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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-04-07 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • • ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular Sessio n April 7, 2003 Ca ll Co Order The reg ul ar mee ting of the Englewood Ci ty Co uncil was cn lled 10 order by Mayor Bradsh aw at 7:30 p.m. 2. lnvocatlo• The invocati on was give n by Counci l Member Nabho lz. 3. Pl•dge of Allqlance The Pledge of All cg innce wns led by Mayor Bradshaw. 4. Roll Call Present: Absent: A quorum was present. Also present: 5. Minutes Counc il Members Nabho lz, Moo re, Grazuli s. Garren , Wolosyn, Yurchick, Bradshaw None City Manager Sears City Attorney Brotzman Ci ty Clerk Elli s Director Gryglcwicz. Finance and Administrati ve Se rvices Direct or Ol so n, Safety Services Se ni or Planner Langon, Communit y Deve lopment (a) COUNCIL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE TH E MINUTFS OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2003. Mayor Bradshaw asked if there were any co rrecti ons or additio ns. There were none . Ayes: N11 ys : Ab s1111n : Mu1i c,n curri ed. 6. Sthcduled Visito rs Council Membe rs Nabho lz . Garrett , Wolosyn, Yurch ick, Gra zuli s, Brad shaw None Cou ncil Member Moo re (a ) Ma yor Bradsha w said we ha ve Mark Brad y, the Exa hcd Ruler of the Engle wood Elks l.,odgc 2 122, \l,'ho 1s 1ncsc nt 10 pa y 1nbu 1c 10 1hc Elks ' Englewood Citi ze n of the Ye ar ; Eng lewood Firefig ht er of the Ycnr ; and En~lcwood Police Officer of the Ye ar. Englewood Cily Counci l April 7, 2003 Pnge 2 Mr . Brad y sai d I wa m to th ank Ma yo r Brad sha w and the Englc \\Ol'Ki City Cou ncil for 1his oppo r1Unity for the Eng lewood Elks to honor some or vur fines! publi c se rvants . Mr . Brad y sai d first I would like 10 honor Tracey Minoggie . Trac ey has been a firefig lu er si nce July or 1996 . For the fir st fi ve yea rs she was on the lin e as a firefighter a nd the las1 two years she ha s been the Safe ty Educat ion Coordinato r. She le ac hes sa fety classe s to ci tizens. bus inesses and sc hools . Thi s wa s not an ass igned posi ti on, he sa id , Tracey had tv ea rn thi s posi ti on and it wa s compe titi ve. She had to apply fo r it, 1ake tes1s nnd she was promoted to Safety Ed uca tion Coordinator. Tracey also wrote a grant to FEMA. She orga ni zed the report, co mpiled sta tis tics and proved to FEMA the need for an educational grant. Englewood w.is subsequ ently awarded over $24 ,000 .00. She uses th ese fund s to teach children and seniors . . ';he is noted fo r her compass ion and love of th e job. Tra cey was married in November to Do n, he s11i d. and we want to co ngnu ul ate you Tracey. Ms . Minoggie was given a rou nd of ap plause. Mr . Brady said we woul d now like to honor Douglas Ne ss an . He was hired by th e Englewood Poli ce Department in April of 1973 as one of the original members of a ca det unit. In May of 1974, Officer Nessan was prommed to the position of police offi cer . He was assigned 10 the Detective Bureau from 1986 to 1990 and was ac ti ve ly in vo lved in a number of high profile inve stigati on s, in addition to hi s as signment to the Properly Crimes Unit. Officer Nes sa n returned to !he Patrol Unit in 1990 where he remained until 1996. He was se lec ted fr om among a number of applicants as one of th e ori ginal members of the new ly fanned fmp act Team. The Imp ac t Team is a very high profile , problem ori ented , polici ng unit th a1 req uires major problem solvi ng skill s and a sign ifi ca nt amount or co mmun ity in1erac1ion . Offi cer Ness:m has received ove r 70 commendati ons from s uch so urces as the United State s Attorney's offi ce. the Arapahoe Cour,ty Di strict Attorney's office a nd mult iple metropolilan law enforcemen t agencies ... not to mention citizens or this co mmuni ty, his peers and su pervi sors. He was re cognized by the Co lorado Intergove rnmental Ri sk Sharing Agency for 20 years of safe drivin g. In September of 200 1 Officer Nes san rece ived th e Department of Safet y Se rvices Police Se rvice Award fo r hi s un se lfi sh co ntrib u1i on to the family of a Florence. Co lorado po lice officer who was shot in the line or duty . Throughout hi s 30-year ca reer , Officer Nessan has maintained th e highe st leve l or dedi catio n and profess ionalis m as a member of the Eng le\\ood Departme nt of Safety Services. Office1 Nessan was give n a round of app lau se . Mr . Brady said I woul d now li ke to hono r the Englewood Citi zen or th e Year. Mr . Ri chard Burton. Mr . Burton, a lifel ong Eng le wood citi ze n, is in vo lved in many things in our com munit y as we ll as within the State of Co lorndo. He is an empl oyee of the Cit y of Englewood, the father of lhree children and he is marri ed to hi s chil dhood sweet hea rt , Vicki e. Hi s co mmitment to traffi c safety and occ upan1 pro1ec1ion is far reaching . Mr . Brady noted th at it is not often that a citi ze n is so driven to publi c safety . The amo unt of time , 1he energy and e,pense that he devo1es in assi sting law enforcement with his promot ion of sa fet y, courteous driving and the va lue of occ upan t proteClion is trul y commendable. His vi sion of promoting traffic safety al so ex tended to the race fa ns of Co lorado National Speedway, as a Labor Day weeke nd event fo r three years. with phenomenal success. Hi s vi sion and part ners hip has benefited everyone and is grea tl y appreciated by all th ose who have witne ssed his co mpassio n for traffic sa fety . We'll probab ly never kn ow how many li ves have bee n alt ered by hi s co mmitme nt 10 1raffic safety , he said, bu t we do know it is wort h th e expense. lim e and energy. Ri ch.1rd Burt on is a NASCAR driver, a Co lorado State Patro l Po ster Chi ld . a pro moter of th e Englewoo d Neig hbnrhond Watc h Speed Pledge Progr:11n and an ex tra ordin ary ci ti zen or En glewood . Mr . Burton was give n a ro und or appla use. Mr . Brady sai d I want to thank everybody fo r the oppo r1uni1 y to present these awards . 7. Unsc heduled Visitors There were no un sc hedu led visit ors. 8. Communications, Proclamations and Appoi ntments • • • • • • Engkwood Chy Co uncil Aprll 7, 2003 Pogd (a) A proc lam111i on decl aring the week of April 27 through May 4. 2003 as Da ys of Remembrance for Vi ctims of the Holoc aust wa s consid ered. COUNCIL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF APRIL 27 THROUGH MAY 4, 2003 AS DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE FOR VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST. Motio n carried . Ayes; Council Members Nabh olz. Moore , Garrett , Wolosyn, Yurchick , Grazuli s, Brad shaw Nays: None (b) Mayor Bradshaw said this agenda item is a proc lamati on honoring Country Buffe1 for its co ntribu1i ons 10 the community, which are incredible. There wa s a ro und of applause . COUNCIL MEMBE!t NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION HONORING COUNTRY BUFFET FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. Moti on carried . Ayes : Co unci l Members Nabholz , Moo re , Garrett , Wolosyn , Yu.rchick , Grazuli s, Bradshaw Nays : None Mayor Brad shaw read the proclamati on in ils entirety and presented it 10 Darryl Wall ac e. Country Buffet 's Communi1y Relati ons Director . Mayor Bradshaw said we can't thank yo u enough . There was a round of applause . Mr. Wallace said when I fir s1 took 1he commun ity repre se ntative job, I had no idea lha1 I would be put in a Santa Clau s sui l, stuffed into an ambul anc e and standin g oul over a hot grill, but I ha ve 10 say it has been worth it. I have had a lot of fun doing it . he said , a nd we loo k fo rward 10 working with everyo ne in the futu re. Thank you very mu ch. 9. Public Hearing No publi c hear in g was sc heduled befo re Co uncil. I 0. Conscnl Agenda COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APl'ROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS IO (a) (I) ond (II) AND IO (b) (I), (II), (II;) ond (I,,), (a) Approva l of Ordin a nces on Fir st Rea ding (i) COU NCIL BILL NO . 25, INTRODUCED BY COU NCIL MEMBER GARRETT A BI LL FOR AN ORD INANCE APPR OVIN G AND AUTHORIZ ING THE EXECUTION OF FOUR INTERGOVERNM ENTAL SUBGRANTEE AGREEMENTS (COBO) FOR THE YEAR 2003 BETWEEN THE ARAPAHOE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSI ONERS AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. CO LORADO . Englewood Cily Counci l April 7, 2003 Page 4 (ii ) COCN CIL BILL NO . 26. INTRODU CED BY COUNC IL MEMBER GARRETr A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE OF THE CITY Of ENGLE WOOD. CO LORADO. CREAT ING THE "ENGLEWOOD HOUSING REHAB ILI TAT ION ENTERPR ISE FUND" IN RESPONSE TO Cl·IAN GES TO ART ICLE X, SECT IO~ 20 (TABOR ) OF THE ST ATE OF COLORADO . (b) Appro1·al of Ordinan ces on Secon d Reading (i) ORD INANCE NO . 25, SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 20, INT RODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETr) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A UTILITY ADJUSTMENT AS A PART OF THE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BELLEVlEW AND CLARKSON INTER SECTION. (i i) ORDINANCE NO . 26 , SERlES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BIL L NO . 21. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER GARRETr) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SUPPLEMENT #155 TO THE SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRI CT CONNECTOR'S AGREEMENT FOR THE INCLUSION OF LAND WITHIN THE DISTRI CT BOUNDARIES . (ii i) ORDINANCE NO . 27. SERlES OF2002 (COUNC !L BILL NO . 23. INTRODU CED BY COUNC lL MEMBER GARRETr) AN ORDINANCE APPROV ING THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TEMPORARY LI CENSE AGREEMENT WITH K. C. ENSOR. GREE N VALLEY TURF CO .. AND WILDACRE. LLC FOR CROSS IN G THE CITY DITCH . (i v) ORD INANCE NO . 28 . SER IE S OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 24, INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETr) AN DRD !NANCE AUTHOR IZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, ENTIT LED "AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT REGARD ING FINAL DES IGN AND CONSTRUCT ION ;JF DRA INAGE AND FLOOD CONTRO L IMPROVEMENTS FOR BIG DRY CREEK AT ALLEN WATER TREATMENT PLANT " BETW EEN THE URBAN DRA INAGE AND FLOOD ONTROL DISTRI CT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO . Mayor Bra dshaw asked ir anyone wanlcd to pull one of the ilcms. No one did . Vo le results: Ayes : Co uncil Members Nab holz. Moo re. Garre t!. Wol osy n, Yurchick. Gra zuli s. Brnd ~haw Na ys: None Moti on ca rri ed. (~) R\!3olu1i ons and Moli ons Ther e we re no rc solu1 io ns or moti ons subm ill cd fo r approval. II. Regular Age nd a • • • • • • Englewood City Co uncil Apri l 7, 21Hl3 Page 5 (a) Approval of Ordinances on First Readin g (i) Director Olson pre se nted a recommenda ti on from the Safet y Se rvice s Department to adop t a bill for an ordi nance authorizin~ an agreeme nt between the Fi re Departm e nt s involved in the Metro Fi re Traini ng Acade my and South Sub urb an Park Di stri ct allowing an ease ment on Metro Fire Training Academy propert y for a bike pathway . Ma yo r Brad sha w sa id 1hi s says 1hc Sou1h Suburba n Park Dis 1ric1. Shou ldn 'I ii be !he So u1h Subu rban Park Fou ndati on? Becau se of that. she sa id. I wi ll have 10 abstain . Director Olrn n said it is actuall y with South Suburban Parks . Apparently, when the att orneys di sc ussed it the y dec id ed to go thi s way. f th ought it was th e Foundation , orig inally. he said, but it is th e Parks. MJ yo r Brad shaw said if ii is th e Distr ic t. th en I ca n vote on it. Direct or Ol son said 1hey have alread y poured the co ncrete down 1here . This is an agreeme nt we ha ve been working on for awhile. It is a temporary ea se ment . he sa id, for fi ve years. renewabl e and it will allow the bike path to continue on 10 th e Platle and over 1he bridge. Mayor Bradshaw said th e bridge dedicati on wi ll be held at 11 :00 on May 3n1. at Unio:, and Plane Ri ve r. It is a $400,000.00 bridge and it is the fir st of i1s ki nd in 1he United Stales, to be installed that way . So. she said , it is pren y exciting . Mayor Brads haw said I don't need 10 abstain, as ii isn't the Founda ti on. Ci1y Allorney Brotzman said if ii is not the Foundation 1hen you do not need 10 absiai n . MAYOR BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA IT EM 11 (a) (I)-COUNCIL BILL NO . 27 . COUNC IL BIL L NO . 27. INTR ODUCED BY MAYOR BRADSHAW A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO, THE CITY OF LITTLETON, COLOR ADO, WEST METRO FIRE PROTE CT ION DISTRICT. LITTL ETON FIRE PROT ECT ION DI STRICT, SOUTH METRO FIRE PROTECl'ION DISTRI CT. AND SO UT H SUBURBAN PARK Dl~TRICT APPROV ING A TEMPO RARY EAS EME NT ON METRO FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY PROPERTY FOR TII E LOMPLETION OF A SEG MENT OF THE BIKE PATHWAY . Vote results: Moti on carried . Ayes: Co u111 .. d Member~ Nab bolz. r-.foore, Ga rrett, Wolosy n, Yurc h1ck . Gr:tzu li s, Brad shaw Na ys: No ne Mayor Brad shaw th anke d Director Olso n for all of his help . f kn ow it wa s difficult at time s, she sa id (ii) Sc nio r Planner Langon prese nt ed a recomm endation fr om the Cfl mmunily Development Department 10 adopl a bi ll for an ordi nance amending the Eng lewood Municipa l Code to reduce the number of days. prior 10 a publi c hearing. that a noti ce mu st be publi shed . This is being broug ht fo rward by the City Clerk and the Commun ity Development Department and it is an amendmenl 10 Till e 1- 10-2-6. Publi c Notice. Staff reco mmend s th at Ci1y Co un cil approve th e prnposed ame ndment 10 Title 1 rega rdin g publ ic not ices as show n in 1he pro pmed bill for an ordinance . fl snn rtens from 15 to 10 da ys. lh e number of da ys pri or to a public he arin g that not ice of th at hearing mu st be publi sh~d in th e newspape r. Englewood Clly Council April 7, 2003 Page6 Currently, Title I requires that noti ce of1hc pub li c hearin g be pu bli shed 15 days prio r to the publi c he aring, unle ss oth erwise noted by ordinan ce or statute . The Englewood Liquor Licen si ng Authori ty, the Pl ann ing and Zo nin g Commission and the Boa rd or Adjust me nt and Appea ls. by eit her sta tut e or ordinance , allow s a JO-d ay notice . So Cit y Co uncil is th e o nl y one really affected, or, on occasion, any other age ncy or depanment of th e City that may be req uired 10 co ndu ct a publi c hearin g. The Englewood Heral d publi shes once a week, she said . and with Council meeting twice a mo nth it is not possib le to fit that IS•day timcfr ame wi thin the 14 da ys between typical Co un cil meetings . Therefore, we arc forced 10 sc hedule publi c hearings fo r a month Inter . Thi s amendme nt wou ld all ow for a IO -day publ ica ti on requirement , which keeps i:.s ucs in the forefront and I think that is the key thing . It would all ow us to ha ve the fir st reading and then at the nex t sc heduled Council meeting we co uld hold the publi c heari ng , instead of waiting an entire month . lt n,anages City business in a more timel y manner and . I might also add, it shonens the development appli ca ti on process . As we di sc ussed last week . ACE was one of the grout's that recentl y di sc ussed the fact that time is the most costl y elcmenl of development. So. she sa id , for those reaso ns we recommend that Council approve thi s counci l bill . Arc there any questi ons? Mayor Bradshaw asked if th ere were any que sti ons. There were none. COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYI, MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (II) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 28 . COUNCIi. B11.L NO . 28 . INTROD UCE D BY COUNCIi. MEMBER WOLOSYN A B11.L FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE I. CHAPTER 10. SECTION 2. PAR AGRAPH 6. OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 PERTAINING TO PUBLIC NOTICES . Mayor Bradshaw asked if there was any di sc ussio n. There was none . Vote results: Mo tion carried. Ayes: Co uncil Members Nabholz . Moore . Garrett, Wolosy n, Yurchick. Grazu lis. Brads haw Nays: None (b) Approva l of Ordin ances on Sec ond Reading There were no additional items submined fo r approval on seco nd readin g. (Sec Agenda hem 10 -Consent Agenda .) (c) Resoluti ons and Motions The re were no reso luti ons or mo1ions subm itt ed for app rova l. 12. General Dlscusslon (a) Mayor's Choice (i) Ma yo r Brad shaw said yo u had a proc lama ti on declaring April as Fair Housing Mo nth . Is that okay if we go ahead and forward th a1'? Coun cil indicated it was okay Ma yor Bradshaw said we talked at the pre vious Co unc il meeting aboul how we mi ght need 10 forma lize the proclamation proc edure. Docs Cou nci l want to for mali ze th e procc d•Jre or is it okay th e way we are doi ng it? • • • • • • Englewood Cit y Council April 7, 2003 Page 7 Co un ci l Member Ga rrell sa id we had talked abo ut coming up with so me type of critt•· :a that we th ought wo uld be useful in th ese situ ati ons. One of the crite ria th at has been di sc ussed is wha1 kind of loc al impact would we have on a part ic ul ar enviro nm ent. I don'1 know wheth er yo u wa nt to co ntinue 1r have people expl ore 1hat or ha ve a gro up expl ore that , he sa id. Ma yor Brad shaw asked if Co un cil wan ted to set up a sub•co mmi11ee. Or, Council Me mbe r Ga rren, we co uld just use an ad •ln c commince. Or. Mayor Brad shaw asked. do we wunt to do it with Co un cil . us a whole . Counci l Member Moore. said we co uld just do ii at a Stud y Se ss ion. tha t wo uld probably be good and we could do it as a whole . Mayor Brad shaw asked if we could sc hedul e that on a St udy Sess ion a nd sec if ot her cit ies have criteria . I think th at woul d help ... we wo ul dn 't have to rei nve nt the whee l. She suggested staff contact CML . (ii ) Ma yor Brad shaw said if any of you are inte rested in goi ng 10 the Beacon Center Che ri sh the Children Ga la, I received an in vi tat ion a nd un fortu nate ly I don't have th e $200.00 to attend , but if anyone el se wo uld like to ... here it is. (iii ) Mayor Brad shaw sai d 1 wanted 10 remind you that Arapah oe Co un ty is open ing up the ir new h.ci li tie s at Arapahoe Plaza at Windennere and Littlet on Bo ul ev ard . They ha ve red one all those buildings, she sa id, and the ribbo n cut tin g is at 10:00 thi s Friday . (iv) Mayor Brad shaw said I wa nt ed to rem ind yo u 10 get in your Jubilee II infor mat ion, as soon as po ss ible. to Paul etta Puncerelli . (v) Mayo r Brad shaw said I received an invita ti on to Meet the Mayo rs, a candidate 's foru rr. in Den ver, thi s Wednesday . If an yo ne is in 1ere sted. she said, here is the invita ti on. (vi) Ma yo r Brad shaw said all I can say is th ank yo u so much 10 th e Par ks and Recre ati on Department fo r nominatin g me for the individ ual citat ion award fo r th e regi on. I :un ve ry hono red and humbled by 1ha1, she sa id . I think a lot of people have done a lot of work in parks a nd recreation ... as mu ch. if not more , 1han I have anrf it is qui re an honor. I wi ll be down lherc nex t Monday picking up th e awa rd , she said . so thank you . (b) Council Members· Choice (i) Coun cil Member Nabholz: I. She said I want to co ngralul ate yo u, Mayor Brad shaw , on 1hc award you jusl men ti oned . You truly de serve it. You ha ve worked a long lime with South Sub ur ba n, she said . Ma yo r Brad shaw said thank yo u. 2. She sai d there i:-. so me maroo n or purpl e graffi ti on the ca st side of Broad way. It is ki nd of intermiu c nl thro ugh the neig hborhood . but it sutrt s at about the 3200 bl oc k and it hit s the traffi c signa l box a11hc post offi ce and i1ju s1 continu es to go up . It hi ts the traffi c signal box at Broadway and Kenyon and then it int ermitt ently hits the building s th ere. It is ve ry brighl and it is a mess. she said . 3. She sa id I wan led to say one more lime !hat I had another six call s sayin g how pleased people wrre bc causi: of wh at th e City had done 1n rem ov ing snow and he lpi ng cu t up limb s and thin gs. I did have a co uple of peo ple ca ll, she sa id , hopin g we would iakc their limb s awa y, but I told them no. not th is year . Englewood Clly Council April 7, 2003 Pagc8 Ci ty Man.iger Sears sai d I will pas s 1ha1 on to our streets and parks peo pl e, th ey have rea lly done a fabulous job. Council Member Nabholi said plea se do . I don't know whether we have give n th em en ough atta boys yet, she sa id , because th ey have really done a good job. (ii) Co uncil Member Wolos yn offered Mayor Brad sha w furth er congratul ati ons . Ma yo r Brnd shaw sa id thank you . (iii) Cou nci l Member Yurchick offered Mayo r Brad shaw co ngra tulati ons. Mayor Brads ha w said thank you. (iv) Cou ncil Member Gra zuli s: I. She offered May,Jr Brad shaw congratulati ons. 2. She said I just wa nted tn remind everyone of the sil ent auction that is being spo nsored by th e High School fo r 1heir band progra m. ll will be held lhis Wednesd ay, bc 1wcen 2:30 and 8:30. Jus1 slop down there, she sa id, there arc a lot of fine things that have been donat ed by different busi ne sses in our co mmunity and it really helps the band program. 13 . Cili• Man•ger's !!leport (a) City Manager Sears sai d I just wanted to remind everyone that next Monday night the Council m~t.i ng will be held at Cherrclyn at 6:30 in the evening. The He:ald may be putting a comment in the paper about that , he said , We are goi ng ta have an upd ate on our Traffi c Stud y that even in g ond right now we don't have anythi ng else on the agenda , he sa id , but it is an ope n forum. 14 . Cily Allorney 's Report Cit y Anorney Brotzma n did not have any mauers to bring befo re Council. 15. Adjournment The mee tin g adjourned at 7:55 p.m. • • •