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City of Englewood
January 6, 1986
REGULAR MEET IN G:
Th e City Cou nc il of th e City of Englewood , Arapa hoe Cou nty, Co l orado, met in
r egu l ar session on January 6, 19 86 , at 7 :30 p .m.
Mayor Oti !,, pres i di ng , called th e meeting to or der .
The in vocation was given by Father Walter Ja eger, Chur ch of All Sou l s , 495 0
Sout h Logan Stree t. Th e pl edge of allegian ce wa s l ed by C11b Scout Troop No.
333 .
Mayor Oti s asked f or roll c all . Upon a call of the r oll th e following were
pre sent :
Coun c il Membe r s Higda y , Van Dyke , Vob ejda , We i st , Bila , Brad shaw,
Oti s .
Th e Mayor dec lar ed a qu orum prese nt.
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A I so pres ent wer e :
City Ma nage r Mccown
Assi~tant City Manager Varga s
City Attorn ey 01 se n
Po l ice Chief Holm es
Deputy City Clerk Crow
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MA YOR PRO TEM BRADSHAW MOVED, SECOND ED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SILO , FOR APPROVAL OF
THE MINU TE S OF THE REGULAR MEET! NG OF DE CEMBER 2 , I 985, Ill TH THE CORRE CT] ON OF
Cu lJN CI L MEMBER VAN DYKE 'S NAME ON PAGE 13 . Up on a call of the roll, the vote
r esulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Memb ers Hi gd ay, Van Dyke , Vo be jd a, Weist,
Silo, Brad sha>i , and Oti s .
lhe Mayor d ec lared the motion carried.
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MAYOR PRO TEM BRADSHAW MOVED , SECOND ED BY COUIIC I L MEM B[R SILO , FOR APPROVAL OF
TH E MINUTES OF THE REGULA R MEETIN G OF DECEMB ER 16 , 19 85, WITH THE CORRECTION
Of / PAGES 4 AND 5:
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PARA GRAP H 3 , LI NE I SH OULD READ "AR CH 11 ECT DOUG
WAGNER, REPRE SENTIN G MR . M'TZEL , CAME FORWARD
PARAGRAPH 5 -SPELLI NG OF NAME OF PAT SMITTEN
CORREClED TO READ "SMEAlON ."
PARA GR~P H I, LIN E I SHOULD READ "MR. WAGN ER, STATED HE
DID NOT .... " (DELETING "MR. METZEL ST ATED "
Upon a ca ll of the roll, the vote r es ulted as follows:
Ay es: Coun c il Member Higday, Van Dyk e, Vobejda, Weist, Bilo,
Br adshaw, Oti s.
1 he Mayor dee la red th e motion c arried.
Retiring Co un c il Memb er We i st ex presse d hi s appr ec ia tio n t o the other memb er s
of City Cou nc il, stating it ha :J been a pl eas ure to wor k with th em du r ing h is
t erm of office and t o ha ve bee n el ec t ed t o ser ve th e con stituent s of hi s
di stric t (IV). He al so wi shed Coun c il Mem ber -elect Gary Kozacek and th e other
membe r s of Co unc i 1 th e very best of luck i n al l th eir endeavor s . Mayor Oti s
exp r esse d h is pl easure in ser ving wi th Mr . Weis t .
Hono rab l e Lou Pa rk in so n, Municipal Co urt Ju dge, co nducted th e swearing in
ce rem ony for th e newly el ected Coun c il Mem ber s :
Jo sep h V. Bi lo, Jr., Coun c il Member at large
Susan Van Dyk e, Coun c il Mem ber, District 11
Gary L. Kozacek, Council Member, Distri c t Iv.
Congratulations wer e offered, and the new Coun c il Memb ers returned to their
temporary se ating . Th e Ma yor reques l ed a ro 11 ca 11 . Upon a ca 11 of the ro 11 ,
the following wer e pre sent :
Coun ci l Membe r s Higday, Van Dyk e, Vobejda , Kozacek , Bilo, Bradshaw,
Oti s .
The Ma yor declared a qu orum pres ent . ...........
COUNC IL MEMBER BILD NOMIN ATED, SEC ONDED BY COUN CIL MEM BER HIGDA Y, EUGENE L.
OTI S AS MAYOR FOR A TW O YEA R TERM OF OFFICE COMMEN CING IMMEDIAHLY. Upon a
ca ll of the roll, th e vote r esu lted as fo llows:
Ayes : Council Membe r Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Kozacek,
Bi lo , Oti s .
Nay :;: None
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Nays: fl one
lh c Mayor declared the mo ti on carried.
COU NCIi MLM BER HI GDA Y NOMINAlED , SE COND ED BY COUN CIL MEM BER KOZ ACEK, BEVERLY
J. llRAl'SIIAW AS MAYOR PR O T[M FO R A lWO YEA R TERM o r orF IC[ COMMENCING
IM MIOl ,\I IIY. Up on a ca ll o f th e roll, th e vole l"esultcd as fr low s :
Ayes:
Nay s :
Counc i 1 Membe r ll i gday, Van Dy ke. Vobejda, Ko zace k,
Oi lo . Brad shaw, Oti s.
None
lh e MJy ,r dec l ar ed the moti on carried .
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I t was un an i mo usly decided to con tinue with th e prese nt se ali ng for th e new
t er m o f o ffi ce.
A a token of appr ec iation , Mayor Oti s pr ese nt ed r et iring Co un c il Member
llo lwrt ,ie i st with a br onze Mark plaque as a r em ind er to Mr . Wei st of se rvice
as " membe r of the Cou nc il.
Mayo r Ot i s and Counc il Member Bil o introduce d members of the ir familie s and
fri ends who wer e presen t in th e audie nce.
Mayo r Oti s on b0 hal f of Mayor Pro Tern Bradshaw and him self th ank ed th e Council
Mem ber s f or hon oring t he m by se 1 ec ting th em lo serv e for another two years.
lhe matte,-of el ec tion of memb er s to variou s Board s/Authorities /Commission s
was delaye d until City Counc il have had an opp ortunity to di scuss the matter . ...........
COUNC IL MEM BER BR ADSHA W MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE , TH AT THE
EN GL EW OOD SE NTIN EL qE DES IGN ATED THE LEGAL NEW SPAPER FOR TH E CITY OF
EN GL EW OOD. Upon a ca ll of the r oll , th e vote r esu lted as follo,is :
Ayes :
Nay s :
Council Member Higday, Van Dyke, Vo bej da , Koz :,ce k,
Bila, Brad shaw, Oti s
None
The Mayor dec l ared th e mo t i on carr i ed .
COU IK I L M[M OER BRADSHAW MOV ED , SECO NDED OY COUN CIL MEM BER BI LO , THA 1 TH E YEAR
or 1986 B[ PRO CLAIM ED AS TH E INTE RNAT I ONA L YEA R OF PEACE IN EN GLEW OOD ,
CO IO RA DD. There was di scu ss io n as lo t he ulti ma t e purpose of the pro c lama tion
and if ,t prese nt ed a position for or again s t nu c l ear wea pons , etc . Up on a
c a l I of th e roll, th e vol e r es ulted as follow s:
Ayes : Coun c il Mem ber Hi gday, Va n Dyke. Vob e jda, Ko zacek ,
Bilo , Brad shaw , Oli s
Nay s: None
·1 he Mayo r dee 1 a r ed the motio n ca r r i ed.
Pre -sc hedu l ed vi s itor, Charles Hall, Ch a irma n of Assembly, of th e Engl ewood
Ba ha i Community, came forw ard l o r ece iv e the pro c lamation fr om the May or,
ex pre ss ing hi s appr ec iation for it s pa ss ag e s t at ing that En glewood is on e of
th e fir s t in th e me tropo li tan area lo express s upp ort for thi s i s sue .
l here wec e no olh e ,· vi s itor s pr e se nt.
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COU NCIL MEM BER BRADS HAW MOVED, SECONDED BY CO UN CI L MEM BER KvLAC[K, THAT CITY
COU II CIL RE CE IV E TII[ 1986 BUDGE T FROM lflE ENGLEW OO D DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMDH
AUl ll ~P.ITY. Upon a call of th e roll, th e vot e r es ulted a s follow s:
Aye s :
Nay s :
Coun c il Membe r Higd ay, Van Dyke, Vobe jda, Ko zacek,
Bi lo. Brads haw , Oli s
None
Hi e Ma yor dec l ared th e motion carried . ...........
Consent agenda i tern s we r e :
(a) Minut es o f th e Board of Career Service Co mm i ss i oners meering of
Ju l y 31 , Augu s t 1, 5, and finding s of fa c t; July 25; A119J s t 8,
an d 15 ; Augu st 15 ; Augu s t 15 ; Se pt em be r 19; and Octobe r 16 ,
1985 .
(b) Minute s of the Downtown Develop me nt Au t hority meeting of
Novemb er I I , 1985.
(c) Minut es of th e Boa rd of Adj us l me nt and Appea l s meet in g of
Nov embe r 13, I 985 .
(cl) Minu te s of th e Pu bl i c Lib r ary Advi so ry Board mee ting of
December IO, 1985.
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(e ) Mi nute s of th e Pla nning and Zoning Commission mee ting of
Decem be r 3, 1985.
COUNC ! I Ml MSER BRADSHAW MOV ED , SECOND ED SY COUNC I l MEMBER VOBEJDA, THAT TH [
CONS EN l Ar,EN DA I lEM S l 9 (a ) THR OUGH ( e ) BE REC[ l VED BY COUNC I L. Upon a call
of th ro ll, the vote r es ult ed a s follow s :
Ayr s : Co un c il Membe r Hig day, Van Dyk , Vobejda, Ko zace k,
Sil o , Brads haw, Oti s
Nays: None
lh e Mayo r dec l ar ed the mo tion ca rri ed.
Po l i ce Ch i e f Holmes pr esen t ed backgro und in forma tio n conce n ,i o~ th e propo sed
bi ll for an ordinan ce whi c h wou ld amend the Engl ewood Muni cipa l Code reg a rding
adult ente rtainme nt establi s hme nt s in th e City in order to more e ff ective l y
r eg ul ate th em. lie s tat ed th at suc h ame nd ment wa s nece ss ary in order f or the
poli ce depar t ment t o en f orce th e ma tter as it shoul d. City Attorn ey Ol sen
addr r.ssc d quest i ons rai sed by Co un c il co ncerni ng th e prev ious ordi nan ce
addr ess in g t hi s ma t er.
OR D!IIA llC ( NO.
SER I ES OF 1986--
BY AUTH OR I 1V
COUllC !l Bi ll NO. 2
1 NTR ODUCED BY COUNC 1 L
MEMBER H!G DAY
A BILL FOR
AN ORD INAI ICE AMENDIN G TITLE 5, CHAPTER 6 , ARTI CLE C, SEC TION 5, OF HI E
(I-I GLE\-!OOD MU NIC IPAL CODE 1985 , RELAT IN G TO ADULT ENT(RTA!tlM EIIT ES TA BLI SII MENTS,
BY ADD IN G A NEW SUBSECT ION E UNDER PRO H 1 B !TED ACT S .
COUN CIL MEM BER H!G DAY MOVED, SE~OND ED BY COUNC IL MEM BER SIL O, FOR THE PASSAGE
OF cou1 .. !L BILL NO. 2. Upo n a call of t he r ol l , the vo t e r e1 ulled as follow s :
Aye s : Counc il Member Hi gda _v, Van Dyke , Vo be jda , Koza ce k ,
Bi lo, Brads haw, Oti •.
Na ys: None
lh e Mayo r dec l ared the mot ion carried.
Po l i ce Chie f Hol mes pre ,e ot ed t o City Counci l iofo rmat ion cooceroing th e
r r.c omme od ed bill for an ord i naoce whi c h would ame nd th e En gl ewood Muni c ip al
Code t o c larify and fu rther de fin e th e t erm "ill ega l weapo n." Chi e f Hol mes
exp lai ned th e need for such c l arifi c ation. Qu est ion s were r a i sed by Coun c il
M<>mbe r , 1·eg ardio9 ti ,;, ord in anc e . Council Mem ber Van Dyke in part icular
expressed ron ,s;·r. re garding the definition of "s pikes ." City Alto •·ney Ol se n
concurred that he terms may be considered vague, that court determ,nation may
be nec essary .
B\' AUTIIO R ITV
OI HJI NAN CE NO.
SI IUES :JF 1986--
COUNC IL BILL NO. 3
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER VOBEJDA
Al-I 01,J \N ANC[ AMENDING TI TLE 7, CHAPTER 6C, SECT I ON 2, ENGLEWOOD MUIHCIPA L CODE
1985. REGARDI NG POSSESS I ON OF ILLEGAL WEAPO NS.
cr JNC\\ MEM BER VO BE JDA MOVED, SEC ONDED BY COUN CIL MEM BER KOZACEK, FOR TH E
PASSAGE OF COUNC I L BILL NO. 3. Upon a ca ll of the roll, the vote r es ulled as
fo 1 '. ow s :
Ay es : Council Member Hi gday, Vob ejd a, Bi 1 o, 8raclshaw, Qt i s.
Nay s : Coun c il Member Van Dyke, Kozacek
lh e May or dec 'ared the motion carried . ...........
Cit y Man age r .Mcc ow n det ai'.ed f or Council Mem bers the bac kground informa ti on
concern ing th e re comme nd al ion from the Publi c Works Departme nt to approve a
bi l I f or an ord i nan ce deeding a t en -foot strip of land al th e Bi-City
Wa st ewater Treatment plant lo Lillard and Clark. Mr. McC own recom11ended that
thi s ordina nce be app ro ved authorizing the MayPr's sigr.atur on a quit claim
deed t o lil la rd and Cl ark in co nsideratio n of S3,500 ptir •.h .;s~ pri r ~.
ORD I NANCE NO.
SER I ES OF 1986--
BY AUTH OR; TY
COUNCIL BILL NO. I
INTRO DUCED BY COUNCIL MEM BER
BILO
AN ORDINAtlCE APPROVING A QUIT CLA IM DEED FROM THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO LILLARD
& CLARK CONSTR UCTION COMPANY FOR A TEN-FOOT STRIP Of LAND AT THE Bl -C HY
WAS WIATER TREATMENT PLANT.
((lU NC!l MEMBER BI LD MOVED. SECO NDED BY COUNC I L M[M B[R VOBEJDA, FOi' APPROVAL OF
COU llC I , 81L l NO. I, SER I ES OF 198 6. Up on a ca ll of th e r oll, the vote
r esult ed as follow s :
Aye s : Counc il Me mbe r Higday , Van Dyke, Vobejda, Kozacek,
Bilo, Brad shaw, Oti s
Na ys: None
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lhe Mayor dec l ar~d t he motion car r ied .
Ac ting Direc t or of Commu n i t y Deve l opme nt Va rgas presen t ed background
i nformal ion conce rning th e two application s for Co mm unity D velopmen t Bl oc k
Gr ant fu nds un der th e Sma l l Citie s Program adminis tered by the Co l or ado
Depa rtment o f Lo c al Affair s, Fi sc al Year 19 86. li e r equ es t ed that the
Conu,u nity Deve l opm ent Depar t me nt be aut hori zed t o app l y fo r t hese f und s; he
al so prov ided Co unci l with additional information deta il ing t he budg et of t he
pr oposa l out l ining the City's project and th e WHERE projec t as f oll ows: 1)
on e app lication on behalf of the Cil) for S530,000 f or th e Housing
Re hab ilit ation Project and for lhe Si mon Ce nter Park ing Lot Mod ifi cat ion
Pr ojec t; and 2) on e application to be made on behalf o f WIICRE , l nc . f or
$203,00 0 f or a Mobi l e Home Community l mp r ov eme nt Pr ojec t i n Eng l ewo od .
RE SOL Ul l ON NO. l
S fR I ES Of 19 86
A R[SOL Ul l ON AUHIOR l ZlN G TH[ CITY OF lNGLEW OOO , lHROUG II !T S DEPARTMENT or
CO MM UN!TY DEVE LOP ME NT, 10 Fl t [ AN AP PLlC ATl ON FOR A MULll -PURPOSE SMAL L Cl l l [S
COMMU IH TY OEVELOP MENl BLOCK GRAlll TO FU ND Tit[ II OUS WG R[IIAB l Ll TAT 1 ON PROJ EC T
AI IO 111[ SIM ON CENT ER PARKlNG LOT MOO lf l CAT l ON PROJ [Cl FO R THE CI TY Of
rllGL [W OOD, COLOR ADO.
COU IIC IL M[I-I B[R B 1 LO MOVED, SECO NDED BY COUNC 1 L M[I-IB[R KOZAC[K, 10 PASS
R[SOLU l !ON NO. 1, SCR l ES OF 1986. Up on a call o f the r oll, t he vo t e r es ulted
as f oll ows :
Aye s : Counc i 1 Mem be r Hi gda y, Va n Dyke , Vo be jda, Koz acek,
Sil o, Bradshaw, Oti s
Nays: Non e
lhe Mayor decl ared th e motion carried.
RE SOL UTI ON NO. 2
SER l [S OF 1986
A RE SOLU TION AUlH OR lZING THE CIT Y Of EN GLEWOOD , TH ROUG H ITS DEP ARlMEIH OF
COMMUI HlY OEV HOPM[Nl, TO FILE AN APPLlC ATION ON BHIA LF OF WHER E, I NC . (WE 'LL
HAV E EQU ITA BLE RE LOCATIO ll) FOR A MUL TI -PURPOS E SM ALL ClllES COMMUNITY
DE VELOP MENT BLOCK GR ANT TO FUND A MOB ILE HOME COMMUNITY IM PRO VEM ENT PROJECT
I OR THE ROYAL . ROU ND -UP , AND OAS I S NOR lll MOBILE HOM( PARKS ALONG SOU TH SAIHA
F( DRI VE IN (IIGI.EWOOO, COLORADO.
COUi i( IL M[I-I B[R BRAOS IIAH MOVED, srcmmrn BY COUN C 11. M[M B[R KOZACEK, FOR PA S SAG[
or R(SOLU llOII NO. 2 , SER I ES OF 19 86 . Upon a ca ll of t he roll, th e vot e
r es ult erl as f ol low s:
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Ayes: (o un c i I Member Higda y , Van Dyke , Vo bejda, Kozacek,
Bi la, Bradshaw, Oli s
Nays: None
Ill e Mayo r dec l ared the motion ca rri ed .
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Ci t y Attorn ey Ol se n disc uss ed with Coun c il the need of appo inting the law firm
o f llill & Ro bbin s (Dav id W. Robbi ns, [sq.) as special co un se l for th e Bi -City
Wa s tewat r r Tre a t ment Plant an d th e En glewoo d Was tewat e r Tr e atment Plant. He
m ntio ned Mr. Robbin s' s pec i al exp er tise on waler matt e r s and h is (Mr.
Ol sen 's ) sa t isfa c tion with past de aling s with Mr. Robbin s an d the firm of
llill and Robbin s.
R[SOLu ·1 !Oil NO. 3
SERIE S OF 1986
A RESOLUTIOIJ APPOIIITING THE LAW FIRM OF HILL & ROB BINS (DAVID W. ROBBIN S,
[SQ.) AS SPECIAL COUNSE L FOR TH [ BI -C ITY WASTEW ATER TR EAT MEN T PLANT AND THE
11/GL[WO OD WAS '\ EWA HR lR[AlM EIIT PLANl.
LOUIK I c MEM BER BRADSHAW MOVED, SEC ONDED BY COUN CIL MEM BER VOB (JDA , FOR THE
l'AS~A Gr OF RESO LUl ION NO. 3. ~ER IE S Of 1986. Upon a ca ll of th e roll, th e
vo l e r e ~ulled a s follo11 s :
Ay e s : Coun c i I Mem ber H igday, Van Dyke , Vo be jda, Kozacek ,
Bila , Brad s haw , Olis
Na y s : None
lhe Mayor dec lared th e motio n carri ed .
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Mayor Olis introd uced an agreeme nt betwe en th e City of Engl ewood and the
Cha sewood Cor poration, whe rein Cha sewood agree s not lo use or requ est lo use
Frank l in Street for public or private ac ce ss onto Fl oyd Av e nue , nor lo use or
r eq ues t to use Frankl in Stree t a s a publi c or pri vate through street. City
Al La rn ey O Is e n I eque sled Coun c i 1 to mov e a reso 1 u li on t o authorize th e Mayor
l o s i gn the agreement. Co uncil Memb e r Van Dyke a sked th e Deputy City Clerk to
a s~i gn a r eso lul io a nu mbe r; Reso lution No . 4, Seri es of 1986 wa s ass i gned.
\h e docu men t was read i n it s ent irely by t he Ma yor.
RI SOL UT ION NO. 4
Sfl!ILS or 1986
A RlSO LUTI OI I APPROV ING AN AG REEMENT BETWEEN THE CIT Y OF ENGLEW OOD AND
CIIAS[WOO D CORP ORA TIOll R[LATIV[ TO STREET USAGE.
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lOU II CIL MEM BER VAN DYKE MOVED , SECO NDED BY CO UII CIL MEM BER KOZAC[K, lHAT
RfSOL Ull ON NO. 4, SERIE S OF 198 6 BE ACC EPTED. Upon a ca ll of th e r oll, th e
vote r esul t ed a s foll ows :
Aye s :
Nayes :
Coun c i l Mem ber Hi gday, Va n Dyk e , Vob ejda, Kozace k,
Bilo, Bradshaw, Otis
None
lh e Mayo r de c l ared th e mo ti on ca rri ed . ...........
Co unc i I Mem be r Brad s haw r e ques ted a mee ting of City
po ss ibl e t o di sc uss th e e l ection of Council Membe rs
comm i ssio ns a nd a l s o l o di s cus s perso nnel matters.
rxl'ru t ive se ss ion for thi s purpo se .
Counc i 1 be set as s oo n a s
to variou s board s and
Th e Mayo r agr eed lo an
(oun c il Memb e r lligday advised Cou ncil that he would not be in att e nd ance al
th e Public He aring on Janu ary 13 , 1986 ; he r equ es t ed Council lo refrain from
vo lin g on th e matter for al l e a s t on e wee k in ord er for him lo r e view the t ape
o f t ~e mee ting .
lh ere be i ng no
Mayo r dee la r ed
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fu rt her bu s ine ss , Council Member Higda y mov ed lo adjou rn.
th e mee ting adjournb~:<:· ~d.~
uty ily Cl e rk
Th e