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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 1, 1987
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, December 1, 1987, at
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kent Rose, Mayor
John Slevin, Mayor Pro Tem
Eric Affeldt
Mery Lapin
Gordon Pierce
Tom Steinberg
MEMBERS ABSENT: Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The first order of business was a horse drawn carriage agreement. Larry Eskwith
•gave background information and discussed past contracts the Town had with Steve
Jones. Mayor Rose asked questions regarding the contract, which Stan Berryman and
Steve Jones responded. Kent then stated that page 6, paragraph B, line 4 should
read "Town Transit Superintendent" as shown in paragraph A. After discussion by
Council, Tom Steinberg made a motion to approve the contract with the noted changes.
John Slevin seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously
6-0.
The next item was Ordinance No. 39, Series of 1987, second reading, regarding
business license fees. Mayor Rose read the full title. Larry Eskwith noted Section
numbering changes to be corrected on pages 6 and 7. Charlie Wick then reviewed
details of the ordinance and gave a slide presentation showing highlights of the new
plan. He then explained why he felt the ordinance was viable. He noted two
business owners' concerns who had phoned him that day. Mayor Rose requested Larry
Eskwith to review the issues he had researched in regards to this ordinance. Larry
explained what was illegal and what would possibly attract litigation and commented
on problems assessing a fee on a business which operated outside town limits. Noel
Belcher, who was on the Marketing Committee, commented why he felt the ordinance was
not fair and explained why he was against passing it. Colleen McCarthy aired her
feelings against the new plan. Mayor Rose explained it was not to support the Vail
Resort Association. David Kanally responded he was tired of being patient, that the
VRA has been and will continue to be a sound organization and they will bid along
.with any other organization who want to bid for the Job. Steve Simonett suggested
the Vail Associates merchant pass become a true pass and tie it to the business
license fee. Bruce Kendall, Vice Chairman of the URA, read a letter from Joseph
Staufer supporting the new fee plan. Noel Belcher again emphasized the unfairness
of the fee. Rob Levine of the Antlers disagreed with Noel and expressed why he felt
it was basically fair just to start and urged the Council to pass the ordinance.
Mike Cacioppo commented why he did not like the fee and gave suggestions. He also.
requested Gordon Pierce not be able to vote because he had at one time moved from
the town, to which Larry Eskwith responded. Ken Wilson questioned what would be
done with the money collected for marketing, what were the ideas and commented that
$600,000 was too small amount of money to do much. He requested the Town survey all
businesses and questioned that since URA was represented on the Committee if they
should be allowed to bid. Mayor Rose responded that the Council members needed to
meet soon to discuss goals for the next few months up to the next year. Charlie
Crowley aired his grievances with the new fee plan and commented how he felt it
should be handled. Mike Robinson of the Marriott explained the effort that went
behind the ordinance and recommended the Council get on with it. Ron Brown, a
general contractor in town, just found out the day before that he needed a business
license. He stated he agreed the businesses should help pay for the marketing of
Vail, but recommended the Council not pass the ordinance now, but to look outside
the town limits to see who benefits from the town and seek financial support from
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them, too. Cathy Bondrill, who has a store in West Vail and one in Crossroads,
commented she had compared the two and opposed the new fee. Rob Doyle of The Menu
in West Vail stated he was against the ordinance and questioned if it was possible
to do this in the middle of next year, the possibilities of a discounted ski pass,
and the possibility of a combination of things. Joan Shelsta commented it was
already late for marketing for 1988 and getting close to time for 1989. She noted
the ordinance could change as we went along and get more information from more
people. Will Miller of Montaneros commented that when money was spent for
marketing, there usually was a return. He then suggested a toilet tax which would
make everyone a participant. Pat O'Brien of Ace Hardware agreed to the fee, but
explained it needed a wider base than square footage. Noel Belcher again commented
that if the Council did not feel ready to pass the ordinance, he would be willing to
start over, or to please send it to a public vote. Mike Robinson of the Marriott
suggested since the businesses were the main beneficiaries, it was time for action.
Chuck Crist, who was a member of the Marketing Committee, expressed his feelings.
Larry Benway stated he was against the fee. After more discussion by Mike Cacioppo,
Noel Belcher, Bob Doyle and Colleen McCarthy, a motion to pass the ordinance with a
sunset clause for three years and to be reviewed in one year was made by Eric
Affeldt. Gordon Pierce seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed
4-2, with Tom Steinberg and Mery Lapin opposing.
The third item was Ordinance No. 40, Series of 1987, second reading, regarding a
request to rezone the Garden of the Gods Club from public accommodation zoning to a
special development district. The full title was read by Mayor Rose. Kristan Pritz
stated a charge of a date in Section 5, page 3, from September 1, 2002 to December
1, 2007. She noted that all the required agreements were almost signed and they
needed to be completed before the ordinance was approved. John Slevin made a motion
to approve the ordinance subject to the conditions as noted by Kristan Pritz, and
Mery Lapin seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0.
The next order of business was Ordinance No. 41, Series of 1987, first reading,
regarding modification of fees to be charged by the Town to monitor alarm systems.
Mayor Rose read the full title. Ken Hughey explained what the changes would be if
the ordinance was implemented. There was no discussion by Council or the public. A
motion to approve the ordinance was made by Mery Lapin and seconded by John Slevin.
A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0.
The fifth item was Ordinance No. 42, Series of 1987, emergency reading, adding a
provision to the Municipal Code permitting snowcats on public streets for certain
special events. The full title was read by Mayor Rose. Larry Eskwith explained the
ordinance was drafted under the direction of the Council and what the ordinance
would allow and why. After a short discussion by Council, Tom Steinberg made a
motion to approve the ordinance. Gordon Pierce seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0.
The next item was Ordinance No. 43, Series of 1987, first reading, requesting to
rezone property located at 1785 Sunburst Drive from low density multi -family to
• single family residential. Mayor Rose read the title in full. Peter Patten
explained what the ordinance would do. There was a short discussion by Council. A
motion to approve the ordinance was made by Mery Lapin and seconded by Tom
Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0.
The seventh order of business was the Amphitheatre Tease agreement between the Town
of Vail and Vail Valley Foundation. Larry Eskwith noted what changes had been
requested at the Work Session that day and that the agreement had been revised to
reflect them. There was a short discussion by Council to include in Section 29,
page 9, after financial statement, "including balance sheets, profit/loss statement,
and endowment funds earmarked,". Eric Affeldt then made a motion to approve the
lease agreement as submitted with the changes recommended by Council that evening.
The motion was seconded by Gordon Pierce. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously 6-0.
The next item of business was the appointment of an Election Commission. Pam
Brandmeyer stated that the Charter requires an Election Commission be appointed at
the first meeting in December following a regular municipal election. She noted the
term is for two years and the individuals would not receive compensation. She then
stated her nominees as regular members were Lauralee Swetish and Kathy Rossi, with
Celine Krueger and Vi Brown as alternates. After a brief discussion by Council, Tom
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Steinberg made a motion to approve the appointments and John Slevin seconded. A
vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0.
There was no Citizen Participation.
Under the Town Manager's Report, Ron Phillips noted that he wanted to recognize
Charlie Wick who had carried the full load on the business license fee plan over the
last eight months and had done a remarkable job. He then stated there would be no
Work Session on December 22 or 29, that after the the December 15 Evening Meeting,
there would be no Council meetings until the new year.
There was a brief discussion over the procedures for passing an ordinance which
needed more work done on it. There was then more discussion on business license
fees and how things could have been handled differently; how perceptions were bad.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35 p.m.
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Pamela A. Brandmeyer, sown Clerk
Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman
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Respectfully submitted,
�ent FED Rose, Mayor"
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