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RESOLUTION NO. 29
(Series of 2006)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO, ENDORSING
THE ASPEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT QUESTION SEEKING VOTER
APPROVAL FOR A $14 MILLION DOLLAR BOND, AUTHORIZING THE
PURCHASE OF PROPERTY TO BUILD A NEW FIRE SUBSTATION AT THE
AABC, AND TO REDEVELOP THE FIRE STATION AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION
AT 420 E. HOPKINS AVENUE
WHEREAS, a fire station west of Castle Creek will enable the Aspen Fire District
to improve emergency response west of the downtown core, and the new station will
provide adequate space for heavy rescue equipment, facilities for wildfire and other
training exercises, and will house public educational resources; and
WHEREAS, the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners approved the
Master Plan and re-zoning of the North 40 location to provide for the new fire station at
that location; and
WHEREAS, redevelopment of the 1961 fire station at the current Hopkins
Avenue site will retain this invaluable civic asset in the downtown core, improve its
operational efficiency, enhance its public presence and interaction with the public, and
provide ambulance space for the first time at its downtown facility; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Civic Master Plan task force recommendation,
the City Council passed a resolution endorsing the COWOP task force recommendation
for the redevelopment of the Fire District headquarters at 420 East Hopkins, approved a
40-year lease extension for the Fire District and the Thrift Shop at that location;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
That it hereby supports and endorses the approval of the Aspen Fire Protection
District's ballot question titled as "Question A" in the forthcoming special election. The
City Council further urges all registered voters to exercise their constitutional right to
participate in local decision-making by voting on Tuesday, May 2, 2006.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the
the 24th day or April 2006
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a
true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held on the day hereinabove stated.