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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. • Ae s • 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 - - - .... had made application. The Council voted by secret ballot to -- ...- - - - — ----- appo_int Lou Parker. but reached a tie between Bi11-Bishop and_ ^1 - --- -- - --- --- - 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. r ATTEST: // ��