HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.132-24RESOLUTION #132
(Series of 2024)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
TERMINATING THE INTERORGANIZATIONAL AGREEMENT, ENTERED INTO ON
FEBRUARY 13, 1995, BY THE CITY OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, THE TOWN OF
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, ROCKY MOUNTAIN
NATURAL GAS, AND THE ENERGY 2000 COMMITTEE, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
AND GOVERNANCE OF THE COMMUNITY OFFICE FOR RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP.
WHEREAS, the above mentioned parties served to establish the Community Office for
Resource Efficiency (CORE) as a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation to work cooperatively with
businesses, individuals, governmental entities and utilities to create measurable improvements in
energy and water efficiency in order to benefit the environment and develop a more sustainable
economy; and
WHEREAS, CORE's mission is to lead the Roaring Fork Valley to a carbon -free, net -
zero energy future; and
WHEREAS, since the establishment of the interorganizational agreement, the City of
Aspen has maintained a close partnership with CORE through funding and program support to
achieve the organizations' collective goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and
WHEREAS, due to upcoming shifts in CORE's governance structure, CORE is
requesting that the City of Aspen terminate the interorganizational agreements and
WHEREAS, if terminated, CORE would continue as a nonprofit, delivering the same
services to the Aspen community, but its governance would not be tied by the interorganizational
agreement to the founding members; and
WHEREAS, the termination of this interorganizational agreement does not prohibit or
limit the City %J Aspen's cir other tit,
ng members' ability to partner with CORE going
forward; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen determines that is in the best interest of CORE and the
community that CORE functions as its own independent non-profit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen remains dedicated to its climate and greenhouse gas
emissions reduction goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO,
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby declares the interorganizational
agreement created to operate and establish the Community Office of Resource Stewardship is
terminated. Such termination shall be deemed effective ninety (90) days following written notice
Af this resolution provided to the other parties to the interorganizational agreement pursuant to
Article IX of the agreement. Further, the City Manager is authorized to execute such other
documents as may be necessary to fully effectuate the termination.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the 2211d
Jay of October 2024,
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, October 22, 2024.
Nicole Henning, City Clerk