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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
September 1~1987
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, Michael J Smith,
City Attorney, John Hayes, City Treasurer, Jiu, Malone, Director of
Community Development, Charles Stromberg, Chief of Police, Howard
Jaquay, staff, and interested citizens
APPROVAL OF MINUTES of August 24, 1987
Motion by hr Davis for the approval of the tHnutes of August 24, 19137,
seconded by Mrs Ibbison, carried 7-0 with Mr Johnson abstaining
CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO SPEAK
Ihere was no one present to speak
LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY MATTERS
I tem-1_ Appl ication f or transfer of ownership frou, Ann h Tiefert, dba
Annie's Place, 10060 W 44th Avenue, to hose Marie Foster, dba
The Rambling Rose This is a Class G - Hotel & Restaurant
Liquor License
Rose Marie Foster, 6313 Urban Street, Arvada, applicant, was present and
sworn in by the Mayor Motion by Mr West to approve the transfer of
ownership from Ann M Tiefert, dba Annie's Place, 10080 W 44th Avenue,
to an individual owner, Rose Marie Foster, who will be dba The Ramblinb
Rose This is a Class G - Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License, seconded
uy Mr fVJerkl, carried 8-0
t<!ayor Stites welcomed t'lichael Smith as City Administrator, he also
thanked Chief Jaquay for acting as City Administrator
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND HEADING
Item~_ Council Bill 294 - An Ordinance providing for ttlE approval of a
revised Uutline Development Plan and Final Plan ana Plat on
land located at 4020 and 40~4 Wadsworth Blvd , City of Wheat
Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
(Case No WZ-86-~4) (Rodger Barsch ano Ranool~h Currier)
lontinued from August 10, 1Y87
Council Bill ~94 was introduced on second reading by Mr Johnson, title
read by the Clerk City Attorney, John Hayes, stated that he haG a
discussion with Mr Barsch's attorney, Maurice Fox, during which a
further continuance was discussed Based on the existing, ongoing
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negotiations involving the DDA over the Time Square area and with
concurrence with Mr Fox, asked Council to continue this matter until
October 1<', 1987
~;otion by Mr Johnson to continue until uctober 12, 1987, seconded by
Mr west, carried 8-0
Item-2_ Council Bill 310 - An Ordinance repealinb and reenactinb
Section 50 of Cha~ter 18 of the Code of Laws of the City of
Wheat Ridbe, allowlnb for specific alarms to sound directly
into the Police De~artment
Council bill 310 was introduced on second reading by Mr Davis, title
reao by the Clerk, Ordinance No 728 assigned Motion by Mr Davis for
the adoption of Council Bill 310 (Ordinance 728), seconded by hrs
Keller, carried 8-0
I te~.:.. App li ca t ion by K i~ 1 i nb 5000 Lim ited for a~prov al of a
resubdivision and an amendment to the Ki~ling 5000 Business
Park Filinb No 4 Development Plan
(Case No WZ-87-11)
Ap~lication by Kipling 5000 Limited for approval of an
amendment to the Ki~ling 5000 Business Park Filing No 5
Development Plan
(Case No WZ-87-12)
Mr Gidley presented the cases Bob Williams, 9710 'vi 50th Avenue, was
present and sworn in by the Mayor Richard Bartlett, 8895 Alkire
Street, answered Council's questions
Motion by Mrs Keller to approve Case No WZ-87-11 for the following
reasons 1 The property is within the jurisdiction of the City of
Wheat Ridge and all posting requirements have been met 2 The overall
site design is in compliance with all requirements 3 The uses
proposed are acceptable within the general ~hilosophy of the Kipling
Activity Center, using it as a church or office/warehouse use depenoinb
upon economic conditions, seconded by Mr Davis, carried 8-0
Motion by Mrs Keller for the approval of Case No WZ-87-1~, seconded by
!VIr Davis, carried 8-0
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Item-2_ Council Bill No 314 - An Ordinance repealing and reenacting
Section 5A-l of the Code of Laws of the City of wheat Ridge,
renumberinb voting precincts within the City of wheat Ridge
Council Bill 314 was introduced by Mr Johnson on first reading, title
read by Clerk Motion by Mr Johnson that Council Bill 314 be ap~roved
on first reading-;c;rcI"ered published, public hearing be set for ~Ionday,
October 12, 1987 at 7 30 p m in City Council Chambers, Municipal Bldg ,
and if approved on second reading, take effect 1 day after final
publication, seconoed bj Mrs Keller, carried 8-0
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Item 6
DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS
Resolution No 1050 - Resolution Sup~ortin~ Proposed Family
Adolescent Crisis Team (FACT)
Resolution 1050 was introduced by Mrs Ibbison, title reaG by the Clerk
Motion by Mrs Ibbison for approval of Resolution 1050, seconded by Mrs
Worth Discussion followed Mr ~est will vote No, because he feels
there should be more input into this and he also feels Social Services
waste money Motion carried 7-1 with ~r ~est voting No
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Resolution No 1051 - A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, regarding modifications of the
~adsworth Town Center Urban Renewal Plan and finding and
declaring that such proposed modifications constitute a
substantial change to such plan
Resolution 1051 was introduced by Mrs Ibbison, title read by the Clerk
Motion by ~rs Ibbison for the approval of ResoluLion 1051, seconded by
Mr Johnson Mr FIasco moved to amend the first paragraph, third line,
to delete which proposed modifications are summarized on the attachment
to this Resolution, seconded by Mr Merkl, failed 2-5 with Mr Merkl and
Mr FIasco voting yes, Mr Davis abstaining Mr ~Ierkl will vote No
because it bothers him they are sending the changes to the Planning
Commission, he hopes it comes back to City Council soon enough to make
the changes that need to be made Mr Fiasco voted No because of the
same reasons Mr Merkl stated Vote on original motion carried 5-2 with
Mr Merkl and Mr Fiasco voting No, Mr Davis abstaining
Item 8
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Appointments to the Colorado Municipal League Policy Committee
Motion by Nr Johnson to table this Item until Community Development
Committee meets and brings back a recommendation on October 12, seconded
by Mrs Ibbison, carried 7-1 with Mr Davis voting No
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Motion by Mr Fiasco that the City of Wheat Ridge assist the
Colorado Municipal League to participate on behalf of municipal
interests and consumers generally in the 1987/19b8 Mountain
Bell proceedings to PUC, in the amount of $~,090 48 to be
charged to Account #01-610-759, seconded by Mr West, carried
8-0
Motion that the deadline for submittal of the Special
Improvement District petition for West 48th Avenue be extended
to October 20, 1987
Robert Vermillion was present and gave comments on this item
~r Merkl for approval, seconded by Mr FIasco, carried 8-0
Motion by
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Item 11
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Motion by Mr Merkl that we award the contracts for the 1987
Tree Maintenance Program as follows (A) Tree ~aintenance to
Colorado Tree & Shrubbery Specialists in the total amount of
their bid not to exceed $8,829 55 (B) Stump Removal to
Colorado Tree & Shrubbery Specialists for their unit cost of
$2 14/inch (C) Emergency Work to Asplundh for their unit
cost of $61 74/hour All costs tor this project to be charged
to Account #603-704, seconded by Mrs Keller, carried 8-0
Item 12.
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Motion to accept tinancial Audit
Moti~.!:!. by tvlr
approved to
1987,1988,
carried 8-0
Johnson that the CPA firm of Gruenler and Associates be
perform the City's Financial Audit for the fiscal years of
1989 at a total cost of $22,500, seconded by Mr West,
CITY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS
Michael Smith asked if his goal-setting dates of November 20 and 21
would be agreeable with everybody, Council was agreeable to those dates
CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS
John Hayes asked for Council motion to pay the Wheat Ridge Fire
Protection District $1,02~ 7b, relating to payment of tax increment out
of the Wadsworth Town Center area Mr FIasco so moved, seconded by Mr
West, carried 8-0 ---
He addressed the DDA with Trammel/Ross/Crow, he had reported he would be
able to bring that to Council in SeptemLer, but due to financial figures
and appraisals and market studies, etc , it will not be done until
sometime in October
He also addresseQ the property on W 44th Avenue, owned by ~r
Harrington and unsuccessful contacts with his attorney in Oregon He
aid write a letter to the attorney and received a call from Mr
Harrington, who indicated that he was directing his attorney to send the
letter the City has requested
It is the time of year we need to set the salaries for Elected Officials
who will be elected in November 1987 It has always been done by
Ordinance and before we can do the Ordinance, we need new figures
Those numbers could be established at the budget session, and first
reading be on October 12, second reading on October 26
He requested an Executive
Charter, litigation Mr
carried 8-0
Session under Section 5 7 (b)(l)(A) of the
Fiasco so ~ed, seconded by Mr Merkl,
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ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS
Doris lbbison stated that some schools are having trouble recruiting
crossing guards, they suggested they way need to raise the ~ay, she tola
them the City Council could not alter the amount until the end of this
contract year
Moe Keller addea to Mrs Ibbison's comments that a PTA President had
asked about the option of the school making u~ the difference between
what the City pays and what they would like to offer the guards She
discussed this with Chief Jaquay and he felt it was a possibility that
could be explored He askea Mr Hayes' opinion Mr Hayes felt it
would not be unusual for any entity to make a donation to the City as a
civic contribution, it could be done He is not sure if it would
alleviate the PTA liability
Rod Johnson addressed truck weight limit ordinance to try to alleviate
truck parking as well as truck hauling problems, having a weight limit
structure instead of identifying specific vehicles
He also addressed the October 16 meeting at the Cou~ty regarding Coors
on the extensive mining that is being done on property just north of La
Quinta and the Kettle Restaurant Problem partially is the ingress and
egress on the frontage road going to 1-70, coming back on Youngfield, to
get on to 1-70, feels it would be wise for someone from the City to be
at that meeting
Touched on what he feels is a legitimate concern as to what we want to
do about city staff working on EDARC, questioned the amount of
segregation that should be between the two entities
Kent Davis commented on what Doris lbbison talked about with wages for
the crossing guards, thinks the minimum wage will go up in January,
questioned Jim Malone
Larry Merkl spoke regardin5 a conflict in Budget Sessions (September c2
and 23) ana Jeffco Governments meeting, which he feels our new
administrator should go to, to meet other elected officials He moved
to change the Budget Meeting on September 22 to September 21, seconded
by Mr west, carried 8-0
He questioned
was caught in
game and that
Animal
a tree
Fish &
Control's refusal to
Answer was, that a
Wildlife has to take
rescue a wounded pheasant that
pheasant is considered wild
care of that
Randy West discussed pros and cons of 4-year terms for all elected
officials He was told that the time frame is too short for it to be a
ballot question on the November 3, 1987 Municipal Election
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Tony FIasco reminded Council of the Council of Governwents put on by
DRCOG, urged all to attend
Wuestioned W 44th Avenue construction, when will it be done? Answer
was, end of the month He asked Mr Smith to get current update
He addressed the intersection of W 44th Avenue and Dover Street--it is
getting extremely dangerous, asked Mr Smith to check
He discussed the agreement with the Wheat Ridge Fire Department that
was mentioned earlier on the agenda, asked if the Fire Department being
exempt is still in the agreement Mr Hayes stated it is
Informed that staff has applied to Urban Systems ana FAUS program of
DRCOG for grants on W 32nd Avenue and W 38th Avenue, possibility of
gaining one or both
Claudia Worth asked Mr FIasco if the grant for W 32nd and W 38th
Avenues is for a 4-lane highway Answer was, the specifications that
were put on by City are required by DRCOG Urban Systems are requiring
4-lane, 11ft wide lanes, and it becomes extremely urgent because of
next year's program at the request of some of Council, the City was
going to do a portion of it with our own money It becomes vital to us
to link the two ends
Motion by Mrs Worth to adjourn to Executive Session and to adjourn
afterward, seconded by Mr Davis, carried 8-0
EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS HELD
Meeting adjourned at 10 15 P m
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APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1987 BY A VOTE OF
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TO 0
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Larry Merkl, Mayor-pro-teru-------