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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
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The Four Hundred Twenty-third Regular
was called to order by Mayor Oliver V
1978, at 7500 W 29th Ave
Meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council
Phillips at 6 40 pm, September 11,
Council Members present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson, Anthony N
Flasco, Gary L Lewman, and Louise F Turner (Council Member Ray C Pepe
arrived at 7 30 pm) Also present were City Clerk Carol F Hampf, City
Administrator John A Jerman, City Attorney Edmund G Lambert, Department Heads
Richard H Bredt, Douglas Hilyard, Clyde E Hobbs, Charles Stromberg, Chief Ed
Pinson, staff, interested citizens
Itemjl Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications of the Municipal
Swimming Pool (Camp Dresser & rkKee
The report was given by Jack Rattray, Regional Officer Manager of COM Hank
Salomon was also present to answer questions He stated that the plans and
specifications had been submitted on August 28th, and were substantially complete.
with a few minor changes to the heating system and site work Also, subject to
final comments by the City, including the position of Resident Engineer Council
discussion involved
(1) The possible use of pay lockers rather than bag room to eliminate the
necessity for some personnel (if the change would be made it was requested
that there be no redesign of the building) COM would look at the plans
and answer next week
(2) If standard codes, such as fire and sanitation, had been followed
COM said, yes
(3) If all references to single
indicated affirmative to comply
(4) Request that all options be
this
(5) Specifications be filled out so that all bids would be of the same
quality COM agreed
(6) If COM were to be given approval at this meeting, would the City be
locked in? COM suggested that ten days prior to opening of bids, a pre-
bid conference be held to discuss any changes
Dave Roberts, Deputy Fire Marshall for Arvada, spoke regarding certain concerns
(1) That all of the doors in the lobby should be equipped with panic hardware,
(2) The turnstiles should be collapsible, should it be necessary to come back
outdoors through them, (3) That the area in front of the lobby be listed as
"no parking" or "fire lane", (4) That the curve toward the building be widened
for the use of the ambulance and fire districts unless, as it is shown, it is
only temoorary, and that if major changes are made in the concept, Council
should consider changes in exit requirements Edgar Johnson, Parks & Recreation,
was concerned about a change in design to use lockers, that attendants give
additional supervision, that provisions be made for wheel chairs to get through
the turnstiles, and that the cashier could also check in bags Mr Bredt
stated that lockers are all right as long as they are within view of the cash-
ier, that it is planned the cashier check in bags, that when there is heavy
traffic, an additional person be available, with a second additional person to
be available for extremely heavy traffic Motion by Councilmember Cavarra
"I move that the City Council approve construction plans and spe-
cifications of the Municipal Pool with an understanding that a
final meeting, an addendum meeting, will be held prior to submis-
sion of final bids, this motion also includes the stipulations
that panic hardware be included on all exits, that the wheelchair
entrance be also used as an emergency exit, that paid locker fa-
cility be incorporated in the design with no exterior structural
changes, and any necessary changes be confined to interior walls,
also, with the understanding that an increase in capital costs
will be budgeted in 1979, and with the understanding that all
alternates include provisions for separate bids", seconded by Coun-
cilmember Flasco, carried 5-0
source items had been
with BOR regulations
bid as separate bids
eliminated
COM
COM agreed to do
No one present for Public Comment
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 11, 1978
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Approval of Minutes Request for addition cO the minutes o~'August 2.8, 1978, in
that at the end of item 2, be added "and that map and lnformatlon of the
original recommendations of Urban Drain~ge and Flood C?ntro~ Di~- "
trict and Wright-McLaughlin be made avallable to the Flre Dlstrlct
Motion by Councilmember Donaldson "I move that the minutes of August 28
and September 5 be approved as al tered by Mrs Turner", seconded by
Councilmember Turner, carried 6-0
PUBLI C HEARl NGS
Item 2 Ordinance No 291, on second reading, 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 WV-78-01 )
Ordinance introduced on second reading by Councilmember Cavarra, title read by
Clerk Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that Ordi nance No 291
be adopted on second reading, with the amendment that on the 4th
line down that says Case No WZ-78-14 should be WV-78-01" Mr
Stromberg stated that the public hearing had been held before, and it had been
determined that an ordinance was necessary The ordinance will not create any
problems Motion carried 4-2, with Councilmembers Flasco and Lewman voting NO,
as they felt the ordinance was premature until the Court case had been settled
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Item 3 Ordinance giving Code Enforcement Officers of Community Development
Department authority to institute proceedings in the Municipal Court
re violations of City Code Chapters 14 and 19A
Ordinance introduced by Councilmember Lewman, numbered 293 and title read by
Clerk Motion by Council member Lewman "I move that Ord i nance No 293
be adopted on first reading and ordered published, that a Public
Hearing be set for Monday, September 25, 1978, at 7 30 pm, in
City Council Chambers at 7500 W 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge, Colorado,
and that the Ordinance, if approved on second reading, take effect
one (1) day after final publication", seconded by Councilmember Cavarra,
carried 6-0
Item 4 Ordinance amending Appendix S, Flood Plain Zoning Ordinance, Section
6 4D, entitled "Special Exemption Permits", of the Code of the City
Ordinance introduced by Councilmember Donaldson, numbered 294 and title read
by the Clerk Discussion This ordinance is necessary to correct Ordinance
No 255 and the codification of Ordinance 108 to conform to original Ordinance
108 Motion by Councilmember Donaldson "I move for the adoption of this
ordinance on first reading and order that it be published and
posted, and that a hearing be set for Monday, September 25, at
7 30 pm, in the Council Chambers at 7500 W 29th Ave, Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, and that the ordinance, if approved on second
reading, take effect fifteen (15) days after final publication",
seconded by Councilmember Turner, carried 6-0
DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS
Item 5 Acceptance of Drainage Easement Warranty Deed of Kipling 5000
Mr Hobbs stated that the easement was shown on the Plat, and that
Council had requested the easement be recorded, however, the easement has
been placed on a deed, and he felt it would transfer the ground to the City
for our maintenance Mr Lambert said that if we accept the deed, there should
be language in the record to show that we are only accepting an easement, but
a drainage easement would be more acceptable Amended Motion "I move that
we not accept this drainage easement deed, and that a deed be pre-
pared transferring it back to Kipling 5000 partnership, and that
a document be drawn up including the information for the easement
as an easement only" Original motion by Council member Donaldson, seconded
by Councilmember Flasco Amending motion by Councilmember Turner, seconded by
Councilmember Cavarra Amendment carried 5-1, with Councilmember Flasco voting
NO since he felt the easement document unnecessary, since the easement was
already shown on the recorded Plat Amended motion carried 6-0
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Item 6 Submission of Preliminary Budget for 1979 by City Administrator per
Charter City Administrator Jerman stated that he had submitted a
balanced Budget with no property tax increase, it had been discussed with the
Department Heads, and on Dages 13 and 14, there was a comparison of the requests
from Department Heads and the City Administrator's recommendations Discussion
involved the number of special study sessions needed to study the Preliminary
Budget with some feeling that all three should be set, and if not needed, could
be dismissed early Others felt that the Study could be concluded in one night
Motion by Council member Donaldson "I move that we set a date for a Study
Session review of the Preliminary Budget document for Thursday,
September 21,1978, at 7 30 pm", seconded by Councilmember Lewman,
motion carried by 5-1, with Councilmember Flasco voting NO Motion by Council-
member Turner "I move that the nights of 19th and 20th also be set
aside for the same type of meeting", seconded by Councilmember Flasco,
motion died 3-3, with Councilmembers Cavarra, Donaldson, and Lewman voting NO
~10tion by Council member Flasco "I move that we set the Council meetings
for the nights of September 22 and 23", seconded by Council member Turner,
motion failed 3-3, with Councilmembers Cavarra, Donaldson, and Lewman voting NO
Shannon Geis, 4125 Otis St , Police Advisory Committee, and Arthur Gardner,
7035 W 37th Ave, Chairman of the Wheat Ridge Police Advisory Committee, both
spoke in support of Chief Pinson's request for twelve additional men The
Committee members were asked if they had studied any solutions to the problems
other than additional personnel Council listed other factors That since
there has not been a great increase in population in the City, what other com-
munity factors have increased the need for additional policing, request for the
original Budget breakdown as requested by Department Heads, and that the Non-
Departmental be broken down and put with the individual Departments
Item 7 Award of Bid for Rental and Cleaning of Parks and Public Works Per-
sonnel Uniforms r~otion by Councilmember Lewman "I move that
the lowest and best bid for the rental and cleaning of Parks and
Public Works personnel uniforms be awarded to Misco Textile Rental,
Inc at the rate of $16 90 per month per employee, to be charged
to account numbers 01-303-730, 01-304-730, 01-603-730 and
01-604-730", seconded by Councilmember Turner, carried 6-0
Item 8 Award of Bid for Traffic Sign Decals Motion by Councilmember Lewman
"I move that the lowest and best bid for black and white
letters and numbers of various sizes be awarded to P-T Template
Company at a cost not to exceed $5,252 00, and that the lowest and
best bid for red letters and numbers of various sizes be awarded
to the 3M Company at a cost not to exceed $2,057 10 The total
amount of $7,309 10 is to be charged to account number 01-304-660",
seconded by Councilmember Cavarra, carried 6-0
Item 9 Proposed Guidelines for Development Plans in the Industrial Zone
Mr Stromberg stated that the purpose of this item was direction and
guidelines as to direction Council would like to go regarding industrial
development Council felt that this subject would be more suitable to a
study session Motion by Councilmember Flasco "I move that we not hear
this tonight, and we set it for the October Study Session",
seconded by Councilmember Pepe, carried 6-0
MAYOR'S MATTERS
Mayor called attention to the invitation from Mayor McNichols to attend the
Denver Octoberfest
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS
City Administrator called attention to the Clean Air meeting to be held Fri-
day, September 15, 1978, at 9 30 am, in Denver
COUNCIL MEMBERS' MATTERS
(1) Discussion re congestion of the busses parked in the turn lane into
the Municipal Building complex It was reported that "no parking"
signs had been posted in that area, and a meeting was to be held with RTD
to find a better waiting place Discussion as to why two to three busses
would be parked in one place at one time It was mentioned that the busses
are not able to negotiate the corner when automobiles are in place to make
a left turn, and perhaps the curb will need to be changed (Councilmember Flasco
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(2) It was reported that two calls had been received from the Police Chiefs in
the area commending those people from the City who had helped in fighting
the fire south of the City, and it was requested that the personnel jackets of
the respective employees include such commendations (Councilmember Flasco )
(3) Councilmember Lewman called attention to the DRCOG information that had
been distributed this evening, and that the RHOP summary had been given
to the City Administrator's office for the October Study Session
Item~ Progress Report concerning construction of Footbridges over Clear Creek
George Pramenko, 9295 W 48th Ave, spoke re footbridges, that since the clos-
ing of Fruitdale, children are coming through Clear Creek to get to school He
would like to see the City get simple footbridges across for these children,
as well as for those attending Everitt, so that they would not have to walk on
Kipling He also indicated the narrowest part of the river is in the vicinity
of Iris or Iris Ct He has been in contact with Ralph Miller of the Corps of
Engineers who could not be present this evening Mr Pramenko believes that a
much simpler bridge than had been previously discussed would be feasible, and
that there are several types of 404 permits He presented a drawing of a bridge
and stated that this bridge would be suitable for a type of 404 permit if we
(1) did not use more than 200 cubic yards of fill at the ends of the bridge,
(2) that it be above the average high water mark, and (3) that a culvert could
be left in Further, if we go to a bigger bridge, then we would need a higher
level of 404 permit Motion by Councilmember Cavarra "I move we di rect
staff to provide us with a simple bridge as shown this evening",
seconded by Councilmember Turner Mayor Phillips stated that Clear Creek is
considered a navigable waterway, and also that we would need to acquire land
to place these bridges Representatives for our consultants and of Wright-
McLaughlin were present but Council had no questions for them Mr Jerman
stated that there is need for a safe bridge, that Clear Creek can become a
raging stream of four to five feet deep, and that elementary school children
would be using these bridges Mr Lambert was asked if there had been a
breach of contract with Wright-McLaughlin, and stated that he would need to
review the contract before he could give an answer Council stated that they
had been desirous of a simple low cost bridge, but had been previously told
that they needed the more complex bridge because we had no choice
Motion carried 6-0
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