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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-02-20 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COi ORADO Regular Seaalon February 20, 2007 1 . Call to Onler The regular mHllng of the Englewood City Counc il was called to order by Mayor Wolosyn al 7:38 p.m. 2. Invocation The Invocation was given by Council Mer.1ber Barrentine . 3. Pledge of Alleglance The Pledge of Alleg iance was led by Mayor Wolos yn. 4 . Roll Call Present : Absent: A quorum was present. Also present: Council Members Tomasso , Moore , Barrent ine , Oakley , McCaslln , Woodward , Wolosyn None City Manager Sears City Attorney Brotzman Deputy City Manager Flaherty City Clerk Ellis Deputy City Clerk Bush Director Olson, Safety Services Director Gryglewicz, Finance and Adm inistrative Services Director Simpson , Commun ity Development Director Black, Parks and Recreation Ch ief Building Offic ial Sm ith, Safety Services Fire Marshal Greene , Safety Services Sen ior Planner Langon , Commun ity Development Police Commander Watson, Safety Services Fire Division Chief Pattaroul, Safety Services 5. Consideration of Mlnutea of Prevloue Seaalon (a) COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, AS AMENDED, OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 2007 . Mayor Wolosyn asked If there wes any discussion . Council Member Barrentin e said I would like to amend the vote on the previous mlnutn. By the time I had caught It , I wan't able to get your attention to change It end didn't want to take the time then . So, my vote should have bHn an abstention . • Vo19 resulta : Ayes: Council Members Barrentine, Mccasli n, Moore, Wololyn , Woodward, T omaaso, Oakley Englewood City Council February 20 , 2007 Page2 Nays : None Moti on carried and the minutes were approved as amended . 6. Recognition of Scheduled Public Comment (a) Jennifer McKee, an Englewood res ident, said first of all , thank you for your efforts to help us keep Duncan Park a park . I am presenting on behalf of the community . And , if you don't mind , I would like to ask the fol ks who cams here tonight , because of Duncan Park , lo briefly stand and be recognized , Do you all mind? There was a round of applause . Thank you . I apprec iate that so much . Mayor Wolosyn sa id I second the thank you . Ms . McKee said as you can see, there are many of us who are concerned about this top ic. And we cont inue to grow this grassroots effort and ask that you please contact us whenever the subject might come up . And I'm wondering if the City would be willing to notify us through our Duncan Park email address , on any future discussions or dec isio ns that might occur ... meelings . Our website Is : http ://duncanparkne ig hborhood .home .att .neU . We 're also going to have a letter to the editor in the March 2"' issue of the Englewood Herald , and anyone Interested in sign ing this letter is asked to contact me or one of the other people on the website . Council , we know you are working on our behalf and we really appreciate your efforts . I'd like to urge you to not be dissuaded at any po int. Don 't consider for a moment that this issue is not relevant , that this park does not make a diffe rence . That this it Isn't worth the effort and energy and resources to work toward . That we as a r.ommunity don 't care or are disi nterested . Based on the September 2006 draft of the Parks and Recreation Ma ster Plan , we know that the City is as concerned as we citizens about the future of all of Englewood 's parks er,d open space . For generations, our town has realized the vaille to the community that they offer . Back in the S0's, when Cinderella City was built on Englewood 's only City 1Jark , Englewood used federal grants from the sale to in crease open space to nearly 124 acres of park land, whicn was spread throughout the community . Neighborhood parks were built or identified in every sectior of the City, so all Englewood res idents would ha ve a park nearby . Today's Master Plan says, and I quote , as Englewood continues to transition and svolve as a premier suburb of the greater Denver Metropolitan area, so will the parks and recreation needs of the City . Quality parks create opportun ities lo develop and enhan ce the commun ity, add to civic pride and provide positive opportunities for use of leisure time . Parks se rv all ci tizens regardless of demographics or diversity . Parks also provide for business, tourism, the arts . Addit ionally, par ks reflect local culture, heritage and values . The plan also says that ideally each citizen should be w1111 in one-half mile of a neighborhood park and one and one-half miles of a community park . Thal said ... if Dun can Park is not acquired by the Cit y, and is instead developed for private use, whether a private school takes owne rsh ip and puts a fence around it, or a develope r turns ii into one or eighteen houses , we in District 3 will have no neighborhood park . We, who make up 20 % of the Englewood pop ulati on . Us ing Duncan P~rk as a start ing point, the closest park is Belleview Park . At its nearest boundary, the dis tance is 1.1 mile . Progress Park Is 1.2 and Cornerstone Park is 1.4 . The nearest ne ighborhood park is Rotolo Park ... i'm not sure if I'm say ing that correctly ... tr;at's one and a half miles away . Jason Park is another neighborhood park , which is 1.8 miles away . In th is wo~d. where eleven year old boys are easily abducted , no mother considers sending her child , on its own , to a park over a mile away lo play . Earlier I quoted the Parks and Recreation Master Plan , which talked about how parks serve all citizens . Duncan Park encompasses that statement. Lose the park and you lose a natural commons that helps draw the neighborhood , the community , together . Yo u lose a place where a mom can take her tod dler. Where elementary schoo l kids can hook up for a pick up game of soccer , football or a simple game of tag . Where teams can play a few games of basketball before starting in on homework . Where fam ili es can gather for picnics . Where dog owners can bring their pets for some off-leash fun , Where couples can go for an evening stroll. Where a sen ior neighbor can grow a corner of lovely flowers . During the unscheduled presentation portion of tonight's meeting, I know that there will be oth ers who c~· ,e up and share their own stories about what Duncan Park means to them . For my family, who has lived there for 16 years, we selected the hous e, in great part, because of it's proximity to the park . My six year old son can spend the better portion of every afternoon playing there , If I let him . We have a large backyard , but we prefer to practice soccer In the park . He br ings his remote control truck , to zip around the B-ball court . He climbs the smaller fruit trees , uh-oh , near the playground . And we play pirates on the high seas using the equipment as our sh ips . My testimonial is not unique . We received several emails through our website , and I'm sure some of those folks will get up on the ir own , and share them , but I do want to read one that's from the Stoddard family . And Rochelle Stoddard wrote "without a neighborhood park , we won't have ne ighborhood children . We are a family of five that has lived In this neighborhood for 21 years . Our three children grew up thrivi ng In the open space that is Duncan Park . • • • • Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 Page 3 They galhered with fr iends, family and neighbors for b11ketball , 10ftb1II , hlde•n •INk, fr i1bee. football and lacrosse . Since the City of Englewood cannot expand any further , we nNd to prenrve end protect our open spaces for public enjoyment. Our preaervation eflort1 will not go unnoticed end f1millt1 who have a commitment to ra ising well rounded children will 1pprecl1t1 111 of the emen ltiea Englewood h11 to offer. Th ia 11 also a wonderful opportun ity for us to publicize that down -ho,ne fNllng we enjoy and wi1h to pr11arva in ou r small City . You have all five of our resounding vot81 for Duncan Perk " .. .that wea the Stoddard family . Duncan Park is at risk today, bu l there are other parka the 1chool own1 . which the Cit y m1 intain1 end the public can use that also may be at risk In the near future . Barde Park , Hounna Athle tic Co,nplex , the athlet ic field at Clayton . When Englewood is land-locked and has very limited rt1ourca1 for future parka and open apace landa ... whan we are compet ing , es a town , for new famll lea to move ln ... when Littleton can offer more park land per person than Engle wood, and by the way , these 1tati1tic1 look at the overall area of a city and then how much park and open space land is then available within that area . Englewood haa 2.93% end Llttiaton has more than 17%. Tough business. We can 't afford to become co,npiecent about 1h 11 lnue. Now 11'1 doubtful that some former Englewood resident, with the richas of a Dale Carnegie or Donald Trump , will come to our town and buy up four contiguous acres of land to donate 81 a new perk In Dl1trlct 3 or anywhere elae In our town . Again , I'd like to quote from the Parks and Recreation MIiier Plan : neighborhood parka are the backbone of the Englewood Parks system , critical elements of healthy ne lghborhood1 , ptece1 to prov ide rel ief from Iha built env ironmen t. They 're spaces where neigh~ors can gather , children can play , and people can watch other people as well as engage in recreational activit ies . How backward would II be of our City If we, as Its citizens , didn 't do everyth ing in our power to ensure Duncan Park remain• a park? We will never have th is opportunity aga in. Please don 't fail our community in th is effort . There w11 applauae . (b) present. John Ht ·•er was 1cheduled to addren City Council regard ing Headed Wast. He was not • 7. Recognition or Un1cheduled Public Comment • a) Cynth ia Searfou . an Englewood rea ldent , aa id I'm here tonight to say thank you . I had a dog control incident yesterday and I did not expect Englewood to have anybody on duty, on President's Day . And there was a cute , little , illy-bitty wh ite dog runn ing around Clarkson and Dartmouth for an hour and nobody did anything about ii . I thought ii waa a neighbor '• dog . I called Code Enforcement and Carolyn Faseruk was there in ten minutes . And ii took that poor wo,nan over en hour to catch th is dog , because It could cl imb fences , and open doors ... and ii gave three of u1 hell for over an hour . And she was very pat ient and wi lli ng to get the amateur idiots , like myself , out of the way , to catch this poor little dog end save its life . And I realty, reall y appreciate that and I know you didn 't e,pect to hear that fro,n me . On the other hand, I really do think, as you guys know, that Englewood 11 a very genarou1 co,nmunlty and that we 're working together to build a future for ourselves, where we can be comfortable In our own env ironment. And I realty strongly believe that having parks like Duncan Park 11 vital . Even though guys , this Ian'! my neighborhood . I didn 't even know that Duncan Park ••lated until I 1tarted handing out flyers for the dog lnue. So thank you very much . I love your park . There was applauae . b) Dianna Glngher , an Englewood realdent , said I have lived In Englewood for 16 years . It's a lovely neighborhood . My ton haa grown up there, graduated from Englewood High . I watched him play on the baaketbalt courts ... him and all of hit fr iends . And I walk my dogs . And I vis it with my neighbors. And I watch the young people still play on the b11ketbalt court1 . We need the open spece . ii is good for our commun ity. So please do all that you can to help ut keep our park . T~.~k you . There was applause . c) Keith Hoot, an Englewood resident , aa id just a few comments on Duncan Park . Keep the park . There are Iota of aoccar gam11 going on .. .footbalt game ■ ... pick up gamas ... and other recreational uses . The preschool prognam over there tNffll to be doing well. And the park is In the dlstrlct...you 'd have to travel a long ways, like they Hid eeriler, to Belleview or Jaton Park. The park serves as en outlet for youth, famlly ... il keeps the nelghbOrhood crime down . If II 11 developed Into, 1ay, apartment units or dupie,es , that could be where the crime rat11 go up . If you keep the crime rates down , according to the UCR Crim inal behaviors , ii keeps the neighborhood aefe . And I believe the! will keep the ta•as low, and keep the neighbors steady , whc<e people Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 P■ge4 aren't moving and going all of the time . I've lived In the neighborhood since 1969 and the park has served us well. And that's what I heve to say and thank you . There was applause . d) Jared Greeno, an Englewood resident, said like avaryone else, this park Is an Important part of my neighborhood . I realize also , because Englewood Is a land-IL :ked City, it means that looking at this as being newly developable land, I guess kind of makes It ripe for th, plucking . We 're not Highlands Ranch , We're not Parker. We don't have any place to grow Into to Improve our financial standing . And I recognize that it's hard to not look at that In making this decision , but I think ... and I speak for myself ... I've only lived here for a short time . I've only lived here for six years and change . I don't think that people move here wanting it to be Highlands Ranch or Parker . Wanting it to be a very dense, you know, over-populated place , with tiny lots , and no water and a little bit too much dens ity . So, I hope that we can balance our needs for financial stability wllh our needs for maintaining the community that I think we all love . So thank you . There was applause. e) Mike Kapler, an Englewood resident, said I first wanted to say my friend Bob , who lives about a block away, is sick and not able to share with you tonight . So , I would like to read a letter my girlfriend and I wrote . "Mike has been a resider.I (and that's referring to me) of Englewood for 31 years . In middle school, ha heard stories from students who lived on this side of Englewood about the football and baseball games held at Duncan Park . The park seemed like such a fun place . As Mike looked f0r a home , one of his requirements was that the house be near a park . He was thrillsd to buy a home just a few houses away from this famed park . • True to the stories , kids still gather and play pick up games . Our own family , two Labrador Retrievers and my girlfriend and I, also enjoy Du , oan Park on near a daily basis . The park serves as a spr ingboard for our walks and runs and as for a place for the dogs to play fetch and stretch their legs . The kids aren 't the only ones starting pick up games . We often walk over with friends and famil y to use the basketball court . In fact, we are all so wild about this µlace, we conv inced a friend to purchase a home a block away . The future of Duncan Park is more than just a land-use issu e. The park serves as an important community space where friends and neighbors can meet We may not all know ail of our neighbors names , but thanks to Duncan Park, we know • most of their faces and their dogs, and have had conversations that otherwise wo uldn 't happen through the walls and fences of our homes . We understand the cost of the land is high , but we feel that Duncan Park is well worth the price to mai nt ain th is wonderful commun ity space . Thank you very much ." There was applause . f) Bec ky Rasby, an Englewood resident , sa id these are my girls : Ell ie, Tessa , Adeline and Hanna . I just wanted to tell you thank you for keeping up the good fight and , hopefully , Dur.can Park will stay a park . We have been here for thirteen years . I brought them up here to<Jay , because I wanted you to see who really uses the pa rk. Throughout the years we have had Easter Egg hunts, pickup games , soccer practice and basketball games ... l could go on and on . We use it almost on a daily basis . The other kids you see in the room here ... all of these kids have been in the pickup games that we have had out in the park . It just means so much to me that when I talked about coming tonight , they all wanted to come with me . And so , I am going to let them say just a little bit too . Adeline (Addie) Rasby, an Englewood resident, said I want the park to stay, because I have a lot of friends there . Tessa Rasby, ar, Englewood resident , said I want the park to stay there, because a little while ago my Mom said that she might want to move , because we need a bigger house . I said , no , I don 't want to move, because of the park . So , If the park doesn 't stay , \~en we probably will move away . I see all my fr iends there and another reason I don 't want to move Is beca use , every single summer a11d spring , we always play football or ~asketball there , or baseball or whatever game we can play . Ellie Rasby, an Englewood resident , sa id I want the park to stay, because it is a place for me and my frle ·1s to hang out. We just go them In the summer and just hang out , play in the park , play hlde-n-go seek, and ploy with water guns and Its just really fun. Hanna Rasby, an Englewood resident, said I would just like to point out that if, in fau, the park was taken away, • the next two closest buildings to provide entertainment for chlldren ... rang ing in ages ... are a McDonalds and the Headed West shop ... obesity or the products of Headed West? So really , I would much rather have children • • • Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 Pege5 outside playing. I realize II Is very expensive, but the health of our future generation is much more important. Thank you. There was applause . g) Scott Bagwin , an Englewood resident , said I moved here about three and a half years ago and the park was a huge consideration when I bought r,y house . It is a half a block from my house . I walk there every morning with my dog . And my wife and I have our own dreams about taking our children to that park there some day. So, It certainly means a lot to me . I use it every day so please save Duncan Park . There was applause . (Clerk's note : Charles Egloff was signed up to speak regarding PUD , Code Enforc ,,m ent. Speaking from the audience he declined to speak saying it's not relevant today . I'm going to pass . Mayor Wolosyn encou raged him to come back .) h) Greg Kinholt . an Englewood res ident. said first . thanks for this opportunity . I am glad to see that you are taking the cons ideration ton ight and the time . I've only been here four months ... at the hous e. I chose the house that I'm renting because of the park . I moved here from Hawaii just recently . I was lookin(J for a job and had just gotten that when I looked for a house ... l looked at the park and said this is where I wa nt to be and the next step was to get a dog . I did all of that in 90 days . In fact , one o! ine first times I walked by there with my dog, "-mber , there were some k;1s playing soccer . I was hoping they might be here tonight.. a boy and a girl and the far 1ily was there . He is a soccer coach and they live just on the other street beh ind me t1 1e,rq_ They were playing football. .. and then the next day I saw them crawling around in the grass in the park. And I said what are you guys doing? They said, we lost a ring ... the little girl had lost the present she had received from her grandfather when she was real young and he had just died last week . So anyway, I said I will ~elp you and I literally crawled that park for an hour and a half or two hours with lhis family ... go! to know them and then we found the ring at the last minute , right before giv ing up ... we found ii. And then I ha ve seen them out playing quite a bit. I know they en joy it and I have seen qu it e a few famil ies enjoy the park . Personally, I enjoy ii because I take my dog . She literall y tells me when it is time to go to the park . And she knows Milky ... if anybody knows the dog , Milky , al the other end of the park ... the big white fluffy dog . My dog wants to meet your dogs , I know. There was laughter . She is a herder , so she could help round up any loose dogs if ever needed . And also , I work for American Humane and that Is what brought me here to Denver. I miss the mounta ins and the four seasons and I left that behind in Mau i, of course . But they have develo ped a lot of Maui. .. anybody that has been over there can tell you and it is kind of sad . The on e thing they did do though, is they preserved all the parks and all the beaches over there and I th ink tha t is Important to cons ider here, because ii is the only neighborhood park . It is a nice little park and ii offers a lot . I plan to use it for basketball , picnics and other things. I met a friend here tonighl. .. she has been here for 52 years , since 1955 ... so you've got me on one extreme , 4 months, and her for 52 yea rs .. .if my math is right . She is here as she is concerned about the longev ity of the park, so I th ink you 've got a wide divers ity with the kids and the people . I would consider buying io that area . In fact , I am look ing because of the park . I've always lived in a park and bought a house in that a,aa ... so without the park , I would probably not cons ider it, just because I like the conven ience . I go to another park and walk the big lake, but that is a nice park . I was there at 3 in the morning one night when I couldn 't sleep ... you know it was peaceful and ii is just a beautiful park . My dog wanted to come and just let you guys know that she really enjoys it and wants It to stay too . Thank yo u very much . Mayor Wolosyn sa id thank you . There was applause . I) Renate Rivelli, an Englewood resident, said this is my son , Conrad . You know, I grew up across from that park. And one of the things tr,~! I am really strugg ling with , with this proposal. .. and I am not trying to get too political here , bu t. .. you know Colorado has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. And we are going .. .lets put 16 houses over there , so I am really , really struggling with that , in addition to all the other comments and so forth that have been made th is evening . And thank you for bringing all your sweet children up here . That was fantastic . I don't think that there is anything else I want to say except I th ink we deserve til,1 Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 P1g18 opportun ity to save the ~ark . We , as a community that live In the commun ity , deserve that opportun ity and I don 't th ink It la fair to ju•t take It out from under our feet only because we need more foreclosure rates . I don 't know, It just doesn't make sense to me . Conrad Rivell i, an Englewood resident , sa id in the summer or actually any time , we go there to play football, we play baseball , have snowball fights and we just have fun over there . So . sa ve the park . Mayor Vvo losyn sa id thank you . Ther e was applause . j) Jackie Cameron . an i:r,giewood res ident , sa id lik e all the other famil ies here , my children heve grown up go ing to that perk . Actually, my son met Add ie at that park when they were like six months old ... when they were bab ies . M)' other son has lo st a rocket in the tree at Duncan Park, because it got stuck up there one day when we launched it. And , it is just a great place that we know that we can send the boys to play and they can always meet the ir friends . They just went the other day to play basketball ar.d the hoops are miss ing . I don 't know if I will call the City about th at, but ... (there was laughter). Seve ,al ,a milies from the ne ighborhood and from our school go there a lot and it would be sorely missed in our communit 1/, Steve Cameron , an Englewood res ident , sa id I;· •st go to the pa rk to have fun and play with my friends , like Conrad . Liam Cam eron , an Engl ewood res ident , said I would just like to sa y we go to the park and pract ice soccer and we ha ve a great time . Mayor Wolosyn sa id thank you . There was app la use . • k) Janet (no last name gi ven), an Englewood res ident , sa id I just wanted lo say that I know most of • these people and most of the ir dogs(there was laugh ter), becau se I met them at the par k. I hope the City of Englewood will do everyth ing the y can to keep this community a community . Mayo , Wolosyn said thank you . There was applause . I) Jenn ifer Enger . an Englewood res ident, said my husband and I are transplants from smal/ litlle towns in Minnesota and when we moved to the City , it was rr,ali ;•. really overwhelm ing for us . And we found sanctua ry in Englewood , becau se the house we picked was just off the park . When we pulled up to that house , we thought , there is a par k ... we were sold , we felt like we were ba·.~ in our small little to wns In Minnesota . So , to lose that park would be losing a piece of commun ity ... a piec9 r,f ,o at sma ll town tha t I th ink Englewood str ives to accomplish in th is growing metropolis . I don 't th ink it is a good idea to compete w, , Highlands Ranch or Parker ... both my husband and I work there ... and II really does lose the sense of community when you stan to lose a park . Right now we haye a fam il y of two dogs ... so , that is our fam ily . I know when I was a kid it was really important to li ve ne xt to a park and we lived jus t down the street !rom one . And I want my kids to experience what I did ... that small, little town feeling that E1 .Jiewood has to offer . I spent a lot of time in college studying parks and park plann ing ... and the biggest thing ... and I th ink everyone agrees ... ls green space add J sanctuary to a city . It adds an oasis and a re lief in the hustle and bustl e of the metropolis . In my studies , park plann lng ... neighborhood parks are crucial to community development and safety , as wa s stated . I th ink to los e that park, we are just going to be that metropol is that Englewood so stri ves not to be . Thank you so ml'ch. There was app lau se. m) Sally Norton, an Englewood resident, sa id I grew up in Englewood . I moved eway and I w , back. My parents are getting eld erly and it Is time to take care of the parents . I hava been a Pla nning and Zon ing Commiss ioner for the City of Merid ian , Idaho . Tho City of Merid ian , Idaho Is right next to Bo ise and it is 40,000 people . ti is the fastest growing ci ty In, almost. 1he northwest. We just fi ni shed a Comprehens ive Plan for the City of Meridian and in that plan are mi xed -us e araa s and ne ighborhood parks . You have that. .. don 't • lose it. Thank you . There was applause . • • • Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 Pege7 n) Diane Lewis , an Englewood resident , sa id thank you for letting us speak tonight. I raised my sons in my Pearl Street home for many, many years . They are grown now, but when they were little, they would go over there and play ... just go ovar there and have picnics and meet their friends . A lot of fun things happened In lhol park , a lot of happy mem las of just doing a lot of family things . Like last summer, there was a family that lived close to the park and they set up picnic tables and had a family reunion there . They had balloons and they had a family get-together. I brought a picture of my dog Sally ... some of you have seen Sally. I walk around Duncan Park with Sally all the lime on a leash, so she knows the area and knows just where lo walk and goes her own llllle way . Some of the kids at Duncan Park ... around that area ... they know Sally . Her middle name Is Lou ... and they say hi, Sally Lou and she will wag her tail and everything . II just has a lot of special memories and living close lo the park , I would like lo see ii slay a park , because just for my ne ighbors even , there are some that couldn't make II tonight. I don't know if June Is here . She does the volunteer work al the park ... she works on the Howers al the corner of the park . June loves that park very much . Thank you very much . There was applause . Mayor Wolosyn sa id I would like lo thank all of you for com ing oul tonighl...we hear you . Thank you . Council Member Barrentine said yes, thank you for your commitment to the commun ity . You make me proud lo live in District 3, thank you . There was applause . 8 . Communications, Proclamations and Appointments (a) considered . A resolution reappo inting Linda Olson lo the Keep Englewood Be auti ful Commission was COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 8 (a)· RESOLUTION NO, 36, SERIES OF 2007 . RESOLUTION NO . 36 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING LINDA OLSON TO THE KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO. Vote results : Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrenline , Mccaslin , Moore , Wolosyn , Woodward , Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None 9. Consent Agenda (a) Approval of Ordinances on Firsl Reading There were no addit ional items submilled for approval on first reading . (See Agenda Item 11 .) COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE ,;ONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 9 (b) (I), (II) and (Ill), (b) Approval of Ord inances or · Second Read ing (I) ORDINANCE NO . 5, SERIES OF 20C7 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 6, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN "INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT REGARDING COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY SOUTH BROADWAY ENGLEWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT Englewood City Council Februery 20, 2007 Pege a DISTRICr BETWEEN THE SOUTH BROADWAY ENGLEWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . (II) ORDINANCE NO . 6, SERIES OF 2007 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 7, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO REVENUE BOND (JEFFERSON HILLS PROJECT) SERIES 2007 , IN A TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2 ,000,000 .00 ; MAKING DETERMINATIONS AS TO SUFFICIENCY OF REVENUES AND AS TO OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROJECT AND APPROVING THE FORM AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Ill) ORDINANCE NO . 7, SERIES OF 2007 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 6, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORAL,1., AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE LEASE-PURCHASE OF FIRE TRUCKS FOR THE CITY AND PROVIDING DETAILS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEASE-PURCHASE TRANSACTION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY , Vote results : Motion carried . (c) Ayes : Council Members Barrentine , Mccaslin , Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso, Oakley Nays : None Resolutions and Motions There were no additional resolut ions or motions submilled for approval. (See Agenda Item 11 .) 10 . Public Hearing Items No public hearing was scheduled before Council. 11 . Ordinances, Reaolutlon and Motions (a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading (i) Ch ief Building Offic ial Smith presented a recomme ndat ion from Safely Services, Division of Building and Safety, to approve a bill for an ordinance adopting Iha / • nrnational Bu ilding Code 2006 to establish min imum requiremenls to safeguard lhe public health , safety an ti ~bl 1eral welfa re. He said Council Bill No . 9 is for the adoption of the International Building Code . We have us ' ,~ Uniform Buildin g Code as a model construction code since 1971 and to keep pace with construction tech r.o,0gy , term inology a11d now methods and materials , we are urging support to adopt the International codes. Some of the changes in the "I" codes ... most of them are administrative provisions . Chapter 1 needs to be modified in orde r to coordinate wilh the Englewood Municipal Code provisions . Fees ... we are looking al the fee tables to remain as they were in the 1997 Code . A new fee would be the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy fee, which would be $150 .00. Currently , Jefferson County charges $750.00 and Lakewood charges $250 .00 . The TCO's usually generate the requirements for additional Inspections and administrative Issues . We are looking at Increasing the valuation for wood fenc ing from $10 .00 a tlnear foot to $20 .00 . $10.00 has been In place since 1985. Wood construction materials, in general, have gone up pretty much about three-fold since then, so It Is a fair fee . Chapter 16 has some fill-In-the-blank type things to aid In things like snow load, wind toad , that would be for this area . And then we are recommending the adoption of Appendix I for patio covers . He asked if there were any questions . Mayor Wotosyn asked if there were any questions . There were none . • • • • • • Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 Pagat COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (I) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 9. COUNCIL BILL NO. 9, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 , CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE A, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO. Mayor Wolosyn asked if there was any discuss ion . There was none . Vote rHult ■: Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine. Mccaslin, Moore, Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None (ii) Chief Building Official Smith presented a recommendation from Safety Services, Divsion of Building and Safety, to approve a bill for an ordinanca adopting the National Electrical Code 2005 and Iha International Code Council Electrical Code Adm inistrative Provis ions 2006 to establish minimum requ irements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare . He said NEC has been a model constr<1ction code in Englewood since 1970. The new ICCEC . wh ich is the International Code Council Elect•ical Code , is merely the administration provisions that were removed from the NEC and then formed in a separate ICC document. The changes , basically, w ill reflect the Englewood Munic ipal Code provis ions for items such as appeals, requiring permits , how to handle violations and other unlawful acts . Other than that, the body of the Code will not change . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were any questions . There were none . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (II) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 1 O. COUNCIL BILL NO . 10 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE D, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF . "GLEWOOD, COLORADO. Vote results: Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine, Mccaslin , Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso, Oakley Nays: None (Iii) Chief Building Official Smith presented a recommendation from Safety Services , Division or Building and Safety, to approve a bill for an ordinance adopting the International Fuel Gas Code 2006 to establish minimum requirements to safeguard the public health , safety and guneral welfare . He said the lntematlonal Fuel Gas Code Is a new Code ... a new document In the International Code series . The provisions for gas piping used to be found in the Uniform Mechanical Code, as well as the Uniform Plumbing ~ode. So th is is just taking those two documents and forming one document. We are not seeing a lo' of changes throughout the body of the Code. And again, the bulk of changes we are proposing Is the admlnlst:ative portion of the IFGC . Mayor I · Jlosyn asked if there were any questions . There were none . Englewood City Council February 20, 2007 P1ge10 COUNCIL MEMBER WOl''lWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (1) (Ill)• COUNCIL BILL NO.11 . COUNCIL BILL NO . 11, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE H, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , PERTAINING TO THE FUEL GAS CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there was any discuss ion . There was none . Vote results: Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine , Mccaslin, Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward , Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None (iv) Ch ief Build ing Offic ial Smith presented a recommendat ion from Safely Serv ices, Divis ion of Building and Safety , to approve a bill for an ord inan ce adopting the lnternallonol Mechanical Code 2006 to establish minimum requ irements to safeguard the public health , safely and general welfare. He sa id the International Mechanical Code is similar to the Plumb ing Code in that the only prov isions that we are mak ing changes In are the adm inistrative portion . The body of the Code will stay the same . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were an y quest ions . Thore wa re none . • COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TD APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) • (Iv)· COUNCIL BILL NO . 12. COUNCIL BILL NO . 12 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE B, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , PERTAINING TO THE ME CHANICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . Vote results: Motion carried . Ayes :· Nays : Council Members Barrent ine , Mccaslin , Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward , Tomasso , Oak ley None (v) Ch ier Build ing Official Smith presented a recommendation from Safely Serv ices , Divis ion or Bulldin~ and Safely , to approve a bill ror an ord inance adopting the Interna ti onal Plumb ing Code 2006 to establish minimum requ irements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfa re. He sa id the International Plumbing Code Is, aga in, one of th os e Codes that the only changes be ing proposed are in the adm inistrative portion . We have used the UPC as a model code since 1972 and the IPC is j ust another package in the series or lntemallonal Co,•,,s. No changes within the body or the Code are being recommended , at th is time . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (v) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 13. COUNCIL BILL NO . 13 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCI L MEMBER WOODWARD • • • • Englewood City Councll February 20, 2007 Page 11 A BILL F'JR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE C, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICll'AL CODE 2COO , PERTAINING TO THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COI.ORAOO . Vote rHulta: Motion carried . Ayes: Council Members Barrentine , Mccaslin , Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None (vi) Chief Building Official Smith presented a recommendation from Safety Services , Division of Build ing and Safety, to approve a bill for an ordinance adopting the lnternalional Residential Code 2006 to establish minimum requirements to safeguard the public health , safety and general welfare . He said the International Residential Code is a new code, a, · veil. It pulls all of the residential code requirements for one- and two-family dwellings, as well as town homes , out of all the model code groups . ii pulls them out of the Building Code, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical and creates a stand-alono document that will be used for residential . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were any queslions . Thsre were none . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (1) (vi)· COUNCIL BILL NO . 14 . COUNCIL BILL NO . 14 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE G, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, PERTAINING TO THE RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ONE• ANO lWO-FAMIL Y DWELLINGS IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . Vote rasults : Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine , Mccaslin . Moore . Woiosyn, Woodward , Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Lance . (v ii ) Fire Marshal Greene presented a recommendalion from Safety Serv ices, Fire Division, to approve a bill for an ordinance adopting the International Fire Code 2006 to establish minimum r~~~:,emenls to safeguard the public health , safety and general welfare . He said we are moving to ask for adoption of this document. There are a few changes that we have done since the Uniform series of codes . The last Uniform was 1997 that we had adopted and that was , basically , the Uniform series we have been using since 1980 . The Un iform series of codes ... the Uniform Fire Code now has been taken over by the Fire Chiefs out of California and has also now been rolled into NFPA 1. In addition, in the fulure, they are planning on roll Ing in the 101 Life Safely Code out of NFPA . We have looked at all of those codes, including the lnternalional and the lnternalional lines up with the other fam l':1 of the lnternetional Codes, wh ich you have just adopted . Rather than seriously considering those and going through a lot of administrative changes to make all of those line up, the lnternalional Fire Code appears to be the one that Is the best choice at this time. We have made some amendments and you will notice that these are changes since 1997 . The first one that I want to bring to your attention Is under Chapter 1A, Section 3B, which is Flammable and Combustible Liquids . This "'18 came to our attention In about the last month and It talks about the actual manufacturing of flammable end combustible liquids . I heve run Into several reJidents that have approached me about building blo-dlesel stills In their garages. And , without this part of it, ii would be very difficult for me to actually regulate how paople do that in a safe manner . The next one that you nollce Is a big change . It Is under Chapler 5, which Is the dimension of the flre apparatus roads. We have gone now from 20 foot wide to 26 fool wide . Mainly , the 20 fool wide road would Englewood City Council Februery 20, 2007 Page 12 not handle the fire apparatus that we currently have ... where we have outriggers that extend 18 and some of our neighboring agencies extend 22 feet , which takes up the entire road . That Is what we have found out with Iha developmenl down hare ... ln downtown ... ls ii Is very difficult for us to get a fire apparatus down Englewood Parkway when a large delivery truck is parked in the middle . This ~Ives us a wider road fo r us to get our fire apparatus down . Go ing on down ... probebly the biggest section Is Section 511 , that talks specifically about public safely radio empllficatlons . Now that we have gone to the 800 megahertz systems, one of the Issues we found with those radios, is that they don 't work very well around concrete and steel. We did an exerc ise recently et Craig Hosp it al end found that our radios don't work very well inside of structures that ere buill of concrete end steel. So, most of the jurisdictions In our area have now had some type of an amendment to the Fire Code that addresses specific radio amplification systems to deal with that specific Issue . We are currently work ing with Craig Hospital . Swedish Hospital already has a system In place and th is is mainly for the new buildings that are being proposed, to make sure that we do have good rad io communications ;,;side those buildings . You will also notice that under Chapter 9, we are now requiring signage by our fire department connections , so that firefighters actually know what they are hooking up to inside of a building . It seems like a simple fix . It is very important to our operations. And we are also adopting the Append ic es D, which deals specifically with fire access roads . The other changes were the administrative changes that needed to be done to comply with the Municipal Ce<:e , concern ing Board of Appeals and th in gs like that. Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were any questions . There were none . Council Memb ••tr Woodward said I believe there needs to be one grammat ical correction . On Page 5, No . 4, in that very first line ·any building additions or remodel work involving of 20 %" and I believe the word "oF should be deleted . Fire Marshal Greene said yes, thank you . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) • (vii)· COUNCIL BILL N0.15., WITH THE GRAMMATICAL CORRECTION . • COUNCIL BILL NO . 15, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDI NANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE E, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , PERTAINING TO THE FIRE CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there was any more discussion or questions . There was none . Vote results, Motion carried . Ayes: Counc il Members Barrent ine , Mccaslin , Moore, Wolosyn , Woodward, Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Ben . (b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Read ing (i) Council BIii No . 4, as amended , author izing removal of the billboard at 2730 South Broadway and rebuilding the billboard at 2R96 South Broadway under a non -revocable permit was considered . Mayor Wolosyn explained that this matter was tabled at the February 5, 2007 Council Meeting and needs a motion , approved by the majority of Council, to bring it off the table to allow a vote on second reading . COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO REMOVE COUNCIL BILL NO. 4 FROM THE TABLE TO ALLOW A VOTE ON SECOND READING , Mayor Wolosyn asked If there was any discuss ion . There was none . • • • • Englewood City Councll Februery 20, 2007 Pege 13 Vote rHultI: Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrent ine , McCas ll n, Moore, Wolosyn, Woodward , Tomasso, Oakley Nayo : None COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (b) (I)· ORDINANCE NO . 8, SERIES OF 2007 . ORDINANCE NO . 8, SERIES OF 2007 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 4, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PERMANENT REMOVAL OF BILLBOARD LOCATED AT 2730 SOUTH BROADWAY AND REBUILDING THE BILLBOARD AT 2896 SOUTH BROADWAY . Mayor Wolosyn asked If thare was any discuss ion . Council Member Moore sa id I just apprec iate the opportun ily lo get the informa tion that I felt we needed to move on to the second read ing . Mayor Wolosyn sa id I agree , thank you John . Vote (HUit ■: Motion carried . Ayes : Nays : Council Members Ba rrent ine , Mccaslin, Moore , Wo losyn, Woodward , Tomasso , Oa kle y None (ii) Council Bill No . 5, author izin~ Amendm ent 1 of the Denver Semina ry Plann ed Un it Development was cons idered . COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (b) (II) • ORDINANCE NO . 9, SERIES OF 2007 . ORDINANCE NO . 9, SERIES OF 2007 (COUNC IL BILL NO. 5, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ ING THE DEN VER SEMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AMENDMENT NO . 1. Vote rHulta: Motion carried . Ayes : L:ouncll Membe rs Barren ti ne , Mccaslin, Moore, Wolosyn, Woodward , T omesso , Oa kley Nays: None (c) Resolutions and Mot ions (I) Director Gryglewicz presented a recommendation from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services lo adopt a resol :on authoriz ing a Re-Appropr iation and a Supplemental Appropriation to the 2007 Budget fo r Con•ervatlon Tn.at Fund and Open 0pace Fund cap ital projects In the amounts of $40,000 .00 and $1 ,001 ,346 .00 , respectively . He sa id th is resolution re-appropr iates funds In the Conservation Trust Fund and the Open Spaca Fund and als o there Is a supplemental, as well , for $40 ,000 .00 In the Conservat i.:,,, Trust ru,,d for the Pirate 's Cove filter add ition which Is a total $150 ,000 .00 projec t...$11C ,000 .00 of that Is coming from tile Little Dry Creek Fiber Dam project , wh ich has been delayed . In the Open Space Englewood City Councll February 20, 2007 Page 14 Fund, because these funds lepse , lhe approprlallons lapse at year end , these all need to be re-appropriated and they ere listed there . But, alao, In the Open Space, there Is a supplemental appropriation of $252 ,000 .00 . The use of that Is for the Mary Carter Greenway and buffer match funds and the Dartmouth bridge match funds , which total $252 ,000 .00 . Mayor Wolosyn asked If there were any questions for Fran k. Council Member Woodward sa id I have a couple of questions . On 11111 fib r dam project, you ~ad mentioned that hed been delayed . Hes that delayed for some time or .... l know we were, as I recall, we were working on that back In the summer and fall of 2006 . Mr. Gryglewicz said I have an expert hera ... Jerrell Black , Director of Parks and Recreation . Director Black said thank you Frank . The fiber dam project ... we were able to repa ir the fiber dam . We thought two years ago that we ware going to have to replace that totally , but we had an expert come out and work with us and make the repair on the dam . And we think the dam will last al least another 8 to 1 O yea rs. Council Member Woodward said great and I have one other question . Under the Use of Funds , Sinclair School In-line hockey $262 ,146 .00 . I am In support of this in-line hockey rink and my question is ... other than the land , what Is the School Distr ict contributing to this project? Director Black sa id cooperation and they are pro viding , as you said , the property . The City will build and install and mainta in the roller hockey rink . We have agreed with the Sch ool District to not use th e ri nk dur ing school hours and that II would be available for their use, as well. And then as with the Clayton Athlet ic field, the City 's Par ks and Recreation would schedule and ma in ta in the roller hockey rink after school hours and on weekends. Mr. Woodward said okay and has there already been an intergovernmental agreement put into place regarding • the maintenance , the construction , the responslbllities of the parties and finally the removal, al some point in the • future , or is that to come? Mr. Black said as I recall , ii was put together ... l think the middle part of last year ... l would have to verify that , but I th ink we brought the ag reement together ... broughl ii forward first...because , we have been working on this project for about three years . Mr . Black said but I can certainly research that and prov ide that information . Council Member Woodward sa id oka y. Thal is all I had and again I am in favor of the in-line hockey rink . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were any other ques tions for staff . There were none . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (I)· RESOLUTION NO. 37, SERIES OF 2007 . RESOLUTION NO . 37 , S RIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPROVI NG THE RE -APPROPRIATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE 2007 BUDGET TO COMPLY WITH CITY CHARTER REQUIREMENTS . Mayor Wolosyn said seeing no further discuss ion, please vote . Vote r11ult1: Motion carried. Ayes : Council Members Barrentine, Mccaslin , Moore, Wolosyn, Woodward , Tomasso, Oakley Nays : None (II) Director Gryglewlcz presented a recommendation from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services to approve a resolution advancing funds from the General Fund to the Englewood • Mclellan Reservoir Foundation (EMRF). He said this Item was discussed In the Study Sess ion tonight . The Englewood Mclellan Reservoir Foundation does not have any source of fund ing , other than some of the Interest • • • En111-ood City Council February 20, 2007 Page 15 II earns on the funds that It has . The real property that is part of !he assets of tha Foundation were transferred from the Water Fund . At this point in time , we are doing some 'e!:ly extensive dirt work out there on the property, which hopefully will result In higher values and move th~ development along . But , as part of that project, Douglas County is requiring us to put down $50 ,000 .00 in a deposit, just in case we might damage the road during this dirt work . We do not have those f,nds so we were asking for an advance from the General Fund to the Foundation of $50,000 .00, which hopefully will be repaid before year and . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WA$ 51'.:.C ONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (II)· RESOLUTION NO . 38, SERIES OF 2007. RESOLUTION NO . 38 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADVANCE OF FUNDS IN THE 2007 BUDGET . Vote results : Motion carr ied . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine, Mccaslin, Moor\,. Vvv.r,!t\"c 1, v·/oodward , Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None Mayor Wolosyn sa id thank you Frank . 12 . General Discussion (a) Mayor's Cho ice Mayor Woiosyn said I do not have any matters to bring before Council. (b) Council Members ' Choice (il Council Member Barrentine said I wanted to thank all the people from District 3 and around the park and Englewood for pulling together the commitment to the cc" ,munity . What an asset that is . really came through. Jennifer McKee ... l think you did an awful lot or work with us ... l appreciate that. Claire Schramm ... thank you and to all the peop!e that you got to contact me and talk to me ... and the web site that you developed. I am sure that if there is any more Information that comes up about this , that we could go ahead and make sure that somebody is contacted. As far as any other propert ies , however, that may come up , you might want to talk to the School District about contacting you , because it is generally the seller who knows that it is going to come up for sale first. But thank you very much . I appreciate all your effort and all or the people who came tonight. (ii) Council Member Mccaslin : 1. He sa id I would also ,Ike to thank you for com :n(I . I appreciate your time and it is good to hear from the commun ity . 2. He said I would also like to personally thank Sam Watson from the Police Department and Mr. Smith of ,ha Building Division . I spent four hours this morning in court on a rental property and we found the plaintiff was awarded sorna money for soma coda violations and wrongdoings at this property and I apprec iate Englewood helping these people that were ranters In En•Jlawood . It was a lot of work and effort , but I spent four hours today and I saw Justice prevail. Thank you vary much . (Iii) Council Member Moore said I Just wanted to applaud the citizens for gij~ing Involved tonight. I love seeing it and I hope that you're pressuring the seller, as well, as we are only the buyer In this slluatlon . Thank you very much . Englewood City Council Ftbrutry 20, 2007 Ptgt 18 Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Joh11 . (Iv) Council Member Oakley said I too wou i i r,a to thank the people for coming out tonight. M Council Member Tomasso : 1. He said I would like to thank the Resby's . I met them v•hen my (Jughter played on a soccer team 2nd Hanna was one of the other soccer players, so my daughter ex,u,,,,nceo the park also . 2. He said I would also Ilka to thank Safety Services . Transpo r.ati on Adv is ory ... our new member ... brought up a school crossing sign that was obscured by a tree and that was turned over to Code Enforcement. The Code Enforcement officer cut the tree branch and solved the problem instantly . So , thanks for jumping on that and taking care of it, thank you . (vi) Council Member Woodward : 1. He said I also , as a resident of Oistrict 3, want to express by thanks for the part icipat ion of all the people that were here ton ight. I did get on your web site nod on your e-mail list and talked to , I believe , Mr . Riggs on Saturday night and suggested that there is a School Board meeting tonight and that I hoped there wou,d be a good attendance there also. But , thank you for coming here ton ight and sharing . 2. He said else kud os to a couple of things going on within Iha City here ... sI•ecifically Pa rks and Recreation . Jerrell Black , Brad Anders0n and Gary Hu ltberg have received the 2006 National Aqua tic Programs Award , as the number one aquatic program in the Slate of Colorado and this is by the United States Water Fitness Association . There was applause . Council Member Woodward sa id, also , for 2006, by the Nat ional Aq , is uc Program Aw,:ds, Brad Anderson has been selected as one of the top 46 Aquat ic Directors in the country ... ranked as No . 14 . Brad is a very efficient and very knowledgeable person when ii co · Ies :o pools and I lhink we are very fortunate to have him . So congralulations and please pass that on . Mayor Wolosyn sai d from all of us . Council Member Barrentine sa id will there be any presentation of these awards to City Council or? Oirector Black said yes . Ms . Barrentine said okay , thank you . 3. He said I would like to move the approval of the expenses for two students to attend the National League of Cit ies conference with us , as discussed ... the two students selected in our Study Session last week ... two young women from Englewood High School. Both are Honor Stude nts and very involved in th e community and both are on the Par ks and Recreation Youth Board . We had put in our City Council budget a line item for $4,000.00 ... $2,000.00 each ... and al this point we bel ieve that fully covers ii. COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE EXPENSES FOR TWO STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE NLC CONFERENCE. Motion carried. Ayes : Council Members Barrent in e, Mccaslin, Moore , Wolosyn , Woodward, Tomasso , Oak ley Nays : None [Clerk 's note : Th is was listed as item 12 (b) (i) on the Agenda .[ 13 . City Mtntgor'a Report (a) City Manager Sears said the Safety Serv ice's Awards ceremony is Thursday afternoon starting at 2 o'clock and It will be held In the Communit y Room , so those who can attend will be welcome . • • • • Englewood City Council Plbruary 20, 2007 Page 17 (b) City Manager Seara said I did want lo say that Rick has been working hard out there In terms of anow removal , to deal with some of the runoff l11ues. He has hed FEMA repr11entatlv11 there and al so Environmental people to make sure that we are In compllence with the runoff, as It goes Into the river . It la kind of a two-edge ■word , but I know that Rick stepped f01Ward to try to work through and mitigate those l11ues . 14. City Attom1y'1 Report City Attorney Brotzman did not have any matters to bring before Counc il. Mayor Woloayn said we will be adjourn ing this meeting now, but we will be reconvening In an Executive Session . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED , ANO tT WAS SECONDED , TO MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THE REGULAR MEETING TO DISCUSS A REAL ESTATE MATTER, DUNCAN PARK . Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine , Mccaslin, Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso, Oakley Nays : None 15. Adjournment