The Salida City Council canceled their work session on November 1 and will still host their regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. on November 2. Agenda items include a public hearing for resolution 2021-39 which establishes the budget and appropriations by fund for the city of Salida’s operations for 2021. A second amendment to the 2021 budget is deemed to be necessary to accommodate several updates as outlined in the supporting documents.
The resolution acknowledges the receipt of $764,000 in federal ARPA revenue not originally anticipated in the budget and amends the budget to allow for the use of $350,000 of the ARPA funds as a contribution to Jane’s Place, as such contribution was approved by Council at their September 7, 2021 meeting.
The resolution also amends the budget to accommodate the purchase of land in the amount of $790,000 for the new Salida Fire House, as such action was approved by Council at their August 17, 2021 meeting. The remaining portion of the amendment transfers monies between funds to better accommodate and account for activities described in the resolution.
Also on the agenda is Resolution 2021-40 which would approve the subdivision improvements and Inclusionary Housing Agreement for the West End Major Subdivision. The West End Major Subdivision was approved by the City Council with the adoption of Resolution 2021-32 on September 21, 2021. West End is a 24-lot, 43-unit residential project on 5.32 acres that was approved by a major impact review. As part of the negotiations, the applicants agreed that they will build at least five affordable housing units within the development, and will pay a fee-in-lieu of inclusionary housing for the partial units.
Council members wore masks to “lead by example.” Image was taken during August 4 regular meeting.
Council will also host the first reading for Ordinance 2021-17, an ordinance amending Chapter 6 and Chapter 16 of the Salida Municipal Code Concerning Short Term Rentals. On October 5, 2021, City Council approved Ordinance 2021-15 which amended Chapters 6 and 16 of the Municipal Code in regards to short-term rental (STR) licenses.
Among the items implemented via that ordinance: area-specific caps on the number of licenses to be permitted; a Chaffee County residency requirement for licenses; a limit of one STR license per person (or person controlling a corporate owner); new minimum parking requirements for STR units; and a limit of maximum 50 percent of all units on a single lot to be eligible for a license; among other clarifications and amendments.
At the same meeting, due to public feedback, City Council requested that staff return with additional amendments and clarifications to be considered, specifically regarding exceptions to the Chaffee County residency requirement and the 50 percent limit. Staff subsequently proposed some related options to City Council at a work session on October 18, 2021 and received further direction regarding additional amendments. This ordinance is a result of that direction.
City Council meetings continue to allow in-person attendance, primarily for purposes of conducting public hearings. The city still requests that those wishing to testify should plan to do so via the GoToWebinar platform or by email or letter.
Anyone who is unvaccinated and who wants to provide testimony must wear a face mask and remain at least six feet away from others both inside and outside of the Council Chambers.’
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