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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
21 MARCH, 1978
The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was convened in the Council Chambers
of the Vail Municipal Building at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 1978.
Mayor Rod Slifer and the following Councilmembers were present:
Paula Palmateer
John Donovan
Tom Steinberg
William Heimbach
Robert Ruder
William Wilto
Also present were:
• Town Manager Terry Minger and Town Attorney Larry Rider.
Minutes from the regular meetings of the Town Council on February 7th and 21st
were read and approved. The minutes from the special meeting of the Town Council
on February 14th were approved.
Ordinance #7, Series of 1978, adopting and amending the 1976 edition of the
Uniform Building Code was introduced on second reading. Mayor Slifer introduced
Allen Gerstenberger, Department of Community Development, who pointed out that
there existed an error on page two of the ordinance regarding the fees for buildings
over $500,000 in value. Bill Pierce, a local architect, suggested that a change
be made in the section relating to standpipes and recommended the council make
the corrections. Councilmember Heimbach then moved to approve Ordinance No. 7,
Series of 1978, with the corrections and changes; Councilmember Steinberg seconded
the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed.
Ordinance #8, Series of 1978, amending Title 6 of the Vail Municipal Code relating
to dogs on public property, was introduced on second reading with the changes which
were made following first reading. There was a brief discussion regarding the need
for increased foot patrol in the core area.Fire.'Chief Swanson agreed that there
was need and committed to solve the problem. Councilmember Donovan moved to approve
Ordinance No 8, Series of 1978 with.the amendments; Councilmember Palmateer seconded
the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed.
Ordinance No. 10, Series of 1978, repealing and reenacting Chapter 2.24 of the Vail
Municipal Code relating to an Environmental and Planning Commission was introduced
of first reading. There was a brief discussion regarding the duties and respon-
sibilities of the Commission. Councilmember Steinberg moved to approve Ordinance
#10; Councilmember Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the
• motion passed. The ordinance will be published in full.
Ordinance No. 11, Series of 1978, making a supplemental appropriation for the ABC
School, property damage and liability insurance, the Town Prosecutor, and the Red
Zinger Bicycle Classic, was introduced on first reading. Bob Manzanares explained for
the public and council the items included in the supplemental appropriation. There
being no further discussion, Councilmember Steinberg moved to approve Ordinance No. 11,
Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion
passed. Ordinance No. 11 will be published in full.
Resolution No. 3, Series of 1978, establishing a public/private joint venture program,
was introduced for consideration. Mayor Slifer explained the program being one to
encourage joint beautification programs between the private sector and the Town of Vail.
There was a brief discussion regarding who would be responsible for maintainence of the
areas so beautified. Larry Rider stated that the owner would be responsible for
continuing maintainence. Councilmember Donovan asked that paragraph three regarding
ownership of property be amended to read "public or private property" rather than just
"private" property. He then moved to approve the resolution with that change. Council -
member Steinberg seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed.
Resolution No. 4, Series of 1978, authorizing the purchase of the "King Arthur's Court"
property, was introduced for consideration. Terry Minger explained that the Town of
Vail had negotiated the purchase of the property and clarified that this piece of
property was the creekside portion of the site, excluding the site of the existing
foundations. Diana Toughill pointed out that the foundations should be removed within
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the next 60 days. Councilmember Wilto then moved to approve Resolution No. 4,
Councilmember Steinberg seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the
motion passed.
Regarding the scheduled discussion of a proposed rezoning of Lots 1-5, a re -
subdivision of Block C, Lions Ridge Filing No.1, from RC to MDMF, Mayor Slifer
introduced Mr. Tony Seibert who presented a revised proposal for the project. He
reinterated that his overall goal was to develop housing units for employees in
conjunction with his proposed development of a condominium complex on the site. He
presented new drawings and a scale model for examination by Council and the public.
There was a general discussion regarding the revisions in the proposal and the new
costing breakdown, in terms of unit costs to build, rentals, densities, landscaping,
relationships to other complexes in the area, traffic patterns, etc. The applicant
stated that given the kind of questions arising, that he thought maybe it was not
feasible for a private developer to build employee housing and that there may be
too many unknown factors at this time. The consensus of the Council was to post-
pone any further discussion until the project had been before the Planning Commission.
Mayor Slifer summarized the status of the proposed project by saying that the Council
would withhold any recommendations until there had been more study of the overall
problem and stated that the Council would be meeting in joint session with the
Planning commission next week to being that study.
Regarding a discussion of the Vail Resort Association summer marketing program and
the request for additional funding, John Horan -Kates outlined the proposed program
and stated that the need for additional funds was critical to adequately promote the
summer programs and begin to build business for the new Dobson arena. His request
was for $25,000 in additi.onal'funds. There was a general discussion regarding the
timing for promotion of the arena and how the funds were to be expended. Town Manager
Terry Minger cautioned the council about dispensing funds that were unbudgeted and
stated that some projects will have to be cut to come up with any additional funds that
council allocates to new requests. Mayor Slifer stated that the Council should be aware
of that while considering this request. There being no further discussion, Councilmember
Donovan moved to appropriate the funds for VRA summer marketing program; Councilmember
Palmateer seconded the motion; Those voting in favor of the motion were: Council -
members Palmateer, Donovan, Heimbach, Ruder, and Wilto. Councilmember Steinberg voted
against the motion. The motion carried by a majority vote.
Regarding the request from Vail Associates, Inc. for a conditional use permit to allow
a real estate office on the first floor in CCII at the Gondola II building, Mayor Slifer
introduced Mr. Bob Nott, from VA, who, with Zoning Administrator, Diana Toughili, ex-
plained the plans using a map showing the plans. Planning Commission had recommended
approval of the permit. Councilmember Steinberg suggested that the conditional use
permit be issued to Vail Associates only for the real estate office and for no other
use. Councilmember Heimbach moved to approve the granting of the permit; Councilmember
Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed.
Mayor Slifer then introduced the next item for discussion; a proposal from Johnathan
Falk and Steve Cadwell regarding the establishment of a complaint center for visitors
and locals and the reinstatement of the horse drawn carriages. There was general
discussion regarding both proposals. The consensus of the Council regarding the
proposed complaint centers was that the Town of Vail should not be financially involved
with their establishment or operation. The consensus of the Council regarding the
request for reinstatement of the horse drawn wagon operated by Steve Cadwell was that
the Council did not want Mr. Cadwell to operate the service. Mr. Falk requested that
Council consider him as an operator of horse drawn carriages. Council agreed to
consider any proposal properly submitted to the Town regarding that when ever Mr. Falk
was ready to provide a complete and adequately capitalized proposal.
The Council then considered the appointment of members to the Building Code Board of
Appeals. The applicant was Byron Williamson. Councilmember Steinberg moved to approve
Mr. Williamson; Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor.
Mr. Williamson was appointed to the Board.
The next matter for hearing was a report from Town Attorney Larry Rider regarding the
status of the zoning violation of the Shephard house on Forest. Road in the Town of Vail.
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Mr. Rider asked for a motion and approval for the Town of Vail legal department to
seek injunctive relief from Mr. Shephard. There was a brief discussion regarding
the history of the violation and Councilmember Heimbach moved to grant approval;
Councilmember Donovan seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion
passed.
Councilmember Donovan requested to see an update on the Gondola I building plans
when the Council meets jointly with the Planning Commission next week.
There being no further business for the Council's attention, Councilmember Donovan
moved to adjourn the meeting; Councilmember Ruder seconded the motion; all present
voted in favor and the meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
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