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HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.con.047.1998AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR TRANSIT AGENCY This Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement (hereinafter "Amendment") is made and entered into this 9 day. ofai•.r.4. 1998, by and between the City of Aspen, Colorado, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation (hereinafter "City") and the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, a Colorado home rule county (hereinafter "County"). WHEREAS, by Intergovernmental Agreement dated November 21, 1983, as amended by that Supplemental Agreement dated November 21, 1983; as amended by that Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement dated January 23, 1984; and as amended by that Amended Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Agency dated June 9, 1986 (hereinafter all said Agreements and Amendments to be referred to collectively as "Intergovernmental Agreement"), the City and County formed and constituted the Roaring Fork Transit Agencyto establish an organizational framework to provide public transportation throughout Pitkin County and its environs, to provide an alternative to the private automobile, and to create and operate a viable transportation service to assist in carrying out environmental and conservation policies for the benefit of the inhabitants, visitors and environments of the City of Aspen and County of Pitkin. • WHEREAS, the City and County recognize that the Roaring Fork Transit Agency currently provides bus transportation throughout the "Roaring Fork Valley," including the Town of Snowmass Village, the Town of Basalt, the Town of Carbondale, the City of Glenwood Springs, the County of Garfield and the County of Eagle, and that the best interests of the Roaring Fork Transit Agency will be served, at least on an interim basis, by allowing a member of the governing board of each of these governmental entities to serve on the Board of Directors of the Roaring Fork Transit Agency as voting members .of the Board; and WHEREAS, the City and County desire to amend paragraph 2 of the Intergovernmental Agreement so as to permit, during the effective period of this Amendment, each of the aforesaid governmental entities to appoint and designate a member of their governing body to be a voting member to the. Board of Directors of the Roaring Fork Transit Agency, such Agreement to be effective for a period of two (2) years, and to continue in full force and effect .from year to year unless either the City or the County provides -notice to the other of its intent to rescind this Amendment, in which event the Board of Directors will revert back to a five member board as provided in paragraph 2(b). NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived herefrom, it is agreed by the parties hereto as follows: 1. • ' The Intergovernmental Agreement, as amended, is hereby further amended by the addition of a subparagraph (e) to paragraph 2, such paragraph to read as follows: "In addition to thosemembers of the Board of Directors appointed and serving pursuant to paragraph 2(b)(1) hereinabove, the Board of Directors shall also be comprised of the following to serve for. one (1) year terms, coincident with the calendar year, provided the following governmental entities so choose to appoint a member. (i) one (1) member of the Town Council of the Town of Snowmass. Village, appointed by the Snowmass Village Town Council, provided that such member remains a member of the said Town Council; (ii) one (1) member of the Town Council of the Town of Basalt, appointed by the Basalt Town Council, provided that such member remains a member of the said Town Council; (iii) one (1) member of the Town Council of the Town of Carbondale, appointed by the Carbondale Town Council, provided that such member remains a member of the said Town Council; (iv) one (1) member of the City Council of the City of Glenwood Springs, appointed by the Glenwood Springs City Council, provided that such member remains a member of the said City Council; (v) one (1) member of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, appointed by the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners, provided that such member remains a member of the said Board of County Commissioners; and (vi) one (1) member of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, appointed by the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners, provided that such member remains a member of the said Board of County Commissioners. 2. This Amendment shall .be effective for two (2) years from the date this Amendment is finally approved by the City Council and Board .of County Commissioners. Thereafter, this Agreement shall be annually renewed for successive one (1) year terms unless and until either party provideswritten notice to the other and all governmental entities recited in the new subparagraph 2(e) of its intent to terminate this Agreement. Either party may terminate this Amendment upon thirty (30) days written notice tothe other and all governmental entities recited in subparagraph 2(e). IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Amendment this day .of fYilF—— , 1998.. • This Amendment shall be ratified by an Ordinance of the City of Aspen and a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County. CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO By: ATTESTED: IKatierine loch, City Clerk Approved as to form: John orcester, City Attorney BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITK1N COUNTY By: ette Jones, Dep $ Clerk and Recorder Approved as to form: MWI PAUUM SCIIGMMEN0.R?T APPROVED BY BOCC ON 3'//" t