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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-05-02 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING May 2, 1995 7:30 P.M. .! A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, May 2, 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 -Tern Tom Steinberg Paul Johnston Sybill Navas Jan Strauch Jim Shearer TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager Anne Wright on behalf of the Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Rick Sackbauer, Chairman of the Vail Valley Consolidated Water District gave Council an update on the agenda for the water district. Their Board intends to make a commitment to affordable housing and employee housing. Diana Donovan spoke before Council regarding attempts to have Chalet Road closed off and landscaped. She may come back to the Council at some point to request their support. The second item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda: A. Approval of the Minutes for the meetings of April 4 and April 18, 1995. Mayor Osterfoss read the Consent Agenda in full. Paul Johnston made note of two typos. Mery Lapin moved to approve the Consent Agenda with a second by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and passed unanimously, 7-0. The third item on the agenda was second reading of Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1995, an animal control and carriage operations ordinance. Tom Moorhead and Bob Slagle presented this ordinance. This is a comprehensive animal control ordinance that also addresses carriage operations in addition to other animal issues. The ordinance now provides for leash free zones as Council directed. Council was asked to pass Ordinance No. 5 with either the leash provisions as contained in Ordinance passed on first reading or as are presently in effect which require leash control in specified areas of the Town. The following citizens came forward to make comments: Matt Donovan, Chuck Ogilby, Sue Dugan, Chris Meisel, Flo Steinberg, Walt Olson, Tom Talbot, Diana Donovan, Blondi Vucich, and Bob Berger. The Council asked if staff could modify the ordinance eliminating the expanded leash law, but strengthening the definition of what it means to have a dog under control. The remaining provisions of the ordinance received support from the Council, including additional protection, enforcement and penalty actions related to dangerous dogs; regulation of horse-drawn carriages; and an accelerated citation process to handle barking dog complaints. Vail Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes 6r2M Mery Lapin moved to table Ordinance No. 5 until the June 6, 1995 meeting with a second by Jim Shearer. A vote was taken and passed 6-1, with Torn Steinberg opposed. The fourth item on the agenda was Resolution No. 12, Series of 1995, a Resolution Approving and Adopting the Town of Vail Residential Employee Mortgage Loan Program. Tom Moorhead presented this Resolution. Town Council directed Town staff to work with FirstBank of Vail, develop a program that will provide loans for primary residential property for employees. The property shall be located within the Town of Vail and favorable loan terms will be made available by the Town's pledge of funds in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the purchase price of the individual properties. The properties will be subject to deed restrictions which will guarantee that the properties remain available for residential use by employees. Jan. Strauch moved to approve Resolution No. 12 with a second by Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and passed unanimously, 7-0. The fifth item on the agenda was Town Council Call -Up of the Approved New Temporary Sign for the Cornice Building Sign located at 362 Vail Valley Drive/Part of Tract B, Vail Village First Filing. George Ruther presented this item. At the April 25, 1995, Town Council meeting the Town Council members unanimously approved a motion to call up the DRB approval of a new temporary site development sign at the Cornice Building. The temporary site development sign was unanimously approved by the DRB on April 19, 1995. The approval from the DRB carried with it two conditions: 1) The sign be set in the ground on posts rather than a moveable structure as currently designed, and 2) The sign be removed once the property is sold or by 4/19/96, whichever comes first. The new temporary site development sign request was reviewed by staff to insure full compliance with Chapter 16 (sign code) of the Municipal Code. Alan Aarons representing High Tech Signs was present. After Council discussion regarding the size and content of the sign, the intention of section 16.20.160, Temporary Site Develovment Signs; and the fact that it had been • displayed within approval, Paul Johnston moved to overturn the DRB approval of the new temporary sign for the Cornice Building sign with a second by Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and passed unanimously, 7-0. The fifth item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report. There being no further business, Jan Strauch moved to adjourn at approximately 10:25 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Q� Margaret A. Osterfoss, ayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Deputy Town Clerk Minutes taken by Anne Wight on behalf of the Town Clerk ('Nam of caMh ndividuala who gave public input my be inmate.) Vail Town Council Evening Meeting Minutee 6(2W