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I. CalUa Order
DM;lZWOOD,CffY COUNCIL
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The regular mceciDg aru,e,~ CilyOouncil was called io on!,-by Mayor Bums at 7:38 p.m.
The invocation,.. g;.co by C..;1-Wiggim.
The Pledge at Alleciace-... "l'Maya Bams.
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o-.cil Mcmbm Nabbolz. Clapp. Wiggins, Habenicht, Vomittog.
Bums
Ableal: C.-.c:il Member Waggoner
A quorum was p"'90II!.
AISD prma: AUiag Oly Manager Ellcrly
Cily Albne)• Bn,aman
CllyClat Ellis
Planning Community Coordinator Stin
DiRclor (j~ewicz. Financial ScMCCS
Actmg Co-Di=.or ar Administrative Services Kershisnik
Ditcct<>r Olson, Safety Services
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(a) COUNCR. !llEl(al;R WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO
AUROVE THE MINUTIS Of TIii: REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER I~. 1997.
Ayes: Croncil Members Nabholz. Vonninag, Wiggins . Habenicht.
Nays :
Absent:
Motion carried.
6. Sch<ehdcd Vililon
Olapp. Burns
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C-,,cil Member Waggoner
(o) Arapahoe~ 'Sberilf Palrick J. Sullivan. Jr. said that as Council may recall from the
lcuc r he sent 10 lhcm. and~,·"'"'"' oewspapcr reading. the County has put issue IA on the '>allot,
which i5 a question lo appr0\1' ~g with an addition lo the Arapahoe County main jail out on South
Potomac . He adviS<d that they &jmli<z center some ten y,.ars ago. purchased some 42 acres, master
pl anned 37 ofit for their 0,,11 ...._ liDr 1k County . He stale<\ lhcy open ed ., J-"I and a court house and
Enslcwood City Council
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dcsi&ned the jail for a total or sb uni-. CIIIIIUIICtilHoulll( would addJhc other r,,o ..._ _,,. ~ it.
Sheriff Sullivan noted ~,....si11,-, leol yun lill)a.141\o IIO"lllro&lllo C..,. .,__.,. that
point now where we need to add ,ome additiorvd bed space. He pointed out, in a di--., twllcre die two
addition! will be to the existing jail and the porkial lllll-W be added lo acco ..... iacn:ascd
8ro"1h at the justice center. Sheriff Sullivan advlud lhat It 11 an approval ll<m l'ora~ IO issue
some bonds lhat would be paid off with c,<istin&'nMlllac lll'eU!s.
Arapahoe County Commissioner St= Ward noted two )'CIJ1 aso. when he was Mai,at..CGl<alalo. the
Commissioncn put a proposal on the ballot which is substanlially dlffcn:nt t.,,m 11,e -.. is before the
voters next ironth. Ho IIIICti 111111 the lall time tbcre wan tllft1IJl)I ID finanoe U.jail ....,._ and
some other construction with a sales laX increase . He a>mmcnted that they wen: all a llil IOnitoriaJ Cl\'Cr
tlmt revenu e soura: and rightfullr so . Commissioner Ward said he didn 't fo rget h.is rcxnadJ1esaid at
the time thot he told the Sherill' he wanted to make sure he got his jail, but he real ly did.a,, wa.nt ta
County in the sal'5 tax business to set ii. There were four ima that the cillcs collcainlJ-ailod lWO
ycan ago when they \\'CCC essent ially fishting the Commiss ioners on this . One . be »ital. -sales tax,
and one they talked about the reserve l=I at the County and the amount or lllOIICY dloJ W • ia
difl'crent 1cservc funds . He noted they talked about altcrnattvc sentencing iuucs and,... -being done
there and cnuld more be done . He stated the fourth point 1h11 IWl5 railCd, 'O'lti~ be.....,._ ,ailed
largely by Enslcwood. was the rndio tower. He said. il'thcy would recall , U.. ul"IDriSFPP'ff _,, uying
to put about $18 million ofimprovcmcnts into the question and they wcrr financinir, ii wi6 a ,._t ½
point sales tax, which would have raised about SH million and would have further inc:reaal die County
reserves. He laid they fought that bccawe nr the ales lax and they also diseuss<d tMIII< «xr ;....,.. with
th e Co111 :;iJi,;i Oncrs at the !imc . Commissioner Ward staled lhat tbc proposal before ~-oo dms not inc lude
any ta·, increases . Not a propcny tnx, nol a salea laX. Thae Is no tax lnvolvr.d 10 tloas. He IIIOled this is
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si mpl ) a request to the vote rs to allow us to linancc the improvements ove r te n years. J-lc.,-...,d OUl Lhat •
1lm1 onl y pi ece o[lltc puzzl e that we an: going 10 finance now is the actual construc:tiaa oldie two pods.
Tit is is really a two phase project , he advised, and the pods arc really the sccood pl,mc. lie advised that
1wo )ca rs ngo they also wanted 10 build out some or the coun space and some or the admiimlnti\'e spac,,
whal they call Adm in 2. down at the Just ice Center oil' of Arapahoe Road. Commissicxa Ward staled
th at they arc going to bu ild 1ha1 space next year with funds &on> the lll1dc.signated resents in thc County.
He ndvi scd that staned Ille year, 1997, with about SS.2 million in undcsigna te<I rcscnu. n.:-, arc going
10 ,pend S3 million or that on the coun r.,ace and on I.be Admin 2 build out Then they -spend
app roxima tely t 1 milli on. next yc.1 r, on :.:\C soft COSU for lhc ~. ll!Ctutcelural en~ costs. The
b:,lanee or the costs for th e jail. whic h he said , they csti1na1c to be somew here in the D!:lg'iborhood or S 11
million , will be financed over a period or time . Commissioner Ward staled that the lOW ~ to the
voters is a S 14 .2 mill ion qu estion with total repayment costs of SI 9.-'04 mill ion . He expkumed tl12t they
went to a number of bond underwriters and asked t!M:m. for their estimates of inrett:SI c:mrs asswning a
$IO million to SI I milhon hard cost number on the construction. wbat's the principll-tllcy 5bould
ask 1he voten for . He sa,d one !>and house put it al a IO¾ bond reserve and they buik ma, 5%
co nstrJcti on co ntin ge ncy an d :i 20% inflation fa ctor. Beca use. he advised . tJ1c nwnbc:ts weft: really based
on i996 co nstru cl!on doll ars and we arc not going to build thi s un ul la te 1998 or 1999. ~-be no1 cd . they
h;i \'C a 20% co nstructi on inO ati on rate built into the 514 null1on number. ComlTlJ5SiOae:r l\'ard staled that
he is hopcfol the 11ctua l h:ud cos ts arc lower Uta n 1ha1. He co mment ed that they tool Qc r .4IR
co nsc rvauvc of the two nu mbe rs and it docs n 't in\'o lvc a tax increase. the C, ,ty lS s.ul.l orut of the: sales
1:1.x bu sin cn. ,ind wi!I be if this is approved. He sa id he wo ul d lik e the Sheri ff to addrai 1t,c rcbr1onship
bc 1wcc n 'he Coun ty jail and 1be muni cipal holdin g cell s 1ha11hc cu1 cs mamtai n. Ht: opmo:l that II is an
III 1ponru11 llistinction ru.'<i it appl ies es peci ally wit h respect 10 Auro ra and there is somc comfuslon.
Sl•e.ri ff Sull irrut adv:scd tltat they arc holding appro xin cotcl y IIOO inmates right no,. and DUii ol tbo5c
npp roximair.!y !C!:. arc municipal inmat es that come from Lhc munici pal couns or UOIII umst warran ts
i\Suc:d by th e mun icipal comu . He mai ntai ned that 1hat is an importa nt runcti on ol lhe Ccm:r.J)· }o'Ul to •
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,_ 1k IWdl of the mwlicipolhiel lhnlugh the enforccmenl of !heir cily ordinances and the ,ictions of
1heir .....,.a JIOUll CumaUy, be llllql. lbcy lu!ve ,"J'P,IOl'J'W'lq,j' 60 inmalcs just from~ A~
muaiQ,pll ...i, He adviml lha l AWGfl docs hayc l S6 ,5 mil™in dollar jail, oul ~ir $6.5 milllo~jail is
a hoki. fllcilily !or 72 '1ourL !!a uyt,ody arrc,icd and pu1 in the Aurota Ci,x Jail is limhcd 10 72 hows
flOtll •.,. dlay arc amoral or Ille lime Ibey are ,.IUCnC.AI. Aurora has a ownber of muaici~ coon
judpad..,,_lilralal-lhaa 72 lioy,s. So , hcno«cd.afterlhcfirst 72 hourslheyarc
lnUISland ro 1k A,apaboc COIIM)' laiJ IO COIJ1Plctc \hC l'CIII of lhal scoiena:. Thal. be opined. is an
impo.-'-icNI lbal the Collncil .-ls ID keep in qiincl. He ssid Ibey arc geuing vc,y clllWdcd righl
now, tkl'..., rwuuag JO 10 40 imnala on lhc lloor ~ night and lhal is only aoing 10 get ~rsc.
Shcrill"Sulln-aa said be fhoupt Collncil WldcrslOod lhc hierarchy oCwbo is locked oui nm and obviously
lhcy t,a,,c 10 -lhc -=ls of lhc disaricl and COUDly COW1S first.
Mayor Burm COIIIIIICIIICd that lhis bas been a problem for a Joi or years and be ran inlo ii when be wa1 a
muniapal IIIOnlC)' and be ran into ii apia wbea be wa, • municipal judac in l!ngJ.-,.iod. He r=llcd
lhal ...,, before the jail was buill one of the local judges lricd lo hold Sheriff Sullivan. s Caplain in
contc111p for DOI acccpling a prisoner lhal 1hc municipalily had rcferrcd 10 Nm . So. he nolcd, lherc has
been a rr:al push an~ shovcforcapacily ill the Sheriff's jail. Ma_yo1 Burns said he rcmc.nbcts well a
coup'• of)=> ago when we wcrc bouncing lhe issue around. when suddenly lherc appeared the proposal,
by lloc Caialy Colllmissioocr, tn go iDLO lhc sales laX bu5i~ Mayor Bums said Ibis seems like a much
more ...-.anc appnllCb and be rcmcmbcrcd Commi£Sioacr W...-d talking aboul rcscMS earlier on,
how bigtl day -,, aad what lhc / sbould be and whal his opinion was or 1ba1. So, he maiolaincd, lhis is
a mucll -Mlneti•/C pn,posal 111111 we bad a couple of yca,5 ago .
Council Member Habcni;:n1 said she !hough~ al lhe lime we wcnl before lhc Counly Commissioners as
municipal rq,resenlalivcs concerned about lhc impacts on our municipality, that ·we did say th.11 we wou ld
suppon ii i!il made some i;ood lCIIIC aad wouldn't be dipping inlD asking our cilizcns IO do some son or
double ;,aymcnt tiuough the sales tax and 1hc like. So. she stated. she is really pleased lhal 1bcy have
come back •ith a diffcrcnl approach and she for r nc. thinks that wr. should consider supponing this a5 a
Council.
ShcrilrSulfman said gwcn lhc acu,,ns of•-.:,can; aao.1hal that "115 wby be was very scnousnbou•
ge1ting bade IO tbc Council for hcpcfully a new rosi1ion on tbc issue for the consti1ucn1S lha1 you have .
Mayor Bums Slalcd they apprcc1a1cd SheriffSuJ!1van coming beforc Council tonigh~ lhal ii clarifies 1hc
issue fa< !hem. He opined Iha: it is a much mr,rc auractivc proposal 1han Ibey had lwo years ago and ht
1houghc lhat Council couM iavorably cnlettz:n a rcsolulion to su ppon him . He said he knows the needs
arc prt"Jlyob\ic-..s.
7 . ~-.mcd•led Visiten
n 1erc 'illC"c: no non-scheduled visitors.
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(a) Mayor Bums staled that \'-C have a .,hovel that was used on rhc groundbreaking in
January-for the Southwest Corridor Lighl Roil.
Cour1C1 l Member Vorminag advised lha1 ii was lhc actual sho,·el lhat Bob ·,.,.sing used 10 1um lhe din
and he aslo:d bira for the shovel. Mr. Vorrninag said lhcy gave us one or U-c shovels lhal was actually
used and be figured for as much worlt as we put inlo I his lhing for our Ciiy ond some or our ci1izcns, lhat
we should do .some sort of a dcdkalion and hang it up in our Community Room .
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Mayor Bums n<lll:d lhtrt 11 a ~laqu,!, COUIICI Member v.,,,,..__. lllt ia:ripllon on Ille ploque.
"Our gnleftll llww 101hott wllo helped bring llat,c rail ID ~-Ml)<or'fllonm J. Bums, Mayor
Pro Tcm Aldcandra Habenicht, Council Memller Lauri Clapp. c-iJ Member Rlia HalllaMy, c-ci1
Member Alli,d F. Vonninag Ir., Council Men!l,er!Cdls w..,_, Caancil Member a,.i. ~
Former Mayor Sheri Gulley, Parmer Coancll Member MiU:11 ..,......, Rm Board Mtffiller Robert L
Tons ing, RTI> Board Member Edie Bryan, Tom Brennan. Ulililisl'lajocl l!ngineer, Dot•'llu A. Cl,!lt,
C11y Manager, Char1c. Eslerly , Director of Public Wo.'b, S-B Panda, Dirodor af 1Jtilllies, S• ctie
Gmce, Assistant To City Manag-cr, Lominc ~ Atlins Clly ~. Rick lWun, ~• I
Manager, llm Kibos, Lk:am: Coordination, BIii Mc:Cormicl. U1aio1 Project ~. Chae'. Reid,
Assistant C:ity Manager, Jim Veryscr, Ulihtits Pn,jccl lmptCD", -.,e Weddlng,';col~ Aaisant City
Manager, Community Membcn : Mike 13allow, Don BdJoda. Bill Cla!1on. Stan Lange, Ann Nabboiz. Jim
Recs. M'Lls Scatt. Don Seymour, Marilyn Seymour, Ann Sa..r _..., Ille 111111)' Olhcr doollcatl:d lllff
members and tt<idcnis who contributed to the suca:ss of dlis ~ pn,joct. The City otl!nglewood,
Colomdo , January 21, 1997."
Council Member Vormiltag staled the shovel will be hung in the Ci:mununity Room.
Moyor Bums said be wanlCd lo lake this opportunity to thank -,--In Ille JIIIIIIUlli1y that bu wutltcd
so hard on the Southwest Corridor Light Rail . He stated it basbom:a red COlllll1Ur.lty tftoti ~ ht fell
EngleM>Od made more of a diffi:rcna: in thellTD board VOliltg diam,yodlcro,mmunity. And,: ..
noted , board mcmben including Bob Tonsing told him that. becaR,.. ..ally ca,,.. out i,, 'c:-e and
supported that Not just with council members. but with ordi-, <ilizicns. Ht saio :•..:y r<:ally ~•r<ciate
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(b) A proclamation honoring mired Englewood Fln,lpter Roy Young on the ocasion of
his 96"' birthd:ly was considered .
MAYOR BURNS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, 10 APPROVE A PROCLAMATION
CONG RA TULA Tl;>iG ROY YOUNG 0 1' THE OCCASION OF HIS NINETY SIXTH BIRTHDAY
AND WISHING HIM CONTINUED HEALTH AND ILU'PllftSS.
Ayes:
Nnys :
Absent:
Mo1ion carried.
r.ouncil Mcmbcn Nabholz. Vanniuag. WiggiM . Habenicht
Clapp. Bums
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Couocil Member Waggoner
Mayor Bum s stated that Mr. Young has been a resident or Si mon Center since 1977. which is vinuaJly
when ii oncncd . He commented that he knew Mr. Young. c , • !us •ifc who died tragicall y in an auto
acc ident several ye.in ago . He said he has known Mr. Young c lon,g time and ii is • real pleasure 10
:iw:ird Mr. Young this ~>roclarnation and co ngra1ul a1c him ~n 96 ,cars.
Ma~ or Bum!-read 1hc proclamation in full and presented it lo Mr Y'Ottftg.
(c) A proclamation declaring the week of Octcbcr 19 lhrough 25 . 1997 a., Na1ional Business
Wo men's Weck was co nsidered .
COUNCIL MEMBER CLAPP MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 19 THROUGH 25, 1997 AS
NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S WEEK.
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz. ¼ominag. Wi gg ins . Habcnich1.
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Nays:
Absent:
Mollon carried.
Clapp, Burns
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Council Mcmbor Waggoacr
M.1yor Bums prc,ented the proclamaUon to Kathrine Kemp, the 1997-1998 President of tho~
llusincss and ProCcssional Women .
(d) COUNCIL MEMBER VORMITIAG MOVED, AND IT WAS S!COND!D, TO
ACCEPT WITH R.EGR!T THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION fROM Till ENGLEWOOD
CLEAN, GRUN AND PROUD COMMISSION FROM EDWARD SOULLl!ll. .
Ayes: ~ncil Members Nabholz, Vonnittag. Wiggins, Habcnic:bl,
Mot ion carried.
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Clapp, Bums
None
Couacil Me,nber Wap,ncr 1111' ,,
M A resolution appointing Ge->rge Allen to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals for the
Ci1y or Englewood was considered .
The resolution was assigned a number and read by title :
RESOLI.ITION NO. 86, SERIES OF 1997
A RESOL!JTION APPOINTING GEORGE ALLEN TO ;HE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND
APPEALS FOR TIIE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 86, SERl!S OF 1997.
Molion carried.
Ayes: Council Members Nabholz. Vormittag, Wiggins, Habenicht,
Clapp. Hums
Nays : None
Absent Council Member Waggoner
(I) A resolution appointing Tc<ld Allen to the Code Enfon:cment Advisory Commiucc for
1he Ci ty or Englc,,ood was considered .
n,c reso luti on was assigned a number and read by title :
RE SOLUTION NO . 87, SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TODD ALLEN TO THE CO DE ENFORCEM.c NT ADVlSORY
COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. s;, SERIES OF 1997.
Ayes : Council Members Nabhol z. Vomtittag, Wiggins , HabcnichL
Clapp. Bums
Nays: None
Absent: Council Member Waggoner
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Molion carried .
Mayor Bums preaenlcd a c:cni&al, ud Cily pin ID Mr. Allen.
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(g) A raolutioo 1ppo111ti"1 Todd Boyer 10 the Code Enfon:ement Advisory C.ommJttoe for
the City of Englewood WU considolaf.
TI,c resolution was assigned a number and ,...S by liUc :
RESOLUTION NO. 88, Sl!RIES OF I 997
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A RESOLU'l10N APPOINTING TODD IIIOYD TO 1llE cooe l!NFORCEMEl'IT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR TIIE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO. '
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS S!CONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 11, SERIES OF 1"'7.
Motion ca. ricd.
Ayes: Comal Members Nabholz. Vonnlttag. Wiggins , Habenicht,
0-.IBams
Nays: Nolle
Absent: C--Member Waggoner
(h) A n,solution appoiDlillgMclanic J. Crawford 10 the Code Enfon:ement Advisory
Commincc for the City ofEnpc,,,'OG:1-coosidcrcd.
The reso lution was assigned a number ad rt:ld by title :
RESOL!JTI ON NO. 89 , SERIES OF 1"'7
A RESOL!JTION APPOINTING MEI.A.li!IE J CRAWFORD TO THE CODE ENFORCEMEl'IT
ADVlSORY COMMITTEE FOR TIIE CIIT OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED. AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 89, SERIES Of' D97.
Motion carried .
Ayes : Cou::icil Members Nabholz. Vormittag. Wiggins, Habenicht.
°'A>, Bums
Nays : Nome
Absent: Cou:ncil Member Waggoner
(i) A resolution appoe.no::ng Barbara Fout to the Code Enforccmcnl Advisory Committee for
!he C11y of Englewood ·was considered.
The re so lution was assigned a number Jllld n:ad by 1illc :
RE SOL!JTION NO. 90, SERIES Of 1997
A RESOL!JTION APPOINTING BARBARA FO!JT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMEl'IT ADVlSORY
COMMITTEE FOR TIIE CITY OF ~GLEWOOD . COLORADO .
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COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 90, SERIES OF 1997,
Ayes: Co,lncil MembenNabHolz, Vorlnittag,'Wlggins1Habcnich~ ~
Clapp, Bums · ' I
Nars: None
'A~nt t..!ncll Member Waggener " •1 11 " 11 •fill• ' • ,,. ')
Mo1ion carried.
(j) A re<olution appointing Abby Goldsmith to the Clean, Groen and Proud Commmioa• lar
the City or Eng!cwood was considerod .
The resolution was assigned a number and read by title :
RESOLU110N NO. 91. SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ABBY GOLDSMITII TO l1iE CLEAN. GREEN AND PROUD
COMMISSION FOR l1iE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROvt
RESOLUTION NO. 91, SERIES OF 1997.
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz, Vonnittag. Wiggins, Habenicht.
Clapp.Bums
None
Council Member Waggener
Nays :
Abs.nt: ,, J
Motion carried.
(k) A r<SOlution appointing Ruth Hansen to the Code Enfon:cmcnt Advisory Committee fiJ<
tl1c City of Englewood was considered .
The resolution was assigned a number and read by title :
RESOLUTION NO . 92. SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING RUTH HANSEN TO l1iE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR l1iE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 92, SERIES OF 1997.
Ayes:
Nais:
Absent :
Motion carr ied .
Council Members Nabhol z. Vormittag. Wiggins. Habcnichl
Clapp, Bums
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Council Member Waggoner
M:1yo r Bums prcscnicd a cc nificat c and Ci ty pin to Ms . Han se n.
(I) A resolution rcappoinling Michae l Heberli ng as yo uth member to the Public Library
Boa rd fo r the Ci ty of Englewood was co nsidered .
1l1c resolution was assig·ncd a number and rc.1d by title :
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Ottoller 6, I '97
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RESOLtrnONNO.tl,~QF 11'97 1.1, 'I 1 ,II /Ill b I II I I>
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A Rf:SOWilON IEAP!'Oll'fl"ING ~OIAEL HEBl!RLIJSG J.iS )'OIJill MEMBER TO TIIE PUBLIC
LIB/I.ARY BOARD FOil THE CITY Of ENGLEWOOD , COLO/\AOO,
COUNCIL MDDIJI WJC-<:INS MOVED, AND IT W~ SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. '3, SEL.:• OF 1,,7,
A,cs: 1..•1ocil Members Nabholz, Vonnittag, Wiggins, Habcnichl
CJaw_Burns
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Motion carried.
(m) A ftSOlutioo appointing Donna Johnson lo the Code Eafora:monl A4viso,y Conuniltoc
for ,he City of Engl<a<ood .,.. considcrt<i
TI1e resolution -:migned a number aoJ read by title :
RESOLtrnON NO.,._ ~~101! 1991
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A RESOLIJIION Al'l'OINIING DONNA .JOHNSON TO nr,; CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY
COMM!TreE Ra 1llE arv OF l:NGLEWOOD, COLORADO.
COUNCIL MDDF.t WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. '4, SERIES or 1'97,
Motil1n carried.
A,cs: Council Members Nabholz, Vormillag, Wiggins, Habcnichl
Clapp.Bums
~'<: None
Absent Council Memlxr Waggoner
Mayor Bums p....-.1 a certificate and City rin 10 Ms. John ,.
(n) A ,mojUbOlf appointing Donald Rolh 10 lhe Code Enforcement Advisory Committee for
the City of Englewood.,.,.. considcrt<i
The resolution a-.. ;migl>Cd a nwnbcr and read by title :
RESOLtrnON NO. 9S. SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLtrnON APPOINTING IX)NALD ROTH TO THE CODE ENF<.,R(:EMENT ADVISORY
COMM ITTEE FOR TilE CfTY OF Et:G LEWOOD. COLORADO .
COUNCIL ME~ER WIGGINS MOVED, AN D IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 95, SERIES OF 1997,
Motion c1rri:d.
Council Members Nabhol z. Vonnittag. Wiggins. Habenicht.
Clapp. Bums
None
Council Member Waggoner
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(<>) A rao!ulioq lfll)Oinlill& Gerald Sia,,korb la Ille Codo ~ \dvlao,y Commilt<e
for lhe Cily of Englewood WIS c:onsiden:d.
The resolution was "ssigned a number and ~ by tiUe:
RESOLllflON NO . 96, SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLlJJ10N APPOINTING GERALD STANKORB TO 1lfE CODE ENFORCEMEITT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COl.alADO.
COUNCIL MEMB~R WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS S!CONN:a, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO. 96, SElllES OF 1997.
Motion cruricd.
Ayes : Couacil Members Nabholz. Vormim&, WIIPS, Habenicht,
Clapp, Bums
Nays : None
Absent Council Member Waggoner
(p) A resolution oppointiog Martha WlllllU la the ClllmM A!IS Commission for the Cil)' of
Englewood was coosidertd.
The resolution was assigned a number and ~ by litle :
RESOLlITIO N NO . 97 , SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLlITION APPOINTING MARTHA WARNER TO 1lfE CIJLTIJitAL ARTS COMMISSION
FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WI.GGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONBD, TO APPROVE
RE SO LUTION NO. 97, SE RIES OF 1997.
Mo tion carried .
Ayes: Counci l Mcmbcts Nabholz. Vonniuag. Wiggins. Habenicht,
Clapp, Bums
Nays : None
Absent : Council Member Waggoner
l'vf:lyor Bums prt!:cnlcd a cc nifi ca lc and City pin to Ms . Warner
(q) A resolution appoin tin g Ll om ar Warren to the Code Entforccmcnl Advisory CommiUcc
for 1hc Ci1y or Englewood was co nsidered.
The resolut io n was ass igned a num ber a nd re.i d by title :
RE SOLlITION NO . 98. SERIES OF I 997
A RESOLITT ION APPO INTI NG LLOMAR WARREN TO 1lfE CODE.ENFORCEME NT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR TIIE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO .
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COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGlNS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED) TO APPROVE l'
RESOLUTION NO. N, SERIES OJ 1997,
Ayes: " Council lllembert Nabholz. Vonldilig, Wigglril, Habenich~
Clapp, Bums ''
Nays : None
Absent: Council Member Waggoner
Motion carried.
Mayor Bums presented a certificalc and City pin 10 Ms . Wom:n . .....
Mayor Burns said tlial ona, apin 'Council would like lo express tllcir appm:iatlon 10 all die mcnibcis who
serve on oor boaniJ and commissions. He stated that the City really couldn't ~ction without yoo 1and It t
is a wondcrfW service 1h11 )'OIi render to the City and they arc vc,y grateful to you.
(•) Mayor Barns stated that this public hearing has been scheduled to gather citizen irq,ut
on a,, amendment to the Cornerstone Park Planned Development. He said he has been advised that the
:appl leant has rcq...-d I continuance of this hearing. He asked City Attorney Brotzman if that is cr.rnct.
Mr. llrolzmaJI advised that is con,ct. South Suburban has "'!UCSted a continuance. He commcntel that if
Counci : ;foes grant a continuance. so tha1 we don 't have to republish . they should set it on a dale certain
which should be the fim Monday in Novem ber.
Mayor Bums noted tlk.-y arc scheduled to meet with the South Suburt>•n Parks and Rccrcation Board not
Mond.1y night. He said he understood that was one of tl1e rcasons. bccousc they wanted to have a chance
10 discuss this with us before we got to the public hearing . He said he would presume that is appropriate,
considering the procedure here. City Attorney Brotzman stated that is comocl.
Mayor Bums asl<ed if there was any objection to a continuance on 1hi1 matter. Council Member Cl3pp
staled she did not object 10 a continuance but that she understood tht-l'C were a couple of people who
wanted to speak to Council on this and they came out tonight. M:ryor Bums advised that they do lcwe
three people sig ned to speak at the public hearing. City Allomey Brotzm an stated they can open the
public he.i rin g :ind then move to con1inuc .
COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO OPEN THI! PUBLIC
HEARING TO GATHER CITIZEN INPUT ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE CORNERSTONE
PAP.K PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
Ayes . ('o uncil Members Nabhol z. Vonniuag. Wiggins, Habenicht.
Clapp. Bums
Nays : None
Absent : Council Member Waggoner
Mo1ion c.1rricd and the public hearin g opened .
All testimony was given under oath .
Pl:1nning Comrnun11y Coordinator Stitt prcscnlcd ProoforPublic:uion or Notice or Public Hearing w'i :ich
was published on Septem be r 4, 1997 m the Englewood Herald . He advised that South Suburbaa Parks
and Rccrcal ion District has requested an amendment to the Planned Development that was app~vcd in
I 9'J 3. The nature or !hi s amendment . he s.,id . is 10 add some facilities to the sout hern portion or 1he p.1rk.
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a couple of in-line skating rinka and romc bcdcy rial. la addition IO lhat. he advilcd. Ibey propose IO
ndd IOIM infarmotioa kiclU. ...,. pull • .....__._. Mboul __,ad,IOl!le ..id.tional
parltin9 !• Mr; Stitt nalCd that pmpmol _,,......., tMJllaiuliD& Commillioa • a ,.,1ic larias and
the Planni111 C-milliall _.....,. .....,.._., _... aindilio-. One alwbidl, he llld, -tbe
incl•lon o( a lludy .to'sMW tbe inqlllCu al~-• ,-1tin11ot on.;-prapenics. AIID, tbe
skateboard ana al,oaldbo SOCID'Cd willl a"-.•• ia.tk t\'Cnt tbe pull -1111 being UIIOd. it -.Id
nol pn:scnt a bu.an! IO people walkiq......,.. Ille,.._ Alld,IO accom...iato podcstriam, he sa!d, Ibey
wn111 additional access al the soulheast corner al•..-. wltich -.lei bo at tbe i-Uon of WCSI
Prc111icc Avenue and Soolh Hickory. That. be IOM!IIII. wa< presented to Council lhrwgh lhc staff
n:portins the p<U:C<dinp allhe Plalll1ing c:.im--.
Cheryl Cambra. 4875 Soolh Gaiapagl,. said sbe •...,,-ally pleasicd to.., wbaJ is goia! on at I.be
Comcmooc POik aR&. She co--lllll tbi, ....... lookl reoJ Dico, but that Ibo basn't used it
yet. Ms . Cambra !llated that lhe -sbo i..a:.t ..S-.is ...iao she rdbk:l to pay South Subnrban
mtes . She maintained that ifbcrir,aan:..,..•.5oiltySavica. F~aad PoliaeMd whatcvcrelsc
"~ lsive 10 pay for ap thofc, she thoup,t ~ ----~ swdy be able IO pay nosidcnt rntes,
not South Suburban mtcs.
Jim Freeman. 6875 Wc,1. Fcllct Lane. 1.--.1....,_.. -they ownlt.1,c unit II Hidlmy Place. a
condominium project just to Ille cast of lhe park. He ....i if t11i1 will bo repo51cd. on LIIC property. wil.b
u,e date change for the public hearing. City ~Bnlczman said no it won't. lhat if it is continued
Council will be givillg him a date IOoigk So. Mr . .,._ aid) lllcn,tbe lips will Illy say an old date
a11d people won't be notlficd oflhe new dote. Majior-Dillcd lllal be thousht lhc idea iJ Iha! it is
poSled for tonight for a public bearing and if prq:tle-'iaraled IO coa,e IOllighl and be pn,sent II lhis
public hearing and if it is continued tbcn tilcy ..__ 1tn1id Ille thought Uty Attorney Brotzman was
right . that there isn 't a requirement that you thcll rqat. Mr: Fn:cman said he is not saying if there is a
rc~uin:ment. that he is just asking as a c:ouncsy 10 tllt adjacell. people. \\ill it be reposted? Mayor Bums
s;11d no. that he would say it ""uld OOl. He c,q,llmal.,_ _can't pmo:cd legally and :adrniniSlratively
based on courtesy . He opined that we ha\1' IO satisfy 11:pi nquiremcnts for publication ud lhcn tlic
normal procedure is if you do continue. Then, be said.. you evntinue to a date ccnain at the time of the
publi c hearing, which would be tonight. But. be aoral. yon •01.ild have 10. in essence. be here if you are
in1crcstcd to know whm that dale is . Mayor Burns SClled 1ftbo---1e arc other people in th~ community or
11eighborhood who you know mighl be intcrCSled. bul amdn'uomc tonight because of a si:hcduling
difficully. lhat )'OU can ae.-.ainly inform them o(...,.dm ""'"<late is .
Mr. Frcc,!"~n said lhat the second item is that t.hcrc b:a\e been. and still arc. massi\'e chunks of concrete on
the e.ist slope of 1ha1 project. He advised that in alki.ag -..;th Sou111 Suburban. for two year,. tl,cy have
promised 10 do something about them and he is bcipittg that Council can use a little lc\'eragc . He
mai111aincd Iha! it looks like a dump on the cas1 ,i,ic. Ma)-or Bi.ms asked if he reported lhat 10 the City of
EnglcwooJ for any code enforcement. Mr. Freeman Siild no. Mayor Bums asked if that is in the City of
E11,;lewood . Council Member Wiggins advised lllat it is ill tllle City of Englewood. that that used 10 be a
d11111p. Mr . Freeman said it shows on tl 1e c:lSI side. M: Wiggins said he thought we would hnve n little
problem on enforcement since that was m the.re prior 10 coming into the City . He ach·iscd they used to use
i1 for dumping large concrete. there wcR horsr:s bomlclt up lherc nnd they put the dumping.s from horses
th ere . Mayor Burns asked if that was when the AapakN:. COWIII)' FairgrounJ.s were there . Council
Member Wiggins said yes, it was just a dumping~ Ci~· Attorn ey Brotzman advised that staff will go
h.1ck ;rnd sec what the PUD aclually says. He said he fas no idea what the originnl PUD requirements
were on CO\'ering that. Mayor Bums said he thought we: shouJd have a nuisance ordinance or something
that would cove r that Council Member Wiggins said dw 0'-tt umc gro,\1h has covered it a lillle bit. Mr.
Frecmnn commented that it has and it basn.l sometinr.s oflhc yea r ii mighl be covered with weeds and
01hcr times it is e:-:posed. but it is not pmty.
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Rcpnling,1.i&hl-.,Mr. l!recman aid be haard thatlthoy lddreueil lbat,tln laalS .lhll lllaewill·bll a"""'
do• on ~ow the lighll: misht affo:t lhc airrouadlng naipballlood. He llicl he hopal.dloy MRJ!d follow•
thrmsh on tu. 'AliailMr. PniomlD IOKI, repnilD1 Iba 111111c aa Hic:lary, lhtl,be~~-ii
would i-mhor lban kepi lho ano or docnmed.nlle -.cl his..,_,, is i-,lhll ll'i1J impact bis .
unit plus the -olllD Belleview there: lie ffllllnlained lhon:·is a,iiglw~;n,i,te,n and lllerl,-
a 101 of problems lbeR. Mr. ~• aid that •be hoj,ed Clilc..U would11m bis c:oac,ms ander,
ad\'iscmenl. Mayor Burns advilOd they will certainly do ,.,_
Ruth Hansen, 4S 11 South Gnlapago, advised that she i1 IOlp)lllil>le for a letter all ofClaanc:il received at
the end of June, n:ganling the Comemonc Partt . She noted that with no effort they gee 36 signal\JRS on
hen: in """ little llflOI. So, she opined, the people an: im.......S ia the Englewood iaidents getting a
n:sidcntial rate ill lieu of the IBXCII lbat they pay tor the Sdoty &rviccs then:. Ms. Ralau asked ii the
meeting bdMcn Council 111d Soetll Subwban is open to the public! Mayor l!umudviled tha~thc
meeting i1 a public mcdin&, City Attorney Brownan agn:cd that it is a J1Ublic mccting. acxt Monday.
and it will be held at the Oolf <loune Clubhouse. Mayor I Bums , IOlcd it is a Stady Sasioa llici'it is a
public meeting. so L~e public is welcome to come.
Tiocrc lx:ng oo liuthcr qucations IJld, as there was no one ct11e p,esent to speak to the issue, Mayor Buras
asked for a mouon to close the public hearing. '"'
COUNCIL lllllMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND 111 WAS SECONDED, TO CONTINUE TIU
PUBLIC HEMUNG TO GATHJ:R CITIZEN INPUT ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COllNEllSTONE PARK PLANNED DEVEWPMENT TO NOVEMBER 311"7 AT 7:30 P.111.
Ayes : Council Members Nabholz. Vormittag, Wiggins. Habcnidtt.
Clapp, Bums
Nays: None
Abs,nt: Council Member W~
Hotion c;mied and the public hearing will be continu:d .
Mayor Bums said. just as a reminder, that when Council has public hearings on proposals they don't >'Ole
on ,he ordinance at the time of the public hearing. He stated it is Council policy thal they wait until the
nc.xt meeting to actually vole on the ordinance in question .
10. Coment Agenda
(a) Approval on Ordinaoccs on First Reading
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ REMOVED ITEM 10 (a) (Ii) PROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER VORMIITAG MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM S 10 (1) (i), (iii), (iv) ••d (v) ON FIRST READING .
(i) COU1''CIL BILL NO . 9 1 . INTRODUCE D BY COUNCIL MEMBER
VORM IITAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTER GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
ENTITLED "INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR CONVEYANCE OF AN EA SEMENr
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FOR THE OXFORD LIGHT &AL STATION BETWEEN THE REGIONAL TitANSPORTATION
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A BILL FOR AN OR,DDIANCE FIXING 11fE TAX LEV,V l)f ~ IJl;'ON ~Pl DOLL~ OF THE
ASSESSED VALUATION Of All.TAXABLE PROl'ERJY WrmIN ~ C1J'l'Y Of BNGLEWOOp,
COLORADO, AND EST ABUSHING A MILL LEVY FOR THE ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AIIIHORITY.
(iv) OOUNICilL BILL NO. 90, INTRODUCED llY COUNCIL MEMBER
VORMITTAC\
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AU'lllORIZING A LEASE OF 1llE SELBE PROPERTY SY THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COi <a.WO
(v) CXlUNCJL BILL NO,U. INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
VoaMl'JTAG
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO . 50, SERIES OF 1997 PERTAINING
TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYMDIT !iERVJCES.
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Motion carried.
Cauacil MelllOOB Nabholz, Vormit~. Willl!ilU, Habenicht.
Claw-BUIII!
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Council Member Waggoner
(ii) A JC<WXlldi:buol from lhc 0.l)3tlment of Financial Services 10 adopl the
1998 Budget and appropriasc fur:ds for fi=l ;-car 1998 w,:, con,,idcr<d .
Co un cil Member Nabholz said ii is her understanding that one of the an:as our new City Manager is
concerned about is our revenues ad our fu nding. At this point in time, she stated. she did nol reel she
can a, •:rove the budget as it-wllcD ii has an Assistant City Manager on i~ until after our new City
Manager comes on. Ms. N-..i-ued that ift.e feels ii is appropriate. at that time 10 have on
assis1 :1 nt. she would supp:>n t!ta 10()%.,_ But at this time. she said. she would have 10 no1 vote with that
pan of the budget ia.
Mayor Bums thO"Jg,hl they had bDd of oovcrcd lhal in their prc"Vious di scuss ion .
Dirccior Gryglcwiczadviscd ti..Jcaa pus the budget ana that doesn 't mean 1ha1 position hns 10 be hin,:!.
He sai d the Ci ty Manager can aoGlle 'o lca\·e that o.xn.
Counci l Member Clapp stated sbc also feels very uncomforta ble "ith that in then:. because she has see n
cnt in: rlcpanmcnts crea ted throqh the budget process. So , she advised . she cannot support the Budge1 as
\\Titt en. because it as m Lhcrc and she docs not suppo rt that at this time . Ms. Cl app noted that they have
not done the audil that they ~c: talked a1>o ut as a Counci l and they have a new City Manager coming on
tlmt is not ccnain of that posilJOIL Sbt said she can't. ii•. good conscience. vote yes ton ight on the budge t
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Council Member Vormillagasked iftll,;·1akelhltt money out oftherewhcn.i-II So, He .... iflt
goes b:lck into lhc General Fund , Din:ctnr Gryglewicz said !he money iJ in lhc General F..-. He
explained 1h11 lfllio •Bildgei Is ldopt,:d, II ii standt, Ille City Manager_' ___ not lO llll ... ,aoidao
and ii would jUSl r<tum bock 10 lhc Fund Balanoc, That would be hiJ dccilioa. lie llbd Cltp AaDn.y
Brotzman lflhc Budget needs lo be amended ifwe need lo n:publlsh iL Mr. BnllZIIWI adv..i iil lllS DOI
been published yd, '11\at ii will be published after this n,,tcllng, Cily Cleric Ellis lldvl• If dis.,.. is
passed 1onl glit the council tiill "'•uld be published Thursday.
Cil)I Allomcy Brotzman said lhal the question is, if you were 10 remove $70,000 fiolll !he CliJ,MaMger's
Budget where would you r=mmend Iha! money go. Din:ctor Gryglcwicz advised ii would jua 111> inlO
Fund Balance . So, Mr. Brotzman said at lhcbattom, lhc tow Fund 'Balancc, Dea:mber JI , 1991-.ld
;ncreasc by $70,000 and !he Cil)I Manager 's Budget would decrease by $70,000. Director~ aid
yes .
Council Member Vormiltag asked wha! they hav""' do when !he Cil)I Manager decides he-a
Assistant Ci1y Manager, lhal they have already approved basically . To gel the $70,000 out.,,.. GeacraJ
ant: t,,1ck in10 .he Cl!)' Manager 's Ollk.c, or $50,000, what....., ii would be for the rest o(dle ,car.
Director Gryglc,Yin adviscd they ,.ould need 10 do a supplemcnlal appropriation in 1998. Mr:. Varaillq
asked if 1ha1 is jUSl a mailer of making a motion and moving ii. He asked if they can fix !Im.
Mayor Bums staled Iha! he is not uncomfortable doing 1his. for the reason that when they i---' Ibo
new Cily Manager he said lhal he would not establish tha! 1>-1Silio~ until he had a chanoc lO .._ 11 lhc
position, work in ii and decide whether he thought he nccdcd an assistant or not. He commenDIII .. ii
1hcy can restore tl,al lo the •Budgcl with a supplcmcnt3J, which he an1icipa1ed they p-,, a,mld. lhcn
co nsistenl with his approach ii frankl y doesn 'I bother him iflhey lake ii ou1 al this poinL Coamcil
Member Vonniung agreed.
(I) The Cil)I Clerk was asked 10 read Council Bill No . 93 by-:
CO UNCIL BILL NO . 93 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET OF TI!E crrr-OF ENGLEWOOD ,
COLORADO, FOR 1l!E FISCAL YEAR I 9'J8 .
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO A~
AGENDA ITEM 10 (1) (ii) (I)-COUNCIL BILL NO. 93.
Cou ncil Member Habenichl a.siled if lhis has or hl.s not been published . Cil)I Allo'l\cy B,..,_ Slid ii
has nol been . Mayor Bums stal.ed this is on the dockcl 1onigh1 for first reading.
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO MIEND Tin: 19911
BUDG ET BY REMOVING THE S70,000 FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGr:T JOa. AJII
AS SISTANT OTY MANAGER.
Ayes :
Nays :
Absent:
Morion carried .
Co uncil Members Nabholz. Vonnittag. Wiggins. Clapp. B'Wms
Council Member Habcnic :;,
Council Member Waggoner
Council Member Habenicht said she wanted lo explain her nay vote. She advised thal O\'Cr 1k :!QrS-as
she has served on City Council and seen our City government work . ii has been her opinioa t.haa that
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polilia is • .-.i,tc paoilioa Md~ politive position . She COIJUIIO!llcd ~ lho llocl not mean to second
pas a Oly -,et who 1'\ ·Id IIOl wanl to have ii. SIie spl<l. lillOll r.ne docs llel~ it is a ... ble
p01i1ia 10 IIMe within our City aov<mment. she would vote to have I.I llill in the Budget. But. she noted,
sllc ...,...«nlillly ,bow to Ibo n:11 of Council and walt11D ,IOI what ~o,1new ,City Mlnll~ focll and thinks
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~ a..-tcd U. lie 1101ad Duug f;la,k ment ioned and ad)ooc:atod an Assistant City Manager
11 one tiac and our Interim Manqer's have advocated the uiqe lhill/~ lllling that )'Oil rally need an
assiSlam 10 do all the day to day items. So, he noted. it has been n:commended on several occasions by
people SCM11C • ~r. 11111 also , be~ in lipt oC the fact tl;II qur ,_ City !.1anqer Aid that
he would ""'~ it initially, bul wouJd IIUdy the politiop to ,a: \\'helbCr be indeod, in his,-
duties, ~ aood it or not, 1h11 he ii comfonabie 181ting it out at this time . With the idea that if our new
~-.i.o is 11111 on boanl yet, would later n:commend It. then he would ccnainly cntenain that
ra:ommaidalion.
COUNc:a. MUIBER NABBOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
COUJIK:IL BR.I. NO. 9J AS AMENDED.
Motion carried.
Ayes : Council Membcn Nabholz, Vormi ttag, Wigg ins, Habcnich~
Clapp. Bums
Nays : None
Absent Council Member Waggoner
(2) Counci l Member Habenicht asked iflhe appropri ation bill n:Oecu the
amended ....,. ..-doos the app,vprialioa bill need to be amcuded to reflect the 8JIICfldcd budget . City
Attorney 8 J'Ol2Dlall advised that the appropriation bill is ocparalc and apan frona the budget .
The City Oer1t .-as asked to read Council Bill No . 94 by tiUe:
COUNm. BIU. NO. 94. INl'RODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGIN S
A BILI. F<ll AN ORDINANCE APPROPIUATING MONIES FOR ALL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES IN
THE CfTY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, IN rnE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY I,
19911. AND ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1998, CONSTITUTl !-'G WHAT IS TERMED THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1998.
CO UNCD.. MDIBER WIGGINS MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITE~ 1e (a) f■') (l) • COVNCIL BILL NO. 94 ON FIRST READING.
~:ouoa anilcd.
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Absent
Cotincil Members Nabhol z, Vonnillag, Wiggins. Haben icht.
Clapp. Bums
None
Council Member Waggoner
ApprovaJ of Ordinances on Second Rc.1ding
CO UN CIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO APPROVE
CO NSL~ AGENDA ITEMS 10 (b) (i) and(ii) ON SECOND READING .
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(I) ORDINANCE! NO. 79 , SERll!ll OP 1997 (COU!IICIL BllL fil0.16, II ,q
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL Ml!MIIER HABl!NICRT)
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AN ORDINANCE AMl!NDINOTl'll.E I, CHAPTER6A. OF11ll!l!Nm..EWOOD MUNICIPALCODe
PERTAINING TO 11ll! CITY MANAGER.
(Ii) ORDINANCE NO. 80 , SERll!S OF 1997 (COUICIL BILL NO. 87,
INTRODUCED BY COUNCR. MEMBER VORMl'ITAO)
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING Tm.E 7,•CHAPTER 18, AND ENACTIHG A NEW Tl1LE 5,
CHAPTER 25 , OFTill! ENGLEWOOD M\JNICIPAL CODI! WHIOI ftltTAINS TO HOBBY
BRE ffiERS .
Vole re,ulb:
Ayes : f ,iuncil Members Nabholz. Vonniltlg. Wiggins, Habenich~
,:'!app', Bums I I I•
Nays: None l
Absen t Cooncil Member w._
Motion carried .
(c) Resolutions and Motions
COUNCIL MEMBER CLAPP REMOVED ITEM 10 (c) fov) FROM THI: LUrii>t:NT AGENDA.
COUNCIL Ml:MHR VORMITTAG MOV!D, AND IT WAS Sl:CO!(IIED, TO APPROVE
cm:sENT AGENDA mMS 10 (c) (l), (II) ■ntl(lli~
(i) RESOLUTION NO . 99 , SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND TiiROUGH ITS
WATER UTILITY ENTERPRISE , APPROVING THE SALE OF ITS WATER REVENUE BOND TO
THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOPMe(I' AUTIIORITY IN THE
AG GREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTOFS15 ,292 , 6)6 AND ESTABUSHINGTHE'FINAL TERMS,
CONDITIONS , AND DETAILS TiiEREOF.
(i i) RESOLUTION NO. 100, SERIES OF 1997
A RESO LUTION FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF THE 1997 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD , COLOR.ADO .
(iii) RESOLUTION NO . IO I. SERIES OF 1997
A RESO LUTION AUTHORIZING A VA CATION OF RIG IIT-OF-W AY LOCATED II\' ';, ... 2400
BLOCK OF SOUTH PECO S STREET BY TiiE CITY OF E. GLEWOOD . COLOR.ADO , , :,. THE
BENEF IT OF UN IVE RS AL AUTO RE CYC LI NG.
Vote results :
Ayes :
Nay s:
Abse nt:
Council Members N3b hol t. Vormimag, Wiggi ns. Ha be nicht.
Clapp. Bums
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Co un cil Me mbe r Waggoner
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Molion carried.
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(iv) A recommcndalion from lhe Dcpa,tmcnl of AdminiS1P1llvc ScrviCCI to ad"l)I a
raolulion appn,vins lhc 1991 -o( living MIJustmcnl for dln:c1011, mld-managers. confldcnllal
employ""' pan-time, bcncllt-digible emplGY""-and unclaaified, benefit-eligible employees was
comidcn,d.
Aeling Co-Din:c!Or Kcnbimik advised that lhc raolulion that 's proposed is a COLA for 1998 for
di r<e1ors , managers, supervisors and confldcnlial employee sroups in lhc amounl of J .4'Y, and an increase
for Ilic pan-time bencfiH:ligible employees and non •dassifted benclil-cligiblc employees ofJ.2,%.
Council Member Clapp asked if lhis is the nonnal annual COLA lhal we do every year or if !his Is over
and above what we do. Mr. Kershisnik advised Iha! !his is lhc normal annual COLA .
Counc il Member Habcnlchl asked why lhc COS1 of living adjustmcnl is dill'emll for lhc -groups. Mr.
Kersh lsnik advised tbal 111ft' bad a leng1hy discussion Rboul !his . He said lhc pan-time benefi1-ellgible
employees and the noo-daslificd employees work ann in ann wilh lhc employee groups 1ha1 we haw
ncgotia1ed COLA 's wilh. So be said, be would guess lhal is !he basis for lhal 3.25%. Alll1ough, he nolcd,
lhc COLA 's for diftdorl, mila:gen. and conlldcntlals is at 3.4% and pegged In pan 10 lhc Comumcr
Price Index tbal's projec:lcd for lhc year. He stated thal essentially !he dlll'erential , ill part, is a raull of
1he fact lhal lhooc groups are not paid overtime . For lhe directors. managers, confidcnlials. he noted, they
have had fewer resoun:es ID do 11\cm wori< and !here is no overtime pay, was a faClor in Iha! decision fo r
11,c differential .
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RESOLIITION NO . 102, SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLIITION APPROVING COMPENSATION PLANS FOR DIRECTORS , MANAGERIAL.
SUPERVlSORY , CONFIDl!NTIAL , UNCLASSIFTED AND PART-TIME BENEFITS-ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEES Of THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE VEAR 1998.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLAPP MOVED, AND !TWAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEM JO (c) (iv)· RESOLUTION NO. 102, SERIES OF 1997.
Ayes: Council Members Vonni11ag. Wi ggins. Habcni ch1 , Clapp, Burns
Nays: None
Abslain : Council Member Nabh olz
Absen t Council Member Wa ggon er
Mo1ion carried.
Counci l Member Nabhol z explained 1ha1 she absinincd from \'Oling on 1ha1 because her husband works for
th e Ciry.
11 Regular Ag<n J1
(a) Approval of Ordinan ces on Firs! Reading
TI 1erc were no 3ddilional items submiued for approval on fir st rc.1d ing . (Sec Age nda Item 10 -Con sent
Age nda.)
(b) Approval of Ordinan ces on Seco nd Reading
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There wen: no additional ltefflll submined for.,,,,.-on IIICOOd radlng. (Sec Agenda Item 10 -Consent
Agenda.)
c) RaolulJODI and t,1atiou
There wcro no additional rcsollllions or motions suboliacd fow app1 oval . (See Agenda Item IO -Consent
Agenda .)
12 . General Dltcuuioa
(a) Mayor's Choice
I. Mayor Burns advised that we an: in the procas or hinng a new City Manager, Gary Sca,s, who
has been City Manqcr in Gleadale for 11 ,-rs. He JUlcd they aro loolting fotWard to having his
contracl up before C.OUncil II the ncx1 ...Oag. ~ &ms commented tliat he me1 with Council and
City staff and we look fonwd to bringing llim oa baud.
2. Mayor Bums noted we have a dinner a>aiog 111J1 oa 111c 13• or 14• with ~lood Middle School ,
Blue Ribbon Spon!Orwp. He ..........,.i Cla)'QIIC to., 10 tlut.
J. Mayor Bums 5lalcd he 1!1Cndcd Ille police/lire open house on Saturday and then: was a lot of
information to be gatheRd and a lot or praa,lations. He am-ised that he received a lot of favorable
comments while he was there, not only from our ati>l:m. but also people w!oo wcro then: from OL'oer cities .
He commented that !hey wen: quite imp,es.,cd with all fll the illformatioa lbal was dwcminated and tile
interrelationship thac both police and fire in Englewood ba,·c •ith the d tizens :incl the community
Which , he said, was very good to hear.
4. Ma)<>r Bums DOied Ibey hlYe, for the public. a_., on thc8 .. with !he Center for Regional
Neighborhood Action, the team tblt,.. an: "'°rt<iag wult on the Cinderella City pn,jea. They will be
meeting with them at 4:30 on Wednesday. as !hey,.... IOIIIC additional 4irection from City Council on
that subject . It appc3rs, he noted. that they an: woricing ,..,,. lwd on this. He said that several of us have
been present al some of !he other meetings they'-lad..
5. Mayor Burns advised that he saw a rq,on in tbe pras oe a Crime Mapping Coofcroncc in
Denver . He said he lhonghl we do some of that .ind thc:rc: was some very mtcrcsting sonwarc that was
prese nted . Mayor Bums asked Director of Safety Senia::5 OlsmJ if we arc panicipating in 1hc crime
mi!pping process . Director Olson said he was DOI famd iar -..it.b it. Mayor Bums commented that there is
ii Co nference downtown an<', they h.1\'C some 38 ci1ics and the) ha\'c some, cry sophisticated software in
which they were tracking c!imc in difTcrcnl pans of the a ty ..-.here it originated and that son of thing .
Mr. Olson stated he has not heard anything aboul iL Miyor Bums said o>a)tc we could find out about it.
He noted it got some pretty good play in the press and he thought it was downtown in one of the hotels .
He said it looked like a very inlcrcsting co,lfcrcncc .
6. Mayor Bums said he wanlcd to bring up "lL.1t he brought up a couple of weeks ago. which was
the possibility of attending the Congress of Ciues and E,q,os,uoo in Philadelphia on December 2"' to 6".
He no1 cd Council has an estimated cos1 for both he and Counc I Member Nabholz 10 attend this .
Com menting on his portion of that , he advised Lbcrc is a com.mcnt at lhc boltom on airfare. thal if yo u stay
over on Saturd.,y night and the clc,nge in that would be considerabl e if you didn ·1 stay on Saturday night.
Karen Susman, he noted . is going to speak as a pn:scntcr at this on Tuesday and if he goes 10 this at all he
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will go with her the previous week for 1nanksgi\'ing W1&.b part of her famil) m Boston . He advised that •
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th4f-. will be tlw\w Utll lj'l)' and be w/)1 ~ •sbt OD lhc 11l~ ~ ~ bc6Jre. DOI the
next ooo, /;a, ~ ,-Id, onc ,way or Ille., /f ~ P, ~. w\11 t,c tbm.~ Sltwday liiahL He aatcd be ~ ii ~ c~ IO book Jhc ran: iliioi!&ll Boston !O Phlladclphia lbap Ill IP dl'""'1y IO
Philadclp~ But, b<ca~ be aid, lhal is the 5CCOnd mccliJt& IIRcr Jhc election. he .....,_ the
possibillly of not auending lhi :<. He noted he has never been to an NLC Confcrenc:c and he lhinlts ii aiuld
be very ~Ill-So'fit/J tjl,11,;oqunca~ bcsaid,y"l',""n't fiavc~aidamoC$1500wl, bila no
mailer what happens hero. 1 , II
He asked Council Member Nabholz if she had any comment on lhis. Ms. Nabhol z said lhal the only
commcnl she has on lhat is lhal she will also stay over on the Saturday night to save nn the airfare, but
also her rogistration fees could possibly be lower if she can pl,into ~ differont cl= She advised that lhis
is the upper end of what the seminars could be.
MAYOR BURNS MOVED, ~D IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE EXPENSES IN nu:
MEMO Dl,TED TODAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,109 FOR HIS ATil:NDANCE AT THE 1'97
CONGRESS OF cmES AND EXPOSITION, DECEMBER 2-6, 1997, IN PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA.
Council Member Habenicht said sbc fell Ibey needed lo clarify for tbe '"?)rd Ihle Ibey said lhal each
council member in our policy bu the opponunicy IO allcnd onc national ud oao stale confcrenc:c. Mayor
Burns confirmed that lhis is tbe lirll one he bas ever aucnded 001 of stalO. He said he lhought tbe OCIUII
policy says one oul of stalC coafcrenc:c per year and lhis would be lhc only one, obvioosly. lhal be would
have for lhis year. Council Member Vormiuag said even for previous years. ¥,ayor Burns sai1 yes. lhal
he has never bccu IO one OU\ of stale .
Ayes :
Nays :
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Molion carried .
Council l,,lembers Nabhol 1, Vonniltag, Wiggins, flabcniclu.
Clapp, Bums
Non<
Council Member Waggoner
COUNCIL MEMBER NABHOLZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE HER
ATTENDANCE AT THE 1997 CONGRESS OFCITIES & lcXPOSITION, DECEMII>' .. 2-6, 1997,
IN PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYLVANIA IN THE AMOUNT OF 52,304 .
Cou nci l Member Vonn ittag said thi s is also her first one .
Ayes :
Nays :
Absent
Mo. ion carried .
Council Me mbers Nabhol 1. ·vonnillag, Wiggins. Habcnichl
Cl app . Bums
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Council Member Waggoner
(b) Council Member's Choice
(i) Coun cil Member Nabh olz:
I. She sai d she also auend cd the Safct)' Se rvices open house on .lat urday for about an hour. Sh e
ad vise d 11 was very well anendcd and sh e enj oyed i: .
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2. SIie ldvired 111o a110 __. Maddox mc-ary on Tua\tay evening where they had some or
the 'iame ➔ylllqo.th, t lllaal.llldllldl'liblha f'orthcchlldml. Ms . Nabllolzstatechhe
ran into the Bcilelei''rallly _, dley mbd thai she brln& up pciua,'Jy sponsoring a IIOle' for their flrst golf
tournamen1 to ralae ,-yfDr die A$llc Foundation. She advised dlat a hnlc sponso11hip Is S200.
COUNCU. Ml:MBH N.dllOIZ MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO SPONSOR ONE
HOU: AT S200 TO THE ALJZ GOLF CLASSIC.
Motion carried.
Ayes: Council Members Nabholz. Vorminag, Wiggins, Habenicht,
Capp.Bums
Nl)'I: l<loae
Absent: Coaacil Member Waggoner
3. She stated she~ 111cm ll"lling the "'Ccds ~nd all cldu\61 up on Llticoln and Floyd . She
said it loob II'?' arj,J 's11t ~ Dinclor Olson .
(ii) CoaaciJ Member Vonnittag;
I. He noicd COll!ICil n=hela lencrfflllll Robera Skrivan wrilten on August 1•. He said it is lwd
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10 rcod, but it;,ppcan'dle City MlttltFr'• affla: n:a,md it on August 4"'. It was concerning Council
making the .d<aion b'dle Oly ........,, position ud she was in favor of another person at the time.
Bu~ be commcnled, they ff<lliwd * lencr after lhey made their selection . He said be would like to know
where the leltl::' was fiom wllcll it•• 1tll1lcd in to -they recciwd it after the selection was made . He
told Acting City Manager i:-ty k would like to Jia,,,e that looked into, to find out where this lelter was
and why it MSn't turned into a-:i1 llicad of time. Council Member Vonnittag said that she pcr,onaJly •
asked him if Council had°'"' SCCII tbc letter . He said be told her he really couldn 't recall it. 1l1en, he
noted. after they made the sclcctioa. the oat day, it ism Council's mailbox. a day late and a dollar shon.
2ouncil Member Habenicht commancd that this has come up rrom time to time and she knows they have
addressed it But , she said, sh< tllillks they do need to =ind the Cit)· Manager, the Acting City
Manager, that )VbcD ~• cona ia aDd it is directed to City Council mcmbe11 that U1ey would appreciate
rcccwi ng ii in a timely manna .. ~re iL
l . He said be wanted to dis:ms rbc workshop on the Transit Oriented Joint Development at the
,\d.111\S Marl< Hotel . He opined t.11111 .a few of the Council mcmbc11 should attend this . He noted Council
Member Habenicht SU.led that she 1125 interested in going. He advised it is $SO. a one day deal ilild it is
put on by the Fcdc,al Transit Asaot:iltion. Council Member Vormittag said he would also like to go and
Ms. Habenicht said she would lilo: 11> go. Council Member Habenicht stated that she thought any Council
incmbcr who is able to attend. oagll 10 aucnd .
Ma yo r Bums asked what day it will be held on . Council Member Wiggins advised it is October 17~ and
tha1 they all go t a letter on it ~-Bums said he remembered see ing it and it did look interesting .
COUNCIL MEMBER VORMJTTAG MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE
ATTENDANCE, OF ANY COUNOL MEMBER INTERESTED, IN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED
JOINT DEVELOPMENT WOIIKSBOP OCTOBER 17 AT THE ADAMS MARK HOTEL AT
THE COST OF S50 PER MEJIO,£,Jl
Ayes :
Nais:
Absent:
Council Members Nabhol z. Vonnittag. Wiggin s. Hal'Cnicht.
Clapp. Bums
None
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G<,wu:il ~~ Wlpins:
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t. He passed out a !flCOIO I~ Cotfn!:~. Ho said 18"' since IJICmbcn an, traY!'lin& ad timza....,.
yc,,s and ton months he has rot '¥"ended a mc,;1ing. SCIJlir,ar or whall:vU YI"' WljDI IO call ii. al tbt
expense of lhc W<R&Ycn. that l)C Wl)uld like 10 auend a !jl'miaar, "How to Deal with Diffic:ulLPa,plc" and
·MIIDJlling Sllossful SilWllioou". II\ be help in St. Thomas and ~niquc rospc¢,-cly • a.-r I q'
and November 1• for the arand total swn or$6,880. ,He opined thal he deserves this. that it isajunkcl in
rcalily and he would approciate Cl"'lfil supporting bis travel. Now, he poinled out. be docs lavo tbt
oplion or turning this down and if they know him well enough ..... but. he said. tit for tat.
COUNCIJ.,MEIIJPER WIGGINS MOVED THAT HE BE APPROVED ;ro ATTENa 1lllt TWO
SF.MIN~, "BOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE" AND "MANAGINGS'DIESSFIJL
SITUATIONS".
Council Member Vorminag said he had a question aj,oul \ht meals for S l,500 . He ask.cd if ii is FiDI 10
be enough . Council Member Wisgiou advised it o~ghf IO handle ii, bul lhal he would b~ baclt dogie
bags for Mr. Vonniua~
" Mayor Bums commcnlCd lhal ii was for 11 or 12 days and the room is almost $4,000. Coaacil Member
Wiggins said it is in style. Mayor Bums nolcd there is one session on lhc 19., and then you F to lounge
by the pool for 10 days until the ncXI one . No. Mr. Wiggins said . that is part orlhc st=sfu.l dass, that is
how you get rid or stress. Really. he noted, all lhcsc ycan or pulcng up with the stress olthis.. Tell us.
Council Member Vonnittag said. that you didn'I have any gray hair when you stancd. Cow■:il Member
Wiggins said thal is right. thal he was as dark haired as Council Member Clapp when he 5latlCd.
Council Member Nabbolz said thal after seven ycan and len monlhs Council Member Wiggiao richlJ
deserves this junket. even though on mosl occasioou he a.,es all or the other trips , she lhi.aks Ille descn'CS
this.
COUNCIL MF.MIER NABHOLZ SECONDED HIS MOTION.
Ayes :
Nays:
Absent
Molion was defeated .
Council Memben Nabholz. Vormiuag. Wiggins
Council Mcmben Habenichl , Clapp, Burns
Council Member Waggoner
Council Member Vonniltag nolcd ii died for lack of Council Member Waggoner .
Coun ci l Member Wiggins s..1id "oh well. I tried ."
!Clerk 's 1101c: Thi!: wa~ ton~uc•in-chcck .)
2. He sai d hejuSI got this in the ·-om Standard Ch,1irs by Gardner. made m ~t:issachuscus. He
nn1cd s.incc he and Council Member Vo. 1g arc re1iring rrom Council lhcy can get lhcsc personally
engraved chairs. One is a standard chair au~ one is a rocking chair and the chair is $200. So. he said. he
would pass this around and L11ey can look at it and sec ff !hey can give him a chair with his a.ame on 11., or
so mcLJl.ing like LJial sometime, as they wouldn't give him a trip.
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3. He~ having reod the Board at AcljUS1mcnt and Appeals minutes for August 13•, that
he notiad Ille)'.,.......,. awfully unhappy memben on tha t Boan!. Apparently a gentleman came in for
a hearing Md , .. j__,;on WU given by our crnplorcc that he had read the wrong page . So. he •,oled,
!ic mlilcd dlt p,y aal lbc 11JY had to come In fbr a hearing. He said he caused hi n, ,+real problems. In
o!hcr 1'uds. _,. 1111: membcn arc vc,y concerned about City staff ilolng their Job. t.:oun,11 Member
Wiggins .-1 lie doesn't know where It falls but it looks like. as he reads the whole thing, that Mr.
Simpson aoeds IDllring bis sWf to !Uk on these Issues, because it sure doesn't look Sood and he opined
that we arc DOl ting justlce to our board members . Mr. WIBSins felt somebody should look at this pretty
close. He pn!'iriorl Aaing City Manager Estcrfy with his copy which he has highlighted .
4. He advmd that the Highway ~nt of the Stale of Colorsdo is wanting us to vote for a tax
increase ia analDbaild tlleirliigJ,ways! He d,lml:,bn,td 1tW;...;u~ bcch·a11Ar !hem to1clcan ,liid sweep
our ma apiml -~malian on our,./,, a:ctia ol'hiaJ\.:.Y, H ~I ~ u\/.te,Unlls Mlle Worb IS to
monitor thc ~ occds and c:aJI when sweeping is required . Well. he nJlcd. some of that diit tliat
is out then: Im -to socd and wec<ls arc starting 10 grow up in the din Uutt hs accumulated . So . ho
said, he tlliab ii is lime to tell the HighwayDcpanmcnt to gel oll'lhc backside ,nd run the sweepers
do"TI the roat. He nolCd if they don't want to do Denver's. that is their choice . 1'1u~ he stated , :,c thinks
it is a disgrace to build that good highway and not keep it clean . Al least. he ~,id , ,n our <".ry' we take
pride . He Slla,sal lbal if they won 't lei us use ourswccpcrs. why not tell the State either let us lease the
sweepers or lllO ii or IICll lbc things. Ibey arc nol using tllcm . Acting City Ma.,ager Esterly ad,1sed he will
have lluthcr dill:...-•'ilh them. Council Member Wil!Pns stited, if all they need is a request. that""
will request it ....ylime you 1um aroand. because they arc nol doing anything over there.
Council Member Clapp :
I She said as she was looking through her pack •· she saw the lcllcr of the invitation to the Blue
Ribbon meeting. Sile IIOliced they ,...,,, looking for spu,lSOrships . Ms. Clapp staled she did not know
wla11 Council's cadon k:v.:I is on this. but that she fell"~ should help out . She said she was thinking
somcwhcrt: bctwom SSOO and $1 ,000 . Mayor Bums said he was going to bring that up too and he was
glad she did.
Acting Ci!) Manago, Esterl y advised that in th eir budget they ha,~. under Council approved Aid 10 Other
Agencies. $1.f'\OO tanaining in lhat fund. And. he noted . for other aids for that account they have $1.000 .
Now. he said.. the! lm\'CJust approved $200 toward agolrtoumament that will come out of one of these
lines . So , he Slated. there is about $2 ,8()(1 in miscellaneous Aid 10 Other Agen cies available .
COUNCIL '.\11:Ma[R Cl.APP MOVED, ,.,ND IT WAS SECONDED , THAT COUNCIL
CON TRIBUTE S..-TO TIIE BLUE RIBBON FUNCTION.
Council Members Nabhol z. Vom1i11ag. Wi ggin s. H.1t,.nich1 .
Clapp . Elums
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Council M ember Waggo 11 cr
Meli an earn ed.
She saitt tbs is more ofan inform.1tion piece for Coun cil . to feel Council out and sec if there :uc
any obje...--ti om.. M1. Clapp noted shl w:is sure all of Council rccc1\'cd the ;uticlc. ··sand B's Hea d to Head
wi1h Da y Labor on C,otfa." .. She said rhcrc has been a conlact mad: lherc and she hns been invited to
speak 10 a nc1gbb:Jrbood grou~ invol\'ing the process . They have asked for some input there . She said she
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would like to go and! paruci pate in !.hat and let them know where we have been and how that worked . •
Give them a cop) or our ordinance and that type of thin g. She advised that Council Member Nabhol z may
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accomp111y ~ and fP011< 11 ~-CouacU !\fcmbcr Clipp llllled 11111 i~-H-r.J adllublc .lided ~
no! Ollly WCfC .lhore \l!IDP ll)iac oa willlill 111' ~ but !hcno ,.,_.MailrlJ ~ ll'lr& oa willlla
that immqlla~ nclahbor""'1!1 ,oo .,IJIC partlcular hat lpllll. She llid a J. (cmdlll Caouicil Mmaber
N'lbholz would have a lot at valuable loforma1i011 lOadd IO lliaL
Mayor Burns said he apprccialed Council Member Clipp briqiag it ur llifY., io, •l;,ia,d Iha! Council
should feel free to respond to those kinds of things If we can constnoctivciy <»amlJule IO them . But, ho
said, al the same time II c:ooM be political as far as the City is a,nccrncd.
Council Member Clapp agRCd and said she wujusl ll)iQ& IO be rapoll5illc i,,, ~ Council know
where she was Pl ud what she rlarux:d to cover. She staled dial woaldbcw CJ<lmt of iL
Co1111ci l Member Vormillag asked where that is at Ms. CIJpp said she -aa&...., yet, that they ..... ,,,t
given her a location . She •'lated lhal as soon as she find< oul she -.Id let tma know. She ootco1 " , "'
be in Denver, ii will be out oflhc City . She cn1>1mcn1e<:l lllat they are~! some difficultic, , ,
apparently there is or.e busi"""' in paniculJr !hat is piclceting bed and braldlsa llusincsscs d, wn there,
because of some of their w""1 pc><itiom 011 lhc i'5Ue. So, she DlllCd, tbC)' am~ some real
.:ona:rns . She opined tbal anythi•g we can do as far •iust inf~ dllt •-tbcir neighboring
City and we should jU51 do that.
3. She said she waalCd tu thank /c',1011 Black and tllc Police~ She advisod that Mr.
Black and some from ;'am ud R.cc aari several police cl!'ICCB came IO a -..11 Duncan Park ud
that turocd out very well. She !iflllld th!,)· have beer, very supp()l1i\c in LUI pallicular an:a, the put<. Ms.
Clapp said that as Council k,-s, in the past lhcrc have been a lot of ima dlac ud tllcsc ~
• have mana&cd to really k,cp that under CMtrol. She said she rcally appr,:cias thal.
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(v) Council Member Habenicht
I. She oaid she v.as lookini; over Council Member Wiggins ' r<qu«1. OD die t"o ocmirws "How to
Deal Wi~> Difficult People" and "Managing Strl'ssful Situalions" and her undaaaodiog is that 1bcsc
seminars are olrercd at diffcrcDI locutions lhroughout the year. •"•n in the ea.er area. She Sla1Cd that
persorully she would h:lve no p,"Oblem "''h Council Member Wiggins usu,g Ila drsaaioo:uy fuads to
,mend either or both of these . She 3.'l id she thinks he is most dcscni ng to am::ad both semin:Lr!. Council
Member Wiggins pointed out lhat he can 't accumulate his discrctionat) funds.. O\n the years. that he
has11 ·, spent Mayor Burns said he U1ough1 if Council Member Wiggins""" williug 10 travel thousands of
mil es 10 attend something li !<.c this. that the least lhcy can do is suppon tum DCD<ling them locaJly .
!Clerk 's note : This was looguc-in-check .l
2. She said she noticed in the mail a copy of a newsletter SCDI our by Mmo Slate College which
indica1cs 1Jia1 it is now the largest b.1a:alaurca1c college ir 1hc aiunuy wnla ll.000 Sllldcnts . She l"'inlcd
01111ha• lhoy also noted in their news notes abo111 Flood Middle Schoo l bc:cocnDg a Blue Ribbon School
and sharing ti . . Lhcy foci they were a part of tha1 . becauSt" of one of the prognms that they have. So. she
cou unc ,11cd. she thinks it rc.111 )' is a fe3thc1 in our entire communitl ·s hat wb&:soor community get talked
abou r in a ncws lcucr such as this . She said she just wa nted to shart that \I-1th U>WIC1I.
Council Member Vormittag asked if th.11 is a n.11fonal awa rd the)• "in. f\.ts. tbbco1cht responded yes . Mr.
Vormittag asked if they actual ly gave them nine ribbons to plaster all 01o·cr the .school. Council Member
Habenicht said she thought the school did lh:ll themselves. ,'ust 10 ~. &t. she said, she understood
there will be a co ntingent going 10 Washington to receive the a~ard.
lll&l<wood Clly CM11tll
Ottebcr 6, 1997
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). Colmcil Mlllllbcrlllbeaichl aid Ille had olomcl!Otcs that die forgot lb ~liftS. B•C'she noted, ...-ml ofthea hid lo a,;'wlil/liii,m,atton we1hid rc/cmed. that some of~ 11r..~meriibm'had recetwo
and some orllic pnai,o hat r=lved. She aid sl\c can't llllrik ofwhll 111cy_,.; <ii;ht oor, but that she
qs suR they all ...,,t to ac:kmwlcdF all the posltlvc tllinp 111111' doe's . So, she ,_f· IIICll!t.d, that llhc
lcnowl that evc,y siagle department. .!tom time 10 time, gets an awnnl that she kn""'' sho w nctlmcs
overlooks ~sin&-' Ms. Rilbenicht 111d she just wan led lo say a ~ Iha,. y,;u 10 all the staJf tbr
all the things they do '·
Mayor Bums said he had a note. which he lo,~ot lo menlior.. lhal U,e Parks ru,d Rcc=tion Department
bas received a C:ilumbinc A ward . Council t.l'emller Habenicht acknowledged th•l was one of them .
Mayor Bums noted it came frum the Cok>n•h Parts and Rcc..,.lion Msoclation a.-.1 oa behalf of Council
he congrnlulaleu lcmll Black. Mayor Bums advised 1ha1 was for L1""livity and imagination in the Safe
Sarnmcr/Youill 0uueact, program . I 1 1> .....
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Mayor Bu:tu said he nntcd to mention. in conjunction with whftt Council Member Cl•pp was talkir g
about. that the Tnmsit 97 issue that we have supponed . the ·"Guide the Ride", i, becoming more active •II
lbc time. He advised that he is being asked from lime lo lime lo appear. A couple of things have come up
raxntly. He noted there is one on Wednesday which he actually can't attend. but he was asked 10 tape a
TCI cable program witll Lak.......i Mayor Linda Morton wliQ is the Cbalr of Transit 97. a debate witll Jon
Caldara. But. he ad\iscd. it docsn 'I match as they finally sd up our meeting vlith CR!( -' on Wednesday.
Ma)'Or Bum• said he -also approached today about doing the Mike R09CII radio program and that may
or rn.,y not work oat. Kc llaled that the pany he tnllted lo t:'•t was oa the staff. said it was a good match.
because as• c:on,cn,ative Repobli::an he would hc a good member 10 have on 1thcre . He said he had 10 fell •
her he was a Democrat aod she said "oops. that may ncl work ." So, he noted. as ii turns out they may
change their mind. Mayor Bums advised Dennis Rr.yi.,,lds may back up on that and Mr. Reynolds is also
going 10 substitute for him on the TCI matter. Mr Reynolds did debate Mr. Caldara al a Republican
m<ding n:ccntly. someafCobllcil may havcleCn aoo. Mayor Bums noled, he sat In on lha1. lie
mcn1ioned that m")1,c he and Mr. Reynolds could do a IRnd<m on lhc Issue. because they are two mayors
in 1hc same corridor and they both wppon the same issue. But . Mnyor B1<ms advised. he is being asked
to appear and do various thincs as far as that is concerned n.nd he would let Council «:now when those
things come ur.
13 City Manae,,r's Report
(a) Acti ng City Manager Esterly noted ::ha! a rcw weeks ngo they pro\'idcd Co uncil with
some copies of a proposed Council request fonn . He s.1i d they \\Ould like to recei ve comments bade on
that if anyone has any fccdbacl-. on whether or not it would be useful or not useful. He advised that their
uucnt would be die)· can pul them on some son of a color that would not gel IOSI with all lhc other white
paper 1ha1 is around on C\·crybody's desk . So, he said, an1 feedback on that would be useful before ii goes
to pres.~.
Counci 1 Member Nabholz asked if !hi s would be lhc only wny Cru ncil requests would be handled . Actin g
Cuy Manager Esterly sni d no . that this is a convenience . He ad vised that one of difficulties 1hat st:i.ff has
1s th.11 he and lntcn ii", A5SiStanl Ci1y M3nagcr Jerrell Black freq11c 111ly compare notes on a reall y busy or
~,c night and the)• miss things . He stated that slows thin gs down. where they wind up hnving 10 gc,
ba ck and make cont.1c1 wi1h Council. because th ey didn 't get a comp lete address or they have the \\Tong
adi ht•~ or they an: missing information . Mr. Esterly noted 1his would he lp stnff get all the infonnation
~111 :11lly would help Council organize the request in the first place . •
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E•ak>wl!Od Clly Couacll
lklOhl\'6, 1997
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Council Member Vorminag uked if there Wllllld 111:a ""l'Y underneath lbc original one. Acuna City
Manager Eslerly advised lhal their lnlent witll a..-be IO ha\'C lban be sln&Je copies and Ibey would
xerox them . They wcn:n 'I inlellding lhal dltJ be a -Su-part fonn but, be said, 1ha1 woold be an option if
Council wanled 10 keep a copy.
(b) Acting City Manager Eslcrly adrilod be will be goi,lg on vacation next Thursday and he
will be gone for a week .
14 . Cily Attorney's Report
(a) City Anomcy Brottman astal ifOouacil wanlcd 10 lake a posilion on Arapahoe County
Ballol Question I A. Mayor Bums co~ llo -.:as going lo bring 1h11 up 100. Council Member
Vonnillag said he agr= and asl.cd if willl 11e -doing is jusl suppaning lbcm . Mr. Brownan asked if
1hcy wanlcd 10 do a motion IOnig)u or a rcsolaliolt a lbc IICXI meeting.
Council Member Habcnichl Slmd lhal she ,...,.. pocfer a raolution so Iha! 1hcy could really identify lhe
issues .
Mayor Burm, nOlcd they still have mme time -11,c election .
Adjoun.::.:at
IL MEMB_ER 7.mOVED TO ADJOURN . The meeting adjourned al 9: 10 p.m.