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I. Call to Order
ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY , COLORADO
Regular Session
MayJ,2004
The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Garrell at 7:33 p.m.
2. Invocation
The invocation was given by Council Member Barrentine.
3. Pltdae of Alltpnct
The Pledge of Allegisnce was led by Mayor Garrett.
4. RoD Call
Present:
Absent:
Council Mem bers Tomasoo, Moore, Barrentine, Garrett, Bradshaw,
Wolosyn, Yurchick
None
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5. Minutes
Also present: City Manager Sean
City Auomcy Brotzm1n
Assistant City Manager Aaherty
City Clerk Ellis
Director Olson , Safety Service s
Director Long, Library Services
Housing Finance Specialist Grimmeu , Community Development
(a) COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 19, 2004.
Motion carried.
Ayes : Council Members Barrentine, Moore. Bradshaw, Garrett, Wolosyn,
Yurchick, Tomasso
Nays: None
6. Scheduled Visitors
There were no sc heduled vis itors.
7. Unschedul ed Visitors
(a) Dorothy Martinez sai d my previous addrcSll was 3430 West Tuft s Avenue in Englewood . I am
before Counci l tonight. regretfuJly, to tender my resignation to the Liquor Authority. because obviously. I have
moved . I have relocated to an area in Golden in Jcffco . I just wanted to let the Council know that 1 have really
enjoyed my past ten and a half years on the Liquor Board. I am going to mi ss my interaction with the City, the
business owners and the citizens. Techni cally, I am st ill a homeowner in Englewood . My last date will be the June
2nd meeting , but if the Council needs me to stay on until yo u find a suitab le replacement. I am more than happ y to
do that. Thank you .
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,b) Karen Braem . 382 1 So uth Cherokee Stree1, said I pro Jab ly havej us1 as many questions as I do
com mcm s. On Friday , Maril yn I ·1mb of Code Enforcement deli vered 1his paper to our front door and we j ust
happe ned to be home . These arc some re vism ns 10 1he Municipal Code wit h regard to in operable motor veh icl es,
off.road veh icl es and traile rs. And afler 1alk in g to her . apparen tl y. we a·e now in viola ti on. Nut on ly for th e ve hicle
1h at we bo ught as a project car fo r my so n, who does nol have a lice nse yet. but it was so met hi ng to keep him busy
and keep him inte rested, bu l, appare ntl y we arc also in vio latio n beca use of the tag trail ers 1h a1 we hu ve. My
hu sband owns a bu si ne ss . He has a wo rk ing tr ailer. We have a trail er th at is kind of just for fun a nd we have one
that is not c urrentl y sto red on our property. ii is up at Eleve n Mil e, but occas ionally we bring it down 10 c lean it up
or if we arc goi ng so me place ot her than Eleven Mile . And if we bring that stuff in, we wou ld be in violation. In
ordcr10 not be in vio lati on. we have to have it full y enclosed ... we have to have 1hcse things fully enclo sed . I have a
question . We know yo u ca n put up a six foot fen ce, but yo u have to get a Vllfiancc to pu t up a fen ce taller th :in th at.
The trailer is taller th an that. It goes up tu abo ut the leve l of the garage. So . in order for me or anybod y else in the
City th11t ma y have th ese trailers, do we have to go in fr ont of thi s Co un cil or Code Enfo rcement and requ est a
varia nce? Or docs everybody in E ngl ewood who has a trailer, have to request a varia nc e in order to enclose their
yard and hide th ei r trail er from whoever ha s deci ded tha1 trai lers arc a nu isa nce to the public? I mean, my yard is
ncal and everyt hing is tagged except fo r thi s o ne ca r. In orde1 to ge t the car tagged, we ha ve to pay $300 .00 a year
to get insurance, because yo u can't get tags without in surance. So. if I have to get a car tagged that I don't use, it is
goin g to cost me $300.00 a year. We have been driv ing arou nd 1own and not icin g how many peo ple ha ve cars 1ha1
arc under tarps, because that was requ ired in th e previ ous code. That was okay before and now it is not okay .
Peop le who have the off.road ve hicle s, the trai lers that arc storing th ei r molorcycl cs. their A TV's, and their
snowmobilcs ... th is is going to cos t th ese peop le a fonunc. A nd . I think thi s room is go ing to be consi derabl y fu ller
in the future wh en they stan giving o ut citations two weeks from now, wi th the peo ple who are being ci ted for
having covered vehicles, which was legal and now it is no longe r le ga l. Peo ple with trailers ha ve to put up a fence
all the way around 1heir yard. Putting up a fence is expensive. !I is going to cost $1,500.00 to $4,000.00 depending
on how big your yard is. That is a hell of a burden for some of these people in Englewood. You know a lot of
peop le live here because it is not Highlands Ranc h. We don't want to live wi th a bunch of people telling us wh at to
do and how to iivc and what we arc alloi.. ult,. have in our yards . I understand keeping things neat and clea n. I
have no problem wit h that. I undt:rstand !t i~ :t safety hazard if so meone has weeds or !rash in their yard and I have
no problem wi th th at. But. 10 1cll pc.:i plc thcv have 10 spend somewhere betwee n Sl,500.00 a nd $4,CXXH>O in order
to hid e their rcc rea l! ,nal vehicles. I think that is wrong . l think it is putting a huge burden on th e citizens of
Englewood, and I am sure there a1 .! ,, lot of1h em tn "t cannot afford 1hat. And. yo u are asking them 10 give up ,
basically, their right to pursue ha ppi ness a: app ines s is going ou t and having a bl ast in the hill s on the week ends.
So, I th ink , the Co un ci l ser iously need s to 1akc into co nsideration what !hey have j ust pUI into place here. Like I
sai d, I ha ve a feeling yo u arc go in g to ha \'C .. i,c ll of a lot more peo pl e here in the future com pl aini ng abo ul this,
because a ppare ntl y this we nt into effec t April 15th . It was de livered to our house on April 30th and accordi ng to
Code Enforce ment, lh ey are goi ng to s1art handin g out ci tali o ns in two weeks . I can alm os 1 guara ntee there will be a
lot of people here comp lai nin g :ibou t th e~ ci tat ions :ind th e fa ct th at th ey ha ve to give up th ei r sluff. Thank yo u.
M:i yor Garrell thanked Ms. Bracm.
8. Communiculions, Proclamations and Appointments
(a) A proc lama ti on honoring Se lwy n Hewitt as Englewood's Cit ize n of the Yea r for 2004 was
conside red .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROV E A
PROCLAMATION HO NO RING SELWYN HEWITT AS ENGLEWOOD'S CITI ZEN OF THE YEA R FOR
200~,
Mayor Garrell asked if 1here were any co mm c n1 s. There were none .
Ma yo r Garrett sai d I woul d like to note th al we arc havin g a celcbra1ion a week from tonight al 7 o'clock ul 1he
Mall ey Cen 1er 10 celebrate the Citi ze n of the Year.
Vote results :
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Mm 1on carried .
Ayes : Co unci l Mem be rs Barrenti ne, Moore, Brad sh11w, G11rre tt , Wolosyn,
Yurc hi ck. Toma sso
Na ys: None
(b) A procla mation honoring Brian Vogl fo r his contribu1i ons to bu sine s!=i and co mmunit y was
considered .
Mayor Gmeu sai d Mr. Vogt has now moved on as Gove rnor Owen s has asked him to co me and join the SUl.te . ~c
did a lot for the citizen s of Englewood and those accompl is hments arc listed in the proc lamation. He has been a big
contribu1or 10 th e communit y in the so uth metro area.
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION HONORING BRIAN VOGT FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO BUSINESS AND
COMMUNITY.
Motion carried .
Ayes: Council Members Barrentine, Moore, Bradshaw , Garren, Wolosyn,
Yurchick, Tomasso
Nays : None
(c) A resoluti on appointing Douglas Co hn to th e Englewood Board of Adjustment and Appeals
was considered .
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROV E AGENDA ITEM 8
• (c) • RESOLUTION NO . 50, SERIES OF 2004.
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RESOLUTION NO. 50. SERIES OF 2004
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING DOUGLAS COHN TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS FOR
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO .
Vote results:
Moti on can icd .
Ayes : Counc il Mem bers Barrentine, Moo re, Brad shaw, Garrett , Wolosyn,
Yurchick, Toma sso
Nays: None
Mayor Garrett prese nt ed a ce rt ific a1e and Cit y pin to Mr. Cohn . There was app lause .
9. Public Hearing
No public hearing was sc hedule-d before Co uncil.
IO. Coruent Age nda
(a) Approv:i l of Ordinances on First Readin g
There were no addi 1iona l it ems submi lled for approva l on fir st re.iding . (S ee Agenda It em 11 -Reg ul ar Age nda .)
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSIIA W MOVED, AND IT WAS SECO NDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS 10 (b) (I) and (II) AND 10 (c) (I) .
(bl Approva l of Ord ina nces on Second Reading
(i) OROINANCE NO . 25, SERIES OF 2004 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 6, INTR C,DUCED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER BR ADS HAW)
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
WESTMINSTER, COLORADO AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO FOR AN EXCHANGE OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD'S ROTOMILLING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF WESTMIN STER IN RETURN
FOR THE SERVICES OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER STREET STRIPING MACHINE .
(i i) ORDINANCE Nu. 26, SERIES OF 2004 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 22, INTRODUCED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAWJ
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT FOR THE COLORADO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF
COLORADO AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO.
(c) Resolution s and Motions
(i) RESOLUTION NO. 5 I, SERIES OF 2004
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY TO IMPLEMENT THE SUMMER
"FOOD FOR FINES" PROGRAM FROM MONDAY. MAY 24 THROUGH SUNDAY , JUNE 6, 2004.
Vote r,sults:
Ayes :
Nays:
Motion carried.
II. RegularA1eoda
Council Members Barrentine, Moore , Bradshaw, Garret~ Wolosyn ,
Yurchick , Tomasso
None
(a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading
(i) Housing Fil'lancc Speciali st Grim.men presented a rccommenda1io n from the Community
Development Department to adopt a bill for an ordiOJnce authorizing an Intcrgovcmmcntal Agreement with
Arapahoe Community College/Arapahoe -Douglas Career and Technical School to build a single family residence at
2377 West Wes ley Avenue . She said this is next year's Student Build Program that should be underway, probab ly:
in August. This is the continuation of a project that we have been doing fo r two consec u1ive years and hopefully
we 'll be able to co ntinue on for at least a couple m,re years beyond this one. This will be on a newly created lot
near Zuni and West Wesley Avenue. So, she sa id , I ask Council 's approval of the ordinance so lhat we ma y get
under way wilh next years Buil d.
Milyor Garrett ask ed if there were any ques tions.
Council Member Bradshaw Silid it is a great program. It rea ll y helps kids build a hou ~e. Tl ey design it , lhey build
it , they sell it and they get Hi gh School credit fo r it. It is .11 ph enomen al program and we arc hono red to be in volved
with it. She sa id we do have the Open House, for the one we built thi s year , or. Tuesday, May 11 th nt 4673 South
Gra nt , fr .'.>m 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is a rea ll y nice home with a garage . f ju st think it is a wonderful program . It
helps the kid s be II pan of the co mmunity .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, A~ID IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM
11 (n) (I)· COUNCIL BILL NO. 23 .
Mayor Garrett as ked if there wa s any discussio n. The;e ',"IIS none.
COUNC IL BILL NO . 23, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRAD SHAW
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVEP.NMENT AL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ARAPAHOE-DOUGLAS CAREER AND TECHNICN. SCHOOL
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AND TH E CITY OF ENG LEWOOD PERTA INING TO Tfl E BUILD ING OF A SING LE FA MI LY RES IDENCE
AT A SITE TO DE DETE RMI NED.
Vote results:
Moti on ca rried .
Ayes: Co un ci, ~f embc rs Barrentine, Moore, Brad shaw, Ga rrell , Wolosyn ,
Yu rr~ :ck, Toma sso
Nays: None
(ii) Housing Finance Speci ali st Grimmcu pre sent ed a reco mmend ati on fr om the Commu ni ty
Devel opmcnl Dep artment 10 adop t a bill for an ordinance auth orizin g the sa le of 4673 South Grant Slrecl, 2357
West Wesley Avenue , and 2399 West Wesley Avenue. She said thi s bill is requestin g permi ss ion to sell the house
at 4673 South Gra nt Street , the Student Build that 1,1•e arc just fini shing up . Al so, we arc hav ing a kind of a house
dedic ation ne xt Tu esda y. We arc also rcquc!iting, in thi s bill. that we be all owed 10 se ll the exi stin g two pro pcni cs
that are on our sites at 23 57 West Wesley Avenue and 2399 West Wesley Avenue . Those sites will be sold and then
the funds returned back to the HC'using Rehabilitation Fund so that we can continue with the Student Build Project.
as well as support the Housing Rehabilitati on Program ,
Mayor Garrett asked if there were any questions . There were none .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM
11 (a) (II)· COUNCIL BILL NO. 24.
COUNCIL BILL NO . 24, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THREE HOUSING REHABILITATION RJND
PROPERTIES , ON THE OPEN MARKET.
Mayor Garrett asked if there were any questi ons or comm ents .
Council Member Yurchick said I do ha ve a que stio n. This isn't pcrfc ctJy clear in th is resoluti on. We are slill
retaining th e lots we create behind 2399 West Wesle y? Ms. Gri mmetl said that is correc t.
Vote results:
Moti on carri ed.
Ayes: Co uncil Members Barrentine , Moore. Brad shaw. G.i rretl , Wolosyn,
Yurchi ck. Toma sso
Nays : No ne
(iii) Ass istanl Cit y Ma na ger Aahe ri y pre se nted a recommend atio n fro m the Cit y Manager 's
Office 10 ado pt a bill fo r an ord inance ap prov in g a subordinati on agreeme nt in fa vor o f th e Col.J rodo Hi sloric
Foundati on Revolvin g Lo11 n Fund in order to secure an improveme nt loa n to Colorado Preserv1 1ion, In c. fo r the
Skerritt House. He said 1he Cit y purchas ed the Skerritt House in 1999 with lh e goa l of pre ser vin g th at structu re and
sit e as a hi stori c sile in th e Cit y of En glewood. After man y trial s and 1ribula1ions on o ur part, and good cffons, we
de te rmin ed th at it was in our best in 1erest to :;ell th at propert y. In Nove mber 2002, Co uncil approved an optio n to
purchas e lh e Skcrriu House wi th Co lorado Prcserva 1ion. Inc . (C PI ). In April of 2003 , CPI exe rcised 1hat 01 ,.,n a1
whic h tim e till e was fo rm all y transferred . t ased on the tcrrn s of the op1i on agreeme nt , in cl uding pay ment of
$60,000.00, as we ll as a number of restric til ns on th e pro pc n y. A bu y-back clau se was included in the co ntract,
whi ch ind icated th at if the pro pert y was not 1es tored, and done so in a 1imcly fa shi on, or if it was not main tained, th e
Ci ty co uld repurchase the propc n y at the salt . price , CPI has bee n success ful in sec urin g a gra nt fo r $197,0CX>.OO
fr om the Colorado Hi storic al Fu nd They r:so arc in the process of rece ivin g a loan from the H1 s10 ri ca l Fund
Revol vin g Loa n Fo und ati on for another $197 ,000.00 to compl ete the stabili zati on and rehabilit atio n of the pro pert y.
Howe ver, prior 10 being able tc cl ose on thn1 loan . 1he Found ati on is requ es ting scc uri1 y in th e fo rm of, bas ica ll y, th e
C'il y stepping back from its right to repurchase the propert y, so th at the y wo uld have pro lccti on fo r their $197,CXX>.00
loa n. In exc hange, what the Cit y has as ked fo r, and it ha s 1-ec n granted in thi s ag reement, is a hi storical case me nt
namin g the Cit y of Engle wood as a ho lde r of th at case ment. The hi stori ca l ease ment is or,: tha t wo ul d require that
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th e propert y be mainta ined and the building be maintained wi 1h it s hi 1uri c characte r. Al so. th at general
maintemince be performed on a regular basi s and also. as an ea seme nt hold er, 1he C'i1 y wo uld have 1he righ t 10
inspecl the facility on an annual bas is . If the fa cilit y was not kept in a manner that was acc eptable to the Ci1 y. we
could enforce th e eascmen1 at that time . The reh abilitati on is underway . The Co lor-ado Preservati on has a
co ntractor. They ha ve not exhausted their grant mo ney yet . but they will soo n. Tt.ey found a number of additional
problems with the fou nda tion that th ey had nm anticipated, but in the next severa l ·v :eks 1hey will be in need of
securing the loan to co mpl ete the re habi litati on. That rehabilitati on will include stabili zati on oflhe foundati on,
exterior rehnbi!itati on including new doors and wind ows. a new roof, interior mechanical sys1ems and a rough
finish . There will also be fund s remaining that a third-pany buyer. which has ye t to be identified , will be ab le to
utilize for interi or fini shes. II is still likel y that that third-pany buyer will have 10 spend additional money for
interior finis hes , but there will be an allowance that remains available out of that $197 ,000.00 for the third-pany
pu rc hl\SCr to utilize for the interior finish . The planned completion date ... o ur co ntract requires thst CPI be done
whli 1i,,• project by no later than December 3 1, 2005 . Currently, their plans are, with the receipt of the grant and th e
l ,;;,n ._,,oc~-eds. thBt th ey wou ld be comp leted by December of2005 ... with the work they wo uld do a nd pe nding
li."\'Ji ;-.1 t\tird -party buyer on board, to be competed with the entire project by no later than June of 2005. In terms
of;-.i nu11g, which has bee n a concern of this Counci l, that will be one of th,: first items at' restora.lic~. after the
~v.ttrior stabi li tation is comp leted and sho uld be completed by June 150II of this year. He asked if there were any
.~uestions .
Counci l Member Yurchick said we are just givi ng up our righ t to rep urchase. is t':at all? Mr. Flaheny said yes, we
are giving up our right to repurchase . Mr. Yurchick said we don 't have any money on the loan? Mr . Flaheny SB id
we have no money on the loan.
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Council Me mber Bradi-haw asked if we have recouped our cos ts . Mr . FJaheny said we have recouped our costs with
the combination of the insurance proceeds from the water damage and the $60,000 .00 that were received in the •
purchase .
Mayor Garrett asked if there were any other questions for Mr . Flaherty . There were none .
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGEN DA IT EM
11 (a) (Ill) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 25.
COUNC IL BILL NO . 25. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SUBO RDINA T!ON AGREEMENT BET WEEN
COLORADO HISTORIC FUND REVOLVING LOAN FUND, COLORADO PRESERVATION , INC. AND THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORAD') FOR THE REHABILITAT ION OF THE SKERRITI PROPERTY .
Ma yor Garrett asked if 1herc was an y discussio n. The re was none .
Vo te results:
Motion rarricd.
Ayes: Council Membe rs Barrentine. Moo re, Bradshaw , Garrett. Wolosy n,
Yurch ick. Toma sso
Nn ys: None
(b) Appro val of Ordinances on Second Rendin g
li) Council Bill No . 18. appro vi ng. as am ended, an Intcrg overnmcnia l Agree ment with th e
Regional Tram,t onation District for land sc aping requirement s at RTD Ela ti Maintenance Facility wa s considered.
Mayo r Garrett sai d une of the reco mmendati ons is that we tab le 1hi s co uncil bill until so me future date and bring it •
ba ck.
COUNC IL MEMB ER YURCHICK MO-.. D, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO TABLE AGEND,\ ,T :,:•,•
(b) (I)· COUNC IL BILL NO. 18.
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.;OUNCJL B:LL NO. IS, INTRODUCED DY COUNC IL MEMBER MOORE
/\N ORD INANCE AUT HORI ZING AN INTE RGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT "SUBSTANT IVE TE RMS
l)FTHE t LATI LANDS CAPE AGREEMENT" BET WEEN THE REG ION AL TRANSPORT AT IO N DISTRICT
(f: ,'DI A "ID THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLO RADO .
Mayor Gnrre u asked if th ere was an y di sc uss ion. There was none.
Vote results :
Ayes: Counci l Members Barrenti ne, Moo re . Bradshaw, Garrett. Wolos yn,
Yurchick, Toma sso
Nays; None
Moti on cnrried and Counci l Bill No. 18 was tabled .
(c) Resolutio ns and Mo'jons
There were no addtional rcso luti or.:, or motio ns submitted for approval. (Sec Agenda Item 10 -Consent Agenda .)
12. General Discussion
(a) Mayo r's Choice
(i) Mayor Garrell said we have a proc lamati on declaring the month of Ma ,v as MS
Awareness Mont h. As we aJI know , one of the Rocky Mou ntai n MS facilitie s located here in Englewood provides a
serv ice for those people who suffer from tha: di sease .
COUNCIL MEMBER YURCHICK MOVED, Al ID IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH (lF MAY AS MS AWARENESS M"NTH.
Ma yor Garrett as ked if there was any di sc ussio n. There was none .
Vote results:
Ayes: Co uncil Members Barrentine, Moor.::. Bradshaw, Garrett, Wo losy n.
Yurch ick, To masso
Nay s: None
Motion carri ed.
(i i) Mayor Garrett said I wou ld li ke to make sure that Co uncil is aware that May 8111, th is
Sa turd ay at 10 o'clock. we arc havi ng fest iviti es at Pirate's Cove. We have so me invi tees, appm.x.imalc ly 300 or so
of o ur clo ses t fr ie nds. As I unde rstand the proce ss , it will be fairly informal. They wi ll not rea ll y ha ve a bi g tour,
because we fi gure i i will be like hi:rd ing cats . There will be mini tours wi lh people siationed to help answer
qu c£tions ... it ,..·ill be so n of an open house ra , surrounding com mun ities to come and look 111 our new wa ter park
(b) Counci l Members' Choice
(i) Co un ci l Membe r Barrentin e:
I. She said I wan1ed to !h ank Don Mose ley with the Ho use of Hope fo r giving me: a tour on Friday . I'm
invo lved wi 1h some non-profi 1 orga niza ti ons and I am ve ry impressed with 1he service thet !hey offer !his
co mmuni1 y. 001 o nly in !h e ap pea rance and th ei r coo,,cra ti on wit h the community. bu t their int era C'ti on wi1h ot her
agenci es. Tha t is whnt m:1kes them very effec ti ve. as we ll as 1he participa ti on in 1he co mmunil y ond dona ti ons 1ha1
hav e been made. I sa w 1he li bra ry 1h01 Mi chae l Munds put tog ether. I was ve ry impressed wi th so me nfth e th ings
th at the com mun ity is co ntributin g as we ll . The y ha ve dc.:velopcd so me reall y good relat ionships . They spoke very
hig hl y of Ja net Grimmett and thei r abili 1y 10 wo rk wi th the Cit y. I was ve ry impre ssed with th at
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2. She sa id I wa nt ed 10 th ank Ken Ross for hi s conti nued fo ll ow.up s on th e traffic co ncerns that were brough t
10 hi s all ention.
(ii) Co uncil Member Moo re sai d I don't kn ow i f you all had a chance 10 see 1hc March 10th
minute s of the Board of Adj ustmen t and Appea ls meeting . I need to visit wi th the Board of Adjustment and Appeals
as th ey apparently did not like my inquiry in10 how va riances arc granted . So I would like 10 tr y to clarify my view
of things . The questio n for Cou ncil is ... is that so mething Council would prefer to participalc in and perhap s invite
1he Chair back to Council? I would be happy 10 attend a Board mee mg a nd present my opini on on my own , I will
plan on attending the Board meeti ng , unless there is a prefe rence to .1ave it bro ught 10 Co un cil. Thank you .
(ii i) Counc il Member Bradshaw :
I. She said on Saturday, May 15th the South Subu rba n Park Foundation, not the Di strict , wil l ce lebrate its 25 th
Birthday Party. We are the people who built th e bike trail from Denver 10 Chatfie ld and some peo ple rhink it j ust
appeared . It has been 25 years in the making . Now we arc working on a crusher fin e trail thar parallels that. to go
back down, to scparale bicycles and walkers, because there sctms to be some issues on that. Anyway. that is at
10:00 a.m. to Noon at th e Phme River Trail. It will be so uth of Union and there is a Family Fi tness Walk at 9:00
a.m. There are nature programs and the Littleton Co mmun ity Band . We are trying to get the Strings from
Englewood to co me down . Hopefu ll y, that will /1appcn . There will be refres hments, face painting , hike decorating
:md I guess we do n't have a raffle, but we do h:tve door pri 1,1,s and we do have a handmade cedar hope chest, but it is
not a raffle . Please join us, she said.
2. She said I notice we have th ree boy sco uts in the audience .
{Clerk's note: The troop leader spoke from the audience . She indicated they were working on a badge requiremen t
by att end ing this Co uncil meeting. Most of the comments were inaudible .)
Ms. Bradshaw sa id tha nks for comi ng. I want to invi te yo u all to show up on May 29 111 when we open up our water
park at Belleview and Windermere. I don 't know if any of yo u have WJ !chcd n being built. she sai d, but it is
awesome , So circ le the 29th and show up .
(iv) Council Me mber Tomasso:
I. He sa id yo u have all received the Hi storic Litt leto n In c. and Englewood Historical Society inv ita ti on. This
is Preser va ti on Month . There wi ll be a dinner at Hud son Gardens honori ng Eugene Sternberg who did the
pre liminary design of Arapahoe Acres , th e Englewood Sriloo l Boa rd building, Heritage High and Arapahoe
Community College . He is 89 right now.
2. He said for 1hosc of you in10 ca1ing, my daughter ;~ sel!!,1g Major Sa\'ers Ca rd s for the Eng lewood
Educa ti on Fo undation and $10 .00 buys you about :i,70.00 worth of food.
(v) c ~unci l Member Yurchick said 1hi:: only 1hin g I wanled to 1alk about was the $60,000.00
10 fund those lhrce posi tion s. I've go t mixed emoti ons abou t that. Half o f me says don't do it, but the oth er half
says fund it becau se, if we have to replace them . we have already inves1ed a lot of mo ne y in training . And, in the
overa ll sc heme of th ings, S60.000.00 isn'11h a1 muc h, but the ot her si de of me says, we ll if Chri s rea ll y wa nt ed these
peop le, he would come up with $60 ,000.00 . So. I am kind of in the middle on 1hat one. I just wanted 10 see where
th e res l of Co uncil was.
Co uncil Membe r 0 :irrentine said I have to be ju st as concerned about the $187,000 .00 that won't be there next year .
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We ha ve co nt inued to fund the se people and hilVe givi:n them four layoff dates . I mean. unless we an ticipate that the •
S 187 .000 .00 will be there next year for posi1ions that he already has deci ded that he is not budgeting fo r. th en I think
it would be in npprop;iatc to co ntinue having them hang on.
Mayor Ga rre n asked if th ere was any di sc uss ion.
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May 3, 2004
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Council Member Brad shaw said I can see bo th side s. It is 111ough ca ll . I know two of those people pe rso nall y and
that is an equally 10ugh ca ll . The budge! loo ks belier right now . but we have II lot o f unknown s and I am going 10
have 10 agree wilh Lau ren . I 1hink it is crue l and unu sual puni shment for those people .
Cou1 cil Member Barrentine sai d I am 1hc liaison for the Code Enforcement Board and I have seen, subseq uen tl y.
one of those employees who has been on thi s roller coaster. At the meetings they talk about this person with the
anticipation 1ha1 that employee will not be there . I mean the fir st lim e ii happen s, it is one thin g. but the third and
then fourth time yo u are given a layo ff date, you don't ex ist any more. I mean, your opponunities are kind of gone .
I panicip:Ued in that , I don't blame Chris . He ca me 10 the table with hi s budget. [ think it is a diffi cult thing to do
and I am jusl he3rtsick about it , but [ have 10 go with hi s deci sion on his budget.
Counci l Member Wolosyn said I would agree. We mcde that dec ision to carry it through unril May, based on the
fac t that we were all optimistic th at our sa les tax revenue would increase to an amount 1ha1 we would feel
comfortable, because as Chris sa id , carryi ng it on through this year, it is virtually saying yes to next year also .
Unfortunately, that condi tion has n't manifested itself.
Council Member Tomasso said I am of the opinion that it is Chris ' deci sio n and it is basically up to him what he
wants to do .
Council Member Yurchick said that answers my question.
(vi) Counci l Member Wolosyn :
1. Sue said I did attend the kick off for FasTracks yesterda y afternoon. It was an hour long. It was short and
effective. They had a surprisingly robust turn out and it sort of makes you realize that you arc a part of this. All the
communities around here participated in this and we all have so mething to gai n if it passes. I hope it docs .
2. She said in last weeks packet, the one where we had the public meeting , there was a letter from the County
to the City s11ying that they wanted us 10 collect th e ope n space inc rement and then remit it to them. Was 1h at in the
game at th e beginning? Docs th at have an administration amount? I'm just wonderi ng, is there a discussion going
on, is there an admini stration fee?
Counci l Member Bradshaw said you know what we did at the Foundation? Maybe we should do this 10 the County .
We take 10%. Ma yo r Garrett said for an admi ni suati ve charge. Ms. ~r.id shaw sai d yes.
Council Member Brt.dshaw said c,ccpl for citie s. we only take I% of th e money the ci tie s donate fo r administralivc .
And I jus1 think w..: need to re visit lh at with the Co unty. if th ey arc wanting us to do their work fo r them
Cou ncil Membe r Wolosyn sa id I was surpri sed . It seemed when we talked to Susan at various Tri -Ci tie s meet in gs,
they we1 ~ ulikinR abut coming up with a sys1em and we would all be kept in th e conversa ti on and 1hcn all of a
sudd en it seemed li ke ii was a done deal. She said this is just a concern .
Cou ncil Me mber Yurchick sa id like our RTD lax ... do we get a fe e when we co ll ecl RTO tax and remit it ? Ca n we
charge th..:m 10%?
Ci ty Manager Scars sa id we can have Jerrell co me back . Ju st li ke we collect our ow n sa le s and use rnx. because we
don't believe the State con do as good a job in doing 1hat, lhc Co unty is basically sayi ng, you know who yo ur
customers are, you ca n do a better job and we: don't want to get into a fight with you over what that amount is. So.
1hcy :ire saying, you go ahead and do that. Collect ii and put in the pol ... ou r pe rcentage. What I have heard, he
sai d, is that a lot of othe r ci ties also share Co unci l's co ncern . I do n't know exactly where they are in term s of
recommending thi s. but I would like to bring thi s back 10 the Council , wi1h Jerre ll , and we ca n take a loo k at it.
Counci l Member Wolosy n sa id I npprecialc wha t you are saying abou t all the different contexts .
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Ci ty Manager Scars said it was a surpri se. The y were tr yi ng 10 pul togeth er their formula and that is why th ey arc
taking so lo ng in doing ii, which is a concern . beca use that money is not C'1 ming back 10 us t3ut. the re is a prc ll y big
ri p on Home Rule cities. because the State does n't care, the State does n't get in there and ,1 • the \\l{lf k th at the City
docs when we have that happe n.
Council Member Wo losy n sai d whJt abo ut th e fir st part of the year, do the y give us that in a 1ime ly ma nner . She
said, I mean to begin co llecting it. Mr . Scars said I think the pi cture is getti ng clearer and I think we just need to
give Jerrell and nctunlly . perhaps have n represe ntative of their Board here . Their Board is mak ing these type . of
dctcrmin:Uions and we need to gcr that Boa rd here to say, 'thi s is our Plan', so we can react to it , because l i. ,ink 1t is
still really circ umspect as to exactly what is going to oc cur .
Council Member Brads haw sairl it just looks bad for go vernment. Herc we said yes we want open space, yes we
want to do this and now everybody says ... you co llect it Come on, if you start some thing , you fini sh it an d that is
what I have a problem with, wi th the County . h was the ir baby and now they a n.. ppi ru; it in our la ps again .
13. Clly Manager's Report
(a) City Manager Scars said we arc in the middle of our audit . We wtll prt.LJbly be having our
:iuditors attend the first meeting in June. They will actually co me to the Council and I think with where we are , that
will be very helpful , in terms of some of the info rmat ion th :n Council can take a look at to determine where we go
from here . They are taking a look at that and will be comi ng back.
(b) City Manager Scars said I am involved with the Rotary Ex1..hange Group with an East Africa n
group of young professionals ... attomeys, doctors, World Ban k ... and they are goi ng to be visiting the City on the
11 th to talk to different departments . I just wanted to let the Council know you are invited to meet with them if you
would like to participate .
Co uncil Member Bradshaw sai d they arc going to be here? Mr. Scars sai d yes, they are going to be here. Ms .
Bradshaw asked how long they would be here. Mr. Scars said they arc going to be here during that morning and in
the afternoon and then they will actuall y be in the County for the following two days . Ms . Bradshaw sa id so they
co uld be here Thursday afternoo n? Mr . Scars sai d they would like to have so me specific time with the auomey,
pos sibly with the judge, with the sc hool district and at Swedish . If yo u arc interested, come by and sec them. Ms .
Bradshaw said we wo uld need a time. Mr. Scars s11 id we arc going to meet at 9:00 a.m. wi th the staff a nd we would
love to have you here at 9:00 a.m. We will be taking a tour about 9:45 a.m., but if you could be here at 9 o'clock
that morning. it wo uld be wonderful.
14 . City Allorney's Report
Ci ty Allo mey Brotzman did not ha ve any matters to bring before Council.
15 . Adjournment
MA VOR GARRETT MOVED TO ADJOURN . The meeting adjou rned at 8: 10 p.m.
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