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HomeMy WebLinkAboutagenda.council.worksession.20130701NAME_ W AQ i STREET ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE 41 CELL PHONE REQUIREMENTS: CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT APPLICATION WORK PHONE E -MAIL W PAP An elector of the City A Citizen of the United States for at least one year Resident of the City for at least one year CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: �aRu�I1',�yft, ?0 ER (If self - employed, what is nature of self - employment) STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUS YEAR: (if different from above) PLEASE ANSWER ALL ATTACHED QUESTIONS SIGNATURE: AO Aalad6ga DATE: I-3 APPLICATION DEADLINE June 17, 2013 - 4 PM - CITY CLERK'S OFFICE EITHER BY PAPER OR AT KATHY .STRICKLAND @CITYOFASPEN.COM INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY .CLvA CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT APPLICATION NAME STREET ADDRESS -�j V MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE ' cl r' ` WORK PHONE CELL PHONE, /; ,' -%J r` EMAIL REQUIREMENTS: e An elector of the City * A Citizen of the United States for at least one year Resident of the. City for at least one year CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: [Y (If self - employed, what is nature STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUS YEAR: (If different from above) loyment) PLEASE ANSWER ALL ATTACHED QUESTIONS SIGNATURE APPLICATION DEADLINE June 17, 2013 - 4 PM - CITY CLERIC'S OFFICE EITHER BY PAPER OR AT KATHY .STRICKLAND @CITYOFASPEN.COM INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY epi, 1. Why do you want to serve as a member of City Council? I want to help create a more responsible, effective and transparent government that reflects the best interests of its citizens, second home owners and visitors. I want to protect our community from the wide extremes and short sighted decisions of past Councils that has created drastic changes to the character of our community. I will bring to Council an atmosphere that I have established on the P &Z and that is to maintain an environment of respect, tolerance and understanding in our meetings so the public is assured of a government that will listen to their concerns. With my service on the City of Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission 1 will bring diverse and in depth discussions to the many issues facing our city today. My input will help the City, Council move toward decisions that are meaningful, practical and realistic and avoid ideological unproven theory. Recently development of the huge mass and scale of buildings has over shadowed our small town heritage and has severely impacted the "mind, body and spirit" that was initiated by Walter Peapcke. I want to help restore the Aspen Idea that has been so severely impacted lately. 2. Which of your skills will your greatest strength on council (SIC)? What gaps might you fill and how do your skills compliment the shills of the present council composition. Since serving on the City of Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission for the last 6 years and being the Chair for 3 of them I have an up to date working knowledge of the land use code and guiding documents_ My service on the Aspen Area Community Plan Commission as well as the Historic Preservation Task Force allows me to understand the intent of these documents as well as the diverse opinions represented during these discussions. It takes about 12 -18 months to get up to speed on the land use issues and operations of government once one is assigned to a Commission or Council. With my P &Z service I can hit the ground running and can contribute a great deal immediately. My ability to represent the community does not go to the extremes. I have worked for six years to reduce the heights in the commercial core to 38 feet through block zoning. I am not in agreement with the 28 foot zoning either, as this will create a huge backlash in the next election. The 28 foot height most likely will be incompatible in certain areas of the Central Core. We need to avoid going to the extremes and have a reliable, durable and predictable land use code. I have no relationship with any special interest group nor do I vote according to their slates. My campaign is always about good judgment and community values. I have honestly and diligently served on the P &Z and have favored no one. I have a great deal of community support due to my 500 or so votes in the last Council election 2 years ago. Many of my supporters wanted me to ran for council and would have shown this support however with the large number of candidates and being a moderate centrist in the Mayors race I couldn't garner the votes but I still have the community support for any opinions as they make sense and support our community values. 4. Please tell us about your community service in which you have been involved. Please include nonprofit boards /service, and/or community boards (planning and zoning, Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority). 4- Accountability Committee Aspen School District 4 Snowmass Wildcat Fire Department President ,L Snowmass Wildcat Fire Department Truck Commander 4- Aspen Professional Ski Patrol Association organizer and President 4- Chairman City of Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission SPARC organizer and Vice President for Lewis Ice Arena fund raising 4 Citizens for Parks and Recreation (CPR) organizer and President for lap pool funding aL Swim, Skate and Recreate (SSR) organizer and President Leisure Pool funding 4- Snowmass Ambulance District organizer 4 Snowmass Ambulance EMT 4-- Aspen Junior Hockey Vice President 4- City of Aspen 1999 Citizen Volunteer of the Year 4- Original creator of North American Telemark Championships 4- Founding member Colorado River Outfitters Association -d- City of Aspen Historic Preservation Task Force CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT APPLICATION NAME 1 e4 ?1_ STREET ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS— -_ HOME PHONE WORK PHON CELL PHONE zJ (=1 3-41 r-r "- E -MAIL ct sr :5 C 1 f C, ar = -r` r f c REQUIREMENTS: • An elector of the City • A Citizen of the United States for at least one year. -, ® Resident of the City for at least one year ' CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:_ �` ° � w ' &� �' -(-a C r� (if self - employed, what is nature of self- employment) STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUS YEAR: 611 PaSs -r) La (if different from above) PLEASE ANSWER ALL ATTACHED QUESTIONS pC SIGNATURE: ka- 14 DATE: , 7 /", APPLICATION DEADLINE June 17, 2013 -`-4 PM - CITY CLERK'S OFFICE EITHER BY PAPER OR AT KATHY .STRICKLAND @CITYOFASPEN.COM INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 1. I'll serve so little people get a fair shake. And in Aspen, the millionaires are little people too. Richard Stearns, President of World Vision U.S., points out that 1,125 billionaires hold more wealth than over 50 percent of the world's population. That ain't sustainable. Aspen's big government, like our nation's, can be dysfunctional and shouldn't be slanted in favor of Hunter S. Thompson's term, the "greedheads." For more, see http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20110223/FRONTPAGF/I1022999 2. 1 listen. Plus I love this community & have a great sense of humor. I've learned thru struggle to laugh at myself more freely. Laughter lightens our load and lifts our hearts. I'm a compromise between the Left and the Right, as the paper likes to characterize the Council. Bob Braudis, Marilyn Marks, Maurice, Mick, Torre & Joshua Saslove are people whom I respect their actions and opinions. I love Aspen resident & former Reagan Boy Wonder David Stockman's new book, "The Corruption of Capitalism." As a libertarian tea partyer, I helped organize occupy Aspen with Sopris Sun journalist and writer Jeannie Perry. Bob Braudis, Mayor Mick, Texan Blanca O'Leary, & Jack Johnson all came. I compliment the Council's Trust us attitude. Why? Big government needs to be lassoed & hung out to dry. Thomas Jefferson said we need a little "insurrection" every 20 years; I agree. None of us agree on everything but that's what community is: we break bread together and agree to disagree. 3. 1 really like Mayor Mick personally; but I couldn't get him to pose for a painting, much less obtain his anointment for political office. The Chicago machine went 3 -0 in the recent election. Seriously, during the election season, I was in Texas with my family & learning to be lawyer against Goliath. 4. I'm an Eagle Scout and a leader. I'm also not a suck -up. I try to follow the Golden Rule: Love your God and love your neighbor. My father came from a Texas farm without running water or electricity & is the American dream personified. Currently, Sandy and Bud Mulcahy's foundation is involved in clean water and school building in the rift valley of Kenya_ partnering locally with Eli Weiss's Wildize foundation: www.africawaterwells.org & www.wildize.org . My family chartered Baylor University under the Republic of Texas where I did my BA. I attended the Sorbonne and the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain & completed a masters at SMU & a PhD in Humanities in 191h century French art. I worked my way through grad school and then started a business. Like many, I came to ski and stayed. I served eight years as a trustee along with Dwayne Romero for the Aspen Historical Society and was the volunteer curator at the Snowmass Villas Gallery. Like Cliff Weiss, I was a ski and snowboard instructor for the Aspen Ski Company. In 2010, 1 tried to start a union. LOL. Currently, I'm on the Town of Everyone knows I'm funny so take this with a grain of salt. The government's gotten way too big: we're building drone bases in Africa, the IRS targeted tea partyers for political reasons, Obama called Yemen's President to keep an investigative journalist in jail, the FBI recently shot & killed an unarmed citizen SEVEN times under questioning including execution style in the back of the head before he allegedly confessed to a triple bombing with the Boston marathon bombers, and both the NSA and the Attorney General of the Dept. of "Justice" got caught red - handed with their fingers in the forbidden cookie jar which contains our Bill of Rights multiple times. It ain't pretty. Do we choose more government or less? I'm for less. We've got to love our neighbor and help them, not by simply relying on big brother government, but through community, through volunteer community organizations like the Buddies Program, through churches, through synagogues, and through mosques. Volunteering heals many wounds. Peace Corps instead of drone strikes. We need solidarity as a people instead of all this bickering over gay marriage and guns. We must drop our minor differences and select leaders that return us to limited government and protect our Constitutional freedoms. As that fired Aspen Daily News columnist Johnny Boyd preaches, "In a civilized society the ability to criticize our masters is the last bastion of freedom." Nevertheless, bullies like the Art Museum, the Hospital, and the 800 pound Gorilla need to be spanked for their restrictions on free speech and "DO AS I SAY" arrogance: The Hospital recently sent out a memo to employees on how they should appropriately speak to the Schultz firing debacle that the CEO and Board helped create. ROFL. Seriously? As Susan Shapiro remarked, this ain't North Korea. Community is not fostered by bans on competing surgeons, critics or whistleblowers. Another local example of bullying and our First amendment freedoms being taken away: Richie Cohen. He's the community leader that presented 1500 signatures to Council protesting the Museum being approved in secret. Worse, he taped a hilarious "FOR SALE" sign on some tractor trailers that the Art Museum brought up from Denver and parked on a vacant lot. Cohen's also a senior citizen on oxygen - -- certainly a real threat. The art museum dispatched the Aspen police to inform Cohen that he was banned from the museum. Lighten up? I'm banned from 4 organizations that l have long participated in various ways throughout the years. I was banned from National Forest on the very day I passed out a living wage unionization flyer [& not in uniform as stated]. Here in the West our public lands are sacred: these lands are America's greatest gift to the world. was a Contemporary at the Art Museum and a member of the Aspen Institute's Aspen Writers' Foundation until I was not. I did a really funning painting on the museum's multiple overreaches https : / /twitter.cnrn /artistinaspen/ status /3a6699165969031171/photoll; & was subsequently banned. While enrolled in an the Aspen Institute's Aspen to Athens course, I posted a Thomas Jefferson "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" torcher: a "guns and pitchforks" comment on the Aspen Institute questioning the CEO on censorship of news articles from their facebook page paraphrasing JFK's famous "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." The Institute got a restraining order which prevents me from taking evidence in the lawsuit claiming you can't ban Americans from public lands for passing out information. Reality is way funnier than fiction. don't know Steve, Art or Ann well except that I supported Steve's opponent, Ann's for a living wage, everyone says Art's a swell guy but claims his favorite politician is Aspen regular Diane Feinstein, one of the Senate's richest plutocrats criticized for being a pig at the trough for ethics violations by continually feeding her husband with lucrative government contracts. Retired Emperor Mick supported all three of them in the last election. https:// twitter. com /artistina5pen/ status /31952267248302080l/photo/1 I like Adam Fritsch; he's on the Board of the Red Brick which recently exhibited some funny & some serious paintings I did in March. Mips: /nv,"t MmAd. gas Pen/ satus /3 39743535 12 3 998 125/ph o tofl Here's why limousine liberals make us little people tea partyers: We believe the Bill of Rights is a package, that you need the 4th amendment to have the 511, that you need the 2 "d amendment to prevent violations of the 1111111 dment An armed citizenry and the right to bear arms is necessary to protect us from petty tyranny; it was always rumoured that the Japanese had second thoughts about invading our homeland because of our well -armed population. The Red Brick is such a wonderful asset & I love everyone there, but the Board hilariously voted to remove my BB gun from the "guns and pitchforks" painting htt s: twitter.com artistinas en status 320224423707820033 hoto 1 replacing it with a plastic toy gun purchased from Wal -mart and made in China. Now that's all gut wrenching funny but this "DO -AS I SAY" BB gun- banning limousine liberalism so commonplace in Aspen needs to be balanced by more common sense. CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT APPLICATION NAME Lr ee A� STREET ADDRESS' MAILING ADDRESSv HOME PHONE G' WORK PHONE CELL PHONE °1 E -MAIL - /4, ,1 REQUIREMENTS: • An elector of the City • A Citizen of the United States for at least one year •. Resident of the City for at least one year CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: /,,&i � ,c (If self - employed, what is nature of self -emp oyment) STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUS YEAR: (If different from above) PLEASE ANSWER ALL ATTACHED QUESTIONS SIGNATURE:" DATE: 6 2// APPLICATION DEADLINE June 17, 2013 , M - CITY CLERK'S OFFICE EITHER BY PAPER OR AT KATHY .STRICKLANDOCITYOFASPEN.COM INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY Application for Aspen City Council - June 17, 2013 Applicant: Scott Writer 1. Why do you want to serve as a member of City Council? In 1971 my parents moved here when I was 12; 1 now have 3 "children" Bo 21, Coco 20 and Chloe 8 (all with my beautiful wife Suzanne, with whom I celebrate our 25h anniversary next year). I am passionate about Aspen's future, and all of our children's ability to make this their home and our ability as seniors (ouch) to stay and help babysit the grandkids. Every generation is represented in a healthy community and every community is different. I believe 1 would come to the job experienced, educated and willing to roll up my sleeves and make a difference. Little training required. I know an appointment is not made to lead and I think I have strong team skills. I revel in finding common ground and creating solutions to difficult impasses. I like to think I am a creative opportunist and problem solver. In every discussion I know I have to come in with an open mind if I expect others do the same. 2. Which of your skills will your greatest strength on Council? What gaps might you fill, and how do your skills complement the skills of the present council composition? i augment many potential holes that I perceive in the current council, including: • Aspen kid. I have been a kid in the Aspen schools (Aspen High class of 1976), Aspen Valley Ski Club, Aspen Junior hockey (on first team ever), Aspen High football, etc. • Restaurant worker. I. worked in Aspen restaurants for almost 20 years, from kitchen cleaner at the old Arthurs when I was 13 to dish washer at the OLD Andres, to night manager at the Ute city Bank in the 80's —with many in between. • "Chalet Girl ". I know the travel business from the bottom up and what our visitors go through and want. I was a "meet and greet" for a UK travel agency for 10 years; granted, many moons ago. • Aspen Young adult. In the 80's I was inspired by John McBride to 'help found, and become the first President of, VOYC (Voice Of Youth Concerns) — the first group I am aware of that emphasized the politics and issues of Aspen's young adults (yes, then as now it was jobs and housing). We actually met with Whip Jones (owner of Highlands) to try and encourage development of resident village at the base of Highlands. I ran for Pitco commissioner as a 34 year old with a 2 year old and new born. • Business man. When I turned 301 got married and started having kids, I got into the real estate business to try and find a way to own a home in my home town and went from ski bum to family man. • Environmentalist, from the Lovins school. I formed a company that built one of the first Wetland Mitigation Banks in Colorado, a business started to use economics to save Colorado's wetlands, native habitats and ranches. I sold over 20 TDR's when the system first started. • Public Private partnership formation, fund raiser and facilitator. _I was and am the President of SPARC, the non profit entity that raised the private sector side of the money ($7.6mm) to built the ARC. I led the administrative and City negotiations process to form an exceptional public private partnership and met some of Aspens most generous donors. • Aspen Recreation advisor. As Chairman of ARC Advisory Board I have 14 years of trying to help Parks and Recreation be more efficient and effective in the service of our community and business of recreation. • Licensed Real Estate broker, but that has not been my principal focus in the real estate business to date, but I have significant expertise in sales and marketing. Application for Aspen City Council - June 17, 2013 Applicant: Scott Writer • Agree: That the former city council decided that a hotel (hot bed) project was their greatest desire for the properties at the base of 1a. • Disagree: I am shocked that a better solution could not be found than is currently vested, or on the table for those sites (high end homes). Lumber yard: • Agree: In the concept of acquiring land for community use. I supported acquisition of the Red and Yellow Bricks in the day. • Disagree: With the price and apparent lack of professional investigation that went into the purchase. Hydro: • Agree: with generating our power locally and preserving major water rights. • Disagree: with the way the City handled the situation at virtually every level. I was surprised Mr. Lovins and RMI (or their ilk) had not been consulted in advance of the project. 6. What issues do you consider most pertinent to the city and why, and are these issues you would focus on immediately if appointed to Council? Affordable Housing: add opportunity, diversity, and prosperity. The founders of our incredible AH system never considered retirement and old age. I mean who in the 1970's thought they were going to get old? They were amazing guys who fought incredible forces to make Community a zoning value and they won, but the system can be much better and must evolve: • Opportunity. To provide greater opportunity to more locals who can't otherwise afford free market housing, include all generations of Aspenites and as many economic levels as possible. Entry level and exit level should receive equal attention. • Diversity. I think the more AH the better, IF, new AH seeks to fill housing needs at every economic level and desired lifestyle, not just more of the same. • Housing Prosperity. I believe the systems can evolve to 1) provide greater economic opportunity for qualifying locals while ALSO 2) expanding the entry level into the system, while improving the value of free market properties. I believe in the laws of supply and demand. Increase Free market demand: Ideally this system could add local buyers to the free market as AH owners move up. Free Market supply: is held in check as more available development opportunity is in the Affordable market, reducing potential free market supply. Social impact. I believe that providing opportunity, diversity and prosperity to the local AH market helps change the "Have vs Have blot" conflict we are seeing more and more. It helps reduce the snobbism, and "reverse snobbism" we too often experience in Aspen. Recreation: Our "industry" is recreation. Rethink Parks and Rec services taking full advantage of the opportunities we have when we embrace the market place and what it can do to help us afford to own and operate great facilities and programs for our community. Bringing guests to Aspen to compete and recreate has huge positive ripple effects on our experiences, community and economy. Application for Aspen City Council - June 17, 2013 Applicant: Scott Writer Personal Prosperity. I believe we can do a much better job of harnessing the power of the market place to get what we want and need as a community without "selling out" to money. I believe the community, with tough low growth and AH rules, has made Aspen real estate incredibly valuable and the real estate community counts on us to keep it so. I do not see a conflict between low growth and high values, nor between more affordable Housing and high real estate values — in fact see each ADDING to our free market values and want to find a way for locals to share in the value. This is not communism, this is social capitalism where the values of individual merit and .responsibility mean something. 7. What is your position on the city's pursuit of a 100% clean energy portfolio, and should hydro on Castle Creek be included? 1100% support 100% clean energy. The more locally generated the better, while acknowledging that Aspen may not be ideal to produce 100% locally. I read Amory Lovins hydro letter front to back and as one of my local heroes I respect his conclusions and find no fault with his assessment. I think it would be imprudent for any applicant for this position to form a hard opinion without having all of the confidential advice of the City's legal team, particularly as it relates to water rights. I see no value to the community in losing those very significant rights. I believe water will be a huge issue sometime in the future and to ignore these rights ignores future generations of Aspenites. 8. Regarding Aspen's built environment: (a) Some feel speculative development downtown compromises our core values and our duality of life. Do you? Why or why not? "Speculative" is an interesting choice of words. We as a community define what can be built through our zoning codes. I don't blame the market for building what we allow. We should have a code that only allows what we want as a community and enhances our value. I think blaming people for wanting to be in, and build in, Aspen is a cop out. Like it or hate it we write the codes so we should take responsibility for what they allow and not blame property owners for follow the rules. couldn't afford a home in my home town (unless I won a lottery) working in restaurants so 25 years ago I got into real estate. My wife and I have worked our patooties off and now we (with our bank) own our home in Aspen. It is our everything and our retirement. Am I speculator if I want to see real estate values go up? Does anyone who owns Aspen property (affordable or free markets) want to see their personal value go down? Anyone? I don't. I want to find ways for more locals to have the opportunity to use real estate to build personal prosperity. Is that speculation? I think there are few better investments (speculations ?) for Aspenites than Aspen real estate. More locals owning more local real estate and becoming more prosperous is good for our economy, for our real estate markets (free and affordable) and for our people. I think our guests like that we area community and I would invest in the private, public and private /public sectors around building our community. (b) What is your opinion on the recent ordinance limiting building heights to 28'? • Agree: I am generally in favor of the 2 story limit in the core. Every aspect of development must be balanced and in assessing this topic I do not see the community as a whole gaining enough from these 3rd level, kabil lion $ penthouses that shade the core and obscure the views that make us and our guests happy, and Aspen famous. We "sell" those views and experiences on the mall and the value of this community is, in part, tied to them. I do believe there are places that should not be limited to 2 stories — eg for a hotel at 1a. Application for Aspen City Council - June 17, 2013 Applicant: Scott Writer v Disagree: The process of enacting the core height limit was poorly managed and I think created a "false" building boom in the core by forcing property owners to build to preserve old rights. For every unintended consequence there is a wasted opportunity. 9. Some affordable housing developments need capital improvements but their HOAs are inadequately funded. What should be the city's role in addressing HOA funding deficiencies? I am a strong believer in public private partnerships and each situation is different. i am likely to be as sympathetic to existing AH owners and their predicament as most while also believing personal responsibility is part of the equation. We as a community created this system and to a large extent we were making it up as we went. Most of these owners had no experience in home ownership — especially condo ownership - and we provided little to no structure or leadership when we should have. Understandably mistakes were made, corners were cut, and we missed opportunities. We all did our best, it is time we all do better. 1 believe I am prepared as any candidate you might interview to learn from these mistakes and omissions. I have led many projects in the formation of HOA CCR's and management. I have deep experience on every topic associated with condos, shared values, reserves and expenses ranging from Aspen AH work to 5 star properties, and most in between. 10. Bonus: What is it about S hour meetings, 400 page packets and media scrutiny that you find desirable? Sorry for the length of my response, as you may be able to tell, I am at home with large projects and professionally I have orchestrated or participated in meetings of similar length and intensity many many times. Let's face it, we are all a little crazy to do this, but it's rewarding to participate in the casting of ideas that end up making a place great. CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT APPLICATION NAME CLIFF WEISS STREET ADDRESS 1377 SNOWBUNNY LANE, ASPEN, CO 81611 MAILING ADDRESS SAME HOME PHONE WORK PHONE 970- 379 -2629 CELL PHONE E -MAIL CLIFFWEISS49 @GMAIL.COM REQUIREMENTS: An elector of the City YES A Citizen of the United States for at least one year YES Resident of the City for at least one year YES CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: (If self - employed, what is nature of self- employment) SELF EMPLOYED (RESORT ADVERTISING) AND SKI INSTRUCTOR FOR ASPEN SKIING COMPANY STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUS YEAR: (If different from above) PLEASE ANSWER ALL ATTACHED QUESTIONS SEE FOLLOWING PAGES SIGNATURE: DATE: ,TUNE 12, 2013 APPLICATION DEADLINE June 17, 2013 - 4 PM - CITY CLERK'S OFFICE EITHER BY PAPER OR AT KATHY .STRIC KLAN DQCITYOFAS PEN. COM INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 1. Why do you want to serve as a member of City Council? To assist Council to amend codes identified as critical in the Aspen Area Community Plan. 2. Which of your skills will your greatest strength on Council? What gaps might you fill, and how do your skills complement the skills of the present council composition? After six years on P&Z and as one of the chief architects (attended 98% of the meetings over 2+ years) for the Aspen Area Community Plan I believe I can give Council the back -story behind the policies and action items better than anyone. I attend P &Z meetings well prepared and bring skills in questioning development applicants and staff that assist my fellow commissioners in making their decisions. I am a numbers person that works with spreadsheets and manages my client's budgets on a daily basis. I love Microsoft Excel. My 7 years as a ski instructor, AVSC coach, and 25 years of marketing resort hotels gives me a unique insight into the travel and hospitality industry on which Aspen is dependent. City council awards ACRA a great deal of money plus tax support. My skills and experience will give council an independent view of their proposals and budgets. Few know this about me, but I was the managing partner of a New York entertainment and sports event promotion firm working on behalf of national sponsors. Although it has been awhile, that experience may be of help to council when evaluating the numerous requests for financial assistance from event coordinators. I took the exam and was licensed to be the general contractor for my own home. I designed the home and went through the permit process. I am a resident since 1975 but I resent being buttonholed as "living in the past ". It simply means that like many, I've watched Aspen change and I know what we've lost. 3. Please answer a or b- (a) Why did you not run in one of the recent elections for City Council? I did not have a base of voters two years ago because I don't always agree or disagree with either the Red Ant or the Mick Ireland base. I look at the merits of each issue, listen to the community, and form my own opinion. I am not willing to ride the middle of the fence just to be elected rather than be honest with the electorate about what I stand for. I came in third in 2003 and 2005 because I had time to campaign harder and I had a base of voters against the Straight Shot. (b) What did you think your recent candidacy said about your community support and /or ability to represent the community? 4. Please tell us about your community service in which you have been involved. Please include non - profit boards /service, and /or community boards (P &Z, APCHA). 6 years P &Z, 2+ years AACP Joint Commission, Lift One COWOP, Aspen Mountain Lodge COWOP, S -Curve Task Force, 6 years Villas of Aspen HOA board member, attended RFTA and CDOT transportation meetings, Aspen School District Benefits Committee member, Aspen Skiing Company Benefits Committee member. 5. What action has Council taken recently that you think was beneficial to the city and what action did you not agree with? Reducing commercial core zone building heights was beneficial to maintain our unique community character and I agreed with the decision. I did not agree with a previous Council's decision to blockthe Lodge at Aspen Mountain, which resulted in unneeded free market townhornes and in my opinion will not accomplish the goal of bringing year -round vitality to that part of town. G. What issues do you consider most pertinent to the city and why, and are these issues you would focus on immediately if appointed to Council ?. There are residential development codes and review processes identified in the AACP that must be revised. 8040 Line Review, Stream Margin Review and steep slope FAR reduction must be updated. Environmentally sensitive areas must have further protection from residential development in order to maintain our community and our resort economy. 7. What is your position on the city's pursuit of a 100% clean energy portfolio, and should hydro on Castle Creek be included? Yes to 100% clean energy. As for hydro, I offered a compromise solution when it was an application at P &Z. The homeowners accepted my 20CFS minimum stream -flow compromise but the city did not. No one gets everything in a compromise. 8. Regarding Aspen's built environment: (a) Some feel speculative development downtown compromises our core values and our duality of life. Do you? Why or why not? Speculative development is raising the costs of living here for everyone. I think the city needs to deal with the issue beyond downtown. In Aspen, the real estate and developers tail wags the dog. Aspen needs to focus on growing the resort economy. (b) What is your opinion on the recent ordinance limiting building heights to 28'? Bravo!!! 9. Some affordable housing developments need capital improvements but their HOAs are inadequately funded. What should be the city's role in addressing HOA funding deficiencies? When I ran for Council in 2003 1 stated that APCHA needed to adjust their focus beyond building more units to looking at how to maintain the aging inventory they already had. I believe that because housing is subsidized, the city and county should have more influence on HOA planning for capital improvements. I recently attended a Burlingame Phase 2 HOA meeting in which a potential homeowner questioned the high cost of monthly dues and asked if the new board could reduce them. This is indicative of the mindset of "why should pay to maintain a roof or replace windows in 30 years if I don't live here any more "? I think contributions to capital improvements should begin from the first month of ownership. The cost of most improvements and timing can calculated from the first sale. 10. Bonus: What is it about 8 hour meetings, 400 page packets and media scrutiny that you find desirable? I'm used to large amounts of reading materials after six years on P &Z and COWOPS. I don't like late night meetings and feel council members get testy and impatient and aren't always at their best beyond 9PM. I also don't think its fair to the public. It's hot in council chambers and the seating is uncomfortable. I would prefer splitting the agenda into more frequent meetings or reducing the agenda by moving some of the discussion and public comments to work sessions. It must be said that if present council requires late nights that I am a grown up and will rise to the occasion. 111just take an afternoon nap. NAME I I) ti i r l C-, STREET ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE `1'76- APPOINTMENT APPLICATION WORK PHONE, CELL PHONE_ -~ '-1 �y <, - 7`,' E -MAIL Lj c' "i .� rR Lit T) _ a- L '- v , 1 -1ri REQUIREMENTS. • An elector of the City • A Citizen of the United States for at least one year • Resident of the City for at least one year CURRENT EMPLOYMENT_ i f self - employed, what is nature of self- employrn STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUS YEAR: (if different from above) PLEASE ANSWER ALL ATTACHED QUESTIONS r "C' SIGNATURE: �4LE' , �;� '� `1' 1' ` DATE:' 7 f APPLICATION DEADLINE .tune 17, 2013 - 4 PM - CITY CLERK'S OFFICE EITHER BY PAPER OR AT KATHY .STRICKLAND @CITYOFASPEN.COM INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 1. Why do you want to serve as a member of City Council? I feel that I can put my skills and experience to good use. 2. Which of your skills will your greatest strength on Council? What gaps might you fill, and how do your skills complement the skills of the present council composition? I think my ability to see the bigger picture on the effects of code revisions. I look at the cause and effect of decisions and see the unintended consequences of actions. I have a background that has been involved with many aspects of Aspen's resort economy in my 37 years in town. i have worked in the ski Industry, as ski instructor and ski patrol as well as domestic and International Sales and Marketing for lodging and have also written development applications and taken projects through completion. I have also been a Licensed Peal Estate Broker for over 25 years. 3. Please answer a or b (a) Why did you not run in one of the recent elections for City Council? Family issues and particular work load issues that have since been resolved were the reason I did not run in the last election. 4. Please tell us about your community service in which you have been involved. Please include non- profit boards /service, and /or community boards (P &Z, APCHA). APCHA Board —11 Years Senior Council - 2 Years I joined this County Board because of Senior Housing Issues that have been on the horizon. Housing Frontiers - This was an off shoot of the Citizens Budget Task Force of 2008 of which I was the Chairperson. Susan G. Komen, Aspen Affiliate. I have been involved with the Local Charity for 23 years and served as the President of the Board of Directors for the last 2 years, my term ended March 31 this year. I served as President during the Planned Parenthood issue and I am proud of the fact that because of the stand we took as the Aspen Affiliate for what was right for our community we changed national policy and how they make decisions. You can't always take the easy way. The right thing to do is often the hardest road to follow. 5. What action has Council taken recently that you think was beneficial to the city and what action did you not agree with? The support that the council gave to the 6 month rental proposal for seniors is a decision the helps seniors and the housing program without costing us money and contributes to the stability of the community. The second phase of Burlingame needs a closer look. The construction of additional units when the uriginai phase is sill! deaiing with unresolved issues that have been a problem for years does riot fill me with confidence. 6. What issues do you consider most pertinent to the city and why, and are these issues you would focus on immediately if appointed to Council? would like the City to list the issues that need to be addressed with the Housing program and the Business Community and put together small groups of citizens and task them with corning up with written solution proposals. This is a method that has been successful in the past in this community. This community has a wealth of knowledge that can be tapped into for assistance. Divide and conquer works much better than complain and do nothing. 7. What is your position on the city's pursuit of a 100% clean energy portfolio, and should hydro on Castle Creek be included? I support the pursuit of the 100% clean energy. The new advances being made can only help, but Hydro is a component of that and I would like to see if any of the project can be salvaged to our benefit without environmental damage. We survived in this town for many years on Hydo power and were envied by many and that was one big mistake this community made years ago when they stopped using Hydro without thinking of future consequences, 8. Regarding Aspen's built environment: (a) Some feel speculative development downtown compromises our core values and our quality of life. Do you? Why or why not? Our core values are not defined by the buildings created but by the value we give the work and effort of the residents that keep this community vibrant. New businesses and regulations that keep the business community strong year round keep our quality of life possible for all income levels. (b) What is your opinion on the recent ordinance limiting building heights to 28'? I agree with the intent behind it, but I also think that there are some locations that could support taller without damage to the views with some community benefits. There have been studies in the past with block by block looks in the core of the buildings and view planes. 9. Some affordable housing developments need capital improvements but their HOAs are inadequately funded. What should be the city's role in addressing HOA funding deficiencies? There are a number of options that the City can use to assist the HOA`s without bailing them out. There are ways to help them help themselves, The City has the ability to approve special taxing districts or use Housing Funds for Low Cost Loans. The Housing Frontiers Group is coming up with some proposals that will be taken to the APCHA Board and eventually brought to City Council for approval. This City has some very smart residents that have been more than willing to step up to the plate in the past and come up with solutions options to problems if asked for help. 10. Bonus: What is it about 8 hour meetings, 400 page packets and media scrutiny that you find desirable? I was told when I moved here 37 years ago that Aspen is full of people that would be institutionalized if they lived anywhere else. Welcome to the Funny Farm I I