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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19701228 Lse Regular Meeting Aspen City Council December 28, 1970 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Eve Homeyer at 4:05 p.m. with Councilmen Edwin Vare, Ross Griffin, Fitzhugh Scott III, Jack Walls, City Attorney Albert Kern, City Manager Leon Wurl and F%nance Director Dennis Veeder. Councilman Griffin moved to approve the minutes of December 14th as prepared and mailed by the City Clerk. Seconded by Councilman Vare. Ail in favor, motion carried. Mayor Eve Homeyer reported another $1,000.00 has been donated to the Environmental Fund Environmental by Mr. Strandberg. Fund City Market, Inc. - Councilman Vare moved to approv~ the 3.2 fermented mmlt beverage City Market, Inci license of City Market ~#16. Seconded by Councilman Scott. 3.2 License Councilmmn Griffin stated the applicant is only talking about a market for beer one day of each week, plenty of places that se~l beer. Feel the applicant desires the license for convenience. Roll call vote Councilmen Vare nA~; G~iffin nay; Scott aye; Walls nay; Mayor Homeyer nay~ Motion not carried. Mayor Homeyer opened the~public hearing on the application for a beer and wine licenJe for the Floradora. i City Attorney Kern reported the file is cqmplete as relates to meeting t~e City and State requirements with the exception~of a credit report and a report from the City Sanitarian. Survey map was submitted. Regular Meeting Aspen City Council December 28, 1970 Flordora Beer & Attorney Ron Austin was present representing the appliqant and stated the premises.are Wine License located at 400 W. Main Street, existing premises include a lodge and small restaurant with a seating capacity of 20 people. The applicant is a corporation, owned by.three individuals - Mr. Basket, Mr. Woodson K. Woods and Mr. Richard Woods. Mr. Basket is the president of the corporation and will be the local manager. Restaurant opened on December 3rd as a French gourmet ~estaurant. Prices of meals range from $4.95 to $6.50, op~ned only for dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., employee 5 people, French chef and will not have a bar, only drinks with meals. Restaurant is smmll and intimmte and will speeialize in private parties. ~ Presently in Aspen, there exists 3 beer and wine licenses and 31 full licenses. Present beer and wine licenses are in the central part of the City. At 400 West Main will not affect the congestion of traffic. Would like to be able to serve beer and wine with meals. No remonstrances were filed. City Clerk reported the premises were posted on December llth and publication was made on December 17th. Mayor Homeyer closed the public hearing. Council agreed to table this application until the next regular meeting so ~hat the credit report and sanitarian reports can be submitted. Glenwood Canyon Sam Caudill Correspondence - Request made at the last meeting for communication from the City relating to an environmental study of Glenwood Canyon. Councilman Scott moved that the City Manager or Mayor write the appropriate communication to the proper party in complying with Mr. Caudill's request. Seconded by Councilman Vare. Ail in favor, motion carried. Election Election Commission Letters of interest to serve on the Election Commission were sub- Commission mitred by the following: Stephan Ware, Donald Sabin, Kenneth Hubbard and Curtis Baar. Appointments City Clerk reported. Mr. War~'does not meet the, requirement of 2 years residency in the Cit~ CouncilmanTS~ogt~.moved. to appoint Kenneth Hubbard to the Election Commission. Seconded by Councilman Vare . Roll call vote - Councilmen~Walls aye;Vare aye; Griffin aye; Scott~aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. Councilman Griffin~moved to appoint Donald Sabin to the Election Commission. Seconded by Councilman Scott. Roll call vote - Councilmen Walls nay; Scott aye; Griffin aye; Vare aye; Mayor Homeyer nay. Motion carried. Business Business License Fee - Manager Wurl submitted a breakdown of the administrative costs of License Fee administering the business license in the amount of $25.00. Councilman Walls moved to adopt the $25.00 fee for business licenses. Seconded by Council- man Scott. Ail in favor, motion carried. Opera House ACVB and Aspen Association Spac~ in the Opera House - Councilman Scott moved that the City Lease approve the request made by the Chamber dated December 18th. Seconded by Councilman Griffin. Roll call vote - Councilmen Scott aye; Griffin aye; Walls aye; Vare nay; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. Councilman Griffin moved the Aspen Association sublease run no further than the length of the ACVB lease and the rent can be no more than the rent charged by the City to the ACVB until June 1971. Seconded by Councilman Scott. Ail in favor, motion carried. Dale Rea Contra¢ Dale Rea Contract - Manager Wurl explained sometime ago Council authorized the signing of Red Mountain this contract to prepare plans and specifications for a 2 million gallon storage tank End pipeline on Red Mountain. At that time did not want the contract signed until we had solved the problem of easements. Now about to resolve this problem, request authorization for the signing of the contract at this time. Councilmmn Walls moved to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the contract with Dale Rea as outlined by Manager Wurl. Seconded by Councilmmn Scott, All in favor, motion carried. Sales Tax Sales Tax, Services - Manager Wurl explained the sales tax does not apply to services. Since we allowed the state to collect the tax for the City we cannot apply the tax to those items which the State does not charge. Open Open Space Grant Application Copies of the grant application were submitted. Application Space apply to 24 acres down by Maroon Creek and about 31 acres up on the butte. Total cost to Grant the City is $663,242.00, grant application for $331,621.00. The City will not be able to Applicatio~ take possession or give any money on these two parcels, of which we will not know if we have the .grant until sometime after July 1st. Tipco has agreed to this and will not ask for payment on these two parcels until after July first. Regular Meeting, Aspen City Council, December 28~ 1970 Councilman Vare moved to authorize the applications for grants. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion Carried, ~ City Attorney Kern reported he had just received a call from the City bonding attorney Revenue ~ who has some concern about the validity of our revenue bonds on open space. Concerned Bonds that t~he Charter does not specifieally provide for revenue from sales tax..Council request Mr. Kern contact Mr~ Charles Howe, the legal advisor to.the Charter convention. : ORDINANCE #26, SERIES OF~1970, AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING LOT~23, FIRST FILING,~'WEST ASPEN Ordinance #26 SUBDIVISION, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, was read by title only by the City Clerk on first Lot 23 reading. West Aspen Sub Councilman Scott moved to adopt~Ordinance #26, Series of 1970 on first reading. Seconded by CounCilman Vare. ROll call vote - Councilmen Vare aye;.Griffin aye; Scott aye; Walls aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. ~ Mayor Homeyer opened the public hearing on Ordinance #23, Series~of 1970,~AN ORDINANCE Ordinance #25 PROVIDING FOR A LICENSE FOR THE ENGAGING IN ANY BUSINESS, PROFESSION, VOCATION OR Business License OCCUPATION WITHIN THE CITY OF ASPEN; PROVIDING FOR~EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH LICENSE; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF which was read by title only on second reading by the CityClerk, City Attorney Kern reported the ordinance has been amended, m~nor changes, since the first reading. Councilman Walls moved to adopt Ordinance #25, Series of 1970 on second reading as amended Seconded by Councilman Scott. Roll call vote - Councilmen Griffin aye; Walls aye;~Scott aye; Vare nay; Mayor Homeyer aye.-Motion carried.~ Mayor Homeyer closed the public hearing. Mayor Homeyer opened the public hearing on Ordinance #28, Series of 1970, AN ORDINANCE Sales Tax AMENDING ORDINANCE #16, SERIES eF 4970, PROVIDING FOR THERETAILER'S COLLECTION OF THE iOrdinance #28 CITY ONE PERCENT (1%) SALES TAX, ALLOWING CREDIT FOR RETAILER'S COLLECTION, AND ESTABLISHING A BRACKET SYSTEM FOR SAID TAX which was read by title only b~ the City Clerk on second reading. : Councilman Vare moved to adopt Ordinance #28, Series of 1970 on second reading. Seconded I by Councilman Scott. Roll call vote - Councilmen Walls aye; Vare aye;.Scott aye; Griffin aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. MotiOn carried. ~ Mayor Homeyer closed the public hearing. Minor discussion followed relating~to Canyon~Cable TV franchise, priorities, and the ' . business license and its relation to businesses regulated by the Federal Government. Councilman Griffin moved to adjourn at 5:35 p.m., seconded by Councilman Scott. All in favor, meeting adjourned. ~raves, City Clerk ble