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Voters to Decide 38th Ave. Street Width in November

Hello,

Thanks to everyone who spoke at the City Council meeting Monday night. There was a legal protest by 20% or more of the adjacent property owners on 38th Ave.

By an 8-0 vote, Council agreed Monday night on Option #2 below, but the election will be a city-wide vote on the new and proposed width (aka flow line) for 38th Ave. (aka road diet).  The election will held this November.  It’s logical and reasonable that the 38th Ave. ballot question be voted on city-wide (rather than Districts 1 & 2 only) since taxpayer money has been, and will be, spent if the ballot question is approved. And 38th Ave. is used by most of our residents at some point for transportation. The 38th Ave. ballot question will not be tied to a potential general sales tax increase question. 

 Additionally, The City will be hosting some “mini” town meetings to gather your thoughts and input on a potential sales tax increase ballot question for November.  Please see link for meeting dates/times —> http:/www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/DocumentCenter/View/21464

 Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments. Have a great week!

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Below are the following motions that were proposed Monday night for the new width of 38th Ave. based on the road diet pilot project.  

 Option #1

“I move to approve Resolution No. 39-2014, a resolution establishing a street width for 38th Avenue from Upham Street to Marshall Street in accordance with Phase II design plans prepared by Entelechy and accepted by the City Council on June 16, 2014.”

Option #2

“I move to approve Resolution No. 39-2014, a resolution establishing a street width for 38th Avenue from Upham Street to Marshall Street in accordance with Phase II design plans prepared by Entelechy and accepted by the City Council on June 16, 2014, and I further move that Section 2 of the Resolution be amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Section 2. Effective Date; Ballot Question Submitted. This Resolution shall not become effective unless and until approval of a ballot question by the registered electors of the City Council Action Form – 38th Ave. Street Width Designation in City Council Districts One and Two at the November 4, 2014 election, said question being hereby submitted as a referred question pursuant to Charter Section 6.3 and to read as follows: “Shall the street width for 38th Avenue be established at 47 feet from Upham Street to High Court, 41 feet from High Court to 230 feet east of High Court, and 35 feet .from 230 feet east of High Court to Marshall Street in accordance with Phase 11 design plans prepared by Entelechy and accepted by the City Council on June 16, 2014?”

Option #3

“I move to postpone indefinitely Resolution No. 39-2014, a resolution establishing a street width for 38th Avenue from Upham Street to Marshall Street in accordance with Phase II design plans prepared by Entelechy and accepted by the City Council on June 16, 2014, and submit a non-binding ballot question to the registered electors of the City in City Council Districts One and Two at the November 4, 2014 election, said question being

hereby submitted as a referred question pursuant to Charter Section 6.3 and to read as follows “Shall the street width for 38th Avenue be established at 47 feet from Upham Street to High Court, 41 feet from High Court to 230 feet east of High Court, and 35 feet from 230 feet east of High Court to Marshall Street in accordance with Phase II design plans prepared by Entelechy and accepted by the City Council on June 16, 2014?”

Option #4

“I move to postpone indefinitely Resolution No. 39-2014, a resolution establishing a street width for 38th Avenue from Upham Street to Marshall Street in accordance with Phase II Design plans prepared by Entelechy and accepted by the City Council on June 16, 2014 for the following reason(s)…