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Home My WebLink About03/06/2006 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a special meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council at the following date, time and place Monday, March 6, 2006 Commencing at 6 30 pm Wheat Ridge Recreation Center 4005 Kipling Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado The meeting has been requested by the Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 5,2(a) The meeting will commence immediately following the conclusion of the Council Study Session, which session itself begins at 6 30 pm The purpose of the meeting will be to convene an executive session of the Council pursuant to Charter Section 5 7(b)(1)(d) and (3), and CRS 24-6-402(4)(b), specifically, for a conference with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions and to consider real estate appraisals concerning the potential acquisition of properties with the use of the City's allocable share of Jefferson County Open Space funds GIVEN AND POSTED in the office of the City Clerk this 151 day of March 2006 ~~~~~^R~ Christa Jones, Dep~ty City Clerk Published in the Rocky Mountain News on March 3, 2006 Delivered to Councilmembers on March 1, 2006 and March 2, 2006 The City of 7500 WEST 29TH AVENUE WHEAT RIDGE. CO 80033-8001 13(J 2]4-59:X' ~heat GRidge c~~, Adrr Fax F 23..1 S92.1 Police Dept FdX:; 23S-2Cjj~ March I, 2006 Pamela Anderson, City Clerk City of Wheat Ridge 7500 W 29th Avenue Wheat Ridge, Colorado Re: Request for Special Meetmg Dear Ms, Anderson, Pursuant to Charter SectIOn 5,2(a), I hereby request that you call a special meetmg of the City Council for Monday, March 6, 2006 at the Wheat Ridge RecreatIOn Center, 400r Klp1mg Street, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to commence Immediately followmg the conclusion of the Council Study SeSSIOn, which session itself begms at 6,30 pm, The purpose of the meetmg will be to convene an executive sessIOn of the council pursuant to Charter Section 5 7(b)(l )(d) and (3), and CRS 24-6-402(4)(b). specifically, for a conference With the city attorney for the purpose of receIVmg legal adVice on specific legal questIOns and to conSider real estate appraisals concernmg the potential acquisition of properties With the use of the City's allocable share of Jefferson County Open Space funds, Thank you for your assistance, Sincerely, -~ j- - 1 1/ //1 J / 1//. jy J /~/[-'L/:., U rl'-, h",";:F I MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION: For a conference with the City Attorney and appropriate staff under Charter Section 5 7(b)(1 )(0) and (b)(3) and Section 24-6-402(4)(b), C RS , specifically' for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions and to consider real estate appraisals concerning the potential acquisition of properties with the use of the City's allocable share of Jefferson county Open Space funds I further move to return to the open meeting at the close of the executive session for the purpose of taking any formal action deemed necessary --V().M ~~ w...o-h ~ --to ~ ~ iN'TI. ~ ~r\ ~ of- ~v\"D.t\~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~6 C9 - (l ~ V\VV<- +.. cko- io ~ ~..,J <-'-<- ~ V(JAL~ ~1 ~ ~ ~"O. +-4 ~ ~ cz,-h~ ~ ~ ~~ I\A r ~~~~ 1\.Loh~ - ~k \~\i ~vv b~ fl ~H~ vvt6h'\M. COrm'C0/. GEDI53027\4737.1313 1 ~ S""~ ~1'D\..... ..... vi>~ \.\..-0. ~~ ~'c... ~ ~a.~ R~~ .....~ ~ R- ~\ r---'\ <<-u)\~W 4 ?;/o. ~. ~ ~ '- _\~J~~~~ ~~~ ,.of ~ ~ '1!""""t ""t' --re.. ",,~'\r<.M>~ ~~~'-- c.J..~ 1 v-\\vv C\~'51\ r\-"'^^ t ~ ~-'l. ~ ~ ~ cce: <;:;-n .e4 ~ ~~ 0 ~:5i STUDY SESSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO CARNATION ROOM - WHEAT RIDGE RECREATION CENTER 4005 Kipling Street March 6. 2006 6:30 P.M. Item 1, A. Staff Reports B Outside Agencies' Reports Item 2, Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment/City Council Input Opportunity SPECIAL MEETING Motion to adjourn to executive session pursuant to Charter Section 57(b)(1)(d) and (3), and CRS 24-6-402(4)(b), specifically, for a conference with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions and to consider real estate appraisals concerning the potential acquisition of properties with the use of the City's allocable share of Jefferson County Open Space funds UlmYBSlBRB CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO Wheat Ridge Recreation Center March 6. 2006 Mayor Jerry DiTullio called the meeting to order at 6 36 p,m City Council members present: Karen Berry, Terry Womble, Wanda Sang, Dean Gokey, Karen Adams, Mike Stites, Larry Schulz, Lena Rotola, Also present: Randy Young, City Manager; Patrick Goff, Deputy City Manager; Joyce Manwaring, Director of Parks and Recreation, City Clerk Pam Anderson, staff Due to technical difficulties, there is not a recording of this session. Item 1, A. Staff Reports, Councilor Schulz made a report on Transit Alliance and a legislative report, City Treasurer Mary Cavarra distributed the City expense report in light of the travel to the NLC Conference and she distributed a report on Sales Tax Paid to the City, January 1 to December 31,2005, B Outside Agencies' Reports Discussion on lobbying strategies for CDBG. Consensus was carried to let the people that are going to NLC to represent us well and follow up with a report and then a letter in a timely manner Mr. Gokey talked about the Columbine basin project. Mayor DiTullio announced that he had been appointed by the Governor to the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, and would prefer to table this discussion until later in the spring after the first meetings, Mrs Adams updated the Council members on the Wheat Ridge 2020 and the executive director selection process Item 2. Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment/City Council Input Opportunity Jana Mackenzie and Chad Scneckenburger, consultants, for the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment gave a presentation on the timeline for the assessment, and the elements of the assessment, i e amount of acreage, detailed inventory of facilities, interviews, community survey STUDY SESSION MINUTES: March 6, 2006 2 Discussion followed regarding the Council member's perspective on the Wheat Ridge parks system Recess at 8:06 p.m. Reconvene at 8:17 p.m. Discussion followed regarding the merits of a Parks and Recreation Master Plan Consensus carried to direction to proceed with the Master Plan, not to exceed $20,000, based on the Needs Assessment. The Study Session was concluded and the Council adjourned to a Special Meeting of the City Council The Study Session Notes are the City Clerk's record of staff direction and Council discussion of agenda items No formal action may take place by motion at a City Council Study Session STUDY SESSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO CARNATION ROOM - WHEAT RIDGE RECREATION CENTER 4005 Kipling Street March 6, 2006 6:30 P.M. Item 1. A. Staff Reports B Outside Agencies' Reports Item 2. Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment/City Council Input Opportunity ~ \2c-U ~ (f t,t SPECIAL MEETING ~" '5S- 7Y'^ i::Jt" -- I Motion to adjourn to executive session pursuant to Charter Section 5 7(b)(1 )(d) and (3), and CRS 24-6-402(4)(b), specifically, for a conference with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions and to consider real estate appraisals concerning the potential acquisition of properties with the use of the City's allocable share of Jefferson County Open Space funds ~ ~ I-I. City of Wheat Ridge Office of the Parks and Recreation Director Memorandum ~~ r'f~ \~-g ,J} TO: ., ~/ Randy Y oung, ~ager FROM: Joyce Manwarmg, Parks and Recreation Director DATE, February 23, 2006 SUBJECT. Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment - Study SessIOn The purpose of the agenda item for the study sessIOn on March 6,2006 is to provide an opportunity for City CouncIl to gIve mput regardmg theIr views on the needs of the city's Parks and Recreation system, Attached is a list of questIOns from EDA W, Inc" the company awarded the contract to complete the Needs Assessment ThIs lIst IS not meant to be mclusive of all topics, but to stimulate possIble thoughts and ideas regarding parks and recreallon needs, The Needs Assessment scope of work that is currently contracted for includes, · intervIews with key user groups, open houses for the general publIc and a statIstically vahd commumty survey . conducting and documentmg a detaIled mventory of eXlstmg facilitIes and programs, service levels and current polIcy practices, · assessment of non-profit and private recreatIon resources and serVIces, · potential park and recreation resources m the commumty · levels of service reqUIred due resources provided by neighboring junsdictJons, . review of eXlstmg documents such as Reposltiomng Wheat Ridge, and the Parks and RecreatIOn Master Plan. The Needs Assessment Report WIll document the relevant items from these reports, . demographic data, populatIOn projections and development patterns analYSIS, A v31lab1e data collected dunng the NeIghborhood ReVItalIzatIon Strategy wlll be used, The end product from EDA W does not mclude recommendatIOns for the Parks and Recreation Department RecommendatIOns would be included as part of a completed Master Plan. Examples of recommendations in a completed Master Plan could include use of eXlstmg parkland, new amenities needed and service prionties, I am recommending that the City move forward with the completion of a Master Plan, based on the Needs Assessment mformatlOn, I would like to request directIOn from council regarding the timetable for the completion of the plan, The optIOns mclude, 1) Bringing a contract forward prior to completion of the Needs Assessment This option would provide contmuity in the process, as well as actIOn Items for mtegration m the 2007 budget year 2) Wait unlll the Needs Assessment is completed to begm work on the Master Plan, This option would complete the plan on a slower schedule, The needs assessment informatIOn would still be relevant 3) Do not complete a Master Plan, The completion of a Master Plan will provide the City and Department with a viable action plan for meeting the needs documented through the Needs Assessment. The funds for the completIOn of the Master Plan are estimated not to exceed an additional $20,000 and can be appropriated from either the Open Space Fund 32 or the ConservatIOn Trust Fund, The additional funds are not currently budgeted III the 2006 budget, but are available in the fund balance The funds III these two accounts are dedIcated for expendIture on Parks and RecreatIon related items only and cannot be used for other purposes, Wheat Ridge City Council Needs Assessment Questions 1 How do you personally use the parks system? 2 What is your opinion on the quantity, quality and accessibility of the current parks and recreational facilities in the city? 3 Who do you think are your peer communities? 4 How do you compare with them in terms of providing parks and recreation facilities and programs? 5 What do you perceive to be the biggest need(s) in the community? What's missing in Wheat Ridge? 6 How do you think that the public parks and open spaces (urban and natural) relate to repositioning Wheat Ridge - Where is the biggest need relative to this? The CUy of J 7500 WEST 29TH AVENUE V,'!-,EAi RIDGE. CC 8CJ33-80G~ 13031 234-5900 ~heat GRidge (=:'11'. Ad:Tiw. F2X = 23.: 592.... PaIIC'::' Gee' Fa ~ :: :35 2:")":0 March 1, 2006 Pamela Anderson, CIty Clerk Cit) of Wheat Rldge 7500 W, 29th Avenue Wheat RIdge, Colorado Re Request for SpecIal Meeting Dear Ms, Anderson, Pursuant to Charter Section 5.2(a), I hereby request that you call a special meeting of the CIt) CouncIl for Monday, March 6, 2006 at the Wheat RIdge RecreatIOn Center, 40Dr KiplIng Street, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to commence Immediately following the conclusIOn of the CouncIl Study SessIon. whIch sessIOn Itself begms at 6,30 pm, The purpose of the meetmg wIll be to convene an executive sessIOn of the councIl pursuant to Charter SectIOn 57(b)(l)(d) and (3), and CRS 24-6-402(4)(b), speCIfically, for a conference with the cIty attorney for the purpose of receIving legal advice on specific legal questIOns and to conSIder real estate appraIsals concerning the potential acqUIsitIOn of properties WIth the use of the CIty's allocable share of Jefferson County Open Space funds, Thank. you for your assIstance Sincerely, ~ j , //7 ---- i/::' Iv(~J:/(/, >1 w -~ ... CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a special meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council at the following date, time and place Monday, March 6, 2006 Commencing at 6 30 pm Wheat Ridge Recreation Center 4005 Kipling Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado The meeting has been requested by the Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 5 2(a) The meeting will commence immediately following the conclusion of the Council Study Session, which session itself begins at 6:30 pm The purpose of the meeting will be to convene an executive session of the Council pursuant to Charter Section 5 7(b)(1)(d) and (3), and CRS 24-6-402(4)(b), specifically, for a conference with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions and to consider real estate appraisals concerning the potential acquisition of properties with the use of the City's allocable share of Jefferson County Open Space funds GIVEN AND POSTED in the office of the City Clerk this 1st day of March 2006 ~,~~~~t\ ~~ Chnsta Jones, Dep~ty City Clerk i Published in the Rocky Mountain News on March 3, 2006 Delivered to Councilmembers on March 1, 2006 and March 2, 2006 ~ 0 :l> ~ ~ 3- "'0 :J C1l 0.3 :J ~~ ~ ~ ro ?l o~ ~. 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