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HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.reg.07171970April 17, 1970 The Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, met at 10:00 o'clock AM, April 17, 1970 with the following members present: Chairman J. Sterling Baxter; Commissioners T. J. Sardy; Clyde Vagneur; County Attorney Robert Delaney; County Administrator Terry McAnnany;; Peggy E, Miklich, County Clerk. (rG Bills were audited approved and ordered paid from Various Funds as follows: ~~ ~US,Z~ PUBLIC WELFARE FUND: ~ OLD AGE PENSION FUND : '~/, $ ~ '~ "~ ~,.. Mr. Harvey Hale, Road Overseer was present and made his monthly report and reviewed the computer generated report for the Road and Bridge department as presented by Administrative Assistant McAnnany. The Board discussed with Mr. Hale, a letter from Ron Timroth regarding the potential rerouting of the road adjacent to his property and the contested right-of-way problem. This matter was tabled until more information can be made available. Mrs. Marion Stewart, Welfare Director, was present and made her monthly report to the Board regarding the activity of the Welfare Department. Mr. Carroll Whitmire, County Sheriff, was present and submitted his monthly report of activity to the Board. Sheriff Whitmire requested the Board consider changing the visiting hours of the jail from Monday between the hours of 2:00 and 3:00 P.M. to Monday and Friday between the hours of 2:00 and 4:00 P.M.. After discussing this matter with the Sheriff, the Board upon motion duly made and seconded, approved the new times of visiting hours for the jail. Administrative Assistant McAnnany presented to the Board a letter from Booth-Rouse Equipment Company re- questing a confirmation of the suggested sale price of $1200.00 for the Rosco 1500 gallon asphalt distributor mounted on a Dodge tandem truck presently in their yard. After discussing this matter, the Board requested that Administrative Assistant McAnnany correspond with Booth- Rouse Equipment Company and confirm that this is the ask- ing price for the unit in their possession. Administrative Assistant McAnnany presented the application for Federal Grant on the multi-jurisdictional LETS project of the Aspen Police Department and the Pitkin County Sheriffs Department prepared by Marion H. Scott, Regional Planner for the CLEAA. He explained that upon filing of this application, a Federal Grant for the sum of $720.00 would be received by Pitkin County to under- write the Federal share of the cost of the LETS facility. Mr. McAnnany presented to the Board the bids from Classic Painting and Decorating for the following: Painting of the District Court Recorders Room, $195.00, Painting of the Building Inspector's Office, located in the basement of the Pitkin County Court House, $210.00. After discussing these bids with Mr. McAnnany, the Board upon motion duly made and seconded, approved these bids and instructed Mr. McAnnany to correspond with Mr. Gilbert and begin this work. J.S. Baxter, M.D., Chairman presented to the Boar, a letter received from Aspen Wildcat Vice President of Development, Andrew H. Kerr, informing the Board that Aspen Wildcat has made a presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission relative to their planned unit development. The presentation followed the outline as described in Section 7 of the proposed amendments to the zoning reso- lution and contained an outline of their development plan. They also stated that they have reviewed and discussed their Aspen Wildcat Subdivision Unit One map and that this map will contain individual lot height restrictions and these will be made an official record. They stated that the reason for this letter was to continually advise the Board of their progress on a regular basis. ~'17i'~''h,E'~S, ~:iil~. 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Cc:rC~li1~~T CO:i:i.C:Ci:G'd lL~'J. the facts sot forth in said Petition and undurs~ur.d tr.~ b ~'~ , for said Petition, and E~~'`~ ~~ ~~'~ Wi.EREAS, it is considered to be in t'.~le best interest of Pitkin County to grant the request of said Petition; ~ ~;G~?, TIE ~~ ORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County '~' Co~;;,~issione~Ns of Pitkin County, Colorado, that the vacation by ° Asper Inter.:ational Properties, Inc. of the plat of A Subdivision a~ ~ of Asper.-ti'~'i~.dcac unit One recorded in Plat Book 4 at Pages 92 ~ and 93 and t~:e plat of A Subdivision o:: Aspen-Wildcat Unit One ~ ~ (A l:~ended; recorded in plat Boo.c ~.'- ac Pages 117 and 118 of the rn~ ~ x records of tno County Clerk ar.d Recorder of Pit7cin County, Colorado ~.,~~ be, and the same is hereby, con~irmed and ratified. w ~ ~, BE IT Fut.TiLR RLSOLV:..D, that t;.e approval of t:~1e Board ~ _ ~ ~ O~ COL1nty COT:~'111SS10nerS O tLle plat u~ A SllbdiVl.SlOn O:i Aspen- ~ v ~ °~i e",ildcat unit Or:~ (Amended) recorded In Plat Baok 4 at Pages 117 ~ ~ and 118 0~ t::e records of tr:e County Clerk ar:d Recorder of Pitkin a ~n ~- ~ County, Colorado is hereby annulled and head for r:aught; O ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ BE IT r uRTrER RESGLV:D, th~.t a certified copy of this a ~ z Resolution shall be recorded in ~.he records o~ the County Clerk ~ o andvRecorder of Pitkin County, Colorado. ~ •~ v +~ ~+ a - STATE OF COLORADO ) '~ xrx ss ... ' COUNTY 0F' pTTKIN ) I peggy E. Miklich, do hereby certify the above and "for~go~;n~;,eopy of Resolv.t~on to be a full, correct and complete copy of ResolutiQxi~;' ~~~~d at Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held on April 19, 19~~fti=~~•~' •".,~, ~ r; ~, WITNESS my hand and official seal this 19th day of Apx~'~fi.~:.,197Y:~ _ >, ~, ~~ ~ a I ~' . ~~ I~ C ty Clerk ... -,..° ",~ .. _.. ~ ~.~ ~. 4 ~E ~ -~ ~~ P~ ~ ~~ ~, ~ ~ ~~ d ~ ~ r~~ J.S. Baxter, M.D., Chairman, presented to the ~~ Board his report regarding the letter of Harry Poschman about the alleged over charging by the Hospital for med- ~~~ ~., ical services. Dr. Baxter stated that upon review, he finds that this charge is not in excess and is the stan- dard amount and that Mr. Poschman should be advised as such of this by Mr. McAnnany. Administrative Assistant McAnnany presented to the Board a petition originated by the seventh grade stu- dents at the Basalt Junior High School, wherein they sub- mit that "We the future residents of Basalt feel that zoning is good for all citizens of the Roaring Fork Valley. Zoning should be instituted by the people to control the growth of our area. We feel in order to keep the Roaring Fork Valley from being polluted, there should be something done. We also feel zoning would preserve the wildlife and nature for our enjoyment and recreation." This petition was signed by 72 students. Mr. McAnnany presented to the Board a letter from K.N.C.B. Moore volunteering to serve on the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Commission. The letter con- tains a list of his qualifications and his intent regard- ing the furthering of the established goals for the Valley. After discussing this letter, the Board requested Mr. McAnnany correspond with Mr. Moore and inform him that this letter will be placed on file and they wish to thank him for his civic concern. Mr. Glen Green of Green and Green Construction was present and discussed with the Board the proposed move of the 80 X 36 foot Road and Bridge building adjacent to the Court House. He stated that upon review of existing costs, he finds that the related cost of this move will be the sum of $3,700.00. After considerable discussion with Mr. Green and upon motion duly made and seconded it was resolved that Green and Green Construction Company should move this building at the earliest convenience in conjunction with the building program for the new Road and Bridge building. Mr. Harold Johnson, Johnson-Longfellow Surveyors was present and submitted to the Board as per their request the lot definition of the property adjacent to Mr. Kopp that has been suggested for public bid and disposal. After discussing this matter with Mr. Johnson, the Board tabled this matter and will pursue it at a later meeting. The Board requested time records and previous payments regard- ing Red Mountain rights-of-way surveying from Mr. Johnson and the records of Mr. Buchanan, County Surveyor, to apprise themselves of the status of this project. After discussing this with Mr. Johnson, his bill submitted in March was approved for payment by the Board. Mr. Luther Albright was present and requested the Board's action on the towing contract as per the in- vitation and the April 6th action. After discussing this matter with Mr. McAnnany and being informed from him that Mr. Thorpe was unable to acquire an acceptable lot for vehicle impoundment, the Board awarded the towing contract to Lew's Wrecker Service. Mr. McAnnany was instructed to work with Mr. Albright and the Sheriff in terms of estab- lishing a procedure for the disposal of vehicles utilizing the State forms available. Mr. Hal Clark, Pitkin County Building Inspector was present and submitted to the Board a proposed sign resolution as approved by the'Planning and Zoning Commission. After discussing this matter with the building inspector, the Board gave tentative approval pending review by Trafton Bean and Attorney Robert Delaney. Mr. Clark presented to the Board his monthly report of the activity of the Building Inspection Department. He also submitted the one line sentence for addition to the subdivision regulations regarding underground utilities as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. After discussing this matter with the Building Inspector, the Board gave tentative approval pending review by the County Attorney. Building Inspector Clark submitted to the Board a request to extend the subdivision regulations to the un- 2 zoned portion of Pitkin County as discussed and agreed to J by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Board discussed this matter with the Building Inspector and requested that Y a proposed resolution be drafted for review by County Attor- ~~~ ney Delaney. Mr. Leonard Oates, Attorney and City-County Sanitarian Kinkade were present and submitted the revised model resolution on Air Pollution Control to the Board for their review. After discussing this matter with Attor- ney Oates, the Board instructed Mr. McAnnany to have copies of this resolution sent to the Commissioners and County Attorney Delaney for consideration at the May 4 meeting of the Commissioners. Sanitarian Kinkade presented his monthly summary of activities and a check for $350.00 from the City for septic tank fees collected on this past months activity. Administrative Assistant McAnnany presented to the Board the following petitions for abatement or refunds of taxes and they were either approved or denied in the following manner: Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies 1968 taxes - $151.84 - Approved Aspen Institute for Humanistice Studies 1969 taxes - $4,372.92 - Approved Thomas J. Daly 1969 taxes - $377.16 - Approved E.W.J. Waddell 1969 taxes - $18.56 - Denied Mrs. Carla Bollhoefer 1969 taxes - $627.46 - Denied Eugene Witz 1969 taxes - $39.58 - Denied Horace L. Hendricks, E. Norris Taylor, Martin J. Arnold 1969 taxes - $2,853.72 - Denied The Ski Bob Shop 1969 taxes - $23.01 - Denied Albin Sandstrom 1967,1968,1969 taxes - Denied Rosalyn L. Hewey dba Rozco Professional Secretarial Service 1969 taxes - Denied Administrative Assistant McAnnany presented to the Board a request for release of the monumenting bond #M 38 11 494 on two lots in Snowmass Villa bonded by Hart- ford Accident and Indemnity Company. Also he submitted to the Board a statement from Harold W. Johnson, registered land surveyor for the State of Colorado, certifying that the lots in the Snowmass Villas Unit One have been monumented and properly located. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the above stated monumenting bond was released and Mr. McAnnany was requested to correspond with the insurance company to that effect. J.S. Baxter, M.D., Chairman, presented to the Board the possibility that the old Quakers Apartments on Durant Street were for sale and after discussing this matter with the Board, instructed Mr. McAnnany to check this in- formation and verify the price for these apartments with the proposed usage being to move them to the dump for a caretakers facility. County Attorney Delaney presented to the Board the proposed lease on the dump land for the Aspen Racing Corporation for motorcycle races and reviewed same with the Board regarding the potential problem areas. After dis- cussing this lease and the problem areas with the Board, the Board tabled this matter until additional information can be provided to structure the lease in an acceptable manner. Mr. Luther Albright was present and discussed with the Board his proposed dog kennel and facility for f~ impounded dogs for both the City and County. After dis- cussing this facility with Mr. Albright and looking over the proposed contract, the Board requested Mr. McAnnany ..._ _ _. _ ............. work with Mr. Albright and the City Administrator to /- determine the extent of the County's participation on a proposal basis. There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: Qerk APPROVED: C/ Chairman i~~ Q~Jl.7l V V CU • {