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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-18 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1983 7:30 P.M. *Tuesday, October 18, 1983, a regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held im the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor Bill Wilto, Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Anderson Paul Johnston Ron Todd Gail Wahrlich ABSENT: Hermann Staufer OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Caplan, Town Manager Larry.Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinances #34 and 36, Series of 1983, relating to parking on private property and signs to that affect. Mayor Slifer stated that the Town Attorney requested that se ordinances be tabled until the Nov. 1, 1983 meeting due to some al casework that he had not been able to complete. Paul Johnston made a motion to table Ordinances 34 and 36 to Nov. 1. Bill Wilto seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The second item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #37, Series of 1983, relating to the subdividing and rezoning of Lot 1, Block 1, Bighorn First Filing. Peter Patten presented the ordinance to the Council, stating that no changes had been made to this ordinance from first reading other than a few verbage changes. After some discussion Ron Todd made a motion to approve Ordinance #37 on second reading and Chuck Anderson 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 second 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. Larry Eskwith and Peter Patten outlined their memo to.the Council of 10/18/83. There was some discussion regarding the 40 foot height limitation and it was agreed by both the Neighborhood Association and Vail Associates that the 40 We limitation would be honored. Gail Wahrlich and Ron Todd complimented organizations for working together for the benefit of the Vail Community. r some discussion Paul Johnston made a motion to approve Ordinance #38 with the changes noted and Chuck Anderson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published in full on second reading. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #39, Series of 1983, an ordinance relating to the design review procedure. Dick Ryan presented the ordinance to the Council. He advised keeping the board a 7-member board until February of 1984 so they could obtain a quorum. There was some discussion regarding the us o$$ ag�} alht nd fibergllss roofing. After some discussion a motion was made/ � *a 48 N Hance #39 on second reading with some wording change to asphalt and fiberglass roofing/ Gail Wahrlich seconded the motion. Ron Todd stated for the record that he felt this was a good ordinance in general and that Vail must keep in mind the cost of 'construction and how the Council can inadvertently add to the construction costs by passing such ordinances. A vote was taken and the ordinance passed unanimously. The ordinance was ordered published by title only. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #41, an ordinance relating to exterior alterations under 100 square feet. There was some discussion following. Bill Wilto made a motion to pass Ordinance #41 and I@ck Anderson seconded th.e motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed u nimously and the ordinance was ordered published by title only. POW f � N MINUTES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1983 Page 2 *ra was no Citizen Participation. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of the PEC decision regarding a conditional use permit at the Inn at West Vail. Jim Sayre presented the background information to the Council. He stated that this request for a major arcade designation had been turned down by the PEC twice. There was concern over being able to bring food and beverages into the arcade as well as no live supervision in the arcade. Joe Varrone, the applicant., stated that food and beverage had been restricted from the area and that the arcade was in such an area that could be monitored by the front desk personnel at the Inn. He stated that the request was to only add one additional. video game, thus making it a major arcade. Jim Sayre stated that the staff approved the request. Chuck Anderson stated that he would oppose the request, feeling that these types of requests put too much pressure on the PEC and was setting a precedent for other requests of this type. Ron Todd stated that he felt it was the parents responsibility to supervise their children, not the Inn's and felt that this was a reasonable request. Todd then made a motion to overturn the PEC decision and allow the one additional video game to be added to the Inn with the under- standing that the arcade would be up for review in a one year period, as is the case with all other arcades in the Town of Vail. Bill Wilto seconded the motion. Aote was taken and the motion passed 4-2 - Slifer and Anderson opposing. � The next item on the agenda was theappeal of the PEC decision regarding the exterior alteration of the Lodge at Vail. Mayor Slifer stated that the Council had made a trip to the proposed site that afternoon and felt that there were several changes being proposed that had not been reviewed by the Planning Com- mission when it was denied. He, therefore, stated that the Council felt that the proposed changes shouldgo back to the Planning Commission next Monday for further presentation. There was some concern expressed relating to parking areas for the Lodge. A motion was made by Bill Wilto to send the request back to the PEC and Gail Wahrlich seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously with Chuck Anderson abstaining. The next item on the agenda.was the appointment of two Liquor Licensing Authority members and one Planning and Environmental Commission member. Howard Rapson was appointed to the PEC position and Steve Simonett was appoint to one of the LLA vacancies and a tie vote for the second seat resulted, thus making it necessary to take another vote at the Nov. 1st meeting. For the record, Chuck Anderson abstained from voting on the PEC member as he had a member of his family as one of the applicants. Slifer stated that although it was not an agenda item, the Council had ointed a public access task force committee. Those members are: Bonnie Fulton, George Sedlack, Jim Lamont, Bill Wilto and Rich Caplan. They will be meeting soon and reporting back to the Council. Also, Kevin Rice, Heritage Cablevision, had met with Bill Wilto and Rich Caplan and would be getting back to the Council in the next 2 weeks with a date for the cable television survey to be conducted by Heritage. Under Town.Manager Report, Rich Caplan stated that the first public hearing for the proposed 1984 Budget will be held at the Town Council meeting of November 1. Also, the Council will begin budget workshops the week of October 25th. Under Town Manager Report, Larry Eskwith reported to the Council that Diana Donovan had.raised an issue to him relating to the Oldenburg sculpture site and an agreement between the Town of Vail and Vail Associates. Mr. Eskwith stated that he needed a professional surveyer's report before he could go any further on his research of the agreement. Dan Corcoran stated that his office had done such a survey and that he would be in touch with Larry. Chuck Anderson stated that if this new development does present a problem with the Council's vote to approve the project, a recall of the vote may be in order. there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, RAneyE 61i er; Mayor. MINUTES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1983 Page 3 *h5T ; 1'vwi Pame a A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk • 0