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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO Mav 24. 2010 Mayor DiTullio called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Councilmembers present: Karen Adams, Karen Berry, Joyce Jay, Tracy
Langworthy, Davis Reinhart, Wanda Sang, and Mike Stites. Also present: City Clerk, Michael Snow; City Manager, Randy Young; Police Chief, Dan Brennan; City Attorney, Gerald Dahl; Director
of Community Development, Kenneth Johnstone; Director of Public Works, Tim Paranto; Parks and Recreation Director, Joyce Manwaring; Assistant to the City Manager, Heather Geyer; staff;
and interested citizens. Council Member Joe DeMott was absent. Motion by Mr. Reinhart to go into Executive Session under Charter Section 5.7(b)1(d) and C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(b)
and (f), specifically for a conference with the City Attorney and appropriate staff for legal advice on a personnel matter concerning the employment contract of the City Manager; seconded
by Mrs. Sang; carried 7-0. Meeting adjourned to Executive Session. Council Member Joseph DeMott arrived at 6:43pm. Regular City Council Meeting was reconvened at 7:05 p.m. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES OF May 10. 2010 Motion by Mr. Stites for approval of the Minutes of May 10, 2010; seconded by Mrs. Jay; carried 8-0. PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIES Mayor DiTullio presented Acknowledgment
of Bank of the West for investing in Safety and Mobility in the City of Wheat Ridge. CITIZENS' RIGHT TO SPEAK Dalmon Larson handed Council copies of an email exchange between himself
and City Planner Meredith Reckert (amended to this packet) regarding his concerns for changes to the park design at 38th & Kipling. He expressed objections to what he feels were major
differences in the approved parking space designs relative to what the community thought was in the final design.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: May 24,2010 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Page -2-Motion by Mr. Reinhart to amend the Agenda to add an Item 3. to discuss a Resolution Creating the Citizen's Exploratory
Committee (CEC) for the Purpose of Public Education and Debate Regarding the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Various Forms of City Government; seconded by Mrs. Langworthy; carried 8-0.
1. CONSENT AGENDA A. Motion to approve the Annual Renewal for the Shoretel Telecommunications System in the amount of $15,941.90 to OCX. B. Resolution 23-2010 -approving the first amendment
to an Intergovernmental Agreement concerning an Auto Theft Task Force among Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Lakewood, Denver, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and the District Attorney for
the First Judicial District of Colorado. C. Motion to approve Water and Sanitation Tap Fees for the 38th and Kipling Park Development to Denver Water, Consolidated Mutual Water Company
and Westridge Sanitation District in a combined total amount of $273,940. D. Motion to approve an amendment to the City of Wheat Ridge RFP-06-54 Bus Stop Shelter Construction and Maintenance
Agreement. Consent Agenda was introduced and read by Mr. Reinhart. Motion by Mr. Reinhart for approval of the Consent Agenda; seconded by Mrs. Sang; carried 8-0. ORDINANCES ON FIRST
READING 2. Council Bill 08-2010 -An Ordinance amending the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws Article VII of Chapter 26 concerning Off-Premise Identification Signs, Community Event/Sponsorship
Banners, and Signs in the public right-of-way. Council Bill 08-2010 was introduced on first reading by Mr. DeMott. Motion by Mr. DeMott to approve Council Bill 08-2010 on first reading,
order it published, public hearing set for Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, and that it take effect 15 days after final publication; seconded by Mrs.
Adams; carried 8-0.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: May 24,2010 Page -3-3. Resolution 24-2010 -A Resolution Creating the Citizen's Exploratory Committee (CEC) for the Purpose of Public Education and Debate Regarding
the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Various Forms of City Government. Motion by Mr. Reinhart to approve Resolution 24-2010; seconded by Mrs. Langworthy; carried 7-1 with Mrs. Sang voting
No. ~8pm Michael Snow, City Clerk A~ CITY COUNCIL ON J""e 14, 2010 BY A VOTE OF ~ to JL Davis Reinhart, Mayor pro tem The preceding Minutes were prepared according to §47 of Robert's
Rules of Order, i.e. they contain a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members. Recordings and DVD's of the meetings are available for listening or viewing
in the City Clerk's Office, as well as copies of Ordinances and Resolutions.