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Home My WebLink About1993-02-16 (Regular) Meeting MinutesENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Rec,ilar Smlon Febrvary 16, 1993 I. Call to Order The regular meet ing of the Englewood City Counci l was called to order by Mayor Wiggins nt 7:39 p.m. 2. ln\'Ocation The invocation was given by Council Member Bullock. 3. Pltd~ of Allegiance The Pledge of Alle gianrc was led by Ma yor Wiggi ns. Roll Call Present Abse nt: A quorum was prese nt Council Members Hatha way, Van Dyke, Bullock, Haben icht , Waggoner, Wiggins Counci l Member Gull ey Also present : City Manager Fraser l Minutes City Allomey DeWitt Assistant City Manager Reid Assistant City Mana ger Wedding-Scott Deputy City Clerk Ellis Director Merkel . Community Dc\'c lop mcnr Dirtctor Fonda, Utilities Manage r Woika, Utilities Dirtctor Esterl y, Public Works (a) COUNCIL MEMBER BULLOCK MOHD, AND J'f WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY I, 1993, Mo tio n ca rried . Ayes: Counci l Members Bullock , Van Dyke, Hathmmy, Habenicht , Wa ggo ner, Wi ggins Nays: No ne Absc nr: Cou nci l Member Gulley 6. Pre-scheduled Visilon (a) Shirley Ho,mrd , Allen Pl ant Operator, was honored as the City of Englewood 's Employee of the Month for February . 7. Non-srhcdulcd Vlsilors Englewood City Council Minutes February 16, 1993 There were no non •sc hcdulcd visitori . 8. Communications, Proclamalions and Appolntmc.ntJ (a) COUNCIL MEMBER IIATIIAWA Y MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT WITH REGRET MEREDITH ANNE SCHMIDT'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION AS A !EMBER OF THE ENGLEWOOD URBAN RENEWAL AUTUORITY . Motio n ca rr ied . Ayes : Council Members Bullocl<. Van Dyke, Hatha way , Habeni cht , Waggoner , Wiggins Nn)'S : None Abse nt : Council Member Gull C)' (b) COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT WITII REGRET JAN C. SCHULTZ'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING AND WNING COMIIIISSION . Ayes : Nays : Absent : ~itotion carried . Counc il Members Bull ock. Va n Dyke. Hathaway . Habeni ch t, Waggo ner , Wiggins one Council Member Gull~• (c) A resolution appo intin g Linda Doyle Cues ta to the Planning and Zoning Commi ssion w:1s co nsid ered . Th e resolu tion wns assig ned a number and read by tit le: RESOLUT IO N NO. 27 , SER IES OF 1993 A RESOLUTION APPO INTI NG LINDA DOYLE CUESTA TO THE PLANNING AND ZON ING COMJ.USSION FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO. COUNCIL MEMBER IIATHA WAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO . 27, SERIES OF 1993. Ayes : Council MeJ11bers Bullock. Van Dyke. Hathaway, Habeni cht . Waggo ner. Wi ggins Nays : None Absent : Counci l Member Gu llci· r.. fotio n carried . (d) A proclanc,tion supporting th e Englewood School District's intent to Reinvest in Amc nca by encouraging Congress tn pl ace an emphasis on increased funding for edu ca tion was co nside red . CO NCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAIIIATION TO JOIN IN THE CALL TO "REINVEST IN AMERICA" AND SUPPORT TUE ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEIR SUPPORT OF NEW NATIONAL FE DERAL BUDGET PR IORITffS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . Ayes: Nnys : Abse nt : t-.touon ea rned . C.,·mcil Members Bullock . Van IJyke. Hathaway, Habe ni cht , 'V~ego ncr, Wiggins No ne Cou ncil Membe r Gulley I I I I Englewood Cily Council Minutes Fcbn•vy 16, 1993 (c) A proclnmntlon offering a thank you to Susan Van Dyke for her ycan of devoted se rvice 10 th e communil y and 10 wish her the very best as she continues her commi1mcn1 to a qualil)' cnvironmcnl ,. JS considered. Mayor Wi ggi ns read the proclamation in its entirety and p""'nted Ml. Van Dyke with the Proclamation . MAYOR WIGGINS MOVED, AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY SECON DED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING A HEARTFELT TRANK YOU TO SUSAN VAN DYKE FOR HER YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITIZENS AND ALSO TO WISH HER THF. VERY BEST AS SHE CONTINUES HER COMMITMENT TO A QUA LITY ENV IRONMEN T. Ayes : Nays : Absent: ?\fotion carried . Cou ncil Mcml.<.rs Bullock , Van Dyke, Hatha l'~)'. Habeni cht , Waggo ner, Wiggins No ne Cou ,t Member Gull ey 9. Public Hearing (a) COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY MOVED, AND ITWAS SECONDE D, TO OPE N THE PUBLIC II EARING TO RE CEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON AN AMENDMENT TO TIIE COMPREHENS IVE ZO ING ORDINANCE TO E:l.'PAN D TIIE SCOPE AND SETTING C? f DEPE DENT CARE. Ayes : Council Mcnt~'S Bullock , Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habeni cht, Waggo ner, W· :i11s Nays : None Absc111 : Council Member Gull ey Moticin carried and the public hearing opened . Director Merkel. Comll' nity I' ··elopme nt. provided proof of Notice of Public Hearing, which "ns pu blished in the Eng'. • o-1 H, raid on Jan WU)' 28. 1993. He advised that the Planning and Zoning Com mission was ori.v ·L ,\\ a, ,.,t' .. :d rf staffs recommendation to update th e Comprchcnsi\'C Zoning Ord inance in an crron 10 l ·',C<." < ictal changes (lfld needs in the co mmunity for r::usc of educational and re ligious insti tutions in the City of Englewood . The Commission held a public hearin g on this proposed amendment on October 20, 1992 . He noted that . basically, the City of Englewood's child care n:gulations ha"c not been changed since they "~re originally •dopted in 1983 . He pointed out that the proposed amcndn,cnt requires a public hearing bclore the Pl annin c and Zoning Commission before reuse of the i'aci liti es would be . ll owcd. Mr . Merkel advised that the amendment also expands the concept of chil dcare to inc lud e dependent care, recognizing that there may be people oth er than children in our co mmunity in need . Also , this amendment will allow the reuse of C.listin g cdh ational. religious, and public facilities as a condi ti ona l use . He a~viscd that both staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission reco mmend that Cou ncil support thi ~ amendment . Counci l Member Habcn iclu questioned the origi11:11ion of this proposa l. Mr. Merkel explained thnt Swedis h Medi ca l Ce nter hn s expressed nn interest in buyi ng the Wa shin gton Elemental)' Sc hool buildin g wh ere they have opera ted a childcare fo dlity for the li\St few years, nnd making improvements to ii. This use would not be in co mpli nncc with 1.oning. Inst !.d of"spot 1.oning" it is felt thn1 n rons is1cnt a111cndmcn 1 whi ch would all ow con di1i ona l use cons idcr.nion is appropri nlc ns lhcrc nrc other such fa cil ities 11ta1 could be adap1cd for n change in use . In response to Ms. Habe nicht , Mr. Merkel co nfim1cd that th e ,wcdish use of Was hin gton Schoo l ns a childca re fa cility predates the adop1ion cf the City's daycare rc l,;uln1 ions . Howeve r, ifit were co nside red :u thi s tim e: it wou ld not be allowed as n pcrmi11ed use . but co uld be co nceivabl y considered as n planned Englewood City Council Minules February 16, 1993 development. He also noted Iha! there is no clear idea of lhe number of properties potenliRlly nlTcclcd by this amendment Council Member Waggoner confirmed Iha! this amendment would nol apply 10 new structure,. He also questioned the definition of an institu tion. Lengthy discussio n ensued . 11,crc was no one in the audicna: that wish~ to sddrcss Council on this issue . COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER M(lVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, Ayes : Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke , Halhaway, Habenichl , Waggoner, Wiggins Nays : None Absent Co uncil Member Gulk1• Motio n ca rried and lh e publi c hearin g closed . COUl'!CIL MEMBER BULLOCK MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE (,~ SECOND READING AGENDA ITEJ\1 9 (b) AS FO LLOW1 : (b) ORDINANCE NO . 8, SERIES OF 1993 ('.'0UNCIL BILL NO. 3, INTRODl CED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BULLOCK), E' f l 11.ED : AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TilE COMPREHENSIVE ZOt"NG ORDINAN CE TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND SETTING OF DAY CARE . Counci l Member Habenic ht stated sf · .. ntcd to raise sorm J)., .. lts for d,.;sc.ns io n and c.-q,: . .s her concern s with the amendment. She 1 • sed th.11 she is very conccmed that th is will ope n a door 10 allow. on a relatively large scale . more conur:.;1dal busincssc.:s into residential neighborhoods . She suggested 1tu-.1 citizens may be una ware of the impact of lhis proposed ordinance on their neighborhoods . Ms . Habenicht maintai ned that at this time vacated bui ldings in roci,1,~o::at areas revert 00.ck 10 residential zo n.ing . She contended that Council has a real commitment to cnriWlc.c the Ci !y's residential areas and, whencvcr possible, they should try to convert propcnics 10 residential, pe rha ps lhrough Project Build . COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 8 TO ADD UNDER SECTION I. 16-4-2 : R-1-A (0) (I), SECTION 2. 16-4-3: R- 1-B (N) (2), AND SECTION 3. 16-4-4: R-1-C (N) (2) AFTER THE WORDS "MAY BE CONVE RTED FOR USE AS DEPENDENT CARE CENTERS" THE WORDS "SERVICING REn VE EN 5 TO 12 PERSONS." Mo tion dcrca1cd . Ayes : Nays . Abse nt Cou nci l Members Hnbcnicht. Waggoner Council Me mbers Bullock . Van Dyke, Halhaway. Wiggins Cou ncil Membe r Gulley COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. ol FOLLOWING R-1-A, R-1-8 AND R-1 -C UNDER SINGLE-FAMILY RES IDENCE DISTRICTS INSERT THE LINE FOLLOWING THE WORD "CENTERS": "BEFORE AN Y DEPE NDENT DAYCARE CENTER IS CONVERTED THE CITY COUNCIL MUST REVIEW THE CONVERSION, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ISSUE ITS DECISION ON THE SUBJECT." Ayes : Nays : Abscn 1· Motio n dcfc.1 1cd . Counci l Members Habeni cht. Waggo ner Council Members Bullock, Vnn Dyke , Hathnwny, Wiggins Cou ncil Member Gulley I I Englewood Cily Council Minulcs Fcb,uary 16, 1993 Counci l Member Habenicht suuecl it was her undrntanding 1ha1 Ibis was initialed by Swcdi,h Medical Cenlcr 10 allow !hem 10 convc n Washing1on School. She advised 11ml lhe Englewood School Board has sched uled n public heari ng at Washinglon school next week to discuss U1e fulun, plans for lbc building. She suggested ci ti7..cns may not be aware that Council is considering this nmcnd.rr,,.nt toni ght and have confused !he two publi c hearings . COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO TABLE AGENDA IT EM 9 (b). ORDINA NCE NO. 8, SE RIES OF 1993 TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING . The mo1ion died for lack or a secon d. Ci ty Auomcy Dc\Vi n, responding to C.m ncil Mem ber Waggoner, confinncd that th e Qui ncy Fire Station rould have b.xn gmn 1cd a con ditional use ns a daycare center under th e provisions of the proposed amcuJmcnt. Director Merkel clarified that Swedi sh did not initiate this amendmen t. Council 1\-fcmbcr Habenich t sta ted she understood Iha~ bul lhnl the idea was prccipilllled by S"<dish. Vote resu lts on motion 10 approve Ordinance No . 8, Series of 1993 : Ayes : Counci l Membe" Bul lock, Van Dyke, Halhaway, Wiggins Nays : Council Member, Habenicht , Waggoner Absent Council Member Gulley ~talion carried . 10 Approva l on Second Reading There wtrc no additiona l items on secon d reading. 11 . Ordinances, Resolutions and Motioqs Director Fonda prcscn1ed a recommendation (Age nda 11cm 11 (a)) from u,e Wal er and Sewer Board 10 adopt a bill for an ordinance app rovin g an agreement to provide wate r sc n 'lcc to the Cherry Hills Rancho an:a snd a rccom mcnda uon (Agenda 11cm 11 (b) (i) and (i i)) from 1he Water and &,,.u Board 10 approve ngrccmcnts for the Ci ty to provi de wastewater collection an d main tena nce services to the Cherry Hill s R..,nc h? area. Mr. Fonda stated that all tnrcc agenda items arc inicrrclatcd. He noted Che rry Hills Vi lla ge lms a numbe r of smnll di stncts that ,vr rc dc,·cloped in the J 960's. The proposed agreemen ts se t forth that th e Cuy of Englewood will be res ponsible for the w:ucr and •,ewer system maintenance fo r which we will be p.iid. Chert)' Hills Village \\i ll take over lhc ownc..ru p. He exp lai ned t1m1 the districts arc very simi lar but they have di fferent boundaries . He noted the sewe r area is a portion of the waler area. TI1c co n1rncts for water and sewe r maint enance with Cherry Hills Village arc fo r a period of ten years and arc au tomati cally renewab le for subsequen t 10-ycar periods unJess we notify them of our intent to di scon tinue . Concurrent \\i th this is the standard connector's agreement which \\ill run for three-year pcriOOS. to tx: au1ornatically renewed fo r 6 co nsecutive lhrcc-ycar periods. Mr. Fonda co nclud ed by notin g that all of th e proposed agreements were approved and recommended by the Water and Sewer Board at the Novemtx:r 12. 199 1 mceling. In response to Cou ncil Member Waggone r. Mr. Fonda co nfirmed 1hat Englewood has provided water and sewer se rvice to the area in question since th "; I 9GO's. Mayor Wiggins suggested Englewood requ est that Cherry Hills Vill age im prove th ei r mnintcMncc of Lillie Dry Creek . Di scussio n ensued . II was suggested that Mayo r Wiggins speak \\i lh Mayor Duncan on th e issue at an upcoming meeting. Englewood City Council Minutcs Fcbrua,y 16, 1993 (a) The Deputy City Clerk was asked lo rad Council Bill No. 5, enlilled : COUNC IL BILL NO . 5, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGRL !E NT OE'IWEEN THE CITY OF EN GLEWOOD AND THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGI! TO PRO VID E A PORTIO N OF CHERRY HILLS , KNOWN AS CHERRY HILLS RANCHO , WITH WATER SERVICE . COUNCIL MEMBER HA THAW AV MOVED , AND IT WAS SEC ONDED, TO APPR•JVE AGENDA ITEM JI (a) · COUNCIL BILL NO, 5, Mo ti on carried . Ayes : Counc il Mcmben Bullock. Van Dyke , Hmhnway, Habenich t, Wa ggoner, Wiggins Ni-ys : None Al.se nt: Counci l Member Gull ey (b) (i) T:•c Deputy Ci ty Clerk was u,J,-,d tn •::a d Coun<ll Bill No. 6, en titled : COUNCIL BILL NO. 6. r,u,.,, .. 1::1:.u d 'f COUNC IL MEMBER VAN DYKE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPR\ · •::.r. ,-, 1',ASTEWATER CONNECl'OR'S AGREEMENT BETWEE THE CITY OF ENGLEWOv l .,. ,, TH F. C.'TY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE TO PROVIDE CHERRY HILLS RANCHO WITH WASTI::1,'ATER SERVICE . COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED , AN D IT WAS SEC OND;:D, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITH! 11 (b) (i) • CO UN CIL BILL NO. 6. Council Member Va n Dyke. addressi ng the previous discussion regardi ng the improved mai 111 cnancc of Li lli e Dry Creek. suggested that the City of En glewood speak to Urban Drinagc n:garding the issue and possib ly solicit the ir assistan ce wi th any costs. City Manager Fraser advised that the Clean Water Act p.'ISScd by Congn:ss gives the City of Englewood more authority in deal ing \\ith issues of wa ter quali ty. Council Member Waggone r st ated it is hi s understanding that Urban Drai nage ha s attempted to clean up the area. but then: arc no caseme nts alon g Little D Cn:ck and Urban Drainage will not work on private propcny. Vote rtSUlts . Ayes : Nays : Abse nt Mouon earned. Counci l Members Bu llock. Van Dyke, Hathaway. Habe nicht. Waggon er, Wigg ins None Co uncil Member Gull ey (b) (ii) TI ,e Deputy Ci ty Cle rk was asked to n:ad Council Bill No. 7, entill ed : COUNC IL BILL NO . 7, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER ~IA THAW A Y A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM MAINTE NAN CE AGREEMENT BETWE EN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND THE CITY or HERRY HILLS VIL LAGE TO PROVIDE CHERR Y HILLS RANC HO Wllli WA STEWATER tAINTENANCE SERVICE. COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWA Y MOVE:I , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGE 'DA ITEM 11 (b) (Ii)· COUNC IL BI LL NO. 7. Ayes : Cou nci l Membe rs Bullock, Va n Dyke, Hathaway, Haben icht , I I I I Englewood City Counci l Minutes February 16, 199J WilQl.on cr, Wiggins ne COOJ1ci l Member Gulley Mo1io n ca rried . (c) D11 i:,.1o r Fonda prcscnled a rccommcndalion from lhc Ulililics Dcpartmcnl 10 approve by motion the award .1 1" of a bid for interio r painting at the Allen Filter Plant to Hanman Contings for $38 ,700. He ad,isrd ,,., plan ! was last peinled during lhe renovelion in 1980. Mr. Fonda expl ai ned 1ha1 1he areas to be ·pain ,. must be isolaled from lhe opemling areas oflhe plant and in some inSlanocs hand p.1inling will be mx .:s, 1ry. He noted lhnl !he peinling 11111 be done during !he winier monlhs before !he demand incrcoS<O. C<, ru:il Member Van Dyke asked why !here is such a diversily in lhe price range . Mr. Fouda Slaled !hat tlw ''""' no , rcOcct an inordina1e arnounl of diversi1y in a bid . Ms . Van Dyke asked if ii is latex or oil base. Manager Woika Slaled ii is epoxy base. Cily Manager Fraser C.'q)lained an epoxy base is used because of the moisture in the room. · COUNCIL M.EMBf.R IIATHAWAY MOVED,AND !TWAS SECONDED, TO AWARD A BID FOR INTERIOR J• fN TING AT THE ALLEN fiLTER PLANT TO HARTMAN CO/.'flNGS IN THE AMOUNT or ~JM ,700. Mo 1io n carried . Aye< Nn~s · Abscni: Council Members Bull ock , Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenichl , Waggoner. Wiggins No ne Cou ncil Member Gulley (d) DircClo r Est erly pn:scnled a rccommendalion from lhe Depenmem of Public Works 10 adop1 a rcsoluli on approving !he acquisilion oflhe Mosbarger properly al 22 50 West Wesl ey Avenue. He nolcd some lime ago lhe City or Englewood~"' approached by the Mosbargcrs abou1 pu rrlsising th ei r properly. Mr. Este rly advised that the lingl ewood Housing Aulhorily is not inl ercsted in the propeny. He exp lained lhal !he Mosbargers became inlercstcd in selling lhc properly shonl y allerenfon emenl action was taken by Neighbo rh ood Smiccs requiring !hat lh e properly be cleaned up. Eventual !)' !he Ci1y filed a lien agai nst lhe propeny II> cowr elcon •up coSIS . He noled the lot is adjacent to Balcer (•a rk, behind lhc Allemati,•c Hi gh School. The Parks and Rccrc:.ilion Comntission recommended Iha! a ,casona ble pri ce be ne go1ia 1ed. Iha! !he properly be acquired by the Cily, wilh !he in1en1 being to incorporate ii in10 Balcer Parle . Mr. Esterly suggested thal !here n.iy be some opponunily to ~,irk \\ilh lhc school iu develop ing !he sile. He ad,i scd Iha! !he properly has been valued al just under $20,000 and 1ha1 lhe nego1 ia1cd p,i.,.. includes a deduction for demolition of the existi ng house on the propcny. Staff be li eves this pu rchase can be funded with ex isti ng funds tha t arc alloca!cd in the Conservation Tru st Funtt Dircc1or Esterl y co nfim1 cd that lhc Mosbargc rs will recei ve $14 ,250; that demo liti on of the fa ci lit ies may be done by Cil)' emp loyees : an d lh.111he home nill be re moved from !h e lax roll s. The rcsolulio n ,,,as ass igned a number and rea d by titl e: RESOLUT,;,r, NO . 28. SERIES OF 1993 A RESOLUTIO N APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATE D AT 2250 WES T WESLEY AVE NUE, ENGLEWOOD, COL'lRADO. COJ •NC IL ~fEMBER HATHAWAY MOVED , AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 28, SERIES OF 1993 . Ayes : Nays: Absent Council Members Bullock. Van Dyke , Hathaway, Haben ic ht , Waggoner, Wi ggins None Coun ci l Member Gull ey Englewood City Council Minutes February 16, I 993 Motion carried. Counci l Member Halha\\~Y suggcs1ed that , in order to allevia te citl:r.cn com:c m, the propcny be poSled wi th n sign advisi ng that the lot will be convened into park land . (e) Dl=tor Esl erly pn:scnted a r=mmendation from the Department of Puoli c Works to ndopt n rcsolul.ion to reduce the negative impact of street sanding on Regional Air Quality. He advised thnt the Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) is assembling a PM 10 (the small particulate matter) ai r qun lity control Slrategy in msponsc ID State and Fedeml Air Quality requirements. One of the strategics the Regi onal Air Quality Council hns been working on is the reduction oflhc sand and dUSI from Slroct sa nd ing operat ions which contribute to the brown cloud . RAQC has requested, co:nrnitrncnt from each or the rcgionaJ communities to provide a resolution which would reduce r f lC cmillions . Mr. Esterly noted RAQC's preferred strategy is to roducc the sand applications by apprMimately 20%. The City of Englewood sta.ff is proposing II commitment to clean up the sand rather than sanding less . sandi ng being :1 sa fe ty issue durin g snow and ice C'\'Cnts .. The rcso luth n was nssigncd a number and read by title : RESOLUT IO N NO . 29, SERIES OF 1993 A RESOLUTIO N ESTABLIS HJNG TI-IE CITI OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO POLICY AND COMM ITMENT TO REDUCfNG PARTICULATE PO LLUTION WHICH RES UL TS FROM STREET SANDING OPERATIONS . Co uncil Member Habe ni cht questioned the flnancinl implications of the proposed policy. She reca ll ed thnt three yea" ago 01c budget was cut by reducing street sweeping in the Cin nd it ~.as been discussed at subscqnent budget hea rings . Mr . Esterly ad\iscd the City has three sweepers ovnila blc. whi ch should be ndcq untc . He reviewed the operation and noted that thi s is the procedure stafl' o ;(r.:nt ly follows . Mr. Esterl y co nfinned that there is no need to purchase new equipment at this time. Co unci l Member Waggoner asked if changing the hardness of the material s use.. ,u sanding has become a reality . Mr. Esterl y advised that the rcquil'C"'>Cnl is in effect now and the sanding materials being so ld mee t the new specifications. In addition 10 increased hardness, the material is certified 10 have a minim um amount of smaller matter. CO UNC IL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE RE SOLU TIO N NO. 29, SERIES OF 1993. Mouon earn ed Ayes : Cou nci l Members Bull ock. Van Dyke . 1-iatha,my. Hab<:nic h~ Waggo ner, Wi ggins Nays : No ne Abse nt. Council Membe r Gu ll ey {f) Ci ty All orn cy DeWitt pres!nlcd a recom mendation to adopt a bill for ru.1 ordinance :un ending th e Englewood~ .unicipal Code to co nfonn to the state regulations regardin g co mpul so ry motor ,,chicle insurance . He noipd th is is intended to reduce costs and it will also increase reve nu es to the City or Englewood . Mr. De Wit• arl,1scd that the penalty is set at $500 at the requ est of O,c Co urt . Council ?\!ember Bullock stiltcd th b ,,il l gcncr::nc revenue an d there is very little de fense fo r this type cfchn.rgc . Th e Dcpot y City Cle rk was asked 10 read Counci l Bill No. 8, enti tled : COUN CIL BILL NO . 8, INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER BULLOCK I I I I Englewood City Council Minutes Fcbrua,y 16, 1993 A Bll..L FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11 , CHAPTER I, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 15, TO BE 111LED COMPULSORY INSURANCE TO 1llE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CO DE, 1985. COUNCIL MEMBER BULLOCK MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPRO~ AGENDA ITEM 11 (I)· COUNCIL BILL NO. 8, Ayes : Council Members Bullock. Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenicht , Waggoner, Wi ggins Nays : None Abstain : Counci l Member Gulley Mot ion carried . 12 . Gfncral Di1eussioo (a) Miyo(s Choice l. Mayor Wiggins expressed co ncern that infonnatioo di sclosed during a recent Executive ~,..ssion has not been kept confidential He asked that Council refrain from revealing th is type of lnfomu,tion . City Manager Fraser expounded on the fact th.i t confidentiality ii crucia l to the success of the r'C'\it.ilization of Cinderella City. Hl uchiscd thal an Executive Summary is being prepared . 2. Mayor Wiggins ach~scd that he and Council Member Waggoner arc still concerned with the four• way flnshin~ light operation in the City of Englewood . City Manage r Fraser stated staff hos a rcpon pending on the issue which ,,;11 be in Council's next packet Mr. Waggo ner rcilcratcd his conce rn and ad\ised he \\OOld like a schedule . 3. Mayo r Wiggins stated he "ill miss Counci l Member Van Dyke. He pointed out that Co!l•cil hos 30 days, by ,Charter, to appoint a replacemen t from District U. It was determined that the dead line Jo; app lications will be March 4. 1993 at 5:00 p.m. with intervic,,, to be conducted on March 8. 1993 . (b) Council Membe(s Choice (i) Council Member Bullock : I. He rcq•1csted Assistant City Manoger Reid pro,ide an update on the M LSSCnga le ~ropcn y. 2. He stated he has enjoyed \\'Orking with Council Member Van Dyke a11u has lea.med a lot from her. Mr. Bullock cxprcs.'iCd his rcspect for her an~ is looking fomnrd 10 continuing the association through her work with Waste Management. (ii) Counci l Member Hathaway stated she had enjoyed working \\ith Council Membe r Van Dyke as she is a very insightful person . Ms. Hathaway sta ted she is pleased that their association \\ill continue as members of the Clean, Green and Proud Commission . (iii) Cou ncil Member Habe nicht: I. She stated that Council Member Van Dyke represented the City with dignity and poise during her tenure as Mayor and that she hos garnered a great deal of respect for Englewood throu ghout th e Metro area. Englewood Ciey Cooncil Minulcs February 16, 1993 2. She asked Mayor Wiggins, cl !he next Arapahoe Mayor', mccling. to bring up lhe concern of 1bc Bcaulification Committee involving a "Welcome to Englewood" sign on U.S. 285 . Discussion ensued. 3. She advised she has received several phon\! calls qu estioning the proposed sionn water frc and expressing concern 1hat lhc City ofEnglewood is sclting up something 101ally scparale, even• scpara le bo.1rd . 4. She noted she received a call as a :csull of a reccnl articlo ir. lhe Englewood Herald which addressed the issue oflhe Small Business Loan . The concern was voiced Iha! lhe City is dupli caling lhe Smull Business Loans !hat arc avai!able Utrough lhe Soulil Meua Chamber and lhrough private in stitutions : also 1tt.i1 the City is seeking high-risk kinds of businesses through that endeavor. Discussion ensued n:garding Jle best way to clarify lhc issue . Council Member Hathaway suggested contacling lhe Chainnan ol'the Small Business Economic Deve lopm ent Corporation. 5. She r:qucsted City Manager Fraser provide an update on lhc Cinderella City si luadon. Mr . Frase r alhi scd th e articles in the Englewood Herald and Rocky t-.fountnin News ha ,·c generated num erous inquiries. Primarily staff is deal ing with the nnlural fall'"°ut from this information flow and compiling a summnry th.II can be sh.3rcd ,\ilh various groups in Englewood. (h ) Council Member Waggoner: I. He achiscd :,e \\i ll be sponsoring Council Member Van Dyke, as a member of Waste Management for tl1e Englewood Romry Club . Council Member Van Dyke stated she is very honon:d . 2. He brought up the issue of golf course fee increases in light of a lcm.:r heh.id seen from the presi dent of the Women's Nine•Hole Golf Club . Discussion ensued about an upcom ing rccommcnd:u ion from the Parks an d Recreat ion Commission . 3. Council Member Waggo ner requested that mem bership to all organizations to which the City belongs be subjccled to the same analysis 1ha1 was applied to Na tional League of Cit ies (NLC) n:sulling in the decision to discontinue membc~hip. City Manager Fraser agreed to submit an analysis for Com 1cil's co nsideration by the end of March. 4. He asked for an analysis of agrcemenlS fo r scniccs lhe City of Englewood has wilh lhc City of Sheridan. He noted !hat an extensive analysis of the Scrviccntcr costs and privali7.8tion studies had lx.-cn com piled so metime in the past. 15, He rcqucsied a schedule for improvements 10 the South Broadway median commencing al Flood r,,,,tidd le School and con tinuing souLh . He st:llcd he complained prcvi'lusly that the mrdian is not up to standard . (v) Council Member Van Dyke acknowledgd her great re lal ionship ,.,th Council over th e p.1st few years . She extended very special 1hanks 10 lhc Cit y sta1Ta11d cited lhe special friendships she has deve loped . Ms . Va n Dyke ad\'iscd she \\ill co ,r.i nue 10 be an acthe member of 1hc co mmunity . She cxtendl!d a personal invitation 10 staff as well as Council to join her at her new hom e following 1hc meeting for dessert . 13 Cil y Manager's Choice (a) Mr . Fraser stated he 11ill be ou t ofto1111 February 24, 25, and 26, 1993: Assisiant Ci ty Manager Reid \\ill be Acting Cily Manager during his absence . IO I I I I Enilcwood City Council Minu1cs Fcbl'U8I)' 16, 19~3 (b) Mr. Fraser olf<R:d Council Member Van Dyke his congm1ula1ions •nd Slated he is looking forward 10 working "Ailh her in the future , 14 . Clly Allomey'1 Choice (a) Mr . DeWitt DOied 1ha1 during Council Member Van Dyke's tenure ns Mayor she se t a standa rd of class and integrity for the position. He thanked her for her lcadershjp abilitiC$.. 15 . Adjoummenl COUNC",MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED TO ADJOURN . The mccling adjourned at 9:17 p.111. II