HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19710830Study Session Aspen City Council August 30~ 1971
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Eve Homeyer at 5:00 P. M. with Councilmen Scott
Nystrom, William Comcowich, Ramona Markalunas, Jack Walls, Francis Whitaker, City Manager
Leon Wurl and Finance Director Dennis-Veeder,
Mayor Homeyer reported to the liquor license holders present that there is no intention Liquor
to raise the liquor license fees at this time and the City Council would not be discussing Occupational
the occupational tax at this meeting. The City Council merely asked for the information. Tax
Attorney Ron Austin was present and stated he represents a number of the license holders
and stated the license holders are opposed to this large an increase in the occupational
tax.
Couneilman C0mcoWich stated the information and proposal was submitted tO Council because
the City has a revenue problem. The Council is exploring all avenues of revenue. If the
City does not increase revenues somewhere there are going to be big cuts in the 1972
budgets as proposed or taxes will have to be raised.
Councilman Walls stated he worked on a committee with Councilman Griffin and the proposal
that was submitted was n6t submitted solely as relates to revenues but also in relation
to policy and control.
Legal BUdget - Total budget proposed $33,550.00. The large increase under professional Legal Budget
services is a $7500 legal fee for the environmental study be McHarg.
Councilman Whitaker moved to eliminate the $7500 fee under professional services and the
City concentrate on the transportation study. Seconded by Councilman Comcowich. Ail in
favor, motion carried.
Councilman Whitaker moved to give tentative approval of this budget as amended. Seconded
by Councilman Markalunas. Ail in favor, motion carried.
Building Operations and Maintenance - Total budget submitted $136,770.00. Letter from Building
Charles Collins, Structural Engineer, was submitted giving the preliminary work necessary Operations and
on the Opera House and the cost of an analysis of City Hall. Maintenance
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Building Mr. Bartel, City/County Planner, stated there is a new federal program for which we can
Operations and apply for funds on a 50/50 basis for restoration of historical buildings. The total
'~-~ Maintenanc amount of $41,000 was put in the budget, if grant approved, would cost the City $20,500.
Councilman Walls moved to approve $41,900 on the Opera House subject to the matching
grant and Mr. Bartel proceed with the~application. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. Ail
in favor, motion carried.
Council agredd to strike the $7000 professional services for analysis of the Opera House
in this budget. Prefer to put the money into actual repairs in 1972.
Council agreed to strike $500 from travel.
City Manager Wurl gave a breakdown of the remodeling of City Hall. Major remodeling
expenses would be in the Police Department which would include utilizing the second floor.
Public Res~ooms The amount budgeted for public restrooms, part of the Council felt would not be needed
since the determination has been made to try and use the building at the old No. 1 lift
for public restrooms. Manager Wurl reported the maintenance of the restrooms at No~ 1 lift
is not included in the budget. Discussed restricting the restrooms in City Hall to employee
only. Manager Wurl further stated under the amount for public restrooms is also sufficient
funds to enlarge the vault which has been a request for 5 years.
Councilman Comcowich moved that the budget account #511: be approved with t~e elimination
of public restrooms and City Hall remodeling. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker.
Council stated they felt the maintenance of the restrooms at No. 1 lift should include
checking 3 or 4 times a day and they should be locked at 8:00 P. M., seven days a week.
All in favor, motion carried.
Councilman Whitaker moved to give tentative approval of this budget in the amount of
$96,070.00. Seconded by Councilman Markalunas. Ail in favor, motion carried.
Date Processing Data Processing, $28,969.00 and Finance Department $59,624.00. Finance Director V~eder
Finance stated he has budgeted $8,000 of the $14,000 study for next year.
Department
Councilman Comcowich moved to give tentative approval of the Finance Department budget.
Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried.
Councilman Comcowich moved to give tentative approval of the Dat~ Processing budget.
Seconded by Councilman Nystrom. All in favor, motion carried.
Central Central Services - Total budget submitted in the amount of $8,550.00. Councilman Whitaker
Services moved to give tentative approval of this budget. Seconded by Counhilman Markalunas. All
in favor, motion carried.
Streets Streets - Total budget submitted in the amount of $267,888.77. City Manager Wurl outlined
the following as projects which have already been taken out of this budget:~Storm Sewer
improvements; Main Street divider; Major bridge construction; Street improvement district;
and $15,000 for additional garage facilities.
Council agreed to cut alley paving by $10,000 and do only two alleys - Guido's and the
alley behind the Conoco Station.
Mr. Fred Smith was present and request his street - West End Street - be paved. City
Manager Wurl reported it is not feasible to do only 2 blocks but to have an improvement
district consisting of 30 to 40 blocks and the cost to the City would be about $30,000 to
$35,000 a year.
Councilmmn Whitaker left.
Council request City Manager Wurl submit to Council an outline of an improvement district.
Council agreed to make the following cuts in the Street Department budget:
Eliminate Account #510; $10,000 from alley pa~ing; take out seal coating of penaprime;
miscellaneous supplies cut back to $3500; $2000 out of dust oil and penaprime; reduce
accout #216 to $15,000.
Councilman Walls moved to tentatively approve this budget as amended~in the amount of
$200,880~77. Seconded by Councilman Markalunas.
All in favor, motion carried.
City Manager Wurl reported due to the freeze, the only thing the City can raise is taxes.
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Council agreed to meet on September 7th at 5:00 P. M. to review the re~ining budgets.
Councilmmn Nystrom moved to adjourn at 7:35 P. M.,.seconded by Council~n ~rkalunas. Ail
in favor, meeting adj0u~ned. :
~_~j~L~orralne Graves, City Clerk