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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-03-11 Town Council Minutesr MINUTES OF THE MEETING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE - THE TOWN OF VAIL March 11, 1968 The Meeting was called to order by Mayor C. E. Kindel at 8:50 p.m. the llth of March, 1968, in the Vail Country Day School in the Vail Clinic, Vail, Colorado. ROLL CALL: Roll Call found the following Members present: Mayor C. E. Kindel Trustee Lorence C. Burdick Trustee Peter W. Seibert Trustee John Donovan Trustee John Dobson Trustee Harry Willett Trustee Joseph Langmaid MINUTES OF THE MEETING 1. Consideration of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting. Trustee Burdick trade a Motion to accept the Minutes as recorded. It was seconded by Trustee Seibert and approved unanimously by the Board. 2. Consideration of February Vouchers. Trustee Burdick noted that he had inspected all Vouchers and made a Motion to approve the February Vouchers. 'It was seconded by Trustee. Donovan and approved unanimously by the Board. 3. Report of the Summer Paving Program Town Manager Bloke Lynch reported to the Board that he and the Director of Public Works, J. Mitchell Hoyt, had attended a Meeting of the Eagle County Commissioners and discussed paving the roads in Vail. The Commissioners agreed to bring, their hot mix plant to the area and pave five miles of road with the Town of Vail furnishing the material. The program calls for a 9" or 3" asphalt mat on almost all of the roads in Vail, as weld as reslirfa.6itig some of the roads that were paved last summer, Mr. Lynch said that with the help of the County, the savings in cost will be around $30, 000, 00. Through the Highway Department and Vail Associates, we will be able to get 5, 000 tons of aggregate at $1. 00 per ton, which will be an additional savings of $10, 000, 00. Mr. Lynch then requested authorization by the Board to issue the remaining $45, 000. 00 of bonds. 4. Consideration of Pay Scale Study to be done by Carl Becker. The Town Manager, F. Blake Lynch, informed the Board that for this type study it was best to have an objective outsider rather than have it done locally. The study would lay the ground rules by comparison • with other municipalities for the frame work of job descriptions, pay raises and personnel policies. After a lengthy discussion Trustee Burdick made a Motion to retain Carl Becker to make the study. It was seconded by Trustee Dobson. The Town Recorder then polled the Trustees for approval. The Vote was five in the affirmative and one negative. Page 2- The Meeting of the Board of Trustees - March 11, 1968 5. Consideration of the Appointment of Judges of the Election to be held on April 2nd, 1968. The Trustees appointed the following: Judges Alternates Barbara Parker Phillip LaMantia Rodney Slifer Clerks Charles Crowley Ellen Jacobson Robert W. Parker Deane Knox James Wolfe Elisabeth Baribeau Fran Moretti 6. Consideration of " AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 7, SERIES OF 1967, BY DELETING SECTION 20-5 PROVIDING THAT NO PERSON SHALL OCCUPY A TRAILER WHILE IT IS BEING MOVED UPON A STREET". The Town Recorder, Blake Lynch, read the Ordinance and gave a brief explanation. He then polled the Trustees for understanding and acceptance. The Ordinance was passed with unanimous approval. 7. Report from the Police Department. Police Chief Floyd H . Holmes informed the Board that the Police Pension Fund had been transferred to the Bank of Vail. Mr. Holmes also noted that a new Law would go into effect July 1, 1968, that would make the use of Drugs and L. S.D. a misdeameanor and that at this time the user is only retained until the effect wears off. 8. Consideration of the Purchase of a Back Hoe, The Director of Public Works, J. Mitchell Hoyt, reported that the Austin Western road Grader would be sold since the :Loader -.Back Hoe would perform a number of uses, and with the paving of the streets it would not be necessary to Have the Road Grader; Mr. Hoyt noted that he had found a Used Caterpiltar, 922B. The consensus of the Trustees was that the Loader-BackHoe should be purchased, 9. Consideration of remuneration for the Mayor and Trustees. After a lengthy discussion, the question was tabled pending further information from organizations and citizens in the Town. The Board can only vote on this issue as a stipend for the forthcoming Board that will be elected on April 2nd, With no further business to come before the Board, the Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 by Motion of Trustee Donovan. It was sncondcd by Trustco Burdick and approved unanimously by the Board. ti