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Home My WebLink About06/24/2002 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge June 24. 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, Odarka Figlus, Lena Rotola, and Harry Hanley Also present: City Clerk, Wanda Sang, City Manager, Randy Young, City Attorney, Gerald Dahl, Director of Planning, Alan White, Acting Director of Public Works, Greg Knudson, staff; and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF June 10, 2002 Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of the Minutes of June 10, 2002, Clerk will re-check a motion under Elected Officials' Matters, seconded by Mr Gokey; carried 8-0 PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIES Mayor Cerveny read Proclamation for "Good Neighboring Month - July 4th - August 6th, 2002" CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK Walt Pettit, Manager of the Wheat Ridge Water District, urged Council to be pro-active in landscaping requirements that are drought resistant. He called upon the citizens of Wheat Ridge to not waste water and to call the Parks Department if they see water being wasted by a broken sprinkler head He asked that no watering be done between 9 00 a m and 6 00 P m and that water be applied for a maximum of 3 hours on the allocated days Motion by Mr Edwards to direct the Planning Director and City Staff through the City Manager to evaluate potential options for landscaping when we look at the certificate of occupancy process during the middle of a drought; seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 7-1 with Mr Gokey voting no CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 24, 2002 Page - 2 - APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Mr DiTullio to remove Item 1 from the Agenda (the City Manager has indicated that this item is not ready for presentation), seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 8-0 Motion by Mr DiTullio to add an Item 4 A. to the Agenda. Award RFP-02-030 Web Site Development and Graphic Design to Aries Research Inc , for a total amount of $24,650, seconded by Mr Schneider; carried 8-0 Motion by Mr DiTullio to approve the Agenda as amended, seconded by Mr Schneider; carried 8-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 2. Application for approval of a site plan on C-1 zoned property located at 4803 Ward Road (Case No WSP-02-01) (Kaiser) Item 2 was introduced by Mrs Rotola, who also read the title, summary and background Craig Dunham, Architect for Kaiser Permanente, was sworn in by the Mayor He explained the proposed expansion of the existing medical building Meredith Reckert, Senior Planner, was sworn in by the Mayor and presented the staff report. Mr DiTullio asked applicant if the streetscaping on Ward Road will follow the streetscape manual, the answer was yes, as much as they could Mr DiTullio asked Meredith Reckert if the applicant followed all of the relevant rules and regulations of Chapter 26 The answer was yes Is there any outstanding issue that Council needs to be aware of? Answer was no Motion by Mrs Rotola to approve Case No WSP-02-01 for the following reasons 1 A site plan review is required pursuant to the annexation agreement and zoning conditions placed on the property 2 All minimum requirements of the C-1 zone district regulations have been met. 3 All commercial development standards have been met; seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 24, 2002 Page - 3 - ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Item 3. Council Bill 17-2002 - An Ordinance amending Code of Laws Section 15-19 concerning Graffiti Council Bill 17-2002 was introduced on first reading by Mrs. Rotola, who also read the title, summary and background Motion by Mrs Rotola that Council Bill 17-2002 be approved on first reading, ordered published, public hearing be set for Monday, July 22, 2002 at 700 P m. in City Council Chambers Municipal Building, and if approved on second reading, take effect immediately after final adoption, as provided by Section 5 11 of the Charter; seconded by Mr DiTullio Motion by Mr Hanley for an amendment that the City take on the responsibility to eliminate the graffiti as opposed to being in a position to cause the property owner to be responsible, i e strike subsection (b), seconded by Ms Figlus, failed 2-6 with Councilmembers Hanley and Figlus voting yes Opposing Councilmembers cited as reasons for their no vote to the amendment, the cost of clean-up to the City, especially during times of financial shortfalls, responsibility of the homeowners to take care of their property; City's willingness to help people who are unable to clean up the graffiti, discussion and agreement during a study session to have this ordinance passed as written Original Motion carried 6-2 with Mr Hanley and Ms Figlus voting no Item 4. Council Bill 18-2002 - An Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, by the addition of a new Article V concerning the regulation of news racks Council Bill 18-2002 was introduced on first reading by Mr Edwards, who also read the title, summary and background Motion by Mr Edwards that Council Bill 18-2002 be approved on first reading ordered published, public hearing be set for Monday, July 8, 2002 at 7.00 p m in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, and if approved on second reading, take effect immediately upon final adoption, seconded by Mr Schneider; carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 24, 2002 Page - 4 - DECISIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND MOTIONS Item 4. B. Item 4 was introduced by Mr Schneider, who also read the summary and background Motion by Mr Schneider to award RFP-02-030, Web Site Development, to Aries Research Inc , for the total amount of $24,650 and to direct the Mayor to sign appropriate documents, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 8-0 Item 5. CONSENT AGENDA, A. Motion to award RFB-02-031 to Exempla Occupational Medicine and Rehabilitation in the amount of $11 ,826 and be charged to Acct. 112-700- 724 (Hepatitis B Inoculations and TB Testing for Police Department Employees) B Changes to Jefferson County Youth Alcohol Intervention Program Expansion of services in IGA. C Approval of City expenditures over $5,000 Consent Agenda was introduced and read by Mr Hanley Motion by Mr Hanley for adoption of Consent Agenda as printed, seconded by Mr Mancinelli, carried 8-0 CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS Mr Young gave update on wildland fire management plan that will be brought to Council once it is developed, he also outlined steps for Greenbelt fire management. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 24, 2002 Page - 5 - ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS Mr Edwards asked for consensus to appoint Mayor Cerveny as alternate to the Jefferson County Transportation Commission, consensus was 8 in favor Mr Edwards presented a framed copy of the 2001 Honor Award for Planning and Urban Design, the Wheat Ridge Streetscape and Architectural Design Manual This was awarded to THK Associates and City of Wheat Ridge and THK had it framed for us and Mr Edwards presented this to Mr Young and Mr Knudson Mr Young stated that this was done prior to his employment, but he understood that Mr Edwards was instrumental in getting this done and should be recognized for his time and effort. Mr Mancinelli reiterated what Mayor Cerveny had said about attending a DRCOG Orientation meeting, he feels it is very important and informative Meeting adjourned at 8 15 P m. lerk APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 8, 2002 BY A VOTE OFl TO Q ~J; f2J 'C ,. . . ( cA.\.('I'", PC' Ralph ancinelli, Council President 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