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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-06-02 (Regular) Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO JUNE 2, 1975 REGULAR MEETING: The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in regular session on June 2, 1975, at 7:30 P.M. Mayor Taylor, presiding, called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Dr. Helen Walker, Esoteric Truth Center. The pledge of allegiance was led by Blue Bird Troop No. 207. The Mayor asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Absent: None The Mayor declared a quorum present. Also present were: City Manager Mccown Assistant City Manager Nollenberger City Attorney Berardini Director of Utilities Carroll Deputy City Clerk Johannisson * * * * * Councilman Clayton questioned the motion made by Councilman Sovern on page 13 relating to the automated rapid transit. Councilman Sovern assured Councilman Clayton that this is the way the motion was proposed. COUNCILMAN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONUED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 19, 1975. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * 2 The following communications were received into the record. Minutes of the Board of Career Service Commissioners meeting of May 15, 1975. Councilman Sovern commented on Sgt. Bailey's protest I to the Career Service Board relating to the fairness of the administrative questions on the police lieutenant's examination. Minutes of the Fire Pension Board meeting of May · 16, 1975. Minutes of the Police Pension Board meeting of May 16, 1975. Minutes of the City of Englewood Retirement Board meeting of May 21, 1975. * * * * * City Manager Mccown presented a recommendation fr'"om the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding considerat1on of possible locations for the Regional Transportation District park and ride facilities. The Planning and Zoning Commission has proposed two possible locations. 1. West Dartmouth and So. Santa Fe Drive, commonly known as the Rouse property. 2. An area south of Hampden in the general area of South Jason and South Inca. City Manager Mccown said that another location had been considered, that being the parking lot adjoining the old police and fire building. Councilman Jones said that the Dartmouth area, in order to be seriously considered, needs to have better traffic access and control. He also said that it lies in the flood plain and this may cause problems in getting a park and ride facility approved for that area. In his opinion, at this point in time the Hampden area would probably be the better of the two locations. Councilman Sovern said that at this time he cannot pass on the recommendation. He said the City does not have a framework within which to make this type of decision at the present time, and that they are receiving conflicting opinions from the major persons and commissions involved, these being the Planning and Zoning Commission, Mr. Von Frellick from Cinderella City, RTD, and others. He commented also that the City Council needs to have a more compre- hensive study completed in order to make a decision of this type. 3 He also said that the City Council is not completely evaluating all of the alternatives available. Councilman Sovern said that until w~ have a complete study done, the City Council is not going to really understand the RTD park and ride concept. As it stands right now. there is a great deal of confusion between the rapid transit concept and the bus concept. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN JONES SECONDED A MOTION NOT TO ACT ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDA- TION THIS EVENING AND TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE CITY, INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE, DEFINE IT, AND MAKE A RECOMMEN- DATION. Councilman Sovern pointed out that the City Council will have to have both short and long range plans in mind when they are looking at the RTD concept, and that the Council must formulate some goals and objectives which at this point have not been articulated well enough. Councilmen Brown and Blessing disagreed, saying that the City Council has had several meetings relating to the RTU subject, and that general sites have been proposed. They also commented that the TV program relating to the RTD program was extremely enlightening for them and the general public. Councilman Sovern said that there were two parts to the TV program, that which was on TV and that which was off TV, and there were two different programs. The TV portion was really a political show where the off-TV portion which lasted until 2 o'clock really got into the crux of the RTD subject. Councilman Mann commented that he gets the impression that RTD could really care less whether Englewood has a facility or not. Councilman Jones said that Mr. Jackson of the RTD has indicated that Englewood is one of activity centers which are proposed for RTD. Councilman Mann said that in his opinion he doesn't see any need for a park and ride facility in Englewood if proper circulator bus systems are available. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * 4 In further discussion, Councilman Mann said that there seems to be an element in Englewood who wants the whole police and fire building block to be included in the consideration. The Chamber of Commerce is working very hard to make this area into a parking lot for park and ride. In his opinion, Councilman Mann said that the building of a parking lot on this prime land is not wise use, and that he will fight to keep the parking lot off of this land. Councilman Brown commented that it would seem that their plans and ideas for a parking lot on this land may help Englewood business, and that City Council needs to take a second look at these plans. * * * * * Director of Utilities Carroll outlined the minutes of the Water and Sewer Board meeting of May 20, 1975 and their recommendations. Mr. Carroll outlined the Connectors Agreement recommended for the Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District. He said that this agreement would apply to all of Cherry Hills not currently on a sanitation district. He said that there were two concessions asked for, one that the sanitation district wants 1,150 taps to be served and that the current tap fee be held until 1978. He said that the project would take approximately two years to build at a cost of $4,000,000. In response to Councilman Sovern's question about the EPA regulations, Mr. Carroll said that the EPA gets into user charges and not into connector charges. If the EPA should change, the sanitation district would need to re-negotiate the agreement. COUNCILMAN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION RELATING TO THE CONNECTORS AGREEMENT WITH THE CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE SANITATION AGREEMENT. Councilman Sovern stated that he does not agree with the stipulation relating to the tap fee. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION RELATING TO THE CHERRY HILLS I VILLAGE SANITATION DISTRICT BY REMOVING THE STIPULATION THAT TAP FEES REMAIN THE SAME UNTIL 1978. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Clayton. Nays: Council Members Brown, Taylor. Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. 5 Upon the call of the roll, the vote on the motion as amended resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Director of Utilities Carroll explained the amendment #3 to the Connectors Agreement with South Arapahoe Sanitation District. He stated that this recommendation is to solve a contractual problem which has existed for several years. He said that the rate is based on a percentage of water used, and that the rates charged this district are not in complete agreement with other districts served. This change will bring the South Arapahoe Sanitation District in line with rates charged other districts. He also stated that it would increase revenues from this district. After a lengthy discussion, Councilman Sovern stated that the Water and Sewer Board should explore the various bargaining alternatives available, that they have in negotiating rates with the various districts that are served, and he would like to see all contracts have a trigger clause whereby rates would be re-negotiated when Englewood City rates are increased. Director of Utilities Carroll read the amendment to the South Arapahoe Sanitation District Agreement which says that the rates would be reviewed annually. COUNCILMAN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD'S . RECOMMENDATION RELATING TO AMENDMENT 13 TO THE CONNECTORS AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH ARAPAHOE SANITATION DISTRICT. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Director of Utilities Carroll stated that this is basically the same type of agreement which we talked about with the South Arapahoe District (Amendment 12 to the Connectors Agreement with the Southgate Sanitation District) except that it relates to the Southgate Sanitation District. He said that this area has fewer customers than 6 the South Arapahoe District, but has a much greater growth potential. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN JONES SECONDED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION RELATING TO AMENDMENT 12 TO THE CONNECTOR'S AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRICT. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones. Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton. Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Director of Utilities Carroll presented the Water and Sewer Board's recommendation relating to the lease agreement with the Public Service Company for six wells west of the Platte River. Mr. Carroll explained that the lease on these wells west of the river near the golf course site had inadvertently expired in 1971 and this agreement is to bring the lease up to date and is to be renewed annually. This is essentially a no-cost item. COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION RELATING TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY FOR SIX WELLS WEST OF THE PLATTE RIVER ADJACENT TO THE BEAR CREEK FILTER PLANT. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown. Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried •• COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO DIRECT THE MAYOR TO WRITE A LETTER TO ROGER KNIGHT I ACCEPTING HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD WITH REGRETS, AND EXPRESSING COUNCIL'S APPRECIATION FOR HIS PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: 7 Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Bless;ng, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Taylor said that the Council will publ;cly announce for applications for the Water and Sewer Board and the Career Service Board to fill the vacancies which currently ex;st. Director of Utilities Carroll presented the Water and Sewer Board's recommendation to table indefinitely the . agreement with Denver for the Water Interconnect at South University and East Floyd Avenue. Mr. Carroll said that this was being requested because the City had designed and installed their own system at th;s location to solve the problem. He said that their in;tial dec;s;on was based on some erroneous data which they had received. In response to Councilman Jones' question, Mr. Carroll said that this is really not a very good place for an 1nterconnect. Councilman Brown expressed his concern about the lack of pressure in the northeast area because of the filling up of the Larwin Project. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION NOT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DENVER FOR THE WATER INTERCONNECT AT SOUTH UNIVERSITY AND EAST FLOYD AVENUE. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Bless;ng, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * The Mayor called a recess at 9:05 P.M. Council reconvened at 9:15 P.M. Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Council members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Bless;ng, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Absent: None * * * * * 8 COUNCILMAN JONES MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ITEM 4C ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA INVOLVING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED HALCYON HEIGHTS II DEVELOPMENT, SETTING FORTH IN THAT RESOLUTION THOSE CONDITIONS PLACED UPON THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND ALSO I THE FOUR ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE STUDY SESSION TONIGHT, THOSE CONDITIONS BEING IN NUMERICAL ORDER TO THE ORIGINAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION STIPULATIONS - 13. A study coordinated with the Fire Department to provide ventilation control by the Fire Department during fires. 14. Elevator systems shall be suitable for evacuation by stretchers by emergency services and additionally, elevator systems not be subject to . stoppage due to smoke problems and heat problems. . 15. Rate of storm runoff from the site shall not be increased. Calculations will be provided by the developer for review by the City to confirm the conditions of the situation are met. 16. Prior suppression of the water supply capacity must be available within two years after the approval of building permits. AND THAT SAID RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ACTION ON JUNE 16, 1975. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * COUNCILMAN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN JONES SECONDED A MOTION TO RENEW THE 3.2 BEER LICENSE FOR SPORT BOWL, 3295 SOUTH BROADWAY. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * 9 RESOLUTION NO. 27, SERIES OF 1975 A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE APPLICATION OF THE JCP PROVISION COMPANY, INC., d/b/a YALU SUPERMARKET FOR A 3.2% FERMENTEU MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE TO BE LOCATED AT 5175 SOUTH BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. (Copied in full in the Official Resolution Book.) COUNCILMAN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 27 1 SERIES OF 1975. City Attorney Berardini outlined the resolution, and indicated that a change should be made in paragraph 5 of the resolution. Paragraph 5 should read as follows: . "The applicant has shown, and the Council finds from all the evidence, that the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood and desires of the inhabitants are not being adequately served by existing outlets for the sales of fermented malt beverages (3.2% beer) for consumption off the premises." City Attorney Berardini also introduced a letter received from M. M. Summers who protests the issuance of a license at this location. He stated that Mr. Summers understands that this letter cannot be entered into the official public hearing record for the application. In the discussion, Councilman Mann said that he does not feel that the desires of the neighborhood nor the need for an additional license had been established by the applicant. He stated that most of the petitions signatures were from apartment dwellers and customers of the store who are not part of the neighbor- hood. He said that a sufficient effort had not been made to canvass the residential area in the neighborhood. Councilman Blessing said that apartment dwellers are citizens of Englewood and their needs must be considered, and that there were no opponents to this application except for that registered by M. M. Summers. Councilman Sovern concurs with the resolution and feels it should be approved. Apartment dwellers, in his opinion, are citizens of the City and must be considered. He said the City does not have a case in this situation to decline the license. It is too costly to have staff time spent pursuing losing causes. He also said that grocery stores in an analysis with problems with liquor licenses have caused very little problem. Councilman Mann reiterated his opposition and felt that there are, at present, too many outlets in the area. Councilman Brown also expressed his opposition and said that the needs of the area were being met by the present outlets. He said that the City cannot get a reputation of avoiding a court fight for making adverse decisions. We must represent all of the citizens in his opinion. 10 Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: Council Members Mann, Brown, Clayton. Absent: None . The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * City Manager Mccown presented the resolution requesting the purchase of land on the southwest corner of Dartmouth and Santa Fe, and asked that the Council table this resolution. He stated that the tax revenues are down, that the Public Improvement Fund is hurting and this is where the monies would come from. He would like to wait until the six-quarter budget is presented to see if it would be appropriate to consider at that time. He also stated that the Utilities Department would have to utilize this property, either through purchase or purchase of an easement, at some time in the future. Councilman Sovern stated that an $80,000 appraisal for this land was absurd, because this lies within the flood pJain and flood plain land should not have this high an appraisal. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO TABLE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PURCHASE OF LAND ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DARTMOUTH AND SANTA FE, INDEFINITELY. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * City Manager Mccown presented the by-laws and articles I of incorporation of the Public Employer's Group, and an agreement which recommended that the City enter into with this Group. City Manager Mccown stated that the purpose of this group is to provide a formal group for city managers in the metro area to discuss labor negotiations. He said most of the. cities in the metro area have joined, and the dues would be $100 per year. He said that the cities of Northglenn and Greenwood Village have formally indicated that they would not join this group. 1 1 COUNCILMAN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION TO JOIN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER'S GROUP. Councilman Brown said that he sees a great deal of good in this organization, and that it coordinates the various labor negotiations throughout the Denver metro area. If any problems arise, he stated that the City can withdraw, if they feel that no benefit is being received. Mayor Taylor expressed his concern about entering into an open ended contract like this because the whole initial cost could easily expand. Councilman Mann does not want to see the City enter into this contract. He does not feel that the benefits derived justify the cost. He feels that this is just another social club for City managers. He feels that the City pays its City Manager enough and it has a professional staff to solve our own employee problems. Councilman Brown reiterated his thoughts in that this is an organization to discuss and share information among the various cities within the metro area. Councilman Sovern said that the employee groups have similar outside organizations which they use to compare various labor negotiations. . COUNCILMAN JONES MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT BY DELETING THE PHRASE "Whereas, Section 29-1-203, C.R.S. 1973, specifically authorizes this type of agreement, and;" Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Manager Mccown stated that this organization would just formalize what has been happening on an informal basis. Counc1lman Mann said he fears another organization which the City must answer to. He said there is a lot of talk about money in the agreement with no substantial gains to be realized. Councilman Jones sees that there are more benefits than there are negative in this proposal. 12 Upon the call of the roll, the vote on the motion as amended was as follows: Clayton. Ayes: Council Members Jones. Sovern. Blessing, Brown, Nays: Council Members Mann, Taylor. Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * RESOLUTION NO. 28, SERIES OF 1975 A RESOLUTION REDUCING BUDGETARY APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND. (Copied in full in the Official Resolution Book.) COUNCILMAN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN CLAYTON SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 28, SERIES OF 1975. Councilman Clayton stated that all figures in the proposal are annual figures except those that relate to the firefighters. He asked that the reco~ be made clear by adding that the $40,000 relating to nine firefighters reflect that this is a quarterly figure, as opposed to an annual figure. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton. Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN CLAYTON. A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10 (a), CHAPTER 6, TITLE V, OF THE 1969 E.M.C.1 BY DELETING THE CLASSIFIED POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF AS A CLASSIFIED POSITION WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND INCREASING THE SALARY OF BATTALION CHIEF WITHIN SAID DEPARTMENT. 13 COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN JONES SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE DELETION OF THE POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND INCREASING THE SALARY OF BATTALION CHIEF IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as f~llows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * City Manager Mccown stated that he hopes to have the financial figures for the month of May at the next meeting. He sa;d that initial figures show that May was below the budget by $40,000 in sales tax revenue. This is 9.6% below the budget on a year-to-date basis, and 5.8% below last years sales tax revenues. * * * * * COUNCILMAN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO HAVE THE MAYOR WRITE A LETTER TO MRS. WINIFRED UHLINGER OF THE CAREER SERVICE BOARD EXPRESSING THE COUNCIL'S REGRETS ON HER RESIGNATION AND EXPRESSING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK SHE HAS DONE WITH THE CAREER SERVICE BOARD. Upon the call of the 'roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * MAYOR TAYLOR MOVED . AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A~ ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE ONE CENT SALES TAX INDEFINITELY. Councilman Clayton stated he does not feel this sales tax should be for an indefinite period of time. COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO EXTEND THE SALES TAX TO DECEMBER 31, 1981. 14 Councilman Clayton stated that he felt that a time limit is necessary to provide adequate control for the tax.· This would also require City Councils to re-evaluate the need for the sales tax. It would also require the City Councils to develop specific ideas for spending some of the tax revenues. Councilman Brown stated that this would provide time frames within which projects can be planned and completed. Upon the call of the roll, the vote on the amendment resulted as follows: Taylor. Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Brown, Clayton, Nays: Council Members Mann, Blessing. Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Discussion on the motion as amended continued. Councilman Mann stated that he was against the extension of the one cent sales tax at this time. He said that it's ridiculous to consider this proposal 18 months away from the expiration date. This item should be considered at this time in 1976. Councilman Sovern said that the City Council must look at the 5-year capital improvement program, and that the City Council cannot look at a capital improvement program without looking at the revenue side of the picture. The City must also look at the one cent sales tax in light of proposals made by · the South Suburban Recreation District. Mayor Taylor asked Councilman Mann to enumerate other sources of revenue that he would propose. Councilman Mann said that they are enumerated in the Keystone Conference memo that he prepared. Councilman Blessing reminded Council that property taxes would go up if there were no sales tax. Mayor Taylor said that everyone is concerned about property I taxes because everybody received their property re-appraisal schedules in the mail recently. A short discussion ensued relating to the need for a citizens budget committee. 15 COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT THE ONE CENT SALES TAX WOULD BE USED FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. City Attorney Berardini said this is not necessary because the one cent sales tax is already earmarked for public improvement. Councilman Clayton and Councilman Brown withdrew the motion and the second. Upon the call of the roll, the vote on the amended motion resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: Council Member Mann. Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * Councilman Clayton stated that he would like to see the City Council, or a committee of the City Council, meet with the downtown merchants and the property owners to see what they might be able to do to plan for improvements in the area. COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED AND MAYOR TAYLOR SECONDED A MOTION TO HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL OR A COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEET WITH THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF DOWNTOWN ENGLEWOOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING REHABILITATION OF THE AREA, AND FURTHERMORE THE AREA IS DEFINED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT STARTING WITH SOUTH LINCOLN AND EAST FLOYD, CONTINUING DUE WEST TO BANNOCK STREET AS FAR NORTH AS THE PHONE COMPANY, SOUTH ON BANNOCK TO U. S. HIGHWAY 285, EAST ON 285 TO SOUTH LOGAN STREET, NORTH ON SOUTH LOGAN STREET TO EAST HAMPDEN, WEST ON EAST HAMPDEN TO SOUTH SHERMAN STREET, NORTH ON SOUTH SHERMAN STREET TO EAST GIRARD, WEST ON EAST GIRARD TO SOUTH LINCOLN, AND NORTH ON SOUTH LINCOLN TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND THAT THE FACILITIES OF THE CITY BE USED TO ASSIST IN THE CULMINATION OF THIS AND OTHER MEETINGS ON THE SUBJECT. In the discussion, Councilman Clayton stated that the downtown Englewood area needs some refurbishing and planning, and that the City can provide the beginnings for communication on these ideas and plans. Councilman Blessing reminded Council that efforts like this have been tried in the past with little success. Councilman Jones stated that past efforts have not involved landlords. Many in this area are absentee landlords, or realtor organizations. 16 A lengthy discussion ensued relating to the purposes and goals and possible outcomes to be realized from a committee of this type. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Taylor appointed Councilmen Clayton, Jones, and Blessing to work on a committee with the Broadway businessmen and landlords to discuss possible plans and ideas to refurbish this area in the City. * * * * * Councilman Sovern brought up the point that the Denver Regional Council of Governments and the Regional Transportation District are at odds over the authority of each group relating to the Regional Transportation plan. He said that these two groups must resolve their many differences if any positive steps are going to be taken for the development of a regional transportation plan. * * * * * Councilman Brown asked why Englewood sales tax revenues are going down, while other metropolitan area cities sales tax revenues are going up, ~pecifically Littleton and Denver. * * * * * Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting at 11:30 P.M.