligible entries received during the survey period. An individual is eligible to win if he/she works within the Southeast Public Improvement Metropolitan District's boundaries. From all eligible entries received during the survey period, the South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association will select six entries at random to award a prize-one Apple iPad and one of five Apple iPod Touches. The drawings are final and cannot be challenged. If a winner does not claim prize within 5 days from date of contact a new winner will be chosen at random from the remaining eligible entries. Pints for Half-Pints - March 30th The City of Centennial is partnering with Centennial based LABS, Inc. on the Giving Pints for Half-Pints Blood Drive on March 30. This event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LABS, Inc. facility located at 6933 B S. Revere Pkwy. The blood drive benefits The Children's Hospital. "Children's hospital's mission is to improve the health of children with coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy while LABS Inc, has its own mission as well in providing quality laboratory services for outstanding patient outcomes. What better partnership can we ask for with these blood drives! We set out to encourage and involve the community and surrounding businesses in achieving an even greater mission--- to save lives, says, Elizabeth Hearty, LABS, Inc., CEO." Cherry Creek School District Construction Starting this week, the Cherry Creek School District is scheduled to begin construction on a new Administration Building south of Thunder Ridge Middle School. Centennial residents may be impacted by the noise and construction traffic caused by this project. All construction traffic will be directed to access the site via Picadilly Street and Riveria Way. Construction work will be underway Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The project will be complete in December 2010. The City has required the contractor clean the streets from any additional debris from this project. For questions about this project, contact Tim McKay, klipp Architecture at 303-893-1990.
May 8th Shred-A-Thon Once again, in cooperation with Metro Denver Crime Stoppers and Channel 9, our local law enforcement personnel will host one of the 2010 Shred - A –Thon sites. The event provides an opportunity to help prevent identity theft by shredding documents that are no longer needed or useful. The Shred-A-Thon will be held on May 8, 2010 through the morning and early afternoon. Additional information will follow as the date approaches. Coyote Team Volunteers NeededCentennial has received calls and reports of sightings within the City. Citizens need to be aware of their presence. The City of Centennial does not have a volunteer program but is working with WildEarth Guardians' volunteers to provide information about how to coexist with coyotes. Your assistance is needed to distribute educational information to neighborhoods and greenbelt areas identified as coyote "hot spots." Whistles are available to citizens for use as a hazing tool. To volunteer, e-mail Candice Bott, City of Centennial Coyote Management Plan Technician at cbott@centennialcolorado.com . You'll receive an e-mail from the WildEarth Guardians confirming your volunteer status. Time commitment is flexible. The Reason Why: Coyotes are adaptable predators, common in urban areas. They're tolerant of human activities, and adapt and adjust rapidly to changes in their environment. During winter and early spring the coyotes mate and find den sights while establishing their territory. It's crucial to remove all food sources from your yard, place deterrents, and haze (re-instill the natural fear of humans into the coyotes). Coyotes are watching and learning from us; we influence their behavior, and our actions help determine what the young coyotes learn. We want the new generation of coyotes to be naturally afraid of humans and not find our neighborhoods or yards a safe place to live. If you haven't done so, please talk with your children and neighbors about wildlife. Remind them not to approach or feed any wildlife and teach them what to do if wildlife approach them: Stop, do not run. Face the animal and try to look big (put arms over your head). In a firm voice, tell the animal "Go Away!" Slowly back out of the area and go tell an adult. First Wednesday, Each Month: Centennial Airport Noise Roundtable Meeting The Airport Noise Committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Hotel Gold Crown Ramada, by the Air Traffic Control Tower at 7770 S Peoria St. Public comment is allowed at the start of each meeting. Essay Contest for Area Youth "If I were Mayor" essay contest for 7th graders: 7th grade students are encouraged to enter the "If I Were Mayor..." essay contest sponsored by the Colorado Municipal League (CML) and COLOTRUST. Four winners will be selected from across Colorado and will receive a certificate of achievement, a $500 savings bond and will be invited to attend the 2010 CML Conference in June to receive their award and present their essays during the Elected Officials lunch. Many youth are unaware of the valuable services that their cities or towns provide such as bike paths, police officers, street lights and cross walks. Participants should consider if they were mayor, how would they explain the importance of municipal government to kids in their community. The contest is open to all Colorado students enrolled in the 7th grade during the 2009-10 school year. Students who are home schooled are also eligible. Essays should be between 400 and 600 words. Only one essay may be submitted per student. Essays will be judged by a committee made up of CML and COLOTRUST officials in the following areas: Essay relation to contest topic Creativity Displayed knowledge about the role of a mayor Legibility and proper use of grammar Students must include their first and last names, school and teacher's name at the top of their essays. The official entry form must also be submitted with all entries. Essays must be received by Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Winners will be notified during the middle of May 2010. Teachers should submit all of their students' essays with the entry form. (Only one entry form is needed to submit all essays.) The official entry form can be found on the CML website at www.cml.org. Arapahoe / I-25 Interchange Note: This is NOT the project which involves a proposed underpass into Centennial. The safety and capacity improvement project has begun on Arapahoe Road near I-25. Please note that lane closures have started and delays are possible. For weekly lane closure information, please visit http://www.dot.state.co.us/TravelInfo/CurrentCond/DenverMetro_web.pdf. This information is updated each Friday for the following week. Mindy Crane, CDOT Public Relations, 303-757-9469 (office), 303-880-2136 (cell) Arapahoe / I-25 Interchange Project For residents living in the Walnut Hills and Hunters Hill neighborhoods, the following links may be of particular interest. Centennial's representatives on the Executive Board of the Arapahoe Corridor Study were Mayor Randy Pye and City Manager Jacque Wedding-Scott. I-25/Arapahoe Interchange System Level Feasibility Study: |
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