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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
Januarv 22. 2007
Mayor DiTullio called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers
present: Karen Adams, Karen Berry, Dean Gokey, Lena Rotola, Wanda Sang, Larry Schulz,
Mike Stites, and Terry Womble. Also present: Acting City Clerk, Christa Jones; Deputy City
Manager, Patrick Goff; City Attorney, Gerald Dahl; Director of Public Works, Tim Paranto;
Chief of Police, Dan Brennan; staff; and interested citizens.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF Januarv 8. 2007
Motion by Mrs. Sang for approval of the Minutes of January 8, 2007; seconded by Mr. Stites;
carried 6-0 with Councilmembers Rotola and Gokey abstaining.
CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK
There was no one present to speak.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Mr. Stites to appoint Michael Snow as the new City Clerk to fill Pam Anderson's
unexpired term through November 6, 2007; seconded by Mr. Womble; carried 8-0.
Mayor DiTullio administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed City Clerk Michael Snow.
Item 1.
CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Payment to Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA)
for 2007 Workers' Compensation Premium in the amount of $333,015 and
2007 Property/Casualty Premium in the amount of $169,536.
B. Approval of the annual Desktop Computer Replacement to Dell
Marketing, L.P. in the total amount of $43,141.96.
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C. Allocation of $40,000 from the 2007 Capital Improvement Program
Budget to the Wheat Ridge Business District.
D. Motion to cancel March 12, 2007 City Council Meeting.
Consent Agenda was introduced and read by Mrs. Rotola.
Motion by Mrs. Rotola to approve the Consent Agenda; seconded by Mrs. Sang;
carried 8-0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
Item 2.
COUNCIL BILL 01-2007 - AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE WHEAT
RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF
ANIMALS.
Mayor DiTullio opened the Public Hearing.
Council Bill 01-2007 was introduced on second reading by Mrs. Sang, who read the
executive summary. Clerk assigned Ordinance No. 1382.
Chief Brennan presented the staff report and gave Power Point presentation.
Mayor DiTullio closed the Public Hearing.
Motion by Mrs. Sang to approve Council Bill 01-2007 (Ordinance No. 1382) on second
reading; that Section 9 of the Ordinance shall not take effect until Jefferson County
implements a countywide licensing system for dogs and the Intergovernmental
Agreement concerning the use of the licensing program's licensing fees has been
executed by all parties to that agreement, and that the remainder of the Ordinance take
effect 15 days after final publication; seconded by Mr. Stites; carried 8-0.
DECISIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND MOTIONS
Item 3.
RESOLUTION 04-2007 - AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 PUBLIC
WORKS OPERATIONS BUDGET TO REFLECT THE APPROVAL OF A
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION OF $35,000 FOR THE
PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT POLICE SEDAN, ALONG WITH
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF FOUR POLICE SEDANS, ONE
POLICE SUV AND TWO SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS VEHICLES IN AN
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $263,000.00.
Resolution 04-2007 was introduced by Mr. Womble, who read the executive summary.
Motion by Mr. Womble to approve Resolution 04-2007; seconded by Mr. Schulz;
carried 8-0.
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Item 4.
RESOLUTION 05-2007 - ADOPTING RULES OF CONDUCT
APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITHIN THE CITY.
Resolution 05-2007 was introduced by Mr. Stites, who also read the executive
summary.
Motion by Mr. Stites to approve Resolution 05-2007; seconded by Mr. Womble and Mrs.
Sang. Mr. Dahl pointed out 2 typos on Page 3 that will be corrected by his Office and a
clean copy will be sent over for signature.
Motion carried 5-3 with Councilmembers Rotola, Adams, and Berry voting no.
Ms. Berry voted no because the Citizens of Wheat Ridge want high ethical standards in
government. This resolution removes limits on gifts to government officials and an
independent ethics commission. This goes back to status quo that was in place prior to
adoption of Amendment 41. City Council policing itself does not qualify as an
independent ethics commission.
Item 5.
Motion for Ratification of the D.I.R.T. Task Force.
Christa Jones read a letter from Robert Osborn, Executive Director of WR2020, into the
record, which supported the Mayor's D.I.R.T. Taskforce.
Motion by Mr. Schulz to ratify the D.I.R.T. Task Force; seconded by Mrs. Sang;
carried 8-0.
ELECTED OFFICIALS' MATTERS
Mayor DiTullio thanked Clerk applicants for their interest in the City and congratulated Michael
Snow on his appointment. He congratulated Rob Osborn, who was appointed to the West
Chamber Board of Directors.
Larry Schulz asked for consensus to bring the following item to a Study Session for discussion:
televise more City meetings, such as perhaps Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment,
Parks & Recreation, etc. Consensus was 8 in favor.
Larry Schulz asked for consensus to bring Mile High Compact to Study Session. Mile High
Compact is a mission statement prepared by the Denver Regional Council of Governments
some years ago and it basically states that the member governments support smart planning
and smart development of land resources etc. in the DRCOG area. The City of Wheat Ridge
has not yet signed off on that. Consensus was 8 in favor.
Councilmembers welcomed and congratulated Michael Snow as the new City Clerk.
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Councilmember Berry stated that monthly town meetings will be held the first Saturday of
every month at the Recreation Center during the legislative season. Everybody is invited to
come.
Councilmember Gokey thanked Public Works for their hard work during a very trying winter.
He wondered if we could discuss budgeting a snow removal program for sidewalks at a future
study session.
Councilmember Rotola also thanked Public Works for the great job. She has had phone calls
about passing an ordinance requiring sidewalk shoveling.
Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
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Christa Jones, Acting' City Clerk
APPROVED BY CITY tOUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007 BY A VOTE OF ~ to (;,
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Mike Stites, Mayor pro tem
The preceding Minutes were prepared according to 947 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. Recordings and DVD's of the meetings are available for listening or viewing
in the City Clerk's Office, as well as copies of Ordinances and Resolutions.