HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.028-01 RESOLUTION NO. 28
(Series of 2001)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN CERTAIN QUESTIONS
AT THE MAY 8, 2001, MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to place before the electorate of the City of Aspen
certain ballot questions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Aspen City
Charter to, on its own motion, submit questions to a vote of the electorate; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1.
The following question shall be submitted to the electorate at the May 8, 2001, municipal
election:
USE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR:
Shall the City Council be authorized to use or to convey to the State of Colorado necessary rights
of way (including temporary construction easements) across City owned property including, but
not limited to, the Marolt and Thomas properties, acquired for open space and transportation
purposes, for a two lane parkway, and separate transit lanes to be used exclusively for buses until
such time as the community supports the construction and funding of a light rail transit system;
subject to the following measures and conditions: '
The proposed two lane parkway and exclusive bus lanes shall be constructed and used
in the future only as permitted by the August 1998 Colorado Department of
Transportation Record of Decision for the State Highway 82 Entrance to Aspen
Project, including all environmental and historic mitigation measures set forth therein;
- A cut and cover ttmnel of no less than 400 feet to return to open space approximately 2
acres or more of Marolt open space;
- Anew Castle Creek bridge designed to be sensitive to the environment and community
character;
A landscaping plan to include plantings, berms and depression, and other methods to
mitigate environmental and neighborhood concerns along the entire EIS corridor; and,
- Approval of this ballot measure shall not be construed as superceding the approval
granted by the electorate in November 1996 for the use of City owned property for the
construction of a two lane parkway and Corridor for light rail transit system:
YES
NO
Section 2.
The following question shall be submitted to the electorate at the May 8, 2001, municipal
election:
USE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR ROUNDABOUT AT CEMETERY LANE SIGNAL
LIGHT:
Shall the City of Aspen be authorized to use or convey to the State of Colorado, necessary rights
of way (including temporary construction easements) on City owned property including the
Marolt and Thomas properties, acquired for open space and transportation purposes, in order to
replace the traffic signal at Cemetery Lane with a roundabout and keep Highway 82 in a two-lane
configuration from Buttermilk into Aspen on the existing S-curve alignment?
YES
NO
Section 3.
The following question shall be submitted to the electorate at the May 8, 2001, municipal
election:
MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE AND TRUSCOTT PLACE REDEVELOPMENT:
Shall the City of Aspen be authorized to enter into long term leases or to sell approximately
2.032 acres of land and two buildings with 46 housing units within the existing Truscott
Affordable Housing (Lot 3 of the Third Amended Plat of the Aspen Golf Course Subdivision), to
a partnership of which the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority, or other non-profit
organization, shall be the controlling general partner, to facilitate favorable tax exempt financing
for the development of additional affordable housing at Truscott Place? This financing will allow
the City of Aspen to decrease the necessary subsidy for 99 new units and the redevelopment of 46
existing units by approximately three million dollars ($3,000,000).
YES
NO
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council<f t~-City~Aspen on
the 13~ day °f March' 2001' ~'~.~~,, ~~.~..~
Rachel E. Richards,~ay-or ~
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting citY Clerk do certify that the foregoing is
a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held on the day hereinabove stated.
- - thry~i/S. Koch, City Clerk