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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
September 26, 1988
The City Council Meeting wa~ called to order by the Mayor at 7 35 p m
Councilmembers present Tony Fla~co, Doris Ibbison, Larry Merkl, Moe
Keller, Nancy Snow, Randy We~t, and Claudia Worth Kent Davis wa~
absent, but left hi~ vote~ with the City Clerk'~ Office Al~o present
Deputy City Clerk, Christa Jones, City Admini~trator, Mike Smith, City
Attorney, John Hayes, Public Work~ Director, Bob Goebel, Director of
Parks & Recreation, Richard Bredt, acting Chief of Police, Ed Ray,
staff, and interested citizens
APPROVAL OF MINUTES of September 12, 1988
Motion by Mrs Ibbison for the approval of the Minutes of September 12,
1988, seconded by Mr West, carried 7-0
(Several corrections to the Minute~ were requested, but upon listening
to the tape of the meeting by three different people, it was determined
that the Minutes were correct, ~ince they repre~ented a verbatim quote
of the tape)
PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIES
Mayor Wilde read the Proclamation for Red Ribbon Week - October 23 - 30,
1988 into the record
CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO SPEAK
Councilmember Tony FIasco, 4440 Reed Street, read a letter into the
record regarding his rebuttal to a story that had appeared in the
Sentinel and wa~ ba~ed on an anonymou~ letter regarding the "Chinese
coin collection"
Michael D. Kearney, 2867 Gray Street, asked why
does not fly the United States flag on holiday~
that the flag wa~ now being flown
the City of Wheat Ridge
Mayor Wilde replied
Ronald Selstad, 2890 Lamar Street, complained about the use of the name
"Wheat Ridge Governmental Action Committee", that wa~ u~ed to pay for
the petition~ passed on 32nd Avenue He claimed that there i~ no
committee by that name in thi~ City or the State of Colorado There is,
however, a Wheat Ridge Governmental Affairs Committee He does not
believe the misrepresentation was a simple printing over~ight
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
Item 1
Public Hearing on 1989 Proposed Annual Budget
There was no one present to ~peak
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Motion by Mrs Snow to pa~s the budget a~ submitted with the addition of
$3,000 to maintain the horse~ in the Greenbelt, seconded by Mr West,
carried 6-1 with Mr FIasco voting No
Item 2
Council Bill 357 - An Ordinance repealing Chapter 11, Massage
Parlors, of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge,
Colorado
Council Bill 357 wa~ introduced on second reading by Mrs Keller, title
read by the Clerk Motion by Mrs Keller that this Council Bill be
tabled until October 24, 1988 because the City Attorney and the Chief of
Police had ~ome legal concerns with the wording of the Ordinance,
seconded by Mrs Snow, carried 7-0 Mrs Worth asked that Council be
given the new Council Bill ahead of time, ~o they can study it first
Item-1
Council Bill 359 - An Ordinance amending the Code of Laws of
the City of Wheat Ridge, Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Section
27 relating to Emergency Shelters operated by churche~
Council Bill 359 was introduced by Mr Merkl on second reading, title
read by the Clerk, Ordinance No 774 assigned
Sworn in by the Mayor and ~peaking in favor of the Ordinance were
Donald V. Sandager, 3650 Holland Ct , Terry Baldwin, 3635 Kline St ,
Jean Williams, 2419 Marshall, Edgewater, Sue Kent, 8770 Lamar Drive,
Arvada, Russell Slade, 2200 Garland Street, Lakewood
There was no one present to ~peak again~t the Ordinance
Motion by Mr Merkl that Council Bill 359 (Ordinance 774) be approved on
second reading and become effective one day after final publication,
seconded by Mr West, carried 7-0
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Item 4
Council Bill 360 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of
rezoning from Commercial-One to Planned Commercial Development
and for the approval of a Combined Outline and Final
Development Plan and Plat on land located at 4900 Parfet
Street, City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of
Colorado
(Ca~e No WZ-88-15) (Sullivan/Hayes & Associates)
Council Bill 360 wa~ introduced by Mr FIasco on fir~t reading, title
read by Clerk Motion by Mr FIasco that Council Bill 360 be approved
on first reading, ordered publi~hed, public hearing be set for Monday,
October 10, 1988 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 Merkl, carried 8-0
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DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS
Item 5
Re~olution 1107 - endorsing the Cultural Facilities District
Gully Stanford, Director of Public Affairs for the Denver Center for the
Performing Arts, wa~ present and answered Council's questions and
concerns and ~howed a video tape outlining the various probrams the
reque~ted contribution would support
Motion by Mr
Mrs Ibbison,
FIasco for the adoption of Resolution 1107,
carried 8-0
seconded by
Item 6
Re~olution 1108 - approving Intergovernmental Agreement with
Colorado Department of Highways for the Federal-Aid Off-Sy~tem
Hazard Elimination Project on 32nd Avenue from Kipling Street
to Pierce Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Resolution 1108 was introduced by Mr Merkl, title read by the Clerk
Motion by Mr Merkl that the Mayor be authorized to sign Re~olution No
1108 and al~o to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the State
Department of Highways and the City of Wheat Ridge, and to approve
Resolution 1108, seconded by Mr~ Keller, carried 8-0
Item 7
Resolution 1110 - authorizing the Jefferson County Open Space
Officials to secure professional appraisal on and acquire four
(4) inches of the Lee & Baugh Ditch located in the City of
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Resolution 1110 wa~ introduced by Mrs Worth, title read by the Clerk
Motion by Mrs Worth for the adoption of Resolution 1110, seconded by
Mr FIasco, carried 7-1 with Mr Davis voting NO
Mayor Wilde ~tated that for the sake of continuity Item 9 should come
before Item 8
Item 9. Motion by Mrs Keller that a tran~fer of $10,000 be made from
Account 31-607-795 (Unallocated Capital Improvements) to
31-302-882 (30th & Jay) to allow the Urban Drainage and Food
Control Di~trict to begin engineering on this project, seconded
by Mr Merkl, carried 8-0
Item 8. Resolution 1113 - authorizing the Mayor to sign the
Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Wheat Ridge and
the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District entitled
Agreement regarding de~ign of drainage and flood control
improvements for north branch upper Sloan~ Lake, Edgewater and
Wheat Ridge
Resolution 1113 was introduced by Mrs Ibbison, title read by the Clerk
Motion by Mrs Ibbison that the Mayor be authorized to sign Resolution
No 1113 and also to ~ign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Edgewater, and Wheat Ridge,
and to approve Resolution 1113, seconded by Mr Merkl, carried 8-0
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Item 10. Resolution 1114 - accepting the offer of Grant Funding from
the State of Colorado, Department of Highway~, Division of
Highway Safety for the establi~hment of a Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program.
Resolution 1114 was introduced by Mrs Ibbi~on, title read by the Clerk
Motion by Mrs. Ibbi~on for the adoption of Resolution 1114, seconded by
Mrs Keller, carried 8-0
Item 11. Motion to appoint voting delegate and alternate voting
delegate for the NLC Annual Congress of Citie~ in Boston,
Ma~s , December 3-7, 1988
Motion by Mrs Keller to appoint Claudia Worth the voting delegate and
Doris Ibbison the alternate voting delegate for the NLC Annual Congress
of Citie~ in Boston, Mass, December 3-7, 1988, seconded by Mr West,
carried 7-0
Item 12. Motion by Mr West that the Mayor of the City of Wheat Ridge
be authorized to sign the contract agreement between Shalkey
Walker Associates, Inc and the City of Wheat Ridge for
landscape architectural services for the propo~ed
reconstruction project of Paramount Park in the amount of
$28,000 to be charged to Acct No 32-601-860, ~econded by
Mr~ Keller
Mr FIasco asked why this was being done by an architect and not
in-house Richard Bredt replied that this project involved
recon~truction of a building and restroom facilities, drainage design,
sprinkler sy~tem design, playground design, etc
Mrs Worth asked that ~ublic input will be considered in the design
Ed Shalkey, landscape architect, was present and answered Council's
questions and concerns
Motion carried 7-1 with Mr FIasco voting No
Item 13. Motion by Mrs Worth that the Mayor be authorized to enter
into an agreement with the participating parent-teacher
organizations to provide payment to the school crossing guards
referred to as "authorized volunteer~" and that payments be
made from Acct No 610-713, seconded by Mrs Snow, carried
6-2 with Mr FIasco and Mr Davis voting No Mr FIasco voted No
because although he is not again~t thi~ program, he feels it is not our
responsibility, we are allowing the school district to ~hirk their
duties Mr West feels the ~ame way, but he will vote for it because he
is concerned for the safety of the children
Item 14. Consent Agenda.
A) Re~olution 1109 - authorizing reimbur~ement from the City
of Wheat Ridge's attributable share of the Jefferson County
Open Space Fund for Park~ and Open Space Development
B) Resolution 1111 - authorizing the creation of the City of
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Sale~ Tax Revenue Bond Capital Project
Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Reserve Fund
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c) Re~olution 1112 - authorizing the City Treasurer to open new bank
accounts for the purpose~ described below
D) Motion that Dimension Builders be awarded the contract for
siding and garage door replacement of the Public Works Shops
building for their total amount of $35,580. Further move that
a 5% contingency and a $1,000 force account be established for
unforeseen work and work by other~, and that the Director of
Public Works be authorized to sign all change orders Also
move that the project be charged against accounts as follows
$9,660 to 01-303-812, $10,000 to 57-305-812, $18,699 to
31-305-812
Further move that a budget transfer of $18,699 be made from
Acct No 31-607-795 (Capital Unallocated) to 31-305-812
(Shops Improvement~) to cover costs
E) Motion to appoint William T Smith to the Building Code
Advisory Board
F) Motion that the Mayor of the City of Wheat Ridge be
authorized to execute the Contract for Legal Services, and
appropriating $3,000 to be paid to the Denver Metro
Intervenors relating to the Mountain Bell increase proposal
Further move that the $3,000 be charged to General Fund
Operations Telephone expense (01-610-759)
G) Motion to approve the draft of Findings & Deci~ion of the
Liquor Authority re Jolly Jack Liquors
H) Motion that we contract with the firm of Harlan, Myles,
and Dougla~ in the amount of $9,000 plus travel expenses to
continue our economic development efforts This amount to be
charged to Acct No 106-750
I) Motion that the contract for the 1988 Street Tree
Maintenance Project be awarded to Colorado Tree and Shrubbery
in the amount of their bid of $7,812 25 and that all costs be
charged to Acct No 603-703
J) Motion that $10,000 be transferred from Unallocated Fund
Balance (#01-607-795) to Budget/Salestax Contractual Services
(#01-115-704) for the purpose of completing sales/u~e tax
audit~ in progress, for the remainder of 1988
Motion by Mr Merkl to adopt the Consent Agenda as printed, seconded by
Mrs Ibbison
Mr FIasco a~ked that Item G) be pulled off the Con~ent Agenda
Mrs Snow asked that Item D) be pulled off the Consent Agenda
Discussion followed
Mrs Keller called for the question, carried 7-0
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Motion to approve all Items other than D) and E) carried 8-0
Item D) - Motion by Mrs Ibbi~on, seconded by Mrs Keller, carried 8-0
Item G) - Mr FIasco asked to abstain from voting ~ince
attended that meeting Motion by Mrs Ibbi~on that Mr
from voting, seconded by Mr West, carried 7-0
he had not
FIasco abstain
Item G) carried 7-0 with Mr FIasco abstaining
CITY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS
Mike Smith stated that Council'~ requested change~ will be incorporated
into the budget and brought back to Council
CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS
John Hayes had no report
Motion by Mrs Ibbi~on to adjourn, seconded by Mr We~t, carried 6-1
with Mr FIasco voting No
Meeting adjourned at 9 55 p m
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Christa Jo~es, De~~ty' City Clerk
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 10, 1988 BY A VOTE OF
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TO 0
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Kent Davis, Council President