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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/23/2001 July 23. 2001 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, Harry Hanley (arrived at 7 10 pm), Ralph Mancinelli, Janelle Shaver, Dean Gokey, and Claudia Worth Odarka Figlus was absent. Also present: Deputy City Clerk, Christa Jones, City Manager, Scott Staples, City Attorney, Gerald Dahl; Director of Planning, Alan White, Director of Public Works, Bob Goebel, and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF July 9,2001 Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of the Minutes of July 9, 2001, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 6-0 CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK Bill Schroer, 5595 S Zang Street, Littleton, expressed concerns regarding the Northwest Quadrant Feasibility Study, its process and possible extension He urged Council to reject any involvement in the NQFS or a COOT-led successor PUBLIC HEARING Item 1. Resolution 16-2001 - finding the existence of blight in the vicinity of Ward Road and 44th Avenue Resolution 16-2001 was introduced by Mrs Worth, who also read the title Alan White presented the staff report. Art Anderson was sworn in by the Mayor He prepared the Blight Survey for the City; he gave background of his extensive experience in this field He showed photographs of the blighted area and made some corrections to his written report. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 23, 2001 Page - 2 - Jim Windholz, attorney for Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority, stated that the exhibits will be a part of our permanent record and will remain in City Hall as well as the photograph portfolio The Resolution has 10 factors of blight and they are all referred to in the record before Council In addition to the exhibits and the portfolio Mr Anderson's report is to be appended to the Resolution as well as the description of the property He asked Mr White to confirm that proper notices were prepared 10 days prior to this hearing Mr White stated that the required notification, as required under the Statutes, was provided Mr Windholz submitted that in accordance with ~31-25-104 C R S of the Urban Renewal Law, substantial factors of blight exist in the general vicinity of Ward Road and West 44th Avenue Motion by Mrs Worth to approve Resolution 16-2001, seconded by Mr Edwards, carried 7-0 DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS Item 2. Motion to award RFQ-01-009, Administrative Space Planning and Design Consultant Services, to C4i Design Group for the total amount of $69 988 for Phase I and II Item 2 was introduced by Mr DiTullio, who also read the title, summary and background Motion by Mr DiTullio to award RFQ-01-009, Administration Space Planning and Design Consultant Services, to c4i Design Group, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, for the total amount of $69,988 for Phase I and II, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 7-0 Item 3. Approval to award RFP-01-023, Real Estate Services for the City to The Broker Team Item 3 was introduced by Mr DiTullio, who also read the title, summary and background Motion by Mr DiTullio to award RFP-01-023, Real Estate Services for the City, to The Broker Team, Lakewood Colorado Services shall be on an as-needed basis Funds shall be allocated at the time of request for services, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 7-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 23, 2001 Page - 3 - Item 4. CONSENT AGENDA. A. Approval of City Expenditures B Approval of Clarion Associates/LDR International to prepare the Urban Renewal Plans for the Wadsworth Corridor and the 38th Avenue Corridor; staff to negotiate a contract and scope of work not to exceed $90,000 in fees C Approval of letter agreement with Szymanski/Ray to provide development management consulting services to the Urban Renewal Authority o Approval of engagement letter with Kutak Rock to provide bond counsel legal services to the Urban Renewal Authority E Approval of agreement with Hanifen Imhoff to provide financial advice legal services to the Urban Renewal Authority F Funding for the 38th Avenue Streetscape Pilot Project. Resolution 17-2001 - authorizing an amendment to the 2001 Capital Projects Budget and the General Fund Budget. Consent Agenda was introduced and read by Mrs Worth Mr DiTullio asked to pull F Motion by Mrs Worth for the adoption of the Consent Agenda, Items A through E, seconded by Mr Edwards, carried 7-0 F Mr DiTullio thanked the Public Works Advisory Committee for working for almost 1 Y2 years on this streetscape project. He also thanked the businesses and neighbors who worked on this, as well as Public Works and Planning Department. Mr Edwards explained that this will be a pilot project of the streetscape and architectural design process along 38th Avenue from Sheridan to Harlan The public wanted to focus on trees and landscaping and that this be maintained and irrigated It is in the City's best interest in to reinvest in this area CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 23, 2001 Page - 4 - Motion by Mr DiTullio that $952,000 be transferred from the General Fund Reserves into the Capital Projects Revenues to provide funding specifically for the 38th Avenue Streetscape Pilot Project between Harlan Street and Sheridan Blvd I further move to adopt Resolution 17- 2001, Series of 2001 and that the budget be amended accordingly; seconded by Mrs Worth carried 7-0 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Vance Edwards - Public Works Advisory Committee - now that the funding resolution is complete, staffing will obtain the right of entry and easement agreements with the property owners along that corridor; THK is busy working on final designs for the actual streetscape design, there will be an additional meeting with those businesses that are directly affected shortly after completion of the design and in late August construction should begin CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS Scott Staples updated Council on ongoing projects He has found some procedural deficiencies regarding the traffic management program and asked Council to authorize him to review the program guidelines with City staff, citizens, etc and come back to Council with suggestions on how to make it a better program Mrs Shaver asked for consensus to have Mr Staples bring forward his recommendations and bring them to PWAC and then have a Study Session with all 8 Councilmembers, consensus was 7 in favor ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS Mayor Cerveny invited everybody to the Mayor's reception for the Carnation Festival kick-off on August 15 at Lutheran Medical Center Jefferson Symphony will play at 7 00 Parade is August 18 at 10 00 a.m She asked that somebody be in charge of procuring cars Motion by Mr DiTullio that the Mayor pro tem be in charge of procuring cars, seconded by Mrs Worth carried 6-1 with Mr DiTullio voting no Mrs Shaver stated that she had a message from Ms Figlus, who had an emergency and was not able to make the meeting tonight. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 23, 2001 Page - 5 - Mr DiTullio reminded everybody that there will be a town meeting on August 4 from 9.30 - 11 00 a m at the Community Center This is a meeting with State and local officials Meeting adjourned at 8 00 p m ~i. Christa Jones, Deputy. City Clerk \ APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 13 2001 BY A VOTE OF ~ TO 0 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