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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/26/1977 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - September 26, 1977 At 7 00 pm, prior to the City Council meeting the film "Keep America Beautiful" was shown The subject of the film was the project in Georgia re the clean-up of litter and a program to educate people to help keep the city clean The three-hundred eightieth regular meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council was called to order by Mayor Frank Stites at 7 30 p m at 4355 Field Street Councilmen present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph Donaldson, Robert Howard, Larry Merkl, and Louise Turner Councilman Hulsey was present as of 9 10 pm Also present were City Administrator John Jerman, City Attorney Maurice Fox, City Clerk Carol Hampf, City Treasurer James Malone, Department Heads, Richard Bredt, Ed Pinson, Robert Vidal, Dennis Zwagerman, staff and interested citizens Minutes of the meeting of September 19 were approved as published and corrected Correct ions Item 1, Delete "We thought thi s item was in the contract, and since it is not," and replace with "The tap fee has been paid and", Item 8, add the word "move" after "I" in the Motion PUBLI C COMMENT Edgar Eastman, 2900 Vance Street thanked the Administration for holding the Neighborhood meeting regarding the proposed Swimming Pool He spoke in op- position to the pool complex on the following basis 8 acres is too small a site for both a pool and city hall complex, the amount of traffic would be increased on 29th Avenue, the area is not centrally located, there is a lack of pollution control, the possibility of covering the pool in the future, the City is violating their own codes on Parks and Open Space, the community is being short changed by not locating the pool in the proximity of potential users, and the standards of use for neighborhood streets will be violated John Puckett, 7425 W 29th Avenue also spoke in opposition to the Swimming Pool complex A pool in that area would limit growth and not allow for possible expansion of the City Hall complex if needed He felt that there might be a traffic bottle neck and suggested an outlet or inlet on Wadsworth or Vance Daisy Eddy, 3701 Teller, spoke representing the Stevens Elementary Safety Division and Crossing Guards She wanted to know what was happening in regard to funds for Crossing Guards Mayor Stites said that intentions were to fund Stevens Elementary as a Pilot Project Mrs Eddy presented a proposal of estimated costs Sandra Kendrick, 4715 Holland spoke representing the parentsof Pennington Elementary School She said that they have been trying to organize a volunteer Crossing Guard group since August but had been unsuccessful She presented a list of names of people from Pennington and Fruitdale in favor of the project and asked the City to consider making funds available Mayor Stites said that in the proposed budget for 1978, funds have been budgeted to start a Crossing Guard program throughout the City of Wheat Ridge John Baumann, 8101 W 32nd spoke in favor of the Swimming Pool A Swimming Pool is a recreational facil ity that can be used by all people Existing facilities are over crowded He feels the location selected would not make any difference in use, and that there would be congestion no matter where it is put There also will be objections no matter the location Mayor Stites said that Wheat Ridge will have a swimming pool in the city, that alternate sites are being looked at and there will be a decision in the next couple of weeks To be on the Agenda October 10 A very thorough estimate of the costs of changing locations and a soil analysis for alternate locations were requested Judy Helsel, 3941 Chase said that she had come in support of the Crossing Guard program, but would also like to say that for each person in opposition to the Swimming Pool there are those in favor of it Mr Zwagerman said that the contractor is ready to start the curbing at the City Hall site and requested direction on curb cuts in the proposed pool area Mayor Stites said to continue with the original plan and make Council minutes - September 26 1977 - 2 - curb cuts and paving changes if necessary later Camp Dresser & McKee should be informed to stop work on this site until after October 10 Mr Bastable of Land Plan Design Group said that he felt the pros and cons of alternate sites should be discussed, and that he has a contract with the City for one specific area Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that the study of an alternate site for the Swimming Pool be considered an add on item to the Contract of Land Plan Design, Inc, which is doing design work in \~heat Ridge Park" Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 5-0 Item 1 Financial Report for period ended August 31, 1977 Mr Malone presented the report, He said that General Sales and Use Tax is expected to be $75,000 over the anticipated budgeted amount by year's end and Special Sales and Use Tax $81,000 over Earninpon Deposits and Investments are anticipated to be approximately $46,000 ahead of estimate Since May sales tax has shown an increase, on the average, of $10,000 per month He said that he was unsure as to the expenditures from the Capital Im- provements Fund by the end of the year such as Police Building, Street Beautification, Greenbelt Trails, Pedestrian/Bikeways, etc Mr Jerman is to discuss with Mr Malone the projections of expenditures Item 2 Application by Coors Container Company for approval of a Prelim- inary and Final Plan for a Planned Industrial Development for property located at W 50th Street at Miller Street Case No WZ-77-16 Mr Shelley gave the Planning Department Comments and said that there is insufficient water re fire flows, and that Coors will speak to this Fred Holden, 6463 Owens in Arvada represented Coors He is the Principal Engineering Supervisor of facilities He gave some history and background of the company The proposed development involves three phases Phase I to be completed as soon as possible, Phase II is based on market conditions, and Phase IIImay or may not be needed, but is the maximum size foreseen Dale Reeves, 4625 Balsam, Wheat Ridge, also of Coors explained the develop- ment as to buildings, landscaping and utilities The settling ponds currently on the property are expected to be eliminated, since they plan to buy pre- washed sand Slides were shown of the area and of other landscaping the company has done They said that they are in compliance with Pollution Standards ROW of 30 feet has been dedicated to the city and they will build the strept and curb and gutter The fuel oil tank is surrounded by a berm and is adequate in size, since the company is going to electric furnaces There was no one in opposition to speak Mr Zwagerman was asked to research the backround re the fuel oil tank Motion by Council- man Cavarra "I move that Case WZ-77-16 by Coors Container Company located at W50th & Miller Street, Planned Industrial District Preliminary anc Final Plan be approved as it meets all requirements of the Ordinance " Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 5-0 Item 3 Application by City of Wheat Ridge Planning Commission to amend the City of Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Section 28, A 23 (a) Landscaping Planning Commission voted to approve the proposed amendment on April 7, 1977 The amendment would allow, with Planning Commission approval, the landscaped area to be covered by non-living materialsto not exceed fifty percent of the total landscaped area The purpose of the amendment would be to allow the developer to increase the non-livinq area to save on water and to allow more flexibility in the use of alternate material s ~1otion by Councilman Merkl "I move that the appl ication by the \.Jheat Ridge Planning Commission to amend Sation 28 of Ordinance 98 be denied" Motion was seconded by Councilman Howard and carried 5-1, Councilman Hulsey voting Nay Item 4 Request of Standard Textile Company for Industrial Revenue Bond financing by the City Mr Milton Libman, 4790 Independence, Wheat Ridge, Standard Textile Company and Mr William R Hudon, Boettcher & Company were present to speak Mr Libman said that this was to be a presentation only to get the feeling of Council They had thought they had a client, but may not have at this time Mr Hudon said that the city does not pledge its credit, are not responsible for the debt, however there might be a stigma if it sponsored a poor company The city's two responsibilities are to determine the economic feasibility of the project and the financial credibility of the tenant Two applications of the bonding are (1) a large national company with strong credit that would add stability to the economic base and provide employment, and (2) local company who would benefit by the lower City Council Minutes 9/26/77 - 3 - financing costs The details of preparation would be covered at a working session of Council Mayor Stites asked Council if they would be willing to entertain the idea at a later date, of if they disagreed with the concept Concensus was in favor Item 5 Transfer of Ownership application for Class E Drug Store liquor 1 icense by Addington Merit Pharmacy to ~laster Drug, Inc of 3810 Wadsworth Blvd Larry Addington, 10762 W 35th Place said that he had dropped the Merit advertising program, and therefore needed to change his sign, and name He decided to incorporate at the same time The same people are involved as previously, except for Mr George Burgeson Mr Addington stated that Mr Burgeson had been convicted of no felonies and is a citizen of the United States Motion by Councilman Donaldson "I move that the Council approve the Transfer of Ownership of the Class E Drugstore License from Addington Merit Pharmacy to Master Drug, Inc at 3810 ~Jadsworth Blvd and the issuance of a new 1 icense in the new name" Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner and carried 6-0 Item 6 ::otion by Councilman Turner "I move that Council approve the renewal of the Class E Drugstore License for Fishman Drug Co dba Ridge Drug at 5395 W 38th Ave" Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 6-0 Item 7 Letter re Liquor License Application and approval for Wheat Ridge Plaza to be located at 7700 W 38th Avenue A license application not acted upon within a certain period of time can be considered for revo- cation This license application was acted upon in 1975, the construction will get underway and the applicant wants to know their status The applicant had been unable to get financing at that time, due to the economic situation The plans submitted at the time of the application are still in effect, any change would have to come before Council Motion by Councilman Hulsey "I move we reaffirm the active status of the Liquor License previously granted by City Council to ~Jheat Ridge Plaza" ~1otion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 4-3, Councilmen Cavarra, Merkl and Turner voting Nay, Councilmen Donaldson, Howard and Hulsey and Mayor Stites voting Aye Item 8 Proposals by Alexander Grant & Company and by Fortner-Hauber & Co CPA's to provide accounting/auditing/data processing services to the City Mr Malone said that he had mailed out a letter to five additional CPA firms to get proposals for the annual audit Proposals have been previously received from Alexander Grant & Co, and Fortner-Hauber & Co Mr Malone wanted to know if there were any others firms that Council would like to have proposals from Mayor Stites asked Council to contact Mr Malone this week if they have any suggested names Decision on proposals to be on Agenda, October 10 Item 9 Resolution amending General Fund Appropriation for 1977 A portion of the Resolution provided funds for School Crossing Guards in the amount of $750 Whereas Stevens Elementary had been previously discussed, it was decided to add Pennington and Fruitdale, if possible, to see how far the money would go For the year 1978, it was suggested that Sts Peter & Paul and Beth Eden schools be added Prospect Valley guards on 32nd are funded by Lakewood Mr Fox suggested that a contractual arrangement be set up with each school, the city provide the funds and the schools handle the program The principals are to be contacted, and if they cannot do it, then the Safety Chairman Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that Resolution 535 be approved" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 6-0 Item 10 Resolution Amending City Hall Fund (EDA) Appropriation for 1977 This Resolution only reassembles the accounts into the proper accounts, for Phase I I, the grand total rema i ns the same Moti on by Counc il man Merkl "I move for the adoption of Resolution 536 and order it published" Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 5-1, Councilman Howard voting Nay Council Meetinq Minutes - 9/26/77 - 4 - MAYOR'S MATTERS Dee Burton had two cost authorization forms that needed ratification One was for $130 to pay Public Service Company for electrical service, the other for $1,045 11 to Consolidated Mutual Water Company of which $545 is the cut in tap fee, and $500 for 5 shares of Capital Stock which had been thought we would get from the Peterson/Retallack property Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that Council ratify the emergency cost authorization for $130 to Public Service Company" Motion was seconded by Councilman Merkl and carried 4-1, Councilman Hulsey abstaining and Councilman Howard voting Nay Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that Council ratify the emergency cost authorization for $1,045 11 to Consolidated Mutual Water Company" Motion was seconded by Councilman ~1erkl and carried 5-1, Councilman Howard voting Nay Mayor Stites asked Council if they would wish to cancel the fifth meeting in October "Motion by Councilman ~1erkl "I move that we cancel the Council meeting of October 31st" Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 6-0 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS Mr Jerman reminded everyone of the Warning Exercise to be held on October 3-4 Mr Hobbs will receive a sealed envelope on October 3rd at 8 00 a m regarding the exercise The exercise will show how quickly we can activate forces The Council Meeting on Monday, October 3, will be a Study Session and a Public Hearing on the Budget CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Mr Fox asked Council what they wanted done on the condemnation of the Peterson/Reta 11 ack Property Mot i on by Counc il man Merkl "I move tha t we continue with the Condemnation on the Peterson/Retallack property" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 4-3, Councilmen Cavarra, Hulsey, Merkl and Mayor Stites voting Aye Mr Fox asked for ratification to retain the firm of Boatright, Villano & Deuben to represent the City in the Action now in Division 5 Motion by Councilman Merkl "I move to ratify the expenditures to attorneys for- the legal fees for the Court Hearing for Civil Action No 77-CV-1655" Motion was seconded by Councilman Cavarra and carried 6-0 The hourly rate is $60 COUNCIL MEMBER'S MATTERS Councilman Merkl brought up that it appears that the paving crews have dis- appeared from Wheat Ridge Mayor Stites said that Mr Hobbs told him that they are working on the stabilization of the streets and will be back paving on Wednesday He also asked if they were going to sweep up the chips Mr Jerman said they would be swept up by September 30 Mayor Stites said that he would give Asphalt Paving a call Motion to Adjourn by Councilman Howard, all Aye APPROVED , /-!- ~</)J I /