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RESOLUTION NO. 9
(Sezies of 1985)
RF~OLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, CO~ENTING TO THE PITKIN COU~'-'x CO~ISSIONEI~S
ON THE PROPOSED ASPEN HOUNTAIN ~%STER PLAN
WHEREAS, on December 20, 1984, the Board of County Commissioners
of Pitkin County, Colorado (hereinafter the "Board"), approved Resolution
No. 84-138 adopting the AF-SKI Zone District and rezoning the Aspen
Mountain and Buttermilk Skiing Areas from AF-1 to AF-SKI; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Skiing Company (hereinafter "ASC") submitted
the proposed Aspen Mountain Ski Area Master Plan (hereinafter "AMSAMP")
to Pitkin County for review and consideration in accordance with AF-
SKI regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen/Pitkin Planning Office referred the proposed
AMSAMP to the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado (hereinafter
"Council") for referral comments in accordance with the "common
procedure" (Article 6) of the Pitkin County Land Use Code and the
Council has met at public meetings on March 19, 1985, April 8, 1985
and April 12, 1985 to discuss the proposed AMSAMP; and
WHEREAS, the Council has appointed a sub-committee comprised of
two Council members to attend Board meetings to discuss the proposed
AMSAMP; and
WHERE~, the Council has recognized within their public discussions,
the considerable benefits to the City of Aspen which will result from
the implementation of the AMSAMP; and
WEEREAS, in spite of the potential benefits resulting from the Plan,
Council has expressed considerable concerns about off-site impacts on
the City of Aspen which will result from the implementation of the
AMSAMP; and
WHEREAS, particular concern has been expressed by the Council
about potential impacts upon parking/mass transit/circulation in the
City of Aspen and impacts on the City from the night-time operation of
Ruthie's Restaurant.
NOW, T~EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO:
That Council supports the proposed AMSAMP and finds the proposed
plan as presented to Council to be generally consistent with adopted City
policies.
That the Board should require ASC to agree to the following
parking and auto-disincentive program designed to mitigate off-site
impacts upon parking/transit/circulation in the City of Aspen resulting
from the daily capacity increase to the Aspen Mountain Ski Area.
1. Parking Program
(a)
Agree to continue to be an active participant in any
and all task forces, ad hoc committees, blue ribbon
panels, and the like, established for the purpose of
reviewing, studying and recommending alternatives to
resolving the parking problem in the Aspen Metro Area.
(b)
Agree to contribute funds to continue studying parking,
traffic circulation and transit as recommended by the
aforementioned committees and City Council. These
funds would be available in order to produce alternative
concept designs of beneficial parking alternatives
and/or more specific alternatives.
(c)
Agree to participate financially and join whatever
organization or entity created for the purposes of
constructing or having to construct parking facilities
in the Aspen Metro Area which would reasonably benefit
the City of Aspen and the Aspen Mountain Ski Area.
(d)
Agree to participate in the reasonable findings of
such formal committees and explore funding mechanisms
designed to construct beneficial parking or transportation
solutions in the Aspen Metro Area for the use of, and
funded by, the entire participant community of which
the Aspen Mountain Ski Area considers itself a member.
2. Auto-Disincentive Program
(a) Continuation of a taxi-limo-autommobile drop-off
facility at Little Nell.
(b)
at Lift lA.
Dated:
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Continuation of a taxi-limo-automobile drop-off facility
, 1985
William L. Stir1 r
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do
certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution
adopt,~by.the~City Council of the City of Aspen, at a meeting held
Kat h, ity Clerk
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