HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19860505Continued Meeting Aspen City Council May 5, 1986
HOTEL JEROME PUD AGREEMENT AND UPDATE ON ADDITION 1
REQUEST FOR ENCROACHMENT - Esprit at Elk's building 3
UNDERGROUNDING CONTRACTS 3
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Mayor Stirling called the meeting to order at 5:05 p. m. with
Councilmembers Isaac and Walls present.
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Steve Burstein, planning office, told Council staff has been
working on a PUD amendment in case the addition to the hotel has
not occurred at a certain time. Burstein said the applicant has
submitted an application scheduled before P & Z June 3;
therefore, there is no reason to proceed with the PUD amendment.
Burstein recommended a simple agreement to recognize the addition
with some conditions of approval, clean up the site, the north
side parking should be organized, a fence should be installed.
Perry Harvey, representing the applicant, said they would like
the city to recognize the phasing of the project and to clarify
the employee housing, which Council has approved at the Cortina.
Harvey told Council the original PUD agreement did not envision
the Hotel Jerome being a phased project. City Attorney Taddune
suggested a short agreement committing the applicant to landscape
and clean up the site. Taddune said the applicant is now ready
to submit plans for phase 2 , which may impact the interim plans.
Taddune said there should be some time deadline if phase 2 does
not go forward, that the applicant will have to do the landscape
and parking plans before winter.
Harvey told Council if the applicant can get under construction
in time to open rooms by January 1987 to get some winter revenue,
they will proceed this summer. If the process goes on until
August, the fall back construction schedule is to begin April 15,
1987. Harvey said he does not want to in September put $10,000
into landscaping, go through the winter, and then tear it up in
April. Harvey said he does not have a problem with an interim
parking plan.
Harvey presented the approved 1982 plat attached to the existing
Hotel Jerome. Harvey showed how the plans have changed, pointed
out the open garden, the ballroom, where the building is attached
to the annex at the first level only. Harvey showed the lower
level with 50 parking spaces. There will be a much improved
delivery system; there is a 50 foot long pull off area which a
semi can pull right into. Councilman Isaac asked about the
regrading of Bleeker street. Harvey said the applicant is
looking at the costs of regrading, and depending on the costs may
do the work as a loan to the city. Alan Richman, planning
director, told Council the hotel entrance works with the crown on
Bleeker the way it is and would work better if the crown is
lessened.
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Harvey pointed out the access from the front of the hotel to the
rear with a half glass wall through the dining room into a
secondary lobby. Harvey said the old design for the addition was
turned down by the National Parks Service. By adding a parking
level below the building, the new building will be 2 feet above
what was originally approved. The Code requires a 30 inch
parapet. Harvey showed details of the window treatment along
Mill with the same brick and sandstone as the original Jerome.
Harvey said the redesign is a softer building and will be warmer
from the street.
Harvey pointed out 2.7:1 was the original approved floor area
ratio allowing 128,822 square feet. The new design proposes
106,000 square feet or an FAR of 2.23:1. The new addition will
be 63 , 200 square feet rather than 86 , 000 square feet. The
parking on-site increases from 0 to 50 spaces as well as 8
employee parking spaces one block away. The rooms are decreasing
from 105 to 94 rooms. Harvey said the impact on the neighborhood
will be much improved. The open space has increased by 1200
square feet. The approved height was 51.5 feet; the new design
is 53.5 feet. The applicant is eliminating 13,000 square feet of
retail and are maintaining only the existing restaurants, rather
than the 4 that were approved. The meeting space decreases from
5,000 to 4,000 square feet.
Harvey feels the re-design is a much better project for where it
is located. The two areas of concern are the height and the
Bleeker street addition, which is coming up some. Harvey told
Council in the original approval there was a lot of discussion
setting the building back off Mill street. This design is not
proposing to do that as the materials and design will make the
building soft enough that it should be the street scape. The
original building was notched off Bleeker street. This design
sets the building back 13 feet from Bleeker. Mayor Stirling
agreed the height will be a concern and asked if there is a way
to keep it within Code requirement. Harvey said one reason for
the height is the added parking. The other is the need to create
rooms that are spacious and sumptuous to compete with the
existing Hotel Jerome rooms. Mayor Stirling said he likes the
two story windows on Mill street side, it breaks up the facade.
Richman said the Code does not require a public hearing for a PUD
amendment; however, with the concerns for this site Council may
want to hold a public hearing. Council agreed there should be a
public hearing at P & Z and Council.
Mayor Stirling moved to grant a PUD amendment to the renovation
of the existing Hotel Jerome subject to conditions 1 through 4 of
the planning office memorandum of May 5, 1986, in ~2 add interim
parking will be required for no less than 30 parking spaces if
the building permit has not been issued by September 1, 1986; and
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in condition #4 if construction has not begun by May 1 , 1987, an
interim plan shall be drafted; seconded by Councilwoman Walls.
Councilman Isaac asked if an interim PUD agreement should be
drafted in September 1, 1986. Mayor Stirling amended his motion
to include condition #5 that if there is no building permit after
September 1 , 1986 , an interim PUD agreement should be entered
into; seconded by Councilwoman Walls. All in favor, motion
carried.
RE~2~UEST-~`e~ ~Y~Rf~A~T - Esprit at Elk's building
Elyse Elliott, engineering department, told Council Esprit is in
the process of renovating part of the Elk's building and does
need an encroachment license. There is a stairwell encroachment
on Galena as well as a canopy over the stairwell. On Hyman
Avenue there are two grates used for ventilation of the
restaurant as well as another stairwell. Ms. Elliott also
requested Esprit be given 700 mall bricks for their sidewalks.
Ms. Elliott told Council she spoke to the parks department, who
does not have a problem giving the mall bricks. These bricks
would be in a two foot strip along the Hyman avenue sidewalk.
Assistant City Manager Mitchell said the Council loans the mall
bricks so in the event the bricks get scarce they can be
returned. Ms. Elliott told Council these are historic
encroachments; the canopy encroachment will be smaller and
lighter than the present canopy. ,
Counc ilman Isaac moved to approve the encroachment 1 i cen se f o r
Esprit on Galena and Hyman streets ; seconded by Councilwoman
Walls.
Steve Hanson said the plywood box on Hyman will be reduced and
the sidewalk will be extended.
All in favor, motion carried.
Councilman Isaac moved to loan to Esprit up to 700 mall bricks
for the sidewalk along Hyman avenue; seconded by Mayor Stirling.
All in favor, with the exception of Councilwoman Walls. Motion
carried.
U-i~3DE~ROUI~fiDI I~G~ TS
Chuck Roth, engineering department, told Council staff advertised
for two portions of the undergrounding project; the trenching and
primary electrical work. Roth said there was not a lot of bid
activity, but they did get satisfactory results. Roth said they
received 2 trenching bids and are recommending awarding the
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contract to Custom trenching, who is also doing the trenching
work for Mountain Bell .
Roth told Council for the preliminary electrical work, staff
solicited for statements of qualifications. This is a
specialized field of work, and staff only received one bid from
Leonard Graton construction. Roth said these bids are under
price. Staff has been negotiating with Mountain Bell and Canyon
Cable which may help come in under budget.
Mayor Stirling moved that the utility undergrounding contract for
trenching be awarded to Custom Trenching for the amount of
$248,361; seconded by Councilwoman Walls. Clem Ropf pointed out
the contract amount is an estimate; the actual price is based on
unit prices and if the units vary the cost may vary. Kopf said
the contract would only be more if Council did more work than
estimated. All in favor, motion carried.
Mayor Stirling moved that the utility undergrounding contract for
primary electrical work be awarded to Leonard Graton in the
amount of $120 , 210; seconded by Counc ilwoman Walls. All in
favor, motion carried.
Assistant City Manager Mitchell said the contractors have picked
a staging area on the Marolt property, and Councilman Isaac
indicated he is concerned about this. Mayor Stirling objected to
this staging area. Mitchell recommended moving the staging are
to the 10 acres of the Marolt property, which was donated and not
purchased with open space funds. This is further south up Castle
creek road. Kopf said the staging area is for storing the
transformers and cable reels. Councilman Isaac suggested using
the water plant area. Kopf said they could store some equipment
but there is not enough room. Ropf told Council he ordered
enough cable for two construction seasons as they got a good
price. Mayor Stirling said he would prefer to use the water
department site for as much as possible. Pat Dobie said they
need about 1 acre for storage. The water plant has about l/4
acre available. Dobie told Council there is land that could be
used at the Rio Grande. Council requested this be added to the
May 12 agenda.
Councilman Isaac moved to adjourn at 6:10 p. m. ; seconded by
Councilwoman Walls. All in favor, motion carried.
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Kathryn S.~ och, City Clerk
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