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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 16, 1991
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, July 16,
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
Peggy Osterfoss
Jim Gibson
Peggy Osterfoss
Mery Lapin
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ken Hughey, Assistant Town Manager
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
The first item on the agenda was a presentation of the Chuck Anderson
Youth Recognition Award. Kent briefly recalled Chuck's service on the
• Town Council, love of the community, and how Chuck was one of those
people who realized that there are some outstanding youth in this
community whose potential he wanted to somehow recognize. Kent noted
there is a considerable amount of criteria seriously reviewed in the
selection of the individual's recognized to receive this award; most
importantly, that a recipient of this award be looked up to by his peers
as well as have the earned respect and admiration of the older generation
in Town, excellence in scholastics or the athletic field, and the
candidates would also have had to receive recognition of some kind from
outside of the community. Before awarding this year's two awards, Suzie,
Jennifer, and Clark Anderson, took a moment to recall Chuck Anderson's
wholehearted belief in the youth of the community and his desire to
recognize them, knowing that the future of our whole community lies in
such superb young people coming back to the community after letting
everyone they meet outside the community know how wonderful this
community is, and their being able to give back as much as they are able
to take from the wonderful advantage they have of living in such a great
area. Suzie then presented the Chuck Anderson Youth Recognition Awards
to the outstanding recipients this year, Ryan Zastrow and John Johnston,
II. Kent congratulated them, thanked them for their dedication, and
wished them the best in their future years. Ryan and John's names will
now be added to the permanent Chuck Anderson Youth Recognition Award's
plaque in the Town of Vail.
The second item on the agenda was Citizen Participation, First, Steve
Boyd, a Vail resident since 1963, asked for clarification of the business
licensing procedure. Mery Lapin advised that Steve's question be
reviewed for response by Larry Eskwith and placed on the Work Session
agenda in the near future. Mr. Boyd is to be advised of date/time of
said Work Session. Second to speak was Josef Staufer. His concern
revolved around the pace and cost of the parking structure landscaping.
Kent told him that a schedule of these issues had just been received at
the Work Session earlier today indicating that work will be done this
summer. Mr. Staufer also said he is receiving guest complaints about
sirens wailing at very early morning hours. He suggested flashing lights
on the emergency vehicles at such hours would be ample. It was unclear
if the sirens were police, ambulance, or fire sirens. It was mentioned
there may be state regulations with regard to use of sirens, particularly
ambulance sirens. Ken Hughey said he would check this out, and asked Mr.
Staufer to contact him with specific problems. The third citizen to
speak was Renie Gorsuch, who expressed concern about the immediate front
parking structure appearance. She felt it should be enhanced during
summertime, not just when the winter rush arrives. Store
owners/residents work to have the appearance of their properties ready
for summer; Town and all need to have same priorities.
• Third on the agenda was a Consent Agenda consisting of three items:
(A) Approval of Minutes of June 9, 13, and 18, 1991 meetings
(B) Ordinance No. 20, Series of 1991, second reading, an ordinance
repealing and reenacting Section 16.20.220 of the Vail
Municipal Code relating to window signs
(C) Ordinance No. 21, Series of 1991 (formerly Ordinance No. 42,
Series of 1990), an ordinance repealing and reenacting Chapter
8.28 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail to expand,
strengthen, and clarify code provisions relating to air
pollution control; request to table until August 6, 1991.
Jim Gibson moved to approve items A, B, and C on the Consent Agenda, with
a second coming from Peggy Osterfoss. A vote was taken and the motion
passed unanimously, 7-0.
Item No. 4 on the agenda was Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1991, second
reading, and ordinance repealing and reenacting Ordinance No. 14, Series
of 1987 and Ordinance No. 24, Series of 1989; to provide for the
amendment of the approved development plan for SDD No. 6; adopting a
revised development plan for a new phase IV -A of SDD No. 6; and setting
forth details in regard thereto. (Vail Village Inn, located at 100 East
Meadow Drive/Lot 0, Block 5-D, Vail Village First Filing.) Mayor Rose
read the title in full. Lynn Fritzlen excused herself from this issue
since her husband is the architect on the project. Mike Mollica reviewed
in full the memorandum dated 7/16/91 from the Community Development
Department to Town Council as well as the changes made to the ordinance
since first reading. As per said memo, Josef Staufer had made some
modifications to the floor plans of the proposed remodel since Town
Council's initial review of the VVI redevelopment proposal. These
modifications included revisions to the accommodation units, employee
dwelling units, parking, and landscaping. Mr. Staufer expressed some
problems with Section 10 of the ordinance. After further discussion,
Mery Lapin moved that Ordinance No. 19 be approved on second reading,
with the following conditions; (a) that direction be given to the Design
Review Board regarding the west side of the property to maximize the
amount of parking, but also to increase landscaping in such a way as to
break up the asphalt between the VVI and the Vail Gateway; (b)
acknowledge that Section 10 #7 has already been done; (c) revise Section
10 #1 to read "Make available a minimum of 65 parking spaces that shall
not be leased in the parking structure located in the Phase III building,
for short-term parking use by the general public and hotel guests."; (d)
that Larry Eskwith be directed to revise Section 10 #12 to indicate that
pedestrian easement is temporary., and if a building permit is issued for
Phase IV, the pedestrian access to the property will be reevaluated and
maintained; (e) that direction be given to the Design Review Board
regarding the north side of the property regarding additional low shrub
landscaping to be added along the South Frongtage Road, adjacent to the
VVI property. Jim Gibson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the
motion passed unanimously, 6-0-1 (Lynn Fritzlen abstaining).
Item No. 5 on the agenda was Ordinance No. 22, Series of 1991, first
reading, an ordinance amending the investment policy of the Town of Vail.
Steve Thompson noted Town Council had received and approved the
amendments with staff at the 7/9/91 Work Session. Mery Lapin moved that
Ordinance No. 22 be approved on first reading, with a second coming from
Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Item No. 6 on the agenda was a call up of the PEC' s approval of the
Sonnenalp Lodge Expansion and Renovation, 20 Vail Road/Part of Lots K and
L, Block 5E, Vail Village First Filing. Andy Knudtsen went over a
detailed memo from the Community Development Department to Town Council
dated 7/16/91 and one to the PEC dated 6/24/91 regarding the Planning and
Environmental Commission's approval of three variances from the zoning
code needed for this expansion proposal, including a height variance, a
common area variance, and a parking variance. The PEC had unanimously
approved the three variances, 7-0. Richard Rosen, attorney representing
Villa Cortina, expressed that he did not feel the rationale for the
height variance, including the need to install an aesthetically pleasing,
screened rooftop chilling unit, was valid enough to grant that variance.
He further stated that not enough testimony regarding Sonnenalp's
physical hardship had been presented. He concluded by saying that his
client's concerns were limited to the height variance. Council supported
the proposal as it was in line with the Vail Village Master Plan. Jay
Peterson said the Sonnenalp was completely willing to work with Jim Wear,
an attorney representing the Talisman, regarding their parking, fire
lanes, and access agreements with the Town. After lengthy discussion
between Jay and Jim about this, they agreed to agree to work together to
arrive at a solution acceptable to the Talisman, The Sonnenalp, and The
Town. The Sonnenalp plans to start construction in April, 1992. The
Sonnenalp has proposed to give the Talisman an irrevocable license to
allow access across the Sonnenalp parking lot. All parties agreed that
nobody wants to see cars on Meadow Drive, and there was some concern
expressed about pedestrianizing Willow Bridge Road. It was agreed to tie
the Talisman fire access turn around solution to the issuance of the
Sonnenalp building permit. Jim Gibson moved to uphold the Planning and
• Environmental Commission's decision approving the height, common area,
and parking variances required by the Sonnenalp proposal, with a second
coming from Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously, 7-0.
Item No. 7 on the agenda was an appeal of the PEC decision regarding site
coverage for the Stanley residence, 1816 Sunburst Drive/Lot 1, Vail
Valley Third Filing, a resubdivision of part of Sunburst. Based on a
request to continue from the applicant, Mery Lapin moved the issue be
tabled until 8/6/91, with a second coming from Tom Steinberg. A vote was
taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
There being no further business; Mayor Rose moved to adjourn the meeting
at 11:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Ken t R. Rose, ayor
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