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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/2003 @~mJ @@@~@~~ CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO August 11. 2003 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, staff; and interested citizens APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF July 28. 2003 Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of the Minutes of July 28, 2003 seconded by Mr Schneider; carried 6-0 with Mr Hanley and Ms Figlus abstaining CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK Don Peterson addressed Council and all the citizens he has spoken to over the last year He stated that he will not pass a petition to initiate a temporary tax increase for various projects. He resigned his position on the Board of Adjustment and Wheat Ridge Foundation and canceled his membership to Wheat Ridge United Neighborhoods and canceled his subscription to the Wheat Ridge Transcript. He will not seek election to the City Council Beth Beaudette spoke on behalf of West 4151 Avenue between Kipling and Independence Since October, ten cars have been vandalized She sleeps in her car on Friday night and neighborhood men go around with clubs to protect their neighborhood They need more police and more streetlights APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Mr Edwards to pull Item 3 so that the City Manager can provide additional information to Council before we put this on for first reading, he further moved to add an ordinance on first reading amending Chapter 21 of the Code of Laws pertaining to Street Width Designation, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES"" August 11, 2003 Page -2- Motion by Mrs Rotola to add to this evening's agenda an item allowing for a dialogue with the City Manager to address citizen concerns about vandalism, graffiti, and burglary; seconded by Mr Hanley; carried 8-0 Motion by Mr DiTullio to approve the Agenda as amended, seconded by Mr Edwards, carried 8-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING Item 1 Public Hearing on RESOLUTION 15-2003 - A FORM OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ASSIGNMENT TO THE COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY OF A PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND ALLOCATION OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND CEILING ALLOCATION ACT Resolution 15-2003 was introduced by Mr DiTullio Clerk read the executive summary Barbara Delgadillo, Assistant to the City Manager, introduced Karen Harkin, the Director of Home Finance for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Ms Harkin asked that the City transfer their funds to CHFA. Motion by Mr DiTullio to approve the Assignment of Allocation between the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and the City of Wheat Ridge and to adopt Resolution 15-2003, authorizing assignment to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority of a Private Activity Bond Allocation of the City of Wheat Ridge pursuant to the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act in the amount of $1 ,224,788, thereby designating the City's PAB allotment to CHFA for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate-income persons and families I further move to authorize the Mayor to sign such documents and the City Attorney to notify CHFA of Council's decision, seconded by Mr Edwards, carried 8-0 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Item 2 COUNCIL BILL 34-2003 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF A ZONE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL-ONE TO PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10285 RIDGE ROAD, CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON STATE OF COLORADO (Case No WZ-02-13) (Melody Homes, Inc) Council Bill 34-2003 was introduced on first reading by Mrs Rotola CITY COUNCIL MINUTES"" August 11, 2003 Page -3- Motion by Mrs Rotola to approve Council Bill 34-2003 on first reading, ordered published, public hearing set for September 8, 2003 at 7 00 P m in the City Council Chambers, and that it take effect 15 days after final publication, seconded by Mr Gokey; carried 8-0 Item 3 COUNCIL BILL 35-2003 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PERTAINING TO STREET WIDTH DESIGNATION Council Bill 35-2003 was introduced on first reading by Mr Edwards Motion by Mr Edwards to approve Council Bill 35-2003 on first reading, ordered published, public hearing set for September 8, 2003 at 7 00 P m. in the City Council Chambers, and that it take effect 15 days after final publication, seconded by Mrs Rotola. Motion by Ms Figlus for an amendment to delete (3) Street Reconstruction, seconded by Mr Hanley; failed 2-6 with Councilmembers Hanley and Figlus voting yes Original Motion carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Hanley and Figlus voting no DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS Item 4. Motion to fill the vacancy on the Wheat Ride Liquor Licensing Authority Motion by Mr DiTullio to appoint Lloyd Donnelly, District I to the Wheat Ridge Liquor Licensing Authority, term to expire March 2, 2006, seconded by Mr Edwards, carried 8-0 Item 5. Award RFB-03-032 Street Improvements, Kipling, 1-70 to 50th Avenue Mrs Rotola introduced Item 5 and Clerk read the executive summary Motion by Mrs Rotola to award RFB-03-032, Kipling Street Improvement, to Keene Concrete, Inc, Keensburg, Colorado, in the amount of $148,45710 I further move that a force account and contingency of $14,84571 be established I further move that the Director of Public Works be authorized to issue change orders up to a total contract and contingency amount of $163,302.81 I further move that all costs associated with this contract be paid from Acct. No 30-304-800-845, and that these funds be encumbered for the length of the project in accordance with Ordinance 787, 1989 Series I further move that $160,000 be transferred from the Capital Projects Balance to Acct. No 30- 304-800-845 seconded by Mr Schneider CITY COUNCIL MINUTES"" August 11, 2003 Page -4- Mr Young explained that this is actually a Federally funded project, that CDOT is funding, however, there will be some delay in being reimbursed from the State, so therefore we are asking for the transfer of funds out of our accounts until those funds are reimbursed There will be no dollars spent from the City, it is 100% federally funded We have approached them for many years that there are safety issues and concerns with the off-ramp, as you come off 1-70 westbound on to Kipling and go to the north Quite a few vehicles try to get over immediately to the left lane to turn left onto 49th Avenue This reconstruction of the curb, gutter and sidewalk in that area relocates some traffic signal poles and relocating the median island on Kipling is to accommodate that safety issue and allow more queuing for vehicles and therefore there is more safety in getting the vehicles off 1-70 and onto Kipling Mr Gokey will not support this in any way He traveled that corridor for 10 years and moving the turn lane up to 50th Avenue isn't going to solve anything People will continue to try and get over there and all it is going to do is hinder the retailers along that corridor He urged Council not to support this. Mr Hanley stated it would be extremely helpful if Council could physically see what is being proposed To him this is just a mystery of words and he couldn't, in good conscience, vote on this Mr Edwards was baffled that this concern about the plans was not brought up during the pre-meeting tonight, or that the City Manager could have been contacted during the week. The plans would have been gladly provided to review Mr Edwards has confidence in the Public Works Director and knows this wouldn't have been brought to Council if the Public Works Director had a problem with the plans This is much to do about nothing Mr Gokey's main concern are the retailers along that corridor We have to postpone this until we get feedback from the retailers Motion by Mr Gokey to postpone this to the next City Council Meeting, seconded by Mr Hanley; failed 3-5 with Councilmembers Hanley, Figlus, and Gokey voting yes Original Motion tied 4-4 with Councilmembers Hanley, Figlus, DiTullio and Gokey voting no Mayor broke the tie by voting yes Motion carried 5-4 Item 6. Dialogue with the City Manager to address citizen concerns about vandalism, graffiti, and burglary in District IV Motion by Mrs Rotola that the City Manager provide a written update to the entire City Council regarding his meeting with District IV residents to be held this Wednesday, August 13, on the issues referenced during this agenda item, seconded by Mr Schneider CITY COUNCIL MINUTES"" August 11, 2003 Page -5- Beth Beaudette, who spoke earlier under Citizens' Right to Speak, representing West 415t Avenue between Kipling and Independence, stated that since October residents have experienced vandalism of their property, break-ins in their cars, harassment, many of them have called the Police and the Police is very busy and doesn't have time to help them on their street. They have asked about closing off the Greenbelt, but were told that is public domain and can't be done They have residents patrolling the streets at night and she sleeps in her car They are very frustrated, it is always after midnight and before 4 30 in the morning Motion carried 8-0 CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS Randy Young asked that Councilmembers call him during the week if they have any questions or concerns on Agenda Items and not wait and put him on the spot during the meeting when he doesn't have the information at his fingertips CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Jerry Dahl stated that the motion on Item 5 , effectively puts money into a fund and is an amendment to the budget, therefore the Mayor cannot vote on matters adopting or amending the budget. The Motion was tied and therefore fails because the Mayor is not able to break the tie ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS Motion by Mr Schneider to adjourn, seconded by Mr DiTullio, carried 6-2 with Councilmembers Hanley and Figlus voting no Meeting adjourned at 8 18 P m ,. ! )' I wa:d~cl~1~'g~~; C~rk APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 25, 2003 BY A VOTE OF ~ to ~ , / _)\... / /k./ 'U/f ~ ____ David Schneider, Council President 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 By a vote of 7 -1, this was added to the August 11, 2003 Minutes Mr Peterson referred to an article in the Denver Post titled Wheat Ridge should mend rift," saying that the City Council represents citizens and should make a sincere effort to close the commUnications gap Mr Peterson agrees that communications between City Council and citizens must be Improved, but sees no hope of this happening