Wheat Ridge city council voted on the following items at the Feb. 24 meeting. Councilmembers in attendance were Mayor Joyce Jay, William Starker, District 1, Jerry DiTullio District 1; Kristi Davis, District 2, Zachary Urban, District 2; George Pond, District 3, Tim Fitzgerald, District 3; Tracy Langworthy, District 4, Genevieve Wooden, District 4.
Council unanimously approved 4 items on the consent agenda: A payment to Renewal Wheat Ridge for $41,944.23 in sales tax increment share backs for the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority Town Center Project.
An amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Crime Prevention/Code Enforcement Fund Budget to reflect the approval of an additional $23,311. An Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget to reflect approved increases in available Beginning Budget funds in certain funds. A purchase of a police patrol sedan with all the proper equipment, amending the Fiscal Year 2014 Public Works Operations budget, and the approval of a supplemental budget appropriation in the amount of $48,753.
Council unanimously approved a motion to ratify the District 3 appointment of Tim Rogers to Renewal Wheat Ridge. Rogers’s term will expire Nov. 30, 2014
Council unanimously approved a motion to ratify the mayoral reappointment of Chad Harr to the Housing Authority representing District 2. His term will expire March 2, 2019.
Council appointed and reappointed numerous individuals to various boards and commissions. New appointments include: Bea Slingsby to the Animal Welfare Control Commission, Tara Jahn to Parks and Recreation in District 1.
Jill Shannon to the Cultural Commission in District 2. Michael Illo and David Balezo to the Cultural Commission, Emery Dorsey to the Planning Commission and Brittany Fitzsimmons to the Animal Welfare Control Commission District 3. Sandra Hagevik to the Cultural Commission in District 4. Nathan Hoppe to the Building Code Advisory Board at-large. Larry Richmond and Michael Griffeth to the Board of Adjustments at-large.
Council went into an executive session after the meeting concluded.
Wheat Ridge City Council meetings are on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Study Sessions are held on the first and third Monday of every month @ 6:30 p.m.