Attached is information pertaining to the questions raised by neighbors regarding RS Eden/Sholom Home site discussion that took place at the District 10 Land use Meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. With three items to be highlighted.
Information in pdf form.

Dear Community Members:

This email is in response to questions raised by neighbors regarding the RS Eden/Shalom Home

site discussion that took place at the District 10 Land Use Meeting on Tuesday, September 9,

2008. There are three items I would like to highlight:

1. First, the following documents, which were discussed at the Land Use Meeting, are

attached to this email. We are working to get these documents posted on our website.

• Attachment 1: Councilmember Stark’s Shalom Home Re-Use/Zoning document

referenced during the Land Use meeting. Stark informs me there is an error on page

2. His office writes “Regarding the separation from the Job Corps. I want to correct

that the facility is residential, but is a Federal building, so there is no separation

requirement.”

• Attachment 2: RS Eden’s DRAFT plans given to the Land Use Committee at its

August meeting. This document may or may not reflect RS Eden’s final proposal.

Most of the information regarding RS Eden’s DRAFT plans can be found on the

District 10 website in the Land Use Committee Minutes for its August meeting:

http://www.comopark.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=89

• Attachment 3: A summary of RS Eden’s other properties/programs. These programs

may or may not reflect what they will propose for the Shalom Home site.

• Attachment 4: District 10’s Land Use Plan. Slight modifications have been made to

the plan since this attachment was approved. However, none of the changes impact

the Shalom Home site.

• Attachment 5: The resolution setting the community forum for October 23 from 7-9

p.m. at a location at or near the Shalom Home.

2. Second, I requested that RS Eden provide copies of their proposal several days or a week

in advance of the October 23 community forum. RS Eden said they would put something

together in advance of the October 23 community forum.

3. Third, District 10 is a non-profit volunteer organization run pursuant to its bylaws.

During the Land Use Meeting, several assertions were made regarding the bylaws. Some

were accurate and some were not. I apologize for not having all the answers at my

fingertips at the last Land Use meeting. As Land Use Chair, I have not been involved

with interpreting District 10’s bylaws. Nonetheless, I have brought your questions to the

attention of the Executive Committee and the Board Chair, who are responsible for

interpreting them and committed to following them. They bylaws are posted on the

Council web site at http://www.comopark.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=13.

Thank you for your interest in this issue and District 10 – Como Community Council. In the

meantime, I hope this email lends additional transparency to the process and encourages ongoing

communication between neighbors and District 10.

Best Regards,

Luke Kuhl, Chair

Land Use Committee

District 10 – Como Community Council