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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/05/1977 -- - City Council Minutes - December 5, 1977 The three hundred eighty-ninth 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, 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, Richard Bredt, Clyde Hobbs, Ed Pinson, Robert Vidal, Dennis Zwagerman, and interested citizens Minutes of the meetings of November 14 and 28, November 7 (with the correction of Item 5, the words "safety factor" be changed to read "d iffi cu lty factor in stopping")were approved as published No one was present to speak under PUBLIC COMMENT ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Item 1 Ordinance Amending Sections 9-8 and 9-10 (a) pertaining to the removal of weeds Ordinance was Introduced by Councilman Hulsey, numbered 253, and the Title read by the Clerk Motion by Councilman Cavarra I move that Ordinance 250 be cancelled, since it was numbered at the time and not acted upon further" Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner and carried 5-0 Motion by Councilman Turner "I move that Ordinance 253 be passed on first reading and published" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 5-0 Item 2 Ordinance re Operation, Licensing and Control of Amusement Machines in the City of Wheat Ridge Ordinance was Introduced by Councilman Cavarra, numbered 254, and the Title read by the Clerk Motion by Councilaman Cavarra "I move that Ordinance 254 be published and approved on first reading" Motion was seconded by Councilman Merkl Discussion involved possible amendments on second reading re grounds for Revocation of License and a Publ ic Hearing before Council (Section 9(a) (3), Section 9(a) (5) to include establishments with authorized licenses, and if a license is to expire if a business is discontinued for a period of 30 days or 60 days (Zoning Code) ) Motion carried 5-0 DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS Item 3 Request for Cooperative Purchase of Senior Citizen Van as proposed by Wheat Ridge Kiwanis Club If this cooperative venture is approved the Kiwanis Club would turn ownership over to the City for licensing and insurance purposes Mr Taylor, President of the Wheat Ridge Kiwanis was present along with other members of the group He suggested that the Jefferson County center serve as a control for scheduling the van usage The van in current part-time usage would be discontinued unless needed for a larger group The City will put the specifications together and go to bid Motion by Councilman Turner "I move that the Council enter into a cooperative venture with the Wheat Ridge Kiwanis and purchase a van for Senior Citizens and or handicapped use The amount to be paid by the Wheat Ridge Kiwanis to be $3,800 and the balance to be paid by the City of Wheat Ridge The vehicle is to be identified as being sponsored by the Wheat Ridge Kiwanis Club and will be equipped by a fully automatic lift unless it is determined that a semi-automatic lift would be satisfactory Van to be purchased out of Revenue Sharing unallocated funds and the City Administrator is requested to bring in a Resolution transferring funds" Motion was seconded by Councilman Cavarra Motion to Amend by Councilman Howard "I move to amend that this would be subject to letting of bids through our normal and standard purchasing procedures" Motion was seconded by Councilman t~erkl and carried 5-0 Motion as amended carried 5-0 Item 4 Selection of site for Municipal Swimming Pool Complex Mr Philip Scott, 1514 Blake St , Denver of Leigh Associates presented the Traffic Analysis report distributed to Council on November 15, 1977 Neal Bastable, Site Planner for LandPlan Design Group presented advantages and disadvantages of the 29th and Wadsworth site and the Wheat Ridge Park site Jack Rattray of Camp Dresser & McKee, 1660 S Albion St , Denver stated that they had Minutes Decemhpr 5, 1977 - 2 - initially been engaged to design the pool at 29th & Wadsworth and had stopped work after two weeks at the direction of the City Vivian Towell of 2975 Webster spoke She reminded Council that 29th is designated as a local street and would carry more than the maximum vehicles allowed Jim Wright, 4265 Gray presented petitions with 83 signatures in support of the 29th and Wadsworth site Judy Helsel, 3941 Chase stated that a 50 meter pool is special and could become more than a recreational pool ie - Competitive Swimming She presented petitions from Competitive Swimmers ,Ben Chastain, 3250 Marshall presented petitions with 80 signatures favoring the 29th & Wadsworth location and stated that he favors two pools, one in the East and one in the West Pat Phillips, 11763 W 33rd Avenue expressed his concern in regards to the soccer program if the pool were to be located in Wheat Ridge Park, since the soccer field would have to be relocated Terry Savage, 4181 Everett Drive said that his greatest concern about locating the pool in Wheat Ridge Park is the noise He also asked if an Environmental Impact Study had been made? Edgar Eastman, 2900 Vance, Chairman of the Southeast Home Owners Association spoke in opposition to the 29th and Wadsworth location Cathy Murphy, 2960 Upham asked about egress onto Teller rath2r than onto W 27th and W 28th Avenues Tom Dodd, 9960 W 34th Drive, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission said that the Commission had reviewed alternate sites and recommended the Wheat Ridge Park site Edgar Johnson, 3700 Benton, member of the Parks and Recreation Commission said that the Commission had spent many hours reviewing the pool situation in an attempt to serve all citizens equally and had determined that the best situation would be an indoor pool, adjoining a recreation center in an area large enough to hold it Wayne Preston, 3480 Upham Street, member of the Planning Commission said that the Planning Commission had voted to issue a Special Use permit for Wheat Ridge Park Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that the 29th and Wadsworth site no longer be considered as a site for the proposed 50 Meter Swimming Pool Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner Motion by Councilman Cavarra "I move that the City not abandon a two pool concept and before making a final decision, consider all possible al- ternative sites that would, over a long-range period, accomplish this objective" Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner Mayor Stites reviewed the Swimming Pool Project stating that much time and consideration has been given, that sites had been studied and the one possible site is Wheat Ridge Park and that it is time to make a decision First Motion carried 5-0 Second Motion carried 3-2, Councilmen Howard and Hulsey voting Nay Item 5 Renewal of various liquor licenses Motion by Councilman Turner "I move that Council renew the Class D Retail Liquor Store License for Jolly Jacks Liquors located at 4141 Kipling and also the Class D Retail Liquor Store License for Lakeside Liquors located at 5820 W 44th Avenue, Denver, 80212 II Motion was seconded by Councilman Cavarra and carried 5-0 Mction by Councilman Howard "I move that the Class G Hotel & Restaurant License for Clancy's, 10117 W 37th Place and the Class G with Extended Hours License for Country Broker Restaurant, 10151 W 26th Avenue also the Class G License with Extended Hours for Paramount Lanes at 2625 Kipling, Denver 80215, also the Class G License with Extended Hours for Wheat Ridge Lanes at 6595 W 38th Avenue be renewed" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 5-0 Item 6 Report of Purchasing Agent concerning purchase of one vehicle for Police Detectives, previously authorized in the budget Mr Jerman ex- plained that this is the last vehicle authorized in 1977 budget, and that the City had been unable to secure a MaveriCk at the budgeted amount of $2995 A list of available vehicles was presented After discussion of available vehicles and the costs of new smaller cars without extras, there was a Motion by Councilman Howard "I move to Table this" Motion was seconded by Councilman Turner and carried 5-0 Item 7 Proposed Policies and Procedures for Preparation of New Zoning Map (Deferred from November 28, 1977) Mr Zwagerman distributed and explained the information and maps previously requested Motion by Counc il man Merkl "I move that we adopt the Pol i c i es and Procedures and authorize work to begin" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hul sey and carried 4-1, Councilman Turner voting Nay Item 8 Request to have motion of July 11, Item 10 be amended Motion by Councilman Turner "I move that Council Minutes of July 11, Item 10, Council Minutes - December 5, 1977 - 3 - be amended to read 'Councilman Turner asked re the costs if modular wall sections which are not also pieces of furniture were used,' instead of the wording used, which was 'Councilman Turner asked re the costs if conventional walls had been used, '" Motion was seconded by Councilman Cavarra and carried 5-0 Item 9 Report on removal Avenue and Wadsworth Blvd sign had been removed of Left turn on Green Arrow Sign at W 38th intersection Mr Jerman explained that the Motion by Councilman Merkl "I move for adjournment" Motion was seconded by Councilman Hulsey and carried 4-1, Councilman Cavarra voting Nay STUDY SESSION Items 1 & 4 were removed from the Agenda due to the late hour Item 2 Consideration of DRCOG Resolution #26 recommending legislation in 1978 to expand the scope and function of the Denver Housing authority to become the Metropolitan Housing District David Choate, DRCOG, Gene Fortier, from the Housing Authority, Jefferson County and a representative of the Denver Housing Authority were present It was explained that DRCOG had withdrawn their previous proposal and that the new one would provide services to those communities that wish services on a voluntary basis Council questioned the "voluntary" portion and the need for this legislation Council consensus was to not endorse the Resolution Item 6 Report of Weatherization Program Consider designation of Wheat Ridge representative on Project Advisory Committee Gene Fortier said that this is a grant program for people at the poverty level Council were requested to have the name of a person to recommend for representation on the Project Advisory Committee To be on the Agenda December 12, 1977 Item 3 Request of Lutheran Medical Center for installation of Traffic Control Signal device at location of main entrance on W 38th Avenue to Lutheran Hospital Eric Peterson, representing Lutheran Hospital was present Because of the volume of traffic at the Hospital, they feel a traffic signal is needed and are ready to cooperate in every way possible to help Council come to a decision Mr Hobbs to do a manual count of the area, in and out and directional flow for 12 hours Mayor Stites announced a Wednesday a m (7 00) Breakfast meeting at the Village Inn to discuss applications for City Attorney All interested parties are invited to attend Motion to Adjourn by Councilman Howard Merkl All Aye Motion was seconded by Councilman '-~ / t ~ / I ~, ,J~ /. 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