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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION MINUTES
JULY 26. 1994
The City Council Special Study Session was called to order by
Mayor Dan Wide at 7 00 P m Councilmembers present Vance
Edwards, Jean D Fields, Ken Siler, Rae Jean Behm, Dennis Hall,
Claudia Worth, Donald Eafanti; Tony Solano arrived at 7 08 P m
Also present City Clerk, Wanda Sang, City Administrator, Robert
Middaugh, City Attorney, Kathryn Schroeder, Director of Public
Works, Bob Goebel; Chief of Police, Jack Hurst, staff, and
interested citizens
The subject for the special meeting was revenues sources for the
upcoming 1995 Budget and discussion of a ballot issue for Police
Department Capital needs
Mr Middaugh presented two items for discussion on revenue;
(1) The general fund and vendors fees, and (2) Police Department
Capital needs, expanding and adding additional space in the
Municipal Building; updating the communication center, projected
costs and looking at ways of funding additional construction
City Council reviewed and discussed revenue sources and
expenditures in the current budget, capital improvement fund,
ESTEP progam, a proposed sales tax increase, property tax,
potential revenue sources and expenditures for 1995 and 1996 and
the potential of adding a head tax
Mr Middaugh recommended that the Economic Development Planning
Group seriously study the business community that would be
affected by implementing a head tax It needs serious study and
something that should not be rushed into
Consensus was 6 to 2 for staff to explore potentially adding to
the 1995 ballot an issue on a city wide head tax
Mr Middaugh and Police Chief Jack Hurst presented a report on
the Police Department Capital Improvement needs outlining the
design and construction remodeling and adding space, upgrading
the communication center to the current state-of art, additional
furniture, fixtures, painting, and modification of the parking
lot and projected costs
Karen Thiessen spoke to a ballot question regarding a sales tax
increase
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Council discussed ways of funding the additional costs and adding
a ballot question increasing the sales tax
Consensus was 8 to 0 for staff to begin drafting language to put
a ballot question on the ballot for the November election
increasing the sales tax by a one-half cent or a specific sumset
provision not to exceed two and one-half million dollars for the
purpose of covering the costs of the projected Police Department
Capital improvement needs
The meeting adjourned at 9 15 P m
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