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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
7500 W 29th Avenue, Municipal Building
December 12.2000
The Special Meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Ken Siler at 7 00 P m
Councilmembers present: Jerry DiTullio Vance Edwards Odarka Figlus, Ralph Mancinelli,
Janelle Shaver (arrived at 7 13 pm), Claudia Worth, and Harry Hanley Also present: City
Clerk, Wanda Sang, Acting City Manager Jack Hurst; City Attorney, Gerald Dahl City
Treasurer, Ron Patera Department Heads staff and interested citizens Mayor Cerveny was
absent due to a conflict.
Item 1
Discussion of 2001 Budget
Mr Siler relinquished the Chair to the Council President because as Chair, he would feel
uncomfortable participating in debates and making certain motions
Mr Hurst commented on the cuts and adjustments that were made to the budget.
Motion by Mrs Worth to suspend the rules to allow more than two 5 minute Question and
Answer periods, seconded by Mr Siler; carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Hanley and
Mancinelli voting no
Questions and comments by Council followed
Motion by Mr Siler to increase the Business Tax License fee from $10 to $25 starting January
1 2002 seconded by Mrs Worth failed 4-4 with Councilmembers Worth, Mancinelli, Siler and
DiTullio voting yes
Motion by Mr Siler to increase sports fees from $2 per participant to $4, seconded by Mrs
Worth, carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Edwards and Shaver voting no
Motion by Mr Siler to increase the duplex rental fee to a market rate, seconded by Mrs Worth,
carried 7-1 with Councilmember Edwards voting no
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Motion by Mr Siler to raise Contractor's license fees to an average of the contractor fees
charged by Lakewood and Arvada seconded by Mrs Worth, failed 4-4 with Councilmembers
Worth Siler DiTullio and Mancinelli voting yes
Motion by Ms Figlus to lower City Council Outside Agency Contributions from $25 000 to
$10,000 seconded by Mrs Shaver' carried 5-3, with Councilmembers Edwards, Worth and
Siler voting no
Motion by Mr Edwards to return the Street Scape test project fund to $0, seconded by Mr
Mancinelli, carried 7-1 with Councilmember Worth voting no
Motion by Mrs Shaver to remove the funds for the Clear Creek Arts Festival, seconded by
Mrs Worth, carried 8-0
Motion by Mr Siler to add one Traffic Control Technician position to be paid out of the Capital
Fund, seconded by Mrs Worth carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Edwards Shaver and Figlus
voting no
Motion by Mr Siler to add one Payroll Clerk position to be paid out of the General Fund,
seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Shaver and Edwards voting no
Motion by Mrs Worth to add one Police Records Supervisor position to be paid out of the
General Fund seconded by Mr Hanley' carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Edwards, DiTullio
and Shaver voting no
Motion by Mr Siler to add one Parks Maintenance Worker I position to be funded from the
Open Space Fund, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Edwards,
Shaver and Figlus voting no
Motion by Mr Siler to add one Parks Maintenance Worker I position to be funded out of the
Conservation Trust Fund, seconded by Mrs Worth carried 5-3 with Councilmembers
Edwards, Shaver and Figlus voting no
Motion by Mr Siler that 2/5 of the Hotel/Motel Fund is to be used to fully fund the Economic
Development Program staff; seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0
Motion by Mrs Shaver to decrease the City Council Conference and Meeting expenses from
$30 000 to $25,000, seconded by Ms Figlus, carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Worth, Siler
and Hanley voting no
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Motion by Mrs Shaver to change line items 650 and 700 of the Mayor's 2001 budget to
remain the same as the 2000 budget; seconded by Mrs Worth, discussion followed Mrs
Worth then asked for a division of the motion, to divide the 650 line item from the 700 line
item Motion by Mrs Shaver to cut the 700 series back to the 2000 budget; carried 5-3 with
Councilmembers Mancinelli Siler and Hanley voting no
Motion by Mrs Shaver to cut the 650 series back to the 2000 budget; failed 4-4 with
Councilmembers Edwards Shaver, DiTullio and Figlus voting yes
Motion by Mr Siler to approve the budget; seconded by Mrs Worth carried 7-1 with
Councilmember Edwards voting no
Meeting adjourned at 9"40 p m
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Wanda Sang, City ~
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 8 2000 BY A VOTE OF
8 TO 0
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