HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/1977
TUDY SESSION
April 4, 1977
Item 1. C~ncessi~n Agreement re Parks Concessi~n Buildings. Mr.
T'lm Dodd, Jr. and the Parks C~mmission trJ meet llJith !V!r. Fox to make
changEs in the Agreement regarding enf~rcement of hours, dirEction
~f day t'1 day ~pEratirJns and legalities. Tn be on April 11 Agenda.
Item 2. Res~lution re Need frJr the State of Colorado to Acquire
Standley Lake fnr public use as a Water-Related Outdoor Recreation
Facility. Resolution came from Ray Printz Office, Open Space. We
need to find out which city the Lake belongs to and then get some
input fr.')r;1 them. As far as we know, there would be no cost to Wheat
Ridge in the acquisition. To be on a later Agenda.
Item 13.Review Security Guard Ordinance. Eugene Brace, Ronald Brace,
George Schiel, Russell Colling, Arnold Alperstein, Gene Parker were
in attendance to discuss changes in the Ordinance. Problems mentioned
were Financial disclosure statement, no time limit in which the
Ci ty has to act, only 1 day per l~eek for fingerprinting and photographing,
no provision for a Temporary License, cost, need for fingerprints of
officers and directors of large corporation (Midtown Hospital Assn),
Mr. Fox to meet with these people to discuss legality, points of
difference and recommendations, then to the Police Commission if they
wish and back to Council if changes are recommended.
Item 3. Establishment of a Citizens' Technical-Professional List as
proposed by l'irs. Elaine Slattery. Mrs. Slatter\! \.'05 asked hot. .Lh:- list
s t; be C3mpiled. The people listed would be volunteeTs, tJ 2VJ _ abuse.
April 11, need a motion to authorize establishment of a list and
to authorize the questionnaire as an insert in the Annual Report.
Item 4. City Motto Contest. Mrs. Slattery said that since we are
going t'1 have a nellJ City Hall, wanted ta have a contest for a motto
to be placed on the City Hall. The prize would be trJ have the mrJtto
ins taIled and SO[;1e rJ ther recl1 gni tirm. The ro ntest ta be open to all
Wheat Ridge citizens. Mayor Stites said that Wheat Ridge is known
3sllThe Carnatil1n City." Mrs. Slattery "as thinking I1f a philosophical
mntto. The com[;1ittee is to set up rules and regulations for the
Contest and CrJme to Council at a later date with a Complete Program.
Ite[;1 5. Purchase of CO[;1pact Vehicles for Police Department, vehicle
for Community Develop[;1ent. P~lice vehicles are replacements for
larger vehicles ('70 -'72 Fords and Pl~[;1ouths), will be used by
Staff Dectives. The old vehicles [dill be sold, but do not knoLJ now
how much they will bring. The Hertz vehicles have 20,000 - 25,000
miles on the[;1, and the cost is over budget. Requested that bids be
taken for 5 new 6 cylinder cars, and 5 rental cars.
Vehicle for Community Development - is a replacement for 1970 Ford.
Need a motion on April 11 for approval to purchase one 1976 six cylinder
MaVErick, available at ~3195. from Hertz.
Item 6. Proposed Resolution re Support of the Immediate Construction
of the Foothills Uater Treatment Complex. Mr. Leiser attended Ad Hoc
Commi ttee inBeting r~arch 31, and presented a report frar,l this r:Jeeting.
Mr. Leiser to bring Res~lution back to Council April 11, along with
anSlders t'J l hat tllaS approved by tha Denver voters, l>Jhat are the
EnviromTlental impact probler;ls, is the Tl>Jo_Forks Dam involved, is
there trans-mauntain diversion involved, and ",65 rnillion cost to the
taxpayer due t'J delays - l,lhere dfJes that money COI Ie fro?
Iten 7. Mr. Hul~~y requestEd a Policy on cleoning of drainage diLches
and culvert pipE installati'Jn. At tilt,s tii ,8 thEe city takes C3re of
these i tETIS; but r,rhere there is curb and i]uttET that ha~; been carnaged,
the ci t If ldi 11 takE: IJ ut the n ld curb and iJutter, but the ho 'EO liner h8S
t'l pay f'Jr thE replace,!:ent. lir. :3t te,l said that the dralnage d.L tchcs
and culVErts have bElEn taken care If because t affects ths city ss a
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!lh'11E, si nCB the's tor ''1 ult " therl 'i 58 run d" n thE ",trEE ts. [-"I'.
H'-lblJ~ r' t'l clEan thE culvErts this ~ 82J', t'l ('811 '(,C"V ,-i'1Unt8in
Ditch t<1 haVE thE C, tch cloam:d and lEt ~I!'. Jerr-lsn kn'1l', and tn get
enf,l'- at 1'1 fro ~ lthcr citiES t'1 SEe h'L th s prnblG-' is handled.
i-:r. HulsB 8S 8r~ hI' 8 P,liclj that ['urb Llm~ gutter be hondlcC: in the
a c (]\ 25 culvBrts Gnd 1 1'J lJl~ 1 f- C t1 IJn'l I the Cl ~tE:.
Its 3. Drainage ell talc at ':' Tl ilight Dri.v2.. hr. LC.Lser prE;sented
,,' pr'1p-n3al t'1 [11acE a lRrge" [1ipe t'1 evacuate Ft'1r:,;flrJl.J 1,'8ter, l!hich
UQuld flr:Jl.J into Racky Hountain Ditch as does the smuller pipe nol' in
place. It lias brr:Jught out thf't the City canmt install drc.Lna']c;
int'J the Rnc~.; hountain [)i tch, bincs floodi.ng rJccurs dnl,.Jnstrea:' ~~nri
the Ditch C"!iipanv ll!ill nnt ell'lL! it. I'ir. Fox s2'id that thE City i.s
responsible any t.Lme we change or ulter the fl~w of water. Tha
cu:'rLf~t drainage lias provided for prirJr to incorporatiJn, the flooding
is caused by prior devclop':18nt and not the city's resp'Jnsibili.ty.
Hr. Hobbs to discuss a H.olding Pond IH th Lakel:1OrJd und to solve the
preblE" ui thout putting Llater in the ditch. Bring bacy at <1 lLlter date.
Itec:l 14. R2vieLI ,=,treet Cut Ordinance pertaining tn rees and repair
st8ndmds. 11r. iludson ]f 3785 hurshall, rEJprefienting the Llheat Ridge
~anitation district asked not to haVE the StreEt Cut Ordinance changed,
just because one District dnes nrJt co')perate. Discussion. problem
not all l,!ith the districts, city's inspection mt drJne right, districts
cut the street, patch it and leave, the city has to fix it at all
citizen~s expense, not thrJse in the district; the districts are
eXep.lpt8d Fran a depositor escrlllLI so the city does not have levsragc
against the districts, and that there had also been co iplaints ["hen
the city did thE repair for a fee.
Discussion of 35th Avenue overlay west of ~heridan, if there has been
testing in the area of Fenton to Harlan, strEet raised due to overlays
causing a prnble, in 6 citiz8n's driveway, use rJf slurry seal, 2nd the
reprocEssing and reusing asphalt as l'las done '1n L adsworth. Hr. Hobbs
ta ta:~e care samples in thE Fenton, Harlan area to Eiec h'ld ,luch
asphalt, find a s,lution to the citizen's drive, and to be surE the
35th Avenue Crlsspans are installed beforE paving.
Item 9, Com~unication fro;' Urban Drainage and Flaod Control District
re Flo, d Plain Oldner No ti ficati!J n Pr!J cedures and Hand-rJ uts. f'lr.
Jer,~an presented the "Fl!Jod Hazard InfoFlation" B!'']cl::.ure that the Urban
Drainage and Flo!Jd Contr!Jl District will have distributed tJ all
residential and c!J~TIercial buildings located in or neor the 1oo-year
flrJad plain of Lena Gulch, lJi thin the next 3 to 6 lllEEks. The C!JmlJuni ty
DeveloPllent Depart:;;ent trJ g8t the information to handle telephone and
walk-in inquiries.
Itep.l 10. Drainage re Fill at _, 32nd Ava. &cluail ot, Revision of Ordi-
nance No. 85. Mr. Zwagerman requested a change in Ordinance No. 85
because it conflicts with the Flood Plain Ordinance. Lith the word
"dirt" included could not build foot bridges, redo Lena Gulch, etc.
Discussion rea intent of Ordinance - to stop litter or to prevent
encroachment on natural waterways. Mr. Fax requested that "rocks or
dirt" be deleted from Ordinance 85, as this is an ordinance to prevent
tT';~sh being thrown into streams. The Flood Plain Ordinance, Ordinance
98, and the Sub-division regulations ~hould caver the protection of
natural waterways. These items are to be looked into to be sure it
is specific so that when the staff are asked to ma~e decisions they
have guidelines.
Item 11. Report re Results and RecrJI1Jmendations of the r'letrn ~tudy
Committee c!Jncerning a r~ulti-Tier8d Government Proposal. Hrs. Cavarra
attended the me8ting. The prrJposed government wauld - l\ide planning
and nanagement sErvi ces. Since COG do es that nObJ, they oppo sa it.
The prrJp'1sal 1;18Y be rJn the bullot, N"vember 1978, but at this tine does
n,t seem to have tno much tfJ sell. Th8Y LJould have taxing pmJer and
the public is leery of anything that l.JOuld increase taxes. Nr:J decisirJn
at this tLle, discuss it ltJith Cauncilr;18n HrJcJard first.
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Ite~ 12. Review of Feasibility of Purchase of Paint Striper Machine.
Mr. Jerman presented a report cnmparing costs of contracting vs
in h:Juse, adding that ~24,000 in salaries should also be considered.
It should also be borne in mind that we cannot contract to have
crosstlialks striped, repair signs, etc, sa cannot eli:oinate jobs.
The Vanmark type striper is a "compact" model, Difference in chassis,
compression and 3 guns as against 5 in tIle large model. This model
['JOuld cost ,,;8000 less than the large one presented before. This
is not the sa~e kind as Denver uses, Mr. Jerman to see that the
City get bids on Contracting, on"Compact"stripers, and to check what
stripers Denver uses.
Item 15. Proposed Revision of Account Numbers to split out Overtime
and Court Pay. The object is to isolate paid overtime, court time,
longevity, and standby pay. Due to the payment of lump sum longevity
and monthly longevi ty this year, some departments may need additional
funds. If so, there will be two proposals, one for money and one
for budget numbers change. To be on a later Agenda.
Item 16. Proposed invitation and Invitation List re Wheat Ridge
City Hall Ground Breaking Ceremony. Suggestions Invite the public
through the newspapers, state officials, service clubs such as women's
clubs, Jaycees, County Officials besides County Commissioners, look
into Parking problems, serve coffee and doughnuts, provide white
Hard-hats with the City Seal on them, rent a Tent in case of rain.
At bottom of invitation add To be Constructed under Economic
Development Administration Grant, Department of Commerce.
Re Wheat Ridge Park Tennis Courts. The Mayor was authorized to
execute an Agreement for the plans, specifications and bid package
for the construction of 2 new Tennis Courts in Wheat Ridge Park.
paving
Re 1977 Street Program. Councilman Merkl suggested that ~100,OOO
be put int'1 the Street Program this year. If this tliere done, the
City llmuld have to rebudget and get approval for expansion of the
BudGEt from the state. At this time there is budgeted for 15 miles
of streets, 14 aspha~t,a~d 1 gravel. One mile of overlay costs ~30,OOO,
onE ",Ue of gravel/~1H~ ,~70,000. Regarding half streets, in order
to enlarge them the city can get right of way by purchase or con-
demnation. Where lnly 1 side is develnped, priority is determinpd
by amr:lUnt of develapment. Mr. Hobbs is to bring in a list of dl
the strEets on April 11 for City Council to make a decision.
Councilman Merkl presented the Chamber of Commerce "Green Survival
Civic Program". They wanted to see if we are interested in a Reso-
lution to be a Green Survival city. With our Greenbelt and Land-
scaping Ordinance, we, for all practical purposes, already qualify.
f"lr. Jerman to have it on the Agenda next lLleek to have the information
for everyone.
Councilman Cavarra aaked for the Council position of the bill by
McElderry re Sales Tax. Decision to oppose.
Mr. Fox rs Hart estate. He has received back from the last heir
permission to sell. Appraised at ~192,OOO including the structure
which is listed in the National Register. Hart's will take ~200,OOO.
City can buy for Open Space, can go 10% over appraisal. Edgewater
is willing to join in. Mr. Jerman is to communicate with Edgewater.
Council had previously voted to buy the property, but the price was
not known.
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City Hall bidding
Mr. Fax feels that
na Sales ~r Use Tax
be sure t~ do this.
of the ~350,OOO, 40% approximately is materials.
the bid package sh~uld state that there is to be
charged. Henningson, Durham and Richardson to
Retell :'..c.:c. P:r'Jperty - the Ollmers (Alick Peterson) are not happy llJi th
the appraisal. They have an attorney who will make a counter offer.
Currently is ~74,000. Mr. Fox suggested the City acquire the
property, not Open Space.
Meeting Adjourned.
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