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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
January 3, 1995
7:30 P.M.
A
regular meetingof the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, January 3, 1995, in
the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Peggy Osterfoss, Mayor
Mery Lapin, Mayor Pro-Tem
Paul Johnston
Sybill Navas
Jim Shearer
Tom Steinberg
Jan Strauch
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager,
Acting on behalf of Holly McCutcheon, Town
Clerk
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Kit Williams, resident in the
11th Piling of East Vail, discussed a chain station that had been added to the I-70
expanse this summer that was now having detrimental effects on the local neighborhood.
Items of concern for local residents were as follows: trucks idling producing enormous
amounts of carbon monoxide as well as noise pollution; truck drivers urinating in public
view; "peeping tom" behavior infringing on privacy for these homes; the widening of the
interstate and increased steepness of slope and grade coming off the interstate that adds
to a dangerous situation; visual effects; decreased real estate values since this residential
neighborhood is directly positioned by a truck stop; and so on. Kit indicated CDOT had
posted additional signs and between State Patrol and the Vail Police Department, both
agencies have been very helpful in making sure that truckers were there for no longer
than it took to chain up before they start over the pass. Additional suggestions and
alternatives would involve using the Edwards rest area which has both public facilities
and ample parking as the chaining up station; this would further allow trucks to be
chained as they go through Dowd Junction. Another suggestion was to request a
toxicology report that determines the actual affect of carbon monoxide being generated
by idling trucks. A real estate appraisal of the devaluation of this neighborhood was
requested and a letter of support from the Vail Town Council to the Governor's office
in regard to resolving these problems. Council requested Bob McLaurin schedule a
follow-up on this issue at next week's work session.
Second on the agenda was Vail Valley Marketing Board appointments. Out of the
seventeen applicants for four positions, the following members were appointed: Barbara
Black and M. Ross Boyle, 4 year terms, and Dean Liotta and John Garth, 2 year terms.
Third on the agenda was a Consent Agenda which contained the following items:
A. Approval of the Minutes for the meeting of December 6, 1994.
B. Ordinance No. 32, Series of 1994, second reading of an Ordinance
amending Chapter 5.32 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail by the
addition of Section 5.32.040; providing for the issuance of bed and
breakfast permits for the service of complimentary alcohol under certain
circumstances; and amending Chapter 2.20, Local Licensing Authority, to
add an application fee for bed and breakfast permits; to revise the fee
charged to transfer license, and setting forth details in regard thereto.
Mayor Osterfoss read the title in full.
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C. Resolution No. 1, Series of 1995, a Resolution designating a public place
within the Town of Vail for the posting of notice for public meetings of the
Vail Town Council, Planning and Environmental Commission, Design
Review Board, and other boards, commissions, and authorities of the Town
F of Vail. Mayor Osterfoss read the title in full. After brief discussion in
regard to Ordinance No. 32, Jim Shearer moved to approve the consent
agenda with a second by Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and the motion
passed unanimously, 7-0.
Forth on the agenda was Resolution No. 2, Series of 1995, a Resolution setting the date
for a special election for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or
disapproval, Ordinance No. 15, Series of 1994, an ordinance restricting the sale or
possession of assault weapons; and submitting to the voters for their approval or
disapproval a question regarding the construction of a cemetery. Mayor Osterfoss read
the title in full. After discussion of the actual wording for both issues, the following
questions were approved by Council.
a. Shall Ordinance No. 15, Series of 1994, an Ordinance restricting the sale or
possession of assault weapons be approved?
b. Shall the Town of Vail construct a cemetery as generally proposed in the Town
of Vail Municipal Cemetery Master Plan to be located on the upper bench of
Donovan Park, Vail, Colorado, with no increase in taxes?
Paul Johnston moved to approve wording for both ballot questions, with a second from
Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Although
this type of election does not require them, Town Manager Bob McLaurin said the Town
would prepare pro/con statements on the two ballot issues for distribution to all
registered voters. Council members further requested a copy of the assault weapons
ordinance be included in the informational materials.
Fifth on the agenda was the Town Manager's report. McLaurin indicated he had no
further comments, if there were no questions.
Following the Town Manager's report, Peggy Osterfoss indicated the Council was
interested in appointing an Associate Municipal Judge by the name of Jim Stanley from
Breckenridge, who would be serving up to twenty hours per year with funds not to
exceed $1,000.00 annually, as a substitute for Vail Municipal Judge, Buck Allen, when
he is out due to illness or other absences. Mery Lapin moved to approve this
appointment, with a second coming from Jim Shearer. The motion was passed
unanimously, 7-0.
At this time a motion to go into executive session to consider an agreement with Vail
Associates was made by Mery Lapin, seconded by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken
and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The time was 8:25 P.M. The Council
reconvened at 10:30 P.M. to adjourn the meeting.
ATTEST:
Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk
Minutes taken by Pamela A. Brandmayer for Holly L. McCutcheon
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret A. Osterfoss, Mayor
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