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Home My WebLink About2023-12-18 (Regular) Meeting Minutes MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting Monday, December 18, 2023 1000 Englewood Parkway - 2nd Floor Council Chambers 6:00 PM 1 Study Session Topic There were no Study Session items. 2 Call to Order The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Sierra at 7:05 p.m. 3 Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Sierra. 4 Roll Call COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Othoniel Sierra Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson Council Member Steve Ward Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Council Member Rita Russell Council Member Tena Prange Council Member Kim Wright COUNCIL ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Lewis City Attorney Niles Senior Deputy City Clerk McKinnon Deputy City Clerk Harkness Deputy City Manager Dodd Director of Utilities and South Platte Renew Van Ry Director Power, Community Development Director Rachael, Public Works Utilities Deputy Director - Business Solutions and Engineering Stone Deputy Director of Engineering Hoos, Public Works Court Administrator Julien Page 1 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 Capital Project Engineer II Keener, Public Works Capital Project Engineer II Grafman, Public Works Budget Administrator Nolan, Finance Management Fellow Ramsey, City Managers Office Audio Visual Engineer Hessling Officer Douglas, Police Department 5 Consideration of Minutes of Previous Session a) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of December 4, 2023. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Steven Ward APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 4, 2023 For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward (Seconded By) x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 6 Appointments, Communications, Proclamations, and Recognition a) Deputy City Attorney Victoria McDermott was recognized for her appointment to a State Judicial Panel. b) Elizabeth (Liz) Ramsey, Management Fellow, was Recognized. 7 Recognition of Scheduled Public Comment a) Kathleen Bailey, an Englewood resident, was not present. b) Kelly McCloskey, an Englewood resident, was not present. c) Regan Benson addressed Council regarding misuse of City resources. 8 Recognition of Unscheduled Public Comment a) Gary Kozacek, an Englewood resident, addressed Council regarding the referendum lawsuit and City Board and Commission appointments. Mayor Pro Tem Anderson responded to Public Comment Page 2 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 9 Consent Agenda Items Council Member Wright removed Agenda Items 9(a)(i and iii), Council Member Russell removed Agenda Item 9(a)(ii), and Council Member Ward removed Agenda Item 9(c)(i) from Consent Agenda. Moved by Council Member Nunnenkamp seconded by Council Member Prange to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(b)(i-ii) and 9 (c)(ii-iii.) a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading i) CB-43 McBroom Ditch Company By-law Amendments [Clerks Note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Kim Wright Seconded by Council Member Rita Russell COUNCIL BILL NO. 43 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WRIGHT ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE MCBROOM DITCH COMPANY'S BY-LAWS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S DUTIES AND NAMING THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell (Seconded By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright (Moved By) x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. ii) CB-72 Mile High Flood District Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment [Clerks Note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson COUNCIL BILL NO. 72 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL Page 3 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) REGARDING FUNDING OF MAJOR DRAINAGEWAY PLANNING FOR AND FLOOD HAZARD AREA DELINEATION FOR LITTLE DRY CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF HOLLY DAM BETWEEN THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. iii) CB-73 Denver Water Intergovernmental Agreement for Emergency Interconnects [Clerks Note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp COUNCIL BILL NO. 73 INTRODUCED BY ANDERSON A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY INTERCONNECTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND DENVER WATER’S PORTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Page 4 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 Motion CARRIED. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading. i) CB-68 Dry Gulch Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment ORDINANCE NO. 68 SERIES OF 2023 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 68 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WRIGHT) ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) REGARDING FINAL DESIGN, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS FOR DRY GULCH FROM YALE AVENUE TO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD BETWEEN THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. Motion CARRIED. ii) CB-70 South Englewood Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment ORDINANCE NO. 69 SERIES OF 2023 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 70 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON) ORDINANCE APPROVING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) REGARDING FINAL DESIGN, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS FOR SOUTH ENGLEWOOD BASIN BETWEEN THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. Motion CARRIED. c) Resolutions and Motions i) Presiding Judge's Salary Resolution [Clerks Note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Motion to table the Judge's salary until a date uncertain. When this item comes back and is passed the Judge's salary will be prorated to January 1, 2024. Page 5 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded By) x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. ii) Resolution to Reappoint Associate Judge Tamra Palmer RESOLUTION NO. 33, SERIES OF 2023 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TAMRA PALMER AS ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Motion CARRIED. iii) Renewal of a Professional Services Agreement with Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP and renewal of a Professional Service Agreement with Martin and Wood Water Consultants Inc. Approval of a contract for the renewal of a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP (BHGR) for water rights legal support in the amount of $565,000 and renewal of a PSA with Martin and Wood Water Consultants Inc. (MWWC) for water resources engineering services, in the amount of $375,000. Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(b)(i-ii) and 9 (c)(ii-iii). For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Moved By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x Page 6 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 10 Public Hearing Items No public hearing was scheduled before Council. 11 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading There were no additional Ordinances on First reading (see 9(a)(i-iii)). b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no additional Ordinances on First reading (see 9b(i-ii)). c) Resolutions and Motions i) Contract for Services with Centrisys/CNP for the purchase, installation support and startup services of a dewatering centrifuge Moved by Council Member Steven Ward Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Approval of a Contract for Services (CFS) with Centrisys/CNP (Centrisys) for the purchase, installation support and startup services of a dewatering centrifuge in the amount of $680,000, including approval to execute any change order(s) to expend a 10% staff-managed contingency of $68,000, for a total project authorization of $748,000. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward (Moved By) x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. Page 7 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 ii) Award of Contract to Felsburg, Holt & Ulevig for the design of the Old Hampden Complete Streets Project Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Kim Wright Approval of a professional services agreement with FHU in the amount of $1,875,965.00 for the design of the Old Hampden Complete Streets Project. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Moved By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright (Seconded By) x Steven Ward x 6 1 0 Motion CARRIED. iii) Design Contract Award to HDR Inc. for the S. Broadway Complete Streets Project Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange Approval of a professional services agreement with HDR, Inc. in the amount of $1,498,658.00 for the design of the S. Broadway Complete Streets Project. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 12 General Discussion Page 8 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C City Council Regular December 18, 2023 a) Mayor's Choice b) Council Members' Choice 13 City Manager’s Report 14 Adjournment MAYOR SIERRA MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjourned at 9:29 p.m. Senior Deputy City Clerk Jackie McKinnon Page 9 of 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C