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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19710125Resular Meeting ASPen. C'ity Council ~ ~January 257 1971 Meeting was called to order'.by Mayor Eve Homeyer at ~:'05 p,m. with cOuncilmen William Comcowich, Ross Griffin, jack Walls, Franci~ W~itaker, CitY A~t0~ney'A:lbert K~rn, City -~ . Manager Leon Wurl and Finance Director Dennis Veeder.~ ~ Councilman Whitaker m0v~ed to'apProve the minates of Jahuary~llth' as prepared and mailed Minutes by the City Clerk. SeConded~by~Councilman~Griffin. Ail in~fav0r~motign~carried. ~ Councilman Whi~aker moved to approve the minutes of January 18th as prepared and mailed by the City Clerk. SecOnded by councilmmn Griffin~ Ail in favor, mOtion carried. Doremus/Fleisher Company Rezoning Request - Councilman Griffin moved'tO deny the ~eqUest~' Doremus/Fleisheril for rezoning by the Doremus/Fleisher Company. Seconded by Councilman Comcowich. Company Rezoning. Council indicated they concur with the Planning and Zoning Commissions reasons for denial. Roll call vote - Councilmen Comcowich aye; Griffin aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. '~ Mr. Joe Luciani was present 'to explain his problems with Canyon Cable in obtaining cable Canyon Cable for his condominium building. ~ It was pointed out by Mr. Dunaway, for a large job~such as this, larger wiring is required and a delay occurred in waiting for the wire to arrive. City Attorney Kern pointed out' to Mr. Luciani,' t~ City does feel they are responsible even though this franchiseis non-exClusive and the City does have the authority to look into these matters. Mr. Dunaway reported his report on-extending a line to Red Butte S~bdivision has been submitted to Council. Civil Defense - Mr. Arthur Franklin was present and submitted a report entitled, "Civil. Defense Emergency Operations Plan". Mr. Franklin e~plained that this is a joint plan for both City and County with a budget of $1800.00, the main budget item being salary for Mr. Franklin of $1200.00. Presently have a prObl'em in Iocatingoffice space.. Haye gained recognition from the State and Federal Government so~that funds can be applied for~ The ~ main purpose of the civil defense office will be to coordinate and assist in natural or man made disasters. 1123 Regular Meeting Asp~.C~y.CQun~i? January. 25, !971 civil Council stated their concern over matching funds and the requirements that may have to be Defense met to obtain the funds. Some Programs may not be needed in this area. Council agreed to ~ table this item until the next regular meeting so that the report can be reviewed by Council. Malls Malls Councilman Walls moved to ask the Planning and Zoning Commission to study the mall area and submit a report to Council. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. Ail in favor, motion carried. Happy Hearth Mr. Steve Mills, Pitkin County representative for Colorado Mountain College was present Inn - Colo. Mtn. and request Council consider the use of the Happy Hearth Inn as an educational/recreational College arts and crafts center.~designed for City and County use. Mr. Mills submitted a list of organizations that would fall under this proposed use. Council stated their concern for this approach for the building and it was stated the use the building is put to should support the expenses of the building. Mail Delivery Mail Delivery - Suggestion was made a committee be formed to investigate mail delivery. Mayor Homeyer appointed Councilman Griffin to head a committee consisting of a member, of the Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Professional Association. Council request a report be submitted to Council within three weeks. Floradora Correspondence from Attorney Ronald Austin was submitted relating to the beer and wine Beer & Wine application before Council for the Floradora. Mr. Austin request time to meet the health License and sanitation requirements. ~ ' .~'~ · · ~' City Attorney Kern pointed out all reports should be submitted prior to the setting of a hearing date and it is the responsibility of the City to notify the applicant at least 5 days prior to the hearing of any problems in the application. Council instructed the City Clerk to schedule liquor hearings only after all papers and reports required have been filed. Attorney Kern explained the health and sanitation report was submitted following the Council's hearing on the application due to the sanitarian being absent from the City. Councilman Whitaker moved to grant a continuance in the matter of the Floradora for a beer and wine license until palns are Submitted to the Building Inspector and Health and Sanitation~Department an~until suc~ time as the plans~have been 'approved. Seconded by' Councilman Walls. Ail in favor,~ motion carried.~ Board of Board of Adjustment Structure - Mrs. Eleanor Hubbard, Chairman of the Board of Adjustment, Adjustment was present and s~ated to the: Council thel-concensusof' the member's of' the B'oard is that' Structure a five member board is more efficient than a seven member hoard, only problems do exist if one member is absent or a member has to abstain along with a requirement of four affirmative votes. Suggestion was made by the Board to have two alternate members to draw from when members are absent, etc. ~ ~ ~ Council stated they disagreed with alternates: (1) they tend not to be as interested as a board member should be; (2) if a member is absentat! a certain meeting, alternate~h.ears the case and then the member, returns and desires~ to~ vot~e~6n~ the case, this Could-cause problems. City Attorney Kern Pointed out a member can be absent and then if~ the board adjourns or continues the case, the absent membar~ can be apprised of the hearing data and vote on the case. Councilman Comcowich moved that the City keep the Board of Adjustment as presently constituted wlth 5 members and a requirement of~4 affirmative votes. Seconded by Council- man Whitaker. Roll call vote- CoUncilmen Comcowich aye; Griffin aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. It was pointed out Mr. Luther Albright will be resigning from the Board of Adjustment due to his moving out of the City. Council request the City Clerk so advertise the vacancy. Golf Course Golf Course Property - Manager Wurl informed the Council at the City Council study session Property it was agreed a master plan for the golf course property should be made. Mr.~Bartel, Regional Planner, stated he had talked to the Pres%dent of the school board, Mr. Peter Guy, and the school is still interested in the use of the building buy only as a temporary measure. Presently looking for a site to construct an elementary school. Councilman G~iffin moved to. establish the basis of the. Master Plan on a nine (9) hole course. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Regular Meeting Aspen .City Council January 25~ 1971 Semi-annual report of the Policemen's Pension Fund was submitted. Police Pension Fund Manager Wurl stated sales tax collections (county wide) for January of 1971 are $43,744.24 ~" 5.1% of the total estimated; 1970 for January $31,684.71 representing 4% of the estimated Sales Tax total. $799,292.15 is the total tax collected in 1970. Report Delivery Trucks ~ Manager Wurl explained he woul&give a more detailed report at the next Delivery meeting. Basically the delivery truck people are asking for more one-way alleys and some Trucks additional loading zones. Councilman Walls moved to read Ordinance #1, Series of 1971 on first reading by title Ordinance #1, only. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. Ail in favor, motion carried. 1971 - Alley Vacation - Block ORDINANCE #1, SERIES OF 1971, AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 40, 40, Hallam Addn. HALLAM'S ADDITION TO THE CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN, AND RESERVING EASEMENTS FOR UTILITIES was read by title only 1.by the City Clerk on first reading. Councilman Whitaker moved to adopt Ordinance #1, Series of 1971 on first reading by title only. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Roll call vote - Councilmen Whitaker aye~ Walls aye; Griffin aye; Comcowich aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. Dyer Property - City Attorney Kern reported he had met with Mr. Dyer's attorney and asked Dyer Property him to provide certain elements of proof on the title. Leased Parking - City Attorney Kern request guidance from Council in preparing an ord- Leased Parking inance pertaining to the leased parking. Understand the City desires to change the requirements to read leased parking from the City only with funds earmarked for parking structures or other parking facilities. Suggestion was made that the working of, "or bonafide structure" be stricken until such time as a bona fide structure is built. Council instructed City Attorney Kern to draft an ordinance along these lines. Vehicle Purchase - Manager Wurl submitted a breakdown of the cost of purchasing four Vehicle Purchase vehicles thraugh the State. Funds are budgeted for these vehicles. Councilman Comcowich moved to authorize the City Manager to purchase four vehicles from the State as outlined. Seconded by Coumcilmmn Griffin. Roll call vote - Councilmen Comcowich aye; Griffin aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye.. Motion carried.. One Way Street Report - Councilman Walls moved to table the one way street report made by One Way the State. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. Ail in favor, motion carried. Street Report Leased Parking Locati'ons - Final report and recommendation from the City Engineer was Leased Parking submitted. Councilman Whitaker stated he would rather see the City acquire the land Locations rather than lease. Council stated they would discuss acquisition of parking locations in executive session. Councilman Griffin moved to table official action on the City Engineer's report at this time. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Legislative Committee Meeting - Manager Wurl reported he had been to the meeting last Legislative week Thursday and Friday. The bill on County home rule went very well, the RSA bill is Meeting oriented more towards Denver and the metropolitan area. As the bill stands at this time, seven items are included as joint projects, none of which are the ones presently unde~ Pitkin County and City of Aspen~RSA program. Councilman Comcowich r~quest Council instruct the Election Commission to formulate their plans through their Chairman, meet according to the Charter and outline their~ functions and what they are going to do and so inform the Council. Council so~ instructed. City Clerk Graves reported the first meeting of the Election Commission will be held about the first of February. Opera House - Opera House Repairs - Manager Wurl stated he has asked Charles Collins to Opera House take a look at the Opera House from a structural standpoint and report back to the City Manager. Councilman Comcowich moved to go into executive session at 6:15 p.m., seconded by Council- man Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Council reconvened into regular session~ whereupon Councilmmn Griffin moved to adjourn. Seconded by Councilman Comcowich~ Ail in favor, meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. i Lorraine Graves, Czty Clerk