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HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.reg.12041961December 4, 1961 The Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, met at 8:00 o'clock AM, December 4, 1961 I with the following present: Chairman, Samuel W. How811; Commissioners Oreat A. Gerbaz and S. J. Sardy; ' County Attorney Robert Delaney and County Clerk Peggy E. Coble. j ~~ ; ~ Minutes of the meetings of Mayl, 1961; may 18, 1961; May 26, 1961; June 5, 1961; June 19, 1961; Ju ly I 5, 1961;July 7,.1961; July 17, 1461; August 7, 1961; August 18, 1961; Sept. 5, 1961, Sept. 18, 1961; Oct. 2, r ,1961; Oct. 10, 1961; Oct. 18, 1961; Nov. 6, 1961; Nov. 13, 1961 and Nov. 20, 1961 were read and approved. '~, Bills were audited approved. and ordered paid from the Various Panda as. follows: ', '. ROAD & BRIDGE FUND: $7,866.06 ORDINARY FOND: 10,898.69 WAGNER PARK FUND: 12.96 '~ - COUNTY CLERK'S CLEARENG FUND: 914.07 - - ' Sheriff Herwick appeared before the Commissioners and presented voucher of ~Charlea W. Davis, ^nder- ' ~'iaheriff':for one two channel General Electric used radio ins tolled in Mr. Davis"s car at attotal coat of $65.OQ ')advising that Mr. Davis had requested reimbursement. The 8heriff:rgported was on the Colorado State Patrol -'wave lengtH!+.and was adaptable for and to be used solely for police work and sherif€'s business, and other ' activities connected with the Shetiff's office. The expenditure was approved. Kenneth Isakaon again appeared before the Commissioners to diacusa the Plat of Aspenaire Subdivision "and said a reported variance had been granted forcbhetconatnuction of ahotel or motel, and that the Plat ':;would be ready for filing in the near future. No action was taken by the commissioners. ~~~. James Blanning, Jr., appeared before the Commissioners Bequeating inf ormafion as to when certain tl. .mining claims owned by the County might be offered for sale, particularlythe Kentucky, Bawling Green, and the j:, Florence, U.S.M.S. 7285, which were applied for by Bruce LaFauvor. After diacusa ion the Commissioners decided _ jthat as a matter of policy an investigation ahou ld be made of mining c )aims owned by the Countg to determine ' 'iuhich of such claims would probably be requirddfor Publicuse in thefuture and that claims that were no[ so - ;required should be offered for sale at public auction aadis provided by law. It was requested that the County ~~++s sessor and the County Surveyor cooperate in preparing a report to the Commissioners showing the location and identification of the mining claims he ld by ~Ehe County. Preliminary approval was given by the County Co®iasioners to The CalderwoodSubdivision of Fredric ~BEnedict, Yt being noted that thePlanning and Zoning Co®ission had already given preliminary approval. ', After discussion the Commfasddnersedirbeted the County Engineer to prepare and submit abilling to ~!!H. C. Price Company for work performed by the County io-repairing County Roadsafter excavation for gas lines. !i~The billing was to be at Colorado EdghwaycDeparEMent;eand Colorado Association of Contractors rates for coaching ~uae,. and at Union Scale in this locality for machine operators wages. In addition, the County Engineer is to. ~! !!include cost of Social Security, Workmen's. Compensation and other coats incurred by the County. The Commiasionex fuather directed billing out ~D6 Caterpillar tractor use at$14.00 per hour including operator. The Commiss ionera authorized pure~ase of contour map from Falcon Airmaps at a coat of $230.00 covering.. ~IIth( shale bluffs area for futureplanning use and in connection with proposed highway relocation for extension ' pf the airport. II - Upon motion duly made and seconded the Commissioners approved and directed signing of acontract with i; Colorado Department of Highways, pursuant to which the following resolution was adopted: ' RESOLVED that this Co®iasion hereby approves a certain agreement with the Colorado Department of ij ~ighways dated September 15, 1961 whereby the County obligates itself to reimburse the Department for installatid' 'f 1.75 miles of surfacing and prime coat through Redstone, and per. the terms of said agreement, sad authorizes the execution of said agreement on b8half of the County of Pitkin by the signature of its Chairman. i Mr. G. E. Buchanan,.County Engineer, presented a Plat which he had prepared showing small tracts of 'j roperty apparently belonging to the County in the Emo.lite ,Lode=Eiaim, and showing a proposed division of such tact s for equitable sale, pursuant to former direction of the Commissioners. The plat was approved and ;! - directed to be filed and Notice of Sale was dbr§oted to be prepared on the basis of ae )ling the designated tracts, .individually. - I Mr. Leitner of the Bank of Aspen appeared before the Commisa ionera to discuss the continued depositing '~,, bf the County Funds in the Baak of Aspen, formerly the Pitkin County Bank,. It was agreed that the Escrow Ilagreement now in existence would be reviewed ahtthe next reorginization'~ie Commies inners in January 1962, and policies concerning investment of County funds would then be decided upon with respect to purchase of short '. term government securities out of fund balances in the Treasurer's Office. Mr. Leihmer stated. the. Bank would be glad to cooperate with the County in making such purchase, but did request that the Commissioners bear in mind hat the Bank afforded a public service, and that the County deposits were of material benefit to it. Mrs. FrancesHerron was reappointed to the County Library Board for a fiveyear term commencing anuary 1, 1962. After examination and review, a hospital-pro~eehsprogreas report on the Construction program of the ospital-was approved and directed to be signed by the Chairmanon the basis of a total. general contract coat of 350,104.38, including present equipment contracts, and with 90.17 per cent completion. I The Comaty_Treasurer reported to the Commissioners that. throughs mispake,, four tax sale certificates ousting lots E, P. G, H and I, Block 56, Aspen, had not been transferred and assigned although directed to be '~. ~ranaferred for the sum of $49.03Uby thesBoard of County Commissioners in a meeting held on May 7, andGMay 8, I, ,,,, ~~1934. He reported that part of the then Data tending tax sale certificates had been assigned, and four were 'i ~ pparently omitted. Thereupon on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted the following resolution ii has passed: _ RESOLVED that the Pitkin Comty Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to assign for fees only ito Ruth Brown Perry, present record owner of Lota E through I inclusive Black 56 aspen, Tax Sale Certificates 09 for 1896, 874 for 1898, 933 for 1899 and 68 far 1900, this Assignment being based upon the fact that this !I ~oard in 1934 directed assignment thereof, which was not done. The Commissioners directed apportionment of U.S. Forestry Money in the sum of $7,863.71 t® be apportio ith 957. allocated to the Road and Bridge Fund and 5% to the Public School Fund. Following discussion, and based upon the reportgfthe Recreation Coomtittee,oEhe sQAEy of Aspen and the itkin County School Dia tract No. 1 Re had each contributed to the maintenance of Wagner Park for the year 1961 '. the following resolution was unanimously adopted: - '. _ BE IT RESOLVED TART TkIERE IS HEREBY appropriated from the Surplus and unexpended balances in the ~eneral Fund for the year 1961 the sum of $1,000.00 to the Wagner Park Fund. I Mr. George Madsen appeared before the Commissioners requesting=gbparticipating contribution by the j County toward the maintenance of a skating rink in or near Aspen during the ~trinter of 1961-1962. Mr. Madsen I dvised that it was contemplated the City would manage the Ice skating rims would provide the lights and water !, and that it was necessary to obtain additional money to pay insurance and otherwise defray the coats. Thereupon) the Commies ionera unanimously passed a motion whereby the County would agree to participate up to $500.00 toward the operation and maintenance of this ice skating rink, provided suitable arrangements were made whereby the i Isame would be open to the public without discriminatipn. The County Engineer reported that while the County road had been re locatad in the vicinity of the former gravel pit between cemetery land and Slaughter House bridge, that no Deed had been given to the County :or thenew road and it was reported that the property wqs being sold. After discussion it was directedthat the County Engineer provide a center line description of the relocated road, and that a Deed to the County be prepay of such road andetendered to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Stein and to Mr. Charles Evans for execution, on the basis that the County would declare relocated, and vacated and abandoned the former road, and that the same would be Deeded by Quit Claim to Mr. 6 Mra. Stein or. theri designated purch~aer. A restaurant-liquor license was approved for the year 1962 on application of Ernst R. Martens of Highlands Restaurant subject to the condition that Mr. Martens produce a letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Chairman showing that he had lease or other right of posaessioa of the premiaea. The Chairman reported that the Colorado Department of Highways had advised of the intention of that Department to improve and paveanadditlonaL sectionof Colorado-Highway 82leading from the end of the-preeentt- paving easterly approximately 3 miles toward i3dependence Pasa and had furttcr requested that the County enter into an agreement of the same. type and kind as entered concerning the Crystal River Road with respect to the highway. Thereupon motion duly made, seconded and unimously adopted it was directed that the Chairman sign a proposed agreement: - There bein, further business the Board adjourned to meet December 18, 19 1 at, ~O:OOAM. ~j ~~~ ~, ATTEST: 1U APPRCVED• ` ~_~~% Clerk Cha rman ~7~7 ~ '