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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-09-19 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I I. Ca 11 t o Order ll ;;11 ,r:-,,,,,1 as l6 9t:.. '7 ENGLEWOOD C ITV COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Regular Session September 19, 1988 The regu 1 ar meeting of t he Englewood City Counc i 1 was ca 11 ed to order by Mayor Van Dyke at 7:30 p ,m. 2. Invocation Th e invo cati on wa s •Ii ven by Counci 1 Member Ko ltay. 3 . Pl edge of A 11 egi ance Th e Pledge of Allegiance wa s led by Mayor Van Dyke. 4. Roll Call Pre se nt : Council Members Hathaway, Koltay, Kozacek , Byrne, Habenicht , Clayton, Van Dyke Abs r nt : None A quorum wa s present. A 1 so present: 5. Hinutes Acting City Manager Va rgas City Attorney DeWitt City Clerk Crow Di rec t or Ragland , Engineering Services (a) COUNCIL HEHBER CLAYTON HOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK SECONDED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1988. Ayes: Council Member s Koltay , Hathaway, Kozacek , Byrne , Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nay s : None Abstain : None Ab se nt : None Mot io n carried. 6. Pre-scheduled Visitors (a) Jim Grumet, 3065 South Sherman Street, s tated that a resident i n his neighborhood had disposed of a refrigerator by taking the door off and Englewood City Council Minutes September 19, 1988 -Page 2 pu tting it in the ba ckyard. Mr . Grum et not ed that th e Cod e Enfor ce ment De- partm en t had ad vi sed him that si nc e th ey ha d removed the door it wa s not violating the City Code. He expres se d his concern over th e unlicensed car s s t ored in yard s within the City. Ael in g City Manager Varga s noted that the Code, as it now s tand s, doe s not prohibit a use d app 1 i a ne e from be ing stored on the property. Mr . Vargas felt th i s might be one of the areas that Council might charge the Ta sk For ce on Code Hevision to r ev iew . Council Membe r Kozacek f e lt that ea ch case s hould be review ed indi viduall y. He noted that mo st trash companies do not haul appliances. Mr. Kozacek s ta ted that he in tend ed to propo se to Council at Budget Retreat a tra sh pickup for appliance s, co uche s, e t c. Mayor Van Dyke s tated that if th e City Ordinance s are not enforceable, not e nforced or not consistent with neighboring cities they should be reviewed. Ms. Van Dyke noted that the Compreh ensive Plan for the City of Englewood i s sc heduled to be r ev iewe d in 1989 and Mr . Grum e t had many valid points th at should be reviewed. Co uncil Membe r Clayton stated that they have been working on a code violat io n notificati on po s tcard to be sent to residents on an infori.1 al ba s is , as there are not eno ugh code enforcement officers to handle the violations . He not ed they are trying to encourage the neighbors through city pride to take care of th e prob 1 ems . Mr . Grum e t suggested that the City provide pidup of discarded household items us ing city trucks. Di sc us s ion ensued . (b) Trigg Shelton, 4085 South Huron Street , pre sen ted the Council with a pet it i1n, with 431 signatures, requesting the Mayors, the City Managers and the City Councils of Englewood, Sheridan, and Littleton use their go od in- fluence to stop the seeking of the construction of El itch Gardens in Sheridan, and in fa ct to deter such construction. He expressed concern that the Mayor of Englewood attended a secret ,,1eeting with officials from Sheridan, Littleton and Elitch 's. Mr . Shelton noted that the noise , traffic , erosion of th e s treets, and inevitable drop in property vab~, should be considered . Many of the residents he spoke with expressed conc e rn t hat th e crime rate would in - I cre ase dramatically. Mr. Shelton r eq uest 2d that the Council l ake a "s traw I poll" to determine where eac h Cou nc i I Mem ber s tand s on th e matter, and to take whatever legal actions are necessary to bring th e plan s to a halt . He also requ es ted that Council dra w up a resolution communicating to Elitch Gardens that the residents of Englewood do not welcome the relocation of their facili- ty in thi s area . Mayor Van Dyke explained her attend dnce at the secret meeting, which wa s a tour of the area by the Sheridan City Manager . Eli tch' s wanted t o keep a 1 ow profile and had not invited the pres s. Ms . Van Dyke stated th at her position I I Englewood City Counci 1 Hinutes September I 9, 1988 -Page 3 i s to support our neighboring c iti es philo sophically as much as possible, be - caus e there are many things that happen inte rgov e rnm entally to the benefit of all e ntitie s . Ms. Van Dyke noted that if the relocation ever become s a reali - ty th e r e would be a publi c hear i ng to dete rm i ne if the c itizens of Englewor ~ we r e in favor of or again s t the rel oc ati on of El a ch 's. It would be at tha t point that the City of Englewoo d wou l d take a po s ition on thi s i s sue . 7. Non-scheduled Visitors (a) Kr isti Sa yl or s, 3907 South Cherokee Stree t , concur r ,,d wi th Mr. Shelton 's statements regarding the possibility of El itch Garden s -el otat ion in Sheridan. She stres se d the probability of in crea sed crime, noi se , an d pollu- tion and stated there i s a 1 arge number of peep 1 e in Englewood who are oppos ed to this relocation . ( b) Mark Lee , 4025 So uth In ca Street , stated that the conflicting re - port s he had heard about the relocation of El itch 's was very confusing to hi n . He r eminded Council that they are elected to represent the people, and th ,t Council has the re s ponsib i lity to support the citizens wi shes. Council Member Kozacek stated that the property in Sheri dan will be developed, if not Eli tch Gardens then sr,;~eth i ng e 1 se . He noted th at RT O would 1 i ke to have a servi center for their buses , whi ch would pres ent 0 1 her ;. · ob 1 em s . Mr. Kozacek stated that he ha s not made a decision one :ay o -I.I • other on this issue. He noted that he has heard from other re s ident s th ,; !~,I i t would be a positive move, as it would provide jobs for our high schoo ·, s udents. (c) Steve Markwood, 3905 South Pearl Street, addressed Council concern- ing Agenda Item ll(b) -a bill for an ordinance which would allow parking by pe rmit only in the surrounding area of Englewood High School . He stated he wa s in f avor of this , and 11anted to be s ure the propo s al would be effective 24 hour s, seven days a week. He commented that the high school parking ;ot was always half empty; that parking on the street by the students was an incon- venience to the residents of the neighborhood. He urged passage of the or - dinance . Up on questioning, Mr. Markwood stated that two parking permit s per re s idence , plu s two gue s t parking permits would be a liveable s ituation . It was confirmed that the proposed 1 eg isl at ion rescinded the fee required for i s s uance of the permit s . Di scus s ion ensued . HAYOR VAN DYKE MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND TO BfllNG AGENDA ITEM ll(b) -COUNCIL BILL NO. 33, FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION. Ay e s : Nay s: Abstain: Absent: Motion carr i ed. Co•Jnc i 1 Members Ko ltay, Hathaway, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke None None None Kozacek, Byrne, Englewood City Ccunc, 1 Minutes September 19, 1908 -Page 4 Cou nc i 1 Member Ha beni cht stated she would support th~ ordinance even though she was uncomfortable with th e perm it as a solution to the probl em. She would like to continue lo seek a more positive , creative method of tontrolling the ma tt er. Council Member Clayton commented that it had been a problem for at lea st 25 years, and that it would not be improved until the area i s made a pa rki ng by permit onl y di s tri ct. Acting City Manag er Va rg s confirmed that the parking by permit only woul d be in effec t at all times, and that s ignage would be required. Council Memb er Hathaway commented that the parking by pPrmit system had ob- viously wo rked well in her Di strid as she had not r ece ived complaint s. Council Member Koltay proposed changes to Council Bill No. 33, changing the effective time length to "two years" instead of one year, and that the permit would be i ss ued to a specific block "and address." The matter was discussed. It was agreed that the permit would be val id for the entire block . Cou ncil Membe r Koltay agreed with the other Council Members that this pr0posal is not the total solution. He d · d s tate for the record that even though there would be no fee for is s uance, there is a S 15 fee for replacements . Council Member Hathaway inquired concerning the fee for permits which are is - sued to residents wi t hin her Council District, and was informed that passage of this ordinance would remove the fee requiremen ts. Mr . Koltay was co mm ended for his efforts to resolve thi s problem . Other non-scheduled visitors were permitted to addres s hi s ma\.ter: {d) Lee Fowler , 3926 South Pennsylvania "~reel, r em in de d Council of the gr oc ery store on Pearl Street, which would r equire a truck l oading area and that si_gns in front of t he store would be needed. {e) Jane Markwood, 3905 South Pearl Street , re quested mo r e police coverage in order to enforce the ordinance . Sile was hopefu l this change would reduce speeding in the neighborhood. She was assured by Mr. Varg as that the parking restrictions would be enforcid. I { f) Freem an John son , 3655 s~uth Del aware Street, requested cl ari fic a-I lion of t ~e mean ·,ng of the word "block"; after discussion , it wa s de c ided that it munt both sides of the street in on e block, unless one side of the street was not restricted. (g) Sheri Price , 39!6 South Pearl Street, commented th at i ssui ng per- mits will nnt keep the s tu dent s from racing up and down the street. She wa s concerned J bout the safety of th e small children in the neighborhood and re- quested more police activity in the area . I I Englewood City Council Minutes September 19, 1988 • Page 5 (h) Mr . Markw ood returned to the podium and urged Cou ncil to take the f irst step in solving their problem by initiating the 24 -hou r parking by per - mit only sys tem. (i) Rus se ll Hathaway, 3143 Sout h Cherokee Street, identified him self as a sophom ore student at Englewood Hi gh . Mr . Hathaway requested that a rep - re se ntat ive of Counc i l come to t he sc hool and explain to the students wh y this act i on wa s tak1,n an d how it will im pact them. * * * * * Official actlon en Age nda I tem ll(b): COUNCIL Bill NO . 33, AS AMENDED , WAS INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY, AND READ BY Tl i LE: A BILL F~R AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER I, SECTION 8, ENGLEWOOD MUN JC •. 'al CODE 1985 , RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL ON -STREET PARKING PERMITS AND FEE S. COUNCIL HEHBER KOLTAY MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, TO APPROVE COUN· CIL BILL NO . 33, SERIES OF 1988. Ayes: Council Members Koltay, Hathawa y, Kozac ek , Byrne, Mo t ion Nays : Abstain: Absent : carried. Habenicht , Clayton, Van Dyke None None None Continuation of non -s cheduled visitors : (j) Freeman Johnson, 3655 Sou t h Delaware , returned to the podium to address Council concerning se wer dra ins and sno w removal . He made several suggestions concerning this matter. 8. Communications and Proclamations (a) COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY SECONDED, TO ACCEPT THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD'S RESOLUTION STATING THE BOARD'S OPPOSITION TO REDUCTIONS IN THE 1989 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT BUDGET. Ay es: Council Members Ko ltay, Hathaway, Kozacek , Byrne , Hab enic ht , Clayton, Van Dyke Nay s: None Abstain : None Absent: None Motion carr ied . 9. Consent Agenda Eng 1 ewood City Counc i 1 Hi nutes September 19, 1988 -Page 6 COUNCIL HEM8ER CLAYTON HOVEO , COUNCIL HEH8ER BYRNE SECONDEO, TO ACCEPT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 9 (a) THROUGH (b). (a) Minu tes of t he Parks a.1d Recreatio n Commis s ion meeti ngs of August 31 and Se ptember 9, 1988. (b) Minutes o f th e Liq uor Li ce ns ing Authori t y mee ting of Septe mb er 7, 1988 . Ayes: Nays : Abstain : Ab sent: Mot i on carried . IO. Public Hear i ng Co uncil Members Ko1ta y, Hatha way, Habe ni cht, Clayton , Van Dyke None No ne iio ne Kozacek, Byrn e, COUNCIL HEMBER KOZACEK MOVED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CITIZENS' INPUT FOR THE 1989 PROPOSED BUDGET. COUNCIL MEHBER CLAYTON SECONDED THE MOTION . Ayes: Nays : Abstain : Absent : Mo tion carri ed . Coun c i 1 Membe r s Ko 1 tay, Hathaway, Koz ac ek, Byrne, Hab eni cht, Cl ay ton, Van Dyk e None None None Ac t ing City Manager Vargas prese nted t he high 1 i ghts of the proposed 1989 bud - get and informed Council that s taff had followed the paramet ers that the cur- rent level of services pr ovided the citizens would be maintained and that the ex penditure lev el would nr t exceed the 1988 budget. Sale s ta x rev en ues con - tinue to be an area of con cern, and it is pro jected that sa 1 es tax rev enue s wi 11 be $359,934 s hort of th e adopted 1988 budget . He explained that even thou gh revenues ar e below budget, it is expec ted that th e Gene r al Fund wi ll end fi scal year 1988 with a fund reserve of Sl ,217,906, a direct r esu lt of th e one-half ce nt sales tax increa se. ~r . \'\rgas poi nted ou t that unles s t here is a s ign ificant improvement in the r,co n,,,,y, it i s concei va b 1 e that by 1990 or 1991, t he Gener a 1 Fund Re se rv e might b~ requ ired to ba 1 an ce t he Ge nera 1 Fund budg et. Total expenditures for al l fund s in the propo se d 1989 budget are estimat ed at S31,506,836; total revenu es are projected to be $43 ,1 02 ,107. Mr . Varga s explained the change s propo sed i n the 1989 budg et as ou t lined in the budget document and pre se nted information con ce rning the variou s fund s of the City , i.e. Public Improvement Fund , Water Enterpri se Fund , Sewer Enter - prise Fund , and the Golf Course Fund. He further stated that the 1989 propo se d budg et i s a balanc ed bud get, one that r e fl ec t s an expenditure level th at is l ess than what wa s budgeted in 1988 . It conta in s a conservative proj ec t ion for revenues , and maintains current service level s to the citizens of Englewood. I I I I Englewood City Council Minutes September 19, 1988 -Page 7 Mayor Van Dyk e invited anyo ne present to address Counc i 1 concerning the pro - po sed bud ge t for 1989. The fo ll owing came forward: (a) Tom Ma chiorl ette , Executive Director of Arapahoe Mental Health, pre se nt ed information concerning t he two mental health fa c ilities located in Englewood. He requested Council to consider favorably th e request from that agency for funds to assi s t Arapahoe Mental Health to continue providing mental health services to the resident s of En gl ~wood. (b) Bar ry Colema n, 3305 5out ~ Brnadway, s t ated he was repre senting the Governm ent.11 Affairs Comrni t.tee of the br'eater Engl ewood Ch amber of Conmerce , and the E1 ,:l l0 \"'ond Downtown r -1,:\,,.,nan l Aut hority (EDDA). Mr. Co leman stated he was ala r med and concern, .i l.u Ii~>., :·.ha t the one -ha1f ce nt. sales tax mig ht be con s idered a "perman•nt f i xt ,, .. · ,,,, ur g~d Council not ,Jjl#, to assume ;I.Ad--C. ~llmliitrs it a perman · .1t fixtur ~. . ,, ai ~o comme nt ed unfavo rab l y to the propo-10/3/tf sition that the EDDA fund one c,f the r ~sitions t o maintain the Plaz.i and Park- way . He did not feel the EDD /\ wo ,J1d appr ove an expen~iture of t hi s nature . He explained the new approach being considered by EDDA regarding the develop - ment of the City. Council Member Hathaway, also a member of EDDA, advised Counci that she had requested that a poll vote be taken of t he EDDA members concerning this matter, an d that the re s ults of that vote would be available for discussion at th e budget retreat. She al so expressed Co un ci l 's concer n about the one -half cent s ales tax . Counc i 1 Member Clayton as sured Mr. Co 1 eman that a number of Coun c i 1 Mem - bers are concerned about the one-half cent sales tax and planned to review the matter intensely at the budget retreat. (c) Boise Burton , President of Ara pahoe-Dougla s Alliance for the Men - tally Ill, 6088 South Windermere Way, Littleton , expressed the need for main- taining services to the mentally ill, and urged Council to consider favorably the request of Arapahoe Mental Health , (d) Freeman Johnson, 3655 South Delaware Street, expressed con cern over the S90, 000 in the PI F budget for sewer drains on Li nco 1 n Street. He further comme nted that there were no drain s in his imm ediate area. He was assured a revamping of the area is being addressed an d that a funct i onal design is being proposed by Engineering Ser vi ces which will eliminate much of the ice and flow prob 1 ems. Sno w p 1 owin g of the streets was a 1 so di sc ussed. No on e else wished to addr ess Council. COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. Ayes: Nays : Abstain: Absent : Motio r ~arried , Council Member s Ko ltay, Hathaway , Habeni cht, Clayton , Van Dyke None Non e Nouf' Kozacek, Byrne, Englewood City Council Minutes September 19, 1988 -Page 8 Mayor Van Dyk e called for a five minut e , ic a;s: t he meeting r eco nvened at 9::o p.m., and ·oll was called : Pres ent : Absent : Co un cil Mem bers Ha th away, Ko ltay , Ko zacek , Byrne, Hab enicht, Clayton, Van Dyke None. A quo rum was pre se nt . * * * *. 11. Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions (a) COUNCIL MEMBER BYRNE MOVED, COU /!CIL MEMBER CLAYTO N SECONDED , TO TABLE ACENDA ITEM ll(a) -A BILL FOR AN o~~l~ANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 5, SECT!t'N 8, ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, RELATING TO TREES. Council Mem - ber Byrne ex plained that clarification of some wording wa s necessary. Mot ion Ay es: Council Members Ko ltay, Hathaway , Kozacek, Byrne, Nays : Ab stain : Absent : carr ied . Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyk e None None None ( b) Agenda Item 11 (b) was moved forward in the meeting and was con - si dered and approved -see Page 3 of these min utes . (c) A resolu ti on concerning the Englewood He ndezv ous wa s considered. The re so lution was as signed a number and read in its ent i rety by the City C'erk . RESOLUTION NO. 59, SERIES OF 1988 A RESOLUTION BY ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL DECLARING ITS APPRECIATI ON ANO THANKS TO THE ENGLEWOOD HERITAGE ASSO CI ATIO N. ENGLEWOOD RENDEZVOUS, THE CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CITY STAFF FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE ENGLEWOOD RENDEZVOU S. Council Me mber Ko ltay requested th at the Reso 1 ut ion be changed so that the fourth Wher eas would read: "WHEREAS, numerou s artists provided works of art for auction at t he Englewood Rendezvous ; and" COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 59, SERIES OF 1988, AS AMENDED. Council Memb ers Kozacek and Hathaway stated they would be ab staining since t hey were both involved in working on the Rendezvou s . Aye s: Counc i 1 Member s Ko ltay , Byrne, Habenicht , Clayton, Van Dyke I I I I Englewood City Council Minutes September 19, !988 -Page 9 Nays: Abstain: Absent: Motion carried. None Coun c i 1 Members Hath aw ay , Kozacek Non e (d) Director Ragland pre se nted a recommendation from the Department of Engineeri ng Servi ces to adopt a resoluti on creating Paving District No . 33 . Ms. Ragland ex plained that the proposed resolution contained a li st of th e s treets that are being propos ed for inclu s ion in Paving District No. 33 . She co mment ed that s taff had met with Counc i 1 on num erou s occas i en s to discu ss this ma tter , and that a town meet i ng was he 1 d in the northwe st Englewood area to explain the District and to receive input from affected citizens. The es - timated total cost s are Sl ,363,200 of which $893,850 would be asses s able to t he property owner s with the balanc e paid from the Public Improvement Fund . She recomme nded pa s sa ge of th e resolution of intent to form Paving Distri ct No . 33, which calls for a public hearing for Thursday, October 20, 1988, at 7 :30 p.m. in Council Chamber s. The resolution was assigned a number and r ea d by title: RESO LUTION NO . 60 , SERIES OF 1988 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE I NTENTION Of THE CITY COUNCIL OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORA - DO, TO CREATE A SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY, TO BE DESIGNATED AS PAVING DIS TR ICT NO. 33, ADOPTING DETAILS , AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED DISTRICT, AND DIRECTING PUBLI CAT ION AND MA I LING OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT . COUNCIL HEHBER HATHAWAY HOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER KOLTAY SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 60, SERIES Of 1988, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SET FOR OCTOBER 20, 1988, AT 7:30 P.H. Coun c il Memb er Clayton requested information concerni ng constructing the streets with concrete as oppos ed to aspha 1t; a 1 so , giving property owners an option of 24' streets ~~ Qpp osed to 32 '. Ms . Ragland explained the position of the Ut ilit ies and Engineering departments. Cou nci l Member Hathaway mentioned that a group may be petitioning to be in- cluded in Pav ing District No . 33 . Council wa s ass ur ed that these matters could be discus sed more thorough ly during the Public Hearing ; Ms. Ragland was directed to have cost estimates and savings i n right -of -way acqui s ition s ava ilable at t he Publi c Hearing . Vo te re s ults: Ayes: Nay s : Abstain : Absent : Motion carr i ed. Council Members Ko lta;, Hathaway , Kozacek , Byrne, Habe nicht, Clayton , Van Dyke None None None Englewood City Council Hi nutes Se~tember 19, 1988 -Page 10 (e j A reco mmendation from th e Engine ering Servi ces Department to ap - pr ove by motion t he bid award for Storm Sewer Inl e t Pr og ram 1988 was con s id ered . COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK HOVEO, COUNCIL HEHBER HATHAWAY SECONDED, TO AWARD THE BIO FOR STORH SEWER INLET PROGRAM 1988 TO CONCRETE WORKS OF COLORADO IN THE AMOUNT OF $77, ~J Z. Co unc il ,:e mber ~nlt ay expres se d concern about adequate bonding requirements of t he contract or and was ass ured that Con crete works of Colorado would be fully bo r.dP d for the t ot al amount of the project. It was also point ed out that thi s comp :,ny prev iou , 1 y had done work in the City and was recomm end ed . Vot e re s ults: Ayes : Council Member s Koltay, Hathaway , Kozacek, Byrne, Habenich t, Clayton , Van Dyke Nays : .hs ta i n: At,sen t : Mot i on car •1cd . None None Non e (f} A re solution supporting modifications to the Union Avenue Dam was considered . Ame ndments to the re solution were discussed and upon advise of Ci ty Attorney DeWitt, the second Whereas was striken , and the following in se rted : "WHERE AS , The Englewood City Council is concerned about the de si gn of the dam ; and" The reso 1 ut ion was ass i gn cd a number and read by title: RE SOLUTION NO . 61, SERIES OF 1988 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING SAFETY MODIFICATIONS TO THE UNION AVENUE DAM LOCATED ON THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER IN THE CITY OF SHERIDAN , COLORADO . COUNCIL MEHBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK SECONDED, RESOLUTION NO. 61, SERIES OF 1988. Mot ion Ayes : Counc i 1 Me mber s Ko ltay , Hath away , Kozacek, Nay s: Abstain : Absent: carr ied . Hab enicht, Clayton , Van Dyk e None None None APPROVE Byrne , (g) A resolution authorizing an appropriation from Bi-City Wastewater Tr eatment Plant Fund was conside r ed . The res ol ut ion was as s igned a number and r ead ~Y title : RESOLUTION NO . 62 , SERIES OF 1988 I I I I Englewood City Council Hinutes September 19, 1988 -Page 11 A RESO LUTI ON AUTHORIZI NG AN APPROPRIATION FROM Bl -CITY WA STE WATER TREA TM ENT PLANT FUND FOR Bl -CITY 'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CLEAN ING UP OF THE LOWRY LAND - FILL SUPERFUND SITE . COUNCIL HEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT SECONDED, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 62, SERIES OF 1988. Ayes : Council Mem ber s Ko ltay, Hath awa y. Kozacek , Byr ne, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Nays: Non e Ab stain: None Absent: None Motion car ried . 12 . City Manager's Report Mr. Vargas did not ha ve an y matters to bri ng before Council. 13. Ci ty Att~rney's Report (a) Tran smi tted were the Finding s of Fact, Co nclu sion of Law and Judge - ment i n t i:·: lawsuit Mount ain States Telephone and Tele gra ph Company vs. City of Eng·Iewood , Englewood Urban Renewal Authority and the Ur ban Drainage and Flood Contro l Di strict. Hr . DeWitt ad vised Co un cil that the City success fully de fended i n this case. (b) The atto r ney fee s incurred by t he Career Service Boa rd i n the Ley - don matter was discu ss ed . Hr. DeWitt advised Council that any decisi on in this matter should be co nsider ed a poli cy decision and he deferred to Coun- c il 's direction . COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, TO NOT APPROVE PAYMENT FOR THE CAREER SERVICE BOARD'S APPEAL AGAINST THE CITY. Ayes: Counci 1 Members Ko ltay , Hathawa y, Kozacek, Byrne, Hab enic ht , Clayton , Van Dyk e Nay s: None Ab stain: Non e Ab sent : None Motion carried. 14 . General Discussion (a) Mayor 's Choi ce Mayor Van Dyk e did not have any matters to bring before Council. (b) Council Member 's Choice ( i) COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEHBER HATHAWAY SECON- DED, THAT BARRICADES BE PLACED ON Ll~AN AT OXFORD ANO ON JASON AT QUINCY AS A TEMPORARY CLOSURE FOR ONE MONTH WITH SIGNAGE AT QUINCY ANO OXFORD ENTRANCES STATING "ROAD CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC .' Englewood City Council Hinute s Septembe r 19, 1988 -Page 12 Cou nci l Member Kozacek ex plained th e primary rea son for the cl osures is to divert comme r t ial t r affi c awa y from residential area s wh ere heavy commercial traff i c now crosse s from Oxfor d to Qu i ncy and /or Quincy to Oxfora . He stated t hi s action would make the se tw o routes much safer for chi l dren living in the ar~a. He further explained that with these two closures , Council would be ab le to determine where co mme r c ial t raffic flow s wi ll progr es s to , and in that way better determine the pr act i ca l i t y of clo s ing off 0th ~r st reets to commer- cial traf fic in th e futur e. If a neg ati'.·e impact is r eali ze d, the barric ade s can be removed , an d Coun c il ca n see k other alternatives . Th e matter was di scussed, var iGus Co unc il Memb ~rs expre ssed th eir reactions to suc h action, and oth er po s sibl e ,1lter nati ves. Pro bl ems whi ch could aris e were considered and discussed . City Attorn ey DeWitt stated thi s wa s a policy i ss ue whi cl1 should be determined b) Co un c il. Upon a call for the question, the vot e ~es ult s were: Ay es: Council Memb ers Koltay , Hath away, Kozacek, Byrne, Habe ni cht, Van Dyk e Nay s: Cou ncil Member Clayton Ab stain : None Absent : f\ot ion carried. None Rega r ding the same matter, COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, THAT STAFF BE DIRECTED TO REPORT WITHIN THREE MONTHS WITH AN ENGINEERING AND COST ANALYSIS FOR PUTTING NAVAJO THROUGH FROM OXFORD TO QUINCY WITH SEVERAL COST ALTERNATIVES. It wa s suggested that a Town Meeting would be helpful to receive citizen input concer ning this matter . It was agreed to hold a Town Meeting on Octob er 18 , 1988 , at 7:00 p.m., at the Englewood Recre ation Center. Vote results : Ayes: Na ys: Ab s tain : Absent: Motion ca rried . Cou ncil Memb E•rs Ko ltay, Hathaw ay, Kozacek, Byrne, Habenicht, Clayto n, Van Dyke None None None (ii} Cour.c i l Me mber Ko ltay i nquired regarding the progre ss on the Parkway Pl aza and the winterizing of the da m pu mps . He wa s asrnred that the Plaza work was on sc h~dule and that the pumps h.,1e been ad eq uately prepared for winter . (iii) COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT SECONuED, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATJIJN COMMIS 51ON, THAT JACK POOLE BE AWARDED A FREE LIFE -TIME GOLF PASS roR HIS YEARS OF DEDICATED ANO SELFLESS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . Ayes: Council 11embers Ko ltay, Hathaway, Kozacek , Byrne, 1:abenicht . Clayto n, Van Dyke Nay s: None I I I I Englewood CI ty Council Hi nutes Se ptember 19, 1988 -Page 13 Abstain : None Ab sent : None Moti on car ried . ( iv) COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON HOVED, MAYOR VAN DYKE SECONDED, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, WIAT GENE OTIS, FORHER MAYOR OF ENGLEWOOD, RECEIVE A LIFE-TIME GOLF P4SS FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SER- VICE TO THE CITY. Cou nc il Mem ber Koz.:c ek s tated his op position based on the fact t hat there mig ht be other s who se rved as long , if not l ong er, who migh t not have had an opp orlu n ity l o app 1 y or be con s id ered . Vot e res ult s: Ayes : Na ys: Abstai n : Absent : Mot ion carried. Counci 1 Members Ko lt~y, Hathaway, Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke Coun cil Members Kozac ek, Byrne None None (v) COUNCIL MEHBER CLAYTON MOVED , COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, TO ELIMINHE THE PROGRAM OF AWARDING FRE E GOLF PAS ~1:S UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CITY CAN CONSIDER AN AWARDS PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A VARlrTY OF AWARDS . Coun c il Member Clayton stated that he felt that not ev eryone who makes a con- tribution to the City of Englewoo d play s golf . Vo te results: Ayes : Nay s: Abstain: Ab se nt : Motion carri ed . Counc i 1 'lemb ers Kol tay , Hathawa y, Kozac ek , Byrne , Habenich t., Clayton , Van Dyke None None None (vi) Cou ncil Me mber Clayton expres se d con cern that by installing wat er me te r s to co nserve we have proh i bited ourse l ves from wat eri ng our own media ns beca use of t he expense . (vii) Coun c il Member Habeni cht s ug gest ed that a sub-committee from Coun c il be appointed to develop and re commend an award s/recognition prog ram . Coun c i l Mem bers Habenicht, Koza cek , Clayton, and Byrne were appointed . 15 . Adjournment COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK HOVED TO AllJOURN. Th e meeting adjourne d at 10 :30 p .m.