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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19690811934 Rggular Meeting Aspen Cit{ Council [ A~t'll~ 1969 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro tem Werner Kuster at 3:40 p.m~ with Councilmen Carl Bergman, Clyde Clymer, City Administrator Leon Wurl and City Attorney Albert Kern. The accounts payable were given to Councilman Clymer prior to the meeting to review. ~ccounts Payab~ Councilman Bergman moved to approved the minutes of July 28th as prepared and mailed by the ~inutes City Clerk. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Bergman aye; Clymer aye; Mayor Pro tem Kuster aye. International Day - Terese David was present and request permission to close Cooper Street International Day from Galena to Mill and a short period of time Mill Street from Cooper to Durant on August 16th. Mrs. David stated this year there would not-be a street dance held. Council agreed an August 16th to close the streets as outlined by Terese David. Club 20 - Mr. Art ~oss was present and outlined the purposes of Club 20 which basically is Club 20 to promote and help in the development of the tourist industry for Colorado West. Presently have 47 participating communities. Mr. Moss questioned if this community desired to par- ticipate, to whom would he talk with. Council referred Mr. Moss to the Aspen Chamber and Visitors Bureau. The Meeting Place - Council agreed to table this item since the applicant or representative The Meeting Place were not present. Sidewalk Request - Mr. Robert Kline was present and request permiss'i0n on C6oper Street be- Sidewalk-Cooper tween the Shaft and Sweet and Snack to build a barricade across 11' of the City right-of- way, from property linc'to the curb and then build a 6' covered waikway in the street next to the curb so the present sidewalk area could be used in constructing the front wall of the new 4 story bui%ding. Walkway would be covered to protect pedestrians. This would take 4 or 5 months. Also would provide parking spaces, by lease, somewhere else to compensate for those which would not be available. Councilman Bergman made a motion to grant a request for a covered 5'. walkway from the back side of the curb up to December 1, 1969. Seconded .by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote- Councilmen Clymer aye; Bergman aye; Mayor Pro rem Kuster aye. Accounts Payable - Councilman Clymer stated there were 3 typographical errors. Councilman Accounts Payable Clymer make a motion to pay the accounts payable as Submitted with the corrections. Seconded by Councilman Bergman. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Bergman aye; Mayor Pro tem Kuster aye. The Meeting Place - Attorney Kern suggest the City request a corporation financial state- The Meeting ment since this is an existing corporation. Coun*cil request City Attorney Kern con'tact Place their representative - Attorney Oates - and give him a list of the City's requirements as relates to this stock transfer. Tabled till next meeting. Sidewalks Pay estimate in the amount of $8,578.39 was submitted by City Engineer Mahnke. Sidewalks Councilman Clymer moved to pay Dunning Construction Company covering ~p to August 1, 1969 pay estimate in the amount of $8,578.39. Seconded by Councilman Bergman. Roll call vote- Mayor Pro tem Kuser aye; Councilmen Bergman aye; Clymer aye. Alleys - Administrator Wurl reported this project has been comPleted but has not been Alleys checked out as to the drainage. Submitted pay estimate in the amount of $8,518.40. Councilman Bergman moved to pay Blacktop Paving for work completed hp to August 8, 1969 in the amount of $8,518.40. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call'vote - Councilmen Bergman aye; Clymer aye; Mayor Pro rem Kuster aye. Opera House Fire Escape completed. Opera House Fire Excape Teen Center - Administrator Wurl reported all floors with the exception of one room are completed, sprinkler system finished August 1st. Mr. Wurl stated he would like to correct Teen Center an error of the last meeting in that the man was working on the sprinkler system at the time the last Council Meeting was is progress. The electrical at the teen center has been held up temporarily till the ceiling is completed. The Thrift Shop has donated to the City $1,000 for the ceiling in the Teen 6enter. Council questioned what future items would be necessary for the Teen Center and request Administrator Wurl submit a list. Sidewalks - 65% complete. Sidewalks Councilman Clymer questioned when the roof of the Opera House would be fixed. Administrato~ Opera House Wurl stated he would be meeting with Bill Tharp and Donald Swales the later part of this Roof week. Will report at the next meeting. Buttermilk Buttermilk Water Line - 95% complete. Administrator Wurl explained that City Engineer Water Line Mahnke at the time felt the State wanted the water line 100' from the State right-of-way, there were never any easements signed. The attorney for the Holiday Inn Checked with the State Highway Department and found that the State was not requiring the line 100' from the right-of-way because they at this time, do not know where the highway will be going. Presently all utility lines are located in the same area. ~-~ Ute Park Tra~-Ute Park Trail - 75% complete. Dale Rea Administrator Wurl submitted a letter-proposal between the City and Dale Rea for pre- liminary work on different items at an hourly rate. Councilman Clymer moved to authorize the Mayor Pro tem and City Clerk to sign the letter- proposal as submitted. Seconded by Councilman Bergman. Roll call vote - Councilmen Bergman aye; Clymer aye; Mayor Pro tem Kuster aye. Budgets Budgets - Council questioned if a street improvement district would be Considered in next year's budget including West End Street, South Galena and others on the west' endl Wurl stated it would not be necessary to budget for a district, if the district were done on the same basis as in 1967. Public Rest Councilman Clymer questioned if public restrooms could be included in the budget. Admin- Rooms istrator Wurl to obtain cost figures and possible sites. Budget Administrator Wurl submitted copies of budgets which a=~ standard each year a follows: Water Debt Retirement $111,656.58 General Debt Retirement 2,160.00 Electric Debt Retirement 29,312.50 City Treasurer 1,200.00 Fire Protection 4,200.00 Discussed those ~ydrants outside the City which the County and Fire District have refused to pay for. Councilman Bergman made a motion to approved and include in the 1970 budget the amounts as submitted by Administrator Wurl for Water Debt, General Debt, Electric Debt, City Treasurer and Fire Protection. Roll call vote - Mayor Pro tem Kuster aye; Councilmen Clymer aye: Bergman~aye. City Clerk's bedget was submitted and Council request Administrator Wurl make his recommend~ ations prior to Council considerations. Resolution #12 RESOLUTION #12, Series of 1969 as follows was read in full by the City Clerk: Annexation RESOLUTION #12 Alpine Lodge Series of 1969 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen has accepted a petition for annexatiom of that certain territory or real estate particularly described as follows: East one-half of Lot 17, Block 17, Riverside Addition, Ail of Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 of Block 17, Riverside Addition. amd a~so An irregular tract of land located in teh Riverside Placer U.S.M.S. 3905 AM in the NEk of Section 18, Township 10 South, Range 84 West of the 6th Prime M~ridian, more fully described as follows: Beginning at a point whence Corner No. 14 of Tract No. 2 of the Riverside Placer (as shown upon plat in Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder's Office bearing Document No. 101425 bears North 30° 47~'~ West30 feet; thence South 34° East 180 feet; thence North 65° 45' West 105 feet; thence North 02° 0' containing0.18 acres, more or less. which was filed with the City Clerk on August 11, 1969 and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen makes the following findings of fact regarding said annexation; 1. There is at least one-sixth contiquity between the present City of Aspen and the area seeking annexation: 2. A community of interests exists between the territory to be annexed and the ~ity, as evidenced by the following facts: a. More than 50 percent of the adult residents of the area to be annexed use part or all of the recreational, civic, social, religious, industrial or commercial facilities of the City of Aspen, and more than 25 percent of the adult residents are employed in the City of Aspen. b. Less than one-half of the land'to be annexed is agricultural, c. It is physically practical tO exkend normalPurban services to the~area to be annexed, on the same terms and conditions as such services are available to residents of the City of Aspen, and WHEREAS, no election is requi~ed'under~said Adt; and~ WHEREAS, the City Council determines not to impose additional terms and conditions upon said land proposed to be annexed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby accepts the petition for annexation. Administrator Wurl outlined the facts of finding in the resolution. Councilman Clymer moved to adopt Resolution ~12, Series of 1969 as read~ Seconded by Councilman Bergman. Roll call vote Councilmen Bergman aye, Clymer aye; May~r Pro tem Kuster aye. ORDINANCE #24, SERIES OF 1969, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF Ordinance ~24 ASPEN, COLORADO OF THAT CERTAIN TERRITORY OR REAL ESTATE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THIS Alpine Lodge ORDINANCE, LYING OUTSIDE OF BUT ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO was read in full Annexation for the first time by the'City Clerk. Councilman Bergman moved to adopt Ordinance ~24, Series of 1969 on first reading and order the same published. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Bergman aye, Mayor Pro rem Kuster aye. ORDINANCE #23 ,SERIES OF 1969 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE Ordinance #23 MEMBERS OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Was read in full by the City Clerk or first P & Z Structure reading. City Attorney Kern reported he based this ordinance as Council desired to provide for 2 year staggered terms. Councilman Bergman moved to adopt Ordinance #23, Series of 1969 on first reading as read in full and order the same published. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote Councilmen Bergman aye; Clymer aye; Mayor Pro tem Kuster aye. City Attorney Kern reported the case of Bucknell vs City of Aspen has been dismissed. City Attorney Rern also reporte~ recent legislation enable~Ci~ies Magistrate Courts to Magi~strates become court of record whereby appeals can be considered on the record rather than going Court through the entire proceedings a second time. This can be accomplished by either a stenographer or by mechanical device. Tapes w0uld have to be held for 10 ~ays and this would have to be done by ordinance. Council instructed Attorney Kern to draft and ordinance whereby the City Magistrates Court is a court of record. Administrator Wurl re~orted the City has received considerable number of complaints of Cemetery Lane speeders on Cemetary Lane and suggest the City install 4 cross Pans in order to slow down the traffic. Cost Would be $300~each. Councilman Clymer stated he was concerned that the cross pans could cause injury if they were not marked with dip signs. Councilman Bergman moved tO authorize 4 cross pans for Cemetary Lane as designed by the City Engineer requiring 25~MPH and also the~installation of dip Signs. Seconded by Mayor Pro rem Kuster. Roll call vote - Councilmen Bergman aye; Clymer aye; Mayor Pro tem Kuster aye. Council and Mayor ~omments: Councilman Bergman questioned what has happened to the Ski Corporations request. Adminis- Ski Corporatinn trator Wurl reported no one had contacted the City, so have take this off the agenda. Request Councilman Bergman also questioned if the City had foot patrol in the evenings, Acting Foot Patrols C~ief Ritchey saated there is one man On foot patrol intermittently in the evenings ~p to about 2:20 a.m. Councilman Clymer asked it something could be done about the sidewalk on Durant between Weeds Hunter and Galena where the weeds are covering up the sidewalk. Administrator Wurl to check out. Mayor Pro rem Kuster stated he would like to commend the City Administrator on the paved Trash-Alleys alleys. Discussed the trash problem in the alleys. Fire Department to be notified ab6ut the area behind the Fire Station. Council agreed to go into executive session at 5:50 p.m. Council resumed regular session at 6:10 p.m. whereupon Councilman Bergman made a motion to adjourn,seconded by Councilman Clymer. Ail in favor, meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.