HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.048-02 A R~SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING AN
INTEtlGOVERaNqx/IENTAL AGP,.EEM;ENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN ,AxND PITK.iN'
COU'NTY REGAP. DING THE SHAR_rNG 0P TtKA_N'SIT FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY ix/K~NAGER TO EXECUTE SAID INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ASPEN.
WI4__EREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council mu Intergovermmental
Agreement be~veen the City of Aspen, Colorado and Pitkin County, Colorado, a copy of which
is annexed hereto and part thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUIN'CIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLOR_ADO.
Section One
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves the Intergovernmental
Agreement between the City of Aspen, Colorado and Pitldn County, Colorado, Regarding The
Sharing Of Transit Facilities, a copy of which is armexed hereto and incorporated herein, and
does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute said Intergovernmental Agreement
substantially in the form as attached on behatf of the City of Aspen, including the documents
appended thereto.
Dated: ~~ -,-.~.~ 2002.
I, Kathryn Koch, duly 9pointed ~d acting City Clerk do c~ify ~at ~e foregoing is a ~e ~d
accurate copy(~at resolution adopted by ~e Ci~ Council of~e Ci~ of Aspen, Colorado, at a
meeting held ~ /~ ,2002.
INTERGOVEI:CNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO and
PITKIN COUNTY, COLORg. DO
REGAP, X)ING THE SHARING OF TRANSIT FACILITIES
This Intergovermmental Agreement is made and entered into this day of ,
2002, by and between the City of Aspen, Colorado ("Aspen" or "City") and Pitkin County,
Colorado ("Pitkin County").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2000, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
("RFTA") was formed by Intergovernmental A~eement between the City of Aspen, Town of
Basalt, Town of CarbondaIe, Eagle County, City o£ Glenwood Springs, Pitkin County, and the
Town of Snowmass Village as a rural transportation authority pursuant to Colorado Rural
Transportation Authority La,v, Title 43, Article 4, Part 6, C.R.S., as amended, which Agreement
was ratified by the electors of RFTA, at the state general election conducted on November 7,
2000; and
WHEREAS, Article VIlli o:~'the IGA provides for reorganization of the Roaring Fork
Transit Agency (Transit Agency"), and merger into RFTA; during a period known as the RFTA
Transition Period; and
WHEREAS, Pitldn County, the City of Aspen, RFTA and the Transit Agency have
entered into an agreement transferring assets and liabilities between the'panties, in accordance
with the RFTA IGA; and
WHEREAS, the RFTA IGA provided that transit system assets would be transferred from
the Transit Agency, Pitkin County and Aspen, to P,~TA, excluding real property; and
5VI-tER.EAS, Pitkin County is the owner of a Bus Maintenance Facility located at 0051
Service Center Drive, Aspen, Colorado ("BMSr"), which will be leased to R.FTA to use for
transportation purposes in providing regional service and contract service to governmental
entities and private corporations; and
WHEP._EAS, Aspen is the owner of a transit facility in the heart of Aspen which provides
bus staging and administration for RFTA re~onaI transit service, as well as RFTA-provided
contract service to the City of Aspen and the Aspen Skiing Company; known as Rubey Park; and
WHEREAS, in the future, Aspen or Pitkin County may wish to provide their own local
transportation service which would require access to a bus maintenance facility and a transit
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H:kJune l0 Council Mcetin§ docs~a-spen-PitCo IGA on shared facility use.doc
station in central Aspen; and
WHEREAS, in the future, RFTA may dissolve or not be able to provide contract service
to Aspen and Aspen and Pitkin County may wish to provide their own local service: and
NOW, THEREFORE:
Aspen and Pitkin County make the following agreement:
1. If Aspen deems it more efficient, or for any other reason, determines that it
will provide its own transit service and requires access to a maintenance
facility, Pitkin County agrees to lease space to Aspen in the BM.F for a
pro-rated, fully allocated share of the costs of operating the BMF.
2. Pitkin County will not unreasonably withhold its permission for Aspen to
lease a portion of the BMF.
3. IfPitldn County deems it more efficient, or for any other reason,
determines that it would like to use Rubey Park for transit purposes, Aspen
agrees to lease space to Pitkin County in Rubey Park for a pro-rated, fully
allocated share of the costs of operating Rubey Park.
4 Aspen will not unreasonably withhold its permission for Pitkin County to
lease a portion of Rubey Park.
5. The term of this agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years,
conunencmg on the date this agreement is duly executed. Thereafter, said
agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive three I3) year
periods unless otherwise terminated by either parry g/ving notice to the
other of its intent to terminate.
The parties to this Intergovernmental Ageement have executed this agreement this J24- day of
, 2002.
PITKIN COUNTY: CITY OF ASPEN:
By: By: Ci~t~Y ~anager
A~S/.T: 1 ATTEST:
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