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STUDY SESSION NOTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
City Council Chambers
7500 W. 29th Ave.
June 16. 2008
Mayor Jerry DiTullio called the Study Session to order at 6:34 p.m. Council
Members present: Karen Berry, Dean Gokey, Wanda Sang, Mike Stites, Karen
Adams, Lena Rotola, Tracy Langworthy. Terry Womble was absent. Also
present: Deputy City Clerk, Christa Jones; City Treasurer, Larry Schulz; City
Manager, Randy Young; Community Development Director, Kenneth Johnstone;
Economic Development Specialist, Ryan Stachelski; Assistant to the City
Manager, Heather Geyer; and interested citizens.
Item 1.
Staff Report: Memo regarding 5th Annual Business Awards Mayor
and Council's Choice.
Ryan Stachelski presented the staff report as submitted in the packet.
Nomination for the City Council Partnership Award was for 1 st Bank.
Consensus was 7 in favor.
Consensus was 7 in favor to leave the Mayor's Business and Youth Partnership
Award separate from Council's Partnership Award.
Mayor DiTullio will submit his nomination tomorrow.
Mr. Stites wants some mom and pop shops to get a longevity award starting next
year. Criteria should include how long they have operated in Wheat Ridge.
Mr. Stachelski suggested perhaps pins and honorable mention at the business
luncheon.
Mayor DiTullio reported on a meeting he attended today regarding permit fees.
He suggested interested Council members talk to Kathy Franklin about this.
Council was provided with written information regarding these fees.
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Item 2.
Billboard Impact Fee Study - Scope of Work for Consulting
Services.
Ken Johnstone presented the staff report.
He stated that RFP's were sent to 4 potential vendors, but no proposals have
been received. He outlined the 6 tasks that had been submitted to the vendors.
Karen Berry asked for consensus to move forward with the Billboard Ordinance
as outlined last Monday and that we decide not to move forward with an impact
fee study.
Karen Adams amended the consensus to hold further discussion with Billboard
Companies and affected property owners in an open forum.
Ms. Berry agrees that discussion at the dais should be held within 30 days.
Mrs. Adams wants discussion prior to coming to the dais.
Mrs. Adams amendment did not receive consensus.
Ms. Berry's consensus was 6 in favor.
Item 3.
Historic Designation Ordinances.
Ken Johnstone presented the staff report as attached to the packet.
Discussion involved that the words .."or by a member of city council" be removed
from the proposed Ordinance relative to who can apply for a historic landmark
designation.
There was general agreement that the property owner should be the only person
who can submit an application for historic designation or removal of historic
designation.
There was general consensus that all references to the Wheat Ridge Historical
Society be deleted from Section 26.
Ms. Berry asked for consensus to have staff modify the draft to remove city
council from being able to apply for a historic designation and to look at needed
changes to the permit alteration of removal of historic designation section. The
ordinance should be forwarded to the Planning Commission for the required
public hearing and brought back to Council to a regular meeting for first reading.
Consensus was 7 in favor.
Study Session adjourned at 7:41 pm.
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Christa Jones, Deputy ~ity Clerk