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Home My WebLink About1976-04-06 Town Council Minutes• MINUTES REGULAR MEETING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 6 APRIL 1976 The regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado, was convened at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 6, 1976, in the Vail Municipal Building Council Chambers. Mayor John Dobson and the following councilmembers were present: Josef Staufer John F. Donovan Kathleen Klug Bob Ruder Bill Heimbach Bill Wilto Others present included: Terrell J. Minger, Town Manager Larry Rider, Town Attorney Mayor John Dobson opened, the meeting by introducing Mr. William Foster, Mayor of the City of Palm Springs. ORDINANCE No. 8, Series of 1976, providing for the negotiation of municipal contracts, was introduced on second reading. The Mayor and Mr. Rider briefly reviewed the ordinance authorizing the Town Manager to sign contracts on approval of the Town Council. Councilman Donovan moved to approve the ordinance on second reading; Councilman Staufer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. The Town Clerk was instructed to have the ordinance published. ORDINANCE No. 9, Series of 1976, relating to local improvement districts, was introduced on first reading. The Town Attorney explained that the ordinance outlined procedures for the Council to initiate local improvement projects to be implemented by the Town Manager, bonding procedures, and assessment procedures to pay for the projects. Council- man Ruder moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. The Town Clerk was instructed to have the ordinance published in full on first reading. The Mayor then went back to the first part of the Agenda, a report from the American Institute of Planners regarding energy conservation planning for Vail. Mr. Minger stated that the AIP was currently meeting at the Mark, and he introduced Jerry Mylroi, the Director for Professional Development for the American Institute of Planners. Mr. Mylroi then made a few brief remarks and introduced the members of the task force who would be speaking to the Council: Sandy Pearson, national staff .of the AIP; Dr. George Szego, President of Intertechnology, Corp.; Michael Sizemore, architect, the Energy Group; Dr. William Oswald, professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering and Public Health, University of California at Berkeley; Dr. Larry McKuen, analyst with the Resource Recovery Division of the EPA; and Dr. T. Owen Carroll, research scientist with the Energy Policy Analysis Division, Brookhaven National Labs. Dr. Carroll was the first speaker, and he recommended that the Town of Vail estimate future growth and energy to be consumed by that growth get a total demand picture for the entire Gore Valley. He recommended a land use analysis for the whole valley as a first step toward formu- lating a total demand picture. Minutes/Regular Meeting 6 April 1976 Page Two Dr. Oswald then commented on the need to monitor the water quality of Gore Creek. He favorably noted the Nature House experiment. Dr. McKuen recommended a recycling program to create energy from solid wastes. He also recommended that Vail recycle beverage containers and newspapers. Dr. Szego, who is conducting a study for the Town of Vail regarding alternate energy sources, discussed such alternatives as solar heating, a district heating system - whereby several buildings are heated from the same central system, diesel heat pumps, thermal power, water power, and wind power. He noted that Vail is not a good place to use wind power. His report should be ready for the Town's review in a couple of weeks. Mr. Sizemore noted that Vail is vulnerable to energy use fluctuations and that the citizenry should be educated to conserve. He suggested trying out techniques at the Nature Center, then writing what works into the building code for enforcement. 0 The Mayor thanked the AIP for their comments and announced a short break. The meeting was reconvened, and the Council moved on to Ordinance 10. ORDINANCE No. 10, Series of 1976, adopting by reference the 1974 Model Traffic Code, was introduced on first reading. Chief of Police Gary Wall explained that this ordinance was basically a housekeeping matter to update the traffic code being used by the Vail Police Department. The Department is currently using the 1971 Model Traffic Code. Council- man Donovan moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. The Town Clerk was instructed to have the ordinance published in full on first reading. RESOLUTION No. 2, Series of 1976, instituting a special improvement project for the streets, roads, and public ways in the Bighorn area, was introduced and explained by the Town Attorney. He noted that the resolution was an official action to initiate the special improvement project as provided by ordinance. Councilwoman Klug moved to approve the resolution; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; all present • voted in favor; and the motion carried. The Mayor announced that the Council needed to appoint a new member to the Planning Commission to replace Jen Wright who had recently resigned. The two people seeking appointment were Oran Palmateer and Dan Corcoran. The Council voted by written ballot and elected to appoint Mr. Corcoran to the Planning Commission. Regarding various special use permits, Jim Lamont explained that Dr. Peter Wells had requested a permit to change a dwelling unit to a dentist's lab. He added that the Planning Commission had recommended deferring the matter for two weeks to obtain further information regarding other. possible changes to the Pension Isabel. Councilman Staufer moved to table the matter for two weeks pending further information; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. Regarding the Kelly residence, Mr. Lamont explained that a change in the setback requirements was requested to erect a garage and apartment on a house situated on the Golf Course. He added that Ben Krueger, Golf Course Superintendent, had stated that the proposed change would not create a problem for the Golf Course. Councilman Heimback moved to approve the variance request; Councilman Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. Minutes/Regular Meeting 6 April 1976 Page Three • Regarding the Larkin residence, Mr. Lamont explained that the applicant requested a variance to expand a balcony on the ground floor of the Mountain Haus. He noted that the Planning Commission recommended approval. Councilwoman Klug moved to approve the request; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. Regarding the Morgan duplex, Mr. Lamont explained that the applicant wanted a front setback of 10 feet to accommodate a driveway in order to avoid traffic problems. Councilman Ruder moved to approve the request; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. Regarding the Racquet.Club requests for a height variance, an offset variance, and a covered parking variance, Mr. Lamont explained that the Planning Commission had recommended approval for the building to be built this summer only. Councilman Ruder moved to approve the requests; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. With regard to the ice arena development, the Town Manager reported that a private donor had given the Town $350,000.00 to have the refrigerated portion of the arena (just the ice) in use by December 1976. He stated that perhaps a temporary cover would be used this winter, but that eventually the ice would be covered by a building, all to be located on Site 24. He briefly explained the preliminary design plans drawn up by Kump and Associates. He stated that the bus road would have to be rerouted through the area, that the teen center would have to be moved slightly, that possibly a new library could be located nearby, that a small theatre may be part of the project, that.the bike path goes through the area, and that there is plenty of parking nearby in Lionshead. He added that the $350,000.00 would cover the costs of all construction this summer. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35 P.M. yor ATTEST: