Pitkin County public meetings in 2024

Healthy Rivers

The Pitkin County Board will meet to approve minutes, discuss water projects including Lincoln Creek, and review scholarship proposals. The meeting includes presentations on water fluency and Aspen Mountain interviews.

• Approval of November 21, 2024 minutes
• Lincoln Creek Phase I presentation
• WECo Water Fluency Program proposal
• Aspen 82, Aspen Mountain interviews discussion
• Scholarship Committee meeting

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners will consider several resolutions, including updating the Emergency Operations Plan, approving grant agreements for public safety and energy projects, and setting the elected district attorney's salary. An emergency resolution will adopt the FY 2025 budget and levy general property taxes to fund county operations. A land‑use hearing will address a lighting code amendment to the county code. All items are scheduled for the regular meeting on December 18, 2024.

• Resolution repealing Resolution No.071-2021 and adopting an updated Emergency Operations Plan
• Grant agreement with the State of Colorado Department of Public Safety for the Colorado Interoperability Platform
• Emergency Resolution levying general property taxes for FY 2025
• LUC Amendment Lighting Code, 1st Reading (repealing and reenacting Section 7-20-140 and amending overlay zone)
• Ordinance repealing Emergency Ordinance No. 027-2020 authorizing temporary restaurant seating expansion

Senior Services

The Pitkin County Senior Services Council meeting scheduled for December 18, 2024 was canceled. No agenda items were discussed or decided. The council will meet next on January 8, 2025.

BOCC Work Session

The Board of County Commissioners will conduct a tour of the county jail and meet as the Board of Social Services to review third-quarter budget and payroll expenditures. The session includes reviews of committee appointments and an executive session for legal advice on housing and airport matters.

• Third Quarter Budget and Payroll Expenditures for Board of Social Services
• Review of BOCC Chair, Vice-Chair, and Committee Appointments
• Discussion regarding BOCC Discretionary Fund
• Executive session on Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority deed restriction enforcement
• Executive session on County Attorney Contract negotiation

Hearing Officer

The regularly scheduled meeting for the Hearing Officer on December 17, 2024, has been canceled. The event was set to take place in the Roaring Fork Meeting Room at 530 E Main St.

• Meeting canceled
• Location: Roaring Fork Meeting Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a residential addition and site plan review. The body will also receive comments from commissioners, staff, and the public.

• Public hearing for Schenkman GMQS Allotment Rural Area Residential Addition, Activity Envelope and Site Plan Review (PLAN.0100.2024)

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting and work session to discuss legal matters in executive session and receive community updates. The board is reviewing emergency resolutions regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and 2024 general property taxes ahead of a public hearing on December 18, 2024.

• Emergency Resolution for the Adoption of the Budget and Appropriation of Funds for Fiscal Year 2025
• Emergency Resolution levying General Property Taxes for the Year 2024
• Executive session regarding Colorado River Conservation District Shoshone Water Rights
• Executive session regarding Carroll Partner Employee Housing Impact Fee litigation
• Staff presentations from River District and West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will consider several resolutions, including a fourth‑quarter budget supplemental request, the repeal of an emergency restaurant seating ordinance, and the acceptance of a state energy grant. Individual consideration items also include appointments to citizen boards and various intergovernmental agreements. Land‑use items will be heard on rezoning and open‑space management plans.

• Resolution approving Fourth Quarter Budget Supplemental Requests (Item 8)
• Ordinance repealing Emergency Ordinance No. 027‑2020 for restaurant seating (Item 9)
• Resolution authorizing acceptance of the State of Colorado Energy Office’s Geotherman Energy Grant for the AABC Thermal Energy Network Design Study (Item 10)
• Resolution to appoint citizen board members (Item 7)
• Ordinance adopting rezoning and zoning amendments to the 2006 Pitkin County Land Use Code concerning short‑term rentals (Item 21)

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space & Trails Board will approve the November 14, 2024 meeting minutes and review the Vision 2025 comprehensive plan update. An executive session will be held to discuss acquiring property interests in the Marble, Basalt Mountain, Capitol Creek, Castle Creek, and Roaring Fork Mining District areas. The joint regular session includes an update from the Mount Sopris Nordic Council, followed by a year‑in‑review before adjournment.

• Approve 11/14/2024 OSTB Regular and Executive Draft Minutes
• Review Vision 2025 Pitkin County Comprehensive Plan update
• Executive session to discuss property interest acquisitions in Marble, Basalt Mountain, Capitol Creek, Castle Creek, and Roaring Fork Mining District
• Mount Sopris Nordic Council update
• Open Space and Trails Year in Review

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners holds a joint executive session to discuss acquiring real‑property interests in the Marble area, Basalt Mountain area, Capitol Creek area, Castle Creek area, and the Roaring Fork Mining District. After the executive session, the board meets with Open Space & Trails for a Mount Sopris Nordic Council update and staff presentations on the comprehensive plan process and fourth‑quarter budget supplemental requests. The agenda also includes a review of the county holiday schedule and open discussion time.

• Executive session to discuss acquisition of real‑property interests in Marble, Basalt Mountain, Capitol Creek, Castle Creek, and Roaring Fork Mining District areas
• Mount Sopris Nordic Council update during joint meeting with Open Space & Trails
• Comprehensive Plan Process update presentation by Ellen Sassano & Suzanne Wolff
• Fourth‑quarter budget supplemental requests presentation by Connie Baker
• Review and approval of the Pitkin County Holiday Schedule

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to discuss a text amendment regarding seasonal farm worker housing units. The meeting will be held both in person and virtually at the BoCC Meeting Room on December 3, 2024.

• Public hearing on Land Use Code Text Amendment for Seasonal Farm Worker Housing
• Next meeting scheduled for December 17, 2024

Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment is meeting to review a request for multiple variances regarding a property held by the Ruth H. Brown Revocable Trust. The board will discuss setbacks and height requirements.

• Variance request for front, rear, and side yard setbacks
• Variance request for major road setback
• Variance request for height

Airport Advisory Board

The Pitkin County Airport Advisory Board will discuss next steps for the Aspen/Livermore Project, provide an update on upcoming elections, review a lease proposal for the Fixed‑Base Operator, and hear a report on dissolving the Safety Task Force. The meeting will also include a commercial passenger update and subcommittee reports.

• ALP Next Steps – Jacobsen/Daniels
• Election Update – Jon Peacock
• FBO Lease – Jon Peacock
• Safety Task Force Dissolution Report & Discussion – Rich
• Commercial Passenger Update – Bill Tomcich

Healthy Rivers

The Pitkin County Board will hold an open meeting at 4:00 PM, followed by an executive session at 4:05 PM. In the executive session the board will consider items titled Shoshone, Crystal River Augmentation, and Twin Lakes Busk Ivanhoe and Frying Pan – Arkansas Exchange. The public portion includes a USFS request for a letter of support for a joint grant application and a supplemental budget request for professional services. Additional agenda items cover future joint meeting planning and a Lincoln Creek Workgroup update.

• Executive Session topics: Shoshone; Crystal River Augmentation; Twin Lakes Busk Ivanhoe and Frying Pan – Arkansas Exchange
• USFS request for a letter of support for a grant application for joint LTPBR projects
• Budget Supplemental – request for professional services
• Future agenda and event items for 2025 joint meetings and community events
• Lincoln Creek Workgroup update (no packet materials)

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners will set the initial airport rates and charges for 2025. It will also approve several intergovernmental agreements, including contracts for jail‑based behavioral health services and childcare facility projects in Snowmass Village and Basalt. Additional items include the approval of the Smuggler Open Space Draft Management Plan and the acceptance of a conservation easement for Turnabout Ranch.

• Resolution: Setting Initial Airport Rates and Charges for 2025 (Item 13)
• Resolution: Approving a Third Amendment to a contract with Colorado Department of Human Services for jail‑based behavioral services (Item 10)
• Resolution: Approving an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Snowmass Village to support redevelopment of the Little Red School House childcare facility (Item 11)
• Resolution: Approving an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Basalt to fund construction of the Stotts Mill childcare facility (Item 12)
• Ordinance: Approving the Smuggler Open Space Draft Management Plan (Item 7)

Senior Services

The Pitkin County Senior Services Council met on November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM. The agenda included a roll call and reports from the secretary, chairperson, and manager. No old business, new business, or other items were listed for discussion or decision. The meeting was adjourned without any specific actions.

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners will hold an executive session for legal advice and personnel matters. The public session includes budget reviews for a new housing fund and ambulance services, along with grant funding requests for regional projects.

• Budget wrap up for New Housing Fund
• Ambulance Budget Presentation
• Grant funding request for EcoFlight overflights of the Crystal River
• Grant funding request for Roaring Fork watershed-wide Wildfire Ready Action Plan
• Executive session regarding County Attorney Contract negotiation

Hearing Officer

The regular meeting of the Pitkin County Hearing Officer scheduled for November 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM was canceled. No agenda items were presented for discussion or decision.

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Comprehensive Plan Update. The meeting also includes comments from commissioners, staff, and the public.

• Public hearing on Comprehensive Plan Update presented by Ellen Sassano & Hannah-Hunt Wander

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space and Trails Board will approve two sets of draft minutes and receive updates on the 2024 Smuggler Open Space Management Plan and the BLM Crown E‑Bike Environmental Assessment. In an executive session, the board will discuss acquiring property interests in the Marble, Basalt Mountain, Capitol Creek, Castle Creek, and Roaring Fork Mining District areas, and will seek legal advice on a conservation easement violation in West Sopris Creek.

• Approve 09/19/2024 City of Aspen & Pitkin County OSTB Joint Meeting Draft Minutes
• Approve 10/03/2024 OSTB Regular and Executive Draft Minutes
• 2024 Smuggler Open Space Management Plan update
• BLM Crown E‑Bike Environmental Assessment update
• Executive session to discuss acquisition of property interests in Marble, Basalt Mountain, Capitol Creek, Castle Creek, Roaring Fork Mining District, and legal advice on West Sopris Creek easement violation

Airport Advisory Board

The Aspen/Pitkin County FlightOps Safety Task Force is meeting to discuss safety reports and upcoming board meetings. The group will review a wind study and a recommendation for a permanent FlightOps Safety Committee.

• Recommendation for a permanent FlightOps Safety Committee to the AAB and BoCC
• Review of Wind Study
• Discussion of ALP and FBO items for the 11/20/24 BoCC meeting
• Ramp Safety and Safety Stand Down video reviews
• Bold Method Production and From the Flight Deck Video

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will travel to three BelleJackBlue LLC parcels along Little Woody Creek Road. Commissioners and staff will examine development standards, road improvements, agricultural structures, and illegal structures at each site. The meeting concludes with a general discussion and any final questions.

• Review improvements to Little Woody Creek Road at Parcel 1 (1220 Little Woody Creek Road)
• Examine agricultural structures and illegal structures at Parcel 2 (1450 Little Woody Creek Road)
• Assess proposed single‑family residence and barn location at Parcel 3 (1658 Little Woody Creek Road)
• Discuss removal of existing illegal structures across all three parcels
• Overall BOCC discussion and final questions after site visits

Airport Advisory Board

The Airport Advisory Board is meeting to discuss adjustments to the ASE 2025 Rates and Charges. These changes follow revised direction from the Board of County Commissioners.

• Discussion of ASE 2025 Rates and Charges adjustments

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to hear budget presentations, including a 30‑minute District Attorney budget overview and a multi‑hour Prosperous Economy budget presentation by Connie Baker. The session is for discussion and information only; no formal actions are scheduled. The agenda also includes a brief review of future meeting calendars and an open discussion period.

• District Attorney Budget Presentation – 30 minutes (Connie Baker)
• Prosperous Economy Budget Presentation – multiple sessions totaling ~5 hours (Connie Baker)
• Review of Future Agenda Calendars – 5 minutes
• Board Open Discussion – 10 minutes

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport Advisory Board is meeting to discuss local aircraft discounts within a proposed new FBO Lease agreement.

• Discussion on local aircraft discounts in the proposed new FBO Lease agreement

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners work session will feature staff and community presentations, including a budget presentation for the Flourishing Natural & Built Environment program. The meeting also includes reviews of the 2025 BOCC meeting calendar, APCHA board interviews, and grant recommendations for the Healthy Community Fund. An open discussion will address emergency repairs needed at the Library.

• Review of 2025 BOCC Meeting Calendar – Charlotte Anderson
• Joseph Mason / APCHA Board Interview – Charlotte Anderson
• Healthy Community Fund 2025 Grant Recommendations – Lindsay Maisch, Sam Landercasper
• Flourishing Natural & Built Environment Budget Presentation, Part 2 – Connie Baker
• Update on emergency repairs needed at the Library – Jeff Pendarvis

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will consider several individual items, including a secure transportation license application and multiple resolutions and ordinances. Key actions include approving intergovernmental agreements, setting airport fees for 2025, amending a contract for jail‑based behavioral services, and adopting an emergency formula for the municipal share of the 2025 sales‑tax revenue. An executive session will be held to discuss Fixed Base Operator lease negotiations. The meeting also includes a land‑use public hearing on rezoning the West Buttermilk Pfister tracts.

• Emergency Resolution adopting formula for distribution of municipal share of 2025 county sales tax revenue (Resolution 12)
• Resolution approving and authorizing the Chair to sign an intergovernmental agreement with eight neighboring counties for the Community Development Block Grant Project (Resolution 3)
• Resolution approving a third amendment to a contract with the Colorado Department of Human Services for funding jail‑based behavioral services (Resolution 4)
• Resolution setting initial airport rates and charges for 2025 (Resolution 7)
• Ordinance rezoning NMP Residence Trust/SEP Residence Trust West Buttermilk Pfister Tracts 1 and 2 with Planned Unit Development (Ordinance 13a)

Planning & Zoning Commission

The regular meeting scheduled for November 5, 2024, has been canceled. No items were decided or discussed.

Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for November 5, 2024, has been canceled. No items were decided or discussed.

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Transportation Committee will approve prior action minutes, hold a public hearing to decide on the 2025 budget and work plan, discuss the Castle Creek Bridge, and set dates and topics for 2025 meetings. The meeting is virtual and in‑person on October 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM.

• Approval of October 5, 2023 action minutes
• Approval of August 13 & 19, September 11 & 25, 2024 action minutes
• Public hearing decision on the EOTC 2025 budget and work plan
• Discussion of the Castle Creek Bridge
• Selection of 2025 EOTC meeting dates and proposed topics

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will consider several consent items, emergency resolutions, and land‑use actions, including a contract with the Office of Justice Programs to fund the Pitkin Area Co‑Responder Teams ("PACT") program. Additional items include a grant agreement with Colorado Parks & Wildlife for bear‑proof trash cans, an exchange easement agreement with Cloud 10 Aspen LLC, and zoning amendments for short‑term rentals.

• Contract with the Office of Justice Programs for funding the Pitkin Area Co‑Responder Teams ("PACT") Program
• Grant agreement with Colorado Parks & Wildlife to mitigate human/bear interactions and purchase bear‑proof trash cans
• Exchange agreement with Cloud 10 Aspen LLC for conservation, trail easements and scenic covenant in exchange for an access easement
• Emergency resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley Chapter to support the L3 Condominium Housing Project
• Ordinance adopting rezoning and zoning amendments to the 2006 Pitkin County Land Use Code for short‑term rentals (RR, TR‑1, TR‑2 zones)

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the Flourishing Natural & Built Environment Budget and review airport rates. The meeting will also cover future meeting calendars and allow for open discussion.

• Flourishing Natural & Built Environment Budget Presentation
• Annual Review of Airport Rates and Charges
• Review of Future Agenda Calendars
• Board Open Discussion

Airport Advisory Board

The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport Advisory Board is meeting to hold a comment session regarding GA ASE rates and charges. No other substantive items are listed on the agenda.

• GA ASE Rates and Charges Comment Session

Senior Services

The agenda consists of procedural items, including reports from the secretary, chairperson, and manager. No specific new business or decisions are listed for this meeting.

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners work session will feature a multi‑hour presentation on the Livable & Supportive Community Budget by Connie Baker. The session also includes a CORE Progress Report and a request for 2025 funding presented by Michael Port and John Dougherty. Additional items are a brief review of future agenda calendars and an open discussion period.

• Livable & Supportive Community Budget Presentation – Connie Baker (2 hours at 10:00 AM, continued 2.5 hours at 1:00 PM)
• CORE Progress Report and 2025 Funding Request – Michael Port, John Dougherty (45 minutes at 3:45 PM)
• Review of Future Agenda Calendars – Work Session / Regular Meeting (10 minutes at 4:30 PM)
• Board Open Discussion (10 minutes at 4:40 PM)
• P&Z Meeting scheduled for 5:00 PM

Hearing Officer

The Hearing Officer meeting scheduled for October 15, 2024, has been canceled.

Planning & Zoning Commission

The commission will conduct a work session regarding the Pitkin County Vision 2050 GMQS/TDR Workshop. No other formal decisions or ordinances are listed on the agenda.

• Pitkin County Vision 2050 GMQS/TDR Workshop led by Suzanne Wolff

Board of Health

The Pitkin County Board of Health will consider a budget recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. It will also receive a respiratory disease update and conduct internal training. The meeting includes discussion of the 2024 meeting schedule and feedback on the 2025 communication plan.

• Budget Recommendation to BOCC
• Respiratory Disease Update
• Board of Health training session
• Proposed 2024 meeting schedule
• 2025 communication plan feedback

Airport Advisory Board

The Aspen/Pitkin County FlightOps Safety Task Force will discuss and vote on whether to disband or become a permanent Standing Committee. The board will also review updates on a wind study and airport-related videos.

• Vote on whether the Task Force should disband or become a permanent Standing Committee
• Update on the Wind Study, including BOCC approval of a Q3 supplemental request
• Review of Bold Method Video regarding Atlantic/ASE Fee Waivers and Fuel Contribution
• Review of 'From the Flight Deck' video
• Discussion of NTSB Report on Instantaneous Winds

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Board of County Commissioners will consider resolutions affirming support for ballot issues regarding affordable housing, solid waste center bonds, and a home rule charter amendment. The board will also review contracts for co-responder teams and bear-proof trash cans.

• Affirming support for Ballot Issue 1A (Affordable and Workforce Housing Mill Levy)
• Affirming support for Ballot Issue 1B (County Solid Waste Center Bonds)
• Affirming support for Ballot Question 1C (Referred Home Rule Charter Amendment)
• Contract with Office of Justice Programs for Pitkin Area Co-Responder Teams (PACT) program
• Grant agreement with Colorado Parks & Wildlife for bear-proof trash cans

Telecommunications Advisory Board

The Pitkin County Telecommunications Advisory Board will meet on October 9, 2024 to approve the July 10, 2024 meeting minutes, consider any agenda changes, hear public comments, receive staff and engineering reports, and discuss old and new business. No specific policy decisions or contracts are listed on the agenda.

• Approval of July 10, 2024 TAB regular meeting minutes
• Consideration of changes or additions to the agenda
• Public comment period for items not on the agenda
• Staff reports, including an engineering report
• Discussion of old business and new business

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the proposed 2025 budget and receive updates on building codes and open space management. The meeting includes an executive session for legal advice on several disputes and lease negotiations.

• Presentation of Proposed 2025 Budget
• Energy Code/Building Code update
• Smuggler Open Space Management Plan Draft
• North Thompson Creek Road dispute and Rock Creek Association litigation
• Letter of Support for a Wildfire Grant for the Three Mile Mobile Home Park

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space and Trails Board will review the 2025 budget during its regular session. In an executive session, the board will consider acquiring real‑property interests in the Capitol Creek area, Castle Creek Valley, Roaring Fork Mining District, and the Marble area. The meeting includes public comment and approval of minutes before adjournment.

• Open Space and Trails 2025 Budget discussion (regular session)
• Executive session: property interest acquisition in Capitol Creek area
• Executive session: property interest acquisition in Castle Creek Valley
• Executive session: property interest acquisition in Roaring Fork Mining District
• Executive session: property interest acquisition in Marble area

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding a special event liquor license. The board will also address an emergency resolution concerning a housing project memorandum of understanding.

• Public hearing for Special Event Liquor License application by Aspen Flight Academy
• Emergency Resolution for Memorandum of Understanding with Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley Chapter for the L3 Condominium Housing Project
• Discussion on Colorado Counties, Inc (CCI) Legislative Issues

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the Short Term Rental Licensing Program, road intersections, and electrification projects. The meeting will also include updates on the Winter X Games Aspen 2025 and the County Attorney recruitment.

• Review of Short Term Rental Licensing Program and code amendments
• Discussion of SH82 Intersections at Smith Way and Lazy Glen
• Presentation on Library and HHS Electrification Projects
• Update on Winter X Games Aspen 2025
• Update on County Attorney Recruitment

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning & Zoning Commission will receive an update on the Pitkin County Vision 2050 project and review the Comprehensive Plan's existing conditions and framework. It will consider a land‑use code amendment that would allow short‑term rentals in RR, TR‑1, and TR‑2 zones. The agenda also notes an Oct. 15 Vision 2050 GMQS/TDR workshop, an Oct. 15 amendment on the employee‑housing impact fee, and that the Nov. 5 meeting is cancelled.

• Vision 2050 Project Update & Review of Comprehensive Plan Existing Conditions & Framework
• Land Use Code Text/Zoning Amendments – Short Term Rentals in RR/TR-1/TR-2 zones
• Vision 2050 GMQS/TDR workshop scheduled for Oct 15
• Land Use Code Amendments – Employee Housing Impact Fee scheduled for Oct 15
• Nov 5 meeting cancelled

Board of Adjustment

The Pitkin County Board of Adjustment was scheduled to meet on October 1, 2024. The meeting has been canceled, so no decisions or discussions will take place. No agenda items were presented.

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Board of County Commissioners will consider several license and use agreements for on-airport rental car operations. The meeting includes public hearings on short-term rental license appeals and the approval of third quarter budget supplemental requests.

• Rental car license agreements for Avis Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and Sixt at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
• Short-term rental license appeals for Jeffrey P Johnson Trust and Little Cloud 9 LLC
• Third Quarter Budget Supplemental Requests
• State Historic Fund Grant Application for Glassier House Rehabilitation Work
• Deed of Conservation Easement for the J&A Arbaney Property

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners will hold a work session featuring executive sessions on legal matters and water rights. Public items include airport agreement extensions and a review of sample ballots for resolutions of support.

• Extension of agreements with All Star Media and Jedediah's at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
• Review of sample ballot and direction for resolutions of support
• Executive session regarding Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company Operations
• Executive session regarding Habitat for Humanity property interest acquisition
• Interviews for Healthy Rivers & Streams with Ned Andrews and Kristin Neff

Airport Advisory Board

The Pitkin County Airport Advisory Board will discuss several priority items, including ballot initiatives related to the airport, an update on the fixed‑base operator lease, and the upcoming airport budget. The board will also receive updates on the SAF project, the ALP project, and pavement work. Subcommittees, the communications team, and the commercial passenger team will provide additional updates. Public comments will be accepted on agenda topics.

• Airport ballot initiatives discussion
• FBO lease update
• Airport budget discussion
• SAF project update
• Pavement project update

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space and Trails Board of Trustees and City of Aspen Parks and Open Space will hold a regular session on September 19, 2024 at City Hall. The board will review the Smuggler Open Space Management Draft Plan update. A Roaring Fork Outdoor Coalition Community Advisory Group session is also scheduled. The meeting is set to adjourn at 5:00 PM.

• Smuggler Open Space Management Draft Plan Update – discussion
• Roaring Fork Outdoor Coalition Community Advisory Groups – discussion

Healthy Rivers

The Healthy Rivers Board will consider a grant award and funding request from the Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Collaborative. The meeting also includes presentations on a water‑education program at Marble Charter School, an EcoFlight grant for Crystal River overflights, and scholarship funding for local elected officials. A budget discussion will cover the Healthy Rivers website, accessibility standards, and upcoming research projects.

• Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Collaborative CWCB awarded grant – presentation and funding request
• Marble Charter School interdisciplinary water‑education program overview (Crystal River Focused 2023‑2024)
• EcoFlight grant presentation on overflights of the Crystal River and subcommittee leadership
• Scholarship funding for local elected officials; Water Fluency class with WECo
• Budget discussion: Healthy Rivers website accessibility, CU STAAR research, and other potential projects

BOCC Work Session

The Board will first vote to enter an executive session. In that closed session they will discuss four legal‑advice items: a Fixed Base Operator lease negotiation, a tax‑appeal hearing officer matter, a potential violation in the Emma Fields annual review, and an extension of a brokerage agreement. After the executive session the Board will hear a Vision 2050 update and a Regional Energy Management Plan update, review future agenda calendars, receive department reports, and hold open discussion before adjourning.

• Vote to go into executive session
• Executive session discussion of Fixed Base Operator lease negotiations
• Executive session discussion of tax‑appeal hearing officer matter
• Executive session discussion of Emma Fields Annual Review potential violation
• Executive session discussion of Brokerage Agreement extension

Hearing Officer

The Hearing Officer meeting scheduled for September 17, 2024, has been canceled. No other items were listed on the agenda.

Planning & Zoning Commission

The regular meeting scheduled for September 17, 2024, has been canceled. The agenda originally included a public hearing on the Pitkin County Vision 2050 Project Update.

• Canceled public hearing: Pitkin County Vision 2050 Project Update & Review of Comprehensive Plan Existing Conditions & Framework

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners will hold a work session on September 17, 2024 at the Chabad Jewish Community Center. The agenda lists a panel discussion and question‑and‑answer session about the Aspen Airport. No specific actions or votes are noted in the agenda.

• Aspen Airport panel discussion and Q&A – 6:30 PM at Chabad Jewish Community Center, 435 West Main St.

Airport Advisory Board

The Airport Advisory Board will hear updates from the FlightOps Safety Task Force, including the AAB approval to proceed with a wind study and a request for supplemental funding for Q3. The meeting will also discuss a Bold Method video, Atlantic fuel reimbursement, a waived ramp fee, and an update on the airport ballot question. Additional agenda items cover an NTSB report on instantaneous winds and future task force plans.

• AAB approval to move forward with wind study
• Q3 supplemental request discussed
• Atlantic fuel reimbursement mentioned
• Ramp fee waived
• Airport ballot question update

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Board of County Commissioners will review several license and use agreements for on-airport rental car operations. The body is also considering budget supplemental requests and amendments to wireless communication facilities within ski area master plans.

• License and Use Agreements for Avis Budget Car Rental, Enterprise Leasing Company, Hertz Corporation, and Sixt Rent-A-Car at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
• Proposed amendments to Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands, and Aspen Mountain Ski Area Master Plans for wireless communications facilities
• Third Quarter Budget Supplemental Requests
• Abatement Petition over $10,000 submitted by K2 Family Property LLC
• Deed of Conservation Easement for the Arbaney North Thompson Property

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners is holding a work session to review items before they are brought to a regular meeting. Discussions include 3rd Quarter Budget Supplemental Requests and a proposed lease for a Fixed Based Operator.

• 3rd Quarter Budget Supplemental Requests
• Fixed Based Operator Proposed Lease
• Preparation for September 17, 2024 joint meeting with City of Aspen
• Pitkin County Cares discussion
• Review of future agenda calendars

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning & Zoning Commission will hear a land‑use code amendment concerning lighting standards. Commissioners, staff, and the public may comment before the commission votes on the amendment.

• LUC Amendment – Lighting Code (proposed amendment presented by Larisa LaLonde)

Finance

The Financial Advisory Board will first vote to enter an executive session. In that session, members will discuss the FBO lease for Pitkin County Airport with counsel, as required by CRS 24-6-402(4)(b). The meeting will conclude by adjourning the executive session.

• Vote to go into executive session
• Executive session to discuss ASE (Pitkin County Airport) FBO lease with counsel
• Adjourn executive session

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space and Trails Board and Board of County Commissioners are meeting to discuss property acquisitions and legal advice. The session includes reviews of budget supplementals and updates on specific trail and safety projects.

• Budget supplementals for Gerbaz Pedestrian Bridge Construction Management and Deer Creek Solar System
• Executive session regarding property interest in Castle Creek Valley
• Executive session regarding property interests in Capitol Creek, Snowmass Creek, and Marble areas
• Legal advice regarding a Conservation Easement Violation in West Sopris Creek Area
• Discussion of Roaring Fork Safe Passages and the Aspen Airport Business Center to Brush Creek Park and Ride Trail

BOCC Work Session

The Board of County Commissioners is holding a public hearing on a resolution to amend the Home Rule Charter regarding the airport's physical layout and regulatory plan. The board is also conducting joint sessions with Open Space & Trails and interviewing candidates for Healthy Rivers & Streams.

• Public hearing on Home Rule Charter amendment for Aspen-Pitkin County Airport layout and regulatory plan
• Executive session on property acquisitions in Capitol Creek, Snowmass Creek, and Marble areas
• Discussion on Conservation Easement Violation in West Sopris Creek Area
• Joint meeting items: Roaring Fork Safe Passages and AABC to BC Trail
• Executive session regarding Fixed Base Operator lease negotiations

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to review a continued site plan for a cell tower on Aspen Mountain. The meeting will also include a special session on September 10 to discuss lighting code amendments.

• Public hearing: Aspen Skiing Company/USFS Aspen Mountain cell tower site plan review
• September 10 Special Meeting: Lighting Code Amendments
• September 17: Comprehensive Plan Existing Conditions Review

Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for September 3, 2024, has been canceled. No items were decided or discussed.

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will consider several individual‑consideration resolutions, including a grant agreement with the State Department of Public Safety and a core services allocation with the Colorado Department of Human Services. The board will also vote on a ballot issue to authorize bonds for expanding the County Solid Waste Center and on a ballot title for a 1.5‑mill property‑tax levy to fund affordable housing. Land‑use items include a second‑reading rezoning of 143 Darling Farm LLC with a Planned Unit Development overlay and approval of its activity envelope and caretaker‑dwelling unit plan. Additional items address airport charter amendments and other consent items.

• Resolution to authorize bonds for expansion of the County Solid Waste Center (ballot issue)
• Resolution approving a 1.5‑mill property‑tax levy for up to 25 years to fund affordable housing
• Authorization of the County's Private Activity Bond Allocation to the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority
• Ordinance rezoning 143 Darling Farm LLC with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay, 2nd reading
• Resolution approving 143 Darling Farm LLC activity envelope and caretaker‑dwelling unit plan, 2nd reading

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners is meeting for a work session to discuss various legal and personnel matters in executive session. The board will also review second-quarter budget and payroll expenditures for the Board of Social Services.

• Habitat for Humanity property interest acquisition discussion
• Fixed Base Operator lease negotiations
• Aspen Pitkin County Airport ballot measure discussion
• Board of Social Services second quarter budget and payroll expenditures
• CDPHE Main Task Order Contract and New MOUs discussion

Finance

The Pitkin County Financial Advisory Board will discuss the 2025 budget forecast, including sales tax, community development revenue, and expenditure projections. It will vote on whether to go into executive session to consider a Pitkin County Airport FBO lease. The meeting will also include updates on housing and landfill ballot questions, property tax, and public safety initiatives.

• Vote to enter executive session for ASE (Pitkin County Airport) FBO lease discussion
• Financial forecast discussion: sales tax revenue review for 2025 budget
• Financial forecast discussion: community development revenue review
• Financial forecast discussion: expenditure forecast and CPI projections
• Updates on housing and landfill ballot questions, property tax, and public safety initiatives

Senior Services

The agenda for this meeting consists of procedural boilerplate. It includes reports from the secretary, chairperson, and manager, with no specific items listed under old or new business.

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners held a work‑session on August 20, 2024 to discuss several issues and receive staff updates. The agenda included an executive session for legal advice on topics such as the County Attorney staff assessment and Colorado Department of Transportation property matters. A major discussion item was the Entrance to Aspen and Castle Creek Bridge with city representatives. The board also reviewed future agenda calendars and provided department updates.

• Executive session: legal advice on Pitkin County Attorney Office staff assessment
• Executive session: discussion of Colorado Department of Transportation property dispossession and acquisition
• Discussion of Entrance to Aspen & Castle Creek Bridge with City of Aspen officials
• Review of future agenda calendars for work sessions and regular meetings
• Department updates and board membership reports

Hearing Officer

The regular meeting of the Pitkin County Hearing Officer scheduled for August 20, 2024, has been canceled.

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for August 20, 2024, was canceled. The next regular meeting is set for September 3.

• Canceled meeting on August 20, 2024
• September 3: Aspen Skiing Company/USFS Aspen Mountain Cell Tower SKI-REC Master Plan Amendment
• September 9: Special Meeting on Lighting Code Amendments
• September 17: Comp Plan Existing Conditions Review

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will review the calendar of business for upcoming work sessions and regular meetings. No formal actions are scheduled; the session is for discussion and planning. The Board will also hold an open discussion period without written materials.

• Review of future agenda calendars for work sessions and regular meetings (15 minutes)
• Board open discussion (15 minutes) – no formal written materials
• Break

Airport Advisory Board

The Pitkin County Airport Advisory Board will discuss a patio shelter lease and provide updates on the Fly with Integrity program and commercial passenger operations. They will review the 2025 airport budget and a pending grant. The board will also consider and vote on funding an initial NCAR wind study as a supplemental budget item.

• Patio shelter lease discussion
• Fly with Integrity program update
• 2025 airport budget review
• Grant discussion
• Funding for an initial NCAR wind study as a budget supplemental

Healthy Rivers

The Pitkin County Board will approve minutes from four prior meetings, introduce the interim county attorney, and consider a proposal for new Roaring Fork Gorge bridges. It will hear a FERC amendment presentation from the City of Aspen and a request for a comprehensive water‑management organization repository. The meeting also includes a discussion of the Healthy Rivers program budget before adjourning.

• Approve minutes from March 21, May 16, June 20, July 18 2024
• Proposed Roaring Fork Gorge bridges (direction from County Attorney staff)
• Reudi FERC amendment presentation – City of Aspen, Phil Overeyender
• Request for comprehensive repository of water‑management organizations – Gwen Garcelon
• Healthy Rivers budget presentation – Lisa Macdonald and Lisa Tasker

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Board of County Commissioners is deciding on several ballot titles and issues for the November 5, 2024, general election. The body is also reviewing tax abatement petitions and intergovernmental agreements for emergency shelter and behavioral health services.

• Ballot issue for bonds to expand the County Solid Waste Center
• Proposed 1.5 mill property tax levy for affordable and attainable housing
• Home Rule Charter amendments regarding Aspen-Pitkin County Airport runway and layout
• Intergovernmental Agreement with Aspen Valley Hospital and Town of Snowmass Village for winter emergency overnight shelter
• Nine resolutions regarding assessor's abatement petitions, including several over $10,000

BOCC Work Session

The Board of County Commissioners will vote to enter an executive session to discuss election security and potential property acquisitions, followed by a presentation on Little Red Schoolhouse funding and an update on the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The meeting concludes with a discussion on the future meeting calendar and a special session item regarding a charter amendment for airport regulatory planning.

• Vote to enter executive session for election security and property acquisition discussions
• Town of Snowmass Village requests funding for Little Red Schoolhouse
• Annual Airport Advisory Board update
• First reading set for charter amendment on airport regulatory plan
• Review of future meeting calendars

Airport Advisory Board

The Pitkin County Airport Advisory Board will hear an update from the Airport Project Coordinator on budget, wind, legal matters, and recent video projects. It will then discuss several safety improvements, including a density altitude sign at the FBO and the installation of VASI, PAPI lights and a windsock on runway 33. Additional topics include a ballot question update and flight procedures. No formal decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Density Altitude Sign at FBO
• VASI, PAPI & Windsock on runway 33
• Ballot Question Update
• Flight Procedures discussion
• Airport Project Coordinator budget update

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will vote to enter an executive session at 9:50 AM. In that closed session, staff and counsel will provide legal advice on a county attorney staffing assessment, the Pitkin County Airport ballot measure and related FAA regulations, employee housing impact fee litigation, and the Kroger National Opioid Settlement. After the executive session, the board will hold staff and community presentations on the airport, nonprofit funding requests, and a new workplace taskforce, followed by a review of future agenda calendars and open discussion.

• Vote to go into executive session (9:50 AM)
• Executive session discussion on Pitkin County Attorney Office staffing assessment
• Executive session discussion on Pitkin County Airport ballot measure procedure and FAA regulations
• Executive session discussion on employee housing impact fee litigation
• Executive session discussion on Kroger National Opioid Settlement

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a cell tower proposal by Aspen Skiing Company and the USFS. The body will review a SKI-REC Master Plan Amendment, Activity Envelope, and Site Plan.

• Public hearing for Aspen Mountain Cell Tower SKI-REC Master Plan Amendment

Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for August 6, 2024, has been canceled.

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space and Trails Board of Trustees will hold a retreat discussion and enter an executive session. The board will discuss the acquisition of real property and legal advice regarding specific land interests and a conservation easement violation.

• Property interest in Muddy Creek area
• Property interest in Snowmass Creek area
• Property interest in Marble area
• Conservation Easement Violation in East Sopris Creek Area

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will vote to enter an executive session to discuss the Pitkin County Airport ballot measure procedure and related FAA regulations. An emergency resolution will be set for a confirmatory public hearing on August 14, 2024, and the board will consider a minor amendment to an existing development permit for Elam Construction, Inc.

• Vote to go into executive session for airport ballot measure and FAA regulation discussion
• Discussion of ASE (Pitkin County Airport) ballot measure procedure and potential FAA grant enforcement
• Emergency resolution set for confirmatory public hearing and reading on August 14, 2024
• Emergency resolution to modify existing resolution and approve a minor amendment to a development permit for Elam Construction, Inc.
• Adjournment of the special meeting

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners will vote on a series of resolutions, including authorizing a $10,000,000 loan from Great Outdoors Colorado. Other items include adopting minutes from prior meetings, establishing the county as a local EMS authority, and setting ballot titles for a property‑tax levy and a solid‑waste bond measure. Several land‑use rezoning and development approvals will also be heard.

• Approve minutes of the July 10 regular meeting and July 16 special meeting (Consent Item).
• Resolution establishing Pitkin County as a Local Authorizing Authority for Emergency Medical Services.
• Resolution authorizing the County Manager to submit a grant application for a feasibility study of a regional sustainable aviation fuels production facility.
• Resolution authorizing acceptance of a promissory note securing a $10,000,000 loan from Great Outdoors Colorado.
• Resolution approving a ballot title for a 1.5‑mill ad valorem property‑tax levy to fund affordable housing programs.

BOCC Work Session

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners held a work session on July 23, 2024, beginning with a vote to go into executive session. In the executive session, counsel will provide legal advice on items such as Shoshone Permanency, Crystal River basin augmentation, mobile‑home park land use, election security, and a subway lease. The open portion of the meeting included an ARPA spending update and a Funding Request English In Action presentation, followed by a review of future agenda calendars and open discussion. The session adjourned at 4:30 PM.

• Vote to enter executive session for legal advice on multiple county matters
• ARPA spending update presentation by Ashley Perl
• Funding Request English In Action presentation by Lara Beaulieu (do not move)
• Review of future agenda calendars
• ASE (Pitkin County Airport) ballot measure procedure discussion in executive session

Healthy Rivers

The Healthy Rivers board will discuss funding for a literature search regarding the Crystal River and technical support for the Lincoln Creek Workgroup. The meeting includes staff reports and a proposed executive session regarding the City of Aspen FERC license amendment.

• Wild and Scenic Funding Update for Crystal River literature search
• Funding request for Lincoln Creek Workgroup technical support and document review
• Executive session regarding City of Aspen FERC license amendment

BOCC Work Session

The Board of Commissioners and the City of Aspen are conducting a joint site visit at Henry Stein Park. The body is exploring multi-modal transportation bridges at AABC and Brush Creek Park & Ride.

• Site visit to AABC Bridge location #1
• Site visit to AABC Bridge location #2
• Site visit to Brush Creek Bridge location

Open Space & Trails

The Open Space and Trails Board is reviewing a land use referral for BelleJackBlue, LLC and discussing the bridge location for the Aspen Airport Business Center. The board will also discuss updates to open space management categories and an upcoming board retreat.

• Land Use Referral: BelleJackBlue, LLC
• Aspen Airport Business Center Bridge Location discussion
• Fee Simple Open Space Management Categories Update
• Open Space and Trails Board Retreat discussion
• Executive session regarding property interests in Marble, Muddy Creek, Capitol Creek, and Snowmass Creek areas

Board of Health

The Pitkin County Board of Health will review updates on communicable diseases and air quality monitoring. The meeting includes presentations regarding the Oral Health Program and the Surgeon General's call for social media warning labels.

• Oral Health Program presentation
• Air Quality & Monitoring discussion
• Communicable Disease Update
• Surgeon General’s call for social media warning labels

BOCC Regular Meeting

The Board will meet to discuss attorney appointments and legal matters in executive session. Agenda items include approving aviation grants for runway maintenance and a $10 million loan from Great Outdoors Colorado. The meeting also includes first readings on rezoning requests for local land use projects.

• $10,000,000 loan from Great Outdoors Colorado
• $3,469,301 FAA grant for Aspen Pitkin County Airport maintenance
• $264,999 CDOT grant for airport pavement rehabilitation
• Transfer of $4,488,899 in FAA funding to Colorado Springs and Yampa Valley airports
• Rezoning of 143 Darling Farm LLC with a PUD overlay

Telecommunications Advisory Board

The Pitkin County Telecommunications Advisory Board will meet to approve minutes from the April 10, 2024, meeting and review an engineering report. The agenda does not list specific topics for old or new business.

• Approval of April 10, 2024, meeting minutes
• Engineering Report