HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-30 (Special) Meeting MinutesSPECII\L MEET I NG :
COUNC IL CIIAMBERS
Cit y of Engle-wo od , Colorad o
April 30 , 1984
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The City Council of the City o f Englewood , Arapaho e County ,
Coloradn , me t in special session on ~pril 30 , 1984 , at 7 :00 p .m.
Mayor Otis , presiding , cal led the me e ting to order .
Th e i n voca tion wa s given by Cou n~!l Member Higday . The pledqe
of allegianc was giv en by Mayor Otis .
Mayor O is asked for roll call . Upon a call of th e r oll , t he
f ollowing wp rc present :
Council Memb rs Higd ny , Nea l, Vobej dJ , Weis t , Bile ,
Bradshaw , Otis .
Non e .
The Mayo r decla r ed a qu orum prese n t .
Also presen t ~n!e : City Ma nager Mccown
C1 L; Attorney Ols n
Assis ta nt City Manage r Vargas
Director of Com~unity Deve lopm nt Pow ers
Deputy City Clerk 0wen
COUNCIL MEM BER ~RI\DS HAW MOVE D TO OPE~ THE PUBL IC HEAR IN G TO
CONSIDER AMEKDMENT NO . 6 TO TH! ENGLEWC0D DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLA N.
Council Membc,r Bile seconded the motion . "pon a call of t he roll , th e·
vote res ul te d as f o llows:
Ayes :
Na ys :
Council ~E'mbe-?·s P igd ct }', Nea l, Vob e jda , v:ei st ,
Bila , Bradshn~, Otis .
No ne.
Th e Mayo r d ec lared the mot ion c ~irri,cL
Ma yor Otis stated t he p urpusc of t h( pul.Jl ic hearing was to
consider the amendment to th e Do~ntown Redevelo pment Plan . The Mayor
stat ed properties lo bE' considC'rc rl w, IC 11 1 1 Soulh Broadway , a nd th e
leas es wi thin 33~3 South Bi o~dw.iy , 3 3 1S Sou tt1 B?·oadw~y , 3365 South
Broadw ay , 3j78 South Acor.n , 3:t~n .Sr,u t h f..l'""O niri , 33 .;o Sc.,uth Acoma , and 3 ?
\·:es t G1 ri"ll c1 A·.•C'n~1c .
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Ma y o r Ot is s tated Co un ci l r eceived Re s o l ut i o n No . 1 3 from t h e
Ur b.in Re ne wa l l\uth orit y wh ich was a p p ro vLcl on l\p r i l 2 5 , 1 9 64 s t at in g t h u t
th~ Au thority d et ~rmined the d eve l oper f u l fi ll ed his ob l i g a lion f o r good
f a ith negotia ti o n . Th e Ma y o r stated Cou nc i l wou l d d ec i de wh ther t h
propo~ed :11 n ndm n t was necessa r y to th im p l e mentation o f t he pl an ; a nd
if Llw ame ndm e n l wa s adopted , t he Ur b 3 n Re ne wa l Au t h o r ity wou l d b eg in
nPg o t 1.1tions w ith propcr l j ' ow ners a nd l~c.1se h o l d c rs .
Mayor Ot is a s ked th e Execu t ive Di r e c to r o( Urb a n Re n wal
,utho r i ty Susa n Po we rs to addr e ss th e Cou ncil r egard i ng th e EURA 's
r c omm nd a t i o n .
Directo r Pow e r s pr ov id e d bac kground infor mat ion l e a d ing t o t he
a me ndm e n t and c o nfi rm ed th a t th e EUR/\ d e t r mi ne d t he dev e l o p e r f u l fill e d
h is obi i g ati on 1>s ou tlin ed in hi s agr eem n t wit h th e EU R/\ u nd e r Section
1.2 . Ms . Po w rs en t red i n t o t he r eco r d a copy of the EUR/\ Resol u tion No . 13 .
Jn r espo ns e t o Cou nc il Member N al 's q uesti on s , Ms . PO\,:e rs
s ta t ed 19 p r o p r li e s we r e i ni t i al l y in v olved a nd 1 2 h av e s e ttl ed . ThF
o h~r s eve n r emai n on th e l i s t be fo re Coun c il .
Mayo r Otis as ked fo r c om me n s fr om ,h e aud i e nc e of t ho s e peopl e
who signed up to spea k .
Euge ne Jss en , o wn e r o f Ma n 's Wo rl d S h op a t 3365 So uth Broadway ,
came f or wa rd . Mr . I ssen ex p r es s e d o bj e ct ion t o the ame ndm ('n t . He s t a ted
he has no t bee n tr eated f ai r ly . He wa n ted t o c o ntin ue his bus ine s s .
Ri cha rd Br own , attornev r epresenti ng Phy s ical Whi msi c al at 3 315
So ul h Bro ad way , c a me fo rw a rd . ~
City At to r ney Olsen i fo r med Cit y Counci l that th e City wa s
cu rr e n t l y i n li ti ga tion wi th Physical Whi msic a l .
Mr . Bro wn sta t ed t he l a wsui t de a l t s p ecifically with th e pa rking
lot a djac e nt to 331 5 So ut h Broaci Y>·ay which was apart from t he issues of
t his he a rin g .
Mr . Br ow n d i scussed the pro blems his cl ic>nt-has had in try i ng
t o find a r elo cat io n p l ac e . Mr . Brown arque d t h r e was no evid ence
in di c at ing t h~ a r ea to b e bligh t d . Mr . ~r own f urthe r argu e d the re has
not been good f aith negot i ations , an d t eJ1 yed what c onv rs ~ i ons ha ve
t a kt ~ p la ce with Brady r p r esent a t i vcs .
Mr . Ed Lee , at t o r ney r pres0nting Ted 's Custom Cl o th ers , 33 W0st
Gira r d , came fo rw ard . Mr . Lee questiont.d whethe[ his c l ie n'-'S p r operty
was w1th1n a blighted a re a under t he urb crn r enewal st a t u te . Mr . Lee
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s uqgcs ed a me ndi n g th ~ r P locati o n guidelinPs in th e EURA h a ndbook t e c a u sc
t h amount wa.:::; too l ow . I
M1. Wi)l ia:ri LohPy , a t torne y !or li.l i Bal,n , c nm0 f 0 r w.i rd . Mr.
L 1hc:,· nsk c·rl Counci l to de fer i ts dec;s ion on thl. amen dm0 n t a nd a l low f o1.
con t i n ~c, nrgo ti a ti ons . Mr . Lah y acknowled gFd the re wns p a rking in t h
Rrca hot it was s om e-dista nc fr om t he r estilu r a nt . The-d is t a nce and th e
arei'l und~r bE in g c o n struc tion caL1s d problems fo r peop l e walki ng in at
night time .
La r r y Ri ch , a ttorn y r ep re se nting Man 's Wo r ld , c ame f o rward .
Mt . Ri c-i"1 agreed wi th the. pr e\·ious spe a k e rs . Mt . Rich indicated
negot1atio n s h ave been ne g at i ve ; and ther e h as b ee n no ev idence provi~g
t ~at Mr . Isse n 's property should be included in th e ame ndm e nt .
Meli nda We tzs e l 1 , owner of Ot her Mo th rs ' St o r e in th e 3400
b lock o f Sout h Broadwa y , cam e f o r ward . Ms . Ke tzsell sated t he
re devclo p men wou ld c a use r e nt t o i ncrease and qui e r ed wh a t type of
b~si ncsse s wou l d be dr a wn in to the downtow n a r ea . Ms . Wetzsel l stat ed
:;1e cim,:nto·,m economy \\:a s no t able to a fford Sl2 -Sl8/squ are f oot for
r n t .
Ba rry Lo lema n whose name appea r ed on th e sign up list de cli n ed
to speak .
r:;, ·,rg e Allen , 2799 Sou th Down , representing the Engl ewoo d
c iamb r : ~ , .. ,,r:e rce , cam e f o rw ard . ~r. Allen stateci al ot of people we r e
co:nin._: ::1 \ :, "~b off ice ex r e ssing th ey we r e being "r ni lr oad d " and c_;i ven
ult jr-1tin, ;.,,hich we r e unf a ir . Mt . ,...]]en sug gested est:1blishi nCJ s ome forr:-,
o~ -r0;1i t o: :ng t o make sure th e r e was i :;.irn ss .
Pau l Le wan , o wn e r of the old first na ticn a l b 3 nk b uilding , carr :
for~~rd . Mc . Lc ~•an sta t ed Br ad y repr e s e ~l atives wa nted his prope rty fr~e
cf le~s es . He stated it was imposs i ble to ~e t ap p r a is a ls in the pres ent
timeframe . Mt . Le wa n st ated h e w~s not a bl e t o fin d a compa rable
~ui lding o r loc a tion . Mr . Lewan st ated he was told b~ Br a dy
r ep:esPntatives that h is building wa s not valua bl e becaus e he di d n ot
:-1."!\·e a ttna n r on th e fi r st fl o0r . Mr . Lew a n st a led he ha !: not been
:r e?·c~ fairlv a nd asked Coun cil to defer its decision an~ i n ves tig a te 11
900d faith ne9o tiat ions have t a k en pl ace . I
At th~ r equest of Cit y Ma nag er McC o~n , Dir ec t or Powers s t at ed
the boundc.ries of the urban r nev.·al a re-n . Ms . Pow e r s st ated the
p:opertics whirh arc tile s u b jec t of thiF mPet ing h ave b ee n i n th at a r ea
sincr 1982 ~lie ~ t he a r ea Wb S adopt e d .
Mrs . H.[. E\•uns \•:'.1ost:-name e1 pp eartl,.i on th e s ign 'JP l i s!. dee] incd
r o speak .
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Mr s . Ma r g a r e t Ma nn jng wt1 ose nam P app ea red on t h e sig n up list
d ecli ned t o spea k.
Mr . R lch ca me f o r wa r d c1gai n . Mr. Ri,=h noted t he b o und a ri e s
incl uded Cind Lre ll a Ci ty whi c h a ppar e ntl y mea nt that not e very prope rty
loc a t rd within a pa rt icula r bounda ry should be in c lud ed in any
r edeve l opment pl a n.
City Attorney Olsen as ked f or a short r eces s sinc e th e p u blic
s 0cliJn ap co r ed to be c oncluded a nd he wante d to ask Mr . Oppe rma n the
attorn e y for th e Urba n Re ne wa l Au thority s om e qu e stions .
Ma y o r Ot is d ec la r e d a r ecess at 8 :25 p .m. Counci l r eco nv e ned at
8:35 p .m. Ma y or Oti s as ked fo r ro ll c all . llpo n a c all of th e roll , t he
f ollowin g were pr e s ent :
Counci l Memb e rs Hi gday , Neal , Vobej d a , ..-J ei st , Bi l a , Br adsha w ,
Otis .
Absent : None .
The May o r d e cl ared a quor um present .
At the request o f Ci ty Attor ney Ols e n, Di r e ct o r Powers came
f o rw a rd . Ms . Po we r s s t ated t he s e properties have a lw a ys been listed i n
th e pl a n , not a lwa)'S fo r ac q uisition b ut a lw a ys lis ted in th e urban
r ene ~al distr ic t . Ms . Pow ers s t ated th e Ur ba n Rene wa l Auth or i ty
c onc lu d e d that good fai h negotia tions as out) i n ed in Se ctio n 1.2 of the
Fede vel o pment Ag r eem en t have be e n met by t he d velo pe r.
City Attorn ey Olse n ask e d Ms . Po wer s if Council passed th e
a men dm e n t th n the next step would be for th e lenseho ld e r s to nte r i nt o
new negoti atio ns ~i t h t h Urb a n Re n ew a l Au tho r ity . Mr . Olsen asked if
Co unc il did no t pass the am e nd men t th e n negotia tions would res ume with
Bra d y r epres entatives .
Ms . Powe rs stat e d the s tatemen ts were cor re ct acco rdin g t o her
un d rst andi ng . Ms . Po wers s t a ted if EURA beg J.n neg otiations it wou l d
be obl i ged un der l aw to offer only fair ma rk et va lu e ; whereas , Br ady
r e p res ent a ti ves h ave t he l eawa y to offer mor e .
In respo ns ~ to Council Membe r We ist 1 s quest io n , Mr . Opperm a n ,
~tto rn ey f o r thE ll r ba n Ren e wa l Au t hor i ty , e xpl ai ned th e tw o app ro ach es in
d ete r mining l ease ho ld v n lues and ho~ terms of a l ea s e we r e importb n t to
t hP valu0 . Mr . Op p r ma n st atPd h e th ought app raise r s t ook int o
c onsider~tion t h P variou~ te r ms as wel l as the ec onomic situ a ti o n in
eva lu at ing l 2ase 11ol d apprai s a l s o r l easehold amoun ts .
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Attor neys Br own a nd k i c h ·e q ue sted time t o ask 11u e st i on F o f MG.
Po w ··s clu r in g this p u bl 1c me t inq . MtJyo r O ti r, ~er·\ t1~ir r qu ebt und, I
thL ac i vict of C1ty At t o r ne y Olsen .
Th ere we r e no furt he r comme nts a t this tirr0 .
COl11:c 1L MEMb ER HI GD/\Y •1llVEi• Ts CLO~L THF PUBL I C HE/IRING .
Co~ncil M~mb~t J ilo s econded tht ~ot 10 . Upon a ce]l o t he roil . t h r
votL tL Sll lted as fo l l ows :
Ay es :
Nays :
Council Member~ n ,-,a y , Neal , Vobej da , Y\" i s t ,
Bila , Brads h aw , 1 \t1s .
No ne .
The M~y o r decl?red the motion ca rr i ed .
?~SOL UTI ON 0 . 18
SLR !l:S OF 1984
A RES OLUTION OF THE EN GL EWOOD C!Tf COUNCIi TO AMEND THE EN GLEWO Or
DO l-:t lTO KI: REDEV ELO PMEN T PLAN .
COUNC IL MEMB ER BR ADS HAK MOVE D TO PASS RESOLUT IO N NO. 18 , S!R:E S
CF 19 8 4 . Co unci l Me mb e r Nea l s e co nde~ emo t i on .
Co un ci l Me mber Weist s pok e agai ns t the ame ndme nt a nd the e ffects
th e urb ~n r e newR l l aw ha s o n he me r c hnnt s . Mr . Weist r e c og n ized th e
~en fits of t he urb a n r e new al plan be t did not like be ing p ut into a
situ a ti o n of saying t he p l an ~as ben ef icia l t o al l bec au se 1 t was nc~.
Upon a c a l l o f t h e r oll , the vet r esu!ted ar f o llo~s:
Ay s :
Na y s :
Co unci~ Merr.tcrs H1g da y , Neal , 8 1 1 0 , Br ads ha w,
Ot is.
Co uncil Mem bers Vobej da , WList .
The Ma yor d ecl a red th e motion ca rr ied .
CO UUCIL MEMBER HIGD/\Y MOVED TO ADJOUR~.
M~)·o r Ot is adjour 1~e d t he mee t in with o u a vo t e a t 9 :00 p .m.
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