HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.018-85RECORD OF PROCEEDIIq~S
RESOLUTION NO. J~
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO
TO THE ASPEN PLA~NIN3 AND ZONII~ CORIqISSION
FORRALLY ENDORSII~ THE ASPENAREACORPREHBNSIVE PLAN:
PARKS/R~CREATION/OPEN SPACE/TRAILS ELERENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of Aspen (hereinafter "Council")
recognizes that the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission (herein-
after "Commission") is authorized to periodically review, revise,
amend and extend in greater detail elements of the Aspen Area
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Commission is presently in the process of
updating the 1966 Aspen Area General Plan as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Commission and the Aspen/Pitkin Planning Office
have devoted approximately six (6) months, from January, 1985 to
July, 1985, to the Aspen Area Comprehensive Plan: Parks/Recrea-
tion/Open Space/Trails Element; and
WHEREAS, the Commission held public meetings to assist them
in developing the Element; and
WHEREAS, the Commission held a public hearing on the
proposed Element on July 16,
WHEREAS, the Council,
Planning Office held a work
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1~
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
1985; and
the Commission and the Aspen/Pitkin
session on July 29, 1985.
RES(J~VED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
That Council formally endorses the Aspen Area Comprehensive
Plan: Parks/Recreation/Open Space/Trails Element to be used as a
guide for planning purposes and capital improvement budgeting.
That Council recommends the following changes to the Aspen
Area Comprehensive Plan: Parks/Recreation/Open Space/Trails
Element:
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(Expand objective 6)
"6.
Utilize innovative financing techniques in
order to supplement the land fund. These
techniques should include the selling or
trading of unimportant open space parcels in
order to acquire parcels which are more
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import ant."
(Replaces from line 12 1/2 to end of page)
" . based upon current participation rates.
AsSet's population mix, however, is different from
the national mix, national population statistics
are used to derive the standards. Table 6,
illustrates how the Aspen Area population differs
from the national average.
TABLE 6
POPUL~ION COMPARISON BY ~E
OF PITKIN COUNTY AND U.S., 1980
Pitkin County % United States %
Under 5 4.3 7.2
5-13 9.0 13.6
14-21 9.8 14.8
22-24 10.6 5.6
25-34 35.9 62.5 16.5
35-44 16.0 11.4
45-54 7.2 10.0
55-64 4.6 9.6
65+ 2.6 11.3
#edian Age 29.4 30.0
33.5
Source, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1985,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, p.26. County
Information service, Cooperative Extension Service, Colorado
State University, 1982 Update.
Based upon the population information depicted in
Table 6, it is clear that the Aspen Area will
require park and recreation facilities which
exceed the national average for the 22-44 age
category. Several factors, however, counterba-
lance the traditional "recreation" needs of this
large 22-44 age group. These factors are: Aspen's
ski areas, which provide for the areas major
wintertime recreational outlet; the vast amount of
open space in the Aspen Area, including federal
lands which comprise over 80% of Pitkin County;
and the individualistic nature of the Aspen
resident, who pursues activities such as back-
packing, hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing
rather than organized field and court sports.
Ail of this information together has the effect of
off-setting the significance of standards and
traditional analysis techniques in the development
of community needs. Therefore, the methodologies
which were referred to earlier were only used as
guidelines and not as determinants of needs."
(Resume on page 20.)
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Continue to develop multi-use playing fields.
Due to the trendy nature of sports activities
playing fields must be developed that are flexible
enough to accommodate a wide range of field sports
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(this is the current practice of the Parks and
Recreation Departments)."
Page 46 (Insert these short-term priorities after the Red
Roof Inn Action)
"Trail Easements - The City and County have
required trail easements from developers as part
of the subdivision process or stream margin
review. Many of these easements are isolated and
not connected to existing trails; no compre-
hensive records have been kept as to the location
of these easements.
Action - The Engineering and Planning Departments
should research and compile a map of all City and
County owned trail easements. This map should be
updated continually and become a part of the
City's property ownership file.
Bass Park Currently the City of Aspen leases
Bass Park from Mr. Bass.
Dated:
Action - The City of Aspen should obtain the right
of first refusal or pursue acquisition of Bass
Park.
William L.St~:cling, Mas, or
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do
certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that
Resolution
Colorado,
TB.11
adopted
at a meeting held on
by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
, City Clerk