HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01-06 Town Council Minutes1VIINUTES
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 6, 1981
7:30 P.M.
The Vail Town Council convened for its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, January 6, 1981, in the Vail Council Chambers of the Vail
Municipal Building.
The following Council. members and Mayor Rodney E. Slifer were present:
Bill Wilto
Bud Benedict
Dr. Tom Steinberg
Ron Todd
Bob Ruder
Paul Johnston
Also present were: Lawrence C. Rider, Town Attorney and Richard Caplan,
Town Manager.
First item on discussed was Item #10 on the agenda, as representatives
from the County Housing Authority had come from Basalt and needed to
leave Vail at a reasonable hour. Dale Grant, County Commissioner,
made a presentation to the Council in relation to the need for
housing for senior citizens. Allen Gerstenberger gave a more
detailed presentation as to the statistics of senior citizens
in the area and the potential needs of these people in relation
to nursing facilities, hospitalization, etc. A Motion was made
.by Bill Wilto and seconded by Ron Todd to draft a resolution to
be presented at the next Council meeting to be included in the
formation of the County Housing Authority. All voted in favor
of the Motion and it was passed.
Rod Slifer stated that during the past two weeks the Town and the
mountain have reported about the same number of people as last year
and thanked the public for their support during this time.
The next item was the second reading on Ordinance #45, Series of 1980,
an ordinance relating to the issuance of Town of Vail, Colorado, Land
Transfer Tax Anticipation Warrants, Series B, dated February 1, 1981,
in the amount of $2,500,000. Mayor Slifer stated that alternatives
to the warrants were discussed at the Work Session held December 23,
1980, and this seemed to be the best approach. Bob Ruder stated
that he was very much against this Ordinance and Ron Todd also stated
that he opposed it and felt that the Town was "overborrowing". After
some discussion, Bill Wilto made a Motion to approve the Ordinance and
Paul Johnston seconded it. The vote was passed with 4 in favor and
3 opposed - Todd, Ruder and Bud Benedict. The Ordinance was ordered
published in full with amendments on second reading.
The next item on the agenda was Ordinance #1, Series of 1981, first
reading, an Ordinance relating to noise control in the village core.
This ordinance had been rewritten, as the council felt the previous
ordinance did not meet the needs of the Town. There was some discussion
relating to the chvnges in the new ordinance and it was agreed to change
the distance from 50 feet to 100 feet from the location of property
owners to where the sound was being emitted from and also that the
Town Manager was to approve these applications. A Motion was made
by Bill Wilto and seconded by Tom Steinberg to approve Ordinance #1.
Mrs. Fritzlen asked that anyone applying for a permit have it published
10 days in advance by the Vail Trail_ so they were aware of the application.
All voted in favor and the motion -was passed and ordered published in
full on first reading.
The next item was presentation of Ordinance #2, Series of 1981, an
ordinance which establishes a watershed district, which provides issuance
of permits and procedures for enforcement and penalties for violations
of such permits. Richard Caplan explained that this type of ordinance
-4as been adopted by one other town in Colorado (Crested Butte) and we.
Nere the second town to look at the intent to extend the'protection of
our water tributaries from potential major diversion projects so that
the town would have the opportunity to review and/or alter any .potential
plans. The boundary has been determined to be a five mile radius.
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A map outlining the boundaries was presented to the council. He stated
that he felt this ordinance was important because it would give the Town
one additional mechanism should we ever enter into any legal battles
on the potential Eagle Piney or other discussed diversion projects in
Eagles Nest wilderness area. Larry Rider stated that the critical
issue in this is working out an agreement with the Forest Service.
Since most of the area is federal property the only way this ordinance
will have any effect is by having an agreement.with the FordSt Service.
Bill Wilto said he would like to see a resolution by all water districts
involved expressing the desire to do this. Ron Todd suggested that
the time limit be extended to include an outside time limit on the appli-
cation and site inspection to 180 days.:. After some discussion Ron Todd
made a Motion to approve Or #2 with the amendment of adding the
180 day time period and with a redefinition of defining the horizontal
radius of 5 miles on a horizontal plane in relation to points of higher
elevation and point of intake. Paul Johnston seconded the motion and
it was unamiously voted in favor of and ordered published in full on
first reading.
Ordinance #3, Series of 1981, was presented for,first reading.
An ordinance amending Chapter 10.12 "Parking..on private property" to
require the payment of a deposit of owners, tenants or persons to ensire
the enforcement of the provisions thereof, providing for debits therefrom,
and setting forth details relating thereto. There was some discussion
relating the ordinance. Bob Ruder felt that the party involved should
have to come to the police department to pay their fine rather than
have a deposit for them to draw from. A motion was made by Paul Johnson
and seconded by Bub Benedict to approve the Ordinance. All voted in
favor and the motion was passed unamiously and ordered published in
full on first reading.
The next Ordinance presented was Ordinance #4, Series of 1981,
first reading, an Ordinance defining cannabis; making it unlawful
to possess, use or attempt to obtain or procure cannabis; and
providing penalties therefore. It was explained by Richard
Caplan that this was an ordinance recommended by the Police
Department so that these types of violoations could be cited
and acted upon by the Municipal Court. There is no change to
the state law but merely incorporates the law into the Municipal
Code so that these types of cases could be handled by the Municipal
Court which will result in speedier trial process as well as better
insuring these matters will be brought to trial. It will also result
in saving much travel time. After some discussion a Motion was made
by Paul Johnston and seconded by Tom Steinberg to approve the
Ordinance. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously.
It was ordered published in full on first reading.
The next item presented was Ordinance #5, Series of 1981, first
reading, an ordinance amending Title 3 of the Vail Municipal Code
by the adoption of a new Chapter 3.48 "Liquor and Fermented Malt
Beverage License Occupation Tax". Much discussion followed, involving
local restaurant and bar owners. The general consensus of the
liquor establishments was that they were being singled out to
pay a tax that should be divided among all businesses in the
Vail area. Suggestions were made from the floor and from the
Council as to alternative ways to raise the money to pay for
additional police officers, including raising the business
license fee. After much discussion, a motion was made by
Tom Steinbergand seconded by Ron Todd to table the ordinance
until they had time to review the alternatives. Paula Palmateer,
VRA, volunteered to work with the Council to come up with a solution
to this problem. All voted in favor of the motion.
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The next item on the agenda was Ordinance #6, Series of 1981, first
reading, an ordinance making it unlawful to possess open containers
containing malts, spirits or liquor within the Town. Rich Caplan
explained that this was ordinance to "close the loop" between carrying
an open container of liquor and actually being caught taking a drink
from the container.Bill Wilto made a motion to approve this ordinace
and Dr. Steinberg seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion
was passed unanimously and ordered published in full on first reading.
The next item was the presentation of Resolution #1, Series of 1981,
a resolution approving a contract between Holy Cross Electric
Association and the Town of Vail, outlining the responsibilities
of each. Mr. Caplan stated that a meetingwas to be held on
January 21, 1981 with all the utility companies to establish
guidelines for each company. A motion was made by Bob.Ruder
and seconded by Paul Johnston to approve the resolution. All
voted in favor and the motion was passed unanimously and the
resolution was ordered published in full on first reading.
The next item was presentation of Resolution #2, Series of 1981,
a resolution authorizing the purchase of a parcel of property known
as the 'King Arthur's Court Condominiums from the East Denver National
Bank for a net purchase price of $280,000. After discussion of the
resolution, Tom Steinberg made a motion to approve the resolution and
Ron Todd seconded it. All voted in favor;' .and the motion was passed.
The resolution was ordered published in full on first reading.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
A group of residents from Valley Hi,Apartments were present at the
meeting to present a petition from the residents of this complex
regarding the bus route to their facility as a result of the West
Vail Annexation Election. Jon Eberle, Director of Transportation,
explained to these residents the reasons for the change in the
bus route and agreed to meet with these residents to come to a
amenable agreement on new bus route to service these residents.
Paula Palmateer, VRA, gave a report on what they were doing to
promote Vail during the "no snow" period and adverse publicity
on news stations and papers.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
Rich Caplan announced that John Gutman, KVMT newscaster, is leaving
Vail and moving to Colorado Springs.
He also announced that this January 17 and 18 would be the Legislators'
Ski Tour being coordinated through CAST and Colorado Ski Country USA.
About 20 legislators from Colorado will be attending the two-day tour.
Tuesday at noon the Town Council will be holding a joint meeting with
the PEC to discuss items of mutual concern. The meeting will be held
at the Vail Athletic Club.
There was no Town Attorney Report.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
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