HomeMy WebLinkAboutapz.res.017-91A RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING TEAT THE ASPEN SKI COMPANY CONTINUE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
OF THE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE BETWEEN ASPEN, BUTTERMILKt AND SNOWMASS
VILLAGE
Resolution #9~- [~
WHEREAS, the Aspen community has held a common philosophy that
the area's ski companies are responsible for transporting skiers;
and
wHEREAS, the Aspen Ski Company operated a skier shuttle
service until the late 1970's at which time it continued its skier
transportation responsibilities by contract with the city of Aspen
and then with the Roaring Fork Transit Agency when the Agency came
into existence; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission has made
land use decisions based on the ongoing support of skier shuttle
services by the Aspen Ski Company; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Ski Company has currently withdrawn their
financial support to the Roaring Fork Transit Agency for a free
shuttle service for skiers and employees between Aspen, Buttermilk
and Snowmass Village (winter only); and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Ski Company has proposed to substitute the
free shuttle service with a fare system that requires individuals
to pay for each ride on the shuttle service; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission has
expressed their dismay in the loss of this free shuttle service as
this may contribute to increased traffic on the roadways and
increased parking impacts in Aspen, Buttermilk, and Snowmass
Village; and
WHEREAS, several members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
recall references made by the Aspen Ski Company during the SPA
approval hearings for the Little Nell Hotel/Gondola development
that a free shuttle service would be provided as part of this
development plan; and
WHEREAS, the growth management scores for parking and
circulation for the Little Nell Hotel/Gondola development took into
account a "firm commitment to proposed van service, valet parking,
and employee shuttles" implying that bus service was taken into
consideration for the increased skier use at the base of the
gondola; and
WHEREAS, the development application reiterated that the
proposed Little Nell Hotel/Gondola uses were suitable for this
specific location because of proximity to the proposed
transportation system, the ski area, and the center of town.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Aspen Planning and Zoning
Commission at its regular meeting on July 2, 1991 that the
Planning and Zoning Commission strongly recommends that the City
Council should encourage in all ways possible the Aspen Ski Company
to continue its financial support of free shuttle service that
operates between Aspen, Buttermilk, and Snowmass Village.
Ja~Fney, ~eputy Cl~Clerk Jasmine Tygre, Actin~ Chair