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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19910909Aspen City_Council Regular Meeting September 9, 1991 Mayor Bennett called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. with Councilmembers Richards, Pendleton, Reno and Peters present. CITIZEN COMMENTS 1. Phoebe Ryerson said she would like to help Council reach the public more often. There should be ways to allow the public to input their suggestions. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1. Councilman Reno said at the Rio Grande impound lot, the signs for RV parking have no limits on them. There is a major thorough- fare going to the snowmelter, which makes this area very inviting for parking. Councilman Reno requested staff look at ways of not having traffic go to the snowmelter. 2. Councilman Reno said he noticed some bars are advertising all you can drink for a certain price. Councilman Reno asked staff find out if this is legal. Councilman Reno said he would like to know these types of things when renewals come up. Jed Caswall, city attorney, told Council he is working on a liquor license manual, which should be done soon. 3. Councilman Reno requested Council send a letter to the Aspen delegation and the Shimakappu delegation for the sister cities program last week. Councilman Reno said this was a very rewarding experience and encouraged Council to participate in sister city events in the future. 4. Councilwoman Pendleton brought up a letter from the Pitkin Green water association. Councilwoman Pendleton said Sirous Saghatoslami has requested to be informed on what is going on with water projects. 5. Councilwoman Richards reported she and Councilman Reno have met with Ron Van Meter and John Goodwin of the police department on the roller blade ordinance. Councilwoman Richards said the season is almost over and the ordinance should be tabled until there is a way to integrate it with the pedestrian trails plan and have it ready to implement next summer. 6. Councilman Peters told Council the housing authority has developed a revised budget for 1991, which they will present September 23rd. There will also be an appropriation ordinance for the additional subsidy to the 1991 operations. Councilman Peters said the housing office has scaled back on development plans for 1991 and up front costs will be cut back. 1 Aspen City Council Rectular Meeting September 9, 1991 7. Councilman Peters said the housing office would like to present the ,FNMA mortgage issue in a more complete form. There are a number of issues that need to be discussed. Council agreed to put this on the September 23rd agenda. 8. Councilman Peters brought up a letter from the Town of Snowmass attorney requesting the city enter into discussion of an interconnect Snowmass to Aspen water system. Councilman Peters said he was surprised to see the letter as the Council has not indicated any interest. Councilman Peters said there are two policies of the city (a) the city will not extend the water system to promote growth and (b) in 1988 the city created a policy saying they are not interested in interconnecting the Aspen to Snowmass water systems. Councilman Peters said the town of Snowmass needs a response and these policies should be forwarded to them. 9. Mayor Bennett said he would like to implement Monday noon work sessions with Council. There will be no formal agenda, the public is welcome. This is to discuss issues and share ideas for the future. 10. Carol O'Dowd, city manager, requested Council approve an expenditure of up to $30,000 to implement the state discharge permit. Larry Ballenger, water department, told Council this permit is good for 5 years. Council directed staff to put this on the next appropriation ordinance. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Peters moved to approve the consent calendar; seconded by Councilwoman Pendleton. The consent calendar is: A. Minutes - August 26, 1991 B. Vending Agreement - Aspen Filmfest C. Resolution #35, 1991 - Reappointment of Municipal Court Judge All in favor, motion carried. Councilwoman Richards requested that Information item Street Sanding be moved to the end of the action items. LI UOR LICENSE RENEWALS Councilman Peters moved to approve the liquor license renewals for Little Nell and Molly Gibson; seconded by Councilwoman Pendleton. Councilman Peters suggested a work session on liquor license policy. Mayor Bennett said Council can make the liquor license manual a starting point. All in favor, motion carried. 2 Aspen City Council Regular Meeting September 9, 1991 ORDINANCE #34, SERIES OF 1991 - Lone Pine Condo Plat Amendments Kim Johnson, planning office, told Council this plat amendment ordinance also includes vested rights approval for 3 years. The amendment will allow enclosure of several small decks, which will help relieve leaking problems. There is also a request for the expansion of unit C-1, for a total of 2720 square feet. This land is zoned RMF/A and has recently been annexed into the city. Ms. Johnson said staff is concerned that the unit not increase in bedroom size but is adding a den and television room. Ms. Johnson said there is a condition that if the room is ever used as a bedroom, the applicant would have to come back and provide an additional parking space as required by land use code. The enclosure of decks will add 72 square feet. Some of the decks have been leaking onto the first floor of the units . The enclosure will be compatible with the architecture of the site. The request is also to update the condominium plat to reflect other changes that have occurred over the past several years. Staff recommends approval with conditions. The floor area of the project for the zone district will not be exceeded. Site coverage increases by a minimal extent and does not reflect the code requirement. Ms. Johnson pointed out in #1 in the ordinance, staff would like a time frame on when the final plat needs to be recorded at the county prior to final inspection of last construction approved with this plat amendment or by December 1, 1992. Ms. Johnson said #2 will be deleted as the engineering department is satisfied about the drainage. Jane Ellen Hamilton, representing the applicant, told Council unit C-1 was designed differently from the other units and the owner is trying to design it to fit his needs. Ms. Hamilton said this room will need a building permit to be made into a bedroom, and the note should alert the city to the need for another parking space. Mayor Bennett opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Bennett closed the public hearing. Councilman Peters moved to adopt Ordinance #34, Series of 1991, as amended on second reading; seconded by Councilwoman Richards. Councilman Peters questioned having all the engineering conditions in the ordinance. Jed Caswall, city attorney, said often people do not know all the laws. Councilman Reno and Mayor Bennett agreed with too much detail in the ordinance. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Pendleton, yes; Reno, yes; Peters, yes; Richards, yes; Mayor Bennett, yes. Motion carried. 3 Aspen City Council Regular Meeting September 9, 1991 ISELIN PARK ROTARY IMPROVEMENTS Jeff Yusem, representing the Rotary Club, reminded Council they requested permission to work on a passive play park at the city- owned ground behind Moore Pool. This site is about 7 acres. Yusem told Council Rotary would like to have this as their capital project for the next several years. Yusem requested Council's approval to continue with this project. Carol O'Dowd, city manager, told Council staff does not have an objection to the use of city land for their purpose. Rotary will be making a formal proposal for this use. Ms. O' Dowd said Rotary does not want to put a lot of work into this if the use is not acceptable. Councilwoman Richards said she would like Rotary to notice the community at large to see where the community interests lie and what park users would like to see. Councilwoman Richards said she would also like to know how this proposed use meshes with the school's needs and how this integrates with the community compre- hensive plan. Yusem said Rotary has only consulted its members; however, they intend to meet with the Maroon/Castle creek homeown- ers association. Amy Margerum, planning director, said one difference between this and the Rio Grande is that the Rio Grande is zoned SPA and needs to be looked at as a whole. This land is owned by the city and is located in the county. The uses are landscaping and putting in trails. These are allowed by the zone district, which is AF-1. Ms. Margerum said this would not have to go through the county process unless there is a structure on it. Ms. Margerum agreed with getting citizen input and also reviewing this with the commissioners. Councilwoman Richards moved to conceptually approve the park idea with the condition that Rotary bring in a written plan and that they consult with neighbors, schools, etc., in the area and when the conceptual plan comes back it is detailed with information on what efforts were made to reach the community and that the community is invited to give ideas for the project; seconded by Councilman Reno. All in favor, motion carried. STREET NAME CHANGE - Barnard Park Court Bob Gish, public works director, told Council the residents on a portion of street just to the east of Cemetery Lane and Bugsy Park would like their street named. They have had problems with mail and parcel delivery. Councilwoman Pendleton moved to name this Barnard Park Court; seconded by Councilman Peters. All in favor, motion carried. 4 Aspen City Council Regular Meeting September 9, 1991 Staf f told Council they will come back with an ordinance officially naming this street. BOARD APPOINTMENTS Councilwoman Richards moved to reappoint Bruce Kerr and Roger Hunt to P & Z and regulations members and to appoint Tim Mooney to P & Z as a regular member; seconded by Councilman Peters. All in favor, motion carried. Councilwoman Richards moved to appoint Erika Brown to CCLC as an alternate; seconded by Councilwoman Pendleton. All in favor, motion carried. Council directed staf f to advertise for vacancies not filled on the Wheeler Board, CCLC, Clean Air Board and Board of Appeals. STREET SANDING Carol O'Dowd, city manager, said staff is working on this issue and to try and answer specific questions before developing proposals for Council. Ms. O'Dowd said there are things that can be done within the existing budget, things that can be part of the 1992 budget process, and legislative actions. Councilwoman Richards said she would like Council to put together a consensus on their priorities. Councilwoman Richards said during the campaign, she got the message that the citizens are fed up with dirty streets, the dirty air, and guest relations. Councilwoman Richards said she does not want the city to be in contention with the EPA over health standards for particulate matter in the air. Councilwoman Richards said some suggestions she likes are the implementation of the pedestrian/bikeway plan; encouraging not parking on streets, car pool free parking at the garage. Mayor Bennett requested staff continue working on this and bring back recommendations on what it will take to solve this problem. Mayor Bennett said Council is ready to look at radical solutions. Councilwoman Pendleton said she would like the idea started before the budget sessions. Ms. O' Dowd reiterated Council wants the street clean, the air clean and the EPA requirements met. Councilman Peters said the draft EIS for 4-laning highway 82 did not include air quality related issues that will come from additional autos coming to Aspen. Councilman Peters said he would like staff to look projected traffic from 4-laning highway 82. Councilman Peters said he would like Council to discuss the suggestions from the Clean Air Board. 5 Aspen City Council Reqular Meeting September 9, 1991 Councilwoman Pendleton moved to adjourn at 6:40 p.m.; seconded by Councilman Peters. All in favor, motion carried. ~° ~~ ~~~L ~ Kathryn Koch, City Clerk