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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
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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. Slevin, Mayor Pro Tem
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