HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-17 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGULAR MEETING :
COUNC IL CHAMBERS
City of Engl e wood , Colorado
June 17 , ins
AMENDEJl 7/J/85
The City Counci l of the City o f En g l e wood , Arapahoe County ,
Col o r a do , met in regular s essio n on Jun l ), 1985 , a t 7 :30 p.m.
Mayor Otis , pres idin g , ca ll ed ile mee ting to order .
Th e invocat i o n w s giv e n by Counci l Me mb er Higday. The pledge of rl il ogi a nce was led by Boy Sc out Troop #92 .
Mayor Otis asked lot r o ll call . Upon a ca ll o( the toll , the f o l l o w.ng were present :
Co un c il Me mbers Higd a y , Ne a l , Vobe jda, We ist , Br a dshaw , Otis .
Ab se n t : Counci l M mber Bilo .
Th e Mayor dec lared a quorum p r ese nt .
Also presen t wer e : Ci t y Man age r McCown
As sis t a nt Cit y Ma na ger Va rgas
City Attorney Olse n
Deputy City Clerk Owen
MAY OR PR O TE M BRADSHAW MOVE D TO APPROV E THE MINUTES Of THl REGU-
LAR MEE1'1NG Of J UNE 3 , 1985 . Coun ci I Me mb er We i st s c onded the motion .
Upon a call of the toll, th e vote r esu lt ed as fol l ows :
Ay e s: Council Mem bers Nea l, Wej st , Bradshaw , Otis .
Nays : Non e .
Absent: Council Member Bi lo .
Abst a i n : Cou nc il Members lii gd ay , Vob ejda .
The Mayo r dec l ared the mot io n car ri ed .
Mayor Pe e Tern Bradshaw exp l a in e d Counc il Member Bila was absent
because he was attending the pub l ic hear ing by the S t a e Highw ay
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De p a rtme nt over the issue of tra nsportatio n through Engl ewoo d between Oxf o rd a nd Be ll eview .
MAY OR PRO TEM Blll\DS IJ AW MOVED TO APPRO VE THE MI NUTES OF THE
SPE C IAL MEETING OF J UN E 10 , 1985 . Co unc il Me mber Vobejd a s eco nd ed the
mol ion . Upo n a cal l o( the ro l l , the vote result e d as fo ll ows:
/ly es :
Ab sent :
Abstain:
Council Membe r s Higday , Nea l , Vobejda , Br adsh a w, Oti s .
No ne .
Council Membe r Bil o .
Coun c i l Member Weis t .
The Mayor dec l ared thp moti o n carried .
Mrs . Wi lliam Co((in , 3057 So u th Galapago S t reet , was present a nd
intr od uced Mr . a nd Mrs . Arni e Dowd wh om she had chose n to ma ke t he
p resen t ation or a n a n t iqu e gu n o nce be l ongi ng to Jacob C. Jon es , the f i r sL Mayo r o( Engle wood.
Mr . Arnie Dowd presente d th ant iqu e gift fo ll o wing h i sto r ical
remorks abo u t Mr . Jones . Mr. Dowd exp lained Mrs . Co ff in was dona t ing th e
gun to be displ ayed in memo r y o( her l ate hu sba nd Bill u nde r th e follow-
i ng co nditio ns . Th e g un must be ke pt on p ublic display in the City of
En g l e wood . Co un ci l may disp l ay t he gu n a a locatio n of the ir choice as lon g as it was kept ther e .
COUNCIL MEMBER NEAL MOVED TO RECOGNIZE THE Gff'I', TO ACCE PT THE
TEH MS AND CONDIT I ONS , TO EXPRESS AP PREC IA TION TO MRS . CO FFIN ; AND TO
AUTHORIZE STAH' TO PURSUE lv HATEVER DI SPLAY WOULD BE APPROPRI ATE . Member
Hi gdn y seconded the mot i on . Upo n a call o( the roll , I.he vote res ulted as fol l o ws :
Ayes :
Nays :
Council Memb e rs Hig doy , Ne ul , Vobejd a , Weis ,
Br adshaw , Otis.
None .
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Absent : Counci l Member Bilo .
Th e Ma yor dec l a r ed the moti o n carr i ed . I
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ence .
Mayor Otis asked if there wer e any other visitors in the audi-
Gary Price, p rin c ipal of Englewood High School , came forward a nd
pr esen ted Council with a plaque in appreciatio n fo r the "After -Prom Par -
ty'' dt the r ec r eation ce nt er .
Mayor Otis acce pt ed the plaque .
Mayo r Otis presented a letter from Bi ll Patte rson resign ing from
th e Liquor Lic ens ing Authority.
MAYOR PRO TEM BRAD SHAW MOVED TO ACCEPT BILL PAT TERSON 'S RESIGN A-
TION. Council Member Higd ay seconded the motion. Upon a call of the
rol l , th e vote r esulted as fol l ows :
Ayes :
Nays :
Absent :
Counc il Members Higday , Nea l , Vob ejda , We ist ,
Bra dshaw , Otis .
None .
Council Member Bila.
The Mayor decla red the moLio n carried .
Mayor Otis pr ese n ted a letter from Mrs . Barba r a Holthaus resign-
ing from the Downtown Developm e nt Authority.
COU NCI L MEM BER NEAL MOVED TO AC CE PT MRS . BARBARA HOLT HAUS ' RE -
S I GNATION FROM THE DOW NTOWN DEVEL OPMENT AUT HORITY . Mayor Pro Tern
Br adsha w seconded the motion . Upon a call of the roll, the vote r esu lte d
as fo l l ows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Absent :
Council Members Higday , Neal , Vobejda , Weist ,
Bradshaw , Otis .
Non e .
Council Member Bi la.
The Mayor declared t he motion carried .
Co un ci l instruc ted staff to send letters of appr ecia tion for
service to Mr . Patterson and Mrs . Holthaus.
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Ci t y Ma nager Mccow n presen ted a petit i o n f r om th e Maddox Pa r e n t
Ad v i so r y Cou nc il voicing their co nce rn abo u t th e lack of g ua r ds a long a nd '
over the exposed po r tio n of the City Ditch between Fox a nd Ga l a p a go
Str e ts o n West Mansfie l d .
Mr . Mccown stated steps have been tak en by the Di r ec tor of
Uti l ities to r emedy th e s i t uat i on a nd a specific , l o ng-te r m r ecomme nda-
tion wo ul d be f orthcoming .
MAYOR PRO TE M BRADS HAW MO VED TO RECEI VE TH E PET I'r!O N FOR IN-
FOR MA T ION AL PURPOSES . Co uncil Me mbe r Vobejda seconded the motion . Upon
a ca ll of th e roll , the vote r esul t ed as fol l ows :
Ayes :
Na y s :
Abs e nt :
Co un ci l Membe r s Higday , Neal , Vobejda , We i s t,
Bradsh aw , Oti s .
Non e .
Council Member Bil a .
The Mayor declared the motion ca rr ied .
''Co nsent Agenda I tems '' wer e :
(a) Minut es of the Ho u sing Autho r ity meet i ngs of February
27 and March 27 , 1985 .
1b) Minu tes of the Urba n Renewal Authority me e ti ngs of May
l a nd 15 , 19 8 5 .
(c) Minut es of the Pl a nn ing and Zoning Commissio n meeting
of May 21 , 1985.
(d) Or dina nce on f inal r eading app roving a wa t e r line
easeme n t for Camden Place I Development locat ed at
West Gr and Ave n11 e bet ween South Acoma a nd South
Delaware St r eets .
(e ) Ordinance on f in al re adi ng ame nding th e Engl e wood
Muni cipal Code to clarify the max imum weig h t of cer -
tain commercial vehicles and equipment which can be
parked within the City and res tric t i ng the parking of
t rucks used to t r ansport hazardous subs tances .
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( f) Or di na nces on final r eading amend in g the Engl e wood
Municipa l Code to rede fin e ''De r e li c t Veh i c l e '' for
cla r ificatio n a nd e nf orceme n t purposes .
MAYOR PRO TEM BRA OS HAW MOV ED TO APP RO VE "CONSE NT AGENDA " 11'E MS
9 (A)-9(E'). Counc il Me mber Neal seconded the motio .. Upo n a call of the
rol J , the vote res ul ted as fol lo ws:
Ay es :
Nays:
Abse nt:
Cou nci l Members Hi gday , Neal , Vob e jd a , Weist ,
Br adshaw , Otis .
No ne .
Cou nci l Me mber Bile .
Th e Ma yor dec l a r ed the motion carried .
Co ns ent Agenda it em (d) was :,umb e r ed Ordin a r.ce No . 36 ; (e) was
numl>e r ed Ordinan ce No . 37 ; (f ) was nt Jm b ered Ordinance No , 38 , a l l Se r ies
of 1.985 .
City Manager Mc~ow n pr esent ed a recomme ndation from th e
Director of Utilities to repaint the wate r tower located at South Sherman
Street . The recommendation was to award the bid to M&M Tank and Towe r,
th e low bidder with a bid of $6 ,000 .
MAYOR PRO TE M BRADS HAW MOV ED TO AWARD THE BID FOR THE SHERMAN
TANK REPAINTING TO M&M TANK AND TO WER IN THE AMOUNT OF $6 ,000. Cou ncil
Memb er Vob e jda seconded the motion. Upon a call of the ro ll , the vote
r esulted as follows:
Aye s :
Nays :
Absent :
Counci l Memb ers Higday , ~ea l , Vobejda , Weist ,
Br adshaw , Otis .
None .
Council Member Bilo.
The Ma yor declar e d th e motion ca rried .
ORD I NANCE NO .
SERI ES OF 198 5
BY AU 'rHOR I TY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 33
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER NEAL
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A BILL FOR
AN ORD INANCE AUTH ORIZ ING TRANS FER OF OWNERSH IP OF A ONE -HALF IN TE REST I N I
THE RE AL PR OPERTY AT THE BI-CITY TREATME NT PLANT TO THE C ITY OF LITTLETO N
ON CERT AIN TER MS AND COND ITIONS .
CO UN C I L MEMB ER NEAL MOVED TO PASS COUNC I L BILL NO . 33 , SEn!ES OF
1 915 , ON F I RST READ I NG . Co un c il Me mb r Vobejda second e d th e motio n.
Up, n a call of the ro ll, the vote re sul ted a s follows :
Ayes :
Nay s:
Abs e nt:
Cou nc il Me mbers Higday , Ne al , Vo be jda , Weist ,
Br adsh a w, Otis .
Non e .
Cou nc i l Me mb e r Bila .
The Mayor declared th e motion ca rri ed .
ORD I NANCE NO.
SERIES OF 1 985 __ _
BY AUT HOR I TY
A BILL FOR
COUNCIL BILL NO. 44
IN TRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING RESTITUTION TO BE PAID BY DEFENDANTS FO UN D GUILTY
OF DAMAGING OR DESTROYING PERSONAL PRO PERTY OR OF CA USING BODILY INJURY
OR OIHER DAMAGES TO TH EI R VICTIMS .
Co un c il Mem b er Nea l prefaced his mot ion r egarding Council Bill
No . 44 , by r efe r e ncing a l ette r from Municipal Court Judge Parkinson in
wh ich the Ju dge exp r esses co nce rns about the bill. Council Memb er Neal
r e qu es ted ad dit i ona l time fo r Co uncil to study the Judg e 's lette r .
C0U~C IL MEMBER NE/I L MOVED TO TABLE COU NC IL BILL NO . 44 , SERI ES
OF 19 85 , UN ~IL THE NEXT REGU LAR COUN C IL MEET IN G . Co uncil Mem be r Hi gday
s Pco nd ed the motion . Upon a call of the r ul l , the vo t e r esulted as fo l -
lows :
Ayes :
Nays :
Council Membe r s Hi gda y , Nea l, Vobejda , Weist ,
Br adsha w , Otis .
None .
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Absent: Co un c il Member Bil o .
Th e Mayor declared the moti o n carried .
Cou nci l in str ucted staff t o send cop i es of the above r eferen ced
material to the Court Advi so ry Committee for in fo rm at i onal purposes.
There was no City Ma nager 's report .
Ther e was no City Attor ney 's repo r t .
Mayor Otis a nn o un ced his mayorinl appointment of Ed Rutchman ,
45 80 So ut h Lo g an , to t he Board fo r '1 Mea l s-On -W hee ls ,'1 for a th r ee-ye a r
ter m e xpir ing Jun e 17 , 1 988 .
Mayor Otis as ked members of Co un ci l to redd and consider the
l e tt e r of r equest for c ontr i bution s submitted by the Communi ty Arts Sym-
phon y . Mayor Otis desired to take up the matte r at the ne xt r egula r
Coun ci l meeting .
Cou ncil Member Nea l stated the EDDA recomm ended r ea pp ointment of
Wil Lia~ Pe ndleto n a nd Ba rry Colema n to the Do wntown Dev e lopment Authori -
ty , a nd the r efo r e ,
COUNCIL MEMBER NEAL MOVED TO APP OI NTMENT WILLIAM PENDLETON AND
BARRY CO LEM AN TO ADDIT IONAL TER MS ON THE DO WNTOWN DEVELOPMKNT AUTHORITY .
Mayor Pro Tern Bra dsh a w seco nded th e mot i o n. Upo n a c a ll of the roll , the
vote r es ul ted as follows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Abs ent :
Co uncil Me mbers Hig day , Neal , Vobejda , Weist ,
Bradshaw , Otis .
No ne .
Council Membe r Bila .
The Mayor decl a r ed the moti o n carried .
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ADJOURN .
8 :05 p .m.
There being no further business, COUNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED TO
The Mayor declared th e meeting adjourneJ without a vot e at
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