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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/1999 AUQust 23.1999 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 7500 W 29th Avenue, Municipal Building The Regular City Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cerveny at 7 00 P m Councilmembers present: Jerry DiTullio, Lloyd Donnelly, Don Eafanti, Ralph Mancinelli, Janelle Shaver, Ken Siler, and Claudia Worth Teri Dalbec arrived at 7 10 P m Also present: Deputy City Clerk, Christa Jones, City Treasurer Ron Patera, Acting City Manager, Bob Goebel, City Attorney, Gerald Dahl, Director of Planning, Alan White, Chief of Police, Jack Hurst; staff; and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF August 9,1999 Motion by Mr Eafanti for approval of the Minutes of August 9, 1999, seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 7-0 PROCLAMA TIONS/CEREMONIES Mayor Cerveny presented Certificates and City pins to members of the Wheat Ridge Heat Baseball Team for compiling a 40 and 12 record during the regular season and 7 tournaments, culminating with a resounding 15-5 victory in the last game of the Triple Crown World Series and becoming 9 year old World Series Champions CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK Kim Fear, 7340 W 32nd Ave, mentioned that some of the metro area counties are considering reclassifying horses as companion animals and that there is a meeting on September 30, 1999, at Adams County Fairgrounds at 7 00 P m on this issue Claudia Callas, delivered a Birthday card from the Colorado Livestock Association in celebration of the City's 30th Birthday Motion by Mr DiTullio to add Item 10 A. which is a Resolution submitting a ballot question to the registered electors of the City, concerning City wide residential trash pickup seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 7-1 with Mr Siler voting no CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 2 - Motion by Mrs Shaver to add Item 10 B , which is a companion Resolution to Item No 10 for the purpose of splitting the ballot question on Tabor Revenue Limitations, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 1. Council Bill 18 - An Ordinance amending Section 26-30(L) of the City of Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, concerning regulations applicable to the keeping of animals (Case lOA-98-01) Council Bill 18 was introduced on second reading by Mr DiTullio, who also read the title and summary; Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1165 Meredith Reckert was sworn in by the Mayor and presented the staff report. The following speakers were sworn in by the Mayor' Tom Hammerschmidt, 3215 Flower St., represented the Animal Welfare & Control Commission and thanked Council for the votes on the Ordinance as written and as stated that as private citizen he also supports the Ordinance Ed Moreno, is opposed to the Ordinance because of the 60 day pasture issue he believes that it is necessary for the horses to run, kick and be out. Mr DiTullio explained that this issue is only for non-conforming lots Claudia Callas, 8701 W 38th Ave read a letter from the President of the Wheat Ridge Livestock Association in support of Council Bill 18 Mrs Callas added a personal note, "it is all in the managing not the size of the pen" Tracy Dowson, President of Jefferson County Horse Council, spoke in support of the Ordinance Kim Fear, 7340 W 32nd Ave, spoke in support of the Ordinance and stated that management of the horse is important. John Maulsby, Assistant State Veterinarian with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in favor of Council Bill 18 and stated that a 6000 foot lot size per horse is adequate, 9000 feet is too restrictive and 800 feet is adequate CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 3 - Louise Turner 11256 W 38th Ave, asked that the Council Bill be passed as written and spoke to nonconforming uses Paul Emrie, 10671 W 45th Ave, recommended written procedures for the Animal Welfare and Control Commission He stated that the quality of animal health is lacking and asked Council to consider extending the fence area (Item #2) to 50 feet of the front lot line and also in Item#3 extending to 50 feet of residence Polly Pinkston, 10630 W 46th Ave, opposed to the manure and liquid waste portion because there is no time line as to when it has to be cleaned, a 50 foot setback from a residence is needed, praised Code Enforcement Officer, Cindy Hagerman for the work that she has done, believes that guidelines are needed Stacy Carroll, asked for clarification on measurements and believes that there are issues that need to be addressed further Tami Lanting, thanked Council for writing this Ordinance, her daughter is in Westernaires and they are glad that they can keep their horse Joanne Howard, 7260 W 31st PI , had various questions regarding the Ordinance that Mr Dahl explained and answered Tex Junker, questioned the setbacks for pen, corral and fence Nicolas Landuzzi, was offended by some of the comments that were made tonight; cleans his corral as often as possible, his corral size is bigger than currently required, has always made an effort to be neighborly; neighbor is a chronic complainer Motion by Mr DiTullio that Council Bill 18 (Ordinance 1165) be approved for the following reasons 1 Based on testimony and evidence presented, it is the general sentiment that large animals should continue to be allowed in residential areas in the City of Wheat Ridge 2. The current ordinance is too vague regarding the maximum number of animals allowed 3 The current ordinance has no standard for corral size 4 The current ordinance has no provisions for the keeping of animals on substandard, agriculturally zoned properties, seconded by Mr Donnelly Motion by Mr Siler for an amendment under paragraph f to add "Animal Welfare and Control Commission will investigate all citizen complaints regarding large animals or their equivalents Animal Welfare and Control Commission will develop written procedures as to how citizen complaints will be investigated monitored, and disposed of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 4 - These written procedures will be forwarded for Council review not later January 1, 2000 Seconded by Mrs Dalbec. Mrs Shaver asked to divide the question between the first and second sentences Part 1 That the Animal Welfare and Control Commission will investigate all citizen complaints regarding large animals or their equivalents, carried 8-0 Mrs Dalbec asked that the next sentences also be divided because she doesn't like the date portion, that doesn't need to be in the ordinance Part 2 The Animal Welfare and Control Commission will develop written procedures as to how citizen complaints will be investigated, monitored, and disposed of; carried 6-2 with Mrs Worth and Mrs Shaver voting no Mrs Shaver is voting no because she likes the idea, but doesn't think it should be part of the ordinance Part 3 These written procedures will be forwarded for Council review not later than January 1, 2000, carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Dalbec, Worth, and Shaver voting no Motion by Mrs Worth for an amendment under Section c 1 "Owners of animals using fences belonging to adjacent properties to be used for the containment of animals must have permission of the owner of the fence in question in writing", seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 8- o Motion by Mrs Dalbec for an amendment under Section (g) "discontinued for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or more, unless the animal is pastured away from the property for the summer months of May, June, July and August; seconded by Mrs Worth, failed 5-3 with Councilmembers Dalbec, Shaver and Siler voting yes. Motion by Mrs Shaver for an amendment to Section (g) "for the purposes of this subsection g periodic removal of a horse for more than sixty (60) days shall not be considered discontinuation of use, seconded by Mrs Worth Friendly Amendment by Mrs Worth to add the words "for the purpose of pasturing" Amendment with friendly amendment tied 4-4, Mayor broke the tie by voting yes, carried 5-4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23, 1999 Page - 5 - Motion by Mrs Dalbec to amend Section (h) to read" shall follow the provisions of Items (a) through (g) of this section", seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 Original Motion as amended carried 8-0 Item 2. Council Bill 28 - An Ordinance amending Section 15-23 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, concerning regulations applicable to the condition of stables, fertilizer, and buildings (Case No ZOA-98-01) Council Bill 28 was introduced on second reading by Mr DiTullio, who also read the title and summary Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1166 Jerry Dahl opened up the Public Hearing with a presentation of the staff report. The following speakers were sworn in by the Mayor' Tom Hammerschmidt, questioned how does the neighbor know he is being complained about; you do not know until you get a summons into court and as a horse owner he feels it is unfair if not given the chance to correct the problem before hand Mr Dahl and Mr White explained the standard procedure when a complaint is received Tracy Dowson, expressed her concern about neighbors ganging up on somebody because there isn't any clear definitions by an Animal Control Officer or somebody of the sort, determining what good management practices are Kim Fear, wanted a little clarification on the procedure of a complaint. Polly Pinkston, stated that she is in favor of this Ordinance and that everybody needs to take responsibility for what they own Paul Emrie, also spoke in favor of this Ordinance and emphasized that his neighbors or himself would not gang up on anybody JoAnne Howard, had a few questions and asked for clarification on some points of the Ordinance Barbara Hanze, asked for clarification of the word "neighboring" Also asked if the standard of requiring 2 witnesses as written in the Ordinance also applies to other Ordinances (i e too many junk cars, too many weeds, etc) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 6 - Motion by Mr DiTullio that Council Bill 28 (Ordinance 1166), revising Section 15-23 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws pertaining to Nuisance Regulations, be approved for the following reasons 1 Large animal complaints are typically related to the nuisance affects of the keeping of animals 2 The current nuisance ordinance does not allow for effective testimony in court proceedings, seconded by Mrs Worth Motion by Mrs Worth for an amendment after the word "of' in Section 1 (e), 6th line add, "and all efforts of Ordinance 1165 have been exhausted as testified to in writing by the Animal Welfare and Control Commission and signed by the Chairperson of that Commission ",seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 8-0 Motion by Mrs Shaver for an amendment to Section 1 (e), last two lines delete the word "may" add the words "must testify in order to" continue the rest of the sentence to the word "witness", delete the remainder of the sentence, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 Motion by Mrs. Worth for an amendment to Section 1 (e) fourth line, to strike the word "neighboring", seconded by Mrs Shaver; failed 5-3 with Councilmembers Dalbec, Shaver and Worth voting yes Motion by Mr DiTullio for an amendment to Section 1 (e) to say "witnesses from separate households neighboring within 100 feet or adjacent to the subject property", seconded by Mrs Dalbec, failed 5-3 with Councilmembers Dalbec, Shaver and Worth voting yes Original Motion as amended carried 7-1 with Mrs Worth voting no Item 3. Council Bill 19 - An Ordinance providing for the approval of a rezoning from restricted commercial to residential-three and restricted commercial on land located at 6690 W 38th Ave, City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado (WZ-99-07) Council Bill 19 was introduced on second reading by Mr Donnelly; title and summary read by the Clerk; Ordinance No 1167 assigned Mr Leo Davis, 700 Elm Circle, the applicant, was sworn in by the Mayor Mr Davis gave a report to Council on the status and plans with the property Sean McCartney was sworn in by the Mayor and presented the staff report. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 7 - Motion by Mr Donnelly that Council Bill 19 (Ordinance 1167) be approved for the following reasons 1 Approval of the request would allow for an additional buffer from the commercial uses along West 38th Avenue for the residences along West 37th Place 2 Construction of a residential structure would be more consistent with the existing land uses on West 37th Place 3 The evaluation criteria supports approval, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 8-0 Motion by Mrs Worth to move Item 9 up to hear now because there are people present to speak, seconded by Mrs Dalbec, carried 8-0 Item 9. Council Bill 26 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City pursuant to Charter Section 16 8(b), concerning Charter Section 5 7 Executive Sessions Council Bill 26 was introduced on second reading by Mr DiTullio, who also read the title and summary; Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1173 Mr Dahl explained the proposed changes to the Charter Nancy Snow, 11155 W 40th Avenue, was sworn in by the Mayor She is concerned about secret discussions regarding the merits of purchasing or selling real property; objects to (D), this is entirely too broad, leave the wording that we have now in those two sections Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of Council Bill 26 (Ordinance 1173), I further move that Section (1) (D) be deleted, seconded by Mr Siler Motion by Mrs Dalbec that changes to Section (3) Real Estate be deleted, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 7-1 with Mr Mancinelli voting no Motion by Mrs Shaver to add under Section (2) Personnel Matters right before the new bold wording "City employees may request such a session"; seconded by Mrs Worth Mrs Shaver amended her amendment to read "Personnel matters concerning individual city employees may be considered in an executive session An Individual city employee may request such a session", seconded by Mrs Dalbec, carried 8-0 Subsection (2) will now read Personnel Matters Strike the first sentence Second sentence Personnel matters concerning individual city employees may be considered in an executive session Individual city employees may request such a session Notwithstanding Charter section 3 4, the City Manager shall not attend an executive session concerning his/her own performance unless the Council so directs Strike remainder of paragraph Carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 8 - Motion by Mrs Dalbec to change the ballot title to read SHALL THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, BE AMENDED TO PRECLUDE FORMAL VOTES IN ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND TO PERMIT THE CONVENING OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS, INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CITY MANAGER?; seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 6-2 with Mr Siler and Mr Mancinelli voting no Motion by Mrs Shaver for an amendment in Section 5 7 (a) leave in the words "No formal votes may be taken in any executive session"; seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 Original Motion as amended carried 8-0 Motion by Mr Siler to continue this meeting to 6 00 P m. on Thursday, August 26, 1999; seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 7-1 with Mr DiTullio voting no August 26, 1999 The continued Regular City Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cerveny at 6 00 P m Councilmembers present: Don Eafanti, Ralph Mancinelli, Teri Dalbec, Ken Siler, Claudia Worth, Janelle Shaver and Lloyd Donnelly Jerry DiTullio was absent. Also present: Christa Jones, Deputy City Clerk; Acting City Manager, Bob Goebel, City Attorney Jerry Dahl, Director of Planning, Alan White, staff; and interested citizens Item 4. Council Bi1121- An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City pursuant to Charter Section 16 8(b), concerning four year terms of office for the City Clerk. Council Bill 21 was introduced on second reading by Mr Siler, clerk read the title and summary; Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1168 Motion by Mr Siler for the approval of Council Bill 21 (Ordinance 1168), seconded by Mrs Dalbec. Mrs Dalbec stated that she feels that four years is too much to make a commitment to, a two (2) year term is a much more compatible commitment. Motion carried 6-1 with Mrs Dalbec voting no CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Item 5. Page - 9 - Council Bill 22 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City pursuant to Charter Section 16 8(b), concerning four year terms of office for the City Treasurer Council Bill 22 was introduced on second reading by Mr Siler, Clerk read the title and summary; Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1169 Motion by Mr Siler for the approval of Council Bill 22 (Ordinance 1169) seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 6-1 with Mrs Dalbec voting no Item 6. Council Bill 23 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City pursuant to Charter Section 16 8(b), concerning unlimited terms of office for the City Clerk. Council Bill 23 was introduced on second reading by Mr Siler, Clerk read the title and summary; Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1170 Motion by Mr Siler for the approval of Council Bill 23 (Ordinance 1170), seconded by Mr Eafanti, carried 6-1 with Mrs Dalbec voting no Item 7. Council Bill 24 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City pursuant to Charter Section 16 8(b), concerning term limitations for the City Treasurer Council Bill 24 was introduced on second reading by Mr Siler, Clerk read the title and summary; Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1171 Motion by Mr Siler for the approval of Council Bill 24 (Ordinance 1171), seconded by Mr Mancinelli; carried 6-1 with Mrs Dalbec voting no Item 8. Council Bill 25 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City, concerning a prohibition upon the holding of other elected office by any elected official of the City Council Bill 25 was introduced on second reading by Mr Donnelly, who also read the title and summary' Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1172 Motion by Mr Donnelly for the approval of Council Bill 25 (Ordinance 1172), seconded by Mr Mancinelli CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 10 - Motion failed 4-3 with Councilmembers Dalbec, Worth and Shaver voting no (Charter requires 5 votes in order for passage of an Ordinance on second reading) DECISIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND MOTIONS Item 10 Resolution 52 - A Resolution submitting a Ballot question to the registered electors of the City, concerning Constitutional Revenue Limitations Resolution 52 was introduced by Mr Siler; Clerk read the title and summary Jerry Dahl made opening statements explaining the Resolution Motion by Mrs Worth that the Clerk be authorized to read a letter into the record from Susan Seeds, seconded by Mr Donnelly; carried 7-0 Clerk read the letter to Council Motion by Mr Siler for adoption of Resolution 52 seconded by Mr Eafanti Discussion followed Motion by Mrs Dalbec for an amendment to delete the words in the sixth line on the ballot question title "and all revenues received for four year thereafter" and delete the words in the tenth line "and, as of December 31, 2002 , allow the City's revenue base (for taxpayer's Bill of Rights revenue limitation purposes) to be established using 2002 fiscal year spending and 2001 property taxes collected in 2002?", motion died for lack of second Motion by Mrs Dalbec to amend "in order to keep and spend the $477,313 to further acquisition of Open Space and for under grounding of City utility lines shall the City of Wheat, Colorado without increasing or adding new taxes of any kind, be permitted to collect, retain and spend the full amount of the City's taxes and other revenue, including all revenues received in 1998" Deleting the words "and all revenues received for four years thereafter", and continue with "notwithstanding any revenue or expenditure limitations including those contained in Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution" and delete the remainder of the paragraph seconded by Mrs Worth Motion by the Mayor for Council to suspend the rules in order to ask the City Attorney a question carried 7-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 11 - Vote on amendment failed 7-0 Motion by Mrs Dalbec to accept Ballot Question 2 Motion by Mr Siler for a 5 minute recess to discuss parliamentary procedure, seconded by Mr Donnelly; carried 6-1 with Mrs Dalbec voting no Mrs Dalbec withdrew motion Motion by Mrs Dalbec for an amendment to delete the words "In order to maintain City services" just put. Shall the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado without increasing or adding any new taxes of any kind, be permitted to collect, retain and spend the full amount of the city's taxes and other revenue, including all revenue received in 1999 (and delete the words "and all revenues received for four years thereafter" ) notwithstanding any revenue or expenditure limitations including those contained in Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution? and delete the remainder of the paragraph, seconded by Mrs Shaver Motion by Mr Siler to amend the amendment to read "including all revenues received in 1999 and all years thereafter, notwithstanding any revenue or expenditure limitations including those contained in Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution?" seconded by Mrs Dalbec; carried 7-0 Amendment carried 7-0 Resolution 52 as amended carried 7-0 Item 10A Resolution 53 - submitting a ballot question to the registered electors of the City, concerning city wide residential trash pickup Mr Siler introduced Resolution 53 Motion by Mr Siler to postpone Resolution 53 indefinitely; seconded by Mrs Dalbec, carried 6- 1 with Mrs Worth voting no CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 12 - Item 10.B. Resolution 55 - submitting a ballot question to the registered electors of the City, concerning retention and expenditure of $477,31300 Mrs Shaver introduced Resolution 55 Motion by Mrs. Shaver for approval of Resolution 55 seconded Mrs Worth Mary Margaret Coates, 9835 W 35th Avenue, representing the Parks and Recreation Commission, recommends that Council put a ballot question to voters requesting that the Tabor excess on this Resolution be used specifically for the acquisition of land for Open Space and Parks They (Parks & Recreation Commission) also recommend that City Council makes Open Space Acquisition a high priority for many reasons, one including that the citizens desire Open Space and Parks Mrs Shaver made a clarification that with the adoption of Resolution 55 she would like to insert the words "acquisition & maintenance of Open Space" in the blank. Motion carried 5-2 with Mr Eafanti and Mr Mancinelli voting no Item 11. Resolution 51 - A Resolution providing for a supplemental budget appropriation for the Compensated Absences Fund Resolution 51 was introduced by Mr Donnelly; title and summary read by the Clerk. Motion by Mr Donnelly that Resolution 51 be approved, seconded by Mr Mancinelli Mr Goebel explained the purpose of the Resolution followed by questions from Council Patty Crew was present to answer Councils' questions Mrs Shaver asked that it be stated in the record that approximately $20,000 of the requested $30,000 went to the recently resigned City Manager Motion carried 7-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 13 - Item 12. Purchase of Police Riot Gear for Crowd Control (RFQ #99-10) Mr Siler introduced Item 12, title and summary read by the Clerk. Motion by Mr Siler that the purchase of riot gear for the police department be approved and awarded to Neve's Uniforms in the amount of their quote of FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($4,342 50) and that all costs be paid from account number 01-207-700-730, seconded by Mr Eafanti Jack Hurst opened up the floor for questions from Council and stated that because they do not know what is going to happen New Year's Eve they want to be prepared This purchase only covers about half of the Police Department and the rest will be picked up gradually Motion carried 7-0 Item 13. Removal of the Bus Benches (RFQ 99-11) Motion by Mrs Worth to postpone this agenda item indefinitely; seconded by Mr Siler; carried 7-0 Item 14. Appointment to the CML Policy Committee Mr Siler introduced Item 14 Motion by Mr Siler to appoint Claudia Worth to the CML 1999-2000 Policy Committee, seconded by Mrs Shaver; carried 7-0 Item 15. CONSENT AGENDA A Amendments to Sections 7 (Definitions) and Section 37 (Salary and Benefits Applicable to Departments Heads and City Manager) of the City of Wheat Ridge Personnel Policies and Procedures B Amendment to repeal Section 28A 1 0 of the City of Wheat Ridge Personnel Policies and Procedures C Approval of Expenditure Items Item 15 was introduced by Mrs Worth who also read the titles Motion by Mrs Worth for the adoption of the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr Donnelly CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 14 - Mrs Dalbec asked for removal of Items 15.A. and 15 B Motion by Mrs Worth for the adoption of Consent Agenda Item 15 C , seconded by Mr Donnelly; carried 7-0 Patty Crew answered Councils' questions Motion by Mrs Dalbec for the approval of Consent Agenda Item 15.A., seconded by Mr Siler Motion by Mrs Worth for an amendment under Section 37 paragraph 3 , to change the word from "shall" to "may", seconded by Mrs Shaver Mrs Worth explained that her reasoning for the amendment is because she does not think they should mandate any Council Mr Dahl followed by an explanation of why he recommends to leave the current wording Motion for amendment carried 5-2 with Mrs Shaver and Mr Donnelly voting no Main Motion as amended carried 7-0 Motion by Mrs Dalbec that Section 28A.1 0 of the City of Wheat Ridge Personnel Policies and Procedures be repealed, seconded by Mrs Worth Discussion followed with clarification from Patty Crew of Section 28A.1 0 Motion carried 6-1 with Mrs Dalbec voting no CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS Mr Dahl informed Council of the status for the hiring of the City Manager The Screening Committee has screened 45 applicants and recommended 26 of them for further consideration The Committee asked that the City Attorney get clarification from City Council on the role of the Committee related to the following 1 ) Telephone interviews 2) Written questions 3) Contacting references 4) Submitting a list of candidates of less than 10 names to City Council CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 15 - Council has agreed to the following no on telephone interviews yes, on written questions and it is encouraged that all candidates are given the same questions, contacting references, not until the end of the process if needed in order to reach the number that they feel is good to send on to Council and when that time comes staff will be ones to contact them, submit at least 10 or more candidates ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS Mayor Cerveny thanked everybody for all of their help with the Carnation Festival She also gave an up date on the North West Quadrant Study Mr Eafanti mentioned that he had the opportunity to attend a luncheon with the Economic Development Coordinator, for the State of Colorado, he gave a brief overview of what he learned at the luncheon Mrs Dalbec elaborated on what Mr Eafanti was saying Mrs Shaver wanted to address the issue of having the Mayor inform Council of what she is up to date on (i e meetings that she goes to and Council does not) Mr Mancinelli spoke on an issue of concern to him regarding the number of low income housing in Wheat Ridge, he feels Wheat Ridge is targeted and feels it should be evenly spread out. Mrs Dalbec gave an up date on the letter that was requested by Council from the Leadership Committee (Teen Center) She is interested in having a Resolution made up for the school district walking policy, especially for Elementary Schools For the most part it would be a safety issue She would also like to put on an Agenda Item, a Resolution to support the census, need to get a committee going Consensus was 5 in favor to have the Acting City Manager send a letter of concern regarding open enrollment, the school district walking policy and the impact for safety and the impact on the neighbors that live near the schools Mrs Worth reminded the Council President and the Mayor Pro-tem of the tradition for them to set up the Boards and Commission Dinner Apologized for not being able to attend the Employee Dinner at Heritage Square CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 23,1999 Page - 16 - Mrs Shaver announced that there are two vacancies on the Jefferson County Community Corrections Board Motion by Mr Siler for adjournment; seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 7-0 Meeting adjourned at 10 00 P m I', , ) \ \ \ ~~"r,---:v~ I::; .., Christa Jones, Deputy City Clerk APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 13 kcZ . ~ en Siler, Council President 1999 by a vote of--L To ~ / tJ b 6"7 "...i {crt1 The preceding Minutes were prepared according to ~47 of Robert's Rules of Order, i e they contain a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members Tape recordings and video recordings of the meetings are available for listening or viewing in the City Clerk's Office, as well as copies of Ordinances and Resolutions