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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
JANUARY 30, 1984
The City Council Meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7 30 p m
Councilmembers present Yent Davis, Larry Merkl, Clyde E Hobbs, Moe
Keller, Tony FIasco, Nancy Snow, Randy West, and Dan Wilde Also
present City Clerk, Wanda Sang City Administrator, Tom Palmer; City
Attorney, John Hayes; Public Works Director, Rodger Young; staff; and
interested citizens
Dennis I Spencer, of Spencer Contractors, Inc , gave his response to
Rodger Young's denial of his bid for the 38th Avenue Drainage Project
~1r Spencer stated he felt ~1r Young was not qualified to be Public
Works Director
Rodger Young and his staff present slides, tapes, and documentation of
the work that was done by Spencer Contractors, Inc on project PW-83-ln
(Locations are 34th Place & Teller Street, 39th Avenue & Brentwood,
33rd Avenue & Ingalls, 4~th Avenue & Zephyr) He stated there were many
items under the contract that were in error but felt the project should
be completed instead of usinq the City's authority to "pull the bond"
because Public Works did not want the project to be held up by
litigation
Council questioned both Dennis I Spencer, and Rodger Young, and his
staff
t10tion by ~Jr Hobbs to hold an Executive Session under Section 5 7 (b) (2)
of the Charter seconded by Mr West carried 8-0
Motion by ~Jr Hobbs that if Dennis I Spencer Contractors, Inc
continues and completes project PW-83-10 in a good and workman-like
manner, and completes these projects according to the existing plans and
specifications and schedule, will then be considered a future bidder of
Wheat Ridge Projects; seconded by ~lr West Mr FIasco stated he will
be voting No because he feels it is placing Mr Spencer on probation
and he doesn't feel either side is particularly clean on this issue and
if the word then was left out of the motion he could support it Motion
by Mr FIasco to amend Mr Hobb's motion to remove the work then
Motion died for a lack of a second Vote on original motion carried
7-1 wi th ~lr FIasco votinq No
~Jotion by rlr Hobbs to adjourn; seconded by ~Jr Davis; carried 8-0
~Jeeting adjourned at 11 00 p m