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Home My WebLink About2025-04-07 (Regular) Meeting Minutes MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting Monday, April 7, 2025 1000 Englewood Parkway - 2nd Floor Council Chambers 6:00 PM 1 Study Session Topic a) Director of Finance Kevin Engels was present to discuss Preliminary 2026 Revenue and Expenditure Underlying Forecast Assumptions. b) The student delegation from Englewood High School presented information about their trip to Belm, Germany. The meeting recessed at 7:01 p.m. for a break. The meeting reconvened at 7:10 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 7:10 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 City Attorney Niles City Clerk Carlile Senior Deputy City Clerk McKinnon Deputy City Clerk Dosal Page 1 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 Deputy City Manager Dodd Chief of Police Jackson Director of Finance Engels Director of Parks, Recreation, and Library Underhill Deputy Director Anderson, Parks, Recreation, and Golf Planning Manager Isham, Community Development Planner II Sampson, Community Development Golf Course Supervisor Stumpff, Parks, Recreation, and Golf Golf Manager Buccio, Parks, Recreation and Golf Manager of Open Space Torres, Parks, Recreation and Golf Department Administrator Fenton, Community Development Audio Visual Engineer Hessling, Information Technology System Administrator Munnell, Information Technology Officer Martinez, Police Department Officer Stenberg, Police Department 5 Consideration of Minutes of Previous Session a) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 17, 2025. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 17, 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) City Council recognized members of the Affordable Housing Task Force. b) City Council recognized students of the Englewood High School Sister Cities Delegation trip to Belm, Germany. 7 Appointments, Communications and Proclamations There were no Appointments, Communications, or Proclamations Page 2 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 8 Recognition of Public Comment a) Rick Emmelhainz, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. b) Jan Weipert, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. c) Shannon Sturgen, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. d) Nerita Brenkman, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. e) Bill Ranshaw, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. f) Cathy Naughton, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. g) Sandy Kettelhut, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. h) Thomas Car addressed Council. i) Jennifer White, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. j) Hilarie Portell addressed City Council. k) Blake Calvert, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. l) Bob Stephenson, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. m) Matt Crabtree, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. n) Lindy Curry, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. o) Noah Kaplan, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. p) Jan McCoy, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. q) Michael Chisholm, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. r) C. Dickerson, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. s) Nicole Guide addressed City Council. t) Ron Pickens, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. u) Drue Ann Benson, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. v) Doug Cohn, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. w) Rebecca Krammer, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. x) Kevin Wright, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. y) Joseph deSimarie, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. z) Bill Ranshaw, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. aa) Gary Kozacek, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. ab) Kevin Amatozio, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. ac) Ida May Nicholl, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. ad) Peter Eckle, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. Council Member Russell responded to Public Comment. Page 3 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 The meeting recessed at 8:55 p.m. for a break. The meeting reconvened at 9:08 p.m. with all Council Members present 9 Consent Agenda Items Council Member Russell removed Agenda Item 9 (c)(ii) from Consent Agenda. Moved by Member Prange and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Anderson to approve Agenda Items 9(a)(i), and 9(c)(i). a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading i) CB 15 - City of Englewood becoming a certified local government COUNCIL BILL NO. 15, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRANGE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY’S APPLICATION TO BECOME A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE CERTFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading. There were no additional Ordinances on Second Reading. (See Agenda Items 11(b)(i).) c) Resolutions and Motions i) Resolution - Appointing members to newly created Englewood Retirement Pension Plan Board RESOLUTION NO. 6. SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO ENGLEWOOD RETIREMENT PENSION PLAN BOARD (“ERPP”). ii) Motion - Agreement for Pumpstation project at Broken Tee Golf Course [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 Kim Wright Approval of a contract with Rocky Mountain Pump & Controls, LLC to provide Irrigation Pumpstation Improvements at Broken Tee Golf Course. Page 4 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 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 Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Tena Prange Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(a)(i), and 9(c)(i). For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange (Moved By) x Kim Wright x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 10 Public Hearing Items There were no public hearings scheduled 11 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading i) CB 16 - Municipal Code Clean-up: Updates to Title 1 Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Kim Wright Motion to rescind the repeal concerning the mayor’s authority to grant pardons. Page 5 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 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 6 1 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Steven Ward Seconded by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp A motion to amend Council Bill No. 16 to align with state legislative standards on gender-neutral language. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp (Seconded By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright x Steven Ward (Moved By) x 4 3 0 Motion CARRIED. Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Kim Wright Motion to table Council Bill No. 16 until the Regular Meeting on April 21, 2025. 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 Steven Ward x Page 6 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 5 2 0 Motion CARRIED. ii) CB 18 - Municipal Code Clean-up: Title 2, Boards and Commissions Moved by Council Member Kim Wright Seconded by Council Member Rita Russell Motion to table Council Bill No. 18 to date uncertain. For Against Abstained Chelsea Nunnenkamp x Rita Russell (Seconded By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x Kim Wright (Moved By) x Steven Ward x 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. iii) CB 21 - South Broadway Design Guidelines for Downtown Englewood Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange COUNCIL BILL NO. 21, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NUNNENKAMP A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SOUTH BROADWAY DESIGN GUIDELINES AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE GUIDELINES AS PART OF THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. 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 7 0 0 Page 7 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 Motion CARRIED. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading i) CB 7 - Municipal Code Clean-up: Code to reflect current City departments, duties Moved by Council Member Chelsea Nunnenkamp Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange ORDINANCE NO. 17, SERIES OF 2025 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 7 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRANGE) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6 TO ALIGN DEPARTMENTAL DESCRIPTIONS WITH CURRENTLY-ASSIGNED DUTIES AND NAMES. 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 7 0 0 Motion CARRIED. c) Resolutions and Motions There were no additional Resolutions or Motions. (See Agenda Items 9(c)(ii).) 12 General Discussion a) Mayor's Choice i) City Council authorized Mayor Sierra to sign a letter supporting the City of Englewood’s Arapahoe County Open Space grant application for Centennial Park Trail Enhancements. ii) City Council discussed proposed voting systems for the elected Mayor position and reached consensus to place a measure on the November ballot for runoff elections if a majority vote is not reached. Proposed implementation dates include 2027 for all Council Members and 2029 for the elected Mayor. Page 8 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D City Council Regular April 7, 2025 b) Council Members' Choice 13 City Manager’s Report a) Discussion of a goal setting workshop to establish an affordable housing goal was tabled to the Special Meeting on April 14, 2025. 14 Adjournment MAYOR SIERRA MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 p.m. City Clerk Page 9 of 9 Docusign Envelope ID: 2523A4A0-F540-4251-A0AF-A7B37B3FCC0D