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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-03-04 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 1986 7:30 p.m. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, March 4, 1986, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Johnston, Mayor Kent Rose, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Affeldt Dan Corcoran Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal Hermann Staufer MEMBERS ABSENT: Gordon Pierce TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the February 4, 11 and 18, 1986 meetings. Dan Corcoran abstained from voting on the February 11 meeting and Mayor Johnston from the February 4 meeting due to absences. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the minutes, which Kent Rose seconded. A vote was •taken and the motion passed 5-0 on the February 4 and 11 meetings, and unanimously 6-0 on the February 18 meeting. The next item was Ordinance No. 4, Series of 1986, first reading, regarding Park Design Guidelines. Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Kristan Pritz explained the ordinance and noted changes made which Council had requested: 1. Section 1 B 3 (a). Addition of last sentence: "Asphalt is discouraged except when necessary for bike paths and parking areas." 2. Section 1 E 3 (b). "Limits of site disturbance shall be clearly and physically defined as well as enforced in order to minimize disturbance to other areas in the park." She then gave reasons why staff felt the ordinance should be approved and explained that it would be inserted in the main guidelines already established. There was no discussion by Council. Kent Rose made a motion to approve the ordinance on first reading, which Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The third item was Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1986, first reading, approving a •special development district for the Doubletree Hotel. Mayor Johnston read the full title noting a typographical error in the title. Tom Braun explained the request for rezoning; discussed drawings; gave background information on the development of the hotel; explained the design standards and zoning criteria; then gave reasons why the staff recommended denial. Jay Peterson, representing Vail Holdings, gave brief introduction of Doubletree Hotel representatives. Anthony Pellechia gave an explanation of how the design was formulated. After a short discussion with Council, Mr. Pellechia agreed that the Doubletree would clean both sides of the creek behind the hotel. Bob Reish, a traffic engineer, discussed levels of categories of service. There was a short discussion by Council. Jay Peterson then gave his thoughts on density. Dean Ziff of the Doubletree explained reasons why they wanted to expand from a marketing standpoint. Peter Jamar discussed the impact on the Town's bus system. Jay then gave reasons why he felt the ordinance should be approved. After some discussion by Council, Gerry White made comments on why he thought the ordinance should be denied. Jay Peterson then discussed parking. Gary Schelepski and Peter Jamar gave their thoughts on the required parking issue. After a lengthy discussion by Council, Jay Peterson stated he thought the Council was not ready to approve the ordinance without some exactions. At this time, Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made a motion to table the ordinance until the applicant was prepared to return to the Council with some changes. Kent Rose seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The next item was Resolution No. 8, Series of 1986, regarding the Colorado Local Government Liquid Asset Trust to pool funds for investment. Charlie Wick stated a change made in the Work Session had been done. His name was taken out of the resolution and the title "Director of Administrative Services" was inserted. There was no discussion by Council. Kent Rose made a motion to approve the resolution, and Hermann Staufer seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The fifth item on the agenda was action on the Village Center easement. Kristan Pritz spoke for Fred Hibberd in his absence. She explained that Mr. Hibberd was granting the easement to the Town. After a short discussion, Hermann Staufer made a motion to accept the easement, which Eric Affeldt seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The next item was the Vail Metropolitan Recreation District management agreement. Mayor Johnston gave a brief description of background material on the agreement. Larry Eskwith noted changes which had been made: 1. 1 b. The last sentence was changed to read: "The Town shall develop and administer seasonal employee contracts and salaries as directed by the District." 2. 1 e and f had been consolidated to 1 e. After a short discussion by Council, Kent Rose made a motion to approve the agreement. Dan Corcoran seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. • There was no Citizen Participation. The Town Manager's Report was next. Ron Phillips noted new parking structure statistics that the Lionshead structure showed a 10% increase over 1984-85 transactions. It filled or was close to full eight times this year when last year it was full only one day. Revenue in the Village parking structure is up 30%, and encouragement to use the Lionshead structure has worked. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m. ATTEST: • Pam �Brandmeyer, Tow Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman • Respectfully submitted, Kent R. Rose, Mayor ro Tem WA