HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.025-74RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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(Series of 1974)
WHEREAS, the colorado General Assembly has submitted
to the qualified electors of colorado a proposed Amend-
ment to the colorado Constitution, which Amendment is
currently designated as Amendment No. 4 on the ballot for
the General Election to be held in November of 1974 and
would add the following language to Section 2 of Article XI
of the Colorado Constitution:
"l~othing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit any city or town from becoming a
subscriber or shareholder in any corporation
or company, public or private, or a joint owner
with any person, company, or corporation, public
or private, in order to effect the development
of energy resources after discovery, or production,
transportation, or transmission of energy in
whole or in part for the benefit of the inhabi-
tants of such city or town."
WHEREAS, the increasing energy demands of municipally
owned electric utilities in Colorado has made it necessary
for these municipalities to develop additional electric
generation and transmission facilities, and
WHEREAS, the shortage of natural gas is making it
necessary for municipally owned gas utilities to develop
facilities to produce and transmit discovered sources
to meet their increasing energy requirements, and
WHEREAS, joint ownership of energy related facilities
is essential to permit Colorado municipalities to realize
the economies of scale available through larger and more
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economic generating units, and to minimize the number
of such facilities and thereby reduce their environmental
impact,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
1. That the proposed Amendment of Article XI,
Section 2 of the colorado Constitution is necessary
to provide adequate energy supplies, to reduce adverse
environmental impacts and at the same time to minimize
the cost of energy by permitting this municipality to
jointly own a share in larger facilities, resulting in
savings that can be passed on to its ultimate consumers
who are residents of colorado.
2. That this City Council of the City of Aspen,
colorado, encourages the adoption of this Amendment
in the November General Election.
3. That this City Council actively supports the
passage of this Amendment No. 4 by its contribution of
$ 303,.00 , funds to be taken from the
electric contingency account, to the
colorado Council on Joint Energy Resources, and hereby
authorizes activities of its employees in support of
the passage of this Amendment.
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I, Lorraine Graves, duly appointed and acting
City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing
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resolution was adopted by the Aspen City Council at
its meeting held ~fJ?~ /~2--~ , 1974.
City Clerk