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CI'IY OF ~D, OOIDRAOO
MAROI 5 , 1973
The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado met in
special session on March 5 , 1973 at 8: 05 P .M.
Mayor Pro Tern Brown, presiding, called the meeting to order.
The invocation was given by Rev. Helen Walker of the Esoteric Truth Center,
and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Englewoodettes 4-H Group.
The Mayor Pro Tern asked for the roll call. Upcn the call of the roll, the
following were present:
Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Hermi.ng, lllority, Br<:Ml, Blessing.
Absent: Council Merrbers Schwab, Senti.
nte Mayor Pro Tern declared a quorun present.
Also present \<11ere: Asst. City Manager~
Director of Finance Nollenberger
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CXXJNCII.MAN IH>Rl'IY MJIJED AND CXXJNCIUD1AN ~ ~ED A Mn'I.00 'lHAT nm
MINUIF.S OF nm REQJLAR ~ OF FEBRUARY 20, 1973 BE APPK>VED /IS READ. Upcn the call of
the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Herming, Illority, BrCMl,
Blessing.
None.
Council Menbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the mtion carried.
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Mayor Pro Tern Br<:JrNn recognized the following Special Citizen Program Invitees
from the audience:
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell W. Scull, lUO W. Chenango Ave., Precinct No. 14.
Mr. Claude Oberton, 4058 So. Lincoln Street, Precinct No. 9.
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Mr. Carle Zi.mnerman, Mayor Pro Tern, City of Littleton, and Mr. Gale Christy,
Littletcn City Manager, ~e present to present to the Englewood City Council a resolutioo
advocating the Inprovenent and upgrading of arterial hig}Mlys in Southern Metropolitan area.
Mr. Zimnei:man stated that planning for higtWciys has been left to the State Highway Department
in the past. He felt that if the groups in DRCXX; could get together to agree oo certain things
they felt necessary in the higtWciy program, then it would be difficult for the Higtway Depart-
ment to tum those particular requests down.
He stated that the Littleton City Council requested that the widening and up-
grading of Santa Fe to a six-lane arterial highway be acconplished and the construction of the
proposed 1-470 expressway West and Nortl&1est fran I-25 to I-70 be approved. ~, that
constructioo be approved for an East-West parkway beginning at Belleview Avenue, a parkway
at I-25 proceeding to and crossing Santa Fe and thence southerly along Santa Fe, connecting
to a proposed new Bowles Avenue parkway West, and that approval be given to the extensioo of
Dry Creek Road to connect with Gates Parkway, and from Gates Parkway westerly to Santa Fe.
Mr. Zinmennan also requested the extension and/or constructioo of Orchard Avenue with Clarksoo
be plarned and constructed, and that Quincy be extended West from Santa Fe as a through street
to South Kipling. Also, that South Lowell Blvd., be opened and extended northerly through
Fort Logan as a continuous route and southerly also requested plans for these projects be
developed by the Colorado Divisioo of Highways at the earliest possible date.
Mr. Zimnenmn stated that the City of Littletoo was soliciting the support of
the City of Englewood on the proposals as have been laid out and a copy of the City of
Littleton's Resolution No. 1 was presented to the City Council of Englewood. He felt the
City shoold be 11Dre aggressive in deciding what they need in presenting those proposals to
the State Highway Department. He also stated that a few of the proposals were in conflict
with the Voorhees study oo which the City ~ld hear a presentatioo later in the meeting.
City Manager Gale Christy stated that the State Highway Department needed
input by approximately the middle of March in order to be able to continue planning for this
year in Arapahoe County.
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A general discussien by the Council and the tw representatives from the City
of Littletcn ensued en nutual problem:;.
Representatives of the firm of ~11, Ellingsal & ~11, Inc. consulting
engineers, were present to make a presentatien of Phase A of the Little Dry Creek drainage
basin problE!ll. Mr. Herb M::Ca.11, a partner in the firm, stated that the engineering firm has
made this study as contracted for by the Urban Drainage District. He stated that Englewood,
Greerw:>od Village, Cllerry Hills, Arapahoe County and Douglas County were located or had partial
Segtlents of their territory located in the drainage basin. 1he majority of the problems be-
longs the the City of Englewood. 1he City of Fnglewood has a possible $11,000 ,000 loss damage
during the 100-year storm. 1he current Englewood Dam is not acceptable under the State
F.ngineer's criteria and he can force it to be rebuilt or tom down. If the Englewood Dam is
rebuilt, the danages possible under the 100-year storm drop to around $7 ,000,000. 1he
Engineering firm detailed various plans as presented below:
Plan A:
Plan B:
Plan C:
Plan D:
Plan E.
c.onstructien of Englewood Dam, plus conduit under the
Cllerry Hills Country Club and Cinderella City.
A series of five dcm;, plus the Englewood Dam with an
additicnal channelizatien project.
No channelizaticn project but the five daDE in additcn
to the current Englewood Dam.
Reconstructicn of enly the Englewood Dam.
Essentially the same as Plan B, but additiooal conduit
ruming as far down as Shennan Street.
Mr. M::Ca.11 described how the study was made and stated that the engineering firm
was proposing the alternate soluticns to the entities involved.
Mr. Shunaker, attorney for the district, stated that the district was attenpting
to find out what soluticn ~d be ITDst beneficial to the groups involved. 1he cost to the
entities ~d be decided en Phase B of the study after the best method of solving the problE!ll
is determined, Douglas County could help materially in the plan by flood plain zcning sane of
the area -which wuld prevent it from adding water in the problE!D in the future.
A general discussien of the nutual problem:; ansured between the City Council
and the representatives of the Urban Drainage District.
Mr. Robert Leigh of the firm of Alan M. Voorhees & Associates , Inc. , was
present to present to the Council the Western Arapahoe Co\Ety Transportaticn Study and, in
particular, the Englewood Supplement. Mr. Leigh stated that the final docunent of the
Voorhees study was published en Santa Fe Drive had been accepted. However, he had sane real
reservatims en the Belleview-Bowles connectien in the meeting. A study also reconmended
the rE!JDVal of Barmock and Sherman from one-way street status.
Councilwoman Henning inquired as to the reasoos behind the recomnendatien en the
Platte River Drive. Mr. Leigh stated that the State has recomnended it as part of an arterial
systE!ll and that the Voorhees firm saw it as a recreatiooal drive alcng the river. He conmented
however, that the entities involved nust plan the streets around the recreatiooal needs of
their cities. Mr. M=C.owl1 asked Mr. Leigh his opinion of the Littletoo plan for Belleview
Avenue. Mr. Leigh stated that the primary need for East-West traffic is South of Bowles and
he felt that Belleview Avenue Parkway would not meet that need.
Councihnan Dhority inquired whether the State Highway Oeparttnent could force a
highway upcn a conmmity if they didn't want it ruming through their entity. Mr. Leigh re-
plied that he did not feel that they could. A general discussien of the higl'May as detailed
in the Voorhees study ensued.
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CXXJNCIU1AN ~ M1JED AND CXXJNCIL\DfAN HmNIR; SECXIIDED A MJI'I~ 'ID
OPm A PUBUC HEARIR; ro <mSIDER 'llIE ~OF sr. LOUIS CAlll>UC aruROI, 3310 roum SHERMAN
STRE£r, FOR A SPECIAL EVml'S Ucµ>R PERMIT FOR A sr. PATRICX' s ACTIVITY. Upm the call of
the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Meni:>ers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown, Blessing.
Nale.
Council Merrt>ers Schwab, Senti.
'llle Mayor Pro Tern declared the ITDticn carried.
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Mr. Austin Ganes, 3170 S. Hmix>ldt, was present representing St. l.Duis
Catholic Olurch. He stated that there ~ld be a St. Patrick's Day Dance oo March 17th,
fran 9:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. Councilwoman Henning inquired whether the church envisiooed
any more than Oil:> functions a year in the near future. Mr. Ganes replied in the negative.
Mayor Pro Tern Brown asked if there were any oppments of the granting of
said license in the audience. No ooe respcnded.
CXXJNCII.MAN BI.ESS~ MJVED AND <lXJNCIUDfAN HFRm«; SECllIDED A M7I'IOO 1U CIDSE nm PUBUC HEAR!t«;. Upcn the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Merrbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown, Blessing.
Nooe.
Council Menber Schwab, Senti.
'llle Mayor Pro Tern declared the notioo carried.
CXlJN~ BTESS!tl; MJVED AND <lXJNCIUDfAN ~ SECllIDED A M7I'IOO 1U GRAN!' A
SPF.CIAL EVEN1'S Ucµ>R PERMrT ro sr. LOUIS C.A1H>UC anJROI FOR A sr. PATRICX' s ACTIVITY 00
MARC{ 17, 1973. Upm the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown, Blessing.
Nays: Nooe.
Absent: Council Meni>ers Schwab, Senti.
'llle Mayor Pro Tern declared the notion carried.
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'llle bylaws and minutes of the Housing Authority meeting of February 5, 1973,
were received for the record.
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Minutes of the Water and Sewer Board meeting of February 20 , 1973 , were received
for the record.
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'llle minutes of the Plarming and Zoning Comnissioo meeting of February 6, 1973 ,
were received for the record.
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'llle minutes of the Action Forces Steering Conmittee meeting of January 11, 1973
were received for the record.
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A report from the Director of Finance on his attendance at the Government Risk
Managsnent Seminar held at the University of Arizona was received for the record.
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cnJNCIIMAN BIFSSIR; MJVED AND CIX.JN~ IH>RI'IY SECDIDED A MJl'I~ FOR 'IHE
RmElilAL OF A 3.2 BEER U~SE FOR U-'IUI»f OF OOIDRAOO, INC., 123 EAST BELLEVIEW. Upcn the
call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Heming, Ihority, Brown, Blessing.
Nays: Nooe.
Absent: Council Menbers Schwab, Senti.
'llle Mayor Pro Tern declared the notion carried.
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ClXJNCII.MAN IHJRI'IY MJVED AND CD.JN~ BIFSSIR; SECllIDED A M7I'IOO 1U APPR:>VE
SUPPLEMNI' 00. 22 ro CXHIBCIDR' s .AGREDHn' wrm &XJ'lH ARAPAIDE SANITATIOO DISTRICT. Upm the
call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown, Blessing.
Nays: Nooe.
Absent: Counci 1 Menbers Schwab, Senti.
'llle Mayor declared the notion carried.
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Cll.JNCIU1AN BIESS~ MJVED AND Cll.JNCII.MAN IH>RI'IY SEcnmED AMJITOO 'ID APPR>VE
A CIH>ANIOO AGREF.MNI' wrm ClIBRRYMX>R &XJ'lll AND ClIBRRYRIIXIB SANITATIOO DISTRICT. Upm the
call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Merrbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown,
Blessing.
None.
Council Menbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the ODtion carried.
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CXXJNCIUD1AN HENm«; MJVED AND CXXJNCII.MAN BIESSn«i SEcnmED A KJI'IOO 'ID SET
APRIL 2ND AS A PUBUC HF.ARn«; 'ID ~SIDER nm REZQITR; ~ FILED BY ~ BRINl<R)FF ro
REzrnE A roRITOO OF PIDr 1, RAFER1.Y GARD?NS, FlU-1 B-2 'ID R-3-B. Upm the call of the roll,
the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Co\mcil Menbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown, Blessing.
Nays: None.
Absent: Council Menbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the DDtion carried.
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Council received a reconmendation from the Plarming Comnission that a 8-foot
utility easement in Pleasant View Subdivision be vacated. Mr. Kells Waggoner, Director of
Public Works, stated that easement has not been used and probably never will be. All of the
area is already served by utility lines which are placed in other easement areas.
CXXJNCII.MAN saw:xmBERG M>VED AND CilJNCII.MAN BIESSIR:; SECXIIDED A KJI'IOO 'ID
A£ll:Pl' nm RECXH1ENDATIOO AND~ 'lHAT AN ORDINANCE BE DRAW UP. Upm the call of the
roll, the vote resulted as foll0V1s:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown,
Blessing.
None.
Council Menbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the DDtion carried.
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Council began a discussion of a tnE!lDI'andun fran the Cllairman of the Action
Forces Steering Ccmn:i.ttee submitting certain reconmendations to the City Council. Councilman
Blessing stated that he felt that the City should refer the recomnendations to a study session
on the following MJnday night.
Cll.JNCIUD1AN HENm«; M>VED AND CilJNCIIM\N BIESSn«i SECnIDED A KJI'IOO 'ID APPR>VE nm FIRST RECXH1fNDATIOO OF nm MEM>RANIX.M FlU-1 nm OIAIRMAN OF nm ACTIOO FORCES STEERIR;
CDMITIEE \li!Cl{ \QJLD <:NAY nm TRAVEL ~ FOR nm ASSISTANI' DIRECIOR OF 10.JSIR:; AND REDE-
VEI.Off1FN! 'ID 00 'ID WIVER.5I'IY CI'lY, MISOOURI 'ID OR5ERVE ITS RESIDENITAL OOCUPANCT PE»1IT PR>-
GRAM. lJpal the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Metrbers Schnackenberg, Henning, Ihority, Brown,
Blessing.
None.
Council Menbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the DDtion carried.
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Council began consideration of a Bill for an Ordinance amending Section 3(a)
(Overtime Work) of Cllapter 7, Title V, of the 1969 Englewood Municipal Code. Councilwanan
Henning inquired whether there was any reasoo to finalize this ordinance tonight or whether
it could wait until the City Attorney and City Manager returned. Assistant City Manager
~ stated that there was no big lurry but that the ordinances were relatively easy to
explain. This Ordinance amended the hour-week basis for the firemen's pay.
Introduced as a Bill by Councilman Blessing.
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A BIIL FOR
AN ORDINANQ: AMEND IN; SECTICE 3 (a) (OVERl'IME \.DRK) OF CliAPlER 7 , TITLE V, OF 'DIE '69 E .M. C. ,
B'i AU'lll)RIZIN; OVER1'IME CXJ1PmSATirn FOR AIL ~IFIED EMPlDYF.F.S OF 'DIE CI'IY 001' EXEM>'r'
FlD1 wrIF..5 PERFURMED OVER AND APDJE 'DIE OORMAL \.DRK WEEK.
ClXJNCIIMAN BIESS~ MMD AND ax.JNCIIMAN SClINAa<ENBERG SECXIIDED A Mn'IOO ro
AMEND 'DIE ~D MJNICIPAL CDDE BY AIJlll)R!Zm; OVER1'IME Cll1PENSATICE FOR AIL ~IFIED
Df>I.DYEES OF nm CI'IY' FOR IlmES PERFURMED OVER AND APJNE nm t«>RMAL \.l)Rl{ WEEK. Upm the
call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Cm.ncil Meni>ers Schnackenberg, Henning, Blessing, Brown.
Council Menber Dhority.
C.Ouncil Merrbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the ITDtioo carried.
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Council began discussioo of a Bill for an Ordinance amending Sectioo 6(a),
Chapter 4, Title V, of the '69 Englewood Municipal Code relating to the accurulatioo of sick
leave for classified enployees other than fire persamel. Assistant City Manager M::Cown
stated that a bill for an ordinance passed last Cotmeil meeting had changed the annual leave
accurulatioo to which the sick leave accurulatioo was tied. As a result, a bill for an or-
dillBnce had to be introduced, changing sick leave back to the original figure.
Introduced as a Bill by C.Ouncil~ Heming.
A BIIL FOR
AN ORD~ AMfNl)IN; SECTIOO 6 (a), CliAPlER 4, TITLE v OF nm '69 E .M.C. , RE:LATill; 'ID nm
AalHJLATI~ OF SIO<. LFAVE FOR CLA.5SIFIED EM>LOYEES O'lHER 'lllAN FIRE PERSOONEL. lJpal the
call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Menbers Schnackenberg, Heming, Dhority, Brown, Blessing.
Nays: Ncne.
Absent: Council Meni:>ers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the ITDtioo carried.
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Assistant City Manager~ began discussioo of a report oo the status of the
~lementatioo of wage plans for Englewood mmi.cipal enployees. He stated that due to the
previous Council meeting falling oo a Tuesday night as a result of the ~day holiday, it was
~ssible for the City to publish a bill for an ordillBnce amending salaries in the Thursday
newspaper. As a result, the City has not met the legal requirements to pass that ordinance
on second reading. City acininistratioo will issue pay checks at the higher rate even though
second reading of the ordinance has not been held, unless the Council indicates otherwise. nte
ooly alternative ~uld be to hold off paying the enployees.
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Assistant City Manager ~ began a discussioo of a request from the City of
Greeni-iood Village relative to the extensioo of Clarksoo Street. He stated that the staff ob-
j ected to Item No. 5 of the letter. Upm notifying the Mayor of Greenwood Village of their
obj ectioo, the Mayor stated that he ~d get back with his C.Ouncil in order to work it out.
Councilman Dhority stated that he did not approve of this letter and did not
think that the City of Englewood should take actioo oo it l.llltil such time as it was conpletely
~rked out. He felt the City should give no sewer to Greenwood Village l.llltil such time as the
restrictions were ~rked out.
Councilman Brown stated that the City Council had okayed the five-year provision
at a previous meeting and that the City of Greenwood Village should not be held respcnsible for
that provisioo in the letter.
Councilman Schnackenberg said that he felt that it was not at all unreascnable,
and that the Cities had to act oo faith up<n occasion.
Council~ Heming inquired whether the Cities could bind the highway depart-
men t in the design of a bridge as had been done by this letter.
Director of Public Works Waggoner stated that in his opinion the Cities could,
and that the City of Boulder had done so in the past.
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Councilwoman Henning stated that the five-year provision forces Cities into
acting faster and felt that the letter should be okayed. She stated that the Cities were
holding up a developer in the area and that the five-year limit will make it get acconplished.
Councilman Dhority stated that he felt the matter was too ilq:>ortant to take the
City of Greenwood Village's \VOrk en blind faith. Mr. Rich Hisemen, a representative of the
developnent conpany, stated that they needed this agreement okayed so that their conpany could
start developnent on the area.
ClXJNCIUDfAN ~ MNED AND CXXJNCIIMAN srnNA£:lGNBERG SECDIDED A Mn'IOO 10
APPRJVE nm LEl'IER OF AGREFMNr wrm GREE?HX)D VII.LAGE EXCEPI' FOR ITEM N). 5 , DEl.Eril{; '"N)
MJVEMNI' LANFS OF BROAI:WAY'' SECITOO OF 'lllAT PARAGRAPH.
ClXJNC~ IH>RI'IY MNED ro AMEND nm AGREFMNr BY SUBSI'ITUI'IR; A TEN-YF.AR
ClAUSE IN PUa: OF A FIVE-YF.AR CLAUSE IN PARAGRAPH 1. 'Ihat TIDtion died for lack of a second.
Upcn the call of the roll on the original 100tion, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Council Merrbers Schnackenberg, Brown, Heming.
Council Merrbers Dhority, Blessing.
CO\.mcil Merrbers Schwab, Senti.
'llle Mayor Pro Tern declared the TIDtion carried.
Councilwoman Herming stated that she didn't feel the City should finalize action
on this with t\lo10 merrbers of the Council meeting and only three people voting in favor thereof.
~CIUDfAN ~ MMD AND CDJNCIUofAN SCllNACKENBERG SECllIDED A MJl'IOO TO
RECmSIDER A MJl'IOO TO APPRJVE nm AGREFMNr wrm nm CTIY OF GRF»MDD VII.LAGE. Upon the
call of the roll, the vote resulted as follOfrls:
Ayes: Council MenDers Schnackenberg, Heming, Ihority, Blessing.
Nays: Council Merrber Brown.
Absent: Council Ment>ers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the TIDtion carried.
CXlJNCIUDfAN ~ MMD AND CDJNCIUofAN BI.ESSIR; SECXJIDED A MJI'IOO TO TABIB
lNI'IL nm NEXl' MEETll{; nm .AGREEMENI' WI'IH nm CTIY OF GRF»MDD VILLAGE. Upon the call of
the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: CO\.mcil MenDers Schnackenberg, Heming, Illority, Blessing.
Nays: CO\.mcil Merrber Brown.
Absent: Council Menbers Sclwab, Senti.
'lbe Mayor Pro Tern declared the TIDtion carried.
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Assistant City Manager ~ began a report on the Citizens Q:mnittee for Core
Area Developnent Plan. He stated that the Steering Comnittee had met and considered possible
persms for the Citizens Conmi.ttee and that this staff will act for the Mayor to sign letters
going to them.
Assistant City Manager M::f.owll stated that the Chanber of Comnerce wanted the
Council to meet with their Board of Directors Thursday at 5: 30 P .M. at the Columine Country
Club. Mayor Pro Tern Brown inquired whether Council wanted to discuss this matter with them
at this time and there was a consensus that they did.
Assistant City Manager M::f.owll reminded the Council of a Study Session next
M:Jnday night at 7:30 P.M.
CXlJNCilMAN BI.ESSIR; MMD AND CDJNCIUDfAN HmNil{; SECXJIDED A MJl'IOO TO AllJCl.Jm.
Upcn the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Council Meni>ers Schnackenberg, Brown, Heming, Illority, Blessing.
Nays: None.
Absent: CO\.mcil Menbers Schwab, Senti.
The Mayor Pro Tern declared the 100tion carried and the meeting adjourned at
10:40 P.M.
/s/ Karl Nollenberger
ex officio Clerk of the Council
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