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Home My WebLink About1978-03-07 Town Council Minutes.f 0 MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 46 7 MARCH, 1978 The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was convened in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building at 7:40 pm, on Tuesday, March 7, 1978. Mayor Rod Slifer and the following Councilmembers were present: Paula Palmateer Tom Steinberg John Donovan Robert Ruder William Wilto William Heimbach Also present were: . Deputy Town Manager Stan Bernstein and Town Attorney Larry Rider Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1978,:making a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $10,000 for Colorado Mountain College was introduced on second reading. There being no discussion or questions, Councilmember Donovan moved to approve the ordinance; Councilmember Palmateer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. The ordinance will be published by title only. Ordinance No. 6, Series of 1978, correcting a typographical error in Ordinance #2, Series of 1978, was introduced on second reading. There being no discussion or questions, Councilmember Ruder moved to approve the ordinance; Councilmember Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion passed. The ordinance will be published by title only. Ordinance No. 7, Series of 1978, adopting and amending the 1976 edition of the Uniform Building Code was introduced on first reading by Mayor Slifer. Zoning Administrator Diana Toughill then explained that the amendmemts were made to allow for special Town of Vail requirements. There was a brief and general discussion regarding how the cost per square feet figure was determined. There being no further questions or disucssion, Mayor Slifer asked for a motion. Council - member Heimbach moved to approve Ordinance #7, Series of 1978 on first reading; Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. The ordinance will be published in full. Ordinance No. 8, Series of 1978, amending Title 6 of the Vail Municipal Code relating to dogs on public property, was introduced on first reading by Mayor Slifer. The Mayor then introduced Pat Dodson, Town of Vail Recreation Director, who explained for the Council and public the reasons for the suggested amendments and the need for control of dogs in public activity areas. Councilmember Palmateer asked for clari- fication of the term "unattended". Pat Dodson replied that an "attended" dog was one that was kept side -by -side with the owner. Lou Parker asked why the leash law could not be extended to cover the entire Town of Vail. Councilmember Steinberg agreed that there was need for that. Jay Peterson stated that responsible dog owners do not need more laws. There was a brief, general discussion regarding the need for greater dog control and enforcement of regulations. Section 1, paragraph 8, itei-�i #3 was amended to read "The athletic field and -public areas immediately surrounding the soccer field." There being no further disucssion, Councilmember Donovan moved to approve Ordinance #8, Series of 1978 on first reading; Council - member Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion passed. The ordinance will be published in full. Ordinance No. 9, Series of 1978, an emergency ordinance amending Section 8.24.080 of the Vail Municipal Code relating to ice and snow overhangs, was introduced and read as an emergency ordinance. There was a brief disucssion regarding the overall problem of ice and snow overhangs and Mayor Slifer called for a motion. Councilmember Wilto �. moved to approve Ordinance #9, Series of 1978 as an emergency ordinance; Councilmember Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. The ordinance will be published once in full. MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 7 March, 1978 PAGE TWO Regarding the Village Center request for an amendment to landscape plan, Mayor Slifer introduced Attorney Jay Peterson who explained that the landscaping.plan was now tied into the parking variances for the Village Center complex and therefore, the amendments needed Council approval. He further explained that the parking variance would not be effected by the amendments to the landscaping plan. He pointed out that Town of Vail landscape consultant Eldon Beck approved the plan and that the Planning Commission had recommended approval in a 6 to 1 vote. Councilmember Steinberg then moved to approve the amendments to the landscape plan subject to receipt of a letter of approval from both Village Center Condominium Associations; Councilmember Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion passed. Regarding, the request for rezoning from RC to LDMF of Lots I. - 5, a resubdivision of Block C, Lions Ridge Filing No. 1, Mayor Slifer introduced Diana Toughill who in turn introduced Mr. Ron Landek representing the applicant, Mr. Tony Seibert, and his architect, who briefly reviewed the proposed project for the Council and Public. Mr. Landek explained that the proposal was to construct 178 units on 10 acres of . land, which would include 84 employee housing units to be controlled by the Town of Vail, and 94 Condominium units. There was a brief discussion regarding management of the employee units, and the applicant indicated that this was not a formal request for approval and that the planning commission has not yet made any recommendations. The applicant then asked for direction from the Council and Mayor Slifer stated that he should be advised to go completely through the planning commission process. There was a general discussion between: the applicant and the Council regarding costs, and density figures. Consensus of Council was that although they would like to see some employee housing, that more exact figures, detail information and planning commission recommendations would be needed. Eldon Beck suggested that the applicant return for the next meeting with a block model along with realistic figures and costs to go along with it. The Mayor then reinterated that the applicant should take the project to the planning commission. There was a five minute break in the meeting. When the meeting reconvened, the next item on the agenda was the ABC School request for lease of property. Administrative Assistant Bob Manzanares explained that the ABC School had proposed to lease a portion of the Mountain Bell Site on which to conduct a pre-school program. Mayor Slifer stated that the Council had met with the ABC School board and had tenatively agreed to enter into an agreement with them. He further stated that the public response, at least from parents, seemed to be very much in favor of the proposal. There was a general discussion among the Council, and the Public regarding the possibilities for other applicants, situation of the building on the site, parking, traffic and safety. Councilmember Wilto then reminded the group that the ABC School serve down valley parents and children, as well as Town of Vail residents, however, at some future time, access to the school may be limited to Town of Vail residents only. Mayor Slifer then asked for a motion. Councilmember Donovan moved to approve the lease agreement and direct Town Manager Terry Minger to effect the lease with ABC School; Councilmember Steinberg seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. Regarding the request for additional funding from Vail Resort Association, no one was present in the audience to speak for the request, so Councilmember Palmateer moved to table the request for the next regular meeting of the Town Council to allow members of the Summer Marketing Committee to be in attendance; Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. Regarding the appointment of two members of the Vail Planning Commission, The Council, in secret ballot selected Roger Tilkemeier and Gerry White to serve four year terms. The applicants were: Bette Renz, Dean Norris, Dennis Klein, David Nelson, Dudley Abbott, Roger Tilkemeier, Donald Griffith and Gerry White. The next item for Council attention was the appointment of Clerks and Judges for the Special Municipal Election to be held April 4, 1978, regarding the question of a Land Transfer Tax. Appointed as Clerks were: Jill Beckwith and Sue Wall. Judges . appointed were: Dorothy Bachrach, Kathy Rossi and Dianne Hagen. Councilmember Heimbach moved to appoint clerks and judges as outlined; Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion, all present voted in favor and the motion carried. r MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 7 March 1978 PAGE THREE The Final item on the Council agenda was the presentation and film regarding the proposal for the Red Zinger Bicycle Classic. Mr. Mark King explained the program and the advantages of having the bicycle race stop over in a community. There was a brief discussion regarding the request from Red Zinger for a $5,000 contribution for out-of-pocket expenses to bring the race through Vail. Council - member Heimbach moved to.approve the $5,000 contribution; Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. Stan Bernstein was instructed to prepare a supplemental appropriation for the next meeting and Kath Nugent of the Vail Resort Association was designated as the over- all coordinator of the event for the community. Deputy Town Manager Stan Bernstein presented an update for the Public and Council regarding the Dobson Arena. He announced that the Ground breaking ceremonies for the new addition will take place on April 1st at 12 noon and invited the public to attend. He then stated that the covering of the arena was expected to be ready for use by Thanksgiving. An additional $150.,000 will be needed to complete the project due to special considerations of the roof design and accoustical needs in . order to insure the multi -use capabilities of the arena. Planning Commission member Sandra Mills asked if the parking questions for the arena had been resolved. Mayor slifer replied that solutions were still being worked on and that Pat Dodson would be making a presentation to the Planning Commission in the near future. 11 • ow Citizen participation was.then called for and a petition was presented to the Council by vail citizens who wish to see the priority for a municipal swimming pool become more important. Mayor Slifer accepted the petition containing 332 names and informed the interested citizens that Ford park was probably not the site for a municipal pool, but that the Council will try to schedule planning for a pool in the future development plans for other sites. There being no further business for the council, Councilmember Donovan moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Steinberg seconded the motion. All present voted in favor and the meeting adjourned at 10:30 pm. ATTEST: TOWN C 60 Mayor / M11041111