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Home My WebLink About06/23/1980 June 23, 1980 CITY CUUNCIL MINU~Eb CI~Y UF vhEAT kIDGE, COLURADO The June 23, 19bO Regular City Council Meeting was convened by 1ayor btites at 7 30 P m Councilmembers present Pat ~iel1o, Bill Bowman, l1ary Jo Cavarra, Kent Davis, Ken Lewis, Larry Merkl, Kay Ore, and Louise F Turner Also present City Clerk, Carol Hampf; City ,~dministrator, J:'om Palmer; City A.ttorney, John Hayes; Department Heads Richard Bredt, and Hugh Brown; staff; and interested citizens APP"OVAL OF !\jIt~UI'E,::, Motion by Mrs Turner to approve the Minutes of June 16, 19bU with the correction that her statement regarding her no vote on the Senior Citizens l..-enter the words "spoken to" De changed to "been contacted by" Ulotion was seconded by ~'lr Aiello; carried 8-U PhUCLAi1A'1'ION BY 7rlL ~1AYuR lhe Mayor read the Proclamation declaring Lutheran Medical Center Week - July 13-19, 198U It was accepted by Millie Malcolm PUBLIC CCJt1ME.N'1 There was no one present to speak under Public Comment PUBLIC HEARINCb AND OkDINANCES ON SECOND hEADING I tern 1 Application ny l{ J Venail1ion tor approval ot a Preliminary Development PIan for a Planned Industrial Development on property located at approximately the northwest corner at rabor Street and 49th Avenue (extended) (Case l~O \'12-80-7) (Postponed trom June 16th at applicant's request) 1r Gidley gave the staff COlllments and that it meets the requirements ot the zoning Ordinance The Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions Present to speaK tor the applicants were Challes Gathers, 1825 Lawrenl..-e, Frank Brown, Edmonton, Alberta, tiob Vermillion, Denver, colorad() They gave information that it would be an office-warehouse complex; there would be parKing for 420 cars; that there was sufficient water for domestic use; that it the new 20-inch line would not be constructed, they would use the pond for fire tlow; that they desired to have the ground dedicated for 48th Avenue along with Phase I; that they did not feel the need to construct the street until either the completion at Phase II, or the building of the Lakemont property to the south Also, that they planned a dedication at a bU-foot right-of-way, but the construction of a L-lane street Mr Vernon Dorn, representinj the Vista village Retirement CeIlter and Nursing Home at 48UO Tabor, residencinq at 4635 ~elch, and Floyd Harrison, Executive Director of the Vista vil1aqe Group, residencing at80 5 Garland, spoke their concerns regardinq tne trattic on Tabor without the 48th Avenue construction; that their usage of water by Lakewood would not take away from their needs tor water However, they telt that the developed property would be an enhancement to the City and the Lommunity if their concerns were answered I1r Tex Junker, 4615 bwadley, spOKe in opposition He presented-a petition signed by 3b people, most living on Swadley, 1 on Tabor lIis concerns were I'here are no sidewalKs on Tabor Street; children as well as adults have to walk on that street to get to school and to the buses; also, the noise in a residential area and the capacity of ~abor Street CIfl CUUNCIL ~I~UTLS June 23, lSi(jO Page -2- On summarization Mr Gathers presented Applicant's exhibit No 1, which was a letter from Collins and Cockerel, Attorneys at law, regarding the Valley water District and thp Lakemont Center notion by l1r ~lerhl that CasevvZ-8U-7 be approved with the following conditions 1 rhe right-ot-way for West 4(jth Avenue between Tabor Street and ward koad be secured by applicants prior to submitting the Final Development Plan and that the Final Plan and Plat dedicate said right-ot-way All related street improvements shal1 be the responsibility of the applicant, and ~est 4dth Avenue Tabor Street to \~ard Road stwll be completed before the completion of the 1st Phase of development on the property 2 fhe fire flows now approved appear on the Final Plan and no building is to De occupied until completion of the water main on the property and connectin~ to the Val1ey ~ater System; or that the applicants show that adequate fire flows and domestic water will not be interrupted to any of the surrJunding or neighborin) properties Motion seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 7-1, with Mrs Turner voting No, stating that she was concerned with the safety problems as brought up by the neighborhood, and also concerned about the traffic tigures as given Failed amendment by Mr Aiello, that the right-of-way for West 48th between Tabor and Van Gordon be secured and also the street be constructed prior to the applicant being given a certificate of occupancy; seconded by Mr Davis; failed 3-5, with Councilmembers bowman, Cavarra, Merkl, Ore, and Turner voting No I tern 2 ~pplication by Mary J Blevins and the City of ~heat Kidge to vacate a portion of Kline Street located between Lena Gulch on the south and west 40th Aveue (dedicated but not constructed) on the north (Case 1,0 HV-80-1) Motion to postpone by Mr__Bowman; seconded by Mr Aiello; carried 8-0 Item 3 Council Bill No 20 - An Ordinance providing for the adoption by City Louncil ot Eight Quarter section Zoning Maps as the Official zoning Maps of the City of Wheat ~idge, Colordo; and, to provide for the future updating of these maps periodically to indicate the Zoning Changes approved by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado Ordinance was introduced on second reading by Mr Lewis Motion by Mr Lewis for the approval ot Council Bill No 20 on second reading; seconded by Mr Aiello Under discussion Mrs Turner nad brought several questions to Community Development regarding Mapping problems Motion by Mrs Ore to Table the Quarter Section Maps until they can be brought back to City Council without errors; seconded by Mrs Turner; carried 8-0 Item 4 DLLI~IONS, RESOLUTION, AND_MOTIONS (Prior to Litizen input on desired Budget priorities beginning Budget process ) I tern 5 rJo one signed to live input on the Budget Kesolution No 70~ - Authorizing Reimbursement from City of Wheat Ridge's attributable share of the Jefferson County Open Space Fund for land acquired at b363-65 West 35th Avenue in Wheat Ridge for Parks and Open Space Purposes Resolution was introduced by Mr Aiello; title read by the Clerk Motion by Mr Aiello for the adoption ot Resolution 709; seconded by Mrs Ore; carriea 7-1, with Mrs Turner voting No CITY COUNCIL MI ~UT~b June 23, 1~80 Page -3- Item b Motion by Mr Merkl to cancel City Council Meeting at June 30, 1980 (Fifth Monday of the month); seconded by Mrs Ore; carried 7-1, with Mr Davis voting No )l>!AYOR 'S nA1"l'EhS Mayor Stites said that the Coffer Dam at Maple Grove Reservoir 1S now complete CITY A~TORNLY'S nATTLRS lhe senior Citizens Center closing is next Thursday Also the church board had requested a few items of furnishings to be deleted, such as a communion rail, the pulpit, and some prayer books This was approved by Council LUUNLILM~MB~RS' MATTEHb 1r Lewis spoke 1) that the proposed development to our north with Arvada and the state is to be studied by the Coalition of Lities and 2) that the timing has been changed on ~adsworth by the btate It appears to be too long on Wadsworth and too short on the East West Streets 3) The treasurer's report shows 20 miles of streets swept in 10 days He questioned that amount in lu days with 3 sweepers Mr Aiello 1) requested that Patrol look into the speeding on pierce Street between 26th and 35th Avenues; 2) that Council had received a letter regarding condemning the property at 32nd and Benton as a nuisance and would like to see this also done at 29th and ~ewland, because it is dangerous and is not being used as a Greenhouse Mrs Lavarra stated that she has been appointed to the Organization Committee for Metro Government They wanted representatives from various entities She is however not representing the City of wheat Ridge Mrs Turner 1) requested republication of the Deorio Ordinance, as she did not introduce it Also she felt that the motion passed became a part of the ordinance Mr Hayes wil1 look into this 2) That tne moratorium on Board and Commission members has been on for some time The survey is now complete and she moved to remove this item from the Table and put it on the July Study Session Seconded by Mr Davis; carried 8-0 LUUNCIL LOMMITTEEb AND COnnISSIONS' MATTERb Item 7 A Motion by Mrs Cavarra to re-appoint John Hardaway,3590 l\10ore street, to the ~1ass ":'ransit Committee, term to expire 2/21/83; and to appoint James E Arvidson, 7800 West 35th Avenue, Apt 105, to fill unexpired term to 2/21/82; seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 8-0 B Motion by Mrs Ore to re-appoint Theodore EriCkson, 4075 Carr Street, and Paul J Gulman, 11673 West 44th Aveue, Apt 2, to the Hass 'rransit Committee, terms to expire 2/21/83; seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 8-0 ADJOURNLVIEl~ l' Meeting was adjourned at 10 00 P m ~,d'3/ tay;; Larol t ciampf, City Clerk" cfh; chj; APPROVED