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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.197509081842 Regular Meeting Aspen)C~ty Council September 8, 1975 Mayor Standley called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m. with Councilmembers Behrendt, Johnston, Parry, Pedersen, City Manager Mahoney and City Attorney Stuller present. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Councilwoman Johnston said because the accounts payable had not been received until noon on Monday, she was not in a position to approve them. Councilwoman Johnston moved to table the accounts payable until the next meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. All in favor, motion carried. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION D Josephine Mann,1550 Homestake Drive, presented to Council three of five petitions that Cemetery Lane are circulating in the Castle Creek, Cemetery Lane, Snowbunny Lanes areas for a stoplight stoplight at Cemetery Lane and Highway 82. Mann told Council the response to this idea has been enthusiastic. Mann told Council she was bringing this to Council ~o (1) let them know request this is being done (2) to see if Council has any comments before the petitions are sent to the state department of highways. Councilwoman Pedersen said she would have second thoughts about a stop light from traffic control problems in that area close to the bridge. A stop light would cause traffic to back up on the bridge into town as well as on the highway. Mann said they were doing this to let Council and the state know of their problems. Mayor Standley pointed out this was the first time that Council had heard of this. Mayor Standley said he did not think it was appropriate for this group to send the petitions to the state highway department. Mann should bring the petitions to the City and let the City, County and planning office respond to these citizen's concerns. Mayor Standley suggested bri~lng in the highway department to discuss this problem. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1) Councilwoman Johnston told Council that the ETF had asked that the City look into whoever was selling wolf cubs. Councilwoman Johnston asked if it was prohibited to Wolfcubs sell endangered species. City Attorney Stuller answered that the person who was selling these wolf cubs was gone, and the specific type of wolf cub that was for sale was not an endangered species. 2) Councilwoman Johnston said she had been to look at the Children's Park. Basketball Children's nets and cemen~ slabs are there, but there is no equipment for small children as outlined park in the original plan. Parks Director Ted Armstrong told Council that the equipment had been ordered and was here; it needs to be set in cement and posts have to be dug and it has to be assembled. Mayor Standlsy told Armstrong and City Manager Mahoney to have this project expedited and get the equipment assembled. 3) Councilwoman Johnston asked what is being done about the lighting at the Rio Grande Rio Grande Property. 3C~ty Manager Mahoney said it would be finished this fall. lighting 4) Councilman Behrendt asked how the study on picking up cats was coming. Chief of Police Hershey told Council they were doing the study on the costs of picking up cats, Cats and it should be done the end of the week. 5) Councilwoman Pedersen pointed out that the cargo net in Ute Park was not in very good condition. It should be taken down and repaired or a new one purchased. Armstrong told Ute park.- Council that this cargo net had been a gift. He would contact the person who gave it cargo net to the park. Otherwise, Armstrong said he would see that it was taken down. 6) Councilwoman Pedersen asked what the schedule was on the Rio Grande property, what the next step would be. City Manager Mahoney told Council he had asked for $1,500 to Rio Grande - do some gravel work on the property. When the City gets the~C~awler/dozer, the city schedule and county will finish the work. Mahoney said he had not planned to do any heavy seeding on the property this fall. 7) Mayor Standley told Council of a workshop on Innovative Techniques for Managing the Impact of Development on October 1 - 3 at Keystone. The various areas will be legal aspects for permit system, recreation development, rural economic developments areas, etc. Mayor Standley will have the brochure in his office if anyone is interested in this workshop. 8) Mayor Standley told Council he had received a letter from Representative Nancy Dick regarding the City's investigation of burying utility wires and Mountain Bell. Dick undergrounding sent a copy of Senate Bill 303. City Attorney Stuller said that bill had been an Mt. Bell element in all the discussions, but the City had decided not to apply it. 9) Mayor Standley told Council he and City Manager Mahoney had met with Colorado University president Rautenstrauss and Lymberopolus, dean of continuting education. Institute/ They had discussed CU moving to the Institute. CU is still planning on having a CU graduate school at the Institute campus. They hope to have the whole plan together by the first of October. Mayor Standley told Council he had brought up the question of keeping the university from exercising super-governmental prerogatives over local zoning. Rautenstrauss said that if and when the University does take title to the property, he will ask the regents to draft a resolution agreeing to comply with all local zoning ordinances. This is the strongest commitment they can take. CU also said they would let the City finish the trail through the Institute property. Mayor Standley pointed out that CU as a non tax-paying member of the community, they are not paying their share. CU would like to discuss ways to provide in-kind or direction contributions to local services. 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Mayor Standley was doing an economic and physical feasibility study, not addressing light rail or anything else. All in favor, motion carried. TRAILS CONDEMNATION Mayor Standley told Council that the County was requested to bring in the trails they wanted the City to join them in condemning this fall. Commissioner Edwards told Condemnation Council the Commissioners and the Council were attempting to work out mutual problems of trails involved with the trails. The problem is who maintains and supervises which trails, with County Edwards told Council that after a study session discussion, the City agreed to take responsibility for parks maintenance in the county; the County would take supervision of the trails system. The City also agreed to join with the County in trail condemna- tion within the City limits. The County's attorneys have said that the County can condemn trails within the City limits; however, the County would like to City to join with them so there will be no doubt. Edwards said there are some links the County would like to get built this year that may have to be condemned. Edwards stated the consensus of the study session was that there would be no problem if the property to be condemned for a trail was a part of the3C~ty/County adopted trails system. Mayor Standley said that the City Attorney with the County Attorney and Parks Director Armstrong would put together an agreement of the trails and parks system. L~oking at what the City is spending on parks versus what the County is spending on trails, the County may have to make a contribution upgrade. Council should discuss this when they discuss City/County projects on September 16th. Mayor Standtey stated that he felt from the study session the Commissioners would be ready to tell the3C~uncil which trails the County wanted City help with. Councilman Behrendt said he felt everyone agreed in principle about the trails. Councilman Behrendt suggested the County proceed with the City's okay and then let the City know when the County wanted help. County Engineer George Ochs told Council the trails plan for this fall only needed finalizing. OChs stated that condemnation may not be needed; if it is, the County wanted to be able to turn to the City for help so that the trails can be finished this fall. Mayor Standley told Council that the City would be joining the County in the trails project in spirit, not financially. The fiscal resPonsibility would be on the County. Parks Director Armstrong is supposed to update the parks master plan, and the County would make available their land for parks development by the City. MALLS PRESENTATION The Mall Commission presented their design process to Council and also asked Council to consider the matter of financing the mall. Don Fleisher reviewed the history of the mall Mall design ~ There was a need for a master plan for the mall. The City and planning office hired an presentation in-house planner. The planning process for the master plan started last January. Bill Kane, City/County Planner, stated there had been a concern on the part of Council that the streets in the Mall were being over-designed. The City had made an effort to bring in outside design consultants. Architects Fritz Benedict, Robin Molny and Curtis Beisinger helped with the planning process. All the input from the town meetings study sessions with Council, and Mall Commission meetings was put into one framework. Kane pointed out the most critical issues were economic feasibility and streets that will be sensitive to buildings that exist. The basic design is a five block mall. The Mall Commission has a budget proposal of 1.2 million dollars, which would give the City an opportunity to put in a final~Mall next summer. Robin Molny told Council the objectives of designing the mall are exclude the auto from the core; accommodate the pedestrian; adjust to the scale of the new environment; the impact of change; make sure the mall has Simplicity of function. Molny said he did not want to see a lot of enforcement and new ordinances because of the mall. The design approached elements of the mall; paving system, lighting, landscaping, street furniture, interaction of people in the malls. The paving system would be a unifying element of the mall. A grid system would be used and would have a pattern which is flexible and provide a base upon which the mall sits; the buildings rise, and through which people pass. The paving system would strive towards reducing the visual effects of wide streets. The mall design Plans to re-introduce the historic water courses that came down the streets in Aspen. Molny pointed out historic preservation is very important, especially with the buildings. The design will strive to make sure that the mall doesn't exclude the town's people. Molny pointed out the Mall Commission wanted a flexible design system so that if somethin. doesn't work, it can be changed and adjusted. The most important feature is the Independence Square at the corner of the Independence building and Sinclair station. Independence Square is planned for 18,500 square feet. Cooper-east will be the most defined change from street to mall. It will be the major pedestrian exit and entrance. There are opportunities on this block for outdoor iv designing; Wiener Stube park is a free design element. Cooper-west is a problem area. This street has a long visual access to Wagner Park. Hyman street was a problem area; it was very confusing. Molny suggested a Merchants' Association possibly should be formed for this street. Galena-north (Ute City Banque and Aspen Block) has a strong establishment use identity. This would be the shuttle bus route; it will be the headwaters for the Galena water system. Trees and planters are required in this block. Mill street will have the least commercial influence; Wagner Park is the big influence. This block will be the visual termination of the mall. The Mall Commission ~ecommends that the uses the planning office proposed be adopted and that the edge of Wagner Park be extended. Mall design Molny said Galena south is not ready to be malled yet. Rubey Park should be included in presenta- tion the design area. Molny said the mall can't be designed without taking into consideration Wagner Park. Molny showed Council sketches of the paving system, which would be in 15 foot grids. Ther, was a sketch of the water system which would appear in various places above the streets in the mall, would appear on the Rio Grande property and then into the river. The lighting plan would group lights at the entrances to the mall, in Independence Square, would light historic buildings, and landscaping aspects. Molny suggested for landscaping that movable planters be used for flexibility in the mall. Molny explained the overall plan for the mall including a bandstand for permitted uses; Wagner Park for passive ganes; a children's playground. Greg Cole, Mall Planner, explained to Council how the Mall Commission arrived at the cost figure by taking the square foot unit cost for excavating, materials, etc. The Mall Commission feels the figure of 1.2 million dollars is very close to the final mall budget for construction of these five blocks. This figure includes repairing various buildings, and the acquisition of the Sinclair Station. Nancy Snell of the Mall Commission presented Council with flow charts of sixth penny cash, seventh penny cash, and a combination of sixth and seventh penn~es. Snell listed the alternatives of financing the mall. (1) Financlng a block every year and approximatin~ the costs. The disadvantage would be this may be too disruptive to the community. (2) Re-bond the whole seventh penny. Snell said the Mall Commission felt that the seventh penny was too closely tied into the rail ~ransit for this alternative. (3) Bond 1.2 million for the mall. Thls would be ~mpossible because of the seventh penny commitment to the rail. (4) Transfer part of the debt service on the Rio Grande from the seventh to sixth penny. Snell said that if some seventh penny expenses are transferred to the sixth penny, this funding would be feasible. Snell told Council that the Mall Commission needs a commitment of funds from the Council; they need to know where they stand and how much money they will have to work with. The Mall Commission feels the temporary mall has been successful; they are now ready to go witt the final mall design. GOLDEN HORN ENROACHMENT Michael Lavinsky, representing Hubert Erhard, told Council that Erhard had purchased the Golden building in 1963. Attached to the deed was a survey which showed a number of encroach- ments on City property on Cooper, Mill and the alley. Erhard is trying to re-finance Horn Encroach- the building. Lavinsky was requesting from;C~ouncil a license permitting these encroach- ments. Lavinsky pointed out that this is an after the fact situation which apparently ment resulted from an early survey. Councilman Behrendt moved to approve the encroachment with the City Attorney's usual agreements; seconded by Councilman Parry. All in favor, motion carried. LITTLE NELL'S - Application for expansion of liquor license premises Phil Henke, owner of Little Nell's, explained to Council they were remodelling the building. They have turned one bar 90 degrees and have added another bar. Henke said Little h~ had talked to the state liquor inspector, who had no objections to this expansion. An additional 1,200 square feet, of which 1,120 square feet will be bar, will be added. Nells Request The deck has been closed in. They hoped to have an additional deck on top of the old for deck. Councilwoman Pedersen asked if there would be bar facilities on the upper deck. expansion Henke told Council that he was in the process of working this out with the building of liquor inspector. premise Mayor Standley asked Henke if he intended to use the upstairs area for night and bands. Henke said there would be no bands, but that they would like to use the building all year around, and at nights. Henke informed Council that the Gallery downstairs was closing. Councilwoman Pedersen suggested having an on-site inspection of this expansion. ~C~ayton Meyring, building inspector, told Council this project went to the Board of Adjustment because this is a specially planned area and was granted an exemption. Meyring told ~C~uncil he knew nothing about the bar area being built. Mayor Standley asked what the upper deck added to the overall heighth of the building. Henke said the upper floor would be three or four feet about the peak of the roof. Councilwoman Johnston questioned the appropriateness of approving an expansion when Henke did not know if he could build the expansion. Mayor Standley told Henke that until the building inspector makes a finding, the~C~uncil can't make a finding. ~Councilman Behrendt tabled this issue pending a finding by the building inspector and a visit by Council to the site, going over this project with the building inspector, and plans; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. Ail in favor, motion carried. ~CONDOMINIUM MANAGER'S ASSOCIATION - SpeCial Event Permit Mike Norton told Council that the afternoon of October 4, the Condominium Managers would like to host an afternoon of entertainment and a chance to renew acquiantances. Norton Special was asking for Council's permission and approbation for the special events permit. Event Mayor Standley asked if food would be involved. Norton said they planned to have a Permit - knackwurst stand, and hoped to sell beer for 10 cents a cup. The event is not intended Condo. to last late. Managers Councilman Behrendt moved to approve the special event permit for October 4; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. All in favor, motion carried. STEAK HOUSE - Application for a beer and wine license Mayor Standley opened the public hearing. City clerk reported that the files were in Skier's order. Chalet & Steve Wright, the applicant; Jim Moran, representing the applicant; and Howard Aurey, Steak House owner of the premises, were present for the hearing. Wright explained to Council that appl. for the Skier's Chalet had been in operation for 25 years; that he had operated the restaurar beer & for Howard Aurey since June 1975. Wright submitted petitions to Council supporting w~ne license the application for a beer and wine license. Wright told Council the restaurant served moderately priced meals. Mayor Standley asked Wright if he planned to operate a bar. Wright said they intended only to kave a service bar. Howard Aurey supported the issuance of a license for this restaurant. Moran reminded Council this is not a new restaurant but has been in business a long time. Mayor Standley asked if there were any opponents to the issuance of the license. Peter Guy, ~wner of the Steak Pit, told Council he did not object to the license but to the name. ~y~ said there would be confusion between Steak Pit and Steak House. Wright agreed to ~erate under the name of Skier's Chalet and Steak House, with that name on the menus, ~ls, etc. There were no ~.ther opponents. Mayor Standley closed the public hearing. Councilman Parr~ moved to approve the issuance of a beer and wine license; seconded by Councilman Behr~ndt. All in favor, motion carried. DUSKO'S ODYSSEY - Application fOr a beer, wine and liquor license Mayor Standley opened the public hearing. City clerk reported that the files were in order. Joe Edwards, representing the applicant, reviewed for Council the history of thi~ DuskO'Sodyssey - establishment, formerly the Brass Bed. appl, for Robert Case, the applicant, told Council he planned to operate a low-priced French 3-way restaurant capable of handling 60 to 75 people. This restaurant would serve from liquor lic. approximately noon to midnight, during hours when other restaurants were not serving. Case told Council he did not want a discotheque in this space. Edwards pointed out to Council that Koutousobos had no part of the loan for this ou The loan had been separated between Case and Koutousobos. Edwards also st'ated that Case felt that the issuance of a license is necessary to make the operation financially feasible. Case stated he had not partners in this venture and planned to have no partners. Edwards presented witnesses to Council in support of this license. Harold Mugford, who had been a restaurant manager in the Aspen area for over four years, told Council he planned to manage this restaurant and stated he felt there was a need for a place people could get a nice inexpensive dinner. Councilwoman Pedersen questioned the need for a three-way license instead of a beer and wine license. Case answered the liquor license would make his operation successful. Councilwoman Pedersen pointed out her concerns for the proper procedure insofar as the needs of the City are concerned. The issuance of this three-way license will make a total of 42 three-way licenses in the City of Aspen. Councilman Parry said that in the restaurant business, Case should be able to compete with any other business on an equal basis. Jean Ingam, owner of the building, told Council he felt this would be a good business in the space formerly occupied by the Brass Bed. Andy Hoffman, who runs the Souper upstairs from Dusko's Odyssey, told Council he had no objection to the issuance of this license. Edwards told Council he had petitions with approximately 1,120 signatures; 659 of these are from locals. Edwards addressed the issues of the needs of the neighborhood and desires of the inhabitants. The tax revenues have increased 19 per cent per year; the accommodations have increased 22 per cent; the rate of liquor licenses has not kept pace with that. Edwards stated with the activity in the mall area, the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood are not being met by the existing licenses. Edwards said by limiting liquor licenses, the City would encourage marginal operators and would cause businesses to be sold for more than their real value if they had an existing license. Mayor Standley called for opponents to the license. There were none. Mayor Standley closed the public hearing. Councilwoman Johnston moved to approve the application for a three-way liquor license; seconded by Councilman Parry. All in favor, motion carried. Council recessed for fifteen minutes. Mayor Standley was absent from Council Chambers. ORDINANCE ~56, SERIES OF 1975 - Monies from Pitkin County to Planning Office Councilman Behrendt opened the public hearing. There were no commen~s. Councilman Behrendt closed the public hearing. Ord. 56 monies Councilwoman Johnston moved to read Ordinance #56, Series of 1975; seconded by Council- to woman Pedersen. All in favor, motion carried. planning office ORDINANCE 956 (Series of 1975) AN ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING RECEIPT OF $111,371.00 FROM PITKIN COUNTY AND FEDERAL GRANT REVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000.00 (HUD 701 FUNDS); AND APPROPRIATING THE $111,371.00 FOR OPERATION OF THE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE, AND THE $3,000.00 FOR THE HOUSING AND LAND USE INVENTORY was read by the city clerk. Councilwoman Pedersen moved to adopt Ordinance #56, Series of 1975, on second reading; seconded by Councilwoman Johnston. All in favor, motion carried. CITY MANAGER Expiration of building permits. City Manager Mahoney addressed the issue of excavation holes around the city with no apparent progress being made. Mahoney told Council he Building felt the City needed to follow Building Inspector Meyring's recommendation to encourage permits - a certain percentage of completion on the building. Councilman Parry suggested this expiration could be subject to review in case someone had problems like weather, shortage of due to materials. lack of construc- Meyring reminded Council the way the building code is stated now, a builder has ~o do tion some kind of work every 120 days to keep the building permit active. Councilman Behrendt agreed w~th Meyring's suggestion to use a percentage, but felt the figure ought to be more substantial than 10 per cent every 120 days. Meyring told Council he had' figured that 10 per cent every 120 days would take approximately 3¼ years to complete a building. Council asked the City Attorney to get with the Building Inspector and draft an ordinance tightening the building permit expiration date. Council also indicated they felt the percentage of completion should be higher than 10 per cent. Councilwoman Pedersen questioned the barricades around buildings protruding into the streets. Councilwoman Pedersen stated these took up parking spaces and hindered traffic. Councilwoman Pedersen asked if these barricades could not be addressed in the same ordinance. Meyring told Council the building code requires the builder to put up a protective fence and does permit them to use some part of the right-of-way. Councilwoman Pedersen said she would like to have a provision in the ordinance when a builder has completed the required percentage, they have to take the barricade down or move it to the edge of the construction site. City/County Health Officer Report. Robert Nelson reported to Council on the water quality monitoring program. Nelson told Council that COGs program was primarily for water quality, but they were setting aside a certain portion of the funds for air Health quality monitoring in Aspen. The State is going to provide funds to purchase a Officer carbon monoxide analysis for a 24-hour a day read out in the core area of Aspen. report - air qualit~ Nelson said with this machine and with the help of the state health department, his office monitor would be able ~o correlate data and develop a working model of the Roaring Fork Valley program with regard to air quality and the impacts of development and also the impacts of the automobile. Nelson told Council that COG is finalizing their 208 work program. Planner Bill Kane will also be getting funding under this program to develop long range plans with regard to envlronmental impact of development. The funding for the health department and planning department is a joint project. Request for down zoning study session. City Manager Mahoney told Council that Mayor Standley had directed the administration to correspond to this issue in memorandums to the Council and to come up with a plan. Callahan Subdivision. Planner Bill Kane told Council this subdivision had received conceptual approval from the P & Z and Kane would like to set a study session for Catahan Council to go over this project, and then set a special meeting to consider the subdivisio conceptual subdivision. The study session was set for Tuesday, September 9 at 6:00 p.m. ORDINANCE ~58, SERIES OF 1975 - Colorado Day as Holiday Ord. 58 City Attorney explained to3C~uncil this ordinance changed one of the City's legal holidays Colorado from Veteran's Day in November ~o Colorado Day in August. This would spread the holidays Day as more evenly. City Attorney Stuller suggested putting office second reading of this Holiday ordinance so tha~ City Hall employees would not lose Veteran's Day holiday this year. Mayor Standley came back to Council Chambers. Councilwoman Johnston move ~o read Ordinance #58, Series of 1975; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE #58 (Series of 1975) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-78(7) OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE ELIMINATING AS A RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER (VETERAN'S DAY), AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFORE THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST (COLORADO DAY) was read by the citY clerk. Councilwoman Pedersen moved to approve Ordinance #58, Series of 1975, on first reading; seconded by Councilwoman Johnston. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Behrendt, aye; Johnston, aye; Parry, aye; Pedersen, aye;.Mayor Standley, aye. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #59, SERIES OF 1975 - Vacating Alley 92 Ord. 59, Councilwoman Pedersen moved to read Ordinance #59, Series of 1975; seconded by Councilman Vacating Parry. All in favor, motion carried, alley 92 behind ORDINANCE #59 Courthouse (Series of 1975) AN ORDINANCE VACATING ALL OF THE PLATTED ALLEYWAY LYING IN AND BETWEEN BLOCK 92, CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN, AND BLOCK 19, EAST ASPEN ADDITIONAL TOWNSITE (LYING WESTERLY OF A NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 13, EAST ASPEN ADDITION) SAID VACATION BEING PURSUANT TO SECTION 43-2-301, ET SEQ, C.R.S. 1973, AND BEING CONDITIONED ON RESERVATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR UTILITY LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO LOTS ADJOINING THE VACATED PORTIONS OF THE ALLEYWAY was read by the city clerk. Councilman Parry moved to adopt Ordinance #59, Series of 1975, on first reading; seconded by Councilwoman Johnston. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Johnston, aye; Parry, aye; Pedersen, aye; Behrendt, aye; Mayor Standley, aye. Motion carried. ORDINANCE #60, SERIES OF 1975 - Pay Schedule Councilman Par~y moved to read Ordinance #60, Series of 1975; seconded by Councilman Behrendt. All in favOr, motion carried. ORDINANCE #60 Ord. 60, Salary (Series of 1975) Schedule for city AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-76 AND 2-91 OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE SO Hall AS TO ADD TO THE PAY SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES THREE ADDITIONAL PAY STEPS; MODIFYING THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SALARIES FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION; RECOGNIZING SIX NEW JOB CLASSIFICATIONS; PROVIDING THE MINIMUM (BUT ELIMINATING THE MAXIMUM) SALARY FOR PART TIME EMPLOYEES was read by the city clerk. Councilwoman Johnston moved to table Ordinance #60 until Council gets through with the budget; seconded by Councilman Behrendt. Finance Director Butterbaugh pointed out this ordinance did not alter the pay scale at all, it just extended the pay scale three steps. There are people working at City Hall who have gone beyond step D. This ordinance was drafted to deal with them. Councilwoman Johnston said she had a problem with the whole pay system of the City and would like to have a discussion about the pay system. City Attorney Stuller noted the Council could have this discussion at the public hearing on this ordinance. Councilwoman Johnston said she objected to cost of living increases. Councilwoman Johnston said she felt raises should be based on merit and performance. Motion to table Councilmembers Behrendt and Johnston aye; Councilmembers Parry, Pedersen and Mayor Standley, nay. Councilman Parry moved to adopt Ordinance #60, Series of 1975, on first reading; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. Council decided to put off the public hearing and second reading of this ordinance until October 27th, so that a major overhaul of the salary scales could be discuss and worked out. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Pedersen, aye; Parry, aye; Johnston, aye; Behrendt, aye; Mayor Standley, aye. Motion Carried. 700 HOPKINS - Final Subdivision Approval 700 West City Attorney Stuller told Council that the final subdivision agreement for this project Hopkins - had been reviewed by the engineering and planning department. Stuller pointed out some final very slight changes of wording. The agreement contains the two elements the engineer subdivision requested; agreement to join future improvement districts, or to contribute to the costs of future improvements. The agreement contains the six month lease clause, it will be in any deed to any owner and will be a part of the condominium declaration. The agreement accepts as the appraised value of the lot the appraisal by Brian Goodheim, and a subdivision dedication fee of $27,607. City Attorney Stuller submitted the subdivision agreement to Council with the endorsement of the administration. Mayor Standley asked Bruce Kistler the mixture of the units and the status of the contracts. Kistler said there were two studios, seven two-bedrooms, and six one-bedroom. All of the units but two two-bedrooms have been sold. MayOr Standley said he thought the City might be interested in taking a unit for employee housing instead of the sub- division dedication fee, but there are no units in that price range. City Attorney Stuller said her only modification of the agreement was that agreeing to join in the cost of an improvement district be a condition to subdivision. It is just a matter of changing the phrasing in the subdivision agreement. Councilman Behrendt moved to approve the final subdivision for 700 West Hopkins subject to~C~ty Attorney's approval of the slight discrepancy; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE ~61, SERIES OF 1975 - Rezoning of 700 West Hopkins 0rd.6t,1975 Rezoning Councilwoman Pedersen moved to read Ordinance ~61, Series of 1975; seconded by Councilman 700 Hopkins Parry. All in favor, motion carried. ORDINANCE ~61 (Series of 1975) AN OREINANCE REZONING THE SITE OF THE 700 HOPKINS AVENUE APARTMENT TO RESIDENTIAL R-6 was read by the city clerk. Councilman Behrendt moved to approve Ordinance 961, Series of 1975, on first reading; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. Roll call vote; Councilmember Behrendt, aye; Johnston, aye; Parry, aye; Pedersen, aye; Mayor Standtey, aye. Motion carried. City Attorney Stuller pointed out these three rezoning ordinances were a result of recent annexations. The Thomas property was not included because the P & Z has not decided the uses for this property. These properties that are being rezoned are zoned iust like the adjacent land. ORDINANCE ~62, SERIES OF 1975 - Rezoning enclaves 0rd.62,1975 Councilwoman Pedersen moved to read Ordinance~2, Series of 1975, seconded by Councilman Rezoning Parry. All in favor, motion carried. enclaves ORDINANCE ~62 (Series of 1975) AN ORDINANCE REZONING THREE RECENTLY ANNEXED ENCLAVES LOCATED WITHIN THE WEST END OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, AND REZONING SAID PARCELS AS RESIDENTIAL R-15 was read by the city clerk. Councilwoman Pedersen moved to adopt Ordinance ~62, Series of 1975, on first reading; seconded by Councilwoman Johnston. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Johnston, aye; Motion carried. Parry, aye; Pedersen, aye; Behrendt, aye; Mayor Standley, aye. ORDINANCE 963, SERIES OF 1975 - Rezoning Aspenview Councilwoman Pedersen moved to read ordinance ~63, Series of 1975; seconded by Council- Ord.63, 1975 woman Johnston. All in favor, motion carried. Rezoning Aspenview ORDINANCE ~63 (Series of 1975) AN ORDINANCE REZONING A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING .1126 ACRES WHICH IS THE SITE OF ASPEN VIEW CONDOMINIUMS AND ZONING SAID PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY was read by the city clerk. Councilwoman Pedersen moved to adopt ordinance 963, Series of 1975, on first reading; seconded by Councilman Parry. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Pedersen, aye; Parry, aye; Johnston, aye; Behrendt, aye; Mayor Standley, aye. Motion carried. HANG GLIDERS Councilwoman Pedersen moved to put hang gliders on the agenda; seconded by Councilwoman Hang gliding Johnston. All in favor, motion carried. agreement - Thomas Mayor Standley told Council that the City Attorney had sent Council a memorandum on Property the Hang Gliding Association and the Thomas Property. Councilman Behrendt moved to accept City Attorney Stuller's recommendations on the hang gliders; seconded by Councilwoman Pedersen. Councilwoman Pedersen asked what hang gliders would do to the use of the field as ~ar as rugby players or soccer teams. Mayor Standley answered that the hang gliders would be using the field on the south side of the Midland right-of-way. The north side would still be available for other uses. City Attorney Stuller pointed out if this activity of hang gliding onto the Thomas Property becomes organized or formal, they will have get specific approval and present the City with insurance. All in favor, motion carried. Councilwoman Pedersen moved to adjourn at 9:15 p.m.; seconded by Councilman Parry. All in favor, motion carried. Kat~ryn S. Hauter, City Clerk