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MINUTES
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 20, 1989
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, June 20, 1989, at
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT
Kent Rose, Mayor
John Slevin, Mayor Pro Tem
Eric Affeldt
Michael Cacioppo
Mery Lapin
Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal
Tom Steinberg
None
Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The first order of business was an update by the Colorado Department of Health on
the Eagle Mine Clean-up. Dick Parchini, the on -site field officer of the Department
of Health overseeing the construction on the mine, discussed the health and
environmental monitoring issues of the clean-up. After some discussion with
Council, it was decided he would give another update at the July 11 Evening
Meeting.
The next item was a consent agenda of the following items:
1. Ordinance No. 11, Series of 1989, second reading, an ordinance adding
recreational amenities tax rates for new zone districts which have been formed since
the original ordinance was written.
2. Ordinance No. 12, Series of 1989, second reading, an ordinance repealing
and reenacting Ordinance No. 40, Series of 1988, to provide changes to Area D (Glen
Lyon Office Property) requirements that concern the condition of undergrounding
utilities; a new location for the bus stop; a deceleration lane on the South
Frontage Road; a minor subdivision; and stairwell addition; and setting forth
details in regard thereto.
Mayor Rose read the full titles of the ordinances. Kristan,Pritt"s.tated Holy Cross
Electric was still working on a letter regarding undergrounding the utilities, and
once it was received, she would discuss it with Council at a Work Session. Mery
Lapin made a motion to approve the consent agenda items, and Tom Steinberg seconded.
A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0.
The third item was Ordinance No. 13, Series of 1989, second reading, an ordinance
establishing the Booth Falls Local Improvement District. The full title was read by
Mayor Rose. Larry Eskwith stated there was a problem, as there was a new engineer
at Banner Associates, and he gave a different and higher estimate on the cost. Stan
Berryman commented the item was going before the Design Review Board tomorrow, and
depending on their requirements, the project could cost up to $50,000 more. Stan
stated the problems with the district were: 1) the Booth Falls Townhome Association
representatives were present and wanted to be included in the district; this would
require the work to go 500 more feet and would involve Forest Service requirements,
and 2) that portion would have to be engineered and a cost estimate made. Mayor
Rose said he would rather table the item, staff could put it out to bid, see if the
price would be acceptable to the property owners, and go forward from there. Jack
Acuff commented he was disappointed to have come so far and the engineers make so
large a mistake; he wants to go forward with the original amount quoted. Larry
remarked the Town used the engineer recommended by the neighborhood, and what Jack
wants would take longer unless the Town was willing to pick up the slack. There was
some discussion by Council about why it had to go to the Design Review Board, and
•when the item would come back for the public hearing and second reading. Jerry
Gravin of the Booth Falls Townhomes gave an explanation why the 18 townhome units
r wanted to be included in the mitigation. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal asked why they
were not here earlier, and can the project be phased? Stan replied a second
district could be formed. Susan Fritch gave some background information on what had
happened up to this point and how they were very interested in forming a district.
Stan responded. Jack Acuff stated he would like the Booth Falls Townhomes to be
included. Larry felt it would be best to table this item until the July 18 Evening
Meeting. Mery Lapin made a motion to table the ordinance until July 18, 1989, which
John Slevin seconded. At this time, Eric Affeldt commented that at the July 18
meeting, the Townhomes would not be included, and he encouraged the group to start
their own process. Larry remarked he would help all he could. Ron Phillips stated
yes, but the Town would take over the administration of the special development
districts and notification of all property owners, so to take the burden off the
property owners. Jeannine Hallenbeck initiated some discussion with Council over
the upcoming process. It was clarified that staff would use the new cost estimate,
put it out to bid, and notify the property owners; also, they would work with the
engineer on substantiating the cost. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously 7-0.
The next order of business was Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1989, first reading,
concerning the issuance of local improvement bonds for the Booth Creek Local
Improvement District. Mayor Rose read the full title. A motion to approve the
ordinance and schedule second reading for the July 18 Evening Meeting was made by
Mery Lapin, and seconded by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously 7-0. Eric Affeldt commented he would support the motion, but was
uncomfortable with approving blank figures.
•The next agenda item was Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1989, first reading, an
ordinance making supplemental appropriations from the Town of Vail general fund,
capital projects fund, real estate transfer tax fund, and Vail marketing fund of the
1989 budget and financial plan, and authorizing the expenditures of such
appropriations. The full title was read by Mayor Rose. Steve Barwick stated the
ordinance had been reviewed at the Work Session that afternoon, and that most were
roll forwards for projects from 1988, $200,000 in the general fund was for the
parking structure, and that this money was not to be spent, but by law had to be
shown as an expenditure. He noted $150,000 was for the streamwalk, and $414,000 was
for street improvements. There was much discussion by Council regarding street
improvements, costs, and the parking structure. Mike Cacioppo made a motion to
approve the ordinance with amendments to eliminate $150,000 for the streamwalk, and
eliminate $1,500 for an acoustic wall in the Library. There was no second, and the
motion failed. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the ordinance with the
exclusion of $150,000 for the streamwalk, so the total would be $3,083,881. Gail
Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. Ron Phillips stated he would like some of the $150,000
to stay in for design costs. There was much discussion by Council, Ron, and Peter
Patten regarding the streamwalk money. Tom Steinberg opposed the removal of the
$150,000 for the streamwalk. At this time, Eric modified his motion to leave an
amount not to exceed $10,000 for preliminary studies of the streamwalk, which Gail
seconded. Mike Cacioppo stated he did not feel it was necessary to proceed with the
•study and spend the $10,000. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-2, with Mike
Cacioppo and Tom Steinberg opposing.
The sixth item was Ordinance No. 16, Series of 1989, first reading, an ordinance
vacating a portion of a cul-de-sac in Intermountain, adjacent to Lot 1, Block 1,
Intermountain Subdivision. Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. Rick
Pylman reviewed the drawings of the cul-de-sac and property lines. He then reviewed
the plans and reasons why staff recommended approval. Mery Lapin made a motion to
approve the ordinance, which was seconded by John Slevin. There was then some
discussion by Council regarding the cost. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously 7-0.
The next order of business was an appeal of the Design Review Board decision to
approve changes to design details for the Chester residence located on Lot 19, Block
1, Vail Village First Filing. The appeal was made by W. Grant Williams (adjacent
property owner). Mayor Rose noted the process was to discuss precisely what was
presented to the Design Review Board and nothing more. Item four of the Stutz, Dyer
& Miller letter was the only item to be discussed. Larry Eskwith agreed, stating
Stutz was dealing with the three other issues in District Court. Kristan Pritz
and Jay Peterson reviewed the plan approved by the DRB and compared them to the new
plans. Greg Stutz remarked the problem was with the design change of the roof, and
•gave details. There was much discussion by Jay and Greg regarding problems with the
roof line. There was then some discussion by Council and staff regarding the
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r Planning and Environmental Commission's and Design Review Board's charges. A
motionto uphold the DRB decision regarding changes on the Chester residence was made
by Mery Lapin and seconded by John Slevin. A vote was taken and the motion passed
6-1, with Mike Cacioppo opposing.
The next item was certification of election judges for the July 11, 1989 special
election. Pam Brandmeyer remarked Kay Chaney, Lee Bennett, and Joan Morris were the
proposed election judges. Mery Lapin made a motion to approve the appointment of
these election judges, which John Slevin seconded. A vote was taken and the motion
passed unanimously 7-0.
Under Citizen Participation, Gordon Pierce stated over the last 30 years, he never
worked on a project that did not have changes. He wanted to apologize; things used
to be "loose" and the staff has been working hard to tighten things up. He feels
things are back in the right direction now. He stated he was not trying to get away
with anything, and will work hard with staff so things like this do not happen.
John Cogswell discussed the subject of public art, and encouraged Council to support
public art. Kristan Pritz noted she was working on an ordinance now.
Mery Lapin questioned where things stood on point of sale sales tax. Ron Phillips
responded he would check on it.
Tom Steinberg questioned how the Donovan Park reseeding project was going. Kristan
Pritz replied the Vail Valley Foundation was supposed to get back to her regarding
this; she was just waiting on their call. Tom also had a question regarding the
• snow dump land.
Mike Cacioppo stated he remarked at the Work Session today the Town had $550,000
additional sales tax revenues. He asked business owners to go before the Council
and ask for the business license fee ordinance to be rescinded. There was some
discussion by Council regarding the pros and cons of this.
John Cogswell noted he was glad to see the marketing going on, but was concerned
about Front Range marketing.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
• ATTEST:
Pa�. Bran meyer,� Town Clerk
Minutes..tak6r� by Brenda Chesman
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Respectfully submitted,
Kent R. Rose, Mayor
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