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RE GU LAR MEETING:
COUNCIL CHAM BERS
City of Englewood , Colorado
Decemb e r 5, 19 83
Th e Ci ty Coun ci l o f th e City of En gle woo d , Ara pahoe County ,
Co l o rado , me t in r egular s e ss i o n on Decemb e r 5 , 1983 , at 7 :30 p.m .
Ma yor Ot i s , presi di ng, called the meeting to ord er .
The inv ocatio n was given by Re vere nd Adrian Ho u se , First
Chris tia n Church , 31 90 So uth Gr ant St r eet . The pledge c • al l egi an ce
was l e d b y Boy Sc out Tro o ps 1 115 a nd 1154.
May o r Otis asked for roll ca ll. Upo n a ca ll of th e roll ,
th e f o l lowing we r e p r esent:
Co unci l Membe r s Higd ay , Neal , Fitz pa trick , Weist , Bi l e ,
Br a ds haw , Otis.
Absent : None .
The Mayo r decla r ed a quorum prese n t .
Als o present were : Cit y Ma nager Mccown
Assistant Ci ty Ma nag e r 1a r ga s
Assistant City At to rney Menzies
Di rect o r of Public Wo rks Wag gone r
Director of Libraries Winkle
De put y City Clerk Owen
COUNCIL MEMBER WEI ST MOVED TO APP ROVE THE MINUTE S OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF NOV EMBE R 21 , 198 3 . Co unc i l Me'11b er Fitzpat ric k
seconded the mo t ion .
Mayor Oti s noted th e misspelling of Counci l Mem ber Bil e 's
name on page 13 .
Upon a call of th e r ol l, th e vot e re sulted as follows:
Ayes:
Na y s:
Coun c i l Me mb e r s Hi gday , Ne al , Fitzpa trick, Bile ,
We i st , Ot i s •
None.
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Ab s tain : Council Member Br adshaw ,
the Ma yo r dec lar ed th e motion c a r ried .
COUN CJ L MEMBE R FIT ZPATRICK MOVE D TO BRI NG FORWAR D AGEND A
ITEM "COUNCIL MEM BER'S CHOICE" TO DI SC USS THE SUBJEC T OF SNOW RE-
MOVAL . Counc il Me mb e r Bi l a second e d the mo t i on . Up on a ca ll of th e
r oll , the vote r es ult ed a s foll o ws :
Ayes :
Nays :
Co un c il Mem bers Higday , r ea l , Fit zpa tri ck , Bi l o ,
We ist , Brad s h a w, Otis .
No ne .
The May o r d e c lar ed th e c.o tion c a r r ie d .
COUN CIL ME MBE R FI TZPATRI CK MOVE D TO SE LE CT OP TJON 1 2 WH ICH
WAS TO PUR CHASE TW O TR UCK-MOUNTE D SN OW PLOWS , TO CHANGE STR~ET PRI-
I ORIT IE S FOR SNOW REM OV AL, TO INSTRU CT THE DIR ECT OR OF PUBLIC WOR KS
NOT TO PLOW RESID ENT IAL STREET AREA S , TO TAKE THE FUND S FOR THE PUR-
CHA SE OF TWO TRU CK -MOUNTED SNOW PL OWS OU T OF TH E PIF , TO PURC HASE THE
EQUIP MEN T AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THE AM OUNT OF PU RCHA SE NOT TO EX-
CEED $24 ,000 , Coun ci l Membe r Bi l o seconded t he mo ti o n ,
Co un ci l Me mb e r Hig d a y e xpres sed disappo in me n t in citi z e n
re act ion conc e rning th e City 's effo rt s t o r e mo val sno w aft e r t he mos t
recent storm .
COUNC IL MEMBER HIGD AY MOV ED TO AMEN D THE MOTJ ON AND PURCHA SE
FOUh TRU CK-MO UNTE D SN OW PL OWS . Coun cil M mbe r Br adsha w seconded th e
motio n.
Co u nc il Me mb e r Hi gday based h is ame n dment on having enough
e quipm ent sh o uld th e r e be b re a kdowns .
Direc t o r of Pu bl i c Wo rk s Waggon e r ap pe a r ed befo r e Co un c il
and pr ovided info rm ation co nce r ni ng th e sno w r emova l effo rt s a s a
re s ult of latest storm . Di recto r Wagg o ne r r ec omme n ded the p ur c has e
o f f our r at h e r th an tw o pi eces of eq uipmen ; two f o r g r ading the
st re e ts and two fo r clean i ng th e int e r sec tions .
In r es pon se to Co un c il Me mbe r Bilo 's qu es ti o n, Dire c t o r
Wa ggo n e r st a t ed t h e s no w l s loaded and hauled a way ,
Co un ci l Membe r Ne a l spok e in fav o r of fo u r pl o ws to h elp
clear access t o schools .
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Up o n a call of the roll, th e vo te on the amend ment resulted
a s fol lo ws:
Ay es:
Nays:
Counci l Members Hi gday , Ne a l, Bilo,
Weis t , Bradshaw, Ot i s.
Cou ncil Me mber Fitzpatrick,
Th e Mayor decla r ed th e mo tion carried.
Upon a ca ll of th e roll, th e vote on th e ori g in al mo tio n
r es ulted a s f o llows :
Ayes:
Nays :
Cou ncil Member s Higday , Nea l, Fitz:-atrick , Bil o ,
Wei st , Bradshaw , Ot i s .
None .
The Mayo r decla red the motion ca rri ed .
Ma yor Ot i s ask ed if there was anyone in th e audience wishing
to spea k on the subject of snow r e mo v a l .
Ra lph Gi e s, 4725 Sout h Cla rkson, appear e d before Co un c il.
Mr . Gi es r epo rted the i nt ersec ti o n a t Hampde n and So ut h Clarkson
was icy and n eeded c l earing .
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Sam Ko siara, 660 Eas t Grand , appea red before Coun c il , Mr.
Kosiara e xp ress ed th e n ee d t o clea r residen t ial stre e ts so that em er -
genc y veh i c les can get t hrough.
Counci l Me mber Higda y stat ed he ha s been informed that th e
vehicles wou l d be ab le to get through,
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Clark McKay , 3096 So ut h Logan , appeared befo r e Counci l. Mr.
McKay complained that he h ad to pay someone t o c le a r his driveway
tw ice; once sho r tly af t e r th e storm and th e n ex t tim e after the City
tr uck s came down hi s s tr ee t and block ed his dr iv e way .
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Mr . McKay asked if th e r e was a vo lunt ee r progr a m wh e r e sen-I
i or cit iz e n s could get he lp in shelving o ut driveways , Co un ci l Mem-
ber Bradshaw told Mr . McK ay to call the Pa rk s and Rec r ea tion Depa r t-
ment and ask f o r information conce rnin g th e "Rent-A-Worker • program .
Don Gamet , 455 0 South Kalamath , appea re d befor e Cou n ci l .
Mr . Gamet di sc us sed the problems he was wi th th e City 's snow rem oval
eff o rt s . Mr . Gam e t qu o la d that the Tim pte Compa n y wa s selling truck-
mounted 10 ' wes tern plow s wit h hydraul ics and li ghts f o r $2 ,GOS
each ,
Mr, Gamet s t ated h e wo uld don ate 4 hours of his tim e t o
conduct snow removal demo nstrat i on .
we r e :
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"Communi c atio ns -No ~ction Recom mended N on th e ag e nda
(a) Minutes of t he Board of Car eer Se rv ice
Commiss ioners meetings of September 14 ,
September 2 1, and October 6 , 1983.
COUN CIL MEMBER NEAL MOVE D TO RECEIVE "CO MMUNI CATIONS -NO
ACTION RECOMMENDED" AGENDA IT EM 5(A). Council Member Fitzpa trick
second ed th e mo tion. Upon a call of th e r o ll, the vote r esulted as
fo l lows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Coun ci l Me mb ers Higday , Nea l , Fitzpa trick , Bile ,
We i s t, Bradsha w, Ot i s .
No ne.
The Mayor de c lar ed the mo ti on ca rr ied .
Council Member Hig day sta t ed he was sor ry to h ea r abo ut the I
ru de calls to Dir ecto r Waggo n e r , Way n e Oakley, An dy McCo wn, th e
City Hall re ce ptioni st , the Publ ic Wo rks Departm ent re c,pti on i st , an d
the Servic e nter Re ceptionist fr om an g ry citizens complaining about
snow rem oval effo rt s. Mr. Higd a y apo logized f o r the ir '.Udeness .
Council Me mb e r Higday stated h e wa s gratefJl for what Englewoo d ha s
do n e because it could n o t com pare t o De nve r or Littleton.
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City Ma nag a r Mc cown pre s e n ted a Council Communication from
the Library Dep a rtm e nt co nc erning an agreem e nt with Swe d ish Medical
Ce nt e r Library .
City Ma na g e r McCo wn pre se n ted a Co un c i l Communication from
th e Li b rar y Ad vi so r y Bo n r d c onc er n in g Li br a ry Ad v iso ry Boa r d po licy
r e vi s i Qn s .
COU NCI L MEMBE R BRAD SHAW MOVE D TO RECE IV E THE COUNC IL COM~U-
NI CATIONS FROM T,iE LI BH ARY DE PARTM ENT AN D TH E LI BRIIR Y ADVI SOR Y BOARD.
Cc-,uo c il Me mlie r Fit z pa trick seco nd ed the motion . Upo n a c a ll o f th e
r o ll , th e vote r e sulted a s fol lo ws :
Na ys:
Coun ci l Memb e rs Hig da y , Ne al , Fitzpa t ri c k, Bilo ,
We i s t , Brads haw, Otis .
None .
Th e May o r decl a r e d th e mot i on carried.
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City Ma nage r Mcc own presented a Co un cil Communi cati on from
the Wa t e r and Se we r Board concerning t he design and const ru ction
pa rticipa t i o n o f the City Ditc h.
COUNCIL MEMBER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO IN STRUCT TH E CITY ATTO R-
NEY TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE REGAR DING THE PARTICIPA TI ON. Co uncil Me m·
ber Hi g day se co nded t h e mo tion . Upon a ca ll of th e r o ll , th e vot2
re s ulted a s f o ll o ws:
Ay es :
Nay s :
Co un c i l Me mb e r s Higd ay , Ne al, Fitzpatri c ,, Bi lo,
Wei st , Brad s ha w, Ot i s .
No n e .
Th e Ma yo r d e clar ed the mo t i on c a r ri ed .
Mayo r Oti s pr e s e n ted a l e tter o f r e s ig nation f r om Mr. Da l ~
Du r a n re s igni ng from th e Cou rt Adv isor y Committ e e .
COUN CIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO ACCEPT WITH RE GRET THE
RE SIGNATION OF MR . DALE DURAN FROM THE CO URT ADVI SO RY COMMIT TEE .
Coun c il Member Fitzpat r ick se c on d ed th e mot io n . Up o n a ca ll o f t h e
r o ll , th e vot e re s ulted a s foll o ws :
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Ayes:
Nays :
Coun c il Membe rs Hl gday, Neal , Fitzpat ri c k, Bi lo ,
We ist , Bradsha w, Otis .
No ne.
Th e Mayo r decla r ed th e mo ti on ca rri ed .
Coun ci l noted a l et ter accepting th e resig n a ti o n wo ul d be
sent to Mr . Duran.
Assistan t David Men zie s pr esented t he City Atto rn ey 's se c -
ti on on beh alf o f the abs e nt City Attorney Rick De Wit t.
ORDINAN CE NO. 61
SERIE S OF 19 83
BY AUTH ORI TY
COUNCI L BILL NO. 35
INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER FITZPATR I CK
AN ORDI NAN CE AMENDING SECTIONS 5-2G -3(i), (4) AND (5 ) AND 5-26 -5(8 )
AND SEC TI ON 5-15-38 , PARAGRAPHS 3 AN D 4, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MU NICI PA L
CODE '69 CON CE RNING JU TS IDE EMPLOYME ?IT AND REEMPLOYMEN T PROVI S IONS OF
THE ADM I NISTRATIVE PROCEDURE S .
COUNCI L MEMBER F ITZPATRICK MOVED TO PASS COUNC IL BILL NO.
35 , SERIE S OF 198 3 , ON FINAL READI NG. Cou ncil Mem ber Bradsha w SFOC-
onded the mo t io n. Upon a call of th e r oll , th e vote resulted as
fo l lows:
Ay P.s:
Nays:
Co un c il Membe rs Higday , Nea l , Fitzpa tri ck , Bi lo ,
We ist, Br adshaw , Oti s .
None .
The May o r declared the motion carried.
ORDINANC E NO. 62
SERIES OF 198 3
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BY AUTH OR ITY
CO UNCIL BILL NO. 6 4
I NTR ODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HIGD AY
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SEWER EASEMENT AGREEMENT WI TH THE SOUTH
METRO FIRE TRAINI NG ACADEMY MEMBERS , TH E CITY OF LITTLETON, OSP REY,
IN C ., CENTENNIAL DOWN S METR OPOLITAN DISTRICT, AND THE RIVER VENTURE,
A JOINT VENTU RE .
COUNCIL MEMBER HIGOAY MOVE D TO PA SS COU NCIL BILL NO. 64,
SERIE S OF 19 83 , ON FINAL READIN G. Co uncil Membe r Fitzpatrick sec-
o nded the mot ion. Upon a call of the r oll , the vote r es ulted as
follows:
Ayes:
Nays :
Council Members Hig day, Nea l , Fitzpatrick , Bile,
Weist , Bradshaw, Otis .
None.
The May o r declared th e motion carried.
ORDI NANCE NO .
SERIES OF 198 3 __ _
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 62
INTR ODU CED BY CO UNCIL
MEMBER FITZ PAT RICK
AN ORDINA NCE APPR OV ING AN AGREEMENT TITLE D "JOINT RECREATION AGREE-
MENT" PRO VIDIN G FOR SHARED USE OF THE ENGLEWO OD HIGH SCHOOL SW IMMIN G
POOL .
Council Memb e r Neal r e f e r e nced Cou nc il Me mbe r We i st 's com-
ment s made at th e la st City Cou nc il meeting . Mr . Neal stated he was
concerned abou t what happens af ter 1984 and did not want t o be in a
positi on of buying back the pool .
Co uncil Member Bradsha w st a te d she was distressed by the
ne ws a rti cle and how i t a ppea red th at her ab s ence from the me e ting
was direc tly rel a ted t o this subject which wa s not t he case . Sh e was
ill.
COUN CIL MEMBER FITZP ATRICK MOVE D TO POS TP ONE COUNCIL BILL
NO. 62, SERI ES OF 198 3 , UNTI L TH E SrECIAL ME ETING ON DECEMBER 20 ,
198 3 . Coun c il Me mb er Bilo seconded t he motio n . Up o n a call o f the
r oll , the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Co un ci l Membe r s Higday , Nea l , Fit zpatrick , Bile,
We ist, Bradshaw, Otis .
None.
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The Mayor declared th e motion carried.
ORDI NAN CE NO. 63
SERIE S OF 198 3
BY AUTH ORITY
CO UNCIL BIL L NO. 66
INTRODUCED BY COUNCI L
MEMBER BILD
AN OR DI NAN CE ADOPTING TH E BUDGET OF TH E CITY OF EN GLEW OOD , COLORAD O,
FOR TH E FISC AL YEAR 19 B4 AND DE CLAR ING AN EMER GE NCY.
CO UNCIL MEMBER BILD MOVED TO PA SS CO UNC IL BILL NO. 66,
SERIE S OF 1983 , ON FIN AL READING. Co un c il Me mbe r Ne al sec~nd ed the
motio n. Upo n a call c f the r ol l , t he vo te res ul ted as f ol l o ws :
Ayes:
Nays :
Coun ci l Members Higday, Nea l , Fit zpa trick, Bilo ,
Weist , Bradshaw , Oti s .
No ne .
Th e -Mayor dec lared th e motion ca rried .
ORDINANCE NO. 64
SERIES OF 19B3
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BY AUTHORITY
CO UNC I L BILL NO. 67
I NTRODUCED BY CO UN CIL
MEMBE R BILD
AN ORDINAN CE AP PRO PRIAT I NG MON IES FOR /\LL MUN ICIPA L PURPOSES IN TH E
CITY OF ENG LEW OOD , COLORADO , IN TH E FISCAL YEAR BEGI NNIN G JI\NUI\RY 1,
1984 AND ENDING DEC EMB ER 31 , 19B 4 , CO NS TIT UTIN G WHAT I S TERM ED TH E
ANN UAL I\PPROPRII\TlON BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 19B4 , /\N D DE CLARING AN
EMERGENCY .
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COUNCIL MEM BER BILD MOVED TO PASS COU NCI L BILL NO. 67 , I
SERIE S OF 1983 , ON FI NAL READIN G. Council Me m~er Fitzpa tr i ck sec-
onded the mo tion. Upon a ca ll o f th e r o ll , th e vo te r esu lted as
follow s :
Aye s :
Nays :
Council Me mbers Higday , Nea l, Fitzpa trick , Bilo ,
We ist, Brad sha w, Otis .
Non e.
The Mayo r d eclared th e mo tion ca rried.
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Council Membe r Brads h a w t h anked Council f o r allowing her to
att e n d th e NLC .
p .m.
Ther e was no further bu s in ess discussed .
COUNCIL MEMBER HI GDAY MOV ED TO ADJOURN TH E MEETING.
Mayor Otis adjourned the meeting with o ut a vote at 8:4 7