HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-09-03 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI REGULIIR MEF.:TING:
COUNCIL OW1BERS
City of E.iglewood , Colorado
September 3 , 1985
The City Cou ncil of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County,
Colorado, met in regular session on September 3, 1985, at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor otis, presiding, called the meeting t o order.
'!he invocat i on was given by Council Me!nber Higday. '!he pledge o f
allegiance was led by Mayor otis .
Mayor otis asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the
following were present:
Counc il Members Higday, Neal , Vobejda, weist , Bilo, Bradshaw,
otis.
Absent: None.
'!he Mayor d eclar ed a quor U11 present.
Also prese nt ""re : Ci ty Ma nager McCown
City Attorney Ol sen
Ass i stant Ci ty Manager Vargas
Assistant City Manager for Fcono:nic
Developnent Powe r s
Dira:tor of Engineering Services Diede
Deputy City Clerk Owen
MAYOR PRO TFM BRADSHAW MOVED TO APPROVE TllE MINUTES c: THE REGULAR
MEETING OF I\UGUS 'l' 1~, 198 5 . Council !'ember weist seconded the aotion . Upon
ca ll of the rol ·,. tn.· ,ote res ulted as follows:
/\yes: Cou ncil !'embers Higday,
otis.
Neal, Weist, Bila , Bradshaw ,
Nays : Noone .
Abstai n: Co unci l !'ember Vobejda .
The Mayor declared the mot ion carr i cd .
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MAYOR PRO TEM BRADS HAW MOVED TO BRING FORW/\RD CONSENT I\GE:NDI\ ITEl-1
9 (F) "ORD!NI\NCE ON FINAL REAL ING TO SUBMIT TO THE VOTERS AT THE GENERAL
MUNI CIPAL ELEX:'l'ION ON NOV™8ER 5, 1985, THE QUESTION Or' WHETHER TO ENACT II
RENTAL HOUSING REGULATION PROGRAM ," Council Membe r Ne al seconded the
mot ion . Upon a call of the roll , the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes :
Nay s :
Co uncil Manbe rs Higday, Neal , Vobejda , Weist, Bilo ,
Bradshaw , Otis .
None.
The Mayor decla red the moti,,n carried ,
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 53 COUNCIL BI LL NO . 61
INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
SSRIES OF 1985
AN ORDINANCE SUBM I 'ITJNG TO A VOT.-: OF THE QU.\LJ FJED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
ENGL~~OOD AT THE GEN ERA L MUN I CIPAL ELECT I ON '."O BE HELD ON NOVE.'IBER 5 , 198 5 A
QUESTION REGARDING RffiULI\TJON OF RENTAL HOUS1% IN THE CITY .
MAYOR PRO TEM BRADS HAW MOVED TO P7,SS COUNCIL BI LL NO , 61 , SERIES
OF 1985, ON F INAL READ ING , Council l"enber Vobejda seconded t :,e mo tion .
Upon a ca 11 of the roll , the vo t e r esulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays :
Council Manbe r s Higday , Neal , vo:.iejda , Weist , Bil~,
Brad shaw, Otis.
None.
The Mayor declared the motion ca rri ed.
Mayor Pro '!'an Bradshaw excused he r self fran the meeting at 7 :4 0
p .m. to ttend another mee ting . . .
Pre-scheduled visito r Rosena ry LaPo r t a was present. Ms . LaPo rta
presented the concept o f holding an Engle'-<lod Fall Festival in conjunction
with the Annual Engle'-<lod Hol iday Parade for the benefit of forming the
Engle'-<lod CUi t ural Center .
Mayor Oti s o ffe red the suppor t of Counci l.
~t;. r..aPorta asked for a city-l iai son des ignat e .
l"ayor Otis stated Doro thy Dalguist , the City 's public relati ons
spec i alist , '-<luld be the liaison .
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CO UNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED THAT CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT THE
CONCEPT . Counci l Member Vobejda seconded the motion . Upon a call of the
roll, the vote resul ted as foll ows :
Aye s : Counc i 1 Members Hi gd ay , Nea l , Vobejda , wei st , Bi lo ,
otis.
Na ys: No ne.
Absent: Kayor P:.o Tan Bradshaw.
'!he Kayor declai:ed the motion carried .
Kayor otis askad if there were any o t her visitors wishing to
add res s Co uncil on an y mr1 tter at t hi s time .
Dave Willi ams , Are a Director of AFSME , came forward . Mr. Williams
d isc ussed Co nse nt Age nd a Item 9(g) whi c h was a n ord inance on final read ing
clarifying mandatory ba r ga ining subject s fo r the Career Se r vi ce System .
Mr. Wi 11 iams urged the defeat of the ordina nc e on the bas is that the mat tee
was not a cur re nt concern. Mr . Williams stated "if it's not broke , do n't
fix it. 11
Lee Fowl e r, 39 00 Soc ~h Pennsyl va ni a , came forward . Mr . Fo wler
di scus sed the park ing problem in his ne ighborhood caused by high school
students parking on r es idential s treet s . After lengthy discussion, Council
determined to ini tiate the following a c tion: 1) a 30 -mi nu t e parking l imit
an::l for those who require l onger pe r iods o f t ime an issuance of a permit t o
park l onger ; 2) inc reased police patrol in the subject area ; and 3) inquiry
into why the s c hoo l disallows parking in the schoo l l ot .
City Kanage r l'cCown as3ured Mr . Fowl e r at t empt s wou ld be mad e t o
r esolve the problem a nd took down Mr. Fowle r's t e lephone numbe r t o r eport
progress .
Ka r j Ni c kum from Total Busi ness Systems, 3470 south Broadway , c ame
for wa rd . Ms . Nic kum brought t o Co uncil 's atte nti on the prob lem of parking
on the da ys wh en the Fa rmer 's Karket i s open. Ms . Ni c kll!l asked if ano ther
l oca t i on could be found fo r the Fa rmer's 1'13rke t .
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Pe t e Juenema nn, Preside nt of the EEA , came for wa r d . Mr . J uenerr.ann
s poke c oncerning t he ord i nance clarifying mandatory barga i n ing s ubjects .
Mr. Juenemann stated he und e rstood the spi rit of negoti a tions back in 1980
we r e that things '""ul d not c hange pertaining t o this matte r. Mr. JuenemaM
urged de f eat of the or d ina nce s o tha t t he em p l oyees cculd hold onto certain
r i ghts .
Mayo r otis pre sented a l etter fran Larry Nov i cky resig n ing fran
the Ur ba n Renewa l Au thority.
COUNCIL MEMB ER NEA L MOVID TO ACC EPT WITH REG RET THE RES IGNAT I ON
OF LA RRY NOV ICKY FROM THE URBAN RENE.WAL AUTflO RI TY . Co uncil Member Bile
sec nded the mot i on. Upon a c all o f the r ol l , t he vote resulted as foll ows:
Ayes : Co un ci l Membe r s Higda y , Neal , Vobe jda , Wei st , Bi l e ,
otis .
Na ys : None .
Ab sent : Mayor Pr o Te-n Bradsha w.
'!h e Mayor declared the mot i on carr i ed .
"Co nsent Age nd a I tens" wer e:
(a ) Mi nu tes of the Downt own Deve l <;>pnent Aut hority mee t ing of Jul y
10 , 1985 .
(b) Mi n u t e s of the Boa r d of Ad j ustment and Appeals mee t ing of
July 10 , 198 5 .
(c) Mi n ut es o f the Liquo r Li cense Authority meet i ng o f J uly 24 ,
19 85 .
(d ) Minutes o f t he Pl a nni ng a nd Zoning Coom iss i on meeting of
Aug ust 6, 198 5 .
(e) Ordinance on f inal r eading amending the Englewood Mun ici pal
Code r egard ing the maximlJ!l pu nishnen l wh i ch can ,a imposed by
the Eng l ewood Muni c ipa l Court .
(f) Ordi nance on final r eadi ng t o submi t t o the vo t e rs a t t he
(-,ne r al Mun ic ipal Election on Novanber 5, 1985 , t he quest i on
o f whe t he r t o enact a r e nta l ho using r eg ula t i on prog r am .
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(g) Ordinance on final rt!ading to submit t o toe voters at the
General Mu ,,il'li pal El.,ction on November 5 , 1985, clari fying
mandatory bargaining subjects ~or lhe Car.,-,r Service System.
Counc il acknow. ed9ed affir.native action al re,,,cly taken on Consen t
Agenda i tern 9 ( f) •
COUNCIL M™BER NEAL MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 9(A) -
9 ( E) AIID TO CONSI9ER SEP,!\Rl\Tl:LY 9 (G) • Council Member Bila seconded the
motion . Upon a call of tt,e rol:, \.he vo t e r esulted as follows :
1985 .
Ayes: !:O•mcil r,•eml)l rs liigday, Neil , vobejda , weist , Bila ,
vt is .
Na~/.5 : None .
Abse nt: Ma yo r PtO Tern [,radsnaw .
The :.Jyor declared \.h e mot i on C,J ttied.
Consent Agenda itan 9(e) was nl!llb e red ordinance No. 52, Series of
BY AUTHOR! TY
ORDINANCE NO. 54
SERI ES OF 1985
COUl'r.IL BILL NO. 60
INTR\..J UCED BY COUNCIL
MEl'\BER BRADSHAW
AN ORDJNANC:E SUBM I 'ITING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF TH : r:JTY OF
ENG L™<JOD AT THE GENERAL MUNIC I PAL ELEX:TION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 1985 A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ENGLE.WXlD A..1-\END!l-l; TH E
ENGL™<JOD EMPLOYE E RELATIONS AND CARE ER SERVICE SYSTEM ACT TO ADD CERTAIN
PROVISIONS ':'HERE IN .
COUNCIL MEME,ER HIGDAY MOVED TO PASS COUNC IL BI LL NO. 60 , SERIES OF
1985 , ON FINAL READING. Councii 1'ellber wei st seconded the motion .
Council Membe r Hi gday spoke in favor of the b ill. Mr . Higday
stated he was ne r vous about the possibility of h aving inexperi e nced officers
po . :~ll i ng the streets at n ight which was a dangerous time.
Counci l Member Neal spoke in favo t o f the b il l. Mr. Neal recalled
when the City ag reed t o a period of three years t o have the mainte nance of
benefits clause and th is time has expired . Mr -Neal stated the City was n ot
changing the scope of bargai ning. Mr. Neal stated the Ci ty was attempting
to allow the managers to d o their job .
Upon a call of the ro! l , the vote resulted as follows:
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Ayes : Co unc i 1 Menber s Higd ay, Neal , Vobej d a, weist , Bi lo ,
Otis .
Nays : None .
Ab sent: Mayor Pr o Tan Bradshaw.
'!he Mayor d eclar ed t he mot i on carr ied .
RESOLUTION NO. 33
SERIES OF 1985
A RESOLU T I ON SUPPORTING fEDERAL LEGIS LAT I ON THAT WI LL REV I TAL I ZE THE
PRINCIPLES OF STATES RIGHTS AS ESTABL I SHED BY THE TE NTH AMENDMENT TO THE
CONST ITUTION AND LEGI SLATION THAT WOULD EXEl'IPT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FROM COVERAGE UNDER THE FAIR lJ\BOR STANDARDS ACT.
COUNC IL Mll'IBER NEA L MOVED TO PASS RESOLU TION NO. 33 , SER I ES OF
1985 . Co un c il ~lambe r l'leist seconded the mot ion. Upo n a call o f t h e roll ,
the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes :
Nays:
Absent :
Council Menbers Higda y , Nea l , Vobe jda , Weist , Bilo ,
Otis.
None.
Mayor Pro Tan Br adshaw.
'!he Mayor declared the motion carried.
City Ma nager t'cCown pr esented a counci l c ClTlll unication from Fire
01ief Broman recommending award of b id for a mobile br eathing air compres-
sor .
COUNCIL MD-\BER WEIST MOVED TO APPROVE TH E Al"/ARD OF BID FO R A I
MOB ILE BREATHING AIR COMnESSOR TO THE LO,,/ BI DDER EAGLE AIR SYSTEMS IN THE
/\MOUNT OF ~21 , 806 .10 . Counci 1 i"eTiber Vobejda seconded the motion .
Cou nc il ~er Higda y opposed t he expenditure i n l i ght of recent
actions to cut the budget.
Upo n a ca ll of the roll, the vote resul t ed as follows:
Ayes :
Nays :
Co uncil Menbers Neal , Vobejda , weist , Bile , Oti s .
Co unci I f'ellber H i gday.
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Absent: Mayor Pro Tan Bradshaw.
'Ille Mayor declared the motion carried.
Di r ector of Engi neering Ser vices Gary Diede presented a council
comn unica tion reconmending the award of bid for the construction of South
Broadway Streetscape No. 1 .
COUNC IL MEMBER VDBEJDA MOVED TO APPROVE TI-iE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR
CO NSTRUCTION OF SCX:TH BROl\l]{ll\Y STRE ETSCAPE NO . l TO SABELL ' S I NC IN THE
AMOU NT OF $179 ,386 .74. Counc il Menber Higday seconded the motion . Upon a
call of t he roll, t he vo te r esulted as follows:
Ayes: Counc il !'embers Higday , Neal , Vobe jda , we ist, Bi l o ,
Otis.
Nays: Nc.'ne .
Absent: Mayo r Pr o Tan Bradshaw .
The Mayor dec lared the motion c arried .
Director Di ede presented a coun cil c omnuni cation r eccmne nd the
aw-d r d of bid for the 198 5 Ove rlay Program a nd t o additi onal streets .
CvU NCIL MDIBER NEAL MOVED TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE 19 8 5
OVERLAY PROGRAM TO EVANS PAVING (RKS INDUSTRIE S, INC) IN THE AMOUNT OF
$102,500 WITH PERM IS SION TO ADD STREETS FOR AN AMOUNT NO T TO EXCEED
$11,000. Co uncil Menber we ist seconded the moti on. Upon a call o f the
roll , the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes : Council l'en.'iers Higday, Nea l , Vobejda , ,ie ist, Bi lo ,
Otis .
Nays : Non e .
Absent : Mayor Pr o Tern Bradshaw.
The Mayor declared the motion carr ied.
Director Diede pr e s e nted a council coomunication rec omme ndi ng
awa rd of bid fo r bridge deck r epairs and overlay at t he Union Ave n ue Br idge
a nd the Log a n Str eet Bridge .
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COOOCIL MEMBER WEIST MOVED TO APPROVE 'lliE AWARD Of BRl[X;E DEC K
REPAIRS AND OVERLAY PROJEX:r TO THOMAS SON CONSTROCT ION COMPANY FO R TH E LG/
BID Of $70 , 760.g0. Counc il M!!nber Bilo seconded the motion. Upon a call of
the roll , the vote r esulted as follows:
Ayes : Council M!!nbers liigday , Neal , Vobe j da , Weist , Bilo ,
Otis.
Nays: None .
Absent : Mayor Pro Tan Bradshaw.
'!he Mayor declared the mo tion carried.
Direc t or Diede presented a council cannu ni cat i o n recomme nding
award of b id for the Bellev i e w Park Ten n is Cou r t caisson wa lls r epair.
..:ouNC IL MEMBER BI LO MOVED TO AWARD THE CONSTROCT!ON CONTRACT FOR
BELLEVI EW PARK TENNIS COURT CA I SSON WALLS REPAIR TO I.JolS DRILLING, INC, I N
THE AMOUNT o,-$9 ,4 81.11. Co unci l l'anber Vobejda seconded the mo tion . Upon
a call of the r oll , the vot e r esulted as follows:
Ayes: Co uncil M!!nbers Hi gday , Neal , Vobejda, Weist, ~ilo ,
otis .
Nays : None .
Absent: Mayor Pr o Tan Bradshaw .
'!he Mayo r declared the motion ca rr ied .
BY AUTHOR I TY
ORDINANCE NO .
SERIES OF 1985 __ _
A BILL FOR
COUNCIL BI LL NO. 63
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
l1™BER VOBEJDA
AN ORDINANC E AM E\':J lNG THE COMPREHENS IVE ZONING ORDINANCE , SEcr I ON 16 .2,
ALY-!INISTRATION Of THE OR DINANCE ; SOCTJON 16 .3 , PROCEDURES FOR INITII\L ZONING
Of PROP ERTY. RE ZONING , AND CHANGE S IINJJ AMENDMmrs TO THE ORDINANCE; SEX:!'JON
16 .4-17, FE NCES ANn RETAJNJl'<G 1'17\LLS ; SOCTJON 16.4-18 , LANDSCI\P E ORD !NAOCE ;
AND SOC'l'!ON 16 .4-19 , SIGN CODE.
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COUNCIL M™8ER VOBEJDA MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL llO. 63, SER IES
OF 19 85, ON FIRST RF.ADING, ANO TO SET A PUBLIC HEI\RING ON THE MATTER FOR
MONDAY , OCTOBER 7, 1985 , AT 7:30 P.M . Council 1-anber Neal secorxled the
mot ion . Upon a call of the roll, the vote r esulted as follows:
Ayes : Council 1-anbers Higday , Neal , Vobejda , Weist, Bilo ,
Otis .
Nays: None .
Absen t: Mayor Pro Tan Bradshaw .
'Ille Mayo r declar ed the motio n carried.
City Atto rney Jac k Olse n r eported that t he Appeals Court denied
certi o r a ri in the mat t e r of JLXl ge Parkins on and the Ci ty of Englewocxl case .
Mr. Olsen stated the JLXlg e ha s requested the Ci ty Attorney 's
off ice t o h i r e another prosec ut ing atto rney. Mr . Olsen st t ed he was
study ing va ri ous ways t o accomodate th is r equest witho ut hiri ng more people .
City Atto rney Olsen expressed r eg ret from himself aoo hi s sta ff at
the resignation o f Co uncil 1-anber Nea l.
COUNCIL ME}18ER HI GDAY MOVED TO SET A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY ,
SEPTEMBER 9 , 198 S , AT 7:30 P .M. TO RECEIVE THE 198 6 PROPOSED BUDGET .
Cou ncil 113r.ber Bila sec0nd ed t he motion . Upo n a c all o f t he roll , the vote
r esulted as fo llows :
Ayes: Co uncil Members Higday, Neal , Vobejd a , Weist, Bilo ,
Otis.
Nays : None .
Absent: Mayo r Pro Tan Bradshaw .
'!'he Mayo r decl ared the motion ca rr ied .
~ayo r Ot is made the following appo intments :
(a) No r leen Palmer t o the Housing l\utho ri t y for a t e r m t o expi re
July 1, 1990
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(b) Robert r-tlntyre to the Urban Renewal Authority for a term to
ex p ire February 5, 1190
Mayor Otis noted saneone "°uld be appointed as an alternate
to fill Mr, r-tlntyre's position
(c) Council Mwher William Vobejda as the Council appo intee to
the Urban Renewa l Authority
(d) Himself to the Englewood Downt own Devel opnent Authority
Mayor Otis noted Council 1-Bnber Neal• s resignation wa s ef f ective
September 3, 1985 at midnigh t at which time the r e placanent appo intments
"°uld be ef feet i ve .
COU~'CIL MEl-l!lER HI GDAY MOVID TO APP OIN T KEN BULL , 50 01 SOUT H
WASH J NG'!l)N , TO TH E ELEX:'l'ION C(M'IISS!ON FOR A TER'\ TO EXPIRE FEBRUARY 1 ,
1986. Council 1-Bnber Bile seconded the moti on . Upon a call of the r oll ,the
vo te resulted as fol lows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent :
Counci l Me!llbers Higday , Neal , Vobejda , \>,\eis t, Bile ,
Ot is.
None .
Mayor Pr o Tern Bradshaw.
'l'1e Mayor declared the motion c arried.
Council gave farewell t o Co unc il Member Neal as d id forne r
Co uncil Me!llber Fit zpatrick wh o was present.
Council Me!llber Neal express~d his mixed enotions at departure .
Council wished Mr. Neal ...,11 in hi s new en.leavers .
No further busi ness wa s befor e Council. COUOCIL MEl-l!l ER HJ GDAY
MOVl:.1.J TO ADJOURN . ~\ayo r Otis adjourned the mee ting witho ut a vot e at 9:00
~\.m.
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