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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
UTY uFdHEA'j' RIDGE, COLORADQ
November 17, 1~80
The November 17, 1980 City Council Meeting was convened by the
~ayor at 7 30 P m Councilmembers present Pat Aiello, Bill
dowman, Mary Jo Cavarra, Kent Davis, Ken Lewis, Larry Merkl, Kay
Ore, and Louise Turner Also present City Clerk, Carol Hampf;
City Treasurer, James Malone; City Ad~inistrator, Tom Palmer;
City Attorney, John Hayes; Department Head, Hugh Brown; staff,
and interested citizens
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Mr Davis for the approval of the Minutes of November
10, 1980; seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 8-0
t>UdLIC Lm1MEW1'
Susan Manigold, 6665 W 2bth Ave, Denver, 80214, presented
petitions with 16 names on them indicating opposition of widening
west 26th Avenue, and the addition of curb, gutter, and sidewalk
She also read a letter from the Wheat Ridge Live Stock
Association, also opposed to the widening of West 26 and west
44th Avenues The incorporation of sidewalK, curb, and gutter as
being incompatible with the character of a country flavored
suburban community as expressed in the Comprehensive Plan Also
that the wider streets would encourage increased traffic flow and
its noise and dirt
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Item 1
Council Bill No 45 - An ordinance providing for the
approval of rezoning from Restricted Commercial (F-C)
to Conditional Commercial One (C-l) for land located at
approximately 3050 Youngfield Street, City of Wheat
Ridge, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
(Case No WZ-80-30, Ochs Bros )
Council Bill 45 was introduced by Mr Davis and the title read by
the Clerk Motion by f'1r Davis thatCouncil Dill 45 be approved
on first reading and ordered published; that a Public Hearing be
set for Monday, December 8, 1980, at 7 30 P m in City Council
Chambers, Municipal Building, and that, if approved on second
reading, take effect 15 days after final publication; seconded by
Mrs Ore Council discussion involved the use of the word
"conditional" in the title, as there is no category of
Conditional Commercial One and also the difficulty of enforcing
the conditions of Section 2 , specifically as the years go on how
would this information be carried forward As a friendly
amendment it was requested that the word "conditional" be striken
from the title and that Section 2 first sentence be amended to
read "The permitted uses within this zone district for the parcel
described above shall be all uses in the current Appendix A,
Section 18, except" i'10tion by ~1r Merkl to amend the Ordinance
by striking Section 2 in its entirety; seconded by Mr Aiello
After further discussion on the conditions, Motion by Mr Merkl
to Table the item for 1 week; seconded by Mr Lewis; carried 7-1,
with Mr Aiello voting No
DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS
Item 2
Motion authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Amendment
to Agreement with Urban Drainage and Flood Control
District re Lena Gulch Schedule I
(Amending Agreement 80-2 1)
Motion by Mr Aiello to authorize the Mayor to enter into an
amended agreement with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
amending agreement 80-2 1 dated May 13, 1980 with the District
Said amendment authorizes an additional $25,000 to be charged to
Account No 31-302-800-833 as wheat Fidge's 50% share of the
contingency fund for the Lena Gulch Schedule I Project; seconded
by Mrs Turner; carried 8-0
CITY CuUNCIL MINUTES
November 17, 1980
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CI'I'Y AT'I'OR1'JEY' S MAT'rERS
Mr Hayes told Council that the Court of Appeals had affirmed
Judge Wolvington's opinion in the Richter Case
Item 3
Motion by Mr Aiello to hold an Executive Session re
litigation matters as per Section 5 7(b) of the Home
Kule Charter; seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 8-0
COUNCILMEMBERS' MATTERS
Item 4 Motion by Mr Aiello to approve an additional $300
allowance per person to attend the National League of
Cities Meeting (November 29th through December 3rd);
seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 6-2, with Mr Lewis and
1rs rurner voting No
Mrs Turner stating that we had asked staff to stay within the
budget this year and next and felt Council should do the same
It was pointed out that due to the costs involved the budgeted
amount had already been spent on hotel rooms, airfares, and
registration Mrs Cavarra stated that due to an emergency
situation at he~ job she was going to have to cancel out She
had been designated as the voting member for Council Mr ~iello
had been designated as the Alternate and therefore will become
the voting member 1r Bowman was then designated Alternate
Mrs Ore will be a voting representative of CML
Mrs Turner asked the City Attorney to review the Council Rules
of Procedure and Ordinance 425, to see if either or both were
violated in the non-appointment of Mr Chastain Mr Hayes said
that in his opinion the amendment did not mean to take away
Council's discretion as to who is reappointed He felt that the
intent was, that if a person was reappointed, he be an alternate
rather than a regular If reappointment would be automatic then
b) and c) would be in contradiction and c) incorporates b)
However, he will look into the Rules of Procedure to see if the
names need to be proposed a week in advance
COUNCIL COMMITTEES' AND COMMISSIONS' MATTERS
Item 5
Appointments to Board of Adjustment from District II,
and Planning Commission from District IV
110tion by Mrs Ore to Taole the appointment of someone to the
Planning tommission from District IV until December 8; seconded
by Mr Bowman; carried 8-0
10tion by Mr Lewis to reappoint Robert Blair from District II to
the Board of Adjustment; teLll to exp~re 3/2/84; seconded by l'lr
Davis; carried 8-0
Mayor Stites announced that the Community Development Improvement
Committee and the Street Committee Members would be switched,
except that ;'lr Bowman would stay on the Street Committee, and
Mrs Ore would stay on the Community Committee Mr Bowman will
be the President of Chamber of Commerce next year and therefore
felt it best to stay on the Street Committee Mrs Ore is in
concurrence
Mrs Turner asked that a comparison be provided as to comparable
pay groups from 5 cities of comparable size and also comparison
of their benefit package She would also like to know the ratio
of the salaries between Patrol, Detectives etc
Mr Merkl asked if the
drainage problems Mr
with the streets was a
Street Committee's duties also included
Stites replied that drainage as connected
street problem
Executive Session was held
Meeting was adjourned at 10 00 P m
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Carol F Hampf, City~
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APPHOVED