HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/02/2009STUDY SESSION NOTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
4005 Kipling Street
February 02, 2009
The Study Session was preceded by a Legislative Dinner with CDOT
Commissioner Jeanne Erickson, District 2; Senator Moe Keller, District 20;
and Representative Sue Schafer, District 24.
The legislative issues discussed included Transportation, Fiscal Policy, Local
Control and Home Rule; Land Use and Development; Public Safety.
Mayor Jerry DiTullio called the Study Session to order at 8:27p.m. Council
Members present: Karen Adams, Dean Gokey, Tracy Langworthy, Lena Rotola,
and Wanda Sang. Also present: City Clerk, Michael Snow; City Treasurer, Larry
Schulz; City Manager, Randy Young; City Attorney, Jerry Dahl; Community
Development Director, Kenneth Johnstone; Parks and Recreation Director, Joyce
Manwaring; Assistant to the City Manager, Heather Geyer; Police Commander,
Jim Lorenz; Public Works Director, Tim Paranto; Economic Development
Specialist, Ryan Stachelski; and interested citizens.
Council Members absent were Mike Stites, Karen Berry, and Terry Womble.
Staff Reports:
Zoning Code Amendments - Mr. Young provided Council a memo
(attached to this packet) regarding four Zoning Code Amendments
recommended for approval by the Planning Commission and scheduled for
consideration by the City Council in February and March.
Mr. Paranto briefed Council on an opportunity to acquire and demolish the
home at 3453 Simms Street in effort to reduce flooding threats in the area. The
majority of Council Members present indicated they supported Staff to prepare a
contract for the purchase, with the final purchase requiring formal approval by the
Council at subsequent regular meeting.
Mrs. Manwaring informed Council of a Resolution to be heard at the February 23,
2009 regular meeting to approve the adoption of a revised Park Naming Policy.
The policy was reviewed by the Parks Commission in January and passed by a
majority vote for recommendation for approval by the Council.
Study Session Notes, February 2, 2009 Page 2 of 2
Item 1. Northwest Lakewood Sanitation Property Acquisition.
Joyce Manwaring presented the staff report and introduced Craig Carter,
Environmental Engineer with Jacobs Carter Burgess, who shared with Council
the findings of his overall evaluation of the Environmental Assessments on the
property located at 41St & Miller Streets.
The Council reached consensus to request that the District clean up the entire
property to residential standards, to demolish all structures on the property, and
to acquire a closure letter from the Health Department certifying satisfactory
cleanup. Council also expressed support to grant the District's request to waive
indemnification after cleanup as part of the bargain and sale agreement and to
move forward with the property acquisition contingent on these conditions.
Mayor DiTullio adjourned the Study Session at 9:20pm.
Michael Snow, City Clerk