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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-05-07 Town Council Minutes• 0 MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MAY 7, 1985 7:30 p.m. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, May 7, 1985, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Paul Johnston, Mayor Kent Rose, Mayor Pro Tem Colleen Kline Hermann Staufer Dan Corcoran Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal Gordon Pierce Ron Phillips, Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was the presentation of the Chuck Anderson Youth Recognition Awards. Kent Rose made a brief statement of congratulations to the thirteen young men, and Mayor Johnston and Ron Phillips handed out the plaques and medals. Those receiving individual gold awards were Marcus Schulthess, Nick Kern and Douglas Jaffe. The members of the Battle Mountain High School Ski Team receiving silver team awards were Charley Krueger, Siegmund Langegger, Tom Rollins, Mike Sanders, Marcus Schulthess, Joey Wasmeier, Ben Harrison, Chris Harteker, Jean Claude Moritz, and Troy Dixon. The second item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the meetings of April 2 and 16, 1985. There was one correction on the April 16 minutes. The first line of the first paragraph stated the date of the meeting as April 23, 1985 and should be changed to April 16, 1985. Kent Rose made a motion to approve the minutes with the noted change, which was seconded by Hermann Staufer. A vote was taken and the motion was unanimously approved. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance No. 6, Series of 1985, an ordinance repealing and reenacting Chapter 2.16 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail, providing for the merger and consolidation of the Town of Vail Finance Department and Personnel Department into the Administrative Services Department. Mayor Johnston read the full title of the ordinance. There were no questions or comments and Hermann Staufer made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 6 on second reading. Kent Rose seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the second reading of Ordinance No. 7, Series • of 1985, an ordinance adopting a new street and address map for the Town of Vail. Mayor Johnston read the full title of the ordinance. Kristan Pritz, Community Development Department, presented the ordinance to the Council stating the revision of Section 2.c. to read "Road between the Ice Arena and the Library is West Meadow Drive" and the deletion of Section 2.f. as requested by the Council during the April 16, 1985 meeting had been made. Dan Corcoran made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 7 on second reading, with the noted changes, which was seconded by Colleen Kline. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the Voliter - Arterial Business District Amendment Proposal. Rick Pylman explained the proposed amendment does not meet the intent of the existing zoning, that lodging and residential is incompatible with existing and allowable uses and, due to site constraints, much of the zone district is not conducive to residential development. Dick Ryan made the comments that the amendment allows lodges as a conditional use in the district and that condominiums should be deleted from the amendment; only approve lodges. After some discussion by the Council, Kent Rose made a motion to deny the proposal. Dan Corcoran seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-1, with Hermann Staufer voting against the motion. • The next item on the agenda was the Stephenson Variance Appeal from the PEC. Kristan Pritz explained that the granting of the variances would go beyond the original intent of the August 1984 approvals. To grant the variances would be -2- grant of special privilege. Emmet Stephenson claimed he did not know about the variances until February 1985 after the garage was half built. After discussion by the Council, Kent Rose made a motion to uphold the decision of the PEC and deny the appeal, which Dan Corcoran seconded. A vote was taken and the motion • passed unanimously 5-0. The next item on the agenda was the Torrisi GRFA Appeal from the PEC. Tom Braun explained this application requires a physical addition to the exterior of this building, and consequently cannot be approved under the provisions outlined under the GRFA ordinance. Dave Peal gave photographs of existing conditions of the building to the Council to review. Dick Torrisi made comments in support of the variance. After a reading of the findings by Mayor Johnston, there was a short discussion by the Council., Kent Rose made a motion to overturn the PEC decision and to approve the enclosure of the deck. Colleen Kline seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the McDonald's Sign Variance. Rick Pylman explained that the DRB strongly recommends denial of the variance due to incompatibility of application with.Sections 16.16.010 and 16.16 020 of the Town of Vail sign code, and that approval may set precedent that is not within the intent of the sign code. The allowable area is 20 sq. feet and allowable height is 8 ft. maximum; request is for a variance to allow a free-standing sign 55 sq. feet in area and 14 feet in height. Ken Wentworth stated the local population is not large enought to support a highway oriented business and that they must have highway traffic to survive. He also displayed graphs, charts and photographs to support his argument. Sylvia • Blount of the Inn at West Vail asked for approval because they were also having the same problem and will be requesting a variance in the near future. After much discussion by the Council, Colleen Kline made a motion to uphold the denial of signage as recommended by DRB. Kent Rose seconded the motion. After more discussion, Ken Wentworth withdrew McDonald's request. The Council decided to plan a work session discussion on the matter before directing staff to do anything. The next item on the agenda was Policy Statement 85-3, Street Reconstruction with Street Improvement Districts. After a short discussion by the Council, Hermann Staufer made a motion to approve the policy. Colleen Kline seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion was approved 4-1, with Dan Corcoran opposing. Only two people participated in the Citizen Participation. Mike Cacioppo made a statement that he did not think it takes 35 hours or $4000 for one hour of show time on Public Access TV. Diana Donovan noted that Vail Cleanup Day is Saturday, May 18, and that everyone needs to meet at Crossroads at 9:00 a.m. The Town Manager Report mentioned that Joe Ben Rivera was the April. Employee of the Month. Also, he noted that of the 65 bus drivers, there was a turnover of only two. Lastly, he introduced his new secretary, Brenda Chesman. • There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m. Respectful..l_submitted, Paul R. JoH s n, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandme� wn Clerk 0 Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman