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1. Call to Order
ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD , ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Regular Se11lon
January 20, 2009
The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Woodward al 7:44 p.m.
2. Invocation
The invocation was give n by Council Member Mccaslin.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Alleg iance was led by Counc il Member Mccaslin.
4. Roll Call
Present:
Absent:
Council Members Jefferson , Moore , Penn , Oakley , Mccaslin , W!lson ,
Woodward
None
A quorum was present.
Also present: City Manager Sears
City Attorney Brotzman
Deputy City Manager Flaherty
City Clerk Ellis
Director Gryglewicz , Finance and Adm inistrati ve Services
Director White , Community Development
Engineering/Capita l Projects Adm ini strator Henderson , Publ ic Works
Director Fonda , Ut ilities
Commander Condreay , Poli ce
5. Consideration of Minutes of Previous Seaslon
(a) COUNCIL MEMBER PENN MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED , TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 2009 .
Ma yor Woodward asked if there were any mod ifi cations or corrections . There were none .
Vote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
6. Recognition of Scheduled Public Comment
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(a) Mayor Woodward sa id there are Aid to Oiher Age ncies rec ipi ents present to accept the City 's
financ ial contributions for 2009 .
Ma yor Woodwa rd pres~nted th e checks to the recipients .
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Betsy Schwarm accepted for Arapahoe Ph ilharmon ic. Mayor Wocdwar<I said congratulal 'c~s. Ms . Schwarm
sa id thank you .
Becky Todhunter accepted for Cornerstone Food Bank . Mayor Wood ward sa id congratulations Becky . Thanks
for all you do . Ms . Todhunter replied thank you .
Hayle White accepted fc.r Doctor's Care . She said thank you. Mayor Woodward said thank you .
Janet Mocre accepted for the Englewood ' ·11tural Arts Center Assoc iation . Mayor Woodward sa id thank you .
She said thank you .
Paul Evans accepted for Englewood High School After Prom . Mayor Woodward said thank you and thanks for
all that you do for our kids .
F.ich Ch irco accepted for Food Bank of the Rockies . Mayor Woodward said thank you for everything you do for
the community . Mr . Chirco said thank you .
Valerie Rudden accepted for the Gateway Battered Women 's Shelter . Mayor Woodward said congratulations .
Ed Bostick accepted for Hospice of Denver. Mayor Woodward said thank you .
Sandra Blythe-Perry accepted for Inter-Faith Task Force . Mayor Woodward said thank you . t appreciate all you
do for the communfy .
Delia Espinoza accepted for Living Bran ch Community Food Ban k. Mayor Woodward said thank you .
Phil Miller accepted for Meals on Wheels . He sa id thank you so much . I appreciate this . Mayor W<><,:lward said
thank you .
County Commission Susan Beckman accepted for the Metro Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards . She
said thank you so much . Mayor Woodward said thank you for a great program .
Mark DeHaven accepted for Special Olympics . He said thank you . Mayor Woodward said thank you .
Eric Bertoluzzi accepted for Up Close and Musical. Mayor Woodward said thank you for the performances at
Hampden Hall . She said tha nk you .
Mayor Woodward sa id those are the City Council contributions for Aid to Other Agencies for the calendar year
200t\. I thin k .vod is a big item on that and certainly is something that is needed in today's economy . We
certainly appreciate all of the service and the work that all of the rec ipients, and all of the others that had
applied, provide the City of Englewood and the surrounding community . Thank you . Various Council members
also sa id thank you . There was a round of applause .
(b) Rhonda Wilcox , an Englewood resident , sa id we actually planned our presentation so I would
go firs t. Mayor Woodward asked If Jess ica was going to go second then . Ms . 11\Jiico x repl ied sh e will go
second . Mayor Woodward said I will just switch you around .
Ms . Wilcox said I have lived in Englewood for seven years . Ironically enough , I am here to ta lk to you about
food , since we we,e just talking about food . Jessica and I have gotten together. We would like to present to
you our idea and desire for a com mun ity garden for the City of Englewood , We believe that a community
garden would be an ideal way of uniting Englewood residents , as well as providing an increase in pcsitive
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relations and help community health . We also have an idea for a location to revitalize the historic depot area off •
of Dartmouth and Fo x. Jessica is going to talk a little bit about that. I believe that a community garden is an
incredible way to have a positive influence on our environment, as well as our community . I'm sure that you are
aware ... in reading the news and following the issues .. , that there is an Increased globa .. zation of our food
industry as well as ... l couldn 't think of a good word so I came up with my own word ... an •agribus iness ' of our
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food industry . It has always concerned me that with th e globalizat ion of our food , a lot of our food travel s the
distance of New York to Denver Defore 1t reache: its dest ination . We dre so concerned with cu tt ing back on
driving , but yet our food travels more than we do to get to us . It 's an SUV diet . which isn 't a term I came up wi th;
I got it out of a book. But it : , an SUV diet and it bothers me that this is what ou· food industry has become .
Also . alongside of that , I have a hug e concern with the way th at agriculture and farm ing has taken a mass
product approa ch to farm ing and that has brought in th ing s like e-col i in spinach and diffe re nt diseases that
come with nol having the proper rotat ion and proper harvest ing and growing of our food . It is also a very recent
trend . Up unt il about 50 years ago , people got mos t of their food from the ir own gardens or gardens of friends
or local produce rs . So having mass globa liz ation is a relat ively new concept. We , Jess ica and I, are concerned
with tho se con cerns and also ,,ith the community effect of hav ing a community gard9n . We believe that a
com,nun ity garden wo uld decrease our dependency on fossil fuels , in a small . well-rounded way . It would also
help to provi de healthy produce for our communities . It would foster relationsh ips among ne ighbors and send a
message to other commun ities tha t Engl ewood is doing its part to create a healthier world fo r its citizens and the
surrounding area . I also see this community garden as bei ng a way to educate people about the importance of
healthy eating as we ll as cu sta lnable wa ys of raising our food . I feel a garden wou ld provide ou r commun ity with
a measure of control over the way that we treat the env ironment , the way that we interact with our neighbors ,
and the way that we take care of ourselves and our families . A ccimmunity garden will require a lot of patience
and ded ication and hard work , wh ich as you can see ... since Jess ica and I are here , we are willing to put forth
that effort. But I also feel that it will have long last ing , fa r reaching and very pos itive effec ts on our community .
Thank you . Mayor Woodward and several members of Council sa id thank you .
(c) Jess ica Olsen sa id I ha ve liv ed in Englewood for 8 years . Thank you for letting us tag team on
you ton ight. May I have your permission to pass out a flyer th rough the City Clerk ? On that flyer are some
bulleted ideas that we will be presenting to you . There are so many reasons to have a commun ity garden .
Rhonda mentioned some of our ideas concern ing the environment and conserving and green ify ing the
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neighborhood . The other concern that Is on my heart is that we are heading into some fairly difficull economic
limes , as we all know , and Englewood is getting hit just as hard as anyon e else rig ht now . We went ahead and
talked to some of the local food banks who report to us that they are seei ng so met hing like 25 to 30 new fam ili es
every wee k. And so that is just on the incre ase . People are find ing new ways to get the ir food and having a
li tt le bit of struggle do ing that. During hard economic times , peop le want to be more self-re li ant. We find people
wanting to find more creative ways for find ing the ir own food and the ir own healthy food . And so garden ing is
one of those ways that people do that , but not everyone in Englewood ha,. the land . I would argue most peop le
in Englewood do no t h,we the ki nd of land to produce a garden ... a kitc hen garden lik e we used to do that would
really benefit the ir nutrit,,,n. So a commun ity garden would he!p in a nu"1ber of ways . One is that it would
provide some of the lan d •>,e space , for people to gro w the ir own vegetables , whether that Is in a plot by plot
bas is or in a communal e , :1 . It would prov ide families an opportun ity, with maybe some educat ion programs ,
to leam ho w to grow in sma1o areas and even take that back to their own gardens in the ir ow n yards . It would
also prov id e fam ilies with food . You co uld do that in a nomber of ways . There have been lots of urban ga rdens
in other cities that have done it through the food ban ks, where everyone pulls together. Yo u get a team of
volunteers tha t work the land and that produce goes to the food bank . Yo u can also do it through famil ies .
maybe th roug h some of the schools . And so with the econom ic times such as the y are , I feel tha t if we use our
land wisely in gardening , we ha ve the potentia l to guard aga ins t some of the tt,ings tha t could come down the
lin e. I mean , we hope th at the econom y turn s up , but we don 't know . And whether it tums into an inflationary
cycle or a deflationary cyc le, it wo uld be good to have some of th e resources in our own town . I would like to
po int out that urban gardening has really taken force acro ss th e co untry and , really , the world . It you take a look
al some of the websites that I have put on there , you might want to check out Urba n Farming , it is a pretty high
profile organization . They have been active in Detroit and California and other cities . In Chicago and Detro it,
there are plots that the City has , in one way or another, turned over to urban garden in g organ izations and they
have been ab le to prov ide food for local food bank s and some of the restaurants . You 'll see in Chicaao , in the
midst of the high-rises , these little squares of green where they are growing sp inach and cabba ge an ti all of
these things . Denve r and Littleton both have community ga rdens and we feel tha t ,t is time for Englewood to
start do ing the same . I would like to point out that we are not the first ones to come up with th is idea We have
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community gardens . on a small scale , at Bishop Elementa ry School and I, myself , have been enjoying having a
co uple of thos e plots . And I know , j ust from brief conversations with Linda McCaslln , that sl,e is very interested
in expand ing that . So , whe the r this mea ns th at we would maybe start wit h expandi ng lh ~ Bishop gardens ;
maybe exp anding 1t to severa l differen t xations in Englewood , we just th ink. ~h at it is worth the time and
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palience that it would take . I wanted to address one of the ideas that came across our little two--person table
was the Eng lewood Depot lot. I just want to throw that out there . I know that has been a site that has been in
the minutes a lot over the past 10 or more years and you don 't quite know what to do with it. The neighbors ,
that I talked to , wonder what is going on with that. I personally just th ink that would be a great !t pot in the future
for maybe a community garden . That lawn Is just b,,ing mowed and watered . If we had the opportun ity and the
supp<:rt of the City, we would maybe do the leg work ... we would need a lot of support ... but we could maybe
organize something for that lot to produce something . We would start by beautifying ii a little bit , maybe with
some flowers while the land is being cultivated , but it would build the commu nity by having people pull together
in whatever way that would be organ ized . So , we th ink that woul d be an excellent use of that particular land .
But we want to clarify that we 're really here to try to get the support for an Englewood garden , wherever that is .
It's not so import an t the location , although we 're throwing some ideas out there . And in closing , I would just like
to say , we 're here to get some support and say where do you Cou ncil members feel that we should go from
here? We are not asking Englewo,,d lo produce this and we want to do some of the legwork , but we would like
to know where yo u think we should ,io from here? And where do you think we could possibly get some support
or funding? Would you feel supportive of this idea ? Should we be speaking with the Community Development
Department? Should we be contacting Parks and Rec ? Where should we go from here? So we are ask ing for
input. Than k you . Mayor Woodward and several Council members said thank you .
Council M~mber Wilson said can I make a comment or speak lo them or should I wait? Mayor Woodward said
you can go ahead and make a co mmen t. He sa id Councii ivlember Wilson would like to make a comment.
Council Member Wilson said I just want to let you know that I'm on the Cultural Arts Commission and they work
with Parks and Rec . Th is just came up al our last meeting ... a community garden . So I've got Jessica 's phone
number and If I can contact you and let you know ... because we are supposed to meet tomorrow , but I haven 't
heard back from Parks and Rec . Maybe we can all get together or I will talk to them and get back to you and
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see what we can do . Ms . Wilcox and Ms . Olsen said great , okay . Council Member Wilson said because we're •
very supportive of ii in the Cultural Arts Commission an d I agree that it is a totally great way for the community
to come together and we are talking about being able to give the food away to other people . You can raise
some for yourself. You can give it away ... whatever you would want to do with it. And ii is a way for all ages to
gel together , for the people who live in apartments or senior areas . I think the depot is great , because it is close
to the City . So let me get in touch with you and I'll let you know what's go ing on . Thank you for coming . I
appreciate ii. Ms . Wilcox and Ms . Olsen said thank you .
Mayor Woodward said I just want to mention too that after the Cultural Arts meeting, ii did c.ome to the Parks
and Recreation Comm ission . And there was discussion there regarding a previous community garden that we
have had , which had been over near the Golf Course , and over a number of years ii became unsucce ssfu l. Bui
I think part of that had to do with ... and this is my own opinion ... ii was across Santa Fe , it was in Sheridan .
What you are talk ing about , as Jill had mentioned , is close to the Alexan , people that are liv ing in apartments
and th ings like that. So, speaking personally , I am alsr supportive of what you are discussing .
Council Member Mccaslin sa id I would like to volunteer my wife , Linda Mccaslin , who has put a community
garden in al Bis hop . There was laughter . He said I'm sure she would be very responsive as far as what she
did . I've got a good idea because we were involved in the whole th ;ng as far as where do you get the supplies ,
who helped with the work . The mulch was donated by lhe City of Englewood ... so there was a lot of things we
can do . I've seen it firsthand because I worked on ii for a couple of years personally . Ms . Wilcox and Ms . Olsen
said thank you very much .
Mayor Woodward said thank you very muc h.
7. llecognltlon of Unscheduled Public Comment
(a) Doug Cohn , an Englewood resident , said you guys have been talking about hard surface, and
driveways and such . Tonight I want to challenge you to think outside of the box . Inside the box are concrete •
and asphall . I want to encourage you to cons ider crushed rocks and gravel as posit ive alternat ives to the
asphall and concrnte . Nol just to grandfather them in, but actually consider them a good cho ice . Porous is
better than imperv ious in lots of situat ions . On th e City of Englewood 's website , our very owri website , if you
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click on Utilities and Storm Water , and reducing storm waler pollution , there is a whole bunch of links where
exaclly the issue that you guys are ta lk ing ab out is brought up . While concrete and asphalt are essent ial to our
current way of life , driveways and parking pads made out of porous material are a better choice . Follow those
links. Go to the City website , and click on Utilit ies and Storm Water and manag ing the Storm Water and see
where you go . The first one that pops up is AWARE Colorado and that's an educational site . Those guys put
together a whole lot of resou rce s, telling stories of what other cities have done to green up and reduce lhe storm
water and make the ir places more friendly , more green . The Co lorado Water Prote cti on Project is the same
way . The Colorado Department of Health . The Urban Dra inage and Flood Control District. These are right on
our very own website , links to them . The Build Green Colorado . In order for your house to be a bu ilt green
house , 40% of the driveway aod park ing pad space needs to be porous . Almost half. The EPA even talks
about it. The goal is to reduce storm water run-off and keep the polluti on out of the rivers . That's the goal of
that part of the City website , with the Utilities. Colorado Spr ings and a few other cities even offer a tax reba te to
people who convert from the impervious to a porous surface . II is all right there to explore . Also , a couple of
weeks ago on public television , there was a program on industrial greenhouse gas pollution and where that stuff
comes from . The number one source worldwide is the manufacture of concrete . A distant second is asphal t... is
oil refin ing . Currently , you all are asking folks to use products made in that sort of way . I challenge you to go
green in th is area . Mr. Oakley has come up with some pretty good ideas . I would urge you to let him take the
lead on this and explore some possibili ties . Talk to Mr. Fonda and the Ut ilities Depart ment. Go explore the
website ... the City has done a whole lot of study ing on storm water ... and find out about those kind of things .
One important question that needs to be asked is ... ADA compl iance . I was talking with a builde r that builds
qu ite a bit ,n Denver and he was saying that Denver requires concrete/asphalt because of ADA compliance .
These could be made ADA compliant and that would have to be a requirement. The American with Disabilities
Act is one of the not negot iable laws that we are liv ing with . So I challenge you to go forth and be green and
take an opportunity , like you've given yourselves , and really look at this as a poss ibility of becoming a leader in
an alternative sort of way ... in a positive sort of way ... to mitigate stonn water and use some other alternative
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Mayor Woodward sa id thank you .
(b) Matthew Crabtree , an Englewood resident. said I was kind of debating someth ing in my head
and th is Is part of the discuss ion on the gravel driveways stuff and Council Bill 79 that was discussed in Stud y
Session . You had mentioned that you were go ing to hold a public hearing on this matter, which I think that is a
fantastic idea . I really like the direction that Council is tak in g on this topic . I th ink you guys are really discu ss ing
it to the fullest extent and yo u are looking at alt of the aspects . But my concern with the hold ing another public
hearing and my questio n, I guess for you is ... are you going to base your final decision on the people that show
up at the public hearing? As you know, a lot of people were very concerned about th is, as they have the right to
be , at the time during the meeting on the 15"'. But what happens if less people show up at the publ ic
hearing ... will that change your decision? So kind of mulling this over in my head , I recall ba ck to an instance
that Jill Wilson has recommended during the topic of Ogden Street. where you , the City , had sent out a letter to
the people that were involved during the pu ~lic hearing . I think it was during a Board of Adjustment and Appeals
or a Planning and Zon in g meeting . You had . the City of Englewood , had sent out a letter informing the resid ents
that were interested that there was go ing to be another publ ic hearing on th is matter or another discussion on it.
Although I'm not very fond of that idea , because it does allow for the situation of favor itis m. I th ink that
consider ing it's already been done once and there was a pre cedent set , it mig ht be a good idea in this situation .
Send out a letter. Let everybody know that there is a public hearing coming up , if you all are considering a
public hearing for this topic again . Tha t's all . Just something for you to consider . Thank you .
Mayor Woodward said th ank you .
(c ) Steve Scott said thank you Mr . Mayor. I am the pastor at Livin g Branch Community Fellowsh ip
at the corner of Fox and Tufts . On behalf of our food bank and the others , thank you for your gifts and
generos ity to us in he lpi ng our community . Ms . Ols en and Ms . Wil cox ... we would just like to share with
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them ... we are encouraged with you r response to them , to their proposa l. There is a private citizen here in
Englewood that for three years now , he has probably about a th ird of ar. acre that he cu ltivates in his backyard
and he gives all oi that produce to our food ban k. And just fro m that th ird of an acre , it is more than we can
actually distributr,, even giving food away weekly , so we share that with other food banks like Cornerstone Food
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Bank and olhers . So, we Jusl wanted to give you first hand testimony of lhe huge impact tha l a communal
gardening center could have citywide ... just from our aspect of the food bank. Ms . Olsen , thank you for thinking
of Englewood . Not ju st in us getting togelher, but in fact that lhe food that could be ,aised really goes to
meeting the most basic of needs ... hunger in our city, which the numbers, 25 , are small in some food banks and
in new families . We are a very small food bank. We see an average of eight new famil ies every week . So , lhe
need increases while our food supply has been dw in dling . So . thank you for ywr consideration and thank you
for your proposal.
Several Council Members sa id lhank you .
Council Member Penn said excuse me Jim, Mayor Woodward . Can I ask him a question? Mayor Woodward
said you may. Council Member Penn said being someone that grows an awful lot of produce . are there any
items that you really, really need that is not coming in during that time? Mr. Scott said that could be raised in a
garden setting? Leafy plants seem to be scarcer than some of the more robust ones . Lettuce , things like that ,
would be something we don't see a whole lol of and they are very perishable , so they don't normally make it to
the food bank warehouses to make it to local distributions. Peppers , boy if you guys want some jalapenos , we
can supply you next year, next spring . Potatoes come and go , but potatoes would be very helpful. Not the
easiest th ing to grow in our backyards , but would be very helpful. So leafy plants and potatoes. Do you have
any ideas Becky? (Clerk's note: She spoke from the audience and it was not recorded .) Mr. Scott said I don 't
know the first thing about keeping a green thing green . I don't know if some of the other lettuces are more
robust in th is climate than iceberg lettuce and such , but that would be very helpful. Several Council members
said thank you .
Mayor Woodward sa id I think we are coming upon the lettuce and sp inach season too .
8. Communications, Proclamations and Appointments
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considered.
A letter from Kate Dulaney announcing her resignation from the Cultural Arts Commission was
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON SECONDED, TO ACCEPT
THE RESIGNATION FROM KATE DULANEY FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISS ION.
Mayor Woodward said I'd just like to express my appreciation to Kate for her work over the years ... 8 ½ years ,
on the Cultural Arts Commission and everything that she ~:d for that and what she does for the Englewood
Schools.
Council Membe r W ilsoa said I'd like to add to that , that she also was the Colorado Art Teacher of the Year, last
year. Mayor Woodward asked if that was Kale or Mary Lynn Aa ird. Council Member Wilson responded that
Mary Lynn was It two years before tha t. They have great art.
Vote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin. Moore, Woo dward , Jeffe rson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays: None
(b) An e-mail from Michael Keene announcing hi s resign alion fro m the Cultural Arts Commission
was co nsidered .
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON SECONDED, TO ACCEPT
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THE RESIGNATION FROM MICHAEL KEENE FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION . •
Ayes: Council Members Penn , Mccaslin, Moore , Woodward , Jefferson,
Wilson, Oakley
Nays : None
Mot ion carr ied .
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9 . Consent Agenda
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 9 (a) (I).
(a) Approval of Ord inances on First Reaa :ng
(i) CO UNCI L BILL NO . 3, INTROl UCE D BY COU NCIL MEMBER MOORE
A BILL FOR AN OROINANCE APPROVING SUPPLEM f:NT NO . 165 TO THE SOUTHGATE SANITATION
DISTRICT CONNECTOR'S AGREEMENT FOR THE INCLUSION OF LAND WITHIN THE DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES .
Vote results :
Mot ion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Pen n, Mccaslin, Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Read ing
There were no additional items submitted for approval on second re ad ing. (See Agenda Item 11 .)
(c) Resolutions and Motions
• There were no additional resolutions or motions submitted for approval. (See Agenda Item 11 .)
10. Public Hearing Items
No public hearing was scheduled before Council.
11 . Ordinances, Resolution and Motions
(a) Approval of Ord in ances on First Read ing
(i ) Engineering /Capital Projects Adm inistrator Henderson presented a recommendatio n
from the Public Works Department to adopt a bill for an ord inance authorizing Contract Amendment No. 2 to th e
existing Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for C e construction of a
bridge over the Platte River at Dartmouth Avenue. He sa id first I'm pleased that our bridge over the Platte
River. south of Dartmouth ... our little Dry Creek Trail Bri dge ... ls under construction now. The contraC\or's
forming and pouring abutments and piers . This amendment to our Intergovernmental Agreement, with the
Color-do Department of Transportation, will not change any ct the finan ci al commitments that were presented
when we awarded the project in October. Th is is basically a housekeeping amendment for COOT . They want
to ame nd the Statewide Transportatio n Improvement Program called the STI P, to reflect the latest project
esti mate and our over match to the project. It was our over match to th is project that really got us the federal
fund ing and we have been able to leverage those federal :ands with other grants and Open Space funds . So
basically, th is project is be ing constructed without any impact to the General Fund or lo the Public Improvement
Fund . So we ask for Council's approval of this bill authori zing Amendment No. 2 to our agreement with the
Colorado Department of Transportation . I'd be happy lo answer any questions .
COUNCIL MEMBER PENN MOVED, ANO COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED , TO APPROVE
• AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (I)• COUNCIL BILL NO . 4.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 4, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PENN
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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING "C, 'JTRACT AMENDMENT# 2" TO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEF.N THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (CDOT ) AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , THAT PERTAINS TO
CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE OVER THE PLATTE RIVER AT DARTMOUTH AVENUE .
Mayor Woodward asked if there was an y disc us sion or comments . There was nor.e .
Vote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin, Moo re, Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
Mr. Henderson said lhank you .
(b) Approval of Ord inances on Second Reading
(i) Council BIii No . 79 , aulhorizing amendmenls lo Title 11 (Public Ways and Property),
Tille 15: Health (Sanitalion and Environmenlal Prolecllon), and Tille 16 (Unified Developmenl Code) regarding
hard surface slandards , and an amendmenl to Tille 16 regarding ma ximum commercial veh icle weigh! in
residential zones was considered.
Mayor Woodward said is there a motion for lhe approval of Council Bill No . 79?
Council Member Moore said your honor , as discussed at lhe Sludy Sess ion , I will make a motion to table
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Council BIii No. 79 regarding hard surface standards . Tonight we were to vote on this Bill on second reading . I •
bel ieve ii is lhe consensus of Council lo delay further , so we can consider grandfalhering prov isions , as well as
possibly other changes to lhe hard surface slandards . So , what we expect will happen is we will figure out the
changes we think are appropriate, bring this off of the table for another reading at a future date . At that time ,
when we amend it, it will take it back to first read ing status ... and when we pass It on first read lng ... at that time
set a public hearing to gather input on tha revised vers ion of Council Bill 79 . So with that , again I will make a
motion to table it for tonight.
COUNCIi. MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY SECONDED , TO TABLE
COUNCIL BILL NO . 79 REGARDING HARD SURFACE STANDARDS .
COUNCIL BILL NO . 79 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TIT LE 11 , CHAPTER 6, SECTION 2; TITLE 15 , CHAPTER 1, SECTION 2; AND
TITLE 16 , CHAPTER 5, 6, AND 11 , OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , REGARDING HARD
SURFACE STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WEIGHT .
Ma yor Woodwa rd asked if there was an y discuss ion regarding that. There was none .
Vote results :
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin . Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakle y
Nays : Nor.e
Motion carried and Counc il Bill No . 79 is tabled .
(c) Resolutions and Motions
(i) Director Fonda presented a recommendation from the Util ities Department to •
app rove a resol ut ion authorizing the City of Engl ewood to ent er into an agreement with the Bureau of
Recl amat ion for a match ing grant for a variety of City Ditch proj ectt1 . He sa id your honor , th is Resolut ion is
requ ired to acco mpany the application . The Water and Sewer Boa, 1 has au thorized us to hire Boyle
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Engineering to prepare a gran t application wit h the United States Bureau of Recl amation . This would go toward
numerous City Ditch proj ects . It would be a match in g gran t. We already have about $300 ,000 .00 allocated to
go toward these projects , but if we got matching grants , we could do far more with that money . It would go to
piping City Ditch in a number of places . Also , separating storm water from City Ditch , wh ic h would help improve
our water quality at the water plan t. If th e grant is approved , then we would be back here to enter into an
In tergovernmental Agreement by ord inance , based on the grant.
COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED , TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (I)• RESOLUTION NO . 2, SERIES OF 2009 .
RESOLUTION NO . 2, SERIES OF 2009
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT FOR A CITY DITCH IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT .
Mayor Woodward as ked if there were comments or discuss ion .
Mayor Woodward sa id I think It is fascinating that the City Ditch goet back to 1860. Director Fonda sa id I th ink it
is the second ... maybe the senior most right on the main stem . It is either the senior or the second . Mayor
Woodward said Englewood leveragin g its funds again , utilizing $300 ,000 .00 of our money , and $300 ,000 .00
from the Bureau of Reclamation through a grant, is commendable .
Mayor Woodward asked if there were any other comments . There were none .
Vote rHUlts:
Motion carried .
Ayes :
Nays :
Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore . Woodward . Jefferson .
Wi lson , Oak le y
None
(ii ) Director Gryg lewicz presented a recommendation from the Finance and Adm inistrative
Services Department to approve a resolution re imbursing the City of Englewood with proceeds of a future
borrowing for cap ital outlays incurred by the Utilit ies Department. He said this resolution declares the intent of
the City to re imburse itself with proceeds of a future borrowing later this year, for capital outlays incurred by the
Util ities Department. This is most likely the first of two or three borrowings that we 'll do in the future years for
these cap ital projects .
COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE &ECONDED , TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (II) -RESOLUTION NO . 3, SERIES OF 2009
RESOLUTION NO . 3, SERIES OF 2009
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO REIMBURSE ITSE LF WITH
PROCEEDS OF A FUTURE BORROWING FOR CAPITAL OUTLAYS INCURRED BY THE UTILITIES
DEPARTMEN T.
Mayo r Woodward asked if there was any discussion . There was none .
Vote results :
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
WIison , Oakley
Nays :
• Mot ion carried .
None
(iii) Director Grygl ewicz p,esented a recommendation from the Finance and Adm inistrative
Services Depart ment to app rove , by motion , a three -year aud it engogement with Johnson , Holsch er and
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Company for fiscal years ending December 31 , 20 08 , 2009 and 2010 . He sa id we engaged Johnson , Ho lscher
and Company three years ago and we hav e been very pleased with the ir work , the ir speed and the accuracy of
th eir wo rk. So , we are requesting to ap prove , by motion . to engage them for the fiscal years 2008 , 2009 and
2010 . I ha ve attached a fee schedule with my Council Communicat io n.
COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED , TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (Ill).
Mayor Woodward as ked if there was any discuss ion . There was none .
Vote results:
Motion carr ied .
Ayes : Council Members Pen n. Mccaslin , Moore, Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
12 . General Discussion
(a) Mayors Cho ic e
(i) Mayor Woodward said I'm goin g to pass out a memo . We 've been discussing go ing to
the Na tio na l League of Cities Conference in Wash ington D.C. in March . These are the numbers for ai~i ne fees ,
th e lodg in g, meals , and cl asses and registra tio n fo r mysel f. These have all been sub mitted by Sue Ca~ton -
Smith and I am as king for Coun cil approval fo r this Washington trip .
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COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED , TO SUPPORT •
MAYOR WOODWARD 'S EXPENSE REQUEST .
May or Woodward asked if the re wa s an y discussion or comments .
Council Member Jefferson asked don 't we ge nerall y do these together ? Mayor Woodward sa id no , generally I
do them to motivate yo u to oo yours . There was laughter . I thought if I get them in, then you 'll start gett ing
yours in .
Co un cil Member Oakley said I'd like to make a comment that I'm about as far along as you are Jim, but I don 't
have the figures yet. I will have them by th e ne xt Counci l meeting . Ma yor Woodward said great. Council
Member Penn sa id we 're all trying to get there . Counci l Member Mccaslin as ked can we cou ld use you r figures .
Mayor Woodward sa id if you are going to the sam e classes , yo u ma y, I wo uld assum e.
Council Membe r Mccaslin said for people listen ing to this , I've been about three years now. It is just great. It is
continuing ed ucation . We con.a back with Ide as from Wash ington D.C. that blow my mind . We always make
suggestions I think that really h .Ip the City . It has just been a fan tastic exper ien ce for me . I think it als o
motivate s you to become a bett3r Councilperson . It holds you more accountable for what you do . By far , it is a
great experience . Mayor Woodward said I would certainly agree with tha t. Council Member Penn said I agree .
Vote re sults :
Motion carri ed .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodwa rd , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
(ii) Mayor Woodward sa id in our packets , und er Council Member News , there was a letter •
from Eric Berto luzzi , chairperson for the Cultura l Arts Comm ission , announ ci ng Kate Dulaney and Mic hael
Keene 's resignations and also requesting that an alternate memb er , Jen nifer Eng er , te made an active member
of their board , somew hat out of order of what we usua lly do ... simp ly becau se with two members lea ving the
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Cultural Ans ( omm,ss ion , right now that puts them in somewhat of a quandary It was suggested and I would
like to br ing fo ,ward lhe mot ion .
MAYOR WOODWARD MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON SECONDED, TO APPROVE
JENNIFER ENGER TO BECOME AN ACTIVE BOARD MEMBER, FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST, ON THE
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion or comme nts .
Counc il Member Wilson sa id yes , I will say that be ing on that Commiss ion , Jennifer , being an alternate , she
co mes to every meeting . She participates and does anything she can for the Comm ission . So I commend her
and she'll be a great asset. Counc il Member Jefferson said fantastic .
Mayor Woodward asked if there was anyth ing else . There was nothing else .
Vote results:
Motion carried .
Ayes : Counc il Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Na ys: None
(iii) Mayor Woodward sa id the next item that I have is also in our packet. There were
letters from Mr. Carlson 's third grade class at Charles Hay , suggestions for improving Englewood . We rece ived
the to p three letters from his class , as selected by the classmates . I would just like to mention them . Number
one Is from Dan iel and he was suggesting th at we create a place to sk i and snowboard . I think he also
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sugge sted a resort , where you learn how to ski and snowboard . There should also be a warm lounge with first-
aid . He had thought that the name Skiboards Ice Boulder Resort would probably be very fitting for th is fac ili ty . I
will write them a letter, but Dan iel , I th ink the closest we are go ing to come right now in Englewood is probably
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Hosanna , which is beh in d the High Scho ol; wh ich provides sl edd ing and snowboard in, ... a short
distance ... mostly for the ~eginners . We do not get in to the ex perts and the masters , a~ he has named them
here , but I think that's where we have got to look right now , is at Hosanna . Th e second letter was from Joshua .
He wanted to relay that he thought that the City of Englewood should have an international museum . Denver
has all of them right now and this might give Englewood a rem inder about other cultures . Finally , Joshua thinks
that Englewood citizens need some peace and qu iet once in •while . Here aga in, I don 't know if Joshua is
aware , but I would like to point him toward the Museum of v •. aoor Arts . The museum is right here on the
second floor . and is open during business hours during the week and I think that he would be pretty impressed
with what he finds there . Our th ird letter comes from Payton and he says I think maybe Englewood could have
a children 's public li brary so kids can learn to read and if they know how to read , they get better . Also , when we
read , we get better at spelling because we see the words spelled correctly . When we read , our vocabulary
ex pands . So , can we have a children 's library ? Mayor Woodward sa id I'd love to provide a children 's library ,
another library . We do have , as part of our library , a children 's area . It is for our you nger kids and I know it gets
a lot of us,, and is uti lized . So , I did want to share those with Council and with the public . I will be responding to
the class . I th ink th is is a great exerc ise
(iv) Mayor Woodward sa id I would also like to ack nowledge and congratulate the Human
Resources Department , Karen Main spec ifica lly , the Tra ining Special ist , for receiving , for the second time in two
years no w, an award of first place in the government non -profil ca tego ry for the ;:,uperv isory Summit . Th is is a
best practice awa,d for tra ining and development and it's by the Colorado Chapter of the American Soc iety of
Tra ining and Develop ment. I think Karen is a rea l asset to team Englewood , so to spea k. Congratulat ions to
her and he r achievement.
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1. He said I, and I'm sure lhat everybody else , will applaud all of the agencies that we recogn ized ton ight.
They do probably much more work than we could ever think about. So, to them , congratulations on everything
that you do . You do a great job .
2. He said the website for the Chamber is done and I'd lik e to thank Leigh Ann Hoffh ines for doing such a
great job with the City portion of the new website . She did a tremendous job and went way above what I
expected .
3. He said as far as the National League of Citie s ... talking to the counselors, we could possibly have 6 to 8
students applying , so your work will be cut out on that. So, I think that's excellent... with Jim go in g over and
myself and hopefully they follow through like they say . We could lake two more excellent students lo
Washington D.C. with us .
(ii) Council Member Mccaslin:
1. He said I'd like to second the comments on the rec ipients of our don~uons, or whatever you want to call
it... lo the agencies. Each year it gets tougher and tougher. There seems 10 l>e more agencies with less money .
It's a tough decision. Trust me , we talk quite u bit on how we are going to do it, who helps Englewood , and who
helps outside , so it is really a tough , tough decision . We don 't take it lightly. So, I'd like to thank all of the
recipients .
2. He said I'd also like to thank Mike Flaherty. My wife is on a board w,th the Colorado Department of
Education on Reading and they were looking for a place to hold a workshop. Mike Flaherty made that happen
here in Englewood . II ran very smoothly and everyone was very satisfied. Thank you Mi ke, for all of your help .
(iii) Council Member Oakley:
1. He said last Monday we , as you all know, we did interviews for Boards and Commissions, and at the
same time , we rece ived a couple of handouts that we haven't had a chance to tal k about. I thought that I might
touch on a couple or those. First one wa$ from KmM , iriformlng us of some layoffs at the Broadway store,
alnIost implying that maybe the store was going to close . Since then , we ha •;e received another memo stating
that they are ju st going to change the ronmat. Is that still the way that is going or does anybody else know
anything more about that?
Director White said that is the latest infonmation that we have, that they are changing the store from a Super
Km crt to a Big Kmart . They will be converting some of the floor space from grocery sales to liquor sales. That
,~pears to be correct information, because they are in the process with a liquor li:ense. Cou ncil Membe r
Oakley sa id okay so as far as you know, the store is go ing to stay open. Director While said we learned that
another store in the Metro area will be clos in g, not ours .
2. He sa id ach one of us, received a letter that night from th e la w finm of Benez;a and Culver, in re gards to
an attempt to file su it over a claim from Dell Montgomery. Since that was addressed to each one of us
ind ividually , how does that move forward ?
City Attorney Brotzman sa id we 've turned that claim ove r to CIR SA They're processing it rig ht now. I believe
that Martin Semple is going to be appoin ted to that case .
3. He said I too would like to thank everybody who come before us ton ight and spo ke. The Aid to Other
Agencies , you all do a good job. And to the other people who spoke too ... thanks a lot.
(iv) Council Member Wilson :
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1. ~h e sa id jus t thank you to the agencies and the work you do . It is so appreciated in Eng lewood . I wish •
we ha d a ton of mon e)'.
2. She said I'd love to talk to you Jessica , after th e meeting .
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(v ) Council Member Jetterson:
1. He sa id I also just wanted to thank the agencies tha t we support, for their great work in our commun ity.
Their ettorts are appreciated and supported .
2. He said Jessica and Rhonda . with their community garden idea . I'm de fi nitely supportive of tha t. I think
it would have a positive impact on our community ... susta inability. as well as foster neighborhood relationships
and provide healthy and affordable food for o~· community. I think we would have to discuss ... talk a little bit
about where it would be located , but I think it would certa inly benefit the community .
3. He said Dou~. hopefully we went the direction that you 're th inki ng on with some of the hard surfa ce
standards on the .:-ushed roc k. I think we've got a little movement there . in the direction you "re as ki ng for.
4 . He sa id Matthew, when we do get to that time for the public hearing , we will talk about if we need to
issue some sort of special notice for them . So . thanks for bring ing it up .
13 . City Manager's Report
(a) City Manager Sears said the only other thing I want to note is that we were conta cted by the
Colorado Municipa l League about a position on the Fire and Police Pension Board , which was vacated by a City
Manager in Brighton, who had done a very fine job. CML was interested in a person who was knowledgeable
about Police/Fire pension issues and requested that Sue Eaton be an applicant for that position . I mentioned
that to her. She was Interested . II is a once-a-month timeframe , but I think, in particular. she has very strong
knowledge from a managerial viewpoint on how things can work or not. CML has &ccepted her application and
encouraged her application . It is a Governor appointee and they will be providing her resume to the Governor
for appointment to that board . So , I just wanted to let you know that"s going on.
Mayor Woodward said thank you.
14 . City Attorney'• Report
City Attorney Brotzman did not have any matters to bri ng before Council.
15 . Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m