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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/10/1977 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - October 10, 1977 The three-hundred eighty-second 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, Calvin Hulsey, Larry Merkl, and Louise Turner Also present were City Administrator John Jerman, City Attorney, ~1aurice Fox, City Treasurer James Malone, City Clerk Carol Hampf, Department Heads, Richard Bredt, Clyde Hobbs, Ed Pinson, Robert Vidal, Dennis Zwagerman and interested citizens The minutes of September 26, and October 3, were approved as published PUBLIC COMMENT James Britton, 3612 Garland, said that he wanted to go on record that there had been no inspection nor building permits taken out on the wall behind his house, and that it is against the street design code John Baumann, 8102 W 32nd Avenue, said that he wanted to encourage Council to look into all aspects of the Swimming Pool project, and that he could understand why some people would not want it in their back yard However, it would be an advantage to the city as a whole He feels that whereas many recreational facilities do not lend themselves to the young and to the old, a swimming pool would The current site takes advantage of the solar heating to be built into the New City Hall Phyllis Kramer, 2715 Fenton Street, presented flowers that had been ~to the Clty by the City of Edgewater in honor of the Cornerstone Laying Ceremonies that are to be held on October 15, 1977 r~otion by Councilman Merkl "I move that Item 4 be moved up" Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson, and carried 6-0 Item 4 Staff report re Swimming Pool Complex site alternatives Neal Bastable and Dennis Strah of Landplan Design Group and Jack Rattray of Camp Dresser & McKee were present Mr Bastable said that at this time they did not have a detailed cost breakdown analysis, but would do so for later discussion He presented slides depicting the way Wheat Ridge Park could be developed to include a Swimming Pool and Tennis Courts This development would involve relocation of a soccer field, that would result in costs in the $53,000 - $56,000 range Soils analysis of this area showed a condition that would require a type of forming that would be needed to build a swimming pool The additional cost for this would be approzimately $16,500 Additional parking areas would also be necessary Mr Bastable emphasized that this was a Study There was a discussion re the feasibility of the Swimming Pool facility being placed in another park in the city or the development of a proposed park site R-1 School system have been contacted re building a pool in conjunction with school property Their only possibility in Wheat Ridge would be Everitt Junior High School and they felt they would have to give it a lot of study The Parks and Recreation Commission will look into possible pool sites and will try to have a report in about four weeks Vivian Towell, 2975 Webster spoke against the 29th and Wadsworth location She was acting as spokesman for the Southeast Wheat Ridge Home Owners Association Their objections to the location are Traffic, Noise, and Pollution Their suggestion as to a solution would be to consider two pools One to be built now in the West area where the young people are, and a second to be built later when suitable land is found Mr Bastable said that when a proposed site is selected (if not 29th and Wadsworth) it must be discussed with BOR in regards to the Grant Councilman Cavarra said that she feels that the Peterson/Retallack property should be purchased even if the Pool is not located there Mayor Stites said that in the next 30 days we would be looking into alternate sites and all the physical aspects thereto, and these would be taken to the Planning Commission and then back to City Council Council Minutes - ^~tober 10, 1977 - 2 - Motion by Councilman Hulsey "I move that we have a Traffic Study, not to exceed $2,500" r~otion was seconded by Councilman ~Ilerkl Motion to Amend by Councilman Turner "I move to Amend the amount to $5,000" ~lotion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson Motion to Amend carried 5-1, Council- man Hulsey voting Nay Motion as Amended carried 6-0 Item 1 Ordinance amending Section 15-13 of the Code of Laws pertaining to the appointment of an alternate to the Parks and Recreation Commission Motion by Councilman Hulsey "I move that Ordinance 247 be approved on first reading" Motion was seconded by Councilman Donaldson and carried 6-0 Item 2 Adoption of the 1978 Budget for the City of Wheat Ridge, Establishment of the Mill Levy The 1977 Mill Levy is 3 65 There was a discussion as to the 1978 Mill Levy leaving it at 3 65, reduction to 3 5, or reduction to 2 65 Motion by Councilman Donaldson "I move for the Adoption of Resolution 537" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 4-2, Councilmen Howard and Merkl voting Nay (This Resolution set the mill levy at 3 50 ) Item 3 Adoption of the Appropriation Resolution for 1978 Motion by Councilman Turner "I move that we transfer $150,000 from the City Hall Improvement Fund to the Drainage Improvement Fund" Motion was seconded by Councilman Howard and failed 2-4, Councilmen Cavarra, Donaldson, Hulsey, and Merkl voting Nay ~1otion by Councilman Donaldson "I move for the Adoption of Resolution 538" Motion was seconded by Councilman Cavarra and carried 4-2, Councilmen Howard and Turner voting Nay Item 5 Proposals from Auditing firms to provide accounting/auditing/ data processing services to the City Mr Malone said that he had sent a letter to 7 CPA firms requesting a proposal and heard from 5 Four firms wererepr2sented at the meeting Present were Earl Mackey of Arthur Younq, Charles Hauber of Fortner-Hauber, Glen Hines of Hines, Condon & Associates, and Gerry Alger and Steve Locatelli of Alexander Grant The firm of Olson, Shultz & Flowers had submitted a proposal, but no repre- sentative was present Each firm gave a short presentation of their proposal Council will study the proposals and make a decision on October 24, 1977 Mayor Stites asked Mr Malone to write a memo to Council giving his observations and information Council may also wish to call Mr Malone with any questions Item 6 Award of bid re Purchase of Playground Equipment and Structures Mr Steve Hall presented the Bid and recommended Churchich and Associates because 2% discount, best delivery, and an additional $400 discount if both items were to be ordered from them Motion by Councilman Merkl "I move that the Lowest and Best Bid be awarded to Churchich and Associates at 7466 Old Post Road, Boulder, Colorado for Playground Equipment and Structures not to exceed $4,732 00 to be charged to Accounts 54-508-862-4 in the amount of $3,419 00 and - 5 in the amount of $1,313 00" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 6-0 Delivery is expected 14-21 days after the order is received, which is to be placed on 10/11/77 Item 7 Award of Bid re Removal and Replacement of Deteriorated concrete Crosspans at various locations Due to increased stabilization required and other expansions of the Street Contract, this money is needed for the street program Mr Hobbs will have the final figure for the Street Program on November 11, and will include the Change Orders for each expansion of the project Motion by Councilman Merkl "I move we defer Item 7 " Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 6-0 (Item will probably be on Agenda November 14 for re-consideration) Motion by Council- man Donaldson "I move that the Asphalt Paving Company contract for street surfacing for 1977 be expanded to include additional work in an amount not to exceed $86,000, and charged to Account No 31-504-840" Motion was seconded by Councilman Merkl and carried 5-1, Councilman Howard voting Nay Council Minutes - 10/10/77 - 3 - Item 8 Approval of City's participation in Traffic Signal Syncronization project for Kipling St and Wadsworth Blvd in cooperation with Color~do Department of Highways and the City of Lakewood Mr Jerman called attention to the "Proposal" indicating the intersections to be included and the time frame Motion by Councilman Howard "I move that this City Council take no action on this proposal " Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner and failed 2-4, Councilmen Cavarra, Donaldson, Hulsey, and Merkl voting Nay Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that the City approve the Signal Syncronization Project for Kipling Street and Wadsworth Blvd in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Highways and the City of Lakewood with the following Amendments, On Page 2, add a ~ew paragraph 'All coordination shall be accomplished through joint effords of the cities of Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, and the Colorado Depart- ment of Highways I, on Page 1, 3rd paragraph, last sentence read 'Extension of coordination to eight signals along these streets lying within the cities will provide for continuity of flow' " ~1otion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 4-2, Councilmen Howard and Turner voting Nay Item 9 ~1otion by Councilman Howard "I move that Council authorize the Building Inspection Divison to place a moratorium on all properties where Zoning requires further study and decision" Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner and carried 6-0 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS Mr Jerman called attention to a letter dated September 30, 1977 from the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District regarding a workshop scheduled for November 15, on possible district assistance following a flood disaster Mr Hobbs and Councilman Turner plan to attend CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Mr Fox stated that it had been decided to use base maps from the County rather than 1 big Mylar, for the Zoning Map audit These will take about 6 weeks to complete COUNCIL MEMBER'S MATTERS Councilman Merkl said that he will be absent next week Councilman Merkl said that he wanted to compliment the Police Department on their handling of the robbery at the Wadsworth Drug store The store owners feel that Officers Dan Farley and Robert Clark were responsible for their being alive today Councilman Hulsey gave a report on the Committeeon Furnishings for the City Hall The committee, including the three employee representatives had met and an RFP had been presented by Dee Burton Councilman Hulsey asked about the copies of petitions re Crown Lake that had been requested by Councilmen Cavarra & Turnes since the request had not gone through the City Administrator's office Councilman Turner said thRt she had requested the copies to complete her file on the case Councilman Cavarra said that she preferred to review the items at home Mayor Stites stated that any such requests should go through the City Administrator's Office for coordination Councilman Turner brought up two items that had been eliminated from the City Hall plans the Heat Pump system and the Heat Zones, and suggested that these be reinstated Mr Zwagerman to check out the number of existing Zones and how many were removed, also the level of comfort Councilman Cavarra asked for the costs of neating the Swimming Pool COMMISSION MATTERS Councilman Turner asked the Press to print that a position of Alternate will be open on the Parks and Recreation Commission, and interested persons should write a letter to the City Clerk if interested The position will be effective the end of November Motion to Adjourn by Councilman Donaldson, seconded by Councilman Hulsey, a 11 Aye APPROVED /' ('~ (~-e1!f C//iu// ~~ Carol F Hampf, City ~ k 7 I" / I ,I