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Home My WebLink Aboutbocc.min.reg.09031968September 3, 1968 ~~~ The Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, met at 10:00 o'clock AM, September 3, 1968 with the following present: Chairman T. J. Sardy; Commissioners Orest A. Gerbaz; J. Sterling Baxter; County Attorney Robert Delaney; County Clerk Peggy E. Coble. Mr. Francis Whittaker of Aspen appeared before the Commissioners to discuss the proposed County wide two percent sales tax stating he had opposed the City Sales Tax, but recognized that a source of revenue of this nature was necessary and that the County proposal should be supported under certain conditions. In parti- cular, he stated that a capital improvements program should be established, including projects such as were recommended in the recently completed Park & Recreation Plan of the City of Aspen. Mr. R. L. Herberg and Mr. C. A. Vidal representing Snowmass-at-Aspen, also discussed the proposed sales tax with the Commissioners, Mr. Herberg stated he felt it would be preferable if the City of Aspen collected its own tax, and the County of Pitkin ~~ 4 collected the tax required for County purposes. He further stated he felt an apportionment whereby taxes collected within the City ,~~ !~`~~`' ~: ;~ ; ~,~ world be paid to the City and those collected outside the City would be paid to the County was grossly unfair, and inequitable, and that a substantial part of the tax should be allocated to County purposes such as the Hospital, the Airport and similar projects, especially capital improvements. A letter from the Colorado Health Department to the City of Aspen requiring a "Certificate of Designation" of the dump was considered and the following Resolution was on motion duly made and seconded unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the City of Aspen and the County of Pitkin jointly operate and maintain a public dump on a tract of approximately 100 acres acquired by the City & County westerly of Aspen and expect to con- tinue such joint operation as a sanitary land fill dump, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the operated and maintained jointly by Aspen and the County of Pitkin is as a Solid Waste Disposal Site and this Resolution shall constitute a as required by Article 23, Chapter as amended. City-County dump the City of hereby designated Facility and Certificate therefor 36, C .R.S . 1963, The Commissioners after conferring with Mr. Leon Wurl, City Administrator of Aspen, approved installation of a nine gauge chain link fence surrounding a 200'X 200' tract at the dump site to be used for protectirn of impounded cars, and further approved the construction and installation, under the low bid submitted by Elcar Fence of $2,039.00, with the County to pay one half of such amount, with the understanding that the City would apply amounts received in excess of fees and costs to the dump project. Mr. Mike Strang requested road improvements on the Snowmass Road above the large slide in order to serve a mining operation which, he stated, expects to begin shipping ore soon. Mr. Ron Blackburn requested information as to how a tract of land near Lenado might be acquired from the County, stating that he and eight other persons had been living in a house there, which they believed might be on County land. The Commissioners advised they would investigate the ownership of the tract in question and that any sale of County owned land would be at public auction after determination that such land was not required for public pur- poses. The Commissioners discussed the matter of arranging ) a joint maintenance program with Eagle County concerning the Frying- Y~~~d7 pan Road and decided that investigation should be made to see if ` economies could be effected in this manner, and if so, then the Eagle ~~ County Commissioners should be contacted. ! 1f", ,_' r ,~ The Commissioners examined certificates of deposit ~~'~` of County funds at interest and directed that the Treasurer reinvest certificates that had matured within limits that will keep funds available for current requirements. A petition for abatement of taxes by James A. Vale for the years 1965, 1966 and 1967 was considered and it was deter- mined that no basis was stated upon which the County could either abate or refund taxes for which reason the petition was denied, it appearing that the complaint related primarily to raising of taxes, which was the result of annexation into the City of Aspen and the formation of the Metropolitan Sanitation District. Mr. Frank Delaney and Mr. Tom Griffin on behalf of McCullough Oil Company rec{uested a statement of position by the Commissioners with respect to the road leading up to McCullough Oil Company property on Hunter Creek, which road intersects the Red Mountain Road. Mr. Delaney stated investigation disclosed that this was originally a toll road of the Company organized in 1887, and that in 1891 the road was taken over by the County, and the County paid in excess of $13,000.00 for the road, and that as far as he could determine it had never been abandoned. The Com- ! missioners advised that they considered the road to be a public road, but that it had been removed from the County system some years ago because of lack of use, and further that they did not at this time see any basis upon which they could reopen the road or improve it as a County Road, They also advised that if development occurred in the Hunter Creek area, then the access road should be placed in the best location available for modern highway requirements and should be designed to fit into the County's Arterial Road System, presently under study.- Mr. Edgar Stanton discussed zoning matters with the Commissioners. A plat of the West Aspen Subdivision, Filing No. 2, presented by the West Aspen Company, having been approved ~,_~ by the Planning & Zoning Commission was examined, found acceptable A l ~Fj3/~ ~ ~ ~., ~ . and on motion duly made and seconded, un~_n i~.~~ausly a~pro~ }d by the ~ ~IDg Commissioners . ~y,~ A further plat, filed by the same Compan°,J concern- ing Lest Aspen Subdivision, F'ilnq ~Io. 3, was likewise approved. A plat of the Jukati Subdivision filed by _~ohn ~7. Snyder for property in the Riverside Placer was also approved. ~'~,11 of such plats were approved under the express condition that the approval does not extend to utilities and does not constitute any acceptance of platted roads by the County. The Commissioners inspected the Snowmass Road from Colorado Highway 82 to the new bridge and directed that this section of road be paved, and that one corner be improved and two areas be filled, provided right-of-way clearance was either available or obtained. The and Mr. Gene Fall, of Columbia, South accident insurance advised they would and thereafter adv premiums collected of the employees. Commissioners heard a proposal by Mr. Dick Perrain representing Colonial Life & Accident Company Carolina, wherein they proposed to create a group policy among County employees. The Commissioners study the policies and investigate the company ise whether or not they would be willing to have on a payroll deduction basis, with the assent The Commissioners directed that Public Hearing be conducted at 11.00 a.m. on September 18, 1968 concerning the forma- tion of a Pitkin County Airport Authority. The Commissioners considered a petition by Mr. Gredig as to acceptance of Horseshoe Drive, within a subdivision near Emma, Colorado, as a County Road, and deferred action pending additional road improvements by the subdivider. The Commissioners were advised that Mr. Charles Shumate, Chief Engineer of the Colorado Department of Highways, had agreed that the Department would cooperate with the City of Aspen and Pitkin County in order to consider a future highway program to serve the Aspen community. Mr. Shumate advised that new aerial photography was being obtained, and when available would be glad to meet with officials of Pitkin County for dis- cussions. The ,being no further business the Board adjourne _ _ - _.. .. ATTEST; / APPROVED : ~ 1 CI- 2L rk Chairman