HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-11-01 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGULAR MEET ING:
CO UNCI L CHAM BERS
City of Englewoo d , Colo ra do
Nove mbe r 1, 1982
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Th e Cit y Council of th e City of Englewood , Arapah oe Coun-
ty , Colo ra do , met i n reg ul a r se ssion at 7:30 p .m ., November 1 ,
1982 .
Mayo r Otis , presidi ng , ca ll ed th e me e ting to o r d·r .
The inv ocat i o n was given by Reverend Adrian Hous e , First
Christai n Chu r ch, 3190 South Gr ant St r e et. The pledg e of alle -
giance was led by Bo y Scout Troo ps 1115 a nd !154 .
~ayo r Oti s asked fo r r o ll call . Upon a cal l of the r o ll ,
the fol l ow in g we re p r esen t :
,nci l Members Higday , Neal , Fitzpat r ic k, We i st ,
l l o, Bra d sha w, Otis .
Abs ent : Non e .
'1':,e Mayo r declared a quor um presen t .
t.Jso pr es e n t we r e : City Manage r Mcc o wn
As s ist a nt City Manager Vargas
City Att o rney DeWitt
Di r ector of Wastewate r Tr e atm ent
Pl a nt Owen
Deput y City Clerk Watki ns
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COUNCI L MEMBER BR ADSHAW MO VED TO APPR OVE THE MINUT ES OF
THE REG UL AR ME ETING OF NOVEMBER 1 , 198 2 . Co unc i l Member Bilo sec-
onded the mot i on. Upo n a cal I of th e r o ll , th, vote re sulted as
follow s:
Ayes:
~•ays:
Cou nc i l Members Higd a y , Neal , Fitzpatr ic k ,
Weist , Silo , Br adsha w, Otis .
Non e .
Th e Ma yo r d ecl a r ed the mo ion ca rri ed .
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were :
Th e r e were no pre-sch eduled v i si tors o n the agenda.
Th e re we r e no othe r vi s it o rs nt th i s tim e .
''Commu nica tions -No Action Recommended" o n the ag en da
(a)
(b)
(c)
flinu tes ot the Boa rd of Ca r ee r Se rvic e
Co mmi ss i o0e r s mee ting of Se pt ember 1 6 , !982.
Minut es of th e Liquo r Li ce n se Au t ho rit y
meetin g of J ctober 13, 1982 .
Memor a n d um f r om th e Ci t y Mana g er co n c e r n i ng
hi s atte nd ance at th e IC MA Annu a l Confe r en ce
in Lo uisville , Kentucky .
COUNCI L ME MBER BRA DSH AW MOVED TO ACCEPT "C OMMUNICATIONS -
NO ACTION RECOMMENDED " AGENDA ITEMS S(A) -S (C). Co un c il Mem be r
Nea l seconded th e mo ti o n. Up o n a ca ll of the r o ll, th e vote
resulted as follows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Co un cil Me mb e r s Higday , Ne al, Fit zpat r ick ,
Weist , Bi la , Brad s haw , Ot i s .
No ne .
The Ma yor d ec lared th e mo ti o n ca r ri ed .
Ci ty Manager Mccown presen ted a Co unci l Comm unic ation fr om
th e Urban Rene wal Authority r eq uesti ng th e tr an s f e r of $67 ,0 00 f r om
th e Publi c Imp r oveme nt Fun d to the Auth o rity for th e pu r chase of
pr operty at 3767 So uth Clarkson St r eet f o r making impr ovem e nt s to
Little Dry Cre e k. Mr . Mcco wn noted th e r eso luti o n fr om Lhe Au-
thority r e que st ing Co uncil to tran sfer th es e f unds . Mr . Mccown r e -
c o mmen ded ap pr oval of a r esol ut i on whi c h act u a lly t r a nsf e rs $7 0,000
t o th e URA budget . Mr. Mcco wn s tat e d the extra monies wo ul d c o ver
c l osing costs or in ci d ential s . Mr . Mccown stated the pr oced ur es in
pr o pe rty acqu i sit i o n wo u ld be as f ollows : If th e a uth o rity wishes
t o purcha s e prope r ty and f und s do not ex i st within t h e t ax i n cre -
ment bo nd s , t h e Au t hority would hav e t o pas s a r e solution requ es t-
ing f un ds from Co un c il . I f th e pr ope rty i s nam ed in th e Urb a n
Renewa l Plan the Council may proceed . I f not , Coun c il wo uld h a ve
t o hold a publi c h ea ring t o make su r e it is i n cluded within the
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Urban Renew a l or Do wnt ow n Deve l opme nt Plan . Th e n Co un ci l would I
pass a reso lution app r op ri at ing the mon ey and th e Authority would
pass a r esolution spending the mo ne y. Th r ee r eso lutions are r e-
quir ed . •
CO UN CIL MEMB ER BILD MOVED TO APPRO VE THE REC OMM ENDAT IO N
FR OM T HE URBAN RENEWAL AUTH ORI TY TO TRAN SFER FUNDS . Co uncil Me m-
be r Br adshaw s e c onded the mot ion . Up o n a call of the r ol l, th e
vote re s u lted as f o ll o ws :
Ayes :
Nays :
Co un c il Membe r s Higday , Neal , Fi tzpa trick ,
We ist , Bi l e , Brad shaw , Ot i s .
None .
Th e May o r decla re d th e motion c arri e d.
Co ur ci l consid ere d the r e sol uti on that wo uld tr ansfe r
$70 ,0 0 0 f r om the Public Impr o vement Fund to th e Urban Re n ewal
Author i ty budge t.
RE SOLUT I ON N0 .,4 3
SERIE S OF 19 82
A RESOLUTIO N AMENDIN G THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUN D.
COUNCIL MEMBER BILD MOV ED TO PASS RES OLUTION NO. 43 ,
SERIE S OF 19 82 . Council Me mber Hig day se conded t he mo ti o n. Upon a
call of th e r ol l, th e v o t e r esu l t ed as fo l lows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Co u ncil Membe r s Higday , Ne al , Fitzpa trick,
We i s t , Bil e , Br adshaw , Otis .
None.
The Mayo r decl a red the motion carr i ed .
ORDINA NCE NO. 45
SERIES OF 1 982
BY AUTHORITY
COU NCI L BI LL NO . 50
INTR OD UCED BY COUNCIL
MEM BER NEAL
AN ORDINANCE PR OHI BIT ING CORP ORATE OFFICERS , AGENTS , OR EMP LOYEES
FROM VI OLAT IN G TH E MUNIC IPA L CODE OF TH E CITY OF EN GLEW OOD BY ADD-
IN C SECTIO N 5 , TO CHA PT ER 3 , TITLE 11 OF THE EMC '69 , AS AMENDED.
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CO UNCIL MEMBER NEAL MOVED TO PA SS CO UN CIL BILL NO, 50 ,
SERIE S OF 198 2 , ON FINAL READ I NG. Coun c il Me mb er Fitzpa trick s ec -
ond ed the mot i on . Up o n a call of th e r oll , the vo t e result ed a s
f ol l o ws :
Ay e s :
Nays :
Co un c il Membe rs Higd ay , Nea l , Fitzpatri c k ,
Weist , Bilo, Bradsh aw , Ot is.
No ne.
Th e Mayo r declcred th e motion ca rr ied.
ORD INA NCE NO. 46
SERIE S OF 198 2
BY AUTHOR ITY
COUNC I L BILL NO, 51
I NTRODUCED BY CO UN CIL
MEMB ER BRADSH AW
AN ORD INAN CE AM ENDI NG SUB SECTI ON (3) OF SUBSECT ION (A ) OF SEC TION
2, CHAPTER 6 , TITLE XIII OF THE '69 ENGLEW OO D MU NICIPAL CODE , AS
AMENDED , BY CHANGIN G REFERENCE TO COLORAD O STATE LA W.
COUNC IL ME MBER BR ADSHAW MO VED TO PAS S CO UNCIL BILL NO. 51,
SERIE S OF 19 8 2 , ON FIN AL READING . Co uncil Me mb e r Fi tzpat r ick sec-
onded the mot ion. Up on a c a ll of th e roll , the v ot e r es ulted as
f o ll ows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Counc il Me mb e r s Higday, Nea l , Fitzpatrick,
We i s t , Bilo , Bradshaw , Otis.
No ne.
Th e May o r d eclared th e mo ti on ca••ied .
ORDI NANCE NO. 47
SERJE S OF 1982
BY AUTH ORITY
COUNC IL BI LL NO. 54
INTR ODUC ED BY CO UNCIL
MEM BER FIT ZP ATRIC K
AN ORDI NAN CE APPRO VING AN AGREEMENT WITH REGIONA L TRAN SPORT ATION
DISTR I CT .
CO UN CIL MEMAER FITZ PATRICK MOVE D TO PA SS CO UN CIL BILL NO,
5 4, SERIE S OF 19 82 , ON FINA L READI NG. Council Me mber Bllo sec-
o nd ed the mo tion .
Novem1,c r l , 198 2
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Coun~i l M<>mb e r Neal r eq ueste d tl1 at if any pur c hase o(
p r ope rty is inv o lved, the prope rty owner be info r me d o( t he rig ht
to gr ~nt an easement rather than having to sel l pr operty.
Upon R call ~f th e t oll , the vot e r es ult e d as follo ws:
Ayes : C~u n ci l Members Higday, Ne a l , Fit zpa trick ,
Wei st , Bil e,, Bradsh aw , Oti s .
Non e.
Tile Mayo r dcclare<l th e mo t ion car ri ed .
City Att o rn e y D~Wit t presented the ag r eem e nt with Cinder -
mak As so ciates conce rni ng the park i ng lot adjace nt to Cin derella
City. Mr . De Witt stated th e agr eemen t contains p r ovisi o ns to pro-
tect th e ti t le o f th e va ri ous pr ope rty owne r s al Cind e r el la City
pa rking lot . One i s to lim it the 5% a r ea to the portion that on ly
th e City o wn s. Th e ot her is to referenc e and rlear up some read-
ing th a t the pr oper ty is no t re o nve yed but conveyed in the fi r st
ins tan ce.
RESOL UTION NO . 4 4
SER IE S OF 198 2
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WI TH CINDER MA K AS SO CIATES RE -
GARDIN G EXTEN SIO N OF LEASE CONCERNIN G PARKING LO T ADJACENT TO CINDERELLA CITY .
COUNCIL MEMBER NEA L MOVED TO PA SS RESOLUTI ON NO . 44 ,
SERIE S OF 1982 . Counci l Memb er Fitzpatrick sec o nded the mo tio n .
In response t o Coun cil Memb e r Neal 's question, City At -
orney DeWit t r efe re nced page 5 , paragraph (a), in that "it is r e -
cognized by t he parties hereto th a t th e own e r has the right to us e
not more than 5% of the t otal se :face are a of t t e r ealty de sc ribed
in the deed ". Mr . DeWitt stated a new 5% is not gai n ed by build-
ing a new st ruc tu r e .
Furth e r City Att o rn ey DeWitt r eferenced page 2 , para -
graph (h ), "th e City int ends a nd the owner agr e es and consents that
the r eal prope rty to th e east of South El ati St r eet shall be n ~u nd
by t he terms of the deed and not by th e t e rm s o( the agreeme nt."
Mr . D Witt s tated th e ag r eement only modif i es th e area west of South Elati .
Upon a ca l l of the r oll , th e vole r esulted a follo ws :
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/lyes:
Nays:
Council Members Higday , Neal , Fitzpatrick ,
Weist , Bi l o , Bradshaw , Otis .
No ne .
The Ma y o r declared th e moti on ca r r i ed .
CO UN CI L MEMBER BRADS HAW MOVED TO APPR OVE A PROCLAMATION
DEC LARING NOVE MBE R 21 -28 , 19 82 , AS "BI BLE WEEK ". Co un c il Member
Fitzpat ri ck seco nded th e mot ion. Upon a cal l of the r ol l, th e vote
r es ulted a s f o llows:
Ayes:
Nays :
Co uncil Me mb ers Hig day , Meal , Fitzpat ri ck ,
Weis t, Bil e , Bradsh a w , Otis .
No n e .
Th e Mayor dec l a r e d th e motion car ri ed .
City Ma nage r Mcco wn p r ese n ted a comm uni cation conc e rning a
proposed ag r eement bet wee n th e Citi es of Eng l ewood and Litt leton
r ega rdi ng the Joint -Use Was tew ater Tr e a t me n t Plant . Mr. Mccown
asked th e Di r ecto r of Wastewater Tr ea tm ent Pl ant , Bill Owen, t o
come forwa r d a nd discu ss the pr oposed ag r eeme nt .
Di r ector Owen stat e d the pr oposed agreement mo d ifies the
o ri ginal agreeme nt to act ua l ly r ep r ese nt the wo r king relationship
bet ween the c;•ies of Lit t l e t on a nd Englewood as it pertain s to t h e
Joint -U se wast~wat e r Treatment Pl ant . Dire cto r Owen not e the de -
finitio n s of gach plant con t ained the agree ment . He stated th e key
po ints of the ag ree ment were: 1) the o pe r a ti on of the r eac t ivated
Eng lewood Sewer Plant un de r th e administrative and financ i al st ru c -
ture o f th e Bi -City Waste wa t e r Pl ant ; 2) a cla r if i cat i on o f the
program to distribute cos ts on nc tu al use not an estimated u se ; a nd
3 ) i n itiati ng a capita l reinvestm e nt a c count wher ein funds would be
s e t a s id e each yea r t o be available for repla ci ng major expe nd i -
tur e s of e xisting facilities .
Directo r Owen the n r eviewed the pr oposed ageement in its
enti r ety.
Council Member Bradshaw asked how it would be possible to
en f o rce th e in du s trial was te ma nageme n t o r d in a nc e a s r e ferenced i n
the ag r ee me nt .
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City Atto rney De Witt s tat ed th e EPA r eq uir es in the Clean
Water Ac t o f 1 974 an i nd u s tria l pretr eatme nt pr og r a m, Th e Citi es
curr e n t l y h ave a pr et r eatme n t pro g r am but so me wh at c u r s ory acc o rd -
ing to th e EPA. A n e w doc umen t ha s bee n deve l o ped join t ly with th e
Cit y o f Littl eto n an d will be pr esen t e d t o Co un c il in th e n e xt few
mo n th s . The d oc ume n t f o r ms th e ba s is o [ a ne w p r e tr eatme nt o rdi-
na nc e . Mr, DeWitt s t a t ed t h e o r di n a n ce i s d iff i c ult to enforce and
i t may ultima t ely r e q u ir e t h e pl acement of mon it o r s at s it es wh e re
th e re a r e uses of heavy meta l s .
Counc il Mem b e r Bilo as k ed what we r e some ad va n t a g es of
o wni ng t h e Eng l e wood Se we r Plant .
Di rec t o r Ow e n s t a t ed t he adde d c apa c it y o f 5 mgd i s of
be ne fit t o Engl e woo d and would h elp o f f ~e t th e fl ow a mo u n t,
Co un ci l Memb e r Nea l re f e r e nce d t h e ori g i na l agr e e me nt
wherein cons tr uction c osts we r e sp l it 50/50 with Li ttl e t o n . Als o ,
th at O&M expenses a r e po r ti o n ed o n a pro r ata s h are acco r d ing t o
fl o ws . Mr. Nea l state d the Engl e wood Se we r Pl a n t wa s r eacti v a t ed
be cau se Engle wood was wel l o v e r its f lo w a mo unt . Mr. Ne a ) aske d if
th e p r oposed ag r eem e n t c h ang es th e 50/50 spl it fo r future expa n s i o n i n a ny way , ·
Di r ecto r Owe n sta t ed the p r o posed ag r eeme n t doe s not
c h ange t h at a rr a nge me n t . The J o int-Us e Pl a n t is 50/50 own e r s hi p by
bo t h ci t i es an d i t is e nvis i o n ed t h a t fu t ur e e x pansion wi ll be
50/50 . Direc t o r Owe n stated th e Englewood Sew e r Plan t i s s ol e ly
ow ned by Engle wo od and wil l i nc ur i ts expenses .
ORD I NAN CE NO .
SERI ES OF 19 8 2 __ _
BY AUTHORITY
A BIL L FOR
CO UNC I L BI LL NO. 5 5
IN TRODUCED BY CO UN CI L
MEMBER HIGDAY
AN OR DINAN CE AU TH ORIZ J NG A CONTRACT WI TH THE CI TY OF LITT LET ON,
CO LORADO , TO JO IN TLY OPERATE THE J OIN T-USE WASTEWA TER TRE ATMEN T FAC I LJT Y.
CO UNCJL MEMBER HI GDAY MOV ED TO PASS COU NCI L BIL L NO . 5 5,
SERIE S OF 19 82 , GN FIR ST READ IN G. Council Me mbe r Bra d shaw se c -
o n de d th e motio n .
COUNC IL MEMBE R FJ TZP AT R!CK MOVED TO AM END CO UNCI L BI LL NO,
55 , SE RI ES OF 1 982 , I N SEC TION 1 . B) DY CHANGI NG TH E "FIVE -M EMBE R"
TO A "FOUR-ME MBER' SUPER VI SOR Y COMMITTEE. Counci l Membe r Bradshaw
seco nde d th e mo t i o n.
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Cou nci l Memb e r Bilo obj ec ted to the am e ndment on the basis
the agreement al l ow s for a f ifth member if nee d be ,
Up on a ca ll of th e roll, the vot e on th e amPndment r e-
su l t ;d as f o ll ows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Council Membe r s Higday, Neal , Fitzpat rick ,
Wei s t , Bradshaw , Otis .
Co un c il Me mbe r Bi l o .
Th e Mayo r declar ed the motion carri ed .
Upo n a call of the roll, the vote on the o riginal mo t ion
r esulted as follow s :
Ayes:
Nays:
Co uncil Membe r s Higday, Neal , Fitzpatrick ,
We i s t , Bilo, Br adshaw , Otis.
No ne .
Th e M~yo r d e clared th e motion carried .
Ci ty Attorney DeWitt discussed the matt e r of Swindle vs .
th e Ci ty of Englewo od r ega rdin g th e Or e teg a Subdivision ,
COUNCIL MEMBE R BRAD SHAW MOVED TO AUTH ORIZE TH E CITY
ATTORNEY TO DEFEND TH E CITY IN THE MATTER OF SWINDLE VS . TH E CI TY
OF EN GLEWOOD. Coun c il Memb e r Ne a l sec o nded the motion . Up on a
call of th e r oll , th e vote r es ult ed as fo ll ows :
Ay es :
Nays:
Co un ci l Memb e r s Higd ay , Nea l, Fit zpatr i c k ,
Weist , Bilo , Bradshaw, Otis,
None.
Th e Mayo r d ec lar ed th e mot io n ca rried .
City Mana g er Mccown prese nt e d a Co unci l Communication from
th e Director of Engin ee ring Services c o nc e rning th e c ontract to
clean t he lake at th e Golf Course,
COUN CIL MEM BER FIT ZPATRICK MOVED TO APPROVE THE USE OF
CL UB HOUSE FEES TO PAY FOR CLEANING ON ~ LAKE AT THE GOLF COUR SE AND
TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO DIAM OND RE-. RV-A L COMPANY AT $150/HOUR
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WITH A MAXIMUM TOTAL OF 40 HOUR S , THE TOTA L COST NOT TO EXCEED
S6 ,0 00 . Council Member Bi l o seconded th e mo ti o n. Up on a cal l of
t he r o ll, the vo t e re s ult ed as f o llows:
Ay es :
Nay s :
Co un c il Mem be r s Higd ay , Neal , Fitzpat ri ck,
We is t , Bilo , Brad s haw, Oti s .
No ne .
Th e Mayor declared th e motion c a rrie d .
City Manage r Mcc o wn pr esent ed and di sc ussed in deta il the
Si x -Q ua rter Budget for th e pe riod o f October , 1982 thr o ugh Ma r ch ,
1983 .
Cou n c il instructed st aff t o deve l op a d ifferent f o rm a t for
repo rt ing th e S ix-Quarter Budg et financial sched ul e .
RESO LUTION NO. 45
SER I ES OF 1 982
A RE SO LUTI ON AMENDING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEME NT FUND.
COUNCIL MEMBER FITZPATRI CK MOVED TO PA SS RESOLUTION NO.
45 , SERIES OF 1 982. Coun cil Memb e r Bilo seco nd ed th e mot i on . Upon
a cal l of the r oll , the vote r esulted as follow s :
Aye s:
Nay s:
Council Memb e r s Hig day , Neal , Fit zpat rick,
Weis t , Bil o , Bradshaw , Otis .
None.
The Mayo r dec l a r ed the motion car rie d.
Mayor Ot is aske d for vo lun tee rs from Coun c il to r ide in
the ho rs e ca r dur ing the Holiday Para de .
Cou n c il Memb e rs Higd a f and Fitzpat rick, and Mayor Otis
vol untee re d .
No f urth e r busin ess was discussed .
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COUNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MO VED TO ADJOURN,
Mayor Otis adjourned the meeti ng with out a vot e at
8:35 p.m .