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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20010625Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS ...................................... 3 CONSENT CALENDAR ........................................................ · Council Appointments: ........................................................ 5 · Minutes - June 11, 2001 ...................................................... 6 · Ordinance #20, 2001 - 515 Gillespie Historic Landmark Designation and Lot Split ............................................................... , ....... 6 ELECTION OF MAYOR pRO TEM ............................................ 6 RESOLUTION #70, 2001 contract ~ Maroon Creek pedestrian Bridge..7 RESOLUTION #155, SERIES OF 2000 - 303 S. Cleveland HPC Appeal .7 ORDINANCE #17, SERIES OF 2001- 419 East Hyman Historic Designation ............................................................................ 8 ORDINANCE #19, SERIES OF 2001 - Extension of Real Estate Transfer Tax ..................................................................................... 8 ORDINANCE #21, SERIES OF 2001 - Bavarian Inn Affordable Housing PUD ............................................................ ........................ 9 S/C/I PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ................................... 13 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 Mayor Klanderud called the meeting to order at 5:00 with Councilmembers McCabe, Paulson, Hershey and Semrau present. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 1. Jackie Broughton congratulated the new Council and said it will be a great Council. Ms. Broughton stated she appreciates all the work the Council and staff has done on the recreation center. Ms. Broughton thanked Steve Bossart, Jeff Woods, Tim Anderson and Kevin Dunnett and the countless hours other staff has put into this project. The city has done a great job and this will be a great facility. Ms. Broughton told Council she was recently at an orthopedic facility, and Aspen's therapy pool will surpass that facility. 2. Toni Kronberg agreed this will be a great pool and ice facility. Ms. Kronberg said she has worked 25 years for the passage of swimming pools, fields and trails. Ms. Kronberg said she has lobbied for a pool that. will work for the whole community. Ms. Kronberg said people over 5 feet tall need a minimum of 5 feet of depth in a pool in which to work out. Ms. Kronberg reminded CoUncil she has asked for a feasibility study for years. Ms. Kronberg said representations have been made to Council that a feasibility study has been done as part of the PUD apPlication] Ms. Kronberg told Council when she contacted the company that did the feasibility study, they told her it was done 7 or 8 years ago and they had no idea of the current design. The local architect hired was asked to help in the planning of the pool concept so there is no feasibility study for this pool. Ms. Kronberg said if the city puts in the wrong tanks of water it will take another 25 years to change them. There is not space to change the tanks in the current footprint, Ms. Kronberg said the city staff did the feasibility study. Ms. Kronberg noted the packet of information staff has does not contain one letter from her company, which is the only swimming company that has been in this area for 25 years. Ms. Kronberg said her first question is where is the feasibility study. The answer is there is no feasibility study but staff did it. There are no letters of Support for Ms. Kronberg's Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 position that warm water is needed. Ms. Kronberg requested Council research where her letters of support went. Ms. Kronberg said the contract states certain time lines, when the schematic design development phase was approved. Ms. Kronberg requested when those times were approved. Ms. Kronberg said the public process is supposed to take comments in. Ms. Kronberg said she is concerned how the public process was conducted, when the decisions were made. There were two public processes; one was for the concept for the pool and the second one was for the PUD application. Steve Bossart, asset management, noted that much of the preliminary work had been completed before the Durrant contract was signed. Their scope of work contained no feasibility study. Bossart said during the process, the city looked at a number of different options for the pools. The design team put together what is currently approved after tremendous public process. Mayor Klanderud said she looked into and reviewed this. Council had requested if she came up with anything that needed a new review, they would look at it. Mayor Klanderud said she has the report with letters of support, timelines for public meetings, general information, consultants' notes, the booklet noting what a feasibility study is and what it would accomplish. Mayor Klanderud said she has meet with Ms; Kronberg and with staff and she is satisfied that there is no valid basis to re-open this issue. Mayor Klanderud said' with all the public comment and volunteer work, the city has, in essence, done the feasibility study on this project. Ms. Kronberg said she would like to see the results of the feasibility study, including programming, demographics, analysis of target market area, what other facilities have. Ms. Kronberg said if Aspen is getting what other facilities have, they all have a separate deep water tank. Ms. Kronberg said she would like to know why none of the letters she wrote are in the record. Mayor Klanderud noted there were changes made in the current facility design that came from efforts on Ms. Kronberg's part. Mayor Klanderud said she does not know where the letters are. David Hoefer, assistant city attorney, said anything turned into the P & Z is part of the public record. Ms. Kronberg said her letters were turned into the recreation department and were not included as part of this application. 2 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 Mayor Klanderud noted that meetings on this facility started in 1996, which is a tremendous amOUnt of public input, public record and citizen participation. 3. David Guthrie commended two members of the Aspen Police Department, Steve Smith and Brad Onsgard, for going out of their way and picking up trash on highway 82. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1. Mayor Klanderud asked if the sound problems in the Council Chambers and Grassroots transmission have been corrected. Steve Barwick, city manager, said staff will get more speakers and table speakers for Councilman Paulson. Grassroots worked on the system today and the transmission should be better. 2. Councilman Hershey presented Councilman McCabe with a Stanley Cup championship T-shirt, noting the Stanley Cup finals is only played once. 3. Councilman Hershey reported on the RTA meeting; one of the issues is a trestle bridge at Wingo Junction. The Pitkin County open space and trails board wants money from the RTA to complete this. There was some dissension from Carbondale and Basalt. This will be discussed again in July. Councilman Hershey said there is a trail from the city to Wingo Junction but currently the trestle bridge is dangerous. The proposal is to plank it so people can walk or ride their bikes across it. Mayor Klanderud said at brown bag, a citizen asked for better communication from the RTA to the public. Councilman Hershey noted there were no reporters at the RTA meeting. 4. Councilman McCabe presented letters from the Town of Avon, City of Golden, City of Lafayette, town of Silverthorne commending the city's proposed pool and ice facility, from the Aspen Youth Center, Aspen School District, Swim Skate and Recreate, from Fred Brooks, school district transportation stating they are not interested in moving the bus barn, from Heidi Hoffman, architect about the design, Aspen Valley Hospital all in support of the facility. Also included are letters in support Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 from Jackie Broughton, Alice Davis of the School Board, LJ Erspamer, Vic Davies and Kim Viera in support of the pool and ice facility. Councilman McCabe said these letters are all part of the record. Councilman McCabe said this process has been very thorough and some of Ms. Kronberg's concerns have been incorporated into the new pool facility. There have been lots of meetings on this issue and the city has tried to take the public's opinion into account. The city has made a decision, signed a contract and it going to move forward on the pool and ice facility. Councilman McCabe said he is willing to make part of the record any comments pro or con submitted to Council in writing. 5. Councilman Semrau told Council July 11z at 5 p.m. there will be a presentation to the Housing Board on suggestions of ways to fund the Aspen Mass project. The 2001 housing guidelines are almost complete. 6. Councilman Paulson requested the election of Mayor Pro Tem be taken off the consent calendar. Councilman Paulson said at last week's work session, Council discussed discontinuing brown bag lunches. Council agreed not to discontinue these but to institute some rules. Councilman Paulson noted this is access for the public and he does not want rules put on the public coming to meet with Council. Councilman Paulson challenged Council to change things that make a difference rather than just eliminating brown bag lunches or changing the date of Council meetings. Councilman Paulson challenged Council to find another way to get the retreat work done rather than take two days and go away from press and public. Councilman Paulson suggested work sessions on each topic Council thinks is important, like transportation and housing. Councilman Paulson questioned whether retreats are for problem solving or political bonding. Councilman Paulson said Council should use the ecological bill of rights as a mission statement and guiding document for all decision making. Council agreed to have a work session on procedures - like brown bag lunches and the retreat. Councilman Paulson said he ~s not challenging Councilman Hershey for his seat on the RTA; however, he has received calls from board members who feel Councilman Hershey is anti-rail he and he may become an impediment 4 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council ,, June 25, 2001 to mass transit. Mayor Klanderud said there is a diversity of opinion in this community on mass transportation. To have a RTA board all of one mind could be damaging; there should be different points of view. Councilman Hershey noted he represents the position of Council on the RTA not his own opinion. Mayor Klanderud agreed whatever board Council members are sitting on, they are representing the city of Aspen, not individual opinions. 7. Councilman Hershey moved to put Ordinance//20, Series of 2001, on the consent calendar; secOnded by Councilman Semrau. All in favor, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Hershey moved to read Ordinance//20, Series of 2001; seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 20 SERIES OF 2001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION AND A HISTORIC LANDMARK LOT SPLIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 515 WEST GILLESPIE AVENUE, LOTS 4, 5} AND 6, BLOCK 99, HALLAM ADDITION, ASPEN, COLORADO The consent calendar is: · Council Appointments: CAST Helen Klandemd RFTA/RTA Helen Klanderud Tony Hershey, alt. Housing Authority Board Tim Semrau NWC Council of Governments Tony Hershey Aspen Chamber Resort Assn. Helen Klanderud Arts Council Tony Hershey Ruedi Water & Power Authority Tom McCabe CORE Board Terry Paulson 5 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 Sister cities Terry Paulson RFRHA Helen Klanderud ASC Advisory Committee Terry Paulson Burlingame/MAA Board Tom McCabe Healthy Mountain Communities Terry Paulson Burlingame COWOP Tom McCabe Club 20 Tom McCabe Grassroots TV Board Tony Hershey * Minutes - June 11, 2001 e Ordinance//20, 2001 - 515 Gillespie Historic Landmark Designation and Lot Split Councilman Hershey moved to adopt the consent calendar as amended; seconded by Councilman Semrau. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Paulson, yes; Hershey, yes; McCabe, yes; Semrau, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM Councilman Paulson said the Mayor Pro Tem is similar to the vice president. Councilman Paulson noted he supported Helen Klanderud for Mayor. Councilman Paulson said he is the senior member on Council. Councilman Paulson said he is a member of the Sister Cities committee and when traveling it helps to have "Mayor" in the title. Councilman Paulson noted he received the largest number of popular votes, which is deserving of the title. Councilman McCabe said he has represented the city at the state and federal level. Councilman McCabe said he feels he has aCcomplished a lot in two years. Councilman Hershey suggested the position rotate. Councilman Hershey said he feels it is time for someone else to be Mayor Pro Tem. Councilman Semrau agreed Mayor Pro Tem should rotate annually rather than every two years. Councilman Hershey moved to nominate Councilman McCabe for Mayor Pro Tem; seconded by Councilman Semrau. Councilmembers McCabe, 6 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 Hershey and Semrau in favor; councilman Pauls°n and Mayor Klanderud opposed. Motion carried. RESOLUTION//70, 2001 - Contract - Maroon Creek Pedestrian Bridge Councilman McCabe suggested that in the contract for the Rotary Park pedestrian bridge read informational meetings shall be held throughout the summer. Jeff Woods, parks director, told Council the bridge will be designed over the summer and construction will begin in the fall, October. Woods noted this bridge has been discussed for 6 or 7 years as part of the Maroon Creek PUD. Woods said there are only a few ways for the .bridge to span the canyon. Woods told Council staff will work with the Maroon Creek caucus, Maroon Creek homeowners association and Five Trees homeowners to make sure the bridge design is acceptable. Woods told Council this project needs to start by December or $475,000 will be lost. Woods said this connection is needed so people may avail themselves of the overflow parking for Iselin. Councilman Paulson moved to adopt Resolution//70, Series of 2001, Contract Maroon Creek (Rotary/Tiehack) Pedestrian Bridge Councilman McCabe suggested rappelling and climbing exercises for emergency services be allowed. There aren't too many places to practice these skills. Councilman McCabe asked staff to look into this to see if it can be accommodated without interfering with public. Tom Newland said they will confer with the emergency services to see if this can be worked OUt. All in favor, motion carried. RESOLUTION//155, SERIES OF 2000 - 303 S. Cleveland HPC Appeal Councilman Hershey moved to continue Resolution//155, Series of 2000, to July 9; seconded by Councilman McCabe. All in favor, motion carried. 7 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 ORDINANCE #17, SERIES OF 2001 - 419 East Hyman Historic Designation Amy Guthrie, community development department, told Council this request is for the Paragon building. HPC and P&Z have reviewed the designation and both recommend designation to Council. The building meets 4 of the 5 standards for designation; historic importance, architectural importance, neighborhood character and community character. Ms. Guthrie noted the ordinance contains language about a $2,000 landmark designation grant. Ms. Guthrie said this money is only eligible for residences. John Kelley, representing the applicant, said about 1/2 of this building is residential. CoUnCil directed Staff to see if a Project that is 1/2 residential is eligible and if it is, they get the $2,000. Mayor Klanderud opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Klanderud closed the public hearing. Councilman Hershey moved to amend the ordinance that if staff, upon review, determines that this property meets the requirement for a designation grant it is available; seconded by Councilman Semrau. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Hershey moved to adopt Ordinance #17, Series of 2001, on second reading as amended; seconded by Councilman McCabe. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Semrau, yes; McCabe, yes; Paulson, yes; Hershey, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #19, SERIES OF 2001 - Extension of Real Estate Transfer Tax This ordinance ratifies the vote taken in November to extend the housing real estate transfer tax from 2004 to 2024. Mayor Klanderud opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Klanderud closed the public hearing. Councilman McCabe moved to adopt Ordinance #19, Series of 2001, on second reading; seconded bY Councilman Hershey: Roll call vote; 8 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 Councilmembers McCabe, yes; Paulson, yes; Hershey, yes; Semrau, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #21, SERIES OF 2001 - Bavarian Inn Affordable Housing PUD Councilman Hershey moved to read Ordinance #21, Series of 2001; seconded by Councilman paUlson. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 21, SERIES OF 2001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY oF ASPEN APPROVING THE FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FOR THE BAVARIAN INN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SUBDIVISION TO CREATE NINETEEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, REZONING TO RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE DISTRICT, A GROWTH MANAGEMENT QUOTA SYSTEM EXEMPTION, AND VESTED PROPERTy RIGHTS ON LOTS D THROUGH I, BLOCK 11, AND LOTS K THROUGH P; BLOCK 12, CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN; PIPKIN COUNTy, COLORADO. Joyce Ohlson, community development department, showed Council the site location, parcels 1 and 2, and the existing structures. Ms. Ohlson said this is a PUD for 19 affordable housing units. The project is 100 percent affordable housing. There will be 31 parking spaces. Ms. Ohlson showed Council the site plan, landscaPe plan and infrastructure improvements. During the process some development issues were addressed and agreed upon. The maximum height will be 20 feet for the units on Main street, 25 feet for the units on parcel 2 and 20 feet on parcel 1 with flat roofs. There will be a central parking court, where it will be less visible. The structures will be moved closer to the street to establish a streetscape. Ms. Ohlson said the upgrade to the Bavarian was an issue in the discussions, important to both the nieghbors and staff. Ms. Ohlson said the applicants will repair windows and window sills and repaint the 9 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 structure. The housing authority wants to make sure these units are in good shape prior to sale of the units. Councilman Semrau asked why not rezone the parcel to AH-l: Sunny Vann, representing the applicants said generally AH zone district is used for a mixed use project with concessions for density in exchange for building a higher percentage of affordable housing. Varm noted concessions were not necessary in this project. The~project works under the RMF zone with no variations other than setbacks for the existing buildings. Vann reminded Council development of this project is a condition for Savanah Limited Partnership in conjunction with the approval of the hotel project. Vann stated Savanah's position was they had the ability to use this project to mitigate affordable housing for lots 5 and 3. The other obligation was to develop a project suitable for this site. Vann noted there was extensive give and take with the neighborhood, city and applicants. Vann told Council the city agreed Savanah could be credited with housing 13 employees at the Bavarian and the remaining housing obligation would be met on site or some other appropriate location. Vann said these are "sale" units and Council agreed that Savanah should be given first right to sell these units to an employee of the lot 5 project. After that, these units will go through the housing office. Vann said the neighborhood wanted these to be sale units as sale units foster a greater pride in the units. Councilman Semrau said the staff recommendation is that loud construction noises be done after 9 a.m. The city ordinanCe allows construction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ms. Ohlson said that recommendation is not a condition of the ordinance. Mayor Klanderud asked if sidewalks are required. Vann said these will be installed on3 street frontages. They are not installing on one frontage because of the unknown location of the entrance to Aspen. Vann said the neighbors support the installation of sidewalks, which will result in a curb line and street trees. Mayor Klanderud asked about street lights, how much upgrade will be done. Vann said this is covered by the guidelines of the engineering department. They will replace street lights at corners and mid-block consistent with other areas of Main street. Councilman Paulson asked if there is a way to shield streetlights without spray painting one half of them 10 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 black. Ms. Ohlson said she will look at street light alternatives with a back shields that still meet the city standards. Scott Writer, representing Four Peaks, told Council when they purchased lots 3 and 5, Aspen Mountain PUD and this parcel, they purchaSed it with the understanding the Bavarian was a finished project. The applicants have taken the approach that there is no reason to mess with the approvals. Councilman Paulson asked when the start date will be. Vann reminded Council the last Section M amendment gives start and finish date requirements. The applicants do not have to start this project until all the approvals for lots 3 and 5 are complete. The applicants are in the process of finalizing applications for lots 3 and 5. Mayor Klanderud noted some of the structures do not have a neighborhood feeling and are more of a wall. Vann pointed oUt the access to the project changed several times with the different entrances to Aspen. This design was oriented toward the Eighth street neighborhood rather than toward Main street. Vann told Council the applicants have no problems with the conditions as drafted. There is a concern expressed about the extent of remodeling of the Bavarian Inn. The applicants will meet the requirements of the housing office for renovation. Vam~ requested the park dedication fee be waived because this is 100% affordable housing. Councilman Paulson said the Council generally does not waive the park fees for any project. Ms. Ohlson suggested at public hearing staff will present information on how the code is worded, how it was worded when the Bavarian was first approved, and what has been done for other projects regarding park dedication fees. Bonnie Murry said the neighbors like the project, like the sidewalks and like the street lights. The neighbors would like something more done with the Bavarian Inn; it is in disgraceful shape. Ms. Murry said this would lead to two tier affordable hOUsing on one site. Ms. Murry noted there is almost no landscaping in front of the Bavarian Inn. Ms. Murry requested an outline from the developers of exactly what will be done to the Bavarian 11 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 Ms. Murry said the Main street extension should be upgraded and parking on one side of Bleeker should be eliminated. Ms. Murry told Council their condominium complex has just outlawed dogs. This is a very confined area with not a lot of place to walk dogs. Ms. Murry requested the Council ban dogs until there is a homeowner's association. This is a dangerous place for dogs. Vann said this issue is up to Council; the applicants do not have a position. Vann noted the applicants are providing adequate parking on site. The improvements to the structure will be done in accordance with the housing authority's requirements. The applicant will repair all damaged materials. The applicant is not contemplating taking the stucco off and putting on new siding. Herb Klein supports not allowing dogs. This neighborhood is isolated and there is not a place for these units to contain and exercise their dogs. Klein requested that construction not start at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. Klein told Council this construction is 10 feet from his bedroom and would like a later start time on Saturday. Klein said he has an issue with tree preservation. For neTM tree plantings, there is a 2 year warranty required in the code. For existing trees, there is no provision for replacing these trees if they die during the construction process. Klein suggested a nominal monthly per unit fee to go into an escrow account to fund tree replacements. Klein told Council he would like the Ordinance amended by second reading to contain more specifics on height limitations, dimensional requirements. Paul Murry told Council their condominium association outlawed dogs and requested Council do the same for this project. Murry reiterated the condition of the Bavarian is deplorable and needs attention from the developer. Vann told Council the reason no street trees are planned for the front of the Bavarian is that there is a U-shaped entrance; the city forester did not recommend planting trees in that area. Councilman Semrau requested the new owners consider the condition of the Bavarian and to define better before second reading on what they will do to the exterior of the Bavarian. Councilman Pauls°n requested before second reading the lighting plan be 12 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 specifically addressed. Vann said the applicants do not have any position regarding dogs.. Councilman Paulson said he would support a ban on dogs. Councilman McCabe suggested a fine structure. Mayor Klanderud and Councilman Hershey said the preferred to let the homeowners make this decision rather than get the government involved in a private project. Klein noted there is an act of government involved in increasing the density so government could ban dogs. Klein said this is not a good place to have dogs. David Hoefer, assistant city attorney, suggested that at second reading staff could present a version with dogs allowed and one with no dogs so Council can consider this at the public hearing with both sides having a chance to comment on this issue. Councilman Hershey moved to adopt Ordinance #21, Series of 2001, on first reading; seconded by Councilman Paulson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Paulson, yes; Hershey, yes; McCabe, yes; Semrau, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. S/C/I PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Chris Bendon, community development department, told Council staff and a citizen committee has been working on a civic center master plan. Bendon said there is an opportunity for redevelopment in the S/C/I district along Bleeker and Rio Grande with city-owned property and 4 private property owners. Bendon said there is not a lot of money in S/C/I businesses to support major redevelopment and there may be some additional public benefit like affordable housing and parking if the city were to join with private owners. Bendon asked Council if they want staff to pursue this concept. Obermeyer, who represents 50% of the private property, is interested. Bendon said he is willing to introduce this idea to other property owners. Steve Barwick, city manager, said the issue is whether Council wants to spend staff time exploring this idea. Councilman McCabe said he is in favor; the idea is an opportunity the city should explore. Mayor Klanderud agreed. Councilman Semrau asked how much staff time this would entail. Bendon said not a lot. Council agreed it was a good idea and staff should go ahead with initial talks with the private property Owners. 13 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 25, 2001 CoUncilman Hershey moved to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing potential land acquisitiOn at 8:35 p.m.; seconded by Councilman McCabe. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Hershey moved to come out of executive session at 9:10 p.m.; seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Paulson moved to adjourn at 9:10 p.m.; seconded by Councilman McCabe. All in favor, motion carried. ~Koch, City Clerk 14