The Crested Butte News Serving the Gunnison Valley since 1999
—REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING—
SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 ~ 6:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MT CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
5:00 Public Meeting – Presentation Of Mt. Crested Butte’s Five Year Plan; Questions And Answers
Call To Order
Roll Call
Approval Of The August 19, 2008 Regular Meeting Minutes
Reports
Correspondence
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion And Possible Consideration – Future Use Of Admissions Tax Marketing Funds – Ken Stone – CBMR
Discussion And Possible Consideration – Dates For Joint Meeting With Gunnison County Board Of Commissioners
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURN
If you require any special accommodations in order to attend this meeting, please call the Town Hall at 349-6632 at least 48 hours in advance. Public comment on these agenda items is encouraged.
This preliminary agenda is placed in the newspaper to notify the public of tentative agenda items for the meeting date noted above. The official posting place for the agenda is the bulletin board in the Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall entry. Please refer to that official agenda for actual agenda items for the meeting date noted above.
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of September 5, 2008. #090501.
—Preliminary Board Meeting Agenda—
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 ~ 5:00 p.m.
Mt. Crested Butte Water & Sanitation District
#1 – 5:00 pm Call To Order
#2 – 5:05 pm Stantec Consulting – Project Status Report
#3 – 5:40 pm Southwest Contracting MLP Payment Request
#4 – 5:45 pm Capital Project Management Process (McGinnis)
#5 – 6:00 pm Capital Improvements Misc & Systems Budget Review
#6 – 6:05 pm 2007 Audit
#7 – 6:20 pm Legals
#8 – 6:30 pm August 2008 Operating Reports and August 12, 2008 Regular Meeting Minutes
#9 – 6:45 pm Other items that may come before the Board
#10 – 7:00 pm Adjourn
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of September 5, 2008. #090503
—LEGAL NOTICE—
TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on August 19, 2008, the Mt. Crested Butte Town Council approved a resolution calling for a special election on November 4, 2008 on a ballot issue on A DEBT QUESTION:
SHALL THE TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE DEBT BE INCREASED $8,610,000 WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $16,227,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING
●AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING RECREATION PATH AND A NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE,
● STREET IMPROVEMENTS,
● TENNIS COURT RESURFACING,
●PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS AT TOWN HALL, AND
●MAINTENANCE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS;
AND SHALL SUCH DEBT BE IN THE FORM OF REVENUE BONDS PAYABLE FROM THE TOWN SALES TAX AND SUCH OTHER NON-PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AS THE TOWN COUNCIL MAY PLEDGE FOR SUCH PAYMENT; AND SHALL SUCH DEBT BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH DEBT AND ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TOWN MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3.0%; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE DEBT TO REFUND THE DEBT AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION, PROVIDED THAT AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH REFUNDING DEBT THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ALL DEBT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH ABOVE, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ALL DEBT ISSUED BY THE TOWN PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION IS ISSUED ON TERMS THAT DO NOT EXCEED THE REPAYMENT COSTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
The Town Clerk shall receive written comments for and against the proposal until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008. Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall, PO Box 5800 (911 Gothic Road), Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225. Those written comments received by the deadline shall then become part of a summary of comments, both for and against the proposal.
However, only those comments submitted by persons eligible to vote in the political subdivision must be summarized in the ballot issue notice. To be summarized in the ballot issue notice, the comments shall include a signature and the address where the signor is registered to vote.
Copies of the resolution are available for public inspection at the Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall, 911 Gothic Road, Mt. Crested Butte CO during business hours.
Dated this 27th day of September, 2008.
/s/ Donna Arwood, Town Clerk
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 29, September 5 and 12, 2008. #082905
—Request for Proposals—
On Bus Advertising
Mountain Express
The Mountain Express Municipal Bus system is requesting proposals from individuals or businesses wishing to sell and install advertising inside the Mountain Express vehicles. The winning contractor will be required to solicit advertising, collect advertising revenues from advertisers, create placards for advertisers, as well as install and maintain the advertising placards. Advertising placards must be installed prior to November 21, 2008 and Mountain Express will require payment from the winning contractor by December 31, 2008.
Please submit proposals to be received by Friday, September 12, 2008 at 4:30 pm to: Chris Larsen, Transportation Director, PO Box 39, Crested Butte, CO 81224 or hand deliver to Crested Butte Town Offices – 508 Maroon Ave. Please direct inquires to (970) 349-5616.
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 29 and September 5, 2008. #082908
—LEGAL NOTICE—
TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on August 19, 2008, the Mt. Crested Butte Town Council approved a resolution calling for a special election on November 4, 2008 on a ballot issue on A TAX AND REVENUE QUESTION:
SHALL TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE TAXES BE INCREASED $500,000 ANNUALLY IN 2009 (THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS MAY BE RECEIVED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FROM AN INCREASE OF 3 MILLS IN THE TOWN’S MILL LEVY; AND SHALL THE ONE-HALF CENT (.5%) SALES TAX (ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 1998) CONTINUE IN EFFECT AFTER DECEMBER 1, 2008; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES, THE REVENUES RECEIVED FROM THE TOWN’S EXISTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND MILL LEVY OF 5.37 MILLS AND INVESTMENT INCOME ON ANY OF SUCH REVENUES BE DEPOSITED TO SUCH FUNDS OR ACCOUNTS AS DETERMINED BY TOWN COUNCIL AND COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
The Town Clerk shall receive written comments for and against the proposal until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008. Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall, PO Box 5800 (911 Gothic Road), Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225. Those written comments received by the deadline shall then become part of a summary of comments, both for and against the proposal.
However, only those comments submitted by persons eligible to vote in the political subdivision must be summarized in the ballot issue notice. To be summarized in the ballot issue notice, the comments shall include a signature and the address where the signor is registered to vote.
Copies of the resolution are available for public inspection at the Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall, 911 Gothic Road, Mt. Crested Butte CO during business hours.
Dated this 27th day of September, 2008.
/s/ Donna Arwood,Town Clerk
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 29, September 5 and 12, 2008. #082906
—LEGAL NOTICE—
Donation Requests for 2009 Budget
TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
Notice is hereby given that any private, non-governmental corporations and community service organizations seeking funds from the Town of Mt. Crested Butte in the year 2009 must submit a written request for inclusion in the budget prior to September 19, 2008. Copies of Resolution No. 5, Series 1998, which contains the criteria for funding requests, are available at the Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall, 911 Gothic Road, Mt. Crested Butte or by calling (970) 349-6632. Written requests should be sent to the Town at PO Box 5800, Mt. Crested Butte 81225 or faxed to (970) 349-6326.
Dated this 19th day of August, 2008.
/s/ Donna Arwood
Town Clerk
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 22, 29, September 5 and 12, 2008. #082205
—Agenda—
Crested Butte Planning Commission
Work Session
September 8, 2008 ~ 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers • Crested Butte Town Hall
6:00 – 7:00 A) Discussion About Providing Direction to the Proponents of the Proposed Foothills at Crested Butte Annexation Regarding the Crested Butte Area Plan and The Plan’s Prospective Applicability to the Proposed Annexation.
7:00 – 7:15 B) Public Comment
7:15 – 7:30 C) Follow Up Discussion
7:30 – 7:40 D) Identify Subjects for Next Work Session and Select Date for Next Work Session.
7:40 Adjournment
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of September 5, 2008. #090502