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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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 Andy Daly.
Members present: Andy Daly, Mayor
Ludwig Kurz
Margaret Rogers
Greg Moffet
Jenn Bruno
Dave Chapin
Dale Bugby
Staff members: Pam Brandmeyer, Acting Town Manager
Matt Mire, Town Attorney
Patty McKenny, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was the 2013 L. Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award
Presentation. Chief Dwight Henninger, Vail Police Chief, and Megan McGee Bonta, Catholic
Charities, were presented the "L. Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award", in recognition of their
partnership and work together building bridges with the immigrant community in Vail in an effort
to create trusting relationships between law enforcement agencies, social service agencies and
the residents they serve. Director Ronald Davis, US Dept. of Justice Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services, and US Attorney John Walsh, Colorado District Attorney's Office,
were present to recognize these individuals and all those involved in helping to implement a
community that collaboratively works together on solving problems facing the immigrant
residents. High accolades were given to both individuals with recognition to Catholic Charities'
initiative in implementing a very active Eagle County Immigration Advisory Committee formed to
help to address such apparent needs of this community. In addition recognition of Chief
Henninger's outstanding commitment to his community and profession was noted in helping to
successfully bridge the gap that has existed between the police and immigrant community. It
was noted that the award was named in memory of Tony Sutin, who served as a founder and
Deputy Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and that these
nominees have shown the ability to create sustainable collaborations that are innovative and
creative and that they've shown civic leadership through problem solving and collaborative
partnerships, and finally that that they've shown the ability to institutionalize sustainable,
positive; observable public safety outcomes that promote public safety through a dedication to
the community policing philosophy. Mayor Daly commended the nominees noting that the
community of Vail is unique and complex in many ways and that their dedication and work has
helped make it a better place to live for all persons including the immigrant community.
The second item on the agenda was Citizen Participation, comments were heard as follows:
Chuck Ogilby, Vail resident, former council member, expressed support for the upcoming ballot
questions proposed by Eagle River Fire Protection District's May election, questions that
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addressed: 1) General Obligation (GO, property tax) increase to help offset costs related to
capital project infrastructure upgrades, and 2) Taxpayer Bill of Rights exemption. He expressed
concerns with water quality of the Gore Creek noting that the new state and federal regulations
would only help improve the "state of the rivers." He also requested the town consider
reviewing more stringent rules related to tree spraying and ensuring the most stringent
regulations are proposed for cleaning up Gore Creek. Mayor Daly noted the town has already
made a commitment to this effort and has begun implementing its "water quality improvement
plan" which outlines many measures addressing this topic.
The third item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda.
George Ruther presented the following 2 items:
1) Resolution No. 10, 2014 - Timber Ridge Rockfall Mitigation Contract
Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 10, with a second from Kurz. The motion
passed unanimously, 7-0.
2) Resolution No. 13, 2014 - Timber Ridge Holy Cross Energy Easement
Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 13, with a second from Kurz. The motion
passed unanimously, 7-0.
Ruther noted that the rockfall mitigation work would begin May 1 and press releases and
variable message signs would be used immediately to help notify the neighborhood and public
of the work to be done. He also noted that no helicopters or blasting would be required.
The fourth item on the agenda was Town Manager's Report. Chief Henninger presented an
update on the police activity that occurred during this past weekend's event, and specifically the
activity they responded to as a result of the Saturday night concert. He noted that when
compared with other events and concerts in Vail, this event presented many challenges for both
enforcement and medical personnel. While the event was successful in terms of the number of
people that attended, there were many challenges with the event itself.
The fifth item on the agenda was a request to proceed through the development review process
with a proposal to install a fence on the Town owned parcel in the Intermountain neighborhood
at the West Vail Community Garden as presented by Marion Carton, President. The slideshow
presentation provided information about their mission, background, location, history of its
improvements, community involvement, and now the need for a fence to keep the deer away in
order to remain a successful garden. It was noted that other deterrent means have been tried
with no success. Numerous reasons for a fence were outlined, including: 1) enhance safety
measures, 2) enhance wildlife and garden protection, 3) serve as dog deterrent, 4) provide
definition of the space and screens, and 5) add some visual appeal with fencing around the
entire garden. If there was permission to proceed with the request, it was noted that the
applicant would need to file a request for a variance from Section 14-10-9, Fences, Hedges,
Walls, and Screening, Vail Town Code, pursuant to Section 12-17, Variances, to allow for
deviations from the fence height limitations. There was some discussion about the height of the
fence in terms of what other community gardens have installed, what has been successful in
terms of the height (typically at least 7 feet), and what type of fence materials were being
considered. Jeff Schneider, resident and user of the garden, spoke in support of the project and
request to proceed with a request for the fencing in light of it serving to improve the ability of the
community garden in being successful. There were no other public comments. Moffet moved to
approve the applicant's request to proceed through the development review process. Ludwig
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously 7-0. Carton expressed her sincere
thanks to the council, to the community and to town staff for their support and efforts on the
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project. She also noted that the related costs are estimated at $9500, and that the group may
seek funding assistance from the town in order to implement the purchase and installation of the
fence.
The sixth item on the agenda was Resolution No. 14, Series of 2014 - A Resolution
Establishing the Annual Fee in Lieu Amount for Commercial Linkage and Inclusionary Zoning.
Nina Timm, Community Development, presented this item highlighting that in 2007 the Vail
Town Council established commercial linkage and inclusionary zoning requirements that
outlined one of the five methods to provide the requisite employee housing is payment of a fee
in lieu. She noted that in order to remain In accordance with Vail Town Code Sections 12-23-6
and 12-24-6, the fee in lieu amounts should be established annually by resolution of the Vail
Town Council. She spoke briefly .about the calculation as it related to using the Area Median
Income and real estate prices per square foot as depicted in the council packet memo. Moffet
expressed concern about the methodology behind the calculations and the impacts that are
brought on by a rising real estate market. Moffet moved to table Resolution No. 14, Series of
2014, in order to schedule further discussion about the details of the policy. He requested that
the topic be scheduled for work session on May 6th. Ludwig seconded the motion. There were
some council inquiries about how the calculations were developed. There were no public
comments on this topic. The motion passed unanimously 7-0.
The seventh item on the agenda was the Second reading of Ordinance No. 10, Series 2014,
Ordinance making budget adjustments to the Town of Vail General Fund, Capital Projects Fund,
Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund, Conference Center Fund, Dispatch Services Fund, Heavy
Equipment Fund, Debt Service Fund and Timber Ridge Enterprise Fund. Kathleen Halloran
presented this item with a review of the changes from first reading that included General Fund
changes as follows:
$11,000 request to update the town's emergency preparedness operations plan. A consultant
frequently used within Eagle County would be hired to prepare a strategic plan identifying an
emergency response approach based on national models (FEMA's Incident Command
System format) in order to bring the town's plan concurrent with the county's updated plan.
Staff would review whether or not this funding couldn't be included in 2015 budget as
requested by Daly.
$70,000 request to fund a resort competitiveness study to be completed by RRC Associates,
who would perform a review of existing research, develop a competitive assessment (peer
resort visits, analysis of infrastructure/facilities, etc.) and recommend actions. Rogers asked
the plan be completed per the Council's strategic plan discussion. Daly asked why the
proposal was divided into 2 sections. Chris Cares, RRC, responded to questions explaining
their idea was to build on the existing work as well as capturing all other broader information
sources into one document, including nationally ski industry research and information. Bugby
questioned whether the marketing district should be funding the work; Rogers noted this
background work would serve the Council in many capacities and said that it would then be
likely to present possible marketing initiatives to the district with funding opportunities.
The Capital Projects Fund changes included the following:
$246,000, during the April 1 st Council meeting, an acceleration of street light replacement
project was approved for replacement of light fixtures throughout town. Budgeted
expenditures would increase by this amount.
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$25,000 is requested for additional conceptual design, program analysis and potential legal
costs should the town continue plans for a municipal site redevelopment.
$7,550 is requested to supplement the $5,000 originally budgeted in 2014 for the Chamonix
Housing Market study. Earlier this year the town contracted with Rees Consulting for this
work.
With no further questions or comments, Moffet moved to approve on second reading Ordinance
No. 10, Series 2014 as read; Rogers seconded the motion. There were no public comments.
The motion passed unanimously 7-0.
The eighth item on the agenda was adjournment. There being no further business to come
before the council, Rogers moved to adjourn with a second from Moffet. The motion passed
unanimously, 7-0 and the meeting adjourned at 7 p.m.
Attest:
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