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REG UL/\R MEETIN G:
COUNCIL CH AM BERS
City of Englewoo d , Colorad o
J a nu a r y 3 , 1984
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Th e City Coun c il o f the Ci ty o f Englewood, Arapahoe County,
Colorado , met in regula r session on Janua ry 3 , 1984 at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor Otis, pres iding, cal led the meeting t o ord e r .
Th e invocation was given by Rev e r e nd Cl ayton Nietfeld, Grace
Ev Luth e r a n Church, 4750 Sout h Cl a rkson Stree t. The pl ed ge of alle -
gia nc e was led by Boy Sco ut Troop 19 2 .
May o r Otis asked for roll call . Upon a c all of the r o ll ,
th e follo wing were present:
Cou nc i l Membe rs Higd a y , Neal , Fi tzpatr i c k, We ist, Bila ,
Bra ds haw , Otis.
Absent: No n e .
The Mayo r lared a qu o rum pre sen t.
Also pres ent were : City Ma n ager Mc cown
Assista nt City Man age r Va r gas
City Att o rn ey DeWitt
Muni c ip al Co urt J udg e Pa k in son
Deputy City Clerk Ow e n
COUN CIL MEMBEh BRAD SHA W MOVE D TO APPROVE THE MINUTE S OF THE
SPECI AL MEETING OF !:ECE MBER 20 ,' 1983. Co u ncil Me mber Fitzpat r id
se co nd ed the mot ion .
City Manager Mccow n no t ed co rr ec tions . On page 2 t h e prope r
s pelling of the pre-sched ule d v isitor fr o~ the Ara pahoe Co unty Fa ir -
g rounds Association was Mr. J ack "Sakdal." On page 5 t o i nser t "be"
in the se c ond lin e of t he f i r st pa ra graph be tw e e n "would " and "th e ."
Coun c i l acce pted th e c or re c tion s .
Up on a call of th e r ol 1 , th e vote r es ulted as fo l l o ws:
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Aye s :
Na y s :
Co unc il Membe r s Hig clay , Nea l, F it z pa tri c k, Bi lo,
Weist , Br adsha w, Ot is .
No ne .
Th Mayo r decla r e d th e mo •io n c arried .
This wa s th t last mce ing (or Coun c il Memb e rs whose t e rm
e xpir ed Janua r y 1 , 1984, a nd we re g oin1 off th e Ci ty Coun ci l.
Co uncil Membe r Fi t zpat rick gave f a r e we l l comm e nts. Mr .
F itzpa ri ck s t at ed h e was s a d at t he cJm pletion o f four yea r s of
pl e a su r e and fr u st r ati on. Mr . F itzpat r ic k comp lim ented City sta ff
membe r s an d g,ve th a nks to the ci tizen& who v o luntee r ed t hei r s ervice
o n boa r ds and c omm iss i o n s . Mr . Fi tzpatric k stated t e amw o rk wou ld
pr e vail in arr iv in g at s ol u ti o n s t o City ~roblems ; and i f me mbe r s
kno w the i r po l ic i es th o r oug hl y , th e d e c i e ion-ma king pr o ce s s wil l be
car ri ed f o r th . Mr . Fi tz patric k en c o u rage d ke ep i ng in con ~ac t with
upper l eve l legislator s .
Depu ty City Cler k Ow e n re ad t h e l ist o f el igible , n ew l y-
el e ct ed Counc il Me mbers as: District I -Wil l i am Vobejda; Di £t ri c t
Ill -J ame s Higd a y ; an d At -La r g e -Be v er ly Br ads h aw an d Eu g en e Ot i s.
Municipa l Cou rt Judge Pa r k inso n perfor med co ll e c ti vel y t he
s wear ing -in ce rem o ny .
Memb ers of Cou nci l we r e s eated t em po r a rily an d Ma y or Oti s
asked for ro ll c a l l .
Up o n a c a ll of t h e r oll , th e f ollo win g were p res e nt:
Ay es :
Nay s :
Co uncil Membe r s Higd ay , Ne al , Vob ejda , We ist ,
Bilo , Br adsh a ·•• Otis.
No n e .
Ma yo r Oti s d ec l a r ed a quo r um pr ese nt .
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COUN CIL MEMBER NEAL MOVED TO DI SPENSE WITH TH E SECRET BAL-
LOT S FOR TH E ELECTION OF MAYOR AN D MAYO R PR O TEM. Coun c il Member
Bilo seconded the motion. Upo n a c a ll o f th e r o ll , th e vo te r esulted
as follow s :
T>.y es :
Nays:
Council Member s Hi guay , Ne al , Vo bejda, Bilo ,
Wei st , Br adshaw, Ot i s .
No ne .
The Mayor declar ed th e mo ti o n c a rr ied .
Mayor Otis o pened th e forum for nom ination s for Mayor .
COUNCIL MEM BER HJGDA Y MOVE D TO NO MINA TE EUG ENE L. OTIS TO BE
RETUR NE D AS MAYOR. Coun c il Member Brad sha w s eco nded the motion .
There wer e no furth er nomin ations .
Up on a call o[ th e r ol l, the vote res ulted as f ollows:
T>.ye s :
Nays:
Council Members Hi gd ay , Neal, Vob ejd a, Bilo,
Wei st , Bradshaw, Otis .
Non e .
The Mayor d ecla red the motion ca rri ed .
Mayor Otis ass umed th e mayori al po sition and ope ned the
forum for nomination s fo r Ma yor Pr o Te rn .
COUNCIL MEM BER NEAL MOVE D TO NOMIN ATE BEVERLY BRAD SHAW AS
MAYOR PR O TEM . Coun c il Me mber Bilo seco nd ed the mo tion.
Th e r e we re no furth e r nom in a ti ons .
Upo n a c al l o[ th e r oll , he vote result e d as follows:
Ayes:
Nay s:
Council Memb er s Higday , Nea l , Vobe jda , Silo ,
We i st , Br ads h a w, Otis .
Non e .
Th e May o r declared th e motion carried .
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Membe rs of Council we re s eated in permane nt ar rang ement.
Mayo r Otis and Ma y o r Pr o Tern Brad sha w presented r et iring
Coun ~i l Memb e r Th omas Fitzpatrick with t okens of ap preciation.
tion.
Mr . Fitzpa trick expr essed honor and th a nks for the r ecog ni-
Th e new Co unc il Mem be rs intr od uced and t ecog nized me mbers of
(am1 li es and gu es t s wh o we r e in the audie n ce.
May o r Ot is d ec lared a r ecess at 7 :50 p .m. Council recon -
v e n ed at 8:1 0 p .m. Mayo r Otis a sked for a r oll call . Upon a cal l of
the r oll , t he fol lo wi ng were present:
Council Memb ers Higday, ~~al , Vobejda , We ist , bilo ,
Br adsha w, Otis .
/Ib se n t: Non e .
May o r Otis de c lared a quorum pre se nt.
COU -~IL MEM BER BRI\O SHI\W MOVED TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER
VOB EJDA TO TH E WATER /\NO SEWER B01\R O. Council Me mbe r Higday seconded
th e mo t ion . Upo n a c a ll of th e roll , the vote r esul t ed as follows :
/\yes:
Nays :
Co un ci l Me mb er s Higday , Nea l, Vobejda, Silo ,
W~ist , Br adsha w , Oti s .
No ne .
Th e Mayor decl are d th e mot i o n c a rri ed .
COUNCIL MEM BE R BRA OS HI\W MOVED TO APP OINT COUNCIL MEM BER
WEI ST TO THE CIT Y/SCH OO L COMMITTE E. Co un c il Membe r Higday s econded
t he mot i on. Up on a ca ll o f th e r oll , th e v o t e r e sulted as follo ws :
Ay es : Co un c il Members Higd ay , Neal , Vob e jda , Si lo,
We ist , Bradshaw , Ot i s .
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!l ay s : No ne .
Th e Mayo r d e c la r ed the motion car r ied.
Und e r th e 3genc1a iten, entitled , "Designat i o n of the legal
newspa per ," Ms . Ma rs 1o a Schwaflz rep r esent in g the Independent Ne ws -
papers came fo t war d . Ms . Schwa rt z presen~ed ea ch Co un cil Membe r wi th
a n e ws me d ia kit Onc1 a 1 984 cale ndar . M~. Schwartz stated her pos i-
tion wit h t he :ndepend•n t Ne wspaper s wa s ~an ag e r of leg al pub lic a -
tions. The intent of h~r s ppe ara n ce waR to r eq uest considera ti on of
d e sign a ting the I nd e pe ndent Ne wspape rs as t !1e City 's legal news -
pape r .
In response t o Council Member Bradsha w1 s que s ti o n , Ms .
Schwa rt z stated ne wspa per cir c ulation numbered 3 ,000 bounded b y Hamp -
den Avenue on th e no rth and Che rry Hi l ls on the east ,
Ms . Sc hwar tz inquired as to the costs for legal publica-
t io .,s currently pa id fo r comparison to wh a t In d< oendcnt would charge .
Council Memb e r Bradshaw r esponded design at io n c rit eria was
bas ed on cir cu lati on co nta c ts rathe r than publi cation expenditu re s ;
and it appea r ed Ind ependent Ne wspa pe r s did not me et the c r.teri a .
Counc i l Membe r Hig day asked City Attorney DeW i tt t o r esea r ch
wh at require me nts wer e necessary in order to design a t e a legal new s -
pape r .
Council Me mb e r Neal asked if wa s necess a ry at this point in
tim e , to f o rm ally assi gn a legal newspape r.
City Att or n ey DeWitt stated contin u ity wo uld t e main with t ~e
Sentinel Ne wspapers unti l th e newspape r was ad v ised otherwi s e. City
Att o rney De Witt sta ted he wo ul d respo nd t o Cou nc il Membe r Higd a y 's
r equ e st .
Ma y o r Ot i s s t a te d Co unc il wo uld r e po rt bac k t o Ms .
Schwartz .
The r e we re no pre -s c h ed uled visitors.
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May o r Otis ask e d if th e r e we r e any other visitors in the
audi e nce .
Bruce J o nes , 1 39 1 South Fr a nklin , De nve r, repres e nting th e
Arapahoe County Fai r Assoc i a ti o n, came forward. Mr. Jones urged
pa ss age of th e a nn exation or d in an ce .
City Ma n ager Mc Cown queried Mr . J ones be cause this wa s con -
trary t ~ th e information Mr. Mccown r ece ived from Mr . Sakdal another
representative of the Fai r As soci a tion . Mr . Mc cown s t a ted Mr. Sakd a l
was wi lling to wai t tw o wee ks which has been request ed by the City
Co uncil of the Ci ty of Little t on .
Mr . J ones stated he had also t alked with Mr. Sa kdal and he
interp r e t ed there wa s no need f o r any delay .
were :
"Communic a tions -No Act i on Recomme nded " on the ag enda
(a )
(b )
(C)
Minutes o f the Do wn town Deve lopm ent Au thori ty
meet ing of Nov e mb e r 9 , 198 3 .
Minutes of the Boa rd of Adjustm ent and Appea ls
mee ti ng of November 9 ' 198 3 .
Minutes of the Publ ic Library Board mee t ing of
Dece mber 13 , 198 3 ,
COUNC!L MEMBER BRAD SHAW MOV ED TO ACCEPT "CO MMUNICATIONS -NO
ACTI ON RECOM ME NDED ", AGENDA IT EM S S(A) -S(C ). Cou nc il Me mber Bil e
seco n de d th e mo ti o n . Up o n a c al l o f th e roll , the vo te r es ult ed as
follo ws :
Ay es:
Nays:
c~uncil Me mbe rs Hig da y , Nea l , Vobe jda , Bile ,
Wt.1st , Br adsha w , Otis .
No ne .
Th e Ma yor decla r ed t he motion carried .
Ci ty Manag e r Mccown pr esented a letter from Mr . Ed wa r d D.
Payne resig n ing fr om th e Co urt Adviso r y Committee,
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COUN CI L MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED TO REG~E TFULLY ACCE PT MR,
PA YN~'S RES I GNATIO N AND TH AT A LETTER BE SE NT TO MR. PAY NE ACC EPT I NG
THE RES I GN ATIO N AND EXPRE SS IN G GRAD IT UDE THA T MR, PAYN E OFFERED TO
STAY ON THE COM MI TTEE UNTIL II REP LA CE MENT WAS AP POIN TED . Co un c i l
Me mb e r Bile seco nde d th e mot ion . Upo n a cal l o f t he r o ll, th e vo t e
r e su lt e d a s follow s :
Aye s :
Nays :
Council Me mb e rs Higday , Nea l , Vo be jd a , Bil e ,
Weist , Bradshaw , Oti s .
No n e .
The Mayo r decl a red the mo tion c ar r ied ,
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Assista nt Cit y Manager Pet e Va r gas pr e se n te d a Co un c i l Com -
mu ni cat ion f r om th e Water and Sewer Boar d c on c er n in g Supp l eme n t No .
29 (or ann exation of property t o the So uth Ara pa h o e Sa n i tati on Dis -
trict . Mr . Va r gas stated t h e Board recomme nd ed ap p roval .
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COUN CI L MEMBER BRADS HAW MOVED TO APP RO VE AN NEXATION OF II DDI -
LIIND I NTO THE SO UT H ARA PAHOE SA NI TAT I ON DI STRICT , SUPP LE MENT
Council Memb e r Hi g day seco nd ed t he mo t i o n. Upo n a ca l l of t he
the vot e r e s u l t ed as foll o ws :
Ayes:
Nay s :
Co unc i l Members Hig day , Neal , Vo bejda , Bi la ,
W~is t , Br ads ha w , Otis .
No n e .
The Ma yo r dec l a r ed the moti on ca rri ed .
Assistan t City Manag e r Pete Varga s p r ese nted a Co uncil Com -
munica tion f r om th e Wat e r and Sewer Bo ar d conce r ni ng a re q uest for
f o r Uni on Ave n ue yi el d analysi s study . Mr . Vargas stated funding f o r
the s tu dy was available .
COUN CIL MEM BER BI LO MOVED TO AU'!'II OR J ZE BL ATCHLEY ASSOC IATES
TO PR OCE ED WI TH THE AN AL YSI S OF THE YIELD S OF ENGLEWOOD 'S UNION AVE -
NUE WATE R RI GH TS . Co un c i l Membe r Higday seco nded the motion. Upo n a
ca ll o f t he r oll , the vote r es ult ed a s f o llo ws:
Ayes :
Nays :
Co un c i J Me mbers Big da y , Nea1, Vobe jda , Bi l o,
We is t , Br ad sh a w , Otis .
No n e .
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Th e Ma yor d ec lar ed th e mo tion carri ed .
Cit y Manage r McCown pr ese nted a Co un cil Commu n icatio n f rom
the Wate r an d Sewer Boa rd conce rning infiltrati o n /inflow an a lysi s of
th e Ci ty 's sewer system . Mr. Mccown st ated f ol lowing discu ssions
with membe r s of h is sta(f he was recommending tabling this matt er for
two weeks . Mr. Mcco wn stated staff ex pr essed concern over the ti me
r eq uir ed to do th e analysis in li ght of other pro j ects , in particular
do wnt o wn r edevelopment pr ojects . Mr. Mccown stated he wanted staf f
to r eeva luate th e scope and th e n report back t o Council .
COUNCI L MEMBER HIGDA Y MOVED TO TABLE TH E SUBJECT OF THE
IN FILT RATION/INFL OW (I/I) ANALY SIS OF THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTE M BY
BL ACK~ VEAT CH . Co un c il Me mber Bilo sec onded the motion . Upon a
call of th e r o l l , th e v o t e result ed as f o llows:
Aye s:
Nays:
Counc il Members Higday , Neal , Vobejda , Bilo ,
We ist, Br adsha w, Otis.
No n e .
The Mayor decla re d the mot i on carried .
ORDINAN Cc NO. 1
SERIES OF 1984
BY AUTH ORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 68
INTRODUCED BY COUN CI L
MEMB ER WEIST
AN ORD IN ANCE ANNE XIN G 41.63 ACR ES OF REAL PROPERT Y, MORE OR LE SS , AS
HEREINAFTER MORE PARTICULARLY DE SCRIBED , TO 1HE CITY OF ENGLE WOOD ,
COLOR AD O.
CO UNCIL MEMBER WEIST MOVED TO PASS CO UNCIL BI LL NO. 68 ,
SERIES OF 1984 , ON FINA L RE ADIN G. Council Member Hig day s eco nded t he
motion .
COUNC I L MEMBER BRAD SHAW MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION AND POST-
PONE ACTION ON THE ORD INANCE UNTIL JA NUARY 1 6TH ; TO REMAN D THE MATTER
TO THE PLANNING AN D ZONIN G COMMI SSION ; AN D TO IN STRUC T THE CITY AT-
TORNEY TO BRI NG BACK THE ORDINANCE WRI TTE N WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAU SE
ON THE 16TH . Co un cil Membe r Bilo seconded the mot i o n .
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Council Me mbe r Nea l po int ed out the repr esent at iv e from t h e
Fair g r o und Assoc i ation h ad a s ked for no delay, the City of Englewood
would co ntinu e t o ope r ate in goo d faith , and th e i ss ue rais ed by th e
City of Li ttleton was r ea lly wit h the Fairground Association.
Council Mem be r Higda y provid ed backgr o un d l eading t o the
action t o pass the a nn exation ordinan ce . Co un ci l Membe r Hi g day st at-
ed Cou n ci l wante d to be cooperat iv e but he was i n a qu a nd ary with
Littl eto n's r eq uest f or a two we ek delay .
Council Member Nea l no ted Council h a d no agreements or de a l s
at the pr es e nt time with thes e agencies .
Upon a c a ll o f th e r ol l, the vo te on the amendment r e sult ed
as foll o ws:
Ay es :
Nays:
Co un ci l Me mber We ist .
Co un c il Me mb e r s Higd ay , Neal , Vob ejda ,
Bilo , Bra d shaw , Otis .
Th e Mayor dec lar ed th e am e nd me n t d e fe ated.
Upon a call of th e roll , th e vot e on the o r iginal motion
re sult ed as follows:
Ayes :
Nays :
Council Me mbers Hig day , Ne al, Vobejda, Bilo ,
We ist , Bradshaw , Otis .
No ne .
The Ma yor dec l are d t h e mot i on car r ied .
City Attorney DeW itt info r med Co uncil s e v e r al bills fo r
o rdin a nce would be presented in the f o r t hcoming mee ting s.
Mr. De Wi tt tr ansmit t ed inf o rm a tion c oncerni ng r egulati ng
sno w r em o val p r a c ti ces .
Mr . De Witt stated t he bu ilding that once hou sed th e adult
booksto r e was v acant and u p f or re nt . Mr . DeWitt stated th e store
h a s be en r emoved from th e City wh ich was th e final step.
Mr . DeWitt stated he wou ld be disc us sin~ th e agreement in-
volving the se we r district i n no rt hea s t Engle wood and r e questing
Counci l 's di r ec tio n .
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Mr. De Witt asked for permission to have input in the me thod fo r select ing a city at to rn e y.
RES OLUTJON NO.
SERIE S OF 1984
A RE SOLU TIO N EXTEN DIN G THE TERM OF TH~ "CO URT AD VI SORY CO MMITTEE".
COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVE D TO PAS S RESOLUTION NO. 1,
SE RIES OF 19 84. Council Me mb e r Higday seconded th e mot i on. Up o n a
call of the roll, thP vote r esulted a s follows :
Aye s :
Nays :
C0uncil Me mb ers Higday , Nea l , Vob ejda , Bil e ,
Wei st , Bradshaw , Otis .
Non e ,
Th e Ma yo r de cla r e d the mo tion carried.
~i ty Ma~age r Mcco wn pre sented a Cou n c il Comm un ication c o n-
ce r ning a letter from th e Co lor ado Muni ci pal League requ es t ing pa rt i -
cipation with the CML i n the PU C rate in c r e ase proceedings for ~oun-
t ai n Be ll . Parti ci pat ion c ost was base~ on S0.06 p e r capi ta a nd the
fee for Englewood would be $1 ,833.3 0 . Mr. Mcco wn stated what mo nie s
we re n o t used wo uld be r ef unded.
CO UNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVE D TO AU TH ORIZ E PA RTICIPATION IN
THE AM OUNT OF $1 ,833.30. Co un ci l Membe r Neal seconded t he motion .
Upo n a c all of th e roll, th e vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Na ys:
Council Members Hi gday , Nea l , Vo bejda , Bile ,
Weis t , Bra d shaw, Otis .
No ne.
The Mayor dec l a r ed the mo t io n ca rried .
City Manage r Mccown noted the s c he d ul e of me eti ngs with
va ri ous Bo ard an d Commi s sions. Mr. Mc cown st at ed his sec ret a ry , Pat
Cr o w, tri ed to sc h edule one a month .
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Mayor Otis and Mayor Pr o Tern Bradshaw thanked Council for
the s up po rt Jn re e lecting them t o th e ir r espective position s •
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No furthe r busine ss was discus se d.
COUNCl ;~EMBER HIGDAY MOVED TO ADJOURN.
Mayo r Otis adjourned the me e ting with o ut a vote at 8:55 p.m.