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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 18, 1986
7:30 p.m.
• A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, November 18, 1986,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Johnston, Mayor
Kent Rose, Mayor Pro Tem
Eric Affeldt
Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal
John S1evin
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Gordon Pierce
Hermann Staufer
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal was not present at the start of the meeting.
The first order of business was a ten year employment anniversary award to Preston
Isom. Ron Phillips stated this item would have to be postponed until the next
meeting due to the fact that Preston was out of town.
The next item was the approval of the October 28, 1986 Special Meeting minutes.
Eric Affeldt noted that the wording in item 1.8 should be changed from "...it should
go to a vote of the people" to "...it should go through the public process". Mayor
Johnston had a question on item 1.5 to which Ron Phillips responded. Kent Rose made
a motion to approve the minutes as amended, and Eric Affeldt seconded. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously 4-0.
The third item was Ordinance No. 30, Series of 1986, second reading, amending the
Commercial Core III Zone District. Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Kristan
Pritz explained briefly the background of the ordinance and noted that the changes
requested earlier by Council had been made. There was no discussion by Council or
the public. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the ordinance. Kent Rose
seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 4-0.
The next item for discussion was Ordinance No. 28, Series of 1986, first reading,
amending the Land Transfer Tax Chapter of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail.
The title was read in full by Mayor Johnston. Mayor Johnston stated there had been
more discussion with the Board of Realtors, and the Council had decided the item
should be tabled indefinitely; when it arises again, there will be more public
input. Eric Affeldt asked for a straw vote of the public to see who felt the
language needed to be tightened. The vote was almost unanimously "yes".
The fifth item on the agenda was Ordinance No. 32, Series of 1986, first reading,
concerning amendment of the zoning map for a parking district. The full title was
read by Mayor Johnston. Rick Pylman gave background information on the history of
the property involved in the ordinance and reasons why staff recommended approval.
Jay Peterson, representing Bill Fleischer, gave additional background information on
the subject and presented copies to Council of past correspondence with the Town of
Vail on the subject. He then gave reasons why the applicant wanted the area zoned
for parking, cited cases of Colorado law pertaining to the zoning, and showed
photographs of other similar areas in Vail. Peter Patten made corrections to some
of Jay's remarks and stated the Design Review Board had given a condition of
approval that the parce`1 had to be zoned. George Rosenberg, representing the owners
of Breakaway West, gave background information which disputed some of Jay Peterson's
remarks. He stated he agreed with staff's comments and recommendations and gave
reasons why Breakaway West owners recommended denial of the parking zone. George
asked to call witnesses, which Larry Eskwith advised the Council he had the right to
do. George called Don Hentschel, who was sworn by Pam Brandmeyer. Don stated he
was an owner in Breakaway West and had been on the Board of Directors and an Officer
•at one time. He explained the history of the area in question, and then gave his
reasons why he felt the area should be landscaped and not designated for parking.
Peter Patten, Director of Community Development, was then sworn, and he stated his
background knowledge of the area. At this time, George Rosenberg summed up the
total information given and again briefly gave the reasons why he felt the
application should be denied. Jay Peterson rebutted some of George's remarks, then
had Bill Fleischer sworn. Mr. Fleischer answered a few questions. After Jay made a
few more statements, Peter Patten made some corrections for the record. Jim Clark,
on the Board of Directors of Breakaway West and representing the owners of Breakaway
West, gave general comments on why they opposed the plan and why the application
should be denied. Rick Sackbauer, on the Board of Directors for Sandstone 70,
stated he felt the parking lot would look bad and had questions regarding the safety
of the cut through the bikepath. Joe Staufer stated he supported the Town of Vail
staff. Dan Corcoran, who served on the Parking Task Force, felt that parking was
reasonable and appropriate for that parcel and that it was not appropriate to look
at landscaping the area. Larry Eskwith stated the Council had twenty days,
according to the Charter, to review the material. John Slevin made a motion to take
the issue under advisement for a period of not longer than twenty days, and Eric
Affeldt seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0.
The next item on the agenda was Ordinance No. 33, Series of 1986, first reading,
requesting to amend the Municipal Code (Arterial Business District) to add
convenience food stores as a conditional use, and to restrict that use to 8,000
square feet or 33 percent of the gross building area, whichever may be more
restrictive. Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Rick Pylman gave background
information on the ordinance and explained what it would do. He explained the
criteria used to evaluate the request and staff's recommendation for approval. Jay
Peterson, the applicant, had no comments except that the staff had done a good job.
Bill Wilto stated his concern over the traffic flow, to which Peter Patten
responded. There were no other comments made. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made a
motion to approve the ordinance, which John Slevin seconded. A vote was taken and
the motion passed unanimously 5-0.
The seventh item was Resolution No. 27, adopting the Master Land Use Plan. Peter
Patten introduced the resolution, and Rick Pylman went through the major changes in
the document with the Council. After some discussion by Council, there were
comments made by Dan Corcoran, George Rosenberg and Diana Donovan. At this time,
Rick Pylman pointed out the changes made on a map. Peter Patten concluded with plan
details and staff's recommendation for approval. He then thanked everyone for their
hard work and commented that the citizens were the key to success in this project.
Mayor Johnston and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal commended Peter on his work and thanked
the citizens for their input. Kent then made a motion to approve the resolution
with the changes on pages 6, 7, 31, 34 and 56. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded the
motion. Gunther Hofler had a question regarding the boundaries, to which Peter
Patten responded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. Dan
Corcoran commented the plan was really a public document and commended the Council
and staff.
There was no Citizen Participation.
The Town Manager's Report was next. Ron Phillips noted the first annual Turkey Bowl
'was held last week and it produced 23 cases of food and $226 for the needy by the
Fraternal Order of Police. He stated the Cascade bikepath to the Antlers was
roughed in and completed as planned for this year.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
ATTEST:
Pame a . Brandmeyer�n lerk
0 Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman
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