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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-04-07 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 7, 1987 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, April 7, 1987, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Johnston, Mayor Kent Rose, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Affeldt Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal Gordon Pierce John Slevin MEMBERS ABSENT: Hermann Staufer TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first order of business was a consent agenda for resolutions honoring ski and • hockey teams for winning the State Championships: A. Resolution No. 13, Series of 1987, honoring the Battle Mountain High School Girls' Ski Team. B. Resolution No. 15, Series of 1987, honoring the Vail Squirts Hockey Team. C. Resolution No. 16, Series of 1987, honoring the Vail High School Hockey Team. D. Resolution No. 17, Series of 1987, honoring the Vail Pee Wees Hockey Team. There was no discussion by Council or the public. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made a motion to approve the resolutions, which was seconded by Kent Rose. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. Mayor Johnston invited each group to come forward and be recognized and passed out copies of the resolutions to team members. He then stated how proud the Town was of all of them and wished them the best. The second item was approval of the March 3 and 17, 1987 minutes. One correction on the March 3, 1987 minutes was noted. The next to last paragraph stated there was a motion but no second or notation of a vote. Kent Rose moved to approve both sets of minutes with the above correction, with this motion seconded by Gordon Pierce. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The third item for discussion was Resolution No. 11, Series of 1987, a second resolution regarding the proposed annexation of East Intermountain into the Town of Vail. Larry Eskwith gave a brief background on the resolution. He first swore Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk of the Town of Vail. She testified she published the notice of the hearing and had proof of the publication, which became Exhibit 1. He then had Dan Corcoran, owner of Eagle Valley Engineering and Surveying, sworn. Mr. Corcoran stated the plat was correct and one -sixth of the boundary of the land to be annexed was contiguous to the Town of Vail. Lastly, Bobbi Salzman, a resident in the area to be annexed, was sworn. She stated she believed there to be a community of interest in being annexed, the area was urban and after reviewing the map, stated there were no other annexation proceedings to any other area. There was no discussion by Council or the public. Gordon Pierce moved to pass this resolution, with a second coming from John Slevin. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. Next on the agenda was Resolution No. 12, Series of 1987, relating to the annexation of the area known as the Valley. Larry asked Pam Brandmeyer, still sworn, for publications of the public hearings, which became Exhibit 2. He then had Dan Corcoran, still sworn, to testify. Mr. Corcoran stated the plat had been prepared by his office by a licensed surveyor and that one -sixth of the boundary of the land to be annexed was contiguous to the Town of Vail. Larry then had Peter Feistman, a private investor and resident of the area to be annexed, sworn. He stated he thought the area was capable of being integrated into the Town of Vail, the area was urban, and after having reviewed the map, that all criteria had been met and there were no other annexation proceedings to any other area in progress. Larry stated this concluded his evidence on Resolution No. 12, and there was no requirement for election on this resolution. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal requested the title of the resolution be changed to include the area "the Valley" so it was clear what area this resolution pertained to. Gail then made a motion to approve the resolution, and John Slevin seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The fifth item was Ordinance No. 9, Series of 1987, first reading, annexing the Valley to the Town of Vail. Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Larry Eskwith gave background information and that over 50% of the resident landowners in the area had signed the petitions, so no election was necessary; only two readings of the ordinance. There was no discussion by the public or Council. A motion to approve the ordinance was made by Kent Rose and seconded by Gordon Pierce. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. Next on the agenda was Ordinance No. 10, Series of 1987, first reading, creating West Vail Local Improvement District No. 1. Mayor Johnston read the full title of the ordinance. Larry Eskwith explained the reasoning for the ordinance. He then had Stan Berryman, Director of the Public Works and Transportation Department for the Town of Vail, sworn. Stan stated he was familiar with the local improvement district to improve the streets in the West Vail area. He stated he had conducted public meetings on May 22, 1985, June 19, 1985, and March 5, 1987 to discuss the proposed improvements; and the general consensus was approval of the improvement district. He provided schematic drawings for the area, which became Exhibit 1 and stated the boundaries and improvements planned. Stan explained that public notices were sent out March 27, 1987 and April 3, 1987 stating the list of improvements, time schedule and construction to be done. Notices were mailed to all 330 affected land owners on March 19 and 20, 1987, along with protest forms. The notices explained the dollar amount for assessing the cost of improvements and the formula used was by square footage of lots; the total cost would be $1,020,000 with the Town of Vail's share being $495,000. Larry then had John Schwartz, an MAI accredited independent fee appraiser, sworn. Mr. Schwartz noted he was familiar with the area, and that with the improvements to be constructed, it would give a special benefit to the specific area over and above the benefit to the Town of Vail. He stated the benefits to be derived by the property owners in the area would be the same or of greater value than the assessment and that the assessment formula was fair. Next, Ron Phillips, Town Manager of the Town of Vail, was sworn. Ron stated he received twelve qualified protests by the deadline of April 6, 1987 at 5:00 p.m., three unqualified protests received later than the deadline, and one in letter form but not as a protest, which all became Exhibit 2. There were no other witnesses called. There was public input at this time. Byron Brown said he did not object to the district, but stated his concerns. Rod Cleary stated his objections to the equity of assessment costs. Dave Tyrrell was for the improvements but not completely happy with the assessments. Marvin Simon explained his objections and concerns. Thomas Rosan was for the repaving, but felt the Town should contribute more than half of the cost, and the financing should be part of the Town's part. Emil Moton explained his problems with the improvement district. Jim DeVarton voiced his approval of the whole idea and gave reasons why he supports the project. Karen Schydica felt the Town should pay for the whole project and gave her reasons. Dick Peterson asked questions to which Stan and Ron responded. Stan, Ron Phillips and Larry Eskwith answered questions of the Council. Steve Jeffers of Kirchner Moore addressed the financing of the bonds to be used for the project. Byron Brown and Dick Peterson had additional comments. Kent Rose made a motion to approve the ordinance on first reading, and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. Eric Affeldt stated he would have to oppose the ordinance; he felt the Council would decide on the type of taxation and yet the staff did it, which he was not happy about. Gordon Pierce asked if the Council would be addressing this issue in the next two weeks, to which there was some discussion by Council, Ron Phillips and Stan Berryman. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-2, with Eric Affeldt and John Slevin opposing. The seventh item on the agenda was Resolution No. 14, Series of 1987, adopting the Town of Vail Transit Development Plan Update 1987-1991. Stan Berryman gave background information on the item. There was no discussion by the public or Council. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Eric Affeldt and seconded by Gordon Pierce. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The next item was action on the new Ford Amphitheater lease. Larry Eskwith stated the new legal description had not been received from Vail Associates yet, and he wanted to .wait until it has been received before having the lease signed. There was a short discussion by Council. John Slevin made a motion to approve the lease subject to staff approval of the new legal description, and Kent Rose seconded. Kent also -2- stated he would like to see a map with the new legal overlaid. A vote was then taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The ninth item for discussion was action on the Concert Hall Plaza license agreement. Mayor Johnston gave a brief background as to what had been discussed at the Work Session that day. There was no other discussion by Council or the public. Kent Rose then made a motion to approve the agreement as presented, which John Slevin seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. There was no Citizen Participation. Ron Phillips stated he had no Town Manager's report. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, -Twb n Clerk Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman C� Respectf01 submitted, Pauli s on, Mayor r -3-