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RESOLUTION NO . ~5
SERIES OF 1992
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FEES FOR IMPLEMENTATIO N OF THE
HA ZARD OUS MATER IALS PERMIT PROGRAM .
WHEREAS, purs uant to Article 80 of the 1988 Unifo rm fi re Code adopted J une 4, 1990 by
Ordinnnc e No. 23, Series of 1990 by the City ofEnglewood, Co lorado th e De portm ent of
Snfcly Service s is au th ori ze d to impl em ent n Hazardous Mater ials Permit Program: nnd
WHEREAS, ofter study and report to City Counci l on Februnry 10, 1992: nnd
WHEREAS, os part of L'te Hazardous Materials Permit Progr am , ce rt.a in charges ore
nece ssa ry to impl ement and opernLe th e program :
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL O F TH E C ITY OF
EN GL EWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS:
~. The F-:1glewood City Co uncil hereby authori zes the following fees :
Faci li ,ies shall incu r on ann ual fee of Fifty Doll ars ($50.00) per Hazardous
:\faterin lu Cat egory whene ve r moteria ls stored or used at any facility fall in tr'I one or
more of tl1e Hazardous Materi al Categories desi gnated in Tobie No . 4.1 08 -C. The
numbe r of separate chemi ca ls falling into each category is of no co nseq uence. Fees
are assessed by catego ry pursuant to Section 80.103 of the 1988 Uniform F ire Code nd
Table No . 4.108-C. Th e following categories nre hereby designated for purposes of
charges of t he Fifty Doll a r (SS0.00 ) fee pe r category :
1. Explosive and Blasting Agents;
2. Comp ressed Gases;
3. Flammable and Comb ustible Liquids:
4. Flammable Solids;
5. Organic Pl::-o xides;
6. Oxidiz ers ;
7. Py rophoiic Ma t e rials:
8. Unstable t Reactive) Materials ;
9. Wate r Reac tive ~1aterinl s;
10. Cryoge n ic ~!a teriols:
1 1. Hi ghly Tox ic a nd Toxic Ma t e ri a ls;
12. Radi oac tiv e Liqu ids bn d So li ds;
13 . Corrosive Liquids;
14 . Ca rr.inogens 1 Ir ritants, Sensi tizers nnd othe r hea lth hoz11rds .
~ ll is hereby nulhorized lhut in oddilion lo these chn•;:es lhe Cily shall chnrge
fo r the tolo.l number of consultnnt ond insp ec tion hours iricu rre by City personn el in
evn lunling compliance wi th the Hazardous Mat erials Storage or,j Use provisions or th e
Englewood Cily Code o charge of Thirty Dollars ($3 0.00) pe r hour ns set forth herein.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th dey of Mn y, 1992.
Clyde E. Wiggin s, Mayor
Pa lricia H . Crow, City Clerk
I, Pnlri cia H . Crow, City Clerk for lhe City of Eng
the above is a t rue copy of Resolulion No.~ Series of 1992 .
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Date
May 4 . 1992
INITIATED BY
STAFF OURCE
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agenda Item
11 a
, Subject Rc ,l')·,;t1on AuU10rtz1ng
Fees for Implementation
of a Hazardous Mat-
erials Pennlt Program
Department of Safety Services
Walt Grodltskl, Ftre Marshal
Ron Boston, Assl5tant Ftre Mars;.a1
lSSUE/ ACTION PROPOSED
Establish a fee; schedule to ::,rovtde funds for the Implementation and operation of
the Department of Safety Services Hazardous Materials Pennlt Program pursuant to
Artl ,;Je 80 of the 1988 Uniform Ftre Code.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Co uncil a d opted the 1988 Uniform Ftre Code on June 4 , 1990 by Ordinance No. 23 .
Serl es of 1990.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The Department of Safety Servi ces ts fac ed daily w!U1 an evcr-tncreastng threat of
h az a rdou s material~ em ergencies ,v1u11n Englewood . The Ct ·s fir e code contains
regulatory provisions for U1e storage. handling and use of the multitude of ma teri als
whl ch fall withln U1 e scop e of U1 e tenn "h azardous m a terials ." In order to provide a
regula t ory framework for h azardous m a terials use tn Englewood . whi ch will afford a
minim um leve l of safety for th e community and our adjacent netghho rs . It is
neces sary to implem ent a proactiv e program d esign ed to enco urage safe s torage a nd
h::mdltn g of thes e m a teri als .
The Fi re Preve n ti on Bureau h as designed a permit progra m whi h ,viii interface
read ily ,v1U1 state and federal r egula tory requ ir em en ts fo r th ose properti es ,v1t1un
Englewo od whi ch must comply ,v1t11 a variety of h azard ou s m aterials regul a ti on s
mcl udtng the pro,1s ions of Arti cle 80 . Ha,ardou s Ma ter ials. of the Ctty· fir e co d e. In
order to offset the administra tiv e anrt manpower costs associated w1U1 ope.ration of ,.:
this program It Is n ecessary lo lrnpl e1o 1enl nominal fees fo r the F1re Preve ntion W
Bureau's r equlred plan r r.,1ew/lns pett,on activities and the n ecessary purch ase of
computer equJpment, softwar e. ar.tl nil scellaneo us tec hnical and clerical supplies.
BACKGROUND
The Fire Divi s ion of U1r Department of Safety S ervi ces ts required by federal law to
facilita te Implementation of ce rtain h azardon m ai ~n::.is r egulatory provis ions ofT!Ue
Ill of the Superfund Amendments aad Re -a uthorization Act (SARAI of 1986. Our
res pons ibility unde.r SARA Titl e III ts to gath er and make available Information for
our community on the types and quantities of hazardous materials stored and used
In our business and Industrial occupancies. Article 80 of the City's fire code
conlaJns spe<'t.!k technical requtrements which oc cupancies In our conununJty must
adhere to If they are stortng or using hazardous materials. The Ftre DI s ton has the
responsibility of conducting compliance Inspec tions In order to ver,.Iy that the
pro,~s tons of Article 80 of the City's fir e code are not betng violated .
FINANCIAL
The estimated cost of Implementing and op~rattng this program for the llrst year ts
S46,000. This tnclu.des resour-::e mate1iiu/1:mpplles and projected staff-hour costs.
(The staff-hour re<::lllrement needed to hapiement this prognm will be assJrnllated
Into the workload of the Ftre Prevention Bureau, therefore the estimated $30,000 In
staffi ng costs will not be a cost Increase to the F'lrc DMston .J The anticipated llrst
year revenue genera ted through this program by permJt fe es, co nsultation fees , and
placard fees for 300 businesses ts S50 ,000 .
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Date
May 4 , 1992
INITIATED BY
STAFF SOURCE
COUNCIL COMM1.,!11ICA110N
Agenda Item
11 b
Subject Supplemental
Bt dget Appropriations
Department of Financial Services
Lorraine Hayes, Director of Financial Services
ISSUE/ ACTION PROPOSED
Staff reco=ends that City Council approve the attached resolution amending the
1992 Annual Budget and transferring appropriated monies between departments
and divisions for the City of Englewood .
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Nove mber 18 , 1992:
February 18, 1992 :
STAFF ANALYSIS
Council adopted 1992 Annual Budge t on final readlng.
Council adopted Annual Budget b y resolution.
Wh en the 1992 proposed budg ras developed dwing the summer of 1991. the
negotiated salary incr eases for l :J92 we r e not yet detennlned . Therefore , lump sum
amounts r e presenting U1e estimated total Increases were budgeted In the
"Co ntinge ncy'' line Item. It Is n ow n ecessary to transfer lliese a ppropriations fr om
"Co ntinge n cy'' to the a ppropriate departments and dlv!slons wher e salaries are
charged .
Also, dunng 19 92. we h ave b egun chargtng worke rs compe nsa tion Insurance
pr emltuns to each department and dlv!slon based on ac tual cos ts, r ailier Ulan on
pr e-establi s h ed p er ce ntages. The budget. h owever , was develop ed u sin g pre-
es tablished percentages. At Uus ttrne it Is necessary to r eallocate U1e bu dgets to
reOec t the actual costs and ch arges . This will provid e Improved Info rmation on th e
• ac tual costs of doing bm,tness and \\ill Improve n ext year's b•'.dget estimates.
Fll'fANCIAL
These transfers w1 have no Impact on the fund balances, as additional monJ es n eed
not be approprta, .d at this time .
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