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STUDY SESSION NOTES December 7,2009 Mayor DiTullio called the Study Session to order at 6:30 p.m. Council Members present: Karen Adams, Karen Berry, Joseph DeMott, Joyce Jay, Tracy Langworthy,
Davis Reinhart, Wanda Sang and Mike Stites. Also present: City Clerk, Michael Snow; City Manager, Randy Young; Deputy City Manager, Patrick Goff; City Treasurer, Larry Schulz; Chief
of Police, Dan Brennan; Community Development Director, Kenneth Johnstone; staff; and interested citizens. APPROVAL OF AGENDA .1. Jefferson County Parkway/TIP In attendance were Jacob
Smith, Mayor of Golden; Bill Ray, Deputy City Manager of Arvada; and Preston Gibson, President of the Jefferson Economic Council, to discuss the transportation needs through the northwest
region of Jefferson County and share their varying perspectives on the proposed Northwest Parkway. The Council agreed to attend the December 16th DRCOG meeting where they will hear further
perspectives on the proposed plans. 2. Seniors' Resource Center Update, Bob Timm-VP of of Development Mr. Timm provided an update on the planned building expansions for the Senior Resource
Center at 32n & Chase Street. The first phase of new construction will begin mid-year 2010. 3. WR 2020 Update Britta Fisher, Executive Director of Wheat Ridge 2020, presented an update
on their Strategic Plan activities and upcoming efforts. Denise Waddell announced plans by the Board of Wheat Ridge 2020 to amend their bylaws to remove the three ex-officio Council
and Staff Board Members. Going forward, their intent, then, is to schedule more frequent Strategic Plan updates to Council and to individually invite a Councilor Staff member to Board
meetings when appropriate. The Council agreed to consider a Council Resolution in January to memorialize these changes.
4. Staff Reports Mr. Reinhart suggested and Council agreed to review the Council Rules and consider changes at the January 4th, 2010 Study Session. a. Discussion of the Agenda for December
14, 2009 i. Pawn Broker -briefing Chief Brennan discussed efforts of the Police Department to implement changes to the City Code requiring documentation of Pawn Broker transactions.
Specific improvements to video and electronic documentation technology are currently being made at EZ Pawn. Chief Brennan requested Council postpone the scheduled second reading of that
Ordinance for the December 14th, 2009 Council Meeting to a January, 2010 meeting while this new system is evaluated. ii. 38th and Kipling Park -briefing Mr. Young handed Council an outline
of the construction process underway at the new park site (amended to this packet) along with proposed Council approval of bids to be awarded at the upcoming December 14th, 2009 meeting.
iii. Resolution to approve Comp Plan Addendum (3-mile plan) Mr. Johnstone outlined for Council an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan required under State Statute known as a 3-mile Plan.
Council will consider approval of this addendum at the December 14th, 2009 Council Meeting. iv. CCI Supplemental Budget Appropriation Mr. Johnstone reported to Council statistics on
the volume of additional Building Permits being processed due to the July 20, 2009 storm. Completed repair inspections and estimated future inspections continue to far outpace the numbers
previously forecasted. Thus, additional budget appropriations will be requested of Council to fund those portions of the additional future inspections that cannot be absorbed by the
current Building Department staff. b. Mixed-use zoning districts Mr. Johnstone informed Council of Staffs efforts to create one or more Mixed-Use Zone Districts. Staff is also proposing
to pro-actively rezone key properties along the Wadsworth and 38th Avenue corridors to encourage development. Two new zone districts will be created: a Mixed-Use Commercial District
and a Mixed-Use Neighborhood District. Potentially, staff foresees some new projects being approved administratively.
c. Off-street parking surface update Chief Brennan summarized the community outreach efforts being made by the Police Department to educate and inform residents of the implications of
this new City Code adopted in August of 2009. d. East WR Neighborhood Project Chief Brennan outlined the East Wheat Ridge Community Policing Project, which is focused on alleviating
the elevated code enforcement and crime issues in this region of the City. ARRA funds (aka. Recovery Act) were granted to the City and used for creation of this Community Policing project.
This is the first major community policing project implemented in the City, efforts for which continue in partnership with Wheat Ridge 2020 and LiveWell Wheat Ridge. Mr. Young updated
Council on the request to install public wireless internet access in the Council Chambers. Council expressed wishes for Staff to explore additional, lowercost options that would allow
Council to access Council Documents and internet from ~eda~. . Mr. Young asked Council to consider cancelling the December 21 st and 28th meetings, considering there are no agenda items
remaining in December. 5. 2010 Proposed Budget Mr. Young informed Council the budget consideration will include 3 motions to amend Budget with variations of the requested $1 m Capital
Improvements. Study Session adjourned at 9:03pm. Michael Snow, City Clerk