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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
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The Four Hundred and Eleventh Regular meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council was
called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Joseph M Donaldson, at 7 30 pm, June 5, 1978, 4355
Field St (Mayor Oliver V Phillips was absent )
Council Members present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph H 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, Douglas
Hilyard, Clyde E Hobbs, Charles Stromberg, staff, and interested citizens
Ordinances on First Reading
Item 1 Ordinance Lroviding for _rez_(mip~_o1-)a~LI_()cat_~d_ at_.'.f..~~h _& IndependeTl_ce St ,
from I and A-1 to I, Case No WZ-78-10
Councilmember Cavarra introduced the ordinance, numbered 2RL, and title read by Clerk
Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move this ordinance be read and adopted,
that under Section 2, this ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after
final publication, the public hearing and second reading will be set for
June 26, 1978", seconded by Councilmember Lewman, carried 5-0
Ordinance providing for rezoning of land locat~~3~~Og4 Wad~wo~~h Blv~ , from
R-3 to R-C1; Case No WZ-78-11
Ordinance introduced bv Councilmember Lewman, numbered 235 and title read bv Clerk
Motion by Councilmember Lewman "I would move that Section 2 would read fif-
teen davs after publication, Public Hearing shall be held on June 26,
1978, at 7 30 pm, in this building (Council Chambers, Anderson Bldg , 4355
Field St )", seconded by Councilmember Turner carried 5-0 Motion by Councilmember
Lewman "I move to adopt this ordinance on first reading", seconded by
Councilmember Turner, carried 5-0
Item 2
Item 3
Ordinance for Regulation of Traffic, a~-9Pti.!!B_~ reference the "Model Traffic
Code for Color~d~Mu~i~ipalities, 1977 Revised Edition", repealing Chapter 12
Code of the City
of the
Ordinance introduced by Councilmember Lewman, numbered 286 and title read by Clerk
Motion by Councilmember Lewman "I would ask that Ordinance No 286 be adopted
on first reading, and published and that Public Hearing be on June 26;
and that Section 2, sub-section (1), be stricken--that section reads
'as may be necessary to approach the side of the roadway to pick up or
unload passengers''', seconded by Councilmember Turner Some Council concern was
expressed re deletion would create an impedance to safe flow of traffic The motion
on request, was split Vote re deletion of sub-section (1) 4-2, with Councilmembers
FIasco and Pepe voting no Motion to adopt as amended 4-2, with Councilmembers FIasco
and Pepe voting no (It had been determined that by precedent Mayor Pro Tem did not
lose his vote by being the Presiding Officer )
Decisions, Resolutions and Motions
Item 4 Municipal Building Matters (Dee Burton, Project Coordinator)
(a) Approval for installation of additional fire hydrant at cost of $3530, Account
No 31-504-811 This installation is in lieu of access off of Wadsworth Blvd
Location has been cleared with Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District Motion by Coun-
cilmember Pepe "I move that the City instruct Consolidated Mutual Water
Company to install a second fire hvdrant on the Municipal Building site
for a cost not to exceed $3530 and charge same to Account 1/31-504-811",
seconded by Councilmember Lewman, carried 6-0
(b) Request of Interplan, Inc for $1500 additional fees for interior design services
Ms Marsha Blum, Project Manager of Interplan, Inc , explained the factors which were
felt went beyond the original scope of the job However, Council indicated this had
been a "job" bid and reiterated Council policy Motion bv Councilmember Cavarra
"I, therefore, move that the Council find that the items listed were not
beyond the scope of the work and, therefore, deny the additional S1500
r eq u est e d ", seconded by Councilmember FIasco, carried 5-1, with Councilmember
Pepe voting no
Item 5 (a) Award of Bid re Chairs and Auditorium Seating (Dee Burton )
Delivery date anticipated late August to September, City will request early delivery,
bid falls within the Budget Motion by Councilmember Lewman "I move that the low-
est and best bid be awarded to Hirschfelds at 21 South Broadway for
chairs and auditorium seating, Group E and N, at a cost not to exceed
$30,984, to be charged to Account No 31-504-811" seconded by Council-
member Pepe, carried 5-1, with Councilmember Turner voting no
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(b) Award of Bid re Entrance signage for Municipal Building Bid received over esti-
mate Recommendation was to reject the bid received, and to pursue a change order
proposal Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that we reject the lowest
and only bid and ask the contractor to prepare a change order through
the architect", seconded by Councilmember Lewman, carried 6-0
(c) Interior graphics and signage for Municipal Building Award of Bid Council con-
cern expressed re bid over estimate, however, there is a need for the signage and
there may possibly be savings in the entrance signage construction Motion by Coun-
cilmember Lewman "I move that the lowest and best bid be awarded to Code
Signs of Denver, 1814 Market Street, Denver, for Graphics and Signage,
for the Municipal Complex, at a cost not to exceed $4560 to be charged
to Account No 31-504-811", seconded by Councilmember Cavarra, carried 5-1
(d) 1978 Street Improvement Program Award of Bid Mr Hilyard, Director, Administra-
tive Services, reviewed the bid, stating Asphalt Paving was the on Iv firm who had
responded, the bid exceeded the budgeted amount, and a proposal to amend the contract
was submitted Mr Bisgard, Asphalt Paving Co , outlined his firm's proposals
Council requested that the specs should be re-written and desired the opportunity of
reviewing additional bids Motion by Councilmember FIasco "I would move that
this proposal be denied, that this street program be resubmitted to four
or more bidders, and not be resubmitted to council unless we have two
b i dd er s ", seconded by Councilmember Turner Further discussion involved clarifi-
cation of square footage/mileage computations, road stabilization, preparation of
specs and bidding procedures Mr Hobbs, Director, Public Works Dept , and Leonard
Smith, City Engineer, also present Motion died 3-3, with Councilmembers Cavarra,
Donaldson, and Lewman voting no Amended Motion "I move that any action on
the street bid be deferred for two weeks" Amending motion by Councilmember
FIasco, seconded by Councilmember Pepe, carried 6-0 Original motion by Councilmember
Cavarra, seconded by Councilmember Lewman, motion as amended carried 4-2, with Council-
members Donaldson and Lewman voting no
(e) Weed Cutting Enforcement Program and Mowing Bid Mr Hilyard described the Weed
Cutting Enforcement proposal and weed mowing bid, setting forth anticipated costs and
equipment needs It was indicated that additional moneys would need to be allocated
to cover costs of proposed program Council questioned means of recovering costs of
mowing private property, and requested that additional bidders be obtained Motion
by Councilmember Cavarra "I would move that the Council approve mowing on
private property only, with the understanding that the fund will become
a revolving fund, that the right-of-wav mowing be done in-house, and
that a budgetary provision for part-time employee be prepared, and we
authorize the expenditure of $175 for the microfilm reader" Councilmem-
ber Turner asked that the motion be split into three parts, agreed to, and seconded
first part Said first part failed by vote of 2-4, with Councilmembers FIasco,
Lewman, Pepe, and Turner voting no Council felt this proposal should be rebid
Motion by Councilmember Turner "I move that the bidding be repeated, with
the understanding that it is for private property only, and that it not
be submitted to council unless there are two bids", seconded by Council-
member FIasco, carried 5-1, with Councilmember Cavarra voting no The second part
of the first motion "that the right-of-way mowing be done in-house, by
Public Works Dept , and that a budgetary provision for part-time em-
ployee be prepared" was seconded by Councilmember Lewman, carried 6-0
Item 6 Resolution re Acquisition of portion of the Zarlengo property, Clear
Creek & Kipling, for Open Space purposes City Administrator reported
owner unwilling to make any specific commitment and preferred the City to present
an offer However, a survey is necessary prior to preparation of offer/negotiations
Mr Hobbs, Director, Public Works, stated his Department would prepare the survey
It was consensus of Council to defer this item to a later date pending survey
Item 7 Proposed negotiation of agreement with Safeway Store (38th & Kipling) for
maintenance of portion of parking lot for RTD purposes
Mr Stromberg, Director, Community Development Dept , described pavement breakage
problems incurred by RTD's use of Safeway Stores parking lot for public bus turn-
around To provide adquate public transportation until "grid" system is estab-
lished in September, the maintenance of the lot is required Amended motion "In
the interest of providing for the health, welfare, and safety of the
citizens, I move that the holes, which have resulted from the parking
of RTD buses in the Safeway parking lot at 38th & Kipling, be filled
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by the Public Works Department, provided that the details of an arrange-
ment can be worked out with Safeway, and any legal matters can be worked
out by the City Attorney, and that this arrangement exist until October
1, 197~' Amending motion by Councilmember FIasco, seconded by Councilmember Pepe,
carried 6-0 Original motion by Councilmember Turner, seconded by Councilmember
Cavarra, motion as amended carried 6-0
Item 8 Decision re Appeal of Grains N' Grapes Court Order per memo of City
Attorney Motion by Councilmember FIasco "I will move that we hold an
Executive Session on the subject of the Grains N' Grapes Court Order",
seconded by Councilmember Pepe, carried 6-0
Item 5 (d) 1978 Street Improvement Program
reconsidered
Amended motion "I would like to ask the motion deferring action for two
weeks be rescinded, and a new motion submitted that staff be instructed
to go for new bids on the revised Street program, following the guide-
lines submitted by Public Works Department, subject to review by the
Street Committee, a minimum of two bids to be brought to Council" Coun-
cil also requested that it be given the detail of each bid, unit prices, etc , toge-
ther with a letter setting forth reasons therefor from the firms who choose not to bid
Amending motion carried 5-1, with Councilmember Cavarra voting no Original motion
by Councilmember Cavarra, seconded by Councilmember Turner, motion as amended carried
6-0
It was suggested that this matter be
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, and reconvened at 10 15 a m
Following Executive Session, Mayor Pro Tern Donaldson stated Re Appeal of Grains
N' Grapes, it was Council consensus that the City should appeal this
matter further through the Courts
Resolution authorizing appraisal and purchase of Mugley (Robert Mugele) property
located at approximately W 44th Ave & Miller St for Open Space Purposes
Resolution introduced bv Councilmember Lewman, numbered 578 and title read by Clerk
Motion by Councilmember Lewman "I move to adopt Resolution No 578", seconded
by Councilmember Turner Councilmembers FIasco and Pepe stated they would vote against
the motion until the decision as to whether or not the City would purchase Crown Hill
because of funding Motion carried 4-2, with Councilmembers Pepe and FIasco voting no
Item 9
Council Members Matters
Councilmember Turner requested the following matters be placed on future agendas
(1) Consideration of design concept for the walkway on 32nd Ave , stating this needs
to have some input to and from Council before a scheduled meeting (2) Consideration
of revamping of the design of the intersection of 29th & Wadsworth as pertains to the
design of W 29th (Information indicated this involved a 10-foot dedication for
turning purposes, the deed would first go to Planning Commission and then to Council
for acceptance )
Hudson Oil Beer License Application City Clerk requested this matter, tentatively
scheduled for June 12th, be continued to June 19th, as the location had not been
properly posted by applicant Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move to re-
schedule the license application hearing of Hudson Oil Co for the 19th
of June, and that it be reposted and republished ", seconded by Council-
member Lewman, carried 6-0
THE REGULAR SESSION ADJOURNED AT 10 20 p m TO SCHEDULED STUDY SESSION
Item 9
Proposal_to further ~lore join~urchase with L~kewood of.~~!k l?_nd at
W 26th Ave & Wadsworth Blvd
Jim Crain, Propertv Management Officer, and Don T~m~li~, Right-of-Way Agent of the
Property Management Office, Representatives of City of Lakewood, and Mr Bredt,
Parks & Rec Director, described the property located in Lakewood under consideration
as a joint purchase and development with Wheat Ridge It was Council consensus
that because of pending Crown Hill negotiations a decision on this
matter could not be made at this time
Item 1
Report re Proposal to reimburse bus fares to City employees to and from
work and/or reimbursement ~1.-5arpo?ling costs
Mr Hilyard reviewed the information presented GaIY Kispert, Galbraith & Green,
outlined insurance problems (1) use of City-owned vehicles for carpooling most
expensive way, (2) least expensive way involves use of employee vehicles, and (3)
State Compensation insurance requires clarification It was staff recommendation
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that the City provide a 50% reimbursement program which could be handled through the
Petty Cash program of the City for simplification, and the staff be more or less
directed to use the DRCOG carpooling and not get into a reimbursement program re
carpooling or City vehicle use Consensus of Council agreed to go with the
partial bus reimbursement, and the matter is to be placed on the agenda
for formal action on June 19
Proposed amendment to Purchasing Manual deleted for consideration at future date
Discussion of Computer Systems and service (in-house or outside) and Sales
Tax Ordinance
James Malone, City Treasurer, reviewed advantages and some costs involved with City
collection of sales tax It was the Council consensus that the City should
collect its own sales tax, that the target date could be 1 Januarv 1979, and
agreed with the recommendation for a City Finance Committee The recom-
mended committee to consist of five citizens, two Councilmembers, the City Treasurer,
City Attorney, and other staff members will be appointed on June 19th Mr Jim Reser,
4450 Holland St , #4A, representing Wheat Ridge Chamber, offered to make recommenda-
tions The required sales tax ordinance is to be drafted by the City Attorney
Item 3
Item 2
Item 4 Discussion of RTD matters Ms Pearl Alperstein, RTD representative, sug-
gested she was available to act as liaison concerning RTD problems in the
communities She stated the contracts for the bus shelters at 38th & Brentwood and
38th & Kendall have been let, route re-structuring (grid system) will take place on
September 20th which is designed to increase service, and invited Council to attend
the RTD June 28th budget hearing which will include discussing the fare structure
and the possibility of property tax levy under Authority which allows a levy up to
2 5 mills
Women in Crises program discussion was deleted
Discussion of future design width of W 44th Ave and placement of curb and
gutter for Gash property on W 44th
City Administrator presented a map which outlined two alternative designs for W 44th
Ave which fit within the 60-foot right-of-way Chief Jack Willis, Wheat Ridge Fire
Protection District, and Bob Quinn, Arvada Fire District, commented on the needs and
hazards involving emergency and fire equipment on public streets Jim Reser, 4450
Holland St , Wheat Ridge Chamber, recommended consideration of safety factor for move-
ment of emergency vehicles, left-turn needs, bike path safety, and adoption of the
Planning Commission recommendations Mr Hobbs reviewed decision of the Street Com-
mittee meeting re minimum standards Janice Thompson, 12290 W 42nd Ave , recommended
use and value of citizen input, and did not wish to see the street designed strictly
for commercial use It was consensus of Council that a special Task Force
Committee should be appointed, and all interested persons therefor
should contact the office of the Mayor and City Administrator
Item 5
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Item 6 Proposed revision of Council Rules and Procedures City Clerk presented
the item and requested additional suggestions Procedure of handling
ordinances on first reading on matters other than rezoning was discussed The revised
Rules will be considered at the June 26th meeting
Item 7 Review of Senior Citizen Property Tax/Rent Refund The City Clerk advised
of two matters brought to her attention (1) A Senior Citizens Group had
wished the 1979 refund budget be set aside for funding of a Center, however, the City
Attorney had stated there would be legal problems involved It was suggested those
Senior Citizens who wished to may make personal donations (2) There is no provision
re those who receive a rent rebate who live in property where no property tax is paid
This matter is to be referred to the City Attorney for legal research and review to
determine whether or not an amendment to the Code may be required
12 MIDNIGHT
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