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Home My WebLink About2025-01-21 (Regular) Meeting Minutes MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 21, 2025 1000 Englewood Parkway - 2nd Floor Council Chambers 5:30 PM 1 Study Session Topic a) The Affordable Housing Task Force (AHTF) presented their recommendations to City Council based on their year-long effort of studying affordable housing. The meeting recessed at 6:55 p.m. for a break. The meeting reconvened at 7:05 p.m. with all Council Members present 2 Call to Order The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Sierra at 7:05 p.m. 3 Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Sierra 4 Roll Call COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Othoniel Sierra Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson Council Member Steve Ward Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Council Member Rita Russell Council Member Tena Prange Council Member Kim Wright COUNCIL ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Lewis Deputy City Attorney McDermott City Clerk Carlile Senior Deputy City Clerk McKinnon Deputy City Manager Dodd Chief of Police Jackson Director of Public Works Rachael Director of Finance Engels Page 1 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 Director of Community Development Power Director of Utilities and South Platte Renew Van Ry Department Administrator Fenton, Community Development City Architect Goblirsch, Public Works Audio Visual Engineer Hessling, Information Technology System Administrator Munnell, Information Technology Officer Anthony, Police Department 5 Consideration of Minutes of Previous Session a) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 6, 2025. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANAURY 6, 2025. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 6 Recognitions a) The City of Englewood Public Works Department was recognized for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement. 7 Appointments, Communications and Proclamations a) Resolution appointing members to various boards, commissions, and committees Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Kim Wright RESOLUTION NO. 2 SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AS AMENDED BY EXCLUDING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND Page 2 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD, TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright (Seconded By) x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Motion to reappoint Linda Hart as the regular member and Rick Somerson as the alternate member to the Code Enforcement Advisory Committee. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Kim Wright Motion to add Nicholas Nonas to the Water and Sewer Board as an alternate member. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright (Seconded By) x Page 3 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 Steven Ward x 2 5 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Motion to add John Moore as a regular member and Alexa Kelly as an alternate member to the Water and Sewer Board. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Moved By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra (Seconded By) x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 5 2 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Motion to add Joel Moore as an alternate member to the Sustainability Committee with the condition that he accepts the position. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Moved By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 5 2 0 Motion CARRIED. 8 Recognition of Public Comment a) Alyson BeDan, an Englewood resident, addressed City Council. Page 4 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 b) Kristen Vitale, an Englewood resident, addressed City Council. c) Regan Benson, a Denver resident, addressed City Council. d) Kevin Wright, an Englewood resident, addressed City Council. Council Member Wright responded to Public Comment. 9 Consent Agenda Items Council Member Russell removed Agenda Items 9(c)(i) and 9(c)(iv) from Consent Agenda. Moved by Anderson seconded by Council Member Nunnenkamp to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(c)(ii) and (9(c)(iii). a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading There were no Ordinances on First Reading. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no Ordinances on Second Reading. c) Resolutions and Motions i) Motion - Contract for snow & ice removal service with DCPS Cleaning dba Integrated Cleaning Services. [Clerks Note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Approval of a contract for snow & ice removal service with DCPS Cleaning dba Integrated Cleaning Services. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded By) x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Page 5 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. ii) Motion - Contract for Services (CFS) with Layne, A Granite Company (Layne) to repair an existing City of Englewood (City) deep well. Approval of a contract for Services (CFS) with Layne, A Granite Company (Layne) to repair an existing City of Englewood (City) deep well. iii) Motion - Historic Englewood Contract Amendment Approval of the Historic Englewood Contract Amendment iv) Motion - Contract for Landscaping / Ground Maintenance Service with Environmental Designs. [Clerks Note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Tena Prange Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Approval of a contract for Landscaping / Ground Maintenance Service with Environmental Designs. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Moved By) x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(c)(ii-iii). For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded x Page 6 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 By) Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 10 Public Hearing Items There were no Public Hearings 11 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading There were no Ordinances on First Reading. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no Ordinances on Second Reading. c) Resolutions and Motions i) Motion - Extension of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Action Plan Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange Approval of the Extension of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Action Plan. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Moved By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 5 2 0 Page 7 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601 City Council Regular January 21, 2025 Motion CARRIED. 12 General Discussion a) Mayor's Choice b) Council Members' Choice 13 City Manager’s Report 14 Adjournment MAYOR SIERRA MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m. City Clerk Page 8 of 8 Docusign Envelope ID: D012E63A-02E0-4890-9DCD-067B93218601