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Home My WebLink About1988-08-30 Support Documentation Town Council Work SessionA VAIL TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1988 2:00 p.m. AGENDA 1. Discussion of Summer Marketing Film 2. University of Colorado Traveling Exhibition Program 3. Update on Vail Valley Foundation Volunteer Program for the World Championships 4. Discussion of Other Long Range Issues 5. Information Update 6. Other r 2:00 Merv Lapin Beth Slifer VAIL TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1988 2:00 p.m. EXPANDED AGENDA 1. Discussion of Summer Marketing Film Action Requested of Council: funding for proceeding with marketing film project. Approve/modify/deny the filming necessary on summer Background Rationale: The Marketing Committee met last Thursday and heard the presentation from Merv Lapin and Roger Brown pertaining to the summer marketing film. The Committee's recommendation is to proceed with the film (see Marketing Committee minutes enclosed). Staff Recommendation: The staff recommendation is to approve and front end the money necessary to proceed with the filming that Roger Brown needs to do immediately to have ali the filming completed. We estimate at this time that will cost between $18-21,000. Roger Brown is to have a final proposal to us by Monday before the Tuesday Work Session. Very good response has been received from most of the other entities attending last Monday's meeting, and we feel there will be good financial participation coming forth. Three metro districts have committed funds from $2-4,000 each and the Town of Minturn has committed $500 this year and $500 next year. Other commitments will be forthcoming. 2:30 David Kanally 2. University of Colorado Traveling Exhibition Program Action Re uested of Council: Approve%deny minimal funding of '2-400 for this project. Background Rationale: David Kanally,. Sydney Summers and John Cogswell are requesting that the Town commit the funding necessary at a maximum of $400 to bring the University of Colorado Museum traveling exhibition program to the Vail area. As you can see in the attached information there are 4 different exhibits that would be shown in the Vail area sometime during the summer of 1989. The Library Community Room is booked through 1989 for art shows so would not be available for these. exhibits. Therefore, the promoters are looking for other space in the Vail area. Also, the Vail Library will be having one museum display during the time period of April 2 - May 30 on ancient people of South America. If the Council approves the CU exhibit, we should require that the "ancient peoples" segment of the exhibit be the last one late in the season so that it does not conflict or come too .closely after the Library show. Staff Recommendation: Approve $400 for these exhibits with the criteria that the show be located in Vail and that the. "ancient peoples" segment be the last show to come and it be toward the end of the season.. This money could be made a part of the 1989 budget. 2:45 Paula Palmateer 3:00 3:30 3:35 3. Update on Vail Valley Foundation Volunteer Program for the World Championships 4. Discussion of Other. Long Range Issues 5. Information Update 6. Other The Marketing Committee recommends the following regarding the summer marketing film proposal: 1. The film be produced in a three-screen format and two simulators be procured for use January 29 - February 12, 1989. Also, video formats be produced for home use and local and national promotions. 2. All contributors will receive copies of the video for their promotional use, and additional copies be made available at reasonable cost to contributors. Suggested formats: 26 minutes 10 minutes 2 minutes 30 seconds 3. The project must have a paid coordinator or the coordination must be done by the film producer Roger Brown. MARKETING COMMITTEE NOTES FROM MEETING HELD AUGUST 25, 1988 NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1988 (IN 2 WEEKS), 7:30 A.M.,_ IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE ROOM. Jerry Davis' subcommittee on organization (including Mark Smith) will meet next Thursday, September 1, 7:30 a.m. at the same place. ~~ Members Present: Jim Gibson, Chairman Jeff Bowen Jerry Davis Mike Sansbury Mark Smith Dan Telleen Beth. Slifer. Dave Tyrrell Others Present: Mike Bennett Roger Brown Merv Lapin Ron Phillips Charlie. Wick Discussion of Funding Options Changes proposed in funding formula: Creation of zones for areas of Town. Zone 1 - Westin to Clubhouse Zone 2 - East Vail, West Vail, Sandstone Zone 2 - Rates will be 75% of Zone 1 rates Retail: Flat fee plus square footage in 3 categories of square footage ranges. Professional: Flat fee plus a fee for each licensed professional. Real Estate: Flat fee plus a license fee for each licensed person. Lodging: Lodging which combines retail and restaurant will fall under one fee plus a unit/seat fee. Total Marketing Budget: $750,000 to be raised $400,000 Vail 100,000 Uail Associates and Beaver Creek ski areas 100,000 Property tax 100,000 Beaver Creek and Avon businesses and Avon Town Government 50,000 Eagle County $750,000 Assigned Committee Members: Vail Associates and Beaver Creek - Bowen, Smith, Gibson Property tax - Gustafson Beaver Creek and Avon - Davis Eagle County - Gustafson Proposed membership structure for permanent Marketing Committee. Formula based on dollars contributed, no more than 3 members for any area: Vail 3 members Eagle County 2 members Avon-Beaver Creek 2 members Uail-Beaver Creek ski areas 2 members Total 9 members -2- DAVID KANALLY Bic .ASSOCIATES T0: John Cogswell Ron Phillips / Sydney Summers FRfJM: David Kanally DATE: August 15, 1988 MEMORANDUM nEC'o auc i s sae ~h. ~~ . ~~ ~A~~~ ~ ~ ~,"_ We have an opportunity as a community to compete with other small towns in Colorado to be one of four cortununities to host a major University. of Colorado traveling museum exhibit next summer.. I believe that Vail should be one of the four. We need to respond formally by August 31, 1988. Please call me as soon as you have reviewed this. information. Thank you! S' cerel , David A. Kanally President Enclosure DAK/kaa 953 South Frontage Road, West, Suite 205 Vail, Colorado 81657 303J476-9220 ~iEC'D AUG 1 ~ 19$8 University of Colorado Office of Public Affairs Business and Community Relations ^' ~~~~ s~ 1690 38th Street, Suite 101 Boulder, Colorado 80301 (303) 444-5723 (800} 521-1243 August 10, 1988 Mr. David Kanally David Kanally & Associates 953 S. Frontage Rd. West Suite ?.05 Vail, Colorado 81657 Dear David, l~ ~~v In the July meeting it was mentioned several times that it would be helpful to have the University assist in providing a cultural event in the rural communities. I am pleased to report that we are acting quickly and are in the process of putting together exhibits that will be ready for touring on May 1, 1989. Enclosed are descriptions of four different exhibits. The intent is to supplement the exhibits with museum pieces that typify each exhibit, as well as a lecture conducted by a professor who is an authority on the topic. Four communities will be selected to receive the exhibits, with each running for four weeks. This will mean that each of the four communities selected will have an exhibit for the entire summer, May through August. (One exhibit, "Among Ancient Ruins," is already booked for August, so an alternative will need to be worked out.) August 31 is the date that I need to know if your community is interested in hosting these exhibits. The community will need to provide the space for the exhibit, identify a person to be the coordinator of the project, assist the University's representative with the set up and dismantling of the exhibit, and provide suitable space for the lecture session. There is a $100.00 fee per exhibit - $400.00 in total - which is to be paid to the Museum to offset the cost of materials such as brochures, posters, etc., as well as to show commitment to the project. I am also working on having the transportation and the insurance covered by the University. With respect to space .requirements, please allow extra square footage in addition to what is listed in the attached information in order to accommodate the added museum pieces. At this time, I would like an indication of interest in writing from you which will be'~followed later by our request for a more formal proposal from the community providing details of commitment. Then, from these brief proposals four communities will be selected. to participate in this project. Also in the area of University involvement in the cultural life of Colorado's communities, I would like you to know that I am working on arrangements to have an exhibit from the .Fine Arts Museum available to selected communities in the summer of 1989. Details will be provided to you as soon. as they can be worked out. Please let me hear from you by August 31 regarding the attached exhibitions so I can secure these exhibits for the summer. Sincerely, Patty A. M illaro Associate Director of Business and Community Relations PM:jw Enc. t UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM TRAVELING EXHIBITION PROGRAM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM REPRESENTS A SIC~TIFICANT RESOURCE OF OBJECTS RELATED TO NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY. T1V AN EFFORT TO SHARE THESE COLLECTIONS AND FURTHER SERVE THE STATE OF COLORADO AND ITS SURROUNDING REGION THE MUSEUM OFFERS A VARIETY OF TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS. THESE EXHIBITS ARE' PACKAGED FOR TRAVEL AND ARE READY FOR EASY INSTALLATION IlV GALLERIES, MUSEUMS,, LIBRARIES OR OTHER FACILITIES. SHOULD YOUR INSTITUTION BE INTERESTED IlV SPONSORING A TRAVELING EXHIBITION FROM THE MUSEUM PLEASE COMPLETE THE FACILITY REPORT AND RETURN IT TO US. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD CLARIFY OUR PROCEDURE AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR. EXHIBIT LOANS. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT cTANET GARBER TAFFET, 'TRAVELING EXHIBITS PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM, CAMPUS BOX 218, BOULDER, CO 80309-0218 OR CALL (303) 492-6481 oR 492-6165. BOOKING INFORMATION BOOKINGS ARE ACCEPTED IN ORDER OF RECEIPT. WHEN MAKING YOUR REQUEST, PLEASE LIST THREE DATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. A SIGNED CONTRACT WILL CONSTITUTE A BOOKING CONFIRMATION. PLEASE INCLUDE OPENING AND CLOSING DATES WITH YOUR REQUEST. EACH EXHIBIT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SIX WEEKS OF EXHIBITION TIME; IN ADDITION, ONE WEEK WILL BE ALLOWED FOR INSTALLATION BEFORE EXHIBIT OPENING AND ONE WEEK FOR DISASSEMBLING AND SHIPPING. GENERAL INFO RMATIO N SUPPORTIVE MATERIALS FOR THESE EXHIBITIONS WILL INCLUDE: 25 POSTERS 300 GALLERY PAMPHLETS COMPLETE GALLERY LABELS SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHS THESE MATERIALS WILL ARRIVE APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE EXHIBITION DATE ALONG WITH CRATE LISTS, PACKING AND UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS, AND CONDITION REPORT MANUAL. (Continued on reverse) Cwhtpus Box 218 • BOULDERS COLORADO 80309-0218 U.S.A. • (303) 492-6165 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM 1 AMONG ANCIENT RUINS THE EXPLORATIONS OF EARL H. MORRIS A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ON THE WORK AND .LIFE OF EARL H. MORRIS (1889-1956) EARL MORRIS DUG IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED .STATES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS CEN- TURY. IT WAS EARL .MORRIS' DREAM TO UNDERSTAND THE PREHISTORIC PEOPLES OF THE .SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE STUDY OF THEIR ARTIFACTS. WITH PERSEVERANCE, HE CAME VERY CLOSE TO REALIZING THAT DREAM, AND HE HAD AN INTERESTING CAREER IN THE PROCESS. THE FIRST ORGANIZED WORK IN ARCHAEOLOGY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM WAS BEGUN IN 1913 BY MORRIS. HIS SEARCH FOR CLUES ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE THOUSAND-YEAR OLD BASKETMAKER AND PUEBLO PEOPLES CONTINUED THROUGH THE 1940's. THE MORRIS COLLECTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM INCLUDE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF POTTERY VESSELS, STONE AND BONE TOOLS, SANDALS, BASKETS AND TEXTILES. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THIS EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGIST ARE EXPLAINED THROUGH PHOTO MURALS, MAPS, TIMELINE, AND THROUGH QUOTATIONS FROM HIS JOURNALS AND FIELD NOTES. EXHIBIT FEATURES: • 4O FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS & INFORMATIONAL PANELS, ALL 2O"X 23" • LARGE PHOTO MURALS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST • 3OO TABLOID STYLE GALLERY HANDOUTS ° THE MORRIS CODE" • 25 POSTERS • TEXT ~~AMONG ANCIENT RUINS: THE LEGACY OF EARL H. MORRIS" AVAILABLE AT SPECIAL INSTITUTIONAL DISCOUNT FROM PUBLISHER REQUIREMENTS • APPROXIMATELY lOO RUNNING FEET OF WALL SPACE • LOW SECURITY SHIPPING INFORMATION • 2 CRATES MEASURING 42"X 28"X 25" AND WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 200 LBS. EACH COST • $100 WITHIN COLORADO • $3OO OUTSIDE OF COLORADO • TRANSPORTATION IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND INSURANCE DURING SHIPMENT AND EXHIBITION ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWING INSTITUTION. CAMPUS Box 218 • BouLDeR, COLORADO 80309-0218 U.S.A. • (303) 492-6481 oR 492-b165 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM EXPLORING YELLOW JACKET THE ANASAZI SITE THAT CONTINUES TO GROW THIS EXHIBIT IS BASED ON 3O YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH DIRECTED BY JOE BEN WHEAT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM. THE RESEARCH HAS OCCURRED IN YELLOW JACKET, COLO- RADO, AN AREA CONTAINING A MAJOR PREHISTORIC ANASAZI CEREMONIAL CENTER. THE FOCAL SITE OF THIS EXHIBITION IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF STILL UNEXCAVATED LARGE CEREMONIAL CENTERS IN THE REGION. EXCAVATIONS AT SMALLER SITES SURROUNDING THE CEREMONIAL CENTER HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS OF PREHISTORIC ANASAZI PEOPLES. YELLOW JACKET EXCAVATIONS HAVE REVEALED A HIGH LEVEL OF ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEXITY, WITH PUEBLO II AND PUEBLO III REMAINS OVERLYING BASKETMAKER III MATERIALS. THE ABSENCE OF PUEBLO I MATERIALS IS SIGNIFICANT AND THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. THIS SITE HAS NUMEROUS KIVAS, MANY CONNECTED TO SURFACE ROOMS BY TUNNELS, AND SOME WITH CARVED FLOORS. ARTIFACTS SUCH AS PENDANTS AND MARINE SHELLS HAVE ALSO BEEN EXCAVATED DEMONSTRATING PARTICIPATION IN FAR REACHING TRADE NETWORKS. EXHIBIT FEATURES: • 4'O FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERPRETIVE PANELS, ALL 2O" X 24" • TYPESET MASTER FOR CbPY MACHINE OR SIMILAR REPRODUCTION OF GALLERY GUIDE • INTERPRETIVE CATALOG--AVAILABLE AT DISCOUNT REQUIREMENTS: • APPROXIMATELY 100 RUNNING FEET OF WALL SPACE • LOW SECURITY t COST • $IOO.OO WITHIN COLORADO • $300.00 OUTSIDE COLORADO • TRANSPORTATION IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND INSURANCE DURING SHIPMENT AND EXHIBITION ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWING INSTITUTION. CAMPUS Box 218 • BOULDER, COLORADO 80309-0218 U.S.A. • (303) 492-6481 oR 492-6165 ' UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM INSECT ILLUSTRATIONS BY SU ZAN NOGUCHI SWAIN ;',. ,.: ~: ~~,tl ~~ {n` ~C .`a ~~{r~'7 ~fi~l~-~i l~i~i~{~~%~ THE INSECT PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS IN THIS EXHIBITION WERE ORIGINALLY USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE INSECT GUIDE, A BOOK WRITTEN IN 1947 BY SU ZAN NOGUCHI SWAIN'S HUSBAND, THE LATE DR. RALPH B. SWAIN, A BIOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. THESE FINE ILLUSTRATIONS SHOW SPECIMENS OF THE MAJOR INSECT FAMILIES OF NORTH AMERICA. SU ZAN NOGUCHI SWAIN USED A MICROSCOPE AND LIVE SPECIMENS FOR LONG-TERM STUDY BEFORE PAINTING EACH INSECT. EXHIBIT FEATURES: • 5C) FRAMED WATERCOLORS AND PEN AND INK DRAWINGS. EACH FRAMED ILLUSTRATION MEASURES 14"X 2~" • INFORMATION PANELS ON THE ARTIST • 3OO GALLERY PAMPHLETS • 25 POSTERS REQUIREMENTS • lOO RUNNING FEET OF WALL SPACE • MODERATE SECURITY SHIPPING INFORMATION • 6 CRATES EACH MEASURING 22"X 21 "X 26" AND WEIGHING 90 LBS. EACH COST • $lOO WITHIN COLORADO • $450 OUTSIDE OF COLORADO • SHIPPING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND INSURANCE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWING INSTITUTION. ~ ~ ~.~- ~.. a:~ ., - ~?~~ ~, , L CAMPUS Box 218 • BOULDER, COLORADO 80309-0218 U.S.A. • (303) 492-6481 oR 492-6165 . UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM SYMBOLIC HEAT GENDER, HEALTH AND WORSHIP AMONG THE TAMILS OF SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA SYMBOLIC HEAT IS SACRED FEMALE ENERGY. FOR THE TAMIL HINDUS OF SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA, A CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL HEAT AS FEMALE ENERGY INFLUENCES THEIR DIET, THEIR HEALTH PRACTICES, THEIR VIEW OF MEN AND WOMEN, AND THEIR WORSHIP OF THE GODS. THIS EXHIBIT EXPLAINS THE CULTURAL IDEAS AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES THAT INFORM AND GIVE MEANING TO DIET, MEDICINE, SEXUALITY, AND WORSHIP AMONG THE MODERN-DAY TAMIL PEOPLE OF SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA. BASED UPON DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS AND FIELD RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY DENNIS MCGILVRAY, PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, THE EXHIBIT GIVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN UNDERSTANDING .OF HOW AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL BELIEFS AFFECTS THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA. .EXHIBIT FEATURES • 71 FRAbIED PHOTOGRAPHS AND IATFORMATIONAL PANELS, ALL ItIEASURING 1G" X 23" • 300 GALLERY PAMPHLETS INTERPRETING THE EXHIBIT • 25 POSTERS • VIDEO CASSETTE, lO MINUTE PROGRAM FOR GALLERY USE, AVAILABLE IN ~ U-MATIC, VHS OR BETA AT A NOMINAL CHARGE REQUIREMENTS • 150-200 RUNNING FEET OF WALL SPACE • LOW SECURITY ~ SHIPPING INFORMATION • 3 CRATES MEASURING 17" X 25" X 3H" AND WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 175 LBS. EACH COST • $100 WITHIN COLORADO • $500 OUTSIDE OF COLORADO • TRANSPORTATION IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND INSURANCE DURING SHIPMENT AND EXHIBITION ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWING INSTITUTION. CAMPUS Box 218 • BOULDER, COLORADO 80309-0218 U.S.A. • (303) 492-6481 oR 492-6165 i,.~,, VAIL BEAVER CREEK SEC°~J AUG 2 2 198 1989 WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS August 15, 1988 ` Mr. Ron Phillips Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 Dear Ron, As the organizing body for the 1989 4Jorld Alpine Slci Championships we are presently in the process of finalizing our accreditation policies. We have allocated certain benefits for the Vail Town Council and feel confident that their needs have been met. Attached please find outlined the policies for the members of the Vail Town Council. Please review and let me know if you have any concerns. Please note that each member of the two tickets far stadium seating for require additional tickets there is through August 28. After that time available for sale through the Vail are also tickets for sale for the t Council has been given each race event. If they a discounted price tickets will still be Valley Foundation. There hree concerts. These are: John Denver after Opening Ceremonies January 29 Itzhak Perlman February 4 Rock Concert February 11 Ron, since you are our primary contact person with the Town Council we are depending on your office to relay and revieta the accreditation and' ticketing policies with the various members. World Alpine ~ls Ski Championships • ~a Vail, Colorado 81655 303-476-)500 Telex 910-290-1989 I look forward to hearing from you regarding the Town Council policy in the near future. We are steadily moving forward on the Championships and feel confident that the Vail Valley is, indeed, ready to welcome the world. We also thank the Town of Vail for its continued support -- both financial and physical. Sincerely, ~~ Bob Knous President Organizing Committee ~ ~ ~~~ VAIL BEAVER CREEK 1989 WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS VAIL 'TOWN COUNCIL A) 2 Official credentials with access to: 1. Stadium Seating 2. Hospitality Areas 3. Lifts B) 2 tickets to Opening (;eremonies C) 2 invitations to the World Championships Gala D) 1 VTP gift World Alpine [{is Ski Championships j~j~r Vail, Colorado 81658 303-476-9500 Telex 910-290-1989 TM taws of uai 75 south frontage road vail, Colorado 81657 (303)476-7000 office of the town manager Mr. Bob Knous President Vail Valley Foundation P.O. Box 309 Vail, CO 81658 Re: Vail Symposium Dear Bob: '~r VAIL 1989 August 25, 1988 I know this is an extremely busy time to be bringing this up, but you and I discussed over a year ago the possibility of the Vail Valley Foundation taking over the function of the Vail Symposium. It is my understanding that this was discussed with your board, and the board felt it would be appropriate only after the 1989 World Alpine Ski Championships were completed. The reason I am writing you now is that the Foundation and the Town will probably be making some preliminary plans for functions next year, and I wanted to officially request, once again, that the Foundation consider taking responsibility for the Vail Symposium beginning in the Fall of 1989. I believe this function fits well within the Vail Ualley Foundation charge of educational, cultural and sport's events. As I mentioned previously, I believe the Vail Town Council would be willing to contribute up to $5,000 next year in cash, as well as allow some staff time to be devoted to the event, to assist with the transition. If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to let me know. I will be glad to meet with you to discuss this further, if necessary. Sincerer , '~.~ Rondall U. Phillips Town Manager cc: Vail Town Council RVP/sas Colleen Kline '~~ AUG 2 ~~g~8 /`~ - / ~ ~f ~` ~~ ~c ~~~~ ~ t6a-~P ' ~u ~~~ ~f ~ ~~~~ ~~/~G ~ ~. ~~~ ~~~-~~ ~ ~ ~ ~- ~, ~.~~ ~~~ -~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ' ~~J~-\ ® - ~ a surprising hypothesis: Our failure to maintain the infrastructure is a big factor ALAN S. BLINDER IS THE GORDON S. RENTSCHLER MEMORIAL PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT PRINCETON AND THE AUTHOR OF hlARD HSADS, SOFT NFARTS or years there has been much talk '~ and hand-wringing-but little ac- `'~ tion-about the nation's crumbling infrastructure. Even Mussolini couldn't make America's trains run on time with our antiquated equipment and deplor- able roadbeds. What air traveler has not suffered delays from inadequate airport capacity in a country that has not built a major new airport since 1973? Communi- ties around the country halt construction because they lack sewer capacity, and many of our highways have more pot- holes than the Ho Chi Minh trail. Every now and then a bridge collapses, offer- ing achilling reminder that many are in dreadful disrepair. America's failure to maintain and ex- pand its public capital stock has incon- venienced all of us and imperiled some. That is sufficient reason to support greater investment in infrastructure. And now a new reason has emerged. David Aschauer, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on leave from the University of Michigan, has unearthed striking statistical evi- dence linking the dearth of investment in public capital to the slowdown in pri- vate-sector productivity growth. This finding will surprise those who see the public sector as the home of waste, fraud, and abuse. But it should also surprise those with a more liberal view, because much of the social value of infrastructure goes unmeasured. If my flight leaves on time because the airport is less congested, or if my back aches less because the roads have fewer potholes, I am truly better off. But data on gross national product will not record those gains. Nevertheless, Aschauer has found a strong and consistent correla- tion between GNP growth and public in- vestment. His study suggests that our failure to maintain adequate growth in such things as highways, mass-transit systems, airports, and sewers may un- derlie the much-lamented but poorly un- derstood productivity slowdown. STRIKING PARALLEL Th1S IS nOt the place to explore the technical details of As- chauer's statistical method, which is cer- tainly open to criticism. But a look at some of the numbers shows the founda- tion on which his findings rest. What economists call total factor pro- ductivity-the amount of output pro- duced by given amounts of labor and private capital-grew at a healthy 1.8% annual rate in the U. S. private economy from 1950 to 1970 but then sagged to an anemic 0.8% rate from 1970 to 1985. Most of this slowdown remains unex- plained despite the best efforts of many scholars. However, Aschauer noticed a striking similarity between the slow- down in public capital growth in this country and the decline in productivity growth. Specifically, public infrastruc- ture expanded at a 4.3% annual rate from 1950 to 1970 but at only a 1.5% rate from 1970 to 1985. The movements of these two variables over shorter periods also correspond. From 1951 through 1960 public infra- structure grew at a 3.9% annual rate, and productivity gained 1.7% annua]ly. From 1961 through 1970, infrastructure growth perked up to 4.5% annually, and productivity rose at a 1.8% rate. From 1971 through 1980, infrastructure growth slipped to only 1.9% annually, and productivity sagged to 4.8%. Then came the deepest slide. From 1981 through 1985, infrastructure growth was a niggardly 0.8%-and productivity gains slumped to 0.7% annually. AIRPORTS AND HIGHWAYS. The aSSOCIa- tion is clearly strong. A coincidence? Perhaps, but international comparisons corroborate the relationship. Among the Group of Seven countries, the U. S. had both the slowest rate of productivity growth and the lowest ratio of public investment to GNP from 1973 to 1985. Japan was tops on both criteria. What kinds of public .expenditures do the most to boost private-sector produc- tivity? Aschauer's detailed results corre- spond to what common sense dictates, strengthening the conviction that there's more going on here than coincidence. When he tries to relate private produc- tivity to government spending on nonin- vestment items, such as paper and jet fuel, he fails to uncover any relationship. When he separates public capital into military and nonmilitary components, he finds that only nonmilitary investment is associated with higher productivity. Within nonmilitary capital it is apparent- ly structures, not equipment, that do most of the work. Finally, Aschauer asks which types of nonmilitary struc- tures show the strongest association with private-sector productivity. As a professor, I regret that it isn't educa- tional buildings. It seems to be invest- ments in core infrastructure elements such as airports, highways, mass transit, and gas, water, and sewage facilities. If Aschauer's findings hold up under further scrutiny, they carry strong poli- cy implications. According to his esti- mates, the reduction in public invest- ment accounts for the entire slowdown in private productivity growth during the 1970s and 1980s. The Reagan Admin- istration, therefore, may have barked up the wrong tree when it tried unsuccess- fully. to boost productivity growth by providing tax incentives for private in- vestment. Abetter solution may be to restore the public capital stock that has been deteriorating before our eyes. ~ 16 BUSINESS WEEK/AUGUST 29, 1988 ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT America's productivity growth rate is slipping, and a new study offers EAGLE COC]NTY 551 Broadway Eagle,Colorado 81631 (303) 328 7311 1989 WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS VAIL/BEAVER CREEK TCh1N ~; VAIL 75 s. Faor;TaG~ ~~. vazi_, c~ <51 s:7 Dear Sirs: August 2, 1988 ~EC'7 AU~41988 The County's position on the TV translator system proposed for parts of Eagle County needs some clarification. On March 15, 1988, we agreed to provide up to $10,000 in matching funds, if available, to develop an engineering and feasibility study for a TV translator system which would cover as much of Eagle County as technically possible. We have since been advised that this amount is far above what should be required for such a study. It is our intent that the leadership role for developing the study and any follow-up be assumed by a consortium of local agencies, not Eagle County. . It has been and continues to be our position that it is not appropriate for Eagle County government to take a functional and/or financial lead in the development and/or operation of a TV .translator system, especially when it serves only a portion of the county. We believe there are more appropriate agencies of local government, such as special districts or an agency formed through intergovernmental. agreement, to assume this role. We believe the most appropriate scenario for the development and operation of a TV translator system may be for private enterprise to step in and take the lead. According to what we have heard, this could be a classic opportunity for some entrepreneurial-types to fill a need and build a business. It is our philosophy to "privatize" those aspects of government that can be better handled by the private sector, and the translator system seems like the perfect candidate for such an arrangement. Respectfully submitted, EAGLE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Georg A. Gates, Chairman GAG/LM/lw Board of County Commissioners Assessor Clerk and Recorder Sheriff Treasurer P.O. Box 850 P.O. Box 449 P.O. Box 537 P.O. Box 359 P.O. Box 479 Eagle,. Colorado 81631 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Eaqle, Colorado 81631 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Eagle, Colorado 81b31 ~EC'D JUL 2 6 1988 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY • FRESNO -"-~~ FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93740 ~m~ I SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ~/ Department of Anthropology (209) 487-1002 July 23, 1988 Mr. Ron Phillips, Town Manager Town of Vail 75 West Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 Dear Mr. Phillips: Vail is widely known for its superb skiing and facilities associated with both winter and summer sports. However I would like to call your attention to an excellent facility which is not so widely known and probably receives very little praise. This is the Vail Public Library. I am a professor at one of the state universities in California. Like most of my colleagues, I do much of my work in libraries, and summer is the time when I have the freedom to pursue my own research and writing. I discovered the Vail Library while on a brief vacation here three years ago. I had some work to complete and the task required a little less noise and commotion than I could find in the condo where I was staying. On the casual suggestion of a friend I decided to try working at the public library. I expected to find the usual squalid, deteriorating facility that passes for a public library in small towns across the country. What I discovered is one of the most beautiful libraries I have ever had the pleasure of working in. The discovery of the library was expecially fortuitous because at that time I was actively looking for a location in which to to settle on a regular basis during the three-month academia summer. I chose Vail for many reasons, but I think you would apreciate knowing that excellence of the library as an environment in which to world was one of the most important. This year is my second full season as a summer resident of Vail, and I intend to spend summers here for the forseeable future. I think anyone who visits the library would agree that it is a beautiful and functional building. However the value of a library must also be measured by the quality of its holdings and its services. I do not claim to be an expert in library operations, but I have been deeply impressed with what the staff has done with the resources at their disposal. Holdings are obviously very limited, but in areas with which I have some familiarity I have found the holdings to be thoughtfully selected. I can almost always find what I need in the reference section, and the periodicals include some important scientific journals that I use regularly but never expected to see in a small library. With the recent installation of the Marmot computer link, it is now possible to tap directly into the extensive resources of all the major libraries in Colorado, a capability of enormous importance to anyone conducting serious research of any kind. THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGES 2 I should like to say something directly about the library staff, because these people contribute enormously to making the library a rewarding place to work. In my experience the staff has been uniformly knowledgeable, helpful, and courteous. As librarians I believe they are thoroughly professional, and as individuals they are just plain fine people whom I have very much enjoyed getting to know. Since I have a professional committment to education and learning, it is gratifying to find a town that has invested in a decent library. It is all the more satisfying to see how much use it gets by a wide spectrum of people, both residents and visitors. Though the library influenced my decision to come to Vail more than it would for most people, I believe its potential role should not be underestimated. Those who wish to live here may have values that run deeper than just play, and a fine, well-supported library can be a powerful symbol that this is a town that truly cares about the quality of life of its residents. Ma,y I compliment the Town of Vail for its farsightedness in building a really beautiful library, and encourage the greatest possible support for its future? Sincerely, ~ s~~~~ Thomas Bowen Professor of Anthropology Current local address: 4690 Racquet Club Dr. Vail, CO 81657 ec. Ms. Annie Fox TO: Ron Phillips and Peter Patten FROM: Kristan Pritz~ DATE: July 20, 1988 RE: Access from Vail Valley Drive down Pathway to the Amphitheater, Lighting and Electric Transformer The path from Vail Valley Drive down to the Amphitheater has not been included in the construction plans for Ford Park. Several months ago when I presented the final project to the Town Council, they requested that staff look into the possibility of building a path with less slope and better lighting down to the amphitheater bridge. I talked with Stan Berryman and Bill Andrews to determine how much this work would cost. We estimate that it is a $20,000 project. The project is expensive as the existing retaining walls will need to torn out and rebuilt as well as the existing concrete path. We will be able to add one more Town & Country light at the top of the pathway. There is one light that is proposed through the Park project on the southside of the bridge. I discussed the cost of the project with Kent Rose as he was one of the Council members who brought up a concern about the pathway. He indicated to me that it was not a major priority for the. Park construction and that perhaps we could look at doing this project in the future. Stan and I can look at the possibility of placing boulders at the top of the steep short-cut. However, we should probably look at landscaping this entry using an overall plan. The landscaping could be planted next spring. I hate to tear up one more entrance to the park. The present construction is already enough of an impact on park visitors. The Park construction is addressing the transformer in front of the amphitheater. The transformer will be screened and landscaped. ~` t ,~ ~ (~ ~ `/ ~~ ~ ! 4 ~/ / V VAIL METROPOLITAN RECREATION DISTRICT TREASURER'S REPORT FOR MONTH ENDING JULY 31, 1988 REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BUDGET - PAGE 1 ACTUAL 7/31/88 CASH SUMMARY .. .PAGE 2 CASH FLOW PROJECTION 1988 .PAGB 3 L i Revenues: Property taxes ~ specific ownership taxes (Net) Golf passes Green fees Net Range Cart rentals Clubhouse lease Tennis revenue Interest Lottery proceeds Miscellaneous TOTAL Expenditures: Golf course maintenance Equipment maintenance Clubhouse operations Carts Golf course improvements: Irrigation project General projects Tennis operations General Administration Debt Service TOTAL Revenue over (under) Vail Metropolitan Recreation District Revenues and Expenditures Budget-Actual Month Ending July 30, 1988 ***CUMULATIVE*** ***CURRENT PERIOD*** YTD AMOUNT $ of 1988 1988 JULY 1987 JULY 1988 JULY 1987 JULY 1988 BUDGET Budget -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------- 11,750 29,285 307,723 308,249 4,310 5,153 87,805 110,138 160,256 179,110 262,138 296,682 1,255 3,000 3,080 3,000 48,332 49,843 88,526 88,741 2,750 2,750 5,500 22,000 11,211 11,148 19,159 20,624 753 1,617 2,T86 5,927 4,977 101 5,728 3,196 295,599 282,007 782,445 858,057 29,438 34,915 - 199,250 163,976 5,965 2,939 19,227 17,629 41,257 37,523 126,102 98,695 350 0 .88,336 489 21,629 5,787 Q 19,211 16,984 45,593 29,654 70,000 144,768 80,223 12,711 58,506 58,164 50,952 67,718 120,290 230,659 240,650 212,601 283,967 797,167 831,410 Bxpenditures 32,993 (1,960) 35,278 ----------------- Beginning Fund Balance 1/1/88 * Ending Fund Balance 7/31/88 Ending Fund Balance 12/31/88 *Includes $15,000 Bond Reserve Available August 1, 1988 Page 1 768 904,360 1108 100,100 968 648,700 308 10,000 518 173,400 678 33,000 628 33,500 1818 3,000 08 9,500 278 12,000 608 1,427,560 518 287,743 418 42,700 988 206,275 168 3,100 878 92,000 136$ 43,000 568 91,650 798 152,465 598 947,113 618 1,366,096 ------------ ----------- 26,647 61,514 26,812 26,812 53,459 88, 326 i Vail Metropolitan Recreation District Cash Summary Month Ending July 31, 1988 NOW Payroll Account * Account Total ---------------------------------- Beginninq Balances 6/30/88 107,343 (26,371) 80,966 Receipts 277,393 277,393 Expenditures (248,056) (53,960) (301,516) Transfers for payroll (79,947) 79,947 0 ----------------------------------- Endinq Balances 7/31/88 56,733 110 56,893 * Average rate of interest 6.95$ Page 2 r c Vail Metropolitan Recreation District Cash Flow Projection 1988 June July Auqust Sept October November December Actual Cash Balance 5/31/88 ($36,121) Revenues: Property taxes (net) 129,833 $29,285 $30,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 Green fees ~ cart rentals 117,299 228,953 200,000 100,000 Other 40,977 --------- 19,155 - Total Revenues 288,059 -------- 277,393 --------- 230,000 --------- 115,000 --------- 15,000 --------- 15,000 --------- 15,000 Expenditures: Payroll 68,336 69,065 80,000 50,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 Irrigation project 31,830 13,520 15,000 Debt service bonds 24,720 43,301 Debt service clubhouse 79,767 14,761 Debt service land 70,000 Other 70,800 -------- 74,164 Total Expenditures - 170,966 --------- 301,516 --------- 119,720 --------- 50,000 --------- 20,000 --------- 84,767 --------- 53,301 Revenues over (under) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Bxpenditures 117,093 124,123) 110,280 65,000 (5,000) (69,767) (38,301) Endinq balance actual 80,966 56,843 Page 3 1~f.II3U`i~S I~[JI~R I?iEE'~II3G Vl~TL M~1~2UI~LIfi1~iJ F~~f2~TI~ DISZitICT JULY I4, 1988 MII~iBE1ZS AffiII~1T: O'IIiEf2S F'f2ESII~: c.ALL 2n oRD~: APFi2O~TAL OF MLN[T~: VAIL CFZOS.S ~2A.Il~LING CAMP: (Additional Its) George Knox, Gail Molloy, Ken Wilson, Merv Lapin Tim Garton Pat Dodson, Steve Thorson The meeting was called to on~er at 3:08. PM by Knox. Wilson moved to approve the minutes of June 20, 1988, second by Lapin, passed unanimously. Jim Davis joins the meeting. Davis handed out a recap report of the canq~ (see attached) . D~avi.s reviewed the • , camp and stated it was a very positive experience for the camp attendees. His ad in the Tri Athlete magazine was the most su~,sful rk~.arls of advertising. Molloy arrives 3:15 F3~S Lapin questioned spending $3,400 in donation money for 10 people. I~vis feels even though he spent nr~ney out of his pocket it is a ~•:orth:ahile calr. Davis is m~ar'xeting n~~ far next years via videos to corporations. Lapin wants to limit VMRD's financial exposure to $1,000 for 1939's ca-~p. ~T~ZD's donation participation will depend on the nuliber of participants 1 month before the calrp starts in 1989. Z1ze Board will snake tt.~ it decision at their I•ay r.~.~ tiI-~~. FII~:~?1CTAT• RQ~.T~P: Steve Tha.;~son joins the meting and hands out a trEastzrer's reiz~rt (see attached) . Tho~:_~son indicated there is sanething u~ong with the tennis figures between 1987 and 1983 co;~parison numbers.. He will research and rer_~ort back to the boarri. Audit Ref.~ort: Ito discussion on this item. Thorson lea~;~es the r~.~eting. Bill S1ri~~ht, Kathy Fayne, Jim Collins al pd i•a~-a Fo;~=ler alI join the meeting. ~X?RLD CHA1•~Ic~:ST~'S D~37NG CF~•~iiY: Bob K.rchn frc_n tl.e Vail Valley Fo~.ux~ation joins the r~•etir~. Fib ~chn explained he is ,•lor}:i.ng for t}~e Foundation planning the decorations for the taan arid. designing the stadium for opening ceremonies. The crowds are expectc~ to be equal to Cnristrzas week craads . Krohn explained they have revie`~.Teci several sites vihi.ch could meet the varicas criteria for the cpeni.tx~ ceremonies and the vender's tent. Gold Peak (courts 3, 4, 5, & 6) meets all the criteria argil the Foundation ~7ants Vl~g2D's permission to use the tetulis courts. They would remove the fencing, part of the berm, and the planter box. Krohn shcrr:eci the bcarYi a diagram of the proposed construction at Golden Peak. Dodson read Gorton's cc~m~ents rcgaz~li.ng this proposal (see attached Garton letter). He wants the Foundation to work around the existing la:cx~scaping and escrcx~ funds that would return the tennis courts to existing conditions by N.ay 20, 1989. Bill Zv'right stated taking away the planter boxes takes away fine aesthetics of the tennis courts and they will be • bac3c to playing tennis in a parking lot. Krohn stated • the new proposed planter boxes, which would be placed by the road would improve the site and be first rate. Krohn indicated VA would repair ar~y damage made to the courts... He will also develop a plan to put planters hack by the ~- fence. The board expressed their conceni for removing tl~e existing planter box. Ron Phillips joins the meeting. The Bo~3rd tti~ants Krohn to solve the follcxaing concerns prior to givin3 perr~.ission for the use of Cold Peak terulis courts. 1) planter box and plantirr~s, 2) Financial backing (Collins stated I~tter of Credit is cheapest and easiest) 3) liability. Lapin asked if VI•ZRD had a fiduciary obligation to require a Letter of Credit. Collins stated it is not necessary to rec~iire one. Lapin moved to go on recarti as being in favor of the opening cerel~nony at Golden F+eak after the following items are met 2} Alternative sites are exhausted, 2) Lan`~scaping adjacent to courts is replaced a~3 courts repaired to playable condition by i•':ay 20, 1989, 3) Liability of VT~a~ covered, 4} construction starts after Septe~~axx 2:88 season, second by Wilson, pas~i unanimously. Krohn leaves the meeting at 4:30 RBI. (x? ~SOL7:L~'~TIC:1 OF T,~;i:RF..~TIC}`F: Friillips i.ndicat~i re .ants to set up a joint n~etii~g bst~:een ~~t•~D a~-rd To~'ri Council next week to have both Ir..raZ~is discuss consolidation of recreation. the bc~rd a~rre-~ arrd the t•,wo grqups c•:ill r.~et next ~fnur~-~day at 3 ~~i. Fhiilips leaves the r;~?eting at 4:50 ~~i. Collins introducers Kara Fotwler to the k~oazrl and rh::ets Kan Wilson. Coll ins and Fc:wler leave at 4:52 F.~! EAGLE CDU27I'Y PARK AND RECREATION ACTION PLAN: NO NAME TOL7RNAMEDTr R£PC)RT: Kristan Pritz and Peter Patten join the meeting. Patten indicated the TOV has approved the plan an3 Eagle County is about to approve. Lapin is concerned the plan will die if no one is in change of it. Patten said this is also a concern of the task force. One solution is to continue having the group meet and keep•the plan in the forefront of the public eye. Lapin suggested creating a super boa~i from Eagle to Vail from politicians. Patten suggested VI~2D write a letter to the County Cc4rnnissioners stating the plan is great, but need to work together to put this plan into use and wants the c~~ni.ssioners to call a meeting of all the districts/public entities to address this issue. The Board instructed Dodson to write this letter. Lapin moved to approve the recreation action plan, second by Wilson, passed unanimously. Tom Korchaaski and Rick Sackbauer join the. meeting 5:10 PI~I. Korchotaski handed the board a recap budget. June 9, 1989 is tentative gate for 1989 tournament. The Board noted the problems between the tournament organizers and the Restaurant owners. The board indicated they did not approve of the bad press received for anybody and asked the two entities taork together closely next year for the good of the co~~~~ninity. Molloy is concerned only $500 kas given to charity for this event -especially since VMRD donated 1/2 of the green fees. I~Solloy grants to see a guaranteed amount go to an approved charity next year. Korcho;ti*ski leaves the meeting at 3:30 PM. GOLF REPORT Craig Stein joins tre meeting. See attached hand out. Stein stated the pro shop has not initiated the credit card procedure of the previous month. They have studied the problem of golfers not showing up for tee times and it mostly occurs on Sunday A'-~I tee tu;~s. The L'oan~ wants Craig to pursue the credit card policy on Surx3ays aixi holidays only. Wilson moved to take credit card guarantees on Su.~-r?ay and holidays before 9 Atd, second by I~iolloy, passed unanir.•rously. F<I~ZL'ATIOi1 RgORT: Barb Masoner joins the meeting. She reviecaed her duties at the P:ature C<~x~ter «~ ~r/~•~inter, Youth S~~r,~osium, ~t s-so~:er, football, lacrosse, volley ball, leagues, field schedulirx~ etc. All her pro:~rams reset their operating costs outside of her salary and b._.nefits. I~~son r leaves 5:50 P:~i T~~i~ C~i~~j1VAL: I~~athy Fayne anal Sill ~•vright rejoin the rr~etirng t•7riglit stag. tZey twill host a tennis carnival and ~•ranted so:-•~ input from the F~~sd. tvrigizt will have the carnival mid week and have vario•~:s fun activities on each court -radar gun, play p-ro :•; ith a bucket in hand etc. Neil sc~;~e idrva of a b~~d het. Molloy r.{~:vea to approve $2, 500 for ti;` tennis carnival, second by Wilson, 3ss°d unaniriously. The carnival was decided to be held Thursday, August 11, 1988 at 5 PM. SWIT~~7G POOL: Fritz and Patten rejoin the meeting 6 :15 PI~I. See hand outs. Fritz asked VMRD for clear direction on how to -write the swimming pool RFP. The Board must define if the pool goes on Ford Park Tennis courts or is placed on the east Softball Field. Dodson stated the softball issue should be addressed by the TaV and Eagle County Commissioners regan~ing the Fdt-cards parcel next Tuesday. The Board put a hold on the pool project pending further discussion of softball and pool location until Gaston is present. Fritz and Patten leave the m~etir~g. GOLD F~ PASS: Dodson again referred to Carton's letter for his conIInents on the Gold Eagle Pass. Lapin is concerned if the Gold Eagle Pass usage has gotten out of hand. He wants this • issue resolved for 1989 sales now and asked that this • item be put on the agenda next meeting and Bob Knous attend the VMRD meeting. Lapin wants the foundation billed for the 1987 use. F~~rther discussion is tabled • , until Garton returns. VOLT 1?YF~T T. O?d AA'T4iT 7'TTTC FIELD: Dodson has staked out the proposed volleyball court location near tt6 green. There is 1 weekend per year the courts will host a major tournament and attract a crowd. All other times will be occasional usage. Knox stated ti.e noise from the soccer field rarely bothers golfers. He feels the volleyball court ~:~ould not affect golf by the noise factor. SF~;zCS TT:rriSTRA`I~: Dodson stated the Sports Illustrated program has been reduced to 1 ta~Jc -August 14-21, 1988. SI is currently researching c•,i;y more people did not buy t]~e ~~-~cYa 3e. Lapin movc~i to approve the June 1, 1988 SI contract, s.^-cowl by I•.olloy, p<:ss~I unanino::sly. Knox sic,~n~~i tie contract. Vi~~.D i~TI72v~G PLACE: Lapin l~~cved to bald ~r~;RD's r:-~etirr.~ Evezy se~:ond ~ti•ednesday of every r'ron'~h at 3 P.~I startirr~ O~~tober, 1938 and the r,~eetitr~s will be held in tine TC cizar:bers. F~7FQIA.SE OI2DL;RS: The board approved the purchase on~ers. PL~~Y ~~ ~'jL.K 9: Dodson st.a'~c~ Dave C-amen has recues*,~d play be allc~:eri on the 2:,ack 9 holes on Saturday, Su.~:ay and o:o~:e17~s, before 1:30 ?~~?, for ? .ass holders at no charge. The ixn~rd ;gill leave ~}~is t:c-~:,ision up to Satterstro~~ to datez~ine if this policy c~a1d E•:ork. Ooi7.SOLI~ION: The Boa~i held further discussion on their views as to ho*.a the Recreation Consolidation should take place. AII30UF~IENr: 2~~eeting adj ouz~ed 7:50 PM Molloy, Secretary i ~ IM~ ~ ~.~.~.I FROM: WATER CONSERVATION AWARIIVFSS PRQ7ECT Box 10,000X Vail, Colorado 81658 CONTACT: Jebbie Browne Supported by the Vail Valley Consolidated Water District MO-I'P0: "A quart of concern" OBJECTNEN To encourage people to adopt water conserving techniques in the home and canmuiity. COALS: To create ahands-on conmunity-supported project of putting a quart jar in the tank of every toilet to displace an equal amount of potable water every time the toilet is flushed. To obtain support in every cccununity for this project through school systems, government and private residents. To circulate this concept through posters, postcards and stickers by concerned individuals and groups. To assemble "Awareness" packets to be mailed to other areas interested in starting the project. SLOC,AN: "Start at the Top" (of the watershed) "Let's begin at the Source" OOST: 15 minutes of your time SAVINGS: One and one-half gallons per day per person Ten and one-half gallons per week per person. In Vail alone (with 20,000 toilets), 5000 gallons a day. ~J .9ar~A ~~~ ~A~~~ ~ oJi Pay ,r Of concern! ~~ :~, .ti•:•: .~:.:::. ........... .......... ......;. ..; _; ; FOR MORE INFORMATION ~~ ~~ .' _~~! ®~ oJ~~-°~ ~~Q a'' a° ~r ~~ a° •,~ ~o~~~ ~~ 0 Contact: Water Conservation Awareness Project, Box 10,000X, Uail, CO 81658 p.o. box 420 1055 cottonwood pass road gypsum, Colorado 81837 u.s.a. 303/524-0789 BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE TOWN OF VAIL FOR "SPRING, SUMMER, FALL" summa f~ims inc RECD. AU~~, 2 9 1988 -.;°r~ VERSION: 16mm - 3 screen presentation/10 minutes Video - 1 screen presentation/24 minutes DATE: August 29, 1988 Preproduction/Postproduction - To include the following: ..Scripting Research Location Scouting Concepting Editing Lab Processing Sound Sweetening Library Music Fees Screening Stock Footage Library $17,918 Production - To include the following: Crew Equipment Film Stock & Processing Travel & Meals $23,112 Subtotal $41,030 Video edit $18,543 Total $59,573 TOWN OF VAIL/SUMMIT FILMS, INC. AGREEMENT ADDENDUM #1 1. Four days of production in and around the Town of Vail to include: Vail Golf Course, Gondola, Vail Village, Lionshead, Shopping, Tennis, Mountain biking, Dobson Ice Arena, Restaurants. 2. One day of production in and around Eagle-Vail to include: Golf, Tennis, Swimming. 3. Two days of production in and around Avon to include: Avon, Arrow- head Golf Course, Singletree Golf Course. 4. One day of production in and around Beaver Creek to include: Beaver Creek Golf Course, Resort Area, Restaurants. 5. Two days of production in and around-Eagle to include: the Town, Airport, Ranching, Agriculture, mountain biking. 6. One and a-half days of production in and around Ruedi Reservoir and Harvey Gap to include: Windsurfing. 7. One/half day of production in and around Red Cliff to include: Mountain biking, restaurants. 8. One/half day of production in and around Minturn to include: Biking, Restaurants, U.S. Forest Service and Town. 9. One day of production in and around Vail and Shrine Pass to include: Mountain and road biking, Shrine Pass Inn. 10. One/half day of production in and around Battle Mountain Road to include: Road biking. 11. One/half day of production in and around the Upper Colorado River to include: Rafting. 12. One and a half days of production in and around Piney Lake to include: Camping, Fishing, Boating and Horseback Riding. TOWN OF VAIL/SUMMIT FILMS, INC. AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on , 1988 between the TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, a Colorado municipal corporation ("the Town") and SUMMIT FILMS, INC., a Colorado corporation ("Summit"). WHEREAS, Summit and the Town are in the process of post- producing a three-screen, 16mm marketing film illustrating summer activities within the Town and Eagle County; and WHEREAS, the Town wishes to present this film at the upcoming World Championships, -NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. Post Production of Film Summit agrees to provide Staff, Post Production Equipment and facilities to provide the Town with one release print of a 10-minute syncronized three-screen 16mm film of summer activities in and around the Town and Eagle County. 2. The Town, without payment of additional royalties or fees, shall retain the right to all uses of the film and materials with the exception of certain talent/entertainers scenes to which restrictions may be placed by the entertainers' agents or managers beyond use in the intended promotional film. Restrictions are also placed on any stock footage supplied by Summit Films from its stock footage library. No reuse of stock library footage is allowed outside the intended promotional film without the prior written consent of Summit Films. 3. In exchange for the film and the rights granted herein, the Town shall pay Summit a fee of seventeen thousand, nine hundred and eighteen dollars($17,918). TOWN OF VAIL, a Colorado municipal corporation SUMMIT FILMS, INC., a Colorado corporation By: By~ Rondall V. Phillips Roger C. Brown Town Manager President TOWN OF VAIL/SUMMIT FILMS, INC. AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on , 1988 between the TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, a Colorado municipal corporation ("the Town) and SUMMIT FILMS, ING., a Colorado corporation ("Summit"). WHEREAS, Summit and the Town are in the process of post- producing a one screen video illustrating summer activities within the Town and Eagle County; and WHEREAS, the Town wishes to present this video for the promotion of summer activities. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. Post Production of Video Summit agrees to provide Staff, Post Production Equipment and facilities to provide the Town with one one-inch video tape of a 24-minute presentation of summer activities in and around the Town and Eagle County. 2. The Town, without payment of additional royalties or fees, shall retain the right to all uses of the video and materials with the exception of certain talent/entertainers scenes to which restrictions may be placed by the entertainers' agents or managers beyond use in the intended promotional video. Restrictions are also placed on any stock footage supplied by Summit Films from its stock footage library. No reuse of stock library footage is allowed outside. the intended promotional video without the prior written consent of Summit Films. 3. Consideration In exchange for the video and the rights granted herein, the Town shall pay Summit a fee of eighteen thousand, five hundred and forty-three dollars($18,543). TOWN OF VAIL, a Colorado municipal corporation SUMMIT FILMS, INC., a Colorado corporation By Rondall V. Phillips Town Manager By Roger C. Brown President TOWN OF VAIL/SUP~IMIT FILMS, INC. AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on 1988 between the TOWN OF VAIL, COLORAp0, a Colorado municipa corporation ("the Town") and SUMMIT FILMS, INC., a Colorado corporation ("Summit"). WHEREAS, Summit and the Town are in the process of producing a marketing film illustrating summer .activities within the Town and Eagle County; and WHEREAS, the Town and Summit wish to preserve on film certain of the activities and events occuring within the Town and Eagle County during the summer of 1988 so that these may be included in the marketing film. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. Production of Film Summit agrees to provide crews, sixteen millimeter film equipment and film stock through work print to film (16) days of documentary production which shall include the following events and activities included in the attached Addendum #1. 2. The Town, without payment of additional royalties or fees, shall retain the right to all uses of the tapes and materials with the exception of certain talent/entertainers scenes to which restrictions may be placed by the entertainers' agents or managers beyond use in the intended promotional film. 3. Consideration In exchange for the taped and the Town shall pay Summit a fee based thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) processing and work print costs all o of twenty-three thousand, one hundred the rights granted herein, upon the daily rate of one per day/plus film stocks/ f which shall not exceed a sum and twelve dollars ($23,112). TOWN OF VAIL, a Colorado municipal corporation By: Rondall V. Phillips, Town Manager SUMMIT FILMS, INC., a Colorado corporation By: Roger C. Brown, Pres. A PROPOSAL TO VAIL, BEAVER CREEK AND EAGLE COUNTY FOR A SPRING SUMMER FALL PROMOTIONAL FILM AND VIDEO PRESENTATION PREMISE Uail and Beaver Creek are internationally known ski resorts. Facilities are used to capacity much of the time in the winter months. Skiing is a high. density form of recreation. Golf, tennis, and other forms of summer recreation are not. For Vail, Beaver Creek, Avon, and other Eagle County towns to fill their restaurants and beds during the summer months, they need to utilize the recreational possibilities of the entire county. In order to let the public know what there is to do in Eagle County during the spring, summer, and fall months, Vail and Beaver Creek must have exciting audio visual presentations that are seen by the winter visitors. These same films and videos should be shown at visitor centers in all seasons to stop the tourism traffic that now sees Vail, Beaver Creek, and the rest of Eagle County as a few hour stop between Rocky Mountain National Park and the Grand Canyon. The 1989 World Championships offer a particularly good opportunity to sell international visitors on the Eagle County summer experience. PROPOSAL (HARDWARE) For audiences up to 250 people in a sit down situation, Summit Films proposes a three screen, 16mm film presentation. For visitor centers, we recommend a three television set presentation. For bars, restaurants, the LionsHead Gondola lift line, and other places where crowds gather, we recommend the normal, single television screen VHS format. PROPOSAL (SOFTWARE) Summit Films has recently been developing an audio visual ' PROPOSAL page two presentation it calls Video Mapping. The viewer is carried, as if in a miniature helicopter, on a geographical tour. This audio visual ride will orient visitors to the layouts of the towns, bicycle paths, golf courses, highways, back country roads, mountain trails, and rivers. Because of the speed of the presentation, it is both exciting and brief. In as little as ten minutes the viewer can get an excellent overview of every- thing there is to do in the summer months in Eagle County. In the three screen presentations the center screen will carry the video mapping shots, travelling time lapses, point of view shots, everything that involves a moving camera. On the two side screens the photography will be more conventional, shot from a tripod, telephoto intensity, slow motion action of the sports. The side screens will relate to the center screen in that the photography will be in the same place. As we travel over the golf. course on the center screen we will see golfers playing on the side screens for instance. As we travel down a river on the center screen we will see kayakers, rafters, and trout fishermen on the side screens. In the single screen format these shots will be edited together in an artful, exciting way. SUBJECT MATTER Summit already has an extensive library on Eagle County summer recreational activities. We have high country hiking, horseback riding, fishing, jeeping, celebrity golf and tennis, the Coors bike race, beautiful Alpine scenery, wildlife, cowboys, and amateur rodeo action. But much more is needed. In the past few days we have been filming flowers in Vail Village, balloons and music in Avon, and the Ford Amphitheatre. We need mountain biking on Vail Pass to the Shrine Pass Mountain Inn and down to Reno's in Red Cliff, and more mountain biking in the lower sage brush country where it can be done when the higher country is still covered with snow. We need ordinary people (tourists, families, kids) playing tennis and golf. We need more horseback riding, figure skating in the Dobson Arena, soccer and softball. We need to update shots of r PROPOSAL • page three of the towns. We need outdoor cafes and gourmet restaurants at night. We have no film at all on some of the towns and golf courses. The summer is slipping by, but we still have time if we move quickly. It would be a shame to miss the summer promotional opportunity that the 1989 World Championships offer. .I R ROGER BROWN Roger Brown has been making films in Eagle County since 1961. Some of the clients he has shot film for in Eagle County include the Eastman Kodak Company, United, Western, TWA, and Frontier Airlines, IBM, the Colorado Tourism Board, Colorado Ski Country U.S.A., and Vail Associates. Brown has worked for all the networks, including the BBC and CBC, and has received an Emmy for his work on the ABC American Sportsman series. AUG ~ ~ X988 HARRY & MARGARETA DAVISON 44 Peacock Lane Locust Valley, New York 11560 August 26, 1988 Dear Vail Town Council Member: We want you to know that we strongly object to the decision of the Planning and Environmental Commission of August 8, 1988, to grant multiple variances to the owner of the Tivoli Lodge for the purpose of constructing an addition. We will attend the Council Meeting on September 6, 1988, at which we understand this matter will be brought up. We do not understand what appears to be a complete turnabout on the Community Development Department Staff Report of August 8th as compared with its June 27th Report. The new rationale appears to be based upon the Master Plan calling for some infill at this location, on other neighboring properties having received preferential treatment in the past, and on the fact that the developer had made some concessions. However, all of the negative factors cited in the earlier Report still exist to a significant degree, and this expansion is really unprecedented. Does the Master Plan suggest that additional development should be at the expense of granting multiple variances to the Zoning Codes? There are still five variances requested. Even though the project has been scaled back somewhat from its original concept, the negative impact on neighboring properties has not. Has anyone asked the developer if he has any alterna- tives, such as adding an infill without the need of variances (or at least so many) and/or restructuring the interior of his existing building? What other neighboring properties already have double the allowable density as does this one? So far as the developer making concessions is concerned, it would seem to us that the Planning and Environmental Commission is the one making concessions. Are not the Codes there for the benefit of the community as a whole, •regardless of whether commercial or private interests are involved? To suggest that by making concessions the developer has done all he has to do implies that he has some rights superior to those of the general public which existing laws and .ordinances are designed to protect. Vail, Town Council Member August 26, 1988 Page 2 Please consider our interests and vote against this prece- _ dent"setting expansion. Very truly yours, ~~~~ ,~ Harr and Margareta Davison