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ORIGINAL
MINUTES OF
WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
December 2, 2002
5:30 p.m.
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
The Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority meeting was cal1ed to order by Vice
Chair McKay at 5:40 p.m. The meeting was held in the second floor conference
room of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge,
Colorado.
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
Members present:
Norm Burkpile
Vance Edwards
Mary Hashem (arrived at 5:47 p.m.)
Elwyn Kiplinger
Tom Mal1inson
Kandi McKay
Members absent:
John Hal1
Janet Leo
Margy Platter
Also attending:
Alan White, WRURA Executive Director
Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary
Roger Loecher
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of October 30, 2002 and November 18,2002 were considered.
Kandi McKay requested two amendments to the minutes of October 30, 2002:
page 2, last paragraph should read as fol1ows: "In response to a question from
Kandi McKay....." and on page 4, the second paragraph, second line should
reflect that Kandi McKay seconded the motion rather than Elwyn Kiplinger.
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to
approve the minutes of October 30,2002 and November 18, 2002 with
changes to the October 30 minutes as noted by Kandi McKay. The motion
passed 5-0.
4. PUBLIC FORUM
There was no one present to address the Authority at this time.
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5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Public Hearin!! - 2003 Bud!!et
Alan White presented the 2003 budget for the Authority's consideration. Vice
Chair McKay opened the public hearing and asked if anyone was present to speak
on this matter. Hearing no response, the public hearing was closed. (Mary
Hashem arrived at 5:47 p.m.)
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to adopt
Resolution No.3, Series of 2002, enacting a budget and appropriation for the
year 2003. The motion passed 5-0 with Mary Hashem abstaining because
she was not present during the discussion.
B. Land Use Cases - WA-02-14 and WA-02-15
These cases were presented by Alan White. The Zoning and Development Code
requires the Authority to review and provide comment as to the consistency of the
requests with the applicable urban renewal plan.
Case No. WA-02-14 is a request by Burger King for height and setback variances
for the sign fronting Wadsworth and setback variance for the sign facing 38th.
Both signs will be replaced as part of the construction of a new Burger King at
this location.
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Norm Burkpile that the
Authority finds the variances associated with Case No. W A-02-14 would have
a negligible impact on the urban renewal plan in this area. The motion
passed 6-0.
Case No. W A-02-15 is a request by Longshots Bar located at 4400 Ward Road
for a total waiver oflandscaping requirements found in Section 26-502 of the
Code of Laws
During discussion ofthis matter, concern was expressed that landscaping
requirements set forth in the code should not be set aside.
It was' moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger that the
Authority make a finding that the requested waiver is not consistent with the
goals and objectives of the urban renewal plan in that area. The motion
passed 6-0.
C. Cancelin!!lSettin!! of Next Meetin!! Date
Alan White reported that Jim Windholz has completed the relocation policy and it
is now necessary to set a date for a public hearing regarding the policy.
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It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Kandi McKay that a
public hearing regarding the relocation policy be held December 19, 2002 at
4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The motion passed 6-0.
There was a consensus of the Authority that a work session should be held prior
to the public hearing to review other cities' relocation policies as wel1 as the city's
relocation policy. Tom Mal1inson also suggested obtaining a second opinion on
the relocation plan.
Vance Edwards suggested that Authority members contact Jim Windholz directly
if they have specific questions.
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Norm Burkpile to
reconsider the previous motion. The motion passed 6-0.
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Norm Burkpile that the
December 19th meeting be held as a WRURA work session with Jim
Windholz present, with a potential agenda item being an executive session if
. Mr. Windholz deems appropriate, for discussion, questions and answers on
the relocation plan. The motion passed 6-0.
6. OLD BUSINESS
Wheat Rid!!e Town Center - Alan White reviewed the sales tax increment
calculations through the end of November for the Wheat Ridge Center and noted
that those figures are down from last year.
7. OTHER MATTERS
A question was raised regarding WRURA members who have not been attending
meetings. Vance Edwards will ask Mayor Cerveny to contact those members to
see if they have scheduling conflicts, etc. and ascertain whether or not they still
wish to serve on the Authority.
8. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to
adjourn the meeting at 6:25 p.m. The motion passed 6-0.
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Ann Lazzeri, Secretary
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