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HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.reg.09051961September 5, 1961 The Board of County Cos®isaioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, met at 10:00 o'clock AM, September 5, 1961, with the following members present: Ohairman, Samuel W.. Howell; Co®isaioners Orest A. Gerbaz and T. J. Sardy; County Attorney Robert Delaney and County Clerk, Peggy E. Coble. Bills were audited, approved and ordered paid from the Various Funds as follows: ORDINARY FUND: $8,147.13 ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND:. 6,544.24 - COUNTY CLERK'S CLEARING FOND: 1,832.25 HOSPITAL IMPROVE[~NT FUND: 7,000.40 Cosmiasioner T. J. Sardy, advised that a donation of $2,500.00 had been received from Edgar Stern and the Six Foundation, with the uaderatanding that it beplaced in the Aspen Airport Improves~ent Fund, and that it might be used for Improvements on the Administration Building. The Commissioners unanimously agreed to accept the donation on the conditions. attached, and. to express the. Thanks of the County to Mr. Stern and" the Six Foundation. Mr. Charles Thomas again appeared before the Commissioners requesting that $1,000.00 be placed in the Budget for 1962 for .weed control. - - . It wqa reported to the. Coooaisaionera that Mr. R. E. Bube had requested some action by the County ip' connection with a situation whereby Mr. Dpbe acquired tax deed from the County a conveyance of 2/3rds interest in the Jasies G. Blaine. and Globe Lade Mining Claims, U.S.M.S, No. 6987, the Deed being recorded in Book 177., p Page 185, Pitkin County Clerk's Office, and being dated April 12, 1952. The problem arose from the fact that the same property had been previously deeded to Johnnie Hoagland on May 7, 1951, by Deed recorded in Book 177, Page 169. Examination of the minutes indicated that the notice of sale of these claims, pursuant to which Mr. ube submitted his bid, eontained eapresa reference to the fact that buyers moat investigate their own tit lea, a the County made no representation or warranty of title.. It was directed that the County Attorney advise Mr. Dub that the question as to who had the better `title as between himself and Mr. Hoagland would have to be settled between them, and the County could not participate; also, that ~shou ld Mr. Dube wish to apply for refund of the amount bid, the County would consider the matter. ~ Mr. Fred Glidden and Building I apector, James Markalunas, discussed with the Commissioners a request ~~ for rezoning the area known as Oklahoma Fats to R-b, Residential, with a 20 foot right-of-way, such request !~ sing from Russell Volk. It was agreed that such rezo ing would not be adviseable and that the street would be too narrow for snow removal. ~ The matter of a conconforming sign along Highway 82, Easterly of Aspen,-near the former Highlands odge, now Crestahaus, erected by Guido Meyer, was discussed. The Commissioners discussed thi s. matter with Mr. eyer, who agreed to cause the sign to be removed or otherwise conform to Zoning requirements. / Also discussed was the question of whether the gas fitting and other gas regulations appearing in the ppendix of the Uniform Building Dode were applicable based upon the adoption of that Code by the County ammiasionera. It was declared to be the intention of the Commissioners that the appendix relating to gas ttera be adopted, and the resolution of adoption of the Building Code was determined to include'thia appendix. Mr. Jeff Kell appeared before the Commieaionera to discuss the fencing contract with the County, and fter discussion, it was determined that Mr. Kell ahou ld be compensated in accordance with his vouchers aubmitte o the County for work performed, and also that a good job of fencing had been done. The Co®issionera met, pursuant to previous arrangements, with a special committee from the Holy Cross lectric Saeociation, cone fisting of Manager George Thurston, Attorney W. E. Parkison, and members Marsh and oesch. The meeting was arranged to diacusa relocation of the electric tranamiasion line to that it would not ease a hazard to flying aircraft utilizing the Aspen Airport. Mr. Thurston advised. that their estimate of cost f relocation would be around $4,000.00, sad that tobury it underground would cast about $10.00 per foot or nearly $20,000.00. It was agreed that Holy Cross Electric Aasoeiation and the Commissioners would cooperate in attempting to arrange for relocation of this line, and the Commisaionera would attempt to secure a right-of-way that the line could be taken up the Roaring Fork Channel to about the intersection of Brush Creek with the oaring Fork, and then taken back to the. present course along the highway. In the event such right-Of-way could i be obtained, then another meeting would beheld to discuss joint participation and financing of the relocation. lu Mr. Samuel Janzen and Mrs. Pat Maddalone appeared before the Commissioners to discuss the hospital ~ operation and construction program. It was reported that before the .Firs t-pf. January, 1962, the construction requirements, in order:ao mee4 contract. payments and equipment purehesag-would make it necessary to have an additional $20,000.00, which would ba paid after: January 1, 1962, to .the ,Honntyafrom Hill-Burton-Participation ederal Fonda. Accordingly, after discussion, uponmotion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the following resolution was-paase$: ~_. -..:..~ ~: ~ ~. _ ~. - ., .. ~ ~. r RESOLUTION. ~ .:. ~_ -:. :. .. WHEREAS, the Pitkin County Hospital Improvement Program will-be substantially completedin 1961 out of Federal moneys contributed through Che Hill-Burton Program, together with donated moneys and tax funds, AND WHEREAS, the County will not receive the Hill-Burton participating funds-until after completion f'^ of the buildings and final inspection, but is obligated-CO make payments to the Contractor in the meantime for ' 1 ouch construction, an emergency which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the adoption of the last budget, 4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County that there is ereby appropriated~fromthe Pitkin County Cm tingent Fund the sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00)'DBdaara to the Aoapital Improvement Fund, on the basis ;that the Hill-BUrtonpa=ticipating Federal moneys shall be used to reimburse moneys Hrawn from said Contingent Fund when received. _ Mr. Janzen also requea ted that'the Oounty bake e'teps toward grading and gravelling the driveway at the ew hospital wing.: Mr. Janzen also requested authority to requisitions government surplus jeep for snow removal and general hospital use and was authorized to take the matter up with the Civilian Defense Director on behalf of the County. ~ - ~ '~, Mr.Janzen also requested the members of the Hospital Board's tenure of office should be checked to be sure that appointments were made as they became due upon the expiration of terms. Mr. Janzen also Yeported that in coancection Cith the completion of the final phase, that the lobby in '~, the new hospital wing should have a fireplace; that the ~Hoapital,Board, the Architect, and Mr. Janzen recommends that it be included, and that the coat would not exceed $500.00. Thin adddtion was authorized. It was reported that the nevi hospital would probably be didicated between the firat'of December and Christmas 1961: The use -of -County Roads;-eudthe Airport, by Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Company for their transmission and distribution lines was discussed and the County Attorneywae requested to arrange a conference, with the suggestion .that Mr. Sohn Reid participate. '~ Notification was received fYOm Judge Clifford H. Darrow of the appointment of Donald Frank as Court eporter at an annual salary of ~$7 ,800:00, ofwhich Pitkin County wouldpap'20%. ~ - -Permission was-requested-f~rom'Frederic Benedict for authority ~to extend the water main on the bridge acrpea the Roaring Fork River east of Aspen, the line extending easterly from the Roaring Por,River to Park Avenue; then north an Park Avenue taHopkins, then east to the County Road, then South to Sm to Highway 82, then ) to AepenPark Subdivision. Permission was granted on the basis that'theexaaVH81?s..;,location, backfill, com- pacting,'~reatoration of surface, and~all otke r-conditiona~be approved by the County Engineer, that Mr. Henedict .. would be responsible for maintenance for one year and then correction of any damages caused by theline to the rood, and that the license for use thereof might at any time be discontinued in the event the water line was not properly maintained by Mr. Benedict, or hisaucceasors in interest or ownership. Also, that the County would not be ~reaponaible in the ieent of road relocation or reconstruction of the bridge. There being no further buainesa the Board adjourned to meet September 18, 1961 at 10:00 o'clock AM. ATTES~ f( ~ ~ APPROVED: =:6~~ ~ zrr(~~_ ~lerk Chairman