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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-01-16 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • 1. Call to Order ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD,ARAPAHOECOUNTY,COLORADO Regular Snalon January 18 , 2007 The regular meeting of the Englewood City Co uncil was called to order by Mayor Wolosyn at 7:30 p.m. 2. Invocation The Invocation was given by Council Member Mccaslin . 3. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Wolosyn . 4. Roll Call Present: Absent: A quorum was present. Also present: Council Members Tomasso, Oakley , Mccaslin , Woodward , Wolosyn Cou ncil Members Barrentine , Moore City Manager Sears City Attorney Brotzman Deputy City Manager Flaherty Deputy City Clerk Bush City Clerk Ell is Director Olson , Safety Serv ices Director Gryglewlcz , Finance and Adm inistrati ve Services Director Kehm , Publlc Works Di rector Eaton , Human Resources Engineering/Cap ital Projects Administrator Henderson, Public Works 5. Conalder■Uon of Mlnutn of Prevlou1 Seaalon (a) COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 08 , 2007 . Mayor Wolosyn asked If there was any discussion. There was none . Voll rnult■: Motion carried . Ayes : Nays: Absent: Council Members McCaslln , Wolosyn , Woodward , Tomasso, Oakley None Council Members Barrentine , Moore • 6. Recognition of Schaduled Publlc Comment (a) Mayor Wolosyn said we will distribute Iha awards we made through our Aid to Other Agencies program. I want to thank all of you for the se rvice you give to our commun ity . Th is Is a small payment for the great good we get back . I wlll come down and present the checks . Englewood City Councll J1nu1ry 11, 2007 Page2 Present to accept the awards were: Commissioner Susan Beckman accepted for Arapahoe County Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards . Ms. Beckman said on behalf of my fellow commissioners, we just want to thank you for this grant. We have had a really good history of working on this program . It ls a wonderful program to recognize so many youth In our area, that really face some tough situations, and they give back to the community and tum their lives around . We love this program at the County and we really appreciate your partnership In It. Thank you . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Selwyn Hewitt accepted for Arapahoe Philharmonic . He said I just want lo express my appreciation to the Council, for lhe continuing support or the efforts we make lo contri bute to the cultural t'cene In Englewood . Thank you. Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Anne Robinson was not present to accept for Court House, Inc . /Beacon Cenler . Becky Todhunter accepted for Comerslone Free Methodist Church . She said on beha :f of Comerslone , thank you so much . For those who have come down and seen what we do al the church, WfJ really appreciate 11. Thanks for your support. Alisa Spillm~n accepted for Doctors Care . She sa id thank you so much . We all appreciate your support very much . Beverly Johnson was not present to accept for Englewood High After School Prom . Mayor Wolosyn said we will gel this lo the school. Janel Moore accepted for Englewoocl Cultural Arts Center Association . She said tha11 k you Donna Hilton was not present lo accept for the Food Bank of the Rockies . Mayor Wolosyn said we have a note that she may be late . We will make sure she gels it. Dianna Lant accepted for Gateway Battered Women's Shelter. Shs sa id on behalf or ail .;t Gateway , thank you very much . Stephen Edmonds accepted for Hospice of Metro Denver. He said thank you on behalf of ail of the patients and families that we serve in Englewood . We look forward to continuing lo offer our services lo everyone who needs us . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you. Sandra Blythe-Per,y accepted for Inter-Faith Task Force. She said thank you, thank you so very much . On behalf of ail the local families that reside In Englewood , our mission would be very difficult without your help and supp,. rt. Thank you very much . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Janice Henderson accepted for Living Branch Communily Fellowship . She said thank you so very much . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Ed Ryder and Diane McClymonds accepted for Town of Littleton Cares/Meals on Wheels . Mr. Ryder said this Is Diane McClymonds. She Is on our board and she will be our pres ident this next fiscal year. We want to really 11 :~nk you guys for supporting us again . We're serving, rlght now, about 100 households In Englewood . So that's quite a few peopl~. Thank you . Ms . McCl\'Tlonds said thank you . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Marl< DeHaven accepted for Englewood Southslders (Special Olympics). He said I want lo thank you for continuing to help us . Just lo let you guys know, In a round about way through many years, three of our athletes were picked to go lo China In October for the summer games . Mayor Wolosyn said congratulallons ... extend our best to them ... please keep us posted too . Thank you . Eric Bertouul accepted for Up Close and Mus ical . He sa id thank you for your continued generosity . Up Close and Musical certainly feels privileged to have a presence In th is commun ity . • • • • • • Englewood City Councll January 18 , 2007 Page3 Mayor Wolosyn said that we will make sure that the remaining checks will be delivered . There was applause . 7. Recognition of Un1cheduled Publlc Comment (a) Verda Gully, an Englewood resid ent, said I wanted to come toni~ht , and I thank you for letting me talk . We had a terrible thing happening in our neighborhood on December 17 '. There was a little dog killed and our two were injured . They haJ to go to a veterinarian and we had a high bill because they were tom up and bitten . II happened at 9 o'clock at night. We didn 't see the animal , but we th ink it was a fox or two because that is all we have In our neighborhood . We have fox , raccoon ... we don 't see any coyote . , asked people around the ne ighborhood if they had seen any and they sa id they haven 't... maybe not in qu ite ~ wh ile , although I know there are some around the City and In other cities arou n'.t us . So , could I distribute these littl 0 pictures of the dog that was killed, to you Council members? I'll just give it to Wayne and he can pass it on down . And my question is ... there seems lo be about a dozen fox living in our area alone ... maybe there are more but that is what we have seen . Some of them are huge and some aren 't. I know that fox usually don't eat dogs but I know they are hungry ... and whatever an imal that did this, I think ii was a couple al a time, ganging up on the dogs . I just let my two little dogs out at 9 o'clock lo go to the bathroom and , three minutes later , they were both tom up and needed to go to the veterinarian office . If it hadn 't been for the second dog going up the hill to see the other dog , she would have been dead , I'm sure . So the other dog that did get killed, the one you are look ing at , we th ink, II was a 10-1 2 pound dog , who always came down in our yard and played with our dogs all day and then went back up . But it was 9 o'clock al night and she had come out of her doggie door and met this attacker . So , when they discovered this dog ... the dog was being fed on by the animal ... wall they didn 't see the animal , but I suppose when I went out with my dogs and yelled, and my little miniature Dachshund barked , it probably scared them away . We want to know what we can do about this problem . It seems to be gett ing worse . Seven years ago we didn 't have hardly any fox in the area and now we've got so many . I would just like this addressed , if poss lb'e . If there is any way that we can help . as a community, to solve this problem . And I'm thinking that if we get more fox ... sor 9 of them are bound to be rabid eventually because thalis just the way th ings go . And then we are going to have a little child hurt or injured , and that would be eve.n worse than dogs . So , that is all I have to say and thank you . Mayor Wolor,yn said thank you . I should say that we don't usually commse t ~cring th is port ion of the meeti ng , we jus t t·,ke comments but we often relum to this i11 the last section of the meeting called Cou , ;il's Choice , so I would encourage you to stay . Ms . Gully said thank you. (b) Don Saymour , an Englewood resident, said I live on the brow of the hill and I have a bay window so I can really see what is happening . I want to tell you that ~~e fox are just getting more and more . We have seen four different ones that we know of ... from small to large ... like she sa id. We keep our cat in, which is the one I worry abou t... I th ink my dog cou ld hold its own . We have a six foot fence , so we don 't have a problem , but I want lo tell you ... the fox come right up lo our fence and talk to the dog all of the time . And after lhe snow that we have had , every time you can see the track~ there ... you can see them up by our front door. In the summer lime, and fall and spring , my wife Marilyn and n· y daughter, both , have come out the front door ... from here to there ... sitting right by our front door, just like II was the family dog sitting on top of the thing ... on lop of the hill there looking around, sunn ing itself, sleeping . II is like you wouldn 't believe how brave they are ... lhey really are . And our neighb or across the way ... in her yard and she has about a three and a half foot wire fence ... we have seen the fox laying in the middle of her yard , sunning Itself. They are up and down the alley continually , but I've got a six fool fence so they don 't re ?!ly come Into my yard ... nol so far , but :rey are there . One of the problems, of course, is we have had neighbors ti1al feed them eggs . We find the egg shells around ... which I have talked lo them about that that Is not a good thing to do . I've got to qay that I think they probably lived last summer at my place . I probably had a 1000 ur 1200 squard foot of pl,itzer In two different locations and we know ... we would find gloves , one glove you know , or a towr l or a rag or this , that or the other, right where there would be a hollowed out place where they would go under the phltzer , so I am sure their den was right there . We have had skunks under there before ... bul not recently. I took care of half of II and I think this is one thing that people could do ... about half of my philzers ... I took out half of the half and then I cul them up like this ... well , I didn 't but my boy Dana did ... lrim med them up so that there is no place for them to have a Englewood City Council January 18, 2007 Page4 den in there . And the next summer, we will probably cut up the ones that are right around by the front door there , which Is evidently where the one Is that sets out there , right by my door ... so that there is not a place for them to live . I don't personally have a problem with them living there except for the fact that, you know, every once Ir, a wh ile , we let the cat out maybe once or tw ice a wee k. That would :iot be good . My veterinarian assures me that even though my cat is a Maine Coon , which is a huge, big cat , ii would not stand a chance with a fox . But, my dog is a 50 pounder, quick and sharp teeth so that would be a fight to watch . But anyway , I've got to tell you , they are there and you see them ... you see them driving down the street... you see them cross in front of your headlights at night and they are not scared of you in the least . That's about ii... any questions ? Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Don . As I sa id, we will probab!y come back to this under Council's Cho ice. Mr. Seym our said thank you . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . (c) Verona Kebba , an Englewood resident , said I live ne xt to the Gully's. I lost a cal about two months ago and I've looked all over , as Mr . Oa kley knows , all over and talked to people, and I have never found him. I feel very certa in that one of the foxes has gotten the cat. We have had, in the past two years, two litters ... two dens ... one just a couple of doors down north from us , and across the street from us down by th e buildings ... the busines s •,,,itd ings down there ... and they have had three and four baby fo x down there . So , we do ha ve a lot of fox around . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were any other comments . There were none . 8. Communications, Proclan;~,:ons and Appointments (a) A proclamation declaring January 2007 as "Flu Shots for Kids Month " was cons idered . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO DECLARE JANUARY 2007 AS "FLU SHOTS FOR KIDS MONTH." Mayor Wolosyn as ked if there were any comments . There were none . Vote results: Ayes : Nays : Absent: Motion carried . Council Members Mccasl in, Wolosyn , Woodward , Tom asso , Oakley None Council Members Barrentine, Moore Mayor Wolosyn said do we have someone present to accept th is proclamation? She sa id I will make sure that the proper people receive th is proclamation . 9. Con ■ent Agenda (a) Approval of Ord inances on First Reading There were no a items submitted for approval on first read ing . (b) Approval of Ord inances on Second Reading There were no items submitted for approval on second read ing . (C) Resolutions and Moti ons There were no add itional Resolutions or Motions submitted for approva l. (See Agenda Item 11 .) 10. Publlc He ■rlng Item■ • • • • • • Englewood City Council January 19, 2007 Pages There was no public hearing scheduled . 11. Ordlnancn, ReaoluUon and Motions (a) Approval of Ord inances on First Read ing There were no items subm itted for approval on fi rst read ing . (b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no Items submitted for approval on second reading . (c) Resolutions and Motions (I) Director Eaton presented a recommendation , from the Human Resources Department , to adopt a reso lution to reappo int the Hearing Officers to hear Merit and Disc iplinary appeals . Th is Is a housekeeping matter . Every year we are required to renew our list of hearing officers , should we need one throughout the year. And the three panelists , who sat on the panel last year, all indicated the ir interest in be ing on the, panel again this year, and the ir resumes are attached . So , I am aski ng for Councils ' approval. COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (I)-RESOLUTION NO. 3, Sl:RIES OF 2007 . RESOLUTION NO . 3, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION TO REAPPOINT THE HEARING OFFICERS TO HEA .. "AERIT AND DISCIPLINAR Y APPEALS . Vote results: Motion carried. Ayes : Nays : Absent : Council Members McCaslin, Wolosyn, Woodward , Tomasso , Oa kley None Council Members Barrentine , Moore (ii) Director Kahm presented a recommendation , from the D•1>·~<1 ment of Public Works , to approve , by motion , contracts associated with the construction of Big Dry Creek T· ,i lli'lprovements -Phase II - Broadway to GreenwOO<:' Point STE M395-009 ; awarding the construction contrac, W Goodland Construction in the amount of $518,387 .50 ; approving a construction administration professional ser,ices agreement with ASCG, Inc . In the amount of $60,000 ; and authorizing a construction contingency Ir. the amount of $35 ,000 , for a total estimated project cost of $613 ,387 .50 . He said th is particular project , as you know, has history that goes back to 2002 . I remind you that the City of Englewood only serves as a project sponsor on th is project, which means that we fa~ll ltate It and other people pay for It. We keep everybody on the up and up and keep everything strelght. In this particular Instance , tonight we are asking for your approval. .. there are actually three parts to thls ... one Is the award of the construction contract to Goodland Construction . I should know those folks a little bit. They have done quite a bit of work for the City In the past. They Installed sidewalks for us , on both Unlv8f11ty and on Belleview, about two years ago . It Is a good company and we have a lot of confidence In them . I would like to point out that, In this particular Instance , they were not the low bidder on this project. The low bidder had an Issue with COOT, In that they hadn 't compiled with the OBA requirements of COOT and then they weren't on coors list of pre-q• ·•lilied contractors . So , even though they were $50 ,000 .00 less , COOT would only award to the second low 1.oldder. But we feel good about Goodland . The second part of It has to do with project administration services with ASCG . What that will actually amount to Is ... we will be doing a change order with their contract. They had the In itial contrar.t to do all the design work on th is project, so we will just roll that Into the ir follow -up on construction admln lstratlc:.1. And of couru, the third part Is to establish a small contingency of $35 ,000 .00 that we believe will be adequate . In th is Instance, as the communlcatli)n suggests to you , of the original $600 ,000 .00 In Federal funding that was available for th is project, only $118 ,000 .00 remains Englewood City Council J ■nu ■ry 18, 2007 Pagel and II will be ullllzed wilh th is project, with this phase . There still remai ns a phase of work to be done down there and that Is a section from Lehew down to Broadway . And, we are working with South Suburban right now, attempting to acquire easements and the right-of-way for that section . He said I would be happy to answer any questions . Council Member Woodward said just a comment. I guess South Suburban Park Foundation ... any shortfalls on this , are covered by the Foundation . Director Kahm said absolutely. They totally pay and we actually came to you ... l don't remember the exact date ... ln 2006 and had you approve an ordinance . We did an IGAwlth them to assure that we get paid, but they have talked to us within the last couple of weeks and assured us that their funding Is in place . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWAR .J MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (II), CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF BIG DRY CREEK TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS-PHASE 11-BROADWAY TO GREENWOOD POINT STE M395.009; AWARDING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO GOODLAND CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $518,387.50 ; APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ASCG, INC , IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,000; AND AUTHORIZING A CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $35 ,000, FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $813,387.50 . Vote results: Motion carried . Ayes : Nays : Absent: Council Members Mccaslin , Wolosyn , Woodward , Tomasso , Oakley None Council Members Barrentine, Moore Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Rick . 12 . General Discussion (a) Mayo(s Choice (i) Mayor Wolosyn said I would like to ask (;ouncil to approve funds for m, •~ attend the National League of Cities Conference in Washington D.C. in March 2007 . I have submitted a . ,I of $2 ,457 .00. COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,457 ,00, FOR MAYOR WOLOSYN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D,C ., IN MARCH 2007 . Council Member Woodward said this has been budgeted within the City Council budget. Ms . Wolosyn said thanks . Volt results: Ayes : Nays : Abstain : Absent: Motion carried . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . Council Members Mccaslin , Woodward , Tomasso , Oakley None Mayor Wolosyn Council Members Barrentine, Moore • • (ii) Mayor Wolosyn said I have something that I keep forgetting . It Is way too late to say • th is, but I do want to compliment Public Works on the lights this year on Broadway . I really like the way that they were wrapped around the trunk . I found It wasa really great use ofllghts to high effects ... so just pass that around . • • • Englewood City Council January 16, 2007 Page7 (iii) Mayor Wolosyn said I guess I will bring up the fox Issue . One thing that I guess I would ask Is, are there ways of determining exactly what animals are doing the attacking? I saw the note that said the National Wildlife Association was addressing this ... In some manner? Gary could you help? City Manager Sears said maybe Chr is can help , but ii Is my understanding that fox and coyote are under the Department of Wildlife , as opposed to a domesticated animal. And so , we 've got to coordinate with them , just like with the beavers . We have had beavers along our ditches , but they are treated a little bit differently because they are under the Department of Wildlife , because they are a wild animal ... and certainly rabies is a concern . But I think our Code Enforcement people have had some experience and one of the things that I know we can do ... is actually put out information , like in the Englewood Citizen, about pets and making sure that your pets are somewhat protected . We can try to work with the Department of Wildlife in terms of what type of things that we can do, but as I understand ii, the City doesn't have the ability to trap , like we do a cat or a dog, or do certain things . They are not a protected species, but since they are wildlife, they are under a different code . We can provide more information to the City Council and the public . Safety Services Director Olson said we will be doing a report on this . This is an endemic problem throughout the entire metro area . And , Tom and I live down in an area of Denver where I can tell you , the foxes are all over the place . They are in my back yard . My dog goes out at night just to guard against them coming into the yards . So, they are all over. It is just one of those things that has happened recently in the open environment.. where they are just com ing on in, because there is lots of food here, and they just eat whatever they can . II is pretty rare when they allack animals but ... Anyways , we will loo k at ii but Mr . Sears is right. II really doesn't fall under our jurisdiction and It is most likely, if we got really serious about ii, ii is going to have to be an eradication program, because you really , technically, can't just relocate those kinds of animals ... just like squirrels or anyth ing else ... anywhere you want to . So, our Code people really would probably not be involved in any trapp ing or relocation . This would have to be by professionals , of some sort , who would come on out and take care of ii. But just hilling one area is not going to resolve the Issue . II is a wide-spread problem , especially if you have any sort of sem i-rural type landscaping or whatever you have in place . But we will definitely put together a report and see what we can do . It ls going to be a fairly significant issue to resolve . Mayor Wolosyn said Chris , I just have an added question because I have known there have been foxes in Englewood for awhile and they seem to keep to themselves or be part of some urban eco system . Could this be a function of two feet of snow? ::l irector Olson sa id no , this has been going on for some lime . Ms . Wolosyn sa id but I mean the reported attacks, because I have never heard of attacks . Director Olson said it is really hard to say . I mean, you know foxes can jump over some pretty high fences , which I have seen, and with the snow, they can now more easily get into a lot of yards , because they don 't have to jump so far . I don't know if the snow is a major issue because of a lack of food . A lot of people leave dog food out... they leave cat food out... I mean these animals after awhile figure all that out and just go for ii. Just like skunks or any sort of an imal like that. Ms . Wolosyn said you're right. Mr. Olson said but we will research and do the best we can and hopefully have some Idea what we can do for the citizens regarding ii, but ii won't be easy. Mayor Wolosyn said okay . I apprec iate any Information that you can give us . Mr. Olson sa id we will definitely do that. Mayor Woloryn said thank you . (iv) Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Council for approving the funds for me to attend the conference . Over the years, I have found ii to be twofold useful. One, the fact that ii is the month where Council people from across the country gather to lobby for municipal issues in Washington, D.C. and I think it's really valuable whenever a small city like Englewood has the chance to interact with our leaders up on the hill. II has been my experience, In the last seven years , that they know us and they respond when we talk . And I think part of It ls the fact that we reach out. The other thing Is, NLC offers great educational programs, both on personal Issues, on leadership and pointers on how to conduct a meeting , and also just how o,,1er mun icipa li ties are dealing with Issues across the country . (b) Council Members ' Choice (i) Council Member Mccaslin : Englewood City Council January 11, 2007 1'•11•• 1. He said I was rmtening to a talk sh'lW the other day, and the Chief of Police from Westminster was talking about the gang activities since the death of this Bronco, and I thought I would just tum In a Council request wondering If the City of Englewood had any gang activities or If we know of any gang activities moving in? You know, they talked about being proactive Instead of reactive to what was going on . I haven 't heard of any, so that was just an Issue I brought up . Will that be addressed later on? Safety Services Director Olson said you will have a report in your packet this week . I just authorized ii lo go out today . Bottom line question is, yes, we have some gang Issues here in Denver. We always have . They just vary by whet kind of gang• you are talking about, and It Is lied In with tagging and a bunch of other things, but there will be a report tomorrow . In that, we will be putting together again, as we always have, a strategic response to a lot of that. One of our police officers is a recognized gang expert , and so we are using his expertise to really help us through Iha process . Jl, yes , a report will be over al City Hall ... well , ii Is over there right now, so II Is just a matter of getting ii Into the packet this week . Mr. Mccaslin said thank you. 2. He said my wile Is the principal at Bishop and today two kids found a big bag of marijuana al the front door of Bishop Elementary . So she proceeded to call the police . When Iha police got there , they were wonderful. Within five minutes , they handled the situation vary professionally . She just wanted me to relate the lnlormallon that ii was fantastic . There was a problem , though . She called, and I guess they asked if ii was an emergency and she said no , and she was on the phone two and a half minutes waiting . Is that pretty typical? Director Olson replied that would not be atypical because if there were a number of other calls coming in lo lake precedence, the dispatchers put you on hold for a little bit of lime , and generally, ii is not very long . Generally, there are only two dispatchers there so they are trying to prioritize the calls and so forth , but as long as the response Is within five minutes , that Is a pretty good time parameter from the time the call came in to when you • got a cop there . Mr. Mccaslin said she said they did a wonderful job, so, ii you will pass that on , I would • appreciate thal . Mr. Olson said okay ... I will do that... thank you sir. 3. He said I would also like to attend the National League of Cities Conference in Washington D.C. in March 2007 . Being an educator myself, I think this Is a great experience for me lo go to see how the big boys do It up In Washington . I would like lo learn as much as I can and gather as much Information so lhal when I make a decision in the community, lhal I make a wise decision , for the best inle••••. of the residents of Englewood. I feel that the more education and the more knowledge I get , the .,.,ne r decisions I can make so I also would like lo be approved for this conference. The amount Is not quite known yet as I haven't decided which topics to attend . Is this the proper time to approve th is? Mayor Wolosyn said I think we would be safe lo take Jim 's number of $2 ,615.00 and put that forward for y,1 u. Mr. Mccaslin said okay and I would ask Council If they would approve this . I would appreciate it. COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE EXPENIJITURE OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,615.00, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D.C., IN MARCH 2007. Vote multa: Ayes : Nays : Abstain : Absent: Motion carried . Council Members Woodward , Tomasso, Oakley , Wolosyn None Council Member McCBBlln Council Members Barrentine , Moore Council Member Mccaslin said that Is al! I have, thank you . (II) Council Member Oakley said I, of course , would like to go back lo the fox Issue . Being • from the neighborhood that the citizens who spoke here tonight are from, I am quite familiar with what they are talking about. I think that we have a little bit of a unique situation In the area we live In, given the two reservoirs . For II la such an open area, right up against the residential district, and the lox seem to move In that area fire!. And like one of the citizens said, II haa been In the last alx or seven yeare . The lox did a&rve a purpose lo a degree, In that they took care of the large goose populations that we ware getting on the reservoir. At times , we • • • Englewood City Councll January 18, 2007 Page9 had as many as about fifty geese hatch out and reach the ir adulthood In the area , and It was getting to be qu ite a mess . Fortunately or unfortunately , depending on how you feel sbout wildlife , the lox ha ve totally taken care of that. They are zero. They get In the nest and they even kill the adu lt geese , so maybe that Is on the plus side . But , when it crosses over the line like th is, and when we start loosing domestic animals ... I th ink we have been los ing cats for qu ite awhile ... but th is is the first time that I have heard about them attacking dogs . I know the people living on the corner olTufts and Mariposa have other an imals ... llke ch ickens and they even had peacocks and guineas at one time ... and I know the lox were harassing them for several years . So , even though th is is a problem in many areas of the City, I th ink it is really concentrated around those reservoirs . So , ii we have to look to the State , and I th ink we do because these are wild an imals, I do know the State has profess ional trappers that go In and do trapp ing . Now I know they concentrate on bears, mountain lions and stuff like that before they would loxes , but nevertheless , to these people , it Is just as important to them as to the people who are be ing harassed by the bears . So, I think we ought to check into that and see if there is • possibility of ... it is no secret as to where the dens are. They named two ton ight and I know some of the ne ighbors down there could tell you where the other den s are and they generally average three or lour a year . So you start adding that up . They stay so long and then they run them out and they have to go form the ir own den . And if tha ' continues , and they are getting more aggress ive .. You only used to see them at night. Now it is not uncommol' at all to see them in the day time and it's go ing to get worse . So , I th ink now is the time to address it. I wart to thank you all for coming tonight. (ii i) Counc il Member Tomasso : 1. He sa id on the lox issue , the last fox I saw was on Thursday night at 6:30 at Cornell and Lincoln . He was headed south on Lincoln , at a high rate of speed . There was also one at Marion and Cornell , I think , about three days before that. I know there are al least three living in Arapahoe Acres . One of them lik es to sleep under the pine tree in Diane's back yard . And I wake up In the morning and he is back there sleeping . There are also, I think , three living in the General Iron site . So, it is not just the south part of the City ... il is the entire City . They are all over. 2. He said I, also , would like to go to the National League of Cities Conference in Wash ing ton D.C. and I would apply for the $2 ,615 .00 that Mr . Woodward Is apply ing for . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,615 .00, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D.C., IN MARCH 2007 . Vote re■utt■: Motion carried . Ayes : Nays : Absta in: Absent: Coun ci l Members Mccaslin , Woodward , Oakley , Wo losyn None Council Member Tomasso Council Members Barrentine , Moore (iv) Council Member Woodwa rd: 1. He sa id we have a member of our community, Mr. Ken Haraldsen , that rece ived the 9Who Cares Award for the month of January and I Just wanted to acknowledge that and congratulate him fur his community service over the years . 2. He said regarding the Nationa l League of Cities Conference in Washington D.C. In March 2007 , I would like to partlclpate in that again th is year. I think there Is real val ue In go ing to Washington and Interacting with other city officials . The number that has been esti mated is $2,615 .00 . COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,618 .00 , FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D.C., IN MARCH 2007 , Vote re■ulta : Englewood City Council J1nu1ry 11, 2007 P■gl 10 Ayes : Nays : Abstain : Absent: Motion carried . 13. City M1n1i11r'1 Report Council Members McCasiln, Tomano, Oakley, Wolosyn None Council Member Woodward Council Members Barrentine, Moore (a) City Manager Sears said just a rem inder to Council that we have Boards and Commissions Interviews nex1 Monday night and we don 't have a meeting scheduled on the 29°'. 14. City Attorney'• Report City Attomey Brotzman did not have any matters to bring before Council. 15. Adjournment MAYOR WOLOSYN MOVED TO ADJOURN . The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ~ • • •