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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-01-09 Town Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD JANUARY 9, 1967, TOWN OF VAIL VAIL, COIARADO The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Ted Kindel at 7:45 p.m. ROLL CALL: Roll Call found the following Members present: Trustee Willett Trustee Burdick Trustee Seibert Trustee Hoyt Trustee Dobson Mayor Kindel Trustee Langmaid was absent. MINUTES OF THE MEETING The first item on the Agenda which was discussed is the proposed flat - rate specific Occupation Taxes, It is the intent of the Board to make the occu- pation tax as fair and equitable as possible. Trustee Seibert commented that since many of the businesses involved are just get- ting started and the occupational tax should be low this year, Mayor Kindel stressed the point that the Trustees are interested in a fair distribution of the tax burden. It was recommended by Mayor Kindel that Trustee Burdick and Trustee Dobson meet with Blake Lynch and make whatever recommendations are necessary and draft a pro- posal that can be voted upon. A discussion was held concerning the types of categories. Mayor Kindel requested Blake Lynch to begin work on an ordinance regulating transient sellers, Report from the Town Coodinator: 1. Office Partitions - A bid was submitted by James Reinecke for 31 feet of wall partitions at a cost of $290.00. Mayor Kindel requested that Blake Lynch verify Office Layout with Trustee Burdick. A Motion was made by Trustee Seibert subject to office layout approval by Trustee Burdick to approve the partition bid submitted by Reinecke. It was seconded by Trustee Willet and approved unanimously by the Board. 2. Traffic - The center of town should be restricted to pedestrian traffic and restricted parking, such as delivery trucks. Part of Gore Creek Drive should be a One Way Street to give better control and help eliminate traffic as well as eliminating the cost of one traffic employee. The only place where parking will be allowed will be at the east end of Mill Creek Road and will be mainly emergency parking. A reasonable fee was established for the Parking Lot across from the Casino and adjacent to Gramshammers'. A twenty five cent (25fi) per hour fee will be charged and the season permit will be $25.00. There will be times when Bridge Street will be strictly a pedestrian street when the amount of traffic will warrant it. It was suggested by Trustee Seibert that the chains be locked on both sides of the street by The Casino Vail and Gramshammers when pedestrian traffic is heavy; however, it was determined that the problems that would ensue relating to late deliveries or late arriving guests for The Plaza and The Golden Peak House would make it undesirable to take such action. page 2 - Town of Vail - January 9, 1967 • 3. Bridge - Vail Road A letter was read that was sent to the County Commissioners. The Board of Trustees recommended that the bridge be lighted. 4. It was brought to the attention of the Board that a used Austin Western Motor Grader was for sale by the McCoy Caterpillar Company, which was traded in by the City of Aspen when a larger Grader was purchased. Mayor Kindel requested Trustee Hoyt and Blake Lynch investigate the terms of sale and the condition of the machine. It was recommended that Jack Monroe be contacted regarding information concerning lease and purchase options on equipment.. It was brought to the attention of the Board that financial arrangements should be such as not to burden any future Boards with the debt. 5. Blake Lynch reported on the general traffic. Mayor Kindel reported that he had received letters from John Amato and Charles Gersbach concerning the high gas rates in Vail and that Mr. Amato submitted a report he had obtained from an attorney regarding the various methods that the Town of Vail might employ to obtain lower gas rates for its citizens and that the essence of the Attorney's recommendations had to do with getting the Public Service Company to operate the gas system in Vail. It was pointed out that the Town could possibly incur a great deal of expense in trying to implement the proposal submitted by Amato's Attorney, and that this will be discussed again in the near future after receiving recommendations from Mr. Campbell. Mayor Kindel requested that Trustee Willett or Blake Lynch contact Mr. Campbell on this matter. With no further business to come before the Board the Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. The Motion was made by Trustee Seibert and it was seconded by Trustee Hoyt. 0