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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-08-19 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI I I I REGULAR MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO AUGUST 19, 1968 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in regular session on August 19, 1968, at 8:00 P.M. Mayor Schwab, presiding, called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by the Reverend Herbert R. Hosanna of the Mayflower Congregational Church. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop 92. The Mayor asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling,.Dhority, Schwab. Absent: None. The Mayor declared a quorum present. Also present were: City Manager Dial, Assistant City Manager Mack, City Attorney Criswell, City Clerk Lyon. Mr. Al Perry, representing Belleview Bowl, appeared before City council requesting renewal of the 3.2 beer license held by said establishment. COUNCILMAN PARKINSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN LAY SECONDED, THAT THE 3.2 BEER LICENSE OF BELLEVIEW BOWL, 4900 SOUTH FEDERAL BOULEVARD, BE RENEWED FOR A PERIOD OF ORE YEAR, SAID RENEWAL EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 14, 1968. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Schwab stated that Mr. M. M. Summers, who had been scheduled to appear before City Council, had notified that he would be unable to attend the August 19, 1968, meeting. A petition for annexation of Blocks 1 and 2, Kent Village, received August 7, 1968, was presented to Council by City Clerk Lyon. City Attorney Criswell discussed actions to be taken by the City Council in considering said property for annexation. RESOLUTION NO. 32, SERIES OF 1968 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND SETTING TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING THEREON. (Copied in full in the official Resolution Book.) COUNCILMAN PARKINSON MOVED, COUNCILMAN DHORITY SECONDED, THAT THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF BLOCKS 1 AND 2, KENT VILLAGE, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING, UPON THE ANNEXATION, BE SET FOR OCTOBER 7, 1968, AND THAT RESOLUTION NO. 32, SERIES OF 1968, BE ADOPTED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: ,_,,., Ayes: Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling,' Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. The minutes of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals meeting of July 10, 1968, were received for the record. The minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of July 31, 1968, were received for the record. 233 234 Minutes of August 19, 1968, meeting. A report regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission's denial of a rezoning application by Robert W. Porter was received for the record. A letter from Mr. Stanley H. Dial to the State Highway Depart- ment proposing an agreement regarding the South Broadway-Highway 70 interchange was received for the record by City Council and reviewed by City Manager Dial. Upon consideration of the proposed agreement, it was noted that certain phrases within the agreement indicated that an ordinance was required. It was the consensus of City Council that the City Manager determine if an ordinance would be required for the approval of the proposed agreement and that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an ordinance if so required. The monthly financial report for the month of July was received for the record. COUNCILMAN LONE MOVED, COUNCILMAN PARKINSON SECONDED, THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS OF THE PROPOSED FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, COLORADO 70 AND SOUTH CHEROKEE STREETS, AND THE PROPOSED CINDERELLA TOWERS, 3500 SOUTH DELAWARE STREET, BE RECEIVED, AND THAT THE SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARINGS 'UPON THE TWO HEIGHT EXCEPTION REQUESTS BE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 1968. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 29, SERIES OF 1968 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 113A.5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO DECLARE CONTINUING VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 13A OF SAID MUNICIPAL CODE TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR TO TAKE SUCH STEPS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ABATE THE SAME AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (Copied in full in the official Ordinance Book.) COUNCILMAN DHORITY MOVED, COUNCILMAN LAY SECONDED, THAT ORDINANCE NO. 29, SERIES OF 1968, BE PASSED ON 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 Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Attorney Criswell reported that the law suit brought against Mr. Moody, 2352 West Harvard, for noncompliance with the City's Housing Code had been concluded by Mr. Moody being evicted from his property until said property is brought into compliance with the applicable sections of the City's Housing Code. City Attorney Criswell presen~ed a proposed bill for an ordinance vacating certain utility easements in the new Englewood shopping center area. After discussion of the bill, it was the con- sensus of Council that it be considered at the next meeting upon a more thorough determination of those areas requested to be vacated. City Attorney Criswell reported that City Hall property, 3400 South Elati, had been purchased: and the deed and other documents related to the purchase had been recorded. City Attorney Criswell reported that the litigation in regard to the rezoning of the KLZ tract would begin on August 26, 1968, in Judge Nagle's Court, Littleton, Colorado. City Manager Dial presented a tabulation of bids received on August 16, 1968, for the construction of Sidewalk Improvement District No. 68. Mr. Dial stated that $10,000 had been budgeted for the project and that it was now estimated that the total cost would approximate $14,200. The City Council discussed the Sidewalk Improvement District No. 68. I I I I I I I I Minutes of August 19, 1968, meeting. COUNCILMAN LAY MOVED, COUNCILMAN KREILING SECONDED, THAT THE BID OF PETER KIEWIT SONS' ON SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 68, IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,439.54 BE ACCEPTED AS THE LOWEST AND BEST BID AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE CONTRACT DOCU- MENTS. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 33, SERIES OF 1968 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM PAVING DISTRICT NO. 17 APPROPRIATION TO SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 68 APPROPRIATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND. (Copied in full in the official Resolution Book.) COUNCILMAN LONE MOVED, COUNCILMAN LAY SECONDED, THAT RESOLUTION NO. 33, SERIES OF 1968, BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Manager Dial indicated that a letter from the Englewood Municipal Employees' Association had been received at a previous City Council meeting which requested that the Association be recognized as the bargaining unit for City employees. Mr. Dial presented a proposed letter to the Association from Mayor Schwab in response to the request of said Association. (The responding letter is copied in full in the official minutes.) August 16, 1968 Mr. Roland Wingo, President Englewood Municipal Employees' Association 3400 South Elati Street Englewood, Colorado 80110 Dear Mr. Wingo: Mr. Stanley H. Dial, City Manager, has conveyed to the City Council the Englewood Municipal Employees' Association's recom- mendation that it, the Association, can provide a useful service on behalf of the City of Englewood and its employees. The City Council considers your concern and interest significant in the development of a continuing dialogue among the various public bodies, management and employees of the City who share a concern and responsibility for the welfare of our municipal government. We value the assistance already being provided by two representatives of the Association on the Pension Study Conanittee. We welcome your participation on behalf of your membership. Please convey to your membership that their representatives in the Association may feel free at any time to discuss the membership's viewpoints with the City Manager or the Board of Career Service Commissioners, as may be appropriate. EES/ij Sincerely, ELMER E. SCHWAB Mayor CC: Mr. Stanley H. Dial, City Manager Board of Career Service Commissioners 235 236 Minutes of August 19, 1968, meeting. COUNCILMAN LAY MOVED, COUNCILMAN LONE SECONDED, THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND SEND THE PROPOSED LETTER TO THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Manager Dial presented a report sununarizing the results of a survey to determine the opinion of merchants in the downtown busi- ness area on the 1968 Old Fashioned Bargain Days Carnival. City Manager Dial reported that on Thursday, August 22, 1968, from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. a coffee honoring departing Utilities Director Dobratz would be held in the Conanunity Room. City Manager Dial stated that a special meeting of City Council to consider bids received on the Aerial Platform and for the development of Jason Park would be held on August 26, 1968. It was the consensus of Council that this meeting be held at 5:00 P.M. Mayor Schwab announced that a fund raising picnic would be held by the Englewood Boosters Club at Bates-Logan Park on August 25, 1968, at 12:00 P.M. COUNCILMAN LAY MOVED, COUNCILMAN LONE SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Schwab. Nays: None. Absent: None. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 10:06 P.M. Clerk of the Council I I I I