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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/12/1988 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORAOO September 12, 1988 The City Council Meeting wa~ called to order by the Mayor at 7 30 p m Councilmember~ pre~ent Kent Davi~, Tony FIasco, Dori~ 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 Haye~, Public Works Director, Bob Goebel, Director of Planning & Development, Glen Gidley, staff, and intere~ted citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES of August 22, 1988 Motion by Mr Davis for the approval of the Minutes of August ~2, 1988, ~econded by Mr Merkl, after several additions were requested, Minutes were approved 7-1 with Mr Davis voting No CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO SPEAK Connie Rossillon, 6505 W 31st Avenue, read a letter into the record from Wheat Ridge United Neighborhoods regarding oppo~ition to the recla~sification of Wadsworth Blvd to a Major Regional Arterial Street, and asking Council to reconsider the amendllient they passed on August 22, 1988 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 1. Council Bill 358 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of a revi~ed Outline Development Plan and a Combined Preliminary and Final Plan and Plat on land zoned Planned Commercial Development located at approximately 3701 Kipling Street, City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado (Case No WZ-88-8) (Kunz Construction for Edwin and Deonne Dauenhauer) Council Bill 358 was introduced on second reading by Mr~ Snow, title read by the Clerk, Ordinance No 772 assigned Mr Gidley presented the Ca~e and entered documents into the record George Johnston, 11445 W 48th Avenue, (Kunz Construction Company) was sworn in by the Mayor and stated he and the owners were pre~ent to an~wer Council's que~tions He urged that the Kline Street access be approved He feels that the landscaping they have propo~ed (trees, 4-ft earthen berm) will take care of the buffering of noi~e This will be a quality development and of benefit to the City Ed Dauenhauer, 3890 Kipling Street, applicant, was sworn in by the Mayor and answered Council's questions CITY CUUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -2- Clinton A. Johnson, 5821 Quail Street, (Kunz Con~truction Company) was sworn in by the Mayor He was the project manager and estimator for Mr Dauenhauer He feels that the proposed building would make any neighborhood proud and spoke in favor of the project Cici Kesler, 10840 W 41~t Place, wa~ ~worn in by the Mayor, and ~tated that ~he wa~ present as repre~entative of the twelve unit condominium association, which is adjacent and south to the property that is being discussed They are not opposed to the zoning, but have some concerns, ~uch a~ manufacturing uses on the property, no mention tonight that they are deleting the drive-in restaurant uses, are again~t the Kline Street access They would like maximum ~creening to all the re~idential areas Patricia J. Neville, 3575 Kline Street, was sworn in by the Mayor She stated she and her husband live in a duplex on Kline Street, were very pleased with the building and like the Planning Commi~~ion recommendations, originally had had no problem with the Kline Street acce~s, but were wondering what would happen if the property was sold Alex Kovall, 3535 Kline Street, was sworn in by the Mayor He lives south of the development in a duplex His concerns were the access to Kline Street and noise Discussion followed Motion by Mrs Snow that Council Bill 358 <Ordinance 772), a request for approval of a combined outline, preliminary and final plan and plat at property located at 3701 Kipling, be approved for the following reasons 1 Staff and Planning Commis~ion recommend approval 2 The development plan for Lot 2 i~ generally con~istent with the existing plan 3 The proposal is con~i~tent with the Comprehen~ive Plan With the following conditions 1 That all the following uses be deleted from the li~t of the land u~es on both sites manufacturing, drive-in restaurant, light manufacturing, and that any shop for custom work be limited to activities which do not include metal welding, cutting or grinding, or wood or other materials ~awing, planing, etc The intent i~ to prohibit uses which may have an adverse noi~e or vi~ual impact beyond the property line~ 2 The access to Kline Street be eliminated A revision to the development plan prior to recording be made that would allow for vehicular access circulation to be de~igned to the west and the south of the building 3 That a view ob~curing buffer comprised of berms, hedging and a solid fence or a combination thereof be provided on Kline Street as well as to the south That the berm is de~igned ~o as not to obstruct acce~s to the loading dock 4 If not done at thi~ time, corrections and clarification of the legal description requested by Public Works be made 5 The drainage plan be approved by the Public Works Department 6 The Council retain~ the right to decide the building height on the second lot at the time of approval of that plan CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -3- Seconded by Mr West Applicant, Mr Dauenhauer, stated that by eliminating the Kline Street their building will be completely destroyed won't be feasible to get a Semi in and out Motion carried 8-0 access on It just Item 2 Council Bill 359 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of a rezoning from Planned Re~idential Development to Planned Commercial development and approval of an Outline Plan and Final Development Plan and Plat located at 11680 West 44th Avenue, City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado (Case NO WZ-88-12) (W Land K L Johnson) Council Bill 359 was introduced by Mrs Ibbison on ~econd reading, title read by the Clerk, Ordinance No 773 assigned Mr Gidley pre~ented the case and entered documents into the record Warren Johnson, 11680 W 44th Avenue, applicant, was sworn in by the Mayor, presented his case and an~wered Council'~ questions and concern~ Motion by Mrs Ibbi~on that Council Bill 359 (Ordinance 773), a request for approval of a combined outline and final plan and plat for property located at 11b80 we~t 44th Avenue, be approved for the following reason~ 1 Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval 2 It i~ not inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan 3 It i~ generally consistent with adjacent land use With the following conditions The plan be revi~ed to show a ~olid fence or wall along the western property line adjacent to the single family residences, ~econded by Mr Davi~ Mrs Worth asked that Mrs Ibbison include that gravel be placed only on the motor home pad, as to the typical pad all other gravel indications on the plan be natural maintained grasse~ Mr~ Ibbi~on agreed to that Mrs Worth further asked to add that the plan eliminate the gate acce~s to the Park per the Parks Commissions reque~t That a 4 1/2-ft chain link fence be required around the outside deck leading into the pool Mrs Keller asked to add that the ~pecific commercial u~e~ that are allowed, are on Lot 1 only and that Lot 2, which is the recreational usage, is only for thi~ planned recreational u~age Second accepted all these changes Motion carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -4- Item 3. Application by 38 W Ltd , for approval of a Planned Commercial Development and Final Development Plan and Plat for property located at approximately 3790 Wadsworth Blvd (Case No WZ-88-10) (United Methodist Church) Mr. Gidley presented the case and entered docurnent~ into the record Tim Roberts, 4965 Moon~hine Ridge Trail, Parker, Colorado, applicant, wa~ sworn in by the Mayor, presented hi~ case, and an~wered Council's questions Motion by Mr We~t that Case No WZ-88-10, a request for approval of a final development plan and plat at 3790 Wadsworth, be approved for the following reason~ 1 Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval 2 The proposal is consi~tent with the approved outline development plan 3 The plan is compatible with the adjacent zoning and land use With the following conditions 1 The applicant be respon~ible for full-width construction on Wadsworth Blvd 2 A 6' high ~olid fence be shown on the eastern property line, ~econded by Mr FIasco, carried 7-1 with Mrs Worth voting No Mrs Worth voted No becau~e a convenience ~tore is not a needed retail store in this City and we are winding up with a retail convenience store on all of our major corners, there is already a Bradley convenience store down the street from this This is across the street from our Town Center, that we have worked very hard on, and I don't see this as a proper place for a convenience store It is hard to get in and out of Item 4 Report of Findings of the 32nd Avenue Ta~k Force Mayor Wilde ~tated that word had got out in the last couple of days that the Mayor was not going to allow anybody to talk We are going to have public input It will be restricted to the amount of time it takes to present the plan If it i~ twenty minutes, and one person wants to speak, they can take the entire twenty minutes, if twenty people want to speak, they get one minute apiece, it's simple arithmetic We will take written input from anyone who does not speak If this plan i~ approved, we do not have assurance of the grant and we will go through the proces~ of re-applying If the plan is rejected, there is some work that must be done on 32nd, and in that event Bob Goebel will present his recommendations for what needs to be done on that street We will expect a certain type of conduct in this meeting, we don't need outbursts, clapping, yelling, etc this is not the place for it We want to hear this subject and get it behind us one way or another He then introduced the 32nd Avenue Task Force, Rich Von Luhrte, Dan LaPlante, Connie Leccisso, George Langdon, Carl Cerveny, Jack Hoagland (very briefly) Larry Merkl, Nancy Snow, Pat Weibler, Dennis Meteski, and Don Rose The latter three are Lakewood resident~, two of them are on the City Council Additionally we had Bob Goebel and Laura Anderson acting in an advi~ory capacity The Mayor acted as a non-voting chairman They had ~ix meetings, a total of 12 - 15 hours CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -5- Richard Yon Luhrte, 3062 Mountain Shadows Drive, presented the recommendations of the committee represented a compromi~e member of Task Force, He stated that they Bob Goebel stated that without the grant the cost of the project could be as much as 2 24 Million Dollars from Kipling to Youngfield Of that Lakewood's share would be $710,000, Wheat Ridge would pick up the remainder With the grant, the total cost of the project, due to the grant and the wages that are required by the Federal Government, increases the cost of the project approximately $200,000 overall, however the cost to the City of Lakewood was reduced to $510,000 and the cost to Wheat Ridge would be thi~ portion and the upper portion as the amount of the grant Lakewood has indicated that there is no way that they would be able to pick up the difference between these two to get the project built next year, so what that come~ down to is that 32nd Avenue would be ~huffled back into their Capital Improvements and probably wouldn't come up for reconstruction for another 5 years That street won't last another 2 winters, let alone another 5 years What he proposes to do, should the project die tonight, the approaches to Kipling and Youngfield and at the Applewood entrance need attention as far as safety and the widening there is not really objected to These areas should be reconstructed entirely next year The remainder of the project needs to be refurbished so that we have a safe street to drive on and that it last~ another 5 to 7 years until the project can come up again with the Lakewood Capital Improvement project I propose to overlay the length between Ward Ct and Morningside just on the travelled lanes It is putting money down the drain, becau~e it really needs to be reconstructed, but it will give us a driving surface for 5-7 years and extend the life of the pavement in that area for that period of time Lakewood has no objection, they will provide their share, approximately $100,000 Bob Eckhardt, representing the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission, stated that they passed a Resolution unanimously at their last meeting on 8/18/88, which stated that the Comprehensive Plan designated 32nd Avenue as a collector street, the Task Force sugge~ted a compromise plan which is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan, and the Planning Commission recommend~ that City Council adopt the Task Force recommendations and recon~truct 32nd Avenue accordingly They also suggested median~ Speaking in favor of the project were Lee Hill, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 6470 W 44th Avenue Arie Verrips, 3115 Mountain Shadows Drive CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -6- Max Scott, owner and operator of Oedipus, Inc , entered petitions into the record that were done immediately east of the project, between Kipling and Allison The next ~et of documents were done by his company, the previous set was prepared by his company, but not actually circulated by his company, the petitions include a map where the circulators went in the neighborhood 62% of the people within the neighborhood of 38th Avenue to the north and 26th Avenue on the south, Kipling on the east, and Young field on the west, and also only within the City of Wheat Ridge, supported this new proposal 5% worried that the project would be turned into 4 lanes at one point in time, but if this concern could be answered, than approval rate would be 67% This i~ an opinion poll survey, we take the ballot box to the door and take any response rather than having ~ome type of a ~pecial election In the survey done on the east by the volunteers 85% are in favor of the project, which i~ 23% higher than their results. They were hired through Carl Cerveny and Jerry Boatright, who are members of the task force He doesn't know who paid for thi~ The check came from Mr Boatright's office It was paid for by the Wheat Ridge Government Action Committee, Gaylord Stumm, president Speaking in favor of the task force prop~al were Boyd Adsit, 3245 Moore Street Tom Reiva, 11762 W 34th Avenue Linda Hoopes, 10765 W 35th Place Steve Fisher, 3285 Moore Street Jerry Roach, 7805 W 41st Avenue Carl Cerveny, 3425 Moore Street Barbara Pontarelli, 3630 Garrison Street Their comment~ included safe street~ are mandatory for a healthy business climate, air pollution is a problem with idling cars, easy access to businesses, increased tax revenue to the City, accept recommendations of ta~k force and planning commission, committee did an excellent job, residential area won't change, move ahead for the good of all the citizen~ of Wheat Ridge, project will not adversely affect property values in the area, cars get beaten to death with the roller coaster effect as the street i~ now, additional bike path will give acces~ to Crown Hill Park and Applewood Shopping area, bikepath separate from walkway i~ important, Mayor should be commended for his objectivity CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -7- Speaking in opposition of the project were Dave Heppe, 3333 Simms Street Connie Leccisso, 3200 Moore Street Motion by Mrs Worth to suspend the Rules and go pa~t 11 00 P m and proceed with the public input and continue the meeting until we are finished, seconded by Mrs Snow, carried 8-0 Pat Weibler, 3077 Owens Ct Ralph Hinst, 10040 W 32nd Avenue Glenn Coury, 10088 W 32nd Avenue Bill Virgilio, 10411 W 32nd Avenue Tom Slattery, 6869 W 32nd Avenue Dorothy Thompson, 3014 Chase Street, referred to a letter from United Neighborhoods, that was printed in the Sentinel, supported the petitions that asked that 32nd Avenue be patterned after 32nd Avenue between Wadsworth and Pierce, width should not support 4 lanes of traffic, i e not exceed 34 feet Citizens should have a ~ay in their neighborhood Please support the citizens' wishes on thi~ vital is~ue Cindy Bosco, 1160 W Tabor Drive Jim Larter, 3462 Moore Ct D.J. Hillenburg, 3391 Vivian Drive Lillian Flem~, 6363 W 29th Avenue Phylli~ Lancaster, 4076 Everett Their comments included petitions that had been turned in in April had specifically asked for roadway to be 34 to 38 feet wide, a lot of progress has been made in thi~ proposal, but a lot of people are not yet satisfied, not in favor of 44 feet width, or any width that could accomodate 4 lanes, appreciation of Mayor's efforts in forming the task force, citizens feel they cannot rely on Council's actions and future Council's actions, great distru~t of a roadbed of 44 feet, that could support 4 lanes, it can be restriped at any time, enhance and beautify 32nd Avenue, eliminate continuous turn lane in middle and put in turn lanes at major intersection~, ~uch as Simms, Quail, Oak, and Kipling, put in right turn lane at Youngfield, W 32nd should be designated as a neighborhood street, need for a better street, street is full of chuck holes, assurances in this City are worthless, prepare for the future and reconstruct Street without FAUS grant fund, wider streets encourage greater speed, businesses want to thrive at the expense of neighborhoods, 32nd Avenue will be just like 44th Avenue and 38th Avenue CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -8- Motion by Mr Merkl that 32nd Avenue from Young field to Kipling Street be recon~tructed in accordance with the recommendation~ of the task force (attached to these Minutes) and that ~taff begin preparation of an ordinance and intergovernmental agreement with Lakewood to assure that any restriping not occur without public input, that also in ~taff's work they include Planning Commission'~ recommendations on median strips, seconded by Mr Davi~ Di~cu~sion followed Mr West called for the question, seconded by Mr Davi~, carried 7-1 with Mrs Worth voting No Vote on the original motion carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Keller, Worth, and Snow voting No, because they do not believe a 44 feet width for this street is necessary, turn lanes are only required on ~everal intersection~, neighborhood and homes will be disturbed, citizen~ don't want this street widened all the way from Kipling to Young field CITY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS Mike Smith reminded Council of the budget hearings on Tue~day and Wednesday night CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS John Haye~ referred to the ad hoc group of cities JOlning together under the auspices of CML to protest against the Mountain Bell proposed rate increase There i~ a group of City Attorneys who are monitoring thi~ matter for various members cities Lakewood City Attorneys have been retained by CML to monitor and represent the citie~ position in opposition They are soliciting fees from member cities Denver has contributed $20,000, and they are asking $5,000 from each other city that wishes to participate So far there are three or four, or more cities that have agreed to contribute On their behalf he i~ asking does Wheat Ridge want to participate in the amount of $5,000 or le~s? Motion by Mrs Snow to contribute the amount of $3,000, seconded by Mrs Keller, consensus was to do this Mr Malone would have to bring back the motion with the appropriate account number, etc John Hayes then referred to the latest on the Currier matter, court denied the motion to continue the matter Thi~ means we win, unless it goes to the Court of Appeals He referred to the brief he filed in the Goracke litigation He feel~ it is a good brief It is his hope that the court will rule that the City does not owe anything, feel~ judge will find a compromi~e Urged Council not to let this case influence them during their budget ses~ions CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 12, 1988 Page -9- He then requested a brief executive ses~ion under Section 5 7 (b)(1)(B) of the Charter to di~cu~s a po~~ible apprai~al and we perhap~ need to bring a lawsuit Mr~ Keller so moved, ~econded by Mrs Worth, carried 7-1 with Mr FIasco voting No Motion by Mr Merkl to adjourn to Executive Session with the City Attorney and immediately after the Executive Se~sion to adjourn for the week, seconded by Mrs Ibbi~on, carried 6-2 with Mrs Worth and Mr~ Snow voting No John Haye~ then stated that he had not been here at the last Council Meeting, but it had gone over the air however many times since, a mis-impression There was discu~~ion and ~ome statements about that discussion that perhaps he per~onally had not had a document to the City in time for it to be included on the Agenda He simply wants the record to reflect that the document in que~tion being an indemnifciation agreement between Jim Sullivan and Les Metzger was prepared by him and wa~ delivered to the City Council 22 hours prior to the deadline for getting it on the Agenda He wa~ not here at the last Council Meeting to defend himself, so he has to do it three week~ later He did comply with the rule~ EXECUTIVE SESSIUN WAS HELD. Meeting adjourned at 12 30 a m " __ -,' It'd t[..-J / t'~/l /f Wanda Sang, City Clerk APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1988 BY A VOTE OF 6A~~ ~~Davi~, Council President 7 TO o AGENDA ITEM .'~ POBOX 638 TELEPHONE 303/237-6944 7500 WEST 29TH AVENUE . WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 80033 The City of ~heat 'Ridge MEMORANDUM TO: Mike Smith and city Council FROM: Bob Goebel, Director of Public Works DATE: September 1, 1988 SUBJECT: Findings of the 32nd Avenue Task Force The following text will be presented by Rich Von Luhrte and represents the findings and recommendations of the Mayor's 32nd Avenue Task Force The objectives of the Task Force were as follows 1 Eliminate the 4-lane design 2 Provide a compromise on the design that would satisfy the residents and cause the least impact to properties adjacent to the roads 3 Integrate a bike lane and pedestrian walks 4 Attempt to save the FADS grant 5 Construct the necessary improvements at Youngfield and the south entrance to Applewood Center and at Kipling Street to increase traffic safety and reduce congestion 6 Improve overall aesthetics and enhance the appearance of the street 7 Improve overall safety and drainage These objectives were met by the following 1 The 4-lane design was eliminated and a 2-lane design was chosen A left turn lane will also be provided which will greatly increase safety and traffic flow HThe CarnatlOn Clty" 2 The major area of concern for residents was the area between Nelson and Miller streets The homes on the north are very close to the street as it is, and encroachment had to be kept to a minimum in this area It was suggested that the road be gently curved to the south at this constriction and that a narrower walk on the south side also be used with this design, the new construction will abut the fences on the south and will be approximately 2 feet north of the existing concrete bikeway on the north 3 A bike lane was integrated into this design Rather than being up with the walk, there will be a continuous bike lane for each direction striped on the pavement This is safer for both the cyclist and the pedestrians This also allows the walk to be narrowed from 8' which was previously proposed, to 4' in width 4 With this proposed cross section, we will go to DRCOG and ask them to re-evaluate or re-rate our grant The grant money of $821,000 is in jeopardy There is no question about that! I realize that to most of you, this is not important; however, to both cities it is very important financially The City of Lakewood has indicated that if the grant is lost, funding for the section between Union and Miller (which is the area within Lakewood) is not available In other words, the project between Union and Miller will not be constructed for at least another 5 years If a decision on the design can be reached, Wheat Ridge would like to construct the portion of the project within its City limits in the summer of 1989 Those portions within Wheat Ridge are from Youngfield to Union and from Miller to Kipling 5 Everyone has agreed that improvements to the Applewood Center entrance off 32nd Avenue are necessary It is proposed that the entrances be limited to right turn in and right turn out only The main entrance will then be located on Youngfield Street with new signage and a traffic signal 6 Having consistent size walks and curbs along the entire length will add continuity to the street which is currently severely lacking Drainage ditches wi 11 no longer be necessary as storm sewers will be installed The cleanliness of the area will also improve as trash and rubbish currently collect in the weeds along the shoulders of the roadway 7 Safety will be greatly increased for both pedestrians as well as the driving public and bicyclists Walkways will eliminate the need to walk along unpaved shoulders dangerously close to traffic Vehicles will be able to comfortably make left turns from a turn lane rather than keeping their eye on the rear view mirror to see if the traffic behind sees their turn signal Bicyclists will now be able to ride along with traffic in a lane reserved solely for them, which makes both the cyclist and motorist more comfortable There is great concern by the residents that 44 feet will support 4 lanes of traffic The Task Force proposes the following conditions that will give a level of assurance that the City is willing to proceed in good faith with this solution without the ultimate intention of restriping the road to 4 lanes 1 We believe that the excess right of way should be offered to the residents adjoining 32nd Avenue as a concession to accepting this compromise The deeding back of the excess right of way would indicate the willingness to give something back to the community Clearly, there will not be need to widen beyond 44 feet in the foreseeable future, and if this eventually did occur, the land uses in the corridor would likely change and the acquisition of the property would be possible at that time 2 We believe that there should be some guarantee put in place that, should the City wish to restripe the project to a 4-lane roadway, additional public input would be mandatory We realize that this Council cannot bind future council, but if the approval of this could be made an ordinance, which would require council action to change, then we believe that protection would be in place that would allow the citizens to have some assurance that the City would not restripe the street without additional public input 3 We believe that an amendment should be made to the Comprehensive Plan that acknowledges a 3-lane road as an appropriate and workable solution for a collector street such as 32nd Avenue 4 The compromise plan should include the provision for adequate landscaping, signage improvements, and lighting improvements along the length of the street At a minimum, this should include the planting of a row of canopy trees that would mature over time and establish a new character to the Applewood area Where existing landscaping is impacted, every attempt should be made to provide new landscaping solutions that are of similar high quality including walls, shrubbery, buffering and other treatments that have been used along the street Along with those listed in number 1 above, other limitations could be placed in the ordinance concerning the striping I recommend that the proposed compromise not be striped 4 lanes until the average daily traffic between Morningside and Ward road exceeds 12,000 vehicles per day Currently, the average in this area is less than 9,000 vehicles per day and we have seen no significant increase in the last 3 years An intergovernmental agreement with Lakewood is also a possibility It was a pleasure to serve on the 32nd Avenue Task Force and I hope that this compromise will be approved so that we can provide the traveling public with a beautiful street that we can all be proud of Suqqested Motion: "I move that 32nd Avenue from Youngfield to Kipling Street be reconstructed in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force and that staff begin preparation of an ordinance and inter- governmental agreement with Lakewood to assure that any restriping will not occur without public input " Suqgested Motion "I move that 32nd reconstructed for 1 2 Avenue from Youngfield to Kipling Street not be the following reasons " Should this second motion pass, ie, no reconstruction of 32nd, or we lose the grant, I recommend that we do the following in 1989 to provide a driveable surface that will last 5 to 7 years for the majority of the street, and 25-35 years at the major intersections 1 We reconstruct the approach to Kipling to the width required for 1 through lane in each direction, 1 left turn lane, and 1 right turn lane This will require a 44' width minimum in the stacking area and a taper to the existing width at Morningside Drive 2 We reconstruct the entrance to Applewood Center and the approach to Youngfield Street (from Wright Court to Youngfield Street) to relieve congestion in these areas 3 Construct a traffic signal on Youngfield at the main entrance to the Applewood Center TIJIo: W..J c<( Cii~ 1]10: W..J c<( iii~ wW Io:z -<( elI..J c Z ::Jw Oz elI<( I-..J (/) <( W Zw a:z ::J<( I-..J c Z ::J W o Z ell <( I- ..J (/) W ~ WW 10: Z -<( ell ..J [I~ )> 0 rm "I :E m (Jl r -j )> III Z 0 m c: z o r-j >c: Z::o mZ m > rCll > -j Z III mO c Z o rlll >- z" m m [IT~ >0 rm "I WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION the City of Wheat Ridge city Council, after substantial public involvement, adopted a Comprehensive plan for the City on September 27, 1976, and said adopted plan sets forth STREET CLASSIFICATION AND STANDARDS, and said adopted plan includes a MAJOR STREET PLAN; and the City of Wheat Ridge Planning Commission, after substantial public involvement, adopted Subdivision Regulations on February 7, 1972, and said regulations were subsequently adopted by City Council by enactment of Ordinance 1986 - 672, adopted July 19, 1986, and said regulations setsforth specific design standards for streets; and the adopted Comprehensive plan designates West 32nd Avenue as a COLLECTOR STREET and furthermore establishes suggested minimum standards which include a 60-foot wide right-of-way with curb, gutter, sidewalk, and bicycle path, and 2 to 4 lanes, with specific design to be based upon neighborhood conditions and traffic characteristics; and the adopted Subdivision Regulations sets forth minimum design standards for COLLECTOR STREETS, including a minimum right-of-way width of 60 feet; and City Council has adopted 6-year Capital Improvement programs for several previous years, including the 1988 Annual Budget which includes reconstruction of West 32nd Avenue in 1988; and City Council has established a West 32nd Avenue Task Force to consider neighborhood conditions and traffic characteristics and make specific design recommendations to City Council for reconstruction of West 32nd Avenue; and the West 32nd Avenue Task Force has concluded their task and has made a specific design recommendation to City Council which is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and Subdivision Regulations as represented by Figure A atttached hereto; and WHEAT RIDGE RESOLUTION page 2 r'~NNING COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Taskforce's recommendations will promote vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety, as well as reduce the dependency upon the automobile by providing convenient pedestrian and bicycle alternatives; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISSION, THAT City Council should adopt and approve the West 32nd Avenue Task Force recommendations and reconstruct West 32nd Avenue consistent with those recommendations BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT In the spirit of aesthetic improvement to the neighborhood and City, and in promoting a more safe center turn lane design, City Council consider landscaped medians, with turn-outs appropriately located relative to street intersections; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT In future street construction planning, that design review and approval occur as a normal part of a Capital Improvemen program process, so that community involvement happens prio to appropriation of funds for a specific design solution DONE AND RESOLVED THIS 18th Day of August, 1988 Wheat Ridge Planning CommissIon, Chair 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