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Vail Local Housing Authority Minutes
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
3:00 PM
Vail Town Council Chambers and virtually by Zoom
Zoom Meeting 1 | Pre-Executive Session | https://vail.zoom.us/j/83110634258
Zoom Meeting 2 | Post-Executive Session | https://vail.zoom.us/j/86898705642
Present:
Steve Lindstrom
Christine Santucci
Craig Denton
Kristin Kenney Williams
Absent:
Dan Godec
Staff Present:
Jason Dietz, Director of Housing
Robyn Smith, Senior Housing Coordinator
Anna Bengtson, Housing Development Specialist
Melissa Johnson, Housing Coordinator
1. Call to Order (3:00pm)
2. Citizen Participation (5min.)
None.
3. Approval of Minutes (5 min.)
3.1 February 10, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Time: 2 mins
2026_02_10 VLHA Meeting Minutes.pdf
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve ; Craig Denton seconded the motion Passed (4
- 0).
3.2 February 17, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes
Time: 2 mins
2026_02_17 VLHA Special Meeting Minutes.pdf
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve ; Christine Santucci seconded the motion
Passed (4 - 0).
4. Information Update
4.1 Housing Project Update
Listen to update on Housing Development Projects.
Presenter(s): Anna Bengtson, Housing Development
Specialist Time: 15 mins
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Bengtson provided an update on active housing development initiatives. Staff reported continued
progress on Timber Ridge Village construction and coordination related to upcoming occupancy
milestones - final modular box has been set. Work on the South Frontage Road (SouthFace) project
continues through early construction and site preparation activities - vertical construction
commencing. Staff also noted continued advancement of surveying, entitlement preparation, and
planning activities associated with the East Vail CDOT parcel.
The update was informational only and no action was taken.
5. Main Agenda
5.1 Resolution No. 1, Series of 2026, A Resolution Approving an Exemption from Audit for the
Fiscal Year 2025, for the Vail Local Housing Authority in the State of Colorado.
Listen to the 2025 VLHA Year End Financial Update, and Approve Resolution 1 2026.
Presenter(s): Jake Shipe, CPA Finance Budget Manager
Time: 20 mins.
2025 VLHA Year-End Financial Update.pdf
Resolution Audit Exempt 25.pdf
FLAT_LocalGOVExemptionForm.pdf
Shipe presented the Vail Local Housing Authority’s 2025 year-end financial update and the
application for exemption from audit pursuant to C.R.S. §29-1-604. Financial results indicated that
VLHA revenues and expenditures remained below the statutory audit threshold, qualifying the
Authority to apply for exemption.
Discussion included a review of the income statement, balance sheet, and fund balance for fiscal
year 2025, along with confirmation that the exemption application had been prepared by a qualified
governmental accounting professional.
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve ; Christine Santucci seconded the motion Passed
(4 - 0).
6. Executive Session (estimated 80 mins)
Kristin Kenney Williams moved to adjourn to Executive Session pursuant to:
C.R.S. §24-6-402(4)(b) and (4)(e), to hold a conference with legal counsel for the purpose of
receiving legal advice on specific legal questions, and to determine positions relative to matters
that may be subject to negotiations, develop strategy for negotiations, and instruct negotiators,
regarding the formation of a charitable organization and the potential engagement of legal counsel
related to the formation of a charitable organization.
C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(c) to consider matters required to be kept confidential by state law, namely the
review of a housing files containing personally identifiable information related to waiver requests for
the deed-restricted units located at 1063 Vail View Drive Unit 4, Bighorn Road Unit 7R, 430 South
Frontage Road East Unit RU-L, 430 South Frontage Road East Unit RU-M, and 2897 Timber Creek
Drive D23, under the Employee Housing Guidelines, Section V.C. The executive session is necessary
to prevent disclosure of confidential information protected under the Colorado Open Records Act
(C.R.S. § 24-72-204) and related privacy protections.
Christine Santucci seconded the motion Passed (3 - 0).
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Denton absent from vote.
7. Any Action as a Result of Executive Session The Authority reconvened the public meeting at approximately 4:41 PM.
7.1 Compliance Waiver Requests
Approve or deny compliance waiver requests.
Time: 5 mins
MEMO_VLHA_Waiver Action Language_2025_03_10.pdf
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve that Vail Local Housing Authority grant a limited
waiver of deed-restriction compliance for calendar year 2025 for 1063 Vail View Drive Unit 4;
recommend staff not to pursue enforcement for the 2025 compliance period; and affirm that all deed-
restriction requirements remain fully enforceable beginning in 2026, with this action limited to the
specific circumstances presented.; Christine Santucci seconded the motion Passed (4 - 0).
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve move that the Vail Local Housing Authority grant a
limited waiver of deed-restriction compliance for calendar year 2025 for BIGHORN ROAD UNIT 7R;
recommend staff not to pursue enforcement for the 2025 compliance period; and affirm that all deed-
restriction requirements remain fully enforceable beginning in 2026, with this action limited to the
specific circumstances presented.; Christine Santucci seconded the motion Passed (4 - 0).
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve move that the Vail Local Housing Authority grant a
limited waiver of deed-restriction compliance for calendar year 2025 for 430 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD
EAST UNIT RU-L; recommend staff not to pursue enforcement for the 2025 compliance period; and
affirm that all deed-restriction requirements remain fully enforceable beginning in 2026, with this
action limited to the specific circumstances presented.; Christine Santucci seconded the motion
Passed (4 - 0).
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve move that the Vail Local Housing Authority grant a
limited waiver of deed-restriction compliance for calendar year 2025 for 430 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD
EAST UNIT RU-M; recommend staff not to pursue enforcement for the 2025 compliance period; and
affirm that all deed-restriction requirements remain fully enforceable beginning in 2026, with this
action limited to the specific circumstances presented.; Christine Santucci seconded the motion
Passed (4 - 0).
Kristin Kenney Williams made a motion to Approve move that the Vail Local Housing Authority grant a
limited waiver of deed-restriction compliance for calendar year 2025 for 2897 Timber Creek Drive D23;
recommend staff not to pursue enforcement for the 2025 compliance period; and affirm that all deed-
restriction requirements remain fully enforceable beginning in 2026, with this action limited to the
specific circumstances presented.; Christine Santucci seconded the motion Passed (4 - 0).
8. Matters from the Chairman and Authority Members
No additional matters were discussed.
9. Staff Update (5 mins)
• Town of Vail Community Meeting from 5-7:00pm today, March 10, 2026 at Donovan Pavilion
Habitat for Humanity Events Carpenter's Ball | Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 6:00pm, The Hythe Vail
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Charlie. Sandwiches provided.
Staff has no additional update.
10. Adjournment Chairman Steve Lindstrom adjourned the meeting at approximately 4:45 PM