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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/1979 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO ~__--'yun~~_ 1979 ---- 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 Page -2- 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 APPROVED cfh/pjm/chj (/1//71 ('4-