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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 19, 1985
7:30 p.m.
• A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, March 19, 1985,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul R. Johnston, Mayor
Colleen Kline
Hermann Staufer
Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal
Dan Corcoran
Gordon Pierce
MEMBERS ABSENT: Kent Rose, Mayor Pro-Tem
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was a presentation by the high school age hockey
• team. Bob Dorf represented the hockey team in thanking the Town of Vail for
a $2,000 "loan" enabling the team to go to Phoenix. He further stated that
the team would be willing to do any odd jobs within reason to collect money
to repay the loan. Paul Johnston made a brief statement about the role of
sports in developing personal growth and discipline and offered the team
best wishes.
The next item on the agenda was consideration of Vail Town Policy Statement
85-2; Easements on Town -owned Property or Rights of Way. Ron Phillips stated
that in the past, the Town has had requests for easements that were not well
documented. Effective March 19, 1985, any future requests for easements will
be accompanied by a legal description and drawing by a licensed Colorado
surveyor. A question was raised regarding Holy Cross Electric drafting their
own easement language. Larry Eskwith responded that the easement language
must be submitted to him for his review. Dan Corcoran made a motion to amend
Policy Statement 85-2, which was seconded by Hermann Staufer. Upon a vote,
the motion was unanimously approved.
The next item on the agenda was consideration of Resolution No. 8, Series of
1985, a Resolution honoring the Battle Mountain High School Ski Team for their
state championship victory. A brief statement was made by Paul Johnston ex-
pressing the Towns pride in Battle Mountain High School for their victory and
• a motion was made by Gail Lowenthal to approve Resolution No. 8, Series of 1985,
which was seconded by Dan Corcoran. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously
approved.
The next item for consideration was Resolution No. 9, Series of 1985, a Resolu-
tion opposing House Bill 1360 concerning the creation of vested rights. Larry
Eskwith defined vested rights as disadvantageous to a municipality because of
the difficulty for municipalities and counties to react to changing conditions
and to amend land use regulations. A motion to oppose House Bill 1360 by
adopting Resolution No. 9 was made by Hermann Staufer and seconded by Gail
Lowenthal. Upon a vote, the motion was unanimously approved.
Next on the agenda was consideration of Resolution No. 10, Series of 1985, a
Resolution opposing Senate Bill 82 concerning changes to the law covering police
and fire pension plans. Larry Eskwith defined our local plan as more beneficial
than that offered by the State, and opposed being brought back into the State
plan. A motion was made by Colleen Kline to adopt Resolution No. 10. The motion
was seconded by Gordon Pierce, and upon being put to the vote, passed unanimously.
The final item for consideration was Resolution No. 11, Series of 1985, a Resolution
supporting House Bill 1305 relating to compensatory water storage when water is
• diverted from the Colorado River Basin. Larry Eskwith elaborated on this bill
which would require any entity taking water from the Colorado River Basin to provide
a reservoir for compensatory storage. Paul Johnston added his support of House
Bill 1305 and a motion to approve Resolution No. 11 was made by Gordon Pierce
and seconded by Hermann Staufer. Upon a vote, the motion was unanimously passed.
In the final minutes of the meeting, the floor was opened to all present for
citizen participation. Bill Wilto took the podium to disagree with a recom-
mendation of the parking task force to raise the price of parking passes for
Vail employees and local residents and to implement a "merchant" parking pass
• concept. He felt that this recommendation would be discriminatory since
tourists and visitors to Vail do not add as much to the community as those who
have worked for and invested money in land in the community. The proposed quad -
lift will further aggravate the parking problem. Bill Wilto suggested (1) using
the Town of Vail restricted parking east of the Dobson Ice Arena - paid for by
taxpayers - as an alternative parking location for Vail employees and local res-
idents, (2) developing additional parking sites, and (3) continuing use of
existing parking passes with no cost increase. Dan Corcoran suggested using vac-
ant condominium parking lot spaces throughout the Village for local use. Ron
Phillips stated that final recommendations are yet to be made.
Bob Voliter also took the floor to express his desire for a happy future relation-
ship with the Town Council regarding a piece of property he's planning to develop
soon.
Paul Johnston stated that the trip to the Eagle County Commissioner's Office was
a very positive step. In the meeting it was agreed that this visit should occur
more than once a year and that future meetings might also include the Town of
Avon. The last item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report presented by
Ron Phillips, who mentioned that the party for Town employees was a real success
and seemed to be appreciated by those who attended. He passed on their thanks
isto the Town Council members.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Pamela A. Brandmeyer, TAn Clerk
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