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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-06-21 Town Council Minutes• MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 21, 1988 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, June 21, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: John Slevin, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Affeldt Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal Gordon Pierce Tom Steinberg MEMBERS ABSENT: Kent Rose, Mayor Mery Lapin TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first order of business was the presentation of a ten year employment anniversary award to Jose Sandoval. Ron Phillips gave background information on •Jose and explained Jose was a Mechanic II in Fleet Maintenance. Jose thanked Ron and the Council and stated he enjoyed working for the Town. Stan Berryman commented that Fleet Maintenance was not always given the appreciation due them and people only noticed when the buses were not working; he thanked Jose for his good work in Fleet to keep things going so smoothly. Todd Scholl stated he had worked with Jose for seven years, that Jose helped make Fleet a good place to work, and he hoped to work with Jose another ten years. The next item was a Consent Agenda consisting of: A. Ordinance No. 12, Series of 1988, second reading, amending the Design Review Guidelines pertaining to primary/secondary and duplex development. B. Ordinance No. 16, Series of 1988, second reading, prohibiting liquor and beer in closed containers over July Fourth Weekend and New Year's Eve. C. Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1988, second reading, regarding increased fines and jail sentences on criminal ordinance violations. Mayor Pro Tem Slevin read the full title of each of the ordinances. Larry Eskwith noted there were no changes made on Ordinance Nos. 12 and 17, but paragraph B at the •top of page 2 was added to Ordinance No. 16 since first reading. He explained the added language was requested by Tom Steinberg at the first reading of the Ordinance. There was no discussion by Council or the public. Gordon Pierce made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda with the change as presented by Larry. Gail Wahrlich- Lowenthal seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The next item was Ordinance No. 18, Series of 1988, first reading, regarding the cancellation of electrical permit fees. Mayor Pro Tem Slevin read the full title of the ordinance. Larry Eskwith explained the State changed the law making it illegal for local governmental authorities to charge for registration of electrical contractors. Therefore, the Town had no choice but to pass the ordinance. He commented the procedures would all stay the same, but no fee charged. There was no discussion by Council or the public. A motion to approve the ordinance was made by Tom Steinberg and seconded by Gordon Pierce. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The fourth item of business was Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1988, first reading, regarding incorporating sales tax in the price of food sales. The full title was read by Mayor Pro Tem Slevin. Larry Eskwith stated this ordinance would amend the sales tax ordinance by providing a mirror of the provision relating to alcoholic beverages for food sales. He explained this would simplify the tax for the food sales vendors. There was no further discussion by Council or the public. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal made a motion to approve the ordinance, which Tom Steinberg. seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The next order of business was Resolution No. 10, Series of 1988, regarding delivery truck restrictions. Stan Berryman explained the resolution would formally adopt the • experiment the Town had been using the last several months. He commented there had been no real objections to the policy by merchants or delivery truck drivers. After some discussion by Council, Gordon Pierce made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The sixth item was Resolution No. 11, Series of 1988, opposing the Forest Service's proposal to revise the current appeal process. Larry Eskwith stated what the Forest Service's plans were and gave the reasoning for the resolution. He commented he had sent a letter to the Colorado Municipal League, which was going to take action. There was some discussion by Council. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Tom Steinberg and seconded by Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. The seventh order of business was the sign variance request for the Chevron Service Station. Rick Pylman explained what Chevron's request was, gave background information on the request and explained why staff recommended approval. He also commented there had been some confusion concerning the Design Review Board decision. He noted he felt the applicant wanted to be present, but Rick had told him to arrive later. There was much discussion by Council and Rick. Tom Steinberg then made a motion to grant the variance as presented and recommended by the Design Review Board, with the removal of the current price signs and the signs above the gas • pumps. Eric Affeldt seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 5-0. There was no Citizen Participation. There was no Town Manager's Report. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. ATTEST: Pamela A. Brarndmeygr, own Clerk Minutes taken -by Brenda Chesman Respectfully submitted, JohrlC. 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