HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 Ordinance No. 021ORDINANCE NO. 21 COUNCIL BILL NO. 22
SERIES OF 2025 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER ANDERSON
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM
THE STATE OF COLORADO, OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO FUND TRAVEL
AND ADMINISTERING THE SOUTH METRO ENTERPRISE ZONE.
WHEREAS, since 1998 the City of Englewood has applied for grant funds from the
State of Colorado, Office of Economic Development to fund administration activities for the
south metro enterprise zone; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 the City of Englewood applied to the Colorado Economic
Development Commission and was granted Enterprise Zone status for the entire City of
Englewood; and
WHEREAS, in 2025 the State of Colorado Economic Development Commission issued a
Small Dollar Grant Award to the City of Englewood for the administration of the Enterprise Zone
Program and for in-person travel for the Enterprise Zone Admin Grant Meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Enterprise Zone is used in the City to initiate business retention, business
expansion, and business attraction activities; and
WHEREAS, the Grant and related Agreement between the State of Colorado Economic
Development Commission and International Trade, and the City of Englewood pledges $18,923
in local matching funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The State of Colorado, Economic Development Commission Colorado
Purchase Order #PO POGG1, EDAA, 202500001116 for the Grant of $18,923.00 to be used for
Enterprise Zone Administrative activities, attached hereto with Exhibit A – Statement of Work, is
hereby authorized and accepted.
Section 2. General Provisions Applicable to this Ordinance
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.
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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conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such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 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.
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.
Introduced and passed on first reading on the 21st day of April, 2025; and on second reading, in
identical form to the first reading, on the 5th day of May, 2025.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
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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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