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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-05-18 CEAC MINUTES.. E ngl ewoo d Cod e Enfo rcement A dv is o ry Co mmittee Meet ing M inutes May 18, 200 5 I. Call to Orde r C h air 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, Brian Bleile, Michael Calahan (arrived at 6:40), Daryl Estes , Jim Goodrich, Paul Hendricks , Chris Hoaglund and alternate member Angela Hardin. A quorum was present. Ex-Officio Members Present: Council Liaison Laurett Barrentine (departed at 7:00 to attend a Liquor Board meeting), Sergeant Gary Condreay and Assistant City Manager, Michael Flaherty Guest: Council Member Jim Woodward II. A pprov al of M inutes The meeting minutes from April 20 , 2005 were approved by acclamation. III. Open Public F oru m Council Member Woodward stated that he was present to educate himself about the committee and to get a better understanding of the committee's concerns with the inoperable vehicle ordinance. Woodward said that he would remain for the entire meeting to observe and to answer any questions. Chair Gehr thanked Council Member Woodward for attending. U nfinish ed Bus in ess A . Off-Road Vehi cl es (EMC 15 .9.2)-Co uncil a ction on proposed moratorium. Chair Gehr reported that he had spoken with several members of Council about their opposition to a moratorium and then read a prepared statement. (A copy of Mr. Gehr ' s statement is attached to these minutes.) Chair Gehr ask Council Member Woodward whether Council had lost confidence in the committee, given their lack of action on the propose moratorium. Mr. Woodward responded that he certainly had not lost confidence in the committee, however, that he had concerns with the proposed length of the moratorium. Mr. Woodward stated that he felt any issues with enforcement could be responded to in a shorter time frame than 12 months . Mr. Woodward stated that Council has requested that staff propose recommendations or alternatives to Council to address any deficiencies or problems with enforcement of the current ordinance. Woodward said that staff was asked to respond because they have day-to -day experience dealing with enforcement. This is not an attempt to by-pass the committee because any recommendation from staff wi ll be 1of3 forwarded to the committee for their review before Council would take any further action on the ordinance. Woodward asked the committee what specific area or areas of the ordinance were problematic. Jim Goodrich stated that he felt there should be a provision for arbitration in some cases , particularly those properties that do not have access to their rear yard . Darryl Estes said the response he has received to the new Section 15.9.2 (Off-Road Vehicles) has been negative. Residents want to have ready access to their snowmobiles and boats and do not what to have the expense of constructing fences or of storage charges. Brian Bleile reported that the primary complaint he hears is with the screening and hard surface requirements of the ordinance. The cost of meeting those requirements is a hardship for many residents . Council Member Barrentine informed the committee that she had introduced three motions to Council at their last meeting to bring the moratorium to a formal vote, but all failed for lack of a second . She also said that she had received several calls of support for her efforts . (Ms. Barrentine excused herself to attend the Liquor Board meeting at 7 :00 p.m.) Sergeant Condreay reported that some of the questions the Code Enforcement staff has recently received have been about recreational vehicles. He stated that travel trailers , camper coaches , camper trailers and trailer coaches, commonly referred to as RVs , are addressed elsewhere in the Code and Section 15.9 does not apply to any of these. There appears to be some confusion that the Inoperable Vehicle ordinance has changed the regulations on storage of RVs , but that is not the case. Co-chair Chris Hoaglund made a motion to close discussion and Jim Goodrich seconded. The motion was approved . B . Gra ffit i Fo ll ow-up Member Estes noted that he had seen some clean-up of graffiti along Windermere, but that there is still a large amount of graffiti on private property and on structures in Jason and Rotolo parks. Sergeant Condreay provided copies of graffiti cases addressed by Code staff and the status of each of those cases from the City 's new "Code Trac" system. He stated that Code Officers have been actively pursuing compliance with the property owners. Assistant City Manager Flaherty told Mr. Estes that he would follow -up with Parks and Recreation staff on the reports of graffiti in Jason and Rotolo parks. IV. New Bu siness A. Co de Sec tio ns un der CEAC review Chair Gehr stated that at the last meeting the question of the areas of the City Code for which the CEAC has responsibility was raised. Assistant City Manager responded that the City Attorney had reviewed the code and determined that while the primary responsibility of the CEAC was Title 15 , any section of the Code for which the Code Enforcement Division has responsibility is likewise the responsibility of the CEAC . Sergeant Condreay distributed a copy of a listing of those sections of the Code for which 2 of3 7 . the Code Enforcement Division has responsibility. Chair Gehr thanked staff for the clarification. B. Financial Report Assistant City Manager Flaherty provided a current CEAC budget report. The budget for 2005 is $500 . Through April 30 , there have been no expenditures. V. Monthly Activity Report Sergeant Condreay distributed and discussed the April 2005 activity report. Significant activities included 136 inoperable vehicle contacts , but only one case involving an off- road vehicle. A total of 141 animal control cases, 117 trash and litter cases and 135 weed cases were also reported for April. (A copy of a graphical summary of April cases is included with these minutes.) VI. Topics for Future Meetings A. Review staff recommendations on 15.9.2 B. Discuss possible formal public forum for code related issues VII. Other Business Alternate Member Angela Hardin informed the committee that this would b e her last meeting as she had submitted a letter of resignation due to her pending move to Wyoming. Chair Gehr thanked Ms. Hardin for her service and committee members offered her their best wishes . VIII Adjournment Member Hoaglund made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Member Goodrich. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m. 3of3