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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-10-07 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 1986 7:30 p.m. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, October 7, 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 Gordon Pierce Hermann Staufer TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the September 2 and 16, 1986 meetings. Hermann Staufer made a motion to approve the minutes, which Kent Rose seconded. A vote was then taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The next item on the agenda was Ordinance No. 26, Series of 1986, first reading, annexing Vail Ridge to the Town of Vail. Mayor Johnston read the full title of the ordinance. Ron Phillips briefly gave background information on the ordinance. .There was no discussion by Council or the public. Kent Rose made a motion to approve the ordinance, and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The third item was Resolution No. 24, Series of 1986, approving a contract for the purchase of a residence for the Town Manager. Mayor Johnston explained to the public the reasoning behind the resolution and how the residence had been chosen. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal asked to have wording inserted in paragraph three of the contract: "Seller agrees to furnish at his expense all items necessary in order to delete Standard Exceptions 1 through 5 of Schedule B, Section 2 of Stewart Title Company's Title Commitment No. 2614-V." A motion to approve the resolution with the additional language was made by Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal and seconded by Gordon Pierce. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-1, with Eric Affeldt opposing. The fourth item was Resolution No. 25, Series of 1986, commending Lynne Langmaid, Dotsero Block Company, and Kurt Brosig of Tara Masonry for donations to the Nature Center. Kathleen Okon of the Nature Center introduced Kurt Brosig and thanked everyone involved for their help. At this time Hermann Staufer made a motion to approve the resolution, and Kent Rose seconded. A vote was made and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. At this time Mayor Johnston gavea signed and sealed resolu- tion to Kurt Brosig since he was present; the others to receive theirs in the mail. The fifth item on the agenda was the Holiday Inn sign variance appeal. Kristan Pritz gave background information on the variance request. Frank Johnson, General Manager of the Holiday Inn, gave his reasons why he felt the variance should be approved. After some discussion, Ron Phillips asked if the starburst to dot the "i" could be made to fit the current sign, and trade-off by taking down one of the other signs. Frank Johnson agreed and stated he would approach the DRB with the suggestion. At this time, Gordon Pierce stated he had a conflict of interest, but felt the current sign code is a little archaic and that the Council needed to take a good hard look at the code. Frank Johnson then withdrew the item. The next item on the agenda was the Ambrosia Restaurant sign variance appeal, which was tabled. The applicant, Gottfried Staufer, had phoned earlier requesting the item be tabled until a later date due to the fact he was called out of town for a few weeks. The seventh item was the approval of the Election Judges for the Special Municipal Election to fill Dan Corcoran's vacated Council position. Pam Brandmeyer proposed Denise Briner, Mary Caster and Laura Swetish for the Election Judges and Nancy Dooher as an Alternate. Kent Rose made a motion to approve the proposed Election Judges, and Hermann Staufer seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. Mayor Johnston took a moment at this time to congratulate Ken Hughey on his new position as Vail Chief of Police. Next was Citizen Participation. Brad Jones, running for Eagle County Assessor, introduced himself, gave information on his background experience, and answered • questions of the Council. Under the Town Manager's report, Ron Phillips stated that Police Officer Buck Martinez won five gold medals and two silver medals at the Police Olympics held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m. ATTEST: Cf y�� Pamela A. Bran meyer, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman • is Respectfull submitted, Paul . o n on, or -2-