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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/10/2001 September 10. 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, Odarka Figlus, Harry Hanley, Ralph Mancinelli, Janelle Shaver, Dean Gokey, and Claudia Worth Also present: City Clerk, Wanda Sang, Acting City Manager, Bob Goebel, City Attorney, Gerald Dahl, staff; and interested citizens PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIES Mayor Cerveny read the Proclamation for Kids for Harmony Day and presented it to Jamie Nagode APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF August 27,2001 Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of the Minutes of August 27, 2001, seconded by Mrs Worth, carried 8-0 CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK There was no one present to speak. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 1. Council Bill 13-2001 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City concerning Charter Section 5 7 Executive Sessions (Legal Consultation) Council Bill 13 was introduced by Mr Edwards on second reading, he also read the title Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1225 Mr Dahl explained the reasons for this proposed ordinance CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 10,2001 Page - 2 - Motion by Mr Edwards to approve Council Bill 13-2001 (Ordinance 1225) on second reading, order it published, and it take effect upon passage, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 7-1 with Mrs Worth voting no Item 2. Council Bill 14-2001 - An Ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter to the voters of the City concerning Charter Section 5 7 Executive Sessions (Real Estate Appraisals) Council Bill 14-2001 was introduced on second reading by Mr Edwards, who also read the title Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1226 Mr Dahl explained the reasons for this Ordinance Motion by Mr Edwards to approve Council Bill 14-2001 (Ordinance 1226) on second reading, order it published, and it take effect upon passage, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 7-1 with Mrs Worth voting no ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Item 3. Council Bill 15-2001 - An Ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to establish hours of operation for Nightclubs and other places of entertainment that do not serve alcohol beverages Council Bill 15-2001 was introduced on first reading by Mr Gokey, who also read the title, summary and background Motion by Mr Gokey that Council Bill 15-2001 be approved on first reading, ordered published, public hearing be set for Monday, September 24, 2001 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 Mancinelli, carried 8-0 Item 4. Council Bill 16-2001 - An Ordinance establishing a retention and destruction policy for Record of Executive Sessions Council Bill 16-2001 was introduced on first reading by Mrs Shaver who also read the title and summary CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 10,2001 Page - 3 - Motion by Mrs Shaver that Council Bill 16-2001 be approved on first reading, ordered published, public hearing be set for Monday, September 24, 2001 at 700 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 carried 6-2 with Mrs Worth and Ms Figlus voting no Mrs Worth is voting no because the historian in her will not allow her to destroy records DECISIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND MOTIONS Item 5. Motion for appointment to the Planning Commission in District III Motion by Mrs Shaver to appoint Phil Plummer to the Planning Commission from District III, with the term expiring March 2, 2004 seconded by Ms Figlus, carried 8-0 Item 6. Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Urban Renewal Authority and The City of Wheat Ridge Motion by Mr Edwards to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with Attachment A between the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority and the City of Wheat Ridge I further move to repeal and reenact Chapter 25 of the Code of Laws pertaining to Urban Renewal and place this repeal and re-enactment section on the next City Council Meeting, September 24, 2001, for first reading seconded by Mr DiTullio Mrs Worth asked to divide the question Motion by Mr Edwards to suspend the Rules and allow him to speak a third time, seconded by Mrs Shaver; failed 4-4 with Councilmembers Shaver, Gokey, Edwards, and Mancinelli voting yes (This needs 6 votes to pass) First Question carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Figlus and Worth voting no Motion by Mr Edwards for an amendment that Mr Dahl consult and coordinate with Mr Windholz, the Urban Renewal Attorney, so that Chapter 25 is coordinated between them, seconded by Mr DiTullio Motion by Mrs. Worth for an amendment that after they meet they come back to Council for a Study Session and explain the whole thing, seconded by Ms Figlus failed 3-5 with Councilmembers Shaver, Figlus, and Worth voting yes CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 10,2001 Page - 4 - Mr Edwards amendment carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Figlus and Worth voting no Vote on second question as amended carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Figlus and Worth voting no Item 7. Approval to change the distribution of the Council Request Status Report from bi- weekly to weekly Motion by Mr DiTullio that the Council Request Status Report be distributed once a week to Councilmembers via Council Packet or FAX, seconded by Mr Gokey Motion by Mr Mancinelli to amend that the Manager's Memorandum be distributed once a month instead of every other week; seconded by Mr Gokey; carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Figlus, Worth, and Shaver voting no Original Motion as amended carried 7-1 with Ms Figlus voting no Item 8. Motion to allow the use of Council Chambers to the Wheat Ridge United Neighborhoods for the Forum on September 27, 2001 Motion by Mr DiTullio that Wheat Ridge United Neighborhoods be allowed the use of the City Council Chambers and glass conference room on September 27,2001 from 6 00 to 10 30 P m I further move a video tech be made available to tape and broadcast the forum over Cable Channel 8, seconded by Mr Hanley Tom Slattery, representing WRUN, asked for a yes vote on this Item Motion carried 8-0 Item 9. Motion for Council Rules of Order and Procedure change Motion by Mr DiTullio to approve the change of the Council Rules of Order and Procedure Page 2, Item 4, as outlined in the memo dated August 21,2001 seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Figlus, Worth, and Shaver voting no Mrs Worth cautioned Council about tying their hands by doing this Mrs Shaver is very concerned about the size of the Council Rules we have, we need to have patience and tolerance with each other This is not a good thing CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 10, 2001 Page - 5 - Ms Figlus reminded everybody that we are here to do the people's business and sometime if that means we need 5 more Minutes so be it. It is important that people feel we have given their business adequate consideration Item 10. CONSENT AGENDA. A. Motion to approve funds for architectural services to prepare an addendum to the Baugh House construction drawings B Approval of City Expenditures C Award RFP-01-043, Auditor Services, to Swanhorst, Dragon & Cutler LLC, Greenwood Village, CO, for the purpose of preparing 2001 Financial Statements D Award RFB-01-048, Jaidinger House and Barn (6287 W 48th Place) Demolition to DIE Excavating and Backhoe Services Inc., Henderson, CO Consent Agenda was introduced and read by Mrs Worth Mrs Shaver asked to pull B Motion by Mrs. Worth to approve A. CD, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 8-0 Mrs Shaver asked for consensus to have Mr Staples inform Council regarding the $15,000 for Jefferson Economic Council for Telecom Backbone, consensus was 7 in favor Motion by Mrs Shaver for approval of B , seconded by Mr Edwards, carried 8-0 CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS Mr Goebel updated Council on the Streetscape Project. He has reviewed plans and found some problems They are still working on acquiring easements ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS Mayor Cerveny stated she is on a new committee, an ad hoc transportation committee for DRCOG If Council wants to give any input, they can contact her CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 10, 2001 Page - 6 - Jerry DiTullio asked for consensus that the Study Session next week start at 6 00 p m Mr Windholz will give an update on Lutheran Medical Center Consensus was 8 in favor Motion by Mrs Worth to allow Mr DiTullio to meet with the Mayor of Edgewater to discuss possible joined acquisition of park land, seconded by Mr Gokey; carried 8-0 Vance Edwards referred to a nice article in the Denver Post about Eugene Kiefel, owner of Wheat Ridge Cyclery, and offered to provide copies for anybody interested Mrs Worth invited volunteers to come and work on the restoration and clean-up of the Baugh House Meeting adjourned at 9 35 p m. ~~Idi -~vl< Wanda Sang, City cmf'k APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2001 BY A VOTE OF .i. TO 0 ~ I /{! ~~I . , The preceding Minutes were prepared according to S47 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.