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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19810317Special Meeting Aspen City Council March 17, 1981 Mayor Edel called the special meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. with Councilmembers Behrendt, Michael, Van Ness, Parry and Collins present. REA CASSENS ENGINEERING CONTRACT - Ordinance ~15, Series of 1981 Mayor Edel asked if this was not backwards, approving expenditures before going to the voters with the bond issue question. City Manager Chapman said the city is getting some- thing they need anyway. If this is not approved by the voters, the work in progress can be used in the future. This is approving a $1,500,000 construction project of which $90,000 is for engineering. There is cash in the water budget. The total plan the staff has brought to Council is a ~10,000,000 water plan. Chapman said if the city waited until after this goes to the vote, there is no chance of getting construction started this summer. Councilman Behrendt agreed that if the voters say no, the money will not be wasted. This will cost more in the future. Mayor Edel said there is a need for this; however, they voters may not agree. Ms. Butter- baugh pointed out the staff is only asking for approval of the engineering contract. Chapman told Council if the voters do approve the bond issue, the money spent for the engineering work will come back through the issue. If the voters do not approve this, there will only be two months of engineering work done. Councilman Behrendt moved to read Ordinance ~15, Series of 1981; seconded by Councilwoman Michael. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #15 (Series of 1981) AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND REA, CASSENS AND ASSOCIATES, INC. PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR WATER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUGSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) FROM PRIOR YEAR SURPLUSES OF THE CITY OF ASPEN WATER FUND, ALL AS MORE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN was read by the city clerk Councilman Behrendt moved to adopt Ordinance ~15, Series of 1981; seconded by Councilwoman Michael. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Collins, aye; Parry, aye; Michael, aye Van Ness, aye; Behrendt, aye; Mayor Edel, aye. Motion carried. Councilman Behrendt moved to direct the city attorney to draft a resolution to put this on the ballot for May; seconded by Councilman Van Ness. Mayor Edel asked if the city should allocate money for the campaign of this bond issue. Councilman Behrendt suggested having the staff figure out how much the bond issue is.and come back to Council before they make a decision. All in favor, motion carried. ASPEN HIGHLANDS WATER AGREEMENT City Manager Chapman told Council this agreement with the Aspen Highlands Skiing Corpora- tion is part of negotiations that have been going on for several years. Last summer this was expanded to include the Highlands Water and Sanitation District. Chapman told Council one of the issues was the water rights regarding the Nestell Pierson water coming out of Maroon Creek that the city uses for domestic supply. Both parties felt they had title to that water right; the city has been looking at the prospect of litigation. Whip Jones does have chain of title by virtue of the land he has. The city's approach has been to negotiate rather than litigate. The way this agreement works is that Highlands Ski Corp will give the city quit claim deed on the Nestell-Pierson water right and drop claims by ~irtue of this agreement. The city will provide 1 c.f.s of raw water from this right to the Aspen Highlands Ski Corporation; they intend to use it for snowmaking. The city will receive 10 cents per 1,000 gallons for the first c.f.s, through the pipeline. Highlands has the right to use, based on availability, up to another 5-1/2 c.f.s, for 2 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city will make the determination of availability; the criteria of which is the level of the reservoir. Aspen Highlands Ski Corporation will pay $200,000 to the city, which the city will use for construction of a storage tank somewhere in the Meadowood area for treated water, capacity and fire flow. Councilman Van Ness asked the total cost of tis tank. Chapman said $400,000. Special Meeting Aspen ~l~y ~ouncl± ~arcn Councilman Behrendt moved to approve the con~ract with Aspen Highlands Skiing Corporatiol seconded by Councilwoman Michael. All in favor, motion carried. .Chapman told Council the other contract is part of the negotiations and is with the Aspen Highlands Water and Sanitation District and all negotiations were inter-related. The Aspen Highlands Water and Sanitation Dis~r~ct wanted the city to assume the whole system; however, the city did not assume responsibility for distribution. The city was reluctant to assume responsibility for their pipes. This is a straight forward water service contract. The water and san district will pay $1.10 per gallon for treated water delivered to them. After that they are subject to other water rates as~for other custome! This agreement locks in the price for three years; after that the city has the right to raise the price at the same rate the city raises everyone elses price. The contract does not spell out the formula except to say the city cannot raise their price any more than anyone elses price. The incentive for the city to work with the water and sanitation district is that they had what the Aspen Highlands Skiing Corporation needed, whieh is treated water for their housing development. Councilman Behrendt moved to approv~ the contract with the Aspen Highlands Water and Sanitation district; seconded by Councilman Van Ness. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Van Ness moved to adjourn at 12:40 p.m.; seconded by Co~ncil,m.a~Behre~dt. All in favor, motion carried. R.~gular Meeting Aspen City Council March 23, 1981 JOINT MEETING WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS commissioner Child called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. with Commissioners Kinsley, Blake, Klanderud and Madsen and Councilmembers Parry, Isaac, Michael, Collins, Behrendt and Mayor Edel present. 1. Building Department Contract. Herb Paddock, building department, told the Boards this is the same agreement drafted for last year other than changes in the budget. They have eliminated one secretarial position. COmmissioner Kinsley moved to approve the building department contract; seconded by Councilman Behrendt. Curt Stewart, county manager, said the fire marshal position is included in this contract There are two non-revenue producing positions, the fire marshal and zoning enforcement officer. Commissioner Madsen said there are several contract involving the city and county. The county staff has been talking about various departments reporting to both th~ city and county manager and have suggested it might be more efficient to have them report- ing to just one. Councilman B~hrendt said he like the idea of joint departments and had no complaints about the departn~ental responses under the existing structure. Councilwoma M±~hael said she had sensed no problems with these j~int departments and preferred to go with it the way it is now. Mayor Edel said the city and county managers could give a more detailed report. All in favor, motion carried. 2. Mental Health Services Contract Commissioner Kinsley moved to approve the contract; seconded by Commissioner Blake. Mayor Edel asked if the Town of Snowmas~ Village was contributing; they should start pay- ing their share. Linda Cifor told the Boards that last year Snowmass contriubted $1,000 from discrepancy funds; this year they do not have any. The Mental Health group did ask them for money. Commissioner Klanderud asked what percentage of help goes to Snowmass PeOPle. Ms. Cifor answered 15-20 per cent. Mayor Edel said they should be paying their proportionate share. Kinsley stated it would be unreasonable to hold up this contract at this point; it is not the Mental Health center's fault. Commissioner Child asked about the contribution from the school district. Ms. Cifor said they give a building in Glenwoc for $1 a year. councilman Isaac said he would like to see some reporting from the center Councilman Behrendt asked that the increase of ratio o~ fees paid to expenses laid out should be considered. Ms. Cifor said they are pushing for more collection. All in favor, motion carried. 3. Community Health Services Contract. Ms~ Cifor told the Boards this is a contract wit] the visiting nurses association with a minor correction in 9B, changing the city's last payment to $1,674. Commissioner Kinsley moved to approve the contract with the change in 9B; seconded by Mayor Edel. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Behrendt said he would like to see reporting on this service also. 4. Data Processing Contract. Councilwoman Michael questioned why there is a Board and why the need for processes spelled out. Lois Butterbaugh said there was a concern that there are enough people involved on the system, when decisions are to be made someone should understand the data processing. In order to keep the present users from being pushed out by new users, a board of the individuals already on the system will watch thfs. Councilwoman Michael asked if the city and county each paid one-half of system and is it fair. Data Processing Director Jim Considine said it is fair. Councilwoman Michae changed the wording of paragraph two on page 3 to read, "There must be at least one representative from each entity on the Board". Councilman Isaac moved to approve the contract for data processing; seconded by Councilma Behrendt. All in favor, motion carried.