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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-10-05 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session VAIL TOVNN COUNCIL
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AGENDA
1. Site Visit: The Vail Athletic Club ~a 352 E. Meadow Drive.
2. Executive Session: Legal Matters.
3. Discussion Re:
Proposed Establishment of a Special Development District (SDD) for the Vail Athletic Club.
Applicant: The Vail Athletic Club represented by Stan Cope.
4. 1994 Budget Overview:
~ Library.
~ Community Development Department.
* Real Estate Transfer Tax and Debt Service Fund.
5. Information Update.
6. Council Reports.
7. Other.
8. Adjournment.
NOTE URCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW/:
TBiE NEXT VAIL TO1NN COUNCIL REGULAR YORK SESSION
SILL RE ON TOES®A~f, ~ 0/~~/93, BEGINNING AT 1 ~ :00 A.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CFIAMBERS.
TIDE FOLLOQfIfING VAIL TOYVN COUNCIL REGULAR VNORK SESSION
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TIDE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
@~/ILL SE ON TUES®AV, b0/99/93, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CIiAMBERS.
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EX~AN®E® AGEN®A
11:00 A. M. 1. Site Visit: The Vail Athletic Club Qa 352 E. Meadow Drive.
Shelly Mello
Action Reauested of Council: Review site in preparation for
discussion concerning proposed establishment of a Special
Development District (SDD) for the Vail Athletic Club.
Background Rationale: On September 26, 1993, the Planning and
Environmental Commission (PEC) reviewed the proposed
establishment of an SDD for the Vail Athletic Club. The PEC voted
unanimously to recommend approval of the proposal to Council with
the conditions outlined in the staff memos dated September 27,
1993, and September 31, 1993. The motion to recommend approval
was made by Jeff Bowen, with a second from Dalton Williams, and
was approved by a vote of 7-0. Please see the enclosed staff
memo to Council.
11:20 A. M. 2. Executive Session: Legal Matters.
12:10 P. M. 3. Discussion Re: Proposed establishment of an SDD for the Vail
Shelly Mello Athletic Club. Applicant: The Vail Athletic Club represented by Stan
Stan Cope Cope.
Action Reauested of Council: Discuss proposal.
12:50 P. M. 4. 1994 Budget Overview:
12:50 P. M. * Library.
Annie Fox
2:20 P.M. ~ Community Development Department.
Kristan Pritz
3:50 P.M. * Real Estate Transfer Tax and Debt Service Fund.
Steve Thompson
4:50 P.M. 5. Information Update.
6. Council Reports.
7. Other.
8. Adjournment.
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iVicholas Lampiris, Ph.D. ~ 54sS
CONSULTING GEOLOGIST
P.O. BOX 2
SILT, COLORADO 81652
(303) 976-5400 (24 HOURS)
July ai9 1493
Tom Moorehead
Town Attorney ,
Town of Vai 1 ,
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Vail CO ®167
REs Sooth Creek Rockfall Districts Ed Gunn Home
Dear Toms
Now that we have finally reeeived the letter from Jon White of
the Colorado Geologic Survey on the matter of whether the above
referenced property is protected by the existing berm, I can give
my conclusionsa As you may know9 Rick Andrew (formerly of the
CGS> and % spent some time in May of this year9 after the snow
had gone9 on the hillside above the Gunn homed
After viewing the west end of the berm and its configuration9 and
noting the "double" fall line of that hillside which slopes to
the southwest rather than the south9 we both concluded that the
Gunn house was protected by the berm as much as the average
member of the districts This9 even if the condominiums in the
runout zone were not thereo The fact that they are there further
acts to protect downslope properties due to the energy which
would be absorbed if a rock were to hit those united
No home in the district has 100% protectiono Moreover9 as an
example9 the Vail Mountain School is far less likely to have a
rockfall event than the home furthest east in the district
(formerly owned by Jeanine Hollenbeck) which is just below. the
bermo Trying to quantify the degree of protection of each home
is counterproductive9 and all three of the experts to view the
situation in May agree that the Ounn home is protected by the
berm (let it be noted that Jon White reached his conclusion
without climbing to the berm)o My preliminary estimate of the
degree of protection was made in January when snow depths
prevented an adequate determination of the situationo The fall
line was particularly difficult to judged
To summarize9 it is my opinion that all members of the district
have a high degree of protectionp %f you have. questions please
contact meo
Sincerelyq
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Consulting Geologist ,
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TO: Vail Town Council
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: September 30, 1993
SUBJECT: Request for the establishment of a Special Development District to aNow
the expansion of the Vail Athletic Club located at 352 East Meadow
Drive.
Applicant: Vail Athletic Club
Planner: Shelly Mello
On September 27, 1993, the Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) reviewed a
request from the owners of the Vail Athletic Club for the establishment of a Special
Development District. This meeting was the final hearing after a series of three worksessions
with the PEC and Design Review Board (DRB) beginning in June of this year. Attached
please find a copy of staff's memorandum dated September 27, 1993 regarding the details of
the applicant's request.
The PEC voted unanimously to approve the project with Jeff Bowen making the motion and
Dalton Williams seconding the motion. In addition to the staff's conditions which required the
following:
1. The applicant permanently restrict the proposed 52 AUs as short-term rental
units and that the 52 AUs shall not be subdivided in the future to allow for
individual ownership. The Condominium Declarations shall be amended to
include this point before an occupancy permit will be released for the project.
2. The applicant provide one 1 bedroom and one 2 bedroom employee housing
unit and restrict them per the Town of Vail Employee Housing Ordinance. The
employee housing restriction agreement shalt be signed and submitted to .the
staff for approval before a building permit will be released for the project. The
proposed employee units shall provide housing for a total of 6 employees. The
units shall meet the minimum standards specified in the Town of Vail's .
Employee Housing Ordinance.
Further, the PEC recommended the following conditions:
1. That three of the parking spaces currently being proposed on the site for the
incremental increase in required parking shall be removed and the applicant
shall pay into the parking fund for these three spaces ($8,000 per space
=$24,000). With this provision, the applicant shall remove the twa exterior
parking spaces adjacent to the structure entry and this area shalt be designated
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for loading and delivery. An additional space within the interior of the parking
structure shall also be removed from the proposal. This condition was due to
the PEC's concern with the ability of the parking structure to function with
twenty-seven interior valet parking spaces.
2. That the applicant work with the DRB to develop a landscape plan on the south
side of the building between the building and the streamwalk with the goal of
returning this area to a more natural condition. This work includes improving
and allowing public access through the property via the existing bridge and path
on the southwest corner of the building and removing the existing sod and
reseeding the area with a natural grass seed mix and possibly adding additional
planting. The area to be returned to a natural condition begins just south of the
willows adjacent to the VAC and extends south to the streamwalk.
3. That the DRB review the architectural details of the building further to insure
that there is adequate architectural relief in the window mullions, trim, etc.
4. That the applicant work with the DRB to improve the signage, landscaping and
general of East Meadow Drive as it intersects with Blue Cow Chute particularly
the north side of East Meadow Drive. The objective of this effort is to not only
to improve the pedestrian character of this area, but to also deter unnecessary
vehicular traffic from entering East Meadow Drive.
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TO: Planning Environmental Commission
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: September 27, 9993 (Corrections made September 27, X993 are in bold.)
SUBJECT: A request for the establishment of a Special Development District to allow the .
expansion of the Vail Athletic Club, located at 352 East Meadow Drive, and
more specifically described as follows:
A parcel of land in Tract B, Vail Village, First Filing, Town of Vail, Eagle County, Colorado, more
particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Tract B; thence N 79°46'00" W along the Northerly
line of Vail Village, First Filing, and along the Northerly line of said Tract B 622.86 feet; thence S
06°26'52" W a distance of 348.83 feet to the Southwest corner of that parcel of land described in
Book 191 at Page 139 as recorded January 10, 1966 and filed in Reception No. 102978 in the
Eagle County Records, said corner also being the True Point of Beginning; thence S 79°04'08" E
and along the Southerly line of said parcel 200.00 feet to the Southeast corner thereof; thence N
62°52'00" E and along the Northerly line of that parcel of land described in Book 222 at Page 513
as recorded in 1971 in the Eagle County Records, a distance of 66.78 feet to the Northeasterly
corner of said parcel of land; said corner being on the Westerly right-of-way line of Gore Creek
Road, as platted in Vail Village, Fifth Filing; thence N 27°13'37" W a distance of 77.37 feet along
said Westerly right-of-way line of Gore Creek Road; thence N 89°29'22" VJ a distance of 12.80 feet
to the Northeasterly corner of that parcel of land described in Book 191, Page 139 as recorded
January 10, 1966 and filed in Reception No. 102978 in the Eagle County Records; thence
t Northwesterly 26.51 feet along the arc of a 37.50 feet radius curve to the left having a central angle
of 40°30'00" whose chord bears N 53°40'00" W a distance of 25.96 feet to a point of tangency;
thence N 73°55'00"Wand along said tangent 166.44 feet; thence N 85°10'21" W a distance of
50.40 feet to the Northwesterly corner of the Mountain Haus Parcel; thence S 02°18'00"Wand
along the easterly line of said Mountain Haus Parcel a distance of 100.00 feet to the Southeasterly
corner thereof; thence S 45°13'53" E a distance of 38.70 feet to the True Point of Beginning,
containing 30,486 square feet, more or less.
Applicant: Vail Athletic Club
Planner: Shelly Mello
D. PR®.9ECT ®VERVDEl~!
The applicant is requesting a review of the proposed establishment of a Special Development
District (SDD) for the redevelopment of the Vail Athletic Club located at 352 East Meadow
Drive. The Vail Athletic Club is located on the southwest corner of Vail Valley Drive and East
Meadow Drive at the bottom of Blue Cow Chute. The property is currently zoned Public
Accommodation and is considered to be nonconforming with regard to development
standards. The applicant has indicated that the purpose of requesting a SDD for this property
is to improve the appearance of the building and site as well as make it a more viable hotel.
The proposal includes the deletion of six dwelling units, the addition of twenty-four
accommodation units, a decrease to the Club Area, a decrease in total restaurant area,
modifications to the elevations, a decrease in common area and the addition of nine
underground parking spaces. The four existing employee units will remain' on-site and will be
permanently deed restricted.
The deviations from the Public Accommodation development standards include:
1. Density. The proposed density for the project will be 30.33 dwelling units (DUB, which
will include 52 AUs, 3 DUs and 4 employee housing units. The existing density for the
project is 24.33 DU and the allowed density for the project 17.5 DUs. The total density
increase is 6 DUs over the existing development and 12.83 DUs over the allowable
density.
2. GRFA. The applicant is proposing a total of 32,282 square feet of GRFA. In addition
to this, there is an overage on common area of 8,456 square feet. When this is added
to GRFA, the total GRFA for the project will be 40,738 square feet. The allowed
GRFA/Common Area for the project is 32,924 square feet. Currently, there is 33,902
square feet of GRFA in the project which includes overages on common area. This
results in a total increase of GRFA/Common Area of 6,836 square feet above the
existing development and 7,814 square feet over the allowable GRFA/Common Area.
3. Common Area. The applicant is proposing to reduce common area, however, the
' existing project is in excess of the allowed common area by 13,541 square feE:t which
is added to the GRFA. The proposal would exceed the allowable commorn area by
r- 8,456 square feet.
4. Height. The existing building is 67 feet in height on the south elevation and 59 feet on
the north elevation. The allowable height is 45 feet. The applicant does not propose
to increase the -ridge height, however, dormers will be added to both the north and
south of the building where the ridge heights exceed the 45 foot height allowance.
5. Site Coverage. Currently, the site coverage far the project is 20,796 square fE~et. The
application will increase this to 21,350 square feet. Which includes the underground
parking and service areas. The allowed site coverage for the site is 16,767 square
feet.
6. Accessory Use. The accessory use allowance is 10% of existing GRFA. If built as
proposed, this project would have an accessory use allowance of 3,228 square feet.
As proposed, the allowable accessory use will be 3,426 square feet. This is a
reduction from the existing 4,066 square feet. However, there is still an overage of
198 square feet.
7. Setbacks. The applicant proposes to add building along the north side of the project.
This will be in the area of the entry and the restaurant. The addition of the entry will
result in a 1 foot setback from the property line. The existing parking structur~~ has a o
foot setback. On the south side of the project, the applicant is proposing an at grade
terrace which will have a minimum setback of 2 feet. The required setback in this area
would be 10 feet.. In addition, other areas of the building which are currently in the
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setbacks will be infilled. This includes an area on the northwest corner as well as
decks along the rear of the building. The dormers will also be increasing the amount
of building in the setbacks.
The applicant has proposed to do the following with the application:°
9. Decrease the amount of GRFA allocated towards dwelling units and increase
the amount of GRFA for accommodation units.
2. Decrease the number of dwelling units and increase the number of
accommodation units.
3. Encroach further into the front setback with entry and second-story
accommodation unit as well as an addition to the restaurant to the east of the
entry.
4. Increase common area while decreasing the area allocated towards accessory
uses and athletic club use.
5. Add dormers to the building.on the north and south side which do not exceed
the existing ridge height of the building. Insert decks into the roof structure on
the south elevation.
6. Increase the amount of site coverage as a result of the new entry and
restaurant addition (554 square feet).
7. Add terrace and expand dining deck on south elevation.
8. Removal of deck on the south elevation which currently encroaches onto public
land.
9. The applicant is proposing to meet the incremental increase in parking
requirements. There is an existing deficit of 58.44 spaces on the site. The new
parking is located in the following manner:
~2 spaces built underground below the entry
~2 spaces added by relocating an existing ski storage area
~2 spaces added by relocating the laundry room
~1 space added along the south side of the parking structure
~2 spaces in central area of garkina structure
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90. Change exterior materials of building. This includes stucco, wood trim, deck
railings and a wood shake roof.
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11. Add streetscape improvements. These include: a 6 foot heated concrete paver
walk along West Meadow Drive, an 8 foot heated concrete paver walk along
Vail Valley Drive extending over the Gore Creek bridge and street lamps. The
pavers on the bridge will not be heated.
12. Relocation of existing trash area and removal of the existing trash facility which
is encroaching onto adjacent properties.
13. The applicant proposes to provide one two-bedroom employee housing unit
within the Town of Vail which will be restricted according to the Town of Vail
employee housing requirements.
14. Additional landscaping on the north and south sides of the building.
. *For further details on the deviations please see Section III, Zoning Analysis, of this
memorandum, which specify the changes in development standards for the project. Also,
please see applicant's description of proposal for specific details.
II. BACKGFI®UND
A. Project History
The Vail Athletic Club was originally developed in 1977 and included a mixed use building
with condominiums and accommodation units as well as the health club facility and offices.
Twenty on-site parking spaces were provided for the project and a variance was received for
the remaining required spaces. Per the file records, it appears that the variance was granted
in order to facilitate the construction of hotel rooms which were needed in the community at
the time. In 1977, it was felt that it would be reasonable to grant a parking variance for the
sixteen parking spaces for this property due to the proximity of the Town parking structure.
Parking variances for four additional spaces have been granted for the project since that time.
In addition, while variances were not granted for height or density, the project was allowed to
deviate from these standards. Setback variances were granted in 1977 for the development
of the project. The property has been the subject of numerous redevelopments over a
number of years and subsequent parking variances.
At the time of the project approval in 1977, it was discussed that possibly a portion of the
property which the Vail Athletic Club had acquired would not be counted towards their
developable site area. Research has been conducted regarding this issue to determine
whether or not that was actually done. The staff has found no definitive information which
would indicate that this was completed.
B. Previous PEC reviews
On June 28, 1993, a joint worksession was held with the Planning and Environmental
Commission (PEC) and the Design Review Board (DRB) to discuss the establishment of an
SDD for this site. At this time, the applicant was directed to work with the existing volume of
the building. It was also indicated that it might be acceptable to expand the building adjacent
to the Mountain Haus. It was stated that some expansion would be acceptable on the
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southwest corner and that no additional development should be proposed on the north side of
the building. In addition, there was a concern with the additional shade/shadow being cast on
- Meadow Drive. In regard to parking, the PEC indicated that the applicant should strive to
accommodate parking on-site.
On Tuesday July 13, 1993, a worksession was held with the Town Council regarding the
parking for this project. During this discussion, three of the Town Council members were
open to discussing further the possibility of pay-in-lieu parking for this site. Three of the Town
Council members felt that the applicant should accommodate parking on-site due to the
already significant overage of parking which is not provided on the site. As a result of this
discussion, the applicant has provided an additional nine parking spaces on the site which will
accommodate all of the increases in parking generated by the renovation of the building.
On July 26, 1993, an additional worksession was held with the PEC. Please see the attached
minutes which detail the discussion
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III. ZONING ANALYSIS
C,`- Listed below is the zoning analysis for the Vail Athletic Club SDD proposal.
ALLOWED DEV. EXISTING PROPOSED
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENI-
Site Area: 30,486 sq. ft. 30,486 sq. ft. 30,486 sq. ft
Setbacks: 20 feet north: -0- north: -0-
south: 2' - 26' south: 2' - 26'
0' (decks) -0-(decks)
east: 12 - 20' east: 12 - 20'
west: 12' west: 12'
Height: 45 feet 67 south; 59 north 67 south; 59 north
Site Coverage: 16,767 sq. ft. 20,796 sq. ft. 16,300 sq. ft. + :1,050 sq. ft.
= 21,350 sq. ft. includes
garage and below grade
service area on east side.
Landscaping: 9,145 sq. ft. 9,071 sq. ft. 9,730 sq. ft.
' (including at-grade decks)
Units: 25 units per acre 28 AU + 9 DU = 23 DU(2 LO)"" 52 AU + 3 DU =
17.5 units + 4 emp units'* = 24.33 DU(2 LO)' 29 DU (2 LO)
+ 4 emp unhs = 30.33 DU
(2 LO)
GRFA: 24,388 sq. ft. (80%) 10,927 AU + 8,122 DU 24,647 AU + 6,252 DU
= 19,049 sq. ft. = 30,899 sq. h. 1,383
+ 1,312 emp units = 20,361 emp units = 32,282 + 8,456
+ 13,541 common = 33,902 common overage = 40,738
Accessory Use: 10% of existing GRFA 2,036 sq. ft. (Allowed) 3,228 sq. ft. (Allowed)
Restaurant: 3,606 sq. ft. 3,285 sq. ft.
Club Retail: 460 sa. ft. 141 sq. ft.
Total: 4,066 sq. ft. 3,426 sq. ft.
Common Area: 8,536 sq. fi. (35%)
Halls/Mech: 19,235 sq. fi. 14,265 sq. ft.
Conference: 2,842 sq. ft. 2.727 sq. fi.
Total Common: 22,077 sq. fi. 16,992 sq. fi.
' (13,541 sq. fi. overage) .8,456 sq. fi. overage)
Club Area: 22,257 sq. ft. 20,881 sq. fi.
Parking Garage: 4.131 so. ft. 5.512 so. ft.
Total Building •
Square Footage:"` 72,892 sq. ft. 79,093 sq. ft.
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Parking: 20 on-site due to 20 29 (24.2% compact)
r approved variances.
l ~ HallsMlech: _ -0- -0-
Club Area: - -0- -0-
Retail: 1.84 parking spaces .47 parking spaces
Conference Area: 11.8 parking spaces 11.29 parking spaces
Restaurant: 22.5 parking spaces 20.3 parking spaces
AU: 21.8 parking spaces 44.75 parking spaces
DU: 16.5 parking spaces 6.5 parking spaces
Emp Units: 4 parking spaces 4 parking spaces
Total Parking: 78.44 parking spaces 87.31 parking spaces
(8.87 or 9 space increase)
° A lockoff is an accommodation unit which is attached to a dwelling unit and is no larger than one-third of the total floor
area of the dwelling unit.
Required by the Vail Town Council in 1977. Units are to remain on-site for the life of the building. Each employee unit
counts as .333 units towards density.
includes GRFA/Accessory Retail/RestauranUClub/Common/Parking. There is a total increase of building area of 6,201
sq. ft.
The memorandums on the Vail Athletic Club condominium conversion process indicate that 24 AU and 5 DU were
rental restricted and 2 DU were approved with no restrictions. There are no file records which indicate the approval of
the 4 additional AU's and 2 DU's currently on-site.
BV° ~RITIeRIA TO SE I~SE® IN EVALUATING THIS PROPOSAL
As stated in the Zoning Code, the purpose of Special Development Districts is as follows:
"The purpose of the special development district is to encourage flexibility and
creativity in the development of land in order to promote its most appropriate
use: to improve the design character and quality of new development within the
Town; to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets and
utilities; to provide the natural and scenic features of open space areas; and to
further the overall goals of the community as stated in the Vail Comprehensive
Plan. An approved development plan for a special development district, in
conjunction with the property's underlying zone district, shall establish the
requirements guiding development and uses of property included in a special
development district."
The staff finds that the application meets the purpose of the Special Development District.
Specifically, staff finds that this application furthers the overall goals of the community as
stated in the Vail Comprehensive Plan. The project proposes to improve the design
character, function and quality of the development and provide additional short-term units
within the Village which is a specific goal of many elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The
staff as well as the PEC have identified in past reviews that this site is appropriate for
increased densities as well as a variety of uses due to the location and proximity to the Village
core area. In addition, employee housing and streetscape improvements are proposed which
provide overall community benefit. Staff recognizes that the existing building exceeds the
underlying zoning requirements, but believes that due to the site and location it is suitable to
allow for such deviations as proposed in the application given the goals and policies in the
Town's Land Use Plan, Vail Village Master Plan and Streetscape Plan. Please see Section VI
for further details on these plans.
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V. SPECIAL DEVELOPIIAENT DISTRICT CRITERIA -
The following nine criteria should be used to review ttie project.
A. Design compatibility and sensitivity to the immediate environment,
neighborhood and adjacent properties relative to architectural de:~ign,
scale, bulk, building height, buffer zones, identity, character, visual
integrity and orientation.
Massinq
The staff feels that this criterion. is especially important to the review of this
project. While this application does not propose to increase the maximum ridge
height, the proposal includes adding dormers to the existing roof. The amount
of building area is increased with building infills and the introduction of a series
of dormers. On the south side, roof cut outs are being used for the three
central top units. Otherwise, dormers have been added to both sides of the
roof form in order to utilize existing "dead" space.
The .applicant has also modified the roof form on both the east and west
elevations of the building. The east elevation terraces back from Vail Valley
Drive and additional windows have been added to this elevation. Terracing has
also been accomplished on the west elevation adjacent to the Mountain Haus.
The low eave line which is maintained with this proposal and the land:~caping of
the site bring the scale of the building down to a pedestrian level. ThE; staff
feels that maintaining the pedestrian character of this area is important as it is
seen as a major corridor to Golden Peak and the Village from the parking
structure and is also used by pedestrians to access Ford Park.
The Vail Village Master Plan calls for this building to have a maximum of four
stories. From the original application, the applicant has lowered the building to
the existing ridge line in all locations and decreased the scale of the dormers in
order to decrease the shadow on East Meadow Drive.
Sun/Shade
The proposed building increases the amount of shade on East Meadow Drive
by 5 feet 6 inches in the area of the entry, 24 feet 6 inches on the west wing
and 5 feet on the east wing on December 21st (See attached sun/sha.de
analysis). The impacts on shade on September 21st will be an increase of 1
foot 6 inches in the center of the building, 11 feet on the west wing and 2 feet 6
inches on the east wing. The amount of shade is determined by both the angle
of the sun and the height of the ridge or eave line. While the December 21st
date creates the most impact, the September 21st date is what is spE;cified in
the code for sun/shade analysis in the CCI zone district. Although this property
is not in CCI, the shade impact is important to address for this pedestrian
area.
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The greatest impact in shade is seen on the west wing of the building. On
December 21st, the proposed building will cast shadow onto the sidewalk.
On September 21st, the increase in shade in this area will be 11 feet and does
not cast shadow onto the sidewalk. It should be noted that the existing
building casts shadow beyond the sidewalk into the street in the center of the
building and east wing. In the center and east wing, the additional shade cast
will be 5 feet 6 inches and f3 feet accordingly as a result of the dormers. The
applicant proposes to heat the paver sidewalk which will make this area safer
for the pedestrian. The staff feels that the increases in shade have been
minimized to a point that is acceptable.
Entry
On the north side of the building, the applicant proposes to add a two and a
half story entry area to the building. The entry has been lowered by two floors
from the original proposal. The design of the entry minimizes the massing
impacts of the element and does not add any more shade to the street.
Building Footprint
The applicant proposes to increase the building footprint by 450 square feet to
allow .for the restaurant addition and entry. Staff does not have a problem with
the restaurant addition as no landscaping is removed. The entry will remove
two to four trees which the applicant has agreed to relocate or replace.
Streetscape
The applicant has proposed to install required streetscape improvements
discussed in section VIII of this memo. This includes a heated paver walk
along !fail !!alley ®rive as well as a heated paver walk along the south side of
East Meadow Drive. The driveway to the garage will also be heated. In
general, the project is sensitive to adjacent properties through the use of
appropriate architectural design and massing as well as landscaping.
B. uses, activity and density which pr®vide a compatible, efficient and
workable relationship with surrounding uses and activity.
Density
The applicant proposes to increase the total density of the project by six
dwelling units. This includes the removal of six dwelling units as well as the
addition of twenty-four accommodation units.
®f the nine dwelling units on-site, six are currently restricted per the
Condominium Conversion requirements. There are iwo existing units which
are free market and the applicant wishes to retain one additional unrestricted
unit. The staff feels that because this unit is already restricted that it should
remain available for short-term rental according to Section 17.26 of the
Subdivision Regulations, Condominium Conversion, or an employee housing
unit should be provided in place of the restricted unit as was allowed with the
Vail Village Inn Goodes space. The staff would prefer to see an additional
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employee housing unit versus the restricted DU provided as we believe the -
employee housing unit also provides an important community benefit.
The staff feels that the applicant's desire to increase the short term hotel units
is very positive. The GRFA attributable to dwelling units has been decreased
by 1,870 square feet. 13,270 square feet of GRFA will be added to increase
the amount of floor area for accommodation units. The additional GRFA has
been gained by using existing dead space within the building, using cornmon
area more efficiently, and the addition of dormers and infilling portions of decks
on the south side. An additional 6,201 square feet of total building area will be
added with this proposal. In order to insure that the AU's remain as short-
term rentals, the staff requests that the owner agree to not subdivide the
units in the future per the Condominium Conversion section of they
Subdivision Regulations.
Em~lovee Housina
Currently, four employee housing units are required on-site per the 1977
parking variance. The applicant proposes that these units remain on-site and
has agreed to restrict these units on a permanent basis. Due to the requested
increases in density, the applicant has indicated that there may be an increase
of two to four employees on the site.
Utilizing the Employee Housing Guidelines, based on the net increase in
development over the existing building, two to four additional employees would
be generated by the expansion. The staff would require that one two-bedroom
or two one-bedroom units be provided to address the increase. The summary
is as follows:
a) Bar/Restaurant = 321 sq. ft. (@6.5/1,000 sq. ft.)
= 2.08 employees (decrease)
b) Retail/Service Commercial = 310 sq. ft. (@6.5/1,000 sq. ft.)
= 2.015 employees (decrease)
c) Dwelling Units ~ = 6 units (@.4/room) = 2.4 employees (decrease)
d) Accommodation Units = 24 units (Ca~.75/rooml = 18 emplovee (increasel
e) Total 11.5 or 12 employees
•12 employees x .15 housing multiplier = 1.8 or 2 employees
•12 employees x .30 housing multiplier = 3.6 or 4 employees
•Assumina two emplovees per bedroom, the proposed one two-bedroom unit
would be needed per the employee generation formula. The staff has used the
higher multiplier due to the overages in density. The Employee Housing Report
does not differentiate between the provision of on-site or off-site housing. As
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stated above, the staff would like to see one more employee unit provided in
order to lift the use restriction on the proposed dwelling unit.
C. cDornpllarace with parking and loading requirements as ®utlir~es9 in Chapter
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Parking
Parking has been a long standing issue on this site. In researching the history
of this project, the staff found that there were a number of variances granted to
this project. In December of 1977, twenty underground parking spaces were .
approved for this site. At that time, it was recognized that surface parking was
not appropriate for this site and that these spaces would be the maximum
number that could be placed on the site. Different arrangements have been
made over the years for parking on Town of Vail land as well as other
properties for this project to address the deficit. Variances have been granted
for a total of twenty spaces over the life of the project. Using today's
standards, there is an existing deficit of 58.4 parking spaces for the project.
There would be a nine space parking requirement increase as a result of this
expansion. This is based on the difference between the required parking for
the proposed project and the existing development. The applicant is proposing
an additional nine on-site parking spaces which would bring the total on-site
spaces to twenty-nine. All of the parking spaces would be valet.
Currently, the applicant valet parks eighteen parking spaces in the existing
structure. The parking structure will be expanded which will accommodate the
nine additional spaces. Due to the type of use of this facility, valet parking is
appropriate and has been approved for other projects of this nature. UVith the
full-time concierge and valet, this type of parking solution is feasible. In
addition, after reviewing the function of the existing facility, it appears that the
proposed plan is reasonable and, the additional nine parking spaces can be
accommodated. The two existing exterior spaces will remain adjacent to the
entrance to the parking structure on the west side.
No additional square footage has been added to the health club and therefore
the staff does not feel that it is appropriate to assess a parking requirement for
this facility. Parking for a health club is determined by the PEC. There is no
parking standard for this type of use. No parking requirement has been
assessed in the past and the staff is not assessing any additional parking nor
do we recommend to the PEC that a parking requirement be set as no club
square footage is being proposed.
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Loading and Delivery -
The applicant is providing a loading facility with apull-out from East Meadow
Drive. This will accommodate the short-term parking needs of the project.
Loading and Delivery will also be accommodated in this pull-off area. The
applicant will no longer be allowed to unload deliveries along Vail Valley Drive
adjacent to the restaurant entrance. This is a very unsafe practice which the
Town does not encourage and will not allow to continue.
In addition, the applicant proposes to remove the existing trash facility on the
west side of the project. This enclosure encroaches both onto Town of Vail
land as well as Mountain Haus property. The applicant would propose to
include the trash facility inside the building in this same area.
D. Conformity with applicable elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan,
Town policies and lDrban Design Plans.
There are three other elements of the Comprehensive Plan which apply to this
application: The Vail Village Master Plan, the Streetscape Master Plan and the
Land Use Plan. Please see Sections VI, VII, and VIII of this memo for further
descriptions of these plans. Many elements of the Town's Comprehensive Plan
encourage the development and preservation of hotel-type units. The applicant
proposes to add an additional twenty-four AU's and delete six DU's for a total of
fifty-two AU's and three DU's. This is in keeping with the Comprehensive
Plan's objective to increase the hotel bed base. Please see Sections VI, VII
and VIII that identify the applicable goals and objectives of the plans.
E. Identification and mitigation of natural and/or geologic hazards that affect
the property on which the special development district is proposed.
This site is located adjacent to Gore Creek. No portion of this proposal
encroaches into the 50 foot stream setback or the one hundred year 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.
Building Design
While the changes to the site plan through this proposal are limited, the building
design changes significantly. In respect to the south or Gore Creek side of the
building, the applicant is proposing to change the character of the elevation with
the enclosure and redesign of balconies and to change the window dESign.
Dormers will be added to the east and west wings and decks will cut into the
roof form in the center area. The applicant has adjusted the south elevation to
break up the facade per PEC and staff comments. Initially the applicant
proposed to increase the height of the western section of the building.
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Currently, the applicant proposes to maintain all of the existing ridge lines and
not increase the ~'idge in any area of the building. The .staff feels that. this is
very positive.
In addition, the applicant is proposing to add a terrace at the lower level on the
south side of the project. This will encroach into the 20 foot setback and result
in a 2 foot setback a the tightest point from the south property line.
On the ~®rth elevation, the applicant proposes to infill an area on the east wing
adjacent to the restaurant and add an entry. In addition, balconies will be
added to units on the east wing. Dormers will be added in all three areas on
this elevation. This will allow for the additional accommodation units on the
upper level. These additions will cast additional shade onto last Meadow
Drive.
' Landscaping has been proposed along the retaining wall adjacent to the
sidewalk on the north side of the building. This will increase the landscape
buffer between the building and the public area. The staff feels that this
. additional landscaping is very important to the project as it will screen the
building and mitigate both the existing and proposed impacts of the building.
~uiidinp's iBVlgaCt ®r9 ®pen space and vegetation
The application impacts the existing. landscaping on the north side of the
building. Approximately two to four large evergreen trees will be lost as a ~
result of this proposal. The applicant is proposing. to landscape along the new
stone retaining wall adjacent to the west wing in order to better screen the
building in areas where landscaping does not currently exist. The staff feels
that while it is unfortunate that these evergreen trees will possibly be lost, the
addition of landscaping which includes evergreen and aspen trees along the
sidewalk, will mitigate the impact of the loss of these two to four trees. The
applicant will attempt to save these trees. However, in the event that they
cannot be saved as a result of this construction, the applicant does agree to
replace the trees. The applicant has also added a 3 foot planting step to the
east of the existing at- grade parking on the west end of the building in order to
help screen the parking. The step will also reduce the height of the wall in this
area.
On the south side of the building, the applicant will be removing an existing
deck which is currently located on Town of Vail land. The applicant proposes
to add additional landscaping in this area which includes shrubs and aspen
trees. This will buffer the building from the public area.
Due to the amount of land and landscaping between the streamwalk and the
building, adequate buffer areas are provided. The proposed landscaping
adjacent to the building will be positive and will not hinder the use of this open
space area on the south side of the building. The applicant has also agreed to
provide a maintenance agreement to the Town for this open space.
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G. A circulation system designed for both vehicles and pedestrians
addressing on and off-site traffic circulation.
The applicant proposes to add nine underground parking spaces. By adding
additional on-site parking, the vehicular traffic on East Meadow Drive will be
increased. While it is an objective of the Streetscape Plan to make this area
more pedestrianized, it is also an objective of the Vail Village Master Plan to
have properties in this area provide on-site parking. The staff feels that the
provision of on-site parking to meet the additional requirement is important
given the constraints on parking our community must deal with.
The applicant does propose to install an entry and pull-off in order to facilitate
the drop-off of guests and loading and delivery. The installation of a drop-off
area will be a benefit to the area as currently there is no off-street drop-off area
for this building and the existing situation creates congestion along East
Meadow Drive as guests and trucks park in the bus lane on Meadow Drive.
The Town Engineer has signed off on this solution.
With this application, the staff recognizes that it would be difficult to completely
restrict East Meadow Drive from vehicular traffic, but would strive to limit the
number of vehicles which must access East Meadow Drive. We also believe
that by providing safe well designed sidewalks, pedestrian circulation can also
be accommodated. The applicant's proposal improves both pedestrian and
vehicular circulation in an area that currently must provide for both uses.
C H. Functional and aesthetic landscaping and open space in order to optimize
and preserve natural features, recreation, views and functions.
Due to the installation of the pull-off and entry and relocation of the retaining
wall in this area, two to four evergreen trees could possibly be lost. The
applicant has agreed to attempt to save these trees, however, it would appear
that this may not be possible. The applicant does agree to replace these trees
in addition to increasing the landscaping along East Meadow Drive between the
building and the roadway adjacent to the sidewalk. Trees in the 30 foot range
will be required to replace the trees that may not be able to be relocated. The
new landscaping in front of the building includes evergreens that range in
size from 10 to 15 feet and aspens having a minimum of a 3 inch caliper.
To the east of the main entry to the building, the applicant is proposing to
redesign the sidewalk as well as the landscape area. This will involve cutting
back the existing utility grate and bringing the landscape down to the same
grade as the sidewalk. This is accomplished by moving the sidewalk and
curbline to the south from the existing location.
Landscaping will also be added on the south elevation in the area where the
existing deck is being removed. Aspen trees and shrubs will be added to this
area and the grades will be redone to match the existing topographic
conditions.
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'the landscaping on~site gill be increased as a result of the removal of an
above grade deck. With this application, the project will be in compliance
with the landscaping requirement for the site.
I. phasing plan or subdivision plan that will maintain a workable, functional
and efficient relationship throughout the development of the special
development district.
The applicant has not proposed that the construction of this project be phased.
Vl. VEIL ~?tV® ~S~ p~A~l .
The goals contained in the Vail Land Use Plan are to be used as adopted policy guidelines in
the review process for new development proposals. The Land Use Plans Goals/Policies
applicable to the Vail Athletic Club redevelopment are as follows:
1_1 Vail should continue to grow in a controlled environment, maintaining a
balance between residential, commercial and recreational uses to serve
both the visitor and the permanent resident.
1_2 The quality of the environment including air, water and other natural
resources should be protected as the Town grows.
C 1_3 The quality of development should be maintained and upgraded
whenever possible.
3_2 The Village and Lionshead areas are the best location for hotels to
serve the future needs of the destination skiers.
3_3 Hotels are important to the continued success of the Town of Vail,
therefore conversion to condominiums should be discouraged.
4.2 Increased density in the core areas is acceptable so long as the existing
character of each area is preserved through implementation of the
Urban Design Guide Plan and the Vail Village Master Plan.
4_3 The ambiance of the Village is important to the identity of Vail and
should be preserved. (Scale, alpine character, small town feeling,
mountains, natural setting, intimate size, cosmopolitan feeling,
environmental quality.)
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.
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5_5 The existing employee housing base should be preserved and -
upgraded. Additional employee housing needs should be
accommodated at varied sites throughout the community.
The application meets the goals and policies in the Land Use Plan. The addition of short-term
hotel rooms is a very positive addition to this area. Item 4.2 specifies that increased densities
in the core are acceptable if the character of the area is preserved. The applicant proposes to
change the character of the building by changing the materials and design details of the
building. While the proposal increases the size of the building, the staff believes that the
applicant has attempted to utilize the unused interior spaces of the building to minimize the
expansion on the exterior of the building. The scale and design of the building with the
addition of new materials and landscaping maintain the alpine character of the development.
VII. VAIL VILLAGE MASTER PLAN
The proposed redevelopment of the Vail Athletic Olub carries out many of the goals and
objectives contained in the Vail Village Master Plan. Applicable goals and objectives are as
follows:
Goal #1 -Encourage high quality redevelopment while preserving the unique architectural
scale of the Village in order to sustain its sense of community and identity.
Objective 1.2 -Encourage the upgrading and redevelopment of residential and
commercial facilities.
Goal #2 - To foster a strong tourist industry and promote year-round economic health and
viability for the Village and for the community as a whole.
Objective 2.1 -Recognize the variety of land uses found in the 10 sub-areas
throughout the Village and allow for development that is compatible with these
established land use patterns.
Objective 2.3 -Increase the number of residential units available for .short term
overnight accommodations.
Policv 2.3.1 -The development of short term accommodation units is strongly
encouraged. Residential units that are developed above existing density levels
are required to be designed or managed in a manner that makes them
available for short term overnight rental.
Objective 2.5 -Encourage the continued upgrading, renovation and
maintenance of existing lodging and commercial facilities to better serve the
needs of our guests.
Policv 2.5.1 -Recreation amenities, common areas, meeting facilities and .other
amenities shall be preserved and enhanced as a part of any redevelopment of
lodging properties.
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Obiective 2.6 -Encourage the development of affordable housing units through
the efforts of the private sector.
Objective 2.6.1 -Employee housing units may be required as part of any new
or redevelopment project requesting density over that allowed by existing
zoning.
~®al ~3 - To recognize as a top priority the enhancement of the walking experience
throughout the village.
Objective 3.4 -Develop additional sidewalks, pedestrian-only walkways and .
accessible green space areas, including pocket parks and stream access.
foal #5 -Increase and improve the capacity, efficiency, and aesthetics of the transportation
and circulation system throughout the Village.
Policy 5.1.1 -For new development that is located outside of the Commercial
. Core I Zone District, on-site parking shall be provided (rather than paying into
the parking fund} to meet any additional parking demand as required by the
zoning code.
Policy 5.1.5 -Redevelopment projects shall be strongly encouraged to provide
underground or visually concealed parking.
Objective 5.2 -Encourage the use of public transportation to minimize the use
of private automobiles throughout Vail.
Although this location is not addressed in any sub-area concept of the Vail Village Master
Pian, it is discussed with regard to the height of buildings. The Vail Village Master Plan
specifies that buildings adjacent to Gore Creek should have a height of four stories. The
existing building is four stories along East Meadow Drive. The proposal builds into the
existing root to form a fifth floor. This is being accomplished by adding dormers, infilling
portions of decks on the south side, and using existing common area and dead space in the
roof form. iVone of the ridge lines will be increased and all of the existing eave lines will be
maintained.
This application addresses the four Vail Village Master Plan goals which are applicable to the
site. It also meets the twelve policies and objectives which are applicable.
l~tBU. STREETSCAPIE RRASTER PLAN
The Streetscape Master Plan points out that traffic on Vail Valley Drive is very -heavy
throughout most of the year. It is especially heavy in the morning and late afternoons during
the ski season, and evenings and weekends during the summer months. Pedestrian traffic
has increased because of the expansion of the Village Parking Structure and the creation of a
new eastern exit portal from this facility at Vail Valley Drive. Specific improvements for Vail
Valley Drive in the area of the Vail Athletic Club, include the addition of an 8 to 10 foot wide
heated concrete unit paver walk on the west side of Vail Valley Drive extending over the
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bridge at Gore Creek and a 6 foot wide concrete unit paver walk on the south side of East
( Meadow Drive. The applicant has included these improvements in this application with the
~ exception that only a 6 foot walk is being proposed along Vail Valley Drive due to sito
constraints and 8 feet along Meadow Drive.
IX. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
The staff recommends approval of the application. We find that the proposal has developed
into one which is in compliance with the objectives and purpose section of the SDD zone
district as well as the other Comprehensive Plan elements as described in the memo. The
approval includes the following understandings:
1. That the owner will permanently restrict the 52 Aus as short-term rental -units
and that the 52 Aus shall not be subdivided in the future to allow for individual
ownership. The condominium declarations shall be amended to include this
point before any occupancy permits will be released.
2. In addition to the one two-bedroom permanently deed restricted employee
housing unit, the owner shall provide one-bedroom employee housing unit to
allow for the use restriction to be lifted from the restricted dwelling unit. The
employee housing unit restriction agreements shall be signed and submitted far
staff approval before a building permit will be released for the project.
The following items will need to be addressed further as the project develops into working
t- drawings.
1. Engineered drawings will need to be submitted which address the streetscape
improvements for review by the Town Engineer before a building permit is
released for the project.
The staff feels that the application is a positive one and does meet the goals and objectives of
the Town's Comprehensive Plan. These include the Land Use, the Village Master Plan,
Zoning Code and SDD Criteria. We recognize that the proposal deviates from the existing
zoning. We recognize that it is important to increase accommodation units as well a5
maintain and improve existing buildings in town in order to maintain the area. We feel that
this is a site which can handle increased density and deviations from the site development
standards which include height, density and site coverage while maintaining the existing scale
and character of the neighborhood.
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VAIL ATHLETIC CLUB
September 11, 1993
~,T~ - S"TA t r~~~INT OF PROPOSID IMPRO
The Vail Athletic Club (VAC) agrees as part of the implementation of our SDD
proposal to make the following improvements: _
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The VAC will extend the curb and sidewalk 6'-0" along East Meadow Drive and 8'-
0" along Vail Valley Drive to create a continuous, heated, rectangular concrete
paver sidewalk extending from west end of the VAC service/.parking drive on East
Meadow Drive to the Gore Creek Bridge onVail Valley Drive. This will be
coordinated with the town engineer.'
VVe will revise the curb line at intersection of East Meadow Drive and Vail Valley
Drive in accordance with the "entry feature" concepts put forward in the Vail
Village Master Plan and as shown on the site plan. At the "entry feature" and
partially along Vail Valley Drive, we will eliminate the existing retaining wall to
bring the landscape down to the level of the sidewalk.
VVe will reface the existing landscape retaining walls along the garage and Vail
Valley Drive with stone.
N'e will incorporate signage to inform vehicles that East Meadow Drive is a
"pedestrian area" open only to vehicles on "official business" with the VAC and the
1`Zountain House.
VVe ~ti-ill~~~~ork with the Design Re`~ie~v Board and AIPP to supplement the existing
streetlainps along the VAC side of Vail Valley and East Meadow Drives.
VVe will create a ne~v car pull-off guest drop-off area directly in front of the new
hotel health club entry. This area will be paved with granite pavers and heated.'
We will need consent from the to~7i's authorities that short-term parking in the
opposite direction will be permitted here.
The creation of the new hotel health club entry and car pull-off along East Meadow
Drive should result min;mal disruption to the existing vegetation in th.e landscaped
area above the existing garage. All necessary steps will be taken throughout the
course of construction to protect the existing vegetation. .
New drainage grates will be introduced to handle melting runoff at East Meadow .
Drive. This will be coordinated with the town engineer.
We will replace the existing wood transformer grate with a new steel grate.
' It.and~ a ~ o ~,~ge C°x~ePl~ / Saute ~id~
~e will work with the town to fo ' e an informal maintenance agreement
regarding the town°s property between the VAC and the pedestrian path along (Bore
Creeke -
~le will prune the dead brush in the area between the VAC and Gore Creelc~
~iTe will ren'ove the existing wood sundeclc that is partially. on town property, as
well as the existing wood utility shed by the hot tubs and the existing wood trash
shed at the service/garage drive.
VVe will create a landscaped path froffi the end of the existing service drivelfire
lane through to the town property on the south side of the VAC.
We will construct a new stone terrace at the existing upper health club/swimming
pool level along the south side of the building as shown on the site plan.
~uildin, teri~r
Vile will restucco the entire outside of the building. The stucco color will be light,
natural color. There will be a stone base by the new entrye
V~Ie dvi11 be installing a new wood shingle roof throughout
We will be introducing new wood trim and roof overhangs as shown on the
elevations.
VVe will be revising the existing porches, balconies and decks with new wood trim
to create the more traditional porches shown on the elevations.
Mlle will be extending the existing dining deck along. the south side of the restaurant ,
to connect with the new hotel lounge.
~Ie will be constructing a new on-grade hotel/health club entry on East Meadow
Drive.
dlle will be extending the north wall of the restaurant 6e-0" to the north anti filling
in an existing fig' x 9' "indentation" along the south side of the dining terrace.
Mlle will be installing new wood windows and doors throughout
~e will be adding new dorgners at the fourth floor level along both the north and
south sides of the existing stuctureo
- ~fVe will be adding new chimneys throughout for the new gas fireplaces.
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The improvements to the health club will not be extensive, they will focus on
increasing -the spa and cardiovasc~>>ar capacity of the club and adding :new doors
and windows along the south wall of the upper level in order to introduce more
natural light into the club. Most areas of the club stay as they are.
We will be adding new floors at the .upper health club level above the weight room
and the existing racquetball court
We will be creating a new staff locker/lounge area at the lower health club level. .
Interior TmnrwemPnrs - t'~
. Our SDD proposal will create the need for an additional ~ cars to be parked on site.
We will be relocating a portion of the existing laundry facility to create room for 3
additional cars and eliminating two storage rooms to create room for an additional
4 cars. The Tema;n;ng 3 cars will be accomodated within the existing garage .
through a valet parking arrangement.
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We will be creating a new double-high hotel lobby and lounge area which will
connect to the new hotel/health club entry. There will be a new open stair to a
balcony above the lobby at the second floor.
We will be renovating and revising the existing conference room on the first floor,
adding a new boardroom at the second floor and creating a new meeting room
along the. south side the first floor of~the building.
We will be relocating two employee units from the fourth floor to the first floor.
The other two employee units will be relocated to the third floor. These units will
be maintained on-site, as per a previous agreement, for the life of the structure.
We will be eliminating 6 existing DU's and adding 24 new AU's to create a new
room mix of 3 DU's and 52 AU's.
The average size of our new hotel room (AU) will be increase by 54 square feet to
478 square feet from 424 square feet
All of the existing hotel rooms will be totally renovated. All of the bathrooms will
be renovated and made larger.
° ,Pr Yxn rte. ove~a~~~S.
• Most of the existing gnechanical systems wilt renovated and relocated to a plenum
: above the existing double-high space at.the restaurant or to a new mechanical room
at the lower health club level
~/Ve will be installing a new ~-story9 hydraulic, passenger elevator within the
existing shaft to serve the hotel and health club.
~IVe will be installing a new S-storyy hydraulic freight elevator for "back of the
house" services. 'The existing dumbwaiter at the west anti of the building will
remains ~ -
~Ie wilt be installing a trash compactor anti roll away trash containers to handle the
hotel/health club trash. 'The restaurant grease and trash.will be handled in a
similar way. 'Trash storage will be at the west end of the building and at new trash
strorage closet at the garage.
~/Ve will be adding a sprinkler system to the hotel portion of the building.
T'he entire building will be brought up to the current handicap requirements.
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VVe hope to start construction in the spring of 1994 and open the renovated VAC in
by the start of the 1994-5 ski season. .
request. ~ -
The PEC asked staff to pass on to Council that they supported the Council's efforts to
permanently restrict the six existing employee housing units.
4. A request fora worksession for the establishment of a Special Development District to .
allow the expansion of the Vail Athletic Club, located at 352 East Meadow Drive, and
more specifically described as follows:
A parcel of land In Tract B, Vail Village, First Filing, Town of Vail, Eagle County, Cobrado, more particular}y
described as follows:
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Commencing at the Northeast comer of said Tract B; thence N 79°46'00' W along the Northerly line of Vail
Village, First Filing, and along the Northeriy line of said Tract B 622.86 feet; thence S 06°26'52' W a distance
of 348.83 feet to the Southwest comer of that parcel of land described fn Book 191 at Page 139 as recorded
January 10, 1966 and filed In Reception No. 102976 in the Eagle County Records, said comer also being the
True Point of Beginning; thence S 79°04'08" E and along the Southerly line of said parcel 200.00 feet to the
Southeast comer thereof; thence N 62°52'00' E and abng the Northerly line of that parcel of land described in
Book 222 at Page 513 as recorded in 1971 in the Eagle County Records, a' distance of 66.78 feet to the
Northeasterly comer of said parcel of land; said comer being on the Westery right-ot-way line of Gore Creek
Road, as platted in Vail Village, Fifth Filing; thence N 27°13'37" W a distance of 77.37 feet along said Westerly
right-of-way line of Gore Creek Road; thence N 89°29'22' W a distance of 12.80 feet to the Northeasterly comer
of that parcel of land described in Book 191, Page 139 as recorded January 10, 1966 and tiled in Reception
No. 102978 in the Eagle County Records; thence Northwesterly 26.51 feet along the arc of a 37.50 feet radius
curve to the left having a central angle of 40`30'00" whose chord bears N 53°40'00" W a distance of 25.96 feet
to a point of tangency; thence N 73`55'00' W and along said tangent 166.44 feet; thence N 85°10'21" W a
distance of 50.40 feet to the Northwesterly comer of the Mountain Haus Parcel; thence S 02°18'00' W and along
the easterly line of said Mountain Haus Parcel a distance of 100.00 feet to the Southeasterly romer thereof;
thence S 45`13'53" E a distance of 38.70 feet to the True Point of Beginning, containing 30,486 square feet, _
more or less.
Applicant: Vail Athletic Club •
Planner: Shelly Mello
Shelly Mello made a brief presentation per the staff memo and stated that her
presentation would focus on the changes that had been made to the proposed Vail
Athletic Club expansion since the worksession with the PEC and DRB on June 28, 1993.
Stan Cope stated that they were trying to create a hotel. He said that the proposed fifth
floor would consist of loft bedrooms. He stated that he would like to see this property
- become a small hotel concentrating on suites. He said that they have decreased the
dwelling units in order to increase the combination accommodation units. He stated that
their goal was to have forty-nine accommodation units. He stated that the modifications
that they had made were an attempt to address the concerns that the PEC members had
• from the June 28, 1993 worksession.
Kathy Langenwalter stated to the PEC members that she would like them to comment on
whether the SDD process was appropriate for the project. •
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Michael Barcley, the architect for the project, stated tha4 they were proposing to drop the
_ height of the dormers 98". He said the peak of the dormers would be about 4 feet above
the ridge line, about 46 feet above the street. He said that because of the way the
building sits on the site, the west section was much further from the street. He said that
they were hoping that raising the existing ridge line 5 feet was reasonable. He said that
the dormers would be recessed more into the roof. He said that by doing this, they would
be able Yo eliminate one of the fifth floor bedrooms and that this would help reduce the
GRFA for the proposal. He said that the final area that he focused on was the impact on
the shading of Meadow Drive and that they were moving the shade line 3 feet further back
on the east side of the building and two feet back towards the building towards the west
and center portions of the building. He'said that the existing building casts a shadow well
into Meadow Drive.
Diana Donovan stated that she wanted Michael 13arcley to discuss the patio on the south
side of the building and its proximity to the property line. .
Shelly Mello stated that they could have that the deck portion of the site staked for the
next site visit. -
Jeff Bowen stated that it was a shame that the athletic facilities had to be reduced in order
to accommodate the parking. He inquired whether there would be a way to reduce the
new parking requirement to five or six additional parking spaces so that the athletic
facilities would not be reduced.
Stan Cope stated that in his discussions with the Town Council concerning the parking
pay-in-lieu program, that Jim~Gibson had said that some of the parking spaces should be
provided on-site.
Dalton Williams stated that he was trying to look ten to fifteen years into the future, and
see how the different boards would be able to pedestrianize Vail. He inquired whether the
applicants would be willing to pay into the parking fund for all their parking in order to
reclaim Meadow Drive as a pedestrian area. He said that this would help reduce traffic
congestion in the area and that on-site parking could be restricted to loading only.
Shelly Mello stated that there are already fifty-six parking spaces that have not been
provided on-site and that Town Council was concerned about increasing the number of
parking spaces to be located off-site in the parking structure.
Stan Cope stated that they have spent time trying to devise a workable solution to the
parking issue. He said that he realizes that the conflict of people and vehicles in this area
' needs to be addressed. He added that he felt that the more pedestrianized that this part
of East Meadow Drive becomes, that this will be better for all parties involved.
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Dalton Williams stated that he felt that this was the only site in Town where this type of
parking scenario would be acceptable. Conceming employee housing, he said that he felt
that additional employee housing units should be added. He felt that the building mass
was acceptable in this location. -
Allison Lassoe stated that she disagreed with Dalton's comment about the massing and
that she felt that it was excessive. She did feel that the changes in mass and bulk were
a step forward. Conceming packing, she stated that she feels that parking should be
required on-site. With regard to the employee housing, she stated that she would like to
see additional employee housing units added. She said that she felt that this project
should not use the SDD process.
Jeff Bowen stated that he felt that the proposed bulk and mass was acceptable and he
appreciated the applicant's effort to work with the PEC. He said that the applicant's work
to save the large trees on the site was positive. He said he liked the..ide~ of the porte
cochere, but was also concerned about how the porte cochere would effect
pedestrianization. He said that he felt that the additional accommodation units were
positive.. Jeff stated that he felt that possibly one additional employee housing unit should
- be added on-site. He said that he felt that this project did not fit the SDD concept.
Michael Bartley inquired about the SDD concept.
Kathy Langenwalter stated that the SDD concept was devised basically as a zoning
designation.
Kristan Pritz stated that the vacance process is often much stccter than an SDD,
individual circumstances will dictate whether it is appropriate to request an SDD.
Greg Amsden stated that the new access via the porte cochere is positive. He said that
he liked the original exterior design of the building better than what was currently being
proposed. Greg stated that he was in favor of the SDD, pcmarily because there would
be numerous vacances which would not have hardship reasons to justify variances.
Diana Donovan stated that she was not in favor of an SDD for this proposed
redevelopment as SDD's areaway to break the zoning rules. Concerning employee
housing units, she stated that she would like to see additional employee housing. She
said that she would like to see the bulk decreased. She said that the changes the
applicant has made are positive. She said that the parking issue still needed wocc. She
wondered whether it would be possible to actually connect the parking structure via a
tunnel to the Vail Athletic Club and the Mountain Haus. She said that she would like to
see this entire area pedestrianized.
Kathy Langenwalter stated that Bill Anderson is still not comfortable with the mass and
bulk of the building, particularly the height. She said that she felt that this redevelopment
proposal did not meet the criteria for an SDD. She said that she felt that additional
employee housing was necessary for this site. She said that density was not a big
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concern to her, but that GRFA was still an issue. Kathy stated that parking was still a
- - ~ significant issue. She stated that the mass and bulk was getting better, but that the west
side still needed to be decreased.
Jim Lamont, a representative from the East Village Homeowners Association, stated that
he had attended the Town Council meeting and that the overall Town policy concerning
parking was discussed. He said that the Council was concerned with grants of special
privilege.
Shelly Mello stated that the athletic club facilities were not originally counted as common
area when the Vail Athletic Club was designed in 9977 and that staff felt that it would be
unfair to the applicant to penalize them by considering the athletic club facilities common
area at this time.
- Jim Lamont stated that he did not yet know where the Homeowners Association stood on
this project. He felt that the SDD concept was becoming overused by developers. He
stated that the public was becoming dubious about special development districts. He
stated that the Town needed to further develop the SDD criteria. He said that the
Homeowners Association would support an SDD that did, not exceed existing zoning
standards.
I<ristan Pritz asked Jim Lamont whether the Homeowners Association would accept an
SDD as long as the underlying zoning standards were not exceeded.
Jim Lamont stated that this was correct.
Stan Cope stated that this project would be over the allowed standards, but that a full
service hotel (i.e. The Sonnenalp) did not always conform to the standard that common
area be 35%. ~ -
Dalton VNilliams stated that he was on a task force that discussed this issue and that they
felt that their could be exceptions (i.e. a modest hotel versus a five star hotel) when
justified to increase square footage for common area.
Kristan Pritz stated that the staff has struggled with this issue and Yhat they were trying
to look at it broadly and look at what type of operation the applicants were proposing with
the redevelopment of the Vail Athletic Club. In general, requests for additional square
footage for common area have been supported by staff.
Allison Lassoe stated that she would like to see a redevelopment proposal that would be
a benefit to the Town,:
Jeff Bowen stated that he sympathized with Jim Lamont's comments, but that in this ,
instance, there is a problem that exists and that maybe this constitutes a hardship. He
stated that the existing building may not have been built with a lot of foresight and that it
currently does not meet the Town's needs. He said that the rules may need to be bent
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l~• in this instance because it is in the Town's best interests for this site to redevelop. ,
It should be noted that Jeff Bowen left the meeting at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Greg Amsden stated it would be helpful to have the numbers in a format that lent
themselves more easily for comparison purposes.
Diana Donovan inquired what the percentage of "dead space" was on the site.
Jim Lamont stated that the special circumstances of the Vail Athletic Club should be
clearly stated. He stated that ii needs to be clearly defined that the Vail Athletic Cfub has
available GRFA. .
Kathy Langenwalter stated to the applicant that there would be a significant number of
variances required with the project as proposed and that these need to be looked at and
minimized or eliminated wherever necessary.
Stan Cope stated that he did not know what to cut back on and how much to cut back.
He asked the PEC to give him direction as to what they should be focusing on before the
next meeting. .
Diana Donovan stated that the applicant was on the right track and that Michael Barcley
had done a good job in addressing the PEC's concerns.
Kristan Pritz summarized the PEC's feelings that the variance process was being
recommended over the SDD process and chat at this point, approximately five variances
would be necessary. She said that the SDD concept applies to undeveloped as well as
developed sites. Kristan Pritz stated there are some limitations as to what is possible to
approve with the variance process given the criteria and findings. She said that the PEC
and staff needed to discuss what the members thoughts were concerning special
development district criteria in order for the staff to be clear upon the PEC's expectations.
Diana Donovan stated that the existing building does not conform to the zoning standards
and that consequently any subsequent development will not be in conformance with the
zoning regulations. She said that is why she feels that this project could qualify for
variances.
Kathy Larigenwaiter stated that both the PEC and the DRB members tike the existing
.architecture of the building.
5. A request far a conditional use permit to allow an expansion of the Vail Associates vehicle
maintenance shop located at the NW 114 NW 1/4 Section 7 and the SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Section 8, Township 5 South Range 80 W of the 60th P.M.Nail Associates.
Applicant: Vail Associates, Inc., represented by Tim Kehoe and Jack Hunn
. Planner. Jim Cumutte
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MUN~T DEVEL®PMENT
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1994 BUDGET
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~~®~~~P~1e Public Education/Community Service/Community awareness of
value and purpose of Community Development programs.
~ISSI®i~ ~tc~f~~"1~~~: To provide information and customer service that pmake
citizens feel they are a part of the community ° (i.~. citizens.
have an opportunity for meaningful participation in decisions that
affect them.)
®®orational Goals: .
Customer Satisfaction
Goal: To provide information and public outreach efforts on
Community Development issues through the various sources of
media (i.e. television, newspaper, brochures, bi-annual
newsletter, public meetings, focus groups, etc.) to improve the
public's knowledge of Community Development and its value
and purpose in the community.
Outcome Measurement: To receive a 75% rating of "GOOD" on the service evaluation
survey over the course of one year.
A one page questionnaire has been created which will be used
to evaluate overall Community Development customer service.
The survey will be used randomly to gauge customer service
and to find out how our customers think we can improve. These
surveys will be randomly attached to building permits and
application forms and sent to the general public. Please see the
attached survey. (questions 1 - 4 will be used for the analysis.
Outcome Measurement: To conduct focus groups with our customers during the winter of
1994 in order to adjust procedures and respond to improvement
suggestions in time for the 1994 construction season.
Outcome Measurement: To host a construction kick-off meeting in May of 1994 to
encourage a smooth construction season for contractors,
owners, architects and our neighbors.
TO~IVN OF VA6L
1994 BUDGET
Program: Current Planning -Day-to-Day Operations
Mission Statement To provide information and to be available to answer general .
.questions and to review requests from the community. To build
rapport with callers (i.e. realtors, developers, builders, citizen
groups, architects, etc.).
Operational Goals: \
Process Goal: To immediately respond (i.e. twenty-four hours) to general
citizen inquiries.
Outcome Measurement: A tracking method, such as a random survey of all planner-of-
the-day telephone messages, shall be established. Planners
will receive the message from the secretary and after calling
and providing the necessary information to the customer the
message will be recorded in a log which will also note the time
and day the response was completed.
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~~®~~aT1~: Current planning - hoard review (Towrn CouncillPlanning and
Environmental Commission/Design Review board, AIPP,
. Housing ,4uthority)
~'issi®~ ~tatemant: To provide and facilitate a public forum for the review of all
current planning applications. To provide background
information and professional planning service to Boards and the
public.
®~erati®nal ~®al~:
Process Goal: To provide complete applications, concise presentations,
accurate and detailed information and analysis and a
professional recommendation.
Outcome V~easurement: Feedback to the Planning Division shall be provided through two
annual informal meetings with all Eoards (scheduled every six
months).
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TOWN OF VAIL
1994 BUDGET
Program: Building Permit Review
MiSSlon Statement To ensure the im~ementation of the Town of Vail's development
standards, Design Review Board Guidelines, Planning and .
-Environmental Commission and Council conditions of approval
in the construction process.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: For complete submittals, the Planning Division will complete
90% of all requested building permit reviews within three weeks
from the date of submittal.
Outcome Measurement: Detailed records of the date of submittal and contents of the
submittal will be kept as well as sign-off dates by Planning,
Building and any other agency.
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~ISSI®1~ ~~~~eP110P1~ To fairly and uniformly enforce all regulations of the Town of Vail
which specifically relate to planning and zoning issues and to
work cooperatively with other Town of Vail divisions to assist
them in their enforcement efforts.
®~e~ati®n~l ~o~l~:
Process Goal: ' To respond to citizen complaints and to follow-upon perceived
violations. Initial contact shall be within forty-eight (48) hours
and final resolution of the violation shall occur within thirty (30)
to sixty (60) days.
Outcome IUeasurement: Detailed records of complaints and violations will be kept on the
Town's Sierra parcel index and this information shall be
reviewed on an annual basis.
The Planning Division shall solicit assistance from other Town of
Vail divisions/departments to ensure complete and timely follow-
up.
This effort's success would be signified by a noticeable
decrease of incidents and reduction in the number of complaints
received over the next few years. 1994 will be our first year of
data collection.
TOWN OF VAIL
1994 6 U DG ET
Pro~?ram: Long Range Planning
Mission Statement: To provide professional planning experience and service
through the coordination, implementation and the proactive
. development of the elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: To initiate, prioritize, and implement Master Plans which meet
the community's goals.
Outcome Measurement: To review the annual Town of Vail Community Survey and to
further expand this survey to determine the community's
priorities with regard to the Comprehensive Plan and other
master plan implementation.
ADMINISTRATION
1994 BUDGET
TOIIVN OF VAIL
199,4 BUDGET
Program: AdministratioNOffice Management .
MISSIOn Statement To provide efficient customer service to staff and public.
Utilize knowledge to distribute information promptly and
accurately.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: To provide base data to the staff/public which
documents the number of applications and building
permits under review by Community Development.
Outcome Measurement: On a monthly basis, administrative staff provides
building and planning statistics for analysis and public
information.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: To provide contractors, developers, architects, public,
citizens, etc. with the knowledge to complete
applications and utilize the Town of Vail's processes to
complete their projects in a timely manner.
Outcome Measurement: Administrative staff will review and become
_ knowledgeable of the steps in the development review
process to increase their ability to explain the process to
the public. The Director shall provide training to the
Administrative staff.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: The production of memos and other reports will be
completed per deadlines. .
Outcome Measurement: Agreed upon deadlines for completion of work shall be
met by administrative assistants. If for some reason this
becomes impossible because of an unforeseen problem,
the administrative assistant will communicate back to
the customer before the deadline process.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: ~ayroll~ill paying will occur in a prompt manner to avoid
late fees and general hold up of paperwork.
Outcome Measurement: III timesheets will be delivered to the Director no later
than 92:00 p.m. the day before timesheets are due.
The Director will return the timesheets to ,4dministration
no later than 8:15 a.m. the day payroll is due.
Outcome Measurement: Sills will be processed through Community Development
within five (5) working days. This goal can be checked
by the Community Development Department Director
when final sign-off occurs on bills. 6Vo late payment
- charges will be billed to Community Development
assuming the payment is processed through the
Finance Department in a timely manner.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: Files of Community Development actions will be
maintained in an orderly and timely manner so that
information is readily available to the public and Town
staff.
Outcome Measurement: Filing will be completed once a week to insure that
information is available to customers in the appropriate
file.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
1994 BUDGED
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G~i'®~~~P~: BUILDING -DAY TO DAY OPERP,TIONS
~ISSI®1~ ~~c~~~R1eP1~': To provide information and to be available to answer general
questions and to review requests from the community. To build
rapport with clients (i.e. citizens, contPactors, developers,
architects).
®®e~~~ion~l ~o~IS:
Process Goal: Respond to any public inquiry regarding a building code
violation or questions within a 24 hour period. '
0utcorne Measurement: A method will be established to randomly track the response
time of all phone calls to the building division.
TOWN OF VAIL - -
1994 BUDGET
Proaranl: BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW
MiSSlon Statement: To review plans and specifications in accordance with nationally
recognized codes and ordinances as adopted by the Town of
Vail. To insure compliance for the purpose of life, limb and
property to those persons who will occupy the buildings as welt
as the quality of materials and methods of construction.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: The Building Division will perform 100% plan checks in house
for the public sector. 85% of all applications will be completed
by Building within 2 weeks and 15% within a 3 week period
except for large projects in excess of $3,000,000.00.
Outcome Measurement: All permit submittals will be tracked by each department through
an automated tracking program by March 1,1994.
Future Oriented Goals: The Community Development Department will have a fully
operational automated inspection, parcel, and permit/complaint
tracking system no later than December 1994.
Outcome Measurement: All building inspection submittals, record keeping and
planning/environmental actions will be automated and kept in a
permanent database, tagged to the parcel in which it was
generated for.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: Customers (builders, architects, surveyors, etc.) will be well
educated on the construction process for the Town of Vail.
Outcome Measurement: A construction kick-off meeting will be hosted for the public in
May 1994.
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f~ISSI®1? statement: To insure code compliance with approved plans and
specifications. Perform inspections in a fair, courteous and
timely manner.
®®e~atiol7al ~oa1S:
Process Goal: The Building Division will conduct 95% of all requested
inspections within one working day of receiving a request.
. Outcome Measurement: Maintain detailed records of the date of inspection requests
compared to actual inspection date. All inspections will be
compared to maintain efficiency.
TO~IUN OF VA9L
1994 BIJ~DGET •
Program: ENFORCEMENT
MISS/on Statement: To fairly and uniformly enforce all regulations of the Town of Vail
which. specifically relate to building and construction issues and
to work cooperatively with other Town of Vail divisions to assist
them in their enforcement efforts.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: To respond to citizen complaints and to follow-upon perceived
violations. Initial contact shall be within forty~ight (48) hours
and final .resolution of the violation shall occur within thirty (30)
to sixty (60) days.
Outcome Measurement: Detailed records of complaints and violations will be kept on the
" Town's Sierra parcel index and this information shall be
reviewed on an annual basis.
The Building Division shall solicit assistance from other Town of
Vail divisions/departments to ensure complete and timely follow-
up.
This effort's success would be signified by a noticeable
decrease of incidents and reduction in the number of complaints .
received over the next few years. 1994 will be our first year of
data collection.
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~~0~~~1~1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IVI~SSI®P? ~~~~~P~1~P1~: To manage assigned Town of Vail special projects to insure the
_ highest level of workmanship and efficient use of time and
money.
®perati®n~l ~®~IS:
Process Goal: ~ To insure all projects meet budget and are finished by the
completion deadline.
Outcome Measurement: ~ Maintain records of completion date and final costs for all
special projects. Document money and time saved by utilizing
in-house staff to complete special projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL 1°~EALTH
1994 BU®GET
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~r®,~'P~i~1 o Environmental Health -Day to Day aerations
~1~~1®11 ~1}~tem~n~: To provide information and to be available to answer general questions
and to review requests from the community. To build rapport with clients (i.e. citizens, restaurant
owners/managers, developers)
Process Goal: Respond to any public inquiry regarding an environmental incident or question on
a environmental health regula~on within a 24 hour period.
Outcome Goal: A tracking method will be established to randomly check the response i~me of
all phone calls to environmental health.
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TOWN OF VAIL
1994 BUDGET
Program: Perform state required health inspections for restaurants, schools, and food retail stores.
Mission StatementThe Environmental Health division will conduct all required health
inspections and strive to eliminate the risk of food-borne illness in the Town of Vail.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: Insure all restaurants, grocery stores, schools, child care centers, and other food
service establishments comply with state health standards.
Outcome Measurement: Conduct 100% of ,state required inspections and follow-ups.
Process Goal: Strive to develop an educational program for restaurant employees and managers
on health regulations and proper sanitary procedures.
Outcome Measurement: Decrease in health regulation violations in 1994 by 5%.
Future Oriented Goals: Increase efficiency of health inspection by computerizing inspections.
Outcome Measurement: Reduce time per inspection from 2 hours to 1 1/2 hours.
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~r®~rarr~o Environmental Policies and Programs
ISSIOrI ~t~~~P11~P7~ To develop and implement proactive environmental policies and programs
to protect Vail's valuable natural resources that are at the heart of the recreational industry in Vail and to
make Vail a leader in environmental quality.
®®erafi®nal ~®alS°
Process Goal: Complete the environmental strategic plan and begin implementation of the top priorities
outlined in the plan.
Outcome Measurement: Development of a long-term work plan for environmental planning in 1994 which
will extend out to future years.
Process Goal: Complete the Vail Water Quality Study and develop a protective area around Gore Creek
and its tributaries.
Outcome Measurement: Quantify water quality improvements in Dissolved Solids, Nitrates and
Phosphates over a 5 year period. USGS sampling stations in Vail will be used to monitor water quality.
Initiate this data collection process in 1994.
Process Goal: Reduce the number of brown haze days in Vail.
Outcome Measurement: Through implementation of incentive and educational programs convert 200
dirty fireplaces in 1994 to clean fireplaces.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: Take active measures to protect environmentally sensitive open areas and
actively implement the Comprehensive Open Lands Plan.
Outcome Measurement: Begin implementing top priority actions identified in the Comprehensive men
Lands Plan to protector acquire open land parcels in 1994.
Process Goal: Educate the public, Planning and Environmental Commission, and Town Council on -
environmental issues through the public media, presentations, and updates to the Council and PEC
" twice a year.
Outcome Measurement: Greater interest and understanding of environmental issues should be
demonstrated in public meetings. Two joint edcucation programs will be presented to Council, DRB, and
PEC in 1994.
Future Oriented Goals: Make Vail a recognized community of environmental excellence
Outcome Measurement: Receive State, Federal, or private recognition for environmental excellence in
one of the following ways: article in a professional journal, asked to present one aspect of Vail's "
environmental program to a group outside the Town of Vail, receive an environmental award from the
state or federal government.
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~l'®~~c~P~7: Environmental Revieuv
~ISSI®Tl ~~t~f11~P~~The Environmental Health division will conduct and review environmental
impact reports and work with developers to minimize environmental impacts.
®~e~~~i®n~l ®~IS:
Process Goal: Revise section 18.56 of the Town Code which requires Environmental Impact
Reports for certain public and private projects. '
Outcome V~easurement: An efficient environmental review process that meshes well with the
current development review process will be created in 1994.
Process Goal: Respond to developers requests to discuss potential environmental impacts of
. development projects within 24 hours.
Outcome Goal: Keep detailed records on environmental questions related to a development
project and any required mitigation using the Sierra System to track response times.
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1994 BUDGE
Program: Environmental Incident Response and Enforcement
MISSIOrI Sfatem2~fThe Environmental Health division will respond to environmental incidents
and public complaints regarding environmental health in a prompt, courteous, and helpful manner.
Oaerationa! Goals:
Process Goal: Provide immediate response to major environmental incidents when in pager
range of the Town of Vail.
Outcome Goal: Respond to a major environmental incident within 30 minutes of being notified.
Detailed records will be kept of environmental incidents using the Sierra System.
Process Goal: Initiate enforcement action within 24 hours of a complaint.
Outcome Goal: Detailed records will be kept of citizen complaints and response time using the
Sierra System to track response times.
Process Goal: Receive additional training on hazardous waste response and work with the
Police Department and the District Attorney's office to develop an efficient process for
environmental law enforcement.
Outcome Measurement: Complete one Hazmat training course
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_ RATE `~UI1°H ?
Dear Community Development customer,
Please take the time to tell us how we performed during your visit. h will help
us to recognize our employees who serve you. h will also give us a chance to
improve our level of service. Please know we do care and will react to your
suggestions. Thank you for your comments.
Kristen Pritz, Director
Community Development Department
What tees the purpose of your visit?
Building Permit/Information (j Design Review Board Information
General Zoning/Information Planning and Environmental
Commission Information
Environmental HealthAnformation Olher•
Planning Information
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR EVALUATION OF OUR SERVICE PERFORAAANCE BY CHECKING:
EXCELLENT GOOD POOR UNSATISFACTORY
1. Overall service/efficiency
2. Employee efficiency
~3. Employee courtesy
4. Office appearance/arrangement
5. Automobile visitor parking
outside this building
6. Was your mission accomplished? _ Yes _ No '
7. Did you have an appointment? _ Yes _ No
8. Any comments or suggestions that might allow us to serve you better in the future?
Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. The Director and staff are personally committed to improving our service. If
indicated below, we will personally contact you on specific concerns. If it is your desire, you may contact the Director directly by
telephoning 479-2138.
_ 1 wish to be contacted. _ I do not wish to be contacted. , I wish to be contacted by the Director personally.
Name: Company:
Address: Telephone:
City: State: Zip Code: Date:
Please return completed form by mail or leave at the Community Development Department
front desk,
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MNI~V DEVELOPEN~°
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
199.4 BUDGET
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c~I®r~P~P~e Public EducatioNCommunity Service/Community awareness of
value and purpose of Community Development programs.
~ISSI®i~ ~~c~teP11~P~t To provide information and customer service that "make
citizens feel they are a part of the community.° (i.e. citizens
have an opportunity for meaningful participation in decisions that
affect them.)
®~erati®~~l ~®a1S:
Customer Satisfaction
Goal: To provide information and public outreach efforts on
Community Development issues through the various sources of
media (i.e. television, newspaper, brochures, bi-annual
newsletter, public meetings, focus groups, etc.) to improve the
public's knowledge of Community Development and its value
and purpose in the community.
Outcome R~easurement: To receive a 75% rating of "GOOD" on the service evaluation
sunvey over the course of one year.
A one page questionnaire has been created which will be used
to evaluate overall Community Development customer service.
The survey will be used randomly to gauge customer service
and to find out how our customers think we can improve. These
surveys will be randomly attached to .building permits and
application forms and sent to the general public. Please see the
attached survey. Questions 1 - 4 will be used for the analysis.
Outcome ~Neasurement: To conduct focus groups with our customers during the winter of
1994 in order to adjust procedures and respond to improvement
suggestions in time for the 1994 construction season.
Outcome NHeasurement: To host a construction kick-off meeting in flay of 1994 to
encourage a smooth construction season for contractors,
owners, architects and our neighbors.
T01PUN VAIL _~.x
. 1994 BU®GET
Program: Current Planning -Day-to-Day Operations
Mission Statement: To provide information and to be available to answer general
questions and to review requests from the community. To build
- rapport with callers (i.e. realtors, developers, builders, citizen
groups, architects, etc.).
D?~erational Goals:
Process Goal: To immediately respond (i.e. twenty-four hours) to general
citizen inquiries.
Outcome Measurement: A tracking method, such as a random survey of all planner-of-
the-day telephone messages, shall be established. Planners
will receive the message from the secretary and after calling
and providing the necessary information to the customer the
message will be recorded in a log which will also note the time
and day the response was completed.
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~r®~r~r~1 e Current planning -Board review (Town Council/Planning and
V Environmental CommissioNDesign Review Board, AIPP,
Housing Authority)
1d11~SS~®r? ~tc~t~P)?~rl~ To provide and facilitate a public forum for the review of all
current planning applications. To provide background
information and professional planning service to Boards and the
public.
®~er~ti®r~al ~®~1~:
Process Goal: To provide complete applications, concise presentations,
accurate and detailed information and analysis and a
professional recommendation.
Outcome IVieasurement: Feedback to the Planning Division shall be provided through two
annual informal meetings with all hoards (scheduled every six
months).
TOWN OF VAIL
1994 ~ U DG E°~
Program: Building Permit Review
MiSSi®n Statement. To ensure the implementation of the Town of Vail's development
standards, Design Review Board Guidelines, Planning and
Environmental Commission and Council conditions of approval
in the construction process.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: For complete submittals, the Planning Division will complete
90% of all requested building permit reviews within three weeks
from the date of submittal.
Outcome INeasurement: Detailed records of the date of submittal and contents of the
submittal will be kept as well as sign-off dates by Planning,
Building and any other agency.
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Miss?®n ~tater~en~ To fairly and uniformly enforce all regulations of the Town of Vail
which specifically relate to planning and zoning issues and to
work cooperatively with other Town of Vail divisions to assist
them in their enforcement efforts.
®~er~ti®~~1 ~®~I~e
. Process Goal: To respond to citizen complaints and to follow-upon perceived
violations. Initial contact shall be within forty-eight (48) hours
and final resolution of the violation shall occur within thirty (30)
to sixty (60) days.
Outcome Measurement: Detailed records of complaints and violations will be kept on the
Town's Sierra parcel index and this information shall be
reviewed on an annual basis.
The Planning Division shall solicit assistance from other Town of
Vail divisions/departments to ensure complete and timely follow-
up.
This effort's success would be signified by a noticeable
decrease of incidents and reduction in the number of complaints
received over the next few years. 1994 will be our first year of
data collection.
TOVIIN OF VAIL
1994 BUDGET
Program: Long Range Planning
Mission Statement: To provide professional planning experience and service
through the coordination, implementation and the proactive
development of the elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: To initiate, prioritize, and implement Master Plans which meet
the community's goals. -
Outcome Measurement: To review the annual Town of Vail Community Survey and to
further expand this survey to determine the community's
priorities with regard to the Comprehensive Plan and other
- master plan implementation.
ADMINISTRATION
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TOWN OE VAIL
1994 BUDGET
Program: AdministratioNOffice Managemern
Mission Statement: To provide efficient customer service to staff and public.
. Utilize knowledge to distribute information promptly and
accurately: .
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: To provide base data to the staff/public which
documents the number of applications and building
permits under review by Community Development.
Outcome Measurement: On a monthly basis, administrative staff provides
building and planning statistics for analysis and public
information.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: To provide contractors, developers, architects, public,
citizens, etc. with the knowledge to complete
applications and utilize the Town of Vail's processes to
complete their projects in a timely manner.
Outcome Measurement: Administrative staff will review and become
knowledgeable of the steps in the development review
process to increase their ability to explain the process to
the public. The Director shall provide training to the
Administrative staff.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: The production of memos and other reports will be
. completed per deadlines.
Outcome Measurement: Agreed upon deadlines for completion of work shall be
met by administrative assistants. If for some reason this
becomes impossible because of an unforeseen problem,
theadministrative assistant will communicate back to
the customer before the deadline process.
- Customer Satisfaction Goal: ~ayrolUbill paying will occur in a prompt manner to avoid
late fees and general hold up of paperwork.
Outcome Measurement: All timesheets will be delivered to the Director no later
than 92:00 p.m. the day before timesheets are due.
The Director will return the timesheets to Administration
. no later than 8:95 a.m. the day payroll is due.
Outcome Measurement: Sills will be processed through Community Development
within five (5) working days. This goal can be checked
by the Community Development Department Director
when final sign-off occurs on bills. No late payment
charges will be billed to Community Development
assuming the payment is processed through the
Finance Department in a timely manner.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: Files of Community Development actions will be
maintained in an orderly and timely manner so that
information is readily available to the public and Town
staff.
Outcome Measurement: Filing will be completed once a week to insure that
information is available to customers in the appropriate
file.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
1.994 BUDGET
TO1MN OF VAIL
9994 6UDGET
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~ISSI®P1 ~f~t~~1 er~~: To provide information and to ~ available 4o answer general
questions and to review requests from the community. To build
rapport with clients (i.e. citizens, contractors, developers,
architects).
®®er~ti®nal ~®alSe
Process Goal: Respond to any public inquiry regarding a building code
violation or questions within a 24 hour period. '
Outcome Measurement: A method will be established to randomly track the response
time of all phone calls to the building division.
TOWN OF VAiL
1994 BUDGET
Program: BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW
Mission Statement: To review plans and specifications in accordance with nationally
recognized codes and ordinances as adopted by the Town of
Vail. To insure compliance for the purpose of life, limb and
property to those persons who will occupy the buildings as well
as the quality of materials and methods of construction.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: "The Building Division will perform 100% plan checks in house
for the public sector. 85% of all applications will be completed
by Building within 2 weeks and 15% within a 3 week period
except for large projects in excess of $3,000,000.00.
Outcome Measurement: All permit submittals will be tracked by each department through
an automated tracking program by March 1,1994.
Future Oriented Goals: The Community Development Department will have a fully
operational automated inspection, parcel, and permit/complaint
tracking system no later than December 1994.
Outcome Measurement: All building inspection submittals, record keeping and
planning/environmental actions will be automated and kept in a
permanent database, tagged to the parcel in which it was
generated for.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: Customers (builders, architects, surveyors, etc.) will be well
educated on the construction process for the Town of Vail.
Outcome Measurement: A construction kick-off meeting will be hosted for the public in
May 1994.
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~~'®9P~P~a 6UILDING INSPECTIONS
ISSI®(1 ~~~~Pl'1~P~~: To insure code compliance vrith approved plans and
specifications. Perform inspections in a fair, courteous and
timely manner.
®~erati®nal ~'o~IS:
Process Goal: The Building Division will conduct 95% of all requested
inspections within one working day of receiving a request.
. Outcome PNeasurement: maintain detailed records of the date of inspection requests
compared to actual inspection date. All inspections will be
compared to maintain efficiency.
TOWN OF VAIL
-1994 BUDGET
Program: .ENFORCEMENT
MISSIOn Si*atement: To fairly and uniformly enforce all regulations of the Town of Vail
which specifically relate to building and construction issues and
to work cooperatively with other. Town of Vail divisions to assist
them in their enforcement efforts.
Operational Goals:
Process Goal: To respond to citizen complaints and to follow-up on perceived
violations. Initial contact shall be within forty-eight (48) hours
and final resolution of the violation shall occur within thirty (30)
to sixty (60) days.
Outcome Measurement: Detailed records of complaints and violations will be kept on the
Town's Sierra parcel index and this information shall be
reviewed on an annual basis.
The Building Division shall solicit assistance from other Town of
Vail divisions/departments to ensure complete and timelyfollow-
up.
This effort's success would be signified by a noticeable
decrease of incidents and reduction in the number of complaints
received over the next few years. 1994 will be our first year of
data collection.
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~1'®~'r~f11 e PROJECT MANAGE(NENT
16/I~SS~®i'1 ~~~~e~'1ePlf: To manage assigned Town of Vail special projects to insure the
_ highest level of workmanship and efficient use of time and
money.
®~~'r~l~l®11~~ ~®c~~S:
Process Goal: To insure all projects meet budget and are finished by the
completion deadline.
Outcome Measurement: Maintain records of completion date and final costs for all
special projects. Document money and time saved by utilizing
in-house staff to complete special projects.
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1994 DUDGET
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~r®~ram: Environmental Health - Day to Day Operations
ISSI®r1 ~c~ferl'l~rd~ To provide information and to be available to answer general questions
and to review requests from the community. To build rapport with clients (i.e. atizens, restaurant
owners/managers, developers)
Process Goal: Respond to any public inquiry regarding an environmental incident or question on
a environmental health regula~on within a 24 hour period.
Outcome Goal: A tracking method will be established to randomly check the response Mme of
al! phone calls to environmental health.
T®WN ®F VAO~
1994 ~U®GET
Proararrl: Perform state required health inspections for restaurants, schools, and food retail stores.
MiSSion StateR12ntThe Environmental Health division will conduct all required health
inspections and strive to eliminate the risk of food-borne illness in the Town of Vail.
O~verational Goals:
Process Goal: Insure all restaurants, grocery stores, schools, child care centers, and other food
service establishments comply with state health standards.
Outcome Measurement: Conduct 100% of state required inspections and follow-ups.
Process Goal: Strive to develop an educational program for restaurant employees and managers
on health regulations and proper sanitary procedures.
Outcome Measurement: Decrease in health regulation violations in 1994 by 5%.
Future Oriented Goals: Increase efficiency of health inspection by computerizing inspections.
Outcome Measurement: Reduce time per inspection from 2 hours to 1 1/2 hours.
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994
t~~'®~rc~f~: Environmental Policies and Programs
1Vl~SS~®Ti! ~~8fe11?~f~~:. To develop and implement proactive environmental policies and programs
to protect Vail's valuable natural resources that are at the heart of the recreational industry in Vail and to
make Vail a leader in environmental quality.
®®er~~i®~al ~®also
Process Goal: Complete the environmental strategic plan and begin implementation of the top priorities
outlined in the plan.
Outcome AAeasurement: Development of a long-term work plan for environmental planning in 9994 which
will extend out to future years.
Process Goal: Complete the Vail Dater Quality Study and develop a protective area around Gore Creek
and its tributaries.
Outcome V~easurement: Quantify water quality improvements in Dissolved Solids, Nitrates and
Phosphates over a 5 year period. USGS sampling stations in Vail will be used to monitor water quality.
Initiate this data collection process in 9994.
Process Goal: Reduce the number of brown haze days in Vail.
Outcome P~easurement: Through implementation of incentive and educational programs convert 200
dirty fireplaces in 9994 to clean fireplaces.
Customer Satisfaction Goal: Take active measures to protect environmentally sensitive open areas and
actively implement the Comprehensive Open Lands Plan. .
Outcome RNeasurement: Segin implementing top priority actions identified in the Comprehensive Open
Lands Plan to protector acquire open land parcels in 1994.
Process Goal: Educate the public, Planning and Environmental Commission, and Town Council on
environmental issues through the public media, presentations, and updates to the Council and PEC
twice a year.
Outcome Measurement: Greater interest and understanding of environmental issues should be
demonstrated in public meetings. Two joint edcucation programs will be presented to Council, DRB, and
PEC in 1994.
Future Oriented Goals: Make Vail a recogn¢ed community of environmental excellence
Outcome Measurement: Receive State,.Federal, or~private recognition for environmental excellence in
one of the following ways: article in a professional journal, asked to present one aspect of Vail's
environmental program to a group outside the Town of Vail, receive an environmental award from the
state or federal government.
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~r0ar~me Environmental Review
AV/~SS~®r1 ~t~t~Rl~r~tThe Environmental Health division will conduct and review environmental
impact reports and work with developers to minimize environmental impacts.
®~eratl®nal ~®alS°
Process Goal: Revise sec~on 98.56 of the Town Code which requires Environmental Impact
Reports for certain public and private projects.
Outcome Measurement: An efficient environmental review process that meshes well with the
current development review process will be created in 9994.
Process Goal: Respond to developers requests to discuss potential environmental impacts of
development projects yuithin 24 hours.
Outcome Goal: Keep detailed records on environmental questions related to a development
project and any required mitigation using the Sierra System to track response times.
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1994 E U DG ET
Program: Environmental Incident Response and Enforcement
MISSIDrI StatemerltThe Environmental Health division will respond to environmental incidents
and public complaints regarding environmental health in a prompt, courteous, and helpful manner.
O~eratior~al Goals:
Process Goal: Provide immediate response to major environmental incidents when in pager
range of the Town of Vail.
Outcome Goal: Respond to a major environmental incident within 30 minutes of being notified.
Detailed records will be kept of environmental incidents using the Sierra System.
Process Goal: Initiate enforcement action within 24 hours of a complaint.
Outcome Goal: Detailed records will be kept of citizen complaints and response time using the
Sierra System to track response times.
Process Goal: Receive additional training on hazardous waste response and work with the
Police Department and the District Attorney's office to develop an efficient process for
environmental law enforcement.
Outcome Measurement: Complete one Hazmat training course
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ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS Wttt-IIN FIVE WORIQNG DAYS AND Rat ~JRN THIS
COMPL~;t ~ FORM TO PAM BRANDMEYER.
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Catherine M. Dobson ~E~LIV~D e~ q~q
99G Ptarmitsan Rd. ~ ~ ~ ,r'93
vaL, Colorado 81G57-5120
Sept. 2S, 1 X93
The Hanarable Peggy t3sterfass
Membe. rs a f Vail Tawn Counci ~
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Dear Mayor Osterfoss and members of Vaal Town Council:
I received today from the Bravo! Colorado o f fi ce a copy o f a 1 e t ter t,~ri t ten
to Councilman Lapin from Howard Stone_ In the letter F9r_ Stone expressed
his concern about the noise coming from the ball fields while concerts mere
being het d a t the amphi theater _
This used to be a big problem several years ago when the spectator stands
a t the East end o f the baI 1 field were 1 oca ted right up against the berm
separating the fi e1 d from the amphi thea ter _ After the stand vas relocated,
the noise problem got better but it has never been a complete solution to
the problem_
It seems to me, that with plenty of advance notice about the amphitheater
concert dates, something could be aFvorked out evith the Rec District
regarding the scheduling o f games _ I t would be perhaps more di f fi cu1 t a f
the concert season I as ted al I summer, but i t i s onl y a ma t ter oft or 3
weeks that would have to be dealt wi th _
If this is strictly a matter for the Rec District, wi11 you please help
bring i t to their attention . Rny het p you can give Bravo Colorado i n thi s
matter would be grea t1 y appreciated _
Sincerely yours,
Cissy obson
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I ~d3 ° ~~rC~~gts ~~rTard~~ Once a ain the ma 'c of Winter Interlude
g bn
% I ~p~Cia~ will enchant and entertain residents and
- JC visitors with a delightful winter garden,
Thanks to the blossoming success of Vail sumptuous buffet, and concert by the
Valley Festival of Flowers, many more of our Chamber Orchestra of the Colorado Springs
~ ~ summer visitors were enthralled by the floral Symphony. The evening benefit is scheduled
for December 27 from 5:00 to 8:00 .m. in the
beauty to be found in Vail and environs. With P
" a helping hand from the Vail Valley Marketing Grand Ballroom of the Radisson Resort in
U ~ Board, which promoted the expanded LionsHead. The orchestra concert will take
• ~ Festival, events this year included tours of place at 6:00 p.m.
~ home gardens throughout the valley, For the fourth y
I' ~ organized tours of the Betty Ford Gardens and Year, the Radisson
trips to see high country wildflowers. ballroom will be
transformed into a
Vail Alpine Garden began Vail: Valley of
" ~ Flowers in 1987 with a program of garden winter wonderland.
, awards to recognize outstanding Vail gardens Pots of spring flowers '
~ and to encourage the spectacular floral will contrast with
/ evergreen and aspen ;
" o ~ Please see {tees, sprinkled with
S;~ Festival of Flowers lights. Christopher ~
(AS ~ on page 6 i _
Wilkins, Music
f Director and Christopher Wilkins
~ Conductor of the Colorado Springs
Symphony, returns for the third year with
~f
~ ~ 1 classical selections performed by the
U (F' Symphony's Chamber Orchestra. Wilkins
- ~ ft r: brings his own personality into performances,
_ enchanting audiences with his humor and
~ -
Y~ ~ 4~ - _ - sense of play.
J
~ ~ Guests may enjoy the buffet before or after
3° ~ the concert, which begins at six o'clock. The
.r flexible schedule has been designed to
Please see Winter Interlude on page 5
Gore Range Ram.blflngs
~ Fresh Appr~®e~ch
By Marty Jones the impact of a building. Alas, what to do?
Alpine Garden Director Landscaping costs money. If you spend too
much on landscaping, the house will not be
Many of us who live in the Vail Valley are competitively priced, and you could lose
familiar with real estate development money!! NOT TRUE!!!
techniques. For the most part, when a spec If you look at the most successful
builder comes to me with a landscape plan, it is developers in the valley, you will find that there
difficult to find the plan at all on the blue print. is attention to quality in all phases of
~Y ~ . There are a few circles representing trees, and construction, including the landscape.
t the balance of the lot is sodded or seeded. The Especially the landscape. Doing a good job, a
: ~ , comment usually is "I only want to do the complete job on the exterior of the building, the
~ • absolute minimum to satisfy the D.R.B." Then road cuts, the utility lines, is not an extra cost
the house goes on the market and looks stark that takes money from the bottom line. It will
and undressed. increase the bottom line with quicker sales at a
"the answer is Most of the other spec homes look the same, higher price. Most prospective buyers would
as plain as so the prospective buyer ignores the landscape. much rather have the landscaping done, rather
the unsightly That is, until he moves in and realizes the reality than trying to do it themselves. It is easy to
of the situation. At this point, the average include a little more on the on al loan re uest
landscape scars ~ q
homeowner can't add to his home loan for rather than coming up with the money later.
one can see landscaping and doesn't want to go into debt Forget the financial issue for a moment, and
throughout for landscaping after the trauma of purchasing a look at the environmental issue. Landscaping is
the valley" new home. The result is that the new beneficial to the developer, the homeowner, and
homeowner adds a little here and a little there, the community as a whole. It will give the
killing a lot of plants and making uneducated developer a sense of pride and improve his
design errors. The cumulative result is a ~ ~ reputation. It will give the homeowner a much
powerful negative impact on our community. more liveable environment. It will reduce the
How many visitors do you hear impact of the building on the community and
commenting either in the newspaper or improve the quality of our air.
personally about the impact of development on Today's consumer is very GREEN
our valley. It can take 20 years or more to get a conscious. People are recycling, and they watch
few small trees up to an effective size to soften the packaging they buy in the supermarket, to
. mention just a couple of obvious examples.
VAIL ALPINE GARDEN FOUNDATION Newsletter Look at most of the nation's largest companies.
They are finding it good business, and indeed
I*uUlisheti quarterly by Vail, Alpine Garden Foundation; 183 Gore Creek Drive, Vail, profitable, to be environmentally conscientious.
Colorado 87.657. The>.rewsletter is a benefit of membership in the Alpine Garden, a
We are currentl in the midst of a buildin
aionprofit Colorado corporation. The newsletter solicits articles for publication abant Y g
''plants and gardenutg,that are of interest to its membership. For'further information bOOm in eastern Eagle COUnty. Why aren't We
about Uail Alpine Garden Foundation or to submit an article,'please write to the getting the message, especially when we have
address above or call (3Q~) ~~6-0103. examples of successful developers and builders
EDITORIAL BOARD Sydxtey summers (Editor), Helen Fritch, Deane Hall who do things right? Is it necessary to get our
BOARD OF DIRECTORS local regulatory agencies involved more than
they are now? Unfortunately, the answer is
HONORARY DIRECTOR Betty Ford probably yes.
urriCERS Helen S. Fritch' 1'reszdent If we lived in an area where the economy
`Katherizle S. Borgen, Vice President was based on chemical or steel manufacturing,
:Andrew Pierce, Secretary maybe we wouldn't need to be so concerned.
,James R. Stephenson, Treasurez- But when our economy is based on the beauty
DIRECTORS ' of this valley, we should be VERY concerned.
Jeanne Bailey Adele Deuglas : Kathryn Haber RobertOhver : Will we kill the golden goose for short term
Robert Buckley Lynda Goldstein Robert Kenney Feter Rudy.....::::..:;, profits, or will we fatten that goose so it will
Lissy Dobson Deane Hall Fern Portnoy Maureen Shapzxo continue to lay eggs? To me the answer is as
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AT PIN1a GARDEN 1~~.RECF~R Marry hones plain as the unsi htl landsc p scars one can
see thro out the val y
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by Ken Slump
Autumn's early arrival in the high country ~ ~ ~ ~,l
leaves some gardeners with too many weeks for . ; ~ `
garden clean up through a long Indian summer. ~ " ~
Before turning to books and catalogs to ponder ~ x
next year's garden plans, take some time to ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
consider our indoor "winter arden." This is t;; ~
the ideal time to prepare pots of bulbs for
forcing! ~ ~ ~ ~
$ e ~ ~ ~ ~ r~~
Last year a thoughtful friend gave a me a ~
much enjoyed Christmas gift. It was a kit for ~ ~ ~ ` , _z ~ ~
forcin a h acinth. Included were the bulb a t~'" ~ _ ~
hyacinth glass (hyacinth glasses seem to be ~ W = a~ q ~
returning to popularity), a bit of activated "Y~ ~~g ~x"°' ~
charcoal (to sweeten the water) and a vague contain the flowers; you simply provide the species tulips
instruction sheet. conditions to coax them out.
Although the bulb bloomed two or three Thoughtfully select your containers.
weeks later than I expected, it was a showy, Suitable vessels range from the practical to the
fragrant specimen. Some of my past jobs hysterical. A drainage hole in the bottom is its
required the tedious production of bulb crops only requirement. Crocus, small iris and minor
for holidays and displays on specific dates. The bulbs are perfect in small novelty containers,
tardy hyacinth brought me wintertime tulips and hyacinths suit the shallow pots
horticultural pleasure without my previously known as "bulb pans." Daffodils and narcissus
suffered intimidation from the calendar. require deeper containers ("standard" flower
Bulb forcing is quite an easy process. All I pots).
supplied was water at the bulb's base and time Although hyacinths will grow from a glass
in my refrigerator. The plump bulbs already of water, most forced bulbs should be planted in
soil. A layer of pea gravel, small pebbles or
other drainage material should line the bottom Best Potting Soil
miniature daffodils To Force on
of the container. Next, place a layer of your Bulbs:
rt" good potting soil at a minimum depth
tea`"~` o~Te-third o this
equivalent to the height of the bulb. A f
~ bit of bone meal or bulb fertilizer may t'o'o-fcfths of that
~ nine-sevenths of old lust
~ be added to the soil, if desired. (preferably one with
- Crowd as many bulbs next to pretty flowers on it)
s.< ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ° , ' each other as the container will allow. mix together
> G ~x. ~ •
~ Fill soil about the bulbs and water pour in pot
~~~j- , w a f ; ~ thoroughly. The bulb tops should be at let sit six weeks
~r ~ _ or just below the soil surface near the plant bulbs
~ ~ ~ r~, , container's rim. It is best to limit then watch out
x. that f don't
~ yourself to one vanety of bulb per ~
, getup
• e."~ ~ , >F, ~ ~ , ~ ~ container since different kinds may and run away
require varying lengths of time to before blooming
£ ' bloom.
f , ~ . a note from
_ ~ Tender bulbs such as amaryllis
= and a er-white narcissus will be to Vail gardener
p p ~ .Ketchum Vole
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jY~,$' ~ n~ ~ - ~ - sprout in about three weeks. Hardy
i ba ~ y i, b
~ . ; bulbs that are not pre-cooled (ask your
r"• 5 ~ ~ 4
x supplier} must have their cold
.
temperature requirement satisfied
~~„r:~
i€ ~ ' " 'y £ ~ ~ before they will commence growth.
'4;:~:~~-~~%>'- Depending on the species, 8 to 12
~r ~ ,
" " weeks of temperatures between 40°
3
accelerate the process. If the forced flowers
show signs of opening and fading before that
weekend party or special event for which you
planned their display simply put them back into
the refrigerator for a couple of days and they
will hold beautifully. Your forced flowers will
last longer too if you can return them to the
and 50° F will be necessary. Planting pots of refrigerator each night.
bulbs over a succession of weeks will produce Hardy bulbs may be forced only once. To
an extended display. save them for your garden, keep them in their
To supply the bulbs' cold temperature pots, remove the faded flowers and water
requirement place planted pots in a cool, dark regularly until the foliage matures. When the
place. The ideal temperature for vernalization leaves yellow and die, cease watering, remove
and good root formation is near the bulbs from their pots and store the bulbs in
° a cool d lace. Plant them in our Arden
4 F. This ma be achieved ,
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~4?Ttoc~;Cax'd outdoors in a shad s of with next fall for bloom ins rings to come.
yp p
;:;::Bulbs; f,or)Forcrig' > a uate mulchin the bulbs If ou s end a bit of time lannin and
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weeks of
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ust be Y g Y
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Indoors a Ara a or cool basement vivid blossoms when you return o ty
Irs`dai.©r~ufe:?;<<;; may do. Refrigeration is hard to ski slopes next winter. Be sure to plant a few
.
`'Irs,refctilata:::;;:`; beat for providing a consistent extra pots for your lucky friends.
:~rzt`eus::T~awera:::::>::;<: environment for the bulb cooling ~n Slump is Plant Records Manager at Denver Botanic
'IV~t'GlSS.itS."~ete~a~~'te'' process. Gardens and has been organizing the docent program at
<< ;~Gt
jR~x~~Q<s > If you don't have a spare the Betty Ford Alpine Garden.
refri erator dra e an o en lastic
'`'T'ut`:aclisuna::`>><::. g ~ p p P
p:.; ::::.::<.:<.::.;:.:::.:
;::Tulti~~;kuu,
fii~an.nuitui. bag over each pot (to help reduce Tuli s, such as those shown below, or
the need for fre uent waterin p
?'i~z .alit vla;;>::::«;;:;; q g~ other bulbs in decorative
and crowd them in your containers can also bring a touch of
refrigerator behind the leftovers. springtime to one's patio or balcorr y.
_ Place a label with the variety. of bulb and the...•
date planted in each pot -you 11 be glad you Remember that winter is not the only
did in the weeks ahead! Check the pots time when the color of bulbs, forced
or not, can be very much appreciated.
frequently; keep the soil
moist, but not soggy. `"'b ' ~ ~
When the bulbs begin ° A ~ ` ~ ,
to sprout, take them out of ~ ~ ~
the refrigerator and put
them u1 a cool, sunny - F ~ , • ~ y;~ . ~
location. At this stage ~ ~ : < ~ ~
many bulb forcers lose r
potential quality in the ~ ~
~ ~ y ~ ~ , ~ ,
"A bloom a day finished plants. Excessively z "r~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ r
keeps the old doctor warm temperatures and ~ ~
$ t ~ d ~ ~r~~„?
away indirect li ht result in
J j q stretched foliage and floppy ~ ~ ~
oe on uil ~ ~ ,
flower stems. Some direct ~ r;~ ~
light each day and
;a'
temperatures at or below r" . ; x ~ '
50° to 60° F are best. How °°h"~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
ty .i~ ~ l
about a draf window sill? ~ ~
~ >t
Water when the soil begins ~ ~ ~
to dry and you should have ~ ~ ; ' ~ " `'1
a colorful, perfumed array ~ _ s "
two or three weeks hence. ` ~ 3 ~
It's remarkable how `
temperature affects the °~'p
bloom time. Warmer _ ~
temperatures of only a few '
degrees can rapidly ~ ~"~F~" w.~ °~s..~:£' - _ --a.-'
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The weather for the weekend of June 24-27 \ ~ 3 v °
could not have been more perfect for almost , ~ ~ \n y - ~
five hundred people who gathered from all over ~ r
the world to attend the annual meeting of the ~1~ 1 `
i~
American Rock Garden Society. ° , "It was so nice to see
"What do you mean we need rain gear?" - ' - ~c ~ 1 that Mrs. Ford's hens
was heard from many participants when told 3
that Colorado weather can be very changeable. ~ ' eta-- and chicks are all doing
so well in her garden-
ButColorado's capricious high-country weather I , ~ I have lots of hens,
was absent, and not a drop of rain fell as visitors ~ ; ; but no chicks.
climbed numerous mountain paths and 1 forgot to ask her,
AlI1 nn~~ C~~rc~~~
marveled at our early season flowers. ~ 'Do 1 need a rooster?"'
Some field trips were cancelled because of ~~]~~~t~.~.~dl Sempe x.'6Tivum
leftover snow from the past winter's heavy
snowfall. Popular Shrine Ridge was clear, for ~~~~~~~.~n
example, but could not be accessed because of
large drifts on the road. Conference organizers The autumn annual t~leeting and
scurried to find suitable alternatives-but theypotluck dinner will' be held ttt the horn
were found. ~of fears and RiclTCtrd Tally'an Stlturdct~;
The tour of local gardens was very well OctoUer 23, ilt 6:00 p.m. ,Helen Fritclt
attended. Barbara Devoe reported that almost
250 people visited her garden in East Vall. °.President of the Boclyd, zUill report on
Twenty-five visitors found their way to the Foundcdlon c1Ctlvities tied Yecognize
farthest point west, Maureen Shapiro's remote 'outstanding service among our
garden on top of Squaw Creek. volunteers.
The gift shop, art show, and plant sale were
open only sixteen hours but rivaled the breadth The Tall~s nezv home aytd ~clyden
in Lake Creek, overloakin the IVezv
of botanica found in many stores. Kathryn g
Haber is to be commended for her excellent job <York Range, will provide GI SpeCtaCUlclx
of organizing the wonderful gift shop which 'Setting for this fall event. ' Invitctions
benefited Vail's Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. ~ z~ill be mailed to tl~e local' membership
Rock garden afficionados from all over the >~in DCtober, but all members and
world now know that Vail is filled both with
flowers and with friendly residents. The are welcome Call the VAG
conference was definitely a success. ;office (476-0.103) for re5erza~tions.
_ _
"The cultivation
j techniques of that Mice
. ~ ~ Winter Interlude from page 1 lady with all the pet
accommodate a variety of family activity plans voles was interesting."
in the busiest week of the holiday season. Dorton M. Mole
` The Radisson Resort will host the reception.
A'~'~#r Wines will be presented by West Vail Liquor
Mart and selected wineries. These and other
~ ` sponsors and patrons make this popular annual
event possible for the benefit of the Betty Ford
Alpine Gardens.
` ~ L° Invitations will be mailed in November.
f
_ - Tickets will be available by mail from the Vail
Alpine Garden Foundation office or maybe
charged to MasterCard or Visa by calling 476-
Barbara Devoe is a former Grand Prizewinner and this 0103. Reserved Patron table seating will be $100
year's judging chairman for the Festival of Flowers. Her per person; open concert seating will be $45 per
garden was a popular one on the ARGS garden tours. person.
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Festival of Flowers from page 1 Local sculptor, Robert Lepper, was
commissioned to create a Grand Prize Trophy in
displays that are possible at Vail's altitude. the form of a bronze Gentian on moss rock for
Visitors had already been praising the beauty of the garden awards program. Awards for
Vail's flowers, and the program, then called commercial and residential gardens were
Vail: Valley of Flowers, built on that strength. presented July Fourth under the former
The newly named Vail Valley Festival of program. Now judging is a bit later in the
Flowers is a repositioning of the original Vail season so that gardens have more time to come
garden awards program, extended now to to full flower.
include Minturn, Avon,
"Every time I come to Vail, the flowers Beaver Creek, A grand prize and four first place
are better and better. Just coming to see Arrowhead, Singletree,
„ and Lake Creek, and also awards were given this year to the
the flowers is well worth the trip! expanded to include following winners:
activities and events
designed to attract visitors to our flowers. Grand Prize Trophy: The Lodge at Vail
Because the event now begins in mid-June, Residential: Pat Terwilliger, Beaver Creek
the Vail Alpine Garden Foundation is helping to Hotels & Commercial Buildings: Gasthof
extend and strengthen Vail's early summer Gramshammer
season and give early-season visitors and locals Condominium Associations: Village Center
something special to herald the beginning of Condominiums
flowertime. Shops and Restaurants: Cafe at the Westin
Vail: Valley/ of Flowers has, indeed, come of
age. Through this beautification program and Shown below among some of her flowers is Sarale
the growth of Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail Pounder, who is in charge of the Grand Prize
has become well known for its varied and gardens surrounding The Lodge at Vail.
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''Tr'®~ ~,(I ~ In memory of Susie Ross
11 1L 0 11 Il 11 President & Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
.Various foundation gifts, a matching grant Vail Valley Foundation
Fred & Rainy Green
from the Town of Vail, and other special gifts Laurie Johnson
are highlights among donations for the year, Patricia Nixon
amounting to more than $100,000. Memorial Dennie Jagger
contributions for the year, included 1n that Dick Hauserman I
amount, totaled well over $25,000. Bobba Paul
Kathy & Roy Plum
A complete list of members and donors will Henry Reid Blynn
be included in the Foundation's Annual Report, William K. Whiteford
which will be mailed later in the fall. carol & Bill Williams
Colorado Garden Show, lnc., presenter of In memory of John McIntyre
the Colorado Garden and Home Show, has to & Billie Graves
Yvonne Eicher ~
supported the Gardens since 1989. This year Bruce & Linda Jorgensen
their Board has awarded us a grant of $4000 to Lynn Chapin
be used in building the alpine rock garden. The Catherine Galvin Woolley
Vail Alpine Garden Board hosted a picnic and In memory of Frances Maloit Nelson
visit to the Gardens when the Garden Show Chazlotte oleson
Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson
Board held their August meeting in Vail. Howard & Dorothy Miller
The ,ferry Ford grivitatiorial Golf In memory of Mazgaret Gossin Chapin ~
't'ournament, another long-time supporter of the Lynn Chapin
Gardens, this year awarded us an unrestricted In memory of Mazy Lawrence
grant Of $7000. Joan Whittenberg
The Vail Valley Foundation has supported In memory of Peggie McCoy Hughes
development of the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Margie & Mazk Mueller
from the ve be main allOwin us to build In honor of Ellen Waterman
rY g S~ g Kathy Borgen
the alpine display garden on land they leased In honor of Lynda Goldstein for Mother's Day
from the Town of Vail. Earlier grants have Julie & Leslie Goldstein
funded the entry gate to the perennial garden In honor of the Birthdays of President & Mrs. Ford
and the "wall of blue spruce" in the meditation Trammel & Mazgazet Crow
garden. Their current grant of $11,000 will be In honor of the birthday of Mrs. Betty Ford
used in the development of the alpine rock Ruth B. Shannon
garden and for care of the current gardens. In honor of Mrs. Betty Ford
$25,000 The 't'own of Vail awarded the Dorothy C. Fuqua
Gardens a matchin rant of $25 000 from the In honor of their weddings in the
g g ~ Betty Ford Alpine Gazdens
Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund to be used for William F. Wilson & Dawn S. Smith
design development of the visitor center and lames M. McCrea, Jr. & Maggie Trummer
alpine rock garden. This is the second grant of Scott Michael & Karen Alexander /
Trish Beidl & Greg Moore ~
$25,000 that the Town of Vail has awarded to the Lori Jamison & Dan Siefers j
Gardens. Their largest donation, of course, is Patricia Ginsbach & Marvin Silverman ~ '
the lease of land on which the Gardens are built. Susan suntan & Richazd Pazachini -
Tammy Aultman & Tom Carpenter z>'
A matching grant of $10,000 was received
from IBM, and $6,000 in grants from Exxon, Beth & Chris Broad
Karin Mattson & Bruce Keep , ,
matched individual donations. In memory of Arthur B. Jones, father of Mazty Jones ~ ~ ! , ~
The pulia ]Love Tuschman Foundation Helen Fritch
awarded a matching grant of $1000 for graphic Kathy Borgen ~ i
desi of ca ital cam ai materials. Lynda Goldstein . '
~ p p ~ Deane Hall
Unrestricted grants included the Fair flay Ken slump
Foundation, Curtis W. McGraw Foundation, In memory of Judge Harry S. & Evelynn Harnsberger, Sr.
and Eagle Valley Community Fund. Lynn Chapin
We are grateful for all gifts we receive for In memory of Joie Johnson Kilpatrick
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, whether in money, In memory of Elizabeth Maur-y Black
goods, or volunteer service. Indeed, donations In memory of Jerry Gwin, M.D.
are the lifeblood of the Gardens. Taken Eva Otjen
t0 ether the enable us to care for our In memory of Dr. H.M. Muffly
g ~ In memory of Patricia A. Mijer
completed gardens and plan ahead for the final Iri memory of Lois Klipp
garden and visitor center to come. Alice T. Muffly
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.li~ew Faces Aye added t® the ~.~1GF ~®ard
When Kathryn Haber moved to healthy respect for what it is to grow a settled in Silver
Vail, she attended a gardening class tree, especially when we cut down Plume and
taught by Marty Jones. In the thousands of trees to build a ski run." Georgetown. He = ~
afternoon, the class visited the display She also anticipates working with spent three years
garden in Ford Park, and Kathryn's volunteers and developing ways the in Micronesia
interest in the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens can best serve the people with the Peace
Gardens began. A former ski who are willing to support it with Corps, moving
instructor and avid skier, she also has their time. "People volunteer for to Vail and r ,
a keen appreciation for summer and organizations that reflect their joining Vail
was drawn to the Gardens because "it values," she says, "because we give Associates in w
is the most beautiful summer asset in more readily to what we believe in. 1970. In August
Vail." Her strong marketing The Gardens are also a beautiful way this year, Bob Bob Buckler
background will be a definite asset to to thank Betty Ford for all she and her resigned from Vail Associates, and he
the Board. _ husband have done for Vail and for has now formed his own firm, Bob
Kathryn is ~ ' our country." Buckley Real Estate and Ski Area
excited about the € ~ ~ The Vail Town Council has Consulting, Inc.
potential appointed Council Member Bob Garden Foundation Director
educational ~ Buckley as an advisory member of the Helen Fritch feels the Town Council
aspects of the Board of the Vail Alpine Garden has a significant interest in Betty Ford
proposed visitor Foundation to act as liaison between Alpine Gardens because of its location
center. "Young the Foundation and the Town. in Ford Park, and she welcomes the
people will learn Bob is that rarity, a Colorado Town's perspective in Board
about the planet l native. His grandmother was the first deliberations. Bob Buckley will
from personal registered birth in the territory of provide that input, bringing his
experience and Colorado, and his family was one of valued knowledge of the area to our
develop a Katlir}/ai Haber the original pioneer families who organization.
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on nwre imporimlt koms a lengthy agenda. Any Coinrniosianm Wray request that en Item 6e °FIFMOVED° from the ennaent odm+aer end con9darecl
separately. Any memhm of the public may 'riEOUE$T° any item Ae °RFF~VED° cram the Correent Agande.
'i . 13YLL PAYBIilG
Linda Pankuch, Rccouneing
Marx Sllverthorn. Controller
~CTI®~: ,approval subject to review by thl: County Manager.
2. MIi~~DTES F01~ AUC~SV - SEPTEMSEFt ~0, 'i X93
Sara fisher, Clerk and Recorder
~aCTl+~t1~: Consider approval.
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Larry Metterrticfc. County f=ngineer
ACTT®~1: Consider approval.
(8BO AVilAB~O FOFB Ii1Gl~ @/!E~ fil1O13fR.~ HOI~iE PAf~1C f~EMO1le~L
J2~mos S. Fritze, County Attorney
e~CT1ORf: Consider approval.
U~ESO~tlT9ON AD©iPT{NCv TBif= f~AGLE COlJA9TY EIiflFLOYiI:E
iWAI~OSOCK
Jack Lewis. County Manager
e~CTIOI~I: Consider approval.
' S, BID A~AR~ FOIE HlG~il SPEED COPIE~B
~IVIar~C Silverthron, Controller
t~GTlO~9: Consider approval.
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REilfATAL PF8®C~Aiyd 1=Ftt~l~fd
'~d-IE STATE OF COLOF~[~O
fVlargie Gates, Director of Nursing
d@G'1f10Gl9: Consider approval:
f3. EIf~SO~UT1ORl AI~I]IPTIi'iliil RU@.ES ~1iUf~ PROCEmU~ES POft~
a~Rf311'f~T!®[!{,A111D.Ctpt?OIi~BNG ARBITFtAT4]~iS FOR t~PPEALS
FROM DECISIONS OF THE "19SS SOAF3C? OF E~UALI~~~'lO6~
Mary Jo f~erenato, Deputy County Attorney
AGTUOt~: Consider approval.
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e~oia co~ev ~m,~ cGmI~OYLLE!$A FILING RIUMf3ER S
fViary Jo 13erenato, Deputy County Attorney
eR~9;V'OtJI'll: Consider approval.
11~. ~8ES41LUTIOt~I REQUES'V FOR SUI~STI'TUTlON OF C®LLA~'Ef3AL.
CpR®9l.l.EI~A PHASE ~ OF IFIL@fbG 111URlIBER ~
Mary Jo gerensta, Deputy County Attorney
,ACTION: Consider apprava~I.
C. RESOLUTION I~EQf;IE$T IrOR SUBSTITUTION OP C~ALfl.AT1=FtAL,
C~BR®I~{LElRA FILIf!!G NVJMSS:R $
fVfary Jo Beronato, laeputy County Attorney
ACTlOh'~: Consider approval.
O. CO6t®fiLLEf~~a ElllN!s R91;]N1116ER +5, dtli~E~l13MEI~IT TO I~hIe4,SINC
SCHED41Ll=1FClR PUBLfC 6MPRCDUEiyiE911TS
Mary Jo f3ererroto, Deputy County Attorney
AC'PVO~I: Consider approval
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S~Ft1lICI:~ A'I' 1'I~IE E~?~aL~ ~O@JI~~'Y ~411~PCRT
James Fi. Fritze, County Attorney
c~C'~QCI~: Consider approval.
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Jack Lewis, Caun~ty Manager
James R. ~ritze, County Attorney
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n¢ NEXY ME£nwo OF nib EAGLE COUNTY cUMM~s5WNE7iS WILL BE HELD 6N OCTQBER 1989
~ FuS AGENDA IS FRpVIbED FOR PIFOR1flA7lONgL PUF~OSEs ONLY -ALL TIMES tuiE APFFipXiNwiE.
THE BoARO WHILE IN SrgSION MAY CONSlr~F1 pTHEk 17FrAS THAT ARE gFtOUCHT AEfORE tr.
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7l/!S AGENDA !S PROVIDED FOR /NPORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY ALL TImIFS AREAPPPROXlMA7E
THE BOAAO WNltE IN SES.4lON MAY CDNSIUCR OTXER ITFMS THAT ARF RRC1 UGHT BEFORE lT
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OFFICE OF THE / r,O. BON 650
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/knr u1 a rut~tu7e end non-COntratTrsielnalura are Pleocd on the consent aalcnder to aYow the Board of COWity LbmmissionrrC td spend it8
rime end ernngy on Inol~Anporrantlrems on a lsnpthy eyendo, Any Canunissioner may reQUCSt that an item be °RFMOVED" from the eorraent
ealendar and eonddered sepaietety. Any membar of the public may 'REUtJL•SI ' any item /u °REMOYE7J' from tha ConsenT Apehda.
f~B~Q ~if~~
Linda Pankuclr, Accounting
Mark Silvort~orn, Controller
~C~e~14l: Approval subject to review by the CQUrri7r li~anac~er.
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Jack C3. Lev~ris, Gvur~ty !d?$nager
~1~7'~~~. Appreva! subject to rev/evv by the Ceunty 1Vlanag~er.
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James R Fritae, County ~4ttorney
~iI G~'8~6~l: Cansider approval.
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THIS AI:FNDA LS AROVI!)FL} FOR 1NFORMATfONAI {'!%A!'OSFS ONLY -ALL TIMES ARF APAROXIPo4ATF.
TliE BOARD WFL/L~ /N S£SSJON MAY CON3fOCIt O TJIL R %IL36f3 TNA7' A1iC BNOU0Il7' lTC%ORE /T.
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~EETI~IG - The meeting will be held apt the Denver in
Glenwood Springs o Lodging availab~.e ~o~.el
~ Denver at the special rate of X45 for ~ standard ~®®mo
P~.ease call ahem by October 7 at X303-945-6565 and
identify yourself as a CAST member for your reservat~.®ns o, .
G®LF - Call Glenwood Springs manager dike Copp at Q3®3-
~ 945-257.5) by October 7 if you vaould l~.ke to play go~.f
Thursday afternoons ~e wild. advise you of the ~
arrangements o . ~ -
AGENDA The primary agenda item for th~.s meeting will be . ~ ~
a d~.scussion of the message we would ~.gke t® c®nvey ®n
our video for the upcoming legislative Tour February 4m6
in Frisco/Copper ~ountain)o White papers are be~.ng
prepared on xousing c Rachel Richards) o Transp~rtat~.®~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : .
~ Amy Niarg~rum) and Co®perat ion (fob F i ison) f ®r ®ur ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ .
discussion and we will have the update study by F®rd
Frick ~ ~~C) o ~ ~
PL~AS~ C®IK~ PFPAR~I~ To TALC A~~UT T~i~ ®11~'~~ T SH®LI~ ~ .
I{F I ®UR N~~I ~~GISLATlV~ T®t~R vI~®o ~ .
Agenda/packet to followo See you in GAenwo®d Springso ~ ~ .
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Colorado f~urricipal L®agu®
' 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2100
Denver, Colorado 80264-2101
Phone (303) 831-6411
To: Members, General Municipal Issues Committee FAX (303) 860-8175
From: Samuel D. Mamet, Associate Director
Re: October 5 Meeting Agenda
Date: September 28, 1993
Introduction
The first meeting of the Committee will be held in our conference room on Wednesday October 5
from 9:30 until 3:30 p.m. to discuss the following agenda items with attachments where noted.
Lunch will be served.
Please call Cathy Pouder by October 1 with your attendance plans, and let her know if you want a
lunch ordered.
Public parking is available along Lincoln and on Sherman. We are located on the 21st floor of the
Lincoln Center Building, on the corner of 17th and Lincoln, across from the fVorwest Bank Building.
We can't provide complimentary parking to individuals parking in the Lincoln Center Building garage.
We try to start promptly, and so we look forward to seeing you at 9:30.
Should the contents of this memorandum raise any questions, or if you have other items you would
like to have discussed, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience.
Wiggins Town Trustee Faye Von Loh is the Committee Chair.
Committee Agenda
Introductions -Wiggins Trustee Faye Von Loh
~ Committee Purpose -Sam Mamet
Interim Tax Policy Committee (Sam iViamet, attachment) -Periodically, the legislature
establishes a committee of lawmakers to review and make recommendations regarding state
and local tax policy. A committee consisting of 1 1 legislators, Larry Kallenberger from Local
Affairs, Mesa County Commissioner Jim Spehar, and Boulder County Assessor Terry Phillips
have been meeting and discussing a variety of fiscal subjects since June. House Majority
Leader Tim Foster (R, Grand Junction) is the Committee Chair. The Committee has also held
a series of regional hearings throughout the state. There is also a nine member advisory
committee to the group which has been appointed by Rep. Foster.
It remains unclear as to what recommendations, if any, the Committee will make to the
General Assembly next January. A final report to the Legislative Council must be filed by the
Committee no later than January 1, 1994.
The Committee has a charge to examine four specific areas:
1. What the assessed valuation ratios should be for each class of taxable real and
personal property.
2. What property tax exemptions should there be, if any at all.
3. What changes should there be generally in state and local tax policy.
4. What other changes in tax policy would ensure a fair application of the tax laws to all
taxpayers in the state.
At this juncture only two specific municipal interest items have been reviewed by the
Committee: sales tax simplification and the municipal reliance upon the sales tax, and the
municipal use of tax increment financing for urban renewal projects. We don't know whether
any legislation will be forthcoming from .the Committee on either of these two items.
A major focus for the Committee at some point shortly will be to conduct a full review of the
constitutional residential assessment ratio (the Gallagher Amendment), how it affects all other
property assessments, and the interplay between Gallagher and TABOR.
How this relates to municipal finances is an interesting question, about which we will say
more at the meeting. We will provide additional research to the Committee on the interplay
of Gallagher and TABOR.
The essential problem is that there continues to be a decline in assessed valuation in many
parts of the state. Overall, 37 counties reported assessed valuation increases between 1992
and 1993, and 26 posted declines. Of the nine property classes, four reported gains, and five
other classes marked declines.
In part, this is caused by the continuing drop in the residential assessment ratio. Under
TABOR, local governments can't recoup the lost property tax revenue through a mill levy
increase without a vote of the people.
This becomes a critical issue especially for property tax reliant units of local government, like
x schools, and the state's funding support of the School Finance Act. A recent estimate reveals
that schools statewide are expected to lose 550 million in property taxes because of the
problem outlined above.
However, it may be too soon to take definitive positions on this issue since solutions have not
been fully developed by the legislative committee.
~ Bed and Breakfast (David Broadwell) -Bed and Breakfast proprietors around the state would
like to serve certain types of liquor to their customers (i.e., afternoon sherry). The cost of this
is included in the room charge.
The state Division of Liquor Enforcement's position is that this type of liquor service requires
a hotel and restaurant liquor license under current law. Such licenses are quite expensive,
especially for small operations like a B&B, and involve an extensive hearing process through
both local licensing authorities and the state itself.
B&B interests have approached the state Liquor Enforcement Division to support some sort
of modified liquor licensing process at the state level that would likely bypass local authorities.
Is this of municipal concern? Do municipalities want to exercise regulatory oversight over B&B
operations in the liquor licensing area. What is the extent of local oversight now? The state
is interested in our reaction to this issue.
~ Repeal of 5.5% Property Tax Revenue Limitation (David Broadwell) -Amendment 1 (TABOR)
limits annual increases in property tax revenue to the rate of inflation plus a rate of growth
which is attributable to additions of new taxable real property. TABOR purports to supersede
any conflicting provisions of state law; however TABOR also provides that other limits on
revenues cannot be weakened without voter approval. One example of an "other" limit is the
existing 5.5% property tax revenue limitation found at CRS 29-1-301 which has traditionally
applied to statutory entities. The Colorado Attorney General recently issued a formal opinion
indicating her belief that TABOR did not supersede the 5.5% limitation and therefore statutory
local governments must apply both limitations to their revenue and abide by the one which
is stricter.
Early reports indicate that the TABOR limitation is stricter than the 5.5% limitation in the vast
majority of municipalities since the current rate of inflation is so low. However, in
municipalities experiencing high- "local growth" in addition to the inflation factor, the 5.5%
limitation may be the stricter of the two. All statutory municipalities will again experience the
effects of the 5.5% limitation when the rate of inflation inevitably increases again.
Any repeal of the 5.5% limitation would apparently require the submission of a statewide
referendum to the voter by the general assembly in November 1994.
~ TABOR Local Option (David Broadwell) -During the 1993 regular session of the general
assembly, two proposed referenda were introduced which would have substantially amended
TABOR. One of these, SCR 93-6, proposed to amend the constitution in order to allow the
voters in any local district (including municipalities) to opt out of the restrictions contained in
TABOR. SCR 93-6 did receive the required two-thirds majority required in the senate but
failed in the house. Similar referenda may be introduced this year. The League staff
recommends continued support of local option proposals which will empower the voters in
individual municipalities to make their own revenue and spending decisions.
~ Enterprise Enabling Legislation (David Broadwell) -The restrictions of TABOR do not apply to
"enterprises" which are defined to include any government-owned business which receives
less than 10% of its annual revenue from state and local governments and which is authorized
to issue its own revenue bonds. Serious questions exist about whether or not this exception
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is fully self-executing or whether additional enabling legislation would be either necessary or
helpful in allowing municipalities to create enterprises. During the 1993 regular session, the
General Assembly did pass one enabling act relating to local government enterprises, SB 93-
130, however this bill addressed only "water activity enterprises" and did not mention how
other types of enterprises may be created or recognized.
A recent survey by CML revealed that three quarters of our municipal members are
recognizing one or more of their activities as being qualified enterprises. While many of these
are indeed conventional water and sewer utilities, as contemplated in SB 93-130, the list also
includes other types of utilities, recreation facilities, airports, parking garages, etc. Apparently
many local officials, especially in home rule municipalities, are confident that no additional
enabling legislation is necessary for them to proceed to recognize enterprises.
Others have expressed doubts, especially in statutory municipalities where the authority to
issue revenue bonds by or on behalf of a particular municipal activity is not always clear under
current statutes. The League's Amendment 1 Technical Review Committee is continuing to
analyze this issue and will assist in the formulation of a formal recommendation.
~ Assessment District Elections (David Broadwell) -Now that TABOR requires voter approval
for all multiple-fiscal year financial obligations, many types of bonds which did not formerly
require a vote will now have to be submitted at an election. One example may be special
assessment bonds. Such bonds have been used for many years to finance improvements in
municipal special improvement districts and county local improvement districts, however the
enabling statutes for these types of districts contain no procedures for voter approval. Many
attorneys have assumed that voter approval will now be necessary under TABOR, but there
is a question about exactly who would need to vote on such bonds, i.e. the whole
municipality or just the people in the assessment district.
During the 1993 regular session, the League supported SB 93-251 which would have simply
clarified who votes on special assessment bonds. The bill was killed in the waning days of
the session. In the absence of any statutory guidance, a number of municipalities are going
to a city-wide vote on assessment bonds this November.
Staff recommends continued support of legislation which wilt provide a simple procedure for
assessment bond votes within assessment districts. The League's Amendment 1 Technical
Review Committee is continuing to develop wording.
Regulation of Municipal Kennels (David Broadwell) - `Municipal animal shelters (along with all ,
. other types of public and private kennels) are currently licensed and regulated under the
Colorado Department of Health. (See 25-4-1101.) These regulations are due to sunset on
July 1, 1993. Animal welfare groups and others are pressing for a continuation of these
regulations in some form. The latest proposal is to shift the licensing and regulatory function
into the Department of Agriculture and make it an entirely cash funded program. Currently
there are at least fifty municipally owned animal shelters in Colorado. While the state has
historically required licensing of these facilities, they have waived any fee for public shelters
in the past. Latest indications are that the new licensing scheme will continue to waive
licensing fees for municipalities or have a very nominal fee at most. Staff recommends no
position on this bill unless provisions are added which will increase costs or otherwise impose
new mandates on municipalities.
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Railroad Crossing Time Delays (Geoff l~lilson, attachment) -For some time, the Town of
Wiggins has had a problem with the Burlington Northern Railroad parking trains on a siding
that blocks a main street in the town. Because of the blockage of this crossing for extended
periods of time during the school year, children walking to school have been observed
crawling under parked trains at the crossing. Recently, efforts by town firefighters to respond
to a dairy fire were frustrated by the fact that a train parked on the siding blocked a number
of firefighters from reaching a firehouse located on the other side of the siding. The Town
has requested League assistance in dealing with the problem. Has your city or town had
problems with trains blocking streets? What success have you had in alleviating the problem?
Campaign Reform Act Legislation (Geoff Wilson, attachment) -During the 1993 regular
legislative session, SB 233 passed the Senate but was killed in the House State Affairs
Committee. League staff seeks authority to pursue introduction of legislation similar to SB
233, provided that appropriate sponsorship for the legislation can be lined up. Securing the
right House sponsor is critical to the prospects of this legislation before the House State
Affairs Committee.
Conservation Trust Fund (Ken Bueche, discussion to begin at 1:15) -The state Division of
Local Government would like to return to a quarterly distribution of lottery proceeds to local
government. SB 93-227 changed the distribution of the Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) to a
monthly cycle. The purpose of the change is to pay off state Capitol Construction debt more
quickly. No consideration to costs and benefits to Conservation Trust Fund recipients or to
the Division was ever given during the legislature debate.
The Division feels that most benefit is in continuing to distribute the funds quarterly, and that
legislation should be introduced early next session to accomplish this.
In ongoing conversations with the League, the Division has agreed that the issue should be
discussed with any interested CTF participants. Special attention will be placed on addressing
whether local entities will be entitled to interest earnings between the quarterly distributions;
the receipt of checks for insignificant amounts by small local governments; and the need or
lack thereof for larger governments to receive monthly distributions due to cash flow
considerations.
Dave Metsch from the Division will be present to explain the issue more fully and respond to
any questions. Municipal officials not members of the Committee have also been encouraged
to attend the discussion of this issue.
Since legislation may be introduced, the Committee may wish to take a position on it at the
meeting.
8id Listing of Subcontractors iJan Gerstenberger) -The subcontractors are attempting to have
a bill requiring the listing of all subcontractors at the time bids are submitted for public
projects to public entities. The League has worked now two years with the industry to shape
a bill that would not impact the way we bid, construct, or administer projects.
The staff recommends that the League oppose any bid listing requirement that does not meet
the following criteria:
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* any bid listing requirement should provide subcontractors with recourse other than
public sector mediation between private industry interests
* there should be no cost or administrative responsibility to the municipality for
compliance review or enforcement of a bid listing requirement
* a municipality should not be required to find a bid non-responsive based on compliance
or non-compliance with a bid listing statute
a public project should not be delayed by failure of a contractor to comply with a bid
listing requirement
failure of a contractor to comply with a bid listing requirement should not invalidate the
contractor's bid on a public project
a bid listing requirement should not create any privity between the municipality and the
subcontractor
* there should be no preemption of local government's ability to establish its own bid
listing requirements or practices
Repeal of Municipal Exemption from Engineering Law (Jan Gerstenberger) - The state
Department of Regulatory Agencies, supported by an extensive list of professional engineering
associations, has recommended repeal of the municipal and county exemption from the law
requiring the use of registered professional engineers (P.E.). The Sunrise/Sunset Committee
has rejected the recommendation at this time, although it is scheduled for further
consideration at the Committee's October 5 meeting.
The`League testified against the repeal on the basis that repeal would affect routine services
that are often.handled by experienced employees who are not registered P.E.'s; that imposing
this requirement would result in the need to have many repair projects, minor extension of
utilities, parks, and streets, designed and stamped, or building inspection done by a P.E. As
municipalities have along-standing record of hiring professional engineers for design work on
major projects which we believe has served the citizens well and there is no documentation
of abuse, we oppose the repeal of the current exemption. We have also opposed repeal of
some, but not all, the exemptions with particular emphasis on a parallel exemption affecting
a large segment of the private sector called the "industrial exemption".
We have, however, indicated a willingness to sit down with the engineers and discuss
modification of the definition of the "practice of engineering" in an effort to come to closer
agreement as to the impact of a repeal. Municipal officials have been particularly concerned
with the depth and broadness of the impact of a repeal because of the ambiguity of the
current definition. An initial meeting is set for October 1.
Transportation Financing Issues (Jan Gerstenberger) - As the impacts of the funding cutbacks
to Colorado of federal transportation funds available under ISTEA and the fact that state
highway funds, HUTF, are a no-growth stream of financing, it is becoming more evident that
the increased transportation needs statewide can not be met with the current resources and
the situation. will need to be addressed.
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A variety of transportation interests across the state have begun a dialogue about this, and
although no specific legislation is expected in 1994, it will be an increasingly important issue
that you should probably begin thinking about now. Under Amendment 1, tax increases of
any kind would need to be approved by the voters, as would any significant fee increase in
order to get spending authority over existing bases. Such increases could be referred to the
voters by the General Assembly, or taken to the voters directly by petition.
There are two specific transportation issues for Committee consideration. They are discussed
below.
RTD Act Amendments (Jan Gerstenberger) - RTD is recommending that certain obsolete
provisions of the RTD Act be repealed. Most of the provisions were added in 1987, and
focused on enabling RTD to finance and operate a fixed guideway mass transit system
according to a specific schedule. The planning requirements, development of the specified
corridors, and financing mechanisms are, with one exception, proposed for repeal, in part
because the deadlines for actions have passed so the provisions are obsolete.
The one provision of possible municipal interest is that the bill extends a currently expired
authority to take to the voters the ability to levy up to an additional one percent sales tax
within the district for mass transit. Do municipal officials have concerns with one element
of transportation, RTD, attempting to get authority for voter approved sales tax increase? or
concern that this authority to take sales tax to the voters in the metro area would preempt
local government's ability to increase its own sales tax? At a minimum, CML staff
recommends that we seek clarification that such a sales tax increase, if approved, is exempt
from the 7% statutory limit.
~ Repeal of Maintenance of Effort Requirement (Jan Gerstenberger) - As part of the 1989
increased highway financing legislation, local governments were required to establish a base
level of street expenditures and then expend, at a minimum, that amount in subsequent years.
The purpose of this "maintenance of effort" requirement was to assure that the increased
highway funds did not result in a reduction of local expenditures by using the increased state
funds as a substitute for local funds. Compliance with the law is evaluated annually from data
submitted to CDOT in a report from each municipality.
The penalty for noncompliance is a reduction of HUTF receipts from the 1989 increased
revenues equal to the percentage of under-expenditure. Included in the law are provision
which allow noncompliance in a year in which one or more of the following takes place:
1. The total expenditures of the general fund plus other funds which are subject to
statutory property tax limitations are less than the total for the preceding calendar
year.
2. There was a local fiscal emergency. which required a lesser local expenditure (for
streets).
3. An action took place which was outside the authority of the governing body of the
entity which resulted in a reduction in local expenditures.
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4. A construction or reconstruction program in effect during the base year or years
created an artificially high base year calculation.
5. Abase year calculation was artificially high due to reimbursement to the entity by the
state for maintenance or construction of highways which are part of the state highway
system.
While this requirement has resulted in a mandated annual report to CDOT, a potential benefit
of the requirement to municipalities may be that it imposes pressure on counties to continue
to levy a county road and bridge mill levy that generates a certain minimum level of revenues.
Have municipalities had trouble meeting the required expenditure limits? In evaluating the one
year of data available from the reports, the League is not aware of many municipalities having
problems meeting the required expenditure levels. Have many municipalities used the
noncompliance provisions? Are you aware that the maintenance of effort requirement has
kept the county road and bridge mill levy higher than had it not been in place? Would you
support the repeal of the requirement? On what basis?
~ Public Private Cooperation Committee Report (Jan Gerstenberger) - The committee met on
September 13 and had a very productive discussion which culminated in an ambitious series
of recommended strategies to strengthen public-private cooperation. The committee proposed
a CML publication which would be developed by public officials in collaboration with the
business community.
Backoround. After two years of legislative defeat by local officials of business supported
privatization/unfair competition bills (HB 92-1 193 and HB 93-1263), there are indications from
some segments of the business community that the issue is going to again be pursued. Two
indications are:
Issuance of the Independence Institute's Independence Issue Paper on "Unfair
Government Competition Against Small Business" written by Dennis Polhill. This is the
basis of a coalition effort to design a strategy (either legislation or a constitutional
amendment) to stop unfair competition. The Independence Institute is a Colorado
based organization with a strong business following whose capability to mobilize
support for an issue should not be underestimated.
Regional Statehouse Conference on Small Business issue paper on "Are you Paying
Taxes to your Competitor?" has created a focus that may result in a 1994 proposed
legislative solution. The 1992 Statehouse Conference was the genesis of HB 1 193.
This issue is expected to be a high priority issue from the Statewide Statehouse
Conference meeting on September 27.
Committee Recommendation. The League's Public-Private Cooperation Committee has
identified anon-legislative strategy to attempt to mitigate the volatility and political sensitivity
of the issue. Specifically, the committee recommends that the League take the lead producing
a publication on Public Private Cooperation for dissemination to all municipalities.
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The committee hoped that eliciting input from the business in the development of the certain
components of this publication, that there would be a sense of ownership of this approach
to the problem. It was also thought that this type of publication could be the basis of a
dialogue between business and local officials where the business community believes a
problem exist.
While the committee prefers that portions of the publication be developed collaboratively by
the Public Private Cooperation Committee and representatives of CACI, it also recommended
that the League do it with~or without CACI's input.
The publication would have the following four components:
1. A model resolution on Public Officials Public-Private Partnership Philosophy. The
resolution would be a model only, for use by communities to the extent they wanted
to formally state their attitude towards business. The concept should be approved by
the CML Board.
2. A section on sample business to government communication processes currently in
place in Colorado communities.
3. A section on costing of government services. (CML should get samples from cities and
then have business assist in modifying and finalizing.)
4. A list of criteria for public officials to use when considering whether to privatize a
service. (CML should develop a draft and then have business input before finalizing.)
The potential benefits of a collaborative effort in developing items 3 and 4 are numerous:
This would be a constructive way to get al{ the issues on the table as both the
municipal officials and businesses seem to believe that the proper issues are not
always considered or understood when it comes to talking about "unfair
competition/privatization."
Having a specific product to work collaboratively on could assist in setting aside the
more contentious, accusatory dialogue that can occur.
Joint development of these items could be an opportunity for better mutual
understanding of the others' perspective.
A jointly developed product could be the basis for a less acrimonious attitude toward
each other on this issue, and ultimately lead to utilizing resources more constructively
to solve joint problems such'as the challenges of fostering economic development in
the context of Amendment 1.
The next meeting of the CML Public-Private Cooperation Committee is October 13, from 9:00
to 1 1:00 a.m. If you are interested in being on the committee, please let me know.
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When Colorado voters went to the polls in November 1992 Of course, nonresidential property owners have picked up
and voted in favor of Amendment I, or the Taxpayers Bill the tab. Even as the shift in the property tax burden to non-
of Rights (TABOR), Few realized that their vote would residential property owners was occurring, the tax revolt in
reopen a debate that many believed was settled ten years Colorado continued to pick trp steam.
earlier. [n 1982 Coloradans voted in favor of another ballot
initiative also known as Amendment l that reformed the The basic intent of the 1992 Amendment I (TABOR) was
state's property tax system. The language on that ballot to limit state and local spending and revenue increases to
initiative is now a part of Article X Section 3 of the state inflation plus economic growth factors. It was this some-
constitution. One of the more prominent provisions of the • what simple concept that voters Found very appealing.
1982 Amendment 1 is known as the Gallagher Amendment. However, many provisions in Amendment I were not ade-
quately debated. "1'he negative impact on the revenue
"the two Amendment l's, however, will combine to stream of many governments due to the interaction of the
hamstring many local government's ability to raise fixed property tax rate (the mill levy) provision of the ! 993
sufficient revenue to pay for the higher costs of government Amendment I, and the complex Gallagher mechanism that
due to inflation and the influx of new residents into the is part of the 1982 Amendment 1, has only recently been
state. Local goverrrnrents w/rose !ax base i.s /rig/i!y discovered. Many counties and school districts are finding
dependent on property trr_r revenue especially Counties that the combination of the two Amendment 1's are making
rrirrl Se/rool Districts will be affected most by t/re the claim made by TABOR proponents, that "government is
combined impact of the two .Amendment 1's . allowed to increase every year", ring hollow. (See a
10/l~l/92 Denver Post story by Jeffrey Roberts where
THE INTENT OF TEIE T~~'O AMENDMENT 1's Amendment 1's author made this claim.)
Leading up to 1982, the share of residential property as- For "Revenue Have Nots" revenue growth simply will init.
sessed value as a percentage of total statewide assessed keep pace with a government's inflation rrdjrrsted spending
value had been steadily creeping upward. The intent of the limit t/rat is also part of .-lnrendnrent 1. The ability of
Gallagher Amendment provision in the 1982 Amendment I governments to adjust the property tax rate (the mill levy)
was to stabilize the share of residential assessed value in the to generate the revenue needed to pay for the higher cost of
total statewide property tax base at approximately 4~%. By government services was eliminated with the passage of
stabilizing the share of residential assessed value at 45% the 1992's Amendment 1.
share of property tax revenue collected from residential
property owners was also stabilized. (The mechanics REVENUE HAVE NOTS IN 1991
involved in maintaining the 4~% residential share are
somewhat complex and are illustrated in an example at the In order to comply with the Gallagher Amendment provi-
end of this paper.) sions of the 1982 Amendment I, each reassessment year the
legislature must establish an assessment rate for residential
In essence, since 1983 about 4~% of property tax revenue property that will be used by taxing entities statewide. The
each year has been collected from residential property Division of Property Taxation has estimated the rate for the
ovvners in Colorado. However, by fixing the residential 1991 tax year to be 12.86%, down from the current
share of property tax revenue collections at ~l~°.'o, the tax 1d.3~4°~0. Preliminary assessed value information for each
burden iias been shifted to all nonresidential property county and school district has also been estimated by the
owners in the state. In 1991 the tax bill of residential Division using 12.86°'0. Their estimates indicate that 36 out
property owners in Colorado was more than 5323 million of 63 counties, and 100 out of 176 school districts in the
lower than it would have been had the original Gallagher state suffer declines in assessed value in 1994. Tlie average
provisions (which assessed residential property at a 31% county decline will be -.~17°'o and the average school district
rate) remained unchanged since 1983. From 1987 through decline will be slightly higher at -.~4°%. These projected
1991, the cumulative reduction was almost 5730 million. declines are due solel} to the Gallagher effect.
for Governments that rely on property tax
1i3 OF COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 1994 revenue. Prior to the passage of TABOR
WILL LOSE 2.5% OR MORE 1N ASSESSED VALUE local governments could mitigate the
Gallagher effect by raising the mill levv
Counties _ Schools each year to generate additional property
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1 tax revenue up a i.j% statutory limit.
151 0 5~' This will no longer be possible unless
~ ~ voters approve a miff levv increase.
v cn Unless vr~ter.r approve a milt levy in-
`o `0 1O' crease, « decline in assessed vrrhre wilt
equal a dec•ture in property ta_t revenue.
5' ~ 5 The irony of this situation is that prop-
; arty tax revenue can decline even as resi-
' dential property values are increasing.
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Percent Decline in Assessed Value Percent Decline in Assessed Value
' Source: Colorado Division of Property Taxation. The odds of substantial changes to the
Gallagher Amendment are slim since a
The distribution of changes in assessed value for counties large segment of the Colorado population benefits from its
and schools are portrayed in the chart above. Areas dra! provisions. One IonG-term solution to what will be a
/rave hi,;h proportions of residential «ssessed value as a chronic problem For "Revenue Have Not" governments
percent of t/reir Iota/ property tax base could !rave tame (those with revenues that fat{ short of allowed TABOR
assessed value rtectitres if the avera;e irrerease trr actrea! spending) is a change in tax structure to one that places
residential values daes not keep pace wit/r the decltrre in increased reliance on revenue sources that truly grow as the
dre resirtentia! assessment ratio. For example, as the state- economy grows. Until "Revenue Have Not" government's
wide residential assessment ratio declines from 14.34% to switch to a revenue base that keeps pace with TABOR
12.36%, a school district or county must experience an growth factors, constraining spending growth will .be the
average l 1.5% increase in actual residential values (all else only and often unpleasant budget option available to them.
remaining equal) in order for total assessed value, and
therefore revenue, to remain unchanged. Rudy Andras
. , Fixed Income Research (Denver)
The chart above also illustrates the fact ~ May 199;
that the Gallagher effect will be a bigger HOW DOES THE C:ALLAGHER ANIENDNIENT WORK?
problem for school districts. Almost one- `
third of the school districts in the state are Base Year Values Are Given Year 2 Assumptions:
- ~ changed
t am ten ra a ua a ues: n
expected to have an assessed value decline
Residential Values Increase by.l
that exceeds -2.5°0, whsle about one-fourth - -
_ Base Year. ..Year 2
of the counties will have an assessed value
decline that exceeds -2.~%. Resideniial Actual:::: $697,350 Residential P:ctual' '$767,08.
Nonresidential Actual ;5421,4>j Nonresidential Actual $421,455.
THE NEW REALITY: DECLINES IN Residential Assessed $100,000 Residential Assessed.. $100,000
ASSESSED VALUE WILL RESULT IN Nonresidential:Assessed 5122-~02 0~~ `
_ Nonresidential Assesseri X122.___ ,
DECLINES IN PROPERTY TAX Total Assessed 5222_.222 Total Assessed "$222.222
REVENUE
Residential Assessed = Actual x 14.34°~o Residential Assessed = Actual x ?
Nonresidential Assessed = Actual x 39%
The Gallagher effect is not a new problem. te~ since nonresidential value has not
Slnce residential property Owners have of :Residential assessed is 45°'° of total changed and must be assessed at a 29%
beneFted from the Gallagher effect, it iS assessed value and nonresidential assess- rate, nonresidential assessed value will be
doubtful that they would even consider it a inept rate fixed at 39% as per Gallagher. unchanged at 5122.222 and total assessed
value will be unchanged at 52?2,222. 3n
problem. The fixed milt levy provisions of order to maintain residential assessed value
TABOR combined with the Gallagher atdi°'°of the total, the residential assessment
effect, however, creates a new problem ratio above) must decline to 13.04°0.
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_ notice. This notice shall not consti{ate :m offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shaft there be any ;ale of these ;ecuritie; m env stale in w;tich
k' ~ said offer. solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to re~istra[ion or yualitication under thz securities law of app such state.
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TELEPHONE: ATTORNEY-AT-LAW MAILING ADDRESS:
(303) 867.2447 229 EAST KIOWA AVENUE
P.O. BOX 916
FORT MORGAN, COLORADO 80701-0916
September 9, 1993
Mr. Geoff Wilson
General Counsel
Colorado Municipal League
1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2100
Denver, CO 80264
Re: Town of Wiggins/Public Utilities Commission
Dear Mr. Wilson:
As I advised you during our telephone conference on September 8,
1993, T am the Town Attorney for Wiggins, Colorado. For a number
of years Wiggins has been experiencing problems with the blockage
of its only railroad crossing on Main Street by trains operated by
the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. Z have had somewhat
regular correspondence with Mr. Jack Baler of the Public Utilities
Commission (PUC) concerning this problem. I have determined that
there is presently no Rule or Regulation which has been adopted by
the PUC concerning limitations on the blockage of such a crossing.
Ample authority does exist, however, in C.R.5. X40-4-106 to make
general or special orders, rules or regulations, or otherwise
require that the Company operate in such a manner to promote and
safeguard the health and safety of the public.
The PUC has been advised (starting in January, 1992) that because
of the blockage of this crossing during the school year for
extended periods of time, children walking to school have been
observed crossing UNDER a parked train at the crossing. This
situation has been of great concern to both the Board of Trustees
and the School Board. The blockage of this crossing also prevents
a%liJvi iii~c; fi:v~i~ diriviitcy at S~;I'tUOl On Clf(te.
Recently an incident occurred involving the Wiggins Fire Department
which is detailed in a newspaper article (copy enclosed) from THE
WIGGINS COURIER on August 5, 1993. The fire at Empire Dairy caused
a great deal of property damage, but fortunately there wE;re no
injuries. Again, this incident has been brought to the attention
of the PUC and, I suspect, they have in turn notified the Railroad
of this incident.
Mr. Geoff Wilson
General Counsel
Colorado Municipal League
September 9, 1993 .
Page 2
In my most recent telephone conversation with Mr. Baier, he
suggested that the Town may now wish to file a Formal Complaint
with the Public Utilities Commission. I suspect that this
procedure would involve a Hearing or Hearings which might result in
a new Rule or Regulation concerning blockage of crossings within
the State of Colorado.
As a member of the Colorado Municipal League, the Board of Trustees
of the Town of Wiggins, Colorado has requested that the Colorado
Munic"ipal League consider filing a Formal Complaint on behalf of
the Town cf ;liggins and all ot~er municipalities rvithin the State
of Colorado that may be similarly situated. The Town of Wiggins
would consider joining with any other municipality within the State
of Colorado that may wish to seek action before the Public
Utilities Commission. As I'm sure you can understand, the
financial resources of a community the size of Wiggins limit its
ability to engage in litigation involving an entity with the
resources of the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. However, if
t'he Colorado Municipal League would be willing to undertake this
effort on behalf of Wiggins and other communities similarly
situated, we would certainly cooperate and assist in any such
effort. You have indicated that any decision on this matter would
be that of the Board of Trustees. You have also indicated that you
may wish to survey the membership of -the League to determine -
whether other municipalities experience similar difficulties and
whether they would support an effort to seek relief from the PUC.
As you know, the CML District I meeting will be in Fort Morgan on
Wednesday, October 6, 1993. If there are any representatives of
CML that wish to meet with me or any other representative of the
Town of Wiggins when they are in the area on that date, please
advise and I would be happy to make the appropriate arrangements.
I alSO plait t^v b^c in att2i7dance at tr12 Z~leeting tiidt evening anu I'm
sure: other Wiggins representatives will be there as we_11 since the
Town of Wiggins is the host for the Meeting.
In the interim if there is any additional information that you may
require on this matter, please advise. Thank you for your
consideration.
Ver truly you s,
C.
E IC C. JORGENSO
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xc: Town of Wiggins, Colorado
AUGUST 5, 1993
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ty involvement," said A weary firemen "takes It easy" during a haystack fire at English Feedlot near Wiggins on Frida .
. "Trucks were lined up Spontaneous combustion is believed to be the cause of the fire that smoldered throughout the
ile, the people standing .'night, The haystack fire followed on the heels of the Ert'lpire Dalriy f(re two days earlier and Wiggins
0o and water to load firemen were still overcoming tts effect..
ladies wick sandwiches, Photo by Darlene Ruyle
n from Wiggins, Brush, _ Firemen dela ed when train bl ~ 7
Hillrose, the county y ocks crossing
and EMTs, the people by Darlene Ruyle letters and made phone calls to period of time, then they go right
arts -all did their share Srat7 Reporter/Edltor - Burlington Norther, the Public back to blocking the crossing."
J didn't quit until it was ~ Some.tiViggins firemen might Utilities Commission (Regulating Burlington Northern officials
have arrived .at the Empire Dairy agency for the railroad), and met with the council in January
very sorry for the Dinis fire, Wednesday, July 28, if a asked state representatives and suggested the possibilit
{opetzky added. Its Burlington Northern train had no[ Senator Don Ament, building an underpass at Grayriite t
watch someone's ~ been blocking a crossing on Main Representative Eisenach and Street, but the cost was estimated .
d go up in smoke. I Street in Wiggins. Governor Roy Romer to at almost $2 million. Burlington
is why you want to Several tiViggins firemen Live encourage Burlington Northern to Northern claim it takes longer to ,
you always wish you . south of the tracks and when the either not block the crossing or break the train, reconnect and
hel~ more." ~ .only in-town crossing is blocked, break the train. The counei! has ~ check the train than the blockage
o people worked they must drive almost three . also involved U.S. Senators time.
clock and through the `miles to Hwy 52 or Road 3 to Hank Brown and Ben Nighthorse Wiggins School oflicials have
!ded.Ruyle. "It took ~ access the north. side of town, Campbell, and Representative also expressed concern about the
tyolved to get it done." ~ where the Fire Hall and most Wayne Allard, to no avail. trains blocking the crossing,
s Note: Many people equipment is kept. Mayor Ruy1e said that he had especially during the times when
to assist the Dinises . "Firemen coming from the t
fire last l~ednesday, south side were held up," said personally contacted railroad students are walking to and from
e could ,-nent:on every ~ 'r,'iggins Fue Chief hero Diiha, officials in Denver and St. Paul, school. Youngsters have been
inization, or business "A few minutes wait can snake a Minnesota. "It seems like we get observed crawling under the
a buck passing effect," he said. parked train.
o their assistance, but lot of difference. It's extremely Ruyle said he had also Burlington Northern officials
'ly the circumstances difficult to operate without your ^physically asked train engineers" did respond by doing a train
d themselves well to men."
st of all who helped.lf = Wiggins Town Council LO break the train when they were safety program with Wiggins
name or business is members have addressed bloclung the crossing. "I was told school students.
ed in this article, it is ''concerns about the train blockin they couldn't do anything without Ruyle says the Council will ~ ~
entional. Everyone's the crossing on several occasion an okay from dispatch ~ n -continue to work with Burlington f
Fatly appreciated.) Accordin to Iv1a or Charles 1`•IcCook, Nebraska," he said.. It Northern to correct the situation,
g y seems like after we make several but does find the situation
Ruyle the council has written contacts, they get better fora frustrating.
Volunteer Empire Dairy fire ~ e _ ~ _ _ _
Cont. from.Page 1 Kraft also reported that most crisis. "People were up to their
Went would office complex. Almost 1,521 of the cattle who were moved are elbows in work," she said,"but
milking cows were trucked to faring well. "They have had very they didn't quit until it was done. '
C everyone var1O~ darnel throughout eastern few difficulties considering the
+ Colorado. situation," she said. Some Morgan County Jane Jefferson
to their ~ A sober parent of an suffered some stress and there are Democratic Club will meet Saturday
employee at the dairy who a few cases of mastitis, but most Aug. 7 9:30 a.m. at the home of
dUCing thfy speaks only Spanish, tried will come out of it."
valiantly to gather information "Cows who did become sick Bruce Bass 30603 Co. Ad. N
from anyone about the complex. in the move -are immediately Ele:~onofNewOfficers.
y fire and Cattle were transnorteti to removed from the rest of the
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Colorado Municipal ~®sgu®
MRMCRAPIDIIA~ 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2100
Denver, Colorado 80264-2101
Phone (303) 831-6411
To: Members of the House of Representatives FAX (303) 860-8175
From: Geoff Wilson, General Counsel
Re: SB 233 (Sen. Meikeljohn/Rep. Williams) - Campaign Reform
Act
Your support Requested
Date: April 26, 1993
SB 233 makes several important clarifications to Section 1-45-116,
C.R.S., the section of the Campaign Reform Act that prohibits
public entities from spending public money for ballot issue
advocacy. The League urges your support for sB 2330
Background
Section 116 of the Campaign Reform Act has for many years
prohibited public entities from spending public monies to °°urge
electors to vote in favor of or against any issue before the
electorate.01 The Act balances this prohibition of publicly funded
advocacy with a recognition that government should be able to
provide factual, balanced information to voters .(such as through
the Legislative Council's "Blue Book1°) and respond to citizen or
media inquiries concerning ballot issues.
What Does SB 233 Do?
1. Clarifies that public employees may answer unsolicited
inquiries from voters concerning ballot issues without
violating tY~e Campaign Reform Acte
The present law permits public employees who have "policy making
responsibilities" to spend not more than $50 of public monies to
respond to inquiries from the press or the public concerning ballot
issues. This language has been interpreted to prohibit any public
employee who doesn't have policy making responsibilities from
answering anv questions or spending anv public time responding to
citizen inquiries. This unfortunate result was never intended, and
obviously has nothing to do with the Act°s worthwhile objective of
prohibiting publicly funded advocacy concerning ballot issues.
SB 233 amends the present statutory language to make it clear that
public employees may respond to unsolicited citizen or media
inquiries concerning ballot issues, without running afoul of the
Campaign Reform Act.
(OVER)
2. Clarifies that public entities may distribute to voters a
factual summary, which includes arguments both for and against
the proposal, on any issue before the electorate.
Present law permits local governments to distribute to local voters
factual summaries, which include arguments both for and against the
proposal, only on issues of "official concern." Courts have
construed "official concern" quite narrowly, with the result that
local governments are unable to provide their voters with any
information Pertaining to statewide ballot issues.
SB 233 removes the "official concern" limitation on provision of
factual summaries by government entities. This would permit local
governments to provide "Blue Book" type information to local voters
concerning statewide ballot issues. A major benefit of this change
would be that the arguments for and against a proposal could
address the impact of the proposal on the local community and local
voters. Provision of such information would increase the level of
public knowledge and public debate concerning the local impacts of
various statewide ballot issues.
Conclusion
SB 233 .leaves intact the Campaign Reform Act's prohibition on
expenditure of pubic funds to urge voters to vote for or against
any ballot issue. The bill provides useful clarification to those
sections of the Act which acknowledge that government has an
appropriate role in providing fair information to, and responding
to inquiries from, citizens and the media concerning ballot issues.
The League urges your support for SB 233.
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T®i~IV ®F VAIL '
75 South Frontage Road Department of Community Development
Vail, Colorado 81657
303-479-2138/ 479-2139
FAX 303-479-2452
September 30, 1993
Jim Gibson
Dear Jim,
Thank you for agreeing to participate in Vail's Environmental Odyssey: The fVext Generation.
The goal of the conference is to develop a vision statement for Vail's environmental and
development future. This vision, and the steps to achieve it, will be incorporated into Vail's
Environmental Strategic Plan. In this way, we hope to provide guidance to future town
councils by defining not only what we consider to be a high degree of environmental quality,
but what we must do to get there and stay there.
We have enclosed several read-ahead materials for you to review which will hopefully
generate some ideas for the conference. Please take an opportunity to peruse these papers
before the conference. Included in these read-ahead materials are:
1) A summary of environmentally related trends that may affect Vail in the future.
2) A paper on sustainable development: balancing economics and environmental
protection.
3) Summary of current efforts to revise the Eagle County Master Plan.
4) A paper on the U.S. Forest Services commitment to ecosystem management.
5) A summary of strategic planning.
Again, there is no cost for the conference except for the generous contribution of your time.
We will have a box lunch on Friday the 8th at 12:00 noon before the conference kicks off at
1:00 p.m. at Trails End in the Gondola Building in Vail. The times for the conference are on
the attached agenda.
This is not just atalk-and-forget it forum. This conference will help provide the basis to create
an environmental strategic plan for Vail which the Town Council, staff, and interested
stakeholders will implement. If you have any questions or must change your plans to attend
the conference, please call the Community Development Department at 479-2138. Thank you
very much for your time and cooperation.
Sincerely,
Kristan Pritz Russell Forrest
Director of Community Development Senior Environmental Policy Planner
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Development Department's Environmental Policy Planner, Russel Forest.
Prepared through the Technical Assistance Program of the Northvdest Colorado Council of
Government's Community Development Department, Ed Del Duca -Director.
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~1/hen thinking about future conditions and considering options, a
broad sense of the directions and intensities of events, attitudes,
processes and their interactions provides a good launching point for
our thoughts.
This document is a sampling of identified trends and selected
background information on topics that are or may soon affect i/ail
and the surrounding areas. It is provided for your perusal in
preparation for Nail's Environmental ®dyssey. The /Next Generation.
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Over the past twenty years general awareness about environmental issues has
increased. During that time, some opinions about the environment have
changed and some have not. People in different locations have different
environmental priorities, even within Eagle County. Results of several national
and local polls documented changes and differences of opinion:
From National Opinion Polls:
? What problem is the greatest threat to the environment?
1975 1981 1990
Air pollution 21 % 24°~ 23%
Water pollution 17 18 20
Disposal of hazardous wastes 3 7 12
Disposal of nuclear wastes 3 7
Destruction of the ozone layer 5
Disposal of trash in general 8 12
Destruction of our natural areas 3 7 11
Chemical pollution 17 5 2
Man/People/Mankind _ 1 1 1
Oil industry/Oil spills 1 4 2
Other 4 4
Don't know/No opinion 12 31 5
( People want to escape these problems when go on vacation.)
? At the present time, do you .think environmental protection laws and
regulations have gone too far, not far enough, or have struck about the
right balance?
1975 1978 1981 1984 1985 1987 1990
Gone too far 20% 10% 23% 3% 4% 6% 12%
Not far enough 31 53 42 68 71 56 64
About right balance 37 31 23 28 22 35 19
Don't know 12 6 12 1 3 3 5
to a recent Times Mirror magazine poll 72% of skiers felt protection has not gone far enough
80°~ of skiers placed environmental protection over economic security.
Skiers were more willing to pay a fee for use of public land.
? Do you think we're spending too much, too little, or about the right amount
Improving and protecting the environment?
1975 1978 1981 1987 1990
Too Much 13% 13% 10% 4% 3%
Too Little ~48 47 48 59 71
About Right 30 34 36 34 24
Don't know 9 6 7 3 2
(In addition to a trend toward more environmental protection, more people have an
opinion about this issue.)
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T'he most strongly supported planning objectives were:
88°~ Regulations that guide growth 36% Reputations are °too Strict°
77 Preservation of openspace 39 ° °abaut Right°
71 Expansion of public transportation
45 Affordable Housing .
lZesults potentially affecting environmental character of the county include
A. Residents see County character I~. VNhere should grot~th occur?
as:
ResortlRecreation 42°~ 4296 thought growth should occur °In and
Suburbanising 20 around existing communities° while 43%
Rural/Ranching 16 though it.should be °scattered around the
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C. Commercial Strip ®eveloprrtent Ridge top developrtaent
along County roads did not emerge as 7Q°~6 of the Respondents were concerned.
a major concern. 51 % would prohibit it and 696 would
• have it blend with landscape
T~iat's the most important issue Eagle I~Tow residents would
bounty's master playa should address? distribute bounty Funds
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indicated some consensus that following were the Develop Trails
most important issues. t595
Public Transportation ~
Purchase Openspace
~I. Transporta4ion. 15% 1795
Environrirtent. (openspace, wildlife preservation,
access to public lands)
Other
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Federal legislative approaches are moving away from °the strategy of the cor9r° in
which they attempted to plug leaks of pollution into air, water and land emerging from
production processes. They attempted to control pollution by containment and or
treatment of polluting substances. ®ften the by-products created by this approach
simply became a disposal problem for some other medium. EPA administrator, Carol
Browner, plans to focus greater effort and funding on pollution prevention. This
approach aims at reducing or eliminating the creation of polluting substances in the first
place. Greater emphasis will be placed on regu/story incentives for reducing or
e/iminating the creation of po/lution; through use of new production methods, using
different non-polluting materials, minimising waste; recycling and life-cycle product
design.
Anticipate stronger support for the q 990 Pollution Prevention Act that set pollution
control priorities as: First -prevent or reduce the creation of pollution; Second -recycle
wastes that can't be prevented or reduced; Third -treat what can't be recycled; and
Forth -dispose as a last alternative. Several states have adopted these priorities.
~9atershed p~°otecteoru ~ppeoach -focuses on the watershed as a whole in addition
to specific points of pollution within it. This approach facilitates tailored, cost-effective
solutions to all stresses on the watershed including non-point sources of pollution,
habitat degradation, wetlands loss, and threats to ground water.
Anticipate stronger geographically based approaches to protecting aquatic resources
and more empowerment of local stakeholders.
3. gross-P~edia ~o~ut6owso The structure of legislation and enforcement has been
targeted by type of medium (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act,
Division of Wildlife, Forest Service, etc.). Increased awareness that environmental
problems often involve two or more media (air, water, soil, hazardous waste, etc.) and can
not be effectively managed by segregated media approaches, has lead toward more ho/istic
ananagemerrt approaches. This can be seen in Department of Agriculture Forest Service
W Ecosystem Management" policy, in the Soil Conservation Service's WTotal Resource
Management" policy and in the Army Corps of Engineers revised 404 permit approach
placing greater emphasis on total watershed management.
Anticipate a combining of regulatory authority and resources, rraulti-agency solutions to
address problems using regional integrated ecosystem management approaches. Longer
term more comprehensive environmental laws may replace the media focused laws.
6~s~Gte~ ~o9~t(ons ~ ~egu9atio~o The Clinton administration has indicated a desire
to make greater use of economic incentives and market forces to achieve compliance
more efficiently than could be accomplished with additional controls. Use of WFeebate°°
systems are discussed more frequently (charging a surcharge to polluters and using
those funds as a financial incentive for non-polluters).
5. Increased responsibility for implementation by state and local _
government: New regionally based management concepts like "watershed
management planning" together with and an acknowledgment that broad federal
standards can best be applied at the local level will accelerate state and local
implementation. A welcome difference anticipated is that more funding will be
provided for the expanded roles of state and regional management. And none too
soon:
Federal environmental legislation has increased at an exponential pace:
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The Westeen governors association recently identified °basic princip/es° to level the
playing field on environmental issues and to prove environmental and economic progress
need not be mutually exclusive. These principles are:
1. Establish environmental priorities using Risk management.
2. Create price /cost incentives to reward non-polluting measures.
3. Encourage voluntary initiatives promoting positive corporate actions vs. punishing
for non-compliance.
4. Resolve disputes through inter
jurisdictional cooperation instead of litigation
Risk Management -Now receiving greater attention, a prisk managementp approached
applied to pollution control prioritizes problems based on the degree of risk they present to
the environment or human health. Efforts are focused on problems posing greatest risk.
Eder steicter regulations intrinsic in existing iegislatiorD -Under the Clean Water and Clean
Air Acts, the EPA develops national uniform guidelines and standards. These reflect
application of the best available technology that is economically achievable under the best
management practices. Regulations have been tightened and expanded to reflect new and
better technology and processes. For example early guidelines addressed 9 29 toxic
pollutants, more recent guidelines cover over 400. The EPA is now developing criteria
guidance for standards that address physical and biological parameters representing a
change from previous approaches which addressed quantities and/or intensities of
pollutants (eg. parts/million. This trend is "built-in" to the regulations and will continue.
A data base of environmentaB indicators (like economic indicators of today) for various
regional and national environmental trends 'is being developed. These indicators will
become more widely used in regional environmental management and will be reported
regularly. Lack of this data base has been a limitation to the development and application
of new management techniques.
Regional Cooperation and multi~urisdictional Solutions - Ilflore local governments are using
regional solutions to address environment, sanitation, landfill, schools, housing, police, fire,
transportation and other issues that extend beyond their individual jurisdictions. Some
regional approaches have been discussed by the Vail Town Council, Eagle !/alley
Community Forum and mentioned at the Vail Speak Up meetings.
Adoption of Ara~endment 9 has made it more difficult for communities to take on
environmental issues by increased difficulty of funding new programs. This has generated
greater interest in formation of "enterprisesp, which are not funded by tax dollars, to
provide services typically provided by local government. "Enterprises" often have greater
flexibility than local governments to extend beyond jurisdictional boundaries and usually are
more economically feasible aY regional or sub-regional scales.
Privatization and regionalization -Use of private environmental management services is
growing as a viable means of cutting cost and obtaining needed expertise and resources to
address complex environmental and inter-related issues.
Increased Environrnentai En$orcernent is accompanying stricter environmental regulations.
Locally an environmental law enforcement task force has been formed.
9989 9992
Average judicial penalty 5943,800 5494,500
Average Administrative penalty 5 9 7,080 5 22,895
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The Clean Water Act Reauthorization is scheduled to go before the full congress mid-1994.
It is anticipated that the act will be refined rather than expanded. Greater emphasis will be
placed on management of non-point sources of pollution and the watershed planning
approach. Current state non-point source control plans will need to be revised to address
additional activities that cause water pollution. Site specific management plans could be
required for agricultural sources in impaired areas. Expect stronger effluent guidelines, new
performance standards and tougher pretreatment standards. Another proposal is to classify
waters on Federal lands as "Outstanding Waters" which would mean stricter controls on
water degradation on and upstream from federal lands.
Funding may be expanded for: water treatment programs; loans for non-point source and
storm water control and clean lakes programs.
The proposed amendments reflect the progress made on control of point sources and
increased awareness that water quality degradation is caused not only by pollutants
pouring out of pipes, but also from nutrients, soil and chemicals that run off our streets,
farms, fields, lawns and parking lots. The amendments are anticipated to recognized that
diverse ecological resources must be protected by means of geographically targeted
solutions to locally identified problems.
Wetlands -The EPA has integrated wetlands into water watershed management plans and
have included wetland water quality standards. Colorado has adopted broader and clearer
definitions of wetlands and has enacted greater protection measures regarding quality of
discharge water into wetland areas. This will enhance application of Advanced
Identification of Wetlands allowing the EPA to determine which wetlands are of high value
before a 404 permit is requested.
19 States have adopted conservation programs for protection or restoration of wetlands.
Storm water runoff non-point source permits: There is growing support to increase funding
for developing area wide water quality planning and to develop land management practices
that reduce non-point source pollution. The EPA will be developing storm water discharge
standards for communities smaller than 100,000 by October 1993. Currently these
communities are not required to have discharge permits.
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BouldeP and Sara MigueB Counties have adopted local wetlands regulations.
Breckenridge has initiated a pPOjeGt t® Deduce phosphorous in Lak® ®illon. Storm water run
off is carrying phosphorous into fake Dillon. Approximately half the phosphorous is from
natural sources in the soil. The other half is from septic tanks (detergents), urban
drainage, car exhaust, etc.
Eagle ~fline Cleanup: The EPA has recently issued a Record of Decision which mandates
specific remediation actions at the 11Aine site. There is some discussion as to how the EPA
wilt implement it's decision. The State and Paramount signed a Consent Decree in f 988
that also mandated specific remediation.
Eagle RiveP CoPridoP: Eagle county anticipates doing a special plan for the Eagle River
Corridor and has applied for funding. They hope to receive technical assistance from the
National Parks Service. Perhaps this plan will go beyond land use and recreation and
include a water shed management approach?
Mail non-point source study - In anticipation of future requirements for storm water
discharge permits, the Town of Vail, with assistance from the NVVCCOG, is conducting a
study of non-point sources in Vail. This study includes detailed analysis of surface water
quality upstream and down stream from Vail and identification of pollution sources.
Although the study is not complete, preliminary findings indicate:
1. No large amounts of Toxic storm water pollutants were found although water run
off quality from parking areas, the gulf course, residential and commercial areas is
being monitored for contaminants like pesticides, ammonia and zinc;
a. Concentrations of SOD (five day Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and TDS (Total
Dissolved Solids) were high;
3. Concentrations of DO ,Zinc, IVlanganese, Copper Cadmium and Fecal Coliform have
decreased;
4. Nitrogen and Phosphorous levels were above ambient water quality;
5. Suspended and Dissolved Solids, Salts, Phosphorous, Ammonia, Nitrates and
Nitrites were greater downstream from Vail than up stream;
6. Concentrations of Salt, Phosphorous, Ammonia and Nitrate have increased over
time.
mater Use, StPeam Eel®ws and WateP duality -Urbanization increases the quantity of
pollutants on and in the ground where rainstorms and snow melt wash them into streams
and ground water aquifers. At the same time urbanization uses water reducing the amount
of stream water available to dilute pollutants.
A recent study by the Upper Eagle Valley Consolidated Sanitation District indicated that at
Mimes of low flow in the Eagle and Gore river drainage, water utilization may have
threatened minimum in-stream low flow requirements. As growth occurs, use of currently
adjudicated but unused water rights could make this problem more acute. /hen river
flows are reduced pollutants from run off become less diluted and have greater negative
impacts on water quality.
The Eagle River Assembly is a forum with membership from the Front Range and West
Slope is seeking to develop constructive solutions for water use in the Eagle River Basin.
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The Federal Clean Air Act is the primary regulation protecting air quality. Colorado
exercised an option to adopt its own regulations which contain quicker deadlines for
compliance for some emissions. Strictest regulations apply to none attainment areas
(areas which exceed federal standards). The state does not -have the resources to mount
an aggressive air quality campaign. Enforcement is currently a challenge to the state.
California has consistently lead the nation with new regulations on emissions, most
recently requiring a percentage of cars sold by manufactures to have ~ emissions.
Vail's major contributing sources to visible air p®Ilution "°'''a~;
are Fireplaces, Road Sanding, Vehicle Exhaust and Grills. '
Sanding
The current standard of measurement used by the EPA
for particulates "PM10" was developed to protect human G~S
health. It is not a visibility standard. Several mountain
communities have found that visual acceptability is
often exceeded while PM10 standards are not violated.
Vail and many other communities including the six county Rrsplaoes
Denver Metro Area, hays banned traditional open burn 57~'
fireplaces in new construction. Newly constructed fireplaces must be gas or meet EPA
Phase II standards. Some communities require new fireplaces must meet emission
standards such as 1 gram or particulate emissions per hour. Other Colorado communities
have made conversion from wood burning to gas or EPA phase II fireplaces mandatory
upon change of ownership or within a specified time.
Conversions
1990 - 64 In the past three years Vail's voluntary system of converting lodges
1991 - 84 residences from wood fireplaces to Gas has resulted in conversion
1992 - 96 244 of the 5500 wood burning fireplaces. New incentives are being
offered by a combination of retailers, banks, utilities and the Town for
conversion to natural gas.
Vail's Air duality: fn 1987 the EPA changed its standards from "Total Suspended Solids
(TSP)", to Parts per million of particles 10 microns or smaller "PM10". This change was
based on findings that.these small particles are more harmful to health. Vail and several
other mountain communities often exceeded the TSP standard. Since the PM10 standard
was adopted Vail has been consistently under the established standards.
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I~esourc® CoraserFratioro l~ecover~ e~ct: d1RCl`iAe) Most counties have recently completed solid
waste management plans to comply with Sub-Title ®of the RCRA. 'This act sets stricter
standards foe construction, operation and closure of solid waste land fills. landfills
handling more than 9 00,000 tons per day must comply by October 9 993. Landfills with
smaller volume received asix-month extension. (Many smaller landfills will be closed
because the added cost to comply with this regulation makes their operatian.unfeasib{e.
Many communities across the nation, including several west slope communities, will haul
waste to larger more economical landfills in neighboring counties.
`Top °Ten Waste ~erterators on West S9ope % Recycled on the West Slop®
Vail Gunnison Cnty. 7%O°
Seaver Creek ~ Summit Cnty 6
~Ceystone Mesa Cnty 5
Wildernest Eagle Cnty 3
Copper Mountain Montrose Cnty 3
Fort Lewis College La Plata Cnty 3
Durango 9-R Sch. Dist. Grand Cnty 2
Mesa Valley Sch. Dist. Montezuma Cnty 1
St. Mary's Hospital O° bylnleight
City Market
Construction Waste makes up a
,4lthough ski area resorts head the list of large part of Eagle County's ~eraste
waste generators, it is difficult to determine i ~ ,
whether the per capita generation is higher , > r
or com arable to other west sloe enerators t ° ;
p p 9 . ~ , e~ .tee.,,
due to lack of accurate data. 'The benefit of ~ y , °'Pb°"
identifying large generators lies in the ~ ~ -~-.a°,+~
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~t~ Ma~4OR:~ ..s. . may: y~.„~., .~..f.~
opportunities they represent in waste reduction. y ' ~ ~ ~ .aay
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Recycling: Greater landfill operation and construction costs have ihcreased the incentive for
many communities to reconsider the economics of recycling, minimize the creation waste
and use community composting. Composting and minimizing waste currently offer the
best prospects. Recycling cost exceed landfilling cost in most instances. In Eagle County
landfilling cost S17/ton, recycling cost S66/ton.
39 states have adopted redaace and recycl® goats mandating recycling 25°~ to 50°~ of their
waste stream by the year x000. Most recvclina is subsidized by the communities doino
the recvclina. Some state governments have recognized the need to generate markets for
recycled materials and have mandated pminimum recycled contentW regulations on some
products.
Expect to see more funding available as incentives for innovative concepts which develop
products from recycled materials or which substantially minimize waste..
Composting: 'The RIWCCOC has recently completed a study which indicated that there is a
substantial market for compost on the west slope and that efficient sewage sludge
composting operations could competitively serve this market.
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Hazardous Waste
Several states have adopted regulations requiring that a hazardous waste management plan
be included in city and county comprehensive plans. So far, plans have focused on
pollution control rather than actual reduction..ln most states, reduction of hazardous
waste depends on the voluntary efforts of industries.
The federal Government has banned the use of several materials found to be destructive
to the environment such as fluorocarbons use as aerosol propellants. Use will be phased
out of refrigeration units by 1995. Small Industry Sources: Dry cleaners, photo shops and
other small businesses are now required to comply with new stricter air emission and
disposal laws. Those who have invested in new equipment have experienced notable
savings in their operation. Many local land fills have begun eliminating toxic or hazardous
wastes from their waste stream.
WA.'~AiRI~®US WASTE GENERATIGW-AMOWG WATT®FYS
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): - - Amount Per Capita GNP Per ~
: .
Communities throughout the country are NoSoniai . (tons) (tons) Capita ($J~ ~
hosting roundups for residents to dispose
of their hazardous household wastes. High ?ndustriali<,.1;~, ondGNR
These roundups keep HHW out of the local 5witierland (1987) 300,000 o.os (low) 21,000
land fill and reduce liability, but are costly, United States (198s) 583,000,000 2.3 (high) 17,000
even small communities have typically Japan (1983) t,sao,ooo `o.ot (low) tb,ooo
spent over 5100,000 for a HHW roundup. West Germany (1988) - ,7,1.50,000 _ o.t ts,ooo
Costs are primarily to ship collected waste Canada,(t983) 3,s0o,0o0 o.z . ta,ooo
to proper disposal facilities. France 19,800,000 o.a` . 13,000
The U.S.A. leads the world in Austria (1984) 2,700,000 ~o.a ~ t2s00
Waste Generation Denmark (198s) ls4,ooo' 0.03 (low) . . i 1,000
Italy (1988) 5,000,000 ' :0.09 1 Os00
Greace' _ _ ~ QQ'S ~ ap/yr Netherlands (1987) 580,000: 0.04 (low) 9,000
Sweden ~ 't - ''°x~"~" United Kingdom (1988) 5,500,000 0.1 8,000
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France Belgium (1988) 1,6s0,000 0.2 . 8,000
_ Hungary (1986) 2,000,000 0.2 7,500
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Netherlands
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' waste generation has increased
united states - - _ . ~ from 2.6 to 4.6 Ibs/person/day
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~1se of Public Sande Use of public lands is rapidly evolving from passively enjoying the
natural surroundings to more diverse active participation. Increased numbers of hunters,
four-wheelers, ATVs, Mountain and touring bicyclists, mountain climbers, rafters, etc. are
evident throughout the west. 'This trend has had major impacts on the character of some
western communities (eg. Moab Utah) and could have significant impacts on Vail and.the
surrounding areas.
In the White River National Forest although 1989 1992 Percent Change
the total number of ®ovvnhill Skiers has increased BiCy(~g 0.46 °/6* 1.28 178
dramatically, it has actually gone down a% as
apart of total forest use: H 2.95 5.53 87.5
Wad Crab 0.71 1.03 45
~o~~ Hill skiing ~o~~?Cr~,bi~~ all oas 45
Fishc~g 1,4 1.57 12
ThoLC~ndo (Thouando) p~~,y~
4 ~ o 3.25 3.4 4.6
a - +o DOwrY~ Strung 41.11 ~ 45.11 •5
- _ 3o Carr ' 16.14 93.81 •14.31
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_ X C ~ Sidin 2.05 1.61 •21
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U•®. ~y® ~ 3.183 3.713 Percent of Total Number of Vositor ®a s
P®roen4 of Uo® ~I 47.71 I 45.9 1 ~ ° y
to White River National Forest
In the Eagle County Planning survey, 63°k desired more trails and 43°~ desired more
access to public lands. Changes related to trends in public land use include extending
resort services into the summer season, more permanent employees, etc.
Wildlife Habitat: Although EO°r6 of Eagle County is public land, approximately 30°~ of the
critical mule deer habitat and 20°~ of critical elk habit and 10°6 of critical bighorn sheep
habitat are located on private land. Because of loss of habitat to development, all of the
winter range along the Eagle and Colorado Rivers and along Brush, Momestake and
. Gypsum Creeks are considered critical habitat.
®ue to development and I-y0 fencing migration routes for elk and deer are severely
restricted. Elk migration corridors have been mapped near Cordillera that, because of the
proposed golf course development will be the only remaining migration corridors for these
Elk. The Adams rib permit area contains a major migration route for Elk, the loss of which
would restrict Elk movements through that part of the County.
Habitat Conservation Plans (RCP's)- at least 77 RCP's are being developed under the
Endangered Species Act. Over half were initiated by private interests. The Federal Wildlife
Service has provided assistance and support to regional RCP's. While not a panacea,
development of habitat conservation plans may provide a model for conservation of habitat
beyond that of endangered species; as urbanization advances. !t provides a vehicle to
seize opportunities for mutual accommodation of environment and development objectives
while avoiding win-lose battles.
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Land Trusts have existed for over 100 years filling a variety of goals primarily purchasing
land or development rights to preserve openspace, habitat, unique or environmentally
sensitive areas. There are now over 900 land trust organisations in the country. '
Previously, land trusts were typically private non-profit organizations. Recently many -
public /private land trusts have been formed supported in part by tax revenues. Several -
state wide land trusts (Maryland, Vermont and Virginia) are funded in part by state money.
The disappearance of open ranch land in Colorado has become a concern in many
counties. Ranch land has long been valued by residents for the open character it provides.
This concern has prompted proposed state legislation to amend Senate Bill - 35 which
controls the subdivision of land. The current bill excludes the local governments from
reviewing and approving or denying the subdivision of land into 35 acre parcels or lager.
Unrestricted subdivision of ranch land into 35 acre parcels is believed to be a loop hole in
the preservation of open ranch land. The proposed amendment would have placed these
subdivisions under the regulation of local government. The proposal was unsuccessful in
1992 and will be proposed again in 1994.
Several studies have documented the value of openspace to the community. Expanding on
this concept a study is being conducted by CU which is attempting to determine the
importance and value Tourists place on the open ranch land between destinations.
Fish Habitat: An inventory conducted in 1980 indicated 1000 trout per mile in Gore Creek .
An inventory in 1991 revealed only 370 per mile.
In 1989, 90, and 91 sales of fishing related items in three Vail stores totaled 5251,700
generating sales tax of 520,639. This places a value of 5170 on each trout in the Gold
Metal Area.
Endangered Species and biodiversity: Many acknowledge that the current Endangered
Species Act has some fundamental flaws. The current policy attempts to deal with the
symptom instead of the cause, protecting endangered species once the supporting habitat
has been compromised. There is a general consensus in the Federal government that a
ecosystem protection approach is needed. The concept behind is approach is that if a
healthy natural system can be protected then the species within that system should thrive.
The White Rivers National Forest Service recently announcement plans to implement an
ecosystem management approach. This will require a greater understanding of the
interconnections of the surrounding wilderness and cooperation among governmental
agencies and private property owners to protect a natural systems and not just a species
or an area within a political boundary.
The Endangered Species Act has listed 568 species as threatened or endangered and
implemented plans to protect these species. However, over 600 species have been
identified as needing to be listed.
List¢d Threatened and Endangered Species
on Platlonal Forest System lands
NFS -174 Species
Total Number of Species
200 .
150 ~ , o..~,,,,,
100 ~ r"`
®Reptlles g ®irisects 4
50 ~ Fishes 39 ®Mammals 21
- fw F~ ~ ~ , ®Snalls 4 Ill Crustaceans 1
~ Clams 21 ®Plants 51
Q ® Blyds 24
1968 1970 1972 1974 1876 1978 1980 1982 1964 1986 1988 1990
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~lestern Reglon demographic changes: Annual Change for number of Housing Permits and
Employment Growth in six western states (tVIT, VVY, ID, UT, CO, NM) far exceeds nations.
Employment Gr®~th Change in Housing Permits
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~xg~iosive ~opuBatio~u rgr?owtFa 6rt the w~vest is expected to continue for the remainder
of the decade. Major driving forces include: Better quality of life, escape from urban
centers made more possible due to telecommunications, lower taxes, lower employee
salaries, affordable housing, less red tap, greater numbers of retirees. and early retiremen4
of baby boomers, acceptance of part time work by retired and semi-retired..
(~ag9e ~oa~rity is exception t® this boorv~o Some of the effects have already been
seen: more permanent Residents ages ~5-44; more retirees; fewer transient workers ages
18-24; 90% increase~in the number of school age children since 1980. Vacant second
homes grew as a percent of total housing now comprising approximately 1 /3 of the
housing stock.
Growth in population in Eagle County and Vail are POPULATION GROWTH 1~9
expected to continue at a vigorous pace. 'EAGLE COUNTY & VAIL
. Between 1980 and 1990 population growth in the ids
y
State was 14°~, out pacing the 9°k growth in the county . ~
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t e Re ion @ 29 ~ was more than
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1980-1990 ~
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0~° U.S. STATE REGION ~ Eaglela'fy I 1.498 ~ 13.32 118201 ~ Z7.671
f~®I s% I ,a% I-zs% I ~ Ual ~ 0.485 2261 + 3.659 5221
ALL AGES
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Changes in Population Composition:
- i
yp~ of Jobs -
Growth in the Service and "
Construction Sectors has far 1 so
. ,
exceeded that of other
employment sectors in Eagle 1so - -~service
- County.
120 - - - -
1001 -
F etai l
The "Age Wave": The combinedconstruction
effects of aging "baby boomers" so ~ - .
and people living to ever older
ages has transformed what was 40 ~ ''Government
known as the "age pyramid" ~ •~Fin,Rlest,lns
(shown below) making the over ~ _ - +Manufacturing
fifty crowd the fastest growing ° ` '
- ~ - --Wholesale
segment of our population. 82 83 8e 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 _Agriculture
? Mining
AGE PYRAMID
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POPULATION IN MIWONS
The rate of growth of the senior
segment of the population has
grown much faster in Eagle
County than in most other areas of EAGLE COUNTY 1980 - 1990
the country. ,oo~o
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6~ost Wade residentia9 growth us likely t® ®ccur dowrn valley in the mid and lower valley. Vail's
outer boundaries are defined by public lands, as its Build-out approaches it is likely that needs
such as employee housing, visitor accommodations and recreation facilities will be met down
valley. -
- -Vacant Platted lots - - - - - - - -
Nearly 80°~ of the existing 1,000,000 square
Vi/olcott/Edwards/Lake and feet of commercial space in Eagle County is
Squaw Cr. 945 in !fail or Eagle -Vail. Growth down valley
Avon/Eagle-Vail 736 will bring with it more commercial /
Gypsum/Gypsum Cr/Airport 539 employment development down valley.
Basalt/EI Jebel/Frying Pan 493 Approved in Edwards is 260,000 sf. of new
Vail 419 commercial development.
Water District Growth .
Build-out estimates indicate that 895 additional (~rs~)
units are available In the Vail Consolidated o I j
Water district as opposed to 12,652 units n I ~
in the Upper Eagle Water Authority District. „ I
Upper Eagle Valley Consolidated Sanitation ~ ~ I - ~
District estimated the potential at five , I _ _ _
IVailValley _ _ _ J4~~- I
actively developing projects (Cordiera, Berry ~ ; I
Creek, Beaver Creek, Arrow Head and
Eagle-Vail) to be nearly 2700 units. H I J
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Construction of Adams iRib ski Area -Already approved by the County in sketch plan, this
development could have major implications on the development pattern of the county.
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Transportation:
Expanded capacity at Denver International Airport (DIA) is being marketed by surrounding states
that will be "one-stop" (DIA) away from major airports around the country. This expanded
capacity should also help to increase the domestic and international market potential of Vail and
other resorts in the region.
State and regional planning efforts are now placing greater emphasis on mass transportation due
to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Under this act a percentage of federal
revenues is earmarked for mass transportation. This act, emphasizes planning and '
implementation of multi-modal transportation systems.
As development moves down valley, there will be greater need for commuter transportation to
serve the increased number of Vail employees.
Commuters to Vail Area
Projected to increase over next ten years ,
3.200
3.000 3.002
2.862
2 800
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808
2
2 600
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~ 984-85 ~ 989-90 '1.994-95 1 999-2000 2004-05
Telecomrnuting:The vastly expanded communications industry allows more people to work in
remote areas while being able to transfer information over the phone. This, combined with a
trend towards "Out Sourcing" .(using smaller specialized firms or individuals on contract) could
have a major effect in accelerating the growth of attractive areas like Eagle County and Vail.
Allowing people to stay in their profession while living in the location they desire could mean
major changes in the social fabric of rural areas.
Changes in life styles ,may challenge the character of the area, expectations of services such as
police, medical, fire and schools will be greater. There will be fewer ranches and a more suburban
less rural atmosphere. .
Millions Telecommuters by Income
• 11.2 137` (17%) Legend
Telecommuters - ~ ~ Under 525,000
t t as
.~~i/ 12.8 (1
\ ~ 525-49.999
Corporate Afterhours
• "13.4 151 .3 - 'L4"?• ~ SSO-74,999
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Part-Time Self-Employed J J J J ®575,000 or More
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Date ~::ree: Link Resources 1991
Source: Link Resources. NYC "
Emergence o$ the °Green Corporation° -Over the past several years many cooperations
have gone through an evolutionary process. First acknowledging that an
Wenvironmentally friendly° image was good for business using it a as a marketing
approach. Now realizing that waste reduction is also good for the bottom line.
Investments in environmental protection equipment, waste reduction and new safer
,processes are proving to be more profitable. Stronger regulations in other countries has
helped foreign industries advance more quickly in this direction. Globalization of markets
will pressure ~JS companies to find new, more efficient solutions as well.
The Greenhouse Effect - Globa11A9arrning: In 18.22, a French mathematician, Jean Fourier,
was the first to notice the heat reflectability of the earth's atmosphere. (He compared the
atmosphere's ability to let the sun's visib{e rays warm the earth while retarding the
reflected heat to the glass of a greenhouse. Greenhouse gases are composed of carbon
dioxide (50%), chlorofluorocarbons (20%), methane (16%), ground level ozone (8%), and
nitrous oxide (6%). Carbon dioxide (COZ) levels have risen in the atmosphere because of
fossil fuel burning and deforestation. In the beginning of the industrial age, the
measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 280 ppm (parts per million).
Today, the measurement is about 355 ppm and it is estimated that by the middle of next
century, it will be 550 to 600 ppm [I~ilatthews]. Some sources of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) are refrigerators and fire extinguisher. CFCs trap 20,000 times more heat than
carbon dioxide and also attack the fragile ozone layer that protects the earth from
dangerous ultraviolet rays from the sun.
An estimate of 1-2° C warming is inevitable because of past emissions of greenhouse gas
and the time it will take to change production practices [Titus, Greenhouse].
The 6 hottest years of temperature recorded history are tin order of the hottest to the
least hottest) 1988, 1987, 1983, 1981, 1980, and 1986 [Naar]. 8y the middle of next.
century, the estimates of the number of days above 100° F for some cities could
increase. Some of those cities maybe liVashington, ®.C. from 1 to 12 days, Omaha from
3 to 21 days, ~iiemphis from 4 to 42 days, and ®allas from 19 to 78 days [Corson].
The impact from the rising temperatures could raise sea levels. When water gets warm,
it expands and raises the sea level. Sea levels in the Eastern 11.S. have already risen a
foot and another foot is predicted by the next century. 1~/ithin 60 years, it is possible
that the rising tides would cause massive damage.
In ski resorts, a warmer global climate could mean less snow and fewer ski days.
Although the exact impacts to the ski industry have not be quantified, this is a trend
worth monitoring. [Forest]
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We are all aware of many more trends effecting Vail and the surrounding area. ,
This background paper is not Intended to b® comprehensive, it is merely a sampling of '
the types of trends occurring in and around Vail which may have an effect on it's future
environment. These and other trends you have observed will be discussed during the
search conference, Vail's Environments/ Odyssey -The next Generation.
Together, during the conference, we will weave a meaningful projection of the
environmental challenges facing the community. This wrill help establish the direction for
the management of Vail's environmental quality. The conference will be followed up with
. the development of an environmental strategic plan for the Town of Vail.
We look forward to vour narticination arcd insights at the search conference!
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Vail's Environmental ®dyssey: The l~Text Generation
Sustainable Development:
baking Econognics and Environmental I~rotection Work 'T'ogether
Prepared By Russell Forrest
Introduction:
Does protecting the environment and maintaining a healthy economy seem at
cross purposes? Actually, long-term economic gain and environmental protection fit
together like a glove. In fact, economists and environmentalists are finding that they
have more in common than they thought. That common ground has been called
sustainable development.
In Vail, protecting our natural resources is like protecting the goose that lays
the golden eggs. By protecting our air, water, natural habitat, and pristine views of
the mountains we ensure that we protect the resources that attract our guests year
after year. It is also the reason why many of us moved to the Valley. By protecting
our environment, tive also protect our economy and jobs.
Sustainable development is a planning methodology that promotes
development that is sensitive to the natural environment. According to the United
Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, sustainable
development is "development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." Sustainable
development involves understanding where sensitive natural resources are and how
elements (e.g., vegetation, animals, geology, water quality, air quality) of a natural
system are interconnected. By understanding the carrying capacity of natural and
man-made systems, planners can identify opportunities for development that are
compatible with the natural environment.
What is Carrying Capacity?
Carrying capacity in a natural system can be compared to carrying capacity on
a man-made system such as an elevator. If the carrying capacity is 10 for an elevator
and 12 people get in -the elevator may not break but it may not work as efficiently.
However, if 20 people squeezed in, there is a chance that the cables might break
without warning. Carrying capacity is that point where the additional use of a
resource results in a degraded condition. If people can develop without exceeding
carrying capacities for natural and man-made resources then they are living
sustainably.
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In practical terms, sustainable development means ensuring that development
does not exceed carrying capacity, i.e., a development does not permanently impact
wetlands, the vegetative cover around streams and lakes, or displace wildlife. In
order to create a sustainable society, we will also inevitably need to reduce waste
generation; mini ;~e energy and water usage; and make sure development does not
exceed the ability to provide water, power, sewage treatment, and other public
services without deteriorating environmental quality. Determining carrying
capacity involves determining what the natural and man-made resources can
accommodate without being permanently degraded.
Historically, the over consumption of natural resources (i.e. exceeding carrying
capacity) occurs due to short-term economic gain. Short term economic gain has
been desirable because that is how we have often defined success in business and
government. We still use short-term economic indicators such as Gross National
Product and Sales Tax returns locally to determine "how are we doing." However,
these indicators do no accurately reflect the damage or loss to natural resources. For
instance a region experiencing a economic boom because of resource extraction (e.g.,
timber harvesting, mineral extraction, harvesting of large cash crops such as sugar
cane) may receive ashort-term cash-flow injection. However, if this extraction is
done at the expense of the environmental integrity of the region, long term costs may
be incurred in terms of clean-up, revegetation, and the sudden loss of jobs when the
resource is depleted. The World Bank and the United Nations have created new
indicators to replace GNP and other short-term indicators which account for
economic growth and loss of natural resources.
Sustainable development does require a change in thinking from the short-
term ,fiscal year to a long-term plarming horizon. It also requires a proactive
approach to management rather than ,reacting to laws, public opinion, and incidents.
Proactive planning provides a competitive edge in business and saves money. For
instance, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that industry could save .
billions of dollars by utilizing less toxic alternatives rather than paying for the
expensive clean-up of superfund sites or oil spills.
Is there Really Need for Concern?
One key point to sustainable development is that there are limits to the use of
natural resources and many would argue that we are dangerously close to exceeding
those limits. Environmental dooms day prophecies are common-place in the media.
Some of these environmental trends are better known than others. Regardless of
individual opinions on global warming, acid rain, tropical deforestation, or the many
other environmental issues, an ecological fact. is that natural systems are resilient to
change. but they also have limits. Most of the scientific debate is focused on the
resiliency of natural system and where the limits exist for a natural resource. .
However, the bottom line is that there are significant environmental problems that
require our attention.
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° ~ Worldwide 12 million people will succumb to starvation this year primarily
because of overpopulation.
Tropical forests are critical to global species diversity and providing climatic
stability. Unfortunately, an area the size of the State of Washington is cleared
each year.
.Species loss occurs every day primarily because of rapid tropical deforestation.
However, estimates vary from 1 to 20 species lost a day.
Worldwide 24 billion tons of topsoil is eroded each year. Loss of topsoil
reduces crop production. U.S. crop production could decline by 10 to 30
percent in the next 50 years if current trends persist.
Half of the United States wetlands have been destroyed in the last 200 years.
The release of 20 million tons of CFCs in the last 20 years has created
holes in the ozone above the poles. The ozone layer protects us from
ultraviolet light which can cause skin cancer.
Our actions locally do have an impact on the above mentioned global issues.
Although it seems hard to imagine how we can address issues like global warming
locally - we can each help make a difference. Buying products that use little or no toxic
materials, car pooling, tuning up your car, recycling, using energy efficient light bulbs
seem like small things but when we each help do our part the impacts can be significant.
For example, if 100,000 people who'd neglected tuneups started getting their cars tuned
regularly, some 90 million lbs of CO2 could be kept out of the atmosphere
Environmental issues affect us globally, nationally, and locally. Even high in the
Rocky Mountains we face growing environmental challenges with diminished water
quality, loss of wildlife habitat, brown haze from wood-burning, loss of wetlands,
contamination from mines, and high waste generation. The Rockies are a wonderful
place to live and more people from across the country and even around the world are
choosing to live and build homes in the Eagle River Valley. With this demand for
growth comes a responsibility to protect our natural and man-made resources for future
generations.
c~®nclaasi®n:
Thinking globally and acting locally applies to all of us in trying to balance
development and environmental protection. In Vail, sustainable development means
protecting our economy by protecting our natural resources. This is a difficult challenge
and requires the cooperation of government,. businesses, developers, special interest
groups, and individuals. At the search conference on October 8th and 9th we will
discuss how to achieve this balance and those issues we need to address to achieve a
sustainable community.
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References
Chirac, Daniel, "Lessons From Nature: Learning to Live Sustainably on the Earth",
Island Press, Washington D.C., 1992.
Costanza, Robert, "Natural Capital and Sustainable Development", Conservation,
Biology Volume 6, No.l, March 1993
Rees, William, "A Role for Environmental Assessment in Achieving Sustainable
Development", Environmental Impact.Assessment Review.. 1988.
World Resources Institute, " 1993 Environmental Almanac", Houghton Mifflin
Company, Boston, 1993
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strategic planning is an effective a~,~..,ach to analdng decisions and taking actions to address
challenges and opportunities inh~~~.t an a rapidly changing environment. lit has been used by
. businesses since the raid-1950's. ~1ais a~~~.,~ch allows garticipants to combine their
perspectives, identify and prioritize c~maaunity needs and undertake teani~rieated action
targeted at meeting Those needs. ~`he result is the allocation of nesoua+ces to strategies that
will be the most effective an im~.r.~ding the ~,.r.munity.
~ ~ne~~ ®f~ StP~t~g~~ ~1 °n~
strategic planning is a usefial tool because of several unique features that distinguish it from
other forms of community planning: °a'hese features include>
Il° ~t is a process which helps the community 8o co~cside~ a broad perspec~ave Strad
then go focass on selected gssues that are most im~rtant to the ~,~~munity.
gt considers major gents and changes occurring oattsuie the community and the
impact they can be e~ect~ to have on the community.
gt eRplicitly considers the tavaal®bilaty of resources and how resources can be
used most effectively.
4° gt realisa'acally assesses the community's strengths and wealmesses.
gt is sactao~a-oriented with a strong emphasis on implementation and the
achievement of practical results. -
among ~e stn°ategic p g benefits anted most ofltern a~ar°e the ffollowingo
lit. flfleflps to aa~~~trl°asla the uaost iaaapoataaat °
lit helps edaa~te the co?unitg~ a®d build consensus aboaat impoatant
is~saaes and flee actaoaas treala~a~d to adds ~ the$a°
lit flneflps deveflop a com~aanatg~ vbsio~ that will d beyond °tlae ,
new el~taoaa°p
IIt cean pflace the Qoraauaun~ ~ a p~acti®e wady t® seize
®ppo~annities°
lIt pan shed new Ilight on ~apoa°tant issues through multiple p~,r-,,~txtives°
llg helps to nde~tify fibs most effecti®e use of public and prieate resou~rces°
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B. Steps in Strategic Planning
There is no one process for strategic planning. However, most strategic planning processes
include the basic elements outlined below.
1. Evaluate global, national and ~',onal trends that affect the local
community.
2. Set broad policy directions based on the values and goals of the '
community.
3. Identify local ,,1. ;.~.gths and weaknesses.
4. Select key issues. ,
5. Conduct further analysis of external and internal factors.
6. Develop goals, objectives and strategies.
7. Develop a team plan of action.
8. Monitor, modify and update the plan. Strategic planning is meant to be a
process, not merely aone-time plan. All plans and projects should be
monitored at least annually to ensure that they are meeting their intended
purposes. If it is found that the project is not achieving its objectives, the
team should review the project elements in detail, identify the sources of the
problem and modify the project as necessary. There should also be r.~ visions
for periodically updating information upon which the plan is based and
modifying the plan in reaction to changes in the external and internal
environment. Some times projects are completed or become obsolete and
should. therefore be ended. It is amazing how many programs keep being
funded after they have met their goals. Because of the imy.~.lance of this
element in the strategic planning process, the responsibility of monitoring
activities should be assigned to a specific getup and included in the action plan
described in Step 7.
The emphasis in the community's strategic planning process should be on cooperation
and community involvement. In order for the community to be effective in implementing
its plans 'it must have broad community support and fulfill the community's vision of the
future. Communities may wish to use consultants to assist in ~r:,.,~fic tasks such as gathering
data, facilitating or guiding the planning process or implementing a part of the plan, but
community members should take the lead in the overall planning and implementing r.,,,,:,ss.
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~'he goal and final product of this a~~,a~?,ach ~ strategic planning is not ~ ~;e~te a written
document. gt is a process which not only outlines what should be done but which develops
insights and relationships that can change the .potentials, of what the community can get done.
;Create
. Strategic
. Planning .
Affipleffient ` ®rganiaation .
and 1Develop .
Evaluate ~1Viission
ghe Statement
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the Plan %t gs not 'and External
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lEAOI.E C®LTl~1TX MASTER Pf.ART
Prepared by Kathy Heicher
August 26, 1993
The current Eagle County Master Plan was adopted a dozen years ago. The plan has
been rendered out-of-date by continuing changes and growth pressures in the county.
County planning staff members, Planning Commission members, and the county
commissioners feel that controversy surrounding various land use proposals in recent .
years points to the need for a revised plan that offers a more specific vision for the
county.
Work on a new County Master Plan began in the winter of 1993. The county has hired a
private consultant, Alan Richman Planning Services, to guide the creation of the new
master plan, and to revise land use regulations accordingly.
The process started with community meetings in which local citizens identified land use
planning issues. Surveys were also sent out through the mail. Responses showed a
wide range of opinions. The most widely held opinion overall was that wildlife habitats
should be protected, followed by concern for "prohibiting development in flood plains
and wetlands" and "providing public access to public lands". Affordable housing was
identified as the most needed new project. A recreation center for full-time residents,
and recreation/bike paths also received strong support.
The next phase of the master plan process was a data collection phase, including an
inventory of population, economy, and growth information, inventory of community
facilities, and mapping of land use, zoning, and environmental features. The data offers
an assessment of existing conditions.
During the month of September, a series of community meetings are scheduled to allow
citizens to identify their community values (i.e. what is important to citizens such as
open space, schools, wildlife). Facilitators will then help the community groups establish
a "vision" for the county.
Once individual community meetings are completed, a series of three county-wide
meetings will be staged to bring the information together.
The consultants will study the values and visions that were identified, then meld the
_ information into a master plan document. The draft plan should be reviewed by the
County Planning Commissions some time near Thanksgiving, with final adoption taking
place before the end of the year.
The county is seeking a document that will give clear guidelines to staff members and
decision makers. The master plan adoption will be followed by appropriate changes in
the county land use regulations.
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NOTE: The enclosed material is a summary of the Forest Service
Ecosystem Management Policy issued by the Chief on June 4, 1992.
Forests throughout the nation are moving toward defining the
desired future condition for the ecosystems they manage. The
next round of Forest Land and Resource Management Plans will
emphasize ecosystem principles. The Vail area has been chosen as
a pilot area for ecosystem implementation. Please call Rich
Phelps at 827-5715 if you need additional information.
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Ecosystem Maaagement What Does it Mean?
On June 4, 1992 the Chief announced the new Forest Service Ecosystem Management
Policy. We embrace ecosystem management as our new operating philosophy for
achieving environmentally sensitive, socially responsive, economically
feasible, and scientifically sound multiple-use management of the National
• Forest System. We are committed to building upon the quality resource
management we've done in the past work that we are proud of as we move
into the future.
So what does ecosystem management mean with regards to how we intend to manage
the National Forests and Grasslands? What are the implications?
An ecosystem is a community of organisms and its environment that function as
an interdependent unit. Ecosystems occur at many different scales. Forests
are ecosystems. So are rotting logs, ponds, rivers, watersheds, rangelands,
mountain ranges, and the planet.
Ecosystem management means that we will use our knowledge of ecological systems
to produce desired resource values, products, services and environments that
are in concert with values shared by our society. We will do this in ways that
also sustain the diversity, health and productivity of ecosyste*~s. Ecosystem
management is based on the principle that sustainable ecosystems are the
foundation for sustainable multiple-use management.
It means that at various scales of land area we will implement integrated
resource management within the long-term capabilities of the ecosystem. It
means that our forest land and resource management plans will provide direction
on how to manage ecosystems on a sustainable basis that our focus will be on
maintaining their health, diversity and integrity more than the production of
outputs: It also means that we will monitor the effectiveness and validity of
our plans and practices, and incorporate what we learn into future plans.
It means that we will manage to. achieve the desired future condition of
ecosystems a common stewardship vision among agencies and individuals with
differing missions and philosophies. The desired future condition will
incorporate the biotic and abiotic influences on ecosystems (i.e. insects,
diseases, fire, recreating, timber harvesting, grazing, etc.), as well as the
social and economic values which will influence the mix of goods, services, and
amenities that will be provided.
It means that we will manage for a range of conditions for plant and animal
species since sustaining diverse and resilient ecosystems will be mgre likely
to occur if a desired mix of biological communities are represented. It should
also mean that decisions made with a single resource or species focus will be
the exception rather than the rule.
Ecosystem management also means that we recognize that people are an integral
part of ecosystems, and that our resource management programs will be socially
responsible. We will blend the needs of people and environmental values to
achieve multiple=use objectives. We will consider the collective needs of
people for their livelihoods, aesthetically pleasing scenery, recreation
opportunities, and inspirational experiences as we develop and manage for
desired future conditions. W,e will strive for excellence in public
participation in our resource management decisions. And we will consider the
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social and economic developmental needs of local communities as we concurrently
consider how to manage for sustainable ecosystems.
Ecosystem management means that our organizational structure will continue to
evolve in order to achieve more coordinated and efficient support for
integrated resource management. It means that our resource management programs
will be scientifically sound, and that stronger partnerships will form between
researchers and land managers. And it also means that integrated resource
inventory data and modern analytical tools will be available to deal with the
spatial and temporal considerations of ecosystem management.
Ecosystem management is consistent with our current mandates for managing the
National Forest System. It is the next step in the evolution of our growing
knowledge and changing societal values on how to achieve our multiple-use
mission.
Ecosystem management is not business as usual. While there is much quality
resource management in our past that we should be proud of and build upon as we
move into the future, it is also clear that a shift in course is needed to
adapt to this new operating philosophy..
Together, the Forest Service and our partners are embarking on a new
adventure. Many challenges and changes await us. We have much to learn, and
we will need to continually adapt to new knowledge. But we are fully committed
to this new direction because it is the right thing to do!
The following is a framework for action that we will use to guide us as we move
forward with implementing ecosystem management in the Rocky Mountain Region.
It doesn't provide all of the details of what we need to accomplish those
will. unfold as we continue to make progress. It does, however, describe the
scope of actions and our priorities for implementing ecosystem management in
the 1990s.
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WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION ~~oF co~~
WQCC-CC-62
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South He ~ ~ ' ~ o\,
Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 * ~ ° e
Phone: (303) 692-3520
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Roy Romer
Governor
NOTICE OF PUBLJC INFORMATIONAL HEARING Patricia A. Nolan, MD, MPH
BEFORE THE Executive Director
COLORADO WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION
,SUBJECT:
At the date, time and location listed below, the Water Quality Control Commission will hold a
- - - r u1;161t; ;;,o„-;~„c;,c; ;-Ir„r;rg to conG!dpr ?nnroya.,l sf the Water Quality Control Division's _ _ _
proposed use of FY94 Section 319 nonpoint source funds, under the federal Clean Water Act.
The Division will explain the process for determining the various projects which are proposed to
be submitted to EPA by the Division, and the particulars of those projects. At the the of the
preparation of this notice the Division is working with the Colorado Nonpoint Source Task Force
ark various project sponsors to prepare the proposed submission. It appears that the Division
will request funding within the following funding areas:
1) State Base Program-institutionalization of the State nonpoint source program.
2) Watersh~ Projects~iemonstrations of BMP's in selected watersheds.
3) MonRoring Projects-surface or grourxl water monitoring projects.
4) Statewide Projects-~ucation and information projects.
A list of specific projects proposed for funding will be available in the Commission Office by
October 21, 1993.
Written or oral comments may be provided at the hearing.
HEARING SCHEDULE:
DATE: Tuesday, November 2, 1993
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
e"errE: Bests~r3sterrl/Ala!'res? inn
Alamosa, Colorado
Dated this 20th day of September, 1993 at Denver, Cdorado.
WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION
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Marla L BibePSbne, Staff Ass'fstant
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Roy Romer
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING Governor
BEFORE THE Patricia A. Nolan, MD, MPH
Executive Director
COLORADO 6aATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION
SUBJECT:
Triennial review of the Commission's current regulation titled:
WC!+~_oxado River Salinity Standards" 3.9.0 (5 CCR 1002-10);
WRegulations for Implementation of the Colorado River Salinity
Standards Through the NPDES Permit Program" 3.10.0 (5 CCR 1002-11)
PUBLIC PARTYCIPATION ENCOURAGED:
The Commission encourages all interested persons to provide their
opinions or recommendations orally or in writing as to whether or not
the foregoing regulations should be changed and if so in what respect.
HEARING SCHEDULE:
DATE: Tuesday, November 2, 1993
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Bestwestern/Alamosa Inn
Alamosa, Colorado
The hearing may be reconvened at such times and places as the Commission
may announce.
PURPOSE OF HEARING:
This hearing is to fulfill State statutory requirements for triennial
review of water quality standards and control regulations. The
Commission encourages all interested persons to provide their opinions
or recommendations orally or in writing as to whether the foregoing
regulations should be changed and iY so in what respect. Any sugye>3eti
changes deemed by the Commission to require further action will be
proposed as regulatory changes for subsequent public rulemaking.
Recommendations for changes should be concise and supported by reference
to the evidence that would be offered if the Commission moves forward
with the recommended regulatory amendments. At this hearing the
' Commission does not desire to hear the full evidence that would be
presented at a rulemaking hearing that would follow. The Commission
requests only information needed for it to determine whether to propose
a regulatory change. Any person or entity suggesting specific
regulatory changes should submit the proposed changes, along with a
proposed statement of basis, specific statutory authority, and purpose,
which would be included in the notice of a rulemaking hearing, to comply
Frith 2~-~-1030) C.R.S.
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AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
The provisions of 25-8-202(1)(f) C.R.S. and Section 2.1.5 B of the
"Procedural Regulations for all Proceedings before the Water Quality
Control Commission and the Water Quality Control Division" (the
Procedural Regulations) (5 CCR 1002-1) provide the authority for this
hearing.
PARTY STATUS:
This is not a rulemakinq hearing; therefore, party status provisions of
25-8-101 et. sec., and 24-4-101 et. secr., C.R.S. do not apply. Party
status requests shall not be considered by the Commission.
PROCEDURAL MATTERS:
The Commission encourages the submission of written recommendations
which should be received at the Office of the Commission by October 21,
1993, if feasible. The Commission requests that fifteen (15) copies of
all written statements be submitted and suggests that additional copies
,e u~acie avaiiaDie at the hearing for attendees.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Commission has previously adopted water quality standards that
establish numeric criteria for salinity at three points on the lower
mainstem of the Colorado River. Regulation 3.9.0. The Commission also
has adopted as policy a Plan of Implementation developed by the Colorado
River Basin Salinity Control Forum ("the Forum"), representing the seven
states which make up the Colorado River Basin. The Plan of
implementation contains a number of federal and non-federal projects and
measures to maintain compliance with the established numeric criteria
while the Upper Basin State continue to develop their compact- .
apportioned waters. One component of the plan is to place effluent
limitations through the NPDES permit program on municipal and industrial
discharges. This has been applied in Colorado through Regulation
3.10.0.
The purpose of this triennial review is to consider whether any change
to the referenced regulations is appropriate, and whether the Commission
should reconfirm its adoption ae policy of the implementation plan.
Dated this 20th day of September, 1993 at Denver, Colorado.
WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION
Marla L. Biberstine, Staff Assistant
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NOTYCE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING Roy Romer
BEFORE THE Governor
COLORADO WATER OUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION Patricia n. Nolan, MD, MPH
Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Triennial review of the Commission's current regulation titled:
^Regulations for Control of Water Quality in Dillon Reservoir"
x.1.0 (5 CCR 1002-17)
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENCOURAGED:
The Commission encourages all interested persons to provide their
opinions or recommendations orally or in writing as to whether or not
the foregoing regulations should be changed and if so in what respect.
HEARING SCHEDULE:
DATE: Tuesday, December 7, 1993
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florence Sabin Conference Room
Department of Health
X300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado
The hearing may be reconvened at such times and places as the Commission
may announce.
Any suggested changes deemed by the Commission to require further action
will be proposed as regulatory changes for subsequent public rulemaking.
Recommendations for changes should be concise and supported by reference
to the evidence that would be offered if the Commission moved forward
with the recommended regulatory amendments. At this hearing the
Commission does not desire to hear the full evidence that would be
presented at a rulemaking hearing that would follow. The Commission
requests only information needed for it to determine whether or not to
propose a regulatory change.
Any person or entity suggesting specific regulatory changes should
submit the proposed changes, along with a proposed statement of basis,
specific statutory authority, and purgose and a proposed fiscal impact
statement, which would be included in the notice of a rulemaking
hearing, to comply with 2~-~-103 0) C.R.S.
PURPOSE OF HEARING:
This hearing is to fulfill State statutory requirements for triennial
review of control regulations.
Printed nn Recycled Paper
AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
The provisions of 25-8-202(1)(f) C.R.S. and Section 2.1.5 B of the
"Procedural Regulations for all Proceedings before the Water Quality
Control Commission and the Water Quality Control Division" (the
Procedural Regulations) (5 CCR 1002-1) provide the authority for this
hearing.
PARTY STATUS:
This is not a rulemakinq hearing; therefore, party status provisions of
25-5-101 et. seQ., and 24-4-101 et. secr., C.R.S. do not apply. Party
status requests shall not be considered by the Commission.
PROCEDURAL MATTERS•
The Commission encourages the submission of written recommendations
which should be received at the Office of the Commission no later than
14 calendar days prior to the date of the hearing. The Commission
reCTUestB that fifteen (151 rer;oa of all ~,rri}ton o~a~,_:;;` ;t,^ b:: :;,iy~;ci~tcu
and suggests that additional copies be made available at the hearing for
attendees.
Dated this 20th day of September, 1993 at Denver, Colorado.
WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION
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Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 4210 E. 11th Avenue ~ /tee%~
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(303) 691-4700 Roy Rosner
Governor
MEMORANDUM Patricia A. Nolan, MD, MPH
Executive Director
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Dick Parachini, Eagle Mine Project Manager
DATE: September 23, 1993
SUBJECT: Eagle Mine Preliminary Air Monitoring Results -August 1993
(EAG 7.1.6.3)
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The attached letter and table is an update regarding the Eagle Mine air monitoring program
during August 1993. The airborne particulate data collected by the Paramount air monitors
shown in the tables are preliminary in nature. This means that the Total Suspended
Particulate (TSP) values may be revised after auditing and validation by the air monitoring
contractor and the State. The information is useful in assessing emissions during this time
period, as well as trends in potential human exposure.
The air monitoring stations on top of the Minturn Middle School and at the North Cross
Creek station were reactivated by Paramount on June 12 and continue to operate on a 1-in-
3 day schedule. This sampling frequency will be maintained through the 1993 construction
season. The concentrations for TSP, As (Arsenic), Cd (Cadmium), and Pb (Lead) were
below the air emissions permit levels during the month of August. The notation ug/m 3
stands for micrograms per cubic meter. A microgram equals one millionth (1/1,000,000)
of a gram.
Site activities in August continue to be associated with collection and transfer of mine
seepage and other contaminated water to the lined storage ponds at the Consolidated
Tailings Pile. The water treatment plant has continued to treat this water and discharge it
to the Eagle River. Sludge generated from the treatment plant continues to be deposited
on top of the Consolidated Tailings Pile. Construction activities at the site began the last
week of August and include reshaping of stockpiled tailings material, placement of more
clean soil cap material, and excavation of a dewatered sludge disposal cell.
For additional information, please contact Dick Parachini (692-3396), Doug Ikenberry (827-
5928), or Marion Galant (692-3304).
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September 13, 1993
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Mr. R.~h1. Parachini
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Dear Dick:
Enclosed are three (3) copies of the August 1993 Airborne Particulate Concentrations
Report for the Eagle Mine site. We would emphasize the provisional nature of the data and
the fact that revisions may be made after auditing and validation.
Sincerely,
EAGLE ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
Lai a R. Matthews
Project Engineer
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Douglas Ikenberry, CDH
Robert Neukirchner, EES
Tom Brown, EES
Chris Crouse, D&M
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AIRBORNE PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS
' EAGLE MINE SITE
AUGUST 1993
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Sampled TSP° Pb°° As°°° Cd°°° PM,o TSP° Pb°° As°°° Cd°°° PM,o
08/02/93 15.7 < 0.0035 < 0.0020 < 0.0041 10.8 22.3 0.0083 < 0.0018 < 0.0034 12.3
08/05/93 20.8 0.0101 < 0.0021 < 0.0036 12.7 17.1 0.0052 < 0.0017 < 0.0034 12.1
08/08/93 9.4 0.0073 < 0.0020 < 0.0036 8.1 8.4 < 0.0030 < 0.0017 < 0.0037 5.3
08/1 1 /93 16.3 < 0.0035 < 0.0020 < 0.0036 10.1 2.2 < 0.0030 < 0.0017 < 0.0036 8.0
08/14/93 11.8 < 0.0037 0.0031 < 0.0037 9.7 12.5 0.0031 < 0.0017 < 0.0035 8.0
08/17/93 ID ID ID ID ID 19.9 < 0.0031 < 0.0018 < 0.0037 12.5
08/20/93 ID ID ID ID ID 15.4 < 0.0031 < 0.0018 < 0.0037 9.3
08/23/93 10.5 < 0.0035 < 0.0019 < 0.0034 7.9 13.5 < 0.0030 < 0.0017 < 0.0036 9.3
08/26/93 8.4 < 0.0035 < 0.0020 < 0.0037 5.8 8.9 0.0042 < 0.0018 < 0.0036 6.6
08/29/93 9.7 < 0.0036 < 0.0021 < 0.0038 9.3 12.1 < 0.0030 < 0.0017 < 0.0072 9.6
ID =Invalid data
• Permit limitation is 150 pg/m~
" Permit limitation is 1 .5 pg/m'
" • Permit trigger level is 0.010 pg/m~
THESE DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO REVISION AFTER VALIDATION
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DATE: September 27, 1993
TO: Inter-Mountain Regional Manning Commission
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FROM: Da Ruble
SUBJECT: Meeting Agenda for Inter-Muntain Transportation Planning Region
October RPC Meeting:
The next Inter-Mountain Region meeting will be held Friday, October 29, 1993
10:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Eagle County Road and Bridge Office, 712 Castle
Drive. The regular RPC meeting will be held from 10:00 to 1:00 with a
working lunch. Please contact Terry Grauberger (757-9824) with your RSVP
and the number of people atter_ding. It would be appreciated if we could
hear from you as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, October 22,
1993. A meeting agenda is attached to these minutes.
SPECIAL ALERT x*****
County Hearing Process ?•Seetinq:
Additionally , a County ?:earinr Process _deeti nq ;aill be held from 1 : 00 to
4:00 on October 29, 1993 and hosted by Robert Moston, Region 3 Director and
Bernie Buescher, CDOT Transportation Ccmmissioner. The meeting will be held
to establish project priorities for the Inter-Mountain Region as part of the
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) All county
representatives are encouraged to attend the meeting. Each county should
bring a list of projects that they would like included in the STIP.
Enhancement projects should be included in the list. Each listed project
should include evaluation criteria, reports or documentation that support
the project, why the project is important, total contributions, etc. The
level of local match contribution is a key factor in the final decision of
projects submitted. Mr. Moston will be the final decisionmaker of all
projects submitted for the Inter-Mountain Transportation Planning Region.
Prior to the County Hearing Process meeting, X11 applications must be
submitted to and received by Robert Dioston, Reaion 3 Director by November 1,
1993. If an application is not received by the deadline, funding will not
be awarded.
Meeting Minutes
September 27,.1993
Page Two
September Meeting Report: "
Joe Sands, RPC Chairman,. began the meeting with an introduction of
attendees. An attendance sheet is attached to. these minutes.
Technical Memorandum #3: Existing Conditions Report:
The second draft of the Existing Conditions Report was distributed to RPC
members. A discussion was lead by Dave Ruble, CDOT. The RPC recommended
minor revisions. CDOT staff will explore the recommendations. It is the
intent "to finalize the Report before the next RPC meeting in October.
Technical Memorandum #4: Environmental, Social & Econmic Profile:
The second draft of the ESE Profile Report was distributed to RPC members.
A discussion was lead by Dave Ruble. Discussion was brief and minor
revisions were recommended. CDOT staff will explore the recommendations.
It is the intent to finalize the Report before the next RPC meeting in
October.
Alternatives Analvsis:
CDOT staff is in the, beginning stage of developing a model for the
alternatives analysis portion of the Regional Transportation Plan. The RPC
will be informed of the progress.
Transit and Pedestrian/Bike Trails Subgroups:
Dave Ruble proposed to the RPC that two subgroups be created for the
Inter-Mountain RPC to gain additional insight of transit and pedestrianjbike
trails specifically. Dave indicated that it would be advantageous if a
resident of the Region with the knowledge and experience.of either transit
or trails individually lead the subgroups. Jeff Jones and Terry Grauberger,
CDOT, would work directly with the subgroups. Dave explained that initially
weekly meetings may be necessary in order to get the process underway, but
that eventually meetings could be toned down to twice monthly. The reason
for the subgroups is that CDOT is under very strict deadlines and there is
still much work that needs to be completed. The RPC agreed to Dave's
suggestion. Nominations for subgroup leaders should be directed to Dave
Ruble, CDOT.
Statewide Transportation Advisory Commission (STAG):
The next STAG meeting has been proposed for October. No date has been set.
Chairman Sands suggested that at the next STAG meeting, t1ie,STAC should be
requested to solve the challenge of those Regions who choose to overestimate
population projections for the purpose of gaining additional status. The
RPC agreed that a dilemma does exist over "accurate" data sources and
projections, and that the STAG should be approached with this issue.
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.AGENDA
Inter-Mountain Regional Transportation Plan
Eagle County Road and Bridge Office
Friday, October 29, 1993
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
10:00 - Introduction Chairman Joe Sands
. 10:15 - Alternatives Analysis Status Report. Dave Ruble
11:15 - Trails, Transit Subgroup Development Dave Ruble
12:00 - Lunch
12:30 - Other Matters. Chairman Joe Sands
1:00 - County Hearing Process Robert Moston, CDOT
Bernie Buescher, CDOT TC
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Town. of Avon P.O. Box 1726 Avon, Colorado 81620 (303) 949-6121 e , a
September 29, 1993
Dear Transit Task Force Member:
Enclosed is the monthly marketing report for July. The month was a very productive
one for the marketing effort and several significant items are worth highlighting. The
running total for the ticket outlets is $2,610 higher than the total reported in May. This
significant climb in only 2 months is mostly due to the new ticket outlet at the Radisson
Resort in Vail.
The Leadvifle route has a different schedule this ski season thanks to some input from
some of the area's largest employers. We are sending the new schedule to area
employers to notify them of the change and thank them for their input.
Thank you for your input you have provided for our marketing program. The exciting
success we are enjoying is directly related to your support.
Sincerely,
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Teresa Kay Albertson
Marketing Specialist
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To: Harry Taylor
From: Teresa Albertson
Subject: Marketing activities during August
Date: September 29, 1993
Toc~e$ ®a~tle~s as ~a~~~ 3~, X993
Antlers Hotel (internal only) .............................................................................$4.00
Avon/Beaver Creek Resort Association visitor's center 0.00
Eaglebend 0.00
Eagle River Village mobile home park ........................................................480.00
East Vail Market 0.00
Evergreen (internal only) ................................................................................660.00
Food Town, Leadville ......................................................................................924.00
Hi Ho Parlor 0.00
KSKI 0.00
Radisson 3,168.00
Sun River Condominiums ................................................................................30.00
Vail Transportation Center 7,818.00
Vail West ...........................................................................................................458.00
Vail Valley Medical Center (internal only) 1290.00
Village Store in Beaver Creek .........................................................................30.00
Total ...........................................................................................................14,862.00
Review of activities in august
Visit all ticket outlets. Ticket outlet sales are expected to be low for the shoulder season.
Attend two KSKI Radio shows
Attend five TV-8 Good Morning Vail shows
Made educational presentations to area city councils and Lake County Commissioners. All
groups received information with favorable comments.
30 questionnaires were sent to the area's largest employers requesting input on the
Leadville route times for the ski season. Each survey recommended four morning and four
afiternoon options for route times. 15 surveys were returned with the following results:
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•10 employers rated the following two morning buses as their preferences:
Departing Leadville: 5:45 a.m. and 6 a.m. Arriving in Avon: 7:32 and 7:47 a.m.
•9 employers rated the three latest afternoon options as their favorites:
Departing Avon: 4:15, 4:30 and 4:45 p.m. and arriving in Leadville: 6:02, 6:17
and 6:32 p.m.
Last year, the morning buses left Leadville at 5:45 and 6:15 a.m. and the afternoon
buses left Avon at 4:15 and 4:55 p.m.
With the help of this information, the ski season Leadville route will be:
Leaving Leadville: 5:45 and 6 a.m.
Leaving Avon: 4:15 and 4:30 p.m.
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November 1.
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known as the precinct election .electoral system. with revers-
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mail ballot systenfi. that don't generally attract
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~ million Adams County courthouse.
. islatures in ;;over. - ® s "With this new system, the timetable for
Through thmail ballot, voters are dis•
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covering thafhey do, indeed, live in dis- o ~ ton Ma or Don Hamstra
trios with sclol and water boards arks tlp~~Y- ,who is rumm~g
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draw as few a3 percent of the voters = 9 work done sooner. Election da '
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families. ° - ~CP`~Q, tll0ng° : r@(BIV@-pnQfl(e © inS9rUifilellS SOU" climactic day of old. It's ballot-counting
o0e ho~dl~g moil h®I~o4 y ~ f , day," Hamstra says, adding that late-in-
• With mail booting in place, voters are ti911I1 tl SPJPP,Cy SIeeY@, Ils~ing fhb pl'eS ~ pupth eut youP the-campaign advertising and lawn signs
beginning to resent themselves. e9ecfioes on Gov. Z. _ ,
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Proponents pint out that voting by ®fflti®Is soy aoPieg by . © The harshest knock against mail ballot-
mail costs less, produces quicker election mail is convenient and Fg11~ tl Pe111rn eflY@Iep@ tln~ r2Y@nU@: z U p@IlElj @P ~@n ing is that it allegedly undermines the
results and is m~e convenient for elderly : • v _ rinci le of the secret ballot. 0 onents
and frail votersWhile mail voting may simple. lust fo~~ouu iSSUBS ` ~ P P PP
~ point out that household members can
not be as soul-sakfying or neighborly as a these steps; hold a metaphorical group session inside
vote at the firebuse, it's hard to argue ~ ~ the "voting booth" by filling out their bal-
with numbers, esecially if predictions of
© ots together at the br
a' S0 percent turput - a record for an ® ~ . ~ ® ~ ® • _ . 1 crecyB thttmes the
Twice the Issue of se
off-year election materialize. SiUtl jrlS@rt Ille btlllot ; Pklte y~~P btlllot and . It 1: y0U rotly Yore
, x ~ F ed to state supreme courts.
This year s corncopia of Amendment 1 v ~ , courts declared that mail ballots didn't vi-
referendums, distict elections and state Voier No 10,251 ' 11151tI81II6 SCtf@(y :SBCrecy Sleet/ y, 10 'p ~Ie deY ~U ` ~ olate the secret ballot. One city clerk ex-
and county sales to measures provides an sleeve 1M11lfShlb ~ F + ressed fears that mail violin o ens the
y _ InS11le 8 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ reCeIV6 OUr ~ P g P
ideal environmen for mail balloting, ~ x i, , ~ k~.~f ~ ~ door to fraud. But research indicates that
which is permitter in Colorado only for ~ dP~~g ~XpOSed Mlle, < >tBfUPn arty` IHlllo~: OP Ou ~Y
sass (,~J < 13 ~ o c ~y & ~ ~3 there is less fraud in mail elections.
nonpartisan contest, . sIe@ve IIU$ tlCeS ~ $@pI fbe @r1Yel ~ n(l t(p
f ~ i ~ T' "I firml believe that if a arson is com-
The elections als give metro-area ob- ~ ~R ~ ~ ~ a : ~ ~ 3 ~ ' y P
~ r l`OP WB1e-rn ~ i ~ , Sfgm >t` SI q dellbergfl ~ ~ , milted to fraud, he can do that in a pre-
servers achance tccompare the old and ~ : , I ~ r „Q ~ rlg ~Il
,~a ~ , ~~u , , t~°~" ~ cinct election, says Adams County Clerk
• new systems. This par Arapahoe, Jeffer- ~ ~a~ ~ CQ1tt~tlnl@S, II! ~ ' ylPite~YOIIP (1j ~ . btlll0ts must bed ' ~ ~ Bob Sack. "There are man wa s but. I
son and Adams counies will hold all-mail - y y '
~ ~ Artlptlhae ~OUn1}I'' ' dtlle on rt C" " h~ '
~recelvet) by your::, ~ z: Bgllols ore taunted one won't tell you what they are. Let's just say
• elections; Boulder, :),envier and Douglas ~ z ' I ~ a~
y,z z E,.. : that when you walk mto a precmet elec-
counties will retaintraditional precinct SpOteS~IN Wtlte.jq iandldtltQS ~a ~Witho~t ~ ` dBSlgg6ted tierk be'tl~e eletti0n dny tlnd Pesults~~ ' lion and they hand you a signature card,
polling places. ~ A ~ t r 3 ~ ~F ~ i k~~ ~ ~x : r ,
are on=lhe I~IIot y~ SIgnQ~UPe 0tld ~IPjIlIIOfB On p m an elethon ~ " tlPe AnnOUnted that tllgllf you sign it. But do they ask for ai? ID?
While election offtials give the mail- ~"t~ ti .r ~ ~
r ~w ~ . f r ~ r Take that as far as ou want."
ballot concept high grades, what gives fhe emelo OUP ~l~et IS d0 ~4V'~ ` ~ ~ y "
' - ~ ~ry,,~ y. If this year's electoral journey is suc-
them migraines is the prospect of home- ~ ` net Vtlllda~ cessful, don't expect mail balloting to be
.rule cities conducting Irecinct elections in source:Adams, andArapanoe county cie~s the final destination. Donetta Davidson,
~mail•ballot counties.
The Denver Postl Jonathan PAoreno state elections officer, sees voting by tele-
For instance, Golder>sesidentswrll go to phone - or information highway - as the .
the polls to vote for bty council candi- residents of those cities will voti,by mail, district election questions by mail. tax for open space acquisitions and sever- wave of the future. "I have some regrets
dates, but cast mail ,.votes for the school Broomfield, which is dividd among This electoral stew has Broomfield al proposed bond issues for road construe- about that," she admits. "When I was
board and the state tottism tax. , . four counties, faces a convoluteeproblem. Mayor Bob Schulze fretting that once viol- lion and shopping center improvements .younger, I loved going to the polls. I came
In Thornton, Westmnster' and North- :Because the city has consolidated its mu- ens mail in their ballots on special district, could be in jeopardy. ~ from a small area -Bent County -with
. glenn, precinct electiois will determine nicipal election with Boulder Canty, any- state and county sales-tax issues, they If that sounds bewildering for voters, only 3,000 voters. After you voted, you and
. ~ the fate of city charter,anendments land- one voting in the municipal elution must may neglect to vote a second time at their consider the poor campaigners. ' ~ your friends went down to the courthouse
• use. questions and city. council races. But go to the polls. However, Broonfield resi- precincts. Or even worse, they may trudge "Nobody knows how mail balloting will to wait for the results. It was a great day.
on a proposal for a halfcent sales tax to , dents in Adams, Weld and Jeffsson coon- to their precincts "feeling their pockets alter the outcome. It's a giant wild card," "But you know how it is. People don't
finance a new Adams,Gunty courthouse, ties will vote on state, county ~ d special are empty." If that's true, a r/~-cent sales says Gene Ciancio, a Westminster lawyer feel that way anymore."
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DISTRIBUTION LIST - PUBLIC WORKS PRIORITY LIST ~'9~3
BRIAN ANDERSON ERNST GLATZLE TOWN COUNCIL
STEVE BARWICK GARY MURRAIN DEBBIE ROELAND
JANEIL TURNBULL SUZANNE SILVERTHORNE MIKE ROSE
DICK DURAN SUSIE HERVERT TODD SCHOLL
JODY DOSTER JIM HOZA DAN STANEK
ANNIE FOX DD DETO LEO VASQUEZ
JOHN GALLEGOS JOE KOCHERA PAM BRANDMEYER
KRISTIN PRITZ CHARLIE OVEREND KEN HUGHEY
-MANUEL MEDINA TODD OPPENHEIMER TOM MOORHEAD
P.W. INFO. BOARD FILE
MEMORANDUM
T0: LARRY GRAFEL, ACTING-TOWN MANAGER
FROM: GREG HALL, ACTING-DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/TRANSPORTATION
DATE: OCTOBER 4, 1993
RE: PUBLIC WORKS PRIORITY LIST FOR THE WEEK OF
OCTOBER 4 - 8, 1993
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STREETS AND ROADS
A. 1. Asphalt paving:
a. Patch East Vail area. (110)
b. Install invert & basin on Lions Ridge Loop. (110)
c. Install pan at Stephens Park. (30-9081)
2. Concrete projects:
a. Install concrete pad for slide at Bighorn Park.
' b. Install "Newt Wheatley" memorial in East Vail on_
bike path.
3. Apply finish coat on Sewer Plant Bridge. (30-9082)
4. Remove tree at Mill Creek Circle.
PARKING STRUCTURE/TRANSPORTATION
A. 1. Wash down Lionshead structure.
2. Work towards final inspection for locker room.
3. Assist with Town Manager residence's remodel.
4. Install phone line to Lionshead Booths.
5. Pull cable for bus cameras.
6. Run conduit for sump pump pit insulation.
CARPENTERS
A. 1. Replace slide/swing at Sandstone Park. (30-~08~)
2. Perform totem pole repairs. 0 600)
3. Reconstruct Buffehr Creek bus shelter. (52~)
4. Construct street name and bus stop signs.
5. Clean up storage area behind shop.
PUBLIC WORKS PRIORITY LIST
Page 2
ELECTRICIANS
A. 1. Order & install Municipal Bldg. pump heaters.
2. Perform line locates as needed.
3. Continue Sonnenalp Street Light Project.
4. Hook up vacuum at bus wash.
5. .Order parts to hook up radial table saw at VTC.
6. Investigate fresh air supply fan motors at Village &
Lionshead TRC.
7. Investigate the possibilities of changing MR16 to a
larger voltage at art mural.
8. Remove south end clock from Clock Tower for repairs.
9. Connect boiler pump east end of Bus Barn.
10. Assist Electricians at Slifer Fountain.
PARKS DEPARTMENT
A. 1. Coordinate with street & roads on °1Newt Wheatley"
memorial.
2. Begin design work at Bighorn Park.
3. Continue construction on Gore Creek Promenade.
4. Complete design work for Mill Creek/Ted Kindel Park.
5. Begin winterization of irrigation systems.
6. Clean out flower beds and cover.
7. Remove sod from Sandstone Park volleyball court - add
edging and sand.
8. Plant trees at Buffehr Creek and Intermountain parks.
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~WLI2J ,alai i:IL'.,. i.a ltl!aJ it 9:3!LIIYI IYIlIII Il~,1 ~ J.-..,. - - - .
Lea ue su
g pports tourism tax reinstatement-
Referendum "A" on November ballot
here will be a statewide referendum on The rove^ue generated by the special sales
Nov. 2 regarding reinstatement of the re- tax is remitted to the Colorado Tourism
Gently expired state tourism tax. Board for tourism promotion generally. In
It is known as Referendum "A,"and support FY 1992, the tax generated $10.1 million,
with the lion's share of the revenue accruing
of it was approved by the League's Executive from restaurant food.
Board on Aug. 19.
= The tax expired on June 30 and, under the The League supports Referendum "A"and
- requirements of TABOR, can't be reinstated the reinstatement of the tax for several reasons:
without a statewide vote. o Economic impacts-In 1991, about $6 bil-
The legislature referred the measure fora lion was spent for tourism in the state. This rep-
vote via HB 93-1330, enacted during the regu- resents 10 percent of the state's gross annual
~htv lar session of the legislature earlier this year. revenue. It is one of the state's leading eco-
nomic sectors.
• SIl.II~][~®IC°~~ The tax is a state sales tax of two-tenths of To the extent that the revenue from this tax
one percent levied on hotel rooms, restaurant helps support this activity, the state's economy
' ~ )rtv91C111Sg~~~)C71Cll~fill~ food, ski lift tickets, private tourist aaraction becomes a major beneficiary.
®f ~®@.Il1I°Il~1CIl71 1~sll~ admission tickets, car rentals, and tour bus tick- o Competition~ompeti[ion among the
ets. Exempt from the tax aze attractions oper- states for the tourist dollar is intense.
ated by a government, and attractions operated Continued on the next page
on an occasional basis by a nonprofit charity.
~®~®>r~~l®
~®>rimg~e~Il~Il~~ ~ Re ulations for roundwater rotection from i
wIl~~ ag~cultural chemical facilitiespdrafted
~®Il.IIIl°Il3~ she Colorado Depaztment of Agriculture is at five locations around the state. The drafted
~~S~g>CIl~~Il®gIl required to promulgate rules and regula- rules are currently available for review.
lions that will require secondary containment Requests for further information or ques-
. swctures and mixing and loading pads at many [ions about SB 90-126 should be directed to
j facilities where pesticides and commercial fer- Mitch Yergert, Colorado Department of Agri-
I ~ tilizers are stored, mixed, loaded, and/or un- culture, 700 Kipling St., Suite 4000, Lake-
- loaded. The purpose of the rules is to prevent wood, CO 80215, (303) 239-4140. ~
spills and leaks that may occur during the stor-
age or mixing/loading of agricultural chemicals
from contaminating groundwater. A task force Welcome
' of farmers, members of the general public, com-
• mercial applicators, agricultural chemical sup-
i pliers, and green industry representatives devel- The League welcomes its newest
oped the draft rules. associate member:
Some entities that will be subject to the Paul C. Benedetti
drafted rules, such as pesticide/fertilizer dealers
and applicators, are located within munici- Attorney at Law
palities. The rules will establish performance P.O. Box 3138
~ Printed on ~ standards for the secondary containment struc- Boulder, CO 80307-3138
Recycled Paper. lures and mixing and loading pads. The formal phone: (303) 499-6340 ~
o hearings on these rules will be held in February
~ '11:b I..LL' 1G.1.'~s .a:G ..Y~i:: i1,:.._L:eIeSG.
Page 2 CMLNewsletter-October 1, 1993
} ~ Referendum "A", ng tax revenues
.State gami
Continued increase over last year
Almost half of the states derive all of t../ n Aug. 31, the State Gaming Com- One half of $109,112 equals $54,556:
their tourist funding from their general mission authorized $1,644,947 be
funds, and in many cases they have budg- provided to the eight-county region con- Montezuma County $53,295
ets far larger than Colorado's tourism pro- tiguous to Gilpin and Teller counties and La Plata County 1,261
motion budget. The tax continuation is $109,112 to Montezuma and La Plata
' necessary to keep Colorado competitive counties, the two-county area contiguous TOTAL $54,556
with other states. to the Ute Mountain Ute Indian reserva-
• Local government A number of lo- lion. (An amendment to the gaming stat- The remaining halves, $822,473 and
cal governments have separate tourist pro- ute passed in 1993 allowed for the inclu- $54,556 respectively, will be distributed
grams, funded by local taxes and fees.. Sion of the southwestern counties in this by the Department of Local Affairs
For example, in 1992 there were 18 coon- Program.) This allocation of state gaming through ~a competitive application proc-
ties and 27 home rule municipalities with ~ revenue is a substantial funding in- ess. The application deadline date is Nov.
a lodger's tax. The state tourism program crease over last year's distribution of 15, 1993. The Contiguous County Gam-
activitics are frequently leveraged against $425,000. ing Impact Committee grant hearing is
local tourism promotion activity to stretch One half of the allocation will be distrib- scheduled for mid-January 1994.
these local dollars even further, es ciall uted directly to the counties based upon the
~ y number of casino employee residences: Political subdivisions within the con-
in the advertising arena. There are six One half of $1,644,947 equals $822,474: tiguous county areas are eligible for assis-
Welcome Centers throughout Colorado. Boulder County $ 47,123 Lance through the state's competitive
These centers are supported largely by Clear Creek County 77 201 Processor through the recipient counties.
Butte tourist tax revenue with local govern- Douglas County 4,345 Funds must be used to address local gov-
ment assistance. El Paso County 173,786 emment needs caused by the impact of
• Advertising-The Tourism Board al- Fremont County 7,018 the limited-stakes gaming industry.
locates half of its revenue to advertising, Grand County 0 For further information, contact Joan
spending $4.6 million last ear. This Jefferson County 493 283
y Park County 19,718 Weaver at Local Affairs, (303) 866-5298,
ranks the state in the top 10 nationally for 1313 Sherman St., Room 518, Denver,
tourism advertising. For the state to re- TOTAL $822,474 CO 80203. ?
main strong in tourism advertising, the
tax needs to be reinstated.
The League has always supported the
state tourism tax and the efforts of the Water/wastewater school offered in January
Colorado Tourism Board because of the
residual benefits to local governments, The Rocky Mountain Water and The cost for the week-long course
employment growth, and [o the state's Wastewater Fundamentals School will be (Sunday, Jan. 23-Fri.,1an. 28) is $165
economic vitality. offered Jan. 23-28 at the University of per person, which includes all registra-
For all of these reasons, the League . Colorado in Boulder. The Fundamentals lion materials and the course notebook
urges support of Referendum "A" on the Course is primarily for C and D level op- 4.2 CEUs will be given upon completion
Nov. 2 statewide ballot. erators, for those attending the school for of the Fundamentals Course.
For more information on the ballot the first time, and for those new to the The class D examinations for both
measure, please contact the League. ? water/wastewater industry. water and wastewater will be given on
The Fundamentals Course focuses on Fri., Jan. 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
by Sam Mamet general subjects in both water and waste- Boulder. Please call the Certification
Associate Director water, such as: water treatment, sewage Board at (303) 692-3550 for information .
treatment, drinking water, quality stand- and applications for the examination.
ands and plant safety. Plant arithmetic, For.brochures, registration materials, .
' ~ ~ ' ~ flow problems, water and wastewater and additional information on the Funda-
CMI, l~e~sletter bacteriolostics, chemistry, microbiology, ment.als School, call Sara Tanner at the
gy, pumps and hazardous con- University of Colorado, Office of Confer-
Published biweekly by the Colorado nections are discussed in detail and re- ence Services, at (303) 492-SI51.
Ntunicipal League ror Colorado's laced to operations and laboratory control The Rocky Mountain Water and
municipal. officials. CUSPS 075-590)
Communications and Reseazch: Kay Maziea tests used in water and sewage treatment Wastewater Plant Operators Standard .
Reseazch Associate; Jane( Iiclt plants. Elective courses include: biologi- .School will be offered March 20-25, ,
Graphics Services: Tawnya Cnanaler cal sludge treatment, industrial waste, 1994, at the University of Colorado in
Printer: Gary Dawson sewage collection systems, lead and cop- Boulder. Details will be available at a
POSTMASTER: Send address change form er corn uters lab ractices review and later date. ?
3579 to: Colorado Municipal League, 1660 P ~ P P
Lincoln sc., suite ztoo, Denver, co so26a. explanation of a public service bill, slow ~ _
Phone: sst-bat 1. sand filter systems, tonics, and water dis-
Subscription rates: $100 per year, nonmembers. tributi0n Systems. '
C.~ CML Newsletter-October 1, 1993 Page 3
Workers' compensation Municipal concerns on engineering law heard
costs decrease ~epeal of the municipal exemption peal on the basis that repeal would affect
With the cost of a to Colorado from the state's engineering law routine services that are often handled to-
p y g was rejected in the initial action by the day by experienced employees who aze
workers' compensation claims dropping, Sunrise/Sunset Review Committee. It is, not registered P.E.s and that imposing
the National Council on Compensation however, scheduled for further considera- this requirement would result in the need
Insurance has filed fora 5 percent de- lion at the committee's Oct. 5 meeting. to have many repair projects, minor ex-
crcase in the overall loss costs that serve The committee took action on the De- tension of utilities, pazks, and streets, de-
as the basis for workers' compensation partment of Regulatory Agencies' report signed and stamped, or building inspec-
rates with Commissioner of Insurance at its Sept. 14 meeting and rejected the lion done by a P.E. As municipalities
Joanne Hill. If approved, the filing will recommendation to repeal any of the ex- have along-standing record of hiring pro-
take effect Jan. 1, 1994. fisting exemptions. In addition to serious fessional engineers for design work on
"Our private insurance company mem- concerns being raised by the impact of major projects which we believe has
hers and the Colorado Compensation In- the repeal of the municipal exemption, serve~f the citizens well and there is no
surance Authority believe that there has the committee expressed concerns about documentation of abuse, we oppose the
been enough time to recognize the favor- the impact on the agricultural industry by repeal of the current exemption. We have
able impact of Senate Bi1191-218 in work- the repeal of several other sections pro- also opposed repeal of some, but not all,
ers' compensation insurance costs," said posed to be repealed. The committee in- of the exemptions with particular empha-
Mazy Jaz.e Cleary, duector of govern- tends to review that action at its Oct. 5 cis on a parallel exemption affecting a
ment, consumer, and industry affairs for meeting when it will have a proposed bill lazge segment of the private sector called
NCCI in Colorado. draft for its consideration and will heaz the "industrial exemption."
As part of the 1991 reform, NCCI files the outcome of efforts between local gov- We have, however, indicated awill-
loss costs, not final rates, Cleary ex- ernments and engineers [o better define ingness to sit down with the engineers to
plained. Loss costs are the premium the "practice of engineering." discuss modification of the definition of
needed to pay both the wage replacement Committee members appear to be re- the "practice of engineering" in an effort
and medical portions of workers' compen- luct.ant to impose an additional regula- to come to closer agreement as to the im-
cation claims for the next year. Once they tory workload on an agency that reported pact of a repeal. Municipal officials have
' have been approved by the Insurance Divi- difficulty in meeting its current statu[o- been pazticulazly concerned with the
lion, the individual insurers must file their rily prescribed responsibilities, particu- depth and broadness of the impact of a re-
own profit, expense, and tax factors. ? lazly in light of no documented problems peal because of the ambiguity of the cur-
with the exemptions as they currently ex- rent definition. An initial meeting is set
fist. Rep. Russell George (R, Rifle) was for Oct. 1. The League will be repre-
particularly definitive about his doubts sensed by public works directors and
CHAS regional that the concerns of small, rural commu- managers. ~
nities could be resolved through refine-
meeting schedule mentofthedefinition. by JanGerstenberger
revised As reported in earlier Newsletter arti- Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator
cles the League testified against the re-
The Colorado Division of Housing
' has revised some portions of its regional
housing affordability meeting schedule, ~ ~
included in the Sept. 17, 1993, CML , Q~a'iJ
Netivsletter, as follows: Region G-- OCTOBER 13. GIS on the Road lVork- [ure, Georgia Institute of Technology, to
Kiowa, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prow- shop, an introduction to transportation ap- be held in Denver. Fee: $425. Contact:
ers, and Baca counties-will hold a re- plications using geographic information Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept.
gional meeting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on systems, sponsored by the Colorado of Continuing Education-R, P.O. Box
Oct. 20, instead of Oct. 13; Region 9- Transportation Information Center and 93686, Atlanta, GA 30377. Phone: (404)
Dolores, Montezuma, L.a Plata, San the Colorado Department of Transporta- 894-2400.
j Juan, Archuleta counties-will corn- lion, to be held in Evans. Registration
mence the regional meeting at 10:30 deadline: October 8. Fee: $25. The work- NOVEMBER 12.Operator's Seminar,
a.m., instead of 10 a.m., on Oct. 13; and shop will also be offered October 19 in sponsored by the Colorado Professional
Region 10-Gunnison, Delta, Mon- Silverthorne, October 20 in Grand Junc- Wastewater Operators Division, to be
trose, Ouray, San Miguel, iI-I-Iinsdale lion, October 22 in Pueblo, and Novem- held in Colorado Springs. Seating is lim-
a counties-will hold its regional meet- her 12 in Durango. Contact: Colorado filed. Fee, which includes lunch: $45
~ ing at the Chamber of Commerce, 550 Transportation Information Center, (800) members, $50 nonmembers; registration
N. Townsend, Montrose. 262-ROAD. at the door is an additional $5. Contact:
e For more information, contact Teresa Wayne Ramey, City of Louisville, Waste-
. Duran at the Division of Housing, (303) OCTOBER 25-26. Creating the Fu- water Treatment Plant, 749 Main St.,
866-2033. ? lure Downtown, sponsored by the City Louisville, CO 80027. Phone: (303) 665-
~ Planning Program, College of Architec- 7452 or 666-6565 ext. 489.
r..
Page 4 CMLNewsletter-October 1, 1993
County hearings for
• Lamar City Administrator David The program was established to coor- tran$portatlOn
Lock recently was elected president of dinate the creation of a city-based, alter- dl$CUS$ prO~ects
tl~e City-County Communications and native fuels program to reduce the na-
IVlarketing Association. A founding mem- lion's dependence on imported oil, re- ~ ~ she Transportation Commissioners
ber of the 3CMA organization, Lock will duce emissions as set by the Clean Air and the Regional Transportation Di-
preside over meetings of a 40-member Act, and to encourage development of rectors are currently meeting in their re-
boarcl. The organization's goal is to de- public alternative-fuel vehicle programs. gions with officials from municipalities
vclop communications and marketing • Greenwood Village Mayor Rollin and counties in the initial phase of the
teclmiclues that enhance dialogue be- Barnard has been named the recipient Statewide County Hearing process. Be-
tween municipal government officials of this year's "Citizen of the West" ing discussed at this point will be the se-
and local residents. lection of enhancement and safety pro-
award. It is given by the National West- jects in non-transportation management
• Denver has been designated a ern Stock Show and Rodeo.
"clean city" by the Department of En- areas, re-examination of current pr7ori-
orgy in a nationwide program to put • The state distributed $5.7 million of ties, and consideration of the feasibility
250,000 altemative-fueled vehicles on Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) mo- of holding a statewide Transportation
the road and up to 1,000 refueling sta- Hies to municipalities in September Symposium.
buns in 50 cities. Both Denver and the which included 51.7 million attributed to The next phase will be to hold re-
sti~te tu-e using vehicles that burn alterna- HB 1012, the 1989 highway finance leg- gional meetings which will be attended
islation. This means approximately 30
rive fuels. by representatives from each county in a
percent of the HUTF monies each munic-
Denver is the second city, following given Transportation Planning Region
Atlanii~, to receive the department's des- ipality received in September resulted (TPR). The purpose of the regional meet-
. ignation as meeting Clean Cities' criteria. from the new funding sources. ? ing is to bring together all the interested
parties to reach a consensus on a priori-
tized list of projects within the region.
Draft transportation policies will also be
Local officials form environmental discussed.
networking association ~ Questions regarding the meeting
date in your area should be directed to ,
Concerned by the mounting pressure ficials, NALGEP's purpose is to provide the local Region Transportation Direc-
to shoulder the burden of financing corn- a framework for the exchange of informa- for or Transportation Commissioner in
pliance with federal requirements, local lion and training among this unique your area, or the Secretary of the Trans-
officials are joining forces in diverse ef- group of professionals. portation Commissioner in Denver,
forts to establish mechanisms to deal NALGEP's exchange format includes (303) 757-9207. ~
with these increasing demands on re- publishing a newsletter every six weeks
sources. Itt response to these federal man- that highlights recent legal, regulatory,
dates, some elected officials have devel- and legislative developments and fea- .
oped ahigh-profile strategy to demand cures members' success stories, as well Street/maintenance
an end to "one-size-fits-all" federal as building a clearinghouse of docu-
regulations and obtain enhanced local menu, publications, and contacts that group formed 15~~
authority in setting environmental pri- can be accessed by members through a Q
oritics. These representatives of Amer- hotline. In addition to collecting and dis- The Colorado Association for Road-
icu'scities and counties have pro- tributing model operational documents way Maintenance (CARMA) is a newly
claimed Oct. 27 National Unfunded such as program checklists, RFPs fordis- created group designed to provide an in-
IVianclates Day. How this message will posal services, property audit protocols, formation exchange forum for those re-
bc received, both in Washington and at and samples of public information bro- sponsible for maintaining streets and
home, remains to be seen. chores, the clearinghouse will be a re- roads throughout the state. Under the aus-
Mcartwhile, agroup of local officials source center for information published pices of the American Public Works As-
accustomed to running municipal envi- by EPA and private sources that special- sociation (APWA), the group was formed
ronmcntal programs and finding ways to ize in information of immediate interest to respond to expressed interest of the
keep their communities out of court and to NALGEP members. membership. The third meeting of the
the public eye has launched the National Annual dues for individual or local group is planned for Nov. 5 in the metro
Association of Local Government Envi- government membership are $350. Denver area. The membership fees are de-
ronmcntal Professionals or NALGEP. For more information about NAL- signed to be minimal, to cover the costs of
The orgy nization is designed to enhance GEP, contact Sandra Garbrecht at (202) operation such as postage. Additional infor-
thc pragmatic problem-solving skills 638-6254 or write to NALGEP,1350 mation about the group, including a copy of
needed to contend with the day-to-day New York Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Wash- the last and forthcoming meetings' agen-
demands of the environmental "crisis:' ington, DC 20005. Q das, may be obtained by contacting Jerry
Estrtb] fished by local officials for local of- Pickett, Greeley, (303) 350-9336. 0
a
CML Newsletter-October 1, ]993 Page 5
I~~ L~~c~~ AIL ~~nnc~o®n ~~f~ inn®~n~
CML, through a contract with Colorado Capitol Connection, is once again offering an
r on-line state legislative tracking system that includes electronic-mail and bulletin board
services. This state-of-the-art system is in its second year at the League, and we are
pleased to announce that SUBSCRIP'T'ION RATES HAVE BEEN LOWERED BETWEEN
14 AND 40 PERCENT FROM THE 1993 RATES.
CIVIL Connection will allow your municipality to access legislative and other key infor-
mation in a timely manner, as well as to communicate and share information with mu-
nicipalities statewide at affordable costs. If your community has a microcomputer, a
modem and a phone line, you are prepared to use CML connection. _
The cost of the service is tiered to allow you to choose the level of usage that fits your
municipality's needs and budget. The additional charge for a full year subscription has
been dropped for 1994. Up to 4 logins per subscriber will be provided unless noted
otherwise. Subscription to CML Connection at any of the tiers listed below includes
training, system manuals, and access to a telephone help line. Long distance charges are
not included in subscription rates; however, 800 service is available at competitive rates.
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Availability of the following information on-line wtthtn ~lnlimited access to all CML
24 hours of being released by the legislature. Connection Services-$900
° Legislative bill text 20 hours of access to all CML
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Poll says local gov-
: ernments give tax- s, , , ~
. payers the most for
their money ~ •
N
According to a 1993 poll, con-
ducted by the Advisory Commis-
sion on Intergovernmental Relations, ~ - ~ ~ ~
Americans believe, by •,vide margins,
that local governments give them the CMl Announe~s ®iseountTrswel Program
riiost for their tax dollars and spend
their lax dollars most wisely. In the CML and Corporate Travel Services (CTS) are pleased to
1993 national poll, 38 percent of announce the creation of the CML Discount Travel Program. The
Americans picked local government as program offers discounts on air travel services to all League
giving them the most for their money, members, associate members and their families at NO COST! The
compared to 23 percent holding this program is available for both business and leisure travel. There is
view of the federal government, and no need to sign up for the program, the benefits are already
20 percent for state government. available to you, by calling the number below.
Local government was picked by 43
percent of Americans as spending their Speeiol Travel Benefits Ineiud®:
tax dollars most wisely, compared to 19 ~ Special airfare discounts for selected conferences
percent citing state govemment, and 11 Guaranteed lowest airfare for all travel, or CTS will refund the difference
percent the federal government. ~ Exceptional quality control department guarantees accuracy on all
This year, Americans gave the most reservations for airline tickets, hotel reservations and car rentals
positive response to local governments ~ Waiver of Saturday night stay and advance purchase requirements
and the most negative to the federal gov- whenever possible
ernmcnt ever recorded in 20 annual ~ Pre & post convention vacation packages available
ACIR polls. In fact, as recently as 1989_, ~ Advanced seat assignments and boarding passes
33 percent of Americans believed they FREE membership in CTS Vacation Travel Club .
got the most for their money from the ~ Toll free, 24-hour 800 number for reservations
federal govemment, while only 29 per-
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Hess of the willingness and ability of lo- whenever you call. If your municipality -
cal governments to set priorities, balance would like additional information on this
budgets, and yet deliver services. Hope- program contact Steve Smithers at the ~ ,
fully, members of Congress will take League office (303) 831-6411. •
note of these results and will consider re-
straining their desire to continue micro-
managing local governments."
Detailed results and analysis of the
poll will be published in late september _ Which level of government do you think spends
in Changing Public Attitudes on Govern-
rnents and Taxes: 1993 (U.S. Advisory your tax dollar most wisely?
' Commission on Intergovemmental Rela- - Total Home- Central
[ions, 800 K St. NW, Suite 450, SOUth Sample owners Renters White Black Non-Metro Suburb City
Bldg., Washington, DC 20575, Report S- Federal 10.6% 8.6% 15.0% 9.2% 22.1% 8.1~ 10.4% 13.8go
22). $15 per copy. a State 19.2 19.6 19.9 18.6 19.8 19.6 18.6 19.5
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~vc,7
o From Red Tape to Results: Great- published by the Ohio Municipal League esshasnotbeenfullyorconsistentlyim-
ing aGovernment that Works Better and and the National League of Cities. plemented,andithasfailedtoproduce
Costs Less, marks the completion of a "The fiscal future of cities hinges on the intended changes.
comprehensive, six-month study of the how much revenue-raising authority -Between 1981 and 1990, the Con-
federal government. The National Per- they're given, how creative they become gress enacted 27 statutes that imposed
formance Review, created by President in financing services, how adept they aze new regulations on states and localities
Clinton and led by Vice President Al at better targeting users of facilities and or significantly expanded existing pro-
Gore, outlines the administration's plan charging them for their use, and how grams. Some regulations were costly
to cut federal spending, red tape and bu- competitive they are in expanding their (e.g., Safe Drinking Water Act Amend-
reaucracy, and change the way govern- tax bases," writes book author John K. menu of 1986 and Asbestos Hazard
mcnt works. Mikesell, professor of economics at Indi- Emergency Response Act of 1986).
The report includes chapters on Cut- ana University's School of Public and En- Other recent mandates have been noted
[ing Red Tape, Putting Customers First, vironmental Affairs. The situation facing more for their intrusiveness than for
Empowering Employees to Get Results, cities-difficult and often unfair-needs their expense (e.g., requiring states to
and Cutting Back to Basics. to be viewed beyond its local context, allow longer and heavier trucks on
The report of the National Perform- however, because the whole nation suf- their highways and to raise the mini-
ance Review (S/N 040-000-00592-7) is fens if cities cannot maintain a sound fi- mum drinking age).
available for $14 from the Superinten- nancial footing. The Congress also attached new condi-
dcnt of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Mikesell describes a number of alter- lions to grant programs, pazticulazly
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Ph ne: ( ~ natives to traditional local revenue Medicaid, Aid to Families with Depend-
783-3238. - 2~,, ources, as well as alternatives to the [ra- ent Children, and local costs for federal
o To help local govemment off al ~ ~bn`al geo-political boundaries that ere- water projects.
understand the basic principles and prat- ate a patchwork of revenue systems in a Basically, new regulations since 1983
[ices of zoning, the National League of large metropolitan area. He also exam- have imposed estimated cumulative costs
Cities has published a useful, "how to" fines developments in the municipal bond of between $8.9 and $12.7 billion on
guidebook, A Practical Introduction to market and the impact of changing fed- states and localities, depending on the
Laiing. eral tax laws on municipal credit. definition of mandates.
The guide provides astep-by-step in- The book is available from the Publi- The Commission recommends that:
troduction to the modern zoning ordi- cations Center of the National League (1) The federal government institute a
nance; practical guidance on how zon- of Cities, P.O. Box 491, Annapolis moratorium on the imposition of man-
ing functions should be administered; Junction, MD 20701. Phone: (301) 725- dates for at least two years and conduct a
clear working definitions and descrip- 4299. Price: $20 NLC members, $30 .review of mandating to restore balance,
[ions of common zoning terms and prac- nonmembers, plus $4 for postage and partnership, and state and local self-gov-
tices; suggestions on how to tackle handling. ~~-r ernment in the federal system;
problems associated with difficult zon- o According to a new report publish- (2) The Supreme Court reexamine the
ing situations; and tips on ways to in- ed by the Advisory Commission on Inter- constitutionality of mandating as a princi-
volve the public in a positive manner governmental Relations, the regulatory ple; and
on zoning issues. reform initiatives of the 1980s failed to (3) Those responsible for administer-
The guidebook was written by Carl reduce existing requirements or restrict ing and utilizing the congressional fiscal
J. Stephani, town manager of Cave new intergovernmental regulations sig- notes process, the Paperwork Reduction
Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and
Creek, Arizona. Stephani has 20 yeazs nificantly. the Federalism Executive Order redouble
experience as a planning professional, The basic findings of Federal Regula- their efforts to take fullest advantage of
city councilmember, and city manager lion of State and Local Governments: these mechanisms, and that state and lo-
in five states. The Mixed Record of the 1980s include:
The 86-page guide is available from -Administrative rules and regula- cal governments identify and press for
the Publications Center of the National [ions with an impact on state and local consideration of significant state-local ef-
League of Cities, P.O. Box 491, Annapo- governments continued to increase dttr- feels in pending legislation and regula-
lisJunction, MD 20701. Phone: (301) ing the 1980s. Some of the most marked [ions.
72~-4299. Price: $20 NLC members, $30 increases came in the Clean Air Act, Fair Federal Regulation of State and Local
nonmembers, plus $4 for postage and Labor Standards Act, and Occupational Governments: The Mixed Record of the
1980s, Report A-126, is available for $15
handling. s-~ Safety and Health Act. There seemed to from ACIR, Techworld South Lobby,
o America's cities must prepare for be clear reductions in regulation in only Suite 450, 800 K St. NW, Washin [on
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more independence-meaning self-reli- -Weaknesses in the design and im- DC 20575. Phone: (202) 653-5640. 0
ance-in the way that money is found to
support the array of services, capital out- Plementation of Executive Order
lays, maintenance costs, and other local 12612 on Federalism have prevented
government functions, says the author of the federalism assessment process
a new book, City Finances, City Future, from achieving its potential. The proc-
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• - • Grants totaling 52,3 million awarded
for emergency medical services
Fursale and wanted to buy items may be placed In this column
at nu charge to member municipalities. Nonmember rates are '
sz per line. 'f he deadline for classillcd ads is the Friday ~ dollar surcharge Coloradans pay grams from deteriorating further, we need
preceding the publlratlon date. Newsletters are published
every ollecr Friday. llelp wanted ads may be placed In the on motor vehicle registration to focus on developing a network includ-
' League's Colorado Job Finder at no charge to member mu- translates into emergency medical serv- ing local EMS services statewide."
nicipalitics. Subscriptions to the Job Finder are available for
SZU I'or six months; S78 far one year, plus tax. To place a Job ices across the state getting a total of Agencies receive money for improve-
Finderad, orrormorelnforrnauon,contactDarbaraMaJorat $2 3 million in grants over the next sev-
' the League olricc.'ro place a For Sale cir Wanted ad, call Jancl menu according to how well they dem-
Itch al the League olrice eral months to upgrade medical equip- onstrate their need, the equality of serv-
ment, vehicles, communications, and ices in comparable areas, and whether
~'VAN'17~.I): Maintenance a ui ment for town with training.
y p EMS systems are underdeveloped or
' no cyuipment; dump truck with 1-ton dual and blade
with year range of 1980-1987; backhoe; and a street The Colorado Department of equipment is aged. Staff in the EMS Di-
sweeper. Write or call Leslie Trachsler, Town Clerk Health's Emergency Medical Services vision show many applicants how to
for Naturita, I'.O. Box 505, Naturita, co 81a22, or (EMS) Division is awarding funds to write a grant and what types of informa-
call (303) 865-2286 with detailed information.. O
' 122 agencies. "The program is signifi- tion are necessary.
' candy improving the quality and timeli- When the program began, Colorado
Highway aeei dent ness of EMS in Colorado's rural and ranked 38th in the nation for EMS fund-
,1,~~ tourist areas," says Larry McNatt, Emer- ing. Now the state ranks 17th. For more
report aVallable R gency Medical Services director. "Now information, contact McNatt at (303)
CDOT has published a tabulation of that grants are keeping local EMS pro- 692-2985. ~
reported traffic accidents by municipality . .
for 1992. The information shown is the Employee opinion surveys
municipality by name, number of acci-
dents-fatal, injury and property dam- The Mountain States Employers Coun- The MSEC can plan and implement
age-number of persons killed and in- cil has developed an Employee Opinion an employee opinion survey for your mu-
jured for all road systems within the in- .Survey instrument. An opinion survey nicipality. There is a fee for the service,
corporatecl areas, and the number and per- can measure employee perceptions, iden- but membership in the organization is not
centage breakdown of accidents that oc- tify causes of dissatisfaction, evaluate required. For more information, contact
curved on the municipal streets and state training needs, examine concerns of spe- the MSEC Employee Relations Depart-
highways. Acopy of the report may be cific demographic groups, and promote ment at (303) 839-5177. ?
obtained from the League. ? better organizational communication.
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WORK SESSION FOLLODU-UP October 1, 1993 Page 1 of 1
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
1991
11/19 NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINES TOM M./JIM C.: What can be done to make these uniform Problem will be resolved by 1/1194.
and locations less prolific?
1992
11110 COUNTY REGIONAL MEETINGS Next meeting date to be announced.
1993
03116 AMENDMENT 1 COMMUNICATION STEVE B.lSUZANNE/HOLLY; Develop timeline and plan to Council has received election calendar from Holly. Staff is scheduling
STRATEGIC PLAN reach all "organized" groups within the TOV as well as public meetings with local groups and is currently compiling a list of
general publicldevelop education tools for group potential "involved" citizens. Suzanne will meet with Caroline Tremblay
representatives/address issues through elections prolcon on 1011193 to discuss coordination of VVP&CC scheduled meetings,
piece.
04/27 NOTICE TO TOM M.: Notify both county offices of the Town's interest in
TREASURER'S/ASSESSOR'S receiving all notifications of land tax sales in the county.
OFFICES
08110 LETTER TO WARREN GARBE LARRY G.IRUSS: Draft letter reiterating any land trades
and/or water rights exchanges must continue to be "owned"
by a Vail entity.
09/14 BLUE PARKING PASS COUNCIL: This discussion will coincide with Public Works Letters to previous requestors will be sent outlining new procedure. All
CONTRIBUTION POLICY budget presentation on Thursday, 9/30193. requests will be submitted along with annual Contribution Requests. As
_ an "enterprise zone," Mike Rose will also enter into the final decision.
09114 HOMESTEAD ACT TOM M.: Research how other resort communities are
handling this issue... begin with Aspen?
VAIL TONVN COUNCIL
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TOES®~,~, OCTOBER ~ 993
x:30 P.IiA. IN 4O!>1 COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AGEN®A
1. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
2. Consent Agenda:
Approval of the Minutes of the September 7, 1993, and September 21, 1993, Vail Town
Council Evening Meetings.
3. Ordinance No. 22, Series of 1993, second reading, an ordinance submitting to the
registered electors of the Town of Vail at the Regular Municipal Election to be held on
Tuesday, the 16th of November, 1993, the question of whether the Town of Vail sales
taxes should increase $2,100,000.00 annually by the imposition of a new sales tax of 0.9%
on restaurants and bars and a new sales tax of 1.8% on lodging beginning on January 1,
1994, and each subsequent year; the annual revenues shall be designated exclusively for
the construction, marketing and operation of a performance and conference center;
authorizing the Town of Vail to increase debt up to $12,600,000.00 by issuance of
negotiable interest bearing bonds for the purpose of providing the construction, marketing
and operation of a performance and conference center; providing for the cessation of such
portion of the tax increase that is no longer necessary to service the revenue bonds;
setting forth the ballot title; providing for notice of the election; providing for conduct of the
election; providing further details in relation to the foregoing.
4. Ordinance No. 24, Series of 1993, first reading, an ordinance repealing and reenacting
Section 3.40.170 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail deleting the definition of
"charitable."
5. Public Hearing Re: Parking Structure Rates.
6. Adjournment.
f~OTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOlIy:
THE N[E1~ MAIL T01lUN COUNCIL REGULAR VAIORK SESSION
@#i91LL BE ON TOES®AV, 10/1.2/93, BEGINNING AT 11:00 A.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
40~E POLL0~91NG VAIL ~'01AlN COUNCIL REGULAR 1NORK SESSION
WILL BE ON 'DUES®A~f, 10/19/93, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
'>~HE NE~tT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
~AlIL>L [9E ON TUES®A~l, 90/19/93, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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