HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-07-19 Support Documentation Town Council Regular SessionUAIL TOt~IN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1988
7:30 p.m.
REVISED AGENDA
1. Ordinance No. 20, Series of 1988, first reading, an ordinance amending
Section 8.24.060 H Amplified Sounds of the Municipal Code of the Town of
Vail to provide that in nonresidential zone districts, sound amplifying
equipment for commercial purposes is prohibited between the hours of 10:00
p.m. and 8;00 a.m. of the following day.
2. Ordinance No. 21, Series of 1988, first reading, an ordinance repealing and
reenacting Chapter 18.40 Special Development Districts of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Vail, Colorado.
3. Ordinance No. 22, Series of 1988, first reading, an ordinance amending
Section 18.52 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail pertaining to fees
assessed for parking requirements in exempted areas.
4. Resolution No. 28, Series of 1988, a resolution setting the date for a
special election to choose a Council member to fill the unexpired term of
retiring Council member Gordon Pierce; and providing details in regard
thereto.
5. Metzker Request to Amend the Adopted Geo-sensitive Area Debris Flow Map
from High to Medium Hazard in the Area of Lot 12, Block 1, Vail Village
13th Filing
6. Vail Water Conservation Proposal
7. Action on Horse Drawn Carriage Agreement Addendum
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
8. Adjournment
HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE AGREEMENT ADDENDUM
THIS ADDENDUM is made and entered into on 1988,
by and between the TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, a Colorado municipal corporation ("the
Town") and STEVE JONES ("Jones").
WHEREAS, the Town and Jones entered into a certain horse drawn carriage
agreement dated June 25, 1987 ("the agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Section 6 of the agreement provides that the number of horse drawn
carriages permitted to be operated on the streets of Vail is one (1); and
WHEREAS, Jones wishes to operate two (2) horse drawn carriages on the streets of
Vail and it is the opinion of the Town Council that the operation of two (2) horse
drawn carriages on the streets of Vail would benefit the health, safety and welfare
of the inhabitants of the Town by offering increased tourist amenities.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, covenants and agreements set
forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Section 6 of the agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. Number of Horse Drawn Carriages.
It is the judgment of the Town Council that in order to enable the Town bus
system to function properly and
controlling the number of horse
within the public interest. To
permitted to be operated on the
minimum number of horse drawn c
within the limits determined by
convenience. and necessity.
to protect pedestrians within the Town that
drawn carriages operating within the Town of Vail is
this end, the number of horse drawn carriages
streets of Vail shall be two (2). The maximum and
~rriages operated by Jones shall at ali times be
the Town Manager applying the principles of a public
2. All other terms and conditions of the agreement shall remain unchanged and
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Addendum this day of
. 1988.
TGWN OF VAIL, a Colorado
municipal corporation STEVE JONES
By: By;
Rondall V. Philips, Town Manager
Steve Jones
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303-668-0376
COLORADO
July 14, 1988 -
Mr. Rondall V. Phillips
Town Manager ,.
75 South Fro~itage Road
r Vail, Colorado 81657.
.Dear Mr. Phillips,
Mr. Bill Simmons, Town Manager of Dillon, forwarded a copy
of a letter he received from you regarding a column written by
Leigh Gervin Yule that appeared in the SUMMIT SENTINEL on July
29, 1988.
I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to your
`'letter and to offer my sincere apology for the unfortunate comments
that were made about your wonderful town. As a long tern resident
of Suit County, I have had the fortunate opportunity to visit
Vail on many occassions and to show it off to many of my .out of
state guests. Each and every time I have visited Vail, I have left
there with a most pleasant memory, as I am sure the great majority
of your visitors do.
I could not agree with you more that each mountain community
has its own special charm and to point out one or two negatives
about another area is certainly not the way we should act towards
one another. We should be proud of each others success and we
should work together to get the people of the world to know how
wonderful all. of Colorado is to visit.
Our entire Chamber Board of Directors offers its most sincerz
apology to your Town Officals, Business Community, Residents and
Visitors who in anyway we unintentionally offended.
If I can personally be of any further assistance, I encourage
you to call me at any time.
Sincerely,
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July 14, 1988
Mr. Rondall V. Phillips
Town Manager
Town of Vail
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Dear Mr. Phillips:
I am writing to apologize for my article in the Summit Sentinel regarding
Vail, Frisco and Ride the Rockies.
It should come as no surprise to you that Summit County has an inferiority
complex about Vail. You have richer visitors, more luxe accommodations, pricier
shops, more expensive real estate, and a fabulous ski mountain.
You have World Cup ski racing, Jerry Ford's golf tournament, and the Coors
Classic criterium. -
You have a huge marketing and advertising budget and a sophisticated public
relations department.
Vail is the Rolls Royce of ski resorts. Summit County is more like a Buick,
nice and comfortable, but not real fancy.
Summit County appeals to the middle class, the "bourgeois." And like the
middle class we aspire to greater things, to the upper classes.
So often I hear: '=why can't we be more like Vail," "Vail does this," "Vail
has that."
My article was intended to give the people of Summit County some pride in
themselves - to point out that there is a lot of value in having a reputation
for being friendly and "down home."
Ride the Rockies illustrated that, for once, we did something better than Vail.
And we really did hear a lot of complaints about Vail from the Ride the Rockies
participants.
My article was also intended to get people to think. My hope was that the
people of Vail would realize that they do have a reputation for snobbery (not
that snobbery is all bad, either).
Your point that Colorado ski towns should work together is well taken. My
article certainly did not foster that attitude and for that I am sincerely
sorry.
Unfortunately there is, and always will be, a lot more rivalry and competition
between ski towns than there is cooperation. It is a problem that we constantly
battle even within Summit County.
Mr. Rondall V. Phillips
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Though my intentions were good, I handled it badly. I should have concen-
trated on the positive instead of the negative.
I am sorry for criticizing your town. I love to visit Vail. Your ski moun-
tain is truly extraordinary and I can't wait to ski the new bowls. With the
wide variety of visitors, Vail often feels like a foreign country, though
it is only 45 minutes from my home. The town is pretty and because your
altitude is lower, your summers are warmer and greener.
We all have a lot to be proud of.
I hope you will accept my apology.
Sincerely,
Leigh Girvin Yule
Summit County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 214
Frisco, CO 80443
303-668-0376
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vail, Colorado 81657
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office of the town manager
Mr. David Mott
General Manager
Vail Consolidated
846 Forest Road
Water Districts
Vail, Colorado 81657
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July 18, 1988
Thank you for your letter outlining the Vaii Consolidated Water District
Board's counter proposal on the issues discussed at the joint meeting a
few weeks ago. The. Town Council has looked at the counter proposal and
feels that the Council's original proposal would be the best way to
approach the exchange for the following reasons:
1. The Town of Vail is the. one public entity in the Gore Valley in
the business of acquiring and preserving open space. The Vail Golf
Course is totally owned by the Town of Vail and leased to the Uail
Metropolitan Recreation District. It seems appropriate that
relationship should remain consistent. The Town Council has no
objection to working out an arrangement with UMRD for the development of
restrooms on the Vail Valley Drive site to serve the needs of golfers.
Also, it seems .the site may have as much or more relationship to Ford
Park, the Nature Center and the athletic field than to the golf course.
2. The Town Council feels it wculd not be appropriate at this time
to relinquish ownership of the Old Town Shop facility because of our
policy to acquire and protect public space and the uses the Town is
making of that building currently. However, as stated in the previous
letter to you, the Council is most willing to give the Upper Eagle
Valley Consolidated Water and Sanitation Districts first consideration
for that property when and if the need arises for expansion of treatment
facilities.
Mr. Gavid Mott
July 18, 1988
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The Town Council feels that in light of the facts, 1) the Town provided
at no cost the site for the present sanitation facility and offices of
the Upper Eagle Ualley Consolidated Water and Sanitation Districts; and
2) the Town is willing to take on the new responsibility from your
organization of snow removal from fire hydrants, the transfer of
ownership of the two surplus water treatment sites should be made to the
Town for no additional consideration.
Since ,
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Rondall V. Phillips
Town "!anager
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Vail Town Council
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July 15, 1988
Mr. Mark Simon
P. 6. Box 3478
Vail, Colorado 81658
Dear Mark:
VAIL 1989
Thank you for meeting with Larry Eskwith and me to discuss areas in
which the Town of Vail can approve accessibility for the disabled.
Also, the meeting of the representatives from Atlantis with Mayor Pro
Tem John Slevin and members of the Town administrative staff was helpful
as well.
I want to list the concerns that have been discussed and let you know at
this point in time where we are in addressing each of them.
1. I believe your concern .that prompted our discussions first
arose from a problem you had in finding a place to park near the
Marriott late last winter. As we understand the Colorado Statutes, the
Town of Uail has responsibility for enforcing the provisions for
handicap parking on privately owned parking lots as well as puhlicly
owned lots. We are sending a letter next week to all private businesses
in Vail who own parking lots that should have designated handicap
parking. We are encouraging those businesses to voluntarily comply with
the requirements as soon as possible with the knowledge the Town will
begin taking action to enforce the handicap parking provisions if they
do not comply. We are also examining the current loading zones in both
Vail Village and Lionshead to try to determine an appropriate number at
convenient locations which can be signed for handicap parking to give
better accessibility into those pedestrian areas. As you know, both
parking structures are, and have been, equipped with the rea,uired number
of handicap parking spaces on the lowest levels of each structure with
those spaces properly marked and enforced.
2. The Town Police Department will be making a renewed and
continuous effort to enforce parking in handicap designated spaces on
both public and private property in the Town. We agree with you that
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Mr. Mark Simon
July i5, 1988
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enforcement is a key ingredient in maintaining parking spaces available
for the disabled.
~. As you know, the municipal building is exempt from providing
full accessibility for the handicapped under the grandfather clauses of
the Colorado Statutes. However, we have torn out the existing wheel
chair ramp on the west side of the municipal building and have provided
a new ramp and hand railing at the proper grade along with designated
handicap parking serving the municipal building and the post office. We
also will be addressing, as a part of the Town budgeting process, the
remodeling of the restrooms on the main floor of the municipal building
to make them handicap accessible. As I mentioned to you, any time a
disabled person needs to do business with the Municipal Court office or
the Finance office which are located on the lower level of the municipal
building, we will provide that service on the main floor of the
municipal building as needed.
4. We will give priority attention to clearing snow in the
wintertime from the Licnshead parking structure ramp adjacent to East
Lionshead Circle to make wheelchair accessibility to Lionshead easier
when it snows.
5. Although the Town is in compliance with Federal and State law
and regulations by providing personalized service for disabled persons
in the transportation system, we are looking at alternatives for
increasing our service for disabled patrons of the bus system..
As Charlie Wick discussed with you by phone, we plan to establish a
local task force of disabled persons from Eagle County and those who
work professionally with disabled persons to review our plans for
dealing with these issues and give us recommendations. I believe you
are soliciting interested people to be a part of such a group and I
would appreciate your sharing with us the names of those who you feel
could be helpful in serving. Your suggestions have been very helpful so
far and I would appreciate any feedback you may have relating to our
plans.
Since ,
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Rondall U. Philli
Town Manager
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TOV Department Heads
- Vail Associates eyes
.Vail explores ski ventures in tJapan ' ossibilities to invest.
By KATE BULKLEY Range are trying to sell the resoN and have targeted the
While several Colorado ski resort owners are trying to Japanese with ads in the Asian Wall Street Journal. In Japanese skl areas
lure Japanese investment to the high country, Vail Asso- Two weeks ago, Shannon and other Vail Associates:.:
ciates Inc. has taken a contrazian approach. officials traveled to Japan to meet with several potential... Continued jiom page I
The owner and operator of Vail and Beaver.Creek ski partners fn Japanese, ski-area -ventures, Shannon-would ' were unaware of any meeting with Vail
resorts is scouting Japan fot',joint venture and consulting, not reveal withwhoni he'spoke. ' "~ `" '' ~~~ Associates.
opportGnities_in~he Japanese ski industry. ~ ~-, "We're looking at the resort,basiness overseas, and .we "I would hesitate to say more right now
"The whole ski industry. tends to be focused on attract- were invited by (Japanese}parties to look at opportunities ` because it's a big company with over 100
ing Japane§e here, or buying equipment," said Vail Asso- there," he said.. divisions in Tokyo," said Stephen Burke,
ciates president Mike Shannon.."We're exploring whether "We don't know if the. opportunities are in technical spokesman for Sony Corp. of America in
or not there might be a reciprocal opportunity for invest- expertise or direct investment," he added. New Jersey. "There aze also a lot of Sony
ment in Japan." Vail Associates owner George Gillett. could not be family members not directly connected to
This month; Aspen Skiing Co, ;finalized the sale of reached for comment. ~ the company who have more money'than
Breckenridge to, Japan's Victona Go Ltd. for a reported Ski industry sources, who dechned to be mentioned by they know what to do with."
$60 million, the first Colorado ski wort to be sold to a name, said Vail officials met with representatives of Sony Japan, said Shannon, is a "huge,
Japanesecompany.. '' Corp., among others, but Shannon would notconfirm it:. untapped market," and its ski resorts are
Meanwhile; `the owners`of the 258-acre Conquistador Sony Corp, of America officials in New7ersey said they of a "much lower quality" thaf Colorado
ski area outside of Westcliffe in the Sangre de Cristo please turn topage 15 resorts with much less skiable acreage.
"There are 600 ski areas in Japan," he
said. "At a resort like Shiiga Heights, they
had 3 million skier visits last season. At
Vail we logged about 1.3 million last year.
.There are 40,000 skiers a year on slopes of
50 acres."
' By comparison, Vail alone has about
1,900 skiable acres, and will double that
next year with the opening of three new
back bowls.
There are an estimated 12 million skiers
in Japan, said Shannon, and the number
of skiers is growing by 10 percent a year.
"1 think. you'll see more and more U.S.
companies getting involved in someway in
that," he said.
The Japanese ski industry is "wild,"
said Jim Branch, president of Sno-Engi-
neering Inc., a Lyme, N.H.-based plan-
ning, engineering and management
company for mountain resorts. Sno-Engi-
neering is planning a ski resort for an
unnamed Japanese company on the coun-
try's north island.
"The Japanese are building a great deal,
partly because the government has a policy
', to build 10 new resorts a year," said
!Branch, adding that to achieve that goal
the Japanese government is offering incen-
i tives to companies willing to build ski
' areas.
"It's interesting that Vail Associates has
the crystai ball and the vision to go look at
,Japan," Branch said. "Most of the com-
~ ponies in the U.S. have been trying to
attract investment from Japan here.