HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.reg.12191960The Board of County Co®iasionera of Pitkin County, Colorado, met a[ 10:00 AM, December 19, 1960,
the following members present: Chairman, Oreat A, Gerbaz; Commissioners T. J, Sardy and Samuel W. Howell;
t Delaney, County. Attorney; and. Peggy B. Coble, Clerk.
Bills were audited approved and nrddeed paid from the Various Funds as follows:
- OLD AGB PENS ION .FUND: $1,337.13 HOSPITAL FUND: $3,.856..14
PUBLIC WELFARE FUND: 5,872.84
HOSPITAL L~ROVEMENT FUND 1~ 636.80-,
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At the request of Lloyd Speckman, Welfare Director, his salary atthe present time is to remain
a[ Step III as set by the State.
Mr. Leon Wurl and Mr .. Frederic Benedict appeared before the Commissioners requesting that_the COUn[y
oneeat to the annexation to the City, of Aspen of lands owed by.Pitkin County in the Hoag Hntry. After
iacuas ion, on motion duly. made and seconded,. unanimously adopted, it wasresolyed that land belonging to
Pitkin. County located within the Hoag Entry. would be included im Annexation proceedings to the City_of Aspen an
that the Chairman andClerkare authorized to execute on behalf of the Countya petition for annexation [o the
ity, when the same da presented. _
Mr. Leon Wurl, on behalf of the City. of Aspen,. requested that theCounty.~oin in asking that the
- olorado State Patrol assign an officer to Aspen, and [he County.Attorney waa. authorized and directed to make
such request.
The matter of improvement in communications was .also discussed, to include both fire calla, police
ells and otherpublic communications.. IC was auggeated that i[ would be extremely helpful if a radio station
ouldbe installed an the Colorado State Patrol frequency with transmitting and receiving facilities to be
located near the Sun Deck. The coat of .such installation was also discussed,. and it was auggeated that the
ounty Attorney discuss with repreaentativea of Garfield County and the Cityof Glemaood Springs, the poaeib ilit
f setting up and operating a combined communications center and that if .that was agreeable, then the Colorado
State Patrol be requested to make a study of the$roblem. -
Mr..D. R. 0.. Brown discussed with theCommisaionera the matter of selling dumpite from Cowenhoven
roperty dump and stated be would sell the same as the same price as [he City pays for it. which he claimed to
e 254 per yard.
Mrs. Pat 1jladdaline appeared on behalf of the Pitkin County Hospital management and the Coamise toners
uthorized voucher for $1,856.14 covering operating deficit. Mra. Maddalone advised that Mr. Robert Zrwin,
chitect on the new hospital work, had recommended changes in the contrac t. with Meir Construction Company
nd requested approval of the Commissioners of the same. After discussion, the changes were approved as follows
Item 1: Plugging the roof drain, approved for $28.39 additional
Ttem 2: For improved ventilation, approved for $18.40
Item 3: Water softeners, approved with the Hospital Administrator and Architect to make selections
among the alternatives proposed.
Item 4: For outside water service, approved in the sum of $833.57
Item 5: A soft water line was approved
Item 6: Drain for water softener. approved
Item 7: Additional soil pipe approved
Item 8: By-peas meter, not recommended, and therefore mt approved
It was requested that the architect prepare a specific change order to be signed bythe Architect,
the contractor -and the Commiaeionera.. _ - _: -- ~ - -~ ~ ~ -~-- ~ ~ ~ -
Coamieaioner Howell moved, which motion was seconded by. CommiselonerSardy, and unanimously adopted,
that County-Surveyor.G.. E. Buchanan be authorized and directed to bring [he zoning map up [o date making ~'
orrec[iona and ~changea: in .accordance with Reaolutiona~~of.ahis. Board affentipg.. the zoned. area ofthe-County.
- ,At the suggestion ofyMra~. Pat Maddalone,.oa behalf .of [he..Pitkin.Cou¢ty.HOapitaLAdminiatration,
m motion duly made,aeconded and unanimously adopted it was directed that the-sum of$16,020.30 be~trdnafePred
ram Pitki¢County Hospital Operating. fund to.[he Pitkin Copnty.Hoapltal capital improvement fund.
Mr. Laurence Elisha and Mr. John Oyharcabal were appointed as membera.of..the Television Committee
to represent [he County. The following reaolutron was on motion duly made, seconded, upanimously adopted:
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RESOLUTION,. -. .. .. _ ..
WFIERF.AS,.televiaion has been. made available at Aspen and in the surrounding comrm:nity through the
nstalAatiw of two translaLOr~a£atiwa:on.~Smuggler Mountai¢;.one at.the. Sundeck and..one on.Sunlight Peak, such
facilities for [he benefit of the public, .and the Commies ionera-nave cetermmea cnxr. ~~ waaiu ~_ .•• ~~= r~~=-~
i / interest .for the Cqunty.tm assist and~partic ipate, in-the installation, maintenance and operation of television
slay and translator fac ilitiea-requiredto provide-television to-.residents of Pitkin..County, on-a joint
articipation basis, and havemade: an appropriation in the 196E budget_for that_purpoae, and -
-WHBRFAS, it is deemed necessary and desirable to provide for the management, operation, maintenance
" nd use of such fac ilitiea, ~ -
NOW, TNERBFORE,.be it resolved liy the Board of County Commissioners of ..Pitkin County Colorado, that
the Countywill undertake to participate and assist the operation„and-maintenance of.televiaion translator and
slay facilities fox the ultimate purpose of providing :television to as many, of the residents of Pitkin County
a shall be deemed feasible,~without excessive coat, and to that.end does.hereby createa committee to be
nown as the "Television Aommittee~T, which shall consist. of"three persona, xesidenta of Pitkin County, to be
ppointed by-the Commissioners, iq staggered texms,..of one,year,".two years and three yeare,.who shall. hold..thei~
ositiona until their auccessora are appointed-and qualified. In the event of death, resignation, removal or
they season deemed sufficient by the Commissioners, .members of said committee may be replaced from time to
time.
The Television Committee aha11 have the following reaponaibilities and duties:
1. To tAce charge of, manage, operate, maintain,. control and supervise the television translator,
relay .and other facilities now in existence, together with the replacements, additions, additional
or new installations, and other facilities which may be obtained or provided.
2. To provide maintenance, repairs, replacements, parts, accessories and other facilities needed to
to properly operate said equipment and to comply with governmental rules and regulations.
3. To obtain, and accept rights-of-way, easements and licensee as may be necessary for the installat,
" ~ :. operation and..maiatenance of auch~.fac ilitiea --- - ~ ~-° -
4.. To conductfund drives,-eplic it,..accept and:.receivecontrl6utions to be used for-the. sole and
exclusive purpose of ouch television facilities.
5. To purchase and obtainauch"parts,:.supplies,-..tools. and-equipment as.may_be required from time to
time to adequately and rpoperly. maintain, operate such facilities and keep the same in compliance
with laws, rules and regulations; provided thatno purchase, contract or.. other commitment for the
expenditure of money of the County shall be made ox entered into by the Oommitteewithout first
obtaining approval of the Board of County Commieaionera.
6. To install, operate and maintain television facilities to other. areas of the County under the
` following conditions:
a.- Wlieneve="snycommittee or group of residents of .Pitkin County shall request-the Ynstallation
of television facilities to nerve their area, and shall indicate a willingness to organise,
,a ""- - participafe~~in financ iaL"requirements and`"to otherwise ~cdoperate;"the-Television Committee
shall thereupon make an investigation to determine the feasibility, number of .persona to be
served, extent of,.participating contribution that may reasonably'be expected, approximate cos
' and other pertinent details affecting the installation, and shall thereupon report to the
~ Commissioners, who will then indicate whether the County will participate is such inatallatic
- and extent and conditions of .panic ipatioh in the event the same is authorized.
The minutes of the meeting of December.5, 1860 are hereby. amended~to include the followingreaolu[ion
hick was unanimously adopted: ".
BHSOLUTION
WHEABAS, by virtue of 1960 Amendment to the Colorado statutes,. Section 114-1-1CRS 1953, prmddes that
any .County may. own and operate public recreation facilities,"playgrounds and television relay ,and translator
facilities; and may acquire, equip and maintain, land, buildings or other recreational facilities either within
or without the corporate limits of rams er.caties and expend funds therefore and for all purposed connected
therewith, and
WHBBEAS,.there hasheretofore been .expended donated funds is exeesa of Fourteen Thousand Dollars.
($14,000.00) for the installation and maintenance by [he Aspen Television Committee to provice aelevision aer-
ice to the area surrounding Aspen, and other parts of theCounty, and _
WEO3REA.S, [here was included in the Cwnty Budget for the fiscal year 1961 [he sum of Five Thousand
facilities to comply with Federal Communication Commission standards, I
NOW, THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of County Commisaionexa of Pitkin County, Colorado, that
the Aspen Television Coom<ittee is hereby authorized anddirect to proceed as rapidiy and expeditiously as
possible in acquiring the necessary parts, and performing the-necessary modifications to cause the VHF broad-
cast translator stations now in existence, being two on Smuggler .Mountain, one~atthe Sundeck and one a[ Sun-
light Peak, all to comply withFederalCommunicatiom Commission regnlationaand that such part-of said
appropriation of Five Thousand-Dollars ($5,000.00) as shall. be~required for such-purposes iehereby made avails
ble, to be paid outby the County Commissioners on proper voucher and warrant for such purposes. "
The following resolution was~unanimbusly adopted:
RESOLUTION -
WHEREAS,Mr. Fred Glidden, Mr:William Field .and others have appeared before the Commissioners to
discuss the matterof devising ways and means to construct a new library, withenlarged and expanded libraryfa
facilities, to serve the needs of Pitkin County, such Library to be cons[ructedat or near A pen, Colorado, and
[hey--:further indicated their willingness-to donate their time",-efforts and services for such purposes, and have
indicated that substantial financial contributions might reasonably-be expected for such library facilities
a dsconatruction in the event careful and proper planning were accomplished, and "
WfB:REAS, the Coamiasionere recognize that the cons[ruc tlon of a new library building and the
expansion and enlargement of library. fat ilities would be of great benefit to the County, and .desire to lend
their suppose and cooperation to thelibrary program,
NOW, .THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Co®iasioners of Pltkin.County, Colorado,. that
there ie hereby created a special committee to be known and designated ae the "Pitkin County. Library Planning
Committee", which committee shall consist of nine (9) perona tobedesignated and appointed by the Board of
County Commissioners, one-third of whom shall serve for. one year,.. one-third for two years, and"on@-third for
three years after appointment and until their successors are appointed. Members of such committee may be
replaced from time to time in the event oS death, resignation, removal orfor good cause, and members whose
terms have expired shall serve until their successors are appointed.
The duties and functions of"the Special LibraryCommittee shall be asfollowa:
1. To meet from time to time, elect such officers among theCOmmittee as the membership thereof
deem desirable, and also adopt each rules of procedure-as the membership deem necessary.
2. To make a careful and detailed study of the library"facilities, needs and requirements for
Pitkin County, and to prepare a comprehensive and detailed plan for the construction of library
building, the furnishing, equipping :and operation thereof fox the use andbenefit of the resident
of Pitkin County, and including plans for the best utilization and conversion of existing
facilities of .the County.Library..
3. To solicit and Yeceive:'denations and contributions for the purposes-herein enumerated, a1L of
which money shall be deposited in the office of the Pitkin County 9seasurer and there credited
' to a special fund to be known and termed as "Pitkin County Special Library.Fund", disbursements
"fromwhichahall bemade under order of the Board of County Commies inners inthe manner provided
. for county expenditures.
and
4. To consult with such architects, technicians, spec ialiata( other persons that the Committee may
deem i[ advisable for the purpose of carrying outthe objet to of [his resolution; provided, that
the Committee shall not incur any obligations by: the way of contract or otherwise and shall not'
attempt to expend any money which might constitute a Countyobligation, or involve disbursement
of funds in [be-hands of thePitkin Couhty Treasurer, without first obtaining approval of the
Board of. County Commissioners.
The Committee shall,from time to time, report to theCOmmisaioaera giving .[heir recommendations
and the results of their findings and investigation relating to County. Library Facilities.
6. CAt shch time as the libraryfacilities sha1L be constructed and completed i[ da contemplated that
the new Library facilities, together-.with such books, fixtures and equipment ae:the,Library
Committee shall deem. salvable, from the existing. Library whall conatitute_the County. Library
[o be operated and maintained es the Pitkin County Library.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted: '~~
" RESOLUTION
RBSOLVED, that this Board herebgaapproapa a certain Agreement with The Slate Highway Commission of
Colorado, a public corporation, for the-use and 'benefit of the Department of Highways of [heState of Colorado,)
dated December 19, 1960, whereb [he County hoe-reviewed andapproved the Geometric Standards designated to
govern theconatruction of a Federal Aid SecondaryProject to consist ofimprovementaon State Highway No. 133,
beginning at Carbondale and extending-Southerly to Redstone, as per-terms of said agreement on behalf of
Pitkin County by signatures of .the entire Board. "
There n no further business the Board adjourned to meet December 30, 1960 to allow salaries.
APPROVED• ~/mar-~«iI ~-~
Clerk Chairman