HomeMy WebLinkAboutagenda.apz.worksession.20090512AGENDA
JOINT WORK SESSION
CITY OF ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS &
PITKIN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Plaza 1
530 E. Main
Aspen, Colorado
May 12, 2009
5:00 PM
Review of the Aspen Area Community Plan update
a. Review discussion from 4/28/09 - 10 - 20 min
b. Staff Presentation on Environmental Quality - 5 min
c. Resource Experts Presentation on Environmental Quality - 20 min
d. P&Z Discussion of Environmental Quality -1 hour
e. Relationship to Growth Discussion - 10 min
7:00 PM ADJOURN MEETING
MEMORANDUM
TO: City of Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission; Pitkin
County Planning and Zoning Commission
FROM: Ben Gagnon, City Special Projects Planner
Jessica Garrow, City Long Range Planner
Ellen Sassano, County Long Range Planner
THRU: Chris Bendon, City Community Development Director
Cindy Houben, County Community Development Director
DATE OF MEMO: May 6, 2009
MEETING DATE: May 12, 2009
RE: AACP Update: Environmental Quality
RECAP FROM PREVIOUS MEETING: The April 28`h joint P&Z meeting focused on the
"Sustaining the Aspen Idea" chapter. A meeting summary is attached as Exhibit A. Staff has
written revised Goal Statements and Action Items based on the P&Z's comments. This is
attached as Exhibit B.
REQUEST OF P&Zs: No formal action is requested at this time. This is a joint meeting with
the City and County Planning and Zoning Commissions. There are two (2) requests of the P&Zs
at this meeting.
1. Review the revised Goal Statements and Action Items for the Sustaining the Aspen Idea
chapter. Do the revisions reflect the discussion? Is there anything to add or delete from
the revised draft Goal Statements or Action Items?
2. Review and discuss the Environmental Quality chapter.
BACKGROUND: The Environment has been a topic in the AACP since 1993. In the 1993 and
2000 AACPs, the Environment was combined with Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails.
Staff felt it was important to give the environment its own chapter in this AACP update because
the environment has no more or less to do with Parks or Open Space than it does with Growth or
Transportation. Additionally, the Environment has been an emerging area of focus in both the
City and County as well as in the private and non-profit sectors for a number of years, so Staff
felt it made sense to have its own, focused topic.
Because the Environment was combined with Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails in past
plans, there are very few statements about the environment or environmental quality in the text
of the 2000 plan. The statements in the plan are fairly general. For example:
• Intent Statement: "Support an environment that betters the lives of all, preserves our
natural beauty and provides opportunities and access for all to enjoy."
• Philosophy Statement: "...the community must reflect the commitment to preserve our
environmental and wildlife resources."
• Goal Statement: "Protect and enhance the natural environment."
However, there are three (3) specific Action items in the 2000 AACP that deal with the
Environment. These are attached as Exhibit C and include a staff analysis. Overall, the Action
Items are clearly worded, measurable, and directive. The one staff critique of these goals is that
they do not relate well to the text in the chapter. In the update, better context for why the Action
Items are included and how they relate to the Goal Statements will help this chapter.
DISCUSSION: As mentioned above, the environment has been broadened as a topic for this
update to have its own chapter. This reflects the increasing importance of this topic to the
community. Given all the work done in the area of Environmental Quality, and well as the
feedback from the community during the public process, it is clear that Environmental Quality is
something people value and care about. Staff believes this chapter is likely to be more Action
Item heavy compared to other sections because there is strong and consistent agreement that
caring For and improving Environmental Quality is important. Staff believes a Goal Statement
like the 2000 "Protect and enhance the natural environment" no longer goes far enough for this
chapter.
The draft chapter has been divided into the categories listed below. Each will have a "topic
expert" at the meeting to give an overview of work being done in the area, to outline where they
feel the "breakthroughs" in the topic are, and to answer any questions. These are the areas staff
suggests the P&Zs focus their conversation, though the P&Zs should bring up other items as
necessary.
• Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, and Greenhouse Gases
• Air Quality
• Waste and Recycling
• Energy Usage, Energy Efficiency, and Development
• Stormwater Runoff
• Water Quality/Conservation
• Environmental Stewardship
Staff has asked the topic experts to focus their presentations on the 2 or 3 things that need to
happen in the next 10 years to ensure there is a "breakthrough" in the area of Environmental
Quality. For example, under the topic of greenhouse gas emissions a Goal could be to "reduce
community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2020." Similarly, a Goal for stormwater
runoff might be that "the amount of urban pollutants in stonnwater runoff that discharges from
the property located in the City of Aspen into the Roaring Fork River, Maroon Creek, and Castle
Creek is greatly reduced."
Pitkin County has a Strategic Plan that addresses many of the items in the AACP. Their
Strategic Plan includes six goals related to the environment that may serve as good topics of
discussion at the May 12`" meeting. These are attached as Exhibit D.
The topic experts will present these overall goals at the May 12`h meeting. They will also be
prepared to outline specific Action Items that could help implement those goals. It is up to the
P&Zs to determine which goals and topics should be included in the updated AACP.
The State of the Aspen Area includes an impressive list of environmental quality projects
undertaken since 2000. The presentations at the meeting will help illustrate the next steps that
can help further the Environmental Quality in the Aspen Area.
Materials to Review: If you are missing any of these items, please contact Jessica Garrow or
Ellen Sassano.
• 2000 AACP: Parks, Open Space, & the Environment Chapter
• State of the Aspen Area: Envirommental Quality
• Small Group Meeting Synthesis: Pages 23 - 25 and Page 35
• Survey Results: Questions 9, 16, 17, 91, 92; Colored Survey Tables
• Keypad Results: Questions 14 - 17
• Draft AACP Update: Environmental Quality
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A: Meeting Summary from 4/28 discussion on Aspen Idea
Exhibit B: Revised Aspen Idea Goal Statements and Action Items
Exhibit C: List of 2000 AACP Action Items related to Environmental Quality
Exhibit D: Pitkin County Strategic Plan related to Environmental Quality
Exhibit A
Summary of Joint Planning and Zoning Commissions Meeting
Sister Cities Room /April 28, 2009
The,fol[owing ds not intended to serve as minutes of the 4287/09 meeting, but to
.summarize areas of consensus and discussion on major issues. The topic was Sustaining
the Aspen Idea.
Arts and Cultural Facilities
We should clarify that question in the Community Survey that asked whether we should
"providing assurances for adequate facilities." I don't think anyone knows what that
means and we need to clarify that.
What criteria should be evaluated when it comes to future development or expansion of
an arts, cultural and educational facility? In other words, "if there is an expansion, what
do we get back?" and "Who does it serve?" Suggested criteria included:
• Integration and permeation of the community by the arts and the physical
environment.
• Reaching out, having art on the streets, music on the streets, etc. Push art more
into the community rather than getting the community to come to an arts facility.
The idea of "art in unexpected places" is a great example of that.
• A sense of belonging. People feel a little removed and separated from it all.
Spirit is lacking is because the town has become more stratified.
• Real locals passes and inclusion in all the elements is very important.
• There is a strong need for more community space.
• Do all sorts of cool green things, integrate the schools into `green' learning.
• Make the buildings cool and unique places that are clearly part of the public
realm, relating indoors to outdoors.
• Integration is not just physically getting attendees, but also the social-economic
issues. We need equal offerings at equal values.
• Get more locals involved in these activities. Needs to be less stratification. The
affordability aspect is important.
A Council on the Arts?
Is there more interest in getting a council created again relating to the arts?
If you have one of these commissions, you need to have a third party facilitator.
If there is a commission created it is crucial that the group really capitalizes on using
email notifications. It's happened so many times to me that if I hadn't received a
reminder, notification, I would have missed out.
Exhibit A, 5/12/09 P&Z Packet
Page 1 of 2
Exhibit A
ACRA is trying to broaden the marketing by targeting different age levels and
backgrounds to advertise Aspen in a comprehensive manner. The idea of having an Arts
Council again would be a big help to coordinate these efforts. The SkiCo does an
incredible job digitally including everyone with what is going on. They email you when
opportunities arise.
Mind, Body, Spirit
As we move along, we cannot address mind, body, and spirit as individual concepts.
They need to be a collaborative. How can our new plan be more effective towards this
trilogy?
Link to Managing Growth
One thing to remember is how any of these improvements could be tied to a future rise in
population and how our thinking now could change. Another issue is the traffic one
which might impact how these facilities are implemented.
Goals and Action Items
Staff will present revised wording for goals and action items to be presented on 5/12.
Exhibit A, 5/12/09 P&Z Packet
Page 2 of 2
Exhibit B
Aspen Idea Revised Goal Statements and Action items
Goal Statements
A sustained cultivation of the arts and culture is a core element of the Aspen Area's
identity -- enriching the quality of life for the Aspen community, reinforcing its national
and international profile and strengthening its economy.
Through collaboration, local non-profit groups and businesses can illustrate how they are
honoring and carrying Forward the Aspen Idea through dramatically improved outreach to
those who live, work or play in the Aspen Area.
As mind, body and spirit are fully integrated parts of a whole and balanced person, local
non-profits and businesses have an opportunity to integrate their offerings together to
reflect the Aspen Idea. This approach can rebuild local enthusiasm for the Aspen Idea,
provide common ground to reduce unintended stratification in the community and
diversify our visitor base.
Aspen at its best represents a place of education, personal improvement and new
experience.
The future potential expansion or development of arts and cultural facilities should:
/ Provide multi-purpose space for the Aspen Area community;
/ Integrate the wide range of people who live, work and play in the Aspen Area;
/ Reach outside the facility and into the public realm, making art visible in the
community;
/ Facilitate meaningful and affordable local participation and local talent;
/ Emphasize reueeable materials and renewable energy;
/ Collaborate with other non-profit groups to broaden the purpose of public space.
Sustaining the Aspen Idea should be a goal that is shared by local governments as well as
a wide range of local organizations. Public-private partnerships can lead to a myriad of
opportunities that could strengthen the Aspen Idea.
Action Items
Local non-profit organizations should explore reconvening a local Council on the Arts to
promote collaboration and mutual support between arts and cultural organizations. The
mission of such a Council on the Arts could include methods to better integrate the wide
range of people who live, visit and play in the Aspen Area, to establish a more powerful
web-based "information outreach and clearinghouse," to explore shared housing
opportunities for visiting artists and other mutually beneficial purposes.
Local non-profits and businesses should explore integrating their offerings into a package
of activities and experiences that reflect the balance of mind, body and spirit, clearly
carrying forward the unique heritage of the Aspen Idea.
Exhibit B, 5/12/09 P&Z packet
Page 1 of 2
Exhibit B
Explore options for the housing of visiting artists to assist local non-profit organizations
in their effort to produce special events. Options include an ADU database available to
non-profit groups.
Propose amendments to the City Land Use Code to include new criteria for the
development of expansion of Arts, Cultural and Educational facilities.
Exhibit B, 5/12/09 P&Z packet
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