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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19630204 Mayor GarfiSh called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present were Councilmen Newell, Zordel, Beyer and Moore, City Administrator Humphrey, City Attorney Stewart, and City Treasurer Mrs. Taylor The minutes of the previous regular meeting of January 21, 1963, were read?~and approved upon motion by Beyer, seconded by Zordel and carried. The accounts payable of the City were read and discussed, and a motion was made by Councilman Beyer, seconded by Councilman Newell, to suspend Rule 19 and allow the several amounts. The motion carried unanimously. The Official Code of Aspen was then discussed,- and a motion was made by Council- Offical Code man Newell, seconded by Councilman Beyer, to charge $15.00 for each copy, plus a nom- $15.00 inal fee for subsequent changes and amendments. Motion carried unanimously. Applications for Rooming House licenses were then reviewed, and a motion was made by Councilman Beyer~ seconded by Councilman Moore, to issue licenses to the Roomin~ House following places, as applications have been approved by the Building Inspectors Licenses Hotel Jerome Princ~ Albert Roaring Fork Dorm. The Garret The Viking Glory Hole Motel The motion carried unanimously. Stan BeSmear had requested that $100.00 Of his advance under the waterline agree- Tap charge~ ment be applied to tap charge for his shop on Bleeker Street. After discussion- a B~almear motion was made by Councilman Moore, seconded by Councilman Newell, to grant his quest, and that rider covering this be attached to the present waterline agreement. Motion carried unanimously. Discussed - funds from Electric Revenue Bonds - putting at interest until needed Funds- Electric to meet payments on the electric improvement program. Council agreed this should Bondm receive consideration. Two members to be appointed to the Board of Examiners and Appeals-Contractors' Bd. of Appeals License - hold for further consideration. & Examiners. Temporary sign Ordinance - with Planning Commission. Temp. sign Mayor Garfish read letters: Ord, from Dr. Robert Barnar~ure paving report. from Aspen Ski Club acknowledging contribution of $200.00 from Aspen Chamber of Commerce regarding dues for 1963 - Clerk instructed to request financial report. from Frank Rae re final submission of the Street and Drainage Plan for the City of Aspen. Councilman Moore indicated that he would Continue to serve on the City's Planning Councilman Commission, and Mayor Garfish will so inform the Commission. Moore-Plan. Comm, Discussed- Architectural control, and Council indicated that they were not in Architectural favor of such. icontrol - Historical Buildings, and need for further information from Committee, 8istcrical Bldgs. -Dogs tied to City trees and causing damage, and need for Police control. City Administrator Humphrey; Police car - Mr. Tenbrook coUld not come up but he informed Mr. Humphrey Police car. of need to adjust driving to positraction. Discussed - tires. A motion was made by Councilman Beyer, seconded by Councilman Moore, to suspend Allow bills. Rule 19 and to allow the bills held up due to tire purchases. Motion carried unani- mously. Discussed - delivery of gasoline in 6000 gallon tank cars. Ordinance to Ordinance-Gaso- be prepared to restrict size of delivery trucks, line delivery. Dog Ordinance violations to be brought to Court. Dog Ord. Pump house - work underway, violations. Waterline agreements- map to come from Mr. Buchanan for Meadows line, and Waterline - contract to be prepared. = Meadows. Discussed- Riverside watermain that ~ity would assume no responsibility beyond new main, and no responsibi%ity for services outside City limits. Council Waterline- agreed that if City repairs leaks in service lines outside the City limits, and the Riverside. customer refuses to pay for such repair, the water is to be shut off. Discussed- old watermains outside City limits and need to set time limit for watermains & customers to put in new main or hook onto any new main now in use, and City to take services outside care of mains only, in the meantime, and bill all users of the main proportionately; City limits. and water services are responsibility of the customers. Request from Mills for water service - he must present plan of present installation Mills request before this can be considered, for water .Mr. ~umphrey presented Council with report on paving program and discussion fol- lowed on business area, and help from State Highway Department in paving Highway 82, Paving with the City putting in the curbs and gutters. Plan to be presented to Highwa~ Deptg/ program Corn Cor~cruction Co. will submit cost estimate. Mr. Cornell from Portland~Ceme~ will come to next meeting. Council agreed that plan covering work to be done should be completed, and this is to be considered at a future meeting. B~ilding Inspector Markalunas present more applications for Rooming House licenses, Rooming House ~pprc~ed by him, aR~ a motion was made by Councilman Beyer, seconded by Councilman Licensee Zordel, to approve the issuance of Rooming House licenses to: Aspen "A'S" Holiday House Sepp Kessler Apartments 2t9 February 4, 1963 Aspen City Council Regular Meeting - continued. R~oming House Blue Spruce Skz Lodge Aspenhof The Westerner Licenses Tyrol and ASpen Courts. Motion carried unanimously. Jim Markalunas then referred to roomin~ houses in residential area,and zoning reg- ulations applicable, and limit to number of persons and Council advised him to handle this matter. Jim also referred to the use of mattresses and sleeping bag,s on floors, where there is no violation of space provision in the Ordinance, and Attorney Stewart is to advise. Sanitation Discussed- statement from Aspen Sanitation District and a motion was made by District Councilman Moore', seconded by Councilman Beyer, to suspend Rule 19 and to allow the $180.50 amount of $180.50 for work on the Mill Street line. Motion carried unanimously. Discussed- need to urge people to get on the sewer lines, and hazards from use of cesspools. A motion was made by Councilman Beyer, seconded by Councilman Moore, to increase the salary of Building Inspector Markalunas by $10.50 a month. Motion carried unani- mo US ly. Attorney Stewart's report: Rezoning hearing - West end - pending. Bert Bidwell court case - action to be taken to collect fine and costs. Mr. Stewart Bidwell- is to arrange hearing before the Police Magistrate Meyer in the matter of the non-payment Occupational Tax by Bidwell of the Occupational Tax for 1962. Mr. Stewart then referred to his meeting with J. K. Smith of the State Planning Contract -P-26 Commission, and he outlined the contract for the long range planning program as now Long Range prepared, and a motion was made by Councilman Zordel, seconded by Councilman Newell, to Planning; approve the contract No. ColoradO P-26, and to authorize the Mayor to execute same. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution-East East Aspen Patent political status - copy of Resolution to be sent to Secretary Aspen Patent. of State. John Herron - East Aspen Patent - Attorney Stewart awaiting information from Mr. Delaney. i Attorney Stewart referred to strip of land in the Calderwood area, with 10 foot ~ easement for fishing, and after discussion, in which Councilman Moore said he wanted to Deed-Calder- be assured that any action taken by Council in this instance would not be detrimental wood- East Aspen to any action on future requests for deeds in the East Aspen Patent area, a motion Patent. was made by Councilman Zordel, seconded by Councilman Newell, to authorize the Mayor to execute a~deed to Benedict Land and Cattle Company, to all of that portion of the Calderwood Subdivision according to the p~t th~reof'~'recorded as Document No. 112674 in Ditch Book 2A at Page 264 of records for Pitkin County, lying within the East Aspen Additional Townsite, and reserving to the public the right and privilege 6f~wkding~in the Roa~ing ~ork River for the purpose of fishing. Motion carried unanimously. Joint use- Mr. Humphrey read a letter from Bob Sprague of Merrick and Go. re ~oint use of power poles poles with the telephone company, and Mr. Sprague will attend next Council meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11 P.M. upon motion by Zordel, seconded by Beyer, and carried.