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Home My WebLink About1978-05-02 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING -1 2 May, 1978 A. The Vail Town Council convened for its regular meeting at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 1978, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. Mayor Rodney Slifer and the following Councilmembers were present: William Heimbach Paula Palmateer William Wilto Robert Ruder Also present were Deputy Town Manager, Stan Bernstein and Town Attorney Larry Rider. Mayor Slifer introduced Ordinance No. 12, Series of 1978, amending Title 18 of the Vail Municipal Code with regard to hazard areas, on first reading. There was a brief discussion regarding the purpose of the ordinance. Councilmember Wilto moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Councilmember Palmateer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. Ordinance No. 13, Series of 1978, amending Title 18 of the Vail Municipal Code with.regard to zoning in CCI., was introduced by Mayor Slifer on first reading. There was a brief discussion regarding parking contracts and Mr. Ross Davis, an attorney asked what had been done with the outstanding contracts which had been signed by previous applicants. Town Attorney Larry Rider stated that no decision had been made and Mayor Slifer stated that a decision would be made as soon as possible. Councilmember Heimbach moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Councilmember Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. Ordinance No. 15, Series of 1978, making a supplemental appropriation of $33,000 from the General Fund, was introduced by Mayor Slifer on First reading. Stanley Bernstein explained the items in the appropriation as being: $25,000 for VRA summer advertising; $3.000 for employee housing study; and $5,000 for teen center lease. Councilmember Palmateer moved to approve the appropriation; Councilmember Ruder seconded the motion and all present voted in favor. The motion passed. Resolution No. 10, Series of 1978, accepting the vacation and rededication of an easement, Vail/Lionshead, Fourth Filing, a resubdivision of part of Tract C. and part of Lot 8, Block 1, Vail/Lionshead Third Filing, was read and introduced by Mayor Slifer. Allen Gerstenberger explained that the vacation and rededication of the easement was necessary to align with the easement change for the proposed Selby-Tofel Lionshead theatre. Councilmember Heimbach moved to approve Resolution No. 10; Councilmember Wilto.seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. The next matter for council consideration was the Thomas Weber request for resubdivision and variance from minimum lot size requirements for Lot 4, Vail Meadows Filing No. 1. Mayor Slifer introduced Allen Gerstenberger who explained that the staff had recommended against approval. Councilmember Wilto moved to deny the request; Councilmember Palmateer seconded the motion; all present voted in favor except Mayor Slifer who abstained. The motion to deny passed. Mayor slifer introduced the next item on the agenda as a request from Hong Kong Cafe for parking variance for three cars. Allen Gerstenberger showed plans for the proposed modifica- tion of the restaurant and explained the need for the parking variance. Several members of the audience spoke on behalf of Hong Kong Cafe suggesting that the addition to the patio would be a good thing for the core and further that if the price of each parking space was as high at $12,000, then it would be too expensive for the restaurant to make the modification to its premises. Councilmember Palmateer recommended that a figure of $1,000 per space be used for this case and moved to approve on that basis. Mayor Slifer suggested that a promissory.note be execui.ted between the parties to allow payment in increments. Allen Gerstenberger added that the planning commission voted 5 to i in favor of granting the request. Councilmember . Palmateer moved to approve the request and to set $1,000 as the amount for each parking space. it Councilmember Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor and the motion passed. The next matter of business was the consideration of a request from William Ruoff on behalf of the Webster residence for GRFA. and setback variances for Lot 35, Block 7, Vail Village First Filing. Mr. Ruoff presented the proposed plan for the Webster residence and explained MINUTES REGULAR MEETING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 2 May, 1978 PAGE TWO the reasoning for requesting the variances. There was a general discussion between Council and Mr. Ruoff regarding the inclusion on non -inclusion of the pool area in the square footage determining the GRFA if the proprosed project. Larry Rider questioned Mr. Webster's option for purchase of the old stock driveway and contended that the stock drive is actually an extenstion of the Vail Road (a dedicated roadway) and consequently Vail Associates would not be able to grant an option. Mr. Rider added that the ordinance requires that applicant prove that an unnecessary physical hardship is imposed in order for Council to grant GRFA variance and asked Mr. Webster and Mr. Ruoff to explain what the unnecessary physical hardship was in this case. Mr. Ruoff explained his views of the hardship question and stated that he believed there to be some area of intrepretation.fn the ordinance in this regard. There was a general discussion between Mr. Ruoff and the Council regarding the intent of the downzoning process. There was a discussion between Mr. Ruoff, the Council and Ms. Pam Garton, from the Planning Commission regarding the planning commission hearing of the project. Mayor Slifer clarified the variance requests and asked that motions for approval or denial of setback variance and GFRA variance be handled separately. Councilmember Wilto moved to grant the setback variance request; Councilmember Heimbach seconded the motion all present voted in favor and the motion passed. Councilmember Ruder moved to approve the GRFA variance by stating, "I move to approve the GRFA variance for the Webster house contingent upon transfer of clear title to the stock driveway adjoining the property and that a deed restriction be put on the house so that any ft structure erected under the authority granted by this variance shall be used only as a single family residence, with caretaker facilities, unless or until such limitation is modified or removed by subsequent action of the Town Council under procedures provided for granting of variances under town ordinances then in force and effect." Councilmember Wilto seconded the motion; all present voted in favor, except Councilmember Heimbach who voted nay. The motion passed. Mr. Bob Fritch, a member of the public audience, suggested that perhaps the ordinance should be reviewed, that perhaps the ordinance might be too restrictive and that a modification might be needed to express clearer the philosophy of the Council regarding large houses to be built on large lots. Larry Rider points out that the ordinance is clear in that respect and that the misunderstandings between the Council and the planning commission should be cleared up as soon as possible. There was declared a 10 minute recess of the meeting by Mayor Slifer. Upon resumption of the meeting, the next matter for council consideration concerned the request from Justine Smith for the renewal of her parking lease for one year. Larry Rider explained the circumstances regarding the lease and the renewal request. Councilmember Heimbach moved to extend the lease for one year; Councilmember Wilto seconded the motion. All present voted in favor and the motion passed. The Mayor then introduced Allen Gerstenberger who presented the current status of the Public/Private Joint Venture program. Pam Garton from the Planning Commission explained the criteria which the planning commission used to judge the applications for grants under the program. A copy of the grants awarded is attached and made a part hereto of these minutes. The Mayor introduced Stan Bernstein who explained that ridership on the Bighorn/Sandstone bus routes had not been consistent enough to warrant continuance of the schedule for the next few weeks. It was the consensus of the Council that the service should be discontinued until Memorial day weekend, at which time the service would be reinstated on a limited, or commuter schedule. Mayor Slifer introduced Mr. Barry Stott who made a presentation to the Council and public regarding the proposed Edwards Airport project. He requested a resolution from the Council relating to encouragement of the County Commissioners to expand the study of county air facilities to include all county -wide alternatives. After a brief discussion, Councilmember Heimbach requested that the staff research the questions and bring recommendations to the Council at their next meeting. Mayor Slifer introduced Kent Rose, Director of Public Works, who presented an update on the progress of the plans for pathways and access ramps for the pedestrian overpass. He indicated that most of the work on these areas should be completed within 6 weeks and the landscaping would be done shortly thereafter. The Council indicated that this project was a high priority. There was a brief discussion regarding the canvass cover which had been planned for the overpass. Consensus was that the overpass was not unattractive without it, and Kent Rose stated that it would be no problem if it were left off. e MINUTES REGULAR MEETING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 2 May, 1978 page three Mayor Slifer then asked Kent Rose to report on the March 31st sewer break. Mr. Rose described the problem and stated that tests made of the water will be back in two to three weeks. He then explained the circumstances surrounding the sewer blockage and stated that he is discussing with the experts the possibility of filters being used to provide possibly a more effective protection in reducing chances of contamination of the water systems. Mayor Slifer stated for the public that the Town of Vail was doing all that was possible to prevent a reoccurance of the problem and that they would stay on top of the problem. The Mayor then pointed out for the public information that a memo was available which outlined the proposed changes in the Dog Ordinance and encouraged those present to pick up a copy for examination and recommendations. Mayor Slifer asked if there were any Reports from the Town Manager, and Deputy Town Manager Stan Bernstein explained the status of the quarterly budget reports. He stated a need for Council and Town of Vail Staff to be conservative in spending since the projected surplus had been expended. The Mayor asked if there were any reports from the Town Attorney, there were none. He then asked if there was any Citizen participation_ matters. Pam Garton thanked the Council for its contribution of $100 and the two buses to assist in the Vail Cleanup. There being no further business for the Council, Councilmember Heimbach moved to adjourn; Councilmember Wilto seconded the motion, all present voted in favor and the motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 pm. ATTEST: -fin, 7" TO W s Q� MYOR ' Planning Commission 27 April 1978 Joint Venture Recommendations PUBLIC/PRIVATE JOINT VENTURE -FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS IkK PROJECT APPLICANT SCORE REQUESTED GRANTED % OF # REQUESTS 1 23 Aspen Tree{dumpster) 29.3 $ 250 $ 250 100% 2 13 Christiana 28.0 $ 840 $ 840 100% 2 18 Lodge,at Lionshead 28.0 $ 400 $ 400 100% 3 27 Lions Square 27.3 $ 750 $ 750 100% 4 7 Sitzmark 25.6 $ 924 $ 500 54% 5 5 Kiandra/Talisman 25.2 $ 3,238 $ 2;500 77% 6 6 Antler's 25.0 $ 4,271.35 $ 2,500 58% 7 17 Gore Range 24.6 $ 6,009 $ 2,500 42% 8 Crossroads {FRooMge 23.4 $ 802.75 $ 800 100% 0 1 1 Village Center 23.1• $ 2,000 $ 2,000 100% 10 16 Lions Mane II 22.2 $ 2,750 $ 1,300 47% 11 24 Aspen Tree (wFoen e) 22.0 $ 1,600 $ 800 50% 12 25 Karl Hochtl 21.7 $ 500 $ 500 .100% 13 20 tey Aspen Tree {PBanxes 20.3 $ 148 $ 75 50% 14 10 Crossroads {BStop } 20.0 $ 778 $ 400 51% 14 26 Crest Hotel (Hilton) 20.0 $13,642.08 $ 2,500 18% 15 9 Crossroads (driveway) 19.6 $ 1,356.26 $ -0- 0% 16 11 Gorsuch's 19.0 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 50% 17 3 Lions Mane 17.8 $ 500 $ 500 100% 14 Booth Creek Townhouses 17.4 $ 2,000 $ -0- 0% 19 2 Vail Village.Inn 17.0 $ 51121 $ 11000 20% 20 28 Newcomb -Eddy 15.3 $ 2,608.50 $ 250 10% 21 12 John Masek 14.3 $ 750 $ -0- 0% 22 19 Scorpio 14.0 $ 1,333 $ 300 22% 23 15 Lodge at Lionshead 13.6 $ 799 $ 400. 50% $58,370.95 $23,635.00 40% 22 Silversmiths ineligible $ 300 21 (aint Aspen Tree wilding) ineligible $1,000 4 Ski Club Vail ineligible $4,792