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CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
May 19, 2004
1. Call to Order.
The regular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee
was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Chairman Crowell in the Community
Development Conference Room.
Roll Call .
Present:
Excused:
Absent:
Ex-Officio:
Crowell, Hoagland, Goodrich, Johnson, Bartnick, Calahan,
Gehr
Flaherty, Sanchez, Barrentine
A quorum was present.
2. Approval of Minutes.
Vice-Chairman Johnson moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of
April 22, 2004. All were in favor.
3. Public Open Forum.
Amendments of Code Enforcement Advisory and By-laws -The way the By-
law process works is a three-step process. First, the revisions are made.
Second, the revisions are presented. And finally, the amendments to the By-
laws are approved. If the By-laws are approved, a copy is given to the City
Clerk and a courtesy copy to City Council. One copy should be retained by one
of the board members. Johnson offered to e-mail the word document to another
member to be put on a disc for future reference or amendments . Vice-Chairman
Johnson made a motion to approve the amendments to the By-laws. Second was
made. All were in favor .
4. New Business.
a. Use funds to purchase card for family. A suggestion was made for Sergeant
Sanchez to buy a card for the family of Tina Esparza. The card would be at the
Code Enforcement building for everyone to stop by and sign.
b. Vote for a new Vice-Chairperson/Treasurer. It was suggested not to vote for
a new Vice-Chairperson/Treasurer tonight. Nominations and ballots are needed
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before putting to a vote. Member Hoagland will run the June meeting if
Chairman Crowell is unavailable.
c. District 3 Community Meeting. Member Hoagland attended District 3
community meeting and storage was a big issue. Councilwoman Barrentine
reported that out of about 50 people who attended, 21 signed up requesting
additional information and feedback on code enforcement issues . Barrentine
wrote to each one of these people and is trying to find out what they feel is fair
or unfair about new ordinances that City Council has passed. There was concern
about addresses and phone numbers being made public. It was noted that when
you become a city appointee of any government, you become a public official.
Your information at that point becomes public. Most people don't call.
Based on a comment by Councilwoman Wolosyn, the city attorney has made an
interpretation today saying that any vehicle stored behind a 6' privacy fence will
generally be sufficient to comply with the new Inoperable Vehicle ordinances.
Member Hoagland mentioned that storage and inoperable vehicles could be
zoning ordinances rather than code enforcement ordinances.
d. Monthly Activity Report. Monthly activity report was reviewed. Sergeant
Sanchez has encouraged his officers to be more user-friendly, talk to people
more, and focus on solving the problem. Sergeant Sanchez explained that the
new category of Community Activity reflects tent talks or Neighborhood Watch
Meetings . Mutual Aid represents assistance to other agencies outside of
Englewood. Thank you to Code Enforcement for all the follow-up made on
different issues.
e. Replacing Board Secretary. Reviewed different options for replacing board
secretary. Will re-visit this issue at our next meeting.
Motion was made to have Chairman Crowell write a letter to Sue expressing the
board's appreciation for her service and regretting the financial circumstances
that led to her lay-off and that we wish her best wishes and best of luck in the
future. There was unanimous consent.
5. Old Business.
f. Notice of Violation Revisions. Sergeant Sanchez is still in the process of
getting feedback from the code enforcement officers. Schedule for Old
Business at next meeting .
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6. Topics for June 16, 2004 meeting .
a. Vote for a new Vice-Chairperson/Treasurer
b. Replacing Board Secretary
c. Notice of Violation Revisions
7. Adjournment.
Vice-Chairman Johnson made a motion and Member Bartnick seconded it to
adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. All were in favor.
The motion carried.
Ayes:
Nays:
Crowell, Hoagland, Goodrich, Johnson, Bartnick, Calahan,
Gehr
None
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