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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
JULY 1, 1993
8 00 A.M
The City Council Meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 8 00 a m
Councilmembers present Don Eafanti, Phil Edwards, Vance Edwards, Tony
FIasco, Ron Selstad, and Kent Davis Also present City Clerk, wanda
Sang, City Administrator Robert Middaugh, City Attorney, Kathryn
Schroeder, City Treasurer, Jim Malone, staff, and interested citizens
Item to be discussed is the replacement of the vacated Council seat in
District IV
There was a question as tv this meeting being a continuation of the June
28th meeting To alleviate the situation, Mr FIasco withdrew his
second on Phil Edwards Motion to vote on candidates in alphabetical
order
Motion was made by Mr FIasco to follow the normal procedure when any
members of boards or commissions are elected, the Councilperson from
District involved make nominations of persons to be voted on until
someone is selected, seconded by Phil Edwards
Motion by Mr Selstad to amend by having a preliminary ballot submitted
to the r:ity Clerk with the names of the Councilmember's top three
candidates, thus, narrowing down the candijates by this method, seconded
by Vance Edwards
Mrs Brougham objected to voting no against someone and encouraged
Council to vote favorably on the amendment
Mr FIasco will be voting no on the amendment, this is no different than
the boards and commissions selections
Phil Edwards will be voting no on the amendment, according to the
Charter, the only procedure allowed is the one for boards and
commissions and this woulj be the easiest way to proceed
Mr Davis will be voting no
Motion to amend failed 3-4 with Vance Edwards, Mr Selstad and Mrs
Brougham voting yes
Original Motion carries 4-3 with Mr Selstad, Vance Edwards and Mrs
Brougham voting no
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Motion by Phil Edwards to appoint Dennis Hall to fill the vacancy of
Mr Shanley in District IV, seconded by hr FIasco
Motion to amend by Mr Selstad to substitute the name of Don Lancaster,
seconded by Elise Brougham
Mr FIasco will be voting no on the amendment, the Council in the past
have said when on boards and commissions that the person in the District
is the one that has to work the most closely with it and the opinion is
respected
Phil Edwards will be voting no on the amendment, request Council respect
his Motion according to past procedures of appointments in districts
Vance Edwards will be voting for amendment, questioned the reasons for
following the process for boards & commissions when Councilmembers have
voted against recommendations from other districts whenever there was a
vacancy
Mrs Brougham felt that this is a legislative body and this process
should not be compared with boards and commissions
Mr Selstad stated that this is the first time for this type of process
and are now setting a precedent for the future
Motion to amend failed 3-4 with Mr Selstad, Vance Edwards, and Mrs
Brougham voting yes
Motion to amend by Vance Edwards to substitute the name Geoffery WOdell,
seconded by Mrs Brougham
Mr FIasco and Phil Edwards will be voting no for the same reasons
previously stated
Motion to amend failed 3-4 with Vance Edwards, Mrs Brougham, and Mr
Selstad voting yes
Mr Davis called for the question, seconded by Mr FIasco, with a vote
of 4-3, Mr Selstad, Mrs Brougham, and Vance Edwards voting no, failed
due to less than two-thirds majority vote
Vance Edwards read from the Council Rules of Order & Procedure, Table of
Rules Relating to Motions, Previous Question (Recall the Question),
Debatable - No, Amendable - No, Comments - Two-thirds majority This
Motion does not have two-thirds majority
Mayor Winger verified that this is what the rules say
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hotion to amend by Vance Edwards to substitute the name Mary Madison,
seconded by Mrs Brougham
Mr FIasco and Phil Edwards will be voting no for reasons previously
stated
Mr Selstad felt that there seems to be a trend and a certain level of
decision making before the fact on a certain person
Motion to amend failed 3-4 with Mr Selstad, Mrs Brougham, and Vance
Edwards voting yes
Motion to amend by Mrs Brougham to substitute the name Frank Busnardo,
Motion failej for lack of second
Motion to amend by Mr Selstad to substitute the name of Rocco Gioso,
seconded by Vance Edwards
Mr FIasco and Mr Edwards will be voting no for reasons previously
stated
Motion to amend failed 3-4 with Mr Selstad, Mrs Brougham, and Vance
Edwards voting yes
Mrs Brougham stated she felt Dennis Hall was the least qualified of all
the candidates, finds it absolutely amazing that someone who wants to
run for Council does not know what the biggest issue was and has no
opinion at this time, which was the widening of 38th Avenue, has lived
here only a short time and Council should give credit to long time
citizens who have been active in other organizations, it appears he will
be selected
Mr Selstad noted that he felt there may be a possible conflict with Mr
Hall being on the Jeffco District Attorney's staff and there are
questions that either have been or certainly should be referred to the
Jeffco D A regarding the Election Law violations in this City, the
robust attendance at the meetings certainly indicates probably the
reason for Mr Hall's nomination, let the vote fall where it will
Vance Edwards will not be voting for Mr Hall, was not aware of anything
on which he had an opinion, does not find that acceptable, if running
for office must take a position especially with the information that is
available, everyone did not have the opportunity to go thru council,
this decision was made well in advance Also, wanted to apologize to
Mrs Brougham, she wanted to make the Motion for Ms Madison
Original Motion carried 4-3, with Mr Selstad, Vance Edwards, and Mrs
Brougham voting no
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Motion by Vance Edwards to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mrs
Brougham, carried 7-0
Meeting adjourned at 8 25 a m
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Wanda Sang, C'iti:slerk
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 12, 1993 BY A VOTE OF 5
TO 0
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Ron Selstad, Council President