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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-06-19 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1984 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held.on Tuesday, June 19, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. MEMBERS PRESENT: Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor Paul Johnston, Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Anderson Kent Rose Colleen Kline Hermann Staufer Gail Wahrlich OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Caplan, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first issue on the agenda was Resolution #12, Series of 1984, a resolution accepting dedication of certain parcels of land by Vail Associates, Inc. to the Town of Vail. Paul Johnston made a motion to approve Resolution #12, as amended to exclude parcels 1 and 2 and to re -number remaining parcels, which was seconded by Chuck Anderson. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of the PEC decision regarding the Concert Hall Plaza Expansion. Mayor Slifer road a letter received earlier in the day from Mr. Selby, the appelant, withdrawing his appeal. The third item was the first reading of Ordinance #11, Series of 1984, an ordinance setting forth provisions for the protection of the inhabitants of the Town of Vail from geological hazards. Peter Patten reviewed the language of the ordinance. There were some questions as to what was an acceptable level of safety. Larry Eskwith indicated that "reasonable" might be used to replace "acceptable". Peter Patten informed Council that Arthur Meers has been authorized to update the hazard map. The work has begun, but . it is, of course, not completed. Mr. Jay Peterson, attorney representing Lionsridge Filing 3 owners, said that the current hazard map is very much out of date. The people he represents have mitigated the danger but are still on the map as a hazard area. How will these property owners be treated under this ordinance? Will they again have to go through the whole process as defined in the ordinance, as they have already done all the studies? Ron Todd, also representing the Lionsridge Filing 3 owners, mentioned that the 1977 maps have not been adjusted to reflect mitigation and the current legislation should be based on current data. Arthur Meers, who has been hired to update the maps, has said that the 1977 maps were very preliminary, based on aerial photos. Since then, a lot of new things have been learned. Rick Pirog, a member of the Vail Board of Realtors and owner of a Bald Mountain Towithome,. said that the people affected by the ordinance should be involved. The Vail Board of Realtors has solicited the services of a zoning attorney and is very willing to work with the Council and staff on this matter. George Hallenbeck said that there seemed to be a high level of hostility toward the ordinance; no-one has come out in favor of it. We need some more input from outside sources. Diane Donovan said that the lack of people in the room was evidence that the ordinance should be passed. There is also an obligation to let non-resident owners know that hazards do exist in the area. After much general discussion, Kent Rose made a motion to table Ordinance #11 until approximately September, when we receive updated map and that the Town Attorney be solicited to get more input. Gail Wahrlich seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-2, Mayor Slifer and Paul Johnston opposing. • • Minutes Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, June 19, 1984 Page 2 Chuck Anderson made a motion to direct the Community Development Department to continue to use the guidelines of the emergency ordinance concerning hazard areas until further notice, which was seconded by Hermann Staufer. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance #20, Series of 1984, an ordinance amending Special Development District #4 (Cascade Village). Peter Patten.reviewed.the.history of Special Development District #4 and in particular the Cascade Village portion of same. The developer has had.a major study done in the past year regarding the needs of the project, which includes more commercial space than originally approved. The Planning Commission was comfortable with the commercial space. The Planning Commission, however, did want the developer to pursue getting a left turn lane on the South Frontage Road and denied the request for 18 additional fireplaces. The developer said that the fireplaces were an extremely important selling point for a destination resort, but that wood -burning fireplaces could be replaced by gas-fired.fireplaces. Some discussion started regarding the need for employee housing, which is.currently provided off -site. There were some questions regarding whether or not there was sufficient parking in the project for future development, and the developer explained that the second.phase of the parking structure would start very soon. Upon completion, this will give a total of 435 covered parking spaces. The developer also outlined the con- struction which will be done during the next 2-3 years. Colleen Kline made a motion to approve Ordinance #20 on first reading and Chuck Anderson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance was ordered published in full on first reading. The second reading of the ordinance will be held on Tuesday, July 3, 1984. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of PKC decision on Potato Wagon. Peter Patten presented the appeak, saying that the Zoning Code allows for appeal of a Cummunity Development Department inter- pretation of the Zoning Code. The issue is whether or not the proposed is outside vending. Vail Associates would lease Potato Wagons from Buck Latourneau's company to .sell potatoes. The staff had made the determination this was an outside vending facility. After much discussion regarding the location of the wagons and how they would be used, it seemed that there was possibly a misunder- standing by staff on the request. It now became clear that the wagons were only to be used at VA's currently existing food facilities such as the barbeques at Golden Peak and for this no permission was needed. Chuck Anderson made a motion to overturn the PEC decision, which was seconded by Hermann Staufer. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the appointment of a Liquor License Authority member. The term of Lew Meskimen.is expiring and he has decided not to run again. The only applicant, Colleen McCarthy, was interviewed during the council's afternoon work session. Paul Johnston moved to appoing Colleen McCarthy to the Liquor License Authority, which was seconded by Colleen Kline. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the Town Manager's report. Mayor Slifer mentioned that this was Rich Caplan's last public meeting as Town Manager. Mayor Slifer stated how much we had all appreciated Rich Caplan's efforts over the last five years and how he was leaving behind a very qualified and dedicated staff. Rich Caplan then spoke about the goals -he had when he started the Town Manager job. The first was to leave the Town with an organization Minutes Vail Town Council Meeting Tuesday, June 19, 1984 Page 3 in better shape and the second was to leave it in better financial condition. Hard work helped accomplish both of these goals. The Town Attorney had no report. As there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ro ey E. ;ifeW,,yor ATTEST: • Pamela A. randmeyer, own Clerk