HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-11-28 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGULAR ADJO UR ED W':ETI NG OF THE CI TY COUNCIL OF 'IHE
CITY OF ENGLEl·JOOD , COLORADO, HELD MON DAY '!HE 28TH DAY
OF NOVEMBER A. D. 1955.
ayor Purcell c alled the ~e et i n g to order ~nd asked for Roll Call:
PRESENT : lJ r ~un , McCo.be , rAcLellnn, Nies , Purce ll, Ra~p, Scott and Woods, Jr.
ABSENT : Parke r
'!he Following canmuni c ati ons were r e adt
Notice fran Attorney E. J. Byrne , L36 Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado, of the pending claim
for injury of Ma r garet L. Lewi s r e c eiv ed Au r,ust 25 , 1955, when stepping off a bus at South Broad-
way Street and Girar d Avenue .
A SWT1T1ons delivered by At L orne~1 ll :l rold Harr json regarding suit by Rev. Smith to recover damages
by fi re when Church burned on Lipan Str e et n(>ar City Dum p .
~r. Claussen of Ripple and Howe , Inc., Consultine En gine ers, p resented and discussed Engineer's
Preliminary Re port of the ri ro'"l ose d drt1i na.r;e pla n for t h e City of Englewood.
Council.Man Scott , moved
Braun , sec onded ;
Ayes : Braun, McCa be, McLellan ,
Nays : None Abs e nt: Parker
The following Resolution was presen ted an
eive the p reliminary re p ort p resented by Ripple and
Inc .
Pu rc e ll, Rapp , Scott and Woods, Jr.
read in full:
RESOLUT i uN
WHEREAS , a certain pPrt of "Bell Isle GP rdens," a t ract formerly subdivided and recorded, has
recently been a nnexed to the City of En c lewood, Colorado; and
WHEREA S, certain str ~ets and t r a ff icW8¥s, dedic a~ed upon the plat of said subdivision, are not
named or othe rwise designated ; and ,
REAS, it is for the best i n terest of the City of En g lewood, Colorado, that such un-named streets
and trafficways be designated by nR11'1e;
ThEREFORE , Be it Resolved t hat ,
1. The stre et or t ra fficway shown on t h e p lat of "Bell Isle Gardens" as bordering on and
along the North l i ne o f Lots 42 and L2 only , in said subdivision, be designated as "West
Stanford Avern1e ;"
2. TOO Street of t raffic way sh own o n U1e pln t of "Be ll Isle Gardens" as bordering on
a nd along the East line of s~i ct s u b dj vision , a nd extending tran "West Chenango
Avenue" to voest Stanford Avem 1e ," be desic;nate d as "South Lipan Street;"
3. The stre et or tra.fficway shown 0 ~1 the p lat of "Bell Isle Gardens"' as bordering on and
along the South Line of Tract "N' i n said subdi vision, be designated as "West Chenango
Ave nue1" L. The stre et or t raff icway shown on t he p lat of "Bell Isle Ga rdens" as bordered on the
north by Lots 31 and 32, and b order ed on the South by Tract "A" in said subdivision,
and extending from South Lipan Street to the Denver City Ditch, be designated as
"We st Layton Avenue ;"
5. '!be stre et or trafficway shown o n the p lat of "Bell Isle Ga rdens" as bordered on the
north by lots 37,38,47, and 48, and unp latted lands, and bordered on the South by
Lots 11 to 18 i nclu sive, in said subdi.vision, and extending from Soilth Lipan Street
to t h e Denver City Ditch, be dcsi.e na ted as " West Tu.fts Avenue;"
6. The street or trafficway sh own on t he nlnt of "Bell Isle Gardens"· as bordered on the Bast
by Lots 38 to 42 inc l u sive, and borde red on the West by Lots 43 to 46 inclusive, and
Lot 48 , in s aid s ubdivis ion, and c xtendine f rom "West Tufts Avenue" to West Stanford
Avenue ,"be desi c n a ted as "Lipttn Co u rt:"
1. The Street or t rafficway shown o n t h e p lat of "Bell Isle Gardens" as bordered on the
East by Lot lL, and Lo t s 19 to 31 i.nc lii sive , a nd bordered on the West by the DenTer
City Ditch , and extendine from "Wes t Lay t0 n Avenue" to "West 'l\lfts Averrue," be design-
ated as "Bell Isle Drive ;"
and ,
That certified copies of this Resol11tion be fi led in t h e offi ce of the County Clerk
of Arapahoe County , Colorado, and i n the offi ce of t h e U .s. Postm;i ster in Englewood,
olorado.
Passed and Adooted November 28 , 1955 .
Councilman Nies , moved
Rapp , s econded; to adont the above Res olution
Ayes : Br aun , McCa be, Mc Lellan , ~Jie s, Purcell R:ipp , Scott and Wo ods, Jr.
Na y s: None Absent : Parker
The followin~ Bill was s p rese n tP.d a n d re nd in ful l.
BI LL
FO R AN ORDJNA ~E RE ORGAN IZING T 'E GOVE f00 1ENT OF THE CI TY OF ENGL&/OOD, COLCRADO PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER l.39 1 ARTICLE 6, COLO RAOO REV ISED S TATU'I'F S 953, AS AM ENDE D AND SUPPLFM ENTED: ADOPTING AN
A.IJ.!IlHSTRA TI VE PLAN PU RS UA NT TO SECTION 15 OF SAID ARTICIE 6; SETTING FORTH T:JE DEPARTMENTS,
~'PLOYEF.S, AWJ DUT I ES PRESC RIBF.D BY SAID ADt U NI S TRA TIVE PLA N; PRESCRIBING SALARIES AND WAGES FOR
PLOYEES: AND REPEAL I NG AL L ORDI N/l.U CES OR P1' RTS CF ORDINA MCE I N CONFLICT HEREWITH.
EREAS, '!he duly qual i fied electors of t he City of Englewood, Colorado, by a majority vote,
beretofore adopted the City Council Ci ty Manager, Fo rm of Municipal Govermnent in the manner
prescribed by the Statutes of the StRte o f Colorad o , and
Wi EREAS, sai d Sta tutes provi de tha t within sixty(60) days following appointment of the Ci cy Manager
under said p lan, said City Ma nae er s ha ll o resent to the City Council a proposed plan of administrative
organization which shall be adop ted by ordinanc e , i f a pproved by said City Council, and
WHEREAS, on Jal'llary 1, 19 52, a City Mana ger was appo i nted pursuant to the provisions of Statute,
and thereafter the City Counc i l adopted, by ordi nanc e , a n administrative plan presented by said City
anager; and
WHE REAS, the City Manager has now presented to the City Council, an amended plan of organization,
and a revised salary and wa ge scale, a nd the City Council deems such amended plan and revised salary
to be prac ttcal. and real i sti c and f o r th e best i nte r es ts c f t he City; ·
NOW THE RE FORE, BE I T ORDA INE D BY THE CI 'IT COlOCI L OF TI E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADOJ
TIIA T:
(See previous copy made up)
Cou~ilman Braun, moved
Ra p p, seconded; to a p prove th e above bill on first reading and ordered
published in t h e Englewood Presa.
'Jbere was presented and read i n full a new contract with the State Highway which abandons South
Broadway from Yale to Hampden, ltlich reads as follows:
The City agrees to maintain 3.6 miles of S ~e Highway No . 87 and 70 2 miles on South Broadway and
1.6 miles on Hampden eftective December 1 1 1955.
Councilman McLe l lan, Moved
Woods, seco nded; to approve th e new contra.ct and adopt the following Re-
soluti on
RES OLUTION
'!hi s i s to certi fy tha t a t a Re gular Adjourned meetj n;" of the City Council of Englewood, Colorado
held on Monday Ncvember28, 1955, the follow i ng reso lnti on was adopted;
"Resolved tha t thi s Counc i l he reby a pproves a c e rtain con tra c t with the Colorado Department of
High1imys d a ted November 2 8 , 1955, wh e reby the City obligates itself to maintain certain portions of
the State Highway System a t the expense o f the Dcp nrtment, ~nd releasing all other maintenance
contracts, as per the terms of sai d Contra ct, and authorizes the executi on of said contract on
behalf of the City or En g lewood , Colorado by s i gnature of i ts May or."
J. L. Barron
SEAL crty -c-IerlC
Ay"est Mel.ell.an, Nie s, Purcell, Ra pp , Scott, Woods, Jr.
Nays: Braun and McCabe Absent: Parker
Cruncilman Ra p p, moved
Braun, seconded; The
c omp ari ng wi th the month of t he previous y~a r.
f or the Chamber o f Canmerce on Parkin£! Me ters.
City r1a.na ger make reports on accidents monthly,
Also to try to get the report which was prepared
.. yes: Braun, McCabe, J.l cLellan, Nies, Pu rc el l, Rapp, Scott and Woods, Jr •
Nays: None Absent: Parker
J o seph Howard, owner of Howard 's Plumb i ng Co, asked for a renewal of the lease on the city owned
bui lding at 520 E Qu i ncy Ave. Lease to b e f o r 3 years, da t ed Jul. 11 1955 to Jul 1 1 1958 @ t75. per month
Councilman S c ott, moved
• Nies, seconded: to renew the lease and the Mayor be authorized to sign.
~es· Braun, McCab e McLellan, Nies, Pu rce ll, Ra op, Scott, and Woods, Jr.
Nays: None Absent: Parker
Councilman Hie s stated t hat Char l es Allen had consented to stay on the Water Board until Mar. 1 1 1956
at which time he would l ike to 9e resi~.
Counci1man Nie s, moved
Woods, second ed; to accept Mr. Allen's resignation as of March 1, 1956.
Ayes: Braun, McC a be, McLel lnn, Nies, Purcell Rapp, Scott and Woods, Jr.
Nays: None lbsent: Parke r
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Mr. Lawre •,ce Gann of the lndustr ial co?l'mUilittee of the Chamber of Coimterce gave a very
informative review o f what the Chamber was doing regarding Industrial Developement
ard asked th ~t the Water Bo ~rd be notified of t heir needs.
There being no furtrer business to come be f ore the Council.
Councilll'lan Rapp, Moved
Braun, seconded; to adjourn.
A}resi Braim, McCabe, Mete 1lan, Nies, Purcell , Ra p p , Scott, and Woods, Jr.
Nays : None Absent Parker
The Minutes of the t-1eeting of the
Monday the 25th day of November ,
December A. • 1955
ity Council of tl'e City of Englewood, Colorado, held this
1955 A.D. stand approved as ~ this 5th day of
Mayor