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STUDY SESSION NOTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO April 20, 2009 Mayor DiTullio called the Study Session to order at 6:30 p.m. Council members present: Karen Adams, Karen Berry, Dean
Gokey, Lena Rotola, Wanda Sang, Tracy Langworthy and Mike Stites. Also present: Deputy City Clerk, Christa Jones; City Treasurer, Larry Schulz; City Manager, Randy Young; Deputy City
Manager, Patrick Goff; City Attorney, Jerry Dahl; Director of Community Development, Kenneth Johnstone; Chief of Police, Dan Brennan; staff; and interested citizens. Council Member Womble
was absent. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Ms. Berry asked to add an Item 1.A. to the Agenda, Presentation from the Chair of the Carnation Festival Committee. Council Members agreed and the Item
was added to the Agenda. Mr. Goff announced that there would be an XCEL Energy Franchise Election question on the November Election. He and Ms. Geyer are going to start working on the
negotiations with XCEL. .L Wheat Ridge 2020 Strategic Plan and Statement of Activities. Members of WR2020 Executive Board of Directors introd uced themselves to the assembly. Kevin Hood
and Britta Fisher presented their Strategic Plan and Statement of Activities (attached to this packet). Mr. Hood distributed a Budget Narrative FY2009-2010 and a questionaire for Council.
Both items are attached to this packet. Denise Waddell, Treasurer for WR2020 answered questions.
1.A. Carnation Festival. Cheri Jahn, new Chair of the Carnation Festival Committee, thanked the Mayor and Council for allowing her to speak. She stated that the committee had new bylaws,
a new board, and a new executive committee and was eager to proceed with an energized festival. She outlined some of her ideas and asked for the Mayor and Council to help with contacting
businesses and residents. 2. Residential Dumpster Regulations. Adam Tietz presented the staff report (attached to packet). Council directive was to move forward with the following changes:
• Strike the 1 cubic yard or larger trash dumpster limitation currently in the code for the R1 and R2 Zone Districts. • Insert that all dumpsters (trash receptacles) larger than 96 gallons
must be screened and have a safe and proper access from the public right-ofway. For example, trash trucks cannot drive over a public sidewalk to access the trash receptacles. 3. Off
Street Parking Surface Requirements. Kenneth Johnstone presented the staff report (attached to this packet). Jerry Dahl, Chief Brennan, and Mr. Johnstone asked Council for clarification
of their intent prior to preparing a Council Bill. Council agreed that: • There should be no parking in residential front yards on non-acceptable surfaces (such as: grass, compacted
dirt, etc ... ) • Non-acceptable surfaces and range of materials needs to be defined. Staff will do research and bring back to Council a list of acceptable parking surfaces within the
new ordinance. • Enforcement by the City of the "No Parking" in the front yard would be enforced immediately upon passage of the ordinance. • Enforcement by the City to require the installation
of acceptable parking surfaces on the property would be triggered by an action or after a designated timeline (such as: issuance of a building permit and/or a 1, 3, 5 year, etc., timeline)
4. 38th Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Plan TIF. Patrick Goff presented the staff report (attached to packet). Council agreed to discuss this further and to wait until the outcome of
House Bill 1327. Meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. ~~ Christa Jones, Deputy Cit