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Home My WebLink About2011-11-07 (Regular) Meeting MinutesENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD , ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular Session November 7, 2011 A permanenl set o! these mi. and the aud io are maintain ed in the City Clerk's Offi ce . Minutes and strea,ning audios are also available on the web at: http://www.englewoodgov.org/lndex aspx?paqe=999 1. Call to Ortler The regular meeting ot the Englewood City Council was call ed to order by Mayor Woodward at 7:30 p.m. 2. Invocation The invocation was given by Council Member Mccaslin . 3. Pledge of Atleglanco The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Mccaslin. 4. Roll Cati Present: Absent: A quorum was presen t Council Members Je ffer!;cn, Olson , Penn . Gillit. Mccaslin , Wi lson . Woodward None Also present: City Manager Sears C,ty Attorney Brotzman Deputy City Manager Flaherty Deputy City Clerk Bush C ,ty Cle rk Ellis Municipal Court Judge /\tencio D,rector Ealon , Human Resources Director Fonda, Utilities Director Gryglewicz, Finance and Administrative Services Director Hargrove, Library Director Kahm, Pub lic Works Director Konishi. In form ation Tech nology Director White, Community Development faeculive Assis:ant Ca rlton-Sm,th, City Manager Communir.ations Coordinalor Hoffhines, City Manager Department Assistant Von Colditz, Cily Manager Police Ch,ef Collins Fir e Chief Pattarozzi Recreation Se"'ices Manager -Operations Sack , Parks and Recre ation Manager of 0pen Space Lee, Parks and Recreation Police Commander Englert Police Se ·geant Conics Englewoo d Clly Council November 7, 2011 Page 2 5 . Consideration of Minutes of Prev ious Session (a) COUNCIL MEMBER GILLIT MOVED, ANO COUNCIL MEM BER OLSON SECONDED , T O APPROVE TfiE MINUTES OF TfiE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2011 , Vote rc~ults: Motion carried . Ayes : Coundl Members Penn , Mccaslin, W ilson, Woodward, Jefferso n, Olson, G1111 1 Nays : Nor.e {b) City Counc il !~ecogn ition and Swea ring 1n. (1) The M,,yar as ked the De outy City Cleek 10 announce lhe status of the electio n De puty City C !er\r. Bush said, based J 11 !he unoffic ial elec tio n resu lts p,o..,ide d by Ara pah oe, County , the newly ree lected Cou "•c 1I Members a re · Cou ncil Membe r Ois :ric.t 1 -Jo e-Jefferson. r.nuncll MP.mh cr o ,stricl 3 -Randy Pen n , Couo cll Members At -larg e -Bob Mccaslin and .1111 Wil<nn (ii) Cil y Cou ncil made ;\ det ermirrn lion nf th e electio n and (l t1al1 f1r.attnns nf its membe rs hip COUNCIL MEMBER GILLIT MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED, TO ACCEPT TfiE ELECTION RE SUL TS AS PRESENTED BY DEPUTY CITY CLERK BUSH . V ot P. resu lt s · Mallon ea rn ed . Ayes · Council Membars Penn , Mccasli n . Wilso n, Woodward, Je~erson, Olson, Gillil Nafs · None (iii) The newly-reelec ted City Council Mer.,bers were swo;n in by the Honorable Judge Vi nce nt Atencio After th ey vn re sworn in, all memb ers sign ed lh ei r oath of offi ce. (iv) Memhers nf C:i ty Co11nr.il were seat9d (in temporary spaces) and Mayor Woodward asked lhe Deputy City r.tP.rk to r.a ll the roll of Ci ty Counci l Memhe rs Present Ah se nt: Counci, Members .Jeffer son, Olson , Pe nn , Gilli l , Mccaslin . W ilso n. Woodw.ird Non P. May or W oo dward declar ed th at .:J q1iorum was present. (v) Maynr Wondwarcf called for nominations for Mayor Th ere werP. two nomin atio ns made . MAYOR WOODWARD MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBF.R McCASLIN SECONDED , TO NOMINATE COUNCIi. MEMB::'R PENN FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. Vote rest.Its : M otion earned. Ayes : Council Members Penn , McC as l1n, W ilson, Wood ward. Olson , Gil !it 14ays : Counci l Memb~r Jefferson EnglPwood City Council November 7, 2011 Page 3 COUNCIL MEMBER GILLIT MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON SECONDED , TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. Vote results : Ayes Nays Motio n defeated . Co uncil !!ember Jefferso n Cou ncil :,~mbers Penn , Mccasli n, W ilso n, Wonr1 ward , Olson , Gillit (VI) Mayor Penn assumed the Chair and called for nomina tions fo r Mayor Pro Tern. There we re two nom inations made . COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON SECONDED , TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER GILLIT FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . Volo results : Ayes: Council Member Gillit Nays: Council Members Woodwa rd , Mccaslin, Wilson , Penn , Jefferson, Olson Motion defeated COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED, TO NOMINATE COUNC IL MEMBER WOODWARD FOR THE OFF ICE: OF MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. Vole results: Melian carried . guests pre sent Ayes· Council Members Woodward , Mccaslin, Wilson , Penn , Jefferson , Olson Nay ;: Council Member Gilli! (vii) Permanent sealing assignments were se le cted by sen iority . (viii) The newly-reelected Members of City Cou ncil recognized their families and/or (ix) Brie f Rec~pt1 on Council recesse d at 8:05 p m . for a brief reception The meeling reconvened at 8 .30 p.m . with all City Council members presen t 6 . Recogn ition of Scheduled Public Comment (a) Colleen Mello, Executive Director of the Englewood Cham ber of Commerce , add1essec City Council regard ing the Chamber's Holida y Parade and their req uest lo have the City waive fees associ..i ted with this event. She reque5tcd wo tv ing the followi r19 fee!.. the cost of poltce cove rage, lempora,y usage permit fe e, street occupancy fee , and the usage IPe for the Cherre ly n Trolley . T his would to t~I approximately S 1,643 .00. (b) Roger Hutchings, an Englewood resident, addrnssed the City Coun ~;; reg arding speeding on Englewood 's str eets, es pecially on the streets around the hospllals . Another problern he sees includ es illegal turn s off of Floyd onto Bro adway . Mr Hutchings is co ncerne d for the seniors, thP chil d ren . and the physically cha lle nged aroun d lh es e areas . Englewood City Council November 7, 2011 Page 4 Recognition of Unscheduled Public Comment (a) Le ster Myers , an Englewood resident, congratulated lhe Council members who were reelected. He pointed out that on a lot ol lhe si dewalks, you can 't walk down them because of trash and ove,grown trees . He said it's dangerous for children walking down the sidewalks . Mayor Penn advised Mr. Myers that th e Transportation Board will be discuss ing ltds and encouraged hm1 lo attend the next meeting. (b) Ryan Laird , an Englewood res ident, w~~ls the City lo slop perpetuating m1smlormatIon (on water rates) and 10 acI quicker than 4 months to correct th is misinl~rmalion . He read the e•maII l hal he sent out befora le 1ighl's Council m ee ting regarding t.,e perceived secret vole for the Mayor position and the selection of this position prior to the meeting . He belie\'eS that the future business of the City should be handled in pub lic and not hi:Jden from the public. Cuunc1 I Member Woodward informed Mr. La 1,d that he had pre•,iously staled that he was not go •ng tc be Mayo r and that 4 years ago, h~ stated that he only wanteo l o be Mayor fer, • two yea r terms He re iterated this 2 years ago when selected lo continue as Mayor Mr. Woodward docs not be li eve talking aoout poss ibi lities or seeking one-on-o ne suppo rt is in violation of the Sunsh ine laws . Mayor Penn said r,e contacted all Council members h d1vidually asking th em for their su pp ort and that tha t was not illega l nor In 'liolalion or the Open Mee.ting laws. (c) Anna Marie Kratzer, an Englewood r~sident, acknowledged everyone who ran in 1,e eleciion and thanked people for voting . (d) Miquel Drake, an Englewood res ident , said he appreciated all th e work Council puts in to runnin g our City and offered his congratula tion s lo th e reelected Council members . He said he could vou:h ll 1at Clarksor, Is a speeding zone. COUN<AL MEMBER GILLIT MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBfR JEFFERSON SECONDED, TO WAIVE THE REQUESTED CITY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHAMBER'S HOLIO.._Y PARADE. Voto results: Motion carried . Ayes . Council Members Jefferson, Mccaslin, Wilson, Penn, Woodward , Olson , Giliil Nays· No ne Seve ral Courcil memb ers commented on the t ,pie s at the va rious soeak .:rs B Communications, Proclamations and Appointments (a) A leller from Stephanie Cogeos ir,Jical ing her resignation from the Englewoo d Public Library Board was received . COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON MOVED, ANO COUNCIL ME :~BER Mc CASLIN SECONDED, TO ACCEPT TH E ~ESIGNATION OF STEPHANIE COGEOS FROM THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD, Vote ,csufts : Mot on ca rrie d Ayes · Council Members Jefferson, Mccaslin . Wilson, Penn , Woodward, Olson , Gillil Nays · None Englewood City Council November 7, 2011 Pages 9. Consent Agenda (a) Approval of Ord inances on First Read ing There were no items submitted for approval on first reading . (b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no additional items submitted for approval on secor.d reading. (See Agenda Item 11 .) (c) Resolutions and Motions There were no resolutions or motions subm itted for approval. 10. Public Hearing Items No public hearing was scheduled before Council 11 Ordinances, Resolutions, and Motions (a) Approval of Ord inances on First Reading There were no items submitted for app roval on first reading . (b) Approval of Ordinances on Seccnd Read ing (i) Council Bill No . 72, authorizing the sa le of six Project Re~u ild r,-operties fundea through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant was considered . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, ANO COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGl:NDA ITEM 11 (b) (i) • ORDINANCE NO. 65, SERIES OF 2011. ORDINANCE NO . 65, SERIES OF 2011 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 72 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE :3ALE ON THE OPEN MARKET OF SIX PROPERTIES WHICH WERE PURCHASED AND REHABILITATED WITH FUNDS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM GRANT AIJD FUND 4~. Vote ·c·1ults : Motion carri ed . Ayes : Council Memb~rs Jefferson, Mccaslin, Wilson, Penn , Woodward, Olson, Gilli! Nays: None (c) Resolutions and Motions There were no resolutions or motions submI1ted for approval . 12 . General Discussion (00Clerk's Note: Mayor Penn switched Agenda Items 12 (a) and 12 (b) so that Council Members' Choice was dis cuss ed plier to the Mayor's Choice :·) F.nglcwood City Council Novnmber 7, 2011 Pag• 6 la ) Mayor's Choice (b 1 Council Members' Choice COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED, TO ALLOW COIJNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD TO UTILIZE THE BALANCE OF HIS DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR HIS TRIP TO THE NLC CONFERENCE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA , Vote resu Its: Motion carr ied, Ayes : Council Members Jefferson, McC.:as .,n , V1'Il so n, Penn, Woo:Jward, Ols on, Gillit Nays : None 13 City Manager's Report (a) City Manager Sears inlormed the Council that the City oll Ice s will be closed on Thursday November 10, 2011 (the la st 2011 furlough day) and on F riday, No ve mber 11, 201 1 (Vete ran·s Day holiday). 14 . City Attorney's Report (a) City Attorney Brotzman sa id the pending topic~ al Ballot Initiatives 2C and 2U will require the need lo set a future Study Session for this . He said these are very complex , much more co mplex than staff originally anticipated, and we will have to repeal a number ot sections Some of lnese will get to a policy issue as we are deleting items so that will require a discussion. (b) Mr. Brotzman staled that ii is his understanding that Code Enforcement is not issuing tickets at this time regard,ng l he RV's . Regard ing Boards and Com m issions, ii is their understanding that you w ,11 finish up your term and then we look 10 see how many terms you have served and if you can ser,e more 01' not. 15. Adjournment MA\'OR PENN MOVED TO ADJOURN The meeting ad journed at 9 :29 p.m. _/J;~b Deputy City Cir ·,