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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-12-19 Support Documentation Town Council Special Session _ ~~,t TOWN OF VAIL ~ 75 south frontage road veil, Colorado 81657 (303) 479.2138 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 ~~~~1,,/ ~~Si~/Y1l,f.~t.~ ~ , ~~~`L~`KtiJ 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 f 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 i 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 i 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. D. Other f ` Construct retail commercial space of 5,713 square feet. ` Expand the existing restaurant and lounge area for a total of 6,657 square feet. 2 r 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. 3 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 4 ' 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. 5 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. 6 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; 7 1 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. 8 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 9 - ~ 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. 10 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. mss--- - _ ~ ~ - ` r_ _ ~ 3 >w...,; 1~ _ ~ Mme:, _ a _~K of 7`T ~ . ~ - l:.-~ ;'~t".i:`~.~%~ , ~t~~~ ~ ~ ~ y ~~.~,j''' . JiC1. i'~~ \ Q f+ 1. _ -~y. r l`:~=' ~~;Pi; . - -.-~L .x~. 3 ' apNCEPTUAL . BUILDING ~ ~>~ki ~;T ~ ~ \ HEIGHT PLAN - - ~ ~.t 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. 11 . , A. Sub-Area #1-2 - Vail Road Intersection ~ - .MY~ 11.E y»• ti' 3.. 1-2 ~i N.. iwG ' ~.y~~~ `1` ...•.IG \ 0 ~IYI 1~TM l ~ ~ \ , e,' Sub-Area #1-2 states: "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. 12 B. Sub-Area #1-3 - Sonnenalp (Bavaria Haus) Infill _ ems' ~ - N' ~ / J rr~ J.. j- . Sub-Area #1-3 states: "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 13 h 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 i ~ ~ / G , ~ ~ ~j. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~3,, -4 ~ ~1 .,5~`, - l ~ ,G •17' Sub-Area #1-5 states: "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 14 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 Sub-Area ~1-4 states: ~ - -~i_s Ill- ,C~' ' i ~ c ~,s - ~ .DO+ \ J ~ ~ / ~ ~ i. "II r "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. 15 E. Sub-Area #1-9 - Study Area: Villaae streamwalk Sub-Area #1-9 states: s "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. 16 • 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. 17 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. 18 r 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. 19 ti 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 20 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. 21 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 22 / • 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. f 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 23 ' ~ 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 24 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 25 ~ 1 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 26 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. 27 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 . 28 r • ; :P D.:PAR NG a: ~ KI ;;ROPOS,E Sheet # Regular ;Spaces Compact Spaces <>; <>:; >Val:et : . . P 1 /P2 Lobby Level . - S , . 0 0 :1 Total : : ::127. 25 : ; 58 ~ Grand Total: 210 (includes 12% compact and 28% valet) . ,E UIR >:>AREA':':>::<> :>`>PARKING 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 `35 208 I i :>i : i ` > i:: is > i' Tota ~ Parking Required = 208 spaces Mutiple Use Credit (5%) _ (10) Non-conforming Credit = (4) Total 194 . :REQUIRED LOADLNG : AREA.::: - USE :;;>:.;:(Sq. Ft) REQUIREMENT Lodge : 139,366. 4 berths Retail <5,713; 1 berth > 5 Bert s Subtotal > , - 2 berths r dit Le :Multi le Use C e ss p Total : _ : ;3.:bert s Sonnenalp Exhibit A ~ 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 9 to Remain:.. 42 NIA `23:5 WI COMPARISON ;;;Ridge _ Gable :::`Faye. - Tower:..' 70 `N/A 'S0 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 " DEC 7 '90 15:51 PAGE.003 c~ ~ •f 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. PAGE.00d IIEC 7 ' 90 15:52 ~ : ~ i December 7, 1990 Mr. Andy Knutsen• Page 3 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 r ey~`~ Arnold J Ullevig, P. Christopher Paachi~tg Principe Transportation F~gineer CF~co aKMC 't U l HL rH6E . ~f04 ~ k ~S ` ~~J~~Irr~' Mir iN~.. qw ~ ~~y The Vbil Religious Foundotion 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 19 ~bll Rood • III, Cd., ,...:v 81657 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 111 1~~ 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 ~ +4 i 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 . gy L~ _ President ~ j/ r R6~'U UEC 1 01990 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 c Ms. Kristan Pritz - Page 2 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, . ~f/~ Rev. Michael E. Ricks Rev. David G~. Stitt Associate Fastor Fastor, Episcopal Church bail Baptist Church of the Transfiguration LAW OFFICES COSGRIFF, DUNN & ABPLANALP A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION VAIL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING PETER COSG RIFF ~ SUITE SOO IN LEADVILLE JOHN W. DUNN l O8 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD WEST COSGRIFF, DUNN & BERRY ARTHUR A. ABPLANALP, JR. P. O. BO% I I TIMOTHY H. BERRY NAIL, COLORADO 81 657 LEADVILLE, COLORADO 80461 ALLEN C. CH RISTENSEN (71D) 486-1883 LAWRENCE P. HARTLAUB TELEPHONE: (SOS) 476-7552 TELECOPIER: (303) 476-4765 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 THE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION IS DUNN bl ABPLANALP, P.C. IN VAIL. c r'+ ti 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, r1. ~ 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 rthur A. Abplan lp, Jr AAAJr:j xc: Mr. Michael Ricks Rev. David Stitt TOVPLNGS ~5~ 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 1 ri ~1r 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. 2 r 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. 3 rr1 ! << ~ 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 4 a ~ 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 5 ti~ ~ the streamwalk into their proposed site plan. 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 6 ~1~>~.,1',. 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. SONCOVMO s 7 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 6 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 7 r 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 r 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 12112/90j1p invs~011 I 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 12/12/90 invu011 Page 1 1 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 f 12/12/90j1p invcd011 Page 2 Covern~ent Securities • as of Boveober 30, 1990 7~ ~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 12/12/90j1p invtr011 Page 3 r • - it e ~~e ~nser s _ . 4. . winnln converts 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~;. • • ~ •Condo ~~mana er: likes, inserts - ~ ~j g 'STEAMBOAT from Page iC ~ .t, t~ 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 ~ .1 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 r 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 r 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 1/ 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 SB/slh 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. ;',~~t V ~ ~G+~ 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. a" 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 RUP/bsc cc: Vail Town Council ~l 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 RVP/bsc cc: Vail Town Council REC' ~ NOV -11990 ^Vailo V 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 (d'~ ~ a~. t: SLIFER DESIGNS ,4``-'= DEC - 71990 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; 230 Bridge Strect • Vail. Colorado 81657.303 476-3934 • FAX 303 476-2658 P.0. Bo:161? • 1ffi Avon Road • Avoa, Colorado 81620.303949-1621 • FAX 303 949-1122 - ~ Page 2 TOV 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 Bs/j t s.: - ~ . ~ ~ ~ REVD OCT 2 91990 t. o . - " r- C O L O R A D O ' - - AT•Vf~IL•BEAVER CREEK . - ~ - ~ 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 - ` - } JWG/bb _ - . ? MASTERS OF MUSIC CONCERT SERIES x' ' 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 ~naov -a~~ . can L, ~.iOtta ~,~/y~ e /~tusf L/ ~ en~er ,u ~f, ~f ~4'rafi pia s ~ Jam, ha~„~O f a ha~ his ~°~~d -f~J c~~. ~ ~ fi9~~~~ o,~Q ~~p'J 4 ~"!//~ci~/ ' . _ _ ~ ` 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. J ~ - 2 - 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. r ~ a„ 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 RUP/bsc Attachment cc: Vail Town Council i ~ r - ~y~ ~ town ofi nail 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 RUP:mac cc: Vail Town Council Ms. Kristan Pritz, TOV Mr. Larry Eskwith, TOV n 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 i Rt.C~ NOV 2 61990 ~ , ~ ` ~ I Rodney E. Slifer OBS J Alves SLit•rtc, SMITH & FRAMs 1v~J, INC. HOUSING Real Estate Brokers and Consultants 'f- E THE SEARCH FOR ~ • BALANCE ~ I ` ~ I~,. , ~ ~ ' Llo d W. Bookout ~s; I ~ . , 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. ~ ' ~ ~ ~ /October 90 5 i. `i 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- 6 October 90 / ~ ' ~ ~ 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 f:7 ' 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 ;F' ' ~ ' ~ ~ j October 90 7 r , 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. t';' , . ~ ~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 ~ Nov Z 61990 . 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 TELEPHONE (604) 932-8310 VANCOUVER DIRECT (604) 682-5248 FAX (604j 932-4467 ~C'u N0~1 2 ~ 1990 u 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 1 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: 2 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." 3 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. 4 • 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. 5 ' 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. 6 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. 8 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! f 9 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. 10 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. ' 11 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. 12 ' 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. f 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. 13 ' 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. 14 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. ' 15 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. 16 10. Improved transportation from satellite communities is a valid method for providing people with alternate choices. At the same time solutions need to be found in the resort communities themselves, not just in satellite communities. 11. 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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 f 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 j COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SKI TOWNS RESOLUTION SERIES, 1990 PAGE 2 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. ~ " J~,,+`stph W. Fi~~-~L ' , president ATTEST: ~ irg/~ia Hamil~.on, Secretary v i ` RECQ NOV - 81990 `j , C NE~SB~.IEF 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: I - ~a 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. - 2 - 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 - 3 - , 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. - 4 - 1 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. -.5 - 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 - 6 - 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 - 7 - 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. - 8 - 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.. - 9 - NORTHWEST COLORADO COIINCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (303) 668-5445 i 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 - 10 - 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 . Ma?dav. Yaid? 1 t LL a 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 o-iali 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 J --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 r r ~ • ~ - 1 e ul e ~a, p To Vail Valley Activities & Special Events 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. LS918 OpeJ0~0~ '~IE/~ peon e6elua~ ytnog SL 716~1,~0 N~1~10,1 ti ~ 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