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REGULA R MEET I NG:
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
City of Englewood, Colorado
Feb ruary 18 , 19 86
l he City Co un c il of th e City o f Eni ,l ewoo d, Arapaho e Cnunt y . Col nr ado, me t in
regu la r sess ion on Fe bruary 18, 19t'.i. ,., 7 :30 p .m.
M,,yor Oti s, pres iding, ca ll ed th e mee ting to ord e r .
l he i nvo c ation was given by Co un c i l Membe r Hi gda y . The pl e dge of a l l eg ian ce
was pre se nted by Cub Sco ut Troop No. 92 .
Ma yor Oti s a s ked for ro ll c all . Up on a c all of t he roll , the foll owi ng were
prese nt:
Co un c il Mem ber s Hi gday, Van Dyke , Vo bejd a, Ko zacek, Bilo , Ot i s .
Ab s e nt : Co un c i1 Mem be r Brads haw
l he Mayor dec l ared a quo r um pre sent.
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Al so pr ese nt we r e:
City Manag e r Mccown
Assis tant City Manager Va rgas
City Attorn ey 01 se n
De puty City Cl erk Crow
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CO UN CIL MEM BER BILO MOVED , SE CONDED BY COUN CIL MEMBER KOZACEK, FOR APPROVA L OF
THE MI NUT ES OF REGULAR MEET I NG OF FEBRUARY 3 , 19 86 . Up on a ca 11 of the r o 11 ,
th e vot e resulted a s fol lows :
Ay es : Co uncil Memb e rs Hi gd ay , Van Dy ke, Vobej da, Koza cek, Bil o ,
Oti s.
Nays: None .
Ab se nt: Co un c i 1 Mem ber Brad shaw.
lh e Mayor dec l ared the mo ti on carri ed .
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Mr. Charl es rlor ia n, 3998 So uth Pen nsylva ni a, was present to adctr •s. Cn uncil
co nce r ning th e Arap aho e Cc un ly Fairgroun ds prop e r l y. He provid ed L,\l nC i 1 with
ro pie $ of a press re l ease dated February 18, 1986, urging s uppo rt f r~m Council
o f the non -profit group wh i c h has bee n form ed l o accept don a tio ns l o prese rv e
and protect the Ar a paho e Coun t y Fai r gr oun ds and lo pr ovide th em with th e time
they need ed to acco mpli sh thi s . Di sc u~s ion ens ued r e l a t ive lo th e I i ming of
th i s request; the l ega l it ie s inv ol ved i n th e mat t e r whi ch wou l d prohi bit
Enule woo d from de ann ex i ng th e properly r egard l ess of publi c op in i r11 or a
r e f erend um. unl ess r equ es t ed lo do so by th e own e r s of th e prnpert.v·, th e
s tat us o f t he bankr uptcy of th e Arap ahoe County Fa ir Ass or iali on (l ~g al own e r s
of t he pr ope r l y ). Coun c il was a s ked by Mr . Florian i f 51 perce nt of the
regis tered voter s in the City of Eng l ewood r equ es t ed Co un c i I lo ic,ve th e
pro perly al one, wou l d they do so. Counc i 1 ma n Hi gda y, s pea kin g for ~ imse lf and
a ~ a ma tt e r of r ec ord, agr eed that if 51 pe r ce nt of th e regi s te red vo t e r s
req ues t ed an ord inance l o de ann ex the prop er t y , he wou l d s upp ort t he
ordi nan ce , knowin g , how e ver, that th e matt e r would then be take n t o cour t and
de c la r ed nul I and void . Ot her mem ber s of Counc il did not r es pond to thi s
ques l ion . Howeve ,, it wa s pointed out lo Mr . Florian th at th e on l y way th e
prope rly c ould be de annex ed would be at t he request of th e own e r of the
pro pe rt y. 1he ordin ance app r oving th e c ont rac t with So uth En gl ewoo d
Sani t al,on Di str i c t No . I , in order t o imp r ove t he se rv i ce s of wat e r an d sewe.r
to c i tize ns within the boundaries of En gl ew oo d , wa s al sn di sc ussed . . . . . .
M,. Ll ea nor H. Hoagland , 40 63 Sout h Delaw a,e , addre ssed Counci l r elative lo
several co nc erns s he had a bo ut the wa y [ngl e,1ood wa s be in g deve loped an o the
re sult ant finan c i a l s train thi s put up on the e lderly of th e city . Man y of he r
commen t s we r e rebutt ed by Mayor Oli s, and s he wa s e nco urag ed lo contact on e of
t he Coun c i 1 memb e rs t o hav e the se ma l t e r s explain ed l o her fu ll y . . . . . .
Mr. Pele We s l exp lained hi s i nvo 1 ve menl in Arapahoe Coun l y, ACCORD, and 4 -H,
and add re s sed Council relative to the fairg ro und s prop e rty . He s tressed that
the pro pe rly in que st ion had been dedicated to the c hildren and to th e youth
and r eq ues t ed City Council to give th i s matte r f ur th e r co ns id e ra tion ,
r e qu es t i ng more li me before all th eir option s are clo se J . lh e matter wa s
f urth e r di s c uss ed and it was exp lain ed ag a in th at the City Counci l do es not
have th e power lo de ann ex unl ess r equ es ted lo do so by th e owner of th e
properly in qu es ti on . He requ es ted Co uncil not l o vole on the ordinan ce
be f ore th em ton i ghl con ce rning the agr ee ment with South En glewo od Sanitation
Di s t ri c t No. l.
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COU NCI L MEMBER 8 I LO MOVEO , SECONO[D BY COUNC IL MEMBER KOZACEK, TO BR I NG
rDRWARO I H M J4(b), A PRO CLAMATION REQUESTEO BY THE ENGLEWOOD ELK S CLU B
Upo n a c al l of th e roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ay es: Coun c il Membe r s Higday, Van Uyk e, Vobejda , Bi lo , Ko zace k,
Olis .
Nay s : None.
Ab se nt : Council Member Brad shaw.
1hr Mayor dec lared th e motion carried.
CO UNC IL MEMBER BJLO MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK, FO R APPROVAL OF
11 1( PRO CLAMAT I ON DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 16 -20, 1986 , AS THE 118TH 81RfHDAY
WEEK OF lH E ORDER OF ELKS IN ENGLE WOOD , COLORADO . Upon a c al 1 of the roll,
th e vole r es ulted as follows :
Ay es : Coun c il Member s Higda y , Van Dy ke , Vobejda, Bi lo , Kozacek,
Oti s.
Na ys: Non e.
Ab se nt: Council Member Bradshaw .
Th e Mayor declared the motion carried.
lhe s ign ed proc l amation was pre se nted to Harry Mu ss er, Pa st Exalted Rul er of
th e Englewood Elk s Lod ge, 3690 South Ja so n, with Council 's congratulation s .
May or Oti s made comments to the audien ce summi ng up Council 's po sition with
r egard to the fairgrounds property stating the City of Engl ewood doe s not own
the fairground s an d t hat interes t ed partie s should contact the Fair
Ass oc iati on. In r es pon se to a question from the audien ce , the Mayor staled
that th e prope rly in qu es tion was zoned R-3 and 8-1.
Kenneth C. Fergu son, I mme d i ale Pa st Flot i 11 a Comma nd er l -4 , United Slate s
Coas t Guard Auxiliary, reque sted use of th e Poli ce/Fire Ce nter Comm unity Room ,
without f ee, for boating safely in struc t ion clas ses.
CO UN CIL MEMBER H:,OAY MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEM BER KOZACEK, h, ALLOW THE
COAS T GUARD TO US E TH E COMMUNITY ROOM AT THE POLICE /FIRE CENTER ON FOUR
CO NSECUTIVE SATURDAYS AS REQUE STEO AT NO CHARGE. After discussion of the
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ma tt er and up on a c all of the r oll , the vot e re sulted as fo l l ows :
Aye s: Cou nc il Memb er s Higday, Van Dy ke, Koz ace k, Otis .
Na y s : Co un c il Member s Vobejda, Bi l a
Ab se nt : Coun c i l Memb er Brad shaw .
H,r Mayor dec l ar ed t he mot ion car ried .
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Pl AUTHO RIT Y
OHD I NANC[ NO. COUN CIL Bill NO. 16
IN TRO DUCED BY COUNC l l MEM OER VAN DYKE
A Bi l l FO R
AN ORO IN AIK E AP PROVI NG AN f1G ([f!~NT TllLEO "COOPERA I IV l AGREEMEN T" OETW [[N TH [
C 11 ·, OF EII GL [WOO D, COLOR~f\O. ~N D l H[ ENGLrn oo o UR BAN RENEWAL AUTHOR I TY
lffl ~1 IN G 10 lHE US [, (OW :,uL , AN D POS SESS ION or S[Cl ION S OF SOUlt-1 ,JA SOII STR E[l
Al :· \OU lll ACO MA S r r.l [ I .
LOU NCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED , SEC ONDED BY COU NCI L MEMBER KOZ ACEK , FOR HI [
APPR OVAL OF lH E COOPERAl I VE AGR [EM [lfl BET WEEN TH E Cll Y OF ENGLEWOOD AN O
LN GLE WOOO URBAN RENE WAL AUT HOR!l Y RE L AT IN G 10 USE , CON l ROL, ANO PO SSE SS ION OF
CERTAI N STR EET S. upo n a ca ll of t he roll , th e vot e re sulted as follow s :
Aye s : Counci l Memb ers Higday , Van Dyk e , Vob ejda , Koza cek, Bi lo ,
Oti s .
Na y s : None.
Ab sent: Coun c i 1 Member Brad shaw.
Th e Mayo r dec l ared t he motion ca rried .
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Conse nt age nda i tern s wer e :
( a)
(b)
Minute s of th e Engle woo d Hou sing Authority mee ti ng of
December 4 , 1985.
Mi nute s of the Urb an Renewal Aut hor ity me £, i ngs of
J an uary 8, 14 , and 22 , I9B 6.
(c ) Minu te s of th e l iquor li ce nsing Authority ne et ing of
January 15, 19 86.
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(d ) Minut es of the Planning an d Zoni ng Commiss ion mee ting of
January 2 1, 198 6.
(e ) Municipal Court 19 85 Fourt h Quart e r and End -o f -year
Ac ti v ity Report.
(f ) Or di nan ce on final r eadi ng regardi ng the Pa rk s and
Rec r e ation Commi ss ion Membership .
(g ) Ordi r, :ne e on f inal r e ad ing esta bl i shing a City Cl er k
Divi s i on in the Fin ance De part me nt.
(h) Ordinan ce on fin al r eadi ng approving a Memo randum of
Agreement and Ad dend um to th e Memo randum of Ag ree me nt from
So uth Eng l ewood Sanitation Di s tri c t No . I wh ich will all ow
se wer servi ce to be provided lo the former Arap aho ~ County
Fa irgrou nd s .
(i) Ordin a nce on fina l r e ading approv i ng th e va ca tion of the
west l eg of the alley be tw ee n So uth Cl arkson Street and
South ,me r s on Streets, 35 00 bl oc k south.
(j) Ordinance on final reading approving th e So uth ga t e
Sanitat ion Di strict's Suppl eme nt No . 108 to ann ex
appro x imately 2.386 acres loc ated at approximately South
Ci'1orado Boulevard and Ea s t Orchard Road to th e Di s tri c t.
(k) Ordinan ce on final r ea ding app , oving the So uthgat e
Sanitation Di s trict's Supplem ent No. 107 lo anne x
approximate l y 2.386 acre s l ocat ed at approximate l y South
Colorado BoulevJrd and Ea s t Orchard Road to the Distri c t.
(1) Ordinance on final reading approving the Va lley Sanitation
District's Suppleme nt No . 17 to an nex prop erty locat ed at
4700 -4800 South Decatur to the District.
COUNCIL MEMBER HIGOAV MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILD, TO ACCEPl
CONS ENl AGENDA ITEMS 9 (a) lHROUGH (1). Upon a call of the roll , th e vote
r es ulted as fo llows:
Ayes: Council Memb e r s Higday, Van Dy ke, Vobejda, Koza ce k, Silo ,
Oti s .
Nay s: None.
,\bse nt: Co unc i 1 Member Brad s haw.
lhe Mayor dec lared th e motion ca rri ed .
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Co nsent ag e nda item 9( f} was hereby numb ered Ordin ance
Con se nt a~e nda item 9(g) was hereby numb e red Ordinan ce
Co nse nt age nda item 9(h) wa s here by numb e red Ordinan ce
Co nse nl agend a item 9(i) was here by nun ,;;ered Ordinance
Co nse nt age Pd a item 9(j} wa s he r e by numb ered Ordina nce
Co nsent age nda item 9(k) was he reby num bered Ordin ance
Co nsent agend a item 9(1} wa s he reby numb ered Or dinan ce
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lhe re wa s no public he aring sc hed ul ed befo ..-e Coun c i 1.
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No. 7 ' Se rie s of 19 86.
No. 8, Se ri e s of 19 86.
No. 9, Ser i es of 1986 .
No. 10, Ser i es of 198 6.
No. II , Series of 198 6 .
No , 12 , Se ri es of 198 6.
No. 13 , Series of 1986 .
Li Ly Mana ger Mccown pre sented informal ion on t he Six -quart e l' Budge t for the
pe riod Ja nu ary 198 6 t hrough Jun e 1987, detailing the va riou ! i t ems in c lud ed in
I.he cu rr~nt per iod of th e Pu bli c Improveme nt Fund Bu dget, he ex plained th e
1986 cha ng es an d ad dition s to th e budg et. Di sc uss ion ensued conce;·ni11g the
Li t tle Dry Creek account , the l ocat ion of the histor i c cabin, the utili zation
of the P5,000 r es ulting fro m th e issuance fe e for th e lndu s l r ial Developm ent
Bo nd s fo r The Mark s for land scaping purpos es in the a rea of Th e Mark s
deve 1 opme nt.
RESOL UTION NO. 8
SER IES OF 1986
A RESO LUT lON AMENDING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEM EN7 FUN[,.
MAY OR OTIS MOVED, SECOND[D BY COUNCIL MEMBER H!GDA Y, FOR PA SS AGE OF RESOLUTICN
NO. 8 , SERIES OF 19 86. Upon a can of the roll , the vot e re s ulted as follow s:
Ay es : Council Memb er s Higday , Van Dyke, Vobejda, Kozac e k, Bilo,
Oti s.
Nays: None.
Ab:ent: Co un c i1 Mem be r Brad sh aw.
lhc Mayo r dec l a , ed the motion carri ed.
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City Man ager Mcco wn pres ented th e reco mmendation from th e Bi -City Supervisory
Comm ittee t o approve a bill for an ordinance aut hor izing an ag r ee ment betw ee n
Lo well Pi l and and the Bi -City Wastewater Treatm ent Pl ant for op tion payment
for pur chase of l and to be uti li zed in the Bi -Ci t y Benefi c ia l Re use Pro gram .
BY AUTH OR ITV
ORO I NAN C[ NO.
SER l [S OF 1986
COUN CI L BILL NO . 18
IN TRODU CED BY COUN CI L MEM BER VOBEJ DA
A BIL L FOR
AN ORD INAN CE APPROV IN G THE AGREEM ENT BE TW EEN THE CITY OF LITT LETO N, ON BEHALF
01 THE Bl -C ITY WASTE WATE R TREATMENT PLANT , AND LOW ELL PILAND .
COU NCI L M[M g[R VOBE JDA MOVED, SE CONDED BY CO UN CIi. MEMBER BILO , FOR APPROVAL OF
COUNC IL BIL 1_ NO. 18, SER IE S OF 19 86. Aft er di sc uss ion r el ative to th e name of
the Bi -City Was t ewater Treatme nt Pl ant , and upon a ca 11 of t he ro 11 , th e vote
res ul l ed as fol l ow s:
Ay es: Co un ci I Mem ber s Higday , Van Dyk e, Vobe jda , Kozacek, Bi lo,
Oti s .
Nay s : None.
Ab se nt : Co un c il Mem ber Brad shaw.
lhe Mayor dec l ar ed the motion carri ed .
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City Manager Mcco wn prese nted a recomme nd ation to approve th e a,iard of low bid
for r epa ir s to the Wes t Uni on Av enue bridg e al Sout h Pl atte River t o the
Thoma ss on Construct ion Company in the am oun t of S6, 49 2. 00.
COUNC IL MEMBER KDZACEK MOVED, SECONDED BY COUN CIL MEMBER BILO , TO APPR OVE TH E
BIO FOR REPAIR S TO THE WEST UNION AVENUE BRIDGE AT SOUTH PLATT E RIVER TO THE
TH OMA SS ON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN TH E AMOUNT OF $6 ,492 .00. upon a call of the
r oll , th e vote re sulte ! as follow s :
Ay es: Co ·,n c i 1 Memb ers Hi gday, Van Dyk e , Vobejd a, Ko zace k, Bi 1 o,
Oti s .
Na ys: None.
Ab se nt : Co un c i 1 Mem ber Brad shaw.
lhe Ma yor dec l ar ed the mo tio n carried.
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The status o f th e co nstruc t i on of the bo at chut e at th e Uni on Avenue Da m was
discussed.
fo un c i l Membe r Higday r equ es t ed that a di sc ussi on of phy s i ca l exami nati ons for
Co un c i 1 Memb e r s be 1 i sled on t ne age nda fo r the next st udy se ss i on.
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COU NC IL MEM BER HI GD AV MOVED TO AOJOURN TH E MEETING . Th e meeting was adj ourn ed
withou t a vo t e at 9:08 p .m.
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