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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/27/1975 ~iIi\jU TE S ~iarch 27, 1975 The tWD hundredth and eighty-first regular meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council Wn~ called to order by Mayor Homer Roesener at 7 30 p.m at 4355 Field Street Aldermen present were Howard, Calvin Hulsey, Mary Jo Cavarra Joseph Donaldson, Robert Larry ~erkl ~nd Louise Turner Also attending were Lit~ Attorl ey ,aurice fox, City Ire8suroor ~Ames Malone, Lity Clerk clise drougham, staff and interested cili e ~ City Admini3trCltor ~o ~CrrrG' w~~ ~ ~C j. ~loti[J~ by Alderman rurner "I mOJe th2-t the Minutes of March U, ,'775 be approved and the i i"uteti of ~'1arcc, ==, 'n~s be approved one weeh, from tonight" JliIOtior WEiS seconded by AIde rT,c;n Cavarra ard T~~r J-J Aldermen Donaldson, ~ oW2-rd ~ d ulse~ vo ted " 8~. II ~layor Roese ar voted "aye" and MOTIo: PASS~D 4-3 Public Comment was made by ----AmosT86'f'of 2045 Chase Street presented a peti bon wi th 2' sigra [L,res on it- signed by the people livi:-Ig 0 Cha~e S Teet between L_. ~, did L_. 20 Avenues requesting that the street be paved in 1975. He also stated that the chuck hole Mrs Jennington had reported had been fixed. Motion by Alderman Cavdrra "~move ti 2 t tr,e Cou ,cil comme d t' e Personnel Committee for He excellerlt, professional manner witl wilier, the recent grievance matter was handled." Motion was seconded by Alderman Turner and passed 6-0. Presentation by League of women Voters of a booklet on appointlve boards and commissions of Jefferson County was deferred one week Ben Thies, Chairman of the Public works Committee gave a statement as to how the Committee had determined which streets were to be designated in the 1975 Street Plan. He stated the proposed plan, which had been distributed, was a unanimous decision by the staff and the committee which had been reached over a three month period. The total mileage of the projects was 8 miles. The uncompleted projects from 1973-4 were considered, requests from citizens and need with traffic use was compared. Glen Taylor, Director of Public Works stated there streets to be paved on the plan, and that all the are developed to some degree, and that the rate of sidered by the Committee. are 5.8 miles of unpaved surrounding areas development was con- Mr. Thie~ stated the main criteria considered involved the budget limitation, the utilization of equipment for a one-time project, 5 citizen requests were received by the Committee and 3 appear on the plan. He requested approval of the plan as presented. Alderman Howar~ questioned if all of the projects could be accomplished with the budgeted funds, and Mr rhies stated a "qualified Yes". He stated the project on W 52 Ave. involved a project ~ith county funds, and also the cost of materials could increase. He stat.ed no traffic counter was used. Alderman Howard also questioned why rhe Pierce Street project did not go all the way from w 2G Ave to W. 48 Ave. instead of from L. 26 Pve. to w. 32 Ave. Mr. Taylor stated he felt that was overly ambitious for the crew, and engineering ai!d removal of the existing s ree! would be required. Alderm8~~erkl SEted he thought Gray Street off of W. 29 Ave should be listed. Mr Taylor stated part of the problem is the deteriorating curb and gutter, and the City should decide who replaces curb and gutter, i.e. the owner or the City. MINUTES - 3/27/75 - Continued -2- Alderman Merkl also questioned whether oil will be placad on tha streets to seal the cracks. Alderman Hulsey questioned J Acre Lane being designated Mr. fhies stated that partial paving had been done on that street, and if, was i I respOllse to a reques t. He also added that the commi ttee thoroughly checked out all requests. Alderman Hulsey stated citizens had requested work on Pierce from W. 46 to W. LB Ave. Hr. Taylor stated the plans were done, there was a question as to how the curb and gutter would be paid for either with an improvement district etc. Alderman Cavarra questioned whether when a street is paved, that when an area next to it is developed, then the developer should be made to pay part of the cost of that paving. She also mentioned the fugitive dust law in regards to 3 Acre Lane Mr ~L8Llor s+,ated in answer to a question, that, rhe Denver Water Board would on streets where their pteline is placed, patch it, and let it set one season, and then would pave 50% of the overlay. He stated they are keeping records and are taking pictures of before and after. Alderman Donaldson objected to waiting until next year, and stated he felt they should be paved immediately. Alderman Merkl mentioned Lamar Street between W. 30 al d W 32 Avenues, and stated the pavement was breaking up on W. 31 Ave from Lamar towards Newland, and that the drainage pip8 under the strBet was being broke up. Mr Thies stated the committe investigated this, and referred the drainage to the Public Works Department. Mr. Thlis stated the Committee is preparing a long range program now. He stated the Committee does not have a ward boundary map, and made their decisions based upon the criteria he had mentioned. Alderman Merkl stated he felt ~ard I. was neglected usually each year and is consequently referred to as the low income area, and that more improvements shoUd be made in that area. Alderman Hulse\! asked about the alternatives designated and was told they were there in case the county joint project did not occur. Alderman Turner questioned if the widths of the streets when overJa;ed, would be the same as the existing pavement. Mr. Taylor stated it would be the same, but it would be wider on Harlan Street from W. 38 Ave. to W. 44 Ave. Alderman Turner questioned if there was a policy on decel- eration lanes, and Mr. Taylor stated they are advisable on any high (commercial) volume street, and he doubted if they were planned on W. 52 Ave. Alderman Turner stated she felt 3 Acre Lane should be omitted but it should be gravelled. She questioned whether on w. 3g Ave. there was a drainage problem, and Mr. Taylor stated there was, and perhaps a French Drain could be placed there. Alderman Turner stated "hat if there are changes in the plan it should~back before Council, and not be changed by tria respec'iva Aldermenc me l'layor Roesel~e~ st-ared that hat was the purpose of the Committee tn eliminate ward polil-ics, and he stated he would not interfeI'f'wit:h the adopted plan. He did question if there was money for emergencies Alderman Hu~sey agreed, and felt that perhaps there Il-Iere so many bad existing streets, that the u~ved ones should not be paved. Mayor Roesener suggested fear hering !;he edge of l,I,e screet where there is no curb and gutter which Mr. laylor called edge widening, and he Mayor felt the list should be in priorities MINUTES - 3/27/75 - Con inued -3- Alderman Howard wanted the cos I of each projec t lis t ed. stated that would be self-defeating, and Alderman TUrrler is needed Mayor Roesener stated flexibility Alderman Turner suggested sealing the sireets that are in fairly good shape which might prevent overlaying. Mr. Thies 5 ated .he Committee is investigating maintenance procedures Mr. Taylor stated they 'ried unsuccessfully to chip-seal, and emulsified asphalt has a long curing time and they have inadequate equipment. Alderman Howard asked how much money could be used to contract streei work, and Mr. Taylor he supposed all of it could be used. Alderman Cavarra mentioned there was a petition from Robb Stree to pave the street. Mr. Thies stated the same procedure was used, and the people received a reply on 2/10/75 and the committee felt the street was one of the better unpaved street condition-wise Sam Martin of 3835 Robb Street stated that Robb did get gravel after the petition was turned in which improved it, and he questioned what the procedure would be to get it paved and he stated the letter had said that streets to be paved had not yet been determined. Mr. ThieE stated that the plans were finalized only 1 week ago. Nancy Snow, 11155 W. 40 Ave., member of the Public Works Committee stated they had looked into a way of recouping the money from a developer after the street was paved by the City and there was no way it could be done, so the Committee picked mostl developed streets. 3 Acre Lane had a half street put in by Jim Dandy and the feed store there was the oldest business. She also stated there were roughly 6.75 miles of overlays, and 2.94 miles were east of Wadsworth. Alderman Cavarra stated there was a bill pending in the legislature to simplify municipal bOn:E, and she suggested th:,!t~ the ci ty recommend an amendment to the bill to allow the developer to be billed for the stree! the city paves or to be reimbursed by citizens requesting the paving. It was suggested that the Council make their recommendations to the Public Works Committee Motion by Alderman Merkl "I move that the 1975 Street Plan be tabled one U!eek, to get input from the City Council 1-0 the Public Works Committee" Motion was seconded by Alderman Howard and passed 5-1 Alderman rurner voted "nay." It was noted that this would be in two weeks, due to the fact that next week was a Study Session. Dale_Alter was present for the preliminary hearing for application of a Class J2 beer license for Pizza Hut Inc at 7330 W. 44 Ave. Motion by Alderman Donaldson "I move that- Denver Pizza Inc. dba Pizza Hut at 7330 W. 44 Ave. application for Class J2 3.2 bffr on premises license has a Public Hearing set for May 8, 1975 with a neighborhood set- at a one mile radius to be increased or decreased if deemed necessary, at the Public Hearing." Motion was seconded by Alderman Hulsey and pcssed 6-0 Public Hearing for new Class G liquor license for Annbole Inr ~t 3935 Wadsworth Blvd. was scheduled City Attorney Fox stated he had advised the applicant- not to appe~r because the police clearance had not yet been received Motion by Alderman f,OWurd "I move th~t- the Public Hearinq for a Class G liquor license at 3935 ~,adsworth llvd for Annbole Inn be set for April 17, 1975 in these chambers." Mot ion was seconded by Alderm,on Cavarra and passed 6-0 it was sla ed j,I-:e premises woul,J 11 ve to be repos+ed and another publication made MINUTES - 3/27/75 - Continued -4- Class specifica'ions for s'ockkeeper Direc'or of Adminis'rarive Services and Administrative Aide were scheduled. fhe Personnel Committee had requested 'hat 'he firs' two positions be postponed until they have studied the entire orgainza+ion and job specificati,ns of other people in the departments involved Alderman Cavarra felt the position of Direclor of Administrative Services was urgent because there was a burden on the staff Alderman Merkl & Hulsey felt 'he Personnel Committee recommendation was needed first. Motion by Alderman Cavarra "I move we authorize the Ci'y Administrator to commence for advertizing for the position of Director of Administrative Services , and that this be placed on the Study SeSSion Agenda to be discussed with the Personnel Commit-tee. I further add thaI the details of the position be finalized before the interviewing." Motion was seconded by Alderman Turner and passed 5-1 Alderman Merkl voted "nay." Retention of McCabe and Assoc Inc. to conduct and install a systems and management training program in the Public Works Dept. was scheduled. Mr. Pasley of Mc Cabe & Assoc. was present and in answer to a question stated that they had not done any work for municipalities and that normally their clients are industrial although there is a market now for municipalities due to the economy Motion by Alderman Donaldson "I move that the City not retoin McCabe & Assoc. to conduct and perform any services for or on behalf of the City of Wheat Ridge.'1 Motion was seconded by Alderman Turner and TIED 3-3. Alderman Cavarra, Merkl and Howard voted "nay." Mayor Roesener voted "aye" and MOTION PASSED 4-3. Alderman Howard and Hulsey felt that some sort of study was needed. Alderman Cavarra felt before the firm was retained that an analysis of the projects should be done. Alderman Turner questioned what the st.udy by the firm would have accomplished, and stated it should have been done prior to the reorganization. Resolution No. 380 was introduced by Alderman Donaldson and was read. Said Resolution invested funrn of the general fund into a Certificate of Deposit. City Treasurer James Malone gave verious rated he had received with Wheat Ridge National Sank having the highest interest rate at. 5%% for 30 days i"lotion by Alderman Dom:ldson "I move that Resolution No. 380 be adopted" Motion was seconded by Alderman Hulsey and passed 6-0. A budget account and appropriation was needed for maintenance of the Wheat Ridge Fire Departments ambulance and station wagon as provided for in Resolution No. 34S. It had been a separate account in 1974, but had not been budgeted for in 1975 City Treasurer James Malone recommended a separate account in the police department. It was agreed a resolution would be prepared far 4/10/75 meeting. Mr. Sinqh st.ated the maintenance bill that had been received was off by $10.00 Ordinance No. 173 amending the tree ordinance No. 34 was scheduled for second reading. An amendment had been distributed, and City Attorney Fox stated he felt the changes in title should be in the Personnel ordinance, and that some of the other amendments were hard to follow, and should be more clear. Motion by Alderman Howard "I move t.hat Ordinance 1\10. 173 be defeatedM" Motion was seconded by Alderman Hulsey and passed 5-1 Alderman Turner voted "nay." City Attorney Fox is to prepare another ordinance. i"layor Roesener sIB ted tha t a repor t tha t. Dave Sing had wri 1: t:en on 3ttending a Civil Defense Seminar had been distributed MINUTES - 3/27/75 - Continued -5- Approval of purchase of engine block from McCoy Caterpillar for approximately $2,300.00 was scheduled. Mayo~ Roesener stated that in the event the block is ok, the city will get approximately $1100 back Bob Brown, city mechanic stated the engine is a caterpillar brand. Motion by Alderman C varra "I move we approve I-he purchase of an engine block from McCoy Caterpillar for a cost not to exceed $2,300.00 charged to Account, No. 450.30." Motion was seconded by Alderman Hulsey and passed 6-0. Alderman Turner requested a short, execut-ive meeting feer Ihe regular meeting Alderman Howard recommended that an Alt,ernate Representative be appointed to DRCOG. Alderman Hulsey appointed Alderman Merkl Alderm<:jn Merkl stated he was a member of the Solid Waste and Disposal Committee and that they meet on Thursday afternoons, and he would like an alternate member appointed. Alderman Turner volunteered. Alderman Donaldson requested that something be done on the present speaker system, as it is difficult to hear. Alderman Howard stated an alleged violation of the 3 2 beer act at. Shop N Go at 5990 West 38 Avenue had been distributed. CitY-8ttorney Fox stated that Council could set a public hearing date, and in his opinion to suspend the license without the hearing denies due process. He stated juveniles are involved Motion by Alderman Merkl "I move that the City Council hold a hearing on this matter ~alleged 3.2 beer act violation at Shop N Go, 5990 W. 38 Ave.), and direct the City Clerk to send proper notice" Motion was seconded by Alderman Howard and passed 6-0. It was noted that Mr. Gene Harlow resigned from the Mass Transit Committee and Alderman Merkl requested that an expression of appreciation be sent to Mr. Harlow. Motion by Alderman Merkl "I move that the Police Advisory Board be continued one year and the appointments that now exist remain as so desired by the members of the board at this time." Motion was seconded by Alderman Howard and passed 6-0 Alderman Turner recommended changing the resolution and having 2 more members at large, and Alderman CavarrB stated she would like to see the terms staggered, and consideration be given t.o replacement of the present members due to the strong interest Meeting was adjourned at approximately 11 00 P m. , "--~)7 , I,,", _lC -/ j '/- CLef L ~_~~-~- ,,-lise Brougham, Ci ty {perk APPROVCD ~_~~ ,