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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-05-03 (Regular) Meeting Minutes• I I I I REGULAR MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO MAY 3, 1965 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in regular session on Monday, May 3, 1965, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Englewood, at the hour of 8:00 P.M. Mayor Pro-tern Braun pseejdf09 called the mee~ing to order and the invocation was given by the Reverend Mar•in Adams of the Ermnanuel Mwthodist Church. The Mayor Pro-tern asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the ~oliow­ ing persons were present: Councilmen Allen, Braun, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice. Also Present: City Manager Dial, Administrative Assistant Malone, City Attorney Criswell, City Clerk Chase. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared a quorum present. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 5, 1965, AND THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 19, 1965 BE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councimmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. Mr. Harvey Norgaard and others representing the Chamber of Commerce Business Builders regarding Old Fashioned Bargain Days appeared before the Council. A letter was presented to request permission to block off various streets for a short period of time to permit holding certain events to be July 8, 9 and 10, 1965. Mr. Lee Bennet and Mr. Jack Eachon appeared before Council to explain some of the planning for the Old Fashioned Bargain Days. councilman Kreiling asked how many businesses were represented in this section and was given the answer that there were 28 parti- cipating members at this time. Councilman Rice asked that the City Manager obtain the names of the members of the two groups, that of the Business Builders and that of the Merchants Association. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT THE REQUEST OF THE BUSINESS BUILDERS GROUP OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO BLOCK OFF CERTAIN STREETS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FOR OLD FASHIONED BARGAIN DAYS ON JULY 8, 9 AND 10, 1965, BE RECEIVED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. Mr. Sam Hill, Englewood Merchants Association, was present to present a petition askeng for permissmon to hold a carnival on illy 15, 16 and 17, 1965, and the blocking of certain streets to hold the carnival. Mr. Hill explained to Council that the planning had been going on since the first of the year and the money received for the carnival would help defray the expenses, such as clean up and the hiring of detectives to police the operation. It was brought out by Council there there were two groups asking for permission to hold similar type of program, and it was felt that the two groups should get together. Councilman Allen expressed his objection to this type of promotion becaase he felt that a carnival type promotion would be taking money out of Englewood. It was agreed that this matter would be deferred until later. The construction bids that were opened at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, May 3, 1965 were reviewed. These were bids for the construction of Paving District No. 15. COUNCILMAN KREILING MOVED, COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT THE BID OF PETER KIEWIT SONS'COMPRNY BE ACCEPTED AS THE LOW BIDDER MEETING SPECIFICATIONS. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Krei~ing, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared themotion carried. 35 36 Minutes of May 3, 1965 The City Manager announced that the bids for the sale of bonds were not opened because the amount of bonds advertised for were in excess of the amount needed. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE BOND SALE BE RESET FOR 2:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1965. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiligg, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN ALLEN SECONDED, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 20, 1965 BE RECEIVED AND THAT THEIR RECOMMEN- DATION THAT THE UNION AVENUE BRIDGE ELEVATION REMAIN AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND SPECIFICA- TIONS AND EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE IN THE AWARDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BE APPROVED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. The minutes of the Planning and Zoning Conunission of March 17, 1965, March 31, 1965 and April 14, 1965 were received for the record. The reconunendations of the Planning and Zoning Conunission were considered at a previous Council meeting. The minutes of ·the Board of Adjustment and Appeals meeting of April 14, 1965, were received, reconunendations were considered at the meeting of April 19, 1965. The minutes of the Board of Career Service Commissioners meeting of April 21, 1965, were received for the record. The minutes of the Parks and Recreation Conunission meeting of April 22, 1965, were received for the record. Mr. Romans, Director of Parks and Recreation, was present to present the proposed plan and to explain some matching funds for the park relocations, stating that before final approval that it would be brought back to Council. COUNCILMAN KREILING MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT ~ COUNCILEENDORSE THE APPLICATION FOR FULL GRANT OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 1965. Upon othe call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. The minutes of the Library Board meeting of April 13, 1965, were received for the record. The City Attorney presented an opinion regarding the elimination of angle park- ing on South Broadway, stating that in his opinion the matter did not have to be submitted to a vote of the people. Discussion ensued as the matter of safety, movement of traffic and the loss of parking spaces. The City Manager announced that the decision should be made as to change in parking prior to the time of the overlay which is scheduled in the 1965 public works program. Councilman Hanson stated that he believed that the merchants in the area should be allowed to come and speak for themselves. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN KREILING SECONDED, THAT THE ANGLE PARKING NOW EXISTING IN THE 3300 AND 3400 BLOCKS SOUTH BROADWAY BE ELIMINATED AND THE TIMING TO BE CONCURRENT WITH THE OVERLAY WORK AND STRIPING OF THAT AREA. councilman Hanson objected to the motion and asked that the business men of the area be heard. The questions was called for. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: Councilman Hanson. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. • I I I I I I I I Minutes of May 3, 1965 COUNCILMAN HANSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN KREILING SECONDED, THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED AND CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Braun. Nays: councilman Rice. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. A letter dated May 3, 1965, from the Englewood Chamber of Commerce was read. This was a letter reconanending that the general concept of the three phase program of the City Planning COlllDission regarding the future one-way pattern of streets in the core area, removal of the angle parking on Broadway and obtaining additional off-street parking be supported. Councilman Kreiling requested that this correspon- dence be made a part of Council records. The City Attorney gave an opinion in regard to liquor license revocation, stating that it was the power of the local authority. Further information was given in regard to a police report that was made on Englewood Lanes, bearing out that there was no violation on the part of the operator of the establishment. The City Attorney announced that the state of execution on the DeMoulin annexa- tion case had been granted pending the outcome of the Brookridge annexation. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN A RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT WITH DR. AND MRS. OLSEN FOR CERTAIN AREA AT MCLELLAN RESERVOIR. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. The City Manager informed Council of the newest move in regard to the furnish- ings of the Library and City Hall that there was a move by citizens to solicit funds for carpeting the Library area. Certificate of unappropirated surplus was read. The following resolution was read in full: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City Clerk-Treasurer has certified that there is an unappropriated balance at this time in the General Fund sufficient to cover the required supplemen- tal appropriation: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following 1965 budget account be revised and increased by the amount set opposite the respective account, and that the amount be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus in the following fund: LIBRARY & CITY HALL FURNISHINGS •••••••••••••••••••••••.••.••.•.•••.••• $ 26, 000 BB IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to revise the City's financial records accordingly before closing such records for the fiscal year 1965. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of May, 1965. ATTEST: City C rk 37 Minutes of May 3, 1965 COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN ALLEN SECONDED, THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. The City Manager explained a proposed agreement with Castle-West, Inc., to perform professional services in connection with the furniture and furnishings of the new city hall and library, the amount not to exceed $1,100.00. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT THE AGREEMENT WITH CASTLE-WEST, INC. BE APPROVED FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS OUTLINED IN THE AGREE- MENT. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. COUNCILMAN ALLEN MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN A CITY DITCH CROSSING, DENVER WATER BOARD CROSSING AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO PAVING DISTRICT NO. 15. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. The City Manager asked for consideration of disposition of the South Kalamath Street property. He explained that he had had no other inquiries except that of Wilkerson Company. Councilman Kreiling recommended the appointment of a committee to work with the City Manager and City Attorney, the committee being the same as the one that worked on the sale of City Hall. The Mayor Pro-tern appointed the following committee to work on the sale of the South Kalamath property: Councilman Rice, Councilman Fullerton, and Councilman Allen. A request from the Englewood Music Parents Association for permisS.On to hang a sign in downtown Englewood to advertise the Second Annual May Hop was read. COUNCILMAN HANSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT THE REQUEST OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUSIC PARENTS ASSOCIATION TO ERECT A SIGN IN DOWNTOWN ENGLEWOOD TO ADVERTISE THE MAY HOP BE GRANTED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. The City Manager reported to Council that the agreement with the Englewood Merchants Employee Association and the City of Englewood, relating to parking in the rear of the present City Hall had expired as of March 1, 1965. Part of this land has been sold. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE CITY MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WRITE TO THE ENGLEWOOD MERCHANTS EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION EXPLAINING THE SITUATION ON THE PARKING LOT, AND TO EXTEND THE SAME CONDITIONS TO THAT AREA THAT THE CITY HAS TITLE TO UNTIL THE END OF 1965. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. I I I I I I I I Minutes of May 3, 1965 The City Manager reminded the Council of Student Government Day and the luncheon to be held on May 13, 1965. The City Manager announced the annual service award banquet to be on Thursday evening, May 13, 1965. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE BILLS, CLAIMS AND INVOICES AS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND LISTED BY THE CITY CLERK BE ALLOWED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. Mr. Arnold was present to present information in regard to bad drainage in the 4700 block on South Pennsylvania. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR EVALUATION, RESEARCH AND REFER BACK TO COUNCIL. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tem declared the motion carried. Mr. M. M. Summers appeared before Council to bring up points on the angle parking in the 3300 and 3400 block South Broadway and questioned the validty of removing the parking. He presented a petiton from sane of the merchants in the area. The Mayor Pro-temaanounced the Arapahoe Mayors meeting for Thursday, May 6, 1965. A letter fran the Englewood Chamber of Commerce, Business Builder Committee, was presented to council for request for certain events in regard to Old Fashioned Bargain Days to be held July 8, 9 and 10, 1965. Discussion was held in regard to the conflict in the downtown area in regard to the Englewood Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Merchants Association. COUNCILMAN ALLEN MOVED, COUNCILMAN KREILING SECONDED, THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN FOR OLD FASHIONED BARGAIN DAYS AS OUTLINED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDER BUSINESS COMMITTEE. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tem declared the motion carried. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, TO REJECT THE REQUEST BY THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION AND AMEND THE ABOVE MOTION TO INCLUDE THIS R&JECTION AND THE CITY MANAGER TO NOTIFY THE PROPER PEOPLE OF THIS ACTION. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. COUNCILMAN KREILING MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT BEFORE ANY OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES OR OTHER CITY OFFICIALS GO OUT OF STATE ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL THAT THEY OB!AIN PERMISSION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Hanson, Kreiling, Braun. Nays: Councilmen Fullerton, Rice. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the motion carried. 39 40 Minutes of May 3, 1965 COUNCILMAN ALLEN MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT MEETING BE ADJOURNED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Allen, Fullerton, Hanson, Kreiling, Rice, Braun. Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Love. The Mayor Pro-tern declared the meeting a djourned at 11:20 P.M. /s/ Ray Chase, City Clerk. Clerk of the Council The minutes of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, held on the 3rd day of May, 1965 A.D., stand approved as corrected this 7th day of June, 1965 A.D. I I I I