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City o : Engl e wood , Co lorado
Decemb e r 1 6 , 1985
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REGULAR MEETING :
The City Co un ci l of th~ City o f Englewood, Arapahoe county,
Colorado , met in regular s e ssion on De c e mber 16, 198 5 , at 7:30 p.m.
Ma yor Otis , presiding, c a ll e o th e mee ting to ord e r.
Th e in v ocat i on ..• ,s given by Co un c i 1 Me mb er Higd a y . The pledg e of
a l le~i a nc e wa s l ed by Cub Scout Troo p !3 3 3 .
Ma yor Otis asked for roll c a ll . Upon a ca ll of t h e r o ll, t h e
followin g were pr e sent :
Council Me mb e rs Higd a y , Va n Dyk e , Vobej d a , We is t , Bi lo ,
Br ad sh a w, Otis .
Abs e n t : None.
Th e Ma yor d e cl a red a quo r um pr e s e n t .
Al s o pres e n t we r e : City Ma na ger Mc Cown
~s sis t ~nr Ci ty Ma n a g e r Va rgas
City At torne y Olse n Ass is ta nt Dir e ctor o f Co mmuni ty Deve lop-
me nt (Pl a nning) D. Roman s
En glewoo d Housing Au t hor ity Ex ecutive
Di r ect or y A. Fe in st e in
De puty Ci ty Cl e rk Ow en
MA YOR PRO TEM BRADSHAW MOVED TO AP PROVE TH E MIN UTES OF TH E
REGUL AR MEETIN G OF NOVEMBER 25, 1 985 . Counci l Me mb er Bilo s eco nded t he
motion . Upon a c a ll of the roll, th e v ote r e s ul ted a s f ol l ows :
Ay e s:
Nays :
Coun c il Me mb e rs Hi gd a y , van Dyk e , Vo b e j d a , We i st ,
Bila, Br ad s h aw, Oti s .
Non e .
Th e Ma y or d e c l a r e d th e mot i o n c a rr i ed .
Dec e mb e r 16, 1985
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Mayor Otis and Mayor Pro Te rn Bradshaw presente r awards to
athletes from Englewood High School for r e cognition in th e spo r t of
county track and in th e sport of soccer .
Th e r e we r 0 no oth e r visitors at this time .
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Th e re we r e no commun i c a tions nor proclama tions to a c t upo n at
this time.
Cons e n t Agend a i tems we r e :
(a ) Min u t e s of Urban Re ne wa l Authority meetin g of
Oc t-ober 30 a nd Novembe r 6 , 1 98 5.
(b) Minut es o f th e Ho u s in g Au thor i ty me e ting of
Octobe r 3 0, 19 8 5 .
(c ) Minut es of the Pla nn i ng a n d Zoning Cam mi s s ion
mee tin g of Novembe r 19 , 19 85 .
CO UNCIL MEMBER VAN DYK E MOVED TO ACCEPT CONSENT AGEND A IT EMS
9(A)-9(C). Counci l Membe r Bil o s e c o nded th e motion. Upo n a ca ll of t h e
r o ll , t h e vot e r e su l t ea as fo l low s :
Ay es :
Nays :
Cou ncil Me mb e r s Higday , Van Dyk e , Vob e jda, Weist ,
Bil a , Br ad sha w , Oti s .
Non e .
Th e Ma yo r d e cla r ed t he moti on carried .
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MAYO R PRO TEM AR/IDS II AW MOVED TO OPEN TH E PUBLI C HEARING TO I
CONS I DER /I RESOL UTIO N APP ROV IN G A HOUSING POLI CY REPORT r OR SINGLE FAHi
MORT GAGE REVENUE BONDS . Cou nci l Me mber Weist s e conded th e mot ion . Upo
a ca l 1 of t h e r o ll , the vote re s u l ted as fol l o ws :
Ayes : Counci l Members Higd a y , Va n Dy ke , Vo bejda , Weis t ,
B~l o, Br a dsh a w , Otis .
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Decembe r 16, 1985
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Na ys : None .
Th e Ma yor declared t he motion carri e d.
En~lewo od Housing Autho ri ty Execut ive Dir ec t or Alan Feinstein,
70 30 Pec os , Denver, Colorado pr e sent e d the r eso lution . Th e p ur p ose of
the hear ing was to c c ,sider comments on th e p ol i c y r ep or t for s ingl ·•
fa mily mortg a g e r e venue b o nds. No particula r are a of t h e city was
t argeted to b e eli gible to r eceive the benefits of th e b o nd s .
Ma yor Ot i s asked i f t h e re was anyon e present wi s hing to spea k t o
Coun c il co n ce rnin g this mat ter , No on e r espo nd e d .
MAY OR PRO TEM BRADS HAW MOVED TO CL OSE THE PUB LIC HE ARING.
Council Mem be r Va n Dyk e second e d th e motion. Upon a c a ll o f th e rol l,
th e vot e r es ul ted a s fo ll ow s :
Ayes:
Na ys :
Coun ci l Me mb ers Higda y , Van Dyke , Vobejda , We is t ,
Bila, Br a dshaw, Ot is.
Non e .
Th e May declared the mot ion car r ied .
RESO LUTIO N NO. 62
SERIES OF 1985
A RESOL UTI ON OF TH E CITY COU NCIL OF TH E CIT Y OF ENGLEWOOD APPROVI NG THE
POLICY REP OR T FOR SINGLE FAMILY MORT GAGE REVENUE BOND S UNDE R SEC TION 103A OF TH E INTERNAL RE VENUE CODE .
MAY OR PR O TEM BRADS HAW MOVE D TO PASS RES OLU TION NO. 62 , S ER IES
OF 19 85 . Coun c il Mem b er Vobejda s e conded th e moti on . Upon a c a ll of the
r oll , t he vot e r e sulted as fo ll o ws :
Ay es :
Nay s:
Co un ci l Membe rs Higd ay , Va n Dyke , Vob Pjda , Weist ,
Bile , Br a dshaw , Otis .
No ne .
Th e Mayo r d eclared the mot i on carr i e d.
Decrmber 1 6 , 1985
Pag e 4
As sistant Dir ecto r of Community Deve lopm e n t Dorothy Ro ma ns
presented a r ecommendation from the Pl a nning a nd Zon i ng Commission to
approve th e 300 West Bell e view Av e nue Planned Deve lopme n t which is
located on th e so uth side of Wes t Bell eview Av e nue , we st of K-Mart. I
Ms. Romans sta ted Sanford Met z e l , Presiden t of Sanf o rd Companie
was the proprty own e r and th e a pplicant proposing to d e velop th e 10-acre
site with 312 dw e lling u nits in nin e buildings .
Mr . Metz el came forw a rd a nd displ a y ed a rendering of the
proposed desig n. He also discus sed in de ta i l his pl a ns fo r s eeding
p a rlicul ar areas of ground, why some buildings we r e 2-story a nd other
we r e 3-story , the fin a n ci ng was not through indus t ri a l d e velopment bo nes ,
the uni ts we r e adult r e ntals , and the whol e projec t would be comple ted
from s tart to finish -t h ere was no a pproach to build this p iecemeal.
Council a gr eed to a ll ow citizen s in th• audien ce to spea k
r e g a r di ng t hi s proj e c t .
Pa t Smi tten , 5 15 5 Sout h Elati , r.ame fo rw ard . Ms . Smitten s tat ed
h e r neighbo rho od wou ld b imp ac t ed by th• project den sity a nd wo ul d
prefer tha t non P o f th P bu i ld i n9s bP mo r e th a n 2-s t ory . Ms . Smit ten
s tated th at she ne ve r saw th e complete s et of d ra win gs .
Rut h Ke lly , 5145 Sou th E\ati Dr i ve , c ame f or ward , Mrs . Kell y
expre s sed concern a b ou the h igh d e n sity and h ad h o p ed t hat more th a n
just 3 r esi de nt s of th e ne ighborhood would b e ?rese n t to expr es s
opp o s i ion.
COUN C IL MEMB ER
MA TTER TO HEAR FROM TH E
13 , 1986 , at 7 :30 P .M.
a cal l of th e roll, th •
H!G DA Y MOVED TO SET A PUBLIC HE AR ING ON TH IS
RESID ENTS OF TH E NEI GHBORHOO D FOR MON DAY , JAN UA RY
Ma yor Pr o Tern Br adsh a w seconded the moti on . Upon
vote r esu lted as follo ws:
Ayes: Council Membe r s Higd a y , Van Dyk e , Vob ejd a , We ist,
Bile , Bradsha w, Otis .
Na ys: None .
The Ma yor d eclared the motion carried .
Mayor Pr o Te:n Br ad sh a•,,1 asked Mr . Metze l to contact
of he neighborhood a nd find out their co nce rns .
Decembe r 16 , 1985
Pa ge 5
Mr . Met z e l sta t e d h e did no t hold a fo rm a l meet ing with th e
n~i ghb orhood bu t d i d s e nd out l e tt e rs not i fying th e m o f hi s plan s . Mr .
Me !zel stat ed t h a t h e was in c ompliance wit h th e code a nd even ma de some
c o nces si ons by movi ng t h e b u i l ding s bac k 100 f ee t a nd dec r easi n g t h e d e nsit y .
Assist a nt Directo r Dorothy Ro ma n s pres~n ted a recomm e ndat i on
from th e Comm un ity Deve lopme nt De p a rtme n t r e g a rding a pp r o va l of an
Addendum to a n easeme n t agreement by and bet ween the Ci ty of Engle wood a nd Do na l d D. Rippen .
MAYOR PRO TEM BRA DSHAW MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADDENDU M AS WRITTEN
IN COUNC IL CO MMUN IC AT ION ll(B ). Coun c il Membe r Higd ay s e conded t h e
motion . Upon a cal l o f t he roll , t he vot e resulted as fo ll ows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Council Membe r s Higday , Va n Dyke , Vo bejda , Weist , Bilo , Bradsha w, Otis .
No ne .
The Ma yor declared the motio n c arried .
RESOLUTION NO. 63
SERIES OF 1985
A RESOLUTION AP PROVING AN ADDENDU M TO THE 1984-1986 CO LL ECTIVE BARG AI NING
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COL OR ADO , AND THE
ENG LEWOOD EM PLO YEES ASSOCIAT I ON EFFECTIVE JANUARY l , 1986 THROUGH DECEMBER 31 , 1986 .
MAYOR PRO TEM BRA DSHAW MOVED TO PASS RESOLUTION NO. 63 , S ERIES
OF 1985 . Council Membe r Vobejda second e d th e motion. Upon a call of the roll , the vote r e su lted as fol l ows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Coun ci l Members Higda y , Van Dyke , Vob ejda , Wei st , Bile , Bradshaw , Otis.
None .
The Mayo r declared the mo tion carried .
Dec~mb e r 16, 1985
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City Attorney Olsen asked Coun c il to approve a 4.8% sal a ry
incr e ase for the legal assistants in the City Attorney's office, 4% f er
the clerical positions, a nd to approve t h e upgrading of the cl e ri ca l I
positions in the Assistant City Attorn ey 's (pros ecutor) office.
MAYOR OTIS MOVED TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
BY THE CITY ATT OR NEY FOR THE YEAR 1986 . May or Pro Tem Br ads haw second ed
th e motion. Upon a cal l of th e roll, the vot e resu lted as follows:
Ayes:
Na ys:
Cou ncil Memb e rs Higday, Van Dyke, Vobejda , Wei st,
Bilo, Bradshaw, Otis .
No ne.
The Ma yor de c lared th e motion carri e d.
RESO LUTION NO . 6 4
SERIES OF 19 85
A RES OLUTI ON SUPPORTING A STATE MANDATOP, SAF ETY BELT USE LAW TO REDUCE
IN JUR Y AN D IMPAIRMENTS BFCAUSE OF MOTO~ VEHIC LE CRASHES .
COUNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MO VE D TO PAS S RES OLUTIO N NO. 64 , SERIES OF
198 5 . Ma y Pr o Te rn Bradsh a w s eco nd en th e moti on . Upon a call of the
roll , the vote r esulted as fol low s:
Ayes : Council Memb ers Higd ay , Van Dyk e , Vo bejda, Wei st ,
Bila , Br a dshaw , Otis.
No nP .
The May or de c l a red the moti on carriPd .
The re b ei no. n o further busi ness to discuss , COUNCIL MEM BER
HIG DAY MOVED TO ADJO URN . Ma yo r OtiL a d jou rn ed th e meeting without a
at 8 :40 p .m., and wi shed e ve ryon e a Mer r y Ch ri s tma s .
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