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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-07-18 Town Council Minutes. VAIL TOWN COUNCIL - MINUTES TUESDAY, July 18, 2000 7:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held in the Town Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 18, 2000. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:Ludwig Kurz, Mayor Sybill Navas, Pro Tem Chuck Ogilby Diana Donovan Kevin Foley Rod Slifer Greg Moffet STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney The first item on the agenda was Citizen participation. Carol Hymers, representing the Glen Lyon Neighborhood Association, appeared before the Council to request the Town's consideration of using the middle bench at Donovan Park for a playground. Currently, the Town is contemplating use of the lower bench for playground in addition to other recreational components as part of the town's community facilities plan. The second item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda. Moffet moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 15, Series of 2000; an Ordinance 12-10, Vail Town Code; with specific regard to Vail's commercial core area parking maps. Navas seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-1 with Donovan opposing. The third item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance No. 16, Series 2000 — Amendment of the Cable Franchise Agreement. The Town of Vail entered into a Cable Television Franchise Agreement with TCI on January 5, 1995. That Agreement provided that TCI rebuild the existing cable system within thirty-six months of the effective date on the Agreement. The rebuild, pursuant to the Franchise Agreement, required utilization of a "fiber optics to the service area" design in which optical fiber delivers signals from the central hub to nodes serving approximately 500 to 1,000 residences. The nodes interface the optical fiber with coaxial cables which distribute signals to cable subscribers and also serves as input-output points for connection to public buildings and businesses. Due to new technology in the area of digital compression the system has been capable of being built in a manner that the subscriber receives the same benefit of expanded services and quality of service without utilizing the amount of fiber optics contemplated in the Agreement. The system build -out has continued through lengthy review of the Franchise Agreement and the Town of Vail's cable television system. The Town has utilized the services of Enhanced Video, Voice and Data Systems Inc. as a consultant to assure that the Town of Vail is receiving the full benefit of the quality of services negotiated in the original Franchise Agreement. 1 July 18, 2000 Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes The attached Amendment, extensive negotiations, and a close working relationship with the cable operator has resulted in a system capable of performing and offering advantages to subscribers that were not originally contemplated. Moffet moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 16, Series of 2000, a Cable Franchise Agreement. Foley seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The fourth item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2000, an ordinance removing the requirement for Planning and Environmental Commission presentation on the Design Review Board. Chapter 4, Design Review Board, of the Municipal Code, states that "The design review board shall be composed of five (5) members. Four (4) members shall be residents of the Town, appointed by the Town Council, and the fifth member shall be a member of the Planning and Environmental Commission of the Town." The PEC, upon motion (7-0), has recommended that the Town Council consider making changes to the code removing the requirement for PEC representation on the DRB. The reason given for the motion was that the amount of time necessary to attend both the PEC meetings and the DRB meetings was excessive and difficult for working professionals to attend and was redundant given the role of the staff. Staff believes it is beneficial for Town Boards to have overlapping memberships, so that each Board understands the interrelationship of the Boards and Commissions. Staff believes that such a system would be beneficial also for the Town Council to have voting members present at the PEC and DRB meetings for this reason. However, staff understands the impacts of having volunteers in our community committing significant blocks of time to board meetings. The sizeable time commitments necessary for these Boards negatively impacts the Town's ability to fill empty positions with qualified residents. Moffet moved to table Ordinance No. 17, Series 2000, until Council had a chance to talk with the Design Review Board. Foley seconded, A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0 The fifth item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance No. 18, Series 2000 - Vail Heights Buy Down Unit. The Town of Vail pursuant to its Buy -Down program purchased the unit located at 2059 Chamonix Lane Unit No. 6, Vail, Colorado on June 2, 2000. The purchase price was $129,000. The Town has conducted a lottery and has identified potential purchasers to purchase the unit at a deed -restricted price of $115,000. There has been a possibility of a special assessment occurring prior to the resale of the unit. Though we believed that the assessment would occur in July it has not happened yet. The purchasers are prepared to close on the unit immediately upon the two readings of the ordinance. This ordinance is being presented to meet the charter requirement of Section 4.8 which specifies that the sale of any real property is required to be approved by ordinance. Moffet moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 18, Series 2000. Navas seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The sixth item on the agenda was the Rotary International Children's Opportunity Grant - Pediatric Health Care Proclamation. The proclamation recognizes a variety of organizations that are working to sponsor four local child health screenings to improve the availability of health care to as many as 400 local children who have no health insurance. The Rotary Foundation's Children's Opportunities Humanitarian Grant is providing funding for the program. Slifer moved to approve Proclamation No. 4, Series 20000. Navas seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The seventh item on the agenda was the Hub Site. Russell Forrest said Council had a productive discussion at the Work Session regarding the Hub Site and Donovan Park Project. After 2 July 18, 2000 Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes • • • considering various alternatives Town Council asked that alternative 3 be taken eff the table. The eighth item on the agenda was the TOV Community Survey Results. The Town of Vail conducted its traditional community survey during the first two weeks in April this year. A new feature of the survey was the addition of multiple formats: on the Internet, by mail and by phone. The results were tabulated by RRC Associates, a Boulder -based planning and market research firm. This marks the 13th consecutive year in which the town has used a citizen survey to track its performance in a variety of areas and to identify community priorities and concerns. Cares said the "take away" message from this year's survey is a high level of support given by respondents for improvement of Vail's economic viability in its commercial areas. The ninth item on the agenda was Vail Community Chamber Wet? -site Presentation. Joe Staufer, president of the Vail Community Chamber, introduced the Council to the organization's new Web site at www. vailchamber . ora. A key feature of the site is a listing of all accommodations in Vail as well as direct links to the individual properties. Consumers will have the added convenience of making their own reservations. The site features information in three languages: English, German and Spanish. The Vail Town Council has provided $20,000 in seed money to the organization, which was launched for the purpose of a "Vail -only" focus. Mr. Staufer said that the web site has had 54,000 hits from March 1st through June 301h.. Navas asked if a rating system would be included with the listing of the lodges on the web site. Mr. Staufer said he hoped that it would be included soon. The tenth item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report. Foley moved to adjourn. Moffet seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0, and the meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, AAES Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Beth h Ludwig Kurz Mayor 3 July 18, 2000 Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes