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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING/WORK SESSION
NOVEMBER 26, 1991
2:00 P.M.
The organizational meeting of the Vail Town Council, which followed the November 19, 1991, Regular Municipal
Election, was held on Tuesday, November 26, 1991, at 2:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal
Building.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Steinberg
Jim Gibson
Mery Lapin
Robert LeVine
Peggy Osterfoss
Jim Shearer
Bob Buckley
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The meeting began with the swearing in of the four newly elected Council members, Tom Steinberg, Mery Lapin, Jim
Shearer, and Bob Buckley.
The second item on the agenda was an Executive Session: Personnel Matters.
The third item on the agenda was election of a Mayor and a Mayor Pro-Tem. Jim Gibson moved to appoint Peggy
Osterfoss as Mayor, with a second coming from Jim Shearer. Mery Lapin moved to approve Tom Steinberg as Mayor,
with a second coming from Peggy Osterfoss. Rob LeVine then moved that nominations be closed for Mayor, with a
second coming from Jim Gibson. A vote was taken and that vote passed unanimously, 7-0. A ballot was then passed
to all Council members, and once tabulated, Jim Gibson moved to appoint Peggy Osterfoss as Mayor for a two-year
term, with a second coming from Jim Shearer. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Regarding
Mayor Pro-Tem, Tom Steinberg moved to nominate Mery Lapin, with a second coming from Bob Buckley. Jim Gibson
moved to nominate Rob LeVine, with a second coming from Jim Shearer. Jim Gibson then moved that nominations
be closed, with a second coming from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and this motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Following a paper ballot, Tom Steinberg moved to appoint Mery Lapin as Mayor Pro-Tem, with a second coming from
Jim Gibson. A vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Item 4 on the agenda was the PEC Report.
• Item 5 on the agenda was the DRB Report.
Item 6 was an appointment of the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Board member and alternate. At this
time, Jim Gibson excused himself from the meeting, leaving at 3:05 P.M. Mery Lapin moved to appoint Tom Steinberg
as the regular member of NWCOG and Rob LeVine as the alternate. Jim Shearer seconded this motion. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item No. 7 on the agenda was appointment of the Vail Resort Association Board member. Mery Lapin moved to
appoint Jim Gibson as the regular member, with Jim Shearer as the alternate, with a second from Rob LeVine, A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item No. 8 on the agenda was appointment of the Vail Transportation/Parking Task Force members. Tom Steinberg
moved to appoint Peggy Osterfoss, Mery Lapin, and Bob Buckley, with a second coming from Jim Shearer. A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 9 on the agenda was appointment of the Colorado Association of Ski Towns member and alternate. Tom
Steinberg moved to appoint Rob LeVine as the regular member and Peggy Osterfoss as the alternate, This motion
was seconded by Rob LeVine. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
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Item 10 was the appointment of Vail Recreation Distrieffown Council Committee members. Tom Steinberg moved
to appoint Jim Gibson and Mery Lapin, with a second from Jim Shearer. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously, 6-0.
Item 1 t was the appointment of the Art in Public Places Committee member. Rob LeV!ne moved to appoint Tom
• Steinberg, with a second from Bob Buckley. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 12 was the appointment of the Cemetery Committee member. Rob LeVine moved to appoint Bob Buckley, with
a second from Jim Shearer. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 13 was the appointment of the Bravo! Colorado Board member. Rob LeVine moved to appoint Tom Steinberg,
with a second from Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 14 was the appointment of the Committee to Water QualitylQuantity Committee/NWCOG member. Mery Lapin
moved to appoint Tom Steinberg, with a second from LeVine, A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously,
6-0.
item 15 was the appointment of the Countywide Air Quality Committee member. Following some discussion, it was
decided not to appoint at this time since the committee may no longer be functioning. Staff will check with the County.
Item 16 was the appointment of the Avon -Heaver Creek -Vail Regional Transportation Committee members. Rob
LeVine moved to appoint Tam Steinberg and Peggy Osterfoss as regular members, and Jim Shearer as an alternate
to this committee, with a second from Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 17 was the reaffirmation of the Eagle County Recreation Authority Committee member. Rob LeVine moved to
appoint Mery Lapin as the regular member and Jim Gibson as the alternate. Mery Lapin seconded this motion. A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 18 was the appointment of the Town of Vail Housing Authority member. Tom Steinberg moved to approve Peggy
Osterfoss as the regular member, with Jim Shearer serving as an alternate. Mery Lapin seconded this motion, A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 19 was the appointment of the Municipal Complex Committee member. Tom Steinberg moved to approve Rob
LeVine, with a second coming from Jim Shearer. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 20 was the appointment of the Channel 23 Board member. Rob LeVine moved to appoint Jim Shearer to this
committee, with a second coming from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 21 was the appointment of the Vail Valley Conference and Performance Center Steering Committee members.
Jim Shearer moved to appoint Tom Steinberg, Rob LeVine, and Mery Lapin as committee members: with a second
from Bob Buckley. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0. At this point, Tom Steinberg stated
he had been contacted by the Eagle Valley Arts Council, and this committee was interested in having a Council
representative. Thereafter, Mery Lapin moved to appoint Jim Shearer to this committee, with a second from Tom
Steinberg, A vote was taken and the vote passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 22 was the appointment of the Municipal Judge. Rob LeVine moved to appoint Buck Allen as the Town of Vail
Municipal Judge for a two-year period of time. Included in this motion was a reduction of his work week to 2-112 days
per week, from the current 3 days per week at the existing hourly compensation rate. Tom Steinberg seconded this
motion. Discussion followed regarding the management consultant's review of this position, as well as requirements
already requested of Judge Allen, and the timeframe during which the review of this position would be concluded. At
this point, the vote was called and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 23 was the appointment of the Election Commission. Pam Brandmeyer explained that Section 2.5 of the Charter
provided that two registered electors within the Town of Vail be appointed to the Election Commission for a period of
two -years, and to serve without compensation with the Town Clerk being the Chairman of this commission. Those
two appointees would be Karen Morter and Kay Cheney. Mery Lapin moved to approve both appointments, with a
second coming from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 24 was a request from Vail Ski Tech to place awning support poles on Town of Vail land. Betsy Rosclack
explained that Vail Ski Tech, in the new Lift House Lodge expansion, wished to extend their awning beyond the
property line of the Lift House Lodge and that the support poles for that awning would be on Town of Vail land. The
staff recommendation was to grant the request. Mery Lapin moved to approve staff's recommendation, with a second
from Jim Gibson. A vote was taken and the motions passed unanimously, 6-0.
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Item 25 on the agenda was a request from Mountain Hospice to place a sign by their Tree of Lights on Town of Vail
land near the Children's Fountain. In explanation, Betsy Rosolack stated that Mountain Hospice had already been
approved for a Tree of Lights at the Children's Fountain. Further, Mountain Hospice had requested permission to place
a sign near the tree stating, "Mountain Hospice Tree of Lights - For Information See Forget Me Not Store". The staff
recommendation was to grant the request as proposed, excluding the sign. Following discussion, Mery Lapin moved
to return this decision to staff, supporting a 1 sq. ft. sign with telephone number only. Jim Shearer seconded that
motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 26 was the discussion of the AIPP approval of the temporary installation of "American Jazz" on Town of Vail land,
with the applicant being Davey Wilson of the Hong Kong and Louis Restaurants. Shelly Mello explained on November
20,1991, AIPP voted unanimously to approve a request to site "American Jazz" in the center planter of the Wall Street
stairway for the ski season. The applicant had agreed to pay for all necessary installation and removal, and to meet
all the Town of Vail requirements. Further, the applicant was providing an insurance policy for $1,000,000 of liability
prior to the installation of the piece. Following discussion, Rob Levine moved to uphold the AIPP decision, with a
second from Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item 27 was the Third Quarter Financial Report. Steve Thompson reviewed the material and answered questions
Item 28 was an Information Update. Ron Phillips reminded Council members Steinberg and Buckley that the meeting
with Mr. Galvin of the East Village Homeowner's Association would be held at 4:30 P.M. in the small conference room
on Friday, November 29.
Under Other, which was item 29, several items were discussed. Attendance at the Ski Museum reception on Friday,
November 29, 1991, and the Betty Ford Winter Interlude were discussed. Further, it was decided by Council to hold
no work session meetings on either Tuesday, December 24 or 31, 1991. Tom Steinberg asked for some clarification
regarding the FDIC action on the Potato Patch caretaker unit, to which Larry Eskwith responded he was in contact with
both the FDIC attorney, as well as Bill Post, who represents the condominium association. Bus scheduling problems
were discussed both for West Vail Service, as well as for the Bald Mountain Road/Booth Falls area. Work session
meeting formats were discussed, and it was decided that Carl Neu might be an appropriate facilitator to provide
consensus building expertise, as well as to help open all lines of communication, to explain our form of government,
and to let everyone know what his role should be. At this point, Bob Buckley suggested he would be interested in
reviewing the Deming management model to improve quality and efficiency within the Town of Vail.
There being no further business, Tom Steinberg moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:45 P.M., with a second from Bob
Buckley. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0. At this point, the Council members adjourned
to a joint meeting with the Avon Town Council and Eagle County Commissioners at the Town of Avon, which was to
begin at 5:15 P.M.
ATTEST:
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
Minutas taken by Pamela A. Brandmeyer
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Respectfully submitted,
Margaret . Qsterfoss, Mayor
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