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REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APRIL 12, 1971
A 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.,
Monday, April 12, 1971, at the Vail Elementary School. The fol-
lowing Trustees, constituting a quorum, were present:
Mayor John Dobson
Trustee Dr. Thomas Steinberg
Trustee Gerry White
Trustee Richard Bailey
Trustee Tod Anderson
Trustee Clayton Freeman
Trustee John Donovan
Also present at this meeting were:
Terrell J. Minger, Town Manager
Stanley Bernstein, Finance Director
Larry Robinson, Town Attorney
Pete Burnett, Public Facilities Superintendent
Jerry Mc Mann, McClave and Wall Accountant
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Dobson.
The financial reports for January and February, 1971, for the
Town of Vail, the Vail Municipal Building Authority, the General
Improvement District, and the Police Pension Fund were read and
unanimously approved after a motion by Trustee Steinberg and a
second by Trustee White.
Mayor Dobson and Terry Minger presented a framed resolution,
passed by the Board of Trustees, honoring Louis Romero, retiring
equipment operator with the Town of Vail. The Resolution ex-
pressed the thanks of the Town for his good work and loyalty.
He was also given a check for $100. Louis Romero accepted the
Resolution and check with a short speech, in which he expressed
his thanks to the Town of Vail.
A street cut ordinance was read, and Pete Burnett explained that
it was the same ordinance as was presented at the last meeting,
which was not passed because of questions concerning the Town of
Vail's doing the backfilling themselves. Burnett said that the
Town could not possibly staff enough people to do this work; and
that since we have provisions in the ordinance to protect the Town,
he felt this ordinance should be passed. Trustee Anderson motioned
for approval, Trustee Bailey seconded, and this street cut ord-
inance, Ordinance No. 7, Series of 1971, was passed by unanimous
vote.
A no hunting resolution, which was first read at the last meeting,
was changed to read that no hunting will be allowed from ridge top
to ridge top, and an exception was put into the ordinance regarding
the police practice range. After a motion by Trustee Donovan and
a second by Trustee Steinberg, the resolution was adopted by unani-
mous approval.
A fire lane ordinance was introduced and explained by Terry Minger,
which ordinance describes certain fire lanes within the Town of
Vail and provides for removal of parked cars in these fire lanes
by the Vail Police Department. A map designating certain areas as
fire lanes is a part of this ordinance. A motion was made by
Trustee Anderson to approve this ordinance, pending consent of
the property owners involved. Trustee White seconded and all were
in favor of adoption of this ordinance, Ordinance No. 8, Series of
1971.
Terry Minger reported on various Town projects, the first of which
was paving. He said that Paul Rip vv from Glenwood Springs will
set up a new plant in Vail, and boh the Town and Vail Associates
will use his company to pave, which should give us a cost reduction.
When asked what the paving projects will be for this year, Minger
listed the following: 1) the entrance street between Gulf and
Conoco, almost to the Lodge; 2) the other main entrance road with
the divider; 3) Willow Place Circle; 4) Beaver Dam Circle; 5) Horn -
silver Circle and the three cut de sacs; 8) the Chute (to be torn
out and heat coils to be installed); and 7) other minor repairs.
These projects will be started in July. Vail Associates stated
that they would be spending approximately $100,000 worth of paving
this summer.
Landscaping projects were then discussed, and Minger cited the
following projects: 1) completion of parking lot landscaping;
2) area north of Covered Bridge (which the Town will landscape
themselves); 3) area around tennis courts; 4) entrance to Vail;
and 5) Vorlaufer Park.
Minger then spoke on legislation and read a letter he wrote to
Les Fowler, state senator, regarding home rule. He also read a
letter from the mayor and city manager of Boulder asking that we
support house bills regarding the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.
It was suggested that some research be made on this.
The annexations to the Town of Vail were explained by Minger, who
showed on a map how we could annex property east out to Booth
Creek. Each annexation must be one -sixth contiguous to the Town
boundaries; consequently it will take four separate annexations
to obtain this property.
The minutes from the meetings of February 22, 1971, and March 22,
1971, were read and approved.
The meeting was then adjourned at 8:45 p.m, for executive dis-
cussion, at which time the Board reviewed the fiscal reports for
the Town and its districts, which were explained by Stan Bernstein
and Jerry McMann,
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