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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-07-19 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGULAR MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBERS Cit y of Englewo od, Co l o ra do July 19, 198 2 The City Co un cll of th e City of Englewood, Ar apa hoe Coun t y, Colo r ado , me t in regula r session on July 19 , 1982, at 7:30 p.m. May o r Otis , presiding, called th e mee ting t o order . Th e in vocat ion wa s give n by The Rev erend George I . We lch , Saint Geo r ge 's Epi ~copa l Churc h, 36 00 So uth ~l arkson St r e~t. Th e p ledge o f allegi a n ce was l ed by Boy Sc o u t Tr oo p s No. 115 and 154 . Mayo r Otis asked for r oll ca l l. Upon a call o f th e roll , the f o llowing we r e prese nt: Counc il Members Higday , Nea), Fi zpatrick , Weist , Silo , Bra dshaw , Otis . Ab sent: None . Mayor Otis decla r ed a qu o rum prese nt. Also present we r e : City Manage r Mccown Assistant City Ma n ager Vargas City Attorney DeWitt Director of Wastewa ter Treatm e nt Owen Di re cto r of Enginee rin g Services Diede De pu ty City Clerk Watki ns • • Co un ci l Me mb e r Bradshaw no ted an additio n to th e min ut es of J".v 28, 1982. On page 7, second line , add after "structures " - "on we st side of c ha nnel ". COUNCIL MEM BE R NE AL MOVED TO APPROVE SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 28 , 19 82 , AS AM ENDED . shaw seconded the motion . Upon a call of th e res ul ted as follows: THE MINUTE S OF TH E Co un cil Mem b e r Brad- r ol l , the vote Aye s: Cou nc il Memb e r s N~al , Fitzpatrick , Weist , Bila , Br adshaw , Otis. July E•, 19 82 Page 2 Nays : Abstain: None. Coun c il Memh e r Higd ay. The Ma yor declared the motion ca r ried, Counci l Memb er Bradshaw noted a co rrection to t h e mi nutes of July 6 , 198 2 . On page 8 , th e proper spelling of th e council member from Sheridan is "Cr ook ham 1'. COUNCIL MEMBER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINU TE S Of THE REGULAR MEETING Of J ULY 6 , 19 82 , AS AMENDED, Co uncil Membe r Brad s h a w seco nde d the mot i on. Up on a call of the r oll , the vote re s ul ted as foll o ws: Ayes: Nays: Coun c il Members Higday, Neal , Fitzpa trick , Weist , Bilo , Bradshaw , Ot is. None. Th e Mayo r declared th e motion ca r ried. * COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JU LY 1 2 , 1982 . Council Memb er Neal sec- onded th e mo tion . Up on a call of the r o ll , t h e vote re sulted as follow s : Ayes: Nays : Abstain: Council Me mbers Higd ay , Ne al , Fitzpatrick, We ist, Bradshaw , Otis. None. Council Member Bil e . The Mayo r decla r ed th e motion ca rri ed . * Ther e were no pre-s ch ed uled vi s itor s . There were no other visitors . I I July 19 , 1 982 Page 3 COUNC IL MEMBER FIT ZP ATRICK MOVED TO OPEN TH E PU BLIC HEAR- ING FOR CI TI ZENS INPUT RELATING TO GENERAL REVENUE SHARIN G FUNDS. Upon a call o[ the roll, t h e v ote r es ult ed as foll o ws: Ayes: Council Me mber s Hig dn y, Nea l, Fitzpatrick , We ist, Bi lo, Brads ha w, Otis. Nays: None. The Mayo r dec l ared th e mot i o n ca rri ed . City Manage r Mccown stated i t h a s t een the practice to p lace gen e r a l revenu e shar ing fund s in t he Public Improvement Fund . Last year the f und s were us ed in th e Gen er •l Fund and a like amount wa s t r a nsfe rr ed t o the Pu bl ic Improvem ent Fund. Mr. Mccown stat ed th e purpose of this hearing was to r ece i ve cit iz e n input fo r the us e of th e g ene r al r evenu e s h aring fu nds. May o r Otis asked for commen t s fr o m th e a udience . No one res po nded . COUNCIL MEM BER NEAL MOVE D TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARIN G. Counci l Me mbe r Bradshaw seco nd ed t he motion . Up o n a call of the r oll , t he vote r es ult ed as follows: Ayes: Council Members Higd ey , Ne al , Fitzpat ri ck , Weis t , Bila , Brarlsha ~, Otis. Nay s : None . The Ma yo r de c l are d th e mo ti o n ca rried . COUNCIL MEMBER NE AL MOVED TO OPE N THE PUBLIC CIT IZE NS I NPUT RELATING TO THE 1983 OPERATING BUDGET . ber Bradshaw seconde d the mo ti o n . Upo n e c al l o f the v ote r esu lte d as follo ws: HEA RIN G FOR Council Mem- r oll , the Ayes : Council Memb e r s Higday , Nea l, Fitzpat rick, We i st , Silo , Br ads haw, Otis . Nay s : None. The Ma yo r d e c la r e d t he mot ion ca rried . City Ma nage r McCown stated staff is putting together th e budg e t for 1983 which will be subm itted to Council in Septembe r. Mr. Mc Co wn stated this h ea ring is no t r equ ir ed but i s co nduc ted f o r July 1 9 , 1 982 Pag e 4 the pu rpose of r ece 1v1 ng input from citizens so their ideas can be co n side red during th e bud get pr e par a tion, Mayo r Otis asked for co mm e rit s from the audi e nc e . J a n Andress , Direct or of To wn of Lit tleton Ca r es-Mea l s on Wheels , appeared bef o r e Coun ci l . Ms . An dress stated h e r age ncy is a n on-f ede r al , non-sta t e s uppo rt ed program that help s senio r ci ti- ze ns i n En glewood an d Lit tleton by se rving the m on e hot mea l a day Monday t hro u gh Fr idays , Ms . An dress r eq ue sted Coun cil 's cons i - de r ation o f $2 ,500 i n t he 1 983 budget to finan cia lly as s ist h e r agency . I n r es pon se to q u estions f rom Cou nci l, Ms, An d r e ss stated the orogram se rv es mor e se nior ci ti zen s i n Englewood th an Litt l e - ton . She stated f or the fir st six months of 1 982 , s he has s e r ved 3 ,825 meals to approximately 50 se nior citizens in En glewood. Sh e further sta t ed the prog r am asks $2 .00 a day from r ecipients s i x o f wh '-c h can not affo r d to pa y a t all, Cou n cil Member Bradshaw asked Ms . An dress t o pr ov i de her requ es t in writi ng so Co uncil will have documen t at i on . Ther e we r e no othe r r equests . CO UNCIL MEMBER HIGD AY MOVED TO CLOSE THE PU BLI C HEAR IN G, Coun cil Membe r Bilo seco nded th e motion . Upo n a call of th e r oll , the vote r es u lted as follows: were: Ayes: Nays : Council Mem bers Higday , Neal , Fitzpatrick , Weist , Bil e , Br adshaw , Ot i s. None . The Mayor declared the mution car r ied . ''Co ~mu ni cations -No Action Recommended " on the age nda (a) Mi nu tes of the Urb an Renewal Authority mee ting of June 2 ' 1 982 . (b) Minut es of the Boa r d of Ad justme n t and App ea ls meeting of Jun e 9 ' 19 82 . (c) Minut es of th e Plann ing and Zoning Commission meetings of June 15 and 29 , 198 2 . I I July 19 , 1982 Pag e 5 (d) Minutes f the Ligu o r Lic e n se Auth o rity meeting of J un e 23 , 1982. CO UN CIL MEMBER FIT ZPATRIC K MOVE!• TO ACCEPT "COMMUNICA- TI ONR -NO ACTION RECOMM ENDED" AGEND A ITEM S S(A) -(D). Co un c il Me mb e r Brad s haw seco nde d t he mo ti on. Upon a call of the roll, the vote r es ulted as follow s : Ayes: Nays: Council Mem be r s Hi gday , Ne al , Fitzpatrick, Weis t , Bil o , Br ads h aw , Otis . No ne . The Mayo r declared the moti on c arr ied . COUNCIL MEM BER NEA L MOVED TO BR IN G FOR WARD AGENDA ITEM 8(A) CO NCERNING THE SEALCOAT PR OGRAM 198 2 . Co uncil Mem ber Brad - shaw seconde d th e mot ion . Upon a call of t h e roll , th e vote r esu l ted a s f ol low s: Ayes :· Nays: Co uncil Memb ers Hig day , Nea l, Fitzpatrick, We i st , Bi le, Brad s haw , Ot i s . None. The Ma yor de cl ar ed the motion carried . Di r ecto r Diede pr ese nted a Cou n cil Commu ni cation f r om th e City Ma nager concer nin g the aw a r d o f const ru ctio n contr act for the Sealcoat Pr og ram 1 982 . Mr. Die de stated three bids we re recei ved and the l owes t bid was fr om Gil -So n Pavi ng Compa n y in th e amount o f $8 5 ,022 .65. Mr . Di ede proposed comb i ni ng t h e funds l eft over f r om thi s bid awa rd a nd the monies left over f r om omi tt i ng Section B from Pav ing District No , 28 an d wo r k on addit i ona l blocks. Mr . Diede stated th e c ombi n ation o f mon i es would amount t o $95 ,801.58 and would a llow for approximately 15 mo r e blocks t o be overlay ed or chip sealed . CO UN CIL MEMBER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO AWAR D THE BID FOR THE SEALCOAT PROG RAM 1982 TO GIL-SON PAVING CO MPANY I N THE AMOUNT OF $85 ,022 .65 ; AND THAT THE REMAINING MONIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $95 ,801 .58 BE USED TO DO AS MANY ADDITIONAL STREETS AS THE CITY CAN DO I N OVER LAY OR CH IP SEAL . Council Member Neal seco nde d th e motion . Upon a call of t he r oll , the vote r esu lted as follows: Aye s : Co un c il Members Higday , Nea l , Fitzpatri ck , Weist , Bilo , Br adshaw , Otis . July 1 9 , 1982 Page 6 Nays: No ne . The Mayo r declared the motio n ca r ri ed . COUN CIL MEM BER NEAL MOVED TO BRI NG FORWARD AGENDA ITEM 8(8) CO NCERNIN G AW ARD FOR A CONT RACT REL OCA TING LIQUID OX YGEN STO RA GE TA NK. Council Memb e r Br ad sh aw seconded th e mo tio n. Upo n a c al l o f th e r o ll , the vo t e re sulted as follows : Ayes : Nays : Co uncil Me mbe r s Higday , Ne a l , F!tzpa t r ick , Weis t , Bi l e , Brad s haw , Ot i s . None. The Mayo r d ecla r ed th e mot ion carried . Dir Pcto r of Waste water Tre ~tm ent ei ll Owen came f o r war d and pr esented a Counci l Commu ni ca ti on f rom himse lf r eques ting ap- p r o val a nd awar d of a cont rac t f o r co ns tru ct ion work associated with r elocating liqui d o xy g en st o rag e t ank t o G. W. Sta r b u c k Co m- pan y . Dir ect or Owe n s t a te d two bids we re r ec eived , the l o west o n e from G . W, Sta rbu ck Com pany for an a mo u nt o f $24 ,367 .00 . COUNCIL MEM BER FITZPATRI CK MOVED TO AW ARD TH E CONTRA CT FOR CONSTRU CTI ON WORK ASSOCI ATE D WITH RELOC AT IN G LI QUID OXYGEN ST ORAGE TANK TO G. W. STARB UCK COM PANY IN TH E AMOUNT OF $24 ,367 .00 . Co un- cil Me mbe r Bilo se co nd ed the motion . Upo n a c a ll o f th e roll , th e v o t e r esu l ted as fo l l o ws : Ayes : Na y s : Co un c il Membe r s Higday , Neal , Fitzpatri c k , Weist , Bile , Bradshaw , Otis . Non e . The Mayo r decl are d the mo t ion carried . ORD! N.:,NCE NO. SERIES OF 198 2 __ _ BY AUTHORITY A BILL FOR CO UNCIL BILL NO. 31 IN TRODUCE D BY COUN CIL ME MBER BR ADS HAW July 19 , 19 8 2 Pag e 7 AN ORDI NANCE REPEALING AND REf.N ACTING PORTIONS OF TITL E XI OF THE ENGLE WOO D MUNICIPAL CODE Of '69 TO MORE PRECI SEL Y DEFINE ACT S PRO HI BITED IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSE ORDINANCE S . COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO PASS COUN CIL BIL L NO . 31 , SERIES OF 1982, ON FI RST READIN G. Council Me mber Fitzpa trick sec - o nd e d th e motion. Up on a call o f th e r ol l, the vot e resulted as fo llows: Ayes: Nays: Co uncil Me mb e rs Higd ~y , Ne a ], Fitzpatrick , We is t , Bila, Br adshaw , Otis . None . The Ma yor declared th e mo tion ca r r i ed . ORD INAN CE NO. SERIES OF 19 82 __ _ BY AUTH ORITY A BILL FO R COUNCIL BI LL NO . 32 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW AN ORD INANCE REPEALING SEC TI ONS 1 1-6-14 , UNLAWF UL TO POSSf SS BU RG LAR TOO LS , 11-6-22 , LOIT ERIN G PRO HIB I TED , 11 -6-23 , LOITER- ING NEAR SC HOO L PR OHIBI TED , 1 1-6-24 , UNLA WFUL CONGREGATION , 11-7 -16 , TAXICAB CRUISI NG, AND 11-8-11, ASSAULT OR INDECENT ACT S . CO UN CIL MEM BER BRA DSHAW MOVED TO PA SS COUNCI L BI LL NO . 3 2 , SERIES OF 1982 , ON FIRST RE AD IN G. Council Membe r Fitzpatr ic k s ec- o nded th e mot ion . Upon a cal l of the r oll, the vote r es ul ted as fol lows: Ayes: Nay s : Council Members Hig day , Neal , Fitzpatr i ck , We ist, Silo , Bradsh a w , Ot is. None . The Ma yo r decla re d the moti on car rie d . Council Membe r Neal expressed appreciation for Council Me mber Bradshaw 's and City Attorn ey Dewitt 's effo rt s i n going to t he wo r k requ i red in p r epa ring Council Bills No . 31 and 32 . July l9, 198 2 Pag e R City Attorn ey DeWit t stated Council Bill No. 37 was not the no rmal co urse of action to tak e in the mat ter of entering into a contract wi th Owen Engineering and Management Consultants . Mr . DeWitt stated the prope r action wo u ld be by moti o n. COUNCIL ME~BER BRADSHAW MOVED TO TA BLE TH E WHOLE I SS UE UNTIL THE FIRST ~EE TIN G IN AU GUST . Council Membe r Fitzpatrick sec- onded the motion. Up on a call of th e r oll , the vote re sulted as f o ll o ws : Ayes : Na ys : Coun ci l Me mb e r s Neal , Fitzpat ri ck , Weist, Bilo , Br ads haw , Cou nci l Mem ber s Higd ay , Otis . Th e May or d ec l J r ed th e moti o n ca rried, City Att o r ney De ~it t stated h e wo u l d bring the mat t e r bac k in 1n0 Lion fo rm. Ci ty Attorn ey DeWi tt discussed a counci l bill concerning the parking l o~ l ease . Mr. DeWitt suggest ed tabling th e matter. City Attorney DeWitt s tated recent information n eces sitates th e n eed for furt he r ev a luat i on . Council Member Neal stated there was nothing he wanted to d o to preven t Cind e rell a City fro m becoming more successful and was willing t o cooperate i n working wi th them in allowin g parking at Cind e r e l la City . Mr . Neal r eque ste d that within the next 30 days Co uncil have an opportunity to talk with or hav e some written respons e from Cin de rella City in reg ar d to the rumors abo u t Kin g Soopers l eaving the City. Mr . Neal st ated th i s matte r is of in- tense in te rest to the ma jo ri ty o f th e citiz e ns i n th e City and Cou nc il should solicit Cinderella Cit y 's a nd ~r avco 's rem arks in reg a rds t o King Soopers . Cou ncil Mem ber Fitz pa trick s tat e d oth e r sti pu l at ion s as to changes i n wh at a r eas of the pa rkin g lot would be increased i n l ea s e l o ng evity i s of concern as well . CO UNCIL MEMBER FIT ZPATRICK MOVED TO TABL E. Council Memb e r Bi le seconded the moti o n. Upon a call o f the r oll , th e vote r es ult ed a s follows : Ay es: Nays: Council Me mbers Higday , Neal , Fitzpa trick, Weist , Bi l o , Bradshaw , Ot i s . No ne . July 19, 198 " Pag e 9 Th e Ma yor d ec l ared th e motio n ca rri ed . Ci t y Attorn e y DeWitt inf o r med Coun c il h i s off i ce h as com- ple t ed th e t r an sa cti on on 34 4 1 So uth Bann ock . Cop ie s of do c ume nts wilJ be f o rw arded t o Co uncil . Arr angeme nt s ar e b I ng made fo r th e el d e rl y oc c upant o f the pr ope r t y to r ema i n un ti l h e r a ff ai rs a re str ~jg~tened out an d s he can move int o oth e r housing . Ci ty Atto rn ey DeWitt i nf o rm e d Co un c il hi s office has com- plet e d th e process of exch a nging p r o pe rty at Mc Lella n Rese r vo ir . CO UN CI L MEM BER FIT ZPA TR I CK MOVED TO SET A SPECIAL MEETING ON JULY 26 , 1 982 , AT 7:30 P .M. FOR TH E PU RPOSE OF RECEIVIN G FROM PLAN NIN G AND ZONI NG TH E UR BAN RE NEWAL PLAN . Co u11cil Member Brad- shaw seconded th e mo tio n. Up o n a ca ll o( th e r o ll , the vote r esu lted as f o ll o ws : J uly 26. Aye s : Nays : Counci l Mem be r s Higd a y , Neal , Fitzpatr i ck , Weist , Bilo , Br ads haw , Otis . No ne . The Mayo r decl a r ed th e motio n ca rrie d . Cou ncil d ec id ed t o hav e a s tudy session at 5:00 p .m. on As sista n t Ci ty Ma nager Varga s presented a Counci l Comm uni- ca t i o n fr o m the Pa rk s an d Recreat ion Depa rtm e n t requ e sting appr ov al t o in s tall a ba nn e r o v e r So ut h Bro ad way anno unc ing the produ ct i o n o f "Sa wd us t in My Shoes " on Augu st 5 -7 . Mr. Va rgas s tated it h as been dis,o v e r e d th e po l es o n which the ban ners are normally hung are in poo r co ndit i on a nd p ossibl y co uld n ot hold the we ight any mo r e . The Publi c Se rvi ce Co mpoany suggested an alternate loc ~tion where the poles a r e o f stee l. CO UN CIL MEMBER BRADS HAW MOVED TO APP ROV E THE IN STALL ATION OF THE BANNER ON JULY 28 AND MAINTAINED TH ROUGH AU GU ST 7 ON THE AL - TERNATE LOC ATION ON THE ST EEL POLE S . Council Memb e r F'.tzpat rick seco nded th e mo t i on . Upon a c a ll of t he r o ll , th e vote r es ul ted as f o l l o ws : July 19, 19 82 Page JO Ayes: Nays: Council Membe r s Hi gday , Neal, Fitzpatrick, We ist , Bile , Brr.dshaw , Otis. None. The May o r declar ed the motion ca rried , Council de cided t o meet with Mr. Gasson and Mr. Kaufman and then go into exec utive se ssion following thi s mee ting, COUNCIL MEMBER BRADS HAW MOVED TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEAR- I NG ON THE 1983 OPERATING BUDGET . Council Member Higday seconded th e motion . Upon a call of the roll, the vote r es11J ted as follows: Ayes: Nays : Co un c il Membe r s Higday, Neal, Fitzpatrick, Weist, Bile , Bradshaw, Ot is . None. The Mayor declar ed the motion carried. Harry Fleenor, 3383 South Co rona, a ppe a r ed befor e Council. Mr. Fl eenor stated s in ce his appointment to the Cour t Ad ~isJ ry Com- mit tee , he has been studying the budget. Mr . Fleeno c suggested ad di ng another section to each summary page which wo ul d be assign ed as "contingency". This section wou ld be for s urplus monies. Mr. Flreno r proposed impl ementi ng this idea in the judiciary depart - me nt and to revi ew its effectiveness afte r o ne year . There were no further commen t s . COUNCI L MEMBE R NEAL MOVED TO CLOSE THE HE ARING . Co un cil Mem be r Fit z patrick sec o nde d the motion, Upon a ca ll of the r o ll, th e vcte resulted as follows : Ayes: Nays: Council Membe rs Higday , Neal, Fitzpa tri c k, We i st , Bilo , Bradshaw , Otis. No ne . Th e Mayor decla r ed the motion carried. . . I I I I July 19, 198 2 Pag e l l Th ere was no further busines s to be discussed. • • COUNCIL MEMBE R HIGDAY MOVED TO AD JOURN . Mayor Otis adjourned the meeting without a vote at 8:33 p.m.