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COUNCIL CHAHBERS
City o f Englewood, Colorado
April 21, 1986
REG ULAR MEET I NG:
The City Co un c i l of th e City of Eng l ewood, Ara pah oe Count y , Co lorado, me t in
reg ul ar sess i on on April 2 1, 1986 , at 7 :30 p.m.
Mayo,· Ot i s, pre s id in g , ca 11 ed the me e tin g to or der.
lhe in vo ca t i on wa s gi ve n by Coun c il Membe r Hi gday . Ma yor Oti s l ed the pl edg e
of a ll eg i ance .
M,1yor Ot i s a s ked fo r roll call. Upon a c all of th e roll, th e following we r e
Prt",1•nl:
Coun c il Mem bers Hi gday, Van Dyke, Vobejd a, Ko zace k, Bilo , Br ad s haw,
Oti s.
Abse r,t : I lone .
I he Mayo r dee I a r ed a qu orum pre s ent.
Al so pre ,en t wer e :
City Manag er Mccown
Ass i s tant City Man ager Var gas
City Attorney 01 se n
Po l ice Chi ef Holmes
City Clerk Crow
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COUN C 1 L MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED , SECONDED BY COUN C l L MEMBER Bl LO , FOR APPRO VAL
OF THE Ml tlUTES OF REGULAR MEET ING OF APR! L 7, 1986 . A correc tion was not ed on
Page 3 . One of the non-scheduled visitors' name wa s correc ted to r e ad : Jame s
Ho ffhi ne s rath e r than Jam e s Ho ffh eim. Upon a call of th e roll , the vot e
r es ult ed-a s follows: ---
Aye s : Counc i 1 Member s Higd ay, Van Dy ke , Vob e jda , Koza ce k, Bi 1 o ,
Brad shaw , Oti s.
Nays: Non e.
Th e Mayor declared t he motion ca r ried.
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Mr . Phil Pee t , Ge nera l Manag er of Colorado Di s po s al , In c. (COi), addre ssed
(1ty Counci l co nce rn i ng the Solid Wa s te Tran s port Tax being proposed as a tax
nn the use of th e tran s fer s tat ion con structed by CD!. Mr. Peel comme nted
t h,1t. the tran s fer s tation had bee n con s tructed without co st lo the City, that
1t woul d be a bene fit lo the City and an a sset lo the entire community. COi
i s op po sed lo th e So l id Wa s te Tra ns port Ta x; how ever , Mr. Pe e l agreed lo
di sc uss the matt er further with Ci ty s taff memb e r s in an e ffort lo com e up
wi th alt e rnatives.
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l'ricr l o th e non -sc heduled vi s itor s add re ss ing Co un c il, Mayor Oli s slated that
t h" matter of the Fede ral Fire Station will be a 1987 budget decision. City
Cou nc il will de t e rmin e lhr fat e of the s tation al the budget r e treat in the
1.11 I of 1986 ; no vole, on e way or the other, would be t ake n until after the
rf'l r e al.
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rlo n-sc hedu l ed vi s itor s address ing City Council we re :
,J im Sc ott , 3555 South De laware, requ es ted ad d itional information concerning
t he Fire Dep artme nt budg e t, s pe c ifical ly "Suppress i on and Admini s tration."
Hi s conce rn s were add ressed by ,City Mana9er McCown and Fire Chi ef Broman .
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[Ja in e Fi sc he r , 600 East Amher s t Av enue , stated her oppo s ition to Council Bill
No. 20 (leaving c hildren unattend ed). She commented t hat the legislation a s
i t c urren tly r e ad s wa s too br oad and not s pecifi c enough . She made several
r ec omm endat i ons to imp rove the Bill for an Ordinance .
Nancy Thie ss e n, 2901 South Corona, stated her concerns to Coun c il Bill No. 20
(l ea ving children unattended). She f e lt the Bill would i mp ede the rights of
r e s po ns ible people rather than monitor tho se peo ple who ac tually neg lect their
c hildre n .
Po l ice Chief Holmes responded to qu es tion s by Cou nc il Members concerning the
pro posed legislation .
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Ke n Waec ht e r, 3127 Wes t Tuft s Av e nu e, addressed Council concerning the Federal
r ,re Stat ion, reque s ting an i mmed iate de cision concerning the fire sta tion .
li e s t ated that th e re s idents of the affected ne ighborhood were not willing t o
acce pt the protec t ion of the City of Sheridan. He further s uggested that City
Coun c il inve stigate the po ss ibility of selling the present si t e of the fir'
s t a tion and lo us e the money obtained from the s ale to con struct a sta tio r,
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l oca led in Engl ewoo d lo se rve the area. Nega tiv e com me nt s were made
concer ning lhe prese nt fin anc ial s ituation of th e Ci ty.
COU NC 11 MEM BER BRAD SHAW MOVED , SECONDED BY COUNC IL MEMBER VOBEJDA , TO PROCLAIM
lllE MON III or AUGU ST AS MULTIPL[ SC LERO SI S MONTII IN EN GLEWOOD. Upon a ca ll of
lhe roll, th e vot e r es ulted as follows:
Ayes: Counci l Memb er s Hi qday, Van Dyke. Vobej da, Kozacek , Bil o,
Brad shaw , 01 i s.
Nay s : None.
l h,. Mayo r dec l ared th e motion carried .
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COU NCIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED , SECONDED BY COUNC I L MEM BER BILD, TO PROCLAIM
lHE MotnH OF JUNE AS COLORADO -RECYCLING MONTH IN ENG LEWOOD. Upon a call of
lhe r o ll , th e vol e r es ulted as follow s :
Aye s : Council Member s Higday, Van Dyke , Vobejda , Kozacek, Bi l a ,
Brad sha w, Oli s .
Na ys : None .
lhe Mayor dec l ared the motion carried .
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COUNC IL MEMB ER KOZ ACEK MOVED , SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILD , TO PROCLAIM THE
W[f'K OF AP RIL 20, 1986, AS VICTIM RIGHT S WE EK rn ENGLE WOOD . Upon a call of
lhe r oll , th e vole r esulted as follows:
Ay es: Council Members Higday, Van Dyke , Vobejd a, Kozacek , Bila ,
Brad shaw , Oli s.
Nay s: Non e.
The Mayor dec la r ed the motion carried.
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COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, SEC ONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILD , TO PROCL AIM
lHE WEEK OF MAY 4 -10 , 198 6 , AS MI SS ENGLEWOOD SCHOLARS HIP PAGEANT WEEK AND TO
FUR TH ER DEC LARE MAY 4, 1986, AS MI SS ENGLEWOOD DAV IN ENGLEWOOD . Upon a call
of the roll, the vole re sulted as follows:
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Ayes : Council Membe rs Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Koza ce k, Bilo,
Brad shaw, Oti s.
Nays: None.
I he May or dee l a r ed the motion carried.
In respo nse to commun i c ation from Municipal Judge Parkin son, COU NCIL MEM BER
BR AIJ SII AW MOVED, SE CONDED BY COUN CIL MEMBER VAN DYKE, TO ACCEPT' THE RES I GNATION
0 1 Rlr.llA RD N. GRAHAM AS ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE, AND TO APPOINT AS AS SOC I ATE
JUD GES MS. TRACY PORTER, JOSEPH PAULIN, AND VI NCEN T R. ATENCIO. Upon a ca ll
of the ro ll , the vole re sulted as follows :
Ayes: Co un c i 1 Memb er s II igday, Van Dyke , Vobe jda, Ko za cek , Bi 1 o,
Br ad shaw, Oli s.
Nay s : None .
1 1, · Mayor de c l ared th e motion c arr ied.
lhe r equ es t of the Li brary Advis ory Board for a membe r of City Council to
se rv e on th e Board wa s dis cusse d. Counc i 1 Mem ber Van Dyke offered to serve i n
th e pos i t i on if Coun c il approved. However, s ince the Charter wa s amend ed in
1979 lo no l onger ha ve Coun cil representation on the Library Adv isory Board ,
it was sug ges ted that rather than appoint Council Member Van Dyke lo an
off i c i al po s iti on , that she serve as a informal li ai son lo th e Bo ard.
COUNC IL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOVED , SECONDED BY COUN CIL MEM BER BRADSHAW, TO RECEIV E
AGE NDA IT EM 8 (f) FROM THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD . Upon a ca ll of the roll,
th e vol e res ulted as follows:
Ay es: Council Members Higday, Van Dyke , Vob ejda, Koza ce k, Bi l a ,
Bradshaw , Ot is.
Nay s: Non e.
1 he Mayor dec l ared th e mot ion carried .
Cily Manage r Mccown will advise the Library Advi so ry Board of thi s action.
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CO UNCIL MEM BER BR ADS HAW MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEM BER KOZ ACEK, TO ACCEPT
AGENDA ITEM 8 (g) FROM THE LIBRAR Y ADVIS OR Y BOARD RELATIVE TO REVISED LIBRAR Y
DE PARTMENTAL POLICIES (PU BLIC USE OF LIBRAR Y CONFERENCE ROOMS AN D PERM ANEN T
EXHIBIT SPAC E). Upon a call of the roll, the vote re sulted as follows :
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Ay es: Coun c il Mem be r s Higd ay , Van Dyke, Vob ejda, Koz acek, Bi lo,
Brad s haw, Ot is.
Nays : None.
The May or dec l ared th e motion carri ed .
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Co nsent ag enda i tern s we re:
(a) Mi nut es of the Urba n Renewal Authority mee ting s of Marc h
and 20 , 19B6 .
(b) Minut es of th e Downtown Developm ent Autho rity mee ting of
Ma re h 12 , 1986 .
(c ) Min ut e s of the Park s and Recr eation Commi s s i on meeting of
Mar ch 13 , 19 86 .
(d) Minute s of the Planning and Zoning Comm i s sio n mee tings o f
Marc h 18 and 25, 1986.
(e ) Minut e s of the Publi c Library Ad vi sory Board meeti ng of
April 8, 19 86 .
(f) Ordinan ce add i ng a new sub sec tion relating to leaving
children unatten ded.
( g ) Ordi nance to approve the Gr ee nb e 1t Sanitati on Agree men t
and Plan of Di ss olution and th e Sputhgate Suppl ement No .
109 which wi 11 inc 1 ude the entire Gr ee n be 1t area.
(h) Ordinanc e to approv e the sec ond amendment to building
restrictions for the Plum Vall ey Subdivision r emo ving the
existing provi s i ans and cove nant s governing the 1 an d use
of this subdivis ion .
( i) Ord inan ce to approve th e 1 i ce nse agreement betwee n the
City and County of Denv er Board of Water Commi s sione r s an d
the City of En gl ewo od for The Mark s Proj ect.
CO UNCIL MEM BE R BRAD SHAW MOVED TO WITH DRAW CONSENl AGEN DA ITEM 9 ( f ) FR OM THE
CON SENl AGENDA ITEM S. COU NCIL MEM BER BILD SECONDED TH E MOTION . Up on a ca ll
of th e roll, th e vote r es ult ed as follows :
Ayes: Counci l Members Hi gday , Van Dyke , Vob ejd a, Kozacek, Bil a ,
Bradshaw, Ot i s .
Nay s : Non~.
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1hr Ma yor declared th e motion c arried.
CO UNC I L MEM BER BRADSHAW MOVED , SECON DED BY COUNC IL MEM BER VOBEJDA , TO AC CE PT
COI ISEIIT AGE i/DA I HM S 9 (a) THROUGH ( e) AND ITEM S 9 ( g ) 1 HROU GII ( i). Upon a
ca ll o f the r oll, the vote re sulted as follows:
Ayes : Counc i 1 Membe rs Hi gday, Van Dyke. Vobe jda, Koza cek, Bi 1 o,
Bradsha w, Oti s.
Nay s : None.
lhe Mayor dec la red th e motion carried .
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Con sen t Agenda Item 9 (g) i s hereby numb ere d Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1986.
Co nsent Agenda Item 9 (h) i s here by nu mbered Ordinance No. 20, Series of 19 86 .
Consent Agenda Item 9 (i) i s hereby nu mbe red Ordin ance No. 2 1, Series of 1986 .
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CO UNC I L MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, SECONDED BY COUN CIL MEMBER BILD, TO TABL E
COU I/CIL BIL L NO. 20 , SERIES OF 1986 . Upon a call of th e roll, the vote
re sulted as foll ows :
Ayes: Counc i 1 Members Hi gday , Van Dyke, Vobe j da, Koza eek, Bi 1 o,
Bradshaw , Oti s.
Nay s: None.
The Mayor dee 1 a red the motion carried .
RESOLUTION NO . 12
S(H JES OF 1986
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A RESOLUTIOII AMENDING THE 1986 GENERAL FUND BUDGET .
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED , SECOND ED BY COUNC IL MEM BER HI GDAY, FOR PA SSAGE
or RE SOL UT JON NO. 12, SER I ES OF 19 86.
Ame ndments to Reso luti on No. 12 were propo sed as follows:
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UND[R SECT I ON 1 · REOUC l IONS, COUNC 1 L MEM BER BRADS HAW MOVED, SECONDED BY
CO UNC IL MEM BER KOZAC(K,7oiiELETE THE ELIMINATION OF THE FORESTRY PROGRAM FROM
111[ RE SO IUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF S27,55I. Upon a call of the roll , the vot e
r esu lted as follows :
Ay es: Council Members Van Dyke, Vub ejda, Koza ce k, Bradshaw .
Nay s : Counci l Members Higday, Silo , Otis.
l he Mayor declared th e motion carried.
UNIJ[R SF CTION I • REDUCTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, SECONDED BY
C~IJIKI L MEM BER KOZAC(K, TO DELETE THE ELIMINATION OF THE VOL UNTEER FIRE
i'ROGRA M UN DER THE FI RE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF S 12,040. Upon a ca 11 of
t he roll, the vot e r es ulted as follow s:
Ay es: Co un ci l Membe rs Hi gday, Van Dyk e, Vobejda, Kozacek, Bil o,
Bradshaw.
Nays : Mayor Qt i s.
The Mayor dec l ared the motion carried.
UNDER SECTION 2 • SOURCE Of FUNDS, COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK MOVED, SECONDED BY
CO UNCIL MEM BER VAN DYKE, TO DELETE AS A SOURCE OF FUNDS THE SOLI D WASTE
I RA NSPOR T TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF SS0,000. Upon a call of the roll, the vote
r esulted as follows :
Aye s: Council Members Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda , Kozacek , Silo.
Nays : Council Members Bradshaw; Otis.
The Mayor de clared the motion carried.
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UNDER SECTION I • REDU CTION S, COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED, SECONDED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK, TOi'iDD THE ELIMINATION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER POSITION
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES RESULTING IN A TOTAL REDUCTION OF
S52,000 (SAVINGS Of S30 ,3 33 FROM NOT FILLING THE CIVIL ENGINEER POSITION FROM
MAY THROUGH THE END OF 1986; SAVINGS OF S21,667 FROM NOT FILLING DIRECTOR OF
ENGINEERING SERVICES POSITION FOR FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1986). Upon a call of
the roll, the vote resulted as follows :
Ayes: Council Member s Higday , Van Dyke, Vobejda , Kozacek, Bil o,
Brad shaw , Oti s.
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Na ys: None.
The Mayo r dec l are d t he mo ti on car ri ed .
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UNDER SECT I Cl rl I -REDUCT I ON S, COUN CI L MEM BER BRAD SHAW MOVE D, SECONDED BY
CO UN CI L MEM BER KOZAC[K , TO ADD A FU RTHER REDU CTI ON UN DER CITY COUN CI L TO
R[()UC[ lRA VEL I N THE AMOUrn OF SI 0 ,000 . Upo n a ca ll of t he roll , the vote res ulted as fo l low s:
Ay es: Co un c il Mem ber s Hi gday , Van Dy ke, Vob ej da , Kozacek, Bil e ,
Br ad sha w, Ol i s.
Na ys: None.
1hr M,1yo r dec l ared th e moti on carri ed .
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UND ER SEC T ION I -RED UC T IO NS, COU NCI L MEMBER RR ADSHA W MOVED , SECO NDED BY
COU NCIL MEMBER HI GD AY ' TO ADD UN DER THE C IT V MANAGER ' s arr I CE TH E DE LE T IO N OF
TH E ADMIN I STRA TI VE ASS I STANT PO SITl ON EF FECT IV E JULY I, 1986 , FOR A REDU CTIOrl
OF $1 8 ,120. Upon a c all of the ro ll , th e vo t e r esulted as fo llows:
Aye s : Cou nc il Membe r s Hi gda y , Van Dy ke , Vobej da, Kozae ek ,
Br adshaw.
Na y s: Coun c il Member s Bi le , Ot i s .
lhc May or declared the motion ca r r i ed .
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Re so l ut ion No . 12, Seri es of 19 86 , as am end ed , woul d total und er Sec ti on I -
Red uc t io ns -Sl 60,724 ; und er Sec tion 2 -Source of Fund s -Sl22 ,855 .
Upo n a call o f th e roll, th e vot e on the ori g inal mo tion for the pass ag e of
Res oluti on No . 12 as am ended ··· ,ulted as foll ows :
Aye s : Council Membe r s Hi gday , Van Dy ke, Vobe Jd a , Koz acek, Bile ,
Bradshaw , Oti s.
Na ys: None .
lhe May or dec l ared th e moti on car r ied .
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Cou nc il Membe r Vobejd a, a~ a mem ber of the City/School Co mm itt ee, di sc ussed
the p;·opo sed re solution e s tablishing bylaws for the City/School Committee,
s lating s uch bylaw s will giv e the committee guid e lines and proced ures to
follow in its of fi c ial work as an advisory committee both to the City and to
the Sc hoo l Di s trict.
RESOLUl ION NO. 13
SfR l [S or 1986
A R[SOLUl ION APPRO VIN G BYLA WS FOR THE CITY/SCHOOL CO MMITTEE .
CO UNCI L MEMBER VOBE JDA MOVED, SEC ONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILO, TO APPROVE
R[SOLUl lON NO. 13, SER I ES OF 1986. Up on a call of the roll , the vote r es ulted
as fo 11 ows:
Ayes: Counci l Mem bers Higday, Van Dy ke, Vobe jda , Kozacek, Bila,
Bradshaw, Otis.
Nay s: Non e.
lhe Mayo r dec l ared th e motion carried .
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Po l ice Chi e f Holmes pre se nted information con ce rning t he propo se d Bill for an
Ordinance which would amend th e Englewood Municipal Code 1985 clarifying the
authority of the Chief of Police relating to police powers . Specifically ,
this am endment would provide the Chief of Police with authority to give
l imited pol ice power to a non -sworn officer .
BY AUTHORITY
OHO I NANCE NO. COUNCIL BILL NO . 29
SERIES OF 1986--INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HI GDAY
A BILL FOR
AN ORD IN ANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6E, SECTION 5, SUBSECTION 1, ENGLEWOO D
MUNICIPAL CO DE 1985 , RELATING TO POLICE POWER S.
COUNC IL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED , SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEM BER KOZACEK, FOR PASSAGE
OF CO UNC IL BILL NO. 29, SE RIES OF 1986 . Upon a call of the roll, the vot e
resu lted as follows :
Aye s: Council Members Higday , Van Dy ke, Vobejda, Kozacek, Bilo ,
Brad shaw, Oti s .
Nays : None .
The Ma yor declared the motion carried .
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Po l ic e Chi ef Holme s pres ented information co ncerning the proposed resolution
wh ich wou ld allow the Pol ice Departm ent to obtain accreditation from the
Co mmiss i on on Accreditation for Law Enforce me nt Ag enci es. He further staled I
he f ell it very important for the City's Police Departm ent to s eek such
accredi tation in an effort lo continually upgrade the s tandard s of the
de pa rtm ent.
RESOL UTION NO. 14
S[R l[S or 19 86
A R[S OLUTION REL ATIN G TO ACCREDITATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SY THE
CO MMI SS ION ON AC CREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGr.NCJES .
CO UllC ll MEM BER VAN DYKE MOVED, SECONDED BY CO UNCIL MEMBER KOZACEK, TO APPROV E
Ill SOLUT ION NO . 14 , SERIES OF 19 86. Upon a call of the roll, the vote r es ult ed
as foll ows :
Aye s: Council Member s Hi gday, Van Dyke, Vob ejda, Kozacek, Bil o,
Bradshaw , Otis .
Nay s: Non e .
l he May or dec l ared the motion carried .
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Mayor Otis discussed briefly a proposed bill for an ordinance e stablishing
pol icy concerning reimbursement to members of those boards/commissi on s who
rece ive pay for their services. Thi s will be discussed further at the meeting
of May 5, 1986.
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Council Membe r Bil o propo sed for Council's consideration the establishment of
a Budget Committee, a Tax Committee, and the reinstatement of the Court
Adv i sory Committ ee. This will be discussed further at a later date .
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Council Member Bradshaw offered to review Resolution No. 12 as amended with
any of the citizens present .
Council Member Kozacek expressed appreciation for the number of citizens
pr ese nt al this meeting and urged them to attend future mee ting s .
Further comm ent s from the audience included : Jim Scott suggested the
es tablishment of a neighborhood advisory council; and an unidentified citizen
asked about th e Ambulance Transport Fe e. It was ex plained that this fee will
require an ordinance to be come ef feet i ve .
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CO UN CIL MEM BER Hl GDAY MOVED TO ADJOURN THE ME ET ING . The mee ting was adjourned
without a vote at 9:15 p.m .
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C ily Cl erk