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ENGLEWOOD C!TY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHO E COUNTY, COLORADO
I. Call to Ordtr
Rc,:ul .a r Senion
J,nuary IK , 1993
The n:gulnr mee ting or th e Englewood City Cou ncil \\~S called to order by Mayo r Wiggins ot 7'37 p.m.
2. In meat ion
The in vocation was given by Council Member Bu ll ock .
J. Pled~c of Allc1,1.iancc
The Pledge of Allegian ce was led by Mayor Wiggins .
4. Roll C•II
Prese nt
Absc11 1:
Counci l Members Van Dyke. Gull ey. Bullock ... ia bcni cht , Wa ggo ner.
Wiggin s
Co unci l Membe r H:1th.1way
A quorum was present
Al so prese nt: Assista11 1 City Mnnngc r Rei d
Cit y Auomcy DcWiu
Assistant Ci ty M:i n.,gcr Weddi ng-Sco tt
Depu ty City Clerk Ellis
Director Merkel . Community Dc\'clopmcnt
Di rector Hayes. Fin:inCia l Sc r\iccs
Finance Specialist Grimmcu. Housing Oi\'ision of Comm unit y
Dcr clopntcnt
(n) COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED.AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO
APP ROVE TIIE MINUTES OF TIIE REGULA R MEETI NG OF JANU ARY 4, 1993.
Ayes : Council Member Bullock. Van Dyke. Ha bcnichl. Wa ggo ner, Gulley.
Wiggins
Nays : None
Absent: Counc il Member Halh.1way
~1 01io n e:1rricd .
6. Pre-sc heduled Vi sit nn
(a) Richard Sterne r did nol .ippc:u as schedu led .
7. Non-'ic hctlu lcd Vi ~ito rs
(:1) Ch:t rl cs Kadis. 29 3 1 Soul h Clarkso n. spoke on bcha lr of ci ti 1.cns living al one.
p.1nicul :1rly 1hc elde rly and h:t1111 c:1p pcd . He di scussed the diffi cu lti es he had encountered \\ith the S}'Slcm
Engle\\Tod Chy Cou ncil Minu 1es
lnnunry 1ft. 1993
when he became concerned ror n neighbor's well-being. Mr . Kodis encouraged the Ci ty to com pile n
r )mput crizcd list or eme rgent')' numbers fo r resi dents li ving alone. Councll expressed conccm with lhc
issue nnd various idcns were discussed .
8. Co mmun k11 1i ons. Proc l11 mu1i ons ~nd A1,1•oin1mcnts
(a) Gerry Dolce , Empl oyee Services Coordinu lor. was hono red :is the City of En glewood 's
Empl oyee of 1hc Mont i, for Jammry .
(b) A proclam.11io n dcc larin& the 111011 th offcbru:111·. 1993 as Ameri ca n Hi story Month was
considered . TI,e Dcpuly Cit )' Cle rk ren d the 11roclam:1ti on in its enl ircty ,
COU NC IL MEMBER GULLEY MOVED, AND IT WAS SEC ONDED , TO APP ROVE A
PROCLAMATION PRO CLA IMING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1993 AS AMERICAN
III STO RY MONTI!.
Ayes :
NaJs :
Abscni:
~·toti on carried.
9. Publi c llr.ar:<oi:
Co1111cil Mc111bcrs Bu ll ock. Va n Dyke. Hal>cnielu. Wa gge ner. Gulley,
Wiggins
None
O,uncil Mcmlx:r Mathaw:i)
No public hc:1ring was scheduled before Co un cil.
10. A1•pnwal on S«ond Rcad in~
COUNC IL MEMBER G LLEY MOVED, AND IT WAS SEC O NDED , TO APPROVE ON
SECON D READI NG AGENDA ITEM to (a) AS FOLLOW S:
(a) ORDINANCE NO . 5. SER IES OF 1993 (COUNCIL BILL NO . I. INTROD UCED BY
COUNC IL MEMB ER HA lllA IV A Y). ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE EXECUTING THE ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTIO N AGREEME NT BETWEEN
PMP CORPORAT ION AND LINCOR REGARDING lllE PHAR-MOR SIGN LICENSE
AGREEMENT.
Ayes :
Nays:
Absc11 1.
Motion carried .
Co1111 cil Membe rs Bullock. \'-in D) kc. Ha bcmc ht . Waggoner. Gulley,
Wi ggins
No ne
Cou11cil Mc111bcr H;1thawa)
11. Ordin:mccs . Reso luti ons a nd M111iun s
(a) Dircc 1or ~·1crkcl prc~111cd :1 rcco m111 cnd:11 io n fro m the Dcpanmcnt of C011 11nunily
Dc\'clopm ent to ndop l a bill for rm ord inance :ipprovin& :111 :igrccmcn t wi lh Arapahoe Cou nt y to provide
for single family hous ing relL1bili1 :uio11 services for unincorporated Ar.ip;1hoc Co1111 1y. He explai ned 1ha1
Arapahoe County has c.·c:uc.d a new $2411 ,000 sing le fomil y housing rchnbi li ~llion program : howc.,.cr. the
Cou nl y docs not have c.xpcric nccd slaff to ndmini stcr th e program . The Co11 n1y rcq 11cs 1cd proposa ls from
qu.1l ifi ed entities within the Cou 111y to pro vide :1d 111 ini strat i.,.c and program ma nagemen t sc n iiccs . Mr .
Merkel nc!\iscd thnl th e Englewood Housi 11g A11 1hori1y's pro posa l h;1s been ncccptcd by th e Cou nty. He
briefed Counc il on specifics or the propos:1I.
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Counci l Me mber Hnbcnich1 was oonccmcd' 1ha1 the program would reduce the administr:nivc time spent
on the Cit y's own concerns to the point that we would be red ucing the se rvice level to our own commw,ily.
Mr. Merkel assured Co unc il he did not bclic\'c this wou ld occu r. He noted the lessened acti vity in the
public housing secior due to the inc reased pri \':llc secto r in vo lvemen t.
Fi n.1ncc Spccia li sl Grinmu :lt agreed and added th .. 11 it will be hnndlcd wi th the staff we ha,•c and she did
not bc li c\'C it would reduce the Cit y se rvi ces .
Disc u;s ion ensued ,
The Depu ty Cit y Clerk was askCC I I) read Council Bi ll No . 30, entit led :
COU NCIL E!ILL NO. 4. INTROD UCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER GULLEY
A BILL FOR AN ORDINA NCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR SING LE FAM ILY HOUSING
REHABILITATION SE RVI CE S FOR UN INCORPORATED ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
BETWEEN TH E ARAPAHOE BOARD OF COUNTY COMM ISS IONE RS AND lllE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO BY AN D THRO UGH THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY .
COUNC IL MEMBER GULLEY MOVED, AND IT WA S SECO NDED , TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEM I l(a) -COUNC Ii. BILL NO . 4.
Ayes : Coun cil Members Bull ock. V:i n Dyke . Habe ni cht. Wnggon cr. Gull ey.
Wigg in s
Nays : No ne
Absen t: Co un cil Membe r Hmh:iwny
Molion ca rried .
(b ) Director Merkel prese nted a rcco mmendntion from the Dep.1rtmcnt of Community
Oe\'elopmcnt to adopt II bill fo r an ordi nm 1cc approvi ng an amendm cnl 10 the Comprehensive Zonin g
Ordin.,ncc to bro.,den 1he sco pe of the dependent care section and to set a public hearing . He advised thal
the Pl anning And Zonin g Commission held a publi c hearing on these proposed amendments on October
20, 1992. The Commi~ion accepted th e proposed amendme nt s and recom men ded thal City Council
ame nd the child ca re provision in the B•I. Bu siness Di strict to be con sisten t with the proposed
ame ndme 111 s. Mr . Merke l ex pl ained that it is in respo nse to the need to make ou r l.rdinanccs more
appli ca bl e 10 the :1c 111al situatio ns 1h:11 we sec 1od:iy . not onl y daycare fo r children. but dependent ca re in
ge neral . Al the same lime add ressi ng th e need 10 reuse public a11d i11 stit111i on:1I stru ctures 10 their full
pol cnti :11. He noted th ese types of f:1cili1i cs :i.re gc 11cr.1lly lc.c.1 1cd in res id ent ia l arc:1s and ha\'e )()ffiCwh.1t
limited re use opportun it ies . He no1ed the proposed amendm ent s require a conditi onal use revi ew.
Co,mcit Membe r Bul lock asked if th e proposed am cnd i,ncnt s arc intend ed 10 bring the City into
compli ance with Federal regulati ons. Mr . Merkel ackn owl edged it docs ~rye that purpose even though it
was not the ori ginnl inl ent of1h e proposal. He ad vised the m:1ia appli e:i ti0n is gc.1rcd loward existing
stni cturcs. 110 1 toward the oppo rtuni ty 10 bu ild s1nic1urcs in res ide nt ia l areas .
Counci l Member Habe ni cht po i111cd 0111 th al at the stud y session during whic h th e propo sed amendm en ts
'were di sc ussed Co un ci l had questio ned how this \\0a ld affect th e nei ghborhood in lcrms of p.1 rki11 g
probl ems. Mr. Merkel co nfi rmed th:t t th ose iss ues would be addressed during lhe co ndili on:11 use process .
As 3 co nd iti on.1 1 use it would alrea dy be subjcc1ed to any spcc i:t l uccds fo r access . p.1 rki11 g. ho urs of
operatio n. th e types of conce rns Co unci l and lh c Pl :urn ing and Zo nin g Co mmi ss ion would wmu an
opportunil y 10 regulate before a pe rm it is granted .
Council Member Gull ey qu cslioncd scr ti ons in the Cod e \\i th refe re nce 10 accesso ry play equ ipm ent being
located in rear yards . As ~11;~ houses do 1101 h:l\'e a rc.1r ya rd . she cont ended the Code shou ld be
amended to speci fy on ly that th ,.; accc:.so ry play eq uipm ent be localed in a fen ced or co nfined :re.,.
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Discussion ensued . Mr. Mcrk c.l advised th.11 Pl anning Admh1istm1 or Sti ll is working on prop, .scd
changes 10 the 1.onin g ordin..11K'C and wou ld in\'cstig.11c 1ha1 concc
The Dcpui :,· City Clerk was asked 10 rc.1d Co uncil Bill No. 3. enti tl ed :
COUNC IL BILL NO. J, INTRODU CED BY COUNC IL MEM BER BULLOCK
A BILL FOil AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORD INANCE TO
BROAD EN THE SCOPE AND SETTING OF DAY CARE .
COUNCIL MEMBER BULLOCK MOV ED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA
ITEM 11 (h) -COUNCIL 61LL NO. 3.
Ayes : Council M~mbcrs Bull ock . Va n Dyke. Habenic ht . Waggone r. Gull ey.
Wiggin s
Nays : No ne
Absen t: Coun ci l Member Hatha\\':I)'
Mo1io 11 e1 rricd .
COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICH T MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED , TO SET A PUBLIC
HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL NO. 3 ON FEBRUARY 15, m; AT 7:30 P.M .
Ayes :
Na ys :
Absc nl:
Mot ion ctrr icd .
Cou nci l Me mbers Bullock. Vnn Dyke. l·fabc ni cl u. Waggone r. GullC')',
Wi ggi ns
None
Co uncil Member H:Hhl way
(c) Director Hayes prcsc nlcd a rccommend.:iti on Crom the E . li on Commi ss io n 10 :1dop1 a
bi ll fo r nn ordi11 :111cc cslnbl ishmg lega l boundaries for Englewood's Co un cil Di stric ts . She not ed 1h.1 t in
199 1 Counci l ndo plcd n resol utio n pos1po ning fhe rrappo n io nmcn1 of the Cou nci l DistriCls fo r Englewood
unlil the finn l 1990 cen sus fi gures were :ivni lnb1 •.:. In Decembe r of 199 2 Co uncil was :idviscd ofan op1ion .
th roug h a rcco mmcnd.1tio n of the Elcctio n Co mmission . 1~1 was con tiguous and me1 both lhc popul atio n
rcq ui rcme nls establi shed by case law :md rcgislcrr-,; \'Oler cri teria as set fonh in the City Charter .
The Dcpu ly Cily Clert. was askod :o read Coun cil Bill No . 2. enlillod:
COUNC IL BILL NO. 2. INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER VAN DYKE
A BILL FOR AN ORDINAN CE AMEN DI NG T111-E I. CHAPTER 5. SECTION I. OF 11iE
ENGLEWOOD MUNI CIPAL CODE 19X5 . RELATI NG TO COUNC IL DI STRICTS WITH IN TH E
CITY OF ENGL EWOOD , COLORADO.
CO UNC IL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
AGENDA IT EM I l (c)-CO UNC IL BILL NO . 2.
Ayes : Co uncil Members Bull ock. V:111 Dvke, Habeni cht. Wnggo ncr , Gulle y.
Wi ggi ns
Nnys : None
Abse nt: Counci l Member H:11h.1 way
Motio n ca rri ed.
(d) City Atl ornc:, Dc\Vill prcsc nl cd a reco mme ndati on from 1he Ci ty All orncy's Offi ce 10
adopl a reso lu1 io 11 desig nating 1he hull e1in board i11 the lobby of Eng lewood Cit y Hall as th e official
postin g pince fo r a!I notices of the Cit y of Englewood . He c...;p lni ncd 1h:11 thi s is rcq111rcd in orde r 10
co mpl y wi th rcqui rcme 111s p..'\SSCd by th e State Legislanm: rcg.1rdm g th e posting of mun icip.1 1 notices.
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Discussion ensued regarding lhc possibility of using other loc::uio ns which would provi de grca 1cr ci ti 1..c n
aa:css.
The rnolutio n was assigned a number nnd rend by t11lc :
RE SOl.lJTI ON NO . 3. SERi ES OF 1993
A RESOLlJT IO N DESIGNATING TIIE BULLETIN BOARD IN 11-lE LOBBY OF ENGLEWOOD
CITY HALL AS 11-lE OFFICIAL POSTING PL ACE FOR ALL NOTIC ES OF 11-lE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD .
COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE
RESOL UTION NO . 3, SER IES OF 1993 ,
Coun cil Mem bers Bull ock. Van Dyke . Habenicht. Waggo ner, Gull ey .
Wi ggins
Nays: None
Absent Council Mi.:mber H.1 th:1way
Motion carried.
12 . General DiSC'U ion
(:.1 ) Ma)or's a,oicc
(i) A reso luti on establi shin g 1he Municip.1 I Co urt Judge's s..1 1:uy for 11993 was
considered. Ma)o r Wiggins explained that the rcsolu lion rc nects n ~% increase.
Cour)C1I Member Bu llock suggcslcd thal Council con si der a 6% inc rease as 1he Judge's duti es most closc.y
cmul :uc those of a County Court Jud ge earning nppro.~i m;llcl y $7 J ,(){lO 10 $72.000 . He fell Council had
agreed li eu they wanted to targe t 1he Co unty Coun Judge 's s.1 lnry :is n fair nndjust s.1 1:uy. He poinlcd out
th.1111,is was the rat iona le used when Council appf"O\-cd n 6o/e s.1lar)' increase for hoth the City Manage r
,:md Ci t) Allom cy .
Th e resolution was assigned n number an d read by ti tle :
RESOLlJTION NO . 4, SERIES OF 1993
A RESOLlJTION E TABLISB ING TflE ANN UAL SALARY FOR Tl-I E
FOR 11-lE CALEN DAR YEAR 1993.
IC IPAL COURT JUD GE
CO U 'CIL MEMBER WAGGONER MOVED , A 'D IT WAS SECONDE D. TO APPROVE
RESOL UTION NO. 4, SER IES OF 1993 , ESTABLISHING THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE 'S
SALA RY AT S69,920.00.
COU 'C IL MEMBER BULLOCK MOVED A FRIENDLY AMEN DMENT TO INCREASE THE
FIG URE FROM 4¾ TOG ¾ FOR TIIE JUDGE 'S SALA RY . The motio n died for lack of a seco nd .
Vote results on orig 11
Ayes
mo1io11 10 ap pro,·c Rcsohui on No .-':
Molion Cl'Ti cd.
N:iys .
Absent
Couu cil Membe rs Bu ll ock. Va n Dyke , H:1bcn icl 11 . Waggoner, Gu ll ey .
Wi ggins
Nouc
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(ii) Mnyor Wiggins statcc! that he and Co uncil Mr n1bcr Waggoner had an
interest in see ing th:11 the flashing li ght sit uat ion in the c,·cni ng in non •hcav;!f 1r.wclccl roadways ,,i 1tiin
our city go inlo effect fair ly soo n. Discussio n ensued and staff was dirccta! lo submit a rc.:,or1 within JO
clays.
(b) Council Member's Choice
(i) Counci l Mcmbc1· Gull ey ndviscd she had been told 1h,11 the Ci lj M:magcr h.1s
nskcd for prclimin.1ry bud ge-ls 1!.Jl indi ca te ;1 10% budget cut. Assistant Ci1 y Mnr ... 18'.:r Reid explained th.1 1
in fac t Ci 1y Manage r J:"1ascr h.1d requested 1n:1: c.1ch dcpanmcn1 prepare n 9So/o bud lC I src nnrio in th '!
c,·cnt th.it the loca l economy docs not perform as we would pre fer ii, 1993 He added that there It.we be ·n
no for mal spending restrictions pl.iced on srnfT. At thi s tim e a team of dcJUrtmcnt heads arc workin g on
Amendmen t I Sttn.1ri os th.1 1 take inlo accomll a f11lt levcl of impacts. not only from c~-pcndi turc s.1vi ngs
but also potcnl ial reYcnuc sou rces .
Council Me mbe r Waggoner obsc rnd th:i l the Revenue Com miltcc had recommended th.1 1 st41 fT :i dd rcss
possible C\IIS in specific :ireas as opposed 10 across the boa rd . M·. Rei d assured him 1hn1 if cut s beca me a
ncccssi 1y 1hc Rc\'cnuc Co1 ,!!!?l !I~.: rcco mmcnd.uio ns would be co ,~i dercd .
Di scussion ensued .
(ii) Council Mcmb .:r Waggo ner h:1 d rccci,·cd a ca ll from a citl tcn, Belly Wil so n.
comp lai ning about hcli co p1 crs fl yi ng low enough lo c:1usc co ncern and problems at th : Sky Pl a1.a at the
3600 bl ock of B.1nnock and Jefferson . He felt st:1fT should find ou t wha1 is h.1ppcning and wba1 co uld be
done 10 co rrccl !he prob lem . Assistant City Man.1gc r Reid staled he had hca rd from Ms. Wilson and it is
the Fl ig ht for Life th:ll is ca using her co ncc nt Lengthy di scuss ion ensued regarding the ni gh! p:llh and
the importance of detcm1ining which flights arc true emergencies . Mr. Reid assu red Council thnt he and
Counci l Member Bullock ha\'c discussed th is issue with Swedish and \\i ll do so ag..1in .
(iii) Ccuncil Member Van Dyke:
I. She had rccci ,·cd a phone call from a ci tizen who is concc mcd because his job req uires th.it he
l~wc th e Cit )' fo r SC\'cr.:11 ,bys at a time th erefore hi s automobile is µ:irked on th e street beyond the 72
hour time l11ni1. She questioned if th ere w:1s :1 way to remedy hi s concern . Lengthy di scussio n ensued
rcg:irding th e specifi c regulation and enforce ment. Counci l expressed their conce rn \\ith the ,•alidity of
th e ordinancr. and di reeled staff to re\'iew th e proced ure .
2. Ms . Vnn Dyke submitted a lc11 cr of resig nati on crTccti \'t : I \!t.n1 ary 16. 1993 following the second
regu larl y :i.c hcdulcd pub lic council mcclin g for the month or Fcb m,uy.
(iv) Council Mem be r Bullock staled he would like lo sec me fo ll ow-up on Mr.
Kc..d is' id c.1 (Agenda ll em 7(:1)). He asked 1ha1 the it em be sc hedu led fo r di scussio n durin g st1 1dy sess ion .
13 . City l\hn:&l!cr's Choice
(:1) AHis1a111 Cit~ Man:1ge r Reid pa ssed 0 111 the currcm i.:-iSUC oftl t: The Eng lewood Ci ti ze n
11cwslc11 er.
14 . City All urn cy's t.:• ice
(a) Mr. DeWitt s1:ncd he has bee n work in g on the TCI (cable fr.:rnc hisc) renewal. He
ndviscd he has a summary . which he orTcrcd 10 copy fo r those i111 erested. of some of 1hc actio ns th:11 arc
cuncmly being undcr1:1k c11.
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(b) M·,·. DeWitt advisee.! thnt th e L.irry Scott csca tc is rc:1chin g n coucl usi on .
(c) Mr. Oc Wi ll requested Co un ci l's direction as to a pro vision cstnb li shing a maximum
traffi c violatio n penalty. Counci l :1grccd 10 su ppon 1hc $999 .00 limit as provided und er th e Stai e Stat ulc .
(<I Mr. De Win nd\'iscd or th e st:uus in th e mallcr Ol son ,·s Ci ty of Englewood .
Cou ncil Member Gull ey que stioned Cit y Allorncy Dc\Viu re ga rdi ng the advisability or proceeding with a
"kids and gu ns ordin:mcc• as other ci ties a nd the Sta te arc \\Orking on legi slation at this time . Mr.
DeWitt fel t it wa s impo nan t fo r th e Ci ty to taken pro.1ct i\•c np pro.1ch to th e issue .
Counci l Membe r Bull ock en co uraged members of Council 10 :mend the 11cx1 W:ucr Board meet ing
15. Adjournment
COUNCIL MEMBER BULLO CK MOVED TO ADJOURN . Th e mee ting odjou mcd at S:45 p.m.