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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 Ordinance No. 048 1 ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL NO. 42 NO. 48 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL SERIES OF 2024 MEMBER RUSSELL AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO FOR THE ENGLEWOOD ACTIVITY BOOK WHEREAS, the City of Englewood provides the citizens of the City with grants through the Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program continues the City’s vision of building strong neighborhoods and citizen engagement; and WHEREAS, during the 2024 grant application period the City approved a grant application for the development and printing of a City of Englewood Activity Book that is to be distributed to residents within the City; and WHEREAS, the City has worked with the grant applicant aiding with the development of the Activity Book; and WHEREAS, Arapahoe County has expressed interest in participating in the Activity Book project by providing the City with additional resources; and WHEREAS, collaboration between the City and Arapahoe County would allow for more resources and copies of the Activity Book to be printed and distributed; and WHEREAS, the passage of this Ordinance will authorize the City of Englewood to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arapahoe County for the Englewood Activity Book; and WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 18(2)(a) of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, and Part 2, Article 1, Title 29, C.R.S. encourages and authorizes intergovernmental agreements; and WHEREAS, Sections 29-1-203 and 29-1-203.5, C.R.S. authorize governments to cooperate and contract with one another to provide any function, service, or facility lawfully authorized to each. Docusign Envelope ID: 6C532432-F40A-405B-AF6D-48BFAC8C61AF 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes execution by the City of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arapahoe County, Colorado for the Englewood Activity Book, in the form substantially the same as that attached hereto. Section 2. General Provisions The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and application of this Ordinance: A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. B. Inconsistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. C. Effect of repeal or modification. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Code of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. D. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause is not intended to affect a Citizen right to challenge this Ordinance through referendum pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47. E. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be by reference or in full in the City’s official newspaper, the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first publication by either authorized method. Manuals, Municipal Code, contracts, and other documents approved by reference in any Council Bill may be published by reference or in full on the City’s official website; such documents shall be available at the City Clerk’s office and in the City Council meeting agenda packet when the legislation was adopted. Docusign Envelope ID: 6C532432-F40A-405B-AF6D-48BFAC8C61AF 3 F. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by this Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution by the Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem is hereby authorized to execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any documents by said officials shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by th e City of such documents in accordance with the terms thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is further authorized to take additional actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance. G. Enforcement. To the extent this ordinance establishes a required or prohibited action punishable by law, unless otherwise specifically provided in Englewood Municipal Code or applicable law, violations shall be subject to the General Penalty provisions contained within EMC § 1-4-1. Introduced and passed on first reading on the 21st day of October, 2024; and on second reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 4th day of November, 2024. Othoniel Sierra, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in identical form on first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published two days after each passage on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after first publication on the City’s official website. Stephanie Carlile Docusign Envelope ID: 6C532432-F40A-405B-AF6D-48BFAC8C61AF