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I. Call to Onler
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The regular mec1ing of 1hc ~ewood City Council was called 10 order by Mayor Bums al 7:J7 p.m.
2. l■•eatioa
lr.c invocati011 'i''4; given by Oouncil Member Wiggins.
1. Plcd~c of Alle~ia00t
The Pledge of Allegi:rncc \Y.l.S '1ed ~ Mayor Bums
4. Roll Call
Present :
Absent:
Council Members Nabh,1 lz.. Clapp . Wiggins. Habcn icl u, Vonniltag.
Waggoner. Bums
None
A quoruft'I \\.15 prcsc:.t .
Also pres,.m,: Ao.mg Ci1y M:uc1gcr Fonda
Ci ty Anorncy Brol :£i.ta n
City Cieri<. Ellis
Oirea:or GrygJcwic-£. Financial Scrv icc.s
Officer McGrmh. lnt crn.1 l lnvcs1ignt 1on and DARE
Director Black. Parks nnd R,xrc:uio n
Open Space Manager Lee
Dutttor Esterly . Public Worki
Director Simpso n, Neighborhood and Business Ocvclopmen 1
M:iyor Bums stated 1ha1. due ilO I.be r gn.,uon of Dou g Clark as our Ci1y Manngcr . Cou nci l mc1 111
Spec ial St-ss1on laSl Wedncs.:w~• and appo1111cd D1rcc1or of Ut1IJ11es Stu Fo nd:1 as 1emprary lrn rrim Cny
Mar·1gcr He no1ed Council v.111 h:J,~ more 10 s.,, abo ut where \\C go from here M;iyor B·,rn ~. 011 OCha lf
of Co uncil. thanked Diro:taa !f'wv'....i for Ins cffon s and l11 s work mlh Cou ucil si nce h:s1 Wednesday
5. Minutes
C~>uuci l Membe r Wa ggoner imdic-.J:tcd he would be abs 1ni 11i11 g from lhc vote . on lhc ,ninures of Jul y 2.
1997. as he was not al Lha.t mt:eting.
(n) COUNCIL M£Mll£R VORMITr AG MOVED, AND IT WAS SEC ONDED , TO
APPROVE THE MINU TES Of T HE REG ULA R MEETING OF JUN E 16 , 1997.
A1•cs : Council Membe rs Nabho lz. Vormillag. Wiggi ns, Habc ni chl.
Englewood Cily Counill
July 7, 1997
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Wnuonor, Clapp. Burns
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M..>tion cn rricd .
(b) COUNCIL MEMBER VO RM ITT AG MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF J UNE 30, 1997.
A)·cs: Council Members Nabhol .t. Vornuuag. Wiggins. HaberuchL
Waggoner . Chipp. Burns
Nn ys · None
Motion cnrricd .
(c) COUNCIL MEMBER VORMITTAG MOVED, AND IT WAS SOCONJH:ll, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 2, 1997.
Mo1ion c.1rricd .
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Nays ·
Abs1ai1r
Schcdulcll VlsilOn
There were no scheduled visitors .
7. Non•schcdulcd Visitun
Council Members Nnbhol1 ... Vonnittag. Wiggins. Habc:mc:bt..
Clapp , Bums
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Co1111c1I Member Waggoner
(a ) Mike Grunin ger . Prc sidcnl ofllu:: Engl ewood Fircfi gl11 crs Assoc1a uon .:ind ::1 mcm1
1he Fircfightcr 's Old Hire Pcns1011 Bo.1rd . smd he didn 't know he was co111111g bcf~ the Brord 100 ~••I.
He advised it wa s hi s u11dcrs1:111di11g th:11 lhc Pensi on Bo:ird h.1d voled lo ask Council to c:ablc Council Bill
No . 40 unlil 1hc I" of A11g11 s1 so r:u:y could discuss 1his issJJc w11h staff.rnd nor ln\'0h,: Counal Mr
Gruninger staled ii wns also broughl up in 11cgo11n1101is and lhcy have offi ciall y filed nn rmpasse \\llh the
City to take 1lus 10 :trbi1rn1ion if we am·1 work 1111s ou1 w11h SlnrT. So. he s.11<... he 1s bcfatt Council 10 ask
iflhcy nrc goin g 1c tabl e ii or wh:11 they nrc goiug 10 do .
City Attomr.y Brol zmnn st:llcd 1hat this 1:;s11c will come up lnicr He noted 1h.11 tl l3 1 is contill ned 111
coun cil co111111111ucauc·n. Ihm the Pcnsio1 1 Bonrd did ,•ate that w:1y .
(b) Bill Youn g. wilh tin; EnclcwO?d Fire Dep.1nm cn1 nnd :1 member of the Otd Hire
Fircfiglllcr 's Pension Bonrd. s.1id he \\';11\ICd lo rci1crn1c \\h:11 Mr . Grun inger said carhcr. th.1t c.l us wa s a
linlc unexpected for 1hc111 . Alsl'.>. a di sc ussio11 of this m:i ller is on their agcnd.i for the Pawoo Board
meeting scheduled 1his Thursd.1y. Jul y Io"' He pointed out th.at . as 11Khcatcd on the aimal
communic.1tion on 1hc front. their desire was 10 h:wc u111il Augusl I " to nmkc pl'Op'JSCd dlan~
(c} Ken Hnraldscn . JOIX S011111 Wa sh111 gto11 . sa id l1c w:1 s 111 tl1cr surpnscd and shocked thi s
l:1s1 week nhc n he found out Cn) Mau ai;c r Do ug Cl:1rk was di snus5':d Mr H:1rJl dsc n 3i:h tS:d h~ has h. ·
him spc.1k :11 our Lion 's Club a number oftnncs :111d he found 0111 thal he \\:1s :1 ,c l') intcllrgcm .
knowlcdgc.1blc person. He s.1id he . :ind he docs11 ·1 lhink vcl} 111a11~ or1hc c11 11.e11s in ~ood. ha,e
:111y ide:1 why he wns dismissed . To111 g.ht . he co 111mcn1cd. Al Vomu11 :1g mcnuoncd H t:D\fflg_ t o do wi1h
Cindcrclln Cit y. Mr . H:irnld sc n s.11d thnl h:i d 110111111g 10 do \\llh II He smd he has a fedrag lhal m Lbc
ne.1r future Council is going 10 h:1,c a VCI)'. very difficull lime gc11111 g a good Ci1~ ~ •hen he has
no ide3 if he is ooming and going to be here a 111011th. two months . two or 11\ICC years. a.ad gone Aw hile
ago al Council 's mcc1111 g on the other side . Mr Hnrald sc 111101cd ltc heard somc1tu ng mat bad of
disturbed him . Rccc111l y, he s.;iid , in lhe Eu glcwood Hcrnld II menlloncd that Dc ug Cbri. \11 2S g1v111 g mo st •
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ortlis lime IO Cindcrdla Ciry aild Al Stnnlcy wos filling inns Assisrnnt City Mannger . Then tonight, he
said. he lard Al Vorminag IIIClllkn that S0IDd>ody else iJ ,on of mnniug ii. Mr. Harnldscn said be just
wondcnd i:f'•e gcr a oew City Mnnagcr who i.s going to be running 1111d lrying to Ogurc out nll of the
details o(Ciadcrdla City. Commcuting directly 10 Council Member Vonninng. Mr. Hnmldscn said ii is a
ralllier iolc::ra6ng CJIICllion iso '1 ii. Council Mc.mt.er Vorminoa ndviscd ihat Bob Simpson is going to be
doin1 Cilld<rdl■ City, Mr. Hanldscn nskcd wlmt was Doug Clnrk :issigncd to it and Al Stanley filling in
as City Mamga" for awhile ago . He sni d he would lik e to know. Council Member Vonniuag commented
that Ibey could discuss 11 lmer on lllll)'bc. some other time. Anyway, Mr . Hnm ldsen opined . llmt Counci l
made 3 r--ious ,aist:ike dismissing Doug Clark . He sai d he hns tnlked ton lot of people and they feel
the same wa, he is feeling . Mr. Hamld sc n stn1cd he wanted to give Council a linlc slor)' He said back
before maJ1) of you we.re tx>m in 1..hc IIJJ0 's a young Brigadier General. by !h e name or Bill y Mitchell.
mcruiooc:d tu if w,u-c:aanc: again airpinnes "°'1ld hnvc a lot 10 do with 1hc outcome of 1he wnr. He 1101cd
then, ....,.. a lot of old infanUy geocrals from World War I that disagreed with him nnd because he felt he
\\'3S ngbt ~ coun marshaled him . When World War I came along lhcy found out lhat Billy Milchell
Wcb nghl and those old gcnernls were wrong. 11,c 8-25 Bomber. lhc Mitchell Bomber , was named after
him. Mr. fura.ldsco IIOfcd be worked 0111hcm in World W:ir II. He said the 1hing he wanted lo mention
to Cou..aciJ llti cvcwng is 1h.i5. He noted he doa not know the , .m son Co uncil got rid or him . but l~re
was a maa tltal \\'2S Ya)' intcUigcnt. very kPO'-'icdgc:iblc and undo ubtedl y he had degrees in mnnaJemcnt.
city~ aad )'Cl Council fired hilD. He s.,id he ,vn ntcd 10 aL\ Council a ques1io11 and chat 1hcy
do DOI .:ell ID saise lbcir bands. He nskcd Council how 111:my of them h.1ve degrees in city management.
He asked UIII dle-j' lhiDk of it in their own minds. Did you rclcasc n good man because he disagreed ~ilh
you. bo:allt k panaps knew a linJc bit more than you did or what was the rcnson? Mr. Harnldscn said
that he feds llleOlizens of Englewood should know why you fired him . He commented 11•11 he hoped that
those o(Council wh1 ~ involved in th at w1U still be his friends . He said he wi ll s1i ll be seeing Council
and asked &bat t.bcy a:M take ii ou1 on him because lhis is hi s feeling 1011iglu . He rcitcralcd 1hnt we go1 rid
of a man thal "~ should nor have gotten rid of.
(d) Gilbctl Slark i111rod11ccd hi1nsclf nnd said yo u all know tJ1c lot number, 2840 He s1alCd
they said they wouJd be over 1hcrc and mow 1ha1 101 down when the weeds got up . He said he called code
cnfora:meal and !he ,.<eds arc still up . He asked if anybody needs a good •lfalfa field , nlfalf.1 is over
there. He asked ii be 1s going 10 get lhlll done or 1101. He wanted 10 know ff he has 10 go 10 lhc Pflpcrs. 10
the G0\1:fl'IOI' or who dcxs he go 10 nc :~t.
Counal Member Nabholz said th,11 she drove by :he propcny 011 Thursdny nnd she physica ll y \\'illkcd 1ha1
propcrt). Sbc n01cd there was a 101 of underbrush and 1lu11 it was cle:med unbclievabl~. Ms Nabhol z said
it was her 11oders1.andmg 1hat Mr . Stark rel! 1h11 was acceptable . Mr. Stark s.1i d he told him 1hnt the
suckers be~ down was faniastic. But 11g:un .. Mr . Slark s.1id. th(.')' both m.u1s11rcd lhc wccd.s and thcv arc
from 12 ID 13 inches and the alfalfa is 2~ inches. Now, he pointed 0111 , he called City Code Enforcc,;ient
agam. three runes and nobody has c.omc over 1hcrc. Council Member Nab holL staled that she is not trying
to dJ.scounl t.lus b), any me.i ns. She poiutcd 001 1ha1 "e arc bccfiug up code cnro ,ce 111e1111hroughout 1he
City. Sbc saxl she "ould t.1lk 10 Director Olson nnd Code Enforcc11~cn 1 10 see what the sta tus is . Mr
St~ said tti.1 10kt hi m 1hey ~ould be over there and make sure 1h:11 lot was mowed every other week . He
s:ud be sat nght here and he lhought all of Counci l hcnrd so 111eo 11c tell him tha1. that it would be rakcn
c:tre of C'\"C~ 01hcr \,eek He srntcd ii has almos 1 been n 111011111 a11d 1l1ey haven 't bee n over there 10 1110,\ 11
or au the "ccds back down 1111he alle).
~yor Bu.ms .asked tf he hadn "t de1cc1 ed a slight bit of pr.use I here for somctlung Mr . ~lark s.11d yes.
Counal Member r,.~holz said )CS. She Slated sl,e a pplauds Director Olson a11d L1 rry Medinn for the
"'Ork lhey U\'C done on this . She poiutcd out he worked all dny and ii was I\\O dump tnick loads 1ha1 they
took out oflhcrc . Ms . NnbholL stated thi s 1s a major. maj or i111provc me111. She s.1 1d she rcnli zes the weeds
arc bothersome. but 111s 1101 the h.1i',ard 1h:i1 II \\'ilS befo re. Mr. Slark stated ii 1s still a fire ha z.1rd :ind \,c
were I~ to get lhrougll the -1 11 of Jul y \\llhout a fir e 011 it lhc \\:1y the firc\,ork s \\Cre going
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M.1yor Bums said he l1glad we have,nndc some signllicMI pn,sn,a ••-g "'"lhe we.do arc
the ncxl hem.
Mr. Slnli< conunen1cd 111811hey made 150% l111pnwemcn1 °" ii . Bui . llccuiol. wllcn so111ebody 1ell1111c or
somebody tells you I will be ever 10 gtl your h1w11 mowed next wed<. yo,oc,q,oa it He said don'! tell ,nc
1ha1 unless you arc going 10 do ii.
Mayor Bums said ii sounds like there v I be some funhc r follow-up Ollhl. Mr. Start< s.1id lhal Is nll he
mc:ms ftnd he thanked 1hc1n for their tru11blc .
(e) Bill Cln)'lon comntenlcd 11'11 he did noc come -Camcil 10 talk oboul Doug Clark .
bu 1, he said. ii is son of a mystery. II docs seem. he noted . Iha! we aR •-of drivin g lhe train al high
speed and now we don'1 luwe an engineer.
Mr. Cln)'lon said he "~nicd 10 1alk 10 Council nbo111 a couple of issues. He noced lhC) ha,c lhe populnr
mayor issue on the ballot He opined ir Council were 10 go oul m the a:mtA1u1111~ and Mk people how 1hc
mayor is etec1cd 1hey will uOI ha,'C a clue, bccllusc ii has no affec1 oe tbcr lives. He Slated 1ha1 whal
affects tJ1cir lives is Council 's collCClivc. un ified acuons N<M i ndn ac1M>RS.. bul oclions as a group .
Whal ii docs impael. he said . is 1hclr :tbilily lo do 1h.11. lo be cohcsi...,, lir Clay,on HOied 11'11 lhe Mayor
is the chairperson of your Council . He opined lhal it is imponanl t.llatl C'amcil a,nlinuc 10 sdCCI ll\11
chairperson based on their abilily 10 be• good chairperson Noc based'""' thcir ability 10 get clec1ed . He
pointed oul 1ha1 Council = elec1cd and he feels 1h.11 collce1,vcly C-owmtil is suppo,ocd 10 represent 1he
whole City . None of you are a liillc mon: equnl lhan lhc other on e Res:aid he thinks ii is up .o Couhcil
10 selcel 1ha1 ch•irpcrson . evalunle how well !hey advance 1he City 's a,illeclive. unified agenda . And . he
noted, if thni person docsn 't h.,,vc I hose skills or the co1111niuncn1. or cml'I wort with you as n grou p to
fonn :i cohesive group, then you, right now , c.in i111111cdi :11cly rcplx:c ltiwt person with a more appropriate
person . And 1h.1t. he snid. is lhc way ii should be. He pointed ou1 lllol Cltoy nerd a chairperson 1ha1 is
uscfi1I to the City. because it is useful 10 you :1 s a group N01 one sdecn!d for 1hcir polilical popul:1riry .
who 1hey cnn 'I eva luate. or if they arc unable 10 do rhc)Ob. or ...-one. t.r~icy ate a1 odds with the rcs1 of the
Cou11.:il. Afler all. he pointed out . it is 1hc whole Counci l th.,1 ~Englewood.not one person So ,
he s.1 d. ht would urge Council 1101 10 put 11ml on 1hc b.illoc . 10 JUSI Ju l.I Ill
Nc.'<I. Mr. Cln)1 ()11 said . he would like to inlk :1bou1 tcnn lunits. He to Couool lhat. whc,1 he n as on the
Council . he did K>I 1hink 1cm1 limits were ncccss.11)' But. he potntcrl oon. ti~ 100 k 1~ 1 10 1hc vo1c~ and
1hcy p.1sscd ii overwhelmingly . There Wi15 no c,ncsrion abo ul 1h,1 1. fl wasn·1 Sll:'\'CII ,01 cs ,, so1ncth1ng
Mr. Clayton commented lhat he undcr1:1trnds lhat some or Cou ncil~ rceJ the~ :i re no• 11.1hficd
candict.11cs in some dis1ricts. He s..1id one or his sugges11ons 10 Counof u; lhal one or their rcsponsi b1l 111cs
is to seek out a 1d help lrain nnd find nnd cncoumgc c:md1dn1es So. hi:-opincd. ifwc don " have :rn;
c.1ndidatcs , the buck stops wi th Council as par1or1ha11 s their responsdNlity r1C noted we have had the
Leadership Englewood Progrnm now 1l u11 co1 1ld never gel orr 1hc ground One of 1l1c rca s ,ns. he said . 1s
thnt the City Council wouldn 't suppon II He urged Coun cil 10 suppo rn lull program or • JIIIC 01hcr
program Once ng:iin . he s1.11cd . 1l11 s 1s a b:id idc.1 . kill 11
Next. Mr. Cl a;1o n s.1 id . he ,,a111 cd 10 urge Co11 11cll to p111 lhc ~IOA l$.tu:. 1h,: 001 doo r an s 111111g. 011 1hc
b:1ll01. But . he s1:i1cd . there is :111 eas ier \\ii~. do11 ·1 cmb.uras.s }Ours:if l1II 11 1\0\\ Beca use . he po1111 cd
out . when lhe ,·01c~ find out what 11 co~.1s a11d 1hc on ~gorn g subs1~ iUldlhal the wh ole purpose or this
boondoggle is so 1hnt Joh11 Maddc11 ·s c',;111gh1 cr lms so ulC\, here 10 pot ft a an . 1h,.,1 he rclt 1hc Englc,H>od
voters will kill it for you . Then . he s.11 d. they :arc go 111g 10 be ask ing Ci;m nol "h;• on eanh I hey wasted
their time with lhis nonsense .
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(I) George H. Alle n. 2799 So111h Dowl1ing S1rcc1 , 1101od he hns lived 1her,: ror 1hc las1 52
yea~. He Slated he has been mixed up In Clly government In one way or anolhcr for 40 yca,s and he has
been inlcrcstcd in ii beca11se he Is n member orll1h1 community ,. He 111id is very concerned MJOul what
goes on . Mr. Allen advised he hns seen good oouncll 's nnd bnd oonnell's nnd. he no1od he would hove IO
adlnil, mOSlly bed 111anagers. The las! good 111111111gcr we had wns Slnn ley Dini and he was roolcd ou1
becnusc of a division in the City Council that forced him 0111 and ii mined S1:111ley Dial 's life . Timi . he
commc1,11cd, is not of grc.11 conccm 10 11 lot of people , bul thnt it was to him . He opined 1hn1 he was n very
good Cily Manager. Mr. Allen snid now we luwc hnd some since him and. he said. !.c was very happy
whc,n lhcy hiroo Doug Clnrl< bcca n<e he lllld the prop<r rcquircmenlS ror a good Ciiy Manager. Mr. Allen
opined thnl hc did n good job . He s;ud he, underst an ds 1h111 one renson he "~' nskcd 10 n:sign was bccnusc
of01e lnck of get ling Cindcr,:lln Cily 111ovi11g. Well . he said . ICI me loll you so mclhing. II is not Doug
Clark 1hn1 Is noc moving Cindcre'.l:t City moving . ii is 1hc Cuy Council. This businc;ss. he said . of
referring to 1hc people 10 make 1hc dcci si ons ... hc s.1i d you as Council nrc clcc1cd 10 make the decisions.
So. he stated. make the decisions and gel th is thing going . He s.1id he \\Ould like 10 suggest very humbly
and very sincerely. that Council nsk Doug CIArk 10 forgive lhcm for their 111is111kc and please continue to
scrw: in Engie,-ood .
(g) Barbara Fout . -l I SS South Huron S1rce1. stnled she spoke lo several Counc:il members
th.is anernoon abo ut a couple of issues 1h111 she wnntcd 10 bring forwnrd , She nd\'iscd 1h.it she is acting as
spokesperson for EFOT 1onigh1. She s,,id she would upprcoialc. If Council would consider. sharing with
EFOT th ei r desire to come forward :111d work wilh Code Enforccmcnl. City Cou ncil. and any other ac1ivc
member oflhc Chy. 10 slrcn gthcn a11d work in a pos iti\'e and efficient 111:rnn cr wilh Code Enfo rcement.
She s.1id they wnnl lo work with Cit y gove rnm c111. :rnd wi th 1hc members of our communily. 10 s1rengthc11
what Englewood should be . in esse nce ,,hat ii can be. and wlml we iu esse nce deserve it 10 be Ms. Foul
staled thal sl1e wc uld like to put funh the rcqm.-sl 1hn1 we work inn unified manner to discuss 1hm
posilh•dy. She rci1cr:11cd 111:11 lhcy wa nl 10 work wi1l1 Co 11nci l.
Communiatluns, Pmcl1matiu11s urul A1111ulutrncnts
(:1 ) A rest 11io11 recomm ending th e nppointmcnt of Don Bobcdn 10 the Housmg Authoriry
for the City of Englewood . Co lor;? Jo w:1s co nsidered
Council Member Wnggoncr s1a1ed !hat he did 1101 remember Don Bobed11 bc111g ;1ppo1111ed to lhe
Englewood Housin g Authority. He said he 1ho11gl11 I hey appomt ed him 10 lhe Bo.1 rd or AdJU Stmenl
Mayor Bums ad\'iscd 1h:11 Cou nci l has before th em 1011igl11 a co 1111111111ic:111011 from Don Bobccfa tl11 s
aflcmoon. !hat he fa...;ed 10 the Ci1 y. expressing hi s npprecin1ion for !hilt appo in1111c111 . bul s.1y 111g that he
has been recommended fo r 1wo dirTerc nt bo:t rd s. Que for 1he Bo.1rd of Adjusuncnt :ind the OlllC r for 1he
Housing Auth on1 y. Mayo r Bums sa id . as Co unci l 111;1y remember . 111 Mr . Bobccfa's appl ic:111011 his fir s1
selection was th e Hou sin g Au1hori 1y. ni.d he 1ho11 gh1 his seco nd was the Planning Co n11111 ss1on. and third
\\'35 lhe B"a rd of Adjuslmcnt. Mayor Burns noled thai Cou nci l reco mmended him for the Board of
Adjusunenl. knowing 1hn1 he wou ld be inl erviewcd lal cr for .,y th e Housing Au thori ty Board Mayor
Bum s advised !hat. as he und ers 1:111ds. Mr . Bobcd :, was i111crviewcd 011 lhe )0 111 while he wns al 1he CML
Conferen ce . He s1a1ed 1he Housin g Au1hon1y rc~o mm cnd cd Mr . Bobcd;1 's ap poi111m e111. He noted 1hnt
Mr . Bobcda's com 11111111cn 1hm I hi s anernoon s;11d 1h;11111 s sc lcc 110n \\a s 1he Housi ng A111hor11 y a nd that he
wo ul d give so me co nsideration Int er 10 sc " ing on more 111:111 one. bu l 1ha1 at llu s po1111 he onl ~ wamcd to
sc r\'c on one bon rd . Mayor Lu rn s rci 1cr.1h:d 1hat ii \\:J S Mr Bobcda 's rcriucs1 th:11 he be appo1111cd to 1he
Housin g Au1honl) Ma~or Burns slate d 1h:u 1he fi rs t 11111c Mr Bobcd :1 asked 111111 abo 111 boa rd s and
co 1111ni ss 1ons he c . ..;presscd !u s i111 eres 1 in the Housmg Au1h or11y Ma)or Burns asked ,r Co un cil
understands th.it if so meone has more ll mn one sc lcclio n and Council recommend s them 10 more than one
• Lhat Co un cil c.1 11 '1 force I hem to accept 1he appo1111 111e 111 s
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Bui, Council Member w,...,.,., ,a;c1, 11w:y caa appo• sla:a 10 •n• :and if Ibey do11 '1 wa111 1h01 lhen : •. v
have 10 F through 1nod,cr appoiAliacnl. Mayor ew..-11.d lhat he ldl,ll><y hive 10 rapc,cl
people's n,qllCIII. If Council .....,mlllCllds him ft.or•--• and ,.. -.i,1 he would nllllCf llavc r,
dllTcrcnl one. Mayor Bumsutr.d if Council is not pillgll>_,, 1ila1. Couw:ii Memllcr W1Qoncr ,,a;d
lhnl as apoup Ibey mipa. bul 1h11 dida 'I come IO lhcpllllf. Coun·U MarJCrClappSlalcd lhera ""' IIQ
Council discussion .
Mnyor Bums ,aa1cd 1ha1 lhc Hl>Wing A,11hori1y ~ by S1a1u1e is 1hc nppoin1mcn1 or lhe Mayor.
Then , Council Member Waggoner soid, he caO r,iaic lk~nllntnl •. .epily, r.tayor Bums no:.d.
Council docsn 'I have 10 in1ervicw anybody fa, 1hc ~ A;,1t,ori1y, i1 snot n:quirca and lhe Sea,...,
docsn'I provide for ii Council Member Wuggoncr "'"'!lrll ~ ,cry \rue Bui, Mayorll<Jrns ad vi sed.
Council has done it ns a councsy in lbt past la nll lbdt,ice: p,mpcc1 ive u~.aubcrs of the Hou.si 11g Aulhorii.y 10
Council . When olher mayor, have done tloi l. he •id. l!bcy have di:>ooc it 115 a OOlll!l-!Y IOO.
Council Member WOBBOIICT Slalcd Council can also......,. him 10 lloc flOaTd of Adjustmcn1 nnd Appeals,
U-he doesn 't like it he can tum it down . Mayor Bu rnspuirucd out th.1 11:ouncil has already recommended
1hn1 he be nppointcd 10 lhe Boord of AdjuS1 mc111 and A,ppeals. Mayor tl ums co111mcn1cd 1lta1 he is a lillle
co nf-1 scd as 10 why he would want lO pau • ICIOlll&m appomting someone to sometJWlg whc11 he h.1s
al rcaJy declined., Council Mcmbct Waggoocr said~ is tile way lloc group voted.a.she remembered.
Council Member Clapp said sloe agreed l'ith C-,cil Maoba: Wn1W1ner. 1ha1 she rcalled ii !he same
way.
Mayor Burns asked Council whal lhey "...ucd 10 do,
COUNCIL MEMBitR HABENICHT MOVED.A:.,-i> IT WAS S£COND£D, TO TABLE AGENDA
ITEM 8 (o).
Fir.a of all . Mayor Bums s:oid. he did not 1ilink COUIICll bas doc legal ability 10 lllble an appoin11nen1 they
can 't make in tl1c firsc pince . Cit y Attonley Bronmam aplaincd they arc j ust 1:1bling 1his resolution . that
Mayor Bums still has lhc power to appoinL
Mayo r Bums s1a1cd thni if1h,11 is the wa) thC) fee l. !he ~,II, ate to wblc
Ayes . Co nned ~lcmbcn l'v!>hol,_ Vor11111tag. Ha bc 111 cl11 . W;1w;oncr. Clapp.
Burns
Na)S. Counc il Member W,ggms
Mo1io11 cnrri cd.
(b ) A rcsoluliou nppoi111i11 g Nancy Hca&bcs 10 the Clean .. Grcc 11 :ind Proud Co mm iss 1011 fo r
lloe Ci1y of Englewood. Colorado was co nsode rcd.
Th e resolution was assigned a number and read ~ ;in Jc
RESOLUTION NO. 62 . SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION APPOI NTIN G NANCY HUGHES TO ll-!E CLEAN. GR EEN A ND PRO UD
COMMISSIO N FOR T HE CITY O F ENGL EWOOO . CO LORA DO
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED.AND IT W .-\S SECOND En , TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 62, SERIES OF 19'J7.
Ayes · Co1111e1 I McmfX:rs Sab ho lz. , vn n111ag. Wiggi ns. l-1.Jbcnicl11 .
Wa ggC'l ucr. Ct:i;:,p. Burns
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Motion :-;n rricd .
None II /Uri Ii
Miyor Bums prcocnlcd o ccrtific.110 and City pin 10 Nancy Hughes.
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(c) A resolution n:appoiutiug Rou Kient z 10 th e Englewood Dowlll0\\11 Dcvclopmcol
Authority for the City ofEnglcwood was considered .
The reso lution was nssigncd a number nnd read by 1itlc:
RESOLITTJON NO . 6J . SERIES OF I 997
A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING RON KIENTZ TO THE ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 63, SERIES OF 1!197.
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz. Vonniung. Wiggins. Habenicht .
Waggoner. Clnpp . Burns
Nays '. None
Motion carried.
\◄ A resolution rcnppointing Ed Kmcgcr 10 lhc Cullurnl Ans Co 111111 iss 1011 for the Cuy or
EnglC\vo , Co lorado was considered .
The re' lion wns assigned a number and read by 1itlc:
RESf JTION NO . 64, SERIES OF 1997
A P':SOLUTION REAPPOINTING ED KR UEGER TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR
THE CITf OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGo~· ''! MO VED, AND IT WAS SECON DED, TO APPROVE
R£SOLUTION NO. 64, SERIES OF 1997.
A)CS : Couucil Members N;ibho ll . Vonnillag. Wiggrns. Habcmchl.
W:1tK011cr Clnpp . Burns
Nnys : None
Mou on c:1rricd .
Mnyor Burns prcsc nlcd il ccnific.11c :rnd Cuy pm to Ed Krncgcr.
(c) A rcsolu1ic111 appo1111m g M1chc llc Lerman 10 1hc Clc:111 . Grcc 11 ;rnd Proud Co mnussion
for the Cit y or Englewood. Co lor.1d o \\ilS co 11s1dcred
TI,c rc sol 111ion wa s assig ned a numbe r aud rc:1d by 1111c
RESOLUTION NO 65. SERIES OF 1 '1'17
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING Ml .'.:HELLE LERMAN TO THE CLEAN . GREE AND PROUD
• COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . CO LOR ADO
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COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RfSOLUTIOI',' NO. '5,SLalES OF 1997.
Molion carrtod.
Ayes: Council Mcr,1bcrs Nabholz, Vormiuag. Wiggin s. Habenicht,
Waggoner. Clapp, Bum,
Nays: None
Mayor Bums prcscn1:d a catifir::atc nnd City pin 10 Michele Lennan .
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(fJ A resoltaioo reappointing Ron Lundcrs to the EnglC\vcx;.,'1 U'luor Licensing Authonty
for the Ci1y of Englewood. c..i.ndo w,s cons idered .
The resolu1ion was assigned• ....,.rand read by title:
RESOLtrrlON NO . 66 . SERIES OF 1997
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A RESOLtrrlON REAPPOINTING RON LUNDERS TO THE ENGLEWOOD LIQUOR LICENSING
AUlliORITY FOR 'T1fE crrY Of' ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 66. SElllE:S OF 1997.
Ayes: Council Members Nabholz. Vonnin ag. Wiggin s. Habenicht.
Waggoner. Clapp. Bums
Noys: None
Motion c.,rricd .
(g) A rc:solu uon appointing Charl es Redpath 10 the Elcc1ion Commi ss 1on fo r 1hc Ci t} of
Englewood . Colorado was a>II.Sldcn:d .
The resolution was assigned a maiber and rcid by Ii tie:
RESOLtrrlON NO. 67. SEIUE.50F 1997
A RES OLtrrlON AP POI NTl!'IG CHARLFS RE DPA TH TO THE ELECTION COMMI SSION FOR THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORAOO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED. All'D IT WAS SECOND ED . TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 67, SERIJ:S OF 1997.
Ayes : Council Members Na bh ol7_ Vonnitlil g. Wi ggins. Habc nicl1 1.
Wa ggoner. Clapp. Bums
N .1 ~s No11c
Motion carried.
(h) A rcsolu 11oa r,::JJ>PO llllmg Co nnie San chc;, 10 th e E11glcwood Downl o wn Dc,clopm cm
AU1ho n1 y for the Cu~ of Eng)c,aiA.-.00. Co lor.ido wa s co11s1 dcrcJ
The rcso lullon wns assi gned a. au:nbc r and read b~ 1111c
RE SOLtrrION NO 6K . SE.RIES O F l'J97
f, RESOLtrrlO N REAPPO INT G CONN IE SANC HEZ TD TH E ENG LEW OO D DOWNTOWN
DE VELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ENG LE WOO D. COLORA DO .
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RESOLUTION NO . 68, SERIES OF 1997. Cl
Ayes: Council Members Nabhol 1 ... Vonnillag. Wiggins. Haocaicbt.
I '0 Wnggoncr. Clapp, Bums ; r Hl )
Nnys: None -I ~ , .1.-UI
Motion carried.
(i) A resolution rcappoi111i11g Jnnct Spangenberg 10 1hc Cuhurnl Arts Comnllssion ror the
City of Englewood . Colorndo wns considered .
The resolution wns assigned a number nnd re.id by 1i1Jc·
RESOLUTION NO . 69. SERIES OF 19~7
A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING JANET SPANGENBERG TO THE CULTURAL ARTS
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED. TO Al'PROVI!
RESOLUTION NO. 69, SERIES OF 1997.
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz. Vonnitlag, Wiggins.~
Waggoner. Clapp. Bums
Nays : None
Mayor Burns prcscnled a ccnifica1c :ind n City pin 10 J:111c1 Spm1gcnbcrg
(j) A r,:solulion appoin1ing Tim Stou er to lh c Clea n. Green and Proud Commission for the
City of Englewood . Colorado was considered .
The resolution was nssigncd a number ;rnd re.id by litlc :
RESOLUTION NO . 70 . SERIES OF 19'!7
A RESOL UT ION APPOINTING TJ /1,/ STONER TO THE CLEAN. GREEN AND PROlJ.1)
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED. AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 70, SER IE S OF 1997 ,
Motion c.1 rricd .
Ayes : Council Me111bcrs Nabho/1~ Von11i11.1g.. W1ggm.s.. HaboruchL
Waggoner. Chipp . Bums
Nnys: None
Council Member Vonnillag :1d\'iscd that Mr . Stoner was not hen: toni gl u as he had to "u,n..
(k) A reso l111i on rccorn mc ,, ng the appo1111mcnt of Kris S1ycs 10 the PL-utrung a.nd Zo nin g
Co mmi ssio n for lh c City of Englc\\ood , Co loratlo was co usidercd .
The resolution was assigned a num ber and n.:ad by 1111c:
RESOL UT IO :'J NO . i I. SEP.J ES OF 1'!97
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A RES0Um0N RECOMMl!NDINO ~HE APR<illNTMBN'r .OP KRIS ST,YBS TO THE.P~Nl'/IHO ,
ANO ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEW001il , COLORADO . , 11 t~
COUNOL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED,AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOUJTION NO. 71, SERIES OF 1997.
Ayes: Council Members Nnbhol1 .. Vonn inng. Wiggins, Hnbcnicht.
Wnggoncr. Clopp, Burns
Nays : None
Motion c:arriod.
Mayor Buras ,preseolod a ccnific:uc and Ci ty pin 10 Kris St yes ,
(I) A resolution appoi11 1ing R:1, Tomasso 10 the C11l111rnl Ans Commiss ion for the Ciry of
Engbood. Colorado wns cnns,dcrcd .
1bc rcsotuacm was :tSSigncd n number and read by litlc:
RESOUJTlCN NO. 71, SERIES Of 1997
A RESOI.UJ'JON Al'POllfilNG RAY TOMASSO TO raB CUL TIJRAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR
1llE CTIT OF ENOLEWOOD . COLORADO.
COIDICD.MJ:MBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLIJTION NO. 72 , SERIES OF l9'J7.
Ayes : Council Members Nnbhol z. Vormit1:1 g. Wiggi ns. Habcnich1.
Waggoner. Cl:1pp. Burns
N:,,ys : None
Ma}Or Bw:tus p~ntcd n certificate and City pin to Ray Tomasso .
(rm.J A reso luti on rc.1 ppoi nl ing D:w1 d Warner to th e Englewood Liquor Licensing Aulhority
for t.bc Cit!,' ofEngicwood . Colo rado was consi dered
Tl ,e resol.uoon was assigned a numbe r and rc:1d by titl e:
RESOLlJ1!1ION NO . 73, SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLllITION REAPPOINTING DA VID WARNER TO THE ENG LEWOO ll LI QUOR LICE SING
AlITHOlUTY FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO .
COi.iNCH. MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SEC ONDED , TO APPROVE
RESOLCTI ON NO. 73, SE RIE S OF 1997.
Ayes : Council Me mbers Nab holz. Von nill ag. Wiggins . Hnbc nic lll .
W:1ggoncr. Clap p. Bums
Nays : No ne
MOCJOO curried.
,Hu) A reso lut ion :ippo:111ing Olga Wo losy n 10 lhc Cult unil Ans Co 111111i ssio n for the Ci 1y of
Englcwo1.:ld. Color.1do w:15 co 11sidc rcd .
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RESOl.lJTION NO . 74. SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING OLGA WOLOSYN TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS Sl:a»i!DED, TO APPROV!:
RESOLUTION NO . 74, SERIES OF 1,97.
Motion carried .
Ayes : C011ncil Members Nnbhol,_ Vormittag. Wiggins. Habcnich~
Waggoner. Cbpp. Bums
Nays : None
Mayor Burns p1 :.:sc111cd n ccnilicmc and a C11y pin to Olg,1 Wolosyn
Mayor Bums Slnled. on behalf of Council. thal 1hcy just wanlcd cvcry01 c: 10 know ho" much Ibey
appreciate the volunteers for boards and couunissions. He noted this City rcall)· a:iuldn 't run without
them . He tJ1..1n.kcd CYCryone who came tonight
Council Member Vonninag commented th.it he would like lo lei Nal\C) Hughes and Michelle Lennan
know that lhcy arc meeting here 10111orrow night . right here m 1111s roo .a t 7·00
9, Public Hearin~
No public hcanng was scl1cd ulcd bcfo pc Cou 11ci l
10. Consen t Agcnti.t
(a) Appro\'al on Ordinances on First Reading
COUNCIL MEMBER VORMITTAG MOVED, AND IT WAS SCCOND[D. TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS IO (;o) (i) 1hruu~h (x) O,N FIRST READING .
(i) COUNCIL BILL NO . 6) . INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
VORMITTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SU BMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE NEXT SC HEDULED GENERAL MUNIC IP AL ELECT ION A
BALLOT ISSUE FOR THE PURPOSE AUTHORIZING A VOTER-APPROVED RE VENUE CHANGE
FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO .
(1i ) COUNCIL BILL NO 6~. INTROD UCED B\ COUNCIL MEMBER
VORMITTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A 1/0TE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTOR S OF
THE STA TE OF COLORADO WHO ARE OWNERS OF PROPERTY WITHIN OR RES IDENTS OF
PAVING DISTRICT NO JS OF THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED
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GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A QUESTION AUTHORIZING TaE ISSUANCE Oo DEB1' TO
PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS .
(iii) COUNCIL BILL NO. 65 . INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
VOIIMITTAO
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF
TIIE CITYlOF IJNGLBWOOD A1'THE NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR MUNICIPAL rli!LEC'J110N A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD WHICH WOULD
AMEND SECTION 108 OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOME RULE CHARTER PERTAINING TO
SPECIAL OR LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRJCT BONDS • SPECIAL SURPLUS AND
DEF!C..:!ENCY FUND FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO .
(iv) COUNCIL BILL NO . 66. INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBCR
VORMITTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A
BALLOT ISSUE Alll'HORJZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE
CITY Of ENGLEWOOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM AND THE PURCHASE OF WATER
PROCESSING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES .
M COUNCIL BILL NO . 62. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
VORMITTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE f .UTHORIZING ACCE PTANCE OF A s200 .uoo GRANT FROM THE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) UN DER THE BROWNFIELD
PI LOT PROGRAM
(vi) CO UNCIL BILL NO . 5X. INTRO DUC ED BY COUNC IL MEMBER
VORM ITT AG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCt Ali'.'HOR IZ ING A LICENSE AC:i<EEMENT TO CROSS THE CI TY
DlTCH WITH A TELECOMMUl\'ICATICN CABLE IN CON DUiT BETWEEN THEUS. WEST
COMMUSICATIONS. INC . iU.S. WEST) AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO .
(vii) COUNCIL BILL NO 5'1. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEM BER
VORMITTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SU PPLEMENT NO 112 TO THE SOUTHG ATE
SAN ITATION DISTFJCT CONr,IECTOR ·S AGREEMCNT WITH THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD .
COLO RADO FOR THE IIJ CLUS 1LlN OF LANO WI THIN THE DI STRI CT BOUNDAR IE S
(viii ) COUNC IL BILL NO 60 INTRO DUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER
VORMITTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AP?ROVIN G SUPPLE),IENT NO I 11 TO THE SOUT HGATE
SANITATION DISTRICT CONN ECTOR'S AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF fNG i.EWOOD .
COLORADO fO~ Th.:. INCLUS ION OF LAND WI rHI\, THE DISTRICT BOUND r.RI ES .
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(Ix) COUNCIL BILL NO, 61 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
VORMTl'TAG
A BILL POR AN ORDINANCE AlTTHOIUZING A LICENSE AGREEMENT GREENLEY
ENTERPRISES. INC . (MAACO AUTO PAINTING AND BOOYWORK 'S) AND THE CITY OIi .-
ENGLEWOOD , COLO,~ FOil A J' WIDE CONCRETE PAN CROSSING OVER THE 0 ITY OF
ENGLEWOOD 'S RI GHT-OF-WAY FOR l1IE OTY DITCH .
(x) COUNCIL BILL NO. S7. INTRODUC ED BY CO UNCIL MEMBER
VORMITIA0
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPRO\/ING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY AND THROUGH THE
ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AN D THE CITY OF l:NG LEWOO D TO
CON DUCT A COORDINATED ELECTI ON ON NOVE MBER 4, 1997.
Vole result<:
A)'CS : CowtciJ Mcmbcn Na bhol7_ Vonnillng. Wiggin s. H3 bc ni c hl.
Wamo-:, C1-, Bums
Nays : None
Motion carried.
(b/ Al'J)fDVII or0nli11311CU oa Sc:c...t Rcodin g
• COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGOPU!:■ llDIOvtD 10 {b) (iii) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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(i) COUNOL ML\,BER VORMITT AG MOVED. AND IT WAS
SECONDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM IU (h) (i) ON SECOND READING .
ORDINANCE NO . 52. SERIES OF 1997 !COUNCIL BILL NO .;~. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMilER VORMITTAG)
AN ORDINA NCE AMENDING TTT1..E 5. OiAPTER JA . SECT ION 7. 1"1TH THE ADDITION OF A
NEW SUBSE CTION D, PERTA !NDIG TO LIQUOR LICENSE RENEW AL OF EXPIRED LICENSES .
AND TITLE 5. CHAPTER J B. SECTION 5. OF TliE ENGLEWOO D MUNICIPAL CODE 1985
PERTAINING TO AN INCREASE IN LIQUOR LIC ENSE FEE S FOR THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD.
COLORADO .
Ayes· Cow,oi Members Nnbhol1 .. Voruu nag . W1gg111s. Habcnic h1.
Wa~oacr. Cla pp . Burn ~
N:iy:i.· None
Mo1ion car ri ed .
(ii) Cr,uncil Bill 1
1 55 . 3Cttpti ng fund mg from the 8 urc:1 u or Alcoho l. Tobacco .
and Fi rea rm s for a Federa l G. ng Rcsistantt Education and T r:uni11g (GREAT) progra m gran t. was
considered .
Council Member Clapp said she just h.-t cc,c qucs11011. for 11 . .: record . She s1:ued 11 is her underst nndin g
1h.1 t 1he sec tion in the progr:un. thal noold -alkm :a nybody to gel 11110 a child 's file . lms been removed . She
asked if that is right Offi ce r McGraLh .d\,scd llut he 1alk cd 10 our rcprcsc 111a1 ivc on at the Burea u of
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Alcohol , Tobla:O and,Fi~nns. Pete Marrcny. , o.,ploincd 111111 wos left In there hccauso that contnlel
bas been used by a number or cities in order ror them to obtnin the stntisticnl dala ncccssnry 10 do the
notionwidc study. which Council received n copy ofscvernl days ngo . We arc not a city in thar study. ht
adviS<d. nnd that wa5 not nocessary . He noted 1h01 Information was rcL1ycd II> the City Attorney 's affico..
Officor McOrnth odvlied that tllC)' 1Aid. """" If rhcy do look Pl tlic rccords in rbc otl,cr cities. 311d 1
nwnbcrof cilics ore itentlned in the li1on1111rc . they don 't hnvc the kid's n.1mcs tow> with the Sllwtical
ddta. It is only 10 look 111 and measure th~ prournm over time to sec wh:it rhcir delinquency and sucau.
rate is .
So. Counci l Member Clnpp snid . no on· ·s pri vacy wi ll be violated by that. Officer McGrntl, alivlsr6 tblll
no one's privacy will be vio lated on n nntio nal level and no doubt it will be released on a local level.
because we will be S1riking that from the cor.1rnct and will not hove thnt u pan of the con1raa. Ms. CIIIIP
soid ,-cry good .
Council Member Waggoner ask ed if the re ,,crl!n ·1 :ilso some queslions last lime aboul this Inking some
kids out of the DA RE. progra m or so methi ng. or affcctiug 1hc DARE program . Council Member Cla pp
said yes . She Silid the r,ucstion \\i lS 111.11 1his is 1101 going to lnke anyching nwa~· from 1he DARE program
that is currently in place. This is in 11dcti1io11 10. she said. and so lhis will not tnke nnythiug from wl~ wie:
already have . Officer McGr:11h e~plnined lhlll wh.11 th is pro&rnm will do is replace DARE a11hc seventh
grade level. Al the seventh grade lc\'e l 1hey will do nway whit DARE cnurcly. He advised that fifth grade
~1 DARE is what 1hcy call their CORE Curriculum. which means thnt is the majority of thcar malaial.
energy and focus is dedicated to the fiflh gr:tders bccJusc they feel 1hn1 1hc fifih . sixth grndc lc\'c l is the
target zone for kids who will try ri sky behavior such as smoking . th ere is n li1tlc bit ganl 1forma1ion in
there. ond certainly 01hcr dmgs and alcohol. He so id yes and no. nnh gr.,dc DARE will be ur.,ouchcd and
the school district hos fell rhnr tl131 is important. They did ••survey a•d IIIC)' rc111t,cy wore/ravina • pad
~JCCCSS rnle with fiRh grnde DARE . Seventh grnde DARE . he :1dviscd. w:1s nor as well rccc :vcd in r!:.al
study and the school districi co11curs 11111 replacing DARE with this program v.·ould not have an, ttCpi,,ic
impm.1 on 1hc s1uden1s and would ac111nll y enhance what is bein g tnught 10 the s111dents.
Council Mcinbcr N;1b1K>l2 s.:1id she wouldjus1 like 10 say 1hat sl1 c l111s lookcd al the curriculum 1hat 1llcy
scm O\'er 10 Co1111c1 l and she wns \'Cl)' impressed with it . S:1e opiucd 1ha1 it will be a rc:11 su pplemcm 10
the seventh gmdc due to 1he fRct th.u it :1ddrcsscs the different issues. more on the gnng. behavi or
modifica1i on. pcc:r pressure aud 1hn1 type of 1hing She rci 1cr:11ed 1ha1 she w:1s impressed wilh iL
Mayor Bums snid he was also im pressed with it. He noted he ha s ancndcd sc.,.cra l DARE graduations aa:
the Jifth grade IC\'CI , bul this is a slcp up at 1hc sc ,·cn1l1 g, 1dc level to 111.1kc kids mu ch more awi\l'C of tx
gang influ ence .
Office r McGralh not ed I hat th ere is so me dmg i11fom1:wo n included in 1herc and a summer co mponent
where they will be doin g a few ac1 ivi1ies in 1hc summer with lhcm as a follo,, up He opined thal this
program will rea lly supp lcmc 111 wh:11 th e)' do i11 tl1c fifi l1 gmde nnd keep th e offi ce rs. h111 1sc lf included.. 10
!he sc hool s hnving. hopefully , pos111 vc contac l w11h )Ot111g peo ple .
ORDINANCE NO 5) SER IE S OF l'J'J7 (COUNC IL BILL NO 55 . INl ,; DUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER WIGG INS)
AN ORD INAN CE APPROVING AN IN TERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEE N THE
UN ITED STATES DEPARTME NT OF THE TREASURY BUREA U OF ALCOHOL. TOBACCO AND
FIREARMS AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATIO N AN D CONTINUIN G
OPERATION OF THE GANG PREVENT ION TASK FO RCE KNOWN AS GANG RES IST'\NCE
EDUCATION AND TRAINI NG (G .R.E.A.T.) PROGRAM IN BOTH PUBLI C AND PR IV .1'E
SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO
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COUNCIL MEMHJI WIGGINS MOVED, ANP IT \ YAS SECOl'fl>ED, T(I APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA rn:M 10 (b) (II)· COUNCIL 811 ,L NO. 55, ON SECOND READING.
Molion c.1rriu\.
A,a: COUl'(Cil Membc~ ,-int,1,,1,_ Vo"flillag. '1"i11&lns. Hoben iclu ,
IV•QlllCr. Clapp, BUl115
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(111) Council Bill No. SO . .!;,pro vi ng a Co1111cc1or's Agreement wi1h Cherry Hills
Village Sanilalion DIAna. was considcrul.
Council Member Wagrp,,,a advised lhat he ,·otcd no on this on firsl rending . He s1a1cd he will vo1c no
again basically bccaaK t!lc &di property is included in 1hc ou1li11c of lhc districl and he rcmcmbe1, ~,cm
1clling us Ibey dit1A '1 -2r1)1hing lo do with the Cily. So . he said. 1h31 will be his posi1ion again Ibis
evening .
Mayor Burns asked if !Jira dido ·1 change . Acting City Mm1ngcr Fonda risked Council Member Wnggoncr
if he was rcfcrri111 to _>Ibey did•1i• Pl'nicipalc. l\'lr, W:1ggoner s.1id yes . Mr . Fonda adyised 1ha1 Ibey
nrc in that District ad we laavc saudicd ii since and they h .. ,vc down zoned it s11bs1a111i.1lly. He noted that
may be the wron¥ uianl t.l 1ha1 they lmvc gone r,om n V.t:I)' high dcnsi1 y hotel complex with
condo1niniwns nod m bda. bad down lo one :and 1wo ncrc p.irccls . Mr. Fonda st.lied lhcy hnvc lmd
Black and Vcalch look ar iil .and u-c feel wi1h 1hat many we can aC'C'Ommodatc them. Then al that poinL be
said. when they do tap oa they "ill pay the SC\\"'!f ch.irgc I.Ip foe thal would help pay for lhe i111crccp1or
that went in . He coaamem1cd he would be concerned nnd would not be prescnling this. if in facl the ho1cl
was SliJI the propositiaa.. He said his guess is then th:H the study would !iJ1ow ih.11 you would overload the
sewer.
Mayor Bums asked •ha mtus is this in with 11M: City or Cherry Hills now. Actini:t Cuy Manager Fonda
advised th:u we had a ca.raa with Cherry Hills Village thou was signed · n 1975 an..! !h~ 1ho11gh1 ii went
for 20 years . He s&aled.111.cxpircd so we h.,vc been ncgotblling wi1h them :m d wc presc111ed them with our
s1audard con1rac1 r« aR!> raf 1hc districts thal we scn·c. He Slated ti t.II nt lirs1 1hcy didn ·, wn111 10 lJCCCpt it.
but now they arc ~-lbc contr:ic t tlLill is our s1and.1rd aud appl1\!S 10 any dist net 111,11 \\C sc n'e. So ,
Mayor Bums nO(ed. ~ .an:: not gc11111g any spcci.1I 1rc.n111e111 1ha1 th e~ ha\'C to :1dhcrc JU SI lik e :111~ olh cr
d,s1nc1 Mr. Fond.a Qia
Council Member Habc.uidhl ask.rd whal would h.ippcn, or wlmt would preclude them , from chnnging tlLill
zoning once we prondc t!bc..~ "11h th.11 con nectors agree ment . She asked if \\e \\Ould then have to
increase our service Ac::ng Cil) Ma11.1ger Fonda s.1i d no. wc would not app ro\·c ii. They ca11·1 overload
tJ1c sewers according so Q)Otract . so we would 1101 approve it.
ORDINANCE NO.~. SERIESOF l 'J'/7 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 56. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER Wl ~GINS)
AN ORDINANCE Al'f!iiOVlNG A CONNECTOR 'S AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHERRY HILLS
VILLAGE SANITATION DISTRICT A ND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO
COUNCIL ME~IBEII. WIGGINS MOVED . AND IT WAS SECONDED. TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA rrEM IO (b) (iii) • COUNCIL BILL NO. ~6, ON SECOND READING.
Co un ci l Mc111bcrs Nabl1ol1.. Vorm111:ig . Wiggins . Habcnicl11 .
Clapp . Burns
Council Member \V.1ggoncr
Englewood Clly Council
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MAYOR BURNS STATED THAT HE ff',D A REQUEST FROM COUNOL MEMBER
HABENICHT TO REMOVE AGEND.\ ITEM 10 (c) (I) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMIJER WAGGONER REMOVED AGENDA ITEM 10 (cl f•l FROM THE
COr,jSENT AGENII~.
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT REMOVED AGENDA ITEM IU (c) (i•) FROM THE
CONSENT AGENDA .
Mnyo r Bums advised . regarding Consent Agenda Item No. 10 (c) (Iii). that thae isan em,r in the
amount. He pointed out th.11 lhc informn1io11 in 1hc Council C'1mmunica1ion is ,correa. but for some
rc.1so 11 the :unount is incorrect on lhc ngcndn . He advised 111.11 lhc amount shcaid be SSS .000 .00. 10 be
consi1;1e 111 with the slalf report Council has in their p:1ckct.
COUNCIL MEMBER VO RM ITT AG REMOVED AGENDA ITEM 10 (<) (in1 ti!OM THE
CONSENT AGENDA.
(i) A rccommcndm ion from the Oepanmcnt of Fi nancu1 Sc:n;ccs to approve a
resoluti on transferring funds and nppropriiuing runds for En glewood 's share aC!he Ci nderella City silt
cnvircn mc ntnl clc.,n-up costs wns considcrat .
Council Member Hnbenic'.,t advised that she asked that this one be pulled became sbe is concerned. She
said she guesses she docsn'I h:wc :1 problem wilh 1r.111sfoni11g 1he fonds fro m die General Fund 10 the
Capi1al Projects Fund so that 1hey don '1 h.ivc 10 do 1ha1 ar some fu1urc 1i111c. Bra. she said. she docs ha \e
a problem "ith passing on oppropriation or Capital Project Funds ror things 1h11 &a,,c not y<1 been
reso lved by !he City. She op ined th:11 is sor1 of pulling the cart before the honic She: said she would not
li ke to do that. Ms . Habc 111c ht st:lled she would either wan! to amend !he motior to take out the
appropriation of those fun ds or to poslponc I hi s lo some later dale when m: might have the ap propriate
agreements 10 work wilh .
Director Gryglcwicz advised 1h;11 bas1 c:1lly at 1l11 s 11111c tl1crc arc 110 pla1 1s to aa:u:ai~ "SpC:nd any of these
monies. It just la kes it out of the General F1111d so th ose are11 ·1 appropriated 10 t.heapc:r:umg budgc1.
Basicill y. he said. 1hey will stay in the Capital Projec ts F1111 d 11111i l 1herc is an ~c:111 So. he advised.
nothing will be spcnl until aner the agrcc111e111s nrc sig ned
Council Member Waggo ner sai d lh:11 he th ough t thi s was fo r oth er thin gs. other t.Jan clean -up costs. And.
he noted, in the resol111ion itself we srn 1cj us1 clenn-up cos ts. D1rcc1or Gl)g!C111:1Cl .:ld,·1sed it is ac1uaJly for
clc.111-up cosls ns well ns laking care of th e Mo111go111ery Ward s lease nud 01~ tm:5CL 'lnneous cosls. But
Mr. Waggoner stated , ii is 1101 in the rcsol111io11 u1lc. in lhc 1i1lr. ii j us1 s1:11 es d eat-cp costs. which is nol
quile right . He asked Ci1 y A11omcy Bro1z111n11 if that was lnie Ci ty AI I0fTh..~ Brottrnan recommended a
motion to change th at from cle:111-up cos ts to Cinderella Cit y Si le cos1s. take CUI I.be word clc:m•up .
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED TO AMEND, IN THE TITLE AND BODY OF THE
RESOLUTION, TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE FROM "CINDrR[LL, CITY SITE CLEAN•
UP COSTS" TO JUST "C INDERELLA CITY SITE COSTS."
Mn yo r Burns ;1skcd if he \\;1111 s 1ha1 lang ua ge taken 0111 of 1hc whcrc:,s cla vs::s also
Council Mc111t>Cr Habcn icl11 nsked if Ill e) could nlso lake ··and 1l1c a pp ropnanon-00 1 of there 100 .
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CouaciJ Member Waggoner clarified 1hc motion means anywhere "Clndcrclln Cily site clean-up costs"
,appea,s in the body and in the title you would clmngc to just Sil'/ "Cinderella City site costs ."
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Mayor Bums asked Director Gryglcwicz. if for any rcnson 1hc agreement would ch,1ngc , if 1bcy could just
aansfer the money back . Mr. Gryglcwicz said sure . Or, Council Member Waggoner said . i1 could just
say tllcn: and revcn oack at 1hc end oflhc year. Dircc1or Gryglcwicz advised we would just do anolhcr
ll'tSOllllion 1runsfcrring it back 10 1hc Gcncml F1111d .
The resolution was assigned a number :md read by tillc as amended :
RESOLIJTION NO . 7S, SERIES OF 1997
.A RESOLurtON FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND THE APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS FOR
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD'S SHARE OF THE CINDERELLA CITY SITE COSTS
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 75.
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO REMOVE
mr: WORDS "AND THE APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS" BOTH IN THE
TITLE AND WHERE EVER ELSE IT M.AY BE STATED IN THE RESOLUTION •
She advisc:d she bti oo problem wilh unnsfcrring the funds, 10 reserve them mid lwvc 1hem al the ready.
But she does ha\'C a rctl problem voling 10 npproprial.! funds ahead of any agreement being made .
Council Member Vonninag asked Ci1y Anomcy Bro1 zman whm. c.xac1l y. that me.ins. City Attorney
Brotzman advised ah.it transferring lhc fund s a11101na1ically appropri:ucs it . 1ha1 you arc doing that by
definition when )'OU lr.msfer it . Mr . Bro11J1i;t11 si 1id 111111 if your q1ics1io11 is, c.111 you spend any of this
mo nc:-or will an y of tlus money be SJ>e nt wi1h0111 f11r1l1 cr Counci l au1l1ori1~11ion , the anmcr is 1mnc of Lhis
money will be spent without Coun cil a111hor izin g 11.
Council Member Habeni cht asked ho\\ that a111hon1 .. a1i on will lak e pl ace Cil ~ All ornc~ Brolzman
aplai ncd Council will ci1hcr appro, c contracts or deeds.
So. Co uncil Member Vorm ill ag s:1id. ;ill 1hcy .i r~ doiu g is 1ra11sfc rring I his i1110 anolh cr acco 11111 so it is
availabl e 10 be spenl. And so . Ci t) Anorn ey Bro1 z111;111 ;i d\'iscd. it ,,on't be spc111 111 lh e Gen eral Fund .
The n. Mr . Vonn1u ng sn id . when 1hcy ,,,1111 to spe nd i1 1hcy will co me 10 Council for upproval
So. Council Member Habenicht smd .1hcrc is no lil CII npproval ofan)thrn g ba se d 0111l11s. C11~ Anomey
Broaman said no
IN THAT CASE , COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT SAID SHE WO ULD RF.MOVE HER
AMENDMENT.
Cou ncil Member Wnggonc r call ed for lh c qucs11011 .
Vo,c rcsulu:
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Co1111 cil Membe rs Nab hol1_ Vo rm i11:1g, Wi gg ms. Ha bc mcln ,
Waggoucr. Clapp . Burn s
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(ii) A rccommcndallon from 1k Oily Allomey 's Office lo adojl4 a resolution
concerning the: exchange or propcny to Highla11 Js Ramtla lMetropolilnn Distric1 No . 3. pcnaining to Dr.
Ohlson and !he C-170 lnlcrthangc.
Council Member Waggoner Slated he nsked 11•11 th is onclbc pulled . He sacd he was 11ying 10 remember.
from the 1Mp 1hn1 Council saw previousl y. 1he specific prcd 111.11 was going 10 be lhc Ohlson access 10
his property . He snid now he undcrsu1• ~~ 1ha1 Dr. Ob.Cs:w wams 10 keep the original casement tha1 was
granted to l1i111 previously 1111d use th.11 as n,~ 110::CSS thnl goes to Coun1y Linc Road Council Member
Waggoner snid hi s question is ifhc: docsn '1 ncc-. "OXSS ID the new road lhcn wli)• :uc we giving 1his 10
somebody else, why don ·1 we jUS1 keep ii as pon of oor ""''" property . Ci1y Allomcy Bro11,nan advi sed
thal it is County Linc Road from his old access. he won ~ J1.1,-c a curb cut 1hcrc lo get there . Acting City
Manager Fond., c:.'(plaincd lhnt is pan of the Inking. he-e:::111'1"1 get oul on th.11 access. he won 't using it .
Council Member W:iggoncr asked whnt he uses 1h1.'fl. Aalling City Manager Fonda :idviscd he uses the
new one . Mr. Waggoner s1a 1cd he thought 1his was the w.ew one.. City Allomcy Bro1 zman cspl:iincd tha1
what this is is n cl:trific.,1ion . He sai<i Counc il has passed two ordinances ptC\iously. They 100k thnt to
the Judge :i nd he said you know I his is nice but I want to llllakc sure the DiS1ric1 actu:illy hns the au1hority
you arc s.1ying you have under these two ordinana::s. Tlhnt ·s all 1his resolution docs is clnrify the language
for tlce Judge. <hm 11~ have given hi'm lhe a111hori1y 10 rnk lhc p,opcny that '"' have pl'C\1ousl y under Ille
1wo onlinlinces . Mr. Brouman rei""111ed II•• Counal llm< allCldy done I nis. 1ha1 I his is jl1SI cl•ri~ving ii
for the Judge that the Disuie1 has the m11hori1y to aa om..,. bchalr.
So. Council Member Waggoner said. we arc giving it IO Districi in order for them to deal with the
Ohlsons . City Attomcy Bro11J111n Silid that is correct. Ai:cling City Man.,gcr Fondn advised l.ouncil
already has , the Judge could h.1\'e acted. bul he wanted liunlk!r cl.1rific:11ion :ind this is just a stronger
statement that says yes we 111can1 what we said last time:
Council Member Waggoner ron1111en1cd 1ha1 C\'Cflloolly ~ Ohlson will go ou l on lhc casement Ci ty
Attorney Brot zman said on 1hc new eascmcnl.
RESOLUTION NO . 76 . SERIES OF 19'J7
A RESOLUTION CONCERN ING THE EXCHA , GF. Olf PROPERT'I' ;) HIGHL ANDS RANCH
METROPOLITAN DISTR ICT NO . 3. PERTAINING TO DR. OHLSON AND TH E C-1711
INTER CHANGE
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, ANlHTWAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO . 76, SERIES OF 19'J7.
Ayes : Council Members N;11bholz. Vonni11:1g . Wiggins . Habenicht.
Wi1ggoncr . Clapp Bturus
N:iys · None
Motion c:trricd .
(in) A rccommcnd:111011 from 1hc Parks ;111d Rccrc:111 011 Dcpan111c111 10 approve. by
mo11011 . ., co11 1r.ic1 w11h Ma llat. Pc1crso11 aud Rc1111cr III Lhc 11mo11111 ofS5:1i .OOO for rcsurfacmg rep.ii rs al
1he S111cl,1ir .111d 8.1rdc P;irk 1cn111s couns
Council Member Vonnin.ig asked ifwe d1dn '11us1 have 1s done not 1h:11 long ago :11 Roman s Park . He
s.1i d ii wasj11s1 ;i yc:i r or two ago that we resurfaced lhc cu." al th.i t park . D1rcctor 81:ick s.1id yes . Mr
Vo rmillag :iskcd \\hill is 1c:1ring these up . nrc kids rolh:rl::fl nd111g on lhcm or so mething . Mr. Black s.1id
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no , just over time. He c~plained 1ha1 we haven replace ment schedule 1hat every yc.ir we try to ao buo
dilferau couns aud n:pair those about every [our to five years. Thal way, he said, instead or one larac COSI
every year so, we l.ind or ro1a1c those over.
Council Member Vonniuac asked ifO.:y arc uctually being u5Cd . ir there arc a lot or people playin1 tennia
now dr.ys . Director Black said lhcrc arc 110 1 ns mnny rcnnis players as there use to be, l~'CYCr lhc .. 'llrtl
al Sinclair have nlways been used somewhat hea vi ly compared to the other couns. Curn:ntly, he advi.cd,
the condit i<>n orthc coun really docs not allow play out there . Council Member Waggoner noted the
couns at Roman s Park get used quite a bi1 . Dircc10r Blnek agreed .
Council Member Vonnittag commcmcd thal he :ms never seen a11ybody playing 1c111us on any cuun in our
Cily. Council Member W11ggoncr stated lh:u if we would turn the ligh1s bnck on you would probably sec
more people playing 1c1111is. Because . he noted. we don ·1 even provide lighllng n11)'111orc. Dirt.ClOf Black
said I.bat is corn:ct .
Mayor Bums asked ;r lhc runds come from the Conservalion Tm s1 Fund for this . Dircc1or Bl nc k said yes.
So , Mayor Bums said, it docsn 'l come 0111 of the General Fund Budget :lll)1\';1y .
Council Member Habenicht said she ,vns wondering , since more was budgeted than we would be
c:qxmding. ir it is possible 10 look again :11 doing something wi1h 1l1e lights on tl1c 1cnnis couni. Director
Bbck Slaled thcro is ahvays thnt possibili1y ortumiug the liglns back on, 11011 is something we er. 'd look
aL but l.bal woukt be long lcnn . He nolcd we certainly would 1101 want to go in :md tum the lights on for a
shon period or,imc nnd then !Ulve to 1um them back olT. Director Blnck opined th.it is a policy decision
thal we prob.ib ly should tnlk about. cspcc i:1ll y for those couns that get hc:I\)' use . He said 1ha1 1s ccnainly
an issue tha1 we c.111 discuss .
Council Mc1nber W11G&ouer asked ir lh:11 is :1 stnudnrd color we h.ivc sinned to use . Manager Lee said he
docs not koow for sure.
COUNCIL MEMBER VORMITI'A G MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE A
CONTRACT WITH MALLOT, PETERSON AND RENNER IN THE AMOUNT OF s~~.ooo FOR
RESURFACING REPAIRS OF TIIF. SINCLAIR AND BARDE PARK TENNI S COURfS.
Motion carried .
Ayes : Council f,.lcmbcrs Nab ho lz.. Vorn1111:ig. Wiggms . Habc mchl ,
Wa g,;o ucr . Clapp . Burns
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(iv) A rcco111111cnda11011 from lhe Park s :111d Rcc rc:111 011 Dcpan ment 10 apprO\C, by
m01ion. a contract with T & G Hardwood Floor Specialists. luc in th e :1111011111 of S9X.5 7-4 1KJ fo r
rcno11a1ion of 1he wood floor al the Rccrc:11io11 Center was considered .
D1rcc1or Bl ac k advised 1h:u we would be repla ci ng th e c11rrc111 noor in the gym that we have repaired three
or four li mes . Afte r a period of lime . he slmcd . 1he noor gels e.~1rc111cly sli ck and dangerous He s.1id they
h:we worked \\ollh lhe Public Works Dcpartmc111 over 1l1c last co11plc Of)c:1rs 10 review d10'crc nt Ooors tJ\3t
arc out there . We ha ve pul :1 wood noor 111 lh c aerobi cs roo 111 :md . he noted . probabl~ 1fthc) h:id ii do 10
over ag.1i11 th ey \\Ou ld hil\c p111 a woodcu noo r III lhc gym Because II docs las1 lon ge r a:1d 11 1s much
easier on th e knees for p.1n1 ci p;1111s He s.ud 1f they would 11011cc th cri.: 1s 11 11 add 011 here 1ha1 has 10 do
with the you th dance roo 111 . He stated th ey had cuoug h 111011c~ 111 Ille b11dgc1 to cove r 1ha1 He s.11d 1lw:)
had pl anned 10 look al 111111 for I 'JtJK. bul !here \\ere enough funds available fro111 tl1c C011scnat1011 TruS1
Fund to cove r that so they 111cl11ded that 11s pan of the package
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Council Mefflber Hobcnl chl .,.... if.•-etbc( floor. 1hc)· p111 none Inch spring In 1hcn, nn well ,
Director Blndi said yes. thal lllal -•• M•. Hnbcnlchl as!,cd fflhal WIIS 11dequa1c. She said she Is
conccr•1cd bcclusc lhc n,1nembm ,..,. la claugl11crs look dnnce. people oxplllincd lo her lhe i1nponance
or having a sprung floor fo, anii>ody llud is doing uny kind or jumping aerobics or wlwl hnvc you . Shr.
asllc:d ifa one inch sprina is lllcqlaW liar 1hc health of people's legs. •nldcs. shin spllnis . kneet . Di-or
Black said:,,,::, the floor win 11111 gift.._ ii isccnainly not n 1hroo Inch flo,r. bu1 what you have 1helo is
the diff'eronce in the 1rans1tionsi.:i-tlle floor nnd 1hc .!pOCCS going in . ro r n three inch floor. ho
explnincd. they wo11ld have to go fuflliorOIII ,n10 lhe halh1Bys to do lhal. He S3id lhey didn't foci !hat 1>as
acccp1nblc . Director Black scncd lhal llilo)' 1lunk lhc one inch floor will be ncccplnble for 1ho dance
program nnd th,11 i i "ill be much bcu10nh.1n wh:11 is in there righ1 now. Council Member Habenicht
commented tl13t maybe lherc is somcdliag M cm do :u some time to rc-clcvntc the hnllways. or whal ba,-e
you, if indeed ii is n belier thing ,o lb SIie aid she "ould guess her concern is she hales 10 do something
lhal is not the best lhing lo do ""'1 -J ha")' c.,pcndi111rc. DirCCIO, Bl•ck S3id lhnl Is righl . IMI lhey
can verify lluu :lgain. 1hat it is bis m1-dcr3tand.111g 1ha11h:11 1s acceptable. 8111 . he no1cd. they can ccnainly
verify 1lu11 before the inst:1IL11ion. C01unc1l Member H:i bc111ch1 s;1i d she \\Ould rc:-illy ap prccrntc 1hn1.
Council Member Vonnillag OOICd it su~ 1h31 1his conlract is executed in five cou ntcrpans . He nsked
wh.11 th:11 met.us. Mayo r Bums cxp(:w:icd rbat II me.ms you c.111 hnvc r.,,c copies and people ~n sign
diffcn:nt copies and tl.e)' an ba:BIK one. Mr Vonnittag s:lid he didn 't know ifi1 was like five
different times doing difl'erenf dtiJIIS. Cou.r.cil Member Waggoner noted ii is esscmially nv~ originals.
Mayor Burns staled it is used oftell if',-llan-c people in all different kindt of loca1ions and its hard to get
~•• samc con1rnc1 in frolll oCcltll '""'""''"""'· So, he cxpl•ined, lhey •II sign lhc same 1hing, He 1101ed if
you soy ii is in coun1crpans theyanaach sign n di!Tcrcni version nnd it is 11s if rhcy :111 signed them
togclher at the same time.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGOl'IER MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT •Tilf T & G HARDWOOD FLOOR SPECIALISTS, INC. IN
THE AMOUNT O!' S98,5ROO fOR RENOV~TION OF THE WOOD FLOORING AT TH£
RECREATION CENTER
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Motion c.1 rr icd .
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Gouncil Mc111bcr5 Nab holz. Vonnillng , Wiggins , Habenicht
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(a) Appro,,al ofOrduwmccs on F1rs1 Rc:1d111g
(i) D irct1U1i Gr),-~;c1. prcscnred a rccommc11dn1io11 from lh": l\,!p:trtment of
Financial Services 10 adopl J bdl re-.-aa ordin.1 11cc placing a qucstio11 on 1hc NO\'Cmbcr -t. 1'>'>1 bnllol
rcg.1 rdin g financing for :J Museum d"Outdoor Ans al 1he Cindcrcll:1 Ci1y Sile He :1dviscd tlu s proposed
ordin.1ncc would pt11 a qucsuon ott ie ballol to incur dcbl. nlso incur an 111um.1I COSI 10 support a Museum
orOuldoor An s nnd .t lso pay back dd>t thal is incurred . He s1a1ed that tl1cy worked wi1h 0111side
co unsci !O come up w11h 1h1s quc:st4.:m.. bcc:111.sc ii is somewha t 11111:sual He s.ud he docs 1101 1hink II h:l s
been done tn (lu ite this manner an~1'1cre else
Council Member Habcmcht satd rtt1u1 althoug h she most s1rongh suppons lh c C11~ pursuin g ncgotmlions
and working 10 loc.ne 1hc Museum1 of Outdoor Ans here in Englewood . cspccia ll ~ 111 co nJ1111c11on with the
rcde"elopment of the Cinderella G . snc. she docs bch C\'C there arc 1111111y wa~s 10 c:~plore to do tlus She
said she re.i ll y docs 1101 bchC'\'C t.hnn tlus bJ ll01 qucs11011 .iddrcsscs thm or addresses wh.11 can be do11c m
terms or ncgot i,111 011 She commeum::d 1h.1 1 cyc ry 1tmc she look s :11 it it jus1 docs 1101 make sense 10 her and
she h,,s :i diffi cult t1111e \\llh n ~ Habenic ht s.1 id she 1hi11ks she lli1S :1s 1-..cd the qucs11011 ,r 01hcr idc:is .
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lhoujjh11 and optioos h•l'c boon c.,plored and ,he 11a1cd she would likt 10 uk 1113111,cy be....,._.,_
looked nl.
Mayor ,Bums s.1id he would concur wi1h 1hu1, Il l.Il l he is huving a problem wilb Ibis too. nus. be 1111111d, is
a lot ot1ooney. we do11 '1 hnvc au ugrccmc111n11111 wilh them, they don 't seem 10 wam to cn,e:r iN>a ilcUa
of intcnli at this poilll and they ;ire not going to 11u~ n decision unlit Scplcmbcr. He said he apms 111'Ub
M5, Hnbcaichl .
Council Member \Vi&llins conuncnled 11ml we can nlwnys pull ii before ii goes 10 lhc clCClion. lk:lllc:d
City Attorney Bro1zmm1 if it is true 1lw1 they need to gel it in now ir il is going to be an issue. Ba::aast. he
snid, if they come up in September and s.1y lhcy wish 10 co me in here then it becomes an issue I.UI Ille
voters have 10 answer. Council Member Waggoner snid 1hcn they may h,1vc 10 wail. Mr. Wiggt1111, med
then ii will be lwo yc:trs down 1hc ro.id . Council Member Vonni11.1g said we L1l:e this now aad-ii
between now and November. or now :md priruing. or we nrc ou1 of luck .
Council Member Wiggi1lS s.11d. in n:sponsc 10 Council ~!ember Habcniclll , th.al Financial Scn"1CtSaad the
City 's financial advisor worked 1oge1hcr 10 find 1hc ICllst \l'l:pcnsivc mcd1od for finance .. COl'II&,___ and
opcrn1ion suppon for the Museum o[On1door Ans . E• :l)ilody we have talked IO so fa,. be Sllld. ._ . ..,..
this is the WO)' lo go with it and nobody else has: co,nc up ,yith anyt hing other than lat. He oallllt,-can
think ora lo1ol'ideas, 11ccu, ha,~ ralllcs, cakcsalcs,em washes or whllC\-cr, bul IIOllliag .__...,.
forward as fc.,,~jble . Council Member Wiggins opined it is n vnlid issue to put 10 the 1&,q,aycn..
Cooncil "1\Clnbcr Hpbcaicht s.1id sh,; wnnlcd 10 111;1kc sure 1)m1 iryonlU'Cagf<'Cipg,wnh hc(. lllal ye.-
agreeing wilh her in a clc:ir fnshion . She said she believes !hat \\C e,;,n :ind sho~1ld work ou1 an~
with 1he Museum of Outdoo r Ans. She s1n1cd she docs not think a ,•iablc agrecmcni wi1b the Musc:mm of
Ouldoor Ar1s needs 1llis kind or1,1xi11g sit11a1io11 from 1he citi;,.cns. She 1101cd that as people h.,,e been
looking for a cul1urnl nns venue i11 Englc\\000 and ;11 111;11 si 1c. on e of 1l1ings 1lm1 \\ilS discussed was: the
cos1 of building a building. The ~fo sc um ofOu1door Ans wants 10 nssumc. 101ally . 1hc cost ofbwJding a
building . She opined lhat we arc overlooking :1 101 of 1hi11g.s :ii.al nrc being bro11gl11 up \\llh 1fus aad
m.'lk.i ng ii some son of an c.~1ra. c.\:lr.J cost a nd w11.:11 mdcrA wh;u most or the cili,.cns i...ud 11,q wa.ld like
to sec happen at th..it silC would ha\·c cost quite a btl of money and doing ii this wa) would end ap SD'lllg
the 1axpaycrs a !01 of money. ~1.aking 1his into nn issue of being more of a burden . ra1her lhaa u as5Cl LO
this co mmunity . she opined. is coufounding 1hc issue :rnd th:11 is the rc.15011 she t!tJCS not suppon tDIS
.ipprooch .
Ma)or Bums said she is righ t the~ do disagree He said the 1de;1 th;ll tlus 1s not go111 g 10 cos, lb:
L1xp.1yers ... th.'\I 1hey w;uu 1en :icrcs of free l:111d as he 1111ders1a11ds it. and 1hcrc is the yc:arl~ ~ lb.'.ll
we would ha\'e to \ 01c 10 give 1hc111 in order 10 satisry A111cnd111e111 I. M:1yor Burn s ommcmcd tb.M llus
1s 1101 n free lunch by :my s1rc1ch or the i111:1gi11a11011 :111d 1hc lasl memo from Doug Clark. on Juoc: -4"'.
says th.II MOA wan ts a firm p;1n11crship with the City rcgnrding :1•;mml opcr.111011s a11d m.1m1e1 aaucc
TI1cy arc u11 ::0 111fon:1blc with this 11cm being subjccl to 1111111111I approp nation . He po1111cd ou t 1.00r only
wny yo u can h:we it . is subjec110 :1111111:il approprin1io11 . iryou do11 '1 ha\C a vole under Amend mc!Ul I So.
he so1id . it is the only wny to go if yo u ;ire go ii,g 10 do 1ha1. Maror Burns s1 :ued he docs not '-A'3DC to ,end a
sig naJ by his vorc 1hm he tlunks 1h:n so mehow )OIi can 11cgo11a1c a free ndc on tlus or somcsh1ng 1 1s
1101 goi ng lo COSI us some 1110/IC) lie op111ccJ lh ,11 II IS go 111g lo COS I us II 101 of 11\0llC}
Cou ncil Member '-lalr-111cl11 s.1 1d 1h;11 she 1h111ks 11 ,s 1111por1 ;1111 10 rccog1111e 1h;11 the Council h:3s ~ mc1
wnh 1ha1 board. done illl)' ncgotaaltou . or looked :11 any OIiier po1111 s of ,11:w She op111cd ih.'11 11 JUI .1'C3ll)
docs deserve n lot more 1horough d1scuss10 11 She s ud she agR'CS wnh Cou nc,I Member aggottc tJ.w ,r
• so111c1h111g co mes up do,\11 the wa~ 1h:it thal \\Ould be the 11111c 10 \\Ork I0\\ard 11
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Mayor Bums 8"d •Im 111c time llin~ is on 1hi,. City Allomcy Bromn■n 11n1cd 1hn1 i~ Council Is going
ro have !his on this.~r's bnll o• hey need 10 do lirsr rending lo ni ghl .
Council Member~ aid hb is not 11r"' \1<: need 10 hove ii on !Iris No~e mbcr's bftllot . He opi'lcd
Ihm, an: other...,,. .. get somebody In I hero . whelhcr ii be MOA or whoever ii r"ighl be, 1lu1 Is going 10
be• people chaw fcnrillml aroa. Now. he noted. ifil is MOA 11>c11 line. Tirey ntRy hnve 10 lnke n llule rno,e
ofllic rcsponsibilirJ• Bui. he s.1id, lic would gncss he is 1101 ready 10 pnl ii on n bnllor issne ycl. w!len you
kn~ dam wen DlllClhing like this will not p.1ss . He said he docs not sec ii passing :u all . Council
McmbtrWagaa:,r,a:u«I "'31 he rhinl<s i1 is w•,111g 1opu1 i1 on 1hcbail01 . He mnimnlncd 11011 if you pul i1
on !he baHoc )'OIi ta,c csscn1ially killed ii. rou couldn't even gel MOA in 1hcre. So. he snid . for 1hn1
""""" he it nor willing 10 pul ii on 1he bal101. ,,,
The Cily Cieri< wos:>Sltcd 10 n=,d Counci l Bill ~lo. 67 by title :
COUN CIL BILL 1.0. 67. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WIGG INS
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTER ED ELECTORS OF
1llE CllY 0F ENG.£WOOD·l/,T THE NEXT SCHEDUUED GENERAL/MUNICIPAL ELECTION A
BALLOT ISSUE Mnl!OIUZING 'lllE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL C::BLIGATION BC NDS OF THE
CllY OF ENGi.~ FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING"l'HE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATIONS S~!P!!'OR'f FOR THE MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS .
COUNCIL MEMS£R WlGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEM 11 (a) (i) • COUNCIL BILL NO. 67 .
A~•es : Counci l Members Wiggins. Clnpp
~~-s· Council Mem bers N:tb hol z. Vom1it1:1g. Habenicht Waggoner . Bums
Morion dcfcntcd.
(r:i' Cit y Allomcy Brownan prcsc111cd :t rccr,mmendnti on from the Cily Auomcy
and the Dq,art.mernt -offinancinl Services to :1tlop1 a bill ror nn ordinance placing a q11cs1ion 011 the
NO\'C:nbcr 4. 1997 n1 1ot rcg,irding Section 32 of the Englewood Home Rui c Chancr regarding Powers
E:q,ressty Withhcfdl !TOm Council.
Ci ty Attorrn.·y Bro l!Z'.mm1 C.'\":p lai11cd 1li.111his issue was identified in 1he rec.i ll proced ures by lh c c11izcns
commincc th.it cumc fomdrd on 1ha1 1SS11c. Wh ;Jt ca me 0111 of that. lie advi sed. was 1ha1 a unammous \'Ole
of Council w:u: n:qpirrcd under th:11 scc1io 11 . thal is impossi bl e nnd what Co un cil ha s is the lnngu :igc
discussed at Study Session. which ,vas Cou ncil Member Waggoner's rccommc11da1ion
Tir e Cil)' Cieri< w>S ·nskcd 10 re.id Co11n.::rl Bi ll No 6H by titl e.
COUNCIL BILI!. NO 68. INTROC'UC.1:D BY COUNC IL MEMBER WAGGONER
A BILL FOR ANOlRDINANCE SUBM ITT ING TO A VOTF. OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF
7HE CITY OF ENi:iLE WOOD AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED GENFRAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A
PROPOSED AMDIDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CIT Y OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO
REGARDING POWERS EXPRESSLY WITHH ~LD FR OM COUNC IL
COUNCIL MD.IBER WAGGONEk MOVED. AND IT WAS S[CONDED, TO APPROVE
A(:~NDA ITEl\f n (a) (ii ). COUNCIL BILL NO. (,H.
Counc1i Mrmbcr '1gg1ns :1skcd ,,here the pcnall ~ or pcuall) cl::11sc 1s or \\ lla1 :1 c11011 ca u be 1akcn . 1r
there is a ,·,ol :1uo111tb) a council pcrso u rcgardmg Scc 1101112 1,.'ou11 cll Member Bro11111a11 ad , 1scd th :11
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there arc lwo nctions . One is lhc action tnkcn in lhc cnsc nt hand. which was I.lat ra:aU al Council
Member Halllawoy . He s1n1cd Ihm, an, nlso cri1niMI vlolallo111 for violations ol •• Clw1er for
misconduct . Council Member Wigins naked who 1hosc char ... will be llroupi II,. Cily Auomcy
BrolZJMII sold 1h11 QClunlly lhc DistriCI Allorncy's Office would briog lbosc .
Council Member Vonni1111g asked for nn c.xample or a ror inaancc on SCMDCtJuaa, City Auomey
Brotzman .aatcd 1hnt nn example would be i111crfcrcncc whh 3 police officer. He said thal is a criminal
viola1ion. so 1hc DA would proscculc o council mcmbcofor 3 criminal violaliall. wmcb is inlerfeiiucc.
So, Mr. Vonnittug snid , ii would be done in an ou1sidc coun. Mr. Bro1 z.man said tlal is correct . Council
Member Vonninag au,d what 1he law is 1odlly. Clay Allomcy Bn>IZl uan ad\isal lhal lhal is currcnll y
availnblc under the Ch.,n~r a!! it now stands. Criminal prosccu1io11 can L-ikc ptac:c aader the currcm
Choncr, you have 1he impossible language nnd you luwc recall . He Slalcd thal all llli5 docl ii rtlTIOVC Lbc
language 1IL1I is an impossib ili1y currcnlly, Bccm:sc, Mayor Burns noted. yOII ..-....,,. Fl a
unanimous vote of Council.
Vote rcsulti :
Ayes : Co un ci l Membe rs N;1bhok Vonniua~ Wiggi ns.. Habenicht.
Wag.goner. Cl:1pp. BnrtlS
Nnys : None
Motion canicd.
(iii) Dirtctor Gryglewicz p1esc111cd a rccomwendauoa en-tbc Dcpartmem or
FiMnclal Services to adopl Council Bill No . 69 placing a question on ~IC NcMmbcr 4, J 997 ballot
regarding an increase in maximum lotal pension bcncli1s for -old hire"" fin::figlllca..
Director Gryglcwi c-l. no1cd that they just discussed this in S1udy Scss101L. He Slid lhas baUOl issue would
allow lhc City 10 incur a mulli•ycar obligation 10 increase 1hc m,iximum lotal pca5IOll bc nc:fi 1s for c um:n1
old bin: fircfigluers from 65"/. to 7-i% or 1111Jnthly sal;trJ'. He nd\'ISI..~ n 1s cnimalOll 1hat this will cos t a
present vaJuc orS485.U00 and lhc cos 1 won.Id be amonii.cd O\'Cr 24 years at an....,., COSI oJ $50.000
which would be included in the propen y tax levy or1hc property owncn 111 the C1:1y of Eng.)cwood .
Council Member Habenicht sai d i i is her 11ndcrs11;11diug tha t our fircfighlcr"s old hue and new hire h,wc
pens ion benefits thnt nrc simi l;u or in C.\:CCSS 10 I hose of our other employee groups. Bccusc or that. she
statt.d. she feel s uncomfortable aboul s11ppo r1i11g this . Cen a.i nl y.~!:.;. :;.:id, 1hr pcuuon process , ifLhcy
wanted 10 do tJuu 10 increase thnl. seems n::1son.1b lc. Bui , s.nc opined. a1 tJus UIIIC' she docs no1 1hink it
would be appropria1c 10 suppon that for one employee: group O\'Cr ano1hc-.r.
Mayor Bum s nskcd Dircclo; G1yglcw1 ct ,, hy the pro pos1I ts incrcas111g II from I\.\'¾, 10 1-'%, wh y that
particuL1r pcrcc111 ngc. Mr. G1 yglcwicz referred Counci l 10 a Mercer rcpon III tha.r packet He stated thal
on page one. Plmuv:d Provisions. S111d) One . wluc h bas1call y tins 10crcasc 1s to PfO\ ,de a 2%. or 1110111hly
salary fo r C."Ch yc:u of service nficr 20 )C:lrS up 10 11 m ;t,111111111 of 7~'1/e or mom bl~ QJa~ Currcnl l}. he
noted . it is 1% nflcr 20 years. So what it rt ,:v-..s is incrcnsc the maximum a !irclipc:r \\OtJld e:1rn in
pension to 7-i¾. So. Mayor Bu ms s:11u. i1 j us1 cxtrapo l:ucs the 2-'% ,f you do a .!4. momhly increase
Di rcc1or Gryglcwicz sai d th:11 is nght.
Council Member \V;1ggo ncr said right i,,uw . w1 1l: all 1hc other c\:pcnd uurcs 1h.a1 •can: look ing .11. •ha1 he
ha s a 1cndc11cy nol 10 increase the propc n~ 1:1, for 1!11s spcc1fo.. purpose .11 llus l1.11X
Council Member Habcni :ht ;i.;kcd for a pm111 or orde r She .iskcd \\hilt happens Ur~ movc.c;. 1l11s
• City Allorncy Brol7.lnnn stn led i1 die s
Ma)or Burns 1101c:i Counci l docs 1101 hmc co 111111c111 from 1ilc ,1ud1c11cc ni tlus r u
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Counal Member tiabholz aslccd if lhls could be 1abled for fun her discuo,;ion . Moyor Bu•111 S1Jid yes. Cliy
Atlofflt,y Brot21nan explained WI lhls is lhc 1nce1lhg lo ~Ill 1hing1 on 1he ballot So, he advis<d , that
wllal they ore b.1Sically doing is sayinc lhnl you will look a1 ii ncxl )'Car. if you move to tal.llc II .
M2)-u Bums Mviscd lh111 he is on the Fire Bonrd :rnd he voled ng.1i11s1 this :!I the 11111c.
ADOPTION OP COUNCIL BILL NO. 69 DIED FOR LACK OF MOTION,
(iv) Director Gryglcwlc-1. presented a rccommcnda1 ion frC1m the Depanmcn1 of
Financial Services 10 adopl Counc il Bill No. 711 placing a qUC$llon on lhc November 4. 1997 ballot
rega,t'Jnti an automatic cost of living adjuGtmcnt for the pensions of r.urrcntly employed "old hire"
fi.rdi"1tc1s He advised tha1 1his is another enhancement to current VCncfi1s for cuncnl old hire
Jircfigt,tcrs. He saiC: it is an a u101n.11ic cosl of living r1 dj11 s1111cn1 . tl1c CPI c,r 3%. whichC\•cr would be less .
1Dc aurcnt prCiCn l value of this bc nclit is S2J 111illion and would be amoni 1.cd o,·t·• 14 yenrs nt nn
am,,13] COS1 ors2so.:11111.
Counci l Member W:iggoncr :asked if $250 .UOtl is :i botn one mill pmpcny 1:1 °' le,~ Dircc1 or GI') glc\\ 1cz
agreed ii is nbo111 on e mill . Then . Mr. W:iggoncr s:1i d. thil! is :ibout wh:tl 1h is \\Ould r.ost. one null. for all
1hr. propcnics. Dircc1o r Gl)'glcwicz s::1id yes to all th ~ propcny owners within lh c C11 :, of Euglcwood .
Council Member Wiggins asked Mnyo: Bums . as he wns on the Fire Bonr1 . how they 'I OCcd on 1his issue
or "'tat was their conclusion . Mnyor Burns :1dviscd it was (our to I've 10 refer ii 10 Council . !ic said as he
remcmt-ers. on both of 1i1ese he W:'1S very u1tfnmilinr with lhr.sc 1wo issues al 1hc lime tlicy a11nc up a.ud
that w;u Lhc reaso n why he did not vot e for ii al tlmt time . Bui. Council Member Wiggins said. in the
uM.e:rim . still be ing oa the 8 0:1 rd . he asked wlml his feeling is al lh is poilll . Mayor Bum s noled 1ha1 on an
t ,. ,. I basi s this is c.onsidcrably more 1ha11 1hc one Council just didn ·1 pass . He s1n1cd th is 1s .lifficu h.
,.•1•·· ns he men1i011ed before al Study Session . we ha \'c 1cn potential ballot issues. now nin e fo r the City
,1 r .• ufl!Wood alone . Plus. we have lhe KTD Guide the Ride Progra m la.x :md other 1l1111gs 011 the b.11101.
. ...fayor Bums s.1id he has a concern of how mnn)' dirTerc111 kinds or finnnc ia l ms nmucrs \, e cn n hnve on
lDC ballo t before we get 1a."ip.,)i.!r revolt So. he said . he thou ght in hcu or his l:1s1 , 1Jtc he wou ld prob.:tb ly
remain the snmc .
Council Membc! Hat:-:nichl said she thinks nmy bc ii is impo rl:111110 recogni1.e 1hnt maybe we need to look.
m·c.r the next rear. at 1hc pcnsi ,lns for o!d hi res. new lures :-ind rnke n look at 11. if there is some real
concern 1herc Bu t. she opined . al rhis time. 1odo 1hi son th e b.1llol .Jt1SI doesn 't fed nght 10 her.
~-la)'Or Burns s.1id he wa nted 10 say he is not agai 1.s1 lhc whole idea of a cosl of li ving incrrasc for 1hcm ,
He opined they shouldn 't j 11S1 drop the wh::,lc s11bjcc1 if I hey arc 1101 goi ng 10 pass 1hi s, He felt Counci l
could revis it it and sec if the budgeting a nd t»1lloti11g nest year is ~oing to be differe nt fr Jm lh is year .
Which. he noted. is an clcc1io11 yc.ir. which he fell. lends 10 l;e 11era1e ,no re b:i ll ot issues anywn~·. He
rcuerated he is n01 agni nsl rhe whol e idcn . he is 1101 :'I IJ:lin sl co 111i1111i11g to r,111d~ tl us.
Counci l Member Nabho l1. s:1id that regardless orlrnw man~ ba llc.: issues th ere were 111 No vember. she
tlunks lhi ; is so me1hmg 1ha1 rc;tl l) 11~C'l s 10 be looke d a1 and addrcs ~.:d Shr s1;11 cd she kcls our li re
dep.1 r1me111 is a very im po n:1.111 en111 y of 1his Cit)' and she wo uh! apprcc1a1e lookin g ;11 it close r nes l ye.1r .
ADOPTION OF COUNC IL BILL NO. 111 DIED FOR LACK OF MOTION
(v) Ci t) A11 ornc~ 81 011.111.111 prese nt ed a rcco mm en da11 011 from th e Ci1 y Anomcy's
office to adopt a bill for an ord inanc~ placm g a quc s11 011 on 1hc No\'C mbt..r ➔. I 'N7 ba ll ot rcga rd 111g
popular electi on of lhe Mayor. He .1dviscd lhnt 1hi s iss ue again 1s the clcc 11011 of :i ce rc111 011ill l mayor .
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One of tbo nt•l•rae posilious, bco>11ies the Mayor 's palil,oi,a He -cd lllil ordin,ncc still co111ai~. as a ,
qualificntion 10 lx:come Mni,ir, 'di.'ll )'OIi muM have_.,. ,-years 011 tbc Englewood Cily Council ,
11,c C:il y Clerk wns asked 10 read Council Bill No. 71 by ul!lt.
COUNCIL BILL NO . 71. INTRODUCED BY COUNCll. MEMBER HA• ,NICHT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMllTINO TO A VOl'E OFIBE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE NEXT SCHEDUUED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF TIIE 0TY OF ENGLEWOOD REQUIRJNO THE
POPULAR ELECTION OF MAYOR. THE QUALIFICA'JDONS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. AND THE CRITERJA FOR COUNCIL D!Si!IJCTS
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND JTIWAS SECONDrD, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 MM· COUNCIL 81LL NO . 7 1.
Council Member Wigg.ins referred 10 where ii S.1)'S. in t.hcw.ilcrc3s. a person would have 10 resign office in
sufficient time 10 allow election o(thcir posi1io11 He askmCII) Auomcy Br012J11.111 what is 1hc time
frame tlu,t one would have 10 :csign as u11 at-large c::wdid:lac. or a district person. 10 run aa-large for
Mayor. Ciry Anorncy Brotzman advised th.1 1 th.11 m.1y v:J'! ns some of the election laws change. which is
why tl1cy left ii a lillle vague. Bui . he ad,-iscd. as soon as Oac a>unci l p.1cke1s go ou1 . that a council person
would have to dC<'' arc at 1hn1 time. so you h.,ve an opea. 1QCalM. R:11~ He s&alcd 1ba1 way you won ·t have to
have multiple e.lce1ions. one person running for mayor Lhlilllis a cum:nt council person , 11 would back up
to a5 soon as packets go oul. 1ha1 council person would hale lO declare themselves. Council Member
Wiggins nskcd ir you could s,1y an appro."<iJ.rmlc July bd'oRdc:Clioas or some1hin9 like 1hn1. Council
Member Vonniuag asked when lhcy come ou1 now. Ci ty Ocrk Ellis ad\'1scd Jul) i"'. Cily Auomcy
Brotzmnn said lh.11 is when 1:,cy would be makmg 1hcir ci::dar.ation . Counc il Member Vonniuag asked if
you would h.1ve 10 resign your seal to nm for th:11 JX)SI U0111 Cit) Allorncy Bro1 1.111a11 said 1h.11 is correct
Mayor Burns asked if you arc III n second term and you ar= half "'ll} through. ~ou resign . you sian 1he
tc:nn limil. if there is sl ill a tcnn l111111. O\-Cr agmn . b~ nnuwng for Na}Dr. Ci1~ Attome} Brot1Ju,1 n s...ud
1he m.i yo r would be a ne,, posi1ion . it is scp.1rate . !-0 e-,.~ng suns o,·cr. Bui . Council Member
Waggoner said, there wasn 't a two 1cnn limi1 on tlus. Ht.asked 1f1ha1 is true . Ci1y Attorney Brotzman
advised that this one 1ilill has 1cnn limits. tcnn limits appl~ 10 t.h&s: ordinance.
Council Member Habenicht said ir you arc hair way lhrouy~h .a acnn and yo u decided 10 run fo r the
mayoral position , you wou ldn ·1 vacate your sc.11 11111il the-ue of the election. She asked ir that was right
Council Member Wnggouer s.1i d you \\Ould vac:11c II m ct::ler to run . Ci 1y Auorney Brorzman concurrcc:.
Council Member Wigwns comme111cd 1ha1 th,11 \\Ouki ic;awe lhc CoUJicil shon . hem man y members?
Council Member Habcmclu said ii was her undcrstand.ln~you "'oold vac.nc the sc.11 for the purposes of
ha vi ng 1ha1 sea l elected. City Anorncy Brot 1J n,1n said sh1e ·,\-a.s 5-;I} mg when do you ae1unlly lc:.,ve 1hc scat.
Ms . Habenicht said tluu is riglu . Mr . Brot1.111a11 s.ud 1h11S1 Ii a good ques11011 . Co 1111c1I Mc111ber Habenicht
s.1id she would like to move to nmend thal so they wouldol 't be m 1hc posiuon where the Council would
h:l\'c 10 temporaril y appoi111 somebody , 1h.a1 !hat person \woo.id mchc:llc their willilll;UCSS 10 run and 1hcy
would be \'i1CJl111g their scat for the purposes of 1hc clco,oo So 1h.11. she s.,id. if 1hey would be elected
mnyor there would be :rn elcc1io11 ci1hcr wa y. But . M.1 ytirr Burns noted , 1r }o u nre elected mayor ~nd you
haven 't vnc.itcd your 01hcr sc.it. you lake a new seal and! u: 01.hcr sc:11 is open So then . he said. yo u ha ve
to have a subsequent election 10 fill 1hc sc.11 ·hat was "-:u::.u u:d Counc il Member Habc111cl11 Slalcd th.ii is
why there would be an clccti rm for 1h.11 scat She smi. fcrr 1nstan'X.. riglu now shc·s in 1hc middle or her
1cm1. and she would s.,y i he \\:,;:1s 10 rn :1 for 111.1)or M:i. H3bcfuc.ht said Ihm 111c;111s she would v.icuc: her
sc.1t for the next two ye.11 s so 1h:11 t!1a1 would co me up fon clccuon III Novembe r. ir she made thal
dccl ~ ration . Council Member Wiggms s;i1<! 1hc11 1f )OU .l5l the elec tion you \\Ot1ld be off )our sc.11.
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Council Member Habenicht snld )'OS, If she lost 1hc election she would be otr her seal and atf the rayor's
real. And. she pointed 001 . 1hcre would hlive been lhc opportunlly to elect somebocly IO lhat v.lCIICIII 1C11.
Mr. Wiggins noted 1hat is not the way ii rends . Ms. Hnbcnicht s.,id tti.11 is the wny she understood ii and
she would like 10 ask ···,,: !hn1 be clarincd .
Council Member Vo,"ll itlng asked if that would only be good ror 1,w yen rs. Mnyor Bums said i1 is a four
)'C3r tcnn . Cily Anornc)' Bro1zma11 advised lhat the person lhnl gets elected would haven two year tcnn .
So. Mr. Vonni nag s:ild. instend or being nppoi111ed for'"'" years, vou \\'Ould be elccled for 1wo years.
Cil)• Allomcy Brotzman said wlu11 you wn1111hen is for 1hn1 pe rson 10 be able 10 si1 from July 10
November. Council Member Habenicht snid yes, on the Chy Council .
Mayor Bums said he is still not sun: he undcrstn11ds. He asked if then: is :111 clcc1io11 gomg on at that time
for thac seat. Council Member HabcntChl s.1id ri 1:ht. bul 111111 person cannot nm for 1ha1 sent Mayor
Bums said he undcrs1:111ds. Ci ty Clerk Ellis co111111cn1cd th:u. in the wl11::rc11S. it lalks abo111 vacating. but
under 23 all it says is you have 10 indicate yo u arc :1 c.111 did:uc . She s.1id . /ha! la11 g11:1gc i11d1ca1cs 10 her.
tha1 dmt would not be vnc:uing 1he scat . She nskcd Ci1y Allomcy Browua·. ;1 ',1c agreed Ms. Ellis
opined ii just indicntcs their i11tcn1io11 needs 10 be stntcd Mayor Bums ~~cd :r )OU e:tn do thm . if you can
vaca1e a sent and still sit in ii. wilh nn clcc1io11 ~oing 0111111hc s:11uc lime . Ci.1 · Allorncy Brot zman s.1id
~ for these pufl'O' .s .
Council Member Clapp commcnlcd she is ha ving trouble with this 1wo year 1•1inimum. She said she docs
nol know why that is necessary . 11\C wny thi5 is wrillcn . she tK>lcd . is would be a requlremcnl 01a1 you
SCl\'C on Council for two ycnrs. Ms. Clapp stnlcd she docs not agree wilh 1lu11 . She said If they.,. going
to have the h\-'O yenr rcquircmcnl , they might ns wcll le.1vc it rite way it is . She said lhnt is just her
pc:rson..11 opinion . Council Member Hnbenicht nskcd ifsl1c wnntcd 10 nmend llmt . Ms. Clapp 11skcd 1f
the)• nrc nmcnding ii anyway .
Council Member Ha bc niclll s.•id 1h,11 . .1s she underst:rnds it. lhc ,:1c:11io11 docs not mc.111 )Ou hme 10 lc:l'ic
the sc.11. City Allorney Brol zman Silid I hat is oo rrcct So . she said . lh;II was lhc way she was
understnnding If. Mr . Brol znann said tlmt 1s correct
Council Member Wiggins said he wnntcd 10 orTcr :11101hcr cxnmplc. th:11 his 1cnn is up ror hi, district and
the m.,yor is up for this time . He would resign righ1 now. erTcc1lvc July l11 when Ill e p,1ckc1s came oul and
he could run for 1'1:tyo r. Mr . Wiggms noted "h.11 he 1s gelling at 1s basic:111) there 1s nu sc.11 av:ulablc
then. except his scat is vacant. bul he is 01\ly go111g for mayor. So liml would make his sent nvmlablc for
clCClion. or it would be Ol lhtll time. Ci1y Allornc} Bronnmn s.iid Iha! is corrccl
Council Member Wiggins s1:11cd lhc other 1hi11 g 1ha1 gc 1s 111111. 1s lh:11 nghl at 1hc ,cry bcginmng II says
-for ceremonial purposes often c.1 llcd npon 10 rcprcsc111 1hc Ci1y .. Mr W1gg111s advised 1h111 he talked to
all of the pasl mayors 1ha1 arc sull ali\·c 1111d 1hc~· all ca111c rro111 d1s1nc1s. he sai d he 1ho11gh1 J1111 Taylor
was the Inst one tlml wn s at•largc. He snid ~•011 go d0\\11 IO George Allen . G\!11c 01is . Susnn Van Dyke .
Sheri Gu ll ey and now Tom Burns and hi1asc 1r Co1111c1 I Member Wigg111s s1:11cd he docs 11 ·1 know or one
of1hem 1h:u h:td :i problem or n11yo11c s11yi 11g 1111y,\hcrc I hat they \\Crc not properly rcprcsc111cd per sc by
the nmyor. He noled th:11 you look dowu i11 there and i1 says !he 11111~o r pro 1c111 will be elected b~ Council
and yet he poinlcd 0111 . 1hc mayo r pro 1c•11 will do the same duties ns 1hc IIUl)Or . Well 1hc11 . he noted . they
shou ld rcprcse:111 the City as a ,,hole 100. 1hc111h c mayor pro 1c111 shou ld go up for clcc11011. if tli.111s the
case . He opined it is mnss confosion . that if the thin g 1s11 '1 brokc...hc s.1id he doesn't sec where 1hc
problem is . Council Member Wiggins staled lhe c1111.cns arc being rtprcscnlcd . He s..1 1d he though! Mr
Cl:1yto11 s.1id it prcll y well e:ulier 1hi s cve ni11g . lh:11 ,,c have a rcspo ns1bi1 11y ror c\'crybody nnd we
represent them He s.1id as he looks :11 it. what 1ryou get :1 lllil)O r in here I hat six or her people don't gc1
along with . Jr you hn,c :1111111pop11l:1r mn~or . )OIi c.111 '1 do a11y!hi11g. but the people could rccnll them .
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\hat's Uiconly Olin& lhat ca11 be done. llut -or Council c:an '1 work wi 1h him. Council Member
Wiyin1opiued llial Iha sySICIII bas ......... lillcas ii l•u bcc11 ov;rlhispcriod of1iuic . He said he hu
had no one ma ke this an Issue o, c:omfflCIII llboul u, thut 1hcy felt the need 10 ch.1ngc 10 a popular election .
He said he lhlnlts 1hcy should dcfcol h
Council Member Clopp snid she bas 1"""11 people wan1111& an clcc1cd nia yor. b111 her 11ndcrs111ndin& or llia1
is more of a strong mayor/council fonn o(;m,-cnuncnt. Bui. she 11otcd. th is Council. al a Study Session ,
clearly did no, suppon lhal a1"1 sloe 5aid Ilk rcspccls 1h111 . She SUKKCSll:d perhaps lhc people in lhc
co11unW1ily. and EngJcwood as whole.~ to look n11lui1 . rc,1icw it and decide if they want to petition
1h01 or revisil thnl aaain. She said she j,.. docs OOI feel 1lu11 Ibis piece is cxacdy whal people arc looking
for al thi s IL -,,
Ma yo r Burns n:c:ogolizcd 1hcrc:..,.. a -1M: clidn 'I hear a second and 51:llccl:
TH[ MOTION DIED FOR LACK or 51:COND.
(vi) Cil)' Auomcy ltl-o&2.naa n prc5e11tcd :1 rcco111mcndatfon fro1111l1 c Cit)' Allomcy 's
Offi ce 10 adopt a bill for an ordin.,ncc pb;:MIJa question 011 1l1c NO\'C mbc r -'· 1997 b,1llot regarding the
rcmovn l of1cnn limils. Mr. Brotunan adlucd &ha t 1111s rc.mO\CS lhc current paragra ph under Scc1io n 22
of the Ch.1 11cr 1h.11 requires 1hc 1cnn lumt5 tll:ll ~re prcscn1ly 111 place
Council Member Wiggins remindccl Coaai lNI.. b.lCk in l'/9 1, 1hc vocc in Englewood was 124710 549
in favor or 1enn limiis. He snid Council Mcmbcn; arc replaceable and lhcrc: arc people in Englewood who
arc better or cqunJ and who c:ua scn-c the-Cuy "di. He opined 1ha1 1wo tcnns arc suffi cicn 1 and he will
nol suppon this one .
The Cioy Clerk was asked 10 read Counal B111 No. 72 by 1i1lc :
COUNCIL BILL NO . 72 . INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HABE NICHT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMrrTI G fO A VOTE OF THE REG ISTE RED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD ATlliE:sE.XT SCHEDULED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A
PROPOSED AME NDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF E GLEWOO D DELETING
TERM LIMITS .
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) (vi)-COU CIL BILL NO. 72.
Council Me111 bcr Habcn iclu Slated tli.u. r:. pcct full y hc.,rs Co11 11c 1I Mc111bcr Wi gg11is· co111111c111s abou t
the Inst vote . She s.iid 1ha1 the subjCCt o€ 1Cm1 h 111i1s was di scussed ,11 the CML Co nfl·rc ncc . win ch she
auended. Four to ei ght years ago. 1crm b.l:uus "as the llung to do . s he s..11d . but more co mmunities and
more people arc recognizing t hat 1hcn: aa some real problc111s with 1eri11 111111 1s Ms H:1bc111cl11 sa id she
feel s it is irn po n:1 11110 give !he voters an pponu111 1~ to reaffirm 1ha1 or 10 cha nge 1hc1r 111111d s
Co un cil Member Cl:i pp s1nt cd 1h;11 she dL"'ICS not fee l she c.111 sup port 1h1s She feels th i: pcopk spo ke. and
lhi'll she pcrsonnll) h:i s JV)t heard a \\bofll' lot on 1cn11 h11111 s Sl:e ;1ddcd 111.11 she sup pons 1cn 11 limns
Mayor Bums s.11d he has nol had an}oni: tell h1111 1l1ey wo1 1ld like to rc1110\e 1e n n 11111 11s a nd he docs not
sec any reason 10 have anothcno1.:: ~~::. there was such a h11gi.: lll:IJOnl } :1 fC\\ )Cars ago
Council Member Nab holz agreed . addJ:sagJha1 )OU 11:wc )our allo1 1cd 11me 10 ge l in n11d do yo ur job . She
sa id it is also Council's dnl ). as Mr Ct1.~ion s.i1d. to li11 c so meo ne up 10 tnke ove r.
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Mayor llunu said It would help lo pmn101c lc:idcr>h lp pmgm111s In lhc couhnunily, whld1 --)
hnvcn'I t,eeh1 doing 11ml well . He said he apprecinlos 1he Chnmbcr of Con,mera: laking an IClioe ,..la
u,11 .100. '
Council Member Waggo ner said he docsn 't 1h ink we have even nskcd the Chamber how they 90Wd look
al it Mayor Bums sn id not this p:1nicular issue. j ust lhc lc.1 dcrship program .
Council Member Hnbenicln shared 1ha1 a 101 has been ~,id nboul lhc IC!ldersh ip progn1111 TheO~ lried
10 gel 1ha1 and rcnlly worked 011 ii 1wo yea r> ago. she ~lid . and opined 1lai1 !he Ci 1y is 1nlang a 11111m wrap,
bccnusc a 101 of people worked on 1h01. She 1101ed sever.i i oru, worked w11h Kelso Kelley . wbalc idea 11
was 10 pul it ronvard . To say 1hnt the City and lhc Co uncil h:1Yc 1101 bee n IICtl\'C in uying 10 ~ a
leadership program is wrong . she said , and she. for one . hns been worki ng on 11 ror a1 lease cipl! years . 11
has on ly been m:cnll y 11011 ,vc have t>ccn able 10 gel so111e ,11 ppon fro111 1he ,... or Council _.,.
commun ity .
Mayor Burns ng rccd . He sai d Mr. Kelley championed a vtry succcstful s1111ilnr pro gr:un 1n LiJi.cwood
before he c:,111e 10 Englewood . Unfonumncly, bcc.1nsc: 1he ban k chan ged hnnds. hl 1 posllion -
climinntcd . ft \v:I S 1011ghc r 10 gel !h is done in Englewood mitinlly when he "orkcd 011 h , he ~
Council Member Wnggoncr s.i id he feels lhc people should rcnlly l11wc the choice They have choice.
if a council person is 1101 doing a good job. !hey have lhc right to rccnll . He said lhc opposite-aDldd be
true also . If perso n is do ing :1 good job. they should 1101 be thrown out bccauJC of 1c n111111111$. ~ saad.
The people o:1gh t to be 1hc voice of who is going to serve lhcm :is their rcprcsc111n11,-e and flffml 1unus docs
not 11.ll ow thttl choice . For that n:.1so11. he said. he will suppon the councal bill
Counci l Member Clapp s.1 id sl 1c is goi11g 10 clmn gc her vo le. 1101 tlml she docs 1101 suppo n aern31m rt s. bul
she wi ll snppon going to 1hc people .
Vote rcsulu:
Ayes : Cou nci l Mc111bc rs Haben ic ht . W:1ggoncr . Cl:tpp
N;iys · Council Men , rs Nabho lz. Vorm ill ag. W1gg111s Bums
Motion defc,11ed .
(b) Appro\'n l of Ordi1m11 ccs 011 St-co nd Rc,1 di11 g
(i) Di rcc 1or G1)'glew1c1. prcscnlcd Co 1111ci l 81II No 40 rcgardrng the Filrcfigh1cn
20% Supplemental Disabili1y . He tol d Co un cil th.111his bill for an ordinance h.is bcc:n bcfo~ tern
previously . Thi s mirrors an ord innn ce I hat wns passed for 1he po lice offi cer secti on of the codir on May
19th of this yc..1r . rind . he s.1 id . st:1ff rccom111e11d s pass.1 gc al 1hi s time Tiw Firefi ghte rs ' Pcm:11..~ Boa rd
may propose chnngcs or ils ow 11. ns it is go in g 10 meet thi s week to discuss Ibis If Councll dcadts a1 a
later dntc thnl 1hose chang es should be mad e. he s:1id. :11101 hrr ord i11:111cc c:111 be proposed
Responding 10 M:t)0r Burns . Mr Gryglc\,ic 1 s.;11d 1!11s iSJll ',I nn ordi11ancc. 1101 ;i ball o1 is.sue
Cou nci l Member Wiggi ns s:1id we ha\'c put I hi s orfbccause Mr Sc:1~ spok e 10 Council He o:1nuncn 1ed
th at thi s ordi n:rn ce proposes sta ndard s. for dctcn nm111 g \\hetltcr a lircfi ghler 1s pcrm:ancml\ l!l:s.:1bled . 1!1;11
arc in line wi lh th ose imposed 0 11 poli ce officers
Council Member Ha be ni cht s.1id the pension board asked to 111cc1 \\llh Council III n S1ud~ 5':sslon to
di scuss thi s and 1h:11 has 1101 bee n ;1cco mm odatcd . and . 1hcrcrore . she docs not reel ii ,s :ipprui;,nAtc 10 ,01c
on it now .
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COUNCL.MJ:MBER HAHNICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO TABLE AGENDA
ITEM 11 ~ (!,) -COUNCIL lll;L NO. 40.
Ayes : Council Mc1nbcrs Nnbholz. Von11i11ng. Hnbcnic;:1, Clapp , Burns
Nays : Council Members Wiggins. Wnggoncr
Molioac:am..:J .
c) Rcsolulions and Motions
There "'-en: no add i 1ionnl rcsolu1ions or 111011011s s11bmi 1tcd for ap prov:1 I. (Sec Agcndn 11cm 10 • Conscnl
Agenda.)
12. Geaeral OiJCussion
(a) Mayo~s Choice
I. &tayor Bums congratulated everyone \\ho warted on lhc Fo11nh of July cclcbr.uion . nnd
espcciaUyCouncil Member Vonnittag on the dcdica1io11 of the nirplanc . He th:mkcd Mr. Von11i11ag. and
his faha.. the officials who worked 011 this and the Colomdo Loucry for lhc funding. He said it is a ?rt:11)'
imprusn:e: airplane. The fireworks displil) was , cry good and ii w:1s n very cnjoynblc dny. he addcc'
2. MJlyor Bums s.1id he has rcocivcd some calls about the RTO neighborhood meeting the olllcr
Dig.Ill oa Maripos::1 . He said they were main ly engineering qucs1io11s in the profile or 1hc ny over for the
lighl ail ~ and cnhanccmcnls for the RTO Slop in Cinderella Ci1y . He s.1id he understands there will
be ,ae: .ewe information pro,·idcd :iboul lhnt and he snid he is i111crcs1cd in hearing more nbout il also
1t is :a m:ancr of resolving some of 1hc issues will1 1hc neighbors who nrc conccmcd about their view and it
wdl be good to hmc a folio,, up on 11 1.11. he s;1id .
3. ·Mayor Bums commenIcd on the rcsign:uion or Ci1y M:um gcr Doug Clark . He s.1id 1his was a
rt05l difficult lhing to go through and it was nol something 1h111 he was in grc:11 suppon of. He snid he
has &:alkahvith c.~-m.,yors. businc fs pcopk: :md ciIizcns :rnd has iucurrcd q11i1c a bu or al:mn from them
abcUI lflili.and the future of the City and Cindcrclln Ci1 y. He s:1id he hopes lhnt some of Ibis alann will
calm_..,..'D after a while nud added thnt II is impor1:1111 for us 10 move nhc.id . Mayor Bums staled 1hn1 he
lc:u1lcd' &om this 1h.11 there arc 1wo dcc1dcdl~ scpar.1 1c pa ns 10 1hc job orCi1y Ma11agcr . One is to be an
adrlimcmra 10r and 10 adnu ni stcr c1g h1 dcp.1nmc111 licads and -l !HI t:mpl o~t:cs a11d about Sf,5 1111111011 \\Onh
ofbaigeting. rmd 10 do !he d.1~ 10 day \\Ork or1 hc Ci1y . The oth er pan 1s the mdi\idual rcl at1011sl11ps
bc::rwtecm ,e Cit~ Manager and 1he members of 1hc Council. A:. our Council Members hnve ioaid m the
press. ti •11.S a co rnmunic11ion problem \nlh 1110s1 of 1hcm and 111;1 1 pan or lhCJ Ob. ii appc;1rs. iSJIISI as
importaR as an~ other p:1n . lr1ha1 is :i problem . 1he C11 y Manager 's Job can be 111jcop.1rdy J llSI 1he same
as iftbe, were badly managin g !he Ciry Mnyor Bum s sai d he feels Mr Clnrk did a b.1sic.1lly goC'd.. sohd.
pro(cs5nonaJ job for 1l1c City. bul lhe 11 i.1J0 nly or Cou11c1l lmd a problc111 w11h 11,c personal rcln11on sh1ps
and. be opined. that needs 10 be 1c11dcd as well as nnyrhing else . Now . we 11111s1 1110\'C on. he said. and
~ sail arc a IOI or very posili\'C things going 011 i11 Englewood . He mentioned that he had 11 c:1II tod.l\y
Crom a i:---...a ltor congmtul:uin g 11s on Firsi D:tta. and has 1111d co 1111m:nt s 011 lh e 1111pro\'CIIICIII S on South
Santi F.=: TilCrc 1s ;i general spiri t of op111nis111. he sai d.\\ uh lh e Brow11ficlds ProJCCI. which was quilc an
a~~ rar the CII) of Englewood 11,111011.illy We lm\'C a lot of good 1l1111 gs go 111g for 1hc Ci1~. he opined.
and tbe most 1111po n;1111 tlung 1s 10 111.11111:1111 a posi1ivc a11i1udc because th e 1>eoµl c arc wil lrn g 10 go \\llh us
on~ things and !hey back us . We JUSI need 10 1110\'C forward . he s.tid .. md mow 11110 our plan for
obtat..,mg 3J10lhc r m:rnagcr. :ind in 1hc 111c.1n1i111t:. suppon our s1.ifT aud dcpanmcnt he:1ds. and the 1111erim
manap so th.11 we ca n work togelhcr M:1yor Burns s.11d he feels this gives us an oppon111111y dunng this
uucrum 10 su dom1 as a Council 1111d 1.1lk about the se co1111111111ic:11io11 problems He sugges1cd Co uncil sec
boa tflac:\• rcl:irc 10 c.i ch other. how lhC) relate to 1hc cilizcns and 1he press. so 1h:11 they c:rn II')-to :1v01d. in
the~. these problems 1h.11 led to :m 11 11fonum11c co 11 scq11c11cc in thi s c:1sc He sa id he is still \C~
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opthnlltii: and ••""'•raged about tho rutun: of the a1y, and lie feds-is• h11111 of g!COl,chagge in 1 1 1
Englowood . We need 10 press 1hc.1d and move on with gn:.11 op11a1ila far tJic liolure. J,o said , 11
(b) Council Member's Choice
(i) Cou11cil Member Nnbholz:
I. She 1lu1nl<ed everyone involved will, the Founh of Jul ) cclcb<alion. She snid Chris Olson got ooc
more pie in lhc face th.in she did .
2. She th.ink ed Couucil for allowing her ;ind her cons111ucn1s 10 .a1 1cnd the CML Co nference in
Snow1JL'\SS . She submincd her rcpon to Council.
J. Ms . Nabholz s.1id she needed 10 sc hedule :1 Stud y Session. like Barbara Foul had discussed . with
Englewood Focusing on Tomorrow (EFOT) ;ind Cou11c1! lo discuss 1cmmor1t 111 regard to how Counci l
can be a bcncfi1 and help wilh rcg.1rd 10 cod:: cnfortemcut.
Council Member Vormi1111g said he 1hi11ks we:: :ire go1T1g 10 be mcctu 11tollh Lhcm 011 the l-l 111
4. She said she wi ll follow up \\ilh Mr Stark on 28-10 Sotrth Sbcnnan Street. She s.1id she looked
al 1he property ngnln :ind was under 1he impression Iha! it was acc:ptlblc a11d things were fine . She s.1id
she will pcrso11all y follow up on 1ha1 one.
5. She said, when Council m.,kcs a.'iSignmcnts 10 boards or co1tlllliSSJOOS. 1hal she would very much
like to be assi gned to serve on one. Ci1y Allomcy Brot zman s.1id 1.bal ti scheduled on lhc 14th
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6. She asked ror a s1:11us upd:ne 011 Orchard Place Mayor Burns s:ud th,11 is mo\ ing ;!long. He
spoke Inst week with Cheryl SI. Clnir. the now direelor, nnd slic is sys1cma1i<ally looking al this wbole
situation. including the resident managers. he udviscd. He said he abo 'SipOkc 10 lhc legal counsel for the
Housing Authority. who is qui1c confident 1ha1 !Ins is goi11g 10 Ix rcsoivcd. Mayer Bums said he also
1alkcd to some of lhc ten,,nts from Orch.ard PL,ce and ii will Like iOlllC ume. obviously, bccau£C it gor 10
be a serious problem . j 1-! c; .;n:sscd grca 1 co11fidcncc in Ms. St. Cl.ur . staemg thm she 1s an accompl ished
profess io nal . and lh :11 ht bt-!'.cvcs I hi s will be worked out
L .uueil Mem be r N:i bholz asked wh:11 tl1c lime fr.unc 1s a111ic1p;ucd 10 be.. M.t}0r Burns sm d he feels ii
will be a month 01 wo. nl least bl.i neither he , nor Ms. SI. Cl :ur. 3n: ccnmn ho w long n mil 1:1kc.
7. She commented ,,o thr police response tla.11 she hnd III her ncg.hborhood on thr. Fourlh of July.
She s.1id they were 1hc rr. prompt ly a11d 100k care of the nmllcr. She s.bd she was \'Cl) unpressed .
8. COUNCIL MEMBER NAB HOLZ MOVED, AND IT '1'.-\S SECONDED, THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF DOUGL-\S A. CLARK AS CITY
MANAGER EFFECTIVE JULY 7, 1~9 7, IN ACCO RUAN CE 'I' 1TH THE RESIGNATION
AGREEMENT.
Motion carri ed.
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Bum s
Nays : Council Mem be r W1 gg 111s
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I. He thanked Council for coming 10 lhc Founh of July dcdicalion of lhc nirplnne nl Belleview Parl<.
He also tlianked knell Black and Dnvo Leo for doing nn ou1soandl11gjob.
2. COUNCIL MEMBER VORMITIAG MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH BOB SIMPSON , CHUCK ESTERLY, STU FONDA,JERULL
BLACK AND CITY ATTORNEY BROTZMAN FOR A REAL ESTATE MATTER
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.
A)"5'. Council Members Nnbholz. Vormiung. H:1bcnich 1. Waggoner. Clapp.
Burns
Nnys : Counc il Member Wiggins
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I. He asked thal Code Enforcement check the weeds 111 lhc nonhc.1s1 comer or Huron and
Bcl~ew. He said ii is n conlinunl. annu11I occurrence at thnl comer. nnd . ii is his understanding lhat
Code Enforccmc111 is going 10 gel tough . If that is the case. none of 1his w:-imingja:12.. he said. cilc them
immcdln1ely .
2. He commented tha1 we h.i vc lh is nice nc " highway down there ,u Santa Fe. and he noticed lhal.
againsl the median wall . the debris accumulates there . He asked Director Esterly if that is S1rictJy to be
swept by the State. or can we take a s·wccp down there once a 1110111h or so . The junk thnl accumulates ,
lhcre. be said. really looks lerribl c for such a new highwn y. ond he wondered if 1hcy would allow 1hc Cily
to run their sweeper down there at around two in the moming. when there isn't much traffic . Director
Esterly responded th.ii he will look in to it. He sa id the S1nte docs 1101 object to the extra sweeping we
provide on Highway 285 . Sanla Fe is a different classificalion or roadway. so we will need 10 check. with
them. he sa id. Mr. Wiggins said there is a b.1d amount of junk on a nice new ro.1d and he would like to
sec it taken c.1.rc or.
3. He snid there was something in Council's p.1ckcts about Ooodin g at 356-' South Corona . He said
he thlnks llrnt urbmt drai11.1ge might do something in lh.11 area and. si nce they derive funds from our area.
we ought 10 pursue having them find remedies for those people's problem s there if possible .
4. He thanked Jerrell Black for handlin g a problem about lh e ba ll li cld li gl 11 s bci11g on al Bell eview
Park He snid he mentioned ii to Mr . Blnck a whi le back. and he look the bull by 1hc horns and he
resolved it. He thanked Mr. Black for an c.xcellem jcb.
5. COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED TO TAKE STEPS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS
OF SEEKING A NEW CITY MANAGER , WHATEVER PROCEDURE THAT TAKES.
Council Member Vorminag asked if this would be a S111dy Session where we 11ould sec where we a rc
gomg 10 go with ii. Mr. Wiggins said we ha vc11·11akc11 any s1eps to do ;1 11y1h :ng :md nm, we ha \C 110 Cu~
Manager and we need 10 replace him .
Council Member HabC'nicht s.1id she feel s ii would be impo nam al thi s 11111 c 10 .1ppoin1 an 1111cn111 City
Manager.
Mayor Bums said we have a 11101io11 lirst. He asked ir 11c w;ml ll
Member Wi ggins said 11 doesn 't make any difference to him .
·~e i111erim managers fir st Council
Counci l Member Vor millag ;iskcd ifhe co uld also 111:ikc a 11101 ion 10 go in10 Exccmivc Session 10 discuss :i
personnel mnucr ;md 1hc11 we could tak e i1 up with th e City A11ornc,
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Mayor Bums said we will take these 011e ••-.Ila! Council Member Wiggins made Ilic firsl molion.
which Is 10 initiate • pl"JCCSS 10 Ida:!• ...,. Oly Maagcr.
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Council Member Habenicht said she_, n6cr -II pol on lhe IIIXI Sllldy Souion 10 dilaw wlaa1
kind of pnass we wanl 10 DIii.
Mnyor Bums ukcd ifwc need a 0101ion. Cil)• Allon,ey Br01:u1u111 suid we will pul it on 1hc 11c.<1 Study
Session .
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS W!TRHEW HIS MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, THAT CHARLES
ESTERLY BE APPOINTED INTERIM 0TY MANAGER, EFFECTIVE JULY 8, 1997.
Ms. Habenicht said this is noching ogoinsa S. Foam. It is JUSI 11,11 he has indicalcd 1ha1 lie docs 1101 have
the lime lo dcvOle lo it right DOW.
Mayor Burns added th.it Mr. Fonda was appom1cd un ul July 141h. unless someone else wns npporntcd rn
the rneanthnc .
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Mo1io11 carried .
Coaacw llilcml>cB Nabhol1. Vonniuag. Habcnich~ Waggoner. Claµr.
Buras
Couad)j Memlxr Wiggius
Mayor Bums 3.Skcd Counci l Member Von ndllD g if be h .. ,d a motion .
Council Member Vorm :11ag said be had a aa,on 10 go into E.xcculivc Session 10 discuss a pcrsouncl
m.111er with the new interim Ciry Managw:r aGIJl rm)tJc some of the procedures. unless lhcy n.re OOI rcndy
to discuss wh,11 they want 1odoand how~·waar 10 act 0111hi s a1;"1 who 1sgning 1obe 1n charge of it . If
I.hey arc no1 ready to di sc ,,ss 1ha1. he S3Ui k: cou!d \\i lhdrnw the 111011011.
Mayor Bums said we could sugges11 lu1 he.pa the Executi ve Session. Mr. Fondn s.1.id we could di sc u;s
ii. b:.it he is 1101 sure we ha\'c re.111} come tu>.any conclusion s yet.
COUNCIL MEMBER VORMllTAG MOVD>.AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION RIGHT AFTEll THIS MEE1 ING TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE PLANS
OF HIRING A NEW CITY MAN AG CR.
Ayes · C Members Nnbhol , Vo rn11t1 .l g. Cl.1pp . Burns
Nn )S : Coun Member Wigg111 s. Hnbc 111ch1. Waggoner
Mot io n c.1rri!d !No te C11~ All ,n)C", 8,-nt ✓rn,111 :td\ 1sc d. umkr Ci l~ Attornc ) ·s Rcpon . thill as Co uu cil
Mcmb.!r Vo n 'llll;ig 's 111011 011 10 go 111 (0 c,.;.::u11,e ~S1011 0111 ~ p:isscd by ii 111.'lJ0fll~. lh C) Il l;\~ 1101 go 11110
excc u1ivc sc 011 on th.11 maner He :lehlSiQ.. t~ need a 1wo-ll11rds vote Sec JXI !;(' J~ I
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I. She lkrnkcd C'\er)0OC ir~\oh'Cd m the Fourth of July Cclcbra uon . She s.ud she cnj O)'S ii a lllllc
bu more c.1ch yc.,r
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2. She ,aid this is• ve,y approprin1c lime 10,movc fonmrd possibly wilh 1hi1 audit oftllo\ u
managerial •rucluN. or Chy Hnll especially, now 1ha1 we will be looki na for• n:placx:mem lo xi
mana,eme111. The liming Is appn>priale, she opined. and she would like 10 purRJC lhat,
J, She said EFOT on the 14'11 is wonderful nnd ilwi1cd !he Chamber of Commer ce 10 COffllC :aloftg.
She said 1hcy would be o nice asa:1 10 lhc Code Enforccmenl discussion .
4. She snid she would liki: 10 address 11 dead tree at Gmnt :ind Tuns. She s.1id 11 11~! ~rc:u :lw;re for a
couple of years nnd is completely dcnd . She suld this is for Code Enforc:cmcnl.
S. She said she would like 10 bring to M.iyor Bums · aucnlion 1lw1 she received a copy of a fcDcr
that was posted on doors at Orchard Pince saying lhnl. if you .shut this door. you nre going fo be ent1Cd.
She said she would like him 10 be nwarc of ir nnd please look 11110 ii ,
Mnyor Bums said h~ c.rn not inmginc 1hn1 stnff would p111 nny such 1hing on a door. M5. Clapp SIIII it
implies somcllting like 11.,1. Mayor Burns nsked whal kind of a door. Ms. CL,pp said doors ia Onlianl
Place . Mayor Bums snid he would c.1II Ms . S1. Clair in 1hc 111omi11g.
(v) Council Member Wa&Joncr said he w:1s SO")' he missod th e Founh of Pldy
cclcbrntion .
(vi) Council Mi:n.bcr Hnbcuicht :
I. She added her 1hnnks 10 everyone who had any,h ing 10 do wilh nil of it. She said 1be Ii~
display was one of the best she has ever seen. She uddcd that ii gave her a great deal of pride 10 ,eir: the
.iirpl:rne dedicat ion in lhc p.1rk . She Omnkcd Council Mei• 1:>cr Vormi11ng for all the Wi>rk tlw he tlid..
opining that we won Id 1101 h.1,ic hnd I his happen if ii wcrcn ·, for 111111. She said it was a ,·cry proud
moment for all. including the people from Lockheed Manin who worked on 1h.11 missile and pw: •'°us.
She sai d it wns a very spccinl c,·cnl and one thal will go dowu in his1ory in En8lcwood for a second lime
2. She asked th:11 1hc Parks and Rcc rc:u io u Commission look at 1his lcnnis light busi.lc:ss. Sk said
she thought we were going 10 have light s 011 1hc lcnnis cou ns again and 1ha1 the re had been a 10( of people
asking for that. Cc nainl y if1hcrc arc fewer people playing 1ennis a11d 11si 11g 1he co11r1s ii could po55ib.J) be
because they :ire not li ghted . she s.1id .
Council Member Wiggins said we should remember !h e resi dential people . At Si nclair. he s~ud. tlbe bank
of lights will be right on those apar1mcn1s. so you hnvc 10 be careful.
Council Member Waggoner s.11d the other c:0 11ccrn was 1h:111l1cy would break lhc umcrs. Tl\C) l1U:ltl
putting coin machines on there and they would leave 1he lig ht s on late . he s.11d . and !h ere were SC\luaJ
problems .
Council Mc111bcr Habcnicl11 allowed 111:111na~bc 11 l1as bcc 11 looked :11 C01111c1l Mcu1bcr W:1ggota said u
could be revisit ed. Ms . H;1bcnicl11 sa id she not dd apprcc 1a1c th at
3. She s.1id there were 11 ,I C a few c1111.c11s \\ ho wro1c 111 1hc paper ;md also presen ted a
communica1ion 10 C01r.1cil regardi11g Co rn crs10 11c P:uk . She sa id she u11d crs1and ~ 1h:11 lh ~ arc JSiullg
th.11 we wi1l1hold 111ak11 1g any adj11s1111cn1s to 1l1c dcvclop111cnt 1hcrc She s.11d she would ltkc to ~
where we arc on that aud whnt lhc situat ion is. She s.1id she noticed thnl \\C also h:i, ca leucr from '5outh
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Ma~u e... llid he NCel..-1 a call rrom a baonl member 1odny and he lnvilod lbcm 10 sen,, .cucr,
becala lilq _ l0 _ 10 ,_. .. some lhillp. and IOIIIC ci1ile11, do. also. TIIC)• llll)llgi,, !t •• .,
appropria. • aid. tbal the lcnm bad been sent, so )ICrhaps ii is on OPJ)Ollu•~ lime IO IB~, ,1 up. He
said be to&d lite. caller 1ha1 we hove so much on our pl ntc lhnl he wns 1101 sure when we c:u 1 ~110 lhi,
Couocil Mmlw:r Waggoner pointed out that a leucr from Dave Lorenz wns in Council's pa1:k<:I. M1:-or
Bums said Bal was generated by 1hc phone c:1 II this morning .
Council Member Habcnich l 3skrd where we an: iu 1hc change in the Plunncd Deve lopment.
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DinX"..or Simplbn. af Neighborhood and Business Qe.vclop111e111 , :old Council 1h111 he received a PD
modif__,,.lleuid llois is ncl to bccoruusal willo the PUD , because 1hc•PD w•sour pasl process. In 1hc
pa>1. ,.-., pn,a:sml review ur difrcn:nl propenics. he s.1itl, nnd ii csscn1ially is a •ilo plan Iha; looks at lhc
de\"CloplllCII of lhal pmperty and lh is is a modific:11ion ,o thm origin.ii site plan . Modific.itions were dealt
witb widtia • mning ordinance based ou a ocnain IC\'el of eri tcrin . whelitcr they ,hould be
~-whdbcr they should go bot:t through the ori ginn l process. He ~,id his originnl
in:.crp,euitioa of th1s w-as 1ha1 ii would be a minor modificntiou . however. dV'i to 1hc political nnturc of
this. it c:ena.im1)· lw ,,~ ability lo be bumped up to Pl :11111 ing Co mmissi on :111d Ci1y Cou ncil. A! 1his lime.
he said.. bit is tlCCkir,« -iircction. \\hdhcr to process it ad mi11 is&r:lli\'c ly. or. if Council chooses 10 rt'"!~w
this.
COUNOL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED, AND IT WA~ SECONDED, THAT THE
REQUEST TO CHANGE THJ.: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR CORNERSTONE PARK BE
SUSMJITD. 11:VENTIJALL V, TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL
Mayor Bantlr :tllla:d lftbis has to J10 througlt 1hc Planning Conunission firsl . Mr. Simpson said ii will
have lO be~ by the Ciay Planning and Z.On iug Comanission nn,' has been sc heduled for August 51h.
pending wba< Che voto here is tonight. He Slid Council would prob.1bly sec ii by Scpi ctnbcr.
A}·cs: Co11n c1 l Members Nn bh olz . \.ormiuag . Wiggins. H,1bcnic h1.
Wa ggoner. Clapp . Bums
Na~"S · None
Motion camcd
13 . Cir, Man:a~r•~ Rc1wrt
Acting Cuy &hnagcr Fonda did 1101 hm·c an} 111..1ttc rs 10 bring befo re Co uncil.
14 . C'ot! A ttorney's Rr1 t0 n
(a) C1 ry Anorncy Bro11.man clarified 1ha1. as Co1111c1 I Membe r Vo m1111 ag's mou on to go
into c.ucunve session on ly passed by a 111:ijoni}. 1hey 111:iy not go into e.~cc uti \'c scss iou on 1ha1 mallcr
He advised-~ need a two•lhirds vo te.
C1 1~ ~llorn~ Bro 11.111:111 ri.."t'Jucsl ·~t 1h:11 Cm mcil go 1111 0 E,ccu11 ,c Scss 1011 folio,, 111g the
regu br mo:D.:.."lg regarding J111ga11on
Councd Member Wi gg.ms asked th.1 1 th is 11cm be discu ssed bcrorc the 01hcr 11c111s.
COUNul. MEM BER VORMITTAG MOVED, AND IT WAS SEC ONDED , TO GO INTO
EX EC\JTI\'E SESSION FOR LITIGATION AFTER TIIIS MEETING.
A}CS Co uu cd Me mbers Nab hol1.. Vo rm i11:1g . Wigg 111s. Habcm ch t.
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Mayor Bums told Council lhat Margm'Ct Cnr;>emlcr. ChainMn of DRCX>G. sect him a lcucr requesting
tl1cy appear and 1alk 10 Conncil oboui DRCOG issues. He rcc:illed tb:11 Robnd Cole come down lost ycor
for a Study Session . He said Ms . C.1rpc111cr is 111.1king a sin1ilnr rcqUCSI and we W!II figure out when we
c:in work this in .
Council Member Wiggins commented 1ha1 Ms. C:upcnlcr does a very ,good jOb of mmung a meeting .
Mayor Bums agreed .
15. Adjournment