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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-09-25 Town Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES - THE TOWN OF VAIL is HELD SEPTEMBER 25, 1967 The Meeting was called to order by Mayor C. E. Kindel at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Roll Call found the following members present: Mayor C. E. Kindel Trustee Lorence C. Burdick Trustee Harry Willett Trustee John Donovan Trustee John Dobson Trustee Langmaid and Seibert were absent. 1ti11INUTES OF THE MEETING 1. CONSIDERATION OF THE .MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 11, 1967. Mayor Kindel asked for corrections or changes in the minutes as recorded. Trustee Dobson made a Motion to accept the Minutes as recorded. It was seconded by Trustee Burdick and approved unanimously by the Board. 2. CONSIDERATION OF AN "ORDINANCE REGULATING STREET OPENINGS, EXCAVATIONS AND PAVEMENT CUTS ON STREETS IN THE TOWN OF VAIL Mayor Kindel noted that the Ordinance was in rough draft form and asked F. Blake Lynch to give a resume of the Ordinance. Mr. Lynch commented that members of the various utility companies had met and asked for various changes which have been incorporated. a. The Utility Companies requested 24 hours notice for street cuts so that the work can be scheduled. b. Permit Fee - $10. 00 to cover the cost of the inspection. Acid a fee of possibly . 05 cents per square foot for cut over 500 square feet. Annual permit is $250. 00 which allows for multiple cuts applied primarily to Utilities. This is to protect the Town from being left with inadequately repaired 0 cuts. c. Section 4. J. The Utility Companies felt that the work- ing hours from 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. was reasonable with the exception that q Page 2 - Board of T rusters Meeting - September 25,, 1967 emergency crk could be done at any time. The Building Official can authorize weekend work. With the exception of emergency work, no permit will be allowed between November 15th and April 15th --No tourist inconvenience and weather would prevent cement from curing properly. The Town will be stockpiling the special slag chips so they will be available and have the same color. A discussion was held concerning the maximum time of notification - It could be lesaened from 36 hours to 30 for the town since the • utilities are requiring ?. < bou-in nc5ice. Trustee Willett felt that the di^crationary powers of the Building Offici U should be broader so that some of the smaller jobs would not have such a problem completing their work. Czrl Hecker, Management Consultant, commented that this O dinance should inspire the town to grow, but yet have control, and the Ordinance should not be unduly complex. Mayor Kindel requested the Town Coordinator to clx-ck the Ordinan-_z foz :,impli.fication.. Trustee Donovan felt that the To<Nn should make all t'ze street repairs. Fred Froehlich corroborated this and as a result all the repairs would be the same. The utilities would bear the cost. However, Mr, Blake Lynch brought to .the attention of the Trustees that the Town would not aecessari.ly have the equipment or the manpower to undertake this project at this time, so the option was left open in the Ordinance. Inspection costs of certain large jobs will be added to the $10. 00 permit fee. Section 5. E. May rather than shall - does not relieve the owner from his responsibility. 3. CONSID:ERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDI- NANCE NO. 17, S)F.-, TES OF 1966, PROHIBITING THE A Page 3 - Board of Trustees Meeting - September 25, 1967 THE OPERATION OF LUG WHEEL VEHICLES UPON THE PAVED STREETS OF VAIL. The amendment was read and discussed. Thereupon the Trustees were polled for understanding and approval. The Board of Trustees approved unanimously and the Amendment was adopted. 4. CONSIDERATION OF'A MOTION APPOINTING THE SIGN REVIEW BOARD. Mayor Kindel announced that there would be five members appointed to the Sign Review Board and that Trustee Burdick would assist him in appointing the citizens to the Board. 5. MAYOR AND TRUSTEES Mayor Kindel announced that in conjunction with the Master Plan, a Hearing would be held by the Planning Commission on October 16, 1967. At some future Meeting of the Board of Trustees there . —nild he a discussion of the traffic pattern for the winter season. Mayor Kindel brought to the attention of the Board the gratification that Vail felt toward Mr. Dick Gibson for promoting the Town through the Jazz Festival held September 15, 16 and 17th. He read a letter informing Mr. Gibson that he was appointed an Honorary Trustee. A Motion was made by Trustee Burdick. It was seconded by Trustee Willett and approved unanimously by the Board. Mayor Kindel requested Charles Gersbach and John Dobson to research a type of group for those who contribute a great deal to the emer- gence of the Town of Vail. Carl Becker, Management Consultant, gave a brief com- mentary oii the progress of the report to be submitted to the Town of Vail con-, corning the administrative consolidation of the special districts with the Town. 6. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE TOWN COORDIN- ATOR. F. Blake Lynch gave a report on the streetimprovement program.. lie also coi-nmented that the Bridge would be open for traffic early in October. It was the consensus that there should be a ribbon -cutting ceremony Page 4 - Board of Trustees Meeting - September 25, 1117 • with Mayor Kindel officiating. Mayor Kindel noted that with the large amount of rain in recent days that it was determined that the culverts were working adequately. 7. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION George Knox asked if the fee paid last year for parking would be in force for a year or for a season. Mayor Kindel indicated that this was a seasonal proposition. With no further business to come before the Board, Trustee Dobson made a Motion for adjournment at 9:15 p.m. It was seconded by Trustee Donovan and approved unanimously by the Board. • • MINUTES OF THE MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS - VAIL GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HELD SEPTEMBER 25, 1967 The Meeting was called to order by Mayor C, E. Kindel at 7:15 p. m. Roll Call: Roll Call found the following Members present: Mayor C. E. Kindel Director John Donovan Director Lorence C. Burdick Director Harry Willett Director John Dobson Directors Seibert and Langmaid were absent. MINUTES OF THE MEETING 40 I. PUBLIC HEARING ON 1968 GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DIS- TRICT BUDGET Mayor Kindel gave a brief resume of the 1968 Budget. Director Burdick noted that the Vail Water & Sanitation Dis- trict approved the lowering of the mill levy from 16 to 14 mills. Director Burdick made a Motion to approve the Budget as submitted and the adoption of the resolution of a two mill levy. It was seconded by Director Donovan and approved unanimously by the Directors. A Motion by Director Willett for adjournment of the Meeting was made at 7:30 p.m. It was seconded by Director Donovan and approved unanimously by the Directorss. • 0