HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-12-04 Support Documentation Town Council Regular Session VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1990
7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. Ordinance No. 36, Series of 1990, second reading, an ordinance repealing
and reenacting Section 18.52.160, Parking Exemptions and repealing Section
18.52.180, variances of the Town of Vail Municipal Code and setting forth
the details in regard thereto.
STAFF WILL REQUEST THIS ITEM BE TABLED UNTIL THE 12/18 EVENING MEETING.
2. Ordinance No. 37, Series of 1990, second reading, an ordinance amending
Section 18.04.130, the definition of floor area, gross residential (GRFA),
Section 18.09.080 density control-hillside residential district; Section
18.10.090 density control-single-family district; Sub-section 18.12.090 (A)
density control-two family residential district; Sub-section 18.13.080 (A)
density control--primary/secondary residential district and setting forth
the details in regard thereto.
3. Ordinance No. 41, Series of 1990, second reading, an ordinance enacting
Section 18.04.365, Definition of Site Coverage in Hillside Residential,
Single Family, Two-Family, and Primary Secondary Zone Districts, and
repealing and reenacting Section 18.09.090 Site Coverage-Hillside
Residential District, Section 18.10.110 Site Coverage-Single Family
District, Section 18.12.110 Site Coverage-Two Family District, Section
18.13.090 Site Coverage-Primary/Secondary District; and setting forth
details in regard thereto.
4. Ordinance No. 43, Series of 1990, first reading, an ordinance making
supplemental appropriations from the Town of Vail Police Seizure Fund, Vail
Marketing Fund, Booth Creek Improvement Fund, and the West Vail Assessment
District Fund, of the 1990 Budget and the Financial Plan for the Town of
Vail, Colorado; and authorizing the expenditures of said appropriations as
set forth herein.
5. Resolution No. 25, Series of 1990, a resolution declaring the need for a
housing authority to function in the Town of Vail, Colorado
6. Adjournment
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1990
7:30 P.M.
EXPANDED AGENDA
7:30 1. Ordinance No. 36, Series of 1990, second reading, an
Kristan Pritz ordinance repealing and reenacting Section 18.52.160,
Parking Exemptions and repealing Section 18.52.180,
variances of the Town of Vail Municipal Code and setting
forth the details in regard thereto.
Action Requested of Council: Approve/deny/modify amendments
proposed to the pay-in-lieu parking program in Ordinance No.
36, Series of 1990, on second reading.
Background/Rationale: These amendments establish specific
conditions under which the parking program may be utilized.
The PEC voted 6-0 to approve this ordinance.
STAFF WILL REQUEST THIS ITEM BE TABLED UNTIL THE 12/18
EVENING MEETING.
7:40 2. Ordinance No. 37, Series of 1990, second reading, an
Kristan Pritz ordinance amending Section 18.04.130, the definition of
floor area, gross residential (GRFA), Section 18.09.080
density control-hillside residential district; Section
18.10.090 density control-single-family district;
Sub-section 18.12.090 (A) density control-two family
residential district; Sub-section 18.13.080 (A) density
control--primary/secondary residential district and setting
forth the details in regard thereto.
Action Requested of Council: Approve/deny/modify Ordinance
No. 37, Series of 1990, on second reading.
Background/Rationale: This ordinance reflects changes that
were agreed to in concept at a PEC/Council joint session in
September. The PEC recommended approval of these amendments
by a 7-0 vote.
Staff Recommendation: Approve Ordinance No. 37, Series of
1990, on second reading.
8:00 3. Ordinance No. 41, Series of 1990, second reading, an
Kristan Pritz ordinance enacting Section 18.04.365, Definition of Site
Coverage in Hillside Residential, Single Family, Two-Family,
and Primary Secondary Zone Districts, and repealing and
reenacting Section 18.09.090 Site Coverage-Hillside
Residential District, Section 18.10.110 Site Coverage-Single
Family District, Section 18.12.110 Site Coverage-Two Family
District, Section 18.13.090 Site Coverage-Primary/Secondary
District; and setting forth details in regard thereto.
Action Requested of Council: Approve/deny Ordinance No. 41,
Series of 1990, on second reading.
Background/Rationale: The proposed amendments will change
the way site coverage is calculated on single family and
duplex developments by "closing loopholes." The PEC
recommended unanimously to approve this ordinance.
Staff Recommendation: Approve Ordinance No. 41, Series of
1990, on second reading.
8:20 4. Ordinance No. 43, Series of 1990, first reading, a
Steve Barwick supplemental appropriation
Action Requested of Council: Approve/deny Ordinance No. 43,
Series of 1990, on first reading.
Background/Rationale: This ordinance will authorize
supplemental appropriations from the Town of Vail Police
Seizure fund, Vail Marketing fund, Booth Creek Improvement
fund, and the West Vail Assessment District fund.
Staff Recommendation: Approve Ordinance No. 43, Series of
1990, on first reading.
8:40 5. Resolution No. 25, Series of 1990, a resolution declaring
Ron Phillips the need for a housing authority to function in the Town of
Vail, Colorado
Action Requested of Council: Approve/deny Resolution No.
25, Series of 1990.
Background/Rationale: Further discussion of this will be
held at the Work Session.
Staff Recommendation: Table this resolution for two weeks.
9:00 6. Adjournment
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ORDINANCE NO. 43
Series of 1990
AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM
THE TOWN OF VAIL POLICE SEIZURE FUND, VAIL MARKETING
FUND, BOOTH CREEK IMPROVEMENT FUND, AND THE WEST VAIL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FUND, OF THE 1990 BUDGET AND THE
FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO; AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURES OF SAID APPROPRIATIONS AS
SET FORTH HEREIN.
WHEREAS, contingencies have arisen during the fiscal
year 1990 which could not have been reasonably foreseen or
anticipated by the Town Council at the time it enacted Ordinance
No. 23, Series of 1989, adopting the 1990 Budget and Financial
Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado; and,
WHEREAS, the Town has received certain revenues not
budgeted for previously; and,
WHEREAS, The Town Manager has certified to the Town
Council that sufficient funds are available to discharge the
appropriations referred to herein, not otherwise reflected in the
Budget, in accordance with Section 9.10(a) of the Charter of the
Town of Vail; and,
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the foregoing, the Town
Council finds that it should make certain supplemental
appropriations as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Town Council of
the Town of Vail, Colorado, that:
Pursuant to Section 9.10(a) of the Charter of the Town
of Vail, Colorado, the Town Council hereby makes the following
supplemental appropriations for the 1990 Budget and Financial
Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado, and authorizes the r
expenditure of said appropriations as follows:
FUND AMOUNT
Police Seizure Fund $ 94,500
Vail Marketing Fund 21,000
Booth Creek Improvement Fund 57,000
West Vail Assessment District Fund 16,500
TOTAL $189,000
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INTRODUCED, READ AND APPROVED ON' FIRST READING THIS
day of 1990, and a public hearing shall be held on
this ordinance on the day of 1990, at
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail
Colorado.
Ordered published in full this day of
1990.
Kent R. Rose, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
INTRODUCED, READ ON SECOND READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED
PUBLISHED this day of
1990.
Kent R. Rose, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
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CERTIFICATE OF INCUMBENCY OF OFFICE
AND DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
I, Pamela A. Brandmeyer, the acting and qualified Clerk of the Town of Vail,
Colorado, and as such, the keeper of the minutes of the actions and deliberations of
the Town Council of the Town of Vail, does hereby certify at the time of the
attached Resolution, the duly elected and qualified incumbents in office were:
Kent Rose, Mayor
Tom Steinberg, Mayor Pro-Tem
Lynn Fritzlen
Jim Gibson
Merv Lapin
Robert Levine
Peggy Osterfoss
I further certify that at the time of the adoption of the attached Resolution, the
date, time, and place of the regular meeting of the Town Council was and
is 7:30 p.m., the Town Council Chambers of the
Municipal Offices of the Town of Vail, Colorado.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Town of Vail,
Colorado, thi s 13~ day of ~?lc~.4~u.(. , .1339'(
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Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP 11/30`/90
Page 1 of 3 "
TOPIC ~ UESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
8/8/89 WEST INTERMOUNTAIN ANNEXATION LARRY: Proceeding w/legal requirements for Marijke Brofos will be circulating petitions when Larry
(request: Lapin) annexation. gets it to her.
5/1 AMEND CODE, 12.04.240, STREET CUT STAN/LARRY: Per Council direction, proceed. Proposed ordinance being redrafted after joint meeting with
PERMITS Public Service and Holy Cross.
6/12 VAIL GLO SIGN (request: Levine) RON/KRISTAN: Through DRB, or some other process, Kristan has written a letter to flail Glo. They are still
can the lettering color and lighting be modified? talking. Kristan spoke with Craig Holzfaster and he said
he is looking into it.
~ '6/26 AIR QUALITY SUSAN: Issue of air quality recommendations needs Ordinance being developed for PEC review by 12/10/90.
to be revisited by this fall.
7/17 BIKES/ROLLER BLADES AND SKATES/ KEN/LARRY: Should bicycles, roller blades, etc. be Researching appropriate ordinances for application in 1991.
SKATEBOARDS prohibited from highly pedestrianized areas in
the Village and Lionshead?
1/24 AG/OPEN SPACE AMENDMENT LARRY/KRISTAN: Legal research requested to make Research underway. Larry will report to Council on 12/11.
ORDINANCE AG/Open Space 35 acre minimum per unit.
7/27 UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES IN LARRY/STAN: Work with Holy Cross Electric to Resolution adopted. Meeting to be scheduled with Holy Cross
EAST VAIL establish special improvement district(s) for for next step.
undergrounding utilities in East Vail.
9/11 VESTED RIGHTS ORDINANCE LARRY: Schedule for evening meeting review. Community Development will meet with Larry in the next 2
. weeks.
9/11 RAISING FEES FOR PARKING FUND KRISTAN: Schedule for work session review. Scheduled for Work Session 12/4/90.
CONTRIBUTIONS
9/20 LIONS RIDGE FILING 4 RON: Homeowners Assn. would like Town to buy Ron contacted Jim Fritze about tax abatement if Town takes
common area for back taxes and penalties. ownership. Tax liability only about $5,500. County
Attorney has not yet responded.
9/25 CHARGES FOR OUT-OF-DISTRICT DICK: Prepare updated figures based on actual cost Return to Council with system and implementation used by TOA.
FIRE RESPONSE of fire response for unincorporated areas served Compute costs of UFD on total gross costs. Compute fee
by Vail F.D. for ordinance amendment schedule for re-inspectians. Allow eventual fee schedule
consideration. to be adjusted on cost-of-living increases. In regard to
equipment fee schedule, provide justifications on total
cost of equipment (i.e., add in fire station, replacement
of hoses, etc.). January, 1991.
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WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP 11/30/90
Page 2 of 3
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS _
9/25 VANDALISM EXPENSE REPORT STAN/CAROLINE: Compile figures relating to Town Caroline to handle a news release, by 11/30, based on memo.
(request: Steinberg expense incurred from vandalism (i.e., traffic
gate repairs, lights on streamwalk paths, signs,
toilets, etc.) for public release.
9/25 EMPLOYEE HOUSING TOV staff committee studying employee housing has Staff committee is meeting weekly.
begun to review the following items:
1. Possible site recommendation and selection for Town staff focusing on Buzzard Park/Town Shops site.
publicly-held land suitable for seasonal
employees and long-term rentals.
2. STAN/JILL: RFP for structural engineering/ Underway.
architectural/site analysis.
3. STEVE B.: Funding and site analysis costs to be Underway.
established.
10/2 REVIEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT KRISTAN/GARY: Consider fees currently charged for Set for Work Session 12/4/90.
FEE STRUCTURE labor intensive review processes, "fast-
tracking," red tags, etc. Consider reinstating
the street use tax?
10/16 WATER QUANTITY/QUALITY KRISTAN: Schedule joint meeting w/Water District Scheduled for 12/11/90
(request: Lapin) Town Council, PEC, and Wayne Schroeder to discus
water issues.
11/27 HOUSING AURHORITY MANAGEMENT KRISTAN: Research the following questions- Will present to Council 12/11/90
1. What other resort areas (in/outside of Colorado}
have housing authorities?
2. What are the pro's and con's?
3. Which authorities are operated by Councils/
Trustees and which by appointed boards? What's
the reaction to how effective either method of
,management works?
WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP 11/30/90
Page 3 of 3
TOPIC ~ QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
11/27 COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS/EVENING EVERYONE: Please note the following changes. Pam will prepare public notice. All departments be aware
MEETINGS that any second readings coming from first reading approvals
Tuesday, December 25, 1990 NO WORK SESSION on 1-8-91 cannot be re-heard until the first hearing in
Tuesday, January 1, 1991 NO WORK SESSION February, 2-5-91.
NO EVENING MEETING
Tuesday, January 8, 1991 NO REGULAR MEETING
SPECIAL EVENING MEETI
Tuesday, January 15, 1991 REGULAR WORK SESSION
REGULAR EVENING MEETI
11/27 NWCOG/QUALITY/QUANTITY COMMITTEE STEVE THOMPSON:
DUES Check with all incorporated municipalities within
the County to ascertain the following;
1. Is the municipality a participating member -
both of the regular business fund and the
quality/quantity committee?
2. Amount of dues for each?
3. Are these amounts approved in their '91 budgets?
11/27 HERITAGE CABLEVISION RON: Respond to Gene Garton's letter; re: rates Will be presented to Kent for signature, Tuesday, 12/4/90
with copies to the newspaper. Kent's signature.
Schedule meeting with Ron/Larry/Lynn Johnson to
discuss limited franchise arrangement,
11/27 TM/TA/TJ EVALUATIONS COUNCIL: Ron's review is scheduled for executive
(request: Rose) session on 12-4/90. Larry and Buck's evaluations
are scheduled for the following week, 12-11y90, so
have your TA/TJ evaluations to Kent by 12/4.
11/27 DIVISION OF WILDLIFE/TRAPS KEN: Find out exact regulation and boundary for Staff will review letter of request and make recommendations
hunting in the Vail Valley, as established by to Council
Division of Wildlife.
11/28 PRIVATE~.LAND TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP RON: Send a reminder letter, along with a copy of Will do.
your original letter, to the Forest Service.
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111 South Frontage Road • Uail, Colorado 81657
November 27, 1990
Mr. Ron Phillips
Manager, Town of Vail
7~ S. Frontage Rd.
Vail, CO Bib~7
Dear Ron,
I appreciate your letter of November i3rd, and we too are
looking forward to our meeting on Thursday morning. Ron,
I would like to clarify that the VRA staff, board of Directors
and members appreciate everything the Town of Vail does for the
organization. At the Council meeting last Tuesday, people were
not saying that the Town is not supportive, they were saying
that the VRA needs to exist and if the Town does not continue to
support the efforts of the VRA then there will be no VRA. We
need the Town to recognize the importance of the VRA as a
Tourist bureau, the role it plays in the business community and
its contribution to generating of sales tax dollars. VRA
affects all businesses both directly and indirectly. The offer
to move into the VVI space is a good offer, we were not saying
it was not, we were saying that we cannot afford the X80,000+
that it will take to do leasehold improvements, phone and
computer move. No matter when or where we move we will need
assistance from the Town of Vail - whether it will be an
interest free loan and reduced rent or whatever we can work out.
We need help from you; our members cannot individually afford to
pay for the move.
In response to the points you made regarding the Information '
booths and Special Events, I believe that these were goad
business decisions on behalf of the Town of Vail. The VRA will
spend far more than the X165,000 which is actually budgeted
for 1991. Secondly we were asked by the Town of Vail to move
out of the Village Transportation Center because of remodeling.
No, we could not find other space anywhere in Vail, Avon, or
Eagle that we could afford. When the Post Office was offered,
we agreed to move knowing that it was only temporary. Now is
the time to address a permanent and affordable home for the VRA.
CENTRAL RESERVATIONS 1-800-525-3875
GROUP SALES / BUSIIVESS OFFlCE (303) 476-1000 Denver Line 595-9488
November- ~7, ,199~r
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Mr. Ran Phillips
We presently have @~ lodging members and 12~a Associate members.
When the VRA re-organized in 199@ and the Chamber was formed
our associate membership program was transferred to the Chamber.
We are now seeing the retailers, food $c beverage, realtors and
service business coming back to the VRP. Your suggestion of
expanded representation should he addressed by our Board.
Yesterday I walked arounr: the new Visitors Center, it is coming
along nicely and will definitely be an enhancement to the
Village. We will be having a reservation desk in both
information booths selling activities as well as lodging.
Ron, we don`t want you or the Council to always look at the VRA
as a "poor cousin" but as a partner in making and continuing tv
make the Vail Valley a #1 year round resort.
Again I look forward to Thursday's meeting.
Sincerely,
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Syl.vi Blount
Ex~c~etive Director
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Vail Town Council
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COLORADO
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IvIOUNT.AIN
COLLEGE
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
From:
Dr. Dennis M. Mayer
President
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
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2 91990
November, 1990
Colorado Mountain College is a locally controlled community
college that is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees. The
Board's members are elected to represent each area within that
district, which is composed of Garfield, Pitkin, Eagle, Summit
and Lake counties and portions of Routt County.
CMC currently is one of four local-district community
colleges in Colorado, and the College's Board and its
adm.?nistratior. believe str:,;~ryly brat CinC can best serve western
Colorado by remaining under local control. Recently, however, the
Colorado Court of Appeals has issued a decision which compels
Colorado Mountain College to request admission into the Colorado
Community College and Occupational Education System (CCCOES)
located in Denver. The State System currently controls a total of
11 community or junior colleges, most of which are located in the
Front Range corridor between Fort Collins and Pueblo.
As a result of the court's decision, the Colorado Mountain
College Board of Trustees has directed CMC officials to put
together a plan to request admission into the System. The college
has until late February, 1991, to submit its plan--a plan of
dissolution--to CCCOES.
The issue concerning CMC's status as a locally controlled
community college began in June of 1989 when the Board of
Trustees received a petition directing the Board to seek
admission into the State System. About 1,200 voters, most of whom
reside in Garfield County, signed the petition. Such a petition
is valid if signed by a minimum of 500 registered voters within
the CMC district.
C.M.C's Hoard of :'rLt3tee8 i;,it381ijT rejected %he petition as
ambiguous and insufficient. Board members said the petition was
ambiguous since it seemed to call for two totally different
actions. On the one hand, petitioners seemed to be directing the
Board to dissolve the College totally, liquidate its assets, acid
close all CMC sites. This was confusing because Colorado statutes
indicated the decision to close the College rested only within
the discretion of the Board. Un the other hand, the petition `
appeared to call for a plan of dissolution as part of a total
process to seek admission into the State System. State ].aw
indicated that District voters did have the legal right to direct
the Hoard to take this latter action, since they had collected a
minimum of 500 signatures.
Because of differing opinions about the petition, the issue
had to be resolved legally. This process has taken more than a
DISTRICT OFFICE
Box 10001 215 Ninth Street Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602 303-945-8691
year to complete. First, the District Court of Garfield County
agreed with the Board's assessment that the petition was
ambiguous and issued a judgment invalidat:ing the petition. In
October 1990, however, the Colorado Court of Appeals overturned -
the lower court's decision and, in effect, instructed CMC to
request admission into the State System.. But, the Court of
Appeals' decision also reaffirmed that only the CMC Board of
Trustees has the prerogative to totally close CMC. Now that these
questions have been answered, CMC, as directed, will prepare a
plan to seek admission into the State 5yste~m.
CMC's Board could have taken the ease to the Colorado
Supreme Court but decided against appealing the case tc "get on
with the issue and to try to get it resolved." The board's
decision was made in late October at a regularly scheduled
meeting.
There are a number of steps CMC must coo through before this
issue will be resolved. The college has until the end of
February, 1991, to submit its plan for admission into the State
System. The document will describe the College, its assets,
functions, and other characteristics.
The CCCOES board then has 90 days in which to react to the
plan. If the CCCOES board rejects CMC's plan, the college will
not go into the State System. In 1989/85, CMC was compelled to
submit a similar plan that ultimately was rejected by the CCCOES
board.
If CMC's current plan receives CCCOES approval, it must then
be presented to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education
(CCHE) and the State Legislature for approval. If all these
groups concur, the issue then would come before district voters
who would decide whether to keep the College under local control.
If either the CCHE or the legislature rejects the plan, CMC will
remain under local control, and the issue .will r_ot come to voters
for approval.
There is no mandated time limit for a decision from either
the OCHE or the legislature. The legislature would evaluate the
plan for its budget impacts on all of higher education.
Colorado Mountain College President Dennis Mayer and the'
Board of Trustees' seven members have said the educational needs
of the CMC District would be better served if the college remains
under local control.
"We believe the commitment to serving individual communities
here in western Colorado would receive less emphasis if Colorado
Mountain College were to come under state control with 11 other
schools on the Front Range," Mayer said. "'We prefer to remain
under local control."
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As concerns about air pollution mount and J
diesel fuel prices spiral, the Chicago Transit ~
Authority is mapping plans for a new direr- ,
tion. ~ ~
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y comp.. ~d natural gas (CNG), one of
the clean-banning "alternative" fuels that are
gaining .increasing attention from transit agen- y~~
cre5 nationwide. ~ ~L
CTA Executive Director Alfred Savage is a
professed environmentalist ("1 sign all my let- ~ Q, , ,
tens in y oo„ ink-`green survival,' " he says), ,~,ayr t.~ .wf~ 7/,~.,(
belt the primary reason for the experiment >s
the Clean Air Act, signed into law by Ptesi-
dent Bush last week , ` , _ ~ ,F ~
The measure establishes progressively tough- `'Q'``'om '"'T"`C
er emission standards. And though it r:.,,,,rts
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the use of "clean" diesel engines with particu- •
late traps, there are questions whether those ~ ~ _ ~ 4, Q ` ~
power plants will be able to meet increasingly
stringent standards, Savage said.
"We all know that clean diesel is a stop-
gap," he said. "In the long tun we have to
look at cleaner engines."
The CTA will order 25 clean diesels next
year along with the 25 CNG-fueled buses so
performance can be compared when the new
vehicles begin running, Probably sometime in
1992. Officials will analyze everything from
fuel consumption and engine maintenance re-
quirements to relrabiliry and ease of refueling.
With the exception of strifling sweeter air, ~ manufacturers in recent years.
~e average straphanger probably won't notice Here's a spot review, based on
y difference in performance of the CNG short rides recently from the Loop
buses, officials said. to North Michi an Avenue:
Nevertheless, if the experiment is succ^°efiil, Continued from page 1 g
it could mark the beginning of a gradual but it District, a pioneer in alternative • Exterior design-modern and
costly shift away from the fuel that has pro- fuels, has separate tests in the pleasing to the eye.
gelled buses here for decades. works of clean diesel, CNG and • Ride-room for improvement,
Just building a ~r,;,.,~al fueling facility at one methanol involving about 75 vehi- thanks to an automatic trartsmis-
of its garages for the CNG experiment will cles. sion that sometimes jerks as it
cost an estimated $2 million to $3 million, "We've been ve shifts gears.
officials said. If the entire fleet ultimately goes ry aggressive,
to alternative fuel, the capital cost could be said Mike Marelli, a district alter- • Interior-seats with padding,
somewhere around $300 million, a..,,..,.ling to Hate fuels engineer who explained a pleasant change for the CTA,
a staff analysis earlier this year, that the push began with in- but a new configuration that
But the new law, as finally passed, was less creasing regulatory efforts in the might draw criticism fro m
onerous than earlier versions. They would have Los Angeles region to combat air passengers. Traditional double
outlawed art diesel engines on. new bus par- pollution. seats are situated on one side of
chases, requiring urrmedrate calla for the the aisle, but there are only single
Nationwide, about 375 special
to [establish reliability and pest
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testing buses arc in service or on the way, s
The CTA's dtheo here is that
Though the CTA's experiment will be one of reported Dennis Kouba of the more room is needed in the aisle
the bi in the Indus American Public Transit Associa-
ggest ~ try, it is far from the lion. Fuel sources nrn the gamut to handle standees. The reality is
only one. from batteries to liquified petiole- that more people will be forced to
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, um gas, he said. stand because there are fewer
for example, plans to buy 14 buses fueled by places to sit. The new bus seats 39
Methanol, alcohol c J,rced from vorn. The $4 • ~ • nders, as many as 11 fewer than
million experiment, funded mostly by federal The CTA finallyy has received the previous models.
and state agencies, is to in about a year first buses of its lon -delayed 491- Got a commuting question? See
'when the new coaches are elivered. vehicle order from Transportation a problem on the area's roads,
"We scanned the marketplace and saw that Manufacturing Co. of Roswell, trains or buses? Getting Around
ethanol was not being tested, and we thought N.M, Riders will be able to recog- will address topics of genera! inter-
what better a place to test than Peoria, since nize the new coaches by their est. Write to Getting Around, c%
.we're close to corn and ethanol production rounded "aero" design, a look that Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michi-
areas," said Steve Tarter, the district's market- has become popular with auto gan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611.
ing director.
The Winois city also offers seasons] changes
and e,.~:.,,,es of temperature that are desirable
for such an experiment, he said.
Denver's transit authority, meanwhile, is •
conducting afive-bus test of methanol, and
Los Angeles' Southern California Rapid T~ans-
See Buses, pg. 4.
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By Scott Taylor , ~ -
- A sculpture by California artist ~
Betty Gold now graces the western ~ r
entrance to the Lionshead Parking -
Structure. ~ ~ ; _
The sculpture "Kaikoo III" was
donated to the town's Art in Public
Places Board by Mickey and David
Chatkin of Pittsburgh. i ' `
Vail Town Planner Shelly Mello t ~ _ •
said the piece is the sixth collected ' ~
by or donated to the board.
Other public art includes "'Tl~ _
Lift" in Lionshead Mall; `"The
Need to Know," a bronze sculpture
outside of •the Vail Public Library; _
and "Bird of Paradise," also at the
entrance to the Lionshead Ma1L
The town received the newest
sculpture in mid-September, Mello ~ ~x
said. A concrete pad was installed , r_
and the sculpture was set in place `
last week. '
Chatkin, president of General
Purpose Steel in Pittsburgh, has ~4~
made gifts of other sculptures from
the series to colleges around the
country, including Purdue Univer-
. city in Indiana.
Kaikoo ~II is about 12 feet tall
and bright red. The piece is made ~
.r,,
from welded steel and painted with _v - . ~ L....w~:.N:.:.•.
enamel. vii t~~y ~ soea Tayb?
Kalkoo III •
I;
R~~SING THE ROOF ~ ~ is it art?"confusion, or confron- Denver~has a major public ' que. He said he was concerned ,
tation. Yet if you have only the arts challenge with the i2.3 bit- about the Denver airport, be~
tried and true, you lose the ex- lion airport under construction; l cause so far the selection pro-
U ~~~r citement and creativity of our percents a tidy sum to spend on cess seems to be so bureaucratic.
li contemporary artists, even artwork. Our new airport will ~ "What are the objectives, what
though sometimes they're way cover 2 milliop square feet In _ , will the airport represent?" he
It causes conlroNersy but it's necessary ahead of what the general public three independent buildings, and .asked. In Albuquerque, the art
will accept. And if the public 60 percent of the traffic will go showcases the many facets of
IKE it or not, public art doesn't accept a piece, or is re- by subway from arrival gate to ~ the state -Native American
is the landmark of our. pelted by it, then it doesn't want concourse (or vice versa) without heritage, Hispanic and Anglo -
cities. Bad or good, it Y` to pay for it, which could leave ever going to the terminal. The both in the public-art piece
shapes the image that JOANNE { our cities bereft of these grace concourses are 4,000-feet long shown and in the art that is
pops to mind whenever we think DITHER , ~ notes. and 120-feet wlde, which could shown for sale.
of a particular place. The best f`~ > Many cities and states -Col- swallow or visually erase any In- Colorado's Percent for the
add joy and meaning to their ~ orado is one - have a percent- significant pieces. The main ter- Arts program has funded'175
surroundings, but many others age for the arts program that urinal will be a 105-feet tall re- : ~ pieces in 13 years, at over
baffle or infuriate the public. most often sets aside 1 percent tail atrium, with shops on two =800,000, Rep. Phil Hernandez
We.ldentify our gathering of the total construction cost of levels, lots of activity and a reported. The enabling legisla-
i place~'W3th public art. Hundreds abstract art mark many air- public buildings for art pieces to spectacular opportunity for art. _ lion makes clear that the art
of generals, town founders or ,ports, be incorporated into the design. should contribute to a moce hu-
whomever on horseback adorn It was considerably simpler That 1 percent is the most Architect David Decker, who mane environment, enhance a
cities around the world; large when we stuck to the pair on / .looked-at percentage of an en- is on the Denver airport selec- public place, provide distinction,
fountains delight our ears as ~ horseback or other realistic im- fire project, observed Richard lion committee, confessed that enjoyment and pride.
well as our eyes on hot summer ages. More recent abstract Andrews of Seattle, who's work-
days; numerous sculptures dot forms or blobs of color on a can- ed with public art programs in Because it is a political pro-
city parks, and soaring pieces of vas lead to the bewildering "But that city, Los Angeles and Bos- AI't In Ub11C 1.llaces cess, with public dollars for
ton. "lt is a gift of meaningful- p t~ funding and selection, it causes
- Hess back to lire community," he will never please all an uneasy alliance between pub-
said at the Artful Cities sympo- f tic and artist, Hernandez said.
sium on public art and architec- Of US all O the time. He acknowledged that the re- .
lure . salts benefit our man-made envi-
Artful Cities, presented in ronment, but said the program
Denver Nov. 9-10 by the Urban after struggling with what public could also be looked on as a
art should or should not be, he fi- "public works program for art-
Design Forum, dealt with this natty decided that it should not isle" by those who disagree.
contradictory challenge. Speak- be obscure and special to the art-
ersfrom across the country told ist, but should cominunicale Less-than-successful examples
about their experiences with somell?h+g to the public. are the so-called "gargoyles"
public art in lt~eir communities, ~ ~ sculpture that was designed for
but no one lead tlic foolproof for- In discussing the process of se- the Canon City prison and caused
mula. lecting public art for such a fa- ' an outrage, and a similar hassle
Andrews had other qualms cility, Denver sculptor Elaine ~ over a "Guernsey cows" sculp-
aboul our Queen City of the Calzolari suggested that it must ~ lure at Colorado State Universi-
Plains. "Denver is a city that's be kept in mind who is using the ~ tY• The resulting commotion
been on t1~e cusp of greatness in space; whether they are there caused state officials to grow
public art more than once, and briefly or waiting for hours; timid and declare new prison
never fulfilled the promise," he wl+ettier it would be a time of and agricultural facilities will no
said. Denver's excuse has often boredom or anxiety (such as a longer participate in the public-
been bad economy; but incon- hospital); and then establish cri- arts program.
trast, in 1971 when it was was in feria for what would be appro- Art in public places will never
its worst economic depths, Seat- priate. please all of us all of the time.
tle started an art effort that was Albuquerque, which recently But what bland and dreary cities
seen by the community as an an- finished a new airport, has Incor- we would have if there were no
tidote to the economy. poraled 94 pieces of art in the art in our public places. The re-
Andrews had one powerful complex, according to Gordon salts are worth the struggle.
warning: "In selecting public art, . Church, director of public art Joanne 1?itmer writes about
the worst possible scenario is to programs for the state of New historic preservation and envi-
+hat art solves bad design." Mexico end the city of Albuquer- ronmenta/ issues.