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Home My WebLink About1968-09-23 (Special) Meeting MinutesI I I I COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO SEPTEMBER 23, 1968 SPECIAL MEETING: The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, met in special session Monday, September 23, 1968, at 8:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Englewood, Colorado. Clerk: The following "Notice of Call" was read by the City September 23, 1968 NOTICE OF CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1968 --8:00 P.M. The City council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, is hereby called to a special meeting in the City Hall, 3400 South El,ti Street, for the purpose of holding a public hearing with respect to the proposed 1969 basic budget and supplemental budget, including any action deemed desirable by the Council in connection therewith. /s/ STANLEY H. DIAL City Manager SHD/i j 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/ John c. Kreiling /s/ Louis Parkinson /s/ John J. Lay /s/ Elmer E. Schwab /s/ Dallas Dhority /s/ Dick Lone Mayor Schwab, presiding, called the meeting to order and asked for roll call. Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Schwa b. Councilmen Parkinson, Lone, Lay, Kreiling, Dhority, Absent: None. Also present: City Manager Dial, Assistant City Manager Mack, City Attorney Criswell, City Clerk Lyon. The Mayor declared a quorum present. COUNCILMAN LAY MOVED, COUNCILMAN DHORITY SECONDED, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING UPON THE PROPOSED 1969 BUDGET BE OPENED. 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 and the public hearing opened at 8:03 P.M. .259 260 Minutes of the September 23, 1968, special meeting. City Manager Dial appeared before City Council and discussed the proposed 1969 basic budget and supplemental budget. Mr. Dial presented a series of charts comparing the budgets for 1967 and 1968 with that proposed for 1969. Mr. Ray c. Ludwig, 2888 South Ogden, president of the Englewood Chamber of conunerce appeared before City Council. Mr. Ludwig introduced Mr. Harvey Norgaard, 3460 Soubh Broadway, chairman of the Business Council of the Englewood Chamber of Conunerce. Mr. Norgaard read a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Englewood Chamber of Conunerce requesting adoption of a budget increasing the retail sales and use tax to two cents and reducing the mill levy 10 mills. (Said resolution is copied in full in the official minutes.) September 23, 1968 The Board of Directors of the Englewood Chamber of Commerce respectfully requests that the Englewood City Council consider in its adoption of a budget for 1969 the following resolution adopted by the board: If the Englewood City Council adopts, as it has indicated it will, an increase of one percent in city's sales tax, the chamber board feels there should be a 10-mill reduction in the property tax levy. Englewood's income from the current mill levy and sales tax would go up an estimated $256,976 during 1969, according to the city manager's report to council. This increase is due to camnercial development in the city, increased retail sales and increased valuation of conunercial building. The proposed increase in the sales tax would bring in an estimated additional $900,000 in revenue to the city. If the property tax levy were reduced 10-mills and the sales tax increased one percent, the increase in the city's tax income in 1969 over 1968 would be an estimated total of $508,450, a sizeable increase. The chamber board is appreciative of the city's needs as commerce expands. Also the chamber board recognizes that the prospect of continued high income to the city is good and that the income from the increased sales tax together with a 10-mill reduction in the mill levy would permit the city to meet urgent expenditures as outlined in the budget. Certainly a few matters would be deferred but causing no great harm to the city. It is proper to note that the Englewood school district, favored by the same increase in valuation as the city due to commercial developnent and facing the same problems as the city in rising costs, proposes to reduce its property tax levy by nearly seven mills. At the time the citizens of Englewood voted to sell their only park they were promised property tax relief and in the board's carefully considered view, this is the time the promise should be kept. Mr. Ray c. Ludwig re-appeared before City Council and requested serious consideration of the Chamber of Conunerce's resolution. Mr. Robert Stein, 293 West Powers Place, of the Englewood Jaycees appeared before City Council and presented a resolution requesting adoption of a budget increasing the retail sales tax to two cents and reducing the mill levy at least 10 mills. (Said resolution is copied in full in the official minutes.) I I I I I I I I Minutes of the September 23, 1968, special meeting. September 23, 1968 The Board of Directors and the Regular Membership of the Englewood J.C.'s respectfully requests that the Englewood City Council consider in its adoption of a budget for 1969 the following resolu- tion adopted by our board and members: If the Englewood City Council adopts, as it has indicated it will, an increase of one percent in the city's sales tax, the membership feels there should be at least a 10-mill reduction in the property tax levy. Englewood's income from the current mill levy and sales tax would go up an estimated $257,000.00 during 1969, according to the city's manager and his report to council. This increase is due to commercial developement (sic) in the city, increased retail sales and increased valuation of commercial buildings. The proposed increase in the sales tax would bring in an esti- mated additional $900,000.00 in revenue to the city. If the property tax levy were reduced at least 10 mills and the sales increased one percent, the increase in the city's tax income in 1969 over 1968 would be an estimated total of $508,000.00, a sizable increase. The membership is aware of the city's needs as business expands. Also the membership recognizes that the prospect of continued high income to the city is good and that the income from the increased sales tax together with a 10 mill reduction in the mill levy would permit the city to meet urgent expenditures as outlined in the budget (l.e.(sic) Fire Station renovation and relocation of the police department headquarters). Certainly a few matters would be def erred but causing no great harm to the city. It is proper to note that the Englewood School District, favored by the same increase as the city due to commercial developement(sic) and facing the same problems as the city in rising costs, proposes to reduce its property tax levy by nearly seven mills. At the time the citizens of Englewood voted to sell their only park we were a part of the groups promising them that this would benefit them in the long run by at least holding their taxes even am '.i possibly even lowering them. We feel now is the time to keep that promise. Should the Englewood City Council not adopt the proposed one percent increase in City Sales Tax we are in favor of no change in the tax levy on the city level. Passed by the Board of Directors and General Membership this 23rd. day of September 1968: /s/ James R. Thomas President -Stewart A. Shafer, Jr. /s/ Jim Bowers Secretary -Jim Bowers Mr. Nate Burt, 5200 South Broadway, appeared before City Council. Mr. Burt requested earnest consideration of the Englewood Chamber of Conanerce's reconanendation that the mill levy be dropped 10 mills and that the sales tax be increased by two cents. Mr. M. M. Summers, 3140 South Delaware, appeared before City Council in favor of the increase of sales and use tax to two cents. Mr. Summers requested that at least one-half of the additional revenue from the sales tax increase be used to retire the mortgage on City Hall in the space of two years. Mr. Gerri Von Frellick, 10950 West 26th Avenue, appeared before City Council. Mr. Von Frellick stated his support of the increase in the retail sales and use tax to two cents and reduction in the City of Englewood's property tax. Mr. Dick Early, 4575 South Galapago, appeared before City Council and stated that he was in favor of the proposed decrease in property tax. 261 2ti2 Minutes of the September 23, 1968, special meeting. Mrs. Pat Devore, 4275 South Broadway, employee of the Department of Public Works, appeared before City Council and stated that she would like to see the recent Career Service's recormnendation for salary increase incorporated in the 1969 Budget. Mrs. Perry, 2349 West Harvard, appeared before City Council and inquired of the status of the manpower requests for the building inspection division of the Public Works Department. Mrs. Douglas Davenport, 4295 South Fox, appeared on behalf of the City of Englewood's Employee Association and expressed the Association's support of the salary recommendations of the Career Service Commission to City Council dated September 20, 1968. COUNCILMAN LONE MOVED, COUNCILMAN LAY SECONDED, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING UPON THE PROPOSED 1969 BUDGET BE CLOSED. 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 and the public hearing closed at 9:25 P.M. COUNCILMAN LONE MOVED, COUNCILMAN DHORITY 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 motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. Clerk of the Council I I I I