HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-06-20 Town Council Minutes• Vail Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
6:00 P.M.
Vail Town Council Chambers
The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was called to order at approximately
6:00 P.M. by Mayor Rod Slifer.
Members present: Rod Slifer, Mayor
Farrow Hitt, Mayor Pro -Tern
Kent Logan
Kim Newbury
Mark Gordon
Kevin Foley
Not Present: Greg Moffet
Staff Members: Stan Zemler, Town Manager
Matt Mire, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Rick Scalpello, on behalf of the
• Vail Farmers Market, thanked Council for allowing the Market to open one weekend
early. Scalpello was especially grateful to the public works staff for their diligent efforts
regarding the matter.
Mark Goblowski, representing the Mountain West Chapter of the Carpenters Union,
asked Council to consider adopting a policy that would discourage contract worker
abuse (employers not providing workers compensation or adequately filing tax
requirements). He said illegally hired contract labor is not fair to contractors who "do the
right thing."
Farrow Hitt thanked the Vail Recreational District (VRD) for what it has provided for
youth in the town. `They really raised the bar for the level of camps for our kids in the
valley."
The second item on the agenda was acknowledgement of Vail America Days sponsors-
-Millennium Bank and The Gallegos Corporation. Millennium is entering its second year
as the Presenting sponsor of the event. The Gallegos Corporation has been a
community sponsor for several years. Assistant Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer
introduced Jeff Halverson from Millennium Bank. He said his company was happy to
sponsor an event that was so special to the community. Glenn Gallegos representing
Gallegos Masonry was unable to attend the meeting.
The third item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda. 2006 Election Judge
Appointments for the July 11, 2006 Special Municipal Election. By Colorado State
Statute, each polling place must have a minimum of three judges to assist with municipal
• elections. The Town Clerk requested the appointments of Karen Morter, Mary Jo Allen,
• Holly Cole, Mary Caster, Mary Ann Best, and Summer Holm to be the Town of Vail
election judges. Newbury moved to approve the consent agenda with Foley seconding.
The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The fourth item on the agenda was an appointment to the Vail Local Marketing District
Advisory Council (VLMDAC) board. Council interviewed the Vail Local Marketing Board
Advisory Council (VLMDAC) applicant at the work session and appointed the lone
applicant, Laurie Mullen, to fill a vacancy on the VLMDAC (terms expire December 31,
2007) at the evening meeting. Hitt made the motion with Foley seconding. The motion
passed unanimously, 6-0.
The fifth item on the agenda was the results of VRD/TOV Recreation Master Plan
Assessment Research. Results from the Vail Recreation District (VRD) and Town of
Vail citizen survey and focus groups, which evaluated park and recreation services
within the Vail community, were presented by Kris Dropinski with Green Play, LLC. to
the Council and VRD Board of Directors. Green Play is the consultant performing the
assessment and assisting in the development of a recreation master plan for Vail. The
survey and focus groups measured the extent to which Vail's parks, trails, recreation
facilities, programs and activities meet the needs of the community, plus the frequency
of use of Vail's and other county -wide recreation facilities and programs, and also
measured information on the community's perception of needs for future facilities,
amenities and programs. Six focus groups were held with 54 participants, while 2,500
surveys were mailed to full-time and part-time residents. Dropinski presented key
findings from the survey and focus groups that included the need for a wide variety of
recreation resources and opportunities, the need to increase partnerships and
• programming, a lack of indoor recreational facilities, need for improvements to existing
facilities, increased public involvement and feedback regarding recreational funds,
increased community awareness and marketing of recreation programs and a need for
improved parking options at recreation facilities. The survey reported that Ford
Amphitheater and Betty Ford Alpine Gardens have the highest frequency of use,
followed by Vail Mountain, Donovan Pavilion and neighborhood parks. Highlights of the
survey also included a need to improve the Vail Golf Course, and to improve or expand
individual recreational offerings in Vail, a need for a wellness/recreation center and a
need for an aquatic center/swimming pool facility. VRD Member Scott Proper asked
Dropinski why participants were asked about their willingness to vote in favor of a tax
increase for recreational uses. Dropinski explained the question is standard for such
studies. Logan questioned the lack of reported support for a skateboard park. Dropinski
responded that skatepark users are a minority user group and potentially under
represented in the survey. Logan also questioned the lack of responses indicating a
desire for more ice skating opportunities. Proper said the VRD had extensively
researched demand for ice time in Vail and results showed during peak hours four to five
sheets of ice could be utilized, but during non -peak hours there was less demand for ice
time. Representing the Vail Village Homeowners Association, Jim Lamont said the
statistical sample used under represented part-time residents and he cautioned the
master planning process if presented data was to be used. Jim Brandmeyer, Executive
Director of the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, said he was glad the gardens were
mentioned quite frequently in the report. Brandmeyer also noted during the focus group
he had participated in, respondents expressed interest in maximizing the full potential of
Dobson Arena.
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• The sixth item on the agenda was the Town of Vail / Cascade Village Metropolitan
District Intergovernmental Agreement. Town Attorney Matt Mire asked Council to
approve an Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA") between the Town of Vail and
Cascade Village Metropolitan District (CVMD) regarding cost sharing for the Westhaven
Drive Pedestrian Bridge and for construction, ownership, and future maintenance of the
Gore Valley Trail through Cascade Village. In March of 2003, the Public Works
Department contacted the CVMD to discuss ownership, maintenance, and easement
issues with regard to the public recreation path through Cascade Village. The path, now
known as the Gore Valley Trail, was an original approval requirement of Special
Development District 4 (Cascade Village); however, at that time no easements or
maintenance agreements were ever executed with the town. The initial goal was to
consolidate the access easements and develop a maintenance agreement whereby
CVMD would contribute toward path improvements and the town would then take over
future maintenance of the path. At the same time, CVMD had been discussing several
capital improvement projects in the area and was considering the possibility of seeking
financial assistance from the Town for improvements to Town -owned facilities. In June of
2005, Council agreed to assist with funding for two bridge projects in Cascade Village,
however due to cost increases, CVMD is moving forward with only the widening of the
Westhaven Drive Pedestrian Bridge. As part of the initial approval for funding, CVMD
has acquired a signed Recreation Path Easement and Maintenance Agreement for each
property crossed by the Gore Valley Trail with the exception of the Westhaven
Condominiums. Execution of the agreement is a condition of final approval and
Certificate of Occupancy for the project. Once all recreation path construction is
completed, the path will be surveyed and each of the documents can be executed and
recorded, most likely by the end of July 2006. Logan moved to approve the agreement
with Foley seconding. Hitt asked why the recreation path behind the Donovan Pavilion
was not maintained. Hall stated he would investigate the matter as safety concerns (ice
build-up) presently existed. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The seventh item on the agenda was the 2006 Roadway Maintenance Project. Town
Engineer Tom Kassmel asked Council to authorize the Town Manager to enter into an
agreement with B&B Excavating to complete the 2006 Roadway Maintenance Project for
an amount of $796,738.60. Staff received one bid from B&B Excavating for the 2006
Roadway Maintenance Project. The project consists of a maintenance asphalt overlay
on portions of roads in East Vail, drainage improvements and an asphalt overlay on
Arosa Drive, Davos Trail, Garmisch Drive and a portion of Chamonix Lane. Hitt moved to
approve the agreement in a form approved by the Town Attorney with Logan seconding.
The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The eighth item on the agenda State of Vail Report/Vail Vision and Community Plan
Forrest asked Council to table the item until July 18, 2006. Gordon moved to table the
item until July 18, 2006 with Hitt seconding. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The ninth item on the agenda was the First Reading of Ordinance 14, Series of 2006,
an ordinance amending Section 12-7H-5, Conditional Uses; Generally (On all Levels of a
Building or Outside of a Building), to allow for seasonal use or structures used more than
7 days as a conditional use in Lionshead Mixed Use I District; Section 12-7H-18,
Mitigation of Development Impacts, to clarify the inclusion of an employee housing plan
as a mitigation of development impacts; Section 12-8C-3, Conditional Uses, to allow for
• ski lifts as a conditional use of the Natural Area Preservation District; Subsection 12-18-
56, Density Control, to clarify limitations on structures which do not conform to density
• controls; Chapter 14-3, Residential Access, Driveway and Parking Standards, to clarify
standards for access, driveway and parking for commercial properties; and Chapter 14-
6, Grading Standards, to clarify requirements for retaining walls, Vail Town Code.
Planner Rachel Friede explained Council periodically approves housekeeping
ordinances that clarify inconsistencies with specific code sections, many of which have
occurred through zoning code amendments, changes in procedures, or errors in
codification. On June 12, 2006, the PEC forwarded a recommendation of approval to
Council for the proposed text amendments identified in Ordinance No. 14, Series of
2006. Gordon inquired about the necessity of permits for tents. PEC Member Bill Jewitt
explained temporary tents would not have to go through the onerous conditional use
permitting process. Hitt questioned allowing ski lift towers on Natural Area Preservation
Zone District. Forrest said the goal of the ordinance was to make town zoning more
consistent. Moffet moved to approve the ordinance striking language that would allow ski
lifts on Natural Area Preservation Zone District with Newbury seconding. Mire asked Hitt
if he would amend his motion to include the findings in the staff memorandum. The
motion and second were subsequently amended. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The tenth item on the agenda was the First Reading of Ordinance No. 17, Series of
2006, an ordinance amending Section 12-21-14E, Restrictions in Specific Zones on
Excessive Slopes, Vail Town Code, pursuant to Section 12-3-7, Amendments, Vail Town
Code, to allow for an amendment to increase the amount of allowable site coverage on
lots with excessive slopes, from a maximum of 15% to a maximum of 20%. On April 24,
2006, the PEC conducted a work session during which staff was directed to draft
changes to their suggested modified version of the applicant's proposed text
amendment. On May 8, 2006, the PEC recommended approval of the proposed text
amendment, as modified by staff. Earlier in the day staff had asked Council to table the
item at the request of the applicant (he was not able to be in attendance). Newbury
moved to table the ordinance until July 11 with Hitt seconding. The motion passed
unanimously, 6-0.
The eleventh item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report.
• The Vail Police Department's Annual Report for 2005 was included in the Council
packet. Council was informed to contact Chief Dwight Henninger if they had any
questions or comments.
• Zemler announced the Colorado Department of Transportation had scheduled
maintenance work to improve the Vail Pass recreation trail.
The twelfth item on the agenda was Adjournment. Foley moved to adjourn with Hitt
seconding. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
ATTEST:
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Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor
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Lorelei Donatson, Town Clerk AL
Minutes provided by Corey Swisher.
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