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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-04-04 Support Documentation Town Council Regular SessionVAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1989 7:30 p.m. AGENDA 1. Approval of Minutes of March 7 and 21, 1989 Meetings 2. Committee Presentation for Proposed Television Translator and Mosquito Control District 3. Ordinance No. 8, Series of 1989, second reading, an ordinance amending Section 5.04.040 B.2)a)iii), 5.04.040 6.2)b)iii), 5.04.040 6.3)b), 5.04.040 6.4)a), 5.04.040 B.4)b), 5.04.040 B.12), and 5.04.120 of Chapter 5.04, Annual Business License, of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail, and setting forth details in regard thereto. 4. Resolution No. 5, Series of 1989, a resolution endorsing the efforts of the City of Denver and the Winter Games Committee in their bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. Adjournment ./ 4 MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 7, 1989 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, March 7, 1989, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Uail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: Kent Rose, Mayor John Slevin, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Affeldt Michael Cacioppo Merv Lapin Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal Tom Steinberg MEMBERS ABSENT: None TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk The first order of business was ten year employment anniversary awards to Cathie Jarnot, Brian Terrett, and Cyrus "Buck" Allen. Ron gave brief background information on Cathie Jarnot, Personnel Assistant for the Administrative Services Department, and presented her with a Vail pendant. Charlie Wick commented Cathie was the right hand person to the Department Heads for personnel issues and commended her on her years of hard work. Ron then stated information on Brian Terrett, Community Relations and Public Education Officer for the Police Department. Chief Ken Hughey remarked that Brian's level of creativity was unique and Ken was glad to have him. Mayor Rose added that Brian worked with the children at area schools and presented a good image for them. Ron then gave information on Buck Allen, Municipal Judge. Mayor Rose thanked all three for their hard work. At this time, Bob Krohn of the Vail Valley Foundation, stated he and Bob Knous were very happy about what the Town of Vail did to make the World Alpine Ski Championships a success. He then read a statement thanking the Town employees for their hard work and going the extra distance to make the Championships a success. He then noted Town employees critical to the success - Kristan Pritz, Pete Burnett, Stan Berryman, Ron Phillips, and Ken Hughey. The second item on the agenda was the approval of minutes of the February 7 and 21, 1989 meetings. There was no discussion by Council or the public. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the minutes, and John Slevin seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. The next item on the agenda was Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1989, second reading, regarding bed and breakfast operations. Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. Mayor Rose stated this item and also item 8 on the agenda, the request for variances to allow for the construction of a primary/secondary residence at 342 Mill Creek Circle, would be tabled this evening. There was no discussion by the public or Council. A motion to approve the tabling of these two items was made by Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal and seconded by Mike Cacioppo. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. The fourth order of business was the Eagle County Commissioners' presentation regarding the bond election to be held March 21, 1989. Dick Gustafson presented a basic outline of what the bond election would cover and the Commissioners would answer questions regarding the new Administration building, Justice Center expansion, and the Fairgrounds Indoor Event Center. Jim Morter of Morter Architects, hired by the Council, reviewed the Administration building plans. Jim Fritz and Judge Hart explained the reasoning for the Administration building and Justice Center expansion and gave a slide presentation. Dick Gustafson then reviewed the plans for the Fairgrounds Indoor Event Center. Stan Bernstein discussed the financial aspects of the general obligation bonds, and Don Welch explained the plans to pay off the debt. Bud Gates discussed where the funds would come from and then reviewed the voter eligibility requirements. The Commissioners then answered questions of the Council and public. Dick Gustafson invited the Council to attend one of their meetings and would appreciate a petition of support from the Council on their plans. The next item for discussion was Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1989, second reading, requesting to rezone a parcel of land at 2998 South Frontage Road West from the current residential cluster zone district to the primary/secondary residential zone district. Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. At this time, Mike Cacioppo left the room. Mike Mollic:a gave brief background information on the rezoning request. He noted the Planning and Environmental Commission unanimously recommended approval, that no changes had been made since first reading, and staff recommended approval. There was no discussion by the public or Council. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the ordinance, which was seconded by John Slevin. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. Mike Cacioppo returned. Mayor Rose noted that items 6 and 7 would be reversed since the majority of the audience was present for item 7. The next item was an appeal of the Planning and Environmental Commission decision to approve a request for a conditional use permit for an addition to the Vail Valley Medical Center (UVMC) and parking structure. Kristan Pritz introduced the item. Dan Feeney gave background information of the VVMC expansion and how it came about, reviewed drawings of the proposed expansion, explained how the operations would be improved, and answered questions of Council. Kristan discussed changes to the Frontage Road proposal. David Leahy reviewed the drawings showing the Frontage Road as it is today and gave background information. He explained the problems with the road today, then discussed the proposed changes and how they would correct the problems. He stated they would be sending the proposal in to the Colorado Department of Highways soon and were told there would be a decision within two weeks. David commented he expected approval from the State. He then answered questions of Council. Peter Jamar, representing Vail Holdings, owners of the Doubletree Hotel, gave background information on their expansion and relayed their concerns. He remarked they worked through the details and came up with the most acceptable plan which the Doubletree supported, and requested the Council to approve the plan so they could move forward. Sydney Schultz, representing the Vail National Bank, then answered questions of Council. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal commented she had a problem with the parking situation at the Vail National Bank and asked that the Bank look at incorporating their parking in the Hospital structure. Kristan began discussing the conditional use permit request and staff's position, referring to staff's memo to Council dated March 7, 1989, page 6. She reviewed the Zoning Analysis statistics, reviewed the criteria used in evaluating the proposed changes, then remarked on staff's recommendation with six conditions. She noted the Planning and Environmental Commission moved for approval with these and an additional five conditions, which was passed 4-2 with one abstention. Peter Patten and Kristan then answered questions of Council. Ben Bartell remarked about his concerns over the traffic flow on West Meadow Drive, to which Peter Patten responded. Blondie Vucich, representing the local Humane Society, stated their concerns over a possible animal testing research lab in the VVMC expansion. They were requesting Council to find out if there would be a lab or not and hopefully have Council take a stand. Ray McMahan responded the UVMC would be dealing with Dr. Steadman as a tenant; he was not sure about a lab, but any conditions the VVMC must meet for Council approval would be fine with them. Dan Feeney commented on his concerns, but noted the VVMC Board had met earlier and agreed to all conditions. Mayor Rose stated he was prepared to approve the request, but would like the ambulance garage moved as soon as possible over the next couple of years. There was much discussion by Council, Peter, Kristan, and Ron Phillips regarding parking on the west side of the VVMC and the traffic flow on West Meadow Drive. Peggy Osterfoss requested the UVMC do traffic counts on West Meadow Drive after the expansion was completed; Ray McMahan responded they would comply with this request. There was more discussion by the public. Diana Donovan discussed her concerns over the expansion. Merv Lapin made a motion to uphold the Planning and Environmental Commission decision with all of staff's and the PEC's conditions, along with the conditions of 1) any usage of live animals for research in the facility must go through the conditional use permit process; 2) the VVMC would conduct parking utilization and traffic surveys with advice from the Community Development Department on how to conduct the analysis. The study is to be completed within one year after the expansion was finished to determine use patterns of the Hospital's parking and to indicate any impacts on West Meadow Drive traffic; and 3) -2- . _, r~ there would be no remonstrations against a special development district for improvements on the South Frontage Road or West Meadow Drive. Mike Cacioppo seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. The seventh order of business was Ordinance No. 7, Series of 1989, first reading, regarding the Speciai Development District No. 14 for the Doubletree Hotel. The full title of the ordinance was read by Mayor Rose. Rick Pylman gave background information on the SDD request and answered questions of Council. He reviewed the 1986 SDD which had lapsed, the proposed SDD and modifications from the 1986 SDD. He then reviewed the considerations in evaluating the proposal and staff recommendation was for approval with several conditions as noted in Section 10 of the ordinance. Rick then answered questions of Council. After some discussion by Council, staff, and Peter Jamar, Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mike Cacioppo. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-2, with Merv Lapin and Tom Steinberg opposing. The next item was Ordinance No. 6, Series of 1989, first reading, amending the Town of Vail investment policy. Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. There was minimal discussion by Council. A motion to approve the ordinance was made by Eric Affeldt and seconded by John Slevin. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. There was no Citizen Participation. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:50 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Kent R. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman -3- MINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 21, 1989 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, March 21, 1989, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Kent Rose, Mayor John Slevin, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Affeldt Michael Cacioppo Merv Lapin Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal Tom Steinberg None Ron Phillips, Town Manager Larry Eskwith, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Town Clerk ine rirsL oraer or business was Ordinance No. 2, Sei regarding bed and breakfast operations. Mayor Rose ordinance. Peter Patten stated that February 21st revisions according to the Council's direction. He and noted new Sections 4-16. Some of the revisions revised so there were no requirements over and abovE would not be allowed (stated in Section 17 B.4.); a~ be given by jointly owned property driveways/parkinc some say so over how the property would be used. Ti Council over the latter issue. Peter noted Section and Environmental Commission conditional use permit the Town Council. There was more discussion by Cour PEC, explained the reasoning behind the PEC-'.s decis~ perspective of potential problems from the planning discussion by Council regarding the parking issue. there is a potential problem, but not everyone used had been instructed to change the wording of B.5. ~ back to the PEC was made by Tom Steinberg and seconc commented he did not see the need to send the ordin< ies of 1989, second reading, read the full title of the he ordinance was tabled for then reviewed the changes made were that the parking was than required as normal; signs d written approval would have to spaces so the joint owner has ere was some discussion by 20 was added stating a Planning decision could be appealed to cll. Peggy Osterfoss, of the ons, their concerns, and their point of view. There was much Kathy Fagan stated she realized a car. Larry Eskwith stated he motion to send the ordinance ed by Merv Lapin. Eric Affeldt nce back to the PEC and asked =ya.r ~ ~ ~~~~ nia~vi N~vulClll I.fIC rCl.. flag was W1Ln zne multi-rams ly parking; she agreed. Merv Lapin remarked the Council had changed the ordinance drastically since the PEC last saw the document and thought it should go back to the PEC for their input. Peggy Osterfoss thought it would be a good idea, that the PEC was not so political and could look at things more from a planning aspect instead of from a political point of view. Jim Lamont commented on his concerns regarding the differences between short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts, but that he appreciated the efforts and time everyone had put into this item. Trevor Bradway stated he was concerned over owners not being present at their bed and breakfasts, that most were run by agencies; he was also concerned with potential regulation problems and wanted agencies licensed as required by state law. At this time, Tom Steinberg amended his motion to deny the ordinance and send it back to the PEC to review. Merv Lapin then seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-1, with Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal opposing. Mike Cacioppo commented on his perception of the parking needs. Peter Patten then asked for clarification by Council on what the PEC would be asked to look at. Merv Lapin replied the parking spaces needed and was there actually a higher use than short-term rentals. Larry remarked bed and breakfasts were included in the business license fee ordinance amendment, and asked the Council to agree that a fee should or should not be paid. He then answered questions of Council. Peter asked what zone areas did the Council have questions about in regards to parking issues; Tom Steinberg replied Commercial Core I and II and multi-family. He felt bed and breakfasts should be kept to lower density areas. The next item was Ordinance No. 7, Series of 1989, second reading, regarding Special Development District No. 14 for the Doubletree Hotel. Mayor Rose read the full ,- title of the ordinance. Rick Pylman noted the copy of the ordinance the Council received had two typographical errors, but the correct version was published in the paper after first reading. He reviE~wed the corrections and why they were made. There was much discussion by Council and staff about gross residential floor area (GRFA) and zone densities. Jay Peterson, representing Vail Holdings, Ltd., owners of the Doubletree, gave an explanation of the requested SDD density and referred to the Master Plan. He then gave detailed background information on the area and why SDD's were good planning. Staff then answered questions of Council. Much discussion ensued regarding hotel rooms converted to condominiums and the possible attractiveness of the limited kitchE~ns in the hotel rooms. John Slevin asked that Council look at the conversion process at an upcoming Work Session. Eric Affeldt then made a motion to approve the ordinance on second reading, which John Slevin seconded. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal questioned the twenty year limitation, to which Peter Patten replied that Council had decided that figure and he did not know exactly why 20 years was chosen. John Slevin asked that Eric amend his motion to add language regarding the conversion. Eric Affeldt amended his motion to include language so hotel rooms would not ever be converted to condominiums at all. John Slevin then seconded the motion. Eric then aired his concerns regarding the matter. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-2, with Merv Lapin and Tom Steinberg opposing. The third item on the agenda was Ordinance No. 6, Series of 1989, second reading, amending the Town of Vail investment policy. The full title was read by Mayor Rose. Charlie Wick gave brief background information on the ordinance. Eric Affeldt suggested a Councilman sit on the Investment Policy Committee so Council would be a little more comfortable. John Slevin stated his concerns over that suggestion, and Eric withdrew his suggestion. At this time, a motion to approve the ordinance on second reading was made by Eric Affeldt and seconded by Tom Steinberg. There was a short discussion regarding certificates of deposit. A vote was then taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. The next orcier of business was Ordinance No. 8, Series of 1989, first reading, amending the business license ordinance. Mayor Rose read the full title of the ordinance. Danielle Hild remarked there were only administrative changes made to the ordinance; some items defined more clearly and correcting a few errors. It was then discussed that Section 1 of the ordinance dealing with bed and breakfasts be deleted. Merv Lapin left the room at this time. John Slevin had questions regarding the real estate business licensing fees. Eric Affeldt made a motion to approve the ordinance with the deletion of Section 1. Gail Wahrlich-Lowenthal seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 6-0. Merv Lapin returned. The fifth item was the Gunn variance requests. Mayor Rose explained the applicant had requested the item be tabled for another week. There was some discussion by Council and the time frame was corrected to two weeks until the next Evening Meeting April 4. John Slevin made a motion to table the item, which was seconded by Eric Affeldt. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. The next item was the McCue variance appeal. Kristan Pritz explained there were actually two requests for variance: 1) a side setback variance to add a deck, and 2) a side setback variance to construct a second floor addition. She gave detailed background information on both requests. The expansion utilized the 250 square foot ordinance. She reviewed the criteria used, the finding, and why staff recommended denial. Kristan noted the Planning and Environmental Commission voted 3-3, which results in a denial. Robert McCue explained what he was trying to do at his home and why the variances were needed. He felt a precedent had been set by other neighbors. He then distributed photographs of his residence and explained exactly what they showed. Bill Pierce spoke on zoning issues regarding this subdivision and reviewed the reasoning of the PEC members who voted yes for the variances. Mr. McCue reviewed the findings and explained why he felt he was within the guidelines and should be granted the variances. Both Mr. McCue and Mr. Pierce then responded to questions and remarks by Council. After much discussion by Council, staff, and the applicant, Merv Lapin made a motion to uphold the PEC decision of denial because of the finding the variance would be granting the applicant a special privilege. Mike Cacioppo seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously 7-0. Mr. McCue thank the Council for hearing him out. There was no Citizen Participation. -2- ~. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kent R. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Brenda Chesman -3- 1 e ORDINANCE N0. 8 Series of 1989 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.04.040 6.2)a)iii), 5.04.040 6.2)b)iii), 5.04.040 B.3)b), 5.04.040 B.4)a), 5.04.040 B.4)b), 5.04.040 6.12), AND 5.04.120 OF CHAPTER 5.04, ANNUAL BUSINESS LICENSE, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, the Town Council reenacted the annual business license ordinance of the Town of Vail with major amendments on December 6, 1988; and WHEREAS, during the administration of that ordinance, the Town staff has suggested that certain amendments to the ordinance should be made; and WHEREAS, the Town Council believes that such amendments would benefit the health, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the town. NOW, THEREFORE, 8E I7 ORDAINED 8Y THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO: 1. Section 5.04.040 6.2)a)iii) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.040 6.2)a)iii) T~-~e-ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A STATE OF COLORADO TAVERN LICENSE, 3.2 BEER LICENSE, BEER AND WINE LICENSE, OR CLUB LICENSE shall pay a minimum fee of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325), and in addition, a fee of four dollars ($4) per seat located indoors. 2. Section 5.04.040 B.2)b)iii) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.040 6.2)b)iii) T "-~-~e~-ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A STATE OF COLORADO TAVERN LICENSE, 3.2 BEER LICENSE, BEER AND WINE LICENSE, OR CLUB LICENSE shall pay a minimum fee of two hundred forty-three dollars and seventy-five cents ($243.75), and in addition, a fee of three dollars ($3) per seat located indoors. 3. Section 5.04.040 6.3)b) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.040 6.3)b) Construction service businesses located in Zone 2 shall pay a fee of two hundred +~~~~n}~~-{~~~-FORTY-THREE dollars AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ~ ($243.75). 4. Section 5.04.040 6.4)a) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.040 B.4)a) Real estate sales and/or management and/or development businesses in Zone 1 shall pay a minimum fee of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325), and if there is more than one (1) person with aN ACTIVE real estate sales or broker's license employed or doing business on the premises, a fifty dollar ($50) fee for each additional sales person or broker.. 5. Section 5.04.040 B.4)b) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.040 B.4)b) Real estate sales and/or management and/or development businesses located in Zone 2 shall pay a minimum fee of two hundred forty-three dollars and seventy-five cents ($243.75), and if there is more than one (1) person with aid ACTIVE real estate sales or broker's license employed or doing business on the premises, a thirty-seven dollar and fifty cents ($37.50) fee for each additional sales person or broker. 6. Section 5.04.040 B.12) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.040 6.12) Where more than one business is operated in the same premises AND IS OWNED BY THE SAME PERSON, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION, the business license fee shall be paid as follows: a) Only one business license fee shall be paid for all businesses in the same category of the business categories set forth in paragraph 5.04.040 B(1)-(10) hereof. b) A business license shall be paid for each business in different categories of the business categories set forth in paragraphs 5.04.040 B(1)-(10) hereof. 7. Section 5.04.120 is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 5.04.120 "'~~~~~~~~~~~`''" TRANSFER OF LICENSE -N~.-rrd ~ ccrr~'e•~~uca--pc~-rsFkm r~c~~~-c~i ap ~e-r-~++ ~'~rrr~"~-t -"~~-r~r~cr'-~vr I F A BUSINESS IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION AFTER THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEE FOR ANY GIVEN YEAR HAS BEEN PAID, THE NEW OWNER SHALL PAY A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR ($100) TRANSFER FEE, AND UPON PAYMENT OF SAID FEE, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A NEW LICENSE OR PAY AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE FEE FOR THE YEAR OF SAID TRANSFER. 8. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; and the Town Council hereby ~ declares it would have passed this Ordinance, and each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. -2- 9. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this Ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof. 10. The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail as provided in this Ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution commenced, nor any other action or proceedings as commenced under or by virtue of the provision repealed or repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. INTRODUCED, READ AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this 21st day of March , 1989, and a public hearing shall be held on this Ordinance on the 21st day of March 1989, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. Ordered published in full this 21st day of March 1989. Kent R. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk INTRODUCED, READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this day of lggg, Kent R. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk -3- RESOLUTION N0. 5 Series of 1989 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE EFFORTS OF THE CITY OF DENVER AND THE WINTER GAMES COMMITTEE IN THEIR BID FOR THE 1998 WINTER OLYMPICS. WHEREAS, it has been proposed that Denver and the State of Colorado make an effort to host the 1998 Winter Olympics; and WHEREAS, through hosting the Winter Games, the entire state has an excellent opportunity to promote itself in both the national and international markets; and WHEREAS, such media coverage will not only benefit the winter tourism industry, but also business and sports in general across Colorado; and WHEREAS, hosting the Winter Games will give the State of Colorado not only an unequaled opportunity to promote Colorado, but will also give us an occasion to promote the United States, its amateur sports program, and our dedicated committed young athletes; and WHEREAS, Colorado has long been recognized as a winter sports center as evidenced by the following events: the 1988 United States Figure Skating Championships in Denver, the 1989 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek, the selection of Denver's Winter Park ski area as the site for the 1990 World Disabled Ski Championships, the selection of Breckenridge ski area as the site of the 1990 Freestyle World Cup, the selection of Denver as the site of the NCAA Final Four Basketball Championships in 1990, the bid by the University of Denver to host the Final Four Hockey Championships in 1999, and the National Brotherhood of Skiers; and WHEREAS, the parties involved in the planning and preparation for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games are committed to conducting the games in an environmentally sound manner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO: 1. The Town of Uail hereby endorses the efforts of the City of Denver and the Winter Games Committee in its bid for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. 2. It is the intent of the Town of Vail to assist and cooperate with the Committee and the City of Denver to help bring the 1998 Olympic Winter Games to Denver and Colorado. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of 1989. Kent R. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk -2- Caron ~f rai 75 south Frontage road vail, Colorado 81657 (303)476-7000 office of 4owrn a44orney TM .~ VAIL 199 March 29, 1989 County Commissioners Eagle County P. 0. Box 850 Eagle, Colorado 81631 RE: Organization of the Eagle Valley Television Metropolitan District Gent]emen: In order to preserve the Town's options in the above referenced.matt.er and to obtain formal standing at the public hearing-•~o~n--ttre-~servrce plan for the Eagle Valley Television Metropolitan District, the Town Council has authorized me to file the attached request for exclusion of territory. However, in spite of this request, the Town Council has not yet formed a position in regard to the formation of the district. On April 4, 1989, a presentation shall be made to the Town Council of the Town of Vail by the Committee promoting the formation of the district. Subsequent to that presentation, the Town of Vail shall make a final decision in regard to whether or not it will support the district or whether it will wish to have its territory withdrawn from the district. Should the Town Council determine that it wishes to support the district we will withdraw our request for exclusion. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours,~f ~, Lawrence A. Eskwith Town Attorney LAE/bsc Attachment REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION OF PROPERTY BY THE TOWN OF VAIL IN THE MATTER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE SERVICE PLAN OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TELEVISION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO The Town of Vail, a Colorado municipal corporation, by and through its attorney, Lawrence A. Eskwith, hereby requests pursuant to 32-1-203 C.R.S., as amended, to have excluded by the Eagle County Commissioners all property owned by the Town of Vail from the proposed Eagle Valley Television Metropolitan District. ~~; Dated this ? C` day of March, 1989. ~ IIl Lawrence A. Eskwith, No. 6 75 South Frontage~Road Vail, Colorado 81657 (303) 479-2107 ~~~~~~ !~ ~t~ c~ ,~,un c~~ v Craig M. Loper -Principal James N. 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Edwards, Minturn, Redcliff, 1/ail and Eastern Eagle County. :1 inlt«ttccr ur<_,cmi;.«ti~ur clc,rlic«tec! to s«t;i«~, li~~c~s t)trotr~~it rt~sctte «nrl, nw«ntain scr~cty rcl«cation } '\ `, ~~~~ ri_~ ,~ D BAR 2 9 t9~~ ,, ~, ..-. 11~ TIN RESCUE ~R ,~ ~ _ _ _ O ,, _~. ~ ~:~. ~®X ~ 59.'P. ~ . a .~ ~. ~ ~ r ~LL 7 idarch 28, 1989 Towr. Council Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Thank you very much for your donation of $2000 to the Vail Mountain Rescue Groups It is through your donation that we are able to create and train a White Water Response Team for white water rescues in Eagle County, 64e have the equipment and will train our people this spring, Thank you, C arles E. Crist Treasurer w i~EC'L BAR 3 0 t~~~ 1501 E. Stanford Avenue Englewood, CO 80110 and, 3011 Booth Falls Road Vail, CO 81657 March 26, 1989 Dear Mayor and City Council: The article in the Vail Trail along with some recent safety concerns on the mountain has prompted this letter and the enclosed letter to Mr. Gillett. The parking issue is merely a symptom of the larger problem of over use of the facilities in the Vail valley. When Vail Associates was a local company, they were concerned with controlled growth. The town grew to accommodate the increasing numbers of skiers brought by I-70 and mountain expansion. Mr. Gillett has added high speed lifts to increase the number of skiers per hour. Before high speed, one waited longer in the lift lines. The downside to shorter lift lines is more people on the slopes. This has created a safety issue. The slower lifts had a self-limiting control on the number of people on the slopes. Mr. Gillett has developed a very aggressive marketing strategy to increase the quantity of skiers and has been to successful! The QUALITY (not expertise) of skiers has gone down. There is a general lack of consideration for others and far more fast and out-of-control skiers than ever before. I am sure that the revenues of Vail Associates has increased substantially. But, has the merchant benefited proportionally? The commuting skier is not going to patronize the shops when he can buy items cheaper in Denver and he will probably bring his own lunch. Remember he came here for a bargain. The destination skier is the person we want to encourage to come to Vail. He brings his money and spends it locally. He uses very little city services and does not contribute to the traffic or parking problem since he either takes public transportation or the hotel has private parking. This destination skier has made Vail what it is - a high quality vacation area with luxury amenities. He expects, and deserves, to have a pleasant experience for his dollars. The crowded slopes, traffic problems and unsafe skiers will quickly encourage him to try Utah or another pristine, growing area, w Mayor and City Council -2- March 26, 1989 Vail is changing too rapidly! we cannot limit growth but we can and must control it or the lifestyle which brought us to Vail will change adversely. Do not let Mr. Gillett control the direction of the Valley. Instead of increasing parking, I suggest that we keep it as it is and enforce the existing laws. Ticket cars parked in no parking zones and tow them when applicable. There are reasons why those areas are posted. This would send a message to Mr. Gillett to work with the city so that his growth goals are in harmony with the desires of the local citizens. It would also send a message to the commuting skier that we are serious about QUALITY not QUANTITY skiing. Finally, I encourage you to oppose Vail's Olympic participation. I would like to see the games as much as anyone else. But, I would like to go to Utah to see it. Mr. Gillett may want the Olympics for his ego and bottom line but the people of Vail do not need it. Sincerely, ~~i~ K. Lee Kuhlke, D.D.S., M.S. cc: Vail Trail ~OG'~ 1501 E, Stanford Avenue Englewood, CO 80110 and, 3011 Booth Falls Road Vail, CO 81657 March 26, 1989 Mr> George Gillett 45 Forest Road Vail, CO 81657 Dear Mr, Gillette Congratulations, you have succeeded where others before you have failed! You izave exceeded the town capacity, put more people on the slopes, increased lift ticket revenues and DECREASED the quality of skiing. I started skiing in Vail the first week it was open< The snow was awful and the drive from Denver was a three hour endurance race. The Deli and the Red Lion were the only eateries. The Lodge was unaffordable. Later the Night Latch opened for inexpensive overnites. fl The town and valley grew and soon I could not afford to ski here as before. I returned to the valley in 1979. As my practice grew. and my family grew, we began to look for a mountain retreat. Vail was our choice for quality skiing and ambiance. That was in 1984. Since purchasing our property, we have seen a steady decline in the quality of skiing. This year has been the worst. Our children, ages 9, 7, and 4 are products of the Vail Ski School and have grown up on the mountain, They are all "Black Diamond" skiers and can- out ski most adults. Unfortunately, they do not have the weight or "slope sense" to avoid out-of-control uphill skiers, Each of the older ones have been hit from behind. Fortunately, only bruises and bent poles were the result< The youngest was "sideswiped" off her skis in Ski School! On one occasion during a family ski day, a college student jumped OVER the 4 year old as she skied below a service road near lift 2 or 17, He never saw her. The children were in the Development Team yesterday, We had planned to ski today as a family until we heard of the two-for-one. One time was enough during Super Bowl, We are community season pass holders. As far as I am concerned, this reduces one more day of skiing for reasons of personal safety. We may not renew our passes next season, especially if the price increases. However, we would gladly pay 10~ more if you promised no discounts. C~~p~ Mr. George Gillett -2- March 26, 1989 In my opinion, all of the giveaways, reduced ticket prices, and external marketing has reduced the quality of skier and hence the quality of skiing. It has become so predictable that when my wife and I take the bus, it there are cars parked on the frontage road, we ride the bus back home. Vail is a destination resort. We do not need additional COMMUTER parking. The commuter may buy tickets but he does not pay property taxes and he will not patronize the shops because he can purchase the items cheaper in Denver. He probably brown-bags his lunch. The destination skier supports this town! He will go elsewhere if the quality of his vacation is redur_ed. There are areas in Utah which are no more difficult to access for the vacationer. Once you loose this business and your reputation, it will take more than a generation to rebuild (eg. Squaw Valley). Before it is too late, take a lesson from this year. Do not encourage the town to expand parking for commuters. Increase the quality of the skiing experience, not the quantity. Increase the destination skiers and you will not only increase your revenues but also the local businesses. And finally, cancel 'the Olympics invitation. We do not need it and the crowds. Sincerely, i~ K. Lee Kuhlke, DDS, MS cc: Vail Trail Vail City Council ~. P.S. Copper Mountain and Keystone are much better for Snowboarding. Please encourage an exodus from Vail. C'=1~i,~~ ~ 1 1989 0 ~C'G MAR 3 1 1989 LORAINE HAYNES BOX 1614 SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK 11963 March 25, 1989 Ms. Kathy Fagan Bed Breakfast Vail Halley P. 0. Box 491 Vail, Colorado 81658 Dear Kathy: I am very distressed that Bed & Breakfast has refunded less than half the money ($566.82) that was sent to you on January 19, 1989 for a room at the "Ski Stop" house near the Cascade Club. Your organiza- tion confirmed this reservation and then subsequently cancelled it and reassigned me to Nr. and ::rs. P.ondeau's bed and breakfast for six nights beginning February 26, 1989. During the first week of February, a friend of :mine decided to accompany me to Vail and I contacted you and was told that the Fondeau's bedroom could not accommodate two beds. At that time I wa;: toid that there should not be any problem rerenting the room and further, it was my understanding that Bed & Breakfast would contact me if there was a problem. A couple of days after arriv- ing in Vail, I called Sandy at your office and was told by her that there were "no problems" and the check was in the mail. I commented on this to my roommste at the time. Or. March 8th you mailed me a check for $275.91, my refund for the three nights ghat tre Bondeau's room was rented. Charging me $290.91 for a room I did not use and did not even know I had seems to me to be totally unfair. 'i have read your cancellation police on your reservation receipt and it doesn't seem to be in keeping with your policy. I havr:t,;:~en going to Vail for seventeen years and this is the first time that I have felt that I have been treated unfairly. Very truly yours, Loraine Haynes CC: Bed £ti £ . ~-•z i~ia~,r_ S rwices Worldwide tor. an:: ".yrs. Paul Zondeau Vail Resort Association a RECD (~~R 2 9 ~9~9 by J. Paul F7effron c~~~~~~~~~sg~Il Il~~~~~ IlI~1 ~®~~ ~®m~ni~ro Colorado Municipalities/March-April 1989 !I°ublic hearings and other meet- ings called to build public under- standing are among those activities which might be characterized as damned if you do, damned if you don't" activities. In theiroptimum form, public hear- ings help gain broad support for controversial issues based upon public knowledge. If such public hearings are unmanaged or mis- managed, however, the problems arising from public involvement are many. A partial list of these problems include misinformation, unfavorable press, schedule delays,wasted pub- licfunds, staff frustration, failed bond issues, referendums, loss of private sector support for future efforts, and lasting acrimony between levels of government and public. (continued on page 28) J. Paul Heffron is president of J. Paul Heffron & Associates, a Boulder real estate and negotiation firm, and past president of Accord Asso- ciates, anational nonprofit public dispute management organization. Substantial portions of this article are derived from Managing Public Disputes (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1988) by W.J.D. Kennedyand Susan Carpenter, associates with Accord. 27 ~ ~~~ Building consensus ~~ 1. C ~.~. ~ ~ t ~~ .-~;~• ..~:~ Sterling Codifiers, inc. Personalized Service ~~ Complete Codification \ Supplements Review and Research Indexing Telecommunications •3~ W. Commercial •• Weiser, Idaho •• (800) 338-7458 A public hearing for the purpose of this article can be defined as a meeting which is convened because public input is either necessary, desirable, or both to achieve lasting solutions. Hearings may be held to resolve differences between ele- ments ofthe community, between a It is difficult to know who will attend or their positions because attendance is at least partially solicited through non-directed invitation such as ads or announcements in papers, public notices, and mass mailings. community and its leaders, between various governmental or quasi-gov- ernmental jurisdictions, or a com- bination of these. A common char- acteristic of public hearings is that it is difficult to know who will attend or their positions because atten- dance is at least partially solicited through non-directed invitation such as ads or announcements in papers, public notices, mass mailings, and inserts. Effective management of public hearings is a necessary skill for many public officials. Consensus If consensus is to be sought in public hearings, a decision maker may have to carry out the actions indicated as the will of the people. In other words, a decision maker must be willing to stop making de- cisions unilaterally and facilitate formulation of mutually acceptable solutions even if they may not be the preferred ones. if staff or decision makers have predetermined ideas of the actions they wish the public to support, they must be prepared fo present complete and timely information in the consensus- building process that will convince the public and the press to support the position. 28 Colorado Municipalities/March-April 1989 Controversy arises as a result of differences between people, proce- dures, and substance. Public hear- ings should result from a precon- ceived effort to deal with those elements and should not be un- planned gatherings resulting in public misunderstanding of the dif- ferences. Building consensus is the directing of the process to a mutual- ly acceptable end. In order to promote constructive public hearings one must be able to recognize issues that have the po- tential for being controversial and, among those, the ones that are likely to be resolved in the public arena. Issues having a majority of the following characteristics are reasonable subjects for discussion in public hearings: o The issues involved must not involve irreconcilable positions (i.e., pro choice vs. right to life would not be appropriate). o Adequate factual information nec- essary for resolution should be readily available and in a form understandable by the majority of likely participants. o The attendees will truly be seek- ing asolution arising from rea- sonable expectations and are not merely looking for a platform from which to voice non-negoti- able positions. o There is adequate time for reso- lution-a crisis does not already exist. o The parties participating have the legal right, financial ability, authority, and inclination to act on an agreed solution. o One or more of the participants doesn't have the legal, authorita- tive, or financial capacity and inclination to overturn the con- sensus of the group. o All elements of the issue (people, procedure, and substance) should lend themselves to a participatory resolution. o It is probable that the participat- ing parties will adhere to the suggested hearing procedure in a sincere effort to reach consensus. o The groups participating have consensus within themselves and Colorado Municipalities/March-April 1989 IEs$a~flasIla $Il~e ~®afls ®~ ~Ilae ~~>I•ticipa~®~ ~>r®~~ss. ~hait sh®aafl~fl #Il~~ ~®>mse>nsus ~>ra~®>i~pass a>m~l w~a$ ~>r®bfle»~s w®ul~ b~ res®flv~d9 Sh®®~ ~®>r fl®>1~~~$~>r>i~ s®la>!$i®>rns, ]Cfl®~ ~(>IAfl~flC ~flX~S. are not merely a crowd without leadership who will find it difficult to reach internal consensus much less contribute to community con- sensus. Ifthere is aconstituency such as this, help them organize before the hearing so that their input will be meaningful and not disruptive. In most instances not all of these elements will be present. However, there should be an effort to develop or encourage the desired status for each above characteristic prior to initiating the public process. ®evelop strategy If after evaluating the characteris- tics above it is concluded that solu- tions to the issue at hand can be reached in a public hearing, one can proceed to develop a strategy and design a program to implement that strategy. Development of the strategy should include: 1) Establishing the goals of the participatory process. What should the consensus encompass and what problems would be resolved? Shoot for long-term solutions, not quick fixes. 2) Setting parameters forthe issues to be addressed in the public dis- cussions. This should preclude in- troduction ofindirectly related issues not immediately relevant to the prin- cipal issue. 3) Identifying the categories of interests which should be repre- sented and possible spokespersons for those constituencies. In identifying interests and spokes- persons, be aware of: a) Varying levels of expertise and .familiarity with the subject. b) Parties deriving authorityfrom differing sources, i.e. legal, elected, appointed, financial, social, knowl- edge, etc. c) Unequal accountability in living up to agreements. 4) Determining constraints (legal, financial, scheduling, procedural, and external). 5) Determining what location and timing will promote the most open and thorough participation. 6) Identifying the key players and the nature of communication with them, and by them, before and dur- ing the hearing, necessary to pro- mote responsible resolutions. 7) Listing any predictable factors that could sidetrack or disrupt the (continued on page 30) 29 Building consensus process and the strategies for ad- dressing those factors. 8) Developing workable options or combinations that can be introduced to focus the discussions. This is particularly important if there is a predetermined conclusion desired. The implications of each option for each constituency should be antici- pated to the extent possible. 9) Determining if a sponsor is needed and if so,what type of sponsor would contribute to successful re- sults.Objective organizations such as the League of Women Voters may enhance your chance of success. 10) Deciding how and within what limits the program is to be kept flexible in the event of the emergence of new information, issues, and con- stituencies. Design program The program design should include: 1) Awell-considered description of the issue, the process, and the goals that will be communicated to the press and public. 2) Information concerning how and by whom the ground rules and Develop workable options or combinations that can be introduced to focus the discussions. The implications of each option for each constituency should be anticipated to the extent possible. procedures will be set and enforced. 3) The method of announcing the program and means of notifying interested groups. Try to inform all interests at approximately the same time. 4) The degree and method of media involvement. The press can be your most constructive ally if the relationship with them is open, es- tablished early in the process, and well-managed. 5) A list of the necessarily involved government staff and elected offi- cials both from the agency initiating the meeting and other levels of government which may be affected by the outcome. 6) The name of a respected chair- person orintermediary. This can be the decision maker, a staff member, or a third party, but in any case this person should be perceived as ob- jectiveand able to keep the program on track, enforce the ground rules, and promote constructive interac- tion. Consider use of a third-party mediatorwhere there are no persons internal to the issue who have the time, knowledge of the process, and objectivity. 7) Information concerning what data, technical resources, and out- side expertswill be required,who is to coordinate those elements, and in what form they are best presented. If you are working within the con- straints of an established parlia- mentary procedure, either adapt the process to it or suspend it to accommodate the needed process. It is quite evident that the outcome of many meetings may be at least partially determined before they take place. A successful hearing depends upon perception, preparation, and predetermined process. Once the strategy and program have been developed, one is ready to proceed toward the public hear- ing. The actual hearing process, as managed by the chairperson, should incorporate the following conduct and precautions: Hearing conduct 1) The chair should either decide prior to the hearing, or have the participants decide at the outset of the meeting,which of three possible approaches will be used to reach consensus: a) Develop a framework that out- lineshow problemswill be resolved in general terms and then proceed to address each issue individually as the hearing proceeds. This is working from the general principle to the specific details. b) The negotiating of each issue separately. c) Blend options developed in advance with those developed Don't make a move without us! If you're moving, be sure Colorado Municipalities goes along with you. (Updating your address on the Colorado Municipalities mailing list will also update your address on other Colorado Municipal League lists.) Send this form and the address label from the back of this magazine to Colorado Municipal League, 1660 Lincoln St., Suite 2100, De!ZVer, CO 80264. Name Title Address City, State, Zip (Attach label here) 30 Colorado Municipalities/March-April 1989 .w bythe participants into a mutually agreeable final statement. 2) Develop mutually acceptable criteria for evaluating solutions. These can be agreements in prin- ciplewhich are easierto reach than those embodying details, or they can be specific such as cost, legality, etc. 3) Inform all participants that their statements are for attribution and that records are being kept-then keep them. The person keeping 'd'l~~ ~ssea~~~ ®~ sba~~~ss fls $~~ Ilfl3flp9~~IlI1l~F11$d$ll®IIll ®~ $~a~ ~~rr~e~ c®aflIl~s~ ®>f dC$Il®Illl. ][~ ~9IC®~IIlSfl®Y1ls ®lI' ~SL~~Ilfl$fl®IITl s'flgil~ I[$Il®Ellfl$®E'flIlll~ dF'~ fl'Il®$ c'iII1l ~c$a®a~s wnflIl new~g ®~~aa>r. records can also act as a silent ob- server whom the chairperson can turn to for a second opinion of what the participants are realty saying. 4) Promote the development of options which address all positions of an issue. The more options that are generated, the more ideas that emerge, and the less the participants adhere to their own self-serving orig- inal positions. The best of the ideas brought forth in these options should become the backbone of the con- sensus. 5) After developing the options, focus first on the elements which are most readily agreed upon in order to set a positive tone. 6) Encourage all parties to be creative and to consider the other parties' point of view. 7) If a hearing involves more than one meeting, schedule subsequent meetings or subgroup meetings as expeditiously as possible, and be- tween meetings facilitate the gather- ing of needed additional information, understand each party's perception of the others, and communicate and test new ideas. 8) Once verbal agreement has been reached, develop a written draft to submit to constituencies for editing and approval. 9) Have a predetermined proce- dure for negotiating out the dif- ferencesthat arise from interpreta- tion of the draft and for inclusion of other considerations which arise. 10) Discourage substantive changes after the hearing is adjourned and point out to participants that such changes can negate much of their prior efforts. 1 1)The essence of success is the implementation of the agreed course of action. If provisionsforexecution and monitoring are not an important part of the final agreement, those actions may never occur. Lack of performance upon agreed action can open a whole new conflict ex- acerbated by loss of trust and re- sentment about waste of time and resources. the process focused on the stated goals. 3) If sources of funding are required for implementation, be sure they are confirmed or that an alternative procedure is designed if funding fails. 4) Beware of spontaneous con- stituencies. They are hastily formed, singularly focused, charged with the energy of a new cause, and can generate a lot of press. Colorado Municipalities/March-April 1989 Precautions 1) Trust is an important factor. That importance must be pointed out to participants in advance. Trust should be based upon full and honest disclosure, candid discussions, and adherence to agreed solutions. 2) Avoid personality clashes- keep the tone positive and keep If this approach to the manage- ment of public hearings is followed, the results should be less appre- hensionand more lasting resolutions. 39 OL~RAD~ EST ~®p. 4 ~®. 2 A Publication of Club 20 March/Aprip ~9~9 "Things are not as they seem" appeared to be the theme of U.S. Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell's speech at the Club 20 annual meeting of February 11, 1989. Campbell addressed a luncheon crowd of about 200 at the Holiday Inn in Grand Junc- lion. Campbell spoke about a few problems Congress keeps facing. How can the federal budget be balanced when people still want programs expanded and taxes reduced? "We are often in the position where we have to accomplish more with less," observes Campbell. Complicating the decision mak- ing is the fact that constituents often change their minds about what they want. "In a representative system," says Campbell, "when voters change their mind, we need to take a new look at an old problem. We do so continuously." The publicity about how good the economy is bothers Campbell. "If things are so good, why are we hurting so bad in Colo- rado and the heartland of America?" He believes what we are seeing is a skewed economic recovery. The bottom line does not reflect what is really happening. Campbell used several examples to illustrate his point. - Before 1981, the U.S. had 80% of the world's wheat market. Even though foreclosures are down 39%, the market share of wheat has not been recovered. - Before 1981, the U.S. had 43% of the world market in computers. America now has 29%. - U.S. manufacturers are now relying on overseas parts. Plants are doing a lot more assembling and a lot less manufacturing. That means more of the profits are going abroad. from i_eii8 40 6Righ8: Jasper ~ilelch, Chairman Elec4; Fiepresen4atide Campbell; Joe prinster, Chairman. Congressman 13en Nighthorse Campbell - The U.S. position in world trade has improved, but a lot of capital investment money is coming from overseas. Campbell asks, "Is it good that 10% of New York City, 25oib of Washington D.C., and 47% of downtown Los Angeles are foreign owned now?" Seven of the 10 largest banks in the country are foreign owned. An article in U.S. Newts and Vlbrld Report which is now owned by the Japanese, stated that new engraving equipment for the U.S. Mint came from West Germany because the machines are not made in the U.S. anymore. -Unemployment was reduced to a 5.4% rate last year. Eleven million jobs were created, primarily in service industries. Jobs lost were in manufacturing. Service jobs do not pay as much as manufacturing jobs so the amount coming to a community is not as great. Campbell says, "The residents of Rosebud, South Dakota, where the unemployment rate is 80% do not believe the employment situation is improving." -The Commerce Department reports the average wage earner in the Rocky Mountain region is the second poorest in the country. Appalachia is first. The biggest spender in the U.S. is the Department of Defense. Of the $350 billion spent by the Department of Defense every year, about 95% goes to either the east or west coasts. Campbell questions why over 100 contracts worth more than $10 million apiece went to overseas firms in 1987. "The Pentagon is run with foreign computer chips," reports Campbell. He continued, "Government can assure that the American businessman is allowed to be part of the bid process." Studies in UVC. magazine have rated business climates in different states. Camp- bell says, "According to the magazine, Colo- rado was the sixth most desirable place in the country to do business in 1985. In 1986, we slipped to 12th. In 1987, we slid to 27th and in 1988, Colorado was ranked 32nd. Arizona has been ranked number one for the last two years. Either they are doing something very right or we are doing something very wrong." Campbell feels economic recovery in this region can occur, but we must look at three different things: 1) Worker initiative - "The Japanese auto worker can build a car in 80 hours," says Campbell. The American worker takes 130 hours and is paid twice as much. Americans can also learn from Japanese productivity and quality control. Commerce Department studies show that Japanese cars break dawn an average of 1.1 times a year. American cars break down an average of 3.5 times a year. 2) A new relationship needs to be forged between management and labor. "The differences need to be mended because the U.S.is part of a global network now," states Campbell. 3) Advance and promote what we do best. Campbell noted that Colorado is a prime tourist attraction. The Colorado increase in visitors was almost 10% in 1988, about twice the national average. Campbell believes the government can work in a support capacity. The government can streamline permitting and licensing. Laws can be changed to prevent the theft of copyrights and patents. "The fraud that allows foreign goods to be imported to the U.S. with respected brand names on them must be stopped," says Campbell. The audience had many questions. Camp• bell, in answering, indicated he favored a pay raise for federal judges and department specialists because the higher wages are needed to attract quality people. He did not favor the proposed Congressional pay raise. Campbell feels certain kinds of honorariums paid to Congressmen should be declared illegal. He said that eastern coal producers do not usually favor clean coal technology, but Campbell is hopeful that President Bush's mention of clean coal in his "State of the State" speech will further that cause. Campbell was very pleased with Bush's speech, commenting, "It was a Republican President making a Democratic speech." He does not know where Bush will get the $12 billion in add-ons he mentioned in his speech. Campbell also touched on the problems of the homeless, prisons and gun control. THOUGHTS OF A NEW CHAIRMAN by Joe Prinster Club 20 Chairman When I was first asked to consider the chairmanship of Club 20, I had just retired as President of City Market and two thoughts occurred to me. One: City Market had been a supporter of Club 20 since it was founded in the mid-1950's, and two: the service areas of Club 20 and City Market were almost identical. Throughout the years, as I traveled to our company stores . throughout western Colorado, I came to know the issues and the people. While we head- quartered out of Grand Junc- tion, Ifelt like a citizen of many communities and was ready to help wherever we could. have lived through a lot of years in western Colorado and have watched it grow and prosper, even in the face of economic slumps such as we had in the early 1980's. THE CHANGING ®F THE GUARD Outgoing President of Club 20, Bill Cleary was honored by the Board when former Club 20 Chairman Bob Beverly made a special presentation. Beverly said as he gave Cleary a mantle clock, "Bill has seen Club 20 through some hard times when there were lots of problems on the Western Slope. He did that well." Cleary addressed the Board after the award. "Changes are taking place. Society had been taken over by the 'me generation' attitude where individualism was often prized at the expense of the community. When Club 20 was founded 37 years ago the community was important. It was one for all and all for one," said Cleary. He continued, "We pull- ed together and survived. I think the com- munity spirit is coming back again. We still have the spirit of cooperation and do not have to reinvent it." Cleary said it was a privilege to serve as president. BIII Cleary The new President, Greg Walcher, in his first speech to the Board, feels the chance to live in Grand Junction and have a job that allows travel all over the Wesern Slope is the chance of a lifetime. Walcher is from Grand Junction and was working as a Washington aide to Senator William Armstrong. Walcher says he was not burned out on Washington and was not sure he wanted the Club 20 job. As he was mulling over his options in a cafeteria, he took the top off a juice bottle. The message on the top is what made up his mind to move back to Colorado. Walcher still carries the top with him that has the message "You can travel the world over to search for what you need only to return home to find it." Walcher says he is looking forward to traveling all over the Western Slope and meeting everyone. The 1989 Chairman of Club 20 is Joe Prinster, retired City Market executive. He replaces Dan Noble who was unable to attend the meeting. Noble's wife was undergoing tests in a Denver hospital. In his remarks to the Board, Prinster said, "Now I am giving my time to this organization instead of money. Because City Market has outlets in every county in western Colorado, I have been very aware of local problems." Prinster says the Club 20 leadership now has the best of both worlds, "an enthusiastic young guy in Greg Walcher and an old head in Bill Cleary to give wise counsel." I think that now we can be pretty sure thngs are looking up; the economy is on the way back; even though we still have a long way to go. But the lessons we have learned are going to enable us to do a better job of making sure we control our own destiny. Controlling our future will take hard work, and that must be backed up with knowledge. I thought about that as I intro- duced anumber of speakers at our recent annual meeting. Here was Club 20 bringing in speakers who could tell us things we need to know if we are going to make intelligent decisions about our future. Highways, tourism, water, hazardous waste management, rural health -state and federal issues important to western Colorado were all on the menu. This was Club 20 doing some of what it's supposed to do. The Club 20 mission is to work for the economic stability of west- ern Colorado and to do that through education, promotion and political action. The variety of speakers we present at our annual meetings in February and Fall meetings in September more than fulfill our pledge to educate. I'm looking forward to an interesting year as chairman of Club 20 and I hope my enthusi- asm is contagious. r ~ ~ "A Yellowstone-type forest fire with southern California complications could occur in Colorado," Gary Cargill, regional manager for the U.S. Forest Service, told the Club 20 audience. "However, we are tak- ing steps to assure that such a fire could not happen easily. If it did," he states, "it would be the result of conditions, not policy." Cargill showed a video and slides of the flames and damage done last fall in the Shoshone National Forest outside Yellowstone. Seven national forests, 10 million acres in size, surround the 2 million acres in Yellowstone. Cargill says press coverage of the Yellow- stone #ires created some misconceptions. In 1988, there were 249 forest fires in Yellowstone and the surrounding forests. Firefighters contained 201 of those fires to less than 10 acres. Cargill stated, "There were no prescribed fires -fires allowed to burn themselves out - in the Rocky Moun- tain Region. Of the nine fires creating most of the damage in Yellowstone, five started out being prescribed fires, four were man- caused. Some fires started in the park and burned out into the forests. Some fires started in the forests and burned into the park." The origins and actions pertaining to the fires are too complex and interrelated to be laid at the doorstep of any one agency, person or policy," believes Cargill. Very unusual drought conditions had cured the timber in the Yellowstone area to kiln dry conditions. The fires were aided by winds that were blowing steadily at 50 miles per hour and gusting at 60 miles per hour. A video of the fire in progress very graphically illustrated how volatile the fire was. The flames were shown leaping a road. Cargill emphasized, "There are over two million acres of forest with few roads. No access plus the fast moving nature of the fires -you couldn't just go and put the fires out." The fire camp was the second largest city in Park County, Wyoming. Some areas were damaged much more heavily than others. Vegetation in many of the canyons in the Shoshone National Forest was wiped out and will take many years to recover. The Forest Service is in the process now of determin- ing how much to help nature out with the revegetation. Slides vividly illustrated the levels of damage. The burned acres inside Yellowstone were less severely damaged than those in the surrounding forests. Cargill indicates, if the spring run-off occurs all at once, there will be siltation in rivers and streams, possibly endangering aquatic life. Cargill notes fires long ago created the huge stands of pine trees that burned. "In Colorado, we have hundreds of thousands of acres of lodgepole pine. Many of the stands have run out their biological clock," observes Cargill. "The stands are incresingly susceptible to nature's loggers - insects, wind throw, disease and fire. Nature is a harsh logger. In Colorado we could be 00 0 of Grand Junction Outgoing President, Bill Cleary, receives U.S. Forest Service plaque. :, :-d -* } Gary Gargili - ` ~~ \ ,- `:~1 ~,~" fighting a fire with homes, businesses and structures involved with a myriad of different ownerships." Cargill says there is good news, though. Colorado's forests are healthy. There are not continuous stands of the same-age forests. Nature has been aided by logging, pre- scribed fires that are intentionally set, fire- conscious zoning codes and coordination of fire fighting operations. Cargill says there is no large roadless area similar to Yellowstone in Colorado. Cargill urged Club 20 members to assist in any way possible to assure con- ditions would not favor a large conflagration. "The time to make things safe from fire is not in the middle of a blaze," he said. In response to questions, Cargill says the Forest Service can and does fight fires in wilderness areas. He has the power to authorize heavy equipment to be used in the blazes if needed. Cargill says, traditionally, fire fighters rely on natural barriers to help control the flames. That tactic did not work in Yellowstone because of conditions. C®i! ®R~,®® R®Ci(91=5 ~®A1~9'S RIB AUNT&I\9G R~,I~I~I~I ~, 5 Doy Trophy Deer & Elk Hunts ~ Private Pheasant Over 5500 Acres o f Private Land ~ Drop Camps Licensed 0 Bonded Guides & Outf tters Great Facilities ~ Excellent Food SUPER HUNTING! 243.6790 755 HORIZION DRIVE ~ ~ P.O. Box 659 (303) 328-2326 Water: To ~e Or iVot To ~e® ~-° ~,~ •;. a '~' Hamlet "Chips" Berry ~~_ ::.~ Water and wildlife were the two main topics discussed with the Club 20 membership by Hamlet "Chips" Berry, the Director of the Colorado Depart- ment of Natural Resources. Berry oversees 10 different divisions of state government with 1,400 employees. "The work we do affects your lives daily," stated Berry. The one issue that has consumed 80% of my time since joining the Cabinet and that affects all units of the state government is water" Two main questions command most of the time: 1) Endangered species and the impact of their management on the Colorado River and its tributaries; 2) The Colorado River basin and the com- pacts and laws governing its use. Berry emphasized that, like it or not, the Endangered Species Act is in place and cannot be beaten in court. There are three endangered fish species in the Colorado River drainage system, the squawfish, the honey-tail chub and the humpback chub. In 1987, the Species Recovery Act loos- ened some restrictions against water pro- jects proposed for areas of endangered fish habitats if certain conditions were met. The Colorado River Water Conservation District is at loggerheads with the federal government over the Juniper-Cross Moun- tain diversion project. Juniper-Cross Mountain plans call for construction of a reservoir that would held 1.1 million acre feet of water. The Conservation District has the rights for the project. Berry says that, because the site for the dam and reservoir is in the middle of the habitat for endangered fish, there is no way the federal government would ever approve the permits for the reservoir. "The district has had dreams of building Juniper-Cross Mountain for 50 years. We're asking them to give ttp an impossible dream in return for federal money for a fish hatchery and some funds for economic development from they state," says Berry. Colorado has gotten the "short end of the stick" in regards to the Colorado River Storage Act of 1956. The act, spear- headed through Congress by western Colorado Representative Wayne Aspinall called for a number of water projects in the states where the Colorado River flows. The Lower Basin states of Arizona and California have received the funds to build most of their promised reservoirs. Colo- rado was supposedly guaranteed seven projects. To date, the federal government has only built two, Dolores and Dallas Creek. Berry says Animas-La Plata has been approved, but construction has not started. Funds for the reclamation projects come from the sale oT-power. Utah officials want to levy a surcharge on all power revenues from the river compact utility plants. The funds would pay for construc- toin of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project authorized under the 1956 agreement. What is Colorado to do? "If we do nothing," says Berry, "all the revenues will go to Utah. We're still entitled to 46% of something for the dams that were never built in Colorado." The Carter administration `hit list' was the last chapter on federal participation in water projects, feels Berry. "Utah may be the last page." Rocks and Ro~dv .~ ~ John F ,~ ~ ' l ~~:~ Colorado Department of Natural Resources Director Chips Berry was supposed to speak to Club 20 at 10:15. However, at that time, his plane was still circling Grand Junction because of poor ground conditions. Afill-in speaker was quickly recruited from the gregarious audience by Bill Cleary. The willing victim was John Rold, Director of the Colorado Geological Survey. Rold was somewhat apprehensive as the last time he was a substitute speaker was for the nuclear test shot in Rulison. The meeting was taken over by demonstrators. Rold did not anticipate the same end at Club 20 though. Rold has been the state's geologist for 20 years. He observes, "Few people realize.that geology is what governs our climate and scenery. It is the only thing that makes us different from western Kansas." Rold said, "Geology is the bone, muscle, structure and color of our state. I could take a person from China and explain that western Colorado is made up of highly differing rocks like sedimen- tary rocks, volcanic rocks and a little bit of granite: The-ground was then folded, faulted and eroded. The person from China would have a real good idea of what Colorado looks like. The geology of the state could be used more effectively to sell the state to tourists." The Geological Survey has published a circle tour of the Uncompahgre that points out items of geological interest along the way. Rold says the average family taking a circle tour like the one outlined in the brochure spends about $175.00 during the trip on gas, food, lodging and other needs. Geology-related publications and the map can be ordered through the Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman, Room 715, Denver 80203. The phone number is 866-2611. Highways: Paving the Way When Ray Chamberlain took the job of Director of the Colorado Highway Department, he told the Club 20 audience that he faced two big concerns: 1) Can the credibility of the Highway Department be improved? The department was perceived as being inefficient; 2) Can the revenue base for improving the highway system be distributed more fairly with respect to the local needs? Chamberlain spoke to the Club 20 audience about his progress in those two areas. In the last 15 months, the staff of the Highway Department has been reduced by 150 positions without a degradation of service. Other cost cut- ting measures have included privatizing more work of the department such as laying asphalt, decreasing inventories, and consolidation of warehouses. As a result of those measures, the department realized a savings of $7.5 million. Chamberlain said, "The savings cannot solve the primary highway dilemma -The expressed needs exceed the revenues. In meetings throughout the state in the last years, $4 billion worth of highway needs were expressed. That's 12 times the total annual budget of my depart- ment." Chamberlain also notes that $66.5 million from the highway fund now runs 13 state agencies, most of which do not deal with highways. If we do not get as much as possible from the Legislature for highways this year, it will be several more years until we do," believes Chamberlain. The next two years will be spent wrangling over the new highway bills and, in three years, national reapportionment will change the whole make-up of Congress and the Colorado Legislature. In response to questions, Chamberlain said that, as long as safety is not jeopardized, counties and cities might try innovative methods of strip- ing streets and other things to help solve traffic problems even if the changes are against regulation. Ray Chamberlain t ~t~ Decisions being made about the disposal of wastes, both hazardous and otherwise, are hav- ing agreater impact on the Western Slope. Tom Looby, Director o4 the Colorado Departmen4 of Health, examined some issues affecting this region for the Club 20 audience. One issue concerning Mesa County was the denial of a permit for a toxic waste incinerator in Cisco, Utah. Looby says he has been assured by the Utah Department of Health that no more waste incinerators will be considered for the Cisco area. Looby says the Colorado Health Department issued an approval for a radiation waste dump in Uravan because UMETCO, the company pro- posing the operation, met all the necessary requirements. The Montrose County Commis- sioners have also issued the necessary permits. Looby says approval was an "unpopular decision and will be subject to much litigation." "Before any wastes are shipped from Denver to Uravan," says Looby, "emergency prepara- tions in case of an accident must be prepared for all commurnties and counties along the proposed route. We will be in close consultation with local government on the plans." A company in Utah is also bidding on the contract. Looby predicts that by the middle of April they will know if the waste dump in Uravan is a "done deal" or not. About 4,000 cubic feet of low level readioactive waste is produced in Colorado each year. Because that is over 80% of the Rocky Mountain region's production, Looby emphasizes that Colo- rado must be the next dumping site for those wastes. The state Geological Society is survey- ing potential sites all over Colorado, which will be narrowed down to a few to be studied more intensely. Federal hazardous waste programs are affecting western Colorado. The Department of Energy (DOE) is spending $350-$400 million on the UMTRA program to clean up radioactive tail- ings piles in Mesa County, Rifle, Gunnison, Naturfta, Slick Rock and Maybell. Employment for the clean-up will equal 9,000 man years. Half of the properties needing tailings removal in Mesa County have been completed. Work is continu- ing on the final plans to relocate a large tailings pile on the Colorado River to outside Whitewater. A radioactive tailings pile in Durango has been removed. The tailings removal will start in Rifle this year. Radioactive wastes from weapon production at Rocky Flats were being sent to a dump in Idaho but, late last year, Governor Cecil Andrus closed the border to further shipments until the DOE makes more progress on opening another dump in the west. A proposed dump in Carlsbad, New Mexico has been delayed. "Colorado was caught ~V@~~~~ t'~Ve g~~e y®u the, nevvs~ a~a ~6a~~ 20 territ®rye ~~ ~ ®ai1,Y~rttir~~I ~:: .. r y~.,~ _ n y'~~ r ~~ ..., ' Y. , ~ :. .,.,.,..: 1. 1 in the crunch," says Looby. "A rail car from Rocky Flats was already on its way to Idaho when Andrus took his action. To avoid a barge situa- tion similar to the one in New York, we allowed the waste to return to Rocky Flats where it is being stored in box cars." Looby says, "There is a high level of anxiety in the DOE because the matter has not been resolved yet and must be soon." Since the Club 20 meeting, Andrus has agreed to allow a small number of boxcars into Idaho, but the slowdown on waste acceptance will remain in effect. Over 1.6 million tons of solid wastes are generated in Colorado each year. Looby noted that, while we have the capacity to deal with those wastes now, 10 years down the road we could be facing problems similar to those back East if we do not plan ahead. Reduction and recycling should become two definite initiatives of the future. ~ ~ r Hey ~,.~: ' ~, ,. ~ 'ti -a~ . ~,.., Peter . , Konrad s;~%~ ;~i "Residents in rural areas of Colorado are less healthy than residents of urban areas," stated Peter Konrad, vice president of The Colorado Trust, at the closing session of the Club 20 meeting. Infant mortality is 39% higher in rural areas. There are more chronic health problems in rural areas. "Your chances of dying in a rural auto accident are three times higher than they would be in an urban area ," added Konrad. "Overall, in the United States, 25% of the citizens live in rural areas but they comprise 38% of the poor and 30% of the elderly." What that means is that those who live in rural areas are elderly, often in poor health and less likely to be able to afford health care, Thirty-four per cent of rural residents carry no health insurance. Konrad said the hospital situation is aggravated in rural areas by the fact that many residents head for urban hospitals if they are young and can afford the specialized care. That leaves the poor and elderly to obtain help from the hospitals least likely to be able to absorb any losses from their care. In spite of those facts, many hospitals in rural areas are in fierce competition with each other. Konrad says, "There is no evidence that com- petition in health care reduces costs, but the quality of care suffers when services are duplicated. Health care is not distributed equally either." In Park County, there are no doctors or hospitals. Durango, with a population of 12,000, has two hospitals and 90 doctors. The rural health problem is critical in Colorado, especially in certain areas. "Colorado is dead last, 50th out of 50, in the nation in per capita spend- ing for emergency health care. in 1979, the Office of Rural Health Care was closed and has never been reopened. A hard look needs to be taken at how things can be organized to better serve the populace plus the millions of visitors to the state each year," says Konrad. The Colorado Trust has $150 million, making it the largest trust fund in Colorado. The money is used primarily to help entities plan better health care delivery. "The problem of providing quality health care that meets the needs of the citizens in rural areas is too difficult to decide how to handle alone," observes Konrad. "We have to work together."' The Trust has a program called the "Rural Health Care Initiative." The goal is to aid rural residents in thinking creatively about provision of care. The program focuses on a region, assess- ing needs and resources. Ways of meeting those needs are explored with such options examined as infirmary care, clinics, home health care and improved ambulance services. 111•~lIIPE~"® COMMUNICATIONS Q Western Siope Signals ISSUE XIV There has been a 10% increase in the number of manufacturing jobs in fvlontrose in the last four years, an enviable record. This issue of Western Slope Signals examines some of these Montrose businesses as well as others which utilize western Colorado resources to create their products. Some of the companies were started by innovative people in response to their envi- ronment. The products and markets are diverse which helps make the Western Slope economy healthier and less dependent on a few sources of jobs. Experts feel that manufacturing jobs are more valuable than service jobs to a community's economic health. The workers usually have marketable skills, make better wages, are family oriented and can contribute more financially to the community over a longer period of time. A SUCCESS STORY-"We try for a minimum of one new business a year,"ekes Giff Stoke, MONTROSE assis~m city manager and head of the community's industrial development eNort In the last three years, Montrose has attracted six new /firms and helped one local business expend. "Nat bad for a town of 10,000 people," Stoke feels. "The Montrose industrial recruitment effort is just beginning to hit its stride after eight years of operation. " The same team has been in place for most o1 those years. Says Stoke, "lNe are experienced and are all committed to working /or the same goals. " Stoke says their successes have not comp easily. Over 600 contacts are made in one year. Last year, Montrose officials attended many trade shows and now have their own booth ro take to the Shows. Stoke says they like to visit the companies who are interested in Montrose to look them over, too. An on-site visit gives the recruitment team a better feel of how a company does business. Stoke says the new and expanding businesses are a shot in the arm for the community as the executives and employees /rom out o/state often move their extended families to Montrose. They usualy get involved immediatety in community aHefrs, says Stoke. DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH-A construction contract has been awarded by the General Industrial Diamonds Company for their building in MONTROSE's Black Canyon Industrial Park. 1-he five sites in the industrial park are now filled says Giff Stoke. The 12,000 square foot building will be the site of a manufacturing opera- tion that produces precision, diamond-tipped cutting instruments and tools. The company will hire 15 employees initially says Stoke. There are over 100 employees at the company's main plant in Whippany, New Jersey. Geoatar Corporation will add about 44 jobs to the MONTROSE economy in the next two and a half years. By 1992, the firm could employ 140 workers. Sunset Mesa, west of Montrose, has been selected as the site for the satellite tracking firm. Genstar is based in Washington, D.C. A 10,000 square foot building will be constructed this spring, says Giff Stoke, with help from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the Economic Deveopment Authority. The Montrose Indus- trial Development Corp. donated the 28 acre building site. Cost of the tracking center and nine satellite dishes is $2 million. The company has two orbiting satellites now and plans to launch a third in 1992. ' `Tyre people involved in industrial recruitment are not your average bureaucrats. Tyre recruitment effort is run like a business. That made a dif- ference in m_y decision to relocate. " John Patterson President of Technological Enterprises, Inc.- Montrose ROCKERS- "Other bcales offered better deals, but where else can you find such a cooperative community a loyal work force, a view that can't be stopped and hvo reser- voirs within 60 miles," exclaims John Patterson of TECHNOLOGICAL ENTERPR-SES, INC. (TEI) in MONT- ROSE. Patterson relocated the company and a lot of his relaWes irve months ago Irom Aurora. "In addition to the local beaut}; those involved in the town's industrial recruit ment were not average bureaucrats," continues Patter- son. "They run the industrial recruitment like a business. " The company, which specializes in making and repair- ing custom parts used in the hard rock drilling industry, empbys 12 workers, adding $178,000 a month in wages to the local economy Patterson says they relocated so his /amity could grow up in a smaller rown. Patterson has made use of special classes for training his mechanics at the Delta-Montrose Vo-Tech Center. He is also providing on-the-job training for workers through the federal JPTA program. the firm repairs specialized equipment and modifies parts for mining equipment all over the world. About 70% of the paRS and machines they make and repair are for quarrying operations. The other 30% are for mining applications. In Colorado, much o/ the aggre- gate for paving, cement and other applications is scooped out of a river. "The hard rock industry in the rest of the U. S. involvos quarrying the stone," explains Patterson. TE/ sends their parts all over the U.S. and Canada as well as Spain, the Soviet Union, South Amerba, Australia and South A/rice among other countries. TEI is the tiny com- pany offering heat-treating, anodizing and plating of machine parts between Denver and Salt Lake City. Patterson predicts that his business wit! expand now that they are settled. BATHS TCI BURIALS-FOUR SEASONS LEISURE PRODUCT;i, INC. adds wages of $400,000 a year to the MONTROSE economy. "We build fiberglass spas, hot tubs, and believe it or not," says company president, Jerry Milner, "burial vaults." The company started mak- ing the fiberglass vaults in October. Milner states, "We were looking for different ways to use our fiberglass molding equipment." The vaults are being shipped to six states now. The spas are sold through dealerships in 23 states. Milner relates that the AIDS scare in Cali- fornia slowed sales. "Sales have started to pick up again now that people have been educated and realize that hot tubs do not pass AIDS," says Milner. Miiner's pro- duction was affected by a fire that destroyed his foam shop in 1987. The company ended up moving into larger quarters in the Montrose Industrial Park after the blaze. Four Seasons manufactures about 1,400 spas a year. During the peak of the season from March to December, 35 workers are employed at the plant; about half of them pertorm very highly skilled jobs, indicates Milner. A small houseboat manufacturer i5 contemplating a move to tfie Four Seasons facility from Broomfield says Milner. HEALTHY GROWTH-"lNe picked Montrose as a plant sde because of the availability of people to work and plus tax credits and incentives availabb ro us, "states Carlene Estacion, vice president of operations for R-Med, the parent company for ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEDICAL. Rocky Mountain Medical manufactures phototherapy lights used in hospdals for treatment o/jaundice and other conditions. The equipment used in connection with the lights like eye masks, light meters, and disposable articles are also made in Montrose. In addition, the 12 employees ar the Montrose plant produce computer discs /or use in a software package tradenamed "House Call". The program allows parents to input symptoms a child is exhibiting. The computer identifies possible courses of action. Estacion says, "With the added information the parent can make a more informed decision about whether to seek medical help. " R-Med officials are contemplating expansion of rho Montrose plant, says Estacion, but things are changing so fast with the parent company she is not sure what the immediate plans are for the Western Sbpe subsidiary. R-Med's main product is biodegradable diapers. "The average Irfe of a diaper in a land till be/ore disintegrating is 200.400 years," says Estacion. "Our company uses a starch based plastic on the diapers that breaks down in 2-5 years. We started in 1982 as a mail order diaper company with a firm in Canada producing the diapers, "continues Estacion. In the test three months, the number o/diaper plants have grown to 12 associated with two U. S. companies. The diapers are marketed under the tradename of Tender Care. REEL GOOD-What many fishermen swear is the "Cadillac of reels', the ROSS REEL, is produced in MONTROSE. The reel which Ross Hauck prefers to call the "BMW of reels" was the result of a "desperation attempt to make a living" when the aerospace industry went bust in California in 7973. Hauck desiigned and buih the mold for the fly reel before the recession hit, but decided to manufacture the reel after he lost his engineering job. The change in disciplines paid off for Ross who moved his manufacturing firm to Montrose in 1985. Company sales are up 60% in the last year. Three types of reels have been manufactured. The "R" series was the original design. The "S" series was the result of computer assisted design. The latest: and most popular series, the "Gunnison", was designed and is manufactured with computer assistance. About 80% of the reels are distributed in the U.S.; the rest head for the world market. The firm employs 15 workers. If sales increase 100%, which Hauck has predicted for this year, the work force could grow by three workers. Hauck says they are exploring new uses for the plant. Hauck was born in Boulder and felt like he was "coming home" with his move to Montrose. He feels the work force in the area is fantastic and the quality of life cannot be beat. While the cost of living is lower, Hauck notes that the cost of doing business is greater in Colorado mostly because of higher property taxes and workmen's compensation payments. REEL MAGIC-"You can catch your fish and cook it too with my reel," laughs Art Erickson of GRAND JUNC- TION, talking about his large fishing reel that looks like two pie pans stuck together. The reel was originally constructed with two pie pans when Erickson's father conceived of the idea 40 years ago. The modern day version, trademarked REEL MAGIC, is more sophisticated and made of molded iron or aluminum. The reel is large, about eight inches across. It is used without a pole and strung with high test nylon or copper line. Large lures or bait can be put on the end of the line, and then balled or used from a stationary boat in deep water. Erickson, his /amity and the 5,000 people who have purohased the reel since production began five years ago have some fish stories ro tell Erickson lured dhe world record splake (part brook end part lake trout) from Island Lake on Grand Mesa. He caught a 42 ~/: pound trout from Flaming Gorge last June, a Utah state record. Howevei the next day, someone else caught a 57 pound fish using a pie pan reel. On another 4'shing trip, Erickson and his /amilydaught 250 fish in 14 days at Flaming Gorge. The majority of the fish were over 18 pounds. The reel, which has a potent pending, allows the angler to feel the fish at the end o/ the line even at great depths. "The reel is not a winch like a downrigger," says Erickson. 'As a result, the fish are not as exhausted when they are finally landed. The vast majority o/ the fish are returned to the water in good shape. "Erickson, whose business is called MACKINAW SYSTEMS, Inc., would like to mass market his reel. He is exploring financing to get a mold made for a plastic model. The cost of the metal reel is about $50. ' A plastic model would still do the job, be more economical to produce and would be more appealing to the pocketbook, "says Erickson. About 10% of the 45 millron fresh water anglers in the U. S. like to troll That's a potential market of 4.9 million fishermen. That S a market Erickson would bve to catch and reel into western Cokrredo. REAL APPEALING-Apple growers in DELTA COUNTY were paid a supreme price this growing season for the first COLORADO SUPREME APPLES. The Colorado Supreme is a new grade of apple recognized by the state Department o} Agriculture. Head of the Hi-Quality Pack- ing Company in Eckert, Harold Broughton says, "Our crop every year had consistantty better apples than the U.S. Extra Fancy grade requites, the highest grade obtainable. We looked for a way to really call attention to the quality of the western Colorado apple crop." Colo- redo Supremos were selling for $14.00 a bushel, says Broughton, the same price paid for Washington state's best apples. ey comparison, growers were paid $8.00 to $9.00 a bushel for the Extra Fancy grade of apples. Colorado Supreme apples have a uniform color in 85% of the red varieties and 90% or better in the goltlen cobred varieties. Broughton indicates that the accept- able good color level for the Extra Fancy designation is ony fi6% uniform, true color, Colorado Supreme apples are the first commodity in Colorado to get a "Seal of Quality" from the state Department of Agriculture. A special logo on the crates and displays calls attention to the fact that Colorado is marketing the highest stand- ard of apple in the U.S. Broughton says the crop was down about 50°h this year because of hail damage. About 1.3 million bushels were picked. Delta County produces 70°Po of Colorado's apple crop. COAL DEGASIFICATfON-AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY spent about $50 million dollars in LA PLATA COUNTY in 1988. Approximatety $30 million was spent drilling wells into rich deposits of methane gas in the Fruitland coal bads bcated in the Durango, Hayfield area and on into San Juan County, New Mexico. About $300,000 went ro la Plata County for sales and use taxes. Just over $4 million was paid in property taxes. "Amoco drilled 141 wells in the Son Juan Basin in 1988, " says public affairs advisor, Tom Kornegay. "La Plata County was the site of 135 of those wells. "Amoco is using a unique method of extraction to get the gas from fairly shallow depths o/ 2,500 feet to 4,000 /eat. AS gas producton begins in a coal seam well, a large quantity of wetermust be removed. The process differs from cort- ventional drilling where the gas comes first and then is eventualty replaced by water. Amoco utilizes pump jacks, most commonly seen in oil fields, to extract the water. As the water is eliminated, the gas begins to till into the natural Iracture systems and then is removed. Comple- tion technologies vary between energy companies. The water is piped away and reinjected via another well into [he ground water system about a mile bebw the surface in an older geological zone. Komegay notes the cost o/ dulling the well is cheaper because of the !ow depth, trut disposing of excess water adds ro the final cost o/ exdacting the gas. Drilling in the basin shifted into high gear in 1984. Since then, 282 wells using the coal degesificatan method have been drilled in the formation; 252 of those wells are in La Plata County. The company could dull 100 or more in the next year. Amoco, accord trig ro trade publications, has 25% of the basin's coaUgas acreage under lease and has been adding to those leases, making them the largest producer in the area. The journals also predkt the rapid pace of drilling should con- tinue. Methane gas wells started by the end of 1990 will qualify for a tax credit. Experts expect the wells to produce for 50 years. Average production from each well is about 200,000 cubic lest of gas per day although some wells have reached levels of 7-11 million cubic teat a day. The San Juan Basin contains an estimated 25 trillion cubic /eat o/ methane gas, representing about 15% o/ the country's remaining natural gas resources. The U.S. consumes about 17 trillion cubic feet of gas a year. Con- ventional gas extrecton, started in 1921, continues in the area, at a much greater depth, out of the coat seams. All the drilling is done by subcontractors. TUIINS FOR SfWOG7-Western Cobrado is the site of the ony commercially viable deposits of NACHOLITE in the world. The sodium bicarbonate or baking soda deposits found in the Piceance Basin are "awesome" according to an official of NATEC MINES, LTD. Richard Hooper, vice president of research and technology for Natec, says they hope to mine nacholite on a commercial basis by the fall of 1990. The nacholite will be used chiefly in the boilers of coal-fired power plants to clean up noxious gases and emissions. The process has been tested already in power plants in Colorado. The Environmental Impact Statement for the mine and production facility is approved by the Bureau of Land Management. "We are in the process of deciding how large our initial opera- tion should be," says Hopper. "We are also lining up our financing." The EIS indicates a mine producing 125,000 tons of nacholite a year would be optimum. The operation could grow to 500,000 tons a year under the current permit. Liquid would be used to bring the nacholite to the surface where filters and crystalizers would be used to separate the minerals. The nacholite would be trucked to a railhead for distribution. Hopper says that, if they were to mine 500,000 tons of nacholite a year, the reserves on their leases would last an estimated 30-50 years. Construction of the mine could require about 100 employees. More about the size of the permanent work force and construction schedule will be known once the plant size and financing are decided in the next year. There are five nacholite leases in the Basin according to BLM officials. Natec is the only company that has submitted a development proposal to the BLM. A subsidiary of an Australian company plans to make application for permits for a nacholite mine, also in the Piceance Basin. DENNISON RESOURCES, LTD. of Brisbane, Queensland has purchased the leases from Eisenman Enterprises for the Rock School parcel. The company has opened a Grand Junction office. Long range plans call for a mine producing 50,000 tons of nacholite a year. Gale Peters, president of the U.S. cor- poration, estimates that putting the new facilities in place to meet that production goal will cost approximately $10 million. MINE BYPRODUCTS-Communities on the Western Slope got a $1.68 million shot in the pocketbook horn Energy Impact Assistance Gnarls awarded by the Coto- redo Department of Local Affairs in November Over hall of the $2.9 million awarded went ro Western Slope cord munities. The largest grant was $500.000 ro Mesa County to be used, it certain conditions ere met, for a new jail iaciliry. The Mondrose civic center project will receive a contribution of $275,000. Alamosa County is re/urbishing their county services building and will get $200,000. Silvenon will get $107, 540 to be applied to a community center project and for their ambulance service. Water projects and utility system improvements will be partialty funded in Hayden, Montezuma, Parachute, Gypsum, and Lake City. Kremmling and Monte Vista will receive grants of $73,000 and $50,000 to help with fire station construo- lion. Ignacio, Ridgeway and Monte Vista will use their grants for downtown planning. Funds for the Energy Impact Grants are received from mineral leases and severance taxes. The awards are made twice a year. Tim Sarno of the Department of Local A(iairs says the hear- ings /or the next round o/ awards will be March 28, 29 and 30 in Grand Junction. State-wide, 54 applications have been received. REBOUNDING-A company called Special Protection, Inc. in EDWARDS is well situated for the product they manufacture. "We make protective pads for obstacles on ski slopes like lift poles," says company co-owner Katherin Senn. The pads are made of heavy duty vinyl sewn around polyurethane foam. Senn says they have some standard size pads, but the bulk of their orders are custom made. The largest customers have been the ski areas in Colorado. The pads have also been used by operators of ball fields and horse tracks. The business was started in Edwards in 1984 as a branch of the Bellutti Corporation in Innsbruck, Austria. Senn says they had originally planned to distribute the pads in the United States, but transportation costs from Austria were too high. The company in Edwards employs seven people during the height of their season in the late summer and eery fall. Says Senn, "We have had no trouble finding empbyees. We provide seasonal employment when no one else does." Freight is the biggest cost of doing business in a place tike Edwards, notes Senn. Gross sales for Special Protection, Inc. have doubled in the last three years. Senn says they hope to maintain that level of sales although the orders from Colorado companies have sowed. They are in the process of developing new products. Senn feels the good quality of their product has hurt the sales volume. "The pads don't wear out fast enough," laughs Senn. BRINGING IN THE BEST-U S WEST has rive projects totalling $8.5 million scheduled this year on the Western Slope. Direct dialing and state of the art digital o/lice technology will be installed in Telluude, Basalt, Durango, Hayfield and Ignacio. Work started in January on the con- version of the Basalt office. Improvements will be done by May 8. Cost of that project is $750,000. Approximatety $4.5 million will be spent to upgrade the central ollices in Durango, Bayfeld and Ignacio. The improvements will affect 13, 700 cusomers and about 500,000 visitors ro the Four Comers area. All three offices should be converted by early July, says U S WEST Communication's public relations manager for western Colorado, Bonnie F9h1. The $1.3 million Telluude office conversion will start this summer and be done September 30th. Pohl states, "The new digital equipement will allow us to offer our customers the services they are requesting like inter- national direct dialing, call waiting and forwarding, three way calling and speed calling." Customers who want to do so will have equal access ro bng4istance phone com• pantos for calls to southeastern Cobrado and outside the state. No matter which long distance company is selected, customers would be able to use the 1 + dial- ing pollen. The U S WEST payroll in the towns included in the upgrade program is in excess of $1.1 million. Written by Linda Skinner Tourisr°n Regions Set To G® COLORADO TOURISM BOARD -The Club 20 audience heard that Colorado has been divided into six regions for the purpose of tourism marketing. The Western Slope is divided into two large regions, Northwest and Southwest. "These two regions," says State Representative Scott McInnis, "are the most outstanding for the tourist in the state. These regions have also come the farthest in getting organized." McInnis serves on the Colorado Tourism Board. Each region will receroe $30,000 in matching funds for start-up costs. The Colorado structure is a model of the successful system in Utah. SOUTHWEST REGION -Head of the South- western Region Board, is Gary Tomsic of Gunnison. Tomsic, who came to Colorado from Utah, says, "Colorado is entering the game awfully late, but it is to our advantage because we can see what has worked and what has not for other states." The Southwest Region con- tains 11 counties and two Indian tribes. Tomsic says the challenge of regionalization is not to replace programs already in place, especially if they are successful, but to find a niche. The goal of the marketing plan for the region is to attract more tourists who want to stay longer and spend more money. The priority target is the transient tourist who has decided to come to Colorado. The "local visitor" from the Front Range is the next priority and the destination traveler is the third target. Four hundred thousand brochures highlighting activities in southwest Colorado are set for distribution in April. Tomsic hopes problems of cooperation can be worked out at a regional conference set for the Red Lion Inn in Durango on April 14th and 15th. NORTHWEST REGION - "We chose not to hire staff for the 10 county Northwest Tourism Region," says spokeswoman Janelle Day of Grand Junction. "We spent 90% of our alloted Colorado • Ute Electric Associetion~ Inc. Recreating Recreation - - -~~ .c;y ~. '~ ~., .~ ~ John Schler ~ :, 1 ;`, ; ': i ,i John Schler of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs talked to the Club 20 audience about how much the concept of recreation has changed. "Fifteen years ago," observes Schler, recreation was tacility~rier>ted. Federal money was available for playing fields, swimming pools, fairgrounds and tennis courts." While many communities took advantage of the funds and built structures, many entities did not, $60,000 on advertising, including a brochure. The amount does not leave much of a margin for error." Day was substftuting for Chainnroman Susan Anderson of Granby,. About 2/3 of the Northwest Region's brochure is devoted to activities suitable for spring, summer and fall. Like the Southwest Region, the regional board felt the ski areas were doing a good job of luring the winter traveler. "We did notice some gaps that were not being covered in the wintertime though," says Day. "We incorporated informa- tion about snowmobiling and cross country skiing in our brochure. We will have inserts mapping out eight to twelve circle trips that can be taken in the reigon. We hope to grab the 70% of the tourists who come into Colorado who do not know where they want to go," stated Day. "One of the most exciting things we are doing ," explains Day, "is setting up 'gateways' to the region. We plan to have visitor centers on U.S. 40 along with additional information areas on I-70." Radio broadcasts updated to include current data about the weather, activities and locations of visitor centers are planned. Plans of a business nature include coming up with a logo for the region. The group hopes to set up a FAX network to be able to update and change event information easily. Day RR -- ", x-.. ~~' «. .. w . ,. :._ _ ~ - F ~ ~'!~ believes counties and communities will share information more easily that way. The Colorado Tourism Board has designated a liaison to work with the regions to help coor- dinate and put together the state's visitor guide. The guide will be out in February. McInnis, responding to questions, said the goal is to;try to get the entities to work together and not in competition with each other. MADE IIV COLORADO WITH COLORADO COAL EY COLORADO -4JTE preferring to rely on what surrounded them to provide re<reation. Recreation was not thought of as a tourist draw. About seven years ago, communities started wanting ,programs. Recreation program directors were hired. The emphasis was more on the individual. People had less tree time and wanted to use it more effectively. Some notice was paid . to tourists, but the community emphasis was on what the locals wanted. About two years ago, the recreational situation in western Colorado changed again. "Entertainment was the theme," Schler says. "Brochure mania set in. Signs were erected, scenic highways designated, historic sites were identified and restored. Many communities began marketing themselves to the outside world. Some towns were claiming to be retirement havens. Others were ski heavens. Towns that had been happy before now were competing with each other for an outside audience." Schler feels some officials got caught up in an "incredible amount of copy- ing", overlooking what makes their locale special. Businesses have gotten involved again in recreation, with tourism touted as a form of economic development. Tourism can be effec- tive ff atown puts together a marketing package based on the community's unique features aimed at the right market," claims Schler. Several problems face towns wanting to market themselves. Schler says a community needs to take a good hard look at itself to see what is there in the way of resources. What can be improved? What should be de~mphasized? Visitors are becoming pickier. A town needs to look at what attractions are there and if they cater to leisure time desires. Schler warns that the local population should not be overlooked, that programs and facilities should be built with the locals in mind. "We see some incredible proposals for projects where there is no revenue base to support them," says Schler, who reviews and helps out with grant applications for Local Affairs. "Scrambled Eggs and the Legislature" was the title State Senator Tillie Bishop gave to the morning session of the Club 20 meeting featuring a panel of lawmakers. Scrambled is an apt word to describe the activity of the Legislature this session which is operating under avoter-mandated, 120~ay session. The so-called "gavel amendment" also requires that each bill be heard and brought to a vote. A 48-hour public notice must be given of the hearing. Bishop, who moderated the panel, says, "The legislative committees are work- ing long hours, but the job will get done." Bishop feels the limit for bills introduced should have been four for each member rather than six. A total of 347 bills were introduced in the Senate, 236 in the House. Because of the limit, lawmakers are fighting harder for their indi- vidual bills and bad bills are harder to kill. Bishop introduced the other legislators to comment on the present session's bills. Bishop noted that the Western Slope lawmakers are a hard working team. REPRESENTATIVE TIM FOSTER -Foster, who represents District 54, believes the short session is forcing committees to get to the gut issues of bills real fast. The Business Affairs and Labor Committee is considering five bills dealing with workmen's compensation from interim committees. Foster notes the solutions are all different and that what is passed will not be "all encompassing and solve the prob- lem." The committee voted to include a health insurance requirement for smaller businesses after testimony from a logging company owner from Cortez. Foster emphasized, "That is why it is so important to get public input. Otherwise we do not know how people feel and some- times our assumptions can be wrong." A bill to allow Division of Wildlife officers to issue tickets in the field requiring a later court appearance is being considered. SALLY HOPPER -Senator Hopper noted that the short session is making legislators "faster moving targets." The Senate will be consider- ing ameasure regarding highway funding from the House. The transportation bill recom- mended by the Highway Legislative Review Committee is House Bill #1213. That measure, which could change from what Senator Hopper was discussing, would retain a 6 cent per gallon gas tax for the next three years, but reduce the diesel tax levy. Registration fees on autos would be increased along with the driver's license application fee. The state sales tax on gas would be increased another 2 cents a gallon. The bill includes a controversial increase of 1/4% in the income tax and general sales tax for highways. Hopper says, "It is important that those of us on the Western Slope come in with one voice to get the items we want from the highway bills." REPRESENTATIVE f1NARGY NiASSON - Masson, of the 58th House District, lives in Crawford. She warned, like Tim Foster, that the bills dealing with workmen's compensation will not be able to do too much to change the system at once. She sat on the interim com- mittee which had the "mind-boggling" task of finding solutions to the workmen's comp pro- grams as well as unemployment compensa- tion. "It was more than the committee could handle in the time allowed," states Masson. Sixty-seven bills concerning both types of com- pensation have been introduced. Masson wants to see two law changes made: 1) The prohibition of reciprocity of compensa- tion betwen states. Now, for example, a Utah contractor does not need to pay for Colorado's compensation insurance to do business in this state. That discriminates against Colorado companies because the rate in this state are much higher than they are in neighboring states. Reciprocity makes it harder for Colo- rado companies to submit cost competitive bids. 2) Masson also wants to see the insurance rates drop because they are "impossible" for some businesses. REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIC GRANT -Grant represents District 9 which includes parts of Denver and Arapahoe counties. He is also rumored to have gubernatorial ambitions. Grant predicted, "There will be a substantial increase in funds, $50 million to $60 million, to school districts in the state." The Legislature is reacting to local pressure for property tax relief. Grant said legislators from the Denver metro area need to come over and listen to the concerns of those in western Colorado. REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT IWcINNIS - Mclnnis, the 57th District lawmaker, noted that urban legislators, Representative Grant aside, seem to be real closed-minded on the ques- tions about water. He spent his time talking about water measures. In 1973, the Legislature passed a measure setting up the water con- servancy districts. One of the tenants in that bill stated that, when water is diverted, there must be mitigation in the basin of origin. The measure, McInnis noted, works, but does not cover the whole state. Senator Bishop, along with McInnis, is sponsoring a "Basin of Origin" bill. It says that, if water is diverted out of any basin in the state, compensation must be made for environmental and economic impacts. McInnis is enthusiastic about the short session, saying, "The time limit saves the taxpayer $6,000 to $10,000 a day that the legislature is not in session." REPRESENTATIVE DAN PRINSTER - Prinster, who is a freshman lawmaker from Grand Junction, learned that the words trans- mountain diversion and mitigation sure get the attention of Denver water providers. A bill Prinster sponsored that would require mitiga- tion for diversions only from the Colorado River Basin was defeated in committee. Prinster touched on some issues coming before the Health, Education, Welfare and Institutions Committee on which he serves. The question of liability is being debated. Another bill con- cerns leaking underground storage tanks. Federal laws now mandate that gas stations cony liability insurance for such problems. The insurance has gotten so costly that it is driv- ing individual station owners out of business. The small gas station owners have asked the state to set up an insurance board. Bishop, in closing, said that it is important to get position papers and resolutions from Club 20. "Your group has credibility," Bishop stated. He also invited anyone who could to come to the dedication of the sculpture of John Vanderhoof on March 2. Vanderhoof is a former governor of Colorado and former president of Club 20. From 1_eR 4o Right: Senator Sally Hopper, Representative ®an Prinster, Senator Tilman Bishop. From Left 4o Right: Representative fNargy Masson, Representative Scott fWclnnis, Representative Tim Foster, Representative Pat Grant. CLUB 20 CO~I~IIIT~E~~ ~U~'~ - ~ .~~ -~~ ` ~' - ~. - ,-~ ~ ~. 4 ; k~ P ', - ~ ~s rs;a.~~___r J. Paul Brown makes a argument; Economic Development -John Hess and Stan Broome The Economic Development Com- mittee is trying to coordinate and net- work avariety of EDC efforts in the Club 20 region. The co-chairmen are acting as a sounding board and will let the Governor and Legislature know of concerns on issues. Hess says one concern is that. the Enterprise Zones do not seem to offer incentives for new business in tourist-oriented counties. The state-wide computer informa- tion network is slowly being imple- mented. It would provide data on com- panies as well as bids. Bromme and Hess agreed to write a sheet outlin- ing what kinds of computer informa- tion are available and how to list a business in various systems. Hosting a mining seminar is a desire of the committee. The workshops would explore different ways communities have reacted to the loss of mines. Natural Resources -Chairman Ival Goslin has not recovered from surgery, so Bill Cleary summarized the committee's activities. Cleary noted that Goslin did a "yeo- man's job" in helping with the passage of the Indian Water Rights Bill in Washington. Club 20 was represented at two coal conferences in Steamboat Springs and Meeker. The committee supported resolutions for the reducti~m of severance taxes on coal and supported legislation for the reduction of the federal royalty on coal. There were warnings about keeping an eye on the Utah proposal to put a surcharge on power revenues generated by Colorado River hydroelectric projects. Transportation -Stan Dodson (and helpers) Dodson, with the help of Don Mannes and Jim Evans, outlined several bills at the state and national level of special interest to western Colorado. Rick Perske of the Colorado Highway Department in Grand Junc- tion went through a list of projects cur- rently underway in western Colorado. A list will be included in the next edi- tion of the newsletter. Tourism -Dave Anderson Anderson noted in his report that Club 20 no longer has an active tourism marketing program. He wondered if the Board should consider having an active program again. The state's vacation planning guide is due out February 22. Anderson says that some people who have seen the booklet do not like the text, but Ander- son says everyone is excited to have the job done. Anderson noted that, of the six travel regions, the Southwest and Northwest regions are the furthest along in putting a plan in motion. A meeting is planned at the Red Lion Inn in Durango on April 14 and 15 to talk about. marketing programs for tourists. Anderson urged everyone to attend. Southwest Colorado has been picked for the site of a study of tourism jobs. The study is part of a program ~~. l ., ~.~ . called "Jobs for Colorado's Future." The study will be looking into the pay scale for tourism jobs, the costs of housing and how to make the jobs less seasonal. Agriculture -The nasty weather prevented chairman Mark Harris from attending, so Cleary read the report. Harris outlined three priorities for the committee: 1) Find a way to recognize talent in the agricultural industry. 2) The chairman and Club 20 presi- dent would work closely with and have joint meetings with ail entities that are concerned with agriculture in order to examine problems and seek solutions. 3) The Agriculture Commitee will con- tinue to have a role in keeping issues in front of Club 20 and the public. Under new Chairman Joe Prinster's direction, the Board took up some changes in the by-laws and approved the selection of officers and new Board members. The budget of $127,900 was approved. The Board of Directors considered and acted on the following resolutions: - DEFEATED - A proposed state law that all schools begin the day after Labor Day. - PASSED -Support for Grand Junc- tion as a site for the first day of issue for the U.S. Postal Service dinosaur stamp. - PASSED -Oppose federal budget proposal to require western stales to pay 50% of fire fighting costs. - PASSED - Support a compromise on the future of oil shale mining claims. - PASSED -Oppose state legislation that would divert highway tax funds to non-highway uses. -PASSED -Support federal legisla- tion that would prohibit the use of highway funds to reduce the federal deficit. - PASSED - Oppose a change in requirements for federal grazing permits. ~99Y Rector Ilstena. BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS "Four years ago, the business com- munity in the state was not together on issues," says Jeff Coors, Chairman of the Blueprint for Colorado Steering Committee. "As a result, business interests did not speak with one voice to the Legislature and were ignored." The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI) decided to get together and see if goals for the busi- ness community in the state could be agreed upon so a climate for economic growth and individual prosperity could be fostered. Coors presented highlights from the 1989 Blueprint to the Club 20 Board. The goals set forth in the Blueprint include: !AlORIf - There should be a 2% increase in jobs for the next four years. That means 120,000 new jobs by 1992. The unemployment rate should continue to be lowered to 5.5%. EDUCATION -The Blueprint Com- mittee believes that education is the key to the success of Colorado's future. Colorado now has the most highly edu- cated population in the United States. Sought is $100- million in the nett four years to put the state in the top quartile nationally in the amount of money spent per student. The School Finance Act approved in 1988 needs to be fully funded. "There is a relationship betwen funding and the quality of higher educa- tion," states Coors. The Committee recommends that $30 million a year be spent until Colorado ranks in the top quarter nationally in the support of colleges and universities. TRANSPORTATION -The Committee believes that a new Denver airport is important to the whole state's future. A regional transportation authority for the Denver area needs to be created along with a state department of transportation. ENVIRONfViENT - The Committee rcommends expansion of the vehicle inspection program, traffic light syn- chronization, idling ordinances and street sweeping to improve the air quality throughout Colorado. A hazar- dous waste commission needs to be created to foster a regulatory climate. The report makes specific recommen- dations in many other areas. "The bottom line," says Coors, "is to create a focal point for the business community to discuss differences. Comments to the Committee can be sent to 1860 Lincoln St., Suite 560, Denver, Colorado 80295. The phone number is 831-7411. U S yl/EST CALLING AREAS The Club 20 Board heard from Bonnie Pehl, the Grand Junction ilflanager for U S lfdest Communica- tions. Pehl explained the changes made to the calling area proposal by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The phone company asked for three dif- ferent rate classes and calling "areas of interest." Calling plan "A" would be a base service charge and include the smallest toll free calling area. Areas "B" and "C" would receive a larger monthly charge, but allow customers to call a wider area toll free. The PUC took away the option of the largest calling area (C) for rural Colorado. A task force will be set up to examine the calling areas as they now stand before the plan is imple- mented in January of 1990. Pehl says that now is the time for community input to the PUC regarding the calling area plans. U S West will not make any money from the calling area proposal. Pehl says, "The plan was an effort to make sure people in rural areas were able to make calls within their 'area of interest."' Comments can be addressed to the Task Force on Calling, 1580 Logan, Denver 80203. DECISION TIflflE FOR THE DOE The Department of Energy Projects Office (GJPO) in Grand Junction is the fifth largest employer on the Western Slope. The Club 20 Board of Directors heard from Bob Potter, the manager for the company responsible for running one of the DOE programs, UNC Geo- tech. Potter says the DOE tried to shut down the GJPO in 1982, but local sup- port and the landing of the huge con- tract for the UMTRA project revitalized the operation. UNC has been the con- tractor at the site since 1982. Potter is proud of what they have accomplished. The removal of mill tailings from 4,000 properties in Grand Junction and Edge- mont, South Dakota will be finished in 1992. Construction at 150 sites is in pro- gress at all times using 30 local con- tractors. UNC has saved $11.2 million over the last two years which has been returned to the DOE. Jobs related to the UMTRA total 1,700 with an average $55.5 million in income being pumped into Mesa County. Taxes collected from UNC on the state and local level average $5.7 million. Potter notes that the clean-up has no adverse impacts on the community. "We do just the oppo- site," Potter observes. "We make the community a safer place to live." The GJPO emplys 600 highly skilled workers that Potter feels are a definite asset to the quality of life in the community. Closure of the GJPO would be deva- stating, Potter warns. The Projects Office could be shut down if new contracts are not found to support the work force after 1992. Potter emphasized the clean-up proposals being considered by the DOE and Department of Defense (DOD) will not require a Grand Junction site. Approxi- mately $50 million to $60 million in fund- ing needs to be found. Potter noted that community support can make a big dif- ference. Potter hopes Club 20 and residents of the Western Slope can be called upon to voice support for UNC's bids to attract more business. deffi COOS A ®~~ b5l 'oN Uw~ad 00 ''lof Pue~O d It/d a6e;sod 'S'fl 31va ~I~na east i ~ ~dw a~ 05S0-Z0518 '0100 ti9zE-ztiz->ros `uol;oun~ pue~~ 055 x08 'O'd OZ ~8n1~ ®N THE I~IOi/E ~: i By Greg Watcher Club 20 President ~-~~~ "~~ .a ~ .jL -~~~° ~. u'~.~ I am excited about the future of Club 20! I've been on the job a few days, and have already met sev- eral of the outstanding people who make up the Club 20 team. The chance to learn from some of the best minds on the Western Slope, like Governor Vanderhoof and Bill Cleary, is a great oppor- tunity. Ihave also heard from many young people interested in getting involved in Club 20, with some great ideas about new projects. My own first priority is to travel the Club 20 territory and meet all the people who have made the organization the powerful voice that it is. I've already been invited to attend and speak at events from Durango to Steamboat, from Montrose to Summit County. I'll be doing all of those, and many more. It is important to spread the word that Club 20 is on the move -our economy is on the mend, our membership is active and growing, and our voice is getting louder. Of course, there is no need to re-invent the wheel. There is a great reservoir of knowledge and experience which I plan to take advantage of. My hope is that, by combining this vast expertise with a healthy influx of new people, we can make Club 20 more vital than ever. I look for- ward to meeting you and seek- ing your ideas about our future. Let me hear from you often. We'll work together as a team to bring the Western Slope into the 1990's stronger than ever before. After all, teamwork is the very foundation of Club 20. TOURISM Both western Colorado Travel Regions will be holding important meetings in the near future •- sandwiched around the Annual Colorado Tourism Board meeting at the Raddison in Denver on April 5 and 6. The Northwest Colorado Travel Region will meet in Glenwood Springs on March 31 - details from Susan Anderson, P.O. Box 930, Fraser, CO (phone 726-8388). The Southwest Colorado Travel Region will hold atwo-day first annual Southwest Colo- rado Tourism Conference, April 14 & 15 at the Red Lion Inn, Durango. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MARCH 29, 1989 3x00 P.M. SITE VISITS 1000 P.M. 6 1. Lodge Entry Sign, Lodge at Vail (Final) Motion-Sante Second-Herrington Approved, VOTE 5-0 7 2. Litchfield Residence (Final) Lot 8, Block 2, Vail Village 3rd TABLED TO APRIL 5TH MEETING 5 3. Ski Museum Entry Remodel (Final) Vail Village Inn TABLED TO APRIL 5TH MEETING 9 4. Williams/Schermerhorn Residence (Final) Lot 5, Bighorn 4th Filing Motion-Sante Second-Herrington Approved on consent, VOTE 5-0 1 5. 4 6. 2 7. 3 8. Ragan Residence Lot 2, Potato Patch 2nd Filing (Final) Motion-Sante Second-Herrington VOTE 5-0 Approved as submitted and revised. Douglas Residence Addition Lot 3, Vail Village 2nd Filing (Final) Motion-McCluskie Second-Herrington Approved as submitted and revised. VOTE 4-0-1 Vail Brewery, (Conceptual Review) Glen Lyon Office and Parking Structure NO VOTE Hospital, (Conceptual Review) Addition and Parking Structure NO VOTE 8 9. Ford Park: Tennis Court and (Final) Pro Shop Addition TABLED TO APRIL 5TH MEETING 10 10e Hopkins Residence (Final) Lot 1, Block 3, Bighorn 5th Filing Motion-Sante Second-Herrington VOTE 4-0-1 Approved as submitted and revisede MEMBERS PRESENTe Ned Gwathmey Roy Sante Jamie McCluskie Pam Hopkins Pat Herrington STAFF APPROVALSo NONE MEMBERS ABSENT: Town Council - FYI We received a call 4/3/89 from Sylvia Goddet who wanted to be on the record as being very much against Dr. Steadman being here in Vail. 4/4/89 /bsc IEAG-~E 0001I~17'Y 551 Broadway EagIe,COlorado 81631 (303) 328 7311 PRESS RELEASE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RECD APR - 31989 MEETING OF EAGLE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WITH EASTERN EAGLE COUNTY AREA THE EAGLE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL BE IN EASTERN EAGLE COUNTY AREA, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1989 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING INPUT FROM CITIZENS ON ANY AND ALL SUBJECTS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DROP IN AT THE VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AT 75 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, VAIL, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:30 9:00 P.M., EVEN IF IT IS JUST TO GET ACQUAINTED. Board of County Commissioners Assessor P.O. Box 850 P.O. Box 449 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Clerk and Recorder P.O. Box 537 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Sheriff P.O. Box 359 Eagle, Colorado 81631 Treasurer P.O. Box 479 Eagle, Colorado 81631 RETT Revised: 4/ 3/1989 TOWN OF VAIL REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX History and Budget 1989 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989 BQDGET MONTH ACTQAL ACTQAL ACTQAL ACTQAL ACTQAL --- ACTQAL ----------- ACTQAL ----------- ACTQAL ----------- ACTQAL ----------- - BQDGET ------------ ACTQAL VARIANCE -------------------- -------- January --------- 63,999 ----------- 98,089 --------- 106,981 ----------- 119,972 -------- 78,053 80,733 101,374 131,916 96,119 84,193 309,233 ~ 225,040 February 40,595 69,018 105,024 132,220 86,289 170,052 64,906 44,040 109,873 75,549 140,192 64,643 March 69,886 126,935 109,533 137,820 62,693 - ------- 63,831 ----------- 92,557 ----------- 38,791 ----------- 68,104 ----------- - 73,345 ------------ 145,957 72,612 -------------------- --------- Subtotal -------- 174,480 ----------- 294,042 --------- 321,538 ----------- 390,012 --- -- - 227,035 ----------- 314,616 ----------- 258,837 ----------- 214,74? ----------- 274,096 ----------- - 233,086 ------------ 595,382 362,296 ------------------- --------- April -------- 76,855 ----------- 94,653 --------- 65,900 -------- 103,526 173,321 90,396 182,743 95,554 179,671 100,585 - May 42,738 84,324 54,663 90,599 96,006 228,673 98,651 ~ 120,984 99,736 79,700 June 62,239 125,433 54,488 140,638 76,467 49,513 79,915 73,509 101,364 ?0,858 July 49,367 186,110 104,262 68,539 157,598 88,528 70,441 47,949 126,537 82,209 August 79,859 115,499 71,282 97,806 58,937 32,860 100,182 61,137 109,315 ; 71,489 Septembr 59,800 113,992 49,332 96,746 64,671 48,516 108,167 78,819 116,557 70,625 October 108,510 154,000 42,498 122,546 88,732 109,633 93,860 124,291 177,360 99,052 Noeember 102,623 107,768 81,698 91,385 105,109 74,909 89,047 114,839 241,888 85,570 December 142,662 133,867 110,911 56,533 -- 81,890 ----------- 333,139 --------- - 106,695 ----------- 95,495 ----------- 192,947 ----------- -- 106,824 ----------- -------------------- --------- TOTAL -------- 899,133 ----------- 1,409,688 --------- 956,572 --------- 1,258,330 1,129,766 - 1,370,783 1,188,538 1,027,324 1,619,471 1,000,000 595,382 362,296 ~ Includes $133,000 of delinquent taxes, penalty, and interest. RECD ~P R ° 3 X989 ~A~~9RA~. Eh~ERGV RESOURCES C®MPANY P. O. Bou 567 o Polmer lake, Colorado 80133 ~ (719) 481-2003 ~ FAX (719) 481-4013 March 27, 1989 Town of Crested Butte Councilmembers P.O. Box 39 Crested Butte, CO. 81229 Dear Councilmembers: Most government officials are very much interested in important Colorado water matters. The unprecedented efficiency and environment enhancing capability of the Gunnison's Union Park and Rocky Point projects are generating considerable interest throughout the state. T}ie high altitude Union Park Reservoir is designed to accumulate, hold, and beneficially use a. small part of Colorado's entitled water that is currently being lost to tl~e down river states. During flood periods only, surplus water is pumped from t}~e exis-ling Taylor Park Reservoir into Union Park for release via high volume siphon/conduit to both slopes during multi-year droughts. This economical drought insurance provides needed protection of the Upper Gunnison's rivers and agriculture, while also providing for Metro Denver's future needs. The remote, off-river, sage covered Union Park site is a unique high altitude location for storage of up to 1.1 million acre feet. This massive new water conservation reservoir will i~luctuate very gradually on a cyclical basis, to help reduce the substantial seasonal fluctuations in Taylor Park and Blue Mesa reservoirs, as well as t}ie Taylor and Gunnison rivers. These water regulating and flood control features will be very beneficial to the future economic and environmental viability of Colorado and the Upper Gunnison, including Crested Butte. Our 1000 megawatt Rocky Point Pumped Storage Project is designed to be the world's highest head, most efficient pealcing power operation. 2t's clean, low cost power will serve Colorado and other southwestern states. it will have major air quality benefits for the region, as its dependable pealcing power can defer the construction of several major fossil fueled plants. Both of these large ~•~ater projects will generate significant tax and employment revenues for the }Jest Slope. in fact, the Upper Gunnison can becorr~ the water and power capitol of Colorado, while also enhancing its recreation facilities and environment. The Union Park Project is now owned by Arapahoe County, and the initial subscribers are the City of Gunnison, Town of Parker, and Castlewood 6Jater District. Additional participants on both slopes are expected. 6Jith Two Corks in trouble, the overlooked, untapped Gunnison is certain to receive increased attention. The intent of our frequent mailings to local, state, and federal officials is to keep them inforn~d of the relative merits of Union Park and Rocky Point, as compared to the more costly and damaging alternatives. 6Je would be honored to give the Crested Butte Council a special detailed briefing when convenient. Please advise. Sincerely, ~~/ /~~, Allen D. (Dave) Miller, President ADM/bm cce City of Gunnison; Gunnison County; local, state and federal officials.