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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-12-20 (Special) Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL CHAM BERS City of Englewood, Colorado December 20 , 1983 SP EC IAL MEETING: Th e City Coun c i l of the City of Englewood , Arapahoe County, Colo rado , me t in specia l se ss ion on December 20, 1983, at 7 :30 p.m . patri ck. and 1154. Mayo r Otis, presidi ng , called the mee tin g to order. Th e invoc at i o n was given by Counc il Mem be r Thom as Fitz- Th e ple d ge of a ll egiance was led by Bo y Scout Troops 1115 Mayor Otis asked for roll call . Upon a call of th e roll, th e f o ll o wing were present: Counc il Membe r s Hig d a y , Ne al , Fitzpatr i ck, We ist , Bilo , Bradshaw, Otis . Ab se nt: No ne . The Mayo r d ec lared a qu o rum presen t . Als o p t ~se nt were: City Ma nage r McCown Assista nt City Manager Va rgas City Att o rney DeWitt As s i s t a nt Director of Parks & Recreat ion Kuhn Deputy Ci ty Cler k Owen COUN CI L MEM BER DRADSHAW MOVED TO APPR OVE THE MINUTE S OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 5, 1983 . Coun c il Mem be r Fitzpatrick s ec onde d the mo tion. Up o n a call of the r o ll, the vo te r esulted as follow s : Ayes : Na ys : Council Membe rs Higday , Ne a l , Fitzpatrick , Wei st , Bila, Bradshaw , Otis. No ne . Th e Mayor declared th e mot i on ca rried. I I I De cembe r 20 , 1983 Pag e 2 COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TD DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF FEB- RUARY 27-MARCH 3, 1984 AS "MISS ENGLEWOOD SCHOLARSHIP PAGEA NT WEEK FOR 1984 AND TO FURTHER DECLARE SATURDAY, MARCH 3 , 1984, TO BE "CAR- RIE LYNN CHRI STEN SEN DAY MISS ENGLEWOOD 1981 -1983'. Council Member FitzpAt r ick seconded the motion . Upon a call of the roll, the vot e r esulted a s fo llows: Ayes: Nay s: Council Members Hlgday , Neal , Fitzpatrick, bll o , Weist , Bradsh aw , Otis. None . Th e Ma yo r d e clared the mot ion c a rri e d. Mayor Oti s p resented the proclama t ion to pre-scheduled visi- tor s Mr s . and Mr . Kri ege l and Car :ie Lynn Ch rist ~nsen . Appreci at ion was ex press ed by Ca rrie Lynn and Mrs. Krieg e l. * Pr e -scheduled visitor , Mr. C.A. Brown , 2743 South Acoma Stre e t, wa s not present . * Pr e -scheduled visitor, Mr. Jack Sachtel , re p re sen ting the Ara~aho e County Fai r grounds Association , was present . Mr. Sachtel stat ed he was present to answer questions concerning th e annexation petition wh ic h was on the agenda . Council had no question s at thi s tim e . COUNCIL MEMBER NEAL MOVED TO BRING FORWAR D AGENDA IT EM 7(A) WHICH WAS THE BILL FOR ANNEXATION . Council Member Fitzpatrick sec- onded th e moti o n. Upon a call of the roll, the vot e resulted as foll o ws: Ayes: Na ys: Council Membe rs Hi gday , Neal, Fitzpa trick, Bila, Weist , Bradshaw, Ot is . No ne . Th e Ma yo r declar ed the mo tion ca rr ied . BY AU THORI TY ORDINANCE NO. COUNCIL BILL NC. 68 December 20 , 198 3 Pag e 3 SEF.I ES OF 1984 A BILL FOR INTROD UCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEIST AN ORDlJANCE ANNEXING 41,63 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS , AS HEREINAFTER MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED, TO TH E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORA DO , COUNCIL MEMBER WEI ST MOVED TO PAS S COUNCIL BILL NO, 68 , SERIE S OF 1984 , ON FIRST READING . Council Member Silo seconded the motion. Up o n a c a ll of t he roll , the vote resulted a s follows: Ayes: Nay s : Council Membe r s Hi gday , Neal , Fitzpat rick , Bile , Weist, Bradshaw, Otis. None. Th e May or d ec lar ed the mo ti on car~ied . Pre-scheduled visitor , Mr. S .K. Stone , 3000 South Delaware Street , was n6t present. There we r e no other visitors due to the special status of this mee ting. COUN CIL MEM BER BRADSH AW MO~ED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEAR ING TO CON SI DER AN ORDINA NCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 22 .4 D, TITLED "LANDSCA PE ORDINANCF". Council Memb e r Bile s econded the motion. Up on a call of the roll , the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays : Coun c il Me mbers Higday, Neal, Fitzpatrick, Bile , Weist, Bradshaw , Otis . No ne. Th ~ Mayor declared the mot i on carried. City Mana ger Mcco wn stated the purpose of the h earing was t o consider amendments t o the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance which would provide for landscaping requirements in the City of Englewood. Mr. Mccown stated Susan King from th e D~pa rtm ent of Co mmun ity Developmen t I I I Decemb e r 20 , 19 83 Pa g<: 4 wa s present in the abse nce of Di re c tor Sue Po wers; a nd other Ci ty staf f membe r s were pr esent at the r equ es t o( Council. Su sa n King , 80 20 South Ta ma ra c Street , Se nior Pla n ner of the Co mmunity De v elo pmert De pa r tment , came for ward a nd p r ese n ted th e amendme nt s . Ms . King entered i n to t h e r eco r d th e public n otice a p- pearing in the Sent in e l No vember 2j , 19 83 ; and a staff memo randum dated Au gu s t 3 1 , 1983 o n the subj ec t. Ms . Kin g s tat ed the landscape or dina nce wa s one of the go a ls of th e 19 79 Comp rehensive Pl a n d e vel oped by th e Planni ng a nd Zo ni ng Commiss ion to provide qual i ty development , create attr a c tiv e livi ng environment , encourage q u al i ty des i gn , and p ro mo t e comp a t i bi l ity b et wee n ind us trial and r esi dential dist r ic t s . Th e Co mmi ssi on wo uld r equi r e a develope r t o provid e land sca p i ng p l ans a t th e ti me o f building perm i t application. Ms . King clar i fied th e r eq u ireme n t wo u ld b e fo r new d e velopm e nt o nly , no t fo r prope rt y cur re ~tly de - v eloped . Th e pr ope rty owner wo uld h ave the r espo nsib il ity of main - ten a nc e . Ms . King stated no person s a ppe ared at the Pla n ni ng a nd Zonin g Commissi o n 1 s hearing , an d t h e Com mission was re co mmending f a vo rabl e a ccepta nc e of the ordina nce . Ms . King e nt e r ed into the rec o rd a l a nd scap i ng cost an alysis sheet and a map denoting va ca n t pa r cels f o r R~l -A , R-1-B , an d R-1 -C zon e d istr ic ts. Co un ci l Mem be r Neal asked i f other communities i n t h e met r o area we r e r eq u i r ing l a nds ca ping for i ndivi d ua l s i ng l e family d welli ng l ots o r developm en t befo r e t he ho u se i s so ld . Ms . Ki ng stated s ome of th e commu n ities we r e . A su rvey r ef le c ted ,rvada ha d no r e gulation s ; La k e wood requ:r e d a site de - v elo pme n t for all d eve l opm e nt bu t l o w de n s i ty re s i denti al; Aur o r a an d Gr ee nwo od Vill age hJd reg ulations for r esid e ntial areas ; Li t tl et o n r eq ui r ed d es ign rev i e w t o determi n e landsca pe r equi rem e n ts in planned develo pmen ts only . Co u ncil Me mber Ne al asked Ms . Kin g if she was fam il iar with an y communities that req u ir e an upfr o nt expense on the part of th e developer , n ot the pur c has er , t o landsca pe in l ow de nsity s in gle- fa mily a rea s . Ms . King st at ed s he was not f amil i a r wit h any co mmunity maki ng such a req u i r ement . Co u nc il Me mber Weist noted th e mai nten ance requir e ment was only f o r n e w construction or substantial r emode ling . At th e request of Co un c il Me mb e r Neal , Col ee n Stowell , City Fo rest e r , came f o r war d . Coun c il Member Neal asked wh a t en f o r cemen t problems wo uld deve l op in t e rm s o f th e c urrent code . Deceml 'cr 20, 198 3 Pag e 5 For ester Stowe ll and Cit y Atto rn ey De Witt stated the en- fo rc em e nt wo uld t h e r e spon sib ility of th e Cod e Enfo rcement Divi sion of the Depa rtm e n t of Community Developm e nt. Co unci l Me mbe r Nea l e xpr esse d concern a bo ut a problem on So uth Em Pr son St r eet that the cu rr ent cod e coul d no t solve . * Ma yo r Ot is asked i f t he r e was anyo n e in th e audience wishi ng t o spe ak eithe r fo r o r against the o rdinan ce . Mr . Ric k Ortiz , 3925 So uth Bcoad way, came forward . Mr . Or t iz op po s ed the o rd inance because of th e cost t o the small bus i- nessman and Lh e amo un t of space it wou l d take t o meet th e require- me nt s . Co un cil Member Brad sha w pointed out the r e was a process th r ough whi ch the Board of Adj ustment and Appeals he a rd appeals to o rdi na nces such a s th i s one . Mr. Wayn e Ro s e n beck , Century 21 Real Estate, c a me fo rw ard . Mr . Rosenbeck stated h e wa s invo lved in tw o r eal estat e ma tters, o ne at 3900 So ut h Broadwa y and the oth er at 4500 South Broadway . Mr. Rosenbe c k q ueried if there was equity bet ween th e two , wh en th e on e at 39 00 So uth Broadway (owne d by Mr. Ort iz ) was bei ng comple t el y to rn do wn a nd un der the new ordinance wou ld requi re l and sca ping; and the o ne at 4500 So uth Br oadway whe re minimum development would not r e - quire l a nd s caping . At th e re ques t of Council Member Weist , Sue King cam e for - wa r d . Ms. King stated a d evelope r in the B-2 zo n e wo uld be r equired to land sc ape 1 0 % of the t ota l l and a rea being d eve loped . There we re no fu r th e r comm e nts at this tim e . COUNCIL MEMBE R FITZPAT RICK MOVED TO CLOSE TH E PUB LI C HEAR- IN G. Co uncil Member Bilo seconded t he mo tio n. Upon a c a ll of the r o ll , t he v ote resulted as fo ll o ws : Ay es : Co uncil Memb e r s Hig d ay , Nea l , Fitz pa trick, Bil o , Weist, Br a d sha w, Ot i s . I I I Decembe r 20 , 198 3 Page 6 Nays: Non e . The Ma yor declared th e mo tion carried . Co uncil Membe r Ne a l than ked the staff me mbe r s in th e audi- Pnc e for att ending. OR DI NA NCE NO. SERIES OF 1983 __ _ BY AUTH OR ITY CO UNCIL BILL NO. 65 INTRODUC ED BY COUNCIL ME MBER BILD AN ORD IN ANCE AMENDIN G THE MUN ICIPAL CO DE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEW OOD , COLORADO , BY ADDIN G SECT ION 2 2 .4D , TITLED "LAN DSC APE ORD I NAN CE ," TO TH E CO MPREHEN SI VE ZO~I NG ORD INA NCE FOR THE CITY OF EN GLEW OOD , CO LO- RAD O, AMENDING ORD IN ANCE NO. 26 , SERIES OF 196 3 , AS AMENDED. COUNCIL MEMBER BILD MOVED TO PAS S COUNCIL BILL NO . 65 , SERIES OF 19 83 , ON FINAL READING. Co uncil Memb er Higday seco nde d th e mo ti o n. Co un cil Memb er Weist o bjected to the o r di n a n ce on th e basis t hat it in c lud ed R-1-A, R-1-B, and R-1-C and the f act that at th e tim e of app l i c at ion for a building permit t h e applicant must show d e tail ed landscap ing pl an s ; a nd ma inten ance r e quirements were no t pract i cal . Co un c i l Memb er Weist dis c ussed parking lo t ne eds compare d to the t ypes o f businesse s as i t r e l a t ed t o landscaping . Mr. We ist stated t he ordi n a nce as writt en wo uld disco urage d evelopment a nd that is not th e in tent . CO UN CIL MEM BE R NEAL MOVED TO AMEND AN D DELET E FROM PAGE 2 UNDER "B. APPLICABILITY OF ORDINAN CE STAN DARDS . (1) (A)" TH E FOLLOW- IN G 'R-1-A, R-1-8 , AND R-1-C" AN D ON PAGE 5 DELET E UNDER "(2 ) INDI- VIDUAL DISTRI CTS:" ALL OF "(A ) (l) -(4 )" AND TO APPRO PRI ATELY RE- NUMBER THE BALAN CE OF TH E ORDINAN CE TO CONF OR M WITH TH E DELETI ONS . Co un cil Mem ber We is t seco nded the mot i o n. Up on a cal l of t h e r o ll , th e vot e on th e amendment resulted a s follow s : Ayes: Na y s : Cou ncil Members Neal , Weist , Otis . Council Membe r s Hi gday , Fitzpat ri c k , Silo , Brad sh aw . Th e Mayo r decla r ed th e amendm e n t d efeate d . Decemb e r 20 , 1983 Pag e 7 City Attorn e y De Witt no ted r eco mm endat i ons to the ordinanc e I as a r esult of the r ece nt passage or anoth e r zoning ordinance. On page 1, 22 .4 D Landscape Ordi na nc e , paragraph a . Statement of In t ent, in se rt "s ingl e " before "multi-family,•; on page 2 , b. (1) (b), insert "and" bet we e n "B-1, B-2" a n d d e l e t e "B-3 "; on page 7, (e) (1) dele te "B-3" an d the last sentenc e of thi s subsection . COUN CI L MEMB ER BRADSHAW MOVED TO AMEN D CO UN CIL BILL NO . 65 AC CO RDING TO THE RECOMME NDATI ONS STATE D BY CITY AT TORNEY. Council Memb e r Fitzpatrick seconded the motion. Up on a ca ll of th e r ol l, the vot e on the am e ndment r esulted a s f o ll o ws: Aye s: Nays: Council Me mbers Hi gday, Ne al , Fitzpatr ick, Bi l o, Wei s t, Bradshaw , Otis . None. Th e Mayo r d ec lared t he amendm e nt car r ied . Upon a call cf the r o ll, the v o te on th e o riginal motion r esult ed as follows: were : Ayes: Nays: Counc i l Members Hig day , Fit zpa trick , Bil o , Bra dshaw , Ot is . Counci l Mem ber s Neal , We i st . Th e Mayor de cla r ed the moti on carried . "Communicati o n s -No Act ion Re commended" on the agend a (al (b ) (c) Minutes of the Ho us ing Auth o r ity meet in g o f Septemb er 28, 198 3 Minutes of the Urban Ren e wal Autho r i ty mee tings o f November 2 and 16 , 1 9 8 3 . Minut es of th e Plan ni ng and Zo ning Commis s i on me e t ing of No v e mbe r 8 and 15 , 1983 . COUN CIL MEM BER FITZPATRICK MOVED TO ACCEPT "C OMMUNICATION S - NO ACTI ON RE CO MMEND ED" AGEN DA ITEM S 5(A) -5(C). Council Member Bradshaw seco nded the mo tion . Up o n a cal l of th e roll , th e vot e r esulted as fol l ows: I I Decem ber 20, 19 83 Page 8 Ayes: Na y s : Council Members Higday, Neal, Fitzpatrick, Bila, We ist , Bradshaw , Otis. Non e . Th e Ma y o r decla r ed th e mo tion carried. Mayor Oti s pr ese n ted a letter fr o m Mr. R.P. McC lung r esig n- ing from th e Urban Renewal Auth o rity. COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVE D TO ACCE PT THE RE S IGNATION OF MR . R.P. MCCLUNG FROM TH E URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY WITH REGRET. Coun- cil Me mbe r Fi tzpatrick seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the v o t e r es ulted as fo l lows : Ayes: Nays : Council Memb e rs Higday, Neal, Fit zpa trick, Bi i o , Weist, Brad s h a w, Otis. None. Th e Mayor declared the motion carried . Co uncil noted a lett e r wo uld be s e n t to Mr. Mc clung accept - ing hi s r esig nation with regret. * Ci ty Ma nag e r McCo wn pres e nt e d a Coun c il Communication from th e Planning and Zo ni ng Comm is sio n c o nce rn ing certain am e nd ments t o th e si ng le-fami ly an d medium dens i ty residen ce areas in the City of Englewood , and calling for a public hearing . COUNCIL MEM BER BRADSHAW MOVED TO RECEIVE THE COUNCIL COMMU- NICAT ION FRO M THE PLANNIN G AND ZONI NG CO MMI SSIO N AND TO REQUE ST THE CIT Y ATT ORNEY TO PREPA RE AN ORD INAN CE IN PREPARATIO N FOR TH E PUBLI C HEARI NG. Co uncil Member Bila seco nd e d the motion . Co un ci l Mem be r Neal o pposed . Mr . Nea l stated this wa s a d oc um e n t that add r esses th e very pr o blem s d isc u ssed wi th reg ard t o th e landscaping ord inan ce . Mr . Neal stated he perso nall y oppos ed hom e occupa t i o n s in R-1-A areas , and shared housing arrangements in th e form al ized l egal fram e wo rk in R-1-A, R-1-B, an d R-l-C area s . Up on a cal l of th e roll, th e v ote re su lt e d a s follows: Ay es: Council Membe r s Higd ay , Fitzpatrick , Bil a , Brad s haw , Otis. December 20 , 1 98 3 Page 9 Nay s : Co uncil Me mbers Neal, We ist. The Ma yo r d ec l ared th e motion c a rri ed . Co un c il asked f o r a pr es en tat ion i a study session before t h e publ i c heari ng. City Man ag e r McC own pre sen ted a Co uncil Communi cat ion from th e City Cl e rk co ncerning a pe titi on f o r an nex at ion f o r th e so uthern portion and s econd pa rt of th e Arapa hoe Co unty Fairgrounds proper ty labe led Annexation Pe tition II. Mr. Mc co wn stated Coun c il had al- re ady pas sed ea rlier in the mee ting t he bill annexing the first part and when it is accomp l ishe d fo r the nece ssa ry continui t y, Counci l may annex the s ec ond part . COUN CIL MEM BER WEIST MOVED TO RECEIVE THE ANNEXATION PET I - TI ON LABELED ANNEXATION PET I TI ON I I . Co uncil Membe r Fitzpat ric k sec - on ded th e mo tion . Upon a cal l of t h e ro ll , th e vote re s ulted as f o ll o ws : Ay es : Nays : Cou n cil Me mbe r s Hi gday , Neal , Fit z patri c k, Bi lo, We i st , Brad sh aw , Ot is . None. Th e Ma yor d ec lar ed the moti o n car r ied . City Manage r Mccown presented a Coun c i l Commun i c at i on fr om th e Directo r of Wastewater Tr e a tm ent co ncerning t he pur c h~se of two sludge pumps from McLemore Pum p In c . Mr. Mc cow n stated Lh e pur c has e was i n cluded in the 1984 bud ge t and is pa rt of th e equipment needed t o r e n o vate the old Engl e wood plant t o add 3 mgd at ~he facility . Mr . Mc cown st a ted th e Bi-Ci ty c r ew woul d install th ~ pumps rather than hire a private contracto r. Mr . Mcco wn r ecomme~ded award to th e low bidder , Mc Le mor e Pum p lnc . CO UN CI L MEMBE R FITZ PATRICK MOVED TO AWARD THE PURCH ASE OF SLUDGE PUM PS FR OM MCLEMO RE PUMP S , INC . FOR A TOTAL OF $13 ,49 8 .00 . Co uncil Membe r Bilo s eco nded the mo ti o n. Council Memb e r Bi lo n oted th e purchase price was under the engi n ee r 's cost estimated. Up o n cal l of th e roll , the vo t e r es ult ed as f ollows: I I I I Decemb e r 20 , 19 83 Pag e l O Ay es : Nays: Council Membe r s Higd ay , Neal, Fit zpatrick , Bilo , We ist, Bradshaw, Oti s . No n e . The Mayo r declar e d th e mot ion car ri ed . RESOLUT IO N NO . 59 SERIE S OF 198 3 A RESO LUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF CITY ATT ORNEY . City Att o rn ey DeWitt stat ed his resi gna tion wo ul d be effec- tiv e Feb r uary 29 , 1984. COUNCIL MEM BER NEAL MOVE D TO PASS RE SO LU T ION NO . 59, SERIE S OF 1 983. Council Member Brad shaw seconde d t he motion . Council Member Higday a sked if Mr . DeWitt wo uld c on tinu e hi s work in d efending th e City in the water tower case. City Attorn ey De Witt stated he wou ld co n sider conti n uing on t he case a s we l l as c onside r ta k in g o th er cas es on a "case -by -case • basis at th e hourly r ate r.tated in the r eso lution . Co uncil Me mbe r Bilo accepted th e r esig nation with r eg r et and stated he app re c i atc1 Mr. De wit t 's support . Counc il Meinber Fitzpat ric k stated h e opposed c o ntr ac ting legal se r vices as proposed on the basis he felt th e City ne eded a full tim e in -hou se atto cney . Ma yo r Otis stated Cou ncil already knew hi s opinions on th is i ss ue and rese rved furt he r com me nt . Upo n a call of the roll , the vote r esulted as follows : Aye s: Nays: Council Membe r s Higday, Neal , Fitz patrick , Bilo , Weist, Bradsh a w, Otis . None. The Mayo r declared th e mot i on carried . Mr. DeWitt th a nked Coun ci l for pa st s uppo rt and stated in th e long r u~ this decision wa s best f o r th e City. Decem bc r 20, 198 3 Page I I • City Manager Mccown prese nt e d a Co un c il Comm uni c ation from his office concerning Aid t o Other Agenci es for 1984 . COUN CIL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED TO AP PROV E FUNDS AS ALLO CATED UNDER AID TO OT HER AGENCIE S . Council Me mber Bilo seco nded th e mo- tion. COUN CIL MEMBE R BRAD SHAW MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION BY APP RO- PRIATIN G THE UNAPPROPRIATED RESERVE OF $3 00 TO "MEALS ON WH EELS". Counci l Me mber Bil o s ec ond e d t h e motion. Council discussed requesting that the agency consid e r in- cl udin g Englewo od in its name a s recogni t ion as a major contributor . No acti on o n this sugge s tion was tak e n. Upon a call of the roll, the vot e on the amendment re s ulted as foll o ws: Ayes: Nay s : Council Members Higday , Neal, Weist, Bilo , Bradshaw . Council Members Fitzpa trick, Otis. Th e Mayor declared the motion carried . COUNCIL MEMBER BRAD SHAW MOVED TO APPROVE THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND TO AMEN D THE MOTION TO HOLD AID TO THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTE RS . Co uncil Member Hig d ay s ec ond ed the motion. Upon a call of the roll, th e vot e on the am e ndment resu ted as follows: Ayes : Nay s: Co un cil Members Hi gday , Neal, Fitzpatrick, We i st , Brad sha w, Otis. Co un c il Me mbe r Bilo . The Mayor declared the motion carried. Ma yor Otis stat ed the matter of aid t o Lea gue of Wom e n Vote r s wo ul d be on the nex t s tudy session age nda . Ma yo r Ot i s reque s t ed the Cou nc i l consider appointing a Co un- cil Mem be r t o th e Board of Dir e ct o rs for "Littleton Cares•. I I I I De cembe r 20 , 1983 Page 12 Due to special meeting status , no further business could be discuss e d . COUNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED TO ADJOUR N THE MEETING. Mayor Otis wished everyo ne a Me rry Christma s and adjourned th e meet ing without a vote a 9:10 p.m .