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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 3, 1991
7:30 P.M.
• A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, September
3, 1991, at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal
Building.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kent Rose, Mayor
Tom Steinberg, Mayor Pro-Tem
Lynn Fritzlen
Robert LeVine
Jim Gibson
Peggy Osterfoss
Mery Lapin
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Ken Hughey, Assistant Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Hermann Staufer
read a letter from one of his patrons expressing hope that Vail will find
a solution to emergency vehicles which are intrusive during late evening
• hours. Johannes Faessler also spoke briefly, adding his concerns about
the sirens.
At this time, Mayor Rose advised that Council had reviewed Item No. 5 on
the agenda during the Work Session earlier today. He related Council had
decided not to pursue the item, which was Council's call-up of a DRB
decision approving a modified landscape plan for the Gasthof Gramshammer
(Applicants: Pepi and Sheika Gramshammer), and the item had been
withdrawn from the agenda.
Second on the agenda was a Consent Agenda consisting of four items:
A. Approval of Minutes of August 6 and August 20, 1991 evening
meetings
B. Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1991, second reading, an ordinance
repealing and reenacting Chapter 15.02; adopting by reference
the 1991 editions of The Uniform Building Code, The Uniform
Mechanical Code, the Uniform Fire Code, The Uniform Plumbing
Code, The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, The Uniform Building Code Standards, The Uniform
Fire Code Standards, and the 1990 edition of the National
Electric Code; setting forth certain amendments to The Uniform
Building Code, The Uniform Mechanical Code, The Uniform Fire
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15.08 Building Permits - Review Procedures, 15.28 Water Closet
Specifications, and 15.32 Model Energy Efficiency Construction
Standards; and amending Section 15.36.010 of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Vail; and setting forth details in regard
thereto
C. Ordinance No. 27, Series of 1991, second reading, an ordinance
amending Section 18.58.020(C) - Fences, Hedges, Walls and
Screening of the Town of Vail Zoning Code Supplemental
Regulations, regarding enforcement of covenants restricting
fence heights and details with regard thereto
D. Ordinance No. 28, Series of 1991, second reading, an ordinance
repealing and reenacting Ordinance No. 45, Series of 1990, to
provide changes to Area D requirements that concern the
phasing plan for site improvements for Area D; and setting
forth details in regard thereto
Mayor Rose read all titles in full. Mery Lapin moved to approve all
items on the Consent Agenda, with a second coming from Jim Gibson. A
vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Item No. 3 was Resolution No. 19, Series of 1991, a resolution asking the
Colorado Wildlife Commission to take certain action concerning animal
traps in and around the Town. Council asked for public input in order
to finalize the resolution and get it to the Colorado Wildlife Commission
before their meeting in Grand Junction on September 20, 1991. Forty-four
(44) people specifically concerned with this item, not including Council
or Staff, were present at this meeting. Blondie Vucich, representing
Eagle Valley Humane Society, fervently noted a lot of support is needed,
and urged not only passage of the TOV's resolution, but further
participation by all interested in establishing the desired trapping
restrictions specifically by noting the importance of their attendance
at the upcoming Colorado Wildlife Commission meeting. With the exception
of comments from Lewis MesKimmen, who spoke against extended setbacks,
public input was in favor of trapping restrictions which would provide
for greater safety and enjoyment for all who utilize the public hiking
trails around Vail, humans and domestic pets alike. Input from Bob
Slagle, Susie Bruce, Marka Moser, Flo Steinberg, Jackie Padow Osterfoss,
Joanne Knutsik, Maryanne Wells, Robin Weedle, and Robin Peters all
reflected agreement that the main issue is one of safety; assurance for
locals and visitors to Vail that it is safe to recreate here. After
public and Council discussion of the specific requests to be included in
Resolution No. 19, Mery Lapin moved to approve Resolution No. 19 as
amended, with a second coming from Rob Levine. A vote was taken and the
motion passed 6-1; Jim Gibson opposed to show his support for even
greater restrictions.
Item No. 4 was an appeal by neighbors of a PEC decision approving a front
setback variance at the Tupy Residence (Applicant: Leon Tupy; Appellants:
Marka Moser, Cynthia Steitz, Bruce Allen). Andy Knudtsen reviewed the
• CDD memo dated August 12, 1991, to the PEC, including descriptions of the
neighborhood concerns about parking, mass and bulk of the structure, the
floodplain and wetlands and the impact of the development upon those
areas, the amount of traffic along Buffehr Creek Road and the safety
problems, the requirement to improve the public right-of-way with curb
and gutter, and the issue of hardship claimed by the applicant. After
hearing input related to safety concerns from several neighbors, and
clarifications from E.J. Meade, designer of the Tupy residence, about the
Army Corps of Engineers' definition of wetlands, the Council discussed
using guidelines the TOV had set. Peggy Osterfoss then moved to uphold
the PEC decision, with a second coming from Jim Gibson. Before a final
vote was taken, note was made that notwithstanding constraints on the
property, a project for the site that meets variance criteria was
developed. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
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There being no further business; Mayor Rose moved to adjourn the meeting
at 9:50 P.M.
ATTEST:
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Pamela Bran eyer, Town Clerk
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Respectfully submitted,
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