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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-01-25 Town Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 25, 1971 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Vail was held, pursuant -to call and notice, at the hour of 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 1971, at the Vail Elementary School. The following trustees, constituting a quorum, were present: Mayor John Dobson Trustee Richard Bailey Trustee John Donovan Trustee Tod Anderson Trustee Dr. Thomas Steinberg Trustee Clayton Freeman Trustee Gerry White Also present were TerrellMinger, Town Manager; Larry Robinson, Town Attorney; and Ed Struble, Building Inspector. Mayor Dobson called the meeting to order. The minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of December 14, 1970, were read and approved. The minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of January 14, 1971, were read and approved. The November 31, 1970, financial reports were read. A motion for approval was made by Trustee Freeman, seconded by Trustee Anderson, and the vote for approval of the November 31, 1970, financial re- ports was unanimous. The adoption of "AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF A VEHICLE TO VAIL ASSOCIATES, INC., BY THE TOWN OF VAIL; AND SETTING FORTH MATTERS AND DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO" was read and discussed. A motion was made by Trustee Anderson for approval, seconded by Trustee Bailey, and the vote was unanimous in favor of adoption of Ordinance No. 1, Series of,1971. The adoption of "AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS, REGULATING THE ISSUANCE OF CONTRACTORS' LICENSES, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS, PRESCRIBING LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING PENALTIES OF VIOLA- TIONS; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO" was discussed, and the question was brought up by Hans Weibelas to whether the licensing fees, Sec. 5 B., were high enough. Ed Struble explained that they were somewhat lower than most of the other cities, and Minger explained that this was a regulatory control, not a revenue producing fee. He further stated that when Vail becomes a Home Rule city, we can place a sales tax on building materials, which is the proper and equitable solution to taxing contractors. Trustee Steinberg brought up the question of whether a person could build his own home without the contractor's qualifications, and Struble answered no. It was also asked by Trustee Anderson whether a build- ing permit is required for exterior painting. Struble answered that he would base his decision solely on whether there were scaffolding involved. The measure is not designed to keep individuals from working on their own homes. A motion to adopt this ordinance was made by Trustee Donovan and seconded by Trustee Bailey. The vote was unanimous in favor of Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1971. The Board of Trustees then considered the proposed ordinance, "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC WITHIN THE TOWN OF VAIL ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 'MODEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNI�I- PALITIES', AS APPROVED AND PUBLISHED IN 1970 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND INCLUDING IN SAID CODE REFER- ENCES TO A SECONDARY CODE OFFICIALLY TITLED 'UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES' OF CURRENT ISSUE ALSO PUBLISHED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS; MAKING AMENDMENT TO SAID CODE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO". The mayor advised the Board of Trustees that the pro- posed ordinance was placed on the agenda for first reading as provided in the applicable statutes for the State of Colorado. Following the first reading of the proposed ordinance, a motion was duly made by Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Steinberg to schedule a public hearing for the adoption of the proposed ordinance for 7:30 p.m. on February 22, 1971, at which time the Board of Trustees would consider the adoption of the ordinance. The vote was unanimous in favor of this hearing, and the Town Clerk was instructed to publish notice of public hearing, in ac- cordance with C.R.S. 139-34-3. The adoptionof "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE `UNIFORM BUILDING CODE`, 1970 EDITION, VOLUME I, AND `UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE', 1970 EDITION (DESIGNATED `UNIFORM BUILDING CODE`, VOLUME II), AND `UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE', 1970 EDITION, AND THE `NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE', 1968 EDITION, REGULATING THE CONSTRUC- TION ALTERATION REPAIR. REMOVAL. DEMOLITION EOUIPMENT. USE AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDInGS'OR OTHER STRUC- TURES HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER ERECTED IN THE TOWN OF VAIL; PRO- VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREOF; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; MAKING AMEND- MENTS TO THE FOREGOING CODES; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO" was discussed. Some explanations were made by Minger and Struble relating to Sec, 1705, wood veneer, and Sec. 303, cleanup deposits. Struble also made a few comments on Sec, 3305 (a) and (n) relating to stairways. After this first reading of this pro- posed ordinance, a motion was made by Trustee Freeman and seconded by Trustee Anderson to schedule a public hearing on the adoption of the proposed ordinance for 7:30 p.m. on February 22, 1971, at the Vail Elementary School, at which time the Board of Trustees would consider the adoption of the ordinance. The vote was unani- mous in favor of this hearing, and the Town Clerk was instructed to publish notice of this public hearing, in accordance with C.R.S. 139-34-3. The contract between the Town of Vail and Apollo Park (near the Blue Cow) for additional parking of a possible 150 cars was read. Motion for approval was made by Trustee Bailey and seconded by Trustee Freeman, and the vote was unanimous in favor of accepting the contract. The contract between the Town of Vail and Conoco was read and discussed. This contract makes Conoco available to the Town 24 hours a day for towing, while removing the Town from any liability. Anderson brought up the question of whether this ordinance could be made to apply to private property also. Minger pointed out that the Town did not have the facilities to tow cars from private prop- erty at this time. It was suggested that this be brought up at another meeting. Trustee Bailey made a motion for approval, which was seconded by Trustee Freeman. The vote in favor of this contract was unanimous. The animal control ordinance was discussed, and it was decided to amend it by changing the fines to $5.00 for the first offense, $7.50 for the second offense, and $10.00 for each offense there- after. Trustee Donovan made a motion for approval, Trustee Anderson seconded. The vote was unanimous in favor of amending the dog or- dinance. There is to be further discussion of the Board on a pro- posed leash law and stiffer fines for breaking into the dog pound, Several suggestions were made for naming the section of street between Crossroads and over the bridge to Gore Creek Drive. Trustee Steinberg suggested that something, though maybe not this ti street, should be named after Seibert. Hans Weibel suggested a contest. It was decided to bring this up at the next meeting, but meanwhile to unofficially call the street "Middle Bridge Street". W George Knox Jr.'s appointment to the Vail Zoning Board of Adjust- ment had expired, but the vote was unanimous that his term be re- newed. Motion was made by Trustee Bailey and seconded by Trustee Freeman. Hans Weibel suggested a need for a guard r a i 1 on Beaver Dam Road to prevent cars from sliding off into the ditch. Trustee Donovan suggested piling the excess snow there until a rail can be put up in the spring. John Carmody, ice skating instructor, asked if a covered year-round ice rink could be considered in the budget next year. It was ex- plained by members of the Board that there just wasn't enough revenue to justify building one; however, it was agreed to be a very in- viting idea and something to definitely think about in the future. Larry Robinson, Town Attorney, brought up a question of an applica- tion for a beer and wine license submitted by High Country, Inc., and whether this was to be considered in the moratorium of approval of liquor licenses. The Board was undecided as to whether this moratorium was to include beer and wine licenses (as was High Country's application) or just three-way licenses. It was thought that High Country should be told about this moratorium if it would affect their approval, since they cannot again apply for two years. Minger was instructed to schedule a meeting for further discussion on this, at which time the Board would decide on either a date to end the moratorium (when the survey on liquor license needs is complete) or whether to include all applications (3.2 beer; wine and beer; and three-way) in this moratorium. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9;3a P.M. -3- /, 4144 q o, Clerk