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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 14-2000
Series of 2000
TITLE:
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE WHEAT RIDGE
ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the elected of the CIty of Wheat Ridge are dedicated to sustaining the high
level of services and a unique quality of life to the community; and
WHEREAS, to sustain the level of services and quality oflife, the City of Wheat ridge
recognizes that economic revitalization is critical to thIS thriving community; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that this economic revitalIzation is a vital part of
ensuring the fiscal diversity that is necessary to perpetuate a sustainable revenue stream to
develop and maintain programs and servIces to the community; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that to ensure responsible economic growth and
revitalization, the City must create and adopt a realistic econOffilC revitalization master plan that
will encourage prudent growth and econOffilC revitalization that will enhance the character and the
needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Council recogmzes that for this economic revitalizatIon master plan to
be successful, the citizens and business owner within the City should be actIvely involved as
participants in such an effort; and
WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws should be amended to facilitate goals and
objectives of the City's economic master plan; and
WHEREAS, the Council deems it necessary and appropnate that Econoffilc Comrrnttee
be appointed to serve as an adVISOry body to the City Council concerlllng these matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Wheat Ridge City Council:
Section 1. Economic Committee Created: Membership
There is hereby created an Economic Committee with members appointed by the City
Council as follows:
a. Four members of the City Council, whIch members serve on the CIty Council City
Affairs committee, as constituted from time-to-time.
b. Two persons appointed from each Council district by the two Council members of
each such dIstrict. Both shall be residents of the relevant Council dIstrict; one of
such members must be a business person.
c. One member appointed by the Chair of the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission.
d. One member appointed by the Chair of the Economic Development and
Revitalization Commission.
e. One member to be appointed by the Chair of the Wheat Ridge Board of
Adjustment.
f Council will elect a Chair from among the City Affairs Committee at the fIrst
Council meeting m April 2000 and thereafter the second Council meeting in
November.
All members shall serve for terms of one ( I ) year. VacancIes shall be fIlled m the same
manner as origmal appointments, with the member appointed to fIll the vacancy fIlling that portion
of the unexpired term of the prior member. The City manager and other members of the city staff
shall attend the meetmgs of the Committee and shall act in an advisory capacity to the CommIttee.
The City Affairs Committee will act as the Executive Committee for the Economic Committee.
Subcommittees may be created as needed and may be tasked with certain phases or portions of
the tasks of the Economic Committee as a whole.
Section 2. Duties, Names, Reports
The Economic Committee shall have the following duties:
(a) Develop an economic and reVItalization master plan for the City.
(b) Provide advise and assistance to the City Council and administratIve staff in
business programs and strategies designed to retain existmg businesses, encourage
expansion of existmg businesses, and to aId in the development of new business.
(c) Advise the City Council and administratIve staff on promotional efforts for the
City's busmess development program.
(d) Review specifIc business development proposals and advise the administrative staff
on business incentives and other related City programs.
The Economic Committee shall establish a name and such internal rules, regulations and
bylaws as it may see fit for the proper discharge of its duties, all of which shall be certifIed to the
City Council for approval.
Resolution 14-2000
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The Economic commIttee shall report regularly to the Council on its actIvities, and is
directed by the Council to complete the process of formulating an economic master plan, complete
with recommendatIons for Council action, within one calendar year from the date of this resolution.
DONE AND RESOLVED this
27th
day of
March
,2000
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