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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 1980
7:30 P.M.
The Vail Town Council convened for its 'regular meeting at 7:30 P.M. on
Tuesday, October 21, 1980, in the Vail Town Council Chambers of the
Vail Municipal Building.
The following Council members and Mayor Rodney E. Slifer were present:
Bill Wilto
Bud Benedict
Paul Johnston
Ron Todd
Dr. Tom Steinberg
Absent:
Scott Hopman
Also present were: Lawrence C. Rider, Town Attorney and Richard Caplan,
Town Manager.
The first item on the agenda was the approval of an Honorary Resolution
declaring October 24, 1980 as United Nations Day. Celia Roberts also
spoke to the Council regarding programs planned in the schools in
honor of this day, as well as the soccer game that would be played
for the benefit of UN Day, with the proceeds being donated to UNICEF.
Celia also indicated she would be willing to head up a project in
support of world hunger.
The second matter was the second reading of .Ordinance #33, Series of
1980, an ordinance requiring.any person, business or corporation who
uses a vehicle to plow, remove or strip snow or ice from private
property for a fee or charge of any kind to obtain a permit from
the Town. After discussion, and agreement to amend the section
regarding use of flashing yellow lights or hazard lights when
plowing on public roads, a Motion was made by Paul Johnston and
seconded by Ron Todd to approve the Ordinance as amended. All
present voted in favor and the motion passed. The ordinance was
ordered published with amendments on second reading.
The third item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #34,
Series of 1980, an ordinance making certain corrections to numbering
and wording inaccuracies in chapter 15,24 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Vail. There was no discussion. A Motion was made by
Paul Johnston and seconded by Bill Wilto to approve the Ordinance.
All presented voted in favor and the motion was passed and ordered
published on second reading.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Carl Oppenheim voiced his complaint of road obstruction in the Golf
Course/Fallridge area by Dye Construction Co., contractors for the
new sewer line being laid in that area. Debbie from
Dye Construction Co. gave.a report on the progress of Dye Const. Co.
and their schedule for having the road repaired, weather permitting.
Mayor Slifer suggested that plans for paving the bike path be postponed
and the first item of priority for Dye Construction Co.. be to get the
streets repaired along the Fallridge Condominiums.
Paula Palmateer announced that the Vail Business and Professional
Womens Club will sponsor a "Meet the Candidates Night" at the Antlers
Hotel, Thursday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited.
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OCTOBER 21, 1980
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The fourth item on the agenda was discussion of Village Center Landscaping
Agreement Revision. A presentation was made by Dick Ryan, Director of
Community Development of what the original agreement was and what plans
Gage Davis and Associates had made for the work. Fred Hebbard, owner
of the complex stated that he planned to have the landscaping completed
next year. The Council felt that a letter of credit from the bank
and an agreement that the project will be completed in six months
from start date of early spring or the temporary Certificate of
Occupancy will not be issued. A Motion was made by Ron Todd and
seconded by Ron Steinberg that al amendment to Resolution 12. of
Series of 1974 to incorporate the revised Village Center proposal
as approved by the Planning Commission subject to the five itemized
recommendations of the Memorandum from the Community Development
Department to the Planning and Environmental Dept. dated October 9,
1980 subject to a completion period of six months or from the date
of the issue of the building permit or that the temporary Certificate
of Occupancy will be withheld until completion of those items and that
a bond or letter of credit or certificate of deposit be forwarded to
the Town for completion of those items. The motion was seconded by
Tom Steinberg. It was voted on unamiously by all members present.
.The next item on the agenda was appeal of the zone change request
for the•Garden of the Gods Club. Gordon R. Pierce, architect
representing the Garden of the Gods, requested to the Council
in writing that this item be tabled until the November 18, 1980
Town Council meeting. A Motion was made by Wilto and seconded
by Todd that the subject be tabled. The vote was four in favor
and two opposing (Benedict and Steinberg).
The next item on the agenda was an appeal of the Planning and
Environmental Committee's decision on the Covered Bridge Store
by John Donovan. Mr. Donovan made a presentation as to why he
felt this decision should be revoked and after much discussion
as to the other second story units in the Vail Core, a Motion
was made by Wilto and seconded by Todd to overturn the decision.
A vote was taken and five voted in favor, one opposed (Slifer).
The Motion was passed.
Bob Mayer of VRA presented a slide presentation on Summer Vail
events for 1980. Bill O'Connor also commented on what Vail
Associates had done as far ar marketing Vail during the summer.
The next item was to set a date for the 1981 budget hearings.
November 11, 12 and 13 at 2:00 p.m. were set as official budget
hearing dates. The meetings will be held in the Conference Room.
TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
The Council has received a letter from Scott Hopman requesting that
his resignation be extended from November 1 to November 15, 1980,
due to the West Vail Annexation election and consideration of a
West Vail resident for the position might be possible should the
annexation be approved. Applications will be accepted until
Friday, November 14 for the position, with interviews being
held Tuesday, November 18 by the Council. Also Ed Drager's seat
on the Planning Commission expires this week. November 14 was
also set as a deadline for applications for this position,as well.
A Motion was made by Steinberg and seconded by Johnston to set
November 14 as the cutoff date for both the Town Council position
and the Planning Commission seat. The motion was voted on and
passed unanimously.
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 1980
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Rich Caplan reported that he had received a second phase of information
from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census which they
.have already acknowledged was in part in error. An official population
of 2,080 was reported, but only 7 census tracks were reported and they
are 8 census tracks in the Town's limits. So the estimate is between
2300 and 2400. The numbers are still being reviewed and we should have
a final figure in early December. The updated housing units were up
10 - 40%, closer to the Town's own projections.
Rich Caplan introduced Mary Alice Caster to the Council as the new
Secretary to the Town Manager and Town Attorney.
There was no report from the Town Attorney.
A Motion was made by Wilto and seconded by Steinberg to adjourn the
meeting at 9:50 p.m. All voted in favor.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk
i
Mayor
DOBSON BROTHHRS
P. O. BOX 70, VAIL. COLORADO 81657
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My name is Bohn Dobson. My wffe; cathe the, and I own the balding 4t 227
Bridge Street, known as the covered 3ridge Store,'Building.
On October 14, 1980 the Planning and Environmental_Commission denied our
request for a conditional use permit to convert an apartment. from resi-
dential use to commercial use.
As provided in the existi ^'Commercial Core Area I. zoning ordinance, we .
respectfully appeal that decision tar the Town Council, .and ask that our
request be approved.
In Its 'memorandum to the Planning and Environmental Commission dated"
October 9. 19,90, the Department of Community Development recommended.
approval of our. request. In its memorandum the staff responded to the.
specific development factors uh ieh.are applicable under section 4 of the
ordinance, 1 copy of this memorandum is included with this appeal.
'Ihe Plannlnti and Environmental Commission did not address itself, to each
of the specific development factors listed in the ordinance itself, but.
I believe it would be fair to state that the commission's concerns were
In two areas.
1) that the proposed change of use would remove an apartment from, use.
as an employee housing, unit
2) that the conversionof the unit to commercial space would seriously.
harm the commercial core area by diluting the.mi^cture of egmmarc.ial,
long term.residentla.1, and lodnin<,.space in that area.
The ordinance. involved does not concern itself with 11emp'loyee housing".
Permitted uses include either long term.or short term. housing, and .con-
ditional uses include commercial use. Therefore, although a general con-
cern for the employee housing ptoblem•is understandable,; I would submit
that It is not germane to the issue In this ins_ance.
Their other grimipml concern Is germane .to the issue and I would lfke:to
address it, and the past and present conditions in the core area.
At this point then, perhaps a.brief review of the .Core Area I zonidg is
in order, particularly regarding the. use. of "floor above street.levol'"
space.
Various zoning.ordinances;have governed the cord''area in the past 1'rtor
to 1975,, when the .present zoriink ordinance became effective, `it 1a$pl�ss:14
to change "floor above street le,0411* space from residential to c�onmexoial f ,
without a conditionaluse permits A.large amount.of'such space vvas, con
verted during tiiis period , nder~j ae pXe:;e t ordinance,. perasitted ark.
conditional uses for.each floor yr specifically;Iiffited Ie are cos�cerneo
here only wlth�the.flo9r..above s t level.
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Buildings in Core Area..I al6ng B�aige 5tr i C and GZfe :reek; iMrive aatae $
basically of three typ.a, f
1) : i odes and Contldtxin#vans ,suszh as . ohsI o . , dg�, Cie Mara"Gastkro
_ Gr+mdsshampter eC�. ,
:. 2) ExcluslYeiy 600"r6ial Cat lot)
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The fo'liowinabuildings lA- Il p
1) 'The Covered Bridge 1;u31dil
2) The hire house
3) The Clock Tower.
4) The A"E: 1) building`(liquoz- store)
5) The ^ucksack Building
6) The lied Lion Building
7) The '.'ill Building,
8) The Cyrano wilding
19) The L,az ter 'Butldi,ng -
10) The Core Creek it.nza Building
11) The :>ell Tower TUuilding
,.That are the current uses for the. '!Above the street''' levet of these buildings?
Mrs.Christy Hill lives in her apartment on the secondfloor. of her buLldin-.
Mrs.Joan hill occupies an.apartment.on the second and third .floor of the
Plaza building.
However., in the other nine buildings, all the "above .the sti•aet" level
floor space has been a tablished as commercial space.
Since 1976, under the current zoning ordinance, there have been two applica
tions for conditional use permits .to•convert apartment space on -:the above
the street level in Core -Area I to commercial space. Both of them have. been
approved.
. One was in the Clock Tower. Building, owned by John'"crlride of Aspen. I'he
other was in the A 6. D (liquor store) buildinr. In- both cases the owners
cited the increasing: noise and con.?,est`ton in the immediate area as render-
ing the space unsuitable for long; term - .identtat use.
This is precisely the situation we cited in our request which was denied.,
and it can certainly be stated that those conditions have.onty worsened
since 1978.
So now a survey of residential use. of "above the:street"level space
Indicates that none of the space,wi't'h the exception of the Hill apart-
ments,is being used as .residential housing.ln fact in all of 'the Core
Area I on the above the street level there Are %only.these two apartments
occupied as residences;
'Phis certainly indicates that, due to the, present nature of the core .area,
residential space on the above the street level is no longer viable.
The nature of the area inwhich our building is located is not only changing.-.
It has chan:�ed. This area serves as the shopping, eating, drinkinr;tentertaln-
ment center and business center for hundreds of.thousards of people during:. ,
the course of the year. It is adjacent to the parking structure; the trans-
portation center and the shuttle bus stops.. In the case of our. Apartment, a
very lar,,e percentage of the people who shop, eat, or drizik In -the core
area pass directly under it on.their way to or from 'the, parking structure
or the shuttle buses - and they do it. from early morning .to.early, morning
And note too the apartments immediatly adjacent �Q several, f Va;I :most
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popular restaurants and bare.
M,this tr,& C ct rlpiSit,
areas must be busy to be successful,. and in.:a resort oorinmmity:they :nitot
serve the.;.public not, only during; daytime hoits, bu.C:far'inta the night
as well. It. seems obvioon' , however, that_ such an ''area cannot serve well
as a residential area. hat has haprened; undar,'stf3ndably, fs.that people
have sots t quieter.livI quarters by'moving kurther from the congested
area - either vertically or horizontally.
It must certainly be acknowledged too. -that economical factors ..Are:involved..
Due to the tremendous rrotath of the.VAII area, there has been great pressure
to provfde'more. commercial space in the,care Iarea and of,course this space
has been Limited by density regulations as well as use r®gulations.
So It has inevitably resulted that space oti„finally built for long tern.
housin, units in the core has decreased.due to the factors outlined above,
and the value of commercial space has increased - and rents and taxes as
well, But attain, there is nothing Inherent ly.:wronp: with this. "he.community.
needs to provide.its citizens and visitors with the best, most diversified
and most efficient commercail centers possible for manv reasons a
The town govermmnet has wisely recognized the problem of increased noise
and congestion in the core. area by Increisint restrictions on automotive
access to lt; And this is as it should be -.hut again, it lessens the value
of the area for residential tine by limiting or. denying access to residence's
by automobile by occupants, guests, dglivery services etc..
In- summary, I woulc'. submit that: the. core area has changed ,41th the times
and that it has adapted well to its;baslc function. -.that of an attract iv
co*ts4tly,located commercial. area, cot}s_istlnr.o£ shops, restaurants, enter-
tainment facilIities, service business+es,',and lodging accomodat ions. :
Some .of these observations have bed})*€actual and somephilosvphfeal. I
believe. both approaches are irgportaiq" 'Io moist understand hotr. the core
area :has ovo 1ved, what its pra ent dt f Qnk, erne, . and,. future f_unct ions vii i I., be
Sn iBard ttlur request i or &ds�onai Dse Permiitie sUiylllii th$C s
' cn�sciderasprecedent hits be ep�eistred'by actli ctt i;he €�lafuei�tig ,
sadnvirpz�iaienta Commis,sla;# stutt.,t`t Council,onntanoe- importanly' g
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Vail Valley
Medical
Center
itP.O. Box 36
Colo. 81657
(303) 476-2451
TO: Mayor Rod Slifer and' Members of the
Vail Town Council
FROM: Mary H. White, Administrato ,
SUBJECT: Ambulance Service Funding �
i
DATE: September 16, 1980
Thank you for providing me the opportunity to
review with you the current status and funding
problems of the E.M.S. Ambulance Service present-
ly being provided by the Vail Valley Medical Center.
As I stated, consideration and approval of the
Is Town of Vail is requested as follows:
1. Support in the amount of $62,400 (65% of
96,000-00 deficit for the year ending
October 31, 7.9801.
2. Support in the amount of $96,053.10'(72%
of 1341340.00'deficit for the year ending
October 31, 1981).
This support based'upon percentage of utili-
zation will be necessary annually until the
appropriate county hospital district can be
approved and funds received by Vail valley
Medical Center.
Current estimates place the availablility of
funds from a county hospital district in the
year 1983. .
This interim support is necessitated by the severe
financial problems of Vail Valley Medical Center, a
significant proporation of which is directly attribu-
table to the Ambulance Service.
Vail Frner(Tr,,ncy Calls (preakdown) Nov. 79 - Auq. 80
&M—TH
1-79 r-'Tm!TIN CITY
West Vail
IN VAIL.
.'"()TAT.
Cr Mu'.
NOV. 7q
0
4
?.3
27
85
T)F,C. 79
0
1
114
.115
97
JAN. 80
1
4
37
42
88
FEB. 80
3
6
33
42
79
10"RCff
so
3
1
27
33
87
APRIL 80
5
3
24
32
75
MAY 80
16
20
80
JUNE 80
1
2
13
1
JULY 80
3
33
36
92
OUG, 80
3
4
19
26
73
TOTAL
1.9
29
259
307
P, A °,
do. EXECUTIVE C H AM BERS
RICHARD D. LAMM
Governer
AY
�J 0r--71- 44; 19$9-
Ucrfa_0
r.
WHEREAS, each year, October 24 is designated as "United Nations Day" by the
United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the organi-
zation's founding on that date in 1945; and
WHEREAS, United Nations Day provides an appropriate occasion for the peoples
of the world to join together in reaffirming their commitment to the
principles upon which the UN was established --international peace
and security, respect for human rights, and the promotion of social
and economic cooperation between nations; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations is a unique forum through which all nations can
work together to solve common problems and international issues
concerning the present and the future of the world; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America has made a great contribution to the
creation and continuing work of the United Nations; and
WHEREAS, participation in the UN is an important part of our Country's foreign
policy, providing a channel through which the United States can take
productive action for world peace and prosperity;
�
NOW, THERE ORE, T6cye✓� . ! i �N of,
- ---,ire- State of CoIorado,._do&„s
hereby proclaim October 24, 1980, as
UNITED NATIONS DAY
TOWnOT �M r! %!S/GAS iS {�PCtlq /ff XT
in the o, and urge all to -my -mr programs and
activities designed to increase understanding of the problems and potentials of
the UN. and to help develop ideas on how to make the United Nations more
effective.
it
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AGENDA FOR TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29st
SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING;
(BEFORE WORKSESSION BEGINS - probably it should be scheduled for
beginning at 2:15 pm)
listed ahead of the work session agenda, should be the following:
AGENDA
VAIL GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1980
2:00 PM
1. Public hearing for the purpose of conducting the Annual Budget
Hearing for the Vail General Improvement District.
Then, we need to prepare minutes of this brief meeting as per the attached
sample.
following the above item, the work session agenda can be typed on the
same page.
thanks,
PS, please remind Rich Caplan that this needs to be done on this date and
at this time so he is aware and doesn°t plan to postpone or not have a
worksession meeting.