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Home My WebLink About1999-05-25 Town Council Minutes--t TOWN OFYAIL[y 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 MEDIA ADVISORY May 26, 1999 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 Community Information Office VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY 26 Work Session Briefs Council members present: Armour, Arnett, Jewett, Kurz, Navas --Vail Alpine Garden Foundation Request After hearing a presentation from Helen Fritch of the Vail Alpine Garden Foundation, the Council approved a request to expand the foundation's gift shop operations within the town -owned schoolhouse building at Ford Park, but deferred approval of a request for installation of electricity and other proposed improvements pending a site visit and review of an itemized budget. In granting approval of the gift shop expansion, Councilmembers asked Fritch to maintain the historical ambiance of the building as the primary focus, with the gift shop having a secondary focus. Last year, the foundation kept the building open on a limited basis and collected $9,000 in gift shop sales. This year, Fritch said the foundation will keep the schoolhouse open on a regular basis, serving both the interests of the Gardens and the town. In addition to the schoolhouse museum operation, the foundation has requested expansion of its lease area to include a grassy area near the building to be used for a children's schoolyard garden and raised garden beds to provide horticultural therapy opportunities for disabled children and adults. The Council will consider the lease expansion request following a site visit to be scheduled in the next few weeks. For more information, contact Fritch at 476-8702 or Town of Vail Parks Superintendent Todd Oppenheimer at 479-2161. --PECIDRB Report In reviewing the latest meetings of the Planning and Environmental Commission and the Design Review Board, the Council voted 5-0 to call-up PEC approval of a conditional use permit to allow for installation of a temporary classroom at Vail Mountain School for a 10-month period. Councilmember Sybill Navas said she and Mayor Rob Ford had suggested review of the proposal to help soothe neighborhood concerns and to better understand the school's long-term operational needs within the neighborhood. The Council will review the approval at its June 8 work session. For more information, contact George Ruther in the Community Development Department at 479-2145, --Vail Marketing Update Town Manager Bob McLaurin recapped Monday's community marketing meeting in which Council's desire to collect ballot recommendations from the private sector was forwarded to the (more) TM �•�� RECYCLEDPRPER TOV Council Highlights/May 25, 1999/Add1 group. Since then, a lodging committee meeting originally scheduled for May 28 has been rescheduled to June 2 to coincide with a meeting of the Lionshead Merchants Association. As a result, Councilmembers granted an extension to the June 1 date it had set to hear a private sector ballot proposal(s). The extended deadline is June 8. Also, yesterday Councilmembers learned the Vail Valley Marketing Board has agreed to hold a half -day retreat beginning at 7:30 a.m. June 17 to develop a year 2000 operational plan for Vail -only summer and shoulder season marketing. The meeting will be held in the Vail Resorts corporate training center at the Season's Building in Avon. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, please refer to the media advisory summary issued May 24, or contact Assistant Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer at 479-2113. --Recommendations for Designated Open Space The Council heard an overview from Russell Forrest, director of the Community Development Department, regarding a recommendation by the town's 4-member Open Space Board of Trustees to forward 4 properties to the Town Council for consideration as designated open space. If approved by a three -fourths Council vote (6 out of 7), the parcels would receive designated open space protection in perpetuity unless voters decide otherwise. The 4 town - owned properties representing about 12 acres are: 1) the portion of the Arosa-Garmisch property that will be developed as a neighborhood park; 2) Buffehr Creek Park (lots 40 & 34); 3) a stream tract parcel in the Bald Mountain neighborhood; and 4) an undisturbed meadow near the East Vail water tract. During discussion, Councilman Michael Jewett criticized the panel's work, calling it a "waste of time" because it hadn't recommended setting aside open space at Donovan Park. Jewett said the trustees should have recommended preservation of Donovan Park's upper bench. Because of that, Jewett suggested sending the recommendation back to the trustees for more work. But Councilmember Sybill Navas, who represents the Council on the Open Space Board of Trustees, defended the group's work, saying it would be inappropriate to recommend open space designations at Donovan Park until the Common Ground lawsuits are resolved as well as an update to the park's master plan. Councilman Bob Armour reminded his colleagues that the Council was simply following up on a commitment to place the Arosa- Garmisch property into the designated status as quickly as possible. He said it made sense to add the other 3 properties to the recommendation because they were non -controversial, Councilman Ludwig Kurz agreed, saying the committee's work should be allowed to move forward. Vail resident Joe Staufer expressed support for the recommendations, saying it was the first step in the right direction of an ongoing process in which other properties would be forwarded for protected status in the future. Carol Hymers, a member of the Glen Lyon Homeowners Association, suggested councilmembers receive an update on the status of the Common Ground lawsuits to help in the decision -making process. An ordinance to reclassify the 4 properties as designated open space will be prepared and offered for first reading once all 7 councilmembers are present for an evening meeting. The earliest date for first reading could be July 6. For more information, contact Russell Forrest in the Community Development Department at 479-2146. --Information Update After reviewing bids for the town's 1999 street maintenance projects, the Council voted 5-0 to approve a $62,115 contract with Halco for a slurry seal project for streets in the Intermountain, Matterhorn and Golf Course neighborhoods, plus a $62,592 contract with B&B Excavating for asphalt overlays on Kinnickinnick and West Gore Creek Drive. For more information, contact Acting Public Works Director Greg Hall at 479-2160. (more) 0 TOV Council Highlights/May 25, 1999/Add2 Russell Forrest, Community Development Director, reviewed plans for the upcoming community facilities planning charette scheduled for June 8-10. That's when three of the nation's top architectural design teams wiil come to town to sort through Vail's community facilities wish lists and match those uses with appropriate sites. In addition, the teams will be asked to explore the integration of other recreational, cultural and/or entertainment concepts that build upon Vail's image as a world -class resort. The Vail Recreation District has joined the town as a funding partner in the effort. For more information, contact Forrest at 479-2146. Next, Councilmembers were encouraged to make plans to attend the Colorado Municipal League conference in Vail June 22-26. --Council Reports Ludwig Kurz, who represents the Council on the Eagle County Recreation Authority (Berry Creek Fifth), reported on the latest meeting in which more than one entity expressed interest in a buy- out (Edwards Metro District and Eagle County). Kurz said the authority continues to explore an exit plan. --Other Bob Armour offered thanks to those who participated in Saturday's clean-up of the 1-70 corridor from the top of Vail Pass to the Glenwood Canyon. Sybill Navas announced that Northwest Colorado Council of Governments has received a $100,000 state grant for a regional GIS system. This will allow members full access to a regional GIS system. Ludwig Kurz said he had a delightful evening in presenting the town's youth recognition awards to the two recipients at Battle Mountain High School. UPCOMING DISCUSSION TOPICS June 1 Work Session Revenues/Expenditures Discussion Site Visit and Discussion of Glen Lyon Office Building SOD Ford Park Playground Discussion Community Facilities Private Partnerships Discussion June 1 Evening Meeting Presentation of Mauri Nottingham Environmental Quality Award First Reading, Glen Lyon Office Building SOD June 8 Work Session ORB Review Vail Mountain School Temporary Classroom Call-up Discussion of False Alarm Ordinance Discussion of Housing Zone District and EHU Site Visit and Discussion of Proposed Marriott Development • WORK SESSION MINUTES Tuesday, May 25, 1999 2:00 P.M. Town of Vail Council Chambers What follows will reflect motions and actions taken by the Vail Town Council at their regular work session on May 25, 1999. All members were present with the exception of Rob Ford and Kevin Foley. Item No. 6, Information Update. Greg Hall, Acting Public Works Director, presented a recap of the 1999 capital street maintenance projects bids. Work Schedule A, which consisted of a bid between chip seal and slurry seal and was to be done in the Intermountain, Matterhorn and Golf Course areas, the low bid was approved to go to Halco for $62,115.5 8. On Work Schedule B, which consisted of the bid on asphalt, asphalt overlays, petrotac placement, setting of manhole rings and some milling to help match asphalt overlay to driveways and curb and gutters on Kinnickinick in Intermountain and Gore Creek Drive in the Vaillage, was also awarded to B&B Excavating for $62,592.85. A motion was made by Mike Arnett, with a second from Sybill Navas to accept both low bids. The vote was called and passed 5-0. PAB/aw • 0