Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-01-26 Town Council MinutesOFFICE COPY DO NOT REMOVE MINUTES OF THE MEETING VAIL BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 26, 1970 The meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Joseph Langmaid in the Manor Vail Conference Room at 7:40 p.m. ROLL CALL found the following members present: Acting Mayor Joseph Langmaid Trustee Johnny Kaemmer Trustee Thomas Steinberg Trustee Richard Bailey Trustee John Donovan Absent: Mayor John Dobson Trustee C. E. Kindel Others present: Blake Lynch, Larry Robinson. I. DISCUSSION OF REFUSE COLLECTION. Acting Mayor Lang - maid requested that all proposals be submitted at this ` . time and asked Jim Schroeder, representing Leo Duran, to speak first. A. On behalf of Mr. Duran, Attorney Jim Schroeder stated that in the last two weeks Mr. Duran has come to the basic decision that his business has grown beyond his management capabilities and financial resources. He desires to sell his business and equip- ment, providing that, in future years --over a period of time, he remains as an employee of the operating company and participates in future profits of such venture, and thereby recoups the value for his busi- ness. He added that they had obtained at least one firm proposal --from a Mr. Strauss, who proposed pur- chasing the business, buying new equipment, and pro- viding new management. Leo would participate as an employee. Mr. Schroeder noted that this was merely a tentative proposal and that no contract of any nature had been negotiated to date, He remarked that Bob Mayne had indicated an interest similar to that of Mr. Strauss. Mr. Schroeder added that, although Mr. Strauss didn't have a formal proposal to present -to the Board, he has had 15 years' experience in the trucking and hauling business and has a good credit rating and financial resources to assure proper manage- ment and operation of such a business. B. Attorney Stewart Brown, who represents Hans Weibel, noted that he and his client had been in touch with Mr. Duran to propose joint performance under a partner- ship arrangement. As an alternative, they also pro- pose purchasing Leo's business and have asked him for his sale price. Mr. Weibel is ready to begin physical operation within two weeks of a final decision on this matter. Mr. Weibel prefers to handle the matter privately with Mr. Duran --paying him a realistic price and providing a place in the organization for him. C. Bob Mayne presented his proposal through Barrie Weiss, Dempster representative from Denver. Mr. Weiss noted that on Friday and Saturday of last week L he had made a survey in the Vail area and found it ideal for the container train concept of refuse collec- tion. He proposed a four-wheel drive vehicle to pull the container train, with driver and helper. There would be no noise involved in this concept outside of the pulling vehicle's engine. He presented photos of the currently existing debris around Vail and re- marked that seven 31-gallon drums would fill one cubic yard of container space and four 50-gallon drums would fill the same area. A 6-cubic yard container would accommodate forty-two 31-gallon drums. He noted that the current system runs with a driver and two helpers; the proposed system would require one driver and one helper. He stressed that such a system could grow with Vail, with a minimum of expense to purchase additional containers; and, because of the efficiency of such a system, it would be possible to decrease rates in the future. Mr. Mayne assured the Board that he is interested in operating throughout the entire valley --not just Vail. D. Dr. Paul Draper, of Agri -Vet Associates in Colo- rado Springs, announced that he had presented a pro- posal to Mr. Duran in an effort to woo him in favor of his management services --or an outright sale to Agri -Vet. He presented his brief proposal and con- tract to the Board. In order to put all bidding on an equal basis, Blake Lynch suggested that Leo and his attorney establish what they believed to be a fair price for the business and notify the potential bidders of same. In turn, each bidder would include this purchase sum as an integral part of his individual bid. Attorney Stewart Brown suggested that a formal appraisal be made of Leo's business. He also reiterated that the Town's position is: No one will be forced to deal with Leo on any ground whatsoever; never- theless, Leo's familiarity with such operation is obvious, and any bidder who found room for Leo in his operation might have a competitive edge. When the question arose ds to what would be done if Leo's asking price were un- reasonable, the Mayor noted that open bidding would result. It was concluded that Mr. Duran would submit his sale price to the bidders within three days. There will be a meeting with Blake Lynch and all bidders here in the Manor Vail Conference Room at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 30, to discuss the bid specifications distributed to bidders by the Town. Ground rules and bid date will be established at this meeting. II. DISCUSSION OF MUNICIPAL -FIRE BUILDING SITE. Blake ,.__. �___.._ ._.. -------------- ----- -- ---_-_ -e .._ Lynch reviewed most recent correspondence fram Clay Simon of Vail Associates, in which he states that alternative sites for a municipal complex proposed by the Town were unacceptable due to firm plans by Vail Associates for those locations. The only remaining site is the one originally proposed --between the Holiday Inn and I-70. There was some discussion on James Kough's recent appraisal of the I-70 site 0250,000). Blake remarked that Vail Associates wants this dedication to count on the 8% public land dedication requirement for LionsHead. Some discussion ensued regarding pedestrian ---as well as vehicular --accessibility. Although an underpass could be constructed fairly easily, the problem of ingress/egress on the Frontage Road still exists. This matter will be referred back to the Planning Commission for a formal evaluation and recommenation. III. DISCUSSION OF REQUEST FROM HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION CONCERNING UNDERGROUND IJTILITIES. Blake reviewed his November memorandum to the Homeowners defining the terms of doing the underground installation in the Forest, Rock Ledge and Beaver Dam Road areas. It proposed that Vail Associates, the Town, and the Homeowners each assume 1/3 of the entire cost. Acting Mayor Langmaid noted that Roger Brown, President of the Association, had indicated to him that they expect the Town to contribute $3,000. Citizen Ginny Crowley asked how the Town could consider financially assisting in the burial of lines in one part of Town when there is a need for same throughout the -2- • village; she suggested reconsideration on a Town -wide basis. It was the general consensus that Mrs. Crowley's point was well taken. Blake will try to determine who would be willing to assist financially in the burial of cable abutting the Frontage Road, although he doesn't expect the personal interest to be as strong there as it may be on East Meadow Drive --where the same installation is needed. He noted that it would be impossible to per- form the installation in the Homeowners' area without further obligating Town funds for similar work in other areas of the Town. IV. REPORTS. A. Sandstone 70 and Pulis Annexations --these petitions will be presented to the Board at the February 9 meeting. B. Water and Sewer Rate Hearing -will also be held at the February 9 meeting. C. Lionb Ridge Covenants were distributed to the Trustees for their information by Blake. D. Blake announced that a Committee composed of Rod Slifer, Ted Kindel, and himself, had selected Mr. Bob Wolfe of Mesa, Arizona, as next season's golf pro. Mr. Wolfe will be concessionaire for the various services to be provided by the clubhouse. The Recreation District employees will be involved only insofar as maintenance of equipment is concerned. A contractual arrangement will be worked out with Mr. Wolfe in the near future. E. Blake has made Clay Simon an offer of $84,000 for the current Vail Associates Maintenance Shop. `fir. Simon will present this offer to the VAT Board of Directors for their consideration at their next meeting, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Mrs. Flo Steinberg inquired on the status of District/ Town boundary signs to be erected at the east and west ends of Town. The Trustees discussed the desirability of possibly antagonizing those concerned with annexing the Sandstone 70 area and a portion of the Pulis Ranch. These areas abut the current boundaries and it is anti- cipated that after petition presentation on February 9, they will be officially a part of the Town. The Trustees concluded that these signs should be erected on February 10. With no further business to be discussed, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. -3-