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Home My WebLink About1966-09-26 (Special) Meeting MinutesI I I I SPECIAL MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO SEPTEMBER 26, 1966 The City Council of the City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, met in special session Monday, September 26, 1966, at 8:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Englewood, Colorado. The following Notice of Call was read by the City Clerk: September 23, 1966 NOTICE OF CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1966 -8:00 P.M. Notice and call is hereby given of a Special Session of the City Council to be held on Monday, September 26, 1966, at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Englewood City Hall for the express purpose of holding a public hearing on the proposed budget for the year 1967 and taking actions as deemed necessary, for considering an ordinance on final reading, accepting the Open-Space Grant of $310,514 from the Federal Government, and consideration of a contract with the Arapahoe County Regional Library District. /s/ STANLEY H. DIAL City Manager SHD/ij ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Councilmen of the City of Englewood, Colorado, do hereby acknowledge receipt of notice of the above special session: /s/ Geo. H. Allen /s/ Ray Ludwig /s/ Tymer Rice /s/ Louis Parkinson /s/ Wm. B. Hanson /s/ John ~-Kreiling The Mayor asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the following persons were present: Councilmen Hanson, Kreiling, Ludwig, Parkinson, Rice, Allen. Also Present: City Manager Dial, Assistant City Manager Malone, City Attorney Criswell, City Clerk Lyon. Absent: Councilman Fullerton. The Mayor declared a quorum present. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN PARKINSON SECONDED, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 1967 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, BE OPENED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Hanson, Kreiling, Ludwig, Parkinson, Rice, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: Councilman Fullerton. The Mayor declared the motion carried. The City Manager pointed out that the assessed valuation had not, as yet, been certified by Arapahoe County. Mr. Dial also stated that a section budgeting the Park Improvement Fund should be added to the budget. Mrs. Shirley Neyer, 4312 South Jason, appeared before Council in regard to the City garbage pickup service. Mrs. Neyer stated that she believed the citizens were being subjected to double taxation as their assessed valuation was raised if they had a garbage disposal and had to pay 2¢ per week to the City of Englewood for garbage pickup. Discussion ensued. Mayor Allen stated that the City of Englewood would look into the matter further and would convey the findings to Mrs. Neyer by letter. 369 370 Minutes of September 26, 1966 Mr. Hale Hardin, 3200 South Franklin, appeared before Council in regard to the City's practice of estimating municipal court receipts for the forthcoming fiscal year. Mr. Hardin stated that he felt this practice should be discontinued as it might place pressure upon the courts to produce this amount of revenue, thus negat- ing the objectivity of the judicial process. Mr. Hardin suggested that instead of estimating the revenue from Municipal Court for one year that the City 6f Englewood raise an equivalent amount from another source. After the initial year, the actual revenue from the Municipal Court _£or the year could be placed in the next year's budget for expenditure. This would reduce pressure upon the Municipal Court to produce a given amount of revenue in a particular year. Discussion ensued. Mr. Floyd Pool, representing the Englewood Safety Council, appeared before council. Mr. Pool called attention to the fact that $4,000 had been allocated for the annual street striping. Fran a safety standpoint, Mr. Pool stated, the need is great for the streets to be striped more than annually. Mr. Pool stated that he would like to have the budget increased in order that more striping could be accanplished. City Manager Dial .stated that under the proposed 1967 Budget a number of the heavily traveled streets would be striped more than once. Councilman Rice stated that of the $60,000 allocated to traffic in the Public Improvement Fund, $40,000 was to be spent on traffic signalization and $20,000 on the Bannock Bridge Conduit. Councilman Rice asked if this amount would be sufficient to construct a load bearing structure. City Manager Dial replied that it would. councilman Rice stated that he felt the present budget did not contain sufficient funds to properly prepare for the increased traffic volume which would be generated by the opening of the shopping center in 1967. He stated that an increase of $40,000 would be under the amount necessary. Even though the shopping center may be only fifty per cent complete, a great volume of traffic would be generaged and if the City of Englewood could not provide an adequate traffic flow, many customers would not return. Discussion ensued. COUNCILMAN LUDWIG MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE PUBLIC · HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 1967 BUDGET BE CLOSED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Hanson, Kreiling, Ludwig, Parkinson, Rice, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: Councilman Parkinson. The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Manager Dial stated that if there were no objections or actions to the contrary, a bill for an ordinance would be drawn up incorporating the budget as presented and the various adjustments which were mentioned in the memorandum from his office dated S~ptember 26, 1966, to the City Council. councilman Parkinson called attention to the fact that the 1967 Park Improvement Fund appropriation did not include the $50,000 to be transferred from the Public Improvement Fund. City Manager Dial stated that the amount to be appropriated to the Park Improvement Fund would be so adjusted and that a further adjustment would be referred to Council in the form of a 1966 supplemental appropriation for the 1966 transfer of approximately $105,000 from the Public Improvement Fund and the other revenue which would be earned from investments, sale of houses, and donations. The City Manager stated that he would report on this to Council at the next meeting. Introduced by Councilman Kreiling BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 18, SERIES OF 1966 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR GRANT TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP LAND FOR OPEN-SPACE PURPOSES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. COUNCILMAN KREILING MOVED, COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT ORDlNANCE NO. 18, SERIES OF 1966, BE PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN FULL IN THE ENGLEWOOD HERALD AND ENTERPRISE. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Hanson, Kreiling, Ludwig, Parkinson, Rice, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: Councilman Fullerton. The Mayor declared the motion carried. I I I I I I I .1 Minutes of September 26, 1966 Councilman Hanson stated that the Library Board had agreed upon the sum of $31,441 for one year as being the minimum amount acceptable from the Arapahoe County Regional Library Board for providing library service to Arapahoe County residents outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Englewood during the 1967 calendar year. COUNCILMAN RICE MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY ~AGER TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD FOR LIB~RY SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,441 FOR ONE YEAR ONLY, AND FURTHER PROVIDE THAT PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT AND ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF SAID CONTRACT RELATING TO THE ASSESSED VALUATION BEING A VARIABLE IN DE- TERMINING THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD BE STRICKEN FROM THE PROPOSED CON~RACT;. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Hanson, Kreiling. Ludwig, Parkinson, Rice, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: Councilman Fullerton. The Mayor declared the motion carried. COUNCILMAN HANSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN KREILING SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Hanson, Kreiling, Ludwig, Parkinson, Rice, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: Councilman Fullerton. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M. /s/ Stephen A. Lyon Clerk of the Council The minutes of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, held on the 26th day of September, 1966, stand approved as written this 3rd day of October, 1966. 371