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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-01-02 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I I I CCXJNCIL UIAMBERS CITY OF FH;UllX)O, OOIDRAOO JANUARY 2, 1973 RW.Jl& 1'£E'fJR;: The City Council of the City of Engl~. Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in regular session on Janaury 2, 1973 at 8 :02 P.M. Mayor Senti, presiding, called the neeting to order. The invocation was given by Rev. Richard Masai, of the Engl~ Wesleyan Oturch, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Engl~ettes 4-H Group. The Mayor asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Council Merbers Brown, Blessing, Schwab, Henning, rhority, Senti. Absent: Ncne. The Mayor declared a quorun present. Also present ~e: City Manager Dial City Attorney Berardini Director of Finance Nollenberger * * * * * ~CIU1AN IH)RITY MNED AND CXXJNCIU1AN BLESSIR; SECXJIDED AMJITOO 'lllAT 'IllE MINlTlES OF 'lliE REQJL\R t£ETIK; OF DECEMBER 18, 1972 BE APPRNED AS READ. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Menbers Brown, Blessing, Schwab, Henning, Ihority, Senti. Nays: Ncne. Absent: Ncne. The Mayor declared the mtion carried. * * * * * The newly elected Councilman, Werner D. Sctmackenberg, was sworn in by the Honorable Marvin W. Foote, Judge of the 18th Judicial District. Councilman Sctmackenberg signed the Pledge of Office to fina lize the action. * * * * * Mr. Harold Rust, Ehgl~ District Manager for Public Service Conpany of (;olorado, was present to present a f ranchise check for $40 ,500 for the 4th quarter of 1972 to the City . Mayor Senti thanked Mr. Rust. * * * * * Council received a letter from the recording secretary for the Board of Career Service regarding the positiai of Battalion Olief in the Fire Department. City Manager Dial described the duties of the position of Battalion Chief. He stated that there are currently tour Captains in the department, of which ~ are staff and ~ are supervisory. The new Battalion Chief position will replace the ~ supervisory positions, in addition to adding one additi.cnal supervisory position to accomoodate the new three-shift setup in the Fire Department. Councilman Schwab inquired as to the difference in duties between the Battalion thief and the current supervisory captains. City Manager Dial stated that they were essential- lv the sane. * * * * * Council received a letter from the recording secretary for the Board of Career !:>ervice c.onmissioners regarding the position of Associate Planner in the Department of Coommity Developnent. City Manager Dial stated that the addition of this positon would give the Director ot the department mre tUre to \IJOrk with the Steering Coumittee and the Plarming and Zoning Comni.tt~~. Councilman Schwab inquired whether the City currently has an Assistant Director within the Department. City Manager Dial replied in the affinnative, stating that there TNere three Assistant Directors there. REOOWITOO 00. 1, SERIES OF 1973 A RESOWITOO ~'TABLI91!R; 'lliE ~IFICATIOOS OF a:J+lJNITI DE.VELOPMENI' ASSOCIATE PL.ARIBR AND FIRE DEPARJMNI' BATAI.LIOO OOEF. (Copied in full in the official Resolution Book). 545 546 -2- CllJNCIUD1AN HF.NNIN; MJVED AND CDWCII11AN ~ SECXIIDED A MJI'IOO ID APPK>VE RESJUITIW 00 . 1 . ~'ERIES OF 1973 . Upoo the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays : Absent: Council Meni>ers Brown, Blessing, Senti, lhority, Herming, Schnackenberg. Council t-brber Schwab. None. The Mayor declared the DDticn carried. * * * * * Council received a letter fran the Chairman of the Board of Career Service (;amrlssicners to the Council regarding coopensaticn for the positicn of Deputy Fire Olief, Assistant Police Chief, and City Engineer. City Manager Dial stated that the letters of understanding regarding these positions were reached last year. The Assistant Olief of Police and the Deputy Fire Chief were apporticned no increases in that letter of understanding. The next ranking persamel received little increase. The eftort was to make the difference in pay bebileen the directors of the departments salary and their assistants a little wider spread. In the letter of understanding with the Enployees Associaticn everybody under Grade 30 was given a raise. The City Engineer was at level 31, and consa[Uently could not receive one. A change in the level of pay for these positions at this time \lllOUld subvert the negotiaticn process in his opinicn. A descripticn of the current pay plan utilized by the City was given to Council. Coulcilwoman Henning inquired whether a perscn in the future could represent hiJmelf before the Board of Career Service under the new Cllarter Amencinent. City Manager Dial stated that ooly if the lD1i.t was set up by career Service. CXUK:IU1AN IH>RITY 1-IJVED AND WJNCIU1AN SCliWAB SEalIDED A MJrIOO '!HAT nm UXH..'IL C.OOSIDER '!HAT nm nlRIB FM'I.DYEE.5 WERE ~y REPRESENl'ED AT nIE TIME OF NE- OOITATIW AND 'lllAT PBi AOOITIOOAL (}IN{;F.s 1U BE MADE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AT nIE NECDITA- TI.005 IN 1973. Upoo the call o f the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Council Menbers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Schnackenberg, Henning, I:hority. None. None. The Mayor declared the TIDticn carried. * * * * * Council began consideraticn of a renewal of a 3.2 package beer license for King Soopers, 5050 So. Federal Blvd. ~ IH>RITY 1"IJVED AND ~CIU1AN BIFS51K; SECXIIDED A MJI'IOO 1U APPK>VE IBE RENElilAL OF A 3 .2 PAO<AGE BEER LIO:NSE FOR Kn«; &X>PERS, 5050 SOU'IH FEDERAL BLVD. Upcn the call o f the roll the vote resulted as f ollows: Ayes : Nays: Absent: Council Merrbers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Schnackenberg, Henning, lhority. None. None. The Mayor declared the DDticn carried. * * * * * c.ouncil began consideration of a renewal of a 3.2 beer license for com;uq>tion on the prenises for Shakey' s Pizza, 3281 So. Santa Fe Drive. cnH;~ BIESSIK; MJVED AND ~CIUDfAN HFlti!K; SECXIIDED A MJI'IOO 1U APPK>VE 1liE RElIDW\L OF A 3.2 BEER LiaNSE FOR cm5lWI100 00 'lllE PREMISES TO SHAKEY'S PIZZA, 3281 So. ~ANIA FE DRIVE. Upcn the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays: Absent: ~uncil Meni>ers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Schnackenberg, Heming, Dhority. None. None. The Mayor declared the TIDtion carried. * * * * * I I I I I I I I -3- Council began discussioo oo a Bill for an Ordinance instituting a system of charges for sewer inspectioos for main line constructioo and for taps, and a change in serwage disposal charges for apartment dwellings. City Attorney Berardini stated that the Water and Serwer Board had approved the requested change and that it ~d result in an increase in rates for nulti-dwelling units. IAle to a confusioo oo the ~rding on the secood page of the proposed ordinance, it was tabled until the next TIECting for clarificatioos. * * * * * City Attorney Berardini reported to the Council on actioo ccnceming the exclusioo o f the area just sooth of Belleview and West of Broadway, including the K-Mart area, t ran a fire protectia1 district, since it was already inside the City of Engl~. He stated that as requested by Council, he had petitiooed the Court and the district had been eliminated fran the fire protectioo district. * * * * * City Attorney Berardini reported to Council on the Weiss assessment case. He stated that the judge just recently had held against the City and would void the assessment of $1 ,900 cleared against Mrs. Weiss. The City Attorney felt that the City should appeal the decision and -would write a report to <.:ouncil in the near future. He also stated that he lr.IO\ll.d write a report to Council or their perusal in February ccnccming all outstanding lawsuits and status of other City Attorney matters. * * * * * Council began coosideration of a resolutioo expressing support for the newly established Regional Suburban Police Associatioo. City Manager Dial stated that a voluntary associatioo w:>uld be helpful to the suburban towns. Various departments within the area had specialized in certain areas, of which they ~uld be able to help a neighboring department in order to spread the benefits of their knowledge around. Council~ Herming inquired whether this action lr.IO\ll.d preclude the police :unctioo from being one of those included in a regional service authority. City Manager Dial replied in the negative. Council~ Herming inquired whether there lr.IO\ll.d be a financial side of this associatioo in the future which ~uld request nrney from the cities. City Manager Dial stated that that was possible as a specializatioo in this area is developed. Additionally, this associaticn DBY try f or Federal aid, as opposed to Denver receiving all of it. Councilwoman Henning inquired whether this was an effort to put pressure on Denver to be IIDre cex>perative with the suburban towns. City Manager Dial stated that they had been cex>perative in the past, and he did not see this as an out and out effort to do that. Councilman Schnackenberg inquired as to the feelings of the Police Cllief on this matter . City Manager Dial stated that he was very strongly in favor of it. * * * * * <.:ouncilman Dhority left the room at 9 :05 P.M. * * * * * REroUTI'IOO 00. 2, SERIES OF 1973 A REOOWITOO EXPRESSIK; SUPPORI.' OF 1liE CITY ClXJNCIL FOR 'lliE ESI'ABLISHMENI' OF A REGIOOAL 8UBUKBAN POLICE A.500CIATIOO. (Copied in full in the Official Resolution Book). CXXJNCII11AN ~ M>VED AND CXXJNCII11AN BIESS!l{; SEWIDED A Mn'IOO 'ID APPl.()VE REOOWITOO ti). 2 , SERIES OF 1973. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Council Menbers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, SchnackE!lberg, Hetming. None. Council Merrber Dhority. The Mayor declared the DDtioo carried. * * * * * Council began coosideratioo of a resolutioo appropriating supplemental natl.es ~or costs of casualty and risk insurance to the General, Water and Sewer Funds. City Manager Dial stated that this appropriated m:ney was discussed at a previous ~ting. 547 548 -4- RESOUTITOO 00. 3, SERIF.s OF 1973 A REOOWITOO APPROPRIA'.l'Ill; FllIDS WI'llilN GENERAL, WATER, AND SEWER FUIDS. (Copied in full in the official Resolution Book). CDWCII101AN HENUK; KNED AND CXXJNCII.MAN ~ SECXIIDED A MJI'ION 'ID APPIVVE RESOUTITOO 00. 3 . 8ERIES OF 1973. lJpal the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Council Merrbers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Schnackenberg, Henning. None. Council Menber Dhority. The Mayor declared the nvtial carried. * * * * * Council began consideration of a recoomendatial that the Director of Libraries be pennitted to attend the amrual conference of the American Library Association in Washington D.C. fran January 28th to the 31st. City Manager Dial stated that the trip was budgeted and "WOUld cost approximately $450. Councilman Brown stated that the Director of Libraries was a credit to the City and shculd be allowed to attend this seminar. CXXJNCII11AN ~ M:>VED AND CXXJNC!UD'JAN HENill{; SECXIIDFD A MJI'ION 'ID APPIVVE IBE RECllHNDt\TIOO 'lliAT nIE DIRECIDR OF UBRARIE.5 BE PERMITI'ED 'ID ATI'FlID 'lHE ~AL cmFERENCE OF 'lllE AMERICAN UBRARY A5SOCIATIOO IN WASHilCION, D.C. lJpal the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Council Meni>ers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Sclmackeaberg, Henning. None. Council Meni:>er Dhority. The Mayor declared the nvtial carried. * * * * * City Manager Dial stated that he ~d report to Council on the status of the year-end finances and a report of the year's activities. He also stated that a new Assistant City Manager had been selected, and his name was Andy McCown. He reminded the Council of a study sessial al January 8th at 7:30 P.M. * * * * * 1\uning to the storm drainage program, he stated that Director of Public Works Kells Waggener had gotten a read back from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban DeveloIJDeOt and that they were very negative al the future appropriatialS to the City of Englerwood al storm drainage. He handed out to the Co~il a list of the alternative actions which the Council could take for their calSidcration in the future. * * * * * Cotmcil.man Schnackenberg introduced his wife, Jane, and son, Paul from the audience. * * * * * CXXJNC~ SUiWAB M:>VED AND CDWCIIliAN BLESSllli SECXIIDED A MJI'ION 'llIAT ~ SClWO<ENBERG BE A.5SIQIBD 10 'lHE WATER AND SEWER~ AS A CXXJNCIL ~ER ON THAT OOARD. Upcn the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Council Merrbers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Henning. Nays: Nale. Abstain: Co\.mcil Merrher Schnackenberg. Absent: Council Merrber Ihority. The Mayor declared the notion carried. * * * * * Council'W01lB11 Henning stated that the City should react to the proposed nx>rator- illD on hcusing and urban renewal funds as ruoored to be presented by the White House. F\J.rther information will be developed for the council. I I I I I I I I -5- Councilman Schwab inquired as to the current status of the sign code ordinance. City Manager Dial stated that a comnittee had had a rooeting on it, but that he was not sure o f the target schedlle at this tiroo. * * * * * Councilman Schwab inquired into the status of the annexation by the river. City Attorne y Berardini replied that he w:>uld be w:>rking on it in the future. City Manager Dial stated that he w:>uld be cooperating with the City Attorney in that effort. * * * * * Councilman Schwab inquired as to the action at the last Planning and Zoning meeting. Councilwomm Henning stated that Larwill had stated that they would not change any fu ture p lans f or the area. Councilman Blessing stated his concerns for s~ sort of plan to help the elder- ly in Eng l~. C'i.ty Manager Dial stated that the actninistration ~ld work up a report to <.;ouncil on v arious methods to do so. * * * * * City Attorney Berardini stated that the level of activity in the City Attorney's office was at a high point, and as a result he wuld need to hire sane special counsel over the next several llDllths to accouplish the projects which he has in-house. He stated that he ~ld r e port back to Council in a written narrative in the near future. * * * * * ~c~ ~ MJVED AND ~ell.MAN BIESS~ SEWIDED A MJrION 'ID AilJCl.Jm. Upon the call o f the roll, the vote rcsul ted as fallows: Ay e s : Nays : Absent: Council Merrbers Brown, Blessing, Senti, Schwab, Schnackenberg, Henning. None. Council Menbers Dhori ty. The Mayor declared the rootion carried, and the ~ting adjourned at 10:17 P.M. /S/ Karl Nollenberger ex officio City Clerk 549