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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-04-01 (Regular) Meeting MinutesENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO April I , 2002 I. Call 10 Order The regular meeting of the Englewood Ci1y Cou ncil was ca lled to order by Mayor Bradsh aw at 7:30 p.m 2. In voc a tion The invoca tio n was give n by Counci l Me mber Nabholz . 3. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance wa s led by Ma yor Bradshaw . 4. Roll Call · Present Absent A quorum was pre se nt. Council Members Nab holz, Moore, (irazulis , Garren, Wolosyn, Yurc hi ck, Brads~aw None Also prese nt: Cit y Manager Sears City Attorney Brotzman City Clerk Ellis 5. Mlnules Depu1y Cicy Clerk While Manager of Open Space Lee Dircc lor Eaton. Human Resources Director Fonda , Util ities (a) COUNCIL MEMBJ;R WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 18, 2002. Motion carried. Ayes: Cou nci! Members Na bholz. Moore. Garre n, Wolosyn, Yurc hick, Grazu lis, Bradshaw Nays: No ne 6. Scheduled Visitors There were no scheduled visitors. 7. Unscheduled Visitors (a) David Pctec,on, 4287 Sou!h Galapa go, said he wou ld like lo ralk abo ut the propos. d dog licensing . I do not sec that there is 3.Jly need for additional licensing, be said T11ere are requiremen ts for rab ies tags and so fonh and all of this stuff is being overseen by your Cod,. E'!"Jn , 'le nt as it is . I have had Englewoo ll Cit y Council April I , 2002 Page 2 co 111act wi 1h !h em about my dogr, in the pa st, he no1ed, and th ey didn ·1 see m 10 have any trouble finding me when it caml' 10 havi ng 1rouble wi lh my dogs. I don ·1 see th at li ce nsi ng !he dogs is going to help them all tha 1 mu ch in tha1 resp~ct. He pointed out that 1he dogs they are havi ng probl erra w:th probably aren 't going 10 ge l licen sed an yway. II is onl y puni;,g a burd en on th e peop le that arc law abidi ·1g. Ma yor Br ads haw thanked Mr . Peterson . (b) Ma yo r Brad shaw no ted that th e Chy Clerk gave each Co un ci l membe r a copy ofa handout fro m Jam t.:s Goodric h. Mr . Goodric h. 2890 South Logan S1ree 1. st:ued that th e handout includes a copy of the Co lorado Sta te Sta1utc s § 25-4-600's . As I un de rstand it, he said. the proposa l was to help contro l the animal populat io n in Englewood . I can find no ev ide nce. from :myo ne wi1h thi s sort of re gul a1ion. th :11 1his requircmen l has helped co ntrol th e popu la1inn . He pointed out th ar the Colora do State St:i.rut e de:i.ls wit h disease control , primarily through th e rab ie s 1a. :equirement :ind , 1hrough this r:i.bies tag idcntific:i.1i o1 sys 1em. we ha ve an enfo rccmcn l pi ece th at goes along with it. That enforce ment piece gives th e Code Enforcemen t officers. he:i.lth offi ce rs :ind just abo ut an ybod y wo rking fo r the City of Eng lewood, the right to is sue .1 summo ns ~o r an y type of dog dis turban ce. If the y don·t h:i ,·c a r:i.bies t:ig. if they are not ide ntifi-:d, th en they can issue that summons . Any li me they go in10 a pound, or anyp lace else. thi s necessi tah·s that they co mpl y wit h the state l:i.w conce rning rabies inoc ulatio ns. So, he op in ed, th ere is ab so lut ely no need to create any type of additi onal enforc ement , registra tion or :inything else . A si mpl e phone co ll by a Code Enforce ment officer. or City m.inager or direclor. c:i.n cht.rify whether or not 1h:1t is :i. va li d dog in th is :i.rea . I fit is not tagged. Code Enforcem ent has th ~ right and obliga ti on, by Sm e law, and through Ci ty la ws :ind ord inances, 10 go ahead and impound that animal. So it is all cut :ind d:ied and easy . Mr. Goodrich noted that 1he Co de Enforceme nt Co mmin ee has been dealing wi th th is since December and ii ha s ta ken up qui1 c a bit of their time . I attended one me etin g, as a gues t, and it took up 75 % of tha l meet ing . I feel that th ey saw wha1 the y fe lt was a problem and they ap proac he d it diligently. I kn ow 1h:i.t the memb ers of that comminee ha ve do ne eve rything in their power to bring Co un cil th e infonn:i.t io n needed to make your !ask easie r. But I think, he said, what you need 10 do is pul a11 end to thi s and say thank yo u. 1hc deed is we ll do ne. now move on. He thanked Counci l. Ma yor Bradshaw th:i.nk ed Mr. Good rich . (c) Jan e Co leman. 390 1 Sou th Ga lapago, sa id she w:i.s here represe nting the Ja son P:i.rk Socia l • • Club . We have a 101 of people participat in g in th e off.leash progra m at Ja so n Pouk. she sa id , and many morn ings we ha ve l,crween ten and twe lve dLgs off.le:i.sh with th e o,,11 crs nearby. Our dogs :ire under vo ice contro l. wit h their leashes . I do fee l 1ha1 th e publ ic should be made aw:i.re th ~t, she said. In 1hc ofT•lcash p:uks, the dogs arc not just running heher-ski:hcr. The owners are nearby and th ey do ha ve to be und er co nlrol. ll rea ll y and rrul y is working, she sa id. I wen1 to the Washington Park off.leash thing Ib ey had ,.!. week ago Saturday, and I talked wit h a wo man who is one of the planners for Denver and she sa id they :ire using Eng lewood as a p:i.nern for the City of Denver off.leas h pro gram. So th ey are watching us, Ms . Co leman :id vised. and 1hc Ci :y of Englewood is. ngain , leading the way and we are doing a '!OOd job :ind it is wo rk ing . The pet ce nter co ni ainers :ire up . They are th e little thi ngs that are there with sacks in them and peop le arc using the m. We h:i.d two mo re put up la s! week :i nd they are ce ntr:i.lly localed and they are worki ng. Pe op le arc stopp in g and pi cking up thei r stuff and other peop le's stu ff. Ms . Co leman adv ised that Co uncil ha s recei ved the fa so n Park Socin l Club cnrd and the y no,v have a websi te . On Apri l th. th e Jason P:i.rk Social Club will be hJving :i. cl ean-up day at Jason Pa rk. she said, and we are invi nng Coundl. You can come and bring yo ur poopcr sc ooper onJ yo ur bucke t an d we will have co ffee and don111 s and th en we will all go ou t and clean.up whate ve r is left in th e park . Ms . Coleman noted thal she can personally attest 10 the fac t tha t since we go l the pct ce nt ers and since ii has been off.\eash. at least fo r Ja so n Park , it is probab ly in bett er co nditio n, tra sh wise , th on it was before . Because we all wa nt off-leas h and we ca re enough abo ut our dog s that we are taking care of busi ne ss. dog bu siness . So I want yo u to know that each of yo u are welcome an d yo u can beco me a par: of it. We arc confiden1 that !his is a wo rk ing situal ion and II will conti nu e to be a • success . We wn nt 10 co ngr:i.tu l:uc Cou ncil on yo ur fo resig hl :ind wi sdom in ser.ing that th e need for suc h • • • E nglewood City Council April I. 2002 Page J parl., is here. We arc grateful 10 ha ve !hem, she sa id . I wani to 1cll yo u thank yo u, thank yo u. thank yo u, very much . Ma yor Br:i dsh:iw thanked Ms . Co lcmDn . (d) ·.:in ly Scott , 3063 South Fox Street, said she w:m 1cd to make a few remarks on pc t li ce nsing. I al so wanted to note , s he said, that thi s was the firs t Stu dy Session I have attended where I could hear and I appreci at e th nt. 1 ar.tuall y don't ha ve an objecti on 10 pet li censing in an d of it self, she sai d, but my problem is that I sec it as, primnril y, a 100 1 for enfo rcing th e li mit of two dogs. I see a lot of situations where I j ust find tha t exrremel y in vosive . It seems that . partl y, the two dog limit li il YS tha t th ere is no house hold or property. in the ent ire City. where a I oup of three dogs is acc epu1blc . Wh ic h, she sta led. is nol tru e. She pointed out that when you brin g home an animal they do beco me pan of yo ur family and yo u make a lifetime commitment to 1hcm. Th.at co mmitment ma y be from 12 to 15 years. easil y. Mirn y citie s ha ve licensing programs , bu1 , I believe , more often th e hmits arc three 10 four dogs . So one situatio n mi ght be that you move fr om Denver to Engl ewood wi1h your three very well behaved dogs and yo u arc put in 3 really untenabl e situat io n. Pe rso nall y I wo uldn't ev en move , she said , bec ause it is saying that you, a responsible person, mu st li cense two dogs and hope th e other one docsn ·1 ge t caught. Another scenario I re:ill y wo nder about is that you lice nse 1wo dogs and the third one does happen to ge t out and the y have him 11 1 animal control. What h::ippens in that case ? In th at sce nari o, she sa id , I ce nai nl y don't sec th is progra m as so meth ing 1ha1 would reduce th e r:ite of euthana si a. She thanked Coun cil . rv1::iyor Bradshaw th anked Ms. Sco tt (e} Kathle en Proctor, 4279 South Clark so n, said 1ha1 she is a renter, she ha s bee n here several months a nd she h:is a dog . We ha ve enjoyed Ja son Park. she said , and we trie d the one at Bate s and it ha s bee n fabulou s. I usuall y ha ve 10 go all th e way down to Chatfi eld and tha1 is hard for me to do . I have a dog that likes 10 run ev ery day. I just wanl 10 say it has been gre:u, she sa id , I like it and I appreciate it. I unde rstand thi s ha s be en in effec t for a month or 1wo and I actuall y just fo und out about it a fe w wee ks .:a go . I just wa111 10 say th::inks for thi s. I understand thi s has neve r been done befo re. she said. and I think it is a gre::i t th in g Ma yor Bra dshaw thanked :v1s. Proctor. (I) Elizabe th Fry , 4328 South Acoma Street . said that in the last ye ar and a half. my dog and I have mi ssed thn·e da ys at Ja so n P::irk and that wa s because of blizzard li ke co nditi ons . I am al so a member of the Jason Park Sucia l Club. she sai d. and I will be th ere on the th fo r our meeting . I woulti like to thank yo u all so mu ch for g ving my 15 ½ yea r old dog and myse lf the privi lege of going to Jaso n Pa rk . It means so much to me . I fc-el tha t is why my dog is this old . He is an old yellow Labrador and I just ca n't thank you enough fo r what yo•J h:we do ne fo r us here . We do appreci a1e it . She thanked Counc il. Ma yo r Bradsha w thank ed Ms . Fry. Ma yo r Bradshaw asked if 1here •.-.'3S anyo ne el se who wtshed to address Counci l on any issue at thi s time . There were none . Co uncil Member G::i rren sa id thi s is a bit ou t of order, but he wa nted to thank th e peopl e of Jaso n Park and the socfo l club 1hn 1 the y ha ve staned. This is son of what we we re hoping for , he no 1ed. bec::i usc we had hea rd 1hings about the park an d as yo u know thi s was a very controversia l iss ue , with a lot of people spe aking on bo th side s. But , he said , havi ng respo nsib le pel owners take the lime to mana ~e it pr ope rl y, set up yo ur Englewood City Cou ncil April I, 2002 Page~ own group . clean up the park, probabl y, beuer than ii has ever been cleaned up ... the se are the types of things, 1h11.1 I 1hink. 11ctu11.lly help the two groups work logether. I want to thank you. he so.id . 8, Communi c:aUons, Proclamations and Appointments (11.) A procla1TU1tion declaring Apri l 19. 2002 as Arbor Day was cons idered . COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED. TO DECLARE APRIL 19, 2002 AS ARBOR DAY. Motion c::irried . Ayes: Council Members Nabho lz, Moore . G.:zrc • Wolo.i)11, Yurchi ck, Grazulis , Bradshaw Nays : None Mayor Br::idshaw prese med 1he procl::inution to Da ve Lee , 1hr Manager of Open Space . Mr. Lee said he just wanted to let Counci l, and eve~one here, know that we arc having our Arbor Day Celebra tion , our tree give away, on Sa turda y the 201 • It s1ans at 8:00 11.m. and co n inue s until ::i ll the trees a.re go ne. We are ho lding that in conjunction with Keep Englewood Benuliful. He advised that we are also working that week to try to coordinate some efforts to do so me tree plantings at Cherrclyn , Charles Hay and Clayton sc hoo ls in conjunction wi th Englewood Schools . He thanked Co un ci l. Ma yor Brad shaw tbrnked Mr . Lee . (b) A proclamation declaring the week or April 7, 2002 as Da ys of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust was considered. COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MO VED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO DECLARE TRE WEEK OF AP RIL 7, 2002 AS DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF TRE HOLOCAUST. Motion carried . Ayes : Counci l Members Nabholz, Moore , Garrell, Wolosyn , Yurchick , Grazulis , Bradshaw Na ys : No ne 9. Public Hearing No publ ic hearing was schedu;ed before Council. 10. Consent Agenda CO U~T IL MEMBER MOORE REMOVED ITEM 10 (<) (ii) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. (c) lii) A controcl with ova Sound Wall Corporation, in the amount ofS232,692 .00. for the Ken ! Village Sound Wall was considered . COUNC IL MEMBER MOORE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, T O APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 10 (c)(ii)-A CONTRACT WITH NOVA SOUND WALL CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $232,692.00. FOR THE KENT VILLAGE SOUND WALL. Council Member Moore stated this is a good examp le of the City :t'ld 1he co mmunity working together to accomp lish a go11I. I think. he soid . tha1 this is just wo nh noting the effon involved on b"th sides of this. • • • • • • Englewood Cl1y Co un cil April I, 200 2 P•~• 5 Cou ncil Me mber Wolosyn s1a1 ed that she agreed . Mayor 13 radshaw said she agreed. abso lu1el y. I think i1 was de lig ht ful wmking wi th this gro up . she said . You guys are awesome and 1his is long overdue . We are gl ad we cou ld help . Spe.tking from the audience, Ruth Steel said she wa nted 10 thnnk everyone. very much . for all llf the help and suppon . I also wan ted to co mplimen t Ken Ross. she sa id . i-le ha s been abso lutel y marvel ous, coo perati ve, availab le. hel pful and kn ow ledgeab le. All of1hc 1hings 1ha1 made ;, move forward . She thank ed Mr. Ross . Vo le res,tlls: Mo1 io n carried . Ayes : Co un cil Members Nabho lz, Moore, Garre tt, Wo losyn, Yurc hick, Grazuli s. Brads haw Na ys: No ne Mayor Bradshaw not ed '.!:e motio n passed and co nstruction will begin on the Kent Villa ge So und Wall . CO UNC IL MEMBE R GARRETT MO VE D. AND IT WAS SECO NDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 (a) (I) •"d (II). 10 (b) (I). 10 (c) (I), (Ill) and (Iv). (a) Approva l ofOrdinam:es on Firs t Reading (i) COUNC IL Bil I. NO . 8, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER GARRETT A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE AU TH ORIZING A "LI CENSE AGREEMr'IT" BEnVEEN THE DENVE R BOARD OF WATER COMM IS~IONE RS AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWO OD, CO LORADO WH ICH WILL ALLOW THE DENVE R \I TER BOARD TO DRILL A TEST HOL E AND, IF REQU IRED , A MONITORING WELL Wl1HINTHE PARK ALONG HARVARD GLL CH.ZUNI AN D VASSER [NORTHWEST GREENBELT]. (ii) , COUNC IL BILL NO. 11 , INTRODU CED BY COUNC IL MEMBE R GARRETT A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE AME DING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 7, SECT IO N 11 , OF THE E 'GLEWOO D MUN ICIPAL CODE 2000 , PERTAINING TO TII E EXTE NSION OF THE LIMITED WAIVER OF THE WASTE TRANSFER SURC HAR GE . (b) Approva l of Ordimmces on Second Reading (i) ORD INANCE NO. 12. SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 10, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEM BE R GARRETT) AN ORDINA NCE AUTHOR IZING THR EE CITY DITCH LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR CITY DITCH CROSSINGS AT OR ABOUT 46 85 SO TH MARIPOSA DRI VE . (c) Re so lun ons and rv101io ns (1) RESOL ION NO . 46 , SE RIES OF 1002 A RESOLUT ION AWARDING A NEGOT IATED CONTRACT FOR ENG LEWOOD'S 7.002 MI CRO- SURFACING PROGRAM INSTEAD OF TH E COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS UNDER SECT ION I I~ (b) Englewood Cit)' Co uncil April I, 2002 Pag e 6 OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND SECTION 4•1·3·1 OF TH E ENG LEWO OD MUNIC IPAL COD E 2000 . (i ii) CONTRACT WITH BROWN AND CAL DWELL , IN THE AMO UNT OF $ I 06 ,095 .00, FOR A WASTEWATER UTILITY PLAN TECHNICAL ASS ISTANCE AG REEME NT . (iv) CONTRACT WITH TURF & TRAIL EQUIPMENT CO MPANY , IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,102.00, FOR TH E PUR CHASE OF A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRA CTOR FO R TH E PARKS DIVISION . Vote results: Motion ca rried . Ayes : Council Members Nabho lz, Moore, Garren, Wo losyn, Yurchick, Grazulis, Bradshaw Na ys: None 11. Regular Agenda (a) App roYal or Ordinan ces on Fi rst Reading There were no additional items subrnined fo r approva l on first readi ng. (See Agenda Item 10 -Conse nt Agenda .) (b) Approval ofOrdinanccs on Second Readi ng There we re no additional items submitted fo r ttpprov al on second rettding . (See Agenda Item 10 -Conseii Agenda .) (c) Resolutions and Motions Dire ctor Eato n adYised that she was presentin g a recommendation from the Department or Human Res ourc es to adop1 a resolution and a motion tonight The resol ut ion is to re-appoint the group of Hearing Officers that we ha ve preYiously appointed, to hear Merit and Disci plinary Appea ls. Then, following that, a motion, to appoin 1 one of tho se officers 10 hear a disciplinary appeal. (i) RE SOLUT IO N NO . 47 , SERIES OF 2002 A RESOLUTION RE ·A PPU -ING HEARING OFF ICE RS FROM TH E LIST OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AS HEARING OFF ICERS FOR DISCIPLINARY AND MERIT APPEALS . COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (e) (I)· RE SOLUTIO N NO. 47, SERIES OF 2002 . Motio n carri ed. Ayes : Council Membe rs Na bh olz, Moore , Garren , Wo losyn, Yurchick , Grazuii s, Bradshaw Nttys : No ne (i i) COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDE D, TO APPOINT RONALD J . COHEN AS THE HEARING OFFICER FOR A DISCIPLINARY APPEAL FILED BY BRIAN COUSINEA U. Ay es: Nays : Co un ci l Me mbe rs Nttbho lz, Moore , Garren, Wolosyn, Yurchick , Grazulis, Brads haw None • • • • • • Engl ewoo d Cil y Co uncil April I, 2002 Page 7 Mo rion carr.c d. 12. General Di sc uss ion (a) Mayo r's Choice (i) Mayor Bradshaw sai d I jusl th ink. proba bly. at this lime, Co un ci l needs 10 make a de 1enni na1ion if we arc gai n£ ;o go forw ard wi th 1he li censing iss ue or not. CO UNCIL MEM BER YURCHICK MO VED , AND IT WA S SECO NDED , TO GO AHEAD WITH THE DOG L I T NS IN G ISS UE AND DETERMINE HOW AJ"iD WHAT WE ARE GO ING TO DO AT A FUT URE DATE . Co un ci l Membe r Nabholz said she thought Co un cil was jus t goi ng 10 ge t co nsensus . Mayor Bn1dshaw advised that this wo uld be givin g th em direc tion and co nsens us. Counci l Membe r Wo losyn said we arc vo 1ing on whet her or not we wan t 10 go forw ard, 10 just make it sim ple. Co uncil Membe r Yurchick said we arc vo ling on wheth er it wi ll drop here or go fo rward 10 ordi na nce forma t. Mayo r Brads haw said that is right. We arc vo ting on wheth er we want the Ci ty Anomey 10 drafi legi sla1 io n 10 go fo rward wi1h dog lice nsin g. As I stat ed be for e, she said , I will be vo ting agai nst th is. I th ink th is is oveMeg ul:u io n and I th ink respons ibl e owners are respons ible own ers 11nd I don'I know 1hat we can leg islat e respo nsibili ty, so I will be vo ting no. Co un cil Me mber Garren sai d he wo uld also be vo ling no on thi s iss ue. Thi s one is 11 lough iss ue, he sa id. and I con sec bot h si des . Bu t 1he two compelling reasons fo r ha ving ii are vacc ina ti on and for the contr ol of our ordinance on how many pels yo u ca n have in your house . On the vaccinati on side , he noled , we have a State law 1hnt says , ifwc take a dog in . it docs nol ha ve 10 be released or th ere is a penalty to be paid until that do g is vacc ina1ed . So I 1hutk we have some coverage on 1hat, if they co me into the pound . On the olh er iss ue, he said , whe n I thought abo ut how man y dogs we should have inn cena in household. my concept was th at this was a 1001 for enfo rceme nt purposes and a cl ari fi cati01 Jfthe Statu tes, so if1here was a prob lem we would h1we that. This, to me. wa s taki ng it 10 ii st ep that I wns not quite read y to take at th e time I voted fo r that. I thought it was more of an enfo rce me nt too l, as opposed to licensi ng. When I sec things that show we can gener:uc th is much profi t fr om do in g th is. he sai d, 1hat di stur bs me as to how it is bei ng impl emented . So I will be voting no. as well . Co uncil Membe r Nabh olz sai d she wo ul d also be voti ng agn nst thi s. I fee l, as you have said , thn t it is governme nt stepping in. I tak e my anima ls to the ve1, she said, and ge t th em vac ci nated . I do no t have time to lak e th em 10 one more pla ce to get an other tag . I th ink ~his would be a very burde nso me process. she said. and that is why I will be vo ting no. Counc il Me mber Grazuli s said th at usuall y when she vo te s on iss ue s with pros and co ns, she wa nts to know, beyo nd a shadow of a doubt, how she shou ld vote. As I don '1 feel that wi th thi s, she said , I will also be vo ling against thi s. Co un ci l Me mber Moore sai d th at he does see some meri 1 wi th th is. if the po tential was 10 dec rease th e num be r of euthani;:ed dogs . I am also very app reci ative of th e ci tize n ·s comm in ee fo r m:ikin g th is reco mmendatio n to us. I pe rsonall y. he said , wou ld rathe r. if we :i re going to do thi s, wai t, to allow fo r some of ou r other rece nt changes 10 lake hold :i nd see how we ll th ey do. rather than putting yet :i nother th ing out Englewood City Co un cil Avril 1, 2002 Page 8 th ere . So, he s:i.1J, I wo L1ld ra ther see defennenl of the issue . Bui , he noted, those are some of 1he iss ues thal I am thinkin g about Coun cil Member Gro zulis said deferment i good . Can't we bring this back at another 1ime? Co un ci l Membe r Nnbhol z said I think we need 10 pu1 it 10 re st. I 1hink the Code Enfo rcement Advisory Commillee has worked very hard on this. she said, and I think the y need so me guidance from us at thi s point Mayo r Bradshaw poi nt ed out that th e Code Enfo rceme nt Ad visory Co mmittee , eve n at our Srud y Se ss ion earlier, re'I i::ed thnt we make a determirullion and let them move on with the other issues they wa nt to deal with. Cou ncil Me mbe r Yurchick said his co ncern with this , as Cou nci l Member Ga rren sa id, is th at thi s started out as a too l to enfo rce t.he ordi nance re stric ting the number of a nimal s. But , somew here along the line, too man y oth er foctor s we re brought into the deal and cluttered it up and it make s it hard to vote yes. But , he sa id. I am going to vo te yes. but that is more in suppon of th e Code Enforceme nt Comminec th an 1he end prod uct of1he licens in g ordinance . Cou nci l Member Wo losyn adv ised that she would be voting yes al so, mostly out of respec t fo r Code Enfo rce ment , but al so due 10 the fact thal I see it maybe as a first step to somehow bring all these diverse s1an11 es toge th er. Ma ybe th is would have been another too l to unify th ose things . I guess I always thought whenever yo u had a rabie s shot. th at that was some how registered and that was a son of licensing . But now I see that it is all separate . So , she sa id, I will vote ye s, but I also respect my fellow Co unci l membe rs vo te s. Co un ci l Member Moore said that . in 1erms of revisiti ng this, we alrea dy have some degree of co mmitment to revis it the off-lea sh program. Co uncil Member Ga rrett no!ed that the nff-lea sh pro gram is a pil ot program and the lime fram e fo r that is one year. So , Council Member Moo re said. in one ye ar we will be revis itin g some of these iss ue s. No one has to make a commi 1me nt that we will re-look at it at tha1 time, he said, but nothing we do toni ght is going to stop us from re visi tin g it, if at that 1i~1e a Co un cil member chooses to revisi t ii. He asked if that was co rrec t. Ma yor Brad sha w said absolutely . l want the Code Enforce men t Co mmiu ce to realize, she said, that my vote agai nst this is 110 1 a vo te agai nst th em. I think th ey ha ve many, many more important things 10 do in our City than battle th is license thin g and th e dog and cat issues . She acknow ledged that , if yo u are involved, the y are pe:;k y iss ues . I un dersta nd th at and I res pect that, she sa id , bu t I just think it is time fo r the Code Enforceme nt Advi sory Committee 10 move on. Mayor Bradsha w :i sked if anyone el se ha d anything 10 say. Council Member Grazu lis said she just wa nted to say that she has atte nd ed the meetings and she knows lh ey ha ve work ed very hard on thi s, Wit h all due res pec t, she said , l appreciate that. She 1ho.nked th e co mmittee . M.1yor Bradshaw called for th e vote . Vote results : Ayes : Council ~-1embers Wol os yn. Yurchick Nays : Cou ncil Members Nabholz. Moo re. Garre tt , Grazulis . Bradshaw Mo ti on defea ted . • • • • • Englewood City Council April I, 2002 Pag• 9 Milyor Bradshaw nou:d th e mo1ion was defca1ed nnd it is senlcd , and that is good . whichever way it turned ou t. (ii) Mayor Bradshaw shared the invitation to th e Co lorado Pra yer Luncheon on Thursday . May 9'\ at the Colorado Con vention Ce nter, in case any member of Council would Hkc 10 anend, She noted she will not be able to make it chat da y. (iii) Ma yor Bradshaw said she had another question for staff. She asked Director Fonda if we arc lestifying a1 the hearings of th e Water Qua Ii ~ Contro l Commission . I received these in the mail , she s.1id. and there is one on the 13th and one on the 14 . Director Fonda said probably not. Mayor Bradshaw said it's hard to figure out what we need to keep and what we need to throw 3.way. (iv) Mayor Bradshaw advised that she ha s also received nn invitation for 11n open house, fo r the Juvenile Assessme nt Cen ter in Arapahoe Cou nt y, on April 24 111, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. I believe ~veryone on Counci l re ceived thi s invitation , she said, but I just wa nted to mention it. (v) Mayor Bradshaw staled the Fullenon presen 1a1ion and ope n house at CnyCenter is Wednesday the 11• from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (vi) Mayor Bradshaw noted the Metro Mayors and Commissioners Yo uth Awards Banquet will be Sunday the 21 ". If any of you are interes ted, she said, please let Leigh Ann Hoflhine s know by April 121h. It will be held o.t the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Ce nter of Performing Ans. (vii) Mayor Brad shaw commen1 cd thal she was driving through CityCentcr on Easttr Sunda y and it wa s grea t 10 see the constru ction on CityCcn1 er beginning . It was nice to sec the Gan Sports store comi ng out of the ground fin a,ly. she said, and I just hope that mon11.:ntum continue s. (viii) Mayor Bradshaw stated that Council Member Yurchick did a good job Monday night . The forum wns well attended and it was nice just 10 talk 10 citizens in an informa l manner . So, she said 10 Mr . Yurchick. I reall y apprecia1e yo ur cfTons . Mr. Yurchick thanked Mayor Bradshaw . (b) Counci l Mem ber's Ch oice (i) Counci l Member Nabholz: I. She noted she had men1ioned , at the la st re gu lar se ss ion , that nonna ll y Counci l suppo1ts two four some s fo r the Keep Eng lewood Beautiful Go lfTol.imament. We didn 't vote on that, she said. COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO SUPPORT TWO FOURSOMES FOR THE KEEP ENGLEWOOD :IEA UTIFUL GOLF TOURNAMENT. Motion carried . Ayes: Council Members Nabholz, Moore, Garrett, Wolosyn, Yurchick , Grazut=¢, Bradshaw N!l ys : None Mayor Bradshaw asked when the tournament wou ld ~ held . She wa s advised that it will be hdd on June 10•. Council Member Nabho lz thanked Counci l nnd C"ommented that it is a lot of fun . It is one of th eir big fundraisers . M::1yor Bradsh11w said she was sorry. that it is reall y fun , but she would 001 be able to pa.nicipatc because of her summer schedule . Englewood City Co uncil April I, 2002 Pag e 10 Di scu ssia n ensued as to wluc ''.~uncil members mi ght be ab le to panicipale or serve as backup pla yers . 2. She said sh e Wi'f S n...i! )UI"~ if this was a City issue, so meth ini the City should worry abo ut or help wilh , but she alwo s receives th~ sr.hool ne ws lette r after th e fact , 11fte1 even ts have take n pla ce. I received a news lette r Friday antf it had inf::>rmn1ion on everythin1 that h:id happe ned a mon th prior to the CSA P tes t and th ere was only on e dale lr) 1here fo r a future event and that was somethin g on April I 6ui at the high sc hoo l. So , she said , my qu c, io-. i! · here is th e breakdown or sho uld I call Dr . Wh i1e ? It is a very good ne ws leuer, she sa id. Alex Habeni cht is th e t·ditor and it is wonderful , but it is afte r the foc i, so it is a littl e IB te fo r so me parent s. She commented that the Engle wood Sc hool s web pages arc very good. exce pt for Flood's. Flood 's web page is two yea rs old. If you ge l a chance , she said , take a lo ok a1 so me of their web pages . She noted you can interact wi th the teac hers . I was reall y distressed , she sa id , to think that a Blue Ribbon Sc hoo l has kind of gone downhill , which is sad . But , she said. if there is an yth ing I can do , I will , becau se the information is rea ll y after the fact. Mu yor Bradshaw said the on ly way I know wh:i t is going on with the sc hoo l~ is through th e Englewood Hera ld. Co uncil Member Nabholz agreed . To m Munds docs a good job, she said . Ci ty Manager Scars offe red 10 e-ma il Council's co ncerns 10 Dr. White . Co un ci l Me mber Nabhol z said if there 1s somet hin g I can do, I will , Here we are trying to rec.ruit children into th e dis1ric1 and we :ire lett ing te :ichers go. we are behind on news lette rs and one middl .: schoo l ha s a we b si 1e that is two years old . (ii) Co un ci l Membe r Garrett : 1. He noted he has a frieud who is about to beco me a paranoid proud paren t. Hi s friend wen t to the Englewood Fire Divisio n to learn how tn install his chi ld seat , to prepare for bri ngi ng his baby home. He wa s very com plimen tary of our Fire Di visi on, Co unc il Member Garrett s:iid . He said they were very professional, gre at to wo rk with and he was very ap preci :i 1ive . 2, He noted Cou ncil had received a lett er fr om fi ve En glewood High School students who are inrnlved in th e Lead er's Challenge Program. The y want 10 l .: in vo lved in beautifying a park or a bike trai l. I th ought , he said . we mi ght ask the Parks and Recreation Commissio n 10 make :i reco mmendation ba sed on our nee ds. ~fayer Bradsh aw sa id that wou ld be gre at. (iii} Council Member Wo losyn sa id she noticed, in Co un cil 's packet, the requ es t th:i t lhe week of Moy 6'" be declared Excellence in Gove rnment and Publ ie Service Reco gnit io n Week . She ask ed if Coun ci l ha d ac ted on thi s requ est. Ma yor Bradsh~w said she did not think Coun cil had ac ted on it. I think, she sa id , it was by a consensus of Co uncil lhat we were just going to go ahead and do it. (i v) Counc il Member Yurchick said he just wa nte d 10 comm ent on the open forum . I 1hought it was :i success and, at the end of the evening , so meo ne asked me if I was disappointed in the li ght turn out I looked at it more as qualit y over quanri ty . I think we had two very good issu es come out of that • • • • • • Englewood City Counci l April I, 2002 Page 11 forum. citizens were ab le 10 voice a couple of their co ncerns and we did it in the allotted hour. I think it was a full hour, he sa id , and I hope we continue with the forums . Mayor Bradshaw said I think we will . {v) Co uncil Member Grazuli s: 1. She said she had a question regarding the letter from the fi ve su.1de nts involved in the Leader 's Challcn~c Program. which Council Member Garrett referred 10. They need a project , she said . Is this going to be turned ove r to the Parks and Recreation Commission? Council Member Garren said he gave it to City Manager Sea rs and he will give it to Direc tor Black, who ·., U bring it up at the nex t meeting . 2. She sai d. as the newes t member of the Kiwanis Club of Eng lewood, she wanted to invite everyone to come out this Wednesda y evening , between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., for a spaghetti dinn er to be held at the Englewood United Methodist Church, 3885 South Broadway . The dinner is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Englewood . Ma yo r Bradshaw offered M :;. Grazulis congratulations on becoming a memb er of the Kiwanis Club . 13 . Clly M.1nager's Reporl (a) City Manager Scars advised that City Clerk Ellis received a copy of CML 's Handbook fo1 Municipal Elected Officials . I think it ha s so me good info1mation . He asked that Council let Ms. Ellis :cnow if they are interested in receiving a copy . {b) City Manager Scars noted he wa n1ed to confirm that tl1e next forum will be held at Bishop Elementary School :it the end of April , during Council's last session. Mayor Brad shaw sa\d yes . She noted there :ire five Monday nights in April, so Council might ha ve one night off. Council Member Grazulis advised her e-mail is still nol up and running . It is being fixed , she said, and I anticipate it will be working by mid-week . I h:i vc a virus that is unfixable and this is through a City computer . I just thought I would lei you all know, she said, and I hope I didn 't give it to anybody . 14 . Cily Attorney's Report Ci ty Attorne y Brotzman did not have :iny matters to bring before Council. 15 . Adjournme nl SHAW MOVED TO ADJOURN . The meelin g adjourned al 8:12 p.m .