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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-05-05 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MAY 5, 1992 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, May 5, 1992, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at 7:55 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Peggy Osterfoss, Mayor Mery Lapin, Mayor Pro -Tern Jim Gibson Jim Shearer Tom Steinberg Rob LeVine Bob Buckley TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant to the Town Manager The first item on the agenda was two TOV Ten Year Employee Recognition presentations. Pam Brandmeyer introduced Janeil Turnbull, Administrative Secretary for the Community • Development Department, and Sergeant Joe Russell, Town of Vail Police Department. Second on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Byron Brown, resident of the West Vail area known as Vail das Schone, presented a petition containing sixty-nine signatures ofother property owners and/or residents of that area. He said the petition carried the message of those individuals concerned with recent proposals before Council regarding the rezoning of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Vail das Se -hone, Filing #2, Block H. The petition states the signers oppose rezoning of that property as they felt it would be inappropriate and out of character with existing uses within the neighborhood. Peggy Osterfoss said there was evidently a misunderstanding about the issue, since when that land was bought, it was bought with mixed -use in mind. it had been purchased with RETT funds which would be reimbursed. She noted there was a possibility no zoning changes would be involved unless one was needed to create green space, and there would be a public process associated with that. Item No. 3 was a Consent Agenda consisting of one item: Approval of the minutes of the April 7, 1992, and April 21, 1992 evening meetings. Jim Gibson moved to approve the Consent Agenda, with a second from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. isItem No. 4 was Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1992, first reading, an ordinance repealing and reenacting Chapter 5.08 - Business and Occupation Tax - Ski Lifts, of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail. Mayor Osterfoss read the title in full. Bob Buckley stepped down due to conflict of interest. In Larry EskwitYs absence, attorney Tom Downey, from the firm Downey & Knickrehm, briefly explained the ordinance would impose a 4% admissions tax on the purchase of lift tickets from any ski area within the Town. Mery Lapin, Tom Steinberg, and Rob LeVine asked for clarification of several areas of the ordinance as presented. Joe Macy, Mountain Planner with Vail Associates, said they were not philosophically in agreement with this ordinance and asked it be tabled for several weeks. Tom Steinberg moved to table the ordinance until May 19, 1992, with a second from Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 6-0-1, with Bob Buckley abstaining. Bob Buckley then rejoined Council. Item No. 5 was the review of a Town of Vail Agreement for Fire Prevention Services between the Town of Vail and Vail Associates, Inc. Vail Associates had approached the Vail Fire Department to conduct fire safety inspections on property out of Town limits. Dick Duran explained the agreement details, and added Vail Associates wanted to start as soon as possible. Jim Gibson inquired if the service fee to be charged included equipment use cost. Dick explained the fee would cover Vail Fire Department cost and was the same rate charged other entities requesting the same service. Ron Phillips pointed out the agreement was for inspection purposes, not for fire suppression. Bob Buckley advised he would again forego voting due to conflict of interest. Jim Gibson moved to approve the agreement, with a second from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0-1, with Bob Buckley abstaining. • Item No. 6 was a discussion regarding proposed Forest Service policies for the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area. In a letter dated March 24, 1992, from William Wood, Holy Cross District Ranger, and Jeff E. Bailey, Dillon District Ranger, it was explained the Holy Cross and Dillon Forest Service Ranger Districts were in the process of developing a Wilderness Implementation Schedule (WIS) for the Eagles Nest Wilderness, White River, and Arapaho National Forests to identify and analyze projects and policies to help achieve and maintain the quality of the Wilderness areas. The Forest Service letter included the Eagles Nest Wilderness Implementation Schedule Questionnaire/February 1992, and requested input from TOV. Andy Knudtsen said the Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) had discussed the issue on April 27, 1992, and had summarized their comments in a draft reply letter #2320, dated April 30, 1992. Andy said Council's comments would be added to the reply. Council agreed with the PEC's decision not to regulate access to wilderness areas through the use of a permit system or to reduce the number of heartbeats unless there was severe impact, but disagreed with PEC's decision to close overused areas altogether for a period of a few years. Council felt reduction of parking areas was not viewed as a solution at all. Bob Buckley said the trail system in Eagles Nest Wilderness was inadequately maintained and the Forest Service needed to better mark the trail system. Further, alternative trails were not being built as they were in the past. Bob wanted to see the Forest Service spend significant dollars on the Booth Creek Trails, the Pitkin Creek Trail, and the . Gore Creek Trails. He felt these had been woefully neglected over the last 10 years. Tom Steinberg said he would agree to go with a permit system if there were no other way to get the dollars to improve the trails, but only if the permit system's fees were returned to be used directly in the wilderness area here. Jim Gibson noted the Hecla Junction area was now managed by the State of Colorado and was still part of the U.S. Forest Service. He said funds collected were managed by the State and 87% of them come back to the Hecla Junction area. Bob said that was not the case with the trails in Eagles Nest, and Jim Gibson asked Kristan Pritz to pursue those same arrangements for Eagles Nest. Tom suggested putting up signs asking for donations if the donations go back to the trail maintenance of that particular section of the mountain. Council felt areas should not be closed, but restricted by suggesting alternate trails. Improved trails were noted as a priority. Permits were agreed to be a last resort measure. Before adjournment, several items not on the agenda were raised. Mayor Osterfoss announced the results of the Vail Recreation District Board election. She advised Ken Wilson and Gail Molloy were both re-elected for four-year terms. Kristan Pritz and Mike Mollica updated Council on ongoing streetscape improvement issues • related to the Christiania project. Council reviewed the project site plans. Kristan reminded Council when the plans were approved, they had given staff direction to be certain the plan complied with the Streetscape Plan. Kristan now sought Council's approval to continue with the project with the current proposal involving paver edgers, curbs, landscaping, sidewalks/walkways, and lighting. She also said staff would review the lighting at night to determine the number of additional lights. She said Jim Lamont had written a letter dated April 30, 1992, on behalf of Jack Morton Associates, Inc-, and Bill Morton, owner of a condo unit in the Mill Creek Court Building, expressing further concerns of the East Village Homeowner's Association. She wanted to address Mr. Lamont's concerns and be certain Council felt the proposal Paul Johnston, Jay Peterson, and she had detailed were adequate solutions in line with the Streetscape Plan. After further discussion, Jim Gibson moved to change the condition of approval relating to the sidewalk by adjusting that specific condition so the funds for the sidewalk would be added to the landscaping and edging improvements on the north side of Hanson Ranch Road. Tom Steinberg seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Kristan Pritz and Shelly Mello asked Council to clarify their intent with respect to their April 21,1992, decision pertaining to an appeal of a Design Review Board (DRB) decision regarding exterior detailing of the George Caulkins, Jr., residence at 3010 Booth Creek Drive, Lot 4, Block 3, Vail Village 11th Filing. On April 1, 1992, the DRB had unanimously approved a request by the owner to allow the exterior shutters/doors to remain as they currently existed with blue and white detailing. At the April 21, 1992, Town Council meeting, Jim Gibson had moved to overturn that DRB decision. Mery Lapin had seconded that motion. Council said their intent was to overturn the April 1, 1992 Design Review Board decision, and therefore, the blue and white detailing was not to be anywhere on the building, including the doors. • Ron Phillips briefly commented on several topics: The Countywide Goal Sharing session date had been changed to Monday, June 22, 1992, from 2:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. He asked Council to think about the parking on Frontage Road at Ford Park issue. He recalled Council had indicated a desire to enforce no parking along there. He advised the City Council of Aurora would be coming to Vail for their retreat. In the past, it has been their custom to invite Council members from TOV to attend a dinner with them. That dinner has been set for June 5, 1992. He said Real Estate Transfer Tax for April, 1992, was considerably above budget. He noted the Wildlife Commission was considering Statewide regulations with regard to trapping. He would be attending the Wildlife Commission meeting on May 14, 1992, in Durango. Another letter signed by Peggy was sent to them, emphasizing Vail Town Council's position on 50' minimum setbacks. • He suggested the Ski Museum pocket park be named "St. Moritz Park" after TOV's Sister City and asked for input. He noted Council had voted unanimously to do away with restrooms in that park. Ron encouraged Council to discuss this further, but Council had already determined they did not want bathrooms in the park. Mery Lapin felt something needed to be done about the process of where we vote on days like today. He felt it would behoove us to have both Districts vote at the Municipal Building or some place more accessible than the sanitation facility in Avon. He wanted a letter written and Warren Garbe said that would need to be addressed to the president of the Board. Further election results were announced by Mery Lapin. Walter Kirch was re-elected and Andrew Armstrong and Darrell Wegert were elected to serve four-year terms on the board of the Upper Eagle Valley Consolidated Sanitation District. Paul Testwuide and Byron Brown were re-elected and Rick Sackbauer was elected to serve four-year terms on the board of the Vail Valley Consolidated Water District. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made and passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. LJ 0 ATTEST: Mart6O . � z,/ a-. Raecker, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Dorianne S. Data CNINSMAY5.92 Respectfully submitted, Margaret A. Osterfoss, Mayor