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AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Aurora City Council
City Council Chambers
Monday, January 8, 2007
7:30 p.m.

1. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 2007 AND CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL Debra Johnson, City Clerk

3. MOMENT OF SILENCE

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG (all standing)

5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 18, 2006

6. CEREMONY

a. Swearing in of newly appointed Boards and Commission members – Presiding Judge Richard Weinberg

b. Swearing in of newly appointed Associate and Relief Judges - Presiding Judge Richard Weinberg

c. Proclamation declaring January 8 - 15, 2007 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Week - Mayor Edward J. Tauer

7. PUBLIC INVITED TO BE HEARD (non-agenda related issues only)

8. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

9. CONSENT CALENDAR - 9a-9i

General Business

a. Consideration to AWARD A CONTRACT to Aurora EDC, Inc. for professional services during the year 2007. STAFF SOURCE: Dianne Truwe, Director, Development Services

b. Consideration to AWARD CHANGE ORDER #2 TO AN OPENLY SOLICITED CONTRACT to Matrix Design Group, Inc., Denver, Colorado in the amount of $200,000.00 to provide final environmental construction requirements and post-closure monitoring of groundwater at former Fitzsimons Landfills 1, 2 and 4, Project Number R-1214. STAFF SOURCE: Ronald Degenhart, City Engineer, Public Works

c. Consideration to AMEND AN OPENLY SOLICITED CONTRACT to CH2M Hill, Inc., Englewood, Colorado in an amount not to exceed $9,988,050.00 for 2007 program management services for the Prairie Waters Project, RFP R-1215. STAFF SOURCE: Darrell Hogan, Deputy Director, Prairie Waters Program

d. Consideration to AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT to Mike Naughton Ford Inc., Aurora, Colorado in the not-to-exceed amount of $110,000.00 for the purchase of Ford Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vehicle parts and repair services for 2007. STAFF SOURCE: Greg Carlton, Manager, Fleet Services

e. Consideration to AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT to Positron, Montreal, Quebec in the amount of $90, 067.02 for annual renewal of maintenance on the City’s 911 answering system through February 9, 2008. STAFF SOURCE: Mark Pray, Director, Information Technology

f. Consideration to AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT to Applied Knowledge, Inc. (AKI), Santa Ana, California in the amount of $151,252.00 for software maintenance for the Tax and Licensing (T&L) computer system through December 31, 2007. STAFF SOURCE: Mark Pray, Director, Information Technology

g. Consideration to AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT to LL Johnson Distributing Co., Denver, Colorado in the amount of $58,900.00 for purchase of a used Toro Groundsmaster Mower for the Golf Division. STAFF SOURCE: Dennis Lyon, Manager, Golf

h. Consideration to AWARD A COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACT to A – Z Pools and Spas Inc., Wheatridge, Colorado in the amount of $97,050.00 for the Resurfacing of Parklane and Pheasant Run Swimming Pools, Project # 5106A. STAFF SOURCE: William A. Rich, Aquatics Supervisor, Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services

Final Ordinances

i. Consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR FINAL amending Section 2-595 of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, regarding the investment of public funds. Ordinance 2006-79, Introduced 9-0 at the December 18, 2006 City Council meeting. STAFF SOURCE: John Gross, Finance Director

10. PUBLIC HEARING WITH RELATED ORDINANCE

a. PUBLIC HEARING and consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR FINAL repealing and reenacting Chapter 22 of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, relating to buildings and building regulations, including the adoption by reference of the 2006 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Plumbing Code, the edition of the National Electrical Code as adopted by the State of Colorado, and amending a definition in Section 146-2001. Ordinance 2006-78, Introduced 9-0 at the December 18, 2006 City Council meeting. STAFF SOURCE: Scott Berg, Chief Building Official

b. PUBLIC HEARING and consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR FINAL adopting the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code, by repealing and reenacting Article II of Chapter 66 of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado. Ordinance 2006-77, Introduced 9-0 at the December 18, 2006 City Council meeting. STAFF SOURCE: Kevin Hammons, Fire Marshal

11. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION

a. Consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION amending Chapter 102 of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, relating to the definition of “inflation” in the “Old-Hire” Police Retirement System. STAFF SOURCE: John Gross, Finance Director

b. Consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION amending Chapter 138 of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, by enacting new sections to be numbered 159 and 160 regarding resale and sub-billing of water and wastewater service. STAFF SOURCE: Dan Mikesell, Manager, Water Service Operations

12. ORDINANCES FOR FINAL

a. Consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR FINAL amending Section 14-8 of the City Code of Aurora, Colorado, relating to animals. Ordinance 2006-75, Introduced 6-2 (Broom, Peterson voting no) at the December 4, 2006 City Council meeting. STAFF SOURCE: Nancy Sheffield, Director, Neighborhood Services

13. PLANNING MATTERS

a. PUBLIC HEARING and consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION of the City Council of the City of Aurora, Colorado vacating a portion of Jewell Avenue generally located between Gun Club Road and E-470, City of Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. (Case Number 2006-8001-00). STAFF SOURCE: William Davidson, Planning

14. ANNEXATIONS

a. PUBLIC HEARING and consideration of an ORDINANCE FOR FINAL approving a Development Agreement between the City of Aurora, Colorado, and TransPort Industrial Development, LTD containing provisions for a vested property right pursuant to Article 68 of Title 24, C.R.S. for certain lands located in Sections 8, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Township 3 South, Range 64 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, City of Aurora, County of Adams, State of Colorado (TransPort Industrial Development Ltd.) 5,413.49 acres more or less. Ordinance 2006-80, Introduced 9-0 at the December 18, 2006 City Council meeting. STAFF SOURCE: Vinessa Irvin, Project Manager, Development Assistance

15. RECONSIDERATIONS AND CALL-UPS

16. GENERAL BUSINESS

17. REPORTS

a. Report by the Mayor

b. Reports by the Council

18. PUBLIC INVITED TO BE HEARD

19. ADJOURNMENT