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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-06-06 Town Council MinutesY MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE TOWN OF VAI.L . JUNE 6, 1972 • A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Town of Vail was convened at 7:30 p. m., June 6, 1972, in the Council Room of the Vail Municipal Building. Mayor John A. Dobson and the Following Trustees were present: Richard Bailey John Donovan Joseph Langmaid Josef Staufer Also present were: Terrell Mtnger, Town Manager Larry Robinson, Town Attorney The Board First convened as the Local Liquor Licensing Authority to consider the application For a.3-way license of Ichiban at Vail. The Town Clerk, Mr. Minger, indicated that all information had been submitted and all fees paid. The Town Attorney indicated that the applicants had Followed the applicable Colorado statutes; a Police Department report had also been submitted. No petitions against the applicants had been received. Mr. McLaughlin, attorney For the applicants, noted that the standard letters of recommendation had been submitted and were in the file. He further mentioned that usually the only matter in question in a license transfer would be to establish the character of the applicants. , However, as the plans for the type of restaurant were vague when the original license was granted to the Talisman, it had been decided to expand the hearing to delineate the plans for Ichiban. Gerald Kato was called as the First witness. Both he and Mr. John Murphy were. sworn in by Town Clerk Minger. Mr. Kato gave his occupation as a free-lance designer and also he is employed by John Kaemmer. He indicated that there were two small shareholders in the corporation, each of whom owns less than 1.0% of the stock. He presented sketches of the restaurant which will be located in the Talisman Lodge; it will contain approximately 3,600 square feet with.a bar area of 600 square Feet seating 36-64 people. Both Chinese and Japanese appetizers will be available at the bar. The group has been working with Mr. Struble, the Town Building Official, on their plans. Mr. Kato has been given a course in management training at the Ichiban Restaurant in Chicago; he will be managing the Food and Mr. Murphy the bar, Joyce Nakashima will be the assistant manager. None of the officers of the corporation have any interest in any other liquor license in Colorado. As there were no Further questions of him, Mr. Kato stepped down. Mr. Murphy was called. He is presently a bartender at the Copper Bar and has been a resident for 3 1/2 years. .Mr. Murphy has worked in restaurants during college and summers and has been employed at several establishments in Town including the Vail Village Inn and Pep.i's. As there were no further questions of the witness, he was dismissed. Mr. -McLaughlin concluded, his presentation with a request that the license be transferred. Mayor Dobson asked Men the restaurant will open; this will be the first or second week in November and it will stay open through the summers. Mr. Robinson recommended the transfer be approved. Trustee Staufer moved that a restaurant liquor license be granted to Ichiban at Vail; Trustee Bailey seconded. Trustee Donovan abstained from voting for techni- cal reasons. Trustee Langmiad was desirous of more information; hence, he also abstained. Trustee Staufer withdrew his motion. The Board will have another 0 meeting in the near Future to further consider the application. At 8:00 p.m. the meeting was convened as the Board of Trustees. 0 • • • The first item on the agenda was the approval of the voucher lists For February. and March, 1972. Items which were explained included; .:1. The $1,000 for legal Fees to Eagle --Piney was one installment of the $5,000 pledged to them; 2. $10,000 was given to the VRA for summer advertising. Trustee Donovan moved the voucher lists be approved; Trustee Bailey seconded; approval was unanimous. The minutes of May 16, 1972, were presented for approval. Trustee Donovan moved they be approved; Trustee Bailey seconded; approval was unanimous. Mayor Dobson gave a report on structured ,parking. Mr. Ream, the proposed architect, has been requested to immediately cease all work on the project. An exact statement of his expenses to date is not yet available. The work has been halted because the time factor as well'.as the lack of overwhelming citizen'approval make it too risky to go ahead with a bond election, Now the need is to look at the problem and discuss the needs. The Mayor• suggested a series of public study meetings, each one addressed to a part of the problem. He also noted that Vail Associates is aware that the Town expects a statement from them on their posi- tion on the. problem. Trustee Staufer suggested that a committee with represen- tatives of the various interest groups be appointed; however, the Mayor felt that the Trustees should conduct the meetings as they will make the decision. The study meetings will be separate from the regular Board meetings, unless one of these meetings has a very short agenda. In any case, the study meetings will be publicized. The report on the Electric Franchise study noted that the preliminary proposals. have been received and discussions will begin soon. A resolution honoring the resigning Municipal Judge, Francis F. Brofos, was read in full and unanimously adopted. He was presented with a gift. Copies or ORDINANCE NO. 10 (Series of 1972) AN .ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE. DEDICATION OF A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE SAME BEING A PORTION OF LOT A, BLOCK 1, VAI L VI LLAGE, SEVENTH FI LING, THE DETERMI NATION OF THE PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR SAID RIGHT-OF=WAY; AND SETTING FORTH MATTERS AND DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO had been distributed to the, Trustees. The Town Attorney had been asked to prepare this ordinance following the vote of the Board to accept the dedication at its May 16 meeting. As there were no questions, Trustee Bailey moved the ordinance be adopted; Trustee Donovan seconded. Trustees Bailey, Donovan, Langmaid and Staufer were in favor; there were no votes against. The ordinance was adopted; effective 30 days following its publication. Mr. Minger reported that the Vail Symposium will be held on August 4 and 5; it will be entitled "Agenda for Tomorrow," and concentrate on regional growth problems. Stewart Udall will be the keynote speaker and others tentatively on the agenda include John McGuire_, Chief of the Forest Service; Christopher Wren, an editor for Newsweek Magazine; Desmond Muirhead, a.planner; Ian McHarg, an environmental planner; and Richard Lamm, a Colorado state representative. Some concern that the level of the disuussions would be too general was expressed; how- ever, there will be question and answer periods and also small group sessions wpiDre specific questions can be asked. Mr. Minger presented some photographs of projects done by Bailey & Associates; a Firm of landscape architects from Jonathan, Minnesota. He would like for them to undertake the tot lot behind Gondola 1. The cost would be approximately $10,000. Some of the structures could perhaps be used in the winter. It was suggested that the lot be constructed at Golden Peak; however, there is no land available there. It was also noted that it is feasible for the old equipment to be moved to other areas. Another landscaping project he would like to undertake would be the construction of a soccer field and volley ball and horseshoe areas. The land is being given to the Town by Vail Associates. Ben Kruger noted that there will be some repair work necessary each spring due to the effects of the ice for skating which will overlay the field. Trustee Langmaid inquired how long it would be before the field could.. Page 2 .1 be used; this would be 2 to 4 weeks. Seeding is not practical as the type which . grows quickly will not remain in succeeding years. They have located approxi- mately an acre of sod that can be cut. Trustee Donovan moved that $7500 be approved for constructing the soccer field and also for landscaping the three new tennis courts owned by the Town. The money would come out of the general fund or greenbelt fund, as it is not budgeted. Trustee Bailey seconded the motion;. approval was unanimous. An additional point of information was that work on Seibert Circle has begun. It was reported that two girls have been hired to staff the Information Booth seven days a week and do clerical work for the Town of Vail. They have been briefed by the VRA and will be coordinating with this group. Currently the Information Booth is open from 8 to 5; these hours might be changed depending on the traffic. Mr. McCall commended the Town of the solution of the information booth problem. The discussion next turned to a possible 12 feet by 30 feet information sign. The cost would be $2,100. Reactions included: 1. the suggested size is too big; 2. the sign might have to include so many things that it would be illegible;. 3. a handout or information map might be preferable, especially as a billboard seems uncharacteristic of Vail; 4. the Vail Trail could resu me publication of a simpli- fied map. It was suggested that a frame be built and people can then react to it. Perhaps an attempt should be made to get permission to place a sign by the four- way stop signs directing people to the information booth. Additional items of business included: 1. the quarterly library report; 2. a request to contact the Highway Department regarding the inclusion of Vail on the turn-off sign on the new section of I-70 near Frisco; 3. a request that. July 5 through 9 be proclaimed Tenth Mountain Division Week as they are having their 30th Reunion in Vail at that time; 4. a VRA request for a contribution of $300 for Fourth of July fireworks which will be set off by members of the volunteer fire department. Trustee Donovan moved that $300 be appropriated for fireworks, passage was unanimous. Mr. Robinson reported that the Board of Trustees and the Town are being sued by three condominium associations in relation to the annexation of the Antholz property. They are making four different claims, seeking damages of $50,000 and an injunc- tion on the bridge construction. The history of the road dedication goes back to 1967. Ordinance No. 10. which was just adopted, tied up the last of the loose ends. It was brought up that people who are walking or bicycling along Ir70 are being ticketed. Mr. McLaughlin, former Assistant D.A., explained the legal basis For the prosecutions and also expressed the opinion that, as I-70 from Vail to Minturn is the only route, perhaps separate lanes for bicycles and pedestrians should be requested. Mayor Dobson requested Mr. Robinson to study the problem and make a recommendation For action. Mr. Minger noted that in connection with the Vail Pass 1--70, efforts are being made to assure that there will be bicycle access. Further points of information included- 1 , the studies and reports on the proposed Vail Pass 1-70 are available in the Town office; 2.. the bus station will probably remain in its current location following.the decision not to proceed with the parking structure this year. Mery Lapin suggested that Mr.. >Bertroch, the County Assessor, be invited to a meeting to explain the increase in assessments in the Vail area. One point which he would like to investigate is the extent to which assessments in other areas of the county were increased. The suggestion met with 'a favorable response. Mr. Robinson contributed that the assessor had probably been instructed to increase the valuation; also the State Tax Commission has a new manual which will have great impact. However, theoretically, the mill levy should go down when this is done. Mr. Minger endorsed the idea but suggested that it should not be a Town project but rather a project of a non-aligned citizen group. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 p. m. lh Awww- *'41*'4Ae_r Town Cl rk OF Page 3