HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.009-03 RESOLUTION NO. · (Series of 2003)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CiTY C0UNCIL OF' .ASPEN, coLO~O, Exp~SSING iTS
OPPOSITION TO THE PASSAGE OF COLORADO SENATE BILL 154.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 154 has been introduced into the Colorado Legislature; and
WHEREAS, SB 154 duplicates prOvisions in the C01orado and United States Constitutions
that prohibit counties and municipalities from requiring property owners to sell their property at
below fair market value; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports the state and federal constitutional prohibitions
against taking private property without due process of laxv', and
WHEREAS, the City Council' is of the OPinion that SB 154 Would do more than merely
prohibit the taking of private property without proper compensation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen; pursuant to its state constitutional authority as a home rule
municipality, has taken extraordinary steps to ensure that the permanent resident community can
afford to remain in Aspen so as to continue to contribute to the "community character" that sets
Aspen apart from every other mountain resort community; and,
WHEREAS, those efforts have included, but not limited to the enactment of a .45% sales
tax dedicated, in part, to the construction, maintenance, and operation of affordable housing
units; a one percent (1%) real estate transfer tax dedicated to the construction of affordable
housing units; and, the adoption local land USe regUlations to solve local problems by providing
incentives for the private sector to participate in the construction of affordable housing units; and
WHEREAS, these efforts have made it possible for the City of Aspen to provide
subsidized affordable housing for the majority of its citizens thereby stemming the emigration of
many of its children and workers to areas far removed from the City of Aspen; and
WHEREAS, passage of SB 154 Would call into question the legality of many of the City
of Aspen's land use code provisions that provide voluntary incentives to the private sector to
participate in the City's affordable housing program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CO~0IL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
It urges members of the Colorado State Legislature to defeat Senate Bill 154 thereby
allowing communities throughout Colorado to locally address the critical shortage of affordable
housing.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the
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· [landemd, Mayor
I. Kathryn S. Koch. duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing ~s a
true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado. at a meeting held on the day hereinabove stated·
Kathryn S. Koct~, ~ity Clerk
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