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Home My WebLink About03/24/1986 March 24, 1986 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO The City Council Meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7 30 P m Councilmembers present Kent Davis, Tony FIasco, Doris Ibbison, Rod Johnson, Larry Merkl, Moe Keller, Randy West, and Claudia Worth Also present City Clerk, Wanda Sang; City Administrator, Tom Palmer; City Attorney, John Hayes; Public Works Director, Rjc Minetor, Djrector of Community Development, Charles Stromberg; Director of Parks, Richard Bredt; Chief of Police, Howard ,Taquay staff and .interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES of March 17, 1986 Motion by Mr West for the approval of the Minutes; seconded by Mr Merkl Mrs Worth stated that under Item 4 Mrs Ibbison was the motion maker; second was Mrs Worth Mrs Keller asked to abstain from voting since she was not at the meeting Chair accepted Motion carried 7-0 with Mrs Keller abstaining PUBLIC COMMENT Edgar Johnson, 3700 Benton Street, addressed the potential purchase of property at 38th and Owens as a park; feels property should be bought by City with reimbursement from Open Space Karla Nostas, 3500 Parfet, also addressed park and asked City to proceed with haste Mr Hayes read letter he wrote to Assistant County Attorney on this item into the record He feels the City has three options 1 forget the whole thing; 2 give County information they request and try to follow through on their procedure and their time frame 3 simply go it alone--do it ourselves and some time later ask Open space for reimbursement Motion by Mr West that the City proceed to appraise property as of now and go ahead and ask Open Space to reimburse us for appraisal; seconded by Mr Johnson; carried 8-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 1 Council Bill 233 - An Ordinance amending Section 5-94 1 Public Improvements required of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado Council Bill 233 was introduced on second reading; title read by the Clerk; Ordinance No 658 assigned Mr t1inetor gave background on Ordinance Present and sworn in by the Mayor were John R Tierney, 4210 Newland Street, who gave a list of signatures to Clerk for the record of people against this Ordinance; asked questions re curb, gutter, and sidewalk Mr Hayes answered his questions CITY COUNCIL MINUTE March 24, 1986 Page -2- Elizabeth Jane Meyers, 9130 W 35th Ave , stated that the extra expense of curb, qutter, and sidewalk would hamper upgrading of properties Harvey Padgett, 3952 Nelson Street, recounted this is the second time he has been here for this; feels section B is too wordy Julia Taylor, 3480 Everett, explained that her main concern is adequate storm drainage; feels curb, gutter, and sidewalk will gather water and move rapidly into lake Dougal Graham, 3330 Chase, spoke for Area-4 Planning Committe He spoke against the Ordinance, not against curb & qutter; uniform policy is not always desireable Phyllis Lancaster, 4076 Everett, expounded that this is the third time for this Ordinance; feels this Ordinance qives too much leeway to Public Works Department Arthur P Butler, 9625 W very little curb & gutter 36th Ave , comes from neighborhood that has He and his neighbors like it like that Louise Turner, 11256 W 38th Ave , opposed the Ordinance If this is passed, there will be curb, gutter, and sidewalk on every street in Wheat Ridge Elise Broughom, 3355 Quay Street, read letter from Wheat Ridge United Neighborhoods into the record Mr Minetor responded Discussion followed Motion by Mr FIasco for the adoption of Ordinance 658; seconded by Mr Davis Mrs Worth amended that under Section 1 (e) curb, gutter, and sidewalks shall not be immediately installed if anyone of the following conditions are met 1 After sidewalks may not be required, change to shall; 2 after sidewalks may not berequired less than 50% be changed to 80% of the square footage ; seconded by Mrs Keller;Failed 3-5 with- Counci.lmembers Keller, West, and Worth voting yes Mrs Worth amended that under subsection (g) be added "A copy of this Ordinance shall be given to each applicant requesting a Building permit"; seconded by Mr West; carried 6-2 with Mr Johnson and Mr Davis voting No Mr Merkl amended that under Section (d) sidewalks be required the words "nor a development agreement" be added; seconded by Mr Johnson; carried 8-0 Mrs Keller amended under Section (b) 10% of cost of the Buildinq Permit value be amended to 5 %; seconded by Mr West; failed 4-4 with Councilmembers Keller, Merkl, Worth, and West voting yes Mr West stated he would vote No, because City Hall does not listen to what the citizens have to say and due to the overwhelming response to vote against this bill, I will follow the citizens wishes Mrs Worth will vote No, because she thinks it is a bad bill; doesn't think that trying to upgrade a bad bill with another one solves the problem There are other ways to qet curb and gutter where it is needed for drainage; there are other ways to get drainage; this is not the way to do it by putti.ng liens on people's properties Vote on original Motion as amended carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Keller, West, and Worth voting No CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Mach 24, 1986 Page -3- Item 2 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING (NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY) Council Bill 235 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of rezoning from Restricted Commercial-One to Commercial-One on land located at 3660 Wadsworth Boulevard, City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado (Case No WZ-86-1) (Richard Wells) Council Bill 235 was introduced by Mr Davis on first reading; title read by Clerk; Motion by Mr Davis that Council Bill 235 be approved on first reading, ordered published, public hearing be set for Monday, April 14, 1986 at 7 30 P m in Cjty Council Chambers, Municipal Bldg , and if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final publication; seconded by Mr Merkl; carried 8-0 Item 3 Council Bill 236 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of rezoning from Residential-Two to Planned Residential Development and approval of a Combined Outline and Final Development Plan and Plat on land located southeast of West 41st Avenue and Miller Court, Cjty of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado (Case WZ-86-2) (John Jackson) Council Bill 236 was jntroduced by Mr Merkl on first reading; title read by Clerk; Motion by Mr Merkl that Council Bill 236 be approved on first reading, ordered published, public hearing be set for Monday, May 19, 1985 at 7 30 P m in City Council Chambers, Municipal Bldg , and if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final publication; seconded by Mr Johnson; carried 8-0 Item 4 Council Bill 237 - An Ordinance approving a Lease Purchase aqreement between the City of Wheat Ridge and Borg-Warner Leasing, a division of Borg-Warner Acceptance Corporation, for the Five Year Lease Purchase of a Peabody Myers Vactor Model 810/800 Combination Jet ROdder/Vacuum Unjt Council Bill 237 was jntroduced by Mrs Keller on first reading; title read by Clerk; Motion by Mrs Keller that Council Bill 237 be approved on first reading, ordered publjshed, public hearing be set for Monday, April 14, 1985 at 7 30 P m jn City Council Chambers, Municipal Bldg , and if approved on second reading, take effect 1 day after fjnal publication; seconded by Hr Davis Mr FIasco stated he would vote no because it js not in the budget and will cost us a lot of extra expenses in the way of interest Motion carried 7-1 with Mr FIasco voti.ng No CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 1986 Page -4- DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS Item 5 Resolution 978 - in apprecjation to \larren E Yousse for sjxteen years of servj.ce to the City of Wheat Rjdge Resolution 978 was introduced by ~1r Davis, who also read the Resolution in its entirety Motion by Mr Davis for the adoption of Resolution 978; seconded by all; carried 8-0 Item 6 A Resolution 979 - of the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridqe Colorado, concerninq a proposed issue of Single Family Mortqage Revenue Bonds B Resolution 980 - indicating the intention of the City of Wheat Ridge to issue Qualified Mortgaqe Bonds by September 30, 1986 Motion by Mr West to Table Resolution 979 indefinitely and to adopt Resolution 980; seconded by Mrs Keller; carried 8-0 Item 7 Motion that Rule 27 and Rule 30, dated February 1986, of the City of Wheat Ridge Merit System Personnel Rules and Regulations be approved Motion by Mr Merkl to Table Rule 27 until April 14, 1986; seconded by Mr West; carried 8-0 Motion by Mr Merkl to adopt Rule 30; seconded by Mr West; carried 8-0 Item 8 Motion by Mrs Ibbison to award the contract for the 1986 Chemical Fertilizer to American Fertilizer and Chemical in the amount of their total bid of $7,900 00 and charge Account No #603-660; seconded by Mr West; carried 8-0 Item 9 Motion by Mr West to award the contract for one (1) Skid-Steer Loader, New Holland #L785, to Universal Tractor in the total amount of thejr bid of $33,523 00 FOB Wheat Ridge, Colorado with all costs charged to Account No #57-305-807; seconded by Mr Merkl; carried 8-0 Item 10 Motion by Mr West to award the contract for one (1) Portable Wood/Brush Chipper to Colorado Tree and Shrubbery Specialist, Inc in the total amount of their bid of $10,529 24 FOB Wheat Ridge, Colorado with all costs charged to Account No #19-604-809; seconded by Mrs Ibbison carried 8-0 Item 11 Motion to clarify the meeting of March 31, 1986 Mr Merkl addressed the March 31 meeting Motion by clarify the meeting as a Study Session and after the open it to Public Hearing; seconded by Mr Johnson abstain; chair accepted Motion carried 6-1 wjth Mr Mr FIasco abstaining Mr Merkl to Study Session to Mr FIasco asked to Davis voting No, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 1986 Page -5- CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS John Hayes stated that Judge ~ne ordered to set aside default in Allstate case He passed out response to Currier lawsuit ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS City Clerk, Wanda Sang, asked all Councilmembers to let City Clerk's Office know if they are goinq to attend meetings (Jeffco Governments, CML, etc ) so reservations can be made and no one will be overlooked Mrs Keller addressed traffic on 44th Avenue; stated it has gotten faster since it was restriped to 4 lanes She also addressed a problem that came up at Street Committee Planning Commission set up Ward Road/Youngfield alignment task force and gave them specific time--asked if it was for 6 months for report; asked City Council for reaffirmation of that time Discussion followed Motion by Mrs Keller to continue with task force recommendation; seconded by Mrs Worth Motion by Mr Merkl to amend to direct Mayor, City Attorney, City Administrator, to meet with Mr Gi.dley and staff to answer any concerns they have concerning building permits etc Motionmaker and second accepted that as port of their motion; carried 6-2 with Mr Davis and Mr FIasco voting No Mr FIasco addressed memo he passed out from Mr Minetor concerning possible delay on 44th Avenue Motion by Mr FIasco that the Mayor be authorized to execute a contract with Jim Overcamp and Assoc for obtaining appraisals necessary Right-of-Way parcels along 44th Avenue between Youngfield and Tabor Streets Total value of Contract shall not exceed $6,600 without further authorization of City Council all costs to be charqed to Account #31-303-852; seconded by Mrs Worth; carried 8-0 Motion by Mrs Worth to adjourn; seconded by Mr West; carried 8-0 Meeting adjourned at 10 10 P m ) I /'}o .t Wanda Sang, ? s City Cle(k ! A .' -.,. MINUTES APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON APIL 14, 1986 BY A VOTE OF ~jJ~ Kent Davis, Council President 7 TO