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ORD I ANCE NO . 33
SERIES OF 2008 --
CONTR ACT NO, 1,,/ -:J.CJo ~
BY AU TI-I OR ITY
COUNC IL BILL NO. 39
INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER MOORE
AN ORDINANCE APPROVD-JG AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA)
ENTITLED ''MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR Tl-IE LOCAL JURISDICTION
REGULATION OF CONVEYANCES PURSUANT TO THE ELEV A TOR AND ES ALA TOR
CERTIFICATION ACT TITLE 9 ARTICLE 5.5, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES "
BETWEEN THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT,
DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY ("OPS") AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD ,
COLORADO .
WHEREAS , the City of Englewood currentl y has an agreement with DRCOG to inspect elevators
and escalators for the City unt il December 31, 2008 ; and
WHEREAS , the Ci ty antic ipates renewing the agreement with DRCOG to continu e the required
inspection s; and
WHEREAS, the passage of thi s Ordinance will permit the City of Englewood to identify the
responsibilities of each pan y for ensuring the safety of convoyances within the State through
compliance with ·.he Act and all promulgated rules and regulations; fonnalize the cooperative
working i"d:t tic;,shi ps between the Parties; and provirle procedures for l.Ommunications, exchange of
infm,uation and re.;olutio n of problems as neces sary to carry ou t the provisions of the Act and all
promulgated rules and regul ati ons;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Section I Cv!orado State Amended Statutes regarding Elevato r and Esca lat or Certificatio ns
C.R.S. 9-5 .5-i0I et seq., which requires cities to contract with the State that the Ci ty inspect such
conveyances or all ow the State to inspect and ceni fy them .
Section 2. The City of Eng lewood finds th at ii is in the best interest s of the citi zen s of Eng lewood
to mai nt ain it s cu rrent inspection ar,J ccrtilicution process.
~ tion 3. llte Ci ty Co un cil of En gl ewood , Co lorado , hereby approves th e lntergove mm ntal
Agreement entitled "Memorandu m vf Agreement for the Local Juri sdiction Regulation of
Co nveyances Pursuant to tht Elevato r rmd Esca lator Certifica ti on Ac t Title 9 Arti cle S.S.
Co lorado Revi sed Statutes" between the Co lorado Dcpa nmenl of Labor ar.d Emp loym en t,
Division of Oil and Public Safety ("OPS") and the Ci ty of Englewood, Co lorado , a copy of
which is nttachcd heret o as Ex hibit A.
SectiCl!l...i . The Mayor is hereb y nu thorizcd to si1;n said Intergovc mrncntal Agreement for and
on behalf · ,f the City ofEnglewood.
Introdu ced, read in fu ll , and pa ssed on first reading on the 7th day of July, 2008 .
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Publi shed as n Bill for an Ordina nce on the 11 '" day or Jul y, 200 8.
Rend by tit le and passed on fina l readin g on the 2 1st" ,y or Jul y, 2008 .
Publi shed by titl e as Ordinan ce N~. Se ri es 00008. on the 25 th day or Jul y, 2008.
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
FOR THE LOCAL ,JURI SDI CT IO N REG ULATION OF CO 'VEYANCES
Pu rs uant to the Eleva tor and Esca lat or Ce rtificati on Ac t
Title 9 Articl e 5.5, Co lora do Revised Statu tes
THI S ME MORA DUM OF AGREEME NT("MOA "J is ent ered in to this ,l./Af;o(;;1,_ft,.
2008 , between th e Colorad o Depart ment of Labor and Empl oyment , Div is ion of Oi l a~<lc
Safe ty (''OP S"), 63 3 17th Stree t, Suit e 500 , Denver, Co lora do 80 202 and C it y of Englewood
("Auth ority Hav in g Ju risdi ctio n" or "AHJ"), 1000 Englewood Parkwa y, En glewood , Co lorad o
80 11 0, co ll ecti ve ly referre d to as the "Parti es ."
SEC TIO N I. REC ITALS
1.1 Back gro und
Th e El eva tor and Esc alator Ce rtificati on Act (the Act), Tit le 9, Arti c1e .'.5, Sec ti ons I 01 through
120, Co lorad o Rev ised Statutes (C.R .S.), declares tha t in ord er to ensur e minimum sa fety
stand ard s througho ut Col orad o, th e regu lat ion of conveyan ces is a man er of statewide con cern.
Th e Act stat es tha t:
• All co nveyance s in Colorado sha ll be registered with th e OPS ;
• All con veyan ce cont ractors, me chani cs and in spectors sh all be li cen sed wi th OPS ;
• All co nveyance s shall be inst alled, altered , repaired, se rvi ced , and maintained acc ording
to Col orado adopted nati onal safety standards ; and
• A qu alifi ed loca l auth ori ty having jurisdiction (AHJ) may el ect to en ter into an MOA
wi th OPS to re gulate conveyan ces that are loc ated within th eir jurisdicti on terri tory .
Following OPS ' ap proval of th e AHJ's conve yance standard s and executio n of thi s
MOA , th e AHJ will be considered an Approved AHJ .
1.2 Purpo se
Thi s MOA is bein g ent ered into by th e ab ove-menti oned partie s for th e foll owin g purposes :
a) To identify th e re sponsibiliti es of each party for en suring the safety of conveyan ces
withi n the State of Colorad o through co mpli ance with the Ac t and all promulga ted rule s
and re gulation s;
b) To form ali ze th e coo perative working re latio nship s between the Parti es ; and ,
c) To prov id e procedur es for co mmunication s, ex change of information and res oluti ~n of
problem s as nece ss ary to carry out the pro visions of the Act and all promul gat ed rul es
and regu lati ons.
1.3 Authori ty
Th e prin cipl e au th ori ty for thi s agreem ent is co nt ain ed in Tl,e Eleva tor and Esca lator
Certificati on Act §9 -5 .5-11 2 (2), C.R.S.
SECT IO N 2. D"'.FINITIONS
"Admini strator" means the Dir ec tor of the Divi si on of Oi l and Pu blic Safe ty witl1 in th e
Departm ent of Labor and Empl oyment or the Dir ec tor's desig nee .
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"Authorit y Having Ju risdiction (AHJ )" mean s a ci ty, co unty, or ci ty and coun ty or an y other
loca l gove rnm ent entity ha vin g au thority to reg ul ate convey ances wi th in it s juri sdi cti onal
territ ory .
"Ap proved Authority Ha vi ng Juri sdiction (AH J)" mea ns an AHJ or an agen t thereof th at has met
the required co nveya nce s'.anda rds ond has exec ut ed th is MOA with the OPS.
"Cenifi cate of Op era ti on" mean s a document iss ued by th e OPS or an Approved AHJ for a
conveyance indi cati ng th at the conveyance has bee n in spec ted by a tni rd-party lice nsed
co nveyance in spec tor and co mp lie s wit h rul es of th e OPS or Approved AHJ (§9-5.5-1 14,
C.R.S.).
'·Co nveyance" shall have the meanin g as delinea ted in §9-5.5 -1 04 , C.R.S.
"Inj ury" means on inju ry 1h,1 res ult s in death or req ui res med ica l tr ea tm ent (o th er th an firs t aid)
admin is tered by a phys ic ian or by regist.·red profess ion al personn el un de r th e standin g orders of
a ph ys ician . Meoical trea tme nt does not in.Jude fir st aid trea tment fo r one tim e trea tm en t and
sub seq uent obs erv ati on of minor sc ratches, cut , bums, splinters, and any oth er min or inju rie s
th at do not ordin aril y require medica l care even th ough treatm ent is provided by a ph ys icia n or
by regis tered profess ional perso nn el.
"Territory" mea ns a city, cou nty, or city and co un ty for whi ch th e regul ati on and/o r in spec ti on of
ro nveya nces is con trac ted to a company or organiz ati on .
"Varian ce req ues t" means the sub mitt al of doc um entati on to th e Ad mini strat or or App roved AHJ
by a co nveyance ow ner or co ntra ctor th at ju stifi es the use of alt ern ate method s or mat eri als for
the impl ement atio n of sta nd ards ado pt ed pursuant to §9-5.5-11 2 (\), C.R.S.
SECTION 3. RESPONSIBILITIES
Th e res ponsibi liti es of th e OPS an d Approved AHJ are presented below :
3.1 OPS
a) Th e OPS is des ignated th e impl ementin g age ncy as delin ea ted in §8 -20-1 01 C.R.S. As
such, the o~s has th e authori ty and res ponsibili ty to adopt nati onall y recogni zed
conveyance safety stand ards pursuan t to §9 -5.5-112, C.R.S. an d as they arc ame nd ed (§9 -
5.5 -103, C.R.S.).
b) The OPS shall reco gn ize that the Ap prove d AHJ is so lely res ponsi bl e fc ,he reg ul ati on
of co nveya nces within Ap prove d AHJ's territory so long as, pu rs uant to §9-5 .5-11 2 (2),
C.R .S., th e App roved AHJ ~as standards th at are equ al to or grea ter th an th ose ado pted
by th e OPS.
c) The OPS shall recog ni ze that the Ap proved AHJ is so lely res pon sible fo r iss uan ce and
enforce ment of Ce rti fi cates of Opera ti on fo r th e installat io n, alterati on, opera tion, an d
maintenance of co nveya nces within the rerritory of th e Ap proved AHJ , per §9-5 .5-11 4,
C.R.S.
d) Pursuan t to §9-5.5-11 2 (2)(b), C.R.S., the OPS sha ll , in coopera tio n with th e Approve d
AHJ , es tab li sh a sc hedule fo r the Ap proved AHJ to ado pt stand ards li sted in §9-5.5-11 2
(l ),C.R.S.
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e) Th e OPS will be res p nsib lc to urrange for Advisory Boa rd rev iew of an y add endums or
su pplem ents 10 the las t ve rsion of standard~ lis ted in §9-5 .5-11 2 (I}, C.R.S. Based on
re sult s of thi s rev iew, th e OPS and the Ad visory Board wi ll de1 em1ine wheth er th e OPS
and Appro ved AHJ s will ado pt th e addend um or suppl ement pri or to th e adoptio n of th e
next ve rsio n of th e standard .
f) The OPS has th e au th ority and res ponsibili ty to ensur e that nil new ly in stall ed and
ex istin g co nveyances are reg istere d with th e OPS . Th is process will in cl ud e th e
co ll ec ti on of a one-ti me registration fee from th e conveya nce ow ner pursuant 10 §9 -5 .5-
111 (2 }(a), C.R.S.
g) Pursuant 10 §9-5.5-106 through 108, C.R .S., the OPS has th e au thority and res ponsibility
10 ensure tha t all co nve ya nce contrac tors, mec hani cs, and in specto rs are li ce nsed through
th e OPS . Th e li cen sin g process requ ir es th at th e li censee rem it pay ment to th e OPS of nn
ann ual li cense fee pursuant 10 §9 -5 .5-108 (5), C.R.S.
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Approved AHJ
The Approve d AHJ shall be sole ly re sponsibl e for th e regulation of conv eya nce s within
th e terri tory of th e App rove d AHJ if th e Appro ve d AHJ ha s stand ard s th at arc equal to or
greater than those adopted pursuant to §9 -5.5-1 12 (2), C.R.S.
b) Th e Approved AHJ shall, in cooperation with the OPS , establi sh a schedul e for the
Approved AHJ to adopt stand ard s li sted in §9-5.5-112 (I), C.R.S. This sch edul e will
includ e th e requirem ent that th e Approve d AHJ adopt th e fo ll ow in g standa rds by
December 31, 20 10 :
1) ASME Al 7.l -2007
2) ASME Al 7.3 -2005
3) ASME Al8 .I -2005
c) Follow ing th e initial adoption of standards desc rib ed in 3.2(b), th e Approved AHi ag1<.es
10 rem ain current in adopt ion of future standard ve rsi ons within 90 days from th e dtt t, at
which th e OPS adopts the standard .
d) Pur suant to §9-5 .5-112 (3)(a), C.R.S., co nvey nn ces in stall ed pri or to July I, 200 8 are
exem pt from comp li ance with ASME Al 7.3 , although the Approv ed AHJ , in coop eration
wit h th e OPS, may require th e impl ementation of all or any port ion of AS ME AJ 7.3
neces sary to mitigat e a material risk to publi c safety .
e) Th e Approv ed AH! shall be resp onsib le for issuance and enforce ment of a Certiii ca te of
Op eration fo r in stallation , alterati on, uperation, and mai nt enance of conveya nces 1vit hia
th e territory of th e Ap proved AHJ, er §9-5.5-114 , C.R.S.
f) Th e Approv ed AHJ shall b, ,es pon ,,ble to review and determin e th e va lidity of atl
variance requests to the adop ted standard s in 3.7.(b).
g) Th e OPS will co nsider li ce nsing a perso n to in spect co nv eyaoces if th e per son was
em plo yed or contracted by th e Appro ved AH J to in spec t co nveyances pri or to Jsnu my I,
200 ~. The App roved AHi shall immediately refer all such government a,11 government-
de signn ted inspectors 10 th e OPS fo r li ce nsing .
h) An inspec tor who qualifi es acc ording to (g) of thi s Sec ti on sha ll not remain li ce nsed by
OPS after Jul y 1, 2010 if th e in spector hos not rec eived ccrti fi co ti on through a nati onall y
recognized conveya nce assoc iat io n (§9 -5.5-107 (2)(a), C.R.S.).
i) The OPS will co nsider li ce nsing o person 10 inspect co nveyances to enable the perso n ,o
obtain the minimum one year of exp erien ce required for ce rtifi ca ti on te sting by o
nati ona lly recog:i ized co nveyan ce assoc iation . The testing for national certifi caiion m\.S l
occ ur at th e earli est opportu nity followin g li ce nsure wi th the OPS .
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j) The li ce nsed in spector empl oy ed by th e Approved AHJ will not be req uired to submit
proof of in suran ce cov erage to OPS pursuant to §9-5.5 -11 5 (4).
k) The Ap proved AHJ sh,11 be res ponsible for rela yin g co nve ya nce informati on on an
annual frequen cy lO the OPS . Annu al information submitted lo OPS shall be relay ed no
later th an January 3 1" following th e previous twelve -month reporting peri od. Thi s
informa ti on shall in clu de th e follow,ng :
I) Name, addre ss, co nta ct, nnd ph one number of owner or mas ,ge mcnl company
res pon si ble for conveyance
2) Name and ad dress of facility where co nveyance is loca ter
3) Number of conveyances al th e fac ility
4) Con veya nce type(s) (i.e . elevator, esca lator, etc .)
5) AHJ-a ss igned co nveya nce ID number , co nveyance seria l number , or other
identifier
6) Dat e of las t annual in specti on
7) Dat e of las t iss ued Certificate of Operation
I) Th e Approved AHJ shall be responsible for immediately nodfying OPS of any and all
accide nt s resultin g in injury to an indi vidual th at have been reported to th e Approved
AHJ .
m) In the event that the Appro ved AHJ identifies conveyance s not registerc<l through OPS
and any contractors or in spectors working in the Approv ed AHJ territory that arc not
li cens ed wit h OPS, th e Approved AHJ shall immedi ately inro!l!l the OPS of these
entities .
n) The Approved AHJ shall be responsible for th e impl eme ntati on of enforcement acti ons
necessary to en sure conveyance comp lian ce with the A.cl. except as exempted in this
MOA .
o) Pursuant to §9 -5 .5-111 (2 )(a), C.R .S., the Approved AHJ may set fees and collect or
contract the co llection of the se fees to offset th e cos t of plan review or inspection of
conve) ances loca ted within the Approved AHJ territory. Fee amounts will be determined
by th e Approved AHJ or co ntractually ,greed upon by th e Approved AHJ and th e
inspection company or organizati on . Co nveyance owne rs shall be notifi ed of any
adjustment of fees a minimum of thirty (30) days pri or to th e effec tive date of the change.
SECTION 4. ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Eac h party sha ll , to the ext en t all owed by law, make availabl e to each oth er, al no cost,
information regarding conveyances within it s possess ion . Reqnests for info rmat ion shall not
impose an unreaso nable reso uoce burden on the oth c, party .
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM
Thi s MOA shall be effective on Au gust I, 2008, an d extend through Jul y 31 , 2009 (o ne year).
Unless previou sly termi nated by one of th e partie s pursuant to th e term s of thi s MOA, thi s MOA
shall automatica ll y renew for four (4) success ive terms of one (I) year each begi nn ing on Augus t
l, 2009.
SECTION ·. TERMINATION
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Ei th er party shall noti fy th e oth er party in writing of the ir intent to tenninate thi s MOA per
Section 7 .3 . Such termination is effec tive 30 da ys following thi s noti ce .
SEC TIO N 7. ADDITIO NA L PRO VJS IO NS
7.1 Le ga l Auth ori ty
Th e partie s warrant that each possesses ac tual, lega l authorit y to enter into this MOA . Th e
parti es further wa rrant that each has take n all actions required by it s app licable law, procedure s,
ru les, or by-laws to ex ercise that authority, and to lawfu ll y authorize its undersignec' signatory to
exec ut e th is MOA and bi nd that party to its term s. Th e person or pe rsons si gning thi s MOA , or
any att ac hm ents or amendments hereto , also wa rrant(s) tha t suc h pe rson(s) possesses actu al,
legal author it y to execute this MOA , and any attachments or amend ments here to, on behalf of
th at party .
7.2 Notic e of Pending Litigation
Un less ot herw ise pro vid ed fo r in thi s MOA, th e Approved AHJ ' ,all notify th e OPS with in five
(5) wo rking days after bei ng serv ed with a su mm ons, co mplain t, or othe r pl eadin g in a case
whi ch invol ves any services provided und er thi s MOA and whi ch has been filed in any fede ra l or
state co urt or aclminis trative age ncy. The Ap prove d AIU shall immedi ately deli ve r copie s of any
such doc um ents in ac cordan ce wi th Sec tio n 7.3. of this MOA .
7.3 Notice Procedure
All not ice ·e qu irr.d or pe rrnirted to be giv en pursuant to this MOA sha ll be in writing and shall
be deem ed given when persona ll y served or three (3) days after depos it in the United St ates
Mail , ce rtifi ed mail , return recei pt requestcn, and addressed to th e fo ll owing parti es or to .uch
othe r addressee(s) as may be de.z igna tea by a no tice compl ying with th e foregoi ng requirements.
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APPROVED AHJ :
J ame s K. Woodward
Moyor
C ity of Englewood
1000 En glewood Parl•w~y
Engl ewo od, CO 80l.10
,3 03 ) 762-23 11
W ltb a copy to :
Lance Smith
Chief Building Official
Ci ty ~r Englewood
1000 En glewood Parkway
Englewood , CO 80110
DEP ARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT :
Lisa Eze
Pu,-cbaslng Director
Co lorado Department of Labor and Employment
633 17•h Street, 11 <h Floor
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Denve r , CO 80202
(303) 318-8054
OPS:
Greg J,Jhn son
Co nvcyn ncc Sec ti on Ma nager
Di vision of Oil nnd Pub li c Safety
633 17'" Street, Suite 500
Denve r , CO 80202 -3660
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Thi s MOA is th e co mpl ete int egra tion or all und erstandings between th e partie s. No pri or or
contempora neous addit ion, delet ion, or other amendment hereto shall have any fo rce or effect
whatsoeve r, unle ss emb odi ed herein in writin g. No sub se que nt nova ti on, renewa l, addi ti on,
del etion , or other amendment hereto shall have an y force or effec t unl ess embodied in a written
contract ex ec ut ed and ap proved by th e Parties .
7.5 Ind ependent Co ntractor
Nei the r Approved AHJ nor any agen t or emplo yee of Approved AHJ shall be or shall be dee med
to be an agent or emp loye e of the OP S.
7.6 Ind emnifica ti on
To th e extent pennitted by law , Approved AHJ shall ind emnify, save, and hold ham1less the
Sta te of Co lorado, it s emp loyees and age nt s, agains t an y and all claim s, damages, li abi li ty and
co urt awards in cluding cos ts, expenses, and attorn ey fee s and related cos ts, in curred as a result of
any act or omission by Approved AHJ , or it s emp loyees , ag ent s, subco ntractors, or ass ignees
pursu ant to the tenns of this MOA.
7.7 Governmental Immun ity Ac t
No tenn o, co nd ition of this MOA shall be co nstru ed or inter~reted as a waive r, er.pr ess or
impli ed, of any er th e im munitie s, ri ghts, bene fit s, prot ec tion , or oth er prov isions, or th e
Co k ,rado Governmental Immunity Act , C.R.S. 24-10-10 I et seq ., or the Federal Tort Claim s Act,
?.8 U.S .C. 267 1 et seq ., as app lica ble, as r.ow or her ea fter amende d.
SJ:,CT IO N 8. A.PPROV ALS
Depa rtm ent of Labor and
Empl oy ment ,
Divi sion or Oil and Pub lic
Safety
Ri chard 0 . Pip er
Direc tor of the Di vision of Oi l and
Publi c Safety
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date : Agenda Item : Subject:
Jul y 7, ~008 9 a i Ord in ance to adop t th e Memoran dum of
Agr ee ment
Initiated By: I Staff Source:
Fire Departm ent, Divisio n of Buil ding and Safety Lan ce Smi :h, Chi ef Building Offi cial
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Th e Memorandum of Ag ree mer.l ("MOA'') between th e State of Co lor ado Di vision of Oil
and Public Safety ("OPS") and the City of Englewood was reviewed by City Co un cil at the
Jun e 16, 2008 Stu Jy Session. Th e City has a 200B DR COG co ntract for inspecting elevator
and esca lator conveyance sys tems whi ch w ill be brought back for renewal in 2009.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff rE:q ues ts City Coun ci l approve a Bill fo r an Ordinance ado pting th e MOA to co mply
with the Colorad o statute s.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The City of Englewood has used DRCOG si nce 1994 for eleva tor inspection services. The
MOA w ill me et State requirements for id entifying th e responsibilities of eac h party to
ensure th e sa fety of elevato r and esca lator conveya nce sys tems .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Ther e will not be a financi al impac t fo r 2008 .
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Bill for an Ordinance