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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
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The June 4, 1979 Regular City Council Meeting was convened by Mayor Phillips
at 7 40 P m Council Members present Joseph M Donaldson, Anthony N Flasco,
Gary Lewman, Louise F Turner and Ray C Pepe Also present City Administrator
J?hn A Jerman, City Attorney Edmund G Lambert, Department Heads Douglas
H:l~ard, Charles Stromberg, Clyde Hobbs, Richard Bredt, staff, and interested
cltlZens
Approval of Minutes
MOTION by Mr Donaldson
the minutes for the
I move that they be
carri ed 5-0
"If there are no additions or corrections to
meeting of May 21 by other members of council,
approved as printed",secondedbyMrs Turner,
Ordinances on First Reading
Item 1 Ordinance providing for approval of rezoning from Residential-2 (R-2)
to Restricted-Commercial (RC) for land located at 6075 W 46th Ave,
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Ordinance was introduced by Mr Pepe, numbered 332, and title read by the clerk
MOTION by Mr Pepe "I move that this ordinance be adopted on first
reading and ordered published, that a public hearing be set for
Monday, June 25, 1979, at 7 30 pOlin City Council Chambers at
7500 West 29th Avenue, 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 5-0
Item 2 Emergency Ordinance conveying land for 1-76 & Wadsworth Interchange
and decision on 1-76 and Wadsworth Interchange design with respect
to parking area for Johnson Park users east of Wadsworth and vehicle
access to Johnson Park from Wadsworth (Clyde Hobbs and representa-
tive from Colorado Department of Highways) (See materials distri-
buted May 21, 1979 by City Administrator)
Mr Jerman stated that the attorney felt the ordinance should be tabled due to
legalities Mrs Turner moved that a short executive session be held, seconded
by Mr Donaldson, carried 5-0 An Executive Session was held immediately
Phil Demosthenes, of the Colorado Department of Highways was present to answer
Council questions Discussion involved the previous request for a small parking
area on the east side of Wadsworth for access to Johnson Park and Mr Demosthenes
explained there was insufficient room for a legally built lot Mrs Turner
requested a detailed drawing showing the boundaries and design of the pathway
area Mr Demosthenes said he did not have that particular kind of a drawing,
but would see what he could do MOTION by Mr Donaldson "I move tha t thi s
matter be tabled indefinitely pending litigation and in the mean-
time a survey be made of the parcel in question, namely Johnson
Park", seconded by t~rs Turner, carried 5-0
Decisions, Resolutions, and Motions
Item 3 Award of Bid 1979 Street Improvement and Driveway Adjustments Pro-
gram
Discussion involved the percentage of streets that will be resurfaced and the
expansion of the project to include the remainder of the money available in
the budget It was explained that the project could be expanded up to 25% under
the terms of the contract, but if additional expansion is desired the bid would
have to be re-let, and that some of the money in the budget had been earmarked
for the 44th Avenue design It was suggested that the remaining money be used
for improvements for intersections, if Council wi~hes to change the budg~t
designation Mr Pepe moved that the street commlttee come back ~o councll in
two weeks with an expanded program Seconded by Mr Flasco, carrled 5-0
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 4, 1979
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Council Members' Matters
Mr Flasco stated that there was supposed to have been a pickup today in the
clean-up campaign and that it had not been done He wanted to know why not
and when it would be done Mr Donaldson explained that the original in-
tent had been to clean up items of trash that had been laying around but that
some people were imposing on the city by cutting down trees and brush and piling
it up for pickup Since there had been no previous restrictions put on the
trash pickup, members of Council felt that the clean-up campaign should con-
tinue
~10TION by ~1r Flasco "I move that trash be pi cked up tomorrow",
seconded by Mrs Turner, carried 4-1 Mr Donaldson voting NO
MOTION to adjourn by Mr Lewman, seconded by Mr Flasco, carried 5-0
Meeting was adjourned to the Study Session at 8 30 P m
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