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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/04/1981 ['IClX~_,__l}_~~ ~ITY caUdelL MINUTES CITY OF VIHEl\T RID8F', COLORADO ~ - - - -. ------- - - - ---- ~------ The City Council 1eeting ~as convened by the Mayor at 7 30 P m CounciLnembers present Pat Aiello, Rill Bowman, ~hry Jo Cavarra, Kent Davis, Ken Lewis, Larry Merkl, Kay Ore, dnd Lo~ise Turner Also present City Clerk, Carol Hampf; City Administrator, Trnn Palmer; City Attorney, John Hayes; Deoartment Heads Hugh 8rown, an~ Rodger Young; staff; and interested citizens 1i~~ion by r1r Davis for the approval of the Tvlinutes of !\pril 27, 1981; seconded by [VIr Bowman; carried 8-0 PUBLIC COMMEHT ~~~l~~__~~-t:.c~aJ~' 3380 pierce Street, spoke on public input to Council actions and D~l!:':l~-!c__GrCl~am, 3330 Chase, on politics, economics, and Little Joe DEC I S I_Qi~~__~.E 30_t;oUT I 0 1~~__AN ~_~Q'J:}_ON ~ Item 1 Award of Bid for construction - Harlan Street Drainage, Schedule I Motion by Mr Davis that we awarl the Harlan Street Storm Drainage Project to Pascal Construction Company for the bid amount of $l,63l,934 00 with the contingency of $163,200 00, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign any changes to this contract up t~ the funds appropriated herein; seconded by Mr Aiello; carried 8-0 Item 2 ~~~~~~ by Mr Bowman that the Mayor be authorized to sign the Harlan Street Agreement regarding construction of improvements for Schedule I, with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, in the amount of $1,820,l34 00 with the District contribution of $500,000 00; ani the City contrihution $1,320,134 00, to be charged to Account No 3l-302-800 833; by Mrs Ore; carried 8-0 seconded Item 3 t10tion to approve 1981 Street Imorovement Program an] direct staff to obtain bids Leslie 80tham, 3380 Pierce Street, spoke in opposition to the ~6th Avenue--p-rofect, stating he believe<l the vast majority of citizens want narrow streets with no curb, gutter, and sidewalks, and to have ditches alonq sides; that they prefer to enjoy rural atmosphere and tend their chickens Be~_~~Cl~~~in, 3250 Marshall Street, spoke in opposition to sidewalks He was not opposed to curbinq when necessary Susan "1anigold, 6665 it" 26th Ave, presented copies of petitions f-rom-ll/80 prevlously turned in to Council, in opposition to widening the street, and addition of curb, gutter, and sidewalk She stated that the citizens were not opposed to improving the street as long as it was two l"ines and a turn l"ine; curb and gutter would be okay, but if a si:lewal k is needed she ~oulj prefer an asphalt path for jogging and horses Y2~':l~~~ClJ:~ery, 6775 VI 26th A.ve , stated that her feelings ~ere the same as the two people who had spoken before her Rodger Young, Director of Public Works, spoke, stating that a two=-T:;:-ne-str-eet is planned with a 44-foot flow line to flow line width whiCh is the same as at present; is planninq curb and gutter with a detacl,ed sidewalk, which in some areas would meander to save the hedges and trees He is not relL10ving any trees The tailwater ditch is expected to be moved depending on people's water rights The smallest amount of Right-of-Wav we have on 26th Ave is 65 feet, the majority 70 feet, and some as much as 80 feet Motion by Mrs Cavarra that the proposed street program outlined above-be-tentatively approved and direct staff to obtain bids for Council approval and further move tha-t a public hearing be heLl an<1 a list of streets affected by the program be published and a public hearing be held in advance of the bill advertisement; secon1ed by ~rs Turner; failed 2-6, with Councilembers Ore, Aiello, Lewis, Davis, Bowman, and i'1erkl, voting No f1otion by lVIr Aiello and seconded by ~lr Davis to approve the street prograrn--wCis split into 4 sections as follows 1) That the proposed street program as outlined be approve] and direct staff to obtain bids for Council approval and that the street reconstruction portion of the program will CITY COUNCIL MINUTES ~1ay 4, 19131 Page -2- include the total number of streets as outlined be included, which will require an additional appropriation of funds to be determined after bids are received carried 6-2, with t1rs Ore and iVIrs '~urner voting No 2) Further move that staff be directed to obtain bids for Council approval to purchase the necessary crack seal and seal coat equipment for City forces to do the in-house work as outlined i~ Part I; carried R-O 3) I move that the proposed reconstruction of West 26th Avenue, in conjunction with the City of Edgewater, be approve'u with an approximate cost to the City of $200,000 and direct staff to obtain bids for this reconstruction which is to include curb, gutter, sijewalk, and street paving; carried 7-1, witn Mrs Turner voting No 4) ro delete from the croposed street program Section B - Curb, Gutter, & Sidewalk Repair (Existing); Failed 4-4, with Councilmenbers bowman, Lewis, Ore, and Merkl voting No (Therefore the Street Program remains as outlined) No votes of 1) - Mrs Turner stated she did not agree with the additional appropriation, we should stay withi~ the budget; and on 3) she felt it was exorbitantly expensive, was opposed by the majority along 26th Avenue, includes curb, gutter, and other concrete improvements, and had not had a public hearing Mr Lewis statecl he was voting yes because it had been voted on by the Street Committee and had been approved by Council last year as well 4) No votes were those who tel t we should not be repairing si:lewalks, was a dangerous precedent to set, anj we have never done it before, and that policy had been set in 1976 for the City to pay to remove the concrete and the homeowner pay to have it replaced Item 4 Motion to approve Resolution providing for two new positions in Engineering Division and upgrade third position, and direct staff to go out for bids for materials testing equipment Rodger Young explained the need for the addition of the two Civil Engineers There would be far ~ore in-house engineering and construction inspection and on the three main 1981 projects, there would be a savings of $295,000 by not going out to consultants for these services MO~~~2 by Mrs Ore that Resolution 735 be adopted setting forth the salary grades and ranges for the recommended Engineering Division positions; funds in the amount of $23,716 be transferred frrnn ~cct No 01-607-795 to ~cct No 01-302-602 for this purpose; and that the concept of a materials testing facility with necessary equipment be approved for an approximate cost of $30,000; and that staff is hereby directed to obtain bids for the necessary equipment for Council approval; seconded by Mr ~iello; carried 8-0 Item 5 Motion to provide for hearing and decisions on Use Variances, and direct City Attorney to prepare orjinance amendments Mr Gidley stated that the Board of Adjustment has requested the full right of "Use V:'iriances" that mayor may not be temporary Mr Hayes had stated that as the use variances have been given, they constituted :'i zoning decision without Council action Claudia Worth, 4650 Oak Street, Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Adjustment;-spoke-that the Bo~rd does not want to rezone, and they feel they are not rezoning; that the variances are not to the l:'ind, but to the people who ask for the variances Since Mr Hayes' ruling they cannot give these variances Motion by Mrs Cavarra that the City ~ttorney be directed to prepare an ordinance amendment providing for the Board of ~djustment to hear and decide ~emporary Use Variances and that the Planning Commission and City Council decide all other use variances as Special Use Permits with special attention to home occupation; and that criteria be set up as to Temporary Use Variances; seconded by Mrs Ore, carried 7-1, with t1r Lewis voting No Item 6 Presentation of Annual ~udit by Arthur Young & Company Ken Anderson of Arthur Young & Co , was present and stated that their Tindlngs-presented a fair representation of the financictl cundition and the City's financial records are in good condition As to the managelnent letter - they did not find anything of material weakness the items brought to the attention of Council \Vere not a serious problem ~10tion by Mrs Turner to accept the audit; seconded by ~lr l'1erkl; carried 8-0 CITY COUNCIL MI~UTES May 4, 1981 Page -3- Item 7 Motion to approve renewal of insurance payment for coverages Mr Brown explained this is the third year of a three-year package on this insurance coverage, and that next year we are considering a self-insurance pool and if it does not work out bids will be put out at that time Motion by Mr Aiello to approve pavment of $77,163 for the following coverages General Property I;, Liability, Umbrella TJiahility, and Blanket Employees Bond to be charged to Account No 01-610-781 for $30,725 Automobile Insurance to be charged to Account No 01-610-782 for $24,162 Police Professional Liability to be charged to Account No 01-610-783 for $l6,730 Public Officials Liability to be char::led to Account No 01-610-794 for $5,546; seconded by Mrs Ore; carried 6-2, with Mr Lewis and Mrs Turner voting No Mrs Turner and Mr Lewis were concerned that there had been insufficient bidding Motion by Mrs Ore for an EXECUTIV8 SESSION regarding an appraisal on property on Lena Gulch under Section 5 7(bt(3); seconr1ed by Mr I\iello; carried 8-0 Executive Session was held Motion by Mr I'1erkl to continue past 11 00 p m; seconded by Mr Lewis; carried 8-0 Item 8 Motion bv Mr Merkl that we authorize the Mayor to approve and slgn~he agreement for the purchase of the Gordon Boeye property, located at 3695 Miller Court, for the Lena Gulch Project, with the stipulation that financial statements for three of the last five years be attached; and that the figures show the appraisal price of $103,000 for the land and the 847,000 price for the business The business price to be substantiated by the financial statements Said statements to have been reviewed by the Mayor and City Attorney; seconded by Mrs Ore; carried 7-1, with Mr Lewis voting No Motion to adjourn at 11 30 P m ~~ . ~-'-/ /' 2;zm~,-Zd2~2:~o/'-________ __ Carol F Hampf, C.:tt'l:-JClerk CFH; chj; L- APPROVED