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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-08-12 Town Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - THE TOWN OF VAIL HELD AUGUST 12, 1968 The Meeting of the Board of 'Trustees was called to order by Mayor John A. Dobson in the tail Clinic Building at 8:50 p. in. ROLL CALL: Roll Call found the following Members present: Sohn A. Dobson Thomas I. Steinberg Richard Bailey Joe Langmaid C. E. Kindel Peter ,Seibert Absent: John Donovan MINUTES OF THE MEETING 1. Consideration of Minutes of Previous Meeting Two corrections were brought to the attention of the Recorder. Trustee Richard Bailey made the Motion to approve the Minutes with the noted corrections. It was seconded by Trustee C. E. Kindel and approved unanimously by the Board. 2, Consideration of the Vouchers for the month of July. After discussion, Trustee T. I. Steinberg made a Motion that the Vouchers be approved. It was seconded by Trustee Seibert and approved unanimously by the Board.. 3. Consideration of the Treasurer's Report After an explanation and review by F. Blake Lynch, Town Manager, Trustee Langmaid made a Motion to approve the Report. It was seconded by Trustee Steinberg and approved unanimously by the Board.. 4. Consideration. of Excavation Permit Requirements The Public Works' Director, J. Mitchell Hoyt, brought to the attention of the Board that there have been some problems in Vail with indiscriminate digging. Mr. Hoyt suggested that the present Ordinance be broadened to include an excavation permit. This would give the Town more control primarily to cover any kind of excavation. After discussion, the Board instructed the Tom Attorney to collaborate with Mr. Hoyt to draft an ordinance to cover this subject. 5. Reports (a) Street Paving Mr. Mitchell Hoyt reported that the County had completed the paving within a three week period and had moved their equipment out of the area. Pioneer will furnish the material at a reasonable cost to finish the job. pioneer will start their Plant one week from today. The service road will be paved. Board of Trustees Minutes . Held August 12, 1968 PAGE TWO Mayor John Dobson questioned if B & B Excavation Company would be doing the driveways and parking lots for private individuals. Mr. Hoyt noted that the decision had not been finalized. There were several companies who were interested and the decision would be made shortly. (b) Street Lights Mr. Hoyt reported that 27 lights have been installed around the town area where electric lights are to be installed - 6 more to be located in the Beaver Dam area and Forest load. Bridge Street will have gas lights. Mr. Lon Purdy of Holy Cross Electric Association would be starting to place the electric cable underground in the seventh filing (Golf Course Area) and then the standards will be wired. The question was raised from the Floor if the power cable would be laid underground on Forest Road. Peter Seibert noted that there was never any representation that any line would go underground on Forest Road; is however, it was suggested that the lines should be restudied. Mayor Dobson questioned the feasibility of Holy Cross Electric Association and the Television Cable collaborating to use the same excavation. A discussion was held and Mr. Mitchell Hoyt was instructed to investigate this possibility. (c) Cable Television Mr. Lynch stated that the target date for completion was October 15, 1968. The Head End Building will be down near Dowd Junction and the office will be in Vail. The completion date stated in the Franchise has been waived because of the delay by the Federal Communication Commission. There has been no protest to the Hearing so that issuance can be assumed. 5. Citizen Participation Trustee Seibert asked if the Telephone Company could be approached to landscape their junction boxes, etc. After discussion where paint and timbers were suggested, Mayor Dobson requested Mr. Hoyt to contact the Telephone Company on this project. Trustee Langmaid questioned the type of license to be issued to John McBride for the construction of planters, etc. Mr. Cosgriff, Town Attorney, noted that permanent usage of the street should not be granted by the municipality, but rather a license which is revocable for any reason or in any inanner according to the discretion of the Board. This Board of Trustees could not enter into an Agreement that another Board could not rescind or cancel. Mr. Cosgriff had informed Mr. McBride that it was his recommenda- tion that the license be granted at the sole discretion of the Board and would have no vested rights. In other words, the Board would not give any of the rights and Mr. John McBride would accept all the risks. The Board instructed. the Town Attorney to draw up a license for the approval cr! tho Board. Mr. Kindel informed the Board that. some of the adjoining property owners have had their Attorney write that this use was not legal and no private citizen should be allowed to have this use. At this time the letter had not been received. Board of Trustees Minutes • Held August 12, 1968 PAGE THREE Mayor Dobson requested the Public Works Director to check the drainage at the site. Trustee Kindel noted that the footage agreed upon should be checked and that no further ground should be used. Mr. Kindel brought to the attention of the Board the possibility of using the lower end of Bridge Street as a mall and used for emergency vehicles only, no service vehicles at all. Trustee Kindel asked the Board to instruct the Town Coordinator to take the necessary measures to enclose all garbage cans completely from view that are located outside of a building. Mr. Lynch advised the Board that the existing Ordinance can be amended or a new one formulated. Mr. George Knox questioned the enforcement of the Dog Ordinance. Mr. Lynch noted that the Dog Pound was to be constructed in conjunction with the expansion of the Sewage Treatment Plant. The Pound must conform with State Regulations and the site chosen is the only location. Rather than attempting to have a leash law, the ordinance indicates that the dog should be under reasonable control of the owner. Enforcement of the Ordinance that is in existence is difficult because of the limited n1anpower of the Police Department. Mr. Knox noted that the primary consideration in the area is safety of the youngsters. After discussion, Mayor Dobson indicated that the question would be considered further in a study session. Trustee Seibert suggested that some contact be made with the Conoco Station to fence their wrecked cars. In addition, Mr. Seibert suggested that some effort be made to coordinate the signs used for informational purposes so that uniformity throughout the Town could be established. It was suggested that traffic signs be outlined with wood. Ted Holmes indicated that there doesn't seem to be any reason to prevent this except the expense. Trustee Seibert suggested that a letter be sent to the County and Eagle Valley Enterprise thanking the County for their help in the paving program. It was unani-niously determined by the Board that the Town Manager be instructed to handle this. With no further business to come before the Board, Trustee Kindel made a Motion to adjourn at 10:00 p. m. It was seconded by Trustee Langmaid and approved unanimously by the Board. 9