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AlLI i 'wPV ^~!:> :>tJ918 AlI')1 -d Jo,\ew 8LJ'i '(/8 :<l18Uj I!:>unoo "0\ a~nq!J~s!G CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO August 21! 1978 The Four Hundred Twenty-first Regular Meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council was called to order by Mayor Oliver V Phillips at 7 30 pm, August 21, 1978, at 7500 W 29th Ave Council Members present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson, Anthony N FIasco, Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe (who arrived at 7 38 pm), and Louise F Turner Also present were City Clerk Carol F Hampf, City Treasurer James 0 Malone, City Administrator John A Jerman, City Attorney Edmund G Lambert, Department Heads Richard H Bredt, Douglas Hilyard, Clyde E Hobbs, and Charles Stromberg, staff, interested citizens Re Minutes of meeting of August 14 Councilmember Turner asked that the words "obtaining a street cut permit for" be added following the words "expense in" to the remarks of Ray Lehr, and moved that "with that correction, I would move that the minutes of August 14 be approved", seconded by Councilmem- ber Donaldson, carried 5-0 Item regarding discussion of Lena Gulch was deleted on the basis of incomplete in- fomation Public Comment Marie Barkey of Crown Realty stated that is zoned R-C There are problems due to regarding the rezoning of this property under these circumstances, but that the the property she has a piece of property for sale that deed restrictions She questioned Council Council felt they should not discuss this applicant is free to apply for a rezoning of Item 1 Application approval of at W 38th & Otis St by Bruce Bartelmay and Ernest B & Annabel M Fullerton for a 2-lot minor subdivision for property located approximately (Case No MS-78-2) Mr Stromberg presented the Planning Division comments, including Planning Commis- sion's stipulation that a fire hydrant be installed The applicant, Ernest B Fullerton, 4465 Reed St , said that there is no current building planned on the lots, and felt that the fire protection was, therefore, the same quality as previ- ous Motion by Councilmember Turner "I move that Fullerton Minor Subdi- vision in Case MS-78-02 be approved subject to the following restric- tions (1) That prior to the issuance of a building permit a fire plug be installed as requested by the Planning Commission, (2) that a 35-foot height limit be imposed because it is adjacent to a residential building, and (3) that a letter be obtained from Metro Denver Sewer stating that the property can be served", seconded by Councilmember Pepe, carried 6-0 Item 2 Application by Inez Dorsey and Barbara Smith for approval of a 2-10t minor subdivision located at 6990 W 38th Ave (Case No MS-78-7) Mr Stromberg presented the Planning Division comments, and stated that the condi- tions requested by the Planning Commission have been done Albert E Anderson, representing the applicant, requested that the line of division be replaced at the location originally submitted by the applicant to Planning Commission because of the location of shrubs, a rose garden, and a shed Boris S Voukovitch, 6425 W 44th Ave , reported on the drainage plan that detention ponds would allow less water on 37th Ave than at present Mr Anderson also showed maps of the original request, and the Planning Commission's approved location Inez Dorsey, 6990 W 38th, Wheat Ridge, said that the people buying the property have agreed to the changed line of division Opposition was registered by Victor Roberts, 3695 Quay, Gwen Krieger, 7005 W 37th Ave, Richard Halbur, 6885 W 36th PI , Sara Runkle, 6860 W 36th PI , and John Losasso, 6895 W 36th PI All were concerned with the drainage since it is not good at this time Mr Hobbs stated that he had approved the drainage plan, but there would have to be a further drainage plan if the lot were to be developed Motion by Councilmember Turner "I move that minor subdivision MS-78-07 Smith-Dorsey subdivision be approved, subject to the following that the line of division be between the two lots be placed as originally drawn and desired by the applicant, that the maximum proposed housing on lot 2 be consistent with staff recommen- dations, and that prior to the issuance of a building permit that a letter be obtained from Metro Sewer stating the property can be served, and that the present drainage plan and/or a different one be evaluated bv Public Works before a Building Permit is issued to ensure that CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 21, 1978 Page -2- whatever development is proposed will not create an additional drainage problem", seconded by Councilmember Cavarra Motion to amend by Councilmember Donaldson "I move that any drainage proposal be brought to City Council for appr oval", seconded by Councilmember FIasco Councilmember Cavarra stated that she would vote no to the amendment because she did not feel qualified to approve a drainage plan, that that should be done by the staff Mr Anderson felt that the Plat should be approved or denied without added issues Orin Milburn, 3675 Quay St , spoke in opposition regarding the drainage Amending motion carried 4-2, with Councilmembers Cavarra and Lewman voting NO Original motion, as amended, failed by vote of 3-3, with Councilmembers FIasco, Donaldson, and Lewman voting NO Council- members Donaldson and FIasco stated that they had voted no because of the drainage, Councilmember Lewman had voted no because he felt that the division should have been at the existing line An Ordinance providing for the Rezoning of land located at 4355 Field St , from R-2, A-1 Zone to PF-1 Zone (Case No WZ-78-17) Item 3 Introduced by Councilmember Lewman, Clerk assigned number 290 and read title Motion by Councilmember Lewman "I move that Ordinance 290 be approved on first reading with the amendment to Section 2 to read '15 days after final publication', that a Public Hearing be set for Monday, September 11th, at 7 30 pm, in City Council Chambers at 7500 W 29th Ave in the Municipal Building, Wheat Ridge, Colorado", seconded by Councilmember Cavarra, carried 6-0 Item 4 An Ordinance providing for the Vacation of Zinnia St between W 32nd Ave and W 33rd Ave , and for W 33rd Ave between Zinnia Ct and 1-70, City of Wheat Ridge (Case No WZ-78-14) Introduced by Councilmember Cavarra; Clerk assigned number 291 and read title Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that Ordinance No 291 be adopted on first reading and ordered published, that a Public Hearing be set for Monday, September 11, at 7 30 p m in City Council Chambers at 7500 West 29th Ave, Municipal Building, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and that the Ordinance, if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final publication", seconded by Councilmember Donaldson, carried 4-2, with Councilmembers FIasco and Lewman voting NO Item 5 An Ordinance providing for the Rezoning of Land located at 10900 W 44th Ave (Case No WZ-78-18) Introduced by Councilmember Lewman, Clerk assigned number 292 and read title Motion by Councilmember Lewman "I move that Ordinance No 292 be adopted on first reading and ordered published, that a Public Hearing be set for Monday, September 11th, at 7 30 p m in City Council Chambers at 7500 W 29th Ave, Municipal Bldg , Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and that the Ordinance, if approved on second reading, take effect 15 days after final publication", seconded by Councilmember Cavarra; carried 6-0 Decisions, Resolutions, and Motions Item 6 Report by City Treasurer re Computer Systems City Treasurer presented a report of the computer systems Representatives from NCR and Sperry Univac werp present to answer any technical questions Mr Malone felt that the Sperry Univac or NCR were the two most suitable and would have sufficient capability for the next five years He gave the advantages and disadvantages of the two The main advantage of the NCR was that it would take minimal program changes to customize for Wheat Ridge and proven capability with another local City Motion by Council- member FIasco "I move the City enter into agreement with NCR to rent NCR System 8230 for one year at a cost of $19,260 and to purchase software at a cost of $9,630", seconded by Councilmember Pepe; carried 6-0 Item 7 Resolution pertaining to proposed Open Space Ballot measure Mayor Phillips reported that the resolutions are in the process of being drafted by Open Space Item 8 Municipal Building Matters Approval of Change Order U7 Mr Stromberg reviewed the change order, stating that many items had been negotiated as to cost with the contractor Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that the City Council approve all items for change order U7 for Lillard and Clark Construction Co , Inc in the amount of $3,330, and be charged to Account No 31-504-811", seconded by Councilmember Turner, carried 5-1, with Councilmember FIasco voting NO Councilmember FIasco felt that the items should have been provided by the contractor CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 21, 1978 Page -3- Item 9 Budget Transfer Resolution - adding funding for the Bus Fare Reimbursement program Resolution introduced by Councilmember Turner, Clerk assigned number 600 anti read title Motion by Councilmember Turner "I move that Resolution No 600 be approved", seconded by Councilmember Lewman After discussion regard- ing the number of people that would be reimbursed, Councilmember Turner made motion to amend "I would offer an amendment that the amount be reduced from $500 to $200 for the remainder of the year", seconded by Councilmember Cavarra Motion to amend failed by vote of 3-3, with Councilmembers Donaldson, Lewman, and Pepe voting NO The original motion failed by vote of 3-3, with Councilmembers Donaldson, FIasco, and Pepe voting NO Councilmembers FIasco and Donaldson both stated they voted no because they felt it was discriminatory Item 10 Suggestion that Council cancel Study Session of Monday, September 4, 1978, due to Labor Day holiday Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I would move that the study session normally held on September 4th be held on Sep- t em b e r 5 t h", seconded by Councilmember Lewman, carried 5-1, with Councilmember FIasco voting NO Councilmember FIasco voted no because he desired it to be held on the regular day, the 4th This to be study session items only HAYOR'S MATTERS Item 11 Verbal Report re R-1 School Board action re Purchase of Columbia Heights School Mayor Phillips reported that there have been some changes by the Jefferson County School Board re the Columbia Heights property (1) A reversionary clause added, and (2) Deleted the agreement regarding the firehouse At this time Wheat Ridge could continue to use the firehouse for meetings Further details will be reported later Item 12 Appointments to Standley Lake State Park Committee Councilmembers Donaldson and FIasco had volunteered to serve on the Standley Lake State Park Committee and were so appointed CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS Mr Jerman reported that all the applications had been filed regarding the water well by Mr Hannon on behalf of Wheat Ridge He further reported that the plans for the dedication ceremonies have been completed CITY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS Item 13 Legal Opinion re Request of Norman Andersen, 12495 W 32nd Ave , re east of W 32nd Ave & Youngfield shopping center Mr Lambert said the two lots are not a part of the PCD and may be used for whatever is proper their zoning district, that even though the area is connected to the shopping by a walkway, it does not become a part of the PCD COUNCIL MEMBERS' MATTERS Councilmember Donaldson inquired as to the progress on the driveway approaches were not completed in the 1977 Street Program It was reported that the money was not separately funded, and part of it had been used for other street work Item 14 Discussion of Budget Process (Councilmember Gary L Lewman) Proposal for Council to look at the budget and approve the dollars for the salaries, dollars for each total program, and dollars for the capital program without review of individual line items Further suggestion that at the first meeting of the Council on the budget goals, major issues of the entire budget be reviewed Additional item requested was the total final amounts spent and the number of employees for 1974, 1976, 1977, for 1978 budgeted and spent, and for 1979 the proposed amount The Non- Departmental costs by Department figures also requested The purpose for these figures is to be able to review trends Department Heads are requested to attend the meeting Motion by Councilmember Turner "I would move that we set a spe- cial session on Thursday night, the 31st, at 7 00 p m in these chambers"; seconded by Councilmember Cavarra, carried 6-0 2 lots that within center that COUNCIL COMMITTEES' AND COMMISSIONS' MATTERS Item 15 Set date for Appreciation Dinner Ben Chastain spoke re the memu, and re- quested that dessert be added Motion by Councilmember Pepe "I move t ha t the appreciation dinner for Boards, Commissions, and Committee members be set for Friday, September 29, at 6 30 p m at the Ramada Inn, 1-70 and Kipling St" seconded by Councilmember Lewman; carried 6-0 MOTION TO ADJOURN by Councilmember Pepe, seconded by Councilmember Lewman; all YES at 11 15 p m /~c-c( (- CAROL F HAMPF, APPROVED 01-1 _ cfh pjk