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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-04-19 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1983 7:30 P.M. *Tuesday, April 19, 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 Ron Todd Gail Wahrlich ABSENT: Hermann Staufer OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Caplan, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item discussed was not on the agenda. John Horan -Kates and Byron Brown made a presentation to the Council regarding the bid for the 1987 World Championship Races to be held in Vail, as Aspen had pulled out of I10bid. Horan -Kates stated that these races would probably be held the t week in January or first week in February, 1987. Support from the Council was solicited in the form of a letter .to that affect for Horan - Kates to take to his meeting with the committee in the next two weeks. Paul Johnston made a motion and Ron Todd seconded.it, to give the Council's support to secure the FIS championships in 1987. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The first item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance #15, Series of 1983, an ordinance establishing the Vail Cable Television Advisory Board. Larry Eskwith presented the ordinance to the Council, noting the changes made to Section 4 after first reading. After some discussion, Bill Wilto made a motion to approve Ordinance #15 with amendments on second reading and Ron Todd seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published with amendments. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #16, Series of 1983, an ordinance adding definitions to the floodplain regulations of the Town of Vail. Jim Sayre present.ed the ordinance to the Council. Mr. Sayre stated that letters had been sent to all property owners in the floodplain areas but no response had been received from them. Bill Wilto suggested that aher letter be sent to the property owners suggesting they overinsure their PVRperties in case of disaster. After some discussion, Chuck Anderson made a motion to approve. ordinance #16 on first reading and Paul Johnston seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published in -full. Mayor Slifer thanked Mr. Sayre for his work on this complicated project. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #17, Series of 1983, an ordinance repealing and reenacting the Municipal Code in relation to insurance - general liability and workmen's compensation and registration - fee schedule. Steve Patterson, Building Official, presented the ordinance to the Council. Mr. Patterson noted some changes in the fee schedule that needed correction. After some discussion, Ron Todd made a motion to approve Ordinance #17 on first reading with changes and Chuck Anderson seconded the motion. Bill Wilto stated he would abstain from the vote. A vote was taken and the ordinance passed unanimously, with one abstentionand.the ordinance was ordered published in full with corrections. The next item on the agenda was the reading of Resolution #8, Series of 1983, a resolution approving the purchase of .the P.ulis Ranch on the Vail Golf Course. FAIhhard Caplan presented the resolution to the Council.. He stated that the 1 Metropolitan Recreation District had approached the.Council to purchase this property because it was beyond the District's means. The land is.to be purchased from real estate transfer tax funds. Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney, MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1983 Page 2 Oted the need for an additional paragraph to the resolution regarding the deed of trust. There was some discussion following regarding default pro- edures, payment schedules, and other items relevant to the purchase. After more discussion, a motion was made by Paul Johnston to approve Resolution #8 and Ron Todd seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item discussed which was not on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #18, Series of 1983, an ordinance authorizing an appropriation in the amount of $450,000.00 in connection with the purchase and acquisition by the Town of Vail of the Pulis Ranch on the Vail golf course for a purchase price of $2,650,000. There was some discussion following. Ron Todd made a motion to approve ordinance #18 on first reading with typos corrected on the names of the Councilmembers, and Bill Wilto seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the Ordinance was ordered published in full on first reading. There was no citizen participation. The next item on the agenda was a discussion of proposed expanded bus service during summer hours. Mr. Firooz Zadeh presented the Council with a petition csover 400 signatures representing residents who would like to see extended bus service provided. There was discussion between the Council and citizens. It was felt that because of`a decrease in revenue dollars, it would probably not be possible to extend the service this summer, but it asked that the staff review their numbers and report back to the Council at its meeting on May 3, 1983. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of the DRB decision relating to. the Keller Duplex in East Vail. Jim Sayre of the Community Development Dept. presented the facts to the Council. The DRB had approved the new plan by a vote of 4 - 2 with 1 abstention. Will Trout, representing the Applicant -Keller, gave his presentation to the Council. There were several members of the DRB in attendance at the meeting and made comments relating to their decision to approve the duplex. After much discussion, Gail Wahrlich stated that she was concerned about the design of the duplex but that she would vote to uphold the DRB decision. Bill Wilto stated that he agreed with Wahrlich. Chuck Anderson stated that he would again abstain from voting on this issue. Will Trout then addressed the Council and asked that if the DRB decision was appealed again, that the Council give him some direction and criteria for what they (the Council) would approve. otion was made by Wahrlich to uphold the DRB decision to approve the Keller lex and Bill Wilto seconded the motion, A vote was taken and the motion was defeated 3 - 2 - Todd, Slifer and Johnston opposing. Chuck.,Anderson abstained. Ron Todd then made a motion to overturn the DRB decision and deny the duplex as outlined. Paul Johnston seconded the motion. There was some discussion following. Rod Slifer then made a motion overruling Ron Todd's motion to approve plan "A-1" of the Keller duplex. Gail Wahrlich seconded the motion. There was some discussion following by the members of the Design Review Board. Ron Todd then amended his motion to state that the Keller duplex must be brought back to the Design Review Board for review. Paul Johnston seconded the motion. A vote was taken and .the motion passed 3 - 2 - Wilto and Wahrlich opposing. Chuck Anderson abstained. Rod Slifer stated that Will Trout could bring his new plan to the DRB meeting following the next. day, if was prepared to do so. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of the Edwards duplex, Lot 3, Block 5, Bighorn Fifth .addition. Jim Sayre presented the issue to the Council. The DRB had denied the design 6 - 1. There was much, discussion following relating to the design of the two units. A petition from a resident across from the proposed building site was presented to the Council in favor of the design. Hal Engstrom, architect on .the project,.spoke on behalf of the Wgn. A motion was made by Ron Todd to .uphold the DRB. decision relating i the Edwards duplex and Gail Wahrlich seconded it. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Rod Slifer thanked the DRB for their attendance at the Council meeting. FF7 MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1983 Page 3 next item on the agenda was the appointment of a new member of the Vail le Television Advisory Board. Flo Steinberg was appointed to this vacancy. The next item on the agenda was a departmental report by Russ Matta, Chief of Police. Motta's report covered among other items, drug enforcement, officer training, crime prevention, child abuse, stress management training for officers and school awareness programs. Al Amaral commended Motta and the Police Dept. for their service to the community. Motta stated that the private parking proposed ordinance would be brought back at the May 3rd Council meeting. Under Town Manager Report, Richard Caplan asked for Council approval to enter into a contract with the Vail Resort Association for marketing services. After some discussion, Paul Johnston made a motion to approve the contracr and Bill Wilto seconded it. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Caplan also reported that the Upper Eagle Valley Sanitation District had requested a temporary easement be approved for land on the Katsos Property'for a proposed drainage cut. It was agreed to grant the easement with the stipu- lation that it be graded, top soil replaced, new vegetation planted and the cost of the cut from last year be reimbursed by UEVSD. Bill Wilto made a ion to this effect and Chuck Anderson seconded it. A vote was taken and t motion was passed unanimously. There was no Town Attorney Report. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, RAC� nevE.life for' ATTEST: Pa ela A. randmeyer, own Clerk sirMilo of MO, 75 south frontage road vail, colorado 81657 (303) 476-7000 April 20, 1983 Will Trout The Trout Creek Collaborative The Clock Tower Building Vail, Colorado 81657 Bob Keller 31 Hidden Valley Rocky River, Ohio 44116 Re: Lot 8, Bighorn Subdivision Gentlemen: • The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the Design Review Board's decision approving the Keller Duplex on Lot 8, Bighorn Subdivision, has been called up and overturned by the Vail Town Council. The DRB's decision was called up by the Council at their afternoon work session of April 12, 1983. The call up was placed on a Council agenda and heard at a public hearing the evening of April 19, 1983. At this meeting the Council overturned the DRB's decision, effectively denying the application to construct the Keller duplex, In their motion to overturn the Council ruled that: a. The application did not meet 18,54.010, Purpose statement, of the Design Review Chapter. This section reads: In order to preserve the natural beauty of the town's site and setting, and to prevent indiscriminate clearing of property, removal of trees, and earthmoving, and to attain the objectives set out in this section, exterior design of all new development and additions to existing development shall be subject to design review. b. The application did not meet paragraphs L, R, and S of Section 18.54.070 Design Guidelines: L. Removal of trees, shrubs, and nonhazardous native plant materials generally should be limited to removal of those essential for development of the site. E Lot 8, Bighorn 4/20/83 R. In residential areas, location and configuration of buildings should maximize the privacy of surrounding dwellings and should intrude into their views to the minimum extent feasible. S. In residential areas, accessory buildings generally should be attached to the main building either directly or by means of a continuous fence, wall, or screen at least six feet high of the same or a comple- mentary material as the main building's exterior finish. The Council also indicated that as soon as the applicant was ready, the application could be placed on a DRB agenda without having the application be republished. Sincerely, M SAYRe Town Planner JS:br