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ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Regular Session
February 22, 2005
I. Call to Order
The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Garre,; ,1 7:31 p.m.
2. Invocation
The invocation was gi vc:n by Counci! Member Barrentine.
3. Pledge or AUealance
The Pledge of Al'e giancc was led by Mayor Garrett.
4, Roll Call
Present:
Absent:
A quorum was present.
Also pn:sent :
Council Mcmbcn Tomasso, Moore, Barrentine , Garrett,
Wolosyn, Woodward
Council Member Bradsh aw
City Manager Sears
Cit y Attorney Brotzman
Assistant City M•nagcr Flaherty
Director Gryglcwicz, Finance and Admini strative S..~iccs
Director Ol son , Safety Service s
Director Fonda , Utilities
Di=tor Kahm, Public Works
Director Black. Parks and Recreation
Housing Speciali st Grimmett, Commun ity Devel opment
5. Consideration of Minutes of Prevlom Session
(n) COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
Ti.IE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 7, 2005 .
Mayor Garrett as ked if there w re any commc11ts or co rrections. There were none .
Vote results :
Ayes :
Abstain:
Nays :
ALsc nt :
Moti on carried .
Council Membe rs Barrenti ne . Garre tt , Wolosy n, Wood ward . Tomasso
Co uncil Member Moo re
None
Council Me i.:~r Brad shaw
6. Rerognltlon of Scheduled Public Comment
(a ) Pam Miller and She ila Yerm an or 1hc Colorado Humn ne Socie ty were prese nt 10 cx 1cnd an
in vitati o n to City Council to altcr.d their upco ming event, "Wags to Whi skers" on Marc h 5, 2005 at the Bro wn
Pala ce Hotel. Ms. Milici passed Ol\l invi tations to the Co un cil Members.
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Ms. Mill er !l aid th :mk you for ha vi ng us here thi s eve nin g. My hu sband Mik e :t nd I ha\'e been \'O lun tccrs wi 1h th e
Hum ane Soc iety fo r fh'c years now and I have bee n 1hc Volunteer Coordi na1 or for 1hrec yea rs. I wanl to say th at
you are so lucky 10 live in th e Ci1y of Englewood . Th ree weeks ago, two Akilas broke 1hroug h 1wo fe nces and
:111adcd my linl c We sly. I ca ll ed the Doug las Co unt y Anima l Cont ro l peopl e and th e lady sui d tha1 she w:is too
tired, th :11 she h:id bee n up all night .nd asked if she could come in the morni ng. I 10ld her I had a vic ious dog in my
ga rage and she asked if I co ul d leave him 1here unlil morn ing. beca use he is not vicious :my more . Had I bee n in
Eng lewood, I kn ow th e Colorad o Humane Society woul d have been there in ten minut es and would have 11kcn !hose
dogs 10 th e shell er. So. it kind of mode me ap prcciu te who I work for. Th e reaso n I volunleer fo r th e Hum ane
Soc iety ... 11nd th ey have bee n in Englewood for almos 1 fou rteen years now ... is 1hat they are the onl y sheller in town
that rea ll y ge ls ii ri ght. We have 65 re gul ar vo lunteers . 40 foster vo luntee rs, 20 j uni or vo lunte ers and 470 dog
wa lkers who agree with me . As a mauer of fac t. between April and Dece mber of ll'st year we had 940 reco rd s of
dog walkin g from over 470 wa lkers including Dcvek1pmc nt al Pathways , Cherry Creek Sc hoo ls, three different Girl
Scout Troo ps, Arapahoe High Sch oo l and Chri st Luthera n Schoo l. Man y of these peopl e nrc familiar with families
and their family act ivit ies and enjoy vo lunteer ac ti vities together . I think it is really a great program and a grea t way
fo r pr,o;,lc to teac h the ir childre n responsibility . I have made man y close friends thro ugh my assoc iati on. La urie
Croc ker was 10 be here tonight, bul ,;he is a pil o1 ... flie s 767's and ri ght now she should be about ove r Frankfurt ,
Germany , So instead, I brought anoth er dear fr iend of mine. Sheil a Ycrma n who is go ing to tell .. "'" about our
upco min g event
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Ms, Ye rm :i n sai d I would lik e to ex lcnd a very special invi tnli M 10 0l•r "Wa gs to Wh is kers" eve nt a wee k from
SaiUrday , March 5m . We will have coc ktail s nnd silent auction a1 6 o'cloc k. We will have din ner and entertainmen t.
Th is will be at !he Brown Palace . of co urse, down town. Thr.re will be a wo nderful dinner, with entertainment
s1aning at 7:30, and we will ha ve a swi ng band . We will sw ing to the so unds of the Bobby Wayne orchestra at 8:30.
We would like to in vite all of you. We have a very spec ial 1able for the City of Englewood and we ha ve ii re served
for any of yo u that are interested in attending , The individual ticket s arc $65 .00 and we ha ve a specia l price for the
Brown Palace dinner, which is a very good price ... for co uples S I00 .00 ... for two people . any co uples. Yo u can al so •
order the ticke ts on-line at www .colorad olovcspets.com. So we would love 10 have a .;pecial tab le for yo u and we
would love 10 have yo ur presence at "Wags to Whiskers" down at the Brown Pal ace. Jim Bcncmann will be our
Mas ter of Ceremonies that evening. We hope to see all of you there . Thank yo u,
M:iyor Garrett said thank yo u ve ry much.
(b) Cit y Cou nci l recogni zed Do n Roth fo r 1he many ye:irs he served as a Keep Englewood Beautiful
Com mission membe r.
Mayo r Garrell asked Don Rolh to please co me up . Mayo r Garrett s:iid fo r 1hosc of yl1U who do not know Do n, he
was appointed 10 1hc Kee p Eng lewood Be:iu1iful Commissio n (KEB) on February l, 199:l . During his 12 ye ar
ten ure with KEB, Don has alwa ys been wi llin g 10 go th e extra mil e when it ca me to KEE :rnd th e Ci ty of Englewood
in general. Don ac ti ve ly pa r1i cipa ted in the fo ll owin g Commis sio n cven1 s and ac t1 vi1ic s. Ar bo r Da y, Good
Nei ghbo r Da ys, Golf Tournament. 5K Fun Ru n. Soulh Plan :: Ri ver Clean up. House hold Ha za rd ous Matcri :i l Round
Up, Le af :md T,re Drop Off. and th e Holiday Li ghti r,g eve nt. an d ha s bee n a p:1rt of the Adop t a Street. Flower
Garden and Proud Propert y Prog ram. As a mem ber of th e Muni cipal So lid Waste Sub -Commill cc, Don wa s
in strument a l m Jc \'cloping a plan that : rc<1u i:·cd lice nsin g of trash haul ers to operat e wi thi n the Cit y. regu lated the
hours of operati on fo r tras h hauler s wi1h in 1he City ; and made rcsidc n1ial tras h se rvi ce manda tory wi thin th e Ci 1y.
Do n was th e dm•in g force behind th e Keep Amcrka Beautiful Liner Su rvey th at is conduc ted c:tch summ er. To
help wi th the litt er sur\'ey, Du n de ve loped a ro1d grid sys1em uti li 1.cd to calc ulate and ra1e liner amo un1 s th ro ughou t
1he City. In add it inn to vo\un1ec rin g for all Commissio n eve nt s and ac 1i vit ies. Don was often \onkcd upon in
rnce1ings as the keeper of KEB 's hi storic backgro und and as a lea der in fos 1erin g new ideas fo r th e evolvin g
Co mmi ss ion . As KEB say s goodbye to Do n as an acuvc member, Don will be welcomed as an ac1i ve volu nleer fo r
upc omin g eve nts. Don will be grca lly missed for hi s in sigh1 1010 !h e Co mmi ss ion. but ~ .. us tly Don will be missed
for just bei ng Do n, Mayor Garrell sa id so I wo uld lik e everyone to giv e him a ro und (if app lause. There was
app luuse . Mayor Ga rren prese nted Don with a plaque and said !h ank yn u "cry mu ch.
Mr. Roth sa id I w11 11110 th ank Co uncil for appoi ntin g me all 1hose tim es . •
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Council Member Wolos yn said I would like 10 add that one of 1he be st th ings ahou l 1onigh1 is 1h11t 1his isn'1 the end
of Don serving th e commun ity. Me co111 inuc s to be on two 01 her board s, so th ere is nJ end to hi ;; service . Mr . Ro1h
said no, I am no! goin g 100 far. There wa s app lau se.
(c) Ci1y Council recogni zed th e young people who were nomi1 aled for th e 2005 Metropo li1 an Mayors
and Co mmi ssioners You1h Award :
Mayor Garrett sa id we also have another excit in g event tonight . Tl1ere is quite a crowd here . So me of you arc here
for the 2005 Mc1ropolit an Ma}Ors and Comrni ssion::rs Youth Awards . We were fo rtun ate enough in Englewood to
have thirteen nominees. Thcs: arc very special young peo ple . Eac h nominee will receive a certificate and a gift bag
as a toke n of ou r admiration . We wa nt to th ank the Parks & Recreati on Department for prov id ing Pira1cs Cove
passes.
Mayor Garrett said I would like Council Member Wolosyn to come down to assist in handin g out the certifi ca tes and
gift bags. At th is time I would like to in ·1i1c all Council Members to come down to form a receiv ing line, lo shake
their hands as they come forward. After we have the recognition, we will have a brief commerci al break ... we will
all go to the Community Room to vi sit with our nominees .
Mayor Garrett sai d we are hon oring these nominees, no t bccawe of the challenge s they have enco untered , but
because they have persevered and hav e taken control of their lives . They have made a difference in their own lives
and the lives of those around them . 1l1eir stre ngt h and dc1ermin 111ion are an inspiration . I would Hke to give spec ia l
thanks to the people who nominated them for recognizing th eir accompli shments and for helping us h,mor them .
We will introdu ce them in alphabet ica l orde r.
The nomi nees re:
(i) Co nney Anderson, an glh Grader al Sinclair Middle School. Cortney 's nominalors say
it 's 1101 oft en th ey can sa lute a teenage r for doin g th e righl th ing most all the lime . Her teac hers say Co rtney leads
by cx:amp le and trul y cares abo ul other peop le.
(ii) Shaya Caspe r, an 11111 Grade r al Co lorado's Finest Alternative High School. Shaya 's
nomi nator say s she has made positive stri des and se rves as a role mod el fo r 01he rs . Her dete rminati on and
moti va tio n will serve her well .
(iii ) Jerer:,y Co rdova, an 11 th Grader al Colorado's Fines t Alt ernat ive High Schoo l.
According 10 hi s nomi nator, Jerem y ex hib its an inner strength and determ in atio n tha1 is sure to help hi m succeed in
life.
(iv) Codi Di llon, a 10111 Grad er at Co lorado's Fines! Alt ernative High School. Codi 's
nominator say s th at Codi has made sign ifican t strid es, and 1hcre is no doubt she will be suc cessfu l.
(v ) Renay Garcia, a IOth Grader at Co lorado's Fines t Altern ati ve High School. According to
her nomina lor, Re nay se rves as a role model and an inspira tion to her pe ers. Her determination and hope for the
future will ensure her su ccess.
(vi ) Ashley Lac key. a 12111 Grade r at Hu m.rn cx Academ y. Her nominat or says Ashley has
worked 10 overcome difficult circum stances, making cha nges in her hfe und se rving as a ro le mode l fo r her peers.
(vii) Jennifer Lee , a I011i Grader at Colorado'~ Finest Altc nmlivc High School. Jennifer 's
nominator say s she maintains 11 positive attitud e and unse lfishly gi ves ba ck to the co mmu nity thro ugh many
volunteer projects .
(viii) Ja co o Lill , a 12th Grade r at Colorado's Fine s! Altcnm tivc Hi gh Sc hoo l. His nomina tor
describes Jake us u natural leader and says hi s trn aci ty and strengl~ arc an in spirn 1ion to 01hcrs.
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(ix) Kristal Marl ane. nn 11 th Grnder 111 Colorado's Fine s, Ahernative High Schoo l. Kri stal's
nominalor say s she is a remark.able young woman who keep s life in perspcc li\'c and is makin g so lid progre ss.
(x) Matthew Merrill , a 12m Grader at Humancx Aca demy . Man 's succ esses hnvc opened up
a posi ti ve fu1ure for him . according 10 Mau ·s nominat or. Matt is a role mode l al sc hoo l and in hi s com munily.
(xi) Rae Katz Mount , a 10th Grader at Co lorado's Fin es ! Alternative High School. Rae's
nominator says th ere is no doubt that Rnc wi ll be suc cess ful as she approaches the future with detcrminntion and a
positive attitude .
(xii) Breanna Nickels , a 121!1 Grader at Colorndo's Finest Alternative High Sch oo l. Breanna 's
nominat or says Breanna meets each day with enthusia sm and optimism . She is an inspiration to everyone wh o
knows her .
(xiii) Breez ie Pyfer, a I t 11 Grader nt Co lorado's Finest Altcrnath·c High School. Brcczie is
described by her nominator as a very positive role model at sc hool. Her commitment and perseverance will ensure
her success,
There was app lause after the introduction of each nominee.
Mayor Garrett said we arc very proud of these young people. We wou ld like 10 thank the families, friends, teachers
and counsel ors who made these nominations and arc here tonight 10 help us honor our nominees and who suppon
these very special yo un g people on a daily basis . Let's gi ve them all a big ro und of applause . There was a round of
app lause .
Mayor Garren sa id please join us next door in the Community Room for punch and cake and a brief reception to
visit with our nominees.
(d) BricfRcccption.
Counci l reces sed for a brief reception al 7:46 p.m.
Co uncil reco nvened at 8: 12 p.m . wi 1h all Council Mcm~rs present.
(e) Billy Wa1ers, Well Spring Church. was present to discu ss with City Council their curre nt
invo lvement and futu re participation in the comm unity.
Mr. Waters sa id I want to hand these out to ye ll . Thi s provides background about the church and what we arc doing .
There are no free things to rcstaurar.ls in there . Sorry. I shou ld have planned ahead and gonen so mething free . I just
want to sha re a little bit abo ut the church and what we are doing in the neighborhood presently . We have been in th e
neir,hborhood for four years. We started in the basement of the Mayfl owe r Congregational Church with about 30
people and right now we are at about 130. lt is growing and we arc st ill in !he basemen! of Mayn owcr
Congrcga ti on11I Church. Things have been going very well . One of the things th at we reall y want 1.0 focu s on ... and
thi s is the thing th at probably pennins the most 10 us tonight. .. is that one of our values is holistic outreach . That is.
we want to mini ster lo the whole person . So so me of the lhings 1h31 we have done presently . is we have had a food
pantry where every Sunday morning after noo n lime. we feed ab out 100 folks . They come down there and we just
bless them and we fccrl them and we learn 11101. We build relationships with !hem. II hllS been very signi fica :11. I
think about one guy in part ic ular . Hi s name is Raven and we fed him and he was dcstilute ... hc was down and out.
We ga ve him so me food and he came ba ck next week and he staned 10 work the pantry. Then after working the
pantr y, so meone in o ur co ngrcgali on. who is a bu si ness owner , gave him a job. Raven , up to thi s point. was
homeless. Three or four weeks after he started coming 10 the pantry, he received his fir st paycheck. Now he is off
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the streets and he is in an apartment. That is Raven and he is just one of the stories that we have . The other thing is •
that we nlso ha ve a yo uth group. We have nbout 25 to 30 yout hs thnt come 10 a Youth Group at the ch urch on a
Monday ni ghl . I've go1 10 tell you guy s th at these kids arc broke and busted and a lot of them do not have positive
male role mode ls in th eir li ves . The you th pastors ... we have a gal and a guy ... and the y are jusl dynamic and they
arc just pouring love and joy into these kids. There is one kid in particul ar who goes to a Juni or High he re in town .
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I-l e ha s neve r tol d anyo ne in hi s li fe th at he loved somebod y. I-l e came up 10 our you th pas1or and he wa s in
tea rs ... he sa id I love yo u, I lo,,c yo u and yo u lun:: done so much for my life. So. that is one of th e lhin gs that is
taking place. There is also a kid by th e name of Caesar that comes 10 the chu rch and when he was in six th gra de , he
wa s a dru g addi ct. he was out on the s1rcc 1s wi th hi s Mom an d didn't know where they were going to ge t the ir ne xt
mea l. He came 10 know the Lord ... stancd com in g 10 lhe church and ri ght now he is a Juni or in Hig h Sc hool and he
has a 3.5 grade average . As we were goi ng 10 c hurc h on Sund ay, he was talking about going to coll ege . Thr. c hurch
has got a co ll ege fund fo r him and we arc goi ng to se nd him off to coll ege . He wa nts to be a mu sic maj or and th en
he wanls to go on 10 a se min ary to bc1., me a pas tor. I enco uraged hi m not 10 do th at, but s1ill go on to co ll ege and
ge t his degree . This kid's life ha s co mpletel y changed . So the se are just so me of th e thi ngs th at we are doing in the
communil y. There arc oth er lhi ngs th at we have done . We have J one a Chr istma s Gifl Outreach where we have
give n awny abo ut 500 toys to peop le who normall y would 1101 have a Chri stm as . We have had a Fa ll Fe stival, Easter
Egg Hunt . we cl en n gutters and rnke leaves in the neighbo rhood every yea r. We also have street parties, as Ray can
attes t 10. We ha ve a ba nd th at may be 100 lou d so me limes, but whe n it is too loud, we turn it down. But we j ust
ha ve a pa rt y. We ha ve free food and we ju st try to ge l to know the neig hbors, th e commu nit y and just bui ld
relati onships wi th peop le. So we close off 1he streets and we do get a permit fo r that and it is completely lega l,
because I think there arc some po lice offi cers here and it is lega l. We j ust have a lot of fun. We build rela ti onships
with th e co mmunity. Tha l is one of our purposes and we want to be holistic in our outreach. For th e fu1urc , we
really recogni ze that Englewood , 1he face of Eng lewood , is chan gi ng and we are blessed in thi s Ci ty 10 sec the City
become more multi-cultural, more diverse and we want 10 be a pan of that. We reall y wa nt to be a blessi ng in th e
midst of that. We want to be a church that is multi -c ultural and just c:i:pericnce the bl essi ng of the rich and the poor,
the black and the white, the old and the yo ung and just to be a bl ess ing to the Cit y. And so what I wanted ... ac tu all y,
I had two ques tio ns . One is. if you guys sec any needs ... rca ll y anybody ... if anybody see s needs within thi s
community ... wheth er it is single moms, whether it is kid 110 don 't have a pl ace to go afte r sc hoo l... we wa nt to be
a bl essi ng, we wan t 10 be a bridge and serve in th ose arctb u l grea t need . So if you guys sec need s, please give me a
call or con tact Well Spring Ch urch. Please let me know, because we wa nl to be th ere. We wa nt to be a servant 10
thi s grea t neighborhood and great Ci ty . The other thin g is. if you guys have any resources lik e free fa cilities or
money, you can give me a call fo r that as well. We really do want to do more, we want to become more effective
and efficient in reaching out and bei ng a bl essing fo r thi s City . Seriously , if you guys know of any fa cilities , or
bigger facili1ie s and grants or anything, we arc open . Bless yo u guys and thanks for li slening .
Mayor Ga rrett sai d thank yo u very mu ch.
(f) Da vid Bruno, Lega l Co unse l for the Englewood Police Ben efi t Associa ti on, was prese nt to ad dress
City Counci l regarding de partmental iss ues .
Mr. Bruno sa id I stand UCfcre you 10 speak on beh alf of the members of th e Englewood Police Benefit Assoc iation
wi th thi s prepared statement As you are probably aware , this orga niza tion rep rese nt s commissio ned police office rs
of the Ci1 y of Englewood be low the rank of Se rgean t. Plea se understand th at thi s statement is directed to yo u by the
Police Assoc iati on and not by myse lf. It is a stat ement in 1he words of yo ur offi cers . They have aske d me to ma ke
1h is sla te ment on th eir behalf beca use or a conce rn of re ta li ati on. Th e matter th at I am directed to co mmuni cate to
yv u thi s evenin g ha s bee n a se nsitive topic, a topi c th at did not ori gi nate overnight . but rnt her has deve loped over a
period of time lead ing to th is cu lm ination before eac h of yo u and befo re thi s sessio n of Cit y Counci l. Although th e
membership was rel uc1:mt for this matter 10 reac h thi s poi nt. members of this orga niza1ion voted ove rwhelmingly to
pursue thi s iss ue and 10 voice their co ncerns at a regularl y sc hed ul ed Ci ty Co uncil meeting . The members of thi s
Assoc iation vo ted by maj orit y vote to express no confidence in Publi c Safety Se rvi ces Di rector Ch ri s Ol so n. Thi s
iss ue co ncerns the Eng le wood Departmen t or Safety Servic es Direclor Chris Olso n and hi s overall in abi lity 10
manage and le ad those assi ned to the Poli ce Division. I-l e has pro mi sed to all evia te shortfall s in radio
commun icati on. staffing, sc hedulin g and ot her prob lematic situat io ns whi ch have led to dangero us situati ons fo r
bo lh po li ce pe rso nnel and fo r the citizen s. As I menti oned prcvi ou~ly , thi s mauer did not origina te overnigh t. Every
opportunit y fo r correcti on of a varie ty of iss ues was exte nded to Direc tor Olso n over !he pas t yea rs. Eve n after tim e
was alloca ted fo r correc ti ons, so me were dealt with, but wi th onl y tem porary res ul ts; the membership wns still
relu ctant to bring this matter to yo ur auenti on in a public forum . After lengthy dis cussions among the Associa ti on
membe rs. member s of th e Po lice Admi nistratio n and Direc1or Ol so n. it was deci ded that thi s was th e onl y recourse
avai l;:ab le to see k a remedy 10 1hose prob lems tha1 have been enco untered over th e past yea rs. When the membe rship
voled by a majority vo te of no confide nce , they we re asked 10 expre ss !h eir re aso ns fo r th ei r vote of no confiden ce.
A li st co nsisting or twent y-fi ve re aso ns were given . Due to th e lim e co nstrai nt s ·~i s eve ning, th e membe rshi p has
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dircc1cd me 10 ex press th ose rea so ns which they deemed were the 1110s1 seriou s. The current ra dio co mmunicat io ns
sys tem is not onl y inferio r 10 sys tems used by ot her age ncie s. it is downright dangerou s. Within the co nfines of thi s
small ci ty, the re are areas whe re the system docs not work or whe re two-way com municati on is co mpromi sed .
Ofte n handheld radi os are ga rbled amJ fi ll ed wi th stat ic. which makes commu ni cati ons inaudib le. The lack or two-
way radi o co mmun ica tio n docs not all ow offi cers 10 effecti vel y com muni ca te and coordi nate a 1actica l plan . This
ca n have horrend ous conseq uences . Th e safety o f th e ci tize ns, as we ll us th e polke, is in jeopardy. The poli ce
offi ce rs thtll re spond to c.i ll s fo r assis tance, ns fir sl responde rs, pi nce th emse lves in harms way . Th i'i 1hrea 1 is
heig ht ened when co mmuni ca tio n bc1wccn officers, di spa tch und 01her respo ndin g uni1 s is no! functi oning properly .
Dispatch has had lin gerin g prob lems wi 1h th eir eq uip ment. Thi s includes their consoles. co mput er aided di spatch,
and interfocc wi th CC JC/NC IC. Regrcllably it is onl y a mauer of time before so meone will suffer injury or death as
a re sult or thi s inadequate commun ica ti on system . Direc tor Ol so n, as we ll as the depnnment"s Resea rch and
Technology Manager, ha ve been informed of thi s si tuat ion on numerous occasions, 1101 on ly by the members of this
Associa tion, but also by other various supervi so ry perso nnel. Until recen tl y, Direc tor Ol so n did li tt le to remedy
th ese prob lems. His response was on ly empty pro mi ses. An 800 meg ahenz radi o sys tem is in th e works , but hns
not, acco rding to Director Olson, been ordered and may not be installed for so me time . On Fe bruary 7, 2005,
Direc tor Olson presented a memorandum co nce rnin g divi sio nal re-struc turin g to all Safe ty Services Perso nnel. It is
the opinio n or the member s of the: Association th at thi s divisional re-structuring gives Director Ol so n and the
Research and Technology Manager another method or avoidi ng thi s si tuati on and dista ncing themse lves from the
radio defi cie ncies . This so called divi sio nal re-s tructurin g adds another layer of supervision to the proc ess by adding
additional personnel who do not ha ve the technical knowled ge ne!ded 10 fi x thi s reocc WTing problem. The re -
structuring was meant to gi ve the Re searc h and Techni ca l Manager a reprieve from her many respo nsib ilities , and
quoting Director Olson's memorandum "to alleviate the heavy workload that has been pla ced on the Research and
Techno logy Manager ... '' Direct or Ol son has 1101 only added another supervision la yer, but ha s given the Research
and Technology Manager another critical respo nsibility of Homeland Security instead of making her acco untable for
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the dangerous lingering communication sys tem she is now respo nsi bl e for. The Police Divi sion, under the
Engl ewood De partme nt of Safety Services, ha s su ffered the effects of budgetary cutbacks, as has the entire City . •
Director Olson climina.tcd and did not replace front line police positions . At the same time he added supervi sory
posi tio ns, even when there were fewer empl oyees to supervise . He stated a.tan Englewood Police Be n.:!fit
Association mee ting that he would maintain 36 patrol officers to cover the three watches. He again has reneged on
thi s co mm itment. Over thi s pnsl year line per so nnel were required 10 mai nlain the same leve l of police se rvice, with
less personnel sc heduled for vari ous patrol walches. Ca ll loads ha ve remained th e sa me as in previous years. but
with less police patrolling the streets . Moral within the Police Di vis ion has suffered under Direc tor Ol son's
letidership . Lastl y, we feel that Direc tor Olson lac ks co ncern wi th 1he Police Di visio n in genera l. Only rece ntly and
onl y when he fo und th at 3 vote of no co nfid ence was taken; he has now beco me so mewh at visi bl e 10 th ose with in
the Police Division . In our soc iety , change is in ev itabl e. and it is important that the leader of an organizati on be abl e
to adapt to necessary changes. The iss ues discussed to night re volve arou nd the central iss ue s of Direct or Ol so n's
refu sa l to accep t cha nge and to take respons ibilit y in re solving im po nant iss ues , e pccially th ose ce ntering on safe ty.
Poli ce perso nn el have a co mmitment to make Englewood a safe pla ce 10 li ve, wo rk and visit. We wa nt a Director or
Po li ce Chi ef th at is willi ng 10 show le ade rshi p and is willin g to take the initiati ve to no1 onl y li sten, but also to
implement necess ar y sta rtin g and equipment fo r the safety an d sec uri ty of ou r perso nn el. whi ch will ultimately lead
to the sa ft:1y an d sec urity of our ci ti ze ns. On behalf or the members of the Eng le wood Police Benefi t Associa ti on
we th ank yo u for your att en1i on to thi s matt er. Now as I sa id, these arc not my words, lh cse are lh c wo rd s of yo ur
po li ce offi cers and I would as k !h at yo u give thi s ma iler yo ur at1en1ion . Thunk yo u.
Mayor Ga rrett sa id than k yo u ve ry mm:h.
7. Rec ognillon or Unscheduled Publk Comment
There were no unsc hed uled visitors.
8. Communications, Proclamations and Appoinlments
(a) A lett er from Jacqueline Edwa rd s ind ica ting he r resi gna tion from th e Keep Eng lewood Beautiful •
Co mmi ssion wa s considered .
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COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED , AND IT WAS SECON DED, TO ACCEPT WITH REGRETS
THE RES IGNATION OF J ACQUELINE EDWARDS FROM THE KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUT IFUL
COMM ISS IO N
Co uncil Member Wolosy n said Ms. Edward s was a ve ry va luab le member of 1he co mmi ss ion and I nm always so rry
10 lose someo ne .
Vole results :
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Moti on carried .
Cou ncil Members Barrentine . Moore. Garrell , Wolosyn.
Woodward, Tomasso
None
Co uncil Member Brad shaw
9. Cons-nt Agenda
(a) Approval of Ordinances on Firs t Reading
There were no additional items submitted for approva l on fir st readi ng. (Sec Agenda lten. 11)
(b) Approva l of Ordinances on Second Reading
There we re no addi ti onal items submiued for a ,rova l on second reading . (Sec Agenda Item 11)
(c) Resolut ions a nd Motions
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS 9 (c) (I), (II), (W) AND (Iv).
(i) Purch ase of a new Jacobse n LF-3400 Fairway Mowe r from Ell en Equipment Corporation
in the amou nt of $34,850.00.
of $56,343 .00.
Vote results:
Mot ion carried .
{ii) Purchase of pump s1ati on equipmcnl from Mclemore Pump in the amoun t of $97 .713 .00.
{iii) Pu rchase of a 28 passenger bus fr om Tra ns west Bus Sales in the amounl of $99,365 .00 .
(iv) Purchase of a 15 pa ssenger ADA accessible van from ln1 cr moun1ain Coac h in the amou nt
Ayes :
Na ys :
Absent:
Council Mem be rs Barrentine . Moore . Garre n. Wolosy n.
Woodward , Toma sso
None
Counci l Membe r Brad shaw
JO . Public Hearing Items
No public hearing wa s schedu led before Co uncil.
11 . Ordinances, Resolu tion and Motions
(a) Approv al of Ordinances on Fi rsl Reading
(i) Hou sing Finance Specia li st Gri mmen presen1ed a reco mmend ,ui on fr om th e Commun ity
Deve lopment Department approving the redemption and subsequent sale of th e pro pert y located al 4 180 So uth
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Acoma Street. She sa id unfortunately I am back aga in requesting Co uncil's app roval to accep t th e redempti on of
anot her propert y that was acquired throu gh fo rec los ure at 41 80 Sou th Acoma Street. And , nlso 10 approve the
sub sequent sa le of 1hat property 10 an owner occ upied bu ye r wh o would then be ab le to find th ei r ow n fin ancin g and
co ntinue ownership r ' the property . Th is parti cular property went into forccl o!i. re, was so ld at publi c sale in
November, we filed our intention 10 redeem , according to Colorado State Statutes, in January and th en re ceived
notifi cati on at the end of January as to what our required amount 10 redeem was and we submitted and wired those
fund s to th e Public Trustee's offi ce on February 1ot11 and have requt::stcd that the deed be issued in our name . So as a
res ult, we 11.re here again requestin g approval of that action . as well as the subsequent sale .
Mayor Garrett asked if there were any questi ons for Ms . Grimmett . There were none .
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM
11 (a) (I)· COUNCIL BILL NO. 3.
COUNCIL BILL NO . 3, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION AND SALE OF A HOUSING
REHABILITATION PROPERTY LOCATED AT 41 80 SOUTH ACOMA STREET IN THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.
Mayor Garrett asked if there was a.uy di scuss ion. There was none.
Vote results:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Motion carried.
Council Members Barrentine . Moo re , Garrett, Wolosyn,
Woodward, Tomasso
None
Counc il Mem ter Brad shaw
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Rendi ng
(i) Council Bill No. 2 approvi ng •he redempti on and subsequent sale of the propert)' located
nl 423 l South Cherokee Street was considered.
COUNCIL MEMBER wows· YI OVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA l°fEM
II (b) (I)· ORDINANCE NO. 7, SERIES OF 2005.
ORDINANCE NO. 7, SERIES OF 2005 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 2, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER
BRADSHAW)
AN ORD INAN CE AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION AND SALE OF A HOUSING REHABILITATION
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4231 SOUTH CHE ROKEE STREET IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD ,
COLO RADO .
Mayor Garrett as ked if there wa s any di scuss ion. Th ere wa s none.
Vote results :
Ayes:
Noys:
Absc11t :
Mot ion ca rried .
Co un cil Member s Barrentine , Moore , Garrett, Wol osyn,
Woodward . Tomasso
None
Council Member Brad shaw
(c) Re so luti ons and Moti ons
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(i) Director Fonda presented a recommendati on from th e Utilities Department to adopt a
reso luti on approving an amendment I~• the Granular Activated Carbon Lease Agreement with American Water
Resources , Inc. (formerly kn own as American Commo nwea lth Management Services, Inc .) He said the orig inal
agreement was in 1998. It was for Sl ,850 .00 a month . They wo uld like to raise it another $100.00 a month, which
we consider totall y reasonable. It would then be good for 12 months and renewable for six success ive times. This
also prnvidcs for lhc Utilities Department to negotiate that for the successive minor adjustments , if any
Mayor Ganen asked if there were any questions for Mr. Fonda.
Council Member Woodward said we do one year leases? Mr . Fonda said that is under TABOR , we can't go IUJ~•cr
than that without the commitment. Mr. Woodward said thank you .
Mayor Garrett asked if there were any other qucsti nns for Mr. Fonda . There were none .
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM
11 (c) (I)· RESOLUTION NO. 42, SERIE.S OF 200S.
RESOLUTION NO . 42, SERIES OF 2005
A RESOLUTION AW ARD ING AN NEGOTIATED CONTRACT l'OR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ACMS
GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON LEASE AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE INSTE.\D OF THE
COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS UNDER SECTION 116 (b) OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND SECTION
4-1-3 OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 .
Mayor Ganett asked if there was any discussion . There was none .
Vote fflRllts:
Ayes:
Na ys:
Absent:
Motion carried.
Mayor Garrell thanked Mr. Fonda .
12. General Discussion
(a) Mayor's Choice
Council Members Barrentine, Moore, Garrett, Wolosyn,
Woodward , Tomasso
None
Council Member Bradsh •. w
(i) Mayor Garren sai d there were several Council members here and I wound up speaking
whe n I didn't know I was going to speak al the Purple Heart Memorial Dedic ation on Saturday. II was well
allended . We had nice weather. I think the veterans were quite pl ~ with how ii has come ou l and its location. I
was t3lking 10 severa l of the veterans and they said lhe one thing that 1hey reall y like aboul ii is lhul they like the
selling. Because it is a nice park setting. with the fountain. In the summer time 1here arc benches there for our
veterans to come and rencct and think about the purpo se of that Memorial . So , it was a really nice event . I think it
adds a nice thing to our community . I think Rick :and his group arc going to put some landscap ing around the base
of it to help make it look even prcnicr than it is today . I want to thank everybody for their hard work in making that
happen for our City.
(b) Council Members ' Choice
(i) :ouncil Member Barrentine:
I. She sai d I might h 1vc sa id this in the Study Session, but I wanted it on the record as well . Linda and Jim
Fall ... he was terminally ill .. had a huge parking problem in front of their houf.c. Our Public Works Department, in
only a few days . went out tl ere and came up with some very creative so luti rr,L One of them was moving the stop
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sign fi ve rcet over so thal anothfr car could fit and th at t1 ll owed ambul ance s, doc tors , nurses and hos pice care to
come in there . She called me . .Jim had passed aw ay and she wa nt ed to say just how mu ch it meant th at we had that
kind of rcspon!:c from the Cit y. She wanted to thank Ladd and cert ain ly Rick Kahm 's department , Public Work s,
for th ei r respo nse , th ei r compa ss ion and th ei r willingness 10 work with the ci tizens.
2. Sh e said I wa nt ed to thank the Littleton Police Department. I did a ride-a lo ng on Friday thn t I hnd
sc heduled abo ut a month ago and •:,as ab le to participate with another City Cou ncil person . I wanted to pass along
th at while it was interesting and we took a tour and did all th at, that we share so me si milar prob lems with spa ce
is sues , holding ce ll s and thin gs, a!: both of our faci lities arc rather old . I want lo also pass along th e com ments that
were made on how much respect an\! regard they have fo r the Englewood Poli ce Department and how well they
work together, as we all ha ve to in the Tri •C ities area . Thal was important to them and the y certai nly passed that
alo ng several limes 10 me and I wa nted to make sure that yo u guys kn ew th at.
(ii) Council Member Woodward :
1. He sai d at our last meeting the owners of the Dubliner were here talking about the ir new restaurant. We
had a KEB S·K Sub-committee meeting and had the opportunity to meet there last week. I must tell you , it is a
really enjoyab le place and I would hke to really highly recommend the Dublincr as a really nice restaurant and it is a
reall y ni ce additi on to South Broadwa y and to Englewood .
2. He said I would like to ask if we can get a discwsion , regarding the Farmers ' Market for this summer down
in the Plaza, on our agenda fo r Study Session, 10 see what we can do to promote that and sec how we ca n make it
bcncr thi s year.
Mayor Garrett said I believe we will need EEF 's invo lveme nt on that one . City Manage r Scars sa id right and I
know Bob Simpson has been doing so me work. but we could shoot Car the 14• of March.
(iii) Council Member Wolosyn:
I. She sairl Saturday ni ght was our founh annua l Back to Bach and it wa s very success ful . I want to thank all
of the staff that h~l ped us with it and also members of the Englewood An s Co mm iss ion who put in a lol of time . I
think of my se lf 1nd I thought of thi s night, with KEB and ET AC, as a citizen representing other ci tiicns . I reall y
appreciate these cw~nts wherC" we all come together . I think we do some thing good in thi s Cit~. with our staff and
co mmun ity and we 'i,.,0\'1 our Ci ty off lO others . I always ge t nervous, but it came off wonderfully .
2. She said Jan et Moo ,c is a member of the Arts Commi ssion and she spea rh eads thi s National Show, which
is now up and will have its offi cial opening reception nex1 Saturday evenin g on the 26111• It is another example of a
lot of peop le pulling in a :\u of time for just the love of ii and getti n& a lot of wonderful su pport fr om staff, which
yo u guys know, I t1 pprtcia1c .
3. She sai d I think I f,ave alread y said what I wanted to say abo ut KEB and ETAC . One gro up is long
standing and I didn 't know 11nything abo ut it until I became the liaiso n. And one is new and to me it is nice to sec
the m sort of taki ng 1hc reins and making so methin g positive in our di scussion s in the City.
Mayor Garrett sa id two quick th ing s. One is a reminde r that we are meeting at Malley ne xt week Cou ncil Mem ber
Tom asso is hos ting the meeting at Mall ey starting at 6 o'clock next week . As a res ult , I will not be meeting wit h
Gary and Dan tomorrow morning ,
13. City Maoeger's Report
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members may be there . Tncre arc a few staff members th at will be th ere also and will keep Co uncil up 10 du1e on
where the Sra te Leg is lature is going wit h th e main iss ue s.
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(b) City Manager Sears said I will be nl a Unive rsi ty accrcd i1ati on. They are paying my re so urces to
go to that Mo nday and Tuesday of nex t wee k. So I will be out of mwn . I will be taking a look a l another program
from a practiti one r's viewpoint.
14. City Attorney's Report
City Attorney Brotzm an did not have any matters to bring before Co uncil .
Mayor Garrett said Coum.:il will meet in Exec utive Session in the City Counci l's Co nference room upstairs.
15. Adjournment
MAYOR GARRE'IT MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjourned a1 8:39 p.m.
Fra nk Gryglewicz
Director of Finance and Administrative Services