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ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Regular Session
February 18, 2003
I. CuU to Order
The regular meeting of the Englewood Ci ty Council was ca lled 10 ord er by Mayor Brads haw at 7:37 p.m.
2. J nvocation
The i11 .·oca Lion was given by Co uncil Member Nabho lz.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Bradshaw .
4. RoUCall
Presen t:
Absent:
A quorum was present.
Also prese nt:
5. Minutes
Council Members Nabholz, Moore, Grnzulis, Garren, Wolosy n,
Yurchick, Bradshaw
None
City Manager Sears
City Attorney Brotzman
Assistant City Manager Flaherty
City Clerk Ellis
Director Kahm, Capital Projects
Seni or Planner Graham. Community Devel opmen t
Direc tor Long. Library
Director Fonda, U1ilitie :i
Director 01 :;o n, Safety Servi ces
(a) COUNCIL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF F,•,BRUARY 3,
2003 .
Ma yor Bradshaw ,1sked if there was any di sc uss ion or correc ti ons. There was none .
Vote results:
Motion carried.
Ayes: Co uncil Members Nabholz , Moore, Garrett, Wolos yn,
Yurchick , Grazu lis, Bradshaw
Nays: None
6. Scheduled Visitors
• There were no sc hedu!ed \'isit ors.
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7. Unsr.hc duled \'isil urs
(a) Cherri e Brandt , 22 97 West Wesley Ave nue. sai d it is good to sec yo u all ag:i in . I cam e
here with good news 1onigh1. Cnn yo u be liev e th at '! I want ed to co me and lei yo u know thal we just ha d an
aweso me . posi1i vc experience wit h Englewood's Building Divi sion. I don't think we. as c itizen s, co me
here oflen enough 10 gi ve posi ti ve fe edback 10 all 1he pe ople th at work so hard with in our governm ent. she
1,ai d. We built n very large addi tion o nto our home . We sturted about three yea rs ago . she said, and we
deci ded it was taking 100 lo ng . so we speeded th ing s up wi th a loa n. Lo and beh old , we really go t
ourse lves into a tight timeframc and mone y crunch. If it weren't for the peo ple in the Bui lding Divi sion.
she said . we neve r would have gott en thi s project wrapped up en ough fo r u · 10 ha ve gotte n our pe rmanent
fin ancing . Lan ce wa ~ terrific wi th accommodating us and working with u"' :.o well th at we were able to get
ever ything to wo rk we ll . I am going to nam e everybod y by name, she said, because 1hcy arc all just as
imponant as the other. Barb wasj us1 trem end ous through out our entire project. .. J would say thlll she
probabl y worked harder for us th an anybod y did . Of co urse. Karen and the n we ha ve Pat, who takes all the
phone ca ll s for the inspec tio ns . Then our in spcctors ... Chnrl ie. Craig and Greg. They were al l just
aweso me and I just wa nted to share tha1 wit h you 1onig ht. To be able to give 1hese guy s ... th ese grown
mcn ... hu gs , wi th !cars in my e ye s, becau se the y really did something speci al fo r us. It made them feel
really . reallv good and when th ey tell us th at they don't rece ive posi tive reinfo rcemcn1 abou t the work that
the y do ... th at mo st of what the y hear is ncgativ e ... 1hat made me sad . I fe lt it wa s my duty, she said , 10
come here and tell yo u what a great job they do .
Ma yo r Bradshaw thanked Ms . Brandt. I am sure Mr. Sears will let the staff members know, she sai d,
beca use that docs not happen . th e people who ta lk to us don't offer posi1ive comments.
(b) Bruce McDowell, 3250 South Elat i Street, said I just have a co nce rn . I sat in on your
Stud y Sess ion and wh en Council considered the proc lamati ons it we nt pretty quickly. I just wanted to
share that I thought. ma ybe . the piece on the uninsured we nt a linl e too qui ckly . My guess is that yo u all
pro babl y have insurance. How do you feel abo ut being without ? II is not a good feeli ng. is it ? I have
in suran ce and I fee l good about that. he said , bu t I believe it is a cri sis in thi s na1ion today and I don't thi nk
it should be pa ssed ov'!r quite that lig htl y. I have n'! see n th e proclamati on. so I don't know what all was
the re. but I think th ey were just Lr ying to ra ise aw areness and it just does n't S<.'em like tha1 happe ned . He
thanked Coun ci l.
Ma yor Bradshaw said we can bri ng th is up un der Coun cil Members Choice, wheth er Co uncil would like 10
rec onsider the proc lamati on. I do th in~ we need 10 be respon sive to our constituent s.
Ma yor Brad shaw th anked Mr. McDowe ll .
(c} Bru ce Go uld. 30 13 So uth Ogde n. said I was wo ndc rin~• if anybody on th e Co uncil wo uld
happe n 10 know if th ere arc any pl ans to ha ve any ma ndmory watering re1,•ric tions during th e upcomin g
summ er wa tering season.
Ma yor Bradshnw said I can spe :1k abo ut what we have di sc ussed on the W 111er and Se wer Board . Wh at I
be li eve we deci ded was that we would enco urage voluntary watering and re co mm e nd watering two da ys a
week.
Mr . Gould s.iirl I be lieve lha t wa s the po li cy las t summer. Mayor Brad shaw said last year it was every th ree
days . Mr. Gou ld s:iid oh, okay .
Mr . Gould sa id whether it is two da ys or 1hree da ys , I ca n tell yo u fr om experience, th at none of my
immed ia te neighbors ... and those I see when I am driving around ... seem to be compl yi ng or have any
intcrc s1 at all in comp lyin g. I think it is a prett y seve re issue. he sa11.!. ; i'1 appc n to hav e some neigh bo rs
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wh o li ve very close to me who arc not on a mcl er and ha,,c made it very clea r that. in their opini on. whet her
1hcy wa ter 111 all or le i 1hc w:11 c1 run do wn 1hc sidewa lk s, lhey arc paying the same amount. So. indeed, I do
sec that kind of r r hav 1or 1·rom tl1e m. He poi 1 tcd ou t !hat th ey have no incc nii vc wha lsoc vcr to try to be
rcspo.ls1ble wi th th ·1 r w;u 'ring .
Mayor Brads ha ., ts ked M1. Go uld \\hJt he wou !J sug ges l.
Mr. Gou ld snid l k11ow lh \ we hnvc our ow n wa ter suppl y, but I don't know where that co mes from.
don't know. in 1he future . Y.hat \ ,;1.-J o f req ui rcmen ls we arc going 10 need , in so for as firefightin g and
emcrge nci,.:\ .. scenarios like th,.t · :nt il people are faced with so me kind of mand :uory restri cti on, he sai d,
!here is no 1r1.t,".!11ti,~ ,0·ha1:;ocvr.r .• \nd we are the onl y co mmunity, lha1 I am aware of. up and down !he
Front Ran gr. lh.:t .''lci rt I h.t\C mand a1o ry res tri cti ons. You read it in the papers eve ryday. In Auro ra , for
ex ample , th ere is a ban ,1n planting. [ am not guile sure. he said, why some people are not on meters. That
in itself mi ght get th ose pcopl,: to comp ly .
Mayor Br:1.dst.aw ex plained that meters a re not mandatory un less a propcny r.hanges hands . If a prope rty
has not changed hands, since J9eO , 1hey are not required to put in a mel er.
Mayo r Bradshuw introd uced Siu Fonda , Director of Utilities.
Director Fonda sa id they arc nol req uired 10 go on a meter until the property changes hand s. So . ove r a
pctj od of time we now have two.third s ... 60'1-to 65 % ... and we estimate that over the ne xt few years we
will 11lm<1)l. he. totn ll y, metered . I think if we found someone wasting wate r like that a nd they are on Oat
rate. we '1•·,i'~l:.! :·.:q uire them to purchase a meter .
~·1:,yor Bradsha w sai d it will have to be on an , as reported , basis .
Mr. Gould sa id yo u asked what my suggestio n mi ght be and I thin k that could be effective, iflhere was a
number peo pl e we re aware of, that the y could ca ll to re port so meone being outlandi shly irrespo nsible with
th eir w.:tcrin~ · no th ing e lse. maybe so mebod y co uld have a talk wi th them . You know ii is not my job.
and it would , ~ r .me ac ross very we ll . if I were 10 try to approach these people . They mig ht tell me to
mind my ow, i-. .. ~i ness. But . I re.i ll y feel strong ly abo ut thi s and I think it is eve rybody's busin ess. I
ce rt ai nl y don't wan t to have a nyth ing dra co nia n, where we are reall y spe nding a 101 of mone y trying 10
enfo rce 1hcsc wa terin g res tri cti ons, but II see ms like ma ybe til er~ i~ some thing we could be doing ,
ro me1hing n liule bit more we co uld be doing. to co mpl y, because ii ju st doesn 't se em like 1he volunt ary
re stri cti ons, in my opinion, arc working 31 all . Al least 1ha1 is my O?inion . That is all I w:i nt cd to say .
Th an k yo u very much, he sai d.
Ma yor Brad shaw thank ed Mr . Gould .
Co un cil Member Ga rrett sa id I 1hink when we initiated vo luntary res tri ctio ns we had n signifi c:int ~cd ucl iol"'
in w:iter usage in Englewood .
Director Fonda stat ed thal citywide we experienced signifi ca nt reduc ti ons last yea r, alm ost on th e orde r th il t
Denver w:1s expe rie nci ng. We were surpri sed and we believed that 1ha1 was pa rlly due to the fact !hat wi th
the eve ry 1hrec day wa terin g system ... whe n it wa s you r wa teri ng day in Denver or in th e ot her areas ... yo u
wou ld wa tc, signific:m tl y. l-l cre, he sai d. a lot of pe op lr we re co ncerned ~ut wa terin g 100 much beca use
the y did not wan t to go on wa1er in g restri cti ons. But we saw :i signifi cant decre ase in our max imu m
pumpin g rates, compared wit h ot her yea rs of si mil ar precip itati on. So we think the g:ncral aware ness is
there now . Be that as it nay. he sa id , there arc n number of pc 1ple who vi olate and we will be discussing,
and prob:ibl y decid in g in April or Ma y, what our summcrtimr .ii.a nd on thi s will be . But righ t now, I
be li eve we will have eno ugh 10 see us throu lt h the summer if we see simil ar coo perati on. Mr . Fo nda noted
th at to go to rn anda 10ry re stri cti ons req uire !:. :1 ig nifi c:1 n1 enforcement efforts a nd it is a diffi c ult thing . If
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people, in the sp irit of ii, arc tryi ng to compl y. it is muc h more co nve nie nt for th em 10 not have to adh ere
stric tl y 10 a sc hedu le like the)' do in De nve r and in 01her pa rt s of the metro area. We do have adeq uate
wa ler suppli es nnd we have ve ry se ni or righl s on 1he So uth Pl:me Rive r, he said .
8. Co mmunications, Proclamations end Appolntmtnts
(a) A lcth .. r f. m William G. Belt indi ca 1in g hi s res ignatio n fro m th e Englewood Code
En fo rce ment Ad vismy Com mittee was co nsid ered .
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT, WITH
REGRET, TH E RESIG:-IA TION OF WILLIAM G, BELT FROM THE ENGLEWOOD CODE
ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Mayo r Brzdshaw asked if Council would like to se nd a letter to both Bill and Carol Belt as they have both
co n1ributcd a lot. We may nae ha ve always agreed . she sai d. but at leas t th ey contribu1ec! md I think th at is
im po rtanl . Co unci l agreed .
Ci ty Mana ger Sea rs sai d th ey would put a letter toge th er. Mayor Brads haw as ked that he ha ve all members
of Co unci l sign th e letter .
Vote results :
'Mo tio n carried .
Ayes: Coun -:il Members Nabhol z, Moore, Garrett , Wolosyn ,
Yurchi ck, Grazul is. Brad shaw
Nays : None
9, Public Hearing
No publi c heari ng was sc heduled before Council.
I 0, Consent Agenda
COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 (a) (I), (II), (Ill), (Iv) and (v), 10 (c) (I) and (II).
(a) Approval of Ordin ances on First Reading
(i) COU NCIL BILL NO . 9. INTROD UC ED BY COU NCIL MEMBER GAR RETT
A BIL L FOR AN ORDINAN CE RE PEALI NG AND RE ENACT IN G TITLE I. CHAPTER 5. SECT ION
I. OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNI CIPAL CO DE 000 . RELATING TO REAP PORTI ONMENT OP
CITY COUNC IL DISTRI CTS WITHI N THE CIT Y OF ENG LEWOO D. COLORADO .
(ii) COUN CIL BILL NO . 6. INTRO DUCED BY COUN CIL MEMBER GARRETT
A BILL FO R AN ORDI NANC f AMEND ING TITLE 12. CHAPTER 2, SECT ION 2. PAR AGRAPH (C),
SU BSECT ION ( I). SUB PARA GRAP H (d) OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNI CIPAL CODE 2000
AP PRO VING A PE RMITTED INDUSTRIAL FAC ILITY TO RAIS E THE LOCAL . UPPER pH
LIMITATION,
(i ii ) COUNCIi . BILL NO . 16, INTRODU CE D BY COUNC IL ME MB ER
GARRETT
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A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE AMEND ING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2, SECT ION 3, PARAGRAPH B,
SUBSECT ION 8, AND TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2, SECT ION 3, PARAGRAPHS D AND E, OF THE
ENGLEWOOD MUNI CIPAL COQE, CL'\RIFY ING THE SE WER FUND RATES .
(iv) COUNC IL BILL NO ,2, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMB ER
GA,lKETT
A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE APPkOV ING TWO CITY DITCH LICEN fS AGREH '.ENTS WITH
REGI".•'• AL TRANSPORTAT ION DISTR ICT (RTD ) ALLOW ING FENCES TO BE CONSTRUCTED
IJ "CJ N ENGLEWOOD'S CITY n1rrH RIGHT-O F-WAY.
(v) COrnidL BILL NO . I I, INTRODUCE D BY CO UNC IL MEMB ER
GA RR.:TT
A Bil .L FO R AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGO VERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BET',\'Ef' 1 THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORA DO, AND CE NTENNIAL WATER DISTRICT
FOR LEASE OF ENG LEWOOD'S SURPLUS WATER .
(b) Approval of Ord inances on Second Reading
Th ere were no items submitted for approval on seco nd readin g.
(c) Resoluti ons and Motions
(i) SEWER TAP AGREEME'NT WITH WINGATE HOTELS .
(ii) PURCHASE OF POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON EQUIPMENT FOR
THE UNION A VENUE PUMP STATIO N.
Mayor Bradshaw asked if there was any disc ussio n or if anyone wa nt ed to pull any item . There was no
comm ent.
Vole resulls :
Ayes : Co uncil Me mbers Nabholz. Moo re , Garren, Wol osyn.
Yurchick . Graz uli s, Brad shaw
Nays : None
Mo1i on carried .
I I. Regular Agenda
(a) Approva l of Ordin ances on First Reading
Director K:t hm sa id I wou ld like to apologize for being here th is evening . Back on Dece mber 20, 2002 I
was here a:.!\.ing Counc il to Lransfcr a parcel of ground to the Englewood Environmenlal Foundation, so 1hat
we cou ld go fo rwa rd wit h our redevelopment of the old Ci ty Hall si te. Subseq uent to Co un cil doing tha t.
we did our ti1l c co mmitm ent and the title commi tmen t ca me back and said we were doing rea ll y good.
except that part of wha 1 we transferred is owned by the Urba n Renewal Authority. So we met with Cit y
Att orney Brotzman . And it was de term ined that the way to clean up the title, at th is poi nt , would be to ask
Cou ncil to accept 1he parce l back from EEF. There are three pieces 10 this, he sa id. Fi rst, I will ask yo u to
approve Counc il Bill No. 13 and then Mark Graham will be here for the seco nd one , Cou ncil Bill No. 14.
Mr . Graham met wi th the Urban Renewal Authority and th ey have agreed to deed th at over 10 the Ci ty.
Then 1he third il em, Counc il Bill No. 15, wi ll be me asking yo u to give me the prope rty back agai n .
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Mayor Brad sha w po1111ed out 1hal with 11II the projc1..1s D,m:tor Kahrn has handled , if this is our onl y goof.
th en we .ire lu cky .
Director Kahm said the good new s is if we arc able 10 s1raighten thi s out th is evening. we will still be ab le
10 cl ose thi s in the middle of April and we wi ll still be on sc hed ule .
Mayo r Brad sha w said 1hcn it will not affec t 1hc cl os ing dates 0.1 all. Mr. Kahm sai d that is correct.
COU NCIL MEMBER GARl'1:.TT MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEMS 11 (a) (I), (II) and (Ill).
(i) COUN CIL BILL NO . 13. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER
GARRETT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING PROP ER TY KNOWN AS PARCEL 2 LOCATED
IMMEDIATEL Y NORTH OF ENGLEWOOD PARKWAY BETWEEN SOUTH CHEROKhE STREET
AND SOUTH ELATI STREET FROM THE ENGLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION TO
CORRECT THE DEED .
(ii) COUNCIL BILL NO . 14, INTRODU CED BY COUNC IL MEMBER
GARRETT
A llrLL FOR AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY FROM THE
ENGLEWOOD URBAN RENEW AL AUTHCJRITY TO THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO.
(iii) COUNCIL BILL NO . IS, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
GARRETT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY LOCATED
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF ENGLEWOOD PARKWAY BETWE EN SOUTH CHEROKEE STREET
AN D SOU H ELATI STREET FROM THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO THE ENGLEWOOD
ENV IRONME NTAL FOUN;:JATION.
Mayor Bradshaw asked if there was any other discuss ion. There was none.
Vote r es ults:
Ayes : Cou ncil Members Nabholz. Moo re , Garrett. Wolosyn.
Yurchi ck, Grazuli s. Bradshaw
Nay s: None
Moti on ca rri ed .
Director Kahm thank ed Co uncil. We wi ll tr y not to do thi s agai n, he said .
(b) Approv al of Ordinan ces on Seco nd Reading
There were no item s submincd for appro va l on second rea ding .
(c) Re so luti ons and Moti ons
(i) Direct or Long presented a reco mmendat io n fr om the Library Dcpanmenl to
adopt a reso luti on in creasing Overdue Fines and Limits at the Englewood Public Library . He said I am
asking Co uncil to cons id er a rai se in the Libraries Overdue Fines structure . The curre nt struc ture has bee n
in place since 1985. At present , he sa id, the structure sets the fine 111 IO ce nts pe r day fr,r overdue items
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from the main li brary and 3 cents o. day fo r hems checked out from the bookmohi le . We checked with
other libraries in the metro area , h: o::.;iid , an,1 •;:c fo und i.ha: four system s still stay with the 10 cents a doy
and two others charge 20 ce nts a da , 1:\'e 100k tlu s to the Lib ri.'IJY Board at their last meeting and Council
Member Orazu lis was there . The voted unan imousl)' to support thi s. We are tt lso asking thnt we rai&e the
er ·~imu m from S2.00 to S5 J ·} k·. t · :rJ11 .:~ms One of the th ings we talked about was our Food for
Fi nes "'1 01,(am tha r has be"',. •r, pl .;ce ;i.-...e 1990. And it was fe lt that thi s is a very good program for the
commun ity and, as an amnes t :·r,.~T~. , 1, encournges peop le 10 get the books back so oth er people can use
them. The Board reque!lt.ed noi •.•'ll 1· "'conti nue th e progtam, but nlso 10 hav e a seco nd , shoncr progrnm .
So in other words. 1wo. two week p;ogrJms di:•i,1g the year. So I would ask that you npprovc this request
He asked if there were any quc.<ti ons.
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOL'l, MOVED, AND IT WAS ~ECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEM 11 (c) (I) -RESOLUTIO N NO. 31, SERIES OF 2003.
RESOLUTION NO . 3 1. SERIFS OF 2003
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE IN THE STRUCTURE OF OVERD UE LIB RARY
ANES AS AW A Y TO INCREASE CITY REVENUE.
Volt rtSUlts :
Motion carried .
Ayes: Council Members Nabholz. Moore. Garren, Wolosyn,
Yurc hick, Grazulis, Brad shaw
Nays : None
Director Lo ng thanked Council.
12. General Dlscusslon
(a) Mayor's Choice
(i) Mayor Brad shaw said we did have so meo ne speak this evening about the
unin sured proclamation . Basica ll y, the Ci ty receives five 10 ten proposed proc lamations a week, depending
on rhe time of the yea r. What we ha ve decided to do. as a Council , is get the informati on ou t and let the
Council members deci de which ones they wa nl to suppon . I wonder, she sai d, if Council would like to
reconsider 1hc uni nsured proc lamation.
Council Member Wol osyn said I would like to make a comment. I know it was suggested that we
dismissed ii quickly. but we do read these ahead of time . I might as well spicak honestly, she sai d, abo ut
what I think about the proc lam.ition system . Sometimes I think it so n of fl atte ns comple x iss ue s and it is
al most just a band-.iid . I think the uninsured issue is very complex and I don't often feel co mfonable just
putting out a proc lamation on some issues like that, she said . Th at is where I am comin g from. We rcspec 1
each other and pasc; all sons of proclama1io ns and , for each of us, it is probably fo r different reasons . So,
she said, I woulc.. • ·ppose ii if Cou ncil rclt lhcy wanted to reconsider it.
Council Member C ·H said I wo uld like 10 just make. a comment. I apo logize if you fell th at we were
shon shriftin g Lhi s particular issue. We do receive our p.ickets on the Thursday pri or to our meetings and
we spe nd the weekend reading through it and making dec is ions about how we feel abou t ce rtai n issues
before we come to the meeting . So, if it looked like we w~re onl y giving it a moment's noti ce at the
meeting, it wasn't just th3t ... al least from my perspective. I apologize, he sai d, if you were given that
impressi on.
• Mayor Brad shaw asked if anyone el se had any co mments .
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Coun cil Member Grazu li s sa id I conc ur with Co un ci l Mem ber Ga rrett . \Ve do 1hink 1hcsc thin gs out. We
do noi pass a ll of th e m because :t:~.-c are some iss ues. rig ht now, go in g before the State Legi slature a nd
some tim es we like to wail 01, •>tc t,u•co rne, if we don't fee l strongly enough th at it would affect cc nain
things wi thin o ur City. beca us . ,; is mo re o f a nat io nwide iss ue, as opposed to a ci 1ywide iss ue and we are
just one s ma ll pan .
Co uncil Membe r Nabho lz said! Wl'U ld n't necessarily oppos e it.
Co unc il Member Moo re said I hn\'C no problem in agreei ng 10 do the proclamati on.
Co uncil Member Wolosyn sai d; don't ha ve a problem in bringing it fo rward.
Counc il Member Yurc hick said J do n't ha ve a problem with bringing it forward , but what docs it
accompl ish? Thal is my qu estion . If it addressed the iss ue and did something fo r the iss ue I would s upport
it 1()()%,
Mayo r Bradshaw nolcd that two weeks ago Co uncil cons idered two proclamatio ns. One was o ppo si ng the
war in Iraq and the other was regarding overpopulatio n. But. she noted, we decided not to s upport either of
th ose. So, she said. I am wi lling to go with what Co unci l decided at Study •;css io n. Thi s docs not rai se
awareness, thi s does not promote educatio n.
Co uncil Me mber Yurc hi ck said it is just flu ff.
Mayor Bradshaw agreed it is fluff. But, she said, I do th ink th e Da y o f Remembrance proclamation is real
important so th at we do not forget the Holocaust.
Mayo r Bradshaw said so, again, we did revisi t the uni ns ured proc lamation and the answer is still no.
Counci l Member Wolosyn sai d I ap preciate and respect th e comme nt s a nd I a m glad he came fo rward.
(b) Co uncil Members ' Choice
(i) Council Member Nabholz sa id my computer has bee n down for over a mo nth.
IT is working desperately to try to figure it o ut. I ha ve a brand new seco nd line and e ve ry time yo u pick up
the ph o ne yo u ca n hear the fax machine ringing. If I le ave the compu1 er o n. th e n 1he phone wo n't ring. It
is the c raziest 1.hi ng. So ! can 't rece ive e-mail s. If anything come s up . she said , call me in stead . But they
are go in g to be o ut thi s wee k sometime. she sa id .
13. City Manager's Report
(a) Ci1 y Man ager Sears sai d just a reminder tha t th e Tri-Cities Brea kfast Meeti ng wi ll be
he ld at 7:3 0 a .m. at the E ngl ewood Golf Course , wi th Sheridan and Littl eto n. The iss ues 10 be co nsidered
arc the Platte River Imp rovement Project stat us, Wes tern Arapahoe Home less Alliance ... the Hou se of
Hope, a nd some Arapahoe Co un·y iss ues with Commiss io ner Su sa n Bec kman .
Counc il M~mber Grazuli s asked if the meeting wo uld be he'd o n the 28 th •
Ma yo r Bradshaw said yes, th e 28th• The y sai d the y had to have it o n the 2 1", so we mov ed a meetin g to 1he
14th a nd then they came back and sa id no. we wi ll ha ve it o n the 28 th •
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Mayo r Br:id shnw said we wi ll al so have people from Bow Mar, Co lumbine Valley and Fox fi eld, beca use
we wi ll di sc us s th e West Nile Virus and th e is sues we need to add res s on 1ha1. We asked th em j ust 10 come
a nd hC.11 wha t the Tri-County person ha s 10 say .
Mayor Brad shaw asked how man y Council members wo ul d be there ?
Council Members Grnzu lis, Yurchick. Wolosyn. Garren. Nab holz and Brad shaw indi ca ted th ey wo ul d be
attending .
14 . City Attorney s Report
City Attorney Brotz man did not have any matters to bring before Council.
I 5. Adjournment