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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-19 CEAC MINUTES.. Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes October 19, 2005 I. Call to Order Chair Dooley Gehr called the regular meeting of the Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call Members Present: Chair Dooley Gehr, Co-Chair Chris Hoagland, Brian Bleile, Paul Hendricks and Randia Laga Members Absent: Darryl Estes, Marty Mosman (excused) and Marc Ogonosky (altemate- excused) A quorum of the Committee was present. Ex-Officio Members Present: Council Liaisons Laurett Barrentine and Jim Woodward , Sergeant Gary Condreay, and Deputy City Manager Michael Flaherty Guests: None II. Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes of the September 21 , 2005 Code Enforcement Advisory Committee meeting was made by Member Hoagland and seconded by Member Laga. The minutes were unanimously approved. III. Open Public Forum None. IV. Unfinished Business A. Continuation of discussion on subcommittee report on Section 15.9.2. Off-Road Vehicles Chair Gehr relayed a message from Member Mosman urging the Committee to forward the recommendations of the subcommittee to City Council. Member Hoagland made a motion that the Committee accept the subcommittee 's recommendation as amended and submit with a cover letter to the City Attorney and that the City Attorney return any comments to the Committee for their next meeting . The motion was seconded by Member Bleile. The motion was approved. 1of3 ~\ B. Field trip discussion Chair Gehr opened discussion on the request from a previous meeting by Member Estes for a field trip to view locations that have significant code issues. As an alternative, Member Hoagland had suggested that members submit addresses of which he or she would like other members of the committee to be aware. Discussion then turned to the type of codes violations with which the Committee may have concern. Gehr requested that Sergeant Condreay provide a list of properties with "egregious" violations for the next meeting. Council Liaison Woodward suggested that photographs of locations with significant code issues might also be helpful. C. Board and Commission Recognition Chair Gehr distributed gifts from the Board and Commission Appreciation event to Committee members who were not at either the event or the last Committee meeting. V. New Business None. VI. Monthly Activity Report Sergeant Condreay distributed and discussed the September 2005 activity report (copy attached). Significant actions included 140 animal control actions, 65 sign violations, 35 inoperable vehicles cases and 2 off-road vehicle cases. Sergeant Condreay also reported that an investigation of graffiti cases by the School Resource Officer, Mitchell and Detective Fender was progressing and that police were stepping up night-time graffiti watch efforts. Member Hoagland asked about the status of the field reporting hardware . Sergeant Condreay responded that progress is being made with the IT department and that he would have more to report at the next meeting . Sergeant Condreay also announced that the Code Enforcement staff had moved from the Miller Building to the Fox Street building, however, all phone numbers remain the same. VII. Topics for Future Meeting A. Chair Gehr announced that he would be unable to attend the November meeting, and possibly one or more other meetings in the next several months, due to a work related conflict and he asked that Vice Chair Hoagland to chair any meetings that he could not attend. B. Member Hoagland stated that he would like the Committee to revisit Section 11-5-5 of the Englewood Municipal Code, regarding responsibility for maintenance of public right-of-way. Hoagland refeITed to a previous code enforcement action against Ms. Mary Motto that was eventually decided by the Colorado Supreme Court. Hoagland said that while the Court decided on behalf of the City, he was concerned that the Code Section was poorly written. Mr. Flaherty reminded Member Hoagland that the City Attorney had previously reviewed the code language and found it to be 2 of 3 appropriate . Mr. Flaherty added that changes to the code might have a significant impact on future enforcement and that the Motto situation was a very unique case that may not justify a wholesale change to the existing code. Hoagland said that he still felt the code language should be reviewed by the new members of the Committee. VIII Adjournment Member Hoagland made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Member Hendricks. The motion caITied. The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. 3 of 3