HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20180312Regular Meeting Aspen City Council March 12, 2018
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COUNCIL COMMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 2
CONSENT CALENDAR ............................................................................................................................. 2
Resolution #45, Series of 2018 – Parks Fleet Ventrac Replacement Contract ..................................... 2
Resolution #46, Series of 2018 – Parks Floral Supply Contract ........................................................... 2
Board Appointments ............................................................................................................................. 2
Minutes – February 26, 2018 ................................................................................................................ 2
ORDINANCE #6, SERIES OF 2018 ............................................................................................................ 2
EXECUTIVE SESSION ............................................................................................................................... 3
Regular Meeting Aspen City Council March 12, 2018
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At 5:00 p.m. Mayor Skadron called the regular meeting to order with Councilmembers Mullins,
Hauenstein, Myrin and Frisch present.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilman Hauenstein said we are a special town and we need to appreciate it.
Councilman Myrin said one percent of the respondents to the citizen survey said their quality of life is
poor, 94 percent rated it as excellent or good. Overall your point is supported by the survey. ACRA held
a listening session about Hopkins Avenue and parking. There was support in that meeting for the
downtowner and expanding the boundary. Restaurants support that. There is support for the efforts the
city implemented to reduce circling of cars. Hotel parking passes should be looked at and came up during
the conversation as well as construction parking. It was also suggestions to increase signage for the
public garage. He brought up the stop lights on Main Street again and suggested prioritizing more than
just one for pedestrians. Trish Aragon, engineering, said she believes we can change that and are working
on getting it changed. Part of it is us taking over the signal poles from CDOT. We are working out those
final details. CDOT is not receptive to it so we are working on an alternative solution involving us taking
over the signal poles. We will be back in a work session to talk about options. Mayor Skadron said now
is the time to try.
Mayor Skadron said Aspen Mountain is skiing fantastic right now. The Castle Creek bridge project will
be starting April 2nd. EOTC met last week and authorized funding for a study to look at pedestrians
crossing at Buttermilk. There was an update on RFTA polling results considering a ballot issue this
November concerning funding. They also gave an update on the transportation plan and discussed the
Castle Creek bridge project. He said at the RFTA meeting they discussed the prohibition of alcohol on
busses. It is a safety matter for drivers and passengers. They also talked about the ITSP plan update and
supplemental budget appropriations.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Board appointments
Mayor Skadron thanked Sheri, Teraissa and Megan for stepping up.
• Resolution #45, Series of 2018 – Parks Fleet Ventrac Replacement Contract
• Resolution #46, Series of 2018 – Parks Floral Supply Contract
• Board Appointments
• Minutes – February 26, 2018
Councilman Frisch moved to approve the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman Hauenstein. All in
favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE #6, SERIES OF 2018 – Proposed Land Use Code Amendment to Chapters 26.312, Non-
Conformities; 26.314, Variances; and 26.435, Development in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA).
Ben Anderson, community development, told the Council this is the first of many proposed amendments
to the land use code in response to the policy resolution from the last meeting. There are three changes
that are minor in scale with some time immediacy. The non-conformities and variance changes are
responding to realities. On the view planes change, during the moratorium, we had technical surveying
and the datum has changed a little bit. The elevations were 5.31 feet lower than they should have been.
This ordinance will correct that. Second reading is scheduled for March 26.
Councilman Myrin asked is the summary of non-conformities extending from 12 to 24 months so people
can get their paperwork in order. Mr. Anderson replied yes. He gave the example of a recent fire and the
current code did not permit the time to respond to it.
Regular Meeting Aspen City Council March 12, 2018
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Councilman Hauenstein moved to read Ordinance #6, Series of 2018; seconded by Councilwoman
Mullins. All in favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 6
SERIES OF 2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO LAND USE
CODE CHAPTERS 26.312, NON-CONFORMITIES; 26.314, VARIANCES; AND 26.435
DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS (ESA).
Councilman Frisch moved to adopt Ordinance #6, Series of 2018 on first reading; seconded by
Councilwoman Mullins. Roll call vote. Councilmembers Hauenstein, yes; Frisch, yes; Myrin, yes;
Mullins, yes; Mayor Skadron, yes. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Jim True, city attorney, recommended Council go in to executive session pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-
402(4)(a) The purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of any real, personal, or other property interest;
(b) Conferences with an attorney for the local public body for the purposes of receiving legal advice on
specific legal questions including potential litigation; (e) Determining positions relative to matters that
may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations and instructing negotiators and (f)
Personnel matters including the performance review of the city manager and city attorney.
At 5:30 p.m. Councilwoman Mullins moved to go in to executive session; seconded by Councilman
Frisch. All in favor, motion carried. At 8:15 p.m. Councilman Frisch moved to come out of executive
session; seconded by Councilman Hauenstein. All in favor, motion carried. Councilman Hauenstein
moved to adjourn; seconded by Councilman Frisch. All in favor, motion carried.
Linda Manning
City Clerk