HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-01-18 Town Council MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
I 18 JANUARY 1977
The regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail,
Colorado, was convened at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 18,
1977, in the Vail Municipal Building Council Chambers.
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Mayor John Dobson and the following councilmembers were present:
John Donovan
Josef Staufer
Rod Slifer
Bill Wilto
Bob Ruder
Others present were:
Stanley F, Bernstein, Acting Town Manager
Lawrence C. Rider, Town Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 1, Series of 1977, naming the Antholz Property
the Gerald R. Ford Park, was introduced by Mayor Dobson.
Councilman Donovan moved to approve the resolution; Councilman
Staufer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and
the motion carried. Special Assistant Colleen Kline was
directed to send a telegram to the President informing him
of the honor.
ORDINANCE NO. 1, Series of 1977, providing regulations for
burglar alarms within the Town of Vail, was introduced on
second reading. The Town Attorney explained that Police
Chief Gary Wall had met with Dick Elias and other members of
the business community and had incorporated a few minor changes
to the ordinance. Mr. Elias expressed his appreciation to the
staff and stated that he felt the ordinance was a good one.
Councilman Donovan moved to approve the ordinance on second
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 to include
the amendments,
ORDINANCE NO. 2, Series of 1977, rezoning Lot 16, Bighorn Second
Addition, and Lots 11, 12, and 13, Block 4, and Lots 1 and 2,
Block 6, Bighorn Third Addition, was introduced by Zoning
Administrator Diana Toughill. She stated that the request was
for a downzoning from Two Family Residential to Single Family
Residential. Councilman Ruder moved to approve the ordinance;
Councilman Slifer seconded the motion; all present voted in
favor; and the motion carried. The Town Clerk was instructed
to have the ordinance published in full.
ORDINANCE NO. 3, Series of 1977, establishing Special Development
District No.. 7 for The Mark, was introduced by Ms. Toughill.
Architect Tom Briner presented his drawings to the Council and
briefly discussed merits to the community, such as a proposed
convention center. Councilman Donovan 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.
Regarding the appointment of two members to the Design Review
Board,;Mary Peterson, Bill Bishop, Ron Todd, and Lou Parker
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had made application. The Council voted by secret ballot to
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appo_int Lou Parker. but reached a tie between Bi11-Bishop and_ ^1
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Rori Todd. They agreed eo defer a final vote between the two '-,
until the February 1 regular meeting when all members of the
Council would be present.
Minutes/Regular meeting
18 January 1977
Page Two
With regard to The Mark's request for resubdivision from
Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 1,_Vail/Lionshead Third Filing
to Vail/Lionshead Third Filing, Ms. Diana Toughill
stated that both the Planning Commission and the staff recom-
mended approval unanimously. Councilman Slifer moved to grant
the request; Councilman Donovan seconded the motion; all present
voted in favor; and the motion carried.
r Regarding the Lionshead Theatre request for resubdivision and
• request for a parking variance for 11 cars, Ms. Toughill and
Jeff Selby explained the changes that had been incorporated at
Council's request. Councilmembers expressed concern over the
need for more shops in Lionshead and for the reasonableness
of more parking variances when a parking problem existed in
Vail. Ms. Toughill stated that the Planning Commission had
voted 4-2 with 1 abstention to approve the parking variance
and 5-1 with l abstention to approve the resubdivision. Most
of the Councilmembers felt they were not ready to decide yet,
that further study regarding the parking was warranted. Most
wanted a further look at the site in Lionshead. Mr. Rider
stated that if the subdivision were approved, a structure could
be built without a parking variance according to CCII regulations.
Dr. Tom Steinberg suggested the Council charge a fee for parking
variances at a certain rate per space, to be escrowed to build
a future parking structure. Councilman Staufer moved to deny
• the resubdivision request; Councilman Slifer seconded the motion;
all present voted in favor; and the motion carried. Councilman
Donovan then moved to deny the parking variance request; Council-
man Slifer seconded the motion; Councilman Wilto voted against;
all others present voted in favor; and the motion carried with
a vote of 4-1. Councilman Staufer then moved to approve a joint
parking agreement arrangement between the Theatre and Vail
Associates for off -site parking; Councilman Wilto seconded the
motion; Councilmen Donovan, Slifer, and Ruder voted against; all
others present voted in favor; the motion failed with a vote of
3-3.
TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Acting Town Manager Stan Bernstein explained several budget
freezes incorporated by the Town staff in an effort to conserve
revenues. He stated .the freezes will be in effect at least
L, until December, 1976 sales tax figures are in and more is known
about expected January snow conditions.
TOWN ATTORNEY REPORTS
• Town Attorney Larry Rider announced that ordinances regarding
nonconforming sign amortization, contractors' fees, and a real
estate transfer tax would be upcoming and that copies would be
available at the Town office for interested citizens.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
The Mayor announced that a $2.5 million figures had been set
for a structure to cover the ice arena at Site 24 and that a
March 29 date had tentatively been set for the bond election.
He stated that no design had been selected as yet, Mr, Staufer
announced that Vail Cable TV would be a major topic of the
February 1 regular meeting, for an update and answers to any
questions regarding rates, etc.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
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