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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-10-22 Town Council Minutes0 0 0' MINUTES REGULAR MEETING TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL 22 OCTOBER 1974 A regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado, convened at 7:45 P.M. on Tuesday, October 22, 1974, in the Council Room of the Vail Municipal Building. Mayor John Dobson and the following councilmembers were present: Kathy Klug John Donovan Josef Staufer Joseph Langmaid With regard to the resubdivision of Lot 1, Block 1, Vail Lionshead Second Filing, Jim Corcoran of Vail Associates was present to explain the request. Mery Lapin, chairman of the Planning Commission, commented that there had been a public meeting with no objection by adjacent property owners, and the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the resubdivision. The property in question is known as Site 24, and will be purchased by the Town of Vail for $120,000.00 for use as a library or temporary day care center. Councilman Donovan moved to approve the resubdivision; Councilman Staufer seconded the motion; the vote was unanimous in favor,and the motion carried. Mr. Lapin then submitted the reports of the Planning Commission to the Town Council with regard to _Bighorn zoning. Mr. Minger' then asked for a motion from the Council to call a public meeting to hear the following proposals: (1) A proposed amendment to Ordinance No.. 8, Series of 1973, providing for the imposition of zoning upon newly annexed territory; (2) A proposed ordinance providing for the imposition of zoning districts upon the newly annexed territory of Bighorn; (3) A proposed amendment providing for the creation of. a residential cluster zone district; and (4) A proposed amendment providing for creation of a Special Development District 3. A copy of the memorandum outlining details of the public hearing requirements is attached hereto. Councilman Donovan then moved to call a public hearing for November 12, 1974 at 7:30 P.M. in the Vail Municipal Building to review said,proposals. Council- man Staufer seconded the motion; the.vote was unanimous in favor and the motion carried. The Zoning Administrator was then in- structed to publish a notice to that effect in the Vail Trail newspaper. MINUTES OCTOBER 22,.1974 REGULAR MEETING PAGE 2 TOWN COUNCIL With regard to a letter from the Lionshead Business Community presented to the Council on October 1, 1974, by a representative of that community, Bud Benedict, Mr. Minger read his response to the items discussed in the letter. Said letter is attached hereto. Mr. Warren Klug, of the Lionshead community, thanked the. town manager for his detailed and timely response.. Mr. Minger , suggested that he, the Mayor and representatives of Lionshead' businesses meet jointly to discuss items of concern. Mayor Dobson then opened the first public hearing on the 1975 Budget and Financial Plan for the Town of Vail. He announced that the first reading of the budget ordinance would be held at. the regular meeting of November 5, 1974. Summaries of the: budget were made available to all interested citizens at the meeting for their study prior to the November 5 meeting. With regard to the appointment of two members of the Design Review Board for one year terms of office, Councilman Donovan suggested that the two present board members be retained due to the technical information one must learn when serving on the Board. Applicants included Lou Parker and Bill Ruoff (present mem- bers), Bill Wilto, Jerry Toole, Rob Buterbaugh,. Barry Stott and Bill Grassie. (Applicants' letters are attached hereto and incorporatedin the Minutes. Councilman Langmaid moved.to appoint Messrs. Ruoff and Parker for a second one-year term to the Design_ Review Board; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; the vote was unanimous in favor, and .the motion carried for re -appointment. The Mayor then commented that the Council had discussed the appointment of an alternate member to the Board due to the increased size of the Town. This member, would attend meetings and fill in when necessary. Councilwoman Klug moved to nominate Bill Wilto of Bighorn as an .alternate member,of the Design Review Board; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; the vote was unani- mous in favor and the motion carried. Three members of the School Board Citizens' Committee were present for a slide presentation with regard to the November 5 school bond election of $9.9 million for county school improvements and construction. Warren Klug, Carl Oppenheim and Pam Garton explained in detail the needs of the entire county.school system. They requested support from the Town of Vail: Council concerning the election. The Council members gave their unanimous approval to endorse the school bond election. The town manager then introduced John Hanson, Mouth Activities` Coordinator, who outlined the activities he has planned for the, coming year. Programs will be directed primarily to. the adolescents in the community. A copy of his proposals is attached hereto. With regard to a request of funds by Colorado Mountain College, Randy Milhoan asked the Council to consider an appropriation of , approximately $2,000.00 needed by the "college. The., mayor stated that the Council would take the request under advisement. MINUTES OCTOBER"22, 157.4 REGULAR MEETING PAGE 3 TOWN COUNCIL The town manager reported that he and the finance director, attended a meeting with the county commissioners on'October 17, at which meeting the commissioners agreed.to pay $4,500,.00 of the Road and Bridge F'und.for maintenance in the Bighorn area recently annexed to the Town of Vail and previously budgeted.by the County for snowplowing this winter. In return, the'Town of Vail has agreed to plow snow in .the easternmost portion.of the Bighorn area which 'is not annexed to the. -Town. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at.. 9:15 P.M. LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY With regard to the consideration of a,request from Village. Market to renew its 3.2% retail beverage license for 1975,.. Mr. Langmaid"moved to approve the request. Mr. "Donovan"seconded the motion; the vote was "unanimous in favor,..and the motion carried for the renewal. With regard to the consideration of'a request from "M - K Corporation for a three-way license•for"The Mark Tennis and Resort Club at Lionshead, Kaiser Morcus, owner., and Stuart Brown, attorney for the applicant, were present "concerning the request. The town attorney presented.the investigatory..report by Joel Meriwether with regard to a survey of businessmen and other citizens in the.Lionshead area.,"F'indings,of.,the report indicated no oppositjon to. the`, granting of ,the liquoT'l cense to The Mark Tennis and Resort`Club.' The -town attorney then requested that the applicant waive the five-day requirement for the investigation 'report.Mind Mr`. Brown.: agreed to the waiver. The town manager then swore`in 'the applicant,''KaiserMorcus; for his testimonybefore the authority. Mr. Morcus"testified that he is the sole stockholder'in the 'corporation.'Mr. Brown presented the Report on Market Demand Study arid:Statement of Estimated Annual Income and Expenses for a Proposed Lodge Located at Vail( Lionshead, Colorado for the.record. He concludes:.: that this report indicates positive growth statistics for the Lionshead area. Mr..Brown then asked that petitions taken on behalf of -the applicant be entered into the. record as,Exhibit A. Mr. Donovan questioned the applicant with regard'to the neighbor- hood he intended to serve and asked if he would agree to Lionshead as the neighborhood for The Mark for licensing."purposes. The town attorney commented that the applicant should.be'giveri"five days notice with regard to the determination.of the"neighborhood. Mr. Morcus responded to the'town attorney's questions with regard" to the needs of the neighborhood:'!. Mr. Brown then made a, summary '.. statement requesting approval. of the applicant's_ "request. Thee town attorney then stated that in ;his opinion a prima "facie case had been made in favor of granting the license,:. especially in view, of the lack of objections of any kind. Mr. Langmaid moved to approve the license; Mr. Dobson seconded the motion; Mr. Staufe'r, Mr. Donovan and Ms. Klug abstained from the vote; Mr. Langmad and Mr. Dobson voted in favor; and the motion carried. With regard to the consideration of a request from Enzian Restaurant Corporation for a three-way license for.the Enzian Restaurant and Tavern, Douglas McLaughlin, attorney for the -:.- applicant, was present concerning the request. The town attorney presented the investigatory report by Joel"Meriwether with regard to a survey of businessmen and other citizens in the Lionshead area. Findings of the report indicated no,opposition to the granting of the liquor license for the Enzian Redtaurant and -Tavern. MINUTES REGULAR. MEETING TOWN COUNCIL OCTOBER 22, 1974 PAGE 4 The town attorney then requested that the applicant waive the five day requirement for the investigation report and Mr. McLaughlin agreed to the waiver. The town manager then swore in the applicant, Mr. James J. Hansen, for his testimony before the authority. McLaughlin stated that his client is indifferent to the determination of 'neighborhood'. He suggested, however, that the history of the licensing authority would indicate that the neighborhood remain the same. Mr. McLaughlin recommended a zoning procedure for the issuance of liquor licenses: Mr. Dobson stated that the authority would take this advice under consideration. Mr. McLaughlin asked that the petitions he pre- sented to the Council be entered into the record as .Exhibits A through D. He also asked that the investigatory report by the police officer be entered as Exhibit E. Mr. McLaughlin then requested that the authority take administrative notice of all studies and reports made by the Town regarding assessed valuations and bed counts within the town limits. The applicant was then questioned by his attorney concerning details of the operation and his opinion regarding needs of the neighborhood. The following citizens were present and in favor of the granting of the Enzian 0 license: Mr. Dave Cole, Glen Christy, Byron Brown, Levis Pennock and Lothar Klaschik. The applicant's attorney then stated that he had no further testimony. Mr. Langmaid then moved to approve the Enzian license; Mr. Dobson seconded.the motion; Mr. Langmaid and Mr. Dobson voted in favor; Mr. Staufer, Mr. Donovan and Ms. Klug abstained; the motion carried and the license was approved by the local authority. With regard to a request from Grand Prix, Inc. to increase the size of the licensed area in the Tivoli Lodge, Mr. McLaughlin stated that since the license had not yet reached state level, the initial approval could be extended to include this larger area. The original license was approved on December 18, 1973. After some discussion of the delay and negative response by members of the board, the town attorney recommended that the authority defer any decision and take the matter under advisement. With regard to a change of stockholders for The Corporate Vail, Inc., Mr. Langmaid moved to approve the addendum to the original application for the Left Bank; Mr. Dobson seconded the motion; Ms. Klug, Mr. Langmaid and Mr. Dobson voted in favor; Mr. Staufer and Mr. Donovan abstained; and the motion carried. Mr. Donovan then remarked that he intends to resign from the liquor licensing authority due to the State's attitude with regard to conflict of interests. In the near future, consideration. will be made of new Board members for the. -liquor licensing authority. As there was no further busine$,s,a;the meeting was djourned°at 10:30 P.M. "` Mayor. ATTEST: Town Clerk C Ie