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City Council Considers Amendment One Election LITTLETONe e ort Informing the Citizens of Littleton AUGUST 1995 City of Littleton City Council Considers Amendment One Election At a study session on July 18, the economy in 1994, revenues exceeded 2 A list of services the additional cluding holding an election for any tax Littleton City Council asked city staff the growth formula by $205,000. money could fund (such as police, frre, increases, will still be in effect. to prepare an ordinance to authorize an Based on the city's population,a re­ streets, and capital improvements). The November election would cost Amendment One election November 7. fund would be about $5 per person. The 3. A clear statement that all othcr the city around $9,000, even though a Amendment One to the Colorado Council would need to find an equitable requirements of Amendment One will council election is also scheduled then. Constitution called for a vote of the method to distribute the refund. still be in effect. The vote on November The cost is due to a requirement by the people before cities or counties impose After soliciting citizen comments at 7 applies only to the revenue/spending state legislature that cities and counties any new tax. It also established a "rev­ neighborhood meetings beginning last cap; no new taxes are being proposed. coordinate notices of elections. enue/spending cap." The amendment spring, the Council decided to ask vot­ 4. A clear statement that all other A public hearing is set for August 15 said that if a city or county collected ers for approval to retain the money in requirements of Amendment One, in- at7:30 p.m. We invite your comments. revenues above that cap, one of two the city budget. The proposed ballot things would happen: 1) either the question will contain these provisions: amount over the cap would be refunded 1. Approval to retain any funds over to citizens, or 2) citizens could vote on the cap in 1994and 1995. The year 1995 whether their city or county should re­ was included to avoid the cost of hold­ Election Reminder tain the amount over the cap. ing a special election in 1996 ifrevenues Because of the strong Littleton are also over the cap in 1995. Boundaries for the upcomingmunici­ at-large receiving the second highest pal election have changed slightly since number of votes will serve a two-year the last time Littleton citizens went to term. Council terms begin on the sec­ the polls. ood Tuesday following the election The southern boundaries for both Dis­ which is November 21,1995. Budget Hearing Set trict I and District II have moved south. Members of the Council then elect the This is due to population changes. For positions of mayor and mayor pro tem at City Manager Andy McMinimee and The first reading of the 1996 Pro­ more information on the changes please this meeting. his staff continue to make headway on posed Budget will be during the regular see the map on page 2 or call the City The Council meets every frrst and the development of the 1996 City of city council meeting on Tuesday, Octo­ Clerk's Office at 795-3753. third Tuesday of the month. Special Littleton budget. ber 3. The Public Hearing and Second Registered electors will vote to elect meetings are called as needed. Following the Citizens Pre Budget Reading will occur onTuesday, October four City Council Members this fall; Candidates must be a citizen of ,.he hearing on June 13 and meetings with 17. Both meetings will be at 7:30 p.m. two from the city at-large, one from United S tates, at least 21 years of age, individual department directors in July, in the council chambers of the Littleton District II, and one from District IV. and a qualified elector of the city for at the City Manager is finalizing the total Center, 2255 W. Berry Avenue. Incumbents are Dennis Reynolds (At­ least 12 consecutive months immedi­ proposed budget. McMinimee will Actual revenues received so far in Large), Susan Thornton (At-Large), ately preceding this election. Candi­ present it to City Council during the 1995 are above projections due prima­ Robert Reed (District II) and Charley dates elected by district must be resi­ budget work sessions on August 28 and rily to one-time growth related revenues Emley (District IV). Council positions dents and qualified electors of that dis­ 29. Following those discussions and such as relocation of the US WEST are four-year terms except for one of the trict. revisions, the 1996 Proposed Budget facility on Mineral Avenue. candidates at-large. According to the The election is November 7. Nomi­ will be available to the public on Sep­ For further information on the 1996 city charrer, the candidate at-large re­ nation packets are now available from tember 20. Copies can be obtained from Budget, contact the City Manager's Of­ ceiving the highest number of.votes will the City Clerk's Office, 2255West Berry the Finance Deparunent. fice at 795-3720. serve a four-year term. The candidate Avenue. For information, call 795-3753. City of Littleton Bulk Rate INSIDE: 2255 West Berry Ave. U.S. Postage Littleton, CO 80165 Paid Littleton, CO Purple Loosestrife .................. " ...........page 2 Permit No. 205 City Bans Street Solicitation""""""".page 3 Police Distribute Rockies Cards"""".page 5 Carousel of Music"""""""""""""""page 6 CAR-RT SORT Western Welcome Week"""""""""""page 8 Postal Customer page 2 City of Littleton Purple Loosestrife Banned 2-7 ft. in Ivight At its July 5th meeting the Littleton loosestrife from the state. This plant is ing season. The seeds are easil y and City Council passed an ordinance add­ nati ve to northern Europe and was intro­ quickly spread downstream and ing purple loosestrife to the list of nox­ duced into the northeast United States crosscountry by birds and other wild­ ious vegetation in the City Code. This 200 years ago. It has gradually spread life. designation allows city staff to enforce across the country, invading marshes, The Colorado Division of Wildlife tbe removal of this invasive weed from river floodplains and other wetland ar­ has spearheaded the effort to eradicate any property in the city and effectively eas. Purple loosestrife out-competes the identified loosestrife infestations bans its sale. native vegetation and quickly forms scattered along the Front Range. The For the past two years, a coalition of dense stands with minimal wildlife habi­ key to preventing the rapid spread of city, county, state and federal agencies tat value. A single mature plant can this serious threat to our most critical have been working to eradicale pnrple produce millions of seeds in one grow- wildlife areas is public awareness. The quick idcntification and eradication of infestations is the only way to prevent Mayor Reynolds Goes on the invasion of this weed. (continued on page 8) Purple Loosestrife the Road for Light Rail ©on ©IF IL OrrlL~'jj'© 1Nl Litlleton Mayor Dennis Reynolds ale Appropriations Committee asking ~ @@@ traveled to Washington, D.C. July 13 to Ibat funds for the project be restored. urge Colorado's senators to work bard Tbe funding was axed last month from to restore federal funds for the construc­ the 1996 transportation budget by the tion of the Southwest Corridor Light House of Representatives. Last year, Rail extension. the Southwest Corridor was aulborized Reynolds was accompanied by Den­ in a national bigbway bill that passed the ver MayorWellington Webb, Englewood Senate but not the House. MayorTom Burns and several Regional The $127.5 million project would Transportation District (RID) officials. extend Iigbt rail along Santa Fe Drive, 111eir mission was to urge Senators Ben with five stops connecting Littleton, Nighthorse Campbell and Hank Brown Englewood, Sheridan and Denver. to persuade the Senate to allocate $15 Citizens are urged to contact the sena­ million for the project. tors voicing their support for the project. L D Following tbe meeting, Senators Senator Campbell's local office phone AR APAHOE Brown and Campbell sent a letter to number is 866-1900. Senator Brown's Senator Mark Hatfield, Chair of the Sen- number is 844-2600. Littleton Provides Fleet Services 000 The City of LittJeton, by a vote oflbe $24,419 to be divided into 12 monthly City Council in June, has agreed to pro­ payments. The annual cost of the agree­ vide fleet maintenance services to Cherry ment will be adjusted for future 12- Hills Village. Under an intergovern­ month periods based on actual experi­ mental · agreement (lGA), the City of ence. The two cities operate the same Littleton has begun providing preventa­ type of vehicles (Cbevrolet patrol ears, tive maintenance and repair services for Chevrolet pickup trucks and Interna­ 10 public works and 12 police depart­ tional dump trucks) making the agree­ --- DISTRICT iOI)NDAR] CS ment vehicles. ment very compatible to Litlleton's ser­ The annual cost to Cherry Hills is vice center. Littleton City Council Charley Emley Lance Forenlan Deborah Foster Rebecca Kad Robert A. Reed. Dennis Reynolds Susan M. Thornton 6871 S. Spotswood 911 W . Kettle Ave. 5243 S. Newton St. 1940 W. Arapahoe Rd . 6062 S. Crestview Mayor Mayor Pro Tern 794-7139 797-6330 798-8805 730-2639 797-6310 801 Shadycroft Lane 474 W. Easter Ave. District IV District III District I At-Large District II 798-2129 798-0844 At-Large At-Large City ofLiUleton page 3 Hawkers Not WelcoIne in Littleton The Littleton City Council, in an ef­ the City "may also enforce regulations "What the Court is saying," City At­ ity. The controls, however, cannot dis­ fort to eliminate a traffic and pedestrian of time, place, and manner of expression torney Berkowitz explained, "is that if criminate based on the content of tile safety risk, has adopted an ordinance which are content-neutral, are narrowly an activity is protected by the First newspaper, do no more than address the prohibiting street solicitation by news­ tailored to serve a significant govern­ Amendmen~ such as the sale of newspa­ valid safety concerns and don't deprive paper hawkers, street vendors and all ment interes~ and leave open ample pers, that some reasonable legislati ve the newspaper of other effective means other types of solicitors.
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