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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19870810Regular Meeting Aspen City Council August 10, 1987, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 1 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1 ORDINANCE #31, SERIES OF 1987 - Rescinding Ordinance #15, 1987 3 ORDINANCE #32, SERIES OF 1987 - Flood Plain 3 CONCEPTUAL SUBDIVISION - Mounta in View 4 RESIDENTIAL 1986 GMP QUOTA 4 GALENA STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 5 IMPOUND LOT/SNOW DUMP LOCATION 9 HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCENTIVE S 12 LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT - Weaver 14 ORDINANCE #34, SERIES OF 1987 - Electric Service Connection Undergrounding Improvement District 15 ORDINANCE #35, SERIES OF 1987 - Alpine Acres Rezoning 16 ORDINANCE #36, SERIES OF 1987 - Annexing East Meadow/Jukati 17 ORDINANCE #37, SERIES OF 1987 - Zoning East Meadow/Jukati 18 ORDINANCE #33, SERIES OF 1987 - Pisten Bulley 18 ORDINANCE #38, SERIES OF 1987 - Amending 72 Hour Parking 19 REQUEST TO WAIVE TAP FEES - County/Airport 19 RESOLUTION #19, SERIES OF 1987 - Endorsement of the Transpo- rtation Element 20 PROPOSED PCPA$100,000 LOAN FOR ZOLINE PROPERTY 20 CITY HALL OPEN HOUSE 21 ALTERNATIVES FOR BUTERA HOUSE 21 SCHEDULE BOARD INTERVIEWS 22 MONARCH STREET STOP SIGNS 22 27 Regular Meeting Aspen City Council August 10, 1987 SUBDIVISION EXCEPTION - 925 East Durant 22 CITY/COUNTY MANAGER CONTRACT 23 SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS/STREET DANCES - Cantina and Smuggler Land Office 24 LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER - Downtown Sports Center 26 28 Reaul ar Meet ina Aspen City Council August 10 , 1987 Mayor Stirling called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. with Councilmembers Fallin, Isaac, Gassman and Tuite present. C I Z` i-~ EN PART I£ I PAT I O N 1. Kent Reid, Aspen Theatre Company, gave Council a letter thanking them f or allowing their theatre tent to be located on the Aspen One property. Reid reminded Council to come to a performance and see what a wonderful thing they did for the community and for the Aspen Theatre Company. COt~NCi-DM~MBE~t ~OMMEI~iTS 1. Mayor Stirling requested taking off two items from the consent agenda; special event permits f or Smuggler Land Office fire department and Cantina/Aspen Valley Hospital 2. Councilman Isaac said liquor license transfers should be on the regular agenda than the consent agenda and requested that the transfer of Downtown Sports Center be removed. 3. Councilman Isaac said the Nordic Council parks department item on the consent agenda states this should be discussed at budget time. Assistant City Manager Mitchell said this is to inf orm Council it be discussed at budget time. 4. Councilman Gassman brought up the art display on the consent agenda and noted the memorandum seems to contain two conflicting points of view. City Manager Bob Anderson said his recommenda- tion is to approve this request. Council agreed. 5. Mayor Stirling noted that the lower Rio Grande trail is almost unwalkable because of the stench. Mayor Stirling said he would like staff to make an inquiry with the sanitation district to see what is going on. 6. Mayor Stirling said there has been a controversy about how to get into Hunter Creek, and he would like Council to consider that all possible accesses be kept open. Mayor Stirling said he would like on the next agenda a resolution to support keeping these accesses open. Councilman Isaac said he feels this is a county matter, and it is not appropriate to go any further than sending a letter to the Commissioners outlining the city's posi- tion. 7. Mayor Stirling brought up the issue of compatibility of pedestrians and bicycles on the bike paths and whether these are suitable on the same trails. Mayor Stirling said there may need to be a different ways for bicycles to go. 1 Recrt~l-ar-~ieeti7rcr --- - -- - -_--~sue-n -City Caunei-l August 10 , 198 8. Councilman Tuite said there is a stretch to the new Marolt bridge that has not been paved and there have been complaints about this . City Manage r Bob Anderson said the city is not planning on paving it this summer. 9. Councilman Tuite asked if Council would consider a continued meeting Monday, August 17, on Rubey Park SPA. This will be finished by P & Z tomorrow night. Councilman Tuite said the timing on the Rubey park project is very tight. 10. Councilman Isaac said one of Council's highest priorities was to create housing for M.A.A. students. Councilman Isaac suggested this be an agenda item on the August 24th. 11. Councilman Isaac suggested moving Councilmember and city manager comments to the end of the meeting. Councilmembers Fallin, Gassman and Mayor Stirling favored where it is. 12. Councilwoman Fallin said the Viet Nam memorial dedication last night was quite moving and the sculpture is wonderful. 13. Councilwoman Fallin agreed there is a problem of conflict on the trails between bicyclists and pedestrians. Council asked staff to look into this for possible solutions. 14. Councilman Gassman said his comment about cleaning the streets has not been addressed. Councilman Gassman said this could be addressed at a study session or on the next agenda. Council agreed this should be on the August 24th agenda. Councilman Gassman said he would like to hear ideas about this problem. 15. Councilman Gassman said he has noticed some trees in Paepcke park are dying. Bill Efting, leisure services director, told Council he would check on these. 16. Councilman Gassman brought up when street signs all over town get broken or knocked down, they do not get replaced. Councilman Gassman said he would like to see a simple replacement program. 17. Councilman Gassman said he would 1 ike to reconsider Coun- cil's approval for using the Marolt property for a day care center. Councilman Gassman said he feels he was mislead; day care is so that a parent can work. This day care seems to coincide with when the ski lifts are open. Councilman Gassman said there is a public policy issue that should be discussed. Mayor Stirling agreed and noted that Council did not ask the hours of operation. Mayor Stirling said Ruth Stone is willing to provide 8 a.m, to 5 p.m. service 5 days a week. Mayor Stirling 2 Regular Mceti-ng-------- ---- --Aspe-n- City Council August 10, 1987 said this will be brought up at P & Z tomorrow. Councilman Isaac noted this will have to come back to Council for approval of the lease. 18. City Manager Bob Anderson reminded Council he is scheduled to have an employee review. Anderson presented a proposed f orm for Council to fill out for the review. Mayor Stirling suggested the employee review be added to the study session August 31 from 7 p.m. to 8 p. m. 19. Councilwoman Fallin said she has had complaint s about the stench in the alleys. City Manager Bob Anderson said staff is looking at some enforcement changes in the course of the alley project. Anderson told Council he will talk to the environmental health department and report back. Mayor Stirling suggested that BFI pick up and hose down the dumpsters. ORDII~AN~-F-- -#3-1-: --3E-RIF-~-OF--19-8 - Rescinding Ordinance #15, 1987 Mayor Stirling opened the public hearing. There were no com- ments. Mayor Stirling closed the public hearing. Councilman Gassman moved to adopt Ordinance #31, Series of 1987, on second reading; seconded by Councilman Tuite. City Manager Bob Anderson pointed out that the financial pres- sures on the city will be greater this year than last. Anderson stated every possible revenue producer should be looked at very carefully before it is discarded. Anderson said this revenue could fund two police officers. Councilman Tuite said this is a tax, and if you take away something without asking people, it is a tax. Councilman Tuite said he would be willing to look at this again after the budget review. Councilwoman Fallin said this money would go into the land fund, which is an amenity to everyone in the community. Open space and trails help bring people to Aspen. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Isaac, yes; Gassman, yes; Fallin, no; Tuite, yes; Mayor Stirling, yes. Motion carried. ORD I NAi~e~ _ -#3~~; --S-ER ~ E ~--0~`---19$7 - Flood P l a i n Mayor Stirling opened the public hearing. There were no com- ments. Mayor Stirling closed the public hearing. City Attorney Taddune recommended tabling this so he can get clarifications from FEMA. Councilman Isaac moved to table this to August 24, 1987; seconded by Councilman Gassman. All in favor, motion carried. 3 Regular--M-~~etrrng------_______________.~spe~n-City Council August - 10, 1987 CON~C-EP~~i~i,--S~B-~IVISi-6~N - Mountain View Doug Allen, representing the applicant, told Council this has been withdrawn RESII)ENTIA~--~~-8~f --~NtP--f~Hp~A Steve Burstein, planning office, told Council the issue before them is to carry over or to eliminate the 1985 and 1986 residen- tial quota that is available. There are a total of 39 units available; 35 from 1985 and 4 from 1986 after calculating the allocations and the exemptions. Burstein told Council there is development that does not count against the quota, like recon- struction. Burstein said Aspen has been experiencing growth in the residential sector, and f or the 39 units in the 1987 quota, 36 units will be taken up in exemptions, change of uses and the constructions of single family and duplexes which are exempt from GMP. Burstein said one of the positive aspects of carrying over the quota is that it makes 39 units plus what is left in 1987 available for free market competition if Council believes it is in the public's benefit to have a fairly good size free market competition. Burstein noted if there are further conversions of lodges into residential, there may be a f urther subtraction from the available quota. Burstein pointed out there is a provision in the Code that makes at least 12 units available in any year's competition. Burstein said staff feels it is not a good signal to the community to accelerate growth and would recommend that Council eliminate the quota. Mayor Stirling moved to direct the planning office to prepare a resolution to eliminate the unallocated 39 residential units from the 1985, 1986 quotas; seconded by Councilwoman Fallin. Councilwoman Fallin stated it has been the philosophy of Council not to carry quotas forward. Councilman Gassman agreed and said the whole reason the city got into growth control is that growth has costs. Councilman Gassman said it was not the intent that the average yearly growth rate was to go be goal. Councilman Gassman said if the units are carried over, it is saying that the percentage growth rate is a goal and there is a benefit to the community in always meeting that goal. Councilman Isaac agreed that the town does not need to promote growth. Burstein told Council there are 16 units at 1010 Ute not built; 700 East Hyman is under construction; 4 units at Sunny Park; maybe another 10 units are allocated and not built. Doug Allen said the presently approved free market GMP units, but not built, 4 units at Sunny Park; 12 units at 700 South Galena; 3 4 Re-gtr~-ar--- -------- ---- -- ---Aspen City-Council Auqust -10, 1987 units at Gordon, and 16 units at 1010 Ute for a total of 35 units. Allen presented a memorandum showing how much has been built in the residential sector over the past 11 years, which is less than 1 percent. Allen said by right and exempt from GMP, there have been 165 units in 11 years out of a possible 463 units which could have been built. Allen said this is almost no growth in the residential sector. Allen said the planning office brought up change in use, like the Cortina, Holiday House, Alpina Haus and Copper Horse. Allen pointed out that although these were not deed restricted, they were largely used for employee housing. This is not really a change in use but is going from non-deed restricted to deed restricted employee housing. Allen said if Aspen wants to achieve better accommodations, upgrade the town and be able to compete, the town needs to carry forward units from one year to the next. Allen said people are not going to compete through GMP unless the units are available to compete for. Councilman Tuite asked how many units are available f or growth. Burstein said he would get that information f or Council . Burstein said the change in use were predominantly lodge pro- jects. Burstein reiterated if the 39 available units are not carried over, there will still be 12 units available for competi- tion. Burstein noted the planning office is studying revisions to the GMP system, including addressing the problem with lodge- type development competing in the residential category when it is in the lodge zone. Burstein said staff is also looking at FARs. All in favor, motion carried. GAL E N-A-- :~E~T --~ M ~~O'V E-M~NT _ I?3-S'~R I CT Mayor Stirling said this has been formulated out of the defeat of the lodge improvement district. Mayor Stirling said staff and interested property owners were trying to come to a solution f or the loop Mill/Galena area above Durant, which originally stimu- lated the lodge improvement district. Jay Hammond, city engi- neer, reminded Council during the discussions on the lodge improvement district, there was consideration for a smaller district. The core of support for an improvement district was from the area of South Galena and South Mill adjacent to the Aspen Mountain Lodge project. Lee Miller told Council the condominium homeowners support the proposal the city staff has put together. Miller noted during the lodge improvement district hearings, it was agreed that Galena does need fixing up. Miller said one of the reasons these improvements have been delayed so long is the thought that a new hotel would be built in that area. Miller said the city project on Bleeker behind the Hotel Jerome was very well done. The city 5 Re ctu-1 ar---Me-et-i-rrg ---- - - ---_ _ ____A~ n C_i ty- ~o u n c-i 1 Au au st 10 . 19 8 7 funded that 50/50 with the Hotel Jerome. Miller told Council he has discussed this with the Aspen Mountain Lodge, and it may be reasonable for them to see some level of improvements around their area, rather than waiting another 5 years. Miller said this improvement district could also be discussed if an extension for the Aspen Mountain Lodge PUD were to be requested. Miller said the city's involvement would be coordination and planning, some of the planning and engineering have been done, and to help set assessment formulas. Miller said they would 1 ike these improvements to begin April 1988. There is a utility line the Aspen Mountain Lodge has to placed under Galena street before these improvements can be done. Miller stated the improvements are long overdue. Miller said Council' s approval could begin a process for an example of a private neighborhood and city government working together. Hammond said this is not a request for a formal district process, which has implications regarding the procedures involved, the type of notification required, as well as the cost of putting the district together. Hammond said for the type of district recommended, a district approach would be unwieldy and would add significantly to the cost. Hammond told Council this will be an agreement mechanism where the condominium associations, which most of these properties are, would levy assessments against their membership. Hammond said part of this request is Council's approval to pursue this approach and to pursue draft agreements. Hammond said a key issue is the coordination with the Aspen Mountain Lodge and the developer. One of the implications i s that in order to undertake significant improvements on south Galena, there is a large water main which is a portion of the approval for the Aspen Mountain Lodge. Logically, these utility improvements should be done before any reconstruction of the street. Hammond said coordination of the physical improvements the Aspen Mountain Lodge is obligated to is a key issue, as well as their cooperation, funding and coordination of construction at some level for areas down the hill to Durant. Hammond said the staff would like to see some continuation of paving, curb and gutter, drainage, sidewalk, etc. Hammond requested consideration of cost sharing from the city. The city was participating in the lodge improvement district about 15 percent. The city did participate on the Bleeker street reconstruction at 50 percent. Hammond noted that the level of improvements on Bleeker were not as high as these anticipated improvements. There are pedestrian and amenity improvements contemplated for this district. Hammond said staff has figured the city should f and a 30 percent cost sharing in this area. Hammond said the total construction in the district area is about $315,000; the construction in the area of the Aspen Mountain 6 Re atri-ar---M~e-e-ti-rr~g - -- __ -_ _ _ __-A-s~e-n -_ ~i tv - _eo un c l~ Aucru-s t 10 . 198-7 lodge is about 5165,000 which are of lower level of improvements; total construction 5479,500. Hammond said taking into account contingency at 25 percent, construction management the total project cost is 5630,000, and of that 5250,000 would be within the conditions of approval of the Aspen Mountain Lodge. 5418,000 would be shared by the homeowners of the district and the city on some basis. If the city were to share 30 percent, the city' s share would be $125,000; the assessed share would be 5292,000 and the cost per square f oot on that basis would be 51.61 per foot, which compares with 52.50 and 52.60 of the prior district. Hammond told Council there is very little residential construc- tion within this area. Hammond told Council one alternative to this approach would be to go ahead with a formal district, like the prior district. Hammond said this procedure would add about 15 percent to the cost. Hammond said he is somewhat concerned about using an agreement instead of a formal district. Hammond said another alternative would be f or the city to do the basic improvements, paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and lighting, and request that the neighborhood do the additional amenities on their own. Hammond said there would be cost savings in the size of the project and benefit to coordinating the work at one time on a shared basis. Hammond said the first alternative would have significant amenities, like landscaping, irrigation, signage, pocket parks, benches, accommodation of trash facilities. Councilman Isaac asked how much it would cost if the district were just the basics. Hammond answered about 60 percent of the total construction figure is f or basic amenities and the front- ages of the Aspen Mountain Lodge will only have the basic amenities. Mayor Stirling said the city is being asked to contribute 5125,000 which is less than it would take just to do the fundamental improvements. Mayor Stirling moved to direct the city manager to initiate the process described here, begin to prepare the legal agreements necessary to construct street improvements in the area of south Galena and South Mill utilizing an agreement approach to cost sharing by the city at a maximum 30 percent level; the manager shall alsa seek coordination of improvements by the Aspen Mountain Lodge developer and report back to Council no later than September 14; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Councilman Tuite agreed this section of town is in very poor shape, especially f or a commercial area. The city has never done anything in this area. Councilman Tuite said he does have concerns about where the city is going to get the money for their share. City Manager Bob Anderson said the staff is planning on using proceeds from the serial levy. Anderson said two things are basic to this decision. One is whether Council meant to have 7 ~eun l-a~-M~-et-i-nu--__ _ _ __~_- - --- As-pe-n- City- -Co-unc i~. August _ 3 0 . _1 ~ 8 7 a precedent setting situation in terms of a private/public partnership with the Hotel Jerome. Anderson said he feels this is a good idea and a good partnership gesture. Second, the people in this area seems to have the wherewithal to bring in the private sector without requiring the city to go through a n entire assessment district procedure. Anderson told Council the change in assessment for property taxes will bring in more money for the serial levy than planned. Anderson said the way the serial levy question was written, the city has to collect that money. Anderson said with the shape of the streets in the community, the community would chose to spend the money on the streets rather than trying to rebate the money. Jim Pavisha, Aspen Mountain Lodge, said philosophically they concur with the private agreement approach. Pavisha told Council he has not talked to the new owner at length about this project. The new owner is generally in favor and has some associated issues to discuss with Council at a later agenda. Councilman Tuite asked who ran the construction project on the Hotel Jerome. Hammond said the city did the bidding in order to get the utilities to come along. The Jerome reimbursed the city. Hammond pointed out the utility companies, in franchise agree- ments, are required to relocate utilities if the city does the project. Hammond said if this is a city project, more money may be saved on relocating utilities than it would be worth to do the bidding process through the private sector. Councilman Isaac said the time line is very ambitious and may be in conflict with the construction on the Aspen Mountain lodge. Miller said this is two blocks, Mill and Galena streets. The project at Bleeker street was done in 3 weeks. Councilman Isaac said he is inter- ested in moving forward with this project. Miller pointed out the f ormer lodge improvement district was going to cost the city $700,000. Councilman Gassman said it is essential if this project goes ahead that the other owners, besides these two, be supportive also. Councilman Gassman said he has a problem with the city using the mill levy, which comes from general revenues, to fund improvements of a level greater than would be funded somewhere else. Councilman Gassman said he would not have a problem funding the same type of improvements that were done on Bleeker street. Councilman Gassman said it is not fair to spend everybody's money to give special treatment to one small area. Miller said if he was asking for 50 percent city share, this would be an accurate argument. Miller said that asking f or 30 percent is f unding only the basic improvements relative t o the Bleeker street precedent set at 50/50 percent split. Pavisha noted that the enhanced improvements are only on Miller's part of the district. All in favor, motion carried. 8 Re~au l a-r-~+ie~t i~t-------- ---. __ -A~e_n -C i.ty _ ~ un c i A~gu s t_ i-~ . _i 9-87 i~MP6~-~ff3 ~-6T-f 5Ytfi6f+~~MP--I;~A~If?i~T mpotmd -L-o~-. Mayor Stirling said one issue not addressed in this report is the bank at the Aspen Art Museum; this should be addressed by staff during budget time to let Council know how much it will cost to repair and clean up the bank. Chuck Roth, engineering department, said a stage two impound lot at the Pitkin County dump could be established. Roth said this location has been considered before; however, the reasons for considering it have diminished. Roth noted the location of the impound lot is a function of economics and keeping the streets clear of snow. The further a car has to be hauled, the more it costs. Roth said the current location of the impound lot is central to the towing operation and snow removal operation. Roth told Council the best alternative is the airport business center. This may require a rezoning application. Roth said the management of the airport business center is not real excited about this proposal. Roth said it used to be a police had to be present to release a vehicle; therefore, the nearer a lot was to town, the less travel time to release a vehicle. Roth said this is not the currently the case. Roth said the portion of the Marol t property not purchased with sixth penny funds is also a possibility. Mayor Stirling moved to direct staff to go into discussions with the airport business center about using the ground immediately west of it as a primary impound lot, and to pursue the rezoning requirements necessary and/or the implications of moving this to the city/county dump; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Councilwoman Fallin said she does not want to consider leaving the impound lot at the Rio Grande, and wants it gone by winter. Councilman Gassman agreed, and stated it is not a pressing public issue to keep the towing fees down for people who park illegally. Councilman Isaac agreed he would like to move the impound lot but the city should be caref ul how this is moved and go through the proper process. Councilman Tuite said the towing is being done privately and the private business is located at the airport business center. Council requested a report in September covering if it is possible to move the impound lot, how long will the review process take, what will the cost be, etc. Council- woman Fallin said she would not even consider the Marolt property for this use. City Manager Bob Anderson said this could end up being two stages between the airport business center and the dump. Council requested a report back no later than the first meeting in September. All in favor, motion carried. 9 Re-~-u i-ar--M~e-e-t-i n-cr--- __-------- ._.__~s~e~rr-_ .e tv-__C~ un c i AuaQS t_ 1_Q . i 9 8 7 S-n-ow---dump-: Chuck Roth, engineering department, gave Council a report on a snow melting facility. This facility wold cost about $600,000; the power costs f or melting snow could be as much as 5100,000 per year. There is still the question where this melting facility could be sited. The Marolt property does have some legally available space. The Marolt property is farther away from the town core; the costs could be an additional 555,000 per year with an initial 5200,000 for equipment. Roth said Council has previously discussed using the Benedict gravel pit property. Roth told Council he has not discussed this recently with Benedict. An advantage of this site is that it is east of town, and trucks would be adversely effecting fewer people than driving west of town. Roth pointed out trucks hauling snow to the Marolt property would face incoming traffic, and that would increase their hauling time. Roth said there is the possibility of using staged sites for snow dump to spread the impact around. The engineering department has recommended leaving the snow dump at the Rio Grande property. Councilman Tuite asked if the snow dumping site at the Rio Grande is legal. City Manager Bob Anderson said the question of point source pollutio n from snow melting is not clear. Anderson said the question of open space is the one that is in dispute. Some people say this is open space and the Charter prohibits the use of snow dumping. Anderson opined the Council is the arbiter of the Charter until someone goes to Court. Anderson argued that some of the Rio Grande site was bought with transportation money, and past Councils have found it to be not in violation of the Charter. That is an issue for Council to decide. Mayor Stirling said he feels this is fundamentally an environmen- tal issue. Mayor Stirling said if Council determines the Rio Grande site is to be used for snow dumping, this should go to the voters for approval. Mayor Stirling said the issues are dumping so close to the river and denuding of the ground. Mayor Stirling said the same issues apply to the sanitation site for dumping snow. Mayor Stirling said Council should know the total amount the city spends on snow removal to be able to compare this with a snow melting facility or other sites. Mayor Stirling said Council should address this during budget sessions and have it operational by winter 1987-1988. Councilwoman Fallin said this snow melt facility was discussed last year and it was f elt not to be able to handle the type of snow picked up on Aspen's streets. Roth said it is applicable where fresh, uncompacted snow is being removed. Roth said when the streets department cuts out compacted snow, it will not be handled by this type of equipment. Roth said he will have t o 10 R-e~e;u-1 a-r--M~ - ~~ __.__------_-----A p~-n._.-C.~t-y- -Courrc ri A-u-gu-st- __i o : 19 87 look into where this type of equipment is used. Councilman Isaac said Council also eliminated because of the cost and there is still the run off. Roth said the material will go into a pond, then the pond has to be mucked out. Councilman Isaac said he is opposed to the snow melting machine; it has to be located somewhere, the city trucks will have to drive to it and load the snow into the machine, there will be noise and visual impact from the machine. Councilman Tuite agreed, the city will not see any savings and will still have to remove the snow. Mayor Stirling said the only way to maintain present costs is to leave the snow dump where it is now. There will not be a savings unless the city changes the philosophy of how they remove snow. Councilman Gassman said the only other location, besides leaving it where it is, is the Benedict gravel pit. Councilman Gassman said he would like a map with alternative sites and price tags for each location; Rio Grande, Benedict, and buying a snow melt machine. Councilman Gassman said to rule out using a snow melt machine is premature at this point because the Council does not know all the costs. Anderson said if Council is willing to look at a snow melt f acility, it cannot be done properly this winter. Anderson told Council he will be in Canada in the fall and would be willing to make a tour of some sites that use a snow melt facility. Anderson said this is a high cost alternative. Councilman Gassman said it may be a high cost, but the city would be paying for finishing the Rio Grande, which has been a goal for many years. Mayor Stirling said another possible site is the M.A.A. parking lots. No denuding would occur there. This would entail a lot of trips through the west end. Mayor Stirling said this could be one site along with the Benedict and using the Rio Grande for one more winter. Councilman Gassman said there is a possibility of using the ponds at the golf course, which are empty in the winter. Mayor Stirling moved to direct staff to give Council a three- pronged approach; take the Trancan and any other company with similar equipment, assess the city's requirements, what kind of equipment would be necessary, ask the city manager on his trip to assess this equipment; two target sites A, B, and C and estimate the cost of movement would be, additional trucks, time, etc. to see if the snow dump can be removed from sixth penny ground; seconded by Councilman Gassman. Councilman Isaac requested staff provide the cost of fixing up the Rio Grande snow dump site with berms to cut down on the impacts to residents. Mayor Stirling requested this report be brought back to Council by August 24th. Anderson said staff can present cost estimates, it can be done quickly. If Council wants 11 R~c~txt-a-r--Meet-rn-ca---__ __-------- __A app..-~i tv~ --~~un c i-i A u au-s t- _l_0 :-~ 19 8 7 staff to deal with the political consequences of different sites, it may take longer. Mayor Stirling said Council would like an objective analysis before the budget hearing. Council can deal with the political consequences in September or October. Anderson said staff will give current costs as a f oil against other site considerations. Mayor Stirling said he is not interested in pursuing costs for fix the Rio Grande. Mayor Stirling clarified the sites he is interested in are the Benedict property, M.A.A. parking lots, and any other possible alterna- tives. Council indicated they do not want the Marolt property considered. Mary Martin said the Marolt property would be a better site than the M.A.A. lots. The roads to the M.A.A. lots are in bad shape. Mayor Stirling said the M.A.A. lots could be very cost efficient. Janet Deane said there may be available land near Centennial that is in EPA litigation. Mayor Stirling said the engineering department can look into that as a possible site. Denise Reich thanked Council for getting the discussion this far. Ms. Reich said if the snow dump is left on this property, the residents would request this area be bermed so that it is more attractive. All in favor, with the exception of Councilman Isaac. Motion carried. Wainwright Dawson suggested Aspen might use its reputation to get some help in the new technology for this type of snow removal from all around the nation. B I S ~~--Ii~fi~~N~~ E~S Steve Burstein, planning office, told Council the staff has received 84 responses to the surveys sent out. Burstein said the downside of the landuse incentives are there could be impact on the neighborhood in terms of traffic, noise, trash, and affecting the character of the neighborhood. Burstein said this may contribute to the proliferation of uses that are not appropriate. The positive aspects are that these uses are subject to special review by P & Z and a public hearing. There are a number of standards that can be applied to uses, like limiting the size of the use, making them accessory only, limiting the number of employees, the hours of operation. Burstein said the area and bulk variations might be very helpful. The P & Z feels these uses could be a definite benefit to the property owners and is necessary to try something that may be dramatic but may work for a few people. These are not likely to have so much general appeal that they will be proliferated. The alternative, demoli- tion of structures, may be detrimental and have a greater effect on the neighborhood. Burstein presented a table of conditional uses under consideration. The area and bulk variations include a limited FAR expansion, the ability, with HPC review, to go into 12 R~e~-tri-a~-- -____-- -----.~I.Y---~i.-ty__~-otxn~ it Auyu st - i-8 . _.-_1.87 setbacks and to vary the distance between the principle and accessory buildings, and to set by special review the parking requirements. Mayor Stirling said already in the R-6 zone there are short term uses and houses that accommodate 10 or 14 people. There are also boarding house type uses in the R-6 zones. To encourage these type of uses where it might restore or retain a Victorian house makes sense. Mayor Stirling said these uses are subject to special review, and specific standards can be applied. Council- man Isaac said he is not enthusiastic about bed & breakfast or boarding house uses as they will detract f rom the residential ambience of the west end. This area has been kept in a residen- tial flavor. Welton Anderson, chairman P & Z, told Council they spent a lot of time and energy to come up with any ideas to keep an original Aspen Victorian in place and to make a new property owner think twice about tearing it down. Anderson said he does not feel that many people will be applying for conditional uses. Anderson said he would hate to see the uses thrown out because of f ear of what might happen when the alternative is that the house will be lost and the character of the neighborhood changed. Anderson urged Council not to perceive all the potential harm that might happen but to view it from saving houses. Katherine Lee said in the survey people are saying they do not want these incentives. Councilman Gassman agreed with the goal of preserving the buildings, but this is a one time thing. Councilman Gassman said if the city wants these preserved, give the property owners money. This incentive does not require new regulations or police power. Councilman Isaac moved to not pursue the conditional land uses in a residential zone as incentives f or historic preservation plan; seconded by Councilman Gassman. Burstein said in the definition of the use, Council can narrow the situations and spacing requirements so that these remain a subsidiary use in the neighborhood. Burstein said the last one of these is the two detached single family dwellings on a duplex lot. Bill Poss said it is important this be a very strong program. Mayor Stirling said Council should be as inventive and creative about these uses as possible. Mayor Stirling said this will be the exception and not the rule, and this is a tool that is available to historic preservation. Councilmembers Gassman and Isaac in favor; Councilmembers Tuite, Fallin and Mayor Stirling opposed. Motion NOT carried. 13 Re~uu~-a-r-i~e-e-ti-ng--------___- .-_ ~.ge~n---C -tv-- -Co urrc 3 A tzg n s t 1 Q_ 19 8 7 Mayor Stirling moved that Council pursue numbers 1, 2 and 5 in the conditional uses and try to further define them as part of the program; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Councilwoman Fallin said on two detached single family dwellings, she would like to limit it to carriage houses and not a prolifer- ation of duplexes. Anderson said on some of the lots only a duplex will fit, and the thinking was to permit a disconnecte d half a duplex. All in favor, with the exception of Councilmembers Isaac and Gassman. Motion carried. Council scheduled a work session on this issue Tuesday September 8 at 5 p.m. Regina Lee pointed out homeowners bought in a resi- dential section and do not want it turned into a commercial section. Lf~--L-~ - Weave r Steve Burstein, planning office, told Council this was approved in 1985; however, the plat was not recorded and the approval expired. Burstein said this is a lot line adjustment for a lot split that was granted for the Weaver property in the early 1980s. Lot 2, the undeveloped lot, would be 12,000 square feet and lot 1 will be 17,000 square feet. One of the impacts of this lot line adjustment is that it increases the FAR for lot 2. When this was before Council in 1985, the main concern was the historic compatibility with the Pioneer park residence. The applicant agreed that HPC could review the new structure prior to building permit; however, this would be a non-binding review. Another concern is the saving of the trees. Staff has suggested that a building envelope be considered as part of the process. Section 13-76 of the city Code requires the parks director to approve any removal of trees over 6 inches in diameter. Council chose to depend upon that review and not to require a building envelope. There are 7 conditions of approval which were part of the 1985 approval. Bob Hughes stated the applicant continues to object to the imposition of condition #7, laying out of the building envelope. Hughes said section 13-76 gives ample review authority to the building inspector to review the cutting of any trees. Hughes explained there are a variety of reasons this was not recorded within 90 days, not all of them the applicant's fault. Mayor Stirling moved to approve the subdivision exception for the purpose of adjusting the lot line between lots 1 and 2, with lot 2 only containing 6,000 square feet, subject to conditions 1 14 Regular-Mecr-_____.______._.__-e-~r-. arty---C~un-c-i i Augu~~t--_1-f~ ~-- -1_g-8-7 through 6 in the planning office memorandum. Motion DIES for lack of a second. Mayor Stirling said a lot with 6,000 square feet would give some distance between a new house and the very historic Pioneer park, nor would a new, large house dominate the historic house. Mayor Stirling said in the 1985 discussion, there was talk about not allowing the subdivision and perhaps the city buying the prop- erty. Mayor Stirling said 12,000 square feet will give too large of a house on lot 2 and it will be out of character with the entire block. Hughes said the 6,000 square foot lot was approved in 1980 and the property was deed restricted to single family only. Hughes urged Council to reconfirm their earlier decision. The reason this did not get recorded was not solely the respon- sibility of the applicant. Councilman Isaac said if the applicant was willing to 1 imit the FAR. Hughes said the applicant is not and has already limited this to a single family house. Councilwoman Fallin moved to approve the subdivision exception for the purpose of adjusting the lot line between lots 1 and 2 of the Weaver subdivision at 442 West Bleeker; lot 1 will contain approximately 17,600 square feet and lot 2 will contain 12,000 square feet subject to conditions 1 through 6; seconded by Councilman Isaac. All in favor, with the exception of Mayor Stirling. Motion carried. ~~~E---#-3-~ : g~-R-I-E-E---t~F-~~- i-9-8-7, - E l e c t r i c S e r v i c e C o n n e c t i o n Undergrounding Improvement District Councilman Gassman moved to read Ordinance #34, Series of 1987; seconded by Mayor Stirling. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #34 (Series of 1987) AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, TO CREATE A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ASPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVERTING EXISTING OVERHEAD ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TO UNDERGROUND LOCATIONS ADOPTING THE DETAILS AND SPECIFI- CAT IONS THERE FORE AND ORDERING PUBL I CAT ION AND MAILING OF NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID DISTRICT was read by the city clerk Councilwoman Fallin moved to adopt Ordinance #34, Series of 1987, on first reading; seconded by Councilman Gassman. 15 -mss uem __ C-itv--fr-~tmc-~ A-u-au~t~ -i~ -- 1-98 7 Chuck Roth, engineering department, recommended formatio n of a district for this work. Council wanted to send out a question- naire to residents in the proposed area to determine the response and interest. Roth told Council of the 400 questionnaires received back, 80 percent of the residents were in favor of continuing with the project and with getting the wires under- grounded. The next step was a resolution to require the utilit- ies to prepare cost estimates to do the work. That resolution was passed in February. The next step is to pass this ordinance. The prime utilities are the power utilities, and the main one is the City of Aspen electric department. Roth noted Holy Cross fell within the geographical description of what is to be undergrounded. Roth told Council all utilities have been very cooperative with the city in doing the work. Roth said the cost estimates have been provided to the city clerk. The original estimate to bury the service connections was between $1,200,000 and 51,500,000. These estimates of the improvements district will be about 5500,000. Roth pointed out these estimates are high because if the utility companies underestimate the costs, they are legally obligated to cover the difference. Roth told Council the telephone company will not take their wires down until two blocks of the project are totally undergrounded. The improvement district has been judged the best technique to get the entire system undergrounded. Ed Grange, Holy Cross, told Council they share the city's feeling that all the services will not be undergrounded without a mechanism to get this done. Kelly Bloomer, Canyon Cable, t of d Council they endorse the project and encourage Council to move forward. Roth told Council this will be a 10 year assessment period, and the funds may be handled in-house rather than bonded. Roth told Council the staff will send every property owner a letter telling them what their exact costs will be. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Tuite, no; Gassman, yes; Fallin, yes; Isaac, yes; Mayor Stirling, no. Motion carried. OP:I~I-i~id~E- -#3-~-; -3~~I-E-S--@F--~-9.8~ - Alpine Acre s Re z o n i n g Councilwoman Fallin moved to read Ordinance #35, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Tuite. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #35 (Series of 1987 AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE ALPINE ACRES SUBDIVISION, CIT Y OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, FROM R-15 (RESIDENTIAL) TO R-6 (RESIDENTIAL) AND PLACING A 16 Re~q-rxl- ~ ___~____~,~p~~rr---~ity..-.-~ourrc-~~ ~uaust i-0_,_ 3.-g$-7 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY ON ALPINE ACRES LOTS 4 AND 5 was read by the city clerk Councilwoman Fallin moved to adopt Ordinance #35, Series of 1987, on first reading; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Steve Burstein, planning off ice, said this is 2.7 acres in the Smuggler neighborhood. Burstein said this does meet the rezoning criteria. There is an FAR restriction of 2500 square feet volunteered by the applicant. John Kelly, representing the applicant, told Council the reason for this rezoning is so that these can be developed separately as Victorians. Kelly said these can be torn down and replaced with a duplex. The appli- cants want to expand their houses, and the only way they can technically do this is with a lot split and with R-6 zoning. Kelly told Council the neighbors unanimously support this. Kelly noted with a duplex they can legally build 2500 square feet per side, and the applicants did not want to increase the FAR by zoning so agreed to that FAR. Kelly told Council this sub- division is fully built out. Joseph Dunn, applicant, told Council they would like to avoid building a duplex and would like to keep these two structures separate and maintain the Victorian flavor. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Fallin, yes; Gassman, yes; Tuite, yes; Isaac, yes; Mayor Stirling, yes. Motion carried. OR-E~iN -~i-9-S~ - Annexing East Meadow/Jukati Councilman Isaac moved to approve Resolution #20, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilwoman Fallin. All in favor, motion carried. Councilwoman Fallin moved to read Ordinance #36, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Gassman. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #36 (Series of 1987) AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF ASPEN AS REFERRED TO AND DESCRIBED IN THAT PETITION FOR ANNEXA- TION OF TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF ASPEN CERTIFIED BY THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL 2 , 1987 , COMMONLY KNOWN AS "EAST MEADOW AND JUKATI SUBDIVISION" was read by the city clerk Councilwoman Fallin moved to adopt Ordinance #36, Series of 1987, on first reading; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Gassman, yes; Tuite, yes; Isaac, yes; Fallin, yes; Mayor Stirling, yes. Motion carried. 17 R,~-}- _._._ ___________.~..~.n-__~-tom-- -- •- A-uaust _.1.~ ; _. _~ g.~ - ~i~~~E--Oi~- -i-9~-8-7 - Zoning East Meadow/ Ju k a t i Councilwoman Fallin moved to read Ordinance #37, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Isaac. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #37 (Series of 1987) AN ORDINANCE ZONING APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES OF LAND KNOWN AS TH E EAST MEADOW/ JUKAT I ANNEXATION AREA GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF MIDLAND AVENUE AND SOUTH OF THE ASPEN VIEW CONDOMINIUMS, THE CITY OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY COLORADO TO R-15A was read by the city clerk Councilwoman Fallin moved to adopt Ordinance #37, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Isaac. Glenn Horn, planning office, told Council this recommendation for zoning is consistent with all comments staff has received. Horn told Council the most significant advantage of this zone is that the duplexes will be able to be condominiumized. Horn told Council there will be greater floor area for the lots. Horn told Council staff's message to applicants is that the city is not going to take over private roads. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Tuite, yes; Isaac, yes; Fallin, yes; Gassman, yes; Mayor Stirling, yes. Motion carried. Oi~i-~~3e-E--#-33 , --s-~i-~--6g ---i-x-87 - Pi st e n B u11 ey Mayor Stirling moved to read Ordinance #33, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Isaac. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #33 (Series of 1987) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, AND THE TOWN OF SNOWMASS VILLAGE, FOR THE SHARING AND APPORTIONING OF THE ANNUAL COSTS OF LEASING AND OPERATING THE PISTEN BULLY EQUIPMENT LEASED BY THE CITY FROM JINCO LEASING CORP. AND USED BY THE ASPEN NORDIC COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF CROSS COUNTRY SKIING TRAILS AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN, AND THE ASPEN NORDIC COUNCIL SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THE PISTEN BULLY EQUIPMENT BY THE ASPEN NORDIC COUNCIL, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ASPEN was read by the city clerk 18 Regtrrar--i~et-n~--- -~---~ ---~- - - Aspen--City Council August 10 , 1987 Councilwoman Fallin moved to adopt Ordinance #33, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Assistant City Manager Mitchell told Council the city was unabl e to get lease/purchase financing with the Nordic Council being a party to it because they are not a municipal organization. The Nordic Council is being taken out of the agreement, and the city is taking their position. City Attorney Taddune told Council he will have the figures in the agreement before second reading. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Tuite, yes; Gassman, yes; Isaac, yes; Fallin, yes; Mayor Stirling, yes. Motion carried. Councilman Isaac asked if the city has a new relationship with the Nordic Council will this ordinance have to be changed. Craig Ward, Nordic Council, explained the ordinance does not refer to the Nordic Council at all. ORDii~Ai~~--~3$--~-ERiE-S----f?~`--1-9$7 - Amending 72 Hour Parking Councilman Isaac moved to read Ordinance #38, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Tuite. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #38 (Series of 1987) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 22-2 (B) 22-26 (5) , AND 22-27 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN SO AS TO ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PARKING REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF ASPEN was read by the city clerk Councilman Isaac moved to adopt Ordinance #38, Series of 1987, on first reading; seconded by Councilwoman Fallin. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Fallin, yes; Gassman, yes; Isaac, yes; Tuite, yes; Mayor Stirling, yes. Motion carried. REUUE-3T~-_T6 V~~i-~E----~A~---FE•ES - County/Airport Mayor Stirling said the county has requested these tap fees be waived. Mayor Stirling said the Council did not receive informa- tion on the total tap fees, the effect on the water department, and a staff recommendation. Assistant City Manager Mitchell said staff standard recommendation is not to waive tap fees. The city has paid its own tap fees. Colette Penne, county commissioner, told Council the tap fees would be 567,000. Councilman Isaac said he would prefer to discuss this with information from the staff . Councilman Isaac said he would be interested in having the county pay back the tap fee over 10 years. 19 Reatxl-a-r~-M~e-~ti-rnct-------_- ---_ ___ _-~,s~ueJn- -Gifu _Counci-i Atraust- 10 . 1-987 Mayor Stirling moved to table this issue to August 24, 1987; seconded by Councilman Isaac. Ms. Penne asked if the city waives these fees for community facilities. Mayor Stirling said the city has waived them for the hospital new building and for the M.A.A. in the last 4 years. Mayor Stirling said the city has not waived them f or their ow n projects. Mayor Stirling pointed out the water fund is beleag- uered and Council has to look at these requests. Councilwoman Fallin said an alternative is participation of the city in the tap fee. All in favor, motion carried. RE-Sfl~-~1~i-Oil---#-1~---S-E~i-~-S~-~-~F - 1987 - Endorsement of the Transporta- tion Element Councilwoman Fallin moved to approve Resolution #19, Series of 1987; seconded by Councilman Isaac. Tom Baker, planning off ice, told Council this resolution is a product of the July 22nd work session with the suggestions from Council included. These are adjusting the cable transit system item; deleting the construction of Main street medians as well as intersection improvements. The Council wanted it made clear that any removing of angle parking to parallel parking be timed so that parking be replaced in parking facilities. There was a suggestion to convey to P & Z Council's vote on parking, which was 3 to 1 with Councilman Gassman absent. All in favor, with the exception of Mayor Stirling. Motion carried. Baker told Council there -will be a work session with P & Z on August 25 to present Council's suggestions, to respond to P & Z's suggestions, to refine the final document. There will be a public hearing on September 8, 1987, to adopt the plan. PROPO~~3- P~~A -~-i-8-8~f~f} ~ I,~Ai~ -FflR _. Z ~3L INE FROPERT~ Mayor Stirling said the city closed on the Zoline property today. Assistant City Manager Mitchell said staff's recommendation is to accept the loan and to work in the 5 year period to turn this into a gift for a specific purpose, like trails acquisition. Mitchell pointed out this will require an agreement and will have to be renewed annually. Mitchell said the city can take the securities of the PCPA rather than transfer them to Zoline. Councilman Gassman moved to accept the PCPA loan of $100,000 and direct staff to work out the details; seconded by Mayor Stirling. 20 Re-cru l-ar--i~+fe e ti-rra~------ _ ____------_ _ _ .~s~e-n -City - _Coun+~ii Anuu s t 10 . 19 8 Mayor Stirling said he is disappointed that this is a loan rather than a gift. However, it is still interest free money for the city. All in favor, motion carried. e-i~~-~~~ -ate--He~-~E City Manager Bob Anderson presented a memorandum with costs f or mailing and refreshments. Anderson told Council a video is being made, and the city has permission to show this video on the mall to get people interested in the open house. Anderson recommended a budget of $ 80 0 . Councilman Tuite moved to approve the expenditure of $840 for the cost of mailing and refreshments for the city hall open house to come out of the Council budget; seconded by Councilman Gassman. Councilwoman Fallin asked why give people food. Anderson said staff was looking for something to make this a little more appealing. Anderson said there will be a questionnaire for people who work in the building, and there will be some way for people at the open house to give their input. All in favor, motion carried. A~,-~`ER1VA~ IF@-R--~-fif~~R~Y-- -SE Assistant City Manager Mitchell told Council staff has looked at a number of locations for these houses. Because of the time element, these houses will have to be moved quickly and stored temporarily or demolished. Mitchell said the only locations f or temporary storage are the Koch lumber and the Marolt property, where the electrical equipment is stored. Mitchell told Council the M.A.A. campus is no longer a possibility; the M.A.A. is not interested in the houses. The only permanent place staff could find for these houses is the Koch lumber property. Mitchell told Council the proposed uses would be a day care facility or employee housing. The cost to make the houses usable for both is $40,000 including moving them twice and preparing the foundation. There would be water and sewer tap fees and construction to make the houses liveable. Mitchell pointed out the city would have to go through the planning process to place these houses perma- nently. City Manager Bob Anderson said the city does not have any zoning to allow temporary storage. Councilman Gassman said he does not see the need f or the city to get into the business of building warehousing. Councilman Tuite agreed and said if the city were to get into that business, he 21 Re~qu~ar-Me~-e~t-i7ra-~----- -------___.~s-ge-n _e=ty--Co-unc-ii August _10. 1987 would rather see them warehouse historic houses. Pete Stone said the Marolt property, which the Playshop is interested in, is a temporary solution for a long term problem. Stone said he does not feel it is appropriate for the Stones to be considering homes on public land for day care in the future, when they promised to look for something in the private sector. Stone told Council the Stones are looking for a place to buy or rent on privately-owned land. Stone said use of the Marolt property for a year is an interim solution. Joe Well s stated when the owner s of the Koch lumber property offered it to the city in September 1984, they had several conditions. One of which was the taking by the city of steps that are necessary to dedicate the entire Koch lumber property to the perpetual use and enjoyment of the public for park/open space/recreational purposes. Council preferred no action and thanked Dick Butera for the offer of these houses. SCIIEDE~E- BE3~+rR~3---i-i~1'~~-1EW~S Council needs to interview for one vacancy on P & Z, 3 vacancies on HPC and two vacancies on the Clean Air Board. Council scheduled these interviews f or Tuesday, August 18th from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a. m. MUI~A~C~T -G^rfiS Jay Hammond, city engineer, distributed copies of a previous memorandum regarding the stop signs at Monarch and Hopkins. Councilman Gassman said he has a problem with Council talking about where to put stop signs. The city has an engineering department that knows about traffic, and Councilman Gassman objects to talking about this. Councilmembers Fallin and Tuite agreed. Councilman Isaac requested this be on the agenda as this is the one intersection in the downtown area that is inconsistent with the north/south flow of cars. Councilman Isaac said the memorandum states this is to spread the traffic from Main street to east/west corridors. Councilman Isaac said that is against what Council is trying to do in the community, to keep the traffic on Main street. A majority of Council stated they did not want to discuss this issue. Mayor Stirling said he feels the stop signs should be changed. S~B~I~I S-i$I'~--E~f~P'~`i$N - 9 2 5 East Durant Glenn Horn, planning office, told Council this is a plat approval that has expired. Council needs to go through the formality of 22 Re cru i-ar Meet tn-a---_--__------ _ __ --As ~n -City _CournY i ~ggus t 10 . 19 87 vacating the plat to clear the title so the creditors can hav e the trustees sell the property and get their money from the sale. Councilwoman Fallin moved to vacate the final plat for 925 East Durant; seconded by Councilman Isaac. All in favor, motion carried. Spencer Schiffer, representing the applicant, told Council they would like a notice prepared by the city attorney to be recorded. CIfi~f~CO~~ ~ 1~~A-{:TT City Manager Bob Anderson said this contract is the result of discussions between the city and county on a joint manager. The county has passed this contract with some amendments. City Attorney Taddune told Council he drafted the contract, after a joint committee meeting. Taddune recommended amending page 6, paragraph VI(c) inserting the words "to the extent permitted by law". Taddune said he has spoken with the county's finance director, and the county wants clarifying language indicating that they would have no obligation for severance pay if Bob is terminated unilaterally by the city. The county also shall not have any obligation for any vacation or sick pay accrued prior to August 15, 1987. The county also wants clarification that the salary figures incorporated in paragraph II should be on the basis of annual salary. Taddune said except for these changes, there is consensus f rom the city and county representatives. Taddune pointed out exhibit A is the current contract between the city and Bob; exhibit B is a list of goals that the joint city and county committee agreed upon as a direction a s to what t o achieve in the first two years; exhibit C is the cost implica- tions. Councilman Isaac said he and Councilman Tuite worked with George Madsen and Fred Crowley and there was unanimous consent on this committee. Councilman Isaac said he feels this is a clear cut agreement, with six month evaluations. Councilman Isaac said the idea is to give it a 2 year try and see how it benefits the community. Councilman Tuite said they tried to be specific in the goals so the project can be rated to see if it is working. Councilman Tuite said it is critical all of Council giv e input to these goals. The clearer plan the Council and Commissioners can give to Bob, the easier the mission will be. Mayor Stirling asked the reasoning behind the increase in salary and that of the assistant city manager. Councilman Isaac answered 53,000 is a merit increase for one year with the city; 57,000 represents a 10 percent increase for taking on the new burden. Council man Isaac said one goal is to save at least half of the county manager's salary. Anderson said he has recommended 23 Re~cru~~r- --i~~-r_rq-____._.._----------_-_ Aspen _ C~i-t~r ..~C~u~c ii A-u~rn st -1-0-. -1..9..87 the assistant city manager get a 10 percent increase with a review in 6 months. Anderson told Council some of the functions the county manager takes care of he has dealt with before, like the airport. Anderson told Council one of the goals is to improve service levels with cost savings. Another is to analyze and experiment with service levels to see if they are improved. Mayor Stirling asked if there have been cost savings instituted by Anderson in the last year. Anderson said he would be glad to go through that during this evaluation with the Council. Anderson pointed out he did not seek this job and is willing to give it a try if that is what the community wants. Councilman Gassman said the agreement covers the Council' s concerns. The provisions for review are good and it is worth a try. Councilman Isaac moved to approve the joint city/county manage- ment agreement with the changes drafted by the county as approved by the city attorney; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Councilman Tuite said all the Council should work on the goals and giv e input to Anderson. Councilman Tuite said this is an opportunity to have one manager that all joint departments will be addressing. All in favor, with the exception of Mayor Stirling. Motion carried. Councilman Gassman moved to suspend the rules and meet 15 more minutes; seconded by Councilman Isaac. All in favor, with the exception of Councilwoman Fallin. Motion carried. ~~:-e-~Af~ _ ____ _ _ ~M-i-T~-/-ST~E-E~-~ fi3A~1C~~ - Cantina and Smuggler Land Office Patsy Malone, personnel manager, told Council the Cantina is requesting a Mexican street dance on Mill between Main and Hopkins. The Cantina is requesting the street be closed between 4 p.m. and midnight. This will be a benefit for the Aspen Valley Hospital. Ms. Malone told Council the Cantina has met with the staff, CCLC, and will meet with the Clean Air Advisory Board. Councilwoman Fallin said Council approved one last year for the Smuggler Land office for the fire department. Councilwoman Fallin said Council should stop these events rights now. These events are for good causes but are promoting just one business. Mayor Stirling said this is a great idea, but it does give one commercial establishment attention and the city participates by closing off one block. Mayor Stirling said the streets are being closed at 4 p.m. when other businesses are competing; the streets 24 ~,.._ __..____ ~r~~n _ C ity -_ C-o~rrc~ i ~~u_s t - l U : 1-9-8 are part of trying to give people access to these businesses. Mayor Stirling said this is not in the best interest of the entire community. Councilman Gassman agreed, and said he would not have a problem closing the street if it were not if this were not a commercial venture. Frank Erickson told Council the Cantina has had a great success over the years from both locals and tourists. Erickson said the Cantina would like to give something back to the community. The Cantina would donate all the food to the hospital. Erickson told Council they discussed many locations and f elt this would be the easiest. Erickson said they f elt in September this event would be bringing people into town, not just for this particular event. Councilman Isaac said the Council has closed the streets for other events, like the bicycle races. These are events to benefit and involve the community who do not get i nvolved i n other fund raising events. Councilman Isaac said he feel the hospital and fire department are deserving of these events. Councilman Tuite said to do a block party concept, a business needs to be close by to provide the food and beverages. Council- man Tuite said he does not feels this is an unfair advantage to any business. Erickson said they had plans f or a bigger event but felt f or the first year it should be smaller and should be done right to make it work f or the hospital and f or the city. Mayor Stirling said although this is a great idea, it will focus a lot of attention on one particular business. Mayor Stirling said to close off a city street when that is one objective is not in the general best interest of the community. Eve Homeyer, representing the hospital, pointed out there are no other businesses along this block that will be hurt. Council- woman Fallin said this is a great idea but would like to see several streets blocked off and involve all the restaurants and businesses and have a major downtown function with the proceeds going to a lot of non-profit organizations. Ms. Homeyer said she feels this could be a great community event and a good tradition started. Councilman Isaac noted this is a way for non-profit organizations to raise money without having to go through taxes. Councilman Isaac said he would like to encourage this type of event. Councilman Isaac moved to approve the benefits proposed by the hospital foundation and the Aspen fire department for their benefits on September 12 and September 5; seconded by Councilman Tuite. Mayor Stirling said he had comments about the fire department benefit last year; that it drew a lot of attention to the block but did not spread business around. People felt an unfair 25 Re gu i a-r`---Me-~t-f~n-q-------------- -n__ _C.ity _ Co-un c 1 A_uaus t_ _ 1-U .- l_9 87 advantage was given by closing this street last year. Councilman Tuite said he would hate to give up an opportunity to benefit non-profit organizations and the community likes events like this. Mayor Stirling said benef its should be held within the establishments themselves or a place that does not require closing off the streets. Councilmembers Isaac and Tuite in favor; Councilmembers Gassman, Fallin and Mayor Stirling opposed. Motion NOT carried. {34~-- - Downtown Sports Center Councilwoman Fallin moved to table this to August 24; seconded by Councilman Isaac. Councilman Isaac requested that liquor license transfer be on the action item agenda, rather than the consent agendas. All in favor, motion carried. Councilwoman Fallin moved to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Councilman Isaac. The consent agenda is liquor license renewals - Carl' s Pharmacy; La Cocina; Minutes - July 13, 1987; Nordic Council - Parks Contract; Request for Encroac hment- Nuages Awning; Art Display Contest on Construction Boards. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Tuite moved to continue the meeting to August 17, 1987, at 5:00 p.m. to consider the Rubey Park conceptual SPA; seconded by Councilman Isaac. All in favor, motion carried. Council 1 of t Chamber s at 9:25 p. m. -_ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ - cr.-~,~ - - -- --- Kathryn S Koch, City Clerk 26