HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.res.181.2000 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY,COLORADO SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 7, 2000 A QUESTION REGARDING
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND FUNDING OF THAT AUTHORITY FROM THE COUNTY'S
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SALES TAXES AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. 172
RESOLUTION NO. 181 -2000
RECITALS
1. The County of Pitkin in the State of Colorado is a duly created political
subdivision of the State organized and operating as a home rule charter county pursuant to the
general statutes of the State and a county home rule charter ("the Charter") adopted pursuant to
the Colorado Home Rule Powers Act.
2. The members of the Board of County Commissioners of the County ("the
Board')have been duly elected, chosen and qualified.
3. The Board recognizes that it is appropriate for the electorate to determine whether
the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority be established and whether funding of that Authority
should come from the county's existing transportation sales taxes
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO:
1. THAT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO
THE ELECTORATE AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 7,2000:
ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY("RTA")
SHALL THE ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY("RTA") BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING AND PROVIDING THE BUS
SERVICES CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE ROARING FORK TRANSIT AGENCY
PLUS EXPANDED MASS TRANSIT AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY
OF ASPEN, THE TOWN OF SNOWMASS VILLAGE AND PITKIN COUNTY, THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE BASALT, GLENWOOD SPRINGS,
CARBONDALE AND EAGLE COUNTY IF THE APPROPRIATE VOTERS APPROVE THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT;
Resolution No. -2000
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SHALL PITKIN COUNTY ENTER INTO A MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL
OBLIGATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE RTA AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
PROCEEDS OF A TAX RATE OF 0.7215% FROM PITKIN COUNTY'S EXISTING 1.5%
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAXES;
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE RTA IS EXPECTED TO BE PROVIDED FROM THE
FOLLOWING SOURCES IF APPROVED BY THE VOTERS (OR, IN THE CASE OF THE
EAGLE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX, THE COMMISSIONERS) OF SUCH
JURISDICTION OR AREA:
0.4%RTA SALES AND USE TAX IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS,
0.5%RTA SALES AND USE TAX IN CARBONDALE,
0.2% RTA SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN BASALT,
0.5% EAGLE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX IN THE PORTION OF
EAGLE COUNTY WITHIN BASALT AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF
EAGLE COUNTY WITHIN ELECTION PRECINCTS 7, 8, 24 AND 25; AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY THE RTA FROM SUCH TAXES AND
CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AND EARNINGS THEREON CONSTITUTE
A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?
FIRST READ AND SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE 23'd DAY OF AUGUST,2000%FOR RESOLUTION No. 172-2000.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED IN THE WEEKEND EDITION
OF THE ASPEN TIMES ON THE 19th DAY OF AUGUST,2000s FOR RESOLUTION
NO. 172-2000
APPROVED UPON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 29th
DAY OF AUGUST, 2000, FOR RESOLUTION NO. 172-2000
RESOLUTION NO. 181-2000 APPROVED ON THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2000.
PUBLISHED AFTER ADOPTION IN THE WEEKEND EDITION OF THE
ASPEN TIMES ON THE 9ch DAY OF SEPTEMBER,2000.FOR RESOLUTION NO. 172-2000
AND SEPTEMBER 23, 2000, FOR RESULUTION NO. 181-•2000
Resolution No. -2000
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ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
By:
J6dnette Jones, D uty Clerk Shellie Roy Harp eV. Chair
Date: 3 71
2 DDD
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John M-3 ly- Su a ne Kon han
County Attorney Co my Man ger
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