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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
. FEBRUARY 17, 1976
The regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail,
Colorado, was convened at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, February 17, 1976,
in the Vail Municipal Building Council Chambers.
Mayor John Dobson and the following council members were present:
John Donovan
Bill Heimbach
Kathleen Klug
Bob Ruder
Joseph Staufer
Bill Wilto
Also present were:
Larry Rider, Special Town Counsel
Terrell Minger, Town Manager
• Sam Maphis, civil engineer from Briscoe, Maphis, Murray & Lamont
ORDINANCE NO. 3-76, adopting a personnel merit system and salary
schedule for Town of Vail employees, was introduced on second
reading. The Mayor commented that the ordinance has been studied
in depth by the Town Council and the town staff and was approved
on first reading. Councilman Wilto moved to approve the ordinance
on second reading; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; all
present voted in favor; and the motion carried.
Mayor Dobson moved that pursuant to Section 12B of ORDINANCE NO.
14-74, the service charges designated therein as "Effective as of
November 1, 1975 (subject to satisfaction of applicable provisions
of collateral agreements)" will become effective on March 1, 1976,
inasmuch as the franchisee has substantially fulfilled the requi-
site obligations pertaining to said charges, provided that the fran-
chise delivers to the Town of Vail, Colorado, before March 1, 1976,
its written waiver as to an increase in said charges for the period
November 1, 1975, through February 29, 1976, and its acceptance of
said charges commencing on March 1, 1976.
isCouncilman Donovan moved acceptance of the motion as stated in the
February 5, 1976, Letter Agreement between TOV and CTI to imple-
ment the November 1, 1976 rate schedule as of March 1, 1976; Coun-
cilman Heimbach seconded the motion; all present voted in favor;
and the motion carried.
In regard to the lease agreements for the Vail Transportation Cen-
ter with the Vail Resort Association, Vail Cab Company, and Otto
Stork for the Deli Depot, Terrell Minger, Town Manager, explained
the that he was requeseting lease agreements which the council had
authorized him to negotiate: the lease with the Vail Cab Company
is not yet ready. Mr. Minger defined the specific terms of each
lease; the financial agreement and any special conditions.
Councilman Ruder moved to ratify the Vail Resort Association and
the Otto Stork -Deli Depot leases; Councilwoman Klug seconded the
motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried.
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Dobson added a presentation in regard to a conditional use
permit requested from Mountain Music for additional space above the
area where they are now.
Diana Toughill of the Community Development Department of the Town
of Vail outlined the situation, the staff recommendation, and the
Zoning and Planning Commissions recommendations as the council hadn't
gone over this request in council work session. Mayor Dobson reiter-
ated that there was unanimous approval from the Zoning and Planning
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Commissions.
Councilman Wilto moved that the conditions as outlined for Mountain
Music be granted; Councilman Ruder seconded the motion; all present
voted in favor; and the motion carried.
In regard to the presentation concerning certain details of a proposed
Special Paving District for Bighorn, Mr. Minger explained that the
purpose was to explain what they think the approach to the paving
project should be plus an opportunity for the council to listen to
the public's attitude toward or opinions on the project before draft-
ing the final process.
Mr. Minger presented the Town of Vail's paving history, establishing
that the precedent for special paving districts had been set very
• early in the Town's history. He reported on the subcommittee's find-
ings; that they felt that over the next two or three years the five
bridges in Bighorn would have to be replaced, two being presently un-
safe and the other three in the hundred year flood plain. So part
of this project would be to bring up the macadam surface plus install
culverts plus drainage as well as the replacement of five bridges.
They recommend to the council, though, that the cost of the bridges
which they estimate to be at the most $125,000, be paid for by the
Town of Vail which could come from the open space capital improvement
fund.
Mr. Minger said that the subcommittee had been using a group of con-
sultants, Briscoe, Maphis, Murray & Lamont to help put together a
paving district, and that Sam Maphis, a civil engineer with much ex-
perience in paving districts, was present to go through with the
public the methodology used in creating a paving district and then
the explanation of the proposed assessment project that they recom-
mended for our particular case.
Mr. Maphis used a color coded map to show the roadways under discus-
sion and to point out the location of the five bridges. He described
. the details of laying base, putting in surface, and the possible
affects on the side of the roads plus the plans for grades of approaches
to bridges and highways and the width of the roadways; explaining
the whys of all the steps. He detailed the various ways of assessing
property owners and the pros and cons of each. He then made a recommen-
dation based on Bighorn's situation: the best would be to equate all
of the land uses in the area, there are five of them, and divide them
equally.. He supported this choice with an explanation and citing
useage studies that have been conducted.
The process was explained in more detail: each property would be di-
vided by the maximum number of units allowable by zoning which gives
a certain number of appraisal units. The proposed paving costs were
then divided by the total number of appraisal units which produced an
equivalent unit paying $650.00, To finance the entire project a bond
should be set up with a payout over an acceptable period and then the
individual property owners could elect to pay the entire sum at one
time orpay in increments which would be an interest plus principle
figure.
The project requires at least 51% of the equivalent units to vote in
favor of the project: if affirmative, then a preliminary hearing
would be set, (further explanation inaudible).
We are now in a preliminary role where the council approves the dis-
trict and sets it up and says who owes what. Specific details of a
step by step getting it actually paved was gone over.
Discussion followed. After many questions, the Mayor summarized that
the goal of this meeting was to get a feeling as to whether we're on
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the right track essentially and then face more specific questions and
problems at a later meeting. In questioning whether that sense of
approval was there there were no major objections.
Mr. Maphis then outlined that there should be a meeting with a few
representatives from the proposed district to set up a more specific
schedule and then hold a public hearing. Mayor Dobson suggested that
Kent Rose, Director of Public Works for the Town of Vail, could work
out the different sections of the district and see who could repre-
sent them and then set up meeting.
Mayor Dobson said as there didn't seem to be any objections, they
would pursue as discussed.
In regard to a proposed Vail Associates and U.S. Forest Service land
trade, Roger Tilkemeier from Vail Associates, explained that the trade
involved approximately 240 acres owned by Vail Associates
and 140-some owned by the Forest Service. Vail Associates land is
two 80 acre parcel. in the homestead parcels in the Cross Creek area
and 80 acres on North Antholz property near Spraddle Creek. The
Forest Service property is adjacent to the Vail Associates Potato
Patch development and a 10 acre parcel on which the Vail Metropoli-
tan Recreation District';s golf course maintenance building is situated,
which is now there on a special use permit. Mr. Tilkemeier said they
would be glad to add any other land parcels into the requested trade
if there was something that the Town of Vail would be interested in.
Mr. Minger read a letter he had drafted which stated support of the
trade in the public interest and specific annexing and zoning actions
the Town would take for each traded parcel. The letter would be sent
only with the approval of the council and the Planning Commission.
Councilman Donovan suggested striking the second part of the letter
containing the specific legal details of annexing and zoning the
parcels.
Councilman Wilto moved to endorse the letter which Mr. Minger had
• outlined; Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion; all present
voted in favor; and the motion passed.
In regard to the feasibility of acquiring the Katsos property for the
dvelopment of a golf course, Mayor Dobson said that the matter has
been discussed informally for some time among the council and with
Vail Associates. The Katsos property is situated between the east
end of the golf course and the west end of Bighorn. He said that
Ben Krueger had made preliminary studies for the Recreation District
and that it seemed that a nine hole executive size golf course could
be accommodated there. The Mayor said that the council had unanimously
agreed to proceed with the studies for such a. use of that land, but
that many questions remained unanswered as to the feasibility. Vail
Associates has given the Town until July 1, 1976, to study this project.
Regarding the consideration of Highway Crossing Goals and Objectives
and construction deadlines, Mr. Minger gave a progress report. A
meeting with the design team had produced a list of fourteen objec-
tives which he then read to solicit any public opinion, pro or con.
They are involved with preparing designs for crossing at different
points; they are going to prepare a slide show which would solicit
• feelings of space perception which they would show to adults and
children both; and that the highway department had said that even
though the grant has been approved, $350,000 in conjunction with
80% matching funds, progress must proceed in a "timely fashion" or
those funds could be allocated to another project.
Kent Rose outlined a tentative schedule which would get the project
going.
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In regard to a discussion of the Vail Ski Museum status and financing,
Mayor Dobson reported that the council had not yet worked out the
details so it would be brought up at the next meeting.
In regard to discussion with Larry Livingston, a planner and attorney
who worked on the original Vail Plan, he is back for -a two day staff
session regarding zoning and the proposed Growth Management plan for
the Gore Valley.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
In regard to George Kurronen's concern about dogs on the golf course,
Mr. Minger represented his feelings by saying his concern was about
the dogs on the cross-country path.
As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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