HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Ordinance No. 066OROTNANCE NO . _ftl!
SERIE S OF 2011
CONTRACT NO, &' .J -), DI I
BY AUT HORI TY
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AN ORDINANCE AlJTHORIZlNG A --coOPERAT IVE AGKEE~1E'-!T " l)ETWl.'F TIii ,
CITY OF ENGLE WOO D AND ARAPAHOE SC HOOL DISTRICT NO. I. AIW'Al I L
COUNTY REL ATING TO TI CE "FLAT 14ER S [1'1 TIAT IV f'" l'I OJEC:1
WHEREAS. Flat 14er s is a rn ovt:mem -ba sed in ili nt ivc 1h;11 ch:1ll c11 gc" indiv1d trn h, t J vi i 1unlly
climb Co lorado 's l 4c rs by uti lizin g reso urces an d open spaces 111 the it y of Englcw od . and
WHEREA S, by w.t lking , nmning, playin g, and e11g:ig 1nl' 111 -.po rts and r 1hc1 ac 11 v11 1cs,
parti cip:mts will nccumu lat e s1eps th at will then be u~cd 10 trad. h,,w 111:111 ) C 'olor:uln Finl I '1c11-
1hey have c hmb cd; and
WHEREAS , by designat ing Engle wood Parks , pa th s, walkrng trai ls, and Eng lew ood Schoc,I
space s, parti ci pant s wal:.:ing a de s ign ated sp.i cc n cc rt :11n numb er of 11 111c'i the y wil l g:llhc r crw ugh
steps to cl imb the de signated Co lo rad o \-',•er: "Incl
WHEREA S, chil dren , parent s, reside nt s and non -r cside :11 s al,k c arc enco uraged 10 pmic ipate m
the "Fl at l 4ers" program i.n ord er to in crease tile phys ica l ac tiv 1l y u r 111c 1:1.111 1.: \.'.u1 111nunil y a1al
ut1li 1.a 1io 11 of th e Ci 1y o f Eng iew nd 's Open Spaces; :incl
W1-U:REAS , the pa ss age of this Ordmancc will au thorize the "Con pcrn11 ve Ag rce mcm" between
the Ci ty. and the Engle woo d Schoo l Di:;tri ct in sup port of dc \•c lo pin g Fbt 14c:s ro utes \\'llh111 the
C ity,
NOW, Tl (EREFOR.E , BE IT OR.DA l1'TD DY TIIE CITY COUN CIi. or ri II'. CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD . CO LORAD . AS FOLL OWS
Sec tt on I. ·n,e C tt y Co unci l o f tbe City o f En glewood, Co lo1 ad o, hetcby a·Jthnrizcs anti
:i pproves Attachment 1, :i. '·Coope ra11vc Agrcrm,.111 '' for 1h r rl rvc-1 pmrn t nf 1he Flm I 4cr..,
Program bcrwce n the C ity, and th e Ara pa hoe Schoo l Distri ct No . I
Sect ion 1. Th e Mayo r and th e C11 y Clerk n1 c nu 1h orizc d t0 s1r11 :md uuc:.t !t:HC I 1'CClo pcrmi vc
A~<r ecmcn t'' fo r and on beha lf o f th e Cit y of Englew ood, olo111d11
Introdu ced , read in full, and pa ss ed on li rs t rcJ<li ng 011 11ic 5th lkty uf Dccc 111Uc 11 20 11
Pub lished by Tille as a Bill for a11 Ord1 n:incc 1111hc ·11 y's ,,lfiual ncw!:p~pcr on Ilic 9th day of
Decemb er, 20 11.
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1'ub l1.i hcd :1s a 1\1 :I 1·or :m 1)1d1n~HK't 1..11 1 the City·~ urficiul wd.>s it1;; lx:gmn i ng on lh<.' 7t h d;1y of
l)cccinbc1. 20 11 for th 111 y (.10) clays
Rcacl \Jy t1tl c un d p:-isst<I 0 11 final reading on lhc I Clt h day of December, 20 1 I.
Publi:;:1cd by 1it \e in the C it y's ufri cial new spa per as Or<l1 11ance No .~ ~cri es ot 201 I , 011
the 23rd d.ly of December, 2011
PL1blt shcd b y ti1l c on t h,: Cit y's o ffi ci al ,veb:-.1k hcg inni 11g on 1i1 c 21:.1 tl :1y u f'
l)cccmhc r. 20 11 fo rtlmtv 00 ) day,.
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I, L..o ucnsh1:1 f\. Elli s. Ci ty Clc1 ..., of th e Ci1 y 0r ~11g lcwood, Colorado, hereby ccmfy th at thl;
al wvc c1 11d fo rego tn i; is a true cvpy o f the O rclin am:c i):\Ss~d un lin al rcad111g and published hy
1:1l c a!-. Or<l ma ncc Nci~~-Scru.•o; of 201 1.
Coopera tive Agre,•ment
P"rtnership between Arapahoe Sc hoo l Di stric l 1 and th e City of Englewood
This Cooperati ve Agreement (' CA") describes and confirms the expect at ions and
resp onsibilities of The C ity of Englewood ("C ity") and A rapahoe School Dis t rict 1
("Distr ict') related to the "Flat 14 ers lnitiati·;e" ("Initia tive ") as described in this CA . T he
term of this CA wi ll be from the date of final signa ture(s) will be school years 20 11 -2015
fo r th e inv olved District and City sites (Exhibit/\), unl ess partia ll y or wh olly term inated
earlier pursuant to the co nd iti ons outlin ed in Sectio n Ill. Co lorado Statute C .R.S. §22·
32-1 18 allows for off-h our use of ~chool Di strict open -ai r playgrounds .
I. DE SC RIPT ION OF PROJEC T
"Fial 14 ers" is a m ovement-based initiative that chall enges ind iv idual:, to vi rtu ally cl imb
Co lorado Flat Hers by utilizing re sources and open spaces in thei r own ne ighborhood
By walking . running . playing. and engaging in sport s and ot he r activ ities, participa nt s
wi ll accumu late steps which wi ll then be us ed to track how many Colorado Flat 14ers
they have "climbed ." Des ignation of loca l pa rks. paths , wa lking tra ils , and school spaces
(in clu ding school perimeters. tracks , gyms, etc .) are a key co mponent of t his in itiative.
Activity tracking w il l be a ch ieved via a free , s~ecia l website that is being developed by
America o n th e Move , which will offer a c hild -fr iend ly logg ed-i n are a . It is not necessary
to ha ve access to the Int ernet to eng ag e in this program , howeve r. By s imply wa lking a
de sign ated space a certai n number of ti mes (e .g. six tim es arou nd Centen n ia l Park),
part icipants w ill understand that th ey have ga th ered enough steps to cli mb a certain
Co lora do 14e rs.
Several loca l an d nationa l organi zations have come together to develop, im pl ement,
and promote t he Flat 14 e rs concept inc lu ding CBS4 , The Child ren 's Hospita l, America
on th e Move, Colora do Park s and Recrea ti on A ss ociation , and Tri-County Healt h
Department. Utilizi ng funds from th e Communities Putting Preve nt,on to Work Initiat ive
grant (CPPVV), T ri-Co un ty Hea lth Department is imp len 1enl ing an d promoting Flat 14 ers
at fourteen schoo l districts an d their associa ted Pa rks ,:m d Recrea tion d epa rtments
wi thin th e Tr i-County area (Adams , Arapahoe . and Dougl~s Counties.)
An init ia l focu s of the program is 011 middle school studen ts , due to a 19 .6% in crease in
obesity of ch il dren aged 5 .·1 t from 1980 to 2008 1 . Parent s, staff, resident s and non-
residen ts alike are encouraged lo participate in th is program as well in order t o increas e
th e physica l activ ity of the en tire T ri-Cou nty popu lati on and 11ti lizati on of ou r open
spaces
The schools and park identified as vic1ble Fial t-1ers routes are lis t ed in [xhibit A.
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B. City Respon s ibilities :
1. Gain ap;:>rova l of this Ini tia ti ve and th e pamrne t c rs here111 by City
Co uncil/G ove rn ance Bo ard
2 D esigna te res pon sibl e pe rso n who wi ll
a. Parti cipate in meet ings will , a!Jpoint ed stude nt work grou p
b. Promote 11 se of the Ci ty an d Dist ri ct Fla t 11,ers ro utes and encou ra~e
usa ge o f all Englewood Flat 14 c rs ro utes .
3 . Id entify and n ame a l-lc1 t 14 ers ro ut e at a Ci ry pa,ll (i:1 14 ,000 fool ,n ou nta ,n
nam e :;uch a~ "Moun t Evans")
4 M eas ure th e d is t,111 ce of ti ,e iden tifi ed route and th e numb er of step:; rcq u,recl to
comp letP. th e route .
5 Part ic ipa te in "An nu al Summit " • ·
o. Ma111 ta in th e Fial 14 ers s ign s that c1 re locatt:d on the grounds of the designated
Flat 14 er; City pa rk . Th is me;ins that the Ci ty will make every eff ort to rem ove
gra ffiti from the sign s. When it is not possible to rem ov e graffiti , or if a sign is
b adly damage d and nega ti ve ly affects the appea rance or t:,e ,oute or ci ty
property, it wi ll be rem oved an d th e Ci ty is not obligati!rl to replace it.
C . Di s tri c t R es ponsibi l iti es:
1 . Gain approva l of th is Initiative a nd the para meters herein by r2sp2ct iv e S,.hool
Boa rd .
2. Des ignate a responsible person (the W ell ness Committee ch airpe rso n ) at the
D istr ict who will :
"· Fa cilit ate annual mee ting wit app oin ted st udent work group
3 . A ppoin t a Di strict-w ide stu dent work gro up tha t will :
a. Promote use of the City and Di st ric t Flat 14ers rout es and en co ur age
usag e of all Eng lewood Flat 14 er3 rout es
b. Mon ito r an d eval uate th e Flat 14 e rs In itiative within th e Dist rict.
c . Parti cipa te in "A nnua l Su mmit."
4 . Ident ify and name Flat 14 ers rout e s nroun d sc hoo l grou nds (a 14 ,000 fo ot
mountain name suc h as ''Moun t Ev ans ").
5. Meas ure the di cta nce of the iden tified ro t2 and th e numbe r of st eps re qu ired to
co mp lete th e ro ut:.
6 . Maintain the Fi al 14ers si gns tha t are loca ted on the grounds of th e d es ig nated
Flat 14 ers sc :iool ro utes . This mean s th at th e c>istr ic t will ma ke every effort to
remove graffiti from t he signs . When it ;~ not po ssib le to remove graffiti , or if a
sign is bad ly damaged and negative ly affects th e appearance of the rou te C'
schoo l property , it will !Je removed and 1he Dis tri ct is not obligated to replace it.
D. Mutual Responsibilities :
A wo rk group will meet at I ,1st annua lly to monitor the Flat 14ers Initiative and
this group wi ll hold confe re,,Lo:, ~a ll s or mee ting s, as app rop 1i a te, to review the
perfo rm ance of the Initiative .
2. The City and Dis tri ct v,,ill determ ine the number of sig ns re quired, along with the
appropriate lan gu age fr,r e:,c h 5ign, to b e posted along the crea ted City and
Di stri ct rou tes . T hes£ s,g~,, will measure the distan ce(s) t raveled .
3. The City and Dis tric t wi ll review and eva lu ate the Fla t 14 ers Ini tia tiv e p rior to th e
beginning of th e school year to revi ew successes and plans for expansion (o f th e
Flat 14ers Initiative).
4 . Subj e ct to th e term s and condi ti ons of this CA . th e City and Distric t staff agree s
to cooperate an d use re a;onable efforts to '-':->, .-,, ~ause to be done, all things
re asonably necessary or advisable to car : y , ,/ tr., o ,rpose s of this CA .
5. Ne ither th e City nor the District are requ ined to replace damaged or sto len Flat
14 ers sign s : each party may do so , however at th ei r own discretion .
6 . All signs must be installed by Ma rc h 1 2012 .
11 . lERMINATION
Thi s CA may be who lly or parfolly te rminat ed at any time during thi s Initiative with 48
hours of w ritt e n noti ce by ei th er party .
Ill. NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES
All notices to be given by the pa rt ies hereto sha ll be in writ ing and served by d e-positing
th e sarr'':! in th e United St ates Post Offi ce, pos tag e prepaid and registered , as fo ll ows :
TO TH E DIS TRICT : Assis tant Sup erint en dent or designee, Engl ewood Schools, 41 0 1
S. Bannock, En glewood , CO 8011 0.
TO THE Ci ty: Director of Park s and Rec rea ti o n, City of Eng lewood Pa rks and
Recreat ion , 1155 W. Oxford Ave., Englewoo d CO 80 110 .
IV MISCELLA NEOU S
1 . Ex ce pt as cxprc$sly provided to th e c:ont rary . a ll approvals, consents :a,d
dete rminat ions to be made by the City he reunder may IJe made in the sul and
absolute discreti on of the City, and a ll approvals , co sents a nd determi na lior'~ to
be m a d e by tl1 e D islrii;t hereunde1 may be made in th e sole and ab;olu le
discre ti o n of th e Dis tr ir.l
2 . Th is ir strument GU I ,tai ns the e nti re agree m e nt between the pa rt ies , ,th respect
l o mailers set fnrth he rei n and all prior w ritt e n or o ral negotiations, o .... 71,,s 1ons,
u11 ue1 sta nding s and agreements are merg ed herein .
3. The sec ion amt o th e r head in gs of th is CA a re for conve ni e n ce of re!e re nci• on ly
a 1t d shall be disregarded in th e in terpre alir-n of t his CA .
V. PARTY S IG ATURE S TO CA
! h,1 v ra,,1 rl all of the provisio ns o utli ned 1n lh1s CA , and aq ree l o co mply wi th e very
;:,revisio n listed here in .
C ity Date
Dist rict Date
•• Ann u al Su mmit · Ann ual mP.e ll n _ of a ll invo lved to come :o;iethe r to ac k now ledge
s u cc;esses a nd plan for fu ture.
Exh ibi t A -selec;ted sd 1ouls and ~~111
EX HI BIT A
The Dis tri c t schools that have lleeI 1 identifi ed as viab le Flat 14 ers routes are:
Bi sho ;i Ele men tary
Char les Hay World Sc hool
Ch errelyn Eleme nta ry
Clayton El e:n en tary
Engl ewood Middl~ Sc hoo l
Th e City of -nglewood Park tha t ha s bee n identified a s a viab le Flat 14ers ro ute is :
Cente nnial Pa rk Trail Lo op
COUNCI L COMMUNICATION
Date : Agenda 11cm : Subject :
D ece mber 5, 201 1 9 ii I Coop ra uve Agreeme nt wi th
En glewood Sc h ools, Flat 14 ers
Projec t
Initiat ed By: I St aff So urce: Je rr ell Black , Di r ector of Par ks an d
Parks and Rec rea tion Rec rea tio n, Joe Sack. Rec rea 1,o n Serv ices Manager
COUNC IL GOAL ANO PREVIOUS COUNCI L ACTION
Cou nci l Goal: A City tha t provides diverse cultura l, recrea tional and e ,tert ain m~nt opport unit ies .
• Ci ty Counci l Stu dy Sess ion, November 2 1, 20 11 • St;ifj provided in fo rm ation rega rding tl1 e
Fl,1t 14crs Proje ct. Council gave direction to move forward wit h rh;) conpr--ra ti ve agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff reco mmends tha t Cou nci l Jdop, a bill for an ordin an ce allthori zing a coopera,ive agree rn ent
be tween the City of Eng lewood an d Engl ewood Sc hool, in ,uµµu, I o f devel oping rt at 14er ,outes
wi th in the City .
BACK GR OU ND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNAT IVES IDENTIFIED
"Flat I 4e rs" is a movement -b ase d init iati ve tha t chall enges indiv iduals 10 vi 'IU all y climb Colorado's
l 4 ers by utili zing reso urces and op en sp aces in their own ne ighbo rh oo d. By walking, runnin g,
play in g and engagin g in sp ort s and oth er ac tivi ties, parti ci p ants w ill acc umul ate st eps tha t w ill the n
be use d to tra ck how man y Colorado Hat I 4ers they have "cl imbed ." Des ignati on of local par 1,s,
pat hs, wa lk ing trail s, and sc hool sp;trP.S are a key com po nent of this ini ti ative. By simp ly wa lki.1g a
des ignated space a cert ain numbe r of tim es [e.g. six tim es aro und Ce ntennial Park Tr ail Loop );
participa nts will understand that th ey have ga th ered en u u!;h steps tu tlimb th e desig nated Colorado
14er. Chi ldren. pare nts. resi den ts and non-res id 1115 alik e arc enco ura ged to pa rt ic ipJte in this
prog ram in o rd er lo increase th e ph ys ica l ac tivity o f th e en l ire co mmu nit y and utiliz ati on o f th e
ciry's Oj.JC I 1 ~JJdLt.:~.
U tilizi ng funds fr om th e Com m u111ties Pu ttin g Preve nti o n to W o rk Initiati ve c rant [Ci'PW), Tri -
Count y I leahh Dera rt111e n1 1s imple me ntin g and promoting Flat 14ers at fo urteen sc hool d is 1ricl~
an d th ei r asso la ted Parks and Re cr eation Depa rt men ts wi th in th e l •i -Cmm ty area (Adams ,
A rap ahoe, and D ou glas Co unt ies).
Selected Flat I 4ct Ro utes
Cit y nf Eng lewood
Cen ten nial Park Trail Loop
En~l ewood Sch oo ls
Bis hop Elemen tary
Charles Ha y Worl d School
C herr elyn Elemer,tary
C layton Elementary
Englewood Middle Sc h eel
FINA N C IAL IMPACT:
F11 11 d ini fnr lhis rmii~c l h.1s bee n acqu ired thro u gh a CPPW grant receive d by Eng lewood Sc hools.
Th ere c1rc no requir ed 11y f,.,nds fo r this pr ojec t.
UST OF ATTAC HM ENTS:
rrop o::,cd Bill (o r an O rdinan ce
Coopc 1at1 ve Ag 1ee1ne nt