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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-01-16 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 16, 1990 7:30 P.M. • A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, January 16, 1990, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: Kent Rose, Mayor Lynn Fritzlen Jim Gibson Mery Lapin Robert Levine Peggy Osterfoss MEMBERS ABSENT: Tom Steinberg, Mayor Pro Tem TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first item was presentation of plaques of appreciation to the former Councilmembers. Mayor Rose recognized each Councilmember of the last Council no longer serving, Eric Affeldt, John Slevin, and Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal, and presented them each with a plaque honoring their service to the Town. Mike Cacioppo was not present to receive his plaque. Eric, John, and Gail thanked everyone for their support, and wished the new Council good luck. The second order of business was approval of the minutes of the December 26 and 29, 1989 special meetings. There was no discussion by Council or the public. Mery Lapin made a motion to approve the minutes, which was seconded by Peggy Osterfoss. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. An Aquatic Center presentation by the Vail Metropolitan Recreation District was next. Tim Garton gave a brief review and update to Council and the public regarding the proposed aquatic center. He reviewed the goals of the task force, and gave chronological background up to the present. Jim Morter, of Morter Architects, the architect for the project, presented a slide show of the plans and discussed costs. Tim and Jim then answered questions of Council and the public. The fourth order of business was Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1990, first reading, a request for rezoning from Residential Cluster to High Density Multiple Family with a Special Development District for Parcel D, Stephens Subdivision. (Applicant: Faessler Realty) Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. Mike Mollica gave an overview of the proposal, identified the location of the property, and explained the zoning comparisons and criteria used in evaluating the proposal. He then explained why the Planning and Environmental Commission and staff recommended denial. Sidney Schultz, architect for the project, gave a brief presentation discussing height, density, zoning, and parking. Johannes Faessler spoke as to why he felt the project should be approved. Mayor Rose responded to Mr. Faessler's concerns. There was much discussion by Council at this point regarding the parking and number of people impacting the site. Greg Stutz, representing the Meadow Creek Condominium Association, stated they were not against employee housing, they were against the rezoning request, and gave reasons why they were against it. Sue Dugan, a member of the Vail Board of Realtors but not representing them, noted how the stigma of employee housing could affect the neighborhood. Patty Franke presented a petition against the rezoning, and gave it to Mayor Rose. There was discussion between Council and staff regarding sending the project back to the Planning and Environmental Commission instead of voting on it. Johannes felt there was no point in going back to the PEC or working with the neighborhood without getting clear direction from the Council. Sidney gave additional remarks in support of the project, to which Greg Stutz responded. Jim Gibson made a motion to deny the ordinance with the finding that since there has been no change in the neighborhood conditions, or character of the area, a request for a change in the original zoning should not be made. Mery Lapin seconded the motion. Eric Affeldt noted the Council was looking at the broader issue of employee housing for the valley, and it was critical that the employee housing study address what the problems are, and where to locate housing. Peter Patten asked that the motion be amended to include the findings in the staff memorandum of January 8, 1990. Jim amended the motion and Mery seconded. Peter Franke objected to the employee housing in the neighborhood since it would be only for Faessler's employees. Peggy Osterfoss suggested Johannes use the Land Use Plan and input from the neighborhood to amend his plans. Diana Donovan asked if Council could attend the PEC work session next time the project comes up. Joe Earhart explained the relationship between the Meadow Creek . Condominiums and this particular neighborhood. A vote was then taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. Item number five on the agenda was Ordinance No. 1, Series of 1990, first reading, regarding the Doubletree Special Development District No. 14. The full title was read by Mayor Rose. Peter Patten gave background information regarding the Doubletree project, reviewed revisions to the SDD, and then reviewed the SDD criteria and changes to the previously approved SDD requirements. He stated there were no changes in development standards from the previously approved development standards, and the staff recommendation was for approval. Peter also commented the conditions of approval were unchanged from the original SDD. Peter Jamar, representing Katzoff Resorts of Vail, gave background information and reasoning for approval of the project. Lynn Fritzlen commented she was happy to see the addition of guest services added to the hotel. Lynn Fritzlen made a motion to approve the ordinance as written, which Rob Levine seconded. Lynn amended the motion to include the findings in the staff memorandum dated January 16, 199D, which Rob seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The sixth item for consideration was Resolution No. 2, Series of 1990, a resolution approving the Vail Village Master Plan. Peter Patten gave a brief presentation on why there was a Master Plan, and reviewed the chronological background up to the ' present. Tom Braun explained how the Plan would be used in the future. Peter then covered, in the staff memorandum dated January 10, 1990, the changes to the Plan the Council had requested. Mery Lapin made a motion to approve the resolution with the changes made, which Peggy Osterfoss seconded. Lynn Fritzlen commented on her reservations of the Plan, to which Rob LeUine responded. Jim Gibson felt Council should implement the Plan as a living document which could change if necessary. Larry Lichliter, of Vail Associates, stated he was philosophically in agreement with most of the document, but asked for another 30 days to review the final document, and have Council receive professional arguments with specific problems. After some discussion by Council, Diana Donovan remarked the document had not changed since November except for "mays," "shalls," etc. and the PEC needed it for decision -making. She continued that it made the PEC's work much easier and gave reasoning why it should be passed now. Peter Jamar also requested that the plan not be approved to allow for additional review time. Peggy Osterfoss stated she was in favor of passing it now, and Peter Patten agreed. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-2, with Lynn Fritzlen and Rob Levine opposed. Action on the Michael Barber contract for the Village Transportation Center expansion was next on the agenda. Larry Eskwith began with discussing the two types of insurance available for Michael Barber to carry. He asked Council which they preferred, the regular insurance or project insurance, and explained the differences • in coverage and cost. After much discussion by Council and staff regarding insurance, the actual architect contract, and owner's representation, Lynn Fritzlen made a motion approving the contract contingent upon talking with the architect regarding the Town hiring an owner's representative versus Michael Barber providing an owner's representative from their own staff. After some discussion, the motion was withdrawn. Rob LeVine made a motion to accept the contract with the architect providing a full-time, seven days a week owner's representative for the Town if in a reasonable time the Town cannot find an acceptable representative or cannot afford one. Lynn Fritzlen seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. The eighth item was action on Town Attorney and Town Manager compensation. Mayor Rose stated the Council had three employees, the Town Attorney, Town Manager, and Municipal Judge. He added they were holding the Municipal Judge's compensation the same as previous years, but extending his hours from 20 to 24 a week. Mayor Rose also noted the Town Manager's and Town Attorney's evaluations came out as above standard toward outstanding. He noted the last Council's recommendations were to look at bonuses instead of pay increases, and recommended a $4,000 bonus (6%) for the Town Manager and $3,000 (5%) for the Town Attorney. After some discussion by Council, Jim Gibson made a motion to eliminate the bonuses and grant the Town Manager a pay increase of four percent and the Town Attorney a pay increase of five • percent, and follow the recommendation of the last Council for increasing the hours from 20 to 24 for the Municipal Judge. Rob LeUine seconded the motion. After some discussion by Council and staff, a vote was taken and the motion passed 5-1, with Mery Lapin opposed. -2- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:00 a.m. ATTEST: Pamela . Brandmeyer, own Clerk Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman CJ Respectfully submitted, Kent ` ose, Mayor -3-