HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-03 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGULAR MEETING:
COU NCIL CHAMBERS
City of Englewood , Color ado
Jun e J , 1985
The City Council of the City o[ Englewood , Arapahoe County ,
Col o rado , mP.t in regular session on June J , 1985, at 7 :30 p.m.
Mayor Oti s , pr esi ding , ca ll e d th e me e ting to order .
Th e in vo cati on wa s g i ven by Reve re nd Da n Gardinier , South
Ev ange lica l Presbyterian Fe llowship , 3311 South Bro a dway . The pl edge of allegiance was led by Ma yor Otis .
Mayor Otis asked for ro ll c all . Upon a call of t he roll , th e fol lowing we r e prese nt:
Council Mem be rs Neal , Wei s t , Bil o , Br a dshaw , Otis .
Absent: Council Member s Hi gday , Vob e jda .
Th e M~yo r d ec l a r ed a quorum p r ese nt .
Al so pr ese nt wer e : City Ma nage r Mccown
Assista nt Cit y Man ager Va rga s
City Attorney Ol sen
Chief of Police Holm es
Assis tan t Director o f Com munit y
Deve lopm e n t (Planning) D. Rom a n s
Deputy City Clerk Ow e n
MAYOR PRO TEM BRIIDSlll\lv MOV ED TO 1\PPROV E Ml NU TES OF THE
REGULAR MEET I NG OF MAY 20 , 19 8 5 . Cou ncil Member Bi l o second ed the
motion . Upon ca ll o [ t he roll , the vote r e sul e d as fo llows :
Ayes:
Nays:
Ab s t ain :
Absent:
Coun ci l Mem ber~ ... ··~·l , Bil o , Br ;,··,a w , Ot is .
Non e .
Cou ncil Memb er We ist
Council Members H1g d a y , Vobejda.
The Ma yo r dec l a r ed the mo t ion carr i ed .
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Ma yor Otis , Mayor Pro Tern Bradshaw , and Co uncil Memb er Bile
pr esented recognition awards to Englewood High Sc hool athletes who p l aced
first i n th e Division and /or proc eeded to S tate Tournament competit ion
v ~rious sporti ng events .
Susan Bila , Council Member Silo 's da ugh ter , was one of the
athletes prese n ted with a n award. Mayo r Otis not e d that Ms . Bilo was a
nomin ee for the Ruby Mi ller award , a membe r of the Nation al Ho nor
Soc i ety , nd a member of the student c oun c il.
Ma yor Oti s not ed that Englewood High School was sendi ng t he
l argest track team t o State ~,mpetit i on with th e first male athl e i c to
return to State in 10 years . Also, Englew,od Hi~h was the first b aseba ll
team to r turn to State back-to-ba c k in 20 years .
Mr s . Thurs i a Pfe i fer , 660 5 West 13th /\v e nue , La kewo od ,
r epresenti ng the Engl ewood J aycees , was prese n t . Mr s . Pf eifer request e d
p erm i ssio n to charge an admission f ee of $1 .0 0 f o r adults a nd no fee fo r
children 12 years and under a l the 4 t h of Ju ly fi r e wor ks cele br atio n.
Wh en asked what wer e th e ant i c i pated ~x pe nse s an d co lle ct i. ens
for this yea r's display , Mrs . Pfeifer a n s wered SG ,50 0 and $4 ,000
respectively .
Mr . Ri ch rutro came forward a nd e xpl ained when the collec t ions
r ece iv e d by volunte e rs walk i ng th rough th e c rowd and as king f o r donations
were l ess than $2 ,400 , the Jaycees dec id ed to see if Cou ncil wo ul d a llow
them Lo c h ar 1e an admission fee .
Mayn:: Otis wa s in favor o( an adm i ssion fee and suggested
po s ling s igns th al an a dmission fee w~s required for entrance .
Chief Holmes ag reed .
May o r Pr o Tern Bradshaw offered the help of City staff to have
the signs mad e up . Ms. Bradshaw also ask ed Mr. Ayers of the Englewood
Sentinel to publish the approp ri ate notice .
DUNCIL MEM BER NF.AL MOVED TO APPROVE THE JAYCEES REQUEST FOR
AN MI\NDIITO RY ADMJSS[ON STRUCTURE SUC H AS DESCR IBED AND TO DIRECT STAFF
WORK WITH THE JAYCE ES ON IM PLEMENTATION . Cou nc il Member Bila seco nded
the mot i o 11. Upon a ca ll of the roll , the vote res ul ted as follows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Counci l Members Ne al , Weist , Bile , Bradshaw , Otis .
Non e .
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Absent: Co u ncil Mem bers Higday , Vob ejda .
The Mayor de c l ared th e motion carri ed .
Ma y o r Otis asked if th ere we r e any othe r vis ito r s wishing t o
addr ess City Counci l .
Mik e Gr uninger , 12403 West S t a nford Driv e , Morri son , came
forw a rd . Mr . Gru n i nger st ated h e wa s a fir e fighte r for th e City of
Eng l e wood. He ex pr e ssed d i spleasu r e with Coun ci l Mem ber Neal 's statement
i n Lhe new sp~per that the fire,iy ht e r s wer e going on s trike.
Co u ncil Mem ber Neal denied making such a c omm e n t a nd sea t ed Mr .
Gr ,1nin ge r ma y have mis understood t he ar ti cl e .
Both agreed to meet afte r the meet ing to r e -read the a r t i cle.
''Consent Ag enda I tems '' were :
(a) Mi nut es of th e Plan n i ng a nd Zo ning Commis sion meeting
o f Ma y 7 a nd 14 , 1985.
(b) Minut es of the Public Libr a r y Adviso r y Board meeting
of May 14 , 19 85 .
(c ) Ordi nanc e o n fi na l rea ding ap pro v ing an a gr eement
be tween the City of Englewood a nd t he South Subu r ba n
Met ropolita n Rec r ea tio n and Pa r ks Dis t ri ct for
const ru ct ion of a hike a nd bike tr ai l f r om the nort~
boundary o f the En glewood Golf Course to West Oxfor d
Av e nu e .
(d ) Ord ina nce on f inal r eadi ng app ro vi ng a n easement to
the Pu bl ic Se rvice Com pany at the South Cl ay Str ee t
parking lot o( the Engl e wood Muni cipal Gol f Co ur se fo r
the purpose of co nstruct io n , o pe r a tin g , maint aini ng ,
repair i ng a nd r eplac i ng gas lines.
(e ) Ord ina nce o n fi na l r e ad in g a pp rovi ng a c oo pe r ation
ag r eeme nt bet wee n the City of Engl e wood an d the
En g lewood Urb a n Re n e wa l Au t hority to tr ansfer the
City 's int e rest in th e Deed nnd Ag reeme nt betwee n the
C .t y and KRAVCO , In c ., east of El ati Str eet t o the
EURA .
Jun e 3 , 1985
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( f) Recomm e nd at ion from the Urba o Re n e wal Autho rity to
a pprove a motion to set a pu u li c h ea ri n g o n July 1 ,
1985 at 7 :30 p .m. to conside r an a mendment to the
Downtown R2d eve l o pm e nt Plan.
MAYOR PRO TEM BRADSHAW MOVED TO APPROVE CO NSENT AGENDA ITEMS
9(A)-(F). Co uncil Memb er Neal second ed the motio n . Upo n a c a l l of the
r o l I , the vo te r es ulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent :
Counci l Membe rs Ne a l , We ist , Bile , Bradshaw, Oti s .
None .
Counc i l Me mbe r s Hi gday , Vobejd a .
Tt1 e May o r decl a r e d t he motion ca rr i ed .
Cocsent Agenda I tem 9(c) was numbe r ed Ordina nce No. 31 , 9 (d) was
numb r r e d Ordinance No . 3 2, 9(e) was numb ered Ord in ance No . 3 3 a ll Se ri es
of 1985 .
MAYO R PRO TEM BR ADSHAW MOVE D TO OPEN THE PUB LIC HEARING TO
CONS I DER AN ORDINANCE CO NCER NING THE I SS UANC E OF GENERAL OBLIG AT ION WATER
REFUND ING BONDS . Counc i l Me mber Bil o seco nd ed t he motio n . Up o n a ca ll
of t he r o ll , t he vote r e sulce d a s fol l ows :
Aye s:
Na ys:
Cou nci l Mem be r s Nea l , We ist , Bil e , Bradsha w, Ot is .
None .
Co uncil Mem be r s Hiqday , Vobe jda .
The Mayo r dec l a r e d the mot i o n carried .
City Ma nage r Mccown stated ll1e purp ose of t he bo nd issu e wa s to
re fi nan ce outstanding water bonds and thereby s ave mo ne y ove r the lif e of
th e d ebt.
Ayes : Co un c il Memb e r s Neal , Weist , Bile , Br adsha w, Oti s .
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June 3 , 1985
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Na ys:
y
Non e .
Co un c il Members Higday , Va b ejda .
Th e Ma yor d e cl a r e d the moti o n c a rri e d .
BY /\UTHOR!TY
ORDINA NCE NO . 34
SER I t:S OF 193 5
COU~C IL BI LL NO . J4
I N1RCDUCED BY COU NCI L
ME I\BER BRADSII /\W
/IN ORD I NANCE TO CONTRACT /IN IN DEBTED NES S ON BEHALF or THE ~!TY OF
ENGLEWOOD , CO LOR/\DO , /\ND UPON THE CRED I T THEREOF B! !SSUINC G:NERA L
OB L I GATIO N WATER RE FUNDING BOND S OF THE C I TY IN 1 1\E PRI NCIP i',L !\MOU NT Oc
55 ,325 ,00 0 FOR THE PUR POSE OF REFU NDING OUTST/\ND /NG I NDEB TEDNES5 OF TH~
C ITY ; PRE SCRIBING THE FORM OF THE BONDS ; PRO VI DING F0i THi 'EVY OF AD
V/\LOR EM T/\XES TO P/\Y THE S/\ME ; PROVID I NG FOR THE PROCECDS OF TH E BO ND S ro
BE OEP OSITED IN /\ SE P/\R /\T E TRUST ACCOU NT FOR THE PAY MENT OF T~f. BOl iDS
BE l NG REFU NDED ; r.ND PROV ID! NG OTH ER DET /\ I LS I N CO NNE CT I ON T!I EREWITH.
M/\Y OR PRG TEM BR/\DS H/\W MO VED TO P/\SS COU NC!l BIL L NO . 34 , St:R!Ef;
OF l Y85 , ON FINAL READI NG . C0uncil Mem b er Bilo seco nd ed th e motion .
Upon o ca ll o [ the rol l , the vot e r es u lted as fo llows :
/\yes : Cou nci l Memb e r s Nea l , Weist , Bilo , Brads haw , Ot is .
Na ys : Non e .
Absent : Cou nc il Memb ers Hig day , Vobejda .
Th e Mayor dec l a red he motion carried .
Assi stant Direc tor o f
Romdns p r ese n ted the final pla
which has been recomm e nd ed for
Comm issi on . Ms . Romans stated
Counc il hav e specific qu est ion s
Community Develo pm e nt (Pl a n ning) Do rothy
o[ Cent nnial Trade Center 11 Subdivision
a p p r ova l by the Planning a nd Zon ing
the a pplicant was in the audience should
o ask .
MAYOR PRO TEM BR/\DSII/\W MOVED TO /\P~OOVE THE FIN/IL PL/IT OF
Cf.NTENN l /\L TR/\OE CENTER II SUBD IVI SIO N. Counci l 'lember Bi l o seconded the
moLio n . Upon a cal l of the r ol l , the vote r esult ed as f o llows:
/\ye s : Council Memb ers Nea l , Weist , Bilo , Bradsha w, Otis .
Nays: No ne .
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l\bsent : Council Memb e rs Hi gday , vobejd a .
Th e Mayor d ec l a r ed the motio n carri d .
Ass i s ta-'t Di r ec tor Romans p r ese nt ed r:cc,mm:ndat ions fr om the I
Planning and Zo: ng Commissio n co ncer ning amendments t o the Comprehe nsive
Zoning Ordinance and setti ng a public heari ng h re for .
ORDINI\NCE NO. SERIES OF 198 5 __ _
BY AUTHOR I TY
A BILL FOR
COUNC I L BILL NO. 41
INTRODUCED BY COU NClu
MEMBER NEAL
AN ORD I NI\N CE ~DOPT I N~ CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO TH~ COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINI\N CE REL~T!NG TO 16 .4-8 , R-3 , HI GH D!NS ITY RES I DENCE DISTRICT ;
16 .4-10 , B-1 BUSINESS DISTR I CT ; 16 .4-11 , DESIGN GUIDELINES ; 16 .4 -1 3 , 1-1 ,
LIGII T INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ; 16 .4-15 , P.D., PLANNED DEVEL UPMENT DISTR I CT ;
16 .4-1 7 , FENCE S AND RET AININ G WALLS ; 16 .4-lA , LANDSCAPI NG.
COUNCIL MEM3ER NEAL MOV ED TO PASS COU NCIL BIL L NO. 4 1 , SERIE S OF
1985 , ON FIRST UEA DI~G . AND TO SET A PUBLI C HEARING ON TH I S MATTER ON
MONDAY , J ULY 1 , 19 85 , AT 7:30 P .M. Ma yor Pr o Tern Bradshaw s eco nded the
motion. Upor: a c a1 1 of the r o ll , the vote r es ul ted as follow s :
Ayes : Cou ncil Me mb e rs Neal , Weis , Bil a , Bradsh a w, Otis .
Nays : No ne .
Cou ncil Members Higday , Vob ej Ja .
As sistant D1:ecto r Roma ns prese n ted a recommendation f rom the
Commu ni ty Develo;,,ment 1e pa r t ment to amen,l the Englewood Mun i-ipa l Code
r edef ining "Oer«::J i ct Vehicl e " for c l ari (1cation and enforcemt'.'n t
purpo s es .
ORDINANCE NO .
SP.HI ES m' 1985
BY AUTHORITY
COU NCI L BILL NO. 42
INTR ODUCED BY CO UNCIL
MEMB ER BRA DSHAW
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JunP 3 , 1985
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A BILL FOR
AN OHD INAN CE AMENDING TITLE VI , CHAPTER 5, SECTION 1 , OF THE ENGLE WO OD
MUNI C IPAL CODE '69 , AS AMENDED , TO REDEFINE THE TERM "D EREL I CT VEHICLE."
MAY OR PRO TEM BRADS HA W MOVED TO PAS S COUNCIL BILL NO . 42 , SERIES
OF 19 85 , ON F I RST RE ADING AND TO IN SERT IN 6 -5-1 (C), EIG HTH LIN E,
BE TWKEN "MI SSI NG " AND "WHEELS" TH E FOLLO WING WORDS "ONE OR MORE ."
Coun c il Memb e r Neal seco nded the motion . Up o n a c a ll of t he roll , th e
vat r es u]t ed as follows:
. ~yes:
Nays :
. ~bsent :
Co un c il Members Neal, Wei st , Bi l a , Bradsha w, Otis •
None .
Coun c il Members Higday , Vob e jd a •
The May o r de c la r ed the motion c arri ed .
City Ma nag e r McCown pr ese nted a yea r e nd r eport for 1984 . As a
res ul t of th e an nual a udit , Mr. Mc Co wn introduced an d e xplained th e
a me 11 drnents t o t he 19 84 budg e t th at were bei ng r ecomme nd ed .
RES OLU T I ON NO . 24
SE llIE S OE' ins
II R~SO LUTI ON /\M ENDING THE 1984 BUD GET
COUN C IL MEMBER WEI ST MOVED TO PA SS RESO LUTION NO . 2 4, SERIES OF
1985 . Co uncil Member Bi lo s econded t he mot ion . Up on a ca ll of the roll ,
th e vo t e r es ul ted as follows :
Ayes :
Nays :
Absent :
Co un ci l Member s Neal , W ist , Bil a , Br adshaw , Otis .
No ne .
Co un c i l Me mbers Higday , Vob cj da .
The Mayo r dec l a r ed the motion cdrri e d .
Chief of Po lice Holm es pr esent ed a r ecomm e ndat ion to amend th e
Englewood Mun ic i pa l Co de t o c l a rify th e ma xim um weight of certa i n
comrn e rcial vehicles a nd e quipment wh i c h ca n be pa rked with in th e City a nd
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r estricting the parking of trucks used to transport hazardous substances .
BY AUT HORITY
OROINI\NCE NO .
SERIES OF 1985 __ _ COUNCIL BILL NO . 39
INTRO DUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER B!LO
II BILL FOR
A~ ORDINIINCE AMENDING TITLE XI V, CHA PT ER 2, SECTION 2 , OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNI CIPAL CODE OF 1969 , TO MOR E PRECISELY DEFI NE CERTAIN VEHICLE PAR KING RESTRICTIONS .
COUNCIL ME MB ER D!LO MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL NO. 39 , SERIES OF
1985 , ON F I RST READING . Council Member Weist seco nd ed the motion . Upon
a call o( the roll , the vote r es ult ed as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent :
Coun c il Members Neal , We ist , Bile , Br a dshaw , Otis .
Non e .
Counc il Memb e rs Hi gday , Vob ejda.
The Ma yo r dec l a red th e motio n c a rried .
City Ma nag e r Mccown pr e sented a recommendation from the Wat e r
and Se we r Bo a rd to approve a wate r lin e easemer.t for Camden Place 1
De ve l o pm e nt loc a t en at West Gr and Avenue be tween South Acom a a nd So u t h Del u wa re Streets .
ORDINANCE NO.
SERIES OF 1985 __ _
BY AUTHORITY
A BILL FOR
COUNC IL BILL NO. 31
INTR ODUCED BY CO UNC IL
MEMBER BILO
I
AN OR IJJNANC E APPR OVING GRANT OF lvATER LIN E EASEMENT FOR CA MDEN PLACF. ONE I
LOCIITED 11 1' W. GRAND AVE . BETWEENS. ACOMA ANDS . DELAWARE STR EETS IN TH E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO .
COUNCIL MEMBER B!LO MOVED TO PASS COU NC IL BILL NO. 31, SERIES OF
1985 , ON FIRST READIN G. May or Pro Tern Bradsh aw second e d the motion .
Upon a ca ll of the roll , t he vot e r es ult e d as follows :
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/lyes :
Na y s :
/\bs e n t:
Co un c il Me mb e r s Nea l , We i st , Bil o , Br a dsh a w, Ot is .
No n e .
Co un c i l Membe r s Hi gda y , Vo b e jd a .
Th e Mayor oec l a r e d the motio n car. ied .
City Manager Mcco wn requested an executive s essi on fo llowin g
th i s regular meetin g to disc u ss a personne l matte r .
i tem s .
C i t y Atto r ne y Olsen req uested time as we l l t o discuss tw o
Counc i l agreed to a ll ow City /\tto rn e y Olsen to ~tte nd a
conr e re nce i n Octobe r , 1985 . Council Member Bi la r eques t ed fro m Mr.
Olse n , inf ormation on a n y pe ndi n g lit i gation p ri or to leav i r1g fo r t h e
con(e r P.nc e .
Mayo r Otis expressed how p r oud he was of the ath l etes who
rece i ved awards earlie r this eve n ing .
Mayor P r o Tem Bradshaw congr a tulat e d Chief Holmes f or the
3ppreciative lette r he r ece i ved fr om Mr . Davidson , En glewood High School,
for the Chief 's coopera tio n ~ith th e high scho~l .
Co uncil Memb e r Neal e xpr •isseu dis a ppoi n tme nt fo r not having the
co un ci l bill on restitution in the pack e t as r e quested at~ prev i ous
meeting . Mr . Neal stated some sort ot written commun ica t i on on it£
s at us should have been transm itt ed .
Th er e was no furtl1er bus in e ss to discuss .
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MAY OR P RO TEM BRADSHAW MOVED TO AD J OURN. Ma yor Ot i 3 adjourne d
th e me e ti n g ~i t h o ut a vote at 8:45 p .m.
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