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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19670116 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Robert Barnard at 3:45 p.m. with Councilman David E. Stapleton, Clyde Clymer, City Attorney Janet Gaylord, City Administrator Leon Wurl and City Treasurer Sam Lum. Accounts paYable given to Councilman Stapleton to check. ~;Janss Bldg. Janss Corporation BUilding- Officials from the Janss Corporation proposed they Cooper St. would be willing to fasten metal studs to the exterior side walls and put 1" plaster which would exceed the 2 hour standard required. The front and back walls, take off the wood siding and put on 5/8" or 1/2" sheet rock and put siding back on which would bring these walls up to the 1 hour.or an alternate on the back wall, since it would be cheaper, to plaster over the wood siding. The interior walls presently have 5/8" sheet rock which is up to standard except for a couple of petitions which are plywood. Would like to leave the interior walls as they are, feel with the sprinkling system and changes made tO the exterior walls this would be sufficient. Roger Mahnke, City Building Inspector, agreed this proposal would be acceptable. Councilman Kuster arrived. Due to weather conditions, Council agreed to give the Janss Corporation till July 1, 1967 to bring the building up to standard as proposed, City to issue a temporary certificate of occupancy. CoUncilman McEachern arrived. ORDINANCE #1, SERIES 1967, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE WHOLE COST OF THE Ord.#1 IMPROVEMENTSMADE IN AND FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 66-1, IN THE CITY OF St.Imp.#66-1 ASPEN, C · OLORADO, ~PPROVING A~ CONFIRMING THE APPORTIONMENT OF SAID COST TO EACH LOT OR TRACT OF LAND IN SAID DISTRICT; ASSESSING A SHARE OF SAID COST AGAINST EACH LOT OR TRACT OF LAND IN THE DISTRICT; PRES~IMING THE MANNER FOR THE COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY was~ read in ,full for ~he second time by the City Clerk. Councilman Kuster made a motion to adopt Ordinance #1, Series 1967 as read in full for the-second time. .Seconded by Councilman Clymer. 'Roll call'vote '- Councilmen Clymer aye; Kuster aye; McEachern aye; 'Stap~ton.aye. The Council minutes of January 3rd were approved with the following exception. Minutes City At:orney request provisional be stricken. Councilman Stapleton made a motion that Provisional City At~orney~be amended to read City Attorney. ~Seconded by Councilman McEachern. All in favor, motion carried. Appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission to replace King Woodward Appoint.Mead and Jack Walls whose letter of resignation was read by Mayor Barnard. Councilman Metcalf P&Z Stapleton made a motion to appoint Mead Metcalf to the Planning and Zoning Commission. to replace King Woodward. Seconded by Councilman McEachern. All in favor, motion carried. Council agreed to table replacement for Jack Walls on the Planning and Zoning Commission. 3.2 Beer License renewal for Tom's Market was reviewed by Council. Councilman Tom's Market Clymer made a motion to approve the 3..2 beer renewal for Tom~s Market. Seconded by 3.2 renewal. Councilman McEachern. Roll call vote - Councilman Kuster aye; Stapleton aye; Clymer aye; McEachern aye. The following rooming house appticationa were submitted and reviewed by iCouncil: Rooming House Holiday House, Mountain Chalet; AAA RQss Hotel, Hillside Lodge and the Garret~ CounCilman Kuster made a mo'~on to. renew the ~rooming house licenses for the Holiday House, Mountain Chalet, AAA Ross Hotel, Hillside Lodge and the Garret. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen McEaehern aye; Kuster aye; Stapleton aye; Clymer aye. South Side Annexation - Wurl request Council hold a special meeting for filing South Side of the petitions on the South Side Annexation. Annexation Councilman Stapleton made a motion to set a special meeting January 24th at 5:00 p.~ 'i City Council Chambers to receive the petitions for the South Side Annexation. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. All in favor, motion carried. The following Resolution was read in full by the City Attorney: Winterskol RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the 16th Annual Wintersk~l will Be celebrated in Aspen from Friday, January 20th through Saturday, January 28th; AND, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen wishes to lend its encouragement and support fo this celebration, and desires that every resident and visitor do likewise; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aspen that all adult residents and visitors being present on the streets and highways of the City of Aspen at any hour of the day or night from January 20th to January 28th, 1967, shall be required to wear a WinterSk~l button and shall be required to exhibit same upon request; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any such person who fails to exhibit said Winterskol button upon request shall be subject to a fine or other cruel and unusual punishment, same to be prescribed by the Mayor of the City of Aspen. DATED THIS i6th DAY OF JANUARY, 1967. Considerable discussion followed as to enforcing of this Resolution. Every- one was assured the Resolution wa s prePared only in jest with the Winterskol celebration. Councilman McEachern ;made a motion to adopt the foregoing Resolution. Seconded by Councilman Kuster. Ail in favor, motion carried. Final pay estimate to T. L. Benson for the sidewalk project was submitted. Councilman Stapleton moved to pay the final pay estimate to T. L. Benson in the amount T.L.Benson of $649.61. Seconded by Councilman McEachern. Roll call vote CounCilmen Kuster Sidwalks pay aye; McEachern aye; Clymer aye; Stapleton aye. estimate Wurl stated this would be advertised before payment woUld be made. Red Mountain Water - Council agreed to offer the group of present City water Water-Red Mt. users on Red Mountain $500.00 toward the system per tap. Councilman McEachern made a motion the City pay $500.00 per tap on the basis of those people presently being billed for water service by the City, located in the proposed Red Moutnain Water Expansion. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Stapleton aye; Kuster aye; McEachern aye. Conm~unications - Wurl reported the funds necessary for establishing and operating around-the-clock radio and telephone communications would come from the 24 hour contingency and present police budget, cost approximately $12,000. communications Councilman Clymer made a motion to authorize City Administrator Leon Wurl to set up a 24 hour communications sytem. Seconded by Councilman Kuster. Roll call vote - Councilmen Stapleton aye; McEachern aye; Clymer aye; Kuster aye. Pay Estimate to Grant and Company was submitted. Councilman Stapleton made Grant & Co. a motion to pay Grant and Company $3593.72 for December pay estimate. Seconded Pay Estimate by Councilman Clymer. Roll Call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; Clymer aye; Stapleton aye; McEachern aye. Aspen Chamber and Tourist Bureau - Councilman Stapleton stated the committee has interviewed and reviewed 11 applications and read the following proposal from ]hamber & Tourist Friedl Pfeifer which the committee had selected, ureau Director Dear Mayor Barnard: Friedl Pfeifer I want to thank you for your expression of confidence in asking me to help establg~h an organization designed to promote the Aspen Image. After my initial conversation with you, I have given the matter considerable thought and consider the job a challenging opportunity. In order to make this project successful, the following objectives are presented. 1. Initially we will determine what steps are necessary to establ~Ah prompt Aspen Chamber and efficient communications with all businesses and other organizations in Aspen. & Tourist Bur Director 2. Conduct irmnediately, on a hard-sell basis, a campaign on the local level to convince the community that Aspen and everyone living here is engaged in the resort business and that tourism is not 99% of our economy but 100%. 3. Update and establish an efficient and non-wasteful mailing list. 4. Outline and clearly de, ne the duties and objectives of the new Aspen pro- motional organization. 5. Study and establsih policy concerning summer and fall advert~ing programs within the limits of the present available budget. It is essential that the following restrictions be observed: the office shall not be used as a fund raising office or as a meeting place except for bureau business. The director shall be expected to attend those meetings designated by the bureau office. No one is to issue any directives to the bureau director except through me. The reason for these restrictions is to enable the bureau to concentrate and direct its full effort to achieve the following promotional philosophy: 1. Maintain a constant alert that Aspen's visitors and guests are to be treated with complete hospitality. 2. Make it mandatory that complete honesty be the premise on which we deal wi~h the public. 3. Select and fully support only those programs and events that are of top quality and in keeping with the Aspen image and the season at hand. 4. Programs and events that have the complete support of the cormnunity will be given concentrated attention and carried to conclusion in the same spirit. 5. A promotion campaign on cleanliness and a constant effort to live by a code based on a program Of perpetual improvement. In order to effect these objectives the following steps must be taken: 1. The hiring of another individual as a working director at ~ salary of $800.00 per month. 2. Employment of a secretary at a salary of $400.00 per month, and if needed, hiring of a part-time office girl at $200.00 per month. 3. Ail employment contracts are to be limited to a 3-months trial basis. 4. Additionally, funds wilt'be needed for office equipment, supplies and furniture. 5. An expense account must be available for the director and myself that is not to exceed $200.00 per month. It is understood that any money spent from this account will be accompanied with a bill stating the date, place, names and reason for the expenditure. 6. In the case of any special circumstances, the office should be able to obtain amounts in excess of $50.00 by presenting the reason to the City Administrator for his approval without the necessity of working d~rectly ~through the City Council or Chamber directors in each case. I want to make it clear that I will only accept this appointment without financial compensation, and will not be ~ representative'for any individual or group. I took forward to this challenge solely out of a deep and long=standing community interest. In closing I want to emphasize that my thinking is based on a long-range plan designed to maintain a high level image for Aspen and the numerous unique programs that are and have been a part of this resort area for nearly twenty years. Should my proposals be accepted, I would like to have a vote of confidence for this project from the City Council, Chamber of Commerce, the Restaurant Association and the Aspen Lodge Owners Assocation. Sincerely yours, /s/ Friedl Pfeifer Councilman Stapleton m~de a motion that the City Council of the City of Aspen appoint Friedl Pfeifer as head of the Aspen Chamber and Tourist Bureau. Seconded Friedl Pfeifer by Councilman McEachern. Roll call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; McEachern aye; Stapleton aye; Clymer aye. Discussed the Aspen Chamber and Tourist Burea~ sponsoring a skier from Garmisch, in connection with the Sister Cities Project, for the Roch Cup Races. _/ Roch Cup Racer Would cost approximately $650.Q0 tq come from the Aspen Chamb~er and ~ourist Bureau budget. The Ski Corporation is sponsoring 2 skiers, Highlands 1 skier. Councilman McEachern made a motion if the Aspen Chamber and Tourist B~meau sees fit to bring a skier for the Roch Cup races to Aspen, the City will authorize the expenditure of $600.00. Seconded by Counci~lman~Stapl~on. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Stapleton aye; McEachern aye; Kuster aye. ~ Dump - Wurl ~eques~t the City authorize the entire~ payment in case negoiations with the County break down, the CitY will m~ke the entire payment. CouD~y.has not Dump Payment paid their share of the payment made by'the City in i966. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to pay the dump payment in the amount of $14,000. Seconded by Councilman McEachern. Roll call vote - Councilmen MC-Eahhern aye; Clymer aye; Kuster aye; Stapleton aye. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to pay the billssas submitted. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; McEachern aye; Clymer aye; Stapleton aye. Discussed opinion from the City Attorney on the Employee Registration application question "Have you ever been convicted of other than a minior traffic Emp. Registration violation". City Attorney feels this should read "Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in a court of record. "Council agreed this change should be made a~d instructed the police department to revise the employee reg- istration application question to read "Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in a court of record". . Discussed requirement of bonds for police magistrates court. Wurl stated ~ the schedule of bonds was approved by the Police Magistrate, this is the only way Bonds Polio.-~. Court ~ to guarantee appearance in court, feels this should be teft up to the discretion of the Police Department. Wurl to review the bond schedule. Letter of resignation from Police Magistrate Yvonne Kirkland effective I March 1st was read by Mayor Barnard. Police Magistrate Resignation Addendum showing change in percentage of stock ownership was submitted to Hotel Jerome Council for the Hotel Jerome. Letter of intent b.eing sent to David Barbee as relates to the South Side Annexation was read by Leon Wurl, to vacate the alley in Block 60 Eames Addition David Barbee and a portion on the corner of Juan and Garmisch Street. South Annex. Councilman Kuster made a motion to authorize Administrator Wurl to send the letter of intent to David Barbee. Seconded by Councilman Stapleton. Roll call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; McEachern aye; Clymer aye; Stapleton aye. Council instructed the City Attorney to draft a Resolution in support of Sales & Use Tax a Bill for an Act Authorizing Towns and Cities in this state to impose municipal Amendment sales and use taxes as submitted by the Colorado Municipal League. Hans Gramiger submitted the answer received from the Denver Post, due to Mr. Gramiger Handbills notifying the Denver Post the stuffers of film advertising in the Denver Post were cluttering the ~spen streets. Also submitted handbills which were put on cars by the Woodlander. Council instructed Administrator Wurl to handle these two problems. ~ Councilman Clymer stated he saw Timroth Enterprises and O. Louis Wille driving to the dump with trash uncovered. Councilman McEachern moved to adjourn at 5:35 p.m. seconded by Councilman Kuster. Ail in favor, meeting adjourned. - .-~-o~a~ne Graves, City ~lerk