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RESOLUTION NO.~
SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) ELF LOW-FLOOR ACCESSIBLE BUS
PRIMARILY FOR USE ON THE HUNTER CREEK ROUTE.
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council, previously approved the 1996 Transit Development
Plan for the Roaring Fork Valley (TDP); and
WHEREAS, the TDP recommends a second bus on the Hunter Creek Route, operating in
the opposite (counterclockwise) direction to provide double transit service to the portion of town
with the highest existing transit usage; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council has expressed a strong intent to enhance transit
service and to reduce the size and impact of the RFT A transit vehicles operating in Aspen
neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Transportation and Parking Enterprise Fund was established with
the commitment to dedicate all net parking revenues to offset the costs of transit and
transportation improvements; and
WHEREAS, the 1997 Transportation and Parking Department budget includes $320,000
in capital funds for vehicle acquisition to be funded through the use of parking revenues; and
WHEREAS, City and RFTA staff have reviewed Hunter Creek vehicle options and
determined that the Elf low-floor accessible vehicle best meets the needs of the Hunter Creek
counterclockwise service plan and provides smaller scale, fewer neighborhood impacts, and
superior passenger comfort features for this particular route application.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, that the City authorizes the RFT A Board of Directors to proceed with the procurement
of one (1) Elf low-floor accessible bus primarily for use on the Hunter Creek route at a cost of
approximately $110,000 to be paid from the Aspen Transportation and Parking Enterprise Fund.
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RESOLVED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14th day of April, 1997, by the City
Council for the City of Aspen, Colorado.
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ennett, Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is
a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held April 14, 1997.
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Kathryn S. K h, City Clerk