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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04-16 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 1996 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, April 16, 1996, in the Council Chambers of We Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert W. Armour, Mayor Sybill Navas, Mayor Pro-Tem Kevin Foley Rob Ford Mike Jewett Ludwig Kurz MEMBERS ABSENT: Paul Johnston TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Longtime Matterhorn resident, Kirsh Sanders, explained her side of the story regarding multiple summonses she received for garbage and refuse violations on rental property she owns in the Matterhorn area, and a fine imposed by the Town for collecting and disposing of rubbage on her property. After elaborating on the details of the situation, Kirsh requested the Council drop the charges against her, which totaled $1800.00, she said. Kirsh said she was a landlord and provided housing •for locals, 52 bedrooms which rent for under $400 per bedroom and has had some tenants over 10 years. Mayor Armour thanked her for her input. Next under Citizen Participation council member, Michael Jewett, addressed his fellow Council members again from behind the podium. He introduced himself as the administrator for Common Sense for the Commons, thanked attorney Carol Curtis for her work in representing the committee initially and then announced that attorney Hugh Warder had been retained to move forward with the lawsuit against the Town. Jewett said Warder was a former District Court Judge in Eagle County and also lead the suit against the town when West Vail de -annexed. Jewett stated that the committee was more determined than ever to stop the project. He stated the committee felt the Town should not put the commercial component into the project and shouldn't be in the retail leasing business. Jewett stated another announcement would be forthcoming within 7-10 days re: district court proceedings. Citizen Participation continued when several individuals addressed the council, asking Mike Jewett to reconsider his position or resign from the Council: Peter Vavra, Vail Cascade Hotel & Club employee, said he was one who had to move down valley because of the housing problems in Vail. He continued, stating that he couldn't believe that someone sworn to serve on the Council and who should be committed to the community would put the town in the position of wasting esources by defending a costly lawsuit. Vavra requested Jewett wear one set of shoes or the other, and tated that such a conflict should not be allowed to happen. Herman Staufer then approached the Council and suggested that citizens and fellow council members ask Jewett to step aside. Stauffer said he did not agree that Jewett was representing the community and asked Jewett how he could be effective when he was spending taxpayers' money to sue his own town. He then referenced the $2 million dollar penalty for backing out of the City Market agreement and asked Jewett if he was willing to burden everyone to serve his own purpose. Stauffer then stated Jewett was not representing the citizens the best way he could and recommend that Jewett reconsider or resign from the Town Council. Former Mayor Kent Rose addressed the Council next, stating he came to the meeting because of the article in the Vail Daily that referenced the action. He said it was time for someone to come and speak up. Rose told Jewett he didn't support him in the election because he was a single issue candidate who had a conflict of interest. Rose continued, saying there were probably 360 others (those having taken out applications for the Commons) who didn't support Jewett either. Rose stated the action was not appropriate and asked Jewett to step down from the Council If he were planning to continue the efforts against the town. The fourth speaker, Dalton Williams, a former member of the Planning and Environmental Commission, spoke of the importance of housing in Vail and the time consuming process that had gone into the effort over the last several years. He said he couldn't understand how a small group of people and especially a Town Council .member could put the community at a risk for a self-serving interest. " You took an oath, " Williams said. "How can you sit in that chair? I think what you're doing is wrong. You do not have an issue. The lawyer you have acquired cost this town millions of dollars during the de -annexation, only to have it re -annexed back into the Town of Vail. How can you rationalize spending and wasting that kind of money and how can you live in this Vail Town Council Evening Meeling Minutes April S6, 1996 MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 1996 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, April 16, 1996, in the Council Chambers of ahe Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert W. Armour, Mayor Sybill Navas, Mayor Pro-Tem Kevin Foley Rob Ford Mike Jewett Ludwig Kurz MEMBERS ABSENT: Paul Johnston TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Longtime Matterhorn resident, Kirsh Sanders, explained her side of the story regarding multiple summonses she received for garbage and refuse violations on rental property she owns in the Matterhorn area, and a fine imposed by the Town for collecting and disposing of rubbage on her property. After elaborating on the details of the situation, Kirsh requested the Council drop the charges against her, which totaled $1800.00, she said. Kirsh said she was a landlord and provided housing •for locals, 52 bedrooms which rent for under $400 per bedroom and has had some tenants over 10 years. Mayor Armour thanked her for her input. Next under Citizen Participation council member, Michael Jewett, addressed his fellow Council members again from behind the podium. He introduced himself as the administrator for Common Sense for the Commons, thanked attorney Carol Curtis for her work in representing the committee initially and then announced that attorney Hugh Warder had been retained to move forward with the lawsuit against the Town. Jewett said Warder was a former District Court Judge in Eagle County and also lead the suit against the town when West Vail de -annexed. Jewett stated that the committee was more determined than ever to stop the project. He stated the committee felt the Town should not put the commercial component into the project and shouldn't be in the retail leasing business. Jewett stated another announcement would be forthcoming within 7-10 days re: district court proceedings. Citizen Participation continued when several individuals addressed the council, asking Mike Jewett to reconsider his position or resign from the Council: Peter Vavra, Vail Cascade Hotel & Club employee, said he was one who had to move down valley because of the housing problems in Vail. He continued, stating that he couldn't believe that someone sworn to serve on the Council and who should be committed to the community would put the town in the position of wasting Wesources by defending a costly lawsuit. Vavra requested Jewett wear one set of shoes or the other, and tated that such a conflict should not be allowed to happen. Herman Staufer then approached the Council and suggested that citizens and fellow council members ask Jewett to step aside. Stauffer said he did not agree that Jewett was representing the community and asked Jewett how he could be effective when he was spending taxpayers' money to sue his own town. He then referenced the $2 million dollar penalty for backing out of the City Market agreement and asked Jewett if he was willing to burden everyone to sere his own purpose. Stauffer then stated Jewett was not representing the citizens the best way he could and recommend that Jewett reconsider or resign from the Town Council. Former Mayor Kent Rose addressed the Council next, stating he came to the meeting because of the article in the Vail Daily that referenced the action. He said it was time for someone to come and speak up. Rose told Jewett he didn't support him in the election because he was a single issue candidate who had a conflict of interest. Rose continued, saying there were probably 360 others (those having taken out applications for the Commons) who didn't support Jewett either. Rose stated the action was not appropriate and asked Jewett to step down from the Council If he were planning to continue the efforts against the town. The fourth speaker, Dalton Williams, a former member of the Planning and Environmental Commission, spoke of the importance of housing in Vail and the time consuming process that had gone into the effort over the last several years. He said he couldn't understand how a small group of people and especially a Town Council •member could put the community at a risk for a self-serving interest. " You took an oath, " Williams said. "How can you sit in that chair? I think what you're doing is wrong. You do not have an issue. The lawyer you have acquired cost this town millions of dollars during the de -annexation, only to have it re -annexed back into the Town of Vail. How can you rationalize spending and wasting that kind of money and how can you live in this Vail Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes April 16, 1998 town?," Williams asked. On a lighter note, Mary Lou Armour, wished her Mayor husband a happy birthday and presented him with a cupcake, while those present serenaded him with a "Happy Birthday" song. Item number two on the agenda was the Consent Agenda which consisted of the following items: A. Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1996, second reading of an ordinance repealing and reenacting Chapter 15.02; adopting by reference the 1994 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code and the 1996 edition of the National Electric Code: setting forth certain details in regard thereto. B. Ordinance No. 11, Series of 1996, second reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 19,. Series of 1995 as to a portion of Tract B, Vail/Lionshead, Second Filing shown as Property No. 38 on Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1995 and Tract B, Vail/Lions head, Third Filing shown as Property No. 44 on Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 19, Series of 1995. Mayor Armour read the Consent Agenda in full and Ludwig moved to approve item A. on the consent Agenda, with a second from Rob. A vote was taken and passed unanimously, 6-0. A motion was then made by Sybill to approve item B. on the Consent Agenda. Rob seconded the motion, a vote was taken and passed unanimously, 6-0. Third on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report. Sybill announced the Vail Valley Exchange had selected a candidate (whose name would be announced at a later date) out of three very well qualified applicants to participate in the St. Moritz exchange program. Pam Brandmeyer requested council approve a $1200.00 .expenditure from the council contingency to assist with expenses associated with the exchange. A motion to approve the expenditure was made by Ludwig and seconded by Kevin. A vote was then taken and passed unanimously, 6-0. Additionally, Pam requested the Council authorize a $500.00 each expenditure to help the two recipients of the Mayor's Cup youth award who would be traveling to Australia over the summer. A motion was made by Rob to approve the expenditure and seconded by Sybill. A vote was taken and approved unanimously, 6-0. Pam reminded Council that because of the canceled meetings on April 23 & 30, any actions of the Design Review Board or Planning and Environmental Commission should be called up within 10 days if council members had questions on any of those items. There being no further business a motion was made for adjournment and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:15 p.m. Respectfully submitte . R bent W. Armour, Mayor ATTEST: J Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Holly Mccutcheon CiNamea of certain Individuals who gave public input may be inaccurate.) Vail Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes April 16, 1995 ►y TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road • Vail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 -. MEDIA ADVISORY April 17, 1996 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 Community Information Office VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR APRIL 16 There was no work session. Evening Session Briefs Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Kurz, Navas --Citizen Participation Longtime Matterhorn resident Kirsh Sanders appeared before the Council to ask the town to reconsider fines levied against her in municipal court for various code violations. Sanders has been billed $1,800 and has received multiple summonses for garbage and refuse violations on rental property she owns in the Matterhorn area. Kirsh said the town's action was unfair due to her efforts to organize a neighborhood - wide cleanup in the Matterhorn area. As a landlord, she said she provides 52 bedrooms for locals which rent for under $400 per bedroom. Some tenants, she said, have rented from her for over 10 years. Mayor Bob Armour thanked her for her input. Next, Councilman Michael Jewett stepped up to the podium and introduced himself as the administrator for the Common Sense for the Commons Committee and thanked attorney Carol Curtis for her work in representing the committee in its early stages. Then Jewett announced attorney Hugh Warder had been retained to move forward with a lawsuit against the town challenging the Vail Commons development. Jewett said Warder was a former district court judge in Eagle County and also led the suit against the town when West Vail de -annexed. Jewett said his group was more determined than ever to block the development. He said the committee objected to the commercial component of the project saying the town shouldn't be in the retail leasing business. Jewett said another announcement would be forthcoming within 7 to 10 days regarding district court proceedings. Citizen participation continued when four individuals addressed the Council and asked Michael Jewett to reconsider his position or resign from the Council. First, Peter Vavre, an employee of Vail Cascade Hotel & Club, said he was among those who had to move down valley because of the housing problems in Vail. He said he couldn't believe someone sworn to serve on the Council and who should be committed to the community would put the town in the position of defending a lawsuit. Vavre asked ,ft (more) 10 R YCLEDPAPER Council Highlights/Add 1 • Jewett to wear one set of shoes or the other. Next, Hermann Staufer approached the Council and suggested that citizens and fellow Council members ask Jewett to step aside. Staufer said he did not agree that Jewett is representing the community and asked Jewett how he could be effective when he is spending taxpayer money to sue the town. He'then referenced the $2 million. penalty for backing out of the City Market agreement and asked Jewett if he was willing to burden everyone to serve his own purpose. Staufer then suggested Jewett was the not representing the citizens the best way he can and recommended that Jewett reconsider or resign from the Town Council. Former Mayor Kent Rose was next to address the Council. He said it was time for someone to come forward and speak out against Jewett's actions. Rose told Jewett he didn't support him in the election because he was a single issue candidate who had a conflict of interest. With at least 360 people interested in applying for the Vail Commons housing, Rose suggested the community doesn't support what Jewett is doing. Rose asked Jewett to step down from the Council if he is going to continue his efforts against the town, • The fourth speaker, Dalton Williams, a former member of the Planning and Environmental Commission, spoke of the importance of housing in Vail and the time- consuming process that has gone into the effort over the last several years. He said he can't understand how a small group of people and especially a Town Council member could put the community at risk for a self-serving interest. "You took an oath," Williams said of Jewett. "How can you sit in that chair? I think what you're doing is wrong. You do not have an issue. The lawyer you have acquired cost this town millions of dollars during the de -annexation, only to have it re -annexed back into the town. How can you rationalize spending and wasting that kind of money and how can you live in this town?," Williams asked. On a lighter note, Mary Lou Armour wished her husband, Mayor Bob Armour, a happy birthday and presented him with a cupcake. --Consent Agenda The Council voted 6-0 to approve two ordinances on consent agenda: an update of the uniform plumbing code and national electric code; and the rezoning of Vail Associates property in Lionshead to allow for placement of a tower to support a new gondola on the parcel. --Town Manager's Report Sybill Navas announced the Vail Valley Exchange has selected a candidate (whose name will be announced at a later date) to participate in the St. Moritz exchange program. Assistant Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer requested the Council approve a $1,200 expenditure from council contingency funds to assist with expenses associated with the exchange. A motion to approve the expenditure was approved on a 6-0 vote. (more) Council Highlights/Add 2 Additionally, the Council authorized a $500 each expenditure to help the two recipients • of the Mayor's Cup youth award who are traveling to Australia this summer. Brandmeyer reminded the Council that any actions of the Design Review Board or Planning and Environmental Commission should be called up within 10 days. UPCOMING DISCUSSION TOPICS April 23 Work Session Meeting is Canceled April 30 Work Session No Meeting (5th Tuesday) May 7 Work Session Todd Scholl 15 Year Anniversary DRB Review Discussion Ordinance No. 7, Zoning NWCCOG Update by Sandy Blaha Vail Commons Lottery Update Discussion of Housing Authority Role May 7 Evening Meeting First Reading, Ordinance 7 Second Reading, Ordinance 8 (Cornice Building)