HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Ordinance No. 048ORDINANCE NO. 'f !
SERIES OF 199_0_
BY Al7l'IIORITY
9 (b)
CXXJNCIL BILL NO. 50
INTRODUCED BY CXXJNCIL
MD-1BER HM'IIAl~Y
All ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAX lEv'i IN MILLS UPCll rAOI DClLLAA OF THE ASSESSED
Vl\LUATICN OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY wrmm THE CITY OF =~' CCILCIU\00 '
AND ESTABLISlllNG A MILL IEvY. FOR THE ENGLEl"lOCO, COLORADO, DCHno·lN
OEVELC!'MENr AlmlORIT'l.
l·ll!EREAS, it is tl,:-duty of the City Council of the City of Englewood,
Colorado, under the Engle'<.,;,,! !-!.....,.. Rule Charter and Colorado Revised
Statutes, to make the a.'l!',ual levy i ,r City puqx,ses; and
WHERE.I\S, the Ci ty C<,:;.nc!l ha•, duly considered the estimated valuation
of all the taxable property withb the City and the needs of the city and
of each of said levies and ha s detennined that the levi es as hereinafter
set forth, are proper and wise;
Ila1, 'l'HEREFCilE, BE r r ORD.'\INEO BY TJ!E CITY WJNCIL OF THE CITY CF
ENGl'..E:n'.>D, COLCRADO, AS FOLLCMS:
section l. That there be and hereby is levied for the year 1990, due
and payable as required by statutes in the year 1991, a tax of 5. 419 mills
on the dollar for the Genera l F\md of the City of Engle1-IOOd, Colorado, and
2.212 mills on the dollar for the Debt Service F\md of the City of
Engl.....:x>d, Col oracb.
That the levy herei.,above set forth shall be levi ed upon each dollar
of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the corporate
limits of th~ City of Englewood, Colorado, and the said levy shall be
certified as required by law.
Sectinn 2. That under the authority of the Colorado Revised Statutes
and the Englewood Hare Rule Charter , there is hereby levied for the year
1990, due and pay~le as required by law in 1991, a tax of 4.322 mills ai
the dollar for the use and benefit of the Engle1,ood, Colorado, Uowntcwn
Develcprent Aut.'1ority.
The levy here inabove set forth shall be l evied upon each dollar of
assessed va l untio!"l of all t ?.>:a1'le r,roperty wi thin the Eng l a '<'CX>d, Colorado,
Do.<nt 01,n Develop.7oent Di strict , e.nd t.ie said l evy shall be certifie d as
required by l aw.
Introduced, reac\ in full , Md passed on first reading oo the 5th day
of lloveonber, 1990.
Published as a Bill for an ordinance oo the 8th day of November, 1990.
Read by title and passed on final readin(l oo the 19th day of tlo\len'IJer,
1990.
Published by title as ordinance No . t{j__, Series of 1990, on the 22nd
day of llove!lber, 1990.
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Patricia H. cro.,,CtyClerk
I, Patricia H. Cr°", City Clerk of the City of E)\glewood, Colorado,
hereby certify that the llbove and foregoing is a true CXJf1':/ of the ordinance
passed on final reading and published by title as ordinance no. ~. Series
of 1990. Q
~&<Ir¥~ Patricia H. Cr<1,1
DATE
November S, 1 ~90
INITIATED BY
STAFF SOURCE
ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED
COUNCIL COMIIIINICATION
AGENDA ITEM
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SUBJECT Amen dme nt ■ to 7-6c -o
and 7-6C-3A of the
Englewood Municipal Code
Safety Services -Police Division
Division Chief Bob Moore
Pa ■aage o f a me ndments as indicatod.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
council rev iewed this item during the Oc tober 15, 1990 council Meet ing.
STAFP' ANALYSIS
The proposed amendments, o rig i nally d rafted by personnel of the office of the c i t y
attorney following discussion with Di v. Chief Moore, have been reviewed by the
command staff of the Englewood Police Division. Staff concurs with t he need for the
amendments and with the proposed language.
BACKGROUND
Current Co lorado state law and Englewood municipal ordinance do not specific ally or
adequatel y addres s the def in ition, misuse , or unlawful use of air guns or BB guns .
The citi:tens of Englewoo d su ffer inj ury and property damage t·esu lting from the
misuse o! these weapons.
Tho law'e failure to spec ifically defi ne a nd pro scribe BB gu n mi.1u s e impliee that
these potentially dangerous weapons may be v iewed as "toy s," a nd their misuse looked
upon as "p l ay" gone aw r y.
There have been a numb er of i ncidents i n recent mo nths in which the inappropriate
uee of BB guns caused i njury or property damage in Englewood; for example 1
l. 1\ juvenile who claimed to be a hootinq hi s 88 gun at the ground, wounded anott'i:.r
juvenile, aero ■■ the street, in the .1bdomen. The wou nd was aeriou ■ enough to
require treatment at Swedish Hospital .
2. A group of juveniles in an alley were shooting at birds and other things, one
boy then shot another. The a hot penetrated the v l e t im' e abdomen and punctu1·ed a
lung. Surgery was required to remove the BB and l'epair the damage.
J. A 69-y ■ar-ol.d ma n, walking on his front porch , waa ■hot in the head by a
juvenile 1· :oaa the atreet . The juvenile , who had been shooting at "bird:i,
treea and ■igna," claimed the inj ury waa an accident, the rraeul t of a ricochet .
Th• man'■ wound, ju ■t inches from his right eye, required treatment at Swedi ■h
Ho spital.
4. A juvenile waa ob ■erv ■d taking de liberate aim and shooting a BB gun three timea
at an automobil e window. The window shattered; dam a ge wa• $100 .
S. Four te en ■, hanging from a moving car, shot a restaurant window; damage waa
S309. The teens WF•ra caught, and paid for the window.
Th••• example ■ clear ly illustrate the da ng ers which can aric! from DB gu n miau ■e,
Furthermore, the shooting of birds, people and windows, accidentally or otherwise,
cannot ba dismissed as normal or fun, and shou l d be clearly discouraged by law .
Th e propo ■e d ordinanc:e revisions do not prohibit the poesesBion, or even the u ■e per .i,.
ea, of BB gun ■• The revisionS define "air gun" (BB gu n), thereby al&rti.ng peopl9 • ·--·-
the BB gun i ■■ues are importa nt ; and limit the area of BB gun use, thereby making it
clear that the indiscriminate fir'l0ng ' of BB guns is unaccept1abl''~.r, .-· 1 • '· -~:-, •• H'c r, ... .,,
I t is reco!Mlended the ordinance be approved.
None.