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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
SEPTEMBER 18, 1978
The Four Hundred Twenty-fourth Regular
was called to order by Mayor Oliver V
1978, at 7500 W 29th Ave
Council Members present were Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson, Anthony
N Flasco, Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe, and Louise F Turner Also present were
City Clerk Carol F Hampf, City Administrator John A Jerman, Charles Owens,
Assistant City Attorney, City Treasurer James 0 Malone, Department Heads
Richard H Bredt, Douglas Hilyard, Clyde E Hobbs, Chief Ed Pinson, and Charles
Stromberg, staff, interested citizens
Approval of the Minutes
MOTION by Council member Donaldson "I move for the approva 1 of the Mi n-
utes of the meeting of September 11, 1978, as printed", seconded by
Councilmember Turner, carried 6-0 MOTION by Councilmember Pepe "I move to
place Item 13 before Item 1 on the Agenda tonight", seconded by
Councilmember Donaldson, carried 6-0 Councilmember Turner stated that at the
last meeting there was an addition to the Minutes of the August 28th meeting,
and it had been called to her attention by the Clerk that the Urban Drainage
District representative's reply had been left hanging, and, therefore, "I move
that a further addition to the minutes of August 28th be made 'Mr
Tucker replied that the original plans and information would be
made available to the Fire District, if they are still around''',
seconded by Councilmember Pepe, carried 6-0
Item 13 Report of Bus Stop problem at W 29th and Wadsworth
Edgar Eastman, 2900 Vance St , Ethel Puckett, 7425 W 29th Ave, Vivian Towell,
2975 Webster, Louis Nielson, 3075 Webster, and Paul Satriano, 3050 Webster, all
spoke against the RTD holding position of buses on W 29th and W 32nd because
of the pollutants, noise, smell, and traffic hazards The bus motors are left
running continuously while parked They suggested that the parking area be on
vacant gruund at W 26th & Wadsworth or in nearby parking lots, such as Beth
Eden Church, the Municipal Building, Olingers, or Crown Hill It was also sug-
gested that perhaps the area is being over-served by RTD Pearl Alperstein,
representing RTD, responded that the City Council does not make decisions as to
where RTD buses go, and that Wheat Ridge has a Transportation Committee who par-
ticipated in deciding on the bus routes She indicated that RTD is aware that
they do have a scheduling problem which is being worked on Bus drivers are
instructed to turn off motors if stand longer than three minutes Regarding
the possibility of a bus pad to the east of the Municipal Building entrance, if
the City wishes to get started on it immediately, the RTD Development Committee
meeting is on Tuesday, September 19th This Committee would need to pass on
the availability of grant money before it could be taken to the RTD Board meet-
ing on September 28th Otherwise, they could not look at the possibility until
the meeting one month hence Mr Jerman said that they had looked into the
possibility of a recovery pad east of the Municipal Building entrance for approx-
imately 100 feet, however, there would need to be an irrigation ditch covered)
but RTD would pay for the pad The other possibility would be on 26th east of
the corner of 26th & Wadsworth Mrs Alperstein recognized the neighbors'
problem but stated that they have complaints from other places and would prob-
ably have a complaint if the pad were changed to another location She did
not know if the 26th location would be satisfactory or not Question was
raised as to the City's previous request for mini-buses and to reinstate the
Wheat Ridge circulator Mrs Alperstein said the circulator would not be
reinstated as it had not had sufficient use The mini-buses available are not
sturdy enough for bus use It was asked if it would be possible to get the
application started before a specific location was chosen Mrs Alperstein
thought it might be possible, however, the grants are given for specific sums
of money AMENDED MOTION "I move that the City Administrator, along
with his staff and two persons selected from the neighborhood of
the City Hall, along with the Mass Transit Committee, come up with
a solution within the allotted time recommended by RTD (one month),
and ask that RTD proceed with the application for putting a pad at
one of the locations to be determined by this Committee" Original
motion by Councilmember Pepe, seconded by Councilmember Turner Motion to
amend by Councilmember Flasco, seconded by Councilmember Donaldson, carried 6-0
Motion as amended carried 6-0 Mr Eastman and Mrs Towell volunteered to work
on the Committee described in the adopted amended motion
Meeting of the Wheat Ridge City Council
Phillips at 7 30 pm, September 18,
City Council Minutes
September 18, 1978
Page -2-
Public Hearings
Item 1 ~lication by James Heighton, Wilma Heighton, and Anthon~Ficco for
approval of 4-lot Minor Subdivision for property located-approximately
at W 38th & Ward Road (Case No MS-78-6 )
Mr Stromberg gave the Planning Division comments, and stated that it had re-
ceived the Planning Commission approval A number of items needed to be accom-
plished, including (1) that the cul-de-sac on W 38th Drive should be constructed
prior to development of Lots 2 and 3, and that (2) the historic scenic view
easement be included so that the home and silo can be seen from W 38th Appli-
cant Tony Ficco, 12150 W 30th, Wheat Ridge, was present to answer questions
He also said the scenic view easement was satisfactory with him as long as the
Plat indicated this was a view easement only and not for public ingress and
egress, also, in agreement regarding the cul-de-sac construction There was no
one in opposition MOTION by Councilmember Lewman "I move that the Green
Shadows subdivision as presented be approved subject to the stipu-
lation on the W 38th Drive improvements on cul-de-sac as enunci-
ated by Mr Stromberg, and that the Plat be adjusted to show the
boundaries of the Historic Scenic View Easement on the plan, and
that the suggested paragraph including wording to the effect that
it is a view easement only, and not to be construed as right-of-
way access, be placed on the Plat document These shall all be
accomplished prior to recording the Plat with Jefferson County"
Motion seconded by Councilmember Cavarra, carried 6-0
Public Hearings and Ordinances on Second Reading
Item 2 Ordinance No 290 providing for the rezoning of land located at 4355
Field St , City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, from R-2 & A-I
to PF-1
Mr Stromb~ gave the Planning Division comments, and that it has Planning
Commission and staff approval There was no one in opposition Ordinance on
second reading introduced by Councilmember Lewman, title read by the Clerk
MOTION by Councilmember Turner "I move that Ordinance 290 be passed
on second reading", seconded by Councilmember Donaldson, carried 6-0
Ordinances on First Reading
Item 3 Or~inance amending Section 1-7 of the Code of the City of Wheat Ridge
re issuance of summons and complaint to violators, continuing violations
Ordinance introduced by Councilmember Donaldson, numbered 295 and title read by
Clerk MOTION by Councilmember Flasco--or- move for the adoption of Ordi-
nance 295 on first reading and that Section 3 read effective one
day following final publication, and that the Public Hearing be
held on October 9 at 7 30 P m in these Chambers", seconded by
Councilmember Donaldson, carried 6-0
Decisions, Resolutions, and Motions
Ite~~ Follow~_~rt:~tDM re cost of locker installation in swimming
pool bath house versus basket check-out
Hank Salomon, of COM, reviewed the letter from that company to Council Council-
member Cavarra suggested that there not be any structural alterations at this
time, and-perhaps look at merely adding the lockers Mr Salomon was asked re
the contingencies referred to in his letter He replied it referred to what
would be involved if there were a change in the floor plan to accommodate the
lockers and the resultant budgetary problems as they cannot go to bid unless
the project is fully funded MOTION by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that
Council authorize COM to go out for bid based-on-the plans and
specifications that were presented on September 12th along with the
recommendations of the letter of September 13th, that the matter of
the pay lockers will be considered at a later time", seconded by
Councilmember Flasco, carried 6-0 Council decided that the bag locker area
would be left vacant with the bags bid as an alternate Mr Salomon said that
if pay lockers were used, there would be needed the addition of two block walls
to place the lockers in the changing rooms and this would involve re-drawing
of five pages at approximately $2400 per page If the lockers were not placed
in the changing rooms, there would be no additional engineering costs, but
there would be the cost of such things as walls, plumbing, and drainage as
well as the lockers
City Council Minutes
September 18, 1978
Page -3-
Item 7 Renewal of Class E Drug Store Liquor License for Fishman Drug Co , Inc ,
dba Ridge Drug, at 5395 W 38th Ave MOTION by Councilmember Cavarra
"I move that the Class E Drug Store Liquor License for Fishman Drug
Co , dba Ridge Drug, at 5395 W 38th Ave, be approved", seconded by
Councilmember Lewman, carried 6-0
Item 8 Renewal of Class J 3.2% Beer Retail License for Southland Corporation
--- dba-7-Eleven store; 5010 Kipling St_ ~10TION by Councilmember Lewman
"I move TQ-approv'e the renewal of the 3 2% Beer Retai 1 License for
the Southland Corporation dba 7-Eleven Store, located at 5010
Kipling St, Wheat Ridge, Colorado", secondedbyCouncilmemberDonaldson,
carried 6-0
Item 5 Selection of ~audit_fir~or performance of the City's Annual Finan-
---- cial Audit Mr Malone stated that the proposals had been sent to
eight firms in and out~Wheat:Ridge, with six firms responding The possi-
bility of a three-year contract, as well as a mini-performance audit, was in-
cluded in the proposals for Council decision Mr _Malone said the audit is.an
audit of his performance, and, therefore, would prefer not to recommend a flrm
Questions were asked regarding the low-bid company, Fortner-Hauber, as to the
length of time they had done the City's audit One year, however, Mr Hauber was
a representative of a previous audit firm and had been involved with the City's
audit for some time MOTION by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that the City
award the aud it to Arthur Young & Co ", seconded by Council member Lewman
Councilmember Flasco said he would vote no, since it was not the low proposal
Motion failed 2-4, with Councilmembers Flasco, Donaldson, Pepe, and Turner voting
NO MOTION by Council member ~e "I move we select the lowest bid of
Fortner-Hauber and Co foriin audit performance of the City annual
financial audit, for $4620", seconded by Councilmember Flasco Council-
member Cavarra said she would vote no since she thought it was time for a change,
and to go to a company who has experience with computer systems Councilmember
Lewman also said he would vote no because he thought it was time for a fresh
viewpoint r~otion carried <';--2, with Councilmembers Cavarra and Lewman voting NO
MOTION by Councilmember Cavarr~ "I move that it be understood the agree-
ment is for one yearrr: seconded by Councilmember Flasco, carried 6-0 Mr
Malone asked Council's viewpoint on a mini-performance audit, and if they want
it, to determine which department is to be audited and the scope of the audit
Council indicated they were, at this time, not interested in a mini-performance
aud it
Item 6 Approval of Consultant and authorize Mayor to sign Agreement for
Kipling & Wadsworth Activity Centers in amount of $2,000
Mr L~e Ste~art explained that five firms had responded to the contact, three
we~e lntervle~ed, and of those three, the Committee unanimously recommended
Brls~oe, Maphls, Murray, Lamont, Inc Wayne McKee, City--Chamber of Commerce
Commlttee, endorsed the selection Genie Merkle 3891 Estes aqreed and said
the citizens would like to see what these activity centers w~uld look like
MOTION by C?uncilmemb.er Flasco "I move that the best proposal for
Urban Deslgn Servlce be awarded to Briscoe, Maphis, Murray, Lamont,
Inc at a cost of $2,000 for Phase I to be charged to Account No
31-504-861, an~ the Mayor be authorized to sign the agreement",
seconded by Councllmember Pepe, carried 6-0
Item 9 Bu~ge~ Tran~fe~ Resoluti?n - changing certain line item appro-
prlatlons wlthln the Pollce Department, Support Services Budget
Resolution introduced by Councilmember Lewman, numbered 604 and title read by
Clerk MOTION by Councilmember Lewman "I move that Resolution 604 be
adopted with an amendment add the account number 01-202-805 under
Comm~nication Equipment", seconded by Councilmember Flasco, carried 5-1,
Councllmember Pepe voting NO
Item 10 Budget Transfer Resolution - increasing appropriation to extend Admin-
istrative Intern position Mr Jerman explained the purpose of extend-
~ng the i~ternshi~ ~or the balance of the year would be to plan for computer
lnstallatlon, r~vlslon o~ manuals, development of a management information sys-
tem, and to asslst Councll and staff Council questioned if this would be a
regular employee or an intern where a person would be here for a short time and
move.on ~r. Jerm~n repl~ed that it would be a graduate student working in
PubllC Admlnlstratlon, thlS would be a regular employee at the professional
entry level Resolution was not introduced
City Council Minutes September 18, 1978
Page -4-
Item 11 Budget Transfer Resolution - for funding Planning Intern
Mr Stromberg explained this would be a temporary employee to assist
the Planning Division in the preparation of eighty zoning cases to bring the
zoning maps up to date He would be looking at a graduate in Urban Design stud-
ies--a graduate student to work the balance of the year at $3 50 per hour Reso-
lution introduced by Councilmember Cavarra, numbered 605 and title read by Clerk
MOTION by Councilmember Turner "I move that Resolution 605 be approved",
seconded by Councilmember Lewman, carried 4-2, with Councilmembers Flasco and Pepe
voting NO
Item 12 Motion to request Executive Session re Report on A-praisal of vacant
land located north of W 44th Ave & Miller St (Mugele property)
MOTION by Councilmember Cavarra "I move that Ci ty Counci 1 hol d an exec-
utive session regarding report on appraisal of vacant land located
north of W 44th Ave , and Mi 11 er St ", seconded by Council member Turner
Councilmember Cavarra stated that Council needed to discuss the merits of pur-
chasing the property, that this property is in the Parks Plan, and that park land
is needed in that area, and Council needed to discuss the costs Motion passed
6-0
City Administrator's Matters
Mr Jerman reminded Council of the September 26th Jeffco Governments meeting
at The Ranch The program will be in re the tax limitation proposal on the
November ballot He also called attention to the Street Committee Agenda for
September 28th
In response to a question re the change of trade name for Booze and Beans to
Beserays Council action is not needed
Council Members' Matters
Item 14 Discussion of City Reapportionment (Councilmember Flasco )
Mayor Phillips stated that the paperwork was complete but had been held up be-
cause of the Budget work but could be distributed tonight or the 29th Council
requested that it should be handed out at this time Question was brought up
with regard to the Citizens Committee which had been previously discussed but
not organized MOTION by Councilmember Flasco "I move that we rescind
that action at this time and have the City Council take care of
reapportionment", seconded by Council member Cavarra, carried 6-0 Reappor-
tionment would be on Study Session of October 2 It was requested that if
citizens have ideas on reapportionment to contact their respective Council rep-
resentative
MOTION TO ADJOURN unqnimously
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