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Home My WebLink About07/20/2004AGENDA WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY July 20, 2004 Notice is hereby giyen of a Public Meeting to be held before the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 5:30 p.m., in the second floor conference room of the Municipal Building at 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 1. Call the Meeting to Order 2. Roll Call of Members 3. Public Forum (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda. Public comments may be limited to 3 minutes.) 4. Resolufion 02-2004, A Resolution adopting amendments to the Authority's Bylaws 5. Esecutive Session under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(e) &(b) for the purpose of determining matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations and/or instructing negotiators regarding the 38tb Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard redevelopment project and receiving legal advice regarding specific legal questions related to acquisitioa and relocation issues at 38"h Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard redevelopment project. 6. New Business 7. Adjournment ~ , Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority 7500 W. 29th Avenue Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 303-235-2846 3032352857 (Fax) TO: Urban Renewal Authority Board Members FROM: Alan 4Vhite, Executive Director ~ RE: Bylaws DATE: July 14, 2004 Attached is a Resolution adopting amendments to the bylaws of the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority. The amendments aze attached to the Resolution. The primary change is to the requirement for a quorum to conduct a meeting. The requirement has been changed from five members to "a majority of the appointed members." This way if the membership is changed by ordinance again, the bylaws will not need to be changed. What this means is that if the fu117 members aze appointed, 4 members would consritute a quonun. In our present situation of 5 appointed members, 3 would constitute a quorum. If the appointed membership dropped to 4, 3 would constitute a quorum. I have also taken the opportunity to change all references to the Wheat Ridge Economic Development and Revitalization Commission to Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority. This name change occurred by ordinance a few years ago. A motion to adopt the Resolution is needed to amend the bylaws. Recommended Motion: "I move to adopt Resolution 02-2004." WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY RESOLUTION NO. 02 -2004 Series of 2004 A RESOLUTION OF THE WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE AUTHORITY'S BYLAWS WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1229 on October 8, 2001 which, among other things, changed the name of the Wheat Ridge Economic Development and Revitalization Commission to the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority; and WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1312 on October 27, 2003, which changed the memberslrip of the Urban Renewal Authority to seven members; and WHEREAS, the AuthoriTy desires to amend its bylaws to reflect the changes enacted by the City Council in the above referenced ordinances and to make the Authority's requirements for a meeting quorum reflect the membership appointed under Section 25-24 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal as follows: Section 1. The amendments to the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority Bylaws, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, aze hereby adopted. DONE AND RESOLVED this 20tb day of July 2004. Chair ATTEST: Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Corey Hof&nann, WRURA Attomey EXHIBIT 1 AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE WHEAT RIDGE IJRBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY The following aze amendments to the bylaws of the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority, formerly known as the Wheat Ridge Economic Development and Revitalization Commission: Amendment 1. Article I, The Commission, Section 1, Name of Commission, is amended as follows: The name of the Commission shall be the "Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority Eeenenii D e,op-~eiit aftd De.,:*4:~afier '"e--n:s°:eti,"hereinafterreferredtoas WRURA or the Authority. ~~~==a~a~~=~zT~^ D~ ~,.e ~o~--_-,-;~~:~~=_. The name of the Authority Coffunissio was previously the "Wheat Ridge Economic Development and Revitalization Commission i The Authority CoffmAssiea shall consist of the number of i3ine-E9j members as provided by Section 25-24 SeetieH 2-3-4 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge. Amendment 2. AA references in the bylaws to the "Wheat Ridge Economic Development and Revitalization Commission" are amended to the "Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority" and all references to the "Commission" aze amended to the "Authority." AIl references to "Commissioners" aze amended to "Authority members." Amendment 3. Article III, Meetings, Section 3, Quorum, is hereby amended as follows: The power of the Authority Cenffnissiea shall be vested in the Authority members in office from tune to time. A majority of the appointed Authority members Eexhnissieftefs shall constitute a quonun for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes, but a smaller number may adjoum form time to time until quonun is obtained. When a quorum is in attentlance, action may be taken by the Authority Gemmissiea upon an affinnative vote of the majority of the Authority members GenmiissieneFs present. Notice of motion to amend the bylaws was not made and seconded at the previous Authority meeting as required under Article N, Section 1 of the bylaws. The Authority members consent to waive this requirement, as permitted under Article N, Section 2 of the Bylaws, and as evidenced by the signatures below: Mary Hashem, Chair Elwyn Kiplinger Janet Leo Tom Mallinson Tesell Williams AMENDMENTS ADOPTED this 2e day of 7uly, 2004. Mary Hashem, Chair Attest: Secretary to the Authority