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RESOLUTION 1549
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A RESOLUTION CLARIFYING AND SETTING THE SCOPE AND
DUTIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge is the policy making
body of the City of Wheat Ridge according to the City Charter, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council has recognized that the City's Comprehensive
Plan is outdated and needs to be reviewed and updated, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council has appointed a citizen committee representative
of the City of Wheat Ridge. Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission
and City Council also rely on the Plan and have selected a representative from each
to seNe on this committee This committee is hereafter known as the Comprehensive
Plan Review Committee.
WHEREAS, the City Council has authorized the hiring of a consultant to work
with the committee in reviewing and updating the Comprehensive Plan, and,
WHEREAS, there seems to be some confusion as to the extent of the duties of
the Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, and,
WHEREAS, it was not the intention of the City Council to throw out the old
Comprehensive Plan and start over, thereby changing the character, uniqueness and
quality of life within the City, and,
WHEREAS, the City Council feels the duties and responsibilities of the
Committee should be clearly outlined,
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT: The duties of the
Comprehensive Plan Review Committee (CPRC) are as follows
The purpose of the CPRC is to involve the citizens of Wheat Ridge in an update of
the Comprehensive Plan. The CPRC is an advisory committee to the City Council,
recommendation will also go to the Planning Commission, who is also an advisory
committee to the City Council.
The members of the Committee shall provide guidance regarding the Plan's review
and updating, as to reflect the changes in the City
All meetings of the CPRC shall be open to the public and all decisions of the CPRC
shall be taken in public meetings by majority vote
Agendas must be distributed to CPRC members and to City Councilmembers in
advance of the meetings
Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and approved at the next meeting. Copies are to
be provided to City Council after approval.
Two meetings per month may be held. At the discretion of the Chairperson, and with
approval of the committee, additional meetings may be held.
At the beginn ing of each meeting as a regular agenda item citizens comments will be
heard on items not on the agenda.
Citizens may also make comments and give input on agenda items as they are taken
up by the comm ittee.
Members should make every effort to attend meetings and feel free to participate
openly Each member's input is valuable and important to the final product of the
plan Any member missing 25 percent (25%) of the meetings will be replaced at the
discretion of the City Council.
The City of Wheat Ridge has hired the firm CMI based on the approval of the City
Council and the CPRC. The firm shall.
Assist the committee in the process of reviewing and updating the Comprehensive
Plan
All committee meetings shall be conducted by the Chair
Submit a statement of accounting monthly through the City Administrator for
distribution to the City Council for time and charges similar to the City Attorney's
monthly billing statements
As outlined in the Wheat Ridge City charter CMI shall report to the City Administrator,
who will forward all reports to the City Council
The City Council is committed to an inclusionary process. Therefore, it is
recommended that the CPRC establish Planning areas consistent with the City Council
district boundaries as one tool to ensure active involvement by citizens of Wheat
Ridge in the review and updating of the plan
The resultant plan should reflect:
The zoning changes and current development of vacant land
A reference to the Parks Master Plan.
Transportation as it exists now and futuristic goals.
All statistics that are available at the time of the adoption, and a means of
updating statistics in the future
Other items as the committee recommends.
The plan should be easy to read and user friendly
PASSED BY A 5-3 VOTE OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 12,
1996.
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Dan Wilde, Mayor
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Christa Jones, Dep~ty City Clerk