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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-06-18 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• ENGLEWOOD CITY COIJNCU. ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COWRADO J••· 18, 200 1 I. Call to Order The regular meetin& oftbe Englewood Cicy Council wu called to order by Mayor Burns at 7:35 p.m. 2. Invocation The invocation wu giveo by CoUDcil Member Nabholz . Pied&• or ~•nce The Pledge of Allo:giance was led by Mayor Bur,!J . 4 . RoUC1U Pn:scnt: Absent: Counc il Members Nabbolz, Grazuli&, Garrett, Wolosyn YU1Chiclc, Burns CoUDCil Member Bradlbaw A quorum was present. Mayor Bums advised !hat Mayor Pro Tom llrodsha w .,..., UJdcr the wtatbcr tonight, 111d Council wu sony she was DOI present. Also Pmcnt City Manager Sean City Attorney Brotzmln Deputy City Clerk Castle Busincu Development Specialist Hollingswonh Manager of Open Space Lee Director Ross, Public Works Director Olson. Safety Services AssislaDt City Manager Flaherty Court Administrator Wolfe Director Si~n, Community Development S. Minutes (a) COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 4, 2001. Ayes : Council Members Nlbbolz, Gam:tt, Wolos)11, Yurchiclc, Gruulis, Burns Na)'l : None Absent: Council Member Bradshaw The motion carried . 6. S<bedulcd Vlsltora Englewood City Council June 18, 2001 Pnge 2 (a) JoaMe An1omuk, J..S/~ South Chcrok,.. ... ir~t. r:-e-•·· J ·d a pe1ition 10 City Council resarding traffic concerns along South Broadway. Mayor Bums said we are all curious as to how you got this many signarures . Ms . Antoniuk said she went everywhere to get them. She said 1n acc1deut ,·,'3s the 1mpe1us for the petition she submined to Englewood City Council. She said she was driv ing nonh on Broadway, and entered the !en tum lane 10 go west on Kenyon, awaited the yellow light, then proceeded into the intersection . Unfortunately, she said , her car was hit and made a 180-degrcc tum. She was not injured in the accident, she lldvised , but her car was in the repair shop for two months . This occurred on January 23, 200 I 11 3: I 0 p.m., just as students were disrrussed fru m Flood Middle School . It was a mi~cle that no students wure injured . she said, and she resolved at that time to take action to aven such accident.S. When she called the traffic engineer of Englewood the following day, she learned thal Broadway is a slate highway. Thai seemed to present an inswmountable problem for one citizen to undcnak she said . Ms . Antoniuk said he r conscience would not let her rest until she staned the petition for left-tum arrows on Broadway. She did not learn that the City of Englewood is responsible for the lights along Broadway until the end of May, long after she had staned the petition . Although the petitions arc for Kenyon and Oxford, the distance from Belleview north on Broadway to Highway 285 offers drivers no alternative for left-hand rums to go east or west except on the yellow light. Traffic on Broadway is horrendous , she asserted, and will undoubledly increase when TREX is underway. Signatures to the petition have been given t-agcrly, and many have questioned why there a.re onl y two avenues on the petitions. Much concern has been voiced regarding tb,: difficulty to get to the recreation center on Oxford from Broadway. The majority of the corruncnts have been in regard to the rwo busiest avenues , Oxford and Dartmouth, she advised. She said her cffons gleaned I, 169 signatum, and she also has copies of the fifty-five signatures collected by two other penons. She passed out copies of the additional signalW'es to Council. Ms. Antoniuk advised that Traffic Engineering Analyst Vostry has been very helpful. The statistics regarding traffic counts and accidents arc available from him. she said . The cost of tum signals on Broadway is very expensive, she acknowledged. She ukcd ifit would be feasible to put this lo• vote of the citizens . One other problem, she observed, is that there are only three ttaffic police ofiiccrs for the Cir/ of Englewood. That seems very inadequate for a city of 30,000, she opined, when traffic is escalating. She commended the City for the present traffic study, since the last study was done in 1978. The S100,000 .00 allotted for it is a gn:at deal of money. She advised that she has attended four of the meetings and regrets that attendance has been so small . Perhaps the 6:00 p.m meetings were a f~ctor for working parents with ch.ildren. she said, suggesting that another time might be considered for th1 July and August meetings . Hopefully, she said, more citizens will participate this summer. Kenyon Avenue is the molehill. she said, and traffic in Englewood is the mountain. She thanked Council for their consideration . 3hc asted for those persons , who came 10 support the petitions , to stand. Eight persons in the o.udience stood . Mayor Bums thanked Ms. Antoniuk and the others · "c:une in support . We appreci:ue yo ur interest Cl this subject, he said. We will have sornt questions I. · ir the meeting for Publ k Work.~. he said. 7. Un,cbeduled Visitors There were no unscheduled visitors. 8. Communications, Prod1ma1ions and Appointments (a) A proclam:nion honoring Bishop Element.:1ry Sc hool Pnncip al Gary Price. on the occasion of his retirement, was considered . COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED. AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION HO NORING BISHOP ELEMENT ARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GARY PRICE, • • • • • Englewood City CoUDCil Jw,e I 8, 200 I Pagel n I ,t q WHO HAS SERVED ENGLEWOOD SCH,JG\I.S fOR 111E LAST TWENTY-THREE YEARS, ON THE OCCASION OF ms RETIREMENT. Ayes: Cowicil Morr.bm Nabbolz, Gun,tt, Wolosyn, y,~!,.ic~ .. Gruulis, Bwns • , Na~: ;~one Absent: Council Mr-ober Bradshaw The motiou carried . Mayor Bums read the proclamation aloud, 1111d asked for a round of applause for Mr Price . Gary Price told Council he was deeply t.onored and humbled. He accevted the proclamarion, commenting that ii was a very kind gesture . The twcnty-thtte ye111 that he has served this communil), both at Englewood High School and Bishop Elementary, bave been top Oigh~ he said . It bas been his pleuut< to be nssociated, not only with the school district, but the City as well, he said, adding that they are all very kind and graciou.s people. He wished everyone tuck and succeas in the future . Mayor Bums said he had some parting gifts to give to Mr. Price, and to CberTuOy, principal ofCotondo's Finest Alternative High School. Ms. Tufty c:ould llOI be widi u.s 1his evening, be Slid. Mayor BID1II said be had gifts for each. The item, fro m the Pub and Recreation Depa,,ment included c:ertificatn for IIIWlCII of golf, with can. and thirty-admission punch cards fa< the R.:cn:atioa Cenll:r. He said both Mr. Pnce 111d Ms. Tully were avid fly.flSbennon and the bats penain to diaL Also, Ihm: were golf shirts for each. Mr. Price received a bueball signed by the staff of th , PMb 111d Recreation DepanmenL Mayor 8111111 11id these gifts were given with our best wishes and !-.,e told Mr. Price to have tun playing golf. He recalled that be first knew Mr. Price when he was principal of the high school, and really enjoyed working with him. He also wished the best to Ms . Tully . 9. Public Hearinc No public bearing wu scheduled before Council 10. Conaent Acenda COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 10 (b) (I), (a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading There were no additional il•ms submitt<d for approval on fust reading . (Sec Agenda Item 11 -Regular Agenda). (b) Approval ofOrdinanm on S.Cond Reading (i) ORDINANCE NO. JO, SERIES OF 2001 (COUNCIL BILL NO. JO , INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARREIT) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AG RE EMENT ENTillED "DEP /.RTMENT OF THE ARMY RIGHT 0 F ENTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE " BETWEEN THE U.S. ARM'r CORP OF ENGINEERS AND TH!: CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PERTAINING TO THE PLACEMENT OF HIGH-VOLUME AIR MO NITORING UNIT AT THE ENGLEWOOD GOLF COURSE. (c) Resolutions and Motions Englewood City Cow,cil Jw,e I 8, 200 I Page4 There were no additional resolutions and motions submitted for approval. (See Agenda Item 11 (c) (1)1- Regular A1:eoda .) Vole results: Ayes : Nays : Absent The mo1ion cllfricd . 11. R._ular Agenda Council Members Nabholz. (Jarrett, Wolosyn, Yurchick, Grazulis , Bums None Council Member Bradshaw (a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading (i) Business Development Specialist Hollingsworth presented a reconunendation from the Community Development Department to adopt II bill for an ordinance entering into an intergovernmental 118ffi:m<nl accepting funds through tho Colorado Brownlields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund for environmental cleanup at Centennial Park. The CenlODDial Park cleanup loan will be in the amouru ofS705,000.00, should Council choose to enleT into lhe loan, he Sllid . The funds will be used 10 fund tho environmental cleaoup of the site through a ten-year loan, with a two-year dcfeml. Paymenll for the loan will b,gin in 2003, he advised. This loan i.: a two pen:ent loan, quite a favoroble lmn for tho City, and is drawing a gre11 deal of national attention. Without this loan. we might nol have been able to begin the process to have this park e'Pansion, be explained. This loan. again. is tho number one largest loan in the country funded by lhe U.S. Environmental Protectiou Agency and is the seventh loan in tho country. He said he was seeking Council's approval to go ahead with this request and enter into this IGA. Mayor Burns said this was mentioned al the groundbrealcing for the ball field . As many of you know, this is a Rockies baseball field and ,-.,ill be a 1errific projec~ he said. We had a wonderful opening, with a big attendance and a lot of enthusiasm. This is the special, unique Brownfields loan for cleanup and is, so far, the larg~t one in the country, he said, so we are, indeed. getting national recognition for this project. COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM II (a)(l) -COUN~IL BILL NO. 31. COUNCIL BILL NO. 31, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL t.-.c "'1 llER WOLOSYN A BILL FOR AN ORDfNANCE ENTERING AN IN",ERr,ovERNMENT AL AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S . ENVIRONMENT AL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR A BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT PILOT PkOGRAM r~'l ENV IRO NMENTAL CLEANUP OF THE CENTENNIAL PARK EXPANSION SITE. Volt results : Ayes: Na·/S: Ab1ent: The motion carried . Counci l Members Nabholz. Garren. Wolos}'ll. Yurchick, Grazulis, Burns None Council Member Bradshaw (b) Approva l of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no funher ite~ submined for appro v2l on second reading . (See Agenda hem 10 (b)-Conseot Agenda .) (c) Resolutions and Motions t • • • • Enalewood City Council June 18, 200 I Pa11e S I, I "'11, I. tt Ot ~11'1 ,i;, (i) Manager of Open Space Lee presented a reco,mr.m!ation ftom Ibo Parks ,'lid Recreation Department 10 adopt a resolution authorizing an ogreemcnl for Ibo granting of a crossing license from the Union Pacific Railway co...,any 10 the City of Englewood for the continued development of1he Big Dry Creek Bike P•th and Trail. This trail began in 1993, he advised . Tbe second phase was con.,leted in 1998, which wen1 through Belleview Park. Thu is the third and final phase, which will coll!l'lete die trail down 10 the South Platte River in the Mary Carter Greenway bike path . Thu is the last section, be said, and the railway is granting us a crossing license 10 go under there, •nd South Suburban will do the construction portion of this and will maintain the bike path after it is co...,leted. Mr. Lee said he believes there will also be a bridge spanning the Platte River, which is Jue for construction in July. • Mayor Bums asked if the bridge i.s now scheduled for construction . Mr. Lee said yes, it is his undmtanding that it will be in late July . Mayor Bums said this has been a very co"'l'licated project, u we all luow, and ii took a lotofsllfftime to put this together, and a lot of cooperation from adjacent businesses. He felt it was quite a succeuM project II hu llken work from Englewood, Littleton, the recreation district, the parks foundation, and a lot of different entities , he said, and it will be a wonderful amenity ~?r that area. The resolution was assigned a number and read J:,y title. RESOLUTION NO. 47 , SERIES OF 2001 A RESO~l IT,ON APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR TI!E GRANTING OF A LICENSE BY UNION PACIFlC Tl.ROAD COMPANY TO TI!E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR 11IE BIG DRY CREEK TRAIL. COUNCIL MEMBER GRAZULIS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM II (c)(l)-RESOLUTION NO. 17, SERIES OF2001. Ayes : Council Members Nabbolz, Ganett, Wolosyn, Ywthiclc, Grazulis, Bums Nays : None Absent : Council Member Bradshaw The motion earned. 12. Genenl Disawfon (a) Mayor's Cho ice (i) Mayor Burns said he understood that the Tent Talk was a rousing suc cess tast week. and he was sorry he w.lS out of town and unable to be there . (ii) Mayor !Jums advised that there would not be a DRCOG &,rd meeting this month. (iii) Mayor Bums said he bad a question from the project updates about the elevator in this building , from the first floor lo the second. He said ii seems to be getting ratbeT badly behind srhcdulc. A recent memo said the fabricat ion time is eight to ten weeks for that, when an earlier memo said it was going to be finished in July . City Manager Sean said he could answer briefly and then maybe Publ ic Works Director Ros, could step in . He said he asked that question of Dave Hendc-rson this moming, and, apparently, there wa.-1 a conflict between Saunders Construction and Tryba, in terms of the same issue that we had with the other elevator. 1 )uOON Jtt Englewood City Council lune 18, 2001 JO()! t ,r.lll Poge 6 Apparently that has been dealt with, he said. Tryba has signed off on that elevator and ii is beina fabricated at this point in rime . Unfortunately, it is still a month or ,·,..o l,eforc: ii can be inscalled. he said. Director Ross said that was pretty accurate, at least that is what we arc sayina this week. Mayor Bums said fabrication means they are putting it together, but does not mean installation.just constructing it. Mr. Ross agreed . Mayor Bwns said our May w• memo sa,~ ii would be finisbcd in July, 1nd the May 31" memo said it would be eight to ten weeks for fabricat ion. Then you have to have ,stallation after that. he said . Mr. Ross said that is correct. Mayor Bwns said we are looking at the latter :rt of August , then, for it to be operational . Mr. Ross said he was not willing to speculate, bw would •. -.«k on th.u to see what the best guess is from the contractor. He allowed that Mayor Burns was correct 1 JI it probabl y won 'I be installed aod operating until Augus t. (iv) Mayor Bums commented on the petition Counci l received tonight. Obviously there was the wid ening proJ cct north of Highway 28S on Broadway, which has been very successful, and provided tum loocs and a!l the good things folks ue 111king about for scuth on Broadway. It is pan of our on-going traffic study 10 determine what needs we might bave on Broadway. He ula:d ifwo are using the same technique, 10 detennine wbal the needs arc south of Highway 285 lhat wowed nonh of28S . He asked if there arc any funds available to do some similar widening . He said he realized there was a larger cxpame there and ii was probably very expensive . He said he did not know how we approach these concerns if, indeed, the) seem valid . Director Ross said he did not know ifwc could go back to the well where we got federal funds for the median and landscape irnprovcmcuts north of28S . The analysis is the same as fu as doina warnnl studin, he r.a i.l. You can't add any more rime to those signals, 10 when you decide to p1,.1 up a left tum mow, and provide that exclusive left, you uc taking away time from the through ttaffi c. Thal is why C.DOT bas created these warrants , to ma.kc sure you are not robbing the majority of the people , the 40,000 vehicles 1 cL:iy on the through traffic, io ori::r to provide for a few hundred vehicles a day who want 10 make a left tum, be explained. So they have volume warranll, accident warrants, and delay warrants, or the 1111011111 of time you are sitting at the intersection because you cannot get through 1t That is what we always try m do, we try to do that kind of analysis to detenninc whether we have the wam.ntc; tht rc. he said . Traffic Engineering Analyst Vostry hired an engineering concern, he said, and we got the rcpon back today. It indicates wc do meet volume warrants at Oxford, so it would be very appropriate for us to come to City Council and ask for S 150,000.00 to put in a left arrow at Oxford and Broadway, and try to do ii in next year 's budget. if Council agrees . The problem is that ~vrrything south of 285 is old equipment. COOT did not bring everything up to standards when we agreed to llke over t:1a1 stretch of highway, he explained. We are dealing with old equipment where everything needs to be replaced . The mast artm won 't suppon the additional equipment and the hardware and software won 't do it We will nt.ed to install loops, so it will be very price y, he advised . Again. we are l:es itanl , as enginee rs , 10 go in there and start putting in traffic signals and left rums where ii is not warranted, because you arc going to start affecting the through ttaffic on Broadw:iy. lf you sran affecting Iha~ then all ofa sudden you bave people playing traffic engineer and saying ok.l y, is Logan fas1er , is Windennere faster , and then the y are divi ng off of Broadway to avo id traffic problems, an~ that is what we want to try 10 a.void, he said It is going to be one of those catch twcnty•twos , he said . We are going to ask Caner and Burgess to take a look at it , and make recommendations. Obv iousl y, Ms . Anlon iuk is ve ry concc t, that was one of the consistent themes that we heard! 'Om the residents who came out to our ttan.<ponation plaMing effon, that they need left twns. But we also heard that they hate to see people diving off of the arterials inlo the residential areas . so we are going to have to uy to balance that as much as wc can . Council Member Grazulis felt thal th e peopl e who tum onto Ox fo rd are our residents , more than just people pa ssing 1hrough. She felt it "-'Ould be prudent to provide as much safety as possible to them in their travels in Engle wood . She recognized tha1 the other fony thousand 1.ars a da.y are just tra veling through. and they q • • • Enalewood City Cows:il Jw,e 18, 2001 Pase 7 > II "' "'oJ;in~ t ,nul a •ar'l are the onet that are ,pttdin;i to &el fhrouch , She wenod th,1l ,be feels there should be • tum light at Or.,ord. Couocd Member Nabholz said we shou,d be very diliaent about the light at KenJoa, also, since ii is so close 10 Flood Middle School. In both of those mu there it 1101 oflrlffic on Broadway, and IO 11)1 IO make a left tum to llke yocr child 10 school is difficul~ she stressed. You do take a ,i1ort cul through lhe neighborhood to set there, because you cannot him left, but I sincmly hope you look 11 Kenyon a well u Oxford. she said. Ms . Nabholz told Joanne Antoniuk that she marvels al what ,he did. She said she ouuhl to Clff\)OI IBII, bee.,use !hit is wunl. She thanked her for taking the rime 10 cue about what is snins on. Council Member Yurthick asked Dir,ctor Ross if rime could be llken otTthe side stree!S to add 10 :he main thoroughfare . He asked iflben, wu excess lime on Oxford or Keny .. ,. Luector!lo5S said, because tbt- majority or cm an, t:oveling up and down Bn>Adway,,.. have maxed ou~ a, much u we poSStDly CID, the north/south and,.. keep the side sbffl time u lo ,· u possible . We will be providing left turns, ,rwe go that route, but all those people lryin3 to go straiaJ,1 ihrou&h will ho delayed. We will make maximum use or Carter and Burges,, and will do the bell ... can. but it all coma down lo the •ll-migb!y de liar. M I said, there an: six intenecticna that we an, talking about. At SI S0,000.00 a encl<, we an, talking S900,000 .00 if we ""' going to start puning left band tums and providing exclusive left tum arrows at each one orthose signals, he said. Mayor Bums said then it it the signal mon, than the IIDOW!I of room you have on the road surface. You have that. bur foe question is just the signaling IDd the ruming. Mr. Ross said that is correct. Council Member Garrett said most or the inlmecrion, already have left-hand nuu. Council Member Nabholz agreed. (b) Council Membm' Cboi;,.; (i) Council Member Nabbolz I. She tharJ .-d Gary Pri,e for all lhe yean her son an.nded Buhop Eiemenllry. When you ~,nd your child off lo ltinderprten, it is a a<a!}' time, and be wu awesome. He gave pan,nts good guicw ce and direcrion. as well a• our children . You will 1" mime!, site said, and thank you for all you have contributed. What a blessing you have been to this comnwnity, she added. 2. She wondered bow long Becker's appliances wa, going to my boarded up l~en,. by where !heir new ,;tore is. Ir is in the 2700 block. and is a real mess . Apparently there arc transie1.u livirig there now. Safety 3ervice, Dir:ctar Olson advised tii.lt Zonin,. Enfortemenl Officer Pmons has I en worl<ing on tbal Apparently there is an owner, and the process has been dr.\g_l!ing on bcr~use there was• major ditpute with the insuren, when they had lbe original fue in i~ as to Nllo wt1ulc\ pay for all or this . Right no·,., lbe owners arc working on it, slowly. They have some people doing some interior work. he advised, and we a« consistently monitoring this . It loob like they an: trying to n,build in some sort or retail fashion, with possibly residential upstairs . Director Olson dirt not fed the building would support it and we ha ve a lot of concerns, b4' said. It is a major issue, but we go down there pretty consistently and they seem to be doing work. They have drawn the appropriate permits, 01 least for the demo side or iL he said . Council Member Nabholz said oka y, just so we keep ■n eye on it. and it sounds lilcc you arc. Director Olson said Ibey are conslalllly keeping an eye on it. loyr• !'mans bas been very acrively ,..,,king ""ith the ownmhip group and whoever is doing the work. It is a very conflicted situation, he addeJ Enalcwood City Council Jur.e 18, 2001 P11gc 8 (ii) Council McmberGanen lhanli,d Ms . Al>lolliuk for the pctitiona. Thal UIOWI a 101 of hard work. He said be ts always amazed when citizens att """iiud. and unfonunatoly for you it was when you had a car \\Teck, but I thank you for bringing this forward, be said. (iii) Council Member GrazuJis I. She said she has a citizen who is concomod with the alloy behind Cbonango Cir<lo. II is a clOIOd- ofT aUoy, and ho said car doakrs, especially Daewoo and ebony Creek, use it o.clusivoly for their own businesses, oven though i1 is a City alloy. Ho said they park can, they soil car, back there, they detail can, they park tow ttucks there after houn, and sometimes tho can att there all night. blocking tho residents' garages, so they can not got out of1boir own garage . Ms . Grazulis said she was told that they call Code Enforcement. but they ar, jus1 issued tickets and the re11donrs still cannot act their cars out of tho aara&•· Ms . Gruulis said she has not bad a cbancc to look at that first haod yet. She said she would like to sec wbo ac!Ulllly owos the alley and what rights do the citizens have, as oppos<d to the businesses bcbr-..d it. Director Ross advised that. seven yoan qo, at the rcqucot of those rosidcuts, the City allowed the aUIO dealership 10 put up • gate thct<. They bad a terrific workina relationship. He uid be ran across in the mo where former Director of Public Works Esterly would send out a lcner '")'Ul8 as long u they play nice,,.. will allow that gate to ttmain. It appear, now that the people wilo att in charge of the common:ial ■n• att not playing nice anynx>re, ho said, so he :ont out a lotter advising them thr.t the gate would be lalton down if they did 001 cooperate. It is a public ai!ey, ::C said, itjusl does 001 look '1DCI feel like a public alloy, but rather it feels like pan of tho common:ial ma. Council Member Gruulis said there are three residences there and two of the three want tho gate lalten down now, or regulated. Mr. Ross said they would begin that process and it will feel lilco a pub.lie alley and we will start onfon:ing ii u one or our alleys again. 2. She said she would like lo maltc it a pan of the public record that she received two complaints about can that wore ticketed in the fow:-bour areu when the parkina lot wu totally filled durina tho Avalanche cel~tion. Theywete really irate, and said if"~ were goina to have light rail, then we have to pr,wide parkina, Wbon llofs . Grazulis said something to them about it boina RTD, they said it wu Ent:·wood's problem. Mayor Burns said that is what we tell RTD , 100. City Manager Soars said we con respond to that one, also . Ho said be was actually going to bring this up later tonight. and Council Member Wolosyn bas that loner that we distn'buted tonight from Jim Zavist. which r.iiscd that issue . That is why Coun AdJoinistrator Wolfe wu uked to attend tonight. Mr. Scan asked Assistant City Manager Flah:rty to talk u little bit about where we are with that. A,sistanl City Manager Flabony said, 10 addition 10 tho complaints that Ms. Grazulis received, Mayor Bums received a letter from Jim Zavist. the RTD representative for this area. He also bad wirncssed a nw:nber of can being ticketed at Cushing Park during the Avalanche event. From my pcnpcctivo, ho said, tho C\'enl kind of snuck up on us, although we know that the A valancbo won and that <4erc would be a parade . No one directed staff to not ticket vehicles that were parked illegally . As a matter offact, we have been very proactive with Code Enfon:emeol and asked them to strictly enforce the rime lU1Uts, u well as the prohibirion in puking 01 Cushing Pule. Estimates att that between 250,000 and 500,000 people were downtown for the parade, and this is a one-time event, or at least a one time annual event. He said maybe we should ask Council if it would be appropriate to void the tickers. Ho said be thouglu there wore scvcnry-cight tickets issued in Cwhing Park. and about forty tickets issued at Civic Center. There is an issue at Ci \'i c Ccntrr that is probably more difficult than the Cushing Park issue, ar, t that is lb.at we have • • • • Englewood City Council Jun• 18, 200 I Page 9 operations hr.re at Civic Center, such as a library, a coun, and people who wane to do business at City Hall. During that time frame, individuals who wanted 10 do business at City Hall were not ab!J to park here, be said. Employees who left to attend meetings, or for other r<asons, came back to fuxl thlt they did 11111 have a place to park . Gninted, this is something that is goins to happen frequently, but, from staffpmpective, at least, we are a little rclucrant to void tickets in the parking &mgc, but certainly we will leave that decision to Council. Mr. Flaherty felt Cushing Parle was another issue, because, largely, Mooday through Friday, the parking spaces arc und·:r-utilized, uoless there is an event in the park. On that Monday, there wae 1111 permits issued in the park for the pavilions, so to restrict parking, for that panicular event. be opined. would have forced people to park in the neighborhoods in nvrtb Englewood. Frankly, there were some cars that were found in the neighborhoods, he added. It 1s a touchy issue, particularly when we have the current problem that we have with RID of not providing enough parking on a daily basis, al least dwing tho school ym. Right now, during the summer months, of the 9 JO spaces that Rm has available at our parking complex. we are approaching that or maxing out. basically, and during the school year, when classes arc in session at Metro and Arapahoe Community College . we are at excess capacity. In terms of the Avalanche event, f would want to at lea.st a.sk Council whether we want to look voiding tickets, either nt Cushing Park and/or in the parking garage. Mayor Burns say he would sympathize with Cushing Park more tbao the parking garage. Anotla coo<:em about the parking garage is if we start voi~ing tickets there, we are giving RID an out We would 001 be asking them 10 directly confront our need for additional parking. But since Cushing is not used as rmch. and this is an occasions) matter, my :;yrupathies would be with Cushing Park. much more than with the parting structure, especially when our own employees do not have a place to park. City Attorney Brotzman said Coun Adsninistrator Wolfe was presen~ and she is our parking referee. I can !ell you that these are all good rickets, l,e said. Director Olson's people did a nice job, aod evcrywhcrc th•te was a limited parking sign, or a no ;,arlting sign, they appwprialely issued ri<kets. As an attorney, I have no problem moving to c!ismiss the tickets, he said, but I arr. having a logic problem. because they parked in front of a sign that said four hour parking, or no parkfog . I sec them all the same, in this instance, he stressed. Puks and Recreation is actually rccommen<ling cb:mges to D.shing Parle, but for that day, they all look alike. They all parl<ed in a space where they were not supposed to bccousc there was limited parking . If Council would like for me to dismiss the, then I would like to dismiss tbcmall evenbaadedly, he said. I :.mdentand that in the ful\U'e we would like to preserve parking here, he said. I guess 1 Mve a problem for that day. Mayor Bums said people say well , if you invite us to we the light rail, i, is your problem ifwe don't ba·.re • place to park, and we tum to RTD and express the same sympathy, but it is our name on the ticket and we get the heat. RTD docs not address the problem as well as we wonld like them to, so it does put Englewood in the middle . Mayor Bums said he understood what L.'ity Anomey Brotzman was saying. from a legal perspective these all look alike. It still puts us in a difficult siruation bccaU.'-': there is no ready solution to this problem, he said. City Anomey Brotzm.1.n asked Cowt Adrrun is trator Wolfe how mu ch a pa ·'king ticket is. Ms. Wolfe said they would be S 15 .00 each . C".'ouncil Member Yurchick said that is about the same price it would cost 10 p~ri.. ""wntown . Council Member Garren said someone told him the y were willing 10 pa~ ~ u,:kt, i1c,; ~cause it wu cheaper than going downtown to park. When the Avs and the Rockies were: piuying the sa1~ night, it was amazing how the price NCnt up i., LoDo . he observed . Council Member Nabholz fell we would be sending 11 mixed message . Direttor Olson and his people are doing a good job ticketing these people . Yes it is II once in maybe several years event. but it is a mixed message to sa 'f ok.ay. we 'll let you go . She said she has a problem with that. Eniilewood Cil)I Council lune 18, 2001 Paae IC Council Member Yurthlck 11ld maybe that should be ,,ur new advertising slogan, park in Englewood, it is cheaper than parking downtown. Mayor Bums 11id h, w:is not bcar'.;ig a lot ofsympath)' from Council for forgiving these tickets. Council Member Garten said City Attorney Brotzman was corm:1, Park.s and Recreation is looking at some alternatives fot Cushing Park, a, 1ilr as making that mote ofa sham' •~• there He fell they would be bringing that 10 Council at some point. Council Member Grazulis said one of the lrdics who had coiled he r -~,J some one told her, she did not say who, that she could park in the four hour place because there was no other pru-king available. She said she did net know the rest of the story, but found it hard to believe that so1neonc would tell her to park there. Mayor Bums said he did not think there was a consensus to forgive the tickets . Cil)I Attorney Brotzman said if they have a n:ally good story aod a n:ally good n:ason, he woi:id still encourage them 10 talk to the parking n:fcn:e . (iv) Council Member Yurchick I. He advised that the ACE Committee met last week. They are starting 10 move along, prioritizing th,ir goals, and are currently kicking around the idea of doing some l)lpe of survey, similar to what we did w,th the citizens of Englewood. except it wouJd rocus on the businesses. 2. He said he agreed with the letter from Rob Schwartz, he felt it was an ovenight on our part, iu 001 i.ncluding economic development in some of our goals and objectives . Mayor Bums said he thought we had, in essence, but maybe we did 001 do so directly. Council Member Wolosyn recalled Iha~ at the end of the session, Council Member Yurthick added that we put a concern for bwincss in there. She said she asswncd that was going 10 go on the I~ and they had asked for the list to come back . Cil)I Manager Scars said yes, they had asked fot i~ but he had no, sent it back yet. Council Memtcr Yurchi ck said he just wanterl to make sur1:, because most of the focus for tha t meeting was traffic anri1 affordtble housing . Mayor Bums 1Clt that it should bt added, and then make sure thr list gets back to us . He said he had been trying to find the compreMnsivc list (v) Council Member Wolosyn I. She asked about the Salt Lake Cil)I Olympics and hosth:g the ton:h . City Manager Scars said Council needs to gi ve the gr-ahead. if they ·Nant to suppon that. He s:t id they arc requesting an offic h l approval from the City to go through Englewood with 1h-: torch . Council Member Wolosyn asked if we ha\'e 10 bear any costs . Mr . Sea~ said he did not think so, that it was more for publiciry. • • • • Englewood City Council June 18, 200 I Page 11 p I -,t Mayor Bums asked if we would do lha1 by motion or pra<:lamation. City Anorm:y BrolZIIIID said Ibey could do it by motion or, if they would like somethina more forma~ they coald dnw somelhina up. Mayor Bums felt we shouid h.,vc somclhina drawn up . Council Member Grazulis asked how soon they would need this. Council Member Wolosyn said if they don't bear from you they 11sswne it is an agreement. City Manager Scars asked if there was a con.,ensus that we at least make contact with them and tell them that Council supports this . Council responded affirmatively. Council Member Yurchick asked if they sent this out to every suburb of Denver. City Mar.ngcr Scan said he thinks they may have . He said he w.ttched a torchburer go lhrougb the Cherry Creek uea and lhal WIS pretty interesting . They had an entourage that went arow.:d with them. so it would be nice. They may be looking for an affirmative statement from a c~"mnwnity. so L'lcy can be included in this, so we will 1,-et back ro :hem on that. 2. She said she was glad we ue working on Cushing Puk for parking. Al for Civic Center, she knoW! it was bard for stall: becaus. she was in and oul ofbere on Monday and lost her parking place. J j, City Manacer's Report (a) Mayor Bums said we could return 10 the shunle bus sysiem at this lime . He thanked Planning Analyst Dannemiller for staying after SIUdy Session so this could be discussed. PlaMing Analyst Dannerniller thanked CoW1cil for allowing this 10 go on the regular agenda. We will tty 10 be respectful of your lime, she said . S~e inlrOduced Bruce Able from RTD, and Kristin Kenyon from BRW, who is the consulting firm that bas been helping us with the shuttle so far . She also thanked Marilyn Brenengen from the Chamber of Commerce for coming tonight She bas beard this pm:ntation four rimoa. We would like to give you a very brief update tonight os to where we are with the shunlc operation and the proJX>sed plan, and then be available for questioos if yon should hive any. "{ou may remember that we were in froot of you about four months l@O to give arepon on Phase 1 oftlic feasibility study, which was 1 survey of businesses, rtlliidcnccs and employees abour their interest in usine, a shunlc between CityCeuter t .nglewood, downtown and Swedish and Craig medical cenlen. The down and dirty of the survey was that more people would be inierested in riding a sbunle than are curreotly riding RTD, so that showed us lbat there was interest in the unplementation of a shuttle. So we proceeded to the second phase of the project, which was looking al operations , and the feasibility or a shuttle and wba1 i1 would cost to actually put one in place . Ms . Dannemiller sa id she was going to tty to give a bncf synopsis of an operating scenario. She said it was included in Council's par.ket in the executive summary, page 2. What we arc proposing is a three-mile l0cp opented Monday through Frida,, with about twenty-lhree trips a day between 6:30 a.nt and 9:30 a.nt pe•k hours , 11 :30 a.nt and I :30 p.nt and also 3:30 p.nt to 6:30 p.m. This will need about two vehicles to be operating concurremly and provide len-minute headways, mea uing a shuttle should come by each srop e,·ery ten minmcs . This would also require ooe additional vehicl! for a supplemental vehide, she advised. It equates about 4,000 actual vehicle hours per year. We have approximated nine 11tops along that three-mile shuttle route . When we presented the nu;, rn you originally, this was the map thllt BRW .md the steering comnuttce had brought forward. she said . Smee then, Ms. Dannerrtiller said she had gone to three different committees and group,. last week. to talk about the route and took input on that route. The;e were sonk very legitimate ccnccnu \l1th the propused route, and we have subsequently asked BRW to look at il modification to that route. which we have prestDlcd here tonight on the proposed shuttle route , she said . Really what it docs is take into coruideration concerns from the business community, primarily, that says the stop that is located cdjacent to King Soopcrs, whir.his a CWTtnt stop right now with RTD, is :101 adequate to serve the Broadway market. We look:d al possibly taking a right turn onto the Acom.1 ll~op and then coming out near Colonial Bank. and p11ning a stop there . That gets )OU really close • Enalcwood City Council lune 18, 2001 Page 12 to the intmec1ion of old Hampden and Broadway and brings a number nfbusinesm ioto play there, where as, if you were just stopping at King Soopers, it is a trek to get to the businesses on that side . At that intersection. then it would take a left, and there is an existing stop if you take an inunediatc left on Broadway, she said, that will provide access to the businesses there. It then resumes and takes a right tum back onto Girard and resuming the route as proposed. One additional scenario that we are looking at. she said, is extending the loop instead of sending it south on Emerson, taking in the Meridian complex. Ini1ially we did not think there would be an interest there, but subsequently have seen that. in addition to Meridian residents. there may be an incentive io r employees at Swedish, who a.re parking in their new lot, to use the shunle bus .his quite a distance to park in that new lot to get to the main entrance of Swedish, llnd they may be able to use the shuttle, also . We arc 111king into consideration that modification, and 'NC actually have a trial run on that It docs not seem like it should modify the headways or the cost too much. so that is most likely the rou1e that we will recommend, she advised . In terms of fare structure, we provided a fare structure breakdown in the repon that basically proposes a free shuttle. We believe the m:i.jority of1he riders of the shuttle will already have paid or have access to some RTD payment form, such as an Eco Pass, or using it as a coMection from light rail . In addition to that advantage, you also have the advantage that more people will ride it if it is free . When we looked at the survey, there was a considerable jwnp from the people who said they would pay between twenty-five and fifty cents to ride it, and those who would ride if their employer subsidized it or ifit was frc-:. In terms of what that mcam for the Ciry's subsidy for a free system, it amounts to about $13 ,000.00 a yea,. Regarding capital costs, we looked at a nwnber of vehicles. The recommended vehicle is a body on chassis, 11 cutaway vehicle. It is a smaller bus, similar to RTD's Access-a-Ride . That would be the preferred vehicle, however, in conversations with RID, they have three small buses available within their fleet , ifwe go with an operating agreement with RID. The small buses are shown in your rcpon, but thi:y are not the shuttle-type buses that you may be familiar with, so what we have done, she said, is budgeted for the shuttle cutaway vehicles. lrwc get to a poinl where we have availability for lhe cutawar, through a lease, r,r a lease purchase. we would prefer to go with that. If it is a manor of reduciog the over-all capital cost, then we may ~o with the Rm smaller buses . We have a concern that Traffic Engineering Analyst Vostry brought to ow· attention, and we will verify this, and that is that Englewood Parkway may not be built 10 <he standards of a small bus. Ms . Dannemilicr said she would verify that to be sure. In tcnns of partnerships. we have visited with three organizations ir. the past week:. They were ACE, Businesses for Englewood, and the shuttle committee , she said. We prestfni!d a scenario that is listed t>n the third ;>age of your rcpon, that talks about how we would propose fundin &. The cost•sharing proposal that we havt! proposed shows an agreement between RTD and the City to share the operating costs . Half of the optrating costs, less the fare box, could be provided by RTO, and the City would make up the remainder of the operating costs, in addition to lhc capital costs. We a~o have been able to access Community Development Block Grants ofSS0,000 .00 per year for two years, for lhe operating costs of the system. In addition, we have been in conversations with the Arapahoe County Transportation Program, and they arc able to supply SS .OCtt,.00 a year, because they sec it as a help to their system that they use to transpon senior citizens. In terms of final costs, this means approximately $530,000 .00 over two years, eighty•nine percent public funding, between !hose funds that were just mentioned, and then we have gone 10 lhc business community to ask for the remnmder of those funds . That would be eleven percent , amounting to about S68 ,000 .00 for two years, $34,000 .00 per year . Ms . Dannemiller said she receivrd a phone call today from Swedish and Craig. They are conunitting to at least S5,000.00 per year , per hospital , for two years . She said she would like to give the business colTUTDJIUty the opportuniry to talk among themselves and come up with a funding plan for 1hat amount of money and get back to us . She said she would like to let Mr . Able talk briefly about the RID cooperati ve agreement and what steps the City needs 10 go through 10 h:ive that be a possibility . Mr. Able stilted that. several years agl'), the RTD Board of Directors passed a demonstration cost sharing policy tha1 has jus1 been reaffirmed, with some additicnal guidance provid ed back at our May meeting. RID has 11 local go-.·ernmcnt dcmonsttat ion cost sharing program in place , so that RTD has the opponuniry 10 work with local government project sponsors who wish to enter into a demonstration program for up to three years. When a loc.i.l project sponsor comes to us with a request, we evaluate tl-ie Onancial fcasibiliry , lnat is defined within our policy lel""l!, which states 1h111 RTD will fund up 10 Ofty percent of the net cost • • Englewood City Council June 18, 2001 Page 13 of the project. Net cost is just our jargon tcnn for when we say it costs "x" dollars, we receive "y" out of L~e far• box, that leaves us the net cost and we would split that filly.filly with the F ·oject sponsor. In theory, we require that the project spon.sor adopt the RTD fare sttucturc, in order to provide equity across the district. That does not mean that a project sponsor must actually implement the RTO fare structure. We also provide the flex1biliry for a project sponsor to say they would like it to be a free shuttle, but that :hey will in fact pay the fares that would have been collected , had we imposed the RTD fare structure. That was whut Ms . DaMemiUer was talking about earlier when she spoke of the implications of a free fare system In terms of vehicle availability, the RID cosl sharing policy indicates that w.; have two options when we look at capital costs. One, if RID has the ability within its existing fleet to .,_.J ,•i de rollin& stock. we can provide rolli ng stock at no cost to the project. If the project sponsor wishes to secure a vehicle that is not available within the RTD Oeet. RTD will fund up to ten percent of the .:os1 of capita l. That is based on the theory that a federal grant could be applied for, which would apply eighty percent of the cost, ilDd the remaining twenty percent local share would then, in effect, be split fifty -fifty, which is 1en percent eacla by the project sponsor and RTD, he advised . Again, this is essentially for up to three years . RID will , upon implementation of a cost sharing .?grtement, establish standards that would be used to evaluate the project at the end of each year. The discussions that have taken place to date are that this could potentially be a two-year demouStration project. We would establish cost standards, he said, iri lcirm of subsidy per passenger, which is one of our measW'Cs, and utilization standards, in tetllU ofhc'-¥ many passengers arc carried for every hour of Service. Those standards would be established at the beginning of the cost sharing agreement. They are the ttnditioaal standards that we we 10 evahi.ate all of our services . At the end of the year, the standards would be applied to the actual operational performance of the service, and we would make a determination as \'l whether 10 proceed with the second year of the demonstration project Those arc the parameters of the cost sharing policy th.it exists within RTD , he said. In order to qualify for the policy,:! local government project sponsor would need to submit a request to the local government committee, submit a request outlining the nature of the project, the services provided, the cost estimates and the dollars d11t will be requested from RTD, be explained. Ms. Dannemiller has already been in convmarion with some of the folks at RTD . That project will then be evaluated in tenm of the reality of the ridership projections, and the financial request will be placed in terms of the dollars that arc available, because we all work within the budgets that we ruive. We will look at the dollars within the dollars that are available for us in the upcoming years to U1')1nnent service, and the determination would be made relative to RTD 's financial p: nicipation in the cost-sharing project. The reality is, it is son of a two-pronged process , he said. On 'ic political side, you 'NOUld want to work. with your RID director from this area, and then on a staff leve 1 we also cmy it up through the staff process so that it has both a staff representative and a political representative taking lour project request forward through the RTD process . We will have a local government meeting on the 23 of this month, he said, and we will be discussing the local government requests that have come to us to date, and begin our evaluation process for potential funding for next year . Mayor Bums asked who is on the local government planning comminee . Mr. Able sai d, internally, it is just comprised of long range and shon range pWUling staff at this point in time . Mayor Bums asked if there would be any directors . Mr. Able said no, thi s is .in internal staff comminee. It is pan of the staff process. Pl.inning Analyst Dannemiller said she would be happy to a~a.Swer any questions, and she would also like to ask if they could h:ive some endorsements which would allow us 10 go fo rwa rd with the proposal that they have. They would like to take it 10 the June 28 111 local government committee mee1ing, and get our name on the radar screen :ind proceed through that process . Council Member Yurchick asked about the business ponion, the S34 ,000 .00 . What if they don·1 put up the other S24,000.00, he asked. Where does that leave us ? Ms . Dannemiller said that lea ves us with conung ba ck for :i separate request for that addilional money. Englewood City Council June 18, 200 I Page 14 Mr. Yurchick asked how much the City is putting in now. Ms . DIMCmilltr said the total aroount that the City would be contributing ;, $204,000.00, so whatever the deficit is would be additional. Mr. Yurchick asked if Swedish would back out if the rest of the community doesn't partic ipate. Ms . Danncmiller said she believes Swedish and Craig are conunined regardless of the rest of the business co1M1unity. They have been panncrs since day one and they have a real vested interest in seeing this actually happen . ·n Mr. Yurchick asked if Ms . DaMemHler feels the othrn arc going to ante-up the other $24,000.00. Ms . DaMemill er said she thought they would, but allowed that she could not say at this point. la her conversations ,.,jib them las t week. she said. they felt they may be able to go forward with some other funding sources, su•:h as, if they get 11 non-profit license, they could go for some senior transponation grants . At tluu point, she said, they WCl'C not able to commit to a dollar figure , but they were committing to being a pan of the ·project. Council Member Garren said he was curious about the hitch lhat was put in for the business community on Broadway. He said he was trying to understand what you gain by that one-block dogleg, because the stops don 't really change cxcey,t for that one next to the bank. Ms . DaMCmiller said her understanding, from the busincu community, was that the stop at Wells Fqo is too far from Broadway. Mr. Garren asked if you could have a stop at Broadway. Referring to the map, Ms . DaMCmiller said then: could not be 11 stop at this intersection on Broadway, because the intersection is just too busy. That is why, initially we thought we could just continue down faislewood Parkway :ind take a right on Broadway, but the reality is, if you wanl to put a stop here on Broadway, you would have to eliminate seven par king spots, and that is not favorable to the business community. There is already an ~xisting stop on the othei: side, you have the number thirty.five route right there, so that is the existing stop that is known to the RTD ridm already. Mr. Garren asked if that is on Broadway . Ms. DIMCmiller said actually it is right off Broadway and old Hampden as you take a right there . Mr. Garren asked if that is on one oftht charts she gave Council. Ms . DaMemiller said yes, on the second one . Council Member Yurchiclc. asked where the stop would be when you are going west. Ms . DaMcmillcr slated :hat the slops going west near the Colonial Bank will be on both the nonh and south sides of old Hampden/Acoma . Mr . Yurchick asked if you could have two stops , one on old Hampden, and one right around the comer on Broadway Ms . Oanncmiller replied that. as you are proceeding east, you would come around the comer and take a left on Broadway and stop at the existing RTD slop . Ms . Dannentiller said we would probably reserve the right to make the decision based on ridership . Since there is an existing stop there which is used by nc,nhbound buses, we are 001 sure bow difficuh the left turn from old Hampden would be for RID drivers . That stop is currentl y for nonhbound Broadway buses, she said. Council Member Garrett asked ho w you judge ,i dership when there is no fare . Ms. Dannemiller said you can still do ridership counts . You ask the driver to count for you at cenain limes oflhe day. Mayor Bums asked Mr. Able if the y have done th.11 in the Tech Cen1er. Mr . Able said yes, they had done that on the Link. The y had the drivers couni every passenger who boarded . Mayor Bums asked if there was a consensus 10 favor the plan . He said he certainly favors it. He said he likes the cut.away body on chassis vehicle because it identifies it as a special service . Ms . Dannemiller • • El,.ie,.,,ocl Ciiy Council June 18, 200 I Pqe 15 said that is why they are recommendina that option, and they are aoing to pursue ev,ry option within the feuibilily of the system to make that happen. Council Member Yurcbick uked if these will be hln<!lr1 p;:td aco :uible. M,. DIUlllfflliller said yes . (b) City Manager Sears said Director Suq,son is proceeding with signina the contnct with EURA and Fullmoro to proceed in moving ahead on that project. It ooun '1s like it wu a aood session, be opined, and he felt it wu ready to go . We are meeting cOIIS1antly, be sa :c. with RID to move ahead with that. We will be coming ha ·•\ to Council with our reco,rmen<iaricns on •~; RI;:,-'!'-with FulleTton. (c) Ciiy Manager Sean noted that on Thursday night there••·. Le• ,neeting with Wec:,:y Avenue to talk 1bou1 that project. Responding to Mr. Sean, Director Simp,,• .. stAted thal ii will be at 6:30 p.m. al Englewood 's Finest Alternative High School. (d) Cily Manager Sean thanked staff, especially Ass istant Cily Mlllll;;cr ruheTty, for doing a really good job while be wu aone. Things continued IO ope rat e very well, ar.d Mr Se a:, said be is lucky 10 hive such a good staff. He sa id be was a little bit disa ppoinri,d wiill Mr. ! 1111,<ny '• nu being able to fomcc who WU going to win the Stanley Cup and being prepared for that He joked that be would make a note of that for bis evaluation. ' Mayor Burns 1111:ntioned that the team met last week regarding the proposals for the old city ball site . There will be pr=ntations on tha t from the applicants on the 26*, he advised, so that project is moving ahead, also . 14. Clly A1tol'IN!y'1 Report Cir/ Attorney Brotzman bad no matters to discuss . 15. Adjournment MAYOR BURNS MO\'r.D TO ADJOURN. The meeting wu adjourned at 8:45 P.M.