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Home My WebLink Aboutresolution.council.015-98FEB f]6 '98 ~2.:4aPH ~EST MaIM STREET LI:~,] OFFICES P.1 ATTAC~ENT B JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, TI-I~ BOARD OF COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF PITKIN, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE AGREEING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADVISORY DIRECTOR BY THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE TO THE BOARD OF THE ROARING FORK TRANSIT AGENCY WHEREAS, by Intergovernmental Agreem~at dated November 21, 1983, as amended by that Supplemental Agreement dated November 21, 1983; as amended by that Amendment to In~ergovemmental Agreement dated J~anuary 23, 1984; and as amended by ttmt Amended Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Agency dated Juno 9, 1986 (all said Agreements and Amendments to be referred to herein collectivaly as the "RFTA Intergovernmental Agreement"), the City of Aspen and the Board of County Commissioners 6fPitkin County formed and constituted the Roaring Fork Transit Agency ('RFTA") to establish an organizational framework to provide public transportation throughout Pitldn County and its environs, and to create an operating and viable transportation service to assist in carrying out environmental and comervat/on policies for the benefit of the irdmbitsnts, visitors and environments of the City of Aspen and the County of Pitkin; and Wt-IF. REAS, RFTA and the Town of Carbondale have ent~ed into an intergovernmental agreement whereby RFTA operatea in and provides transportation services to the inhabitants and visitors of the Town of Carbondale; and WHEREAS, paragraph 2Co) of the RFTA Intergovernmental Agreement provides for a Board of Directors of RFTA comprising members and sppointees of the City Council of tha City of Aspen and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Pitldn; and WKEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Pitkin by that Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Agency dated 1998, a copy of which is attached hemto, created the position of director on the RFTA Board to be appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the Carbondala Town Council; WHEREAS, the Carbondale Board of Trustees desires to participate in the administration of RFTA through th~ appointment of an advisory director to the RFTA Board. NOW, gORE, be it resolved as follows: I. Purs,,~nt to that Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Agency dated 1998, the City Council of tim City of Aspen and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Pitldn have established the position of "Town of Carbondale Director" on the RFTA Board of Directors to be appointed by and s~rve at the pleasure of the Carbondale Board of Trustees and the Town of Carbondale here consents to the appointment of a member of the Carbondale Board of Trustees to the RFTA Board. This Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the ~ day FEB 86 ~ ~2:41PM WEST MAIN STREIZT LA~ OFFICES p.~ By: M~or~,City o[Aspe~>~ Aspen City Clerk This Resolution was adopted by the Board ofCounW Commissioners of the County of Pitldn on the. day of ,1998. By: Chairman, BOCC At~s~: Jeanette Jones, Assistant Pitldn County Clerk This Resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale on the day of ,1998. By: Mayor, Town of Carbondale Attest: Town of Snowmass Village Town of Basalt County of Eagle Town of Carbondale City of Glenwood Springs County of Garfield FEB 9~ '98 82:41PM MEST MRIN STREET L~ OFFICES P.3 ATTACHMENT A AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR TRANSIT AGENCY This Amendment to Interg0vernmental A ecrnent (hereinaf~r "Amendment") is made and entered into this ~ day of ~-~, 1998, by and between the City of Aspen, Colorado, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation (hereinaRer "City") and the Board of County Coramission~rs o/Pit_~n County, Colorado, a Colorado home rule county (h~reinai~er "County"). WHEREAS, by Intergovernmental Agre~nemt dated November 21, 1983, as mended by that Supplemental Agreement dated November 21, 1983; as amended by that Amenctment to Intergovernmental Agreement dated January 23, 1984; and as amended by that Amended Intergov~rnrnental Agreement for Transit Agency dated June 9, 1986 0mreinafter all said Agreements and Amendments to be referred to collectively as "Intergovernmental Agreement"), the City and County formed and constituted the Roaring Fork Transit Agency to establish an organizational framework to provide public transportation throughout PitIda County and its environs, to provide an alternative to the private automobile, and to create and operate a viable transportation service to assist in canying out environmental and conservation policies for the benefit of the inhabitants, visitors and environments of the City of Aspen and County of Htldm WHEREAS, the City and County recognize that the Roaring Fork Transit Agency' /"" curren~y provides bus transportation throughout the "Roaring Fork Valley," including the Town of Snowmass Village, the Town of Basalt, the Town of Carbondale, the City of Glenwood Springs, the County of Garfield and the County of Eagle, and that the best interests of the Roaring Fork Transit Agency will be served, at least on an interim basis, by allowing a member of the governing board of each of these governmental entities to serve on the Board of Directors of the Roaring Fork Transit Agency as voting members of the Board; and WHEREAS, the City and County desire to amend paragraph 2 of the Intergovernmental A~eement so as to peat, during the effective period of this Amendment, each of the aforesaid governmental entities to appoint and designate a member of their governing body to be a voting member to the Board of Directors of the Resting Fork Transit Agency, such Agreement to be effective for a period of two (2) years, and to continue in full force and effect from year to year unless either the City or the County provides notice to the other of its int~mt to rescind this Amendment, in which event the Board of Directors will revert back to a five member board as provided in paragraph 2(70). NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived herefrom, it is agreed by the parties here/o as follows: 1. The Intergovermnental Agreement, as amended, is hereby further amended by the addition of a subparagraph (e) to paragraph 2, such paragraph to read as follows: FEB 0~ '98 0~:48PM WEST MAIM STREET LAW OFFICEiS P.4 "In addition to those menben of the Board of Directors appointed and serving pursuant to paragraph 2(bX1) hereinabove, the Board of Directors shall also be comprised of the following to serve for one (1) year terms, coincident with the calendar year, provided the following governmental entities so choose to appoint a member: {i) one (1) member of the Town Council of the Town of Snowraass Village, appointed by the Snowmass Village Town Council, provided that such member remalnn a member of the said Town Council; (i0 one (1) member of the Town Council of the Town of Basalt, appointed by the Basalt Town Council, provided that such member remains a- member of the said Town Council; (iii) one (1) member of the Town Council of the Town of Carbondale, appointed by the Carbondale Town Council, provided that such member remains a member of the said Town Council; (iv) one (1) member of the Cily Council of the City of Glenwood Springs, appointed by the Glenwood Springs City Council, provided that such member remains a member of the said City Council; (v) one ( 1 ) member of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, appointed by the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners, provided that such member remains a member of the said Board of County Commissioners; and (vi) one (I) member of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, appointed by the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners, provided that such member remains a member of the said Board of County Commissioners. 2. This Amendment sh~ be effective for two (2) years fi'om the date this Amendment is finally approved by the City Council and Board of County Commissioners. Thereafter, this Agreement shall be ~lnnllal[y renewed for successive one (1) year terms unless and until either party provides written notice to the other and all governmental entities recited in the new subparagraph 2(e) of its intent to t~minate this Agreement. Either party may terminate this Amendment upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other and all governmental entities recited in subparagraph 2( IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Amendment this 9 day /7"t')~ 1998. :uuoJ ol s~ p~o~ddV :u.~o.,I o:[ s~ poAo~ddV FEB 06 '98 88:48PM PEST MAIN STREET LAW OFFICES P.5 This Amendment shall be ratified by an Ordinance of the City of Aspen and a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County. CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO By: ~ Jo ett, Mayor ATTESTED: Kathuxhm ~K~h, City Clerk Approval as to form: ,rohr(<Worcester, City Attorney BOARD OF COUNTY COMIVIISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY By: ATTEST: Jeannette'Jones, Deputy Clerk and Recorder Approved as to form: John Ely, Pitldn County Attorney