HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20110214 Aspen City Council Regular Meeting February 14, 2011
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE BONUS AWARD 2
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 2
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 2
ORDINANCE #1, SERIES OF 2011 — Given Institute 100 E. Francis Ordinance #48 Negotiation 3
ORDINANCE #2, SERIES OF 2011 — Code Amendment — Municipal Election Code 3
CONSENT CALENDAR 3
• Resolution #11, 2011— Iselin Playing Field Contract 5
• Resolution #12, 2011— Contract — Dell Systems Management 5
• Resolution #13, 2011 —ACRA Tourism Promotion Fund Contract 5
• Board Appointments 5
• Open Space and Trails 5
o Howie Mallory — reappointed regular member 5
o Joyce Allgaier— regular member 5
o Gyles Thornely — alternate member 5
• Historic Preservation Commission 5
o Brian McNellis— reappointed regular member 5
o Willis Pember — alternate member 5
• Planning and Zoning Commission 5
o U Erspamer— reappointed regular member 5
• Commercial Core and Lodging Commission 5
o Bill Dinsmoor — reappointed regular member 5
o Siam Castillo — regular member 5
o Jim Pomeroy — alternate member 5
• Wheeler Opera House 5
• Tom Kurt — regular member 5
• Minutes — January 24, February 7, 2011 5
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES 5
RESOLUTON #15, SERIES OF 2011— Extension of Vested Rights 110 E. Bleeker Street 7
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Mayor Ireland called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM with Councilmembers Skadron, Johnson,
Torre and Romero present.
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE BONUS AWARD
Amy Guthrie and Sara Adams, community development department, were awarded an
outstanding employee bonus award for their work on Aspen Modem Historic program and for
producing a film in -house at the cost of $225, for getting the National Trust for Historic
Preservation to include Aspen in a discussion of post WWII architecture.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
1. Emzy Veazy said Aspen should have a humanistic approach to people's capitalism.
2. Andrew Kole thanked Dwayne Romero for his service on Council and for always being
polite.
3. Debbie Braun on behalf of ACRA congratulated Dwayne Romero on his new job with
the Governor and the State of Colorado and for his service to Aspen.
4. Peter Fornell said he will not be present for the public hearing on community
development and engineering department fee increases. Fornell said the community
development department addresses projects expeditiously; however, the building department
system is not so good. Fornell requested Council looks at streamlining the building department
process.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
1. Councilman Johnson thanked Dwayne Romero for his leadership over the past 3 plus
years.
2. Councilman Skadron echoed that and wished Romero good luck in his new job.
3. Councilman Torre said there were 3 great events over the past weekend; the NorAm ski
races on Aspen Mountain; the Owl Creek Chase cross country race; and the Aspen/Snowmass
Open at Buttermilk.
4. Councilman Torre said he has received a lot of information about the proposed plastic
bag ordinance and Council's initiative is not to inconvenience anyone. The impetus is to get rid
of plastic waste in the Roaring Fork Valley.
5. Councilman Torre said Romero's new job is great for Aspen as well. Councilman Torre
thanked Romero for his service.
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6. Councilman Romero stated he appreciates the community and the opportunity to serve
and appreciates the community involvement. Aspen is to be treasured, cherished; it is a
wonderful community.
7. Mayor Ireland read a proclamation thanking Dwayne Romero for his service to the city
and the citizens of Aspen.
8. Mayor Ireland said after the Castle Creek stream visit, the suggestion is to continue the
second reading of the ordinance so that the community can take part in the mediation process
before any decisions are made.
ORDINANCE #1, SERIES OF 2011— Given Institute 100 E. Francis Ordinance #48
Negotiation
Amy Guthrie, community development department, told Council the negotiation period ends
tomorrow and there is no longer an applicant.
There was no motion; Ordinance dies for lack of a motion.
Mayor Ireland moved to continue the negotiations to March 14` and to continue the public
hearing to March 14 seconded by Councilman Torre. All in favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE #2, SERIES OF 2011— Code Amendment — Municipal Election Code
Kathryn Koch, city clerk, told Council the city clerk's office has hired Dwight Shellman as a
consultant to help with election processes including those that are new to municipalities. Staff is
requesting Council table this for some revisions to the Ordinance.
Mayor Ireland opened the public hearing.
Marilyn Marks brought up permanent mail -in voting and suggested the city consider opting out
of that provision. It is easy to perpetrate voting fraud with ballots sent to everyone on the list and
municipalities do not require signature verification. Ms. Marks showed Council a pile of ballots
retrieved from garbage cans that could have been voted and returned after they were discarded.
Councilman Skadron moved to continue Ordinance #2, Series of 2011, to February 28; seconded
by Councilman Johnson.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilman Romero moved to approve the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman Johnson.
Councilman Skadron said he would like to discuss Resolution #11, Iselin Playing Field Contract,
and Resolution #14, Supporting White River Forest Grant Applications.
Councilman Skadron asked if the synthetic turf results in a surface that is less permeable than
natural grass. Jeff Woods, parks department, told Council it is almost the same with about the
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same runoff. Councilman Skadron asked if the budget is different from the original proposal.
Woods said the project is right on budget; there were 3 bids and this was the lowest bid by
around $50,000. Scott Chism, parks department, showed the location of the synthetic turf.
Councilman Skadron said this application seems to present Council with conflicting goals.
Councilman Torre asked if staff considered putting this synthetic turf on lower Moore. Woods
said that is not allowed by the covenants. Councilman Torre asked how much it costs to replace
this area with natural turf. Woods said it cost about the same at $500,000.
Councilman Torre asked if there have been problems at the high school field with containment of
the particulates and the concern of this being near the river's edge. Woods told Council no
drainage goes off the edge; all drainage goes into a catch basin. Councilman Romeo said the
values of recreation and training benefits and education efforts are in keeping with the efforts
with the schools. Councilman Romero noted this is not the same use one would see with tourists
and guests in a downtown location. Councilman Romero stated this is not irreversible.
Councilman Johnson agreed he would not support synthetic turf in a downtown park location.
Councilman Johnson said the adjacency to the schools and the demand for fields, this helps solve
shortages for sports fields and adds additional playing time. Councilman Johnson noted there
will be operational savings, water savings of 2 to 3 million gallons /year. Councilman Johnson
asked if there will be football lines available. Woods said there will be; this is a multi -sport
field. Councilman Johnson asked if infrastructure for lights will be installed. Woods said
conduit under the field will be installed. Councilman Johnson asked the useful life of this turf.
Woods said it is advertised at 7 years; however, the snow protects synthetic turf from sun
damage and with the projected use, it may last 10 to 15 years.
Mayor Ireland said he supports it because of the water savings, the lack of use of fertilizer, and
the need for less electricity. Councilman Torre said he is not sure it serves the community in
general; however, the savings will go towards other community needs.
City Clerk Kathryn Koch suggested Council continue Resolution #14, White River Forest Grant
Applications for further staff comment.
The consent calendar is:
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• Resolution #11, 2011 — Iselin Playing Field Contract
• Resolution #12, 2011 — Contract — Dell Systems Management
• Resolution #13, 2011 — ACRA Tourism Promotion Fund Contract
• Board Appointments
• Open Space and Trails
o Howie Mallory — reappointed regular member
o Joyce Allgaier — regular member
o Gyles Thornely — alternate member
• Historic Preservation Commission
o Brian McNellis — reappointed regular member
o Willis Pember — alternate member
• Planning and Zoning Commission
o LJ Erspamer — reappointed regular member
• Commercial Core and Lodging Commission
o Bill Dinsmoor — reappointed regular member
o Siam Castillo — regular member
o Jim Pomeroy — alternate member
• Wheeler Opera House
o Tom Kurt — regular member
• Minutes — January 24, February 7, 2011
All in favor of the consent calendar excluding Resolution #14, Series of 2011. Motion carried
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
Councilman Torre moved to read Ordinances #7, 8, 4, 3, 5, and 6, Series of 2011; seconded by
Councilman Romero. All in favor, motion carried.
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Ordinance #7
(SERIES OF 2011)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO
AMENDING THE FOLLOWING SECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE: 26.480,
SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE NO. 8
(SERIES 2011)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
AMENDING CHAPTER 8.46 OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2009
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE.
ORDINANCE NO. 4
Series of 2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN TO AMEND CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL FEES RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.
ORDINANCE #3
Series of 2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN TO INCREASE CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL FEES
ORDINANCE NO. 5
(Series of 2011)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE "BMC WEST PROPERTY"
ANNEXATION.
ORDINANCE NO. 6
(SERIES OF 2011)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL REZONING TO THE
SERVICE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE DISTRICT AND APPROVING A FINAL
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PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE FORMER BMC WEST PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 38005 STATE HIGHWAY 82, ASPEN AIRPORT BUSINESS CENTER,
BLOCK 1, LOTS 1 AND 2, CITY OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO.
Mayor Ireland said he would like to know the fiscal impacts of the BMC West annexation for the
next Council meeting. Councilman Johnson stated he is concerned the city is pushing too much
burden on the development community. Councilman Johnson said he would like 3 to 5 examples
and would also like public input to better understand what these fees may do to the development
community. Councilman Torre said he would like to do a development exercise for Council to
go through what these fees mean. Mayor Ireland said in the engineering fees, he does not want
fees that cost more to collect than are charged. Councilman Johnson said he would prefer that
the engineering fees are a similar process to that of community development department.
Councilman Torre moved to adopt Ordinance #7, Series of 2011 on first reading; seconded by
Mayor Ireland. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Romero, yes; Johnson, yes; Skadron, yes; Torre,
yes; Mayor Ireland, yes.
Mayor Ireland moved to adopt Ordinance #8, Series of 2011, on first reading; seconded by
Councilman Johnson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Johnson, yes; Skadron, yes; Romero, yes;
Torre, yes; Mayor Ireland, yes. Motion carried.
Mayor Ireland moved to adopt Ordinance #4, Series of 2011, on first reading; seconded by
Councilman Torre. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Torre, yes; Skadron, yes; Romero, yes;
Johnson, yes; Mayor Ireland, yes. Motion carried.
Mayor Ireland moved to adopt Ordinance #3, Series of 2011 on first reading; seconded by
Councilman Johnson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Romero, yes; Johnson, yes; Skadron, yes;
Torre, yes; Mayor Ireland, yes. Motion carri4ed.
Mayor Ireland moved to adopt Ordinance #5, Series of 2011, on first reading; seconded by
Councilman Torre, Roll call vote; Councilmembers Torre, yes; Romero, yes; Johnson, yes;
Skadron, yes; Mayor Ireland, yes. Motion carried.
Mayor Ireland moved to adopt Ordinance #6, Series of 2011, on first reading; seconded by
Councilman Johnson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Romero, yes; Skadron, yes; Torre, yes;
Johnson, yes; Mayor Ireland, yes. Motion carried.
RESOLUTON #15, SERIES OF 2011— Extension of Vested Rights 110 E. Bleeker Street
Drew Alexander, community development department, told Council this is a request for a 3 year
extension of vested rights. Alexander said this project was previously granted a three year
extension in 2007; however, there has been a boundary line dispute involving the historic
carriage house at the rear of the property. This dispute took several years and was settled in
August 2010. When HPC granted approval, there were 18 conditions attached to the application.
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These two issues have kept this project from completion. Alexander told Council the design
guidelines have not changed. The existing conditions are still attached to the project. Alexander
recommended approval.
Mayor Ireland opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Ireland closed the
public hearing.
Mayor Ireland moved to approve Resolution #15, Series of 2011; seconded by Councilman
Romero. All in favor, motion carried.
Councilman Romero moved to adjourn at 6:40 PM; seconded by Councilman Skadron. All in
favor, motion carried.
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/ athryn Koch
City Clerk
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