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ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Reaular Meellna
February 22, 2000
The rcg11l:ir meet ing of 1he Englewood Ci1y Council was called to order by Mayor Bums at 8:00 p.ni.
2. ln,·ocaUon
The invocatio n was given by Mayor Burns .
Tbe Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Burns.
4. Roll Call
Absent:
A quorum was pWitnt
Also Present :
5. Minutes
Council Mer.1'ers Grazulis, Garrett. Rradshaw, Wolosyn,
Yurchick. 'Jums
Council Member Nabholz
City Manager Scars
City Attorney B1 ownan
Deputy City Cieri, Castle
Code .Enforcement Field Supervisor Lynn
Director Eaton. Human Resources
Planning Tech nician Ncwnun
Board Member Simpson. Englewood Er.vironmcntal Foundation
(a) COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO
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APPROVE THE MINlITES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIi. ,IEETING OF FEBRUARY 7,
2000.
Ayes :
N i!.)'S .
Absent:
The motion c:tmed .
6. Scheduled Visitor,
Council Memtk!rs Garrett. Bradshaw . Wolosyn.
Yurchick. Grazulis. Bums
None
Council Member Nabholz
(a) Jim White . from Ccn.~us .1000. was presenl to address Council regardin g the Census
process and 10 .1ecep1 a proclilffl.ltion supponing the Cc.nsus effons.
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COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSIIA IV MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PKOCLAMATION SUPPORTING TIIE CENSUS ~000 EFFORTS.
Ayes : Couni:11 Members Garrell. Brad sha", Wolosy n.
N.a ys:
Absent :
The moti on earned.
Yurch id :, Gra zuli s. Burn s
None
Counc il Member Na bhol z
[Clerk's noie : Agend:1 hem S(a) wa s broug ht fo rward on the Agenda .)
Mayor Burn s prcscn1cd the proc l:imation 10 Mr. White.
Mr . While advised th:u he represents the Denver Regi onal Census Center , one of twelve here in the United
S1a1es . We cove r a ten st;ue region. he said. and panicularly interesting tonight is ou r great state of
Co lorad o. He stated th..t he has li ved in Col orado for a long time and is very invested in being sure we get
an accur:uc Census count. Mr. White said he :ippreci:ucs the Cit y's endorsement by procfamation. which
gives a very strong suucmcnt 10 the constituents who elected Council to office . to look at the value and the
importance of Census 20CIO . The Census may not be quite as interesting, he co ntinued . as having a
governor of Minneso ta come here and talk about a lot of the things he add re ssed . He said he was going to
ha ve Council wrestle with a very importomt issue tonight . nonetheless . The Census is · .. aluab lc because of
the po lit ical representation . and because of the vast amount of money inv olved at the City level , so it is
impcmant to have an accurate count. All of the federal dollars :imount 10 SI 85 billion on an annual basis
nationwide. which arc allocated dependent upon the questions asked on the Census fonn. In addition to the
re gional office. he explained , we also have seven local •Jfficcs throughout the state . The one that is
particul:uly pertinent here is the office in Aurora, whil:h 1."'Qvcrs both Adam s and Aupahoe Counties. That
phone number . whic h Mr. While wanted 10 put on the rf.i •crd, as it ca n be shared wh.n people who are
interested in jobs and who mi ght have any other questi o1is related 10 Census 2000. is 303-36 1-0570 . !n
terms of recruiting. he said. the other important issue that we arc facing right now is that we are trying to
get all the people th at we need to do the enumerati on here in thi s area . ln 1hc Ci ty of Englewood. we h:i vc
an enumeration type called "mail out. mail back ." That basically means you will get the fonn deli ·,crc d to
you r house by mail . and 1hc cxpcct:ition is th:it you will fill th:it out :ind se nd it back. he s:iid . fh .:r i: is
imponant bttausc:. in 1990. in Colorado. we had a sixty-seven pcrccnr initi al m:iil b:iclc response rate . We
cc r1:iml y want to im pro\'c tha t by :i minimum or five pc:rccn1 in all the cities or our slate. he sa id , so we are
challen ging each ind 1vidu:1.I city 10 try to do that The re ason it is im po rtant is twofo ld . he stated . First of
all, 11 helps make the Jo b ,::i.sicr . he sai d. Secondl y. :i nJ mos1 impo rtantly. it s.wcs a lot ortaxp11ycr dollars.
because the cost of ha ving to send people out inlo the field . which we will do for 1hosc who d" not respond
initially. is about ci gh1 times as much as it is to get the form at yo ur house ai;d mail it back. Po1en1iall y. for
eve ry Onl perc ent nati onwide 1ha1 v:c mcrcasc the response rate . we save the taxp:iycrs about S25 milli on.
he :.ai d. so it is a siz:iblc amount of mone y. Mr . White reiterated that they are ;isk in g: fo r our help in that
respect. too.
Ma yor Burns :iskcd 1f1hcy differcnllate between th ose that arc received and not returned. ~md 1husc that arc
returned b«ause they are undcli ,·crabl e. He ask ed 1f the y or,ly send peop le oul to home s where 1hcy know
the y were recei ved but not rc1urncd. Mr . White sa id there is a proc ess fo r th e und eli ve rable 1ha1 the loc:il
office ca n explain bcner. m terms of the acrual t'pc rauon. and 1here 1s a process 10 deal wit h those. But. he
sa id . we \\J I\ defimlel y go 10 house holds where d1t:y know peopie resid e. and they \,111 knock on the <!oo r
;md fo ll ow up that way . The peop le who do that here m 1h1s arc :i. he co ntin ued. 1he enumerators, will
rece ive Sl2 .75 :in hour . He said if anyone I.nows of people wh o wou ld like :a 1,:in-timc . short-tem1job .
:ipproxim:i tcly a six-week wind ow. he would encourage them 10 inquire. tr. u...: :mn to the loc al office
number, he said, we ha ve an 800 number . his l -8 88 -3 25-7733. and th at will rCl·J1< ;:-.co plc. no m:it:er where
the y li ve. 10 the :ippropr i:itc loc al office 1n the state .
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Mayor Burns asked how old you have to be to perform that service. Mr. White responded that most or the
people have to be eighteen and above. \\.'c do hire sixteen and seventeen year olds, he allowed, but the one
stipul311on 1n :rny Job function is 1hat they are able 10 dri\'C . He referred 1hcm 10 the loc.:i l Census orticc to
inquire, 11dding tha1 they could certainly work in the office, so that migh1 1n1crcs1 ~1xh .. -cn and sevcnlecn
year olds.
Council Member Wolosyn asked if. because of the bo.101 economy, it was hard IO get Census workcr1 . Mr.
White said they are having better success in this a1ea, but in the mountain co mmunities it is more difficult
We ~ave 10 have a lot of people 10 do this job, he said . It take s about 5.000 people in Color.ido to do the
cnumcra1ion, and we recruit many more that 1ha1. since many arc no longer avail:1ble when they get the call.
Mr . White wem on to say that the wage for the crew leaders. who supervise ap proximately fifteen
enumerators. is Sl4.25 ;m hour. The field office supcr"isor earns $15.75 un hour 10 supervise the crew
leaders, he said. In the metro area. it takes a lot of energy and effort. The timcUJ.ble , he said, begins on
March 6•. wi th a letter bei ng mailed out by Dr . Ken Pruiu, who is the director for the Census Bureau. That
will come 10 your house and will be the first indication that the Census is on its way . In this ma. between
March 13• and 15111 , 1he form will actual ly go out in the mail, and Census day 1s April l ". 2000. which is
the Jay by which we ar1! trying 10 gel the fonns returned. Then there will be a break of about two weeks ,
he continued, when \.\-C will tabulate the responses that come in. 11nd then we will stan sending people into
the field 10 do the non-response follow uv . We would cenainly like to get our response rate up i:i the
seventies or eighties, he said. because it will enable the people and 1he resources that we have available to
do a much better job on the non-response follow up . Mr. White said if \\'C have to go out and look for fifty
percent of the people, that is going to cost a lot of money. take a lot of time and won't be done as
cffcctivel 1. We are asking for yo ur help in getting :t higher response rate, he said . Some cities have put lhe
word oul throu gh a local ncwslcner, and put stuffers in the utility bills. Mr . Wh ile thanked Public
lrifommion Officer Punccrclli for helping 10 get this orchestr;ucd. He said he provided her with several
packets of infonnation. although . as a former city m:magcr . h said he knows better than 10 bring packets to
the meet ing if Council has not had a chance ID review them . i. •~. Punccrelli can provide those later , he
said. The packet has cumplcs c,f the stuffcrs that can be p· . 1n10 any kind of mailing . h also indicates a
web si te . where we have a lot of advcniscmems. anJ so on . The critica l thing 1ha1 I want to lea ve you with
IO ni ght. he said. is that we have a lot of wo nd ~rful plans for providing this service . which has been going on
since 1790 , and the CensusBurca11 has pcrfcc1ed a lot of lhe strategics it uses . But without the help of lhe
local gove rnment and the folks wh,1 live in 1h1s city. it will not be done cffcclive\y, so we need your help in
educating th e people about 1hc valu ! 10 the city. helping 10 motivate people 10 look for the forms, and then
send ii back. It is so mething 1he)' w1.m't have 10 do again fo r 1en ~1cars, he said. bu1 the money lhat comes
10 you for :hi: next I , yea rs will be l,ascd on the ans,...•ers 1hey give now. and 1he national figure that we use
is approximately S165 .00 per persor, ,,er year. based on getting the form filled ou1 accura1ely.
Council Member Bradshaw asked 1f th...:re was any way we could sci up a drop off here 31 City Hall . We
ha\'C pt:ople who come in ~n d pay their u1ili1y bill s and so forth . Mr . Wh1h s.1 1d he would like 10 lc:l\'C the
particul:irs of 1he ope r:11 1on 10 the local \.. ffo:c . bcc:iusc the y arc getting cons 1an1 upd:i1es . Ms. Bradshaw
said she knows a lot of our ci1izcns are d11wn here a1 1he library and different fum:uons, and we might ~cl
more b:ick that way .
Mr. While sa id he understands thal. in !he p:is1. they may h:i vc had lodcd box i:s JI ce r1a1n places. bu1,
again. he would defer ID 1he loca l office .
Mayor Burn s s:iid we co uld put remmders in the Englewood Citi zen . Cit ~ Mana ger Scars s:iid th:11 i;;
alreo.dy in place. He :,:ud Mr. Whne is ;al:,Q st.110 1alk to Neighborhood Wa1ch un Marc h I 11 •
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Mr. While said he is here 10 help in any way he can . He i,aid his business card is in 1he packets he
provided, &nd he would be more 1han happy to help. He invited Council to call at any time. and he would
provide information or come and speak himself or send 5')mco nc from 1hc loc:11 office.
(b) Recipients of Aid to Other Agcocics were present :o accept their donations for 2000.
{i) Mayor Burns presented a check for lntcrfai1h Task force to Board J-rcsidcnt
Dkk Sly. Mr. Sl y thanked Mayor Burns and Council. H,. 5:lid lntcrFuith h:15 been around for :1 long time
and h11S helped a lot of Englewood citizens. We are all enj oying such a ro bus1 economy and the sad thing
is . as the economy gets better. the chasm between affordable housing and what some of our residents have
to live in just widens and widens. The money 1ha1 Englewood prcscn1s 10 us rc:illy helps narrow thal, and
we reall y appreciate 11, he said .
(ii) Mayor Burns prcstnlcd a check for Meals on Wheels to Ed Ryer , 11 member of
the board or dircc1ors for the Town or Linlcton Shares. He said they rc:illy apprcci:ue Englewood's
support. Currently we arc serving about 180 meal s a day. he said. with over 200 volunteer drivers and it is
a not for profit. Qui1e a few of 1he people we deliver to arc in the City of Englewood. he advised.
(iii) May N Rums presented a check for Gat eway Bauered Women 's Shelter to
Shelter Director Najah Hemn:m ' .. said 1he shelter scr cs southern Arapahoe County. She thanked
Council for supporting their effons tu end domestic violence, and to provide l\ safe haven to women and
children who have 10 le3ve their homes. She said she would like 10 take this opportunity to give a very
heanfelt thank you to 1he Enplewood policl! department. who has always been very supponive. not only in
bringing victims of domesti c violence 10 the shelter. but also. when staff is feeling threatened. the police a.re •
always there to help . She said they really 3pprcciate that a lot.
(i\l) Mayor Burns presented a check for Arapahoe House to Craig Hoffman,
Assistant Program Manager of 1heir dcto,:ification services . He 1hanked Mayor Bums and everyone
ilSSOCiatcd wi1h this grant. Jt will assist us in continuing 10 provide effective and affordable substance
abuse trealmcnt ser\lices for the citizens or Englewood and throughout 1he metro area, he said.
Additionally, it will assis1 us in providing a deloxific:u k,11 program that area law enforcement agencies.
including the Englewood police dcpat1mcn1. can utilize to pince intoxi cated persons. so 1h111 they arc not a
threat 10 lhc community and. hopefully . can begin 1hc path toward receiving so me so n of treatment.
(v) and (\'i) N() one was present 10 accep1 the checks for Arapahoe County
Metropolilim Mayors and Commi ssioners Youlh Award and Englewood Southsiders Special Olympics
Program. Mayor Bums said lhe checks would be sent to those recipients.
1. Non-Scheduled Visitor.;
Th~re were no non-scheduled visitors.
8. Communications, Proclamations and Appointments
(a) See Agen da hem 6 (al.
(b) A teller from J. Cole Hayduk 1ndic:11mg his re signation fr om the Englewood Planning and
Zomn g Comm iss ion was considered .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT \VAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT, WITH
REGRET, A l.ETTER FROM J, COLE HAYDUK INDICATING HIS RESIGN.I TION FP.OM
THE ENGLf\\'OOO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
Ayes : Council Members Garrell. Brad shaw . Wnlosyr.. •
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Noys :
Absent :
The motion carried.
Yun·hick, Grazulis, Burns
Norlf!
Council Member Nabholz
Mayor Bwns commented thttt the members of the Planning and Zomna Commission rully do ycomom's
work, meeting sometimes two or three time s n month . We rcnlly appreciate that . he said.
9. "ubUc Hearlns
No public hearing was scheduled before Council.
10. Conse nt Agenda
MAYOR BURNS REMOVED ITEM 10 (1) (I) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 (1) (II) AND (IU), lb) (I) AND (il), AND (c) (I) ThROUGH (vi).
(11) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading
(ii) COUNCIL BILL NO. 10. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
BRADSHAW
A BlLL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2. CHAPTER 10. OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, PERTAINING TO THE ENGLEWOOD CODE ENFORCEMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(iii) COUNCIL BILL NO. 7, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
BRADSHAW
A BlLL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS TITLES OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAL CODE OF 1985 RECOGNIZING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE
CITY .
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading
(i) ORDINANCE NO . 5. SERIES OF 2000 (COUNCIL BI LL NO. 5.
INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT)
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DELEGATION TO TP.E CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER .
COLORADO OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ENGLE'VOOD. COLORADO WITH
RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOME MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS (THE
"BONDS") TO FINANCE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME PERSONS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO AND
CFRTAIN OTHER CIT IES AND COUNTIES IN THE STATE or-COLORADO : APPROVING SUCH
BONDS AND A SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAG E LOAN PROGR .',iA : AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DELEGATION AGREEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH .
(ii ) ORDINANCE NO . 6. SERIES OF 2000 (COUNCIL Bili NO . 6.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETT)
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTER GOVERNMENT AL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CDOTI AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
PERTAINING TO A GRANT EST ABU SHI NG A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROJECT.
(c) Resolutions :md Motions
(i) RESOLUTION NO . 37, SERIES OF 2000
A RESOLUTION AUTHOR IZI NG THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF VARIABLE FREQUENCY
DRIVE AND AMP SURGE SUPPRESSOR FOR THE UNION A VENUE PUMP STATION INSTEAD
OF THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS UNDER SECTION 116 (bl OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER
AND SECTION 4-1-3 OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUN ICIPAL CODE.
(Clerk's note: This resolution number was inadvertently assigned ou1 of sequence.}
(ii) PURCHASE OF TWO TRUCKS FOR THE PARKS DIVISION, THROUGH
THE STATE BID PROCESS , FROM KING CHAMBERLAIN GMC IN THE AMOUNT OF S4S,071.00.
(iii) PURCHASE OF A DUMP TRUCK FOR THE STREET OPERATIONS
DIVISION FROM TRANSWEST TRUCKS , INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF S42.528.00.
(iv) PURCHASE OF A TEN YARD DUMP TRUCK FROM TRANSWEST
TRUCKS . INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF S63 ,2IO.OO .
(v) APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER NO . 2 DISCHARGE PERMIT RENEWAi.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH COROLLO ENGINEERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $63 ,684 .0'l.
(vi) APPROVAL OF A SEWER TAP AGREEMENT WITH ARAPAHOE
CHESTER ES HOTEL. LLC FOR 1"iJWNPLACE su1rns BY MARRIOTT.
Votr results:
Ayes :
Noys:
Absent:
The motion carried .
Council Members GaITTII, Brnd shnw, Wolosyn .
Yurchick. Gruulis. Bums
None
Council Member Nabholz
(a) (i) M:i yo r Burns advised 1h:u a Public Hearing had been requested for Council Bill
No. 9 conce rn ing a name ch:mgc for the K~ep Amcni.:a Bcaullfol Commission. 35 well as amendments 10
Title 2. Chapter 8 of the Englewood Municipal Code . Responding to Ma yor Burns , Deputy City Clerk
Cast le advised that March 20. 2000 was the Public Hearing dale requested on the Council Communication .
COUNCIL MEMBER l\RADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SEC, 'IDED. TO SET A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR MARCH 20, 2000 AT 7:30 P.M. TO CONSIDER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO TITLE 2, CHAPThit 8.
Ayes : Council Members Ga rre n, Bradshaw , Wolosyn,
Yurchick . Grazulis. Bums
Nnys : None
Abse nt Co uncil Member Nabho lz
The moti on c::i.rricd.
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The Deputy City Clerk read the council hill by litle :
COUNCIL BILL NO . 9, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 8, OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAi. CODE 1985. PERTAINING TO THE NAME CHANGE FOR KEEP AMERICA
BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION TO THE NEW TITLE, KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL
COMMISSION.
COUNCIL MF.MBER BRADSIIA W MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 10 (a) (I) -COUNCIL BILL NO . 9.
Ayes: Council Members Garrett. Brad shaw, Wolosyn,
Yurchick. Grazuli s, Bums
Nays: None
Absent: Council Member Nabholz
The motion carried .
11 . Reg 11 lar Agenda
(a) Approval of Ordinances on First R'!ading
(i) C'Xic E11 fo rccmcnt Supervisor Lynn presented a recommendation from the
Dcpanmcnt of Safety Services 1,, .. ·l.::>pt a Lill fof an ordinance pertaining to graffiti. Mr. Lynn advised tl,at
thi s would be a change to the dcfin it •Jn, eliminating cigh1 words at the end of the definition. These arc
often taken out of context by some .i:-cptc, allowing some graffiti to remain.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 8. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CH:-\l'TER 6F. OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAL CO'aJE 1985, WHICH AMENDS THE DEFINITION OF GRAFFITI.
COUNCIL MEMBF.R WOLOSYN MOYEI>, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEM 11 (a) (I) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 8.
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent
The motion carried.
Council Members Garrett Bradshaw. Wolosyn,
Yurchick . Grazulis, Bums
None
Council Membe r Nabholz
(ii ) Director Eaton prcscn1t"'1 a recommendation from the Department of Human
Resources 10 ad opt a bill for an ordinance amending Tille 3 of the Englewood Municipal Code . Ms . Eaton
advised there ;ire secti ons of lhe Municipal Code that relille to opera tiona l :i.spt:c ts of the Human Resources
Department and staff is sugges tin g 1hat those be removed and placed in the Administrntivc Policy Manual.
COUNCIL BILL NO. I I. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3. OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE
1985, WHICH PERTAINS TO MUNIClh L OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
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COUNCIL MEMBER WOLOSYN MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENL
ITEM II (a) (U) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 11 .
Ayes: Council Members Garren , Dradshaw, Wolosyn,
Yun:hkk . Gruulis, Bums
Nays: None
Absent Counc il Member Nabh olz
The motion carried .
(b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading
There were no additional items submincd for approvnl on second readin l \Sec Agenda hem 10 -Consent
Agenda.)
(c) Resolutions and Motions
There were no additional resolutions or motions submitted for epproval. (Sec Agcndn Item 10 -Corucn1
Agenda.)
l:.Oend Discussion
(a) , .a.yor's Choice
(i) Mayor Bums said we had a visit by Governor Jesst Ventura of Minr:csota.
Council Member Bradshaw commented that she saw May,,r Bums on 1clcvi111ion on Chartnel 7.
Mayor Bums ~ta ted ;hat he had lunch with Governor Ventura 11 the Bud,hom Exchange . He said he sat on
his le ft ar.d C.1.I Mo.."'Sella was on his right. Jim Egan was sinina at the table with us, and Su san Thornton
from Littleton came in a linle late , We jus1 carried font\ our discussions on li ght rail and his suppon for
thal ever since he was a oayor of a suburb of Minnc11pc:,li s. He is a nati ve of Minneapolis. M:iyor Bums
advised. bu1 most of wha1 he was doing was projccled back to Mlnncsotll for maximum po litic:il benefit.
including the press conference outside. Ma yor Bw-ns sa id he was disappointed thot no one CO\'ercd his visit
to the Civic Center from the local media. either in :,1int or televi s:on. A lot of 1hc q~tioners were mcrlio
from Minneapoli :-We asked fo r questions :u 1hc ci!y ~all si te and :1e was peppered with questions by
media from M:inne.:i.polis. he said. and ii was all for consump1ive use back there . Govcmo~ Ventur:,, had his
r:ic;io show Ille next day , he sai d. here with Governor Owens on i1, so he was trying to ge1 maximum benefit
out of tl-e e>.posurc to ligh1 rail by broadcasting all that back to Minneso1a. He is a chnractcr. Mayor Bums
O))ined. and quite a media evcn1. He had six boJy guards and they wc1.: very touchy aOOut who was around
him . since he gets a lot of death 1hreais. so 1hcy 1ake their work very seriously . It was qui:e an ex';)Cricnce
being aro und someone who is th:::.1 much of a media person . he said . We did get so me exposure for lhe
development ar.d who.t we m doing in Ens:Icwood. and hopefu ll y that will carry over later 10 get some
better coverage from some of the local media . Some of the ~ter.: who common ly vJTi 1e aboul ligh1 r:iil fo r
both the Pos1 and the News were there. he said. but 1hcy did not cover the ci1y ha!I site.
(ii) Mayor Bums said he had a question ,.bou1 the Clean. Green and Proud Golf
Toumamc:,1. in !heir mtnulcs. he s.iw the sched ule for June 15111• He asked if1 h:n was right. II is :i!iually
hea vily attcr1acd !ly Ci1y s1aff and Council members. bu! he did noi feel this 1i-nc cou ld be corrcc1.
Planning Technician Newman o.dvised th:11 it will be he ld on June 12111• Ma,·or Burns sai d 1ha1 is 1tic firs.
day nf operation in ttle new Civic Ccnlcr aflr.r 1hc move . He :t.llowcd th ut i i is pnlba bl y schcrlulcd so far in
:.dvance that 1hcy really can nc..t change it. Ms . Newman said the second Mone! J~ .. , J,me is the traditional
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(Iii) Mayor Bums 11id he hu uked B,ecutive A$1istlnl 10 the Ci1y Mmwaer
Bradshw to investigo1e wt it would iakc if he was unable 10 anend the National League of Cities
Confmnce. He $lid !here is a problem a,:ross the m,e1 from his office and he may be moving apin. He
SAid it is not his problem. but the people iii 1he office luive an office open and are havins trouble renting it.
TMy were left In the lurch. so now they arc trying to rent th.! space that is empty, so he said he wu at 1
very short te1her for making a decision. SC• he felt he had bencr not try to go to NLC because of this
problem. They iL-C checking chis out to see if someone can tak: his place. he said.
City Manager Scars saiJ it is tnc 9111 through the 131111 of March. and the cutoff date was February 7111, but we
will do as much as we can. Mayor Burns 3.ddcd that he just got a memo on this about four days ago .
(iv) Mayor Bums said there is I prw report, in the Englewood paper, that
Community Cares has ftlcd a law suit. City Auomey Brotzman said they have filed it, but have not served
it on the City. They w;u not se rve it on the City until after the Board of Adjustment hearing, he :idvi sed.
Council Member 031TCU bked what the purp05C wu in filing it bcforf" caring. Mr. Brotzm.rn said he
did not undentnnd it when he talked with Mr. Fine, either, becau.c ' ,,ot have a statute of limitations
problem. certainly, and nonnally you wouldjUSI wait until after, 11c uJd no idea why that was done.
Mayor Bums asked if he was trying to influence the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Brotz man said he might
have been uying 10 influence Council or staff, but that was not an effective way of doing it.
(b) Council Members' Choice
(i) Council Member BrONha w:
I. She introduced a resolution authorizing Aid to Other Agcnc i,..: 11.1 -ting for '2000.
The 1esolu1ion was assigned a number and rC3d by title:
RESOLlITION NO . 36. SERIES OF 2000
A RESOLlITION SPEC!FYING AID TO on:iR AGENCIES FOR 2000 BY THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPr.<)VE
RESOLlITION NO. 36. SERIES OF 2000.
Ayes:
Nays :
Absent :
The motion carried .
Council Members Gt11TCn. Bradshaw , Wolosyn.
Yurchick, Grazulis. Bums
None
Council Member Nabholz
{Clerk 's note: Thi s resolution number was inadvenent ly assigned out ol sequence.]
2. Council Mcm'ncr Brad shaw requested tha1 Bob Simpson come forw:srd to address the request for a
motio n indicating that certain tcnan1s w,•rc acccp1ablc to the Cit y of Erglcwood at the CicyCcnter
Englewood development.
Mr. Simpson scaled tluu he was speaking for che Englcwoo. Environ mcnlal Foundation thi s evening . He
said ibis would be a di scussio n on 1cn4n1 lists for the CityC. n1er Englewood. By contract. Miller
Weingarten needs 10 hai.,c Council approve all tenants of 7 JOO square feet and above. Previously, he
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recalled. Council talked about Ille pou:nti•I ofh4ving a Borden Books as an anchor in this project. Borden
Books has specified that there muse be a certain level of co-tenancy within this project. To date, MilJer
Wcing.i.ncn has indicated that they arc not able to achieve that co-tenancy, he adviied . Ml Simpson uid
he woul d be rcadins a list of proposed tenants that Miller Weingancn would like Cooncil to consider for
1his projec t that arc still potcnlial tenants for CityCcntcr at this time. With Council ', acce-,.1w-.ce of this list ,
Miller Wcingllrtcn will work to close their agreement with the Englewood Environmental i':.,und&uori
within lhc next sixty da ys . ht.: said. Mr . Simpson read the following list: Old Navy, Office Depo1, Rou
Dress for Less, Media :-'l ay, Petco, JoAnn Stores , Michac '.'s. Gan Sports, Pier I, C.8 . & PotU, BOSlon's
Gourmet Pizza. Don Pab lo's, Roc k Bononv\Valnut Brewing and Old Chicago Rcstilurants. These &enants
-'rt being proposed bec ause rhcy arc in excess of 7 .000 square feet and require COUJlCil approval. he said.
Based on 1his li sl being acce pted by Council. Miller We ingarten will pn.X'eeri. beg inning lhe fil'S{ thing
tomorrow. wi1h si x1y days to cl ose with the Englewood Environmen •.aJ F-:.1mda1ion on this propeny , he
ad vised . Mr . Simpson said the Englewood Environmental Foundation 1s requesting Council 's approval of
thi s list.
Mayor Burns asked Mr . Simpson to mention lhc restaurants . the ones that do not have to be approved. Mr.
Simpson said the 1crumts that Miller Weingarten has provided to us tha1 do not require approval at this time ,
•nd 1h31 they arc going forward with . include: Baily 's Health and Fitnc• , Johnny Carina's, El Tcjado/1.as
Delicias . lnlemational House of P::.ncakcs/Vill.1.ge Inn. Schlotzsk y's, P ,berry's, Chipotle . LensCraft:ers .
Hallmark Gifts , Supcrcuts/ Great Clips. Esquire Fabricare and F::.mous Footwear .
Council Member Bradshaw said she was very disappo inted in thi s li st. She fell there were better tenants
out there , and that Miller Weingarten obviously can not deli,·cr what she wants as .1. reprcscnl3tive of our
citizens or what our citizens have asked for . These arc not destination rel3ilcrs like we were told originally,
she slrCSscd . She fell Council was foccd with a dilemma. It seems like they are going to give us the tenants
they ha·:c olways had . even though they promised a Borders. She said she doubts that Old Navy will be on
the list. The first terui.nts that Miller Weinga.nen represented to us were Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less,
Petco .1nd Bail y's, and those n3mcs arc 3ppearing .1.g.1.in . The cl oc k is running. so in sixty d3ys they h.3.ve to
h.1.ve signed contr3cts . She asked if th.1.t was correct.
Mr . Simpson said they do not ha ve 10 have signed contr.1.cts . In si~ty days they will close wi1h the City, he
said. Ms. Br.1.d shaw asked what wo uld h.1.ppcn if they did not clo se with the City . Mr. Simpson said they
arc under contract to close .11 this poinL City Attorney Brotzman said if the y do not. vou could seek a new
developer. or yo u could co ntinue on with negoti ~ti ons with them . if you so choose. Mr. Simpson 3ddcd
th.11. if they do no1 close, also bcc.1.usc of the contract provis ions al this time . they will forfeit 10 the City in
excess of S700.000 .00 .
Council Member Brnd sh.1.w said we know the dcvclopmcm is goi ng 10 look aweso me , bul she wilS very
dis;1ppoin1ed in the tenant s. She sai d she just c.1.n not believe we a.re back to squ.1.re one . where we were
seve nteen months ago .
Co uncil Member Wolosy n 3Skcd if Co uncil has the ass urance of st.1.ff th.11 there arc very li ght des ig n
restrict io ns. even though what goes in may 001 be our first choice . Mr . Simp so n s.1.id we have very good
design st.1.ndards fo r 1his propcn y. He said he could .1.ssure 1hcm that 1he fr.1.nchisc 1en.1.n1s wo uld not loo k
like franchi se, 1hey wi ll be required to co mpl y with materi als and co lors s1.1.nd.1.rd s . .1.nd the y will be: an
anrac1ivc add iti on to thi s project.
Mayor Burns said he is also disappoin1cd in this li s1. :is we had hoped to gc 1 so me more de stinat io n places
for 1he ci tizens of thi s are.1 . When he went to the shoppi ng cen ter co nve nu on in Ociobcr in Palm Springs,
he s.1.id he was impressed by now 10ug~ th is bus iness is. and how co mpc11 11 vc it is . We have had the
qucs 1ion of whether another devel oper co uld deliver a more clabora~e li st of 1cnan1s. The marlm is very
important. the y will 1cll you that , he sai d. The 11l3J'kct is the market and they can no1 ch."'1ge it . :and they
look at your demographic s. We have h.3.d many of them tell us 1hey do not like the dcmogr;1phics in
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..nglcwood. he uid, because they arc a bit lower 1h.an other chics around us. Mayor Burns opined that lhe
average retailer docs not really know how to evalua1c the uansil oriented development or the lipt rail.
They tend to set it aside and look at a trnditional box or a set up that they arc used 10. He noted that their
mo.go.zinc hQd an Aniclc 11 few r-onths ago on transit oriented devclopmenl and new urbanism, and maybe
1h:11 is opening 1hcir eyes a liule bit. The crowd we saw in Dallas al !he R:iil • Volution Conference was a
very different group of people than we saw in Palm Springs. The retailers remain very 1raditional and a\ey
just sort of say prove it 10 us that we can make money in your p)llCc. or we will go somewhere else, he uid,
so h is a tough business out there. Mayor Burns said he would hope there is .o. second generation of tcnanta
in here somep lace and, once they understand this development. and how successfu l we think it is going 10
be. 1hat we will have a. better ,,election . We do need 1.:, mo\'C ahead and pay our bills. we need to pay the
Cenificatcs of Participation. and we nei:d 10 meet ou r obligations that we :ire cre:iting by all of the public
infrastructure m !here, he asserted. We need 10 mr,ve ahead, he said. but he hopes that perhaps 1hcy will get
a bencr tena111 or two here before they are through. ·
Mr. Simpson said it is important to no1e th:Jt there is approxim:nely 180.000 square feet of le:i.sable space
wilhin this project cwrcntly. This list of tenants would f:1r exceed that. What wc arc seeing here is
probably abo~, 120.000 square feet of sp.ice 1hu1 you will potentially :tllow these tcnan1s as possible users
in the project. Of the tenants that were named, such as Office Depot, Ross, Media Play. Petco and JoAnn
Stores, you can really only have about three of those: tenant users in the project. he said. What this list
provides is the opportunit) cbr Miller Weingarten 10 try to develop the best possible tenant mix wid.in tnis
given parameter .
M:tyor Bums said that is a good point He said 10 remember. however. that Cinde rella City had l.3 million
square feet. and man y of the nther shoppin~ ,:enters around here have three or four hundred 1housand
square feet, at least To the rct3.ilcrs. he op1 1,cd , CityCcn::, is a prc,tty small square footage. The critical
mass they like to talk about is really not here ;:kc it is in some other areas, he said. but that docs not mean
this is nor going to be an excellent place to m:ak, money . And then you can add on Wal-Man. of course.
Mr. Simpson said when you add Wal-Mart into 1" ,~. you start to be at approximately 300.000 to 330.000
square feet of retail. and 1ha1 is a very rcasonaL1e iiz.~. for a community shopping ccn1cr . This is not. by any
means, a small place, he ,-:1id.
Council Member Grazulis commented that she. 100, w: s disappointed in the g,cuping that was brought
fonh as being destinonion )(1,rcs. when we were promis .xi something special. She said it is not that she does
not like all of these . there are some tha t ~he does like. but she does not believe it is a spec:ial mix like was
envisioned. She said she was not sure at the moment which way she would vote. be. ::iusc she was very
disappointed in the choices. Even though she has on ly been on Council nov · for thi1tecn months, she said
she has seen the same things come forth. and hlS 001 seen any of Council's considerations being taken in
by the devel oper. They are still just going 10 do what they w;sh 10 do without listening to Council. She
said she may give them a wake up c:111.
Council Member Yurchick asked where wc go from here if we vote this down. City Anorncy Brotzman
SD.id they would have no acceptable tenants to pursue. exc,epl those already appro\'ed, Office Depot and
B:1ll y'!. What Council would be doing is forcing their hand. coming up on 1hc closing dn1e. on whethe r
they wanted to close or not. Obvious ly. if Council has not approved anything. they can not close. he said.
Council Member Bradshaw said maybe we would be in a bencr position 1f we made Miller Weingarten
make 1hat decision. Ma yor Bums said he felt the cntical part 1s whether they would close. Put them 10 the
1es1 to sec whether they would close . Council Member Bradshaw said her concern is that it has been ninety
days. it has been sixty days. i1 h:is been 1hirty day&. and one delay afler another, and we arc still where we
\A.'Cre when she firs1 got on Counci l :ind they were ulking tenants . Rc:prdlcss of our input or our approval
or disapproval. why don·t Chey ju~t tell us who thcy·v • g01 ?
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Mayor Burna llid we have leners of in1en1, obviously, lhat we did no, hive a few mor.lhs qo. Mr.
Simpson said there arc a few additional letters or intern. some leases ha\lc l «n neaotiated. With this list
approval. wtui1 you will have is lhe abili1y for Miller Weinganen 10 close wilhin sixty days. If they should
no1 do Iha~ they wi ll forfeit in excess of S700.000.00 and Ill the costs lhlt they have born as I oompony for
1he lut si, yws, he advised .
Council Member Bradshaw said just because you have stayed :iround long enough does not mean you are
lhe be>:.
Mayor £,urns said he thinks we should put them to the test with this !isl 10 see if they will close with us or
no1.
Council Member Bradshaw sai d the thing is. when we told them we wanted a Borders . they 1.:mlld not
deliver it. Mayor Bums said they would have 10 deliver the co-tenants. and thr co-tenants came on site and
they said no . Council Member Eradshaw said they were doing a development in Dillon and lhey could
have used th:ll as leverage. She recognized that she and Mayor Bums had a different perspective on that. so
1hey WOtJld just agroe to disagroe .
COUNCIL MEMBER GARRETf MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE LIST
AS READ BY THE REPRE.SENT A TIVE FROM THE ENGLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL
FOUNDATION.
Ayes :
Nays:
Absent :
Council Members Gamn. Wolosyn . Yurchick, Grazulis. Bums
Council Member Bradshaw
Council Member Nabholz
The motion Cllt'ned.
Council Member Grazulis said sixty days and they arc out of here if they do not deliver.
(ii) Council Member Grazulis:
I. She said she, too, ,mended the Jesse Vent\! .a news conference here, after driving sixteen hours
straight from Texas. One of his bod_y guards stood right in front of her. she moved over about six inches ,
which was just enough to see Governor Ventura. She agreed that his bc.dyguards were right up close and
personal. She said it was interesting because we were hoping 10 get a little more play in the media. She
co ngratulated Public Information Officer Punccrclh for putting i1 together, bccaUie it really turned out. It
was a media cvcn1 . even t~ugh Englewood was no1 mentioned as much ll! we would have liked .
2. She said she attended a City Government Informati on Day today wi!h City Manager Seors and
~1s. Puncerclli . She said )he nskcri the youlh what they v.'Ould lil.:e to sec in the sile, since we can no1
deliver tt.c movie the.11er. whic h the y really w:mlcd. She said we have not come forth for the youth or
thought of them in anything. They would really like some other t)l)C of a skate park. which she felt was nol
lhc place to put ii. but we could look at other places in the Cit)', or.: with 11 cover on it. But they re:i.lly
wanl 11 safe plar~ for youth 10 congregate, and she felt this wilS r.Jmc1hing that Council needed to study
because she ~rs it over and over :ig:iin .
(iii) Counci . Member Yurch1ck said he received the Museum of Outdoor Arts
attcmp at providing the 990 tax infomution he requested for 1996. 1997 and 1998. He showed what
David Taylor provided. commcntinJ that the y did :1 ni ce job in providing :ill of the information . H: .said he
"''Ould lik.e to re-submi : this request to MOA . He showed whac he h.1\d rtecivcd from them in response to
his request In the spirit of cooperation. there · -a ;Ol 10 be desired. he said.
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City Mnnagcr Se1us asked if Mr 'urchick would like for him 1.0 re-submit that. Mr. Yurchiclc said yes, and
ne woold li~e 10 fo lk,w,up wilh 11> • penohie., if Ibey do 1101 comply wilh lhe law .
Cu uncil Member Ourr1:1t askc,;J if t) cy h11J given any indication why they arc reluctant. because it seems
odd
Council Member \\'olosy n ,cspond.:d 1h.it Mr . Lontinc s.ii d something at the last mceung about hi, board,
:ind so me reservations 1hey had .
Council Member Yurchick said i;. 1s a h:gal rcquircmc:n1. Council Member Bradshaw s.aid it was not out of
line and was not an unusual request
M:iyor Bums said he was not very pleased with th:u himself. it was obviously a foilurc to respond .
City Manager Scars said he would do a follow-up. Council Member Bradshaw said to just do a le~:..:•~
their board members. Call Mr. Lontine and say if they can't do It. we arc goin1 to have to comraunicaae
with the board.
Council Member Yurchick said he did not know if Mr . Lontinc realizes thi s. but , according to the ne w lt1N,
he is pcrson:11ly liable for the fines in this request. iO the tune of up to Sl0.000.00.
City Manager Scars said he ~,au)d go ahead and send him .:i. letter 10 that effcc1.
(iv) Council Member Wolosyn said. to elaborate on .:i. place for kids. she felt it would
be ni ce, if something like that ever was considered. that it would be more of a generational gathering place .
so we do not always con uc to separate. lt would be nice to meet on a different level.
Council Member Bradshaw said , if you drive Jown Windenncre . goinp 4 ~uth toward Belleview, there arc
large warehouses there . She said she docs not know who owns them, but she knows they are not being
used. She sai d Bladium. in Aurora. took an old .:i.irport hJngcr :md turned it into a skate area for inline
skating. There arc two major rinks inside. and kids use it .:ill the time. and she said she would like a place
like th al for our children who want 10 do inline skati ng . Anyone who can get on inline skates can be on a
te.:i.m a1 Bladiuin. she .:i.dvised. and she would like for us 10 look at that as a recreotional avenue . Ms .
Bradsh.:i.w recognized that it was not quite what they were talking about, but fell it would cenainly fill a
need .
13. City Manager's Report
fo) Ci ty Manager Sears s:ud he received :,, letter fr om Scott Tucker. which he had not had
tim ; 10 re view yet. He said there arc two mcctrngs th is week. He sa id he was not sure cx~lly what this is
JuOUI. bul he passed out copies 10 Council and said he would pass out copies to staff this week .
(b) Ci ty Manager Scars .:i.gain thanked City st.:i.ff. They arc working extrem ely hard on a
num ber of project s. such :is the Water Plan t. \~1th Bill McCormick monitorin g that on a daily basi s. and we
will give you an update on where we .:ire wilh 1ha1. Also. he said. Ri ck Kahm and Bob Sim pso n continue 10
do .:i. grealjob on their projet. .,nd Jerrell Black. also . Mr . Scars said he believes the project is on sched ule
and we are finding ways of savi ng money as we go. coordinating different effons. The Wal-Man
construction continues as scheduled. and we :ire working closely with them . Overall. the proJcCI is in good
shape right now, he said.
Mayor Burn s sa id Wal-Man looks like II is bringing in a lot of materials over there . City Manager Sears
said they arc going 10 be out of the ground in no lime . The steel is there for the rafters and the block is now
on si te . The p.:i.ds :ire lai d for 1he sl3irs. he said. and the parking structure behind Chuck E. Chccsc is really
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comina 1oae1her nicely and looks great. Cllli•P•l!o has its curb and gutter on it and Floyd is comins
together, working well with the rfflining wall with Wal -M11r1 . Staff is working through eoch of these
issues, he asscncd. 10 make sure that it is the lypc of dc\lc)opment we want, and working with lhe architect
10 try 10 save costs and make sure ii fill within the budget .
Council Member Bradshaw commented th;u ii is very c:cci ling . Mr . Sears said it ab so lu1ely is and ii is nice
10 be a pan of it.
14. City Allorory 's Rtport
(a) City Anorncy Brotzman rcqucs1cd aut hori zation 10 have Hall and Evans defend a CllSC
brought by Patrick Magee . Council Member Garrett ;1 skcd !he na1urc of 1hc case. Mr . Brotzman responded
that it is a claim of police brutality .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO AUTHORIZE THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO HA VE HALL AND EVANS DEFEND A CASE BROUGHT BY PATRICK
MAGEE.
Ayes:
Nays :
Absent
Thi: motion carried.
Cv,.mcil Members Garren . Bradshaw. Wolosyn.
Yurchick. Grazulis. Bums
None
Council Member Nabholz
(b) City Attorney Brotzman said he would like to offer :1 p:at on the back for the ongoing
effons of the Malley Center staff. He said he wa.s sitting at a business meeting wilh two seniors who did
not know where he worked. They were discussing the Malley Center .ind the ir programs. he said. When
c-~e of 1hem had finished listing all 1hc gre.1t programs. he said he was a resident of De nver, but really felt a
pca,l or the Englewood com.munily. Mr. Brotzman felt that was a nice compliment fo r the staff.
15. ADJOURNMENT
MAYOR BURNS MOVED TO A~JOURN. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
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