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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-01-18 CEAC MINUTESt ,./ Englewood Code Enforcement Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes January 18, 2006 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 (arrived at 6:35), Darryl Estes, Paul Hendricks (arrived at 6:40) and Maiiy Mosman Members Absent: Randia Laga (excused) and Marc Ogonosky (alternate) A quorum of the Committee was present. Ex-Officio Members Present: Council Liaison Laurett Barrentine, Council Liaison Jim Woodward, Sergeant Gary Condreay, and Deputy City Manager Michael Flaherty Guests: Doug Cohn, 3051 S. Marion Street II. Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes of the October 19, 2005 Code Enforcement Advisory Committee meeting was made by Member Hoagland and seconded by Member Estes. The minutes were unanimously approved. III. Open Public Forum Mr. Doug Cohn stated that he was present to discuss the off-road vehicle ordinance. Mr. Cohn questioned the initial process that had lead to passage of the new ordinance and asked why Council had not followed the advice of the committee. He alleged that the new ordinance was not being enforced, and that was good. He continued by saying if the new ordinai1ce were properly enforced, Council would receive many more complaints . Discussion ensued. IV. Unfinished Business Englewood Municipal Code Section 15.9.2 (Off-Road Vehicles) Chair Gehr opened the discussion on the proposed ai11endment to Section 15.9.2 that would provide an exemption process for residents that may not be able to fully comply with the new code. Member Hoagland stated that he had discussed the draft ordinance with the City Attorney and that his questions had been answered. Discussion of the draft ordinance prepared by the City Attorney followed. Member Mosman made a motion to 1 of3 forward the City Attorney's draft ordinance to City Council. The motion was seconded by Member Hoagland and was unanimously approved. V. New Business A. Field trip discussion Chair Gehr requested a motion to postpone discussion of this matter, due to time constraints to the February meeting. Member Hoagland made the motion, it was seconded by Member Mosman and was unanimously approved. B. Review of EMC Section 11.5.5 Chair Gehr also requested a motion to postpone discussion of this matter, due to time constraints, to a future meeting. Member Hoagland made the motion, it was seconded by Member Mosman and was unanimously approved. C. Dangerous Dog Discussion Chair Gehr opened the discussion by stressing the importance of any recommendation that the committee may make to City Council. Gehr stated that he has seen surveys indicating that over 60% of the Denver metro area are dog owners and he suspects that Englewood dog ownership is at least that. Chair Gehr then began a discussion based on a "Hopes/Fears" or pro/con matrix regarding new legislation to prevent dog attacks and restrict dangerous dogs. Gehr said that the committee needs to consider dog owners, victims and the larger community in its deliberations. Among the options discussed by the committee were dog registration, c01m1mnication of regulations to dog owners, reporting of dog attacks and/or dangerous dogs, and victim compensation. Member Hendricks stated that dangerous dogs are a public relations issue, that the City should be proactive by making citizens aware of existing laws. Council Liaison Woodard also questioned whether signage and insurance requirements might be considered for known dangerous dogs. Member Hoagland stated that the definition of attack dog under Section 5-28-1 of the Englewood Municipal Code is broad enough to include dangerous dogs and that the regulations of this section, including licensing and inspection, could possibly be applied to residents who own dangerous dogs. Chair Gehr called for a motion to table discussion due to time constraints. The motion was made by Member Bliele and seconded by Member Estes . The motion carried. Chair Gehr stated that discussion on this topic would be continued at the February meeting. VI. Monthly Activity Report Sergeant Condreay distributed and discussed the Year-End 2005 activity (copy attached). After discussion of the repo1i, Chair Gehr mentioned that graffiti continued to be a significant problem. Sergeant Condreay agreed and said that graffiti is a priority issue for both Code Enforcement pers01mel and the Police. In the past week, five additional graffiti aITest had been made, according to Sergeant Condreay. One of the problems in enforcing graffiti violations is that prope1iy owners have up to 30 days to remove the graffiti . Unf01iunately, once a location is tagged, other graffiti tags often follow . Property owners need to act quickly to avoid proliferation of graffiti. 2 of3 ,J VII. Topics for Future Meeting Continue discussion of tabled and postponed topics. VIII Adjournment Member Beile made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Member Hendricks. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. 3 of3