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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-07-02 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • 1. Call to Ordar ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular 8111lon July 02 , 2007 The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Wolosyn at 7:33 p.m. 2. tnvocatlon The Invocation was given by Council Member Barrentine. 3. Pledge of Alltglance The Pledge of Alleglanca was led by Mayor Wolosyn . 4. Roll Call Present: Absent: A quorum was present. Council Members Tomasso, Moore, Barrentine , Oakley , Mccaslin, Woodward , Wolosyn None Also present: City Manager Sears lty Attorney Brotzman Deputy City Manager Fl&herty City Clerk Ell is Deputy City Clerk Bush Director Gryglew lcz , Finance and Adm inistrative Services Director Olson , Safety Services Manager Stitt , Community Deve lopment Communications Coordinator Hoffhines , City Manager's office Police Sergoant Condreay , Safety Services 5. Con ■lderatlon of Minute■ of Prevlou1 S111lon (a) COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO MOVED , ANO IT WAS SECONDED, TO AIPPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 18, 2007 . Mayor Wolosyn asked if there was any discuss ion . There was none . Vote r11ulll : Ayes : Nays : Abstain : Motion carrlsd. Counc il Membars Barren tine , McCaslln, Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomesso , Oekloy Non~ Council Member Moore 0 6. There were no scheduled vlsllors . Recognition of Scheduled Public Comment 7. Recognition of Un ■cheduled Public Common! Englewood City Council July 2, 2007 Page2 (a) Dawn Shepherd said I am the Director of the Englewood Hous ing Authority at 3480 South Sherman Street. We have the pleasure of be ing In the development mode of a project called The Terraces on "ennsytvan la, which I know you 're familiar wlth ... 62 units of senior housing that we hope to start construction on late in August . We have been very fortunate to have commun ity support from Arapahoe County, from the Hous ing Authority, of course ... contrlbutions of time and money and land for th is project. We ere asking , with your ble11 ing , for money from the County with HOME funds , which is a Federal funding source that comes through Arapahoe County . And we still see that there will be some gaps in financing . We are hopeful that we can partner with the City, not by asking fore financ ial contribution, but by getti ng a waiver on the plan rev iew fees and the building permit fees for th is build ing . It will enhance our chance as Wdil , t!J be ab !o to get fund ing from the State Division of Hous ing, who looks vary closely at the partnersh ip that the Hou sin~ A•,iho:ity ha~ with the C'1 . So, recogn izing that these are not the best of times , but that th is would not bs !Ina, ,clal don ation that we wou ld be asking you for , from your coffers , but a waiver of fees. We want to ask you for this in Iha futu re, es we have not gotten a presentation, per se, In wr iting , but we thought we would ta ke this opportun ity toright to address you with our need and then we will come to you at a later date . Rodger Hara , who Is Vice Cha ir c! t~~;: ,11,lng Authority Board , Is here to '>e reappo inted tonight , and we t~ank you for that , bu t hs al so wanted to •'. ,,,.., , •• , a mom ent about the need that we have and our request to you . Thank you very mu ·, fol you: lim'J . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you and we 'll look forward to see ing that request come fu,ward to us . Thank you Dawn . (b) Rodger Hara , an Englewood res iden t, sa id thank you very much for your in du lging us this eve ning . The Terraces on Penn Is a project that Is going to fill a niche In the Englewood hous lno markoli-•lace . It will provide housing afford &:,1e to senior citizens with Incomes betwee n 40 and 60 perce nt of the ore a n,ed !an Income , without any asset tests . So , ii would perm it those ind ivid ual s who curren tl y own homes, but are li ving on Soc ial Secur ity or othe r retirement , to remain in Eng lewood by movi ng into th is hous ing that will be in an affordability niche, in between the two subsidized senior projects and Meridian and will be of a quality above the one and below the other . In order to make the economics work, CHFA , the Colorado Hou sing and Fina nce Authority , has res erved authority under the Federal Low Income Hous ing Ta x Credi t Program to ;i enerate equity to make the hous ing affordable and with construction cost s rising, inevitably th ,re are go ing to be gaps in order to produce a project of the quality that we know that the City is interested in and that will ensure the long term marketab ility and habitabil ity of the project , and what the rents are going to be capable of supporting . So , thank you very much for entertaining our request , which will be forthcoming shortly, once we know how big our gap is . Thank you . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you for coming out and for givin g us a heads up on it. Thanks . (c ) Kevin Dickson , a Denver resident , sa id I was investing In Englewood properties , here in old north Englewood , in hopes of bu il ding duplexes . As the ne ighborhood started turn ing around, I felt the revitalization of neighborhoods was moving south . And then low and behold ... in early 2004 , what I call the 60 loot nJ!:; was passed , which essent ially, accord ing to the memo from Tric ia Langon In the Plann ing Department , requ ires 60 feet to build a duplex ... where the previous rule was 50 feet. And so , in her words , it essentially down zoned all of the R2 in Englewood and so that sort of quashed my plans . Over the past couple of years, I've met a couple of other redeve lopers that were unable t~ build . Then I loo ked up, on the Internet , what down zon ing really means and ii turns ou t that it usually reduces the value of the land , because now you cannot develop it with as many un its . So I'm concerned about that , the passage of that law, which caused everybody's R2 property to be devalued and I know that you 're looking at rectifying It with the stipulation there are some developmental guidelines . I've been In some contact with Laurel!. The only thing i can think of that would be simple enough wou ld be requiring br ick, if you go bac k to the 50 foot rul e. And then to make sure that nobody bu il ds ugly and cheap th ings , you requ ire bri ck . But then a little more research on that top ic and some cities In the siding Industry ... the wood siding and the vinyl siding Industry ... are actually fighting that on constitutional grounds, In many cities across the country . So, if we go back to the 50 loot rule, and require soma sort of architectural gu ldellnas ... l just want Council to study the Issue very hard because the 80 loot rule caused some problems that were not expected end any developmental • • gu idelines could also cause some problems that ere unexpected . Th ings should just be studied very thoroughly • before requiring architectural standards . I apprec iate your time . Mayor Wolosyn sa id thank you and we don't usually address Issues , at this po int , bu t if you stay until the end of the meeting, I think someone will probably pick th is up . Thank you . • Englewood City Councll July 2, 2007 P ■ge3 8. Communication■, Procl1m1tlon1 ■nd Appolntm1nt1 COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WM SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEfilS 8 (1) THROUGH I (x) • RESOLUTION NOS. 52 THROUGH 75 . (a) RESOLUTION NO . 52 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MICHAEL BUCHANAN TO THE ENGU:WOOD LIQUOR LICENSI NG P,UTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . (b) RESOLUTION NO . 53, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING NICOLE KELLEY BUNDGAARD TO KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . (c) RESOLUTION NO . 54, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIC CALONDER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . - (d) RESOLUTION NO . 55 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINT ING KATE DULANEY TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR • THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . • (e ) RESOLUTION NO . 56 , SERIES OF 200 7 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING LAUREL DYGOWSKI TO KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL COMMISS ION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . (I ) RESOLUTION NO . 57, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING JENNIFER ENGER AS AN AL TERNA TE MEMBER TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISS ION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . (g) RESOLUTION NO . 58, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING RODGER HARA FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITYFOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . (h) RESOLUTION NO . 59 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING JOSEPH JEFFERSON TO KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUT IFUL COMMISSION FOR THE C ITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO (I) RESOLUTION NO. 60, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MICHAEL KEENE TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR HIE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . 0) RESOLUTION NO . 61 , SERIES OF 2007 Englewood City Council July2,2007 r,11114 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING DANIELLE KENT AS AN AL TERNA TE MEMBER TO KEE P ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF t:NGLEWOOD. COLORA.JO . (k) RESOLUTION NO. 62 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING REBECCA LAUGHLIN AS A YOUTH MEMBER 01' THE PA~KS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . (I) RESOLUTICN NO . 63, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING REBEC CA LAUGHLIN AS A YOUTH MEMBER TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . (m) RESOLUTION NO . 64, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING JULIE LONBORG TO THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD (ACE) FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . (n) RESOLUTION NO . 65, SE~IES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING KOREN LOWRIMORE AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE:: CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . (o) RESOLUTION NO . 66 , SERIES OF 200 7 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING MARTY MOSMAN TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . (p) RESOLUTION NO . 67 , SERIES OF 2007 AF ~· ,r '.UTION APP 'JINTING LESTER MYERS AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZO NING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . {qi RESOLUTION NO . 68, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLU TION REAPPOINTING KRISTA NIEDERJOHN AS A YOUTH MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. (r) RESOLUTION NO . 69 , SERIES OF 20 07 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING NICK PANETTA TO THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD '.ACE) FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. (s) RESOLUTION NO . 70 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AARON REID TO THE ENGLEWOOD LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . • • (I ) RESOLUTION NO. 71, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION AP i'OINTING RO,~ALD RUTHERFORD TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY • COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . • • E1191-ooc1 City Councll July 2, 2007 Pages (u) RESOLUTION NO . 72 , SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING ROBYN VANDERLEEST TO THE ENGLEWOOD LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . (v) RESOLUTION NO . 73, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING TED VASILAS TO THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD (ACE) FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO. (w) RESOLUTION NO . 74, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING JILL WILSON TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO. (x) RESOLUTION NO . 75, SERIES OF 2007 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ROBERT ZUCCARO TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGL£.' '/000, COLORADO . 1/ota ra1ult1: Ayes : Nays : Motion carried . Council MembArs Barrentine , Mccaslin , Moore, Wolosyn , Woodward , Tomasso, Oakley None Mayor Wolosyn said I would like to thank the people who did come out and thank everybody who has volunteered to work on a board or commlss;on . We really depend on that extra level of Input from the citizens . Mayor Pro Tern Woodwarti announced each appointment. Mayor Wolosyn presented certificates and City pins to all the appo intees in attendance . 9. Conaenl Agenda (a) Approval of Ordinances. on First Reading There were no additional Items submitted for approval on fi rs, read ing. (See Agenda Item 11 (a).) (b) Approval of Ocdlnances on Second Reading There were no Items submitted for approval on second reading . (c) Resolutions and Motions Thijre were no additional resolutions or motions submitted for apnroval. (See Agenda Item 11 (c).) 10. Public HHrtng Item• There was no public haa1ng scheduled . .11. Ordlnancaa, Resolution and Motion• (a) Approva l of Ordinances on First Reading Englft~ City Council July 2, ~oo ·; Pagel (I) Commur;lcltlon1 Coordinator Hoflh inn preHnted a recornmendetlon from the City Manager'• and City Attorney'• Offlc:e• to approve an Emergency 8111 for an Ordinance edoptlng e competitive cable lrenchlN appllcltlon, review and eveluatlon proce11 . She 111d, flrat off, In ce11 you read the council cummunleltlon end-. conlulld by the pr•vlou1 council action 1actlon, I wanted to offer I note of explanation. We evidently hid soma nutty cut and p11ta 1n1lu between the time I reviewed It and Iha time It went to print. So, my apologies for any confusion there . It 1hould have reed that this waa dlacuued at Iha June 18"' City Council Study Senion. So, my apologle1. I am hare thl1 evening to 11ek Council's support for Council BIii 3F>, a proposed ordinance that fOlfflallzaa the proce11 for evaluating competitive cable franchise appllcan:s. We dl1cu11ed thl1 ordinance at Iha June 18th Study Session . you may recall . The ordinance that you have In your packets, Is based on a model ordinance that 11 being n,commended by the Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium . Tha model was drafted by Kan Fellmen and the GMTC 's legislative committee and the version that you have has been personalized for Englewood and It Incorporates the changes that we talked about al the June 1 e" Study Session . You may recall that the ordinance Is In response to a recent FCC order that essentially limits the amount of time that a local franchising authority , such as the City of Englewood, has to negotiate with an applicant for a franchise . And the short tlmeframa makes It really difficult for us to gather enough Information lo evaluate the company's ability to provide cable services In Englewood . So this ordinance , essentially , puts a process in place that will allow us to gather information, at the outset of the application process, that will help us evaluate them . As you know, a number of national organizations ... the National League of Cities, the U. S. Conference o: Mayors, Iha National P.ssoclatlon of Counties ... have filed an appeal lo the FCC order, and, In fact, Just a couple or days after the Study Session where we discussed this, those same organizat ions filed for a stay. And so If the stay Is granted , the FCC order won't go Into effect until the appeal Is concluded and we know the outcome . But , we don't know when the court will render a decision on that stay, so in the meantime, ii would be beneficial to have these requirements in place, because the "shot clock" portion or the FCC order, which Is essentially the shortened tlmellne , Is scheduled to go Into effect In July, as soon as th e Office of Man•gement and Budget gets the forms finalized. So, because or the short tlmellne , we are presenting this ordinance is an emergency ordinance. That's kind of it In a nutshell. I'm h•~PY to answer any questions that you have . Mayor Wolosyn asked W there were any questions . Council Member Woodward said I have a couple or questions and I think thesa are for Dan . On page 9, under review criteria , number 1 .. ."the applicant does not have the financ ial , technical or legal qualifications to provide cable service" ... ! am Just wondering if that should be staling the applicant, in the City's sole opinion, does noi have the financ ial, technical or legal qualifications to provide Iha cable serv ice? City Attorney Brotzman said Ken took this out or !he federal leg islation and looked al that laoguage directly. Righi now, It's an objective task that has lo ba weighed . I don't •.hink that you want lo put In the option. Whal would happen is the City would move that they don't have that...they 'N0uld have a chance to respond . Mr . Woodward said okay. Mr . Brotzman said, ultimately , you will be the determ ining factor on that. Council Member Woodward said okay. So it's Inferred . Mr. Brotzman said that is correct . Council Member Woodward said the second question I had Is that I didn't see any assignment clauses nere or anything about assignment , no assignment by applicant of the applicat ion , W ii should be started over. City Attorney Brotzman said it would start over . Council Member Woodward said so there would be no assignment opportunity? City Attorney Brotzman said correct, mostly because the horrendous challenge of ... l mean these are giant corporations that are going to have to be doing this and they'll be going through their stock Issues and all of those problems that are coming forth . Don 't get me wrong . When TCI changed over to Comcast, part of what we had to deal with was they were changing In mldstraam ... corporate wise , so they know they're going to have to resolve all or those Issues on our application . Council Member Woodward said okay. Mayor Wolosyn asked If there were any other questions . There were none . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Leigh Ann. • • COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (1) (I) • • COUNCIL BILL HO. l9. COUNCIL BILL NO. 39 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD • • Englewood City Council July 2, 2007 Page7 A BILL. FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, BY ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 6A, ENTITLED COMPETITIVE CABLE FRANCHISE APPLICATION, REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FRANCHISE APPLICATION SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 76 .41 OF TITLE 47 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY . Mayor Wolosyn asked If there was any further discussion . Council Member Barrentine said that I would like to say that I don't believe that this ordinance ... in trying to do , on a local level , any emergency ordinance , just to bypass federal regulations that are coming In ... I don't believe Is appropriate . However, I will be voting for this, because I don't thiik that it gives undue preference to one or the other . I think that we're going to ha ve an even playing field, but I think there was some Issue with the FCC wanting to make It a more timely process . The fact that we made some cursory changes and that it will at least apply to everybody ... but I do oppose uo doing emergency ordinances. I dcn't think that this , in particular , fits under our Charter to do It as an emergency ordinance Just to bypass the federal regulation thal's coming through . With that objection , I'll still be voting for II. Mayor Wolosyn asked if there were any olher comments . There were none . Vote results : Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine, Mccaslin, Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso , Oa kley Nays : None (Ii) Director Gryglewicz presenleo a recommendation from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services lo approve a bill for an ordinance submitting lo the regislered electors of the City of Englewood a proposed Charter question to update the language in Article X, Part I, Section 94 of the Charter of the City of Englewood . He said this issue was discussed at the Study Session on April 2, 2007 . As Council is aware, City staff often reviews both the Charter and Code to make sure that they still meet current conditions and needs of the City . When we reviewed this part of the Charter, we realized that there are three additional funds that the City uses to construct or purchase capital items . As the Charter reads now, all appropriations, except for those in the Public Improvement Fu nd, which is in Section 96 of the Charter , lapse at year end . This Charter change , if voted and approved by the citizens, would allow Council to designate additional funds that would allow those appropriations not to lapse at year end , bu t to lapse at either lhe end of the project or the abandonment of the project. So , what this does is, it allows Council to initially appropriate these capital projects and the funding for them and the appropr;~!!on will last until the project is completed . As it is now , if it is partially completed, then staff comes b&ck and asks for that funding to be reinstated In the following year . So , what this does is really streamline the process and, if Council approves, this will be on the November 6, 2007 ballot. Mr ,or Wolosyn asked if there were any questions for Frank . There were none . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (1) (II) • COUNCIL BILL NO . 40. COUNCIL BILL NO . 40, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MUNICIPAL ELECTION A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE x. PART I, SECTION 94 "Appropriation to lapse·, OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOME RULe CHARTER. • Vote r-■ulta: Ayes: Council Members Barrentine, McCaslln , Moore , Wolosyn, Woodward, Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None En,ilewood City Council July 2, 2007 Pagel Motion carried . (Ill) Director Gryglewicz pruenled a recommendation from the Department of Finance and Adi' llnlatratlve Services to approve a bill for an ordinance submitting to the registered electors of the City of Englewood a propoaed Charter queallon to update the language In Article X, Part IV, Sect/~ 117 of the Charter of the City of Englewood . He 111d this Item also waa discussed at a Study Sesalon on Aprll 2, 2007 . Section 117 of Iha Charter currently requires that the City has to advertise for bids to dispose of any aurplua Junk or other artlclea of value no longer of use to the City. And what this has led to Is, really almost everything that Is not of use to the City, even If ll's Junk, we will hold onto II, often times for a period of time until our auctioneer will come In and take it and we know that It doean'I have value, so It basically Is stored and later dlaposed of. If lhla proposed change for the Charter Is approved by the citizens, II Just allows the purchasing officer more ftexlblllty to uae his or her judgment on Items that are no longer of use and lo use that Judgment to dispose of those . Mayor Wolosyn asked If there were any questions for Frank . There were none . COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (Ill) • COUNCIL BILL NO . 42 . COUNCIL BILL NO . 42, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOODWARD A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MUNICIPAL ELECTION A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, PART IV, SECTION 117 "Sales", OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOME RULE CHARTER. Mayor Wolosyn asked if there was any discussion . There was none. Vote re■ulta: Ayes : Nays: Motion carried . Council Members Barrentine, Mccaslin, Moore, Wolosyn, Woodward , Tomasso, Oakley None Mayor Wolosyn said thank you Frank . (b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no Items submitted for approval on second reading . (c) Resolutions and Motions (i) Manager Still presented a recommendation from the Community Development Department to adopt a resolution authorizing asslgnm!lfll of Englewood's 2007 Private Activity Bond Cap Allocation lo the Colorado Housing and Flnenca Authority for home ownership programs. He said before you tonight Is a resolution authorizing the transfer of the City's Private Activity Bond Cap to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority . In 2007, Englewood received a bond cep of 1 .3 million dollars and as Wfl have done In the last five years , we have transferred that bond cep to CHFA for the homeowners program, for low Interest loans for low and moderate Income families . We are asking approval of this resolution lo move that bond cap to CHFA this year . Mayor Woiosyn asked If there were any queatlona. There were none . COUNCIL MEMBER WOOOWARD MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (I) • RESOLUTION NO. 71, SERIES OF 2007. RESOLUTION NO . 76, SERIES OF 2007 • • • • • • Englewood City Council July2,2007 Pagel A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ASSIGNMENT TO THE COLORADO HOUSING ANO FINANCE AUTHORITY OF A PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND ALLOCATION OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO PRIVATE ACTIVITV BOND CEILING ALLOCATION ACT . Mayor lolosyn asked W there was any discussion . Thare was none . Vote llUlta: Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrenline, Mccaslin , Moore , Wolosyn , Woodward , Tomasso , Oakley Nays : None Mayor Wolosyn seld thank you Harold . 12 . General Dl1cu11lon (a) Mayo~s Choice (i) Mayor Wolosyn said I think that what ev er Safety Services is doing this 4th of July seems to be working . II has been very qu iet. Director Chris Olson said I am not going to gel too many other chances here , but we just got a report today from June 1" unlil July 1 • we have had 73 calls for service rel at d to fire works violalions . We have had officers out Friday and Saturday and we will have them out again , obv iously , as best we can , on the 4th of July , but they go on out and on a lot of them we are unable to locate . So, people report that they hear ii, they can 't give an address and by the lime we get there, we just a-n't determine where it is at. We definitely have ofticers out there and , aga in, the calls for service have been 73 in the le.st month . Mayor Wolosyn said I did have a message on my machine from a woman who was very upset , because she had called twica that evening and the second call , they told her they went out and couldn't find anyone . She wanted to know why something couldn't be done and I just left her a message saying that you do the right thing calling and calling again, so people know the area, but that is really about the extent of what you can do . Director Olson said we are out there, so if there is somebody aclively having a party or something going , we can get out there . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you and that is all I have except for everybody to have a happy , safe and relalively quiet 4th , espec ially all those dogs and cats . (b) Council Members' Choice (i) Council Member Barrenline : 1. She said I have to agree with the Mayor . II has been a much quieter year this y i ar, ~ul I have a feeling that II has just as much to do with It being on Wednesday. Bui I have also heard from a lot oi people that they have been better Informed, they feel , about what the restrictions are , than they were previously , so I think that has had some Impact too . So maybe the combination of both has kind of turned It around a little . 2. She said I wanted to say thank you to all of the people who Interviewed and who were appointed to positions on the Boards and CommlHlons . Without the citizens filling thosa positions and adv.icatlng on tha part of tha community, we would certa inly be at a loss . So, I want to say thank you again for all of the time and effort and enargy that you put In . Thank you . Englewood City Council July 2, 2007 Page 10 Mayor Woloayn Hid before I move on I would Ilka lo HY, for Iha public record, congratu\allon1 lo our Director of Safety Service• who hea been appointed to• new poalllon . Director Olson aald It la Director of the Division of Emergency Managemen< lot Iha S1ato of Colorado 11nd It 11 und er the Departmenl of Local Affairs . Mayor Wolosyn 11ld thank you and I j\Ja! wanled to get Iha : out thera . We still have a few weeks to work with you and aay goodbye, but you are well appreciated . Dlreclor Olson said well thank you and a ■ I said before , II has been a r,al pleaswre worl .l ng VJlth you . Council Member Barrenllne said I don't think you are tooling your own horn enough . Thi• '• e position where the Governor appointed you and wanted you to serve In that poalllon, baaed on the work and 1ervlce you have done ... not only the 31 years of service that you have done here In Englewood, but certai ,•!v your work ~round the State In various organizations, that you showed that this community could certainly develop • ~e rson of that caliber and the State wan led you and the Governor wanted you . So, congratulallona . Director Olson said thank you . There was applause . Council Member Barrentine s&ld so toot your own horn just a little more when you get something like that. (ii) Council Member Mccaslin : 1. He said I would Ilka to thank everyone for showing up tonight. I appreciate It , because , aa I have said the last couple of years , without the clllzens of Englewood , Englewood wouldn 't be what It Is and I really do appreciate it . • 2. He said I attended the CML Conference last week ... the Colorado Mun lclpel League Conference ... and you • know it is more of a continuing education program for Council people, Mayors and City Managers . I attended various sessions on budget revenue and finding out that we are not the only City that has ,,Jdget problems , so don't get too worried about it. We are still in pretty good shape . So , I just want everybody to have faith In your Council people . I attended workshop,• on \ransportallon ... llndlng out how bad the State ot Colorado Is in transportation . We rank 47 ~ and 49" as far as all the a stea In the Un ited States, so we have a long way to go , but there Is hope . I heard a lot of sessions and there are a lot of good things coming , so please hang on . I just want to let you know that I really enjoyed it and coming back, again , with a renewed interest and vigor to help the City of Englewood to become a stronger and a better place to live ... I think that Is our goal. If you ha ve children that live here , If you have parenls like I do that have been here for 58 years , please stick In there and I am probably preaching to the cho ir, because you guys wouldn'I be here If you didn 't care . I should be preact1i1 1 ou\slde to get everybody to come In here to listen to me , but thank you very much . And thank you for th e oppo 1tu 11ity of just corning in and llslenlng to us jabber and try to make the right declalona . Thank you . (Iii) Council Member Oakley said nothing In particular other than the gentleman did stick around to see if there would be any comments about the 50 foot lot reatril 'Ions on duplexes . I was not on Council at that time that Involved those decisions, so If anybody else on Council would like to comment. Mayor Wolosyn said thank you for reminding me . I took lheae out of my packet. I have two sets of Planning and Zoning minutes that were In our packet that dl1cu11e1 th is. Paaa It down to Lou and she can give It to you to take and read If you haven 't seen them. Thia Is In Planning and Zoning right now, but I will jua t comment briefl y on e bit of background and then move on . This was enacted after three Boarda ... the Council , Board of Adjuatment and Appeals and Planning and Zoning ... met and went over the development code . There waa a reaaon for this and it was to Increase quality and also to encourage single family dwell\nga . And, •• Jim Woodward hea Hid many times, a lot of times a law Is made and then It need• to be tinkered with , beceuaa you find out that your goal and the way you approached It hes un intended conaequencea . I think there 11 another prevtoua mealing where Planning end Zoning also dlacu11ed th is and you might want to get thoH mlnutn You will IN that they ara doing 1 though~ul, th< ,ough review of this and then Council receive• It 1fterward1 . I appreciate your comment• and your • patience . Thank you . Do get those other mlnutaa and thank you for corning tonight. Mayor Wolosyn said anything else WaynA? • • • Englewood City C11uncll July 2, 2007 Page 11 Council Member Oakley said no , I am just looking forward to seeing how It comes out, because It appears to me that the home, being the wey they were for 10 many years on 50 fool end then to change ii after those people already bought those properties , that It does seem kind of like a hardship , but maybe there are other reasons b6~1nd It. Mayor Wolo1yn said but the properties are currently single family . eouncll Member Oakley said yes ... bul to have the property and think they could some day develop It Into a duplex "nd It had been that way for years, then all of a 11 °jden they find out they can't. Mayor Wolosyn said thank you. (Iv) Council Member Tomasso said there were some Issues with duplexes ... that the entire front was garages and concrete slabs . Some of the duplexes built, since that time, have been of outstanding quality . The Council has talked about It and looked at It. We also attended conferences on green buildings , the a\!ay lead specifications on buildings, so what we are looking at Is the highest standard building practices and quality of hous ing that we can obta in in this City for the best results. Currently , I just bought a duplex , I'm keeping it as b duplex, but It is also In a part of the block where there Is a triplex next to me, a duplex across the street, another house ... end ell of a sudden you have no parking on the street. Being able lo park In the street is kind of like being up on cap hill where you know, a spot opens and somebody parks In it. So, there are parking Issues involved with that density of housing. We are looking at It and we are considering . and even some of the design ~endards that were In the minutes that we looked at...they apply . So , every Instance is different and needs a different qualification, but making sure that building standards are of the h!ghest quality at a given time, I th ink is what we are really interested in . (v) Council Member Woodward : I . He said I also attended the CML Conference with Bob , Gary and Dan and I found it to be a very valuable t!,perience . The classes related to economics and budget situations were exceptional. It was very enlightening to find that m:merous cities are in exactly the same position that we : .. d ourselves in right now, except they found themselves In those positions a couple of years ago, prior to us, and have done some studles ... speclficelly Boulder and Aurora . But , I felt, It was a very valuable conference. I dor, : think Bob and I missed anything. Every time !nere was an opportunity for a class , we went to them ... every single time . 2. He said I had on my 11st tonight to mention the Planning and Zoning minutes , wh ich Olga just provid ed, regarding the 50 an d 60 foot regulation on the lot sizes. I just wanted to compliment P and Z on what they have been doing . In their previous minutes that came to us , I believe it was a month ago, I don't see them looking at architectural s',andards . They are looking more at development standards . They are being , I think In some ways , creative In doing that. If you are a developer and have bought property , you will not find It as constrictive as you may think . The whole Idea of brick facades and that sort of thing, I don't bel ieve carr.e from anybody on Council or P and z ... that was coming from somebody else . But, I think they are making progress and I feel real confident that we are going to get to a point where people are going to be satisfied with what comes out of that. Part of that came from the northwest area , where there were lots where the duplexes ended up being mostly garages and concrete and no front yards . What they are talking about right now ... 50 foot lots with alleys ... are totally different than a 50 foot lot without an alley ... especially~· en you add In a garage . So, I feel real confident about what's going on there and my compliments to P and Z oc ti , work that they are doing . I was really pleased In seeing that. 3. He said the other item that · anted to comment on Is the Englewood Heu r ing Authority's request. I know this has kind of been going beck en, . 1rth for a month or more now, between En11i1 ,wood Housing Authority and the City Attomey's Office and the Bulldh • Department. .. part of the problem that we are dealing with right now, as I understand It, 11 the entity thet will 01 • the property lnltlally ... the partnership . Englewood Housing Authority will ba a limited partner, because of the tax ~,edit situation In order to get the tax credits . It will ultimately come beck to th e Englewood Housln, Authority , after tl,i1e tax credits are totally utilized . In the past, I believe that groups aasocleted with the Clty ... Englewo.-,r, Houslr.~ Authority being one of them ... we have waived our permit and plan check fees . I gueu I would make & short term Council Request right now, that we get as much Information as we Englewood City Councll July 2, 2007 Page 12 can on the permitting and the plan check ccsta, because this Is the Information we naad to make a decision at our meeting on July 161" regarding the resolution . The plan la, right now , that ccnatrue.tlon hopefully will start at the end ~, August on that project . The drawings are getting ready to go Into Community Development, I ballava, on the 16th , so I would also ask that we allow those drawings to go In there and begin the process of starting the plan checking by the different departments, prior to the permitting stage . 4. He said regarding Sounds of Summer ... there isn't one this week because of the holiday, but Thursday, July 12th out in the piazza right outside here, the Stephen Paul Orchestra, big band sounds ... will perform In a free ccncert . I understand that our Initial concert on the 21 • was one of the largest crowds that has ever been there . Then on July 19th It ls Celtic music , with Skeen Dubh ... and that is one that I would sure like to see . So , I just wanted to put those out there . Thank you . 13 . City Manager'• Repcrt (a) City Manager Sears said I had an opportunity to go to the CML Conference and it was a great opportunity that I could atter,d many of the sessions and also work with a number of colleagues statewide on issues with managers and some Council Members that affect Englewood . It was actually an excellent ccnlerence. (b) City Manager Sears said one of the things that we received when we were there, was that the City of Englewood was reccgnizad as one of the founding members of CIRSA ... Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency .. .lrom January 1, 1982. We received a plaque recognizing Englewood as being a starting member ... which has really saved the City, with this pool, millions of dollars . It has been a great association . We will have a report on that with the City Council, at an upcoming Study Session, about our insurance and where we are . It was a nice award for us to receive and we are lucky to be part of that pool. • (c) City Manager '3ears said thanks to Chris for all his hard work. It was kind of a shock . It has been a • great experience and we will have an opportunity to say goodbye In a positive fashion and we will certainly rely on his expertise . (d) City Manager Sears said I just wanted to note that Wednesday is the 4th of July . I think everybod y kr ,.,s that, but Craig Stovall, in Chris' department, has done an outstanding job . He has really stepped forward and put together a great team that Is really going lo make that event spectacular . And again, under Chris' leadership, I think he has made a lot of great things happen in this community, of which this 4th of July will be another one . (e) City Manager Sears said I talked with Katie Mendel with the Chamber today . The City do es fund a ccuple of foursomes for golf on Monday , July 16th • We have a Council meeting that night and it starts at 1 :30 in the afternoon , so it is kind of Inconvenient, but I guess that Is part of our dues . There were a couple foursomes for that afternoon with the Chamber that are already being paid for. I just want to let Council know that ii anyone has an interest or II Council wanted to have somebody participate, ii they are around that afternoon, that there are slots for the City . Mayor Wolosyn said thank you . 14 . City Attorney'■ Report City Attorney Brotzman did not have any matters to bring before Council. 15. Adjournment OSYN MOVED 1 0 ADJOURN . The meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m. tf. 1t/4 •