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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-06 (Regular) Meeting Minutes1 . Call to Order ENIILEWOOD CITY COUNCIL ENIILEVOOO, MAPAHOE COllfTY, COLORADO lltgul 11' Se11ton August I, 1990 The regular •eeting of the Englewood C14;y Council was called to order by Kayor Yan Dyke at 7:34 p.m . 2. Invocation The invocation was given by Council Kember Wiggins . 3. Pledge of A11119tanc• The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Van Dyke. 4 . Roll Call Present: Absent: A quorum was present. Counc i l Members Hathaway, Koltay, Wiggins, Habenicht , Yan Dyke Council Kembers Bullock, Clayton Also present: City Kanager Fraser City Attorney DeWitt Ci ty Clerk Crow 5 . llinutes Director Waggoner, Public Works Director Fonda, Utilities (a) COUNCIL IIEJIIER IIIG8JNS MOVED, AND IT IIAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE TIE IIIIIITES OF THE REIIUW IIEETING OF .JULY 11, 19110. Ayes: Council Kembers Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Habenicht, Yan Dyke Nays: None Council Meabers Bullock, Clayton Absent: Notion car,·ied. &. Pr1-schtdulld Visitors There were no pre-scheduled visitors. 7. Non-scheduled Visitors En9lewood City Council Minutes August 6, 1190 -Page 2 There were no non-scheduled visitors . 8. C__,icat1ons and P~oclautlons (1) 7, 11190, COIJICIL NEIIIER KOLTAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO DECLARE AUGUST AS "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME.• Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Haben i cht, Van Dyke Nays: None Absent: Council Members Bullock, Clayton Motion carried. (b) COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY MOVED, AND IT WAS SECOIIJED, TO DECLME THE WEEX OF AU&UST 27 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 19!10 AS "NATIONAL JPTA ALUMNI WEEK," Ayes: Council Members Koltay , Hathaway, Wiggins, Habenicht, Yan Dyke Nays: None Absent: Council Members Bullock , Clayton Motion carried. (c} COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND IT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE Oll&ANIZERS OF THE "HAPPY DAYS" CELEBRATION AND PRO• CLAJNIN8 JULY 28, 1110 AS "ENGLEWOOO HAPPY DAYS," Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Habenicht, Yan Dyke Nays : None Absent: Counc11 Members Bul l ock, Clayton Motion carried. 9. Consent Agenda Th ere were no items to be considered under Consent Agenda . ~o. Public Hearing No public hear ing wa ~ scheduled. l l. ~r dtunces, Resolutions end Notions (a) Director Waggoner presented I recollllll!ndation from the Dep1rt111ent of ?>J~l k llork .. to purchase a rotary mower to replace a mower scheduled for re- p.tai:w; r.t 1n 1991. Mr. Waggoner stated the departaent 1s experiencing mo h~nical problems with the current mower, resulting In a number of repairs and excessive expense . He explained that three bids were received; however, the low bid does not meet the requi re ment of the department as to the location of the motor. Therefore. Mr. Waggoner reconwnends that Council approve the purchase of a Howard Pr i ce Hydro 180 from Colorado General Equipment at a cost of $36,700 . Mr. Waggoner responded to quest i ons concerning the funding, dis• posal of current mower, delivery of new IIKlwer, etc . Engl.wood Ctty Counctl "tnutts August 6, 1990 -Page 3 COUNCIL NEJIIIER KOLTAY IIOYED, AND lT VAS SECotllEO, TO APPROVE THE PURCIIAS£ OF A IIOIIARD PRICE HYDRO 180 ROTARY NOIIER FROII COLORADO GENERAL EQUIPMENT FOIi $36,700. Ayes: Nays: Absent: Motion carried. Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, V;m Dyke None Council Members ~~llock, Clayton Wiggins, Habenicht, (b) Director Fonda presented a reconrnendat ion from the Ut 11 it le .1 De- partment to adopt a bll l for an ordinance amending the Waste Water Tr111.s111ts- slon Agreeaent between South Arapahoe Sanitation, the Board of County COlllliS· sioners of the County of Arapahoe, the City of Englewood, and Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. Mr. Fonda explained passage of the ordinance simply acknowledges the agreement South Arapahoe Sanitation has for transmission of wastewater through their own lines for treatment at the Bt -Ctty Wastewater Treatment Plant. Mr. Fonda usured Council that the City will not incur liability through this action. The City Clerk was asked to read Council 8111 No. 38, entitled: COUNCIL BILL NO. 38, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WASTE WATER TRANSMISSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUTH ARAPAHOE SANITATION OISTRICT, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COfilllSSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOO AND WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO, INC. COUNCIL NEIIBER HABENICHT MOVED, AND 1T WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE COUNCIL IILL NO. 38, SERIES OF 1990, Ayes: Nays: Absent: Motion carried. Counc11 Members Koltay, Hathaway, Van Dyke None Cou r.t11 Members Bullock, Clayton W1ggins, Habenicht, (c) Director Fonda ~~esented a reconaiendation from the Water and Sewer Board to adopt I btll for an ordlnan1:e approving the Bear Creek Reservoir Joint Study Agreement. Mr . Fonda stated that the C1ty ts interested In ob- taining 600 acre feet of storage In Bear Creek Reservoir. The cost for the storage space will be based on the construction costs of the reservoir ind the costs needed to m1tigate recreational uses 1f the existing permanent storage pool ts increased for municipal supply. At the present time those costs are quite high, but Mr . Fonda is oft.he opinion that through negottattons those costs might be reduced sufficiently to make It feasible for Englewood to lease 600 acre feet of storage. The first step in obtaining the space ts to p1r- tlctpate In a jo 1nt study agree111ent with several other entit i es to detenntne the i11pact of the reservoir's fluctuation on Lakewood's recreational use of the reservoir. The City's share of the cost of the study 1s $5,000; par- ticipating 1n the study puts the Ctty tn line for 600 acre feet storage space. The Ctty Clerk was asked to read Council Bill No . 39, entitled : Englewood C1ty Counc11 N1nutes August I, 1990 -Peg• 4 COUNCIL BILL NO. 39, INTRODUCED BY HABENICHT A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A JOINT STUDY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, THE TOWN OF MORRISON, THE EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, THE INDIAN HILLS WATER DISTRICT, THE GENESEE WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT, AND MOUNT CARBON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. COUNCIL MENIER HAIENJCKT MO.YEO, Nil JT WAS SECONDED, TO APPROVE ON FIRST READ• JN8 COUNCIL BILL NO. 39, SERIES OF 1990. Mayor Van Dyke asked about additional benef 1ts of having the extra storage space 1n Bear Creek . Mr. Fonda expla1ned that 1his would increase our water storage capacity and could provide protection against drought; additionally, releases cou l d be made In the winter t111e to the treat111ent plant wh1ch might help the qual i ty of water during the winter months. Mr. Fonda agreed with the recommendat1on of the Water and Sewer Board. Vote results: Ayes: Nays: Absent : Motion carried. Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Habenicht, Van Dyke None Council Members Bullock, Clayton (d) Director Fonda presented a recOfllllendation from the Ut 111t1es De - partment to approve by motion a bid from lnsituform, Inc ., to rehabilitate a port1on of the sanitary sewer 11ne in the 4000 block between Fox and Galepago. Mr. Fonda explained the line has been surveyed by television and is cracked and broken along its entlr& length with Intrusion of tree roots, etc., con- stricting the sawer flow and ceus 1ng sewer backups. Du~ t ~ i ts location, th1s section of sewer 11ne would be 1ntl)'l ssible to replace or n;pa l r by means other than the Insituform process wl,i ch forms a solid, water t i ght eplacen,ent for the sewer pipe within the curre ·,t sewer line. Mr .. c,1,11 e~phfned in detail the process used by Insituform. The quoted prh:, f "om lnsituform 1s $118,626.70 for 1,501 feet of 12 " sanitary sewer ma fn with 10 service reconnect i ons . COIIICJL MDtBER HATHAWAY MOVED, ~ IT MAS SECONOEO, f ij R APPROVAL OF THE IN• SJTUFORM PROCESS FOR REHAIJLJTATIOli OF A SANITARY SOi ~R LINE WHICH PARALLELS THE CITY DITCH NEAR THE 4000 ILOClt OF SOOTH FOX Nil SOUTH DELAWARE. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays: None Absent: Counci l Members Bullock, Clayton Motion carried. COIIICIL NOIBER HATHAWAY ll<IVED, AIII IT WAS SECOIIIED, TO MEIII THE ORIGINAL MO· TJON TO INCLUDE THE PRICE OF $118, 121.70. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Wiggins, Habenicht, Van Dyke Nays: None Absent: Council Members Bullock, Clayton Motion carried. Englewood C1ty Council N1nutes August S, 1990 -Page 5 12. &eneral D1scuss1on (a) Mayor's Choice Mayor Van Dyke did not have any matters to bring before Council. (bl Council Member 's Choice ( 1) Counctl .Member Habenicht expressed appreciation to those in- volved 1n the Tulleries Festival , especially for the participation of Council ltetlber Hathaway, C'.ty Manager Fraser, and Sentinel Editor Nunds. She also encouraged attendance at the su11111er recreation program -Fiddler on the Roof, conaent1ng upon the fine performances offered by both casts. 13. Ctty Nanager's Report (a) City Manager Fraser offered the following as an interim budget report: "During the past several weeks, City staff has been working on the preparation of 1991 budget reco1111111ndatlons for 11\Y consideration. Because of the 95l guidelines they have been ut11 iz1ng for their work, considerable speculation and concern has been expressed by inembers of the cOMun1ty and the City employees. I would like, therefore, to coD1ent, briefly, on the process of preparing the 1991 budget. "lie have discussed with the Counctl on several occasions all our forecuts for City revenues and the fact that City revenues have not been growing. During the 110st recent of those discussions, this spring, It was agai1· clear that Counctl was not in favor of tax increases. Therefore, in hte Hay when we Issued the guide- lines for next year's :·,i.:.iget preparations, there was no cau$.; to project Increasing revenues. On the expenditure side, Increases In overall costs we~e expected in the vicinity of four to six percent. The general dtll!tlllla was, thus, fairly clear: without a revenue increase, the cost to do the same things In 1991 that we are doing today would probably exceed our budget by four to six percent. To 1ccompl i sh the Charter requirement of a balanced budget without a revenue Increase we would need a slmtlar four to six percent de- crease In spending. Consequently, we asked each City depart11111nt to tell us, In the i r budget subm1ttals, what expenditures would have to go away to have a 1991 budget which was only 951 of the current, 1990 budget. The departments were also required in their reduction strategies to maintain services at the highest possible levels. "During the past week to ten days, we ha ·,e Mt with each depart- ment 's management staff to discuss their budget subllittals and to better understand the impacts of their specific suggested changes. Following those reetlngs, we have again reviewed the 1991 revenue projections, item by ite111, to ensure that we have reasonable and Englewood Ctty Counct1 Mtnutes August 5, 1990 -Page 5 responsible esti11ates of our future tax flows based on our most current Information. "During this week I will continue to work on shaping lllY budget recornendations to the Council. I will certainly try to 111lnl•ize the negative impacts of changes in service that have been outlined in some budget reconnendatlons. There have also been ■any sugges- tions for new and better ways of providing city services which hap- pen to cost less 1110ney. We will surely Implement those where we can. There have been some proposals to do away with programs which seem no longer to be cost justified, which uy be out of date, or which serve only a few people. Some of those rec011111endatlons will probably also be contained in my budget, although I cannot say, tonight, which those may be. Where appropriate, suggestions wi 11 be Included In the budget for revenue alternatives which Council might consider to fund programs whtcti would ottierwlse be discontinued. "The budget process is the means we use to set our direction for the future. Those citizens who are Interested in particular pro- grams and services will naturally want to ■lnlmize the negatiYe effects of that change which reduced budgets can brtng. The metro area economy seems to be brightening and Englewood has also experi- enced a recent slight upturn In sales and use tax revenues . None• the less, the pressure to contain e,cpend1 tu res has not yet been relieved. I encourage our citizens who are Interested 1n particu- lar city services to work with our staff 11einbers to help define acceptable lower cost ways of providing necessary and des trabl e programs. "The budget which I will submit to Council at the end of August will undoubtedly contain some rec1111111endations which will be unpopu- lar. On the other hand , it will be a budget which preserves, as much as possible, those services which are essential to a well bal- anced c011111unity. Wholesale changes in the level of city services should not be expected. Fine-tuning of our existing prograas w111 continue to be needed to keep our spending In line with the 110ney c011lng In. But surely Septeaber will be a lively 1110nth of discus· s i Dn and debate.• Brief dlscuss1on ensued. 14. City Attorney's Report (a) City Attorney DeWitt provided updated reports on two legal proceed • 1ngs: 1) Hartin Manufacturing hne appealed the decision of the Department of Revenue to District Court. The City Attorney Is preparing an answer to that appeal. 2) The matter of Rhoades vs the City of Englewood has been re· solved with a settlement of $10,000 (City share). (b) Mr . DeWitt advised Council that the Rules of Order and Procedure will be presented for consideration at Council's next regular meeting. Eng1NIOII Ctt7 Council lltnutet August I, ltto • Page 7 (c) Mr, Dlll1tt trans■1ttld copies of I aMOr1nd11■ concerning 1ntar• gov,,,_ntal agre .. nts asking Council to rtY1tw and provide d1rtct1on. 15. Ad3ourrant COIIICJL IIDIIER HABENICHT NOYED TO ADJOUIIN. The 111eet1ng adjourned at 8 : 12 p.■.