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Home My WebLink About2021-02-01 (Regular) Meeting MinutesMINUTES "Englewood COLORADO Teleconferenced City Council Regular Meeting Monday, February 1, 2021 Teleconferenced 6:00 PM 1 Call to Order The Special/Regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Olson at 6:00 p.m. and was held by teleconference. 2 Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Olson. 3 Roll Call COUNCIL PRESENT: COUNCIL ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Mayor Linda Olson Mayor Pro Tern Othoniel Sierra Council Member Joe Anderson Council Member Dave Cuesta Council Member Rita Russell Council Member Cheryl Wink Council Member John Stone None Assistant to the City Manager Dodd Interim City Attorney Dorotik City Clerk Carlile Deputy City Clerk Truscott Reed Police Chief Collins Chief Building Official Montanez Director of Finance Loh Director of Communications Harguth Neighborhood Resources Coordinator Hinkfuss Director of Utilities and South Platte Renew Van Ry Director of Public Works Maria D'Andrea Deputy Director of Environmental Programs Corning Maintenance and Operations Manager Ortega Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance Lundquist Director of Information Technology Brocklander Deputy Director of Information Techology King Page 1 of 7 Teleconferenced City Council Regular February 1, 2021 Director of Community Development Power Information Technology Hunnicutt 4 Study Session Topic a) Emergency Coordinator Lisa Clay and Police Chief John Collins were present to review and discuss the draft Englewood Emergency Operations Plan and obtain Council feedback regarding the plan. b) Chief Building Official Karen Montanez was present to discuss and review the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code and the International Green Construction Code. c) Communications Director Chris ~arguth and Neighborhood Resources Coordinator Madeline Hinkfuss were present to discuss with City Council whether to move forward with the nomination process for Citizen of the Year. 5 Consideration of Minutes of Previous Session a) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 19th, 2020. Moved by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Seconded by Council Member John Stone APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAUREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 2021 For Against Abstained Joe Anderson X Dave Cuesta X Rita Russell Othoniel Sierra (Moved By) X John Stone (Seconded By) X Cheryl Wink X Linda Olson X 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. [Clerks note: Council Member Russell was experiencing audio difficulties and was unable to hear therefore she did not vote.] The meeting recessed at 6:49 p.m. for a break. The meeting reconvened at 6:54 p.m. with all Council Members present. 6 Appointments, Communications, Proclamations, and Recognition a) Introduction of Director of Finance Jackie Loh. Page 2 of 7 Teleconferenced City Council Regular February 1, 2021 7 Recognition of Scheduled Public Comment a) Kathleen Bailey, an Englewood resident, submitted a written public comment to address Council. b) Devra Jeffers, an Englewood resident, was scheduled to address Council regarding a vehicle obstructing views and causing a safety hazard but was not present. c) Kevin Kramer, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding Jason park and off-leash dog parks. d) Pamela Beets, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding bulk plane requirements. e) Wallace Lukowski, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding Jason park. f) Cynthia Searfoss, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding solastalgia. 8 Recognition of Unscheduled Public Comment a) Steven Kelly, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding the off- leash dog park survey. b) Nathan Hoag, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding conversations about race & racism among Council. c) Brianna Johnson, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding conversations about racism in Englewood. d) Christina Paguyo, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). e) Jonathan Liberman, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding off- leash dog parks and Englewood Unleashed. f) Marcy Brown, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding the Mayor Manager meeting on January 20th, 2021. g) Drew Gunderson addressed Council regarding commentary on the reaction to the Blueprint for Organization Success. h) Claudine Burger, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding housing and water infrastructure. i) Jim Brown, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding Jason Park. j) Steve Holoubek, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding water and sewer billing. k) Marina Pahountis, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding Jason Park. Page 3 of 7 Teleconferenced City Council Regular February 1, 2021 Council Member Sierra responded to Public Comment. 9 Consent Agenda Items Moved by Council Member Sierra, seconded by Council Member Wink to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(a)(i), 9(b)(i), and 9(c)(i-ii). a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading i) CB 04 -Amendment to Title 2 Boards and Commissions COUNCIL BILL NO. 04 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIERRA A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, BY ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 13A, REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL POLICIES APPLICABLE TO ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading. i) CB 03 -Municipal code changes related to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM). ORDINANCE NO. 06, SERI ES OF 2021 ( COUNCIL BILL NO. 03, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STONE) AN ORD! NANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS 1 AND 5, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (2000) OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, IN CONNECTION WITH DEFINITIONS/ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS, AND PROHIBIT/NG THE DISCHARGE OR DEPOSIT OF ANY NON- EXEMPT AMOUNTS OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (TENORM) INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. c) Resolutions and Motions i) Revisions to the strategic plan. Approval of the suggested revisions to the strategic plan. ii) Motion to approve 2020 Purchase Amount with John Elway Chevrolet. Page 4 of 7 Teleconferenced City Council Regular February 1, 2021 Approval to increase the 2020 purchase order with John Elway Chevrolet from $76,926.00 to $105,845.49. Moved by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Seconded by Council Member Cheryl Wink Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(a)(i), 9(b)(i), and 9(c)(i-ii). For Against Abstained Joe Anderson X Dave Cuesta X Rita Russell X Othoniel Sierra (Moved By) X John Stone X Cheryl Wink (Seconded By) X Linda Olson X 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 10 Public Hearing Items No public hearing was scheduled before Council. 11 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading There were no additional Ordinances on First Reading [See Agenda Item 9(a)(i).] b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no additional Ordinances on Second Reading [See Agenda Item 9(b )(i) .] c) Resolutions and Motions i) Resolution to restore funding to a vacant 2021 Police Officer position. Member Russell left the meeting at 8:55 p.m. due to technical difficulties. Member Russell returned to the meeting at 8:56 p.m. The meeting recessed at 8:56 p.m. for a break. The meeting reconvened at 9:00 p.m. with all Council Members present. Page 5 of 7 Teleconferenced City Council Regular February 1, 2021 Moved by Council Member Cheryl Wink Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson RESOLUTION NO. 07, SERIES OF 2021 A RESOLUTION TO ADD AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE 2021 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. For Against Abstained Joe Anderson (Seconded By) X Dave Cuesta X Rita Russell X Othoniel Sierra X John Stone X Cheryl Wink (Moved By) X Linda Olson X 5 2 0 Motion CARRIED. ii) Approval to pay Envirotech invoices. Moved by Council Member Cheryl Wink Seconded by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Motion approving an increase to the payment of Envirotech invoices above the approved 2020 purchase order amount of $99, 000. For Against Abstained Joe Anderson x Dave Cuesta x Rita Russell x othonie.1 Sierra (Seconded By) x John Stone x Cheryl Wink (Moved By) x Linda Olson x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 12 Covidu19 Update 13 General Discussion a) Mayor's Choice Page 6 of 7 i) Update for in-person and hybrid meetings. b) Council Members' Choice 14 City Manager's Report a) Review of possible Covid-19 relief project. 15 City Attorney's Report 16 Adjournment Teleconferenced City Council Regular February 1, 2021 Roll call was taken to adjourn the meeting -Seven Ayes. The meeting adjourned at 9:54 p.m. Page 7 of 7