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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-10-05 (Regular) Meeting MinutesI • I I lmGULAJt DftllfG: COUll:IL CBAllBBJlS CITY OF BllGLDOOD, COLORADO OCTOBBR 5, 1959 Tb• CitJ Council of tbe City of Bnglewood, Colorado, .. t in resular aeaaion on llond&J, October 5, 1959 in tbe Council Cbaabera, City Ball, Bnglewood, at tbe bour of 8: 00 P.11. llayor Scott preaiding, called tbe aeeting to order and tbe invocation was 1i••n by aeverend Frederick Babn of tbe I1111anuel Lutheran Cburcb. Tb• llayor aaked for roll call. Upon tbe call of the roll, the followin1 peraona were preaent: Council.an: Braun, Brownewell, Hill, Xreiling, llartin, Woods, Scott. Alao Preaent: City llana1er Rudd, City Attorney Sacb, City Clerk Beauaang. Ament: Council-a Grabaa, llcLellan. Tbe llayor declared a quoru• preaent. llllftJTa OF PUVIOUI DBTillGS (Council .. n Grab&• and llcLellan entered and took their seats at 8:06 P.11.) Upon tbe call of the roll, the vote reaulted aa follow•: Aye•: Counc11 .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Hill, Kreiling, llartin, llcLellan, Wooda, Scott. Na1a: None. Ament: None. Tb• llayor declared tbe aotion carried. PUBLIC DARING ON PROPOSBD 1960 BUDGBT COUll:ILllAN G&AllAll llOVBD, COUICILllAR BRAUN SBCOllDBD, THAT TD PUBLIC RBARIRG OJI TBI PROPOSBD 1960 BUDGBT BB OPBllBD. Upon the call of the roll, the vote r .. ulted aa follows: AJe•: Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Bill, Kreiling, llartin, llcLellan, Woods, Scott. Ray•: None. Ament: Rone. Tbe 11&1or declared tbe aotion carried. Tb• City llanager atated that public notice bad been given aa provided by law of tbe budlet bearing. Be referred the Council to several ite .. appeariDI on tbe asend& wbicb related to the budlet. Tbe first 11&tter waa tbe reaolution fro• tbe Sn1lewood Cbaaber of co ... rce which waa presented to tbe Council aa followa: Bnglewood Cballber of Co-rce Cbaaber of Co-rce Building -180 w .. t Girard Avenue -Bnglewood, Colozado Septeaber 24, 1959 RBSOLUT ION Olf P I N A N C I N G C I T Y C A P I T A L I llFP a 0 V B II B N T S UCITALS: .l. Four Cumaittee• of tbe Bnglewood Cbaaber of co-rce appointed duriq tbe paat two year• bave studied the various pbaaea of the need ,for, and tbe financiq of, capital iaprove .. nta for tbe City of Bnglewood. 1Varioua •llbera of tb .. e comaittee• have •erved on a Citizens co .. ittee naaed by llayor Bd Scott to aid tbe Council in it• Capital Iaproveaenta Progra• for tbe city. Miaut .. of October 5, 1959 2. Tbe City and County Affair• co .. ittee, as part of its study ~f -.islewood City eovera .. atal affairm, ba9 ezaaiaed and discussed tbe report of tbe -.a1lewood City Council by tbe Citizen• Co .. ittee. 3. Tbe City Council, in line witb previous recoa .. adatioa• fro• tbe City and County Affair• Collaltt .. , ba9 sivea ••riou• coamideratioa to tbe CitJ~• capital iaprov ... atm pro1raa botb by •tudy and by a•kia1 aid of a Citizen. CommittH OD tbe probl ... 4. Tbe Council ba9 a1r .. d iD principle witb tbe Citizens Co .. ittee'a reco ... adatioa tbat tbe Bu•ia .. • and Occupational tax paid by tbe bu•iaea• .. of tbe city be u•ed to provide off-atreet parkia1. 5. Tb• ai1lewood Cballber of co-rce Board of Director• bu approved tbe off-•treet parkiDI plan in principle u reco .. eaded by tbe Citizen. Co..tttee. 6. Tbi• forward lookias atep by tbe City Council i• reco1aition of tbe City'• r .. ponaibility in .. intainin1 and iaproving a favorable buaineaa cliaate. 7. ao .. owner• will benefit directly. Iaprove .. nt of tbe buaineaa dis- trict will provide 110re tax .. u buain••• property values increaee as tbey will witb additional off-atr .. t parkin1. Tbua tbe buaiae•• property will carry a lar1er •bare of tbe tax now borne by bo .. owner•. 8. Ia addition to approvin1 in principle tbe propoaal tbat buaineaa bear tbe cot1t of off-atr .. t parkia1, tbe Council approved tbe Citizeaa Coaaittee•a rec01111enclation tbat a aal .. tax be iapoaed to provide additional capital iaprove- .. ata providiDI otber benefit• to tbe city. 9. Tbe lba1lewood Cbaaber of co ... rce asre .. witb tbe Citizena Colllaittee•a reco-nclatioam, approved in principle by City Council, ae follow•: (A) Uae of aal .. tax revaue in aidia1 tbe pavin1 of additional atr .. ta, 11&rticularly ace••• roada. (B) Uae of ••l•• tax revenue in developiDI a •tora •ewer prograa. (C) Separation of operatiDI and capital iaprovements buds•~ for tbe city will 10 into effect in 1960 for tbe firat tiae. (D) TakiDI tbe firat atep toward puttia1 utllitiea on a aelf- aupportin1 baai• by cbar1in1 tbe water depart .. nt for use of adaiaiatrative direction and otber aervic•• provided by tbe City General Puad. Tbe Council, in order to accoapli•b the ~eco ... adatioa• a1reed upon, bas placed on tbe lloveaber 3rd ballot a propoaal to a .. ad tbe City Charter to 1ive tbe Council authority to allocate occupation tax fuada to bonda to pay for off- atr .. t parkia1. It, alao, ba9 placed on tbe ballot a propoaition tbat tbe voter• approve a bond iaaue to be paid for by the Buaia .. a and Occupation Tax. lfOI Tmvau BS IT mc:LVSD, tbat tbe Board of Director• of tbe BDglewood Cballber of co ... rce coaaeada tbe Sn1lewood City Council for tbe action taken and propoaed in followin1 out tbe reco ... ndatiom1 of tbe Citizen• co .. ittee and tbe ... lewood Cbaaber of co ... rce, and further ur1• all citizem1 of BD1lewood to aupport tbe Council in it• coura1eoua and far aeein1 action ai .. d at aakia1 -.a1lewood a better place in wbicb to live and in wbicb to do buaineaa. BS IT l'URTllSll ISSOLVSD, tbat copi•• of tbi• r .. olutioa be 1iven to each City Councilaaa and all concerned parti ... Unani110ualy adopted by tbe Board of Directors of tbe Bn1lewood Cballber of co-re•, S.pteaber 24, 19&9. Tbe City 11&na1er expr••••d bi•ta-nka for tbe expreaaion by the Cballber relatins to the General and Capital Iaproveaenta Budleta. Tb• City llana .. r tbaa read a letter fro• tbe Count1 Aaa .. aor relatin1 to tbe delay in certification of the aa•••••d valuation for tbe City of Bnglewood due to the reua .. aia1 ordered by tbe State Tax co .. iaaioa and upbeld by tbe Supreae Court. Tbe City 11&na1•r .. tiaated tbat tbe City of BD1lewood'a abare of tbe $10,000,000.00 a.aeaaed valuation increased would be 251 or $2,500,000.00. Be diacuaaed tbe adjuat .. nta in tbe budlet whicb would be required to aake use of tbe9e funds and reco ... aded tbat tbe General Fund Bud1et not be increaeed to reflect tbi• additional ••••••ed valuation but lbat tbe proportion of tbe sale• tax revenue 1oins to tbe Ge..-al Puad be adjuated so tbat the benefit would in affect appear in tbe Capital Iaproveaeata Budget. Tbe llayor co ... nded the City Ilana.pr for bi• tentative adjuat .. nt of the sale• tu proportion between the General Fund and Capital Iaprove .. nta Fund, wberebJ iaceeaaed 110ney would be available for Capital Iaproveaenta due to bein1 adju•ted aaaeaaed valuation. I I I I I I I Minutes ot October 5, 1959 Tbe CitJ 11&na1er referred to a .. 110randua which he had prepared tor tbe ... _ bera of tbe City Council. Tbi• .. .,randu• related to the recent snow stor1111 wbicb cauaed conaiderable tree c1a ... ,. and approached disaster conditiona. Be called tbe attention of tbe Council to the need tor a policJ in tbe aatter ot cleaains up tree liabl and otber debria. An iaportant factor enterin1 into tbe deciaion relatin1 to tbe policy to pick up i• the proportionate coata involved wbicb rans• between •5,000. and •20,000. for pickin1 up and baulin1 awa1 tree liaba. Diacuaaion enaued relatin1 to wbetber the City abould endeavor to clear tbe atreet• onl1, to clear tbe atreet ri11&.of-way fro• propert1 line to property line or to clear tbe entire City, public and private propertf at tbe CitJ'• ez- penae. Tbe City llana1er eati .. ted tbat tbe coat of aucb pie• up be7ond tbe CitJ'• oblisation .. Y repr .. ent tbe equivalent of an one balt aill iacreaae inn tbe Geaeral IUDd tax l•YJ or tbi• adjuat .. nt ai1bt be aade by a correapondin1 increaae in tbe proportion of tbe General Pund receipts troa tbe anticipated sale• tax revenu... Diacuaaion enaued. Counc11 ... n llcLellan expr••••d tbe opinion the City waa r .. ponsible tor tbe atreet ri1bt-of-way and tbat tbe individual ahould take care of tbeir own teee liaba on then private property. Councilaan Grabaa auaaarized bJ atatin1 a citizen abould be encoura1ed to bandle tbeir own tree and debri• proble... Be .. ti .. tecl tbat a one balf aill levy in 11e>at ca••• would exceed tbe coat ot bav- ins private bauler• re11e>ve tbe debri• troa tbe priya~•~ propert1 and public. Be atated tbat be would peraonally prefer takin1 care of tbe re~val privately ratber than bave a halt aill levied on bi• tazea. Councilaan Brownewell atated tbat ahould an adjustaent be neceaaary to cover tbe additional outlay required to clear the atreet drivin1 way• above tbat pro- vided tor in tbe 1959 budset tbat monie• sbould be provided tor fro• tbe aalea taz revenue• ratber than an increaae in the mill levy on tbe aaaeaaed valuation. Tbe llayor auaaarized tbe diacuaaion by co ... ndin1 tbe City llana1er tor a con- tinuins job of cleanin1 up and that the area from property line to property line would be cleared witb priority 1iven to those streets acbedulea for seal-coatin1, and that abould an adjuat .. nt in tbe General Funds be neceaaary to finance tbis clean up tbat aucb be handled by a tranafer from tbe sales tax revenue•. Tbe llayor aaked it there were anyone in the Cbaabera who wiabed to be beard relatins to tbe budset bearin1. llra. 18uben M. Lundin, 4147 South Blati Street, was preaent for tbe public b•rin1 but bad no co-nta on tbe budget. · COUll:ILllAJI G&AllAll llOVD, COU1'CILllAB BRAUM SBCOMDm>, THAT TBB lllARIRG OK TRI Pac>POID 1980 BUDGBT B• CLOID. Upon tbe call of tbe roll, tbe vote re- aulted aa follow•: Ay .. : Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Rill, Kreiling, llartin, llcLellan, Woods, Scott. 1'&1•: lone. Ament: Kone. Tbe llayor declared the aotion carried. UCOGKITIOlf OF UMITKD NATIONS CBAllUIAlf Tbe llayor announced tbat llra. Geor1e Dacrea, 4551 South Blati Street, was pr .. ent. Be atated tbat abe bad accepted Cbairmanabip of tbe United Rations Collllittee in connection witb United Kationa Week fro• Roveaber 18tb to 25tb. UCOGKITIOlf OF D. FUD CLATIORTBY Tbe lla1or pr .. ented a plaque to Mr. Fred Clatwortby, Secretary-llanager of the KD1lewood Cbaaber of co ... roe, who recently subaitted bis r .. i1nation fro• that poat to accept a aiailar poat of 1reater responaibility in.California. Tbe llayor co ... nded Mr. Clatwortby, atatin1 tbat aany citlzena bad been reco1P11&ed in tbe past for tbeir outatandin1 service• to tbe City as be was now beins reco1niaed. Tbe llayor read tbe text on tbe plaque preaented to Mr. Cla~wortby wbich was 1iven in 1rateful appreciation for bl• 107&1 and continued aervice to bi• Co11a1nity and City darin1 tbe year• fro• 1955 tbrou1b 1958. Mr. Clatwortby reaponded by atating that it bad been a really rewarding experience to work with tbe City Council and City Official• and tbat be bad en- joyed workiDI for the buain••• .. n, citizens, and coaaunity of Englewood. 44~ •1nutee of October 5, 1959 am.ATIE TO BOARD OF ADJUBTllSRT AJID APPBALB SPIEIAL llBBTIRG8 AD COllPBRSATIOR TRDD'OR llr. TJ .. r Rice aaked tbe CitJ Council to review tbe policy whereby tbe applicant• for •pecial bearin1• before the Board of Adjust .. nt and Appeal• paid a •pecial f .. of Sl5.00 for that privilege. lie stated that it bad been tbe intention that the ... ber• of tbe Board would receive these llODies so collected to coapenaate th•• for tbe tiae in checking out tbe •peclal cases. Recently, be explained, four or five caa•• were discusaed at one .aeetiDI and coapenaation waa 11ven for only .one ... tiDI or ca•• wbile actually tbe effort bad been four or five ti .. • tbat 1reat. a. •tated tbat undoubtedly it waa a al•uncleratandiDI of tbe intention of tbe purpose of tbe apeclal fee and tbat it •bould be reviewed by tbe Council a• tbe present interpretation of Sl5.00 for •pecial ... tin1, re1ardl••• of tbe nuaber of ca••• beard at that .. etiDI 1• not ~b• intention of tbe Board. Diacuasion enaued. Tbe City 11&naser explained that tbe caae where several individual bear- 1D .. bad been conducted at one ... tiDI bad received bis review and reco ... n- dation tbat tbe Sl5.00 amount only be paid. Be diacu•••d tbe terainolo1Y of tbe motion and .. morandu• wbicb ••tabli•bed tbat procedure. lie reviewed tbat tbe Board of Adju•t .. nt ... Y aet it• own fee• but that tb• reillburae .. nt of expenclitur .. fro• &DJ aucb f .. • i• upon tbe authority of tbe Council only. Di8Cu••1on enaued. Tb• Ma7or reported that tbe Council did not have tbe facts. Be expre•- ••d tbe opinion tbat tbe Council llllJ not be in favor of tbe reiaburaeaent fee beiDI directly proportional to tbe nuaber of caa•• beard. Dl•cu••ion enaued. llr. &le• co-nted that tb• .. ..,.n were not ... kiDI •peclal coapenaation but .. re11 to clarlfJ tbe point and tbat tb•J would perhapl need to call two re- l*l&r ... ti .. a montb witb a ••••r• reduction in •pecial ... t1n19. Dlscua•ion · e•ued. Tbe 11&7or requ .. ted tbat tbe Council be 11ven ti .. to consider a fee •cbectule and coapenaatlon for •pecial aeetiDI•· PROCSDIIGI OF CITY PLAJlllYO AJll> Z<ICllfG CCIDllSSIOR OP SBPTBllBBB 24, 1959 Tb• City 11&na1er aaked tbat tbe Council refer to tbe•• minutes for infor- aatlon only. ~ AQllQITB 1'08 IELUllOR OF ADDITIORAL LARD IITO SOUTllBAST DGLDOOD WAT&ll DllT&ICT AJID IOUTB AaAPA .. IARITATIOR DISTRICT Tbe City 11&na1er referred to a ooDtract and asree .. nt, Suppleaent Mo. 10, between the City and tbe loutb ... t ... lewood Di•trict relatin1 to tbe lnclualon of a portion of tbe lortlnr .. t ~rter of Section 14, Townablp s lout~, ll&DS• 88 w .. t, of tbe ltb P.M. He •tated tbat tbi• application waa wltbln tbe area 1enerally a1r .. d to be ••rved bJ tbe City of BD1lewood Water Utility. Tlafl City llana1er pr•••nted a lupple .. nt Ro. 3, Connector• Agree .. nt between tbe City and tbe loutb Arapaboe Sanitation Di•trict relatin1 to a portion of tbe &aat one-b&lf of tbe Rortbwe•t one-quarter of Section 23, Towaablp 5 loutb, Rani• 88 w .. t, of tbe 8tb P.M. Tbl• Suppleaental con- tract 1• al•o witbin tbe area to be aerved by Sn1lewood Sanitary 11>'•"8• and botb of tb••• a1reeaent• bave beeD approved by tbe Water and Sewer Board. COUIEILllAR WUM llOVSD, COUEILllAR BILL SEORDSD, THAT TliB AGB•••RTS D APPllOYD A10> THAT TD llAYO& ARD CITY CLmlK Jm AUTBORIZ&D TO SUCUTB TDll cm BWRAt.1' OF TBS CITY. Upon tbe call of tbe roll, tbe vote resulted aa followa: Ay .. : Counc11 .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Bill, Kreiling, Martin, llcLellan, Wood8, Scott. 11&1•: Mone. Ament : Mone. Tb• 11&7or declared tbe motion carried. UPORT OJf STATKllDT nm aJPPLS ARD BOIS, Ill::. FOR SRGIRBBBillG STUDY Tbe City Attorney reported on tbi• 11&tter atatlDI that tbe City llanaser bad furnl•b•d bl• office witb a file on tbe Ripple and Bowe aatter. lie re- aarked tbat tbe •tate .. nt i• baaed on a letter a1reeaent wbicb 1• not clear wltb resard to it• intention. lie •u..arlzed by •tatin1 that a reco ... ndatlon bJ tbe City 11&na1er, •us1 .. t1n1 a ... t1n1 of tbe ensin .. rins coap&DJ wltb tbe CitJ 11&na1er, City &nsln .. r, and CitJ Attorney to dimcU8• tbe a.saeeaent waa excellent and tbat be reco-ndecl tb&t tbe City proceed accordin1ly. ··· • 1· I I I I I I I · Minutes of October 5, 1959 Tbe City llanaser co ... nted tbat no one presently on tbe City Council was in office at tbe ti .. of tbe •sree .. nt between tbe City and Ripple and Bowe, tberefore, tbe Council must seek to deteraine wbat was tbe intention and tbere- bJ tbe City'• oblisation under tbe contract. Council ... n Braun stated tbat be and Council ... n Kreilins would be slad to serve on such an inv .. tisatins co..Utt... Tb• 11&1or accepted tbe offer of tbe Councilaen. Discussion en- sued. Council ... n llcLellan stated tbat be understood tbat Ripple and Bowe were paid in full for tbeir atudJ and notbins was due. TBe llayor asked tbat tbe Council .. D Collllitt .. ••rv• and tbat tbe reco ... ndation of tbe City Attorney relatins to tbe ... tins witb tbe ensineerin1 coapany be accoapliabed, so tbat tbe City aisbt know it• oblisation in tbi• ... tter. TAX LEVY ORDINANCB A BILL Intorduced as a Bill by Council .. n llcLellan and Braun. FCa All OllDI1'AllCS aJXllfG TD TAX I.DY IR llILLS UPOR BACH DOLLAR OP THB ASIBSSD VALUATIOK OP ALL TAXABLS PROPDTY WITBIR TD CITY OP BlfGDDOOD, COLORADO, FOil TD YU& 1959. WBmlKAS, it i• tbe duty of tbe City Council of tbe City of Baglewood, Colorado, under tbe Charter of said City and the Statute• of tbe State of Colorado, to 11&ke tbe annual leYJ for City purposes for tbe year 1959, due and payable in 1960; and, WDll&AS, it i• nece••ary for an additional special levy to pay intereat on water bonds issued as a 1eneral obli1ation of tbe City of -...1ewood, Co4•l'&dd~ and, w11m11us, it i• necessary for an additional special levy to ll&intain tbe Pir ... n'• Penaion Fund at a reaaonabl• level; and, WDll&AS, tbe City Council baa duly con•idered tbe e•ti ... ted valuation of all of tbe taxable property witbin tbe City and tbe needs of tbe City for each of •aid levie•, and baa deterained tbat the levie• a• hereinafter set fortb are proper and wise: 1IOI TRRIVmtB, BS IT oaDAIDD BY TD CITY COUICIL OP THI CITY OP DGLDOOD, COL08ADO: lectM»n 1. That tbere be and tbere i• bereby levied, for tbe year A.D. 1959, Clie and payable as required by Statute in tbe year A.D. 1960, for said purpoe .. a tax of 12.4 •ill• OD t~• dollar for tbe General Fund of tbe City of -.islewood, Colorado; a apecial tax of 1.0 •ill• on tb• dollar for the Water Boatl and Intere•t Fund of said City; and a special tax of 0.1 ailla on tbe dollar for tbe Pir ... n'• Penaion Fund of •&id City upon eacb dollar of tbe aa• ... ed valuation of all taxable property witbin tbe corporate liaita of tbe CitJ; and tbat tbe •aid levy aball be certified, as by law required. Paaaed on Pirat leadin1 by tbe City Council of tbe City of Bn1lewood, Colorado, tbi• 5tb day of October, A.D. 1959, and ordered publiabed in full in tbe SD1l9woocl Herald and Snterpri••· wyor waa read for tbe ti ... Tbe City Attorney •tated tbat action on tbi• bill •bould be taken prior to October 18tb at a special ... tin1. Tbe ordinance cannot be effectiYe bJ tbat date aa tbe Cbarter proYid .. aucb an ordinance levyin1 a tax 11&J not be an ... rsency ordinance. Di•cuaaion en•ued. Tbe City llanaser reco ... ndecl tbat a special ... tins be held on October 16tb for tbe purpose of passins tbe t~ levy ordinance, on •econd readin1. COUtr:: ILllAJI 11::1.11.tAK llOVD, cou.: IIJIAJI BRAUN SJfCOJIDBD, THAT TD · Pam»cl8D BILL Im PA88D OK FIRST UADllG AID ORDDSD PUBLISBBD IN FULL IR THI DGLDOOD BSaALD AID BITa&PRISB. Upon tbe call of tbe roll, tbe vote resulted as follows: Aye•: Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabam, Hill, Kreilin1, llartin, llcLellan, Woods, Scott. Kay•: lfone. Ament: Rone. IU.nut• of October 5, 1959 Tb• Mayor declared tbe 110tion carried and reaarked tbat -...i.wood'• aill levy of 13.5 total W&8 next to tbe lo•••t of tbe ten lar1er citie• of coaparable claa•. Be r••rked tbat tbi• W&8 a 1ood indication of b1lnood'• city adaini•tration'• efficienc1. ..::as Tb• llayor called a rec••• of tbe Council until 10:05 P.K. CALL TO ORDD Tbe llayor called tbe ... t1111 to order afte,· Lbe recea» witb tbe followin1 peraona pr•ent: Council .. D Braun, Brown .. ell, Grabaa, Rill, Kreilin1, llartin, llcLellan, Wooc:la, Scott. Tb• Mayor declared a quorua pr .. ent. A BILL POil AX oaDIKA.:S TO LSYY A CITY UTA IL SAt.g A1'D USB TAX WITBIX TBS CITY ta SllGLDOOD, COLORADO Tb• CitJ Attorn•J pr .. ented copi .. of a propo••d •al .. tax ordinance baaed upon City of Den••r ordinance wbicb i• •1•1lar to tbe Pueblo ordinance. Be •tated tbat tbe CltJ Tr ... urer 1•nerally 1• tbe adalni•trator of tbe ordinance. Be tben di•cu•••d tbe ordinance in detail, •tatin1 tbat tbi• pro- poaecl ordinance would be effecti•• on January 1, 1980. Di•cu••ion ensued. Tbe lla1or •u ... rized tbat tbe Council needed to .. ke a deci•ion witb regard to tbe followin1 qu .. tion•: 1. Tbe ... d for a cbar1• or fee for tbe licenae; 2. Clarification of tbe exeaption of 11&terials used bJ private contractor• on aunicipal or •tate projects; 3. To deterain• percenta1e of sale• tax revenue to be di•tributed between tbe General and Capital Iaprove- -nt project•. Tbe llayor •u11••ted tbat tbe •al .. tax ordinance be reviewed at tbe special ... tins to be beld on October lltb after tbe formal session. llUORT <If BJIGLDOOD DAii Tbe City llana1er reported tbat be recently met llr. Ir•ing Hayutin at tbe Bn1lewood Daa to diacu•• tbe probl•• of aaintenance of that dam and acceaa for City fore•• to proc .. d witb neceaaary aaintenance work. Be reported tbat an offer W&8 •de to tbe City wbereby tbe City could proceed with cleaning and .. intenance of tbe cl&• if tbe da• could be used for a water source, aaora1• of owerflow water•, water recreational features, including swi .. ing, and .. DJ other conditiona. Tbe City llanager informed llr. Hayutin that be would take tbe .. tter under advi•e .. nt. lie diacu•aed tbe ori1inal intention for tbe conatruction of tbe cl&• whereby it would reaain empty except duriDI tiae• of beavy runoff at wbicb ti .. it would act as a teterent upon flooding conditiona. lie di•cuaaed tbe condition of the dam wherebJ it is funda .. n- tally sound but that tbe overflow and bed of tbe basin need to be cleaned but tbe preaent condition of the daa i• not dangerous. Tbe llayor &8ked tbat tbe City llanager write llr. llayutin tbat tbe City Council cannot allow uaea of tbe cl&• wbicb are contrary to tbe purpose for wbicb it waa ori1inall1 conatructed and of the possible liabilities falliDI upon Mr. Bayutin in caae of ••riou• floodin1 attributable to tbe daa not bein1 •intained and cleaned. Council.an Braun expre•aed tbe opinion that tbe City baa tbe ri1bt to enter and abould enter becauae tbe City would be obli1&t•d •bould tbe daa fail. Di•cuaaion ensued. Tbe llayor pointed out that tbe City could not be re•pon•ible if it were denied acce•• to tbe daa for tbe purpoae of ... 1ntainin1 tbe aame. Tbe llayor set tbe aatter of dia- cua•ion of procedure relatin1 to tbe que•tion of ownership of tbe Englewood Dall and •ecurin1 acce•• of tbe •it• for aaintenance and upkeep at tbe fourth .,Delay ••••ion in Noveaber. lie atated that tbia would be an item in addition to tbe tentative di•cu••ion of tbe paving petitions to be included in tbe 1980 atreet iaprove .. nt di•trict. Councilman Braun asked if be could contact tbe Ara1 Corpa of Bn1ineer• relative to the daa and its construction. Tb• llayor •u11e•ted tbat tbe City Attorney inquire of tbe State Engineers re- latiDI to their tbou1bt• on recreational use, water stora1e, and tbe ori1inal purpose of flood control witb re1ard to the Englewood Daa. I I I I I I Minutes of October 5, 1959 COllUCTIOlf OF ALLIY llf VIC llflTY OF CllBllRI,Ylf SCHOOL Tbe City llanaser explained in detail that the portion of an alley deeded to the City waa aeparated fro• the aite of the achool and divided one piece of the achool property fro• another. The School Board ha• requested that tbe alley aa it preaently exi•t• be vacated and a similar •trip of land be sranted by the School Board in the correct location. The City llanaser stated tbat thi• tranafer would not affect any property owner• other than the School Board. COOll:ILllAX BllAUlf llOV&D, COUltCILllAlf llARTllf SBCOMDBD, THAT TBB CITY BB AUTBOalDD TO ACC.vI' A STRIP OF LAND FOR ALLBY PURP08B8 llf UTUU FOR TBB YACATIOK OP AK aQUAL STRIP OP LAID> PUSBlfTLY .DBDICATBD FOR TBBSa PUBPOUI AllD THAT TD IAYOR AlfD CITY CI.Kai ea AUTHORIZBD TO SIGlf DOCUllB1'T8 AUTBORIZ- llfG TRIS BCBAlfG•. Upon the call of the roll, the vote reaul ted a• followli·: Ayes: Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Graham, Hill, Kreiling, Martin, llcLellan, Wooda, Scott. Nay•: None. Ab9ent: None. Tb• llayor declared the aotion carried. UQHST BY ITSIUl-aocma CCllPAKY TO DIVBRT SBRVICB DIAllfAGB INTO 1fB8T YALK AVBlfUI STOlll SBUR Tbe City llanaser read a letter from Mr. H. C. llorey, Secretary-Treasurer, requ .. tins per•i••ion to divert aurface draina1e from their pipe abop yard into the City'• 33 inch •••t Yale Avenue stora sewer. The Stearn•-loser Company would inatall a catch ba•in weat of the Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe lailroad aain line track to receive aurface drainage and inatall a second catch b&ain at the aouthw .. t interaection of Yale Avenue and South Blati Street center line•. It waa alao asreed that the Stearns-Boser Coapany would allow the City of &nslewood and eaae .. nt an •1 ace••• for the inatallation of additional atora •ewer parrallel to the existins ator• sewer in Weat Yale Avenue vacated. Tbe City llanaser auaaarized that this propoaed a~eeaent would provide drainas• fro• the General IDon Worka-Stearn•-loser area and also provide for future expanaion of the atora •ewer facilitie• in that area. Be reco ... nded that the perai••ion be sranted. COOll:ILllAlf BILL llOV&D, COUJICILllAN llARTllf SBCOMDBD, THAT PBUIS8101f BB GllAKTSD TO TD IT&AUl-ROCml MJWFACTURING COllPANY TO DIV&RT SUU'ACB DIAilfAGB nm TBBIR Pin lllOP YARD INTO TD CITY'S STOlll smas AS PROVIDD BY Lirrna DATSD OCTCJIDR 5, 1959. Upon the call of the roll, the vote reaulted as follow•: Aye•: Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Graham, Hill, Kreiling, Martin, llcLellan, Wooda, Scott. Kaya: None. Ab9ent: Kone. The llayor declared the aotion carried. CAll:KLATIOK OF &AlaDKT AGUPDT WITH COLORADO SOUTBBU RAILROAD The City llanaser atated that a new a1ree .. nt bad been aeeured with the Colorado and Southern llailroad Coapany relative to cro••ing under tbe rail- road tracka witb water and •ewer trunk line• into the Scenic View area. Thi• action baa aade an old a1ree .. nt for tbe same purpose, obaolete. Be reco ... nded tbat the old asree .. nt be canceled. COOll::ILllAK GllAllAll MORD, COUll:ILllAlf BROllfBWBLL SBCONDBD, THAT TD OLD AGR•mirr PROVIDllfG FOR PINLJD UISQlfT8 UMDBR TllB COLORADO AXD SOUTDU RAl'·•OAD CCllPAKY D CAJl:m.D. Upon the call 1 of the roll, the vote resulted aa followa: Aye•: Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Bill, Kreilins, llartin, llcLellan, Wooda, Scott. - Nay•: None. Ab9ent: Kone. The llayor declared the 11e>tion carried. Minute• of October 5, 1959 BSTABLISllDlfT or nnm Poa mTlllG PULIMl1'ARY COSTS OP lllPROV&DlfT DISTRICTS Tbe City llanacer read a reco ... ndation fro• the City Clerk-Tre&8urer to bi .. elf relatin1 to an laprove .. nt• Preliainary Pund .. follow•: I llSllOUJf DUil TO: CITY llAKAGD OCTOBBR 5, 1959 l'RCll: CITY CLl&K-TRBASUU& SUBJIDCT: UTABLISllDllT OP lllPaOVDSKTS PULIMIJfARY FUND Subject to Section 102, City of &n1lewood Charter, reque•t i• hereby aade tor tbe creation of a Special Pund tor the purpo•e of defrayin1 tbe adaini•trative •nd en1in .. rin1 c08t• of laprove .. nt Di•trict• prior to le1al toraation of •ucb Di•trict and Puad. An ordinance creatin1 tbi• fund •bould be ettec~ive as oJ Jaauar1 1, 1980. Tbi• action 1• in confor .. ce with the intent of the 1960 Buc:tset and 1ood accountin1 practice•. An ordinance 1• required to e•tabliab such a fund. Tbe ordinance •bould create tbe laprove .. nt• Preliminary Fund. Thi• ·Pund would be initially .. tabliabed with tbe tran•ter of General Pund 110ney•, aa nece•aary, to .. et autborized expenditures fro• the Iaprove .. nts Preliminary Fund. Kxpenae• incurred by the City preliainary to creation ot laprove .. nt Di•trict• •ball be paid fro• the Improve .. nt• Preliainary Pund until tbe particular di•trict i• e•tablisbed by ordinance and finaac1a1 provided for tbe •a... Upon creation of the Improveaent District, tbe pre- liainary expenae• paid on bebalf of that district shall be recoapenaed to tbe Iaprove .. nt• Prel1a1nary Pund. When tbe Improvement• Preliminary Fund i• no lon1er nece••ary, tbe re•idual balancelllball be returned to tbe Geneaal Pund of the City and tbe Pund abOli•bed by an ordinance. The laprove .. nta Preliainary fund •ball alao be eli1ible to receive any other llODeya as the City Council aay direct by r .. 01ut1on." Tbe C~J. llanaser •tated tbat aa tbi• 1• establishing a new fund, it muat be eatabli•bed by ordinance and a•ked that tbe City Attorney be in- •tructed to draft an ordinance eatabli•bin1 tbe propoaed fund. COURCILllAK BaAUK llORD, COVRCILllAM ll:LILLAM SBCONDBD, THAT Tiii llAYO& IKBTRUCT THI CITY ATTOllDY TO DUW Alf ORDIMARCB BSTABLISBIMG AM lllP&Oft- llSllTI PRSLIMllfAllY PUJO>. Upon tbe call of tbe roll, the vote reaulted as followa: Ay .. : Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Graham, Hill, Kreiling, llartin, llcLellan, Woou, Scott. Ray•: Kone. Abaent: Kone. Tbe llayor declared the 110tion carried. COllllDDATIOlf OP BILLS, CLAlll8 AND INVOICES :roa TBB MONTH o:r SSPTDIBBR, 1959 COURCILllAlf BaAUK llOVSD, COUlfCILllAJf ll:LBLLAJf SBC01'DSD, THAT TBB BILLS, CJ.AID A1'D lffOICSS LISTSD BY TBS CITY CLBRK roa TllB llOlfTB or SBP'!'DllmR, 1959 AJO> APPaOfSD BY TBI CITY llAKAGS& BB ALLOWBO ARD PAID. Upon tbe call of tbe roll, tbe vote reaulted .. follow•: Ay .. : Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Graham, Rill, Kreiling, llartin, kLellan, Wood8, Scott. Kay•: Kone. Abaent: Kone. Tbe .Mayor declared tbe 11e>tlon carried. KOK 8CDDULBD VISITORS Mr. Cbal .. r•e Parker, 39V8 Soutb Grant, apoke to the City Council with resard to tbe earaarkin1 of funu by the City. Be atated tbat generally be waa objectin1 to money beiDI uaed in areaa where buaineaa .. n are not alert enou1b to provide their own parkin1. Diacuasion ensued. Tbe llayor repJted . I I I I Minutes of October 5, 1959 tbat the Council bad not coaaitted the City witb re1ard to tbia ... tter other tban to a1ree to bave tbe qu .. tion of tbe Charter A .. ndment and Bond lleasure placed upon tbe ballot. Councilman llcLellan stated that be bad alao beard ao11e objection fro• tboae buaineaa .. n wbo bad provided their own off-street parkin1 to tbe uae of tbe Buaine•• and Occupational Tas revenue to guarantee a bond iaaue for off-street parkin1 tbrougb out tbe City. The Mayor reviewed tbe previous actions of tbe Council on tbe matter of off-street parkin1 and espr••••d tbe strong opinion tbat paaaage of tbe Sales 'fas Ordinance ia dependent upon tbe earaarking of tbe Busin••• and Occupational Licenae llODiea for tbe off-•tr .. t parking. Discussion enaued. Council11&n Grabaa espr .. aed tbe opinion that tbe Council could, by r .. o- lution, control the diaburae .. nt of tbe Buaineas and Occupational Licenae Tases converted for tbe off-atr .. t parking project and thereby bold a portion of tboae llODi•• within tbe General Fund for General Fund purpoaea. lie reaarked tbat tbia partial ear11&rkin1 lli1bt overcome some of tbe objectiona of indivi- dual• wbo bave off-•tr .. t parkin1 and tbo•e wbo generally oppose tbe ear11&rk- in1 of funda ib principle. The Mayor au ... rized tbat the ... tter is now up ·to tbe people. The Council auat •upport the .. aaure until tbe people direct tbe Council to pro- ceed or tbat off-•treet parkiDI ia not Cbeir deaire. ADVDTllDIDT OP PAEAKB RACB Councilman Martin aaked peraiaaion to bani a cloth sign aero•• Broadway to advertise the Shrine Pancake lace. The Council ..... d to b&Ye DO objections so tbe llayor granted perlli••ion for a ai1n to be atrun1 acroaa Broadway for this purpose. ADJOURN COUJl:ILllAX BaAUR llOVD, COUEILllAlf GRAHAM SBCOlfDm>, TlfAT TD DftllfG B• AD.JoumD TO A IPmCIAL Dftl1'G TO BB DLD Olf OCTOBall 16TB AT 8:00 P.M. P<Ja Tiii PUaPOU OP PIRAL PAllACD OF THI llILL LBVY ORDIRARCB. Upon tbe call of tbe roll, tbe vote resulted aa follow•: Ayea: Council .. n Braun, Brownewell, Grabaa, Bill, Kreiling, Martin, llcLellan, Wooda, lcott. Ray•: llone. At.en t: Mone. The Mayor declared tbe ... tin1 adjourned at 12:40 A.II. B. O. Beauaang City Clerk-Treasurer Clerk of tbe Council The llinutea of tbe ... tin1 of the City Couneil of tbe City of Bnglewood, Colorado, beld on tbe ~tb day of October, 1959 A.D. atand approved as written thi• 2nd clay of lloveaber, 1959 A.D.