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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-06-16 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 16, 1987 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, June 16, 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 MEMBERS ABSENT: John Slevin Hermann Staufer TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first order of business was a ten year employment anniversary award for Charlie Turnbull, a Town of Vail Heavy Equipment Operator II. Ron Phillips introduced Charlie and gave him a silver Town of Vail belt buckle. Pete Burnett and Stan Berryman stated they were pleased and honored to have Charlie work for them and commended him on his good attitude and sense of humor. Mayor Johnston said the Council appreciated Charlie's commitment and his loyalty to the Town. The second item was Ordinance No. 12, Series of 1987, second reading, adopting the 1987 Edition of the Uniform Electric Code by reference. The entire title of the ordinance was read by Mayor Johnston. Peter Patten explained they had received a letter from the State raising the fees very slightly that day. After a brief discussion, it was noted the increase in fees would be included in the ordinance on second reading, and it would just be published in full. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made a motion to approve the ordinance, and Kent Rose seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The third item for discussion was Ordinance No. 15, Series of 1987, second reading, annexing East Intermountain to the Town of Vail. Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Larry Eskwith gave a brief explanation of what the ordinance would do and thanked Bobbi Salzman and everyone who worked hard to make this annexation happen. There was no discussion by Council or the public. A motion to approve the ordinance was made by Gordon Pierce and seconded by Kent Rose. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. . The next item was Ordinance No. 16, Series of 1987, first reading, amending Special Development District 5 (Vail Run Resort) by amending the site plan. The full title was read by Mayor Johnston. Rick Pylman explained what the amendment would do and gave background information on the area. He noted the impacts to Simba Run and explained why the PEC approved the amendment unanimously. Gordon Pierce stated he would have to abstain from voting since he did the architectural work on the plans. Larry Eskwith then requested the Council to include two findings in the motion - 1) that the SDD zoning is in conformance with Town of Vail zoning, and 2) was for the general welfare of the citizens of Vail. Jay Peterson, representing Vail Run, asked that the item be tabled temporarily. Vail Run and Simba Run representatives were in another room working out an agreement which should be concluded shortly. Kent Rose then made a motion to temporarily table the ordinance, and Eric Affeldt seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The fifth item was Ordinance No. 18, Series of 1987, first reading, amending the parking on private property chapter of the Municipal Code. Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Larry Eskwith briefly explained what the ordinance would do. Mike Cacioppo asked questions to which Larry responded. Kent Rose made a motion to approve this ordinance, and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. `The next item discussed was Ordinance No. 20, Series of 1987, first reading, making a supplemental appropriation to the Town of Vail budget,_ The full title was read by Mayor Johnston. Steve Barwick explained what the supplemental appropriation was for and discussed a few changes made since last week's Work Session. Mike Cacioppo asked questions, to which Steve and Council responded, and stated his concerns. Ken Wilson asked questions regarding how the Council made their choice for the Town Manager's residence and explained the problems he saw. Cynthia Steitz, Chris Neuswanger, Mike Cacioppo and Diana Donovan commented on their concerns regarding the house. Ray Story, who helped Town staff plan a schematic design, explained what was planned. Cynthia Steitz again stated her concerns over the costs planned for the Town Manager's house and over West Vail street assessments; she felt the money should be spent there. Gordon Pierce explained that street assessments were made because the streets were inherited from the County, and East Vail residents did not want to help pay to improve them. Charlie Wick gave a history of the Town Managers' housing problems and why he felt it was an appropriate long term investment for the Town. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made a motion to approve the ordinance, with the deletion of the Town Manager's residence improvements until an appraisal was completed, and this motion was seconded by Eric Affeldt. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The next item was the return of Ordinance No. 16, Series of 1987, first reading, amending Special Development District 5 (Vail Run Resort) by amending the site plan. The full title was read by Mayor Johnston. Kent Rose made a motion to take the ordinance off the table, and Gordon Pierce seconded. A vote was made and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. Jay Peterson, representing Vail Run, stated that they had worked out their differences with Simba Run. He explained they had agreed to certain items which should be included in the ordinance, which he would give to Larry Eskwith. He read their list of items agreed upon: . 1. Parking will be primarily for employees and long-term residents; no commercial vans are to be parked there. 2. No snow is to be moved on to Simba Run property. 3. A buffer is to be agreed upon by both parties, with the approval of the Design Review Board. 4. The landscape plan will feature a minimum amount of ten foot spruce trees, adequate to locate one tree for every eight feet around the parking lot. 5. A five foot berm will be placed around the parking lot. 6. There is to be no lighting around the parking lot unless required by the Town of Vail. 7. The lighting on the ramp is to be no higher than four feet. Chris Neuswanger stated his problems with the proposed ordinance. Nicholas Giancamilli, representing Simba Run, stated that what Jay presented was pretty much what they wanted to accomplish. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the ordinance •with the additional language read by Jay Peterson, and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. Peter Patten then stated his concerns that the DRB may have problems with the eight foot spacing between the trees around the area and also no lighting around the parking lot. Jay explained he only used the number of trees as the minimum to be purchased, and that there would be no lighting around the parking lot "unless required by the Town". Larry Eskwith requested that Eric include the findings that the SDD zoning is in conformance with Town of Vail zoning and is in the general welfare of the citizens of Vail. Eric Affeldt included these findings in his motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-0, with Gordon Pierce abstaining. The eighth item was Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1987, first reading, establishing a Special Development District for The Valley Phase III (Elk Meadows). Mayor Johnston read the title in full. Kristan Pritz showed the Council current drawings and gave detailed background information on the area. She also detailed items included in the ordinance. She noted staff recommended approval with five conditions: 1. The development of each building envelope will comply with the environmental impact report, especially the design recommendations cited by Mr. Dan Pettigrove in a letter concerning design mitigations for rock fall hazards. Each individual owner will be responsible for completing the rockfall mitigation measure per the Pettigrove letter. Studies will meet the standards outlined in Section 18.69.052 of the Town of Vail zoning code. An owner may choose to have another qualified engineer/geologist design appropriate rockfall mitigation measures, as long as the mitigation solution does not have negative visual impacts and is approved by the Town of Vail Community Development Department and Town Engineer. 2. The proposed preliminary landscape plan and design review guidelines will be reviewed by the Design Review Board for their approval before final • plat submittal. 3. The applicant agrees to revegetate the access road if the general subdivision improvements are not completed by September 1, 1989. General subdivision improvements are defined in Section 17.16.150 of the Town of Vail Subdivision Regulations. 4. The declaration of protective covenants for the Elk Meadow Subdivision states that design guidelines "may be adopted". The staff would require that the wording be changed to state that design guidelines "shall be adopted". The full paragraph would read: "Guidelines for the development of the building envelopes and tracts shall be adopted by the Committee, which shall, among other things, interpret and/or implement the provisions of these protective covenants. Guidelines may be amended from time to time with the majority vote of approval from the Committee and approval of the Town of Vail Design Review Board. The guidelines will be available from the chair of the Design Committee and Town of Vail Community Development Department." 5. The following engineering information will be submitted to staff by June • 15, 1987: 'a The revised master drainage plan. b. The preliminary plan will be revised to show the new turn -around dimension on the west end of the property. C. The road plan will have an engineer's stamp. The preliminary plan will be adjusted for square footage totals due to the removal of the four guest parking spaces on the west end of the project. d. A letter from Nick Lampiris will be submitted to address the rockfall design requirements. A graphic is suggested. e. Gas line and fire hydrants will be indicated on the utility plan in the appropriate areas. Kent Rose stated he wanted it made clear to the public that mitigation was recommended for the structure only. Peter Patten commented that rockfall mitigation would be decided upon by the engineer and explained why the burden would be put on the owners to do the mitigation. Peter Jamar explained how the rockfall mitigation was developed and how it was similar to other areas. Kristan stated the .PEC did approve both requests, with J.J. Collins being the only one to vote against. After some discussion by Council, Kent Rose made a motion to approve this ordinance with the inclusion of a requirement that a letter from Nick Lampiris outlining his opinion of whether or not mitigation is necessary for the open space area of the subdivision be submitted before a second reading of the ordinance, and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5- 0. At this time, a typographical error was noted on Section 4, Item 12. There should be a dollar mark ($) before the .30. Kristan then explained the Council needed to make a motion to approve/disapprove the request for a major subdivision in compliance with major subdivision requirements. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made the motion to approve the subdivision, which Gordon Pierce seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The ninth item for discussion was the Town of Vail Auditors' 1986 financial report. Charlie Wick introduced Jerry McMahan and Steve Thompson, head auditor, of McMahan, Armstrong and Kenney. Jerry explained the Town was in compliance with requirements and in very good condition at the end of 1986. He gave highlights of the audit document and an overview of the Town's financial position. Charlie Wick made comments on investments made during last year, then Jerry McMahan answered questions of Council. The next item was Resolution No. 20, Series of 1987, extending the SDD 14 approval (Doubletree Hotel). Tom Braun explained what the resolution was for and gave background information on the SDD. He then explained why the staff recommended -3- denial. Tom stated the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the extension for One year only with the following recommendations to Council: 1. The Town Council look at the parking requirements; it seems they may be overly restrictive. . 2. The Applicant initiate talks with the Vail Valley Medical Center like last year regarding shared parking. Peter Jamar, representing Vail Holdings, urged the Council to hire a third party to study lodges, hotels, etc. parking needs; he did not feel it would be near as much as what was required. He'commented the Applicant would agree to a twelve month period, and the landscape plan is underway and should be done by September 1, 1987. After some discussion by Council, Mayor Johnston made a motion to approve the resolution, conditional on the landscape plan being completed. Kent Rose seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-1, with Eric Affeldt opposing. The next item of business was an appeal of a PEG decision on a request for a density variance to enclose ten decks at Treetops Building No. 2. Eric Affeldt called up this item because he noticed they were breaking new ground by enclosing the decks. Kristan Pritz reviewed the reasons the PEC approved the enclosures: 1. There was a minimal amount of increased GRFA. Z. Substantial landscaping will be done in excess of that required with the fact that this was a major emphasis of the proposal and did not include maintenance and upgrading which would normally be required. 3. Balconies remain for each unit and are usable. Peter Patten gave additional background information on the item. Staff recommended approval of the exterior alteration, but denial of the density variance. Diana Donovan commented on why and how the PEC made its decision. Tom Briner commented on why he felt the variance should be granted. Gordon Pierce made a motion to uphold the PEC decision to approve the request, and Kent Rose seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-1, with Eric Affeldt opposing. Under Citizen Participation, Diana Donovan remarked she was upset that the four-way was cold and uninviting now with the new street lights. Stan Berryman explained the design approvals by the State, and that we actually were able to get ten foot shorter posts and non-standard lights approved. Ron Phillips stated there would be no Town Manager's report. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 p.m. ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer�Towlerk Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman Respectfully submitted, Kent . Rose, Mayor Pro Tem -4-