HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.016-20 RESOLUTION # 016
(Series of 2020)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
ADOPTING THE 2020-2021 CITY COUNCIL GOALS
WHEREAS, the City Council has a long history of establishing goals to direct priorities for
the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Strategic Focus Areas in December 2019 to guide the
work of City Administration; and
WHEREAS, City Council endeavors to be strategic in its deliberations regarding these
goals to ensure that current opportunities, needs and challenges facing the community are fully
considered; and
WHEREAS, the goals of City Council guide the actions of City Council and the City
Administration in budgeting and programming initiatives; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to formally adopt year 2020-2021 goals to guide the City
in shaping its future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO,
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby adopts the following City of Aspen
2020-2021 Council Goals, and does hereby authorize the City Manager to pursue said goals.
Tier I Goals
1. Affordable Housing—Advance the quality of life through affordable housing opportunities
that address financing, incentives, and maintenance through partnerships.
A. Resources: Increase the City's resources for affordable housing development by
leveraging existing funds in tandem with partnering with regional entities.
B. Incentives: Review adopted regulations that affect the development of affordable
housing including a study of the affordable housing fee-in-lieu rate, the Certificate
of Affordable Housing Credit program, employee generation and mitigation rates,
and multi-family replacement requirements.
C. Financing: Establish and utilize a financial advisory board to advise, evaluate, and
make recommendations on the long-term economic stability of affordable
housing development.
D. Maintenance Focus: Work with partner agencies and homeowner associations to
formulate options to address delayed affordable housing maintenance, including
insufficient capital reserves policies.
2. Childcare Sustainability: Engage with the business community and local stakeholders on
ways to finance and expand childcare availability and create workforce development
opportunities.
a. Education. Increase the awareness regarding the value, benefits, and success of
Kids First and early childhood education programs.
b. Resources: leverage the collective interests of the Roaring Fork Valley to identify
and advance opportunities to increase capacity, with emphasis on the need for
quality infant and toddler spaces.
c. Workforce: Encourage workforce development and program expansion through
creative and immediate actions that develop a qualified workforce and talent
pipeline for early childhood educators.
3. Waste Management: Develop a long-range community waste management plan to reduce
waste in the highest impact landfill diversion areas.
a. Incentives. Evaluate and implement incentives that increase voluntary diversion of
solid
waste.
b. Policy. Evaluate and consider policy changes that address wildlife conflicts,
balances community values surrounding construction impacts, and supports the
longevity of the community's landfill.
4. Stormwater Financing: Identify and implement capital funding sources to address and
expand the aging stormwater system as well as finance projects focused on treating
outfalls to the Roaring Fork River.
S. Energy Conservation: Reduce the energy use in commercial and multi-family buildings
through increased incentives and the advancement of Building IQ, which requires energy
use tracking and improved energy efficiency.
Tier II Goals
6. Community Engagement: Create and implement a community engagement strategy that
incorporates participation data to inform and increase future public participation in policy
decisions.
7. Local Businesses: Analyze opportunities to retain and attract essential, small, local and
unique businesses to provide a balanced, diverse and vital use mix supporting the
community.
8. Boards and Commissions: Evaluate decision making authority for quasi-judicial boards and
commissions.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the 10th
day of March 2020.
Torre, Mayor
I, Nicole Henning, 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, March 10, 2020.
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Nicole Henning, City Clerk