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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. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 6, 1981 PAGE 2 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. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 6, 1981 Page 3 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. Respec 11y su itted,. yor