HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20050614Continued Meeting Aspen Ci,ty Council June 14, 2005
Mayor Klanderud called the continued meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. with
Councilmembers Johnson, Ton'e, DeVilbiss and Richards present.
RESOLUTION #44~ SERIES OF 2005 - Burlingame Contract Part II
Ben Ludlow, asset management, reminded Council they continued this contract in order
to get more information on the discrepancies in the water tap fee and the school impact
fee. Mayor Klanderud noted these fees are "pass throughs"; the city will be paying that
expense. Mayor Klanderud said the issue is how did this discrepancy arise. Ludlow said
the school impact fee amount is an equation taken from the use code; it takes the
appraised value of the land multiplied by the type of units proposed. The 3 finalists in the
design contest made estimates based on a lower value of the land. Ludlow said staff had
to develop an assessed value for the land without having an appraisal on it. The
community development department and asset went through a process and agreed on a
estimate. Ludlow told Council he took the 3 pieces of land that make up Burlingame,
plugged in the proposed units and came up with an estimate of $21,938. Michelle
Bonfils, asset management, told Council the 3 estimates were $22,000, $83,000 for the
entire project and $41,000. The actual charge is $157,517. Ludlow told Council the
value from the assessors office is listed as $37/acre for Bar/X; $20,000/acre for AVLT
and $15,000/acre for Burlingame Ranch.
Councilman DeVilbiss asked if staff is confident the $157,517 is the final figure. Ludlow
stated he is satisfied; it is staff's responsibility to agree what the cost is. Councilwoman
Richards noted Council adopted the PUD for Burlingame and she is not interested in
short changing the school district. Councilman DeVilbiss said he is not convinced this is
the correct amount. Councilman Torre agreed the city will have to pay the fees; his
concern is the process. Ludlow said it is the responsibility of the developer to develop
the budget process. Ludlow said Council has adopted the PUD with this figure in it.
Staff wanted Council to be aware that the actual figure is $157,517 not $22,000. John
Worcester, city attorney, said since these are pass through costs, in the future the
developer should not be asked to pay these costs. Councilwoman Richards said this
does increase of the total cost of the project.
Phil Overeynder, water department, told Council the water tap fees in all 3 proposals
seemed low to him based on the unit mix and type of units. There was a wide range of
estimates from the 3 finalists. Shaw's estimate was $963,310. Overeynder said staff did
an estimate based on ECU counts and expected the tap fees to be in $1.4 million.
Overeynder said in the development review committee meetings, he said several times
that the water tap fees looked low. Once the detailed construction plans were received,
staffdid the actual assessment, which was $1,616,000. Overeynder told Council he did
some value engineering on the size of lines going to the buildings and the tap fee has
been reduced to $1,366,492. Overeynder reminded Council the water tap fee payment is
moving money from the housing office to the water department. The water department is
trying to recover the expenses for this project. Mayor Klanderud asked if the water tap
fees for the RO lots are included in the $1.366 million. Overeynder said they are not and
will be assessed when those lots are developed.
Continued Meeting Aspen City Council June 14, 2005
Mayor Klandemd asked about the irrigation fees. Overeynder said originally the plan
was to use ditch water for irrigation and there would be no tap fees. If the project is to
use potable water for irrigation, the cost would increase $250,000. Ludlow told Council
there is enough ditch water to irrigate the property and they would only use potable water
during a dry spell. Councilwoman Richards asked if the developers were notified the tap
fees looked low. Overeynder noted when he told the developer about the tap fee, he was
told the developer was going to ask for a waiver so they were not concerned about the
amount of the tap fee. Mayor Klanderud stated she does not support waiving any fees as
development is to pay for itself.
Councilman Johnson asked if the Council would revisit the use of reclaimed water at this
project. Mayor Klandemd said there is a pemeption about using reclaimed water, even
though it is entirely safe. The use of reclaimed water at the golf course is that watering is
done at night.
Councilwoman Richards moved to increase the Burlingame Village development budget
to cover the school impact fees of $157,517 and the water tap fees of $1,366,492 and to
approve Resolution ~44, Series 012005; seconded by Councilman Torte. All in favor,
motion carried.
REQUEST FOR NOISE VARIANCE - Jazz Aspen
Kathryn Koch, city clerk, told Council Jazz Aspen received a special event permit for
June 23 to 26 in Rio Grande park and the special event committee agreed to allow them
to go over the noise limit until 11 p.m. Jannette Murison, environmental heatlh, told
Council this is the third year Jazz Aspen has been at Rio Grande. They informed all the
acts to be finished by 10:30 p.m.; however, they would like a noise variance until 11 p.m.
to cover encores or other occurrences.
Councilwoman Richards moved to approve a 4-day noise variance to 11 p.m. for Jazz
Aspen; seconded by Councilman Torte. All in favor, with the exception of Councilman
DeVilbiss. Motion carded.
Councilman Torre moved to adjourn at 5:50 p.m.; seconded by Councilwoman Richards.
All in favor, motion carried.
K~(k);n S. Koch, City Cl~r~''~
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