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June 26. 2000
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, Vance Edwards, Odarka Figlus, Harry Hanley, Ralph
Mancinelli, Janelle Shaver, Ken Siler, and Claudia Worth Also present: City Clerk, Wanda
Sang, City Manager, Valerie Adams, City Attorney Gerald Dahl, Director of Parks &
Recreation, Gary Wardle, Director of Planning, Alan White, Chief of Police, Jack Hurst;
Director of Public Works, Bob Goebel, staff; and interested citizens
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF June 12, 2000
Motion by Mrs Worth for the approval of the Minutes of June 12, 2000; seconded by Mr Siler;
carried 8-0
CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK
There was no one present to speak.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Mr DiTullio to hold an Executive Session under Section 5 7(b)(1), legal matters,
after adjournment; seconded by Ms Figlus, carried 7-1 with Mr Siler voting no
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
Item 1.
Council Bill 20-1999 - an Ordinance approving disposition by demolition of a city-
owned building 9130 West 44th Avenue, 7-11 building
Mr DiTullio introduced Council Bill 20-1999 on second reading and read the title Clerk
assigned Ordinance No 1198 Motion by Mr DiTullio to continue the public hearing on this
item to July 24, 2000; seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0
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ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Item 2.
Council Bill 18 - An ordinance amending Section 26-6(C)(4) of the Wheat Ridge
Code of Laws, concerning Planning Commission review of rezoning applications
Council Bill 18 was introduced on first reading by Mr Edwards, who also read the title
Motion by Mr Edwards that Council Bill 18 be approved on first reading, ordered published,
public hearing be set for Monday, July 10, 2000 at 7 00 P m in City Council Chambers,
Municipal Building, and if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final
publication, seconded by Mr Siler
Ms. Figlus moved to amend to refer this to the City Affairs Committee, seconded by Mrs
Worth
Motion by Mrs Worth to amend the amendment that this be placed on the Agenda for the next
City Affairs meeting, which would be prior to the public hearing on the Council Bill; seconded
by Mrs Shaver; failed 3-5 with Councilmembers Shaver, Worth and Figlus voting yes
Vote on Ms. Figlus motion failed 3-5 with Councilmembers Shaver, Figlus, and Worth voting
yes
Original Motion carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Worth and Figlus voting no
Item 3.
Council Bill 19 - an Ordinance amending the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws
concerning the authority of the City Council to re-refer land development
applications to the Planning Commission
Council Bill 19 was introduced on first reading by Mr Edwards, who also read the title
Motion by Mr Edwards that Council Bill 19 be approved on first reading, ordered published,
public hearing be set for Monday, July 10, 2000 at 7 00 P m in City Council Chambers,
Municipal Building, and if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final
publication, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 7-1 with Mrs Worth voting no
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Item 4.
Council Bill 20 - an Ordinance amending Section 26-25 of the Wheat Ridge
Code of Laws concerning similar uses in Planned Development Districts.
Council Bill 20 was introduced on first reading by Mr DiTullio, who also read the title and
summary
Motion by Mr DiTullio that Council Bill 20 be approved on first reading, ordered published,
public hearing be set for Monday, July 10, 2000 at 7 00 P m in City Council Chambers,
Municipal Building, and if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final
publication, seconded by Mr Edwards
Motion by Mrs Worth for an amendment to change Section (C)(2)(a) to add the words "and a
copy of this Ordinance" to the last sentence, seconded by Ms Figlus, carried 7-1 with Mr
Mancinelli voting no
Original Motion as amended carried 8-0
DECISIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND MOTIONS
Item 5.
Amendment to 2000 Compensation Schedule (Employee Relations Director)
Item 5 was introduced by Mr Siler; title and summary read by the Clerk.
Motion by Mr Siler to amend the 2000 Compensation Schedule by adding the position of
Employee Relations Director to Pay Grade 4 (salary range $5,784 - $7,650) I further move to
approve continuing the contractual services of Renee Chastant for employee relations
services until such time an Employee Relations Director is hired, seconded by Mr DiTullio
Mayor Cerveny left the dais and addressed the Council regarding this item. She stated that
our human resources system no longer meets the needs of today's complex labor
environment. She urged Council to approve the position of Employee Relations Director at a
Department Head level
Motion carried 8-0
Item 6.
Request by the Urban Renewal Authority to initiate the process of revising the
Urban Renewal Area Boundary to exclude certain parcels of land
Item 6 was introduced by Mr Edwards who also read the title and summary
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Motion by Mr Edwards to direct staff to initiate the process of amending the boundary of the
urban renewal area for the purpose of deleting certain parcels shown on the attached map
from the urban renewal area and further directing staff to prepare all plan amendments and
ordinances necessary to accomplish this amendment; seconded by Mr Mancinelli,
carried 8-0
Item 7.
CONSENT AGENDA
A Approval of Expenditure Items
B Approval of the cost to replace the informational sign at the entrance road to
the Municipal Building
C Amendment to the City Council's Rules and Procedures
D Resolution 27-2000 - appointing the Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation
Commission as the overseeing and review committee for the "All Veterans
Memorial Gazebo" located in Hayward Park.
Consent Agenda was introduced by Mrs Worth, who also read the titles Motion by Mrs
Worth for the adoption of the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr DiTullio
Mr Siler pulled A and C ,Ms Figlus pulled D, Mrs Shaver pulled B
Motion by Mr Siler for approval of A, seconded by Mrs Shaver; carried 8-0
Motion by Mr DiTullio for approval of B , seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 7-1 with Mrs
Shaver voting no
Motion by Mr Siler for approval of C to read Committee agendas will be set and reviewed
by the committee chair The chair, two Councilmembers or City Manager through the
chair may add committee agenda items. The agenda shall be approved at the beginning
of each meeting by a majority vote of the committee quorum, with the following change
strike the last sentence, which reads "Committee agendas must be coordinated with the
regular Council agendas via the Council president and Committee chair to avoid scheduling
conflicts or double booking of staff' , seconded by Mrs Worth
Motion by Mrs Shaver to delete the third sentence 'The agenda shall be approved at the
beginning of each meeting by a majority vote of the committee quorum'" seconded by Mrs
Worth, tied 4-4, Mayor broke the tie by voting yes Motion carried 5-4 with Councilmembers
DiTullio, Edwards Siler, and Mancinelli voting no
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Original Motion as amended carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Edwards, DiTullio, and
Mancinelli voting no
D Ms Figlus read the summary of this Item Motion by Ms Figlus for the adoption of
Resolution 27-2000 with the correction of a typographical error in the last sentence, seconded
by Mrs. Worth, carried 8-0
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Claudia Worth - City Affairs - nothing to report; there has been no meeting
Vance Edwards - Public Works Advisory Committee, reported that they had discussed splitting
the Harlan Street project into two phases, 38th to 44th Avenue, 44th to 48th Avenue Motion by
Mr Siler to accept the PWAC recommendation and to include this in the 2001 and 2002
budgets, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 8-0
Odarka FiQlus - Finance Committee, reported that they will continue working on a modified
zero based budget.
CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS
Valerie Adams thanked Council for their support for the Employee Relations Director She
gave update on Recreation Center income to date of $690,677 89
CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS
Motion by Mrs Shaver to direct the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance regarding a
correction to our Pawnshop Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Figlus, carried 8-0
ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS
Motion by Mr Hanley to reconsider Item 7 C, seconded by Mr DiTullio Mr Hanley explained
that the third sentence that was stricken is an important part of the issue Motion carried 5-3
with Councilmembers Shaver, Worth, and Figlus voting no
Motion by Mr DiTullio to approve 7 C including the third sentence, seconded by Mr
Mancinelli, carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Shaver, Figlus, and Worth voting no
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Mayor Cerveny and Mr Mancinelli stressed the importance of being counted in the census
Mr Siler asked for consensus to add discussion of having City Land Use Code added to the
Council Meeting of July 10, consensus was 8 in favor
Mr Edwards asked for consensus that Planned Districts be a component of the discussion on
July 10 regarding City Land Use, consensus was 7 in favor
Mr Hanley pointed out the importance of hiring an Employee Relations Director, who will be
responsible for 418 people
Mrs Worth asked that when people are given Code Violation Notices they include a
description of the violation, not just the Code Sections She resigned as Chair of the City
Affairs Committee, she moved to appoint Jerry DiTullio as Chair of the City Affairs Committee,
seconded by Mr Siler; carried 8-0
Motion by Mrs Worth to go into Executive Session and adjourn thereafter; seconded by Mr
Siler; carried 8-0
EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS HELD.
Meeting adjourned at 10 10 P m
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Wanda Sang, City CI
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 10, 2000 BY A VOTE OF ..JL TO--2..,
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The preceding Minutes were prepared according to 947 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