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Home My WebLink About1992-07-20 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I l. Call to Order ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Re ular Session July 20, 1992 The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Wiggins at 7 :34 p.m. 2 . Jnvocatfon The fnvor.dtion was g i ven by Council Member Bullock . 3 . Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Hayor Wiggins . 4. Roll Call Present: Absent: A quorum was present . Also pr esent : 5. Minutes Council Hembers Hathaway, Van Dyke, Gulley, Bullock, Habenicht, Waggoner, Wiggins None City Manager Fraser City Attorney DeWitt Management Analyst Reid Deputy City Clerk Ellis Di rector Fonda, Utilities lieutenant Vandermee, Pol ice Division (a) COUHCJL MEMBER GULLEY HOVEO, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 5, 1992 . Council Member Haben icht offered correc tions as follows: Page 8 , Agenda Item 12 b (iii) by adding to Item No. 2 -Discussion en-SUP.d considering differences in policy among council members. Page 9 , Agenda Item 12 b (vi) to indicate that she had submitted for the record as we)) as prepared a report on her attendance at the CML Con-ference in June. Englewood City Council "lnutes July 20, 1992 -Page 2 Page 9 , vote results on Agenda Item 14 (a) to indicate Hs. Habenicht vot - ed in the affirmative to allow the City AttornP.y to defend t he appeal of Caro l Matthews traff ic ticket of February 10, 1992. Vote results on the approval o f minutes of the City Counc'il meeting July 6, 1992 as amended : Ayes: Nays: Motion carried. Council Members Bullo ck, Van Dyke , Hathaway, Haben ich t , Waggoner , Gulley, Wigg i ns None (b) COUNCIL HE"BER GULLEY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE "IHUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF JULY 13, 1992. Ayes: Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenicht, Waggoner , Gulley, Wiggins Hays: None Hotlon carried. 6. Pre-scheduled Y1s1tors (a) Mayor Wiggins advised that the awards to participants of the Proud Property Program would be presented later in the meeting . (See page 3) (b) Alexander Stickler, 1400 East Bates Avenue, requested financial assistance to travel to and compete In the 1992 Junior National Road and Track Cycling Championships. COUNCIL "EMBER BULLOCK MOVED, AND IT VAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A DONATJON OF $150.00 TO ALEXANDER STICKLER TO ASSIST HIN AS HE COMPETES IN THE U.S. NATION- AL CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. Council Member Gulley stated it is important for Council to establish a policy for future donations. It was agreed to discuss the issue at budget retreat in September. Council Member Habenicht asked that Hr. Stickler be given a City t -sh irt. Ayes: Nay s: Motion carried. Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenicht , Waggoner, Gulley, Wiggins None Cou nci l Member Hathaway suggested that Hr. Stickler contact the Greater Engle- woo d Chamber of Commerce to request addit i onal support. Cou nci l Memb er Habenicht noted th is donat i on comes from the discretionary bud- get which also allows the City to ass i st variou s programs such as Inter-Faith Task Force and Mea ls on Wheels . I I I I Englewood City Council N1nutes July 20, 1992 • Page 3 (a) Mayor Pro Tem Hathaway , Rhonda Davis and Thad Carson of the Clean, Green, and Proud Commission presented certificates to the following par - t icipants of the Proud Property Program: Lou and Ann Scott 4735 South Galapago Street -A.C. Lindner 4000 South Grant Stree t J ames L. Higday 4970 South Washington Stree Jay and Jean Styes 2808 South Delaware Street -Douglas L. Cox 4580 South Wash i ngton Street Marvin and Cindy Sytsma 525 East Amherst Avenue Rich and Cherrie Brandt 2297 West Wesley Avenue Kaiser Permanente Health Care (Jan Nelson) 2955 South Broadway -Sky Plaza Apartments (Leona Adams) 3600 South Bannock Street The residence finalists were: Dorothy and Elmer Schwab 4795 South Inca Street -Norma Masters 4794 South Fox Street -Edith Ashcraft 3990 South Logan Street The residence final is ts received gift certificates in the amount of SS0.00 from the sponsors: Englewood Garden Center, Kessen Enterprizes Inc ., and En- glewood Clean, Green, and Proud Co1T1nission. The outshndlng bus iness property award went to Craig/Swedish Campus (Scott Mcclurkin, Scott Geurlink, Joe Johnson, Chuck Reno , Jim Lucas, Dan Fitzgerald) 3425 South Clarkson 1nd 501 East Hampden Avenue. 7. Non-scheduled Visitors (a) Alan Zwiefelhofer, 3425 South Sherman , ~peaking on behalf of several residents of Orchard Place, complaine d of dogs barking excessively and noisy children. He asked for assistance in dealing with the problems as he feels he has exhausted his options . City Ma na ger Fraser responded to the con- cerns and advised of actions the Ci ty has taken i n an attempt to rectify the problems . He noted one of the dog owners has been cited and the court date is July 21 , 1992. Discuss1o r. ensued. Council Member Hathaway asked for a show of hands of those residents of Orchard Pla ce in the audience, those on the east side of the build i ng , and those that agreed with everything Mr. Zwiefel - hofer said. She noted the residents have brought these concerns to her on different occasions and it is Indeed a nuisance and has been for a long time. City Attorney DeWitt advised of the importance of the residents testifying in court. Council Membe r Hathaway en couraged t he -reside nts to c all the pol ice each time there 1s a problem. (b) Vesta Frank, 3425 South She rman , reiterated th e concern s expressed by Hr. Zwiefelhofer. She was assured the problem would be addressed . 8 . Cofflllunications, Proclam ations and Appo i ntments En91ewood City Councl1 Minutes July 20, 1992 • Page 4 There were no corrmun i cations, proclamations, or appointments to consider . 9 . Public Hearing No public hearing was scheduled before Council. 10 . Approva1 on Second Reading COUNCIL HEMBER HATHAWAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECOIIJED, TO APPROVE ON SECOND READ- ING AGENDA ITEM 10 (A) AS FOLLOWS: (a ) ORDINAN CE NO. 31, SERIES OF 1992 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 25, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY), ENTITLED: AN ORD I NANCE AMEND ING TITLE 6, CHAPTER l, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, BY ADDING A NEW SEC TION II RELATING TO A BAN ON WOOD BURNING ON HIGH POLLUTION DAYS. Ayes: Nays: Motion carried. Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenicht, Waggoner, Gulley, Wiggins None 11. Ordinances, Reso1utlons and Notions (a) City Manager Fraser presented a recommendation from the nepartment of Connunity Development to adopt a bill for an ordinance approving the sale of properties developed for the BUILD Program . He advised the intent of this ordinance is to provide the latitude and direction to staff to perfonn within certain guidelines. Deputy City Clerk Ellis was asked to read Council Bl11 No. 29, entitled: COUNCIL BILL NO. 29, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GULLEY A Bill FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF FOUR PROPERTIES WHICH WERE DE- VELOPED FOR THE "BUILD" PROJECT TO BE SOLD ON THE OPEN MARKET. COUNCIL MEMBER GULLEY MOVED, ANO IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 (a) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 29. Discussion ensued regarding i ncome parameters . City Attorney DeWitt stated this is not an assistance program, this is a reconstruction program, and there are no lower income guidelines. Vote res ults : Ayes : Cou nci l Members Bullo c k. Van Dyke, Hath ~way , Habe n i cht , Waggoner , Gu l ley , Wig g ins Na ys: No ne Mot i on ca r r ied. I I I I Engl.wood City Council Minutes July 20, 1992 -Page 5 Council Member Van Dyke advised of three properties for sa l e on South Lincoln Street, just north of East Amherst Avenue , that may qualify for the "BUILD" Project. (b) Director Fonda presented a recommendati,rn from the Util itles De · partmen t to approve by motion a S95,000 bid from H & M Tank and Tower Corpora · lion for the rehabilitation of the Zun i Water Sto r age Tank . He advised that when the Zuni Water Tank was tak en off line for its every-other-year i ns pec - tion in April, a high degree of corros i on was noted on the exterior lf the stand pipe section. This corros ion , if left unchecked, could lead to pipe failure. This storage tank is an integral part of the water distribution sys- tem In the Scenic View area . D1s cussion ensued. COUNCIL HEHBER GULLEY HOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE BID OF $95,000 FRDH N l N TANK AND TOWER CORPORATION FDR THE REHABILITATION OF THE ZUNI WATER STORAGE TANK. Ayes: Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenicht, Waggoner, Gulley, Wiggins Nays: None Motion carried. 12. General Discussion (1) Mayor's Choice Mayor Wiggins pointed out that it was time to start the evaluati on process for the City Manager and City Attorney. Discussion ensued. COUNCIL NENBER IIAS&ONER NOVED, AHO IT WAS SECONDED, TD GO INTO EXECUTIVE SES- SION JULY 27, 1992 AFTER THE REGULAR STIJIY SESSION FDR EVALUATIONS. Ayes: Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway, Habenicht, Waggoner, Gulley, Wiggins Nays: None Mot i on carried. (b) Council '!ember's Choice (I) Council Member Hathaway advised that an Arapahoe County Sheriff 's Deputy had inquired as to why the new Englewood pol ice cars were not equipped with cages . He felt they were "a little bit unsafe for that reason." Lieutenant Vandermee advi !ed that the cars are equ ip ped with restraint belts and an eye bolt that comes through the floor of the car . A violent pr i soner can be restrained in that manner . {ii) Council Member Habenicht noted she had attended a Ne ighbor- hood Watch meetin9 with Mayor Wig gins , for resider,ts of the cul-de -s ac on Clay Court. The r e s idents expressed concern regarding street light i ng on the cul-de-s ac and ha d circulat ed a petition . Ms. Ha benic ht asked Counc il to con- si de r gr anting their request f or street l ight i ng . lengthy discussion ensued regarding the r esident s specific concerns, est ab lishing a pol i cy for handl i ng c itizen requests for li ghting , residents subsidizing the instal lation and oper at i on of c it i zen requested s tre et light s, and past practices. Staff wa s [n,lewood City Council "lnutes Ju y 20, 1992 -Page 5 directed to prepare some alternat1ves for the residents to review at their Neighborhood Watch meeting, Saturday, July 2S, 1992. Also, staff was directed to prepare a retolllllendatlon for Council to review within the next two weeks . (Iii) Council Member Waggoner noted he had received a complaint I from a citizen regard i ng someone selling cars from a residential area. Mayor Wigg i ns stated he had received the same complaint and it Is being addressed. City Manager Fraser advised that Neighborhood Services has apprised the owner of the code restr i ctions and they are monitor i ng the situation . (Iv) Council Me mber Gulley noted a citizen had contacted her with a problem and she thanked Dana Glazier for his prompt, satisfactory r esponse. 13 . City Manager's Report (a) City Manager Fra ser 1dvised that Management · Analyst Reid has been work1ng with Environmental and Neighborhood Serv1ces Administrator Glazier, the owners of "cedar mountain", and the owners of the General Iron Works site, with regard to the accumulat i on of stored materials. Hr. Fraser and Hr . Reid briefed Council on t he status of "cedar mountain." 14. C1ty Attorney's Report (a) Mr. DeWitt offered an update on the status of the proposal for the Englewood Small Business Development Corporat i on. {b) He discussed the rap1dly chang1ng cable TV environment , 1.e., FCC approval of telephone companies Into the market. Cable access in th e City w111 become more of an issue which will need to be addressed in the future . (c) He passed out an article compiled by several entities, including the City of Englewood, about the Lowry Landfill Superfund issue and an article on the subject from the Jul y 17, 1992 Issue of the Wall Street Journal. He discussed the status of SUPERfUND . IS . Adjournment COUNCIL "ElfflER HATHAWAY NOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjou r ned at 8 :40 p.m. I