HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 Ordinance No. 002ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL NO. 65
NO. 2 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
SERIES OF 2024/2025 MEMBER ANDERSON
AN ORDINANCE AUTHRIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND THE
COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE FOR A GRANT FROM THE FLEET
ZERO-EMISSION RESOURCE OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in 2022 the State of Colorado passed HB 22-1362 concerning the reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and created the Public Building Electrification Grant
Program; and
WHEREAS, in April 2023, the City of Englewood adopted its first-ever Electric Vehicle
(EV) Action Plan, which outlines goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to
sustainable transportation; and
WHEREAS, one of the EV Action Plan’s goals is to transition 20% of the City’s light-
duty vehicle fleet to electric by 2030, equating to approximately 15 vehicles; and
WHEREAS, to support this goal, the City applied for and was awarded $33,000 from the
Colorado Energy Office's Fleet Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity (Fleet Zero) Grant
Program; and
WHEREAS, these grant funds will assist in the purchase and installation of three dual-
port Level 2 EV charging stations at the City’s Service Center, exclusively for City vehicle use;
and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Zero program, administered by the Colorado Energy Office in
partnership with the Community Access Enterprise encourages the use of electric fleet vehicles to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution, promote energy security through reliance
on domestic electricity, and drive an innovative market for new technology; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Energy Office awarded the City of Englewood a $33,000 Fleet
Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity Program Grant for the installation of electric vehicle
charging stations; and
WHEREAS, in order to receive the Fleet Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity Program
Grant the City of Englewood must agree to the terms of grant award; and
WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 18(2)(a) of the Constitution of the State of Colorado,
and Part 2, Article 1, Title 29, C.R.S. encourages and authorizes intergovernmental agreements;
and
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WHEREAS, Sections 29-1-203 and 29-1-203.5, C.R.S. authorize governments to
cooperate and contract with one another to provide any function, service, or facility lawfully
authorized to each.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes execution by
the City of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Energy Office for the Fleet Zero-
Emission Resource Opportunity Program Grant, in the form substantially the same as that attached
hereto.
Section 2. General Provisions
The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and application
of this Ordinance:
A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this
Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
B. Inconsistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or
conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency or conflict.
C. Effect of repeal or modification. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Code
of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change
in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have
been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining
in force for the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and
prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose
of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in
such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions.
D. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary
for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare.
The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper
legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause is not intended to affect a Citizen right
to challenge this Ordinance through referendum pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47.
E. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be by reference or in full in the City’s
official newspaper, the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first
publication by either authorized method. Manuals, Municipal Code, contracts, and other
documents approved by reference in any Council Bill may be published by reference or in full
on the City’s official website; such documents shall be available at the City Clerk’s office and
in the City Council meeting agenda packet when the legislation was adopted.
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F. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by this
Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution by the
Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem is hereby authorized to
execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any documents by said officials shall
be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City of such documents in accordance with the terms
thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is further authorized to take additional actions as may be
necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance.
G. Enforcement. To the extent this ordinance establishes a required or prohibited action
punishable by law, unless otherwise specifically provided in Englewood Municipal Code or
applicable law, violations shall be subject to the General Penalty provisions contained within
EMC § 1-4-1.
Introduced and passed on first reading on the 16th day of December, 2024; and on second reading, in
identical form to the first reading, on the 6th day of January, 2025.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in identical form on first and second
reading on the dates indicated above; and published two days after each passage on the City’s official
website for at least thirty (30) days thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after
first publication on the City’s official website.
Stephanie Carlile
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