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Home My WebLink Aboutminutes.council.19721221S~ecial Meetin$ Aspen City Council Decembe~ 21, 1972 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Eve Homeyer at 5:00 p.m. with Councilmen James Breasted, Ross Griffin, Ramona Markalunas, Francis Whitaker, City Attorney Arthur Daily and Acting City Manager Dennis Veeder. Councilman Whita'ker moved to read Resolution #28, Series of 1972. Seconded by Council- RESOLUTION #28, woman Markalunas. All in favor, motion carried. SERIES OF 1972 RESOLUTION #28, SERIES OF 1972 WHEREAS, the City Manager for the City of Aspen has come, by written request and submitted for consideration the transfer of Departmental Appropriations; and WHEREAS, the transfers of these appropriations, in the amount of Forty-six Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($46,215.00) are in accordance with the authority granted under the Home Rule Charter for the City of Aspen; and WHEREAS, the funds requested for transfer are unemcumbered; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aspen that Forty-six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($46,215.00) of unemcumbered appropriations be and is hereby transfered as follows: Appropriation Transfers Department From To Financial Administration $8,000 Data Pro~essing $8~000 City Attorney $2,795 Building Inspection $1,255 Central Services $1,540 Communications $1,400 Police Department $1,400 General & Administrative $34,020 Parks and Recreation $10,600 City Council $ 2,955 City Manager $ 4,200 Financial Administration $ 1,250 Police Department $ 9,400 Animal Warden $ 2,550 Data Processing $ 3,065 S46,215 S46,215 Councilman Whitaker moved to adopt Resolution #28, Series of 1972. Seconded by Council- man Breasted. Roll call vote - Councilmen Breasted aye; Griffin aye; Markalunas aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. RESOLUTION Councilman Breasted moved to read Resolution #29, Series of 1972. Seconded by Councilman #29, SERIES Whitaker. Ail in favor, motion carried. OF 1972 RESOLUTION #29, SERIES OF 1972 WHEREAS, the City Manager for the City of Aspen has come, by written request, and submit- ted for consideration the transfer of Appropriation from the General Fund in the amount of Thirty-eight Thousand, Thr~e Hundred and Forty-five Dollars ($38,345~00); and WHEREAS, the City of Aspen has elected to establish the James Moore Pool and Municipal Golf Course as enterprise funds as per the 1971 Annual Audit; and WHEREAS, the appropriations for these two functions have been provided for in the General Fund for 1972; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to reduce the General Fund appropriation for 1972 by Thirty-eight Thousand Three Hundred Forty-five Dollars ($38,345.00) for purpose of transfer as follows~ Appropriations Transfer Fund From To General $38,345 James Moore Pool $15~388 Municipal Golf Course S22,957 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Cduncil of the City of Aspen, Colomado that Thirty-eight Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-five Dollars ($38,345.00) be and is~hereby transferred to the James Moore Pool Fund and Municipal Golf Course Fund as provided above. Councilman Whitaker moved to adopt Resolution,#29, Series of 1972. Seconded by Council- man Griffin. Roll call vote - Councilmen Whitaker aye; Markalunas aye; Griffin aye; Breasted aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. RESOLUTION Councilwoman Mar~kalunas moved to read Resolution #30, Series of 1972. Seconded by Council- #30, SERIES man Whitaker. Ail in favor, motion carried. OF 1972 RESOLUTION #301, SER%ES OF 1972 WHEREAS, the City Manager for the City of Aspen has come by written request, and submitted for consideration the allocating of.revenues received and to be.received, from the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972; and WHEREAS, the revenues of the Fiscal Assistance Act for 1972 are anticipated to be Fifty- six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($56,900.00); and WHEREAS, these revenues are to be used only for "priority expenditures" as ordinary:and necessary, maintenance and operating expenses~or capital expenditures authorized by law; and WHEREAS, the City of Aspen's share of the Fiscal Assistance Act is required to fund ex- penditures of the General Fund; and WHEREAS, these expenditures recorded in the General Fund are proper expenditures which qualify as "Priority expenditures" under the Revenue Sharing Bill of 1972; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT.RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado herewith authorizes the Revenue received or accrued from the State and Local Fiscal ASsistance Act of 1972 be transferred to the General Fund from the Revenue Sharing Fund in the ~mount of Fifty-six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($56,900), BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Revenue Sharing Fund transfers to the General Fund shall be appropriated as follows: Transfers Funds From To Revenue Sharing Fund $56,900 General Fund: City Council $11,800 Financial Administration S 2,400 Planning and Zoning Department $11,000 Police Department S 2,700 Street Department $29,000 Councilman Walls arrived. Councilman Griffin moved to adopt Resolution #30, Series of 1972. Seconded by Council- man Whitaker. Roll call. vote - Councilmen Breasted aye; Griffin aye; Mar'kalunas aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried~ Councilman Breasted moved to read on first reading Ordinance #23, Series of 1972. Se- ORDINANCE #23,~ conded by Councilman Walls. All in favor, motion carried. SERIES OF 1972 ORDINANCE ~23, SERIES OF 1972 AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY OF ASPEN BUDGET tEAR ENDING DECEMBER .31, 1972 was read by title by the City Clerk. Councilman Whitaker moved to adopt Ordinance #23, Series of 1972~as read by title, se- conded by CoUncilman Walls. Roll call vote - Councilmen Walls aye; Breasted aye; Griffin aye; Markalunas aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. Letter of several requests was submitted. Request for motor cross races at the golf Winterskol course driving range and Wagner Park were denied by Council. Route for the parade was Request approved by Council, committee to work with the Police Department. Remaining requests to be considered at the next regular meeting, January 8th. Councilman Walls moved to appoint Russell T. Campbell as the City Manager. Seconded by City Manager Councilwoman Mar'kalunas. Mayor Homeyer reported the only housing available that could be found is a duplex located at 6th & Hallam, rent for first three months $750.00 thereafter $600 a month. Mr. Campbell will pay 1/3 of the expense. Mayor Homeyer further reported he will begin wor~k in Aspen January 15th and the City will be considering building a house on the residential lots at the golf course owned by the City or purchase of a residence for the City Manager in 1973. Mr. Veeder reported to Council he had ta'ken the house supposedly reserved for the new City Manager as he contacted the owner of the house who stated he had no committment from the City. Councilman Whitaker stated he was against the arrangement for the City Manager unless something could be done for the other employees whO reverted back to the old salary schedule. Councilwoman Markalunas stated they Could be raised if the funds became avail- able. Roll call vote - Councilmen Breasted aye; Griffin aye; Markalunas aye; Walls aye; Whit- aker nay; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. City Attorney Daily reported he had looked into the City signing the option agreement Trueman and found this would not be admissable in condemnation proceedings. Feel it should be Property sig~ed, and signing of ~ame does not in any way obligate the City to the price of the property stated in the option agreement. The execution of the document will give the City additional time. Councilman Breasted moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the option agreement, which is not to be interpreted that the City is obligated to the figures mentioned in the option agreement, but is meant to give the City time. Seconded by Councilman Griffin. Roll call vote - Councilmen Breasted aye; Griffin aye; Markalunas aye; Walls abstained; Whita'ker nay; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. Councilwoman Mar'kalunas moved to go into executive session,~ seconded by Councilman Breasted, all in favor, motion carried. ~ Councilman Griffin moved to reconvene into special session and to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Walls. All in favor, meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. raine Graves, Czty Clerk