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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-11-03 Town Council MinutesVail Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, November 3, 2015 5:15 P.M. Vail Town Council Chambers The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was called to order at approximately 5:15 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 Matt Mire, Town Attorney Patty McKenny, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was a review of the PEC/DRB minutes; no items were called up at this time. There were some comments made related to the discussion about the Evergreen Lodge related to the term "live beds". The second item on the agenda was information updates as follows: 1) September 21015 Sales Tax Report 2) November 2015 Revenue Highlights 3) East Vail Fire Station Renovation Daly made a couple of comments related the size of the lot, the need to correct the address, and the renderings of the East Vail Fire Station renovation. The third item on the agenda was Matters from Mayor, Council and Committee Reports, with some comments from Bugby who thanked the community for their support electing him two years ago. He shared that his reason not to run again was the need to turn focus back to his business. Rogers also thanked the community and staff for their support; she noted it had been a privilege serving the community of Vail. Daly presented an update on recent CAST meeting topics, i.e. disaster response discussion. The fourth item on the agenda was second 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, 2012 editions of the International Plumbing Code and International 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 as presented by Martin Haeberle, Chief Building Official & Mike Vaughan, Fire Marshal. The International Building Codes are updated Town Council Meeting Minutes of November 3, 2015 Page 1 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 reflect the changes mandated by the State of Colorado Building Codes. There was some continued discussion about the manner in which the new codes will be released to the public, the fire sprinkler requirements and the appeal process. There were some concerns expressed related to redevelopment of buildings and smaller remodels and the increased financial impacts from the fire sprinkler requirements on these kinds of projects. There was also a recommendation by the Town Attorney to leave the current appeal process to include only the Building and Fire Codes Appeals Board. Moffet continued to express opposition to the process as a means of forced social engineering. Rogers moved to approve Ordinance No. 14, Series of 2015, on seconded reading; Bugby seconded the motion. Daly asked for public input at which time Robin Burch addressed the council with some concerns about her remodeling experiences and the building code requirements related to the sprinkling systems. She expressed her concerns in that there have been monumental financial impacts with these requirements and the need for more appeal venues. She noted her interactions with the town have been somewhat difficult during the remodeling process. The motion passed (5-2; Bruno and Moffet opposed). The fifth item on the agenda was Proclamation No. 5, Series of 2015, A Proclamation Declaring the 3rd Week in November 2015 as "Volunteers in Police Service Week" as presented by Dwight Henninger, Chief of Police, who noted that volunteers have given more than 500 hours of community service to the town. Proclamation No. 5 was read and approved by the Town Council. The sixth item on the agenda was Citizen Participation as follows: 1. Jonathan Levine expressed concerns with the Vail Police Department and requested more late night police service during events, such as Halloween. 2. Taylor Gardarian presented information about his new non profit organization called Open Source Citizen Control. 3. Robin Burch presented her ideas for a beautification plan for the island by Booth Falls bus stop. The seventh item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda: 1) Minutes from October 6, 2015 meeting Moffet moved to approve the minutes; Bugby seconded and the motion passed (7-0). 2) Minutes from October 20, 2015 meeting Moffet moved to approve the minutes; Bugby seconded and the motion passed (7-0). The eighth item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report; no items were presented. The ninth item on the agenda was recognition of outgoing Council Members Andy Daly, Margaret Rogers and Dale Bugby. Town Manager Stan Zemler thanked Bugby for his past two years of service with appreciation for the many topics and perspectives he brought to the discussion. He then thanked both Rogers and Daly individually by identifying many of the accomplishments of their last eight years and giving them high accolades and accommodation for their impressive leadership while serving for the Town of Vail. Kurz, Moffet, Bruno, Chapin and Bugby presented their praises for the years of service by the three members as well. Town Council Meeting Minutes of November 3, 2015 Page 2 The tenth item on the agenda was the discussion about the Golden Peak Racquet Sports Facility as presented by Todd Oppenheimer who requested direction from Council on the configuration of the Golden Peak Racquet Sports Facility project. He noted that on August 5, 2015, as part of the Booth Creek Park design program discussion, the Town Council directed the inclusion of 2 hard -surface tennis courts in the design of Booth Creek Park and an evaluation of the Golden Peak Tennis Court site for a full or partial conversion to pickleball courts. He noted the existing Golden Peak courts are in poor condition and there is a need for them to be reconstructed. Some highlights of the current situation include: ■ The Vail Recreation District has been operating a pickleball program on half of the Chalet Road courts for 4 years ■ The site has been evaluated and staff determined that it is feasible to construct 6 pickelball courts and 12 parking spaces on the site without encroaching on Mill Creek and retaining the possibility of through traffic on Chalet Road ■ A proposed site plan for the Golden Peak site would be presented ■ Construction of Booth Creek Park is scheduled to begin in May 2016 and completed later that fall. Assuming the project stays on track, the Booth Creek Park tennis courts will be available for play late October 2016 ■ There has been significant public opinion both for and against tennis and pickleball configurations for the Golden Peak Racquet Sports Facility Project ■ On October 20, 2015 the Town Council conducted a site visit to the Chalet Road site and directed the Vail Police Department to perform noise readings as pickleball was being played. The results of the noise readings are attached. There were 2 options for improvements outlined by Oppenheimer, as follows:: a) 6 pickleball courts & 12 parking spaces b) 4 pickleball courts and 1 full size tennis court Mike Ortiz, VRD Executive Director, provided some programming recommendations noting there is not a need for more tennis courts once courts are built at Booth Creek and there have been no complaints received by VRD about Golden Peak pickleball programming. The noise levels taken during the recent site visit indicated no violations of the code. Public input was taken at this time with a number of persons in support and opposed to the construction of new courts. 1. Ram's Horn manager expressed concerns about noise and restrooms 2. Texas Townhomes owners expressed concerns about the programming and resulting noise levels 3. All Seasons owners have concerns about sound impacts 4. Bill Suarez, VRD Board, commented on the decline of tennis and the rise of pickleball play 5. Jim Lamont, VHA, encourage groups work together for the best solution, possibly work towards some regulations surrounding the programming and operations addressing, noise, lighting, time of day, etc. There were several comments from town council that showed consensus for the several planning components, 1) Continue working with the neighborhood to hear their concerns and ideas, 2) support of 6 pickleball courts, 3) support of the programming since it is supported by the community. A motion was made and seconded to move forward with six (6) pickleball court configuration. The motion passed (6-1; Daly opposed). Town Council Meeting Minutes of November 3, 2015 Page 3 The last item on the agenda was adjournment. There being no further business to come before the council, Moffet moved to adjourn the meeting and Kurz seconded the motion which passed unanimously, (7-0) and the meeting adjourned. Respec Ily bmitt Attest: Act Andrew P. Daly, M r Fc� "c "`7Pattyn Town Cler �o�•N•OF•�gfl • • L . 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