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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-09-08 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I I. Ca 11 to Orde r ENGLEWOOD C JTV COUNCIL ENGLEWOOD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Re ular Se ss ion Scptembtr 8, 1987 lhe regular meeting of the Englewood City Co un ci I was called to ord e r by Mayor Oli s at 7:30 p .m. 7. Invocation I he invocation ,1a s give n by Counci l Member Vo be jda . 3 . Pl edge of Allegi ance lh e Pl edge of All eg ian ce was led by Mayor Oli s . 4 . Roll Call Prese nt: Abse nt: A quorum wa s present . Al so prese nt : 5. Minu tes Counci l Members Hi gd ay , Van Dyk e, Vobejda, Kozacek, Bilo, Otis Council Mem ber Brads haw City Manag er Mcc own City Attorn ey 01 se n As s i s tan 1 City Mana ger Vargas Ut i liti es Manager Wo i ka /\c ling Directo r Roma ns, Community Deve l opment Di r ec Lor Rag 1 and, Eng ine e ring Se rvi ces City Clerk Crow (a) COUNCIL HEHBER BILO MOVED, COUN CIL MEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, TO AP· PROVE THE MINUTE S OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST l7, 198 7. Aye s: Co un c il Mem ber s Van Dyke , Vobejda, Bi lo, Ot i s Nay s : Non e Abs t ain: Counc il Members Higday, Ko zacek Alse nt : Co un cil Mem ber Bradshaw Motion carri ed. 6. Pre-s cheduled Visitor s Englew ood City Council Hi nutes Sept em ber 8, 1987 -Page 2 (a) Mr. How ar d McGrego r , Preside nt -el ec t of the Greater Englewood Cham - ber of Co mm erce and Chairma n of th e Tow n Hall Mee ting, addresse d Cou nc il i n- fonning th em of th e Town Hall Meeti ng sc hedu l ed for October 13 , 1987. The mee ting is being ~ponsored by the Greater Engl ewo od Chamber of Co mme r ce and wi ll be held in t he Fie ld House , f r,gl e1mod lli gh Sc hool. Mr . McGregor invited Co un cil '~ atten~•ncc ancJ r eq ue sted that on e of the member s of Counci l wh o i s not ., candi dat r be pres ent t<' speak briefly co nce rning c iti zen involvement. Ma yor Ulis ass, r e.d Mr . McG rrgur and a Co un c il represe ntative would be th er e. Council Member Van Dy ke ~xr-essed appre ,i ation for re ce iving a copy of th e agenda. 7 . Non-s cn,•duled Vl si to,·s f hcrc wer e n,, :'I L .t -~1 l,cU~lle d v i s il or s . 8. Commun i ca ti ons and Pro cl amations (a) CO UNCIL HEHBER VAN DYKE MOVED, COUNCIL HEMBER KOZACEK SECONDED, TO APPR OVE THE PRO CLAMA TION STATING THE CITY OF ENGL EWOOD 'S SUPPORT OF EFFORTS BY THE UN !T EO STATES SOCCER FEDERATION TO BRING THE 199 4 WORLD CUP TO THE UNITED STA TES . Ayes: Nays : ,\~$t din : /\~sent : Moti r ' ca r r i ed. Co un c il Memb er s Hi gday, Van Dyke , Vobejda, Kozacek , Bil e, Oti s None None Counci l Membe r Brad shaw (b) COUNCIL MEMBER BILO HOVED, COUNCIL MEHBER KOZACEK SECONDED , TO PRO - CLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17 THROUGH 23 , 1987 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK . Ayr ·: Co un c il Member s Higday , Van Dyke, Vob ejd a, Kozac ek , Bil o , Ot i s N. y,: None Ab st ai n : None Ab se nt : Coun c il Mem ber Brad shaw Mol i on ca r ried. 9. Conse nt Agend a COU NCIL HEMBER 8 I LO MOVED , CO UNCIL MEMBER VOBEJDA SECONDED TO REMOVE ITEMS 9(k ) ANO 9(1) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND TO TABLE BOTH ITEMS INDEFINITELY . Ayes: Co un c il Members Hig day , Van Dyk e, Vobe jda , Kozacek, Nay s : Abstain; Abse nt: Motion ear n ed. Bile , ot ;s Non e None Counci l Member Bra dsha w COU NCIL MEMBER 81 LO HOVEO, COUNCIL MEMBER KOZ Ar.EK SECONDED, TO APPROVE CON SENT AGENDA ITEMS 9(a) THROUGH (j). I I I I Englewood City Council Min utes Septembe r 8, 1987 -Page 3 ( a) Minutes of th e Park s and Recreation Commissi on meeting of June II, 1987 (b) Minutes of tt.e Eng 1 ewood Dow nt own Authority meeting of July 15, 1987 (CI Minute s of th e ~l ,aning and Zo ning Commiss i on meeting of Augu s t 4 , 1987 (d) Minutes of th e Urb an Renewal Authority meeting of Augu s t 5, 1987 (c ) Minutes of t he Li i:,unr Lic e ns ing Authority mee ting of Augu st 5, 1987 (f) Ordina nce No 40 . Series of 1987, prohibiting unlawful distribution of c igarettes and produtt s (g) Ordinance No. '-I, Series of 1987, revi s ing t he Subdivision regulat i ons (h) Ordinance No. 42, Series of 1987, amend ing Sec ti on I and 3, Article X • Compet itive Bidding · increasing the mi nimum amount r equired for bidd ing f ram S 2, 500 to SI O, 000 (i) Ordinance No . 43 , Series of 1987, am en ding Section 116, Arti c le X • Capital Improvements · increas ing the minimum amoun t required for bi dd 'ng from SS,000 lo $20,000 (j) Ord in ance No. 44, Se rie s of 1987 , ame nding Sect ion 9, Article I , to provide th at the Slate Co ns titutio n and Sla t e statutes whi ch apply to home rule municipa l ities will s uper sede any provi s ion s in th e Charter in which there i s a conf li ct. Aye s : Nay s: Abstain: Absent: Motion carr ied. IO . Public Heari , g Co un ci l Memb ers Higday, Van Dyk e, Vobejd a, Kozacek, Bi l o, Otis None Non e Coun c il Member Bradshaw No pub li c hearing wa s sc heduled. 11 . Ordinances, Resolutions and Motion s (a ) Util ilies Manag er Woika briefly explai ned the rea son it wa s ncces· s ary lo resubmit Item ll(a) and (b), s pecifically that the previo us council bi i 1 s had referenced Rio Grande Ra i 1 road ra lher th an Rio Gra nd e Land Company . Mr. Woika s tated that th e Wa t er and Sewer Board reco mm e nds the passage of Counci l Bill No. 57 approv ing an easement for City Ditch right -of-way in th e Chatfie l d Reservo ir area. COU NCIL BILL NO. 57, INTRODU CED BY MAYOR OTIS, WAS READ BY TITLE: A 8 I LL FOR AN ORO !N ANCE AP PROV I NG AN EASEMENT FOR THE CI TY DITCH RIGHT . OF -WAY BETWEEN TIIE CHATFIELD ·ouTLET ANO SANTA FE DRIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO RIO GRANDE LANO COMPANY OR ITS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST, THE ANSCHUTZ CORPORAT ION FOR A PORTION OF THE CITY DITCH. MAYOR OTIS MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY SECONDED, TO APPROVE COUNCIL BILL NO . 57, SE RI ES OF 1987 . Ayes: Co• ncil Members Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Kozacek, Englewood City Council Minut es September 8, 198 7 -Page 4 Na ys: Ab stai11 : A~,e nl : Mot io n carr11•1 . Bila , Oti s None None Cou nc i 1 Memb~r Brad shaw (bj Util 1• ,c, Ma nager Wo ika s.aled th -' W,ler and Se wer qoard reco rrvne nd s µa ssa9e of f.ot·n c,1 qi l I No. 58 approvi ng the conveyan ce by Quit Claim De ed o f "por ti on of t h<' ~,L y Ditch right -of . .,,,,-i n l he Ch atf ie l d Rese rvo ir area . CO UNCIL BI LL NO. 58 , 'NTROOU CED BY MAYOR 0 1 IS, WAS READ BY TITLE: A BILL FOR,•; '1 ROINAN C[ AUTII OE! ':tL ,HE DEl'D ING OF A PORTION OF TH E CITY 01 TCII BY TIil r.,, Y OF ~r;GLEWO OD l u THE RIO '.;RANDE LAND CO MPANY OR IT S SUC- CESSOR IN INTERESI , TIIE AN SC IIUTZ CJRPOI\A T!ON ON CERTA IN CONDITIONS . HAYOR OTIS HOVED, COUNCIL HEHBER HIGOAY SECONDED, TO APPROVE COUNCIL BILL NO . 58 , SER I ES OF 1987 . Ayes: Nays: Ab stain: Ab se nt : Motion ca rried. Council Mem bers Hi gd ay, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Ko zacek, Bi l o , Oti s None Non e Counc i 1 Memb er Brad shaw ( c) Ac ling Di rec to r Romans prese nted a recommend al ion from the Planning and Zoni ng Commission concerni ng a vacation of the right -of -w ay in the 340 0 bl ock of South Acoma and 100 bl ock of West Hampden Avenue. Hrs. Romans ex- µ la i ned that the Urban Renewal Authority is the owner of the property adjoin- ,ng the portions of streets to be va ca ted; that improvements to the Little Dry Cree k channel have intruded into the ar ea of the proposed Market Place □eve I opm ent; that the va ca l ion r eque s l was negotiated between the Urban Renew- a 1 Author ity and Ros s In vestmen t Group lo com pensate partly for land lost lo Litt l e Ory Creek Channe l improvem ent s ; th at the 3400 block of South Acoma Stree t wi ll serv e a dimini shed r ol e i n lhe downtown traffic circulation pat - tern; and I.h at the 100 block of Wes t Hampden Ave nu e is and will continue to be c l osed lo vehi cul ar traffic. CO UN C l L BI 1.L NO. 56 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE, WA S RE AD BY TITLE: A BILL FOR AN ORDI NANCE CON CER NING VA CATION OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT -OF - WAY IN HI[ 3400 BLO CK OF SOU TH ACOMA STREET AND THE 100 BLOCK OF WEST II AMPOEN AVENUE IN TII E C 1 TY OF ENGLEWO OD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF CO LORAr o. COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER BILD SECONDED, TO APPROVE COUN- CIL BILL NO. 56, SERIES OF 1987, Ay es: Council Members Higday , Van Oy ke, Vobej da, Kozacek, Bi lo, Otis Nays: None Abstain: Non e Absent: Counc i 1 Member Bradshaw I I Englewood Ci ty Council Hi nut es Sept embe r 8, I 987 -Pag e 5 Motion carried. (d) Acti ng Dire ct or Roman : presented a recommendation from the Depart - ment of Comm unity Development conce rning an encroachment of a Han sard Roof into t he air spac e above the right -of -way for South Cherokee Street, st at ing th,1t Srrtion 11 -3 -40 o f th e 1985 Engl ewood Muni c ipal Code requires approval of Ci ly Council for thi s type of encroachment. She ass ured Council lhat the own er s of the properly had agreed to the r emoval of the roof if at any lime in the future such removal would be required by the Ci t y. She further stated lhat the en croachment hod been approved by th e Technical Re vi ew Committee; any sig ns would conform t o lhP Sig n Code, an d that addit i onal land sca ping will be provided. RI.SOL Ul ION NO. 28, SER I ES OF 1987 · A RESOLUT I ON APPROVING THE EN CROACH- MEl/l OF A ROOF TWO FEET IN TO TIIE A IR SPACE ABO VE 111[ RI GHT -OF -WAY FOR SOU rl! CHER OKEE STkE [T IN TH E Cl IV OF ENGLEWOOD, COi 1RADO. COU NCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MO'/EO, COUNCIL MEMBER 8 I LO SECO NDED, TO APPROVE RESOLU- T l ON NO . 28, SERIES OF 1987 . Aye s: Council Members lli gday, Van Dyke, Vob ejda, Koz ac ek, Bilo, Oli s Na ys: None Ab stain: None Ab sent: Cou nci 1 Member Brads haw Hoti0n car ried. (e) City Manager HcCo wn pre se nted lhe recommendation from the Pol i ce Dep artment to adopt a bi ll for an ordinance amending Title 4 of t he Englewood Municipal Code, imposing an emergency charge up on telephone exchange access f ac i 1 i ti es for Enhanced 911 System. An additional bill for an ordinance ap - proving an intergovernmenta l a~reement creating an emerg ency telephone service authority was considered. Hr . HcCown explained th e benefits of th e Enha nced 9 11 System includ ing the fa ct. :hat with this system an emerge ncy ca ll auto- mat i cally would go lo the a!lP f vp , iate entity for response. Sta t e legi slation, 11.0. 1240 and S.ll . 50 , provide s for funding of th e sys tem wh ich will not cost th e City of Englewood any mo ni es; cos t s will be assesse d lo the user s . Mr. Mcco wn informed th e Co un c il that thi s agreement must be approved by all entl - l i es in the me l ropo 1 i tan area or it wil 1 not go into effect. - COU NCIL BILL NO. 51 , INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS BRADSHA W/HIG DAY, WAS READ BY TITLE: A BI LL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4 , ENGLEWOOD MUNI CI PA L CODE , BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 7 PERTAINING 10 I MPOSI NG AN EMERGEN CY CHARGE UPON HL[PII ONE EXCflANGE ACCESS FAC ILI TIES WJTIIIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD; AU - lllOR I ZING SERV I CE SUPPL! ERS TO COLLECT SA JO EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CHARGES. COUNCIL HEHBER HIGDAY HOVEO, COUN CIL HEHBER 8 I LO SECONDED, TO APPROVE COUNCIL BILL NO . 51, SERIES OF 1987. Ayes: Council Me mbe rs Hi gd ay , Van Dyke, Vob ejda , Kozacek, Bi l o, Olis Nays: None Englewood City Co unc il Minute s Sep tem ber 8, I 987 -Page 6 Ab st ai n : None Ab sen t : Co un c i 1 Mem ber Bradsha w Motio n carri ed . COUNC I L BI l L NO . 52, INTR ODUC ED BY COUNCIL MEMBER S BRAO SIIAll /111 G, ,~ Y, \/AS RF AD II Y TI TLE: A BILL FOi' AN ORO I NA NCE APP ROV NG AN INTERGOVERNM P:1 '., ~cQf.'lf.t /T fREAl IN G At/ EMERGENCY TELEPHON E SERVI CE Av !'l0Q I TY WHI CH -L: t ','-'BLISli ANO OPER - AlE AN EMERGENCY TELE PHONE SER VI CE SYSTEM ·u :r:;:1 · ,! HI E CIT Y OF ENGLE WOOD . CO UNCIL MEMBER HI GDAY MOVED, CDUNC IL MEMBER BI LO SECO ND [□, :0 AP PROVE COUNCIL BILL NO . 52, SER IES OF 19 87. Ay es : Cou nci l Member s Higday, Van Dyk e, Vob ejda, Kozacek, Bilo, Olis Mot inn Nays : Ab stain: Abse nt: carr i ed. None None Coun c i I Member Brad sha w (f) Director Ragla nd pre sen t ed a re comme ndat ion from ngineering Se r - vi ce s t o award the con stru c ti on con tra ct fo r Ea st Girard/So uth Ela ti inter sec - t ion st reet improvem ent s to Bituminous Ro~d ways of Co l orado, In c., in t he am oun t of $103,930.40. Th e va ri ous alternat es were ex plained t o Coun c il along wi th ass ociated cos t saving s of each. Ms . Rag l and r espo nd ed to ques t ion s of Cou nc i 1 and Ci ty Manager McC own ex plai ning t he t ota l bid project, th e wor , which had a 1 rea dy bee n acc ompli she d, and i tern s whi ch st i 11 needed to be done to comp l ete the projec t, the t ota l co st bei ng $272 ,000. The agreement with RTD for 50 % of the cost of thi s project to a maxim um of SI00,000 was dis - cussed . Ms . Ragland co nfirmed that the monie s fo r the City's share ar e avail - abl e in t he Publi c Imp ro veme nt Fu nd Six -quarter Bu dget, Road and Bridge ac - co unt . Tho se i t erns whi ch could be e 1 i mi na l ed l o r educe th e cos t were d i s- cuss ed , i.e ., acce nt ligh t s on th e west side of Elati, acce nt light s nor th of City Hall Park in g lot, downgrading tr aff ic eq ui pme nt ins t all ati on an d concrete improvem ent s f or approximately S20 ,000 saving s (from the bid pa ckage ); the e l im i nalion of th e programmable signal hea ds and traff i c co ntroll ers and do wn - gr adi ng of the landscaping -~24,800 sa vi ng s (no t in c luded in the bi d package) . COU NCIL MEMB ER H IGDAY HOV£0 , COUN CIL MEMB ER KOZAC[K SECOND£0, TO AWARD TH[ T(,,AL BIO PACKAGE TO BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS IN THE AM OUNT OF $103,930.40 WITHOUT REDUCT IONS . Aye s: Na ys: Ab st ai n : Ab se nt: Mot ion de feated. Cou nci l Members ll igday, Koza ce k , Bilo Counci I Members Van Oy kP. Vobejda, Ot i s None Coun c il Mem ber Brad shaw MAY OR OTIS MOVEO, COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE SE CO NDEO, TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS OF COLORADO IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 03 ,9 30 .40 WITH THE UNDER- STANDING THAT ACCENT LIGHTS WOULD BE ELIMINATEO ON THE WEST SIDE OF ELATI I I Eng l ewood City Council Mi nut es September 8, 1987 -Page 7 ST REET AN D NORT H OF C l'l'Y HALL PAR K 1 ~G LOT , AS WELL AS DOWNGRAO IIIG OF TRAFFIC EQ UIPMENT IN STALLATIO N AND CuNC~ETE IMP ROVE MENTS (APPROXIHk i F SA VIN GS OF $20 ,000). Mot i,J11 Ayes: Nay s : Abs l ain: Ab s en l: ca rri ed, Counc i 1 Council None Coun c il Me mb 0 rs fl igday, Van Dyke , Vobe jda , Bi l o, Olis Mem ber Kozacek Memb~r Brad s haw Cou nc il furtner de termined l o e l iminale from lhe pro jecl Lhe programm abl e sig- nal head s and Lr affic co ntroll er and Lo downgrade Lh e land sc api n,J r es ull ing in an approxirnale s av in gs of $24 ,800. The co s t of Lh e project, t.:,e r efore, woul d be S227 ,20 0 instead of $272,000. ( g) Di r ec tor nag 1 and pr ese nt ~d a recomm e ncla Li on from Engin eer ing Se r - vi c'e s Lo r ejec t a ll bids for lhe Co ncre t e Replacemenl Program 1987 and to au - th orize a r e -bid program . She ex plain ed the co nfusion which resu lted in th e bidd ing fo ,· th e r emo va l of s id ewa lk -lin ea l fool vs . s qu are foot, and st at ed it wa s i mpos s i ble to de t erm in e th e low b id de r du e t o d i sc repanc i es in the bid - ding o f th i s item. CO UN CIL MEMBER VOBEJDA MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER BI LO SECO NDED, TO REJECT ALL BIDS FOR THE CONCRETE REPLA CEMENT PROGRAM 1987 AND TO AUTH OR IZE A RE-BID PROGRAM ON A COMMO N BASIS , Ayes: Nays : Abstain: Ab se nt : Mot io n car r ied. Co un c il Member s Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Kozac ek, Bilo, Oti s Non e None Counci l Member Brad s haw 12. City Manager's Re port (a) Mr. Mcco wn requ e s ted that a s tatement he ma ,1,J at the Augu s t 3, 198 7, meet in g co nc ern in g sc hoo l fi nan ci ng be correc ted ancl that th e mi nute s of that mcct i rHJ be co rrC!ctcd acco rdin g l y. Mr . Mcc ow n had i·cs ponded to a que s tion con ce rn ing th e re a sses sment issue, s pec i fica ll y as it re l at ed t o th e Sc hool Di s trict, sta t ing th e sc hool s we r e I imit etl t o a 5 .5% in c r ease and an ything over lhat would have Lo be voled upon. He wi s hed l o cc rre c l that information , s la ling thal th e Sc hool Board Ca pilal Reserve i s li mi'"d to 5.5%, and that the Genera l Fund is limit ed to a 2% in c r ease. (b) Mr . Mcc own Lran smilter. tt,e 1988 propo se d budg e t in comp li ance wilh th e Cily of Eng lewood Home Ru·1e Charler . A pu bli c hea nng to co;1s ider the bu dge t ha s been sc hedul ed for S~ptember 2 1, 198 7 at 7:30 p .m. liie 1988 budget a s propo sed total s SJ0,87 1,02 :1 of whi c h $1 9,220 ,567 is th e General Fund. Rev enu es, for Lh e third con sec uti ve year, co nli nue lo de c lin e. A de ficit of Sl.2 mi llion i s es timat ed for 198 8 un l ess a tax i nc r ease or serio us reductions i n lhe p1·oposed budge t are mad e. Th e proposed budget in c ludes the el imination o f lhree positions : battalion ch ief, city serv i ce worker II , perso nn e l te ch- n i c ian. A .So/. s al es tax in cr e ase i s be ing recomme nded. Mr . McCo wn remind ed Council that a large port i on of Lhe Pu blic Imp roveme nt Fund came from Ge ne ra l Eng l ewood City Co un ci l Mi nutes Septembe r 8, 198 7 -Pa ge 8 Revenue Sharing, whi c h we no longer receive. The Golf Co urse Fund i s in ex- ce llent sh ape; how ever, it i s recommended that an increase of SI .50 per nine hol es be made. Th e Waler and Se wer Fund s continue l o be i n excellent s hape and no increases are bei ng r eco nvnended. He s tressed thal lhe budget as pro - po se d 1s a s lalu s quo budg e t with out any new se rvices being in itialed. City Attorn ey's Report Ms . Reid d i d nol have any matter s t o bring before Counci l . 14 . Genera l Di s c ussi on (a)(i) Ma yor Oli s reque s t ed a s pon sor for a proc l amati on con ce r n i ng Ci t 11 e ns hip Oay. COU NCIL MEMB ER KO ZACE K MOVED , COU NCI L ME MBER VOBE J DA SE COND ED, TO PROC LAI M SEP TEMBER 16, 19 87, AS A CELEBRATION OF CITI ZENSHIP DAY . Ayes: Cou ncil Members ll igd ay, Van Dyke, Vobejda , Kozacek, Bilo , Otis Mol i on Nay s : Abstain : Ab se nt: carried. Nor •, None Counc i 1 Member Brads haw (a )(ii) Mayor Oti s anno un ced that Engl ewood's share of the l ottery fun ds totaling 11 28,7 12 .22 had been re ce iv ed . 15. Adj ou rn me nt CO UN CIL MEMBER HIGDAY MO VED TO ADJOU RN. The mee ting adjourned at 8:42 p.m. -) . 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