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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/19/1979 FLOOD EMERGENCY Statement to be read at City Council meeting of March 19, 1979 by Mayor Phillips On Saturday night, March 17, 1979, shortly after 11 30 p.m , personnel of Consolidated Mutual Water Co noticed that the spillway mechanism at Maple Grove Reservoir, con- sisting of an inflatable Fabridam spanning a portion of the spillway was collapsing This allowed water in Maple Grove Reservoir to be suddently released down the spill- way Immediate contact was made with the Wheat Ridge Police Department which acti- vated the City's emergency procedure At this point, officials of the City of Wheat Ridge and Lakewood responded immedi- ately and steps were taken to evacuate citizens residing along the banks of Lena Gulch from Maple Grove Reservoir to Clear Creek The citizens were evacuated to Wheat Ridge Senior High School According to Consolidated Mutual Water Company officials, about 350 to 400 cubic feet per second of water flow occurred and about 100 acre feet of water was lost During a period of approximately 2! to 3 hours, the water level of Maple Grove Reservoir was lowered about 3 feet No loss of life or injury was reported and property damage consisted of flooded base- ments, bank erosion and some damage to streets and culverts The all-clear signal was given at approximately 4 20 a m and all persons then returned to their homes The Wheat Ridge Police Department maintained surveillance of neighborhoods to prevent looting and vandalism The personnel of the Wheat Ridge Fire District, Arvada Fire District, Golden Fire Department, State Highway Patrol, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Jefferson County School District and Wheat Ridge Senior High School officials, responded to assist Wheat Ridge City staff in maintaining road barricades and assisting the affected citizens Command posts were established at Maple Grove Reservoir by the Lakewood Department of Public Safety and at W 32nd Avenue and Vivian St by the Wheat Ridge Police Department The Mayor, City Administrator, the City's Civil D~fense Coordinator and Public Works Director, and Police Chief were in attendance throughout the emergency and directed the operations Officials of Consolidated Mutual ~ater Company are currently investigating the of the rupture of the Fabridam, which was discovered to have a 2-inch circular near tne bottom on the do~~stream side. This allowed the Fabridam to deflate rapidly The spillway structure has two Fabridam mechanisms, one 30 feet wide and the other 40 feet wide The Fabridams are 6 feet high and 10 feet high respectively The smaller Fabridam was the one which gave way \1[0 VJ' cause ,\ holej"J I~ A meeting was held in the Wheat Ridge Municipal Building at 10 00 a m. today, called by the Mayor, which was attended by the officials of Lakewood, Colorado Division of Water Resources, Federal Insurance Administration, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Colorado Division of Emergency Services, City Councilmembers from Lakewood and Wheat Ridge, City staff and the press, at which all aspects of this emergency were thoroughly discussed Further investigations are continuing by all Agencies The City has established a special telephone line to centralize all calls concern- ing damage claims That number is 237-6944, Ext 261 All information concerning damage claims will be forwarded at once to Consolidated Mutual Water Company by the City Also, the Federal Insurance Administration advises citizens who have flood insurance to contact their individual insurance agencies for claims services under that program As Mayor, erne rgency wish to publicly thank all agencies and employees who responded to this The services rendered by all concerned were outstanding ~********************* MJrchlu Il); r>:r Clydl~ Hobbs Public Works Director Ci tj 01 Uhedt Ridqr ~i2at Ridge, Colorado 80033 -our r'1r Hobbs and Counci 1 f1cr:lbers \'Ie had to bp connected to (ity lJutE'I' ld~1. l\pnl dnd leilY'nc-d of, prcJlcr" that \'Ie feel exists in l>lheat Rid';e 1.',..... r- "'\ 11 r- ,.. ~ .~ .__ 1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO March 19, 1979 At 7 35 pm, Mayor Phillips convened the four hundred forty-third reqular meeting of the City Council Council Members present Joseph M Donaldson, Gary L Lewman, Ray C Pepe, and Louise F Turner (Council Member Flasco arrived at 7 37 p m Council Member Cavarra arrived at 8 10 pm) Also present Deputy City Clerk Phyllis J Kramer, City Administrator John A Jerman, City Treasurer James 0 Malone, City Attorney Edmund G Lambert, Department Heads Richard H Bredt, Clyde E Hobbs, Douglas Hilyard, Chief Ed Pinson, Charles Stromberg, staff, interested citizens Approval of Minutes MOTION by Mr Donaldson "I move for the adoption of the minutes of March 12th as printed unless other members of the Council have corrections", seconded by Mrs Turner, carried 4-0 Mayor Phillips (March 17, 1979 Flood Emergency) Mayor Phillips presented an informational statement re Saturday night, March 17, 1979 Flood Emergency involving the Maple Grove Reservoir and the emergency steps taken therefor The statement further advised "The City has established a special telephone line to centralize all calls concerning damage claims That number is 237-6944, Ext 261 All information concerning damage claims will be forwarded at once to Consolidated Mutual Water Company by the City Also, the Federal Insurance Administration advises citizens who have flood insurance to contact their individual insurance agencies for claims services under that program" (Copy attached to original Minutes) Mayor Phillips, in addition, expressed a vote of thanks to all the citizens involved Mrs Turner, commending the City staff and others, said it was impossible to give enough credit to those involved in the emergency as a "super job" was accomplished and the "people are very grateful" Publ ic Comment Arthur Guerrero, 11675 W 35th Ave, Allen Quick, 3423 Simms St , Pat Phillips, 11763 W 33rd Ave, and Bill Duffy, 3378 Swadley St Set out specific concerns and questions relating to the flood emergency involving (1) Procedures used in contacting involved citizens, (2) Measures to be taken for protection of fabridam and investigation thereof, (3) Storage levels maintained, (4) Status of cleaning City streets, silt from the ditch and the storm sewer, and (5) Urging speedy completion of the channelization of Lena Gulch Council Member Flasco requested an investigation be made of the whole procedure--would like to have an investigation held by members of this Council, perhaps have the Civil Defense Director chair and be the person to pick the Committee--need to have some answers given to us, some input Request of Council Member Turner That we perhaps get a transcript of the tapes of the meetings where Urban Drainage presented the story of the fabri- dam, specifically relating to purposes and uses of the fabridam at this location Public Hearings and Ordinances on Second Reading Item 1 Ordinance No 320 providing for the approval of rezoning from A-I and A-2 to Industrial and an Outline Development Plan for land lo- cated at approximately the northwest corner of 1-70 and Tabor St , City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, upon application of W E Allen and Bob Vermillion, Brown Energy Develop- ment, Case No WZ-78-118 Ordinance No 320 introduced on second reading by Mr Donaldson, and title read by the Clerk Mr Stromberg gave the staff summary and Planning Commission comments, recommending approval, requested the addition of a stipulation to impose a three-year time limitation, and introduced into evidence Compre- hensive Plan (Exhibit A), Zoning Ordinance (Exhibit B), Case File (Exhibit C), City Council packet (Exhibit D), and the transparencies (graphics) to be used in case presentation All exhibits accepted into evidence by the Mayor City Council Minutes March 19, 1979 Page -2- Howard Bunger, engineer, Valley Water District, described the phases to be followed re availability and flow of water to the site Charles E Gathers, 1825 Lawrence, architect, reviewed the structural designs, area relationship, traffic impact, and parking plans Bob Vermillion, applicant/owner, was present to answer questions of Council No one appeared in opposition MOTION by Mr Donaldson "I move that Ordinance 320 for Case No WZ-78-118 be approved with the addition of a stipulation number (3) to read 'A three year time limit be imposed, within which time substantial physical development must commence' The reasons for this rezoning approval are (1) Notification and Posting requirements have been met The property is within the City of Wheat Ridge, therefore, the Council has jurisdiction, No 2 The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, (3) The proposed uses are compatible with surrounding land uses and will not create an adverse impact, No 4 The Planning Commission has recommended approval, and No 5 Staff has recommended approval And would further move that if development is not commenced, the City would initiate proceedings to zone the land to the original classification" Motion seconded by Mrs Cavarra Mr Flasco Would vote against the motion for two reasons Ability to start construction within 3-year period based upon water flow, concerned with words "substantial" and "commenced" construction--if amended to be completed in three years, then would be able to vote for it Mr Pepe said, for same reasons, would vote no Mrs Turner Will vote against it, because uses too intense for the site MOTION DEFEATED by tie of 3-3, with Councilmembers PjPe, Turner and Flasco voting NO (Council requested a five-minute recess MOTION by Mr Flasco "I would move for reconsideration of Ord No 320", seconded by Mr Pepe, carri ed 6-0 MOTION by tk Fl asco "I wo u 1 d move that Ordinance No 320 be deferred for a 30-day period and referred back to the Department of Community Development to work with the developer in ironing out the areas of concern, namely, the high intensity, the water problem, the fire problem, the ingress and egress on Ward Road and Tabor Street, and that the Ordi nance be republ i shed for a publ i c heari ng date", seconded by Mr Pepe A guideline of something in neighborhood of 15% reduction, or more, (intensity) was suggested for staff Motion carried 6-0 Item 2 Ordinance No 318 repealing Sections 20-1 through Sections 20-16, inclusive, of Chapter 20, Article I, of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, pertaining to Excavation of Streets and Reenacting new Provisions (City Attorney to report on certain legal questions) Public Service Co letter of March 8, 1979) (Deferred from March 12, 1979 ) Mr Donaldson introduced Ordinance No 318 on second reading, and Clerk read title Council questions involved requirements of escrow and alternatives of street cuts repair Letter directed to Mr Hobbs and Council from B E Gebow and C E Gebow was read by the Clerk (Attached to original Minutes) MOTION by Mr Pepe "I move that Ordi nance No 318 be tabled for thirty days for staff to come up with a recommendation as to contracting the repair of the street cuts, and the elimin- ation of the escrow, and possibly in-house repairs at staff discretion", seconded by Mr Flasco, carried 6-0 It was requested that the recommendations be put in form of amendments to be considered at the time of the hearing of Ordinance No 318 Ordinances on First Reading Item 3 Ordinance providing for the rezoning of land located at approximately 3460-3490 Parfet St , City of Wheat Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado,upon application of Edmund Schaefer for rezoning from R-1 to R-1A, Case No WZ-78-111 Ordinance introduced on first reading by Mr Lewman, numbered 325 and title read by Clerk MOTION by Mr Lewman "I move that Ordinance No 325 be adopted on first reading and ordered published, that a Public Hearing be set for Monday, April 9, at 7 30 pm, in City Council Chambers, at 7500 W 29th Ave, Municipal Building, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and that the Ordinance, if approved on second reading, take effect fifteen days after final publication", seconded by Mr Donaldson, carried 6-0 City Council Minutes March 19, 1979 Page -3- Decisions, Resolutions, and Motions Item 4 Approval of final design of bathhouse, revised bid documents, and other related matters (Henk Salomon, Camp Dresser & McKee) Henk Salomon, Camp Dresser & McKee, announced Wayne Fisher, Pete Tancready, and Cecil Coffey are now members of the design team, replacing Jack Rattray and Richard Dart Mr Salomon reported and outlined the results of the January 22, 1979 directive re redesign and rebidding, detailing the re- design and materials recommended for the bath house, the swim pool, land- scaping, roofing, and plumbing He indicated the schedule could be Council consider approvQl of project documents on April 2, advertise, with bid documents available, May 2nd for bid opening, with April 16 as pre-bid con- ference meeting, May 2nd, evaluate bids, and present to Council on May 7th with recommendations for award of contract Thereafter, 30 days to collect appropriate documents, construction could start on June 1st Inflationary factors also reviewed September 1978 construction estimate $625,000, 7 months' inflation $33,250, City request additional items $30,000, increased scope of work $15,000, (total $703,250), estimated cost of bath house $402,500, estimated cost of pool $310,000, total estimated cost of $712,500, total estimated cost equals 1 32% of updated budget Council ex- pressed concern at increase in costs $625,000 originally budgeted, in- creased to $712,500, BOR Grant Funds of $234,000 to be reimbursed to City upon completion/acceptance of pool by State It was pointed out that if the pool is not completed until late 1979, the City may not receive the BOR refund until 1980, but that the City does have sufficient funds avail- able for payment of construction in 1979 MOTION by Mr Pepe "I move that we accept the final design of the bath house and pool as presented to us tonight by Camp Dresser & McKee, and that we go out for bids", seconded by Mrs Cavarra, motion carried 6-0 Item 5 Report of Colorado Department of Highways re W 32nd Ave Pathway Project (Richard J Brasher, District Engineer) MOTION by Mr Donaldson "I move that the Ci ty accept the fi na 1 design plans as prepared by the Colorado State Department of Highways for the Bikeway/Pathway Project on W 32nd Avenue from Miller Street to Quail Street, provided that the low bid on this section of the project does not exceed $115,000, and if the low bid exceeds $115,000, that City Council review and approve the low bid prior to award", seconded by Mrs Cavarra Harry Sabin, Colorado State Highway Department, advised the proposed $115,000 may not quite reach to Quail St --approximately between Pierson and Quail, and explained State would only seek bids in relation to funding available Mrs Turner stated she would vote against the motion for the following reasons Absence of safety factor of a separation, aggravation of drainage by placement of a curb in a very severe drainage area, problem of the street's steep slopes going back down to ground level because of placement of large slab of concrete immediately adjacent and curb height above the road, the fact that mail trucks are going to have to compete with the intended users because of its design Mr Flasco said he would vote no for same reasons Motion carried 4-2, with Councilmembers Flasco and Turner voting NO Item 6 Decision re Request of Philip A Dewald for special permission for temporary use of portion of the street for storage of materials (Petition distributed March 12, 1979 ) (Notice published March 15, 1979 ) Philip A Dewald, 9490 W 36th Ave, reviewed the request made March 12th, and answered the concerns of Council re parking, safety factors MOTION by Mrs Turner "I would move that Mr Dewald be allowed to utilize that portion of the street for his manure and wood chips which would be no greater than that amount of space covered by two cars parked end to end, no wider than the width of the car, that it not obstruct the sidewalk, that it be somehow secured against being moved by natural forces, and that it be allowed for a period of no more than thirty days, and at the end of that time, whatever is left over be moved into his driveway, and that the area be designated with markers/barricades", seconded by Mrs Cavarra, carried 6-0 City Council Minutes March 19, 1979 Page -4- Item 7 Transfer of Ownership of Drug Store Liquor License, Master Drug, 3810 Wadsworth Blvd , to Port A Tuley Albert E Anderson, attorney, represented the applicant Port A Tuley, 3960 Marshall St , was present to answer questions of the Council MOTION by Mrs Turner "I would move that the ownership of this drugstore be transferred to Port A Tuley, dba Master Drug, 3810 Wadsworth Blvd, Wheat Ridge, Colorado", seconded by Mr Pepe, carried 6-0 Item 8 Transfer of Ownership of Liquor Store License, Jolly Jack's Liquors, 4141 Kipling St , to "C & D , Ltd " Duane Helms, applicant, presented request and answered questions of Council MOTION by Mr Lewman "I move to approve the transfer of ownership for the Class D - Retail Liquor Store License for Jolly Jack's Liquor Store, 4141 Kipling Street, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to the corporation known as "C & D , Ltd ", seconded by Mrs Turner, carried 6-0 Item 9 Request of Dwaine R Richter for rehearing (Case No WZ-78-14 Richter Preliminary and Final Development Plan--restaurant ) Mr Stromberg advised the Council that the reason for the request to reconsider the portion of the motion eliminating the "drive-up window" is that it will affect the franchise--may lose the restaurant on this basis Mr Lambert advised the Council that it had the right to rehear the matter for this reason MOTIONbyMrs Turner "I would move that Case No WZ-78-14 be brought to the Council for a rehearing of the Preliminary Development Plan for the reason that the applicant has requested a rehearing because he feels the decision has a substantial impact upon the retainment of the franchise, that it be published and posted for three weeks time from tonight, that the hearing is to specifically consider the issue of the drive-up window, and the hearing will be scheduled for three weeks from tonight", seconded by Mr Pepe, carried 6-0 Council re- quested Mr Stromberg to see that the posting and notice speak specifically to the point in question Item 10 Resolution urging the Federal Government through the U S Department of Energy to purchase vacant land surrounding the Rocky Flats Plant for safety reasons and to support the Radiological Emergency Response Plan advocated by the State of Colorado Resolution introduced by Mrs Turner, numbered 635 and title read by Clerk MOTION by Mr Pepe "I move that Resolution 635 be adopted", seconded by Mrs Turner, carried 6-0 Item 11 Approve purchase of 1979 Dodge Model D300 I-ton truck per State Contract (Budgeted item) MOTION by Mrs Cavarra "I move to approve the purchase of a 1979 Dodge Model D300 one ton truck from Jim Carlin Dodge, Inc at a cost of $6,742 35 per State Contract to be charged to Account No 19-604-800-802", seconded by Mr Flasco, carried 6-0 It had been clarified for Council that the vehicle was a replacement not additional Item 12 Approve renewal applications for (a) Class T - Tavern Liquor License for Port Forty-four, Inc at 4400 Ward Road, Wheat Ridge, and (b) Class J - 3 2% Beer Retail License for 7-Eleven Store located at 9130 W 44th Ave MOTION by Mr Lewman "I move to approve renewal applications for Class T - Tavern Liquor License for Port Forty-four, Inc , at 4400 Ward Road, Wheat Ridge, and Class J - 3 2% Beer Retail License for 7-Eleven Store located at 9130 W 44th Ave" seconded by Mr Pepe, carried 6-0 City Council Minutes March 19, 1979 Page -5- Item 13 Recommendation of Street Committee Re 1979 Street Resurfacing Program (To be distributed, set Public Hearing date for Monday, March 26, 1979, publish Notice and Map) Mrs Cavarra reported copies of the Street Committee minutes of March 15, 1979 and the map titled "1979 Street Program Proposed Streets" were distributed tonight to Council It is scheduled to have the map published so that the citizens will have a chance to give input, Council Members can make any recommendations, and, hopefully, authorize staff to go out for bid next week Council suggestions for additional funding included Expanding program to obligate the un budgeted surplus, transfer amount of $300,000 allocated to salaries remaining after funding of 5% pay raise However, it was noted that the Chairman of the Personnel Commission has requested a meeting with the Council before any action is taken on salary matters It was Council concensus to schedule such meeting for April 2, 1979 at 7 00 pm MOTION by Mr Lewman "I would move to set a public hearing for Monday, March 26, 1979, to consider this recommendation of the 1979 Street Resurfacing Program, and that the City Clerk publish a notice in the appropriate manner", seconded by Mr Donaldson, carried 6-0 Mrs Cavarra brought to Council attention the 44th Avenue Committtee has been requested to give their report, it is possible segments could be developed, would have to go to Planning Commission, start discussing it next week Mayor's Matters MOTION by Mrs Turner "I would move that we have an executive session to discuss matters of litigation pertaining to the Boards and Commissions and the Kuhns lawsuits", seconded by Mr Lewman, carried 6-0 City Administrator's Matters Mr Jerman notified Council that next Monday night a photographer would be present to take pictures for the City's Annual Report Council Members Matters Mrs Turner requested (1) Parks Commission review the Park rules with respect to beer drinking in the park, (2) update/status report of the agreement with the School District on soccer field at Kullerstrand School Council Commissions' and Committees' Matters Item 14 Appointment to Building Code Advisory Board Mr Lambert, in response to Council question, advised that if there were no applicants within the District, appointment could be made from other applicants MOTION by Mr Flasco "I will move that Richard J Ondrusek be appointed to the Building Code Advisory Board from District II as an alternate", seconded by Mrs Turner, carried 6-0 (Council held Executive Session as requested) MEETING ADJOURNED at 12 35 a m , - > Deputy City Clerk APPROVED OJ :3 /.},~ he; efJ- I '