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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 1120 OSTB Regular Session Minutes_S MINUTES OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS BOARD REGULAR SESSION November 20, 2014 Pitkin County Court House Meeting Room 506 E. Main St.,Aspen OSTB Present: Graeme Means Howie Mallory Hawk Greenway Tim McFlynn, Tai Jacober, Dist. 1 Dist. 2 Dist. 3 Dist. 4 Dist. 5 Chair Absent Absent Staff Present: Gary Tennenbaum, Matt Adeletti, Paul Holsinger, Fran Soroka BOCC Present: Michael Owsley Graeme Means called the meeting to order at approximately 9:05 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment APPROVAL OR THE MINUTES Howie Mallory moved for the OSTB to approve the 11/06/2014 OSTB regular session minutes as amended and the approval of the executive session minutes of the same date as presented. Hawk Greenway seconded. Motion passed all in favor. (3-0) STAFF COMMENTS Dog off leash area information will be brought to the board as an agenda item for discussion in January. Glassier Open Space Management Plan: Basalt Town Council (TOB)voted (6-0)to support the management plan's preferred option for a public parking area to be located at the intersection of Hooks Lane and Hooks Spur Road. Town Council was demonstrating their support and confidence in the management plan's planning process, even though their Park, Open Space & Trails (POST) committee recommended public parking be located on Glassier Open Space land. Gary Tennenbaum discussed further the direction the parking area comments are leaning toward which are for the public parking area to be located off the Glassier property. Locating parking at the intersection would add approximately 4/10 of a mile to access the trail which leads to Crown Mountain trails. Hawk Greenway asked if closer handicap parking could be provided to the access trail. Currently the Roaring Fork Transit Authority(RFTA)parking area has handicap parking and handicap access to the Rio Grande Trail, but there could be a possible closer access in the future. To access Red Ridge Ranch (Saltonstall) across the Rio Grande Trail required approvals from RFTA, and when the Glassier management plan is approved OST will go back to RFTA to change or relocate access to Glassier. Gary added that Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) maybe a potential partner to acquire the parking lot land. ACES desires to reduce their traffic impacts by having their parking at the end of the road. Management plan public comment period is through 11/20/2014 OSTB Regular Session Minutes Page 1 of 3 December 5th and the plan will be brought back to the board for approval December 18th with a back-up option in January if needed. Graeme Means expressed he was comfortable the parking location direction and with how the process was proceeding. Gary concluded on another note, which was for staff and board to work with the TOB to become more familiar with their long term goals and identifying potential partnership opportunities. Bike Friendly County: Staff is constructing a memo with Pitkin County Engineer G.R. Fielding and Public Works Director Brian Pettet for discussion at the December 2nd BOCC joint meeting. Staff has consulted with the County Attorney and OST funds cannot be used to enhance County roads. The memo will explain what the Road&Bridge Department is doing to find solutions. Funding bike friendly enhancements are multi-million dollar projects that exceed the Pitkin's Capital Fund capacity. Gary stressed striving to achieve a 'bike friendly' designation can be achieved through Pitkin County developing policies which incorporate bike friendly concepts and in essence bike friendly environment. Howie Mallory added that Carbondale's 'bike friendly' designation was upgraded to Gold. Graeme and Gary added it is more complicated for a County to receive a designation than a municipality. Graeme questioned what entity should take the lead to promote County bike friendly enhancements. Gary contributed that Aspen/Snowmass designation was led by the Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association(RFMBA) and they completed the application process. Gary commented the designation does not magically bring people to the community, but working toward true bike friendly environment through County policies could net the same results as a designation. BOARD COMMENTS Graeme restated his November 6th comment to structure more open discussion time when meeting with the BOCC. The agenda times for the December 2nd joint meeting are not typical. The joint meeting will start in executive session at 11 a.m. and regular session will follow at 11:45 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. Hawk suggested topics that the OSTB has been struggling with: guiding the agricultural lease program toward sustainable organic in nature; water rights policy to encourage efficiencies where possible (saved water to the river); and what direction to take in regard to a historic structure policy. Gary suggested discussing the agricultural program concepts with the BOCC. Future agendas: Gary is coordinating with City of Aspen staff to find a date for both boards to jointly meet. Howie Mallory will discuss with the City of Aspen Open Space board at their meeting later today. It was suggested to strive for January 22nd when both boards have meetings scheduled. Discussions items will be about collaborating on the Upper Roaring Fork Valley Trails Plan and Cozy Point Ranch and some executive time to discuss both boards' acquisition programs. Hawk suggested staff pull together maps illustrating jointly owned and or managed assets. 11/20/2014 OSTB Regular Session Minutes Page 2 of 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION The OSTB moved to enter executive session in accordance with CRS 24-6-402(4) (a); (b); (e) and (f) for the purpose of discussing acquisitions, attorney council, negotiations and personnel matters at 9:45 a.m. The OSTB adjourned executive session at 12:25 p.m. ADJOURN The OSTB meetings of November 20, 2014 were adjourned at approximately 12:25 p.m. ApproYed: / Attest: 4C141vL----- �G ine Means, Chair ran Soroka tkin County Open Space &Trails Board Pitkin County Open Space &Trails Administrator 11/20/2014 OSTB Regular Session Minutes Page 3 of 3