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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 1, 1988
7:30 P.M.
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A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, November 1, 1988, 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
Michael Cacioppo
Mery Lapin
Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal
Tom Steinberg
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The first item was ten year anniversary awards to Kurt Oakley and Jim Sanders. Ron
Phillips gave brief background information on Jim, who is a Maintenance Supervisor
for the Vail Metropolitan Recreation District at the Vail Golf Course, and Kurt, who
is a Fire Fighter for the Vail Fire Department. Pat Dodson and John Gulick said a
few words of praise, and Mayor Rose thanked both Jim and Kurt for their hard work
and years of service.
The next order of business was the approval of the minutes from the October 4 and
18, 1988 meetings. Tom Steinberg made a motion to approve the minutes, and John
Slevin seconded. Mike Cacioppo noted an error on the October 4 minutes in which
Gordon Pierce's name was still shown as a Council member. A vote was taken and the
motion approving the minutes with the correction of the noted error passed
unanimously 7-0.
The third order of business was Ordinance No. 31, Series of 1988, second reading,
setting the 1989 Town of Vail budget. Mayor Rose read the full title of the
ordinance. Steve Barwick commented he had nothing to add from the first reading and
would like to open general discussion and answer any questions the public or Council
had. Tom Steinberg requested the vote be deferred until after the November 8
elections in case Amendment 6 passed, because if it did, major changes would have to
be made to the budget. After some discussion by Council, Mayor Rose stated some
changes had been made to the original street improvement proposal. Stan Berryman
explained the alternate plan and what the changes would be and do. Mayor Rose
•commented why he was against stretching the time period out, to which Tom Steinberg
agreed. Ralph Davis asked Stan questions regarding his street and the increased
cost, to which Stan responded. Hermann Staufer stated he did not want taxes raised
and explained why. Lou Meskiman aired his concerns about the tax increase; Moni
Beal agreed. Colleen McCarthy brought up who would pay the majority of the property
tax increase, and thought it would be the businesses in the Core. Steve Barwick
explained that because of legislation which was passed last spring, Colleen was
correct, the increase would be greater in the commercial area than in residential
areas. Colleen then explained a cause and effect scenario. Rob Levine explained
why he was for the tax increase; nobody wanted to do it, but should be willing to do
what it takes. Cindy Jacobson commented why she was against the increase. Pepi
Gramshammer agreed with Hermann Staufer. Johannes Faessler stated utilities were a
very basic responsibility of town government and could not understand why there was
a need to increase taxes to pay for utilities; he then urged Council not to increase
taxes for this use. Mike Cacioppo stated he was convinced the Town should fix the
roads, but not to raise taxes to do it. All Council members commented on their
feelings regarding to increase the property taxes or not. Mery Lapin commented on
areas where he felt cuts could be made. Mayor Rose responded to some of Merv's
concerns. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal thought they would not be able to find $542,000
to cut, but would not mind stretching out the street improvement project. John
Slevin did not agree with Merv's ideas on cuts; he would rather go with the
•stretched out version of paving. Hermann Staufer requested Council pass the budget
without the mill levy increase; that everyone was expecting a good season and the
extra revenue could go to street improvements. Brad Quayle commented everyone needs
to be forward thinking and they needed to do what they could. Eric Affeldt aired
his feelings concerning the budget and why he was against stretching the paving out.
Mery suggested reducing the RAM budget by $10,000, that salaries were projected at
an increase of $210,000 and Ron Phillips should decide where the cuts should be.
John commented that rent increases were up 30% and it was not feasible to cut salary
increases. Mike suggested salaried employees who make over $25,000 should not
receive an increase. Gail stated she would rather look at the $250,000 for the
parking structure addition. There was then discussion by Council and the public on
the pros and cons of changing the ordinance so the Town could use the money saved
for the parking structure addition.• Mike Cacioppo then made a motion to cut the Art
Coordinator position worth $10,000, which Mery Lapin seconded. A vote was taken and
the motion passed 4-3, with John Slevin, Tom Steinberg and Eric Affeldt opposing.
Mike Cacioppo made a motion to cut $75,000 out of the $175,000 marketing fund. Eric
stated he was opposed to the reduction and explained why. Mike Cacioppo then made a
motion to cut Council expense accounts, which Eric Affeldt seconded. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. At this time Tom Steinberg made a
motion to not cut the marketing fund. The motion was not seconded. A vote was
taken and the motion passed 5-2, with Mery Lapin and Mike Cacioppo opposing.
Hermann Staufer commented he thought the Council would have to work this out at the
next Work Session, and he hoped they would approve the budget and extend the street
improvement program. Ella Knox felt a moratorium on spending for one year would be
a good idea. Jo Brown stated that she looked at the street improvement program by
way that if you did not have the cash today, it would always cost more. Mery Lapin
made a motion the ordinance be approved without the property tax increase and that
the budget would be worked on at the next Work Session with Ron Phillips and staff
suggestions. Mike Cacioppo seconded the motion. After some Council discussion,
Mery and Mike withdrew their motion. Mery Lapin then made a motion to table the
ordinance until the next Evening Meeting in two weeks, which Tom Steinberg seconded.
A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0.
The next topic discussed was Ordinance No. 30, Series of 1988, second reading,
amending agriculture/open space zone district to allow cemeteries as a conditional
use. The full title was read by Mayor Rose. Rick Pylman gave background
information on the topic, explained what changes were made from first reading, then
explained what the ordinance would and would not do. Judy Sibley asked Peter
Patten if legal research had been done concerning real estate transfer tax to use on
open space. Peter responded that Larry Eskwith would be addressing that issue only
when a specific property had been chosen. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the
ordinance, which was seconded by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion
passed 6-1, with Mike Cacioppo opposing.
The fifth order of business was Ordinance No. 32, Series of 1988, first reading,
amending the arterial business zone district to allow micro -breweries as a
conditional use. Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. Kristan Pritz
gave background information on the request and plans. She gave information and a
slide presentation on other micro -breweries in the state, particularly the Boulder
•Brewery and the Denver Brewpub. She then reviewed the staff's evaluation of
environmental impacts and explained why staff recommended approval of the request.
She also noted the Planning and Environmental Commission voted approval of the
request. Kristan stated the purpose section would be reworded so that it stated it
must be tourist oriented. Andy Norris, the applicant, clarified a few items and
answered questions from the public and Council. A motion to approve the ordinance
was made by Eric Affeldt and seconded by Mery Lapin. Ella Knox remarked she was
against a brewery in town, to which Mike Cacioppo responded. A vote was taken and
the motion passed 6-0, with Mayor Rose abstaining due to his involvement in the
project.
The next item on the agenda was Ordinance No. 33, Series of 1988, first reading,
amending the sales tax ordinance to reflect sales tax policies. The full title of
the ordinance was read by Mayor Rose, Danielle Hild reviewed the changes to the
sales tax chapter for Council. There was some discussion by Council to make
paragraph 3 consistent with the State policies. After some discussion regarding
penalties by Council, Mery Lapin made a motion to approve the ordinance with the
changes to paragraph 3. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0.
The seventh item was Ordinance No. 34, Series of 1988, first reading, regarding a
•proposed investment policy. Mayor Rose read the full title. Steve Thompson briefly
explained the policy and answered questions of Council. Tom Steinberg requested a
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wording change in Section VI
motion was then made by Eric
Section VI, which Mery Lapin
unanimously 7-0.
from "one banking day" to "one business day". A
Affeldt to approve the ordinance with the amendment to
seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed
The next order of business was Resolution No. 39, Series of 1988, approving opening
a Super NOW Account with Central Bank of Denver. There was no discussion by Council
or the public. Mery Lapin made a motion to approve the resolution, which was
seconded by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0.
The ninth agenda item was Resolution No. 40, Series of 1988, opposing Amendment 6.
There was no discussion by Council or the public. A motion to approve the
resolution was made by Mery Lapin and seconded by Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal. A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. Mery commented that it did not
take into consideration special situations, to which Mike and Tom agreed.
Item ten was Resolution No. 41, Series of 1988, supporting Minturn's continued
funding from the Department of Highways for improvements to Highway 24. Darell
Wegert, Mayor of Minturn, noted construction was included in the Highway
Department's five year plan and was now up to no. 2, but they would like it at no.
1, and explained why. Mery Lapin then made a motion to approve the resolution,
which Eric Affeldt seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously
7-0.
The next item was an appointment to the Local Liquor Licensing Authority Board. The
ittwo applicants were Kevin Cassidy and Ann Mardis. A vote was taken and Kevin
Cassidy was appointed to the Board.
During Citizen Participation, Lew Meskimen thanked the Council for devoting so much
time to the budget. Mery Lapin asked that staff research the point of sale issue.
Colleen McCarthy objected to mail order businesses paying Town of Vail sales tax.
At this time, Ron Phillips asked Council if they wanted to start their Work Session
early next week due to the number of items on the agenda. It was decided to begin
the meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Golf Course Clubhouse.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m.
( ATTEST:
PameM B andmey� rk
Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman
Respectfully submitted,
Kent . Rose, Mayor
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