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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19610403 Mayor Garfish called the meeting to order at 7:30PM with Councilmen James, Anderson Beyer and Braun, City Administrator Wurl, City Treasurer Hall and City Attorney Stewart present. The minutes of the meetings of March 20 and 27, 1961, were read and approved upon motion by Anderson, seconded by James, which carried unanimously. The Treasurer's report was read and discussed, and approved on motiQn by Anderson, seconded by Braun, and carried unanimously. Reserve Attorney Stewart is to draft resolution for the investment of fixed reserve funds Funds- in government~insured accounts, government securities or C. D.'s, also for the transfer resolution of Electric funds from the Central Bank and Trust Co. to ~itkin County Bank. Mayor Garfish will send reply to letter from Robert Mufti re taxes on land used for skating rink. The bills payable of the City were read an~ discussed, and a motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Beyer, to suspend Rule 19 and pay the amounts. Carried unanimously. Peoples' Heari6g. Whip Jones inquired about gasinstallation and asked if anyone from Council inten- ded to go to the meeting in Glenwood Springs on April 6. Louis Sparovic inquired about deed, and Attorney Stewart r~ferred to demand from East Aspen his attorney, Fred Mattson, for deed on property not in conflict with the Herron's. He Patent said Mr. Delaney expected to be in Aspen on Tuesday the 4th at which time this will be discussed. If he does not come., this will be held for next meeting. Mr. Garrish reported that he and Councilman Braun had met ~ith Judge Shaw to get Aspen additional %nformation in connection with the Aspen Skating Rink suit. Skating Rink CouncilmaR James will contact Chamber of Commerce re passes for citizens of Aspen to attend Design Conference sessions. Design Harry Cornell of the Portland Cement Association was introduced, and showed Council streets- a movie on soil cement for street paving. This process was then discussed, covering ' Soil cement approximate costs, soil test by qualified engineer and the work involved. Mr. Parker and Mr. Meline of Parker Associates weme~then introduced. Mr. Parker referred to their report for Gunnison and outlined their qualifications. He then ex- plained their proposal, and said they could not enter into a valid contraCt until Federal Street loan is approved. Their cost on a complete job, including brochure, plan~ and grade Engineering map, would be $13,250.00 with Federal loan, and $12750.00 without loan. He strongly recommended grade study for long range program. Mayor Garfish read a letter from Mrs. Kate Blakely thanking Council for the contri- bution to the Aspen Music Associates. Mr. Wurl referred to the false arrest coverage carried by Sheriff Herwick under which False the City force has presumably been co~ered, and he said there is some doubt that this arrest coverage would apply to City police. He informed Council about coverage available through coverage Silver State Ins. Co.- premium $200.00 a year. Wurl will write to the company under which the Sheriff is covered for full inf°rmation. The transfer of funds from the General, Electric and Water Funds to the Special Water Fund was then discussed. Attorney Stewart said that the amounts not actually bud- geted could be drawn under emergency trans~r of funds, or by registering warrants, or Trans of by ordinance. He will check this out and he and Wurl will draft ordinance for the trans- funds to Spec. fer of funds. Wurl said there is $21,792.65 in the Electric Operating Fund, $18,000.00 Water Fund in the Electric ~R-~Re-glee~F&e Contingency Fund. It w~s suggested that $20,000.00 be transferred from the General Fund and $10,000.00 from the Electric Operating Fund and $8,000.00 from the Electric Contingency Fund, to the Special Water Fund in order to com- plete the installation of the water system as planned. Mayor Garfish asked Mr. Stewart to get in touch with Mr. Melman re East Aspen Patent;. Discussed - chlorinators - Wurl to get bids. pipe - and Wurl will get bids on pipe for balance of installation at once. new well - Wurl had talked with D.R.C. Brown who told him that it would not be feasible for them to consider space to- the north of the ticket of.flee as they plan- Wellsite. ned to expand, but that they would deed to City a piece of landto the ~ast of the lift line for a wellsite. Wurl, Anderson and Braun will follow this up. Codification of ordinances - Mr. Stewart suggested recessing meeting until Saturday morning. Councilman Anderson will speak to Mr. Kelly, Supt. of Schools, about getting Codification some s~udents to read the ordinance. Bill Dunaway of the Aspen Times will find out of about the rate for a type for the publication-that can later be used in printing, ordinances. Mr. Stewart presente~the approval of PUC for the transfer of the scavenger service to Victor GOodheart, and the contract was signed by the Mayor and Clerk. A formal Trans of list of regulations is to be drawn up. scavenger service. In the interest of better public relations Mayor Garfish suggested that representa- tives from all civic groups meet for ~he discussion of policy. Land around the Glory Hole - remove from the agenda as none of the~ people contacted Land- Glory has indicated a desire to purchase. ~ Hole Still pending - Lot 45 in Ute Addition Ditch - Albouey Wagner Park maintenance- Beyer will follow up. Water rate adjustment - ordinance is being prepared. Metering all commercial places - hold off for a while. ./ Alley Alley in Block 82 - await further information from petitioners before preparing reso- ! Bi 82 lntion. -i : Leasing Leasing water - Maroon and Castle creeks - Letters have been sent by Attorney Stewart ~Water and it was suggested that those interested come in as a group. Lots - Paepcke Park City Lots Claimed by Wieben - Mr. Stewart has started action to quiet title. A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Beyer, to hire Norms Anderson as temp- Temp clerk~ orary clerk in the Water and Electric Departments. Carried unanimously. Water & Electr. A motion was made by Braun, seconded by James, to pay to the Hotel Jerome $250.00 Motion-fire a month for 24 hour fire calls effective April 1, 1961. Carried unanimously. calls. Discussed - reorganization of Fire Distric~ - Fire District Fund and responsibility Fire District. of Board to administer it - regular election will be in August but vacancies in mean- time will be filled by appointment. Discussed- Sanitation District and advisability of having drive to get more people Sanitation to hook up, and whether from health standpoint they could be~required to hook onto the District. sewer. Vault - plans being revised. Treat Building- drainage - suggest they contact Attorney Stewart Flora Dora Flora D6ra - hold up approval of license until they are current in 2% withholding tax. Stop signs Stop signs for Main St. - Wurl will have them put up. When most recently hired patrolman is not needed on force he will be used on maintenance. Report of City expenses for public - Wurl is preparing. Meeting recessed a~12:~5 AM until April 10, 1961 at 7:30 PM. Aspen, Colorado April 10, 1961 The meeting was re-opened by Mayor Garfish at 7:30 PM with Councilmen Braun, ~ Anderson, James and Beyer, City Administrator Wurl, City Treasurer Hall and City Atto~- [ <-~ ney Stewart present. A letter from the Cowboy Hall of Fame was read by Mayor Garfish and he arranged with Bill Dunaway to have a notice put in the Aspen Rimes proclaiming April 17, 1961 as Round-up Day, Mr. Beattle of the Public Service Company then referre~ to the decision of Glenwood Springs Council (4 to 3) to negotiate with Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Co. for a fran- chise. Also to the Public Service proposed franchise and notice to appear before Natural Gas Council on Mgy %, 1961, and that they had filed with PUC. He also said that the decision of Glenwood Springs would not affect their.proposal in Aspen, and that they would serve even though Glenwood accepted Rocky Mountain Co. proposal. When asked why they had changed from~their original decision that they wquld not serve Aspen without Glenwood~ Mr. Beattie said they now want to include Silt and New Castle for service. Discussion followed covering PUC certificate- that the City would require a performance bond - that rare would not change if Glenwood does not give them a franchise temperature correcting meters. A notice of application for franchise by Public Service Co. had been received in the office of the City Clerk on April 7, 1961. Mr. Newton, representing the Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Co., said they still want to go through with their proposal to Aspen, and that it has not changed. They intend to file with PUC this week. If certificate is granted they will serve Carbondale and Basalt with Glenwood ~prings, and will have pipeline in here by fall. They would post a performance bond. Discussion followed~i, in which several interested local people took part. Jim Moore asked both company representatives about serving areas outside Aspen. Both said they would serve and outlined the cost and added that pipeline must be reason- ably near customer. Each representative said his company would have adequate and trained personnel to service Aspen. Mr. Newton of Rocky Mountain requested Council to pass a resolution to negotiate with them so that franchise might be prepared at once, Glenwood Springs has not yet granted a franchise but has adopted a resolution to negotiate. Representatives will appear at Council meeting of May 1, 1961. Sam Caudill and Bert Bidwell showed plans and requested permission to use the Block 3 ~ i Alley Bi 3 alley behind Bidwell's house for landscaping. They said the zoning regular ohs re-. garding set-back would be met. The other interested property owner is Vandemoer, who, they said, would not object. Attorney Stewart will draw up a resolution, granting license to use the alley, for Council approval with extra copy for certification for Bidwell. Jim Moore asked if Council had received letter from Attorney Delaney re leases on Water leases Maroon Creek. Not yet received. Mr. Wurl reported that at the time of the dynamite explosion a car belonging to Gard- --~,. ncr Eberhardt was damage~ and the estimated damage is $95.30. A motion was made by Braun Car damage seconded by James, to allow damage claim up to $95.30 and charge the Water Dept. Carried Eberhardt unanimously. Wurl will obtain the necessary release. Wurl also said that Norma Anderson is working part time, and. that Earle Jenkinson Water Dept. is reconciling the Water accounts. Accounts Mr. Stewart~ said that he had not heard from the petitioners for the closing of the alley in Block 82. No further action will be taken until they apply for a license to Alley use the alley. B1. 82 Sam Caudill inquired about trash accumulating behind Trader Ed's and the Mayor said ~ Trash- that the City is going to initiate a program for general clean-up as soon as the snow goes. park area Caudill also~referre~ to a plan to fix up an island in the REA area by the hospital bridge as a park for vacationists and Boy Scouts. Ordinance No. 4, Series of 1961, - An Ordinance Authorizing the Expenditure of $38,000 Ord~ 4, for the Further Improvement of the Domestic Water System of the City of Aspen, Colorado; 1961 and Declaring an Emergency to Exist, was read for the first time by Attorney Stewart. A motion was made by Beyer, seconded by Anderson, to adopt the ordinance and order it pub- lished. Carried unanimously. Colorado A certified copy of the ordinance is to be sent to the/State Tax Commission with information that the transfer of funds will be made by resolution. Attorney Stewart reported on the East Aspen Patent - Mr. Delaney met with him and they East Aspen looked over the properties, and Delaney indicated that they would present no difficulty Patent on those in question, and he will submit this in writing to Council. No action will be taken in the meantime. A general discussion of the natural gas matter followed. Mr. Stewart said if the City wished to be heard at PUC meeting, a franchise should be granted. It was decided that per- formance bond for ihe installation of the system within the required time should be a conslceration for adoption of a franchise, or included in the franchise. It was suggested that a fran- chise be lined up so that negotiations will be out of the way by the time the certificate Natural Gas is issued by PUC. The following resolution was prepared: WHEREAS the City of Glenwood Springs has authorized negotiations with ROcky Resolution Mountain Natural Gas Company for a franchise to serve Glenwood Springs, Negotiation with WHEREAS, The City Council for the Gity of Aspen have heretofore authorized Rocky Mtn. negotiations with Public Service Company and by reason of the action subsequently Nat'l Gas.Co. taken by Glenwood Springs, and by reason of the fact that Basalt and Carbondale have negotiated for franchises with Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Company, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Aspen are desirous of considering the best interests of the Roaring Fork Valley, and do here- by authorize the City Administrator and the City Attorney to negotiate terms'of a franchise with Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Company to be submitted to the City Council for its approval, and subject to such conditions as may be set by the City Council upon approval. A motion was made by 3amesw seconded ~by Braun, to adopt said resolution. Carried unanimously with all Councilmen present. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 PM upon motion by Beyer seconded by James.