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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 21, 1991
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, May
21, 1991, at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers of the Vail
Municipal Building.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT:
Kent Rose, Mayor
Tom Steinberg, Mayor Pro-Tem
Lynn Fritzlen
Robert LeVine
Peggy Osterfoss
Jim Gibson
Mery Lapin
Ron Phillips, Town Manager
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation, of which
there was none.
The second item on the agenda was the introduction of Stan
McKenzie, new manager of Heritage Cablevision. Mr. McKenzie
thanked the Council for allowing him to speak to them, expressing
his willingness to work with both the public and the media to
improve working relationships. He explained the philosophy of
Heritage regarding their methods of doing business. Tom Steinberg
asked why the addition of expanded service was being handled the
way it was, adding the service to customer's subscription and then
putting the responsibility on the consumer to request a disconnect
if the service was not wanted. Stan said the reason for this
technique was to keep costs low, anticipating that most subscribers
would want to keep the expanded service, thus making fewer
disconnect calls. He stated there was no official time limit on
canceling the service and any service charges would be backed out
of the customer's fee, if requested. Kent Rose stated he felt this
was a deceptive way of doing business and would prefer Heritage
take the opposite approach in selling this service. Mr. McKenzie
stated he respected that opinion; however, he had investigated the
legality of this position and was not breaking any law by doing it
this way. Peg Osterfoss stated that she agreed with Tom
Steinberg's and Kent Rose's feelings. Tom Steinberg also stated he
felt Heritage was skirting the issue again, as was done in the past
in regard to franchise fees, and this would probably result in
problems for Heritage in the future. There was further discussion
regarding Heritage services. Mr. McKenzie thanked the Council for
their time and encouraged the Council to contact him if they had
any further questions or comments.
The next item on the agenda was a request to approve Resolution No.
13, Series of 1991, amending the Town of Vail Land Use Plan and to
approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1991,
rezoning property generally located west of the Town of Vail Public
Works Shops from Agriculture and Open Space to Public Use District.
Mayor Rose read the titles in full. Andy Knudtsen, of the
Community Development Department, presented the request to the
Council, recapping the staff memo attached thereto. He stated the
Planning and Environmental Commission had recommended approval of
the request 4-0 at its May 13, 1991, meeting. After the
presentation, Rob LeVine made a motion to approve Resolution No.
13, Series of 1991, and Tom Steinberg seconded the motion. Kristan
Pritz requested that the specific map reference be changed to the
"Mid -Section Map" and that this change be reflected in the
Resolution title. Ron Phillips stated that he was in final
negotiations with Vail Associates in working out the final details
for the lease and would have them resolved by the second reading of
the Ordinance. A vote was taken on the motion and it passed
unanimously. Tom Steinberg then made a motion to approve Ordinance
#14, Series of 1991, on first reading, and Rob Levine seconded the
motion. Rent Rose asked the staff if for any reason the lease with
Vail Associates was canceled, the land could automatically be
changed back to open space. Ron Phillips stated that the Town has
the authority to initiate rezoning at any time, but that a
provision to make the change automatic could not be added. Andy
stated that the Planning Commission had expressed the same concerns
and that the uses listed in each zone district were similar. After
some discussion, a vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously.
As there was no further business, Jim Gibson made a motion to
adjourn the meeting and Rob LeVine seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:02 P.M.
Ip ATTEST:
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Respectfully submitted,
J a'Ji'L.�
Kent R. Rose, yor
Pamela A. Brandmey r, Town Clerk
Minutes taken by Mary A. Caster
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