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City of Englewood
Code Enforcement Advisory Committee
Minutes from the Meeting of
July 15, 2009
CALL TO ORDER
I:?] The regular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee was
ca lled to order at 6 :32 p.m. by Chair Mosman.
Roll Call
Present: Chair Mosman and Members Bayless, Hinger, Hoagland, Wilson, and Alternate
Berge r.
Absent/Excused: Members Becker, Hart
A quorum was present.
Ex-Officio Members Present: Council Liaison Penn, and Staff Liaisons Flaherty and Sergeant
Contos.
Ex-Officio Members Absent: Council Liaison Mccaslin .
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
~ Member Hoagland made a m otion to approve the minutes of the May 20, 2009
meeting. This was seconded by Member Wilson. There being no changes, the minutes
were approved as submitted.
Ill. PUBLIC OPEN FORUM
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IV. NEW BUSINESS
a. l¥111ntroduction of new Alternate Member
The Committee's recently appointed alternate member, Mary Berger, was introduced.
b. ~ Discussion of CEAC Meeting Dates
Chair Mosman suggested the Committee meet every other month .
Member Wilson made a motion to amend the By-Laws of the Code Enforcement
Advisory Committee to hold meetings "every other month unless needed." Member
Hoagland amended the motion to hold meetings "every other month unless called by
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the Chair person ." Member Bayless seconded this motion. The motion was approved
as amended .
{?] Board and Commission Appreciation Night
Chair Mosman distributed copies of the August 1 01h Board and Commission
Appreciation Night Invitation.
Member Hoagland made a motion recommending that organizers of this event serve
ice cream right after swimming before the presentations. Discussion ensued.
Member Bayless seconded this motion. There being no changes, the motion was
approved.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Report on Potential Trash and Litter Programs
~ Member Bayless reported on the Keep Englewood Beautiful Commission litter
index which came in at 1.3 (with 1 being the highest score and 4 being the lowest).
Discussion ensued.
b. Update on Removal of Dogs from the Dangerous Dog List
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~ Member Wilson talked with Municipal Court Administrator Tamara Wolf; and •
because this ordinance is so new, n o one has yet requested removal of their dog from
the list. A dog owner must petition the Court for removal; it is not done automatically.
Discussion ensued.
c. View Colorado Humane Society Animal Shelter Video
~ Council Liaison Penn will show this at the next meeting.
VI. CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT
a. Monthly report
"2 As the Committee will meet every two months, for future meetings Sergeant
Contos will prepare statistical reports covering a two-month period . The current
report for May and June, 2008 and 2009, indicates a number of citations are down .
The status of graffiti and a camera grant was also discussed.
b. Update on Abatement Issues
~ Be c ause of budget constraints, the City made the decision several months ago to
no longer front money to pay for abatement of occupied properties. If properties fail •
to come into compliance after posting, the y will be pursued through tickets and the
court system . Discussion ensued on how th is process is working, and it seems this
approach has motivated many into compliance .
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·~ An administrative fee of 25% is currently added to th e cost of abatements. It was
suggested the City consider increasing that fee based on associated cos ts. Discussion
ensued. Staff Liaison Flaherty will talk with the Finance Director about this .
TOPICS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
• View 2009 Englewood Citizen Survey DVD
• View video on the Colorado Humane Society Animal Shelter
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
Submitted by Susan Werntz