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MARCH 6, 1995
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
7500 WEST 29TH AVENUE
7 00 P M
The City Council Study Session was called to order by Mayor Wilde
at 7 00 P m Councilmembers present Rae Jean Behm, Don
Eafanti, Vance Edwards, Jean Fields, Ken Siler, Tony Solano, and
Claudia Worth Also present City Clerk, Wanda Sang; City
Administrator, Robert Middaugh; City Attorney, Kathryn Schroeder
and City Treasurer, Jim Malone
Consensus was 7-0 to remove Item 3 from the agenda and not to
take any further action
Item 1
Discussion with City Council Mediators
Ms Coats and Mr Maines expressed their appreciation to the
Councilmembers, elected officials and staff for their candor,
honesty and willingness to work with them in a good faith way
From what they learned and could see in meeting with each one the
following factors are contributing to conflict on City Council
1 Received insufficient information and preparation at
the beginning of term that made it difficult to be
an effective councilperson
2 Lack of clarity of what roles are
3 Past history and diversity of backgrounds and
experience
4 Different styles and techniques of communicating with
each other, in public and interpersonally harboring
conflict which gets in the way of working together
effectively
The Councilmembers, staff and mediators discussed styles,
techniques of communication, ways of improving dialog, rules that
do not facilitate or hinder effective communication
Consensus was 6-1 that Ms Coats and Mr Mains stay to hear and
have input on the second item on the agenda this evening, attend
the City Council Study Session March 22nd, and that an all day
workshop on communication be held April 2, 1995 from 10 00 a m
to 6 00 P m at the Roger Hart Estate with a cap not to exceed
$3,000 00 in cost
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES March 6, 1995
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Item 2. Discussion of City Council/Mayor/Staff contacts
Ken Siler took the lead on the discussion Kathryn Schroeder,
City Attorney, distributed a legal opinion regarding the Charter
Provisions concerning Councilmembers' contacts with Mayor and
staff,
The meeting adjourned at 10 37 P M
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Wanda Sang,
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City Cl.,erk