l. Call to Order: Tom Montoya called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM

ll. Meeting Attendance: Tom Montoya (President), Jane Potts (Vice-President), Ginny Eiseman (Secretary), Natalie Dorshimer (Community Liaison), Mike Lapp (Communications). Absent board Members – Maria Hargett (Business), Ryan Lake (Treasurer) Mitch Larson (At large). Community Members- Pam Pritzel, Todd Kanaster, Craig T., Clifford Peterson. Guests- Brent Fahrberger (representing Councilman Kashmann), Tag Mosholder (District Attorney)

lll. Approval of November Minutes. Approved

iv. Approval of Treasurer Report. Approved. Current balance is $2,969.85. One donation of $15.00. Expense of $18.07.

V. Report by Brent Fahrberger for Councilman Kashmann. Insomnia Café issues are being addressed through DPD and Denver City Council. City Council has approved funding to assist RNO’s development, Sustainable 6 headed by Alice Buff is explained in Councilman Kashmann’s newsletter, Council passed flavor ban for e-cigs but was overruled by the mayor. Will be looking at additional funding to curtail underage e-cigs with enforcement plan.

VI. INC Report- Jane Potts. The by-laws were approved that include diversity, inclusion, equity. Topics for future meetings- January is Land Trust. February is Limit Team Members. March is elections of board members. April is Safe Open Space.

VII. Old Business

a. Resolution of Café Insomnia Issues. Todd Kanaster throughout the months has reported several problems such as gun shots and noise until 4:00 AM. He reports response from DPD and City Council has been positive. The council did pass an ordinance that all hookah bars close at midnight. This hopefully will stop patrons from going to hookah bars after the bars close at 2:00 PM to continue meeting up with drinking in the parking lot and socializing in the hookah bar. Todd reports that there have not been any shots fired or disturbances recently. He will continue to report regarding if these new enforcement changes are effective in the months ahead.

b. Rosedale School Update. Tom Montoya shared recent requests from the Catholic HS for added parking spaces, so, and they are going to see if the property for the community garden and Denver Parks facility would be available for this use. After some discussion, most likely the garden and park facility is not available to be used for parking spaces now or in the future. However, RHGNA will monitor this recent request. The Board Members present at this meeting expressed that this proposal was never part of the working agreement and not something the neighborhood community would approve. There is a meeting with the school on January 3, 2022.

VII. New Business

a. Discussion of alternative voting methods for February Board Elections. Jane discussed how this looks with INC. They use Survey Monkey. Mike Lapp will study this and report back. Ginny Eiseman will send slate of open positions for the February elections.

b. Future Meetings. Continue Zoom meeting format. Next meeting is January 20, 2022, at 7 PM.

c. District Attorney. Tag Mosholder works in District Court with Adult Felony cases. He reports changes after unrest from the George Floyd incident. The agency has changed PR Bonds and offering more personal recognizance. It is too early to tell if this change is a cause of the increase in crime in Denver. Driving without a license and insurance is the most frequent reason for being arrested. There continues to be a log jam with sending persons for mental health evaluation. Half of the psychiatric beds in the state are used for suicidal patients.

d. Board resignation. Ryan Lake will be resigning as Treasurer due to personal needs.

IX. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM