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TC Minutes 09-14-1982• f MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF AVON COUNCIL HELD SEPTEMBER 14, 1982 - 7:30 P.M. The regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado was held in the Municipal Building in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Allan Nottingham at 7:55 p.m. A roll call was taken with Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish present. Also present were the Town Attorney John Dunn, Town Manager Dick Blodgett, Town Planner Dick Kvach, Finance Director Bill James as well as members of the press and public. Councilman Connell registered his objection to the informal gathering of witnesses of the former Council scheduled by the District Attorney held September 10, 1982. The Town Attorney advised the Councilman that it was related to a prosecution matter before the former Council and did not concern the current Council. First on the agenda was the reading and approval of the minutes of the August 24, 1982 meeting. Larry Kumpost moved approval of the August 24th minutes with this correction, page 5, paragraph 1, change to read that Larry Kumpost abstained. With that correction Greg Gage seconded the motion. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Financial Matters were next presented to the & French was discussed. It was requested that th ments of fees from developers. After discussion John Blish moved approval of the The motion was seconded by Larry Kumpost. Those Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al votes. The motion was unanimously carried. Council. The invoice of Cosgriff, Dunn e Town Manager follow up on the reimburse- itemized billing of Cosgriff,Dunn & French. Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Connell, John Blish. There were no nay The Cash Account Balances were next presented to the Council. It was requested that Bill James, Finance Director, check into the 7 day money market to see if the money is being invested in Colorado and if the CD's are insured. After discussion A.J. Wells moved approval of the Cash Account Balances. The motion was seconded by Larry Kumpost. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The next item was the August Revenue and Expense Summary Sheet. Councilman Kumpost requested that there be a projected revenue expense list added to the summary sheet. Larry Kumpost moved approval of the Revenue and Expense Summary Sheet. The motion was seconded by Greg Gage. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. Larry Kumpost moved approval of items 4 through 8 of the Financial Matters. The motion was seconded by A.J. Wells. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The General Accounts Payable were next presented to the Council. After discussion Sheila Davis moved approval of the accounts payable and the reconciliation of accounts payable excluding item #865, payable to Dan Cooley. The motion was seconded by Greg Gage. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. Al Connell moved approval to pay the(3)candidates(position of Finance Director)reimbursement for mileage. The motion was seconded by Greg Gage. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. Tom Backus approached the Council. He was representing the Avon Chamber of Commerce. He came before the Council to discuss town identification, in the favor of a Town logo. Mr. Backus presented to the Council, a logo that the Chamber would like to adopt. With some discussion the Council requested that they would like to consider having a contest and let the Avon citizens be involved. After lengthy discussion Sheila Davis moved that Avon sponsor a contest to accept logo designs and that the Council budget $500.00 to cover the prize, that the deadline for submittal be October 8, 1982 at 12:00 noon with the decision of the Council to be made on October 12, 1982 at the next regular Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Al Connell. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Public Hearing of Ordinance No.#82-19, Series of 1982 was next presented to the Council. This Ordinance was dealing with docket fees for the Municipal Court. Former Judge Clint Watkins approached the Council. He stated he had some concern of the charges for the docket fees and the trial to court fees. Mr. Watkins thought they were to high. Second reading of Ordinance No.#82-19, Series of 1982,AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DOCKET FEES AND RECORD FEES FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE TOWN OF AVON, AND SETTING FORTH THE PROCEDURE FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF. The Town Manager stated he would recommend to defer action on this Ordinance until there could be some input from Judge Allen in regard to some modifications. There was discussion on this Ordinance. Councilman Blish had some concern of the fact that some people think the Municipal Court is revenue producing agency.He stated that that has no foundation in law. Councilman Blish stated it should be a peace keeping function and a protection of the citizens. After discussion Al Connell moved to table Ordinance No.#82-19, Series 1982 on second reading and to return to the Council with a revised Ordinance. The motion was seconded by John Blish. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. It was requested that Judge Allen be present at the next regular Council meeting or at least provide a letter regarding the modifications of this Ordinance. Larry Goad requested that the discussion of the guardrails for the Wildridge Roads be continued until the September 28th, 1982 Council meeting. The Recreational Amenities for the Christie Lodge time-sharing was discussed.(See attached copy). After discussion A.J. Wells moved to adopt the Recreational Amenities Document as the Council's recommendation pursuant to the Christie Lodge time-sharing agreement. The motion was seconded by Sheila Davis. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Amendments of the Design Review Board Rules and Regulations were then presented to the Council. This was the second time these Amendments have been before the Council. After discussion A.J. Wells moved to direct the Town Attorney to amend the documents necessary to revise Sections 6.00 and 7.00 of the Design Review Board Rules and Regulations. The motion was seconded by Larry Kumpost. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried.(Refer to the Design Review Board Minutes of September 2, 1982). The appointment of the Colorado Municipal League Policy Committee Member was discussed. After discussion Sheila Davis moved to appoint John Blish as the CML Policy Committee representative for the Town of Avon and Dick Blodgett as an alternate, that the Town of Avon would reimburse mileage, parking expenses and lunch expenses. The motion was seconded by Larry Kumpost. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. -2- • • Gary Stevens Development, Lot#67,Block#3 Wildridge Gary Stevens Development was the next item on the agenda. Mr. Stevens was requesting final plat approval, Lot#67, Block#3 Wildridge Subdivision. Mr. Kvach stated that the staff had reviewed the plat and it did meet the requirements of the codes of Avon. He stated that there were two conditions that he would recommend and those were 1) that there would have to be shown on the plat the locations of the lot pins and 2) that the Town Attorney review the documents. After discussion Al Connell moved approval of the Gary Stevens Development final plat of Lot#67, Block#3 Wildridge contingent upon the Town Attorney reviewing the plat and that the lot pins be shown on the plat. The motion was seconded by Sheila Davis. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. A.J. Wells abstained because of conflict of interest. The motion carried. Resolution No.#82-15, Series of 1982,TRANSFERRING TO MESA COUNTY, COLORADO THE ALLOCATION OF THE TOWN OF AVON, TO FINANCE MORTGAGE LOANS TO PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES. There was discussion on this Resolution. After discussion Larry Kumpost moved approval of Resolution No.#82-15 subject to the Town Attorney reviewing the document. The motion was seconded by John Blish. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Council recessed at 9:45 p.m. and reconvened at 10:15 p.m. At that point Mr. Dunn stated that he had reviewed the Resolution that was just passed'and recommended that the Council rescind the passage of the Resolution because of some questionable language in the Resolution. John Blish moved to rescind the previous passage of Resolution No.#82-15. The motion was seconded by Larry Kumpost. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Mayor stated that the time was here for the six month review of the Town Manager. The Mayor requested that this be placed on the next regular Council meeting agenda. The Town Manager reported on the draft of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. He stated he will be setting up a meeting with the Council to discuss and review these policies and procedures. Mr. Blodgett stated that the final form of the manual would possibly be ready by the first of October. The garage space for the Town of Avon was discussed. After a lengthy discussion Sheila Davis moved to have the town negotiate with the two parties that have the warehouses available for space for the town and to return to the Council for final approval. The motion was seconded by Al Connell. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Oshkosh for snow plowing was discussed. Dan Sunday, Superintendent of Public Works described what the Oshkosh could do and the problems they have with their present snow removal equipment. After lengthy discussion John Blish moved approval to authorize the Town Manager and Director of Public Works to purchase the equipment that Dan Sunday had outlined in his report and within their discretion they could make whatever substitutions or changes that seem appropriate or necessary, that the maximum figure of equipment that was described as approximately $120,000.00 and that delivery would take place before the end of this year. The motion was seconded by Greg Gage. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The Town Manager reported on the Transit situation. He stated that he had conversed with Beaver Creek and stated that they are in a position to furnish the town with one bus. He stated he had talked with Vail Guides also and that they could possibly furnish the town with two vehicles. By the end of the week there should be some final figures brought in and then at the next meeting decide what to do in the way of transportation. -3- The Town Manager reported on the Revenue Sharing. He stated that there was a Public Hearing held on September 13, 1982. The proposed use of the Revenue Sharing funds for 1982 would be spent for recreation. After discussion Sheila Davis moved approval that the Revenue Sharing Funds be allocated for recreation, that Linda Mullen be hired as Recreational Director and that the salary be $1,200 per month. The motion was seconded by Al Connell. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, A.J. Wells, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. The motion was unanimously carried. The status of the 1982 Budget was discussed. The Town Manager stated that he had received a letter from Avon Metro District requesting that the Town of Avon become more involved in the administration work of the Metro District and also a request that they hold their meetings here in the Council Chambers on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Blodgett stated that the town may have to hire some staff because of the work load. After discussion Larry Kumpost moved approval that the town take over the administration duties as requested by the Avon Metro District at the fee of $1,000.00 per month and also that the Council approve Avon Metro District the use of the Chambers for their meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. contingent upon Avon Metro District obtaining liability insurance necessary. The motion was seconded by John Blish. Those Councilmembers voting aye were: Larry Kumpost, Sheila Davis, Greg Gage, Al Connell, John Blish. There were no nay votes. A.J. Wells abstained. The motion carried. A letter from Northwest Colorado Council of Governments was presented to the Council. They were requesting a ratification of Articles of Association. The Town Attorney recommended that the Council take action on this at the next regular Council meeting of September 28, 1982. There being no further business Sheila Davis moved to adjourn. Larry Kumpost seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Nottingham at 12:10 a.m. Respectfully Sub `tt .Patricia J. Doyl Town Cle -4-