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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO -I M~.!:~L-1.22.ii The Four Hundred and Seventh Regular Meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council was called to order by Mayor Oliver V Phillips at 7 35 pm, May 8, 1978, 4355 Field Councilpersons present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson (arrived at 7 40 pm), Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe, and Louise F Turner (Councilperson Anthony N FIasco arrived at 8 40 pm) 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, Chief Ed Pinson, Charles Stromberg, staff, interested citizens Approval of Minutes for Meeting of April 24, 1978 Motion by Councilperson Turner "I would move that the word 'open' be placed after the word 'greenbelt' in paragraph 2 of page 4", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried 4-0 Motion by Councilperson Pepe "I move for the approval of the minutes as corrected", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried 4-0 Public Comment Tom Woodford 3645 Moore St , representing the Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce and the lfueat Ridge Fire Protection District, expressed their concerns and re- quested reconsideration of Ordinances 267 and 268 (Public Facility Zoning Class- ification recently adopted by the City Council) The Mayor presented Mr Wood- ford with a Press Release of the City Council recently issued, which set forth the City's position Lee Graham, 2926 Ames St , requested the Council, at the time of the adoption of the 1979 Budget, to consider channeling the Senior Citizen Tax/Rent Rebate Funds into a special fund for the development of a Senior Citizen Center Tom Dodd, 9960 W 34th Dr , Chairman, Parks & Recreation Commission, presented to the Council the recommendation of the Commission for appointments to the Muni- cipal Swimming Pool Technical Committee Executive Session requested by Mayor Phillips Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that an Executive Session be held just prior to adjournment re pending litigation, Jeff Co R-l School District vs City of Wheat Ridge", seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 5-0 Jim Reser, IVheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice-President, introduced the Board of Directors of the Chamber to the Council Item 2 Ordinance Providing for Rezoning of land located at area bounded by W 35th, W 38th, Flower St, and Independence St (to exclude from R-2 and to include within R-1A) Councilperson Cavarra introduced the Ordinance, numbered 278 and title read by City Clerk Amended Motion "I would move that Ordinance No 278 be approved on first reading, and that Section 2 shall read fifteen days after final publication, and that Public Hearing be set for the 12th of June, 1978, at 7 30 pm, and that the Exhibit A, the legal des- cription, as presented tonight, be attached" Amending motion by Council- person Lewman, seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 5-0 Original motion by Councilperson Turner, seconded by Councilperson Cavarra, and carried 5-0 as amended Mr Stromberg, Director, Community Development Dept , advised Council that all the property owners in the area would be sent a map and pertinent infor- mation re the mass rezoning to be authorized by the Ordinance A map of the area setting forth the existing duplexes/doubles, the properties proposed to be included and excluded, will be available at the Public Hearing of June 12th Item 3 City Hall Matters (Dee Burton, Project Coordinator) (a) Decision re Selection of Council Chamber Chairs Motion by Council- person Donaldson "I move that Council authorize staff through Inter- Plan, Inc , to obtain bids for auditorium and guest chair seating with the chairs examined listed as approved equals ", seconded by Councilperson Lewman, carried 3-2, with Councilpersons Pepe and Turner voting no (Councilperson FIasco arrived after discussion of the selection of the chairs ) Plan, drive (b) Approval of exterior signs for Inc , presented the proposed stylized and for the west side of the building City Hall Building Gene Tipps, Inter- signs for the City Hall main entrance Vivian Towell, 2975 Webster, advised City Council Minutes May 8, 1978 Page -2- Council of the neighborhood concerns as to signage size and lighting It was the consensus of the Council that the W 29th Ave entrance sign would be no more than five feet in length, plus the supporting columns, that the City's present emblem would be used without stylization with a broadening of the lines where needed and minimum simplification only (c) Modifications suggested during the walk-through tour of the new City Hal~ were discussed, and a change order will be brought in when prices have been secured It em 4 Preliminary Hearing re Hudson Oil Co application for new 3 2% Retail Malt Beverage License John Lucas, 3399 E 113th, Thornton, applicant's representative, was present Amended motion "I move that the application by Koch Marketing Co , dba Hudson Oil Co at 4795 Kipling St , Wheat Ridge, for a new 3 2% Retail Malt Beverage License be scheduled for Public Hearing on Mon- day, June 12th, 1978, at 7 30 pm; and that a neighborhood survey radius be set at one-half mile" Motion to amend by Councilperson Pepe, sec- onded by Councilperson Donaldson, carried 4-2, with Councilpersons Lewman and Cavarra voting no Original motion by Councilperson Cavarra, seconded by Councilperson Lew- man, and carried 5-1, as amended, with Councilperson Lewman voting no Item 5 Transfer of ownership request for Wheat Ridge Lanes, 6595 W 38th Ave Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I move for the transfer of ownership for Wheat Ridge Lanes, at 6595 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, from an individual proprietorship to corporation be approved", seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 6-0 Item 1 Public Hearing re Proposed Federal Community Development Block Grant Pro- gram Projects and Authorization to.Submit Application Mr Stromberg, Director, Community Development, and Gene Fortier, Jefferson County Housing Authority Director presented information re three projects proposed for HUD/Community Development Block Grant funding application Concern was expressed by Council concerning City's eligibility to meet funding criteria requirements for each project singly and/or as a whole the "strings" that are attached to acceptance of the funding Mr Fortier also reported the housing/rental subsidy program in lfueat Ridge is being satisfactorily implemented and answered questions of Council re recipient guidelines Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I move t ha t the projects contained in th~proposed Federal Community Development Block Grant application be approved and that the staff be authorized to sub- mit the application, subject to the Planning Commission concurrence", seconded by Councilperson Lewman; motion defeated by a vote of 3 to 3 with Council- persons FIasco, Turner and Cavarra voting no Item 11 Selection of Personnel Consulting Firm to conduct Salar~ompaction~_~ A Salary r.ompaction Study proposal was presented by the City Administrator with a recommendation as to consultant retention Council was concerned that the proposal was for compaction only Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that the pro- posal be redrafted to ask for a comprehensive salary analysis, using point evaluation system, and comparing salary scale positions with similar size Cities of population between 30,000 and 50,000, to cover all positions and all proposed positions exempt and otherwise, of every class "; seconded by Councilperson FIasco, carried 6-0 Ms Piccoli, Per- sonnel Commission Chairman, affirmed this was also the desire of the Commission and that the members would review and approve the Request for Proposals as prepared by the Personnel Department Recommendation of Personnel Commission for establishment of new Classifi- cation of Chief of Plannin~ authorization for amendment to Sala~y Ordinance, and establish Pay Grade 44 Mr Stromberg, Director, Community Development, summarized the request/recommendation and outlined the present and proposed organizational chart ~otio~ by Councilperson FIasco "I would move that the request as stated herein be deferred, and that this position be included in the proposed study for pay grade establishment", seconded by Councilperson Pepe; carried 6-0 Item 12 City Council Minutes May 8, 1978 Page -3- Item 13 Report of Personnel Commission re Claim of Lt Jaquay opposing the phase- out of Longevity Payments, and demand for restitution of full longevity payments The history of the phase-out of Longevity Pay inaugurated with Ordinance No 231 was outlined, followed with an "analysis and effect comparison" of the request with re- spect to Ords Nos 231 and 261 Lt Jaqu~ reiterated his understanding of the ini- tial purposes of the Longevity Pay Motion by Councilperson FIasco "I move that the claim of Lt Jaquay for longevity payments in addition to the 30% pay range be denied and that his objection to the orderly phase-out of longevity be denied, pursuant to adopted City Council policy on this ma t:re r", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson, carried 5-1, with Councilperson Turner voting no Item 14 Recommendation of Personnel Commission to create a new classification of Main- tenance Supervisor for City Hall & Swimming Pool Equipment, and authorize Budget Transfer Resolution to be prepared_ It was reported that this position was newly created for the purpose of performing the maintenance and mechanical requirements of the new City Hall and Swimming Pool It was recommended for approval by the Council because of the immediacy of the need Motion by Councilperson FIasco "I move that the City Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance amending salary Ordinance No 261 to include a new classification of Maintenance Supervisor at pay grade 34, salary range $1,057-$1,374, and that a budget transfer resolution be prepared to pro- vide the funds", seconded by Councilperson FIasco, carried 4-2, with Councilpersons Turner and Pepe voting no Swimming Pool Technical Committee Mr Bredt, Director, Parks & Recreation, reported the names of the citizens who had expressed an interest in being appointed to the Committee were Bart Smith, Vivian Towell, Donald DeBerard, and Terry Savage Item 15 Request to hire an Architectural Consultant to prepare design concepts for the Wadsworth and Kipling Activity Centers Mr Stromberg, Director, Community Development, requested authorization to hire an urban designer to prepare conceptual development plans for the Wadsworth Activity Center (36th to 48th) and the Kipling Center (Clear Creek to 1-70) at a cost not to exceed $5000 The proposal would include a land use map, pedestrian circulation design, vehicular circulation design, open space location proposals, buffering con- cepts, and detailed development criteria The results could then be considered for adoption as an amendment to the Comprehensive Development Plan and be used for zon- ing case conditions or stipulations Council commented that there would first be a need for input from staff and others before forwarded to an outside firm, that boundaries would need establishment, that proceeding in phases might be more accept- able, that the Comprehensive Plan already defines the centers, needs involvement of the Planning Commission, and selection of a design consultant should be accomplished by competitive proposals Lee Stewart, Planning Commission, stated he felt having a consultant would be of value to the Department Amended Motion "I would move that the Council authorize approval of Phase I of this project at a cost of $30 an hour, not to exceed $2,000, from Account No 31-504-861, and request that the City go out for proposals from three or more peopl~' Motion to amend by Councilperson FIasco, seconded by Councilperson Donaldson; carried 5-1, with Councilperson Turner voting no Original motion by Councilperson Cavarra, seconded by Councilperson Lewman motion as amended carried 6-0 It was further indicated that input would be obtained from the area merchants, the Community Development Committee, and the City--Chamber Committee It em 6 Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with the Colo Dept of High- ways pertaining to State Reimbursement of City Costs for ~laintenance of Control Devices, Signage, and Street Striping on State Highways in the City Traffic Councilperson Lewman introduced the Resolution; numbered 575 and title read by Clerk Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I would move that the Resolution 575 be adopted", seconded by Councilperson Cavarra, carried 6-0 Item 7 Motion of Councilperson Turner "I would move that Wheat Ridge parti- cipate at the proposed rate of four cents per person in the Municipal League's efforts to represent the consumers before the PUC regarding the Public Service Company's proposed rate increases", seconded by Council- person Donaldson, carried 5-1, with Councilperson Lewman voting no Negative vote resulted from belief that price implementation is also a means of energy conservation City Council Minutes May 8, 1978 Page -4- Item 8 Mayor Phillips announced the appointment of Charles Calhoun, as the City's representative to the DRCOG Water Resources Committee Council- person Lewman also requested the City Administrator to notify DRCOG of the staff appointments to the COG Committees City Administrator's Matters Item 9 Resolution authorizing the Jefferson County Open Space Officials to secure Professional Appraisal on the Lovejoy property located at 4301 Pierson St ~nd to purchase such property for Open Space purposes subject to final approval of the purchase price by the City of Wheat Ridge Councilperson Turner introduced the resolution, numbered 576 and title read by the Clerk Hotion by Councilperson Turner "I move that resolution number 576 be approved", seconded by Councilperson Donaldson Councilperson Pepe stated he would vote against the resolution as he felt a moratorium should be placed against the Open Space acquisitions until the Crown Hill matter is resolved Motion carried by vote of 5-1, with Councilperson Pepe voting no Approval of Agreement to purchase right to Olson Well at City Hall Site from Consolidated Mutual Water Co for $1,000 Motion by Councilperson Donaldson "I move that the City enter into an agree- ment to purchase the Olson well at the City Hall Site from Consolidated Mutual for $1,000, and be charged to Account No 01-607-793, under 1977 encumbered funds, subject to the approval of a favorable report from attorney Steve Hannon", seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 6-0 Item 10 City Administrator reported re meeting he and Mr Stromberg had with Dr Ohanian and Dr Braginitz of the R-l School District, that the City Attorney had met with the District's attorney, that plans for a future public meeting are being discussed, with an agenda to be set up by the City Mr Stromberg reported the Planning Commission passed a resolution "Mr Preston moved to recommend to City Council that Ords 267 & 268 be repealed or voided on the basis that the procedure was radically different from the previous procedures for handling zoning changes of this type and that they appear to be in violation of the Colo Rev Statutes 31-23-206, 31-23-204, 31-23-205 and they may be combined under CRS 31-23-304 The Statutes provide that the amendments to the zoning code must be preceded by a pub- lic hearing at which parties and interested citizens have the opportunity to be heard Said statutes further provide that such a hearing shall be held 15 days after public notice thereof Mrs Scoma seconded Motion carried unanimously " The City Attorney disagreed with that interpretation Motion by Councilperson Turner "I would move that Mr Lambert give a written legal opinion as to the propriety of action of the City Council in the passage of Ords 267 & 268, and that this opinion be given to Mr Stromberg to present to the Plan Comm in answer to a resolution passed by the Plan Comm on the 4th day of May, 1978", seconded by Councilperson Pepe, carried 6-0 Item 16 Councilperson Lewman presented a Request for a Budget Analysis of the 1970 to 1977 proposed and actual budget documents, including amendments, by a comparison/ contrast method both in dollars and percentages Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I would move that this Proposed Budget Analysis Request be forwarded to the Purchasing Agent to draft into proposal form", seconded by Councilper- son Turner, carried 6-0 Item 17 Motion by Councilperson FIasco "I would like to move that the City's Administrative Bulletin be discontinued, and that the City Council min- utes be distributed, after completion by the City Clerk, by the Admin- istrative Services Department, I further move that the distribution list be checked for possible deletions", seconded by Councilperson Turner Council comment indicated other matters of interest have been included in the Bulletin Motion carried 5-1, with Councilperson Donaldson voting no Information item re City Picnic Council suggested this could become an event es- pecially for the employees since Boards & Commissions members have an annual dinner Motion by Councilperson Cavarra "I move that this be consiuered the employees' picnic, to be financed by the City to the extent of $450", seconded by Councilperson Fiasco, carried 6-0 Swimming Pool Technical Committee Motion by Councilperson Lewman "I move that the Swimming Pool Advisory Committee consist of those people recommended to you by the Parks & Recreation Commission plus those citizens not recom- mended by the Parks Comm who have voluntarily offered their services; that Mr Donaldson serve as an alternate for Mrs Cavarra; and that Ray Sweeney also be appointed", seconded by Councilperson Turner, carried 6-0 (Meeting was.Gont"nUed with an Executive Session and adj~ur~~ at 1 20 am) ~/ -1 . APPROVED 1C4:::i=. Carol F Hampf, City Cle