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• VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2003
The special meeting of the Vail Town Council was called to order at 4:30 P.M., on
Tuesday, November 11, 2003, in the Vail Town Council Chambers.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rod Slifer
Dick Cleveland
Diana Donovan
Ludwig Kurz
Kent Logan
Greg Moffet
Kim Ruotolo
STAFF PRESENT: Stan Zemler, Town Manager
Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager
Matt Mire, Town Attorney
Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was the swearing in of the oath of office by Lorelei
Donaldson, Town Clerk, of the newly -elected and re-elected Town Council members,
Kent Logan, Greg Moffet, Kim Ruotolo and Rod Slifer.
• The second item on the agenda was the Town Council Organizational Meeting. At this
time, the election of the mayor and mayor pro tem was held. Mayor Ludwig Kurz, who
called the meeting to order, shared some discussions he'd had previously with the
Council in which he stated that he didn't think it would be appropriate to be considered
as a candidate for mayor since his term will be ending in January.
Kurz said he then asked Councilmember Diana Donovan about her interest in becoming
the next mayor. Donovan said she was honored to have been considered, but she
would be in a better position to serve the community in her current capacity as a council
member.
Greg Moffet made a motion to appoint Rod Slifer as mayor. The motion was seconded
by Dick Cleveland. There was no further discussion from the public or Council. A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Slifer will serve as mayor for the next two years. He was also Vail's mayor from 1977-
84. Slifer thanked the Council for selecting him and also thanked Mayor Kurz for his
service on the Council. He said he would save additional accolades for Kurz in January
when he steps off the Council.
The next order of business was electing the mayor pro tem. Ludwig Kurz made a motion
to elect Dick Cleveland to be mayor pro-tem; the motion was seconded by Diana
Donovan. There was no further discussion from the public or Council. A vote was taken
and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. Cleveland will serve as mayor pro-tem for the
next two years.
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• The third item on the agenda was the appointment of a Town Council member to the
Vail Commission on Special Events (CSE). Committee appointments have been
scheduled for the November 18th meeting, however, the Town Council was asked to
provide direction on the composition of the Vail Commission on Special Events (CSE),
which meets the morning of November 18th to consider funding requests for 2004. The
CSE had been chaired by Bill Jewitt, who lost re-election to the Council. Councilmember
Diana Donovan stated the CSE ordinance allowed for the CSE board members to elect
a chairman from among the voting board members of the CSE. Following a brief
discussion, Greg Moffet made a motion to have the CSE board members elect a
chairman at the November 18th CSE meeting. The motion was seconded by Kent
Logan. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The Council will
then determine if a representative from the Council will be added to the group during a
discussion at its November 18th meeting. Greg Moffet offered to attend the November
18th CSE meeting as a Council representative.
The fourth item on the agenda was the establishment of the Town Council meeting
times. Greg Moffet made a motion to establish 6:00 P.M. as the official start time for the
Town Council evening meetings. The motion was seconded by Ludwig Kurz. A vote
was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The evening meetings are held on
the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
The fifth item on the agenda was a brief announcement from the Town Manager, Stan
Zemler. He stated the staff was preparing a series of organizational briefings and tours
for the new Town Council members as well as a refresher for the remaining members.
He said a date for an upcoming Council retreat also would be set.
As there was no further business, Greg Moffet made a motion to adjourn. Dick
Cleveland seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion was passed
unanimously, 7-0, and the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 P.M.
ATTEST: � • k�_ n
Lorelei o aldson, Town Clerk
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Respectfully submitted,
Rod E. Slifer, M9yor
Minutes taken by Lorelei Donaldson