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May 16, 1977
The three-hundred sixty-fourth regul~r meeting of the Wheat Ridge City
Council was called to order L Mayor Frank Stites at 7 30 p m at
4355 Field Street
Councilmen present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph Donaldson, Robert
Howard, Calvin Hulsey, Larry Merkl, and Louise Turner
Also present were City Administrator John Jerman, City Attorney Maurice
Fox, City Clerk Carol Hampf, Department Heads, Clyde Hobbs, Robert Vidal,
Dennis Zwagerman, Richard Bredt, Ed Pinson, staff, and interested citizens
Motion by Councilman Turner "I move that line 1 of the minutes of May g,
the--words 'two-hundred sixty-third be chanqed to three-hundred sixty-third,
and that in preceding minutes back to November 8, 1976 the currected num-
bering be written in, dated and initialed by the City Clerk" Motion was
seconded by Councilman Merkl and carried 6 - 0 Minutes were approved as
corrected
Item 1 Award of bid and authorize Mayor to enter into a Contract for 1977
Street Overlay Program Mr Rhodes presented the bid The only bid received
was from Asphalt Paving Company The Rubberized Slurry costs more per mile
than Overlay, and while it had been hoped that the slurry would cost less,
it was decided to proceed as per bid as an experimental program to determine
its effectiveness Mr Hobbs submitted a request for 10% Contingency be
added to the bid, that would not be spent unless needed The bid for pavin~
Prospect Park is $79,157 50 and the amount budgeted is $15,000 However,
this bid includes base work that has already been done Councillnan Cavarra
requested staff to review the Prospect Park bid and bring it in to the
Council meeting May 23 Motion by Councilman Donaldson "I move that the
Lowest and Best Bid be awarded to Asphalt Paving Company, at 14802 West
44th Avenue, Golden, Colorado for PW-1-77 Street Improvement Program at a
total cost of $584,825 20 to be charged to Account 31-504-840, and also to
be added to this a lOw Contingency" Motion was seconded by Councilman
Merkl Motion to Amend by Councilman Cavarra "I'd like to offer an
amendment that the bid for the Prospect Park Paving project be reviewed
and considered at next weeks meeting" Motion was seconded by Councilman
Merkl and carried 5-1, Councilman Howard voting Nay Motion as amended
carried 5-1, Councilman Howard voting Nay Mr Jerman said that the
Street Program including the contingency would amount to $643,308 and there
is $759,000 in the appropriation There is 1/2 mile between 38th and 44th
on Ammons that could be repaved 50% by the City and 50% by the sewer district
Estimated cost to the city would be $6000 He recommended that segment be
added to the program Councilman Hulsey asked Staff to prepare a proposal for
the rest of the money and then add other streets Following discussion re
the condition of the streets after they have been cut and the difficulties
involved in getting poor repairs corrected Mr Jerman said that 44th would
be reconstructed as soon as the soils tests are received Councilman Howard
requested that the Street Cut Ordinance be rewritten so that for Street Cuts
there is a fee involved that puts the responsibility for Inspection while
backfilling, patching, overlay back on the city to contract out and the costs
charged back to the contractor, so that when he comes in for a street cut
permit he knows exactly what he has to do, when he has to do it and what it
will cost him Motion by Councilman Donaldson "I'd like to make a motion
that the Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract for the Street Overlay
Program" Motion was seconded by Councilman Cavarra and carried 5-1, Council-
man Howard voting Nay
Item 2 Pre-budget Public Hearing to Receive Comments and Recommendations
from Citizens with reference to the 1978 Operating, Capital Improvements,
and Revenue Sharing Budgets of the City There was no one from the public
present to speak on the subject Motion by Councilman Merkl "I move that
City Council ok the Budget Preparation Calendar for the sequence of events"
Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 6-0 Councilman Cavarra
brought up that in the past there had been money in the Capital Fund for some
projects and it had been eaten up somewhere, and asked for an analysis of
past budgets, look at trends and do some forecasting, so that may be possible
to see if there is trouble ahead Mr Jerman was asked to do this
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Item 3 Application by the City of Wheat Ridge Planning Commission to
Rezone property in Lee's Lake Subdivision, a portion of Wide Horizon
Sanitarium and unplatted land on Estes Street south of W 35th Avenue from
R-2 and A-I to R 1A This is a re-hearing necessary due to prior in-
complete publication (Case No WZ-75-26) This case had been previously
heardJn March 28, 1977 Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that
Case WZ-75-26, Part II, rezonlng from R-2 and A-I to R-1A be approved, the
general location is W 32nd Avenue and W 35th Avenue between Garrison and
Estes Streets Specific location of Part II is Lee's Lake Subdivision,
unplatted lots referred to as Book 1882, Page 656" Book 1880, Page 25,
Book 699, Page 379, Book 773, Page 584, Book 1829, Page 19, Book 792, Page 10,
Book 971, Page 376, Book 817, Page 130, Book 1987, Pages 771 & 772, Book
709, Page 141, and Book 821, Page 73, and the Southerly 180 feet of Wide
Horizons, described as,
Beginning at the Southwest corner of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of
said Section 27, thence easterly along the South boundary
of said NW 1/4 NE 1/4 331 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING,
thence continuing easterly along the South boundary of said
NW 1/4 NE 1/4 664 1 feet, more or less, to the center line
of Everett Street, thence northerly along the center line
of Everett Street 205 feet, thence westerly along a line
parallel to the said South boundary of said NW 1/4 NE 1/4
664,1 feet, thence southerly along a line parallel to the
East boundary of said NI-I 1/4 NE 1/4 205 feet, more or less,
to the True Point of Beginning, subject to the right of way
for West 35th Avenue along the South side thereofand subject
to the right of way for Everett Street along the East Side
thereof
Exclusions will be Lots 6, 7, 8 of Lee's Lake Subdivision, Key 52 of
Unplatted land described as follows that part of the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4
of Section 27, T 3 S, R 69 W of the 6th P M beginning at a point 457 7'
North and 200' West of SE corner of said SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, thence North
150', thence West 75', thence South 150', thence East 75' to the point
of beginning, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, and Key 56 legally
described as follows A deed recorded at Book 2596, Page 552" Motion
was seconded by Councilman Merkl and carried 5-1, Councilman Howard
voting Nay
Item 4 Application by Frederick Mestecky, 11221 W 44th Avenue for
approval of rezoning from C-1 and A-I to C-1 for property located at
11221 W 44th Avenue (Case No WZ-77-07) This is South of the Public
Works property and behind Caravan West The owner has lost the lease
on his parking area The rezoning is approved by the Planning Department
and the Planning Commission Mr Fox explained that this is an undivided
tract and must consider it all at one time Mr Mestecky was represented
by George Holley 13949 W Colfax, Golden Caravan West has been leased
to Dale Long The property on the NW corner of 44th & Pierson has been
sold and parking is no longer assured Mr Mestecky plans a StockaQe
fence on the East, gravel for the parking area and railroad ties for
parking stops He does not plan to pave the area as it costs too much,
and has soft spots in it The property to the West is occupied by his
mother, has 2 rental units and Mr Mestecky's machinery repair shop
Motion by Councilman Hulsey "I move that Case #WZ-77-07 be approved from
Agricultural - 1 & C-1 to C-l for the following reasons, the adjacent
surrounding land uses are not conducive to agricultural use and is recommended
by the Planning Commission and also by the Planning Department" Motion
was seconded by Councilman Merkl Motion to Amend by Councilman Merkl
"I'd like to amend the motion to read 'upon completion of the paving and
continuation of the stockade fence along the Easterly side and Northerly
boundary of this property'" Motion was seconded by Councilman Howard
Motion to amend carried 5-1, Councilman Hulsey voting Nay Motion as
amended carried 4-2, Councilman Hulsey and Turner voting Nay
Item 5 Councilman Merkl attended a meeting of Central Jeffco and saw a
film re rehabilitation of neighborhoods, tied in with 1st mortgages Mr
Jerman to explore local institutions for possible implementation in Wheat
Ridge Film may be shown at June 6 Study Session
Mr Jerman The concensus of Edgewater City Council was for Wheat Ridge
to go ahead with the purchase of the Hart Estate, they were glad to withdraw
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Councilman Cavarra said that re the 1-76 interchange, the State appears
to be solving some of our problems They will connect the Trail under
Wadsworth, are cutting off some access points and negotiating with property
owners for others Mr Bredt was asked to keep in contact and keep the
Counc il informed
Councilman Merkl asked that the Rocky Mountain Ditch company be required to
keep the weeds cut and Mr Fox to report back
Mr Jerman said that Golden
Council and a demonstration
Golden shops
has a Paint Striper of the kind brought up at
be arranged on May 17 at 11 00 a m at the
Councilman Howard said that a civil law suit had been filed by a Lieutenant
against the city and suggested that he be relieved of duties while it is
being resolved Mayor Stites said that none has been received as yet
Councilman Turner asked re the letter on Waste Water treatment plants, if
this concerned the previously proposed one at 44th and Youngfield Mr
Zwagerman said that that one had been eliminated
Motion to Adjourn
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