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Home My WebLink Aboutminutes.council.19970922Regular Meetin~ Asoen City Council Seotember 22, 1997 Mayor Bennett called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. with Councilmembers Vickery, Markalunas and Paulson present. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION There were no comments. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1. Mayor Bennett congratulated Jim Markalunas and everyone who worked hard to make the railroad demonstration a success. Mayor Bennett said over 1,000 people rode it each weekend day. Councilman Markalunas agreed it was a big success and the demonstration made believers out of skeptics. 2. Councilman Vickery encouraged people to take advantage of the opportunity to make their opinions heard on the Final EIS for the Entrance to Aspen. Councilman Vickery said every person that writers a letter or makes a comment to CDOT has that response recorded by CDOT. Councilman Vickery said he is impressed by this process and the fact that everyone has a chance to be heard. 3. Assistant City Manager Steve Barwick requested Council move action item (c) to the consent calendar. Councilman Markalunas moved to move Resolution #75, Series of 1997, Accepting GMC Scoring for Aspen Highlands Base Village Request for Exceptional Project Status and Metro Area Multi-Year Residential Allotments, to the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried. 4. Jeff Woods introduced the new parks planner, Kevin. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Paulson moved to read Ordinance #36, Series of 1997; seconded by Councilman Markalunas. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE No. 36 (SERIES OF 1997) Regular Meetin~ Asoen City Council Seotember 22, 1997 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL GRANTING A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF THE 1993 LODGE GMQS ALLOTMENT AND VESTED RIGHTS GRANTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 3, SERIES OF 1993, AND EXTENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 51, SERIES OF 1994, ORDINANCE NO. 15, SERIES OF 1995, ORDINANCE 16, SERIES OF 1996, ORDINANCE 39, SERIES OF 1996, AND ORDINANCE 12, SERIES OF 1997 FOR BELL MOUNTAIN LODGE REDEVELOPMENT, 720 E. COOPER AVENUE, CITY OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO. was read by the city clerk Councilman Markalunas moved to adopt the consent calendar as amended; seconded by Councilman Paulson. The consent calendar is: Resolution #72, 1997 - Great Outdoors Colorado Grant for Rotary Park Bridge Resolution #73, 1997 - Contract for Computerized Irrigation System Resolution #74, 1997 - Contract - Parks Equipment Ordinance #36, 1997 - Extension of GMQS/Vested Rights for Bell Mountain Lodge Resolution #75, 1997 - Accepting GMC Scoring for Aspen Highlands Base Village Request for Exceptional Project Status and Metro Area Multi-Year Residential Allotments Roll call vote; Councilmembers Paulson, yes; Vickery, yes; Markalunas, yes; Mayor Bennett, yes. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #34, SERIES OF 1997 - Amending Model Traffic Code David Hoefer, assistant city attorney, told Council this ordinance has 7 changes to the Model Traffic Code. Hoefer said four of these changes are minor language changes. One change is the readoption of a section included in the 1977 Model Traffic Code. A more significant amendment is to allow parking officers to write tickets for vehicles which are not properly registered. This would carry a $100 fine which could be dismissed by the Municipal Court Clerk when the vehicle owner 2 Regular Meetin~ Asoen City Council Seotember 22, 1997 presents proof and proper registration. The other change is a new section to provide it be a penalty for fraudulent use of parking resources, like slugs in the meter machines or altering parking passes. Mayor Bennett opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Bennett closed the public hearing. Councilman Paulson moved to adopt Ordinance #34, Series of 1997, on second reading; seconded by Councilman Markalunas. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Vickery, yes; Markalunas, yes; Paulson, yes; Mayor Bennett, yes. Motion carried. ANIMAL SHELTER TASK FORCE David Hauter, asset manager, requested Council approve advertising for interested citizens to serve on a task force to address the various issues surrounding the animal shelter. Mayor Bennett said this is a good idea and encouraged staff to get a balance of citizens to make this successrid. This should not be all representatives of the asset planning committee or all animal rights people. Council endorsed the animal shelter task force. RESOLUTION #76, SERIES OF 1997 - Approval of Contract to Purchase 937- 947 West Hallam Dave Tolen, housing office, reminded Council after many meetings, they had agreed to lift the deed restriction on units at the KSNO building in return for the purchase and deed restriction of comparable units elsewhere. Tolen said a deal has been worked out with the owner of the KSNO building to purchase the building a 937 West Hallam. This is a six unit building; 5 units would not quite reach the agreement approved by Council for a deed restriction exchange and all 6 units are more than that agreement. Tolen said the city will have to finance this using the housing/day care fitnds. Tolen said the city will pay $775,000 of the purchase price of $1,575,000 and will recover most of that from sale or rental of the units. The city will also finance a loan to the owner of the KSNO building of $800,000 for 4-1/2 years at 8.5% interest. Tolen said the city' s finance director is concerned about the total amount of the financing, that the $800,000 loan will be secured by a third deed of trust on the KSNO building. This building is appraised at $2.6 million free of restrictions. The building has $1.6 million of debt and with this loan it will be financed at 92 percent, which is 3 Regular Meetin~ Asoen City Council Seotember 22, 1997 high. The finance director is also concerned that the city will be behind two other loans on this building. The finance director has suggested some amendments to the financing terms, these are not yet finalized. Tolen recommended Council approve this subject to final review and approval of the financing terms by city staff. City Attorney John Worcester said the resolmion should be amended to read, "That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves, subject to final approval of certain financing terms by the city manager, an agreement between the City of Aspen, Colorado, and Granite Properties Inc. or Forrest Smith, in a form substantially similar to the copy annexed hereto and incorporated herein". Councilman Vickery moved to approve Resolution #76, Series of 1997, as amended above; seconded by Councilman Paulson. Tolen pointed out this property is in the county. The city plans to have it annexed and condominiumized. Councilman Vickery asked if this is a conforming building. Tolen said it is in the county and he will have to find out for the city. Councilman Markalunas said he feels this is an exceptional deal for the city; the subsidy is lower than construction projects. Councilman Paulson asked what happens to the current tenants. Tolen said the housing office will give high priority for relocation units to people living in the KSNO building. The guidelines call for high priority to anyone who is dislocated through government action. Tolen said the deed restriction will be lifted on the KSNO building as soon as this deal closes. Tolen said the city can occupy 4 of these units during ski season; the owner will use 2 units for the ski season. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Vickery moved to go into executive session at 5:50 p.m. for the purpose of discussing pending litigation; seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Markalunas moved to come out of executive session at 6:04 p.m.; seconded by Councilman Vickery. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Markalunas moved to adjourn at 6:04 p.m.; seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried. 4 Regular Meetin~ Asoen City Council Seotember 22, 1997 Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk Regular Meetin~ Asoen City Council Seotember 22, 1997 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ...................................................................................1 COUNCILMEMBER CON4N4ENTS .......................................................................1 CONSENT CALENDAR ........................................................................................1 Resolution #72, 1997 - Great Outdoors Colorado Grant for Rotary Park Bridge ..2 Resolution #73, 1997 - Contract for Computerized Irrigation System ...................2 Resolution #74, 1997 - Contract - Parks Equipment .............................................2 Ordinance #36, 1997 - Extension of GMQS/Vested Rights for Bell Mountain Lodge ..................................................................................................................2 Resolution #75, 1997 - Accepting GMC Scoring for Aspen Highlands Base Village Request for Exceptional Project Status and Metro Area Multi-Year Residential Allotments .........................................................................................2 ORDINANCE #34, SERIES OF 1997 - Amending Model Traffic Code ..................2 ANIMAL SHELTER TASK FORCE ......................................................................3 RESOLUTION #76, SERIES OF 1997 - Approval of Contract to Purchase 937-947 West Hallam ........................................................................................................... 3 6