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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-06 Town Council MinutesVail Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 6, 2015 6:00 P.M. Vail Town Council Chambers The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was called to order at approximately 6:05 P.M. by Mayor Andy Daly. Members present: Andy Daly, Mayor Ludwig Kurz, Mayor Pro Tern Jenn Bruno Dale Bugby Dave Chapin Greg Moffet Margaret Rogers Staff members present: Stan Zemler, Town Manager Matt Mire, Town Attorney Patty McKenny, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was Proclamation No. 3, Series of 2015 Recognizing Ceil Folz, CEO of the Vail Valley Foundation, and her legacy career of 25 years as read by Mayor Andy Daly. Moffet moved to approve Proclamation No.3; Kurz seconded the motion and it passed (7-0). Daly expressed sincere thanks on behalf of the town to Ceil Folz for her extraordinary service to the Vail Valley Foundation and the community. The second item on the agenda was Citizen Participation with input as follows: Rick Sackbauer, ERWSD, spoke about an update on the wilderness policy information and an upcoming September meeting. He encouraged a review of the draft policy from the town officials and the community as they were interested in public input as well. Chamonix neighborhood resident expressed concerns about speeding on Chamonix and requested more signage (15 mph preferable); he made the same request earlier in the summer and nothing has been done. He would prefer a speed bump that might help slow down traffic as it is dangerous for the neighborhood. Kay Ferry introduced Jon Wamick who is running for Colorado Mountain College Board. Warnick spoke a few minutes about his interest in serving on the CMC Board; he is from Carbondale. Andy Newell, Vail Valley Soccer Club, thanked the Town of Vail for their support in the use of the town's fields this past weekend for their annual soccer tournament and fundraiser. Dennis Parsons, pickle baller and resident, expressed support for converting the courts to allow more pickleball play. Carolyn Swanpoole, resident, expressed support of the sport of pickleball and players, and encouraged the council to provide for more courts in the Vail area as she described the difficulty found in reserving pickleball courts since many of them are private. Town Council Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2015 Page 1 Other pickleball court supporters included Bill Welsch, Augie de Luca, Patty Nixon, Jerry Stevens, Mike Keeler. Several people expressed opposition to converting the courts to pickleball including 1) Larry Barnes, 2) Courtney Klein (Rams -horn Condos), 3) Tiffany Arrant (Texas Townhomes), 4) Susie Tjossem, citing noise, lack of restrooms and parking as concerns and a suggestion to evaluate more fully the needs of both court players before making any court conversions. Paul Rondeau, resident, expressed his concern with Frontage Road parking and safety impacts. He would like the council to review this matter and respond to the community with some suggestions for improvements. He expressed frustrations that there has not been any response to his concerns. Town Manager Zemler clarified the topic of pickleball was not an item on the evening agenda for discussion but the input was related to the monies budgeted in the 2016 budget for court improvements at Golden Peak. There would be more to come on this topic including public input opportunities in the coming months. Citizen participation was finished at this time. The third item on the agenda was the consent agenda as follows: 1) Minutes from September 1, 2015 regular meeting Moffet moved to approve the minutes; Kurz seconded the motion and it passed (6-0). Daly was absent that meeting and abstained from the vote. 2) ) Minutes from September 15, 2015 regular meeting Moffet moved to approve the minutes; Kurz seconded the motion and it passed (7-0). 3) Award Contract for Booth Creek Park Moffet moved to direct the Town Manager to enter into a contract for the Booth Creek Park Redevelopment project with Design Workshop in an amount not to exceed $154,340. The motion was seconded and approved (7-0). 4) Resolution No. 25, Series of 2015, A Resolution Approving the Operating Plan and Budget of the Vail Local Marketing District, For its Fiscal Year January 1, 2016 Through December 31, 2016 Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 25; Rogers seconded the motion. Bugby expressed his opposition to the passage of the VLMD 2016 Budget and the funding of the VVP in the amount of $600K. The motion passed (6-1). 5) Resolution No. 31, Series of 2015, A Resolution Authorizing the Town of Vail to Grant a Water Easement to Eagle River Water and Sanitation District; and Setting Forth Details in Regard Thereto Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 31; Kurz seconded the motion and it passed (7-0). 6) Resolution No. 32, Series of 2015, A Resolution of the Vail Town Council Approving the 2015 Addendum to the Current Lionshead Public Facilities Development Plan to Address House Bill 15-1348 Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 32; Kurz seconded the motion and it passed (7-0). The fourth item on the agenda was Any Action as a Result of Executive Session and Mayor Daly noted there were no actions required as a result of the session. Town Council Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2015 Page 2 The fifth item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report at which time an update was presented on several topics: 1) Vail Golf and Nordic Clubhouse Court of Appeals Update Case No. 2014CA1019 Maslak, et al. v. Town of Vail, et al. as presented by Matt Mire, Town Attorney. 2) Electric bicycles There was consensus to direct town attorney to draft legislation allowing for e-bikes. 3) 1-70 Vail Underpass Construction Team Introductions and Schedule Update There were introductions made of the project team and a brief update about the project. The sixth item on the agenda was the presentation of the Vail Transient Inventory Study made by Katie Barnes, DestiMetrics, which was an update made to an initial study providing data on Town of Vail transient inventory conducted in 2009, updated in 2011, and again in 2015. Highlights from the study, which was done in order to better understand some of the gray lodging markets, followed: ■ Process / methodology ■ Units/pillows by location ■ Units / pillows by type ■ Units / pillows by rating ■ Gray market (Rent By Owner / RBO vs. Traditional Market Units & Pillows) ; big increase from 2011 to 2015 in # of these units on the vacation rental market ■ Findings Several questions addressed how the inventory was compiled and what was included in the inventory. In conclusion, DestiMetrics was asked to include the airbnb inventory in the data as this market has grown substantially impacting the traditional lodging industry and it would be important to track this market moving forward. The seventh item on the agenda was 2015-2016 Winter Parking Program which was addressed by Greg Hall Director of Public Works and Transportation. He noted each year the Town Council approves the winter parking program for the upcoming season. The recommendation of the staff was to keep the program rates the same as 2014-15; the parking rates and pass prices for Vail have remained the same since the 2008-2009 season. Hall did express some concern with regard to additional demand on parking mostly during the week because of the reduction of parking at the hospital due to construction of the first phase of the master plan build out, but they would monitor the situation. He noted the town was also able to have the license plate recognition software and cameras operational at the end of last season and staff will be able to report to the council early the trends seen with regard to abuse of free periods to avoid paying for parking during the day (looping). He noted the number of days on the Frontage Road as 10 days during the winter and 20 days this past summer. There was a brief discussion about cost benefits of adding another level to the Lionshead parking structure. Daly asked public input and there was none. Town Council supported the recommendation to keep the winter parking rates the same as last year. The eighth item on the agenda was second reading of Ordinance No. 13, Series of 2015, an Ordinance authorizing the sale of real property along Lupine Drive, in exchange for the purchase of real property along Columbine Drive, as presented by Tom Kassmel, Public Works Engineer. He noted a Portion of Columbine Drive currently encroaches on Lot 14 of the Bighorn Subdivision and the property is currently undergoing redevelopment. He noted in order to rectify the encroachment, the property owner and staff have discussed a land transfer, where the Town would receive the portion of property that Columbine Drive encroaches upon and the property owner would receive an equal portion of property along Lupine Drive also adjacent to Lot 14. Town Council Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2015 Page 3 Moffet moved to approve Ordinance No. 13; Kurz seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7-0). The ninth item on the agenda was first reading of Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2015, An Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 10-1, Building Codes, Vail Town Code, Adopting by Reference the 2015 Editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Fire Code, International Mechanical Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Existing Building Code, Colorado Plumbing Code, Colorado Fuel Gas Code, 2014 Edition of the National Electrical Code, 1997 Edition of Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings and with Regard to the Above- Described Codes, Adopting Certain Appendices. Setting Forth Certain Amendments Thereto, and Setting Forth Details in Regard Thereto. The Council was reminded the International Building Codes are updated every three years to maintain minimum standards for the technical advances in building sciences and material innovations that are being used by the construction community. The proposed 2015 Building Codes also reflected the changes mandated by the State of Colorado Building Codes as presented by Martin Haeberle, Chief Building Official & Mike Vaughan, Fire Marshal. It was noted substantial time was spent reviewing the information earlier during the work session. Council's objective was not to place undue requirements or costs on property owners but rather to ensure safety is met. Concerns noted from the earlier work session resulted in two questions that would require more research, 1) Is there an appeal process and could an appeal process become part of the ordinance or code, and 2) what are the real impacts of the fire sprinklers for remodels and decks? Bugby moved to table the ordinance; there was not a second to his motion. Moffet expressed some of his continuing concerns about how the process is really an effort about social engineering rather than addressing true safety measures and he remains frustrated by the process of having to vote on these code amendments. Rogers moved to approve Ordinance No, 14, Series of 2015; Kurz seconded the motion. Daly asked that staff return at 2"d R with 1) information about implementing an appeals process, and 2) sprinkling system requirements for remodels and decks in multi story buildings. The motion passed (5-2; Moffet and Bugby opposed). The tenth item on the agenda was first reading of Ordinance No.15, Series of 2015, Annual Appropriation Ordinance: Adopting a Budget and Financial Plan and Making Appropriations to Pay the Costs, Expenses, and Liabilities of the Town of Vail, Colorado, for its Fiscal Year January 1, 2016 Through December 31, 2016. Budget highlights were presented by Carlie Smith, Budget Analyst, answering questions posed by council members. General Fund Highlights: ■ CSE funded $150K ■ Castle Peak funded at $50K but required other community governments to match Vail's contribution • EGE air alliance supported at $75K from GF; requested more information about what other agencies are contributing; there was concern expressed about the current funding structure/model and fund balances and a suggestions to split the funding between the Vail Local Marketing District and the General Fund Town Council Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2015 Page 4 RETT Fund Highlights: ■ Sustainable Travel International Certification Program funded at $64K (Walking Mountains Science Center) ■ Betty Ford Way construction paver project funded at $50K for preliminary engineering review There were some concerns expressed by Rogers about the USO Burton event funding at $400K as she noted this amount seemed over the top compared with funding of all the nonprofit funding requests. Council requested to hear from the event producer during the next meeting in order to better understand what might be eliminated if the funding were to occur at a $300K level. Moffet suggested budgeting some monies for consulting services to evaluate the ability to purchase federal lands that might be available to be used for housing; others supported waiting until a project would be viable before budgeting for services. Daly expressed several concerns and suggestions as follows: 1) the overall budget which reflects a trend in an increase of revenue against expenses, 2) suggested research be conducted to determine if there might be a staffing designation allowing some employees to work only 10 months in the year, 3) questioned the need for a 5% performance budget that seems above that which the private business community will see. Rogers, Bruno, Kurz, Moffet Chapin supported the proposed salary performance budget; Bugby did not support it. Daly asked for public input on the 2016 budget at this time; there were no comments. Rogers moved to approve Ordinance No.15, Series of 2015 with the following changes 1) fund EGE Air Alliance at $75K, 2) remove the funding of the map ($200K). Kurz and Bugby seconded and the motion passed (5-2; Moffet and Daly opposed). The eleventh item on the agenda was adjournment. There being no further business to come before the council, Moffet moved to adjourn the meeting and Bugby seconded the motion which passed unanimously, (7-0) and the meeting adjourned 8:30 p.m. Attest: , -4, � Patty Mc , Town Cie Respectfully miffed, And46 P. Daly, M or Town Council Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2015 Page 5