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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-11-03 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • I. Ca ll lo Order ENGLEWOOD CIT Y COUNC IL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO RADO Rrgular Sessio n Novemb<r 3, 200., The regu lar meet ing of rh c Englewood Ci ty Co un cil wa s ca ll ed to order by Mn yor Brnd shaw at 7:40 p.m. 2. Invocation The invoc ation ~·,s gi 1/Cn by Cou ncil Member Nnbholz. 3. Pledg• or AUeglance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayo r Bradshaw . 4. Roll Call Prese nt: Abse nt : A quoru m was present. Counci l Members Nabholz, Gra.zulis, Garren. \Volosyn, Yurchick, Brad shaw Council Member Moore Also present: C:ity Manager Sem 5. Mlnules L'ity Attorney Brotzman Assistant City Manager Flnhc.rty City Clerk Elli s Director Gryglcwicz, Finance and Administrative Services Direc tor Ross. Public Worlt-5 Director Olson , Safety Services Director In gle, Jn fo rm,uion Services {a) COUNC IL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL ME ETI NG OF OCTO BER 20, 2003. Ma yo r Bradshaw asked if there wa s any disc uss ion or ques ti ons . There was non e. Vote results : Ayes: Nays : Abstain: Motion cn rrit:d . Absent: 6. Scheduled Vlsllors Co un cil Members Nab holz. Ga rren . Wolosyn. Gr:i zuli s, Orad sha•; No ne Counci l Member Yurch '.ck Council M,:mbcr Moo re {a) Dr. Ed M1mniko, was sc :.eduled 10 address Council, bur he was 001 pre se nt. Engll'\\OO d Cil y Co un cil No\'l'rnhcr 3, 200., l'aJ.:l' 2 (b) A m) Meye r, 300 E:i :-.t Ya le A\enue . smd I am here. tu once aga in :1d dre s:,, the Cuunl'd n.-gard ing lhe 13 :ucs Loga n P:irk 1s:-.ue . I li ve a co up le uf blcx:ks fr om the park :md h:1\'e bee n go ing. I here. \\ 1t h my fa,1hful and loya l co:upamon of cle\'en yea rs. fo r exercise :md soc 1allz;11 ion . I h:1vc mad e m:my fnend !-> wi 1h my neighbor s and have ft.:h a :,,tron g se nse of co mmun ity. wtu ch 1s not 1hcre any more . sad ly. So. I am in fav c1r of ha \'ing an approp riate off-leas h an:a. somewhe re in the Ba 1es Loga n vici nity. But . the main reason I am here tonight i~ 10 expre ss my di appointment in th e deci sio n making procc:,,s of the City Co uncil . I have aucndcd many of 1hcsc mcc11ni::s, and I ha ve no t see n uny co nsi s1cncy . no r do I stc th e Cmmci l member s repre sen ting their constit uen ts. The word. cons tituent is kind of we ird. it sounds lik e the l'1t1 l cns of En glewood arc of lowe r sta ture th an the Cou nci l members. but, tha t is not true . You know. yo u work fo r me . And guess wha t. th b is yo ur performance review. And , I don't think yo u are goi ng to ge t a raise thi s yea r. Well . maybe, Counci l Member Garre n and Graz uli s. But , se ri ous \y ... back in Sep tember, I proacti ve ly pre sen1e d a pet ili on 10 this Co un cil wi th almost 100 signa1ures.j us1 to pre sent a positi,·c fron t and showi ng our apprec iati on fo r !he Bate s Loga n off-le as h pri vil eges. I also asked. at that time. 1hut should there be an y ri sk of !h ose pri vil eges bei ng revoked, that we be give n an opportunity to prese nt 'temni ives or perhap s more signa tures. That o pportunit y nc:\'e r pre sen ted it self and here I am witho ut my ' I ha ve also bt'e n told ... nn e-mai l was fo rwa rdrd to me. supposed ly fr om the Mayor. around the sa me iod. sayi ng th at Bate s Loga n was not on the chopping bloc k. that th at was si mpl y not true. mo re. rega rdi ng thi s issue. I have le ft several mes sages and e-ma il s to the Council membe r 11in g my di stri ct and have never go ll en any response. I al ~o atte nded a Parks and Re creation 1g on Septe mber l 1 Ill , whic h was an entire meetin g ol Englewood resi dent s voic in g th eir opinion abou t th e off-leas h iss ue at Bates Loga n. In cl os ing. the audience was told th at thi s wo uld be discussed in a lat er mee tin g of the Parks and Recrea ti on Co mmittee , pcrhap!i in Oc tc ber or November, and they wo uld detcnnine if any ac ti on was needed . But , I ha ve ne ver he ard anything sin ce then . But , again . appare ntl y ac ti on was taken . Also at that time. we pre sented alt ernatives fo r fenc ing . fund raisi ng, li ce nsi ng and oth er op 1i ons. Shortl y th eredter. at ano ther Co unci l meeting th at I wa s nol prese nt fo r, an impromi;: .. vo te was takc:n by yo u 10 re vo ke the off-l eash priv ile ges at Bates Loga n. Th e mee tin g minutes state that the motio n was 10 make Bate s Loga n an on-leash par k and fo r Parks and Recreati on to loo k at Emerso n as an op tion. I don't know 1f this is being done . Al th e Oc tobe r 20th Co un ci l meeting. a proponent of off-leas h pr ivileges mnde a pre se nt atio n and had , at th e ur ging of thi s Co uncil. galhe rcd signatures , 0\'Cr 90 signature s. fro m people-.: 1th in 1hree blocks or Bates Logan Park . Onl y seve n of those peop le opposed any so n of off-lea s: opt ions. So. my poi nt is. I don't feel like so me members of the Co uncil are represe nting th e maJ orit y. At • .. 1hey are not exhibiting cc'llmunily leade rship , fr om my perspec live , Un\i.:ss yo •• comm unicate ,,1th me . my perspec ti ve is all tha t I have. From my pc rspec 1ive. the sq ueaky wheel ge ts 1he grea se. The anti-off-leash group has bee n presenti ng their c~~sc to yo u fo 1 quite so me time and th ey fin all y got th t':r way . So. if that is how decisions are made by thi s Counci l. Co uncil me mbe rs havi ng 10 listen to complair1s and threats. than I gue ss. here is my fi rst threat . I wi ll quit my vo lunt ee r job deliver in g food 10 sic k peop le anJ come to Cnum.·il mec:1ing s evc:r y oth er Mond ay nig ht :ind stat e my pie ce. I wou ld ra the r not do that though. so I urge yo u 10 plea se read yQ ur pa st meeting min utes. li sten to yo ur voice mai ls. co mmunicate ,, 1th yu ur citi ze ns who you work for . Chan ge my pe rcep tio n. And, wh ,le you arc :u it. chan ge you r dcl'i :-.1o n alx,ut off-lt:as h pr ivi leges :11 Bate s Loga n. Th anks. she said. There was app lau se. 7 . Unscheduled \'isitors (;1) Lorrai ne llanso n :,,ai d I li ve at 30 17 Sout h \Vashmg ton St reet near Bate s Loga n Park . ;un fo r on-leas h at B:1 1cs Loga n P:irk fo r :1 myriad of rea so ns. My maj or l'nncern is :-.:t fcty . It !->hnuld m·c:rride c:verytlung d sc. You should not 1111x a sm:ill , exi:-.tin g, l:111d sct1pcd co mmuni ty pa rk with d11~s off- le:1sh . My so n, Rory . and · have bo lh been aCCO!->lCd by dogs th is year. and th is conl·crn:,, me greatly . ~r-i ry wa s l·har gcd by two rouwei\crs in Jun e nf th is ye:i r. and I. af1cr comin g hume and cro:,,s in g th rou gh the park. was mpped on my legs and charged by th ree anima ls. What bo th ered me . narli l'ularl y in Ill) 11w iJc:nt , bcl'ause I was n"t wi1 h Ro ry al th e time, was the pack -li ke menta lit y of th e unl eas hed dog s, wh ich ·s • inhe re ntl y dangerous . Children. the elderly :ind th e ha ndica pped Jrc p.trlic ul arl y vuln erable . Th :re was • liul c. if an y. supervision on th e part of th e dog ow ner. She did not c:111 off her dogs upo n my reque st. even • • Engl ewood Cily Cou nc il Nove mber 3 , 2003 r11 gc J th ough th ey \\ere encircl ing me in an :agg re ssive m,mn cr. along wuh ,mothe r dog tha t w :1 ~11 ·1 hers . lnsh.:ad. she n:p rimandcd me for being in an off .leash park. Third ly, 1hcrc see ms 10 be a se nse of ent itl ement on the pan of th e dog ow ner s, with ou t any tru e acco un tab ilit y m the cvc 111 so meone is injured from a dut•rcl:11cd incide nt , sud as ma nda tory registrati on. training and li abi lity in surance . How co uld yo u p1o vc their anima l bit yo u? Al so, how mun y off-leas h dogs arc cove red by 1iabili 1y in sura nce? Most honw pohdcs do not cover dogs. due to the increased nu mber of dog bites and agf!rcssivc atta cks. It is unfoir tu expec t peo ple to conte nd with loose dogs, in a neighborhood park, wh o rnuld pose a threa t to 1hem or th eir chil dre n. I imp lore you IO consider the sa fety of yo ur ci ti ze nry and ke ep Bat es Loga n an on-l~a sh ,ommunit y park . Th , .. 1: yo u, she said . There was np pl ause. Mayor Brad shaw i.aid for Lh os e of you who arc out in th e audie nce. we have already made 1h a1 decis ion th is eve ning. It wa s in Stud y Ses sion. It is to up hold th e vote of Oc tobe r 201b . h will rema in on-leash at Bale s Loga n Park. The re wa s appl ause. Co unc il Member Grazu lis sai d 1 have been, of course, in favor of all of the off-leash park s, excep t I do have an iss ue wi th thi s panicular one , because th ere is so much co ncern pro and co n. When yo u start to dea l with a park . that h11d so mu ch pro and co n, yo u ha ve 10 co nsider th e iss ue of th e safet y of 1he peo pl e. II is n1JI wo rkin g at that panicu lar park . I would lik e to fi nd so methin g in the vicini ty of Bates Loga n that wo uld work. That, of co urse, is up to Park s and Recreati on. Ms . Grazu lis said I wo uld just lik e l0 cons ider an othe r area in th e nonh area the re. so th at 1he peo pl e in th at vicinity don't lose an off-lea sh area . (b) Louise Marsha ll , 302 1 So uth Loga n Stree t, said, I am very upset by yo ur dec isi on, beca use I was se nt a letter by yo ur Council stating that if I had an opini on on th is is sue. to plea se pre se nt it to the City Council at thi s meeting . So, I am here . Ma yor Brad shaw said yo u ·.vere sent a letter fr om us? She answered, yes, I was . Would yo u like fo r me to send it to yo u? Anyway. I woul d n :c 10 read yo u my letter that I typed for you tonight . She read fro m her letter. I am asking yo u to co nsi der a few poi n1 s pr ior to m:.king any decis ion in the reso lution of the Bates Logan Park off-leas h dog prob lem. Unfo rtun3tely. this iss ue has caused bitterness and fru strati on wi thin the neighborhood and has nega tive ly affected the co mmuni ty surrounding the pa rk. There arc hard fe elin gs on both side s. The daily off-lea sh dog ow ners in Englewood ._,.ea la rge co mmunit y. If the prob lem is not resolved a1 Bates Loga n, the prob lem wi ll on ly move 10 another loca ti on. I have been go in g to Jason Park and the off-leas h users have increased from I person the wee k you cl osed Bate s to 15 people ( 15 -20 dogs} tonight 11/3/03 at 5:3 0 p.m. We arc no! goi ng to go away . 2. Co mpro mi se. com prom ise. co mpromi se. You have al ien:ucd 75% of the dai ly users of Bat c:s Loga n Park . I have ke pt a dai ly log of the numb er of park use rs during th e normal times that I wou ld take my dog off-leash th ere . Here :trc the re sult s: Fri day 10/24 /03 4: 15 p.m. zero peop le al lhe park ; Monday 10/27/03 4: 10 p.m. zero people at the par k: Tuesda y 10/28/03 6:30 p.m. ze ro people at the park: Wed ne sday 10/29/03 4:30 p.m. 3 supervised chil dre n in the pla yground and 2 un supe rvise d children on th e pla yin g field : Thursday 10/30/03 4:30 p.m. zero people at th e park: Frida y 10/31/03 4:3 0 p.m. zero pe opl e a1 the par k; Sa turd ay 11 /0 1/03 4:00 p.m. zero people at th e park ; Sunday I 1/02/03 2:30 p.m. zero people at ,~ e µa rk; Monday 11 /03/03 5:00 p.m. zero pe ople in the park . It up!>cts me th at on 8 out of9 day s the park was not bei ng used at all and th e dai ly off-leas h dog users we re exc lud ed fr om usi ng it. eve n though no one d sc was there. Thi s see ms a bit lik e di scrimin ati on to me . Wh ere arc all the fam ily pa rk u:-.c.:rs'! II appears. to me tha t th e supponcrs of the fa mily pa rk co ncept, wa nt the park empt y. except fo r whe n they choose 10 use 11. im,1c :1d ur l·ompromi si ng fo r all users. I undcr sland th a1 th ere arc times whe n 1he p:1rk is 0\'Cr uti lized and th at th ere arc ..:onflic t and s:i.fct y iss ue!! at hand . SocL·1.r morni ngs. summ ers and nice da ys arc diffi cuh time s and there is goi ng to be co nfli ct if everyo ne wan ts to use th e park. I ha"c a fow suggcsli ons fo r comp rn mi se so 1ha1 all of th e neighborhood co mm unity can u!ie th is park . Re s1ric tcd and po s1cd off- lea sh dog hour s. That way one could choos e to avuid the off-le as h dog s, by nut bei ng al th e park whl!n they arc all owed 10 run . Th is would also all ow scx·ccr ga mes or other sc hedu led ev ents 10 be uni111arup1 cd by !he dog co mmu ni ly. Garbage conlainers wi th lids 10 cont ain the fece s smell in th e summ er, like High land s Ranch. Fe nced in are a for off-leas h dogs and ow ners wi th out restrict ed hours or numbers. We arc bloc ks from Denver nei ghborhood s and th ere is a lot of con fli ct abou t Den ve r rcsid cms using our pa rks . howe ver, some of our neighbors arc Denve r resident s. Let's not ge t int o th e habi t of rc stri c1i ng pub li c Englewood Ci ty Council Nove mb er 3, 2003 Page4 place.•, o nl )' becau se of map bou ndari es. Plea se. please, pleai,e, co mpnuni i,e ft1 r all of th e p;1 rk ui,cr s. Tham,'. yo u for yo ur time and th e ene rgy lhat you have pul int o the re so hm on of I hi s 1si,ue. Th c1c \\aS applause. (c) Jan e Sig ler . 555 Ea ~t Co rnell. :.a id my propert y borders 1 . park and it ii, 11111 fun. I didn't protes t when th e park fi rs! went to a no-lea sh park, but , at tha t time my grnnd so n was not ab le to walk in th e par k wi th me. Wh en he was. I c:ould not lei him anyw here on the grass. not just beca use of th e dog fe ces all ov er ever ythi ng but. because of th e chan ce that a dog would be in th e purk. whi ch he 1111 glu run toward. dra ctin g the dog toward him . It is a bi g safety iss ue . It 's not just for the kids ... 1t's for ot her do gs . I ha ve tal ked to my vet and he said he was not for it, bec ause of the injurie s fr om dogfights he has had to t.rea t. I ha ve seen the dogfight s and I hi!\'e seen the size o f the dogs. and the numbers of lhe dogs and I rea ll y qucstion ... if the landl ord s have the right to restrict th e. number of dogs in Eng lewood. m:1ybe they should re strict the size or something, or maybe people 's judgment is a linle bit skewed . Englewood doesn't ha ve ve ry big yard s for th e most part . Our dog has a big yard, and he is a big dog . He has neve r been in the park . If peopl e wa nt to run to 1he park r :id exercise. that is great. Run wi th your dog and ha ve it tightl y leashed and unde r 1.'.0ntrol. bu1 make sure it ; · Dogs are attracted to children, they are attracted to little vehicles ... lik e st~ollers. the dog is right at mouth height for the poor child . A lot of peop le, I think . are unaw are of thi s. I have seen peo ple with stroller s and with th ei r dogs. It is not rea ll y a smart trick . Another problem I have noti ced, wit h the park being a no lea sh park. is th e fli es . We had flie s thi s yea r in my yard, eve n at night. it was very odd and I think that was th e reaso n. I ca n't th ink of an y other reason. We didn't ha ve many mosq uitoe s ... it was odd . Strays head for the park too. It is a fa miliar place and ii probably smells very welcoming 10 them, but 1here are dogs th ere and th ere is no o ne in charge of them . I think that is a fa :t that ma ybe a lot of people don't know . As far as denying use of our par ks to the Den ve r visi tors. we ce rta inl y are n't, We do use Denver parks. but our dogs don't run free in th em. There was a poi nt , I think , whe re th ey did at \Vashington Park . They changed it. I would like to thank th e Cou nci l for beinz so approac hable on the subject and eve n th ough th e deci sion has been mad e. I hope it is so methi ng that wi ll stay that way . I know there are alwa ys ways of compromi sing and doing things differently . There are 1wo lovely gras sy pla<'es. if the dogs need that . near Bates Loga n Park , one on Amherst and Was hing1on and one ove r on Eme rso n. Maybe th ose peop le would enj oy havin g th e dogs there . I don't kn ow, but I don't think the chil dren need to give up their parks in Eng lewood. for dogs . There was applau se. (d) Ja y Sc hneide rs. 2980 South Emerson Street. sai d I don't ha ve a great deal prepared and will try nol 10 prattle on. I understand I come from a si mpler time . kind of an old er guy. and it is al w,1ys surpri sing 10 me 10 hear th e chil dre n \'C rsus dogs di chotomy. I ~now I grew up in a differe nt time. but dogs. fo r hea ve ns sake. 1hey were n ·1 even on leashes when I grew up. aud they kind of we111 from ho use 10 house and peo ple fed them . And. okay, Old Yel '.:r "'as a whi le ago, but thi s whole noti on that children and dogs a rc so mehow antithetical. is just a lilll e unu sual to me. Public safe ty is import :mt to me . I am a doc tor ove r at Swedi sh. It is of crucial note ... I don't lik e the id ea of children ha\•in g dog poo p on their soc ce r fie lds and I think that need s 10 be ri go ro usly comro lled, not j ust by we ll meanin£ people . And there are way s to do th is. I 1hink it is ea sy 10 do. But pub lic safet y is a co mpl ex iss ue. ii would be safer tu have a stop li ght at eve ry co rner in Englewood or a stop sign. I don't think th :tt 1s an arg uabl e pos iti on. But we don't do 11 . and we do n·1 do it because th ere is a trad eo ff betwcen abso lut i.: publi c safel y. of sorts. and the pu bli c good, in term s of respo nsi bilit y 1ha1 we take 111 monitoring ou r children, whatever ii mi ght be . Yo u have mad e your vo1c . You have decided and that is yo ur pre rnga 1i ve. Like Amy Me ye r. I have que stio ns and I am di sheartened by how the prcx:css has go ne . It make s me sad 10 sec th at I hope d for more fro m ~a u as n ~ro up . Bui. 11 seems 10 me th :11 1hi s is a l:1rgc r co mmuni ty iss ue . When 1hc dug po li ce in Denve r are se nding pe ople to Ba te!! Logan. ~o they do n't h:1ve to dc :11 w.th dug parks over th ere. th at create s a hu ge problem . We don't wa nt 50 dogs in one pl ace . None of us who 1:ves he re and wa lks th e park wan ts that. We wou ld like to ha ve a sma ll gro up . So , I am go ing 10 as k tl rn t yo u. as a group. lake so me vis ion here. This has been so filled with rancor. and binerne ss and sco lding and me an spirit ed ness . I wou ld like to sec so me vision fro m yo u. o ur clc ctcd officia ls. I wo uld li ke yo u to co nta ct th e Den ve r Ci ty Co uncil. I would like yo u to conta ct the Denver Park s and Rec re ation peo pl e and say, what ca n we do as a larger co mmunit y 10 lake th e heat off uf each 01 hcr. to prov ide for thi s l:1rge co mmunit y of peo pl e who wa nl :md feel • Engle\, ood Cir y Counci l No\'Cmbcr 3, 2003 Page 5 co mforta ble and sarc with th ~ir anima ls, love 1he1 r anima b and w,111110 be in 1he communi 1y :u large . And. I lhi nk 1f )'<lll folk s were lo put llo mc press ure on Denve r, 1ha1 mi ght be ne lpfu l. and I wu ul d like to !>CC 1hat. Than k yo u very muc h. Th ere was app lause . (e) Jill Wil son. 306 1 So uth Gnm t Street, said I would like to bring up two mai n i~sue s. so lu tio ns fo r th e park and expcc tali ons of th e Ci ty Counci l. I wa nt you to know ... th is is a program 1hat works. The Ame rica n Ke nne l Club has a we b pa ge te llin g peo pl e how to crea te off-l e ~h parks. Th ey suppo rt th e co ncept. We have add re ss ed all th e iss ues and reco mm end ed the fo ll ow ing compro mi ses 10 make 1hi s a success ful ve nt ure 1hat ca n be er joyed by every member of the co mmun ity. Park sit es : B:11es Lo gan, Emerso n, Clarkso n. Parks. outside of 1hcse. wo ul d nm be in the Butes Loga 11 neighbor hood. Fe nced in areas could ht:lp ce,nt ain th e dogs. It would all ow a speci fi c place where th e co mmunit y cou ld meet. Schcdl•!.::d tim es would al so wo rk , in the mornin g from 6 10 9 and in th e even ing fro m 5 to 8. In addit io n 10 1hese co mpro mi ses , I would like 10 add ress so me iss ue s that have bee n ra ised ove r the last yea r regardin g concc:rn s about the dog park, such as health, safet y, bud get, educatin g dog own ers and Cit y liability . Heahh ... right now there are was te pic kup bags supplied by the co mmun ity, cove red tra sh ca ns. sc heduling a monthly park cl eanup day fo r the park users. Safet y: Code enfo rcc me nr pa lro l, who are already doin g an excell en1 job. Commun ity mo nitoring: whi ch is a1ready done across 1he co untr y at dog par ks. When the parks ha ve peopl e in them. it is a good, in ex pen sive way 10 deter crime . Bud ge 1: chargi ng fees fo r residents and non-res iden ts similar to what Park s and Rccrca li "n docs now. Th e park use rs co uld organi ze flo ndrn isers and donati ons. An other vi ta l sign th at mu sl be handled, is th e educati on of dog ow ners . Thi s can ea sil y be addre ssed by pa ss in g out nycrs throu ghout th e co mmunir y with pe1 ow ner informati on, havi ng dog trainers co me to the park and gi ve min i training sess ions. Ci1 y lia bilit y: pos l a sig n with the rules : own ers are legally respon sible fo r the ir dogs and any injurie s caused by them , pu ppies and dogs mu s1 be properly li censed, inoc ulated and health y animal s should wea r a coll ar and ID ta gs at all time s. owners mu sl clean up afler their dogs, dogs show ing aggre ss ion toward s people or oth er anim als will be removed from the park, animul s who exhibit a hi story of ag gre ss ive be hav ior will not be permitt ed, puppie s using the park must be at least four month s l,1d , owners should t leav c the ir dogs unattended or all owed out of sight if youn g childrr arc perm itted in the dog park-th ey too should be under co nsta nt supervis ion. dogs in hea t will not b... all owed in side the park, own ers must carr y a leash at all limes, dogs should be lea shed before en1erin g and pri or to l'"aving the park. violators wi ll be subje ct to remov al fr om the park and suspen sion of park pri vile ges. ri.ty expec tati ons fo r thi s Ci ty Co un cil are: th ey represe nt everyone . Dog park s arc a great pla ce for ow ner s to mee t other pe ople with co mmon inte re sts . The love peop le share for their dogs reaches be yo nd eco nomi c and soc ial barrier s and helps to fos ter a sen se of com munit y. Dog owners de sen e a part of !he park pie. with oth er specia l use gro up s ... likc base ball. socce r and basketball . On the Englewood ci ty web page, 1here is an orga ni za ti onal chart. .. at th e top arc 1he citi ze ns of Englewood. City Cou nci l hold clec 1ed positi ons and lh ey arc to se rve all of th e cit ize ns. Th ank you . There was app lause. (0 Mary Bassett . 3026 So uth She·man Stre et, said I live two blocks fr om th e dog park . I had wr itt en a speec h to give to yo u and I will proba bly refer bac k to it. Howeve r, I am very co nce rn ed abou t what th e exe rcise uf last r,_,,1unday was . I wa s loo kin g 10 see if 1hi s was a wa y 10 brin g our c11 mmunit y back t0get hcr ;1g ain regarding th is is sue, to loo k fo r co mpro mi se. 10 loo k ... in you r own wo rd i:. for a wi n/wi n situati on. Fro m 1he so und s of it...fr om th e S1ud y Se ss ion ... il appears that thi s did not happen Th ere was a prcsc:n1.11i on by th e pr rsu n who moni1 orr.d ... who did an cxcc llcn1 jub monitorin g la st Monday 's met.!lin g ... an d ye t. all of ih:11 3t.!Cmed tu h;l\'C bt.!c n th row n 0 111 th e wi ndow. And . nmhin g w:as learn ed fro m th at. I have a bi g co n..:ern about that bc ..:ause I was seei ng 1hat :is l<>U mc thin g that cou ld bring this co mmunil y bal'k together agai n. As yo u arc see ing toni gh t. :i s yo u ha\'C see n wi1h th e prt.!Scnt ati ons so fo r. th ere is a si de here lookin g for co mpr.J misc . We :1re seei ng an empty park, th at ducs n·1 have i.:hi ld ren in it in the mornin gs , th ::.1 isn't bei ng used in th at sort of way. I sec th e oppo nuni ty bein g lost, to U3e •h at pa rk to brin g a co mmu ni ty ... to bri ng a ne ighbo rh ood mgc th er. I sec a hea rt of a communit y, in th e Pates Log an neighborhood. bei ng torn out. Now referrin g bac k 10 some of the speec h I wro te, I am also concern ed abo ut a co upl e of is sues . One ... I am co nce rn ed th at our Code Enfo rceme nt and po li ceme n arc using th eir lim e goi ng ove r 10 Ba1 es Loga n to have 10 enfo rce a ru le uf off-leas h and on-lcnsh. when 1he rc Engl ewo od City Co uncil November 3, 2003 Pa ge 6 arc no d11 ldrcn th ere , \\'he n the re isn't a que !-,11o n or safe ty, when their lime would be more wbe ly spc,1. po li cing our n :ghborhoods and mak in g our ne ighbo rh oods ~;1fe. I nm abu co nre rned about :i co up ll! word -.. 1ha1 have been used in th is di scuss ion . The fi rst wo rd b fa mil y. r=o r sn mc: rc:a:,,o n, fam il y has bee n 1·.:rn cd in10 so mebody who docs not be lie ve in off-leash or all owin g dogs 10 soc rn lize . I wi ll di sagree with th m and I lrn vc many people who supp ort me on 1ha1. who also disagree wi 1h that . Fo r me. my fa mil y is my dogs ... my fa mily is my neighborhood . This all owe d me 10 use Bale s Logan and mee t :md say hello to my fa mil y. Th e wo rd dog has sr~;,1e how turned in 10 so me kind of wo lf-like crea ture whose main iss ue. wh os e mai n purpose in li fe . is to ,jcfecate on people's law ns and to go up and bite chi ldre n. Thi s is not th e case. Childre n arc so mehow al wa ys afr aid of dogs, that the mai n re :,so n they arc not using th e pa rk. is bcc :1usc th ey arc afra id of dogs . I tend 10 disagree. I have me t many fami lies who ac iu all y ta ke their d1i ldren 10 Bate s Loga n fo r th e express pu rpose of be in g able to be near dogs. Bates Loga n is th e largest park in our area. It is an empt y park , as yo u have hea rd in an er lie r disc uss io n. It 's nol th at th ere is a ton of children there rig ht now. If yo u were 10 go there rig ht now , ,I wo uld be empty. If yo u we re 10 go th ere al 7 o'cl oc k tomorrow morning . 1h a1 park would probably be c mp ly . I ca n't say . I don't know ... but it has been in the pas t and I am sure it wilt be in th e future. An empt y park, an unu sed pa rk is a waste of 1ax paycr's money. Thi s park was a way to bring the co mmun ity 1oge1her and that has been 1,1 ken away . Fi nall y, I urge the Council tc rea li ze th at thi s iss ue has not be en re so lved. Th at th ere arc plen ty of peo pl e here who are lookin g fo r 11 com promise . who are still loo kin g fo r th al win/w in situalio n th at ca n utili ze Ba tes Loga n in ways tha t the whole neighbo rh ood can be nefit fro m it. Thank you. There wa s app lo.use . (g) Kell y Fly nn , 2901 South Clarkso n St ree t. s:id I li ve on th e co mer of Clarkso n and Bates. I did bve a speec h. bu t since the decis ion ha s alrea dy bee n made. I will j ust be ve ry bri ef, as I ccrto.in ly don't need to beat a dead horse. Th o.nk yo u fo r yo ur decis ion on thi s issue. Honcs 1ly. I am opposed to hav in g an off.leash dog park fo r several r ... .:.so ns. whi ch )'OU have heard end less ly, so I wo n't repea t th em. Howeve r, lhi s has di vided our co mmunit y a li nlc bit and th a1 sadde ns me . bec au se th ese are my nei ghbo rs, th ese are people th at I live wi1h . Wheth er yo u are a dog pe rso n or a peo pl e perso n or a littl e bit of bot h. it is just a littl e sad 10 see 1hi s. That's my poi nt . th at'!: all l wa nted to say on that. But , I re all y do look fo rward to th e future where there will be a pl ace for peo ple, whic h wo uld be th e Bates Loga n Park, whic h 1s a peopl e park and a pla ce fo r dogs and peo pl e wi th dogs. and people who have fa mili es of dogs and ne igh bors. 10 go IO and be a pa rt of the communit y as we ll . So. I app reciate you finall y co ming to some po int and may be we are at so me so rt of poin1 where this wi ll not eve n be an iss ue. and eve rybody ca n st:t rl coming back together. Thank you very much fo r your time and have a greal night. Th ere was appl ause. (h) Co ll ee n Bowe n, 66 1 EaM Bates Ave nu e. sai d I wou ld like to ask my ne i1•i...t:1or 10 plea se come fo rwa rd and hold my map fo r me. Thi s is a map of the homes mos t immediate ly adj al.en l to 8 J ICS Loga n Park . Wha t thi s ma p re pre sent s is 10-l visited reside nces in the last 72 hours. There are 247 peop le repre sent ed. 64 d,)gs rep rese nted. 9 1 % of th e peo ple rep resent ed wou ld like Bates Loga n Pal'k to remai n an on-leash park. 9-''li of lhc dog s re prese nt ed wo uld lik e Bates Loga n Park to remai n nn on-leash pa rk. The gree n re present s home s in the neig hborhood that wa nt Bates Loga n on-lca!:i h. The gray rep rcse nls no opi ni on. Y c\l ow rep resents reside nt s wh o wa nt Bates Log an off-le as h. And. the num bers rep resen t. in th e top co rne r. the numbe r of persons livi ng in the home and 1he bo tt om corner is the num ber or dog s livi ng in the home. A co upl e of thin gs ... ! spo ke on th e phone th is morn ing wit h the num be r one perso n in charge at the Hea llh -One Swedi sh Medica l Ce nl cr Chi ld Deve lopmenl Ce nter. Th at is two block s sou th of Bates Logan Par k and :tboUI three bloc ks north of S\H:dis h. T1 11 s da y i.::irc fa cility serv ices many of the d,x:tors and nur ses and oth er worke rs at Swedi sh Medi ca l Ce nler. The ir oldc sl slude nls :11 th e tcrucr arc 1hc fo ur ;uu.l fi\'C yea r olds know n as th e Tiger s and th eir 1cac hc1. who ha s bee n the ir teac her for 7 yc:trs in that cla ss room. used l•l re gul ar ly walk her children to the p.1rk to cnjny the park and has ~top ped d1,ing so. be<.·ausc of off-leas h. She j:, , ..:r y glad to be ab le to do :,o and is hopefu l I hat she wi ll co ntinue 10 be :tb le lo dn !>O wit h the on-lea sh s1atl s of Bate s Loga n. And th e la st th ing I wou ld lik e to share is tha t I have 13 sig natu res from the res ident ~ mo st adjacen t to Emerso n Park asking !h e Counci l and th e Mayor. 110 1 to muhe Emerso n Park u consid cr;:,ion fo r off-l eash beca use of it s ve,y sma ll si1.c. I don't know what the at.:rcagc is. bu t ir you will notice. th ere are only -l home si tes on Emerso n Pa rk . Then! arc just ~ home sit es 10 the nort h and • lherc arc approximately. -l home sites on th e wes t. It is a ve ry sma ll park . This neighbo rh ood would have • • Englewood City Council No ,•ember 3, 2003 Pugc 7 an ove rwhe lmin gly nega1ive impa cl we re ii 10 become an off-lea sh dog park . I don 't think we shou ld 1:tke 1he diffi c ulti es we have had tH Bates Logan ,111d shift :he m over 10 Emerson . The las1 commen t is that I do bc liC\'C there is a viable so luti on for bot h sides th at would mec1 the need s of every !ii ng le constitucnl on bo th sides of thi s iss ue. a nd it is n 1in y. ski1,n y linl e piece of fab ric ca ll ed a lea sh. I do be lieve that ever y sin gle thin g c:m be enj oyed and benefited fr om wnh th e use of a leas h. Th e fellow sh ip yo u guys arc su enjoying among one ano1hcr. can be enjoyed when you meet and wa lk yo ur dogs 1o~e ther in the park on leashes . The safety .>f th e chil dre n. and the elderly I met ov er th e cou rse of the last three days. who are afra id now 10 wa lk in the pa rk. and are glad. I'm sure. 10 be ab le 10 wa lk again . That will be pra1cc1cd wit h the leas h So, pl ea se co nsi der the lea sh you r friend . Tlmnk yo u. There was app lause. (i) Chu ck No ur , 3904 Sou th Pc :I S1recl . ~Jid I am not here tonight as a citizen. I am here tonigh l as th e Eng lewood Socc-r:r Board. We have tried lo be as neutral ns possi ble wi lh this. I ha ve talked to bo th sidt":. and I think I ha ve tried 10 be as neu11n l as possib le wi th both side s. The prob lems 1h:11 we have see n at Bat es Loga n, and I am speaking of the socce r fi el d, nothin g else. is th e dog fece s, the urine, 1he dog! running on th e fi eld in the middl e of the socce r game, chas ing aft er socce r bu ll s. chasi ng af1er kids, interrupting socce r prac1ice s, and pi:king up the co nes ... has now shifted from Bates Log:in to Ja so n Pa rk. It co nce rn s us , that is why we stepped itt We tried to be as eve n keel as possible on thi s. but the ch il dren 's sa fet y is our first desire. I am a parel\t, I'm a t:oac h. and I'm a dog owner . I nm all of the above, but when yo u know yo ur dog has defeca ted on a socce r fie ld . you clean ii up to th e bcsl of yo ur ability. You ca nnot cl e:rn it up 100%. At 11 o'clock on n Saturday afternoo n, we have a soccer game . At 12 o'clock your dog shows up and at I o"clock we havt" a :.oc<:er game . There is no way that that fie ld is clean . We ha ve kids slid ing , we have kid s fa ll ing . we have k.ids gelling sc ra pe s a nd that leads to infection. As the Soccer Board. we fe el sa fet y ha s to beco me th e number one priorit y. Dog ow ner, non-dog owner, pa ren t, non-pare nt , whateve r. the children's safel y has to beco me number one . Ton igh l yo u guys made a deci sion. I am nol goi ng 10 say ii is a good decisio n or a bad decision . Aga in. we arc tryi ng to stay as neutra l as poss ible. The onl y re aso n we arc here is 10 mah the point that our children 's safe ty has 10 become n•·rnber one . Any ti me !h ere is a socce r field or a ba seb all field, th at is not a place for a dog to be ab 1e 10 ~·ri · :le , defec ate or whatever . Thal is all I ha ve to say. As a referee. I have had to go clean up dog feces: 'le midd le of a ga me. I ~.ave had to slop a ga me. bec nu)(: ! have n't see n it. All 1he thing s th at we re 1 11pc nin g and all 1t;e comp lair.t s 1ha1 we re happen ing at Bat l"S Loga n, ha ve now shifted 10 Ja so n Park. Tt-. wee!,.,s ago we had a soccer practicl.!, on an avera ge. in th! ~ou r practice tha l we were there , there wcr · to 12 groups of people wu h 1heir dog s in the midd le of n socce r fie ld. Jason Pa rk is one of th e largr parks that the Soccer Assoc iatio n uses. It is also the larges t fi eld . If you can '! find a space in Jaso n Pa r\, besi des th e socce r fi eld. it is not I cca use yo u arc 00 1 tryin g, i'. is because yo u dcm 't wa nt 10. We fe ll it \\ .. S kind of directed Io wa.rd us. be,·au sc we are compla in ing abo ut the field s. Like I said. I wo ul d ha .c: no problem if any park wa s an off-lea sh park. as long as yo u cocld e nco mpa ss my soccer fie ld fo r the safe ty of the kid s. Same thi ng wi th baseba ll . I'm also a baseba ll coach . I have 6-yea r old T-ba ll kid s th.it go slidin g. beca use th ey 1hink ii is fun al Jason Park. The y arc slidi ng. WC! 1-iavG had ~,ds that have li1era ll y sa 1 in it. Now, yo u have to 1cll a 6-year old that we have 10 go clea n yo u olf righ t now and chan ge yo ur clo th es in the middle of a socc er game . So. like I said . I am not here tr, be for or agai nst. I am ju:-1 here to bring up the safet y of th e kid s. Thank you ve ry mu ch for your time. There was app lau M;. Mayor Brad shaw lhanked Mr . NPur . 8. Co mmunlc utions , Prodamuti ons a nd Ap pointment.Ii (a) A lc\lcr from Edna Blai r indica tin g her re signation fr om the Englcwuod Code Enforce ment Advi so ry Co mmittee was co nsid ered . COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN MO VED, AN D IT WAS SECON DE. TO ACCEPT THE RES IGNAT ION OF EDNA BLA IR FROM THE ENG LEWOO D CO Dl -r<FOR CE MENT ADVISORY COM MITTEE . Eng lewood City Council November l, 2003 Puge 8 Co un cil Member Wolosy n sa id it is rea ll y sad 10 ha ve Edna not be involved in th e C ity, but eve n sadder is her loss . There wa s discus sion regardi ng se ndin g fl owe rs or so mething to Edna as she has bee n on the committee for a lo ng time. Mayor Bradshaw s uggested sending fl owers to Edna or co ntributing to a charily, o r someth ing. She sa id Edna has served o n man y boards and commiss ions fo r the City and she has just lost her husband . Co uncil ?-.fembe r Wolosy n said l know it is ver y hr1rd for her to eve n have 10 re sign, as yo u can t.:11 by her letter . Ma yo r Bradsha w said let's hav e Lei gh Ann write a lenc r that we will all sign. Vote results: Ayes: Nay s: Abse nt : Moti on carried. 9. Public Hearing Co unci l Members Nabholz . Garrett, Wolos yn , Yurchick, Grazulis, Bradshaw None Council Me mber Moo re No public hearing was sc hedul ed before Co uncil. 10. Consent Agenda COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 (a) (I) AND 10 (cl (I). (a) /\p proval of Ordin ances on Firs! Re ading (i) COUNCIL BILL NO . 76, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER GARRETT A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE CLE ANING UP CERTA IN ERRORS AND OM ISSIONS IN CLARIFYING IN THE ENGLEWOOD MU NICIP AL CODE 2000 BY AME NDI NG TITLE 4, TITLE 7, TITLE 8. TITLE 11 , TITLE 12, TITLE 15 AND TITLE 16 . (b) Approval of Ordinances on Sec ond Rc:ia in g There were no addi tional item s submitt ed fo r ap pru \ al un sec ond readin g. (S ec Age nda hem 11 -Re gular Agenda .) (c ) Resoluti ons and Moti ons (i) CONSTRUCT IO N CONTRACT WITH CONCRETE WORK S OF CO LORAD O. IN C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $211.190 .5 0. FOR CONSTR UCT ION OF THE U.S. 285 SIDEWALK PROJECT. Vote results : Ayes : Nays : Ab sent: Moti on carried. II. Regular Agenda Co uncil Membe rs Nabhulz. G.1rre1t, Wolosy n, Yurchick, Gruzuli s. Bra dshaw None Council Mcmhcr Moore • • • • • • Eng lewood City Council November 3, 2003 Page 9 (a) Appro val of Ordina nces on Firsl Reading (i) Direc tor Ro ss pre sented a recommendati on from the Dcpar1111 cn1 of Publi c Work s 10 co nsider a bill for an ordinance directing Public Works to install an all -way Stop a1 West Tuft s Avenue ;rnd Kn ox Co urt, and to set a Public Hearing on thi s matter for Nove mber 17, 2003 . He said in Se ptember the Pub lic Works Dcpanment rece ived a pc1i1i on that indi cated 33 househo ld s in th e area, enco mpa ss ing the 4500 and 4600 block s of South Julian Street, Sou th Kin g St reet and Kn ox Co urt. and as we ll as along We st Tufts Ave nue betwe en Lowe ll and Ir vi ng. de sire an all -way smp to be placed at 1hc intersection of Knox Cou rt and We st Tufts A venue . At the Cit y Co un cil Study Se ssio n on Oc tobe r 20th • the Cit y Council indi ca ted that they wis hed to accede to the desires of the re si dent s, against lhc recommendations of Cit y staff and the Englewood Transporta ti on Advisory Co mmitt ee . The Municipa l Code allows th e City Counci l to veto the City Traffic Engineer, after holding a pub li c hearin g on the matter and th en receiving testimony about the issue. So, staff, th erefore, reco mmends that City Cou nc il se t a publi c hearing on Monday, November 17th in order to gather public input, in ord er to determine wh ether Tufts A ve nue and Knox Court shou ld be an all -way stop con trolled inter sec ti on. Mayo r Bradshaw noted th e City Attorney said it is in th e Code that we mu st have a Public Hear ing . She said I don't remembe r us domg that before . City Altorney Bro1zman said in previous cases ... four -way Sl ops around sc hoo ls ... 1he traffi c enginee r acquie sced as to those stop signs. Mr . Ross sai d that is correct. Ma yor Brad sha w sa id, on thi s one , the traffic eng in ee r will not acq ui esce to it. Mr . Ross sa id I can't do it. Counci l Member Grazulis sa id it too k me 1en yea rs to get the schoo l four-way stops. which should be common sen se, and only because they changed the rules in th e middle of it. I would like to have thought it was some thing I had done, but it s ju st bec ause I had persisted. so you know how I will vote on it on the 17th , if I am allowed . COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (I)-COUNCIL BILL NO. 77 AND TO SET A PUBLIC HEAR ING ON THIS MATIER FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2003. COUNC IL BILL NO . 77, INTRODUCE [) BY COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INST ALLAT ION OF ALL -WAY STOP SIG NS AT KNOX COURT AND TUFTS A "ENUE IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO . \'ote resulls: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Ma li a n car ried. Co unci l Members Nabholz. Garre ll, Wolos yn, Yurchick, Gra zuli s. Brad shaw None Co un cil Member Moore Mayor Brad sha w said th e Public Mea ring is set fur No vember 17. 2003 at 7:3 0 p.m. in Co un cil Chambers. Mayor Brad shaw thanked Dire ctor Ross. (b) Approval of Ordinan ces on Se co nd Reading Englewood City CouncU Novemb er 3, 2003 Pogc 10 COUNCIL MEM BER GARR ETT MO VE D, AND IT WA S SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM S 11 (b) (I) AND (ii). (i) ORD INAN CE NO . 76 , SERIES OF 200 3 (COUN CIL BILL NO . 72. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT) AN ORD INANCE AVOPT ING THE BUDGET OFTI-IE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004 . (ii) ORD IN AN CE NO . 77. SERIES OF 2003 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 73. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL ME MB EF: GRAZU LIS ) AN ORDINANCE APPROP RI AT ING MONIES FO R ALL MUN ICIPAL PURPOSES IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , IN Tl-IE FISCAL YEAR BEGINN ING JANUARY I, 2004 , AND END IN G DECEMBE R 31, 2004, CONSTITlITING WHAT IS 'l'ERMED THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR Tl-IE FISCAL YEAR 2004 . Vote res ults : Ayes: Na ys: Abse nt: Motion carri r • Co uncil Me mbers f\:a bh olz, Garren, Wolosyn, Yurchick , Grazl1.iis , Bradshaw None Council Member Moore (c) Resolut io ns and Motion s There we re no additional reso lutio ns or motio ns submitted for approval . (Sec Agenda 11cm 10 • Consent Age nda .) 12 . Ge neral Discussion (a) Mayo r's Choice (i) Mayor Brad shaw sai d. pu blicl y, I would like to thank Mr . Ross and staff for the exce ll ent job yo u did wit h th e Uni on Avenue Brid ge. There was nOl one complai nt and we rep laced the wh ole bridge . We put in things that stopped traffic , with Waste Managem ent going by fi ve da ys a week and all th a!. Good job, she said . (b} Counc il Members' Choice (Cle rk's note : Agenda Item 12 (b) (i)-was li sted as a moti on regarding th e off-lea sh designat ion a1 Bates Logan Park . Sec Mayor Brad shaw 's comment on pa ge 3.] (i) Co unci l Member Nabholi: 1. She said we di sc ussed thi s in Stud y Sess ion, th e moti on re gardin g th e off-leas h des ignation at Bates Lo ga r. Park . Th e motion to rclum Bale s Logan to on-lea se was appro\•cd on Oc tober 6th • we went to compromi se October 20th and we met wi1h both sides la st Monda y. After the mee ting, I was approac hed by one of th e sides, as 10 "hat else th ey co uld do. I think bo th side s ha ve done a lot, but I firml y be li eve that park is still loo small fo r off-leash. • • • • Englewoo~ Clly Council November 3, 2003 Page II 2. She said the moti on regarding the purchase of used computer equipment ... ! had asked that Council take under cons ideration the purchase of my computer equipment from 1he Cit y of Eng lewood, which I have had fo r a littl e over six yea rs. There was a lcner in yo ur packet fr om Don In gle. 3. She sai d my son Nick, the Mayflower Church and hopefully City emp loyees and Ci ty Counci l ca n get involved in the donation of videos , CDs . 11.nd clothing for the House of Hope . I received another letter today that they are doing good, but they co uld l:SC so me more stuff. I wi ll check with Lo u Ellis as to whcr '" he ca n se t up a box. but he is doing that once again. Mayor Bradshaw sai d the House of Hope is the homel ess shell er for families in Englewood . Mayor Bradshaw said we nceii a spo nsor fo r th e motion re garding the purchase of used com put er equipme nt. [Clerk's note : This was li sted as item 12 (b) (ii) on the Agenda.] Co uncil Member Garrett sai d we have a memo in front of us that esti mates the market va lue at S 100.00 . COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDE D, THAT $100.00 IS THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT FOR SELLING THE COMPUTER STRIPPED OF ITS SOFTWARE, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WE HA VE WITH OUR SOFTWARE PROVIDERS. Ayes: Nays: Abstain: Absent: Motion carried. Council Membe rs Garrett, Wolosyn, Yurchick, Grazuli s, Bradshaw None Council Member Nabholz Co unci l Member Moore Mayo r Bradshaw sai d kudos to Counci l Member Wo !osyn for workin g on the parade, serving on the Parade Committee a nd also for the Art Award our kids recei ved . Co uncil Member Wolosyn said I didn't ha vi: much to do with the Art Award . Mayor Brad shaw said we ll , yo u were part of the fac ilitatjon of that. 13 City Manager's Report Ci ty Manager Sears did not have any maucrs to brm ~ befor:. Council. 14 . City Attorney's Report City Attorney Brotz man did not have any ma u-·rs 10 brin g before Cou ncil. 15 . Adjournment