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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-03-29 (Special) Meeting Agenda• • • - CITY COUNCIL MEETING -Special March 29, 1979 • 0 ( - SPECIAL CALL: • • • COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO March 29, 1979 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in special call session at 6:00p.m. on March 29, 1979. The invocation was g iven by Councilman David Clayton . The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Taylor . Mayor Taylor asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the following were present : Council Members Williams, Weber, Harper, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared a quorum present. * * * * * * Also present were: City Manager McCown Assistant City Manager Curnes City Attorney Berardini Deputy City Clerk Watkins * * * * * * Mayor Taylor stated the purpose of the meeting was: 1) to consider inserting an article in the En9lewood Citizen concerning the frozen water proble~ and 2) to cons4der a response letter to peti- tioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibility for all maintenance within the City right-or-ways especially when it pertains to water lines . Council discussed at length whether or not there was a need to respond to this problem at the present time. COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED THAT NEITHER ITEM AS PROPOSED (THE INSERT IN THE ENGLEWOOD CITIZEN OR THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THE PETITIONERS) BE MAILED OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY MANNER . Councilman Mann seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows : Ayes: Nays : Council Members Williams, Weber, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Council Member Harper. I • ( • • • • March 29, 1979 Page 2 Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * * 6:25 p.m. Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting without a vote at ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Council Members of the City of Englewood, do hereby acknowledge recei f notice of the above special call. ~-~~~----~~--~----~-- ~lictrvJ I . ( ( • SPECIAL CALL : • • • COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO March 29, 1979 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in special call session at 6:00 p.m. on March 29, 1979. The invocation was given by Councilman David Clayton. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Taylor. Mayor Taylor asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the following were present: Council Members Williams, Weber, Harper, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared a quorum present. * * * * * * Also present were: City Manager McCown Assistant City Manager Curnes City Attorney Berardini Deputy City Clerk Watkins * * * * * * Mayor Taylor stated the purpose of the meeting was : 1) to consider inserting an article in the En9lewood Citizen concerning the frozen water proble~ and 2) to consLder a response letter to peti- tioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibility for all maintenance within the City right-or-ways especially when it pertains to water lines. Council discussed at length whether or not there was a need to respond to this problem at the present time . COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED THAT NEITHER ITEM AS PROPOSED (THE INSERT IN THE ENGLEWOOD CITIZEN OR THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THE PETITIONERS) BE MAILED OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY MANNER. Councilman Mann seconded the motion. Upon a t all of the roll, the vote resulted as follows : Ayes : Nays: Council Members Williams, Weber, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Council Member Harper. • I • • - ( • March 29, 1979 Page 2 Absent: • • • Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * * Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting without a vote at 6:25 p.m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons , all Council Member s of the City of Englewood, do hereby acknowledge recei f notice of the above special call. ~. ~~-r------~--~----r--- ~t~ • I • • ( • SPECIAL CALL : • • • COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO March 29, 1979 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in special call session at 6:00 p.m. on March 29, 1979. The invocation was given by Councilman David Clayton. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Taylor. Mayor Taylor asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the following were present: Council Members Williams, Weber, Harper, Clayton, Mann, Taylor . Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared a quorum present. * * * * * * Also present were: City Manager McCown Assistant City Manager Curnes City Attorney Berardini Deputy City Clerk Watkins * * * * * * Mayor Taylor stated the purpose of the meeting was: 1) to consider inserting an article in the Englewood Citizen concerning the frozen water proble~ and 2) to consider a response letter to peti- tioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibility for all maintenance within the City right-or-ways especially when it pertains to water lines. Council discussed at length whether or not there was a need to respond to this problem at the present time . COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED THAT NEITHER ITEM AS PROPOSED (THE INSERT IN THE ENGLEWOOD CITIZEN OR THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THE PETITIONERS) BE MAILED OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY MANNER. Councilman Mann seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows : Ayes : Nays : Council Members Williams, Weber, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Council Member Harper. • I • ( • • • • March 29, 1979 Page 2 Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * * 6:25 p.m. Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting without a vote at ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Council Members of the City of Englewood , do hereby acknowledge recei f notice of the above sp ec ial call . ~. -r~~------~--~~----+---- ~?tct ~ ---~·-------------------. I • • ( • SPECIAL CALL: • • .. COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO March 29, 1979 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in special call session at 6:00p.m. on March 29, 1979. The invocation was given by Councilman David Clayton. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Taylor. Mayor Taylor asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the following were present: Council Members Williams, Weber, Harper, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Absent: Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared a quorum present. * * * * * * Also present were: City Manager McCown Assistant City Manager Curnes City Attorney Berardini Deputy City Clerk Watkins * * * * * * Mayor Taylor stated the purpose of the meeting was: 1) to consider inserting an article in the En~lewood Citizen concerning the frozen water proble~ and 2) to cons~der a response letter to peti- tioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibility for all maintenance within the City right-or-ways especially when it pertains to water lines . Council discussed at length whether or not there was a need to respond to this problem at the present time . COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED THAT NEITHER ITEM AS PROPOSED (THE INSERT IN THE ENGLEWOOD CITIZEN OR THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THE PETITIONERS) BE MAILED OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY MANNER. Councilman Mann seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows : Ayes : Nays : Council Members Williams, Weber, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Council Member Harper. • I • • - • ( • • • March 29, 1979 Page 2 Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared the motion carried. * * * * * * 6:25 p.m. Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting without a vote at ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Council Members of the City of Englewood, do her~by acknowledge recei f notice of the above special call . ~-~~~----~~--+---~~-- ~eta~ • I • - • SPECIAL CALL: • • • ---=---------------- COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO March 29, 1979 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met in special call session at 6:00p.m. on March 29, 1979. The invocation was given by Councilman David Clayton. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Taylor. Mayor Taylor asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the following were present: Council Members Williams, Weber, Harper, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Absent : Council Member Smith. The Mayor declared a quorum present. * * * * * * Also present were : City Manager McCown Assistant City Manager Curnes City Attorney Berardini Deputy City Clerk Watkins * * * * * * Mayor Taylor stated the purpose of the meeting was: 1) to consider inserting an article in the Englewood Citizen concerning the frozen water proble~ and 2) to consider a response letter to peti- tioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibility for all maintenance within the City right-or-ways especially when it pertains to water lines. Council discussed at length whether or not there was a need to respond to this problem at the present time . COUNCILMAN CLAYTON MOVED THAT NEITHER ITEM AS PROPOSED (THE INSERT IN THE ENGLEWOOD CITIZEN OR THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THE PETITIONERS) BE MAILED OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY MANNER. Councilman Mann seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes: Nays: Council Members Williams, Weber, Clayton, Mann, Taylor. Council Member Harper. I • ( • March 29, 1979 Page 2 Absent : • • • Council Member Smith. The ~~yor declared the motion carried. * * * * * * Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting without a vote at 6:25 p.m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Council Members of the City of Englewood, do hereby acknowledge recei f notice of the above special call. ~--r~~------~--~----r--- ~ttavre! • I • • • • • ROLL CALL Hoed s ncld v eco e ~e ~ s n sen Wil]1ams A Na Ab ta1 Ab t ~r ~ _Haroer Cla_y_ton Mann Mayor Tay_l_!:r I . • • • -• • ROLL CALL Mo eel Sec nd d v 0 e A \YI! IY Ab ta1 s n Ab t sen W1111ams v w~b~r v :>mlt.n v- Haro~r v- Clavton }/"' Mann &-- l"oayor lay]or v • I . • • • • • • ROLL CALL Hoved Second d e Wi 111am5 Ave Nav Absta fn Absent Wo>ho>,. :>m1til Har'ntt_ Clavton Mann Mayo~c:r I . • • - • • ROLL CALL Hoved Second d e AYe Wi 111ams Hav Abstain Absent w ......... ;:)I!Jltn ~ .. n .... Clayton Mann --,avor ra y_lr.r - • • • -. -~---------~· ROLL CALL Moved Seconded W111111ms ·-&e Nav Absta1n Absent "'~ Slllffn Haro~r Clavton Mann --p,ayor Ta y1_£r I . • • - • • ROLL CALL Hed S ncld ov eco e \ye IY sta n sen Wf ll1am~ A Na Ab Ab t ~I!~ . SmiTn HarD@r Clayton Mann Mayor Ta y_1_E r I . • • - • • • • ----------- ROLL CALL Hoed S nded v eco '\Ye ~ sta n sent Wf llfams ..!:::::_ A Na Ab Ab ...webf!r v ~_!_tn ~ Harof!r ..Jt::_ ~ Cl~ton _l,c-..!:::':: Mann ~ Mi!l_or ...!_a y_l_E r ~ /)~~~~.~ ~ (Y)U_J (/V ~ //11 ur C/[YU:l~"' • • • I . • • - ROLL CALL H d d oved Secon e Aye Nay Abstafn bsent Willhms A __iieber Sml_t_n ...HMDer Clayton Mann Mayor _!a y_l_Er • I . • • - • • • - AGENDA FOR THE SPECIAL CALL OF THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL MARCH 29, 1979 6 :00 P .M. Call to order, invocation , pledge of allegiance , and roll call. / 1 . Consideration of insert in En~lewood Citizen con- cerning the f r ozen water serv~ce lines . 2 . Le tter to petitioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibilit y for all maintenance within the City right -of-ways especially when it pertains to water lines . 3 . Ad journment. L /i':i~ J/;;{~tcM- AnrpJ McCown City Ma n ager ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Council Members of the City of Englewood, do hereby acknowledge recei f notice of the above special call . ~-<:..<---> ~ • I . - • • • • - AGENDA FOR THE SPECIAL CALL OF THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL MARCH 29, 1979 6:00 P.M . Call to order, invocation, pledge of allegiance, and roll call. 1 . Consideration of insert in Englewood Citizen con- cerning the frozen water service lines . 2 . Letter to petitioners regarding the City assuming the total responsibility for all maintenance within the City right-of-ways especially when it pertains to water lines . 3. Adjournment . ... I . ,/· .,..., L /'{t;-_ 1/t~ t ~c "' l Anq;J McCown City Ma nager ACKNOWLEDGE MEN T OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE The following persons, all Council Members of the City of En g lewood, do hereby acknowledge receipt of notice of the above special call. • 0 I • • - • • • • MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Members of City Council FROM: Andy McCown, City Manager DATE: March 27, 1979 SUBJ ECT: CITIZEN Insert and Response to Petitions I am enclosing a draft for an insert to the CITIZEN in response to the "Warning" sheet circulated recently and a letter to the people who signed the petitions as requested at your study ses s ion last Monda y . Ple ase keep in mind that I tried to draft these as if they were y our response and not those of mine or the staff. Please feel free to make any changes that you feel are des irable . These items are to be considered at a special meeting for next Thursday , March 29 at 6:00 p.m. If you have any questions or need an y item clarified, please give me a call. a~~r J/lctt ~ ~McCOWN City ~nager • ph Enclosures cc : Jimmy E. Curnes, Assistant City Manager Bernard V. Berardini, City Attorney Hugh Brown, Administrative Assistant • I • • • • • MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Members of City Council FROM: Andy McCown, City Manager DATE: March 27, 1979 SUBJECT : CITIZEN Insert and Response to Petitions I am enclosing a draft for an insert to the CITIZEN in response to the "Warn ing" sheet circ ulated recently and a letter to the people who signed the petitions as reques ted at your study session last Monday. Please keep in mind that I tried to draft these as if they were your res po nse and not those of mine or the staff. Please feel free to make any changes that you feel are desirable. These items are to be considered at a special meeting for next Thursday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m . If you have any questions or need any item clarified, please give me a call. fJ4%~~ ~McCOWN City Manager • ph Enclosures cc: Jimmy E. Curnes, Assistant City Manager Bernard V. Berardini, City Attorney Hugh Brown, Administrative Assistant • I . • • • •' - DRAn March ~o. 1979 TO: CITI ZENS OF ENGLE 00 Re cent ly . a n infonnation shee t was circ.ulated to res1dents of Englewood enti tl ed ''Warning !!" by a g rou p called CITIZ EN S FOR A BETTER ErlGL[' 00 . The shee t raised cer ta in q ue stions in regard to wa ter services , partic ul a rly water service li nes. The Clty Co unc1l is co ncerned w1th cer tain inaccurate information which was stated as fact in this documen t and wi shes to clarify these statements. Th e questions below are directl y from this document, the answe rs are our r es pon se . 1. Do you kno w t hat the Cit1 Council is c nsL1ering to increase your water rates a gain? The Clty Councll has not disc..~ssed nor is considering r a1s ·ng water r ates. Thi s 1Ssue has only come u p in rega r d to wh ether or not he Ci y ta es o., he ad di ional respons1bility of water service lines 1n the City's right-of -way . 2. 01d you know t at water rates have increased '\0 oercen t in he pas.t t years? Water rates were increased a u a~tt~ra~e of 50 1n 1978 to t.nd a ca ;l 1 al imoro ... emen pr ogram for t he water department . Tha t incrP.ase was b ~sed .. oon a 5-·ear fno nt la 1 ana l ysis wlt no further 1ncreases expected t hrough ne year 1932. 3. Did you know that a 6.7 oillion jclll a 1· water bo a was dd oo ed bf t e present admi n1strat i on wi thou t a vo te o f the peopl e ? A S6 .7 million General Obligat1on ba nd sale for water cap1tal hprovement s was g iven f inal a pp r ova l by Council on Ja nuary 3. 1978. 'lo referendum \.as held. Howe,.rer . cnot to aporo.Jal , Co~Jncil held a public hea nng on Sep t embe r 12 ~ 1977 at which he transcn;:J~ ~..learly points ot..t tha t t ose who t e st if1 ed we re agains t mandator y mete ring bu t 1n favor of a capital lmprovement proqralfl. ,.\ spec1al meeting wa s held on this s ubjec t on Decem- ber I, 1977 a nd Council placed a spec 1al 1,4 oage ad 1n the newspaper to Jn nounce the meeting. Another public hearing was held on January 3, I 78 on the ordinance authoriz i ng t he bonds. No one appeared at the hearing. 4 . Di d you know tha t you r City Councll voted an 8.4 mill1on dollar five yea r improv ement orog ram to upgrade and ex- oand your water system? Ho wever, th1s or ogram does not include any repa ir and maintenance of wa ter feed li nes i n the street r igh t-of-way? The Council d 1d vote ~o r an SB. 4 m1ll ion improvement program to pgrade and expand ou r water sys t ern. The pr og ram did not 1nclude water serv1ce lines in Clty right -of-way s 1nce by ordinance of 1956 this is there- sponSlbll i ty of lle ind 1"i du•l r.o,eowner. f,a6/e. 5 . Old au k110w hat you are per ::aon a~,Y anr f1na n ... lal 1 ~ r r wa·et l1 rtes on Cl ty ,.ope r y? The Hl lvHJ ual prooer yow er owns he wctPr se • 1"" , ,.Es f rom tt'le r es i aenc e i..o t'l main and 15 inanc h ll y /,~I:J!. ~ or its up,eep. When he City purchased e syste11 fran Denver. it did not pure ase the water s erv i ce l1nes. 6. D1d you k.now that you must 1re a l icensed plur ber and O<Jrcnase a per~1 t !.a re pair water eed in l1nes? Even wi hin t e City's nght-of-way. -he City 1S considering an ordinance to elHflhate the requ1rement hat a l1censed plumber be used . The pro po sed ordina nce would allow either a licensed pl um er or a licensed drainlayer to do the w or~. No cha rge IS being assessed '"or street cut pert"i ts when a serv i ce 1 i ne is oei ng 1 owe red. 7. Did you k.now that this year a 1 one over three hundred farni lies in Englewood ha e experienced frozen or broken wa t er 1 i nes? Are these old rus y Pipes going to be your problem next? Our records indicate that approximately 300 service 1 ines in Englewood froze over the l a st winter. 8. Did you ~now that Council can increase your water rates without your approval? Water rates can be approved without voter aporova 1. Howe•.'er. public. hearings a re requi r e d before adopt ion of he c ity budget which 1nc l udes water and se~o1er r a es, axes and charges for various services. 9. Did you know that the second n ;ne ho les of the Englewood golf course is a I"Ulti hundred thousa nd dolla r pr oj e ct and ha t the mon'es for his prJ Jec were bo•·rowed •rom the wa:er '"und? Is his a T'l isappropriation of public funds? ·so funds have evPr been ou rrowed •ro'Tl he ~ater En e1 prise Fund to pay for any portion of the Eng lewood golf c ourse nor any o her pro j e c i n the Publ1c Irnor ove11ent F nd. (con i nued on reverse side) • I • • • • • DRAFT March 30, 1979 Dear Englewood Citizen: This letter is to acknowl edge your signature on a petit ion submitted at the Council mee ting of March 19, 1979, concerning water service lines . On behalf of Council, I would like t o take this opportunity to clarify certain mat ters which have been raised in r egard to th i s issue. First o f all, the repair and maintenance of wat er service lines from t he r esidence to the main have alwa ys been the responsibility of the property owne r. The ordinance requiring this dates back to 1956. When Englewood purchased its water system from Denver , it did not pu rchase these service lines, many of which were put in prior to areas actually being annexed to the City. Until this year, this has never surfaced as a major issue. It is our understanding that the impression was given when th e petitions were passed around that the City Coun cil was not sympathetic with the problems caused this past winter and did not plan to do anything about it at all! This is certainly not true. The majority's feelings, however, are that to take over the responsibility of servi ce lines at this time could place a financial liability on the Water Fund which could jeopardize the stability of the Fund. As you probably know, the Co uncil raised rates an average of 50 % in 1978 to fund a water capital improvement program and stated at that time that no further increases would be necessary , barring some un- known problem, for five years through 1982. We intend t o stand good on that state- ment and feel that it is vitally important to finish that capital improvement pro- gram before taking on any additional responsibiliti es which could have an impa ct on rates or planned improvements. I assure you that we are concerned with this problem and have set a special study session for April 9 to review it further . Many hours have already been devoted by Council to th is subject, and I hope we can arrive at an answer that will prove equitable for all our citizens. Also, by now you should have received the Englewood CITIZEN and I would request that you pay special attention to the flyer insert which addresses the questions raised in a circular distributed throughout Englewood prior to the Council meeting. Again, our sincere thanks for your expression of interest on this matter. Sincerely, JAMES L. TAYLOR Mayor, City of Englewood cc: Members of City Council • • • I • • • • - CORRECTION THE PRECED!fiiG DOCUMENT OR ELANK FRA 11IT£ HAS EEE:'I REM!CROF!LMED TO ASSURE L£G!E!Ll7Y AND ITS IMA G£ APPEARS /MM£1)/A TE!. Y HEREAFTER. I . • • • - DRAFT March JO. 1979 0: CITIZE NS Or ENGL E 00 Re cently, a n 1nfonnaUon s heet was ci r cul a ted to res1den s of (nglewood entitled "Warn ing!!" by a group called CITIZ ENS FOR A BET ER E:IG LE WO OD. The 'heet raised cert a1n que stions 1n r gard to wa te r serv1ces. pa rticul ar ly wat~r service lines. The City Co uncil is co ncerne d \\1t cer a1n 1 accura e 1n f ormation which wa s stated as fac t in thlS documen t and wl shes o cla r ify these sta ~'lents . ....ne Q ... es :lons below are d1rec t l y from this document, the answe rs a r e our r e spons e . 1. Do you ~now hat he City Council is cons1jer i ng to 1 crease your wa er rates a gai n? The C1ty Counc.11 has not dist.Assed no r is consi dering r als·ng wa ter rates. This is sue ha s onl y come up in regard to whether or not the Ci y t.31..es Ol'l h add1tional responsib i l ity of water service lines 1n the City's righ t-of-way . 2. 0 1d you know that water rates have 1nc r eased "0 perc.e t in the past two years? Water r a tes were increased an a ... enqe o 53 in 197'8 o ~""nd a ca;lita l improvement pr ogram fo r the wa t e r department. Tha t increase was b .sed upon a 5· ear fint:!ncial analysis w1 h no fu rt her increases expected t hrough the year 1982. 3. Did you kn ow that a 6 .7 r.lillion Jollat· water bona wa s adop ed bt the presen t admi ni strati on withou t a vote of the pe opl e? A S6.7 million General Obli a 1on bond sale for water capital imp ro vement s wa s g iven f inal a pr ov al by Council on J anuary 3 . 1978. •so re ~"erenduTT'I \,as held. Howe..,-er, priot to approval . Council held a oubl1c hear ing on Se pt em ber 12 , 1977 a t wh1ch he ranscnpt clearly poin s ou t tha t those who testified were agains t mandatory metering bu t 1n favor of a cap1ta l Hno roveme nt proqrarTl. A special meeting wa s held on t i s s ubjec t on Decem- be r I, 19 77 and Council placed a spec i al I 4 oaqe ad 1n the newsoaper to an nounce he mee i ng. An o ther publ i c hearing wa s hel d on January 3 , 1 78 on the ordinance authon z ing the bonds. No one appeared at the hearing. 4 . Di d you kno w t hat you r City Co uncil voted an 8.4 m1ll1on dollar f ive year improvement program t o upgrade and ex- pand you r water system? Ho wev et·. his or ogram does no include any repa ir and maintenance o f water feed li nes i n the street r igh t-of-way? The Counc.il d i d vote or an S8.4 m1lllon improvemen p1·ogram t o upgrade and expand our water sys tem . The pr ogram did not 1nclude water serv1ce lines in Clty ngh t·o ~"·\'Jay s1nce by ordinan ce o 1956 this i s there- sponSibility o f the ind l v id.al ome wn Pr. f,qf,/e S . Did you know that you are per,:,ona'l,y anc4 f1nan .... 1al , +-+-e-e4 · r wo et 11n son City prope r y? T e ind1v1du al prooert owne1 owns he water se• \. ~l' i '"'€:;. rom t e residence tot+, main and 1s f i nan ci a l l y ft ~bk ~ for its up~eep. 1/h en the C1 t y purchased the system from Denver , it did not pure ase the water s erv ice l1 nes. 6. Did you kno w that you must h1re a l1censed plucber and ourcha se a oennt :o reoair water eed in hnes? Even within the Cay•s nght·of-way. ,..he City is cons1dering an ordinance to el uninate the requH·ement that a l1censed plumber be us ed . The proposed o r dinance would 'llow either a licens ed pl mer or a l1ce nsed drainlayer to do the wor k. No cha rge is being assessed for street cut pemits when a service 1 ine is being lowered . 7. Did you know that his year alone over three hundred faml11es in Englewood hav e experienced frozen or broken wa ter 1 i nes? Are these old rusty o1pes going to be your problem next? Our records indicate tha approximately 300 service lines in Englewood froze over t he l ast win te r. 8. Did you now hat Council can increase your wa er ra •es w1 hou you r approval? Water ra es can be approved \'Jithou voter aporova l . Howeve r, cub ic hearings are required before adoption of ne c:i y budget which includes ,.,a er and sewer r a:es. axes and charges for various ser vices. 9. D1d you now h a~ the second o1ne ole s of t e fn1lewooj golf cou•se is a "'ul i hundred thousand dolla r pr oj e c t and hat t e moni es for his proJect were • rowed rrorn :ne wa:er ~" nd? ls his a misappropriation of public funds? 'lo funds 1-tave evP.r been borrowed ~"ro'Tl the ... au~r En e1prlse Fund t o pay for any po rt io n of the Eng lewoo d go lf co urse nor anv o t.her orojec in the Publ1c ll"'rtrovt'"'ent Fu nd. {con inued on reverse side) • , I • • • • •' • 10 . Did you know that seven hund red fifty t hous and do llars was taken out o f the water fund to settle an out-of-court law suit in l i eu of an 2.3 mi ll ion do llar Atch i son Ranch damage claim? Could th i s also be considered a Hils- appropriation of publ i c fund s? Funds for the $750,000 settlement of the Atch 1son Ranch case were taken out of t he Water Enterprise Fun d . The Water Fund is the appropriate e xpenditure f or this part icular ca se as the original purchase of land and sale were all transactions made f rom t he Water Fund . 11. If monies are so readily a ccessi ble for var i o us proj ects o f th i s sort, then why can 't the repair and maintenance of water feed in li nes in the street right -of-way be funded without a water rate increase? I s the city adminis- tration negligent of its responsibilit i es? The Wat e r Fu nd i s a Util i ty Fund an d, as su ch, i s so lely dependent on water taps and rate fees . No tu monies whatsoever are pa id o the Water Fund . The Water Fund reimburses to the General Fund of the City $80,967 annually for rental of City Hall spa ce, budget d i rector 's time, pe r son nel director 's t ime , e t c. 12 . lsn' t wa ter more important than 901 f courses? Where are the pr i oriti es? Shouldn 't you the taxpayer get the services you pa y for? The go 1 f course is funded out of Pub l 1c Imp r ovement Fund tax mon i es . The go If course was also voted u pon by citizens i n an i n i tiated r e ferendum on :~o v ember 6 , 19 73, and was approved . Expenditures for Water Fund again are pa id out of the Water Utility Fu nd . • I . ...... • • • .. DRAFT March 30, 1979 Dear Englewood Citizen: This letter is to acknowledge your signature on a petition submitted at the Council meeting of March 19, 1979, concerning water service lines. On behalf of Council, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify certain matters which have been raised in regard to this issue. First of all, th e repair and maintenance of water service lines from the residence to the main have always been the responsibility of the property owner. The ordinance requiring this da tes back to 1956. When Englewood purchased its wate r system from Denver, it did n ot pu rchase these service lines, many of which were put in prior to areas actually being annexed to the City. Until this year, this has never surfaced as a major issue . It is our understanding that the impression was given when the petitions were passed around that the City Council was not sympathetic with the problems caused this past winter and did not plan to do anything about it at all! This is certainly not true. The majority's feelings, how e ver, are that to take over the responsibility of service lines at this time could place a financial liability on the Water Fund which could jeopardize the stability of the Fund. As you probably know, the Council raised rates an average of 50% in 1978 to fund a water capital improvement program and stated at that time that no further increases would be necessary, barring some un- known problem, for five years through 1982. We intend to stand good on that state- ment and feel that it is vitally important to fintsh that capital improvement pro- gram before taking on any additional responsibilities which could have an impact on rates or planned improvements. I assure you that we are concerned with this problem and have set a special study session for April 9 to review it further . Man y hours have already been devoted by Council to this subject, and I hope we can arrive at an answer that will prove equitable for all our citizens. Also, by now you should have received the Englewood CITIZEN and I would request that you pay special attention to the flyer insert which addresses the questions raised in a circular distributed throughout Englewood prior to the Council meeting. Again, our sincere thanks for your expression of interest on this matter. Sincerely, JAMES L . TAYLOR Mayor , City of Englewood cc: Members of City Council • • 0 I • • • ~N O RAN DUM TO : Andy McCown, City Manager FROM: illiam D. James, Director I of Finance W V DATE: March 29, 1979 SUBJECT : Sources available for service lines l. Sales and Use Tax on Water Capital Improvements Program : It is estimated that the Water Fund will pay the PIF and General Fund approximately $100,000 to $120,000 in Sales and Use Tax for construction of the water projects over the next two to three years. As an alternative, the City could desegregate these funds returned to the Water Fund or appro- pr i.ate in the PIF for the purpose of assisting in the payment of frozen water lines or replacement of such lines. 2. General Fund Balance: The General Fund has $47,000 additional funds above the year end estimate. 3. Mission Viejo: A payment of $50,000 is expected from Mission Viejo as a deposit for use of water during the second phase of the study. 4. Deletion of Clarkson Street in PIF: This p roj ect would make available $225,000. 5. All o f the above could be designated into a construction r e - s erve a ccount for either assistance in paying for thawing wa ter lines or replacement of the service lines. FUTURE FUNDS WITHIN NEXT FIVE YEARS Sale o f Water $ 0 to $500,000 Tap Fe es f rom Larwin Site $ 0 to $550,000 Water Sales Revenue from Larwin Site ~ 0 to ~150,000 Thornton Water Adjustment 0 to 100 ,000 Decrease in Debt Service 1984 ~ 207,600 1985 332,700 • I • • • Andy McCown, City Manager Sources available for service lines March 29, 1979 Page 2 • • • Also, remember that if any portion of the Water Fund can assist in paying for the Atchison Ranch case, this will make available $ 0 to $750,000 for other purposes. Indeed, the City Attorney contends that this is a general liability of the City and one alternative may be to use this money for the settldment of the case. This should alleviate any concern the City Attorney may have in trans- ferring funds to the Water Fund for operational purposes. A final alternative is Special Improvement District whereby the City would issue bonds for replacement of the frozen water lines and assess costs back to the property owner over 10 years. The City could participate in this program on some percentage basis. I would also recommend that we contact those with frozen lines to find out if they were covered by their home owners insurance policy. If a number were paid by their insurance company for the thawing of the lines, then the City may have to come up with less money if we decide to participate. WDJ/ j lw cc: Kells Waggoner Jim Curnes Stu Fonda • I .