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CALL TO ORDER
City of Englewood
Code Enforcement Advisory Committee
Minutes from the Meeting of
February 18, 2009
The regular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee was called to
order at 6 :35 p.m. by Chair Hoagland.
Roll Call
Present: Chair Hoagland and Members Mosman, Bayless , Becker, Wilson, and Alternate
Member Hinger.
Absent/Excused : Members Cox and Hart.
A quorum was present.
Ex-Officio Members Present: Council Liaisons Mccaslin and Penn, and Staff Liaison Flaherty
and Sergeant Contos.
Chair Hoagland regrets to announce that Member Cox will be resigning from the Committee;
her letter of resignation is forthcoming .
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chair Hoagland clarified the minutes of the January meeting by adding the words "prohibition
of" prior to "feeding stray dogs and feral cats" in the last paragraph of Item V . b . on Page 2. A
motion was made by Member Becker and seconded by Member Mosman to approve the
minutes of the January 21, 2009 meeting as amended . The minutes were unanimously
approved .
Ill. PUBLIC OPEN FORUM
Member Bayless discussed Englewood Municipal Code 11.5.8 b prohibiting the planting of
Female Cottonwood trees , Siberian Elm, or Box Elder . Ailanthus was also discussed as an
undesirable tree. It was suggested information be posted on the City's Web site, in the
Citizen, and /or in the Englewood Herald to encourage citizens to pull these seedlings as they
come up this spring. Discussion ensued.
Member Bayless made a motion to post information about prohibited trees on the Code
Enforcement page of the City's Web site. This was seconded by Member Wilson and
unanimously approved by the Committee.
Member Bayless will draft an article for discussion at the March meeting. This article will
include drawings to assist citizens in identifying prohibited trees as well as a link to the
Colorado State University Agricultural Extension Service for information on alternate varieties •
of trees . Potentially, this article w o uld be released to local newspapers.
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. The Colorado Humane Society
This was briefly discussed by the Committee with an update by Mike Flaherty.
b. Training and Ownership Issues for "At Risk" Dogs
As Member Hart was not present, the Committee tabled this item until the next
meeting.
c. Draft Ordinance on "Feeding or Attracting Wildlife"
Sergeant Contos reported that Commander Condreay and several code enforcement
officers attended the Jeff co Coyote Symposium on February 11 th and will brief City
Council about this symposium at the March 2"d Study Session.
Sergeant Contos advised that Englewood is different geographically and demo-
graphically from surrounding communities because of the density of the business and
residential population. Their department currently has the tools, training, and staff
necessary to handle coyote issues which may occur in this community, and their stance •
is t o continue to educate citizens on ways of deterring co yotes such as keeping pets
inside at night, monitoring pets when they are outside, and clearing their y ard of
underlying brush so it is not attractive to wildlife. A t this time, the Police Department is
not interested in pursuing the ordinance on the prohibition of "Feeding or Attractin g
Wildlife ".
d. Code Violations that could potentially be sent to the Violations Bureau
After discussing this in conjunction with a memorandum from Court Administrator
Wolfe, the Committee concluded that Judge Atencio will not make changes at this time
as to which ordinances can be sent to the Violations Bureau .
V. NEW BUSINESS
a. Citizen Compliance to Englewood Municipal Code
This is a continuation of earlier discussions on educating the public about code issues
and bringing citizens into compliance. Rather than stressing code compliance, it was
suggested emphasis be placed on keep ing property v alues up. Code officers currently
write a column in the bi-monthl y Citizen Newsletter with information on various code
topics. Information could also be distributed through newcomer packets, the U. S.
Postal Ser v ice, the Association of Realtors, Section 8 programs, and City kiosks and /or
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VI. CODE ENFORCEMENT MONTHLY REPORT
Member Becker requested that monthly statistical information be reformatted on one page so
it is easier to compare current data with last year 's data.
Sergeant Contos provided a brief report on Code Enforcement activity. Discussion ensued on
the increased incidents of graffiti from last year, graffiti hot spots, and graffiti prevention and
removal. Additional information can be found at www.denvergov.org /gr affiti , a link to the
Denver Graffiti Task Force site.
VII. TOPICS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
• Training and Ownership Issues for "At Risk" Dogs
• Information on Trees for the City's Web site
• Newcomer Information for the City's Web site
• 2009 Weed Control
• Election of Committee Chair and Vice Chair
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m .
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