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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL.
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1988
1:00 p.m.
Vail Library Community Room
AGENDA
1. Joint Meeting with Vail Valley Consolidated Water District
Board of Directors
2. Presentation on Emergency Communications System Upgrade
3. Discussion of Bed and Breakfast Uses
4. Information Update
5. Other
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1988
1:00 p.m.
Vail Library Community Room
EXPANDED AGENDA
1:00 1. Joint Meeting with Vail Valley Consolidated Water
District Board of Directors
Action Requested of Council: Discuss issues of mutual
concern
Background Rationale: The agenda Dave Mott and I have
agreed to includes the following items:
a) Maintenance of water system infrastructure
b) Application of user fees and property taxes
c) Surplus property: Lions Ridge and Gore Creek water
plants
Bighorn Lake fishery improvement
e) Fire hydrant snow removal
f) Urban pollution of Gore Creek
g) Homestake II appeal
h) Black Lake enlargement and possible reservoirs on
Middle Creek and Indian Creek
Staff Recommendation: N.A.
2:30 2. Presentation on Emergency Communications System Upgrade
Ken Hughey
Corey Schmidt Action Requested of Council: Information presentation only
Background Rationale: A number of communications systems
upgrade tasks are underway on which we would like to update
Council
2:50 3. Discussion of Bed and Breakfast Uses
Tom Braun
Background Rationale: While a number of B&B's do operate in
the town, they are technically prohibited by the zoning
code. The staff continues to receive many inquiries into
B&B's, and desires direction from the Council on this
issue. This item was originally scheduled for discussion at the
February 9th joint session. Please refer to the
accompanying memo.
Staff Recommendation: With certain restrictions, the staff
feels that B&B's can be a viable lodging activity. Given
this direction from Council, we will proceed with the
needed ordinance amendments.
3:15 4. Information Update
3:20 5. Other
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TO: Mr. Ron Phillips, Town Manager
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: February 9, 19gg
SUBJECT: Bed and Breakfast Operations: Joint Meeting--Town
Council, PEC and DRB
Presently, the zoning code does not allow bed and breakfast
operations in the Town of Vail. The staff is aware that bed
and breakfasts exist in Vail. Ordinance #23, Series of 1982
was written for the purpose of prohibiting bed and breakfast
uses in single and two-family dwellings. The code states in
Section 18.58.310:
"Short term accommodation unit. No rooms in any structure
or building located in any Single Family, Two Family or
Primary/Secondary zone district within the Town shall be
short-term rented, separately as accommodation units."
The reason for the ordinance was that:
"Lower density neighborhoods within the Town of Vail need
to be protected from the noise, traffic and overcrowding
which which would result from permitting the short term
rental of separate accommodation units in such
neighborhoods.°
The Community Development Department has received recent
requests to set up bed and breakfast operations within the Town
of Vail. The staff is interested in finding out if the
Council, Planning Commission and Design Review Board would like
to have the staff investigate the possibility of allowing bed
and breakfasts as long as certain criteria are met. Many
municipalities review bed and breakfast requests as a
conditional use. Appropriate review criteria would also
address parking concerns, noise, amount of square footage for
rental units, number of units, and signage.
Attached to this memo is a brief discussion of bed and
breakfasts from the Planning Advisory Service as well as an
article on bed and breakfasts from "Planning Magazine." The
articles provide information on how bed and breakfasts have
been handled in other communities. Due to the occasional
requests for bed and breakfasts, staff thought it would be
appropriate to discuss this issue to determine if the ordinance
should be amended to allow for bed and breakfasts with special
restrictions.
tension lines, gas and oil pipelines, and sewer lines),
with widths varying from 50 feet in urban areas to 350
feet in rural areas. In The Illustrated Book of
Development Definitions, right-of--way is defined as a
strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication,
prescription, or condemnation and intended to be
occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric
transmission lines, pipelines, sanitary sewer, or other
similar uses.
Directional signs are almost always permitted in the
right-of--way. The common concerns in most ordinances
are size, size of lettering, and absence of advertising on
such signs.
Aside from directional signs, signs are generally not
permitted in the right-of--way. Most ordinances we
reviewed said that the closest that signs may get to the
right-of--way is five feet (although some ordinances allow
as little as two feet of setback). Lafayette, Indiana, uses
a "sliding scale" approach to determine appropriate
separation distances for signs in the right-of--way. The
distance is determined by the area of-the sign face.
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~Q. There'~a_proposal here for so_m_e bed and breakfast
establishments (B&Bs) to be located in one of_our
historic districts. This district is currently zoned for
single-family residential uses. We woo dTi ek- so'me
definitions of BBcBs an3'wouid"a1so~Iike to mow what
p-ro~Tems could arise if we changed some zoning
requiremments to~ermit them,
A. The community of Petoskey, Michigan, defines B&Bs
generally as a use that is subordinate to the principal
use of asingle-family dwelling unit, in which transient
guests are provided a sleeping room and board in return
for payment. Placer County, California, defines them as
single-family dwellings containing rooms or suites that
are maintained and operated by the property owner for
the purpose of providing overnight sleeping
accommodations for paying guests.
To maintain the residential character of your district,
you may wish to consider setting low limits on the
number of rooms available in a B&B. Since the average
B&B operator should expect to make only around $1,000
to $2,000 annually as a result of room rentals, allowing
only two or three rooms per establishment would not
appear too strict, While some ordinances allow five or
more rooms per facility, this usually means establishing
other requirements, including extra parking, structural
alteration, etc. Setting a limit of two or three rooms
might help to avoid parking problems. In a historic
district, structural alterations to a designated building
would be in violation of the district code.
All in all, the best way to preserve the area in
question is not to allow B&Bs to become commercial
establishments. The simple regulations presented above
would help to ensure this would not happen.
Q. Could you define a "flag lot" and tell how it differs
from a pipestem lot or a pork chop lot?
A. According to The Illustrated Book of Development
Definitions, a flag lot is a lot not fronting on or
abutting a public road; access to the public road is by a
narrow, private, right-of-way. In reviewing other zoning
ordinances, we found that flag lot, pipestem lot, pork
chop lot, and dogleg lot were all synonymous. The
names describe the shape of the lot.
Flag lots are generally permitted in a rural and
developing area to allow development while still
maintaining a rural character. Flag lots generally require
a minimum lot size at least twice the azea typically
required in the zone they're located in. This lot size must
not include the right-of-way. Most ordinances allow only
one flag lot for each right-of--way, with rights-of--way a
minimum distance apart. Front-, side-, and reaz-yard
minimum requirements are usually set.
Q. What is a fly-in subdivision?
A. A fly-in subdivision is a residential development that
integrates airport facilities for recreational or commuter
flyers. One of the first fly-in developments was Sierra
Sky Park near Fresno, California. The sky park was
begun in 1946, developed, and sold to new owners in
1978. The sky park encompasses around 158 acres, with
over 105 residential lots, three runways, and streets
designed to accommodate two planes and two cars
simultaneously. Sierra Sky Park deed restrictions have
always required at least one plane port to be built for
each residence.
A newer fly-in subdivision is Wellington Aero CIub,
neaz West Palm Beach, Florida. Wellington was planned
as a new town in the early 1970s. Currently, there are
over 9,000 residents in Wellington. The 10,300-acre
development has approximately 251 available lots;
commercial, recreational, educational, and community
services; and a 150-acre lake.
There are currently over 55 fly-in subdivisions (or
airparks) nationwide. All fly-in subdivisions have one
thing in common-at least one landing strip. Developers
of fly-in subdivisions say that the only real limiting
factors for future developments are rising fuel and
airplane costs. Proper zoning and regulatory mechanisms
must also be addressed when planning afly-in
subdivision.
The PAS,Nerno is a monthly publication for subscribers to [he Plannin¢ Advisory
Service, a subscription research service of the American Planning Association: Israel
Stollman, Executive Director: Frank S. So, Depury Executivc Director; Judith Getzels,
Director of Research; Sylvia Lewis, Publications Director.
The PAS Memo is produced at APA: lames Hecimovich, Editor: Adele Rothblatt,
Assistan[ Editor.
Copyright 1987 by American Planning Association. 1313 E. 60th St., ChicaQO, IL
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16 Y:anning August 1987
~' L A N N
~' R A C T
By Chuck Myer, AICP
Keeping Tabs on Bed and Breakfasts
An updated version of the old tourist home offers new challenges to local planners.
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Z, he resurgence of an old
tradition has caused some
new headaches in public plan-
ning agencies around the na-
tion. The bed-and-breakfast
inn, the classy yet homey way
to travel, has become popular
among sophisticated travelers.
It has also raised some tough
new questions about regulating
land use and commercial enter-
prise, and where to draw the
line. between residential and
commercial development.
Continental drift
The bed-and-breakfast idea is
nothing nets. Its roots go back
to medieval Europe and be-
- yond, when, in exchange for a
few coins, peasants began open-
ing their homes to travelers.
And, in Europe, private homes
are still commonly opened to
travelers when hotels are
scarce or full. In the tiny Bavar-
ian village of Oberammergau,
for example, every home be-
comes abed and breakfast
when the world-famous Pas-
sion Play is being performed.
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In the United States, some-
thing resembling the modern
tourist home has been a com-
mon form of lodging since
colonial times. In this century,
however, changing urban
forms took travelers off coun-
try roads and onto highways,
and motels sprouted up to re-
placethe tourist homes.
Today, we re seeing a revival.
Bed and breakfasts have
proven to be an especially via-
ble alternative to motels in
communities hosting major
fairs, festivals, or sporting
events. Over 200 referral serv-
ices now direct travelers to
their doors. For the most part,
small bed and breakfasts do not
present a problem from a plan-
I N G
I C E
ping standpoint. IVSany are not
even registered with municipal
agencies perhaps explaining
why many hosts prefer to be
addressed by their first names).
In the last 20 years, how-
ever, the country has also seen
an influx of larger bed-and-
breakfast inns designed as
commercial establishments,
and including up to a dozen or
more rooms. Although the dis-
tinction between the two is
hazy, one can safely say that the
bed-and-breakfast inn is
primarily a business, while the
traditional bed-and-breakfast
home is a residence first.
An early example of the
former is the "Bed and Break-
fast Inn;' opened in San Fran-
cisco in 1967 by Bob and Marily
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Kavanaugh. The owners pat-'
terned their inn after the bed-
and-breakfast inns they had
seen in Wales and Scotland.
Similar establishments pro-
liferated in California and
other states in the 1970s.
Coastal areas have proved to
be major spawning grounds,
with the largest number of inns
along the Pacific Coast and the
eastern seaboard, particularly
in the Maine/Cape Cod region.
Numbers are also growing
along the Great Lakes and on
the Gulf of Mexico. Bernice
71vo clau~joot tubs are a feature ojthe GingerGread ,'ilansion Inn in Fentdnle, Ca/ijornia.
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P R A C T I C E
t Chesler, author of Bed and
Breakfast in the Northeast
(Globe Pequot Press, Chester,
Connecticut, 1983, estimates
that the total number of bed-
_ and-breakfast accommoda-
tions inAmerica jumped from
2,500 to 10,000 between 1980
and 1985.
- Now, however, there are
_ signs of a slowdown in the
growth rate. Ken Torbert,
comanager of the Gingerbread
House in Ferndale, California,
suggests that burnout is a
cause. One reason may be the
frustration that bed-and-
breakfastpioneers experienced
in breaking new bureaucratic
ground in communities that
had misconceptions about this
new type of business.
Allaying fears
"When we first came to town in
1983, few Midwesterners
knew what a bed-and-
breakfast inn was;' sighs Jean
Lawrence, proprietor of the
Pebble House in Lakeside, a re-
sort town in southwestern
Michigan. "There were only
about six in the state. We had to
educate the local people and
reassure them about our inten-
tions:'
Lawrence got an informal,
verbal okay to open her inn in a
residential zone. But then, after
she had begun remodeling, a
nervous zoning board ordered
her to stop; the neighbors, they
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said, were worried about noise,
traffic, and "undesirable activi-
ties:' Their primary fear was
that the inn would be a com-
mercial resort hotel, which
would have destroyed the
residential character of the
area-a quiet road fronting
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After appearing at a zoning
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board meeting and patiently
explaining the bed-and-
breakfast concept, Lawrence
finally won the variance she
needed. She was then able to
complete remodeling the 1912
house and coachhouse and cot-
tage that constitute the inn; she
has spent some 5300,000 to
date.
Convinced by this ex-
perience ofthe need to educate
local officials, Lawrence has
become active in a four-year-
old group called the Lake to
Lake Bed-and-Breakfast As-
sociation, whose membership
includes many of Michigan's
approximately 200 inns. Lake
to Lake has been a dominant
force behind proposed new
state legislation that would
clarify the distinction bettiveen
bed and breakfasts and conven-
tional motels and hotels.
In particular, the law would -
liberalize fire code require-
ments applying to small inns
and would allow meals to be
prepared in kitchens that do
not meet commercial specifica-
tions.
Other innkeepers have taken
education to a more grass-roots
level. Paula Williams, owner of
the Whistling Swan in Stan-
hope, New Jersey, knocked on
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the doors of 27 skeptical neigh-
bors to explain the bed-and-
breakfast idea. Innkeepers
across the country agree that
it's up to the bed-and-breakfast
entrepreneurs to make sure the
local zoning board understands
the concept.
A new animal
From a public planning stand-
point, the major concerns
about bed-and-breakfast inns
are location, impact, and num-
bers. Problems often arise
when the structure proposed
for an inn is in a residential zon-
ingdistrict. Some communities
are prepared to deal with these
issues, but many are not.
One of the first specific bed-
and-breakfast ordinances was
adopted by Santa Cruz, Califor-
nia, in 1984. It was spurred by
a proposal for an inn in a
residential zone. Eventually, af-
ter 12 public hearings in front
of the planning commission
and the city council, the Dar-
ling House was approved and
the ordinance adopted.
The catch is that the law so
restricts the number of inns al-
lowed inresidential areas that
no other bed-and breakfast inn
has since been approved iti
Santa Cruz. The ordinance
limits bed-and-breakfast inns
inresidential areas to one every
1,500 feet for three blocks,
whichever is greaten; it also re-
quiresthem to be on large lots,
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listed on the city's historic
building survey, on arterial or
collector streets, within 300
feet of the boundary of the zon-
ingdistrict, and guaranteed not
to result in a net loss of multi-
family units.
Santa Cruz planner Joe Hall
.tells other planners looking for
a model ordinance, "Don't use
ours:'
Other tourist areas in Califor-
niabegan toproduce their own
ordinances at about the same
time: the Napa/Sonoma wine
country, the Mother Lode/Lake
Tahoe area, and greater San
Diego. Provisions covered land
use and parking, food service,
length of stay, safety, and even
fees and check-out times.
Planners and public officials
in other states have adopted
policies relating to bed and
breakfast lodgings based
loosely on those used in Cali-
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fornia. Awell-regarded ordi-
nance developed by Petoskey,
Michigan, distinguishes clear-
ly between small bed and
breakfasts (a use subordinate to
the principal use of a single-
family dwellingy and larger
inns. On the state level, Maines
regulations-which are re-
spected among the owners of
bed-and-breakfast inns-pro-
vide uniform criteria for decid-
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ing on the merits of individual
laws.
Typically, ordinances allow-
', ing bed-and-breakfast inns in
~ • '~ residential districts some with
an overlay zone) require that an
`` _ _ owner/manager live on-site
'' and that inn design be compat-
ible with the neighborhood.
Most ordinances set amaxi-
mumnumber ofrooms and re-
quire aspecific number of
parking spaces. Some require
special licensing. Rural Calvert
County, Maryland, allows bed
and breakfasts with no more
than two rooms in all zoning
areas except wetlands-so long
as they are part of a 'dwelling
unit" with a resident owner or
manager; provide off-street
parking; operate through an ap-
proved bed-and-breakfast
registry; and are inspected by
fire and health departments.
Larger inns must request spe-
cialexceptions from the zoning
commission.
Bed-and-breakfast lobbyists
say that great strides have been
made in the last few years in
convincing government agen-
cies to recognize bed-and-
breakfastinns as aspecial land-
u'secategory, rather than lump-
ing them in with rooming
houses and hotels.
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"Oh, for heaven's sake, George . . .200 years from
now, what difference will it make where we slept?"
P R A C T I C E
The frequency issue
The most controversial or-
dinances are those that regu-
late the number of inns that can
exist in a given area. For exam-
_ ple, a 1983 Napa County, Cali-
- fornia, ordinance allowing inns
in residential neighborhoods
required them to be 1,500 feet
apart. The law also required
the 188 inns in business at the
time to apply for use permits.
Many, finding that they didn't
qualify under those rules,
brought suit; others tried to get
around the rules by eliminating
breakfast and qualifying as
guesthouses" instead.
In response, says James
Hickey, director of the conser-
vation, development, and plan-
ning department, the county
has now decided to rescind the
entire ordinance, effectively
closing the door to any addi-
tional bed and breakfasts.
Some innkeepers allege that
frequency regulations are the
work of hotel/motel lobbyists
who fear that bed-and-
breakfastinns will cut into the
action of the larger lodging fa-
cilities, ButEileen Layne of the
California Hotel and Motel As-
sociation staff notes that her
membership includes many
bed-and-breakfast innkeepers,
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so lobbying against them
"would be like slapping our-
selves in the face:'
As time goes by and the bed-
and-breakfast market becomes
more of a known quantity, con-
cerns about proliferation are
declining. In fact, innkeepers
and big hotel owners are learn-
ing they aren't even competing
for the same market. Bed-and-
breakfast proprietors fre-
quently refer calls to nearby
hotels and motels if a prospec-
tive guest is seeking more
privacy or more amenities
phone, television, room serv-
ice~ than typical inns provide.
Meeting codes
Most bed-and-breakfast or-
dinances specify one parking
space per guestroom, plus one
or two spaces for the inn-
keeper-a requirement that
many of the inns find difficult
to meet.
Ken Torbert and Wendy Hat-
field of Fernclalzs Gingerbread
House had to yank out a
historic garden to put in their
parking lot. And now nobody
parks there;'says Torbert.
Todd Cleave of Bed and
Breakfast San Juan Bautista
and Jim Beaver of the Chan-
ticleerInn inAshland, Oregon,
have had similar experiences. "I
put in seven new parking
spaces, but everyone still parks
on the street;' says Cleave.
To avoid such problems,
Placerville, California, allows
for exceptions if yards or land-
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scaping around inns must be
removed to meet the require-
ments.
Meeting modern building
and safety code standards is
also difficult for older struc-
tures, although houses built be-
fore 1930 may qualify for
exemptions to the Uniform
Building Code. Specific require-
ments for installing kitchens
and spas have proved espe-
cially tricky for innkeepers.
In Oregon, for example, a
statewide "traveler accommo-
dation law" requires separate
kitchens and bathrooms for inn
employees. And in Sacramento,
California, after having
received approval under
residential codes for his inn,
the Amber House, Bill i~IcOm-
ber ~~•as told that he ~rould have
to meet commercial require-
ments instead. iblcOmber
fought the revocation for two
years, winning in the end, al-
though he eventually sold the
inn.
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The food issue -
This January, after years of re-
search and public meetings,
McOmber succeeded in getting
bed and breakfasts exempted
from state commercial kitchen
requirements. California Sen-
ateBill 1981 defines "restricted
food service transient oc-
cupancy establishments" (in-
cluding bed-and-breakfast
inns) and excuses them from
many of the tough standards
previously imposed by the
California Uniform Retail Food
Facilities Law. However, local
ordinances still apply, includ-
ingthe Santa Cruz County bed-
and-breakfast ordinance, which
limits food service to, among
other things, "non-potentially
hazardous pastries:'
A strict ordinance has sty-
miedthe sale of an eight-room
inn in North Beach, Maryland,
on Chesapeake Bay. Only a
continental breakfast may be
served, according to the law. 'A
bed and breakfast is not a res-
taurant;' says county clerk
Betty Freesland.
Other conflicts
Fire codes are another area of
contention.
"Our inns are full of antiques.
We don't want sprinkler sys-
tems;' says Jean Lawrence in
Michigan. Even lit red exit
signs destroy an inn's ambi-
ence, adds Paula Williams,
proprietor of the Whistling
Swan in New Jersey.
An innkeeper in California's
wine country spent months
refurbishing athree-story man-
sion, only to learn at the last
minute that the state fire mar-
shal wouldrit allow its use un-
less ahuge, exterior fire escape
was installed.
Innkeepers report differ-
ences in the level of enforce-
ment of local ordinances.
Williams says even her exter-
nal improvements have never
been checked by Stanhope
officials, while innkeepers in
Ashland, Oregon and Kenne-
bunkport, Maine, report unan-
nouncedinspections and even
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plainclothes police posing as
guests to enforce ordinances.
Ironically, one of California's
most notorious bureaucratic
layers hasn't caused bed-and-
breakfast inns much distress.
The Coastal Commission,
which oversees development
within 1,000 yards of the shore-
line, has supported the de-
velopment ofinns that give the
public access to the coastline.
"We had to follow their guide-
lines on erosion control, vege-
tation, etc.;'says the proprietor
of the Darling House in Santa
Cruz, "but basically they didn't
pose a problem. Their goal is to
use existing structures to pro-
A N N I N G
A C T I C E
mote tourist-serving activity,
which is exactly what we do:'
History in the makin
The history of bed-anc
breakfast inns is replete wit
tales of their early owners: lan
barons, renowned architect;
and even Russian counts. O~
the West Coast, Ambrose
Bierces home is now an in
and the Stonehouse Inn in Car
mel boasts of having lodge
Jack London and Sinclai
Lewis. In the East, the of
chestnut, "George Washingto
slept here;'may often be true.
Several California bed-and
breakfast inns are the work o
noted architects. William
Weeks designed the Darling
House (formerly the Miff
Housed on the West Cliff in
Santa Cruz. The Benbow Inn in
Garberville was designed by
Albert Farr. A room in the May-
field House near the Lake Ta-
hoearea isnamed for architect
Julia Morgan, who was a fre-
quentguest there.
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In many cases, the structures
have been used for activities
other than lodgings. San Fran-
cisco's Nob Hill Inn was oper-
ated as a brothel during World
War II by infamous madam
Sally Stanford (later mayor of
Sausalito. Ferndale's Ginger-
bread House and the Grey
Whale Inn in Fort Bragg are
both former hospitals.
The fact that these historic
structures are being put to re-
use is acommunity benefit that
must be weighed by commu-
nityleaders and planners when
they consider inn applications.
Some localities even require
prospective bed-and-breakfast
owners to document abuild-
ing'shistory.
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- Many innkeepers sit on local
d boards and commissions. Todd
r Cleave was a planning commis-
d sinner in San Juan Bautista
n before becoming its only bed-
and-breakfast innkeeper in
1980. He ended up writing the
f bed-and-breakfast ordinance
for the town when he applied
for use permits for his inn. So
did Bill McOmber of Sacra-
mento, whose subsequent ef-
forts on behalf of Bed and
Breakfast Innkeepers of North-
ern California has led to a
whole new career in trade as-
sociation management. Simi-
larly, Paula Williams serves on
the planning board of Stan-
hope, New Jersey.
Innkeepers advise planners
and other local officials to es-
tablish clear procedures for
bed-and-breakfast inns before
the first application is
processed. If no such process
exists, potential innkeepers
may well pass a town by, says
Williams, who searched in
several locations for the best
spot for the Whistling Swan.
In sum, if planners and
innkeepers continue to work
together, the potential benefits
of bed-and-breakfast inns will
be shared by their communi-
ties, as well as by countless
grateful travelers.
Copyright 1987 by Chuck Myer,
AICP. Myer is a senior planner for
Gilroy, California.
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History and Budget
1988
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1988 BUDGET
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January
63,999
98,089
106,981
119,972 ---
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February 40,595 69,018 105,024 132,220 86,289 170,052 64,906 44,040 75,687 109,873 34,186
March 69,886 126,935 109,533 137.,820 62,693. 63,831 92,557 38,791 ; 79,300 68,104 ( 11,196)
April 76,855 94,653 65,900 103,526 173,321 90,396 182,743 95,554 95,731 179,671 83,940
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July 49,367 186,110 104,262 68,539 157,598 88,528 70,441 47,949 81,307
August 79,859 115,499 71,282 97,806 58,937 32,860 100,182 61,137 ; 70,813
September 59,800 113,992 49,332 96,746 64,671 48,516 108,167 78,819 ; 69,052
October 108,510 154,000 42,498 122,546 88,732 109,633 93,860 124,291 97,733
November 102,623 107,768 81,698 91,385 105,109 74,909 89,047 114,839 ; 87,177
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5 - ;; A Western Colorado coalition of counties, communities, industries & individuals
303/242-3264
845 Grand ~r P.O. Box 550
Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 - 0550
May 2, 1988
- Mayor and Town Council
Town of Vail
75 South Frontage Road West
Vail, CO 81657
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers:
A recent review of our Club 20 receipts and expenditures showed that
it's time to get off a reminder letter to our good friends who had not yet
made their 1988 contribution to Club 20.
We are into the middle of another busy year. Meetings - just in the
month of April - covered a multitude of issues including tourism, public
television, energy asistance, water resource development, tourism, Two
Forks, the coal industry, highways, and economic development - through the
U.S. Forest Service and otherwise.
Right now we're helping put together a two-day regional tourism
conference for May 20-21 in Glenwood Springs that may go a long way in
determining our tourist promotion future.
All this takes time and money, and our only source of funding is the
voluntary membership contributions of those who believe in the work of
Club 20. I sincerely hope you can match your contribution of last year
($200) and, if it can be increased modestly, we would be most grateful.
Membership contributions may be deductible in part or in full as
ordinary and necessary business expenses for federal income tax purposes.
Similar payments are not, however, deductible as charitable contributions.
Thanks for whatever you can do for Club 20.
Sincerely,
l/
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William H. Cleary
President
WHC/sjp
°U MAY ~ ~ '~
I/AMAGE POIM•1/AIL
May 4, 1988
Town Council
Town of Vail
75 So. Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
Gentlemen:
I was very pleased with the outcome of the Town Council
meeting held on May 3, but I do feel a need to reiterate
one point that was discussed briefly pertaining to the
widening of the South Frontage Road to three lanes. This
issue has-not received much public attention because it
was relatively unknown until lately, but I feel it is
just as important as the traffic signals and the proposed
Lionshead entrance/exit ramps.
Because of Vantage Point's close proximity to the South
Frontage Road and the fact that we sit below grade from
the road surface there is a potential hazard to both
property and people with the snow .removal procedure.
Currently as the .snow plows come by at approximately 25 mph
they throw snow, slush, cinders and rocks so as to almost
reach the northeast corner of Vantage Point and well into
our landscaped pool and spa areas. With the widening of
the Frontage Road to the south this debris will definitely
reach the building and shower down onto people sitting
in the spas, putting those people at great risk.
In planning the renovation of our pool and
took place just last fall, we purposely set
far enough so as to not receive this shower
the snow plows. It is beyond me why in our
meetings with the Design Review Board that
expansion of the So. Frontage Road was neve
attention.
spa area, which
the spas back
of debris from
countless
this possible
r brought to our
508 East Lionshead Circle, Vail, Colorado 81657 (303) 476-0364
Letter to: Town Council - Vail
May 4, 1988
Page 2
One of the most often asked questions about Vail is how
could it be improved. The most frequent answer I hear
is, Remove I-70! Of course this is impossible, but
instead of trying to mitigate the impact of I-70 on Vail,
the town is proposing turning the So. Frontage Road into
an unsightly thoroughfare and eliminating the only
landscaping that borders this road. I am speaking
specifically of the landscaping on the north side of the
Lionshead parking structure, and the north side of Vail Spa,
Enzian, Vailglo, Landmark, Westwind, Vail International
and Vantage Point.
In light of the vote taken at the council meeting you may
feel this is all a moot point but as stated at the meeting
our traffic problems will not go away and unless a better
solution is found we may see these same proposals presented
again in the not=too-distant future. Since we had little
or no opportunity to voice our disapproval of a third lane
being added to the So. Frontage Road I felt compelled to
write this letter.
I sincerely hope the engineers and planning committees will
take the above-mentioned points into consideration when a
future plan is drawn. up to solve Vail'~s traffic problems.
If I can answer any of your questions regarding this matter,
please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
VANTAGE POINT/NAIL CONDOMINIUMS
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Michael D'Anci,
General Manager
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cc: Dave Edwards, Pres., Vantage Pt. Condo. Assoc.
A.R. Chamberlain, Colo. State Hghwy Dept.
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May 3, 1988
UPPER EAGLE VALLEY CONSOLIDATED
WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICTS
846 FOREST ROAD • VAIL. COLORADO 81657
(303) 476-7480
'D MAY ~, _~ ..
D g`~AY 0 4 1988
Ron Phillips
Town of Vail
P. 0. Box 100
Vail, Colorado 81658
RE: VVCWD Board and Town Council Joint Meeting
Dear Ron:
This is to confirm the joint meeting between the Vail Valley Consolidated
Water District (VVCWD) and the Vail Town Council on Tuesday, May 10, 1988,
at 1 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Below is a preliminary agenda of topics:
1. Maintenance of water system infrastructure
2. Application of user fees and property taxes
3. Surplus property; Lions Ridge and Gore Creek water plants
4. Bighorn Lake fishery improvement
5. Fire hydrant snow removal
6. Urban pollution of Gore Creek
7. Homestake II appeal
8. Black Lake enlargement and possible reservoirs on Middle
Creek and Indian Creek
I look forward to the board members discussing these areas of common interest.
Sincerely,
VA VALLEY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
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David E. Mott
General Manager
DEM:il
cc: VVCWD Board Members
PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS - ARROWHEAD METRO WATER • AVON METRO WATER • BEAVER CREEK METRO WATER • BERRY CREEK METRO CLEAN
WATER • EAGLE-VAIL METRO WATER • EDWARDS WATER • LAKE CREEK MEADOWS WATER • UPPER EAGLE VALLEY SANITATION • VAIL
VALLEY CONSOLIDATED WATER • VAIL WATER AND SANITATION
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town of uai
75 south Irontage road
vail, Colorado 81657
(303)476-7000
office of the town manager
March 9, 1988
Mr. David Mott
General Manager
Upper Eagle Valley Consolidated
Water and Sanitation Districts
846 Forest Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
Dear Dave: -
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VAIL 1989
This letter is to follow up our conversation of this morning concerning
the Vail Town Council's desire to have a discussion at some point with
the Mail Consolidated Water District's Board. I think the desire of the
Council members is to begin forming better lines of communication
between the two elected bodies.
After hearing the discussion by the Council yesterday, I would suggest
the following items for a possible informal agenda:
1. Water distribution system infrastructure in Vail.
2. Usage of Vail user fees and property taxes._
3. Surplus property.
4. Bighorn Lake -fishery improvement.
.,
I am sure that the Water District Board will also have some suggested
topics for discussion which should be added to this proposed agenda.
Please discuss this idea with your Board, and if there is agreement to
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Mr. David Mott
March 9, 1988
Page 2
have a joint meeting, perhaps you and I can then work on mutually
acceptable dates and location. Thank you for your help and cooperation.
Since ,
ondall Phillips
Town Manager
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cc: Vail Town Council members
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`~~ NORTHWEST COLORADO
~V V ~ COUNCIL OF GOVERNME T
NS
Post Office Box 739 Frisco, Colorado 80443 Frisco 303 668-5445 * Denver 'Direct 303 573-7611
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Headwaters Counties and Towns
From: Jerry Roberts
Re: Conditions to be imposed with regard to the issuance
of the Two Forks/Williams Fork permits and
Cancellation of May 12th meeting ''
Date: May 2, 1988
Enclosed are copies of my letter to the Governor with regard
to the conditions to be placed on the Two Forks/Williams
Fork permits. Please use the conditions as part of any
letter to the Corps of Engineers stating your position on
this issue.
Please note that these are "conditions precedent to
construction" and NOT mitigation. Mitigation issues need to
be addressed separately and not be confused with conditions.
Because we were able to accomplish so much at this meeting,
it was decided that the meeting scheduled for May 12th would
be unnecessary and therefore it has been cancelled. If you
would like to discuss the inclusion of any additional
conditions, please feel free to contact Barbara Green at
NWCCUG.
Ea91e Counly:A~n, Basalt, Eagle, Gypsum, Minh~rn, fled Cliff, Vail, * Grand County:Fraser, Grank7y, Grand Lake, Hot Sulpf•xn
Springs. I<remmling, Winter Park, +-Jackaon Counfy:Wakien, * Pltkln County.Aspen, Srx7wrriass Village, * Routt Counfy:Hayden,
Ook Creek, Steamboat Springs, Yampa, * Summit County:Blue River, BreckerYidge, Dillon, Frisco, Montezuma, Sit~ertharr~e
N V1'~`'~T COUNCIL OF GO ERN~ENTS
Post Office Box 739 Frisco, Colorado 80443 Frisco 303 668-5445 Denver Direct 303 573-7611
April 29, 1988
The Honorable Roy .Romer
Office of the Governor
200 Fast Colfax, Room 136
Denver, Colorado 80203
Dear Governor Romer:
I wish to extend my thanks to you and your staff for your time
on Thursday, April 21st to hear the concerns of the Headwaters
Towns atld Counties with regard to the issuance of the Two Forks
and Williams Fork permits.
Although a South Platte Reservoir (either New Cheesman or Two
Forks) acid the Williams Fork Project may allow Denver to
utilize its existing water diversion system to its physical
capacity, they also result in the greatest impacts to the
Fraser, Williams Fork, Colorado and Blue River Basins of any
water supply alternatives identified in the EIS. Consequently,
we are IlUt syrnpatltetiC to threats by the Providers that permit
denial will force them to "get water arty way they can".
However, your thought provoking comments during our meeting
have yetterated a great deal of discussion. Ttte resultant draft
list cif r_onditions or "triggers" which must precede any Denver
storage project has been prepared by 15 elected officials
representing headwaters counties and towns. A more detailed
explanation of each condition will be incorporated into our
writte-l commments to be submitted to the Corps of Engineers on
May 2 U tlt .
Please bear in mind as you consider Denver's permit application
that a.ll of the South Platte projects will have the same
detrimental effects to the headwaters counties. Each project
relies ott massive diversion from the Fraser and Blue Rivers
with negative socioeconomic effects to the region resulting
Eaflle Courtfy;A~n. &~<«A. Faclh, (yt~s~xn, MinAm, (~f Cl+tf. Vasil, * Grarxi Counfy:Fro~r, C-~ranky, C'annri I cake, f k~f Sul~~f~ur
S~..xings, Wemmling. Wr~l~:r f ~ ask. *Jaekson Caunty:Wakten. • f'1tk1n County:n~{_~en. Sr~,~vtno:,svil~ac~, * Rc~uft County:l kryc_~n,
(~ C?ee4< S-FCimt-r~r ,~ ~~ +~i r ~c `~!-~m~rt, » St~mmlt County:E~t ~e Rnt~ E~oc~kor~rK,lc7e. C`i~lc~n. fries, ti~k~ ~toT~ Rm. Si~.+=ritic~r~
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Governor Roy Romer
April 29, 1988
from lost opportunities for growth and the loss of white river
boating and rafting.
Tharil; you again for your time and consideration and we would be
pleased to answer any questions you may have.
Respectfully submitted,
~n, ~' ~~ ~a
Jerry~Roberts
Chairman
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Enclosures
cc: j•lilliam Armstrong Dave Wattenberg
.Timothy Wirth Dan Williams
IIeii Nighthorse Campbell Sam Williams
Sally Hopper Scott McInnis
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1. Imple-nerrt conservation program with technology based water
savings require-nents incorporating conservation goals established
by the Foothills Agreement, reuse provisions of the Blue River
Decrees and other elements recommended in Conservation Scenario
#4. Conservation education, 100$ meters, dual distribution
syste-ns, fixing leaks, drip irrigation, cost,. low consumption
foliage.
2. Revise demand projections based on per capita use goals
established by the conservation program and 1990 and 1995 census
data.
3. Revise water supply figures to include alternative sources of
water presently available without any increase in diversions.
4. Construction of the Straight Creek diversion in accordance
with Su-r--r-it County Land Use permits .
5. Integrated operating policy for Cherry Creek, Chatfield and
Bear Creels reservoirs designed to maximize system yield as
proposed by State Engineer during Water Supply Alternative
Confere-rce sponsored by the Natural Resources Law Center on April
15, 1988.
6. PJo use of the Shoshone subordination during critical periods
to protect the following instream flow appropriations of the
Colorado Water Conservation Board:
a. Colorado River: 90 c.f.s. at Windy Gap, 135 C.F.S. at
Williams Fork and 150 c.f.s. at Troublesome
b. Eagle River, Gore Creek acid other Eagle River tributaries
7. Construction of Ranch Creek reservoir or other water supply
alternatives as identified by the Water Resources and Power
Developme-rt Authority study of the Fraser Basin to be paid for by
the per-nit Applicant.
8. Co-npr.eliensive water quality and aquatic monitoring program on
all streams effected by proposed diversions to establish baseline
for developing subsequent mitigation plans.
9. Integrated operating policy for existing and future projects
such as Williams Fork, Muddy Creek, Windy Gap, Green Mountain and
Dillon Reservoirs designed to eliminate negative effects to
municipal water supply, wastewater treatment, recreation,
agriculture, aquatic life and aesthetics.
10. Ari agreement by Applicant not to oppose legislation designed
to protect the basin of origin from ttre effects of transmountain
diversions.
11. Fur~ttrer study of and, if appropriate, implementation of non-
diversio-i water supply projects listed in Scenario C-1 of EIS.
12. Submittal of Williams Fork proposal to Grand County for
review under appropriate Grand County land use permit procedures.
13. Active support by Applicant for formulation of a statewide
comprehensive water management policy addressing coordination of
water supply sources, protection of basins of origin acid economic
development. Any such policy shall be developed by an equitably-
based representative group of broad State interests..
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NORTHWEST COLORADO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
REGION XII
Member jurisdictions include: Eagle County, Town of Avon, Towrr of
Basalt, Town of Eagle, Town of Gypsum, Town of l4inturn, Town of Red
Cliff, Town of Vail, Grand County, Town of Fraser, Towrr of Granby,
Town of Grarrd Lake, Town of Hot Sulphur Springs, Town of Kremmling,
Town of Winter Park, Jackson County, Town of Walden, Pitkin County,
City of Aspen, Town of Snowmass Village, Routt County, Town of Ilayderr,
Town of Ualc Creek, City of Steamboat Springs, Towrr of Yampa, Summit
County, Town of Blue River, Town of Breckenridge, Town of Dillon, Town
of Frisco, Town of Montezuma and Town of Silverthorne
RESOLUTION 1988-2
WiiEREAS, tl~e Two Forks and Williams Fork projects are not in the
public interest for the following reasons:
Higher than current water use figures and inaccurate population
figures exaggerate the need for the projects. The need does not
outweigh the detrimental effects to the recreation economy,
aesthetics, water quality and fish and wildlife values.
And, alternatives to the project leave not been fully explored.
WHEREAS, the Two Forks and Williams Fork projects will have an
unacceptable adverse impact, in combination with other water diversion
projects, OI1 the ecosystem for the following reasons:
There are practicable alternatives to tl~e project which would have a
less adverse impact to the aquatic ecosystem: e.g. conservation, dual
distribution systems, joint-use reservoir projects ire the Fraser
Basin, groundwater, and transmountain diversion reuse.
And, the Williams Fork Project will cause and contribute to violations
of State water quality standards.
And, the proposed projects will contribute to significant degradation
of the waters of the State by interfering with recreational, aesthetic
and economic values.
-elimination of white river rafting and kayaking on the Blue River,
loss of quality of boating through Gore Canyon oIi the Colorado River
-loss of gold medal fishery on the South Platte, loss of fishery on
Vasquez Creek
-water quality degradation in the Williams Fork causing loss of
fishery
-loss of elk habitat and interference with the primitive recreational
experience in the Williams Fork Basin
-interference with the reliability of junior water rights and the
ability to expand wastewater treatment plants causing lost economic
opportunities on the West Slope
-increases iIi salinity in the Colorado River
And, the projects do clot include all appropriate and practicable
measures to miliimize potential harm to the aquatic ecosystem. There
are too malty unmitigated impacts.
AND WHEREAS, b6$ of the water to be diverted as a result of the Two
Forks project comes form the Blue River and Fraser River basins in
Summit and Grarrd Counties and the cumulative impacts of the project
will effect Eagle County and the Colorado River basin.
NOW, TIIERT'FURE BE IT RESOLVED BY NWCCOG that Region XII, with the
exception of the Towns of Dillon and Frisco, and Swnmit Coulrty,
adamantly opposes the issuance of a permit for the Two Forks Project
because it fails to meet minimum federal requirements ul~der Section
404 of the Clean Water Act. A.~...~, members of NWCCOG oppose the Williams
Fork Project.
ADOPTED TIiIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL,
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t~n~an
1988, FRISCO, COLORADO.
` ~~ MAY ~ 4 1~;,.
WAS ONCE A HUMAN TRAFFIC LIGHT
We've been hearing from alot of people opposed to the 4 way problem and the proposed
traffic lights. I'm not for or against the traffic lights, I just want to shed some
insight on the human traffic signals, First of all, they do seem to work, when
people obey you out there trying to direct traffic, but it's also very dangerous and
stressful, as per the following reasons:
1. It's dangerous when you are out there directing traffic and someone grows impatient
and cuts in behind you, so you have to jump out of the way (quite often) to avoid
being run over.
2. People get impatient and start blaring their horns, and drive by using abusive
language and gestures because they think you let other lanes go longer, or for some
other reasons they have for being upset.
3. It's stressful when cars drive by throwing objects at you, using abusive language
amoung other things done and said to you as you are directing traffic.
4. You stop one lane, but someone tries to go by you and they cause people trying
to turn to wait, which causes even more traffic problems.
5. When you stop the lanes and then try to get someone's attention to move again,
but that person is preoccupied doing something and that causes other people to become
impatient (horn blaring again).
6. When you're directing traffic and someone stops next to you and tries to ask you
directions or for information and then they drive off angry because you couldn't
help or take the time to direct them.
7. When shuttle van/taxi drivers try driving by you because they need to pick up
people at certain times, so they think they should be allowed to go first or they
just go .right through.
8. When you let a lane go and there's a gap between cars, so someone from another
lane stomps on the gas trying to get by before the car in the moving lane gets into
the 4 way.
9. When cars come to the 4 way at high speeds then slam on the brakes trying to
stop, and they slide into the 4 way, causing you to run for your life.
10. When people come to the 4 way not knowing where to go, so they start cutting
into lanes, or you get 2 cars trying to turn onto one lane. You are caught in the
middle of two moving cars and you try to get yourself out of the way so you won't
be injured or killed!!
In closing I would like to ask what would be a fair and justified wage for directing
traffic at the 4 way. The current wage is under $6.00 per hour which seems below
average for putting your life on the line every time you are out there.
I enjoyed directing traffic when people obeyed and cooperated with your traffic signals
But when you're out there in a blizzard and get sick you only hurt yourself, because
there is no sick pay or sick days associated with seasonal work, so you are hurting
yourself-whether it be wages or more important your life!! I would like to do the
job but would also like the current wage to be raised to make it worthwhile, with
the money saved from the traffic lights not being installed it should increase
sufficiently.
Sincerely,
THE HUMAN TRAFFIC LIGHT
-BURNED OUT-
'~~ MAY 0 9 1988
2
SE REP SHOWS UP: Maryland
Market Week (4/9-11) at Annapolis
was the "best post-Vegas show in
the East so far as .attendance,"
Keith Bowen told TSIL's Mary Jo
Tarallo. "We had 48 shops Saturday
and 20 Sunday, which was even with
last year." The majority of the
business "was in accessories: most
of the hard- and softgoods had<
already been ordered since shops',,
take advantage of discounts. Some
reps didn't even bring the hardgood
samples with them." The North
Carolina Market Week (415-7) in
Charlotte, NC was "up considerably
over last year," according to Marg
Kalif, executive directorof SESRA.
"We had 38 Saturday; '13 Sunday.
Becat;se it was a good ski. year, it
was hard for retailers #o attend pre-
.' Vegas shows." At presstime, the~nal
rep shows in Denver were still in,pro-
gress, but little news was expected.
I. William Berry, Editor and Publisher,
914/232-5094
Paul E. Pepe, Director of Marketing,
516/496-4588
Craig Altschul, Executive Editor,
802/362-5066
Gene Peters, Director of Circulation,
516/921-8815
Bob Gillen, Senior Editor,
303/349-2333
David Lansing, Western Editor,
714/261-8722
Correspandents: Mary Jo Tarallo,
Southeast, 301/296-0357; Rosemary Fres-
kos, Midwest, 619/436-8771; Bob Wall,
Northeast, 315/655-9558; Dave Irons, New
England, 207/854-5414; Guy Thibaudeau,
Canada, 514/226-3373; Jon Wlesel, National
Nordic 307/733-7013; Art Bentley, Western
Equipment, 213/977-7600; Greg Berry,
Editorial Assistant.
THE SKI INDUSTRY LETTER is owned
by SKILETTER ING, with corporate and
editorial offices at 115 Lily Pond Lane, Katonah,
N.Y. 10536; editorial offices also at Box 1552,
Manchester Center, Vt. 05255; and circulation
offices at Box 110, Syosset, N.Y. 11791.
THE SKI INDUSTRY LETTER
about timing or other implications.
WHAT IT MEANS: Much too early to
tell since timing of the shift to better
production facilities is the key and the
deal hasn't locked. Bz~t assuming all
works smoothly, the move can only help
Sanmarco improve credibility in the
tough, high performance market in which
it competes. -- IVVB
Glove Market Flat,
Shares Shifting
While suppliers of gloves and mittens
generally agreed the market is showing
no appreciable growth, they also felt
there's a shifting of market share,
according to interviews conducted in
Las Vegas by TSIL's Mary Jo Tarallo.
On one key point, Joe Aulisi of
Gates doesn't see "brand name gloves
as having much of an impact --
although if Kombi is No.One in sales, it
could be because they are a major
manufacturer of those gloves." Tacitly
agreeing was Kombi's Howard Rubin,
who said "the coordinated look is
becoming more important to clothing
manufacturers."
Bud Ross said Grandoe has seen a
resurgence in demand for leather,
partly as a result of "more fashion-
oriented customers" but also because
"people want the best combination of
quality and fashion. This used to be a
commodity business, but now it has
turned into a show business. We're
changing from serious skiing to `I want
to be the flashiest on the slopes.'
People just can't get wild enough." He
credits high-tec,~/fashion-oriented lines
such as Reusch for opening up the
color market in gloves. In addition, he
said, sales for the component system
are "very strong."
Betsy Conroy, spokesman for
Reusch, says its sales will triple over
last year's and feels it's taking market
share away from other name brands.
Hotfingers totally redesigned its line
"to reflect that fashion explosion," sales
manager Martha Barrows said, "and
sales in Vegas were 'way up."
$IS.SM VA EXPANSION
China Bowl to Open;
Arrowhead Stalls
Vail's long-awaited lift service into
China Bowl -- another Doppelmayr de-
tachable dubbed the "Orient Express" --
will be on line next winter as part of a
$15.5-million expansion program
announced 4/17, according to Rich
Teeters, TSIL's Colorado correspon-
dent. The China Bow! system, which
provides access also to Teacup, Siberia
and Mongolia Bowls, adds 1,896 acres,
roughly doubling Vail's skiable terrain
to 3,787. Skiers will go from the bottom
to the top in eight minutes, and a
platter lift will allow access to the other
bowls from that point.
At LionsHead, where the lift system
has long needed upgrading, Chair 8
(next to the gondola) will be upgraded
into a longer quad called the "Born
Free Express," making access to the
upper mountain lifts and the Vista
Bahn easier.
Along other lines, Teeters said that
VA owner George Gillett's long-
planned purchase of Arrowhead to
interconnect with Beaver Creek is
stalled, but that the Wedge Group, the
present owners, will build ahigh-speed
quad for the opening season next
winter, no matter who owns it.
WHAT IT MEANS: Although China
Bowl has been used fcr cat tours for
several years, the timing of its conversion
to lift-served terrain was expected
`NO' TO HIGHLANDS:-The plea by
.Aspen Highlands ta-allow:cortstruc-
tion of a crucial 300-room hotel at
'the base got the kibosh `from Pitkin
County planners this month by a 4-I
vote even though .Highlands had
agreed to all the terms including a
~ delay until 1990 and an agreement
on lift system upgrades: I-lighlands
officials won't say what's next, but
betting on a lawsuit would not be a
bad idea.
THE SHI INDUSTRY LETTER 3
PARKWEST FOR SALE?;Atleast
two different parties are talking with
owners of Parkwest about a possible
.sale, TSIL's Dave Lansing has learn-
ed. One group, spearheaded by
Southern California investors, con-
..firmed the discussions but told
TSIL that "negotiations are too sen-
sitive at this stage to reveal." Several
-phone calls by TSIL to Parkwest
GM Doug Harmon were not re-
turned, although one resort execu-
tive said that "there are people in'
.negotiations, but. I'm. not going to
.say whether the resort is for sale:"
to capitalize on the World Alpine Ski
Championships and related network TV
coverage next season. As a result -- until
Mammoth connects to June -- Yail
apparently has the most skiable terrain of
any single-mountain complex in the coun-
try. Now, if you could only park..
NOTHING FIRM ON `BRECK'
35 Staffers Fired as
Aspen Gets `Lean'
Calling it "typical of what happens
whenever new management takes
over," Aspen Skiing Co. president Bob
Maynard told TSIL's IWB that the
dismissal of "between 30 and 35 employ-
ees" in mid-April was nowhere near the
staff massacre some in the industry
have termed it. "Most of .those jobs
were previously seasonal jobs that grew
into fulltime because of the recent ex-
pansions. Now that that's over, those
jobs reverted to seasonal.
"Besides," he added, "one reason
you bring in new management is to
look at staffing. We just leaned ours
down a bit, and we may do more and
we may not."
He also pooh-poohed reports that
"the entire PR staff' had been fired.
"We dismissed three or four of nine
employees there," he said, "and (new
VP/marketing] Bill Turnage will handle
some of the PR duties." Among those
let go was director Jeanette Darnauer.
On other recently reported items or
rumors, Maynard said:
$ "We have no comment at all about
the sale of Breckenridge to Victoria
Ltd. or anyone else." However, other
sources indicate that while the Japanese
firm is the current "leader, " the deal
almost certainly will not close by early
May, as rumors have it.
$ "We have no plans at this time to
leave NSAA, Colorado Ski Country or
any other trade group, and I wish I
knew where that rumor got started."
However, he indicated that Ski Co.
"may have dropped out of SkiUSA, as
program director Bernie Weichsel
confirmed to TSIL's CAA.
$ "We have made no decision yet
about the future of Winternationals" --
whose future in Aspen, many sources
have told TSIL, is at best shaky -- "but
we don't have as much money to spend
on that kind of thing_as does George
Gillett [of Vail]:'
WHAT 1T MEANS: While industrywide
as well as local reaction to staff reduc-
tions appear to have been overblown,
they and other shifts begin to point to a
leaner and and more contained profrle
and a more focused picture of where
Maynard is taking "Ski Co. "Many future
moves depend on Breckenridge's being
sold, but that will occur only if ASC gets
its price; either way, I'd bet against
"Winternationals" returning -- at least
under "Ski Co. "ministrations -- and give
the points on ASC's reducing its role in
NSAA and CSC. -- IWB
I
NEW PREZ AT TMM: Francis
Pandolfi, VP/group publisher at
CBS in charge of 40 specialty
~ magazines through `l9$2, was
named president of Tirnes Mirror
Magazines effective 4/18. He'will
control all eight "titles" including
Ski and Skiing, and the 45-year-old
executive describes himself as a
"fishing, boating,' shooting and
skiing enthusiast" While at Harvard
he started MBA magazine..
NEXT AT GOLDMINE:
S-K-I Hires Blann,
Commits $5-Million+
Jerry Blann, former Aspen Skiing Co.
president, has been hired as a
corporate VP and VP/general manager
at Goldmine to oversee a summer
capital construction program "well
above $5-million," S-K-I CEO Pres
Smith .told TSIL's IWB. "We were con-
sidering going `in house' [for the gen-
eral manager)," he added, "but with
someone of Blann's experience being
available, we took advantage of the op-
portunity to add talent to our staff."
Blann, who resigned from ASC last
summer in the wake of the local furor
over the $35 ticket, has primarily been
known as a operations executive. As
such, Smith indicated, he'll be ideal to
ramrod the major renovation this
summer at the recently acquired
Goldmine area.
Among the projects are reconstruc-
tion of the major trails, relocation of a
lift to create a new learning section,
facelifting of the base area, and a total
rebuilding of the snowmaking system
"including bringing water 3.5 miles
from the lake;'.Smith said. "We'd orig-
inally budgeted about $5-million, but
we'll go well over that, I suspect."
Smith added that while Blann and
VP/marketing Tim Cohee are newcom-
ers, several ranking S-K-I veterans (in-
cluding Alan Wilson as CFO) will
either relocate to Goldmine perman-
ently or work there fulltime during the
summer. In addition, Goldmine veteran
Benno Nager will remain as an area VP
while former EVP/GM Joe Shuff has
been named VP/community affairs.
As to Killington and Mount Snow,
Smith said that "no capital programs
have been firmed up yet" and that the
two areas "should come out roughly
even in total skier visits against last
year: Mount Snow's a bit ahead and
Killington a bit behind."
WHAT IT MEANS: Although it may
cause some internal rumbles, hiring
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p.o. box 567
vall, Colorado 81658
(303) 476-5671
department of police
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
FROM:
DATE
SUBJECT
Joe Busch, Peace Officer
Jeff Layman, Sergeant
May 7, 1988
Citizen Assist Transport- and Relay
7M
VAIL 1989
In this morning's early hours you came in contact with a family whose
vehicle had broken down. They were enroute from Colorado Springs to
Grand Junction to see their daughter graduate from college. You
found this family's plight to be particuarly heart wrenching when they
explained to you that their daughter had worked for seven years to
put herself through school and that it meant so much to her and to them
that they make it to the ceremony.
You went to work immediately and, with Dispatcher Mark Gaisford's help,
were able to put together a relay with the Garfield County Sheriff's
Office and the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. While the husband and son
stayed in Vail with the disabled vehicle in hopes of repairing it, you
drove the wife to Glenwood Springs in your personal vehicle to meet
the Garfield Deputy who picked up the relay. This after day shift
had arrived and you were convinced the Town of Vail was adequately
covered.
Your efforts in this incident show great creativity, initiative, compassion,
and a genuine concern for people. Your performance reflects positively
on the Vail Police Department and the Town of Vail, and gives new
meaning to "above and beyond the call of duty".
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EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FEE SOJ
P. O. BOX 740 • EAGLE. COLORADO 81631 • (303) 328.6321 OR 949-5310
CHARLES SCHWAHN
SUPERINTENDENT
May 2, l9sa
Brian Terrett
Box 1525
Vail, CO 81658
Dear Mr. Terrett,
The Board of Education is aware of the great things you have done
over the years with our students at the Red Sandstone Elementary
School. We believe that your program has a significant impact on
our students, and we also believe that you are an exceptional
role model for our children. The article that recently appeared
in The Vail Trail was interesting-and enjoyable.
We wish to extend our thanks to you and to the Vail Police
Department for taking thi s active role i n the education of the
children of the Eagle County School District.
Sincerely,
Al Abrams, President
Board of Education
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Bev Golden
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recreation department
PRESS RELEASE
CHUCK ANDERSON YOUTH RECOGNITION AWARD
The Vail Town Council and the Chuck Anderson Youth Recognition
Award Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the
fifth Chuck Anderson Youth Recognition Award. This award
represents the 1987-88 school year.
Individual Awards: Jothi Alahan
Nate Bryan
This award was initiated by the Vail Town Council as an out growth
of the Community Action Plan, in an effort to give recognition to
outstanding youth. The Chuck Anderson Youth Recognition Award
Committee was formulated from individuals in the community who
work directly with youth in the upper Eagle Valley.
The awards will be presented May 17, 1988 at 7:30 PM. Anyone
interested in supporting these recipients should attend.
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LEARNING TREE 1987-88
"A Year in Review"
~fC'D MAY 0 6 ~ggg
This has been a most exciting, broadening year for me, as well as
the Learning Tree School. I would like to share with you some of our
accomplishments over the year. We have a lot to be proud of!
Winter 1987
We received National Accreditation status for the school. This
involved a six month self study that included collaboration between directors,
parents and teachers. We are still one of three early childhood programs
in Colorado that have this distinction.
Moe applied for graduate school at Bank Street College of Education in
New York City and received a fellowship to cover part of the tuition costs.
At $260 a credit this really meant a lot.
We continued with our monthly firedrills, as well as daily and hourly
handwashing procedures instituted as a result of accreditation.
Cricket, Moe and Betsy took a CPR class and became certified in this
method. This was another accreditation requirement.
Spring 1987
The school was busy at this time with parent conferences for all levels.
Teachers attended a CAEY C conference in Fort Collins and came back to
Learning Tree with many new and exciting ideas for the summer programs.
Graduation was celebrated by a "dress up" dinner dance at Lionsquare
Lodge for our Star Seekers and their parents.
Ted Martin of our Parent Advisory Board organized a fun family ski day
at Beaver Creek. Remember the gold medals given out by our director in her
funny looking cast?
Gena Erickson returned to Learning Tree from Grand Junction in the
spring to teach in Level 2 and Level 3. Valerie Goodman was hired to
teach our Level 1 toddlers, and Melissa Struthers agreed to work with the
Level 2 group over the summer while awaiting her student teaching assignment
in Longmont.
The staff journeyed together to Montrose to spend a weekend learning
about right brain/left brain sensory integration from one of our favorite
authors, Clair Cherry.
Summer 19R7
Once again a parent work day was scheduled early in June in conjunction
with ABC School's work day. We painted, nailed, moved sand, weeded gardens,
washed windows and shined up the school to kick off another grand "summer camp"
program at Learning Tree. Covering the playground area with sand as a
"A Year in Review"
Page 2
cushioning material to soften falls was another accreditation requirement.
Even the children were big helpers moving all this sand.
Moe began writing the Learning Tree's first bimonthly newsletter. In
the first issue we highlighted the upcoming building addition and some
items on our wish list.
Donations came pouring in from baseboard heaters, toilets, cabinets,
carpeting, sinks to toys, a television, a microwave and many, many more.
These donations enabled us to cut our original bid by several thousand
dollars.
Cricket ran the Learning Tree during Moe's absense in New York at
graduate school, and the Parent Advisory Board began the direct mail
fundraising program to solicit donations from our past and present
Learning Tree families and friends.
In August the Eagle Valley Community Fund had their big rummage sale,
and some of our families participated in this event in order to receive
a donation for the addition.
The Parent Advisory Board consisting of Moe, Betsy, Cricket, Ted Martin,
Mary Appleby, Donna Baskins, Diane Golden, and Jody O'Brien met monthly
over the fall and winter to plan, organize and sort through the building
addition plans and raising the necessary funds to support this big project.
Our lease was renewed by the To~,m of Vail and we submitted a proposal
requesting a donation from the TOV. They granted us $5,000.
Fall 1987
Moe's return from New York brought new ideas and lots of improvements
and changes in the day to day programs at Learning Tree.
Sue Eves returned to teach in the Level 1 program, and our small, compact
staff began planning for their programs. New materials were ordered.
Work jobs "to go" were set up for parents to check out and do at home.
Moe reorganized the Level 3 SLV program, as well as the Star Seekers' sound
program. The observation and recording procedures were revised as a result
of Moe's Glasswork and a parent questionaire. We abandoned the lengthy
monthly and quarterly children's reports for shorter, more frequent notes.
The Level 3 team prepared and instituted ongoing check lists of skills.
Four areas were decided upon by the team. These were observed and monthly
records were kept and transferred to the children's files.
A new sub, Jill We11~ was hired for our program.
Fall Open House evenings were heavily supported by parents in all the
levels. A slide show and presentations by the teachers made the evenings
informative and gave us a chance to let you know what your child does all
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"A Year in Review"
Page 3
day at Learning Tree. A silent auction was featured at both evenings to
raise more money to meet our fundraising goal.
Parents continued to visit the Level 3 program to share_their
culture and interests with the teachers and children. We supported our
foster child, Margarita Salas, for another year.
Teachers attended a fall CAEYC conference in Fort Collins, and Moe was
trained to validate other early childhood programs for the National Academy
of Early Childhood Programs.
Moe and Ann Hansborough were elected co presidents of WSAEYC, and all
our staff joined this professional organization.
The final addition plans were drawn up by architect Pam Hopkins, and a
general contractor, Lee Dorothy of OK Construction, was chosen by the
Parent Advisory Board after an all school meeting in September to share the
plans, the dream and the financing with all of our families. This was
your chance to participate in the early stages of this project. The
meeting was sparcely attended, but the help and comments by those present
were appreciated and helped us move forward.
The PAB organized and carried out several small fundraisers. Some
more successful than others: Celene`s Christmas Fair, Red Sandstone Fall
Fling, ABC Christmas Fair, and Movie Plight.
The programs underwent some changes in the fall after Moe and Jeanne
returned from a very enlightening workshop in Wyoming put on by the High/
Scope people. We instituted more hands on active learning in our group
times and changed Level 2 groups from one group of 12 to two groups of
six -- allowing the children to participate more easily.
Planning and recall became part of our vocabulary in Level 3. The
day had a real purpose for many that was missing before.
We brought a High/Scope trainer to Learning Tree in March to do a
workshop for our teachers.
Parents were introduced to the ABC Bill as it was introduced in the
House in Congress in November. Our scope was broadening. The staff was
becoming more aware of children and family issues, and we had a need to
share this with our families.
We received a 15% refund-from our insurance because of our accreditation
status. Bea Romer came to visit Learning Tree. We have received some
great publicity in the Vail papers over the year and are very proud of the
high quality program of which we are a part.
Winter/Spring 1938
Health care issues were atop priority this winter,_and so we .involved
our nurse consultant more and more in our program. The February Newsletter
addressed what we do at Learning Tree to keep your children as healthy and
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germ free as we can. We appreciate all the support we get from our families
on this important issue.
I think I am most proud of our collaboration efforts with. the other
Eagle County Early Childhood programs in the "Week of the Young Child"
party and "Casino '88." It is not often that a community can say the
entire profession worked together on an event -- and that we did.
Casino '88 was a huge success and brought our total fundraising
efforts for the year to almost $18,000. We'll do it again next year with
the other Eagle County programs.
The hole is dug, the foundation being poured and, within days, the walls
on our much needed and worked for addition will be up. It will be hard to
top the accomplishments of 1987-88, but, as ever, we will try.
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MEMORANDUM
VAIL 1989
TO: Ron Phillips J
FROM: Charlie Wick
DATE: May 3, 1988
RE: Trash Removal in Core Areas and Parks; Park Restroom Clean-
up
In order to provide eight hour a day, seven day a week trash
service for the Village (Gold Peak to the Main Fire Station) and
for Lionshead (Marriott to the Main Fire Station) the following
manpower is needed.
Weekly: 8 hours x 7 days x 2 people = 112 hours.
In order to provide eight hour a day, seven day a week trash
service in the parks and daily or more frequent park restroom
cleanups, the following manpower is needed.
Weekly: 8 hours x 7 days x 1 person = 56 hours
The total weekly manpower coverage needed is 168 hours.
The Town currently has one person working three eight hour days
who handles trash cleanup in the Village and Lionshead for a total
of 24 weekly man-hours.
The total new weekly man-hours needed is 144.
Three new seasonal positions would provide the Town with 120
weekly manpower hours or 24 short of what is needed for the
desired service levels.
TRASH REMOVAL MEMO
MAY 3, 1988
PAGE 2
Pete Burnett feels that with three seasonal people, he can provide
very good service in the aforementioned areas, although the
service levels (desired hours) will still not be at the level
Council has stated.
Pete .also said he is out of vehicles in the summer to move people
around Town and he would need an S-10 pickup ($8,500 plus
expenses) or two small garden type tractors equipped with brakes,
etc. ($3,000 each plus expenses.) He also said a high pressure
water pump ($700) would be the best to clean the new restrooms and
would also quicken the cleaning of the bus stops. Two push carts
($100 each and three uniforms) are additional expenses.
Following is the total annual cost for the additional crew and
equipment necessary to provide the service levels outlined in this
memo.
Manpower (Mid-May to Sept. 30) $16,658*
S-10 (5 year amort) 1,700
S-10 Expenses (Ins., Fuel, Maint.) 1,200
Other 1,000
Total $20,558
* Wages plus medicare, work. comp and unemployment (no overtime
included)
This figure would be lower if a small tractor or two is
purchased rather than the 5-10 pickup.
CRW/ds