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ITEM 1 - CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Burkholder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Cabinet Room
of the Lakewood Civic Center South Building, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood,
Colorado.
ITEM 2 - ROLL CALL
Those present were: Mayor Steve Burkholder, Presiding
Council Members present: Ray Elliott
Jackie Herbst
Barbara Martin
Bob Murphy
Tom Booher
Mike Stevens
Cheryl Wise
Debbie Koop
Ed Peterson
Council Members absent Carol Kesselman
Others present Tom Quinn, Chair, Planning Commission
Staff in attendance: Mike Rock, City Manager
Roger Noonan, City Attorney
Joni Inman, Director, Mayor & City Manager's Office
Full and timely notice of this Study Session had been given and a quorum was present.
ITEM 3 - REPORT- STATE OF THE COURT
Presiding Municipal Judge Thomas Elliott provided City Council with an annual report on the number of cases heard and key issues facing the Municipal Court during the 2003 calendar year.
The total summonses filed with the Court were 27,117, up from the 22,715 filed
in 2002. Revenue for the same calendar period (2003) was $2,332,473, up from
the previous year (2002) total of $1,840,501. Increases are largely due to the
addition of a new Traffic Enforcement Team that began operation in March.
Other information provided to the Council included:
- The elimination of night court during 2003. This change moved traffic arraignments
to 8:15 a.m., resulting in no complaints from the public. Savings from the elimination
of night court have not yet been determined.
- A new video arraignment system was installed and has proven to be dependable
and efficient.
- The Municipal Court took the lead in working with the Council Legislative
Committee in originating a successful House Bill, carried by Rep. Rob Fairbank,
that restored court marshals' ability to perform as peace officers.
- Prisoner transports, to and from county jails, increased during 2003.
- Court marshals are now responsible for interviewing all defendants who request
a stay.
- The Probation Division continues its work with graffiti cleanup, the Helping
Hands program for elderly assistance and the cleanup of city buildings.
- The average juvenile offender serves six months on probation; the average
domestic violence offender serves one year. Four probation officers handled
856 adult offenders last year and 898 juvenile offenders.
- A new computer system is expected to be operational by the end of 2004 and
will enhance information retrieval capabilities and will speed the transfer
of information to the State Motor Vehicle Department.
Council members asked several clarifying questions during the presentation and a follow-up memo will be prepared to address them.
ITEM 4 - POLICY REPORT 2004-3 - AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Roger Wadnal, Development Review Manager, advised the Council of several zoning ordinance amendments that staff would be bringing forward.
The amendments were discussed in broad terms and included changes to the zoning ordinance in the areas of fencing, signage, animal daycare, landscaping and light manufacturing/contractor's shops.
Council, through consensus, urged the staff to swiftly bring forward, to a formal City Council meeting, the landscaping changes in order for the city to have an impact on water conservation for the summer months. Council directed staff to bring the other proposed amendment changes back to them in study session before scheduling them for formal action. Staff advised that specific ordinance changes would be reviewed by the Planning Commission prior to presentation to Council.
Planning Commission Chair Tom Quinn was in attendance.
Several clarifying questions were asked of the staff (Wadnal, Susan Piercy, Chad Minor), and the following guidance was provided by Council:
- Communicate with the Board of Realtors while working on the sign code.
- Work with City Attorney Roger Noonan on the issue of regulating the use of
the American Flag as advertising pendants.
- Provide proposed ordinance changes in red-line format for easy study by Council.
ITEM 5 - OPEN DISCUSSION
None
ITEM 6 - REPORTS - MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Several Council members announced upcoming community meetings.
Councilwoman Wise advised Council of a Ward 1 issue regarding a church, on the 32nd Avenue border with Wheat Ridge, that is proposing to expand and build an educational center. Wheat Ridge is in the process of a special use permit evaluation. Neighbors on both the Lakewood and Wheat Ridge sides of the street have concerns about the project and have contacted Councilwoman Wise and Councilwoman Martin.
Mayor Burkholder announced several training opportunities for Council, passed out copies of the draft resolution establishing the West Colfax Advisory Committee and asked that any comments or changes be given to him by the next day, and reminded Council to turn in their evaluation forms for the city manager's evaluation.
Councilwoman Martin informed Council that Economic Development Director Carol Garton is preparing a memo updating the fuel cell effort in the city.
Councilman Elliott gave Council an update on the Rooney Valley Joint Task Force.
Councilman Murphy announced scheduling plans for the Council Judges Salary Committee.
ITEM 7 - ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Burkholder adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
Submitted by
Joni D. Inman, Director Mayor and City Manager's Office
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