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~ITY caUdelL MINUTES
CITY OF VIHEl\T RID8F', COLORADO
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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
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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
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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
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Carol F Hampf, C.:tt'l:-JClerk
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APPROVED