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Minutes
OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS BOARD
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Plaza 1 Conference Room
Board Members Present: Bill Fales, Rick Neiley, Tom Cardamone
Others Present: Dale Will, Barb Hogan, Chris Seldin
Rick Neiley called the meeting to order at approximately 9: 10 a.m.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The minutes of the Regular and Executive Sessions of September 11, 2002 were approved.
STAFF COMMENTS
Standard of Conduct
Dale asked the Board ifthey had any further comments to pass onto the BOCC regarding the draft
standard of conduct which will be adopted October 9th The subject was discussed briefly The Board
agreed that the suggested edit from the last meeting, to add the word "recommend" to paragraph 12,
should be forwarded to the BOCC. Also, Dale will double check the draft standard of conduct against
the OSTB's adopted bylaws to see ifthere are any discrepancies before the next OSTB meeting.
. Management Plan Schedule
This item was deferred to the next meeting because Gary could not attend.
Site Visit at Ryan
Dale informed the OSTB that he had a site visit at the Ryan property with the USFS and Holy Cross to
determine which trees were necessary to remove for winter maintenance of the existing line. Sloan
from Aspen Wilderness Workshop will be attending as well.
Child Celebration
Dale reminded the Board that there is a party at the Child Ranch on Saturday September 28th to
celebrate the approval ofthe conservation plan for the Ranch, which goes before the BOCC on
September 25th. Bob will be in town for the event.
The conversation turned to the effects of conservation easements on assessed values of land, after Dale
explained that the Drostes were angered over the increase in their assessed property value after they
sold two conservation easements on their property. The issue was discussed at length. The Board
concluded that the subject should be discussed with the Assessor's Office and the BOCC. They also
requested that Dale send a letter to the Drostes informing them that OST staff is looking into the
matter.
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Project Updates
The East of Aspen Trail was approved by the P &Z hearing officer on Tuesday. Temple is still
awaiting final approval from the USFS, after their review of the Biological Assessment and Biological
Evaluation.
CDOT has submitted a construction and maintenance agreement, which is being reviewed by Temple
and Dale. The access permit application is being completed by Temple. CODT is working on the
trails maintenance agreement. Dale informed the Board that Joe Elsen is requesting a signed
agreement stating that Ames construction can stay in the corridor through 2005 if CDOT delivers the
necessary license for the overpass and Ames permits a temporary trail through their site, and re-aligns
it to the permanent location once they vacate the site. Staff did not have information on when the
concrete footer could be poured or results ofthe RFP.
Bids for the Aspen Mass Trail with both a hard surface and a soft surface were collected this past
Monday. Staff did not have results from those RFPs.
BOARD COMMENTS
Crystal Caucus
Bill informed the Board that a comment was made at the Crystal Caucus meeting that OST was only
interested in buying up the valley floor of the Crystal. This comment was regarding a specific property.
Bill informed the caucus that the USFS was the best agency to acquire the subj ect property and
encouraged the Caucus to contact the USFS about the property.
City of Aspen Open Space
Tom informed the Board that the City of Aspen Open Space Board is currently focusing on a couple of
trails in the Castle and Maroon Creek areas.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board voted unanimously to move into Executive Session at 10:05 a.m., in accordance with CRS
24-6-402(4)(a), for the purpose of discussing acquisitions. The Board adjourned Executive Session at
11 :05 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION (continued)
BOARD COMMENTS (continued)
Snowmass Canyon Conservation Easement Donation
Rick asked for an update on the status of this project. Dale explained that they are working on a
fishing access. He noted that an earlier application exacted a fishing easement, but in a bad location.
They are working a limited access agreement, similar to the arrangement with Taylor Creek for that
Dart property, only this would be administered by OST staff.
ADJOURN
The OSTB meeting was adjourned at approximately II: I 0 a.m.
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R ck Neiley, Chair
Open Space and Trails Board
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