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Home My WebLink About1983-10-04 Town Council Minutesf. MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1983 7:30 P.M. *Tuesday, October 4, 1983, a. regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held in the Vail Municipal Building, MEMBERS PRESENT: Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor Bill Wilto, Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Anderson Paul Johnston Hermann Staufer Ron Todd Gail Wahrlich OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Caplan, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #34, Series of 1983, an ordinance relating to parking on private property. Larry Eskwith presented the ordinance to the Council, stating this ordinance was in relation to the new state statute regarding parking on private parking. He stated that Council had expressed their desire to review.this procedure at the Nov. 1st Ling. Gail Wahrlich question Eskwith on the legality of the use of a "boot" and Eskwith Stated that he would research this issue and report back to her. Bill Wilto stated that he had been contacted by a private property owner who felt the system would not work without a. police officer on the scene. Mike Cacioppo, president of a condominium homeowner's association, stated that he had met with a local service station owner, who had stated that he didn't intend to store any cars less than 2 years old on his property. Paul Johnston stated that there were other towing companies in the area who could be contacted. An owner from All Seasons condos stated that he did not agree with the police department getting out of the towing altogether. Rod Slifer stated that he did not agree that the police department could not ticket cars and private property and would like to see the ordinance rewritten to allow for ticketing. After more discussion, Paul Johnston made a motion to approve Ordinance #34 on first reading.and Chuck Anderson seconded it.. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4 - 3, Slifer, Wilto and Staufer opposing. The ordinance was ordered published in full. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #36, Series of 1983, an ordinance relating to the signage of private parking lots in regards to Ordinance #34. Mr. Eskwith presented the ordinance to the Council, stating t it was written in conjunction with the,private parking ordinance. After e discussion Bill Wilto made a motion to approve Ordinance #36 on first reading and Paul Johnston seconded it.. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and .the ordinance was ordered published in full on first reading. The next item on the agenda was Ordinance #37, Series of 1983, first reading, an ordinance subdividing and rezoning Lot 1, Block 1, Bighorn First Filing. Peter Jamar presented the ordinance to the Council, stating that the change would allow for one single family dwelling on each lot and that the staff had recommended approval. After some discussion and a correction in the language, Bill Wilto made a motion to approve Ordinance #37 on first reading with correction and Paul Johnston seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published in full. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #38, Series of 1983, an ordinance adding a new zone district "ski base recreation district" to the Vail Municipal Code. Peter Patten presented the ordinance to the Council. Chuck Anderson asked if the ordinance could be written more generic so that it could be used for additional zone districts should they be warranted. Hermann Staufer commented that he felt the height restriction needed to be firmed up. Paul Johnston felt that "headsets" should be stricken from permitted uses and rfa&de a motion to approve Ordinance #38 with the above noted changes. Hermann '49ufer seconded the motion. Kit Cowperthwaite, representing the Neighborhood Association, complimented the two groups (VA and Neighborhood.Assn.) for working together to come to a mutually agreeable solution to the zone district and that protective covenants should be drawn up between the two groups. A vote was taken on the motion and passed unanimously with the condition that the staff work on the wording before second reading to make the ordinance more generic. The ordinance was ordered published in full on first reading. MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1983 Page 2 90 next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #39, Series of 1983, an ordinance repealing and reenacting the Design Review section of the Vail Municipal Code. Peter Jamar gave an overview to the Council. Will Trout, representing the Eagle Valley Homebuilders Assn., addressed the Council on their concerns relating to the ordinance. Paul Johnston questioned the use 6f the word "should" vs. "shall" in the ordinance. Ron Todd stated that he would vote against the ordinance as did Hermann Staufer, who stated he needed to see a list of the changes before he could vote in favor of it. After some discussion, a motion was made by Bill Wilto and seconded by Paul Johnston to approve Ordinance #39 on first reading., A vote was taken and the motion.passed.5-2 - Todd and Staufer opposing. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #40, Series of 1983, an ordinance relating to pedicabs in Vail. Larry Eskwith informed the Council that the applicant requested that this ordinance be tabled indefinitely. Bill Wilto made a motion to that affect and Chuck Anderson seconded it. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #41, Series of 1983, an ordinance relating to exterior alterations of less than 100 square feet. DA%k Ryan presented the ordinance to the Council. After some discussion, Chuck AlVerson made a motion to approve Ordinance #41 on first reading with the addition of "square" feet in the definition and Paul Johnston seconded it. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published in full. The next item on the agenda was the approval of Resolution #13, Series of 1983, a resolution approving the purchase of the IBM 60 Copier. Bill Pyka. presented the resolution to the Council. A question came from the audience as to whether it was cheaper to purchase outright rather than lease the equipment. Pyka stated his reasons for the lease agreement. After some discussion, Paul Johnston made a motion to approve Resolution 13 and Hermann Staufer seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-1 - Todd opposing. . The next item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. John Tuschman, repre- senting six property owners on the golfcourse plus himself, expressed his concern to the Council regarding the. State Highway Department's road condition sign being placed on Interstate 70 across from the golfcourse. He asked the Council's support in having the sign relocated to another area. Stan Berryman, Public Works Director, stated that the Highway Department had a list of criteria to meet in the placement of these signs and that was the most appropriate place the sign to go in their estimation. After some discussion, Rod Slifer ted that the Town would write a letter to the State Department of Highways to see what could be done to move the sign. Also under Citizen Participation, Jim Lamont proposed to the Council the esta-. blishment of a municipal access channel. Caplan suggested a survey be taken by. Heritage Cablevision with a 30-day turnaround time. Chuck Anderson was not in favor of the shortness of time requested by Heritage and suggested a task force be established to study the program. Leon Lowenthal, owner of KVMT, proposed the same offer that Channel 2 out of Aspen was proposing. Kevin Rice of Heritage gave a presentation to the Council on the new public access proposal. Hermann Staufer made a motion to table the discussion for 60 days, during which time a survey could be conducted. Ron Todd seconded the motion. Joyce from Channel 2 in Aspen presented the Council with what she was proposing for public access television. Joyce had made mention of the fact that she had previously talked with Gail Wahrlich concerning this matter. Ms. Wahrlich asked to state for the record that they had had no.specific conversation in relation to this, only generalities. After some discussion, Hermann Staufer amended his motion to a 90 day period. Ron Todd seconded the amendment. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Caplan was asked to assist in the appointment of the task force committee. r1 U ldz.: MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1983 Page 3 The next item on the agenda was the appeal of the PEC decision regarding Lot 21, Block 9, Vail Intermountain Subdivision. Dick Ryan presented the case to the Council. He stated that this was lot was zoned before Vail annexed West Vail. Stewart Brown, representing the applicant, presented his case. Rod Slifer stated he would abstain from the vote as he was.on the Planning Commission for the County at the time this lot was zoned. After much discussion, Felon Todd made a motion to uphold the PEC decision and deny the appeal. Chuck Anderson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously with Slifer abstaining. The next item on the agenda was report by the Charter Amendment Committee. Mike Cacioppo, representing -the committee, addressed the Council. He stated that this committee does not have to report to the Council. He read each of the four proposed amendments and the committee's philosophy behind each amendment. At the end of his report he stated that a public meeting would be held at the Holiday Inn on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 8:00 p.m. and that the committee would take comments at that time. Under Town Manager Report, Mr. Caplan stated that the proposed purchase of the n's duplex for employee housing had been disapproved because of excessive ing costs. There was no Town Attorney Report. As there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Zer, Ro ney �f6M—a/o ATTEST: Pamela A. Bran m,Y r,Q4own Clerk i 0