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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-05-21 CEAC MINUTES• • • CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES MAY21, 2003 1. Call to Order. The regular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee was called to order at 6:37 p.m. by Chairperson Crowell in the City Council Conference Room. Roll Call. Present: Absent: Ex-Officio: Crowell, Blair, McCahill, Hoagland, Goodrich, Johnson, Bartnick Grazulis Sanchez, Collins, Flaherty, Brotzman, Yurchick A quorum was present. 2. Approval of Minutes . • Member Johnson moved and Member Goodrich seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of April 16, 2003. All were in favor. The motion carried. 3. Public Open Forum. Member Goodrich welcomed Code Enforcement Officer's Marjie Payne and Larry Medina. 4. Old Business. a. CEAC By-Laws. Members of the committee approved the revised CEAC By- Laws atthe last meeting. b. Outdoor Storage Proposal. Attorney Brotzman previously distributed new revisions to the outdoor storage proposal. Brotzman was asked by committee members to redefine the definition of the word "junk" that currently exists in the ordinance. It will be brought back to the committee at the next meeting for review. 5. New business. a. Pit Bull/vicious dogs. At a previous meeting arising from a citizen complaint, it was suggested to look at changing the ordinance banning Pit Bulls from Englewood. Officer Payne and Officer Medina stated the ordinance works very well , and that it is a good ordinance the way it stands now. They both reiterated PAGE 1 • • • that Englewood 's Destruction Hearing Ordinance works very well. Sergeant Sanchez handed out statistics from Tri-County Health Department regarding breed specific dog bites. Member Johnson made a motion and Member Goodrich seconded it to leave the ordinance the way it is. b. April 2003 Code Enforcement Monthly Activity Reports. Sergeant Sanchez reported Code issues to be up from 2395 to 2638 , resulting in numerous weed issues being up , with graffiti statistics on the downhill. He went on to say that a large amount of Code issues have been dealing with the aftermath of tree branches from recent snow storms. c. West Nile Virus, Marjie Payne. Code Enforcement Officer Marjie Payne discussed the West Nile Virus approach , sharing reports she has researched, as well as informing members on what to look for. She will keep the committee informed of any updates. 6. Topics for June 18, 2003 meeting. a. Outdoor storage issues (new proposal) b. Nuisance Ordinance • c. May 2003 Monthly Activity Report 7. Adjournment . Member Blair made a motion to adjourn and Member McCahill seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p .m. All were in favor. The motion carried. Ayes: Crowell, Blair, McCahill, Hoagland, Goodrich, Johnson, Bartnick i\{Jm "rlSJ~~ Susan L. Osborne , Recording Secretary PAGE2 • • • CODE ENFORCEMENT MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT MAY 2003 ANIMAL ISSUES DEAD ANIMALS TRANSPORTED ANIMALS EUTHANIZED CONSTANTLY BARKING DOGS ANIMALS AT LARGE DOG BITES/ATIACKS CRUELTY CONTACTS LEASH LAW VIOLATIONS POSITIVE PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACTS ANIMALS TRANSPORTED TO CHS/OTHER TRAPS LOANED ANIMAL SUMMONSES ISSUED OTHER ANIMAL ISSUES VEHICLE ISSUES ABANDONED/DERELICT VEHICLES TAGGED ABANDONED/DERELICT VEHICLES TOWED PARKING TICKETS ISSUED VEHICLES RELEASED FROM IMPOUND S .M.A.R.T.' TRAILER PLACEMENTS CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES WEED NOTICES ISSUED TRASH AND LITIER NOTICES ISSUED TREELETIERSISSUED GRAFFITI NOTICES ISSUED SNOW NOTICES/TICKETS ISSUED OBSTRUCTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY NOTICES ISSUED ZONING NOTICES ISSUED DERELICT VEHICLE NOTICES ISSUED-PRIVATE PROPERTY OTHER CODE NOTICES ISSUED TOTAL CODE NOTICES ISSUED TO DIFFERENT PROPERTIES PROPERTIES POSTED WITH 30-DAY NOTICE PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACTS (LESS ANIMAL) VIOLATIONS CORRECTED SUMMONSES ISSUED COURT APPEARANCES (NON-JURY/JURY) TOTAL ISSUES FOR MONTH 34 1 15 58 4 3 13 99 29 3 18 1713 43 8 885 8 5 634 300 10 27 0 68 5 88 93 915 41 294 552 5 4 3360 Code Enforcement has still been spending a large amount of time over downed tree branch issues from the past snow storms, and numerous weed issues. West Nile Virus Training is ongoing in the department. There were 5 speed trailer placements , 43 vehicles checked and in compliance , 4 VIN insp ections , and 8 pub lic relations contact s over parking issues .