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COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO
October 4, 1982
REGULA R MEET ING:
Th e City Council of th e City of Englewood , Arapa hoe
Co un ty , Colo r ado , met in r e gular s essio n on October 4 , 1982, at
7 :30 p.m.
Mayo r Pro Tern Br ads haw , pr esi ding, call ed t h e me eti ng to
order .
Th e in vocat i o n was gi ve n by Pastor Tom By be e, En 9 lewoo d
Wes l e yan Ch ur ch , 4609 So u th Fox Street . The pledg e of al legiance
wa s Jed by Bo y Sco ut Troop No . 92 .
Ma yo r Pr o Tern Bra dshaw ask ed for roll call. Up o n a call
of the r o ll , th e f o ll o wing we r e pr es ent:
Co u nci l Members Higday, Neal, Fit zpatrick , We i st ,
Bilo, Brad s haw.
Ab se nt: Mayor Ot i s .
Mayo r Pr o Tern Br adshaw de c lared a quorum pre s ent .
Also prese nt were : City Man a ger Mcco wn
Ass ist an t City Man ager Va rg a~
City Attorney De Witt
Direc tor of Publi c Works Waggoner
Deputy City Cler k Wa tkins
COUNCIL MEM BER NEAL MOVE D TO APPROVE TH E MINUTES OF TH E
REG ULAR MEET ING OF SE PTEMBE~ 20, 198 2 . Council Membe r Bilo sec-
onded the motion . Upo n a c a ll o f the r o ll, the v o te result ed as
follows:
Ayes:
Nays :
Ab sent :
Coun c il Me mbers Hig day , Neal , Fitzpa t rick ,
We is t , Bilo , Br a ds~a w.
None .
Ma yo r Otis .
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wer e :
The Mayo r Pr o Tern d ec lar ed the moti o n c~rried, . .
Ther e were no pr e -sche duled visit o r s .
The re wer e no other v i sito r s .
"Comm unic atio ns -No Action Recommended" on t he ag e nd a
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e )
Minut es of th e Planning an d Zoning Commission
meeting of Septe mb e r 8' 1982 .
Minut es of th e Parks and Recrea ti on Comm is si on
meeting of September 9 ' 1982 .
Memora ndum from the Fir e Chief to th e City
Manage r concerni ng his atte ndance a t the
I .A.F.C. Annual Confe r e n ce in Philadelphia .
Mem o r a ndum from th e Director of Public Wo rk s
conce rning the Lea f Bag Progra m.
Mu,,;ci pa l Co u rt Activ ity Report for the mo nth
of A•Jgust, 19 8 2 .
COUNCIL MEM BER FITZ PATRICK MOVE D TO ACCEPT 'COM MUNICA-
TION S -NO AC TIO N RECOM MENDED " AGENDA ITEMS S(A) -S(E). Council
Me mb e r Bi le seconded the moti on . Upon a call of the r o ll , th e vote
r esu lt ed as f ol l o ws :
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Co unci l Members Higday, Nea l, Fitzpatrick ,
Weist , Bile , Bra dsha w.
No n e .
May o r Oti s .
Th e Ma yor Pro Te rn declar e d t he motion car ri ed .
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City Manager Mc Cown presented a Council Communication from
the Planning and Zoning Commission concerning the Stat e Highway De -
partme nt Wo rk Program for Fiscal Ye a r 1983 -198 4 .
Dir ec tor of Pub l ic Works, Ke l l s Wag gon e r, came forward and
discu ssed in d etai l the pr o jec t requ e sts f o r the pro~ram . He ex-
pla i n e d the r e quest s are subm itted to Arapahoe County Commissioners
to be included in th e State Highw a y Department Work Frogram,
COUNCIL MEM BER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR
CON STRUCTION OF AN INTERCHANGE AT WEST DARTMOUTH AVENUE AND SOUTH
SANTA FE DRIVE. Council Memb e r Bilo seconded the motion. Up o n a
call of the rol l, the vote r e sulted as follows:
Aye s :
Nays :
Abse nt:
Co uncil Members Higda y , Neal, Fitzpatrick,
Weist , Bilo , Bradshaw.
No ne.
Ma yor Otis.
The May o r Pro Tern declared the mot i on carri ed.
CO UNCIL MEMBE R FITZPATRICK MOVED TO SUBMIT TH E REQUEST TO
UPGRADE THE EXISTING INTERCHANGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH SANTA
FE DRIVE AND u. s. 285 . Co unc i l Memb e r Bilo seconded the motion .
Upon a call of the r ol l , th e vo te res u lted as foll o ws:
Ay es :
Nays:
Absent:
Co uncil Members Higday, Neal , Fitzpatrick,
Weist , Bilo , Bradshaw.
No ne.
Ma yor Otis.
Th e Mayor Pro Tern declared the motion c a rried .
COUNCIL MEM BER NEAL MOVED TO WITHDRAW THE REQUEST TO CON-
STRUCT AN INTERCHANGE AT TllE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE
P.ND WE ST OXFORD AVENUE; AN D TO DISCUSS AT A LATER TIME I F QUINCY
AVENUE J S IN THE REGIONAL TR ANS PORTATION PLAN, Counci l Member Hig-
d a y second e d the motion. Upon a call of the r o ll , th e vote re-
sult ed a s follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Co uncil Members Higday , Neal , Fit zpatrick,
We ist, Bilo , Bra ds haw.
No n e .
Ma y o r Otis.
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Th e Ma yor Pro Tern dec l a red th e moti o n car , :?d .
CO UNCI L MEMBER BILO MOVED TO SUBMIT THE Rf,,IJE ST TO CON-
STRUCT I\ ONE-W /\Y P/\R/\LLEL COUPL ET /\T THE INT ERS ECTJ UN OF U. S . 285
/\N D WEST ITH/\C/\ AVENUE BE TW EEN SOUTH BROAD WAY AND :,Qt nl SANTA FE
DRIVE. Co un ci l Me mbe r Fi tzpat ri c k seco nd e d th e moti on. Upo n a call
o f th e r o ll , th e v o te re s ult e d as fo ll o ws :
Ayes :
Nays :
Ab se nt:
Co un ci l Me mbe r s Higd ay , Ne al , Fitzpa trick,
We i s t, Bi l o , Brad s haw .
No ne .
Ma y o r Oti s .
The Mayo r Pr o Te rn d ec l a r e d th e mot i o n c a rried .
COUNC IL MEMB ER FIT ZPAT RI CK MOV ED TO SU BMIT TH E REQ UEST TO
EXTEN D THE STOR M DRAIN AG E AL ONG U. S . 285 BETWEEN SOUTH DOWNING
STRE ET AND SO UTH PEARL STREET. Coun c il Member Bi l o seconded the
motion. Up on ~ c all of th e roll , th e vote resu l ted as fol l ows:
Ayes:
Nay s:
Abse n t :
Co uncil Me mb e rs Hig d ay, Nea l , Fitzpa tr"c k ,
Wei st , Bil o , Br a dsh a w.
No ne .
Ma y o r Oti s .
The Ma y o r P r o Tern decl ar ed t h e mo t ion ca rri ed .
The next re quest was a pro jec t tha t wo uld wid e ne d South
Bro adway from Ya le Av e nue t o Fl oyd /\venu e a nd f rom Quincy Avenue to
Be ll eview Ave nue pr ov i di ng le f t-t urn po ckets a nd land s ca ped medi-
ans.
COUN CI L MEMB ER NEAL MOVED TO SUB MIT THE RE QUE ST TO WIDENED
SOUTH BRO ADWAY FRO M YALE AVE NUE TO FL OYD AV EN UE; AND REM OVE THE
MEDIAN AT FLOYD AN D SO UTH BROAD WAY ; AND WID ENED SOUTH BR OADWAY FROM
QU INCY AV ENUE TO BELLEV IEW PROVI DI NG LEFT-T URN POC KET S AN D LAND-
SCA PED ME DIANS . Council Me mbe r Hig day seco nd ed th e mo ti o n .
Dis c ussion e n sued r ega r d ing the pr ojec t 's impac t on the
d o wnt o wn r ed ev e l o pme n t pl ans a nd tr a f f i c f lo w o n So u t h Br oa dway.
COUNC IL MEMBER NEAL CHANGED TH E MOTION TO REA P TO WIDENED
SOUTH BROADWA Y FR OM EA STM AN TO YA LE AV ENUE IN STE AD OF rl l.'. D AVENUE
TO YALE AVENUE AND WIDENE D SOUTH BRQIDW/\Y FROM QUI NCY ~ r"NUE TO
BELLEV I EW PR OVIDIN G LEFT -TURN POC KET S AND LAN DSC AP ED MEI ·rNF .
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Cou n ci l Member Higda y withdrew his se co nd.
May or Pr o Tern Brad s haw decla re d th e mot ion d ead .
CO UNCIL MEMBE R HJGDAY MOVED TO SUB MIT TH E R~QUES T TO
WID EN ED SO UTH BR OA DWAY FR OM YA LE AVE NUE TO FLOYD AVE NUE AND FROM
QUIN CY AVENU E TO BELLEVIEW AV ENUE PROVI DI NG LEFT -TU RN POCK ET S AND
LAND SCA PED MED IA NS . Coun cil Me mb e r Bilo seconded the mo tion . Upo n
a cal l of the r oll , th e vot e r esu l ted as fol l ow s :
Ayes:
Nays :
Abse nt:
Co unci J Members iligday , Fitzpatrick ,
We ist, Bi l o , Bra dsh aw .
Co unc il Member Ne al .
Mayo r Ot i s .
The Mayo r Pro Tern dec l ared the motion car r ied .
COUN CIL MEMBER HJ GDAY MOVE D T~ WITHDRAW TH E REQ UEST TO
CONSTRUCT SOUT H CLARKSON TO TW O LANES FR OM U. S, 285 TO EAS T OR-
CHARD AVENU E . Council Memb er Bilo seco nded th e mo tion . Up o n a
cal l of th e roll the vote resul ted as f ollows:
Ayes:
Nays :
Ab sent :
Co un c il Me mb e r s Higd ay , Ne al ,
Weist, Bilo .
Co uncil Members Fitzpatrick , Br a dshaw .
Mayor Ot is .
The Ma yo r Pro Tern de c la red the motion c a r ri ed .
ORDIN AN CE NO . 41
SERI ES OF 19 8 2
BY AUT HORI TY
COUN CIL BIL L NO. 45
INT ROD UCED BY COUNCIL
MEM BER HIGDI\Y
AN ORDINANCE APPROVIN G AN INTERCONNEC T CON TRACT WI TH TH E CITY AND
CO UNTY OF DENVER, BY AN D THROUGH IT S BOARD OF WATER COMMISS I ONERS .
COU NCIL MEM BER HI GDI\Y MOVED TO PA SS COUN CIL BI LL NO. 45,
SERIE S OF 1982 , ON FINAL READIN G. Co un c il Me mber Bi l o seconded th e
mo ti o n . Upo n a c all o f th e r o ll , th e v o t e r esult ed a s f o l l o ws :
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Ayes:
Na y s :
Absent:
Co uncil Members Higd a y , Nea l , Fitzpatrick,
Wei s t, Bilo , Bradshaw.
No ne .
Mayor Otis.
The Mayor Pro Tern d ec lared the mot i o n carri e d.
OrtDIN ANCE NO.
SERlE S OF 19 8 2 __ _
BY AUTH ORITY
A BILL FOR
COUNCIL BILL NO. 41
INTR ODU CED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER FITZPATRICK
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE IX, CHAPTER 2 , OF THE ENGLEWOGJ MUNICI-
PAL CODE OF '69 , AS AMENDED, BY REPEA LING AND REENACTING SECTIONS l
THROU GH 8, IN CLUSIVE, AND ADDING NEW SECTIO NS 9 THROUGH 19 , INCLU-
SIVE , RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF AMUSEMENT ESTABLISHMENTS, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS "AMU SE MENT DEVICES ORDINANCE", AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY .
COUNCIL MEMBER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL NO.
41, SER:ES OF 198 2 , ON FIRST REA DING . Council Memb e r Bilo sec-
on d e d th e mo tion.
May o r Pro Tern Bradshaw in s trncted the City Atto rney t o
expr ess appreciatio n to Assistan t City Attorn e y Davi d Menzi es f o r
his wo r k o n this council bill.
Co u nc il Memb e r Ne al re q ues ted t o dis c us s th i s bil l t urtP 2 r
a t a s t udy s ess ion .
Up o n a call of the r o ll , the vo te r e s ult e d a s foll o ws:
Ay es :
Na y ~:
Ab se n t :
Co un c il Me mb e r s Hig d ay , Nea l , Fit zpa tri ck ,
Weist, Bil o , Bradsh a w.
None.
Mayor Otis.
Th e Mayo r Pr o Te rn de cl a r e d t he mo ti o n c a rri ed . . .
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ORD!N/\NC E NO.
SERIES OF 1982 __ _
BY AU'fHORITY
/\ BILL FOR
COUN CIL BILL NO. 44
INTRODU CED BY COUN CIL
MEMBER NEA L
AN ORDINANCE APPROVI NG AN AGREE MENT WITH BOARD OF COUNTY CO MM IS-
SIONERS , ARAPAHOE COUNTY , STAT E OF COLORADO , PR OVIDING MUTUAL
ASS!S T/\NCE IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO SENIORS AND HAN DICA PPED
SENIO RS .
COUNCI L MEM BER NEAL MOVED TO PAS S COUNCIL BILL NO. 44 ,
SERIES OF 1982, ON FIRST READING . Council Memb e r Fitzpatrick s ec -
onde d th e mot ion. Upon a call of the r ol l, the vote r es ulted as
follows:
Ayes:
Nays :.
Absent:
Coun c il Me mbers Higday, Neal, Fitzpat r ick,
Weist, Bilo , Bradshaw .
No ne.
Mayor Otis.
The Ma yor Pro Tern declared the motion carried .
ORDIN/\NC E NO.
SERIES OF 198 2 __ _
BY AUTH OR ITY
A BILL FOR
COUNCIL BILL NO. 48
INTR OD UCED BY CO UNCIL
MEMBER BILD
AN ORDINANCE APPROVIN G AN AGREEMENT FOR LIBRARY SERVICES BET WEE N
THE CITY OF ENGLEW OO D, COLORADO , AN D ARAPAH OE REGIONAL LI BRARY
DI STRICT FOR 1983 .
COUNCIL MEMBER BILD MOVED TO PASS COUN CI L BILL NO . 48,
SERIES OF 1982 , ON FIRS T READING. Council Memb e r Higday seco nded
th e mo tion . Up on a call of t he r oll, the vote resulted as fol-
lows:
Ayes :
Nay s :
Co uncil Me mb ers Hig d ay , Nea l , Fitzpa trick ,
Weist , Bilo , Bradshaw .
No ne .
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llbsent: May or Otis.
Th e Ma yor Pro Tern d ec lar ed th e mo t i on ca rr i ed .
BY IIUTHORI TY
ORD IN IINCE NO.
SERIE S OF 1982 __ _ COUN CIL BILL NO . 49
INTR OD UCE D BY COUNCIL
MEM BE R BIL O
II BILL FOR
/I N OR D!N II NCE FIXING TH E TII X LEVY IN MILL S UPO N EIICH DOLLII R OF THE
AS SES SED VII LUIITION OF /ILL TIIXIIBLE PR OPER TY WI THIN THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOO D, COL ORADO , FOR THE YEAR 19 83 AND ESTABLI SHI NG A MIL L LEVY
FOR TH E ENGL EWOOD COL ORIID O DOWNTOWN DEV ELOPM ENT AUTH OR ITY AND DE-
CLARIN G AN EMER GENCY .
COUNCIL MEMBER BILO MOVED TO PA SS COUN CIL BI LL NO . 49 ,
SERIE S OF 1982 0 ON FIR ST READIN G. Counc i l Me mb e r Nea l seconded the
mo ti o n . Upon a ca ll of t he r oll , th e vote r e su lted a s f o l lows:
Ayes:
Na y s :
Absent:
Coun c il Memb e rs Hig day , Nea l , Fitzpa trick ,
Weist , Bil o , Bra ds haw .
No ne .
Ma yo r Otis.
The Mayo r Pro Tern de cl ar e d t he mo tion c arr ied .
Coun c il Member Bi l e in s tru cted sta ff t o s e nd a co py u f
Co un c il Bill No . 4 9 t o th e Engl e ~o od Downt ow n De velo pm e n t Auth o rity
f o r co mment.
CO UN CIL MEMB ER FltZ PATR irK MOVE D TO APPROV E THE PROC LAMA -
TIO N DE CLARI NG TH E WE EK OF SE PTEM BEh 26TH TH RO UGH OC TOB ER 2ND ,
1982 , 11S "D RUG FREE YOUTH WE EK ". Coun c l l Me mber Bi le seco nded th e
mo ti o n. Upo n a c all of t he r o ll , t he vute r es ul ted as f o llows:
Ay es :
Nays:
Co un c il Mem be r s Hig day , Neal , Fit zpa trick ,
Weis t , Bi l e , Br a ds ha w.
Non e .
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Ab se nt: Mayo r Otis.
Th e Ma y o r Pro Tern declared the motion carried .
City Attorn ey DeWitt stated he wo uld be g i ving Council a
repo rt on the Jay claim afte r he had t a lked to th e atto rn ey on the
o th e r s ide.
Cit y Attorney DeWitt asked for pe rmis s i on to appeal the
deci s ion of Municipal Court in the ma tter of the Gothic Theatre and
the City licen s ing ordinance .
COUNCIL MEMBER NEAL I NSTRUCTED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO APP EAL
THAT DECISION OF MUNICIPAL COURT RELATING TO LICENSE REQU I REMENTS
WITH ALL DUE HA STE. Council Member Fitzpatrick seconded the
motion . Upon a call of th e roll, th e vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays :
Absent :
Coun c il Members Higday , Nenl, Fitzpatrick ,
Weist, Bilo, Br ad shaw.
None.
May or Otis.
Th e Mayo r Pro Tern dec lar ed the motion carried .
Ci t y Attorne y DeWitt repo r te d the St ate o f Colorado has
mad e a preliminary decisi o n not t o impose the expe ndit u re of $13
million for stream classification . Mr . DeWitt stated a per ma nent
decision wo uld be forthc omi ng .
CO UN CIL MEM BER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE COMMUNI TY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS (CDBG) ON MON DAY ,
OCTOBER 25 , 1982, AT 7 :30 P.M. Counci l Member Bilo seconded the
mot ion. Upon a call of the r o ll , the vote result ed as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent :
Council Me mbers Higd ay , Neal , Fitzpat rick,
We ist, Bilo , Bradshaw.
No ne .
Ma yor Oti s.
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The Ma yo r Pr o Te rn declared the mo ti on carried.
City Attorney De Wit t announced he wo uld be abse nt from
hi s of[ice o n Frid a y, Octo be r 15 , 1 982 , speaking at a co nf ere nc e .
Council Me mber Neal r equested an exe c utive sessio n follow-
ing the r egula r meeting t o discuss property a c quis iti on .
Cou ncil Memb er Fitzpatrick drew a t t e ntion to an ar ticle in
the NLC n ewsletter con cern ing cab l e TV.
C~unci l Me mber Bilo ask e d that discussion of the downtown
plan (flo o d pl ain) be added to th e executive session .
No further business was discu ssed .
COUNCI L MEMB ER HIG DAY MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
Mayor Pr o Tern Bradshaw adjourned th e meeting without a
vote at 8:40 p.m.
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