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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/1988 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO April 1~988 The City Council Meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7 30 p m Councilmembers present Kent Davis, Tony FIasco, Doris Ibbi~on, Larry Merkl, Moe Keller, Nancy Snow, Randy West, and Claudia Worth Also present City Clerk, Wanda Sang, City Administrator, Mike Smith, City Attorney, John Hayes, Public Works Director, Ric Minetor, Director of Planning, Glen Gidley, Director of Parks and Recreation, Richard Bredt, staff, and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES of March 28, 1988 Motion by Mr Davis for the approval of the Minutes of March 28, 1988, ~econded by Mrs Ibbison, carried 8-0 CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO SPEAK Helen Cranor, 8550 W 46th Avenue, voiced her concerns about Greenbelt A member of the Animal Control stopped her and told her it was sundown and she shouldn't be there, felt her demeanor was improper She also questioned lose dirt from truck driver's school Don Schranz, 4530 Yarrow, complained about speeders, live in the Briarwood Apartments He has asked the for speed trap and they did not want to do it Mr look into this indicated that some Police Department Smith was asked to Robert Hartung, 5925 W 39th Place, talked to Council about commission appointments, it is his opinion that his friend was not reappointed because he missed a couple of meetings, asked for reconsideration LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY MATTERS Item 1. Application by Caravan West, Inc , 11221 W 44th Avenue, for change of corporate officers Applicant Paul Hooven was present for questioning Motion by Mr Merkl to approve the Change for Corporate Officers for Caravan West, Inc , dba Caravan West, 11221 W 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado The new corporate officers will be President, Paul R Hooven, 3245 Pierce Street, Wheat Ridge Colorado, Secretary/Treasurer, Merburn L Warford, 7520 Lakeridge Drive, Ft Wayne, Indiana Mr Paul Hooven will be the manager This is a Class T, Tavern Liquor License, ~econded by Mr Davi~, carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 11, 1988 Page -2- PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 2. Council Bill 336 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of rezoning from Jefferson County Restricted-Commercial (R-C) to Wheat Ridge Commercial-One (C-1) on land located at 3015 Youngfield Street, City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado (Case No WZ-88-1) (Newton and Shirley Jennings) Council Bill 336 was introduced on second reading by Mrs Snow, title read by the Clerk, Ordinance No 750 assigned Mr Gidley presented the Case Motion by Mrs Snow that Council Bill 336 (Ordinance 750), a request to rezone property at 3015 Young field Street from Jefferson County Restricted-Commercial to Wheat Ridge Commercial-One, be approved for the following reasons 1 Staff recommends approval 2 On February 22, 1988, City Council passed Ordinance 745 to annex the applicant's property into the City of Wheat Ridge 3 The proposed zoning would allow the use of the property as it existed, when it was annexed to the City of Wheat Ridge 4 The area from West 38th Avenue to West 29th Avenue along Young field has been designated for Commercial Activity Center 5 Commercial-One zoning is compatible with the adjacent land uses and the zoning conforms to the Comprehensive Plan, seconded by Mr West, carried 8-0 Item 3. Council Bill 338 - An Ordinance conveying ea~ements for con~truction and maintenance of sewer lines to the Westridge Sanitation District, which easements run through property in which the City of Wheat Ridge possesses an interest Motion by Mrs Keller to continue this item until April 25, 1988, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 7-1 with Mr Davis voting No DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS Item 4 Resolution 1080 - amending Resolution No 1065 adopting schedule and providing pay grades and pay ranges for fiscal year 1988 (Assistant to the City Administrator for Economic Development) Resolution 1080 was introduced by Mrs Snow, title read by the Clerk Motion by Mrs Snow for the adoption of Resolution 1080, seconded by Mrs Keller Mr Merkl will vote No, because neither he nor EDARC feel this is necessary at this time Mr FIasco will vote No, because he feels we don't need this position Mr Davis will vote No, because at the meeting with EDARC it was plain that they didn't see a need for this position, feels it could be handled in- house Mrs Ibbison will vote No, if it is not a contractual person instead of hired as City staff CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 11, 1988 Page -3- Mrs Snow amended her motion that the position be authorized for a year basis and Council will review the position after 10 months to see if it will continue after the 1-year period, second accepted Motion failed 4-4 with Councilmembers Keller, Worth, Snow, and Ibbison voting yes Item 5. Motion by Mrs Keller that the 1988 Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk contract be awarded to Clayton Concrete in the amount of their bid of $92,337 50 and that a contingency of $7,662 be established Further move that all costs be charged against Acct No 31-303-842 and that the Director of Public Works be authorized to sign all change orders, seconded by Mr Davis Mr West will vote No, because he feels that as long the issue of urban exempt streets has not been resolved, he is against it Mrs Worth will vote No for the same reasons as Mr West Mr West called for the question, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 6-2 with Mr FIasco and Mrs Worth voting No Vote on original Motion carried 6-2 with Mrs Worth and Mr West voting No Item 6. Motion by Mr West that the contract for the construction of Owens Park be awarded to Western States Reclamation for the revised bid of $32,104 with all costs to be charged to Acct No 32-601-855 Mrs Snow seconded the motion and asked for a friendly amendment--to add 2 benches, which are $648 00 and trees in a maximum of $1,000, thereby making the contract $33,752 Mr West accepted that friendly amendment Mr Davis asked for an amendment to the motion to reduce the cost to $15,000, seconded by Mr FIasco Mr Merkl will vote against the main motion because there is no parking, it is crazy to build a park around an apartment with a lot of kids and not put any parking around it Amendment failed 2-6 with Mr Davis and Mr FIasco voting yes Mr FIasco moved to reduce the amount to $30,509 Motion died for lack of second Mrs Snow called for the question, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 Vote on original motion carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Merkl, Davis, and Flasco voting NO Item 7. Motion by Mr West that the authorization of a five percent (5 %) contingency for the construction of Owens Park be awarded to Western States Reclamation at a cost of $1,595 with all costs charged to Acct No 32-601-855, and the Director of Parks and Recreation be authorized to sign all change orders, seconded by Mrs Snow Mrs Snow asked that the contingency amount be changed to $1,687 60, Mr West accepted that Motion carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Merkl, Davis, and Flasco voting No Item 8. Mr Minetor explained the revisions in the Capital Improvement Budget Motion by Mr Davis that the revised Capital Improvement Budget be adopted as presented, seconded by Mrs Snow, carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 11, 1988 Page -4- ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS Wanda Sang addressed the video tapes that had been discus~ed at the previous meeting Cable Television had suggested that the City buy the tapes, they would use them, and then return them to the City These tapes could be purchased for $3 50 with $1 00 rebate, if they were purchased in quantity Council suggested that City Clerk buy 36 tapes out of her budget City Clerk explained that no money had been provided in her budget for the Deputy City Clerk'~ la~t year of training at CU, Boulder, for certification as Municipal Clerk Motion by Mrs Keller to approve $350 00 for this training, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 John Hayes requested a brief executive session under Section 5 7 (b)(1)(A) of the Charter Motion by Mr FIasco to hold an Executive Session, seconded by Mrs Keller, carried 8-0 Larry Merkl complimented Public Works on their good job in sweeping the streets He wishes people could be notified when their streets will be swept, so they can move their car~ Tony Flasco asked for Council Consensus to place on the Study Session an item to discuss the fringe benefits paid to elected officials, with the idea that they should all be the same regardles~ of what they are This would be the May 2, 1988 Study Session He also made a motion that Social Security be deducted from Council salaries along with the other elected official~, ~econded by Mrs Ibbi~on Mr Davi~ made a friendly amendment to the motion that if members of this Council want it taken out, they request the treasurer to do so and if not, leave it the same Motion carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Keller, Davis, and Snow voting No Claudia Worth moved that the Pay Plan that Council has been working on continue its second phase by the established committee before the budget plan, seconded by Mrs Ibbison Tony FIasco made a friendly amendment that this be brought back to Council before any decision for actual structure is made Second accepted this Motion carried 8-0 Claudia thanked the Police Department for the stati~tics report She feels it i~ important to have these reports before budget time Kent Davis asked for a clarification under the Council Rules As he understands it, Council can have a consensus under Elected Officials Matters, but cannot take an actual vote CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 11, 1988 Page -5- Nancy Snow addressed ~emi-truck parking in the City She asked Mike Smith why the police are not enforcing the semi parking ordinance She would like to see a letter from the Chief of Police to the Police Officer~ telling them to give tickets, if that can't be done, ~he would like a letter explaining why not They are allover the City all of the time How can you miss a semi for 3 days on the curb of 32nd Avenue? Mr~ Snow asked Mr Smith for a specific answer--are the police ordered to write tickets or not? Mr Smith had no answer at this time without consulting with the Chief of Police Claudia Worth asked that from this moment on, if a truck is parked in the public right-of-way, they be ticketed without somebody first reporting it to the Police Department Doris Ibbison asked for permission to be absent next Monday night because she plans to be out of State Motion by Mr West to adjourn after the Executive Session, seconded by Mr Davis, carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Merkl, FIasco, and Worth voting No EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS HELD Meeting adjourned at 9 40 p m A , ~ j Ie. l Jt", Wanda Sang, ~<"'9 City C l-;rrk , CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 25, 1988 BY A VOTE OF 8 TO o APPROVED BY / ) / ~ /,1,,/,,-<'..-<: -c_ j Council President 7 / ,L ~'--L-<..'~._{ Kent Davis,