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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19611120 Aspen, Colorado Regular Meeting Aspen City Council November 20, 1961 The regular meeting of the Aspen City Council was called to order at 7:30 PM by Mayor Garfish, with Councilmen Anderson, Braun~ James and Beyer, City Attorney Stewart and City Treasurer Mrs, Taylor, present, Mayor Garfish introduced Mr. Humphrey, the new City Administrator. The minutes of the regular meeting of NOvember 6 and the recessed regular meeting of November 18 were read, and in the paragraph referring to the service line for Mr. Hoagland, the name is to be changed from Red Merrill to Red Rowland. A motion was made by Braun, seconded by James, to approve the minutes with the correction. Carried unanimously. The bills payable of the City and the Electric and Water Departments were then read and discussed. It wasdecided that the work on the Calderwood area watermain /Calder~ood should not be started until the pipe has been paid for. A motion was made by Anderson, Water~ain seconded by Beyer, to suspend Rule 19, and allow the amounts as read. Carried un- animously~ The balance of the T.~asurer's report, showing actual cash balances, was ~ead by Mrs. Taylor. Fried1 Pfeifer asked the City to place two official bus stop signs at Little Bus stop Nell Ski slope and Ski School meeting place, and Mr. Humphrey will handle, signs Mr. Pfeifer also referred to bus parking in front of the Prince's Pantry, and requested that space be marked by signs for bus loading and unloading only, as delivery Parking- trucks have no space to unload. This matter was discussed, also the parking of taxis buses - at Little Percent. Mr. Stewart referred to Mr. Ruby's vacant property~ and said he texis. might Permit parking on his land if the City would keep it plowed. Mr. Stewart will clear this with Mr. Ruby before any action is taken. Mrs. Taylor said Mr.'Lesh had tried to find a place to park bus when not in use, but so far the cost had been pro- hibitive. Jim Markalunas said th~ Red MerTill had tried to dig up the sidewalk at Gilbert's Grocery, but was unable to do so-due.to weather conditions. After discussion a motion Sidewalk was made by Beyer, seconded by Braun, to allow the sidewalk at Lot E, Block 95, North Gilbert's side, to stand until the Oity"Council orders'3 it removed. Carried unanimously. Jim Grocery is to advise Gilbert about this. Councilman Beyer referred to gas service line installed for Sepp Kessler, which had not been wrapped, and Jim said he had inspected the line which had then been Gas line wrapped, also a galvanized tee had been replaced by the required kind. Kessler Ken Moore came in as a visitor. Discussed - that any work done by the employees should be charged to the department charging for which the work is done, and that any work on lines outside of the City should be employees charged t° the particular job. Also discussed, water service on Red Mountain, and time it Was suggested that Mr. Wurl be contacted for an appointment for clarifying matters on water service o~tside the City limits. It was decided that Merrill Construction Co. should pay for the repair of the cut repair on Route 82 at Crestahaus. Rt. 82 It was reported that Red Rowland had given approval that the site of the water Site- tank at Little Nell had been cleaned up satisfactorily. Water tank. Spec. Water A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Beyer, to. clOse out the Special Water Fund Fund by December 31, 1 961, and transfer the account to the Water Operating Fund. Car- ried unanimously. i The matter of a free skating rink~was then discussed - ~o ~la~.~s_y~t~pre~e~ed ! ~ Free by County Commmss~oners.- · Another agreement would be require= wztn nod Murrz zr ~ Skating he will permit use of hzs land - liability coverage and premium to be reviewed. It -%.7 Rink. was suggested that M~. Humphrey contact the Chamber of Commerce ko see what they plan on doing, also that he determine total cost so that it may be broken down into four parts City, County, Chamber of Commerce and School Board.~ Christman Christmas lighting was discussed and Mr. Humphrey is to contact Mr. Sardy about Lights County participation. The matter of a foot patrolman was referred to by Mayor Garfish, who said Police Foot Chief Kralicek had applications from two men who seemed suitable. It was suggested Patrolman that an "ad" be placed in the Aspen Times before a decision is made. Mrs. Taylor referred to lots next to Fire Station as a possible place to park parking buses, and asked how much the City would charge. Before going further into this it space, was decided to await a reply ~ro~Mr.~ Ruby about his land. Bill Dunaway indicated approval to have his lots behind ~he Post Off,ce used for parking, but doubts were expressed as to whether they are level enough for this purpose. Ord. Cc Discussed - printing of ordinance codification, and bids will be unvited. The printing feasibility of mimeographing will be considered. Mayor Gar~%sh read-a letter from Frank Brown of the Golo~a~o Department of Health City Dump regarding the ~zty Dump, indicating that the present operation as not sat~sfactory~ either from an aesthetic or fro~ a health standpoint. Mr. Garfish said he had recent- ly overlooked the Dump and that the County had done some work and the condition was improved. Mr. Humphrey will contact Mr. Brown on this. East Aspen Mr. Garfish read a letter from Attorney Stewart regarding the need for witnesses Patent for the East Aspen Patent ~uit,. and this was discussed. Mr. Stewart said the anticipate~ purchase of the restaurant, Le Rendezvous, by Le Rendezvous Thomas Fleck and James Ohesley, will not materialize, and a motion was then ma~e by liquor Beyer, seconded by James, to accept the withdrawal of the application for license license, for 1961 and renewal of license fo~ 1962 for Thomas Fleck and 3ames Chesley, dba Le Rendezvous, and to send notice of this to the State authorities. Carried un- animously. 'The application ~rom A.. S. Headley and ~essie W. Headley, dba Le Rendezvous, for renewal of their beer, wine and liquor license for 1962 was reviewed, by Attorney Stewart,and a motion was made by Beyer, seconded by Braun, to approve the applicatio~ for the license for Le Rendezvous for 1961. Carried unanimously.. Mr. Stewart ex- pressed the opinion that the 1961 license had been returned to the Rendezvous by the State authorities. The application from the Steak Pit, Inc. for renewal of their beer and wine License license for 1962 was reviewed by Mr. Stewart, and a motion was made by Beyer, seconded Steak Pit by Braun, to approve the application for the renewal of the license for the Steak Pit, Inc. dba the Steak Pit, for 1962.. Carried unanimously.~ The new vault was discussed - when plaster was removed from what is to be the rear wall, the brick work was found to be in very poor condition, and a motion was made by Beyer, seconded by James, to approv~ the expenditur~ of $1g0.00 to have the brick work done to have the walls brought up to specifications, and to ~uthorize the in- stallation of a fluorescent light in the vault. Carried unanimously. The Clerk was instructed to have the necessary information prepared for a reso- lution transferring funds from the Uontlngency Fund to the various departments. Ordinance No. 15, Series ~f 1961, An Ordinance Amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 4, Series of 1957, Pertaining to Definitions in Section I Thereof, and Declaring Ord. 15 an Emergency to Exist, was read for the first time by Attorney Stewart, and a motion 1961 was made by Beyer, seconded by Braun, to approve the ordinance as read with the emergency clause, and to order it published. Carried unanimously. Roy Reid's fence was discussed, also the bill from Mr. Buchanan for surveying. The Clerk was instructed to request Mr. BuChanan ~9 send bill to the Reid's. Mr. Stewart Roy Reid said he had received a request from Mrs. Reid to/~rmit~ed to leave the plantings until Fence. next Spring due to difficulty in removing them at this time. Council agreed to this, but insisted that the fence must be removed at this time. Mr. Stewart will inform them accordingly. Agreements Mr. Humphrey will work with Mr. Stewart on the waterline agreements for Bealmear, Waterlines Vagneur, Calderwood and Riverside. Quiet titles are still pending. Watermain Attorney Stewart and Mr. Humphrey will work on watermain districts agreement, ~' districts Discussed - running of water to prevent freezing ~f pipes and problems involved. Braun-Curb Mr. Braun said the curb box had been ~emoved and never replaced at his house. It box. was suggested that it should be replaced in the Spring. Mr. Stewart is arranging with Mod Nicholson and Warren Conner for a meeting with the Fire District. The request from Earle Jenkiuson for clarification of the allowance to Paul Ebstrup Ebstrup on a water meter was 4~i!a~ssed, and Mr, Humphrey will look further into this Water Meter and see Mr. Ebstrup about it. Agreement with Aspen Skiing Corporation discussed, and Mr. Stewart will check with Agreement them regarding right to public use now provided. Ski Corp. Councilman Anderson referred to the tree program and aa amount provided is almost used up, it was decided that the City crew should do the necessary work on the trees Trees at the Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace'S. The quotation from Mr.~ Sprague, Merrick and Go. regarding reclosures, pole mounts Reclosures. and lightning arrestors was read by Mayor Garfish: Pole Mounts General Electric Co. Lightning 3 Reclosures each $1,440.00 Arrestors. 3 3-phase cross arm hangers -each- 14.90 9 lightning arrestors - each 11.02 Delivery - 3 weeks from factory on reclosures Immediately from Denver stock on others. Line Material Co. (Kyle) 3 Reclosures ~ each 1,720.00 3 Cross Arm hangers ~ each- 64.00 9 Lightni~g'iArresters each 11.02 Delivery- all 4 to 5 weeks from factory. A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Beyer, to accept the bid of General E ' lectrlc Company for three automatic type reclosures at $1,440.00 each; three 3-phase Motion cross arm hangers at $14.90 each; 9 lightning arrestors at $11.02 each, making a total of $4,463.88, this being the lower bid. Carried unanimously. Mayor Garfish.suggested that Mr. Humphrey attend the meetings of the Chamber of Commerce, as the City is a member. Discussed - pressure relief valves for pumps - and the engineer from Colorado Pressure Pump and Supply is to be asked to come for consultation. Mr. Humphrey will handle. Also Relief discussed - check valves and drain in pump houses, valves Mr. Stewart presented the foll~ing de~ds under East Aspen Additional Townsite: County of Pitkin, Colorado - Lots 1,2,3,4,13,I4,15 Block 19 Motion Otto and Emma Haerdle - Lots K,L,M Block 26 East Aspen Rose Mishmash - Lots Q,R,S - Block 24 Patent Jennie H and Earl Cowling - Lot A Bi. 37 - and 75 by 100 ft, in Cleveland St., Deeds West of-Bl~ 37. A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Beyer, that the above deeds be executed. Carried unanimously. ~ Discussion was then held regarding giving notice of the public hearing in connectio Notice of with Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1961, and there was tendered to the Countil a form of Hearing notice specifying the subject matter of the hearing and describing the primary code Ord. Codi- and the secondary codes referred to therein, stating the time and place that said hear- fication lng is being held in the District Courtroom, Pitkin County Court House, Aspen, Colorado, at the hour of 7:3OPM on Monday.,, D~cember 11, 1961.. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Braun, and seconded by Councilman James, that notice of public hearing with respect to Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1961, be held in the District Courthouse, Aspen, Colorado, on Monday, December i1, 1961, at the hour of 7:30 P.M., and that the Clerk shall be and is hereby directed to give notice thereof in ~ubstantially the for~ submitted to the Council by publication in Motion the Aspen Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Pit~9~ounty, in the City of Aspen, and that such notice shall be published November 24/an~ December 1, 1961, one publica~tion being at least eight days prior to said hearing and one publication being at least fifteen days prior to the time of said hearing~ The question being upon the adoption of said motion, the roll was called with ~he following results: Those Voting "Aye" - Councilman: Wolf J. Beyer Alfred Braun F. W. Anderson William James Jr. Those voting "Nay" - none. All members of the~City Council having voted in favor of said motion, the pre- Biding officer, Mayor Garfish, thereupon declared said motion carried. The 1904 Sanborn map was discussed, as being of value to the City records.; a Sanborn motion was made by James, seconded by Beyer, to approve the purchase of the 1904 i Map Sanborn Map for $25.00. Carried unanimously. Colorado Mr. Stewart referred to a letter from the/Planning Commission requesting further ': Grant- info~mation regarding the agreement with the Commission on the grant, and he will work Street on this and refer it to Council. grades The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 P.M. upon motion by Anderson, seconded by James, and carried. City Cl~k / ~/