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City Council Special Meeting
Monday, September 26, 2022
1000 Englewood Parkway - 2nd Floor Council Chambers
6:00 PM
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Othoniel Sierra
Mayor Pro Tem Steven Ward
Council Member Joe Anderson
Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp
Council Member Rita Russell
Council Member Jim Woodward
COUNCIL ABSENT: Cheryl Wink
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Lewis
City Attorney Niles - attended virtually
City Clerk Carlile
Assistant City Manager Dodd
Director of Finance Loh
Director of Utilities and South Platte Renew Van Ry
Deputy Director of Engineering and Asset Management Hoos, Public Works
Deputy Director-Operations and Maintenance Edelstein, Public Works
Interim Utilities Deputy Director - O&M Roach
Network Administrator Hunnicutt, Information Technology
Sergeant Lutz, Police Department
1 Call to Order
The Special meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor
Sierra at 6:00 p.m.
2 Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Sierra.
3 Roll Call
4 Englewood Downtown Development Authority 2023 Budget Presentation
a) Executive Director of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority Hilarie
Portell was present to discuss the Englewood Downtown Development
Authority 2023 Budget.
5 Public Rights of Way Discussion
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a) Assistant City Manager Tim Dodd and Deputy Director-Engineering and Asset
Management Tim Hoos were present to discuss Public Rights of Way.
6 Contracting for Emergency On-Call Water Line Repair Services
a) Director of Utilities and South Platte Renew Pieter Van Ry, and Englewood
Utilities and South Platte Renew and Interim Utilities Deputy Director - O&M
Josh Roach were present to provide information for On-Call Water Line Repair
Services Contracts.
7 Break
The meeting recessed at 7:40 p.m. for a break.
The meeting reconvened at 7:50 p.m. with all six Council Members present.
8 August 2022 Monthly Financial Report
a) Director of Finance Jackie Loh was present to review the August Monthly
Financial Report
9 Budget Workshop to Finalize the Budget
a) Finance Director Jackie Loh was present to discuss the proposed 2023
Budget.
10 City Charter Review Project
a) Kathryn Sellers, outside legal consultant from Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson and
Carberry was present to review a section of the City Charter to determine if
Council wishes to propose revisions for voter consideration.
11 Break
The meeting recessed at 9:19 p.m. for a break.
The meeting reconvened at 9:25 p.m. with all six Council Members present.
12 Mayor’s Choice
a) Executive Session for personnel matters under C.R.S. Section 24-6-
402(4)(f)(1) specific to amendments to the City Attorney's contract, with outside
counsel Kathryn Sellers.
Moved by Council Member Othoniel Sierra
Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp
Motion to table Agenda Item 12(b) to a date uncertain so that the City Attorney
may be in attendance.
Mayor Sierra withdrew his motion to table.
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Discussion ensued.
Moved by Council Member Steven Ward
Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp
Motion to suspend Council policy regarding electronic participation in an
Executive Session so that City Attorney Niles may participate in the Executive
Session by telephone regarding eminent domain (Agenda Item 12 (b).)
For Against Abstained
Othoniel Sierra x
Steven Ward (Moved By) x
Joe Anderson x
Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded
By)
x
Rita Russell x
Jim Woodward x
4 2 0
Motion CARRIED.
Moved by Council Member Othoniel Sierra
Seconded by Council Member Steven Ward
MOTION TO MOVE INTO TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS:
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS UNDER
C.R.S. SECTION 24-6-402(4)(F)(1) SPECIFIC TO AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S CONTRACT, WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL KATHRYN
SELLERS.
and
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE ADVISABILITY OF THE
ACQUISITION OF A REAL PROPERTY INTEREST PURSUANT TO
EMINENT DOMAIN UNDER C.R.S. SECTION 24-6-402(4)(A).
For Against Abstained
Othoniel Sierra (Moved By) x
Steven Ward (Seconded By) x
Joe Anderson x
Chelsea Nunnenkamp x
Rita Russell x
Jim Woodward x
6 0 0
Motion CARRIED.
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The meeting recessed at 9:38 p.m. to go into Executive Session.
The meeting reconvened at 10:34 p.m. with all six Council Members present.
Mayor Sierra recited the following statement: For the record, if any person who
participated in the executive session believes that any substantial discussion of
any matters not included in the motion to go into the executive session
occurred during the executive session, or that any improper action occurred
during the executive session in violation of the Open Meetings Law, I would
ask that you state your concerns for the record.
None stated
Moved by Council Member Othoniel Sierra
Seconded by Council Member Steven Ward
TO CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
For Against Abstained
Othoniel Sierra (Moved By) x
Steven Ward (Seconded By) x
Joe Anderson x
Chelsea Nunnenkamp x
Rita Russell x
Jim Woodward x
6 0 0
Motion CARRIED.
b) Executive Session to discuss the advisability of the acquisition of a real
property interest pursuant to eminent domain under C.R.S. Section 24-6-
402(4)(a).
13 Reports from Board and Commission Council Liaisons
14 Council Member’s Choice
15 City Manager’s Choice
16 Adjournment
Mayor Sierra adjourned the meeting at 10:39 p.m.
City Clerk
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