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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20010910ReRular Meetin~ Aspen City Council September 10, 2001 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE ................................................. 2 CITIZEN COMMENTS ........ ~. ......................................................................... 2 COUNCILMEMBERS COMMENTS ............................................................ 3 COUNCIL BOARD REPORTS ...:..~......:.; ........ ;~ ......................................... 4 CONSENT CALENDAR ...... ~ .......................................................................... 4 · Ordinance #39, 2001 - Code Amendment - Mobile Home Park ............ 5 · Supplemental Budget Request - Historic inventory update ................... 5 · Ordinance #40, 2001 - Renewed Term of the Commercial Core & Lodging Commission .................................................................................. 5 ORDINANCE #24, SERIES OF 2001 - Code Amendment Historic Lot Splits Office Zone ........................................................................................... 5 ORDINANCE #33, SERIES OF 2001 - Extension of Historic Inventory Stay ORDINANCE #37, SERIES OF 2001 - Code Amendment Real Estate Transfer Tax .................................................................................................... 8 ORDINANCE #23, SERIES OF 2001 - Mountain Chalet Lodge Preservation PUD ............................................................................................ 9 RESOLUTION #89, SERIES OF 2001 - ACRA Marketing Plan Budget... 10 TROLLEYS ................................................................................................... 12 ORDINANCE #38, SERIES OF 2001 - 2002 Housing Guidelines ............. 14 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10, 2001 Mayor Klanderud called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. with Councilmembers Paulson, Hershey, McCabe and Semrau present. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE Cindy Mohat, emergency management coordinator for Pitkin County, presented a summary of her activities. Ms. Mohat said she would like to schedule some more time with Council to discuss these activities. Ms. Mohat said the city is part of the emergency management plan for the county. Councilman McCabe asked if the emergency management services have looked at flood possibilities along the Roaring Fork River and, the mudslide potential on Aspen Mountain. Ms. Mohat told Council she is working with the city engineer's office on Aspen Mountain and any development in that area. CITIZEN COMMENTS 1. Toni Kronberg said there will be a work session September 11th on the expenditures and revenues for Iselin park. Ms. Kronberg said she hopes that other things will be looked at in the bUdget for recreati'0n and parks, like the orientation of the lower Moore field for softball and baseball, water and bathrooms and bleachers for the football visiting teams, at Rotary and Iselin park there are some drainage problems. Ms. Kronberg said there has not been a feasibility study for the pool and ice facility. Ms. Kronberg said she is concerned about the staging area for the swim teams in the winter. Ms. Kronberg invited the Council to tour the facility and look at the staging area. Ms. Kronberg questioned the ice facility getting 450 seats that will be under utilized. 2. Jamie Miller, Truscott, said after all that has gone on with the construction at Truscott, the residents are ready for a return to normalcy. Ms. Miller said when she returned from a weekend away, the parking had been reconfigured to 59 spaces from 96 existing units. There used to be one space per residence. Ms. Miller said one reason given for the parking configuration was to make it look nicer for the golfers, to create auto disincentive, and to give better fire access. Ms. Miller said she measured and there is still enough room for a fire truck changing back to diagonal parking. Ms. Miller said the residents would like to park in front of their homes and use the existing spaces. John Lambert, Truscott resident, agreed with the concerns about parking. 2 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10t 2001 Ed Sadler, asset manager, told Council this plan was a long evolution with parallel parking for drop off only. Near the end of the approval process, head in parking on one side of the street was approved. Sadler said a fire lane minimum is 20 feet; the fire department requested 24 foot lane, which is their normal request. The city was required to put in a sidewalk on both sides of the street for handicap accessibility, which is an ADA requirement. The number of carports was reduced in phase I housing. The city purchased land from golf for extra parking. Council approved this parking plan in order to meet all the varying demands. Mayor Klanderud asked if the residents were informed of this parking plan. Sadler said when the plan is finished there will be 225 parking spaces for 195 units. Sadler said the old golf course parking lot had 141 parking spaces. There will be an additional 81 parking spaces in the golf course parking lot. Councilman Semrau asked staff to look at providing diagonal parking and still provide 20 feet access for the fire department. Paul Ganon said the residents request the parallel parking be changed back to diagonal. Mayor Klanderud asked staff to look at what can be done to recapture more parking spaces closer to the units. Councilman Semrau noted staff should look at the actual requirements, what is involved to see if diagonal parking is possible. Stephan Kanipe, building inspector, noted the sidewalk is a fair housing requirement for site accessibility, not for individual units; the entire site is required to be accessible. Lambert suggested moving the sidewalks closer to the buildings so that parking blocks do not have to be installed. Council requested staff to gather the technical information and the costs and return to Council: Mary Roberts, housing director, told Council this may have to be reviewed as an insubstantial amendment to the approval. COUNCILMEMBERS COMMENTS 1. Mayor Klanderud thanked the recreation and ice garden staffs for a wonderful time this weekend. Mayor Klanderud said she had a great time driving the Zamboni and cutting the ribbon for the Opening of the renovated ice garden. 3 Regular Meetin~ Aspen City Council September 10~ 2001 2. Councilman Hershey said he went to the Aspen High School football game in Parachute on Friday night, which was great fun. Councilman Hershey agreed staffdid a great job on the ice fink. 3. Councilman McCabe brought up a Harvard Medical study stating beer may help to reduce strokes and to reduce scarfing of the brain. 4. Steve Barwick, city manager, requested an executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss potential litigation and land purchase negotiations. COUNCIL BOARD REPORTS 1. Councilman Semrau announced the housing board will have a retreat September 22nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a public meeting. 2. The Council retreat is September 16 and 17 at the Aspen Alps. 3. Councilman Hershey said Grassroots TV met last week and they are in desperate financial straits. Grassroots would like to attend Council's budget session to discuss finances. 4. Councilman McCabe said the Youth Council meeting will be in City Hall Wednesday, September 12 at 6 p.m. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Hershey moved to read ordinances #39 and 40, Series of 2001; seconded by Councilman Semrau. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #39 Series of 2001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A CODE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME PARK (MHP) ZONE DISTRICT TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) SECTION 26.104.100, DEFINITIONS, SECTION 25.710.120, RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME PARK (MHP) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SECTIONS INCLUDING 26.710.120(A) PURPOSE, 261710.120(B), PERMITTED USES 4 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10, 2001 26.710.120(C), CONDITIONAL USES AND 26.710.120(d) DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, CITY OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO ORDINANCE #40 Series of 2001 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A RENEWED TERM OF OPERATION FOR THE COMMERICAL CORE AND LODGING COMMISSION UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2006, DESCRIBING THE COMPOSITION, TERM AND QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS, THEIR POWERS, AND DUTIES; PROVIDNG FOR APPEALS BY PERSONS AGGRIEVED BY ACTIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL CORE AND LODGING COMMISSION AND ESTABLISHING RULES OF PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMERCIAL CORE AND LODGING COMMISSION IN EXERCISING ITS FUNCTIONS Councilman Hershey moved to adopt the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman McCabe. The consent calendar is: · Ordinance #39, 2001 - Code Amendment - Mobile Home Park · Supplemental Budget Request - Historic inventory update · Ordinance #40, 2001 - Renewed Term of the Commercial Core & Lodging Co~nmission Roll call vote; Councilmembers Semrau, yes; McCabe, yes; Hershey, yes; Paulson, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #24~ SERIES OF 2001 - Code Amendment Historic Lot Splits Office Zone Councilman Semrau asked if there is a pressing reason to adopt this before the city looks at the entire historic preservation process. Julie Ann Woods, community development department, told Council there is an applicant for this case. Amy Gt~thrie, community development department, told Council this will extend historic landmark lot splits to the office district. Currently this is allowed in two residential zones only. This will not increase development rights or FAR on these properties; it only allows a different type of 5 Regular Meeting Aspen Cit~ Council September 10~ 2001 ownership. This is an incentive for historic preservation. Ms. Guthrie reminded Council there were concerns about the ADUs, which Council addressed at a work session. Staffis drafting a memorandum to outline the proposals. Ms. Guthrie told Council she referred this back to the Historic Preservation Commission to see if they thought this code amendment was premature. The HPC likes this incentive and feels it may be extended to other zone districts. Mayor Klanderud opened the public hearing. Pat Hodgson urged Council not to adopt this ordinance until all information is in from the HPC consultants. Ms. Hodgson said there may be unforeseen circumstances. Mitch Haas said this is a good code amendment. Haas said property owners can accomplish the same end with very little review. This would give more public input and more review. Sven Alstrom suggested the city look at solar access easements, which controls a landowner's access to the sun and can also be used as a height control. Alstrom said solar access should be part of the city's land use code for every zone, not just historic lot splits. Ramona Markalunas submitted a letter from Don Fleisher. Ms. Markalunas said she feels this ordinance iS confusing. Ms. Markalunas pointed out there are two other office zones on either side of the C-1 zone. Ms. Markalunas said landmarked lots are the most historic and much thought should be given before allowing lot splits. Ms. Markalunas noted the city funded a consultant to advise the HPC on the various facets of historic preservation. Ms. Markalunas asked that this review of historic preservation procedures be allowed to reach its conclusion. Georgeanne Waggaman agreed with Ms. Markalunas and that more research should go into whether lot splits be allowed. Bert Myrin, P&Z member, urged Council to take more time before adopting this code amendment. Mayor Klanderud read into the record letters from Helen Palmer and Bill Stirling both urging Council to take more time before adopting this ordinance. Mayor Klanderud closed the public hearing. Ms. Guthrie told Council staff does not anticipate changes to the lot split section of the land use code. Ms. Guthrie said the city's consultant feels the 6 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10t 2001 lot split incentive is a good tool to deal with the development pressures. Ms. Woods said staff will probably suggest the lot splits be extended to more zones in the city. Councilman McCabe said he does not feel there is a pressing need to pass this right now. Mayor Klanderud asked the difference between existing legislation and this code amendment. Ms. Guthrie said if this code amendment is not approved, land owners still have a method to accomplish what they want. This bas been an incentive property owners are attracted to and staff has been trying to come up with incentives that do not cost the city cash money. This code amendment does not increase density, development right or floor area. Ms. Guthrie said the public and the HPC have the same goals. Councilman Hershey said one of the aspects of the historic preservation program he agrees with is the incentives. Councilman McCabe said he, too, is a proponent of new incentives; however, staff is still looking at the entire historic preservation program and other incentives. Councilman McCabe said he would like to see what comes out of the historic preservation study. Councilman Paulson agreed with delaying this code amendment and examining the unintended consequences. Councilman Paulson said he would like to see what other zone districts this might apply to. Councilman Paulson said he would also like solar access examined. Councilman Paulson suggested staff look at the condominiumization process to require more review. Councilman Paulson said the goal is to preserve historic properties. Councilman Semrau asked when the review of historic preservation processes will be done. Ms. Woods said it should be done by the end of this year. Mayor Klanderud said she supports this concept and would like to see it made part of the new historic preservation review. Councilman Semrau agreed this is a good program and encouraged staff to apply it to other zone districts and include keeping solar plane. Councilman Semrau said he would like staff to take several months and flesh out the concerns. Councilman McCabe moved to adopt Ordinance #24, Series of 2001, on second reading; seconded by Councilman Hershey. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Paulson, no; Semrau, no; Hershey, yes; McCabe, no; Mayor Klanderud, no. Motion NOT carried. 7 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10~ 2001 ORDINANCE #33, SERIES OF 2001 - Extension of Historic Inventory Stay Amy Guthrie, community development department, noted that the supplemental request approved on the consent calendar will enable staff to continue this program. Ms. Guthrie said huge strides have been made on this historic preservation process. Ms. Guthrie said staffis asking Council to continue to hold off any requests to be de-listed from the historic inventory until the process has been ironed out. Mayor Klanderud opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Klanderud closed the public hearing. Ms. Guthri¢ told Council staffwill do a mass mailing of the draft ordinance and any other information about where this program is going. Ms. Guthrie said specific properties will not be discussed until next year and all properties will not be addressed at one time. Councilman Hershey moved to adopt Ordinance #33, Series of 2001, on second reading; seconded by Councilman McCabe. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Semrau, yes; McCabe, yes; Hershey, yes; Paulson, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #37, SERIES OF 2001 - Code Amendment Real Estate Transfer Tax John Worcester, city attorney, told Council this code amendment clarifies the language in the taxation section of the city's code to clearly define what real property means. Mayor Klanderud opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Klanderud closed the public hearing. Councilman Hershey moved to adopt Ordinance #37, Series of 2001, on second reading; seconded by Councilman McCabe. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Hershey, yes; Paulson, yes; Semrau, yes; McCabe, yes; Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. 8 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10, 2001 ORDINANCE #23, SERIES OF 2001 - Mountain Chalet Lodge PreserVation pUD Fred Jarman, community development department, told Council the applicants are requesting land use approvals to add LP zoning to the property, a minor PUD for redevelopment, and subdivision. The expansion request is for 16 lodge units and 5 affordable housing units: P&Z unanimously approved this project and GMQS exemptions and recommended approval to Council. The housing authority recommended the proposed 5. AH units. Jarman told Council the first phase is addition of 8 lodge units to the 4th floor and a 1500 square foot lounge. The Kitzbuhel lodge will handle the employee generation from this expansion. The second phase is to demolish the easternmost wing and replace it with a 4 story structure to meet the phase i roofline, including 7 units per floor and the affordable housing units. The 3rd phase will be interior remodeling of the lobby and the Durant avenue sidewalk. Jarman showed the elevations with improvements, that the existing west wing is a 4 story building. One will still be able to see the St. Regis behind this structure. Jarman told Council currently there is a subgrade garage with 37 parking spaces and 3 loading spaces on Dean street. This proposal does not include any more parking spaces. Jarman recommended this project as it is located across the street from the transit center; it is within walking distance of everything in the city, including the ski lifts. P&Z recommended a condition of approval that the applicant provide taxi vouchers or a van service to help mitigate the lack of additional parking. Jarman told Council he made a site visit during peak conference time and the parking garage was only half full. Staff is requesting some transportation alternatives like a bicycle fleet and bicycle storage, free bus passes for employees. Jarman said this is one of the better LP projects, meeting both the spirit and intent of renovation of lodges in Aspen. Jarman said this is not a condominiumization project and will remain open to the public year round. Jarman noted the project is extending the current architecture. Jarman recommended approval of the project. Mitch Haas, representing the applicant, noted this is a phased application. There will be 5 affordable housing units on site; these are happening in 9 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10t 2001 phase 2. Haas said before phase 2 occurs, the applicants will deed restrict a unit at the Kitzbuhel Lodge. Haas Pointed out the proposed 5th stories are set back from the street edge quite a distance. Councilman McCabe asked about the existing solar panels. Haas said these are used to heat the outdoor pool. The plan is to reuse these, if possible, and to move them to the southern portion of the building. If not usable, they will be upgraded with more modem solar panels. Mayor Klanderud opened the public hearing. Molly Campbell applauded the applicants and stated any kind of improvements to the lodge base helps the whole community. Jarman entered into the record comments from Frank Dolinsek stating they do not object to any of these proposed changes. Mayor Klanderud closed the public hearing. Mayor Klanderud asked how conditions are enforced, like the transportation issues. Jarman agreed there is not a way to follow up on conditions. Haas told Council the bus pass program is already in existence. Councilman McCabe moved to adopt Ordinance #23, Series of 2001, on second reading; seconded by Councilman Panlson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Semrau, yes; Paulson, yes; Hershey, yes; McCabe, yes; Mayor Klandemd, yes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #89~ SERIES OF 2001 - ACRA Marketing Plan Budget Randy Ready, assistant city manager, told Council there is both a marketing plan and a budget for Council's approval. The agreement with the ACRA and Lodging Association requires Council approve the budget annually. This also extends the agreement through 2002. Chris Nolen, president ACRA, reminded Council the income from this marketing tax is uncertain; they have based their estimate of $440,000 on past lodging sales. Nolen said last January a 20 member marketing advisory committee was formed and met throughout the spring addressing the use of these funds. Two community wide meetings also were held. RFPs were sent for marketing finns. The sub-committee selected PRACO, who specializes in tourism and is located in Colorado. Ms. Nolen told Council 10 Regular Meetin~ Aspen City Council September 10~ 2001 their first direction to PRACO was "drive occupancy" by inducing trial rentals or attracting neTM visitS)rs. Msl N°lefi Said Aspen does very well at attracting past guests. Ms. Nolen said lodging is highly trackable, it generates business for other sectors of the economy and fuels the marketing fund. Ms. Nolen said another directive to PRACO was to develop a marketing plan based on research of non-visitors. Another directive was to leverage allied and corporate parmerships to create a unified message for both funds and marketing. The last goal was to develop specific tracking mechanisms to assess performance of the fund; return on investment was very important to the marketing committee. Ms. Nolen said the committee felt they needed tracking in order to report to Council on how successful their efforts are. Another RFP was done for this part of the effort and Aspen Central Reservations was chosen. Will, PRACO, went over the marketing plan, the need to re-energize Aspen to trial visitors. Will said it is clear that every effort of this campaign has to have direct measurable components for every step with the goal of generating $6 for every $1 spent. Will said there will be a package development program that can be tracked; there will be a "booster shot" campaign split between summer and winter. Will said there will be national PR; however, there is not enough money for a true national campaign. Will said they have identified certain income groups in Dallas and Los Angeles for this campaign. Ms. Nolen said part of the marketing plan is a community relations piece, which will educate the community about this plan and getting the community together to talk about leveraging the plan and the importance of great customer service. Councilman Paulson asked if there is a way to track those guests that are no longer returning. Councilman Paulson said he has heard comments that people are not returning as Aspen is no longer fun. Ms. Nolen said the word is out that the fun factor needs to be elevated. The Ski Company has tried to incorporate a fun factor. Councilman Paulson said he has received complaints from small lodges that the larger, glitzier lodges are given first priority over small lodges for referrals. Bill Tomcich, president ACRT, told Council they try and meet the needs of the guests. Tomcich noted a larger share of the overall room nights 11 Regular Meetin~ Aspen Ci.ty Council September 10~ 2001 go to the smaller properties. This is where a large number of the phone calls are referred. Mayor Klanderud said the tax is assessed on all lodges and there is a need to be able to demonstrate that everyone is being treated. equitably. Ms. Nolen pointed out the contract states that Chamber membership is not a pre-requisite for the way the funds are spent. Ms. Nolen said 46 lodges are being put into a package. The contract also states business is to be driven to special events, like World Cup, music events, and a fly-fishing weekend. Tomcich told Council ACRT upgraded their telephone system in order to be able to determine from where the calls originate and an identifier to sort the calls into bed tax, Ski Company, Snowmass, etc. Councilman Paulson moved to approve Resolution #89, Series of 2001; seconded by Councilman Hershey. All in favor, motion carried. TROLLEYS Councilman Hershey said he does not feel trolleys will work in this community because the overhead wires are a problem; a third rail as an alternative is a disaster. Councilman Hershey said disruption for 2 or 3 seasons is untenable. Councilman Hershe~y said design costs would be $75,000; restoration would be $250,000 per trolley. This is before building the system and operation and maintenance costs. The trolleys are not ADA compliant. Councilman Hershey said if Council wants a new trolley system, they should use new cars so that parts will not have to be machined. Councilman Hershey moved to direct staffto dispose of the trolleys as soon as possible with an emphasis on giving them to a community that will use them; seconded by Councilman McCabe. Mayor Klanderud asked if the previous decision was to give the trolleys back to the Railway Company and they could dispose of them. Ed Sadler, asset manager, told Council they were given 75 days to come up with a plan and September 1st was the deadline to get the trolleys off City property. Jon Busch said he Would like to discuss whether this issue go to the voters. Busch said the Railway Company answered Council's question in a memorandum. Busch said thi~ was never a public venture. It is an exaggeration to Say this will take 2 or 3 Years to complete. Busch said 12 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10, 2001 taking this issue to the voters will give the Railway Company time to develop informati°n the vote3s need. Bill Dinsmoor said this is an issue of use of the public right-of-way. Dinsmoor questioned the hurry to dispose of the trolleys right before the winter season after 15 years. Busch pointed out Council's motion to dispose of the trolleys would preclude the possibility of an initiative petition. Mayor Klanderud said the trolleys will be on city property through this winter and it makes sense to allow the Railway Company to circulate a petition. Councilman Hershey said he is not interested in spending one more cent on these trolleys. Councilman McCabe said it is time to do something with these trolleys. Councilman McCabe said he sees very little community support for the trolley system. Councilman McCabe said he does not feel this needs to go a public vote. Councilman Semrau asked if prolonging the trolley decision precludes moving forward with the civic master plan. Randy Ready, assistant city manager, said there is nothing in the civic master plan that precludes the trolley. Councilman Semrau suggested asking staff to arrange disposal of the trolleys by June 2, 2002, and if the interested parties want to do an initiative petition, there is time for that. Councilman Paulson said he feels the trolleys would be much better for marketing Aspen than the current Galena Street shuttle. Councilman Hershey said he feels antique systems are very expensive to maintain. Mayor Klanderud reiterated the trolleys are not going anywhere this winter. Mayor Klandemd agreed these should not be on city property another winter after this one. Mayor Klanderud said this time should be used for the Railway Company to gather more information for Council. Councilman Hershey moved to call the question, which is to direct staffto dispose of the city trolleys as quickly as possible with the emphasis on giving them to a community that will preserve them before June 1, 2002; seconded by Councilman McCabe. Councilman Semrau said from the last discussion on this, the public got the impression this was going to the voters sponsored by Council. Councilman Semrau said he does not like questions going to the voters that are mythical, that cannot be turned into reality. This is a disservice to the public. Councilman Semrau said he cannot see any scenario where these trolleys will become a reality. Busch agreed their corporation cannot raise money without an indication of support from the community. 13 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council September 10T 2001 Councilmembers Hershey, S~mrau and McCabe in favor; Councilman Paulson and Mayor Klanderud opposed. Motion carried. Staff will not prepare a ballot question. These have to be off the city property by June 1, 2002. Councilman Semrau clarified the motion, which is to direct staffto arrange disposal of the trolley cars but not to send them away from Aspen until June 2002, contingent upon an election where the voters positively affirm they want a trolley system and Council begins to pursue that, the city will not get rid of the trolleys; Council will not sponsor the vote. ORDINANCE #38, SERIES OF 2001 - 2002 Housing Guidelines Councilman Hershey moved to read Ordinance #38, Series of 200 I; seconded by Councilman McCabe. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #38 Series of 2001 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2001 AFFORDABLE HOUSING GUIDELINES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ASPEN/PITKIN cOUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY Mayor Klanderud said she would like a work session before second reading. Staff suggested a work session October 1st with the public hearing October 9th. Mayor Klanderud said there are questions in the community about the guidelines and about enforcement of the guidelines. Councilman Paulson moved to adopt Ordinance #38, Series of 2001, on first reading; seconded by Councilman Hershey. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Semrau, yes; McCabe, yes; Paulson, yes; Hershey, yes; Mayor Klanderud, yes. Motion carried. Councilman Hershey moved to go into executive session at 8:40 p.m. to discuss potential purchase, transfer or sale of city-owned property acquisition under C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(a) and to get advice from legal counsel under C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b); seconded by Councilman Semrau. All in favor, motion carried. 14 Regular Meeting Aspen Ci,ty Council September 10, 2001 th~'S. KaC/h, City Clerk