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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/1978 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES----------January 23, 1978 _._-~--~------~--- ---_._--_._~-,-_.~-----_._--~-_. The three hundred ninety-fourth regular meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council was called to order by Mayor Oliver V Phillips at 8 00 am, 4355 Field Street Council persons present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson, Anthony N Fiasco, Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe, and Louise F Turner Also present were City Clerk Carol F Hampf, City Administrator John A Jerman, City Attorney Edmund G Lambert, Deputy City Clerk Phyllis J Kramer, Department Heads Richard H Bredt, Clyde E Hobbs, Chief Ed Pinson, ~ave Shelley, and Robert G Vidal, staff, and interested citizens Appro\:,:1l.<2f-.l'!j..Q.lJ, tes 110tion by Councilperson Flasco "I will move that the minutes of January 16, 1975;-be approved" ,L\,ccepted by Cou nc il Public Comment No one appeared to speak I_t,,!l:I..L__..E!~senta.!,ion of "Kill the Cloud" Project involving air pollution control Harry Lumberg, Council person, appeared on behalf of the City of Edgewater Mayor and Council Mr Lumberg explained the City of Edgewater accepted the National Energy Conservation challenge of Western State College in Gunnison The City's first act was to talk to all its citizens, some 6,000, suggesting (each citizen) give up use of their vehicle one day a week to help save energy The campaign is progressing Since start of campaign all have come to the realization that smog and pollution threaten the quality of life in the entire Metro Denver area The support of the City of Wheat Ridge is requested at this time, in giving up use of vehicle once a week to conserve energy Mr Lumberg had bumper stickers available He stated they had discussed the situation with the Governor earlier and had received an invitation to walk to work with him this coming Thursday The Council commended the City of Edgewater for its involvement in this import- ant program Item 2 Application for Class D Retail Liquor Store License for Samuel Worth- i~ton dba Grain3-N~Grape~loca!ed at 3809 Sheridan Blvd-, Denver, CO 80214 \Sectio~~2-47-1}6, 12-47-136, 12-47-138 of the Colorado Liquor Code) Bill Ross, attorney, appeared on behalf of the applicant, Samuel Worthington Mr--ROs-s'stated~plicant, Samuel Worthington, together with Phyllis Worthington and Dan Worthington, were present to give testimony with respect to such appli- cation and concerning results of survey petitions circulated In addition, the applicants presented John Holtz and Linda Suttle who testified as to results of survey petitions circulated by them on behalf of the applicants Al Taylor was present and gave testimony as to the results of petitions circu- lated by him with respect to an impartial survey conducted on behalf of the City These results ,ndicated 50 FOR, 27 AGAINST, and 23 NO OPINION l'lotion by Council person Cavarra "I would ask that the Council take a brief recess to confer with the (City) Attorney before making a finding of fact" Seconded, motion carried 6-0 (After five-minute recess, Council reconvened t,10tion by Council person Cavarra "I move that the appl ication for Grains~N- Grapes Class D Retail Liquor Store License at 3809 Sheridan Blvd. be denled The reason for the denial, the Council finds the needs of the nelghborhood are being met for these reasons Applicant did not present sufficient evi- dence to show that needs were not being met 50% of the citizens polled on the impartial City survey stated they were opposed or had no opinion, applicant stated that they polled friends, or in the case of profession~l survey~r no records of opposition were kept This use would create a major trafflC problem in this location" ~1otion seconded by Councilperson Pepe, and carried 6-0 Item 3 An Ordinance Repeal i~end_i..x..JL,.J:loocLJ.lain l.~n~!:l.g_Q,r:.di~n.~~_~ . in its entirety, of the Code -of Laws of t~,,_ CJ.tY_.9_t_v!.h_eat.B_~dge,-I9Z.~.J,c1~!1.9~ as Amend~~..r1..c1_Reenac~ng__said Ordinance Introduced by Council person Cavarra, numbered 255 and title City Attorney requested the matter be deferred for one week cilperson Cavarra "I will move that !his matter be tabled Seconded by Council person Turner, carrled by votp of o=rr- read by City Clerk Hotion by Coun- foroneweek" City Council Minutes January 23, 1978 (contd ) Page -2- Ite_rl!..i_ Rel2.ort re Proposed ch~_~i!1_~~pre~.s_bu~e.!:'~is~j~Whea_t Ridge, ~_d..)tem--L_~que2.!.J'.9!~pJJ.1:'.9val to _s_ublT!.~~pl ication to RTD t~lOO% funding t~, lnsta.D..Jl.~sh~l te.r~~Lth!:~e_J1) 1 ocati,~~~ \'iheat__Ridg~ Consensus of Council authorized combining of items 4 and 8 John Hardaway, Chairma~,.Ji.a-2.~..J:.t:ansit~o.rn,rnit~~, appeared to request supportoTthEi- Council in opposing the scheduled changes in RTD bus service within Wheat Ridge Mr Hardaway outlined the proposed RTD changes which would go into effect in Sep- tember 1978 ~ resolution in opposition proposed by the Mass Transit Committee was presented for Council consideration Mr Hardaway stated the proposed changes do not meet the needs of the Wheat Ridqe citizens, however, the Com- ~littee does not have an alternative plan to propose but rather feels that a plan should be developed with input from the using citizens After further Council discussion, Hotion by Councilperson Fiasco "I would like to move that this matter (Proposea- Resolution Regarding scheduled changes in RTD bus service within \,Iiheat Ridge) be tabled for one week period" r10tion seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, and carried by vote of t-2, with Councilpersons Turner and Pepe voting nay r~r Hardaway also stated a meeting at the RTD dOl'm- town offices would be held February 3 at 3 p m Further information could be obtained fror.l Tom Larc, Communi ty Development Department (Item 8 re submission of an application for 100~ funding by RTD ) Mr Hardaway described the criteria required by RTD for review of IOO~ fundinc requests by public entities The Mass Transit Committee adopted four specific proposals to be submitted if I the RTD Crant Application as being high priority items needed to assist in the City's transit needs These four items include Bus turn-out lanes at the City Hall location of W 29th Ave & Wadsworth Blvd, southwest corner of W 38th Ave & Kipling, shelter area, bus turn-out on east side of Wadsworth Blvd at Times Square location, and pavement improvement on W 38th Ave between Sheridan and Wadsworth Blvds City support of funding application was set out in Resolution form Motion by Councilperson Fiasco "I wou 1 d move tha t the proposed Reso 1 ut ion prepil-red by the Trans portat i on Com- mittee (Mass Transit Committee) in regard to the funding for these four activ- ities be approved, that the staff be directed to take the necessary steps, and that the City Clerk be directed to prepare (them) in proper format" notion seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried 6-0 Mr Hardaway further advised the Council that there are still only four persons on the Mass Transit Committee, and that the members would like to have the full complement of nine members He requested assistance of Council and sU0port for the Committee Item___~__.E.t::~se'2.!5l.!:i.o_rl. of._~e,~,:i.!i ~ t ion P_ackage fo!_lel~!2.b..~rl.e_.?Y~i:.~m for fi.u~ici p_~l ~om21~l< Dee Burton, City Hall Project Coordinator, reviewed for the Council the his- tory-of-the-teiephone7 communlcatlons-.sysfem and the proposed des i gn specs package prepared for competitive bidding purposes Dave Corbin, Associated Communications, Inc , outlined the specs provided in the Request for Quota- tion for City Telephone System, and described possible communications systems that could be purchased or leased Mr Corbin's firm had been engaged to assess the requirements of the telephone system for the City of Wheat Ridge as to related needs and requirements of each Departmental area Mr Corbin's report was reviewed and discussed by the Council Mountain Bell representa- tives were also present to (a) describe systems available, including Direct Inward Dialina and centrex (Departments listed by individual telephone num- bers in the t~lephone book), the training programs that could be taken advan- tage of by the City, the COf!1pany's communications de!l1onstration facility Motion by Councilperson Flasco "I would so move to postpone the decision for one week to re-write bid specs on Direct Inward Dialing and include direction to witness a demonstration by lountain Bell" Motion seconded by Councilperson Cavarra Mr Corbin stated there would be an additional charge of hom $400 to $500 to prepare new specs After further discussion, during which Council were qiven the information that Direct Inward Dialinq for a system of the size of Wheat Ridge would be more costly than the propo~ed electronic switching system, motion was d~f~~~e2 by vote of 2 to 4, wlth Councilpersons Donaldson, Lewman, Pepe, and Cavarra ~oting nay MQ!i~~ by Councilperson Cavarra "I would move that the Councll authorlze th~ ~lty. of Wheat Ridge to go out for bids for telephone system per bld speclflc~tlons prepared by Mr Corbi n" Seconded by Counc il person Dona 1 dson, ca rrl ed 0-0 City Council Minutes January 23, 1978 (contd ) Page -5- (d) 1-470 funds are applicable in 1979, (e) 208 Clean Water Plan was severely amended by the Governor, (f) 1978 proposals include Regional Housing, Regional Water, VanPooling, and Transportation Plan update, (g) Metro-Government proposal was discussed, maximum cost of $22,300 per year (2) CITY HALL PLAN PROPOSED REVISION Councilperson Flasco requested the Council consider including a private office -Forone-'ofher--Depa-rtment Head and elected official in the City Hall Complex-- for the City Clerk Council considered ways and means of developing this a lterat i on of the present Ci ty Ha 11 plans Amended mot ion "I move that the staff be directed to provide a private offlce--for'the City Clerk, a Department Head and elected official provided that this can be accomplished with additional partitioning in the general location of the City Clerk" Original motion by Councilperson Fiasco, seconded by Councilperson Lewman Amending motion by Councilperson Cavarra, seconded by Councilperson Lewman Amendment carried 4-2, with Councilpersons Turner and Fiasco voting nay Motion as amended carried 5-1, with Councilperson Turner voting nay (3) PENDING ITEMS (a) C_ouncJ.J~_s.()n.__L_elJJl1a.n_ requested a list of "pending items" be developed by the City Administrator This would involve items requested by Council, items presented to Council and deferred, etc Councilperson Turner cited an instance of matters presented to Planning Commission, iE , a Mass Rezoning hearing, and requested that Planning office research their records for like items The City Administrator and City Clerk would compile such information from records in their respective offices (b) Coun.~i,lP~~20n.,_~~~an asked if the Professional Oral Board, with refer- ence to the new Director of Community Development, would include a member of Council and of the Planning Commission The City Administrator indicated t,l is Boa rd had not yet been appoi nted (c) ~ou~cjl~~so~_Pep~ inquired as to the status of the Amusement Machine Ordinance The City Attorney advised that this ordinance required a sub- stantial amount of changes, and felt it best to present it at a future Study Session, probably February 6th The Ordinance previously passed on first reading would need to be defeated when the new ordinance is introduced MAYOR PHILLIPS ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 12 05 p m ,;-, A ~_/ / ' - (2~ ~ /- c1a~~l.AL-/ CARGf (--HAMVF,- CITf'-EIERI<-------v,-------'----- pj k APPROVED j,,1 i t 7J III _,______~ _J _~____~_~_,_"'_ City Council Minutes January 23, 1978 (contd ) Page -3- Item 6 Award of Bid for purchase of new 3/4-ton oickup truck for the Parks --------~--------.~ ----,--- ------ ------..----- ----'" _ __ .. ____.__J___ ~____'____ _____.~.._ ant! fi~(:re_ati on Dep,artment . Motion by Councilperson Fiasco "] would move that the Parks and Recreation Department be authori zed to awa rd the 1 owes t and bes t bi d for the pu rchase of one new 3/4-ton pickup truck to Johnny Harper Motors, 3765 Wadsworth Blvd, of $4,863 99, and charge to Account No 19-503-808" Seconded by Councilper- son Cavarra, carried by vote of 5-1, with Councilperson Lewman voting nay I tE'.n1. 7 ___.Dec i sj o..fl.....c:Q..ncej^n_ingJoca_t i '<)Il_Qf ~1ull_i c:jj),~L SwilTll11.ing fool_ COIllp_l ex ~19t2.o_fl by Councilperson Donaldson "I move that the matter concerning the location of the Municipal Swimming Pool complex be removed from the Table" Seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 6-0 Councilperson Turner stated "] would like to have the record reflect that during the discussions with the Parks Commission and Council last week there was a general feeling there would be a difference in the way the pool is to be placed, other than in the original drawing as submitted, and perhaps there would be several sketches presented rather than one finished drawing, to indicate the possibilities of location of the pool so that the Soccer field may be saved, and that a better utili- zation of the pool site be developed" Amended Motion "I move that the Wheat Ridge Park be approved as the site for-the Wheat Ridge swimming pool complex, and that Camp Dresser & McKee be directed to bring preliminary sketches of several alternatives rather than one finished product proposal so that there is a choice of location, and that every effort be made to pre- serve the existing Soccer field, and to make better use of the property than was in the original proposal, and that the preliminary sketches be brought back with in three weeks" Ori gi na 1 motion by Counc il person Dona 1 dson, seconded by Council person Fiasco Amending motion by Councilperson Turner, seconded by Councilperson Lewman Amendment carried 6-0, motion as amended carried 6-0 It was the consensus of Council that at the time the preliminary sketches are reviewed it should be a joint study session with the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council, and open to anyone else interested The City Administrator called attention with respect to a letter of November 22, 1977, from Camp Dresser & McKee previously distributed to City Council, which states there will be additional architectural fees of approximately $12,000 The City Attorney will review the contract provisions, pertinent correspondence, and City Council minutes, particularly of December 5, 1977, so that the City Council might meet with the firm representative, Richard Dart, of Camp Dresser & Mckee at its January 30th meeting to discuss the proposed additional fees Ite.m9...._ _B~.i:lf.L Agj^eell1.~n!.J'I_i th...I"'!,___~_oberL~~e P.r::.il_tt_ cOQcerflir1.9 property at 2991 ~larshall Ct Motion by Council person Cavarra "I would move that the Council ratify agree- nent with Mr Robert L Pratt concerning property at 2991 t1arshall Ct " Motion seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, carried by vote of 6-0 Item 10 . Renewal of Cl ass J 3 2;~ FermentedMalt Bevera~ License for Shop-N-Go ~filrket5;' 1 o cil-tecraT599 0 ~f 3SthAve--\Sectron'-f2-:46='106 of the Colorado Beer-COde') ,---,~ --- - --- - ----------~----~--- -~~- Motion by Council person Donaldson "I move for the renewal of Class J 3 2% Fermented Malt Beverage License for Shop-N-Go Market located at 5990 W 38th Ave in Wheat Ridge" Motion seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried 6-0 IterTUL_.E~pruary _?_0,...1978 City C()Jlfl~lJ'leetl!'l.g Motion by Councilperson Turner "I move the meeting of February 20th be canceTl ed because it is a 1 ega 1 ho 1 i day" Seconded by Counci 1 person Lewman, carried by vote of 6-0 tten1.,J_~_DRCQG Annu,al Dues_, Jill),uary 1, 197_8. thro_ug!1 December 31, 1978 Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I move that authorization of payment for DRCOGannual dues for January 1,1978 through December 31,1978, in the amount of $4700 be approved and charged to Account No 001-102-716, I might also add here that the amount budgeted was $4100, so we will have to come up with the add i ti ona 1" Seconded by Counc i 1 person Lewman Plfter discus s ion re DRCOl< services available to the City, motion carried by vote of 5-1, with Council- person Pepe voting nay City Council Minutes January 23 1978 (contd ) Page -4- ~~AYOR' S ~1ATTERS (1) Hayor Phillios reljuested confirmation of CO~lmi,lte~ ,Tl1_~mb,E'Y'~~ppointrn~nJ:s_t~ DRCOG, e g , appointment of Councilperson Gary L Lewman as Council DRCOG representative, with Council person Mary Jo Cavarra as alternate Motion by Councilperson Turner "I move the Mayor's appointments of COG represe'ntative and alternate be ratified by Council" Seconded by Councilperson Cavarra, carried by vote of 6-0 (2) Mayor Phillips requested ratification of his appointments to the tri- entity Committee re Crown Hill property, e 9 , Councilpersons Fiasco, Cavarra, and Pepe ~,10tion by Councilperson Lewman "I would move to ratify your appointments to the- coordinating committee for the Open Space" Seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 6-0 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS lL~l1ln ~qu_esJ to_ retaJ!1 CH211 HL1_L&_/l,s,s.Qc;__to_.de.s,:L9~_and__~eY'lJ2.s,~__Ltl~.s!.?_lJ.'!- 1 i ~ n ~ f,n ew t r_a.!L~<::. ] i gh t_ s_ i g.n a.l,2.._~_tJL 2~_~h__~_,W_a_d_sl'lQ!_t ~_lD.v d_J.!l,_co.o_o~ c.aJ,_1..o_n. ItIj!b~o l2.r ado D i v i.5_i ~_ 0' .J:1 igb.l'!.a.z.~~ n d C iJ)' It was the consensus of the Council that competitive bids/proposals should be secured, and, therefore, directed the City Administrator to secure a minimum of two other proposals for the project under consideration Item 14 Request by Dr Arthur Ohanian, Superintendent R-l School District, 0r.1~1'Yi'fmeeti_nis-=-of ~'::I S~l12.~LB-o~ca_,~tl_(j CiJy-_'CojJ.nsIf to-dLss_uss-malter~ of mutual interest The City Administrator notified Council that Dr Ohanian, Superintendent, R-l School District, has advised that the School Board would like to meet with local entities for the purpose of discussing mutual problems and inter- ests This meeting would be scheduled at the Council's convenience In addition, the Council was advised there are two school Citizens Advisory Committees whose representatives should also meet with Council Ben Chastain, a member of a school Citizens Advisory Committee, stated that thesetwo%ups have been actively involved with school affairs for years and are familiar with existing problems, and that representatives of the Committees would appreciate the opportunity of meeting with Council After further discussion bj Council, t1otion by Councilperson Turner "I move that r~r Jerman be directed to ser-upa meeting with the School Advisory Committees, and then the following week a meeting with Dr Ohanian (R-l School Board) and the Counc i 1 be schedu 1 ed, both meetings preferably on Thursday (eveni ng)" Motion seconded by Councilperson Fiasco, carried by 6-0 f.r:QQerty AC~l~,isiJiotl_,~@J!~.Y' Re two parcels located I'lesterly of the City maintenance yard presently under negotiation by City City Administrator had obtained Receipt and Option Contract for each parcel, at a cost of $9500 each One parcel was to include one share of stock in Lane Ditch Co for approximately one inch of water (far western lot) which would be sufficient to water any desired landscaping for both lots Other terms involved ~lecessary survey at a cost of from $100 to $150, other contingency is that the purchase, if approved by Council, would be subject to appraisal equal to or exceeding purchase price prior to closing date of March 15 Funding for purchase would be available from Revenue Sharing Funds, Unallocated Resolution to be presented January 30th City would be protected by terms of contracts in event appraisal came back at higher costs Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I move to authorize the Mayor to Slgnthe Receipt and Option contracts for the two parcels as indicated and as described, and which have been reviewed by the City Attorney, and he has approved" Seconded by Councilperson Cavarra, motion carried by 4-2, with Councilper- sons Lewman and Pepe voting nay COUNCIL MEMBERS' MATTERS --"-- -~-.- -- -----.- - -- (I) DRCOG REPORT ~g~n~JJQ~rson Le~~~ gave a report on a recent DRCOG meeting as follows, (a) application for 44th Ave would represent 26 funding from the City, requested funding of $3,000,000, (b) transportation improvement program of last year (Kiplinq-Independence corridor) was approved, (c) will be receiving a list of COG Advisory Committee, membership, and attendance, xxxxxxxx City Council Minutes zzzzzzzzz CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO February 13, 1978 The Three Hundred Ninety-seventh Reqular Meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council was ca~led to order by Mayor Oliver \I Phillips at 7 30 pm, February 13, 1970, 4355 Fleld Street 0 Council persons present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson Fiasco, Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe, and Louise F Turner ' Also present were City Clerk Carol F Hampf, City Treasurer James ri tv Arlmi n; c:.tY';:atnY' lnhn IJ. loy.m::::H"" r + 1\++,,"""'...... r......l,.,.,. ",......I (' I _ ~l.-__ .J,.. Anthony N o Malone, City Council Minutes February 13, 1978 Page -2- program in Wheat Ridge Funding is by a grant through CETA, five CETA youth, ages 16-19, to be supervised by pool of retired Senior Citizens This service to provide training of the youth and assistance of Senior Citizens The City Attorney was directed to draft an appropriate ordinance concerning this for consideration during the Council meeting of t1arch 13, for the purposes of waiving appropriate Building Permit fees l1.e.~ _~_ ,_9 rdj,tl,il.f1_c::e_ T o__~~J:_a..bli!>.h_,t he S a..l_aE.l'_o}_!~c:.i. 't:.'y__T_r:.e a ,s_LJY'e.r r~oti.on and Introduction by Councilperson Donaldson "I move for the adoption of Ordinance No 256 on first reading and order it published and posted", sec- onded by Councilperson Fiasco Motion by Councilperson Turner "The salaries of the Clerk and Treasurer have always been within 80% and would move to amend this ordinance to put the City Treasurer at 80%, or $9600, or $800 per month, and would move that amendment to this Ordinance", seconded by Council- person Lewman Concern was expressed by Councilpersons to the effect this in- volved a 20% increase, that an increase would not be appropriate at this time, and that this was a part-time position Motion to amend was defeated by vote of 2-4, with Councilpersons Pepe, Cavarra~60nill(E'orl~and Fiasco voting nay r~otj,Qtl" ca!ri~jJ,L\lote~~_-:_O lli~_Ordinance to Establish the~alar,y--9}_!he_ City Clerk notion and introduction by Council person Donaldson "I move for the adoption QT'Ordinance N-o---z57onfirst reading and order it published and posted", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried by 6-0 Item 3 Ordinance No 255 A~nding Appenqix B--relating to the F1Q~q~lain Introduced by Councilperson Cavarra, title read by City Clerk, motion by Coun- cilperson Cavarra "I move for adoption of Ordinance No 255 on second read- ing and order publication", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, carried 6-0 l!_e.r~~_ Transfer of OwnersQ]Jl_ for _Jime j,quarD_i.9.LJ_o.r_~ Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I move for the approval of the transfer of ownership for Class D Retail Liquor Store license for Time Square Liquors located at 4216 Wadsworth Blvd, from Frank LaBate, Jr , and Larry Follett, a partnership, to Frank LaBate, Jr , sole proprietor", seconded by Council- person Fiasco, carried by 6-0 (Item 5 deferred until 8 30 p m Item 6 Resolution re Continuance of the City--Chamber of Comme.Y'c~_Committee r~ayor Phillips lIlade appointments of two persons to the Committee, e g , Council- person Donaldson as the Council representative, and Mrs Genie Merkle (3891 Estes St ), as the citizen representative Jim Reser, 4450 Holland St , Chamber Manager, presented the Resolution and comments~-Ehe Chamber membership endors- i ng conti nuati on of the COiilmi ttee, and reques ted a staff member, preferably the Director of Community Development, to act as liaison for communications purposes City Administrator said there was no problem for the Community Development De- partment person to attend meetings as a non-voting member Introduced by Coun- cilperson Donaldson, numbered 561, and title read by City Clerk~~tion by Council person Donaldson "I move for the adopt i on of Reso 1 uti on No561" , seconded by Councilperson Cavarra Motion to amend by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that the portion re funct i ons----arid dutTesbe amended to i nc 1 ude 'liaison to the business community' after the words 'Comprehensive Plan' and before 'joint efforts', to delete the word 'overall' after 'conceptual ideas for the City's' and before 'development and', and delete 'review proposals to the City Council concerning land use, the accomplishment of the adopted Parks and Open Space Plan of the City in the manner which will be acceptable to the enti re community''', seconded by Counci 1 person Pepe, adopted 6-0 r~oti on to amend by Councilperson Turner "I move that an additicn be made to theduties and functions of 'Be it Further Resolved that the +'unctions and duties of the Committee shall be directed toward the upgrading of the Commercial and Indus- trial Districts with special attention to improvement of appeGrance, reduction of vacancies, improvement of air quality and economic stability", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, adopted 6-0 City Clerk was given direction to incor- porate both amendments into the "functions and duties" paragraph in the final draft of the Resolution Motion to adopt amended Resolution carried 6-0 (The City Attorney ruled that this Resolution would supersede the previous Resolution) City Council Minutes February 13, 1978 Item 9 Request to purchas_e one bobtail dump truck Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I move that the City be authorized to use thelCOlorado State Bid for purchase of the dump truck for Public Works Dept at a cost not to exceed $17,000, Account No 19-503-808", seconded by Council- person Lewman City Administrator reported this State Bid would include a trade-in of $2516 70, Mr Hobbs would like to have the option of securing competititve bids on the old truck, net cost to the City would not exceed $17,000, but could be less Motion carried 6-0 Page -3- Item 10 Acceptance of Deed_from M~_Jo~~~c~ Mr Hobbs advised the Council that while the deed was prepared in 1974 it was not recorded until 1977 when right-of-way research for the 1977 street program was required Some discrepancy is involved in the deed, but it had been neces- sary to have some formal title passage City Attorney recommended that in the future a Title Insurance Company be directed to research titles, prepare deed, and handle closings, that the City Attorney and the Director of Public Works would determine when it would be feasible to have such handling accomplished Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I would move that we defer action on accepting this deed until the correcting measures are completed", seconded by Council- person Fiasco, carried 6-0 Item 5 City Hall Matters (a) Re~stJ21 HDR for additional fees in amount of $3400_due to City Hall Des i gn Cha.!:l.9~s In response to questions of City Council members, Dee Burton, City Hall Project Coordinator, and Arba Stinnett, Project Architect, explained and described the various items that increased the scope of design work for the project These changes and additions were set forth in the letter of HDR under date of January 18, 1978, and numbered 1 through 12 Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I would move that the City Council authorize additional expenditure of not to exceed $3,400 to HDR, with the understanding that this is contingent upon approval of change orders 9 through 12 as listed in the letter from HDR of January 18, 1978, and this also includes three proposed change orders relating to electrical changes, changes in the Clerk's office, and change of bullet proof glass in the records section", seconded by Councilperson Pepe, carried by vote of 5-1, with Council person Fiasco voting nay (b) Change Order No 2 Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I would move that approval of Change Order No 2 and the encumbrance of $6,226 14 from Account No 32-504-811 be accepted by the Council", seconded by Council person Cavarra The seventeen additions/ deletions were reviewed as to architectural recommendation, Council approval, and architectural omission/addition t1otion carried by vote of 4-2, with Coun- cilpersons Turner and Fiasco voting nay (c) Emergency Cos! Authocization:_Ll Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that we approve and authorize the expenditure of the sum of $1708 50 to be used for the following purposes bullet proof glass and dipped pass through for Police Dept Records Window, $1000, revised parapet walls, $383 50, and anchorage for window framing sys- tem of $325", seconded by Councilperson Pepe Discussion reviewed revised office arrangements for City Clerk, that estimates would be obtained for Council review Motion carried by vote of 4-2, with Councilpersons Donaldson and Fl asco voti ng nay Motion-by Council person Lewman "I woul d move that Ms Burton be authorized to acquire construction cost estimates on two pay phones and provide for the processor to be added to the photo lab, and the pri va te offi ce for the Ci ty Cl erk as ori gi na II y presented to the Ci ty Council", seconded by Councilperson Cavarra, carried by vote of 4-2, with Councilpersons Turner and Donaldson voting nay (d) Request by Associated COlllffluflJ.C:2.,tions Consultants, Inc , for add it i_onil.l i'e,g? l.r!_the amount of $819-Jor_il.9ditiQnal worl<..J.lCl_hour~J Doubt was expressed by Council as to need of consultant to supervise installation once system purchased per bid specifications Consensus of Council was that the proposal should be renegotiated as to actual hours spent, and to reduce the im- plementation to a final inspection only This will be pursued City Council Minutes February 13, 1978 Page -4- Two Announcements by City Hall Project Coordinator (a) Meeting of the Telephone Committee, Thursday, 7 00 pm, at Community Devel- opment to review bids received, also to have an initial overview of taping system (b) A Furnishings Committee meeting will be held at 9 00 am, on Tuesday, February 21, in Community Development ~~~est bJL Councilperson Cavarra \lould like to make a suggestion that at the special Council meeting of the 25th, an hour be devoted by Council to review the Telephone System and Furnishings Bids Consensus of Council agreed that Ms Burton would coordinate this report/review with the City Administrator so that it may be a part of the Agenda of the February 25th meeting The matters would tentatively be scheduled for 8 30 a m to 10 a m Hem ~ Ren~l'I.<!..l of 3 2% Beer Lic~!.1,se for Southland Corporation_ Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I would move to approve the Class J-l 3 2% Beer License for the Southland Corporation dba 7-Eleven Store located at 3795 Kipling St ", seconded by Council person Donaldson, motion carried by vote of 5-1, with Councilperson Fiasco voting nay Item )3 Budget Tran_sfe!':, ,lie_so,lution The City Administrator reported the amount of $850 re Professional appraisal fees for the Police/Community Development Building is just an estimate at this time (Numbered 562 and title read by City Clerk) Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I move that Resolution No 562 be adopted", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson Motion defeated by vote of 3-3, Councilpersons Fiasco, Pepe, and Turner voting nay r1otion by Councilperson Cavarra "I would move that this Resolution be amendedlto delete those items referred to under Community Develop- rlent Planning & Zoning and Planning & Zoning", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco, motion carried 4-2, Councilpersons Lewman and Turner voting nay Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I would move for approval of Amended Resolution No 562", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco, motion carried 4-2, with Councilpersons Pepe and Turner voting nay Item 14 Authorization t~_.~y Public Officials Liability Police Insuran~~fc~~iul" ~otion by Council person Donaldson "I move to authorize the payment of the annual premium for Public Officials Liability Insurance to Galbraith & Green, Inc , 4800 Wadsworth Blvd, Wheat Ridge, of $3,554, for a policy period of March 1, 1978, to March 1, 1979, and charge to Account No 001-610-712-3", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco The City Attorney will review the policy for specific details of who is covered, if individuals are named, if covers su its fi 1 ed persona llY B_eport due Fe_tCl,Jil!'.)/__Pt.b. Mot ~Q..r1_ca rri ed _6.-0 Item 15 Reso 1 ut i on No 557....92PIO..Y.in9. contractu_i~L~r~ement with Co 1 Grado D~- .f:lartment of_H.l9.bways for __E_cojec_t. BVJHHO W 3?nd ~~..Ll:'~i_lle!'. S.L_!l~.?_L___l.qtal project estimated_~ost $100,000--City share $IQ,OQQ Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I would move that Resolution No 557 be approved", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco Motion by Councilperson Turner "I would propose that we make the following amendment In the title, delete the word 'concrete', and in the first Whereas, beginning with 'construction', change it to read 'for the construction of an eight-foot (8') bike/pedestrian path on the north side of W 32nd Ave from Miller St west within the City of Wheat Ridge, the design of which will incorporate flexibility upon recom- mendation of representatives of the State Highway Department''', seconded by Councilperson Pepe, carried by vote of 4-2, with Councilpersons Donaldson and Fiasco voting nay Concern regarding drainage and continuation of the project in the same manner as accomplished in the first phase was expressed by Council Moti~carrie~~~, with Councilpersons Donaldson and Fiasco voting nay MAYOR'S MATTERS MaY()..r:...'phi II i p_s mil.~ !.tl~_.1o 11 owin.9....9.nnounc~fl1,e.r1.!..s. (1) The Mayor reviewed the possibility of a consultant to assist with develop- ing ways and means of improving format structure of the Council meetings and procedures Discussions had been held with Roger Kahn, a research and training consultant, his charge is $50 per hour Consensus of Council was that such services would provide a valuable assistance to the Council if it did not turn out to be a selling program of other services Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I would move that ~/e authorize the City Administrator to secure the services City Council Minutes February 13, 1978 Page -5- of a person to assist with the Council with our Study Session on February 25th at a cost not to exceed $250, charge 50% to Council Contingency Fund and 50% to Mayor's Contingency Fund", seconded by Councilperson Turner, motion carried by vote of 5-1, with Councilperson Pepe voting nay (2) Mayor Phillips announced Camp Dresser & McKee and LandPlan will give pre- sentations re the swimming pool at a public meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 15, at 7 30 pm, with the Parks & Recreation Commission, in the Parks offices lunchroom facility (3) A revision of the Council Rules of Procedure re Executive Sessions was read by Mayor Phillips The City Attorney was directed to review the proposed revision for the February 27th Council meeting CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS I!em_J&.~~o.r:j:__Q_t_Q.2..i.ill.o~of va 1 ue secured for proper:t i ~P!opos_ed Jo_r ~- silio.Q.. i mm~la..t~lY ~w..e2!. _0!...c:.1j;)tl~~nte.rlilnc_~"y_cl rd Grace,.fulgus_, rea ltar, present to answer ques ti ons ~'lQ.t i on by Counc i 1 person Cavarra "I would move to authorize the City Attorney and the City Administra- tor to conclude the purchase of the properties, two lots, at $9500 each, in- cluding one share of water rights, per Receipt and Option Agreement", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco, carried by vote of 5-1, with Councilperson Lewman voting nay Item 11 Recommendation of Wheat Ridge Plannin~mmission re Release of all correspondence and information on the Zoning ~Audit_and Procedural__Gui~~ Zoning Map Preparation (Dave Shelley reported he was allowed to present the Resolution re Fruitdale Elementary to the R-l District Board of Education, and received no comments from that Board ) Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move to authorize release of all information pertaTning to the Zoning Map Audit", seconded by Councilperson Lewman Mr Shelley, Acting Director, Community Development Dept , reported his offices would be prepared shortly after noon Tuesday to notify all landowners of any discrepancy involved, per format of letter presented to Council Following discussion of appropriateness and necessity of Council action, City Attorney stated he felt it would be appropriate Motion ado~!~~ by vote of 6-0 (City Administrator's ~'atters continued) Item 17 Progress Report concerning Goals and Objectives Council Meeting, tentatively scheduled for February 25, 1978 The City Administrator stated the meeting is tentatively scheduled for the Ramada Inn, 1-70 & Kipling Lunch will also be served at that location The first I', hours will be devoted to the Communications and the Office Landscape Bids Meeting will convene at 8 30 am, close at 5 p m ~ouncil.2erson Cavarra suggested that any Councilpersons who have an item they wish discussed to fur- nish this to the City Administrator for inclusion in the Agenda as soon as possible--would like to keep it as broad as possible Item 18 Recommendation that John Wieder, Recreation Supervisor, be authorized to attend the New Mexico Swimminq Pool Institute' Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that John Wieder be authorized to attend the New Mexico Swimming Pool Institute to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10-11, 1978, to be charged to Account No 001-602-728, not to exceed $124", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried 6-0 Refunds o.n the Weed Cutti~ Mr Shelley, Acting Director of Community Development Department, reported that due to bookkeeping procedures of the contractor, and upon recommendation by the City Treasurer, it would not be feasible to refund payments re weed cutting as directed by previous Council Motion (Item No 6, January 30, 1978) The previous recommendation of contacting the respective property owners by letter asking for verification of payment and amount would be more fiscally acceptable r~otion bv Councilperson Fiasco "I would move that we rescind the previous motion on the payment of the cutting of weeds and take Mr Malone's suggestion on going back and take the Planning Department's original proposal on paying it", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, carried 4-2, with Councilpersons Cavarra and Le~man voting nay City Council Minutes February 13, 1978 Page -6- Bids_lor _the pro12osal..(),U~!" de,2ign ~ 2qth Ave & Wadsworth Blvd (traffic 2.t9_nalizatiol}!. , -- ----- ---~--------------,-- City Administrator reported that as Council directed had requested bids of two additional firms, Meurer, Serafini & Meurer, and a Greeley firm, and that both firms indicated being too busy to take on this work He recommended firm of CH2r~ Hill be authorized for this work Motion by Council person Fiasco "I would move that we proceed with the installation-Q(-traffic siqnal at 29th & Wadsworth from the consultant, CH2~1 Hill, amount of $6500, charge to Account No 001-302- 760, Consu ltant s fees", seconded by Counc il person Pepe, ca rri ed 6-0 CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Item 19 . Results of Research of Camp Dresser & McKee contract re ~espon~j,.l:lil i!y for J-J!.ndscape Des.:Ul~~for-"'Sl^l..i_Jl:I.mi ng, Pail or ~JetiQ.,n_ of ..,mQ.,n,:eys--- City Attorney stated he had reviewed the contract, they are not responsible for the landscape design at the City Hall--really not obligated to do anything at that location ~,Q.,~~sjJperso~_I9~arr~ questioned whether could negotiate a deduction, and was informed would be good for leverage Item~, Pro p 0 s ~__[)l::.QC ed u r!"_l.2!'_ f.e z ()o ir:!SLby~Orj i n~,ns_~ Iitz Att9rney_~tatej, It is my recommendation that we, in future, do all zon- ings by ordinance Concern was expressed by some Councilpersons as to timeli- ness of the immediate adoption of the recommendation because of the forthcoming Charter election and because of possible inconvenience and/or added costs, bur- den to current applicants It was also requested of the City Attorney that in the future he provide Council with written recommendation proposals so that proper revi ew mi ght be made by Counci 1 Moti on by Counci 1 person Fl asco "I wou 1 d move that thi s ma tter be tabled for one month peri od", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, motion defeated by vote of 3-4, Councilpersons Lewman, Turner, and Cavarra voting nay, Mayor Phillips voting nay to break tie Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I would like to make a motion to table this-for a period of two weeks", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco, motion defeated by vote of 3-4, Councilpersons Lewman, Turner, and Cavarra voting nay, and Mayor Phillips voting nay to break tie Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that begin- ning at the next Council meetln-g of February 27, 1978, all rezonings will be handled by Ordinance, and that those applicants who applied prior to this date will be given consideration for an emergency ordinance due to their reliance on previous methods, and that Council Rules of Procedure be changed accordingly", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, motion carried by vote of 4-3, with Council- persons Pepe, Donaldson, and Fiasco voting nay, and Mayor Phillips voting aye to break tie l!em ~_ p(o)osa 1 s re Leases (1) Leases that extend one year or. ()",~L_J3Y Ordinance, 2 Leases that are fo\"_.J_~2S_!!l<1!l.....()Yl~ ye.5l.\"__ By ResCJl~llon City Attorney quoted from CRS 31-15-801 re lease authorization by ordinance or resolution as appropriate Motion by Councilperson Pepe "I move that all leases for one year or more 5e-crone by Ordinance, and that all leases for less than one year, by Resolution", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, motion carried 4-2, with Councilpersons Donaldson and Fiasco voting nay COUNCIL MEMBERS' MATTERS Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I would ask Council to have a short Executive Session re land acquisition", seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 6-0 Councilpers_~Lewman (1) Reminded Council the need to submit names of repre- sentatives for the DRCOG Advisory Committees by Friday (February 17, 1978) (2) I would like to ask the City Administrator to draft a request for proposal to submit to various individuals to do a Budget analysis, so that we know where we have been with our Budget process Motion by adjourn by Councilperson Fiasco, pers6-n Pepe voting nay Meeting adjourned COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION RE seconded carried 5-1, with Council- at 11 30 p m LAND ACQUISITION MATTERS Carol F oj k ~-L-_...':. L..-~_~_._______ _ Hampf ,tTfy-C-lerk - APPROVED ~,/, / I' (1,(;, / ----- -- _'::__L_,-~l-LL__::_Ir____,_~~