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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-11-01 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 1988 7:30 P.M. 0 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 -2- 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 -3-