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TOWN OF VAIL ~
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veil, Colorado 81657
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office of the town clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vail Town Council will meet at a
Special Evening Meeting on Wednesday, December 19, 1990, at
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building,
75 South Frontage Road West, Vail, Colorado. To be considered at
this meeting is the following:
1. Ordinance #44, Series of 1990, a first reading. A
request for a Special Development District for the
Sonnenalp redevelopment, located at 20 Vail Road, a part
of Lot L, Block 5-E, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
At this meeting you are encouraged to attend and be heard.
TOWN OF VAIL
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Pamela A. Brandmeyer
Town Clerk
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1990
7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. Ordinance No. 44, Series of 1990, first reading, an ordinance requesting a
Special Development District for the Sonnenalp redevelopment, located at 20 Vail
Road; A part of Lot L, Block 5-E, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
. SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1990
7:30 P.M.
EXPANDED AGENDA
7:30 1. Ordinance No. 44, Series of 1990, first reading, an ordinance
Mike Mollica requesting a Special Development District for the Sonnenalp
redevelopment, located at 20 Vail Road; A part of Lot L, Block
5-E, Vail Village 1st Filing. Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties -
Johannes Faessler
Action Requested of Council: Approve/deny Ordinance No. 44,
Series of 1990, on first reading.
Background Rationale: The Planning and Environmental Commission,
at their December 10, 1990, public hearing, made a motion to deny
the request. The motion was made by Kathy Warren and a second was
made by Connie Knight. (The vote was 3-3.) Please see the
attached staff memorandum for the specific findings and concerns
of the PEC.
Staff Recommendation: The staff recommends denial based on the
SSD criteria. Please see enclosed staff memorandum.
11:30 2. Adjournment
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TO: Town Council
FROM: Department of Community Development
DATE: December 19, 1990
SUBJ: PEC Recommendation - Sonnenalp Redevelopment
The Planning and Environmental Commission, at their December 10,
1990 Public Hearing, made a motion to deny the Sonnenalp project
based on the following findings:
1. The project is not in compliance with Criteria A regarding
design compatibility and sensitivity to the immediate
environment, neighborhood and adjacent properties.
2. SDD Criteria C, requiring that the proposal meet the loading
standards of the Town, is not met.
3. The project fails to meet SDD Criteria D regarding
conformity with the applicable elements of the Vail
Comprehensive Plan, Urban Design Plans, and specifically the
Vail Village Master Plan.
4. The project does not meet SDD Criteria F regarding the site
plan, in that the site plan lacks quality public spaces.
5. SDD Criteria H is not met, as there is not adequate open
space on the site.
6. SDD Criteria I is not met regarding the phasing plan, as
there may be a conflict with the construction of the project
and the weekend activities at the Vail Interfaith Chapel.
The PEC, after making the above findings of the SDD criteria,
summarized their specific concerns about the project, which are
listed below:
1. The swimming pool should be moved out of the rear (south)
setback. The patio adjacent to the pool should be allowed
to encroach only 10 feet into the rear setback.
2. The building is too high.
3. More relief on Meadow Drive is needed.
4. Ideally, Vail Road should bend at the intersection of Meadow
Drive and Vail Road. Because the traffic generated by this
project will require widening Vail Road, there should be
some mitigation to reduce the "thoroughfare" appearance of
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Vail Road. This bend in the road should be done in
conjunction with moving the Ski Museum. Sub-area concept 1-
2 of the Vail Village Master Plan needs to be addressed..
5. The land VA owns by the Swiss Chalet should be turned into a
pocket park. The improvements to this parcel should be very
informal. The natural character of the site should be
maintained.
6. The applicant should permanently restrict 11 employee
housing units.
7. The noise and construction activity should be limited so~
that it does not impact the chapel activities on Saturdays,
Sundays or holidays.
8. All construction should occur on-site. The construction
activity should not affect Gore Creek, particularly with,
erosion or sediment disturbance because of construction.;
9. The applicant should construct the proposed pedestrian
bridge across Gore Creek at the existing Vail Road Bridge.
This work should be coordinated with Public Works.
10. The applicant should ensure that the Talisman access
easement onto East Meadow Drive is vacated. This paperwork
needs to be finalized.
11. The applicant should build a planted median in the center of
Vail Road south of Meadow Drive per the traffic study.
12. The accommodation units the applicant will be building
should all be restricted permanently as lodge rooms so that
no conversions to condominiums will be allowed in the
future.
13. The loading bays should be expanded in size to meet the
Town's minimum size requirement.
14. The applicant should provide public access to Gore Creek
through green space or pocket parks.
15. The required setbacks along Meadow Drive should be met.
The motion was made by Kathy Warren and seconded by Connie
Knight. The vote was 3-3 (one member was absent). The PEC
agreed that all members .shared the concerns listed above. They
differed in that the individual board members weighted these
common concerns differently. The weighting difference resulted
in the 3-3 tie. Diana Donovan, Kathy Warren and Connie Knight
voted in favor of the motion to deny. Dalton Williams, Jim
Shearer and Chuck Crist voted against the motion.
The following information is. included in the Sonnenalp packet:
1. Cover memo, December 19, 1990
2. PEC memo, December 10, 1990 - with attached letters
from Art Abplanalp and Rev. Ricks and Rev. Stitt and
traffic study.
3. PEC comments - staff and applicant responses to PEC
issues raised at November 26th PEC meeting.
4. Ordinance No. 44 for the SDD
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r T0: Planning and Environmental Commission
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: December 10, 1990
RE: A.request for a Special Development District for the
Sonnenalp redevelopment, located at 20 Vail Road; A
part of Lot L, Block 5-E, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
I. INTRODUCTION
Changes to the November 26, 1990 PEC memo are indicated in
bold print.
Johannes Faessler, of Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. has filed a
request to apply a Special Development District to his
property located at 20 Vail Road. The applicant proposes a
mixed use hotel complex. The reason the applicant is
applying for an SDD is that variations from the Public
Accommodation (PA) underlying zoning are needed for:
a 26 percent density increase,
a height variance allowing 81 feet where 48 feet is the
maximum height,
setbacks (on all four sides),
` the proposed loading berths do not meet the Towns
required minimum size of 12~ x 26~
` an increase in the amount of accessory hotel floor
area (23% of the GRFA where 10% is allowed), and
an increase in the amount of common area (85% of the
GRFA where 20% is allowed).
Section III of this memo (Zoning Analysis) has a detailed
comparison of the proposed SDD to the Public Accommodation zone
district requirements.
II. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST
Listed below is a summary outline of the proposed
redevelopment request:
A. Bavaria Haus Hotel (immediately east of First Bank)
Establish SDD with existing, underlying Public
Accommodation zoning for the hotel redevelopment.
Increase accommodation units from 72 to 126 units. ,
Eliminate 10 existing dwelling units.
` Maintain all units as lodge units.
` Install gas burning fireplaces. No additional wood-
burning fireplaces are requested. There are currently
four wood-burning fireplaces in the building, one in
the lobby and three in hotel rooms at the mezzanine
level of the existing structure.
` Add 4000 square feet of conference space for a total of
7930 square feet.
" Construct the redevelopment to the following heights:
West side: 51 - 81 ft.
North side: 49 - 59 ft.
East side: 52 ft.
South side: 24 ft.
B. Landscanina
` Construct a pedestrian walkway, attached to the east
side of the existing Vail Road bridge, over Gore Creek.
` Remove the existing surface parking and construct a;
pocket park northeast of the Swiss Chalet and adjacent
to Willow Bridge Road.
` Construct a sidewalk along the east side of Vail Road,
and construct improvements such as planters and
sidewalks along E. Meadow Drive.
` Install landscaping along the north and west
elevations.
C. Parkina and Loading
` Construct a parking garage with 210 spaces
regular spaces: 127
compact spaces: 25
valet spaces: 58
Remove the existing exterior surface parking lot.
` Locate all parking underground. The primary access to
the parking structure will be from Vail Road, adjacent
to the First Bank Building.
` The primary surface loading/delivery will remain at the
southwest corner of the property, however, an
additional loading berth is proposed to be added in the
auto court.
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` Construct retail commercial space of 5,713 square feet.
` Expand the existing restaurant and lounge area for a
total of 6,657 square feet.
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III. SONNENALP ZONING ANALYSIS - The project's departures from
the PA zone district standards are highlighted in bold type.
UNDERLYING ZONING: EXISTING PROPOSED
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION PROJECT SDD
Site Area: 2.024 acres or Same Same
88,165 sq. ft.
Setbacks: 20 feet all sides N=Meadow Dr: 20 ft. N = 10 ft.
W=Nail Road: 13 ft. W = 2 ft.
S=Gore Creek: 4 ft. S = 0 ft.
E=Talisman: 0 ft. E = 5 ft.
Height: 45 ft. flat roof 42.0' - ridge 81.0 - ridge
48 ft. sloping roof 23.5' - eave (maximum)
GRFA: 70,532 sq. ft. 30,122 sq. ft. 69,989 sq. ft.
Units: 25 units per acre, or 46 units 63 units
50 units for the site. (72 a.u. & 10 d.u.) (126 a.u.)
Site Coverage: 48,491 sq. ft. 17,984 sq. ft. 44,378 sq. ft.
or 55 % or 20 % or 50.3
Landscaping: 30% of site or 29,926 sq. ft. 40,363 sq. ft.
26,450 sq. ft. or 33.9 % or 45.8
Parking: Per Town of Vail Required: 105 Required: 194*
parking standards Provided: 101
Proposed: 127 spaces
25 compact
58 valet
210 Total
Loading: Per Town of Vail Required: 3 berths
loading standards Proposed: 3 berths**
Accessory Uses: 10% of the 18% or 23% or
Commercial, constructed GRFA 5,396 sq. ft. 15,819 sq ft.
Restaurant, or 7,053 sq. ft.
Lounge:
Common Area: 20% of Allowed GRFA 20% or 85% or
or 14,106 sq. ft. 13,862 sq. ft. 59,271 sq. ft.
Gross Floor Area: N/A 49,380 sq. ft. 145,079 sq. ft. `
(does not include
structured parking)
*Required parking includes a 5% credit for multiple use parking
facilities per Town of Vail parking code, Section 18.52.120.
Also allows for non-conforming parking credit (see exhibits for
breakdown).
**Does not meet the minimum size requirements per the Town code.
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IV. SDD CRITERIA
In order to avoid too much repetition of Staff comments, we have
tried to list our comments under the most appropriate criteria
.heading. This is not to imply that many of the comments do not
relate to several headings or planning documents.
Upon completion of the submittal requirements, the following
review criteria will be used to assess the merits of the
Sonnenalp redevelopment:
A. Design combatibility and sensitivity to the immediate
environment, neighborhood and adjacent nrouerties relative
to architectural design, scale, bulk, building height.
buffer zones, identity, character, visual integrity and
orientation.
Height:
Staff strongly objects to the maximum height of 77 feet for
the Vail Road building elevation and 81 feet for the
elevator tower given the Vail Village context. The heights
of the surrounding buildings are 47.5 for the Vail Village
Inn (WI) ridge, 70 for the WI tower, and 20 for the ridge
of the chapel. Though the WI tower is tall, it is an
architectural accent to the rest of the building. Its
slender proportions are such that it ,is a tower. The
"tower" above the auto court is designed with proportions
which make it appear quite massive (i.e. "a building") and
should not be labeled as a tower.
Staff acknowledges that a certain number of rooms must be
obtained in order to construct a project of this magnitude.
However, the Vail Village Master Plan calls out for a range
of heights between 27' and 36', plus a roof, on the southern
portion of the site. The mass above the auto court and the
elevator tower are proposed in this same area, at 45 to 50
feet above the limit recommended in the Master Plan.
The applicant did respond to the height issue by lowering
the ridge between the Vail Road corner tower and the
building above the auto court. The ridge was lowered 6' by
removing a hallway, reconfiguring the staircases and
relocating one accommodation unit to the mezzanine level.
At the request of the staff, the applicant also raised the
roof of the tower at the Vail Road intersection by 2'. The
intent of this increase was to accentuate the tower. By
lowering the ridge line and raising the tower peak, the
proportions of the building work much better. ;
Along East Meadow Drive, the Village Plan recommends heights
of 18-27 feet plus a roof. Proposed heights in this area
range from 49.5' to 59'. The PA zone district allows for a
maximum height of 48 ft. for sloping roofs.
Staff believes that the Sonnenalp proposal needs to come
more into compliance with these recommended heights. It is
positive that the height of the building along Vail Road has
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' been reduced from the originally proposed height of 102
feet, down to 77 feet. As mentioned in the two previous
work session memos, height should terrace down to Vail Road
and East Meadow Drive to respect pedestrian areas as well as
views from public areas.
Character
In staff's analysis, a significant deviation from the
character of the Village is the formal, unbroken facade of
the building along East Meadow Drive. The arcade extends
165 feet with little relief, though there are a variety of
dormer treatments in the north facing roof. over the past
two weeks, staff has worked on the Meadow Drive problems
with the applicant, trying to break up the linear appearance
of the arcade and roof line. The Town suggested that the
applicant accentuate the existing large dormers to break up
the mass of the elevation. The applicant responded by
~~groundinq~~ these dormers; bringing the mass all the way to
the ground. As a result, the arcade bends in and out from
the building where the dormers have been brought down.
In staff's opinion there are several design changes which
the applicant should include in the facade design to further
break up the facade along Meadow Drive. Staff requested
that materials, such as rock and stone be used to emphasize
the changes in the plane of the building. secondly, it was
recommended that the applicant bring landscaping up to the
base of the elements to accentuate the differences from the
surrounding arcade and walkway. Thirdly, it was suggested
that the applicant change the shape of the first floor
archway openings. Instead of the triple radius arches used
along the entire length of the 165 foot arcade, different
openings, similar to the balconies above, were suggested.
This would have made the element tie in with the forms above
instead of the arches on either side. Although staff
realized this would add slightly to the mass and bulk, the
benefit of breaking up the long, symmetrical arcade and
creating vitality and interest along Meadow Drive would have
compensated for the increased mass.
The overall intent of the staffs recommended changes was to
make some visually interesting breaks in the arcade.
Plazas would also help accomplish this. The Village Master
Plan calls for two "plazas with green space" along this
section of Meadow Drive. Tying both sides of the street
together will be accomplished with a plaza area, which the _
applicant has added to the plans over the past two weeks.
The design of this plaza area will be refined during the
Village Streetscape Improvement Plan. The overall '
architectural style generally is of high quality. However,
the mass of the building is too large in relation to the
site and surrounding properties; the building does not fit
the scale of the Village. More relief from the formal
architectural style is still needed on Meadow Drive.
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B. Uses, activity and density which provide a comcatible, •
efficient and workable relationship with surrounding uses
and activity.
Density. GRFA and Uses:
The proposal, though all lodge rooms, will have a density
26% greater than the allowable. Staff supports the plan to
have lodge rooms only, but is concerned that the density, in
conjunction with the height, is too much for the site. The
applicant does comply with the GRFA limitation for the site;
however, the GRFA calculation only counts the residential
areas. The accessory uses exceed the allowable by 13% and
the common area exceeds the allowable by 65%. As a result,
the mass of~the project is much larger than what the zoning
code allows. (The specific breakdown of the accessory area
and common area can be found in Section III. Briefly, what
PA zoning allows is 10% of GRFA for accessory and 20% for
common. What is proposed is 23% and 85%, respectively.) It
has been common for the staff to support increases in common
area above the. allowable. In this case, the common area, in
conjunction with the accessory use increase, is causing the
building mass to become excessive. Concerning uses, the mix
of lodging, commercial and conference space is appropriate
and supports the goals of the Vail Village Master Plan.
C. Comcliance with carkina and loading requirements as outlined
in Chatter 18.52.
Parkins:
All parking will be provided on site. 58 spaces (28%) will
be valet. 25 spaces (12%) will be compact. A positive.
aspect of this proposal is that all the existing surface
parking will be placed underground. There will be no
surface parking except for five spaces in the auto court.
The Town's parking analysis indicates that the redevelopment
would provide a surplus of 16 parking spaces. The staff has
strongly recommended that the 13 existing surface parking
spaces for the Swiss Chalet (adjacent: to Willow Bridge Road)
be incorporated into the new underground parking structure
and that the surface spaces be removed. The applicant has
agreed to this recommendation and the 13 surface parking
spaces have been incorporated into the parking structure. A
pocket park has been designed for this area. As this is a
specific goal of the Vail Village Master Plan, staff
provides more details on this issue in that section.
Loading:
The Zoning Code requires three berths. Staff has been
concerned that if loading spaces within the auto court were
not specifically designated for loading, the delivery trucks
would try to use Meadow Drive or the area adjacent to the
southwest corner of Crossroads for loading.
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The applicant has modified the loading bay area and is now
proposing a total of three loading berths. Two berths would
be located at the southwest corner of the property and one
berth would be located in the auto court. However, the
proposed loading berths do not meet the minimum size
requirements of the Towns municipal code. The code
requires a minimum size of 12~ wide by 25' in length. The
proposed berths are approximately 8~ wide by 25~ in length.
D. Conformity with applicable elements of the Vail
Comprehensive Plan. Town policies and Urban Design Plans.
Because of the many different goals, policies, and
illustrative plans that pertain to this proposal, a separate
section of the memo discusses the compliance of the project
with the Vail Village Master Plan. The intention to
maintain all of the units as accommodation units fits well
with the Town policies. Any conversion of these lodge rooms
to condominium units in the future should be prohibited.
E. Identification and mitigation of natural and/or geologic
hazards that affect the property on which the special
development district is proposed.
The floodplain is the only hazard which could affect the
site. The applicant is not proposing any construction in
the 50 foot Gore Creek stream setback or the floodplain.
F. Site plan. building design and location and open space
provisions designed to produce a functional development
responsive and sensitive to natural features, vegetation and
overall aesthetic quality of the community.
Site plan/Setbacks
The building will encroach into all setbacks. PA zoning
requires 20 foot setbacks on all sides of the property. The
applicant has relocated the building to meet the setback
line in many cases, which is an improvement over previous
proposals but still has ten areas of encroachment. The
specific points of encroachment in each setback, starting
with the compactor area on the southwest corner of the site
are:
West ,
1. The compactor area encroaches 15'-6" into the Vail
Road setback;
2. The new kitchen expansion and Bully Pub encroach
18~-0~' into the Vail Road setback;
3. The rooms above the auto court entry encroach 12'-
0" into the Vail Road setback;
4. The tower on the corner of Meadow Drive and Vail
Road encroaches 9'-0" into the Vail Road setback
and 8'-0" into the East Meadow Drive setback;
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North
5. The roof over the commercial arcade encroaches
into the Meadow Drive setback 10'-0";
6. The tower on the east end of the project
encroaches 13'-0" into the east side setback;
East
7. The eastern most corner of 'the new hotel wing
encroaches 18'-0" into a setback abutting the
Talisman site;
South
8. The swimming pool/whirlpool encroaches 7'-0" into
the rear setback. The patio around the swimming
pool area encroaches 19'-0" into the setback;
9. The King Ludwig deck (above) and the conference
room area (below) encroach 4'-0" into the rear
setback; and
10. The loading/delivery area encroaches 20'0" into
the rear setback, creating a zero rear setback
situation.
The encroachment which concerns staff the most is the one
required for the kitchen expansion and compactor area on the
southwest corner of the property. Staff has worked with the.
applicant in reducing the mass and bulk of the building on
this corner as much as possible, but believes that it still
has the most impact of all the encroachments.
Another encroachment of major concern is the swimming
pool/patio area. The Zoning Code allows recreational
amenities to encroach into the setback if the Design Review
Board determines that the location is not detrimental
environmentally or aesthetically. Staff believes that in
this case, the Gore'Creek corridor should be maintained as
natural as possible to preserve its aesthetic appeal. Staff
does not support the pool/patio in this location and would
recommend that the pool/patio be pulled back out of the
setback.
The two tower encroachments on either end of the building
along Meadow Drive are not problems in staff's opinion.
Staff believes that undulating the building along Meadow
Drive and allowing the towers to come out closer to the
street gives more definition to the public space and is a
benefit. The Village Master Plan calls for plazas in two
locations on either side of the tower locations. Though the
appliant is providing a plaza, there is not enough
undulation and variety to the Meadow Drive facade.
Natural Features f
The site is generally flat with Gore Creek running along the
south side of the property. Significant landscaping also
exists along East Meadow Drive, in the center of the parking
area, and adjacent to the Bully III deck. The applicant has
taken advantage of the beauty of Gore Creek and has located
the spa and garden along the creek. Staff believes that
adding a streamwalk along the creek would allow more guests
in Vail to enjoy this natural feature.
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G. A circulation system desianed for both vehicles and
bedestrians addressing on and off-site traffic circulation.
Talisman/Sonnenalp Coordination:
Coordination between the proposed Sonnenalp SDD and the
existing Talisman Condominiums is necessary. Staff
encourages the two owners to work together on access,
landscaping, and parking for the two projects in a
comprehensive manner. The Town Fire Department has now
approved the design of the sonnenalp redevelopment, with
specific reference to emergency vehicle access to both the
Sonnenalp and the Talisman properties.
Traffic:
This will be discussed in the section of the memo dealing
with the Environmental Impact Report.
Pedestrians:
The design of the project has provided some improvements for
pedestrians. The applicants will provide a sidewalk along
Vail road from the corner of Meadow Drive to Gore Creek. At
that point, they will construct a pedestrian bridge over the
creek so that pedestrians can continue to walk south of the
creek. Staff supports the idea of the pedestrian bridge;
however, at this time, we do not have specific design
drawings of the proposal. Along East Meadow Drive, the
design could be improved for pedestrians by providing a
stronger interface between the pedestrian street and the
store fronts. What is also missing from the project is the
streamwalk.
H. Functional and aesthetic landscaoina and oben space in order
to optimize and preserve natural features. recreation, views
and functions.
The proposal has provided an optimal garden area in the
center and south side of the site. Though this is good
.preservation of open space, it is limited to the hotel
guests. The hotel has been designed so that the building is
located close to Vail Road and Meadow Drive. By not
providing open space west or north of the building, the
public does not benefit from the open space on-site.
Staff recommends that the applicant create a plaza/planting
area across from WI, to provide some public open space. '
This has been discussed during the review process since it
is called out for in the open space plan of the Vail Village
Master Plan. Not only would it provide some open space on
the site which the public would benefit from, it would break
up the hard line of the Meadow Drive facade. It would also
allow for a concentration of landscaping, and would create a
space where the WI, the Sonnenalp, and the pedestrian way
are brought together. The applicant has redesigned this
area and has included a pedestrian connection/plaza as
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recommended by the staff. Final details of this plaza will
be coordinated with the on-going Village Streetscape
Improvement Plan.
I. Phasincs x>7.~,n gr subdivi ai ~n plan that will maintain a
workable, functional and efficient relationship throughout
the c~,pye]_gpm,e.nt n.f the srecial development district.
See discussion under the EIR analysis.
J. Outstanding concerns from other departments:
1. Fire Department:
The applicant has received conceptual approval of
the Fire Department, however, some landscaping
will be lost (at the northeast corner of the site)
due to the Fire Departments required access. The
proposed landscape plan must be amended to reflect
this change.
2. Public Works:
' A minimum sidewalk width of 6 feet, on Vail Road,
will be required for the full length of the
project.
' Drainage improvements along Vail Road and East
Meadow Drive will be needed.
3. Landscape Architect:
The stream walk should be shown on the site plan.
' The applicant will need to submit a revised
landscaping plan if proposed changes to Vail Road
are approved.
` Maintenance of landscaped areas and sidewalks
shall be the owner's responsibility.
The conceptual landscape plan appears to be
acceptable. A detailed planting and irrigation
plan should be submitted for review.
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V. VAIL VILLAGE MASTER PLAN
In general, the staff believes that the Sonnenalp project should
be much more responsive to the Vail Village Master Plan. The
previous two work session memos listed many areas where the
project could comply more closely with the Village Plan. In most
cases, the previous staff comments apply to the revised proposal
since the applicant has failed to address the concepts of the
plan.
Staff believes that one of the most important parts of the Master
Plan is the conceptual building height diagram. The portion of
that plan which includes the Sonnenalp project is shown below.
The corner treatment for Vail Road and Meadow Drive should be 2-3
stories. The rest of the site is called out at 3-4 stories. The
project severely deviates from the Master Plan as it is 4 stories
on the corner and rises up to 6 stories above the auto court.
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During the review, it has been mentioned that the master plan is
not applicable to a demo/rebuild such as this. The master plan,
by definition, cannot address the aspects of every construction
project. But the policies and objectives of the plan do apply to
all projects. When the plan was developed, the appropriate scale
for redevelopment was established with consideration of
surrounding properties and the overall streetscape.. The
principle design concepts are relevant and applicable even if a
demo-rebuild is proposed.
The specific goals, objectives, and sub-area plans which pertain
to this project are listed below. Important points of the Master
Plan text are underlined. Staff comments are below the Master
Plan excerpts.
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"Possible realignment of intersection in conjunction with
relocation of the Ski Museum. Focus of redesign should be
to establish a small park and pedestrian entry for the west
end of the Village and to provide a visual barrier to
discourage vehicular traffic from heading south on Vail Road
from the 4-wav stop. Specific design of Ski Museum site to
be included in West Meadow Drive pedestrian improvement
project. The pedestrian connection both north and south
along Vail Road should also be imuroved."
Staf f Rest~onse
The project does provide a six foot wide sidewalk
along the full length of the west side of the
property. The sidewalk will be made out of
pavers and will extend from the northwest corner
of the site to the pedestrian bridge that the
applicant will install over Gore Creek. These
improvements serve to implement this concept.
Because the 8onnenalp redevelopment will require
additional widening of Vail Road, we belive that
mitigation will be necessary to discourage vehicular
traffic from heading south on Vail Road. The staff is
recommending that three planted medians be installed -
along Vail Road. Two medians would be located near the
Vail Road/8outh Frontage Road intersection (4-way
stop), and one median would be ]located on Vail Road,
immediately south of Meadow Drive. Final designs would
need to allow for fire access and public works needs
for snow removal.
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B. Sub-Area #1-3 - Sonnenalp (Bavaria Haus) Infill
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"Commercial infill development with second floor
residential/lodging to enclose Meadow Drive and improve the
quality of the pedestrian experience. Designated walkways
and plazas with green space should interface with those of
the Vail Village Inn. A pedestrian walkway (possibly
arcade) should be provided to encourage pedestrian
circulation physically removed from Meadow Drive. Mass of
buildina should not create a shadow pattern on Meadow Drive.
Development will require coordination and/or involvement
with adjacent property owners. Existing and new parking
demand to be provided on site."
Staff Response:
Meadow Drive will be completely shaded in the
winter. The ridge along Meadow Drive will cast a
shadow which will extend 67.3 feet from the north
wall of the building at noon on December 21st.
This shadow will completely cover Meadow Drive.
Even on the equinox dates (March 21 and September
21), the shadow cast will be 27.5 feet from the
northern wall of the building. Staff understands
that some shadow will be cast by any redevelopment
that occurs along Meadow Drive; however, the mass
of this proposal and the way the roof line is
designed makes the shadow impact worse than
alternative designs that were discussed in the
review process. In the EIR, the applicant claims
that the building will shade the street for only a
short period of time without specifying the `
length. Staff believes that this statement is
misleading and more information is needed on this
impact. Staff is also very concerned about the
possible icing of East Meadow Drive, given the
location and height of the new building. Please
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see comments on project design, parking,
circulation, and landscaping under SDD criteria.
Staff recalculated the shadow lenths and drew them in
both plan and section. These drawings will be
presented at the hearing on December 10. The shadows
were calculated from several points in the roof to
determine which ridge caused the worst impact. All
shadows were calculated for both the equinox (March
21/September 21) and the winter soltice (December 21).
C. Sub-Area #1-5 - Willow Bridge Road Walkway
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"A decorative paver pedestrian walkway, set~arated from the
street and accented by a strong landscaped area to encourage.
pedestrian circulation along Meadow Drive. Loss of parking
will need to be relocated on site."
Staff Response:
The diagrams in the Master Plan show the area discussed
in the paragraph above and the area along Willow Bridge
Road blending into one another. The applicant has
expressed an interest in removing the parking that
exists there now and converting the space into a
pedestrian area. The parking garage that will be built
in this proposal has 16 extra spaces. There are 13
spaces in front of the Swiss Chalet.
Because the applicant is proposing to consolidate the
front desks for these two buildings, the parking can be
located in the garage of the main building. Btaff had
recommended that the applicant redesign the space and
convert it into a pedestrian area according to the
Master Plan. The applicant has now redesigned this
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area and has removed the 13 surface parking spaces. A
pocket park is now proposed for this section of the
property, as previously discusse8 in section Iv,H of
this memo. The applicant studied the pedestrian routes
through this area and designed a combination of
planters and walkways that accomodates the existing
pedestrian traffic patterns.
D. Sub-Area #1-4 - Sonnenalp East (Swiss Chalet) Infill
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"Commercial infill of north facing alcove of existing
structure to provide shops and pedestrian activity. A plaza
with areenspace shall be developed in conjunction with the
adjacent plaza at the Vail Village Inn. Fire access and on-
site parkins are two issues to be addressed in the design
and development of this project."
Staff Response:
Two issues in this sub-area recommendation pertain to
the proposal. One is to develop a plaza for pedestrian
activity outside the Swiss Chalet. This area is
intended to relate to the WI as well as Willow Bridge
Road. This improvement relates directly to the
recommendation for the Willow Bridge Road walkway,
which is discussed in the paragraph above. The .second
issue involves fire access. The Town's Fire Department
has given conceptual approval of the fire access to the
8onnenalp/Talisman.
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E. Sub-Area #1-9 - Study Area: Villaae streamwalk
Sub-Area #1-9 states:
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"Study of a walking only Dath along Gore Creek between the
Covered Bridge and Vail Road. connecting to existing
streamwalk. further enhancing the ?~edestrian network
throughout the Villaae and nrovidina public access to the
creek. Specific design and location of walkway shall be
sensitive to adjacent uses and the creek environment."
Staff Response:
Staff believes that a streamwalk is in the best
interests of the Town. Expanding the existing popular
recreational amenity is worthwhile, especially since
staff believes it can be designed in a way that is
sensitive to the hotel proposal. Benching a walkway
down near the stream appears to be feasible.
Additional landscaping is another way to buffer the
walk from the hotel's garden area. Developing
pedestrian-only walkways and stream access fulfills
Objective 3.4 of the Master Plan, which reinforces the
goal of this sub-area. Because a streamwalk is an
effective way to provide a natural experience within
the Village, and because it could be built sensitively
to the hotel, staff believes the applicant should
incorporate it into the site plan.
F. Emphasized Goals & Policies
Below is a list of the specific objectives of the Master
Plan. With the exceptions of the objectives dealing with ~
employee housing and the streamwalk, the proposal generally
meets the list below. Staff believes that the project's
primary positive aspects include its provision of
accommodation units, the parking plan, the pedestrian bridge
and the fact that this is a good site for a mixed use
redevelopment.
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1.2 Objective:
Encourage the upgrading and redevelopment of
residential and commercial facilities.
1.3 Objective:
Enhance new development and redevelopment through
public improvements done by private developers
working in cooperation with the Town.
2.3 Objective•
Increase the number of residential units available
for short term overnight accommodations.
2.4 Objective:
Encourage the development of a variety of new
commercial activity where compatible with existing
land uses.
2.5 Objective:
Encourage the continued upgrading, renovation and
maintenance of existing lodging and commercial
facilities to better serve the needs of our
guests.
2.6 Objective:
Encourage the development of affordable housing
units through the efforts of the private sector.
3.1 Objective:
Physically improve the existing pedestrian ways by
landscaping and other improvements.
3.4 Objective:
Develop additional sidewalks, pedestrian-only
walkways and accessible green space areas,
including pocket parks and stream access.
4.1 Objective:
Improve existing open space areas and create new
plazas with green space and pocket parks.
Recognize the different roles of each type of open
space in forming the overall fabric of the
Village.
5.1 Objective:
Meet parking demands with public and private `
parking facilities.
6.1 Objective:
Provide service and delivery facilities for
existing and new development.
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H. Illustrative Plans.
1. Land Use Plan:
a. North side of Sonnenalb~site. "Mixed Use."
This category includes the "historic" Village ;core
and properties near the pedestrianized streets of
the Village. Lodging, retail and a limited amount
of office use are found in this category. With
nearly 270,000 square feet of retail space and
approximately 320 residential units, the mixed use
character of these areas is a major factor in 'the
appeal of Vail Village.
Staff Response: Since the proposal is mixed use, it fits well
with this Master Plan illustration.
b. South side of Sonnenaln site. "Medium/High Density
Residential and Mixed Use."
Medium/High Density
The overwhelming majority of the Village's lodge
rooms and condominium units are located in this
land use category. Approximately 1,100 units have
been developed on the 27 acres of private land in
this category. In addition, another 110 units are
approved but unbuilt. It is a goal of this Plan
to maintain these areas as predominantly lodging
oriented with retail development limited to small
amounts of "accessory retai.l."
Mixed Use (along Meadow Drive and Willow Road)
This category includes the "historic" Village core
and properties near the pedestrianized streets of
the Village. Lodging, retail and limited amount
of office use are found in this category. With
nearly 270,000 square feet of retail space and
approximately 320 residential units, the mixed use
character of these areas is a major factor in ,the
appeal of Vail Village.
Staff Response: The project complies with the types of uses
called for in the Illustrative Land Use Plan.
An all lodge room redevelopment, with support
commercial, is a very positive land use type
for this site.
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2. Open Space Plan:
a. "Planted Buffer'! is designated on north and west
side of site.
b. "Plaza with areen space" is designated on north
side of property connecting to the Vail Village
Inn and on eastern property adjacent to Swiss
Chalet and WI sculpture plaza.
c. "Open Space" is designated along entire stream
corridor.
Staff Response: The proposal does not provide a "Plaza
with green space". Though a plaza at
this location would benefit the area by:
" Tying in with the WI buildings,
reducing the shadow cast by the
structure, and
providing some public open space.
At this time, these goals
are not addressed in a
comprehensive way.
3. Parking and Circulation Plan:
a. East Meadow Drive is designated as a pedestrian
street with plazas, limited or no autos and a bus
route. The Gore Creek corridor is designated as a
study area for a walking path.
Staff Response: East Meadow will continue to be a pedestrian
corridor; however, the proposal does not
include a stream walk.
4. Building Height Plan:
a. The area along East Meadow Drive is recommended to
be a maximum of two to three stories or 18 to 27
ft. high. Three to four stories (27 ft to 36 ft.)
is designated on the southern three quarters of
the property. All heights exclude roof forms. '
Staff Response: As this is one of the most important
components of the Master Plan, staff
discussed this item in the first section of
the memo on page four.
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VI. EIR ANALYSIS
A. Hvdroloaic Conditions
The applicant will be altering the existing
drainage along Vail Road significantly. Currently
there is a rock lined ditch that conveys the water
to Gore Creek. Curb and gutter will be installed.
All drainage improvements must meet Town of Vail
standards and will be reviewed for compliance at
time of building permit. Drainage from the
parking structure will be drained to the sanitary
sewer. Details for the parking structure drainage
have not been put together at this time. Staff
recommends that the best possible pollution
control devices, including grease traps and
sediment traps, should be installed in the
drainage system.
The one area of concern that the Town has
regarding drainage is how it will be handled
during construction of the project. Dewatering
any excavation pits into Gore Creek could
negatively impact the creek unless the sediment is
removed. The Environmental Impact Report
completed by the applicant commits the applicant
to undertake erosion and dewatering control
measures according to the best available practices
to ensure that the creek impacts are minimized.
B. Atmospheric Conditions
The three ways this project will impact air
quality are through fireplaces, dust control, and
automobile trips to the site.
Concerning fireplaces, all units in the hotel are
proposed to have gas burning fireplaces. The air
emissions from these gas burning appliances will
be negligible. There are four existing wood
burning fireplaces in the hotel which will remain.
Dust is an impact that is generated from the
construction process and through the sanding o,f
the existing parking lot°. During construction,
the applicant (in the EIR) commits to undertake ~
efforts to control the dust. By locating the
parking underground and eliminating the need for
sanding, air quality will be improved.
The last possible impact is from automobile trips.
With 54 additional accommodation units, less 10
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dwelling units, there will be additional trips to
the site. Staff believes that this is a
reasonable increase and that further documentation
is not needed. The hotel's mini-van service
combines trips that some guests might otherwise
make individually in their own cars.
Given the benefit of gas appliance fireplaces,
eliminating the sanding in the winter from the
parking lot, the negative impact of the additional
trips is offset.
C. Geologic and Biotic Conditions
The proposal does not change the impacts relating
to geologic and biotic conditions.
D. Visual Conditions
The applicant has used seven photographs taken of
the Village to show how the proposal will relate
to surrounding structures. The building outline
has been shown in tape.
Concerning the view looking east on West Meadow
Drive (#1), the EIR consultant claims that few
people will view the Sonnenalp from this point
since foot traffic is minimal in the area. Staff
strongly disagrees with this analysis. Since
Meadow Drive is a bus and pedestrian route linking
the Village to Lionshead, staff believes this view
will be highly noticeable.
All of the views of the building from points in
the Village show that the ski slopes, the
mountain, and the sky will be blocked. (3,5,6 and
7) The view east from the First Bank and chapel
area will be completely blocked. (#5)
The views from the four way stop (#2 and 4) show
that the building will not exceed the highest
ridge of Vail Mountain, as it will from the
vantage points in the Village. This is because
the elevation of the four way stop is higher than
the site of the project. Staff realizes that some
view impacts are inevitable if the project is
redeveloped. However, we believe the building as
proposed has severe view impacts which are not
supportable given the scale of the surrounding
areas.
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E. Land Use Conditions
The uses proposed are compatible with those around
the site. This issue has been analyzed in the SDD
and Vail Village Master Plan sections of the memo.
F. Circulation and Transportation conditions
The traffic study, done by Leigh, Scott and
Cleary, Inc., concluded that the capacity of the
surrounding road network can generally handle the
traffic generated by the project. The only street
improvement recommended was to provide three lanes
in Vail Road's existing alignment. The new lane
is for a left turn lane into the project. The
original study recommended that the three lanes be
provided with substandard lane widths so that .the
street would not have to be widened. Other
significant findings from the study include:
` At full occupancy, the proposed project can
be expected to add approximately 175 entering
and 175 exiting weekday vehicle trips to the
surrounding roadway system. Of these, 14
will enter and 12 will exit during the
evening peak-hour.
` The greatest concentration of project-
generated traffic is expected along Vail Road
to and from the north. Ninety-three percent
of the additional traffic will pass though
the four way stop.
` The traffic impact of the proposed project on
existing and future peak season traffic will
be minimal.
The first traffic study, dated October 4, 1990,
was completed based on national averages of trip
generation and staff believes does not accurately
reflect Vail traffic patterns. (See attached
report.) The applicant and the Town did
independent studies of the parking demand for the
existing hotel which showed that the supply
exceeds the demand. Because of this information '
and the general agreement on this issue between
the staff and the applicant; a revised traffic
study was submitted.
The issue which needed clarification was the
requirement for a center lane to allow left turns
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into the auto court. The first study, based on
national standards, determined that it was needed,
but that substandard lanes would suffice. Since
it is not reasonable for the Town to accept
substandard lanes on one of the busiest roads in
the Town, the second study dated November 15,
1990, based on local standards, was intended to
clarify the issue and determine what the new
project would require.
A major flaw of the second study is found in the
conclusion. The consultants state that "if
roadway widening is required in order to [provide
three lanes], the resultant expenditures are not
justified, and we would recommend that the
operation of Vail Road remain as a two-lane
design." Staff discussed the study with the
engineer who prepared it and found that he had no
documentation of the cost which "is not
justified." Staff does not concur that the
cost/benefit analysis referred to in the
conclusion is an appropriate means to determine
what improvements the applicant is responsible
for. This is especially true when the cost, at
the time the report was written, was unknown to
the consultants.
More importantly is the fact that a requirement to
build the middle lane must be determined by the
amount of demand generated by the new project. If
the Sonnenalp generates the demand, they must
mitigate the impact. Cost should not be a factor
in this decision. The applicant has committed to
place curb and gutter at the edge of the street
for the full length of Vail Road. The Town's
traffic engineering consultant, Arnie Ullevig,
reviewed the traffic studies and concluded that
three lanes is the better alternative because of
the high number of left turn movements at peak
demand (45 turns per hour at 4:00 P.M.) and
the potential for traffic congestion to worsen
without the left turn lane. In his review, he
also said that the left turn lane should extend
only to the auto court and that a median south of
Meadow Drive would be helpful for traffic flow.
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A related issue to this is the need for accurate
survey information. Setting the edge of pavement
must be based on accurate information. The
architectural drawings submitted by the applicant
show the proposed curb eight feet from where it
should have been, according to Town records. The
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applicant's solution was to merely shift all of
Vail Road approximately eight feet to the west.
This shift must be verified with survey
information showing both sides of Vail Road prior
to any improvements being approved so that staff
can verify that there are no impacts to the First
Bank Building.
G. Population Characteristics
The Sonnenalp currently employs approximately 270
employees during the winter season. The proposed
redevelopment would add approximately 26 new
employees per. the EIR. Ten of these employees
will be needed for housekeeping, a houseman,
laundry service, and general hotel staffing. The
consultants preparing the EIR assumed that 16
employees are enough to staff the additional
commercial area. The applicant is assuming that
no additional employees will be needed for the
4000 square feet of new conference area or for the
4700 square feet of new restaurant area. The
applicant claims that the conference area requires
the same staffing, regardless of size. Concerning
the restaurant, the applicant has stated that he
will use the existing Sonnenalp Austria House
restaurant staff to serve the expanded Bavaria
House area. (The Austria House is by the Covered
Bridge, the Bavaria House i.s the one under
consideration.) The Austria House restaurant will
shut down when the Bavaria House restaurants are
open.
The additional 26 employees will increase the
total number to 296. Of the total, the applicant
states that 94 employees work at the Bavaria Haus.
The Sonnenalp currently provides housing for
approximately 145 employees. 33 units are owned
by the Sonnenalp, housing 67 employees and 20
units are rented by the Sonnenalp, housing 78
employees. This assumes that each bedroom houses
two Sonnenalu emplovees.
No additional employee housing is proposed by the
Sonnenalp for the redevelopment, though statements `
in the EIR acknowledge that the housing goals of
the Sonnenalp are not being met. However, staff
believes that a redevelopment of this magnitude
should have some permanent employee housing. The
material in the EIR states that "housing is of
potential concern to both the Sonnenalp and the
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Town." Staff needs to clarify this point and
state that significant resources have already been
invested by the Town to address this issue. With
the adoption of the Town of Vail Affordable
Housing Study on November 20, 1990, it is no
longer a potential concern but is an issue that
must be addressed formally. At this time, the
report has been adopted and provides guideline for
new development. At a later date, the report's
recommendations will be incorporated into the
Zoning Code. In addition, the Land Use Plan calls
for employee housing by stating:
5.3 - "Affordable employee housing should be
made available through private efforts,
assisted by limited incentives, provided by
the Town of Vail, with appropriate
restrictions."
It should also be mentioned that most SDD's in the
past have provided some number of employee housing
units within the proposal.
Using the recommendations from the Affordable
Housing Study, staff determined the amount of
housing which should be deed restricted using two
calculations. For "by-right" projects, housing
for 15% of the employees should be provided. For
those projects with density increases, 16% - 30%
of the employees should have housing provided by
the employer.
For example, the redevelopment will require an
additional 26 employees. Since a density increase
is needed for the expansion, the 30% multiplier is
used:
26 employees x .30 = 7.8
Assuming that two employees will share a
dwelling unit, the 7.8 is divided by 2,
• resulting a requirement for 4 dwelling units.
Or, 26 employees x .16 = 4.16 or 2 dwelling
units. `
Staff believes that it is also appropriate to
review the over all demand on housing that the
project will generate. Given that the existing
operation requires 94 employees, and meets
density limits, staff believes that housing should
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be provided for these employees by using the 15%
multiplier.
94 employees x .15 = 14.1
14.1 divided by 2 equals 7.05
By combining the "by-right" demand with that
generated by the density increase, a minimum of 7
of the Sonnenalp's existing employee units should
be permanently deed restricted and at least four
new employee units should be required for the
density and retail above the allowable. This
results in a total of 11 employee restricted
units.
Staff's calculations do not include any additional
employees for the 4700 square feet of new
restaurant area. Because this does not seem
plausible, staff needs more information about
this area before an accurate housing demand can be
done.
H. Phasing
The construction will take place in three phases.
Phase I includes the parking structure and
elevator core. Mass excavation and shoring is
planned to begin May 1, 1991. The parking garage
is planned to be completed by September 13, 1991.
Thy kitchen addition will be completed October 15,
1991.
Phase II activity includes the new hotel tower and
the north wing with planned occupancy for December
10, 1992. Phase III work includes the spa
building, meeting rooms and the remodel to the
existing hotel which will begin May 1, 1992. The
existing east wing of the hotel will be demolished
between May 1, 1992 and June 5, 1992.
At this time, the applicant proposes to build a
paved road around the existing loading dock
(southwest corner of site) for trucks to use
during the demolition of the existing east wing.
Staff is concerned about the impacts to the creek,
and believes that another route can be found to
haul the debris away from the site.
The second concern of staff is the parking for the
construction workers. As the Town has seen with
the construction of the parking structure and
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Gateway, major projects require many employees and
vehicles. We would like to see a plan explaining
where the construction workers will park.
The applicant, in the EIR, has said that partial
closures of Vail Road will be needed. The Town
understands that the road will never be completely
closed. In addition, the Town understands that
all deliveries to the site will occur from the
Talisman access road or Vail Road but will not
take place via Meadow Drive.
VII. LAND USE PLAN
The Land Use Plan refers to the Vail Village Master
Plan for reviewing any requests for redevelopment in
this area.
VIII. CONCLUSION
Although the project has positive aspects such as the
lodge use, underground parking, sidewalks, and a
pedestrian bridge, staff recommends denial of the
t~roiect for many reasons. Using the SDD criteria,
staff finds severe noncompliance with Criteria A:
design compatibility and sensitivity to the immediate
environment. The height, at 81 feet, exceeds the 48
foot limit beyond what is compatible with the
surrounding area. The mass of the building, exceeds
the allowed accessory area and common area by 53,931
square feet. This square footage as indicated by the
height, setbacks, minimal public spaces and shadow
patterns, is too much for the site.
Criteria D, conformity with applicable elements of the
Vail Comprehensive Plan, Town policies and urban design
plans, has not been met. Several plans and
illustrations from the Vail Village Master Plan have
not been addressed. Specifically, the open space plan
with plazas, the building height plan, the shade and
shadow issues, and the streamwalk have not been
addressed adequately.
Criteria F, regarding the site plan, has not been met
in that the concepts for the site plan results in a
building layout that lacks quality public spaces.
Staff does not agree that the resulting site plan,
reserving most of the open space on the site for hotel
guests, is the best design for the community.
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Criteria G, regarding a circulation system designed
for pedestrians and automobiles, has not been met,
either. Additional survey information is needed to
fully address and to accurately locate the proposed
improvements.
The two issues discussed first are the fundamental
problems with the project; however, there are numerous
others which must be resolved prior to approval, as
identified in the main body of the memorandum. The
applicant has been aware of the Town's concerns, in
most cases, since the original PEC work session. Staff
believes that until all outstanding issues are
resolved, the project should not be approved.
Staff asks that the applicant address the Towns issues
more thoroughly. We believe the project has merit .but
additional design changes are necessary before the
staff could support and recommend approval of the
project .
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Grand Total: 210 (includes 12% compact and 28% valet)
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USE (Sq:Ft:) CALCULATION ;;REQUIREMENT
Retail 5,713 ;:57.13/300 : ' 19
Accommodation Units ;:>:;.69 989,,.:., 0.955x126 121
(555 sq. ft. average room size)
Conference/Meeting Areal ~ : :7,.930:.< 7930/15/8/2 : 33
~Restaurant/Lounge 4,163 4163/15/8 `35
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Parking Required = 208 spaces
Mutiple Use Credit (5%) _ (10)
Non-conforming Credit = (4)
Total 194
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Lodge : 139,366. 4 berths
Retail <5,713; 1 berth
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Sonnenalp
Exhibit A
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HEIGHT ANALYSIS
PROPOSED REDEVELO~M ENT.:
;Ridge Gable ..,:.Faye.
Tower::Above Auto Court: Tl ;:70 , "60.5
Elevator Tower: 81 N/A ' :`66.5 .
Tower at Corner :of:East` Meado
and :Vail Road . , .59 N/A : 42
Ridge along East Meadow Drive ::49.5. ; N/A 26.5;:
52 : ; N/A 30:5 .
,Tower on East:End;,':<:>`:..
Ridge along Vail Road: ';:51:5 N/A 35
Portion.of Existing Buildin
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WI COMPARISON
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Ridge Along Meadow: ';::;47.5; ~ N/A 2:1
Corner;at Vail .Road
and Meadow Dive 31 N/A 18.5 .
Sonnenalp
Exhibit B
AREA BREAKDOWN
SITE COVERAGE
Sheet A2 =Existing hoteUconference area = 19,611 sq. ft.
Sheet A9 =New hotel = 20,194 sq. ft.
Sheet A00 =Spa building/covered walkway = 4,518 sq. ft.
Total 44,378 sq. ft.
COMMON AREA
Sheet A2 =Registration lobby/loading 8~ delivery = 4,244 sq. ft.
Sheet A3 =Library/offices etc. = 3,818 sq. ft.
Sheet A4 =Corridors, stairs - 2nd level = 1,074 sq. ft.
Sheet AS =Corridors, stairs - 3rd level = 1,087 sq. ft.
Sheet A6 = Display/restroom = 565 sq. ft.
Sheet A6.1 =Conference area/officesJlaundry, etc. = 31,201 sq. ft.
Sheet A7 =Elevator/lobby/stairs = 366 sq. ft.
Sheet A8 =New wing -corridor = 2,435 sq. ft.
Sheet A9 =Corridor - 2nd level = 2,654 sq. ft.
Sheet A10 =Corridor - 3rd Level = 2,642 sq. ft.
Sheet A11 =Corridor - 4th level = 3,230 sq. ft.
Sheet A12 =Corridor - 5th level = 1437 sq. ft.
Sheet A00 =Spa building covered walkway = 4,518 sq. ft.
Total 59,271 sq. ft.
GRFA
Sheet A3 =Mezzanine = 5,830 sq. ft. - 15 Rooms
Sheet A4 = 2nd level = 6,120 sq. ft. - 12 Rooms
Sheet AS = 3rd level = 6,029 sq. ft. - 12 Rooms
Sheet A8 =New building 1st Level = 4,205 sq. ft. - 7 Rooms
Sheet A9 =New building 2nd level = 16,909 sq. ft. - 28 Rooms
Sheet A10 =New building 3rd level = 16,910 sq. ft. - 28 Rooms
Sheet A11 =New building 4th level = 10,774 sq. ft. - 18 Rooms
Sheet A12 =New building 5th level = 3,212 sq. ft. - 6 Rooms
Total 69,989 sq. ft. - 126 Rooms
COMMERCIAL
Sheet A8 = 1st Level = 5,713 sq. ft.
Total 5,713 sq. ft.
RESTAURANT/KITCHENILOBBY LOUNGE
Sheet A2 = Restaurant/Kitchen/Lobby Lounge = 10,106 sq. ft.
Total 10,106 sq. ft.
Sonnenatp
Exhibit C
DEC 7 ' 90 15:51 PAGE 002
FELSBURG
MOLT &
U L L E V I G I
becetnber 7, 1990
Cdr. Andy 8nutsen
Town of Vail
Comsnunfty Development
75 South F~....tage Road
veil, CO 81657
RE: Vafi Transportation, Plan
FRII Reference Ro. 89-091
Dear I~Is~. Rnutsen:
This letter is in response to your request to review the
sonnenalp site redevel.,r.,.ent. Specifically addressed are the
fol io~wing
o Revieut of trip generation and traffic assignments for
reasaonableness.
o The need for ieft turn ].apes along Yail Road.
o General flesign characteristics of Vail Road.
These items ere discussed in the sub>dequent suctions of this
review.
Frio Generation and Traffic ,~ei~,tent
~ traffic impact analysis addressing this redevelopment spe-
cifically evaluated the number of trips generated by the site,
their distribution olnto the roadway network, and the traffic
impact on the 4-way stop intersection. The analysis was done
assnminq the site would contain 4o additional hotel rooms
beyond that which currently exists, and the analytical process
that was documented appears to be reasonable.
~dn1~9 in Trensp.
and CMI Enpin@erinp
5299 DTC Boulevard • Suite 400
Englewood, Colorado 80111
(303) 721.1440 "
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December 7, 1990
Mr. Andy Knutsen
Sage 2
xowever, the EnvironmQntal Impact Re ort for this project
indicates that in addition to 40 additional hotel roans, the
redevelopment will also contain an additional T,iSS square
feet of meeting space anB approximately 5,600 square feet of
nee com:ercial space. If these areas era indeed expansions
and are open to general public uBer it would be advisable to
include theta in the analysis.
j~ft T~,~ane gipna veil 8oad
The traffic impact study indicates 45 inbound trips during the
P.M. peak hour in Which 93 p~xaent (4Z trips) Would be left
turning vehicles from the north. r~Given the amount of south-
bound through traffic (estimated to be 250 to 30o vehicles per
hour during the P.M. peak), a left turn lane should be provid-
ed. xn addition, if the meeting space and commercial space
are included the projeoted number o! left turning vehicles
into the site will be greater than that indicated, thus making
a left turn lane even more necesz~ary. Further, the need for a
left turn lane is not solely determined by absolute volume.
The provision of an exclusive left turn lane, even for small
turning volumes, is often benefioial it, terms of safety and
the elininatian of traffic stoppages. Such st~~~~.agas could
create queues wh~Ech might obstruct othor nearby access points
and intersections Which may ba critical to overall Town circu-
lation. IInder either condition, we•suggest that an oxelusive
left turn lane ba implemented.
~gn4ra1 Design Characterist3~
Tiro basic aspsots of the design characteristics are discussed
here: the Dross-section of Vail Road, and the operating char-
acteristics of the center left turn lane. The traffic study
illustrated a three lane cross-section in which the
through lanes were each ten and one-half feet, and the center
lane was only nine feet in Width. These dimensions are less
than the standard lane Width of la-feet. Providing 12 feet
for all three lanes W~ou1d be desirable, and at a minimum,
eleven feet should be provided. It is recognized, however,
that these widths may be difficult to obtain due to existing
physical limitations. if these physical limitations are
deemed to be critical. we agree with the conclusion that wail
Road operations might ae well remain a~ a two-lama design
rather than attempt to force 3 substandard lanes into 30 meet.
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December 7, 1990
Mr. Andy Knutsen•
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8everai oenter lane operation options e~i6t phich include
atriping~it as a two-titay left turn lane (to also serve the
bank and the chapel on the zest sidey and striping it to De ~n
axniueive left turn lame for the Sannenalp. Left turns into
the bank and the chapel will be infrequent relative to left
turns into the Sotsnenalp because much of their inboun6 ttaffio
will also some from the north. as such, it would probably be
desirable to lay out a striping plan which utilizes the center
lane for left turning vehicles into the 6onnenaip, and have
left turning vehicles into the bank and chapel make their
novament from the Aorthbounc~ through lane. Left turd lanes
would probably not be needed at th® Meadow Drive iptaree~.-tion.
If you have questions concerning this fnforma?tion, please
call.
Sincerely,
PBLBBIIBe HOIaT to D?.Y... ~ ;.G
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Arnold J Ullevig, P. Christopher Paachi~tg
Principe Transportation F~gineer
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4 December 1990
Ms. Kristan Pritz
Town of Vail
Department of Community Development
Vail, Colorado 81657
HAND DELIVERED
RE: Application for Special Development District Designation
of Sonnenalp Hotel
Dear Kristan:
The Vail Religious Foundation has requested that I
communicate to the Town of Vail the concern of the Foundation in
association with the Vail Interfaith Chapel, regarding the rezoning
of the Sonnenalp Hotel. The Vail Religious Foundation is strongly
opposed to the rezoning request which is before the Town of Vail
and to the redevelopment plan which is associated with that
rezoning request. The application has no relationship to present
zoning, the Town Master Plan or the guidelines which affect the
property in question. It is apparent that the owners of the
Sonnenalp Hotel purchased a property which was half the size they
wanted, but the lack of planning on the part of the property owners
serves as a justification neither for the rezoning which they
. request or for the wholesale waiver of zoning limitations which is
the crux of the request now before the Town of Vail.
The Foundation begins with the premise that the zoning
which applies to the Sonnenalp Hotel and the surrounding properties %
was applied for a reason. In the opinion of the Foundation, that
reason was to provide some degree of certainty .regarding what would
be developed on the land, and, when redevelopment was necessary, a
reasonable degree of assurance regarding what would be developed
when existing structures became obsolete or, for any reason,
required demolition and replacement.
Unfortunately, the Special Development Districts
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permitted under the Municipal Code of the Too~n of Vail can be used
to frustrate and to circumvent the purposes and protections created
by good zoning practice. That is exactly what is occurring in the
case of the Sonnenalp application.
The present owners of the Sonnenalp Hotel knew what they
were receiving when they purchased the property. There existed at
the time of their purchase, and there now exist, limitations on
that property which insure that its use will be, to some extent,
consistent with the surrounding properties. The purposes of
Special Development Districts are clearly listed in Section
18.40.10, and need not be repeated verbatim in this letter. It is
sufficient to note that the goals of promoting the appropriate use
of land, improving the design character and quality of new
development, facilitating the adequate and economical provision of
streets and utilities, preserving open space areas, and furthering
the overall goals of the community may all be accomplished within
the framework of the Public Accommodations Zone District in which
the Sonnenalp hotel is presently located. What cannot be
accomplished within that zone district are increases in building
height, density, and accessory and commcn area GRFA, and the
elimination of setbacks which are being requested by the present
owners of the Sonnenalp Hotel. The request might generously be
interpreted as an attempt to obtain blanket variances where no
basis exists to obtain any variances whatsoever.
As to the merits of the application, it is inconceivable
that an eighty-foot residential structure sticking up in the middle
of Vail could do anything to enhance the attractiveness of the Town
of Vail. The Town of Vail has been able to preserve, to some
extent, the atmosphere of an alpine village through the zoning
which is fundamental to its land use planning. It should be the
~ goal, if there is such a goal, to remind the visitor of Interlaken
or Garmish, not Zurich or Munich. To permit the intensity of
development which is requested by the Sonnenalp would, be
inconsistent with the goals which the Vail Religious Foundation
believes to be those of the Town of Vail and the residents of the
Town. Those goals may not necessarily be those of developers who
purchase property governed by reasonable and appropriate
limitations and then attempt to create appreciation of their
investment by requesting special rights which violate the
expectations if not the rights of the residents and the guests who
are impacted by the proposed development.
With regularity, and particularly during the winter
season, the Interfaith Chapel is troubled by the use of its limited
parking facilities by the employees of the Sonnenalp Hotel and
those individuals using the Sonnenalp restaurant facilities.
Despite requests made of Sonnenalp management and the positioning
of the signage required by the Town of Vail to limit unauthorized
parking, that use continues on a daily basis. If the development
proposed by the Sonnenalp were to be permitted, that unauthorized
use of the Chapel's parking facilities would be aggravated by that
fact that the Sonnenalp parking which now is reasonably visible
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would be less visible and less accessible, and a greater number of
individuals who use the Sonnenalp facilities would use the Chapel's
limited parking.
The visual impact of the Sonnenalp project on the
Interfaith Chapel and its environs would be dramatic and
undesirable. Where the Town of Vail now has a focal point which,
for many years, has been identifiable to the Town's residents and
visitors, the visibility of the Chapel would be dramatically
decreased. The Foundation suggests that the many postcards of the .
Chapel indicate its importance to the image of the Town of Vail.
The Sonnenalp Hotel, currently an attractive facility consistent
with the Town's image, would be no greater asset to the Town's
image were the redevelopment plan approved. In fact, because of
the mass and impact of the proposed redevelopment, it would almost
certainly be an edifice to avoid, and a blight on the views of the
Gore Range and Vail Mountain which people identify with the Town of
Vail.
Even the existing loading dock operated by the Sonnenalp
Hotel creates problems in the operation of the Interfaith Chapel.
That facility, across Vail Road from the Chapel, is far from an
attractive feature of one of Vail's central streets, and the one
which bears the Town's name. A proposal which doubles the number
of rooms in the facility must bring with it the recognition that
the use of the loading bay(s) will increase dramatically. That use
will further disrupt the services and functions conducted at the
Chapel and will detract from the appearance, not only of the
Chapel, but of the street as a whole. Even under present
circumstances, delivery vehicles must deal with the pedestrian and
vehicular traffic on Vail Road in a manner which is inconsistent
with safe practice. An aggravation of this problem should not be
permitted.
Beyond the deficiencies in the proposed project on its
merits, there are also operational problems with the construction
of the project. If the set-backs are to be waived, as requested,
or significantly reduced, the work on the project must be conducted
in the public right-of-way. This project is not one which would be
accomplished during a single construction season. Not only the
Chapel, but the Town as a whole would suffer for several
construction seasons with traffic disruption, noise and a scar on
the village. The functions of the Chapel, which occur on every day
of the week, would be disrupted by the noise and the construction
activity, including but not limited to vehicular traffic.
The Vail Religious Foundation appreciates the existence
and the quality of services offered by the Sonnenalp Hotel. This
letter is written only after considerable discussion regarding the
merits and demerits of the proposed redevelopment plan. It is,
however, written upon the unanimous vote and authority of the ten
members of the Vail Religious Foundation who considered the
question. It is also written with the conviction that the approval
of the plan would be a serious problem for the Vail Interfaith
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Chapel, to those who use the facility, and to the thousand's of
people to have seen, and expect in the future to see, an
environment in Vail which reflects some regard for the visual' and
psychological experience of those who seek relief, recreation and
renewal during their visits in our community. The development of
the Town of Vail into islands of concentrated density and mass
rivaling the cities from which our visitors escape will do no more
for those visitors than to send them elsewhere, seeking the
experience which they formerly identified to be that of Vail.;
Respectfully,
VAIL IGIOUS D ON
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MICHAEL E. RICKS, P.C. ~ '9' p"'
GERTIFIEO PUELIC ACCOUNTANT 0100 W. BEAVER GREEK BLVD.
SUITE 226
POST OFFICE BOX 863
AVON, COLORADO 81620
MICHAEL E. RICKS, C.P.A. (303) 949-5364
December 10, 199U
Ms. Kristan Pritz
Town of Vail
Department of Community Development
Vail, CO 82057
hand Delivered
Re: Application for Special Development District
Designation of Sonnenalp Hotel
Dear Kristan:
I have just received a copy of t•he letter which was written
and delivered to you by Art Abplanalp on behalf of the Vail
Religious Foundation. David Stitt and myself are members of
the Board of Directors of the Foundation and were two of the
ten members that were present when the Board took action to
register with the Town certain concerns that we had
regarding this impending project. Fr. Stitt and I discussed
our recollections to this meeting and he requested that I
prepare this letter to express that we do not agree that the
letter submitted by Mr. Abplanalp clearly indicates the
action taken by the Board as we understood it.
i have taken the additional action of calling several of the
other Board members who were available this morning to ask
their recollection of our discussion and action, and they
have generally concurred with my understanding which
follows.
At the December meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Vail Religious Foundation, it was brought to our attention
that the Sonnenalp project was proceeding through the
approval process and that our Board had not previously
discussed the possible impacts of such a project on the Vail
Interfaith Chapel. A lengthy discussion followed during
which we reviewed some of the documentation from the Town of
Vail regarding this project. A number of specific concerns
were raised regarding the project as it might impact the
Chapel. These related to the size of the project in
relation to the Chapel and the distance between the two
buildings as proposed, possible aggravation of an already
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difficult parKing situation for the Chapel, traffic and
noise concerns related to additional service vehicles using
loading docks opposite the Chapel, concerns regarding
restriction of the road width during construction and impact
of construction noise during the rather extended
construction period. I believe that these concerns have
been clearly expressed in the letter you previously
received.
However, Fr. Stitt and I want to make it very clear that we
believe that it was never the Board's intent to cast any
personal aspersions on the owners' of the Sonnenalp, nor
did the Board make any decisions regarding any prior
motivation that the owners' might have had as they purchased
this property. in fact, it was noted by the Board that the
owners have usually been very sensitive to the concerns to
the Vail Religious Foundation and have maintained a good
relationship with them.
Further, the Vail Religious Foundation has always been very
careful to conduct its actions only in relation to its
purpose, that primarily being the ownership and operation of
the Vail Interfaith Chapel. Therefore, the Board has always
been careful to never presume to take any action which might
be interpreted as an attempt to speak on behalf of either
the member churches which relate to the Chapel or on behalf
of the community as a whole. The Board has expressed in the
past that we do not believe that this is our role.
I do realize that Mr. Abplanalp, as President of the Board,
vras attempting to relate the Board's concerns as I have
discussed. Due to time constraints the Board members did
not have opportunity to review the final draft of the
letter the Mr. Abplanalp submitted. Therefore, I want to
make it clear that Mr. Abplanalp did not have the benefit
of any response from the Board members regarding the letter
in its final form, and I am sure that he did his best to
carryout his duties on behalf of the Board.
It is because of this close time constraint that I have
written this letter on behalf of Fr. Stitt and myself,
rather that seeking to have Mr. Abplanalp revise the
original letter. Both Fr. David Stitt and myself would `
be happy to answer any questions regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
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Rev. Michael E. Ricks Rev. David G~. Stitt
Associate Fastor Fastor, Episcopal Church
bail Baptist Church of the Transfiguration
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it December 1990
Kristan Pritz
Town of Vail
Planning Department
75 S. Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
Re: Sonnenalp Special Development District
Dear Kristan:
One of the principle assets of an attorney practicing
before either a court or a municipality is the attorney's
credibility. It is my perception that I have some credibility with
the Town of Vail. Because of that fact, I feel that the letter
directed to you by Michael Ricks and David Stitt and dated the IOth
of December, which questions the accuracy of the representations
relating to the Sonnenalp project contained in my letter of the 4th
of December and my authority to make those representations,
requires some response on my part.
I will let you decide whether this letter should become
a part of the record relating to the Sonnenalp, but if the
Ricks/Stitt letter is given any weight, then it is my feeling that
this letter should also be included.
The Sonnenalp project was first brought to the attention
of the Vail Religious Foundation several months ago. At that time,
members of the Foundation were invited over to the Sonnenalp to
view the model which existed at that time. Several of the members
of the Foundation, including me, accepted that invitation. At that
time, although those members viewing the model expressed concern
regarding its size, there appeared to be no consensus within the
Foundation regarding what, if any, position should be taken by the
Foundation.
After the consideration of the Sonnenalp project by the
Planning and Environmental Commission in November, a member of the
community asked the Vail Religious Foundation to reconsider the
question of the impact of the Sonnenalp property on the Interfaith
Chapel. At that time, I obtained a copy of your staff report
circulated in association with the November meeting. Based upon
previous comments of members of the Foundation regarding the
Sonnenalp project, I also prepared a draft letter and copied the
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page of your report comparing the authorized, actual and proposed
uses for circulation to the members of the foundation.
At the VRF meeting on the 4th of December, the members of
the Foundation reviewed your summary analysis of uses authorized in
the zone district, the actual uses, the proposed uses under the SDD
which was before the Town, and the probable impact of the Sonnenalp
project on the Interfaith Chapel. The comments of the members of
the Foundation were virtually identical to those which I had
discussed in my draft letter, although same additional problems
were identified. Subsequent to the initial discussion, I
circulated my draft letter among the members. The letter was
approved with several modifications, and I was directed to deliver
a modified letter to you. The modifications discussed and directed
by the members of the Foundation, including Mr. Ricks and Rev.
Stitt, were incorporated into the letter, and it was delivered to
your office.
Early on the morning of the 10th of December, I received
a telephone call from Mr. Ricks asking that I fax to him a copy of
the letter sent to the Town of Vail. He indicated at that time
that he was receiving pressure from a member of his congregation
that the Vail Religious Foundation should back off from its
opposition to the Sonnenalp project. According to Mr. Ricks, that
concerned constitutent was Gordon Pierce, the architect of the
Sonnenalp project. Although Mr. Ricks and Rev. Stitt both signed
the letter to the Town of Vail dated the 10th of December, I am
uncertain whether Rev. Stitt was aware that the motivating force
for Mr. Ricks' concern was the architect for the applicant.
I faxed to Mr. Ricks a copy of the letter previously
directed to the Town of Vail, and the next word which I had from
him was his letter of the 10th of December signed by himself and by
Mr. Stitt, when you handed it to me during the Planning and
Environmental Commission meeting Monday afternoon. Although Mr.
Ricks' letter did not clearly allege that I had no authority to
take the position communicated to the Planning and Environmental
Commission on behalf of the Vail Religious Foundation, it is clear
that their letter is an attempt to create some uncertainty on the
part of the Town of Vail regarding the position of the Vail
Religious Foundation at the least, and, if totally successful, to
render that position ineffective.
By this letter, I unequivocally state that my letter of
the 4th of December was an accurate statement of the position of
the Vail Religious Foundation, and that the position contained in
that letter was one which was approved by the ten members present
on the meeting of the 4th of December, including Mr. Ricks and Rev.
Stitt. I have confirmed this fact with other members of the Vail
Religious Foundation who were present at the meeting.
It is unfortunate that a member of a congregation with an
interest in a proceeding pending before the Town can attempt to
render ineffective the position of the Vail Religious Foundation,
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and I hope that effort, which resulted in the action on the part of
Mr. Ricks and Rev. Stitt, is not successful in that regard.
Should you have any further questions regarding either
the assertions of Mr. Ricks or Rev. Stitt, or regarding the
position of the Vail Religious Foundation in association with the
Sonnenalp project, you may, of course, contact me.
'ncerel
COSGRIFF, ~ D & P P
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Rev. David Stitt
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Environmental Commission
FROM: Department of Community Development
RE: Sonnenalp Redevelopment
DATE: December 10, 1990
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION
This memorandum summarizes the Planning and
Environmental Commission's mayor comments from their
November 26, 1990 public hearing on the Sonnenalp
redevelopment. Listed below are the PEC's comments,
the applicant's response to those comments, and the
staff's response. Please note that the attached staff
memorandum dated December 10, 1990, is esentially the
same as was reviewed by the PEC at their November 26,
1990 public hearing. There have been some
modifications to the development plan and those
modifications are addressed and hiahliahted in bold
tune within the bodv of the memorandum.
SECTION II. ANALYSIS
1. MEADOW DRIVE
A. PEC Concerns - The PEC suggested that more relief is
needed along the facade of the proposed building in the
Meadow Drive area. They suggested that additional
design work focus on the streetscape interface, and the
connection with the plazas of the Vail Village Inn to
the north. Also, additional public green space should
be included in this area. The concern expressed by the
most Commissioners regarded a need for a break in the
facade.
B. Anblicant's Response - "Additional relief is indicated
and proposed along East Meadow Drive as requested.
This was accomplished in a manner similar to
suggestions by the staff. See Sheets A0, A8 and A16 f
for this revision. Also, a connecting plaza to the WI
is being proposed as suggested; see Sheets A0, A00 and
A8."
C. Staff Response - In an attempt to break up the facade
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of the building along East Meadow Drive, the applicant
has carried the cantilevered portion of the building
down to the ground at two locations. To accomplish
this, it was required that additional columns be placed
approximately 6 feet further north and closer to Meadow
Drive. This change was as requested by the Planning
staff, however .we feel that the applicant could have
gone even further in the redesign to break up this
facade. More relief on this elevation could be
achieved by some variation in the use of materials, the
arcade design, and landscaping. Each of these
components are described in detail in the memo.
Additional recommendations by the Planning staff
included adding dormers along the flat roof portion of
the structure. The applicant was unwilling to include
this as a part of the project.
The applicant has proposed a pedestrian connection
between their project and the WI to the north. We do
have some concerns with regard to the design of the
paver connection between the two properties, however,
the applicant has indicated a willingness to redesign
this area, in conjunction with the on-going Village
Streetscape Improvement Project. We support the
concept for the plaza connection.
2. SWISS CHALET PARKING
A. PEC Concerns - The PEC recommended that this surface
parking area be removed and a plan to landscape and
redesign this area into a pedestrian plaza should be
developed. Reference Vail Village Master Plan Sub-area
Concepts.
B. Applicant's Response, - "As suggested, the surface
parking in this area has been removed and a pocket park
is being proposed. See Sheets AO and A00 for this
conceptual revision."
C. Staff Response - We believe that it is extremely
positive that the applicant has agreed to incorporate
the 13 surface parking spaces adjacent to the Swiss
Chalet into the proposed new Sonnenalp Hotel parking
structure. The staff is very supportive of the
applicant's pocket park design, given that this is a
conceptual design at this phase of the project only. '
Additional work would be needed to determine exactly
how this pocket park relates to the intersection of
East Meadow Drive and Willow Bridge Road. This area
will be studied as a portion of the on-going Village
Streetscape Improvement Plan.
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3. VAIL ROAD TRAFFIC STUDY
A. PEC Comments - The issues regarding traffic on Vail
Road should be finalized (i.e., turn lanes, width of
lanes, sidewalks, and landscaping), with the
recommendation that the area be restudied at peak
periods (Saturdays). Additional survey information is
needed for both sides of Vail Road. In addition, a
plan to mitigate the construction traffic and parking
on Vail Road needs to be presented.
B. Applicant's Resoonse - "As agreed to in our November
29, 1990 meeting with the staff, the Town's consulting
engineer will help arrive at a conclusion regarding
this issue. If the complexity of the issue exceeds the
time Arnie Ullevig can spend on it, additional studies
will be provided by the applicant."
C. Staff Resoonse - The traffic study was forwarded to the
Town's consultant, Arnie Ullevig, and Ullevig's report
is included as an attachment to this memo. Generally,
he recommended that a center left turn lane be provided
by the applicant. He firmly stated that the lanes
should not be substandard. His comments are discussed
in detail in the memo.
As indicated in one of the Sub Area concepts of the
Vail Village Master Plan, traffic along Vail Road is to
be discouraged. Because the applicant's proposal
requires additional widening of Vail Road, we feel that
mitigation of this widening is necessary. The staff
recommends that should the PEC recommend approval of
the Sonnenalp redevelopment, that the following
condition be placed upon said approval:
- That the applicant be required to construct two
median planters on Vail Road. Said planters would
be located adjacent to the Vail Gateway Plaza
Building, up near the 4-way stop. The intent of
locating the median planters in this area is to
discourage unnecessary vehicular traffic from
entering onto Vail Road. It should also be
required of the applicant that an additional
median planter be located immediately south of
Meadow Drive, on Vail Road. This planter median
would assist in the channelization of traffic as
it enters the left turn lane for the Sonnenalp.
4. FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCERNS
A. PEC Concerns - All concerns of the Fire Department need
to be addressed.
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B. Applicant's Response - "We feel that the revised plans,
Sheets AO and A00, have addressed this issue."
C. Staff Response - The applicant has met with members of
the Fire Department and as of the date of this
memorandum the Fire Department has signed off on the
conceptual design for the Sonnenalp. Modifications
have been made to the Talisman parking and to the
northeast corner of the Sonnenalp property which would
facilitate fire truck access.
5. SWIMMING POOL
A. PEC Concerns - The proposed swimming pool needs to be
relocated out of the rear setback area.
B. Applicant's Response - "The swimming pool has been
revised; see Sheet A00. It has been pulled back, but
due to the swim-through location, a very small portion
of the pool still encroaches into the setback. Also,
the whirlpools have been relocated."
C. Staff Response - We believe that it is positive that
the applicant has pulled a portion of the swimming pool
out of the setback, however, we feel that the entire
pool should be completely out of the rear setback area
and that the patio should also be pulled out of the
setback. We feel that there is adequate room within
the interior-courtyard/garden area to accommodate the
swimming pool and associated patio. The staff feels
that there is no justification for allowing any
encroachments into the rear setback for the pool and
patio.
6. LOADING AND DELIVERY AREA
A. PEC Concerns - This area should be restudied, as it was
determined by the PEC that the proposed loading dock
was not adequate to handle all loading for the
facility. Access from this loading dock to the Meadow
Drive commercial shops needs to be shown that it is in
fact feasible.
B. Applicant's Response - "The loading area has been
restudied; see Sheet A2. For deliveries to the
commercial spaces, see Sheets A2 and A8, indicating two
loading/delivery spaces.
C. Staff Response - The applicant's redesign has included
an additional loading berth at the southwest corner of
the building, for a total of two loading berths in this
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area. It should be pointed out that the proposed
loading berths do not meet the minimum size
requirements as outlined in the Town of Vail Municipal
Code. The Town Code requires each loading berth to be
a minimum size of 12 feet wide, by 25 feet long. The
applicant's loading berths are approximately 8 feet
wide, by 25 feet long.
One additional loading berth has also been added in the
auto court area. The intent of this loading berth is
to accommodate UPS-sized vehicles for the retail
commercial spaces located along East Meadow Drive.
7. VAIL ROAD/MEADOW DRIVE INTERSECTION
A. PEC Comments - Additional green space should be
included on the site. The creation of a possible
pocket park should also be considered.
B. Aoplicant's Rest~onse - "Additional green space has been
proposed as per your suggestion; see Sheets A0, A00 and
A8.
C. Staff Response - Some additional. landscaping has been
added along Meadow Drive, specifically in the area of
the Vail Road and Meadow Drive intersection. While the
staff believes that this is a step in the right
direction, we feel strongly that additional work is
needed on the landscape plan. Amore detailed
landscape plan is needed to specifically address the
issues of planting along Vail Road and Meadow Drive in
conjunction with the commercial space needed for
visibility. Screening of the transformer vent needs to
be resolved.
8. STREAMWALK
A. PEC Comments - The Sonnenalp proposal should include a
streamwalk along Gore Creek for the length of the
property.
B. Applicant's Response - "This issue, as stated many
times before, will not be a part of or included in this
proposal. Due to the location (i.e., Town property)
this should not be an issue.
C. Staff Response - As stated in our original memorandum
on this project, the staff firmly believes that a
streamwalk would be in the best interests of the Town.
Because we believe that the streamwalk could be
constructed sensitively to the hotel, the staff
strongly feels that the applicant should incorporate
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9. EMPLOYEE HOUSING
A. PEC Comments - The applicant should restudy the
employee housing demand and should propose to meet the
standards as outlined in the recently adopted "Employee
Housing Report" of the Town of Vail.
B. Applicant's Resuonse - "This shall be addressed by
Sonnenalp Properties, Inc."
C. Staff Response - A revised employee count has been
provided by the applicant, showing that 94 employees
work at the Bavaria House. Staff has used this number
with the same analysis done for the previous hearing.
10. TALISMAN ACCESS EASEMENT
A. PEC Comments - The existing access easement from the
Talisman parking lot to East Meadow Drive should be
vacated and an access agreement finalized with the
Sonnenalp/Talisman.
B. Ax~~a7,icant's Response - "This issue shall be addressed
by Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. and by the Talisman
Association."
C. Staff Response - To date, no additional information has
been submitted by the applicant with regard to this
issue. We believe it is in the community's best
interest of insure that Meadow Drive is preserved as a
pedestrian mall. It appears that both the Sonnenalp
and Talisman have a verbal agreement to allow the
Talisman to access their property through the new
parking structure as well as through an access point
adjacent to the traffic gate on the east end of the
mall. We recommend that this verbal agreement be
formalized and that it become a part of the proposal.
This approach would make it possible to vacate an
access easement for the Talisman that bisects the
Meadow Drive pedestrian mall. This access easement was
granted to the Talisman when the pedestrian mall was
established to insure access to the property if aces
was no longer allowed through the Sonnenalp property.
This is an opportunity to insure that Meadow Drive will
remain a pedestrian mall and resolution of this issue
is necessary.
11. BUILDING HEIGHT
A. PEC Comments - Some of the Commissioners were concerned
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about the height of the building along Vail Road, while
others were concerned about the height of the building
along East Meadow Drive, thereby creating shade on the
pedestrian area. General height concerns were raised
by most Commissioners.
B. Ant~licant's Response - "The roof height along Vail Road
has been reduced per your suggestion. The exit access
corridor that was in this roof area has been relocated.
Due to this relocation, a lockoff on the fifth floor
will be eliminated and a unit on the fourth floor will
be relocated to the mezzanine level."
C. Staff Response - The applicant has been able to reduce
the height of the building by approximately 6 feet for
a portion of the building at the northwest elevation
along Vail Road. In addition to this, the applicant
has raised the height of the tower at the Vail
Road/Meadow Drive intersection by approximately 2 feet.
By raising the height of this tower and lowering the
portion of the building that connects this tower to the
main building, we believe that the tower now functions
more as a focal point than as previously submitted.
Generally, the staff continues to have major concerns
with the overall height, mass and bulk of the proposed
structure.
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ORDINANCE NO. 44
SERIES OF 1990
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR THE
SONNENALP REDEVELOPMENT, LOCATED AT 20 VAIL ROAD; A PART OF LOT
L, BLOCK 5-E, VAIL VILLAGE FIRST FILING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CHAPTER 18.40 OF THE TOWN OF VAIL MUNICIPAL CODE AND SETTING
FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO.
WHEREAS, Chapter 18.40 of the Vail Municipal Code authorizes
Special Development Districts within the Town; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the Sonnenalp, Johannes Faessler, has
requested Special Development District approval for a certain
parcel of property within the Town known as a Part of Lot L,
Block 5-E, Vail Village First Filing; and .
WHEREAS, the Special Development District provides for
creativity and flexibility to allow for the development of a
mixed use project; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council considers that it is reasonable,
appropriate, and beneficial to the Town and its citizens,
inhabitants, and visitors to provide for a new Special
Development District No. 25, the Sonnenalp, by the adoption of
this Ordinance No. 44, Series of 1990.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
Ordinance No. 44, Series of 1990, be enacted as follows:
Section 1 - Amendment brocedures fulfilled, Planning Commission
Retort.
The approval procedures described in Chapter 18.40 of the Vail
Municipal Code have been fulfilled, and the Town Council has
received a report of the Planning and Environmental Commission
recommending denial of the proposed development plan for Special
Development District No. 25.
Section 2 - Special Development District No. 25
Special Development District No. 25 (SDD N0.25) and the
development plan thereof, are hereby approved for the development
of a Part of Lot L, Block 5-E, Vail Village First Filing, within
the Town of Vail.
Section 3 - Purpose
Special Development District No. 25 is established to ensure
comprehensive development and use of an area that will be
harmonious with the general character of the Town of Vail and to
promote the upgrading and redevelopment of a key property in the
Town. The development is regarded as complimentary to the Town,
by the Town Council, and meets all the design standards as set
forth in Section 18.40 of the Municipal Code. There are
significant aspects of Special Development District No. 25 which
cannot be satisfied through the imposition of standards in the
Public Accommodation zone district. SDD No. 25 is compatible
with the upgrading and redevelopment of the community while
maintaining its unique character.
Section 4 - Development Plan
A. - The development plan for SDD No. 25 is approved and shall
constitute the plan for development within the Special
Development District. The development plan is comprised of the
following plans:
1. The site plan, floor plans, elevations and sections
which include sheets A-0, A-00, A-00.1, A-1, A-2, A-3,
A-4, A-5, A-6, A-6.1, A-7, A-8, A-9, A-10, A-11, A-12,
A-13, A-14, A-15, A-16, A-17, A-18, A-19, A-20 and A-
21; entitled Sonnenalp Hotel, Bavaria Haus, Vail,
Colorado. All of the above named drawings were
completed by the office of Gordon R. Pierce, AIA,
Architecture, Planning and Development, Vail, Colorado;
and all drawings are dated as follows: Revised November
28, 1990.
2. The landscape plan, Sheet A-0 dated October 29, 1990,
by Dennis Anderson Associates, Inc.
3. The Improvement Location Survey, dated August 8, 1989,
by Eagle Valley Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
B. - The development plan shall adhere to the following:
1. Setbacks
All setbacks shall be as noted on the site plans listed
above.
2. Heiaht
Heights of structures shall be as indicated on the
elevations listed above and on the site plan.
3. Site coverage
Site coverage shall be as indicated on the site plans
listed above.
4. Landscapinq
The area of the site to be landscaped shall be as
indicated on the landscape plan indicated above, or on
the final landscape plan to be approved by the Town's
Design Review Board.
5. Parking
Parking shall be provided as indicated on the drawings
listed above, but in no case shall the site have the
ability to park less than 210 automobiles within the
underground parking structure.
6. Densitv
Special Development District No. 25 shall contain 126
accommodation units and shall not exceed 69,989 square
feet of gross residential floor area, in accordance
with the approved floor plans. Special Development
District No. 25 shall contain zero dwelling units.
7. Uses
Permitted, conditional, and accessory -uses shall be as
set forth in the Public Accommodation zone district.
8. Construction Haul Road '
The proposed temporary construction haul road, as
indicated on the above named site plan, shall require
additional approval by the Town Council and Design
Review Board. Any use of Town owned land requires
specific Town Council approval.
9. As a Bart of the develotiment blan the developer
represents and warrants that he shall do the following:
A. The owners of the Sonnenalp Hotel shall construct
all improvements within the public right-of-way,
as indicated on the site plan for the hotel, by
Gordon R. Pierce, AIA, dated November 28, 1990.
The sidewalks, planters, landscaping, and
pedestrian bridge over Gore Creek (on the east
side of Vail Road) shall be constructed subsequent
to the issuance of a building permit and prior to
the issuance of a temporary certificate of
occupancy for the project. The applicant shall
submit a written statement agreeing to this
condition for the Town attorney's approval before
a building permit is released for the project. If
so required by the Town Engineer and the Town
Attorney, the owners of the Sonnenalp shall also
provide the necessary public right-of-way for said
public improvements. The owners of the Sonnenalp
shall submit the appropriate agreements to the
Town Attorney and Town Council for approval before
a temporary certificate of occupancy is released
for the project.
B. The owners of the Sonnenalp Hotel shall construct
curb and gutter, as well as any other drainage
improvements necessary (such as asphalt work)
along the west, north and east sides of their
property. Final design for said drainage
improvements shall be submitted by the owners of
the Sonnenalp Hotel to the Public works Department
for final approval. These improvements shall be
constructed subsequent to the issuance of the
building permit and prior to the issuance of a
temporary certificate of occupancy. The drawings
indicating the drainage improvements shall be
incorporated into the building permit application.
C. A revocable right-of-way agreement shall be
completed by the owners of the Sonnenalp Hotel for
any encroachments on the public right-of-way.
This agreement must be submitted to the Community
Development Department and approved before a
building permit will be released on the project.
D. All fireplaces shall be gas and shall meet all the
Town of Vail ordinances governing gas fireplaces;
however, the four existing, wood burning
fireplaces in the hotel will be allowed to remain.
Said existing fireplaces are located as follows:
-One is located in the existing lobby area.
-Three are located in accommodation units on the
Mezzanine level of the existing structure.
Section 5.
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 f
or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 6.
The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provisions of the
Vail Municipal Code as provided in this Ordinance shall not
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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 proceeding 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 PASSED 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 AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED
PUBLISHED this day of 1990.
Kent R. Rose, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela A. Brandmeyer, Town Clerk
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TOWN OF VAIL MEMORANDUM
TO: Ron Phillips
Council Members
FROM: Steve Thompson
DATE: December 13, 1990
RE: Investment Report
Enclosed is the investment report with balances as of November 30,
1990.
The balance of the portfolio that can be used for operations is
about $2.7 million less than at the same time last year.
We anticipate not having to borrow any money to meet our operating
expenditures in the next six weeks. Our year-end cash balances
project to be about $2 million more than was originally budgeted,
due to many of the project expenditures being deferred until next
year and the collection of additional revenues including the police
confiscation proceeds.
We have begun to purchase securities to lock in current interest
rates. We have seen short-term interest rates in the last month
fall by about 20 basis points or more.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
cc: Steve Barwick
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Town of Pail, Colorado
Iavest~ent Report
Snuary of Accoanta and Inveat~enta
Fot the Konth Boding Kove~her 30, 1990
Fonda For Beaerve Bnlancea Percentage Percentage
Operating Fnnde 11/30190 of Total Allowed
Koney Karket Acconnta (eee page 1)
Couercial Banka ;224,996 ;540,996 ;965,792 9.19X SOX
Koney Karket Fonds ;1,953,187 ;1,953,189 18.28X 100X
Colorado Inveat~eat Pools ;5,619,861 ;5,619,861 52.60X IOOX
Total =5,844,659 ;2,494,183 ;8,338,840 98.OSX
Couercial Savings ~
Banka Loans
Certificates of Deposit (see page 2~
Bogle County tnstitntions O.OOX
Other Colorado Institutions O.OOX
KationalInstitutiona ;495,000 ;396,000 ;495,000 ;396,000 ;891,000 8.34X
Total ;495,000 ;396,000 ;495,000 ;396,000 ;891,000 8.34X 100X
Percentage of Portfolio in Savings A Loans 3.71X 25X
O.S. Covern~ent Secaritiea (see page 3~
6epurchaae Agree~enta =196,613 ;196,613 1.84X 75X
Treasury Aotea A Bills ;230,000 ;600,000 ;830,000 7.97X IOOX
CKKA's ;158,000 ;158,000 1.48X 100X
O.S. Savings Bonds ;19,878 ;19,878 0.19X 100X
Federal Agency ?ieconnt Korea A Ronda ;t50,000 ;250,000 E.35X 100X
Total ;407,898 ;1,046,613 ;1,454,491 13.63X
Total Portfolio ;6,747,535 ;3,936,996 ;I0,684,331 100.O1X
Kataring Pithin 12 Kontha ;6,240,657 ;3,443,183 ;9,683,840 90.64X ;
Kataring Pithin 24 Months ;99,000 ;297,000 ;396,000 3.91X
Kataring After 24 Konths ;407,878 ;196,613 ;604,491 S.66X
;6,949,535 ;3,936,996 ;10,684,331 100.01X
Breakdown of Beaerve Fonds
G.O. Bond Beaerve ;2,661,107
Parking Strnctare Bond Proceeds ;790,829
Booth Creek Kitigation Proceeds ;196,858
Chock Anderson Ke~orial ;10,991
Bealth Insurance Fonda ;276,411
;3,936,996
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Koney Kartet Accounts
ae of Kove~ber 30, 1990
--For the Konth of Kove~ber--
Iastitatioa Balances
Type of Accoante High Low Average 11/30/90
COKKBRCIAL BAKE ACCOUKTS
First Bank of 9aii -Operating
Interest 9.570X 6,960X 9.0861
Balance ;1,526,897 ;122,871 ;462,360 ;427,000
First Bank of Sail -Insurance
Interest 7.570X 6.760X 9.086X
Balance ;296,411
Central Bank of Denver Reserve Accoante
Iatereat S.000X
Balance ;2, 080
Central Bank of Denver
Interest 7.053X
General Operating Account
8nlance =6,787
Parking Structure Clearing Account
Balance ;53,514
TotaI Conercinl Bank Accoante ;765,792
LOCAL GOYBRKKBKT IK96STK6KT POOL
Colorado Trust (Inveat~ent Pooh
Interest 7.330X
Balance ;5,619,861
KOK6Y KAB66T KOTOAL FOKDS
Federated Securities Corp. 0. S. Treasury Ttust Reserve Account
Interest 9.451X
Balance =280,298
Fidelity Inveat~ent Covern~ent Koney Karket ?ccoanta
Interest 7.440X
Bond Issue Reserve Account tt
Balance ;988,716
Bootk Creek I~p Funds
Balance ;196, 858
Parking Structure Corset Fand Account
Balance ;487,315
Total Koney Karket Kataal Fand ;1,953,187
Total all BCCOantB ;8,338,840
xxAccoant Subject to Arbitrage Rebate
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Certificates of Deposit
as of Roveiber 30, 1990
Bask Nape, Location Days to
Bates Parchnse Natarity Natarity Natarity
Ine Coapoa Yield Date Date at Purchase Value
Standard Pacific Savings and Loan, Rewport, CA Reserved Fande
FSLIC 9.895X 9.690X 26-Nay-89 28-Nay-91 732 699,000
First Savings and Loan, Beverly Rills, CA
FSLIC 10.395X 10.125X 10-Apr-89 03-Jan-91 984 699,000
Sterling Savings and Loan, Irvine, CA
FSLIC 10.500X 10.250X 10-Apr-89 02-Dec-91 966 699,000
Bay Loan A Invest~ent Bank, Bnst Greenwich, BI, Reserved Funde
FDIC 9.300X 9.050X 11-Ja1-89 02-Dec-91 894 699,000
Bowestead 5avinga Association, Middletown, PA, Reserved Funds
FSLIC 9.IOOX 8.900X 21-Ja1-89 02-Dec-91 864 699,000
Bast Bank, Rew York, RY
FDIC 9.000X 8.900X 11-Jn1-89 11-Ja1-91 930 699,000
Brentwood Square Savings and Loan, Loe Angeles, CA
FSLIC 10.150X 9.900X 09-Nay-89 08-May-91 929 699,000
Republic Bank of California, Porrance, CA
FDIC _ 8.500X 8.500X 22-Nap-90 14-Dec-90 206 699,000
Lyndonville Savings Bank l Yrnst, Lyndonville, VY, Reserved Farads
FDIC 9.250X 9.054X 26-Jn1-89 O1-Jun-92 1041 699,000
Avg Yield 9.392X 6891,000
Daps to Nataritp 151
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Covern~ent Securities
• as of Boveober 30, 1990
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~x#Treasnry Botea A Bills~x#
Years to
Interest Bate Purchase Katarity Katarity Years to Book Pat
Type Fand Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Katarity Palae Palae
Baad Pooled Cash 8.875X 7.470X 11-Kar-86 15-Feb-96 9.94 5.21 ;230,000 ;230,000
Bond Debt Service 9.395X 9.630X 28-Feb-89 28-Feb-91 2.00 0.25 ;200,000 ;200,000
Bond Debt Service 8.250X 8.259X 31-Ang-89 31-Ang-91 2.00 0.75 ;400,000 ;400,000
Average Katarity Years 1.24 ;830,000 ;830,000
- - -
Average Yield 6.37X
~txBeparchase Agreeaenta~~x
Pnrchaae Katnrity Book
Institution Yield Date Date Palne
Korgan Stanley # 7.BSOX Ol-Jun-90 Ol-?ec-95 ;196,613
s Siakiag Fund Inveatoent to Retire C.O. Gonda
tx~CKKA'Sx#x
Years to Bati~ated
Interest Bate Purchase Katnritq Katnrity Years to Principal
Pool Coupon Iield Date Date at Pnrchaae Katarity Outstanding
5803 B.000X 8.480X 14-Gov-86 15-Oct-OS 19.10 16.00 ;40,133
13003 S.000X 9.SOOX 24-Oct-86 IS-Oct-06 20.20 17.00 ;53,679
14659 B.000X 9.200X 24-Oct-86 15-Jae-07 21.20 18.00 ;64,188
Avg Yield 9.119X ;158,000
xx~O.S. Savings Bonda~~#
Years to
Iseae Katnrity Katarity Years to Book Katarity
Series Yield Date Date at Pnrchaae Katnrity Palae Palne
6E 7.170X Ol-Oct-86 O1-Oct-96 10.00 5.84 ;19,878 ;30,000
x#~Federal Agency Discount Rotes ~ Bonds~~x
Days to
Interest Bate Pnrchaae Katarity Katarity Days to Book Katnritp
Agency Fuad Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Katnrity Palae Palae
FHLB Parking B.000X B.000X 25-Jan-90 25-Jan-91 365.00 56.00 ;250,000 ;250,000
;250,000 ;250,000
Average Yield B.OOX
Average Days to Katarity 56 Total ;1,454,491
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Steamboat orders mass retrofitting
By Mary George - get home, right Dad?"
Denver Post Environment Writer FOr Jake, his parents and thou-
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS -Just sands of.tourists who come to Col=
as Abe Lincoln did when he was a orado resorts each winter, :the
boy, Jake Wilhite lay before the snap-crackle-pop of a, wood fire is.
fireplace, the blue-gold flame re- becoming an anachronism..As.
fleeting off his face and his school- .mountain communities strive -fo
work. eliminate brown clouds fed by
But as_his morning-ski_lesson smoke, more and more skiers are
drew near, modern convenience ,enjoying avant and apies ski.to`tlie
closed in on ~ the old-fashioned gentle hiss of gas flames'.or,~ ~o,a _
scene. The second-grader from In- ; .lesser extent, the silent heat °.of ,
dianapolis shut his books and turn- cleaner-burning wood.stoves_,.:~. ~ _ ,
ed off the fire.. . ; ~ ~ ~ ° ~ . _ In .Vail, ,Aspen and Brecken-
"You do it just. like:this," ,he~ ~ ridge, more and more condo'fari~--~
said, flipping the switch on the gas places have natural. gas logs:or"
hearth furnace in lus fainiiy's rent- ..glass-enclosed, gas=furnace inserts
ed condominium.' "I like it-a-lot. ~ R
We're .going to .get_ one when we P.Iease see STEAMBOAT on 1C.~
THE DENVER POST .Sunday, Decemt~r 231990 * 7~;.
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•Condo ~~mana er: likes, inserts - ~ ~j
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'STEAMBOAT from Page iC ~
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because local ordinances severely ~
limit woodbucning units in new
buildings.
A number of condo owners in
Telluride and Crested Butte also
have opted for gas fireplaces since _ ' "
those towns passed laws that man- }'t .ti , '
date replacing dirty wood stoves
with technologically advanced r s. ` , ~ .,y. ~ r
models.
" PIow all eyes are on Steamboat
Springs, which has ordered a mass Ik, ' ~ ~ <
retrofitting of condo fireplaces. By ~ v,..
November, 2,100 units must have zt~; ~ ~
clean-burning gas or wood stove .,1~ t<
inserts, and wood stoves in single-
)'amily homes and duplexes must
be upgraded or replaced. i- _
'Those conversions have taken on ~ : , . , ~ - , ,
anew urgency now that this city of ~ ~ c, '
6,000 alongside the' Yampa River - f ta,,, ,
has violated the federal standard
for PM-10 -tiny particles less - ~ - -1 ~
than 10 microns in diameter - _ - - J~
three times over the past two
years. ~ - -
Denver Post Flle Photo
PM-10 can lodge in lungs OUTFOXING THE BROWN CLOIIDs Vail more gas fireplace inserts..ln Steamboat Springs,;,,
Experts suspect that 1
M-10, is Just one of several mountain resorts where win- all condo owners must install gas orclean-burning : ,
much of which can be attributed to ter brown clouds are prompting people to Install wood stove inserts by next November. _ -
inefficient wood burning, can -
lodge in the lungs and cause dis- mental impact statement for the Street for Steamboat 11 years ago. Realtors. "It has not hurt sales. It
ease. The other big contributor to project, which won a preliminary "We had at most 10 days of bad air has been an enhancement. Gas
PM-10 in mountain towns is road , nod from the Forest Service last a ski season, by my recollec- lines were brought into properties
dust kicked up by traffic. month, indicates that the develop- ~ tion.... But we've done a lot of that didn't have them before, aml~
"We know what a good thing we ment likely would worsen Steam- monitoring, at two different eleva- now under amenities we can list
have up here, and bans on fire- boat's air. bons on the mountain, and I'm now hot tubs, tennis courts and gas fire-•.
places in new construction aren't Dirty air in many mountain,, convinced that even if you don't places."
enough to protect it. Retrofitting is towns has the same origins as Den- see (the pollution), it's there." That attitude is encouraging t0 : ~
the only answer," said Mike Zopf, ver's. Resorts such as Vail and This fall, Dawes had gas-fur- Ray Merry, director of environ••
Routt County's director of environ- .Steamboat are in valleys frequent- pace inserts installed in 414 of his mental health programs for Eagle'
'mental programs. Re has been lob- ~ by inversions, a condition where condos' fireplaces at a cost of County, home of Vail and Beaver''
bying for cleaner air since he a warm layer of air clamps down 52,000 each. He said not one cus- Creek. He's coordinating a group' '
moved to. Steamboat la the mid- over stable cold air;, trapping :tourer has complained. that's putting finishing touches on'
1970x. smoke and dust near the ground.. Dawes sees the new generation an air-quality policy statement,'
With the city's air-quality pro- Ateas such as Telluride and Crest- of fireplaces and the new empha- and he needs the support of Real-',
gram established, Routt County Butte, which are in "bowls," en-~~ xis on air quality appealing to the tors and developers.
leaders now are. spreading the dare inversions, too,,,,,, , , , , next generation of shiers. "The belief has been that to sell
word. Representatives from "If we look out flue, 10, 20 years,' a home in the mountains, damn it,-
Steamboat, Hayden, Oak Creek Smaller brOWrl CIOUd ' how important is the woodburning we've got to have a fireplace,''
and outlying areas have formed a In Steamboat, town leaders :fireplace going to be to somebody Merry said. "Steamboat has
committee to address pollution as started noticing their brown cloud - like him?" he asked,, gesturing to a.. proved that's a bogus philosol';
well as global warming and ener- after hearing from the local chap- photo of his infant.son. "He may phy.... My argument is that peo-,'
gy efficiency. ter of the League of Warren Vot- ,never know what a woodburning pie come here because it's aesthet=
Also this winter, the state health ers, which took up the issue in the.. ~ fireplace ever was like. And if. ically pleasing, and if we degrade;
department's air pollution control early 1980x. ~ you've never had one, you may not the airshed, we stand to suffer eco-,
division is paying for extra PM-10 ' "That brown cloud is the same miss it." nomic loss."
monitoring, and Zopf is collecting brown cloud they've got in Denver, Inserts seem to save money Condo COmpIBx COr1Vert3
data that could help establish a it's just compressed and o bit
visibility standard similar to the 'smaller," said league member Aside from the initial outlay, • At least one Vait condo complex
one enacted in the Denver area .Barbara'DeVries. "We weren't ,furnace Inserts appear to be a owner shares those attitudes. This,
this winter. ' ,even aware of the pollution until money-saving proposition. Dawes , fall, all 84 fireplaces at The Wren'
.New resort may worsen air someone would ski down the says electric bills in his condos 'were converted to gas for E60,000:~
mountain and say, `Gee, the. air. , _ have dropped by about 40 percent "We were seeing the pollution, ands'
"It's a problem because people looks bad today.' " ~ because the gas furnace heat . we felt that it would be mandated
out here expect a higher,degree,nj',y, An ad hoc committee recom- doesn't go up fireplace flues. somewhere down the road," salit'.:
pristine than they do in, Denger,'y~,f~mended that condo fireplaces be Housekeepers don't have to sweep Robert Gass, general manager. '
Zopf said. ~ : o~•~~~outlawed, and much of the town up ashes, and carpets don't get Condo owners say it's too earl~y.•
Yet even on good days, Steam- ,h thumbed its nose at the proposal burned. There's no wood to buy, ' to tell whether gas appliances will~~.
boat's visibility often is compro- as too costly and draconian. , ;and' fire risk is greatly reduced. draw renters. But if 8-year-olds
mixed. "Early in the morning and.,,7 Ampng thg most recalcitrant was Early skepticism has tur?ied into Jake had to choose between a
later in the afternoon, you can see Stetie Dawes, president of Steam- support as Steamboat's Lodging wood-burning or gas fireplace;
the Payers. As the sun rises from , boa. Resorts and manager of 500 •Council and Board of Realtors which would he want?
behind Mount Werner (the center condos at the ski area. have endorsed the controls. "This one," he said, pointing to:•
of the ski area), you'd notice it." ~ "It took me two years on that "As Realtors, we'd be stepping the ceramic logs behind glass with '
Focusing the worries is the pro- committee . , to believe there on our own feet by not being in fa- the gently hissing flame. "Even If='
posed Lake Catamount ski. area 7' was a' problem," said Dawes, a vor of tt," said Karen Beauvais, it cost $10 more, right Dad? May= '
miles south of town. The environ- , "Denver refugee" who fled 17th president of the county board of lie even if It cost 515." •
December 19, 1990
Vail Town Council
Council Chambers
Re: special Meeting on the Sonnenalp Expansion
Dear Members,
We are completely opposed to the buildings and additions
that are being proposed by the Sonnenalp.
The size and mass and bulk of the proposed building are
extremely too large for the area. Meadow drive will be
turned in to a dark, canyon like street that will never
see sun, except at high noon in August.
The varriances requested are too great and will allow a
site coverage that will be completely out of balance with the rest of
the property, not to mention the rest of Vail Village.
The public will be denied the presence of openess, view and
access to areas that have been traditionally available to them.
It is not fare that the Sonnenalp shold be able to construct
buildings that will limit the use and enJoyment of Gore Creek
by everyone.
The use of the existing buildings as an argument of
why they should be allowed the excessive height and site
coverage is ridiculous, if they are that big a problem, then
the whole place should be torn down and a well planned,
asthenically pleasing complex should be designed that fits
the towns building codes.
We urge the members of the Town Council to vote against
this matter.
Sincerely,
..fie-~~c~
Gnu ~
Tom & Cindv Jacobson
765 Forest Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
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TOWN OF VAIL ~
75 south frontage road
vafl, Colorado 81657
(303) 479-2138
office of the town clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following changes in schedule for the
Vail Town Council's regularly scheduled Work Sessions and Evening
Meetings. The changes are as follows:
Tuesday, December 25, 1990 NO WORK SESSION
Tuesday, January 1, 1991 NO WORK SESSION
NO EVENING MEETING
Tuesday, January 8, 1991 REGULAR WORK SESSION
SPECIAL EVENING MEETING
Tuesday, January 15, 1991 REGULAR WORK SESSION
REGULAR EVENING MEETING
The public should be aware that any second readings resulting from
the January 8, 1991, ordinance first reading approvals cannot be
re-heard until the February 5, 1991, regularly scheduled meeting.
TOWN OF VAIL
Pamela A. Brandmeyer
Town Clerk
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WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP
12/7/90
Page 1 of 3
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
8/8/89 WEST INTERMOUNTAIN ANNEXATION LARRY: Proceeding w/legal requirements far arijke Brofos will be circulating petitions when Larry
request: Lapin) annexation. gets them to her.
5/1 AMEND CODE, 12.04.240, STREET CUT TAN/LARRY: Per Council direction, proceed. Proposed ordinance being redrafted after joint meeting with
PERMITS Public Service and Holy Crass.
6/12 VAIL GLO SIGN (request: LeUine) ON/KRISTAN: Through DRB, or same other process, Craig Holzfaster wrote Kristan a letter which beats around
can the lettering color and lighting be modified? the bush.
6/26 AIR QUALITY USAN: Issue of air quality recommendations needs rdinance being developed for PEC review by 12/10/90.
to be revisited by this fall.
7/17 BIKES/F:OLLER 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, and also including
the parking structures?
7/24 AG/OPEN SPACE AMENDMENT ARRY/KRISTAN: Legal research requested to make Research underway. Larry will report to Council on 12/18.
ORDINANCE AG/Open Space 35 acre minimum per unit.
7/27 UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES IN LARRY/STAN: Work with Holy Crass 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 UESTED RIGHTS ORDINANCE ARRY: Schedule for evening meeting review. Community Development will meet with Larry on 12/11.
9/11 RAISING FEES FOR PARKING FUND RISTAN: Schedule for work session review. Scheduled for Work Session 12/11/90.
CONTRIBUTIONS
9/20 LIONS RIDGE FILING 4 ON: 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 ICK: 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 casts of VFD on total gross costs. Compute fee
by Vail F.D. for ordinance amendment ~ schedule for re-inspections. 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.
mo=d -
WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP
12/7/90
Page 2 of 3
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
9/25 EMPLOYEE HOUSING TOU staff committee studying employee housing has Staff committee is meeting weekly.
begun to review the following items:
1. Possible site recommendation and selection far Town staff focusing on Buzzard Park/Town Shops, and Mountain
publicly-held land suitable for seasonal Bell sites.
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 12/11/90.
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
discuss water issues.
11/27 HOUSING AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT KRISTAN: Research the following questions - Will present to Council 12/18/90.
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 haw effective either method of
management works?
11/27 COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS/EVENING EVERYONE: Please note the following changes: All departments be aware that any second readings coming
MEETINGS from first reading approvals on 1/8/91 cannot be reheard
Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1990 NO WORK SESSION until the first hearing in February, 2/5/91.
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1991 NO WORK SESSION
NO EVENING MEETING
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1991 REGULAR WORK SESSION
SPECIAL EVENING MEETING
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WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP
12/7/90
Page 3 of 3
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1991 REGULAR WORK SESSION
REGULAR EVENING MEETING
11/27 HERITAGE CABLEVISION RON: Schedule meeting with Ron/Larry/Lynn Johnson Will do.
to discuss limited franchise agreement.
11/27 TM/TA/TJ EVALUATIONS COUNCIL: Ron's review is scheduled far executive Ron's review is continued to 12/11/90. Larry's and Buck's
(request: Rose) session on 12/4/90. Larry's and Buck's reviews will be continued to 12/18/90.
evaluations are scheduled for the following week,
12/11/90, so have your TA/TJ evaluations to Kent
by 12/4.
11/27 DIVISION OF WILDLIFE/TRAPS KEN: Find out exact regulation and boundary far 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 Done.
your original letter, to the forest Service.
RBTT
Revised: 12/ 6/1990
TONN OE VAIL
RISAL )SSTATB TRAN5E8R TAB
History and Budget
1990
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990 9UDGHT
MONTH ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTOAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTOAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTOAL BUDGBT ecroeL VARIANCB
January 63,999 98,089 106,981 119,972 78,053 80,733 101,374 131,916 96,119 309,233 ; 98,966 162,954 63,988
February 40,595 69,018 105,024 132,220 86,289 170,052 64,906 44,040 109,873 140,192 ; 91,460 133,085 41,625
March 69,886 126,935 109,533 137,820 62,693 63,831 92,557 38,791 68,104 145,957 ; 89,002 77,995 ( 11,007)
April 76,855 94,653 65,90D 103,526 173,321 90,396 182,743 95,554 179,671 151,069 ; 117,440 152,027 34,587
Nay 42,738 84,324 54,663 90,599 96,006 228,673 98,651 120,984 99,736 220,299 ; 105,297 167,972 62,675
June 62,239 125,433 54,488 140,638 76,467 49,513 79,915 73,509 101,364 122,466 ; 84,684 136,364 51,680
July 49,367 186,110 104,262 68,539 157,598 88,528 70,441 47,949 126,537 125,675 ; 96,253 75,169 ( 21,084)
August 79,859 115,499 71,282 97,806 58,937 32,860 100,182 61,137 109,315 86,347 ; 80,910 77,486 ( 3,424)
Septeober 59,800 113,992 49,332 96,746 64,671 48,516 108,167 78,819 116,557 143,306 ; 83,736 75,745 ( 7,991)
October 108,510 154,000 42,498 122,546 88,732 109,633 93,860 124,291 17T,360 241,393 ; 119,130 118,986 ( 144)
Noveober 102,623 107,768 81,698 91,385 105,109 74,909 89,047 114,839 241,888 165,964 ; 104,466 102,210 ( 2,256)
Subtotal 756,471 1,275,821 845,661 1,201,797 1,047,876 1,037,644 1,081,843 931,829 1,426,524 1,851,901 ; 1,071,345 1,279,993 208,648
Dece~ber 142,662 133,867 11D,911 56,533 81,890 333,139 106,695 95,495 192,941 192,737 ; 128,655
YOTAL 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 2,044,638 ; 1,200,000 1,279,993 208,648
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TOWN OF VAIL
7S Soutb Frontage Road Department of Public Works/Transportation
Vail, Colorado 81657
303-479-2158/FAX 303-479-2157
December 5, 1990
Attention Interested Parties:
The Town of Vail is soliciting estimates from qualified electrical
contractors to underground secondary electrical lines to 69
properties in East Vail (see attached map). The Town of Vail is
currently in the process of forming a Local Improvement District
(L.I.D.) with property owner approval, to fund the improvements
next summer. Holy Cross Electric Association has agreed to
underground the primary electrical lines and remove all overhead
transformers and poles (see attached letter).
Please provide an itemized cost estimate (labor, materials, etc.)
to me before January 4, 1991. Contact Ted Huskey, Holy Cross
Electric (303-949-5892) with inquiries relating to existing and
proposed primary service.
Please call me if you have any questions or desire any additional
information. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
i"f~''""L
Stan Berryman, irector
Department Public Works/Transportation
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cc: Ron Phillips
Ted Huskey
HOLY CROSS ~L~CTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
3799 HIGHWAY 82
(303) 945-5491
P. O. DRAWER 2150
FAX: 945-4081
GLENWOOD SPRSI3GS, COLORADO 81602
October 30, 1990
Mr. Stan Berryman
Town of Vail
75 North Frontage Road West
Vail, Colorado 81557
RE: Bighorn Fifth Filing Overhead to Underground
Electrical Conversion
Dear Stan:
Reference is made to our meeting on October 22, 1990 concerning
the above mentioned project. Please find enclosed for your
reference, a copy of Holy Cross Electric Association's "Policy
Statement Implementation - Conversion From Overhead to
Underground Facilities" dated January 16, 1989.
Holy Cross Electric presently receives sufficient electrical
revenues from the proposed project area to invest in the
conversion of our primary electric facilities from overhead to
underground. This includes the installation of pad-mounted
single-phase transformers which will be placed at convenient
locations within the project area. Once commitment for this
project has been received by Holy Cross Electric in the form
specified by the Policy, said transformer locations shall be
finalized along with the completion of our underground design.
Additional easements may be required for transformer locations.
Each building owner in the project area must contract with an
electrician to convert the existing secondary electric service
lines underground from the building to the appropriate new pad-
mounted transformer.
Should all the necessary c~uuLLitments be received by Holy Cross
Electric during the coming winter season, this project could be
scheduled for construction during the summer of 1991.
Should you have any additional questions, please call me at 949-
5892.
Sincerely,
HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
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Ted Huskey,
Engineering Service Supervisor
Enclosure
TH:rjm
THIS IS JOHN'S POSITION.
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY
APPLICATIONS. IF YOU HAVE
- ANY SUGESTIONS, PLEASE CALL...
WE'LL CONTACT THEM!
TOWN OF VAIL ~ THANKS !
75 south frontage road
veil, Colorado 81857
(303) 479-2138
office of the town clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of
Vail is accepting applications for one (1) position which exists
on the Town of Vail Local Licensing Authority. Applicants must be
citizens of the United States, qualified electors of the Town of
Vail, and have resided in the Town of Vail for not less than two
years preceding appointment, and shall have no direct financial
interest in any license to sell alcoholic beverages or any location
having any such license. Applications should be addressed to the
Vail Town Council, Attn: Pam Brandmeyer, 75 South Frontage Road
West, Vail, CO 81657. Deadline for applications is 5:00 P.M.,
Monday, December 17, 1990.
Pamela A. Brandmeyer
Secretary to the Local Licensing Authority
To be published in THE VAIL TRAIL November 30, December 7, and 14,
1990.
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TOWN OF VAIL ~
75 Soutb Frontage Road Office of the Town Manager
Vail, Colorado 81657
303-479-2100/FAX 303-479-2157
December 4, 1990
Mr. Edmund Drager
President
Vail Valley Consolidated Water Districts
846 Forest Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
Dear Ed:
I appreciate the opportunity Stan Berryman and I had to meet with the
Consolidated Water Districts Board concerning the tap fees for the Vail
Village Parking Structure. We sincerely thank you and the Board for
your consideration of our request and for approving the refund of the
water tap fee for the parking structure.
We also thank you again for the cooperative effort your staff has made
in working with us on this project and others in recent weeks. We look
forward to a continuing positive relationship with Vail Valley
Consolidated Water Districts.
I am glad we were able to get our former agreement between the Town of
Vail and Vail Valley Consolidated Water Districts back on track and hope
to get a new agreement between the two Boards finalized in the near
future. We are looking forward to your Board members coming to meet
with the Town Council next week to discuss mutual issues of interest,
and appreciate you taking the time to do that. Thanks again for your
positive consideration of our refund request.
Sinc el ,
Rondall U. Phillips
Town Manager
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TOWN OF VAIL ~
7S South Frontage Road Office of the Town Manager
Vail, Colorado 81657
303-479-2100/FAX 303-479-2157
December 4, 1990
Mr. Walter Kirch
Chairman
Upper Eagle Valley Consolidated
Sanitation Districts
846 Forest Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
Dear Walter:
I appreciate the opportunity Stan Berryman and I had to meet with the
Consolidated Sanitation Districts Board concerning the tap fees for the
Vail Village Parking Structure. We sincerely thank you and the Board
for your consideration of our request and for approving the refund of
the sewer tap fee for the parking structure.
We also thank you again for the cooperative effort your staff has made
in working with us on this project and others in recent weeks. We look
forward to a continuing positive relationship with Upper Eagle Valley.
I am glad we were able to get our former agreement between the Town of
Vail and Upper Eagle Valley back on track and hope to get a new
agreement between the two Boards finalized in the near future. We are
looking forward to your Board members coming to meet with the Town
Council next week to discuss mutual issues of interest, and appreciate
you taking the time to do that. Thanks again for your positive
consideration of our refund request.
Sinc a y,
Rondall Phillips
Town Manager f
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REC' ~ NOV -11990
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Vail Associates, Inc.
Creators and Operators of Vail and Beaver CreelA Resorts
October 31, 1990
Ron Phillips
Town Manager
Vail Town Government
75 South Frontage Rd.
Vail, CO 81657
Dear Ron;
Many thanks to the many Town of Vail employees who
assisted in the clean-up of Wall Street after a snowmaking
water line ruptured. The response and cooperation we received
from Pete Burnette and his staff was great. It was a real
team effort and I was proud to be a part of it.
Sincerely,
Ji Roberts
Manager, Mountain Operations
VAIL ASSOCIATES, INC.
Post Office Box 7 • Vail, Colorado 81658 • USA - (303) 476-5601
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SLIFER DESIGNS
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December 4, 1990
TOV: LET'S TAKE ACTION
I attended the excellent and informative analysis of mountain
resort design delivered by Eldon Beck and Sherry Dorwood on
November 27th. I heard the thoughtful comments of each council
member and his/her interpretation of how good design should be
applied to Vail..
I agree with Rob Levine. We cannot wait 20 years for Lionshead to
miraculously evolve into a visual asset. The tourist demand for
the benefits and pleasures of Vail Mountain will continue to grow.
Those who wish to enjoy "North America's greatest ski mountain"
will typically expect a high quality luxury experience from lodging
and other non-ski amenities. If there is not enough quality in the
Vail Village and in Lionshead, they will spend their money else-
where (i.e. Beaver Creek, Edwards, etc.). We know some council
members profess this as an ideal evolution for down valley pro-
~ perty. I agree. But I also agree that we do not want the upper
Vail Valley to become a "resort ghetto" where the experience is
less desireable than the exceptional experience available on Vail
y Mountain
We do not wish to make the same mistake made in 1972, i.e. the Vail
Master Plan specifically excluded Lionshead.
The time is now to begin the arduous task of identifying ways and
means to dramatically improve lodging and sightseeing experience
in the upper Vail Valley. This means exploring a long list of ways
to make visual improvements:
1. Yes, continue tinkering with and improving the street scape
of the Vail Valley;
2. Yes, strengthen TOV efforts to protect valuable remaining
view corridors;
3. Yes, struggle to invent incentives for "creating" view cor-
ridors in Lionshead;
4. Yes, seek design and usage solutions to humanize the vast
southern stretch of the Lionshead parking lot;
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5. Yes, establish incentives for Lionshead buildings to improve
their exterior appearance. (One large Lionshead condominium
association is currently evaluating a plan to totally revise
their exterior, which includes changing the clunkey style of
their balconies. Current cost estimates are $250,000 -
$350,000. Is it appropriate for the TOV to partially miti-
gate this cost with tax or service credits?);
6. Yes, develop a creative master plan for Lionshead as the TOV
Planning Staff is scheduled to do;
7. Yes, invite renown consultants like Eldon Beck of California
and Rick Lamb Associates of Boston to contribute suggestions
for a Lionshead Master Plan;
8. Yes, try to open up the "dead end" corridors in Lionshead;
9. Yes, extend retail stores into the Lionshead Mall as origin-
ally expected when the mall was re-built;
10. Yes, make property owners in Lionshead aware of their poten-
tial value increases if and when Lionshead is perceived by
visitors as an upscale experience as attractive and desirable
as the Vail Village;
11. Yes, make sure that the Sonnenalp reconstruction design meets
view corridor, street scape, parking and delivery truck re-
quirements, and then approve it to meet the town's need for
. additional first class hotel rooms.
. 12. Yes, continue, in every way, to create the optimum mountain
resort experience for local residents and visitors. This
includes not only protection of our ~:est, but also applying
the same principals throughout the town to create our best
everywhere.
Sincerely,
Beth Slifer
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October 26; 1990
Mr. Rondall V. Phillips ~ -
Town Manager _ -
- 75 South Frontage Road ~
Vail, CO 81657 ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ,
~ Dear Ron,
-
. Thank you for your letter of October 11 indicating
. that the Vail Town Council approved a grant to the Bravo!
Colorado Music Festival in .the amount of $27,500 for the
- 1991 Season.
' It is unfortunate that the position of the council
would feel that it is necessary to decrease a grant to the
Festival because of our increased ticket sales. I hope
that it is realized that 9$ of the Festival budget was _
reached through ticket sales. All other Festival expenses.
we met through other earned income including corporate and
foundation support, government and individual grants, and
state appreciation.
Needless to say we greatly appreciate the support from
the Town of Vail and will continue to promote the Vail
Valley through the presentation of concerts a the highest
International level provided by the Bravo! Colorado Music
1 Festival. Z believe that this young organization promotes
the Valley and it's cultural life in such a way that both
residents and visitors alike can take pride.
{ Best regards to you!
Si cerely yours,
"J hn W. Giovando
E ecutive Director - `
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' JOHN W. GIOVANDOIGENERAL DIRECTOR ? IDA KAVAFIAN1An i u~ iC~DIRECTOR
? P.O. BOX 1288 / VAII, COLORADO 81658-1288 ? TELEPHONE ~303~ 476-0206 ? ~505~ 984-8548
RECD SEC - 41990
Sahn DeNardo
1' . 0. Box 1 179
~d++ards. CQ 81632
Novenbmr 29. 1990
Kent Ftoae, iiayar
Toan of Vail
Vail, Co 8)65?
Oear' Magyar ,
I have vorked in the Town of Vail far $ years. I have lived
within the town li~aits for 7 of those years before recently
mavin¢ down valley. I love the Vail Valley and would like to see
it to continue to grave end prosper in the future as it has since
I have laeen here.
In the Weer future a representative of NAl'URflL~ (Natural Fuels
Corparatian) sill be seating with town officials to discuss
installation of a GNG refueling station in Vail.
I personally feel that CHG {Contpreesed Natural bag) vehicles ere
going to be an intargral part of our future in the United States.
Veil's dedication to a clean environment could be greatly
enhanced with a coa~wtitnrent to CHG refueling station.
I hope the Town of Vail will help concerned people like Myself
pursue alternative fuel sources, in an effort to clean-up our
air, help our local econatny, and decrease qur dependence on
Middle-Eastern countries.
Sincerely,
Jnhn OeNardo
cc: Ron Phillips
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TOWN OF VAIL MEMORANDUM
TO: Ron Phillips
Council Members
Steve Barwick
Steve Thompson
FROM: Judy Popeck
Sabrina Too s~
DATE: December 4, 1990
RE: Update of Parking Comments
As expected by most everyone, this year' s changes on the Town' s
parking policies have generated a fair number of comments and
complaints. Accordingly, the Finance Department implemented a form
for comments regarding parking, which has been very helpful in
several ways:
shows the public that the Town of Vail is concerned, thereby
improving our relations.
gives the customer a way to express their opinion and/or vent
their anger, thereby leaving the municipal building with a
more positive attitude.
gives all those involved in the decision-making on sales of
the coupons and passes a feel for whether the system is
working and/or what changes may be in order for this season or
possibly in the future.
The following is a report based on the comments received thus far:
Issue # of Concerns
Property owners should have the 16
right to purchase coupons.
Eagle County residents should have 14
the right to purchase coupons.
Parking too restrictive and expensive 1
for salespersons.
Parking too expensive to front range 2
skiers.
People should be allowed to park on 1
Frontage Road until the structure is
1000 completed.
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Issue # of Concerns
Need free access from highway via 1
shuttle.
$20.00 surcharge for blue parking 1
pass payment plan is unfair.
Vail businesses should be allowed 1
to purchase coupons for their
employees.
Coupon purchasers should be entitled 1
to park anywhere in Village structure.
iiii 1
Okay with me. 1
We will keep you updated, on a monthly basis. Should you have
questions please feel free to contact one of us.
A copy of all of the comments and complaints is available upon
request.
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TOWN OF VAIL
7S South Frontage Road Office of the Town Manager
Vail, Colorado 81657
303-479-2100/FAX 303-479-2157
December 4, 1990
Mr. Bill Wood
District Ranger
U.S. Forest Service
P. 0. Box 190
Minturn, Colorado 81645
Dear Bill:
Attached is a copy of the letter I sent to you October 3 of this year
concerning how to proceed on the land ownership adjustment plan. Did you
receive this letter, and do you have any ideas of how we can facilitate
the early initiation of this process?
Sin re y,
Rondall U. Phillips
Town Manager
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Attachment
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75 south frontage road '
vsii, Colorado 81657
(303) 479-2105
otttce of town manager
October 3, 1990
_ Mr. William A. Wood
District Ranger
Holy Cross Ranger District
White River National Forest
P.O. Box 190
Minturn, CO 81645
RE: Land Ownership Adjustment Plan
Dear Bill,
It was good to talk to you Tuesday night at the Council meeting and to
hear that Rich Phelps is on board to begin addressing the Land Ownership
Adjustment Plan in the next few weeks. We are looking forward to
working with Rich and your office in this process. We will be happy to
set up a meeting for the Council to take a tour, with you and your
staff, of encroachment areas you found this summer as you surveyed the
forest service boundary in the Gore Valley.
The Town Council has asked that I formally request that, as you begin
the Land Ownership Adjustment Plan, you seriously consider making the
Gore Ualley a separate priority area due to extreme pressures in this
valley for private purpose land exchanges. We feel that addressing the
Gore Valley, or some representative area in the Vail/Beaver Creek
region, separate from the White River National Forest as a whole would
be expedient due to the development pressures we are experiencing. We
do not mean to request a special privilege, but we feel that the land
exchange issues that we have faced jointly over the past 7 to 8 years
justify attention due to Gore Valley and the land ownership adjustment '
planning process.
If there is anything we can do to help expedite the process in Vail,
please do not hesitate to let me know.
Sincerely,
i~ ~tlr ~~~G~
Rondall V. Phillips
Town Manager
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cc: Vail Town Council
Ms. Kristan Pritz, TOV
Mr. Larry Eskwith, TOV
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P.O. Box 331
Aeon, CO 81620
Na~ember 20, 1990
Town of Va i 1
750 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 8165?
Dear Tawn of Va i 1
I ha~~e written to say thank you far the money I reciewed
from the Jeff Campbell dinner. The funds helped me pay
doctor bills that the insurance would not pay. I would also
like to thank you for filling out and mailing the checks to
their destination.
I enjoyed the dinner and had a great time. Jeff was a great
inspiration to me in my battle with cancer. I`m doing great
and only have three chemotherapy treatments left. I can`t
begin to thank you enough far the help you have given me.
Greatfully yours
,
Casey Cuny
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SLit•rtc, SMITH & FRAMs 1v~J, INC.
HOUSING Real Estate Brokers and Consultants
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THE SEARCH FOR ~
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ULI has begun a research e~'ort to Hied job center growth, perhaps number of jobs is increased in ,
study the locational relationship be- less auto traffic would have re- areas determined to be "housing- ;
tween jobs and housing and to deter- suited. Instead, new housing de- rich." More households will find '
mine whether public policies can or velopment has moved farther it possible to live close to where ` '
should be implemented to encourage out, to create yet another tier of their members work (or vice versa),
closer proximity betureen the two. low~iensity development. and thus to reduce their commut-
Based on a review of the literature, Worsening traffic, pollution, ing times and distances. Short- -
the following article summarizes and housing markets have sent ened commutes will lessen traffic
some oJthe relevant issues. Further planners and state, regional, and congestion and its concomitant
research by ULI is underway, with local governments scrambling side effects.
findings scheduled to be published in
I Jall 1991; readers wishing to contrib-
` ute specific examples or experiences In theory, each person working in an area with a
I are encouraged to contact Lloyd W. jobs/housing balance would also be able to live in
Bookout ut 202-624-7096.-Editor
that area (and vice versa).
nor almost four decades,
metropolitan growth in the for solutions. Many have begun In concept, balancing jobs and
United States has been based to buy stock in a deceptively sim- housing sounds like a good idea- ,
on the concepts of dispersal, low- pie concept that-for lack of a bet- so good, in fact, that regional
density development, and free- ter term-goes by the name of and local governments all over
dom to travel. But the ideals and "jobs/housing balance." Although the United States are adopting
market preferences from which no precise definition exists, the policies and searching for ways
the physical structures of our concept can be defined generally to implement them. But a policy
modern cities have evolved have as equal housing and employment maker should consider some so- '
also brought serious problems- opportunities within an identified Bering realities before launching '
traffic congestion, air pollution, geographic area; in theory, each yet another set of regulatory con-
. and lack of affordable housing- person working in an area with a ditions for development.
that threaten the cities' promise jobs/housing balance would also
of an improved quality of life. be able to live in that area (and What Is Balance?
The emergence of major employ- vice versa).
ment centers has brought millions Here is how a policy that is di- The concept of ajobs/housing
of new jobs to the suburbs. Fora rected at attaining a balance be- "balance" is most commonly ex-
variety of reasons, housing Bevel- tween jobs and housing might pressed in terms of a ratio. Given
opment in their vicinity has not work. The number of houses and one worker per dwelling unit, a
kept pace. Had nearby, affordable apartments is increased in areas ratio of one job to one dwelling
housing development accompa- categorized as "job-rich," and the unit (1:1) would imply balance.
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But balance is a relative term, and Many questions still need an- match. Most high-growth markets
other influences must be factored swering before a consensus is experience housing affordability
into the equation. reached on the meaning of "bal- problems for which several alter-
Rarely is one worker per house= ante." native explanations, as suggested
hold actually a given condition. below, are relevant.
The large and still increasing num- Tl1e Effects of Imbalance While suburbs have permitted
ber of two-worker households in- the development of high~lensity
dicates that balance within a ter- Despite the lack of a solid deft- employment centers, they have
fain area exists when the number ninon of an ideal balance, the jobs/ tended to prefer housing devel-
of jobs exceeds the number of housing imbalance-a similarly oped in traditional, suburban
dwelling units. For example, a ill{lefined term-is blamed fora ways. Not every community has
1983 study by Gruen Gruen + laundry list of problems. At the opened its arms to higher-density
' Associates for a project in south top of this list is traffic conges- housing-especially affordably
Placer County, California, has tion. It is claimed that [he longer priced for-sale and rental projects.
suggested ajob/housing unit commutes forced by the distance Also, many localities have clung
ratio of 1.6:1 as a desirable goal. between employment-generating to Euclidean zoning practices
A 1987 issue paper prepared and residential development are based on separation of uses. Resi-
by the California Department of stressing the capacity of transpor- dential development has largely -
Housing and Community Devel- tation systems, not to mention been zoned out of new commer- .
opment has suggested the follow- the patience of peak-hour commut- cial areas and limited in density `
ing formula as a general guide ers. Besides clogging the highways, in peripheral locations. Such zon-
for setting jobs/housing goals: this commuter traffic exacerbates ing practices effectively keep hour-
Ideal Number of Housing Units = air pollution. ing production below the level of
(Total Jobs/Workers per House- But the perception that longer need generated by employment
hold) x (1 + Desired Vacanry Rate). commutes are causing severe peak- growth.
This formula is intended to aid hour traffic congestion is not Taxing structures have also
local governments in long-range clearly borne out by the facts. been charged with contributing '
land use planning,. as California's Although some studies have been to the perceived mismatch between
state planning law requires mu- attempted, research showing a jobs and housing. As a rule, local
nicipalities to zone °sufficient va- causality between the locational governments receive far greater
cant land for residential use mismatch of jobs and housing net tax revenues from commer-
in relation to zoning for nonresi- and the problem of peak-hour cial development than residential. '
dential use congestion lends inadequate sup- The relative tax disadvantages of
However, more is involved than port to the ideal of a jobs/Dousing permitting housing development
just numerical parity between the balance as a cornerstone of pub- have prompted many local gov-
number of jobs and the number lit policy. In fact, studies have ernments to zone more land
of housing units. As a planning shown that nonwork-related peak- than is needed for coin~nercial
tool, balance is without meaning hour travel for shopping, errands, uses and to compete with each
' unless it takes job and housing and family business is growing other to capture the most revenue-
, economic distinctions into account. a[ a much faster rate than work- generating land uses. This practice
Within what spatial framework- related [ravel. (See Harry W. Rich- is particularly apparent in Califor- ;
' neighborhood, community, mu- ardson and Peter Gordon, "Count- nia, w}~ere Proposition 13's tax
nicipality, county, commute ing Nonwork Trips," Urba~z Land, limitations have encouraged local
shed, region-should jobs and September 1989.) This finding governments to judge develop-
housing be balanced? How care- alone suggests that policies that ment alternatives on the basis of
fully should types of jobs (wages) cut down on nonwork trips might their impacts on the public coffer.
be matched with types of houses well be more effective tools to re- But even if regulatory practices
(prices)? Clearly, for a true bal- duce congestion than attempts to had been more lenient in recent
ante to exist, available housing attain ajobs/housing balance. years, simple economics might
must match jobholders' housing Also on the laundry list of have been enough to discourage '
needs at prices commensurate problems blamed on the jobs/ housing development for low-
with their wages. No matter how housing imbalance is the decreas- and moderate-income households
many units of luxury housing are ing affordability of housing. In near job centers. The rapid growth
built around a new employment reality, decreasing affordability of suburban employment centers
center, the new housing little ben- may be more a cause than an has caused nearby land prices to
efits clerical or janitorial workers. effect of any jobs/housing mis- escalate to levels that make residen-
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tial development-other than that worker family, the housing Iota- In Builder magazine's November
of high-end products-infeasible. tion decision may involve atom- 1989 survey of ho?nebuyers, 62
' The lack of housing opportuni- promise that equates the commute percent of the homeseekers sur-
_ ties for low- and moderate-income times of both workers, even though veyed said they would prefer to
~ households near new job centers both trips may be relatively long. commute for one hour and live
• may even contribute to the prob- Workers also tend to change in asingle-family house than ~om-
lem of poverty. Many low-income jobs more often than in the past. mute for only 25 to 35 minutes
persons living in central cities Geographically dispersed employ- and live in a townhouse.
• will not, or cannot, travel to sub- ment centers reduce the likeli- A whole range of qualitative
• urban jobs. Employers are begin- hood that a worker will be able considerations pertaining to ~o~a-
Wing to feel the pinch. Ashort- to maintain a close (or consis- tional decision making must be
. age of low-skilled and service tent) home-to-work relationship, thrown into the jobs/housing .
workers already exists in many unless she changes homes when- balance formula: lifestyle prefer-
. high-growth markets, and this ever she changes jobs. In most ences, housing type preferences,
• problem is expected to worsen cases, it is probably a lot easier to quality of neighborhoods and
' during the 1990s, with the fore- lengthen the commute than to schools, commuting costs versus '
• ' cast "labor crunch" and the pre- uproot the household and incur housing costs, and so on. Few _
~~g dieted growth in service sector moving costs. studies have shed much light on .
jobs.
f ' ; A Matter of Preferences For a true balance to exist, available housing
The effectiveness of any policy must match jobholders' housing needs at prices
aimed ac improving closeness be- commensurate with their wages.
_ tween jobs and housing rests ulti-
~ mately with its ability to influence
; ~ individual choices. Households The ability to achieve any de- how households rank their Iota- ~ .
must be willing to take advantage gree of balance between jobs and tional priorities, but it is proba-
~j' of chances to shorten their home- housing relies on peoples' assign- bly safe to say that proximity to ;
to-work commutes. Peoples' resi- ing a high value to living near work is not at the top of the list.
'I ~ dential location decisions involve their work. Do they value a short Its rank would certainly rise if
a complex series of factors that commute, relative to other fat- commuting costs were to increase;
could frustrate public policy in- tors in the housing decision? Lit- however, national policies so far
.x tendons. tle evidence exists that they do, have endeavored to keep com-
' Dual-worker households are especially in light of the relatively muting (energy) costs low and
one such complication. The odds small percentage of household in- mobility high.
~ come devoted to commutin
° of a household s two workers g
being employed near one another compared with that budgeted for
have considerably declined with housing costs. ,
Defining the Balance Zone
the emergence of dispersed em- Professor Martin Wachs of the
ployment centers in the suburbs. UCLA Graduate School of Archi- Perhaps the most challenging
, . ~ Robert Cervero reports in his Lecture and Urban Planning makes task that public agencies have ' .
~'f' book, Suburban Gridlock (New this observation: "If traveling an- faced when trying to implement
Brunswick: Center for Urban other 15 minutes every day gets jobs/housing balance policies is
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Policy Research, 1986), that only us a bigger house, better mort- determining the geographic area
20.1 percent of all work trips in gage terms, or a neighborhood within which balance should be •
the United States originate in the having better schools, we accept pursued. The easiest geographic
Y'" suburbs and terminate in the ten- a longer and more costly tom- unit within which to achieve bal-
~y j txal city; fully 40.1 percent of mute. It's rational to make that ante might be a city. As politi-
work trips occur between dispersed trade-off. If housing matching tally distinct entities, cities can
~ suburban locations (based on our tastes and in our price range adopt and administer policies `
1980 census data). The trends is available near work, so much aimed at achieving a balance of
• ~ , "suggest that trip patterns in the better, but if it is too expen- housing and jobs. But larger ~it-
•tz
F - ' America's most prosperous re- sive or the schools are not right, ies, such as Los Angeles, encom-
, . gions are becoming much more closeness to work will not win pass too large an area to signifi-
varied and complex." For adual- out as we make our decisions." candy reduce trip lengths. Tliey
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would have to select areas for job to form a single jobs/housing bat- jobs-politically, an even more dif-
growth and areas for housing ante area with neighboring cities. ficult task. Unfortunately, logical
growth-a politically difficult task Of course, this group of cities jobs/housing balance areas do
even within a single city. Other would then need to agree on not often follow jurisdictional
~ cities may be too small. Their which city should get more hous- lines and thus are politically
• most effective strategy would be ing and which should get more inconvenient.
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~chieving a jobs/housing balance iu the nrcu•opoli- the concept is, and how intertwined it is with issues
tan Los Angeles arcs has been one goal of the such as affordable housing, economic developuunt,
Southern California Association of Govern- and transportation planning.
menu (SCAG) since 1974. But it became a central re- In a legislative policy statement, tyre California Build-
" gional policy with the adoption of SCAG's growth man- ing Industry Association (BIA) took the offensive:
- agement plan (GMP) in February 1989. "Much of the jobs/housing imbalance that exists in vari-
Tire added emphasis on a jobs/housing policy can be ous urban areas of the state exists as a result oC dcci- '
attributed to the revised growth forecasts prepared by sions made by some local governments to restrict resi-
SCAG during the early and mid-1980s, showing a popu- dential dcvcloptucnt or merely restrict growth." The
lation increase of 5.9 million persons between 1984 and BIA suggested that efforts should be directed at Iess-
2010 and an addition of 3 million jobs during the same erring regulatory restrictiveness. Its policy statement
period. SCAG's models indicated that most of t}re job recommended a number of incentives that could be
growth would occur in Los Angeles and Orange Coun- adopted to encourage job and housing growth where
" ties, while most of the housing growth would occur in appropriate.
the outlying counties of San Bernardino, Riverside, and Knowing that implementing its jobs/housing objec- ;
. Ventura. rives would be a major challenge, SCAG formed a •
• Plugging these projections into SCAG's regional growth management and transportation task force in
transportation model revealed some depressing Gnd- Junc 1989 to recommend more implementation su-atc-
_ ings: by 2010, average speeds on regional freeways and gies. The task force's findings were completed in June .
highways would be cut by 50 percent (to about 19 1990 and were adopted subsequently by SCAG. The
mph); the number of miles of congested roadways in task force recommended redirecting SCAG's implemen-
- ' the region would increase fivefold; and a commute that lation su•ategics away from regulatory controls and to-
took 15 minutes in 1984 would take 47 minutes in 2010. ward more ?exible, market-incentive approaches to im-
This increased traffic and congestion would contribute proving the jobs and housing relationships. Further,
substantially to the region's air pollution problems. the task force recouuuended that the focus oC tl?e GMP
Using a "mobility sensitivity" test, SCAG planners cs- be shifted to reducing vehicle milts ta-avclcd (VMT) and
timated that traffic growth could be cut by one-third if traffic congestion: ""I'he task (•orce recommends that
about 12 percent of the region's estimated job growth subregional VMT and congestion reduction targets be ;
could be directed to housing-rich areas, and G percent developed so that local governments have ficxibility in
of the region's estimated housing growth could be di- how they achieve VMT reductions equivalent to those
reeled to jolrrich areas. These objectives found their auributed to jobs/housing balance."
way into SCAG's GMP, with the ultimate goal of reach- SCAG's revised policies indicate a more cautious ah- ,
ing ajobs/housing ratio of 1.22:1 (the estimated region- proach to tackling the jobs/housing balance objective;
" ' " wide ratio in 2010) within each of SCAG's identified however, the original objective is still intact. The task
. subregions. The burden of implcmcnting SCAG's objec- force suggests the adoption of specific subregional
rives for ajobs/housing balance falls mostly on individ- jobs/housing goals, Ute creation of subregional entities
ual cities and counties wiUun t}rc region. to monitot• implementation, and demonstration pro-
' _ SCAG's policy for ajobs/housing balance Burred up jeers to test and monitor approaches taken. If "non- ,
much discussion and left local agencies wondering regulatory" techniques prove ineffective in reducing ~ ~
- ~ what to do next. In November ]989, the city of Los An- VMT and improving jobs/housing relationships by ;
gcles held atwo-clay workshop to try to answer some 1994, SCAG will assess and reevaluate its position. '
basic questions: What is a jobs/housing balance? I-Iow Southern California's experiment with programming
• ' can the city be divided into reasonable jobs/housing ajobs/housing balance will likely take several years to
- " balance areas? What specific kinds of actions are likely play out. It is worth monitoring closely. IC a jobs/hous-
to be Qre most eCfectrve? Tlris 1989 workshop-attended ing balance policy can be made to work in the complex
by local politicians, business leaders, academicians, and urban and geopolitical fabric of southern California, it
planning professionals-revealed just how complicated can probably be made to work almost anywhere. ¦
8 October 90 / ~ ' ~
The most effective module for ing goals, through such tech- dieted traffic nightmare but also
trying to balance jobs and hour- niques as growth controls, link- to help meet the region's man-
ing would be a commute shed- age fees, floor/area ratio limits, dated goals for improved air qual-
an area around a major employ- and density limits. A second line ity. (See accompanying feature
ment center that lies within a of attack is to offer incentives box.)
certain distance, in miles or time, that promote development of It is still too early to tell if pub-
of that center, the distance se- work space in housing areas and lie policies can substantially influ-
lected being a matter of public housing in employment centers; ence the locational relationship
polity. For example, areason- such incentives include density between jobs and housing or if,
able commute shed might em- bonuses, encouragement of as one Los Angeles consultant
brace all of the land within 10 employer-provided housing, relief suggests, this relationship might
miles or 20 minutes' driving time from regulations restricting new be as uncontrollable as the
of an employment center. development, tax breaks, and weather. Furthermore, tl~e actual
In theory, the idea of balanc- subsidies. existence of an imbalance be-
' ing jobs with housing within a Some observers are concerned tween jobs and housing and its
commute shed sounds reasonable. that new regulatory schemes in role in traffic and housing
But some practical problems the name of a jobs/housing bal- affordability problems remains
arise. A commute shed may cut ance are simply growth manage- unproven. What analysts take to .
across several jurisdictional lines; ment in a new disguise; over be a mismatch between the loca- •
no single agenry could implement the long term, they claim, such [ions of jobs and of housing may
the jobs/housing policy. And schemes will frustrate private sec- represent consumer preferences;
commute sheds tend to overlap, for efforts to fill market demand it may be only a common symp-
so that some housing units may for both jobs and houses. Oppo- tom among the various, related
fall within two or more. Also, vents of regulatory techniques be- suburban syndromes, including
data on jobs and housing are dif- lieve that markets will balance traffic congestion and unafford-
ficult enough to obtain and keep jobs and housing without govern- able housing, that stun f?•om in- '
current within traditional politi- men[ intervention. Tl~e ongoing consistencies in our historical
cal jurisdictions; maintaining the movement of businesses to the (and perhaps idealized) vision
necessary data for a constantly suburbs, where housing has pre- of the suburbs.
changing commute shed in order ceded them, is cited as evidence To date, jurisdictions have
to implement ajobs/housing pol- of this natural process. Incentive chalked up only limited experi-
icy may prove next to impossible.
The Search Is On The ability to achieve any degree of balance
4 The goal of narrowing the d;s_ between jobs and housing relies on people
lances between jobs and housing assigning a high value to living near their work.
seems a laudable one. However,
. given the lack of consensus on
what constitutes balance-not to measures, on the other hand, say ence with measures deemed to
mention the many qualitative fac- these critics, may help the private implement ajobs/housing balance.
_ ~ tors that must be included in the sector respond faster to market Nevertheless, goals and policies
~ equation-expectations of achiev- forces. are being adopted at an accelerat-
ing a true balance may be unreal- But others believe that the ing pace, and the search is on for .
~ istic. Still, some efforts to bring problems that are ascribed to an effective ways to put them in
jobs and housing closer to one imbalance between jobs and place. ULI will be studying this
another could win success. housing are severe enough to issue over the next year or so
' ` ~ Local and regional governments warrant immediate and drastic and will publish its findings as ~
~ are busy exploring techniques. measures. Perhaps the best case they become available. ¦
They are looking at ways of ex- in point is metropolitan Los An-
panding housing opportunities geles, where the Southern Cali-
- in job areas and employment op- fornia Association of Govern- .
` portunities in housing areas. ments (SCAG) is pressuring local
' One likel line of attack is to re - a encies to im lement its ob'ec-
Y g g P J Lloyd W. 13ookout is a senior associ-
ulate new development to force Lives for ajobs/housing balance, ate in ULI's }sousing and community
it into conformity with jobs/hous- not only to help head off apre- development research program.
QI~LI (~YTl7 /October 90 9
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November 16, 1990
Ron Phillips
Town of Vail
75 South Frontage Road
Vail CO 81657 USA
Dear Mr. Phillips,
Enclosed is a copy of the summary of the recent "EMPLOYEE
HOUSING IN RESORT COMMUNITIES" forum. Our recording
secretaries did a fantastic job of keeping track of the
important issues that were discussed, the social commentary
that was raised in discussions about the issues, and ideas
generated for solutions to the problem.
These notes were recently submitted to a public hearing for
a rezoning application in Whistler. The notes were submitted
as support for the development which will include an
affordable housing component for employees of Whistler
businesses.
It was tremendously rewarding for us at the Centre to see
the ideas drom the forum already being put to practical use.
Additional copies of the summary notes are available for
$6.00 a copy. We also can provide copies of the reading
materials manual for $55.00 a copy.
I hope you find the information in the summary to be useful
and interesting.
Regards,
G%~
Paul McIntyre, Director
Business Programs
P.O. BOX 1172, WHISTLER, B.C. VON 180
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Whistler Centre for Business & the Arts
Whistler Resort, British Columbia
Employee Housing in Resort Communities
Summary Notes from an Invitational Forum
October 4-5, 1990
Recording Secretaries: Summarized by:
Paul Clark, Director of Research Paul McIntyre, Director
Whistler Resort Association Business Programs
Whistler Centre for Business & the Arts
Susan Palmer, Graduate Student
Faculty of Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Karen Vagela[os, Landscape Architect
Vagelatos Associates Landscape
Architecture Ltd., Doctoral Candidate
Preface
The following articles were summarized from notes taken during the first Invitational
Forum on Employee Housing in Resort Communities presented by the Whistler Centre
for Business & the Arts, October 4-5, 1990. Verbal transcripts of the presentations were
not made. Three recording secretaries attended all sessions and noted the ideas and issues
discussed by the participants.
Rather than identify each speaker in sequence, we have paraphrased the issues and ideas
that were presented and not attributed the comments to the individual who made them.
The notes were organized and summarized into the following articles which were
reviewed by the presenters to ensure consistency and accuracy.
Acknowledgements
The Centre for Business and the Arts would like to acknowledge the following
organizations for their financial commitment to this event and for their ongoing
community leadership in resolving this complex issue:
The Taina Group
North Shore Credit Union
Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises Ltd.
Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation
B.C. Housing Management Commission
Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation & Culture
The Bjorn Borg Whistler Resort
Mogul Developments
Their contributions enabled the Centre to organize and deliver the forum.
Table of Contents
What is a Community and How Does the Need 1
for Affordable Housing Impact a Community?
Myles Rademan, Director, Public Affairs
Park City, Utah
Group Discussion I 3
Case Study: Aspen/Pitkin County 5
James Adamslii, Executive Director, Yakima ,
Valley Hou::ing Authority '
Lessons to be Learned 7
Case Study: whistler 9
Garry Watson, Executive Director, Whistler
Valley Housing Society
Don Lidstone, Lidstone Young Anderson
Panel Discussion of whistler/Aspen Approaches 11
Blackcomb Mountain Employee Housing 12
Gary Raymo;ul, vice President, Blackcomb
Real Estate, Intrawest
Social Planning vs. Social Engineering 13
Brahm Weisman, School of Community and
Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
Group Discussion II 14
Final Lessons 15
Appendix A: Blackcomb Mountain Housing Diagram
Typical Unit Layout 17
Building Floor Plan 18
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J What is a Community and How Does the Need for
Affordable Housing Impact a Community?
In a thought provoking session, Myles Rademan presented his philosophical views on
community and raised some important issues for the group to think about and discuss as they try
to resolve the affordable housing problem in their communities.
Social stratification has always existed in communities. Resort communities tend to magnify
differences between social classes because of the proximity of the rich and not-so-rich, creating
a class strata image that America has tried to insist does not exist. Callousness develops because
differences between neighbors are so great. A politics of alienation, with moral and
philosophical overtones, develops which is not lost on either residents or guests.
This alienation plays on the senses of equity in the resort community: who plays, who pays and
who subsidizes. A third world situation of "haves" and "have nots" is developing with respect to
housing. The "haves" are solicited by resorts to build their castles in the community and the
"have nots" are subjected to the NIMBY (not in my back yard) syndrome by the rest of the
community.
The word community comes from the root "common unity." It is this common unity that brings
people to live and interact together in a community. By definition, the notion of common unity
leads to the concepts of inclusion exclusion; who is in and who is out. Resorts are becoming
enclave communities; which flies in the face of our North American political ideology.
If resort communities create narrow inclusions of those who belong, limitations are built in to
the kinds of solutions to be found for community problems. We must develop an awareness, a
sensitivity to differences, rather than exclude or ignore them.
In a changing world, the ability to reach out and accept differences will be essential for survival.
Who sits at the community table determines what will get discussed and how issues will be
resolved. Historically, decision makers are white, middle-aged and affluent. Communities must
now work to include all ethnic and economic sectors.
Mobility, individualism and diversity have always been cherished North American concepts.
North Americans believe that a community becomes stronger by embracing these differences.
However, these values may also engender conflict within the community; consensus will be more
difficult to achieve on issues that affect the whole community. These values may no longer be
appropriate when communities try to broaden their base of decision-making.
There are other models that work. In Japan, homogeneity is the driving value in a community;
sameness is important. However, their ability to arrive at collective decisions is at the expense of
the diversity that enriches communities. Rademan called this the "burden of diversity" that North
American communities face.
Rademan declared that a community depends on relationships, which are more important than
issues that face a community. Relationships require time and stability to build and maintain. The
issue of stability and community are interrelated. Place and community are related. People have
to be able to think "I know this place and I belong here..." In other words:
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1. TIME is needed to foster community ideals
2. STABILITY enables the formation of strong relationships
3. PLACE and community are related - an awareness of common identity comes from
inhabiting (ie absorbing the habits of) an area where others chose to live.
We must carefully define the problem we are trying to solve. Are we trying to address being a
community or simply the problem of getting enough workers? For example, transporting
people to work from satellite communities outside the resort area can address the affordable
housing question, but it does not foster community.
And finally, resort problems are exacerbated by the transiency of residents. It is easier to build a
resort than it is to build a community. Where on the continuum does affordable housing sits In
order to get people to work for you, some social benefits have to be provided. Is building
employee housing just a cost of doing business in a resort?
Edmund Burke may have said it best when he described a community as "the inns and resting
place of the human spirit."
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Group Discussion 1
The forum broke into small groups to discuss the relationship of community to the provision of
affordable housing and to examine how the approach to affordable housing impacts the issues
surrounding our notions of community.
Following is a series of statements summarizing the discussions.
• The housing problem exists for both seasonal and permanent employees but seasonal
employees are not seen as "we." They are often the ones excluded from our common unity.
• It is most difficult to find solutions for seasonal employees at low income levels. They need
accommodation that allows them to become integrated as part of the community, with an
opportunity to become permanent members.
• A range of affordable housing types are required, from transient employee accommodation to
long term affordable rental units to single family owned homes.
• A tremendous gulf continues to exist between expressing concern for the issue and taking
action to resolve it. In many cases, a reluctance to act is partly a function of NIMBY (not in my
back yard) and NIMTOO (not in my term of office)
• Some townspeople pay lip service to the need for embracing employees into their
community but really see employee housing as the urbanization of their "medium rural"
landscapes. In this case, lack of affordable housing is actually a growth control which preserves
their exclusive lifestyles.
• The arithmetic does not work unless concessions are made. Who is going to pay: government,
employers or developers?
• "Staff housing" has a pejorative connotation that may be removed by calling it resident
housing.
• Failure to provide housing will create a "brain drain" on the resort community. The quality of
teachers, nurses, professional and trades people will deteriorate if adequate housing is not
available.
• Affordable housing in resort communities can be affected by micro-inflation. As_ the housing
supply dwindles, prices increase, workers demand higher wages, creating a local price spiral
• Housing tied to jobs is not a progressive concept. The traditional company town image and
feelings of being controlled are no longer acceptable.
• A resort community simply won't exist without integration of housing for short term
employees and long term residents. With no real opportunity to buy property within a resort,
its workforce is denied a sense of ownership and investment within the community. The
absence of a strong social fabric and no opportunity to develop common goals does not
provide a chance for the community to develop and mature. Furthermore, long term
residents "cash out." Observing the change in their residential areas, they act on an opportune
financial incentive to profit considerably from selling their property, move on and further
destabilize the community.
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• Tlie high cost of housing in resorts requires dual incomes, with increased social services r
hnplications, such as the provision of day care.
• How do we define the real needy Do we have adequate data and would providing housing meet
the needs we identify?
• Each Community needs to establish an arms length agency to provide and manage housing to
avoid the company town syndrome.
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' Case Study: Aspen/Pitkin County
James Adamski, former Executive Director of the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority,
presented an overview of the housing authority, illustrative examples of housing projects and
some lessons learned over the life of the organization.
In 1978, a housing task force was formed. The local housing supply was decreasing due to its
conversion to tourism housing. Because growth was also being controlled, housing prices were
driven beyond affordable levels for local employees.
The Housing Authority was created in 1983 with a mandate and a mission statement that outlined
what had to be done. James Adamski emphasized the importance of clearly defining the
mandate of a housing authority.
You must know what the community needs; how many employees do you need to house? Needs
assessments are critical before any real solutions can be found.
A process is required to determine what information needs to be collected, how to collect the
data and analyze it, then how to use it.
Existing needs, vends and the future must be assessed and evaluated on an ongoing basis. Be
inventive -Aspen and Snowmass sent a 38 question survey to over 11,000 homes and obtained a
47% response rate. In order to ensure a good response, an all expense trip to Cabo San Lucas was
given away.
A comprehensive plan needs to be completed with continuing updates using the local
indicators. This allows the community to know exactly what housing needs exist. It assists elected
officials to priorize community needs so they can systematically follow through.
Useful needs indicators for the community include:
births
enrollment in kindergarten
square footage of commercial development
household compositions
number of guest hotel rooms
Mr. Adamski reiterated that housing and community are inextricably connected. Without
affordable housing, people who want to make a commitment can not participate in the growth
of the community. In a supply constrained market, low and moderate income families are hit the
hardest and many end up leaving the community. Eventually, people to fill the labour force will
not even move to the community because of the housing costs -even renting becomes beyond
their means.
Non-resident employees lack loyalty to a community. An ability to buy into the community you
live in creates a stake in the community and the direction it grows.
The Housing Authority addresses both seasonal and permanent housing needs of low, moderate
and middle income persons because the Aspen experience shows that seasonal employees tend
to become permanent residents.
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The success of the Aspen/Pitkin Housing Authority has been based upon good planning, good '
data and an ability to correctly evaluate it. Demographic data must be collected on regular two -
three year intervals. Household compositions are changing; transient employees are staying
longer and the data must reflect changes that occur. A three Fart housing strategy and seven part
housing program was completed after the initial data collection process.
Three Part Housing Strategy:
1) Preserve existing resident housing
2) Produce new affordable resident housing
3) Reduce demand for affordable resident housing
Seven Part Housing Program:
1) Financing/refinancing for individuals and projects
2) Production of low income/special group rental units
3) Production of single family housing
4) Conversion of mobile home parks to fee simple ownership
~ Enforcement of Housing Authority Guidelines
~ Combining community resources to meet the needs of affordable resident housing (ie
incentives)
~ Amending City and County land legislation
Mr. Adamski cautioned against excessive planning. The need for detailed and cautious planning
must be balanced against the additional costs incurred through exhaustive planning. A lengthy
planning process can add 5-10% to the overall cost of a project.
Aspen uses a resident generation scale to calculate affordable housing requirements based on
commercial growth in the community. This is a means of calculating the number of additional
employees that new commercial enterprises will create. It is based on the new square footage
added to the existing base by new commercial developments as well as the number of new
guestlhotel rooms being built (ie Office Space generates 3.0 employees/1000 sq. ft. net leaseable
and a new guestlhotel room generates between 0.2 and 0.4 employees per room).
1 Lessons to be Learned
1. If a community houses its employees in substandard housing, you can expect substandard
employees. Safe, sanitary and affordable housing is good business.
2. When developing affordable housing, creating a housing authority or society may be more
comfortable for both community members and public officials, and this non-profit
approach helps eliminate the company town syndrome.
3. The key to creating successful affordable housing is financing and low cost land.
4. To make projects work, you also need the will of the community and a trained professional
guiding developments.
5. You must carefully plan how to handle the ownership of land in housing projects -does land
go with the units or not -who receives the windfall profits in a rising market
Housing investments must be protected for .a long time. The Vail participants pointed out
their early rental units had 10 year restrictive covenants, which are now coming to term. The
units are likely to become free market now because of the potential for huge capital gains to
the owners and subsequent loss of affordable housing supply.
All sales in Aspen are controlled by the City to ensure employee housing does not realize
free market value and is not bought for investment purposes.
6. Land acquired at minimal or zero cost is critical to ensure the affordability of housing. Rental
projects can carry their own financing if land is acquired at no-cost. Mr. Adamski
recommended that local or municipal governments begin land banking as part of their long
term strategy to provide affordable housing.
7. Creativity is important when examining housing options; rebuild and reuse existing
buildings; mix rental and free market units in the same projects. Differentiate the rental
from free market so problems don't occur with the sale of units because of proximity and
similarity. Many small projects fit into the community better than few large ones, both
visually and socially.
The public sector in Aspen, impaired by the :ack of affordable housing, provide their own.
For example, the fire department is renovating their station by adding another floor over
the existing building to create units for their own employees.
8. Encourage the private sector to make a business of providing affordable housing.
Private/public sector partnerships should be carefully planned to cover long term
commitments such as rent controls and maintenance.
Aspen relies on the private developer. A strong, interactive community process which f
created housing goals and examined projects from legal and financial perspectives helped
ensure there was demand for projects that went ahead and that the projects were solidly
organized.
9. The housing authority must keep pace with new technology and construction techniques in
an effort to keep housing affordable.
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10. Different resort communities will focus on the issues differently depending on the level of
local autonomy. For example Jasper and Lake Louise are under national parks jurisdiction
and have no local government. The methods they develop will be necessarily different from
communities with local government.
11. Compromise and personal commitment are required. Everyone in the resort community is
part of the problem and has to be part of the solution. It must be a collective approach,
individual companies cannot solve the problem alone. The arithmetic is simple for housing
in resort communities -affordability doesn't work, so who is going to make concessions?
12. Enforcement of programs and guidelines becomes important once housing units have been
built. In Aspen, people who buy into employee housing then move away and rent out for
investment gain are taken to court.
13. Deed restrictions with standards for occupancy are required including:
~ the unit must be used as the primary residence
b) the tenant must show proof of employment
c) maximum resale price, based on some CPI indicator must be set prior to occupancy.
14. Guidelines for resale in Aspen are based on tenure, income and family size. Income testing
is required for rental housing. It must be verified on an ongoing basis and be standardized.
However, resale in Aspen has not been a big problem. Turnover has been quite low;
occupancies of 5-7 years are average.
15. Retirees, senior citizens and handicapped are all eligible for affordable housing.
16. It is important in rental projects to create a maintenance and extraordinary repair fund.
17. Think about affordability, livability and suitability!
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Case Study: whistler
Garry Watson, Executive Director of the Whistler Valley~Housing Society (WVHS), and Don
Lidstone, legal counsel for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (KNOW), spoke about the
approach Whistler has taken to solve its affordable housing problem.
In 1980, the housing issue was identified by the municipality, the two lift companies and other
major employers in Whistler. They initiated planning for the first project, but the recession of
1981 to 1983 set it back.
l:n 1984, the issue was revitalized and the Whistler Valley Housing Society was created. Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation participated in the first project of 20 townhouse units with a
substantial subsidy of operating costs and debt service.
In the fall of 1988, another project of 42 apartment units. was built. Twelve units were sold on the
free market to finance construction of the other 30 affordable housing units.
The Whistler Valley Housing Society, anon-profit organization with a current membership of 45
employers, is now the coordinating body for provision of affordable housing in Whistler. The
Society estimates a backlog of 1500 beds exists, based on previous development in the valley.
Their mandate is to build affordable housing for employees of its members. All community
employers are encouraged to join for a nominal membership fee.
The majority of directors of the society are appointed by municipal council. This enables the
municipality to be active in setting policy and charting action for the provision of affordable
housing in Whistler. T'he two mountain operators, Whistler's largest employers, also are
represented on the Board of Directors.
An early single family home project, undertaken by a private group in the community, contained
a repurchase agreement whereby the municipality had first right of refusal on any sale by owner.
This was to ensure the housing stayed within the affordable housing pool. The municipality failed
to exercise its rights and after a successful legal challenge, owners removed this agreement and
offered their homes or lots for sale on the open market to take advantage of rising prices.
However, the ownership of over 80% of the properties has remained in the hands of local
residents.
A later project, undertaken by the Housing Society, contains a covenant restricting occupation to
employees. It has not been subjected to a legal challenge; however, it is difficult to monitor and
subject to abuse.
The Society assumes a leadership role in Whistler, partly because Canadian municipalities have no
direct authority, no money and no experience to get into housing due to limitations in their
legislative authority and jurisdictions.
In 1989 an omnibus clause to cover provision of municipal charges for development costs was
approved by the province of British Columbia. The Resort Municipality of Whistler subsequently
created a bylaw to levy a charge on new commercial development for the provision of employee
housing under this new legislation. The bylaw was created with input from the Housing Society
and the Urban Development Institute's Whistler Liaison Committee.
Under the new bylaw, developers have the option of paying the capital cost charge, providing
their own on-site housing or participating in a rent equity agreement for ten years for every
employee through WVHS projects.
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The capital cost charge is $5,000 per employee. The number of projected new employees is
determined by Whistler's resident generation scale on a square foot of commercial space and
number of guest room basis. If the developer just pays the works charge, it does not guarantee
the provision of any employee housing directly to the developer.
The purpose of the charge is to induce developers to either create their own employee housing
or participate, for the same amount, in a housing project which will provide housing for their
employees. The $5,000 provides the equity portion of financing costs for each employee housed
in an affordable housing project.
Because restrictive covenants are subject to court attack, Whistler now uses ground leases as the
control mechanism. The developer conveys part of the land <60-75%) to the municipality, which
establishes suitable zoning for development (appropriate for employee housing). The
municipality then leases the land back to the developer or the Housing Society for a long term, in
exchange for the provision of affordable housing. The developer ends up with part of his land
(25-40%) rezoned for valuable market development and the municipality obtains employee
housing on the other part for no charge. When the lease expires, the municipality gets the land
and the improvements.
The lease agreement contains restrictions of usage, limiting it to occupation by employees. This
is a much tighter legal arrangement than a restrictive covenant. The long term ground lease is
substantial enough for lending institutions to feel comfortable providing the financing for the
development project.
Lenders do not like any control mechanisms on properties they finance. Therefore any legal
control mechanism must be set up as acceptably as possible, preferably with consultation with
the lender.
Zoning cannot be used in Canada to restrict who uses a property; only the type of use can be
restricted. The courts have ruled that restricting who uses property is discriminatory. In the US,
local governments can restrict who uses land and they create zoning to be used specifically for
affordable housing.
Ground leases, as explained previously, do work but the optimal solution in British Columbia will
come when the province creates up front, straight and simple legislation to enable municipalities
to undertake housing initiatives without the need for complicated, time consuming and
expensive control mechanisms.
A participant commented that the fastest method of making money in Whistler was to have your
land rezoned then go to court to have the legal control mechanisms removed. The point
illustrates that legal control mechanisms are always subject to litigation.
Whistler is facing a transition from creating a resort to creating a community. Construction
workers, who were the largest employee segment during early stages of the resort, typically have
the ability to pay much higher costs for housing than employees of the later stage service
industry.
As the service employee segment grows, the need for affordable housing increases in volume
and intensity.
Based on past experience, the Whistler community recognizes it is important when setting up
affordable housing projects to develop controls to ensure the housing supply and affordability
for employees remains in perpetuity.
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Panel discussion of whistler/Aspen approaches
This session followed both case study presentations. Members of the core group presented their
thoughts on the issues. Support group participants were encouraged to ask questions or add
comments.
It was noted that in both case studies, it appeazed that "the establishment" was designing policy
on housing issues. Participants agreed that it was critical to include the opinions of all
constituencies in the decision process.
Participants reinforced the idea that each community must look for its own solutions and
develop its own process to involve community members and find those solutions. Different
communities express different levels of willingness to intervene. For example, Park City is quite
conservative and not ready to go as far as either Whistler or Aspen. Their approaches would be
seen as too interventionist by members of the Park City community. -
Participants agreed that if the mazket was functioning appropriately in an environment free of -
• constraints, intervention would not be necessary. The market is not operating in Whistler or
Aspen because of limits to growth and high land values. No rental housing is being built at all.
Supply and affordability are both problems. One of the solutions both Aspen and Whistler have
chosen is to charge those who generate employees.
Assuming intervention is required, everyone agrees it is a community problem. All members are
affected and all should share in the collective search for solutions.
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Blackcomb Mountain Employee Housing
Gary Raymond, Vice President of Blackcomb Real Estate fo~.-Intrawest, shared with participants,
the approach Blackcomb Mountain has taken to house their seasonal employees.
Although Blackcomb found that legal and financial arrangements to create employee housing
were difficult and time consuming, they realized that housing for their employees was critical to
the success of their ski operations.
Blackcomb Mountain Ski Corporation surveyed other employee housing in resort communities
for models. Users, supervisors and managers were interviewed to assess the suitability of existing
employee housing provided by organizations such as CP Hotels. They found it essential for
employees to have their own private space.
The results of the research were used to develop their own .plans for housing seasonal
employees. Units are designed for two people. They have two separate bedrooms, a full kitchen,
bathroom and living room.
As a condition to rezoning the land, the municipality required assurances that the project would
always be reserved for housing employees. The municipality initially required a ground lease but
found that lending institutions wanted 1/2% - 1% higher rates because of the perceived greater
risk. Now they use a covenant in favour of the municipality that restricts occupancy to
employees and the units are not strata titled.
The units are rented on a daily basis so that termination notice requirements are avoided. If an
employee quits working for Blackcomb, they are required to leave the unit within a few days.
To make the financing work and to keep the units affordable, they have had to maximize density
and efficiency of the buildings. Extra building efficiencies of only 2-3% can make the difference in
making the units self financing through rents. This requires strict attention to design.
Blackcomb has built 298 units totaling 596 beds. Three-quarter parking spaces per unit were
included and the parking lots are less than one-half full.
The units were built at an overall cast of approximately $70 per square foot. Two years ago the
cost was $63/sq. ft. and this year's units will be about $83/sq./ ft.
This includes all site servicing and furnishings. The employees basically bring their clothes and
move in. The $11 daily fee per bed is intended to cover 100% of costs. Blackcomb provides a
linen exchange and all materials for cleaning the units. Tenants are responsible for keeping the
units clean and are subject to room checks.
The units are not run as a profit centre and will never be. They are intended to run as close to
break even as possible.
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Blackcomb is looking at other affordable housing projects for its staff. One project for
permanent staff is in the planning stages. It is a subdivision with a combination of apartments,
townhouses and single family homes mixed with free market accommodation.
Blackcomb is looking at other funding approaches as well. They are trying to create a 2nd
mortgage fund where they will underwrite and guarantee employee mortgages through the local
financial institution.
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' Social Planning vs Social Engineering
Brahm Weisman, professor at the University of British Columbia School of Community and
Regional Planning, spoke about affordable housing within the context of social planning and
social engineering using single industry resource communities as an example for resorts.
He described the total available resources as a pie cut into several pieces. Rents to government in
the form of land lease (or purchase) and taxes are one slice. Industry expenses, capital and
operations, take another slice. Profits to the company and wages to the employees are other
slices.
The cost of housing must come from one or a combination of these slices. Either employees buy
through wages, the company provides through profits or govemment provides indirectly by
freeing up a portion of their rents.
The company objective used to be to keep wages and housing costs as low as possible. This
began with dormitory housing for single men. They found in order to maintain a stable
workforce, family housing was needed.
Due to isolation it was difficult to convince the private sector to build housing. Therefore, a social
engineering approach was taken by companies, which limited the range of choice available to
the public. They built housing within their budgets and with economies of scale by using one
design.
This approach means that some employees who would like to become part of the community
often commute from long distances in order to obtain their housing preferences.
The critical question for both resorts and resource communities is laricl. Two approaches can be
used: put land in the hands of a housing authority or similar institution, or create a levy or land tax
on development.
The problem with social engineering is that it limits choices and imposes stratification barriers.
To be considered healthy and functioning, communities must provide diversity of choice to the
residents.
Resort towns should not look just to the employer for solutions. They must overcome the
company town menta:ity and recognize the problem must be solved by all parts of the
community.
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Group Discussion 2 +
The forum broke into small groups to discuss the relationship of social engineering to the
provision of affordable housing. They were asked to also consider the questions of how to secure
land and what forms of levies can be found to aid the development of affordable housing stock.
1. Real estate transfer taxes are a possibility for raising money to initiate an affordable housing
land bank. This mechanism is not currently allowed in Canada but local governments should
continue to lobby the province to have it legislated.
2. Concerted lobbying should take place to change government policy of releasing crown
lands only at market prices.
3. Normal community life cycles, such as terms of office for elected representatives and five
year Official Community Plans, are too short to properly plan community development and
housing needs.
4. We need to increase the size of the economic pie described by Weisman. More taxes, more
wages and more profits for businesses in resort communities will cocitribute to more
employee housing.
The drawback to this approach is that a bigger pie means more tourists and more
infrastructure required for the tourists to enjoy and subsequently spend.
It raises the question of the shape of the resort. Increasing densities may eliminate the sense
of space and ruralness that people come here to enjoy. Every time you increase the housing
supply through zoning, you run the risk of losing some of the original quality of the resort
experience.
5. Linkages of affordable housing to new development must be expanded to link affordable
housing to transportation and services. In resort communities a regional sense of
community can be created using a transportation linkage. However, it takes more than
dialogue. Authority and agencies to formalize planning and allocation of the tax base will be
needed for success. '
6. Create an incentive program to build suites in single family homes, like a tax credit or no
building permit charges. Assessed values could be lowered or take an income approach
based on what the property earns.
7. The focus should be on social planning not social engineering.
8. Air rights over commercial properties should be explored as housing options.
9. Municipalities and local governments must remove disincentive development cost charges
and fast track the processing of development applications.
. 10. An important consideration is that employee housing has always gone up in price. It is less ,
vulnerable to recession than free market housing.
11. Public agencies need to become more efficient. Developers are more. efficient because
construction is their business. However, the private sector needs incentives; they need to be
able to profit from any undertakings. Incentives can include exemptions from property
taxes or sales taxes on materials, reductions or eliminations of permit fees or utility
connection fees.
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Final Lessons
1. Communities must create public awareness and acceptance for the concept of affordable
housing through an educational strategy. Some things are immediately do-able and some are
radical. Focus on the things which can be done soon.
2. Cme of the reasons fewer suites are being built in Whistler is the cost of building. Square foot
costs to build houses that include rental suites are too high to recover with rental revenue.
Whistler may need grants or other incentives to support the construction of suites in single
family residences.
3. Resort Communities have realized that intervention is necessary. However all parts of the
community have to work together in order for the solutions not to be perceived as rising
from social engineering.
The community needs also to clarify its assumptions about needs and what the community
wants. What compromises is the community willing to make to satisfy the priority needs?
4. Governments should be encouraged to provide no-cost land to a municipal housing body.
Experience showed in Aspen that rental projects will work economically if land is obtained
at no cost.
However, one of the participants commented that it is disturbing that the first reaction for
land resources often is to apply to govemment for the release of unused lands. This
approach is not really environmentally conscious or in tune with the growing importance of
sustainable development.
Government is limited in its preferential treatment of resorts because it has to also answer
to larger communities.
The U.S. govemment does provide low cost land, but environmental groups limit
development options.
5. Employers need to plan from a long term perspective. Decide why you want to provide
employee housing. There are benefits from a happy workforce. Beyond any altruism,
employee housing makes good business sense. Resorts are completely dependent on their
workers. Levels of profitability are directly related to work performance.
6. Communities may also have to face the fact that in order to resolve the situation, some social
engineering may be required.
7. Limiting growth may become a community objective but decision makers must be aware
that any growth management policy will put upward pressure on land prices.
8. Local control over zoning can be used as a tool for encouraging employee housing. New
development must be linked to the provision of housing.
Increasing density limits is another option although some may believe this compromises the
quality of the resort.
9. Resort communities need to plan for a transition in the population demographics over the
resort life cycle.
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with alternate choices. At the same time solutions need to be found in the resort
communities themselves, not just in satellite communities.
11. Control mechanisms must be carefully examined for appropriateness and to ensure the
units remain as affordable housing over the long term. Long term may also mean more time
than we aze used to thinking of.
12. Reexamine community open space for creative housing possibilities.
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COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SRI TOWNS
(CAST)
RESOLUTION
SERIES, 1990
A RESOLUTION BY THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION
OF SKI TOWNS (CAST) OUTLINING A COMPREHENSIVE
WATER POLICY.
WHEREAS, the use, conservation, and wise management of water
resources has a significant impact upon the economy of Colorado,
and
WHEREAS, water use, conservation and management policies and
decisions will have a significant impact upon the economics of
those municipalities which are members of C.A.S.T., and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Colorado Association
of Ski Towns (CAST) that the following shall constitute the
organization's water policy:
1. CAST shall review and comment upon such legislation,
water plans, or water development projects as will be related to
these policies. Such review and comment shall be consistent with
the goals expressed in these policies.
2. Colorado's current water laws, policies, and doctrines
should reflect the economic benefits of the use of water in place
for aesthetic and recreational purposes. To that end, the
continued "market based system" for allocation of water rights
"should reflect the market values of recreational and aesthetic
use of water resources.
3. The diversion of water from one drainage basin to
another should not occur unless it is affirmatively shown that
any and all damage to water resources in the basin of origin,
including damage to water quality and the recreational and
aesthetic values supported by the water diverted, will be fully
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prevented or mitigated. If such full mitigation is not possible,
such trans-basin diversions should not occur.
4. Water use and management decisions should always
incorporate strategies to reduce wasteful use of water and
conserve the quantities of water available.
MEMBEA MUNICIPALITIES:
Aspen • Avon • Breckenridge • Crested Butte • Dillon • Fraser • Frisco • Glenwood Springs • Granby
Leadville • Mt. Crested Butte • Nederland • Silverthorne • Snowmass Village • Steamboat Springs • Telluride • Vail • Winter Park
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COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SKI TOWNS
RESOLUTION
SERIES, 1990
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5. All water use and management decisiions should promote
the preservation and enhancement of water quality.
6. Members should incorporate sound ,land use planning
policies which promote the goals and policies set forth herein.
7. Federal instream reserved water rights for wilderness
areas located in headwater areas should be supported and
encouraged 'since ,such adjudicated rights will seldom affect
downstream rights and users.
RESOLVED THIS 10th day of August, 1990 by the general
membership of the Colorado Association of Ski Towns.
C.A.S.T.
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J~,,+`stph W. Fi~~-~L ' , president
ATTEST: ~
irg/~ia Hamil~.on, Secretary
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Volume 2 No. 10 Nacthxest CoIor~do Cotincil of Gavernmeni~ Oct/Nov 1990
P.O, Baz 739, Frisco, Colorado 80{{3 Ftisco 303 668-5{{5 Denver Ditect 303 573.1611
1991 QUALITY/QUANTITY BUDGET 1991 NWCCOG BUDGET
AND WORK PLAN
A representative group of the The draft of the hTWCCOG 1991
Quality/Quantity (Q/Q) Com- Budget Document has been sent
mittee met on October 11th to to all of the NWCCOG Board
finalize the 1991 Q/Q budget members.
and work plan. Q/Q staff
recommended hiring a full-time The 1991 budget contains
emplol•ee to work solely for projected revenues of
the Q/Q Committee. After a $691,278, no deficit and the
brief discussion, the group beginnings of a modest fund
. unanimously accepted the equity account which is
budget and work plan as projected to amount to $20,000
presented. We need your help by the end of 1991.
in recruiting a pool of
candidates to fill the The draft budget was reviewed
position listed below. and approved by the Executive
Committee on October 25, 1990
DIRECTOR and will be presented to the
NWCCOG WATER QUALITY/QUANTITY full board for adoption at the
TRUST FUND PROGRAM December 13, 1990 meeting in
Eagle.
Reports directly to county and
municipal elected officials A few highlights of the budget
and works closely with state are:
and federal agencies. Program
implemented in conjunction o The relative sizes of
with General Counsel and NWCCOG's core programs based
NWCCOG hater Quality Engineer. on projected revenues of
Responsible for policy $691,278:
analysis, development, and
implementation related to Skyline Six Area Agency
state and regional water on Aging 33.7%
management issues, and other Community Development 7.5~
activities as directed by Energy Management 25.3% f
Trust Fund members. Must have Regional Business 15.0$
experience working with ~ Water Quality 3.3%
elected officials. Working Water Quality/Quantity 15.2%~
knowledge of Colorado water Total 100$
policy and water management
issues a plus. Salary open: o The NWCCOG will be
DOQ. Submit resume by directly supporting some of
November 19, 1990 to: the core programs through a
NWCCOG/WQQTF, P. O. Box 739, cash match from the NWCCOG
Frisco, CO 80443, (303) 668- contributions/dues. Programs
5445. EOE. receiving a cash match are:
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Skyline Six Area Extreme working conditions are
Agency, on Aging $10,000 commonplace for Steve and his
Community crew whose job it is to make
Development 7,000 homes more energy efficient by
Energy Management 4.414 making them easier to heat and
Total Cash Match $211414 cool.
o Accounting costs have Up early to load the vans, the
been reduced by $9,000. weatherization crew sometimes
travels over 200 miles in a
o Indirect costs have been day to inspect and evaluate
reduced by $9,720. each home for energy waste.
Depending on the needs of the
structure, windows and doors
are caulked and weather-
stripped, insulation is
installed and furnaces are
A DAY IN THE LZFE... tuned-up in order to make each
home energy efficient.
How would you like a job that
offers travel, excitement and They also use a sensitive
adventures into the unknown? device known as a "blower
Sound good?? No, it's not door" to determine how much
space travel! If it sounds air is leaking in or out of a
like what you're looking for, home. A computer printout
you might enjoy being an gives them an estimate of the
NWCCOG Weatherization scope of each home's air-
Installer! (But keeping leakage problem. After the
reading before you sign on!) blower door test is completed,
The NWCCOG Weatherization Crew the workers crawl under the
(Steve Getz, Rob Castor, Brian house and through the attic in
Peacock and Chad Reed) enjoys search of "holes" where
all of these activities and unwanted cold air can enter
"more". into the living space.
The "more" black widow Although the primary focus is
spiders, centipedes, snakes, on saving energy, the crew
dead cats and rats, unfriendly members also inspect all gas
critters, mud, and snow are heating appliances (furnaces,
lust a few of the obstacles water heaters, etc.) to ensure
they encounter as they crawl safe operation before the
through dark and musty house is weatherized. So far
crawlspaces and into attics this year, many gas leaks have
filled with other obstacles, been repaired and chimney
including itchy-scratchy problems solved. A whopping
insulation, asbestos fibers, 20$ of this year's houses had
dust and extreme variations in problems with appliances
temperatures. And, for good producing carbon monoxide.
measure, throw in an These problems must all be
occasional natural-gas leak, solved by the weatherization
electrical short or sewage crew before moving on to other
leak. work.
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Traveling around the region two with them and let them
.puts each of the men in touch know what a good job they are
with the many and varied doing. And, if you know of
residents. While completing anyone that can use their
their inspections and weather- services, feel free to call
ization jobs, they are them at 668-5445 or 1-800-332-
entertained by their clients 3669.
(many of whom are in the 60 to
80 year-old age bracket) with
fascinating tales of Colorado
history from the pioneer days
to the present. One
particular client is currently DISPIITE MEDIATION GRANT
the oldest living woman in
Routt County and is still For several years now NWCCOG
drawing a Civil War Pension!! has discussed the need for
But, these people aren't just public policies which are
clients to the crew. Many based on consensus and
become friends and acquaint- .collaboration and aimed at
ances for a long time to come. resolving water related issues
Ask any crew member who their of contention. Many of our
favorite. client has been and region's water quality
they'll tell you that it would problems are controversial in
take a month of Sundays just nature and fairly character-
to list them! istic of the type of water
resource management issues
Many obstacles, besides the that continue to confound the
ones mentioned above, have to state as a whole. It has been
be overcome in order to our hope that some sort of
weatherize a home. One of the "process" for resolving
main difficulties is the conflicts on these contro-
language barrier. Clients versial issues could be
come from many different institutionalized in order to
backgrounds and sometimes have bring down the great cost to
trouble expressing their needs the public for doing business
and/or concerns. When in water.
situations like these arise,
the crew sometimes resorts to Earlier this year NWCCOG
the good old-fashioned way of received a grant from the
pointing and using hand Colorado Department of Health
signals to convey who they are to use such a process to
and what is going to be done define and resolve a local
to the person's home. The issue involving water quality.
crew has noted some very Members were asked if they had
strange happenings in the past a local water quality problem ,
years. which could serve as a case
study for resolving conflicts.
So, who knows, maybe they'll The case study that was chosen
be in your area soon. Next involved a small subdivision
time you're out and about and north of Lake Granby. The
see the NWCCOG Weatherization subdivision was experiencing
Crew, give 'em a shout and a severe problems obtaining a
"Howdy". Swap a good yarn or steady supply of potable
water. The Health Department
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had mandated that the sub- situation that festered for
division resolve its water about two years was resolved
quality problem by July 1, in a few months without the
1990 or be shut down. entanglement of the Health
Department's regulatory
NWCCOG staff met in May with involvement.
representatives of the Town of
Grand Lake, the State Health One condition of the contract
Department, Three Lakes Sani- was that a review committee be
tation District, and several formed which could serve to
of the adjoining subdivisions. evaluate the terms of the
After discussing the project contract but also provide a
among the different parties, means of reconvening the group
the locals agreed to partic- to look at more permanent
ipate in the project. Several solutions if necessary. Over-
meetings were held in Grand all, a process approach was
Lake where participants very successful and will be
outlined the problem in considered by the Water
considerable detail, discussed Quality Program and QQ in
. the implications for the other controversial
various affected interests, situations.
and considered alternate
approaches to solving the
subdivision's problem. Because
of the short time frame before
the subdivision would be in
- violation of the Safe Drinking
Water Act, a short term
alternative was chosen. Under
this arrangement a contract
was developed with an adjoin-
ing subdivision to supply PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA
water at an acceptable rate CHOSEN FOR
for a period of two years. The 1991 COMMIINITY DEVELOPMENT
group process assisted in PROJECTS
scoping the engineering and
construction costs associated At its October meeting, the
with the physical connection NWCCOG Executive Board set the
between the two subdivisions. project requirements and
Fees from the sale of water project selection criteria for
were to be used by the pro- _ the 1991 Community Development
eider for engineering studies Technical Assistance Program.
to determine the availability
of long term supplies should A maximum of five. (5) projects
the contractual arrangement be from the region will be chosen
extended. by the NWCCOG Executive Board '
for assistance in 1991. This
Once the contract was signed is a competitive selection
the Health Department agreed process. Although the
to allow until October 1st to Community Development Director
construct the water supply. would like to assist everyone
All construction was completed during the first year, it is
on time and what had been a not possible.
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The projects will be chosen. - Inability of the
based on the following community to use its own
requirements. financial or staff resources
to complete the project.
Proiects Must Meet These
Requirements: Community Development
Director, Barb Keller, will be
- Community participation contacting all towns and
is required. This assures that counties during November to
the final product is what the find_out your long-term
community needed and wanted. community development Wish
Local interest guarantees the List and to assist with the
participation of residents if application process for 1991 .
needed.. projects.
- The project draws on the The application and its guide- .
Community Development lines have been sent to town
Director's capabilities or and county managers or towns
requires groundwork for clerk. The application
further contract assistance. deadline is December 1, 1990.
For more information or
- The project requires no assistance with the appli-
more than four weeks of staff cation, please contact Barb
time. Keller, NWCCOG Community
Development Director, 668-
- The community will pay 5445.
for copying and postage costs
if needed.
COST OF LIVING INDEX FOR
- The community will begin RESORT AREA MEMBERS RESEARCHED
the project with sufficient
time to complete it by January The NWCCOG Executive Board has
1, 1992. asked the Community Develop-
ment Director to continue
Selection Criteria on Which research on conducting a Cost
the Proiects will be of Living.Study in Region 12
Evaluated: resort areas.
- Immediate Need. Problems A Cost of Living Study has
of health and safety or those been identified by the resort
with specific state or federal areas as a helpful tool to
compliance deadlines should be differentiate them from.
priorities. classic rural and urban
definitions.
- Fair Representation. Work
should be done in all areas of The Cost of Living Study
the region. Regional or samples the price of food,
county-wide projects which shelter and .fuels, trans-
provide assistance to a larger portation, medical services,
number of the members will be and other goods and services
favored over single community which people buy for day-to-
projects. day living and measures these
against a standard of living
for certain income levels.
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The resort areas feel a Cost provided with specific tools
of Living Study can help them and knowledge to assist them
better explain to State and in becoming more effective
Federal representatives, the board members as well as
resort resident's demand for improve the overall quality of
low-cost housing, public board decision-making. ,
transportation and childcare
services, among other issues.' Course content will include:
the extent of authority and
Undertaking the Cost of Living the role of boards of adjust-
Study requires that a funding ment compared with other
source is secured. This bodies such as the jurisdic-
project may qualify as one of tion's governing body and its
the five technical assistance planning commission, ethics
projects for 1991. and professional responsi-
bility, variances, zoning
For more information or to code/map interpretations,
comment on the study, please appeals of administrative
call Barb Keller at 668-5445. decisions, and many other
pertinent issues.
Members of city and county
DRCOG & APA INSTITUTE JOINT boards of adjustment, planners
TRAINING SEMINAR and planning commissioners,
code enforcement, zoning, and
Boards of Adjustment Training building officials who work
"The Basics and More" with boards of adjustment are
welcome and encouraged to
Saturday attend.
November 17, 1990
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Instructors of this one-day
session will be: Michael
Stouffer Concourse Hotel Armstrong, Assistant City
3801 Quebec Street Attorney, City of Aurora;
Denver, CO Gerald Dahl, Attorney,
Gorsuch, Girgis, Campbell,
In response to numerous Walker and Grover; Glen
requests, the Denver Regional Gidley, Director of Planning
Council of Governments (DRCOG) and Development, City of Wheat
. and the American Planning Ridge; Dennis Hayutin, Chair-
Association (APA) will co- man, Board of Adjustment, City
sponsor a seminar on training of Aurora; and Berten Weaver,
for the members of boards of Planning Director, Clear Creek
adjustment. County.
The course seeks to provide Fee for the workshop is $65
members of boards of for persons from DRCOG juris-
adjustment, and those who dictions and $75 for non-DR000
staff them, with a greater members. Registration
understanding of their deadline is November 9, 1990.
statutory and local authority, Further information may be
and their role in relation to obtained from Flo Garcia
other local decision-making (DRCOG), 480-6730.
bodies. Board members will be
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The hotel is offering workshop On October 12, 1990, Sandy
participants a special govern- Blaha, Associate Executive
ment room rate of $65/night Director, attended the
for a single or double room. Resource and Referral Con-
When you call for reserva- ference at Red Rocks Community
tions, indicate that you are a College. Among other things,
registrant at the DRCOG ~ Sandy learned: CCCOES
workshop. Reservations can be (Colorado Community College
made by contacting the hotel and Occupational Education
at 399-7500. System) has dedicated staff to
the development of the Com-
munity College model in R&R
Systems; Community College of
Denver and Red Rocks have Work
and Family Centers with R&R as
ANNOUNCEMENT a key function; the State
Department of Social Services
NWCCOG has received a copy of is one year from completion of
Enterprise Zone Notes, a a statewide model for R&R that
publication of the U.S. will, to some extent, be
Department of Housing and underwritten by the Colorado
Urban Development. The Trust.
publication describes the
features of the Enterprise Childcare is an issue in
Zone Jobs Creation Act of virtually every NWCCOG
1990. For more information or community. While foundation
a copy of the publication resources may be available to
contact Barbara Anderson at develop a regional R&R model,
668-5445. the City of Boulder and other
childcare R&R non-profits have
proven that some ongoing
public support will be needed
DIRECTIONS IN CHILDCARE 1991 to keep a R&R system running.
With the potential for a state
Throughout 1990, NWCCOG has system one year off, it may be
provided service to its premature for NWCCOG to take
members through meetings which the lead in development of a
concentrate on issues of regional R&R model. The
regional importance. benefit, however, of a reg-
ional R&R system is the cost
The September NWCCOG Board of efficiencies which may not be
Directors meeting in Aspen available on a community by
concentrated on childcare community basis.
issues and state-of-the-art
solutions. We heard from The feedback of NWCCOG members
several experts that Resource will be sought on this and
and Referral Systems (R&R) are other issues in a needs
one of the strongest and most assessment that will be
viable solutions to the distributed. by NWCCOG to
childcare crises, primarily ~ members late this year. In the
because of their support and meantime, we have a consider-
assistance to private child- able informational literature
care providers and parents. available from our Aspen
meeting on childcare. If you
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would care to have us send you The changes approved are:
a packet for distribution to
your local childcare pro- - Additions, deletions, and
eiders, social workers or new point values for the
childcare task force members, criteria. New criteria added
call Sandy Blaha at (303) will give preferences to
668-5445. projects which:
+ are unpaved;
+ include volunteer
efforts or financial
TRAIL GRANT POLICIES AND support from non-
CRITERIA REVISED FOR governmental sources;
FISCAL YEAR 1991-1992 + show evidence of
cooperation among
Several modifications to the adjoining jurisdictions
Colorado Greenwav Proiect and other agencies in
grant policies and to the planning, funding, and
criteria used to evaluate development.
applications for funding were
approved this year by the - Available funds will be
Colorado Board of Parks and allocated to the five regions
Outdoor Recreation. These of the state as follows:
changes were the result of + 50$ to the regions by
discussions by the State population;
Recreations Trails Committee + 50$ to the highest-
about the way the trail scoring projects
construction grants are regardless of region.
selected.
- Revised allocation of the
Concerns of the committee vote on selecting projects for
included: funding:
+ 50$ to State
- Revising the project Recreational Trails
review criteria to more Committee;
closely reflect priorities of + 25~ to State Trails
the Committee. Coordinator;
+ 25$ to Regional
- Enabling all regions of Managers.
the state to compete for
funding but not be strictly Grant application packets were
limited by geographic quotas. mailed at the end of October
to parks and recreation
- Increasing the Commit- offices in larger towns and to
tee's authority in final city managers or clerks in
selection of projects for smaller communities. If you
funding. do not receive a.copy, call `
Bruce Perlmutter (303) 791-
- Clarifying what 1954. If you have questions
information is needed from on the new policies and
applicants. criteria, call Stuart
Macdonald at (303) 866-5764.
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TREE GRANT APPLICATIONS DIIE planning, design and produc-
DECEMBER 1, 1990 tion of signs, study of a
proposed zoning plan and other
design needs in the community.
The Colorado Re-Leaf Matching
Tree Grant Program is seeking The applications and guide-
applications for 1991 planting lines for both grants has been
grants. mailed to your town or county
manager or town clerk. For
Sponsored by the Colorado more information or assist-
Parks and Recreation ance with application, please
Association Foundation in .contact Barb Keller, NWCCOG
partnership with Colorado Re- Community Development
Leaf and Global Re-Leaf, the Director, 668-5445.
program plans to fund more
projects this year than in its
previous five-year history.
The application deadline is CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 1, 1990. Applicants
must find a new sponsor for NOVEMBER
the planting projects the
money used for the 50/50 match 14 SSAAA/RAC Meeting -
has to be "new" money raised Summit County Community
in the community. The match Center, 3rd and Granite
cannot be budgeted money from Streets, Frisco, CO -
the local governments. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Grants are limited to $500 per 16 NEA Design Arts Grant
project. All projects must be must be postmarked.
in public parks, or conserv-
ation plantings for public DECEMBER
benefit. The project must be
maintained on a regular basis. 1 Colorado Re-Leaf Matching
Tree Grant and 1991
Community Development
Project Applications due.
NEA DESIGN ARTS GRANT
APPLICATION DIIE 13 NWCCOG Board of Directors
NOVEMBER 16, 1990 Meeting, Town of Eagle,
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The National Endowment for the .
Arts is seeking applicants for .JANUARY
Design and Planning for Rural.
and Small Communities (under 9 Letter of Intent to apply ,
50,000 in population). Dead- ~ for 1991 CDBG Housing
line for application is Grants due.
November 16, 1990.
9 Impact Assistance
The 50/50 matching grants, up Applications and CDBG
to $10,000, are earmarked for Public Facilities/
the architectural design of Community Development
public facilities or parks, Project Grant
landscape or streetscape Applications due..
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NORTHWEST COLORADO COIINCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
(303) 668-5445
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Linda Venturoni - Executive Director
Sandy Blaha - Associate Executive Director
RROGRAMS AND STAFF
Skyline Six Area Agency on Aging - Linda Venturoni - Program
Director
o Nutrition Services (Congregate & Home Delivered)
o Transportation
o Advocacy and Legal Assistance
o In-Home Health Care Services
o Information and Referral
Community Development Program - Barb Keller - Program Director
o Grant Resource Assistance
o Data and Statistical Resources
o Community Technical Assistance
Energy Management Program - Steve Getz - Program Director
o Energy Audits
o Weatherization
o Furnace Tune=ups and Safety Inspections
Water Quality Program - Lane Wyatt - Program Director
o Analysis and Assistance on a Wide Variety
of Water Quality Issues
0 208 Water Quality Planning
ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS
Water Quality/Quantity Program - Lane Wyatt - Program Coordinator
o Monitor and Develop Policy on Issues Related
to the Management of Water Resources and the
Associated Affect on Water Quality
o Promote Local Governments' Ability to Influence
Decisions on Water Matters
Northwest Loan Fund - Sandy Blaha - Program Director
o Makes Low-Cost Business Expansion Loans to Manufacturing
and Service Companies that Import Income and Create Year-
round Jobs
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AMERICAN SKI CLASSIC
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
77iuradav. 8/arch 7
12.00 Press Set Up lodge at Vail - Internatkmal Room
12.00 Registration Set Up Lodge at Vail -Vail Room
12.00 Secretariat Set Up Lodgs at Vail -International Room
Fildav. ~/ardr 8
08.00 Headquarters Move-In Day Lodge at Vail -all rooms
17.00 Volunteer Orientation / Soc(al TBA
Sfeturdav. ~/ar~ah 8
08.00 Headquarters Operable Lodge at Vail -all rooms
08.00 - 17.00 Registration Packet Stuffing TBA
Sunday. A/arrah 10
08.00 -17.00 Registration Packet Stuffing TBA
10.00 -11.00 THE CHALLENC3E -Handicapping Beaver Creek -Haymeadow
11.00 - 12.30 L enge unc eon Beaver Creek -Hospitality Tent
11.00 - 14.00 Legends DH Inspection -Optional Vail -international
12.30 - 13.30 THE CHALL,~IDE -Locals Race Beaver Creek - Haymeadow
19.00 Challen0e Banquet TBA .
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08.30 Legends Racer Meeting Lodge at Vail -International Room
09.00 - 10.00 Legends DH Inspection Vail -International
11.00 Legends DH Training Run ~ 1 Vall -International
Tues~dar. A/arcah 12
TBA WC Arrivals from Lake Louise Denver Stapleton Airport
08.00 Legends DH Inspectron Vail -International
09.00 Lsgends DH Training Run N 2 Vail -International
10.00 Lsgends DH Course Closed Vail -International
10.00 - 11.00 WC Course Set -Downhill Vail -International
11.00 LEGENDS DOWNHILL RACE Vall - Internationa4l
12.45 Legends DH Awards Vail -Finish Stadium
14.00 WC Jury Inspection VaJI - International
17.00 WC Team Captains Meeting Avon Municipal Building
17.30 - 19.30 WC Team Meal -Dinner Avon
20.00 Western Welcome PartN Vail -Dobson Ice Arena
Nbdnesday 8/arch 13
06.00 - 08.00 WC Team Meal -Breakfast Avon
07.30 WC Jury Inspection Vail -International
07.30 - 08.00 Legends Bib Pick-up Beaver Creek -Timing Bldg ,
08.00 - 09.00 Legends Course Inspection Beaver Creek -Haymeadow
08.46 - 09.45 WC Course Inspection Vail -International
09.30 LEGENDS QIANT SLALOM Beaver Creek -Haymeadow
10.00 WC DH Training Run N 1 Vail - tnternationar
11.00 -12.00 11110 Team Meal -Lunch Vail
13.00 V11C Team Captains Meeting Avon Municipal Bu(Iding
14.45 Legends QS Awards Beaver Creek -Finish Stadium
15.00 - 18.00 WC Parallel prelims aver Creek -Haymeadow
17.30 - 18.45 WC Team Meal -Dinner Beaver Creek - Vlliage Hall
19.00 Opening Ceremonies Beaver Creek -Finish Stadium
71~unsdav. Yarch 14 '
06.00 -08.00 WC Team Meal -Breakfast Avon
08.30 WC Jury Inspection Vail -International
09.45 - 10.45 WC Course Inspection Vail -International
10.00 FORD CUP Beaver Creek - Haymeadow
t 1.00 WC DH Training Run # 2 Vail -International
11.00 - 13.00 Team Meal -Lunch Vail
13.00 WC DH Training Run !It 3 Vail -International
16.00 Fard Cup Flight Com .Awards ,ge~ve~ creek - Fin~~h~dsm
17.00 WC Team Captains Meeting Avon Municipal Building
17.30 - 19.30 WC Team Meal -Dinner Avon
19.00 ~egAnds of kiina ~ne~~ar Beaver Creetr - I
l~ildav. ~Iardr 16
06.00 - 08.00 WC Team Meal -Breakfast Avon
08.00 - 09.00 Ford Cup Racer Breakfast Beaver Creek - Villa a
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08.30 WC ury nepection Vall -International
09.00 - 10.00 Ford Cup Racer CI(nic Beaver Creek - Havmeadow
09.4b - 10.4b WC Course Inspection Vail -international
10.00 FORD CUP -Finals Beaver Creek - Havmeadow
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--11.00 WC DH Training I~un ~ 4 Vail -International
11.00 - 13.00 WC Team Meal -Lunch Vail
13.00 WC DH Training Run ~ 6 Vail -International
_ 16.00 Fard Cup Awards Beaver Creek -Finish Stadium
16.30 Ford Cup Tea Dance Beaver Creek -Village Hall
17.00 WC Team Captains Meeting Avon Municipal Building
17.30 - 19.30 WC Team Meal -Dinner Avon
Marra, 1B
06.00 - 08.00 WC Team Meal -Breakfast Avon
07.45 Sponsor Breakfast Vail - Cookshack
08.30 WC Jury Inspection Vail -International
09.45 - 10:4b WC Course Inspection Vail -International
11.00 WC DOWNHILL Vail -International
11.00 - 13.00 WC Team Meal -Lunch Vail
12.30 WC Downhill Awards Vail -Finish Stadium
14.00 -WC Course Set - Oiant Slalom Vail -International
16.30 WC Jury Inspection Vail -International
17.00 WC Team Captains Meeting Avon Municipal Building
17.30 - 19.30 WC Team Meal -Dinner Avon
20.00 Concert V~ -Dobson Ice Arena
S~undav. A/arch 17
06.00 - 08.00 WC Team Meal -Breakfast Avon `
07.00 WC Jury Inspection Vail -International
08.45 - 09.45 WC Course Inspection Vail -international
10.04 WC QIANT SLALOM RUN 1 _ Vail - In ~I
11.00 - 13.00 WC Team Meal -Lunch Vail
13.00 WC GIANT SLALOM R!!N ~ v;@q - ~~t~rnational
13.45 ` WC Qlant Slalom Awards Vail -Finish Stadium
17.30 - 19.30 WC Team Meal -Dinner Avon
~ondav March 1B
06.00 - 08.00 WC Team Meal -Breakfast Avon
TBA WC Tsam Departures for Waterville Valley Denver Stapleton Airport
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December 7 to December 16, 1990 Published by the Town of Vail
DEC. 7-SONNENALP WINEMAKERS DINNER, Dec. 11 Continued
Fri. featuring Chateau Montelena. Call -KIDS EVENING AT THE CLIMBING WALL at
476-5656 for reservations, the Vail Athletic Club at 6:30PM for
-NAIL CLUB 50 LADIES LUNCHEON & ages 4 to 12. Call 476-7960 for info.
BRIDGE at Singletree at 11AM: Call -CMC STUDENT ART SHOW at the Vail Lib-
for reservations at 476-7097. rary. Open 9AM to 9PM.
-CMC STUDENT ART SHOW at the Vail
Library. DEC. 12-HANUKKAH
Weds. -PRESCHOOL STORY TIME at the Vail Lib-
DEC. 8-1990 KINDERCUP SKI RACE at Golden rary at lOAM & again at 10:45AM.
Sat. Peak. Call 476-5601 for info. -TAX TRIMMING TIPS at the Vail Library
-NAIL VILLAGE SCAVENGER HUNT for all presented by Don Hagen, CPA. 7:OOPM.
ages, $10 per person from 4-6PM. -OPEN WEIGHT ROOM at the Red Sandstone
Call 476-2552. Gym from 6:30-9:OOPM. $1 drop-in fee
-KIDS NIGHT OUT MOVIE & ARTS PRO- -CMC STUDENT ART SHOW at the Library.
GRAM from 6-lOPM. Movies, art,
games, refreshments. Call 476-2552. DEC. 13-HOLIDAY FAMILY EVENING at the Vail
-SNOWMAN MAKING CONTEST at the Thurs. Library at 7PM. Refreshments served.
Sonnenalp Hotel. Call 476-5656. -OPEN BASKETBALL at the Red Sandstone
-CMC STUDENT ART SHOW at the Vail Gym from 6:30-9:30PM. $1 drop-in.
Library.
DEC. 14-PAT HAMILTOPJ/PETER VAVRA CHRISTMAS
DEC. 9-PEPI'S WE DEL WEEKS, Call 476-5626. Fri. CONCERT at the Beaver Creek Chapel to
Sun. -COWPIE BALL,benefit for Scott benefit the Adopt-A-Family Program.
Stanley & Carol Nitz-Slevinsky, $10 donation, 7:30PM. Tickets at door
at the Westin at 7:30. $10/person. -CMC STUDENT ART SHOW at the Vail
Live music, dancing, silent auctio Library.
-CMC STUDENT ART SHOW at the Vail
Library. DEC. 15-VA1L VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL MEMBER HOL-
Sat. IDAY ART SHOW at the Vail Library.
DEC. 10-AVALANCHE AWARENESS CLASS at the Opening Night Dessert Benefit from
Mon. Vail Library at 6:30PM. 6-9PM. Collection of small gift items
-MARY KAY GLAMOUR WORKSHOP at the -SANTA'S WORKSHOP for kids ages 5 to
Holiday Inn from 11AM to 9PM. Free. 12 at the Red Sandstone School from
-OPEN WEIGHT ROOM at the Red Sand- noon to 5:OOPM. $1 per activity.
stone Gym from 6:30-9:OOPM. $1. -AVON'S CHRISTMAS PARTY IN THE PARK &
-OPEN VOLLEYBALL at the Red Sand- Opening of Nottingham Lake for Ice '
stone Gym from 7 to 9:OOPM. $1. Skating. Call 949-5189 for info.
-BREAKFAST CLUB AEROBIC ICE SKATING -NAIL SNOWBOARD SERIES on Vail Mt. all
at 7:15 AM. Call 479-2271. day. Call 949-5199.
DEC. 11-HANUKKAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN DEC. 16-GRAND OPENING OF THE BOBSLED RUN on
Tues. -TODDLER STORY TIME at the Vail Sun. Vail Mountain. -
Library at lOAM & again at 10:30. -NORDIC TRACK FESTIVAL at the Nordic
-OPEN WEIGHT ROOM at the Red Sand- Center. Call 476-8366 for info.
stone Gym from 6:30-9PM. $1. -NAIL CLUB 50 HOLIDAY TEA DANCE at the
Marriott, 5-9PM. $35. Call 926-3434.
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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
~ TRANSPORTATION ~ CHURCH SERVICES
Town of Vail Buses 479-2172 Vail Interfaith Chapel 476-3347
Beaver Creek Transit 949-6121
Trailways Buses 476-5137 EMERGENCY SERVICES
Greyhound Buses 476-7838 Emergency situations 911
Vail Police (non-emergency) 479-2200
Airport Transportation Center 476-7576 Fire Department (non-emergency) 479-2250
Colorado Mountain Express 949-4227 Hospital-Vail Medical Center 476-2451
Vans to Vail 476-4467 Women's Resource Center 476-7384
Vail Valley Taxi 476-TAXI Vail Chiropractic Center 476-1831
Budget Rent-a-Car 949-6012 Pazents Anonymous 476-3350
Hertz Rental Caz 476-7707 Doctor's Office 476-5695
National Rental Caz 476-6634 Eagle Vail Animal Hospital 949-4044
Internal Medicine 476-7000
>i PARKING Sports Medicine 476-7510
Parking Swctures 479-2176 Chi,.,.«ctic Caze 476-0444
Pharmacy 476-5851
~ SKI INFORMATION Alcoholics Anonymous 476-0572
Vail Associates, Inc. 476-5601
Vail Nordic Center (winter) 479-2260 ti SHIPPING
Vail Resort Association 476-1000 Rocky Mountain Delivery & Transport 926-1066
Custompack 949-6655
~ CULTURAL INFORMATION Mail Boxes Etc. 476-3292
CMC (dance, art, music 476-4040 Red & White Mtn. Express 476-8731
Vail Valley Foundation 476-9500
Vail Valley Arts Council 476-4255 GENERAL INFORMATION
Colorado Ski Museum 476-1876 Vail Information ~ 479-1385
Bravo! Colorado 476-0206 Town of Vail 479-2100
Vail Community Theatre 476-0100 `
Vail Public Library 479-2183 VAIL RECREATION
Administrative Office/General Information 479-2279
~ CHILD CARE & BABY~i r i ir1G Gymnastics 479-2287
Vail Youth Center 479-2292 Red Sandstone Gym (VB, BB, weightroom) 479-2288
ABC Children's Acre 476-1420 Youth Center 479-2292
Hundred Acre Wood 827-5876 Nature Center (summer only) 479-2291
Rumplestiltskin School 949-4590 Tennis (summer only)
Susi's Vacation Childcare 476-8666 Golden Peak 479-2296
Vail Babysitting 827-5279 Ford Park 479-2294
Pot Pourri Day Camp (summer) 479-2290 Lionshead 479-2295
Beaver Creek Day Camp 949-2306 Golf (May W October) 479-2260
Ice Skating-Dobson Arena 479-2270