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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
AUQust 25. 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, Director of Public
Works, Tim Paranto, staff; and interested citizens
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF August 11, 2003 and AUQust 12,2003
Motion by Mr DiTullio for the approval of the Minutes of August 11, 2003 with a correction on
Page 4, the vote should be "5-4", seconded by Mr Schneider
Motion by Ms Figlus that the following statement be added to the City Council Minutes of
August 11, 2003, under Citizens' Right to Speak and under Don Peterson's comments be
added "Mr Peterson referred to an article in the Denver Post entitled '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 the communication between City Council
and citizens must be improved but sees no hope of this happening", seconded by Mr Hanley
Mr Schneider made a substitute motion to send these Minutes back to the Clerk's Office and
for the Clerk's Office to re-listen to the tapes and to give them back to us accurately
City Clerk, Wanda Sang, offered a solution to add Ms Figlus' excerpt as an attachment to the
Minutes
Mayor Cerveny called a 5 Minute break to discuss parliamentary procedure
Mr Schneider withdrew his substitute motion
Ms Figlus agreed that her amendment be added as an attachment to the Minutes of August
11,2003
Amendment carried 7-1 with Mr Gokey voting no
Original Motion as amended carried 7-1 with Mr Gokey voting No
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Motion by Mr Schneider for the approval of the Minutes of August 12, 2003, seconded by Mr
Edwards, carried 6-0 with Mr DiTullio and Ms. Figlus abstaining
PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIES
Mayor read Proclamation for National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Dick Gallegos, representing the Wheat Ridge Rotary Club, presented another check for
$3,500 for the Recreation Center The check is an installment toward the club's
commitment of $31 ,000 that it promised to give the City to help offset the cost of the
Rec Center
CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK
Pam Anderson announced her candidacy for City Clerk and shared some of her
background and qualifications for the job
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
Item 1.
COUNCIL BILL 32-2003 - AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE
1289, SERIES 2003 AND REENACTING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE
1175, SERIES 1999, CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR THE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK.
Item 2.
COUNCIL BILL 33-2003 - AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE
1290, SERIES 2003, AND REENACTING SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE
1175, SERIES 1999, CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR THE
OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER.
Vance Edwards introduced Council Bill 32-2003 and Council Bill 33-2003 on second
reading, Clerk assigned Ordinance Nos 1305 and 1306 and read the executive
summaries
Jerry Dahl explained that one Section in these Ordinances repeals the new salaries and
another section reinstates the current salaries
The following speakers spoke in favor of passing these Ordinances without any
changes as published
Louise Turner
Teri Dalbec
Robert McGhee
John Qualteri
Kim Stewart.
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Their comments included that Council should listen to the 1350 people who signed the
petitions asking for repeal of the ordinances lowering the pay If somebody applies
themselves completely to the Clerk's job it should be done in a full-time manner This
is a representative government and you should represent the wishes of the citizens of
this City
Motion by Mr Edwards to approve Council Bill 32-2003 (Ordinance 1305) on second
reading, seconded by Mr Schneider' carried 7-1 with Mr Gokey voting no Mr Gokey
doesn't think it's fiscally responsible to pay these positions that kind of money This
community does not have that kind of money Elected Clerks are becoming dinosaurs
Motion by Mr Edwards to approve Council Bill 33-2003 (Ordinance 1306) on second
reading, seconded by Mr Hanley; carried 7-1 with Mi Gokey voting no
DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS
Item 3
Resolution 16-2003 - AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY
OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AN "INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT"
BY AND BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF
COLORADO, AND THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO,
REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES
CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF THE COORDINATED ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4 2003
Resolution 16-2003 was introduced by Mr Schneider
Motion by Mr Schneider to approve Resolution 16-2003, seconded by Mrs Rotola,
carried 8-0
Item 4
Board and Commission appointment.
Motion by Mr Gokey to appoint Cassandra Spaniel, to the Wheat Ridge Foundation
Board of Directors; term to expire March 2, 2005, seconded by Mrs Rotola,
carried 8-0
Item 5.
Award of Liquid Deicer Storage Tank System
Motion by Mr Edwards to award RFB-03-033 Liquid Deicer Storage Tank System to
Golden Triangle Construction, Inc. of Longmont, Colorado in the amount of their bid of
$3780000 I further move that a force account and contingency of $3,78000 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 $41 ,580 00 I further
move that all costs associated with this contract be paid from Acct. No 57-610-800-807,
and that these funds be encumbered for the length of the project in accordance with
Ordinance 787, 1989 Series, seconded by Mr Schneider; carried 8-0
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ELECTED OFFICIALS MATTERS
Mayor Cerveny thanked everybody who had participated in the Carnation Festival and
Parade
Mr Young remembered that he had not told Council that there were no scheduled items
for the September 15 Study Session and the September 22 Regular Meeting
Motion by Mr Schneider to cancel the September 15 Study Session and the September
25 Regular Meeting, seconded by Mr Gokey
Motion by Ms. Figlus for an amendment to discuss the budget at the September 15
Study Session, seconded by Mr Hanley
Mr Schneider pointed out that the budget will be discussed at the first Monday meeting
and that Mr Goff will be present to answer questions
Mr Edwards is opposed to discussing the budget at a Study Session This has been
done for many years and this new process is working much better
Ms Figlus feels it is essential that this be discussed as a body, she wants to hear what
other Councilmembers feel and wants them to know her thinking
Motion to amend Mr Schneider's motion failed 2-6 with Mr Hanley and Ms Figlus
voting yes
Ms Figlus feels this is probably the most important thing we do in the entire year is
discuss the budget, especially in a time of cut-backs, which programs should be cut and
which we keep and she will not support this motion
Mr Hanley feels this is an extraordinary waste of the staffs time for 8 people to look for
information at different times It is more appropriately and efficiently delivered to a
group of 8 individuals that are designated to make this decision He cannot understand
the request not to have a study session in a year when the entire nation is taking a very
close look at their budgets and they, as a Council, are not going to have a group
discussion to raise our consciousness about what those issues are
Mr Edwards has sat through Budget Sessions for many years and many times they
have turned out to be discussions similar to re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
It's not a great discussion as to where we are going, it's micro-management. We hold a
public hearing on the budget and then we vote on it.
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Mr Schneider would like to invite everybody to come to the District meeting, which is
going to be on a Tuesday, and we can discuss the budget. Patrick Goff will present at
that meeting
Motion by Mr Edwards to suspend the rules and allow time for a vote only on this
matter; seconded by Mr Schneider; carried 6-2 with Mr Hanley and Ms Figlus voting
no
Original Motion carried 6-2 with Mr Hanley and Ms Figlus voting no
ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS
Odarka Figlus stated we need to start discussion on the budget, we can't keep hiding
our heads in the sand
David Schneider clarified for District III constituents, who had asked him to look into this
matter, that Ms Figlus and Mr Hanley did not vote to cancel the Council budget and did
not vote to cancel their credit cards and never turned them in
Harry Hanley thinks it is absurd to mention he never turned in his credit card He hasn't
even seen it in 2 years The general populace has a right that Council as a group are
listening to a discussion about what the issues of the budget are for the City of Wheat
Ridge Don Peterson brought to the attention of this Council that the Denver Post has
made the observation that there is some kind of a failure of communication between this
Council and the general populace and we certainly should be conscious of that and pay
attention to it.
Jerry DiTullio asked Mr Young how many budget meetings he has held with citizens
and how they were advertised over the last few months Mr Young stated he has lost
count, but Mayor Cerveny said that 3 had been advertised for the City and they spoke
with at least 3 other groups There have been at least 6 meetings and 3 were
advertised on the web and Channel 8 and Mr Young thinks there was a notice in the
Transcript. The public had more input this year The meetings were fairly well
attended, the one at the Community Center had about 30 people, the one at the
Recreation Center only had 1 gentleman show up, the third one was at the Holy Cross
Church and had a fairly good turnout.
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Mr DiTullio summed up that the City has made a real effort for public input. All this
hand waving is just an act for the camera and the truth lies somewhere in the middle
Dean Gokey totally trusts the staff in making the tough decisions regarding the budget.
Meeting adjourned at 8 30 P m
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Wanda Sang City Clerk
APPR9~ED B~~TY ~OUNCIL ON September 8, 2003 BY A VOTE OF ~ to ~
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David Schn~der, 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