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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-04-03 (Regular) Meeting MinutesENGLEWO:iil CITY COUNCIL EN&LEIIOGO, ARAPAHOE CotlfTY• COLORADO Regular Sission April 3, lHO 1. Call to Order The regular aeetlng of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Van Dyke at 7:30 p.m. 2 . Jnvocatton The Invocation was given by Council Member Wiggins. 3. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance WIS led by Hayor Van Dyke . 4. Roll Call Present: Council Mellbers Hathaway, Ko l tay, Wiggins, Bullock , Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke Absent: A quor1111 was present . Also present: 5. Minutes None City Manager Fraser City Attorney DeWitt City Clerk Crow Director Fonda, Utilities Director Wanush , Com11unity Development Division Chief Hiller, Safety Services (1) COUNCIL NOIBEI KOLTAY NOVm, All) IT WAS SECOll>ED. TO APPROVE TllE NJIIITES OF 111E RE8ULAR NEnINI OF NARCtl 19, 1990. AYes: Council Hetwbers Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton , Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays : None Motion carried . 6. 8tneral Discussion (al Mayor's Choice Englewood City Council Nlnutes April 3, 1990 -Page 2 {1) Mayor Van Dyke confin,ed Hay 15, 1990 as the date of t he next Town Meeting which will be held at Sinclair Middle School conmencing at 7:00 p.m. {Ii) Mayor Van Dyke announced that there would not be a quorum present on Hay 7, 1990, as she and Council Members C'layton and Hathaway are attending a Rocky Mountain Regional Waste Management Seminar on that date. MAYOR VAN DYKE MOVED, AND IT VAS SECOlllED, TO RESCHEDULE THE REGULAR NEETING OF NAY 7, 1990, TO TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1990, TO CONNENCE AT 7130 P,N, IN COUNCIL CHAIIBERS, CITY HALL. Aye :;: Nays: Motton carried. Counci l Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke None (b) Counc i l Member's Choice (1) Council Member Wiggins inquired about the possibility of having the Fire Chiefs Association provide a fire service presentatlun. City Manager Fraser replied that he had scheduled two different groups to make a presentation about fire service at an upcoming study sess i on. {ii) Council Member Hathaway remir.ded those present about the up- coming "Glad Bagathon " kick-off event to be held Saturday, April 7th, at Hile High Stadium from 10 a .m. to 2 p.m. She encouraged attendance In an effort for Englewood to secu r e the trophy currently held by Westminster . 7. Pre-scheduled Visitors (a) Roger Shoop was not present as scheduled to receive a Cert 1 flcate of Appointment to the Planning and Zoning Connission. Council Member Habenicht agreed to transmi t the certificate to him. 8. Non-scheduled Visitors (a) William Hamilton, representing the lions Club, requested financial assistance from the City for railroad and trestle repairs of the train track at Belleview Park. These repairs are needed before the Li ons Club train can operate during the sunvner months. Tota l costs are estimated at $8,000 to $12,000. Mr. Hamilton, Public Works Director Waggoner, and Parks Superinten- dent Kavlnslcy nave met with Mike Kachu11s , United Railroad Services Company, and Mr. Kachulis has agreed to do the work and detenalne what percentage of the work should be charged to the lions Club and to the City. City Manager Fraser asked for Council's endorsement of this request , stating he would pro- ceed to negotiate an agreement so the tra i n can run this summer . Other aspects of the train operation were discussed. COUNCIL NEMBER BULLOCK MOVED, AND IT VAS SECOlllED, TO SUPPORT THE CITY MANAGER TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE RAILWAY WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF $8,000 TO $12,000, Engl-4 City Counctl lltnutes Aprtl 3, 1990 • P191 3 Ayes: Council lletlbers Koltay, Hathaway , Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton , Habenicht, Yan Dyke Nays: None Motion carried. Apprecht1on was expressed to the Lions Club for the train operation In Belleview Park . (b) J1m Ulrich, 4580 South Huron Streat, addressed Council l'.oncernlng his personal observations about fire services in the City. He emphas i zed that fire service Is quite different from other businesses or professions; that ■any changes have occurred in fire services during the last two decades, with the job becoming more dangerous In spite of the fact there are less f i res. He stressed that a certal n number of firefighters are necessary to do the job safely. He questioned the purported transport costs . He also questioned the w1sdOII of reducing personnel and paying for pr i vate ambulance service. He re i terated that fire services cannot be operated like other businesses. The fire service assessment currently being conducted by the Fire Service Dell very Task Force was discussed, and Kr. Ulrich was told to encourage his neighbors to contact the various council members for clarification of the pur- pose of the Task Force. Kr . Ulrich was also urged to discuss his concerns with City Manager Fraser or Safety Services Director Stanley . 9. C~tcatlons and Procla■atlons (a) COUICIL MEMBER BULLOCK IIOVED, NII JT IIAS SECOIIIED, TO ACCEPT ALICE HANSON'S LmER OF RESIGNATION AS ALTERNATE IIEMBER OF THE ENGLEWOOD URBAN RE- NEIIAL AUTHORITY, Ayes : Nays: Motion carried. Council Members Koltay, Hathawa~, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke None Staff was directed to determine whether It Is necessary for Council to appoint a new Alternate Member to the Urban Renewal Authority . (b) COUNCIL IIEIIBER BULLOCK MOVED, NII IT WAS SECONDED, TO DECLARE THE WEEK OF APRIL 22 -29, 1990 AS "DAYS OF REIIEIIBIWICE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST," Ayes: Nays: Motion carried . 10. Consent Agenda Council Members Koltay, Ha t haway , Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke None _) There were no 1tens for consideration under Consent Agenda. II. Public Hearing No public hearing was scheduled. 12. Ord1n1nc1s, Resolutions and Motions Englewood C1ty Council Minutes April 3, 1110 -Page 4 (a) Director Fonda presented a reconmendation from the Water and Sewer Board to approve by ordinance a petition for inclusion of land to the High - lands Ranch Metropolitan District No. 3 for al l ~unlcipal services prov i ded by the District. Mr. Fonda explained the inclusion of the land is the next step 0 tn the development process for Englewood 's property adjacent to McLel hn Reservoir. Alternatives to petitioning for Inclusion were discussed, and Mr. Fonda explained that i ·~ would be extremely expens i ve and perhaps impossible to provide water, sewer, fire protection, pol Ice, etc. ,111 of which are included and provided by the District. Doing th i s on our own would make develo~nt of the property virtually llnpossible . ~ne City Clerk was asked to read Council 8111 No. 12, ent 1tled: COUNCIL BILL NO . 12, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PETITION TO INCLUDE CERTAIN LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NEAR MCLELLAN RESERVOIR INTO HIGHLANDS RANCH HETROPOLI · TAN DISTRICT NO. 3. COUNCIL NENBER CLAYTON NOVED, ANO IT WAS SECONOED, TO APPROVE ON FIRST llEADJN6 COUNCIL IJLL NO. 12, SERIES OF 1990, Council Member Habenicht requested clarification concerning the City's ability to provide water and sewer services to t he area in question. Hr. Fonda agreed that it could be done but that tt would prove @uch more expensive . Also, Ms. Habenicht stated she was concerned about the possibility of the City subjecting itself to future special i mprovem e,t assessments. She is not in favor of Council giving up author ity to a metro board. She asked if the same purpose could be served through intergovernmental agreements. Mr. Fraser ex- plained that In this partic'.;lar Instance, the City 1s a landowner, not the governing body. To have the land included i n the Metropolitan District would maximize i ts value as an 1nvestRent . Hr. Fra ser concurred with Ms. Habenicht that a risk ts involved concerning major decisions of the Board, but he felt as a member of the Distr i ct the City would also have an opportunity t o par- ticipate as a member of the Board . After further discuss i on about the City 's role as a developer and clarifica- tion about possible assessments, the vote results were : Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway , Wiggins, Bullock , Clayton, Van Dyke Nays : Council Member Habenicht Motion carried . (b) Direc t or Wanu ~h, Conwnunity Developmen t Department, presented a reconnendation from the Englewood Urban Renewal Authority (EURA) to adop t a bill for an ord i nance approving an agreement between EURA , First National Bank of Englewood, Amer t can Nat ion a 1 Insurance Company, Cl eve Trust Realty Inves- tors, and the Ci ty of Englewood. The agreement basically provi des a five -year option to First Nat i onal Bank of Eng l ewood, eta l , that If during that five - year period City Hal 1 is relocated, the City of Englewood would offer the ) Eng1..aod City Counc11 N1nutes Apr11 3, IIIO • Page & property (approxi•ately 21,000 square feet} to First National Bank of Engle- wood for a purchase price of $500,000. Mr. Wanush 111111has1zed that the option could only be exercised if City Hall Is moved from its present site within five years from date of agreement. The City Clerk was asked to read Council 8111 No. 13, entitled: COUNCIL Bill NO . 13, INTROOUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BULLOCK A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE FOR CONSENT TO ENTRY OF RULE AND ORDER AGREEING TO THE CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN PENDING LITIGATION. COUNCIL NDIIER BULLOCX MOVED, AND IT IIAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING COUNCIL BILL NO. 13, SERIES OF 1990. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays: None Motion carried. {c) Director Fonda presented a rec-ndation fr0111 the Water and Sewer Board to approve by ordinance a Memorandum of Understanding with Valley Sanitation District regarding the maintenance of the unitary sewer syst1t1 serving the Pleasant \liew subd1Yis1on. Mr. Fonda explained the process by which Pleasant View residents had been l11111roperly charged by Valley Sanitation for repairs an~ Maintenance fees. The MemoranduN of Understanding will recti- fy the procedure; refunds to the residents of Pleasant Valley for the overpay- ments to \/alley San i tation District will be ~ade by the City. The City Clerk was asked to read Council 8111 No. ~~. entitled: COUNCIL BILL NO. 20, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS A Bill FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT (VALLEY} WITH THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM SERVING THE PLEASANT VIEW SUBDIVISION {PLEASANT VIEW). COUNCIL NENBER WIGGINS NOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING COUNCIL BILL NO. 20, SERIES OF lllO. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays: None Motton curled. (d) Dhl sion Chief Hiller presented a rec0111111ndat1on from the Safety Services Dep1rt11tnt to adopt a bill for an ordinance amending §11-1-1 of the Enqlewood Municipal Code 1985, and the Hodel Traffic Code by reference, to allow police officers to write violation tickets into Municipal Court for un- safe backing on private property. The City Clerk was asked to read Council 8111 No. ?.l, ~ntitled: COUNCIL BILL NO . 21, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGINS (n9ltw00d City Council Minutes April 3, 1990 -Page 5 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER l, SECTION 1, ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, RELATING TO MODEL TRAFFIC CODE, LIMITATIONS ON BACKING MOTOR VEH[CLES. COUNCIL MENIER Nl881NS NOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE ON FIRST REAOINQ COUNCIL BILL NO. 21, SERIES OF 1990, Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays: None Motton carried. 13. City Nan191r's Report (1) Cl ty Manager Fraser presented a reconnendat ton from the Water and Sewer Board to purchase a floating baffle for the Allen Plant Reservoir . He e,cphined the apparatus would help proh1b1t algae growth in the reservoir. Three bids were received, wi th the lowest bid from Thermo Fab i n the amount of $40,000 to Include delivery and installation . COUNCIL MENIER BULLOCK MOVED, AND IT WAS SECOIIIED, TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A FLOATING BAFFLE/CURTAIN FRON THERMO FABIN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays: None Motion carried. (bl Mr. Fraser provided Council with an update of the status of the diesel fuel leak at the Servlcenter. 14 . City Attorney's Report (a) City Attorney DeWitt i nfonned Council of a legal description prob• 1 em exist Ing on property 1 ocated on :.he western edge of the sewer treatment plant (referred to as the Holitar Industries property). It may be necessary for the City to quiet title on th i s property by Issuing a deed to Molltar In- dustries. Mr. DeWitt will prov i de Council with all particul ars on this trans- action when the reconmendatlon comes forward . (b) City Attorney DeWitt adv i sed Council that it may be possible to reac h an agreement with the . Denver Water Board concerning accounting for releases of water from Chatfield Dam . If an agreement can be reached, then a lawsuit may be averted . He will keep Council informed on this issue . (c) C1ty Attorney DeWitt informed Council that a $60 ,203.10 check had been received from the Fire and Police Pension Association, and he requested a motion to conclude litigation In this matter. COIIICIL MENIER CLAYTON MOVm, AND IT IIAS .SECOll>ED, TO ACCEPT $50,203.10 AS smLENENT IN THE LITIBATION AGAINST THE FIRE AND POLICE PENSION ASSOCIATION. Ayes : Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Bullock, Clayton, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays : None Intl.wood Ctty Council Ntnutes A,t-11 I, IIIO -Pa .. 7 Motton carrtld . (d) Mr . DeWitt trans ■itted cop 1as of an article which appeared in the Denver Post, June 27, 1988, entitled : 'Government's chief priortty Isn't run-ning like I business.• 15. MJounaent COIIICJL NDIIEl HAIENICHT IIOYm TO ADJGURN. The IIM!ltfn9 adjourned 1t 8:40 p.■.