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Home My WebLink About1997-03-18 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session ]PUBILgC NO7TIC'E VAIg, TOWN fCOYTNCIL MIEETING Tuesdav. March 18 1997 Work session NO MEETING - RESCHEDULED TO 3/25/97 Evening meeting NO MEETING - RESCHEDULED TO 3/25/97 Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. f } Gp dd e4 TON~I OF ~AIL 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 . 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 MED9A ADVISORV March 12, 1997 ' Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 • Community Information Office VA9L T0WN COl1NC6L HIGHL9GHTS FOR MARCH 11 VVork Session Briefs Council members present: Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston*, Kurz (*left the meeting early) --PEC/DRB Review During a review of the most recent meetings of the Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) and Design Review Board (DRB), Councilman Kevin Foley inquired about the status of ski storage applications by Vaif Associates for Golden Peak and Lionshead. The Golden Peak application has been tabled unti? April 1 to work out a relocation plan. In a separate matter, Vail Associates has applied for Design Review Board approval for ski racks in Lionshead. However, the request has been denied by town staff. The applicant now has the ability to appeal staff's denial. For additionat details, contact Lauren Waterton in the Community Development Department at 479-2454. Also during the PEC/DRB review, Town Attorney Tom Moorhead summarized a discussion from Monday's PEC meeting regarding exparte contacts (with counci,i members and PEC members) outside of public meetings. Moorhead said the standards which prohibit outside contacts and discussions apply equaily to PEC - members and the Vail Town Council when considering quasi-judicial matters, such as specific development proposals. Outside contacts are appropriate for both parties, however, when considering legislative actions such as prospective public policy issues of general application, Moorhead said. For additional clarification, contact Moorhead at 479-2107. --Controlled Burn Discussion This discussion was tabled until the April 1 work session due to a scheduling problem between the town and the U.S. Forest Service. Vail Fire Chief Dick Duran has said his department is comfortable with the plan and will ask the Town Council for funding to provide additional staffing should the Forest Service decide to proceed with the prescribed burn in the coming weeks. --Information Update A letter from Pete Seibert was circulated to the Council indicating support for the art piece selection process for Seibert Circle. The selection process is being coordinated (more) %9~ RECYCLEDPAPER ; ~h TOV Council Highlights/Add 1 by the town-sponsored Art in Public Places (AIPP) program and will include an open house on March 20. Please refer to the news release issued on March 7 for additional details. --Loading and Delivery After hearing general support for the changes on a trial basis, the Council agreed to formalize a modified loading and delivery policy for the Village core as a short-term solution to the problem. The policies were altered last December after the town heard - complaints from shop owners along the Lodge Promenade who said they were shouldering too much of the problem in front of their stores. The policies have since been modified to allow greater flexibility in enabling vehicles to access Bridge Street and Gore Creek Drive between 7 and 8:30 a.m., while restricting movements during peak times. The modified program also designates loading and delivery locations based upon the size of the vehicles. Police Chief Greg Morrison said the modified policies have been generally accepted by those impacted. Fire lane enforcement is a problem, he said, noting his department would take responsibility for improvement. During discussion from the audience, Jim Lamont of the East Village Homeowner's Association said the town was making headway on the short-term issue. Also, Charlie Viola of the Lodge at Vail said the current plan is much improved over the previous policy, although early morning trash trucks are still causing inconveniences for his guests. Saliy Johnston of the Christiania expressed concern about the lack of police presence on Hanson Ranch Road to enforce the policies. Chief Morrison said the department is doing all it can with existing resources in making sweeps every 15 minutes. David Gorsuch brought pictures taken this week of trucks parked in front of his store at 11 a.m. He said the trucks make it difficult for guests to access his business. Ultimately, a long-term solution in the form of a centralized delivery system is needed, he said. In the meantime, Gorsuch said it would take cooperation from the truckers and tolerance on the business side to make the current system function as well as it can. Gorsuch also suggested the truckers share in the cost of hiring additional workers to help unload and expedite the deliveries. Also yesterday, Hermann Staufer of the Lancefot advocated a long-term solution, while Kaye Ferry of the Vail Village Merchants Association complimented Town Manager Bob McLaurin and Chief Morrison for their efforts, calling it the best solution under the circumstances. Councilman Paul Johnston said the modifications were much improved. He suggested adding "one strike and you're out" language to the back of the parking permits to encourage compliance. Also during discussion, several truck drivers asked for the plan to be tweaked by allowing access to Gore Creek Drive after 6 p.m. and reviewing Bridge Street load limits. Because of the competing needs for a limited amount of space, Town Manager Bob McLaurin said a long-term solution will require an analysis to produce technical data. He said an engineering firm would soon be hired to begin the analysis. But first, the town will need to work with the community to address some philosophical questions, he said, including the pedestrian intent of the Viflage core. For more information, contact McLaurin at 479-2105. --Employee Recognition Sgt. Rick Onorato of the Vail Police Department and Kevin Whelan, a fire technician, (more) . a TOV Council Highlights/Add 2 were each honored for 15 years of service to the town. --Ford Park Management Plan The Council heard an overview of modifications to the draft Ford Park Management Plan. The plan will be presented to the Planning and Environmental Commission for a recommendation at its March 24 meeting, foilowing by Town Council review at its work session and evening meeting on March 25. If acceptable, a resolution for approval would then be considered by Council at its April 1 evening meeting. During discussion yesterday, project manager Todd Oppenheimer said the most significant issue with the plan continues to focus on preserving an option in the park for a parking structure should the need arise in the future. Based on public comments, Oppenheimer said the parking structure policy has been rewritten to specify the option as a last resort, requiring all other public and private options to be exhausted first. The policy also calls for a separate public process for consideration of a parking structure in the future and requires the structure to be built underground. The management plan document also allows staff offices to be located in Ford Park for park-related activities, but prohibits the location of administrative offices in the park. During discussion, the Council learned of a conceptual plan for the Alpine Garden Educational Center (proposed to be built at the soccer field parking lot) that would relocate the parking spaces underground. Also yesterday, Jim Lamont of the East Village Homeowners Association, said his group would likely support the Educational Center plan so long as a managed parking program is contained within the project. Diana Donovan, a neighbor, suggested adding another level of parking below ground at the site to accommodate the soccer field needs. Also yesterday, many of the comments focused on the parking structure set-aside policy. Tom IVoonan, manager of the Pinos Del IVorte, said his owners were opposed to the parking structure policy because of the increased traffic it would generate. Also speaking against the policy was Joe Staufer who suggested leaving the question for a future council. Rod Slifer of the Vail Village Commercial Property Owners Association said his group opposed a parking structure at Ford Park, indicating additional parking shoufd be put in the commercial core areas to keep funneling people through the commercial centers. Kaye Ferry of the Vail Village IVlerchants Association said she, too, would encourage adding parking within the commeccial core area as a first step. But she said the Ford Park option should not be eliminated. On behalf of the Vail Recreation District, Hermann Staufer asked the Council to consider allowing the VRD administrative offices to move to Ford Park to free up space beneath the Vail Library. Lastly, Jim Lamont said his group favors a policy of putting existing Ford Park parking underground, but opposes the parking structure set-aside policy for future needs. He also advocated creation of a Ford Park management committee, a commitment from the town to install a sidewalk from the Golden Peak bus stop to the soccer field, sound control issues for the amphitheatre and a reduction in the proposed width of Vail Valley Drive. For additional information on this topic, piease contact Todd Oppenheimer at 479-2161. --G R FA Due to the small number of Council members present for the discussion, this item was tabled to the April 1 work session. (more) : TOV Council Highlights/Add 3 --Other Councilman Kevin Foley noted March 11 was "Be Our Best Day" to recognize girl scout programs. Kaye Ferry expressed concern about last-minute adjustments to the Council agenda that prevented people from speaking about the loading and delivery issue. It was announced the discussion on the amplified sound issue has been rescheduled to April 8. Kevin Foley suggested a training day for the Vail Fire Department in conjunction with the Forest Service controlled burn for greater protection of the community. Ludwig Kurz agreed. Kurz said he was feeling much more comfortable about the proposed burn after attending a site visit sponsored by the Forest Service. Michael Jewett said he had received three complaints from gold pass holders who were having problems finding spaces in the parking structures following implementation of the "park free after 3" program. Jewett said the intent of the program is to make sure spaces are reserved for pass holders before being made available to other users. Jewett also said he wanted to begin working now to ensure adequate parking be retained in the Municipal Building parking lot for the November municipal election. He said the parking situation was one of the issues that caused him to run for Council. Diana Donovan suggested opening the Municipal Building parking lot to skiers and other guests when the parking structures fill during the weekends. She also asked Council to lean hard on the state legislative to help get the interstate cleaned up, to improve the interstate's landscaping and to begin working on noise buffers. She also asked for advocacy of a 40-plus hour work week for seasonal employees without the penalty of time-and-a-half. That way, an employee could work 80 hours at one job - rather than 40 hours each at two jobs, she said. Donovan also asked for a post card courtesy approach from the Vail Police Department before serving bench warrants for failure to appear. Michael Jewett asked for clarification of the town's compensation poticies regarding employees who work for more than one department. UPCONBING DISCUSSION TOPICS March 18 Work Session and Evening Meeting Canceled Due to Legislative Tour March 25 Work Session PEC/DRB Review Tommy Sheely 15 Year Anniversary Interviews for AIPP, DRB, PEC and Liquor Board Positions (more) 0 0 TOV Council Highlights/Add 4 Ford Park Management Plan Seibert Circle Art Finalist Review Joint meeting with County Commissioners Discussion Ordinance #4, Austria Haus SDD March 25 Evening Meeting Ford Park Management Plan First Reading Ordinance #4, Austria Haus SDD Second Reading Ordinance #6, Brooks SDD Resolution re: FPPA/457 Account Appointment of AIPP, DRB, PEC and Liquor Board Positions Award West Vail Interchange Bids April 1 Vl/ork Session Site Visit, Kelton PEC Appeal Review of PEC Decision of Public Works Seasonal Housing GRFA Ford Park Management Plan Year-end Financial Report USFS Burn Discussion April 1 Evening Meeting , Youth Award First Reading Ordinance Changing Fees for Elevator Inspections First Reading Ordinance on Proof of Insurance Resolution for Approval of Ford Park Management Plan Kelton PEC Appeal # # #