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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-05-20 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• • ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular Session May 20, 2002 I. Call to Order The regular meeting or the Englewood City Co uncil was called to order by Mayor Bradshaw at 7:35 p.m. 2. lnvoutlon The invoc :uion was g1Ycn by Council Member Na bho lz . 3. Pledge of A'leglance The Pledge of Allcgilmce w11s led by Mayor Bradshaw. 4. Roll Call Pre se nt: Ab se nt: A qu orum was pre sent. Also pre se nt: 5. Minutes Council Members Nobholz, Moore , Grazulis, Gorrert , Wol osyn. Yurcbi ck , Bradshaw None City Manager Sears City Atto mcy Brotzma n Assista nt City Manager Flaherty Depu ty City Clerk Castle Director C l~on, Safety Servi ces Officer Ficgcr, Safety Services Direct or Bla ck. Parks and Recrea tion Senior Planner Graham, Community Development (•) COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULA!l. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 6, 2002. Ayes : Co unc il Members Nobholz, Moore , Wo losyn. Yurchick, Grazulis , Bra dshaw Nays: None Abstain : Co un cil Member Garrett The morion carried . 6. Scheduled Visilors (a) Representatives from the "Old Town Englewood" group were present to request a waiver of renta l costs for use of Parks and Recreation Dcpartmrnt equipment (te nts and chairs) for lhe Sidewalk Sale ond Summer Ce lebration scheduled fo r June 8, 2002 . Bob Laughlin thanked Council for allowing him to sprak thi s evening . He said he was a new merchant in Englewood. and that be appreciated Co uncu 's fri endly suppo rt of their cffons . He also th anked the Greater Englewood Clusmber of Commerce , and their members who were here tonight to show support . Mr. Laughlin also thanked Jan Johnson and th e 5 A Englewoo d Ci ty Co un ci l Ma y 20 . 2002 Page 2 Comm uni 1y Deve lopment Depanrncn l for their va lu able help a'. J e nc ourage ment . We are here 1a ni ght be ca use we have a visio n for the brighl futu re of1 hc City of Eng lewood , he said . The Old Town Englewood merchant s ha ve asked the Ci ty for penni ss ion 10 hold a pn ki ng lot danc · afle r the day's events of Jun e 81 \ when we ha ve the cit ywide sidewalk sale. The idea ha s ga rnered grea t respo nse from Parks and Rc crea 1ion and Communil}' Development. The idea for the dance wa s as mu ch to have a comm un ity ge l together as ii was a fund ra iser for Old Town Eng lewood, bu t if we ca n anract some ath.·nti on from outside of Englewood for this eve nt , th en that is better still, he as serted. We are here to ni ght to reques1 a wa iver of fee s for the show wagon, the chairs and th e 1en ts needed to put thi s eve nt to ge ther. Our gro up is very new, and we have II very small budget , he said , whi ch is alread y spent, so we are aski ng fo r yo ur gracio us ge nero sity one more lim e to grant us :i. wa iver of the se fees. Mayor Bradshaw sai d Co uncil wou ld tn.k e it under ad vise ment. Co un cil Membe r Yurchi ck n.sked if that was for il one•'ime event, or fo r seve ra l event s. Mr . Laughlin re sponded that it was a one •lime eve nt, so the y cn.n see how ii goes . 7. Unsr hedul cd Visi tors (a) Jim Go odrich, 2890 So uth Logan Street , told Co unci l that he had give n th em a letter statin g hi s co ncem s. Ba sicall y, it is the speed li mits aro und the park s in Engle wood tha t co nce m him . A seri es of eve nt s led up 10 the fa ct 1hat I found out that our signs arc advi so ry speed sig ns, he said . Ass istant City Manager Fla herty was th e one who caught my flack when I was fir st 1ry rn g to fi gure out wha t th e speed limit was , beca use th e radar spe ed sign sa id thirty, when th e parks sign sa id twe nty.five. By calling the police department and co mpl ai ning 10 th em, I got the re sponse 1ha1 th ey wo ul d pass it on, he said . Then. after no th ing ha ppene d Mo nday, and th ere was an accide nt Monda y nig \11, I came into Civic Center and wa s rat her hot under the co lln.r . Mr. Flaherty was the first one I ran int o, then I we nt to th e community li aiso n offi ce r, he relat ed, and she se nl cd me down a litt le bit . She told me they were :i.d viso ry signs, n.nd I had neve r reali ze d that the S1:11e of Co lora do had an advisory speed sig n. The y do ha ve th em, bu t the y specify that ii co vers onl y cur bs , co mers and on•ramps , bu t it docs not have a re cognized si~n for parks . Our uni \'c rsal sign wi1h kids on 3 teete r-ton er is not 01.1e of the State's recog nized signs, he said. TI1e point is. I fee l th at our parks ne ed a redu ced speed limi t, he ~aid . The pa rks are in fu ll swi ng now, wi th eve nts every nigh 1 at Bat es Logan Park . On th e weeke nd s, it is jammed, he added. Mr. Goodric h said he wou ld not be able to attend the ETA C meeting on Jun e 13th, but he will se nd a letter to Chaimmn Dave Anderso n expressi ng his desi re s. He urged Co uncil to recog nize thi s probl em and pu1 people in place who ca n rc se arth it and find out what we need in th e iOnn of a sign 10 re gu la1e reduced speeds at our park s. Ma yor Orndsha w aske d if this shou ld :i.lso go 10 the Parks and Rec reati on Co mmi ssio n, since they are advisory 10 Co uncil. Dire ctor Ola ck respo nde d that 1.he y had not had a di sc uss ion abou t thi s. but would put it on an agr nda . Ma )or Brad shaw felt it was a park•re h.ted iss ue and should go to th em fi rst. She thank ed Mr. Goodric h fo r brin ging ii to Ccmn cil ·s Jtt cntion . 8. Co mmunications. Proclamations, and Appointments (a) A proclamat io n declaring th e week of May I 9 throug h 25 , 2002 as Eme rge nc y Medical Service s Wee k was co nsidered . CO UNCIL MEMBER NA BHOLZ MOVED, AN D IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION DECLARI NG THE WEEK OF MAY 19THRO UGH 25, 2002 AS EMERGENCY MEDI CAL SE RVJCE3 WEEK. Ayes: Co unc il Members Nabhol z. Moore. Garren, Wolo syn, Yurchi ck, • • • • • • Englewood City Council Moy 20 , 2002 Poge 3 Nays : Th e motion carried . Gra zulis , Drndshaw No ne Direc tor Ol so n came fo r.vard to acc ept the proc l11nu1ion . (b) A proc..!Jmation declaring suppon for the "C lick It or Tick et" Seat Belt Campaign was co nsidered. COUNCIL MEM BER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDE D, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION DECLA RI NG SUPPORT FOR THE "CLICK IT OR TICKET" SEATBELT CAMPAIGN . Ayes : !':ays: Th e motion carried . Co un ci l Members Nabho lz, Moore , Garrett, Wolosyn. Yurchick , Grazu lis . Bradshaw No ne Ofi'icer Bob Fiegcr came fo rward to accep t the proclamati on. 9. Public Heu.rin g No pu blic hea rin g was scheduled before Council. 10 . Conse nt Agenda COUN CIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECON DED, TO APPR OVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS IO (b) (I) THROUGH (viii) AN D 10 (c) (I) AND (Ii), (11) '\pproval of Ordinances on First Reading . TI1ere we re no ordinan ces subm itt ed for app rova l on fir st reading . (b) App rova l of Ordinances on Seco nd Readin g. (i) ORD INANCE NO . 20, SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 14, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBEP WOLOSYN) AN ORDINANCE AME NDING TITLE 2, OF TH E ENGLEWOOD MUN ICIPAL CO DE 2000 WITH THE ADD ITIO N OF A NEW CHAPTER 13, ESTABLISHING A PARADE COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF F:~GLE WOOD , COLORADO. (ii) ORD INANCE NO . 21, SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . I 9, INTRm,..;c s.D BY COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN) AN ORD INANCE A1;',HORI ZING AN INTERGOYE~MENTAL AGREEMENT ENT ITLED "PERMANENT TRA NS IT EASEMENT" BEDVE EN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT (RTD), THE ENGLEWOOD ENVIRONMENT AL FOUNDATION , INC . AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , CO LORADO . (iii) ORDINANCE NO . 22 , SERIES OF 2002 (COUNCIL BIL L NO . 20, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN) En glewood City Cou ncil Ma y 20 , 200 2 Pa ge 4 AN ORDINAN CE APPROVING SU PPLEME NT NO. 153 TO THE SOUTHGATE SAN ITAT ION DI ST RICT CONNECTOR'S .\GREEMENT FOR THE IN CLUS ION OF LAND WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES . (iv) ORD INANCE NO. 23 , SERIES OF 2002 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 21 . INTROD CED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN} A, ORDINA NC E APPRO VING SU PPLEMENT NO . 154 TO TH F. SOUTHGATE SANITAT ION DISTR ICT COW IECTOR'S AGREEMENT FOR TH E INCLUSION OF LAND WITH IN THE DI STR ICT BOU NDARIES . (v} ORDINA NCE NO . 24, SE RIES OF 2002 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 22, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN) AN QRl)INANCE AUTHORIZING A LI CENSE AGREEMENT WITH CENTENN IAL WATER AND SAN ITA I ION DISTRICT FOR CROSSING THE McLELLAN WATER LI NE EASEMENT. \vi) ORD INANCE NO . 25, SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 23, INTRO DUCE D BY COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN) AN ORD INANCE AUTIIORIZING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ENT ITL ED "AGREEMENT' BETIVEEN ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE/A VS CAREER AND TECHN ICAL SCHOO L AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 2133 WEST WESLEY AVENUE . (vii} ORDI ANCE 0 . 26 , SERIES OF 2002 (COUNCIL BI LL NO . 24, INTROD UC ED BY COUNC IL MEMBER WOLOSYN} AN ORDINANCE AMEND ING TITLE S 4 AND 5 OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUN ICIPAL CODE 2000 WHI Cli WILL CLARIFY AND SIMPLIFY THE SALES TAX AND THE MISCE LLANEO US LI CENSE PROVISIONS OF THESE TITLES . (v iii} ORDINA, CE NO . 27, SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 25, INTROD UC ED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN} .,,J" ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ ING THE CITY OF EWOOD'S EXERC ISE OF ITS RI GHT OF FI R;-T REFUSAL TO PURCHASE PRO PUTT SYST EMS , INC. \c) Re so lu1ions and Motions . (i} RESOL UTION NO . 55, SERIES OF 2002 A RESOLUT ION IN WHI CH THE CITY COUNC.'L OF THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD, COLORlu>O HEREBY CAS TS ITS EMPLOYER'S VOTE IN F1,VOR OF THE FIRE AND POLICE PENS ION ASSOC IAT IONS (F .P.P.A. 'S} PROPOSED AMEN'ilMENTS NO . I AND :-10 . 4 AND AGAINST F.P.P.A. 'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS NO . 2 AND NO . 3. (i i) RESOLUTIO N NL• !6, S~R IES OF 20 02 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APP :l<Y• AL OF Dll{ECT SUBGRANT AWARD FOR THE CO LORADO DIVISION OF CRIM I AL JUSTI Cc JUVEN ILE ACCOUNTABILI TY INCENT IVE BLOCK GRANT PROGR AM . Vote results : • • • • • Eng lewood Ci1 y Co un ci l Moy 20 , 2002 Poge 5 Ayes: Nays : The m01io n carried . 11 . Regular Agenda Co uncil Members Nabh olz, Moore . Garren , Wolosyn, Yurchick , Gra zul is , Bradshow None (a) Approval ofOrdinnnces on First Reading . There were no ordinan ces submiued fo r :ippro val on first re •.di ng. (b) Approval ofOrdin:inccs on Seco nd Re:iding . COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WA S SECON DED , TO APPROVE AGENDA ITF.M S 11 (b) (I) AND (11)-ORDINA NCES NO. 29 AND 29. (i j ORD INANCE NO . 28 , SERIES OF 200 2 (COUNCIL BI LL NO . 17, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER NA B HOLZ) AN EMERG ENCY ORD INANCE ESTAB LISHIN G A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERM ITS FOR NE W SI NG LE FAM IL Y ATTAC HE D AND MULTI-FAMILY RES ID ENT IAL CONSTRUCT ION , OR ANY HO US ING REQUIRING TH E SUB DI VISION OF PROPERTY . IN THE AREA LOCATED BETWEEN WEST EV ANS A VENUE ON THE NORTH, WEST VASSAR AVFNUE ON THE SOUT H, SOUTH TEJON STRE ET ON THE EAS T AND SOUTH ZUN I STREET ON THE WEST, FOR A PERI OD OF SIX MONTHS . (ii) ORDI NANCE NO . 29, SERIES OF 2002 (COUNC IL BILL NO . 26 , INTROD UC ED BY COUNC IL MEMBER NABHOLZ) AN ORD INANCE ADOPT~G AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1979 COM PRE HE NSfVE PLA N (MASTER PLAN) FOR THE CITY OF ENGLE WOOD, CO LORADO BY CREATING A NEW SECT ION ENTITL ED "SMALL AREA PLANS " AND A NEW SUB-SECT ION ENT ITLED "BATES STAT ION PLA N" UN DER THE NEW SECT ION. Vole resu lt s: A yrs: Nays : The motio n carried. Co unci l Members Nab holz , Moore . G:irrcn, Wolosyn, Yurchick, Grazu li s, Br:i ds haw N\lne (c) Resol utions and Mo 1io ns. There were no :iddi 1ional rcsolu1ions :ind mo tions submitt ed for approval. (See Age nda It em No. 10 • Co nsent Age nda .) 12. Ge neral Disc uss ion (n) Mayor's Choice (i) M:i yo r Bra ds haw advised thil l there would be a business apprecia tio n breakfast on June 61h :u th e Go thic The ntre . She said she would be unabl e to attend, :md asked if so meone else from Co un cil wo uld be abl e to go . Co uncil Member Nab holz said she wou ld try. Co un ci l Members Wolosyn and Ywchick indi c3 ted they wou ld probably attend , al!:o. Englewood Ci 1y ouncil May 20, 2002 Pa ge 6 (ii) Ma yo r Bradshaw reminded Co un ci l that on June 4111 there would be .11 Neig hbo rhood Wa lch mee1i11g at Ma lle y Center. (iii) Mayo r Brad sha w said she had re ce ive d a card fr om the National Lea gue of Ci 1ies abo ut 1he 2002 Jame s C. How lnnd Awards for Urban Enr ic hment This is :m nw,ird given 10 ci1ies. and I wo uld like 10 have Cou nci l's app roval 10 direct staff to apply for this awa rd, she sai d. It is given to communities tha1 ha ve , through effecti ve poli cies and thoughtful project plaMing, demonstrated and enco urn ge J t11 c pre se rvation or e nric hmem of hi gh-quali ty urban environments . Ma yo r Bradshaw felt that we luwe <lone 1h01 in Eng lewood. (iv) Ma yor Bradsha w acknowledged a thank yo u nole from Brand y Webb , a yo un g la dy 10 who m Co un ci l had given fund s for the 2002 Na tional Student Leadership Confe rence . (v) Ma yor Bradshaw reminded everyone that t11erc wou ld he a Tent Talk on (vi) Mayor Bra c!s haw asked if there were any questi ons or comments oo the agend a fo r the work sess ion on that Saturday. Counci l Member Yurchick said one of the issues tha1 came up in the ACE business forums was a question abou t th e City vi sion . He felt that was somethi ng Council should discus s. Ma yo r Bradshaw said maybe we need to discuss it th:u day. Mr . Yurchick said yes, if they want 10 squeeze it in, or, if they wanled to put it on a Stud y Se ss ion, tha t would be fine . 100. Ma yo r Bradsho.w said thi s would be 11 di sc us sion about what our visio n is, She felt the y had already done that. Mr . Yurchick did not fe el anyth ing had re ally been wrinen down . TI1 ey are looking :11 it as more of a mi ss ion siatement . Counci l Member Ga rren asked if thi s is different than when we set goa ls pre vious ly. Mr. Yurchick said that wa s shoner-term goal s. They arc 111lking aLJut who.t th e mi ss ion of the City is, long-t erm. Mr. Garrett said tJ1c Co mprehens ive Plan and the Transponation Plan would do thar . Co un ci l Member Yu rc hick felt their iss ue was that the vision should be set by Counci l. and tJ1 e Comp Plan shou ld be wrincn to suppon that vi sion. Mr . Garrett felt it did. Mr . Yurchick as ked wha r th e long-i1:1Y1: ri°'ion for Englewood was. Co uncil Member Wolosyn so.id, if yo,• '·tt,k at the framewor k of the Comp Plan. it is loo se ly anicular ed just by 1he sections of ii that we are addrt:i .,~ig, such as busine ss , opcu space, culture and hous ing . Ma yor Bradslu1w sugges ted asking staff to articulate that into a mi ss ion statement and let us look at it. Counci l Membe r Garrett said he finds mission statements amusing. Mayor Bradshaw agreed. Mr. Go.rrcn said he did not know the purpo se of what they were trying to accomplish with a mission statement by the Ci1 y. Council Member Yurchick allowed 1hat that was hi s term. They wantc:d to know government's view of thi s City in the future . • • • • • Englewood Ci 1y Co unci l Ma y 20. 2002 Pa ge 7 Mr . Garrett said he '-"OU!d have 10 tak e iss ue wnh tha1. Eac h Co un ci l, as we are clecled or re-e lec ted, wi ll chan ge what the vision i hould be . If you hav e seve n people who beli eve govern ment should do nothing , then government will do notlung. If you have seve n peo ple who believe they should b" very active in eve ry part of the co mmunit y, the y will do that It will change :is the co mposilion ch:mgcs, he asse rt ed . oun cil Member Yurchick agre ed th:u it will change , J UI fe lt there co uld be a core . Counci l Member Wo losyn so.id she had been 10 th e ACE business forums , too , and she fch they had looked at the Co mp Pl :m as that sta temen t of vi si on . Council ~-lcmbcr Garrett felt i1 shows how we arc trying 10 grow the Ci 1y in different areas . The Tr:msporta lio n Phm is :m examp le of th is, he said , h shows thal we have things 1hat we arc lookin g al , lik e wha1 we need 10 do a1 differe nt intersectio ns. All this wil\ 1ake years 10 do , so tha1 , 10 me , is a bener statement , he ass erted , than a general ph iloso ph y of mi ss ion . We could say, for inslance, that the govemmelll shoul d be for bu siness, bu 1 th in reall y means nothing in th e sens e of whal we are tryi ng 10 acc omplis h. He aske d whnl they are specifica ll y looki ng fo r Co unci l to say. Ma yo r Bradshaw asked if 1hey ne ed 10 know that Co un ci l is supp ortive of busi ne ss. Mr. Yurchick felt th at might be a pie ce of it, but , and this is just my in tcrpre1ation , he said, th ey arc looking more for ::1. conci se, one-paragra ph sunun.,ry of the Co mp Pl an. He fe lt th ings li ke doing a Tra nsporta ti on Plan were not a vi sion of th e Ci1y. Co un ci l Member Wolosyn said these people do not sec :i visio n arti culat ed in wha 1 we :ire doing . but I 1hink 1hat everyth ing we arc doing is a rt icu lating a panicular visio n . Co un cil Member Garren fe ll 1hat gove rnment. by its narure, is a seri es of co mpromises , and !hat is how governmen t should be . Your vis io n of what th e City should be, and my visio n. probt1b ly should not be in sync . As a Coun ci l, we ct1 nnot ever prC1ceed li ke shareho lders. Mayor Brldshaw said ou r st.ikc s are different than if we were on a board of dire ctors. We ore rep rcse nta1ivcs of di!Tcrcnt di stri cls, and some of us the City as whole . If there is a vis ion statement , I guess it is that we are res pon sive to the citizens of Engle wood. Co un cil Me mber Yurchick s.iid he did no! know if th.it was whal thc y were looking for . M:i yor Bradshaw suggcs ,~d they come ond cha t with us abo ut wh :ll th ey an~ looking for. Counci l Membe r Ga,rett sa id he wou ld be glad to talk to th em .ibou t it . ~fa yo r Dra dsh:iw said. whe n she was in eJucali on, they set mi ss ion s1a1emcnt s all 1hc time . Peop le jusl put them on the wa ll and they do not mean anything to an yo ne . We spe nt fi ve years worki ng on one at ACC , and it is on every wa ll in th at building. So. I look .1 1 them very skep1i call y, she .idded . Council Membe r Grazu li s said it is obviou s 1h.1t 1l ha s 10 be positive . Ci ty Y1 anager Scars felt that, on 1he age nda. :it the end of the da y, nght after lunch . is whe n we would like 10 get an up d:ue from Co uncil on the ir goa ls. Ma )'o r Brad shaw sai d the prob lem wi 1h putt ing ii in writing is th:i 1 i: givc-s them some thing 10 shoo t at. Co un cil Member Garren said. if it is 1hc goa ls that we set fo rth as :i Council th:i t arc at issue , then it is th is Co uncil's recent consens us 1ho.t this is not 3 priorit y. To me . that is a fair state ment. he said , Sho n te rm is Engl ewoo d City Co un cil Ma y 20. 2002 Page 8 s1i ll 1wo or th ree years ou1 . and, to me, that is a fair thing , not 10 say wha t we shou ld look like in twenty ye ars . Ma yo r Brad sha w added 11 .at th at is the Comp Plan's job. Counci l Member Garren agreed, and rcilerated thal he would be glad 10 1al~ to ACE about it. (vi i) Mayor Bradshaw advised 1hat Bishop and Cherrc lyn Elementary Schoo ls won sla te awards . The y were the onl y two public sc hool s, she said . The res t we re ma gnet schoo ls, so that is reall y great fo r tho se kids. (vi ii ) Ma yo r Bradshaw stated that there <A1\I be an Engl ew,Jod Hi storica l Society meeting this Thursday in the Civi c Center Co mmunil y Room, wi th big band mu sic from the thirtie s and foni cs b)' the Malle y Ccn:er Swing Band . Everyone is wclcomt' to attend, she said . (ix) Ma yo r Brads haw asked that Co mmuni ca ti ons Spe cia li st Hcff1 ·i11es draw up a proclamation for !he Ye ll ow Ribbon Sui ci de Preve ntio n Program. This is for a fight agai::st yo uth and teen suicide he re in En glewood, Co lorado. by Light for Life Founda1ion Int ernational of\Ve :i:-n , t~tcr. (b) Co un cil Members' Choice (i) Coun::i l Member Grazu lis: I. She noti ced there wcrl' a loi of shopping ca rt s being left around in 1erscctions and alleys . She asked ff Code Enforceme nt would do so me1hing abo ut thi s, or should the stores be called. Some of the cans have been there for two or !ltrec weeks, she sai d. Safe ty Services Dire ctor Olso n re spond ed that Code Enforcement work s with th e various stores on this . Officer Si egal has put together II po ss ible incentive program for busi ne sses 10 get the carts ba ck. At times, they emp loy indi viduals to go around and pi ck up these carts . A long time ago, we decided no! lo have Co de Enforcement Officers ou t th ere picking up carts , because they are heavy, and thi s is a major issue . We have so me plans in place , and we can definilc ly tighten it up and, al so me point, we wi ll possib ly bring some 1hing back to Counc il on it . Code Enforcement tries 10 work with th e stores, and we have encouraged them 10 insiall new devices 1h:11 lock off the wheels on the cart.s before they ge t off the premise~. It is cxpcns l\'C, but a \01 of the store s ha ve go ne to this. Mr . Olson agreed that it is a problem and we arc trying to address it. OHicer Siega\'s plan sounds preny good and we are going to pursue it through the Code Enforcement Ad viso ry Co mmin ec . Ma yor Brad shaw said she j ust calls the s1ore and lets them know th ey have a cart out. Coun cil Member Gra.:::uli s said there were thre e sining at Santa Fe and Hampden fo r about three weeks . 2. She sai d Collnci l Memb er Wo losyn's article was very infom,ative . 3. She asked if they were goi ng 10 loo k at the Famil y Camp in g prop erty mentioned in Tom Bums' lcncr . City ~-tana ge r Sea rs said Mr. Bums had just brought that in 1onig ht at about 5:00 p.m. He said he had just given a ~opy of it to Direc1or Black . Director Black said he wou ld be happy 10 speak to Mr. Gcrum and sec ifhc ha s any in terest in selling that propert y. because , :it one time, we were lookin g at purchasing it 10 tic in with the expansion. He did no t want to sell at the time. he said, but he is now trying to lease the property. Mr. Bla ck said he wou ld be happ y 10 co n1a c1 him 10 sec where he is on ii, and then report back 10 Counc il and the Parks and Recreati on Co mmi ss ion. • • • • • • Eng lewood City Counci l May 20 , 2002 Page 9 M3yor Brads haw asked Mr . Bla ck 10 explai n what is going on 31 the Ma y 30th luncheo n. Mr. Bl ack explained th at they were fonunatc eno ugh 10 be nominated for the Arapa hoe County Douglas Works Emp loyer of the Yea r Awa rd, and we were infonned la st wee k that we wo n. The ~ioup tries to pla ce kids in th e commun ity in wo rk environments , and we have been working wi th Nale Vnhak.is, over at 1he high school , for about eight years . We pla ced II number of those kids in positions wit hin the Parks and Recreation Departme nt. Mr. Valtakis nominated the City. The Chamber of Commerce ha s been involved with that program anci wi ll be at the luncheo n, and we wi ll olso have II number of our staff, that have put quite a few of those k..ids to work. along with th e Mayor, who will say a few words , and Gary Hullberg . Ma yor Bradshaw felt that was jusl fan tastic . Mr . Black sai d th ey were extreme ly exci ted, not only 10 be nominated, but we we re als o very pl ease d and honored to find out that we recei ved the Emplo ye r of the Year Awa rd. 4. Co un c il Member Grazulis pa ssed out her reque st for approva l of funds for the CM L Co nference . She said she was also in a po sit ion 10 take two youth commission members , one from Parks and Recreation, and one fro m Keep Eng lewoo d Beautiful. They can attend so me of th e me etin gs for frt ~. and can stay in her roo m. She sai d she wo uld be re spons ible for them . Counci l Member Garrett as ked how mnny nights she wou ld be the re. Ms. Gra~ulis said she wo uld be there Tuesday throu gh Thursday, and was not sure about Friday . Mr. Garrett sai d her request shows $400 .00 a night for the room . Co uncil Memb er Yurchi ck said that wa s th e tolal for the roo m. He sa id hi s was $400 .00 fo r two nights . M ... Ga rrett said th is does not sa y that, th1t was why it looked higt. Counc il Membe 1 Graztll is fe h hers was through Thursd ay, and no t fo r Friday ni ght. It is fo r three nights for thre e people, she said . COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT "' '.3 SECONDF.D, TO APPROVE TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE CML CONFERENCE FOR 1 • .llJNCIL MEMBER GRAZULIS AND r YO UTHS I N THE AMOUNT OF 51,177.05. Ayes: Co unci l Members Nabholz, Moo re, Ga rrett . Wok ·n, Yurchick Bradsha w Nays: No ne Abstain : Counci l Me mber Grazuli s Th e motion carried . (ii) Coun cil Member Yurchick: I. COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECON DE D, TO APPROVE TRAVEL E.'PENSES FOR THE CML CONFERENCE FOR COUNCIL MEMBF.R YURCffiCK IN THE AMOUNT OF S767.05. Ayes : Nays : Abs 1ai n: The mo1ion c:>.rried . Cou ncil Members Nab holz, Moo re, Garrett, Wolosyn. Grazu lis . Bradshaw None Co un cil Member Yu rchi ck Englewood Ci 1y Council May 20 , 2002 Pa ge 10 M:tyor Brad shaw said Council Member Gruzulis is th e CML rcpresenuuivc , and Council Member Yurchick is the nltema1e . 2. He sa id the Code Enforccmenl Advisory Commi ttee looked at the hobby vehic le lnw, and they nrc going to re comme nd that we do away with it, since it is not enforced . Now they arc looking into the number of derelict ve hicles, and changi ng lhnt from on<: 10 zero, he said . Mr. Yurchick said he would like a consensus. that if Council is not going to support it , he did not want to waste a lot of time, as it is a split group right now. Mayor Bradshaw clarified that thi s would not nllow any derelict ve hicle s. Mr. Yurchick said yes, it"' ould reduce it from one being nllowcd , 10 ze ro being allowed. Counc il Member Grazulis asked what would consti1u1e a derelict ve hicle . Mr. Yurchick sa id the ordinance soys vehicles with flnt tires, tha1 docs not run and is not licensed or insured . Ma yo r Brad shaw :isked for Council's consensus . Council Member Ga rrett so.id he was willing to pursue that . Co uncil Member Nabholz said she was, al so, but did not think the y would enforce it , and that it wo uld be difficult for the ci tizens to 1bid e by . Mayor Bradshaw s:?id she was tired of seei ng blue tarps and four or five ve hi cles in front ofa house . Co uncil Member Nabholz said we could try it and she would support it. Mr . Yurchick said the Code Enforcement Advisory ComnUnee is sp lit. With so me of them. it is not an issue, he said . and with the other ho.If of th e gro up , it is . Ma yor Brad shaw felt it was worth looking at. Counci l Member Grazulis agreed. Mayor Bradshaw said !11111 wa s th e majority's consensus . 3. Council Member Yurchick sa id he has brought this up in the past, and this has come out of the ACE meetings, also, about the need for more communic iltion . He recalled lhat An Scibelli used to do a newsletter, althou gh he was not sure we want to go 10 thnt expense again. He asked that it be put on a futu re Study Session, to look at having a paragraph or half page in the Englewood Citizen that addresses so me of the bu sine ss issues. Ma yo r Bra dshaw sugges ted having a business co mer in the Citizen. Counci l Member Garren as ked if that is mailed to !he businesses . Mr. Yurchick fel t it was . Ma yo r Bradshaw said there is a Community Development news letter. Assistant City Manager Flaherty said the Ci tizen was mailed to residents onl y, not businesses . Mr . Yurchick said hi s business receives it. Council Member Grazu lis said the March Hare gets it, also . Co un ci l Member Wolosyn said . at 1he la st ACE meeting, people were saying that they do not receive it, and that it is not a co nduit of infonnation for them. Council Merr,ber Garrett asked where the Community Development newslener goes . Sen ior Planner Graham responded that it had limited circu lati on among City Council. the directors and so me of the boards . Mr . Yurchick rt"c alle d that Mr . Scibelli used to put out a ni ce little ncwslener that summa rized so me of the issues a.nd would !isl business properties thD.t were 11.vailable in Englewood . Mayor Bradshlw asktd if the ACE group had discussed this . Mr. Yurchick did not feel they had. Ms . Wolosyn said she though! it came up after he left . or it might have been al the business forum. • • • • • Englewood City Cou ncil Moy 20. 2002 Page 11 "'ayor Bradshaw fth ii shou ld go back through them. Mr . Yurchick said it had not goncn 10 th:u poin1 yet. (iii) Co un ci l Member \Volosyn : l. She asked if Counci l wan1ed to address the reque st for a wa iver of rental costs for the show wagon and ch1urs. She fell they were not inslru ctcd we ll on how 10 do things, and now it is 1wo weeks away . There has be en a bre:ikdown here, and I don ·1 feel comfonable just ignoring it, since the y came in front of us, she said . Ma yor Bradsh::iw ::isked what 1he cost would be . Director Black advised that s1afT had looked at costs rela ted to the show wagon, 1he 1cn1s and the chairs. There 1s a rental fee for 1he show wagon ofSl 50.00 for a ,ion-profit and $250 .00 for a for-profit organiza1ion, and that is in addition 10 personnel cos 1s, We have waived 1he rental fee s previousl y, he sa id , for such things as the City of Sheridan, the high sc hool gradua1ion and Western Welcome Weck, bu! that Ylas for the rental fees, which is in addition to the perso nnel costs . The personnel costs 1hat we put to ge ther fo r the show wagon is approximately $230 .00. We have not le nt out the large, 1wcnty-fi ve by 1wenty-fi \'e foot 1en1s, 01her than for City-sponsored programs in the pa s1, and the cos 1 for tha1 is almost S250 .00, he advised . We figwed that the s1affcosts for chairs would be so mewh ere between S 150.00 and S200 .00, so we are lo oking at a total of approximately $675 .00 . Th:11 is for slaff costs, and we do have s1aIT on salary, and then some of that would be overtime . 111:11 includes the transportation fee tha t the towing company charges us for the show wagon, he added , We are cenninly open 10 doing wha1ever Council would like , he said. Mn yor Bradshaw asked Counci l whal the ir pleasure would be . Counci l Member Nabho lz fell Co uncil Member Wo losyn was correct that the y were just trying to wrap everything up real qu ick riglu now. They started \ale and all ofn sudden 1hc fund rnising, postcards and everything arc co ming out Her feeling was that we should give them a chance. Try donating this stuff, sec how it works, and if it does nol, we will nol ha\'C to worry about the cost next year. As an ahema1i ve, we could tell them that we will pro vid e it this yea r, bu1 next year the y will have to pay fo r it, she suggested . Council Member Wolosyn said ii is like the ha ss le she ge1s from Co unci l about Culrural Arts, we have 10 be partnering with Parks and Recreation . We can ·1 jus l be individual enrilies . Ma yo r Bradshaw said 1his group needs 10 be partnering with ACE. Council Member Wolosyn agreed, adding th:it the ACE people arc always wan 1ing 10 know how 1hey ca n become legi tima te , and ma ybe thi s is th e so rt of legitima cy tlw v arc loo king for . Mayor Bradshaw said we arc giving money 10 the Chamber already this year, for business act ivit ies . City Manager Sears s::iid th :11 is about S 15,000 .00 . Council Member Yurchi ck :asked if the y were paying for the band . Council Member Nabholz said yes . Mr . Yurchick sa id . wit h any kind of luck, the increased sales lax would offset the costs on lhis. Co un cil Member Garrett suggested , becau se the show wagon seems to ha ve the biggest amount of cos t in\'olved, with the towi ng and the personnel , that, as a comprr,. jse. we migh1 want to do tlte tent and chairs withou1 the show "'.lgon . This would have less of an impa cl 10 !he City and give them the facil itie ~ 1hey nee d to be successful. Council Mem ber Yurchick as ked wh y they wan1 the show wag1Jn. Coun cil Member Nabholz said it was for the band . • Council Member Wolosyn asked whic h wa s more difficult. the show wagon or the te nls. Direc tor Black said setting up 1hc 1en1s was more labo r~intenr ive , Ou r new show wagon 1s in. he added. but we are s1ill Englewood Ciry Cou ncil Ma y 20 , 200 2 Pag e 12 wn itiri g on singe extensions and cert ifi catio n and li ce nse of lhnt ve hi cl e, so ii wi ll not be ready un1il our first co ncert on June 20th • llte show wagon 1ha1 would be availab le to them is the exi s1ing sho w wagon tha1 we have been using for th e Josi thi rty years, he said . Mayo r Bradshaw said she tend ed !o agree wi th Counc il Member Garrett 's co mpromi se sugge sti on. Counc il Member Nab holz said it wa s up to Cou ncil. She remi nded th em that th e group ha s no money , and arc start ing from scratc h and working closely wi th 1he Chamber. Th ey were to ha ve sen t c.it pos tca rds about fund-raising , and the y arc jus1 ha ving a tough lime with organ iza tion. Wr support other groups, and Co unt ry BufTc:t wi ll be providin g th e food. so th ey will rece ive proceeds from that. If yo u ha ve severa l bands, and you put th em und er a tent, you may not be abl e to see them. Mayor Bradshaw said she co uld see what she was sayi ng. Responding to Co uncil Member Wolosyn , Direc tor Black said the cos t for th e show wago n would be about S2 30 .00 . He said his prefere nce , if they were lo oking for a comp romise , would be 10 just use the show wagon and not th e tents . We arc very prot ec tive of the tents, he said , because they cost about S?,000.00 each, and ii has be en our poli cy, through the Porks and Recreatio n Co mmi ss ion, not to lease tho se 1ents out at all , except for City functions . Mayor Bradshaw sai d the group ne eds to also talk to the Parks and Rec reation Co mmi ss ion ne xt year. bec ause they arc also going through ACE . Co uncil Member Wolosyn sa id there was some discussion abo ut mov in g the Olde Tyme Fair close r to downtown , so it might be an opportunity fo r one commission to interact with ano ther. M?yor Bradshaw asked ifit was the co nsensus of Coun ci l to allow th e group to use the show wago n and the chairs . Cour.ci l agreed . 2. Co unci l Membe r Wolosyn sai d one of 1hc DRCOG staff members asked for an oppo nuniry to meet wi th her, along with Co uncil Member Yurchi ck and Ci ty Manager Scars. City Manager Sears asked if the y would lik e him to call and ge t that se t up . Ms . Wolosyn said yes , after she ge ts the stiff member's name for him. (iv) Council Member Ga rren: I. He spoke of th e meeting with EURA, which was held to go ove r th e Genera l lron Works Redevelopment . The part that is goi ng to be tricky for us to decide , he sa id , is what to do with th e inte rsect ion at Galapago an Dartmouth. Th ere are twn preferr ed designs, and both have pros and cons. One has the in1 erscc ti on conun g in at a seve nty~de grc e angle , which is prob ably th e wors t angl e to liv e wi th . The other has a roundabou t 1h:1 1 wo uld be al Dartmouth and Galapago . M,· ~•or Bradshaw through that wa s a neat idea . Mr . Garrett said yo u rarely see a rounrlabout on a hill . But Um sl! are just two things we arc looking at, and nothing is finalized. 2. He said a ci tize n called him about some pc,lential devc it•~men t property on Mariposa , down close to the Water Treatment Plant. He said he wo uld be! glad to loo k into thi s, but one of the things that dis turbed him was that this gentleman called him and had him mobilize city perso nn el to so lve th e problem. and also c:illcd the Mayor, who, last week . had mob il ized City re sources to solve this probl em . Mr. Ga rren said he fo rgo t 10 ask who had alread y bee n co nt ac ted , so it was a lesso n for him, si nce he does not like to wa.;tc staff's time. Wi.: both came at it from a sli ghtl y differe nt angle, so this is just a heads-up . I va lu e s1afT's 1ime, and I do not like to do ubl e book them, he said . • • • Eng lewood Ci1y Co un cil May 20 , 2002 Page 13 Mayor Brad sha w ex press ed he r oppreci auon for hi s co mmcm s. (v) Coun cil Member Nab holz: I. She thnnkt-d Council for all owing Old To\\11 Englewood 10 ns e the show '-".:son and cha irs . 2. She 1hnnkcd Direc lor Bind.-: and Parks and Recre :lli on for a\l owir.~ ,h,. Ma yflower Church to use :i badminton set for a youth funclion . Gary Huhberg wa s wo nde rful and ra r. ,1 :i~ht 1v<"r for them. she added . Ma yor Bra dshaw said she fo rgo t 10 bring up th e fa ct th:it Steve Ne yer contac ted he r, and Counci l Member Garrett . about an agenc y that is very int eres ted in developing teen clubs. The y are looki ng at the old bingo building on Lowe ll and Bell eview , whic h is Littl eton. She said she wou ld be mee ting with this ge ntl eman nnd Mr . Neye r so melime !hi s wee k. 17lcy are trying to fi nd 11ltema1ive , posi tive activi tic ~ r\l r our kids in Englewood , she said . Co uncil Member Garrett said !hey co ntac 1ed him abo ut federal funds that ma y be avai lab le fo r this k.,n • ,,r activity. He s:iid he put th em in 1ou-:h with Di:ina DcGcnc ·s office downtown . Council rvtcmbe r Wo losyn ac.'ded th at 1h -: ans arc alwa ys a good thing for young peop le 10 tap in to. 13. City Manogcr's Rep ort {a ) City t\fa nage r Scars said staff had been wo rk ing hard to put together informalion for the Jun e I " meeting . He felt ii wou ld be a good , produ cti ve mee tin g. We will be tying the goals , briefly, in lo where we are financially with c:J ch of the de partments, Re gard in g some of the initial Co mpensat io n Repoct issues. Mr. Scars advised that Direc 1or Ea 1on had met with eac h of the department direc 1ors and he felt they wo uld come togc1her '-"ith a co mpens ation plan 1.uat meets City goals fr om a financial viewpoin l, and at the sa me time. recognizes our employees and pro vides adequate compensation . Ms. Eaton has done 3 good job , he said, alo ng with the dcpanment direc1ors , to make thi s happen. City Manager Sears said \\e are looking at a sewer plant ex pausion nex t ye ar ofS10 5 million, of which we share the cost with Little r .1 . We wi ll ha ve a pretty full day's wo rkin g session about that , updating Counci,, th en ha ve a joint meeting lat er this summer about where we need 10 go with that, he ad vi sed . He fe lt we migh1 be .1 blc to be put off so me of the inc reases, ifw(' do this right , and ex tend th e costs ofit over a period of time . Du e 10 City Auome y Bro tzm:m's good wo rk, and the City Att orn ey's office, al ong with the Utililie s peop le, we ha ve been s1oc kpilin g money to he lp us move in that direclion . (b) City Manager Scars thanked Coun ci l and stafT for 1he recogn ition he received rece ntl y. It ha s been ex tremel y rewa rd ing, and he just wanted 10 say th:mk you . I am vc1y honored by whal thi s ~ommun ity has done. and the emp loyees . 14 . Ci ty Atlorney's Report (a) City Attorne y Brotzma n had no maners 10 di scuss. 15 . Adjournment MAYOR BRADSH AW MOVED TO ADJOURN. Th, meeting was adjourn ed at 8:25 pm.