HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-10-01 (Regular) Meeting MinutesENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIIJ
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Rfaular Sealoa
October I, 2001
I. Call to Onler
The regular meeting of the Enalewood City Council ,vu called to order by Mayor Bwm at 7:30 p.m.
2. Invoc:atloa
The lDvocation was given by Mayor Bums .
3. Pled1e of Alleai11Ce
The Pledg, of Allepoce WIS led by Mayor Bums .
4. RoU Call
Present:
Ab!,nt
A quorum was present
Also l'Rlent:
Cowicil Members Gartett, Bradshaw, WolOl)'ll, Yun:hick, Buras
Council Members Nabbolz , Gnzulis
City M1111ger Sean
City Attorney Brotzman
Deputy City Clerk Cutle
Deputy City Clerk White
Director FODda, Utilities Department
Golf Operations Manager Spada
S.Dior '-1.anager Oannemiller, Colllllllllity Development
Din:ctor Gryglewicz, Fi'JUICC and Administrative Services
Director Black, Parks anrl Recreation
S. (a) COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF
SEPTEMBER 17, JOtl .
Ayes :
Nays :
Abstain :
Absent :
The: motion carried .
6. Scheduled Vlsiton
Council Members Garrett, Bralshaw, Yun:bick, Bums
None
Council Member Wolosyn
Council Members Nabholz, Grazulis
(a) Litt leton School Board Member Di,na Holland discussed Developmental Pathways'
"Campaign 10 Help." Sbe came seeking Council's suppon for ., propeny tax to benefit people with mental
retardation. Families who are very commined to keeping their son or daughter al home are struggling a
great deal, she said. They are aging and not able to care for them, since many need help with toileting,
feeding or being carried and lifted . Many of these aging families now need services, and cannot get the,n
because oflengthy waitina lists . Toni ght we have come to you to icll you bow the mill levy would work
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and how much ii would cost John Meeker, Executive Dim:tor of Developmental Pathways , is here 10
share that information, she said.
John Meeker stated lhal he would lry 10 run through the overhead presentation quickly. He advised thal
Cowicil would sec a few drawings here, and they are important. They arc done by a woman named Manha
Pcrskc , who is kno\1111 internationally because of her extraordinary ability to copturc the individuality and
humanity of people with disabilities . Frequentl y, when we s~ people with disabilities , we sec the
disabilities first , and not the person. he said, but she has done a marvelous job of capturing their humanity.
Mental retardation is a lifelong condition. with an IQ below seventy , acquired during the developmental
years . binh through twenty-one . The more common things you have heard of include CP, Down
Syndrome, and autism. Often it is accompanied by serious physical disabilities that impair functions , like
talking , eating, walking, toileting, and their care can be very intense . In 1963, he advised, Colorado
authorized the allocation of stale and federal funds lhrough a mulfi•coun1y based system of local, non•
profit, community-centered boards. In that law, it allows a county 10 assess a property tax not to exceeJ
one mill for supponing people with mental retardation. Arapahoe and Douglu counties ar< cunently the
only metro area counties wi1ho~t any mill levy dedicated 10 this rwpost. Currenlly, due to rapid
populatic •. ~rowth in these counties, suppon for petSOns with ment:tl retardation hu fallen far below needs .
We have · .~~rly parents increasingly unable to care for their aduh children, and dealing with alarmingly
rapidly rising costs . This is panicularly evident in the are a of being able to co~e for employee:,. Mr.
Meeker said his organization has more than a sixty percent turnover rate , and almost all of the people who
leave say tha1 one of their three top reasons for lea ving is they simply can not earn enuugh to ~.ippon
themselves or a family. The su.te has long recognized the fundiug crisis , but they hav~ i1ot been able to do
anything about it. basically because of tbe TABOR lin:..1 11. We feel thi~ initiative i$ very much in tune with
TABOR, he said, which will be exolained later. He said be would not go through all the figures on the
table , which he was showing on th< ••:recn, bur the key Oyurc 10 look al is the middle box, pcopl< waiting
for help . We have over 1,000 people in Ar1pahoe Co1·nty and nearly 400 in Dou1;las County, and tbc vul
majority ofthcsc are families with children. Many have very young children, for whom help in the early
developmental years is abso)u1ely pivotal, he advised. With the funds from the CJDC mill levy, we arc
hoping to do several things . The first one really emphasizes the fundamental pllrposc ofthi, campaign, and
that is to help families to stay together and keep theirc'.illdml in the home . Out of home placements are
not only very expensive, bur they arc also not good for the kids or the adults . MoSI of the adults whom we
serve wan' to work, so wc help them find jobs. We provide extensive senior daycare , with five sites that
serve botu th\! regular senior population and people with developmmt:sl disabilities as well . Again, the
purpose of that St.'!'Vice, to a large extent, is so that family members can continue 10 care for their elderl y
and aging family members at home, be said. The infants and toddl ers waiting list is huge, and it is
important that wc have the existing networic . Path\\il)'S is a Community Centered Doard through which the
funds flow, but we cool13ct with more than fony otltcr agencies and more than 100 independent
contrac1ors, he said, so we are by no means the providt,-d:Jat yrovidcs all the services , we are simply the
vehicle . Regarding specific uses of funds , number one, of course , is for persons on the wailing lists We
really need to deal with that and the waiting lists a:~ h'.1,C. !tis im;xnunt to menti:.,n that, because of
TABOR limits, the stl\te simply is .101 able to fund ir We also fctl that this appr,:,ach is very cons istent
with TABOR, 1-ccausc TABOR was designed to limit the ac:hority of the lcg1Slarure to •PF .'Dpriatc funds
and require them to tum to the voters when there \\'IS a need, and that is cx:1ctly what we arc doi ag m this
case, he said. The next lhrec areas ace , bas icall y, infrastructure issues , such as recruitment and re· . .,tion of
staff. Our people need hous ing and we need to have more assisted living options . Affordable :~~•x :1g is
very difficuh fo , cur people to find, he said. and people \\i th mental retardation do not drive, so ihsisted
transponat ion is very essential 10 their being able 10 participate in lhc community and to 1,o l<l i obs . We
need a propeny tax now because 1he needs of county residents arc going to continue to out",1ac ~ ~tare and
fedenl resources, panicularly in our twt.i counties , which ba\·e seen such remarkable growth . We know
from dealing with our families every day that they want to keep their aging children or siblings at home .
The !· do not want to place them in group homes or institutions, he said, and there is a finan cial issue there,
as well . Placements oul of the home arc far more expensive . Another thing 1hat we are proud of, he said, is
U\.3.t wc are covered by a state mandated and state contn1cud audil from an independent fmn. and our
administrative rale is only se ven percent, and nin~ty•threc cents of ev..:ry dollar goes directly to services .
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We are very proud of that , he .aid , It is a pro,m s)'l1rffl, and one oftht thinas that hu cncowqccl the
commissionen in supportina thas is that they Mve I vehicle tbal can effecm1tc the changi: that could come
about with the mill :evy, Herc is one family 's story, be said. A sevm gene tic condition with no sympa,ms
wdi1 three childreu were born. all of whom are now in dlc ir twcn1ics and thhrirs and require total care,
24n. The parcnrs were detcnnincd 10 k«r' these Jrids at home , although moJt kids like this were, at that
rime , placed in institutions . In-home su:,pc:ru are provided so the parents can work 11.nd maintain 111rOng.
loving family , and the cost of those servim for all three is about $63,000 .00 • ytor , If they were in one of
our group homes , ~-: advised, and we do have group homes for kids 'th this serious need, the COit would
be $264,000 .00 a year, If they were in one of the state regional centers, the cost would I>. t442 ,00').00 a
year, so it gives you an idea for the economic basis for wanting to keep people at home . ~ ·,ut majority of
our familie s may be able to receive only a few thousand dollars a year in services . This . s l.'l exception.11
case , obviousl y, with du« to<ally disabled individuals . The aMual cost to pro;,eny 0Wllr.ts is modes~ he
assened, less than $25 .00 on a $250,000 .00 home, The analogy we give is, if you can go out for dinner on
$20 .00, it is about skipping one dinner that you would go out for, and it is a very modest cost and a
reasonable thing to ask taxpayers 10 do, given the ilJCrcdible benefit that will come from it. Accountability
is critical , he said . We have ovenigbt by the county commissionen and we have a grant in Arapahoe
County, We aln,ady ~ve detailed budgets and n,portina that.,.. have to do to the cuunty, Obviously, we
are non-profit agmciC1, he sa id, and we have voluntffr board l!ICIMffl. Many of our board members are
parent,, so they hold usu, a very high standard, in terms of making sure the money i, used effectively, We
have the annual Slllte audit that was mentioned earlier, and we also have program audits by the Dcponmmt
ofHuman Servi cCI and by Medic aid, for every single s,rvice that we do, he e>plained. Finally, families
a:id guardians are the ones who hold us truiy accountable. This can all be done without ~ cre ation or
expansion of any governmental agency, which we feel is an important feature of our approach, he said . We
have, in Arapahoe and Douglas Cuunties, the network of con-.,etmt service agencies that can make this
happen, Tax monies collected in Anpahoe County an, used only for Anpahoc County residents, and the
same thing for Douglu County. We are very, very careful about that, in terms of our accounting for funds .
This i" ho~· you can bclp . One or the reasons we came httt tonight is that you have all rcceived our
opinion leulm' packet. You arc people who are likely to be oskcd about d,i,. l:e said, because of the
positions you are in. Jn addition to your vote, which we hope you will g..-ant us, we want you to share the
issue with your friends and neighbors , If you have groups that you dtinlt we could go before, and make this
presentation, we would love to hear about them. he said. We are going to have a big event on Saturd ,y, a
yard sign event , in deKocvcnd Park. We will be distn'buring over a thousand yard signs and we will have a
lot of our families come, and we hope to get some media attention . It should be a lot of fhn, and we would
like to invite you all to come to that, he said . You should recei\'e I post card on it, but, in case you don 't, ii
will be at deKoevend Park at 10:00 a.m fhis is an excellent opportunity to get a sense of who we are and
what we do, because we will have a :ot of familie s there . The election, as you know, is on November 6•
and will be a ma it.:n ballot That complicates the campaig ~ ~ •• de bi t, beca ust insttad of targeting
Elec ri oo Day, you have a month•long period to try and figure out bow to comri..Wlicate with people, but we
have been woncing very hard on it. The success of this campaign will depend on how well we do in the
grass · oots. It is a grass roots umpaign, and we have to get people out there with yard sign.J , talking to
neighbors , and ITl'lking telephon e calls . We feel it is an incredibly important step for our county to take, in
teems of OOth addressing the wa itin g list that we have. and addressing issues of quality of services , he said .
Turnover is a hu ge is.rue, he emphasized . If you are c1 family who has a mentally retarded child in a
program, and the stati is ~onstantly turning over, that is \'Cry difficul t for that individual to deal with .
Continuity is important in the ir li ves, so one of the things we hope to do is simpl y get to a competitive
position. We are not going to be making ~op!: rich because we arc a nor.•profil , but we would at least like
10 be .1blc to fill our positions with people who have some qunlifi cations and arc interested . He 1!.Aed if
Counci l had any questions .
Council Member Bradshaw asked Mr . Meeker ifhc had sa id Arapab()( and Douglas Co unt ies are the only
counties th.at do not ha ve thi s. Mr. Meeker sai d yes, the onJ y co w11 ics without a mill levy. Ms . Bradshaw
asked him ifhc kne w the history on that. alth ough it docs no1 mancr. since we despera te ly need it. Mr .
Meeker sa id the ir phil oso phy has al ways been that go ing for the mill levy is a lut rcson and we need to be
at a point where we simpl y can no! manage wi th existin g resources, and we have definitely rea ched that
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point. We ac1111Uy r<ached that point a couple of years ago, but making the decision to actually try to do a
CIJ11Wlll is dill"tcult. It used to be that you could ao to the cOUDl)I commislioom, which ia bow it
happened in the other counties . If you could convince three commiasionen, they could give you the mill
levy. But now, it requires a direct election.
Mayor Bums th,nked them for comin, and wished them good luck.
7. Unsc:bedulod Visitors
(a) Cindy Scon, 3063 South Fox Stm:t. expressed appr,ci,tion for beins able to addrm
Council again. She said she would like to talk about dogs and cats, although she r<alized they have atr.ady
heard a great deal of public input on this issue, so she would try to be brief and not r,peat henelf. She
asked Council to think carefully about bow they vote on the council bills that are coming up. She urged
adoption of Council Bill No. 37, amendin& the number of animals allowed in, household. One of the
reasons she rerumed, she said, is that Denver and Littleton both pennit three do~• per household, and her
impression is that this is bas ically the ootm. For a IIIUI many peopk . doJI are sin.,sly a part of the family,
and malting a choice betwttn the dogs is truly unacceptable . She asse,.,.,: that. if sl , were in a position of
moving,, Englewood, • . .d was aware of the r<gulltion, because she f<lt most people make the 1111U111>tion
that it is three, then sh< would not move here. There wu • short period, she said, when she bad three dogs,
because her mother was oot able to care for her dog anymore, so she had no choice but to rake in her dog .
There are a lot ofreasow: JIit you can end up with extra dogs . Veterinary care is much better than it used
to l>e, she said. Dogs us:.,! to have a life span of eight to ten yem, and when they got old, you put them to
sleep . That is oot true anymor<, and they may be geriatric fo• three to five yean, she said. In that time, a
lot of people are goin& to want to r,place the dog. Ms. Scon said she is involved in orsanized dog activities
about three times a week, it is a big part of her life. When a dog gets old, and is not able to go out. it is not
acceptable to dispose of the do~ but in order to continue my way oflife, I would r,place the dog, she said.
She said she does qility, which tll dogs are notsuited for. Tberc are a lot of reasons, she repeated, that
you might end up with extra dog 1. They may be calling up a lot c,fpeople to go overseas in the military,
and people have pets and wiU be looking for people to take in their pets . It is not serving the public , she
opinod, to make those kinds of activities illegal. She said she volonteers at the Dumb Friends League, bas
worked on the behavior help line, and is teaching obedience out there now, so she knows there are a lot of
problems . A lot of sad stories come through tiler<, as do a lot of good stories. The technology of dog
training and correcting behavior problems is way beyond what it was before . The trend is that dogs arc
more and more a pan of the family, so, she said, she would hate to !-"!C Council adopt an ordinance lilce this
that renlly goes back to :lie 1960's and is overly restrictive. Also, she said she would like to go back to the
leash luw . She said she agrees that the leash law needs to be revised. Reasonable control really does not
give the City enough authority to correct the problem behaviors . The way it is worded in this bill goes ho.ck
to the I 960 °s. It is standard wording, but sh< did oot feel it is adequate . She suggested that Council adopt a
lea~h law that includes a provision tor voice and sight control, and specify what voice and sight control
means. Sight cc-,ttol means they are always within your sight, and voice control means they come
promptly when yoJ call them and do . .'t chase wildlife . They do not go up to other people without
pcITTUssion, they ..:an sit down or stay at a distance , and the t ore anentive to the owner/handler 11t :all times .
This is very specific and very bard to meet, she allowed. Adminedly, most dogs, and mosl people, do not
have any busi.ru ·~s being off leash in most places , she said , but she felt tha1 a regulation like this would be
more enforceable , make more sense to people and also g ·cs the leeway of dealing with situations where it
is appropriate . She said she was here for pilrt of the pub h · hearing and listened to the woma n •111 lking about
taking her dog out to the gm:nway where nobody was there, to play ball . Dogs can not play ball ou leash
and not everyl-o dy has a yard where th ey c:an exerci se them, and Ms . Scan did not feel it would serve the
public good to prohibit thlt kind of .:.c1ivity. Sh .. said the Dumb Fr.en& Lc:Jgue has the behavior help line ,
which \\'aS voted the 1>cst free service , and gives excellent service in correcting behavior problems. They
also ha\'e a websi te and handou ts .
Mayor Bums advised that Ms. Scan was ge tnng close 10 her time limit.
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Ms . Scott concluded that she hoped Council would think cml\dly about these bills, and she urged than not
10 adopt something they were not willina 10 enfon:e. She boped then: would be no pet Gestapo out then:
that would go around knocking on doors.
Mayor Bwns said no, we are not aoing 10 be the pet police. He thanked Ms . Scott and expressed
appreciation for her interest.
Mayor Bums asked if anyone else would like to speak. There was no response .
8. Communk1tJon1, Procl1matlon1 and Appointments
(a) A proclamation declaring the week of October 7 through 13, 2001 as National Fire
Prevention Weck Y.'IS considered.
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 7 THROUGH 13, 2001 AS
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
Ayes : Council Memben Garren, Bradshaw, Wclosyn. Yurcbick, Burns
Nays: Nooe
Absent Couocil Members Nabholz. Gruulis
The motion carried.
Mayor Bwns said there were people present to accept the proclamation and he would like to recognize
them We do a lot of prevention in our fire department, as well as suppreuion, and our fire department
persoMel arc very active in that area . It is a spec ial time to recognize the dedication of our fire and police
employees, due 10 the recent events in this country. He expressed ap;m.-ciation for all they do and for the
sacrifices they make in the way they actually lay their life on the line for us. Mayor Burns asked the
firefighters to come forward to accept the proclamation.
Battal ion ChiefBrian Bruns came forward with fuofighters Lury Nylander, Ed Lebeau, Mark Jacobson,
Andy Fox and Sean Mulvihill. He saW they were happy that Council took the time to present the
proclamarion, and to recognize them. He thanked Council.
(b) A proclama1ioo declaring the week of October 21 through 27, 2001 as World Population
Awareness Weck was considered.
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 21 THRO UGH 27, 2001 AS
WORLD POPULATION AWARENESS WEEK.
Ayes: Council Members Garren, Bndshaw, Wolosyn. Yurcbick, Burns
Nays : None
Absent: Council Members Nabholz. Grazulis
The motion carried .
9. Public Hearing
No public hcaringl were scheduled .
I 0. Consent A1cnd1
COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT MOVED. AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 (1) (I), (ll), (Iii), 10 (b) (Q, AND 10 (c) (1) AND (ll) •
(a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading
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(i) COUNCIL BILL NO . 61, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
GARRETT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TIT'.E I, CHAPTER 7, SECTION 2; TmE I, CHAPTER
7A, SECTIONS 14 AND l l, OFTHE ENGL[WOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 PERTAINING TO
JURISDICTION , POWER .
(ii)
GARRETT
COUNCIL BILL NO . 63 , INTP.ODUCED BY COUNCIL MEt.jBER
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN ENCR\)ACHMENT PERMIT AND INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO A RETAINING WALL /,ND FENCE IN THE PUBLIC RIGP.T-OF-
WAY.
(iii) COUNCIL BILL NO. 64, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
GARRETT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
"TRANSFERS OF WATER SERVICE" FOR TRANSFERS OF WATER SERVICE BETWEEN THE
DENVER BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS AND THE CTIY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO .
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading
(i) ORDINANCE NO . Sl, SERIES OF 2001 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 60,
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW)
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A THIRD AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT FOR
CITYCENTER ENGLEWOOD BETWEEN THE CfTY OF ENGLEWOOD AND RID.
{c) Resolut ions and Motions
(i) RESOLUTIOI . ,,u. 69, SERIES OF 2001
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBDfVISION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3296 SOUTH
ZUNI STREET FOR THE MGM SUBDIVISION .
(ii) CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR NITRIFYING TRICKLING
FILTER MEDIA REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH CLEANW ATER CONTRACTING IN THE
AMOUNT OF S64 ,l 12 .00 .
Vote resulls :
Ayes:
Nays :
Absent
The motion cmicd .
I I. Reaular Acenda
Council Members Garrett, Bradshaw, Wolosyn, Yurcbick. Burns
None
Council Members Nabholz , Grazulis
(a) Appro va l of Ordinances oo First Reading
(i) Director Fonda presented a recommendation from the City Attorney to adupt a
bill for an ordinance tenninating the Radio Tower Property Lease wilh ABC, Incorporated, which can no
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longer bc accommoda1cd u a rcsull of lhe Pbue 2 l!xpamion of lhe Ullltion/Englewood Wu le water
Trca1men1 Plant He said this )cue hu been going on for some time. When wo fow,d out dial M Wllllld
have 10 be constructing in lhat ma, we approached ABC, Inc . and Ibey ...,. dcligllted lhat Ibey had u
much lime u WII in lhe leaae, and lhal ... ,llrled lllkinl lo them early. They ... DOW actively IClking
anolhcr location, be said. We need IO pus this ordinance IO aivc lltmi DOlice ao dtat lbe clock will
officially sllrt licking, and we will be able to 111cc possession abou1 lhe time lhal we would be going 10
construction .
COUN 'IL BILL NO. 66, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TERMINATION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN RADIO VENTURES (KQXI) AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND THE CITY OF
LITTLETON .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (I).
Council Member Yun:hick asked iflhcy wore going 10 ltly in lhe ma, or probably leave.
Direclor Fonda said lhcy would probably slay in lhc ua, but 11111S1 find som, olhr.r property . Their
underground antennas an: so large tha1 it would disrupt our new clarifier, he said.
Mr . Yurchick sa id lhc reason he asked was lhal lhcy bleed inlo lhc phone syslcms . Council Member
Bradshaw agreed. II is all in District One and people wilh cordless phones in 1h11 dil1rict have lrollble
because ofdtat
Council Member 8 1. aaw said she wanted 10 make a poinl of order. She asked if ilemS should be on lhc
11blc before diac:ussion. Mayor Bums responded aflbmair ·cly.
COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT SECONDED THE MOTION.
Mayor Burns asked if lherc wu any other discussion. lherc wu DODC and lhcn he asked for lhc vole .
Vote resulls :
Ayes :
Nays :
Absent
The motion carried.
Council Members Garren, Bradshaw, Wolosyn, Yun:hick, Burns
None
Cou'ICil Members Nabbolz, Grazulis
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading
(i) Council Bill No . 59 , authorizing a City Ditch License Agreement with TCI
Cablevision or'Gcorgia/AT &T Broadband was considered.
ORDINANCE NO. 56, SERIES OF 200 1 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 59, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER BRADSHAW)
AH ORDINANCE AUTHORJZING A "LICENSE AGREEMENT'' FOR CONDUIT FOR
UNDERGROUND CABLF. ACROSS THE CITY DITCH RIGITT-OF-WAY TO AT&T BROADBAND .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEr.t JI (b) (1)-ORDIN/.NCE NO. S6, SERIES OF 2001.
Ayes : Council Mcmbe" Bradsha w, Wolosyn. Yurchick, Bums
Nays : None
Ahsllin : Council Momber Garren
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Ab!mt :
The motion carried .
Council Memben Nabholz, Gruulil
Ciry Attorney Brotzman adviled that an afflnr.arive vote of Council is all that ii roquued, which we have
with four aye votes. Council MemberClmott ,tayed 11 the table, so tha1 ~••.., our qu<11U1nofftve , he
said.
(c) Resoluticns and Motions
(i) Golf()pcr:11 ions Manager Spada prcscnled a recommendation from the
Department of Parks and Recreation to adopt I resolution amending the eXUti~g RntlW'lnl Conc.."' r .• ~
the Englewood GolfCoune Con<C$$iooaire, Reif Golf. Mr . Spada said the .,, mlmor,1 lnw.l•e:; c4.. •;):•
the rent from S36 ,000.00 per year, or ten percent of the gross, whichever is greater, to eight ptrteri' ,f tbe
gross, with a minimum of $30,000 .00 per year paymenr in n:nl. Staff feeb tha1 ReifGolfhu done •
tremendous job in providing guesl 1<rvices and increasing the menu . They have incroasod !ho lunch cmwd,
UV:reascd revenues and ha"e done a nice job decorating the restaurant. We are real happy with what they
have done , he said, and ue hoping Council will consider amending lhe contract.
The resolution ·.vu wil9'td a number and read by title :
RESOLUTION NO. 70, SERIES OF 2001
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADDENDUM TO THE GOLF COURSE RESTAIJllANT
CONCESSIONAIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND REIF GOLF
ENTERPRISES , !NC.
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (1)-RESOLUTION NO. 70 , SERIES OFl00I,
Mayor Bums recalled discussing this at Study Session with Director Black not too long ago, Aboul the
projec1ed incn:ase in sales Lid lhe very acceplable job lhal Reif Golf iJ doing with lhil coninct. Wilh lhat,
he said, he would be inclined to vote in favor .
Council Member Wolosyn said we had asked them to consider a minimum, and they did .
Vote results:
Ayes :
Nays:
Absent:
The motion carried .
Council MerrM 'S Garrett, Bradshaw, Wolosyn. Yurchick, Bums
None
Council Members Nabholz, GrazuiiJ
(ii) Senio r Mana ger Dannemiller presented a recommendation from the Community
Development Dcpanme:nl to adopt a resolution approving liistoric Property Designatioo for 2734 South
Acoma Street. All ,fthe infonnarioo on the :i pplicarion is included in Council's packets, the uid. and
1here was a public he aring held on Augusl 21 , 2001. in orderlo be designa1ed as an hiSloric proper!)',
certain criteria needs to be met. One is that tl,e property has to be 11t lcast fifty years old. Secondly, this
propeny is an archilectural rype that iJ popula." within Englewood and a popular sryie for atudy of the ans
and crafts sryle . Additionally, i1 n:0ects the broad social hisiory of Englewood. u one oflhe longtime
owners of the proptny was a craftsman in lhc ans and crafts style and utilized this home u his workshop .
Staff, therefore , recommends that the resolution be approved . She advised that the 1pplican1 did not seem
to be presen t, but we do have the hi storic property designation for them that they can just pick up later, she
said .
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Mayor Bums ukrd if there an, other bom<S in this c■tegory. MJ. Dannemiller said this uo tht first private
home that will be on the Englewood register. There are I number of homes in the Englewood ■re■ Iha •
,.fleet the arts and mils style. she s■id. This one ia probably not extremely unusual in the realm ofbomes
that we ha ve in the arts and crafts style, but it does meet the criteria for historic property designation.
Council Member Bradshaw noticed in the miclc on the back. that there was another such bmne at 2775
South Delaware too .
Ms . Danncmiller responded that there was another application submitted by the same applicant for a rental
property thty bad, but that one was not r<eonwoeoded and so we bavc oot brought that one forward. There
needs to be additional work. on that property before ii will meet the criteria.
CoWK:il Member Bradsbaw said good job.
The resolution was wigned a number and read by title:
RESOLUTION NO. 71, SERIES OF 200 I
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE 2734 SOUTH ACOMA STREET AS AN HISTORIC
PROPERTY IN THE CfTY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (e) (II)-RESOLUTION NO. 71, SERIES OF 1001.
Ayes: Council Meai>en Garrett, Bradshaw, Wolosyn, Yurcbick, Bums
Nays: None
Absent: Council Members Nabholz, Grazulis
The motion canied.
(iii) Director Gryglcwicz presented a recommendation from the Department of
Finance and Administrative Services to adopt a resol11tion transferring and appropriating funds for the
City's portion of the deroolitioo, eoviroomental remediation, ■nd site preparation of the Connor City Hall
site . This is a resolution transferring $200,000.00 from the City 's General Fund 10 the Englewood
Environmental Foundation to do the environmental remediation. be said. and site preparation of the old
City Hall site. When this property is prep■n,d for sale, be advised, it cuuld possibly ,et the City SI million,
which could be used by the City for other projecb .
Mayor Bums said this is the Elat Street property that we are tallcing abou~ wbich we talked about briefly
in Study Session and we met ton. ~ht with a conmince on it. From our discussion tonight, also, as far u
development of this site , it is mu, h more attractive if the building is taken down . It is possible to get more
interest in the site if it is prcpan~ for development, he said. rather than having a building standing on it. It
is a constructive thing 10 do , in my opinion. he said.
The resolution was assigned a number and read by tide :
RESOLUTION NO . 72, SERIES OF 2001
A RESOLUTION FOR THE APPROPRIA TJON AND TRA NSFER OF FUNDS TO THE ENGLEWOOD
ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATIO N (EEF) FOR THE DEMOLITION, ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION AND SITE PREPARATION OF THE FORMER CITY HALL SITE.
COUNCI ~ MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND 1T WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) (Iii) -RESOLUTION NO. 72 SERIES OF 2001.
Vote results :
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Ayos:
Nays :
Abs,nt:
The motion carried.
12. General Discussion
(a) Mayor"s Choice
Council Memben Ganett, Bndahaw, Wolosyn. Yurcbick. Bums
None
Council Memben Nabbolz, Gtuulis
(i) Mayor Bums tl11111ked City Manager Sears and the staff for the work done for die
budget conference on Saturday. It was a lot of dfor. and very well done, be said.
(ii) Mayor Bums distributed a memo n:garding the exp<mes tbe City would bave to
cover for the Urban Land Institute Conference that he would be going to tomorrow . It includes the meals,
one night's lodging and the LIXi and shuttle . The n,gistration is paid for, he advised, tbe other three-niaJ,ts'
lodging is paid for, and the airfu< is paid for . He said be was invited to go to this by William Hudnu~ tbe
former mayor of Indianapolis, wbo is a senior fellow at ULI and bad come to our development bore in tbe
spring and was quite enamored with it He wrote a letter to me several weeks ago inviting me to come as a
guest ofULI to go to this conference. I will he s,rting on a panel on Browofields on Wedneaday, he said,
and affordable housing. Mayor Bums said he would be taking tbe PowerPoint pttSCntatim, and text for tbe
presentation that he bas given before on this development. thinking that perhaps ht would have an
opportunity to show that. It is n,ally wbal he got excited abou~ he ,aid, and I ....,uld cenainly like for those
folks 10 see what we ue doing hen:. Director S...,son is abo going, so we will he networking ml
covering this together, and it should he a pn:tty exciting event. These uc the itc1JIS they do not co·•cr, he
said. He asked for Council's approval for $950.00 in expenses.
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPII.OVE S!IS0.00
TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE IN MA VOR BURNS' EXPENSES FOR THE ULI
CONFERENCE TRIP.
Council Meir.!;• 'Nolosyn commented thac it is good visibility for Englewood. since we did get tbal award
about Brownficla ,
Mayor Bums as~~C ~cnior Planner Danncmiller bow Darren Hollingswonh did in Chicago. Ms.
Danncmillcr responded the Mr. Hollingsworth said ii was very beneficial and she received several good
reports on his presentation at the EPA Brownficlds Conference . Mayor Bwns rccaUcd that the EPA came
down and gave some awards to staff members Darn,n Hollingsworth, Bob Simpson and Muk Grxbam, and
was effusive in his praise of Englewood on tbe use of Brownfield:, so we uc hccommg really well known
for our innovative use of those funds .
Vote results :
Ayes :
Nays :
Absent:
The mot ion carried .
Council Members Garrett, Bradshaw, Wolosyn. Yurchick, Bums
None
Council Members Nabh1.,'.~. Grazulis
(b) Counci! Mcn,bers ' Choice
(i) Council Member Garrett advised th:it the Recreation Center opened this rmming
after its week. off. At about five minutes 10 siit there '4'3.S a whole group ofus who were a linlc bil heavier
for the week. but we were all there working out this morning. The facility is ;ilmosl up and running. be
sa id. and the showers still work . The lockers are a work in progress.
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(ii) Council Mombor Bradlhaw reminded Cowlcil tba1 .i., IIIO Couacil Member
Wolo,yn worked Sunday genina die ICCl<llioo ballol usu, ffym IOgOlbcr in bop. Wo neoo your help dlis
Sar.uday if you have I couple ofboun, •be said. She asked Diroclor Bll.:k where diey would IOpOlt. We
an: putting up sign, 11111 bandina oul Oyer.;, she said.
Diroc1or Black mpondod 1h11 lbc committoo and lhe group would be mootina 11 die Malley Senior Cmler
between 8:30 1.m and 8:45 1.m Sanuday rooming.
13 . Clly M1 ■01tr's Report
(1) City M1n1gor Soars thanked Dirocco, Black for taking care oftbe Ciiy lase week when
Assis11n1 City M1n1gor Flahoriy and be won, 11 lhe City M1111gor Conforonce . Ho did I IRII Job 11111
obviously propan:d everybody for Chis weekend.
(b) City M1n11e1 Sean nolod Chat be 1«:eivod a lelophono call from die Sacrlm,nlO MOlro
Chamber. They .,;n be having fony memben co.-.. from S • nmenco , California IO llke 11<>,k II our
Ci1yCen1or projoel on October 18°. Also, Choy will be lookwg 11 some of die lhinas in Om,,:r, but he
wanl<d lo call us puticularly, because of wbal bu ~ happerw,g nn Chis si1e. It will bo in. cbe afternoon,
and we will probably do some sort of wallcing cour ri~ul after 1h11. So ii is nice 10 have Sacnru:nto come
111 lhis way co see wbac we an: doing hero.
14. Clly Attoruey's Report
City Attorney Brotzm:111 bad no mattm co discuss.
IS . Adjournment
MAYOR BURNS MOVED TO ADJOURN. Tb, moolinf was adjourned 11 8: 16 p.m
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