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1. Call to Order
ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD , ARAPAHOE COUNTY , COLORADO
Regular Session
May 4, 2009
The regular meeting of the Englewood City Co unci l was called to ord er by Mayor Woodward at 7:40 p.m.
2. Invocation
The invoc;,t ion was given by <.:ounc il Memb er Mccaslin .
3. Pl.iage of Allegiance
The Pledge of Alleg iance was led by Cou ncil Memb ar McCa sll n.
4. Roll Call
Presen t:
Absent :
A quorum was present.
Also present:
Cou nc il Members ,l efferson , Moore, Penn , Oakley , Mccaslin , Wil son ,
Woodward
None
City Manager Sears
City Attorney Brolzman
Deputy City Manager Flaherty
Deputy City Clerk 9us h
City Cle rk Ellis
Director Gryglewicz, Finance and Adm inistrative Serv ices
Director Fo,.1a , Utilities
Operations Ssper intendenl McCorm ick, Util ities
Director Black , Parks and Recreation
Director Kahm , Public Works
Traffic Eng ineer Vestry , Public Works
Acti ng Stree ts Maintenance Manager Hagan , Publ ic Work s
Operalions Manager Kav ins ky, Public Works
Fleet Manage r Wh ite, Pub lic Wo rks
Dire ctor Long , Library
Dire ctor Wh ite, Community Development
Fire Chief Patta rozz i
Em ergen cy Management Coord ina tor Green , Fire
Battal ion Ch ief Fox, Fire
Police Commander Condre ay
5. Conelderatlon of Minutes of Prevlou ■ Se■slon
(a ) COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PENN SECONDED , TO
APPROVE THE MINUTE S OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNC IL MEETING OF APRIL 20 , 2009 ,
• Mayor Woodwa rd as ke d if th ere were any corrections or amendments . There were none.
Vote results :
Aye s: Cou nci l Membe rs Pen n, Mccasli n, Moore, Woodward , Jefferson ,
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Wilson , Oa kley
Na ys: None
Motion carried .
6. Recognition of Scheduled Pu blic Comment
(a) Matthew Crabtree , an Englewood res ident, sa id for the benefit of the record, I'm part of a
commun ity group in the City of Englew:iod by the name of Englewood Citizens fo,· Open Government. I'm go ing
to start my presentation off this evening with a, should I say , a bold quest ion and , ! important question . Where
is and what happened to the representative government in the City of Englewoo • I What I mean by that is that
each and every one of the repres entatives up here at this time were elected to re •::,msent the views , concerns
and ou tlook of the people of th is community . It seems that lime and time again , ..:ouncil dec ides to make
decisions on their own , accord ing to their own agenda , own opinions and own ideas, disregard ing the views of
the people . There was a situ;,tion that occurred over the last few City Council meetings that does just prove
that. Aga in for the benefit of the record , I'll explain a little history on this situation . February 17'", Nancy
Peterson came before Cou ncil with a box of plaques that were going to get thrown away . These plaques were
for the Natio nal Night Out and Neighborhood Watch Program, pla ques that the City of Englewood residents
worked very hard , along with Nancy Peterson , to earn these awards . She asked , basically , that if the City was
actually go ing to throw the se plaques away ... but she not be told about it. On March 23", a member of our
community dedicated and passionate about this issue , came before you with a petition ... a petition of 57
signatures . A petition asking Council , please don't throw any of these awards away and plea se display all of
them for the benefit of the people of this community . The p~tition request was pretty specific ... it was to display
them here prett y much in the CltyCenter was the primary request. City Council actually had a pretty
overwhelming response to it. There were, you know, many of you commented on the record that evening , that
you w•re happy to see the request and were happy to look into It. But you failed the motion that night. You had
to go Iv Study Sess ion to discuss this topic. Now , it Is a little perplexing , because most of the time these issues
that are brought forward with a problem, the issue and the solution all in one issue , you were normally very
happy to hear it. But th is particular issue , for some reason, had to go to Study Session . You spent nearly 20
minutes discussing it, at the Study Session. And that is really where things started to go wrong . You started
critiquing the fact that first these awards were meant to be in the department that they were earned at... Safety
Services Department or the Police Department. .. that that was actually where the awards were provided to and
that is the department that won the awards . Then you started critiquing each plaque as to the quality of the
frame or if it was cracked or chipped or scratched ... lo sing sight of what these awards really mean to the
commun ity and losing sight of the fact that no , the Safety Services Department didn 't win these awards alone .
Yeah, Nancy l'eterson did a lot for this program and ll'as ~robably one of the ma in reasons that the plaques
were received , but the ~ommunity , the community" . •~d very hard to receive these plaques. If ii weren 't for
the community , we wouldn't have received the m. So , the decis ion was made to not display all of the plaques as
go ing aga inst th e vo ice of one member of this community . The decision was made not to display them in the
CityCenter ... again going against the voice of a member of th is community . You decided to display them al the
Police Department , a place that not many people of this commun ity go to . I know , myself , I ha ve only been
the re twice ... one time was to look at the plaques and the other lime was to file a poli ce report . And I have livsd
here , for what , six years now . It is not a very public place . A9ain , I think we lost sight of what these plaq ue s
really truly mean . So , you only displayed four of them and there are well over ten plaques . One of the plaques
was actually pro vided by the Governor of the State of Colorado in 1995 for the most Nat ional Night Out
programs . That is not even displayed . Now , I believe it was April 20'", that same ded icated me mber of this
commun ity , that was so rassionate about th is issue , ca me before you and was frustrated ... was genu inely upset
and I could totally understand wh y ... because her vo ice was n't her. Things were sa id, but the pmbl em I see is
the way the situation was handled. Spec ifically , on e of the co mme nt s made by our Mayor , Mr. Woodward . You
had stated quote , unquote , and th is is verbatim from th e record "ii is the dec ision of seven of this Board here to
decide where the display will be .· Aga in, "it is the decision of the Board of seven people here to dec id~ where
the display will go.· He said what about the 57 people that signed that petition? What about the voice of the
people ? Aga in, where Is the representative government In the City? Shouldn 't you be listening to us , and for
such a miniscule , or what would appear at th is point , to be a min iscule issue . I'll get into where this leads to a
much larger issue in a minute here . But su ch a simple solu ti on ... just display them above the display case in the
City of Englewood , so that the people that pass by here ... probably well over hundreds of people that pass
through here ... can look at those awards and look at someth ing to work towards aga in. Becau se, may I rem ind
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• you that we haven't won an awa rd since 2006 ... sin ce Nancy Peterson left . So , what has happened to the
progra m? And th en you are hid ing the plaques somewhe re that they won 't be seen? Come on guys , th is is
upsetting . To not go into any more detail , I guess , of the 20~ meetin g, I am go ing to the second part of my
presentation here ... how this lends to a much bigg er issue . The National Night Out program , part of the
Neighborhood Watch Program, is a huge program . And it really works , that's the great th ing about it. Yet for
some reason and some way this program has virtua lly disappeared over the last three years . Now , I did hear at
a couple Coun ci l meet ing where there were meeting s In the community and what not but , you know, I talked lo
my ne ighborhood block captain on my block and sa id, well how are things go in g. They said , oh , we haven 't
rece iv ed any communicatio ns from the City in three ye ars . The block partie s that we had the last three years
were on our ow n accord . That's concerning . That ,s Interesting , that a program so Important to the community ,
so important to bring this community together, is disappearing , it 's dis!,olvi ng before our eyes . Now j ust to make
sure , I requested ... an information request to the Safety Services Departm~n t... requesting each and every one
of the blnck captains , a list of each and every one of th e block capta ins in the City . I rece iv ed 4 pages . I don 't
think this is complete . There are many, many more bloc ks in this City than there are names li sted here . None
of them include addresses , so I wasn 't able to really confirm any of t~ese . But, th is is it? Four pages? What 's
happened to th is program? You know, I look at what's happening with Council . They are so interested in
enforc ing codes . So Interested in passing new laws that tell people how tney can park on their property or what
they can and can 't 1, •• , on their own property . Ye t a program that really did a good job bri nging th is community
together Is being ov enc.oked . I think there is a mismatch in priorities here , guys . So , you know, I'll actually
confess to one thin g with the Neighborhood Watch program . Shortly after I moved to this City and shortly after
actually , the very firs ! block party I went to ... Ne ighborhood Watch Block Party ... there was a ... how can I say
this ... a disaster at rr.y house . There was an emergency that happened at my house . Thankfully I wasn 't there
when this happened , becaus e I lik ely wouldn't be standing here right now. But regardless , when th is occurred
my block knew exactiy 'Nhat to do. They knew to call the pol ice . They knew who I was . They knew my full
name . They knew my phone numbers . They knew how to contact me and they knew what to do . And I
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contribute that to two things, first of all I have the greatest group of neighbors that anybody cou ld ever ask for on
that block . But , second of all , I contribute that to the success of the Neighborhood Watch program . And aga in,
where is it? What happened to it? Why isn 't it a priority? So, I conclude th is evening , by saying , guys it is time
to step up to the plate . let's fix this program . Let's find out why there are only four pages of block captains here
and why my bloc k captain and many other bloc k capta ins in the City haven't received anything from the City in
years . And second of all , come on , th is Is an easy Issue with the plaques . You 've got lhe voice of 57 people
!hat wan! lo see those plaques ... all of them on disp lay. It doesn 't matter wh at th ey look like . They wanted to
see every single one of !hose pla ques and they should be displayed here where the community , the people that
worked so hard to win those awards , can see them and have someth ing to work towards and look forward to in
the future ... maybe ·Nill get the award in 2010 . There is a pretty good chance that unless mirac les happen here
in 2009 , we are probab ly not go ing to gel one this year either. But , maybe we 've got something to work towards
in 2010 now. Thank you .
Mayor Woodward sa id thank you .
7. Recc,gnltlon of Unscheduled Public Comment
(al Jerry Furman , an Engl ewood resident , said I want to tell you guys that on May 9, 2009 , at
Englewood High School , th ere is a Spe ci al Olympics meet and I really would like to see some people come and
watch the athletes compete . And that's it. Co l cil Member Penn sa id Jerry , what time ? Mr . Furman sa id at 9
o'clock in the morning .
Mayor Woodward sa id thank you Jerry.
(b) Rick Gillit, an Englewood res ide nt , said I ap preciate Council tak in g the time to hear us again .
One of the items 11,ave, jus t as a ci tizen , 1s I understand my Council , since I've been pay ing attention . You
know how it is , once you pa y attention then things kind of come to light. If you 're not paying attention , you don 't
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know what ha ppens , you do•i't know wha t to th ink . Our Council has gone to Washington , D.C. fo r the past
couple of years that I kno , o f. I don 't know how long it has been going on , bu t I guess it has been go ing on for
awhile . And, I was just wonde n,,g, because I know I haven 't heard anyth ing from the last year, formally , othe r
than we know we heard from some of the kids wh o we nt last ye ar. But I know we haven 't he ard an yt hing
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formally from th is Counc il announc ing ... here 's what we learned , here's what we spent ... well over $20 ,000 .00 of
the City 's money for , here 's a benefit that I think our citize ns are going to get out of th is. As a resident In the
City , I know that our City is go ing through some hard times , I sat through some of the budget meetings last week
and I know the se are tough times . Obviously . there had to be real , real importart reasons for this Counc il to
dec ide to spend the City 's money to go to Washington , D.C. I don 't know what that reason Is . You know , rumor
is tl1at you guys had a great vacation . I'm sure you did some business , but wouldn 't it be nice for you to
announce ... on thi s night we are going to give a synopsis of what happened in Wash ington , D.C .. why it was so
important for the City , why it was so Important for my Council member to go , Why it was so important tor the
Mayor , who also went. It would just look really nice that the City not say ... we are just going to take your money
but we are go ing to give you a nice presentation on ,hat as we ll. I've been keeping track and if it happened , I
apo log ize , but I just haven 't seen it happen. So , I ,vant to ask that Council kind of give us a little upd c and
something formal , something nice , maybe something the citizens can take home with them , and say , you know,
for the last two years it is over $40 ,000 .00 worth of City money . I'm a bus inessman , I have to give reports to
people who giv e me money to do business with them . It is nice that , you know , you guys kind of work for ,,s .
You represent us , you represent our desires . I just think It would be a nice thing to do . And , hopefully , you
could even make an announcement that on this night , we are go ing to give an update of National League of
Cities and why that is important to us . The second thing ... and I am going to make it br ief, I know my five
min utes are up , or just about up . I heard a concerning statement com ing out of ou r Study Sess ion the other
nigh t...or a couple of weeks ago , of one of our Council members concerned about some things on the internet.
I even brought pages of internet to show. I would remind Council that this is still a free country . We still have
the right to freedom of press . We still have the right to express our ideas . Them~·· ,ou hear about you on lhe
outs ide , the more you should understand that you are not telling us enough . If yoo '!' •a us what we are looking
for. .. just talk to us . Mr. Oakley , you are my representative ... not once have you said, Rick I would like to ta lk to
you . No t saying that you have to ... but it probably would have alleviated a few things ... say you know I hear
about you, you 're my constituent. .. let's talk . I have talked to a couple of the other members up here .
Understand , we live in a country where we still have a right to talk . I lived in Europe under socialism ... I lived
where you couldn't have the freedoms we have . I defin itely appreciate that here . And you know, I heard a
statement that Thomas Jefferson said 'people who fear the government are people who live in tyranny ... but a
people whose government fears them , are people in liberty '. I hope that we still have liberty in th is country .
Thank you .
Mayor Woodward said thank you .
(c) Jenry Furma r said one more thing . I lalked to a bunch of you guys about the place , by my
place , that it looks like a fen ce has been knocked down . And I showed the picture to th is officer right over here ,
the Ch ief of Police , who is the head of Code Enforceme nt. I to ld three people about this and nothing has
happened over there and I wanted to know why . Because there have been people living over there and I am
guessing they are spending the night over there ... many times and it is just getting ... if we keep doing it , the
crime rate of Englewood is go iny to go up , because people are homeless , they need the money too and they
find ways to steal th ings and stuff. We are losing money because vi that one little fence that has been knocked
down . I have a picture on my cell phone . I will show you guys . Is it okay if I •oproach the bench? Mayor
Woodward sa id yes . you may approach . He passed his cell phone around .
Mayor Woodward sa id while you are doing that , I would like to ask Commander Condreay ... ev idently )'OU have
talked to Mr . Furma n regarding this ? Commander Condreay sa id yes sir . Mayor Woodward said and ma ybe we
can turn thi s into a Council reques t. I don 't know what this specific problem or issue is .
City Manager Sears said we can follow up , you know the address and we can report back to Counc il on th is.
Council Member Penn said do you hav e the address? Comments were made , but they were not aud ible .
Someone said it is the Seminary .
Mayor Woodwarc sa id okay Mr. Furman , we are going to have a Counc il request on that and get some
feedback , so Counc il ~n ows exact!y ... everybody knows what you are discussing . And tha nk you .
Mr. Furman said you 're welcome .
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8. Communication,, Procl1matlon1 and Appolntmanta
(a) A Proclama ti on declaring Eugene Ot is as lhe 2009 Englewood Citizen of the Year was
cons idered .
Mayor Woodward read the proc lamation in full.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVEO, AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED, TO DECLARE
1:UGENE OTIS AS THE 2009 ENGLEWOOD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR .
Mayor Woodward asked if there were any comments .
Mayor Woodward sa id I would just li ke to mention that fonner Mayor Otis has obv iou sly been in the commun ity
a long time . He came on Council and was selected Mayor and served as Mayor for 8 years which , in my mind ,
Is qu ite a fea t. Hav ing known him ... I got to know him through Lions Club over the last few years and uti1 ;,1ng
him as a mentor. .. he is someone that is truly an Eng lewood person . He is one of those rlght-down-t~arth
people that understands what volunteering is ... what supporting the City and community is. My congratulations
go out to Mr . Otis.
Mayor Woodward sa id ii there are no other comments , please vr•e.
Vote results:
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin, Moore , Wood ward , Jefferson,
Wilson, Oakley
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Nays :
Motion carried .
None
Mayor Woodward sa id I just want to mention that next Monday at the Malley Center, I believe it Is 7 o'clock ,
there will be a celebration for Mr. Otis , ce lebrati ng him as our Citizen of the Year 2009 .
(b) A Proclamation declaring the week of May 17 through 23 , 2000 as National Public Works Week
was cons idered .
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON II :>VED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED , TO DECLARE
THE WEEK OF MAY 17 THROt•• 'H 23, 2009 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
Mayor Woodward asked if the re we re any commen ls.
Mayo r Woodward sa id lhere is just a c.Juple of thi ngs that I want to read here ... that I rea ll y wan t to acknowledge
Pub lic Works , because they are the p1,ople that are out lhere that a lot of limes we all see the ir resu lts , but a lot
of ti mes we don 't know who they are or what they have done . Th ey are an integral part of our citize ns every day
lives . Stneets, certa inly clea ning stroets ... our Serv lC enter fi xi ng our equ ipment , mak ing su re that the equipment
is worki ng , provi ding and do ing the type of work that prepares parks and other th ings , medians within the
streets, tho se types of things . I also want to mention that the effectiveness of our facili ties an d th e plann ing an d
lhe design and cons1ruct ;0n is likely dependent upon the efforts and skill of the Pub lic Works offic ials . We have
some very excellent , very dedicated and some very long-tenn employees that come from Pub lic Works . And I
th ink ij also ment ions here that cillzens of the City of Eng lewood are welcome to come and vis it local Publi c
Works Departments and better famil iarize themselves with the Important safety inlom .dtion and services
prov ided by these public services . So , those are my comments .
Mayor Woodward asked if there were any further comm en ts . Wayne , I know you certa inly spenl a long time
.there.
Coun cil Membe r Oa kl ey sa id yes , 43 years . I am glad lo see ev erybod y here ton ight from Pub lic Wo rks . I am
sure th e people rea li ze that beh ind th e scenes these th ings are go ing on. When they get up In the morn ing after
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a big snow storm and the streets have been sanded and plowed , that the re are a lot of people those people and
people that support those people . They are all doing their job an d they are getting paid adequate wages, but
nevertheless they are ded icated to their work too. And I appreciate them.
Council Member Mccaslin said well I was going to wait until the end to say th is, but I know that my wife , who is
the Principal of Bishop Elementary , really wanted ... in fact she sent her thanks , over dinner tonight, over the
phone to everyone , but. .. supplying the mulch for th e community garden at Bishop School and in the past you
guys have been great. I mean, any time , you know ... we talked about the relationship in our community between
the City and the schools , and we have never had any issues. You guys have been wonderful. I would like to
extend my gratitude and my wife's gratitude for everyth ing you guys do. I mean it from the bottom of my heart
because, you know, my wife's school is kind of in a ... it is not the most updated school and It is in a part of town
that is kind of old . You know, we are working on it but we appreciate all the help you guys have done. I can 't
tell you how much she appreciates what you guys have done . Thank you so much.
Mayor Woodward sa id if there are no other comments , please vote .
Vote results :
Motion carried.
Ayes: Council Membe rs Penn , Mccaslin, Moore, Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson . Oakley
Nays: None
Mayor Woodward said I have a proclamation for Director Kahm . He said have them all come up . They have
been here a long time and you are all very deserving . Rick , maybe you could introduce everybody.
Director Kehm said thank you. Th is is Jim Kavinsky, he oversees the ServiCenter and Building Operations;
Ladd Vestry is our Traffic Engineer; Brad Hagan , our Acting Streets Manager; Pat White , who runs the Garage .
Miss ing '"'s evening is Dave Henderson , who runs the Engineering group. Thanks for your recognition , we sure
apprecia« There was applause.
9. Consent Agenda
CO UNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PENN SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 9 (a) (I), (II), 9 (b) (I), (II), (Ill), and 9 (C) (I).
(a) Approval of Ordinances on First Read ing
(i) COUNCIL BILL NO . 16, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A "LICENSE -CITY DITCH CROSSING AGREEMENT" TO
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO TO INSTALL ELECTRICAL LINES , IN CONDUIT UNDER THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD'S RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE CITY DITCH BETWEEN XCEL ENERGY SERVICES
INC . AS AGFNT FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO .
(ii) COUNCIL BILL NO . 17 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREE~,':NT (IGA) FOR MUTUAL
AID/AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT (FIRE)-2009, BETNEEN THE CITY OF SHERIDAN AND THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO.
(b) Approval of OrdinJnces on Second Reading
(i) ORl)INANCE NO. 10, SER',ES OF 2009 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 12, INTRODUCED BY
CO UN CIL MEMBER MOORE)
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• AN ORDINANCE AM ENDING TITLE 5 , CHAPTER 15 , SECTION 4, SUBSECTION G, PARAGRAPH 11 ,
PERTAINING TO PAWNSHOP LICENSE FEES AND CHAPTER 16, SECTION 4, SUBSECTION G,
PARAGRAPH 10, PERTAINING TO AUTOMOBILE PAWNBROKERS LICENSE FEES ; OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAL CODE 2000,
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(ii) ORDINANCE NO . 11 , SERIES OF 2009 (C OUNCIL BILL NO , 13 , INTRODUCED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY )
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ENTITLED "COLORADO
BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND MEMORAN DUM OF AGRl,EMENT AMENDMENT 3"
PERTAINING TO THE COLORADO BROWNFIELD$ CLE AN u P :i:F.'."O1.','!NC, lOAN FUlln BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVE I<, COMMER':E: CITY , THE CITY OF
LAKE'NOOD , THE CITY OF LOVELAND , THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ANL' EL PASO COUNTY ,
COLORADO AS WELL AS THE COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTh ')RITY AND THE COLOR ADO
DEPARTMEN T OF PUBLIC HEALTH A"J D ENVIRONMENT ,
(ii i) ORDINANCE NO , 12 , SERIES 0 ~ :..l• • .1 iC OU NCl 1• [lll., !,j<:>. 14, INTRODUCED i!V
COUNCIL MEMBER PENN)
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT "RECOVER Y ACT JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION " BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND THE EDWARD BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,
(c) Resolutions and Motions
(i) RESOLUTION NO . 37 , SERIES OF 2009
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY TO IMPLEMENT THE "SUMMER
FOOD FOR FINES " PROGRAM FROM TUESDAY , M~Y 26"' THROUGH SUNDAY , JUNE 7, 2009 .
Vote re■ulta:
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
10. Public HHrlng Items
No publi c hearing was scheduled before Council.
11 . Ordlnanc&1, R&1olutlon and Motions
(a) Approval of Ordinances on Firs! Reading
(i) Director Fonda presented a recommendat ion from the Utili ty Dep artment to adopt a bill for
an ordinance authorizing a Big Dry Creek Interceptor maintenance fee increase . He sa id a number of years
ago , we had to pay for repa irs to the interceptor . We set up tap fees to finance that , with the anticipation of not
on ly rebuilding the Interceptor, but also setting up permanent financing to ma intain it. Southgate District actually
really up-fronted the money that we needed , wh ile the tap fe es came in . We collected the tap fees , we rebuilt a
lot of the sections of the Interceptor that needed to be rebuilt. And then we had some money iefl over from the
tap fees . Al that lime, then we went back and started maintenance fees and they have been adjusted from time
to time . Right now the recommendation is to raise the ma intenance fees from about 10 cents a thousand
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ga llon s to 15 cents a thousand gallons , which would typically raise a bill from $9.00 to $12 .00 a year. In the
area of the City , th at Englewood is, if ii flows into the interceptor from Englewood and Is not in a specific district,
we collected enough tap fees that have been rebated to ou r fund that at this point we are still pa yi ng the~•
ma intena nce fees and not chargi ng the customers for them and that will probably go on for another ten years ,
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We actually received quite a bit of money , about $30 ,000 .00 lo add I~ thP. $100 ,000 .00 we have in th e bank with
the un its that are being bu ilt over here at Hampden and Santa Fe . T:,at is in that are a also . So , at this time we
are recommending that the fee be raised from 1 O cents to about 15 ce nts ... actually , rounded off, it wi ll be 11
cents to 16 cents , at this time , to continue the maintenance of th is operation that is partly managed by the
Southgate Sanitation District , it's part of the ir contract.
COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED, TO Af'PROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (I) -COUNCIL BILL NO . 11 ,
COUNCIL BILL NO .11, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1990 BIG DRY CR EE K
INTERCEPTOR AGREEMENT REGARDING FEES .
Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion . There was none .
Vote results:
Motion carried.
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
(Ii) Direcl~r Gryglewlcz presented a recommendation from the City Clerk 's Office and the
Election Commission to app,ove a bill for an ordinance amending the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 to adopt
a procedure for Protests of Proposed Ballot Titles and/or Submiss io n Clause for lnitiotive , Referenda and
Referred Measures accord in g to State Statutes . He sa id the State Statutes provides that protest of ballot titles
be conducted by local charter, ord ina nce or resolution . Currently , the City does not address this issue . The
proposed language that will be addlld undqr § I -8 Munic ip al Elect ions , addresses protest of ballot titles .
COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER PENN SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (II)· COUNCIL BILL NO . 15.
COUNCIL BILL NO . 15, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 8, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNIC IPAL CODE
2000, ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS " WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 8.
Mayor Woodward asked if there were any qu estio ns .
Mayor Woodward said I just want to reiterate that this is something that is in the Colorado Revised Statute ,
which we de, not currently address within our Charter.
Vote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward, Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
(Iii) Fire Chief Pattarozz i prese,,ted o recommendation from the Fire Department to adopt a bill
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fo r an ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City and County of Denver regarding an
Urban Area Security In itiative . He said th is will update an agreement that the City ha s previously made and it
would allow for the City and County of Denver to be the purchasing and coordinat ing agent for th e Urban Area ~~~~~ .
COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED, TO APPRO'~E
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (Ill) -COUNCIL BILL NO . 18.
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COUNCIL BILL NO . 18 , INTRODUCE D BY COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (URBA N AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE) BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENvER , COLORADO AND Tl-!~ CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO .
Mayor Woodw .. rd asked if there we re any quest io ns or comments .
Mayor Woodward said just a quest ion on the $700 ,000 .00 for the upgrade to our Safety Service s
commun ica tion systems , a few years ago , got us up to , what was ii... 900 megahertz? I mean that WAS ~M of
that improvement. Ch ief Pattarozzi said BOO megahertz , yes sir. Mr. Woodward said that was indire i;\ly a ,·,,suit
of the Columb ine tragedy and it allowed police departments throughout the metro area to start being able ~-'
commur1icale with ea ch other. Ch ief Pattarozzi sa id pol ice and fire . Mr. Woodward said police and fire , Y••·
Ch ief Pattar0,z i sa id yes sir that is correct. In add ition to that , we have benefited from severa l other grant s that
have come through you also . Mr. Woodward said right.
Mayor Woodward aske~ if there were any other comments . There were none .
~ ote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Woodwarn , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
• (iv) Emergency Management Coord inator Green presented a recommendation from the Fire
Department to adopt a bill for an ord inance for the accepta nce of a 2009 Emergency Mana gement Performance
Grant awarded to the City of Englewood by the State of Colorado In the amou11t of $26 ,200 . He said I would like
to recommend approval of Council Bill 19. Th is is lo accept the Slate grant for $26 ,200 .00 as offered by the
Colorado Divisior. of Emergenc y Management. And what this fund is for , It will prov ide us with funJ:ng so that
we can have £ part time person to ass ist with Emergency Management both in writing of the disa s'ter planning
and coord lnatisg resources and communications in the departments , that are specifically disaster related , as
well as , equipment and upgrades for the area that we use as an emergency operation center du•ing a disaster.
And lo finally provide for training bnlh for emergency manag ement personnel r od other ~ersonnel throughout
the City tr.at is specific k' disaster related response recovery .
COIJNC,. MEMBER WILSON MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER JEF :ERS ON SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDP, f f EM 11 (a) (Iv)· COUNCIL BILL NO.19.
COUNCIL BILL NO . 19, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHOR IZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN INTERGOVERNM ENTAL GRANT
"STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFA IRS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE GRANT (E MPG ) AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD ".
Mayor Woodward nsked if there was any discussio n.
C :uncil Member Penn said yes . Steve on th is , with the gra nt , is that going to be someone that is already under
our employment or will ii be someone new? Mr. Green sa id for the staffing ? Mr. Penn sa id yes . Mr. Greea said
we currently have a part-time person who works with me . She is solely funded through grants, through th is
grant program and ii would extend her employment with us as long as she is willing and we do have fund ing
• ava ila ble . Mr . Penn said okay , thank you .
Mayor Woodwa rd asked if there were any other que stio ns or commen ts. There y,are non e.
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Vote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes :
Nays :
Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore, Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
None
(v ) Direclor Gryglewicz presented a recom mendation fr~m the Finance and Administrative
Services Department to adopt a bill for an ordinance authorizing the issuance of no moce than $3,055 ,000 in
General Obligat ion Bonds for various Water Fund capital projects . He sa id this Is a bill for an ordinance issuing
up to 3 million dollars in General Obl igation bonds for various water projects . Back on November 4, 1997, the
citizens authorized the City to issue up lo 15.1 million dollars in General Obligation Bonds . Since that time th3
City has issued ... well, in 2004 the City issued $3,550 ,000 .00 . This Is an Issuance of up to 3 million dollars. It is
anticipated that another issuance may happen in the next two to three years for up to 4 million dollars . Earlier
this year , Council passed Resolution No . 3, which allowed the City to reimburse itself from the proceeds of a
future bond issue, which is th is one , wh ich Coun cil will be ,otlng on These are General Obligation Bonds ,
which means, ihat th9 full faith and cmdit of the City is backing these bonds , which helps lower the rates, but it
is antic ip ated that water revenues will pay the full debt service over the term of these bonds .
COUNCIL MEMBrq PENN MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED , TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 I•) (v) • COUNCIL BILL NO . 20 .
COUNCIL BILL NO . 20 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PENN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY o~ ENGLEWOOD AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS , SERIES 20vs, TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM AND Al ITHORIZING THE LEVY Of' PROPERTY TAXES , IF NECESSARY ,
TO PAY SUCH BONDS ; PROVIDING Th FORM OF THE BONDS AND OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH ; AND APPROVING DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE BONDS ,
_Mayor Woodward asked if thero were any questions. There were none .
Vote results:
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Penn, Mccaslin , Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
(vi) Directo r Gryglewlcz presented a racommendation from th e Finance and Administrative
Services Department to adopt a bill for an ordinance approving the lease/purchase of equipment for the Fire ,
Police , and Information Technology Departments . He said there is a three year component of this for the Fire
Department , which Is bes ic ally self-contained brea th ing apparatus . I should mention that there is a possibility
that this eq"ipment will be paid by a grant that we are work ing on , so it may be pulled fr om this . The other
component of this , are tactical vests for the Police Department. The other portion is fvr mob ile data term inals ,
personal computers and what is called a VOiP , a voice over internet protocol . which is basicall y a phone system
that works over the internet. Those will all be issued on a three year lease and the paym ents will not exceed a
monthly payment of over S 20.000 .00 .. , not 10 ex ceed three years for a principal of not more tha n $625,000.00 .
And , these were included in the 2009 budget.
COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN MOVF.D , r,ND COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY SECONDED , TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (vi) • COUNCIi. B'LL NO . 21 .
COUNCIL BILL NO . 21 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE
LEASE -PURCHA SE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMr:NT FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND PROVIDING DETAILS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LEASE-PURO-!.'.Sc TRANS ACTION .
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Mayor Woodward asked if the re was any discussion or questions . There were none .
Vote results :
Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore, Woodward, Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nai .,: None
Motion carried .
Director Gryglewicz said thank you .
(b) Approval of Ordinance 0 n Second Reading
There were no additional items •
Agenda .)
.od for approval on second reading . (See Agenda Item 9 -Consent
(c) Resolutions and Motions
(i) Deputy City Manager Flaherty presented a recom mendation from the City Manage r's Office
to approve a resolution ,·• support for the select ion of Ameresco as the City's Energy Services Cor.,pany . He
said earlier this evening, and in previous Study Sess ions , Council has discussed the selection of the energy
service company. The selection was made by staff earlier last month . The determination was made at that time
to sul ect Ameresco as our energy service company . Although th is Is not a formal requirement, because there is
a gri !at deal work to go Into this before th~ techn ica l en ergy audit Is approved , Ameresco asked for a resolution
of support for staff selection . The Ci'",i GI 'he energy audit, wh ich would be the first element, Is approximately
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$35 ,000 .00 of which would be roll•·t 111!0 •. energy performance contract and/or paid for through grants and
rebates .
COUNCIL MEM!lER WILSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (I) -RESOLUTION NO . 38, SERIES OF 2009 ,
RESOLUTION NO . 38, SERIES OF 2009
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SELECTION OF AMER ESCO , INC . AS THE CITY OF ENGL '_WO OD 'S
ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY (ESCO).
Mayor Woodward asked if lher q were any comments .
Council Member Wilson sa id gcod job ... great job . Deputy City Manager Flaherty said thank you .
Council Member Jefferson sa id I am excited to see th is prog ra m mo ve forward .
Mayor Woodward sa id I would like to second what Jill and Joe sa id. I think there is only ... truly only an ups ide
on this . If the ESCO energy audi t come s out as ,,o believe it wi ll , ii will save the City and its citizen 's money
over the long term , so gr ·,at job Mike .
Mr. FlahP.rty said thank you .
Vote r11ults :
Ayes :
Nays :
• Motion carried .
Council Members Pen n, Mccaslin, Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oa kle y
None
(i i) Fire Chief Paltaroui prese nted a recommendation from the Fire Department to
approve , by motion , th e purch as e of a 20 09 Che vrolet C-4500 Wheele d Co:;c h med ic apparatus for the Fire
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Department Staff re commends awarding the contract le the lowest acceptable bidd er, Wheeled Coach , in the
amount of $135 ,313 . He sa id I am here tonight to see k 11pproval by Council , hy motion , for the purchase of the
2009 Chevrolet Wheeled Coach medic unit , or as the Mayor sa id, an ambulance , Th is apparatus is to replace
an apparatus that is 9 years old and has approx imately 7,.000 miles on ii. This purchase continues the cycle
that we have establ ished over lime with having apparatus ·n service for 9 years before replacement Th is is the
low bid and we have used Wheeled Coach before and we have been very happy with the ir product
Council Member Mccaslin sa id you mean replace , so , I mean , ii looks like in 9 years you have only put on 8000
miles , right. Ch ief Pattarozz i said that is correct , that is 8000 miles a year. Mr . Mccasl in sa id is that high for an
emergency veh icle? Ch ief Pattarozz i sa id ii is high ... although the mileage might be low, you also have to factor
in the fact that there is a lo• of Idling lime . We don 't turn them off when we are on the scen e necessarily , And , ii
is getting to the point th .. , after 9 years , they are pretty tired and ready lo be replaced . Maintenance costs start
escalating greatly . Mr. Mccaslin said thank you ,
Council Member Oakley sa id I would like lo comment that , th is many years and that many mil es on this type of
vehicle is .. , it makes It ready for replacement . These vehicles take a beating . Obviously , they are al disaster
areas In all kinds of weather and they do take a beating , so this apparatus , I am su re, is ready for replacement
Council Member Mccasl in sa id I appreciate that , because I wish I could get 8,000 miles per year , Mr . Oakley
laughed . Mr . Mccaslin sa id I would be really happy ,
Mayor Woodward said, quite frankly , I think most of those 6,000 miles per year are all in-City , Chief Pattarozz i
said yes sir , they are . Mr. Oakley said for the most part they are City of Englewood miles ... so they are some of
your harder mlles ... as opposed to mostly highway miles .
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Council Member Penn said does this come with any new updates , new technology that we haven 't had before? •
Ch ief Pattarozz i sa id we will be add ing some technology r urselves , that will be Improved and we have been the
recipient of some other grants ... the Power Pram Grant , that I think we have spoken about before , an d th ings
like that Bui the apparatus , itself, is really fairly standard , Mr, Penn said okay ,
COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PENN SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (ii)-THE PURCHASE OF A 2009 CHEVROLET C-4500 WHEELED COACH MEDIC
APPARATUS FROM WHEELED COACH, IN THE AMOUNT OF $135 ,313.
Mayor Woodward asked if there were any further discussion or comm ents . There were none .
Vote results:
Ayes : Counc il Members Penn . Mccasl in, Moore , Woodward , Jefferson.
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
Motion carried .
(iii ) Dire ctor Fonda pre se nted a recomm enda tio n from the Utilities Department to appro ve , by
mot ion , the purchase of a KOMATSU WA200·6 Front Wh eel l.oade r wi th an optiona l for k from the lowest
accep tab le bid der. Powe r Moti ve Corporat ion , in the tota l am ount of $9 8,598 .19, He sa id th is mach ine will
replace our current front-e nd loader , We use it principally at the All en Plant to move the All en sludge over to its
dry ing r nd loading areas for disposal , It is also used for a number of other th ings when needed . II is 14 years
old and ii would no""ally be rep laced one year from now, but it bro ke down and became inoperable . And so , al
th is time , most of the money is in there from the CERF fund ,,, some of the difference is be ing pa id for by Utilities
and by Parks . So , the funds are available to purchase it. The lowest bid was $98 ,598 .19 and we recommend
purchase of the KOMATSU Front Wheel Loader ,
COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN MOVED , AND COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY SECONDED, TO APPROVE •
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (111)-THE PURCHASE OF A KOMATSU WA200-6 FRONT WHEEL LOADER WITH
AN O"TIONAL FORK Ff.OM POWER MOTIVE CORPORATION , IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $98,598 .19,
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• Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discuss io n. There was none .
Vote results :
Motion carried .
Ayes : Counc il Members Penn , Mccasli n, Moore , Woodward , Jefferson ,
Wilson , Oakley
Nays : None
(iv) Direclor Black presented a recommendation from the Par ks and Recreation Departmen t to
approve , by motion, a1:thorizat ion for City staff to apply for a Conditional Use Permit from the Englewood
Plann ing and Zoning •;ommlssion to loca!s a com mun ity garden al the Englewood Depot property , He said the
Depot property is currently zoned M-U-R3-A. In nrder for the community garden to be located on th e Depot
property , the submittal of an applicat io n, review by the Development Review Team , and a hearing before the
Plann ing and Zoning Cornn .ission would have to take place for Conditional Use on the property, The ";ity would
be the applicant for the Cond itional Use Perm it. A Conditional Use subm ittal would accelerate the pro cess fvr
fund raising to begin this summer in order to help defer the cost of the community garden . Th is would also allow
the Community Garden Admin istrative Steering Comm ittee to move forward with the ir discus sions for
partnersh ip with Denver Urban Gardens , Denver Urban Gardens 's a non-profit organ ization that ha s planned
and constructed community gardens across the entire metro area . In add ition , I would request , as part of the
motio n ... there is a Cond itio nal Use Perm it fee of $500 .00 , I would ask for Council's consideration to waive that
fee before the Planning and Zoning . He said I would be happy to answe r any quest ions you may have .
COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFERSON MOVED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN SECONDED, TO
APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (lv)-AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY STAFF TO APPLY FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FROM THE ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO
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LOCATE A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE ENGLEWOOD DEPOT PROPERTY AND A WAIVER OF THE
$500.00 PERMIT FEE .
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Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion .
Council Member Jefferson said I think this is • 1reat idea for our er mmunity here , It adds a sustainable food
source in the community and may provide sorr,d fre e vegetables ' r some local food banks and provide some
fresh food for our own commun ity .
Council Member Penn said I too thin k it is a great idea and hopefully we can forward and get this go ing ne xt
summer .
Mayor Woodward said I would just Ii' • to ;,cknowledge Parks and Recreation and Jill for the work that she has
done and the citizens , the Cultural Arts Co mmission , ~arks and Recreation , Keep Englewood Beautiful and a
number of private citi zens that have been involved wi th this .. , in promoting it and we are going to make it
happen .
Council Member Mccaslin sa id there are two citizens he re ... Marty Mosman and Susan Bayless , Mayor
Woodwa rd said and Jen Enger. Mr. Mccaslin said oh , I'm sorry ... yes . The senior citizens come out and th ey
are very positive , se rv ing on the committees and do th e ri0ht things , We apprecia te you ... Marty , you bring
wonderful treats to yo ur committees , we apprec iate that. But I really do appreciate ··1ur time and efforts an d
your commitment to what you do for the City of Englewood . Thank you very mu c''. all of you .
Mayor Woodward asked if there were aoy other co mments or discuss ion . There were none .
Ve-Ce results :
Ayes :
Nays :
Mo tion carried .
Council Members Penn , McCas li r., Moore , Woodward , Jefferson,
Wi lso n, Oakley
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Director Bla ck said thank you very much.
12 . General Discussion
(a) Mayor's Cho ice
(i) Mayor Woodward said within our packet there was a letter or an email from a citizen
regard ing 375 0 South Cherokee Street. I just want to ask ... a Council request from the City Manager's office or
City Attorney's office ... as to whether that home ... this is a home that suffered a fire and Is basically condemned ,
as I understand it...if there is something we can do to relieve and expedite the cleanup and removal of that
particular piece of property or of the th ings on that property? I think this citizen has documented very well about
the concerns of what Is there.
(ii) Mayor Woodward said the next item is that I want to acknowledge ... there were two, in
the last couple of weeks , volunteer appreciations . One was at the Malley Senior Center and the other one at the
Library, this past weekend . I want to publicly acknowledge those volunteers that reall y put in and dedicate
themselves; literally, it's over a thousand hours. II is in the thousands of hours that they give up their time and it
really makes a difference, I think, at both the Malley Senior Center and certainly at the Library. So , I just publ ic ly
want to say thank you to them . They really do a great job.
(iii) Mayor Woodward said I just want to mention that the Farmer's Market was Saturday
and I'm sure that Randy has some things to say about it. I enjoyed it.
(Iv) Mayor Woodward said yesterday morning the South Suburban Foundation dedicated
the trail that starts at the Mary Carter Greenway, at the Platte Riv er , and goes from Sheridan through
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Englewood , through Littleton , through Greenwood Village, and into Centennlal. .. 14 miles to the Highline Canal. •
It is the first time that the City of Englewood has had an actual r.edestrian-bicycle trail from Englewood to the
Highline Canal. That one last missing link , which was directly south of Kmart , is now complete and open and it
is really a very, very pleasant area . At least the part I have been on , wh ich is from the Mary Carter Greenway all
the way up to the apartment buildings in Englewood . It is a really nice, pleasant place. Sc, I would encourage
people and bicycl e riders and runners to take advantagP vf that. I know Bel' Bradshaw, forme r Mayor and
Council member here and who is president of the Foundation , has been working ... they've worked on this, I think
it's been 12 to 13 years . So, congratulations to them .
(b) Council Members' Choice
(i) Council Member Penn:
1. He said first of all , I would like to thank Mike for sending that informatio n on the graffiti camera . That
helped me a lot. Thank you .
2. He sa id I thought we had an update on Englewood Night Out, but if we could do a Council request again
and get an update on it for where we are at for 2009, and what's going on with that program, so that we can
have some answers for Matt and get that ba ck to him.
3. He said don't forget to go support Jerry and all of his other athletic friends up at Englewood High
School , Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m .. for Special Olympics . We 'll get there .
4. He sa id I too would like to congratulate the volunteers of the Englewood Library. They put in thousands
of hours down there and they do a great job. That's one of the good programs that we have going with
volunteers .
5. He said for Mr. Gill it. .. we t ave tried to put that on our Agenda 2 or 3 times in our Study Sessions , and •
poss ibly we look at doing maybe just a single night or single time when we can all present, beca 1se there are
some important things that we need to get back to you people. I'd like to know where all of the ,artles are
because I think I m iss all of th ose in Wash ingtoo · , '.:. Council Member Mccaslin sa id I do too . Council
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• Member Penn cont inued saying I think I'd like to do those but ... if you know where they are at. let me know .
Maybe we can look al that as a Council and see If we can put ii on Just one section where we ca n actually talk .
Wa have talked about that and each Council member was supposed lo lake a differ~nl lime at each Study
Session and unfortunately we always seem to be runn ing out of l ime . So , ii is on r,u r Agenda and ii does need
lo come back to you , So hopefully we can do that.
6. He said the last one is the Farme(s Ma rkel. our first one for EnglewrJd in many years, ii came off. ii
was a little cool Saturday morning , but we had a lot of people there . I woui•J like lo thank the City of Englewood
for helping me, for walking me through all of the differe nt th ings that we ~aa lo do, Make sure Kerry you go
back and tell everybody thank you , because I am not a good leader in that kind o stuff. So everybody walked
me through all of the processes and I really appreciate that. ii was a very good one and it is supposed lo be 80
degries out next Saturday , Produce Is not here yet . I wish ii was . Bui , hopefully In aoolher 2 lo 3 weeks it will
be here . Thank you .
Mayor Woodward sa id there was some produce there. Council Member Penn agreed lhal there was some
produce.
(ii) Council Member Mccaslin said lhal only thing Rick, I'd like to say about the
Washington, D.C. trip is that I've been there three years now and continuing edu cation, I thin k, In any profession
is very important If you are professional in your trade, you probably have some sort of continuing education . I
know that I have been in recreation , education, the insurance business and telecommun ications and there is
always some sort of continuing education , I th ink this is a great continuing education piece fo r Council people.
In fact , I feel proud, because I just passed the first, bronze level for tra ining , for attend in g classes. So trust me ,
there is a lot of learning going on, And ail of the partying , like I heard someone else say , I'd like lo know where
they are al because I m issed them. Thank you for bri nging them up . I'd love lo s~dre if you 'd like lo call me,
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e got two pages of everything I've written out, just to summarize some of the ci1Jsses lhal I have taken . I'd be
more than happy lo share that information . Like Randy said , we were going lo de · th is al Study Session s, but ii
keeps being bumped every time . Thank ou for your concerns. If you would like to talk about it anytime, let me
kn ow. Than k you .
(iii) Council Member Oakley:
1. He sa id I'd like to say that I did miss the trail dedication yesterday morn ing , because of some othe r
famil y obligations, Bui I'm sure that section of the trail, being very difficu lt lo construct, plus some land
acquisition problems, has held it off th is long , ii is a great facility. I've been down there and looked al it, but I
just wasn't able lo attend yesterday morning .
2 . He sa id getting back to Matthew's comments about the plaques. I don't remember us discu ssing each
ind ividual plaque and its condition. Did we do that at a Study Session? Mayor Woodward sal ll yes , ii was
brought up . There were some Iha! were mentioned ... I had mentioned that there is one that was chipped and
one that was ... i lhink Mike had mentioned , lhal there is one lhal ii was pretty well beat up. Council Me mber
Oa kley said okay. I guess I either spaced that or something , because I don't rem ember that. Then again, that
was one of the reasons wh y it wasn't displayed? Council Member W ilson sa id the ones that were damaged .
Co un cil Member Oakley said the ones that were damaged weren't disp layed ? Is that how it turned out? Ms.
Wilson sa id I th ink. Mayor Woodward said I don't know. City Manager Sears sa id I don't know. We ca n do
some follow up on that. Council Member Oakley sa id and alsu , I know that I have a copy of that petition
somewhere, but I don 't remember, it may be my poor memory, but them specifically saying that the y had to be
displayed In th is building , so I'd like a feedback on that.
3. He said the other th ing , the gentleman from my district. Wnal is your :ast name sir? From the audience
he replied Gilli!. Mr. Oakley said okay, because I know you pronounced it one way and then another. We
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haven 't talked . I have, obviously , several thousand people in my district and I don't know exacli1• how I'd contact
them personally . Bu i , I will te ll you lhis ... everyone who contacts me , I give them ail the lime that they need lo
ta lk with me ... and I wou1d do th e sa me with you .
Mayo r Woodward sa id thank you Wayne .
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(iv) Counc il Member Wilson:
1. She said I just ha ve a co uple of th ings . First , the r-armer's Mar kel was excellent. I am lo o•ing forward
to mo re of the people getting there wit h th ei r pro du ce. I though t that this is going to be a big ass et.
2. She said I am look ing forward to the community ga rden and th e other green th ings we are do ing in the
City . I'm thrilled with all of those .
3. She sai d I do want to hear ab out Nei ghborhood Wat ch and an update on that along wit h Randy .
Mayor Woodward sa id before I call on Joe , I just want to congra tu late Joe on passing the bar. Th ere was
applause . Council Member Jefferson sa id that is very nice of you , You r Honor. Than k you so much .
(v) Counc il Member Jeffe rson :
1. He said to Matthe w, thank you for your comments again about the National Night Out Aw ards .
probab ly would have liked to have seen them in this building as well , but as I made the comment last week , we
do have a process for making decisions and someti mes we do have to live with the dec isions that are being
made . I will agree with you that it probabl y lends to a little bit bigger situation of what's going on with the
National Night Out program generally . I think it is an important resource and an asset to the commun ity .
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2. He said ... to Rick , you 're sort of timely because ton ight , I was slated , at least , to be the first lo present
sort of what you learned or what are some of the important th ings that you are bringing ba ck to th e community •
from th e NLC conference . Unfortunate ly, we did run a little bit late on our Study Session Agenda this evening ,
so I will be presentin g that in two weeks at th e Study Session . Maybe Randy's comment that perhaps maybe
we block out half of a Study Session where we can all share our com ments ... maybe that's a be tter way to do ii ,
but I will be prepared to at least present some tho ughts two weeks from toda y. It probab ly won 't be
co mprehensive abo ut everythi ng that went on th ere, but just a few po ints tha t I brought ho me th at I thought were
interesting and that I thought coul d be impl emented relati vely soon in our ow n community .
3. He sa id and Ric k, I'll gen erall y ag re e with yo u that we do have a great freedom of speec h in this
co untry . Peo ple are ent itle d to the ir own opinion s.
4. He sa id ... Jerry, ho pe fu ll y we got your sit uation ha nd le d. We are pulling in a Coun ci l Reques t now so
please let us know if yo u st ill have some issues with that go ing forwa rd.
13 . City Manager's Report
City Manager Sears did no t ha ve an y matters to br ing before Cou ncil .
14 , City Attorney's Report
City Attorney Brotzman did not ha ve any matters to bri ng before Coun cil.
15 . Adjournment
MAYOR WOODWARD MOVED TO ADJOURN . The me eting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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