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MINUTES
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 4, 1991
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, May 4, 1993, in the
Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at 7:55
P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mery Lapin, Mayor Pro -Tern
Bob Buckley
Jim Gibson
Jim Shearer
Tom Steinberg
ABSENT: Peggy Osterfoss, Mayor
Rob LeVine
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Larry Grafel, Acting Town Manager
Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant to the Town Manager
Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
aThe first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation of which there was none.
Second on the agenda was a Consent Agenda consisting of two items:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the April 6, 1993, and April 20, 1993 evening
meetings.
B. Ordinance No. 10, Series of 1993, second reading, an ordinance rezoning three
tracts from Hillside Residential Zoning, Section 18.09 to Greenbelt and Natural
Open Space Zoning, Section 18.38 within the Spraddle Creek Estates
Subdivision, and approximately 40 acre parcel located north and east of the
main Vail I-70 interchange.
Mery Lapin read the titles in full. Discussion followed regarding Ordinance No. 10, Series
of 1993, second reading. Mery Lapin raised the question of ensuring that taxes were paid
on subject property. Jim Gibson then moved to approve the Consent Agenda, with a second
from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 4-0-1, Bob Buckley
abstaining.
Item No. 3 was Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1993, first reading, an ordinance amending
Chapter 16.04, and Sections 16.12.010, 16.20.220, 16.22.160, 16.26.010, 16.20.015 and
16.22.016 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code to provide for the prohibition of neon lighting
and signs and exterior gas filled, illuminated and fiber optic lighting and signs, and providing
regulations regarding the review of all other gas filled, illuminated and fiber optic lighting
and signs, and providing details in regard thereto. Mery Lapin read the title in full. Shelly
Mello presented the ordinance to Council, directing them to the attached memo from the
Community Development Department (CDD) dated May 11, 1993. Jim Gibson asked about
the enforcement of non -conforming signs currently in place, stating that it was very difficult
to enforce the removal of such signs without an amortization period. Shelly stated that the
department felt that the ordinance would take care of such problems. Jim Gibson asked that
CDD take a look at all non -conforming signs in the Vail area and would let Council know
how many there were, stating that they knew of many such violations. She stated that there
had been several meetings held with business owners to discuss this matter. After further
discussion, a Tom Steinberg move to approve Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1993, on first
reading, with a second from Jim Gibson. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously, 5-0.
Item No. 4 was Ordinance No. 9, Series of 1993, an ordinance amending Chapter 18.04 of the
Vail Municipal Code by the addition of Sections 18.04.137, 18.04.205, 18.04.251, 18.04.273
and 18.04.367, setting forth new definitions relating to the Zoning Code; repealing Section
18.54.050(C)(11); amending Section 18.54.040(C)(1) of the Vail Municipal Code by the
addition of Paragraph (m) providing for outdoor lighting plans to be submitted to the Design
Review Board of the Town of Vail; amending Section 18,54.050 of the Municipal Code of the
Town of Vail by the addition of Paragraph (J) providing a new Section of the Design Review
Board Guidelines relating to outdoor lighting; and providing details in regard thereto. Mery
Lapin read the title in full. Andy Knudtsen, representing the CDD, presented the ordinance
to Council. Council was asked about a non -conforming section to the ordinance. Larry
Eskwith, Town Attorney, reminded Council that this had been excluded from the ordinance
previously at the direction of Council. There was discussion with regard to including a time
schedule in this ordinance. Larry Eskwith advised Council they could adjourn to Executive
Session, not pass this ordinance on first reading, or table the discussion. Council elected to
go into Executive Session. Jim Gibson moved to adjourn the public meeting and go to
Executive Session, with a second from Jim Shearer. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously, 5-0. Council left the Council Chambers at 8:10 P.M.
The meeting was called back to order at 8:25 P.M. John Spillane, representing Henry Kravis,
a property owner in Vail Village, addressed Council, stating that his client had invested a
significant amount of money in outdoor lighting and did not feel the Town had any right to
make the lighting non -conforming. He stated the neighbors had not complained of the
lighting. After further discussion, a motion was made by Jim Gibson to approve Ordinance
No. 9, Series of 1993, on first reading with the addition of a time schedule of five years for
removal of non -conforming lights with a penalty for each day of non-compliance to be
included in the ordinance prior to second reading. Jim Shearer seconded the motion. A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
Under other discussion, Mery Lapin asked Council to approve a motion to continue the Vail
Recreation District lease until December 31, 1994. He reminded Council that the Old Town
Shops and the Nature Center had been removed from the contract. Approval was also needed
to have the negotiations concluded for the new lease by February 1,1994. Jim Gibson moved
to approve the Vail Recreation District lease through December 31,1994, with a second from
Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made and passed
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
G Marga6k A . Osterfoss, Mayor
. ATTEST:
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Town Clerk
Minutes taken by Mary Caster
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