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Home My WebLink About03/25/2002 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge March 25. 2002 The Regular City Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cerveny at 7 00 P m Councilmembers present: Jerry DiTullio, Vance Edwards Dean Gokey, Ralph Mancinelli David Schneider, and Lena Rotola Harry Hanley and Odarka Figlus were absent. Also present: City Clerk, Wanda Sang, Interim City Manager, Randy Young, City Attorney, Gerald Dahl, Director of Parks, Joyce Manwaring, staff. and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES of Special Meeting of March 11 and Regular Meeting of March 11, 2002 Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of the Minutes of the March 11 Special Meeting and Regular Meeting, seconded by Mr Schneider. carried 6-0 PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIES Mayor Cerveny read Proclamation for "Days of Remembrance" regarding the Holocaust. CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK Geoff Wodell spoke regarding the importance of culture in this community Don Peterson will speak under Item 6 regarding term limits PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 1. Council Bill 09-2002 - An Ordinance amending Section 26-628 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws ( Case No ZOA-01-06) Council Bill 09-2002 was introduced on second reading by Mr DiTullio who read the title summary and background Clerk assigned Ordinance No 1249 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 25, 2002 Page - 2 - Roger Loecher asked how Planned Commercial Development would fit into this ordinance He thanked Council for considering making these changes Motion by Mr DiTullio to approve Council Bill 09-2002 (Ordinance 1249) and it take effect immediately upon adoption, seconded by Mr Schneider. carried 5-1 with Mr Edwards voting no Item 2. Council Bill 10-2002 - An Ordinance approving the sale of City-owned property located near the Intersection of 38th Avenue and Sheridan Blvd Council Bill 10-2002 was introduced on second reading by Mr Mancinelli who also read the title, summary and background Clerk assigned Ordinance 1250 Mr Dahl referred to the changes that Council had requested in the Special Warranty Deed Don Peterson questioned the impact of the gas station being added and taking away parking spaces He questioned how the gas station would look, especially since this was the gateway to the City of Wheat Ridge He is also concerned about Mr Edward's working for King Soopers and asked that he reconsider voting on this matter Mr Edwards pointed out that this agreement was between the City of Wheat Ridge and the owners of the shopping center, which are not King Soopers King Soopers is merely a tenant in this building Mr Dahl stated that there was no conflict of interest for Mr Edwards and he was required to vote Motion by Mr Mancinelli for approval of Council Bill 10-2002 (Ordinance 1250) and that it take effect upon adoption I further move to amend the motion that the reverter clause read "2022" not 2002 seconded by Mr DiTullio carried 6-0 Motion by Mr Gokey for an amendment that the property returned to the City be free of structures and be repaved seconded by Mr Mancinelli, failed 2-6 with Councilmembers Gokey and Mancinelli voting yes Original Motion as amended carried 6-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 25, 2002 Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Page - 3 - Council Bill 08-2002 - An Ordinance amending Section 2-53(a) (b) (c) and (d) and 2-54(b) of the Code of Laws, concerning appointment of Board and Commission chairpersons (Continued from February 25 2002) Council Bill 06-2002 - An Ordinance amending Section 2-57(a) of the Code of Laws to provide for City Council appointment of the chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission Council Bill 07-2002 - An Ordinance amending Section 2-60 of the Code of Laws to provide for City Council appointment of the chair of the Planning Commission Mr DiTullio reported that Council met with the Planning Commission and Parks Commission last Monday to discuss Council Bills 08, 06, and 07 The majority of the Boards and Commissions were opposed to having a Councilmember on as chair and opposed to the idea of a voting member of Council on their boards Although he felt it was a good idea, he would support a motion to indefinitely postpone these 3 Council Bills Don Peterson apologized for not making the meeting last Monday He is opposed to these 3 Council Bills and is in favor of indefinitely postponing them Motion by Mr Schneider to indefinitely postpone Council Bills 08-2002, 06-2002, 07-2002, and to remove Items 8 and 9 from the Agenda, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 6-0 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Item 6. Council Bill 11-2002 - An Ordinance amending Section 2-53 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge to impose term limits on members of the City Boards and Commissions Council Bill 11-2002 was introduced on first reading by Mr Schneider who also read the title, summary and background Motion by Mr Schneider to postpone Council Bill 11-2002 indefinitely; seconded by Mr Edwards carried 6-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 25, 2002 Page - 4 - DECISIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND MOTIONS Item 7. Amendment to Council Rules Motion by Mr Schneider to approve the proposed amendments to the Council Rules of Order and Procedure by adding a new Rule A (6) "First Monday Town Meetings (all Council Districts) are to be held in February April June August, October and December every year at a place to be announced, commencing at 7 00 P m the first Monday of those months" and amending Rule A (3) under "Types of Meetings" Council Members at their option may have a District Meeting at a place, time and date to be announced"; seconded by Mr Gokey Motion by Mr DiTullio to refer this to the City Affairs Committee for discussion and to come back to City Council with a recommendation in a couple of months, seconded by Mrs Rotola, carried 5-1 with Mr Mancinelli voting no Mr Mancinelli would have rather had this discussed at a Study Session Motion by Mr Gokey to reconsider the motion seconded by Mr Schneider. failed 2-6 with Councilmembers Gokey and Mancinelli voting yes Item 10. CONSENT AGENDA, A. Reclassification Request for the Staff Assistant in the City Clerk's office to Sr Staff Assistant. B Award Bid RFB-02-012 Honda Accord LX, to John Elway Honda, in the total amount of $18 049 C Award Bid RFB-02-001, Flag Pole Installation, to Custom Flag Company, in the total amount of $9,364 D Contract Award for 2002 Concrete Rehabilitation Program, Project No S-PM-01-02 E Award Bid RFB-02-010 Truck Mounted Paint Machine, to EZ-Liner Industries in the total amount of $43 155 F Award RFP-02-005 Open Space Management Plan to ERa Resources Corporation for the total amount of $19,970 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 25, 2002 Page - 5 - G Award Bid RFB-02-006, Hayward Park Playground Equipment, to Little Tikes, %Recreation Plus, in the total amount of $28,806 H Award Bid RFB-02-011 Chain Link Fence at Tabor Lake, to Steelock General Fence Contractor, in the total amount of $30,843 Consent Agenda was introduced and read by Mr Edwards Motion by Mr Edwards to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 6-0 CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS Motion by Mr DiTullio that the City Affairs Committee host a discussion on legal issues with the City Attorney on April 15 at 5 30 p m and I further move that the entire City Council and the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment be invited for the discussion, seconded by Mrs Rotola, carried 6-0 CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Motion by Mr Schneider to approve the employment agreement between the City of Wheat Ridge and G Randolph Young for the City Manager position, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 6-0 Mr Dahl referred to the memo from Joyce Manwaring regarding the Denning Property Motion by Mr DiTullio to offer the original appraised price of $342,882 54 I further grant the deletion from the agreement for the 15' easement upon development of the east parcel I further move to agree to provide copies of the survey for the east and west parcel Providing the survey information is contingent on Jefferson County Open Space policy in this matter. seconded by Mr Edwards Motion by Mr Gokey to amend to make sure that the property is not contaminated If the property is contaminated, this needs to come back to Council for reconsideration, seconded by Mr Schneider. carried 5-1 with Mr Edwards voting no Original Motion as amended carried 6-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 25, 2002 Page - 6 - ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS City Clerk, Wanda Sang, asked for input from Council if they want her to pursue access to Jefferson County Voter Registrations Motion by Mr DiTullio that this be brought forward as an Agenda Item for the next meeting, seconded by Mr Edwards carried 6-0 Dean Gokey asked for consensus to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to look into the feasibility of setting up a 501 (3) (C) for the Senior/Community Center or combine it with the one for the Recreation Center and bring the information back to Council Consensus was 6 in favor Ralph Mancinelli had a complaint from a constituent about Channel 8, he suggested that we insert the date on the videos, perhaps in the lower right hand corner, so people know which meeting they are watching David Schneider asked for consensus to make available the Roberts Rules of Order program, taught by Barbara Hasbruck to all members of the Boards and Commissions at the expense of the City Consensus was 6 in favor Meeting adjourned at 8 45 P m ( .11 I , I,,' "-I{,f~ ) . Wanda Sang, City Clerk APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 8 2002 BY A VOTE OF ..JL TO--D... ! } , / / -! /7,1 " ;. i \ I ~ -'01 C I, '/ Ralph ManCinelli, Council President