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Home My WebLink About10/23/1989 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO October 2~989 The City Louncil ~eeting was calleD to oroer by the hayor at 7 30 p m Cuuncillliellibers ~resent Kent Lavis, Tony FIasco, Loris Ibbison, Larry ~erkl, ~oe Keller, hancy SnOVJ, handy hest, emu Clauoia horth Also ~resent City l.lerk, h&noa Sang, City AonJinistrator, t- ike Sn,ith, City Attorney, John hayes, Public hurks Director, Lot Guebel, Director of P I ann i n ~ 6: De vel 0 f.> n; e nt, G 1 e n G i dIe y, Chi e f 0 f Pol ice, J a c k h u r s t , staff, and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES of Gctober S, l~oS hotion by ~ rs Ibbison t or the apf.>roval of the hillutes of Cctober 9, 198':1, seconueo by hr hest, carrieo b-O Mayor hilue introduced a girl scuut group and presented them with City pins CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO SPEAK Genie ~,erkl(;., jb91 Estes Street, slOoke on behalf of many of t"oe [,eller's constituents in District 1\, and thanked ~oe Keller for 6 years of haro work ana oeoication PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING I telL 1 Council [ill 30 - An Ordinance awending the LOde of Laws of the City of hheat hidge (lYS9) by aodin~ ~ections 110 ana 111 of Cha10ters 16 ana creating separate provisions controlling otfenses of' oOlliestic violence, and providing a penalty for violation thereat Council bill JC was introouceo on seCOlla re8uing by hrs Snow, title reao by the Clerk, Ordinance No bll assigneo huth how8rd, Probation Of ficer for Lity of \\heat hiC:ge, b8ve background on reasons for this Ordinance and answered Council's questions hoti.s2.!:!. by hrs Snow for the 800ption ot GroinCince 1:,11 OIl seconC: readinis ana that it take effect 1 day after final publication, seconded by ~rs Keller, carriea b-O ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING I tern 2 Louncil Dill ::,4 - ArJ Gralnallce an,enoinb the Coae of Laws ot the City of ~heat Ridge, by addin~ a new ~ection 2-4 svecifically p e rrci t tin [, "!, 0 - D a lL a b e s - for - u e I a y" c 1 au s e sin C it Y con t r act s CITY COUNCIL kINUTES Octuber ;oj, 19b5 Paise -c:.- Council Lill ~4 was introduced by hr herkl on first readinb, title reaD by Cler~ ~:otion by ~;r herkl that Council bill 34 be al-'pruveo on first readinG, ordered publ ished, publ ic hearirJio be set for hond2Y, November ~7, 1909 at 7 30 p ill in City Louncil Chambers, kunicipal Bldg , and if approveo on secono reading, tave effeot 15 days after final publication, seconded by ~r VIlest, carried 0-0 DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS I ten, j hesolutiun 1167 - authurizinb reimbursement from the City of \\heat hio6e'S attributable share of the Jefferson County u~en Space funu tor Parks ana Cpen ~pace Gevelupment (postponeu f rOlL GctoLer 9, 19(9) hesolution 1167 was introuuceo by krs lubison, title reao by the Clerk Lillian flellJing, bJbj W cljth Avenue, spoke abainst using u10en Space funas for maintenance and urbeo that the muney be useG to buy adaitional Open ::'pace land Gary warule, hheat Ridbe Farks ano Recreation Gepartment, was lJrEsent to answer Council's questions City Atturney, John Hayes, rEad his melllO dated October 1),1':109, into the record, which save his written opinion lLe memo explained that it was at Council's oiscretion to either use Gpen SlJace funos for purchasing, developing, and preserving Gpen Space, or for llJaintenance purposes and recreational ca~ital improvements ~,otion by hrs Ibbison for the approval of Resolution 1167, seconoeo uy hrs Keller hrs Snow will vote No because she feels WE should ue spenoing this money on purchase of land and if we are going to use it all for maintenance she woulu like to SEe a large amount put asioe every year fOl' about lG or 15 years until we have a very large aniount ana we can use the interest hrs Keller askeo if ~rs ILbison woulo acoe~t a frienoly alliendment to her wotion that the next Council look into a oifferent method of park maintenance funoinG hrs lubison accepteo this as part ut her lliotion hot ion carrieD 6-2 with ~,rs :.,now and hr Lavis votirc 1'.0 I telJj 4 hesulution llGo - amenoing the City ot \\hu:t Iliobe Annual bud{set f or the fiscal year 1 jo'::i Res 0 1 u t ion 11 6 b was in t rod u c e 0 b Y ~: r her k 1, tit 1 ere a 0 L Y the C 1 e r k f':otion uy hr ~Ierkl for the aooption ot hesolution 1160, seconoed by l'jr \\est, carried l-U I tertJ 'J Res 0 1 uti (; n 11 t S - a10 pi' 0 P ria till is ad G it ion a 1 sum s 0 f IlJ 0 n e y in excess of amounts budgeted for the City of wheat hiage, Coloradu for fiscal year 1989 Resolution 116j was introduceo by hrs Keller, title reaD by the Clerk CITY COUNCIL UNUnS ()c tuber 23, 19b5 Pabe -j- hotion by ~rs Keller for the aaoption of ~esolution 1165, seconded by hr v\est, carried 8-0 Itern C hesolution 1170 - adopting the City buotet, establishing a mill levy for the purlJose of deriving property tax revenues, and appropriating sums of money to the various funds and spending agencies in the awounts specifieD below, for the City of Wheat Riage, Colorado for the 1990 budget year Resolution 1170 was introciuceo by ~rs ~now, title read by the Clerk Steve Ler~owitz, 3945 ~eWfuan Street, asked th~t the efuployees in this City be reruerubereo when this buoget is approved f-r ~lerkl will be voting ho, because he has a real 1oroblen; with the re-organization at Fublic horks ~otion by hrs :.,now for the aooption 01 Resolution 1170, secondeu by ~rs heller hrs \\orth askea for a frienuly aruenoment that we remove one of the police cars anO substitute the $Y,uOG with aLanine Lorps hrs ~now ano secona acce~teo this hr Gavis will be voting against this budget for the same reasons as ~r ~lerkl and some aoditional problems he had at the budget sessions hotiolJ faileO 3-5 with CouncilriJen,bers Snow, ~eller, and horth voting yes I tern 7 Resolution 1171 - authorizing the Jefferson County Open Space officials to secure a professional appraisal and to acquire the land located at (vacant parcels of land east of hadsworth) Gary harOle gave the staff re~olt ana answered Council's questions Gene Pastor, 3815 Carr ~treet, representing the hheat hioge baseball Association, asked for better facilities than they have right now R 011 S e 1 s t a 0, c' b:, CJ Lan; a I', S lJ 0 k e in f a v 0 I' 0 f a 00 i t ion alp ark s10 ace in the eastern part of Wheat Ridge ana asked for better upkeep of existing parks he askeo that the City ~urchase No lJ on the attached list (~ of 29th & Ingalls -5 5 acres) ana that it be acquireo and developed along with the Lity of Eogewater in a Joint venture uougal Grahan;, .::iJjU Chase Street, representinb Area 4 Planning LOllifuittee, spoke in favor 01 acquiring wore OlJen Space, urgeo that no action be taken tonight as to acquiring specific parcels, but to establish a task force to bring recofuruenaatiuns back to Council Louise Turner, 11~56 h jtth Avenue, urgeo Council not to make a decision tonight as to what 1oroperties to lJurchase :.,he oia ask that the property on the N W corner of 44th & Pierce not be purchaseo, but that it remain a cornfiela CIT't CulJI\CIL hIHTES uctober C:j, 19t,lj l-'abe -4- Dorothy 1hon:pson, 3014 Chase Street, read a letter from I-iheat hidge United ~eighborhooos into the recoro, which urged Council to defer any binding decisions until the less desirable parcels have been weeded out and that a date be set in the future to consider these proposals Motion by Mrs Snow that the Park staff give us an additional map that shows a quarter mile raoius for anywhere we have ~ark equipment and that we ask the parks oepartrnent to narrow down the list to all the lots that have at least 1/.:; of an acre and study this wore fully and cotrJe back with sonie recomwendations, seconded by Hr herkl Mr Merkl asked to add that any HUG properties that have a house on thew be dropped from the list hrs ~now alliendeo her lliotion that this incluoe properties on the west end of the City ~1r ~ierkl !lJUVed to anjend ~lrs Sno'l's rr,otion that for the purpose of study on thislist we lower that tu 1/4 of an acre lots and then that will elilllinate a lot the real small unes ana that gives us sonlething to look at when it comes back, second eo by ~r Flasco, carried 5-3 with Councilwerubers Ibbison, Snow, ana ~est votin~ ~o Oribinal hot ion as alliended carried d-U I ten, G Motion re Purc hase of ma ter i al s for 3 par k she I tel'S Motion by hr ~est that hobert Churchich & Associates be awaroeo the purchase of materials fur 3 park shelters (hFQ 8Y-025) in the amount of their quote of $1~,524 and that all costs be char bed to Acct No 54-601-577, seconded by Mr FIasco hrs Snow moved to alllenc that one of the shelters be taken out of 35th & Gwens and be put in the Rock Gillhouse pro~erty, seconded by hr FIasco Mayor ~ilde ruled Mrs Snow's amenoment out at order hr FIasco will vote no on the original motion because he refuses to give a blank check Until he knows what the total cost is, he doesn't feel he has enough intormation to vote on this ~ir v,est calleD for the question, secondeo by hr Davis, carried 7-1 with hrs \\orth votin~ No Vote on original wotion carrieo 5-j with Louncilmembers FIasco, Ibbison, and \\orth voting No Motion by hrs \\orth to take the shelter out of the Gillhouse property anu that at the time tte property is oevelo~ed, a shelter be provided, but not until then, seconoed by hr \\est, carrieD 5-3 with Councilmembers Snow, FIasco, ana Davis voting No hrs Snow askeo for an an,endrr,ent that it \;e taken out of the Gillhouse pro1oerty and put into Prospect Park 1here was no second ~r \\est askeci for an C1metJOlj,ent that this be taken out of the Gillhouse property ana a small shelter be placed in the park at uwens ~treet, seconcea by Mrs Ibbison, tailed 3-5 with Counciln:embers Ibbison, ~est, and Keller voting yes LITY COU~CIL MI~UTES Uctoter c:j, 1985 Page -5- Motion by Mr West to ~lace the smallest ravilion in Owens Park, seconoed by t"rs Ibbison, F aileo 4-4 with CoUtJciln,enlbers Ibbison, Lavis, ~est, ana ~eller votin~ yes ~.otion by Mr ~erkl to place 1 pavilion in FatJorarLB Park, 1 in handedl Par k, the s nl a 11 est 0 neb y the pIa y g r 0 u n d at U e Ii i c h a r d s h art Est ate, 1 in Apel bacher Perk, seconoeo by Mr Lavis hrs hurth n,oveo to an,eno thE: motion to toke out the pavil ion at the hicharas hart Estate, secondeo by Mr \\est, carrieo ~-j with Lou n c i 1 [i, en; b e r sIb b i son, her k 1, eJlJ 0 f 1 8 S C 0 v 0 tin [; ~IO hotion as an,enoeCJ carrieo G-c. with Lounciln,en,bers l"est ano 'vIorth voting I~o ~otion by hrs ~now that thE: smallest one to in LwellS Park, seconoed by ~r hest, faileo 4-4 with Louncilmewbers ~now, Lavis, hest, and Keller votin€, yes Moticn by ~rs ~now to hang on to the lJavilion until the Gillhouse lJroperty is oevelopeo ana we already have the shelter tor it in storabe, secondeo by ~lr ~erkl, taileo j-~ with CouncilnJen.bers Keller, \\orth, anu ~erkl votinl:, yes hotion by hrs Snow to lJut the sniall ~avilion in Prospect Park, second eo by hr Lavis, taileo 4-4 with Louncilmembers Snow, Flascu, Itbison, and Davis voting yes ~. 0 t ion b y ~ r v' est tog 0 to I ten, 9, s e con 0 e ci b Y ~ r F 1 as co, car r i e d 5 - (, Item \; c. . ....,esslon, hot ion by ~,r herkl to cancel the ~~oven,ber 6, seconded by ~r \\est, carried 5-0 1989 ~tudy CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS John Hayes geve report on Paramount Fark situatiun Tile bonding com~any Iii a de the C it y a cas h 0 f fer 0 f ~ 35 , 0 U C in r e t urn for the C it y r E: 1 e a sin g the 1[: l' 0 r 1 i a b i lit yon the i I' bon u 1 he C it Y Ii, a 0 e a c u u n t e r 0 f l' e r ( sub j ect to Cuunc il a1ovroval) ot $65,00 G 1 he bond i ng con, pany i nd i ca ted that $6~,UOU was not acceptable ana gave us twu alternatives $~O,UOO cash immediately, or COllie on the vro1oerty and finish the Job hutio.!!. by hr Lavis that the uonoing cOIL1oany tinish the Job, seconoeu by I'; r t' 1 as co, car r i e 0 (j - 0 Publ ic Service Con'vany gaVE: verbal relJort on how niuch it would cost for electrical unoergrounoin(', alone, \>.est j::'nu Avenue, the City want:::; Lhl:::; ir] writillt He askeo Council to ~ick one ot the following o~tions regardinb the Public ~ervice Franchise 1 Final ize the a€,reen,ent ri!:,ht now with the 1% unoeq,rounoirJls, touch up some of the language baseo on the LakewoGo Grdinance, and bring it in on first reaoing for the first llieeting 01 the ne~ Council un November 27, 1989 CITY COUt-. hINuT October d, lS;blj PabE: -0- 2 [;eclare an impasse, yass an occupational tax ordinance, and regulate as if we hao no franchise 3 Study an outright takeover of their facilities He recomllienoeu optiun 1 hotion by hr Merkl that we go with Option 1 ana contact Public Service tomorrow morning ana tell them their 2b weeks is running regarding underground cables for hest 32nd and hest 58tL Avenues, seconded by hrs harth, carrieo 6-2 with ~r FIasco and ~,rs ~now voting No John !]ayes referred to the "Information Only Item" regaroin~ the B T Construction Arbitration Awaro Motion by hrs Snow that we $12,164 38, seconded by hrs Mr hest voting No do not alJpeal and that we funci the Ibbison, carrieo b-2 with Mr FIasco and ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS Nancy ~now stateo that we have a vacancy on the Civil Service Commission There is some concern that there will not be a quorum if the comwission meets in the future Therefore she movea that Charles J LreniliJer be aY1oointeo to fill the unexpiredterm of ~,r barnett, seconded by Mr Merkl, carried b-2 with Mr Davis ana hr hest voting nu Notion by Mrs ~now that we seno ~l,OUO to the City of Santa Cruz to use as they see fit, secondeci by hr West, Faileo 3-5 with Councilmembers ~now, hest, and horth voting yes Motion by ~lr voting by hrs Flasco, No Snow to seno $1,000 to the California Red Cross, seconded carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Ibbison, Davis, and Merkl Doris Ibbison mov~ that tLe yL.Jcement of the renlaining pavil ion be left up to the Parks Commission and that Council accept their decision, secundea by Mrs Snow, carried 6-i with Mr rlasco and Mr Davis voting Ho Motion by hr Davis to aajourn after ~rs Keller speaks, seconded by Mr ~ erkl, carried 8-0 Mrs Keller said her gooo-byes and thanked her constituents and fellow Councilmembers, the staff, the Mayor, various citizens, ana John Hayes Meeting adjourneo at 11 15 p m -:1') " j Wanda~t:a~:~ C-it;' 'c;}rk --------- Af'FhOVt.~CI1 Y CulJi'<CIL ON Nu\iEhbH A..,:; <-/- '" IJ'-~~-"l Kent Davis, Council Presioent i7, 19d9 BY A 'vOTE OF 3 TO o