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1. Ca 11 to Order
ENGLEWOOD C ITV COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Regular Session
November 2 I, I 988
Th e regu lar meeting of the Englewood City Coun c il was ca ll ed to order by Mayor
Va n Dyke at 7:35 p .m.
2. Invoc a t ion
The invoc ation wa s given by Council Member Koltay .
3 . Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of All egianc e wa s led by Mayor Van Dyke.
4. Roll Call
Pre sent: Counc i 1 Members Hathaway, Ko ltay, Kozacek, Byrne ,
Habenich t, Clayton, Van Dyke
Ab sent: None
A quorum was present.
Al so present :
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Acting City Manager Vargas
Assistant City Attorney Grimm
City Cl erk Crow
Director Fonda, Utilities
Di rector Kuhn, Parks and Recreation
(a) COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 7, 1988.
Ayes: Council Membe rs Kolt ay , Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne ,
Habenicht, Clayton, Va,1 Dyk e
None Nay s:
Abstain : None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
6. Pre-scheduled Visitors
There were no pre-scheduled visitors .
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7. Non -sc heduled Vi sitors
(a) Officer Mi chae l Swan, Vi ce Pr eside nt of Englewood Pol i ce Benefit
Ass oc i atio n (EPBA), informed Council that EPBA had filed necess ary documents I
for Charter chang es and were circulati ng petitions and th at tho se petitions
call for a Special Ele ct ion. He wanted Council to be aware of thi s action in
ligh t of the propo sed ordinance (Agenda Item Il(c)) which addresse s the matter
of th e Career Service Board's authority to modify di sc iplinary action s . He
co nfirme d that the peti tion s be ing c irculated call s for two charter cha ng es ,
one conce rning th e Authority of CSB and the other regarding c i vil ian em-
pl oyee s . Mr . Va rga s advi sed Officer Swan that Council had been advi sed of
EPBA 's intent to c;rcul ate petitions. Ag en da Item ll(c ) would not interfere
in any way with the Asso c iation 's abil ity t o petiti on for init iat iv e action.
It wa s exp lained that Council didn 't wi sh t o burden the citizens with the
cos t s of a s pecial election and, therefore , want ed to sc hedule the question of
CSB's authority at a regular election. Officer Swan reiterated the position
of EPBA concerning the civilian employees of the Pol ice Departme nt , and stated
if sufficient signatures are obtained on the petitions, this would also call
for a special election. Counci l Member Kozacek stated he wa s in favor of both
chang es being addressed by the citizens, but he was hopeful both issues could
be addressed at the regular election.
(b) Firefighter Micha el Gruninger, President of Englewood Firefighters
Association (EFFA), stated that EFFA supported EPBA on the two proposed
charter changes an d suggested that both issues could be addre sse d by Council
at the regular ele ct ion to save the costs of a special election. Mr .
Gruninger exp 1 a i ned t hat the EPBA and the EFFA fee 1 a res pons i bil i ty to
civilian employees of the Police Department to hel p t hem get the representa -
tion they are entitled to. Mr . Vargas interjected that those employees are
represented by the genera l servi ces association (EEA ) so they do have rep-
resentation; by Charter , all employees are repre se nt ed during collective bar-
gaining sessions wh ether they are members of a particular association or not .
Mr. Gruninger wa s assured that there could be several other items proposed by
Cou ncil to be included on the 1989 election ballot .
(c ) Jim Ulrich , 4580 South Huron, explained he was a resident of seven
years and had been employed by the City as a Firefighter Paramedic for ten
yea rs. He spoke concerning the eli mination of the Program Admini~trator posi-
tion in the Fi re Department. He expressed strong support of thr, retention and
nee d for thi s position. He stressed that the po s iti on wa s not. "public rela -
tion s " and perhaps a more appropriate title would be "Fire Prev en tion
Spe c ialist." He detailed the programs which had been i nitiate,J by Ms . Nel son,
and he was of the opinion the se programs should be continuea . He wa s assured
that it was nev er Council 's intention t o eliminate the progr am s, but that the
programs could be co nso lidated int o the de partm ent and ac com plished by other
personnel . He wa s further advi se d that thi s dec ision had been based on the
budgetary situation. Mr. Ul rich offered to sha re with Council a li s t of Ms.
Nel son's accomplishments i~ publi c educat ion .
8. Corrmunications and Pr oclamations
Th ere wer e no commu ni cations or pro clamations to be cons i dered .
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9. Consent Agenda
COUNCIL HEHBER HABENICHT HOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER BYRNE SECONDED , TO ACCEPT CON-
SENT AGENDA ITEHS 9 (a) THROUGH (d):
{a) Minu tes of t he Hou s ing Authority meeting of September 21, 1988 .
{ b) Minute s of ·:he Parks and Rec re at ion Commi ssi on meetings of October
13 and Nov eniber 10 , 1988 .
{c) Minutes of the Englewood Downtown Developmen Auth ority me eti ngs of
October 12 an d November 9 , 1988 .
( d) Minutes of the Engl ewood Liquor Licensi ng Au t hority mee t ing of
Nove mber 16 , 1988 .
Ayes : Cou ncil Mem bers Koltay, Hat hawa y , Koz acek, By rn e,
Habeni cht , Clayton, Van Dyke
Nay s: None
Abstain : None
Ab se nt : None
Mot i on c arried .
CO l lNCIL HEHBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER HATHAWAY SECONDED, TO APPROVE
CONSENT AGENDA IT:Hs 9 ( e) THROL!GH ( h) :
{e) Ordinanc e No . 36 , Series of 1988, i ntroduced by Coun ci l Mem ber
Hathawa y, entitled :
AN ORDINAN CE CREATI NG PAVING DISTRICT NO. 33 IN THE CITY 0~ ENGLE -
WOOD, COLORADO , ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF
STREET PAVING , CURB ANO GUTTER ANO SIOEWAL¥ IMPROVEMENTS , TOGETHER
WITH NECESSAR Y !ilC IDENTALS ; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN
PAYMENT FOR SAl r, IMPROVEMEN TS; AND SE TTING FORTH OTHER DETAILS IN
CONNECTION WITH ,·HE DISTRICT .
(f) Ordinan ce No . 37 , Se rie s of 1988 , introduced by Council Mem be r
Koza cek , ent it 1 ed:
{g)
(h)
AN ORDINANCE ADO PTING THE BUDGET OF 1HE C !TY OF ENGLEWOOD , COL ORA -
DO, FOR TH E FI SCA L YEAR 1989 .
Ordinance No. 38 , Series of 1988, i ntro du ce d by Co un cil Member
Kozacek , ent itl ed :
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIAf!NG MONIES FOR ALL MUNICIPAL PURPO SES IN THE
CITY OF ENGLEWO OD, COLORADO, IN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUilRY
1, 1989 , AND ENDING DECEM BER 31 , 1989 CONSTITUTING WHAT IS TERMED
THE ANNUAL APPR OPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1989 .
Or dinance No . 39 , Series of 1988 , introduce d by Co uncil "~m ber
Kozacek, entitled:
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING HIE ANNEXATION OF TnE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN
SUPPLEMENT NO . 113 TO THE SOUTHGATE SANlfATION DISTRICT 'S CONNEC -
TOR 'S AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO INCLUDE AOOlTIONAL
LA NO WITHIN THEIR OISl RICT BOUNDARIE S.
Ayes : Coun c i 1 Members Ko ltay, Hathaway, Ko.: acek . Byrne,
Habenich t , Clayton, Van Dyke
Nay s: None
Absta i n: None
Abse nt: None
Mot ion carried .
10 . Public Hearing
No public hearing wa s sc heduled.
11. Ordinances, Resolutions and Hotions
(a) Acting City Manager Vargas presented a recommendation from the £11-
g'ewood Urban Renewal Authority (EURA) to approve a Bill for an Ordinance au-
th,,rizing a City/EURA lease for a 1 .. ~1icipal parking lot on the east side of
the 3400 block of South Acoma . Mr . Vargas explained that the lease fee to the
City i s SI per year for the three -year agreem ent , renewable on an annual basis
after the initial third year.
COUN CIL BILL NO. 42, INTRODUCED BY COUN CIL MEMBER BYRNE, WAS READ BY TITLE:
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROnNG THE LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY BETWEEN THE EN-
GLEWOOD URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY ANO THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, FOR PROP-
ERTY IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF SOUTH ACOMA.
COUNCIL HEHBER BYRNE HOYED , COUNCIL MEMBER HATHAWAY SECONDED,
CIL BILL NO. 42, SERIES OF 1988.
Ayes : Council Members Koltay, Hathaway ,
Habenicht, C!ayton, Yan Dyke
Nay s: None
Abs t ain: None
Abs ent: None
Motion carried.
PASSAGE OF COUN-
Kozacek, Byrne ,
(b) Acting City Manager Vargas pre sent ed a recommendation from the
Library Advisory Board to adopt a Bill for an Ordinance apprvving an agre ement
between the City of Englewo od Pub 1 i c Library and the Arapahoe Library District
to provide Library Service for residents of both juris.i", .ions .
COUNCIL BILL NO . 43, rNTROOUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT, WAS READ BY
TITLE :
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
PUBLIC LIBRARY ANO THE ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT TO PROVIDE LIBRARY SERVICES
FOR RESIDENTS OF BOTH JURISDICTIONS .
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COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON SECONDED, PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL NO . 43 . SERIES OF 1988.
Ayes: Counc i 1 Members Ko ltay , Hathaway , Kozacek , Byrne,
Habenicht, Clayton , Van Dyke
Nays: None
Abstain : None
Absent: No ne
Motion carried.
(c) Acting City Manager Vargas , in re sponse to previous direction of
Cou ncil , presented a Bill for an Ordinance specifying a proposed Charter
am endment which would allow the Career Service Board (CSB) to modify ad-
mi nistrative di sciplinary decis ions, said amendment t o be submitted to
qualified electors at the r egular municipal election sc heduled for November 7,
1989 .
COUNCIL BILL NO . 44 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTO N, WAS READ BY TITLE:
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING 11) A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AT Tl-IE ,.EGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 7, 1989, PROPOSED AMENDM ENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
AS FOLLOWS: ALLOW THE CAREER SERV l L-: BOARD TO MODIFY THE DECISION OF THE CITY
MANAGER ON CLASSIFIED ,MPLOYEE D!~t '?LINE, BY AMENDING SECTION 13 8 .4 (H) OF
ARTICLE XV, OF THE HOME RULE CHAI\~ L,.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT SECONDED, PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL NO. 44, SERIES OF 1988.
COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED TO AMEND coi;~CIL BILL NO. 4~. SERIES OF 1988 , ijy
ADDING A 'SECTION 4' TO ALLOW ANY NON-EMERGENCY EMPLOYEE THE RIGHT TO JOIN THE
UNION AT THEIR OWN FREE WILL.
Council Member Kozacek explained the purpose of the amendment . In order to
opGn the matter for discussion, MAYOR VAN DYKE SECONDED THE MOTION TO AMEND.
Opposition to the am endment was presented by Council Memb er Clayton . Assis-
ta nt City Attorney Grimm advised Counc i 1 that if amendments were to be made to
Council Bill No . 44 , the Bill shou ld be ?'eferred back to the City Attorney ~•·r
specific wording. Further discus s ion ensued. Vo te r ~<>;] ~s on the motion to
amend:
Ayes :
Nays :
Abstain:
Absent :
Motion to amend Coun c i 1
Council Members Kozacek, Van Dyke
Counc i 1 Members Ko ltay, Hathaway , Byrne, Ha ~eni cht,
Clayto n
Non e
None
Bill No. 44 wa s defeated.
Vote results on original motio n to pa ss Council Bil' No . 44, Se1 ies of 1988:
Ayes : Counc i'I Memhers Ko ltay, Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrne,
Hab enicht, Clayton , Van Dy•e
Nays : None
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llb st ain: None
Ab sent: None
Motion car ried . Council Member Kozac ek requested that the City Attorney 's
offi ce commen ce drafting a Bill for an Ordinance which would submit to the
qua · ifi ed elect ors al the Nove mber 7 , 1989 mun ic ipa l election t he matter of
union representation of non-emergency civ ilian em ployees .
(d), (e), and (f) Director Fonda, Utiliti es , presented recommendations
from the Water and Sewer Board relative to propo se d transfers of water right s
to municipal use from McBroom Ditch and Nevada Ditch. He als o exp l ained the
contract for engineering services to proceed with studies relative to t he
transfer s as well as an analysis of the Brown Ditch co-application water
rights. The Water an d Sewer Board is recommendi ng the con t ract be awarded to
Jehn & Wood, Inc . Mr. Fonda exp 1 a i ned the costs proposed by Jehn & Wood ap-
pear t o be reasonab l e . A Reso l ution relative to McBroom Ditch was assigned a
number and read by titl e:
RESOLUTION NO. 76 , SERIES OF 1988
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLI CATION FOR A TRANSFER OF ENGLEWOOD 'S WATER
RIGH TS I N THE MCBROOM DITCH.
COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK MOVED , COUNC I L MEM BER HABENICHT SECONDED, APPROVAL OF
RESOLUTION NO . 76 , SERI ES OF 1988 .
Mot ion
Ayes: Counci l Members Ko ltay, Ha th aw ay , Kozacek, Byr ne ,
Nays :
Abstain :
Abse nt:
carried.
Habe nicht, Clayton, Van Dyk e
None
None
None
A 1esolution pertaining to Nevada Ditch wa s assigned a number and read by
title:
RESOLUTION NO. 77, SERIES OF 1988
A RESO LU TIOtl AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER OF ENGLEWOOD 'S WAT ER
RIGHTS IN THE NE VADA DITCH.
COUNCIL HEH8ER HABENICHT HOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER KOZA CEK SECOND ED, APPROVAL OF
RESO LUTION NO. 77, SERIES OF 1988.
Ayes: Co unci l Members Koltay, Ha tha way , Kozacek, Byr ne,
Habeni cht, Clayton, Van Dyke
Nays: No ne
Abstain: None
Absent: None
Motio n carried.
COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK HOVED , COUNCIL HEHBER CLAYTON SECONDED , TO APPROVE THE
RECO HHENDATION OF THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH JEHN
& WOOD, INC . FOR ENGINEERING SERV I CES FOR HC~ROOH DITCH , NEVAD DITCH , AND THE
BROWN DITCH WATER l,,IG HTS . Council Mem ber Habe nicht expressed appreciatio n for
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the efforts of the Water and Sew er Board relative to the se
quired considerable s tudy.
Ayes: Cou ncil Member s Ko ltay , Ha th away,
Hab enicht, Clayton, Van Dyke
Na ys: None
Abs tain: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
issues whi ch re-
Kozacek, Byr ne,
(g) Dir ec tor Kuhn present ed a recommendation fro m the Park s and Recre -
ation Camm i s s ion concerning the 19 89 fee schedules for rec re at ion program s,
p.rk fa cilit ies, an d the Englewood Munic ip al Golf Co urse. It was explained
that Council had pr evious ly discussed r esident/nonresi dent fee s, that Council,
the Cammi ss io n, and s taff wi 11 contin ue to review the f ee s propos ed for
citizen programs . Mr. Vargas interjected that the Reso lution under consider-
ation only se t f ees for corporate rates and rates for annual pa sses. He ex-
plain ed that oth er fee increases are generally approv ed by Coun c il co nse nt.
Mr. Kuhn inquired relative to drama fees and fee s for classes at the Miller
Building, stating the Winter recreation brochures wer e at the printers and
must be printed as soon as pos s ible . Mayor Van Dyke ass ured Hr. Kuhn th at
fee s, except for those co vered by the propo sed Reso 1 ut ion, would remain as
approved by the Parks and Recreatio n Commissio n until further study had be en
made. Counc il Member Kolt ay asked about the variance in "cost per hour" de-
veloped for different programs. Mr. Ku hn explained the variou s things that
affect the "cost per hour" and ass ur ed Cou nc il that t hi s ar ea of concern would
be reviewed . The Reso l ut i on wa s assigned a num ber and r ead by titl e:
RES OLUTION NO . 78, SER IE S OF 19 88
A RESOLUTION E~ TABLI SH I NG COR PORATE RA TES AND ANNUAL PASSES FOR THE ENGLEWOOD
RECREATION CENTER.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, APPROVAL OF
RESOLUTION NO , 78, SERIES OF 1988 .
Mot ion
Ayes : Council Member s Ko ltay , Hathawa y, Kozacek, Byr ne ,
Nays :
Ab s tain :
Abse nt :
carried.
Haben i ch t, Clayton, Van Dyke
None
Non e
None
12. City Manager 's Report
(a) Mr . Va r gas prese nt ed a req uest fro m Co lorado Mun icip al League (CML)
to expend previ ou sl y contributed funds for te 1 ecommu n i cation costs , He ex -
plained that CML is recommending an anal ys i s regarding rate s and the pos -
s i bi 1 i ty of improvement of technology at redu ced costs , The man i es to be ex -
pended for this study are from funds which were not used for liti gat i on ; n'•
new contribution i s bei ng requested at thi s time .
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COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON MOVED , COUNCIL MEMBER BYRNE SECONDED , TO APPROVE CHL' S
EXPENDITURE OF PREVIOUSLY CO NTRIBUTE D FUNDS FOR STUDY OF TELECOMMUNICATION
COSTS .
Ay es:
Nays :
Abstain:
Absent:
Motion carried .
Council Membe r s Ko ltay , Hathaway, Kozacek, Byrn e,
Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke
None
No ne
None
I 3. City ~ttorney ' s Re port
(a) Mr. Grimm distr i buted copies of a Comp l aint recently filed -Vin-
ce nt K. Turn er vs. City of Engl e11ood, and reque s ted authority for t he City
Attorney to defend the City . Th e matter concerns a pai nting which was taken
into custody by the Englewood Po l ice Department.
COUNCIL HEHBER KOZACEK MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER KOLTAY SECONDED, TO AUTHORIZE THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO DEFEND THE CITY IN THE MATTER -TURNER VS. CITY .
Ayes: Cou nci l Member s Ko ltay, Hathaway . Kozacek, Byrn e ,
Habenicht, Clayton , Van Dyke
Nays : None
Abstain: None
Absent : None
Moti on carried .
14 . General Di scussion
(a) Mayor 's Choi ce
Ma yor Van Dyke did not ha ve any mat ters to bring before Council .
(b) Council Memb er's Choice
( i) Counci l Memb er Ko ltay, Coun ci l 's representative t o t he En gle-
wood Retirement Bo ard, present ed information co ncerning the Englewood Urban
Renewal Authority's ( EU RA) req ues t fo r a S62 I , 750 loan from t he non-emergency
retirement pension f unds . Mr. Ko ltay requ es ted that the City guara ntee the
rate of return of 8 .1%, which is the same rate of return on t he EURA 's note to
the City . Various aspects of th e gua rantee were discu sse d . Mr. Vargas point-
ed out that many specifi cs have not bee n addressed at t hi s point be ca use the
i ss ue ha s not actually been pre se nted ; how ever, he felt Cou nc il 's direction
co ncerning the co nc ep t of t he City act ing as gua r ant or wa s ne cessary .
COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HABENICHT SECONDED, TO ACCEPT IN
CONCEPT THAT THE CITY WILL GUARANTEE THE 8. 1% RATE OF RETURN ON THE NOTE FROM
THE ENGLEWOOD URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY TO THE NON-EMERGENCY RETIREMENT BOARD,
THE HATTER TO BE FURTHER NEGOTIATED UP ON PRESENTATION.
Ayes : Council Member s Koltay, Hat haway , Kozacek , Byrne,
Habenicht, Clayto n , Van Dyk e
Nays : None
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Abstain: None
Absent: None
Mot i on carri ed .
(ii) Council Member Kozacek i nquired about the s tatu s of hi s
reque s t for stop signs at Lipan , Jason , and Princeton Plac e. Mr . Vargas in •
formed Council that a final determination had not been made regarding thi s
requ es t. Traffic counts have been conducted and a report will be furnished
Counc i 1 after the data is ana 1 yzed . Mr. Kozacek advi sed tounc i 1 that shou 1 d
staff oppose his reque s t , he would be reque s ting a public hearing for citizen
input.
(iii) A Reso 1 ut ion concerning the report of the E.1ergy, Environ ·
mental, and Natural Resources Pol icy Committee of the National Le ague of Cit -
ies (NLC) was considered at the request of Council Member Clayton. Mr. Clay -
ton explained that he hoped to use this resolution, if approved , in an attempt
to amend t he Natura 1 Re sour ces Po 1 icy Report. He felt that contributions of
sludge to landfills by municipalities sho uld be considered on the basis of
very low toxicity, not volume. Als o, that SUPERF UND liability for local
gov e rnment should include toxicity as a factor in determining 1 iability; fur -
ther that domestic sewage sludge should be co nsidered as nontoxic and non -
hazardous if it meets EPA and state guidelines for 1 and use app 1 i cation . He
also stated he was not optimistic about the outcome; however, some benefit
might be realized. Th e Res ol ution was assi gned a number and read by title:
RESOLUTION NO . 79 , SERIES OF 1988
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING AMENDMENT OF THE REPORT OF THE ENERG Y, ENVIRONMEN -
TAL, AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLIC Y COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.
COUNCIL "EMBER CLAYTON "OVED, COUNCIL "E"BER HABENICKT SECONDED, APPROVAL OF
RESOLUTION NO. 79, SERIES OF 1988.
Ayes : Counc i 1 Mem bers Ko ltay , Hathaway, Kozacek , Byrne,
Habenicht, Clayton, Van Dyke
N,.ys: None
',ilstain: None
Absent : None
Motion carried . Mayor Van Dyke suggested that this Re solution explaining our
position in the matter be communicat ed to other metro municipalities to cl ,.n-
nel support in an effort to provide im petus to get the Federal government to
hear 1 ocal government 's con cerns. Counci 1 Mem ber Kozacek requested that more
effort be made to bring items in advance for Council 's consideration, as he
f e lt more time was needed to review items before making decision s . Council
Membe r Hathaway suggested that Resolution No . 79 should be brought to the at -
tention of ti;• State government as well as Federal. Council Member Clayton
exp 1 a i ned that he would be co11111un i cat ing Counc i 1 's dee is ion to Co 1 or ado
Municipal League. It was also suggested that DRCOG be informed of this ac-
tion. Mayor Van Dyke reminded those present that due to the NLC conference in
Boston on Dece mber 5, the regular meeting of December 5 has been rescheduled
to December 12, I 988 .
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( iv) Council Member Hab eni cht spoke concerning the Colorado
Tr ansportati on Round Tab l e Rep ort to HLRC , copie s of whi ch were provid ed Coun-
cil members in their pa cket.
( v) Counc i 1 Memb er Hathaway advi se d that t.he pub 1 i c hearing for
th e Swe dish Medic al Center 's Planned Development had been rescheduled to De-
ce mber 13 , 1988 at 7 :00 p.m. She urged attendanc e by Council memb~rs.
(vi) Council Member Clayton expressed co ncern s regarding the
Co lorado Tra ns portation Round Table Report to HLRC . Further discussion ensued
co ncerning the impa ct thi s co uld have on l oca l gover nm ents.
(vii) Council Member Habenicht expressed concern about the in -
cre ase in pol ice response time as reported on t he Pol ice Act iv i t ·1 R~pod . She
reported she had discussed the matter with Chief Holme s. Mr . Var '1s expla in ~d
the short staffing in the Pol i ce Department whi ch could account for the in-
crea sed response time. It was mentioned that the completion of the new 9 11
sys tem would favorably affect response time s.
15. Adjournment
COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED TO ADJOURN . The meeting adjourned at 8 :46 p .m.
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