July 2016
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Community Response
The Community Response Department has hired two new officers.
Officer Patrick Ahrens left the department to pursue a career with the
Denver Sheriff’s Department.
Covenant Enforcement
Covenant Enforcement saw 150 complaints registered with the office
for the month of May with 96 being verified. The top three covenant
enforcement issues were parking, pets and odor complaints.
Covenant enforcement and general maintenance employees handle
resident modification requests. In the month of May, 46 requests for
modification permits were submitted to the office. These modifications
were for everything from an air conditioner replacement to flooring.
Two requests were for full remodels.
General Maintenance / Plumbing and Heating
Departments
The General Maintenance and Plumbing and Heating Departments
handled 434 work orders in May.
SNAPSHOTS
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Additionally, an under floor leak in Building 4 was repaired.
Although this was mentioned last month, I think it bears repeating,
window washing which usually occurs in July has been moved to
September this year due to scheduling conflicts with the vendor, King
Kong.
Grounds Department
The Grounds Department planted approximately 900 perennials and
bushes in May. Fertilization occurred throughout the complex and golf
course. The department also received 12 work orders in May.
Paint Department
Our Paint Department
completed the exterior painting of Buildings 23
and 25. The department also completed 41 work orders.
Janitorial Services
Carpets were cleaned in three buildings this month.
Board in Motion
At their June 24, 2016, meeting the Windsor Gardens Board of
Directors approved the following committee motions:
Finance Committee motion to transfer $225,983.53 to the capital
reserve account.
Finance Committee motion to transfer $138,962.25 to the tax
reserve account.
Building Representatives Zone Committee motion to continue using
the Building Representatives packets for distribution of information
from the Association.
The Board also passed this motion:
A motion to proceed with the judicial foreclosure on a unit on a
recommendation from the Association attorney’s office.
Public Meeting Set for July 21
Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Councilwoman Robin Kniech, and
CouncilmanAlbus Brooks will be holding a publicmeeting on affordable
housing funding on Thursday, July 21, at North High School from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Among the key topics of discussion will be a proposed new, local
funding source to provide at least $150 million over the first 10
years to support housing affordability. A new housing linkage impact
fee — charged upfront on new development of many types — and
a property tax increase have been proposed.
Announced by Mayor Hancock in his 2015 inaugural address, the new
affordable housing fund would allow for the creation, preservation and
rehabilitation of 6,000 affordable housing units over 10 years.
Over the past several months, city officials – together with housing
advocates, developers, homeless service providers, community
representatives and industry groups – have been exploring the best
approach for establishing a new, local housing fund.
OED Study: "Gentrification: Mitigating Involuntary
Displacement"
Denver’s Office of Economic Development released a study in June
that looks at the challenge of balancing revitalization and reducing
displacement. The OED study notes, “As Denver continues to boom
and prosper, its neighborhoods are changing, and for some residents,
it is a change that can exclude them. Facing higher rents and housing
costs, residents can be priced out of neighborhoods they have lived
in, some for many years. And when their neighborhood customers go,
locally owned businesses can lose out as well, forced to relocate or
close. Some owners can sell their homes or businesses for a profit,
but for others, the decision to leave is involuntary.”
OED’s study highlights the dramatic increases in housing prices, both
rental and for-sale, which have outpaced income growth in many
households, making public investment critical to increase Denver’s
supply of affordable housing across a wide spectrum of income levels.
Windsor neighborhood vulnerable to resident displacement
Based on 2013 demographic data, Windsor is one of the Denver
neighborhoods that the study found to be vulnerable to displacement.
A neighborhood is categorized as vulnerable if it meets at least two of
these criteria:
median household income is lower than Denver's
% renter-occupied units is higher than Denver's
% residents with less than a Bachelor's Degree is higher than
Denver's
To view the full study, go to denvergov.org/oed and click on “Reports
and Studies”.
Higher Property Taxes and Development Fees Proposed to Fund
Affordable Housing in Denver
