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ENGLEWOOD an COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COWRADO
Regular S<ulon
OclOber 5, 1998
I. Call to Onlcr
The regular meeting or the Englewood City Council wa. called to order by Mayor Bums al 7:35 p.m.
2. l1vocation
The inYOCalioa was given by Council Member Nabhol ,.
3. Pled&e or Allegiuu
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Bums.
4. Roll Call
Present:
Absent:
Council Members Nabhol1. Clapp. Garrett, Bradshaw, Habcnicbl
Waggoner, Bum!,
None
A quorwn was present
5. Minutes
Also presen t: City Manager Scars
Assista.iu City Auomr.y tlcid
City Cleric Ellis
Director Olson. Safety Services
Director Gl)·glewicz, Financial Services
(a) COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1998.
Motioncanicd
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz, Garrell Bradshaw, Halr.nichl
Waggoner, Clapp, Bums
Nays : No ne
6. Scheduled Visilon
(a) Director Olson shared wi ll1 Council a comm cmor.uivc plaque. nxc1, ed from Mission
Hill s Church in Liul cton. honoring EngJcwood's Fire fighlcrs and the otlicr fire org31Uza.Lions lhal scr.·c me
So uth Mclro co mmunit y. He ad\'iscd that csscn uall y. Mission Hill s Churc h. Jut of th e benevolence of their
congregation dec ided tha1 they wanted to hono r three of the fire agencies in thei r area . Which included
Englewood . LiHJc lon an d Castl ewood Fire Pro 1cc 11on D1sLn ct . On I.he 27iti. he advised. tJ1e r held an
ou 1door coo kout evenl a nd ctisplny al 1hc Church on the co mer of Orchard and So ulJ1 Unt\'CfSll) Bol.UC'\:ud
Director Olson advise• I \\C were th ere and II was \'Cr) exciting. 1l1crc were a lot of members of the
congrcgau on prese nt and Englewood had SC\'Cral pi eces of app aratus on displ ay. includm g our 1927 ~'\de]
A Pwnpcr. During th at presentatio n. he said. th ey ga ve Eng lewood a plaque . \\ lu ch 1s extreme!) rucc.. He
passed th e plaq ue among t.h c Council members. Dircc1or Olso n exp lain ed it was 1101 an award or a c:ooc:-cs1
or an)1hing li ke Ll ~1L tJ1 cy JUSI deci ded they \\0Ul d like 10 honor Englewood, because in scrc ral fas luoas we
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do misl lhc,n, not only on anc:r,mcy calls. bul jUII being m,ailal>lc. He snid 1hcy were vel) gracious and
ii was just nice ID be llloe. ~-Oltmoptned ii wes im'honcr.forEnglewood lobe included in Utnl group
of soulh melrO agcnc,a lhlll they ,ponsorcd and wanlcd lo !hank . The plaque will be on display al Safely
Services.
Mayor Bums o/Tcrcd coapoltillal1ons and :ulcd for a round of applause .
7. Non-,clled.,.., V-llicon
(:,) l>dJby !'my-Smith explained 1hal she and Jim McDonough an, the campaign co-<:haini
for lhc Ci1iuns for En,/.<Wood's Kids. wltich is rcpnscnling 1he mill le\'y and bond referendum for !he
Englewood School Difaict. Ms. Ptny-Smilh ad\i scd 11,11 she is a parcn1 . ls"lS been involVcd in lhc
Englewood Schools m-cr rm years. has been in\'olvcd wi1h accounrabilily committees. wilh t.hc Wstricl
accountability commiacc ad also she is a business owner in the communily and owns property in the
Englewood school di.5U1Ct ad she is \'Cry. \'Cry much in suppon of this. She said they h.,vc come tonight
10 seek I heir endorsemenL d Cil) Council c:in and will do lhal for lltis particular issue . They have rccc,uly
rccc,,.cd endorscmc,. from die Greater EnglC\,ood Chamber of Commerce and Ilic Englewood Hisloricai
Socie1y . Ms. Pcrry-Srmtb poin1cd ou1 Uia1 Ilic businesses arc !he ones who arc going to carry the majoril)'
of anything. if it docs pass. She s:iid it is three limes the 3mount of taxes. versus what the citizens will pa.y.
She advised lhcy ha\,: some information lhcy would like 10 gi\'e 10 Council. One side nole, she'said. is lhat
she actually li\'CS in lhc Oary Crcclt School District . bul she made a choice lcn years ago 10 keep her kids
in the Englewood Scllool DiQricl. Ms. Pcrry-Smilh sratcd lhal if sf-o had to mal:c lhal choice now. if !his
docs not pass. she C30D0t ~• thal she would make the same decision. She Slalcd that in order for the
Eng lewood School Dist.na mo keep up ,,i th the rest of the mctropolilan area they need to provide the
quality of cducufon ~ b:»\.oc been doing for so many yc.1rs. they need to reduce the class sizes to more •
cITcc1ively teach the ctuldnm. as well as m.1int.1m our buildings. which arc all between .-o and 50 years r,ld.
She sai d llt."lt Mr . Mc~ wanted to sh.ire some 1hing.s with Council and she wanted 10 pass ou1 a
packet 10 each member of Gounc1l
Mr. McDonough achucd lbat tl-.c:,· have prcp;ucd a packet which has several bil s of information rcla'.cd to
the p:micuL'lf schools and chat way they would utilize th.is bond money and mill levy O\'Crridc monc:1. He
s:11 d th..:y an: seeking Cow:.:.i.J's endorse ment loni ghl. Mr. McDonough noted that he is the co~hainn.,n r,f
the S1ecring Commmcc W ch.lmnan of the Finance Commincc and also the parcnl of a 7lh grader at Flood
Middle ~ ... hool. He sa,d he thinks they want to rccogni 1.c that our schools ha\'C been doing prcll y good .
Our high school !us bc:11 t:lffling out some Boctl cher scholars and everyone cenainly knows 1ha1 laSI year
Flood won lhc Naiional B&o!: Medal Winner for 1hc middle sdMlOls. He advised 1h.11 tls11 de signa1ion
means that Flood is in the lop 2 percent of middle schools in the United St.11cs . We arc doing \\e ll , but he
op ined . in order to~ inlo the 21 "' Century we n~ 10 improve our cduc.1 1ional go.1ls . We need 10
mamlam some of lhc prop:arru. we need lo reduce class si1.cs. Recent 1csting indic:ucs. quilc cl c:ir ly. thm
\\e need 10 unpro\'C our roding and literacy ski ll s Our building facilities . he sa id . arc much like lhc Cil y's
buildings. 1hcy arc m need .of rcp.1 1r l11e roo fs arc in need of major repair throu ghout the Distri ct the
\'ent 1lat 1on S)Slcms. m ~ instances. arc non-function.,! and there arc a plethora of things th.11 need 10 be
taken care of jUSI to rnauu:c::n our bui ldin gs Anolhcr reason l11cy need so mu ch money is bccm1sc th ey nrc
old and they need 10 aa~· prcsc r"e them . He ex plained that an aspect of the remodeling prcscr'\'al io n.
one of the thin gs 1.h:u wou6d need 10 occur. is th.11 the el ectrical systems would h.1ve to be upgraded. He
ex plained that srna: "'~ Jr:r at a crossroads to lhc 21" Cc,uury they decided it wou ld be imponant to wire
th e sc hoo ls fo r the ro:hn~ th.1 1 is on line 00\\, in many insliln cc::s. and th,11 would be co ming on line 111
lhc C\'c nt we pa._rs thss bolli3 proposi 1ion and mill levy override TI1e wind ows :ue in nee d of rt9ai r
1hro11 gho u1 the S) srem \\-t ~oold. he slated . incrc.1sc the 1c.1clu11g crrcctivcncss if they arc able to reduce
tl:e cla ss si 1.c 10 .1roc.11x! ~ Tit,1 1s the ir project ed goal with lh c proceeds from th e bo nd and mill levy
o,·crride and they ¥1111 ma:asc techno lo gy availnbi li1 y. Sccuri t~ is ilnothcr cmcinl issue . throughout the •
District . he So1 id. and tJus •oold pf0\•1dc closed circuit tclc\'1 s10 11 frtcilitics and such. so that th ey co uld
mo nil or the buikfing.s men dfect l\·cly . He s.1 1d \\:\.1 1 ii all bo il s d0\\11 IO is •11..11 th ey rcnlly want Coun cil's
support and endorsement and they wanl Council to join members of lhc business co11111111n i1y He said he
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feels If 11,cy had U1c suppo11 af1hc Council and U,c ad1ninistmli ~11 it would go a loaa ,..., l"ilh lhc va1crs of
our conunWU1y.
Ms. PclT)'•Smith advised that there was a commiucc of 30 members 1na1 mcl all summa-lcwlg and very
diliscn1ly wen! through rcpa11s, lhal U1e Corutruclion Manascmcnl l>c:partmca-. from CSU woncd an all
Ins! spring. 111< Ca1151ruc1ian Mana&emcnl Dcparuncnl "~r.l lliraugh every building .,. ~ fine IOOlh
comb, looking al every aspect She pointed cul UUII every project is li51td and when: lllcGIODC)' is going 10
go. Ms, Peny-SmlU1 Wiled Ul3l lhcy ha\'c also proposed lhal U1crc will be a ci1izai'5 l'nlCW board lo hold
U1c DiSlriCI accannlablc far lhc projects as U1cy came on line . She asked if Council had al)' ques1ians .
Council Member Bmdsliaw noted Ul3l she was son of playing devil 's advocate. Sbc aslai why continue 10
repair old oulda1cd buildings and why 001 jU51 ~,kc lurn5 building a new clcmcnia,y sclloQI here or a new
middle school llicrc . Because, she said, sometimes il feels like U1cy a -c Uuo"i ng ,.,ad mancy after bad.
Mr. McDonough c.,plaincd ii is a COIi factor . He said UIC)' hod an csli ma1c 10 rc:plaa:.,. Dillria'•
buildinll,5, which would cost in excess of $100 utillion . He advised Uia1 U,cy 1Nnk !he r-ldiDp can be
repaired . For example. the life S)'Slcm of 1hc roof can extended for another 20 yc,rs or ,., "ith the new
high loch roofing coatings and s1ulf U131 U1cy arc pulling on . Mr. McDonough poW!td .. lllal !his analysis
was not done l,,p1,11,11dly. ii was done Uiraugh U,c auspices. and prepared by . 1hc Educalian Assistance
Program al Calamda S1a1c University, Utraugh 11,cir school of archi1ccturc and coGS1l<liioa. Alld ii was
supcrviii!d by archi tects, archilcctural im·cstigators. consultanl !i.. tcchnicims and so fardl. They arc ll,c
anc.. he said, Uial laid U1<,n wlw tl1cy 1w:cdcd. He advised lh:11 aver lhc c:aursc of !be smmncr. lhc JO
member commillcc went lltraugh UIC rcpons and lricd 10 find U1ings lhal oppc:um ID be Dall and in tlic end
llicv cauldn'l find ani•. Mr. McDonough said Uiat llicy Utink UIC recommendations lbll die Cokndo S1a1c
Uni\'ersil)' recommended. if adopted. will pro\'idc us witlt anolhcr long lcrm window. beC'Drc we have to
consider repairing 1hc buildings again. BuL he said. 10 answer Council Member Badsb:mls quc:slion , it is
basically because of tl1c caSI 10 replace all of Ilic building's. Ms . Bradshaw said she didl\ ,ay all. Slic
explained Ilia! slic wns talking 10 samr. of htr neighbors about U1i s. SIIC asked how mamy mill le\)'
incrc.iscs we have h.id anJ Mr . McDo nough advised tbnt the last one was in 1989. But. Cowv-il Member
Bmdsh.iw pointed oul. pri or tu 1ha1 ,,e had like lhrcc in a row and lhcir conce rn is why aot just wgcl one
area and replace that school ~ts . Pcrry•Smith nolcd Lh:u you itill have 10 mai.."ltaio aad JOU arc looking at .,
high sc hool in excess ofprob.ibly SJO nullion, ,,hich is more lhan the totaJ of the bonda:f.crendum ru th is
point in ti1nc . TI1en you drop down to m.,~·be S 15 million lo SI 7 million for a nuddlc school and between
S7 nullion and SK null io n for c.,ch elementary sc hool.
Mr. McDonough poi med out if they were 10 spe nd $JO milli on on a nrw IUgh school lhc other buildings
still need repair
Ms. Pcl'J)'•Smith said ~he undcrs1ood wha1 Ms. Bradsl.aw was sa~ ing.
Co uncil Member BradshJ\\ s.11 d she was jus1 ll)•ing 10 lei them kno\\ lh,1 1 these arc the plloclc cUs she has
rccci \'cd a nd the concern 1hm people h.wc 1s "hY do th,11.
Mr. McDonough said he docs n·1 mean lo be .1rgun1entath·c. wi1 l1 all c1ue rcsp.--ct
Co uncil Member Brad shaw s.1id she jus t wanted them to clarify th ei r position and the o4lcr q uestio n was if
any of thi s w.is go in g 10 be used for sa lari es . Ms. Pen)·-Smith s.11d only in the mill I~. bond referend um
money c.1nn ot be used for sa lat) increases. II is onl y for construcuon projccts ... h.mi mar.cnaL The mill
levy wi ll help to red uce th e class sizes in k1ndcrg.1ncn. I ... 2"'1 and 3rd grade down 10 20 SDJ.dcrus. to :i I to
20 ratio. So they .ire looking al a few add 1Uon,1I 1c.1chers per elementary school bmldmg. Ms. Pcrry -S11uth
s.1i d that is \\ here 1he Sta te co mes 111. because if th ey don't pass the rc.1ding standards at lhc S1a1c lc\'e l al
gmde J. th ey ha\'e to stay bi'tck . So tit.II is \\here the co ncen trati on has to be .
Co uncil Me mbe r Nab hol1. asked \\h en \\.1S til e last tim e n c had a bo nd rcferendunt ai. Pert)-Smith
:1dv ise d i1 was 1981J . Ms . Nabholz .i sked ,r 1ha1 bon d 1s 101ally paid off. Ms. PCIT)·Srrut!I, said no . Mr .
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llltOoaough said Iha( lie docs no1 know wh.11 the bond reduction schedule is. but he hcatd somcbocly
tlllkiag alJoul ii U1t 01hor nlghl aNI he lltinks it has al lcnst a dce.idc 10 go before II Is compleioly relired. He
ncillt>d lhal J, just an esli111.11c and !hey should gct Roscoe Davidson in here if U,cy want 10 lalk aboul U,a1.
Aho. ia rd'ercnce 10 Um. Ms. Pcrry-Smilh explained. lhcy lookcil al every project 1ha1 Is schcoul..t 10 go
1he poll bond rcfctendwn. Where ii Wnl. whal had happened. Whal hadn't happened. why ... !hey did a
lolarcsean:h on lllat to make sure lhat if there ll'Cre blunders. 1h.i1 they did 1101 happen again . Thal 111,nc
.,..,. rasoru. she said. Iha! they an: calling for a review board. Just for accountibility for lhe invcstmcnl
llloa 1111: dtiuns of the a,mmunity an: going 10 make nnd 1hc business 0"11crs as well .
!\: McDonough said.jusl as a brief example. lhat this Is one oflhc volumes in a mulU-vclume
anmpcndium. lhat the CSU people pr,parod and ii relates only to 1hc Flood and Sinclair Middle Schools .
lfemOled Iha! as !hey can sec ii is a comprchensin: an.ilysis of programs and pL,ns 11ml bolh oflhosc
,diools need and the facts and conclusions arc included in the packcl! thcy gave lo Council. on an
,ndh·idual fact sheet for c:1ch 5"hool . 1lial. he pointed oul. is a synthcsls of U1is complctc t-ompcndium .
Council Member Habcni\.~11 asked if the group Uial did lhis Sludy consider. at oil . building any new
bm:ldings as an altcmaL~-c. Ms. Pcny-Smith said thC)• did lalk abo111 ii. Mr. McDonough concurred and
opaincd tha1 when the CSU people came b.1clt and told lhcm II.it lh cy could IC\;lalize thcsc buildings
~ the bond issue. they decided , as lho referendum commillcc . 10 recommend 10 1he Board of
Edlalian. thal they adopt this altcmalivc. ralhcr than pulling in new schools . Because. he ~,id, we arc still a• point. if\\'C an: going 10 spend S15 million or$17 milli on lo replace SincL,ir. "~ arc still going lo
~ 10 spmd an cnormollS amount of ffli>ftC)' on the other schools . Bui h was considered .
~~Barlls asked how thC)' happened to use CSU. if u,ey had a special hackground. an cxpcnis,:, in
:umlyzingschool needs. Yes. Mr. McDonough sai d. thcirprogrnm is c.1llcd the Educ.1tion Assist:,ncc
Ptogram and they ha,·c been doing it all over the Stale and for n mullirude of dislricts . iic noted they
•~ W0f'I')' aboul infonn:uion O\-crload. but 1f Council wnnts tin t infonn.11ion they c:1n g<..1 ii.
Ms Pcn)-Smith add:d th.it the comtrinc-4 ex peri ence , of 1hcsc 1,\n par1icul ,1r individu:tls thnt did this . is
iner 60 years in the architec1ural anc l co nstruction management fie!d .
~fwl•or Bums s.1id th.11 on the 1cc lmolo11ical side 1hings arc moving so fa sl that he wondered iflhC\' could
fim..1 thcmsel\'CS wilh new 3ccomrr .. --da~ions 3nd lcc..:hnology and then all of 3 sudden }OU l\:1\'C mo~
a:::xnmnoo.ations you have 10 m.U':. Bctausc . he commented. 1his thing seems lo plnteau through one
gcmcrabon 10 another in a couplr of years . Ms Perry-Smith ad\'i scd that the plan for th.1 1 is to take heed of
wbiat the Sheridan Sc hool Di strk t did. 111C)' took a por110n of the fund s and im'CSlcd lhcm in a trust. where
lhi...~ oould have continuing in co n:<: Ct'l!".1ing in from th.11 money to updat ,! :ts they needed 10. So that is whm
the plan is for 'he 1.:c lmology. l11e 01her key p.1n of th:11 . she s.1id. is th e clcc 1ri c.1I p.1n . l11e sc hool s just
ar.:m'I \\i red for it. As :m ex ample . Ms . PcnJ-S mith s.1id. and lh e fire and po :i cc pcovlc here can testify,
Ft'ood docs not ha\·c an .:II schoo l 11111:rco111 l11 cy just goi \\ired with i1 fire ~·stem las! summer So. she
pocn\Cd ou t~ thC)' arc look 111g al 5,1 fet) iss ues th al arc :i bso lutcl y crit ic.1 I. cspcci:tll~• in tl us d:ty and age. If
M: Cohen. tJ1e Pnnc1pa l. needs 10 1.,lk 10 so mebod y on th e ot her noor. he can 't pi ck up the ph one and call
them. Or if a teacher has a kid oul of control she ha s no way to communicalc with th e officer of sccuril y.
Sc JUSf from an electri cal st,1ndpo int and lcchnol ogy . ii is all inlcnwincd .
'\(:: M-:::Xnough expl ai ned th.11 they ca n always add on .ind ch.,n gc the peripheral ~·st ems . but th e
UJ190 'tanl C\,~?ronenl of1h:11 is h.wing the pl:tcc wired so you can put wh.11evcr you \\:1 111 on 1he pcriphe~·
fc-th-: technology So . he s.1id. as technology changes and we h:wc lh e c.1pi1al invec;1mc1111 0 upd:ll e our
r.:np~nl systems. that would be :t\'ailnble . So lh e core is sue. m1d a m;1jor compon clll oflhc rebuildin g. 1s
to ;>ronc!e tJ1e infra structure. the f1md.1mcnt:1l co re sys tems. so the~· can h.-1ve th i.: peripherals avail:iblc :is
tbL-. c.h.111 gc For exa mple . Mr. McDonough ;1dvi scd. th e~ ,\0 11'1 be a sl:1\'C 10 a pa ni cufar gc ncr.111 011 ofan
opcraung SC1 of uni1 s and so fon h As !h eir use fuln ess in l1 fo 1c; use d up, tl1 ey ca n still go inl o th e II C'-1
~uon. the ncxl pl ;ucau.
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October S, 1998
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Mayor Bums thanked them for coming
Mr. McDonough snid in sum they would \'Cf)' much apprcaale Council's endorsement He thanked
Council for lhcir time .
Ms . Pcny-Smilh 1hankcd Council for listening 10 lhcm and ginng lhcm c..im time .
K. Communications, Proclu,•lioAt 1ad Al'POi~t-
(a) A lcltor from W. Milk Barber indlcab11g Ii.is raignation from lhc Englewood Board of
Adjustment and Appeals was considered.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT THE
RESIGNATION OF W. MARK BARBER FRO~t TH[ [NGU:WOOD BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS.
Ai·cs : Council Mctnbeft ~GalTCIL BrndsJaw. Habenicht.
Waggoner. Clapp. Banis
Nays: None
Molion c.1nicd .
(b) A lcltcr from Judy Co unwri ght indicaung ha rcs,gr.ition from the Engl.,.'Ood Public
Librnry Board was considered .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SICONDED, TO ACCEPT 'THE
RESIGNATION OF JUDY COURTWRIGHT l'ROM TH[ ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD.
Mr:ion carried .
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considered .
A~cs . Counci l Mcmbc~ Nabhofz.. GarrctL Brndsl1.1\\. Habenicht.
Waggo ner. Clapp. barns
Na~s None
A pmclam.,tion declaring the month of Oc:lot:,a, 19'".IS is Crime Prc\'cntion Molllh was
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOL2 MOVED, AND IT WAS S CCONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1998 AS CRIME
PREVENTION MONTH.
Motion camctl
Ayes : Coun.:il Members r-."abhol7_ Gam:t 1. Br.idsliaw. Habeni cht
Wagg oner C1.1 pp . Bums
Na~s Non~
Mayor Burns presented th e proc lam:111011 to Cr,:ne PrC'\ cnuoo Officc1· Nancy Pete rson .
(ti) A proclam.11ion decla ring th e \\CCk of Oaober • through 10. 1998 as Fire Prcvc ruion
Weck was considered .
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND ITWAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMl l"G THE WEEK OF OCTOB~R 4 THROUGII IO, 1998 AS FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK.
A~cs : Council f,.lcmbcrs Sabholz. Garrdl Bradsh .. 1,,. Habcni chl.
Wa ggo ner . Lmpp. Bums
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M01ion canicd .
Mayor Bums prcscnlcd the proclamation to Safet y Services Director Olson.
(e) A proclamat ion declaring the week of Oct ober 25 0110ugh 3 1, 1998 as Red Ribbon Wack
was co nsidc:cd .
COUNCIL MEMBER NABIIOLZ MOVED, AND IT WA S SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEk :>F OCTOBER 25 THRO.UGH JI, l9'J 8 AS RED
RIBBON WEEK.
Ayt s: Council Memben Nabhol,. Gam:ll Bradshaw, Habenichl
Waggoner, Clapp, Bums
••fays: Non e
Mayor b • .-. ,rcscn:.,d the proc lamalio n 10 Safely Sc"•ices Director Olson . Mr. OIJon explained that Red
Ribbon WCic:.. ~w been . csscnli31l y. n national campaign that vtc ha\'C panicipatcd in for several ,·ca rs. ft is
a drug awareness type c.i mpaign . he said. nnd the)' will sec red ribbon s illlached 10 lot of antcnn:is and signs
out in front of Safety Sc n·iccs , 11 is an .1warcncss week .
(f) A proclam.111on declarin g the week of October 25 through 3 1, 1998 ns Conununity
Policing Week was considered .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMA'TION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK or OCTOBER 25 l'IIROUGH JI, 1991 AS
COMMUNITY POLICING WEEK.
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz. Gamtl Bradsh.1w. Habenichl.
Waggoner, CL1pp. Bums
Nays : None
Mouon carried .
M...,/0r Bums presc111ed 1he proc lam.ilion lo Safely Sen•ices D1rcctor Olso n. Mr . Olso n rem inded everyo ne
lhal Safe!)· Scr\ice's Ore n House is lhi s SA1urd.1y from 10:CMI a.n, 10 2:00 p.111 . m 1he Safel y Sm•ice's
com plc.~. He sai d lhcy would like to sc~ everyo ne O\'Cr !here . th;u lhc weather shou ld be pretty good and
there \\1 11 be eve nt s and displays .
Public Hearing
No public hearing was scheduled before Co nn cil.
IO . Conscnl Agenda
(a) Ap prova l of Ordinan ces on Firs. Reading
Ma)'0r Bums adv ised he has bee n asked . by the Ci l) All om cy's omcc. 10 pull Agenda Item JO (a) (ii).
win ch lS not qu.il c ready for Cou ncil 's review,
!Cle r1<'s nolc . Agenda llem 10 (a) (ii) -COUNCIL BILL NO . 61 -A BILL FOR AN ORD INANCE
/\?PROVI NG AN INTER GOVERNMENT AL AGRE EME NT BETWEEN TilE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO AND TilE STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF PERSON NEL
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NEGOTIATED SOFfW ARE VEN DOR S. I
MAYOR BURNS REMOVED JO (a) (ii) FROM TIIE CONSENT AGENDA.
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COUNCIL MEMBER IRADSHAW' MOVED, AND ll'WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 11 (a)(i). (iii) ud (Iv) ON FIRST READl!'!G.
(i) COUNOL BILL NO. 54 , INTR()l):;Ci:D BY :".JI •:,CIL MEMBER
BRADSHAW
A BILL FOP AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12. CHAPTER 2. Of THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNlCIPAL CODE 1985 PE~TAINING TO WASTEWATER UTILITY .
(iii) COUNCIL Bill NO 63 . INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
BRADSHAW
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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A GRANT OF WATER LINE EASEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO AND DUROMAC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INSTALLING A WATER MAIN ON A VACANT SITE AT WEST EVANS AND
SOUTH RARITAN .
(iv) COUNCIL BILL NO. 6-1 . INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
BRADSHAW
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTt!ORJZING A GRANT OF WATER LINE EASEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO AND RALPH VANDER HORST FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INSTALLING A WATER MAIN ON A VACANT SITE >T '"EST ADRJATIC AND
SOUTH RARITAN .
Vote re,ults:
Ayes : eau.:;1 Member$ Nabholz. Garre!~ Bradshaw. flnbcniclll.
W"3oncr. Clapp. Bums
Nays : Nair
~'1011011 earned .
(b) ApprO\'al ofOrdimanaxs on Seco nd Reading
COUNOL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, ro APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 (II) {i}. (ii), (iii) and (i\') ON SECOND READING.
(i) ORDINA.'ICE ~10. 63 . SEPfoS OF 1998 (COUNCIL BILL NO . ~9.
INTRODUCED Bf COUNCIL ~!BIBER WA<'ll,NER)
AN ORDI NANCE AUTHORIZING AN AME NDMENT TO THE PRO ·.PUTI SYSTEMS. IN C.
AGREEMENT
(i1) ORDINA.'ICE NO. 6-1 . SERIE:; OF 1998 (COUNCIL BILL NO . l6,
INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER )
AN ORDINANCE /\UTHORIZJ NG 1u-. INTE RGO VERNMENTAL ,\G!lEEMENT BETWEEN THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TI!A.'I SPOR TA TION (C DOT) ANC• THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
PERT AINING TO A GRANT ESTAB U SHI NG A TRAFFI C ENFOR CEM:~NT PROJECT .
(iii I ORD IN . .\c 'CE NO. 65. SERIES OF 199X (C OUJ.I CIL BILL NO . 57,
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER )
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Oclober 5, 1998
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TmE 7, CHAPTER 6F, SECTIONS 4(A), 4, ~. 8(A) AND 9(C). OF
THE ENGl!l!WOOD MUNICllPAL CODE 1981 PERTAINING TO I\JRISDICTION,U:1lJlill'T5.
(iv) JRDINANCE NO. 66 , SERIES OF 1998 (COUNCIL !l ::..L NO. S9,
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER)
AN ORDINANCE J\UTHORIZING AN ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS UNDER A l '.' ASE BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND RADIO PROPERTY VEN11JRES AS THE ,.UCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO MEDIA ENTERPRISES , CORPORATION.
Vole result1:
Ayes : Council Members Nabhol,. Garrett Bradshaw. Habcnicbt.
Waggoner, Clapp, Bums
Nay s: None
Motion carried .
(C) Resolution s and Motions
n,crc were no nddi1ion.1I resolutions or rno1ions submitted for apprm•al. (Sec Agenda Item 11 -Rqnlar
Agenda.)
11. Regular Agenda
(a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading
(i) A rccommcnda1ion from the Dcprntmcnt of Neighborhood and Business
Development to consider a bill for an ordinance rcg;uding the Planned Unil [)a,clopmcnt at 309S Soai
University Boulevard and to set a public hearing on this issue for November 2. 1998 was considered.
TI1t Ci1y Clerk was asked 10 n:ad Co,ncil Bill No . lS by 1i1lc :
COUNC IL BILL NO. SS. INTROD UC ED BY CO UNC IL MEMBER BRAD SHAW
A BILL FOR AN ORDI NANCE APPROVING THE REZONING FROM R-1-A SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCE . TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT JOt5
SOUTH UNIVERSITY .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (i) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 5~.
Ayes: Council Members Na bhol z. Garrell . Brad shaw . Clapp. Bums
Nays : Council Members Habenicht . Wa ggoner
Motion carried .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO SET A PUBLIC
HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL NO.~~ FOR NOVEMBER 2, 199H.
Council Member Brad shaw ad\'i sc d ·h,11 she is \"Olin g for 1hcsc, jusl 10 get 1he process mo\·mg. lruu (bes
not mean. she sa id. 1ha1 she has chan ged her mind . M1~or Bums s.1id he i ocs n'I 1hink it docs for probaN~
an y of !hem.
Vote results:
Ayes:
Nays :
Council Members Nab ll017 .. Garrett . Bra<l shaw. Habcn ichL.
Clapp . Bum s
Coun ci! Membe r Wa ggo ner
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Motioncarm:,d
(ii) A r=mmc:ndalion from the Department of Neighborhood and Business
Developncnl! llO "'1opc a bill for an ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agteemenl which accept.!
grant moae, fmm the U.S. Economic Dc,'Clopment Administrnlion was considered .
The City C1i:d< was asked lo n:ad Council Bill No . 62 by title :
COUNCIL Bl!l.L NO. 62 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW
A BILL FOil AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
PERTAlNING TO A LONG-TI:RM ECONOMIC DETI:RIORATION IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO
DEMOLISH! A PORllON OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE FORMER CINDERELLA CITY
SITI: BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMlNISTRATION
(EDA), COLORADO ST A TI: HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE ENGLEWOOD ENVIRONMENT AL
FOUNDATIO!il.
COUNCIL :MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND ITWAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (ii)· COUNCIL BILL NO. 62.
MDlior. canic!!
Ayes : Council Member.; Nabholz, Gam.1~ Bradshaw. Habenicht,
Waggoner. Clapp, Bums
Nays : None
{iii) Director Gryglcwicz presented 3 recommendation from the Ocpanmcnt of
Financial Scnuces lo adopl bills for ordin.inccs approvi ng ilnd appropriating the 1999 Cit)' of Englewood
Budge, He C.'lij)l.i ncd that tl1csc 1wo bills adopt 1hc 1999 Budget and appropriate funds for tl,c fi sca l yc.1r
1999 .
(I) The Cit y Clerk wos asked to read Council Bill No . 67 by title :
COUNCIL BCT..L NO . 67. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER WAGGONER
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD .
CO LORADO.IFOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1999.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGm ER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGEND A TTEM 11 (a) (Iii) (I)· <.OUNCIL BILL NO . 6'.
A~es : Council Members Nabho:."?.. Garrell. Bradshaw. Habcnichl .
Waggoner . Clapp, Bums
N'a)S . None
Motion carried!
(2) TI,c Ci1y Clerk was oskcd 10 read Council Bill No . 68 by 1i1l c:
COUNCIL B!I.l. NO. 68. INTROD UCE D BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW
A BILL FOR A.'1 ORD INANCE APPROPRI ATING MONIES FOR ALL MUNICIPAL PURPO SES IN
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLOlv\00. IN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINN ING JANUARY I,
1999. AND ENIDING DECEMBER JI. 1999. CONSTITUTING WHAT IS TERMED THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIA TIJO N BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1999 .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITDI 11 (a) (Iii) (2) • COUNC IL BILL NO. 68.
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Nays:
Motion carried.
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Council Membc11 Nabholz. Ganffl, Bradshaw, Habcnlchl.
Wasaoncr, Clapp, Bwns
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(iv) Din:ctor Gryglcwicz proscnlcd a r<aJIDIIIClld:1tion from the Department of
FiN,ncial Services 10 adopt a bill for an ordinance cstabliwng ibc 1991 MiU Levy lo be collected In 1999 .
He ndv iscd that the Mill Levy has slaycd tl1c same for the Gcneal Fad. Iha! is 5.88 millL since 1991 and
1hc Mill Levy for lhc Debt Service Fund I.is declined j\151 sligt,dy . ., 1.46 mills. for the City.
TI1e Cu)' Clerk was asked to n:ad Council Bill No . 66 by title:
COUNCIL Bill NO . 66, INl1U)DUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. WAGGONER
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE FIXING 1llE TAX LEVY IN MilLS UPON EACH DOLLAR Of 1llE
ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD.
COLORADO, AND ESTABLISHING A MILL LEVY FOR THE ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AtrrnORITY .
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND fT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (iv) -COUNCIL BILL NO 66.
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz. G.lm:tl Br.idsh.'lw. Habenicht .
Waggoner. Clapp. Bums
Na}·s: None
Motion carried .
(b) Appro"al of Ordinances on Second Read ing
(i) Counci l Bill No . 58. approvi ng thc assipmcnt or a radio to"-cr lease. was
considered .
Cny Manager Scars advised th.11 there were visi 1ors prcscn1 tha wamed to bik 10 Counci l alxmt this issue .
Bun Kaufman. the m.,jority partner of the panncrship . th:11 for ma, ~·ears. has owned radio station KQXI,
advised that they have en ter ed iruo a contract for sale or that 51.ation ID ABC Inc . He stated tJ1ey have
already installed their Disney children's radio fonnat on Lhc statioa llDd ha,,: been operating as such. for
so me time, under what could loosely be described as a lease~-Though. he said. in radio land
they don't call it that. they have another name for it But csscntiaDy that is what it amounts to . Th ey
ccnain ly feel they l.ive brought the Cil)' or Englewood a ,·cry inlcn::izmg and appropriate new tenant fo r
the space their lower ha s occ upied for-' I ~c.,rs , to the best of his k:nov.1edge Mr. Kaufman staled th ey
thmk lhey have been a good tcn.-uu and that !hey "i ll be a better temnt. He O(Jincd they "ill do grcal things
and bnng a grc.11 deal or very good press and notoriety 10 the Cd), ol EngJewood . The Dirccior or the
Disney owned radio sla tions . Mr. Buz Po,,ers is here. he adnscd. fa fact . he said. Mr Powers was \\'llh
Council lwo weeks ago and presented 1hc111 \\1tl1 lhc fun,n) little bl:Jd: things .
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Mr Powers s1a 1ed th.11. on bch,1I( of R.1di o Di sn~. they arc: quite ~led about malting Englewood their
home . He said they arc curren tl y in 36 m.1rkc1 s across the naUOQ. 11u.s. be ~ucl is a major market to them ,
simp ly because of !he family values lh.11 .ire exemplified here. in the Ci~ of Englewood and the
mclropolitan district Mr . Powers advised thal their request 1s 10 get ilic: ass ignment of lease over to them.
so that they can start moving fom·ard with 1hc neccss.11)' Uungs ll:lc, Deed 10 do 10 improve structure and
ancrc.1sc tl,c sig1c1I and stan luring people . He Slated tl,cy "~lcome dial and look for any suppon they can •
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COUNCJL IID~IIIR WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SIICONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITUI ll (b) (I}. COUNCIL BILL NO. 51 ON SECOND U:ADING.
ORDINANCE NO. 67 SllRll!S OF 1998 (':OUNCIL BILL NO. 58. INlllODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER WAGGONER)
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE AMONG 1llE
CITIES OF LITTLETON AND ENGLEWOOD AND ABC IN C.
Council Member Hahcnichl said lhal she knows. in lhc pas!. UICfC ha,c been some concenu lhal lhcy have
discussed al SC\eral "~lcr board meetings , U•U lhcre may be, from lime 10 1ime. some problems with
inlcrfcrcnc:c because cflhis stJUion. She no1ed hcjus1 indic:lled Uac y inlcnd 10 incn:ase lhc frequen cy. She
said* kno,n we have some buaillCSICS in lhc area lhal arc concerned obou1 inlcrruptioa wilh lhc
1elepbancs and lhillgs. She said she docsn 'I know lhe lcchnical words, bu1 she was wondering how UKII
n,ight be oddrcued.
r Ir. Kaufman advised Iha! first of all lhc power lc,s been increased for some time already. Wll:u has
actually happened is radio KQXJ . which broadcasu ISSO kilocycles. has operalCd for years at I0,000 \lalls.
He stated lhal lhcy applied for. ond n:ccived pcnnission. 10 build a second signal bro.1dC1S1ing on 1690 and
both signals arc now broadc:asling. and in fact ii uru some1ime in March Uiat U1ey lumed U,at on. He said
he might add. rclativc 10 her question. U'11 she may remember UIOI lhcy moved from one comer or U,e
propcny 10 another comer of lhc propcny At lhc time Ibey did lhol and lhe time U,cy 1umcd on 1690 in
March. they did receive sonic phone caJls from some of Englewood's ci1izcns saying that they could hear
the radio station in their telephone . Mr. Kaufmnn c.-.;plaincd 1ha1 nmny electronic dc\'iccs are DOI sludded
adcqua1cly from radio signals and 1hcy jusl pick ii up oul oru,e sky.jusl as any radio docs . He Slalcd tl1cy
responded to all or lhe inquiries from Englewood's cilizens and in a number of cases Ibey pro\'idcd 1hcm
~ith filters that removed the signal rrom their property . TI1at. he pointed out, is their gcncml 3tti1ud1:. they
do 11y to coopcrale .
Mayor Bums asked if tllC)' have h:ld any indication of any in1crfercnc:c "i1h U,e Public Wori<s Dcpan mcnl
or Safety Sef\iccs or lhe City. Mr. Kaufman said none wha1socver .
Mr. Powers sai d he w:mtcd 10 add th,11 it is their policy also to provide c111zcn s with filters fo r 1hcir
iclephoncs. iflhal issue occurs. So. he nolcd. lhcy arc prcp<1rcd to do lhnl as "~II .
Council Member Nabholz ad\·iscd 1h,11 she h,1s fillers on both her phone lin es and she can still hear them
loud and clear.
Mr. Powers said. 10 be qui1e honcsl tl1e problem is w1U1 lhe phone company. He ooted lhcy arc opcraling
withm all legal gwck lincs. and then some .
Mr Kaufman asked 1f she has a portable telephone . Counci l Member Nabholz advised ii is a combination
of both, it is a fa.x machine. a rcgu lnr 1clcp ho11c. a ponablc lclcphonc and they pul silencers on both lines on
1hc oulSidc . Mr. Kaufman ndviscd lh al a regular telephone. hooked out of a wall jack. is much easier to
cope wi1h and somelim cs 1hc~ ha \'e 10 pul on 1,,0. three or four filter s. 111-l inc . to get enough fillr.11ion to
rcmO\'C it 1l1c problem wi1h a ponnb le phone 1s 1ha1 i1 h;-i s an antennae and th.11 antcnn.1c acu just like a
r.1d10 rccc1,cr and~ ou can't filter ii 0111. bcc;-iusc 1f you filler 0111 1hc1r radi o s1g11.1 I you will :tl so filter 0111
Lhc 1clcphonc 51gn,1ls you arc receiving. He 1101ed II 1s kmd of n c.11ch 22 s11ua11on .
Mr Powers ad,·tscd th:11 he would glad ly send one of their engmccrs O\'er 10 help her. 1f she needed hel p .
Counci l Member No bhol z 1l,1nkcd him .
Counc il Member Hnbcnicht asked tl1c Assistnnt Ci t~ All omey ifth1 s l,censc agreement gi ,·es th e Cit)' some
recourse for relief for citiL.cns or businesses in our com 1111111i1y ,~ho h.1ve problems or if there 1s somet hjng
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the assignmcn1 docsn\ glw,. an, -~iyor IC\'.,.lllln we had bolorc1 in lhli prior klue,l ,
hccousc all ii docs ii assign ii IO..,.,.,,...~. Basically, she explained, this area has been preempecd by
the Peden,! Comrnb/llc:ic/on, ConrmllAa. 11oey arc Ille onca who make lhe rules llnd Id up Ilic parnmclcrs
1hal Ibey can work w,der. All we caa.._ she raid. s r<fcr people 10 lhe FCC or the Slate.
Council Member Waggoner advised dlllec FCC is 1hc one 11111 es1abllshcs lhc range of die frequencies .
Council Member HabeniclU asked if lflac ,.-.,uJd be any way of lum ing tl1ings lo align mor< witl~ like a
""'dwoy ralher than hous,s or so~ Mr Kaufman said no, Ilic signals llicy arc broadculing arc
ornnldlrcctional and lhar • s a man er dlC Cowaission regulates.
Cil)' Manager Scars said dial jUSI as a liillolo-<1P on dial they have nol had 100 many complaint., internally .
Bui, he asked. wilh lliis new.,_.,...._ ii...., a way cilizcns coo Id make conlael willi them. Sure, Mr.
Kaufman said. their lelcphonc numbers 713-0IISO and llicy should ask for tl1eir opcraiioru mnn.,gcr. Mr.
Kaufman aslccd Mr Powers if he 11,ould lha\·c it set up the same . Mr. Powers s.1id yes .
Assistant City Anomey Reid advised -th< lease includes the official pru1ics 10 be notified .
Vote resulta:
Molion carried .
Ayes: C..-:il \4crnbers Nabbolz. Ga,!Clt Bradsl.iw, HabcniclU,
w__,.. Clapp. Buras
Nays: I'..-
(c) Rcsolutio11$ a.nd Motinns
(1) D1rct1or ~~,a prcscnlcd a rccommcnd.1tion from the Dcpanmcnt of
Financi.11 Sen ices lv :.do'lt a rcsrh1tim :k:cwing the intent of the City to reimburse itself "itl1 proceeds of
n future borrowing for c,;,uu outlays -to Ilic Cinderella City rcdcvclopmcnl project and tl1e
proposed Civic Cenicr. l-1 . r ,plaincd dba rllls rcsolu1ionjUS1 declares tl,c City's intent 1hat any capital
e,l(pcnditurcs for the Cb,derclla Cit) s1~ "'otJld be within the future borrowing. whalcvcr 1ha1 may be .
Mayor Bums asked if there is kind ol a cap pul on thi s. Dircdor Gryglc wicr advised that then: is no cap on
it . it is just that whalC\·cr we e.xpcnd nOl "ould be reimbursed from any fu111rc borrowing. He stn lcd ii is a
legal issue lh.1t is requ ired.
Ci 1y Manager Scars pointed out tha.1 th&!'.:' do ha ,c a limit of not 10 exceed S2-t million . Director
Gryglc"icz c:\-plaincd that t~· put S2..&1 mullion down. although we don't believe lhat is wh:11 the borrowing
will be . He said th.It includes noc onl y le borrowi ng . but capita li zed interest an d any other issuance cost.
So. he noted . they don 't belie\'e th31 1s w.lha.t It "111 be . but they wa nt ed 10 nmke sure we were high enough
that we could include C\'C~thing tkt.ri •till be: nccdcd on the silc.
n,c resolution was assigned a numbclr:imd lt:3d b)· title :
RESOLUTION NO 94. SE RJES OF L'l/98
A RE SOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DJGLE WOOD . COLORADO DECLARING ITS OFF ICIAL
INTENT TO REIMB URSE ITSELF li.Till THE PR OCEEDS OF A FUTURE TAXABLE OR TA X·
EXEMPT BORROWING FOR CER'f Al 'CAP ITAL EXPENDITURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY
THE CITY ; IDENTIFYING SAID CA.?IT-\1. EXP ENDITURES AND THE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR
SUCH PAYME NT . AND PROVTD P.'-G FOR CE RTAI N 011-lER MATTERS IN CONNECT ION
THEREWITI-f .
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COUNCIL MIMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDID, TO APPROVE
/ .GENOA ITIM 11 (<)(I)· RESOLU'JIION NO. "· SERIES or 1991.
Council Member Clapp 111ted thal Ille cannol, in good conscience. vote for lhia. because all of II«
questions concerning 1hc housing have not yel been ans,mcd. So, she said , she will be voting 1111 •-
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Motion carried .
Ay, ,. Council Members Nabholz. Garret~ Bradshaw. Habcnicltt,
Waggoner. Bums
f'l.ia) s: Council Member Clapp
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(i) Mayor Bums ndl'iscd on Friday he aucndcd the Housing NOW Confcrta%.
which the City assisted him in atlcnding and he served on a panel of mayors which was very wdl n::cc,vcd.
He noted there was a lot of discussion. with :i full room of attendees. on the various ways in which cilics
arc trying 10 assist 1hcircommunitics with affordab le housing. Mayor Bums said he discussalmc
Cinderella City developmcnl and obviously we lcive higher end rcnlals in there. but there is a di1li:lmt kiod
of housing in that dovdopmcnl. He said he talked about our ,chab loan program and Build pn,gaa aid
other mayors talked aboul lhcir e.,pnnding cities and trnnsponaiion problems. Tiic ,111cndocs, --...call
pretty experienced housing people, seemed to feel as those ii was well received.
Mayor Bums stal ed he ll1cn lcfi and hnd lunch nnd went down 10 the CML Anomcy's Confe~ :a
Glenwood Springs, a11he Holel Co lorado . He said he spent about an l10Ur there and go1 the -for
the conference. which looked like a good one . TI1en . he no1cd. he went to the Colorado Public Pc:m:aon
Conference in Keystone later that afternoon. where Carol Wescoat . from 1he Ci 1y. was in ancndaocc.
Mi1yor Bums ad,•iscd he was there because his lady . Knrcn Susman . was the spcaka al the dumcr Friday
nigh I and at the la"t h.1lf d1y session on Snturday. on prescn1a1ion skills and speaking skills. He said he had
a chance 10 meet a number of people from nround the St.11c who work in in\'CSting our pension funds. This
is nn interesting conference and they do h,1\·e some good sessions for beginners in this field and. ~
sugg es ted. we mighl want to send more people from the City one of these clays .
(ii ) M:1yor Bums thanked Council tonight for their cfTo1'1 m the \'IStorung Dad
im,1ging meeting . ll is alwa~s a lilllc amorphous to do those kind of things. but he thought 11 '-':,3:5 u:srcful.
(iii) Mnyor Bum s ad\'1scd th.11 he talked to Ale~ H.1 bcnich1 today about sen-oo
an ad,·isory comminec for the Count y. TI1 e County is re\'icwing lhcir compre hensi ve plan and th&..~ ha,-c
asked elected officials to scr\"c on an adviso~ commincc and wh:u they arr miking about is ha~ U>WlCll
Member Habcnichl be the delegate and he. Ma~or Bum s would be the allcm..11e . ni.11 Will be a se:ncs of
mcctmgs . once a month. through Fcbmary . He 1h,1nkcd Ms . Habcnichl for her interest in that
(iv) Mayor Bums reminded everyone :ibou1 the S.1fcty Sen-i ce's Open House on
Saturday He noted it IS always a good C\'CIII and he was hopeful II would be ,,ell :111cndcd and III looks hk c
\\C will llil\'C good \\C:lt hcr
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I. Sim.....,. ef a Tri'Cill<s plannlng mce1i1,a. 'f110e 11• Su11111u1 oo Homclc.sncss 1 Claobcr 141',
wilh Eaglcwaod. Shcri<I,._, :ind Lillldon and noted 1ml SIISIII McDonnell will bo lhcrc . Bulc:llly, she
noted. s.ridan and 1,ttleton have said they ho,'C no homclcs.s and no families al risk . So , she said. she
gucacs..., -Ill rl,;lu here, in Eqlcwood. Council Mc1nbcr Nubbolz encowaged BIi of Council to
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2. Sbe -.al ,.;,11 Council a coupon book she received In the mail , even though she docsn, live in
Washington P.arit. E\'CntuBlly, she suggested, they could take a look at 11 and :,crl.ips consider ,omc ,on or
coupons fareiadlnlla City . Alld Aurora has come out with a new ran, and ii has lheircouncil members
and mayors ad all kinds of nca1 stuff on il kind or a promotional type idea .
J . She n,qUCSlod Council's pcsmission to attend the National League or Cities Confcrcnoe in Kansas
City from D=l:mbcr 1 • throu~ the Sth . Ms. Nabholz said she would ::appreciate their consideration .
COUNCll. MEMBER HABEN'ICHT MOVED,AND ITWAS SECONDED, TO SEND COUNCIL
MEMBE.R l.'(AJIHOLZ. AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE , TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES COSFERENCE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FOR THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT,
Motioncalllllllll
Aic:s : Council Members Nabholz. Garrell Bradshaw, Habenicht ,
Waggoner, Clapp. Bums
Na)T. None
Mayor -stllal lbal he anendod tltis last year, as Ann Nabholz did. in Philadelphia and it was an
cxccllc:DI ~ He said he basn' decided whctlocs he will be able to go tl1is year or llOl. but it roally
is a good coafcrcnc:c. He DOied 11-c have many Jocal dclcgalcs from the Denver area who arc very active in
NLC and some arc on tl1e board of directors .
Council Momia-Nabholz lhankal Council for lhcir vote of opprov?.i.
(u) Couoal Member Gom:lt stated tl131 his Mom informed him 11,11 Coty Council
rnade a daaallcm m ta father's name ot his church . He advised that was the umjor love of his life. so he
·,uled 10-tl.aak. C\-a)'Onc for thal consideration.
(iii) Council Member Bradslu1w :
I. ~ upok>glzed to Director Chris Olson and his stafT. bcc:msc she leache s on Snlurdays so she
can't make dbc Open House. BuL she said. she docs appreciate LJ1 i.: job they do
2. S1-adnsed she rcccncd a phon e ca ll from a rcs idenl in our City. who ha s a nei ghbor's tree that is
advcrsdy L1""" lKtlng tus propcny TI1e roo1s of the tree are ancking his found111011 and it is not on 111s
property. l a<) It,\'< tangled up tlic sprinkler system on that propcn y nnd also tl1cy have imp.•;cd the
sidt'IAalk:s.. d.ey ~ W\ing the sidewalks up . Ms. Bradshaw noted it is a Silver ,...c·,f Poplar. wlul .1 we don't
allow m tbc City. but this is a very old tree . She snid she wanlcd to ask staff what we cnn do to help 1J11s
pcrsort zs ~Y tl1e neighbor is very un"illing 10 deal wilh iL Ma)bc, :.he said. we also need to take a
look at a pc~ oo o;..: trees m li1e City and how 10 go about systematica lly rcplacm g those or providin g
assastaDCe ll:J ClllZal.S. bcclu.sc IN~ is a veT)·. \'Cry co.~1ly t!ting. Sl1e ad,·iscd that she undcrs1ood 1hc one bid
he had m mmO'\'C: the tree was SI JOO. but it is 1101 on hi s propcn y and it is imp.1c11ng his house . Counc il
Member Bndsh:l" said she "ould like to ha.,: st arr look a1 th,1 1. if possible . Cit y Manager Scars asked tha t
she ~,er hls mmc and address She s.1 id she \\0uld . lh.at she has alrc.1dy ad\'1scd Jerrell Black about
1his She adnscd that Dave Lee wa s the co nlact 10 her. Mr Scars advised he would also have Chns Olson
take a look. ,11 1L M.s . Bradsh:m op111 cd 1!t.1t th ey ma y need to do some mcdiauon . because it is a prcuy
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Council Motnbcr H•bcnicht sald she would like to tack somcd,jng • .. .._ She Slllcd i[..., -loolung
al a program 10 ofTcr ruisiSIMCC wi01 the removal or idcntificllian for tk-.J ol old u.c.1, tltll wo also
look Rt some sort of program that goes along with 111.11 for replacing 1recs21 wclJ. so we kcer 1f.~! bt1 'J tiful
canopy .
(i\') Council Member Clapp :
I. She said she was lookins at this lctta from Barb FOUi 111d Iha* tllaugbt all or ou, n:cords.
mlnulcs rrom our mcclings, were public records and cuily llltaialblc. Sllcaacd. as a Council Request, 10
know whal thal process is and how one would go aboul obtaining so--.g like that oul in the public . She
stoled she is \'cry concerned that • ,.,ry good and acti,'C citizai ol ours. ..., kaows the syt1cm and knows
how 10 work within O\C sySlem . had so many problems obtaining public RIIXllds.
2. She commcnled !hat she was a li10e dishcancncd to n:a-' the Ha,;M 111d ICC that a couple or l,cr
cons1it11cn1s felt ii ncccss.1 ry to wrilc aboul 1r.1mc. when she toe.ally and •llolchcartcdly agrees v.ith
lhem ... wc have a 1r.1mc problem. She SIJllcd ~,, 1>15 addressed ii alldsbtc!lm,equcstcd, nOI or Gary Scars
in 1hc last IW'Cl\'C mono,. bu1 Oaal was one of her first requests and sloc-lNdtlial we did not have O,c
s!alf 10 do a comprchcnsivc Jraffic plan and bok al some of the ways LIIM..., coukl alleviate some or 1he
u-amc congestion on Logan. and some or ow olhcr areas. ,when: we hatt pcoplc commuting through our
Chy. Ms . Clapp said she would ask Council at this time 10 pk:asc re-loot .at that. sec if then: is some way
"" can misit lhi,. She opined the problem i• ,.,, going ID 1111 awa,. it ir, GIiiy soing 10 get wo,sc, we arc
growing in Colorado nnd we arc going 10 continue to gel~ It is-going to go away, so, she said.
she "ould ask for thaL One ol the areas or cona:m. Ms. Qapr )Dinted """-is Bcllc\icw and Logan . She
said she docs no1 know what can be done then,. bul she is DOI the c.-q,en..-1 she \lo'C>Wd like staff to look al
Oiat She stal!d 1lia1 o,e area around Ail Souls . as they drop ofT and pick l!lp childttn. needs 10 be addlesscd
and looked al and see if we c.in assist wilh nashing lighl5 or wh:uevcr it tlkcs. Council Member Clapp
emphamcd Oun her concern is !he safety and "'ell being or the childt<D lk:tt Ms. Clapp advised Oia1 she
Im rccci\'cd two mo re complaints in the Inst two weeks about mcrc:i.scd a:affic on Clarkson . T.1erc is also a
concern th:u perhaps we need a traffic light at Broadway and ~1ansfidd. She Slid these arc just a few <,f
the areas and there \\ ill be 1n.1ny more and I his is why she is coming to Coun cil iUld requesting a
comprthcnsivc tmffic study plnn . h h.u to be put together in suc h a fash:iul t113I ·we arc not just slmnping
out fires around the City. that we arc really looking at lhi.J and drodmg ilow l\'C arc goiug to deal with the
traffic flow through our City.
(,·) Council Member Waggo ner said he was a li n.At annoyed at the rcs1gnatio11 from
M:irt< Barber in 11011 he sai·s "it has become very clear Oiat the Board of ~ustmcnt. as it is prcscnU y being
u1ili1.cd. provides an insignificant SCr\iCC 10 tJ1c co mmmuty and lo my ~iedgc there seems 10 be no
desire or cffon on the Ci1y's p.111 10 redefine lhc role of the 803rd of Adjm.1.mc:11 ." Mr. Waggoner suucd. as
he remembers the Bo.1rd of Adjusuncnt and Appeals. tha.1 it is pretty well ntabltshcd. as far as any rules
and regulati ons. lhc nay they operate and the c.,scs they hear arc \"Cr) \.\>.d d.....fincd. He said he would
guess he isjusl surpnscd al Mr. Barber's co mments as ii seems. to hun. t1:ud •hey arc co nstilutcd under our
own ruJcs and rcgul:1110m and under the S1a1u1cs. as wh:u ~-provldc aod the service they pro\'i dc. He
asked if lhal was not tmc . Assis. .,I City A Homey Reid .53.ld it 15. that it sp:ofically s.iys. under the Srn tc
Statutes, the Charter nnd r,rdinnnccs adoplcd by lhc Ci1y . wh.1i the par.unaas of their jurisdicuon arc .
Co uncil Member W.1 ggonc r Silid if so mebod y docs n'I agree with the ruimgdthc building official . then
they go 10 !he Boord of Adjustmcnl and Appc:tls . Ass1SL1n1 Cuy Anomt..-, .Reid sa.Jd that was right. ir they
want a ,·ariance and 1hat's aboul 11
Counc il Member Bradshnw s.1id then th ere 1s 110 wa y we can d1ange She aski..,l for m·,1 mcc . 1fpcoplc
want 10 unprO\c th~1r houses, and becau se 111s 110 1 a h.:irdsh1p 11 docsn, rmi:ct that cn1cna. is that Just tbe
,,a~ ii is . Ass1 s1a111 Cn~· Attomc~ Reid s.11d ii ,\•as her undcrsundmg Cocmc1I Member \'✓aggoner \\.1S
ques1ioning their Jllrisdic1io11 and what lh c~ nrc allowed 10 do. She ask~Ms BradshaN if she was 1alking
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about chlnp1 tho critoril for snnling ,. variance . Council Member Bradshaw anid yes nnd asktd •Nl,n
could do Iha Ml. Reid ldvllOd lllal Council mn do lhat.
Council Member Bradshaw stated she ll1i11ks 11ml is whoi ii is. lhal lhcy have had lo lum down some reali;·
nice additions on homes because of the crilcria. She nskcd if that was true or not
Mayor Bums asked if lhcy could find DUI wl.il Mr . Bnrbcr rc:,!l,1• IIICOJll by that. He suggesled lhcy lcl Mr.
Barber 1ell lhem whll he ii concerned abou1. Ir he 1hlnks thero shol;ld be changes in Ilic ordinance . lhcn he
lhoughl ~~be usel\il 10 find out whnl lhosc IIIC.
Council Member Waggoner no(ed that lhcy cenainly cnn't BS1ig11 ,hem o pl3nning cfTon or anything like
lhat . Mai·or Bums agrocd and commcmed Iha& lhc y an: an appeal body .
Council Member Wagoner stated lhat he docsn~ wtdcntand "'h:11 Mr. B:ubu's problem "·
Aaillanl Ciiy Allomey R<id r.:."I her undcnlonding is thnt some or his concerns wcro II.it he didn'I can: for
lhe way some tllillp """' ..,..nted 10 lhc Board . But. she nd\'i scd . based on Ille Board's request,
Neighborhood and Business Ocvelopmcnl made SC\'eral changes in how lhcy 9roscnt C'llCS and lha1 son or
lhinS, Ms. llcld said, to be perfectl y ltoncsl. she could nol recall a time lhcy lumcd do\011 a variance.
City Manager Sears DOied he 1, nol tOCally lluniliar \\i ll, lhis. bul he has lalked lo i<ob Simpson and Nancy
R<id I lllllc bit. He said hc though! Kells W1sgoncr was righl. tl'11 lhcy meet very i:tfrcqUCJ1lly and lhcy
only meet on specific types of items . Mr. Scars Advised that in discussions wilJ1 so me of the Board
members, he thought they wanicd 10 expand their role in tcnns of defining a li1tlc ,. t more ~iia• can •
tiappen .
Council Member Bradshaw said she lhink s we need 10 son or gc1 "head of die 1idc as far as rcople adding
on 10 their houses. as far as popping the lops and things like 1h.11 She opmcd we need 10 gc1 a rypc o( n
Cny policy .
Council Member Clapp advised th.ii she actua lly kind of explored ndding on to the front end of her home.
, .. hero they ha\'e an oversized garage in lhc back w,~ a very s,mll b"ck)ard She sai d she lhoughl for lhcir
cnildrcn . it wouJd be a bcncr land use . person.illy . on 1hcir loL to c.xp.1nd on the front. But she was told the
set back would not allow th.11 Md so she just g:l\'c ll up.
Assistant City Altomcy Rcsd questioned whcll,cr she lk1d "skcd for" variance. Ms. C~1pp said slic did nol
thal she just gave it up at thal point in time. BuL she stated, she thinks that is something Council could look
:u Councll Member Clipp opined tJuu a lot of people arc like her. 1f it is gomg 10 be a hassle she is
probably not go mg 10 go to the ltoublc to do it. it might b! easier for her 10 lind another home , Because .
she noted . ll is brain dan1.1gc as it is. 10 add 01110 a home. w1thou1 h:l\'m g 10 go lhrough this.
Counci l Member Garretl s.:ud ii would be mtcrcs1ing 10 sec what this gentleman ll.15 10 say , because when
be was on Plannin g and Zoning one of the co mplaints they got · '111 the Bo.1rd of AdJustmcnts is that they
were seeing 100 mm:h :U1d some of lhc slufT the} did on Planning and Zoning was lo keep from h.1 ving so
many variances 10 de.ii wilil . Bcc.1usc. he no1ed. th ey were compl :uning because lllc} "ere ge lling
vananccs on accessory buildings and all ,hal other nonsen se So 1hcy had to ch.1ngc 1hc zom ng ordinan ces
to fil that so we ...,ouldn'I do so mnny vnnances. he cxpl :un cd. He com mcn1cd th.11 II ts son of an 1nteres1ing
tum .
Mayo r Burnscommcn1c 1 t!•al nlllybc \\C shou ld h,1\'C lcfl them \\Ith ll1c Board . m,1)bc !her fee l
Wl3pprcciated
M.,~or Bur-,L ," ·w _ · .. a.,;juSI reading th e other d.1)' tlmt the reason fo r fr o111 sct-b.1c ks 1s so ~ou c.m
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Council Member Habcnichl aaacd lhal o,,:r 1k ,,..,._ from Umc 10 time Council has always mcl
especially iflhcre was any Issue of concern. lky b.n-e always been open 10 mccl wilh any orli,c boards or
commissions. If !here were specific issucs. ..,. satd., · was surprised lh")' didn'I come JP, Counc il. That
door has always been open. she poinlod '""-ad Ibey w,,. had Chose meetings wilh Che t,brary Board .
Plnnnins and Zonlna. Liquor Ucciulng ~ and EICClion Commission in cite paQ. Also . she said,
1hcy mcl 5C\-Crai years ago wilh lhc Boordo( Aqiustmcnl and Appeals, when !hey were asking lo dojus1 Ilic
very same Chins Chae happened. Iha! Douc G:am:a was lalking abou1 . So, she said. she was really sort or
•'\l<en b>ck by Che lcacr. as "~II . ll]ust dida \ socm 10 click wilh her Wlderstanding of how 1hings were .
Mnyor B•1ms said he agrcod.
Co, cil .¼ember Waggoner l10ICd !here an: '"-aJ' to adjusl a problem. If Chere ate some appc.il s tl1:11 a lo!
or people ate making. and ii makes scruc Lbal _. codes arc wrong. !hen somebody should I)\' submiu ing a
change in lhc Code 10 Council. II is rcail> J!ttll!, si mple. he said, otherwise Chere arc ccnain criceria yon
h.1vc 10 mccl in order to f?Cl an appeal bcfo,c the Board of Adju st ment.
Counci l Member Bradshaw advised Iliac she -·s or 1wo families in Ilic Chcrr)· Creek Seh r i i Di slricl Uuu
li ve in our Cicy and because they we re 1wned "-ll by lhc 8 9,,rd or Adju s1111c111 and Appeals . they moved
out or the Cit )' 10 bigger homes.
Mayor Bums no1cd that is one of our cl.lSSIC p«lblcms. getting the home big enough so people don'1 move
out as their ramilics grow.
(vi) Council Member 1-bbcnicht said she was wondering if Council was goin ,~ to
lake some acci on in regard 10 the request by C'ltlZatS for Engl ewood Kids .
Mayo r Bums asked how Co uncil fell about the bond issue .
Counc il Member Bradshaw s1 a1cd th,11 she felt • ~.is an indi vidual rn.1 11er and if individual Council
members wa nlcd 10 endorse il they ca n. Mcmbc.n Na bhol z and CL1pp agreed .
Mayor Bum., JXl intcd out that thi s was counars firsr look al it 1on ight. th.1 1 they haven't h,1d a chance to
review the 1:LJterials.
Coun ci l Member Nabhol z advised lhat she has teen lobbied SC\'cn tim es now by School Boa rd members
and in front of the Historical Societ y and at lhc: school. She opined tJ.at th.i t is a persona.I deci sion of each
Coun cil member and it is up to tJ1c Sch®' Board and the school pan:n lS to ge1 tJ1c word oul. St she said. if
they we re 10 \'Ole, she would abstain from \O(J.Dg
Co un cil ti..fc mbc r Habe nic ht S.1.i d she tlunks. m ,11,1,--a~. 111s appropn.1 tc for th r City to take a pos i1 ion on
tJ1111 gs m .. c th.1 1. She stal ed she knows there h;J.,.e been LSSUcs in the past. hi ston ca ll y. when we di d
Ci1 1dcrc ll ,1 Cit v and csta.bli shcd tJ1e Mill l..C\"\. cba1 the C11 , we n! to the sc hoo l distri ct a.nd th e sc hoo l
di s11ic 1 cndo r~d that . She opined it ccn:un l) as .1 pan of1ii.11 a.nd the sc hoo l di s1ri ct is cc n.,i nl v co nt a.incd
within our whole commWUty, a.nd we go 10 the '!d1ool distri ct a.nd ask for suppon for dirTc rc,11· kind s of
th ings. we work logcthcr And ccnainl~. she mmmta rncd . the a.sscls of tJ1 c co mmunily :1rc th e :1ssc ts of !h e
ta \:pa y1.. Ms Habeni ch t s:a1cd tli.11 she 1turdu ti 1s an Jp proprint c thm g to loo k at.
Cou nci l Me mbe r Na.b holz s.,id th ey could pul u: ~:, .i \O(C
Ma.yor Bums asked if Ce,u ncil Mem bers Waggt.'OCT or G.1.ITC II h.1d a.n~ panicul ar thoug ht s. Couni:i l
Mem ber Garrell indi c.11 cd he fe ll ii should be 311,md1, 1du:tl choice
Mayor Bums co mm ented tl i.1 1 it cc nainl) seem.,;. 10 be a siro 11 g co nsens us th.11 n's :u, 111di vidu;:1l choice . He
a.dviscd Cou nci l Member Hnbcn ic tu th,1 1 she d ma.kc :1 moti on if she \\Ould lik e to.
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Council Member Habcnlchi said, lhe would look n1, pcrhnps 1 a n:solu1ion 10 bring back 10 lh~ nc,cl .-ing.
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(a) Ci1y Manager Scars said 1h.11 he approclaied lhe work or slalf. lhc allomcy and
consulianls. We arc working to deal wilh lhe complex issues. he noted. and he appreciated C...ncll's
"illingncss to deal wilh Jhcsc issues In lhc lasl month or so . Cn a daily basis. he advised , they arc J,ying 10
go lhrough lhe deal points so lhcy arc ready 10 come back 10 ,.., Council next Monday. Mr . Sean Slated he
is op1imistic, lhal we arc going Jo make sure U,aJ we cover all lhe areas and"~ have a prcny shori dCldlinc.
Jhe end of Jhc year for lhe Ccllificalc of Pallicipation . So Uiey arc llying 10 baucn down lhc haichcs on
cverytltlng as ii was ldcptifled . He poinled ou1 Uial a 50% change In price can amounl 10 mllllons on lhc
sile over then:. So lhc stall' is worklng diligenlly 10 take a look al all lhc issues and the demolition seems Jo
be going very well al Otis polnl In time .
Cuy Manager Scars commented Uiat tl1crc is one good thing. Uiat is probably nol good for Ute c-:onomy, but
as lhc prices drop, some of lhe AAA Bonds on tl1c Hanifen matl<et arc going from 3.2W, to 1,,89"/o, so it
may be a very good time 10 do Uiat type offinancing. if we can identify the need for lhosc f•,nds.
(b) Cily Manager Scars advised 1ha1 last week lhe Library liad '"" can! consultants. He said
he nnended one and Council Members Nabholz and Clapp and several olhcrs "~"' tlten: for U1cm. He
~led they arc going to give a summary to the Council on that. He opined that the second vendor really
looked prcuy good . Council Member Nabholz Slated U1c second was bcucr tlian tltc first one .
Council Mcmbc, Bradshaw asked iftl1c first one was Diebold . Council Member Nabholz staled yes and
that Amazing was bcucr than Diebold and it was chc.ipcr 100. She said it was a Im cheap:!, bm VCJ')'
tlc x1blc and it was a good compan y. Cily Manager Scars commented th..11 they 11.1d ama·.dng controls.
Cit) Manager Scars advised they will do some mor e review and give a recommendation !o Council.
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Assistant City Attorney Reid did not have any m:111crs I bring before Co uncil.
15 Adjournment
MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO ADJOURN . TI1 e mccling adjo urned at 8:42 p.m.
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