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Home My WebLink About01/22/1990 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO January 22, 1990 1he City Council ~,eeting was calleo to oroer by the hayor 8t 1 3U jJ [Jj Councilll.enJuers present EliSE: Lroughan" l\ent Lavis, Lon Eafanti, Phil Edwards, Tony FIasco, Larry ~erkl, Ron Selstao, ana FJill Sharlley Also present City Cler~, v,anda Sang, City AdrLinistrator, ~ ike Swith, City Attorney, John hayes, Public ~orks Director, bob Goebel, Lirector of Planning & uevelo)JflJent, ulen Gioley, Chiet of Police, Jack hurst, staff, ana interesteo citizens hot ion by ~ r herkl to adO un iten, to the Agenda--hesol ution ret,aroin6 the SelectivE: Enforceruent Frograrn, seconded b~ ~r Shanley, carrieo G-u APPROVAL OF MINUTES 01 January G, 199U ana January 1", ~ , 19,::>0 ~J 0 t ion u y h rEa tcw tit 0 r the a p pro v 3 1 0 f the hi nut e sot J '" n u a r y (', 1990, seconoed by ~r ~erkl, carrieo b-O hotioll by hr Lavis for the aGoption of the minutes ot January 15, lSSU, seconOeo by hr herkl, carried b-U CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO SPEAK Andy Anthony, 3~~,( Irving Street, Lenver, complaineo about the outdateo equipment at Awerlcan Cablevision for the Con~unity Programwing Page Payne, b070 Lamar street, ArVada, s):-ohe in tavor of Community Programming Lonnie bothaw, J3bO Fierce Street, ~heat Ridge, volunteer Pr06ran,wing, complain€o 3bout the deteriorating equipnJent complained about the quality of reception on Channel 04 for Comwunity She also bill ROhmig, 5293 Crawford Gulch Roao, Golden Cate Canyon, spoke about the proposed gravel quarry in Clear Creek Canyon He inforn,ed Council of the public hearing on this matter bef'ore the Jefferson Lounty Planning Commission on January 31, lS90 ano about a month later 8 hearing before the commissioners His concerns includeo increased truck traffic 24 hours a oay, air quality, potential exposure 01 uranium veins, increaseo noise J 0 h n La t y, j 9 5 'J Lou b 1 ash 0 un t a i rJ L r i v e, Go I (] en, ask e (] t hat co rL n. un i tie s pull together to save Clear Creek Canyon his concerns were the sawe as bill Hohmib's CITY CLUhCIL hI~UTE~ J anuarj e:.c., 19SiCJ FaGe -L- LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY MATTERS I terlJ 1 Application for Transfer ot Ownership ot a Llass J-l - j L% beer Retail License from ~ Surerette Corporation, dba C Superette #~Ob, 3750 Vvadsworth Llvu , hheat &ioge, to Texaco 01 Colorado, Inc , dba Texaco of' Colora00, Inc , ~tore Cljl1 Alan Lill, attorney for Texaco, was rresent anG sworn in by the hayor He gave backgrounG on the purchase of this property and explained about Texaco's training prograa tor their employees t':otion by ~ir Lavis to approve the 1 rans1 er of Ownership frol1J C Superette Corporation, aba C Superette #~06, to Texaco of COloraoo, Inc , dba Texaco ot Colorado, Ina , 0tore #1311, J'(9CJ ~adsworth Llvd , hheat hidge, Colorado This is a Class J-l, 3 ~% Leer hetail License, seconded by ~,r FIasco, carried E-u IteltJ L Application for a new Llass T - Tavern Li4uor License with extendeu hours for Lrew heaa, oba Tabor Lake Inc , 1~100 W 44th Avenue, hheat hioge, Colorado Applicant the ~;ayor Council's breVI heaa, he spoke questions 5bUb haro koaa, Arvaoa, was present ana sworn in by in favor of' granting his license ana answereo t, otion by hr Tavern Liquor Inn, 1~100 h reasons 1 All applications ana fees required by statute have been filed ana paio, L: Notice of public hearing and posting of the preltJises have been acconiplisheo accordinio to statutory requirements, j The applicant will be entitled to occupancy of the preltJises by virtue of a signed lease dated October 19, 1989 4 The inoividual owner has been cleared by the Police Lepartwent 5 The evidence aoduced at the Public Hearing on January 2~, 199CJ established that the desirES of the residents of the neighborhooo under consideration are for granting this license, as evioenced by no one appearing in opposition to this license I suggest that a):-plicant anG his ewployees take the City Clerk's Liquor Seminar, seconoeo by hr SharJley Eawaros to approve the application for a new Class T _ License witt extenoeo bours, for Drew head, dta Tabor Lake 44th Avenue, hhe2t Ridge, Colorado, for the tollowing hr and hrs FIasco will vote against this license because no survey was the 010 SLrvey was taker! for a fiotel & hestaurant 1 icense Lroughal1J will vote against tbis because she agrees with hr tdken FIasco hotion carried 6-~ witb Lounailn:embers ~lasco and broughaw voting ho CIT) CO~~CIL ~I~~lES 1 teliJ j J anuary ~~, 1990 l-abe -5- A~~lication for a new liquor license troliJ Einh lhanh ho ana Thich t':inh Chau, dba "ha~jJY Liquors", 4141 l<ijJling Street, ~heat Eide,e, Colorado This was fornJerly kno\,m as "Jolly Jack Liquors" ~,o t ion by h r F 1 as cot 0 0 r d era sur v e y for " Hap p y L i quo r s ", 4 1 4 1 L i fJ 1 in g ~treet, hheat hidge, ana that the neighborhood be set for a l-rnile radius ana that the Public Hearing be held on February 1~, l~~O 1 further move that the pro~erty be postea and the fJublic hearing be published 10 days fJrior to the hearing, second eo by hr herkl, carried (j-O I tern 4 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Council LiII #j8 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of rezonin6 fronJ liestricted-ConJUJercial to Commercial-One on land locateo at 10GOl west 44th Avenue, City of wheat Ridge, Lounty of Jefferson, State of Lolorado (Case No wL-L9-8) (Lauren E ana J LIaine Alorich) (to be continued to February 12, 1990, at the request of the applicant) hotion by ~r Lavis that Case ~o hZ-89-b for rrojJerty located at 10GOl Vv 44th Avenue, be continued to February 1::,1990, seconoed by ~r Edwaros, carried 8-0 I ten; 5 DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS Lid Award for lS~O 3/4 Ton Truck for Public horks Street Maintenance Motion by hr Shanley that keaveo-Craig Chevrolet be awaroecl the pur c has e 0 t 1 990 3/4 ton t r u c k wit h 0 f.' t ion s for the am 0 un t 0 l' $ 1 2 , b 60 c' 6 and that all costs be charged to Acct No 305-807, seconoeo by kr Eo wards ~otion by ~r FIasco to amend the motion that the air conoitioning in the amount ot $750 30 be deleted There is no reason to bave air conoitioning within the short distances in the City of hheat Ridge Motion dieo for lack of secono Original Motion carrieo 7-1 with Mr FIasco voting No Item 6 bid Award for 1990 Fatrol Pursuit ~ehicles ~otion by hr Shanley that Burt Chevrolet be awarded the purchase of six Patrol Pursuit Cars with options for the amount uf $79,081 38 and $6'),901 15 be charged to Acct No ~03-807 and $13,180 ~3 be chargeo to Acct No 610-7i.k, seconded by ~r FIasco, carrieo b-U I telJi I ~aintenance AgreeliJent with NCli hot ion by hr FIasco that the Maintenance Agreement with NCR be reneweo for 1990 in the amount of $16,367 UO and tbat the awount be chargeo to A c c t l~ 0 1 1 7 - I I 6, s e con d e d b Y ~l rEO VI a r 0 s, car r i eo 8-0 eIn CCUNCIL UI'JUH.S January 22, l':JSCi Pai',e -4- I ten, b lio Award for 2 1/~ ton Pick-Up Trucks for Public horks hot ion by ~r Shanley that Daniels Chevrolet be awardeo the purchase of two 1/2 ton pickup trucks with options tor the amuunt of $lY,b71 ~O and that all costs be charge 0 to Acct No jU2-8G7, seconoed by Mr Eafanti hotion by Mr rlasco that the air conditionin[; ir the alilount of $1,279 ,;0 be deleted, secondeu by hr herkl hr Coebel explainec that with the factory installeo air conditioner we would 6et the larger capacity radiator, transmission cooler, oil cooler ~r herkl withorew his secono Motion failed for lack of secono Original Motion carried 7-1 with ~r FIasco voting No I ten; 5 ~:otion that Sellards & Grigg be 8warded the 1990 ~lonun,entation Program Motion by I':r herkl that Sellards & Grigg be awarded the 1990 honumentation Program, that the ~ayor be authorized to sii',n the Agreement, ana that all costs by ~ellards & Grigg not exceeo ~'(0,000 I further move that a Force Acoount 01 ~5,000 00 be estabIisheo to pu rc h8se mat er i a I s as soc i a ted wi l h the progr aw (suc h as man un,en ts , monument boxes, core drill bits, etc ) and that all costs be chargeo to Acct No 30-j03-88S, seconoeo by hr Selstao, carried 7-1 with ~r FIasco voting No because this contract has not gone out for bio and it was not to exceed 5 years ana has been going on tor 7 years I tew 1 (J Final P8yment to CLGh re 44th Avenue, T8bor to Youngtielo hotion by Mr Fl8sco that $46,t74 be transferreo trom Acct No 30-67-795, Lapital Unallocateo, into Acct No 3U-jOj-85~, for final paywent to the State of Coloraoo for the FAGS 44th Avenue Tabor to Youngfield heconstruction Project, seconded by ~:r Shanley, carrieo 0-0 Item 11 Bio Award for Architectural Services for the Concession/~estroom Project - Wheat Ridge Park and the nestroom Project - Prospect Park ~otion by ~r ~erkl that tte Mayor be authorized to sign a contract between the Lity of Wheat Ridge and Tow horris Architect for the b8sic fee of $14,000 to design the Concession/Restroom 8t Whe8t hidge Park and the hestroom at Prospect P8rk I 8lso move that the contingency fund of $7,150 be approveu to handle additional design requirements due to flood plain study results and sewage disposal problems CITY COUNCIL hINUTES January 22, 1990 Pa1:,e -5- To be charged as follows ~lU,OOU to ffj~-bOl-bb~ (O~en S~ace Funo) $ 4 ~QQ to IF :., Lj - b 0 1 - 15 n (C 0 n s e r v OJ t ion 1 r u s t Fun d ) $14,000 $ 5,57:" to #32-601-1562 ~ 3L21:" to #3~-bOl-ob~ $ 7,1 ="0, seconoed by Hrs Lroue;harrJ, carried 7-1 with hr FIasco votinb No because this is not the low bid and this is not what was discusseo at the last rrJ e e tin g Item 12 ~embershi~ Dues hot ion by hr herkl that payment be authorized in the following awount [RCOG, $6,500, ChL, $13,829 16, NLC, $1,939, wheat f\idge Chamber of Commerce, $5t5, all from Acct No 102-716, ana that [f\COG's letter of agreement dated November 29, 1989, setting forth the terms of the 1990 Elevator ana Escalator Safety Inspection ProgranJ, be accepted, and that payrr,ent be aIJproveo in the amount of $5,96~ fron, J\cct No 12~-,(04, secondeo by Mr Eatantl I' r ::, e I s tad ni 0 v eat 0 ran ani e nom e n t t hat at the F e b r u a r y S t u d Y ::, e s s ion we look at the Elevator and Escalator Safety Inspection Probram, f'ino out how wany elevators ana escalators we have, when the program was established and how the fees were established, ano should the fees be increased, seconoeo by Mr Gavis hrs brougham asked for a friendly amendment that we delete the Elevator/EscalEitor portion t'rom the original motion Died for lack ot secono Amendment carrieo 0-0 Original Motion as amenoeo carrieo 8-0 Item 13 Funding of Outsioe Agencies Donna Lehrendt, 2542 Chase Street, wheat Rioge, sIJeaking for Jetferson County Mental Health Center, gave update on services provideo for hheat Ridge residents Motion by ~r herkl that payment be authorized to the tollowing agencies in amounts designEited from Acct No 01-610-799 Senior Resource Center (share IJurchase of van) $ 5,000 Senior Resource Center $10,000 wheat hidge Art League $ bOO Arvada Center $10,000 volunteers of America (Seniors Nutrition progran, $ 2,112 ~tate & Local Legal Lenter NLC/IO,A/USO:, etc (protection ot state anu local interests before U S Supreme Court) $ 500 \O;heat I\ioge Historical Society $ aUO Jefferson f,ibh School (after ~rOllJ party) $ 100 hheat Ridbe High School (after prom party) $ 100 Total $29,41~, seconoeo by ~:r 0avis Clll COUNCIL ~INUT~S January 22, 1990 Page -0- ~r ~,erkl [j,oved to ameno his rrlotion to ado $2,500 for the Jefferson County ~ental Healtb Center, also to be chargeo to Acct No 01-010-7~9, seconoeo by hr Lowards, carrieo 6-~ hotion by Nr ~lasco to delete the $bGO Ou for the ~heat hidbe historical Society because his last inforn atlon ShOllS they have a bEilance 01 alruost ~l~,OOO OC in the Lank, secunoeu Ly hr Edwaras, car r i eo b - c' wit h h r L a vis eH! G h r s L r 0 ugh a n, v 0 tin is No Gribinal hotion as awendeu carried '(-1 with fVirs 1rougharu voting ~,o Item 14 ~otion by hr Edwards that $167,073 be paia to CIRSA ana c h a r g e 0 to Ace 0 u n t /i G 1 - 6 1 0 - 7 0 1, s e con 0 eo b y ~J r L a tan t i, car r i eo is -0 Item 15 ~otion by hr Shanley that $194,bl0 be pOlio to CIkSA/kC and charged to Account #01-610-621, and that the ~ayor be authorized to siiSn the Special Contribution Plan agreewent, seconoed by hr Edwards ~:otion for an amendn,ent by f'J,r FIasco that we pay this now, but that we get more information to City Council by June so that ~e can explore alternate plans before October, seconoed by hrs brougham, carrieo 8-0 Original ~otion as aruended carried 7-1 with ~r Lavis votiniS No Itenl 10 ~,otion regarding the boards ana Commissions appointments Notion by Edwaros to re-appoint Joseph k Ashker to the Animal Control Commission, terlli to expire 3/2/93, seconded by hr FIasco, carrieO 8-0 hot ion by hrs LroughaIl, to re-Clp\Joint Louise TurrJer to Animal Control Commission, terlli to expire j/2/93, seconded by hr FIasco, carried a-U Notion by hr herkl to re-apl-oint Florentine Ilealey to the Arborist board, term to expire j/~/93, seconded by hr Shanley, carried 0-0 Notion by Nr Latanti to appoint Lrent D hyers to the Arborist Loaro, subject to his resignation from the Animal Control Comruission, terw to expire :3/2/92, seconoeo by ~ir Nerkl, carrieo b-O fVotion by Nr FIasco to re-appoint 10m Abbott to the board of Adjustwent, term to expire 3/~/SJ, seconded by Nrs brougham, carried b-u Notion by hr FIasco to re-appoint Charles Ereniruer to the Civil Service CornnJission, term to expire 3/2/95, seconded by hr Edwards, carried C5-0 Notion by ~:r FIasco to re-appoint ~rank Cosolo to the Civil Service Commission, term to expire 3/2/93, secondeo by f'Jr Merkl, carried 8-0 hot ion by Mr Edwaros to re-appoint Janice Thompson Commission, term to expirE 3/2/93, seconded by ~rs b-O to the Farks Broughani, carr ied CITY COU~CIL hIhUIE~ January <'2, 1990 Page -7- Lotion by ~ r Nerkl to re-appoint nobert f\eischnJan to the Personnel l,omwission, tern, to expire :3/2/9:3, seconded by ~,r FIasco hr Selstao objecteo to this re-appointwent because he hao founo out tbat Nr heischman hao purcbased a house outsioc ot his oistrict ~r Selstad further asked that in the future board and Commission openings be advertised in the papers prior to making appointments he askeo to aliJCnd the n;otion to appoint John (,ualteri as an alternative to ~ r he i schn,an Lr Nerkl repliea that as tar as he knew Nr Reischman still lived in District I, but if he moveo, he coulo no longer serve on the commission !vir !vierkl withorew hr heischman's nomination until he could contact hiw to find out if he planned on moving and wants to resign ~r Selstao withdrew Mr (,uaIteri's nomination Notion by ~r Merkl to re-appoint Allen hirby to the Fersonnel COliJmission, term to expire 3/2/93, seconded by hr FIasco hr Selstad asked that this appointnJent be tabled, so that all Personnel Commissioners could be voted on at the same time Notion died for lack of secono Criginal Notion carried 7-1 with !vir Selstad voting No ~otion by !vir Lavis to re-appoint Ray ~inger to the Planning Commission, term to expire 3/2/93, seconded by ~r FIasco, carried t-O hot ion by hr Edwaros to appoint Warren Johnson to the Planning Cowmission, subject to his resibnation from the Euiloing l,ode Advisory board, terw to expire 3/2/91, seconded by !vir FIasco, carrieo C-O I tenJ 17 hotion by !vir FIasco to re-appoint Lill V,1 iggins and Carol Luebke to the Election Conln,ission Their terms are to expire uecember 1991, seconded by hr Eafanti, carrieo 0-0 I tefu 1 G Resolution llb3 - accepting the offer of Grant Funoing from the State of Loloraoo, lJepartment of Highways, Livision of Highway Safety, for the establishment of a Selective lraffic Enforcewent Program Chief Hurst apologized for adCing this itew at the last minute, it hao not been received from the ~tate until ThurSday ana has to be signeo and returneo prior to February 1, 1950 hesoIution 1183 was introduceo by !vir ~erkl, title reao by the Clerk ~ otion by ~:r ~lerkl for the adoption of Resol ution 11 &3, secondeo by !vir FIasco, carrieo 8-0 CIIY COUNCIL MINUTES January 22, 1990 t'age -0- CITY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS hike Smith oistributed flyers that Public Service Company hao provideo and that they will be mailing, out to the public he referreo to the wemo trom Bern Yirumey, dateo January ~2, 199U, re6aroing the 19B~ Financial ~tatus he hEis oraf'ted the requesteo application for the GRCOG Award ana asked Council to look at it he will be attending, a conterence ano Chief Hurst will be actini", aoministrator CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS John Hayes gave Council copIes of his letter to the Insurance Commissioner regarding unfair practices based on zip codes, he asked Council to look over the letter ana call him with sugg,ested chances he also distributed a copy an Grdinance imposing a 7')% attendance rate for boards and cowmissions within the City He asked for Council comments He asked if Council wished to change the Cooe of Laws, Section 2-62 subpart c and correspondingly amend the Personnel Rules to allow persons to seek elective office outside the City of kheat Rioge Mr Merkl asked that ~r Hayes bring in an Ordinance to this effect at the next Council ~eeting he thinks it is iwportant to allow our employees to run for County Offices if they chose Consensus was 6 in favor to 00 this ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS lony FIasco stateo that LhL asked that an elected official ana a staff member attend a meeting with Fat Schroeoer on February 9 regarding zip cooes hot ion by Mr Merkl to have 10ny FIasco ana John Hayes atteno this meeting as the City hepresentatives, seconoed by Mr Eowaros, carrieo 8-0 Mayor ~iloe gave upoate on transportation committee meeting that he ana Tony FIasco hac attended Tony FIasco askeo that City also apply to CML for their awaros program with our ESTIP program Don Eafanti asked why no Sentinel reporter was present tonight Kent Lavis statea that a small part of this City is being serviced by United Cable not by American Cablevision of 'wheat Fioge Reception is very poor United Cable collects tax, which goes to the City of Arvaoa Gur tax department is looking into this CITY COUNCIL MINUTES January c:c, 1990 Page -9- Ron Selstad has hac a lot of calls about increase in property taxes He would like Mr Malone to pursue the following question If we have the figures of the increased evaluations or the oecreased evaluations on assessments, he would like the County to provide us with a break-down by area He asked for Louncil consensus for a break-oohn from the County to see if difterent ):-arts of the City are being treated differently H r F I a s C 0 ask e d for in l' 0 r!l, a t ion 0 nth E: 1 0 r!lj u I a the s c hOG Ius est 0 r a i s e their mill levy Mr Selstad wants to kno~ it we are being treated falrly as far as the increased evaluations are concerneo lhe County must provide sowe kind at fit',ures Consensus was u in favor tbaL Mr Malone pursue this with the Lounty Phil ~dwards has received a telephone call from the owner of the property directly west ot the lake in Frospect Park, who is interesteo in sellinb his property to the City Mr Merkl moved that this be oiscusseu in Executive Session under 5 7(b)(3), seconded by hr FIasco Mr Selstad made a friendly amendment that this be discussed on February 5, 199CJ to give hr Hayes more time to prepare inforrlJation Mr herkl accepted this Motion as amended carried 7-1 with Mr Davis voting No Phil ~dwaros complained about tbe poor reception on Channel CJ4 on Cable ~lise Srougharn asked that the gravel mining in Llear Creek Canyon be put on the February Study Session ~r herkl askeo who would be invited to speak on this and to make sure that both sioes be hearD Mrs brougham stateo there was plenty ot information available to study and the City could come up with an informal statement for the County Commissioners without having to have speakers present Mr FIasco stateo that the only information available to Council was in tor mat ion " a g a ins t ", hew ant s to see SO!lJ e in l' 0 r mat ion "f 0 r" bet 0 r e discussing this hr ~elstad asked Mr ~mith to obtain aoditional information Consensus ~as 6 in favor to have this on the February Study Session Motion by hr Selstao to adjourn, seconoeo by Mr ~atanti, carried b-CJ Meeting aojourneo at lG 40 p m '- ~/t.-__ ""L/<..-/ j"anda SanE'" City ,,'L It- ~ C I e~------ AFF'I\OVEL 1'1 CITY COUNCIL Otl FELRUAhY 12, 195L bY A von. OF 8 TO 0 ~/// ~ /J ^ " .,....-'t..-.......~_'_C-C_L_- 7 Vent ! avis, Council President