A proclamation in recognition of the first annual Denver Mini Maker Faire, May 3-4, 2014.
and inventors. And made in Denver is a phrase that not only celebrates this rich history, but beckons a diverse, vibrant economic future that can be made even stronger with a thriving manufacturing sector creating primary jobs for the local economy. And. WHEREAS, the Made in Denver moniker will be celebrated uniquely in the upcoming first annual Denver M.A. Fair, debuting on May 3rd and fourth at the National Western Complex, a festival to showcase the work of arts and crafters, inventors, builders, recyclers and other creators in the Denver area. And. Whereas, The Maker Faire will be a multigenerational gathering of ten to 10 to 15000 attendees in its first year, providing the opportunity to participate in interactive exhibits from local businesses, crafters and techies who make, create, engage, learn, invent. Craft, hack. Recycle, build, think, play and are generally inspired and inspiring. And. Whereas, The Maker Faire is described as the greatest show and tell on Earth, it's a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement where people show what they're making and share what they are learning in the process of making building community in the process of building products. And. Whereas, the original Maker Faire event started nine years ago in San Mateo, California, and now attracts some 900 makers and 120,000 attendees, there are now flagship maker events in New York, Detroit, Kansas City, New Castle in the UK, Rome, Oslo and Tokyo, and a host of smaller, community driven, independently organized M.A. fairs now being produced around the United States and the world, including our many Maker Faire right here in Denver. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver, that Section one, the Council hereby celebrates the May 3rd and fourth 2014 Maker Faire at the National Western Stock Show and urges Denver families and residents to participate in and be amazed by the fun filled Penelope of exhibits being offered in Section two that the Clerk of the city and county of Denver shall a test and a fix the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation, and that copies be transmitted to SEAL Harmer, Colorado Hub Maker Hub and Elizabeth Van Dyne, executive director of Colorado Maker Hub and producer of Denver M.A. Fair. Thank you. Council and commission motion to adopt. Thank you, Madam President. I move the council adopt council proclamation 14 Dash 385. It has been moved and seconded. Comments by Council Councilwoman CORNISH. Thank you, Madam President. What does a maker culture matter to a city? Well, I believe that the importance of the manufacturing economy is often in the large scale production and employment that we have. But each. Those products begins with an idea that begins with someone tinkering either at work or in their own basement. It may begin with a product that you invent for yourself and soon decide to take to market. Or it may just be that you are a small producer making your own living by making your own products. Whether it's large or small scale, this kind of culture is a part of a vibrant city and a part of a strong economy. I'm particularly proud of the importance of creating and inventing products for manufacturing because of the focus we in Denver have had on this sector for the last several years. Our Office of Economic Development is really supporting the growth of manufacturers through a really focused job training and leadership program for youth to learn about the opportunities to make things with their hands. We have partners that are doing greening of their manufacturing businesses through the certifiably green program that's run by our Department of Environmental Health. And we are really working to both attract and retain manufacturers in Denver. And so these new maker cultures that we're trying to promote is really a key, is a foundation to this larger economic impact in Denver. So I'm very pleased to share with folks about this event. It has some history. We actually met with the Museum of Nature and Science and other partners some years ago when we heard about the Maker Faire to try to bring it to Denver. And it is a really costly and high intensity effort. So I'm especially appreciative of the folks who are willing to go through the work to kind of create this event and host it right here in Denver at the stock show. So thank you, Madam President. I encourage all of my colleagues to come out and see and tinker a little bit this weekend. Thank you. Thank you, counsel. Roll call. Madam Secretary. Can each. I. Liman. Lopez Montero. Nevitt Ortega. Rob Shepherd. Brooks Brown. Hi, Fats. I mean president high. Powered secretary close voting the results. For Vice. 12 ies. The proclamation is adopted. Councilman, can you have somebody you'd like to invite up to the podium? Yes, Madam President. Ms.. Van Dyne and S.L. Hamrick, if you can join us at the podium. Thank you. Hi. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Steel Harmer. It's nice to be back and I want I'm really happy to introduce Elizabeth Van Dyne. Elizabeth has been very involved in promoting entrepreneurship, economic development, innovation for the state. And last year she started the first no code called the first M.A. Fair in Loveland. And it was. Such a success two weeks after the floods that she decided to bring it to Denver. So we're thrilled to do that. I've been happy to help her. It's been a very scrappy group. It's a nonprofit, underfunded, as usual. But we're very excited to be bringing this to the National Western and think it's appropriate for all the excite all the redevelopment of National Western as well, in terms of the kind of innovative plans and vision that's going on there. So it's an appropriate site. Elizabeth, thank you so much. Thank you so much, Congresswoman Beach, for this proclamation and for the support of the Maker Faire. I am so honored to represent the makers here in Denver and Colorado through the Maker Faire. It is the best and the brightest. The makers are, for the most part, the most curious, the most innovative creators you will find. And as a result, you'll see everything under the sun. At the Maker Faire, we have robotics, we have rockets coming from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We have the Denver Public Library showing off their makerspace. We have the Emily Griffith Technical School bringing examples of blacksmithing. We have fire breathing dragons. We have artists from Reno who are bringing their artworks and also creating a community artwork that everyone can participate in. It's a wonderful festival, but it's not just a festival. I think of it and I always say to myself, This is not just fun. This is serious fun because it's about inspiring people towards manufacturing. It's about inspiring people towards creativity and innovation. It's about inspiring entrepreneurship. We have millions of partnerships. Well, that's an exaggeration. The hundreds of partnerships that we've put together that the fair is a catalyst for collaboration. So we're bringing in, for example, the business catapult that has done business planning competitions in the Denver public schools. And anyone who wants to submit a business plan will get mentored throughout the whole Maker Faire period and be able to have support for their innovation. We have collaborations with organizations throughout the town, including Club Workshop, which is one of the few makerspace spaces, 16,000 square feet in Denver that gives you tools, space technology, training, resources and most important, other makers to talk to. I remember going to one club workshop meeting where one guy said, You know, there's a spirits place here that tosses out all this ethyl alcohol. Alcohol every year that they are using, every day they are using. And what can we do with that? And somebody else said, hey, I'm making an alternative fuel vehicle over here. And within a half an hour, I saw a new business start. It was an amazing thing. So I hope you all come out to the Maker Faire and I hope you'll enjoy all the hands on activities, everything there is hands on, so you'll be able to set off rockets and run robots yourself to solder, learn to solder, try out some, some of the leading edge tools like 3D printing and CMC Milling and SolidWorks CAD design. Everything you can think of to make will be there at the Maker Faire and we look forward to seeing you there. Thank you very much, Mr. Van Dyne and Ms.. Farmer. Nice to see you. Okay, that's the end of our proclamations. We are ready for the resolution. Spanish Secretary Will you read the resolutions. From Lynch's translation infrastructure 310 Resolution meaning in the mayor the major encumbrance permit granted the West Colfax Business Improvement District. You include an additional encroachment there West Colfax Avenue and Irving Street 316 a resolution laid out of necessity as part of City Street System. Partial lane is Public Alley bounded by West 36th Avenue, Vallejo Street, West 37th Avenue, and Wyandotte Street, 317. A resolution laying out opening establishing as part of city street system in parts. Atlanta is a public alley bounded by Irving Street, Hooker Street, West 17th Avenue, West 18th Avenue 318 A resolution lane opening establishing spa city street system . 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