HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19640623 Aspen, Colorado,Joint Meeting, City Council-County Commissioners and City and
County Planning Commissions. 3une 23~ 1964
The following convened at 7:30 P.M.-
Meeting on Mayor Pabst - Councilmen Barnard & Stilton - City Administrator Kerrigan
Project P-26 County Commissioners Howell and Sardy
Long Range City Planning Commission members - Jack Walls,Richard Lai, Francis Whitaker and
Plan Mrs. Andrea Lawrence.
County Planning Commission - Henry Stein, Edgar Stanton, Sam Caudill, Wendy
Morse and Fritz Benedict.
State Planning Commission - Mr. Brown.
The meeting was opened by Jack Walls, Chairman of the City Planning Commission.
He read a report of a meeting held in the office of Paul Lester Weiner in New
York on_ June 11, 1964. Present at that meeting were Jack Walls, Richard Brown,
William McEachern and Richard Bender, an associate of Mr. Wiener, and the purpose
~of the meeting was a review and inventory of the work completed on the long
range plan. Mr. Walls said the report indicated that 28% of the work has been
completed, and he feels the remainder of the work cannot be finished before the
tim~ allowed under the contract. The contra~t does not provide for suspension,
so it is necessary to decide whether to let Mr. Wiener continue or terminate the
contract.
Mr. Brown was asked about the State's procedure and he said the work had
been submitted to the State at the same time it was submitted to Aspen - but the
State could not determine if work was meeting Aspen's requirements - it would
be up to Aspen to decide this matter. If.there is a decision to terminate the
contract, letters from the three entities should be sent to the State asking for
termination of the contract. Mr. Brown said the State feels that the work sub-
mitted to date by Wiener's office is not satisfactory,and much of it will have to
be re-done.
Discussed - getting another planner, and Mr. Brown said all work compiled to
date belongs to the ~ity and could be turned over to a new planner, and he also
felt that the $31,000.00 left would be adequate to complete the work of planning.
Mr. Brown also advised that an agreement regarding payment would have to be
made with Mr. Wiener before the contra~t can be cancelled, and if any difficulties
arise, the Attorney General of the State of Colorado would be called in to handle
them.
Mr. Walls said that, as much of the work submitted by Mr. Wiener has been
incomplete, he does not feel it should be continued, but it is up to the legis-
lative bodies to take the next step.
Motion- to After general discussion, a motion'was made by Richard Lai, seconded by
cancel contract Francis Whitaker, to advise the City Council to cancel immediately the contract
with Paul Lester W~ner, and carried with all City Commission members voting aye.
A special meeting is to be arranged and the recommendation of the Planning
Commission will be submitted to the City Council in writing.
Mayor Pabst felt this matter should be checked with the Attorney General.
Mr. Brown said all the State will need is the thmee letters from the City, the
County, and the Aspen Institute, asking for cahcellation, and they would notify
Mr. Wiener, and come to terms regarding amuunt of work completed by him.
Mayor Pabst then asked who passed final judgment on amount of work that had
been completed by Wiener's office, and Mr. Brown said he, 3ack Walls and Council-
man McEachern had gone over this step by step in Wiener's office, and had agreed
that 28% had been completed. He also expressed the opinion that a new planner
could not start until matters have been settled with Mr.W~ener.
Mayor Pabst said he represented the Aspen Institute at this meeting.
Mr. Wendy Morse said the County Planning Commission had reached a decision
regarding the termination of the contract, but it had not been taken in the form
of a motion, an~.the~pref~rred to make their recommendation to the County Com-
missioners. ~r/~e~. Whltaker commended Mr. Walls on his report.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. ~