HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Ordinance No. 020BY A LJrHORITY
ORDCNANCE '.'10. t-0
SERIES OF 2012
COUNC fL BlLL NO. I?
INTROD UCE D BY COUNCfl
MEMBER WOODWARD
AN ORD INANCE AME:s!DNG AND CLAR IFYTNG THE LANG UAGE REGARDING TITL E
12-1D -1 OF TH E ENG LEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, PERTAINING TO CHARGES FOR
TURNl\JG WATER ON AND OFF .
\VHEREAS. this Section was amended by !he passage of Ordin ance NCl . 9, Series o f 198C. to
provide a charge fo r services ,,.,hen wa ter is tur.1ed on or off at the req uest of the cus tome r; and
WH ERE AS. Ord inall'ce No. I 0. Series of 1996 ame nded thi s Scct1o n of the Eng lewood
Munu..:ipal Code rd a:ing to th ~ actua l :oi-ts c harged : and
WH ~REA S, one word was wf':tten in correct ly but was not ame nd ed with the pa ssage oi"
Ordin ance No . 10, Serie s o f 1996: and
\VH EREAS, th e Cit y wishes to clarify 1he acrn.i.! wo,ding an d in tent ofi hc o riginal Ordinance
which int.ludes the cos ts of excava ti on :md stree t cut penruts when th e Cny is n.:4 uin::d to access
a water main unde r this Sec ti on of the Engl ewood Municipa l Code: and
\\Tl-fEREAS, th e Eng lewood Vlater nnd Sewer Boa rd recommended approva l of th.i s
Ordinance m th ei r January I 0. ~O l 2 meeting:
NOW , THEREFORE . 13E IT ORDA INED BY THE CITY COUNCLL OF THE CITY OF
EKGLEWOOD, CO LOR.A.DO.THAT:
Sec tion ! . The Cit y Council of the Ci ty of Englewood. Co lorad o hereby auth ori zes amending
Tit le 12. Chapter ID , Section 5. o f the Eng lewoo d Municipal Co de 2000 . ,o read as follo\\S:
12 -1 D-5 : -Charges for Turning Water On and Off.
Th e C-ity is n11 1h:1r i7Crl 1n c l.a rge fi ftccn do lbrs ($ I 5 00) f('1r serv ices ren dered when a cus tomer
service represcnt,.11i vc vis it s a premi ses to tum off the wa:cr fo r non•paymcnt. The Cit y is
au 1horized to cha rg e fi ve do ll ars ($5 .00 ) fo r services rendered when a c u.;romcr scrvi1;1:
rcp rcscntntivc visi ts a pr emi ses to de liver a 1ur.1+0ff no ti ce. If water whic h ha s been tu:-ned o ff at
the cur b box by th e Cit y is un lawfull y turned on agai n or is caused to be turned on by the user, or
if the \\alcn.,·:iy con1rn ll ing 1he service is nOl rend ily accc:.s iblc , th e servi ce m11y be cu: off at the
mmn by the Ci ty nnd. befo re the wate r sha ll be turn ed on again. the user desiring :he same o n
sa id premist:s sha ll pay th e cost and expense o f tu rning said se rvice off :rnd on. ::ind said ccs t
sh:;11 ~uhwe also jpr)11de exr.11 wn ion ;met q reet cu t pem1i 1s
9 bi
S:cuon 2. ~1 C lau se~. rl1 c C11 y Co un cil ht::rcb y find s, detcm:1111 cs, and decla re.~ 1hm this
O rd inance is prom ulga ted under the general police powe r of th e C ity o :· En glt!woo d, that ii 1s
pro1 11 ulga1ed fo r 1hc hea lth , safely, an d we lfare o f 1h c pu bli c, :md 1h :11 1h is Ord inan ce i; necessa ry
for 1he. presc r\'a ti o11 of heai lh and snfe ly 2nd fo r th e protec1iun o f pub lic cnnv cni t>nce and
we lfa re . The·: C:i1y \()w 1c i\ fur the:· rt c1cm1in cs tha t the Onli nnnCl' ht·n1 s .\ r:11ir1n;tl rcl:u 1nr 10 l hc
n:·opef lcgisl.itivl! ehj <:<.:I sought w be.' cbtuincd .
Scc :irn1 3. Scvc rn hil ity . If any cl ause , sc11 1cnl;..:. 1x1ragrn ph. or pnrt of this Ordirnm cc or tl i..:
.1 p p l c;i ti c,111 ln·11.·of 10 flny p..:1sv11 u1 ...:ircu1 11 sta :1cts ~ha ll r,,r .i11 y 11.:11:--01 1 l,1,; ndj 11llg1.al lt y n 1..11rn 1 of'
crn n p...:tc nt JL11 1schction inva li d, $Uchjudgm c.:nt sh.i ll not :i ffcc 11 i:npair or invaltdatc 1h~ rc m:llndcr
o f ll 1i s Ordina m:e or 11 ap plic.:iJ UOI, tr, Ol h~r perso ns or c1rcums umccs .
Sl!ction 4. ln :clll sis tent Orclma nccs. All oth er Ordinances o r ponio~F: then:ofirn.:u nsi-:tenl or
cc infl ict in g wi th !his Ordinance o r any po rti <m hcri.:o f :ire hcrd1 y repea led to !he cxt i.:11 1 ci f suc.:h
i11,;o :u;ts tcnc y nr co 110i ct.
Secti on 5. Effei.:I o f rept::11 or nl('ld ification. Th e repc:al or moc :ili c;-i ti llll of :my pro vision of
1hc Cudt:: o f th~ Ci ty o f Eng lcwmi<l by thi s Ordi nance :d1:1 II 110 1 rcl~:\i:e::. t:;,,,li ngu11;h, :ilt cr, 1n o<l ify.
o r c h1111 gc in whol e or iu pnrt nny pcnn hy, forfeitu re, 1w li;i:1i l11y, e ither c ivi l cw c rimmal , wlt ic h
:-.h<.il l h:ivc been in c111 !c d u11 di::1 s uch p1 ov1s io11, an d cacl1 p1ovi s in1 1 skil l Uc 11ca 1c::J and hel d a ~
stil l rema iir11g in fo rce 1(,r th e pu:-pc,sc~ of susta ini ng any m d n!I pr per net ions. srnt s.
proci;cclings, and prosecu11o ns lo 1 tl:c ~11for ccmcn 1 oft h~ pe 1ml1y. fo rfeiture, or li:ihtlit y. ns well
as l01 th e purpose ot :;ustai nm g nny Jud gment. dec rt;e, or orclc r wh1c :l can or ma y be rend ered.
cntert,;d. or :11:1dc in suc h at.:l i<ms, su.ts , proc eed in gs, l.,r prosi:cuti ons
Section 6. Pcn~ll y. The Pcnrd ty P1ov ision of Secti o n I -4-) EMC :,hall apply tu cm:h ;md
c1ve 1y violati on of 1h is Orci in .i ncc .
lntraduccd, n.:nd in fo ll . and pa ssed on firs 1 rending on th e 16t h ct ny o f Apr il. :w: 2.
Pub li sht.:d hy Titk a s a Bil l fo r a:, On1i11:1ncc in the Cir y's o fficial newspap l!r cl!l th e 20 1h c.l:t y o f
Apri l. 2012.
Pu bli shed :lS n Bi ll fo r an Ord ina nce on the City's oni•.:ia l w~h:.it ~ hcgi nn ing on the 18th dn y of
.'.;JTil , 2:J I 2 for 01irt y (30) days .
Rc-;ui hy tifk nn<l p:i ss t:d on fina l rl'a1 \11 1g l)'l tlw 7t h day of ~b y, ?:01 2
Publi ::;hc<l by ti tle in the Cit y·~ ofli ci ul nc,,s pupe r us Ord inunct: No. '1..Qseric~ of 20 12, o n
the I llh day ofM;iy. 2 0 12.
Pub .ished b) 1:t lc o n the C11y·s offi c ia l wd,s1t c begin ni ng on the 9th da y of
May. 2D 12 for t:tirt y (30 1 days .
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A'ITEST ·
R~ I'. Penn, ~fayo,
l. Ke rry Ou ~h. Dtpul y Ci t>· C lerk cf the.· Ci ty of En glewood. Colorad o, hereby ccr11 fy 11·,at the
ahovc c.nd foregoing is a true co py of t he Ordin ance p;tssccl on final :-ea d.ng :md ru hhs he<l by
tit le HS Ord111an cc No. 2.0, Serie s of 2012
COUNCI L COMMUNI CAl,ON
Date Agenda It em Subj ect
Ap11 I 16, 20 12 1 1 a I O rdinance Ch,111 ges for 12-1 0 -5
pert aining to Ch arg es :o r t urnin g
Wa ler On and Off
INITIATED BY
Ut ii iti f'S Departm e n t
I STAFF SOURCE
Ste wart H. Fo nda . 0 irec10 1 oi Uti lit ies
COUN (i l. GOA L ANO PREVIO US CO UN CIi. ACTION
O rdin ance N o. 9, Se r ies o 1 1980 -provided i1 c h arge (o r se rvir (•S 1,,vhen ,va tcr is tuined on o r o ff .
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Th e \\litter .=rnd Sewer Boa rd, a t tnei r January H I. 20 12 mef"tinA, rec o mm en deci (.1 11n ril ap ru ov ,,1 of ,1n Orrl inil nr P
a mend mg Titl e l '.!--1 0·5, M uni cipa l (C'ri 0 2000 p ert ,1 inin g to r hmgc:s for tu rning v."a ter on and ~ff.
ACKG ROUND , .A.:,ALYS IS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDE NT IFIED
Th e purpose of O rdin~n ce '-!o. 9. Serie,;; 19 eO ,,va s to prov ide :or costs whe u th e Vlate r Department n i usi ex cava te
t he str eet to tu rn water oti and on in the eve nt th at th~ Ut iilti ~s Depa rt men t t urns wa ter otf fo r n on.payment and it
i s unlawfully tu rn ed on .1ga in, o r 1f th e wat er.vct y co nt rolling t1e serv ice li ne is no t rea dily accessib l e for tu rn o ff du e
t o non -pa yment.
Some time b etw een I YeO an d I ~9 1 !he lan guage ,n sec 11o n 11-1 IJ -5 was tran sposed due 10 a :ypogra ph ,c al e rr o r.
Th e or igin 2I Ordi na nce No. g, Series of 1980 reads " ... cos ts sha ll also i11dud e ex cavatio n a 11d stree l cul p erm it s." II
w as no ted th at sin ce 1991 th e passag e has rea d, '· .... cos ts sha ll exclude excava tio n ,1nd stree t cut p ermit s." The
Cit y Clerk 's oft,c _. h as cl e 1e r1 ,ii n ed th J t there is no record th a l Ordinance No. 9, Se ries o i 19JO has been amend e d
in Jllf wt1y to µru vide (u r thb c:h;inge .
Stai f and th e Englevvoo d \,Vat er 11 nd St'wer 6ud11.I w isl I tu Lurr~LI tllb t'rl or tu the Eng!t:'wuuc.l Mui 1i dpdl Cod~ 1 2·
·10-5 EM C p e rta in ing to "Charges fo r Turn in g Water O n an d Oii," to refle ct. ·· ... cos ts shall als o includ e ex cavati o n
and stree t Cllt pe rrn1 1s"
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None .
· 1sT Of ATTACHMENTS
\,'\later an d Sewe r Board Mil,dtes fr o m Janu!lrv 10, :!0 1 :!
Pro posed Bil l fo r an Ord inan ce
ENGLE WOOJ> WAT ER & SE W ER
BOA RD M EET! 'G
JA NUAR Y JU , 2012
Mee tin g began 5 :0 0 p.m.
!Jilli R oll Call.
Pr ese nt : C lyde Wiggin;, Chuc k Habe nicht . Tom Bums, Wayn e Oakley, Ke ll s W aggoner,
Randy Penn , Li nda Olson. Jim Wo od ward. Stewa n Fonda , Ca th y BUJTage .
Ab sen t : H i •day , Lay
I. M ll'i UT ES OF HI E l'i OVE MB E R 8, 20 11 M EE TI NG
The Board app roved th e min utes ol'the Nu "c111b ct S, 20 1 I meet in g.
D: Mo tion : Reco mm end approval or the No"embe r 8. 201 l Wa ter and Sewer Board minutes .
Moved : huck Hab e nic ht, Seco nd ed : Waggoner
Bo ard app ro ved unanimou sly .
l(cccsscs a t 5 :03 p.m.
2. DAVLD 11 1LL -WATER ATTORNEY . WATER LIT IGAT IO N JSSUES .
Lin da O lson e mc rcd at 5:08 p .m
Reconve ned at :5 :26 p.111 .
.~: RESUME REGULAR WATER llOA lln MEETING. 5:.lS P.M.
f Jjl J . G U EST: C HIO :; Slll'LTZ -C llM .
Chri s li u li z o f CDM di sc usse d tli c ,•i;ra-v iolet pro.1 ec t at th e /\lien Fi lt er Plant
~Ji]! ·1 0111 B1 c.:1~11 ~111, Ulil1u cs Eng111 c-:r, cli ~:c11 ssccl lh c rcs ullin g Layto n A ve nue c losure fo r ;.he
dura tio n o l'thc year-l ong pr J JCC l .
GUEST: .IOHN GA I.LAG IIIW -IU:D OM.: CONSU LT AN T S, fi EE
A ll.lllSTi\lF.NT .
.l u ll11 Gal big l1 c 1 o f' lh:d Oak Cn 11 s11ll il nt s a ppc111ctl befo re t 1\C [hi;ud lo nxp1 cst a fee ad ju~tmcnt
lor a rec ent fee s tudy .
Moli on: Wa ter Bo ard rcco mm i:n ds C it y v1 ,mauc r app roval uf an addili onal S32 .500 lo Reel Oak
Consu ltant s fUr cxt:·a wo rk o n a i:1t e ~tudy
Mov ed: Wa ggoner, Seco nd ed: l.11 1da O lson.
M 0i io 11 pa~scd un :mimo usly.
L~I S, GUEST: J ED DIXON -4435S. ELATI ST -HI G H WATF:R lllLL AT
RENTAL PROPERTY,
Mr led l)ixn n :i pp c:1r crl tn 2pp eal to the Board fo r an adj uslm cn t on a wa ter bi ll on il is re nt nl
pro perty al 4 435 S . Eia 1i St.
Stu o ffer ed to sec 1J's pn 11k lcr system 1s lea km g when ll 1rn ed on 111 sp1inf:. Will s~ncl so m eo ne
o ut fro m Utilit ies l)c pa rt mcnl to mor it o r for leak.
Staff ·s•as d irecter! to average pa st bi lls of th e sa me tim e period and o f la,;t bi ll s, whi ch wo ul d be
an adj ll stm cnl to 39 ,0 00 gallons, and a dj ust th e bill. Uti li ti es staff will chccl : th e spr ink lt:r
sy s tem in th e sprin •.
l~6. LI CE NSE AGREE ~I ENT FOR 900 W. Q UI NC Y AVE.
Th e Board rece ive d a reques t fo r a Lic en se Agreement fo r access to th e bac k o r th eir pro pe rt y at
900 W. Quincy Ave .
The Lice nse Ag reemc n: wi ll be co ndi ti onal up on th e Cit y ,\llom ey's condi tio ns, adJaccnl
resi dent's approva l and an approved an d signed Lice nse Agreement.
Board can gran t ap pro\'a l aft er co ndi tio:1s met.
l~l 1. OROINAN CE CHANG ES FOR 12-\d-5 -CHARG ES FOR T URNING
WATER ON ANO OFF.
Th e Board received a co py or a pro~ose d ordma nce corre cting verbage on Ordi nance Ame nding
Titl e 12-1 d-5 regard in g cha rges fo r turn in g wa ter on and off
Motion : Recom mend Co unc il approva l co rr ecti ng vergagc on Ordi nance Amending Ti tle 12-1 d-
. re gardi ng ch arge s.
Mov ed : Tom Burns , Sec ond ed : .l im Woodwa rd .
Moti on pa~sed un:111 im ous ly.
lfl11 s. IMP ACL' OF OF.NV F.R F.X<:IIAI\GF.S ANll STOR AG E 01\ CHATFIELD.
The Board rece ived a co py o f' a memo fr om th e Ci ty or l:ng lewood ro Enc Lau~, Scot Fi tzge rald
and Tim Corey o r the Co q,s or Engin eers rega rding th e imp act or Denver exc hanges ar id storage
on Cha tfi eld out0ows . Th is is an info rmational item .
TEI.EWORK S.
John Boc k app ea red 10 di sc uss the capab ili tie s or the pro posed Te\ew orks sys tem The
Tcl ewo rks co n:ract is for $ I 03,000 .
Mo•ion: The Wa ter and Sew er Boa rd rccorn111ends Cou ncil approva l of the Tc lework s co nt ract
i11 the a111oun t of S I 03 ,000 .
Move d : Lind2 Olso n, Se conded : Jim Wo od ward.
Mo io n r~c.sed 11 na nimn 11 sly
ML:...:tir 1g ~1dj rn11111.:d a l 6.40 p .11 1
Rcs 1H.:c t fol ly submi ll cd ,
1.a th y B11n a ~c
Rccord 11 ~g Scc 1ctar y