HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.040-01 RESOLUTION NO. 40
(Series of 2001)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO ENDORSING
THE BALLOT QUESTION AUTHORIZING USE OF CITY OWNED MAROLT AND
THOMAS PROPERTIES FOR A TWO LANE PARKWAY AND SEPARATE
TRANSIT LANES
WHEREAS, a Record of Decision was issued on August 3, 1998 approving a
combination of highway improvements, a transit system and a transportation
management program as the Preferred Alternative for the Entrance to Aspen
Transportation Improvement Project, with the transit component consisting of a light rail
transit (LRT) system "that, if local support and/or funding are not available, will be
developed initially as exclusive bus lanes;" and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996 the City of Aspen electorate approved ballot
question 2A regarding use of City owned Marolt and Thomas properties for a two-lane
parkway and a corridor for a light rail transit system, leaving only the busway alternative
to be approved by the electorate; and
WHEREAS, the electorate did not fund the light rail alternative in the November
1999 election, thereby eliminating that option at this time, the Record of Decision
establishes that the only other option for improvements open to the community that has
the approval and support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the busway alternative; and
WHEREAS, the busway alternative will provide better public access to and from
the City, thereby reducing congestion, improving safety, and enhancing the quality of life
in our community; and
WHEREAS, the busway alternative is a reaffirmation of the City Council's goal
of reducing vehicle noise and emissions as much as feasible on a continuing basis; and
WHEREAS, approving this ballot question will authorize use of City-owned
property for the only alternative still available under the Record of Decision and eligible
for State/Federal funding as the next logical step in our community's effort to improve
the transit system and provide the transportation solutions envisioned at the Entrance to
Aspen.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT it hereby supports and endorses the approval of
this ballot question by the electorate. The City Council further requests that all registered
voters express their constitutional right to participate in local decision making by voting
on Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
INTRODUCED, RE~D AND_ADOPTED by the City COuncil of the City of Aspen on
the ~ day or ~ ,2001
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a
tree 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.
Kath~h S. Koch, City Clerk