HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.108-01 RESOLUTION NO. 108
(Series of 2001)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIl OF ASPEN, COLORADO, TO CREATE AN OPEN
SPACE ACQUISITION BOARD.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to create an Open Space Acquisition Board composed
of conununity members to advise the City Council in all future open space acquisitions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIl OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That the City of Aspen Open Space Acquisition Board is hereby established as follows:
A. Qualifications. Five (5) members shall be appointed by the City Council. The Board
appointments shall be as follows:
1. One (1) shall be a member of the Pitkin County Open Space Board and shall be a
qualified elector of the City for at least one (1) year prior to the time of appointment.
If no member of the Pitkin County Open Space board is a qualified elector of the City
of Aspen for at least one year, or no such person desires to serve on the Aspen Open
Space Acquisition Board, then this member shall be qualified as set forth below at
subsection 2.
2. Four (4) shall be qualified electors of the City for at least one (1) year prior to the time
of appointment.
B. Term of Office. Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years. The Open
Space Acquisition Board shall operate beginning in January, 2002 and sunset in
December 2005.
C. Meetings of the Open Space Acquisition Board shall take place four times per annum.
Meetings dates shall be set and scheduled by the Board and posted publicly.
Section 2
That the City of Aspen Open Space Acquisition Board shall have the following functions
and duties:
A. Establish priorities and criteria for Council adoption for the acquisition of Open
Space.
B. Review open space elements of comprehensive master and areas plans including the
1999 Aspen Area Community Plan and the City of Aspen Greenfrastructure Plan,
making recommendations to the Council concerning any open space related changes
to plans.
C. Make recommendations to the City Council for the acquisition of specific fee
interests, options, easements or other interest in real property by expenditures from
the Open Space Fund.
D. Establish relationships with local and regional land trusts to more effectively
discharge Board responsibilities
E. Conduct all meetings of the Board in an open and public setting, except that executive
sessions may be convened in accordance with state law and the Aspen Municipal
Code.
Section 3
That the City Manager shall designate staff to carry out the following responsibilities:
A. Implement the decisions and directives and carry out the administrative functions of
the Open Space Acquisition Board as approved by the City Council.
B. Oversee the management and the maintenance of open space lands acquired with
Open Space Funds as defined in this Chapter
C. Provide technical information on all proposed Open Space acquisitions including
physical, biological, social and other aspects of property value.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen or) the
26th day of November, 2001.
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.
rathryn S. K~,~h; City Clerk
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