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CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 15, 2001
1. Call to Order.
The regular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee was
called to order at 6:34 p .m. by member Roth in the City Council Conference Room .
Roll Call.
Present:
Ex-Officio:
Absent:
2. Approval of Minutes.
Roth , McCahill, Roberts, Olsen
Lynn, Moore, Flaherty, Yurchick
Hansen , Blair, DesMarteau, Nabholz
Member Olsen moved and member Roberts seconded that the minutes of the
July 18, 2001 Code Enforcement Advisory Committee meeting be approved.
Ayes :·
Nays:
The motion carried.
3. Public Open forum.
Roth, McCahill , Roberts, Olsen
None
Guests Elsie and Darlene Johnson, residents of Englewood came to observe at the
meeting. Ruth and Ned Steel attended the meeting to obtain information on the
upcoming animal issues going before the city council meeting on September 41h.
4. Old business.
a. City Council Study Session. Roth explained the introduction of the animal issues at a
first reading and they are now up for a public hearing on September 4, 2001 at the
regular City Council meeting . Roth encouraged everyone to attend, and said the topics
of discussion will be the number of animals allowed and the leash law. Questions arose
and discussion followed on how to enforce the number of animals at a residence . Lynn
indicated that should there be a change to the current rules , he would be publicizing
articles in the Englewood Herald and Citizen newspapers and would post
announcements on Channel 8 for an extensive period of time.
b. Animal Licensing. As directed by the Code Enforcement Advisory Committee at the
July meeting , Lynn forwarded the proposals on licensing of animals to the City
Attorney . As voted by the committee last month , there were a couple of changes . One
was the elimination of a split licensing fee , and the second change was how this could
support the hiring of a permit technician. Ruth Steel presented her concerns of why the
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incentives for getting animals spayed or neutered were eliminated . She went on to say
that Englewood has an enormous dog and cat problem already , and that she's perplexed
why this issue isn 't being addressed. Lynn mentioned the whole issue would be back to
committee next month for everyone's comments.
5. New business.
a. July 2001 Code Enforcement Monthly Activity Report. Lynn discussed the high
amount of activity for the month of July. The total number of events in July was 3210 ,
which was down from the previous month because the weed notices dropped by about
500. Constantly barking dog complaints increased to 38 cases in July. Lynn discussed
decriminalizing some of the city code ordinances , and how fines can be addressed. He
explained the process in issuing Notice of Violations/Summonses and the time frame
involved . He went on to say that if some of the codes were decriminalized it would
speed up the whole process. Derelict and abandoned vehicles were up significantly in
July , while the amount of cars towed has decreased .
b. RV's in front yards. Roth solicited ideas from members on the RV's and what other
surrounding cities enforce. Lynn explained the present code for Englewood and will do
a survey of what other municipalities enforce. There was additional discussion on how
to pursue this:
6. Topics for September 19, 2001 meeting .
a. Animal Licenses
b. August Code Enforcement Monthly Activity Report
c. Follow up discussion on September 4th
City Council meeting
d. RV's in front yards
7. Adjournment.
Member McCahill moved and member Roberts seconded to adjourn the meeting. The
motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Ayes:
Nays:
Roth , McCahill , Roberts , Olsen
None
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Recording Secretary
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