CCNNA Response to Councilman Hinds is described in the following letter: 

Dear Councilman Hinds:

I am writing in response to your comments at City Council on the GLAC, which were repeated in your e-letter, the Perfect 10.  We understand your vote and stated reasons therefor.  However, we at the Cherry Creek North Neighborhood Association (“CCNNA”) feel it necessary to comment on your statements about the District 10 survey.  

In your comments you stated and wrote: “Some said they didn’t want to complete the survey because of the questions I asked.  They said the questions were biased.  They said the questions were invasive.  So, these groups decided against participating in my survey and created their own survey.  That is, of course, their prerogative to go separately from the District-wide survey.  But here’s the deal, I was trying to cut through the misinformation and preconceptions and make sure people were thinking about the policy, not just reciting talking points.  

I also wanted to see if this amendment could actually be that affordability tool that CPD strives for.  That means I asked about financial stability.  "It meant asking about social networks.  If they were stable, and their social network was stable, well then, this amendment isn’t for you.  If you are severely cost burdened, or if your social network was housing insecure, then the amendment is meant for you.”   

The D10 survey questions drilled down on who had large houses, more garage spaces than cars and other questions which were apparently posed to determine which parts of District 10 were housing secure and which were not.  And the conclusion was that the GLAC is not meant for those who are housing secure.  Yet many residents feel that this major zoning amendment will impact their lives, whether or not the amendment was “meant for them”.  

Many RNO leaders and members took a tremendous amount of time to (i) read, decipher and understand the amendment and how it would impact our neighborhood (not just reciting talking points); (ii) communicate that information to residents, (iii) obtained feedback from residents on the GLAC in a straight-forward way and (iv) communicate that feedback to you.  Over 450 people in CCNNA participated in the CCNNA effort and we provided those opinions to you and the other members of City Council.  The official position of CCNNA (with which the majority of CCNNA residents who responded to our outreach) DID support the Household Definition of 5 unrelated adults, but had issues with the remaining portions of the legislation and requested that the legislation be broke out into different efforts so that Congregate Living and Residential Care could be discussed with additional provisions which could better protect neighborhoods.  

The intent of the City’s RNO ordinance is expressly to allow the flow of information to neighborhoods and then to “enable such organizations to present their positions before certain decisions affecting their neighborhoods are made by agencies and departments of the city.”  CCNNA, as the official RNO for the CCN neighborhood, presented its position with a lot of detailed information, including the responses from more than 450 residents.  The education and outreach efforts of CCNNA was in line with the RNO Ordinance cited above. To be overlooked for this approach, as opposed to those who took the D10 survey, was not respectful of those many efforts and opinions delivered to you by CCNNA.  

Councilman Hinds, you have said that we are ALL in this together.  As such, we must ALL work together to support, fight for and fund efforts to find solutions to address homelessness issues, affordability, equity and justice in housing and related legislation. Dividing along ‘secure’ living lines will not help to unite residents in finding real solutions to the difficult issues Denver faces as it continues to address the challenges growth brings to our community.

We respectfully ask for your help in allowing ALL citizens of District 10 to be able to have a voice in important legislation affecting our community, including as the City moves forward to implement the Group Living amendment.  

The CCNNA Board of Directors

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CCNNA Book and Movie Group Recommendations 

Since we are all continuing to spend more time at home than we would like, The Book Clubs and Movie Groups have put together some suggestions for you to enjoy while you are hibernating.  You can find them below on this CCNNA website.

Enjoy!

BOOK CLUBS TURNED MORE PAGES IN 2020!

We’ve compiled a list of the most favored books read by our neighbors during the pandemic: over 30 titles!

Here are just a few: American Dirt, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Splendid and the Vile, and The Giver of Stars.

Books:

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Faithful Place by Tana French

Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles

The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Guest List  by Lucy Foey

How to be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style and Bad Habits by Caroline de Maigret

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro 

Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny

Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II  by Mitchell Zuckoff 

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

The Orphan Masters Son by Adam Johnson

Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint by Nadia Boltz-Weber

The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl 

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.

Tell Me More by Kim Corrigan 

There There by Tommy Orange

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Educated by Tara Westover

Cooking for Pi8casso by Camille Aubray

The Dutch House.

Series:

Bridgerton - Netflix

Fisherman's Friends - for music lovers that love beautiful scenery is a compelling series - Netflix

Money Heist - Netflix

Queens Gambit - Netflix

Schitt's Creek – fun comedy - Amazon Prime and Netflix

The Undoing - HBO Max and Amazon Prime

Unorthodox - Netflix

Movies:

1917 – Showtime, Amazon Prime

3:10 to Yuma - Peacock

The Biggest Little Farm - Hulu

Da 5 Bloods - Netflix

Emma – old and new versions - Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO 

A fish called Wanda – HBO Max

Get Out - Hulu and Sling Premium or rental

Hillbilly Elegy - Netflix

Jane Fonda in Five Acts - HBO Max and Am Prime

Jojo Rabbit – HBO Max

The Life Ahead - Sophia Lauren - Netflix

The One and Only Ivan – Disney Plus

Quartet – Netflix

Robin’s Wish - 3.99 various streaming

Social Dilemma - Netflix

Trial of the Chicago 7 – Netflix

Two Popes – Netflix, also Young Pope – Amazon Prime and HBO Max, New Pope – HBO Max

Chariots of Fire - Netflix and various streaming

Lincoln Lawyer - New on Netflix and various streaming Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey - Netflix

Money Heist - Spanish series on Netflix - Both dubbing and subtitles available

Vintage Movies:

Hitchcock movies, Bogart movies, James Bond movies, Katherine Hepburn movies, Billy Wilder’s The Apartment