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Home My WebLink About1959-08-24 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI COUICIL CBAllBBU CITY OP DGLDOOD, COLORADO AUGUST 24, 1959 CALL TO ORDBR Tbe ll&yor called tbe ... ti111 to order after a rec .. • fro11 tbe Ausuat 17tb ... tins at 10:40 P.M., Monday Ausuet 24, 1959, witb tb• followins peraona pre- ••nt: Council .. n: Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Rill, Kreilins, Martin, llcLellan, Wooda, Scott. A lao pr .. ent : City llanaser Rudd, City Attorney Bach, City Clerk Beauaan1. Tbe ll&yor declared a quorua pr .. ent. PllOCDDlm& BY TD BOARD OP ADJ'USTllBlfT AJD APP&AL8 Tb• proc .. dinp of tb• Board of Adjuet .. nt and Appeal• for the -tinp of ~uly 25, and Ausuat 12, 1959 were Tetrt*"•d by the City Counail. Councilaan Kreilins inquired about the terainal date of tbe non-oon- foralas ua• u ••t fortb in cu• nullbered 59-78, 59-84, and 69-88. Tbe action of tbe Board of AdjuatMnt atated that tbe uae would be for 19 yeara or teralnatiq in 1970. Tb• City llana1er a1reed tbat there wu a qu•tion with resard to tbeae deciaiona and would inveeti1ate. Tb• ll&yor directed tbe City 11&na1•r to inquire of th• Board of Adjuat .. nt and Appeal• on behalf of tbe City Council with re1ard to the above listed cae .. concernins non- conforains ua .. and the teraination thereof. LSTID C. COMPLAllfT FROM WATD CUSTOllBR WITRl1' CITY LIMITS Iba City Clerk read the followins letter froa llr. Delbert L. 1'oak .. r•- •idins at 4435 South Clarkaon Street in full: ll&yor and Council City of Bnalewoocl "Ausuat 18, 1959 (Staaped) 118oeived Aus. 20, 1959 City Mana1er'• Office Dear Sira: Tbi• evenins, .. tried to water out lawn and we bad to 1ive up the job aa tbe city pr••ure would not cover four aquare feet of lawn witb water. Bnslewood baa not aolved the water problea. Aa I recall, when we voted a bond issue, we voted to .. tabliab a water ayat-for tb• city of BD1lewood. •• did not vote a bond issue to supply water to co111mniti .. outeide tbe city OY .ac1ii0oa, aa is bein1 don.--at the present. BJ wbome authority did the water board start sellin1 ta,. outaide of our citJ? Wu it, and i• i• le1al for the• to do so? Can our City Attorney, llr. Bach, say that our vote to set up a water •1•t .. , alao save th .. authority to sell water outside our city, while we bave to curtail our n .. da. for. •• are p&JiDS for our water aystea and we waat t the water we are paying (signed) Delbert L. 1'oak• 4435 So. Clarkson" Tbe City Mana1er reported that the Water Depart .. nt ·cbecked out tbis coa- plaint ancl found tbat the static preseure at this residence wu 55 pounds per aquare iacb and tbat the baaic reaaon for the poor irrigation pre••ur•• wu tbat tbe owner bad an old inoperative water aeter within the aervice line, tbat eat• .. i•• uae wu aade of one-half inch pipe within the pluabiDI of the bouae to the bo9e •Plsc>ta, and that eateneive uee was aade of one-half inch plaatic bo9e. Diacuaalon enaued. Tbe llayor thanked the City llana1er for inv .. ti1at- ins tbe ooadltlona aa •slated in connection with tbi• coaplaint. aDLY P .. CITY <::. LITTLBT01' IWI.ITllG TO SDAGB BYPASS LID Tbe City Clerk read the followin1 letter froa the City of Littleton to tbe Cbaln1&n of tbe Bnslewood Water and Sewer Advieory Board: ... . a. W. Frants, Cbair11&D, Au1U9t 24, 1959 -Continued ''CITY OF LI~ETON, COLORADO 19, August 1959 ... lewood Water • lewer Adviaory Board, CitJ llall, ... lewoocl, Colorado Dear .... Frants: ID replJ to rour letter of Ausuat 8, in wbicb you requeated tbe decision of tbe Cit1 CouDCil, I would like to infora you of tbe following: At the r•sular Council ... ting Au1U9t 18, 1959, tbe City Council of Littleton voted unanimoual1 to authorize tbe installation of a Bypass line fro• tbe Littleton .... r Plant to a point below Englewood's water intake. I aa tbia daJ DOtifyiDI our Consulting Engineer, Dale Rae, to proceed with prelillinary plana i ... diately. (signed) cm;bg c.c ..... Harold D. Babcock, City Ball, KJasl9WOOd, Colorado. Yours very t•uly, Carl D. Brpan, City' Manager (Stamped) Received Aug. 20, 1959 City llanager•a Office" Tiie llayor aaked tbe City Manager to be in touch on tbia .. tter of tbe coD1truction of the bypass line so tbat the City's water source .. Y be protected. TaBASU&BR'S RBPOllT POK JULY, 1959 Tb• City Clerk-Treasurer .. de several ainor dOtlllenta on tbe Treasurer's .. port for tbe month of July. Discussion ensued. Tbe llayor accepted the Treaaurer'• .. port and asked tbat it be placed on file. IBPORT Off COV.IBIMG OR PILLllfG OLD GRAYBL PITS Tiie City Attorney reported with regard to the abando .. d llerbertaon Gravel Pita. Be atated tbat it was bis opinion tbat tbe proviaiona of tbe Ruiaance Ordinaace doea not apply in tbat court decisions in varioua atatea, includin1 Colorado, bold tbat bodies of water are not attractive nuisances to children and, tberetore, tbe owners or persons responsible for aucb ponds or pita are aot liable. lie alao expreaaed tbe opinion that for tbe City to pass an ordi- D&DCe declari111 aucb open water areas to be a nuisance would not be legal. Diacuaaion enaued. Council ... n llcLellan re .. rked that the water is atagD&Dt and do99 breed 909quitoea but that a aiaple spraying of the ~at would eli- •inate tbat bealtb hazard. DISCUSSION OF 3.2 BB.BR LIC.IRSB Tiie City Attorney reported that be bad beard fro• an attorney in Aurora wbo bad talked to llr. SillOD Sierota, informing tbat gentle ... n tbat tbe Bnsl•- wood ordinance relating to tbe selling of 3.2 beer by the drink for co1111uap~ ,tion on tbe prelli•• or by the package only was not le1al wbere a person bad a lice .. • taaued prior to tbe ordinance and bad been exercising the option of ••lliDI 3.2 beer by tbe drink and by the package. Tbe City Attorney atated tbat tbi• other attorney advised llr. Sierota that be could reopen tbe bar aa a for11 of coercion wu present in hie agreeing to aell by tbe packap ODlJ. It waa reported tbat tbe bar bad not been reopened to date. Tb• City AttorDeJ aclY1aed tbat tbe City Council carefully observe tbe 3.2 outlet and act accord1111ly •bould the aale of 3.2 beer by the drink be reeatabliabed. Dl8lX:88IOR fa VARIOUS ITBllS Ilf PROPOSED CAPITAL lllPROYBlllRT BUDGBT Tbe City llanaser dlaoaaaed various ite .. wbicb were taken fro• tbe OperatiD1 Budset and included in the Capital Iaprove .. nt Buclset. Tb•• it ... were outlined on the blackboard for the Council to ltudy. lie eapba- •lz•d tbat tb• Capital l•prov ... nt pbaae of tbe Bud1et maat be .. t or certain tunctiona be returned to the Operating Budget as tboae areaa, aa .. ly, tb&t of ... ter Planni111, pavi111 collllit .. nta for intersections and City aaaeaa .. ata, and traffic •isnal equipment, totaling $103,000. Tb .. • activities be continued to -t tbe Cit1'• collllit .. nta in tbeae areas. Diacuaaion emued. lie atated tb&t tbe Operatins Buds•t bad been balanced with tbe anticipated revenu .. of $900,000.00. To return tb• abo•• it ... to tbe Operating Buctcet woall require an iDCre&a• in Propert1 Tax Levy in the a110unt of approxi•llelJ two and one- balf allla. I I I ~ I Au1U9t 24, 1959 -Continued Council.an McLellan inquired abo•t t ,~eiitea of $50,000. in the Capital lmpro•-•ta Buqet tor off-•trHt parkins. Di•cu•ioD e•ued. The llayor a..-rlsed tbe dimcum•ioa by •ayiDI that in connection with the committee to •tudJ acldltioaal r•••nue for Capital Iaprove .. nt• there bad be .. a qu .. tion of repeal of tbe Buain•• and occupational Lie••• Tax when another •ource of NY••u• waa foUDd. BJ placiDI an it•• a11e>untiD1 to approxi11ately five •latba of tb• receipt• fro• tb• Buin .. • and occupatioaal Tax into tb• Capital lapro• ... Dtm •ectioD of the Bud1et for off-•tr .. t parkia1, the effect .. , reault in tb• practical earaarkin1 tbom• funda witbout foraal actioa aad ... t tb• propo9al for financin1 of off-street parkiDI wbile not jeopardiai .. &DJ ...., •ource of revenue. Council•n Bill elaborated on the Cballber of Co 111rc• plan to provide additional •ff-street parkin1. There waa DO actioa on tb• Capital l•prove .. at• Budlet. 1'ATIOML SAPBTY COUIEIL IJIVDTOllY Tbe llaJOr announced that tb• Rational Safety Council would preeeat an i••••tor1 of tb• faciliti .. of tbe City of Bn1l9WOOd iD the afternoon of W.._claJ, Aupaat 26th. Be uked that any Council .. D tbat could be pre••nt for tbla ... tiDI to •o and act on bi• behalf aa be would not be able to attend. Couacil..a llcLellaa llDd Martin indicated they felt they would be able to ... t witb tbe Safety Council. ADJOUUllBKT TO SBPTBllBBR 8, 1959 CODll:ILllA• BaAUll .:JV&D, ~ILllAK KUILIMG SBCOtmBD, 'nlAT TBB llBBTIE U AD.JCJUallD 'R> TUSllDAY, l&P'l'DmD 8, 1959, AT 8:00 P.11. POil TBB TRA1'8ACTIOll °'An UOULA& BUllDll Al TD UGULAR DATB OP llBBTIIG WAS A LBGAL HOLIDAY. Upon tbe call of tb• roll, tbe vote resulted aa follows: AJ .. : Couacil .. D Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Hill, Krellln1, llartln, llcLellaa, Woodll, Scott. Kap: lion•. Ament: Kone. Tb• Mayor declared tbe ... tins adjourned at 12:10 A.II. Cai1ned) B. O. Beauaan1 City Clerk Clerk of tbe Council Tb• aiaute• of tbe .. etins of tbe City Council of tbe City of Bn1lewood, Colorado, held on tbe 24th day of Au1U9t, 1959 A.D. stand approved aa corrected tbl• 8tb day of Septeaber, 1959 A.D.