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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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