HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19900104Work Session Aspen City Council January 4, 1990
Mayor Stirling called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. with
Councilmembers Crockett, Gassman, Peters and Tuite present.
ASPEN MOUNTAIN LODGE NON-COMPLIANCE
Councilman Peters said there have been challenges to his participa-
tion in these deliberations because of a conflict of interest.
Councilman Peters said he took the challenge submitted to Council
last June and with the city obtained an independent counsel who
reviewed this and gave an independent legal opinion on the conflict
of interest question. Councilman Peters said the conflict of
interest is both moral ethical question and a legal question.
Councilman Peters said as far as the moral question, he is square
with his conscience. Councilman Peters said he feels he is fair
and judges facts on their own merits.
Councilman Peters told Council he received an analysis which left
him confident that he could proceed to vote both ethically and that
his position was legally justifiable and defensible. Councilman
Peters said December 18, 1989, Bob Hughes submitted another letter
challenging him on conflict grounds. Councilman Peters said this
letter had case law cites . Councilman Peters said he felt it would
be prudent to go back to the independent counsel with this
additional information and to obtain an updated opinion. Council-
man Peters said he has just received that opinion and would like
this issue tabled until he had had a chance to review the letter.
Mayor Stirling said Council has just received the response from
Hadid Aspen Holdings. Mayor Stirling said he would like a chance
to review this response, also. Sandy Stuller, city attorney's
office, said Councilman Peters's request is reasonable. Ms.
Stuller said she would like Council to be able to review the
applicant's response. Bob Hughes, representing the applicant,
submitted their response to the record. Council schedule the non-
compliance hearing for January 17, 1990 at 5 p.m. as a duly
constituted meeting.
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Kathryn. Koch, City Clerk
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