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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
MAY 31, 1983
The Special City Council Meeting was called to order by the t1ayor at
7 30 P m Councilmembers present Pat Aiello, Will Burt, Kent Davis,
Clyde E Hobbs, Ken Lewis, Larry Merkl, Kay Ore, and Nancy Snow Also
present City Clerk, vlanda Sang; City Administrator, Tom Palmer
City Attorney, John Hayes Department Head Rodger Young
Mr Lewis' point of order to Mr Hayes quoted the 5 3 Section of the
Charter on Special Meetings called by the Council Noted that the May
26 issue of the Sentinel stated that the only issue on the agenda was
the 32nd Avenue re-construction to be decided and if they (Council)
followed the Charter, they could not hear or discuss any other business
except that one issue Mr Hayes stated that since this was published
as a special meeting, Section 5 3 of the Charter would apply
Motion by t1rs Snow that public comment could be heard on the decision
of 32nd Avenue but put off for another meeting on items 2 & 3 (Approval
of Judges list and Intergovernmental Agreement); seconded by t1r Aiello
~1r Lewis requested that Mr Hayes reiterate for the record when a
meetinq is called other than our two regular meetings, it is called a
Special Meeting Mr Hayes quoted section 5 1 of the Charter and Rules
of Council 3 1 Mr Aiello called for the question; seconded by Mr
Hobbs; carried 7-1 with Mr Lewis voting No Vote on the question
carried 7-1, with Mr Lewis voting No Mr Lewis stated his reason for
voting No, is that he doesn't think the Council has the right to
supercede the Charter Mayor Stites stated, the Minutes of May 9, 1983
call for Council to hold a Special Meeting on May 31, 1983 for the 32nd
Avenue Project
PUBLIC HEARING
Item 1
Decision on final design for the reconstruction of 32nd Avenue
from Wadsworth Blvd to pierce Street (KKBNA)
Duane Jansen of KKBNA presented slides to show features of the plan
Speaking in favor of the plan was Joe Bean, 7075 W 32nd Avenue, who
also spoye for Roger Thompson Appearing in opposition were ~1aurice
Fox, attorney for Harold Smithhill, 7190 W 32nd Ave, Jack R Boyer,
7200 W 32nd Avenue, GLand Evelyn Hess, 7240 W 32nd Ave, A E
Franyenbery, 6900 W 32nd Ave, Bob Eckhardt, 7400 W 34th Ave~om
Slattery, 6869 W 32nd Ave, Pat Rhodes, 7295 vI 32nd Ave, Frank---
Miller, 6840 W 32nd Ave, and George Butkovich
Council concerns
and Teller, turn
Street, trees at
at bus stop
were utility poles, detached sidewalks, signal
lane at 32nd and Teller, adequate drainage of
32nd and Saulsbury, bus stop at intersection,
at 32nd
Pierce
liqhting
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~lotion by ~lr Aiello for approval of the project with the following
changes removal of light and turn lane at 32nd & Teller, attach
sidewalks whenever possible and still save the trees; seconded by Mr
Merkl discussion followed Mrs Snow stated she will be voting No for
the following reasons and wishes it to be stated in the Minutes 1)
KKBNA has been sensitive to the concerns of the citizens, but it was
impossible to preserve the area as residents wanted it with mandated
curbs and increased width 2) The Country Lane look was part of the
charm and allure of the area, along with absence of excess asphalt and
curbs 3) Except for turn lanes, 32nd Avenue is easily travelled, and
travelling on residential streets should not be made so easy people use
them instead of freeways The increased speed ruins the value of
adjacent properties 4) There was a perversity of decision making,
when people west of Kipling were begging for Lena Gulch to be finished
for vital flood control and possible saving of the trees, and the
Council did not wish to finish it, and here, on the east end, they were
proposing to spend $565,000 on a street citizens have begged to be left
the way it is, that "nothing is so useless as doing efficiently that
which does not need doing at all;" seconded by ~lr Merkl; carried 5-3
with Councilmembers Lewis, Hobbs, and Snow voting No
Meeting adjourned at 9 50 P m
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Wanda Sanq, c~y Clerk
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