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REGU LAR MEETI NG :
ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
Counc i 1 Cha mber s
Nov ember 3 , 1986
The Cily Council or lh e Ci ly o r l.ngle wood , Ar a paho e Co unly, Co l ora do, me l in
reg ular se ss ion on Novemb e r 3, 1986. Ma yor Oli s , pr es iding, ca ll ed lhe
mee l ing lo order al 7:35 p .m .. rh e invo cali on was gi ven by Coun c i l Member
lligd ay . Th e pl edg e or allegiance was led by Mayor Olis.
Ro i I wa s c al"led; t he fol lowin(I were pre s en t:
Coun c i l 11em be r s II i gday, VJn Dyk e, Vohejda , Van Dyk e, Kozacek ,
8rad sha1 , Oli s
Ab se nl : Co un c il Member Ui .lo
H,c Ma yor dec l ar"d a qu or um prese nl.
Al so pre seol:
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Ci ly Manager Mcco wn
City Altorncy 01 sen
Ass i 5ta nt City Mana ger, Varg a s
Di rec Lor Kuhn, Parks and necreat ion
Act ing Di rec tor Homans, Community Deve lo pme nt
Office Engineer Ka hm
City Cl erk Crow
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CO UN C I l MEMBER VOU EJD A MOVEO, S[CO NO[D HY COUNCIL MEMBrn KOZ AC[K, FOR APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF 111[ !{[GUI.An MEET IN G OF OCTOBlR 20 , 1986 . The vot e re s ulted as
fo l low s :
Aye s :
Nays:
Ab s l a in :
Ab se nt :
The Mayo r de c l ared
Cou nc il Memb er s II i gday, Van Dyke, Vob e jda , Kozac ek, Ot is
None
Coun ci l Member Brads haw
Coun c-i 1 Memb er Bil o
the mot.on carried.
* * * * * Pre -s c heduled Vi s itor s none.
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tl on-sc hedul ed Vi s itors:
Barry Cole man, Bar r y's l'Ji nt and Wallpaper , 3305 South Br oad way, addres sed
Counc i I co ncern ing Ag e"da llem I I (a ) . Pr oposed Sa l es Tax In crease. Mr .
Co l ema n urge d Co un c il t o con s ider the conse qu ences of inc r eas ing the sJle s tax
and the e ffect of thal ac tion on local bu s i nesses. fi e s trongly oppo!ed the
propo sed sal es ta x in crease.
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lny I cwo od Ci Ly Cuunc i 1
Novem ber 3, 19 86 -Page
CO UN C I I M[MO[ll ORADS IIAW MDVI O, SECOND[O UY CO UNC 1 l MEMO Lil VOU EJO A, TO PROCLAIM
IIO V\M ll l\l 23 10 JO, 1906, AS NATI ONAL BI il \.[ WE EK . lh e vule re s ult ed as
ro \ low s:
Ayes:
NJ ys:
Ab se nt :
r.o un c i I Member s lligday,
\Jra ds ha,i , Ol i ,
None
Van Dyke, Vobcjd a , KoLa ce k,
I he I\Jyor dee I a r ed
Cou nc i I Memb e r IJ i Io
l he motio n c arri ed .
Co n~e 11 l aucnda i Le m~ wer e:
(a) Minut e s of lhe l'lannin•J and Zoning Co mmi ss ion meeting of
October 7, 1906.
(b) Min ute s of lhc Publi c library lluard mee ting of October 14 ,
1906 .
( c) Ord i nan cc approv i ny lhc budg e t ror 19 07.
( d) Ordinan ce appro µr i al i ng mon i cs for Bud ge t 1907.
CO UN CIi MlM lll ll UUAll SIIAW MOVL\l, S[COIHJI ll IJY COUNC IL MLMII EH KOZACLK , TO Ai'PllOVL
CO NS[lll AGENDA lf[M S 9 (a) T\\l!OUG\I 9(c,. The vole re s ult ed as follows:
Ay es : Cuun c i l Mem ber s II igday , Van Dyke , Vubcjda, Kozac ek ,
Nays :
Ab se nt :
lh e Ma yo r de e I a red
Or ad s haw, Oli s
None
r.ou nc i l Member IJ i lo
lh e motion carr i ed.
Co nse nt Agenda llem 9(c ) i s here by numb ered Ordinan ce No . 69, Series of 1986.
Co nse nt Agenda llem 9(d ) i s hereby numbered Ordinan ce No. 70, Se rie s of 1986.
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l'ubl i c Hear ing • none.
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Cily Manager Mccown pre s enle.d ,1 reco11u11enda l ion from lhc Finance De partment for
approval of an ordina nce in c rca s in11 llie rate of s ale s lax by .25% fo r a total
Cil_y SJ \e s l ax rat.e o l 3 .25%. ll i s poss ibl e I.hi s i11 c rea ,e will be wa iv ed if
Amendm ent No . 4 i , de f c a Lee t ; however, if Am end me nt No . 4 i s approved, the
propo s ed s al es la x in c r ea se would 'l<! in I ie u of lhe mi 11 l evy incre ase whi ch
wa, re ce ntly approved by Cil.y Cou nc il , s hould lhal mill l e v_y be invalidated by
p;1s s Jg e of Am endm ent No. 4 . Co un c il Mcmhcr s IJrad s haw , lli g<lay and Kozacek al l
s taled lhal if Am end111 c nl No . 4 i s dc f"ea l cd il i s doubtful lhe ordinance
in creas ing lhe sa l e s la x would be approv ed on r ina l reading.
OR O I NANCE NO.
SUUES OF 1986-
UY AUl\lOH 11 Y
COUN CIL Bill NO . 79
I NTRODU C[O UY COUNC I l MEMB[ll BRADSHAW
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Eng lewood City Council
November 3, 1986 -Page 3
A BILL FOR
AN OROJ NANCE AUTHORIZING AN IN CREA SE OF SAL ES TA X IN THE CITY or ENGLEWOOO BY
ONE -FOURT H CENT ON EACH DO LL AR FOR A TOTAL CITY SAL ES TAX OF 3.25% ON EACH
DO LLAR BY AMENDING i!TLE 4, CHAPTER 4, SE CTION 4, ENGLEW OOD MUNI CIP AL CODE
1985, TO RE FLE CT THE I NCREASE.
CO UNCIL MEM BER BR AD SHA W MO VED, SECOND ED BY CO UN CIL MEMBER II I GDAY, COUNCI L BI LL
NO. 79, SERIE S 0~ !98 6 . The vot e re sulted as follo ws :
Aye s : Coun c i l Members Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Koz acek,
Nays:
Ab se nt :
l hr Mayor de e la r ed
Brad shaw, Otis
None
Counc il Member Bi I o
the mo ti on carr i ed.
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A re commen dation t o adopt a Bi ll fo : an Ord in ance amending the time of City
Co un ci l meetings wa s pre se nted.
ORD INAN CE NO,
SERIES OF 1986
BY AU I HOR !TY
CO UN CIL BILL NO . 76
I NTRO OUCED BY COUN CIL MEMBER HI GOAY
A BIL L FOR
AN ORD INANCE AMENDIN G TITLE 1, CHA PTE R 5, SECTION 2, ENGL EWOOD MUN ICIPAL CO DE
or 1985, BY AMENDIN G TIME S OF CITY COU NCIL ME ETING S AND DA Y THE CITY MANAGER
SIIAI.L PROVIDE CITY CO UNCI L WITH A WRITT EN AGENDA OF BUSINES S TO CO ME BEFOR E IT
A I IIIE NEX T REGUL AR COUNr. 1 L MEETING,
COU NC 1 L MEMBER H IGDAY MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEM BER KOZAC [K , COUN CIL BI LL
NO. 76, SER IES OF 1986 . For the ben efit of the audi ence, Co un c il Member
II i gd ay ex plain ed th e changes pro po sed in thi s ordinan ce, The vote resulted
as fo llows:
Ayes:
Nay s :
Absent:
Th e Mayor dee la red
Cou ncil Me mbers Higday, Van Dyke, Vob ujda, Kozacek, Otis
Cou ncil Membe r Bradshaw
Council Member Bil o
the motio n carr i ed .
A r ec ommendation from the Directo r of Public Work s t o award a co ntrac t lo
A-Se lect Roof i ng, Inc ,, for reroofing of City Hall wa s pres ented by City
Manager Mccown . The low bid for thi s proj ect was $20,480; the proj ec t i s
included in the Six -quarter Budget and , because of potential damag L to
equipme nt and storag e area, it i s recomm ende d that the work be done as soon as
po ss ibl e,
Eng 1 ewood City Counc i 1
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COU NCIL MEM BER BR AD SIIAW MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBEll VOBEJDA, TO AWARD
LO W BID OF A-SELECT ROOFING , IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 0 ,480, FOR REROOF ING OF CITY
HALL. The vote resulted as fo ll ows:
Ayes: Council Members Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda , Kozace k ,
Br ad shaw, Otis
Nays:
Absent:
fh e Mayor de e 1 a r ed
None
Council Member Bilo
the mot i on ca rri ed .
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Direc tor Kuh n, Parks and Recreation, pre sented a r eco mmendat i on from th e Park s
and Re crea tion Commi s~ion to adopt a Reso l ut ion increa s ing annual fees for the
Engle wood Municipa l Golf Course and e li mi nating f am ily members hips.
Di sc uss i on ensued relative to fa mi l y members hip s.
Il l SO I.UT I ON NO . 45
Si lll[S OF 19 86
A ll[SOL UTI ON IN CllEASl NG AN NU AL FEES FOR THE ENGLEWOOD MUNI CIP AL GOLF CO URS E
AND ELIMIN AT IN G FAMILY MEMBEilS IIIPS.
CO UN CIL MEMBER II I GDAY MOVED , SECO NDED BY COUNC I L MEMB ER VAN DY KE , TO APPRO VE
HE SOLUTI ON NO. 45, SER I ES OF 1986 . The vote re sulte:1 as fol l ows:
Ayes: Co un c il Mem ber s Hig day, Van Dyke, Vobe jda, Ot i s
Nay s : Counc i 1 Membe r s Kozacek and Bradshaw
Ab se nt : Counc i 1 Member Bi 1 o
The Mayor dee 1 a red t he moti on carr i ed .
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Director Ku hn , Parks and Recreation , pre,e nted a ~~co mm endati on from th e Park s
and Recreation Commi ss ion to adop t a Reso lut ion estab li shing a corporate rate
and ann ual pass structu re for the Englewood Rec r ea tion Center to be effec t ive
Dece mber I , 1986 .
RESOL UTION NO . 46
S[IUES OF 1986
A RESO LUTI ON ESTA BLI SIi I NG CORPOR AT E RATES AND ANNUAL PASSES FOR THE ENGLEWOOD
RECRE ATION CE NTER.
CO UN CIL MEMB ER BRADSHAW MOVED, SE CONDED BY COUN CIL MEMBER KOZACEK, FOR
APPRO VAL OF RESOLUTION NO . 46, SER IE S OF 1986. Th e vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Memb ers Hi gday, Van Dyke, Vobejda, Kozacek,
Nays:
Absent:
The Mayor declared
Brad shaw, Ot i s
None
Co uncil Memb er Bilo
th e moti on carried.
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City Mana ge r McCo wr pre sent e d a re comm endal ion fr om the Water and Sewer Board
to ad opt a Re solut1Jn app ro ving r ev ision s l ~ Fire Hydrant Charge s and "R evised
Flat Rate Wat er Schedul e Res olu t io n ." The r evisions would el imin ate the
mont hl y charges fo r pub I ic f ire hy drant s lo caled within th e City; se t
spec ifi cat ions for a l I fir e hy dran t s in s t all ed by new cons t r uction aft er Jul y
I , 19 86, and all ow th e deeding of approve d hyd r ant s , valv es and pip i ng lo th e
Ci t y ; and permit th e City lo accep t as public all hydrant s currentl y unde r
pri vat e own ers hip if ce rta i n co nditions were me t. Charg es fo r private fi r e
hyd rant s wi ll remain i n effect fo r fi re hyd r ant s l oca led out s ide City
bo undar ies an d f or exi s ting pri va te hydrant not hav ing me t t he req ui red
co ndi lion s .
lll"SO LU TION NO. 47
SI Ill [S OF 1986
A UL SOLUT!ON ESTAB LI SHING RE VISION S TO Fl RE II YO RANT CH AR GES ANO THE "RE VI SED r1 Al RA TE WATER SCHEDU LE RESO LU TION."
CO UN CIL MEMBER VAN DYKE MOV FO . SE COND ED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOZ ACE K, TO APPROVE
RESO LU TION NO. 47 , SERI ES OF 986 . The vote resulted as follow s :
Ay es : Co unc i l Members Hi gday, Van Dy ke, Vobejd a, Ko zac ek ,
Nay s:
Ab se nt :
The Ma yor declared
Bradshaw, Otis
None
Counc i l Memb er Bil o
th e motion carried .
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Ac ting Di rector Roman s , Community Deve 1 opment, presented background
i n fnrma ti on co ncerning a recommen da t ion from the Planning and Zoning
Co mm ission to adopt a bill for an ordi nan ce va cating t he publ i c r ight -of -way
i n the 3300 blo ck of Sout h Acoma Street. Th e va cation request wa s originall y
app r oved by t he Commi ss ion in 1984. However, before referring the matter to
City Council for final approval, a suit wa s filed on pr operty adjoining the
right -of-way. Con sequently th e vacat i on wa s put on hold. As litigation ha s
bee n settled, the va cation has again been co nsidered by th e Co mmi s sion wh o has
de termined no publ ic pur pose is se r ved by retaining t he ri ght -of-way and
t he refore r ecomm end s its vacatio n with an e asemen t bei ng retained for ex i s t i ng
utilities.
BY AUTH OR ITV
ORD INAN CE NO . CO UN CIL BI LL NO. 80
SER IE S OF 1986--INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL MEMBER VOBEJDA
A BILL FOR
AN ORDINANCE VACATING PUBLI C RIGH, ·J F-WAY IN THE 3300 BLOC K OF SOUTH ACOMA
STREET IN THE CITY OF ENGLEW OOD BUT RETAINING THE EXISTIN G UTILITIES EASEMENT
THEREIN.
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CO UNCIL MEMBER VOBEJOA MUV(O, SECONDED BY CO UN CIL MEMBER BRA DSHA W, COUN CIL
b ill NO. 80, SER I ES OF 1986 . The vo t a res ulted as follows:
Aye s: Cou nc i 1 Mem ber s II i gd;y , Va n Dy ke, Vobe jda, Koz ace k,
Na ys:
.•.bs ent :
I he Ma yo1· u QC i ar~d
Brads haw, Ot B
Non e
Cou nc i l Membe r 8 11 o
the moti on ca•ri ed.
City Manas er Mcco wn prese nted i 11fo1 ·mat on conce rning th e asses sments f or
Pav inn Dis tr i ~t No. 3 1 , explaining th at ~e cau se of t he ramification s of t he
pos s i ble pass ilg e of Anie ndmenl No. 4 , stat ' i s r ec omm ending t ha t the
assess me~l s b,· ma de early based on es t i ma t ed cos t s . Otherwi se, it may be
necess ary for '.he City lo pay f or l,he i mpro veme nt s whi ch are norma lly
6,s,~s sabl e to p ·or ercy own er s in th e am ount of S2 15 ,11 6.62 . Mr. Mcco wn
ex ~i ained tha t c ,e Bill could Je tabled I f Amendm ent No. 4 is defeated.
Di sc ussi ~n en,uen .
COU NC: L JI l l NO.
SEk l E~ OF !~AG
BY AUTH OR I TY
COU NCIL BILL NO. 78
INTRODUCED BY CO UN CIL MEMBER HIGOA Y
A BILL FOR
AN ORDINANCE APPRL'VING THE WHOLE CO ST OF TH E IMPRO VEMENT S MADE WITHIN PAV I NG
DISTRICT NO . 31, !II THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO ; APPROVING ANO CONFIRMING
THE APPORTIONMENT OF SAID COST TO EACH LOT OR TRACT OF LANO IN SAID DISTRICT;
ASS ESSING A SHARE OF SAID CO ST AGAINST EACH LOT OR "fRACT OF LANO ; ANO
PRESCRIBING THE MANNER FOR THE COLLECTI ON ANO PAYMENT OF SA ID ASSESSMENT .
CO UN CIL MEMBER H IGOAY MOVED, SE CO NDED BY COUN CIL MEMBER VOBEJOA, COUNCIL BI LL
NO. 78, SERIES OF !986. Th e vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Members Hi gday, Van Dyk e, Vobejda, Kozac e-,
Nay s:
Ab se nt :
Th e Mayor declared
RE SOL UTION NO. 44
SER IE S OF 1986
Brad shaw, Otis
None
Cou nc il Membe r Bil o
th e motion carried.
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN G THE NOTIFI CATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS OF ASSES SMENT S
WITHIN PAVING DISTRI CT NO . 31 AN D ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A PU BLI C HEA RING ON
THE ASSESS MENTS.
COU NCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED , ~ECON DED BY CO UNCI L MEM BER VAN DYK E, TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION NO . 44, SERI ES OF I 986, ANO TO SET A PUBLI C HEAR I NG ON THE
ASSESS MENTS FOR NOVEMBER 24 , 1986, AT 7 :30 P.M. After discuss ion of th e cost s
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be ing ba se d on estimate s, th e vo l e re sulted as fo llows :
Ayes: Co unc i 1 Member s Hi gday, Van Dy ke, Vobejda ,
Brad shaw, Oti s
Nay s: None
Abse nt:
Hie Mayor de c l ared
Co un c i 1 Membe r Bi 1 o
the motion ca rri ed.
Kozacek,
Co unci 1 direc t ed City Manager McCo wn l o procee d with th e ass ess ment di str ict
for Pavi ng Dis t rict No. 31 r egard l ess of the vote on Amendme nt No. 4 .
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Ci ty Manager Mcco wn announced tha t th e Sale s & Use Tax Report for the month o f
October , 19 86, was the f irst fav ora bl e one si nce ea rl y 1986, showing S20,539
over th e bud get.
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Al the re que s t of Ci t y Attorn ey Ol sen, CO UN CIL MEMBER KOZ AC EK MOVED, SECONDED
BY CO UN CIL MEMBER BR AD SHAW, TO ALL OW TII E CITY ATTORNE Y TO DEFE ND TH E CITY IN A
SUIT FILED BY AT&T, BOTH IN THE U. S. DI STRICT COURT AND TIIE ARAPAHOE COUNTY
DISTR ICT COURT, WH EN FILED . The vole r esu lted as follow s :
Aye s : Council Member s Higday, Van Dyk e, Vobejda, Kozacek,
Nay s:
Absent:
The Mayor dee 1 a red
Brad shaw , Oti s.
Non e
Counc i 1 Memb er Bi 1 o
the motion car ried .
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Co uncil Member Higday, with Coun c il 's concurrence, d irected staff to make
.UTangeme nt s to store John Scott 's carved indian st atue pending a deci s i on by
lhe Eng 1 ewood Cultura 1 Commit tee as lo its di spo s iti on .
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A brief explanation was given to th e audienc e relative to pa ss age of
ordi nanc es , bills for ordin ances , and resolution s as it pertained to actions
taken at this meeting.
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CO UNCIL MEMBER HI GDAY MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting was adjourned at 8 :35
p.m ..