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HomeMy WebLinkAboutpitco.ost.min.reg.09252001 . . . ". ~ Minutes OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2001 Courthouse Conference Room Board Members Present: Tom Cardamone, Rick Neiley, Hawk Greenway Others Present: Dale Will, Kathi Morgan, Miles Stotts, Temple Glassier, Michael Craig, Barb Hogan, Jeff Woods, John Worchester, Reid Haughey Hawk Greenway called the meeting to order at approximately 2:50.p.m. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Tabled. STAFF COMMENTS Joy Smith Acquisition Rick made a motion to proceed with the acquisition of the Joy Smith property with the understanding that Joy Smith will convey a small portion of land to Bob Lewis and the rest of the property will be conveyed to the County and the City by Special Warranty Deed with an exception for the fenceline shown on the survey by Reser dated September 24, 2001. Tom seconded. Unanimous. McBride/North Forty Drainage The Board addressed the issue raised in a letter from John McBride regarding drainage problems on North Forty. The current ditch is inadequate, so John is proposing placing a culvert under the Aspen Sanitation Road and spilling the drainage water onto Airport Ranch property and into the river. North Forty and Aspen Sanitation have an agreement in place to split the costs of improving the ditch to make it adequate. Miles, Bud and Michael all felt that the original drainage provided by the approved plan, which called for using the ditch that currently exist along the road, was better that the solution the McBride offered. The Board agreed, and directed staff to send a letter to McBride. Rio Grande Trail/Cerise Property Dale reviewed the situation surrounding the Rio Grande Trail through Reno Cerise's property for the Board, noting that at the joint meeting, both boards agreed to a woven wire fence and a 20-foot underpass. Since then, there has been growing concern over the woven wire fence, noting that the land use code does not permit woven wire in a wildlife zone, except on ag assessed lands. As a result, there was a growing consensus for a dog ban on that portion of the traiL However, after speaking with Bill Fales, Kevin Wright has agreed to support a woven wire fence. Community Development has agreed to permit woven wire on the ROW. Temple and Miles informed the Board that Kevin wants to see a 36" woven wire fence with electric fencing (for dogs) and 2 strands of smooth wire and some vegetation. Hawk felt that he was not ready for a dog ban, since the appropriate public education and outreach had not been done. Temples suggested installing 36" woven wire with 6-8" opening at the bottom for small mammals, and two strands on top, and a 20 foot underpass. She added that some vegetation could be put along the fence to direct wildlife. She said that there was no need for the electric fence. Dale relayed Bill's concern that a four-strand fence with a dog ban may not be as . . . . desirable of an alternative since its success was reliant on the County's political will to enforce a dog ban. The Board agreed with Temple's suggestion and instructed her to move forward with that design. Woody Creek Parking Lot Dale informed that Board that he, Rick and the BOCC visited the parking lot that the Woody Creek Caucus objected to, and that the BOCC decided that it should stay. Rick agreed with this decision, noting that this parking lot was already in existence, and that the County is now patrolling the lot for cars with sales signs. The Board instructed staff to send a letter stating that they agree with the Caucus' concerns regarding the proliferation of parking lots, but it was our understanding that this parking lot was already in existence. House on Ulrych Ranch Dale informed the Board that he checked with Community Development and confirmed that removing the dilapidated house on the Ulrych ranch would not result in a loss of development rights for the property. The Board agreed that the building should be removed, so long as the cost is not more that $5,000. Miles said that the landfill would waive or greatly reduce tipping fees and that he would check to see if the Carbondale fire department would want to burn it down for practice. The Board instructed staff to get an estimate for the building's removal and send a letter to the neighbors, responding to their concerns over the building and informing them of our plans. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board voted unanimously to move into Executive Session at 3:25 p.m., in accordance with CRS 24-6-402(4)(a), for the purpose of discussing acquisitions. The Board adjourned Executive Session at 12:25 p.m. REGULAR SESSION Rick made a motion recommending that the Board of County Commissioners approve the expenditure of $300,000 for the Loughran (Independence) acquisition, with the acquisition of mineral rights and the escrow of the TDR and in accordance with the terms of the memo from the Aspen Valley Land Trust regarding "Independence Town Site". Tom Seconded. Unanimous. ADJOURN The OSTB meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:45 p.m. Approved Attest 2