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Home My WebLink About2016-07-19 Town Council MinutesVail Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 19, 2016 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 Dave Chapin. Members present: Dave Chapin, Mayor Jenn Bruno, Mayor Pro Tern Dick Cleveland Kevin Foley Kim Langmaid Jen Mason Greg Moffet Staff members present: Stan Zemler, Town Manager Matt Mire, Town Attorney Tammy Nagel, Deputy Town Clerk 1. Citizen Participation Bob Armor, resident, expressed frustration with Comcast's service. Armor's neighborhood has had several blackouts and felt the consumers are not getting the service they deserved. Additionally, Armor informed Council there were 117 signs from the West Vail roundabout area to the main Vail roundabout. Armor suggested before a new sign is added to the town streets, that a current sign be removed. 2. Consent Agenda 2.1. Minutes from June 7, 2016 meeting 2.2. Minutes from June 21, 2016 meeting Moffet moved to approve the consent agenda outlined above; Foley seconded the motion and it passed (7-0). 3. Town Manager Report 3.1. Neighborhood Code Compliance Update Town Manager, Stan Zemler, reported the town code enforcement officers investigate citizen's complaints and enforce the town coded when appropriate. 3.2. Booting Vehicles Zemler stated the police department looked into complaints regarding booting vehicles and found it was not really an issue. Moffet has had issues with an outside company booting his vehicles and would like to see booting outlawed in the Town of Vail. Mayor Chapin asked council members if they agree with Moffet's request to not allow booting of vehicles in the Town of Vail. Council members: Bruno, Langmaid, Mason and Foley supported Moffet's request and directed staff to draft an ordinance outlawing booting in town limits. 3.3. Summer Parking Update Zemler reported to council on his efforts to redirect employees from the Lionshead Parking Structure. Zemler has reached out to the hospital, construction companies and businesses Town Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2016 Page 1 asking them to encourage their employees to car pool or ride the bus to work, but acknowledged companies do not have control over employees' choices. Council members have received complaints that the variable sign says the structures are full when there are open spaces. Zemler stated he would have staff look at different messaging options for the board. 3.4. 50th Birthday Legacy Proposal, Regarding: Annual Civic Recognition Award. Communications Director Suzanne Silverthorn asked council if they would like to implement a legacy or citizen award to be presented at the Town of Vail's 501h Birthday party on August 23, 2016. Silverthorn asked for council members to volunteer to work with staff on creating this ward. Council members Chapin, Bruno, Langmaid, Mason volunteered to assist with the effort. 4. Action Items 4.1. Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2016, First Reading, An Ordinance Amending Title 7, Chapter 3, Articles C and D of the Vail Town Code to Increase the Penalties for Certain Parking Violations Background: The Town of Vail Code Enforcement Officers often encounter vehicles whose owners have had previous citations within relatively short periods of time and for similar if not identical offenses. Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2016 adds an escalating scale of fines for repeat offenders. This ordinance will help to improve guest experiences by making more parking spaces available through changing the behavior of those drivers that repeatedly violate time -restricted and prohibited parking areas. Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Campbell provided council with an overview of the proposed escalated parking fine proposal for repeat offenders. Council recommended raising the base fine of $38.00 to $50.00. Moffet moved to approve Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2016, First Reading, An Ordinance Amending Title 7, Chapter 3, Articles C and D of the Vail Town Code to Increase the Penalties for Certain Parking Violations, with the revision to increase the base fine from $38.00 to $50.00 Foley seconded the motion and it passed (7-0). There was no public comment. 4.2. East Vail Water Quality Concept Plan Update. Background: The purpose of this discussion is to update the Town Council in regards to the landscape and water quality improvements project at the East Vail interchange and provide a conceptual plan. Project Engineer Chad Salli provided an update in regards to the landscape and water quality improvements project at the East Vail interchange. Sali stated there are two main project goals: ✓ Protect and improve the water quality of Gore Creek from surface runoff originating from 1-70 and East Vail Frontage Roads ✓ Provide an aesthetically natural landscape plan to complement the water quality improvements Salli presented three conceptual alternatives for the East Vail Interchange, each with generally the same landscape aesthetics. ✓ Option 1: Replace existing drainage inlets with sump inlets to trap sediment prior to entering the culverts. $1.35 - $1.55 M Town Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2016 Page 2 ✓ Option 2: Option 1 + installing sediment vaults near Bighorn Road to provide a secondary capture of sediment that may bypass the sump inlets $1.75 - $2.OM ✓ Option 3: Option 2 + relocate the Gore Valley Trail from the edge of Gore Creek to toe of the slope of Bighorn Road to provide an area of expanded wetlands for a final (polishing) treatment of storm water prior to entering Gore Creek. $1.95 - 2.25M Salli recommended Option 3 as the preferred alternative for water quality because it's the most efficient treatment of storm water and the most efficient in maintenance for removal of sediment. Council voted unanimously and directed staff to move forward with option 3. 5. Public Hearings 5.1. Ordinance No. 15, Series of 2016, Second Reading, An Ordinance Making Adjustments to the Town of Vail General Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Real Estate Transfer Fund, Dispatch Fund, Vail Marketing Fund, and Timber Ridge Enterprise Fund Background: This will be second reading on Ordinance No. 15 the second Budget Analyst Carlie Smith reviewed the changes to the ordinance per the direction of council at the first reading on July 5th. Vail Valley Foundation presented council with a $50,000 funding proposal for an America's Winter Opening event scheduled for December 1-4, 2016. Jen Mason recused herself from this presentation since she is employed by the Vail Valley Foundation. The funding would be used for messaging, website development, infrastructure, staffing and sponsorship fulfillment. The event would be split between Beaver Creek during the day hosting the races and ending at night in Vail with the awards ceremony and the entertainment. Moffet expressed concern that the funding request was occurring outside the regular Special Events Commission review process. Bruno made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 15, Series of 2016 as read with CSE to review Vail Valley Foundation's America's Winter Opening and allocate up to $50,000; Foley seconded the motion. Motion passed (5-2 Cleveland and Moffet opposed). There being no further business to come before the council, Cleveland moved to adjourn the meeting and Foley seconded the motion which passed (7-0) and the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Attest: D v� fir r". ave Chapir Mayor ammy age, Depul owner Clerkco ,' �co 0 0 R g EP Town Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2016 Page 3