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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-02-20 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I • I I REGULAR MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO FEBRUARY 20, 1967 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in regular session on Monday, February 20, 1967, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Englewood, at the hour of 8:00 P.M. Mayor Allen presiding called the meeting to order and the invocation was given by the Reverend Leichty, First United Presbyterian Church of Englewood. The Mayor asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the following persons were present: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Also Present: City Manager Dial, Assistant City Manager Malone, Assistant City Attorney Murphy, City Clerk Lyon. Absent: None The Mayor declared a quorum present. The Mayor recognized the following "Special Citizen Invitees" and welcomed them to the Council meeting: Mr. Robert G. Menger, 3963 South Delaware Street Mr. and Mrs. Blanford Duckett, 2727 West Union Avenue . Mr. Ernest Herbertson of the Englewood-Littleton-Fort Logan Bus Line appeared before City Council in regard to an agreement between Englewood, Littleton and Mr. Herbertson regarding bus service to the Littleton-Englewood area. City Clerk Lyon read the Agreement. Discussion ensued. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMBNT WITH MR. ERNEST HERBERTSON AND THE CITY OF LITTLETON CONCERNING BUS SERVICE TO THE AREA. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, COUNCILMAN HANSON SECONDED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT AND RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 1967 , THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF CAREER SERVICE COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1967, THE MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4, 1967. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Assistant City Attorney Murphy reviewed a Bill for an Ordinance amending Chapter 17 of theMunicipal Code of the City of Englewood to provide for the licensing and regulation of public dance halls, public dances and balls, roller skating rinks and motion picture theaters. Discussion ensued. Assistant City Attorney Murphy discussed a Bill for an Ordinance amending Section 19.38 of the Municipal Code of the City of Englewood to provide that it shall be unlawful to expose the breasts or lower torso in any public place. Discussion ensued. 9la-.ietaht c~A.ttorn~tmrpby .: rev.ieWids91 Bid.d. rfm-. an ~&i.aaftee'.)Jair\8ndii111J . CMlipter 40 0'£.thei l!tanlil?d.pai t ~Oile :_ofntjle ':Ci .t ~ DacJllillfc&ul tOlpr~e for the licensing and regulation of cabarets. Discussion ensued. 451 Minutes of February 20, 1967 Mayor Allen appointed Councilmen Parkinson and Hanson to serve on a committee to work with the City Attorney to study the three Bills for Ordinances with the possibility of redrafting said Bills. Introduced as a Bill by Councilman Hanson A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6.7-15 (b) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, TO PROVIDE VETERANS PREFERENCE FOR THOSE VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. Councilman Kreiling stated that he did not feel that veterans should be granted a continuing preference after thay had received the initial preference in getting a job. Councilman Ludw~g stated that he felt that veterans preferences sometimes hamstrung governmental agencies and forced them to hire less qualified men. City Manager Dial stated that the Veterans Preference Ordinance could be limited to entrance exams only. Assistant City Attorney Murphy said that he would explore this matter and report back to Council. COUNCILMAN KREILING MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT THE BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A VETERANS PREFERENCE BE TABLED. Upon the call of tle roll , the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: bouncilmen Rice, Par~inson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Introduced as a Bill by Councilman Rice BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO~ 3, SERIES OF 1967 AN ORDINANCE AUTR:>RIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROJECT NO. U 016-1(37) AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. • COUNCILMAN FULLERTON MOVED, OF 1967, BE PASSED ON SEOOND AND ENGLEWOOD HERALD AND ENTERPRISE. follows= COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 3, SERIES FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN FULL IN THE Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Cib ty Manager :P.tali..diJICVll8'd ~Ob•cCi..ty HofABJ1911e'Q11od t S O KiJ~mmtf;T'Wi't3E Voi10 h65Jiick ncJy Aeaac-1 at,J1s .:.con.cerni:Dg _El~dNA ftlllUe. lltr. Dial stated that Von Frellick and Associ- ates were seeking a letter signed by the Mayor which stated that elimination of the Floyd Avenue diagonal road (shown on the map attached to the Floyd Avenue Agree- ment) is in keeping with the Floyd Avenue Agreement. COUNCILMAN FULLERTON K>VED, COUNCILMAN LUDWIG SECONDED, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION STATING THAT THE ELIMINATION OF THE DIAGONAL ROAD SHOWN ON THE MAP ATTACHED TO THE FLOYD AVENUE AGREEMENT IS IN KEEPING WITH SAID AGREEMENT. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fuller1m, Allen. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. I I I I I I I I -----~' -- Minutes of February 20, 1967 COUNCILMAN KREILING MOVED, COUNCILMAN PARKINSON SECONDED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE DENVER BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS FOR WATER MAIN CROSSING AT EAST CORNELL AVENUE AND DENVER CITY DITCH. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None "" Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Assistant City Attorney Murphy reported that a hearing had been set on the Reffel condemnation for Paving District No. 16. He also reported that there were two other parcels in connection with Paving District No. 16 which had not been acquired and that a c0111nission had been appointed for the acquisition of said parcels. RESOLUTION NO. 4, SERIES OF 1967 WHEREAS, street improvements in Paving District No. 16, Englewood, Colorado, ha ~e been satisfactorily completed and have been accepted by the City of Englewood: eo.nd WHEREAS, a statement showing the whole cost of said improvements and a pro- posed apportionment of the same on the property in said District has been filed in the office of the City Clerk: and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the benefits acruing to each lot or tract of land in said District by reason of the making of said street improvements and has determined that the apportionment of the assessments for said improvements, as set forth in the following Notice, is in accordance with such benefits: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Clerk of this City be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to notify the owners of the property to be assessed for said improvements by advertisement in three consecutive weekly issues of the Englewood Herald and Enterprise, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City of Englewood, that said improvements have been completed and accepted, that the cost thereof has been apportioned according to benefits and that a Hearing on the assessments will be held at the time and place specified in the Notice, the date of such Hearing being not less than fifteen days after the publication of such Notice. In addition, a sununary of said Notice shall be mailed to all owners of property to be assessed with the costs of said improvements. The City Clerk shall send such Notices of prepaid mail to the last known address of each such owner of property. BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the published Notice and mailed Notice shall be substantially as follows: PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE CDMPLETION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN PAVING DISTRICT NO. 16, IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, STATE OF COLORADO, OF THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE COST THEREOF AND HEARING THEREON. TO ALL PERSONS INTERERESTED GENERALLY and to the owners of the real estate which is hereinafter described, said real estate comprising the District known as Pa~ing District No. 16, in the City of Englewood, Colorado NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the street improvements in Paving District No. 16 , Englewood, Colorado, which were authorized by Ordinance No. 3, Series of 1966, finally adopted and approved on tie 21st day of March, 1966, have been completed, that the same have been accepted by the City Engineer and the City council of the City of Englewood and that the cost thereof has been apportioned against the real property in said District according to benefits. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. That the whole cost of said improvements has been definitely ascertained and is in the amount of $249,545.70, said amount including costs of inspection, collection, incidentals and interest as allowed by law. 453 454 Minutes of February 20, 1967 2, Of the whole cost stated in paragraph 1, the City of Englewood will pay $89,246.21, leaving the amount of $160,299.49 to be assessed against the real property in said District for the cost of said improvements. 3. That the share apportioned to and upon each lot and tract of land within said District and assessable for said improvements is as follows: A S S E S S M E N T S Paving District No. 16, Englewood, Colorado NAME AND ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT (See newspaper file) 4. That any complaints or objections which may be made in writing by the owners of land within said District to the City Council and filed in the office of the Clerk of said City up to 5:00 o'clock P.M. on the 23rd day of March, 1967, will be heard and determined by the City Council before the passage of an ordinance assessing the cost of said improvements. 5. Complaints or objections to the proposed assessments wi-11 ·be hea·rd by the Council on Monday, the 27th day of March, 1967, at the hour of 7:30 o''c'Iock P.M., at the City Hall in said City. WITNESS my hand and ofBicial seal this 20th day of February, 1967. ( S E A L ) /s/ Stephen A. Lyon Director of Finance (Form of Mailed Notice) NOTICE OF FILING ASSESSMENT ROLL OF CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, PAVING DISTRICT NO. 16 AND OF HEARING THEREON. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the assessment roll for the City of Englewood, Colorado, Paving District No. 16 has been filed in the office of the City Clerk. The owner or owners of any property which is assessed in said assessment roll, whether named or not in said roll, may, on or before the 23rd day of March, 1967, file with the undersigned, his, her or their complaints or objections in writing to the proposed assessments. The City council will meet to hear and consider complaints or objections to the assessments by any party or parties agrieved thereby on Monday, the 27th day of March, 1967, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., at the City Hall in said City. Any complaint or objection to the validity of the assessments or the pro- ceedings taken therefor shall be deemed waived unless presented in writing at the time and in the manner herein specified. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE City of Englewood, Colorado. DATED this 20th day of February, 1967. /s/ Stephen A. Lyon Director of Finance RESOLUTION ADOPED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February, 1967. ATTEST: I I I I I I I I Minutes of February 20, 1967 COUNCILMAN PARKINSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 4, SERIES OF 1967, BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: • Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None. Absent; None The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mrs. D. A. Romans, Planming and Traffic Director, reported the City Council that the 3400 Block of South Acoma was now open to two-way traffic. Discussion ensued. It was the concensus of the City Council to hold an informal meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission on the 27th day of February, 1967. The Annual Report of the Englewood Police Department for the Year 1966, and the Manager's Report for the month of January, 1967, were discussed by City Council. Councilman Hanson stated that he wished to commend the Chief of Police for the fine report on behalf of the City Council. COUNCILMAN HANSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN FULLERTON SECONDED, TO ACCEPT WITH APPRECIATION THE REPORT OF THE ENGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR OF 1966. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Parkinson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. CClJNCILMAN HANSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT THE MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1967, BE ACCEPTED. Members of the City Council discussed the relative merits of placing the Manager's report on a quarterly basis instead of a monthly basis. Upon the call of the roll upon Councilman Hanson's motion, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Hanson, Fullerton, Allen. Nays: None Absent: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Manager Dial stated that he wished to remind the members of the City Council that there was a Colorado Municipal League breakfast with State Legis- lators at the Brown Palace Hotel on Friday, February 24, 1967. Stephen A. Lyon, Director of Finance, reported on House 1 Bill 1141 which gave statutory cities and counties sales tax authority, and House Bill 1198 con- cerning the Specific Ownership Tax. Mr. Lyon stated that although House Bill 1141 reportedly did not deal with home rule cities, its present wording would cause it to be legally construed to apply to all Colorado municipalities. He further re- ported that House Bill 1198 dealing with specific ownership had a provision within it which required that proof of payment of local vehicle ·use tax before register- ing with the County Clerk. Such a procedure would cause a great deal of incon- venience to citizens of the City of Englewood. It was the general consensus of the Council that steps should be taken to inform the Colorado Municipal League of the City's views on these two Bills. Mayor Allen reported to the City Council on a meeting he had attended at noon on Monday, February 20, 1967, with Mr. Arthur Schippett, Mayor of Columbine Valley and Consulting Engineer: Mr. Kinghorn, Mayor of Littleton: Mr. R. F. Frantz of the Englewood Water and Sewer Board: and Mr. Dial, City Manager. Mayor Allen stated that the general purpose of the meeting was. to discuss joining the Metropolitan Sewer District. He said that Mr. Sehippett had expressed the opinion that if said cities did not join the Metropolitan Sewer District they would probably be in- eligible for future federal funds. Mayor Allen inquired of the City Council whether a stand on the Metropolitan Stadium proposal should be taken. It was the consensus of the City Council that no stand would be taken. The City ~ouncil discussed the feasibility of belonging to various municipal organizations. 455 456 * councilman Fullerton inquired of the City Council whether it was in favor of the one cent increase in gasoline tax which would go in Highway Users Fund and then be split fifty-fifty between counties and cities. It was the consensus of the City Council that they were in favor of this legislation. Councilman Fullerton discussed with Council the House Bill, sponsored by Representative Gebhardt, for a cigarette tax to be administered by the State and the .proceeds returned to the cities, as well as other legislation pending before the State Legislature. COUNCILMAN HANSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN RICE SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. Upon the call of the '.Toll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes, councilmen Rice, Parkinson, Ludwig, Kreiling, Ha11son, Fullerton, Allen. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M. -~~ Clerk of the Council The minutes of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, held on the 20th day of February, 1967, stand approved as read this 19th day of April, 1967. * Nays: None Absent: None I I I I