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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-02-17 Town Council MinutesMINUTES 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 MINUTES VAIL TGulN COUNCIL . REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 1976 PAGE 2 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 MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING • FEBRUARY 17, 1976 PAGE 3 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. HE MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGUALR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 1976 PAGE 4 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. / ,yor ATTEST: own Clerk //// -* •