HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-09-23 (Special) Meeting MinutesI
COUNCIL CHAMBER S
Ci t y o f Engl e wood , Co l or a d o
Se pt embe r 2 3, 198 5
SPECIAL MEE TING:
Th e City council of the City of Englewo od, Ara pah oe County,
Color a do, met i n specia l ses s i on on Se ptember 23, 19 85, at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor Otis, presiding, ca lled the meeti ng to o rd e r.
The invocation was given by Counc i l Membe r Higday . Th e pledg e
of a ll egia nce wa s l e d b y Mayo r Otis.
Ma y or Ot is a s ked f o r roll cal l . Upon a cal l o f t h e roll, th e
f ollowing we r e pr esen t:
Council Membe rs Higday , v an Dyke, v obejda , We i st , Silo,
Bradshaw, Otis .
~b s e n t : No ne .
The Mayor decla r ed a quorum p r esent .
Also present were : City Ma n ager McCo wn Assista n t City Ma nager Vargas
City Att orney Olsen
Eles a Maso n, City Cl erks 's Offic e
Mayo r Ot i s stated the first item on t h e ag e nda was a public
h ear ing to c onsi d er t h e 1 986 Gen e ra l Reve nu e Sharing Fu nd.
COUtlCIL ME MBER WEIST MOVED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARI NG Oil THE
1986 GENERAL REVENUE SH ARING FUN D, coun ci l Member s ilo s eco nded the
motion . u p o n a call o f the r o ll, t h e vot e resulted as fol l ows :
cou ncil Members Hi gday , van Dyk e , vobejda , Weist , Si lo
Brad shaw , Otis . Ayes :
Nays: Non e .
Th e Mayor declared the mot\on carr ied .
Septe mb e r 23 , 1985
Pa ge 2
Pe t e Varg as , Assis t a n t Ci ty Ma "a g e r, pr es e nt e d th e propos e d
bud g e t f or th e 1 986 Gen e r a l Re v e nu e Sha.i ng Fund. Mr. Va rgas stated th e
City a nti ci p a ted receiving $6 25,968 i n 1986, a ll o f which was ea rm a rked I
f or th e Pol i c e and F ir e De p a r t me nts. Mr. Var g as sta t e d rece n t d isc u s-
sion s at th e fe d e r a l l e ve l ind i c at e fu t ur e mo nies would be disco n ti nu e d
a nd he suspec t ed t hat n e xt y ea r wo u ld b e t h e f ina l year of avai l a b i l i ty .
Mayo r Ot is a sked if t h e re wa s a nyon e in t h P. audienc e wish i ng t o
spea k t o Coun c il on th e p ro po sed 1 98 6 Ge n era l Reve n ue Sh a ring Fun d .
Ther e wer e no f ur t he r c omm e n t s .
COUN CIL MEMBER HI GD AY MOVE D TO CLOSE TH E PUBLI C HEA RING, Coun-
c i l Me mb e r Bi l p s e cond e d the moti ?n . Upo n a c al l of the r oll , t h e vo te
r es ulte d as fo l.l o•1s:
Ay e s :
Na y s :
Co un c il Me mbe r s Higda y, Va n Dy ke , Vob ej d a , We ist ,
Bil a , Br a d s haw , Ot is .
tlone .
The Mayo r d ec l a r e d t h e motion c a rr i e d .
COUN CI L MEMBE R BI LO MOVED TO OPEN THE PUB LIC HE ARIN G CONCERN I NG
1 986 PRO POS ED BUDGET . Co uncil Me mb er Br a ds h a w s eco nded th e mo tion. Up o n
a c a ll o f t h e r o ll , the vo te r e sul ted a s f ol l ow s :
Ay es:
Na y s:
Co un cil Me mb e rs Higd a y , Va n Dy ke , Vob ejd a , We i st .
Bi l a , Br ad s ha w, Otis .
No n e .
Th e Ma y o r d ec l a r ed t h e m~t io n ca rried ,
Pet e Varg as , Assis ta n t City Ma n age r , pr e sent e d t h e 1986 pr oposed
b udge t . Mr . Va r gas stated s ta ff wa s pr es e n ti ng a prude n t a nd b a l a nced
b udge t f or 1 9 8 6 th at call ed fo r an in cr ea s e in gr e e n fe e s a t t he gol f
c our se on l y . No i ncr ea s e s in mi l l l ev y , wa ter a nd sewe r r a tes , or t a p
f ee s we r e b eing proposed. Mr. Va rg a s , wi t h o u t me nt ionin g s p e c if i c dol lel
amo unts , s ta t e d re q ue sts f o r aid to o t her ag e nci e s wer e from t he Fal l
Fe s t i va l Comm i t t e e , Ara pahoe Hou sP , Ho s pice of Metr o De nver , In c ., and
th e En gl e woo d J a ycees .
Mayo r Oti s a sked if t he r e was a nyo n~ i n t he a ud i e nc e wis hi ng to
speak to Co unc i l r e g a r di ng the 1 9 8 6 p r opo sed b ud g e t .
Sep t embee 2 3 , 1985
Pag e 3
Ke, Leibe e, President Englewood Jaycees, referred to his lettee
eequ e sting financial a s sist ~nce foe 1986. Mr . Leibee noted the revenues
for 1985 we re $5,670 ~f wh i ch 54 ,750 were gate rece i p ts from the fire-
works show. The ex pen s e s were $6,520. Mr. Lieber asked for considera-
ti on enough so that t he J a yc ees would not h ave to charge an admission f e e
i n 1986 f or the firewo rk s show , yet meet their ex pe ns es .
Mayor Pro Tern Be a ds ha w e x pressed appr e ciation for the timelines s
of the J a ycees reque st foe aid .
The r e we re no further comments.
MAYOR PRO TEM BRADSHAW MOV ED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HE ARING . Coun -
cil Member Bilo s econd e d the motion. Upon a c a ll o f the roll, the vot e
resu l ted as fol l ow s :
Ay es :
Na y s :
Coun c il Memb ees Higda y , Va n Dyke , Vob e j da , Weis t ,
Bila, Bradst1 bw, Ot is .
Non P .
The Ma y o r d ec l a r e d th e mo tion c a rri e d .
Theee was no fu ethe r d i s c us s i o n wh ich i s proh i b ited by speci a l
me e ting s ta tus.
CO UNCIL MEMBE R HIGDAY MOV ED TO ADJOURN . Co unc il me mber
Va n Dyke seconded the mo ti o~.
May or Otis adjou rned th e meet in g with ou c a vote at /:50 p .m.
These ~i nu tes we e e r eco r d ed by Ele s a Maso n of the F i n a nce De -
pa r t me nt a nd edited by J a ~ice Ow e n , De put y Ci t y Cleek , who liste ned to
th e t a pe d proce ed i ngs .