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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-02-03 Town Council MinutesMINUTES TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, FEERUARY 3, 1991 7:30 P.M. The Vail Town Council convened for its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 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 Absent: Paul Johnston Also present were: Lawrence C. Rider, Town Attorney, and Richard Caplan, Town Manager. First item discussed, which was not on the agenda, was the continuation of the emergency street cut permit request which had been presented in the work session that afternoon. Mountain Mechanical was asking for an emergency permit to perform work in front of the Tyrolian Inn in Vail. After much discussion, a motion was made by Ron Todd and seconded by Bud Benedict to approve the permit with the following conditions: I. As much as the work as possible be done during the evening hours. 2. The patch be done with cold mix from Glenwood. 3. The licensing issue be straightened out. 4. Work has to be completed by the weekend or close up over the weekend. 5. If it snows, it must be stopped. 6. The work should proceed on a 24-hour per day basis. 7. Must have lighted barracades and two flagment on site. 8. A letter of credit from the bank or a deposit on file with the Town. 9. Pete Burnett be assigned to check on project periodically. 10. Subject to a Stop Work Order if it exceeds estimated time 10 and involvement. A vote was taken and the Motion passed with a 4 - 2 vote. Those opposing were Bob Ruder and Dr. Steinberg. Next item on the agenda was Ordinance #9, Series of 1981, first. reading, an.emergency ordinance disconnecting that parcel known as Tract A, Highland Meadows, and setting forth details thereto. Larry Rider, Town Attorney, explained that this was a portion of West Vail that had been agreed to as not being annexed and that it was in the best of interests of both parties to approve the ordinance. A motion was made by Tom Steinberg and seconded by Bud Benedict to approve the Ordinance. A vote was taken and was passed 5 to 1 - Bob Ruder opposing. The ordinance was ordered published once in full in the Vail Trail. Next item on the agenda was Ordinance #3, Series of 1981, first reading, an ordinance amending Chapter 10.12 "Parking on Private Property" to require the payment of court costs by a private complainant who requests dismissal of the complaint. Mr. Caplan explained that this ordinance had been rewritten and taken back to the Council for approval. Bud Benedict stated that he felt a limit should be added as to what fine could be assessed to an individual. The amendment to read, "not to exceed $50,00." Bill Wilto made a motion to approve the ordinance as amended and Ron Todd seconded it. All voted in favor and the motion was passed and the ordinance ordered published in full. rij Town Council Meeting February 3, 1981 Page 3 Next item on.the agenda was Ordinance #8, series of 1981, second reading, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 26, Series of 1980, providing for the removal of time sharing from the conditional use section of public accommodations, commercial core I and commercial core II zone districts. Mr. Caplan stated that there had been no changes to this ordinance from the first reading. A motion was made by Dr. Tom Steinberg and.seconded by Bob Ruder to approve the ordinance. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5 - - Ron Todd opposing. The next item was a resolution by the Council, Resolution #5, Series of 1981, approving the resolution of the legal action Brown v. Town of Vail relating to Lot G-4, Lion's Ridge Sub- division, Filing No. 2. Bud Benedict stated for the record that he felt it was unfortunate that the Town had to approve this resolution, but that he would vote in favor of it. A motion was made by Ron Todd and seconded by Bill Wilto to approve the motion. The motion was passed with a 5-1 vote. Bob Ruder opposing. Mayor Slifer stated that Ordinance #2, Series of.1981, the Watershed Ordinance had been tabled for two weeks and would be on the February 17th agenda. Hestated that more time was needed to coordinate with the Forest Service on "overlapping responsibilities" as stated in the ordinance. During Citizen Participation, Don Klinger, store owner in Vail Village, asked how the Town's hiring freeze has affected the additional police officers that were to be added to the staff for Village protection. Charles Wick, Personnel Director for the Town, stated that the screening process had been completed for the new officers and as soon as the freeze was lifted the officers were ready to start work. Mr. Caplan stated that the Town would have to wait for December's tax figures before any decisions could be made relating to -the hiring freeze. Next item on the agenda was the appointment of the Council District Review Committee. A secret ballot was taken and the following members were appointed: James Bain Siri Campbell Jack Curtin John Donovan Bill Hanlon Dan Moody Marka Moser John Siverly Joe Staufer The Council agreed that a quorum of seven members would be needed to be present to hold a meeting. Pat Dodson, Director of Recreation Department, gave the Council a general overview of what programs were being offered at the Recreation Department and the daily attendance of each event. He stated the use of the facilities was up from the numbers from last year. He stated that many programs were planned for the coming months. Ron Todd stated that he had received two calls from local citizens regarding liquor at the local hockey games. Pat acknowledged that this was a problem and there were • four police officers and four firemen in attendance at the previous week's hockey game with Aspen for crowd control. Many possible solutions were discussed with Russ Motta, Police Chief. Pat Dodson stated that the games would have to be closed if there wasn't a way to control this problem. Town Council Meeting February 3, 1981 Page 3 Town Manager Report - Rich Caplan reported that this Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the Town would be sponsoring zoning meetings in relation to the West Vail Annexation and asked that each council member attend at least one session. Mr. Caplan also stated that a telegram had been sent to President Reagan from the members of CAST urging him to take another look at the Glenwood Canyon Project before any more money is appropriated for this project. Town Attorney's Report - Mr. Caplan announced on behalf of Larry Rider that the Rider's would soon have a nine year old daughter added to their family of four children. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M. 6 ATTEST: Colleen Kline Town Clerk • 11 Respectfully submitted, Ro n y E. lifer, fay r