City Council Minutes 1994 06 21 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Apartments, who had threatened litigation against the city based on various fees and charges imposed by the city in the construction of Centennial Apartments. Maj-Lis Kemper, City Clerk, read the appropriate statement (SEE ATTACHED). Davidson moved that Council go into Executive Session for the purpose stated by the acting City Attorney, with the additional attendance of the Planning Director and the Chief Building Inspector. Seconded by Howard. Roll call was taken. Motion passed by 7 - 0 vote. Council adjourned to Executive Session. Council returned from Executive Session. Tami Tanoue, acting City Attorney, stated that Council had discussed in Executive Session a proposed settlement agreement and release with the owners of Centennial Apartments, and recommended that Council adopt a motion to approve the agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute it. Davidson called for Council discussions or motions. Howard moved that Council approve the agreement and to authorize the Mayor to execute it. Seconded by Sisk. Roll call was taken. Motion passed by a 7 - 0 vote. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE BOULDER REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police, stated that they have been discussing the immediate needs of the Communications Center, which is at the staffing level that it was years ago. Five positions have been added in the last two years, with little or no growth in the preceding years. There has been a recommendation that they hire five more people immediately: a supervisor, two dispatchers, a call taker, and two dispatchers. The capital expansion attached to this is over $900,000 for a 1994 supplemental appropriation from the user agencies. The City Managers/Administrators from the four major users (Lafayette, Louisville, Boulder, and Boulder County) met and pared down the $900,000 proposal to personnel only and did away with the capital expansions, resulting in the amount of $168,000/year for the additional positions. He explained that with salary savings from current vacancies, the Center still has a need of about $50,000 to create the new positions. It was proposed that the four main users contribute $50,000 for the remainder of 1994 to hire the additional staff Louisville's portion would be approximately $4,500. For 1995 they will be creating a funding formula based upon use. Louisville's use will be approximately 9%. He commented that there is an informal agreement that in the future, if they go to the Intergovernmental Agreement or funding formula, there will be full representation on the Board of Directors from the Sheriff, City of Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, and one representative of the fire fighters, taking the Board from two to five members. They have appointed three groups to help determine what's going on with the Center consisting of 11