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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcclc.min.120999 COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 1999 Chairperson Jon Busch called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Commissioners present were Bill Dinsmoor, Jon Busch, Terry Butler, Don Swales and Eric Cohen. Don Swales announced his resignation from the board. Don served on the CCLC since 1988. Staff has always relied On his stability and reinforcement throughout the years. Don offered his assistance when he is back in town. He stated that the CCLC has done a lot of good for the City over the years. MOTION: Bill moved to approve the Nov. 3, 1999 minutes; second by Eric. All in favor, motion carried. Jon said for the next meeting he will have pictures of newsracks from Hawaii. Gervaise relayed that the City had its first neighborhood meeting and she personally thanked Terry Butler for attending. One of the outcomes of the meeting was to have the City talk about ways or look at other ways to raise sales taxes other than on local businesses. Another positive idea was to have the Chamber, City, Lodging Group and CCLC to come up with a marketing plan to bring people up fi.om Denver to Aspen, particularly during the fall in the off season. Chris Nolan from the ACRA will be looking into this. The meeting was very health for the businesses. Terry said her stafftalked to everyone in the Ute City Bank building and the Aspen Block building informing them of the meeting. They had several' promises from individuals saying that they would be there but no one showed up. Terry's staff had a long discussion of emPloyee housing and who gets it and how long does one have to be here to apply. The perception right or wrong is that the percent of people who have employee housing are city and county government employees. Gervaise relayed that the perception needs cleared up: COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING CoMMIsSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9~'i999 The chair requested that Mary Roberts, Housing Director come to the next meeting. Terry relayed that businesses are interested in employee housing. Jon said the CCLC should way in the on Bass Park deal. The land trust wasn't interested in putting up the money to buy it. The Housing Authority said they would buy the Property. The compromise was to take half the property, western half and put 18 affordable units there and the other half toward Monarch used as a pocket park. Jon's idea would be that the units would then be sold to the business community as rental units to employees in the business community. Part time or short term employees are not being addressed in the housing process and he does not see the city moving to address it. Years ago when the idea of employer housing came up the City and County was opposed to it primarily because they said it makes the employees hostage to the employer. Controls can be set up, you can have a review board and can have all kinds of ways to address it. Short term might be a good solution for Bass Park if the business community would be interested in it. Terry relayed that Ralph Melville, Mountain Chalet has always provided housing and none of his employees every felt that they were "hostages". Bill said the housing guidelines might not allow for short term housing owned by businesses but if the businesses formed a partnership it might come about. The CCLC Board feels they need larger issues than garbage and newsracks to resolve. They would like direction from the City Manager and City Council. Eric felt that the Commission should give its opinion on Bass Park. His opinion is to.put as much housing on Bass Park as possible and keep people walking to work and not using their cars as much. He also said the CCLC is in a good position to take leadership in this issue. 2 COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, i999 Terry relayed that some kind of tax break needs incorporated with affordable housing. Sara Oates, Zoning Officer informed the Commission that the Carbondale Housing Authority, a non-profit organization bought the Uhler Lodge for business employee housing. LIGHTING ORDINANCE Sara conveyed to the CCLC that on Nov. 20th a lighting ordinance was passed pertaining to residential and non-residential development. Any commercial or multi-family develoPment wOUld need to cOme in with a lighting plan. The extent of the plan has not been worked out. All development has to comply with the lighting plan. What is currently in existence is only grandfathered in for a year. Enforcement is on a complaint basis. Enforcement has not been determined if it should be an Environmental Health officer or the Zoning Officer. In the past there was no enforcement in the code and this will allow us to control lighting violations that come. Bill inquired if any businesses presently are directly effected by the ordinance. How are holiday lights effected by this ordinance. Sara stated that XMAS lights or holiday lighting is extended until March. The buildings that are directly effected are the Comer Stone and the Tyrolean building. Post cards will be sent to architects and it will be in the City newsletter. Jon relayed that you can see all the neon beer signs inside the Grape & Grain. Eric inquired about larger complexes such as Hunter Creek and Centennial which are owned by that complex possibly disturbing people living in those complexes. You basically have tenants complaining about the landlords. Sara relayed that she would encourage the tenant to speak with the landlord. COMPACTORS COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING CO~ISSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 1999 Bill relayed that the compactors are not moving forward~ The next alley needs addressed. Bill stated that the notion of using the City's right-of-way for trash compactors was brought up. What keeps coming up, someone in the fire department says we can't put it there. It has already been established that it works with the other two compactors. There is room within the twenty foot easement to accommodate compactors and we do not have to go on private property. If there is no private property then we put it in the right-of-way. The board discussed the next alley and ifverdi-paks would work. The board requested that the Engineering Dept. and Fire Department come to the next meeting to discuss the alley situations and where they stand. Terry suggested that the CCLC meet with the new city manager to discuss what our function is and what our role is. How can we be more effective for the city and businesses. Possibly address two or three major issues that need resolved or what we feel are important. Bill stated we need to establish the creditability of the process that we engage in order to get to a decision. NEWSRACK ORDINANCE The board relayed to staff that they want the newsrack ordinance to be similar to Glenwood Springs. Staff was directed to contaCt the city attorney to draft up the ordinance. MOTION: Bill moved to go forward with the newsrack ordinance; second by Eric. All in favor, motion carried. Don suggested that the sculpture savings should be used in the DEPP program for newsracks and condo racks. MOTION: Don moved to direct staff to forward the savings from the sculpture program to the DEPP program for newsracks and condo racks. 4 COMMERCIAL CoRE & LODGING COMMissIoN MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 1999 Terry relayed that Liz fi.om Liz'a Linens is interested in being on the CCLC board. MOTION: Jon moved to adjourn; second by Eric. All in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m. Kathleen J. Strickland, Chief Deputy City Clerk 5