New Officers! More on Zoning!

Goss-Grove Neighborhood Association
Minutes of October 20, 2011 meeting

Six neighbors met at the home of co-chairs, Jerrie and Jon Hurd.
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm and the minutes of the July meeting were approved.

The Treasurer’s report was read and accepted.  We have $633.10, but Jan Burch may submit additional expenses related to the street mural.  Also, there will be future expenses associated with retouching the mural once a year.

Zoning: We succeeded last summer in getting the land use designation for a large part of Goss-Grove changed to MXR (mixed-density residential), a necessary step to changing zoning.  Now we need to work to change the zoning from high-density to medium density, i.e., from the current RH-2 to RMX-1.  (A pdf of  the map of the possible RMX-1 zone is available, please email jenny.devaud@yahoo.com if you would like a copy.) To see a comparison between RH-2 and RMX-1 zones, see pages 11-13 of http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/files/1.21.10_RH_2_Zone__Districts_final_memo.pdf

On October 26th the City will send a mailing to all property owners in Goss-Grove’s newly designated MXR land use area, inviting us to an informational hearing.  That hearing is scheduled to occur November 16th or 17th (the postcard you get will have that information). 

A Planning Board meeting to discuss the zoning changes is tentatively scheduled for December 15.  City Council will likely make its final decision sometime in February.

Both the City Council and the Planning Board approved the MXR land use designation change unanimously.  Now that the decision is about zoning, we expect more opposition. We will need large neighborhood participation in the upcoming meetings.

New Officers:

Michele Bishop was unanimously elected Secretary.

            Jerrie Hurd was unanimously elected Treasurer, and head of communications.

Mary Hey and Maria Krenz were unanimously elected Co-Chairs

We applauded Jon and Jerrie Hurd for their extraordinary leadership as co-chairs and thanked them with a gift certificate.

Other Business:

Jenny Devaud volunteered to recreate the pamphlet about the neighborhood to hand out to new neighbors.

NEW OFFICERS; NEW CHALLENGES

OK, we're a little slow reporting our meeting last week. Catching our collective breaths.

We have new officers. Mary Hey and Maria Krenz are the co-chairs. Michelle Bishop is the new secretary, which might be news to her. Jerrie Hurd is new treasurer with additional duties in the PR area as directed by the chairs. Congrats to all.

NOW it's time to get serious about the upcoming challenges for our next year. RE-ZONING!

We sipped champaign and congratulated ourselves on getting the land use changed in our neighborhood that was just the beginning. You have to change the land use before you can change the zoning. Now the zoning issue will be coming up and there is concern that we may encounter more opposition because people understand that zoning affects them. They don't always understand the underlying land use designations.

Here's the upcoming schedule which will undoubtedly change as we go along. On or about October 26, all owners in Goss-Grove will receive a letter from the city announcing that a zoning change is being considered. That letter will invite all owners to a informational meeting about November 16/17. WE MUST HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE AT THE MEETING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE CHANGE. It would be very bad if there were more people opposed to the change than supporting it.

December 15 the issue will go to Planning Board. Again we need people to be present.

In February, at two separate City Council Meetings there will be a first and second reading. We will need people to attend and several of us will need to speak at that meeting.

PUT THOSE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!!!

The actual minutes of the meeting last week will be posted later for approval. This is the highlights. Also please note that you're sorry if you weren't in attendence. We had wine, cinnamon rolls, conducted business and then hung around for funny stories--likely never to be repeated again--until late in the evening. It was one of the best meetings.

Tomorrow Re-Zoning and Elections BE THERE

Quarterly meeting tomorrow (Thursday, October 20) at 6 p.m. at Hurd House 2010 Goss.

Louise Grauer from city planning office called and wants to have coffee tomorrow morning about re-zoning of our neighborhood that's coming up fast, so I'll have information on that important issue.

We have elections, every October. We need a quorum for that. So YOU need to be here.

Besides, I'm baking cinnamon rolls--fresh out of oven and we have lemonade, too.

THIS THURSDAY---Election!!!

Our quarterly meeting is this Thursday, October 20, at 6 p.m. at the Hurd House 2010 Goss with cinnamon rolls and neighborhood news. We need to congratulate ourselves, once more, on the mural. BIG THING is election of new officers. No mail-in ballot so you have to show up in person. We got the land use changed this year. Next year the rezoning that goes with that land use change is coming up. So there is reason to put forward a good slate of candidates----might be YOU. There are a few other things to discuss but those are the big items. See you there.

Quarterly Meeting and Election of Officers

It's coming. That time of year when we elect new officers.

This year, every one of our officers is term-limited. So we need a whole new slate of volunteers to take over the organization. Kinda, sorta exciting. New blood. New ideas. New, new, new . . .

That means you need to show up and make your vote count--or your nomination count.

October 20th 6 p.m. at Hurd House--2010 Goss. With Cinnamon Rolls!!!

We have a few other items on the agenda but elections are the big one!

See you.

Think about what office you'll assume.