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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-12-16 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I ENILElfOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular Session December 15, 1991 I. Call to Order The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Wigg i ns at 7:30 p.m. 2. Invocation The invocation was given by Council Member Bullock . 3 . Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Wiggins. 4. 11011 Call Present : Absent : A quorum was present. Also present: 5 . Plinutes Council 11embers Hathaway, Van Dyke, Gulle y , Bul ock , Waggoner, Wiggins Council 11ember Habenicht City Manager Fraser Assistant City Attorney Grimm Deputy City Manager Martin City Clerk Crow Director Stanley , Safety Services Director Wanush, Community Development Director Hayes , Fi na nc ial Ser vice s Manage men t Analyst Reid , City Mana ger 's Offic e (a) COUNCIL HEPIBER BULLOCK PIOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR PIEETJNG OF DECEMBER 2, 1991. Aye s: Council Members Bullock, Van Dyk e , Halhawa y. w.ggoner, Gulley, Wig gi ns Nays: None Abse nt : Counc il Member Habenicht Motion carried. 6 . Pre -scheduled Visitors Englewood City Council N1nutes Oec1111ber 16, 1991 -Page 2 (a) Betty Goosman, Buyer II, of the Procurement Div ision of Admi nistra - tive Serv i ces Department , was honored as Eng lewood 's Employee of the Mont h for December. City Manager Fraser commented upon Ms . Goo sm an 's ou s and 1ng ser- vice to the Ci ty of Englewood. (b) Holiday L1ght1ng Com petition Awards wer e pres ented by Ma yo r Wiggins and Dorothy Romans . Winner s in the 1991 Hol iday Lighting competition were announced as fol l ows: Artistic/Best Li ghting 1st Place 2nd Pl ace 3rd Place Tr ad i tional /Relig i ous 1st Pl ace 2nd Pl ace 3rd Pl ace Animated Holiday 1st Phce 2nd Place 34d Place Old Englewood Holiday l st Place 2nd Pl ace Jason Hagan Richard Kloewer Petmanson Fam i ly Jim Brown Family Ri ck Weekley Duane Lyman Tom Blunk Dwight Latham Talllll.Y Sweeney James Marlatt Richard Morales Exceptional Use of Premises Harold Menter Mr . and Mrs. Robert Van Fl eet Mr. and Hrs. Terry Weis Appr eciation for En tering Tom Tuffield Me r le and Kay Wakefield 3247 We st Pimlico Drive 4990 South Elati Street 3918 South El ati Street 320 1 South Cherokee Street 4190 South Bannock Street 3012 South Logan Street 4640 South Washington Street 2971 South Emerson St r eet 4466 South Delaware Stree t 3150 South Hi gh Str~et 4255 South Delaware Street 3221 South Franklin Street 4329 South Pe arl Street 2702 So uth Logan Street 4895 So ut h Pearl St reet 2775 South Cl arkson Stree t (c ) Jam es A. Beckwtth, Attor ney for Bob 's Auto Servic e, wa s no present as schedul ed. 7. Non-scheduled Vi sitors There were no no n-sch eduled vis i tor s. 8. Communications, Proclamations and Appoi ntmen ts (a) COUNCIL "EHBER HATHAWAY "OVED, ANO IT WAS SECON DED , TO ACCEPT WITH REGRET THE RESIGNA TION OF HIKE WARD FRO H THE CLEAN, GREfN AND PROUD CO MM I SSION . Ayes: Council Memb er s Bullock, Van Dyke, Hatha wa .. llagg on r . Gulley , Wig g in s I I I I Englewood City Counc11 Minutes Dec1111ber 16, 1991 -Page 3 Nays: None Absent: Counc i l Me mb er Habenicht Motion carried. (b} COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT WITH REGRET THE RESIGNATION OF GERALD GREENWALD FROl1 THE CLEAN, GREEN AND PROUD COHl11SSION, Ayes : Nays: Absent: Mot i on carr i ed . 9. Public Hearing Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke , Hat hawa y. Waggoner, Gulley , Wiggins None Council Member Habenicht No publi c hearing was scheduled before Cou nci l . 'O. Approval on Second Readtng COUNCIL NEKIEa HATHAWAY NOvm, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE ON SECOND READ- ING AG ENDA ITEIIS 10 (a) THROUGH (d) AS FOLLOWS: (a) ORDINANCE NO . 70, SERIES OF 1991 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 76 , INTRODU CED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GULLEY) ENTITLED : AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SUPPLEMENT NO. 119 FOR AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 9.698 ACRES WHICH IS OIINED BY RHS COMPANY AND IS LOCATED IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY , COLORA - DO, TO SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRICT'S CONNECTOR 'S AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY or ENGLEWOOO TO INCLUDE ADOITIOHAL LAND WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT BOUNDAR I ES. (b) ORDINANCE NO. 71, SERIES OF 19 9\ (COUNCIL BI LL NO. 77 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUL LEY) ENTIT LE D: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SUPPLEMENT NO . 120 FOR AN AREA APPROX IMATELY 36 . 790 ACRES WHICH IS OWNED BY THE PRESERVE AT GREENWOOD VILLAGE WHICH IS LOCATED IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO , TO SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRICT'S CONNECT OR'S AGREEMENT WI TH THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LANO WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. (c) ORDI NA NCE NO . 72, SERIES OF 1991 (COUNCIL BILL NO . 78 . INTR ODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GULLEY ) ENTIT LE D: AN ORDINANCE APPR OVING SUPPL EMENT NO. 18 FOR LO TS J , 2 AND 3 OF THE CLOX SUB - DIVISION ARAPAHOE COUNTY , COLORADO , TO VA LLEY SANITATION DISTRI CT'S CONNEC- TOR'S AGREEMENT WITH THE CIH OF ENGLEWOOD TO INCLUDE ADDIT IONAL LANO Wl1HIN THEIR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES . (d) ORDINA NC E NO . 73, SERIES OF 199 1 (COUNCIL BIL L NO. 79. IIIT RODUCED BV COUNCIL MEM BER HAB ENI CHT) ENTITLED: AN ORO! IANC E AMENDING TIT LE 4, CH APT ER 4 , OF THE ENGLEW OOD MUNICIPAL COO[ 198 5 IN OR DER TO STANDARDIZE SALES TAX COL LECTION IN THE STATE. Englewood Ctty ~unctl Minutes December 16, 1991 • Page 4 Ayes; Nays: Absent: Council Members Bullo ck, Van Dyk e, Ha thawa y , Waggon e r, Gulley , Wiggins None Council Memb er Habenicht Motion carried . II. Ord in ances, Resolutions and Motions (a) ITEM 11 (a) COUtlCIL MEMBER BULLOCK MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO TABLE AGENDA CONCERNING A CONTRACT FOR VEHICLE WRECKER AND TOWING SERVICES. Ayes; Council Hembers Bullock , Van Dyke , Hathaway, Waggoner , Gulley, Wiggins Nays: None Absent ; Motion carried . Council Member Habenicht (b) Director Stanley presented a reco1T111endation from the Departmen t of Safety Services to adopt a bill for an ordinance establishing the appointed positions of Police Division Chief and Fire Division Chief outs i de the clas - sified service of the Career Service System . He noted a Resolut ion was passed two years ago approving this experimental program . The purpose of th is or- dinance is to remove these key personnel from the Car eer Ser vice system which, in his opinion , would allow them to operate more efficiently. The City Clerk was asked to read Council Bill No. 63, entitled: COUNCIL BILL NO . 63, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE APPOINTED POSITIONS OF POLICE DIVI - SION CHIEF AND FIRE DIVISION CHIEF AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6G , BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 9 . COUtlCIL MEIIBER IIATifAWAY IIOVEO, ll(b) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 63, Ayes: Council Nays: Absent: Motion carried. Gulley, None Council AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITE11 Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway , Wag7~~er , Wiggins Member Habenicht I (c) Director Sta nley presented a rec om mendation from the Dep artments of Safety Services and Community Deve lopment to adopt a bill for an ordi nance amending sections of the Englewood Municipal Code conce rning graf fiti. Direc-I t or Stan 1 ey commen ted that the passag e of such an ordinance wou 1 d enab 1 e the City to better combat the graffit i prob lems being encountered . Disc ussion ensued concerning the references to "gan g graffiti "; howeve r, no amend me nt s were moved . The City Cl erk was ask ed to read Council Bi ll No . 82. nli le : COUN CIL BI LL NO . 82, INTRODU CED BY CO UNCIL MEMBER GU LL EY I I Englewood City Counc11 Ninutes Decftlber JG, 1991 -Page 5 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 6F, BY THE ADDI TION OF AN W SECTION II, AND AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 6, BY THE ADDITION OF NEW SECTIONS 7 AND 8 , TO THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL COD E 1985 REGAR DING GRAF FITI . COUNCIL NENBER GULLEY NOVED, AND lT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEH ll(c) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 82. It was suggested ~Y Counc i l Member Hathaway that perhaps money, which has been deposited as required by the Landscaping Ordinance , could be used for the re- moval of graffiti. City Manager Fraser agree d to inves t igate th i s poss i bi li- ty . Council Membe;-Gulley offered that a coordinated program could be es- tablished with the School District. This idea will be pursued through the School/City Co111nittee . Vote res ult s: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Motion carried. Council Nembers Bullock , Van Dyke , Hathaway , Waggoner , Gulley, Wiggins None Council Member Habenicht (d) Director Wanush presented a recomendat-lon from the Department of Co111nunity Development to adopt a bill for an ordinance approving a sign for the entrance to Office Depot. This ordinance would per~it Trident Properties to increase the s1ze of the existing signage i n the public right-of-way at Inca Way and U.S. 285. The City Clerk was asked to read Council Bill No . 80, entitled: COUNCIL BILL NO. 80, INTRODUCED BV COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO TRIDENT PROPERTIES, LTD., A RIGHT TO USE MUNICIPAL RIGHT-OF-WAV. COUNCIL NEMBER HATHAWAY NOYED, ANO IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM ll(d) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 80. Ayes : Council Members Bullock, Van Oy ,.e. Hathaway. Waggoner. Nay s: Absent: Mo tion carried. Gulley , Wi;igins None Counc i l Member Hab eni cht ( e ) Di rector Wanu sh presented a recommendation fr om the Depa r men t of Community Development to adopt a bill for an ordin ance rezoning fro m B·l Busi - ness to B-2 Business in the are a bounded by East ir.an Avenue. Sou h Ac ma Street, Floyd Avenue, and South Lincoln Avenue . 11e advised Council lhal lhe Pla nning and Zoning Commission held a pub lic hearing November 19, 1991. and as 3 result of that hearing recommends t hat the rezo nin g be con s tricted some" a from Eastm an and Acoma on the we st side of Br oadw ay an d on he ea s s1de o Broadway that the r ezon in g only extend to he Linco h /B,·oa dwa alle.. r. Wanush co nc urred with that recommendati on. Di scussi on nsued . Englewood City Council N1nutes OecMber 16, 1991 -Page i The City Clerk was asked to read Council Bi ll No . 81 , entitled : COUNCIL Bill NO . 81 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING OF PR OPER TY BOUNDED BY EA STMAN I AVENUE , SOUTH ACOMA STREET, FLOYD AVENUE AND SOUTH LINCOLN AV ENUE FROM B-I BU SINESS TO B-2 BUS INESS . COUNCIL MNBER HATHAWAY Movm. ANO IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEH ll(e} -COUNCIL BILL NO. 81. Council Member Hathaway expressed concern that 8 -1 zoning would prove too rest rt c ti ve for cert a tn port tons of property fac Ing LI nco 1 n . However, It was pointed out that If the broader area were included in the ordinance and the topic of the public hearing , tt would be possible to amend without another public hearing. As a result of that discussion, COUNCIL MENIER HATHAWAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO AMEND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE 11.EZONm TO READ: 8E&ItllIN6 AT THE CENTERLINES OF SOUTH BROADWAY AND EASTMAN AVENUE, THEN WEST ALON& TH£ CENTEM.INE OF WEST EASTMAN AVENUE TO THE CEN- TERLINE OF SOUTH ACOM STREET1 THEN SOUTH ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH ACOM STREET TO TME CENTERLINE OF WEST FLOYD AVENUE; THEN EAST ALONI THE COOERLINE OF WEST FLOYD AVENUE TO THf CENTERLINE OF SOUTH BROADWAY; THEN EAST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF EAST FLOYD TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH LINCOLN STREET; THEN NORTH ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH LINCOLN STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF EAST EASTMAN AVENUE; THEN WEST ALON& THE CENTERLINE OF EAST EASTMAN AVENUE TO THE CEN- TERLINE OF SOUTH BROADWAY, THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Vote results on the Ayes: Nays: Absent: Motion carri ed . Vo t e re s ults on the Ayes: Nays: Absent : Mo tion c ar ried . amendment: Counc i l Gulley, None Council Members Bullock, Van Dyke, Hathaway. Waggoner , Wiggins Member Habenicht or i ginal motion: Council Members Bullock , Van Dy ke, Hathawa y, W~ggo ne r . Gulley, Wigg i ns None Council Member Haben icht COUNCIL HEHBER HATHAWAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO SET JANUARY 20, 1992, 7:30 P.H ., AS THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE TO CONSID ER THE REZONING MATTER. Aye s : Council Me mbe r s Bull oc k . Van Dyke . Ha t hawa y . Wagc:in ner . Nays : Ab se nt: Mo ion c a r d ed . Gu ll ey , Wi ggins None Cou nci l Memb e r Hab en i ch t I I I Englewood C1ty council "1nutes Dec•ber 15, 1991 -Page 7 ( f ) Director Hayes presented a reconwnendat i on fro m the Depar tme nt of Fin ancial Services to approve amendmen t s to the City 's In vestment Poli cy. She explained the main amendment Incorporates a new section to the pol i cy , "PROV I - SIONS FOR ARBITRAGE" as shown on page 5. She no t ed and explained cert ain Federal tax restrictions that ensure arbitrage does no t occur circ umv enting the tax exempt intent of the Federal ax laws. Othe r amendmen ts being pro - posed serve to better protect t,e City 's Investments by tig ht en i ng up the cur - rent language and providing CPi~ain restrictions . COUNCIL "E"BER VAN DYKE MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO ACCEPT THE RECOHHENDA- TJON FRDII FINANCIAL SERVICES APPROVING AMEND"ENTS TO THE CITY 'S IHYESTHENT POLICY. Ayes: Nays: Absent: Hotton carried . 12 . General Discussion Counc i l Members Bullock, Van Dyke , Hathaway, Waggon er , GulleJ, Wiggins None Council Member Habenicht (a). Mayor's Choice (i} Mayor Wiggins requested that Council Member Yan Dyke serve as a member of Council 's budget sub-committee, the other members being: Council Member Hathaway, Chair, and Mayor Wiggins . Mayor Wig g ins spec i f ical ly woul d like the com1ttae tt1 review the use of 1110nthly discretionary funds . Ms. Yan Dyke accepted and suggested other members of Council submit their suggest i ons concerning the restrictions or utilization of these funds. Other topic s may also be reviewed. (11) Mayor Wiggins wished a "Blessed Christmas " to other members of Council, to the staff, and to the employees and t.:.eir families . (b) Council Member 's Choice (1) Counc i l Member Waggoner: I. Requested information concerning the part -time sa l ary l isted und er Coun- c i l 's budget. He was advised that in 1991 , one-half of t he publi c r ela i ons position and t hree-fourths of t he par t-time salary for the Manage me nt Inte rn were fu nde d throug h Counc 11 's budget . In the I 992 budget , no s a 1 ary olhe1· t han Co unc il 's is being charged to Council 's budget . 2 . He in quired about the Mission Viejo wat er con t ra ct. Ci t y Ma nager Fraser pr ovided an update on the CGntr ,tc t. He noted the City ha s been mee t in g with Mi ssion Vi ej o r ep res entat i ve s til fo rmu l ate a better long -term agr eement wit h respect to the lease s . They are neg otiating the developm en t o f some ground wal e,· we ll s in the vicinity of Mclellan Reserv oi r and the se para i on of 1<ater and s t orage lea ses. The agreemen ts wi ll be subm itted o Counci l for their appro va l shortly after the fir s t of th e year . En9lewood City council Minutes DecHber l&, 1991 -P19• 8 3 . Mr. Waggoner suggested it might be appropriate to reactivate the Re ve nu e Committee . This was di scussed, and City Manager Fr aser ag reed to review th e mat ter and bring forth a reconwnendation. 4 . He questioned the advisability of spendin g S90,000 for a "slow fill sys -I t em " on natural gas . Cly Manager Fraser stated the City i s obl igated by Federal Regulations to convert a certain per cent age of its fleet, by 1996 , to some alternate fuel . He no t ed staff has explored t he alternat ives and felt that compre~sed natural gas may be the way to go; howe ver, a th orough rep ort on the alternatives would be submitted to Council for their review pr i or io i mplementing the procedure. Mr. Waggoner clarified he is not oppo sed to natural gas per se. S. He inquired aga in about the costs to date on the po l ice patrol vehi c le s and i nformed Mr . Fraser he would appreciate hav i ng the i nform at i on soon . ( i 1) Council Member Hathaway requested that the City Cl erk r ead and assign a number to the resolution concerning donation of funds to certain agenc i es for the fiscal year 1992 . RESOLUTION NO . 84, SERIES OF 1991 A RESOLUTION DONATING FUNDS TO AGENCIES BY THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , FOR l99Z . COUNCIL MENIER HATHAWAY MOVED, AND IT VAS SECOIIIED. TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO, 84, SERIES OF 1991. Management Analyst Reid explained that with approva l of Resolut ion No. 84, S6,000 would remain as discretionary funds in the Aid to Other Agencies ac- count. It was clarified that should additional appropriation s be c ons i dered, approval by motion would be required. Vote r esults: Ayes: Council Members Bul loc k, Van Dyke, Hath away, Waggoner, Gulley , Wtggtns Nays : None Absent : Council Member Haben icht Motio n c arri ed. It was suggested that the age nci e s be Invited to attend the J anuary 6, 1992 , Council meeting to accept the City 's contr i bution . (ii i ) Council Member Van Dyke extended seas on 's greetings . (iv) Counc i l Me mber Bu l l ock wi s hed eve ryon e a Me r r y Chr is ma s . 13. Cit y Manager's Report Mr. Fraser d id not ha ve any matt ers l o bri ng be fo r e Coun c i 1. J • Ci ty Attorney 's Report r . Grimm d i d not ha ve any matter s t o br i ng befo ,·e (o un il . I I I Enslewooc! City Council Ninutes December 16, 1991 -Pat• 9 15. Adjournme nt The meet i ng adjourne d at 8:32 p . ) ,.___ a ti tea< # a~ u ._,, City Cl erk