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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-11-19 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • • 1. Call to Order ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular SH1lon November 19, 2007 Th e regular meet ing of the Englewood City Counc il was called lo order by Mayor Pro Tern Woodward al 7:44 p.m. 2. lnvocatl~n The invocation was give n by Council Member Barrent ine. 3. Pledge of Allegiance Th e Pledg e of Alleg iance was led by Ma yor Pro Tern Woodward . 4 . Roll Call Present: Absent: A quorum was present. Council Members Tomasso, Moore, Barrent in e, Oakley , Mccaslin , Waggoner, Woodward None Also present: City Manager Sears City Atlorney Brotzman Deputy Cit y Manager Flaherty City Clerk Ellis Deputy City Clerk Bush Director Gryglewicz , Financ e and Adm inistrative Service s Hous ing Finance Specia li st Grim mett , Commun ity Development Manager Stitt, Community Development Executive Assi:;!ont Fenton , Community Development Director White, Community Development Department Assistant Krecklow, Communit y Development Director Kahm, Publ ic Works Fleet Manager White, Publ ic Works Streets Maintenance Manager Montgomery, Publ ic Works Director Black, Parks and Recreation Parks Technician Stephenson , Parks and Recreation Court Admin istrato r Wolfe , Munic ipal Court Communications Coord inator Hoffhines , City Manager 's Office Police Division Chief/Acting Director Vandermee , Safety Services Police Commande r Watson, Safely Services Fire Divi sion Ch ief Pattarozzi , Safety Services 5. Consideration of Minute■ of PrevlouI S1Hlon (a) COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO MOVI: "I AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL ME-ilNG or NOVEMBER 5, 2007, Mayor Pro Tern Woodward asked if there were any comments or corrections . There were none . Englewood City Council November 19, 2007 Page2 Vote reaulta: Malian carried . Ayes : Council Members Barrentine , Mccaslin, Moore, Tomasso, Oakley, Waggoner, Woodward Nays : None (b) City Council Recognition and Swearing In . (i) Comments and recognition of families and/or guests by the departing members of City Council. Council Member Barrentine said I would like lo recognize my son . He was seven years old when I started this process , calT'oaigning rour ye ars ago, and I have seen him grow into a young man with his mother very busy on so n e issues . And he told me that he would like to gel up and say something . I would like lo give him that 1•pportunily. That's my son , Joseph Barrentine . It's also a mother's job lo make it nerve- rack ing for their children . There was laughter. Joseph Barrentine said I love my mother very, very much . I am glad she was on Council because she did an exc eptional job . She helped a lot of people , including me . I am very proud of her and what she has done and the contributions she's made to the City of Engle wood . 1 love you mom. Carol Brzeczek said I li ve in Littleton , but I'm here tonight to represent Senator Steve Ward, who is in the Marine Reserves and is In Iraq . He's been keeping up with what's been going on . He knows Laurelt . I explained how the last results turned out in both Littleton an d Englewood . He 's sent me an em ail lhal he has asked me to read . "II has been my pleasure lo have known Lauretl Barrentine for many years . We first met when she was beginning lo get Involved in Englewood community issues . Later , Lauretl decided lo run for City Counc il . We have spoken often over the years about issues that she has been concerned with . Laurett has always had a genuine concern for her community . I have adm ir~d her willingness to speak up on iss ues when it would have been far easier to sit back . While the recent election did not turn out the way Laurett had hoped , I trust that she will continue to focus her energy and enthus ias m on matters that benefit her community . Please join me in honoring Laurett's commitment and sacrifice on behalf of the people of Englewood . Regrets that I could not be in attendance today . Other duties have called me away for a time . Sincerely , Steve Ward , Colorado Slate Senator , Dis lric, 26 ." There was applause . Susan Beckman , Arapahoe County Commissioner, presented Council Member Barrentine with a bouquet of flowers . Council Member Barrentine said than k you very much . Ms . Beckman said thank you very much for letting me have just a moment. First of all , I would like lo extend my condolences to all of yo u for the loss of your Mayor, several months ago , Olga Wolosyn . II is a real loss lo the commun ity . I'm here tonight lo thank the outgoing Council Members for some of the support that you gave to Arapahoe County dur ing the ir term . Ray Tomasso, thank you so much for your support of the South Platte River Corridor project. Thal is up and running and we are very , very proud lhal Englewood has been a great partner of the County lo work toward enhancing the jewel of the river that nows th rough Englewood, Littleton and Sheridan . But tonight I'm here lo thank Laurett Barrentine, personally , for help in g me to do the job as a County Commissioner. Through the years that I've been a commiss io ner , I've spoken many times lo Lauretl, mostly about Human Service Issues . A few years ago , as you know , the Colorado Management System went wide and many people were caught In a system where they could not get anything . Several times during that period , Laurett called, dealing with an individual that was a constituent In Englewood, really trying to help them through this web of paperwork , that's almost impossible to gel through . Once, that I remember, there was a women who was actually Identified as being deceased . She had a real need to get Into a nursing home or assisted living and we couldn't get Med icaid lo get the µaperwork through and Laurett really, really bull-dogged lhal and made sure that the constituent was taken care of. So , tonight , I want to thank you for helping me do my job . I was the Commissioner in charg e of Human Services al that time and I know that you really reached out to a lot of • • • • • • Englewood City Council November 19, 2007 Page 3 people and helped them get through those times . So, thar.:, you Laurett for your service . ThP'' was applause . Council Member Barrentine said that was a lot of work over four years, so anybody who would like to get up and say anything nice about me , you are more than welcome to . I wou ld like to recognize Doug Clark, a City Council Member over in Littleton as well, who ha s come to support me and I appreciate that. Jim Bahne said I'll make my remarks brief but ma,oe nol quite as brief as Joseph's , I've lived 30 years in Englewood and I want to thank all of Council fr,, your hard work for the City . And I know that people are looking forward to watching the football gar,;es, or other sports or other events , but I also know that you are here working for the City. I know that your heart is really in it and that you love ii. And I know that Laurett has represented my district since she's been in office . As a businessman , I really appreciate har going to work f::,r me as a businessman, lo encourage me, and also I see all the work she's done f"'lr the residents . She's been just selfless . She's been far-sighted and fair dealing . She 's practical, and~ tireless worker. I know her son Joseph has gotten a civics lesson that few children will ever be able to experienc~. As soon as he poli$hes his speaking skills just a little bit more, I expect to see him on City Council or even greater . He's gotten a tremendous education from Laurett . Thank you for your service . Thank you all. There was applause . Aaron Reid , an Englewood resident , said I would like, first of all, to say thanks and congratulations to all Council members, incoming and outgoing, staying and somewhere in between . There was applause . I got to meet Laurett a few months ago and I would like to thank her for mak ing herself very transparent, with getting me involved with the City . I told myself that I was taking a few years off and slay out of civic minded stuff . She changed my lone, and I think ii was for the better , I've since joined the Liquor Licensing Authority and I proudly serve there. I don 't do near as much work as these fine folks in front of us, but I like to help out my City and I would also like to say thanks and congratulations to Joe here . My generation seems to be asleep al the wheel. I don't mean lo pick on the elders in the room, but our generation needs to wake up, smell the coffee and get out and serve in our community . I think our forefathers and mothers ahead of us here are doing a very good job of fostering that , so thanks . There was applause. Matthew Crabtree, an Englewood resident , said I would like lo start off saying congratulations to the new members coming on Council and thanks for the hard work of the Council that's on there now . But I would like to thank Laurett . It was a couple months ago that I came to my first City Council meeting , I'd never been lo one before and really hadn't been that involved in the commun ity . I wasn't surn what was going on . I wasn't very educated in ii and Laurett has spent the lime to really involve me and teach me a little bit about politics . I would take notice of the City Council meetings. I want to thank her for her support in helping ... teaching somebody that hadn't been involved before and has really kept me involved . So, I'll be here, at every City Council meeting , th at I can attend . So , thank you Laurett . There was applause . Council Member Barrentine said I think that's enough . Thank you very much . I appreciate all of the support that I've gotten . I appreciate all of the help through the campaign . I appreciate all of the information and support throug hout the whole four years . My son may have sacrificed a lot, but I've learned an awful lot and I just bec ame closer to this community that is very near and dear to my heart . And I will continue to work with ii on some citizen advocacy . I appreciate Randy Penn's hard work and I think that District 3 will be well represen ted, I appreciate that he has taken the time to come to the people and let them know that he really want s to hear from them . And , hopefully, all that four years of hard work and knowledge that's in my head won't go to waste . And I appreciate the hand that he has extended to make that transition go well. Thank you very much . There was applause . Council Member Tomasso said I would like to recognize my wife Diane , for having to put up with the long hours and the absences, and reading council packets in bed . Thank you . I would also like to thank the voters who put me In office four years ago . II has been a very enlightening experience . An experience that I wasn't qu ite prepared for. I thought It was Just City Council. I didn't realize at the time that It involved the Metro Mayors , the Metropolitan area , the Colorado Municipal League, the State legislatures, Englewood City Council November 19, 2007 Page4 the County legislatures, and once and awhile you are required to go to Washington D.C . and lalk to the folks In DC . and tell them lhat what they are doing Is affecting your budget. Some of the things that you need to look forward to : the Sta te Is proposing some legislation this spring and services that the City provides to non-residents, pe op le living outside of the City ... there is a proposal that we can not charge them more , we have to charge them the same price. There is another proposal from COOT that is looking at having municipalities fund the highways that go through them and maintain those highways . As you know , we have three highways . It's going to be a really big burden on our budget , so you need to be active, very pro-active State-w ise , Federal-wise, as to what is coming and how it affects you . You need to be on top of the game , the entire time . Other than that, thank you for the opportunity . I've enjoyed ii . Have a good future . There was applause . Mayor Pro Tern Woodward said thank you Ray . Council Member Waggoner said I just want lo congratulate the new members lo Council and hopefully you'll be around longer than I did this stint. It's probably been •he shortest on record ... lhe shortest stint on Council , but it's been a lot of fun . I've enjoyed ii very much . I'd like lo introduce my wife Jodie . She's stuck by me through the previous eight years and through this little short term , and my daughter Kathi Moore, who is also the wife of John Moore . Makes it kind of strange for a father-in-law and son-in-law , on Council at the same lime , but it has really been fun and I've really enjoyed it. Thank you very much . There was applause . (ii) A token of appreciation was given to the departing City Council Members . Mayor Pro Tern Woodward said as a token of our appreciation and gratitude for your service lo the City, the Council and staff would like lo present each of you with a flower bouquet and plaque . I'm sure I • speak for all of Council when I say, it's been an honor and privilege to serve with all of you . I believe that • we have accomplished much over the past two years, and although we've had our differences, I think the interest of the citizens of the City of Englewood always came first. John, if you would help me pass out the bouquets . The flowers and pl aques were given to lh P. departing City Council members . There was applause . Mayor Pro Tern Woodward saia tl ,Q reconfigure d Council brings a new outlook to Englowood and we look forward lo continuing to work tog ether'" build a strong and vibrant community . But we can't let this evening go by with out acknowledging a very important person who spent the last eight plus years working to build this kind of community here ... Mayor Olga Woiosyn . Olga was elected to City Council in November of 1999 and re-elected in 2003 . She was selected as Mayor Pro Tern in 2003, and chosen by the City Council to serve as Englewood's Mayor in 2005 . Olga was slated lo leave office this evening after finishing her second term on Council. During her lime on City Council, Olga was involved in a variety of activities. She represented City Council on the Cultural Arts Commission, the Alliance for Commerce in Englewood, Keep Englewood Beautiful, the Waler and Sewer Board, the Firefighters Pension Board, the Police Officers Pension Board , and the Safety Services Supplemental Disability Board . Mayor Wolosyn also represented the City of Englewood on a number of outside boards and organizations , including as Board Member of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Colorado Municipal League, and the Metro Mayors Caucus . Olga was a visionary that saw beyond our City limits . Beyond her work associated with her role on City Council, Olga was Involved in countless other volunteer endeavors . She was a founding member and served on the Board of Directors of Englewood Arts; and served as a Board Member on the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce . She had a strong commitment to the arts end to the youth In our community. She served on the Englewood Education Foundation . She volunteered her lime to teach In elementary art classrooms in Englewood Schools end help with many of their music end theater productions , Including sewing of the costumes . She was instrumental ;n helping the Englewood School District receive grant funding to • implement programs aimed et Integrating arts with lllerecy end math . She partic ipated in this program es a teacher et the Englewood Middle School. Teaching end connecting with our youth was something Olga excelled at and enjoyed . As I know from our conversations , she was seriously considering continuing her • • Englewood City Council November 11, 2007 Page5 education to get a teacher's certlflcate upon her completion on Council. Olga also played a kay role in helping the City realize Its vis ion of Hampden Hall, the performance venue hara at the Englewood Civic Center . These are just a few of the many activit ies In wh ich Olga was Involved . We will mourn May0< Wolosyn's passing for a l~ng time to come , and we are I umbled and Insp ired by her contributions to this community . It Is with deep apprec iat ion for Olga 's commitment and tire less efforts on behalf of the commun ity of Englewood that we present th is token of our appreciation to her biggest supporter , her husband and partner , Jim Doty . Mayor Pro Tam Woodward presented flowers and a plaque to Mr . Doty . There was applause . (ill ) Mayor Pro Tam Woodward asked the City Clerk to announce the status of the November 6, 2007 election . Cit y Clerk Ellis said , based on tha official el ection resu lts , the newl y elected Council Members are : Coun cil Member District 1 -Joe Jefferson, Council Member District 3 -Randy Penn , Counc il Members At - Large -Bob Mccasl in and Jill Wi lson . (iv) City Counc il made a determ inat ion of the electi on and qualifications of its membership . COUNCIL MEMBER TOMASSO MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT THE ELECTION RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2007 ELECTION PRESENTED BY THE CITY CLERK . Mayor Pro Tern Woodward asked if the re was any discussion . There was none. Vote results : Motion carried . Ayes : Nays : Counc il Members Barrentine , Mccaslin, Moore , Tomasso , Oakley , Waggoner , Woodward None (v) The ne w City Counc il Members were sworn in by the Honorable Associate Judge David Sprecace . There was applause . Mayor Pro Tern Woodward said thank you Judge Sprecace . (vi) Brief Reception Mayor Pro Tern Woodward said we are go ing to ha ve a brief intermission and I Inv ite you all ne xl door lo the Commun ity Room for a reception for the re-elected and the new Counc il members . Thank you . Council recessed at 8: 1 O p.m. fo r a brief rec ept ion . The meeting reconvened at 8:41 p.m. (vii) The new members of City Council were seated in temporary spaces and Mayor Pro Tam Woodward , asked the City Clerk to call the roll of the members of the City Counc il. RollC ■II Present : Council Members Jefferson , Moore , Penn , Oakley, Mccaslin, WIison , Woodward Absent: None Ma yor Pro Tam Woodward stated we have a quorum . (v iii ) Mayor Pro Tam Woodward called for nominat'ons tor the office of Mayor. Englewood City Council Novembor 11, 2007 Page& COUNCIL MEMBER McCASLIN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO NOMINATE JIM WOODWARD FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF l!NGLEWOOD. Council Member Moore said I believe Jim will make a fine Mayor for the City . Vote raoult■: Motion .:arried . Ayes : Council Members Penn, Mccaslin , Moore, Oakley , WIison , Jefferson , Woodward Nays : None Mr . Woodward said thank you very much . I apprec iate this . There was applause . (Ix) Mayor Woodward assumed the Chair . Mayor Woodward said I am honored and consider this a real privilege . Thank you . Mayor Woodward called for nom inations for the office of Mayor Pro Tern . COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TD NOMINATE JOHN MOORE FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion . There was none . Vote result■: Ayes : Nays : Council Members Penn, Mccaslin , Moore, Oakley, Wilson , Jefferson , Woodward None Motion carrie d. There was applause . Mayor Woodward said congratulations John . Mayor Pro Tom Moore said thank you . (x) Permanent seating assignments were selected . (xi) Family members and guests of the new members of City Council were recognized . Mayor Woodward said I would like to congratulate the new members of the Englewood City Council and I would also like to have each member recogn ize and acknowledge their fa mili es and guests In attendance and maybe have them stand up . Council Member Penn said in the audience Is my wife, Debbie, my mother-in -law Janice and my daughters Kelly, Marcy, Megan and my grandson Bryce, who Is not here tonight, and my granddaughter Sydney and good friend Denn is. Thank you all for coming tonight. There was applause : Council Member McCaslln said I want to aay one thing ... W It wasn 't for my family and the support that I got from all my brothers, my Mom and Dad, my wife , my daughter and my grandk ids ... ! tell you what...l wouldn 't be here. I really owe I! to them. Thay gave me a lot of support to me when I wa~·down and • • even when I war. up, so ... as I cell your name, would you please stand ~P-My wife Linda, my granddaughter Clokota , my grandson Desmond , ,,,y daughter Tonja , my mom Mary, my father BIii, my sister-ln-lPw Val •.'rle, my brother John, my sister-In-law JD, 1,;y brother Pat and two of my other brothers • are mlBBlng . Th••n;; ~u for coming, I appreciate It. There was applause. • • fj Englewood City Council November 19, 2007 Paga7 Council Member WIison said I Just want to thank my friends and familv , my son Lucas aapeclally and his wife Mindy . They were a huge help . Keren was a friend In the neighborhood , a citizen and Alica , who helped me tremendously, especially through the ups end downs , 10 thank you . There WH applause . Council Member Jefferson said I would Just hke to recogn ize my girt friend , Ania Rogalaka who la he•e In the crowd . She was very helpful In getting me elected and wea patient with me during this process . My mother, Shlou Jefferson, who Just left , hopefully many of you hed a chance to say hi to her ... she also was very Influential . Thank you . There was applause . 6. Recngnltlon 01 "cheduled Public Comment There were no scheduled visitors . 7 . Recognition of Unscheduled Public Comment There were no unschedu led vis itors . 8. Communication,, Proclamatlon1 and Appointments (a) A memorandum from th e Board of Adjustment and Appeals Ct ,alr John Sm it h notifying Council of Gwendolyn Shotwell 's verbal notification or res i,Ination from the Boord of Adjustment and Appeals was cons idered . COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF GWENDOLYN SHOTWELL FROM THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS . Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion . There was none . Vote resulta: Ayes : Council Members Penn , Mccaslin , Moore , Oakley , Wil son , J,,fferson , Woodward Nays: No,,e Motion carried . 9. C.· uni Agenda (a) Approval of Ordinances on Firs t Reading There were no add itional Items submitted for approval on first read ing . (See Agenda Item 11 .) (b) Approval of Ord inances on Second Reading There were no Items submitted for approval on second reading . (c) Resolutions and Mol.ons There were no additional resolutions or motions submitted for approval. (See Agenda ttem 11.) 10. Public Hearing Items No public hearing was scheduled before Council . 11 . Ordlnanc■a, RHolutlon and Motions (a) Approval of Orulnances on First Read ing Englewood City Council Novtmbtr 11, 2007 Ptgtl (I) Housing Finance Specialist Grimmett presented a recommendation from the Community Development Department to adopt a bill for an ordinance approving the redemption and subsequent sale of 2397 West Harvard Avenue acquired through the foreclosure process as d~fined by Colorado State Statutes. She said I am here this evening to bring to Council 's attention the fact that , throuuh the Rehab Program, we have acquired a property through the foreclosure process . The foreci ,)sure process Is given to lenders that allows them to be able to collect on their debt and this was e prop1,rty where the first mortgage had initiated foreclosure end as a second mortgage, through our procI ·ss and recommendation from our Loan Committee, had recommended that due to the costs invol•.•d, that It \\as feasible for us to try to redeem the property through our program . We have a separate fund ... Fu,1d 46 ... that covers these costs . In late October, we were notified by the Public Trustee's Office that oo• redemption timeframe had come into play and we had 10 days to redeem, and we did so . The Public Trustee has issued a deed In the City's name under the Housing Rehabilitation Fund . This comes to Council backwards . It isn't normally how we acquire property, bul due to the timelines of the foreclosure process, it is always done somewhat backwards . So, I am here this evening for Council lo acknowledge that we have acquired this property and also authorize for the sale of this property . It is intended to be sold lo a single family that qualifies for their own separate financing and that will be done as soon as we hive evaluated the property and made any minor repairs that need to be done before we market it. Staff will continue to carry ii and once the property is sold , then the funds will be returned back to Fund 46 . Hopefully, lhal will happen soon and we won 't be faced with holding property and hopefully , the market will work w:lh us and we will be able to get II sold quickly . Ms . Grimmett asked if there were any questions. COJNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (I) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 71, COUNCIL BILL NO. 71, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE . A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION AND SALE OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED THROUGH THE HOUSING REHABILITATION FUND LOCATED AT 2397 WE:;'T HARVARD AVENUE IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion . Mayor Woodward said I have one question . Approximately how much money do we have into this property? Ms . Grimmett said currently, with what we redeemed and the balance that is still owed to us, ii is approximately $91 ,000 .00 . Mr . Woodward said $91 ,000 .00 and that includes the other loans then ? Ms . Grimmett said yes, all the ones that we needed to concern ourselves with ... cost of redemption as well as our own . There were other liens on this particular property , but they chose not to act on their intent to redeem and they were waived , which made it easier for us . Mr . Woodward said okay . Thank you . Mayor Woodward asked if there were any other questions . Council Member Mccaslin said may I ask what kind of shape it is in? Ms . Grimmett said in just doing a cursory review, it seems to be in good shape . There are a couple minor repairs that really need to be done . Staffs biggest concern Is that it is a little bit on the small side, so we looking at the feasibility of possibly being able to enlarge it before we actually market it. And, we are hoping to get so me additional marketing Information before we make that final decision. Mr . Mccaslin said thank you . Mayor Woodward asked if there were any other questions . • • Council Member Penn said do we list this ourselves or rl~ we go to someone else? Ms . Grimmett said historically in the pest we have t,;~rl listing it ourselves and It has not always been the most successful to • do that . The last time we had some hreclosures in inventory like this, we did interview a number of reeltors, selected a realtor that see ,11ed to work well with our program and we were able to get the other • • Englewood City Council r➔ov,mber 19, 2007 Ptge9 propM ies sold . So our Intention Is lhal we will li st ii wilh the same reailor that we had li sted with before , so tha i II ma ximizes the marketing . Mayor Woodward asked If there were any other questions . There were none. Vote result■: Mot ion carried . Ayes : Counc il Members Penn , Mccas lin , Moore , Oak ley , Wil son , Jefferson , Woodward Na ys: None Ms . Orimme ll sa id thank you . (ii) Hous ing r-inance Spec ial ist Janet Gr immell made a re commendat ion from the Community Developmen t De ,artm • 1110 adopt a bill for an ord inance authorizing the execu tion of two Intergovernmental Subgrantee Agr u me nts between the Ararahoe Board of County Comm iss ioners and the City of Englewood fo r the reall ocation of funds from the 2006 Arapahoe County Commun ity De velopm ent Block Grant Prog ram . She sa id I am here th is even ing to as k you to approve two Intergovernmental Ag reements with Arapahoe Count y for the reallocat ion of our 2006 Community Developmen t Block Gran t Fund s. The funds were originally issued to th e County lo support our Ho using Rehab Program . Due to !he amount of program income that we rec ei ved, wh ic h we are requ ired to spend firs t, we were not able to reall y mee t the initial deadlines of gelling that mone y spent in a time ly manne r. The County has accepted our request that we reallocat e thos e fund s to two add itional programs and two se pa ra te projec ts were ident ifie d. On e project is the Pa seo proj ect and the sec on d project is a sidewal k improvement and ac tual installat ion project. Bo th meet the Commun it y De velopment Bloc k Grant regu lat ions an d we are looking lo be able to try to spend those mon ie s on these other two projects , so that we will not lose th e fund ing . Th e Pas eo Project is init iall y go ing to be funded as Phase 1. We alre ady ha ve a second appl icat ion in to th e Co unty for 20 08 mone y tha t will fund Phas e 2 and hop efully then we can complete the project. The Paseo Project...the one section that we are interested in .. ,will be on the west si de of Broad way in the 3400 block . ii has been an are a that th e bu si ness owners in that community have iden tified as le ss than des irable as far as some of the night time acti vities tha t have taken place and we are hop ing !hat with the basic demolit ion of the existing landscaping , and the area that is there , that ii will be brought into a safer and more usab le space . Phase 1 will just demo and replace some of the projects and gel some of the installat ion involved for lights and Phase 2, wh ich Is in our 2008 application , will complete the project with some of the add itional la ndscaping and the other items such as benches , lighting and th ings like that , that wi ll go into the area . So , we are hoping that this will make the are a mu ch eas ier to police . Line of sigh t will be improved in and out , so that no one can be hiding in an y part icular area, as it has been reported that they ha ve done . The sidewalk improvement project is located up in northwest Englewood . it is on the Zun i Street side , which hr s been identified by Publ ic Works as an area .. .for a long tlme ... to an lnfi:1• ii is a piece of the sidewalk that is directly north of the Alternative High School and it is eligible . ii also happ ens lo be close to our Student Build house, so ii was very nice that we were ab le to do some of that required work by using some of the Federal money , instead of our own funding, to get the in stallation of the sidewalk done . Both of these projects have been appro ved by the County Comm issioners and that is wh y you have before you two inlergo ve, nmenlai agreements that will allow us to complete these two projec ts by May 31 , 2008 . Ms . Grimmett ask ed if ihere were any quest ions . Mayor Woodwe"Jrd as:{ed if U -ire were any questions or comments . Counc il Member Oakley said I am fam ili ar with both of these areas and these projects are sorely needed . COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY ill'-/ED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (1) (II) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 72 , COUNCIL BILL NO , 72 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OAKLEY Englewood City Council Novtmbtr 19, 2007 P1g110 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ANO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF TWO INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUBGRANTEE AGREEMENTS FOR THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE 2006 ARAPAHOE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELO PM ENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG) BETWEEN THE ARAPAHOE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . Mayor Woodward asked If there was any furthe r discuss ion . Mayo r Woodward said I am exc ited about the Peseo project in down:own Englewood . I think that will make e difference down there end I em glad we are ab le to use CDBG funds for that. Mayor Woodward asked if there were any other comments . There were none . Vote retult■: Mot ion carr ied . Ayes : Counc il Members Penn , Mccasl in, Moore, Oa kley, Wi ls on , Jefferson, Woodward Nays : None Ms . Grimmett sa id thank you . Mayor Woodward sa id thank you Jan et. (b) Approval of Ord inances on Se cond Reading There were no items sub mi tted for approval on second read ing . (c) Resolu ti ons and Mot ions (i) M,syor Woodward sa id we have before us , a reso luti on to des ignate funds as those funds in which appropriations shall not lapse as requ ired in Article X, Part I, Section q4, of the Charter of the City of Englewood . Director Gryglew icz presented e recommendation from the Finance and Admin istra tive Services Department to approve a resolution des ignating the Cap ital Projec ts Fund , the Conse rvation Trust Fund , and the Open Space Fund as permanent improvemen t funds for accoun ting purposes . He said prior to No vember 6'" of this year, all appropriations for funds in the City, other th an the Public Improvement Fund , lapsed at year end . On November 6th, voters approved 3307 to 15 13 to approve a Charter change all owing Council to designate funds for wh ich funds would not laps e and those funds before you are : the Capital Projects Fund , the Conservat ion Trust Fund and Open Spa ce Funds . Those were funds that did not exist when the Charter was fi rst adopt ed. We now use those to account for Cap ital Projects and permanent Improvements and the Ch arter change allows for Counc il to desipm,te those . Mayor Woodward asked if there were any questions for Frank . There were non ,J . COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (I)· RESOLUT ION NO . 100, SERIES OF 2007 . RESOLUTION NO . 100, SERIES OF 2007 • • A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, THE CONSERVATION TRUST • FUND AND THE OPEN SPACE FUND AS FUNDS FOR PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS FOR WHICH APPROPRIATIONS SHALL NOT LAPSE AT THE END OF THi: FISCAL YEAR. • • • Englewood City Council November 19, 2007 Page 11 Vote reaulte: Ayes: Council Members Penn, McCaatin, Moore, Oakley, WIison, Jellerson, Woodward Nays: None Mayor 1°/ odward sa id thRn k you Frank. (,:) Fleet Manager Wh ite and Streets Manager Montgomery presented e recommendation 1,.,.-,, In ~ Public Works Department to approve , by motion , the purchase of three , four- ya rd freightl ine< dump :re .ks from Transwesl through Englewood's current internal bid request, Bid Net No . l!/F-07·•1 %. i n th~ amount of $311,778 .00 . Mr . Whtie said these funds are available In the Capital Equ !.~. , t Rt-:,,ae!lmenl Fund . These trucks were actually staled for replacement ,r, 2008, but we have a current bic 1lul and we have a price guarantee , lo guarantee 2007 pr ices, if we order them before the first of Ina year. We wouldn't pay for them though unlit 2008 . With these , through our ongoing fleet ulillzatlon study that we are doing, one of the th ings we 've tried to do is identify where we can extend the life on veh icles and do some different things with these trucks . The previous trucks are gasoline powered and the new dump trucks will be diesel powered, wh ich should enable us lo have a little bit longer life . The other thing that we are doing with these is we are recommending that we put stainless steel boxes on them . Usually Iha boxes •Jeteriorale due to the sail and sand, but with the sta inless steel boxes, we should be able to extend their life . Currently, those vehicles are being replaced ct 8 years, we are proposing lo extend them lo 12 years, which will enable us to snow plows . G~ •ncit Member Mccaslin said what year are the trucks? Mr. While sa id the ones that are being r•(l'Cl,.11 7 These trucks are 8 years old . Mr . Mccaslin said okay. Council Member Oakley said anyth ing that would gel these two gentleman up before us al a Council meeting is deserving of deep consideration . There was laughter. Bui I do have lo say that being involved in this for years, this makes a lot of sense . couw 'L MEMBER O.A!':LEY M(lVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, ro APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (1 1• •· TO PURCHASE THREE, FOUR-YARD FREIGHTLINER DUMP TRUCKS FROM TRANSWEST IN T,:f:. /\MOUNT OF $311,778 .00 . Mayor Woodward asked if there were any other comments or questions . Mayor Woodward said I do have one question . When would we lake delivery on these? Mr. While said they would be delivered in roughly six months . Mayor Woodward asked if there were any other questions . Mr. Montgomery said the plows that we are replacing were bought in 1982 ... so they are pretty well wore out. So that Is why we will replace the snowplows on the next six dump trucks that we buy .. these three and hopefully another three when they come due . Vote reaulta : Motion carried . Ayes : Council Members Penn, Mccaslin, Moore, Oakley, Wilson, Jellerson, Woodward Nays : None 12 . General Dlacuaaton (a) Mayor's Choice Englewood City Councll November 18, 2007 Ptgt 12 (I) Mayor Woodward said I would like to say again that I find that It Is a privilege and •~ honor to be ■elected by my fellow Council members to act as our City's Mayor. And , I commit that I will do everything In my power end all that I ca n do for our City. Thank you . (b) Council Member1 ' Choice (i) Council Member Penn said thl:. really will be a new chapter In my life and I am excited about ii. I would Ilka to thank everybody who supported me. Of course, my family did an awful lot of work . You know ii Is just that I have not done anything for the City of Englewood other than probably leach and raise half the kids and the parents here . So, ii will be a new side for me and I can't wait to gel started . Tnank you . (ii) Council Member Mccaslin: 1. He said I think the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem ... you guys weren't privy to the discussion but II was a very good discussion. II was th, toughest decisions we have had to make In a long lime. I think both of these gentlemen will do fine jobs . I have the utmost respect for both of them . If I haven 't told them once , I'll tell them again , I appr6clate what they have done for the City and what they will continue to do for the City. Thank you both for serving us. I appreciate ii. 2. He sa id I thank my family for being supportive of me. Thank you . (iii ) Council Member Moore said I would like lo welcome Randy, Jill and Joe and congratulate Bob on the election. I do look forward lo working with this Council for the ne xt two years . Every two years presents quite a change, whether II is one or many and ii is always a lot of fun follow ing a new experience . So, congralulalions to all of you and, again, I look forward to the ne xt two years . Thanks . (iv) Council Member Oakley said I would just like to say that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern are highly qua,:fied for their respective posit ions . I've got a good feeling about this Council. As I look down the line, I war,t to welcome the new members and look forwar1 to working with you . (v) Council Member Wilson sa id I look forward to working with ewryone and It is going to be qu ite a challenge, but I have met a lot of great people In the community. I have had the support of family and fr iends and I feel very gifted that I have been given this opportun,>;,. Thank you . (vi) Council Member Jefferson said I would just like to say thank you to all the folks who supported me and voled for me and I will be working hard to do what's best for Eng!ewood . I, too , am looking forward lo working wit h the rest of Council. And, I also agree lhal we do have some good leadership in place . Thank you . 13. City M1n1gefs Report (a) City Manager Sears said normally we put information in the packets s,, you can take a look at it and I think the Council is famillar with that. Again , I want lo bring your attention lo the fact that we found out today from Brad Anderson, Facilities Manager at Pirates Cove, that KHO'N Is going to be there tomorrow to do a special. They have done some setup type of things . It will be 'i rom 9 until noon and II sounds like e lot of fun . So, If you actually hear about that or if you are down t~ere, I just want to let you know that was going on. • • (b) City Manager Sears said there was a memo In the packet from Rl•:k Kehm and ! just wanted to make sure that Council is aware of ii. Rick mentioned ebout funding on our median project on • South Broadway. The delay, In a letter from our Denver Regional Council of Govemmenl about why II wes be ing delayed and Rick, In his latter, kind of responded to that. I would like Ric• lo just spend a • • • Englewood City Council November 19, 2007 Page 13 second lo talk about lhal , so lhal Council is aware, as is the public, about what Is happening to that critical project. Director Kehm said sure, I would ba happy to talk to you about It . We ware notified In a letter dated October 30'" by ORCOG that wa were two years behind on that particular project. This median project was originally applied for and awarded by the Council of Governments lo the City in 2003 . And one th ing you need lo understand about those federal aid projects is that, even though DRCOG does the applications and awards the projects. alt that money that comes into Colorado, to all lhe cities, comes through the Slate, through the Department of Transportation . And so, everything we do on a project like that has to be approved every step of the way by the Stale . This project had been delayed once before and on the second page , you will notice when you have a chance lo look al that, we had last years action plan dates and we went to DRCOG and said here is the date.; that we are going to meet. And based on lhal schedule , we intended lhal we would have our design complete , we would be advertising lhal work May-June of 2007 . The explanation for the delay lhal we give back lo DRCOG , which they havu accepted, is that we, in fact , interviewed our consultants on time, our selection committee recommended a design consultant on time, COOT did a review and concurrence to award the design conlracl ... il look two months. As soon as we had that , the Englewood City Council awarded the design contract al lhe very next meeting , once we had Stale approval. We issued our notice lo proceed immediately after the Council award . The plans were complete on July 25, 2006 . COOT did their final review meeting on September 6, 2006 and as of this dale , they still ha ve n't given us permiss ion to go ahead and advertise the proj ect. Bui, we do expect that we will get that shortly and we still anticipate building tho se medians in the spring and summer of 2008 . So , we are fine . City Manager Sears said . again, I think we are moving ahead . We were kind of surprised to see that letter, but I think we are working with COOT . We will keep you informed on the status . Director Kahm said I think as time goes on, we will see, on projects , more of that. Because I think the time has come where we are going to have to start paying for the war. There are fewer and fewer dollars coming out or Washington for these types of projects . I know that we have been delayed a little bit. We have two bridge proj ec ts ... one at the golf course and one at Dartmoulh ... lhal have been approved and that funding is also slow in coming, but I think it will be there , it will just be delayed a little bit. (c) City Manager Sears said I also wanted to say congratulations, from myself and staff, to the new Council members and existing Council members . We are looking forward to working with you. I think we had a couple of good tours . Hopefully , that will continue bul we want to make sure that Council knows that our mission is to stay responsive lo Council and Council's concerns . So, congratulations . (d) City Manager Sears said I would like lo remind you that Council will have their picture taken, for the 2008 calendar, al the end of the meeting . 14 . City Attorney's Report (a) City Attorney Brotzman said I do have a request for a motion appointing Marni Nathan Kloster , of Nathan, Bremer, Dumm & Myers, P.C., to assist 0 1, r.oll ection of our Default Judgment against Wide Band Communications . This is the police radio case . We hr e returned the radios as they didn't function . We now have new radios . Wide Band was lhe agent that sold the radios to us and Wide Band seems lo have disappeared ... that is why we are looking to Marni ... that is what Marni does . We have done business with her father on a variety of cases . Marni is a Collections attorney to help us find the assets, if there are any . And what she will let us know up front Is, is ii worth pursuing ii. Thal is the first thing she Is going to look at. We did the litigation . We got the default judgment. We just simply don't have that level of knowledge on collections to chase down a company that disappeared on us . COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S REQUEST TO APPOINT MARN I NATHAN KLOSTER TO ASSIST IN THE COLLECTION OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST WIDE BAND COMMUNICATIONS. Englewood City Council November 111, 2007 Page 14 Mayor Woodward asked if there was any discussion . There was none . Vote reaulta : Motion carried , Ayes : Council Members Penn, Mccaslin, Moore, Oakley, Wilson, Jefferson, Woodward Neys : Non ,, Council Member Oakley sa id I thought I was done but when Rick was speaking about the problems that he had with the State and hold ing up monies on his South Broadway project , it goes back to the statement Ray made earlier in the evening about the State looking for ways of saving money and talking about turning over the maintenance of St oto highways to the cilles ... whlch in my opinion would be an absolute disaster . Take a street like Sar!• Fe, three or four jurisdictions right here ... Englewood , Littleton , the State ... one would plow up to the ir sto /, then the next one would plow to theirs . That would mean there would be stretches of highway that would be going unplowed for any given amount of time . \ /hy the State Is even considering this , I don 't know , but It would be an absolute disaster for us . I want everybody to remember that. City Manager Sears said just to respond . I know Rick is on top of that. We do have a relationship with CML and we will try to provide you any updated legislation , so that Council , If it does go forward , can continue lo lobby legislators . (b) City Attorney Brotzman said welcome to the new Council members and congratulations . 15 . Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m. • • •