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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF VAIL
JULY 18, 1972
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Town of Vail was convened
at 7:.45 p.m, , July 18, 1972, in the Council Room of the Vail Municipal Building.
Mayor John A. Dobson and the following Trustees were present:
Richard Bailey
C.E.Ted Kindel
Gerry White
Also present were:
John Donovan
Josef Staufer
Terrell Minger, Town Manager
Lawrence Robinson, Town Attorney
The meeting was first convened with the Board acting as the Local Liquor Licensing
Authority. The Vail -Eagle Valley Rotary Club has filed an application fora
special events permit for serving 3.2% beer on August 12 from iQ La., m. to 5:p. m.
as a fund raising event for the Vail Clinic. Mr. Robinson reported that he had
checked the statutes and the applicable conditions had been met. Trustee Kindel
moved the special events permit be approved; Trustee Donovan seconded; approval
was unanimous.
The meeting was convened as the Board of Trustees at 7:50 p.m. The minutes of
the meetings of May 22, June 6, 14, and 20 had been previously submitted to the
Trustees. Each member indicated he had read and understood these minutes.
Trustee Bailey moved that all of -the minutes be approved; Trustee Donovan seconded;
approval was unanimous.
Trustee White, Chairman of the Charter Commission, reported that the public
hearing would be on Monday, the 24th of July. It is currently anticipated that the.
finished document will be presented to the Trustees on August 1. In that case,
the election will be early in September. Trustee Donovan indicated that he would
like 'to see more than one public hearing`. Although every meeting of this group has
been open to the public, the attendance has been poor. Trustee Donovan thought
more formalized hearings were needed. Mr. Minger suggested that the scheduling
of any further meetings be 'tied to the response to the first meeting. It was pointed
out that meetings have also been held with the Trustees, the VRA, and 'the Rotary.
Trustee Kindel inquired if only the election date would be decided by the Trustees.
Chairman White acknowledged that this was the case although, of course, 'the docu-
ment will be open to discussion at that time.
Mr. Minger reported that meetings are going to be held with representatives of
Cable TV and 'that a study committee has been formed to enter. into negotiations
on rates in the near future. 'Mr. Knox inquired, if the original franchise included
a time table for expanding throughout the valley. Mr. Minger indicated that only
within the corporate limits of Vail are they required to extend their service. Mr..
Elias mentioned that the lodging committee of the.*VRA had. met with some of the
officers of Cable TV and worked out a temporary agreement on rates to condominiurns.
They would withdraw their request for. arbitration,.' However, the meetings will
still be held.
The next item on the agenda was the appointment of a new member to the Board of
Zoning Adjustment and the Board of Building Appeals. Mr. Mitch Hoyt has resigned'
and the Boards have recommended that Gerald Hoyt be appointed. Trustee Donovan
moved that Mr. Gerald Hoyt be appointed 'to the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the
Board of Building Appeals. Trustee White seconded. Approval was unanimous..
Next to be considered was a request for the vacation of a portion of the main parking
lot. Mr. McLaughlin was present to represent Ernst Larese. He explained that, in
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essence, Vail Associates has given away something that they did not have.
Subsequent to the parking lot lease to the Town, they gave Peter Cramerus an
option to purchase part of 'that property. Mr. Larese now wants to buy.the .
Cornice building from Mr. Cramerus and also a portion of the ,land under option',
although the actual option covers three times as much land as he is proposing to
buy. He proposes to open a pancake house on the site to be open 24 hours a day.
This would not be part of a chain. The portion of the land that he proposes to buy
is not part of the present paved parking lot noris it part of the greenbelt. The
additional land is needed, in part, to meet the zoning ordinance parking require-
ment. A survey and building plans were presented. Mr. McLaughlin noted that
they had taken a quit --claim deed to a six-foot section along Gore: Creek Drive in
order to provide access. Mayor Dobson stated that this is a complicated question
which must be studied by the Town Attorney and the Planning Commission. Trustee
Donovan inquired what would be achieved if, .in fact, Mr. Cramerus purchased in
fee simple, subject to the 48 years remaining on the .lease. Mr. McLaughlin
conceded that it would not achieve a great deal. He noted.that the option will
extend beyond the lease.
Mayor Dobson opened discussion on the amendment of the sign ordinance, a draft
of which has been prepared by the staff and will be presented at a lator'date. It
is essential that the Town review the ordinance and the methods of enforcement.
The Sign Committee should set policy and the enforcement should perhaps rest
with the Building Department. Study meetings on the ordinance should be held.
Mrs. Steinberg, Chairman of the Sign Reivew Board, inquires{ when these would
take place; no date has been set as yet but hopefully the First will be within. ten
days. Mrs. Steinberg emphasized that the present condition is one in which the
Board feels totally ineffectual with violations continua Ily.,increasing. Trustee
Kindel inquired who in the Town administration is responsible for insuring that'
the instructions of the Board are Followed. Mr. Minger replied that it is his
responsibility and his only excuse for any matters overlooked was that there have
been a great many other problems. Mr. Robinson thought that. in legal terms, the
biggest problem would be to Force individuals to remove signs that have already.
been erected. Mrs. Steinberg noted that their largest problems are signs currently
being erected.
In regard to the resignations of •the Board which had been submitted, Trustee White,
moved that the resignations not be accepted; Trustee Bailey seconded this motion.
In reply to a question from Mrs. Steinberg as to what their function should be until
a new ordinance is passed, Trustee Kindel suggested they compile a list of viola-
tions and send out letters of violation so as to have a complete record. Mrs.
Steinberg mentioned that there could be many violations that members of the
committee had not noticed. Mayor Dobson noted that they would appreciate citizen
comments on the ordinance. The Board needs to know what people do not under-
stand or what they do not approve of. Mr. Knox suggested 'that the Vail Trail will
do something in order to facilitate this communication. Also, copies of.the existing
ordinance are available in the Town Office.
It was suggested that the kiosk idea be revived. After some discussion of poster
violations, Trustee Donovan made the motion that a town employee be instructed
to remove all violating posters and that a letter be sent to the person responsible
informing him that a second violation will result in prosecution. Mr. Robinson
noted that a complaint had been prepared against La Pinata which might put the
community on notice that the sign ordinance will be enforced. Mayor Dobson
inquired if any posters had been given the approval of the. Sign.Review Board.
Mrs. Steinberg responded that outside posters are never approved. Mayor Dobson
noted that the board had before them a motion to instruct the staff to remove immed-
iately any posters or handbills that do not bear. the approval of the sign committee and
continue to do so. Trustee Staufer abstained. Trustees Kindel, Donovan, Bailey
and White were in Favor and the motion carried.
Mr. Minger presented the first municipal court report prepared since Judge Gerard
has been in office. A case of note was No. 22, which was the first time that the
municipal court has been used to enforce the building code. The board had no
changes to request in the format of the report.
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The County has asked Mr. Minger to be chairman of a selection committee to..
find a full --time county planner. This project is funded by the State Land Use
Commission. An informational point was that the county commissioners have
suspended the granting of any new subdivision plats in areas served by UEVS
until it is in a position to handle the increased load. This action has largely been
a result of Senate Bill 35 requirements. This bill also requires -that the plans
for any development within a certain radius of a municipality be submitted to .
that body. It also supercedes the town's. subdivision regulations in some instances.
Pepi L.angegger has submitted a request to be allowed to run a horse-drawn wagon
through town in connection with a summer food operation at the Blue Cow. This
is prohibited by ordinance. Mr.. Langegger contributed that the vehicles will
operate on the outskirts of the village unless individuals staying in the core make
reservations. There would be no charge For riding in the wagon. It was agreed
that the wagon would need a sign; he should submit an application to the sign .
committee. No business would be solicited by this vehicle. Mr. Elias had
objections to the operation of the vehicle inside of the core. He was also concerned
as to who would clean up after the horses and about the danger of the horses kicking
people. Mayor Dobson noted that as things are now, the proposal is fine; but the
hours must be limited to 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. and -the. permission is revocable depending
upon any problems which arise. Trustees Kindel, Donovan, White and Bailey
approved of this permission on a trial basis. Trustee Staufer abstained.
• Mayor Dobson noted that the Town Manager has been instructed to have a policeman
on duty From 7 p. m. to 2 a. m. in the core area. It was reported that the Town is
in the process of installing a ceiling to improve the acoustics. in the council room.
Trustee Kindel suggested that a. member of the staff be appointed to walk around
the Town each day looking for minor, but troublesome, situations. Some thought
will be given to this suggestion. The status of the negotiations regarding the
Antholz property was asked. It is still being studied. Mr. Elias inquired if the
property has been duly annexed; it has been. He further inquired if it were the
responsibility of the Town to police the area. it is within the Town's jurisdiction.
Mr. Elias' specific problem was that -the Summervail Workshop had erected a
bridge which he considered unsafe. Mr. Dobson indicated that -the Town would
inspect this bridge to insure that it was either safe or taken down. Returning to
the status of the property, there have been meetings with -the Manor Vail Co. and
also with Vail Associates in connection with the development of the Northeast Bowl.
Hopefully, within the next 10 days the details of the situation will be available.
Mayor Dobson confirmed that there will be public meetings on the subject.
As there was no further business, Trustee Donovan moved the meeting be adjourned;
approval was unanimous, the meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
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