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Minutes are not a verbatim transcription but rather an attempt to capture the intent of the speaker by the City Clerk.
ITEM 1 - CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Murphy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Lakewood Civic Center South, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.
ITEM 2 - ROLL CALL
Those present were: Mayor Bob Murphy, Presiding
Adam Paul
Vicki Stack
Karen Kellen
Doug Anderson
Ed Peterson
Diana Allen
Tom Quinn
Sue King
Debbie Koop
Cindy Baroway
Others in attendance: Mike Rock, City Manager
Tim Cox, City Attorney
Full and timely notice of this City Council meeting had been given and a quorum was present.
ITEM 3 - PRESENTATION OF FLAG/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE- BOY SCOUT TROOP #237
Boy Scout Troop #237 presented the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Boy Scout Troops 380 & 342 were also introduced.
ITEM 4 - PROCLAMATION
Councilwoman Allen read a proclamation recognizing Joanna Johnson Lakewood/Chester Sister Cities music exchange scholar representing Lakewood, Colorado. Ms. Johnson played the viola and Mayor Murphy presented her with a copy of the proclamation and the book "Lakewood, Colorado, an illustrated biography".
ITEM 5 - PROCLAMATION
Councilman Peterson read a proclamation recognizing Jonathan Guy Lakewood/Chester Sister Cities music exchange scholar representing Chester, England. Mr. Guy played the clarinet and Mayor Murphy presented him with a copy of the proclamation and the book "Lakewood, Colorado, an illustrated biography". Mr. Guy presented Mayor Murphy with a Welsh Love Spoon.
ITEM 6 - PROCLAMATION
Mayor Murphy read a proclamation recognizing the week of April 21-25 as Earth Week.
ITEM 7 - RESOLUTION 2008-31 - RE-APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE LAKEWOOD BOARD OF APPEALS
Councilwoman King made a motion to reappoint David J. Ferguson, Matt Girard, and Jim Gurley for second terms on the Lakewood Board of Appeals commencing April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2011. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion.
Vote on Item 7, Resolution 2008-31: 11 Ayes. No Nays. The motion passed.
ITEM 8 - RESOLUTION 2008-32 - RE-APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE LAKEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
Councilwoman King made a motion to reappoint John Plotkin for a second term on the Lakewood Planning Commission commencing April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2012. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion.
Vote on Item 8, Resolution 2008-32: 11 Ayes. No Nays. The motion passed.
ITEM 9 - RESOLUTION 2008-33 - APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE LAKEWOOD ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
Councilwoman King made a motion to appoint Jim Bradburn, Lucy Chong, Christy Herron, Patricia Gaffney-Kindig, William French Smith, Gerard Spicer to a term on the Lakewood Advisory Commission for an Inclusive Community commencing March 25, 2008 - December 31, 2008 and to appoint Daniel Lynch and Carrie Mesch to a term on the Lakewood Advisory Commission for an Inclusive Community commencing March 25, 2008 - December 31, 2009. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion.
Vote on Item 8, Resolution 2008-33: 11 Ayes. No Nays. The motion passed.
ITEM 10 - RESOLUTION 2008-35 - APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE LAKEWOOD BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Councilwoman King made a motion to appoint Sharon Montague for a first term as a Ward 3 representative to the Lakewood Board of Adjustment commencing March 25, 2008 - March 31, 2011. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion.
Vote on Item 8, Resolution 2008-35: 11 Ayes. No Nays. The motion passed.
ITEM 11 - PUBLIC COMMENT
Gail Ryan - 1181 Garrison, Lakewood, CO stated she was representing four property owners on the south side of the light rail at Garrison to Holland. She added that because of their position to the light rail as it approaches the Garrison Street station; the noise mitigation would be noticeably better with a ten-foot wall versus a six-foot wall. They are requesting a ten-foot wall and stated they have RTD's permission to have a wall that begins fifty feet west of Garrison and extends to fifty feet east of Holland that would be taller than the rest of the two blocks with a six-foot wall. However, RTD indicated that it would be the property owner's responsibility to pay for the additional footage, which would be sixty-six thousand dollars. She added that that cost is not feasible for four property owners and has asked the City Planning office as well as City Council to negotiate with RTD to include the cost or to help find alternative sources of funding and has had nothing done.
Mayor Murphy acknowledged the e-mail and stated that the City is working internally and having discussions with RTD and Council will eventually be making a decision on this issue.
Larry Foiles - 9001 W. 10th Avenue, Lakewood, CO stated he was there to discuss the neighborhood's desire to maintain a large-lot character. He summarized the process he went through to preserve his 2.8-acre lot and presented his recommendations to improve that process in the future as he stated that he has tried to submit them directly to the City Planning Department with no response. He requested Council review the 1-R zoning as well as the rezoning process as it relates to down zoning to preserve large lots.
Mayor Murphy suggested that the Planning Commission take a thorough look at these issues and give a recommendation to Council.
Mike Muller - 868 S. Owens Court, Lakewood, CO indicated that he saw the Mayor's speech and would like to add a couple more goals to the Mayor's list: to be a little bit more inclusive; communicate with people that have questions instead of the ones that say "yes, Bob"; allow other points of view on Channel 8 and in "Looking at Lakewood"; control RTD's insatiable appetite for land by supporting House Bill 1278; improving communication between Council, the departments and the citizens; demand that RTD does what they promised in the beginning; and to look at election reform.
Michael O'Beirne - P.O. Box 260313, Lakewood, CO stated to the Mayor that he had opposed him in the election but congratulated him on doing a good job. He stated that his father, through an act of Congress in 1990, established March as Irish American Heritage Month. He expressed his resentment for Governor Ritter's "political grandstanding" on St. Patrick's Day promoting greening of Colorado and the DNC coming to Denver as well as his concerns about foreign trade zone initiatives.
Randy Little - 10590 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO stated he is the Chairman
of Commission of Inclusive Community and the commission congratulated the Mayor
on his speech tonight. They also wanted to thank the Mayor and Councilwoman
King for attending their meeting last Wednesday. He added that Erma Steck is
doing a wonderful job and asked her to keep up the good work.
Lisa Rukstales - 1195 Estes Street, Lakewood, CO stated that she lives two large
lots away from the light rail and supports the issues Mr. Foiles brought forward
this evening. She added that they don't want to see the large lots divided up
into apartment complexes as it is the oldest part of Lakewood and very beautiful.
Jimmy Helton - 852 S. Vance, Apt. E-105, Lakewood, CO stated that Larry Sidebottom, a Lakewood City employee, passed away last week and he asked if everyone in Chambers could stand and applaud in his honor, as he would be missed.
Duncan Philp - 305 W. Magnolia, Ft. Collins, CO stated that at the last meeting another citizen had commented that people who sue RTD are wasting tax dollars and that if RTD wasn't violating the civil rights of property owners, they wouldn't be getting sued and claimed it was RTD who is wasting tax dollars. He added that a comment was also made that only a few people have complained about what RTD is doing to property owners and claimed that RTD has only sent out a few notices but in the last month more people have attended Council meetings to complain about bad treatment from RTD. He stated that he found Mike Rock's comment that Kacey Fine Furniture was aware they were building onto RTD property was very hard to believe adding that it was bad Government.
Mayor Murphy clarified that Kacey Fine Furniture was parking on an RTD easement and that there was no building or investment going on.
Gerald Lopez - 1257 Allison Street, Lakewood, CO asked why the City allowed Xcel Energy to cut down trees that were 100 years old under the power lines stating that they could be trimmed and saved. He asked why RTD isn't paying for the removal of the power lines so we can have lower utility bills. He stated he has a neighbor up the street who has had a fence up for fifty plus years as well as a culvert to allow water to run through his property and now RTD is going to take them from him and not reimburse him and he feels this is unfair. He stated that RTD has to show some respect for and leave Kim & Galen at 14th & Wadsworth alone because this land is their land. He stated he was there to represent the people of Colorado and their property rights. He wants us to worry about cleaning up the city's crime rates and pollution before worrying about RTD. He thanked the Fire Department and Lakewood Police for saving his life in November. He stated that last Thursday he was walking at 13th & Quail and fell into a hole up to his waist but pulled himself out and claims he tried to gain the assistance of City workers going down the street who ignored him and took off but a Lakewood Police Agent stopped and the hole was filled quickly afterwards. He said he has his camera with him at all times and that he had the ambulance and Fire Department check him out at his home.
Public comment was closed.
The City Clerk read the following Consent Agenda items into the record:
ITEM 12 - RESOLUTION 2008-34 - AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A SETTLEMENT OFFER BETWEEN FIDELUS DEPEW AND THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD FOR PARCEL 12 FOR THE COLFAX AT SIMMS STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT 1485 SIMMS STREET
ITEM 13 - ORDINANCE O-2008-4 - ADDING SECTION 10.66.195 TO TITLE 1O OF THE LAKEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ITEM 14 - ORDINANCE O-2008-5 - AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF AN EASEMENT FOR UNDERGROUND WATER LINE AND RELATED APPURTENANCES ACROSS RAY W. ROSS PARK TO BANCROFT CLOVER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, AND FURTHER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
ITEM 15 - ORDINANCE O-2008-6 - AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF TWO EASEMENTS TO BANCROFT CLOVER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ONE EASEMENT IS FOR A FIRE HYDRANT AND RELATED APPURTENANCES AND THE SECOND EASEMENT IS FOR A WATER METER PIT AND RELATED APPURTENANCES FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE RAY W. ROSS PARK, LOCATED AT 680 SOUTH HARLAN STREET, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, AND FURTHER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
ITEM 16 - ORDINANCE O-2008-7 - AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN EASEMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO FOR UTILITY LINES AND RELATED FACILITIES FOR THE EXISTING UTILITY LINE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF BELMAR PARK LOCATED AT 801 SOUTH WADSWORTH BOULEVARD, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
ITEM 17 - ORDINANCE O-2008-8 - AUTHORIZING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF RAY ROSS PARK INCLUDING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE 2008 ANNUAL BUDGET AND THE TRANSFER OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FROM THE CONSERVATION TRUST FUND TO THE OPEN SPACE FUND, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
ITEM 18 - APPROVING MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2008
ITEM 19 - ACCEPTING MINUTES OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Lakewood Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverage Licensing Authority Meeting, January
24, 2008
Lakewood Housing Authority Meeting, February 4, 2008
Lakewood Commission for an Inclusive Community Meeting, January 16, 2008
Lakewood Commission for an Inclusive Community Meeting, February 20, 2008
Public comment: none.
Councilwoman Allen made a motion to approve the Council minutes, for acceptance of the minutes of boards and commissions, order all Ordinances introduced on first reading to be published in the Rocky Mountain News with Public Hearings set for the date included in the Ordinance, and for adoption of Resolutions, all of which are included in the Consent Agenda items introduced into the record by the City Clerk. Councilman Peterson seconded the Motion.
Mayor Murphy stated that under Item 19, we have our first minutes from Lakewood Commission for an Inclusive Community and thanked Mr. Little for the great job the commission is doing.
Vote: 11 Ayes. No Nays. The motion carried.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no second reading ordinances.
ITEM 20 - GENERAL BUSINESS
Councilwoman Allen made a motion to hold an Executive Session immediately following this regular meeting for the purpose of discussing a personnel matter as it relates to the City Manager's review, per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f) and Section 2.15(c)(8) of the Lakewood Home Rule Charter. Councilman Peterson seconded the Motion.
Vote: 11 Ayes. No Nays. The motion carried.
ITEM 21 - REPORTS
Mayor and City Council reported their attendance at previous meetings and events and announced upcoming neighborhood meetings and events.
A moment of silent prayer was observed.
ITEM 22 - ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council; Mayor Murphy adjourned the meeting at 8:16 p.m.
Submitted by,
Margy Greer, City Clerk
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