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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19700824 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Eve Homeyer at 4:00 p.m. with Councilmen Edwin Vare, Ross Griffin, Fitzhugh Scott III, Francis Whitaker, and City Attorney Albert Kern. Minutes Councilman Vare moved to approve the minutes of the special meeting held on August 17th as prepared and mailed by the City Clerk. Seconded by Councilman Griffin. Ail in favor, motion carried. Councilman Vare moved to approve the minutes as corrected of the regular meeting held on August 10th as prepared and mailed by the City Clerk. Seconded by Councilman Scott. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Griffin moved to approve the minutes and ratify the action of the regular meeting of the Regional Service Authority held on August 13th as prepared and mailed by the Recording Secretary. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman William Comcowich arrived. Councilman Griffin moved to approve the minutes and ratify the action of the regular meeting of the Regional Service Authority held on July 31st. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. Ail in favor, motion carried. City Manager Leon Wurl arrived. Re-zoning Re-zoning Request - A petition bearing 12 signatures was submitted to Council requesting Request lhis matter be tabled at this time and returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a full recommendation to Council regarding re-zoning of the area previously requested. Planning and Zoning's recommendation did not include the buffer zone nor the Meadows/ Institute complex. Mr. and Mrs. James Markalunas and Mr. Charles Donelan were present and concurred with this request. Councilman Jack Walls arrived. Those present on this~request stated their original'request'to the Planning and Zoning Commission was return the zoning to the same zoning as appeared prior to the North Side Annexation zoning and then consider institutional zoning for the Aspen Institute property. This would protect the properties involved during the period of time when a new class- ification of institutional zoning is being considered. Councilman Griffin' moved to send this request back to the Planning and Zoning Commission and instruct them to put the zoning back to what it was before the North Side Annexation. Seconded by Councilman Scott. Roll call vote Councilmen Vare aye; Comcowich aye; Griffin aye; Scott aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. First National Bank representatives were present and request part of the city's business and outlined services of the bank. Harry Bass, Jr Letter from Harry Bass, Jr. was read regarding the one-half block of vacant land on Hopkin~ Land Donation Offer made. on a year to year basis to the City to use as a park. Mr. Bass offered $5,000 to the City Park Development for development of this land for park use. Councilman Griffin moved to approve this proposal and instruct Councilman Whitaker to continue with this project and further negoiate on the other 1/2 block of vacant land. Seconded by Councilman Scott. Ail in favor, motion carried. Wild River Wild River Designation - Roaring Fork River Councilman Scott submitted~material relating Designation to the Federal laws and State laws regarding wild river designations. Councilman Whitaker moved to refer this to the proper state agencies to consider and request the proper agency consider this for legislation. Seconded by Councilman Comcowich. Ail in favor, motion carried. Liquor License Liquor license addendum was submitted by Aspen Properties, Inc. Councilman Griffin moved Addendum to approve the addendum as submitted. Seconded by Councilman Vare. Roll call vote-Council- men Vare aye; Comcowich aye; Griffin aye; Mayor Hom~yer aye; Councilmen Scott aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye. Motion carried. Parking Parking Corrections - Manager Wurl submitted to Council a~ breaRdown of the costs involved Corrections in the correction of the hazardous '~parking conditions at Aspen Laundry, Aspen Auto and Guido's Swiss Inn. Tabled until later in the meeting. Teen Center Teen Center - Faye Ward was present and submitted proposed Charter and budget proposal to Council. Mrs. Ward stated the teen~ board has agreed on the members of the adult board as listed. Councilman Comcowich moved to accept the charter and proposal and try to implement this along the guidelines as presented as soon as funds are available and approve Faye Ward as acting director on a temporary basis. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Guido's Canopy- Mr. Joe KrabaDker, architect, was present and submitted plans for the Guido's Canopy canopy, curb and sidewalks. Mr. Krabacker reported curb and sidewalk will be installed in front of the new building and cnntinue to Galena Street. Councilman Whitaker moved that the canopy be apprpved subject to the requirements that the curb and sidewalk be completed to Galena and as much planting space as ~equired and as much as possible in addition to the requirement be included fronting the Swiss Inn and no plan~ing be required along the curb along the canopy. Seconded by Councilman Walls. ~ Ail in favor, motion carried. Mr. Terry McAnnany, Assistant Administrator of the County was present and showed to the Emergency Council a film on ambulances and emergency equipment. Following the showing of the film, Vehicles Mr. McAnnany reported he would be meeting with City Manager Wurl and others regarding a center for emergency vehicles. Parking Corrections Councilman Griffin moved to call for bids for correcting the Parking hazardous parking at Aspen Laundry and Aspen Auto; bids to be submitted on each project Corrections separately and also alternate on combining the two projects. Seconded by Councilman Vare. Roll call v~te - Councilmen Whitaker aye; Walls aye; Scott aye; Griffin aye; Comcowich aye; Vare aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. Council request Manager Wurl contact the Texaco representative in Glenwood Springs as to cooperating financially on hte correction for Aspen Auto. Civic Center - Councilman Griffin moved the City indicate to the County the City feels the~ Civic Center is the possibility in the near future of combining and in Metro Government. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Mayor's Deeds - Deeds were submitted regarding Lots A, B, C, D, E, F, K, L, P and Q in Mayor's Deeds Block 8. Councilman Whitaker moved to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the deeds as submitted. Seconded by CouncilmAn Vare. Ail in favor, motion carried. Capital Improvements City Manager Wurl request guidance from Council as to whether they Capital desired the Planning and Zoning and Planner to work with the City Manager on preparing a Improvements capital improvements program fro submission to Council along with the budget. Council instructed Manager Wurl to work with the staff people as needed. Annexation Report - Manager Wurl submitted his recommendations on a map of annexation to Annexation the west including up to Knollwood; to the north to include REd Mountain; to the west to Report ~'~ include the industrial area (excluding the airport) and also up Castle and Maroon to include the Marolt and Thomas properties. Councilman Comcowich moved that the City Council go on r~cord of being in favor of this annexation program with the boundaries as indicated with the provision that the Planning and Zoning review this~ program for their comments. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Dr. Harold Whitcomb was~present and discussed in general the 1% sales tax election Sales Tax scheduled for September 1st. Mr. Dunaway offered, free of chare, ~t~tements of the City Council to be printed in the Aspen Times. Councilman whitaker and Manager Wurl t~ work on the statements. Manager Wurl submitted a report on the alleys. Council indicated an informal meeting was held with a representative of Tipco and discussed in very general terms the City's purchase of the golf course proper~y if the sales tax election passes. ORDINANCE #19, SERIES OF 1970, AN ORDINANCE REPEALING, REENACTING WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER Ordinance #19 7, TITLE VI OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN PROHIBITING THE SALE AND USE OF FIREWORKS, WITH THE EXCE~TION OF MODEL ROCKETS IN CERTAIN AREAS was read by title only by the City Clerk as agreed by Council. Copies available to those present. Councilman Whitaker moved to adopt Ordinance #19, Series~of 1970 on firs~ reading and order the same published in full. Seconded by Councilman Griffin. Roll call vote Councilmen Vare aye; Comcowich aye; Griffin ayes. Scott aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #20, SERIES OF 1970, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 6 OF THE OFFICIAL Ordinance #20 CODE OF ~THE CITY OF ASPEN, ENTITLED "GENERAL OFFENSES", TO INCLUDE AS AN OFFENSE THE OPERATION OF ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE, MACHINE, DEVICE OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH CREkTES ~N ~ EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE: SETTING THE ALLOWABLE NOISE LIMIT AT 80 DECIBELS' AT 25 FEET ON THE A-WEIGHING SCALE; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY M~NAGERMAy~GRANTA VARIANCE TO ~ THE TERMS HEREOF A~ND OTHEREXCEPTIONS; SETTINGTTHE MAXIMUMPENALTY FOR A VIOLATION HEREOF ~/ AT A FINE NOT TO EXCEED. $300.00 OR 90 DAYS IN JAIL; A~D, SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN RELATION TO THE FOREGOING was read by title only by the City Clerk as agreed by Council. Copies available to those present. 067 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council August 24, 1970 Councilman Walls moved to adopt Ordinance ~#20, Series of 1970 on first reading and order the same published in full. Seconded. by Councilman Whitaker. Roll call vote - Mayor Homeyer aye; Councilmen Whitaker aye; Walls aye; Scott aye; Griffin aye; Comcowich aye; Vare aye. Motion carried. Councilman Whitaker moved to schedule public hearings on Ordinances #19 and #20, Series of 1970 for September 14, 1970 at 5:00 p.m., seconded by Councilman Griffin. Ail in favor, motion carried. Councilman Comcowich moved to go into executive session at 7:00 p.m., seconded by Councilma~ Griffin. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Comcowich moved to reconvene the regular meeting and adjourn same. Seconded by Councilman Griffin. All in favor, meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.