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ENGL EWOOD CITY COUN CIL
ENGLEWOOD , ARArAHO E COUNTY , COLORADO
Regul a r Sess ion
Mo y S, 2003
I. Coll to Order
The reg ul ar meeting of the b glewood Cit y Co un ci l was ca ll ed to order by Ma yor Brad shaw at 7:40 p.m.
2. Invocation
Th e in voca ti on was given by Co uncil Mem ber Nabholz.
3. Pledge or AUeglanl'e
The Pledge of Allegi ance was led by Mayo r Bradshaw.
4. Roll Call
Prese nt:
Absent:
A quorum was pre sent.
Co uncil Mem bers Nabh olz. Moo re, Grazulis , Wolosy n, Yurc hi ck,
Bradshaw
Council Member Garrett
Mn,..o r Brad sha w said Council Mem ber Garrett notified us earli er th at he was ill.
5. Minutes
Al so present: Ci1 y Manager Scars
Ci lJ Attorney Brotzman
Ass istant City Manager Flaherty
Ci1y Clerk Elli s
Publ ic lnfonnati on Offi cer Pun cerelli
Director Ros s, Publi c Works
Director Bl ac k. Parks and Rec rca 1ion
Housing Finan ce Speciali st Grimmett , Co mmunit y De ve lopment
Direct or Ol so n. Safctv Service s
Director Kahm , Capiiat Projects
Se ni or Manager Dannemill er. Co mmunit y De velopment
Directo r Fond a. Utili1ie s
Dircc1or Gryg le wic z, Finance and Admini s1rativ e Ser vices
Open Space Manager Lee, Park s and Rec reu1i on
(a) COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 21, 2003.
Mayor Bradshaw asked if there was an y di sc uss ion or co rrectio ns. Th ere was none .
Vote res ults:
Ay es:
Nays:
Co uncil Membe rs Nab holz. Moo re, Wolosyn . Graz uli s, Bradsha w
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Engle wood Cit y Council
Mo y 5, 2003
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.Abs tai n:
Ab sent:
Mou0r c~1rricd .
6. t.;:-!.•.J u lcd Vis il ors
Counc il t,,•lemb er Yun.:hi ck
Counl'il Member Garren
f1,, Ma1 : Bradshaw sai1 ~v fri end Mel issa Chew, fr om Sou1l 1 Suburban Parks and
Recrea t10n Dis1rict. Colurado Park and Rc~1e:uion Assoc iati on and 1he National Re creati on and Park
Assoc iatio n. is he re.
Ms. Che · .nid 1hank yo u fo r gh1in g me tl1t< f)!)DOrt un ity 10 be he re toni ght. It is my grca l pleas ure to be
he re re prcr.~11 1, n~. not ~nl y the Co lo, J , Par k and Rec reati on Assoc iation, but .. Jso the Nati ona l Recreati on
and Park A:,:>tv=rnti on. BNh of whic h hu, : honored yo ur Ma yor. Beverl y Bra dshaw, f"r her many
co nt ributi ons t.J th e co mmu nity . I woul d like to 1al..e just a mome nt and read to you the ci tati on I read for
the mo s1 rec ent award she wa s given, which was at th e Nati onal Recrcalion a nd Pa rk Assoc ia ti on Midwest
Regional Conference, whic h re prcse111 s seven differ e nt slates. Beve rl y was nomi na ted fo r an ind ividua l
citati on a war :. ~.ch she rec eived . She was co m1:te ting wi th ind ividuals nomi nated fr om .1 II thos-:: di fferent
slates . We are rea ll y proud to have her in our commu nity. she said , as a loc al advocate fo r parks am.i
rec rea tion. Pursuin g her pass ion, Beve rl y Brad shaw has had a tremend ous impac t on th e qu alit y a nd
qua n1 ity of park a nd recrea1ion programs a•1d faci li tie s in the sout h me1ropo lit an area. In her 1wc nty plus
yea rs of lea dership and ad vocacy fo r park, trai l and ope n space drvelopme nt and preservati on. her
ac hi eve me nt s arc many a nct her dedi ca ti on and enthu siasm unwa ver ing. C urre ntl y. Beve rl y is adjunct
pro fesso r nt Arapa hoe Commu nit y College, Ch airperso n of the So uth Subur ban Parks Found ation and
Ma yo r of 1he Ci ty of En glewood . Her professional accompl ishme nt s are many. Ju st a sample of what she
has acc ompli shed as an eig ht ee n ye ar boa rd member and current chairpe rson of th e So uth Subur ba n Parks
Founaa 1io n incl ude : be ing inslr ument al in the success ful trail deve lopme nt of the Ma ry Carter Gree nway,
which is a 14 mile pav ed trai l co nnecting the Chatfield Stat e Recreation area to downtown Denver along
the South Pl atte River. Add itiona ll y. she has been in flu cni ia l in the Bi g Dry Cree k Tra il . whic h. as yo u
kn ow. was dedi cated th is pa st Sat urday, wi th th e bri dge dedicati on. She also wa s in strum ent al in the
Hig hlin c Ca nal Trai l, a na1ural surfa ce trai l on a recrea ti onal ca se me nt pa ralleli ng th e hi sto ric irr igation
cha nn el. As a me mbe r of Ci1 y Coun cil and Mayor of Englewood, Beve rl y has served for many years on
the Park and Rec rea tion Co mmiss ion and w:1s a fo un di ng me mbe r of 1he M.1 1ley Se ni or Re creat ion Ccn1 er
Trust Fu nd Co mm itte e. She also served as a Stee ring Co mmitt ee membe r of ··E nglewood fo r Recrea ti on",
ass istin g in pass ing a S13 milli on recrea ti on fa cility bo nd iss ue in 2001. Bev Br adshaw con1inu cs to be an
ad voc a1c for th e recrea tional amcni1ies in 1he south end of Denver. Res id e nt s arc the ones who tru ly bc ncfil
as Be , ·s lea ders hip has impro ved th e overall quali ty of life thi s area offers. So. Ms. Che w said . I
congra tul ate fell ow City Co uncil membe rs. staff and citi ze ns fo r havi ng someone lik e thi s in vo lved in yo ur
co mmun it y. She offered Be v Brad shaw l'ongratula tions. You are certa inl y de serv in g, she said .
Mayo r Br.id shaw recei ved a ro und of app lau se.
Ms. Chew prese nt ed Mayor Brad shaw with the awa rd .
f,,b yor Brad shav · sa id thank yo u very mu ch.
tvfa ynr Br:td!-.haw tha nked Jerrell Bl ack fo r the nominal ion.
Mayor Bradshaw than ked Ms. Chew. I know how busy yo ur da ys arc, she said .
(b) Ma yor Brad shaw said Ron Gold is presc n1 to add ress Co unc il rega rding sale s ta x and
oth er reve nu e so ur<:cs .
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Mr. Gold said I live :111d work iri Eng lewood rm-1 my address is 28 12 So uth Ban noc k. As an Engl ewood
resident and busini:i.s o•.i:ncr fo r over :!6 years . lhi s bud get cri sis is or grea t conce rn . Every year. my
bu sine ss spe nd s many 1housa 11ds of doll ari. or sale s la x to I?ng le wood. whi ch cos:s us more th;m th e laxe s
we co ll ec t. Howe ver . m 1ny e ther bu si nes ses pa y lill lc or no rn x to Engle wood, incl udin g used car lots,
check cashin g outfit s and more. Most pa wnsho p in co me is fro m thei r 10',l,, or grea ter. monthly int cres l
rat es ... over 120% per year ... and none o r1 his goes 10 Engl ewood sale s taxe s. Th ey ;ire using lots or Cit y
se rvices, he sa id. I noti ce. ve ry oflen . En glewood po li ce cars park ed m fr on1. Beyo nd not payi ng th eir
way. suc h bu sine sses ca n hurl Englewood's ima ge. Use d ca r lots don·, pay sales tax and th ere arc over
thi rty li ste d in !h e rece nt Englewood phone boo k. All 1hc oth er south s ub ur bs com bined . have onl y 1en.
City orfic ·.:s ls have dec ri ed Im, rate i. l,l homenw ncrship. wanting remcrs 10 bec ome homeowners and
encounwe yo•,:1g familie s to move here . Ye t, he said, Englewood has far more bu sine sses exploit ing 1he
poo r than other communitie s. Seve n check ca shing pl a.:es and nin e pawn s ... abo ut one fo r every bl oc k on
South 8 10:idway . Agai n. if you loo k at all the other so uth suburban comm uni ti es co mbined ... whi ch have
len times the pop ula1 io n of Engl ewood ... th erc are fo ur such place s. R1!cc ntly , Engle,,ood pro posed a head
rnx . Firsl, he said, I think Englewood r.c eds 10 r.:ncouruge people to work here . If onl y Engh.:;,,•ood has a
head tax . the n bu sinesses can si mply move t:l sewhere . Once, most J f 1he Fort un e 500's larges! compa nies
ir. America. were b.:s si:d in New York Cit y. the n New Yo rk Ci1 y s1artcd a city income ta x. Now New York
Slate is fir,hting Te xas as 10 wh o will be second pl ace in the whole countr y. Ju s1 a few yea rs ago, Sears
Roe buck had th ousands of employee s in the ir ow n building . 1he Sea rs Towe r in dow nt ow n Chicago. The y
left Chicago ror a suburb, once Chic ago started having a hea d 1ax. We need 10 encournge empl oy ment in
Englewood . Tax policies are a too l that c.:sn enco urn ge rati onal growth and imp rove a City . My
suggeslio ns le re vitali ze Englewood are that Englewood cou ld limil th e annual in1ere s1 rate to no more th an
fou r tim es the prime rate . The prime rate can be fo und in an y newspaper on the bu sine ss page . Four time s
1ha1 rare '.\UU!d be 19%. Havi ng th ese rates based on the prime rat~. would make it eas y 10 Jdjust for
innati on. Curren tl y. a carpe nt er i:1 Englewood Cl!'l p:iwn tools on May 3111, redeem tht:m the nex t da y and
be ch:uged 20% ... 10% per month ... for two days of inte rest. Such exce ss ive in1 ere s1. co uld :i nd should be
ta xed. Th e extra expense pa wnshops cau se for po li ce tim e 10 check se ri al numbers. and go to th e
pawnshops. should be a charge . It wo uld be easy enough 10 charge sale s tax on used veh icle s, he sa id . A
minimum ta x, fo r bu sine sses th 1u are not alrea dy pa ying sales tax, could be initiated . It would ce nainl y
help the City if th ese firm s start pa yin g their foir share to sup port Englewood . If they claim they have to
move el sew here. perh aps it will help th e City morc ... to have th em move a nd have ot her busi nesses come
in to Engl~wood. \\ Li ch do pay !heir fair share of taxes . Thank you, he sa id .
(c) Ma yo r Bradshaw sa1,: our State Legi slature is in vo lved in a budget meeti ng thi s evening,
so no one is a \'ai lable to prese nl the proc lama 1ion iss ued by th e Governor decla rin g th e monlh of Ma y as
Englewood Jub ilee II .
Publ ic In fo rmat io n Orficcr Punccre lli said Repre scn la tivc Je nni for Veiga wa s go ing to tr y 10 be here 10nig h1
to pre sc nl an honorary proc lam atio n signed by Govern or Bill Owe ns. However. th ey have bu sine ss at the
state house :md they wi ll be 1herc lat e . So I am going 10 go ahea d and rea d 1he proc lam a1io n. she said . As
yo u kn ow, on January 6th • Mayor Bra ds haw and Ci ty Coun ci l proc laimed the yea r as Eng lewood Ju bil ee II.
Now the Governor has proc foim ed th e month of Ma y as the Month t,f Englewood Jubil ee II. Ms.
Pum.:erell i read th e honorary proc lama1ion in i1s e nt ire ly.
Ma yor Bra ds haw tha nked ti.·ls. Punce relli.
(d i Greg Dia mo nd . Di strict Di re ctor of Co ngress wo man Dia na DcGelll'.'s officl'. was
tent at i\'e ly sc hedu led 10 add re ss Co un ci l rega rding a Co ngress ional Tri bu te in honor uf Eng h:·.-·ood Jubi lee
II. He was not pre sent.
7. Unscheduled Visitors
• The re wt:re no un sc hed uled visi lors.
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8. Communlcalions, Proclomutlons and A polntmc nts
(a) A reso luti on appoimin g L1i!.VH '=p recacc 1c u1c lluard of Adj us1 mcn t a nd Appeal s wa s
co nsi 1 lcred.
CO UNCIL MEMBER vu .; u;;i,; ~w i:'ll, AND IT WAS SECONDEIJ, TO APPRO VE
AGENDA ITEM 8 (a ) -RESOL . C: '! r,IJ. 41, SERIES OF 2003 .
RESOLUTION NO . 41. SERIES OF 2COJ
A RESOLUTIO N APPOINTING DAVID SPRECA CE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD .
Vo t ,. results:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent
Mm, .d.
Co unci l Member s Nubhol z, Moo re , Wolosy n. Yurchi ck , Grazuli s,
2radshaw
None
Co uncil Member Garrett
Ma yor Brad shaw presented a ccrtifica lc and Cit y pin to Mr . Sprec11cc .
(b) A procla matio n ho nori ng the Heroes of the Blizzard of 2003 was co nsidered.
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION HONORING HEROES OF THE BLIZZARD OF 2003 .
Ayes :
Na ys:
Ab se nt
Motio n carr ied .
Council Members Nabholz , Moore , Wolosy n, Yurchi ck, Grazulis,
Brad shaw
N one
Cou nci l Member Garrett
Director Ross said th e second most powerful wi nter storm in Denve r's recorded hi story hit the fro nt range
o n March 17111, 18111 and 19th . Before it was fini shed, it dropped 36 inches of s now o n Engle wood and th e
President of the United State s declared 11 s no w emerge ncy for mu ch of Co lorado. The best thing abo ut th is
storm. he said , was th at it showed the people of the City of Englewood. that o ur workers are at their best
when we pull together. Parks a nd Recre ati o n, Utilities and Public Works pooled th eir reso urces and tale nts
and thro ugh hard wo rk , perspiratio n a nd dedicati o n they cl eared lhe snow. th ey re moved th e trees a nd
bra nches and they chllined up the safety vehicles llnd mlld e the emerge nc y repai rs th at we re needed in order
to keep th e equipment o n th e road.
Mr . Ross sai d I would like all of the Parks ll nd Recrea1ion peo ple , who re moved branc hes and trees, whi ch
all owed the s1ree1s and ,:•.,ys 10 be ope n. 10 ste p forward . I wou ld like 10 rea d lhc name of emyone who
was involved in this c fr '-·1 'ic said . Brian Hanl ey, Charl ie Au ner, Fra nk Burh:i m, Keir A nufrijcvas. Paul
Simon, Joe Youn gre n, 1 , · ~.uj an, Nate J ames, Bob Stephenso n. Bets y Mercer, T im Parks. ~Hkc Norris,
Natali e Coe nen , Lui s Es p-,..., Wa yne Ni le s and Josh Metsker.
Mr . Ross sai d heavy. wr.t snow blanketed the front ra nge a nd moving th e s;1o w is very hard o n the
equipme nt. With o ut the effon and energies of the Fleet Maintenance Divisio n we would not ha ve had the
chain s o n th e emergency equipment or e no ugh trucks, lm1ders and graders to get th rough th e storm . So, he
said, at thi s ti me I wo uld like our Fleet Maintena nce gro up to step forward a nd be recogni zed . They are
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Jo hn S1cpan ich. ~lik e S1egm :11 cr . Joh n Sm.i ldo ne, Martm Ro ss i. Ge rald Cox, Tony Eppolito. Gib Anderso n,
Dan Sommer vi ll e and Scott Edwa rds.
Dire ctor Ross said 1he Utili1y people pi: .. hed in wi 1h cqrnp ment and provided skills to help clear the stree ts
and I wou ld like to read thei r nn1i,C~ r,h, !he reco rd . ~an unl 1\tcncio. Rob Worek. Chri s Pu ska s. Erick
Giezcn. Jo hn Ko ppenhafcr. J. T. Spt..11 11 :c ~. Albert Guerrero. Tom Chesher and Stan McC lung .
Mr. Ross said it is with mu ch pride 1hat ! wo uld like lo have th e Stree t Mainte nance Divi sion step forward .
Th ese fifl ee n guy s. in six da ys of snc,\1 remo va l. put in 1.530 hours. That means they averaged abou t 17
ho urs a day and had about seve n hfl urs off a day ... and 1ha1 is every 1wcn ty-fo ur hou rs. No one mi ssed a
shift. Dell Mont go mery and Brad Haga " we re the gene ral s in th is cffon . Through their leade rship and
direct ion they created a syste mati c nr.. ·oad1 that all owed an att ack on the snow aba teme nt 10 occ ur in uc h
11 way that o ur cit izens were th e fi rs t in th e me tro area to be :1b lc to use th e roads. They did a terrific job.
In addit ion, he sai d. we ha ve Ono Licht!. Mike Renner , Ell is Slater, J.C. Coffey, Charles Kauffmann. Ceci l
Pa yne. Cra ig Si ege l, Butc h Je rome. Jim Brown, Rudy Dingman. Bun on Va nce, Jame s Piazza and Gerald
Baum er.
Director Ross sni d I would like tu recognize th e directors am.I managers who made the collective decisi on
that we were go in g to succeed in thi s endeavor in kccpir:g thi s snow emergency from becom ing a c ri sis.
They pro vided lea.ders h 11 a.nd di rec tion in ord er 10 provi de a tota l tea m respo nse. He asked Stu Fo nda ,
Jcrrc !I Bla ck. Dave Lee a •. -1 Pat White to step forward . !n additi on to th ose fellows. we wa nt to recog nize
Bill McCo rmick. Mit ch Ri ley and Steve Las ley.
Dircc1or Ross sa id I think all of th e Ci ty owes these guys a debt of gra titude fo r what yo u did and how yo u
did it. Thank yo u, he sa id . They were all given a rou nd of applause .
Di rector Black sai d Mr . Ross ha.s bee n singin g th e prai se s of all of th e staff ... and righ ll y so. But. Ken wa s
one of the le ade rs in the effon, he sa id. and I think he needs to be ac know ledged fo r all th e hours that he
put in as well . Mr. Ross was give n a ro und of appk1use.
Mayor Bradsha w prese nted those in attendance wi th cenifica1e s.
Mayo r Brad shaw sa id th ese gt.}'S we re awe some.
City Manager Sears sa id he would like 10 add th at he just ca n'1 say en ough abou t th e crews !hat arc here
and the coordinalio n wi th Safe ly Services . The plow in g 1hat was done. allowed our Sa.fe ty S•;rvices people
to ge t to emerge ncy loca ti ons. It \I.JS a great team effo rt and th e whole organizati on is gratc!UI. The
ci tizen s we heard from. for the ~ost pan. had nothin g bm prai se and th a.nks fn r the dedicati on of staff. On
be half of 1hc Ci ty Man age r's sia ff. he sa id. I just wa nt to say 1hank you fo r a job we ll done .
Mayor Brad shaw sai d we son of had a misco mmuni ca ti on one morning and I showed up at yo ur sta ff
meetin g. as G:1ry had fo rgo ncn to : .. 11 me th at we we ren't present in g th e awa rd s 01 8:00 a.m . Any way it is
nice 10 sec yo u guys here a nd I do .. pprecia tc eve rythin g yo u do and I know our ci tizens do too. We arc
reall y very lu cky. she sa id, the type of workforce we have in Eng lewood . Thank yo u ve ry mu ch.
(c) A letter from Randa ll Tay lor indi cat in g his rc signali on fro m the Alliance fo r Commc rl·c
in Englewood was 1.:on sidercd .
COUNCIL MEMB ER YUR CIII CK MOVE D, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO ACCEPT THE
RESIGN ATION OF RANDALL TAYLOR FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE I N
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Co un cil M embe r Yurchi ck suid we are going 10 mi ss Rnndy . He wa s a good addi1i on to the com millc e and
I hate to sec him go. bul I understand he ha s to do what he ha s 10 do.
Mayor Brad sh aw agreed ii is going 10 be a great loss.
Vote resu lts :
Ayes:
Nays:
Ab sent:
Motion carried.
9. Public Hea ring
Council Member s Nabholz, Moo re. Wo losy n. Yurchick. Graz uli s,
Brad shaw
NC\ilC
Cou nci l Member Garrett
No public hearing wa s sc heduled before Counci l.
10. Consent Agenda
MAYOR BRADSHAW REMOVED ITEM IO (a) (I) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA .
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA I'<EMS 10 (a) (II) and (ill), AND IO (c) (I),
(a) App roval of Ord inances on First Reading
(i i) COUNCIL BILL NO . IS , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
WOLOSYN
A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE ACCEPTING DEDICATION OFT RIGHT -OF-WAY FOR PART
OF THE 2100 BLOCK OF CASP IAN , FROM THE REAL PROPERTY AT 2 133 WEST WESLEY
AVENU!,,
(iii) COUNC IL BILL NO. 19, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
WOLOSYN
A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT
2 133 WEST WESLEY A VENUE PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLE WOOD AND ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE .
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading
There were no items submitted for approval on seco nd re adi ng.
(c) Reso lu ", ns und Moti ons
(i) RES OLUT ION NO . 42 , SER IES OF 2003
A RESOLUT ION BY THE CITY OF EN GLEWOOD AUTHOR IZING THE CIT Y OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO. TO FlLE AN APPLIC ATION FOR THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIPS ACT FUNDS (HO ME) TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR HOUSING REHAlllLITATION
FO R INCOME ELIGIBLE PERSONS .
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Nays :
Abse nt:
Mo1ion carr ied.
Co unci l Membe rs Nabholz. Moo re, \Volosy n, Yurch ick. Graz uli s,
Bra ds haw
No ne
Coun cil Member Ga rrett
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10 (a) (i) Mayor Bradsha w sa id I kn ow we ha \'e the sin gle.fa mil y res idence at 2 133 West
Wesley and we have the o pening next wee k. I th o ugh t th at Counc il was doin g th is contract with the school
as a sµec ho use o n o ur other property. up there o n Wesley. Is that Co un cil's recoll ecti on? I see some heads
nodding. she said . As I recall we were going to see if we co uld build and sell single family home s up
there ... in that area of Englewood . It says "o n a site yet 10 be determined" and I und•!rstand that , but do we
have another si te in case Coun cil decid es to se ll th ose properti es?
Housing Finance Spec iali st Grimmett sa id I am not s ure I understa nd yo ur questi o n. Do yo u want tu kno w
if we have another site for nexl year's program? Mayor Bradshaw snid that is right. Ms . Grimmett said we
arc working on that . bu1 the site is not up there in the same general area. It is in another pan of town and
we arc still negotiating with the c urrent owner. But wc are working o n that. Mayo r Bradshaw said okay. I
didn't want to put yo u on the s pot , but I just wanted 10 kn ow.
Ms. Grimmcu said we are really working 1owards doing that , but unfortunately. because o f 1he moratorium
that is up there, wc can 't proceed with the development of the rest of the sites on Wesley until th at is
resolved and lifted. So we arc looking el sewhere , in order to complete the projec t for next year .
Mayor Bradshaw said that is good . So they wa nt to work with us . Ms . Grimmett snid yes , they want 10
co ntinue working with us, ver y much so .
Ms. Grimmclt sa id, ho pefull y. yo u will all be there neitt week for the o pen ho use .
Mayo r Bradshaw encouraged everyo ne to 2 •d th..: open ho use ncit t week. It is well worth it, she said. If
you do n't get to an ything el St', go to the o pe •. ho use. Th e pride that the students show in wh at they have
accompli shed in building a ho use is just pheno menal.
Mayor Bradshaw thanked Ms. Grimmeu for her time .
Co unc il Member Yurchick said he wanted 10 as k a que sti o n abour Wesley. Is th at house at 2 133 We st
Wesley built so th at when th e moratorium is O\'cr, the lot will be subdi vid eJ and a nother AVS house will
be built behind it or will it be so ld as o ne bi g lot1
Ms. Grimmett aci \'iscd that , c urrentl y. whe n we do se ll it, it will be sold 10 cover o ur cost a nd it will be :·old
as the whole !Ol.
Mayor Brad shaw said I think 1hal is what we agreed to.
Mayo r Bradshaw !h a nked Ms. Grimmett .
MAYOR BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, 'i'O APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEM IO (a) (I).
COUN CIL BILL NO . 29, INTROD UCE D BY MAYOR BR ADSHAW
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A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE AUT HORIZI NG AN I NTERGOVERNME:-ITAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ARAPAHOE CO M~I UN ITY COLLEGE/A VS CA REER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL
AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PERTA I NING TO T l IE BUI LDING OF A SINGLE FAM ILY
RES IDENCE AT A SITE TO BE DETERMINED .
Vote rcs ul Li;:
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Nays:
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Moti on ca rri ed .
11. Rcgul nr Age nda
Co un cil Members Nub hnlz., Mc,o rc, \Vol os yn, Yurchick , Gr:izu li s,
Brad sha w
None
Co unci l Member Garrell
(a) Approva l of Ordinances on Firs1 f .!din g
(i) Direc1 or Ol so n prese nted co mm endation from the Safety Services
Department to adopt a bill for an ordi nance authorizing the purchase of th e property at 3629 Sou th Fox
Street . As yo u know. wc arc leas in g a port ion of 1hi s building right now. We are also leasing property in
the 2900 block of South Broadway for our sub -sia tion . We fee l that by pu rch as ing thi s prope rty we can
conso lidate a lot of our activi ti es we are doing right now and save ap proximrue ly $70,000 .00 to Genera l
Fund in lease cos ts and ac tu ally bri ng in $20.000 .00 in lea se paymen ts 10 the City. Rick Kahm has the
detai ls on thi s, he said. and we have ~one ahead and signe d the initia l agreement s.
Directo r Kahm sai d th e property or: South Fox appraised at $685.000.or . Aft er negotia ting wilh the
ow ners, we reached a purcha s~ pri ce of$650 .750 .00. Fo r all practica l purp oscs. typica ll !' co mm ercia l re al
es tate wo uld have had a 10% rea l estate commission and we ju st split th at. It was pren y ~i mple. The fo lks
th at ow n th e building rig ht now. he sai d. are usin r, two-thirds of it a nd Safe ty Servi ces leases one-t hird .
Ultimat ely. thi s will reverse. Ultim ate ly. th e cxi sii ng ow ner s will co ntinu e to lease the so uth o ne -thi rd of
the property. he sai d. and Safety Se rvices will use two-1hi rds. In the interim. whic h is a 60-day period, w:
wi ll co ll ec t rent from lhose owner s fo r 1wo-thirds of th e bui ldi ng an~ that will chan ge at 60 da ys, 10 o ne -
third. The other thin g we lalkcd abou1 ear lier . pri or 10 negoti:11 ions, is th at we ha ve had aver)' fa vorable
rent. al S875 .00 a square foot. and the ap prnisa l ca me back sugges ting that marke t Nas S950.00. The fo lks,
that are going 10 continue to occupy, wi ll pay the $950 .00 . We would hope that 1ha1 rcn1 of $20,520.00 per
year . shou ld prcny mu ch cover the expe nses of runni ng thi s bui lding . So. he said, whe, Safety Se rvices
ceases 10 lease their third ~f 1ha1 bui ld ing. plu s 1he saving s on Broadway. th ey shoul d save abo ut
$67,000.00, almos1 S68.000 .00 a yea r from 1he General Fu nd .
Director O1!-on advised that the Forfeiture Board has already approved lh c expend iture of the fund s for this
Ma yor Brad sha w said 1his is not a General Fund cxpendi1urc . Mr . Olsun said there arc no Genera l Fund
monie ~ uwo lved. It is all Forfeiture Fu nds.
r-.,ta yur Brad sha w sa id thal cm 1ld be confusing lo pCll plc in the audience . This is not Gcner;1 I Fund money,
1hi s is Fo rfei t ure Fund money.
Director Kah m sa id th e Foi fc itu re Board. in add iti on 10 the purdtasc price , also appro ved reimburse men t of
:i ll the costs assoc ia 1ed wi1h this ... the appnm;il and some 1cnant fini sh rcm odeling costs . !'here is
:1bsnl utely no Genera l Fund money in\'olvcd. he sa id .
Mayor Bradshaw said I think 1his wi ll ser ve us we ll . She asked Direc 1or Olso n if he agreed .
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Direc1or Olso n said that is what we are hopin g. Of course. a lot of it wi ll depend on the staff we wi ll ha ve
avai lab le. As you kn ow. 1he Im pact Team ha s already moved do wns1airs. We arc go in g to buy 1~e
bu il di ng. he said. and use it to th e fu ll es t ex:cnt th at we ca n. If down the road it become s nece ss ary to se ll
it, we wi ll do tha t, bu t thi s i<i a good rea l es 1ate inve stmen t right now fo r us.
Dire cm r Olso n said that money is sitting in th e Forfe itu re Fund and at so me po in t we have to use ii and we
1hink thi.<i is a very va lu ab le use. Ye s. we arc go in g to use it anJ we will have peop le in side th e building .
Mayor Brad shaw said it is nice 10 ha ve thi s sta ffed here too. Mr. Olso n said yes. th e Imp act Team wi ll s1ay
downstai rs in thi s buildii.g. Maym Brad shaw said that is good .
COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED , AND IT WAS SEC ONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA
IT EM 11 (a) (i) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 32.
COL'NC IL BILL NO. 32, INTRODUCED BY COUNCI L MEMBER WOLOSYN
A BILL FO R AN ORDINANCE FOR PUR CH /.SE OF REAL PROPERTY AT 3629 SOUT H FOX
STREET IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR POLICE PURPOSES.
Vote rcsu !rs :
Motion ca rried .
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent
Co uncil !\!embers Nabholz . Moore. Wolosy n. Yurchick. Graz uli s.
Brad shaw
No ne
Co uncil Membe r Ga rren
(ii) Se ni or Manager Dan nemi ll er pre :;ented a rec ommendatio n from th e Co mmun ity
De velop ment Department approvi ng an Incenti ve Package ror Ga rt Spons. She sa id I rim here tonight to
re com mend th at Cou ncil ente r into an agreeme nt with Gart Sport '-to provide ince nt ives on lh e sit e of 1090
We st Ham pde n. fo r the purpose of expandi ng Gart Spo rl:; Corpora te Headqu arters to thi s for mer Office
Depot site. Much like-the pre vious agreef"""r nt th ,t Co un ci l ent ered int o with Gart Spo rts in May of 200 1.
thi s agreement wi ll provide an ince nti ve package for personal property ta xes. use taxes on bui ldin g and
equipmen t purcha ses, in year one and 50% of th ese taxes in year s 1wo through five. She po int ed out th at
these are pe rso nal prope rly ta xes and not rea l property ta xes ... thin gs like co mput ers and office eq uipment.
Also, the agree men t wou ld recomme nd negoti atin g th e forma tion of a specia l impro ve ment di strict for th e
purpose of imp rov ing strer.tscapes. landscapi ng and pedest ria n ameniti es around 1he en tra nce to the si te, as
we ll as a com mercia l ca lalys t gra nt of up to $20,000.00 to be offe red fo r on-s ite improvem :-nts to Gan.
T-.vo other items included in the agreeme nt , she sa ill . .ire the offer to app ly fo r transporlati on and
imp mve men t funding to support a pedestrian bridg ·:, whic h wi ll co nnec t the Gart si te to the Eng lewood
transi t station and an offe r to help in n::gotiuting tb.: acquisition of a parcel, tha t is adjacent to the 1090
We st Hampd en facility, with CC-OT and the rail road . We wo uld bas ical ly just ass ist in their ncgo tia1 ion
proc-:ss. but th ere is no requireme nt fo r 1he City 10 provide any fund ing to comp lete th at agrct~mcnt. In
return for thi s pa cbgc. she said, Gari wi ll bri ng approxi mate ly 35 0 fu ll-1imc ;"1b ·,, at ;111 average salar y of
S60.000.00 per yea r. to th e Si le, creating an annual pa yro ll of approxima tely S2i milli on. as we ll as
appro ximate ly 110 short -term co nstru cti on jobs durin g th e six to nine mon th remodeling process and an
addi ti onal 65 short -term jobs in ye:1 rs two th roug h live . They will p:1y all building and permit fees requ ired
fo r bui ld ing ex pansion on th e site. whic h is esti mated 10 be approxim;11e ly 5 13.000 .CO in ye ar one aud
$168.000 .00 in yea rs two th rough fi ~. They will also provide indirect b1.:ncfi1 s to th e com munit y th rough
th e creation of secondary jobs. '-ales 1i1x revenues from .:mployec pu rch ai-es, as well as provide a we ll -
respec ted co mmunit y panncr in 1h '."g lewood busine ss communily . I wou ld li ke to just talk . bricny. she
sa id , abou t incenti ves in ge nera l. /,J we are ha ving tough eco nomic tim es here wi thin th e Ci ty, this
agreeme nt rcnche s the level of high r.c ru1in y. but we wo uld li ke 10 say that current ly. on th e si 1e. we arc
de ri vi ng no revcm c. Wh:!n Gan cri•tu.!S to the site. we will 1101 coll ec t all th e reve nu e that cou ld po ten tia ll y
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Poge to
co me to the City ns n result or th eir co mi ng here , but we will be co ll ecting more th :111 we arc coll ec tin g
no w. So 1hc term in ce nti ve s, sometimes lends to be a mi snomer , she sa id . we are just not co llectin g the full
amoum of money th at we co11 ld pot c n1ia ll y coll ec t on a site .
Ma yor Brnd shnw th anked Ms. Da.n :iemi ll cr. That wu, u good explanatio n. she said .
Ms . Dannem ill cr said thank yo u.
Mayor Bradshaw asked if there we re any que sti ons. The re we re no ne .
COUNC IL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROV E AGENDA
ITEM 11 (a) (II) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 30.
COUNCIL BILL NO . 30. INTRODUCED BY COU NC IL MEMBER GRAZULIS
A BILL FOR AN ORDINAN CE APPROVING THE INCENTIVE PACKAGE WITH GART SPORTS
TO EXPAND THEIR OFFICES .
Vote results:
Motion carried.
(b)
Ayes:
Nays:
Ab se nt:
Coun cil Members Nabholz, Moore, Wolosy n. Yurchick, Gra zulis.
Brndshaw
None
Council Member Garren
Approva l of Orainances on Second Reading
There were no ite ms submiued fo r approval on seco nd reading .
(c) Reso luti ons and Motion s
(i ) Direc tor Fonda presented a rec ommen datio n from th e Utili ties Dcpanm cnt to
adopt a re°'o lu tion approving construction of a Powdered Ac tivated Ca rbon Syste m Bui ldi ng an d an
Ammonia Storage Ta nk . Some ti me ago, he sai d. we wen t 10 using c hl ornm ines in s1ead of fr ee chl orine in
our syste m and 1hat requ ires th e addit ion or ammon ia. We di d th at using sma ll de li veri es of the ammonia
and we also staned addin g powde red acti vated car bo n at the ri ve r. usi ng a lrail er that was se t up to add the
carbon . We wa nted to do it on thi s ba sis , until we saw how well 1hc,)e ;ic tuall y work ed. The y have worked
ve ry we ll . he sa id . The chl orami nes gre .u ly lowe r th e 1as te and odo rs associa ted wi th th e c hl ori ne a nd the
comb inalio n or orga nics a nd i~c powdered ac 1i va ted carbon has bee n ve ry successfu l, during periods of low
flow. in remov in g orga nic .: befo re th ey get to th e Trcmmt:n t Pl ant. So. now th at we are sure th;u th i,)
works, we wa nt 10 go 10 pe rm anent larger, full-sca le sys 1cms . Thi: ammonia lank wou ld be 11 2500-gall on
tank :md tha1 wo uld all ow us 10 acc ept large truck deliver ie s. It is ac tu ally more eco nomi cal in the long run
10 get that , he sa id , 1h:m 10 co nti nue 10 get the sma ller ones . And we would be build ing a per manent
applicati on and storage fac ilit y ... 3 buildin g ... fo r the powdered nc 1i va te d carbo n, at the Union Ave nue
Pump Stati o n, 10 replace the portab le trailer th at we have be en renting . It does th e same job. bu t it wouldn'I
do ii long 1erm . We have recei ved what we co nsid er good bid s for th is . It was more tha n we anticipa ted
when we we re bud ge ting . but after we got into th e full -sca le proJCCI we feel th at th e price is app ro priate fo r
wha1 we fin all y asked fo r. There were so me diffi cult co nstruction prob lems down at th e Uni on Ave nue
Pump Sta1ion . So. t,e sa id , we wou ld reco mme nd thi s. It is bei ng done e n a fa st track wi th Carro ll o
Engin eeri ng and we received th ree bids to build an d desig n. in coo rd ination wit h the engi neer. We arc
doing 1his in this fashion, he said , so we can, hope fu ll y. ge t th is done as qu ic kly as possib le. in the
summ ert ime . before th e rivr.r fl ows gt:t low .
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Mayo r Br.1d shnw a sked if there were a ny q;ue sti o ns. There we re none .
COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYI\ MOVED, AN D IT WA S SEC OND ED, TO APP ROVE AGENDA
ITEM 11 (c) (I) -RESOL UTION NO. ~3. SER IES OF 2003.
RESOL UTION NO . 43, SER IES OF 2003
A RESOLUT ION APPROVING CONS TRU CT ION OF THE PAC SY STEM BUILDI NG AND
STORAGE AREA AN D AMMONIA STORAGE TANK FOR TH E CHLORAMI NES FEED SYSTEM
AT THE ALLEN FILTER PLANT .
Vote r esults:
Moti o n carried .
Ayes:
Nays:
Abse nt:
Counci l Members Nabholz, Moore, Wolosyn. Yurchick. Grnzul is,
Bradsha w
No ne
Co un c il Member Garrett
(ii) Director Gryglewicz prese nted a rccommend1uion from the Fina nce a nd
Administrati ve Services Departme nt to adopt a resol uti o n auth ori zing a T ransfer of S 100.000 .00 from the
Golf Course E nterprise F und to the Ge nero.l f und. It is basicall y 11. partial payment fo r services re ndered in
the past, he said . Co unc il decided. in the past. not to have the Golf Cnursc pay for the ad mini strative fee s.
The Golf Course • ·tually cont.a c1ed us, he said, to make th is payment
Mayor Bradshaw said thi s is what I me ntio ned in Study Sessio earlier .
Mayor Bradshaw a sked if there we re a ny questi o ns. There w..:re no ne .
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT W ,,s SECONDED, TO AP PROVE AGENDA
IT EM I 1 (c) (II) -RESOL UTION NO . 44, SERIES OF 2h03.
RESOLUTION NO . 44 . SERIES OF 2003
A RESOL Ul 1ON APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GO LF CO URSE
ENTERPRISE FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND .
Vote results:
Moti o n carried.
Ayes:
Na ys :
Abse nt :
Counc il Members Nabholz , Moore , Wo losyn, Yurc hick, Gr.1zulis .
Bradshaw
No ne
Council Member Garrett
(i ii ) Director Gryglewic z prcsc n1cd a recommend t1 1io n fro m 1hc Finance und
Admini strati ve Service s Depa rtm e nt 10 ado pt a resoluti o n au th o ri zin g a Transfer of $923,000.00 fro m the
P ubli c Improvement Fund 10 the Capi tal Projects F und . He sa id I have incl uded in Council's pa cke l. page
185 . which is a li st o f projec ts in lhe Mult i-Year Capi tal Plan. The projects arc ac tuall y bc in p acc o unt ed
for in lhe Capital Projects F und , but th e fundin g came fro m the rubli c Improvement Funds. The tr:msfer
just needs to be made over to tha1 fund , he said .
Ma yo r Bradshaw a sk1· 1 if the re we re a ny questi o ns. There we re no ne .
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COUNCIL MEM BER NABHOLZ MOVED, ANll IT WAS SECONllEll, TO APPROVE AGENflA
IT EM 11 {c) (Ill ) -RESOLU TI ON NO. 45, SERIES OF 2003 .
RESOLUTION NO . 45 . SE RI ES OF 2003
A RESOLUTION APP RO VING THE TRAN SFER OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLI C IMPRO VEMEN T
FUND TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND .
Vote res ults:
Motion carried .
Ayes:
Nays :
Abse nt:
Council Members Nnbhol . Moo re. Wo losy n, Yu rc hi ck, Grazulis,
Brad shr.w
None
Co uncil Member Garre n
{iv) Director Ro ss presented a reco mm endation from the Department of Public
Works to ap prove, by motion , a construction co ntract in th e amount of$ 102,9 7 1.00 wi th Hallm ark, Inc . fo r
the West Union Ave nue Bridge Repa ir Project. Staff has re vie wed the qualifications of thi s low \Jidder and
we find everything accep table . We. as a Ci1 y, have inves1ed a !ot of money into o ur bridges. They cos t a
101, he said, a nd if yo u make timely mai nt enance and repairs yo u ca n prolo ng the life of these brict gcs a nd
prevent major deteri oration. On this panicular bridge, he noted. there is a lot of tru ck traffic and we are
experiencing so me deteriorat ion due to the way the drai nage is running off the brid ge and deteriorating the
edges . The deck needs to · sea led and we need to repai r the craclcs. Al so. we had a drunk driver run
through the guardrail a nd \1 G need to repair that. It just needs to be done , he sa id , so we wou ld ask that yo u
approve thi s con tract so that we ca n do thi s.
Mayor Bradsh11w asked if there we re any questions .
Council Member Yurchick sai d I just ha ve a quick questi on. On the Bid Propo sal Tab ulati on sheet it says
"re vised after unit price correc ted on bid proposa l." What does th 3t mean ?
Director Ro ss sai d, basica'ty, there was an error in their bid . When we looked at the written tota l it didn't
match the numeri ca l total and so we had to correc t th at. So ii was just a clerical error.
Co unci l Member Moore sai d I just have a qui ck question. Is the wear and tear of th is bri dge attrib ut ab le to
the trash focillty th ere? Director Ro ss sa id yes, beca use of all that traffic and so me or it is just beca use of
the way that bridee was buill, drai nage wise . The drainage is co min g off the bridge, ru nn ing under and
unra . clin g the edge and we are goi ng 10 co rrec t th at situatio n. You ca n '1 rea ll y attribute that problem to th e
lrUck traffi c, he said . And the guardrai l docsn·1 cum:n1 ly meet America n Association or State Highway
and Tran spo rtati on Officials Standards. Since we are spendi ng so much money on this bridge, we wan ted
to bring it up to th ose standards. In addition to that, beca use of1hc close proxi mir v to the ball field s and all
th e federal gree n railing and all that oth er stuff. th is railing wi ll be federa l gr . .., 1 .. s well. so we tind of tie
the two togethe r.
COUNCIL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WA S SECOi'>DED, TO APPROVE A
CONTRACT WITH HALLMARK , IN C. l'OR THE WEST UN ION A VENUE BRID GE REPAIR
PROJECT.
Ayes:
Nays :
Ab se nt:
Moti on carr ied.
Co uncil Membe rs Nabholz , Moo re , Wolosy n. Yurc hi ck, Grazulis,
Brad shaw
None
Cou ncil Member Garrett
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12 . General Discussion
(a ) Ma yor 's Choice
(i) Mayor Bradsha" !'laid I apprcciale c it izens sendin g us not es. however. I wo uld
ra th er ha ve them sign th em. I know lhat we arc trying to remedy 1he par kin g issues and I th ink it has
improved down und ern ea th . bu 1 th ere is a crJ mplaint :,bo ut the lack of park.i ns for th e Li brary beca use of
Ball y's. I think that th e sign s ha ve mitigated so me of that . she su id, hut we probabl y need to chec k wi th th e
Librar y or chec k wi th Han k Long.
Ci ty Mam1gcr Scars sai d we can do that.
(i i) Mayor Bra dshaw said in you r packet we had in fo rmati on on Feed Amcric:i . Do
we wan t to iss ue a proc lamati on for th at? Is th at yes or no? It is a yes, she said .
Mayo r Brad shaw asked abo:.11 a proc lam ation received fr om the Metro Ma yo r's Ca ucus reg ardin g Home
Ownership Month . Is thi s r,.: oka y? Co uncil co ncun·cd.
(iii ) ,t.:,.Jr Brad shaw said I have some pictures fro m th e bridge dedica1ion on
Saturday . It went very wdl rnd there was a good tum out. Th e bridge, down on Uni on Avenue, is
go rgeo us. it is trul y a pie.~.· J i art. I can 't thank Gnry Hullbcrg enough. She asked Jerrell Bla ck to thank
Mr . Hultberg . He was in~-.-:diblc . All in all , sh e sa id, I think we had 500 people. She asked Director Bl ack
to th ank hi s slilff for all their help .
(iv) Mayor Brad shaw asked if we are goin g to undergro und th e uti litie s by the wa ter
park . Bec:wse. she said. it looks crumm y .
Direc tor Kahm sai d actually we have already co ntac ted Excel and we will under ground . Wh en South
Suburban built the ball fi eld s, we put the util ities und ergro uftd on Wind ermere and aro und the co mer on
Bell eview. We w:11 pick up at that poi nt an d we will undergro und down 10 Big Dry Creek. It is too costly
to go und er Big Dry Cree k, he sai d, so we wi ll s1op at that po int. But we have th at 1% money :wai lable for
th at and so that is alrea dy bei ng sc hedu led .
(v) Ma yo r Bradshaw said. agai n. I want to th ank Director Black fo r the nominati on .
1\nd please tell Gary thank you There are a lot people who do a lot of work on parks a'ld rec rea:ion, she
said, but th ank you fo r lhe recocinition .
.'b) Co uncil Members· Choic e
(i) Council Member Nab holz:
I. She said trucks are goi ng off of Danmouth :ind go in g tu Ge neral lmn Works . So me of th em are
empt y, some arc carr ying river roc k and so me of th em are ca rrying dirt. Th ey were using Delaware Frid ay
and Sa 1u rday . I didn't see any of them ca rrying dirt going down Delaw are. Bui. she said. I re rc ivcd two
ca ll s yesterday th at sai d th ~y were tu rnin g from C'1rtmou 1h to El:Hi , with dirt. and the tar ps we re not pulled
over the tru cks. As wi ndy as it was yesterda y thc sr pe ople we re a lit.;c upset. So, she said. we need to
IO uch base with them ~md fin d 0 ut what the y are ching.
Direct or Ross said we will get on it. Co uncil M.:mbcr Nabho lz sai d th ank yo u.
2. She offered Ma yo r Bra dshaw ..:o ngratulati ons on her award .
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(i1) Coum.·11 Member t-.1uu rc ):t1d 1onigh1 ~1r . G1 ,ld bruugh t up iss ues wi 1h U!>Cd ,·ar
101s. I just wanted :i reminder of where we arc in the pr nccss. As a Council we have tal ked aOOu 1 deal mg
wi th that iss ue . Is 1ha1 part of the UDC rcvie\\?
Cit y Man ager Sc:m sai d as I und erstand II is pa n of the UDC.
Se ni or Ma nag er Dannemillcr sa id actually 11 is nol part o f 1he UDC . However . we are under go in g a stud y
now 10 ana lyze 1he und er utili zed prope rti es on Broad\,ay :md to dc 1cr min c how 10 proceed wi th a
recomm endati on for ac ti on. We arc havi ng mee tin gs wit h property ow ners on Bro:1dway next week, to
ga th er their inpu t and we ·11 he back 10 Council thi s summer with a co urse of action .
(ii i) Co unci l Member Grazuli s offered Ma yor Brad shaw co ngratulat io ns on her
award .
(iv) Co uncil Member Yurchick sa id I wa nt ed 10 req ues t appro\·al to attend CML
aga in thi s year.
Mayo r Brad shaw note d that Mr . Yurchick had hand ed out the memo with hi s expe nses.
Co uncil Member Grazu lis sai d I wi ll nOI be a11cnding the CML Co nference and sin ce I am the voting
member fo r CML I wish ~ogive that power to Council Member Yurchid:.
Mayor Brad sh:i w sai d yo u will need 10 take care of that house keepin g iss ue .
Ma yo r Bradshaw sai d Counci l has Mr . Yurchick'~ expenses that he passed out at Study Se ssion. so we
need a moti on.
COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
M ICHAEL YURCHICK'S EXPENSES OF $781.64 TO ATTEN D THE CML CONFERENCE IN
PUEBLO IN J UNE.
Moti on carried .
Ayes:
Nays:
Abs 1a in :
Ab cm:
Coun cil Members Nabh olz, Moo re. Wolosy n. Grazu li s. Brnd shaw
None
Council Me mbe r Yu rchi ck
Counc il Membt:r Garrell
(v) Council Member Wolosy n:
I. She said on Sa tu rday I attended the DR COG Annu al Retrea t and my cars perked up a few tim es
when I heard our name menti oned . But. in lh e mid s1 of what is becomin g so rt of a fami liar discussio n of
how to make DRCOG more efficie nt , Engl ewood ca me up seve ral tim es as an ex ample of how to co nvin ce
people th at th e co ncc-pt of an urb an center. and also the idea of den si1y. aren 't horrific words. Th ey said
that just by exi sting and bcin& succe ss ful we arr. becomi ng the examp le th at hel ps change pcn plcs minds .
So. to all of yo u who helped cre ate thi s. she said . I think that is a good thing .
2. She )laid last wee k I ga, e Direc tor Gryg l '\\'h .. Z the li st fro m Mr . Go ld aOO ul his ideas . I know yo u
arc busy. but if I could ha\'C a re sponse. just so I ca n m,pond to him .
Co un ci l MemLl!r Gra zuli s ~aid I wn uld also like to sec that.
3. She sai d tomorrow afte rnoo n Am y Doe and I wi ll be al MOA ici ng ca ke s fo r ccn1erpi ecc:s . If
anyone would like to co me aro und at abou t I :3 0 or 2:00 to help us. she sai d. tha t wo uld be grea t. We ha ve
to ic e 16 ca rdboa rd cake s wi 1h latex ca ulk ing .
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13. Cit y Munugcr's Rcporl
(a) Ci ty Manager Scnrs sai d we \\ ill turn Cou nci l Member Wo losy n\ requcs 1 uf Di rec tor
Gryglewicz in to a short -ter m rcqucs 1 and we\\ 111 gel b;1ck to you.
(b) Ci ty Manager Scars said I here has abo bee n a que sti on abou 1 L111lc Dry Creek and what
is going on with Litt le Dry Creek . He asked Dave Lee to respond to that .
Open Space Manager Lee sa id wha t we arc doing down on Lin le Dry Creek is a co ntinu ati on of whal we
did las t year along Bi g Dr y Cree k in Bell ev iew Park and al ong Litt le Dr y Cree k. in a sec ti on further ea st.
And, he sai d. tha t is in co njun ction wi 1h Urban Flood and Drain age. They went throi;gh :md did some
sediment remed iati on. he sai d. They removed a lot of sedi men t last yea r. making Bell ev iew Park a 10 1 sa fe r
along the Creek and also improved th e nood control on Litt le Dry Cree k. So 1hi s is j usl a co ntinuat ion of
the sedi ment re mova l. down where Hampden crosses und ern ea th there. and ove r toward s Bro adway. We
had app li ed agai n for fundin g fo r th at la st fa ll . he said. and did reeci w that award .
Mayor Brad shaw que st ioned th e cost to th e City. Mr. Lee sa iU it is paid 100% by Urba n Flood and
Draina ge. The only !him~ I have ag reed to do out of th at is the re seeding of th at whole projec t Whi ch is
the s:i.me as we had done \asl yea r, he sai d.
City Mana ge r Scars asked if ii wi ll deepen 1he chan nel th ere. by doi ng thi s. Mr . Lee sa id it will deepen th e
chan nel.
Mr. Lee exp lai ned th at . basica ll y. what has ha ppened ove r 20 years or so is that wi1h sedimentation and
flooding co ming through th ere , 1he sed iment s bui ld up at leas t two to two and a half fee l in 1hose area s .
Over in Belle view Park it was three and fou r feet. This wid ens out that chan nel and gives more wa1er a
chance to now down th rough th ere a lot more rapidl y and. hope fully. will he lp wi th our task of maintaining
th at bike path along th ere . Hopefull y. th ere will be a liu le less debri s ca ught in those are as.
(c) Ci1 y Manager Scars sa id we had some com plaints over the weekend abo ut some dirt
remova l at th e new aquatic s si le on Bell eview . He asked Jerre ll Black to ta lk abou1 th at.
Dircc 1or Bl ack sa id lhi s morni ng I received a call from a gen•ieman who li\'eS near Belle view Pa rk . He
was co nce rned that last ni ght th ere we re truck s hau lin g din from the aq uati cs cen ter si1e . Rick Kahm and
his sta ff contncted wi th T-Rcx to hau l di rt ou1 to the T -Rex site , he said, and what th a1 docs is we se ll !he
di1110 them and it saves us from pa yi ng to have it haul ed off. I th ink th e savi ng s is in the area of about
$50 .000 .00. Dave Henderso n did spea k wi 1h th e gentleman 1his afternoon and let him know th al we are
goi ng to do SC\'Cral 1hin 1JS. We arc going to make sure tha t all 1he trucks exi t th e wes t side down to Sama
Fe and t~.ey do not go east 10 Broa<l way. Also. they have a doze r and a loa der on th e sile and we ha ve
asked 1:1c people . working with T-H.cx. not :'l use 1hc dozer at ni gh 1. .. we have asked that th ey onl y use the
fr ont -e nd loade r. We arc also goi nc; 10 make sure . he sa id. th at the li ght s th ey are using al night don't shine
towa rd s the neighbo rhood and they are going to talk to their staff about doing cve ry1hing they
can ... because wit h the equipm ent , part of th e prc l,,lc n1 is when they back up th ere is th e beeping . But th at
is an OSHA req uirem ent and there was no di scu ss ion on th at. It is my und ers tandin g th ;1 t when Mr.
Mende rso n ta lked 10 th e ge ml eman , th c ge ntlem an ccna inl y undcr ston<' but he wa s ju s1 one of several who
had opposed the wate r pa rk fr om day one and he was j ust concern ~d abo ut eve rythin g that is go in g on
th ere . But , Mr. Bl ac k sa id , I th ink he accepte d what was pas sed on 10 him. The oth er thin g is 1hat thi s
r<:a ll y is onl y for seve n night s. Th ere will be 1hrcc n!g ht s th at we will move dirt. the re wi ll be sev era l
nigh 1s that we wo n't and th en th ere wi ll be fou r more nig ht s where ii wi ll be move d to a differe nt si te al T-
Rex . Part of the prob lem is tha l 1hcrc is no place to store th e ~:rt. So the y are ha ving to move the dirt , fro m
the site, straigh t to the T-Rex project O\'er there. We th ink thi s is a mi nimal impact. he said. bu1 it certain ly
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is an impac t and we cnn und erstand th e concern s there. But we think with 1hc sav in gs and the mea sure s we
arc going to take to mitigate th e impac t on the neigh bo rhood II is worth th e effort.
Mayor Brad shaw asked if th ere were any othe r ques ti ons for Directo r Black . There were none.
Co uncil Me mbe r Grazulis sai d th ey had to postpo ne th e Chamber 's awards for the Eng lewood Sc hoo l"s
out standi ng yo uth and th ey have rescheduled it for th is Thursday between 11 :00 and I :30 over at the A \IS
building .
Co unc il Bi ll No . 31, an emt:;-ge ncy on;ina nce prohibiling th e open carryi ng of firearm s in ce ruiin publi c
areas was considered.
Co unci l Mem ber Yurchick sa id he had a qu est ion. Why wasn't the Go lf Co urse anrt !hr Plnue River TrJil
included?
Ma yor Brads ha w sa id it is, it is the Mary Caner Trail. Mr. Yurchi ck asked if th at is th e who le Plau e River
Trail. Mayor Brad sha w said yes.
Ci ty Attorney Bro tzman sa id the Go lf Co urse wasn ·1 included beca use it is not in ou r jurisdiction. It is in
Sheridan.
[Clerk's no1e : Coun ci l Bill No. 3 1 was lisied as i1 em 12 (b) (i) on the Agendo .]
COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVE D, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPkOVE
COUNCIL BILL NO. 31.
COUNC IL BILL NO. 3 1, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN
A BI LL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7 OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUN ICIPA L CODE
2000 BY ADDING A NEW SECT ION 6 TO CHAPTER 6C. ENT ITLED "PRO HIBITI ON ON THE
OPEN CARRY ING OF FIREARMS" AND DECLARING AN EMERGENC Y.
Ma yor Brad sha w sai d we are pa ss ing th is as an eme rgency ordin ance beca use we wa nt it to take effe ct as
soo n as possib le and ii wi ll save us 30 days.
Vote res ul ts:
Ayes:
Nays:
Abse nt
Motio n ca rried.
14 . City Allorney's Report
Co un cil Members Moo re. Wo\osyn, Yu rch ic k. Grazu li s. Bradshaw
C uncil Member Nab holz
Counc il Member Garren
(a) City Attorney Brotzman sai d l have a request fo r a mot ion to approve the se11lc mcn 1
propo sa l that was prese ntt:d 10 yo u at Stu dy Session on 1he Brad ley lawsui t fo r $3 12,500.00.
COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SE CONDED , TO ArPRO VE THE
l'ROrOSED SETTLEMElloT OF THE BRADLEY LAWSUIT.
Ayes: Cou nci l Mem bers Nabh olz, Moo re , Wo losy n, Yu rchick, Grazu li s.
Brad shaw
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Nays:
Abse nt:
Mo1i on cJrricd .
None
Co un ci l Member Garre tt
Mayor Brad shaw sa id I gave yo u the inforn, .. uun given 10 me by Mr . Gold . He gave me a copy too, she
sa id . Mr . Brotzm an said he would be working with Frank Gryglewicz .
Mayor Brad sha w sa id if yo u would work with Dircclor Gryglewicz. on th at. that wo uld help , because those
people do pay taxe s and I don't think he understa nds that. Trtosc peop le arc pay in g their portion . Also, she
said, if we get the Utilization Study about whar is the hi ghest and best use of our land in En glewood , that
wil l hel p •,i; '!1ake better decisions.
Council Member Yurchick said I just find it interes ting that hi s bigges t complaint was against his biggest
competito r. Ma yor Brad shaw sai d I thought that was intere sting al so.
15. Adjo ur nmen t
SHAW MOVED TO ADJOURN , l'hc meeti ng adj o urned at 8:40 p.m .