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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/16/1978 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO October 16, 1978 At 7 30 pm, October 16, 1978, Mayor Phillips called the Four Hundred Twenty- seventh Regular Meeting of the City Council to order Council Members present Mary Jo Cavarra, Joseph M Donaldson, Anthony N Flasco, Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe, and Louise F Turner Also present City Clerk Carol F Hampf, City Attorney Edmund G Lambert, Acting City Administrator Douglas Hilyard, Depart- ment Heads Richard H Bredt, Clyde E Hobbs, and Charles Stromberg, staff, and interested citizens Approval of Minutes MOTION by CM Donaldson "I move for the approval of the minutes of the meeting of October 9th as printed", seconded by CM Turner, carried 6-0 Ordinance on Second Reading and Public Hearings Item 1 Ordinance No 296 providing for the rezoning of land located at approx- imately W 48th Ave & Ingalls St from C-l and R-2 to PCD Case No WZ-78-7 The following items were accepted into the record by Mayor Phillips Wheat Ridge Comprehensive Development Plan for Zoning Ordinance, Case file, Planning Commission Minutes and Resolution, staff comments, surrounding Land Map, and surrounding Zoning Map Concerns from Planning Commission were (1) fire access, which has been corrected by adjusting the fire lane, and (2) traffic congestion at the intersection of 1-70, 48th Ave, and Harlan Community Devel- opment Department has been working with the Colorado Department of Highways on the suggestion that the westbound on-ramp to 1-70 be moved farther west and W 48th widened from Harlan St to the ramp Colorado Department of Highways is doing engineering on this to see if it is feasible, but favor the idea Mr Stromberg read a letter from Marla Prinz, as representative of the Ingalls St residents, stating that, whereas, they had previously been against this development with the changes made, ie, moving the building forward, decreasing the square footage, and so forth, they now favor the development CM Cavarra stated that City Council had frequently been counseled against contingency zon- ing which exists in this ordinance Concern was stated regarding the width of Ingalls St to the east of the development It was further explained that the amount shown on the map is only the 30 feet that had previously been dedicated by Mr Vendena There is additional width beyond the map It was further brought out that the "letter of intent" on the drawing shows 200,000 square feet, the actual amount is 166,000 square feet Also, there is no retail space allowed Douglas Miller, Sr , of 2001 E Easter Ave, Littleton, spoke, representing the developer He stated that they had tried to cooperate with all requests of the Community Development Department and the Planning Commission When asked regarding the number of vehicle trips per day, he said he did not have that information They believed, however, that their development would add to one to one and one-half percent to the traffic flow, figured from the 560 parking spaces on the plan Their traffic would be flowing in the opposite direction of the neighborhood traffic, which would be leaving when their traffic is com- ing Elvis Tippets, 10601 W 48th Ave, Wheat Ridge, consulting engineer, responded to questions regarding adjacent zoning e g , residential zoning to the east is well established, 35 to 50 years old, to the north, is Mr Vendena, the only resident, than a 55-foot dropoff to Clear Creek, and across Clear Creek, the bus depot, to the west, there is also a dropoff except for a tri- angle which he considers not developable as residential, due to the sewage treatment plant Mr Roxy Vendena, 6105 W 49th Pl , owner of one-half of the property, was present Also, Archie Wainwright, 400 Federal Blvd, Denver, was present If this development is accepted, the property will then be trans- ferred to one ownership Ben Loye, attorney, spoke on behalf of the Lakeside National Bank, and stated their support if the traffic situation is rectified Richard West (? spelling), 7294 S Kendall Ct , Littleton, Managing Agent for Denver Real Estate Investments, spoke in support of the development and read excerpts of a letter from E M Haase, Colorado Department of Highways, to Walter Orr, of February 24, 1978, and a letter from himself to Dick Brasher of September 18, 1978, regarding the questioned intersection Mr Stromberg presented a revised zoning map showing property recently rezoned to C-l in the area that was not shown on the material distributed to Council There was no one present in opposition Public Hearing was closed MOTION TO DENY by CM City Council Minutes, October 16, 1978 Page -2- Cavarra "I move that Ordinance No 296 be denied for these reasons 1) The Council does not wish to approve a contingency rezoning be- cause of the possibility of future legal problems 2) The proposed land use is too intense in nature because of the potential traffic impact and the residential character of the area to the east 3) The existing zoning is compatible with the Land Use Plan 4) The existing zoning is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan It is also compatible with the existing zoning and with the existing Land Uses, and there was no testimony given to indicate that the prop- erty could not be developed under the existing zoning I further move that the Council consider waiver of the one-year time limita- tion for reapplication of 1) the proposal is substantially reduced in scope, or 2) the applicant presents firm evidence that the devel- opment will not generate an adverse impacr-in increased traffic and other rel ated probl ems" Motion to deny seconded by CM Flasco CM Pepe stated that he felt the traffic situation could be taken care of, and that the property should be rezoned to PCD Motion to deny carried 5-1, with CM Pepe voting NO Item 2 Application of A & B Partnership (Lakeside Commons) for approval of a Preliminary Development Plan for land located at approximately W 48th Ave & Ingalls St MOTION by CM Cavarra "I move that Council deny ap- proval of the Preliminary Development Plan for Lakeside Commons, located at approximately W 48th Ave & Ingalls St , for the rea- sons stated in the denial of Ordinance No 296", seconded by CM Flasco, carried 6-0 Decisions, Resolutions, and Motions Item 3 Recommendations of Civil Service & Personnel Commissions re Classifi- cation and Salary Study Mr Hilyard, Director of Administrative Ser- vices, reported that the Personnel Commission and Civil Service Commission had held a meeting with the employees on October 12, 1978, and needed more time for detailed study of the plans It is the Commissions' recommendation to Council that the money allocated as a reserve be continued in the Budget when adopted Item 4 Adoption of Criteria for Evaluating Sites - Low and Moderate Income Housing as recommended AMENDED MOTION " I move that the Cri- teria for Low and Moderate Income Housing Sites as listed be adop- ted and officially submitted to the Jefferson County Housing Author- ity for the City of Wheat Ridge 1) That the housing complies with Comprehensive Plan of the City 2) Sites are not located in the Flood Plain 3) (deleted for consideration at a later date) 4) That adequate public facilities are readily available, ie, schools, parks, shopping, etc 5) That adequate public transpor- tation is readily available 6) That the housing falls within the Regional Housing Opportunity Plan Criteria, and falls within exist- i ng HUD Cri teri a " Original motion by CM Lewman, seconded by CM Turner Amendment by CM Turner, seconded by CM Donaldson Amending motion and motion as amended carried 6-0 Discussion of item 3) involved the number of units to be allowed as to a) number of units per site, or b) number of units determined as a percent of the amount allowed under each zoning district It was suggested that Gene Fortier be invited to discuss this point with a Council Committee Item 5 Proposed Resolution adopting a Regional Housing Opportunity Plan Resolution introduced by CM Lewman, numbered 609 and title read by Clerk MOTION by CM Lewman "I move to adopt Resolution 609, and cer- tified copies be sent to DRCOG and the Jefferson County Housing Authority", seconded by CM Cavarra It was asked if approval of the resolu- tion would also approve the Regional Service Authority, and was so indicated since HUD does not accept conditional approvals Motion failed 1-5, with CM Flasco voting NO since he thought the Resolution should be deferred pending action on the previous agenda item, CM Cavarra and CM Donaldson voting NO since they support regional dispersed housing, working through the Jefferson County Housing Authority but do not support a Regional Authority, and CMs Pepe and Turner also voting NO Item 6 Progress Report of City Administrator on construction of wooden City Council Minutes, October 16, 1978 Page -3- footbridge #1 at Clear Creek and Prospect Park Mr Hobbs reported that the City had received a letter from Coors stating that subject to the terms and conditions of their lease, ie, Coors to be held harmless from damages or liability, and the City to obtain permits and approvals necessary, they have no objections to the construction of a footbridge The bridge will be con- structed in such a manner that wheelchair and the handicapped will be able to use the bridge It will be constructed of wood with the exception of steel I-beams that were necessary due to the current unavailability of wooden beams The bridge to be located at alternate A (east location) on the map provided to Council, and that the ramps would be earth fill with an asphalt lane from the parking area to the bridge Regarding bridge #2 at Independence Ct , Mr Bredt reported that on October 20th, there is to be a meeting between the County Attorney, a member of the VanHooser family, John Baker of Open Space, and himself, regarding the purchase of a portion of the VanHooser property The VanHooser family do not wish to get involved with an easement at this time, since purchase discussions are going on Item 7 Budget Transfer Resolution - adding an appropriation for paving a portion of Wright Court, north of 32nd Ave Resolution introduced by CM Donaldson, numbered 610 and title read by Clerk MOTION by CM Donaldson "I move for the adoption of Resolution No 610", seconded by CM Turner, carried 6-0 Item 8 Budget Transfer Resolution - adding an appropriation for Municipal Building Elevator Maintenance, and authorize Mayor to sign contract Resolution introduced by CM Donaldson, numbered 611 and title read by the Clerk MOTION by 01 Donaldson "I move for the adoption of Resolution No 611", seconded by CM Cavarra, carried 6-0 MOTION by CM Turner "I move to author- ize the Mayor to sign a one-year contract with Dover Elevator Com- pany for elevator maintenance", seconded by CM Lewman, carried 6-0 Mayor's Matters Mr Smith presented a scale model of the lobby wall treatment that he had brought with him, showing the Seal in wood which could be either inlay or over- lay Regarding the lettering of the Motto if the letters were to be in light wood, they would need a dark strip behind them, or the letters could be dark The rings of the Seal, he suggested, could be gold leaf or a different colored wood The Seal to be created in different woods, if color is desired, the woods stained His cost estimate $5,000 to $5,700 He estimated he could have it finished in March The Seal to be approximately five feet in diameter MOTION by CM Cavarra "I would like to suggest that staff draw up a contract with Mr Smith", seconded by CM Donaldson, carried 5-1, with CM Pepe voting NO Mr Hilyard was asked to be sure the City has no binding contract with the consultant, Carol Levin, previously contacted City Administrator's Matters Mr Hilyard, Acting City Administrator, stated that swimming pool construction bids are being advertised at this time, the document will be available on Fri- day, and the bids will be opened on November 21st Council Members' Matters CM Turner asked that Ordinance No 280 be placed on the agenda MOTION to adjourn by CM Pepe, seconded by CM Flasco, adjourned at 10 30 P m // / -" -. / iAR~t\e~ HAM;?: ~TF c4~ cfh pj k APPROVED 1o/;2.j!7f- , I ''7 +ributed to. 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