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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-17 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO JUNE 17, 1974 REGUL AR MEETING : The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe Coun ty, Co l orado me t in reg ular session on June 17, 1974, at 8 :00 P.M. Ma yor Pro Tern Blessing, presiding, called the meeting to order. The invocation was led by Councilman Howard Brown. The Pledg e o f All e g iance was led by Boy Scout Troop No. 154. The May or Pro tern asked for roll call. Upon the call of t he ro ll , the followin g were present: Council Members Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown. Abs e nt : None May or Pro tern Bl e s sing asked the City Clerk to read the list of elig i bl e n e wl y el ected Council Members. City Clerk Nollenberger r e a d the outcome of the recent Municipal ,Special Election and declared t hat the Election Commission had announced the winners to be J ame s Taylor , Councilman at Large, David Clayton, District No . 3 , and Lee Jones , District No. 1. The City Clerk administered the o a th t o the t hree newly elected Council Members. COUNCILM AN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN CLAYTON SECONDED A MOTION TO NOMIN ATE JAMES TAYLOR AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COUNCILM AN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVER SECONDED A OTION TO CLOSE TH E NOMINATIONS AND DECLARE JAMES TAYLOR MAYOR BY ACCL AMATION . Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes : Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clay t on , Taylor. Nays : No ne The Ma y or declared the motion carried. • • • • • COUNCILM AN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOT I ON TO ELECT VE RN MANN AS MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCILM AN CLAY TON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NO MI NA TIONS AND DECLARE VERN MANN MAYOR PRO TEM BY ACCL AMA TION . Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows : -2 - Ayes: Cou ncil Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Clayton , Taylor. Nays: None Abstained : Coun c il Member Mann. The Mayor declared t he motion carried. Also present at t h e meeting were: Acting City Manager Waggoner City Attorney Berardini Assistant City Manager Mccown Administrative Assistant Mendelsohn Chief of Police Clasby Director of Finance Nollenberger Acting Deputy Fire Chief Donald • • • • • Mayor Tay lor s tated that the meetings of the future of the City Council would be opened to the public. He stated that the City of Englewood was envied all over the nation, thanks to those who had wo r ked on t he Council in the past. Mayor Tayl or introduced his wife to the audience. Council- man Cla yton intr odu ced his wife, daughter, and son to the audience. Mayor Taylor , addit iona l l y , introduced his three grandchildren. • • • • • COUNCILMAN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MI NU TES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 3, 1974 . Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes : Co uncil Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Br own , Cla yton , Tay lor. Nays: No ne. Absent : None The Mayor d e clared the motion carried. • • • • • Mayor Tayl or recognized the following persons from the list of Sp e cial Ci t i zen Invitees: Mr . and Mrs. Clyde E. Wiggins, 4975 So. Inca Drive, Precinct No . 14 . • • • • • I I I I -3 - COUNCILMAN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RE-ASSESSING CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN PAVING DISTRICT NO. 20. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Attorney Berardini stated that the property needed to be re-assessed after a court case which had recently been culmi- nated. The purpose of the Public Hearing was to hear objections from anyone present. He stated that it had come to his attention that the north 75 feet of the property had been sold to Rex Garrett since the time of the original assessment. Ms. Beverly Ballantine, attorney from the office of John Criswell, appeared before Council. She stated that she would like the letter of May 24, 1974, to Mr. Berardini, incorporated into the record. Mrs. Carolyn Wiest appeared before Council. She stated that some of the property had been sold since the assessment hadoriginally been imposed. She stated that the home had been her residence for twenty-five years. The condition of the street previous to the improvement was one of blacktopping with a few chuck holes. Mrs. Weist stated that she had always been extremely proud of her yard, and that as a result of this improvement she had lost hedges and trees. She had to spend additional money on fences and hedging once the new street had been constructed. She stated that the new street was a speed-way and that in her esti- mation it took value away from her land upon its improvement. City Attorney Berardini stated that the Public Hearing should be continued to the next meeting in order to give Rex Garrett a chance to speak on this issue after notification. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO GIVE REX GARRETT A NOTICE OF ITS CONTINUANCE FOR HIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. Upon a 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. • • • • • 192 4 COUNCILMAN MANN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ISSUANCE OF A 3.2 BEER LICENSE FOR NATIONAL CONVENIENCE, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS A SHOP & GO MARKET , 2901 SOUTH BROADWAY. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Taylor. Nays: None Absent: None he Mayor declared the motion carried. (A tape recording of this Public Hearing is on file in the City Clerk•s office.) Mr. Edward Towey, attorney for the applicant, appeared before Council. Mr. Towey presented evidence and exhibits in favor of the application. The exhibits are listed below: A. Picture B. Annual Report of National Convenience Stores C. Pictures D. Pictures E. "Proximity Outlets" F. Population Growth in surrounding area. G. Traffic Count in surrounding area. H. Petition I. Petition Mr. Samuel Wright, 7290 Samuel Drive, Denver, appeared before Council and presented testimony relative to the issuance of 3.2 beer licenses. Mr. M. M. Summers, 3140 So. Delaware, appeared before Council. He stated that he was against 3.2 percent beer outlets. Mr. Wright stated that the store was very similar to 7 to ll's or U Totems . The National Convenience Stores were expanding into the Denver Metropolitan area. Exhibit A. was a I picture of an existing Stop-n-Go market, close to Englewood, The I pictures in Exhibits C. and D. reflect methods of merchandising utilized by the Stop -n-Go markets. There are over 700 stores in operation in the nation, 96 percent of which have beer licenses. They are major product sale to the firm, constituting 15 to 20 percent of the sales. Mr. Wright stated that the location at 2901 So. Broadway gave all the criteria that the company used to justify a store. The traffic count and population dictated that there is a need in the area. The 7 to 11 store in the proximity does not meet the whole need of the area. There is also a great deal of pedestrian traffic. • I I -5 - Mr. James Vak, 1701 w. 72nd Avenue, appeared before Council. He stated that he was an attorney with the firm which Mr. Towey is a partner in. He stated that he had worked on liquor licenses in the past and had done an investigation study of this area. There is a population in the area of 8,109 persons within a 5-block radius area. The traffic count was 5,900 cars a day at a close proximity. The 7 to 11 store, 2705 So. Broadway, was 2/lOths of a mile away; the Sports Bowl at 3295 So. Broadway was 5/lOths of a mile away, but had consumption on the premises only. He stated that there was a need for more than one store in the area to serve the 8,000 people. Councilman Sovern inquired whether there were any outlets in Denver within a 1/2-mile limit since the store was located at the very northern portion of Englewood. Mr. Vak stated that he was not aware of any. Mr. Mann stated that there was only one 3.2 beer outlet, but there was a liquor outlet directly across the street from the proposed store. Mr. Towey stated that the Supreme Court had said that there were two distinctively separate kinds of licenses, that of 3 .2 beer and that of liquor, and that they should be considered separately. City Attorney Berardini affirmed this statement and stated that the Council needed to look at other 3.2 beer outlets in the area. Councilman Blessing inquired whether the company sold to individuals below the age of 21; Mr. Towey stated that although it's a policy of the store to sell to any legal age bracket, that if requested by Coun cil, it would not sell to anyone below 21. Councilman Brown stated that City Council had a lot of liquor licenses already in existence in the City, but that he understood that they must consider 3.2 beer outlets only in this case. Mr . Towey stated that they had petitions which had been circulated by individuals showing that the majority of people in the area are in favor of the licenses, and that the two circulators ~ere in the audience. Councilman Clayton inquired whether they were residents of the area; Mr. Towey stated that they lived in Westminster and Arvada. Councilman Clayton inquired as to derivation of the popula- tion figure of 8,000 persons; Mr. Towey stated that it was a popula- tion count received from the Arapahoe County Planning Office. Councilman Jones stated that he resided in the area, and he found it hard to believe that there was a high pedestrian traffic in the area. Mr. Towey stated those were Mr. Wright's own personal observations with no direct count on them. -6 - Mrs. Ev a Maria Brugger, 7620 King Street, Westminster, and Edn a Wa g n e r, 62 99 W. 38th Avenue, Wheatridge, appeared before the Coun c il a nd st ated that they were the circulators of the Petitio ns . Mr . Towey inquired whether his statements concerning the Pet i tions were substantially correct; Mrs. Brugger and Mrs. I Wagner s tated that they were. Mr. Towey stated to Council that the loc atio n ha d been posted and notification had been given as per the l e g a l requ irements. Mayor Taylor inquired as to the persons opposing the license . Mr. M. M. Summers appeared before Council; he stated that he felt like David a g ainst Goliath. He stated that there we r e el even outle ts north of Hampden on Broadway selling liquor at this t i me, and h e opposed the issuance of another license. Mr. Chalm e r se Parker, 3996 So. Grant, appeared before Council ; he stated t hat he owned three buildings in the area, and felt that ther e was far too much litter as the result of 3.2 beer cans being thrown a round. Mr . Wern er Schnackenberg, 4601 So. Bannock, appeared befor e Council and stated that the 7 to 11 store, 2/lOths of a mile awa , sells the same t y pe of product and that there co·ald not be additional need s hown in the area until such time as 7 to 11 was fr e quently sold out of beer. Mr . Towey stated that the United States had a government of laws , that the Sup reme Court had set up certain tests to be considered in the issuance of 3.2 beer licenses. He stated that there we r e many peopl e to the contrary that wanted no beer distri- bu t i on wha tsoever . He felt that the local license authority must d e al with the middl e g round between two positions. The question must come do wn to whether one outlet in a community of 8,000 pers o n s was e nough ; he felt that there was obvious need. CO UNC I LM AN CLAYTON MOVED, AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND TO HAVE A VOTE AS TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICE NSE ON JULY 1st. Upon the call of the roll , t he v ote r e su lted as follows: Ayes: Co uncil Members Jones, Sovern, Mann, Blessing, Brown , Clayton , Tayl or. Na ys: Non e Absent : No ne The Mayor declar ed the motion carried. * * • • • I I I -7 - City Attorney Berardini began discussion of a resolution relative to the 3-way liquor license application for Arap's Restaurant and Lounge, 3866 So. Broadway. He gave the background of the liquor license issue at this point. He felt that the request to withdraw the application should be denied, unless the contestants to the liquor license agree with that withdrawal, which they do not in this case. He felt that a transcript of the public hearing should be prepared and given to the new members of Council in order to help them make the decision. Mr. Richard Simon appeared before Council; he stated that the protestants to the application had appeared before Council two weeks ago and asked them to turn it down, previous to the time the new Council took office. He felt Council should have done it at that time in order to prevent over-running the 30-day limit problem. City Attorney Berardini stated that any court would consider the delay over 30 days legitimate due to the newly-elected Council. Councilman Sovern inquired whether opposition by the four old members of Council would be sufficient to turn down the appli- cation. City Attorney Berardini stated that it probably would. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO DENY THE WITHDRAWAL REQUEST OF ARAP'S RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, and Taylor. Nays: Council Member Mann. Abstained: Council Member Clayton. The Mayor declared the motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 20, SERIES OF 1974 A RESOLUTION DENYING THE APPLICATION OF DEMETRIOUS CORPORATION D/B/A ARAP'S RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, INC. FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE TO SELL MALT, VINOUS AND SPIRITOUS LIQUORS IN A RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, TO BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, TO BE LOCATED AT 3866 SOUTH BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. (Copied in full in the Official Resolution Book.) 196 -8 - COUNCILM AN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUT I ON NO. 20, SERIES OF 1974. Upon a call of t he ro ll , th e vote resulted as follows: Ay e s: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Ble-sing, Brown, Mann , and Taylor . Nays: None Abstained : Council Member Clayton. The Mayor declared the motion carried. • • • • • Ma yor Tay lor called a recess of the Council at 9:35 P.M. • • • • • Mayor Ta ylor called the meeting to order:l at 10:00 P.M. Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Council Me mbers Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Mann, Clayton and Taylor . Absent: None City Att orney Berardini began discussion of an Ordinance on final reading amending the Model Traffic Code relative to the definition of "Bicycles." He stated that some vehicles have taken the right -of-way f rom bic y clists, which have injured the cicylists with no protection i n the court system for right-of-way. Councilman Mann stated that he questions whether bicycles would be able to hol d up traffic in the City. City Attorney Berardini stated in the negative, stating that they must stay close to the curb . Councilmam Mann stated that he could not accept a bicycle as a vehicl e. Councilman Sovern stated that bicycles on Hampden and other major areas are prohibited by other sections of the Code , and this merel y g ave them protection from vehicles while they were bicyc l ing . BY AUTHORITY ORDIN ANCE NO. 20, SERIES OF 1974 AN ORDINANCE AMENDIN G TITLE XIV OF THE 1969 E.M.C. BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1 , SECTION 1 , THEREOF AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 2 TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 11, TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "VEHICLE" CONTAINED IN THE MODEL TRAF F IC CODE SO THAT BICYCLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION . (Typed in full in the Official Ordinance Book.) I I I I -9 - COUNCILM AN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDI NANCE NO. 20, SERIES OF 1974. Upon a call of the r oll , the v o t e resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Cla yton . Nays: Cou n c il Member Mann Abstained: Council Member Taylor The Mayo r declared the motion carried. Councilman Sovern stated that he doubted that the City wo uld s ee c hanges in bicycle patterns in the City as a result of thsi Or d i nance . Councilman Mann stated that the City should start the feasib i l ity of bicycle lanes under study. David Clayton from the audience stat ed that he was in favor of bicycle lands and the traffic of bike s around the high school should be considered in any f easibility . COUN CILM AN CL AY TO N MOVED AND COUNCILMAN JONES SECONDED A MOT I ON TO INSTRUCT THE POLICE CHIEF TO GIVE COUNCIL A REPORT OF THE EF F ECT OF THIS ORDINANCE BY NOVEMBER 1st. Upon a call of the r oll , the vote r e sulted as follows: Ayes : Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Cl a yton , Ma nn , Taylor. Na ys: None Absent : None Th e Mayor de c lared the motion carried. COUNCILM AN SOVER N MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO BEGIN A STUDY ON THE BIBYCLE PATH FEASIBILITY IN THE CITY. Upo n a cal l of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Clayton, Mann , Tayl or. Nays : None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. • • • • • City Attorney Berardini began discussion of an ordinance on f ina l r e a ding v acating a portion of Floyd Avenue. He stated that this corrected a n error which had occurred in the 1953 legal desc r iption . -10 - BY AUTHORITY OR DI NANCE NO. 21, SERIES OF 1974 AN ORDINANCE VACATIN G A PORTION OF FLOYD AVENUE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS GREENWOOD AVENUE , CI TY OF ENGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO . (Copied i n fu ll in the Official Ordinance Book.) COUNCILM AN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDI NANCE NO. 21, SERIES OF 1974. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Cou nci l Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown , Bles sing , Ta y lor. Nays : None. Absent: None. Th e Mayor de c lared the motion carried. • • • • • City At torney Berardini began discussion of a bill for a n ord i n anc e authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement with Arap a ho e County to provide the services of a County Forester. Counci l ma n Sov e rn stated that this was a service for the citizens in the ir c a r e of l awns and trees. Acting City Manager Waggoner stat e d tha t the ne e d for the Forester was considered a few years ago , and an a greement was worked out between the City and County in or der to p ar ticipate in the cost. A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , ARAPAHOE COUNT Y, COLORADO, CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO, AND SOUTH SUBURBAN ME TR OPOLITAN AND PARK DISTRICT, RELATING TO ADVICE AND CONSULTAT ION BY THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY FORESTER ON FORESTRY AND HORT I CULTURAL PROBLEMS AND PROVIDING FOR ITS PAYMENT. COUNCILM AN SOV ERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WI TH ARAPAHOE COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF THE COUNTY FORESTER . COU NC ILMAN MANN MOVED TO TABLE THE ORDINANCE PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION ON I TS EFFECT. The motion died for lack of a second . The vote on t h e original motion was as follows: Ayes: J ones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Clayton. Nays: Counci l Member Mann. I I I I -11 - Abstained: Council Member Taylor The May or declared the motion carried. Cou ncil requested that additional information be ready at the next Council meeting with the final reading of this Ordinance . • • • • • Councilman Brown stated that he was extremely proud of the Englewood Hi gh School Band as they arrived back in town last week, and that he would like to see a resolution commending them passed by Council . Councilman Clayton stated that the Band had taken the Grand Trophy at the Pageant. Councilman Brown stated that Council should also have a plaque made up for them. COUNCILM AN BROWN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN CLAYTON SECONDED A MOTION TO REQUEST THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE ENGLEW OOD HIGH SCHOOL BAND FOR THEIR RECENT VICTORY. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Cou n c il Members Jones, Sovern, Blessing, Brown, Cl ayton, Mann , Tay lor. Nays: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. • • • • • COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO APPOINT LEE JONES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND TO THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD, DAVID CLAYTON TO THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD RETIREMENT BOARD AND TO THE JOINT SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND COUNCILMAN BROWN AS THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE DRCOG REPRESENTA- TION FROM THE CITY . Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Counci l Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown , Blessing , Tay lor. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. • • • • • -12 - Co u n c i l man Mann stated that he would like an up-to-date sta tu s rep o r t of the old Police-Fire building. Acting City Manager Waggon er s t a ted that a committee could finally decide on the alternat e s develop e d in the proposal enclosed in the packet. Councilma n Blessing stated that there were many things I that could deter t he remodeling of the building. There was a gene r al d i scussion of Council of whether to proceed with the building or not . Coun c ilman Sovern stated that it would cost too much money to r emodel t he structure, but that if a remodeling was desired we should g o all the way or not at all. He felt that a committee would hav e some value to form a planning unit for better total input to the Council. COUNCILMAN SOVER N MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO TAKE THIS MEMO UNDER ADVISEMENT AND TO DISCUSS IT AT A WORK SESSION AND USE THE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE A FUTURE COURSE. Upon a call of the r o ll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown , Bl e ssing , Taylor. Na ys : None. Th e Ma y or declared the motion carried. Mrs . Jean Carlberg, from the audience, inquired as to how the p u b lic would f ind out about the session and when it would be held. Ma y o r Taylor s tated that it would be in the newspaper. Mrs . Frances Howard stated that there was a definite need for more rooms and meeting spaces in the City. Councilman Mann stated that he wa s extremely frustrated at the price. • • • • • The following communications were received for the record: (a) Min utes of the Planning and Zoning Commission meet ings of May 7 and May 21, 1974. (b) Minu tes of the Library Board meeting of June 3, 1974 . (c) Minu tes of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals Comm ission meeting of April 10, 1974. (d) Min utes of the Housing Authority meetings of April 3 and April 23, 1974. (e ) Min utes of the Election Commission meetings of Jun e 4 and June 12, 1974. I I I -13 - (f) Report from Mr. Arthur Martin, Jr., regarding his attendance at the American Society of Planning Officials Convention, Chicago, Illinois from May 13-16, 1974. (g) Memorandum from the City Manager discussing changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. (h) Financia l Report for the month of May, 1974. • • • • • Acting City Manager Waggoner began discussion of a memorandum from Former City Manager Dial con•erning changes in the Volunteer Fire Department . Mr. Waggoner stated that the manning of the Fire Department was discussed in the memorandum; the history of it had been that the number of volunteers had been limited in the past with no additional recruitment at that time. A new program is recommended with 25 volunteers with additional paid firemen numbering 13. Councilman Sovern stated that the status of the volunteers had been under study and that the City needed to add an additional pumper. In order to be totally safe, the City needed a minimum of three men on each pumper. He felt that it could get spookey in the City now with two fire calls at the same time, and that only one piece of equipment was left after a normal house fire call. He felt that full time firemen expansion should go under study, but volunteers need expansion now. The volunteers could be a much greater training program type of at least 12 hours a month in the station plus training . He felt that a committee should be formed to look at this in greater detail. COUNCILMAN MANN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE OF EIGHT PERSONS, THOSE INCLUDED IN THE MEMORANDUM, PLUS TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TO BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, AND TO APPOINT COUNCILMAN SOVERN AS THE COUNCIL REPRESEN- TATIVE ON THE COMMITTEE . Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: None The Mayor declared the motion carried~ • • • • • Council began discussion of a report discussing the need for additional training for Emergency Medical Technicians in the Fire Department. Assistant City Manager Mccown stated that we -14 - currently have EMTs on the rescue ambulance. We have been consider- ing greater medical training for these individuals for some time, and the proposed program would be one of a para-medic nature to expand the qualifications of the individuals. The budget of 1974 would need to have $16,000.00 in order to pay for this program at that time. Councilman Sovern stated that the EMT program was an extreme benefit to the City and its residents. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE SIX PERSONS TO ATTEND THE PARA-MEDIC SCHOOL AS OUTLINED IN THE MEMORANDUM. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Tayl or stated that Englewood had one of the best rescue squads in the metropolitan area. • • • • • Council began disscussion of a memorandum from the Assistant City Manager relative to the agenda process. Assistant City Manager Mccown stated that he had been asked to look at the agenda process to try to get it out earlier. He described the problems inherent in the a ge nda process. Councilman Brown stated that he would like more time to think about a means of communicating the agenda to the public sooner. Councilman Sovern stated that he would like to see what the advertisement costs would be to publish the Agenda. A general discussion of the procedure ensued. COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BROWN SECONDED A MOTION TO REQUEST AN INFORMAL TALK WITH THE NEWSPAPERS TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT AND TO FIND OUT WHAT THE COST OF POSITION ADS WERE. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. • • • • • Council began discussion of the renewal of a 3.2 beer license for the Sport Bowl, 3295 So. Broadway. I I I ,, -15 - COUNCILM AN BLESSING MOVED AND COUNCILMAN MANN SECONDED A MOTION TO RENEW THE 3.2 BEER LICENSE TO THE SPORT BOWL, 3295 SO. BROADW AY. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes : Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Br own, Blessing , Taylor. Nays : None. The Ma yor declared t he motion carried, I I I I I City Manager Waggoner began a report on the vacating of a 16-foot alley and subsequent dedication of an 8-foot easement back to the City i n Sheridan Heights Subdivision. He stated that the City had discuss ed with the people in an attempt to get an easement i n retur n . So far the City had not been able to get three easements . The City Attorney feels like the land should be vacat e d anyway , b ut that he personally would have to oppose it u ntil the easements have been sig ned. It would be to the advan- tage of the persons i n volve d to have the vacation anyway for their use . COUNCILM AN CLAYTON MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO TABLE CO NSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE ON FINAL READING UNTIL JULY 15 , 1974 . Upon a call of the roll, ~he vote resulted as follow s: Ayes : Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown , Blessing , Ta y lor. Nays: None The Mayor declar ed the motion carried. Acting Cit y Manag er Waggoner began discussion of a memo~ randum concerning t he use of city-owned property at 3525 So. Broadway . He stat ed that the property had been purchased for $104 ,000 .00 in the past, and that there was a possible contribu- tion f r om Key Savin g s and Loan if the land would be developed into p ar k ar e a . Some merchants in the downtown area wanted the a rea to be made into a parking lot. The City stands a better chance of r eceiv ing money from Key Savings if the area went into g r ass . Councilman Blessing stated that he would very much like to see g r ass in the area. COUNCILMAN MANN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO PLANT THE ACQ UIRED LAND WITH GRASS AND TREES AND LANDSC APING. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follow s: 204 -16 - Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. . . . . :• Acting City Manager stated that they were arranging a tour of the facilities for the new Council Members. • • • • • COUNCILMAN SOVERN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN BLESSING SECONDED A MOTION TO RATIFY THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann, Brown, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. • • • • • COUNCILMAN MANN MOVED AND COUNCILMAN SOVERN SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Members Jones, Sovern, Clayton, Mann,: Brown, Blessing, Taylor. Nays: None. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 12:15 A.M. 0-AJ~ ex officio Clerkvor the Council I I