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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-04-20 Town Council Minutes• MINUTES REGULAR MEETING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 20 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 20, 1976, in the Vail Municipal Building Council Chambers. Mayor John Dobson and the following councilmembers were present: Bob Ruder Bill Wilto Bill Heimbach John Donovan Josef Staufer Others present included: Terrell J. Minger, Town Manager Lawrence C. Rider, Town Attorney ORDINANCE No. 9, Series of 1976, relating to local improvement districts, was introduced on second reading. Larry Rider explained his memorandum to the Council outlining amendments to the ordinance requested by bond counsel. The amendments would affect the title, Section 1.4, and Section 1.6. Councilman Donovan moved to approve the ordinance, as amended, on second reading. Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. The Town Clerk was then instructed to have the ordinance published in full as amended. ORDINANCE No. 10, Series of 1976, adopting the 1974 Model Traffic Code, was introduced on second reading. Mr. Rider stated there were no changes to the ordinance since its adoption on first reading. The Mayor explained that the ordinance was a routine measure to update the Town's traffic code. Councilman Donovan moved to adopt the ordinance on second reading and to publish it by title only; Councilman Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. The Town Clerk was instructed to have the • ordinance published by title only on second reading. ORDINANCE No. 11, Series of 1976, regarding supplemental appropriations for buses, Site 24, the Growth Management Study, and the Ski Museum, was introduced on first reading. The Town Manager explained that funds were now available for the purchase of two Twin Coaches from Keystone, planning and site development for Site 24 in preparation for the ice arena, funding of the Growth Management Study now in progress, and improvements to the Ski Museum. Councilman Wilto moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Councilman Ruder 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. 3, Series of 1976, regarding the Growth Management Study, was introduced and explained by Mr. Minger. He stated that the resolution was a request for cooperation on the part of the County Commissioners in Vail's Growth Management Study. Councilman Heimbach moved to approve the resolution; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. Minutes/Regular Meeting April 20, 1976 Page Two • RESOLUTION No. 4, Series of 1976, accepting an anonymous gift for the construction of an ice arena, was introduced and explained by the Mayor. He stated that the resolution was necessary to have the funds transferred to the Town of Vail. Councilman Donovan moved to approve the resolution; Councilman Staufer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. RESOLUTION No. 5, Series of 1976, accepting a dedication of property from Vail Associates, Inc. for use as a fountain, was introduced and explained by Mr. Minger. He stated that the dedication documents had been misplaced for some time, and that the resolution was a formality to accept the land now being used as a fountain. Councilman Heimbach moved to approve the resolution; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. RESOLUTION No. 6, Series of 1976, accepting a dedication of .property from Vail Associates, Inc. for road and bridge purposes, was introduced and explained by the Mayor. He stated that this resolution involved the bridge located near the Town Shop, and that, as with Resolution No. 5, the dedication documents had been misplaced. Councilman Ruder moved to approve the resolution; Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. With regard to several variance requests, Jim Lamont explained the request by Dr. Peter Wells to convert 250 square feet of accommodation unit to a dental lab. He stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval and suggested that the Council incorporate the recommendations and findings outlined in the Planning Commission's March 18 memorandum in the motion as part of the Council's approval. Councilman Staufer wanted to know how this variance would relate to other requests for variances in the Pension Isabel building. The Mayor and Councilman Heimbach assures him that there was no relation to the others. No representative from Dr..Wells' office was present. Councilman Wilto moved to approve the request, subject to the recom- mendations and findings outlined in the Planning Commission's March 18 memorandum; Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion. Councilmen Wilto, Ruder and Heimbach and Mayor Dobson voted in favor. Councilmen Donovan and Staufer voted against, and the motion carried by a vote of 4to2. • With regard to two variance requests by the Garcia residence, Mr. Lamont explained that the applicant requested a 0 setback variance in order to erect a balcony on the east side of his residence. He stated that both the Planning Commission and the staff recommended denial. Regard- ing the second request, he stated that the applicant wanted a 10 foot rear setback in order to add a living room to the residence. He added that both the Planning Commission and the staff recommended approval of that variance, subject to notification of the adjacent property owner. Regarding the first variance request, Councilman Donovan moved to deny the request; Councilman Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor, and the motion carried. Regarding the second request, Councilman Staufer moved to approve the request, subject to the Planning Commission's recommendations with the exception of notification to the adjacent property owner since efforts to locate an owner of record had failed; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. 0 Minutes/Regular Meeting April 20, 1976 Page Three • With regard to a request by the Cornice for a 5 foot setback to a accommodate a solar collector, Mr. Lamont stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval. Councilman Donovan moved to approve the request; Councilman Staufer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. With regard to a parking variance request by Vail Associates, Inc. for the Lions View Apartments, located on Lot 9, Potato Patch Subdivision, Mr. Lamont explained that the applicant wishes to locate all parking outside the building with 50% covered, rather than locating 75% of the parking within the building as provided by the HDMF zoning of the property. He stated that the Planning Commission had reviewed the request and had voted 2-2. He added that the applicant has proposed to reduce the GRFA by 30% and to lower the height of the building by 10 feet. He also stated that the applicant has based its request partially on economic reasons in that the reduced cost of placing the parking outside the building would be passed on to renters. Mr. Lamont then asked for discussion from Council and from the floor. Councilman Staufer addressed the Council as an interested resident of the affected neighborhood and stated that he felt since the site had originally been offered to the school district, it should be zoned residential. The Mayor directed the discussion back to the matter of a parking variance and acknowledged a letter submitted to the Council by Mrs. Sandy Mills in protest of the variance. Mrs. Mills added her agreement to Mr. Staufer's comments. Various members of the audience wanted to address the matter of economics in relation to the project, and many expressed a wish to hide as many cars there as possible. Councilman Donovan stated that the Council should not base variance decisions on economics. Councilman Heimbach stated that many employees within the Town felt the project would be too expensive for their rental, and that the only persons apparently in favor of it were its developers. Andy Norris, spokesman for Vail Associates, Inc., stated that the developer was proposing medium density for a parcel zoned for high density in support of their request. The Mayor, in an attempt to bring the discussion back to the matter of a parking variance, suggested tabling the issue until the.second _ regular meeting of the Town Council in May. Mr. Norris requested that it be considered at the first meeting in May in order to meet construction deadlines if approved. Councilman Donovan moved to table the issue until the first regular meeting in May, 1976; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion; Councilmen Ruder, Wilto, Heimbach and Donovan voted in favor; Councilman Staufer voted against; and the motion carried. With regard to the Town's financial reports for the three month period ending March 31, 1976, Stan Bernstein, Finance Director, explained that in terms of sales tax, that period in 1976 was about 35% higher than the same period in 1975. With regard to the audit reports for 1975, Mr. Bernstein introduced Bill Pyka, Controller, and Wally Moritz, Auditor, to explain. Mr. Moritz stated that the audit is required by state statute, and that the independent auditing firm of Wall, McMahon, Smith & Associates had been hired by the Town to perform the audit. He added that the auditors had come up with a clean audit opinion for the Town. Mr. Pyka reviewed the figures. CITIZEM PARTICIPATION Mr. Mossman, as a spokesman for a group of property owners adjacent to Site 24, expressed their objections to the location of the ice arena on that site, stating the possible noise, traffic, etc. as basis for their objections. He then asked the Council what had happened to the Antholz as the proposed site for the ice arena/ convention center. The Mayor explained the potential benefits to Minutes/Regular Meeting April 20, 1976 Page Four • Lionshead, the accessibility to the site from both Lionshead and the Village core, etc. as reasons for locating the arena there. He added that the Council had previously decided to preserve Antholz primarily as open space. With no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M. ATTEST: "w �= -own Clerk • 0 or