HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20110926 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 26, 2011
CITIZEN COMMENTS 2
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 2
CONSENT CALENDAR 3
• Resolution #61, 2011— Contract to Purchase Hybrid Vehicle — Car Share 4
• Resolution #62, 2011— ARC Advisory Committee Appointment 4
• Resolution #63, 2011— Red Brick Boiler Replacement 4
• Resolution #64, 2011— Contract — Plow /Sand Truck Replacement 4
• Resolution #65, 2011— Isis 406 E. Hopkins Sublease — Free People of PA LLC 4
• Resolution #66, 2011— Extending P &Z and HPC Board Members Terms 4
• Resolution #67, 2011— Burlingame Phase II OZ Contract Amendments 4
• Minutes — September 12, 2011 4
RESOLUTION #68, SERIES OF 2011— Height Variance for Fence 1445 Sierra Vista 4
ORDINANCE #27, SERIES OF 2011— Code Amendment Impact Fees 5
ORDINANCE #28, SERIES OF 2011— Lift One Lodge Final PUD 5
ORDINANCE #29, SERIES OF 2011— Electric Rate Increase 10
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Mayor Ireland called the meeting to order at 5:08 PM with Councilmembers Torre, Johnson,
Frisch and Skadron present.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
1. Emzy Veazy suggested when people address Council they write up their comments so
they are prepared and turn it into the city clerk. Veazy said the city vehicles could have
governors on them which would save on gasoline. Veazy said Glendale, California, has a
program that deals with graffiti and the city should look into it.
2. Bill Wiener brought up preservation of the Tom Benton building and said there is a
solution which would make everyone happy and move the development through the process.
HPC has allowed demolition of Little Annie's but not the Benton building. Wiener said the
Benton roof structure could be preserved and left open underneath for gatherings and views
through to the mountain.
3. Joe Edwards disagreed about gutting the Ton Benton building. Edwards stated one of the
reasons Aspen is different from other places and without sprawl is much of the strategy and
planning went on in the Benton building in the 1970's. The Benton building was built almost 60
years ago and what happened there changed the course of Aspen and the way Aspen looks.
Edwards stated there is something wrong with the city's code that would allow a lot line to lot
line 3 -story building on this lot. The HPC voted 4 to 3 to allow demolition of Little Annie's.
Mayor Ireland asked if the problem with the code is that it does not preserve structures or that it
does not preserve uses. Edwards said code changes have to come from elected officials.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
1. Councilman Johnson reminded everyone this Friday, September 30` at 7 PM is
homecoming at Aspen High School.
2. Councilman Torre said Aspen lost a true friend when Billy Rieger died. Councilman
Torre said the Roaring Fork Valley has a high suicide rate and a letter in the paper urged
everyone to reach out and help people.
3. Councilman Torre stated Council received a call up notice on the approved demolition of
the Little Annie's building and he will request the case be called up for Council action.
Councilman Skadron said he would support the call up
4. Councilman Frisch said he would like to know more about the call up procedures. Jim
True, special counsel for the city, explained that the code allows Council to call up HPC or P &Z
decision on cases that will not come to Council. Council has 30 days in which to call up an
action or the decision stands.
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5. Mayor Ireland said attending Billy Rieger's memorial service reminded him how vibrant
and energetic he was and how caring of people's children. What makes Aspen a community is
that there are people like Billy Rieger.
6. Mayor Ireland said he will also support the call up of HPC demolition approval of the
Little Annie's building.
7. Mayor Ireland said there were two great athletic events in Aspen last weekend, the
Golden Leaf half - marathon and the Wapiyapi bicycle fund raiser for kids with cancer.
8. Mayor Ireland said he went to Europe and met with Mayors and Council of Aspen's
sister cities and of cities, like Abetone and Florence, that want to be sister cities with Aspen. The
Sister City program is active all over the world and Aspen's program gives school kids a change
at exchange in other cities and to learn more about the world.
9. Mayor Ireland said the November election is an all -mail ballot election and there are
some people who will not get ballots because either their address is incorrect or they did not vote
in November 2010. Mayor Ireland urged every to go to pitkinvotes.org and check their voter
information.
10. Councilman Skadron said the CORE Board discussed Energy Smart, Waste Free Roaring
Fork, the biomass project, Thompson divide and the 2012 draft budget. Councilman Skadron
reported CORE is in good financial shape.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilman Skadron moved to called up for Council action the HPC decision to allow
demolition at Little Annie's; seconded by Councilman Torre. All in favor, with the exception of
Councilman Johnson. Motion carried.
Councilman Skadron requested Resolution #65, Series of 2011, Isis sublease Free People of PA
LLC be pulled from the consent calendar.
Councilman Johnson asked if the changes to the OZ contract are not allowing scope creep or
getting the cost to what the other bid was. Scott Miller, asset manager, said he is comfortable
with the changes; part of the changes is a result of a project that is taking longer than anticipated
when the design team was hired. Also the staff has asked for additional information.
Councilman Johnson asked if this is still within the budget. Miller said the project is under
budget.
Resolution #65, Series of 2011 — Isis Sublease with Free People of PA LLC
Councilman Skadron asked what criteria were used in selecting the tenants for this space and
what goal is being satisfied by filling this space. Scott Miller, asset manager, told Council there
is a lot of retail space available for lease in Aspen and the prices are coming down. Councilman
Skadron asked if this space is being subsidized by the city in any way. Miller said there is no
subsidy by the city at all. Councilman Skadron asked if the city has any control over these
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spaces. Miller said the city has the right to approve or not the sublease. Courtney Lord, Isis
Retail Group, reminded Council when the Isis building was purchased, the goals was to maintain
movie theatres in Aspen and to do that, the theatre needed a below market rent and to accomplish
that, the west part of the building was turned into retail spaces. An oversight by the city is to
require the commercial landlord to use their best efforts to seek "not luxury" tenants.
Councilman Skadron said the rent benefit flows to the theatre space. Councilman Johnson said
these are in line with market rents today. Councilman Johnson said Free People of PA is a mid-
level retailer.
Councilman Johnson moved to approve the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman Torre.
The consent calendar is:
• Resolution #61, 2011 — Contract to Purchase Hybrid Vehicle — Car Share
• Resolution #62, 2011 — ARC Advisory Committee Appointment
• Resolution #63, 2011 — Red Brick Boiler Replacement
• Resolution #64, 2011 — Contract — Plow /Sand Truck Replacement
• Resolution #65, 2011 — Isis 406 E. Hopkins Sublease — Free People of PA LLC
• Resolution #66, 2011 - Extending P &Z and HPC Board Members Terms
• Resolution #67, 2011 — Burlingame Phase II OZ Contract Amendments
• Minutes — September 12, 2011
All in favor, motion carried.
RESOLUTION #68, SERIES OF 2011— Height Variance for Fence 1445 Sierra Vista
Drew Alexander, community development department, told Council this property is adjacent to
the golf course and to errant golf balls. The applicant proposes a 15 foot golf net mesh fence on
the southeast corner of the property. This fence will be integrated into existing vegetation.
Alexander reminded Council 1495 Sierra Vista previously requested a fence variance.
Alexander said he worked with the golf and the parks department on this solution and staff
supports the fence with conditions outlined in the resolution.
Councilman Frisch asked about the other houses along the stretch and will they require fences.
Councilman Frisch asked if there have been any neighbor comments. Alexander said he has
received no comments. Alexander said each property should be reviewed separately as there are
different circumstances for each. Sarah Broughton, representing the applicant, told Council this
property was publicly noticed for this hearing with letters and a notice. Councilman Torre said
he is concerned about fencing across all these properties. Ms. Broughton noted this is one of two
properties on the golf course that is on a dog leg. Ms. Broughton said she worked with the
director of golf who recommended this fence. Ms. Broughton said there have been broken
windows from golf balls and this is a safety matter.
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Councilman Skadron asked about the visual impact. Ms. Broughton said the house is tucked
back and the fence will only be up when the golf course is open. Councilman Skadron asked
who will monitor the fence installation and any damage to the flora. Alexander said the parks
department will inspect the digging and the mesh itself.
Mayor Ireland opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Ireland closed the
public hearing.
Councilman Johnson moved to approve Resolution #68, Series of 2011; seconded by
Councilman Skadron. All in favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE #27, SERIES OF 2011— Code Amendment Impact Fees
Drew Alexander, community development department, said the method for collecting impact
fees has been based on bedrooms and the definition of bedrooms lends itself to different
interpretations. The amendment calculates the fees on floor area, which is a metric that can be
used on every property. State statutes identify bedrooms and reasonable means of calculating
impact fees. Alexander entered into the record a letter from the city's consultant on impact fee
calculations and an e-mail from the school district supporting this code amendment. Alexander
reminded Council the goal is to keep the revenue the same as existing levels and the changes
since first reading are to have 3 tiers of fees to take into account the generation rates in existence
for different size houses. This will be revenue neutral.
Mayor Ireland opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Ireland closed the
public hearing.
Councilman Johnson moved to adopt Ordinance #27, Series of 2011, on second reading as
amended; seconded by Councilman Torre. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Johnson, yes; Torre,
yes; Skadron, yes; Frisch, yes; Mayor Ireland, yes. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #28, SERIES OF 2011— Lift One Lodge Final PUD
Councilman Johnson said he lives within 300 feet of the project and is recusing himself. Mayor
Ireland announced there are five public hearings scheduled for Lift One lodge, through
November. Chris Bendon, community development department, said the purpose of this public
hearing is to become familiar with the project. This project was originally submitted in 2006.
The project is located on the east side of South Aspen street. This site does not include lift 1A.
The proposal is for 22 lodge units, fractional ownership. The units are flexible so that rooms can
be locked off, totally 84 keys. There are 5 free market resident units; there is affordable housing
for 5 employees, there is a restaurant, apres ski deck. The project includes rehabilitation of the
Skiers Chalet lodge as a ski museum to be owned and operated by the Aspen Historical Society.
The Skier's Chalet Steakhouse will be used as affordable housing. Bendon reminded Council
conceptual approval was granted in 2009; it has gone through HPC and is in front of Council for
final PUD.
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Bob Daniel, representing the applicant, told Council he is proud of the process and where the
project is now. This has taken a long time and the applicants have stayed committed to the
process; this has been a community based process. Daniel said when the applicants acquired the
property, they felt it was important to submit a project that 100% code compliant and the original
application was that. The applicants received HCP and P &Z approval for that project. Daniel
said the Lodge at Aspen Mountain was also going through the process and was denied final PUD
in 2008. One of the ideas was to master plan the area. Lift One Lodge agreed to set their
application aside and went into a COWOP process. Daniel reminded Council the COWOP
project was not approved by Council; however, there were learnings from that process and
Council asked that these be incorporated into their application. This lead to the conceptual
approval in 2009.
Daniel said there was a lot of community input in the COWOP and the project was changed to
address much of that input. Daniel said after the conceptual approval in 2009, the applicant
went through the HPC process in 2010. Daniel showed a map of the area, including the lodging
properties at the base of the mountain. An influence on this site is the history associated with the
origination of skiing and Lift One. Daniel said this site is close to the commercial core and to
Rubey Park and the transit facilities. Other influences on this project were pedestrian, skiing and
the neighbors. Daniel noted some goals in the master planning were history, accessibility,
vitality and sustainability all of which overlap and need to be balanced between Aspen being a
resort and a community. The goals were established with 28 community members.
Daniel said the purpose of the COWOP was to come up with a creative solution to this side of
the mountain and one of the big ideas was to establish a green visual corridor between
Willoughby Park, the old lift terminal and Aspen mountain. Daniel said at that point the idea of
a code compliant project had to be abandoned. Daniel told Council HPC thought the skiing
corridor was a great amendment to the project . The code complaint project changed into a plan
with a surface lift running between the buildings, the relocation of lift lA uphill, and the
improvements to Willoughby park, relocation of some structures on the site and historic
designation of those structures. Daniel said during conceptual review of this project, the
applicants heard concern about the mass and scale of the project, about moving the ski lift 250
feet up the mountain. Daniel said there was an issue about snow melting the street and it is
appropriate to use energy in that way. Daniel reminded Council they requested the applicant to
look at a final PUD application that was smaller.
Daniel reminded Council a third party was hired to insure that this project was not too big. The
applicants looked at Council's concerns. Daniel said moving the lift was not looked on as a
community benefit so the applicant looked at priorities from COWOP, the important part of the
master plan, the opportunity to connect the mountain to town, commitment to restoration of the
historic assets, creation of the museum, commitment to 100% affordable housing associated with
the project, and a project that creates lodging options at the base of Aspen mountain. Daniel
showed a slide and stated the applicants decided not to develop anything above the red line,
decided not to move the lift uphill, and decided to relook at mass and scale and to relook at items
that were not looked at as community benefits. The result is a project with a 40% reduction in
floor area, a 50% reduction in the footprint. Daniel presented a slide showing the footprint
approved at conceptual and what is proposed at final. There is no relocation of lift 1A, this
maintains the corridor for a surface lift and ski back, 40% of the housing mitigation will be on
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site, refurbishing the Skier's Chalet Steakhouse and Lodge, access off south Aspen street and not
Gilbert street.
Daniel reviewed the existing conditions in the area noting a lack of funding for the museum, the
lift One is in disrepair, the site is dominated by parking and orphan buildings, and Willoughby
park is used for parking rather than park use. Daniel said the goals from the COWOP for this
master plan were to honor ski heritage and reinforce skiing in the future. Daniel said the most
beloved community assets are those that the public accesses, like the Wheeler and the Jerome.
Daniel said this area is not very accessible to the public and is in a state of neglect. Daniel stated
one of the key components of this plan is Willoughby park and the involvement with the Aspen
Historical Society.
Georgia Hanson, Aspen Historical Society, told Council the historical society is involved by
their mission, which is to enrich the community by preserving and communicating Aspen's
history. Ms. Hanson told Council the historical society located downtown for 3 months and had
visitors and group session to talk about what the Lift One center should be. Some suggestions
were interactive interpretations in the park; a history theatre for performances, a gathering place
and clubhouse and a vault to store Aspen's treasures. The historical museum should also connect
the community with the mountain, reuse and enliven historic assets and build a social capital
investment for future generations.
Daniel scored the goals of the PUD from conceptual to final on the history and stabilization of
Lift One, relocation and renovation of Skiers Chalet, the museum on site and renovation of the
Skiers chalet and Steak House and these are met in the final PUD proposal.
Daniel discussed accessibility and the existing conditions of the dangerous road, lack of
pedestrian access, difficult to access the mountain and no dedicated ski corridor. Daniel said the
proposed changes, which include a dedicated ski access, pedestrian access, funding for a surface
lift and the Deane street master plan will lead to increased safety and more mobility. All the
goals on accessibility except funding snowmelt on South Aspen street will be met with the
proposed final PUD.
Another goal was vitality and the fact that there is no gathering place; it is disconnected from the
commercial core; lodge beds have been lost in the area. Daniel said this proposed plan will
increase activities and use of the area for both residents and visitors; the lodge will provide more
hot beds. Daniel noted there will be free public lockers, a restaurant, a museum, world cup
venue, parking and onsite affordable housing. Daniel said the fractional units will be available
for public rent when not in use. The design of the units with lock off rooms allows for maximum
flexibility and adds back in pillows that were lost in the area. Daniel said in the goals for vitality
are to provide space for the historical museum, high occupancy beds, a public restaurant, making
improvements to the parks and adding public accommodations. The final PUD does not include
the beer, boots and brats; one reason is the applicants felt one restaurant in this area is sufficient.
Daniel told Council the Skiers Chalet Steak house and lodge is not viable in their current
configurations. There were only 38 keys in the area, including the Holland House. The PUD
plan will create a mix of lodge rooms and onsite affordable housing in an economically viable
project. The project is within walking distance to the core and the transit center. The applicants
will reuse existing structures on site. Daniel said in the sustainability area, the building will be
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built to the LEED gold building design and green roofs will absorb stormwater and help cool the
buildings.
Daniel presented a chart to compare the project at conceptual and final. Conceptual had 27 units
and 107 keys; final proposes 22 units with 84 keys. The number of free market units is 5 in both
proposals; however the total square footage is decreased from 20,395 square feet to 13,013
square feet. Both conceptual and final propose to mitigate for 100% of affordable both with a
minimum of 40% on site. The conceptual plan proposes to house 26.5 employees on site and
final proposes to house 16 employees on site. The proposed commercial at conceptual was Ski
Company ticketing and a restaurant; final proposes a restaurant and does not propose the
beer/boots/brats. The plans for the museum reusing the Skiers Chalet Lodge are the same at final
as conceptual. The total floor area at conceptual was 123,693 square feet and final is proposed at
84,514 square feet; the lodge portion decreasing from 116,779 square feet to 77,010 square feet.
The average room size has decreased from 612 square feet to 537 square feet. Parking proposed
at conceptual was 200 for the lodge and 50 public spaces and final proposes 150 spaces for the
lodge and 50 public parking spaces. The snowmelt has been reduced to only on sidewalks. The
Ski lift proposal at conceptual was a new lift lA and a surface lift and the proposal for final PUD
is funding for a surface lift only.
Daniel told Council the applicants met with neighbors adjacent to the proposed project to see
what the issues are and what could be done to alleviate some concerns. The neighbors to the
north, Dancing Bear, South Point and Lift One, had issues with drainage, with ski access, with
Willoughby Park and with volleyball. The applicants propose to fix the drainage and make
improvements to the surface of Deane street; to clean up Willoughby park and to improve the ski
access. Daniel said the applicants are committed to funding a replacement location for the
volleyball courts. The neighbors to the east, Dolinseks, Aztec, Telemark, Aspen Mountain,
Cascade, Silver Shadow and Caribou condominiums have issues with ski access, an
encroachment on Gilbert street, the height of the building and physical separation. Daniel told
Council the ski access will be retained; the applicants eliminated an exit onto Gilbert street. The
physical separation between buildings has been maintained. The applicants are reviewing the
heights.
The issues of the neighbors to the south, Mountain Queen, Aspen Skiing Company and Shadow
Mountain, are ski access, access to the mountain, lack of a gathering place, and Shadow
mountain access and parking. Daniel said there is a reduction in the size of the proposed lodge;
there are pedestrian improvements and there will be a public restaurant and apres ski area.
Daniel said Lift lA will not be changed and moved up Aspen Mountain. The applicants are
working to improve the historic parking in the right -of -way on Shadow Mountain. The neighbor
issues to the west — the townhouse project, are to coordinate improvements on rights -of -way
issues, utilities, streets, sidewalks and curbs.
Daniel outlined what is being asked for in the project; setbacks adjacent to public lands that are
less than minimum required; the height exceeds the maximum in some place; the average unit
size is larger than allowed; vacation of public streets and alleys; and allowing a reconfigured site
area for the FAR calculation.
Daniel listed all this project is providing for the community; rejuvenation of a neglected part of
town, addition of lodging facilities, easement and a ski back corridor for possible lift service
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from Willoughby Park, reconstruction of Deane street, renovation of the Skiers Chalet Lodge for
use as the historic museum, historic designation of the Skiers chalet and Lodge, safety
improvements on South Aspen, expansion of Willoughby park, 50 underground parking spaces,
100% employee housing mitigation — the code only requires 30 %, stabilization and protection of
historic assets of Lift One and the towers, $600,000 funding for the surface lift, improvements
around the Winternational race venue, $150,000 for volleyball replacement, exceeding
environmental standards for the new development, free public ski lockers, improved emergency
access, better storm water management and drainage from Aspen mountain. Daniel said the
applicants feel they have realized the goals established through the public process and meetings
on master plan of this area.
Mayor Ireland opened the public hearing.
Marcia Goshorn stated she supports this project; this area of town is appropriate for lodging. Ms.
Goshorn noted lift One used to come further down the hill and was more accessible. Ms.
Goshorn said she likes the improvements that have been made to the project. Richard Allen said
he feels it is time for Aspen to step up and to create a place to showcase the history of Aspen.
Ruth Kruger said she was a member of the COWOP for master planning the area. Ms. Kruger
said this is the place to build lodging at the base of the mountain. The applicant has honed the
project in order to have it be acceptable. Val Edgington said she skis 1A side of the mountain a
lot and this plan makes that side of the mountain more accessible. Ms. Edgington said the
historical society has become more vibrant in the past several years and has created more
community involvement.
Jane Battaglia told Council this site is important because she has worked for the historical
society and a question that arises a lot is about a ski museum and the place for that is downtown
where the history was created. Bill Tomsich, Stay Aspen Snowmass, told Council he is a
proponent of more sellable beds in Aspen. A lot has changed since 2008 and this project has
been adaptable to that change. Tomsich said he is a supporter of having a museum in a more
visible location. Kip Hubbard, historic society staff, said every block away from the core for a
museum, visitors are lost exponentially. Hubbard said the historic society will increase their
reach to visitors and to locals by having this site.
Jackie Kasabach said when she was on City Council in 2009, she voted yes on this project. Ms.
Kasabach urged council to vote yes on this version. Ms. Kasabach concurred with the need to
bring the history of this community to the core of this community. Eban Clark, representing
Silver Shadow condominiums, told Council his clients are directly east of this building and have
objections to aspects of the proposal. Clark said progress has been made working with the
developer and he will continue to work on those objections. Bob Hoover, representing the
Mountain Queen, told Council they are pleased with the reduction in size of the development as
it no longer crosses their property line and the view plane issues have been taken away. Hoover
said there are some questions about future development which may be taken care of through this
process.
Martha Madsen said this is a great opportunity and the ski museum is a great opportunity that
should not be missed. Andy Hanson said he walks Aspen street during world cup and it is
dangerous. To make world cup better this project seems like a win/win for everyone. Maddy
Lieb agreed with the proponents for this project. Tony Vagneur, president of Aspen Historic
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Society, said this proposed interactive place will help everyone learn the history of skiing and of
Aspen.
Mayor Ireland closed the public hearing.
Councilman Skadron asked why the Steak House is 20% larger than conceptual. Daniel said this
is an anomaly in the way floor area is calculated; the building is not larger. Councilman Skadron
said he has a question about the west wing and those variances and about the lodge unit density
standard, and the bonus for size of lodge units. Councilman Skadron said he would like more
discussion how the 22 keys become 84 rooms and the day -to -day management of the rooms
when they are turned over to a rental company. Daniel told Council P &Z spent time on this
issue. The applicants have to provide a detail of the day -to -day management as well as an
occupancy report to the community development department; pricing is not addressed in that
requirement. Councilman Skadron said restoring the ski museum speaks to community priorities
and values.
Councilman Frisch said the condition of the neighborhood is not helping the community or
guests and it is important to have bed space in the area. Councilman Frisch said improving this
area could affect Ruthie's and other lodges on this side of town. Councilman Frisch said he
would like to see this area revitalized which may boost moderate lodging in this area.
Councilman Torre said he would like to understand vacating city rights -of -way and the ongoing
issues with Shadow Mountain condominiums.
Mayor Ireland suggested the applicants consider snow melting the last 100 feet of Aspen street
rather than the whole length of the street. Mayor Ireland noted sanding streets is not necessarily
good for the PM 10 levels. Mayor Ireland said the loss of bed base seems to be in the moderate
level rooms. Mayor Ireland asked what assurance there is if in the future there is a desire to
install a platter lift there weren't be opposition from owners on the property.
Councilman Torre moved to continue Ordinance #28, Series of 2011, to October 11` seconded
by Councilman Skadron. All in favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE #29, SERIES OF 2011 Electric Rate Increase.
Councilman Johnson moved to adopt Ordinance #29, Series of 2011, on second reading;
seconded by Councilman Skadron.
Lee Ledesma, utility department, reminded Council the city has been working on a utility study
for the past several years. Mayor Ireland asked if there have been changes since the first reading.
Dave Hornbacher, utility department, noted the rates go out over a four year period for the
transition of 30 kW for larger commercial users. Councilman Skadron asked if staff has had
questions from the public. Hornbacher said he has not.
Mayor Ireland opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Ireland closed the
public hearing.
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Councilman Skadron said the work on this rate adjustment, including two work sessions, has
been thorough. Councilman Frisch asked when the city will get to full cost recovery. Ms.
Ledesma said the two classes that reach full cost of service within 4 years are the large
commercial and city facilities. The small commercial and the residential take 6 or more years to
reach 100 %. Councilman Johnson asked if city has gone out to small commercial establishments
to review the increase in utilities costs to help them forecast.
Roll call vote; Councilmembers Frisch, yes; Johnson, yes; Skadron, yes; Torre, yes; Mayor
Ireland, yes. Motion carried.
Councilman Johnson moved to allocate $1500 to the Aspen Rugby Club; seconded by
Councilman Torre. All in favor, motion carried.
Council agreed to reimburse Mayor Ireland $195.11 for Bike to Africa.
Councilman Torre moved to go into executive session at 8:50 PM pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6 -
402(4)(b) Conferences with an attorney for the local public body for the purposes of receiving
legal advice on specific legal questions on four on -going litigations; seconded by Councilman
Skadron. All in favor, motion carried.
Mayor Ireland moved to come out of executive session at 10 PM; seconded by Councilman
Johnson. All in favor, motion carried.
Councilman Johnson moved to adjourn at 10 PM; seconded by Mayor Ireland. All in favor,
motion carried.
yn Koch
City Clerk
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