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Home My WebLink About2001 Ordinance No. 005• • ORDINANCE NO.£ SERlES OF 2001 BY AUTHORlTY COUNCIL BILL NO . 6 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, 0,;, THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 BY THE ADDJTIO OF' A NEW CHAPTER 11, ESTABLISHING '!HE AL LIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD (A CE) FOR 'l'HE CITY OF EN GLEWOOD , COLORADO . WHEREAS , business activities are important to the very essence of the City of Englewood '• community; and WHEREAS, the City Council recocruzea the importance ofbusineae and citizen mvol-tement in local go"ernment; and WHEREAS , an advisory committee focusing on the buainen community will help create an environment wluch is supportive of Enwlewood buaine ae ■; and WHEREAS, member of the Englewood City Co11ncil alail participate as a non-"oting liaieon; and WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council bu req uested tb ..rl'Hter Englewood Chamber of Commerce executi"e dil-ector to act as a non• ti,,11 liaison; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CI TY CO u , Cit, OF '!'HE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS: ~-The City Council of tbe City of Englewood hereby approvee amending Title 2, of the Englewood Municipal Codr 2000, by ar'ding a new Chapter 11 , eatabliahing the Alliance for Commerce it. Englewood (ACE), which a. 11 rnd u follow ■: Hl: ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD IACE): m which existinJ business can thrive and new busineg · ~!,1!!,!!!!ti!!i!a!=!o!!!!o!e!!!!!!i=!!! life enioyed by the reaiden!,8 of Englewood ii directly impacted by the vitality of the businea community. ACE will atrcngthen I.he Englewood CC1mmunity by mpoortin2 the buajneos community that cre ates joba invests capital and adds to the enenzv of our local economy while main taining our environme nt and, lifestvle , ACE wtll 1w the City and the En gle JJood buaincss community foetering methods or aua;essful 1nteractioo throu1b improved communication, more efficient fQCWI and mrall enhanceme nt of the local economy as well n• providinJ a conduit for outreach IQ other organizati ons and a regional [ocllf -1- .z::ll:2: COMPOSITION AND ME f1 : ---MB "'R S HIP ACE will be eomprised oheyen ~mbers a2poimed by Citv Council . al rtv ownel'llhip and/or . hip and/or manapment and ,;ommem prope . Bu11ness owners L-hi' wi'thout reirard to ru1dencv A be · ment for memuel'j! P ----------manB11ement shall a reaw.re . d from retail. office end ti n is deauabte an may come -djveue eroup ofrepresenta IL be fro the Greoter Englewood . · cl d'mratleastonemem r_m jndustnal se. ctors, JD u 1 . Tb Citv Council shall make ap pol ntmenta to Ch b r Commerce membeG!hip, ~ e --tial am er ~ , Council shall cowider input " to p9teQ fill vacanges for une , plI'ed terms . E I ood Chamber of Commerce !!ll?ointeee from ataff ACE and the Greater . uuw . s OF MEMBERS: Initially the tcrme shall be PB follow ■: two {21 2-11-3 . TERM . d to a teem of one m year-two £21 memberll..ihall..bil membera shall be appomte hre 131 hers shall be appointed to 9 . d t te r two 12) years · and t e --. mem , appomteo a ~rm o hers shall be appointed to over!appwJ term of three 13) vean, Tbereafter, mem t&mm.J>f three {3) vears . ~: COMPENSATION: The memhe r; o[ Lhe ACE ,hpµ serxe without comeense.tipq. direct! related to perfonniug the duties of the ACE Reaeonabte eneasea -;v sboll be allowed . 2.;.lH: POWERS ANP DUTIES: . E I pod {ACE} ehpll have the following powm and The AHi,mc:e for c.ommerce m ug ew duties· . . a.Jysi, on economic impneta on the bueineu districts of Pronde mput or an ~- Revte . . . and oolicie• to prpyide input on regulatory impacts t!!....W.. W lewood. probJem tM) w12r ' . ' • • • • • • Aaffiet the City in ex:pandln1 out.reach opportunities including work with other organizations and rHional ia■uea . ~: APPOlNTMENT OF OFFICERS AND ADOPTION OF RULES: Q-ACE shall omnju adopt administrative rulea and procedurea and elect from its members such officers as it ahaH deem nece mplieh its purpose, Officers of ACE 1hnll be elected for one-year m terms No officer ,bnll tt:M in the same capacity for more than two C2l consecutive terma . ~-The chairnerson may appoint such standing or special eub-rommlttees from . . r ~-~ The Al.lia.noe for Commerce in Englewood (ACE) and the provisions of Title 2, Chapter 11. shall terminate in five (5) yeart unlesa ACE and the provisions of Ti tle 2, Chapter l l . are renewed by Council ordinance. ~-Safety Clauau The City Council, hereby 6.nde . detenainea, and d eclaru that this Ordinance ia promul1ated under t he general police powel' of the City of Englewood, th t it ia promulgated for the health. safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is neceua.ry for the preservation of health and eafety and fo r the protection of public convenience and wel!are. The City Council further de termines that the Ordina.nce bears a rational relation to the proper le · tive object tought 1.0 be obtained. Ses:wm...1. Seyerabjlity If any WI.Ille , sentence. paragr ph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to ny pel"IOn or c:ircwnstances aha.ll for any reuon be adjudged by a co urt of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judpent aball not affect impair or invalidate the remamder of thls Ordinance or its application w otbe.r per&0ns or circwn tancea. Section O lncgnsjotc,nt Ordinonc:es All other Ordinances or portiOI".!: t.':ereof mconsiatent or conllicb.ng with thia Ordlllllnce or any pornon here(1f are hereby repealed to the extent of aucb inconsistenC)' or conflict. ~-Effect of n:Ptnl or modifi.c;itipn Th repeal or modification of any proviaton of the Code of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance aha1I no t release, eronguiah, alter. moduy, or chan1e in whole or in part any penalty, rfeiture, or liability, either civil or cnminal, which 1hall have , een incurred und.er euch proviaion, and each provwon s hall be treated and h Id ae atill remairung 10 force for the purpos I of W!tairung any and all proper ctions, suite, proceedin a, and pro cut10na for the enfo ellle nt of the penalty. forfeiture. or liability, BB well a■ l'nr tbe purpose of sustaining any Judgment. decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made m such actions. awta. proceedings, or prosecutions . -3- Introduced. read in full, and passed on first reading on the 5th day of February, 2001. Published BB a BiU for an Ordinance oo the 9th day of February, 2001 . Read by title and palllled on final reading on the 20th dicy of February, 2001. Published by title 118 Ol'dinance No .£ Series of 2001, on the 23rd day of Febnary, 2001. Loucrisbia A. Ellia, City Clerk I , Loucruhia A. Ellie, City Clerk of the City of ~glewood. Colorado, hereby certify that the a bove and foregoi ng is a true copy of the O · nee p~on final reading and published by title as Ordinance No.£ Series of 001 . / / ' -,~ -4- • • • CO U CIL COMM ICATIO Date genda Item February 5, 2001 11 a II !i ubject S Jpport of the creation of business ad Isory group· Alliance for Commerce in En lewood ACE I 1TI TED BY STAFF SOURCE Citv Council an ohnson. Comrnuni COU CI L GOAL D PR EV IO US CO Cll ACTIO On January 16, 2001, City Council was prese:ited with the foundatJon for creation of 1he Alli .nee for Commerce in Englewood (ACE ), as a means of addressing the importance or busin s~ dr.J citizen 1molvement in local government and establishing an advisory group focused on the creation oi an em 1ronment 1n "h1ch e Ist1ng business can thn e and nl:'w business can prosper. RECOMME OED CTIO Staff recommends appro al of the ordinance that creates tht: 6-.CE as a seveirmember business ad isory group for the Ci of Englewood. BACKGROU D, A Al YS IS, D LTE R ATIVES IDENTIFIED The creation of ACT is part of a plan directed b City Council to continue 10 strengthen our quality of life by addressing the issue of communicatioo with establishment of a business advisory group, a method of bringing di\ erse business Interests together to address sp ific concerns and expand the pool of potential solutions. This new busin ss advisory group can pro ide input from the community most affected by new oty regulations. Drawing on the experus 1d ex perience of our business lea ders p ro\1des unique opportuni to Impro e prosp n for En glewood. Creating a partnership between government and the business co mmunitv will go far to creating ir n improved climate of trus t and prosperi . Englewood has bee n successful in taclcling manv diverse areas of economic de elopment for the communi rhrough the redevelopmen t of Cinderella City all , implementing the South Br oad\\J}' Action Plan im pro ements to South Santa Fe and the proposed rede elopment of General lrori orks . Recognizing that he qu lit-, o life ror its cit :Pns is directly rel ated to the v11ality of the commercial concerns, he Council has taken eff uv s1o:ps to creating a "busIn ss friendly" atmosphere. Input was solici ted and integrated into this proposal from members of the Greater Englewood Chamber oi Comm rce, including he c0<ha1rs, execume director and the go ernn.~ntal affairs commit ee as vell as the 1cirmer chair ot the Englewood Do ntO\vn De\ elopment Authori . Through research, other altern tJ es and model. from urora , Ar\ ada, Westminster and Jefferson Coun ,vere s udied wl e bes com pon nts brought ror\vard In the creation and found ation of ACE . f l C l L IMP CT 1 o 11nanc1al 1mpa t 10 he Ci r, has b n 1d nun d • USTOFATT CHM E S None