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Home My WebLink About1989-05-01 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I I. Call to Order ENCLEVOOD CITY COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular Session Nay 1, 199!1 The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Van Dyke at 7:35 p.m . 2. Invocation The invocation was given by Council Member Kolt1y. 3. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Al l egiance was led by Mayor Van Dyke . 4. Roll Call Present: Council Memb~rs Hathaway, Koltay, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Cl•yton , Van Dyke Absent: None A quorum was present. Also present : 5. Minutes City Manager Fraser Assistant City Attorney Grtnm City Clerk Crow Director Free~an, Financial Services (a) COUNCIL MENBER KOZACEK NOVEO, COUNCIL MEIIBER KOLTAY SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 17, 19B9. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None Motton carried . 6 . Pre-scheduled Visitors There were no pre-scheduled visitors. 7. Non-scheduled Visitors Englewood City Council Ninut1s Nay 1, 1989 • Page 2 (a) William Haldon, 4685 South Logan, expressed dissatisfaction that no resolution had been made concerning his Fonner co~plaint to Council about the denial of his roofing contractor's license. He also brought to Council 's at- tention his objections to specific wording contained t n the City's Notice to Mr. Lynnwood Sperling regarding property located at 4720 South Pear l. He felt the word i ng was i nappropr i ate to the situation and was harassment on the part of the City. Both matters were fully discussed; it was suggested that Mr. Ha i don provide Council with a written 11st of his specific needs concerning his appeal of the den t al of the roofing contractor's license. The City Man - ager will review and attempt to resolve the matter. Regarding the Sperl i ng matter, Mr . Haldon was advised that Counci l i s concerned about the situation but that it would be Inappropriate to discuss the matter with anyone other than Mr. Sperl i ng and/or his legal representative . 8 . C011111unicattons and Proclamations (a) COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY NOVED, COUNCIL NENBER KOZACEIC SECONDED, TO ACCEPT THE LETTER FRON KAY MCLAUGHLIN REGARDING HER DECISION NOT TO SEEK REAP- POINTMEIIT TO THE ENGLEWOOD LIQUOR LICENSING AUTitORITY. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway , Kozacek , Byrne, Haben i cht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nays: None Abstain: None Motion Absent : ca r ried . None (b) COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY MOVED, COUNCIL IIEMBER HABENICHT SECONDED, TO DECLARE MAY 4, 1989, AS "A CITY DAY OF PRAYER." Aye s: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway , Koza ce k, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nay s : None Absta i n : Council Member Byrne Absent: No ne Mo t ion carried . Cou ncil Member Byrne abstained as she di d not feel It was her pla ce to d i ctate religious act i ons to others . 9 . Consent Agenda (a) (b) (c) (d) (el ( f) Minutes of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority meetings of March 8 and April 12, 1989. Minutes of the Englewood Pub l ic Library Adv is ory Board meet i ng of April 11, 1989 . Minutes of the liquor Licensing Author i ty meeting of April 5, 1989 . Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Conm i ssion meeting of March 9 and April 13, 1989 . Minute s of the Planning and Zoning Conmisston meeting of April 18, 1989. Ordinance amending sections of the Englewood Municipal Code relat- i ng to licensing of electrical contractors . COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY SECONDED, TO ACCEPT CON- SENT AGENDA ITEMS 9 (a) THROUGH (e). I I I Englewood City Council ~lnutes Nay 1, 1989 • Page 3 Ayes: Nays: Absta i n : Absent: Motion carr i ed . Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke None None None COUNCIL NEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY SECONDED, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 9 (f) AS FOLLOW: (f) ORDINANCE NO. 18, SERIES OF 1989, INTRODUCED BY COUHCIL MEMBER KOZACEK, ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 7, SECTIONS 5 AND 10, ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, REGARDING LICENSING OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayton , Van Dyke Nays: None Abstain : None Absent: 'lone Mot i on carried. 10. Public Hearing No public hear i ng was scheduled. 11 . Ordinances, Resolutions and Notions (a) Director Freeman presented a recommendation from the Finan ci al Ser - vices Department to adopt a Resolution authorizing the City to participate i n t he Colorado Local Government Liqu i d Asset Trust (COLOTRUST) Agreement . Ms. Freeman explained that COLOTRUST i s a group of local government ent i ties formed for the purpose of providing a bigger pool of money to i ncrease invest • ment yields. She further i nformed Counci l that COLOTRUST was formed in 19BS, and there are currently 330 local governments part i cipating i n the fund . She explained which City funds would be invested and how those investments would be made . She fu r ther explained there would be no actual costs to the City; this would prov i de us with short term investment opportun i ties which would put us in a pos it i on to earn more interest. Ms. Freeman responded to various questions. The Resolution was ass ig ned a number and read by title: RESOLUTION NO. 25 , SERIES OF 1989 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, TO JOIN OTHER LOCAL ENTITIES AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIQUID ASSET TRUST (CDLOTRUST) IN ORDER TO POOL FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY MOVm, COUNCIL MEl!BER CLAYTON SECONOED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 25, SERIES OF 1989. Engltwoocf Cfty Councfl Nfnutes Nay 1, 1989 -P19e 4 Ayes; Nays: Abstain: Absent: Motion carried. Council Members Koltay , Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht , Clayton, Van Dyke None None None (b) A reconnendatfon from the Parks and Recreation Connission was cons idered . The Resolution was assigned a number and read by title : RESOLUTION NO . 26, SERIES OF 1989 A RESOLUTION RfAPPOlNTlNG EVELYN BOON TO A THREE-YEAR TERM AS TRUSTEE OF TH£ MALLEY CENTER TRUST FUND. Ayes : Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke None None None Nays : Abstain : Absent: Motion carried. 12. City Manager's Report Mr . Fraser did not have any matters to bring before Council. 13. City Attorney's Report Mr. Grimm did not have any matters to br i ng before Council. 14 . General Discussion (a) Mayor 's Choice (i) A Resol ution concerning the 1998 Winter Olympic Games was con-sidered. The Resolut i on was assigned a number and read by title: RESOLUTION NO . 27, SERIES OF 1989 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND ENDORSING DENVER'S BJD FOR THE 1998 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. Ayes : Council Members Koltay, Hathaway , Kozacek, Byrne, Nays : Abstain: Absent : Motion carried. Habenicht , Clayton, Van Dyke None None None (ii) A Resolution regarding the naming of a portion of the Little Dry Creek Trail after former Mayor Samuell. love was considered. The Resolu-tion was assigned a number and read by title: I I I I Englewood C1ty Counc11 "1r.~tts "ay 1, 1989 • Page 5 RESOLUTION NO . 28, SERIES OF 1989 A RESOLU TION NAMING A PORTION OF THE LITTLE DRY CREEK TRAIL FROM SOUTH CLARK - SOIi TO SOUTH BROADWAY "SAl1UEL L. LOVE GREENWAY." MAYOR VAN DYKE MOVED, COUN~IL MEMBER HABENICHT SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 28, SERIES OF 1989. Counc i l Member Clayton request~d the privilege of co-sponsoring Resolution No . 28, and that privilege was granted . Hr . Clayton expressed hi s high regard for Sam Love . Mayor Van Dyke expressed thanks to the Englewood Lions Club for introducing this idea to Council. Vote results: Ayes : Council Members Koltay, Hathaway , Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nays : None Abstain : None Absent: None Ho t1 on carr i ed . (bl Counc i l Member 's Cho i ce (1) Council Member Koltay spoke briefly concerning Council Bill llo . 14 regard i ng Emergency Medical Transport Fees wh i ch was originally Intr o- duced by him and approved on first read i ng on March 6 , 1989 . On March 20, 1989 , the Bi ll, for various reasons was tabled . COUNCIL ME"BER KOLTAY MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, TO RECONSIDER COUNCIL Bill NO. 14, SERIES OF 1989, REGARDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT FEES. Ayes: Na ys : Ab st a i n: Absen t: Mo t ion ca r ried . Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Hab e ni cht. Cl ayton , Van Dyke None No ne None Coun ci l Me mber Koltay expla i ned that at the Marc h 20 , 1989, meeting , when this ordinance was con s idered on second reading , he was of the op i ni on there were several questions wh i ch had not been addressed; therefore, he felt it he~t to table It at that time. He now wished to have it recons i dered . Council Member Hab enic ht raised questions concer ning the defin it ion of res i dent , specifi cally a college student . It was conf i rmed, based on an opinion from the Ci ty Attor - ne y, that college s tudents would be considered res i dents for the purpose of th is ordinance. Ms. Habenicht also raised a quest i on concerning liabi lity and was assured the 1 i abil ity would not be changed as a result of charging for transport . Hs . Habenicht stated she wished to amend the ordinance to include city employees along with residents , stat i ng this would avoid paying the cost of bill i ng (by a private firm) since the city Insurance would pay the trans- port fee . Before an amendment could be proposed It was necessary for the Council Bil l to be reread . Council Member Koltay asked the Cl erk to read Counc i l Bi ll No. 14: Englewood C1ty Council "1nutes Hay I, 1989 -Page 6 COUNCIL BILL NO. 14, SERIES OF 1989, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY, ENTITLED : A BI LL FOR AN ORDINAN CE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6F, ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 11 RELAT ING TO EME RGENCY MEDICAL TRANS• PORT FEES . COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT SECONDED, TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING COUNCIL BILL NO. 14, SERIES OF 1989. COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, TO AMEIII COUNCIL BILL NO. 14, SERIES OF 1989, TO INCLUDE WITH RESIDENTS THOSE PEOPLE CURRENTLY E"PLOYED BY THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, AMEll>JNG SIJBPARAGRAPHS A. ANO B. Of 1-6F-11 IN SECTION 1 TO READ AS FOLLOWS : A. A FEE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON WHO JS NOT A RESIDENT OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF EN • GLEWOOD. THE FEE ESTABLISHED SHALL BE THE USUAL AHO CUSTOMARY CHARGE FOR SUCH SERVICE IN THIS COMMUNITY. B. A PERSON WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OR AN EMPLOYEE Of THE CITY OF ENGLE- WOOD WHO RECEIVES EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT BY THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE CHARGED AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT FEE IN AN AMOUNT SET FOR EACH SUCH SERVICE, Before voting Mayor Van Dyke and several Council Members stated they would not be supporting the amendment. After further d i scuss1on, vote results on the amendment were: Ayes: Nays: Absta in: Ab sent: Motion defeated . Council Member Habenicht Council Members Ko ltay, Clayton, Van Dyke None None Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Vote results on the original mot ion by Council Member Koltay to appro ve on second reading Council Bi ll No . 14: Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nays: None Abstain : None Absent: None Mo tion carried. Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1989, was assigned to Council Bill No . 14. (ii) Council Member Clayton offered a Resolution opposing Senate Bill No . 194. The Resolution was assigned a number and read by title: RESOLUTION NO. 29, SERIES OF 1989 I I I I Eng1ewood City Counc11 Minutes May l, 1989 -Page 7 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING SENATE BILL 194 RELATING TO BIDDING ANO COST ACCOUNTING FOR HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND (HUTF) FUNDED PROJECTS . COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER MABB JCHT SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO, 29, SERIES OF 1989. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne , Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nays: None Abstain : None Absent : None Motion carr i ed . The need for a legislative liaison was addressed. (iii ) Council Member Koltay read corm,ents from an article In the April 30, 1989, issue of the The Denver Post regarding the Englewood downtown plaza area, which pointed out the advantages of residing in the City of Englewood . 15 . Adjournment COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjourned at 8 :50 p.m . City Clerk