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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/17/1981 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY OF ~1EAT RIDGE, COLORADO and the CITY OF EDGEWATER, COLORADO August l7, 1981 The joint City Council Meeting between the cities of Edgewater and Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was convened by Mayor Stites and Council presiuent Swann at 7 30 P m Those Councilmembers present from Edgewater were Betty Andersen, Norma Daly, Joe MacDonald, Jim Kelley, and Rex Swann CouncilmeHlbers present from Wheat Ridge were Pat Aiello, Bill Bowman, Mary Jo Cavarra, Kent Davis, Ken Lewis, Larry Merkl, Kay Ore, and Louise Turner Also present City Clerks, Carol Hampf (WR), and Julie Boatman (E); City Administrator, Tom Palmer (wR); City Attorneys, John Hayes (WR) and Jim Windholz (E) Department Heads Hugh Brown (WR), William Sullivan (E), and Rodger Young (WR); staff, and interested citizens Item 1 Mr Swann asked for introduction of the Edgewater Emergency Ordinance The Ordinance was read by Julie Boatman Motion by Mr MacDonald that Council Bill 13-81 (Ordinance 12-81) Series of 1981, an Ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Wheat Ridge related to the joint construction of improvements of 26th Avenue, authorizing the Mayor to enter into such agreement and declaring an emergency, be approved; seconded by Mr Kelley; carried 5-0 Item 2 Mr Young described the project Leslie Botham, 3380 Pierce, read a position statement from the Area 4 Planning Committee in opposition Motion by Mr Kelley for the acceptance of the Intergovernmental Agreement between Edgewater and Wheat Ridge; seconded by Mrs Andersen; carried 5-0 Resolution authorizing the City of Wheat Ridge to enter into the Intergovernmental Agreement was read by Carol Hampf Motion by Mr Merkl that the Resolution be adopted as read and numbered at a later date by the Clerk; seconded by Mrs Ore; carried 7-1, with Mrs Turner voting No; stating "I intend to vote 'no' on the motion and ask that my comments be reflected verbatim in the minutes \fhile I am not opposed to intergovernmental agreements and do not oppose the reconstruction of 26th Ave per se, I am opposed to the extent of this project as it has been proposed-for the following reasons 1 Two thirds of the adjacent Wheat Ridge residents, as well as two citizen groups, pUblicly requested no curb and gutter and protested the widening of 26th Ave 2 The proposed 44' width and the addition of curb and gutter create excessive costs for construction and expensive governmental maintenance in perpetuity 3 Installation of curb and gutter at public expense, when other property owners have borne the cost themselves, sets an improper, inconsistent and expensive policy-the type of policy which has caused many cities to have on-going financial problems 4 A project of this scope and with this effect upon a neighborhood should not have been decided without a published public hearing and affirmative public input" CITY COUNCIL MINUTES i'\ugust 17, 1981 Page -2- Item 3 Award of Bid for West 26th Avenue Project Susan Manigold, 6665 W 26th Ave , spoke in opposition to the project Amended Motion that we accept the five bids on the 26th Avenue Reconstruction Project and award the project to Brannan Sand & Gravel Compny for the bid amount of $566,642 15 with a contingency of $84,996 85, and authorizide the Wheat Ridge Director of PUblic Works and the Edgewater City Engineer and City Clerk to sign any change orders to the contract up to the funds appropriated herein; original motion by Mr MacDonald; seconded by Mrs Andersen; amending motion by Mr MacDonald; seconded by Mr Kelley; both motions carried 5-0 Motion by Mr Aiello that we accept the five bids on the 26th Avenue Reconstruction Project and award the project to Brannan Sand & Gravel Company for the bid amount of $566,642 15 with a contingency of $84,996 85, and authorize the Wheat Ridge Director of Public Works and the Edgewater City Engineer and City Clerk to sign any change orders to the contract up to the funds appropriated herein; seconded by Mr Bowman; carried 7-1, with Mrs Turner voting No, stating that she was voting no for the same reasons as previously stated Mayor Allison and Mayor Stites both thanked all of the Edgewater and Wheat Ridge people for the work t~at has been put into this project Meeting was adjourned at 8 30 p m ) ~ /. _ \ /! ~ <~ ......)7'-- -- ~ - (C V _'+-a-Z~~4-/.', --Julie Boatman, City Clerk Edgewater / ~(:~~ /"/cc//}/) Carol F Hampf-t City Wheat Ridge' Clerk /. I L