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RESOLUTION NO. 18
(Series of 2007)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN A CERTAIN
BALLOT QUESTION (RELATING TO BUS LANES BETWEEN BUTTERMILK AND
THE ROUNDABOUT) AT THE MAY 8, 2007, MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, Section 13.4 of the City of Aspen City Charter requires voter approval
before the City Council may sell, exchange, or dispose of public real property, including real
property acquired for open space purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to exchange, or otherwise encumber City
owned parcels of property, including property acquired for open space purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to obtain voter approval for the additional
encumbrance of said properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section I
The following question shall be placed on the ballot at the May 8, 2007, municipal
election;
CITY OF ASPEN - BUS LANES BETWEEN BUTTERMILK AND ROUNDABOUT
Shall the City Council be authorized to amend the Right-of-Way Easement that was
conveyed in 2002 by the City of Aspen to the State of Colorado, Department of
Transportation, for additional uses on the rights of way across City-owned property along
State Highway 82, only between Buttermilk and the Maroon Creek Roundabout, to allow
construction, operation and maintenance of a two-lane parkway and two exclusive bus
lanes, or the already-permitted use for a two-lane parkway and a corridor for a light rail
transit system?
Yes
No
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Co
on the 12'h day March 2007.
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held on the day hereinabove stated.
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