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Home My WebLink About1981-10-20 Town Council MinutesMINUTES Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, October 20, 1981 7:30 p.m. .On Tuesday, October 20, 1981, the Vail Town Council convened for its regular meeting in the Council Chambers located in the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rodney E. Slifer Bill Wilto, Mayor Pro-Tem Bud Benedict Paul Johnston Tom Steinberg Ron Todd Bob Ruder OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Caplan, Town Manager Lawrence C. Rider, Town Attorney The first item on the agenda was the presentation of certificates of appreciation to the contractors who had helped to build the restrooms at Ford Park. Mayor Slifer read off the names and presented certificates to those present, thanking them for making these facilities possible. The next item on the agenda was the presentation of an honorary resolution �to Cheryl Dingwell, President of the Business and Professional Women's group in Vail in honor of National Business Women's Week. The next item, which was not on the agenda, was a presentation by Keith Troxel and Danny Williams, Eagle County Commissioners, on their efforts to work the the Vail Town Council to support the proposed 1% County sales tax. Mayor Slifer stated that Williams and Troxei had met with the Council that afternoon at work session and had brought back a letter signed by all three Commissioners agreeing to work closely with the Council on all matters of concern to them. There was some discussion regarding the need for the sales tax. Bill Wilto made a motion that the Vail Town Council support the Eagle Co. Commissioners in the election for the sales tax. Dr. Tom Steinberg seconded the motion. Bud Benedict and Paul Johnston elected to abstain from voting. A vote was taken and five members voted in favor of the motion. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #31, Series of 1981, an ordinance providing for an increase in the maximum fine which may be assessed for an ordinance violation from $300.00 to $499.00. Mr. Caplan stated that no changes had been made to the ordinance from its first reading. Bill Wilto made a motion to approve Ordinance #31 on second reading and Ron Todd seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion was passed unanimously and ordered published by title only. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #33, Series of 1981, an ordinance amending the zoning code in the parking zone district to add by conditional use permit in association with a parking structure office and commercial uses that are town and transportation related. In addition, to amend the zoning code in the public use district to add by conditional use permit office and town related commercial uses and dwellings dormitory type units for employee s of the town or special district.. Mr. Caplan stated that there had been no changes to this ordinance since its first reading. Bill Wilto made a motion to approve Ordinance #33 on second reading and Paul Johnston seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously and was ordered published by title only. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #34, Series of 1981, an ordinance changing the zoning map for the Town of Vail, placing certain town -owner properties in public use districts, parking, agriculture and open space and natural greenbelt and open space. Mr. Caplan stated that there had been no changes to the ordinance other than those made at the October 6th meeting. Bud Benedict made a motion to approve the ordinance on second reading and Ron Todd seconded it. All voted in favor to approve the motion and the ordinance was ordered published by title only on second reading. MINUTES Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, October 20, 1981 Page 2 10 The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #35, Series of 1981, an ordinance repealing and reenacting certain sections of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail and providing that whenever a nonconforming use which does not corform with the regulations for the district in which it is located, is destroyed by fire or other calamity, by act of God, or by public enemy, the use may be resumed or the structure may be restored, provided that the restoration is commenced in one year and diligently pursued until completion and further providing for the registra- tion of nonconforming uses with`.the Community Development Department. Mr. Caplan stated that no changes had been made since the first reading of this ordinance. Paul Johnston made a motion to approve ordinance #35 on second reading and Bud Benedict seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published by title only. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #36, Series of 1981, an ordinance establishing and providing for the compensation for the Town Council and the Mayor of the Town of Vail. Mr. Caplan stated that the compensation for the council and the mayor had not been adjusted since 1973. This ordinance would apply only to the new council being voted in �on November 17, 1981. It was suggested that the Mayor's compensation be raised from $350/month to $500/month and that each Council member's compensation be raised from $150/month to $200/month. After some discussion from the floor a motion was made by Bud Benedict and seconded by Johnston to approve Ordinance #36 on first reading. Tom Steinberg asked to abstain. A vote was taken the passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published in full on first reading. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #37, Series of 1981, an ordinance adopting a compensaiton program for appointed officials. Mr. Caplan stated that up to this time, no compensation of any kind was given to persons giving of their time to serve on the various Town boards and commissions. There was some discussion. Craig Snowden, a member of the DRB, stated that he would like to see it specifically spelled out in the ordinance that the compensation would be in a form of a pass or privilege in lieu of a dollar amount. The council agreed and Bill Wilto made a motion to approve Ordinance #37 on first reading with the addition of the amendment. Bud Benedict seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously and was ordered published in full on first reading. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #38, Series �of 1981, an ordinance abandoning certain right-of-ways on Columbine Drive. There was some discussion by the Council. As there was not a map available to show the Council the exact area being abandoned it was suggested that the item be tabled until the November 3, 1981, meeting. Bill Wilto made a motion to table ordinance #38 until the November meeting Paul Johnston seconded it. iAll voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Caplan stated that he did have a request for an abandonment of easement on Lot 1, a resubdivision of Lot 14, Bighorn Subdivision, Third Addition, from John Nilsson, owner of the land. It was determined that a motion was all that was required to approve the Town Manager to sign this abandonment after it had been reviewed by the Design Review Board. After some discussion, a motion was made by Bill Wilto and seconded by Paul Johnston to approve the easement provided that the Town Manager not take action until after the Design Review.Board has reviewed the plans. All voted in favor and the motion was passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #39, Series of 1981, an ordinance amending Ordinance #30 of 1977, changing the maximum allowable dwelling units on Lot 6, Block 2, Potato Patch, from a maximum of 30 units to a maximum of 31 dwelling units, providing that one such dwelling unit be restricted to an employee housing unit; setting standards governing •such employee housing units; setting the permissible gross residential floor area for said 31 units. Peter Patten, Planning Dept., explained the ordinance - After some discussion, a motion to approve Ordinance #39 on first reading was made by Ron Todd and seconded by Bob Ruder. All voted in favor and the motion was passed unanimously and the ordinance ordered published in full on first reading. Under Citizen Participation, Rich Caplan announced that the Town has received a petition from The Valley Condo Association to remove the speed dip in that area and that the council would be taking this under advisement. MINUTES Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, October 20, 1981 Page 3 The next item on the agenda was approval of the lease agreement between the Town of Vail and the Clock Tower Inn Restaurant. There was some discussion between the Council and Bruce Hartman, owner of the restaurant. A motion was made Bill Wilto to approve the lease and seconded by Ron Todd. All voted in favor of the motion. The next item on the agenda was the appointment of the clerks and judges for the municipal election to be held on November 17, 1981. After some discussion Paul Johnston made a motion to approve the listed officials and Bill Wilto seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of the PEC decision on the variance for Lot 2, C1iffside Subdivision, Part of Lion's Ridge Filing #2. Mr. Caplan stated that the Council had received written notice from Dave Cole, owner of Lot 2, to postpone the appeal until further notice. Paul Johnston made a motion to table the appeal and Ron Todd seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was a departmental report by Dick Ryan, Direttor of Community Development. There was no Town Manager Report. The Town Attorney reported that the Town of Vail had been named in a lawsuit with the Johnston property in Potato Patch, and more information would be forthcoming. Paul Johnston asked for a status report on the Red Lion lawsuit. Bill Wilto announced that Bob Lazier had placed fourth in his latest race. As there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Rodney E. �Tifdr, Ma or ATTEST: u Colleen Kline, Town Clerk n U