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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01/1993 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO JUNE 1, 1993 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Th~ rity Council Meeting was call~d to ord~r by the Mayor at 7 30 p m rouncilmembers present Elise Brougham, Don Eafanti, Phil Edwards, Vance Edwards, Tony FIasco, Ron S~lstad, and Bill Shanley Kent Davis was absent Also present City rlerk, Wanda Sang, rity Administrator, Robert Middaugh, City Attorney, Kathryn, Schroeder, City Treasurer, Jim Malone, Director of Planning, Glen Gidley, staff, and interested citizens ITEM 1 Economic Development and Revitalization (EDARC) Mr Middaugh gave background on placing this item on the agenda tonight Mr Lee Ambrose, 815 Bonita Drive, Aspen, CO was sworn in by the Mayor, reported on the progress of the Safeway Redevelopment Project at 38th & Wadsworth, verbal agr~ements with landowners hav~ been made, will be able to proceed with the legal papers within 10 to 60 days Questions were answered regarding possible conflict between his company and Safeway regarding a PAD for a restaurant Safeway would have to give their approval and adequate parkin6 must be available before this could be done, there is no conflict Mr Ambrose responded to the question of the site location of Safeway and advised that the plans are only in the preliminary stages at this time and he did not f~el that it would be appropriate to discuss the location Plans are to open the new center one year from now T M Clark, of the Country Cupboard, 3836 Wadsworth Blvd was sworn in by the Mayor, was concerned about the status of his lease and the possibility of having to move his business He was assured by Mr Ambrose that they would accommodate all people that are there, to the best of their ability ev~n during the construction period Mrs Brougham wanted the businesses to know that the City is supportive of them and do not want them to leave Wheat Ridge Ms Pitinga stated that EDARr would be contacting these people to discuss their concerns and problems Vance Edwards asked if the property tax increment that EDARC has, could still be utilized for relocation fee for businesses if it is a private issue and not something thru EDARC, he was advised that it couli Mr FIasco felt that rouncil should be advised of the plans for the North end of Time Square including the notice of sale so it may be discussed SPECIAL rITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTtS Pag~ -2- Ms Pitinga gave some background on the ren~wal ar~a and addressed some questions of concern from rouncil members Discussion was held regarding the tape r~cording of the EDARC m~eting Vance Edwards asked for a consensus that Council have a Studv Session with EDARC to discuss t~e specific concern about the redefining of its role and to discuss any other concerns that EDARC or Council may have Joe Drew, Chairman of EDARC, gave his opinions of the role of EDARC No consensus could be reac~ed to hold a Study Session with EDARC ITEM 2 Community Development Block Grant Application (CDBG) Mr Middaugh explained the program and was discussed Motion was made by Vance Edwards to approv~ Resolution No 1354, for the Community Development Block Grant agreement, with the understanding that under the Jurisdiction Allocation, is based upon the percentage of the low to moderate income population of each entity, seconded by Mr Selstad, carried 7-0 ITEM 3 Community Awareness & Participation Program (CAP) Mr Middaugh presented information regarding the CAP questionnaire Its preparation and distribution was discussed Motion was made by Mr Shanley and 106-654 for publishing and Eafanti, carried 6-1 with fvirs to approve $3200 from Account 102-795 mailing the newsletter, seconded by Mr Brougham voting no Motion was made by Mr Shanley to use the random sampling of 50U respondents to gather data, seconded by Phil Edwards, carried 4-3 with Mr Flasco, Vance Edwards, and Mrs Brougham voting no Motion was made Vance Edwards to approve the use of a citizen review committee for this process, seconded by Mr Eafanti, carried 7-0 Motion was made by Mr Shanley t~at each Council person select one person to the board and that person is not on any board or commission or serving the City in any function presently, seconded by Phil Edwards Vance Edwards moved to amend to select a member from their district, period, without any other restrictions, seconded by Mrs Brougham, failed 3-4 with Vance Edwards, Mr FIasco, and Mrs Brougham voting yes Vote on original Motion carried 4-3 with Vance Edwards, Mr FIasco, and Mrs Brougham voting no SPECIAL CITY couurIL MEETING MINUTES Page -3- Mayor hinger advised Council that all the off-ramps from I-70 into Wheat Ridge are getting pretty dirty and we ~ave no one to clean them, he asked that Council members call him and give their opinion, if the City should hire this work done CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Kathryn Schroeder advised Council she had received a letter from an attorney representing the Bellaire Sanitation District who have filed a petition in court to disolve their sanitation district and Mrs Schroeder wanted to confirm with Council that they ~ave no objection for her to proceed to allow their request She also advised rouncil that the City is not going to be responsible for the sewer service if the sanitation district disolves Consensus was 6-1 to allow Mrs Schroeder to pruceed with the request to allow the the Bellaire Sanitation District to disolve MOTION by Phil Edwards for adjournment, seconded by Mr Shanley, carried 7-0 Meeting adjourned at 10 15 P m erk APPROVED BY CITY rOUNCIL ON JUNE 14, 1993 BY A VOTE OF ~ TOU ~~~~ Ron Selstad, Council President