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Home My WebLink Aboutcclc.ag.10012003 COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING SISTER CITY ROOM - CITY HALL OCTOBER 1, 2003 8:30 am I. Roll call and approval of Sept. 17rd. minutes 9:00 am II. Vendor Survey - 2003 market update III. Aspen goes bazaar IV. CCLC composition V. Adjourn COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT To ensure that the character and ambiance of the commercial core area remains a safe and attractive environment for the enjoyment of visitors, pedestrians and residents. To maintain compatibility and harmony between business and publiC uses of the commercial core. ORDINANCE NO. ~/(3 (Series of 2001) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING.A RENEWED TERM OF OPERATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL CORE AND LODGING COMMISSION UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2006, DESCRIBING THE COMPOSITION, TERM AND QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS, THEIR POWERS, AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS BY PERSONS AGGRIEVED BY ACTIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL CORE AND LODGING COMMISSION AND ESTABLISHING RULES OF PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMERCIAL CORE AND LODGING COMMISSION IN EXERCISING IT'S FUNCTIONS. WHEREAS, the CiW Council established the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission by Ordinance No. 1 (Series of 1981) which ordinance was amended by Or~iinance No. 56 (Series of 1981); and WHEREAS, the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission term was originally set to expire on D~ecembet 3!, 1985, and was extended by Ordinance No. 24 (Series of 1986), to December 3~, 1991; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. (Series of 1988), the Commission's geographic area of concern was changed and an alternate member was added to the composition of the Commiss~un; and WHEREAS, the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission term was further extended by Ordinance 49 (Series of 1991); and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to re-establish the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission for a period of five (5) years, and to define and establish the geographic area that the Commercial Core'and Lodging Commission should address as that area bounded by Dean Street; Monarch Street; Spring Street; the Lodge and Lodge 1 Zones a: the base of Aspen Mountain; and that portion of the Ute Avenue area that is primariiy devoted to lodging; and WHEREAS, the Ciw Council.desires to add a second alternate member. NOW, TH ~R.EFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT: Section I. R~t~Bli~btnent at't%mm,~iau. 'l~hat there is hereb, y estabIished the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission for the City of Aspen, Colorado, for a tenu ending on December 3I, 2006. Nothing herein shall prevent the re-establishment of said Conunission on or after December 3 I, 2006, by appropriate action of the City Council at its election. Section 2, Compa~fiau_: Tarm~ Qu~li~c~tlou_ The Commission shall be constituted as follows: (a) The Commercial Core and Lodging Commission shall consist of five (5) members and two alternates who .shall serve a term of three (3) years (although there shall be no restraint on the number of terms any members may serve). Alternates shah vote only in the absence of a regular member and when appointed, an alternate shall be designated as acting for the absent member. (b) All original appointments shall be for a period of three (3) years (or the balance of the term 0fthe Commission, whichever is less), and made by the City Council. Nothing here'm shall beconstrued to constitute an extension'of the term of the Commission beyond that provided in Section 1 hereof. (c) All members of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed b~ a majority vote of the whole City Council. There shall be no restraint upon the number of terms any member of the commission may serve. (d) No member of the City Council, Mayor, City Employee, not any appointed ~fficials shall serve on the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission. (e) There shall be imposed no age or residency requirement for membersb/p on the Commercial Core and Lodg'mg Commission, nor shall candidates for appointment be required to be qualified electors. Set,loll 3. Power~ and Dnfie~ The Commercial Core and Lodging Commission shall have the following powers and duties, all of which shall be exemised subject to the laws of the state and municipality, with appropriate conditions and safeguards, and in accordance with the public interest and the most beneficial development of the Aspen Commercial Core and Lodging Area: (a) To advise and recommend further development and implementation of plans and programs for the Commemial Core and Lodging Area such as circulation, parking, sidewalk~, landscaping, lighting, signing, graphics, alley nuprovements, public transit, and improvement to existing mall areas; (b) To develop and recommend methods of funding the above plans and programs, by, for example, exploring and considering special assessment districts, local matching fund programS, capital improvement fund programs and state and federal grant programs; (c) To develop incentives for participation in and implementation of Commercial Core and Lodging Area programs; (d) To develop and review programs that various groups may sponsor to promote the Commercial Core and Lodging Area as a whole; (e) Upon referral by the City Council, to review and recommend approval or disapproval of special uses and programs using downtown streets, sidewalks or malls; (f) To recommend to the City Council such new legislation as it may deem in harmony with its function and the matters given to it for administration, and also to recOmmend revisions of existing legislation affecting the Commercial Core and Lodging Area's condition, development and administration, as it shall deem advisable for the protection of the pubhc health, safety and welfare; (g) To perform such other duties as the City Council may form time to time by ordinance or otherwise impose upon it. Section 4. Ap?ak. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission may appeal such decision or order to the City Council with thirty (30) days 3 from the date of the decision or order appealed from. An appeal is perfected by filing notice thereof with the City Clerk. Such notice shall contain an appropriate [everenee to the decision or order appealed from, and duplicate copy et'the same shall be forwarded bythe City Clerk to the Chairman of the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission. If the City council falls to provide the remedy praYed for, or any person is otherwise aggrieved by the action of the City Council on appeal, such person may appeal the action within thirty (30) days thereof in a court of record of competent jurisdiction. Review shall not be extended further than to determine whether the Commercial Core and Lodging Commission or City Council has exceeded its jurisdiction or abused its discretion. Section 5, ~la,~ at'Pr~e~nre A quorum for the transaction of business of the Commission shall COnsist of three (3) 0fthe members. The Commission shall estabhsh regular meetings and special meetings may be:called by the SeCretary of th,e Connnission on the request of the Chairman or any two members, on.at least twenty-four (24) hours written notice to each member of the Commission provided that a special meeting may be held on shorter notice if all members of the Commission are present or have waived notice thereof. No business shall be transacted at any special meetin$ unless it has been stated in the notice of such meeting. All regular and special meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public except for executive (closed door) meetings as may be permitted by 1aw. Citizens shall have a reasonable opportuniiy.t0 be heard and all minutes and. other records Of action s of the Commission shall be made available to the public. The Commission shall adopt by-laws for the conduct of its business not inconsistent ~,vith the ordinance and shall.adopt such rules of procedure as it deems necessary. Section 6. ~. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held·invalid or unconstitutional in a court of c6mpetent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a'separate, distinct and independent provision and shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof. 4 Section 7. Pnblic, Hearing., A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the ~k'C{ dayof S-~o-0.~- ;2001, in the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado. INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by the C~tyCounmloftheC~tyofAspenonthe /~ dayof ~ ,2001. ATTEST;. ~ ~Laihr~n S. K~h~ Cigy/~l~e~k FINALLY adopted, passed andapproved s ~_ dayof~~),2001.thi Helen Kalin KIa~d~i~ Mayor ATWESTF -:,. CJK-OS/29/2001-G:\David\CORgordinances.d.oc