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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-08 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session NAIL TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1994 1:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA 1. TOV 15 Year Employee Recognition: * Buck Allen. 2. Discussion Re: The Apollo Park Lodge (C and D Buildings). Tract D, Vai{ Village 5th Filing/442 South Frontage Road. Applicant: Apollo Park Lodge, represented by John Perkins and John Dunn. 3. Discussion Re: A request by the management agency for the Concert Hall Plaza Building for permission to proceed through the planning process, to submit an application request for a variance, which would allow. an off-site building directory sign. The property is located at 61b West Lionshead Circle/Nail Lionshead 4th Filing. Applicant: Mark Matthews, Slifer Management Company. 4. Update Re: Status of the Ore House Awning Agreement. 5. DRB Report. 6. Discussion Re: Long Range and Special Project Priorities for Community Development. 7. information Update. * Covered Bridge. . 8. Council Reports. 9. Other. . 10. Adjournment. NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: • • • • • • • THE NEXT NAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/15/94, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT NAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/15/94, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOWING NAIL TOWN COUNCtL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/22/94, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. • • • • • • • C:WGENDA.WS NAIL TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1994 1:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS EXPANDED AGENDA 1:00 P.M. i. TOV 15 Year Employee Recognition: Mayor Ostertoss * Buck Allen 1:10 P.M. 2. Discussion re: The Apollo Park Lodge (C and D Buildings). Tract Mike Mollica D, Vail Village 5th Filing/442 South Frontage Road. Applicant: John Perkins Apollo Park Lodge, represented by John Perkins and John Dunn. John Dunn Action Reauested of Council: Continue discussions with the applicant regarding TOV's position on the improvements constructed upon TOV owned stream tract (more specifically Tract A}. Provide the applicant with direction as to whether or not TOV would entertain entering into an easement agreement with them, to allow certain improvements to remain on TOV owned property. Backaround Rationale: Please see the memorandum from the Community Development Department to Council dated March 8, 1994, included in your packet. 1:55 P.M. 3. Discussion re: A request by the management agency for the Mike Mollica Concert Hall Plaza Building for permission to proceed through the Mark Matthews planning process, to submit an application request for a variance, which would allow an off-site building directory sign. The property is located at 616 West Lionshead Circle/Nail Lionshead 4th Filing. Applicant: Mario Matthews, Slifer Management Company. Action Reauested of Council: Approve/deny the applicant's request to proceed through the planning process. Backaround Rationale: Because the Concert Hall Plaza Building is not located directly on Lionshead Mall, the property management company believes that, in order to improve the exposure of the businesses in this building, a new directory sign should be located at the bottom of the steps at the mall level. This property is owned by TON. Should Council approve the applicant's request to proceed through the planning process, a sign variance application will then be heard by both the DRB and Council. 2:10 P.M. 4. Update re: Status of the Ore House Awning Agreement. Randy Stouder Backaround Rationale: Council asked for an update on how long they had to request changes to or removal of the awning. Staff Recommendation: Schedule this item for review by Council at a Work Session in order to determine if the awning should be modified, removed, or allowed to remain. 2:25 P.M. 5. DRB Report. Jim Curnutte 1 r I 2:40 P.M. 6. Discussion re: Long Range and Special Project Priorities for Kristan Pritz Community Development. Action Requested of Council: Review and confirm priorities. Background Rationale: Staff has prepared a memo outlining priorities for 1994. 4:40 P.M. 7. Information Update. Greg Hall * Covered Bridge. 8. Council Reports. 9. Other. 5:15 P.M. 10. Adjournment. NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: • • • i • • • THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/15/94, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/15/94, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/22/94, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. • • • • • • • C:~AGENDA.WSE ' 2 r y MEMORANDUM TO: Town Council FROM: Community Development DATE: March 8, 1994 SUBJECT: Apollo Park Lodge (C and DBuildings)/Tract D, Vail Village 5th Filing/442 South Frontage Road. Applicant: Apollo Park Lodge, represented by John Perkins and John Dunn I. .DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST The Apollo Park Lodge representatives are requesting- that the Town Council enter into an easement agreement with the Lodge, in order to allow certain improvements currently constructed upon Town of Vail owned stream tract (more specifically Tract A), to remain in place. The Town-owned stream tract is zoned Agricultural and Open Space. II. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Upon detailed review of the permanent planning files located in the Department of Community Development, the staff has prepared the following chronology: •On February 10, 1972, a setback variance was approved for the Apollo Park Lodge. This setback variance allowed the Apollo Park Lodge to construct Building C up to the south property line. The variance was approved with two conditions: 1) that the rear (south) property line be staked by a registered surveyor. 2) that no portion of the building overhang onto the adjacent property. •On June 8, 1972, the Town of Vail Board of Zoning, Appeals and Examiners held a preliminary hearing at the request of Apollo Park Lodge in order to "convert existing basement space to laundry rooms and recreation rooms". No action was taken at this preliminary hearing. •On July 13, 1972, the Town of Vail Board of Zoning, Appeals and Examiners denied Apollo Park's request to convert the basement spaces as stated above. However, the Board did state that they would allow "one recreation room in each basement and two restrooms and one kitchenette". •On March 1, 1974, the Town of Vail Planning Commission denied Apollo Park's . request to "convert several recreation rooms to office space". 1 i •During November of 1983, the Town of Vail Planning and Environmental Commission approved a setback variance for a lobby addition to the Apollo Park Lodge. This addition was to consist of approximately 550 square feet of floor area, and was approved to be located immediately at the west end of Building C. The staff's 1983 memo to the Planning Commission indicated that the area to be converted to a lobby addition was currently used as an open deck. Additionally, the staff also indicated that "the setback variances would range from three to ten feet from the south property line". •On September 17, 1993, the Town of Vail Building Department issued a Red Tag (stop work order) when they became aware of the construction of a storage shed on the south side of Building C. •On November 1, 1993, the Town of Vail Building Department issued a second Red Tag to the Apollo Park Lodge, due to the construction of a roof over an existing outdoor deck and stairs, also located along the south side of the property adjacent to Building C. •On January 11, 1994, the Vail Town Couricil conducted a site visit to review the improvements constructed without a building permit, on the south side of Building C. It was during this site visit that the Town became aware of the conversion of a portion of the existing basement space into three employee dwelling units. It was also noted that the Apollo Park Lodge laundry facility had been expanded over the years and also encroaches upon Town of Vail owned stream tract. The staff could find no records, or any indication of any Town of Vail approval, for the conversion of the basement space into employee housing units, for the expansion of the laundry facility, for the construction of the wood deck, for the construction of the storage shed, or for the construction of the overhang. III. DISCUSSION The planning staff has researched this issue and has concluded that the improvements that were constructed.without building permits were constructed upon Town of Vail owned stream tract (more specifically Tract A). An updated improvement survey (Inter-Mountain Engineering, I.L.C. -February 18, 1994) has been provided to the Town (see attached), and the following improvements encroach onto Town property: . Improvement Encroachment •Overhang: 2.0 - 6.5' •Lower wood deck: 4.5 - 16.5' •Upper wood deck: 4.5' •Storage shed: 16.5' •Laundry room: 7.0' •Retaining walls: 4.0 - 16.5' •Dwelling unit: 2.5' . 2 ;j The applicant has proposed to relocate the storage shed to another location on the property (that would be within the setbacks) and has also agreed to modify the shed so that it.would meet the DRB requirements for materials. DRB approval is necessary for all the exterior improvements. The applicant would like to enter into an easement agreement with the Town of Vail in order to maintain the expanded laundry facility, expanded dwelling unit, wood decks and roof structure over the exterior stairs on the south side of Building C. The applicant has proposed to restrict (not permanently) the four existing dwelling units in the basement level of Building D, as "employee dwelling units". The, applicant has not indicated the length of time the employee units would be restricted for. The applicant would prefer to maintain the three basement dwelling units in Building C as short-term rental units. IV. ISSUES 1. There are currently four employee dwelling units located in the basement of Building D and three employee dwelling units located in the basement of Building C. Will the Town Council require that these seven existing employee dwelling units be permanently deed restricted? 2. Is the Town Council agreeable to entering into an easement agreement to allow for the existing improvements to remain upon Town of Vail owned stream tract? 3. If an easement agreement is acceptable to Council, should the area of the expanded laundry facility and expanded dwelling unit be included in this easement agreement? 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Ord- inance 1~To. 9 1992 Series Sec. 18, 57.020. I object to this approach for these reasons : The Town, and I must also ad, the Water District Board of which I am a member, have historically held ont no incentives for units to sta.v a.s long term hotzsinsz. But instead., have "ca.ught°' owrer.s of illev~a,l conver- sions thr.otzgh oiat the valley anti either made the owners remove the units, pay unpaid tap fees and, ~.aser fees, or made the legal con- version of these units a very expensive anti impossible economic solution. Even the baailding and maintaining of new units lacks any incentivesfor. the owners. Consider. the opposite appr. oath. In much of the country towns wive oiat lucrative packages for. new industry to locate in their community. This appr. oath mast be adopted by the Town of Vail to not only attract new employee housing bast to keep the already sianificar.t amount of housing from being lost to conversion. The Town and the Housing Authority m»st act as a facilitator of con- versions of existing ho~~sing to dedicated employee »nits. This can- not be done ir. an arena in which the attitude is venQence or hostil- ity as I am witnessing from your Board. Yonr. attlt»de must change to an attit»de of "what can Dian ?3oard do to help owners keep these units as employee housing -what do you need from us". There are a multitude of incentives vola can offer. people to p~.zt their units in the employee housing pool. A brainstorming committee could presentyoia with such a list several pages lona~. J~zst to name a few of my favorites : 1. A ski pass , 2. Tap fee rebates, water a.nd sewer. fee waivers, 3. Real estate tax waivers (If these units are ender the control of the Housing Authority) 2 / However, I would not stop here. In order to evenly share this burden thr. oughout the town you M11ST make ever. gone playa p~.rt. Only in this way can .you. fis~ht the argument '"not in my hack yard". To do this I would pr. opose the f ollowinar 1. A tax lier_ placed on every pr. operty in town fora portion of its square footage valzae (say 10~) to be placed in pool for the building of employee units. The valzze of the tax lien would be the czarr. ent building price per. square foot times 10~ of the property sgzzar. e footage. 2. In lieu of the tax lien, an owner could also choose to convert 10~ of his property square footage to dedicated employee units. If his zanit (s) were more than 10~ of his req~zired squar. e footage, the Town pool wo~zld "b~zy" the additional sgtaare footage. If the unit (s ) wen. e smaller than 10~ of the required pr. operty sgtaare footage, the tax lien. on the property wo~zld cover. the balance to 10~ of the re- quir. ed sgizar. e foota.~e value. If an owner sold his house, the new owner. could either choose to keep the dedicated unit and receive the incentives, or. pay the 10~ tax Lien to the Town. Or if an owner's needs changed and he needed the space back, he could pay the tax lien and rebate the incentives that he was a~iven. In order to ¢ive incentives for owners to keep units as lone term ho~zsinq or to convert to lon¢ term, the above su~r~ested list of incentives world. he plat in place to enco~zra~e owners to convert in- stead of usin.e the lien provision. The incentives to convert world be funded from the ta.x lien. pool, a.nd hopef~zlly, this pool would generate eno~zRh funds for the Hoi~sinrx Authority to build small clusters of new ~znits throizRhoi~t the community. By keeping these unit clusters small they would not impact an area too heavily. 1lsing the above proposal the seven proposed Apollo Park units would be 14.28 of Apollo Park's available units, and about 10~ of its total sgtaare footasze. Likewise, I would consider convertinrr the two lon~z term units in my home to the dedicated lona~ term pool. And also it co~zld be arr~tzed for. me to dedicate the balance of the eight long term units I am be~inninse to bzzild this summer in Ir_ter- mountain. This proposal takes the burden off the shoulders of the Town government and spreads it equally to all who benefit from oizr valley and its rapidly escalating real estate values. It also will keep otzr work force within o~zr town to give it identity and diversity and within easy commutin~z distance to the work place. This should greatly decrease the f»t~zre needs for mass transit and I-70 cons~estion and pollztion. The magnitude of the incr. eased rtzmber of units (possibly as many as 1000) should help to keep the price of the units within an affordable range. Please find this as constrtzetive ar.d I hope helpful in allev- iatin~ what need not be a difficult solution to the situation we find ourselves in at Apollo Park. Sincerely, Chuck Ocrilbv Slifer Management. Company Property Management & Leasing February 24,1994 Mike Mollica - .Town of vail RECD FEB 2 4199 Community Development 75 S. Frontage Road Vail, CO. 81657 Dear Mike: As we have discussed previously, I would like to be able to put a directory sign for the Concert Hall Plaza Building at the bottom of the stairs next to Charlies~ T-Shirts in the Montaneros Building. Since this property is owned by the Town of Vail I would like to be put on the agenda for the next Town Council meeting to ask their permission to begin the sign application process. This request would be based on getting a variance to allow the directory to be placed outside the property of Concert Hall Plaza and being able to lease the land from the Town of Vail to place the sign. I look forward to hearing back from you soon regarding this matter. Sin ely, Mark Mathews Managing Agent for Vail Investment Co. 143 East Meadow Drive, Suite 360, Vail, Colorado 81657 Telephone: (303) 476-1063 Telefax: (303) 476-2523 MEMORANDUM TO: Town Council FROM: Community Development Department DATE: March 8, 1994 SUBJECT: Ore House awning agreement 'w<> Staff has reviewed the Ore House awning agreement executed between the owners of the Ore House and the Town of Vail. The agreement states that: "The Town Council shall have one year after the final Building Department inspection of the awning to demand modification of the awning design or the removal of the awning." The awning was installed by the Ore House in May of 1993. The final inspection was completed on January 18, 1994. Thus, the Town has until January 18, 1995 to review and require the modification or removal of the awning. To ensure that this issue is not forgotten, and since the awning has been up for approximately 9 months, staff recommends that the Council review the awning as soon as possible. Any request for modifications to the awning design, or a request for removal of the awning, must be in writing. The Ore House would then have 30 days, from the date they received the written notice, to comply with the Council's request. After 30 days, the Town can enter the property and remove the awning at the owner's expense. 1 _ 11 I1 ' 1~1' i~~ i s fir;. 7y" _ 11111iiilllil111111i1i1lliill' ji'jf i~ i ~~''YY}'~=af ~~1~?i~~ ii ~ ~ ~ i ll;fii!! 1i!~I~II~ :f ~~4 to ~ ~ ~ - . , . 1lbP ; , , , t , 4,, ,7i ~ ~ } ~ ~ . , _ • iii _ r ~ ~ `~~.~;,,....+L'+w~IF r. ~ ~~~^Cy4~EF~=~ e^ _ ~xh~~~~~ I COLORADO STEEL LNG " ~ ` .~s s... min. ' ' ~ ' I ~ `L-r. w' 1'J x.Poi Y. r~nc. ~ ~ ~ . r . i sK • ~ SHFCty - - - PY Fob YuuR F~[-E S, • ~d TOWN OF PAIL 7S South Frontage Road O,~fice of Town Attorney Yail; Colorado 81657 303-479-2107/FAX 303-479-21 S7 iREC'D APR ~ 41993' V` April 5, 1993 ~ V- Mr. Larry Anderson The Ore House 232 Bridge Street 1 Vail, CO 8167 \ RE: TOWN OF VAIIJSBD-NAIL, INC. AWNING AGREEMENT Dear, Larry: Enclosed is a fully executed original copy of tihe above referenced agreement for your files. If you have y questions, please do not hesitate to call. Yours truly, R Larry A. Eskwith ~ . Town Attorney LAE/dd . • a. ~ TOWN OF VAfUSBD-VAiL.iNC. • AWNING AGREEMENT ' • THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on June 16, 1992 by and between the Town of Val, ~ . a Colorado municipal corporation ("the Town', and SBD-Vail, Inc., dba The Ore House, a Colorado corporation ("The Ore House".) REC1TAlS ' 1. On June 3, 1992, a hearing was held before the Town of Vaii Design Review Board to determine whether or not to approve The Ore House's applcation to instal! a permanent awning approximately twelve (12) feet in depth with combined length of (illy-five (55) feel, along the west side of the Clodc Tower building adjacent to Bridge Street. • 2. Subsequent to the hearing, the Design Review Board voted to approve The Ore House's • application for the installation of the awning. 3. The decision of the Design Review Board was appealed to the Town Council pursuant to the Municipal Code of the Town of Vaii and a hearing on the appeal was heard by the Town Council on June 16, 1992. 4. Subsequent to the presentation of the facts relating to the appeal before the Town Council, the Town Council suggested, and the applicant agreed, that the Design Review Board's approval of the awning should be modified tram a permanent to a temporary approval, lasting not more than one (1) year from the date of the installation of the awning. 5. The Town Council requested that the applicant and the Town enter into a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions relating to the temporary Design Review Board approval of The Ore House awning. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. In accordance with the decision of Town Council at the June 16, 1992, hearing appealing the Design Review Board approval of The Ore House awning al the regular meeting, The Ore House is t hereby given a temporary approval to install the awning as more particularly set forth in the design and plan attached to this agreement as Exhibit "A". Subsequent to the installal'+on of the awning, The Town Council shall have one (1) year after the final Building Department inspection of the awning to demand modif'~cation of the awning design or the removal of the awning. 2. Should the Town Council demand either the modification or the removal of the awning, ii shall notify The Ore House in writing of either the modification required or the demand for removal, as the case may be. 3. II The Ore House fails to make the necessary modification to the awning set forth In the 1 •,.1 R • Town council notice or tail to remove the awning, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days of such -notice, the Town or its agent or representatives shall have the right to enter onto The Ore House premises and remove the awning. Any expenses incurred by the Town related to the removal of the awning shall be reimbursed to the Town by The Ore House within ihlrty (30) days of such removal. 4. This agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties and shat{ not be amended except by a subsequent written agreement signed by the parties. THE TOWN OF VAIL By: t Larry r tet, A ~ g Town Manager 5BD-VAIL, INC. 8 ~ ' Y' r arty Ande son ' . .1i . 2 ~ ~I INSPECTION REQUEST PERMIT NUMBtH OF PROJECT TOWN OF VAIL DATE JOB NAME ~Y/,Lt.~!1 ~C/i-!•,'n/~ CALLER READY FOR INSPECTION: MON 'C~ WED THUR FRI ~ AM PM ~ I LOCATION: 7~7_ f3/I/~~~%' BUILDING: PLUMBING: O FOOTINGS /STEEL O UNDERGROUND ? FOUNDATION /STEEL O ROUGH / D.W.V. O FRAMING ? ROUGH /WATER ROOF 8 SHEER O GAS PIPING ? PLYWOOD NAILING O INSULATION O POOL / H. TUB ~ O SHEETROCK NAIL ? I i O ? INAL ~ ? FINAL ' ELECTRICAL: MECHANICAL: O TEMP. POWER O HEATING O ROUGH O EXHAUST HOODS ! ? CONDUIT D SUPPLY AIR ? ? O FINAL ? FINAL ~J~~S~VED O DISAPPROVED D REINSPECTION REQUIRED a CORRECTIONS: :i ~i.: s~ . ~i.. ~a i, i. i. j: DATE ~ ~ ~ INSPECTOR DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AGENDA March 2, 1994 3:OO P.M. PROJECT ORIENTATION 11:30 am - 1:00 pm . Discussion with Tom Moorhead. SITE VISITS ~ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 1. Scott/Schmidt - 1150 Casolar Del Norte. 2. Atwell - 1390 Buffehr Creek Drive. 3. Brown - 1245 Westhaven Circle. 4. Covered Bridge -Bridge Street. 5. Laughing Monkey - 223 East Gore Creek Drive. 6. Primack - 2945 Booth Creek Drive. 7. Musyl - 4465 Glen Falls Lane. 8. Bellville -4440 Glen Falls Lane. Drivers: Randy and Andy 1. Covered Bridge -Conceptual- Review -Restoration of structural MM/GH components and enhancement.. Bridge Street. Applicant: Town of Vail MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: Conceptual Review - No vote taken. 2. Chapel `Bridge -Replacement of bridge. KP/GH Vail Road Bridge over Gore Creek adjacent to the Interfaith Chapel and Sonnenalp. Applicant: Town of Vail MOTION: B. Borne SECOND: B. Anderson VOTE: 5-0 Approved. 1) Strong advice to provide path to creek. 2) Provide crosswalk on south end of bridge. 3) Resolve landscaping with Sonnenalp. 4) Landscaping/Revegetation. 3. Scott/Schmidt - 250 request. AK 1150 Casolar Del Norte/Lot 10, Casolar Vail, a resubdivision of Lots A8 and A9, Lionsridge 1st Filing. Applicant: Russell Scott/The Collaborative Group MOTION: B. Borne SECOND: S. Brainerd VOTE: 5-0 Approved. with conditions. 4. Bellville -Change to approved plans. AK 4440 Glen Falls Lane/Lot 14, Forest Glen Subdivision. Applicant: R.A. Froberg MOTION: S. Brainerd SECOND:. H. Woldrich VOTE: 5-0 Approved with conditions. 5. Laughing Monkey -Commercial expansion. AK ~ . . 223 East Gore Creek Drive/a part of Tract A, Block 5-B, Vail Village 1st Filing. Applicant: Jose Guzman MOTION: B. Anderson SECOND: S. Brainerd VOTE: 5-0 Approved. 6. Brown -New Residence. AK 1245 Westhaven Circle/Lot 36, Glen Lyon Subdivision. Applicant: Daryl Brown MOTION: B. Anderson SECOND: H. Woldrich VOTE: 3-0-2 Approved with conditions - S. Brainerd and B. Borne abstained. 7. Atwell -Conceptual review of new single family. JC 1390 Buffehr Creek Road/Parcel F, Filing 2, Briar Patch. Applicant: Webster Atwell ' MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: Conceptual review - no vote taken. . 2 8. Musyl -Conceptual Review -New single family residence. ~ JC 4465 Glen Falls Lane/Lot 6, Forest Glen Subdivision. Applicant: Marc Musyl MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: Conceptual review - no vote taken. 9. Covered Bridge Building -Conceptual Review -Demo/rebuild of entire MM structure. 227 Bridge Street/Lots C and D, and a part of Lot B, Block 5-B, Vail Village 1st Filing. Applicant: Hillis of Snowmass, Inc. and East West Partners MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:_ Conceptual review - no vote taken. 10. Lodges at Timbercreek -Two new log duplexes. RS 2893 Kinnickinnick Road/unplatted. Applicant: T. Charles Ogilby and Stanleigh H. Cole MOTION: B. Borne SECOND: B. Anderson VOTE: 5-0 Approved with conditions. 11~. Primack -Residential addition. RS . 2945 Booth Creek Drive/Lot 3, Block 2, Vail Village 11th Filing. Applicant: Bonnie Primack MOTION: B. Borne SECOND: S. Brainerd VOTE: 5-0 Consent approved. 12. Gregg -Conceptual Review -New single family residence. ~ RS 1966 West Gore Creek Drive/Lot 44, Vail Village West 1st Filing. Applicant: James Gregg MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: Tabled until March 16, 1994. 3 ~ . 13. Kempf -New duplex and two 250 requests. RS 1358 Vail Valley Drive/Lot 21, Block 3, Vail Valley 1st Filing. Applicant: Chris Kempf MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: Tabled until March 16, 1994. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Mike Arnett Bob Borne - Sally Brainerd Hans Woldrich Bill Anderson (PEC) STAFF APPROVALS . Stephens Park -Memorial plaque. ' Unplatted parcel. Applicant: Dawn Melendez Gondola Building -Addition of small elevator to the west end of the building. 600 Lionshead Mall/Lot 4, Block 2, Vail Lionshead 1st Filing. Applicant: Vail Associates, represented by Tim Kehoe Lodge at Lionshead -Addition of four fences to replace previous fences. 380 East Lionshead Circle/Lot 6, Block 1, Vail Lionshead 2nd Filing. Applicant: Lodge at Lionshead Condominium Association Vail 21 Building -Add two windows. 531 East Lionshead Center/Lot 3, Block 1, Lionshead 1st Filing.. Applicant: Robert Lazier Arnold -Window modifications. 3954 Bighorn Road/Lot 6, Block 1, Gore Creek Park Subdivision. Applicant: Andrew Arnold ~ ' Manor.Vail -Remove dying 25 foot spruce tree and replace with 12 foot spruce tree. 595 Vail Valley Drive/Lot A, Block 1, Vail Village 7th Filing. Applicant: Manor Vail Condominium Association . 4 ~ , t MEMORANDUM ~TO: Vaii Town Council FROM: Community Development Department DATE: March 8, 1994 SUBJECT: Discussion of priorities for the Community Development Department i...,...,,,.. ?'+\C $!\:ij~ •;:^.,?~:'{i:;';?:;?}.:':~::~::'.•:•i+; ^ri?'i~i; ,;i:ii' ii'i'i`Y.? j'0.i.}?•: i;•}ii$'v?' •M1~ ••..xM1wn...y1......v::JX:}i: ~ r...... ~.......v........~.......~ n. n... ~ ~:~titiv i:;: . n.n ..1 ii't~'•' wv•:: v: : w: v•.v; ....::'v'.:v.:: ''"~i:~::.~.::iti:ti:a.n....::ii::.:~n~.t•.G:ti~;?i}>iiii?itii ik~:::i~iii~~.~ ..v..v.ti..v..v,v..v.....v~....v...~.~..........x•..... n.. .,...v..•.......v...x '.fi~ti • ........i4ii::4Ji:~\i \.:i~:ii::.v. I• PURPOSE OF THE MEMO The purpose of this memo is to give the Vail Town Council the opportunity to review the priorities the Community Development Department has selected for the first half of 1994. These priorities are based on Council and community input as well as the 1994 budget goals. It is important to discuss special and long range projects in conjunction with the ongoing efforts each division is responsible for•within Community Development. Ongoing efforts include the following: • •Review of applications for the Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC), Design • Review Board (DRB), and Town Council •Building permit review •Zoning, Environmental, Building, and Sign Code enforcement •The handling of day-to-day customer questions •Restaurant inspections •Building and electrical inspections •Educational efforts for our customers who include contractors, builders, residents, architects, lawyers, etc. •Work with other governmental agencies on issues such as the Eagle Mine Clean-Up, Eagle County Master Plan, Valley transportation issues, Headwater Forum, Eagle River Assembly, Recycling •Participate in Vail Improvement Process (currently seven staff members serve on task forces) •Organization of community events -Clean Up Day, Trees for Vail, Smoke Free Weekend, etc. •Environmental review of development projects •Review of Town of Vail projects -Covered Bridge, Chapel Bridge, Ted Kindel Park, etc. • This memo will focus primarily on the special and long range project priorities. In the past, the Town Council has taken the position that there should not be any limits on the number of submittals to our boards or number of building permits that our department processes. Our department handles whatever number of applications are submitted. As a result, the priorities on long range and special projects shift, depending on the current or ongoing workload in the office. 1 . This memo is organized into four major sections. The first section discusses the Community ' Development Department mission and how we translate that into our day-to-day activities. Secondly, we will discuss the staffing levels at Community Development. Third, an explanation of current/ongoing workload activity will be presented. Lastly, the memo explains priorities for the first six months of 1994. II. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT, Our mission statement is: "The Town of Vail Department of Community Development fosters a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing environment for residents and guests by implementing community defined objectives and by providing professional assistance in the areas of planning, building and environmental health i, services." Quality of work and a high level of customer service are expectations we have of each other and we believe the community has of our department. 'In order to meet the standards of the mission statement, well trained staff, a positive work environment, and a reasonable workload are essential. We value friendliness, accuracy, timeliness, fairness, creativity and a team approach to problem solving. III. STATUS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, In order to discuss Community Development workload priorities, a brief explanation of the current staff in Community Development is necessary. At this time, we have four planners on staff. They include: Mike Mollica, Assistant Planning Director, Andy Knudtsen, Senior Planner, Jim Curnutte, .Planner II, and Randy Stouder, Planner II. Mike handles supervision within the planning division. Each planner handles PEC and DRB applications as well as some long range planning. We have found that this approach adds more diversity to the job by avoiding "pigeon holing" and helps people avoid burn-out. Planners also serve at least one and a half days per week as "planner of the day" by taking alf walk-in customers at the front desk as well as all general planning related phone calls. Randy started with the Town in November of 1993 and is still in the training phase. We are currently in the process of hiring a planner to fill Shelly Mello's position. This new person should be on board by mid-April. In the Environmental division, we have Russell Forrest as the Senior Environmental Policy Planner, and Paul Reeves as the Environmental Health Officer. Russ focuses primarily on long range environmental planning projects and also manages the environmental division. Paul handles restaurant inspections for the Town and several special projects (i.e. Clean-Up Day, Town Recycling Program). Paul started in November of 1993. The Building division includes Gary Murrain as the Chief Building Official, Chuck Feldmann, Building Inspector, Dan Stanek, Building Inspector, and Ernst Glatzle, Electrical Inspector. The Building Department has been relatively stable in respect to staff for the past three years. Gary provides overall supervision to the builders and is our resident computer expert. Each inspector reviews building permits and conducts inspections in the field. 2 { ~ , In Administration, Lorelei Donaldson assists with the Art in Public Places Board, and handles purchase orders, Leslie Hagerman assists with PEC and DRB and Trynis Tonso handles building and environmental activities as well as.statistics for Community Development. All three staff members provide service to our walk-in customers. Recently, we hired Marianne McTighe who works in our office approximately ten hours per week and helps with the front desk and phone work. Our staff is very energetic and hard working. Adequate training for new staff is essential in order to allow for positive staff morale and the opportunity for staff members to take on more complex projects and make individual decisions. We try to foster a team approach in the office and have tried to help particularly new staff members feel confident to make decisions. IV. SUMMARY OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT As stated before, in order to prioritize long range and special projects, it is essential to look at the current workload within Community Development. Below are some general statistics . which indicate that the workload has increased quite dramatically in respect to development review and inspections. This in turn has an effect on the time the staff is able to give to long range and special projects. Summarv.of DRB Activity 1988 1991 1992. 1993 Board Actions: 172 326 329 414 Staff Approvals: 83 239 281 277 Total: 255 565 610 691 Summarv of PEC Activitv 1988 1991 1992 1993 Board Actions: 90 164 159 198 Enforcement Activity Since Mid-December. 1993 to March 1994 Planning/Zoning Enforcement: 11 Sign Code Enforcement: 22 Building Code Enforcement: 14 Environmental Enforcement: 9 Total: 56 Buildino Permit Activitv and Protect Valuation 1988 1991 1992 1993 No. of Building Permits: 270 approx. ~ 540 587 664 Total Project Valuation: $14,000,000 $38,000,000 $41,836,638 $54,450,000 3 1 - J In order to give the Council an idea of the time involved per application, some estimates on the staff time required to complete a task are listed below: •Variance/Conditional Use Permit: 10 hours •Building Inspection: 30 minutes to 3 hours •Exterior Alteration in the Village •Health Inspection: 30 minutes to 2 hours or Lionshead: 16 to 80 hours •SDD: 16 to 100 hours •Enforcement Action: 5 minutes to 80 hours •Building Permit Review: 1 hour to 24 hours •Zoning Code Amendments: 40 to 150 hours. •Subdivision Review: 200 hours plus As can be seen from the statistics above, the workload in Community Development for current development review activities, enforcement, and inspections is very high. At this time, we believe that this pattern will continue. The number of projects for the first two months of 1994 is in line with the number of projects submitted in 1993. Staff has also considered alternatives to reduce the current workload. These options include: j •Transferring Sign Code enforcement to the Police Department's code enforcement - - division •Hiring a graduate student as an intern to assist with zoning -checks, research, and . other day-to-day operations •Contracting the review of DRB submittals to an outside consultant •Hiring an additional planner to assist with the current planning load We see these current activities as being our most direct contact with the community. We believe that it is essential that adequate time be allotted to handle these activities in a quality, .manner that emphasizes customer service. We ask that the Council keep this in .mind when reviewing the workload and priorities in the following section. V. LONG RANGE AND SPECIAL PROJECT PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY, DE1/ELOPMENT The following sections will discuss priorities for each division within Community Development in respect to long range and special projects. The priorities should be viewed as recommendations. We request that the Town Council review and comment if these priorities are compatible with Council goals. Please note that the priorities under each heading, for example, environmental-immediate priorities, are not necessarily listed in order of priority but are grouped into categories which are priorities. Immediate priorities would be handled over the next three to six months. The second tier priorities would be handled once the immediate priorities have been completed. Priorities have been outlined based on the following general considerations: •The effort is a priority from Council or the PEC or 1994 budget discussions •The project has already been started •The work relates to an existing board •The time to complete the project is compatible with the staffing level •Project will result in improved customer service 4 A. Building Division Priorities Immediate Priorities: 1. Implementation of Town-wide Sierra Computer Program: This work involves ' establishing a computerized building permit tracking system and land use data base which will be used by all departments within the Town of Vail. We also . anticipate that this system will be extremely helpful to our customers. Staff: Gary Murrain . 2. Community education efforts concerning the Development Review Process (DR): A construction kick-off meeting for contractors and architects is scheduled in May as well additional efforts to communicate with the public concerning the development review team process such as public service announcements in the newspapers, etc. The building division is also heading up efforts to improve the DR process. Staff: Gary Murrain B. Environmental Health Priorities Immediate Priorities: 1. Environmental Strategic Plan: In October of 1993, atwo-day community workshop was held to discuss environmental priorities for our community. . These comments will be compiled into a strategic plan which will essentially outline the environmental work program for the Town in the years to come. It will also help identify Vail as an environmental leader. Staff: Russ Forrest 2. Implementation of the Comprehensive Open Lands Plan: The first steps will be to hire a land negotiator to begin working on parcel acquisition and easements, . zoning code amendments to our open space zone districts, and the creation of an organized system for tracking all of the Town's open land. Staff: Russ Forrest 3. Air Quality: Continue the wood burning conversion incentive program and evaluate air quality data to determine change out program effectiveness. Staff: Russ Forrest and Paul Reeves 4. Water Quality Study: Complete the Town's effort to evaluate the quality of water in Vail and develop strategies to improve water quality. Staff: Russ Forrest ' S 5. .Solid Waste Management Policy: Create a waste management policy for the Town government in order to reduce waste. Staff: Paul Reeves and. Russ Forrest 6. Maurie Nottingham Environmental Excellence Award: Implement this award which recognizes outstanding environmental efforts in the community. Staff: Russ Forrest 7. Certified Food Handlers Education Program: Initiate an education program for . food handlers in the community in order to be proactive concerning food . contamination issues. This involves obtaining educational materials from the _ State Health Department and conducting workshops for food handlers. Staff:. Paul Reeves Second Tier Priorities: 8. Environmental Impact Report Zoning Code Amendment: This effort requires working with the PEC and Council to update.the current section of the Code relating to environmental impact reports. Staff: Russ Forrest 9. Tree Ordinance: This project will look at methods to ensure the protection of our trees within the Town of Vail. It involves working with the PEC and Council to create a new section of the Code addressing the protection and removal of trees. Staff: Russ Forrest 10. Hazardous Waste Policy/Program: Develop a proactive program to reduce . , hazardous waste spills. Staff: Paul Reeves C. Planning Division Priorities Immediate: 1. Vail Commons: A task force and staff will work with a consultant to develop guidelines for mixed use development on this 6.6 acre site in West Vail. These guidelines will be supported by Council and the community. This information will then be given to developers .to use in creating their proposals. Staff: Mike Mollica and Andy Knudtsen 6 - 2. ~ Land Ownership Adjustment Plan: The plan outlines policies related to the - ~ common boundary between the United States Forest Service lands and the Town of Vail. Principles relate to establishing a clear boundary. The plan is almost complete and will be presented to Council for approval shortly. Staff: Mike Mollica 3. Housing Authority Board Work: The Board proposes to work on the following issues: •A mortgage pool •The purchase of existing units •The Vail Das Schone parcels adjacent to the Town Manager's house in ' West Vail for a possible project •The Lion's Ridge site currently owned by the Upper Eagle Valley Water and Sanitation District for a possible project •The Vail Commons site - . Staff: Andy Knudtsen 4. Art in Public Places Board Work: This Board proposes to accomplish the following this year: •Follow-up on the Exuberance project by enhancing the painting behind the glass mural •Complete schematic design for Phase II of the Vail Transportation Center art project which involves designing new lighting to go adjacent to the mural •Develop a temporary exhibit program in conjunction with the Vail Gallery Association •Create a joint Vail Valley Arts Council/AIPP mural in the Vail Transportation Center which would be completed by.volunteer efforts, primarily by school children •Participate with the Vail Valley Arts Council on the "Save Outdoor Sculpture" effort •Research a percent for art program for the Town of Vail •Organize the dedication for Terre Haute at Mayor's Park this summer in July . •Coordinate maintenance of artwork -Bluebird, Children's Fountain Staff: Kristan Pritz 7 5. Employee Housing Amendment: Revise the Zoning Code so that an owner may use a percentage of common area within amulti-family project for employee housing units, as long as all other zoning issues can be handled such as, parking, etc. This is a request from the PEC based on a project which was recently approved. . Staff: Andy Knudtsen '6. Lindholm Land Exchange: Continue to provide staff support and review on this project. Staff: Kristan Pritz 7. Vail Associates redevelopment of the Gondola/Sunbird Buildings in Lionshead: Continue to provide staff support and review on this project. - Staff: Kristan Pritz 8. Village Loading and Delivery/Alternative Plans: Continue to provide review and staff support for this effort. Staff: Kristan Pritz - 9. State American Planning Association Conference: The Community Development Department is responsible•for organizing the annual State conference. This will include arranging the location, equipment, conference brochure, and conference packet, in cooperation with the State American Planning Association Executive Committee. The conference is scheduled to occur in the Fall of 1994. There is an $18,000.00 budget for this effort. Estimated attendance is two hundred persons. Staff: Kristan Pritz + planner .10. Vail Associates Category III Mountain Expansion: Provide staff assistance on this project. Staff: Randy Stouder and Russ Forrest Second Tier: Once the new planner is hired and has been on staff for approximately one month and the Vail Commons consultant has been selected, the following projects would be addressed. 8 11.' Amendment to the Subdivision Regulations: Council requested that staff look at . amending the Subdivision Regulations so that it is not possible to further • subdivide individual lots within existing subdivisions and gain additional density. Staff: Randy Stouder 12. Zoning Code Amendments for the Agricultural Open Space, Greenbelt Natural . Open Space, and Public Use zone districts: The staff has had three worksessions on this effort. The purpose of the project is to create a pure preservation district, a recreational district, and a zone district that is oriented towards public uses. This effort is a result of the Open Lands Plan. Staff: Jim Curnutte arid Russ Forrest 13. Cemetery Master Plan: The plan was approved in 1993. The Council has • asked the staff to work with the Cemetery District Board and Cemetery Task Force to determine what the next step should be now that the public vote on the project did not pass in 1993. • Staff: Andy Knudtsen Third Tier: When the above work is finished, the staff would then address the projects listed below. In order to ensure that these projects are still a priority for the Council, we ask that you vote on whether these projects should continue to remain on the planning project list. 14. Newspaper Boxes: Implement a program to require specific locations and design for all newspaper boxes. Some project work has been started. Newspaper representatives have been involved in the effort. Freedom of speech issue is a concern. • . 15. Addition of Four New View Corridors: Adopt four new views per our view corridor ordinance. A task force has been initiated as well as preliminary review of possible view corridors. 16. Nonconforming Signs: Create an amortization program for all nonconforming signs. 17. Undergrounding of Utilities Master Plan: Create a master plan to phase the undergrounding of all above ground utilities within Vail. 18. Pay-in-Lieu Parking Revisions to Applicable Areas and Parking Pay-in-Lieu Fee Increase: Review and amend the current parking pay-in-lieu areas to comply with our pedestrian areas. We are working with Public Works to see if they would be willing to bring the parking fee increase for CCI and CCII projects through the approval process in March and April. • 9 19.. -Special Development District Zoning Code Amendment: Revise SDD section of - the Code. 20. .Review of Current Parking Practices by Private Owners of Large Parking Lots 21. Hillside Residential Zone District Amendments: Amend the Hillside Residential zone. district to require larger lots. 22. Creation of Hospital Zone District: Create a new zone district related only to hospitals. 23. Amend the Urban Design Considerations Related to Commercial Window Treatments: This concern was raised by the PEC. They believe the guideline for small panes and "divided light" window elements needs to be revised. in. order to allow for retail window needs. VI. CONCLUSION Council confirmation of "immediate" priorities is requested. We would also like a vote to determine support on the second and third tier priorities to ensure these projects are supported by the Council.. We are excited about working on these projects and look forward to hearing Council's comments. 10 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vail Associates, Inc. MEDIA CONTACTS: Post Office Boa 7 Ross Palmer (303) 845-5721 ~ vail, coloraao 81658 (303) 476-5601-Vail Paul Witt (303) 845-5720 (303) 949-5750-BcavcrCreckOk Resort (303) 949-2315-FAX VAiL ASSOCIATES INITIATES PLANS FOR CATEGORY III, VAIL, Colo. February 22, 1994 Vail Associates, Inc. has formally submitted to the U. S. Forest Service its plans to move forward with the review process for the area known as "Category III," announced Chris Ryman, senior vice president of Vail Associates. The submission, which took place Tuesday, February 22, is a detailed plan for developing skiable terrain in Pete's Bowl and Super Bowl. Super Bowl has been in Vail Associates' Special Use Permit boundary since 1962; Pete's Bowl .was added in the 1986 Master Plan. The submitted plan for Category III calls for three chairlifts. Two unique European alpine style intimate food service decks and a possible restaurant are also included in the plan. "Category III represents a unique skiing experience at Vail," said Ryman. "It has intermediate and advanced terrain that includes glades and north-facing bowls. It is similar in elevation and exposure to Northeast Bowl (chair 11) and Mid-Vail (chair 4), but has less dense tree cover and a broader variety of terrain. The area will offer our guests consistently good early and late season skiing opportunities. - "Category III is also an important component of our strategy of managed growth," continued Ryman. "Being able to have this terrain open in early and late season will allow us to draw guests in traditionally slower times. These north-facing bowls also offer an insurance policy against the Back Bowls not being open over the Christmas holidays. We believe that this will have a positive economic effect on the entire Vail Valley community." "Our desire to develop Category III is a response io a number offactors," said Mike Larson, Vail Associates' director of resort planning. "First, our research has shown that our guests generally want more intermediate terrain and bowl skiing. Second, these Bowls will help to distribute skiers more evenly around Vail Mountain, reducing skier congestion during busy periods. Third, the glades and Bowls in Category III offer an experience not currently found on Vail Mountain. Finally, because of the north-facing exposure, the early and late season snow conditions are often better in Category III than they are in the Back Bowls." The Category III proposal is based on the results of four years of field layout and alternative evaluation by the Vail Associates Planning Office, a team of Forest Service and Division of Wildlife specialists, and numerous environmental consultants. Studies addressing air quality, safety/avalanche factors, water quality/wetlands, geology/soils, vegetation, wildlife, archeology, socioeconomics, and community issues have all been conducted. , . -more- g~ printed on receded paper 1989 WORLD ALPINE - , SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS ~ Registered trademarks of Vail Associates, i~,e. UAIL/BEAVER CREEK CATEGORY III 2-2-2 The U. S. Forest Service will conduct an environmental analysis under the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to making a recommendation concerning the Category III proposal. The Forest Service District Office in Minturn, Colorado has assigned afull-time employee, Loren Kroenke, to coordinate this review process. On-going discussions are being held with Eagle County and local community officials. Town of Vail Mayor Peggy Osterfoss said the town will study the Category III proposal to evaluate the impacts of additional ski terrain on the town's infrastructure. "The Town of Vail will review the proposal to see how we can best balance the continued economic success of the community with maintaining the quality of the environment and the experience for visitors and locals alike," Osterfoss said. "We have been encouraged by the progress in laying the . groundwork and working together with VA to resolve some common issues." Vail Associates has prepared an informational brochure regarding the Category III proposal. To receive a copy, please write Vail Associates Communications Department, P.O. Box 7, Vail, Colorado, 81658. A copy can also be obtained by calling (303) 845-5725 or by faxing (303) 845-5728. -3 0- V • V - ter Plan o DO BO OWL JANUARY, 1994 n 1986, Vail Associates, Inc. completed a Master the Forest Service, Vail Associates has recently completed Development Plan (MDP) for Vail Mountain, which was a number of environmental studies and prepared a detailed submitted to the U.S. Forest Service for environmental development plan. Submittal of this plan will initiate addi- assessment. The approved MDP detailed improvement pro- tional environmental review by the Forest Service. jects for the main mountain and the Back Bowls (Category The Category III proposal is based on the results of four I) and for proposed facilities within China Bowl (Category years of field layout and alternative evaluation by the Vail II), and is the primary mechanism through which the Forest Associates Planning Office, a team of Forest Service and Service approves future development. Division of Wildlife specialists, and numerous environmen- Since 1986, Vail Associates has invested nearly $90 tal consultants. Extensive independent research has also million to implement the improvements specified in been compiled through on-mountain surveys and focus Categories I and II. Every effort has been made to create a group interviews to determine the improvements which are balanced system of lifts, restaurants, and terrain additions most desired by guests in Category III. The proposal repre- in order to provide the highest quality skiing experience to sents a reduction in the scope of the development as out- the guest. The combination of facilities, upgrades, and the lined in the 1986 Vail MDP, and is the minimum lift configu- mountain itself provides a skiing experience that is unique ration necessary to service the Category III area. The cur- in North America. rent plan emphasizes the avoidance of wetlands and the Also included in the approved MDP was a conceptual preservation and management of wildlife habitat, and incor- proposal for development of Commando, Pete's, and the porates the input and concerns of other forest users. Super Bowl areas, referred to as Category III. In 1986 the In this brochure, you will find a physical description and Forest Service approved the use of these areas for skiing, additional details about Category III, as well as Vail but required that additional environmental analyses be per- Associates' philosophical approach toward satisfying the formed and a detailed development plan be submitted prior requirements of tf~e environmental review process, the con- to any lift installation or trail improvements. Working with cerns of the community, and the needs of Vail's guests. - - - - ..,,q T'~-~- ' ,y r, , I ~ ~ ~ ~ • An aerial view ' of the Category III " area looking _ ~ ~ ~ southeast, with ;r { 'f the three pro- posed lifts indicat- - o~' _ - .''r ~ ed in green. The , k Town of 1/ail is in Yom;,- the foreground, ~ with the ~ ~ Lionshead and - ~ A ~ Game Creek Bowl ' ~ . ' skiing areas on :r , _ ~a_ the right. ~ ~ I, ~'~r~ SOURCE: ' ` ~ - • ~ ! MOUNTAIN AERIALS c -e - - on 12 Y 1 I~ 1 CATEGORY 111 PROJECT AREA FOOD SERVICE FACILITY ~ PROPOSED CHAIR LIFT ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ EXISTING CHAIR LIFT ~ CATEGORY 1/11 BOUNDARY ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ Gladed and conventional trails ~ CATEGORY III BOUNDARY ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ developed to complement - ~ ~ ~ VAIL PERMIT BOUNDARY ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ the existing open bowl experience / ~ SKIER BRIDGES ~ .~LEVATION ~ ~ ~ 11.500 ~ " 200' CONTOURS / ~ e SUPER ` o' soo~ iooo zooo~ aooo~ e60 \Laee ELEVATIO ~ R t r e u ns skiers to front side ~ ~ ~ ~ e e eye • ? ~ and can be downloaded in ~ ~ ey P€-~E~s • low snow conditions e e BOWL ~ /~RI~DG ¦ e • ~ Large tracts of COMMA o ~ ~ heavily timbered areas ~ BowL • left undisturbed for j~ • ~ _ • ~ ~ wildlife habitat and • • ~f ¦ ' • ~ @ o ~ ~ ~ • • ~ ~ , , o•,~• • natural skiing conditions l \~e••`• \ ~ ¦ l~ ~ : ~ Jf ~ J ~ / ~ ~ To avoid impact to l ~CATEG.ORIN ~ /~-TB~w ~ \ ~ r wetlands, three skier ' ~ \ ~ /J / N~--~ \ \ ~ bridges will be used to ~ \ ~ cNIN~c~~ I I I~ ~ ~-I ~ ~ ? f / cross Two Elk Creek / ~ y ~ sows ~ * ? _ . i . _ ~ ` U J ~ ~ PATROL • ~ ? / ~ I~iEADOU!An ~ enS / ~ \ ~ r ~ MID Y,AIL \ \ CATEGORY 1 ~ ~ ~ \ EAGLES-~~*~ J ~ ~ ~ ~ NEST t _ ~ ~ ~ ~.i ~ ~ --f--¦~ - ~ 1 \ 1 I / ~ ¦ ~~J Skiers can access Category 111 ~r ~ from Sun Up Bowl, Teacup Bowl, r\ti ~ _ i or from China Bowl I ~ ~ ' ~.~p Towrn of Vail The Category III area consists of Commando, Pete's and Super Bowls. Three chairlifts are proposed to service the Category III area (shown in dashed green lines). A proposed access lift would also be constructed within the Category II area, providing direct lift access to Tea Cup Bowl and the West Wall of China Bowl. This lift also transports skiers from Category 111 and China Bowl back to the front side of l/ail Mountain. SOURCE: VAIL ASSOCIATES PLANNING OFFICE Y Why does Vail Associates want to implement Category III? Vail has a commitment to providing a high quality experience to its guests, which entails active solicitation of customer feedback. Research has shown that guests' expectations of the vacation experience, as well as their demographic profile, is changing. Visitors are calling for more terrain similar in quality to the most popular front-side skiing areas. Also, Vail's skier population is generally desirous of a more intermediate bowl skiing experience. The Category III project satisfies guest demand in the following ways: ENT KIND OF BACK BOWL TE SEASON SKIING hi e many attributes make up the Uail experience, the Bowls Pete's Bowl an Super Bowl offer more consistent early and are unique and contribute to Uail's stature as a premier late-season skiing than the Back Bowls. Over the past 30 resort. Pete's and Super Bowl would provide much more reli- years, the Back Bowls have been closed about 25 percent of able snow conditions, would offer over 500 acres of interme- the time during the Christmas/New Years period because of diate glades and bowl skiing, and would be available during low snow conditions (when the Back Bowls are closed, two- low snow years at Thanksgiving and Christmas. With over 50% thirds of Uail ,Mountain is unavailable for skiing). When the of Uail's guests classified as intermediate, Category III repre- Bowls have been open, the ski conditions have been marginal sents a new dimension for non-expert bowl skiers. Currently, one-third of the time. The location and terrain of Category 111 the vast majority of Uail's Bowl terrain meets the needs of are unique in their ability to offer not only bowl skiing, but expert skiers only. Limitations of the current Back Bowls also in offering better conditions in the early and late season. include: south facing exposure, steep terrain that cannot be groomed, and susceptibility to variable snow conditions. D SKIER ®ISTRIBUTION et 's Bowl and Super Bowl provide additional terrain, which would have the effect of more evenly distributing skiers egory 111 increases the diversity of terrain by providing a around Uail Mountain. The additional terrain would also gladed skiing experience not found on the front side of Uail enable a less congested skiing experience in the popular Mountain. Intermediate skiers would be given the opportunity areas on the front side of Uail Mountain during the busiest to experience gladed skiing on less steep terrain. times of the season. What environmental research has been completed? The 1986 Environmental Assessment and Master Development Plan recognized that additional information would be needed prior to mak- ing site-specific decisions for Category III. In anticipation of that, extensive studies have been compiled over the years by environmental spe- cialists and are, in fact, continuing with guidance provided by the U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The studies which have been conducted to date address air quality, safety/avalanche factors, water quality/wetlands, geology/soils, vegetation, wildlife, archeol- ogy, socioeconomics, and community issues. Would clearing runs in Pete's and Super Bowls require cutting down trees? Yes, the proposal does require cutting some trees. Within the entire project area, approximately 300 acres would be cleared for ski runs, lifts and ski facilities. Another 300 acres of gladed trees would be thinned to enhance an "adventure" skiing experience for intermediate and advanced skiers. The remaining terrain would be kept in its natural state which includes a wide variety of open bowl terrain and heavily wooded areas. The overall design objective of the expansion is to provide as much of a natural, gladed skiing experience as possible, with minimal dis- ruption to the natural landscape. What effect will this project have on the Commando Run and other backcountry trails? With the current plans, there would be no impact on the backcountry experience in the Commando Bowl area. No ski area development is planned in Commando Bowl, and the lifts and facilities in Pete's and Super Bowls would be designed so that they would not be visible from the Commando Run. Y i+ What about the effects on wildlife? Since 1986, extensive wildlife studies have been conducted in Category III by Colorado State University and Western Ecosystems, with guidance from the Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service. These studies have investigated elk and deer migration, calving habitat, and the possible use of the area by Canada Lynx. Also studied were habitat for small mammals, songbirds, and aquatic life. Vail Associates continues to work closely with the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the USFS to minimize the impacts of this proposal on all forms of wildlife. The results of these studies indicate: ~ There is no elk or deer winter range in Category III due to exposure and elevation; ~ To protect existing summer use by elk and deer and calving habitat, no summer recreational activities are proposed for this area. China Bowl is currently closed to all activity until July 1st to protect elk calving. This closure will remain in effect; No Federally listed threatened or endangered species were identified within the Category III area; IMF Tracks of the Canada Lynx have been found within the existing ski area and Category III. Accordingly, guidelines for lynx habitat man- agement have been incorporated into the proposal. Also, efforts are being made to enhance the habitat of the snowshoe hare, the lynx's primary food source. Large areas of heavy timber stands that would provide seclusion for the lynx will be avoided; Three skier bridges have been designed to avoid stream impact. Does Category III have the support of guests? Vail Associates uses market research as critical input on many of its decisions. RRC Associates, a market research consulting firm, has provided guest research for VA since 1979, and has assisted VA in determining the level of guest support for a variety of capital improve- ments. Last year, extensive market research was devoted to gauging skiers' interest in and receptivity to terrain expansion, among other improvements. Through survey research and focus groups, significant interest in Pete's Bowl and Super Bowl and front-side improvements was indicated by skiers. The research also showed that intermediate gladed or bowl skiing is a desirable skiing experience. 43 percent of guests in this past year's research indicated that intermediate gladed or bowl terrain is the type of terrain they would most like to see added. Category III is one component of the overall improvement package designed to meet our future skiers' needs. How would skiers access this area? Skiers would access Category III from Lifts 4, 5, 11, 14 or 17 via the existing skiway and trail networks. During periods of low snow in the south-facing bowls, access to Category III would be provided on Sleepytime Road or by downloading the proposed Tea Cup Lift near Two Elk Restaurant. The center Ridge Lift in Category III would provide skiers direct access to the upper portions of both Pete's and Super Bowls. To return to the front side of Vail Mountain, skiers could ski directly to either China Bowl Lift or the proposed Tea Cup Lift from any lift in Category III. Category III offers a unique opportunity to access ideal skiing terrain within an existing permit area without modification to the existing lift system. When would Pete's and Super Bowls be developed? The NEPA process outlined in this brochure will take 12 to 24 months to complete. If approved by the Forest Service, construction of lifts and trails could be phased over two to three years. The earliest possible opening of Category III terrain would be in the winter season of 1995-96. ~IVhat impacts would Category III have on the community? The Category III project is not expected to increase the number or size of peak days. While it will provide additional bowl skiing opportunities during the early and late season, and improve skier distribution, the number of skiers during peak periods will continue to be constrained by access to the main mountain. This, in turn, is limited by initial lift service, parking, and the local transportation system. Five years ago, Vail Associates recognized the demands that peak days place on community infrastructure and services and adopted a strat- egy of managed growth to alleviate those demands. The strategy includes providing incentives for skiers to visit Vail during slower periods of the season, such as early/late winter and during the middle of the week. Over the past five years, Vail Associates has been successful in building skier visits on low to moderate days, while at the same time reducing the number of peak days by almost fifty percent. Vail Associates and the Town of Vail are discussing mechanisms and techniques for maintaining the quality of life, better anticipating the needs of residents and guests, and reducing future demands on the local infrastructure at peak periods. While this issue exists independent of Category III, it nevertheless deserves attention by Vail Associates, as well as the Town of Vail and other community organizations. Project Description: ategory III is the area located to the south of Vail Mountain's Back Bowls, on the south side of the Two Elk drainage. It includes Commando Bowl, Pete's Bowl, and Super Bowl. All of the land, which is managed by the Forest Service, is cur- rently within Vail Associates' existing U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permit boundary, and over half of it has been in the permit boundary since 1962. Vail Associates is proposing to utilize about 1,000 acres as intermediate and advanced bowl and gladed skiing. Large areas of undisturbed tree skiing would also be available to expert skiers. The site-specific proposal calls for three chairlifts in Category III. The first lift would run from the bottom of Tea Cup Bowl to the ridge between Pete's Bowl and Super Bowl. An eastern lift would provide skier access to all of Pete's Bowl, while a western lift would cover Super Bowl and the eastern ridge of Pete's Bowl. An access lift would also be placed in Tea Cup Bowl, providing better skier circu{ation to the West Wall of China and Tea Cup Bowls. This lift would also transport skiers from China Bowl and Category III to the front side of Vail Mountain. The Category III area has north-facing, gladed bowls which offer both intermediate and advanced skiing terrain. This unique combination of gladed and bowl terrain of Category III complements the existing skiing terrain on Vail Mountain, and is similar in elevation and exposure to the Northeast Bowl (Chair 11) and the Mid-Vail areas (Chair 4), but with tree cover that is less dense than in those areas. In addition to the intermediate glades and open bowls, the terrain would offer protected, gladed trails which would likely be open to skiing when Lifts 4, 7, and 11 open in the early season. The plan also includes food service decks in Pete's Bowf and Super Bowl, and possibly a restaurant near the runout of Siberia Bowl, which would serve both the Category III and China Bowl areas. The National Environmental POIICy ACt (NEPA Process: he U.S. Forest Service will conduct an environmental analysis under the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to making any decision concerning the Category III proposal. The Forest Service District Office in Minturn has assigned a full-time employee, Loren Kroenke, to coordinate this review process. The Forest Service has also prepared an in-depth descrip- tion of this process, which is briefly outlined below. NEPA requires that federal agencies use a comprehensive and systematic approach in making land use decisions. NEPA requires that agencies give thorough consideration to significant environmental effects that might be caused by their actions or decisions. A major component of the NEPA process is the invitation for public involvement at critical steps in the process. The agencies are required to inform and involve the public in their decision-making process. A summary of the steps in the process used by the Forest Service to make a decision are: Project Proposal ~ Field Survey/Analysis fit,. Public Scoping and Input Determine Effects and Identify Mitigations Identify Significant Issues IAA Prepare Draft and final EIS tom. Develop and Evaluate Alternatives Decision In addition to NEPA, other laws that guide the decision-making process include: ~ Endangered Species Act (ESA) National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) ~ Clean Water Act (CWA) Clean Air Act (CAA) A more complete discussion of the NEPA process is available in a separate document provided by the Forest Service (phone num- ber and address are included on the last page of this brochure). • ince Vail's inception in 1962, Vail Associates has forged a cooperative partnership with the local community, its guests, and the U.S. Forest Service, in providing the highest quality guest experience. In order to meet this commit- ment, VA has asked for feedback from the guests, and has integrated that input into the master planning process. That process has provided for managed growth through new facilities and terrain, as well as the ongoing replacement and upgrade of existing mountain and community infrastructure. VA's commitment to quality has helped to guide past master plan- ning efforts and will continue to shape the processing and implementation of Category III. This ongoing dialogue has been occurring within the organization, as well as with other entities, and continues to evolve as discussion continues regarding Category III and Vail Associates' long-term direction. In summary, Vail Associates has a commitment to... p~. PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY YEAR-ROUND MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE ENSURE MORE CONSISTENT, RELIABLE BOWL SKIING FOR HOLIDAYS, EARLY AND LATE SEASON ~ WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUES RELATED TO BASE INFRASTRUCTURE ~ CONTINUE MANAGED GROWTH EFFORTS TO CONTROL PEAK SKIER DEMANDS AND TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH DURING SLOWER PERIODS OF TIME l~ DEVELOP THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MASTER PLAN FOR DOWNHILL SKIING ' 4 f rout ou . y Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Category III and Vail Associates' approach to the process. We value your input and welcome the opportunity to discuss these issues with you. If you would like to comment or obtain additional information the planning process, please write or call Vail Associates or the U.S. Forest Service at the following addresses: U.S. Forest Service Vail Associates Attn: Loren Kroenke Attn: Mike Larson P.0. Box 190 P.0. Box 7 Minturn, CO 81645 Vail, CO 81657 Tel: (303) 827-5715 Tel: (303) 479-4004 Fax: (303) 827-9343 Fax: (303) 479-2053 ® Printed on recycled paper Parking & Transportation Planning Committee Vail Local Licensing Authority (Liquor) TOWN OF VA/L ORGANIZATION Vail Valley Marketing Board VAIL RESIDENTS February, 1994 Pfanning 8~ Environmental Commission Design Review Board 1 Vail Valley Community Television Board Art in Public Places Board - - - - - - Cemetery Task Force TOWN COUNCIL Zoning Code Task Force Vail Housing Authority Special Events Committee Eagle Valley Recreational Authority TOWN MANAGER Bob McLaurin TOWN ATTORNEY MUNICIPAL JUDGE Tom Moorhead ~ Buck Allen . j I ( I I l f FIRE POLICE LIBRARY COMMUNITY UBLIC WORK FINANCE ASST. TOWN Dick Duran Ken Hughey Annie Fox DEVELOPMEN Larry Grafel Steve Thompson MANAGER Kristan Pritz Pam Brandmeyer i ~ I I I i Fire Suppression Patrol Reference Planning - Roads Finance Town Clerk Fire Prevention lnvesfigations Circulation Environmental Health Transit Budget ~ Community Relations Emergency Medical Crime Prevention Technical Services Building Parking Data Processing Personnel Services Communications & Youth Services Engineering Safety Fire Education Records Adult Services ,Parks Risk Management Fire Code Code Enforcement Fleet Maintenance Enforcement Animal Control \ u d TOWN OF VAIL ~ 75 South Frontage Road mail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 1994 Contact: Jody Doster, 479-2174 Transit Operations Manager TRANSIT OPERATORS WILL EXPERIMENT WITH VAIL'S iN-TOWN BUS SERVICE, MARCH 2 AND MARCH 5 (Vai{}--Operators of Vai1's free bus service will experiment with a new routing system for the in-town loop between Lionshead and the Covered Bridge this week. The test will occur from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday (3-2) and Friday (3-5). Riders are encouraged to share their comments about the experiment by calling 479-2358. The goal is to transport passengers rnore efficiently with no waiting periods once passengers board the bus, said Jody Doster, transit operations manager. Currently, buses are spaced along the interior route and are required to wait for oncoming buses every five to seven minutes. This week's experiment will stack the buses at each end of the loop with departures occurring every 60 to 90 seconds, with no waiting in between. The method is similar to operations at the 16th St. Mall in Denver. "Our passengers are telling us they're waiting too long on the bus," said Doster. "We thought we'd try something different to see if we can get our riders across town more efficiently." (more) Bus Test/Add 1 Right now, it takes anywhere from 30 to 40 minutes to complete a full loop, depending on traffic and loading and unloading variables, Doster said. ~ "We'd like to be able to reduce the time if at all possible," he said. This week's experiment will be the first of several trial runs during the remainder of the season. "It won't be an immediate change," Doster said. "We'll be testing several other methods with plans to implement the most efficient route next winter." Doster says public comment will be an important component in evaluating each of the test runs. # # # ¦ 1 TOWN OF VAIL , 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2120 FAx 303-479-2157 3/2/94 - Town Council Members Town of Vail Enclosed are the wording changes to the investment policy as we discussed at the March 1 evening Council meeting. I have also enclosed a copy of the January investment report for your information. Please review the information as the second reading of the policy is scheduled for the March 15 evening meeting. If you have further suggestions for wording changes, please forward them to me and I will make the changes before March 15. Yours very truly, U~d(~. ,~,cCt~~v, , GPI Christine B. Anderson, C.P.A. Finance Controller ~ ~L ~ ~G ~~L Tom ~~J-jvj r Chapter 3.52 ILA v ~STMENT POLICY sections: 3.52.010 Statement of purpose. 3.52.020 Scope. 3.52.030 Investment objectives. 3.52.040 Delegation of authority. 3.52.050 Investment prudence. 3.52.060 Investment instruments. 3.52.070 Competitive selection of investment instruments. 3.52.080 Interest allocation method. 3.52.090 Safekeeping and custody. 3.52.100 Portfolio diversification. 3.52.110 Maturity scheduling. 3.52.120 Qualified institutions and broker/dealers. 3.52.130 Investment committee. 3.52.140 Reporting requirements. 3.52.150 Monitoring and adjusting the portfolio. 3.52.160 Internal controls. 3.52.170 Policy review. 3.52.180 Funds borrowing from pooled cash fund. 3.52.010 Statement of purpose. This Investment Policy of the Vail Town Council for the Town of Vail represents the financial boundaries within which its cash management process will operate. REVENUE AND FINANCE A. Areas covered by this policy include: 1. Scope of Financial Funds to be Invested (Section 3.52.020). 2. Investment Objectives (Section 3.52.030}. 3. Delegation of Authority for Investment Decisions (Section 3.52.040). 4. Investment Prudence (Section 3.52.050). 5. Investment Instruments (Section 3.52.060). 6. Competitive Selection of Investment Instruments (Section 3.52.070). 7. Interest Allocation Method (Section 3.52.080). 8. Safekeeping and Custody (Section 3.52.090). 9. Portfolio Diversification (Section 3.52.100). 10. Maturity Scheduling (Section 3.52.110). 11. Qualified Institutions and Broker/Dealers (Section 3.52.120). 12. Investment~Committee (Section 3.52.130). Page 1 f 13. Reporting Requirements (Section 3.52.140). 14. Monitoring and Adjusting Portfolio (Section 3.52.150). 15. Internal Controls (3.52.160). 16. Policy Review (Section 3.52.170). REVENUE AND FINANCE (CONTINUED} B. Cash management goals shall be developed within the constraints of this policy statement. Goals shall include. 1. Percentage of cash invested. The town shall be earning interest on all available funds for investment. 2. Percentage of return (yield). A targeted range of yields should be stated as a goal. This target yield goal shall be presented in the annual operating budget. . 3. Total dollar return goal. Combines the goals of percentage of cash available and the percentage of yield to obtain a total dollar return goal. (Ord. 22(1989) I:Ord.34. (1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.020 Scope. This investment policy applies to all financial funds of the Town of Vail (hereby referred to as the "town"), except the Pension Trust Fund. Monies held by the Colorado State Treasurer and Eagle County Treasurer during tax collection period shall be governed by State of Colorado and Eagle County investment policies and are not subject to the provisions of this policy. (Ord.22(1989( II:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.030 Investment objectives. Each investment transaction shall first seek to ensure capital losses are avoided, whether they are from default of securities or erosion of market value. The town, as its second major objective, seeks to attain market rates of return on its investments. Market rate objectives must be consistent with constraints imposed by the primary objective of the safety of principal, internal cash flow considerations and any Town of Vail ordinance, restricting the placement of public monies. Speculative investments will not be allowed. Speculative investments are those attempting to gain market premium appreciation through short term market volatility resulting in increased risk and loss exposure. The town will not purchase a security which cannot be held to maturity. This does not mean an investment cannot be sold prior to maturity. (Ord.22(1989) III:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) Page 2 f 3.52.040 Delegation of authority. Management responsibility for the investment program is held by the' town manager and appointed designees. No employee may engage in an investment transaction except as provided under the terms_of this policy and any procedures which may be established by the town manager. The town manager shall review the monthly investment report (see Section 3.52.140). t shall be the duty of the ~:~naz~~e:::::~~zntr:t~3:~::e>r::::>:>:or:<:>:::::. <; : . h:~.~ :her. ...:::?~?~~?:.:;~=..:.:<:>:>:;:~~:~;:;Tle~ e~ to manage the" day-to day operations of the~~~ ~portfol~~o~ and place actual purchase/sell orders with institutions. 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The authority for the investment philosophy and selection of investment managers for the Town of Vail Employee Pension Plan and the Town of Vail Police and Fire Employees Pension Plan shall be the responsibility of the Pension Plan Trustee as defined in the pension ~ plan document (Ord 2 2 (1 9 8 9 ) IV:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.050 Investment prudence. Investments shall be made with reasonable financial judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the primary objective of safety of principal as well as the secondary objective of the obtainment of market rates of return. Investment officers acting in accordance with written procedures and exercising due prudence shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual security's credit risk or market price changes, provided deviations from expectation are reported in a timely fashion, and appropriate action is taken to control adverse developments. (Ord. 22 (1989} V:Ord, 34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.060 Investment instruments. The town shall invest in the following accounts, or securities: Page 3 A. Fully collateralized or insured interest bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of. deposit at commercial banks with amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars if the bank is not designated as a qualified institution by the investment committee. Collateral shall be limited to treasury bills and notes, municipal bonds, and government agency bonds and notes. Real estate mortgages are prohibited for use as collateral. A commercial bank may use any securities authorized by the Public Deposit Protection Act as collateral under the following circumstances: When money is being wired from one bank to another and for some reason the transaction is not completed and in order to protect the town's funds it is necessary to deposit them into an account for one banking day, plus any consecutive days that fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday. B. Certificates of deposit at savings and loan associations insured by the FSLIC or other agency of the federal government with amount not to exceed ninety-nine thousand dollars. Deposits with savings banks insured by the FDIC with amount not to exceed ninety-nine thousand dollars. C. (1) Any security issued by, guaranteed by, or for which the credit of any of the following is pledged for payment: The United States, a federal farm credit bank, the federal land bank, a federal home loan bank,. the federal home loan mortgage corporation, the federal national mortgage association, or the government national mortgage association; (2a) Any security issued by, guaranteed by, or for which the credit of the following is pledged for payment: An entity or organization which is not listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (C) but which is created by, or the creation of which is authorized by, legislation enacted by the United States congress and which is subject to control by the federal government which is at least as extensive as that which governs an entity or organization listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (C) (2b) No security may be purchased pursuant to this paragraph (2) unless, at the time of purchase, the security ~is rated in its highest rating category by one or more nationally recognized organizations which regularly rate such obligations. Page 4 Y D. Colorado Investment Pools. The town may participate in a Colorado Public Investment Pool, the Colorado Local , Government Liquid Asset Trust or other similar local government pools organized in conformity with Part 7 of Article 75 of Title 24, CRS, which provides specific authority for pooling of local government funds. E. Any money market fund that is registered as an investment company under the federal "Investment Company Act of 1940", as amended, if, at the time the-investing public entity invests in such fund: (I) The investment policies of the fund include seeking to maintain a constant share price; (II) No sales or load fee is added to the purchase price or deducted from the redemption price of the investments in the fund. F. No load mutual funds that invest in mortgage backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") or the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"). G. Repurchase agreements - with either qualified commercial banks or a primary securities dealer for which a properly executed master repurchase agreement has been entered into by the town. Repurchase agreements involving pooled collateral shall be avoided. The securities used as collateral shall be safekept in accordance with Section 3.52.090 on Safekeeping and Custody. 3.52.070 Competitive selection of investment instruments. If a specific maturity date is required for cash flow purposes, bids will be requested for instruments which meet the maturity requirement. If no specific maturity is required, a market trend (yield curve) analysis will be conducted to determine which maturities would be most advantageous. After selecting a type of instrument at, least two bids should be obtained from similar institutions. Two bids are not required if treasury bills or notes are purchased at a treasury auction or for overnight or open-term repurchase transactions. The town may place an investment with a local institution that is not the highest bidder, provided the bid is not more than twenty-five basis points below the highest bidder. The rate of interest must be at least equivalent to the Page 5 average rate of return available in the market place. It is the responsibility of the controller to demonstrate compliance with this section. A local institution is defined as a bank or savings and loan association doing business inside the corporate limits of the Town of Vail and/or Eagle County. (Ord.22(1989) VII:Ord.34(1988):Ord.1?(1987).) 3.52.080 Interest allocation method. All investments will be in the name of the Town of Vail and in - most cases it will be a general policy of the town to pool all available operating cash into a Treasury Cash Management investment portfolio. However, a specific investment purchased by a specific fund shall incur all earnings and expenses to that particular fund. Interest earnings from pooled funds shall be allocated to all participating funds in the following order. A. Payment of interest earnings shall be allocated to designated funds from its specific investments. ' B. Payment to the general fund of an amount equal to the total annual bank service charges as incurred by the general fund for all operating funds as included in the annual operating budget. C. Payment to the general fund of a management fee equal to five percent of the annual pooled cash fund investment earnings. D. Payment to each fund of an amount based on the average monthly cash balance included in the common portfolio for the earning period. (Ord.22(1989) VIII:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) .3.52.090 Safekeeping and custody. All investment securities (which are held in book entry form) purchased by the town shall be held in third-party safekeeping by an institution designated as primary agent. The primary agent shall issue a safekeeping receipt to the town listing the specific instrument, rate, maturity and other information. Securities may be purchased from the primary agent's brokerage department and safekept by the same bank's trust department. (Ord.22(1989) IX:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.100 Portfolio diversification. The town will diversify use of investment instruments to avoid incurring unreasonable risks inherent in overinvesting in specific Page 6 instruments, individual financial institutions. Maximum Percent . of Portfolio Diversification by Instrument: Money Market and Interest Bearing Checking Accounts with Commercial Banks 50% Money Market Funds 50% U.S. Treasury Obligations (Bills, Notes and Bonds) 100% U.S. Government Agency Securities (per Section 3.52.060(C1)) 100% U.S. Government Agency Securities (per Section 3.52.060(C2a)) 25% Repurchase Agreements 75% Certificate of Deposit , . Commercial Banks or Savings Banks 100% Certificate of Deposit Savings and Loan Association 25% Local Government Investment Pool 100% Diversification by Financial Institution: Repurchase Agreements No more than fifty percent of the total investment portfolio shall be secured in Repos with any one institution. Certificates of Deposit - Commercial Banks No more than twenty percent of the total investment portfolio shall be secured in any one commercial bank's CDs. If the amount of any of the above investments are in excess of the percentage allowed, it is not considered a violation of this policy if the amount is corrected within thirty days. (Ord.22(1989) X:Ord.6(1989)Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.110 Maturity scheduling. Investment maturities for operating funds shall be scheduled to coincide with projected cash flow needs, taking into account large routine expenditures (payroll, bond payments) as well as considering sizeable blocks of anticipated revenue (sales tax P Perty tax) • :»~!k~e<. ;e~~:t:>:~:,::~±,~~:<:>~h~::r<<~:~t: : <; . tom:::>::::>::::.::>::>:<:: : : :::::::::::::::t~.;:.;;;;m~tu~~.~.::::.:.;:;~~t.~.;:.>:.:.;w~..1.1:.:;;;:.~Z~;:.;:.;:.f.~ve:::.::.:. . :::::::::::..;::::...::..:.~::::::::.~'.::::::::::::::::...:::.:.:.:.:.:~::::::::,::::::::::::::.:::::......::..:.::::::ea~~:::::: or:.::::.3..es.s ..::.ex~e....:::::: Q9::::.....x Y.:::::::::..~::::...........::::.:::::::::::::::..::................:t.::::::fo ~:7i:;~~:M: ~f~4ti~!i~i!W~~ii::i.i~:~:~iit.~:Glt w.~:::iv:::~:: ii}i:.i:viii: ::.ii' ::..iryry:~~;..:.QQ((~~++~~..i':::.i' ' . ~..::.i:'::i.:: ~ -.:.:::.:::::::::::::::::.~:::::FP.::::::::.:::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::P.::..:.:::::.......~.::::: a.n.::: estzaen .............g.......:.R::....::...:::.:::::::::..::::.~::::::::::::::;~.z,ed,.;,b..::.the...Town:::.Co~~~.~1;.. ~ . ~ ~ i i i 6~.....~..~............ ~3~3~-3::ix~~ rac=wcr ~eC~.~ t'h.v......~~.~~ (Ord.22 (1989) XI:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) Page 7 3.52.120 Qualified institutions and broker/dealers. Qualified banks -can only be commercial banks and the town's investment with the bank may be in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. The town's finance controller shall obtain and review what~uer::>:::document . ark..:: ~ece~~a:.:; «<:>::tc>;::>ver: ; ~~~.::::bank.:::.~i.: continued ~a~k~~::x~ ~11G:~::k~~:~zx1~ tLe ~--q~«~~e~~-ae :sc1~d~.t~~1 rc srt P ;.a . ........7 ~ 1. ~ ~ ~..~r..... ~ ~ • •~l cvr:uz-cz3.. ~-~~1~ T~;,.~:,,~~~~) the-ai::~a~l ah.:i~«~ €=nG~r..~-~ s-tst~:~-....s-- the monthl list' y ing of securities pledged for collateralization to ~i:a:;.iYi;«;»py :::i:';:::;>::i:i'"'0: 4 .::::.i:.:::::::i::ii::: '':i~a;;::::.;'s:::cr;,::.: i.......::.: L: . . . _-.at t.__ l-s ~e~s t~i~-:~~~~~«rd-s~e-lead-sue itt~ ia-~.~~«b~~'~ad~~- t:•.~ l~~est~:~: t Non-qualified banks - can be .either commercial banks or savings and loans or savings banks and the town's investment with the bank is or will not be in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. The finance controller shall inquire with bank officials and/or review an independent bank evaluation to determine the banks meets the standard selection criteria established by the investment committee. The town shall select a primary bank, the bank the town uses to roces s da i l de o :<:::>::::.::::<:;;<: :.:::::.::P .::........................................Y...........P sits and checks, a?~>tl~"°:d~~:cruets:an:::::>:::o:f::::>::>:«rte :..:::::::::::::..:::::::...::::::::.:..::.::............:.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::::.:............................:::::::::::::.::::.:...................:::::::::::::::::::::::..::::............'k........ L ~'.:::::::::::::.;;;:.;:.;:.;:.;:;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.Y.;:;a~s~.. ..pis e_rs Y.Y ` 4' :.:iii::::... ~ 1 beg~....i.~.g i : ~9-~9-~~ ~ ~ formal ~request~ ~~for proposal should be used in the selection process. Securities dealers not affiliated with a bank shall be required to be classified as reporting dealers affiliated with the New York Federal Reserve Bank, as primary dealers. Broker/dealers which are not primary dealers may be used if they have been approved by the investment committee. The investment committee shall develop and document the methodology for qualifying non- primary broker/dealers. (Ord. 22 (1989) XII:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.130 Investment committee. There is hereby created .an investment committee, consisting of he town manager, '~~t~ ac~xiiris-tr~ti;;« and the financei`controlil`er:~ Members of the committee will meet at least quarterly to determine general strategies and to monitor results. Minutes of the decisions made by the investment committee shall be kept on file in the town clerk's office. The committee shall include in its review and deliberations such topics as: potential risks, authorized depositories, rate of return, maturity structure and investment transactions. (Ord.22(1989) XIII:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) Page 8 3.52.140 Reporting requirements. The finance controller will submit a monthly investment report which discloses investments on the last day of each month. This report will be distributed to the town manager, town council members , and the ri~::~~~c'o~ r2d~t:- :t.7~• a~i dE}~sax-~i; ~ y y . The finance controller ~w1~ ' ' i I present at least `~1~? e~~:i ~....a..l~ the investment report to the town council. (Ord.22(1989) XIV:Ord.34(1988):Ord.17(1987).) 3.52.150 Monitoring and adjusting the portfolio. The finance controller will routinely monitor the contents of the portfolio, the available markets and the relative values of competing instruments, and will adjust the portfolio accordingly. (Ord.22(1989) XV:Ord.34(1988):Ord.l7(1987).) 3.52.160 Internal controls. The finance controller shall establish a system of written internal controls, which shall be reviewed annually by the independent auditor. (Ord.22(1989) X:Ord.34(1988):Ord.l7(1987).) 3.52.170 Policy review. The investment policy shall be reviewed annually by the investment committee Via.... aeagcil . ~;:::recc~mmendat' >:::<:-;<'::> ::::::::.:::;<;:.:::,::.:~;:::::;;.>;:< _ ~.c~n.:::will ................~.::::~~-.:::a~r~..::::: :~..v c~za the::~n;~t'~~'i~':::::::ptx;~ ~~y (Ord . 2 ~ 19 8 9 XV 1 t Y . ( ) ) 3.52.180 Funds borrowing from pooled cash fund. ` All funds may borrow cash from the pooled cash fund in order to cover shortfalls in their equity in pooled cash. The interest rate charged shall be equal to the interest rate earned on the pool at the time the money is borrowed. Page 9 TOWN OF VAIL MEMORANDUM TO: Robert McLaurin Council Members FROM: Judy Popeck DATE: February 18, 1994 .RE: Investment Report Enclosed is the investment report with balances as of January 31, 1994. On January 18th, a FNMA matured for $215,000 and was used for the monthly payment for the police construction. No new purchases were made. The estimated average yield for the debt service fund was 4.24 % and 3.42 for the pooled cash fund. Currently the yield curve for 3 months, 6 months,. and 1 year are 3.26%, 3.44%, and 3.72% respectively. Please call me if you have any questions. Town of Veit, Colorado Irnestment Report Summary of Accounts and Investments For the Month Erding January 31, 1994 Funds For Reserve Balances Dereentage Operating Funds 01/31/94 of Total Money Market Accounts (see page 1) Commercial Banks _ f162,362 112,019 1174,381 1.17% Money Market end Mutual Funds (3,383,461 (1,305,367 (4,688,828 31.53% Colorado Investment Pools (3,914,077 (1,085,698 (4,999,775 33.62% Total 27,459,900 (2,403,084 (9,862,984 66,32% asaavossaasusuzsauaasssaussaeass saasss ConnKrclal Savings Banks d loans Certificates of Deposit (see page 2) Eagle County Institutions 0.00% Other Colorado Institutions (297,000 (297,000 (297,000 2.OOX National institutions O.OOX Total 5297,000 (297,000 5297,000 2.OOX . zaazasasasaas_.~__....aaaasssaasesaaaaasaaarssassasasasaasssass saeazz Percentage of Portfolio in Savings 8 loans 0.00% U.S. Goverrmrnt Securities (see page 3) Treasury Notes d Bills (498,986 (779,935 t1,278,921 8.60% GN?Ul's (100,329 (100,329 0.67% U.S. Savings Bonds 526,001 526,001 0,17% Federal Agency Discount Notes d Bonds (1,499,869 (1,807,587 (3,307,456 22.24% Total 12,125,185 (2,587,522 (4,712,707 31.68% ....uasasasaas:eaaaaassaassaswaua• aasau Total Portfolio (9,882,085 (4,990,606 (14,872,691 100.00% ssasaasaasasaaaassaa:aaaaossaaasass aeeaaaa Maturing Vithin 12 Months 58,058,769 (4,372,031 (12,430,800 83.58% Maturing Vithin 24 Months (198,000 (618,575 (816,575 5.49% Maturing After 24 Months 51,625,316 (1,625,316 10.92% (9,882,085 (4,990,606 (14,872,691 100.00% assaezeazaaaassasssnazaasaaeazzsaaasa saaa:za Breakdown of Reserve Funds G.O. Bond Reserve 51,923,942 1992 Bond Proceeds 12,192,287 Housing Borxi Proceeds 1862,358 Chuck Anderson Memorial 110,991 Health Insurance Funds (1,028 14,990,606 2/15/9Gjlp aaaaaaa:sass invsml MONEY MARKET FUNDS first American Corp. Trust Treasury Fund Interest 2.480% Balance 51,032,259 Fidelity Investment Government Money Market Accounts Interest 2.750% Bond Issue Reserve Account Balance E273,108 Operating Account Balance 82,329,451 Overland Express Interest 4.000X Balance 51,054,010 Total Money Market and Mutual Funds $4,6gg,g2g Total all accounts 59,862,984 **Account Subject to Arbitrage Rebate 2/15/94j1p invmml Page 1 Certificates of Deposit as of January 31,1994 Bank Name, Location Days to Rates Purchase Maturity Maturity Maturity lns Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Value BestBank, Thornton Colorado FDIC 4.750X 4.600X 16-Feb-93 13-Feb-95 378 E99,000 .Paonia State Bank, Paonia Colorado FDIC 4.400X 4.250% 17-Aug-93 15-Feb-95 380 E99,000 Bank of Greeley, Greeley Colorado FDIC 4.250X 4.000X 16-Jun-93 16-Jun-94 136 899,000 Avg Yield 4.283% 5297,000 invcdl 2/15/9411P. Page 2 as of January 31, 1994 r ***Treasury Notes & Bills*** Days ~t to Days Interest Rate Purchase Maturity Maturity to Book Par Type Fund Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Maturity Value Value TNote Pooled 4.250X 4.340X 17-May-43 15-May-96 1094 835 8498,986 5500,000 TBill Bond Proceed 3.360X 25-Oct-93 22-Sep-94 332 234 Si00,831 8103,000 Teill Bond Proceed 3.390X 25-Oct-93 24-Oct-94 364 266 560,529 862,000 Zero Debt Service 7.820X 21-Jun-91 15-Nov-95 1608 653 8618,575 5700,000 Average Yield 5.90X 51,278,921 81,365,000 Average Days to Maturity 497 ***GNMA~S*** Tears to Estimated Interest Rate Purchase Maturity Maturity Years to Principal Pool Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Maturity Outstanding 5803 B.000X 8.464X 14-Nov-86 15-Oct-05 19.10 16.00 529,211 13003 B.000X 9.SOOX 24-Oct-86 15-Oct-06 20.20 17.00 830,405 14659 B.000X 9.200X 24-Oct-86 15-Jan-07 21.20 18.00 840,713 Avg Yield 9.081X 8100,329 ***U.S. Savings Bonds*** Years to Issue Maturity .Maturity Years to Book Maturity Series Yield Date Date at Purchase Maturity Value Value EE 7.170X 01-Oct-86 01-Oct-96 10.00 2.67 826,001 530,000 ***Federal Agency Discount Notes & Bonds*** Days to Interest Rate Purchase Maturity Maturity Days to Book Maturity Agency Fund Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Maturity Value Value FFC Pooled 4.150% 4.150X 25=Mar-93 25-Mar-96 1096 784 8500,000 8500,000 FFC Pooled 3.560% 3.641Y> 07-Jun-93 01-Jun-94 359 121 8499,869 8500,000 FHLM Bond Proceed 3.190X 25-Oct-93 18-Feb-94 116 18 8309,516 8310,000 FHLB Bond Proceed 3.210X 25-Oct-93 15-Mar-94 141 43 8229,140 8230,000 FNMA Bond Proceed 3.240X 25-Oct-93 15-Apr-94 172 74 8158,964 5160,000 FNMA Bond Proceed 3.230X 25-Oct-93 09-May-94 196 98 5252,799 8255,000 FNMA Bond Proceed 3.260X 25-Oct-93 06-Jun-94 224 126 8222,504 8225,000 FFC Bond Proceed 3.320X 25-Oct-93 18-Ju1-94 266 168 5384,176 5390,000 FHLB Bond Proceed 3.360X 25-Oct-93 15-Aug-94 294 196 5250,488 5255,000 FHLM Pooled 4.560X 4.560X 03-Jun-93 03-Jun-96 1096 854 8500,000 5500,000 53,307,456 83,325,000 Average Yield 3.b5X Average Days to Maturity 248 Total 54,712,707 2l15l44j1p invtrl Page 3 Town of Vail Sales Tax Estimation Worksheet 3/2/94 Change % Change 1884 bom Irom Month 1983 1984 1985 1986 1887 1888 1989 1980 1991 1992 1883 Budget Actual Variance 1993 Budget' I I I I II I I~ II I I ~I I I VIII IIII. N I p~l,p:.l, I II I i II I I I I II I h Il , I l~ ~ ~ I ~3 . . . I I I I I h I l I. I II I.. ~I I I ,I III u ,l, N.11 i..ll. J.Na , , ,L~~. ~NN~ r.._.....__ . ~ 1 I 1 l Il I ll (.IIII IIIN I IIII ,L,L : , , ~N!.N, I„ ~ L ~ ~N I .~:~.~.F ~......_..~.r,~ , I Idlll I , N I 1 X1111 N I ~I l llll NII Ill I ,1lI~I:~N1 Ilillllwlll.lll.~i l~llll~, it l I In Ni~:::I:IIII,N I::I i ~pp~ll IlI~I~~~I , , 1 { . ~ , ~ ~ ~)~I ~I„II.~~lkl~.,1nlNll~l~l~I~Il,JlglNl ~I~I:,~I~INIII Il~:~,~~ p~~I,~~:::~Ih:.I ~ ~~I,a,l u,l 1 ~ ! 4 U ~NI,~~11~~1 I,i ~I ~ ~.~,.F ~ , l~. , t , _ January 66,752 742,262 881,304 8~io,5%~5 1,063,196 1,126,496 1,465,870 1520,13 1,713,021 1,709,654 1,055,289 1,892,100 1,777,972 {114,1^8) -4.17°,6 -6.03°~ , I i - F - :ii ~ g i':: !L.--~- i ~ i f I, . I~Ii, ii4 i i ~i il~~F@h~~~~ k1 ~4: TOTAL 696,752 742,262 881,304 890,565 1 063,196 1,126,496 1,465,870 1,599,123 1,713,091 1,709,654 1,855,289 1,892,100 1,777,972 -114,128 -4 1 r':(: r 0~°,6 IIIII I~ IIiP Ili ~ F,,:,i. :r~ I iii' ~a . i:i:~i, .r ,:e,: n,:;: 1 ,i 11.6 i,llldl. I~Illl,im I lLiiilllmlw~l~li lu!m,,,,:ii„iil ~i lri~ii iilli,i,IIIGr111i~ll~l~l~I~IIII~II~~~I~II~N I~II~I~IIIIINIIIN~I~NI"' ~,~nm"~~liln,alum,U~gllu„iNiM~•ar ~m ~:~~y~,~pp,ur!iii~ February 751,856 824,650 918,154 946,552 1,135,786 1,205,101 1,561,286 1,695,850 1,737,343 1,780,568 1,828,691 1,866,900 March 977,828 1,084,814 1,187,520 1,316,652 1,378,782 1,591,705 1,939,758 1,897,718 2,051,820 1,977,995 1,988,016 2,030,900 April 319,546 481,204 531,668 430,877 425,961 550,205 567,684 634,174 616,648 691,163 864,228 883,000 May 156,588 166,200 162,912 244,987 245,518 170,567 215,548 236,359 250,809 268,000 257,174 264,900 June 257,744 262,696 280,828 361,627 331,581 329,039 393,470 448,227 468,948 468,598 475,086 479,300 July -007,474 406,462 447,815 479,507 479,201 559,683 649,139 665,094 737,288 742,750 811,453 832,500 August 384,338 402,792 386,985 512,513 536,904 575,887 668,119 678,071 761,992 767,257 825,879 845,200 September 324,670 384,864 340,102 374,060 442,402 422,502 469,032 482,328 491,684 485,954 560,423, 567,600 October 198,614 206,248 209,282 237,504 273,951 291,204 335,740 364,002 324,802 367,578 400,386 403,700 November 281,704 310,588 229,083 376,657 386,270 376,235 430,820 438,731 428,086 497,907 553,555 555,000 December 853,100 906,758 905 955 1 167,280 1,245,612 1,455,948 1,615 278 1,625,219 1,691,775 1,846,223 1,970,658 1,993,167 : a.. i _ x.14.. ' ii~s',..~~6t~-~: 037 ~k~ ~ i. ii; ~ 1 i i ~ 11,.:4 ~ ~ I,,tt~ ~ i ~ iii fii l ~ii ~ lrr~ ~ ~ r~it a c~~4 t , 1 ~ I:. 'iia Ij:. ,,.1 4lnL'' M ~ir..L 9:llnu~V~iti{'r~ ~{11q~V,f,iilf irihi'~ulill~{i0!'ilf~~i.~il ~'M~ ~~F dr~ii .lu i:.t.~,.:.rv c ~ ~ ~ i Total c5,610,214 6,179,538 6,481,606 7,338,801 7,945,164 8,654,572 10,311,744 10,764,896 11,274,286 11,603,647 12,390,838, t2,614,267 1,777,972 _ a To. ? A1~1 Date Time ~ PM ~ ~ M of Phone ( ~ Area Code Wumber Extension TELEPHONED PLEASE CALL CALLED TO SEE YOU WILL CALL AGAIN WANTS TO SEE YOU URGENT RETURNED YOUR CALL Mess gP A ~~1~~4 s~ / ~t 4 ca p ~ , `~T ~ 1~3 JA ~d O 1 ~rt--4 Uperator' AMPAD TG ` REORDER ®EFFICIENCY® ~y,~ c L ~ +r23•oo0 AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE OPEN LANDS PLAN On March 1, 1994 the Vail Town Council unanimously adopted the Vail Comprehensive Open Lands Plans. The Council did make the following changes to the plan: 1) On page 18/3rd column: The Town Council changed the wording to Tract A, Vail Village 13th Filing to(bold indicates changes): Recently a par 3 golf course has been proposed for the site. The site has approximately .9 acres of wetlands on the site. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not approved a Section 404 permit for this project. If the VRD does not receive a favorable vote of the people pursuant to State of Colorado law by December 1, 1994 and then receive a section 404 permit and funding approval by December 1, 1995, it is this plans recommendation that the property remain as natural open space because of the wetlands on the site. 2) The dashed line on the blow-up map on page 19 does not reflect the stream walk. The stream walk has been deleted from the plan. The dashed line has been deleted from the map on the computer file. This correction will be reflected on subsequent reproductions of the map and on the office copy of the plan that is available for public review. '•;:;{:iii?~ `i`»::;:.:. iC•::Yiiiii:::iii':irt;>.,;.: \ ' ~ a 'G ........,ai. .n: r. ,:M;::::$F%S:; y::r::.:... o. b:::k>'::.'.. ;i?!:.,.,.... Y .:::r.`:o»:u:;::::5>::>:>;::r:: Towne Offices ToAdo - , ~:n.:::~;:~;::::::::,.;;:<:: t Full Scale p aste Ma ement Pro ram - 1,,.v.....v.....,........ .:.....:;•~tvi.^•.:i:i::v: ~::;i:: :ijj;::,v;:;:i;:;i:;:Sj;:? ii:::::::::: i:::::::.::: •.v::::: ;h n:::::.~:: :v:::::.~.~:.a•:: . . TO WN OF VAIL government "waste" in Vail may be a thing of the : Use environmentally safe cleaning products for, Spring 1994 Bringing You Up to Date on Town of Vail Happenings pastonce Paul Reeves has his way, Reeves, Vail's - " office cleaning and vehicle maintenance. environmental officer, is working tobeef-up the town's Promote the recycling of plastic, glass; corrugated' ' in-house waste management program to include cardboard, office paper, newsprint, and glass. World Cup Finals Could Influence Outcome ~of'99 World Alpine Bid Council Works t0 Formalize recycling; the purchase of recycled products, and et ready to roll out the red carpet. Tommy Moe, Diann Roffe- GoaIS and ObJ2CtIVeS toxicity reduction. The policy sets standards for Reeves also is.working on a purchasing program that _ teinrotter, Picabo Street,:and other Olympic medal winners are oti'll be able to play along at _ implementing the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle loop, in, -gives preference to products containing recycled material. headed here for the World Cup Finals, March .10-20.. home soon. A scorecard, of addition to reducing toxicity of several of the chemicals Some of the items to be purchased would include: sorts, is being developed to track used in the da -to=da' o orations of the town. And with help from hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers and supporters, Y Y P a series of goals and objectives under • Pa er and a er roducts - writin and co in Vail will be pulling out all tfie`stops for this one. It's the season's final event Reeves has offered the following suggestions to P P P P ~ g py~ g review by the Vail Town Council. - - minimize~waste within town offices, Many of these "paper, letterhead; erivelopes, business cards,, . before delegates head for Rio to choose between Vail, St. Moritz, or The goals are expected to be . ideas can be incorporated in your-workplace or home,, napkins, roll paper towels, toilet tissue, and facial Garmisch as the site for-the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships. formally adopted 6y the~council later in too. !issue). - "It's our chance as a community to.make a the month.. • Route document's rather.than distribute multiple Vehicle lubricating oil and hydraulic fluid. personal statement to the world that•we're Currently, public comment is being Retreaded' and-remolded tires when ractical. interested in brin n' the event back to Vail "said sought.on the document, which outlines copies.. p ~ ~ $i ,.g' • Use both sides of copy Products made from recycled fire rubber (robber ar Mayor Peggy Osterfoss. ~ the town's workplan for. the next 24 Vail/Beaver Creek won international acclaim months. We invite you to review the paper. mats, garden hoses, traffic control. cones). ' ' draft, and share your opinions by calling • Use E-mail and voice mail Rechargeable batteries. when it hosted the World.Champiotiships in 1989. : ,the Town Manager's Office,.479-2105. to reduce the need for Recharged laser,printer toner cartridges, recharged 5~~~~k~~~z,~'~/ a~~ The~event drew 300 athletes from 42 countries and written messages.' • ~ typewriter and non-laser type printer ribbons. ' v 9 a ~ reaped. economic benefits that are still being felt TOV Goal:. TRANSPORTATION , • Reuse-waste paper . : , ~ today, both county,and state wide. ~ , ~ _ Provide'for the safe and ,ef6cient'movemerit of people ~~p converted into informal Through tmplemenfation,of the policy, Reeves estimates - ~ ' messa e ads. 32 Fewer trips to the landfill per year, a potentialsavings , - ~ and goods within the Town of ' • g P Town Officials to Explore Impact'of Proposed VA Expansion , vaa, the area served 6y the Use refillable pens instead of disposable types. of about $],000 to the town-and a,savings of valuable • .Use low=wattage, long-life lightbulbs. landfill capacity. • • The town will.spend.the next year studying the impact of along-awaited .regional transportation system, and the • j Denver/Glenwood corridor through a • Recycle glass, office paper, and aluminum., A~community award:program also is being planned to expansion proposed by Vail Associates Inc..Discussions will begin in. .multi-mode! system. • - recognize waste management efforts by residents and earnest following a late March presentation to the Vail Town.Council. ~ ~ , : - businesses. r - The eight-year-old plan, known as "Category"III," was filed with the U.S. - Promote the'gr""eater use of public ' Forest service recently, formally initiating its request to add ski terrain south transit throughout Vail and'the of Vail's existing Back Bowls. The town will work in conjunction with a , regional transportation system, TOV VISION STATEMENT: To be the Premier Mountain ~ •"scoping" and input process qutlined by the U.S. Forest Service: Improvedieoperationat'etficiencyofVail's Community and International Resort `Mayor Peggy Osterfoss said'the Forest Service will be°looking to the town tran~t system. TOV MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of the Town of forcomment on.the proposal. If approved; the expansion would boost Vail's" Provideefficienfaridconvenienttransitfor invento of skiable terrain from 4,000 to 5,000 acres, a 25 percent increase. residentsand workers (Eagle, Leadville). Vail to provide:' BULK RATE ry Investigate using the TOV bus system to "This.is an issue that directly relates to the potential for growth as well. as ` ' - PERMIT #14 ~ transport schoolchildren. ~ - 1 Effective and efficient municipal services, our-continued economic vitality," Osterfoss said. "We want to maintain our Promote efiicientanddonvenient . VAIL, CO " ability to balance growth, economics; and other quality env"ir~nment and transportation betweenthe EagieCou_nty Environmentally sensitive high quality of life, - quality of experience issues." ~ RegionalAirportaridVail. ~ Positive; sustained economic climate. Promote a mass transit system from - - Major Impacts ' ~ ~ ~ <Denyer International Airport to'Aspen. Responsible community;leadership. ~ Impacts on transportation, parking, ~ local housing,loadingond delivery Provide and maintain.a safe acid - - systems, and the redevelopment of~ efficient street system. Minimize - Lionshead and Golden Peak,are of rat - ~ ~ ~ congestion at the Main Vail and West POSTigL PATf~ON , primary interest to the town. ' r _ 'Vail intersections. , VAlL, CO 81657. Representatives from the town and Improve the operational efficiency and safety _ Vail Associates have been meeting. of the street network by constructing '~~y ~ - cooperatively since June to discuss a ~ improve,mentsatthetwointersections: Improve the operational efficiency of the TQ~ OF VAIL ~ ~ common vision for Vail, and other street network byconstructing the Smba strategic planning issues. Part of that ~ ~ Run Underpass. ' - vision, says Osterfoss, is a desire to Review theeffecfivenessofthe93-94 , offer Consistent and quality guest • WinterTrafficManagemenff?lan: experiences throughout town and on , the mountain. She said the next step is ; ~ - to work to ether toward • I)a telinc: Town of Vail is J islributed to Vail's'postal patrons by the Tmvn of Vail g I = Community RelationsOf[iccPleasecalluswilhyourmmmeNsat479-2ll5,onvrite- ~ implementation regardless of the - lo: Town of Vail, 75 South I'rontagc RoaJ, Vail, Co at657. m~~EDON status of Cate Continued on a e 2 ' 12 - , - RECYCLED PAPFA ROry III. P A - 1 A Message from the"Manager ' UaiLLooks io Broaden Community Benefits of Sister City ~ " ' To the Residents ofvaiti ~ Library Book"Drop Installed in West Vail .Libra Services are Customer•firiven . „ . ~Re!ationsliip; Local Delegation WiII Travef to St. Moritz in July ~ ry I wanted to updateyou odtwo adiJitiescurrenlly ~ It's a "drive-b " of a different and refreshin sort" The ~ arket researchers would.do well to visit the Vail' , underway. These include development"of the towns ~he dinner parties and ceremonial gift exchanges are secondary y g mission, vision, and goals, and lfie Vail Improvement noW. Vales 12-,year relationship with sister city St. Moritz has Vail Public Library's new' drive-by bgok drop is now in 1 V 1Public Library, ,where user tastes and habits have Process(VIP). taken on new meaning with an emphasis bn joint marketing, operation. It's Located near the entrance to Safeway in produced a new collection-development strategy driven These activities are important because they'll help information exchanges,-and education. All this, regardless of the West Vail; by custorrier needs and expectations. ourorganiution Ixmmea"high per[ormingtean,"to Residents first identified the need That strate involves anon- oin anal srs of maximize efficiencyofour tax dollars. pending outcome of,competirig bids forthe.'99 World Alpine ST, $ g Y . ' The Town Counc7 is currently working to define the Championships.. for a new book drop in a town- circulation figures and other data to better define.the mission, vision and goalstorva;l:These documents Following a successful planning meeting with Vail's Swiss sponsored community, survey. Later, popularity,,andusefulness of the collection. describe the ovenlt organizational purpose and ~ . counterparts in' January; members of the local Sister Cities Committee library users selected the Safeway site "Lts, really not much different than a retail store,'' said establish,a pointof reference fordecision-making. The drt'. h0 Itt tO.oC dni2e a tCl corn osed of'a dele ation of 20 or more ~du"ring afollow-up,survey last Susan Boyd, the library's assistant director. "But, it's` a vision is a statement of a preferred future. It's the . p~ g g p p g November. - whole new concept, for libraries." Council's expectatiogofwhatwe'restrivingforase, partlclpants to the "top of the:world" resort in)uly. " - community: The goals form.fhe"foundation and focris`` , Although individuals would be asked to pay,ttieir own way, The new book drop holds about 200 And Vail is leading khe way. Boyd` has been asked to forthe town's work program for the coming two years. books,, videos, and cassettes,. and is outline the new system at the Regional- Colorado delegation members would be rewarded with hands-on experiences They define~what needs to ~e accom lished to fulfil( ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ` B and discussions in special events planning, international marketing, emptied daily by the town's Public Works Department Libraries meeting iirMay. - the towns mrsgron. ~ Boyd says most libraries develop, collection pans on, The Vaildmprovement Process (VIPI.is intended to ~ and:hoSpltahty SerV1CCS, among other topics. impiove,lheefficiencyand e[fectivenessof-municipal 'Much to Learn ~ more arbitrary aril subjective guidelines. "And that's ` se"recs. vlPpr°"idesa f°r°m r°rt°wn emp'°yees t° ~ Wertheim Library Challenge Grant Reaches" ' not very customer-minded," says Boyd. examine the processes and procedures within their Vail has:much to Team from St iVlOritz, as does, St. Moritz from ~ ' . Customer Preferences , departments and identify methods to improve the , . Vail, say committee members. For example, to diversify its.economy; ~ . Half•Way Milestone ' dcliveryof municipal services: As with most quality St. Moritz organizes 300 special. events; ayear-=from winter horse , . ~ So what has Vail learned about its users? ; improvement programs, vtP is focused on.tfie needs 'racing, polo and- golf, to fashion shows,-.auctions, and sailing regattas he'Vail Public Library has raised more than $20,000 Overwhelmingly; the preference is for nonfiction. , . and desiresof ourci,stoniers. in the summer. On the other. hand, St. Moritz has`its share of:parking , 'toward a $40,OD0 challenge grant offered by the Favorite topics" are travel, sports, health, interior ' welookforwardtoyourinpr,ion,th~town'S - ~ - - ~ Wertheim Foundation. The-project is aimed at creating decorating, cooking, self-help, horticulture, business; mission,vision,andgoals..Wealsolooklorwardto ,and transportation problems and could very well learrt from Vail,, - , working with you to make Vail the "I'rrmier Mountain says Mayor"Pro-Tern Mcrv Lapin, a member of the January fact- ' , a high-tech libiary~system with,access to the so'-called education; and computers..Users also enjoy books on Community and International Resort." ?f you wilt; to finding delegation. - "information highway" of the, future. ~ tape and~video. ~ ; discuss eilherof these issues; please call coo at Mayor Peggy Osterfoss said the recent efforts represent apublic- The Wertheim Foundation, named for Dr. Herbert Staffers will have a similar "snapshot" of interests 4~9-2IO5 - and Nicole Wertheim, has agreed to match up to from younger users following an analysis of the private partnership aimed at strengthening Vail s position as an `BobMdaurin interitationalresort. $40;000 irrprivate funds raised by the.'campaign: The children's collection later this year:, Town Manager St. Moritz has been recognized as the birthplace of winter tourism Wertheim's are part-time residents of Vail and"have In addition to the inventoryanalysis, `customer :'and modem winter sports in:"the Alps for more than a century.•The ~ supported the library since 1989. comment forms are used to monitor trends, preferences, ' TOV GOALS resort is.home to 6,OOD residents and 3,000 seasonal-staff members. When completed, the $80;000 campaign will fund ~ and"suggestions for improvement. As a result, the Transportation from page i The friendship with St, Moritz; Vail's only sister city, has existed projects such as: - library, is exploring ways to:. - ' • ~ since 1982., , . ~ • Increase and'u date CD-ROM.materials, • Provide for the safe movement of : - A ToHn pf Vail Electronic,BulletinBoard, an P If ou'd-like more.information on the sister cities activities, contact includin Mornin star Mutual Funds and . pedestrians and bicyclists throughout the Y _ ~ interactive community database containing g , g• .the Cominu,nity Relations Office at 479-21.15. information about Town Council 'meetings, the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory,. Town of Vail and the Upper Eagle Valley.'. ~ . Complete the bike and walking trail system as ~ minutes; and agendas; meeting'space availability; • Connect users to wide area information.. ; identified in the Open Lands Plan. ~ ~ ' , d.communlty calendar, and more.": systems, such as the Internet and Prodigy , lmplementtheVillageSfreetscapePlan, while 'Sales Tax Shows Steady Increase ~ ~ ~ Internet and Access Colorado; information search computer systems. ' , " improving currentstreetlnfrastructure. ~ and retrieval "systems, ~ • Provide telephone line access for guests • Investigatetechniquestoexpandfuturepedestrian ~ Reference Information in Electronic Format, from wanting.to retrieve electronic mail on'their -areas.. ' . suooo,aoo, ~ 'taxes to telephone books on computer, accessible computers. - ' • Proyide'for the efficient delivery and ~ from your own home., ~ • Offer a mechanismfor users'to print from their distribution of goods into Vail Village and sto,coo,ooa: Personal Computers/CD-ROM Drives, including laptop computers. Lionshead. ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~~word-processing and spreadsheet software, ~ ~ The libra 's ry pends about $90,000 annually to update , Wo'rkwithVA, East Village Homeowners to prepare. saA~,ooo. , interactive multimedia electronic books for its holdings. design for lots 3P&J., ~ ~ children, and more. Pursueplanforthe International parcel. If you'd like tomake atax-deductible donation to the ~'00a'~ ~ lilira 's challen e" rant, contacf"Libra Director • 'Provide value•priced~parking for visitors, ~ ~ ~ ~ g g 7oVG0AL3 ` employees, and residents, Annie Fox at 479-2195. HUMANSERVfcES from page to se,ooo,oao - IdentifyTransportationSystem Management " • Explore strategies for enhancing day care alternatives Techniques to reduce parking demands (e.g., park within the Town. and rides, price controls, and transit system ~ x`00°'00° ` improvements]. Join Us for the 1994 Adventure Speaker Series!! 'Cooperate with other educational agencies to support a Identity areasforadditionalpublicparking, variety of educational opportunities. SD Review and improve skier drop off. "access. ' aver roa you teee roar lace lace ~aeo ioe~ +aoz Thursdays at 7 p.m, ~ Colorado Mountain College • Cooperate with other governmental, ~ Through Apri17 Vail Mountain School Vail's four percent retort sales tax is the town's tar est revenue source Vail Public Library Community Room, Eagle County School District RE50J ? agencies to promote the viability of the g. FREE' ADMISSION!! Eagle Aiprirt. Continued on page 3 accounting fgr 52 percent o f the fozvn s $25 million annual budget. . .2 , 11 Completion Expected by Sept.1 Meet the New PEC and DRB Members Ground Likely to be Broken this Spring Tov GOALS from page 2 POLICE EXPANSION Six residents have been named to fill vacancies on the town's Town Asks State to Consider~Roundabout as GOING WELL . Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) and Design Review Demonstration Project ~ TOV Goal: INTERGOVERNMENTAL Board (DRB). RELATIONS. Pursue a Valley wide approach n time and on budget. That's the Greg Amsden, Dalton Williams; and Jeff Bowen were reappointed to The town has asked the Colorado Departmenk of Transportation ~ to providing services to solving common Oword from Vail Police Chief Ken the PEC, while Robert Armour was appointed as a new member. (CDOT) to consider splitting the cost's of a proposed prdblems, avoiding duplication, and improving Armour is a local excavator and part-time ski instructor. demonstration program to improve traffic flow at the Main Vail the value delivered for tax dollars expended. Hughey, as residents await completion The council also reappointed Bob Borne to the DRB, and named Hans and West Vail interchanges. • of the $3.5 million police addition. The . Woldrich as a new member; Woldrich is a retired archictectural control After extensive research, the town.is recommending installation • Identify'existing shared services and project will add about 12,000 sq. ft. to explore additional opportunities for the 6,000 sq. ft. of renovated space in the and design consultant. of.roundabouts, or modern traffic circles; to help improve safety The new a ' ointees will. serve two- ear teens endin m Februa and relieve-con estion at these intersections. shared services. east win of the town's Munici al PP y g ~ g ~ ,Establish apublic-private partnership for the g p 1.996. ~ Roundabouts are different from the common traffic circle in that continuation of a valley wide marketing Building. ~ they have been proven to increase safety; are low cost; small in effort. The new addition`is expected to be ~ ~ siie; operate at • Work,with other gavemmental entities and com leted b une'1. crews will then Fall Planting Adds Color to Spring Flowerbeds III . P Y 1 slow speeds; _ the' private sector to enhance the efficiency begin renovating existing space with It won't be long before the daffodils, tulips, crocus, and hyacinth require traffic . of the regional transportation system. final completion by Sept. 1. Parking will ~ ~ ~ ~u ~ - • Com late the site tannin and secure the planted in the fall, break ground after a long winter s rest, The towns yields to the left' nn ~ p p g be accommodated beneath the building ,_Ll ~ - necessary approvals for the Berry Creek landsca in crews lanted a roximatel 10;000:bulbs last fall, which . ~ onl ;and have a a~ - and in'a small surface lot totalin .47 P g P PP Y Y ~ V1 Fifth site. g compliment the several thousand annuals and perennials planted each hrgli.through spaces. _ ) • Implement the Land Ownership Adjustment year. The plants will be visible in over 200 flowerbeds throughout town. capacity. ~q~' _ ~ ~ ~ Plan. - The addition'isneeded to_comply Park Su erintendent-Todd 0 enheimer wishes to convertman The town has ~ - with federal guidelines and to P PP Y • Explore the pol'dical and economic traditional annual flowerbeds to perennial gardens in 1994. This will earmarked feasibility of consolidation with other town accommodate growth within the allow greater diversification incolor and types of flowers. $500;000 for the iec~+o department, which has risen from eight , ~ ~ f ~ andlor. special districts. If you re thinking about doing some of your own landscaping, be sure project this year, r,~,a,,,„,,,•„ ' I • Explore opportunities for joint purchasing employees in 1971 to more than 60 to consult the town's publication on trees and shrubs of the Vail Valley. or enough to ~ YYe~ ~ with other governmental agencies. today. ~ construct one of _ Investigate the potential of a private land Fundin' for the ro'ect is made To request this'brochure, cal1,479-2118. ~ ~ ,d ' $ P J the roundabouts. bust to preserve open lands. possible by a 1992 bond refundipg ~ - ~ Public Works Director Larry Grafel lia's asked CDOT to match the ~ • 'Encourage and cooperate with other which,was also used to purchase open ~ town's contribution. to allow completion of both projects, which governmental .agencies to preserve and space in West Vail, known as the Vail Village, Lionshead Merchants Encouraged to Assist would be an additional $500,000: protect open space outside the Town of ,Commons. Neither ro'ect re wires an ~ ~ Vail P J q ~ In Parking Protnt)tlOn Grafel said an engineerhas been hi.r~d to perform preliminary • Participate in and support the Eagle River increase, in taxes. design work for construction of one or more. of the roundabouts _ Corridor Study. Merchants whostand to benefit from the town's experimental evening ~ - , .this summer. • Maintain and enhance the aquatic' habitat, parking program are being encouraged to promote the offer to maximize : If CDOT. reacts favorably, to the request, Grafel said the'town nparian'environment, and water quality of TOVGOAIS ublic awareness: - ~ ' Gore Creek, FINANCIALPERFORMANCE P ~ ~ would- attempt tofast-track the project to be used for. ©from pages ~ Free parking in the Village and Lionshead structures has been. ~ • .Investigate combined transportation - demonstration purposes at the upcoming•Western'States extended from 90 minutes to'three, hours each evening to stimulate services for schoolchildren within the school Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials district. • Analyze effectiveness of performance restaurant and retail business. The experimental program applies to - (WASHTO)'~meeting here in July.. ~ ; based budgeting. ~ ~ vehicles entering the structures between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. daily. ' ' • Develop policies regarding fund balance , The town may choose to eliminate the program.next season if ~ ~ DOWd JUnetlOn BII(e Path`Seen aS PCIOrIty . TOV Goal: HOUSING. Facilitate construction and retention of local levels and debt management. anticipated gains in sales revenues aren't enough to recover losses DeSp{te Funding Shortfall housing in order to maintain the economic • Evaluate opportunities for privatization incurred by the parking structures. ~ and social viability of the Town of Vail, ofmunicipal services. ~ , ° construction of the Dowd Junction recreation path will begin this, - - •Explore control of various municipal E•911 S Stem ltl PIaCe summer, althou h the ro'ect will be built in hoses due to utilities. ~ y ~ g P J.: P Implemeht the Vail Commons project. - unanticipated costs. ' ~ More than 14,000 phone customers from Vail to Wolcott are now An $875,000 federal grant; originally estimated by the state and Prepare plan and projectdesign. receivin E 911 service, o erated b the Vail Police De artment. The ~ Obtain necessary projectapprovals. TOV Goal: HUMAN SERVICES, g - P Y P federal authorities to be adequate for completion of.the project; will . • Provide services and support "enhanced" emergency service tracks the name, address, and phone be used to complete phase I only, which includes construction of the • Identify ew~`~ng dwelling~units to be activities that enhance quality of number from which emergency calls are made, allowing for increased ~ Eagle River bridge and the deer crossing bridge, Phase 11, or actual purchased for focal housing. - life in the Town of Vail. response time by police, fire, and ambulance. trail construction, is bein data ed due to a $650,000 shortfall. • g y Identity additional land for construction of ' ' • Provide opportunities for life long ~ The shortage is attributed to unanticipated costs associated with new local housing units. .learning and research through the Vail • ~ ~ ~ design and construction of the complex project, • Create a mortgage pool to underwrite loans ,,Public Library. Student I'IrefighterS Credited Wlll'I $aving Boy S Llte Because the town views completion of the project as a,key link in a for affordable housing: • Investigate the feasibility of private-' ~ ~ regional and state-wide recreation path system, various grants and Encourage, through zoning improvemenU Roy Brossman and Steven Bales were in the right place at the right public partnership to construct a ~ state enhancement funds will be pursued to complete the section. changeslmodificationsowr ability to stabilize time on a recent January evening. The student firefighters have been performing arts center. ~ Funding also will be sought from neighboring municipalities and the local population. credited with saving the life of a 12-year-old boy who was pulled from • Work with the VRD to ensure continued recreation districts. ' the swimming pool of the Vail Racquet Club. The students were off-duty, recreational services for the Town's ~ To date, the town has spent about $225,000 to complete design of 'Continued on page a , residents. Continued on page ~ t at the time of the incident. phases I and lI and to acquire right-of-way. 10 - 3 TOV Goals from page 3 Permit Process lmprOVed vVlth VRD Election Scheduled for May .Community Consensus 1NiII Guide New Tracking System The Vail Town Council has offered its support to the Vail Val COmmOnS ProJeCt Recreation District VRD in an u comin mill lev election. The TOV Goal: PLANNING, GROWTH, & ~ wilding permits, inspections, assessment information, and ~ ( ) P g y ommunity opinion will be a~critical' May 3 election will ask VRD taxpayers to allow the Town of. Vail ~ com onent in determining future uses of ' DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. Strive to maintain the . p other.essentialpropcrty characteristics will soon be linked on to dccrensc its mtll levy while the Recreation District inc,~eascs its the town-owned Vail Commons property in unique alpine character of the, VaiPcommrinity, anew town-.wide com uter s stem to im rove efficienc and 'Maintain a balance• between resort development P Y P Y :mill levy by the same amount. For more information, contact West Vail. The b.b-acre parcel past of the and environmental and uali of life accuracy for the public.. The $45,000 system is scheduled to go Susanne Chardoul atlthe Vail Recreation District, 479-2450. ' q ry ~ Vail das Schone and,Safeway shopping consideratidris.. on-line in May: In an effort to combine governmental services, Upper Eagle center-was purchased for $3.2 million last Once in place, the new Sierra.system will . Valley Water:and,Sanitation Districts will be holding.May 3 ear. It is the lar est mixed use • Maintain a land use pattern that provides a ~ accelerate the etmit rocess b reducin tedious „ t ~ Y g I P P Y g el.c.tons a., the tcwn~mu`ntcipai building as'well, ro lip more undevelo ed arcelin town. balance of land uses and recognizes the `I a erwork and im rovin ~ coordination anion P P P. P P S , g accessible to the voters, A~planning consultant wilCbe hired this , capabilities and limitations of natural and man,- ,b,,,t , - ( ~ departments; In other words, we 11 all be singing spring.to evaluate possible uses for`the site. made features., off the same page at the same time;" said Gary - •Allow sustainable growth and change'which can , ' ~ ~ ~ ~ The study will serve to outline community be served within the capacities;of'existing and ~ - Murrain, Vail's chief building official at the consensus on a ro riate.uses for the site; , planned infrastructure. ~ - Community. Development Department, ~ VaII:SetS Tone for Amendment 1~Related PP P - The s stem will allow ro eels to.be tracked simulfaneousl b ~ EIeC11onS-In Nearb CommUnltleS compatibility with neighborhood ,and' • Protect and enhance`ttie qualify"of1ife in the . Y P j Y. Y -ypedestrian areas; parking and. traffic:impacts; . community through the preservation of open ,community development; public works,.and the police and fire Amendment l is•back..Thistime voters in nearby Breckenridge, frontage road improvements; landscaping; lands within the Town of Vail.. ~ ~ departments. Murrain says the computer linkage.is especially Silverthorn, Minturn, Eagle, and Basalt will be,asked for an "':design character of tfie buildings; and other ; ImplementtheopenLandsl?lan. . ' helpfulsince several departntent's are housed in separate' ImplemenitheBoundaryAdjustmeniPlan, - locations thrqughout~town. exemption to the atrieridment s revenue and'expenditure elements. ' ' - ,limitations--just,as Vail voters did fast November:. Preliminary discussions have suggested a , - • Identfy lands- necessary.to meet future local . ~ w In addition to"the permit process, Murrain says the database ~ Vail's ballot ,'uestion was a , roved b a.74 ercent mar n: mixed use.foi• the ro ert with• affordable transportation needs: 1 track anynutriber of activities on parcels"within.the'town; ~ ~ - ,Approval max mizes-the town s ability to maintain servic, glevels, housing, corvine al Jretail develo went, ' includin =hazardous rock fall Tones and-utilit street-cuts, ~ P ,Identify parcels necessary to meeffuture local : b Y ~ while leaving other provisions of the.amendment in tact. Those parking, open space, and possibly a #ire housing needs. , The'infonnation wi111ikelybe accessible to utility companies, provisions require voter approvalot all new taxes and rate . . 'station.. • Implement the'semetery plan realestate offices, and others for a smalhfee. , ~ increases, and voter.approval of new•or additional Toivn,of VailOnce there is general.agreement on the ' Determinethe structure forcemete mane ement& `:Vail has become,the state s third user of the innovative system, ry . g - debt: . ~ 'project's components, the town will select a~. maintenance. ~ . joining Summit County ;and Arvada. , In the weeks before Veil's election, the town reduced its mill private, developer to construct the project: 'Constructcemeteryimprovements. - levy from 6.35 mi[[sto 6.2 mills.to offset,an eight percent growth Ground could be:broken next spring at the. FlreplaCeCorlVerslonS - ' ' in assessed valuation :as required by Amendment'1. Now, the earliest. - . • Review opportunities for iurttier anriexationao the Town of Vail, Steadily II1CreaSe levy cannot be increased or adjusted to its previous state without ~ The project has'generated interest in other • Conduct proactive; long-range planning , . ~ voter approval. West Vail improvements, by private land . activities. ~ ail s fireplace change- owners; including the'Vail das Schone and V out program trade Continue to strategicallyplanwithVAregaPding,future ~ Summer Marlteting RetUrnS ~ WestVall Mall buildings: ' growth. significant gains in 1993. - updatetheVail LandUse'Plan. 'The'town encourages ~ , , ~ .Summer marketing by the, VaiCVallcy Marketing Bard is in full ~ Formore iiifotination; contact KristanPritz Proceed with the lantorredevelo mentof Lionshead. volunta ,conversions of ~ in the,Community Development P , p rY swing after monfhs-of speculation.and indecision, The new effort ~ De artment 479-2138. - ~ ''dirty" burning fireplaces . ` combines an operational group and a political steering team to P - • Provide efficient'development review and to "clean'.'. burning ~ avoid future funding hassles and political representation , ' .current planning actiJities. ~ technolo 'es throu blow= ' ' $t g , p'roblems:. , ' ReviewspeciatDevelopment Districtreguiations. interest loans and other . Major participants in.the 1994 summercatnpaign~nclude: Town. ToVGoa?s - Complete the Vail Commons Master Planandproceed incentives. 150 ~ 'ORGANIZATIONALEFFECTIVENESS withdevelopment: , . of Vail, $350,000 (business license fees); Town of~Avon, $50,000; . ©yrom page 6_ . ,Review and malify (if necessary} Design Review Board S(nce 1990; 393, Vail Beaver Creek Resort Co:, $100,000; and Vail Associates Inc., - guidelines. fireplace units have been 50 $50,000. • Provide municlpalservices in as efficient and converted, including 149 ~y9o ~ ~99~ rv9+ ~yq, ~ ~ The Vail Town Council has given thegroup until May 15 to effective manner as • Provide opportunities for local, wable, . 1993~i ~ures rest Bear. The r~,~„.~ establish a 1995 funding~formula~ evaluation criteria for.fhe 1994 possible) p ' convenient shopping within Vail.- implementcostaccountingformaormunici al g pr sent the cam ai n; a selection rocess for the o erational r_ou ;arid ' ' • Create unique, commercial, innovative; and - P S P p S p services. - largest increase.yet, thanks 'Volunta Fice Lace Conversions recommendations for long-term funding. Impfementationofthe'periormancebasedbudgeting upscale'opportunities for local businesses. ry A, ' ~ to 44 change-.outs at the ~ ~ - system. , TOV Goal: INFRASTRUCTURE. Lifthouse Condominiurns.and 60 conversions, at 4he Landmark. r - ~ ~ : ' , ~ _ ' • ~ ~ Althou h the town has banned new unapproved Environmental Crlm@ Alert FaX 13roadcaSt EXpandS • Analyze the results of the 1993 Community Provide fa maintenance of existing •l~a~~•~I• g ~ ~ Survey and implement changes needed to and future Town infrastructure. Protection Agency wood-burning fireplacesand stoves since 1991, The Vail Police Department is expandingits'crime alert fax improve the service delivery. ` more than 4,000 inefficient wood-burning units remain within the service following.a successful 10'-month trial. The service alerts - Plan rioritiie and fund additional town. , p ~ participating businesses of.stolen credit cards,`bad checks, crime TOV Goal: FINANCIAL' infrastructure necessary to maintain and ~ Open hearth fireplaces are the largest contributor of air pollu, lion. trends, prevention issues, and other information. PERFORMANCE. Maintain the ' enhance,the quality of life in the~community. in the Vail Valley., There, is one requirement to participate in the free program: financial viability of the Town. The town's conversion program is offered in cooperation with you'll`need access to a fax machine; For mare information, or to • Maintain stability of town revenue streams. Eagle County, retailers, banks and utility companies,, enroll, call Chuck House in the Crime Prevention Office, 479-2213. • Analyze impacts of Amendment t. . For details, call Russell Forrest in the Community.Development . - Coritlnued on page 5 office,'479-2138. , , , Continued on page 10 4 9 . ~ .Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near,You ~ ~ T~VGOAL3froropage4 Housing Remains Part of Berry Creek Fifth Project Vail Budgets $4 million for 1994 Capital Improvements Tov Goal:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. A housing component, strongly supported by the Work to promote a positive, economic environment. Toil's construction season is largely dependent upon Mother Nature and to some extent, . vail Town Council, is still included in the latest land . V cooperation from the communit .With, most Villa" a core ro'ects S _lit between two short use plan for the Berry Creek Fifth property in • Maintain the short term bed base uest lod in in Vail y g p J p Edwards. The new sketch plan,'approved by the Villa a and Lionshead, (9 g 9) const>uction seasons Apti115 to June 1, and Sept• 15 to Nov. 15 --the town hopes to complete'an g , Eagle County Commissioriers, allows up to 9] units impressive number of public improvements. The 1994 budget anticipates spending 19 percent of on 16.5 acres. The plan also allows. for a public school, • Quantity the loss of shortterm rental units. Vail's $25 million budget on capita] projects, ari increase of seven percent over 1993. Some of the recreation, and open space on the 105-acre parcel Review&niodiiy(iinecessary)_development regulations, more visible projects are listed below: The property is located southeast of the Edwards - I-70 interchange, It's owned by the Berry Creek • With the retail community, develop strategies that will I Brid es • . $316,700 0. • ~ Mill Creek/Ted Kindel Park redevel mast o en Recreational Aufhori , a public body representing stimu ate Vail's economy. g • ^ (T ~ °P f oP. ty • Work with the VRD, the Vail Valley Marketing Board, and • $644,000 (state/federal match) space and stream stabiliia'tion the Town of Vail and six other local governmental , - ~ entities. Vail has 60 ercent ownershi rn the ro'ect, others to conduct special events that will enhance the • Chapel Bridge Replacement (state/focal} Gore Creek Promenade. Landscaping to, complete . p p p I local economy. ' Pulls Bridge Replacement (federal/local) project started FaI21993 " which was purchased in 1991 for $1.2 million: . • Covered. Bridge Restoration (local) Covered Bridge Pocket Park • TOV'GoaL ENVIRONMENT. Be a world leader Lionshead Tot Lot Access Path Iin rovetnents in providing a sate poNution-free environment. Interchanges .............•.......:.....•.....:......•.......•...$500,000 p ' • Red Sandstone Park reconstruct swing/slide - Strive to maintain a high quality of life fdr Vail • Main Vail,'West Vail Roundabout Installation ~ Brandmeyer N81ned ASSIStant TOWn Manager residents and guests, . ' structure - ' Street Overla s $715,000- ~ . . y ' ' • • • Pirate Ship Park installation of irrigation system • Reconstruct Lower Matterhorn Citcle, West Gore Bighorn Park beaver damage mitigation Pam Brandmeyer has been named assistant town • Implement an Environmental Strategic Plan, that " C ~ek D17v1, Shasta Pyace, Alta Circle IBlke Paths $296,460 (TOV) ~ manager under a reorganization announced by Town addresses air and water quality and recycling. ' Recreation ~ o-reduce o d-hand • Bi hgorn Road.Overla $50,000. Dowd $875' Mona er Bob McLaurin. • Work with the rivate s t sec n 000 (federal match) ~ As assistant mono er Brandme er will oversee . smoke in ublic laces ecto Street Li hts ~ g ~ Y p I? . ,Junction Bike Path phase I (federal/local) Vail's ersonnel town clerk and communit relations • In an on-going program, streetlights will continue' West Vail Bike Path Extension (local). ' p ' Y Promote recycling and.reusing efforts. .operations: _ • ' to 6e.added to brid es bus stops, and intersections ' Recreation Path Maintenance & Signage '(local) Work to create a regional marketior recycled p on a priority basis. ' Brandmeyer has worked for, the town since 1980, " , g - Transportation ..:........:.........:.:...:....:;..•:............$19,348 roducts. • y- - " ~ , . " by planting Public: Safet $362,499 • Perimeter Seating:Coriversion for 5 Buses • ~ ~ rece dly as ase sgtant to the town managerk, and most • increase the greening,of the Gore Valley • East Vail hiterchange.Prolect Phase IIT; -construct M81f1tenanCe & Rt?placement.• • " The reo *anizatioti eliminates the administrative ~ ~ trees, shrubs; and.flowers with a special emphasiaon the bus shelter/i~,formation kiosk which zuiIl incorporate the - $101,836 rb J•70 corridor. - • Bus:Shelter Replacement ~ services director, a department head position once existing phone booth, pave, improbe access, ai,d ~ held b Steve Barwick. ~ 'Cooperate. with and" supportthe Eagle Mine cleanup Pedestrian Overpass Walkway'Retainitig Wall (south Y ' landscape side) ~ Brandmeyer's appointment was effective March 1. process. ' • Bald Mountain Underpass~Wooden Walkway Add/Re lace Street Furniture to inelude,benches ' ' . Reconstruction and Snowguard Installation P TOV Goal: ORGANIZATIONAL' .picnic tables, bike racks and trash cans EFFECTIVENESS. Maintain a high "performing, a • fY P 8 P ValleyDr,. Ford Park. Statrwa Construction --Varitheah•e access) American Disabilities Act (ADA) $15 000 ' Town Clerk Read t0 QSSISt WI highly efficient; customer driven organization. across om soccer ,eld arkm lot (Am h ' 'th Permit and - • Dobson Arena, Pedestrian Safety Improvements Restroom Upgrades in Village Parking Structure y ~ . • Improve internal communications within the Town of Vail ' widen chute i,.a ,,,~e edestrinn/vehicular access Elevator Upgrades at Village Transportation Center LIgUO~r LICenSe QueS110nS ~ . f' P ~ organization. increase lighting PUbIB Wo ikm Femenltationtof 20a ear Publ$1Workson Did ou know it is ille al to sell, serve, or ve PrepareaMasterPlanforTOVcommunications(computers,voice, • Pedestrian Path Installation from Village parking 81 P. Y y" g ~ . and data).. structure to Ford Park softbnll fields ~ Facility Master Plan ---phase 1 includes'excavation for away alcohol to the. public without a license•to do so? Implementan Electronic Mail systemthroughouttheTOV. _ acilrt and a nsion utiIit drains a u' odes Or that ah am lified sound ermit is needed to i e Im lemenia voice mails stem on thetown tale hone s stem, while Parks ....................................•......::....•..:....$288,326 f yly y/ 8 P8r p P P P P Y P y • landscaping/reoegetation, and a. potential employee: music outside your business? providing an opportuniiyfordireeteommunication:., housing project, ~ ~ ~ If you have questions abqut liquor licenses, permits, • Improve external communications. " . ~ ~ or other town-related regulations, contact Town Clerk Replacement of the Chape] Bridge (right) in ~ Holly McCutcheon at 479=2136. ~ Enhance the image ofthe Town of Vail. - ntrateonseparatecategoriesofco 'cation'ncluding Vail Village is among three bridge projects. _ _ ~ eonce mmurn i _ mployees, guesis, and residents. scheduledthisyear.Vail'slandmarkCovered ° _ _ _ - - Bridge will receive new suppoits, and the-_. _ ~ ~ - ~ ` n B g nfer VaII In 199 • Integrate the principals of continuous improvement in the , TOW rin s Two Co enCeS, t0 4 ope t' the To f Vail. . Pulls Bridge at the golf course "will be _ ; ' ~ . ~ - ra ions of wn o ' replaced. All three bridges are requiring The town will play a direct role in boosting the area's attention because of safety concerns. ' Train aII personnel in TQM fundamentals and departmental _ - ' - ~ ~ r- economy when it hosts two state conferences. this year. improvementProcess. ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ - The first will bring around 1,500 delegates to Vail for , DevelopastatementoforganizaGonalvaluesandprinciples. • - the Annual Meeting of the Colorado "Municipal League, Many of these projects are likely to inconvenience residents and shopowners for a short time, The town is :June 21. Then in September, Vail will host the Colorado ~ Become a customer driven organization. p g p Y y y p) _P P Planning Association. About 200 planners are expected attem tin to ersonall "notif those affected b the "ro'ects..To learn more about"the im acts lease COntaCt Refine tracking system to monitor customer Susie Hervert at the Public Works/.Transportation Department,"479-2444. from across the state. ~mplaints. • Contlnued on page, 9 8 5" ; Com rehensiwe~ 0 en Lands Plan Reserves Open Space ' p p . , LEGEND • • ~ ~ • ~ - SENSRNE AND HAZARD PARCELS SOUTH TRAR PARCELS ~ ~ ~ POTATO PATCH ~ ~ (ALL PARCELS ARE HAZARD PARCELSE%CEPT 51) ~ rw~ i, BOOTH FALLS - ' All _ . SNVUSTONE VARNi 1~ ~ . ~ ~ NOIITH TRAIL PARCELS rm Lm. , . ~ . ~ _ ~ . 9t4rcal CWlx/qnu. dtu _ _ a,u ~S'~ ~ v 1 5 YARN .wMw ~l - I\ ~ re.. mn . , TREAM ACCESS PARCELS ~ ~ 7- ~ n.~ ~ 'moo ~ ~ , r` fw . _ ~ ~ ~ \ 1- - wnoq vHm+EarE~ - _`v IXISTING~BIKE LANE ~ ~ ~ 'jif~.~{~~ 'I\ yam` NAruRfcwiEn / rr~ - I~~A~a ~ ~r l-~ ~ cxu ' 1 PROPOSED BIKE LANE ~ ~ ~ _ ~I~ ~ < 1'~b~, ~ I ~ EAST VAIL ~ , awcH oven ~ d ' E%ISTING HIKING TIIAIL s°~/ vlAenuu , 5 _ Ir~i~~y --~Nnrsos nwcH OVEN SVncE f, , w . Rti ~ ~ GOIFCWRSE _ 1V _ L \f I auFxfHR s I•/ I . ~ LIONSHEAD _ , ~ y~ ~ ' . PROPOSED HIKING TRAIL - VAIL HEIGHTS ~ ° ~ G[NPOU ° ~ - ~ ' ~ VAIL VILLAGE i n~. fw ` \ ~ ~ Bcww+vAnrc . , I LIONSHEII~ ' - VAIL OAS' o~ 5 / ~ € coUNRrs ~ .RaEa STAIR PARK ~ 5 t HGH PRN)RRY PARCELS NUMBERS ScnoNE ~r ~ NIUCREErc I. ~ ~~L'° I ~ ~ . ' T TRA%.HEAD ~ v ~ ~ v ~ .pp~ovaN' conE ~ ~ ~ ^ LL ~ y~~'rc _ ~ cREErc ~ 9F VAIL RIDGE vARrc: ~ ~AONlNAOE - ~.vowtiv.~ . _ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ooxovnN VAaNI ' ` , ~ ~ ~ uow _ ~ - -AA m~ . , ~ , CENETARY _ ~ P RK , . ' ~ ' ~ . ~ ~ .V wrow~ .I i ' MATTERHOPN b m' £ ~ ~ , Ai' < INFERNOUNTAN _ ' ' PoLNET PAAN ~.r - ~ - ~{+f_ ~ ~ ' ' ~ S ~6TEPNEn'9 PARK ' ~ INTEflMDCNTAIN Implementationofopen Action-Oriented Plan Lands'Plan Underway . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' mplementation :of Vail's comprehensive Open, ey next steps include hiring a land negotiator to' ~ - Lands, Piati is now underway following.council l~assish the town in 'implementing the plan and ~ , . . ' 'approval of the welcomed study. The plan, developing an ordinance to create a required "vote,of the`, .:,More Facts',; ~ ' ' recommends action.on 51, parcels' oEprivately-held ;people" to.change.the.use of designated publicly-owned ~ ~ T ' ~ land to:be used for protectton ofsensitive lands; for openspace. - ' trail easements and critical.trail,connections; and'for . 'The estimated cost to complete the, plan is $4:6, million The Vail. Town Council has placed a high priority ' ' ~ future uses. ~ ~ 'which will be' paid out. over asix-year period, Funding ~ on'identifying and acquiring additional open space ' The plan recommends a. variety,of methods to,. will come from the town's one percent~real estate., because of the rapid pace of'development and the _ - protect open space. that reduces the town's costs -and ~ transfer tax (RETT),: which generates approximately.$1.5 relatively limited' number of open :parcels. , ' ~ provides economic benefits for property owners. tnilliori per year. The town also will apply for state'trail I - \ About the Open.Lands.Plan... These. methods include: funds and the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund to, • "The importance of'preservirig open space has' been, - ~ _ ~ . • Purchasing development rights for conservation supplement existing resources for open lands protection, recognized since 1980 when the Town :of Vail , easements. Since 1980,. the town has used RETT funds to purchase implemented a 1% Real Estate Transfer Tax , • open lands. The town currently owns 714 acres of zoned . (RETT). The town currently owns 714 acres'of An Open tiands Conunittee provided direction • Creating trail easements. ~ zoned o ens ace. ~ ' for the ro'ectandconsisted.of~re resentatives openspace. P p p 1 ~ p Acquisitions. Communit interest in the 0 en Lands Plan has been . from the Vail Town Council, Planning and y p , . ' , . - ' ' Environmental Commission, U.S. Forest ' Land'trusts. high because of increasing, development pressures. ~ In 1986, the town was 65 percent built-out: Now, ' ' Service,,Vail Associates, Vail Recreation District, • Developing a designated open lands system. Currently, Vail is about' 90 percent,liuilt-out projections indicate Vail is 90, percent built-out and ' , ' Vail Board, of Realtors, and. town staff. The five-year plan recommends 34 priority actions For more information on the'plan, call,Russell Forrest that about 950 more dwelling units could be beginning'with the protection of 12 sensitive natural in the Community Development. Department, 479-2138. developed. This includes additional, guest ' • Over 350 parcels were evaluated with 51 parcels areas by establishing conservation easements or accommodations, multi family units, duplexes, and of land within the Town of Vail boundary on acquisition. Major actions include partnerships with single family units. As of October 1993, there were which actions are recommended. the Forest Service and Vail Associates to improve the approximately 270 undeveloped, buildable lots existing trails system. ' remaining in the town of Vail: • The plan offers the town a menu of potential, open space.protection Techniques at the least cost _ and management burden to the town.: ` t u . TOWN OF VAIL Office of the Town Manager 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2105/FAX 479-2157 a. March 2, 1994 Dr. Robert Baker 3950 N. Frontage Rd. E. #22 Vail, CO 81657 Dear Dr. Baker: In response to your recent letter, I would like to give you an update on the East Vail bus stop, which is Phase III of the East Vail Landscaping Project. The Public Work's Department submitted a prelir~~~ary design of the bus stop to the Colorado Department of Transportation on Januarq 14,1994, in order to obtain i.I',OT right- of-way approval and a utility permit. The approval of these permits is pending, due to utility conflicts and designation of a power source for the lighting. Public Works is resolving the utility issue and will submit this information to CDOT. We anticipate a CDOT decision regarding the utility issue sometime this month. The next step will be obtaining Town of Vail Design Review Board approval. Once the necessary approvals are granted, PLblic Works will schedule construction to begin once conditions allow. Construction is anticipated in May ' of this year. ' I can assure you Phase III of the East Vail Landscaping Project was not forgotten and every effort will be made to have it completed in early 1994. Sincerely, TOWN OF VAIL Robert W. McLaurin Town Manager . xc: Vail Town Council Larry Grafel I ~t Dr. Robert E. Baker 3950 No. Frontage Rd E. # 22 Vail, CO, 81657 February 25, 1994 Mr. Robert McLaurin, Town Manager 75 South Frontage Road West Vail, Colorado, 81657 Dear Mr. McLaurin, A belated "Welcome" to Vail. I am pleased to know that you came to Vail highly regarded by friends in Jackson. I hope that your time in Vail is productive and happy. Vail is a very nice and special place. This letter, however, is to ask you to take the time to study a long lasting situation that has been extremely poorly handled by the last town manager and acting town manager. We live in East Vail on the North Frontage Road east of the 180 Exit off I-70. You might ask Mayor Osterfoss for the exact location if you aren't sure since she is a townhome owner in this complex called "The Falls at Vail". About two years ago I attended a Tuesday night council meeting where the "public" is invited to speak. My thrust was (and still is) that the exit area, where signage encourages travelers on westbound I-70 to exit, looked like the gardens of the moon and had no protection at the bus stop. Since then there has been some improvement with some grading, tree planting, irrigation that includes trees planted by our association, and one large pothole filled, but that is about it. That night the town manager, Ron Philips, was very angry with me, but ended up with assuring me of two items. The area would be improved and the bus shelter would be in place "in the spring". of 1992. I was satisfied and believed him. I did not respond to his anger. The council members checked their navels. BUT, very little was done. I am unable to remember the excuses I received from my calls. About a year ago Mr.. Philips was fired which was OK with me. Mr. Grafel became acting town manager. I again appeared at a Tuesday night "public" meeting in March, 1993. I will never again attend such a meeting, for I have learned the council had as its theme to put any problem back on the person who is asking the council to act responsibly. -2- However, Ireceived, to my surprise, a letter (enclosed) from Mr. Grafel explaining when at least the bus stop shelter would be installed soon and a parking lot constructed on the South Frontage Road between the East Vail Market and the 180 exit.. This parking lot, located nowhere and used mostly by "Vans to Vail", was completed, but as you can see in his letter, due to what I deem incompetency and lack of foresight and planning, the people, workers, renters etc. living in the Falls are still standing out in the cold. Interesting is that at least two such shelters I know of have been removed and replaced with new ones in the past few months, We would be more than delighted to have had one of the old ones at our bus stop. I wonder where they are? It would take only a couple of hours to make use of them and make our people extremely happy and dry. Personally, I bought anew car to add to the traffic and parking and pollution and will not use a shelter now, even if one is constructed, I have compassion for those folks I see standing in the rain and snow. I know that the previous Town Council could care less about the East Vail entrance into Vail. I have hopes that the current new members (who will receive copies of this material) will exercise needed responsibility to see that the Public Works Department functions as it promised and should. It is to be hoped that you will see to it that these promises, though made by others, will be taken care of. It would also be much better looking and functioning entrance to Vail. I hope that you can be the leader I have been told you are. Here is a chance to fix something that is not right. Thanks. I'll be looking for action, not more promises. Good luck. Sincerely, Robert E. Baker ~ / ~L~ I~ i t1 TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Of~ j`ice of the Town Manager Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2105 / FAX 303-479-2157 May 4, 1993 Mr. Robert Baker P. v. Box 3087 Vail, CO 81658 Re: Truck Noise and Bus Stop Dear Mr. Baker: I wanted to personally respond to you about your concerns cr• the I- 70 noise caused by truckers using their "Jake Brakes" and, t:r:e East Vail Interchange bus stop. First the noise issue. We've contacted the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) regarding the noise caused by truckers coming off of Vail Pass too fast. We've requested that they change the truck speed limit and to add a sign to the affect that tre use of "Jake Brakes" is prohibited through Vail. The rationale we used far these requests were based cr. the cause; effect notion that; the posted speed limits ca~~sed the truckers to go too fast; which then forced them to have Lo use their engine brakes; the resulting noise then exceeded the limits oz our noise ordinance; and this should be prohibited. CDOT's response, succinctly stated, was, the existing speed _ii<<itJ on I-70 through Vail and especially for truck traffic were established using national standards. There was no justification tc adjust the truck speed limits for safety reasons. CDOT also would not allow any signage that prohibited the use of vehicle safety equipment (i.e. engine brakes} They did say t'~at they would conduct a speed study of the area, and they would allow a sign notifying drivers of the existing noise ordinance if we requested it. My experience with this type of informational signage is that it is ineffectual and it will not be requested. Regarding the bus stop. We are constructing very soon a paved parking lot on the south side of the interchange at the large curve on Bighorn Road, and we will be installing a covered bus she'ter on the north side of the interchange in the vicinity of the existing . _ 1 ~ j ~ Mr. Robert Baker / May 4, 1993 Page 2 telephone location. These should be completed this construction season. Greg Hall, the acting Public Works Director can give you specific scheduling information. His phone number is 479-2158. I hope this helps. If it doesn't, please give me a call at 479- 2105. Sincerely, Larr E. Gr fel Acting Town Manager xc: Greg Hall, Public Works and Transportation t ~ l Dr. Robert E. Baker 3950 No. Frontage Rd E. # 22 Vail, CO, 81657-4795 May 20, 1993 Mr. Larry E. Grafel Acting Town Manager Town of Vail 75 So. Frontage Road Vail, CO, 81657 Dear Mr. Grafel, Having been out of town, I just read your letter of May 4. I do appreciate this letter because it is the first response of any kind I have received over the years since my appearing at town council meetings, calling or writing Ron Fhillips. Driving into town on Monday, my wife noticed a sign just before the three 65 M.P.H. sign stating something about the noise ordinance. I was surprised and delighted, for if it works for one truck and it is quiet at three in the morning, it is worth it. Your letter stated that such a sign "will not be requested". I am once again confused by communications, or lack thereof, but I like the sign very much. My question, which I intend to ask elsewhere, is: "Why does a truck need engine brakes if the speed limit is posted and approved at 65 M.P.H.?" The construction work you have outlined for this season is what Ron Phillips told me would happen one year ago. It is much desired and long overdue. If the work is scheduled and is completed, it will remove some of my dissatisfaction with the powers that be. Before I celebrate, I'll see what happens. I had a telephone conversation with Mayor Peggy a couple of weeks ago wherein I said that I did feel badly that I expressed my dissatisfaction about these subjects -and others - in the manner I did. I do not plan to be at any future town meetings because they are so frustrating for me. It is sad that it took emotions to get attention. I can only hope that the people in charge will try to accomplish the maximum of what elected and appointed officials are expected to do for their constituents, regardless of the complications or difficulties. Thanks again for your letter. Good luck to you and to Greg Hall! Sincerely, Robert E. Baker 1 THE FALLS AT VAIL 3950 North Frontage Road East # 22 Vail, Colorado, 81657 Robert E. Baker, Pres. September i, 1993 Larry E. Crrafel, Acting Town Manager Town of Vail 75 So. Frontage Road Vail, Colorado, 81657 Dear Mr. Grafel, Just a note to let you know the "Falls at Vail Townhouse Association" appreciates very much the irrigation system that is supporting our tree planting in the berm between our complex and the Pitkin Trail Parking Lot. The trees seem to be doing very well, which I don't think would be the case without the irrigation system. As we close out our construction season, I am very concerned that the damage to the road at the manhole near the "East Vail Telephone" remains ignored. Your letter of May 4 stated that "We are constructing very soon a paved parking lot on the south side of the interchange etc". This work seems to have just begun. If this is very soon, then I don't see how it will be possible to construct the covered bus shelter by the telephone. This will be a terrible disappointment if it is not completed before winter. As you know, this construction was promised to be completed by Ron Phillips by June 15, 1992. Please complete this promised construction this season. We have been put off too long as it is. If you care to discuss this with me, please call. 476 0097, best time after 5 P.M. any weekday. Don't let me down. I have promised this project to a lot of people. ~incere~ Robert E. Baker v ~ l \ _ TOWN OF VEIL . 75 South Frontage Road Department of Public Works/Transportation Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-ZISSIFA X 303-479-2166 September 20, 1993 Dr. Robert Baker 3950 N. Frontage Rd. E. #22 Vail, CO 81657 Dear Dr. Baker, First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay in responding to the various concerns outlined in your letters to Larry Grafel. I understand your frustration and confusion, therefore please allow me to address these issues. Earlier in the year, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) denied our request to install "noise ordinance" signs within the Vail Town limits. Larry then relayed this information on to you. Without informing the Town of their change in plans, CDCT installed the noise ordinance signs in May. Like yourself, the Town was quite baffled to see these signs installed after being notified our request would not be considered. Although miscommunicated, we are pleased with CDOT for allowing this signage. use cf "jake hakes°' persists in being a controversial issue and one that the Town of Vail staff continues to address. In an effort to answer your question, trucks which normally do not travel in the mountains are not equipped with "fake brakes", but this safety feature is added to trailer trucks which routinely travel on mountain passes. Utilizing engine compression, the fake brake safely controls the speed without excessive braking and overheating, the main cause of runaway trucks. Although the noise is offensive, the "fake brake" is a safeguard for the trucking industry, especially when dealing with hazardous materials. i ~ LETTER TO DR. ROBERT BAKER j' September 20, 1993 Page 2 Also brought up in your correspondence with Larry were some roadwork issues which needed to be addressed. The roadwork consisted of a stop sign repair and pothole patch at Bighorn Road and East Vail Interchange. Town crews temporarily repaired the stop sign for CDOT and several permanent repairs were made to some of the pothole areas in July. The Town anticipated starting the Second Phase of the East Vail Landscaping Project earlier this spring. Improvements include a paved parking lot, road enhancements, and additional landscaping. This project was put on hold until CDOT issued the necessary permits to allow the Town to begin work. These permits were obtained last month and as you are already aware, construction has begun and is scheduled to be completed by ski season. Phase Three of the East Vail Landscaping Project includes improvements to the "East Vail Telephone" area. We apologize for not being able to resolve this issue in the timely manner you may have been promised on the Town's part. There are many issues to be resolved before any structure is constructed at this site. Before a bus shelter is constructed at a particular site, certain criteria must be met (ie. ridership levels, safety considerations, etc.). From our observations, this area serves primarily as a public information center rather than a bus shelter. Proposed improvements include fabricating a "shelter" which will enclose the phone and provide public information and replace the gravel surface with pavement. These improvements are subject to CDOT and Town Review Board approvals. The Town is currently investigating with CDOT methods of providing adequate electricity to safely illuminate the area. We anticipate Phase Three to occur in 1994. Town crews will temporarily repair the damaged area near the manhole for CDOT, and inform them of the unsafe condition of their road surface. During the summer construction season, the Department of Public Work's manages a substantial amount of capital projects in conjunction with trying to keep on top of a year's worth of maintenance issues. We understand your frustrations and assure you that we strive for excellence and timeliness in the work we perform. We appreciate you taking the time to express your concerns and to ask questions regarding the services we provide to the community. I will plan to call you soon to discuss the issue of the bus stop. If I don't reach you in a short time frame, please don't hesitate to contact me at 479-2160. Sincerely, G eg Ha Acting Director Department Public Works/Transportation cc: Larry Grafel, Acting Town Manager Peggy Osterfoss, Mayor, Town of Vail _~~~:1 Dr Robert E Baker t 3950 No. Frontage Rd E. # 22 Vail, CO, 81657 September 22, 1993 Greg Hall, Acting Director Department Public Works/Transportation Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO, 81657 Dear Mr. Hall, I have your letter of September 20, 1993.. Ii is unacceptable. History is being rewritten all over this country, and your letter is doing the same. My letter from Mr Grafel dated May 4 concerning signs states that " My experience with this type of informational signage is that it is inneffectual and it will not be requested " You people do not know what is going on, but in spite of this, I am happy with the signs and feel that they have improved the noise situation somewhat. Anthing is a help. have read your paragraph on "Jake brakes". I have understood the use of these brakes for years. Your stating that the "jake brake safely controls the speed without excessive braking and overheating, the main cause of runaway trucks." I disagree. The main cause of runaway trucks is unskilled drivers. But that is neither here nor there. How you can miss the point is fascinating. Perhaps you have never driven down from Vail Pass on 1-70 Should you do so, please notice that after a reasonable speed control, where I would go along with the use of Jake brakes, suddenly there are three signs stating the speed limit is 65 mph. Soon thereafter is the last incline toward Exit 180. The point is that if the speed limit is 65 mph, no one needs a jake brake for safety or any other reason any more As it is, those lousy drivers who hit the last incline with brakes "on" leave them on while accelerating thus creating a great amount of excess noise. Solution: have the DOT put the 65 mph signs West of the 180 exit If you must explain something to me, please explain why the need for jake brakes in a 65 mph zone. ,r 2 Regarding the "Phase Three". There is not one of the listed items that are preventing construction that was not forseeable two years ago, certainly only a lack of desire and incompetence has allowed the actual delay to exist. Please explain to me why the requirements have not been done long ago in preparation for this project. I consider your answer inadequate, merely b.s., and a typical avoidance of doing one's job. As a taxpayer and citizen of this town I regard the inadequacy of the method of handling this project as totally unacceptable, and I intend to do what I can to have you all join Ron Phillips. I will not live long enough to see done what was promised me in March of 1992. Call me if you wish ,but history has shown me that I will not plan on anything that you say to happen. Such a disappointment. If I were you, I would start tomorrow to resolve this mess right now, quit all the ducking around, perhaps work a few nights and weekends, and do the right thing, and get this project done. No excuses are acceptable, only action counts with me from now on. You and your department should be ashamed of yourselves. Most sincerely, . Robert E. Baker ~ junc]iWa$on78905~ ~ r ~``r. ~~z Robert E. Baker 23usn 3950 N. Frontage Rd E #22 ~ ~ ~ Vail, CO 81F~7 - ~ ~ ~ ~ F„ ;e . -~L U r~~ ~ JAN ~ - - - - MEMORANDUM TO: Paul Johnston FROM: Holly McCutcheon DATE: March 7, 1994 RE: Pulis Bridge Replacement - TC Evening Minutes 02/15/94 At the last evening council meeting you had requested clarification of the minutes of the 02/15/94 meeting with regard to the Pulis Bridge replacement as follows: - The mid-April date mentioned in Item No. 3 is a commencement date, and is referenced again in the paragraph below Item No. 4. - As I discussed with Larry Grafel, the renovation is being done in order to double the width of the bridge as well as to match the existing tunnel grade elevations, or to flatten the approach to the bridge. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks! xc: Town Council rim i MINUTES (Revised 03-01-94) VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 15, 1994 7:30 P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, February 15, 1994, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Peggy Osterfoss, Mayor Merv Lapin, Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Johnston Sybill Navas jim Shearer (arrived at 7:50 P.M.) Tom Steinberg Jan Strauch TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney , Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant to the Town Manager Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk First item on the the agenda was Citizen Participation, of which there was none. Item No. 2 was the selection of Planning and Environmental Commission and Design Review Board members. The PEC had four positions open. The DRB had two positions open. This item was continued until Jim Shearer arrived, at which time a vote was taken. Merv Lapin moved to appoint to the PEC Greg Amsden, Robert Armour, Jeff Bowen and Dalton Williams. Jan Strauch seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Merv Lapin moved to appoint Hanz Woldrich and Bob Borne to the DRB. Tom Steinberg seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Item No. 3 was Resolution No. 7, Series of 1994. Mayor Osterfoss read the title in full. Larry Grafel explained the purpose of this Resolution was to accept a federal grant for replacement of the Pulis Bridge, which was located near t11e golf course. Merv Lapin questioned if the Vail Recreation District was participating iii the funding of such renovation, and it was determined they were not. Merv Lapin moved to approve Resolution No. 7, Series of 1994, with a second from Jan Strauch. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Further discussion proceeded with Mayor Osterfoss asking when the project would be completed. Larry offered amid-April date, explaining it could take some time to get the contract and construction documents together, along with federal and state review. Public Works will coordinate construction dates with the Vail Recreation District. Item No. 4 was the Town Manager's Report which included information about the TOV's intention of hosting a '94 Planning Conference, as well as updates on the Vail Commons project and the progress of training TOV employees in the Total Quality Management program. (See attached memorandum.) Jan Strauch requested further review regarding the Pulis Bridge renovation and inquired about the possibility of completing the proposed work during the winter months so as not to interfere with the golf season. Bob McLaurin explained work done during winter months could increase costs by 10 - 15%. Larry Grafel indicated the earliest commencement date would be sometime in April and final completion sl~ould be no later than July 4th. Larry also explained the renovation was being done in order to double the width of the bridge and reduce the elevation. Merv Lapin suggested the Vail Recreation District consider enhancing/beautifying the bridge by possibly using decorative guardrails, etc. Other proposed bridge renovation projects included the Chapel Bridge and the Covered Bridge. Timeframes on those projects had not yet been scheduled. Mayor Osterfoss suggested involving local merchants in the Covered Bridge project. Merv encouraged Suzanne Silverthorn and Bob McLaurin to begin informing the public about the proposed projects. Brief discussion regarding the Eagle County School District Lease followed. Tom Moorhead stated that this issue would be discussed more fully at the work session on Tuesday, February 22, 1994. Council, returned to review of the 2nd working draft of the Town of Vail, Colorado, Statement of Goals and Objectives - 1994, which had begun earlier during work session. Merv requested real estate boxes which have been appearing in town be removed immediately. Jan Strauch suggested the Youth Awards Program be reorganized to take place on a date which 1 Vail Town Council EveningMeeWngMInutee 02J1bpB4 r,. ~ ~i~u~ HOSPITALS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES Volume 1, Issue 1 - Febru 19/94 . J ~ J .THE COST . OF VIOLENCE Colorado Hospital Association 2140 South Holly Street, Denver, CO 80222-5607 303-758-1630 FAX 303-758-0047 Hospitals for Healthy Communities is produced by the Colorado hospitalized due to injuries sustained from Hospital Association to look at issues of disease prevention, fighting, gunshot wounds and stabbing health promotion and protection, quality of life, and health care reform. The series uses CHA's Discharge Data Program, wOUndS. (See 11St Of repOIting hOSpltalS at 2nd other hospital data, and data from outside sources. Of th1S paper. ) 0®0 THE PROBLEM: The findings in the rest of this report are based ~ _ on the experience of these 509 patients. In America, a violent crime is committed Violence-Caused Hospital Patient Admissions every 17 seconds. Every month 2,000 oaid Average Patient Age Americans are killed by gunfire; hundreds Selected Hospitals Jcm.-Sept. 1993 more are wounded by firearms. Homicide - - - ranks tenth as a cause of death in the United ~ States, and is the most likely way a teenage ~ ~ k s ~ . boy will die. i ~~,.r ~ nz Handgun /:3 One-third of all violent crimes result in cwve. za y<5) injuries which require medical attention: ~ sho gr,r, nearly one-half of these victims are treated in oii er (Ave. z7 yrs) a hospital emergency room or are admitted (a e~ s) to a hospital for inpatient care. ~ ~ - 3 0©© VIOLENCE IN COLORADO: \ r c.~~~. z9 vgr5) ~A;,e"34 yrs> 4 In 1992, 217 Coloradans died from violent crimes. Colorado Deaths by Violence The average age of these patients was 29 200 _ ' years. Eighty-five percent of the patients - - - ~ were under the age of 40; 84% were male. lso ~ ~ _ . ~ The average age of a person being hospital- - ized because of handgun injuries was 24 loo years. The average age of a person being . ~ hospitalized due to a stab wound was 29 ~ 'r r ~ ' years. The average hospitalization for victims of violence was four days. ~ r ~ { vs~ 19aa 1989 ~ z 1990 1991 1992 ®s® THE COST OF VIOLENCE - I _ ;:';n Firecnms CuttingJStabbing Other souace: ~°ta~ad°,,,,°, S,°t~„~. ,988.1989. , 990. ,99,.1992. ~alarado Department at Health. The average hospital bill for each of these '=A11 Horrucides (breakdown not avmlable for 1992) i people was more than $9,600: a cost of Data reported by 40 hospitals in Colorado nearly $5 million in nine months! This during the first nine months of 1993 showed includes only hospital charges. It does not 509 patients were hurt seriously enough to be 1 i 4 ?i ` include doctor bills, out-patient or emergency OVERVIEW: morn bills if the patient was not hospitalized, nor the costs of those who will need lifetime The cost of violence is high: in our lives, in our rehabilitation. Hospital care for some victims society, in our health care system. Health care cost as much as $200,000, reform cannot occur in isolation from the A separate study in 1991 by the National values of our society. We pay aprice=in lives Association of Children's Hospitals found the and in dollars-when violence escalates. average bill for victims of guns to be $14,434, As is true for other health care costs, preven- about the same charge as one year at a tion is where the investment must be made. A private college for tuition, room and board. healthy community is safe for its people. HOSPITALS REPORTING DATA (Jan.-Sept. 1993) Average Charges (and Number of Patients) Cranked from most to least occurrences) Selected Hospitals Jan.-Sept. 1993 Denver General Hospital (Jan.-June only) $30,000 University Hospital, Denver Provenant St. Anthony Hospital Central, Denver $25,000 Penrose-St. Francis Healthcare System, Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs $20,000 Saint Mary's Hospital, Grand Junction Aurora Presbyterian Hospital $15,000 - Provenant St. Anthony Hospital North, Westminster Parkview Episcopal Medical Center, Pueblo $10,000 Aurora Regional Medical Center $5,000 Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins North Suburban Medical Center, Thornton o ~ Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge Handgun Shotgun Other Legal Stabbing Fighting Boulder Community Hospital (42) (7) Firearm Intervention (160) (240) (s~) (3> Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs Avista Hospital, Louisville WHO PAYS? Craig Hospital, Englewood Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver Violence extracts a cost from society and Mount San Rafael Hospital, Trinidad individuals. We all pay. We pay in the lives of Mercy Medical Center, Durango the predominantly young men who are lost to Southwest Memorial Hospital, Cortez the work force and to their families. We pay in The Children's Hospital, Denver the long-term financial and personal costs of Estes Park Medical Center rehabilitation and life-long disabilities. Prowers Medical center, Lamar Aspen Valley Hospital We pay through higher insurance premiums: community xospital, Grand Junction 26% Of the Colorado inpatient victims-Of- Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical center, DeilVP,r violence in the first nine months of 1993 were Rose Medical Center, Denver COV2Ied by private 1nSUrariCe. Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Denver We pay through higher taxes: 20% Of the McKee Medical Center, Loveland victims were insured through government Platte Valley Medical Center, Brighton programs including Medicare and Medicaid. Colorado Plains Medical center, Fort Morgan Melissa Memorial Hospital, Holyoke We pay through higher hospital bills: 54% of St. Mary-Corwin Hospital, Pueblo the victims had no insurance and were St. Thomas More Hospital, Canon City responsible t0 pay for the bills on their own. In San Luis Valley Medical Center, Alamosa some cases the hospitals did not collect this Delta Memorial County Hospital money because the victims were unable or St. Vincent Hospital, Leadville unwilling to pay. Charity care and bad debts Vail Valley Medical Center add to the costs of other hospital patients. (Some hospitals did not treat victims of violence during this period; in some hospitals medical record reporting does not classify victims of violence and those hospitals could not participate in this report.) s• ~ s ~oy ~ / • ~ \ ,o ° ~ ~~~~jj e ~'~`L /~TT r.. ~ 1~ T~ ~ I I ~I 1 i ii ,u Colorado I.cgislative f'ot~acil Febneary/March 1994 Vol. I, No. 6 51E1`1A'fl'IE CRIME EII,I. C®NTAINS STATE standards; MA1~1DA'1~)f;5 ANT) PISEEI~ t IONS: 1'a+iAJOit ]FISCAL ®Other mandates and preemptions include: a I<I~AC71'S FORESEEN possible preemption of state law related to use of motor vehicle registration information; new requirements ffor In November the Senate passed an omnibus anti- states and localities to cooperate in the identification off crime bill, The ~liolent Crime Control and Law illegal aliens; and .a requirement that states develop IEnf®rcement Act of 1993, (I-IR 3355, formerly S 1607) registers for sexually violent predators. by Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Tex). The bill, as it. left the Senate, would increase spending for regional prisons, put CI.IN.I'ON SIGIiTS NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTI01~1 up to 100,000 additional police officers on the strut, and ACT: NEVV MANDATES I)ETAILEI) provide technical assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies. The bill provides for' the transfer On December 20, 1993, President Clinton signed into of $22.3 billion to the Violent Crime Reduction 'T'rust law I~R 1237, the National Child Protection Act of fl99~, Fund, monies which are to be realized through reductions sponsored by Itep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO). The law in federal employment for fiscal years 1994 through 1998. requires states, within three years of enactment, to meet The House must now consider the Senate additions to the and maintain a computerized history file of at least 80 legislation before a conference committee can be percent of all identifable child abuse cases during the appointed. President Clinton underscored his support for preceding five-year period. Yn addition, the law contains tough new anti-crime measures in his January 25 State of several new mandates to the states, including: the Union address. ®Establishment of a national criminal Among the provisions of the bill are numerous background check system to which a designated state mandates and preemptions that would affect state and local agency is required to report child abuse information; governments, including. ®Iteglwrement for state agencies to maintain ~ 'D'he federalizing off numerous state criminal liaisons for the exchange ®f technical assistance with the offenses, including the establishment of a federal death National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Cases; penalty for violent gun offenses, which will include Authorization off the withholding of ten percent states that leave not adopted death penalty statutes; of a state's allocation uueder the Omnibus Crime Act ~ A requirement that states adopt more stringent (Byrne grants) if a state is found to not be in federal sentencing mandates if they wish to be eligible compliiance with the timetable established under the to send inmates to federa? regional prisoies; Act. ~ Sentences for crimes ranging from murder tm In Colorado, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation child alhuse would have to conform to federal standards (CBI) reports that most of the reporting functions as well as pretrial detention laws and trolls in mandated by the bill are already being performed as part sentencing provisions for states to be eligible. Sen. of the department's duties under uniform crime reporting Joseph Biden (I~-Del) has estimated that the $3 billion procedures. However, the Act may affect the workloads allocated for regional prison construction could cost states of the state Judicial Department and local judicial districts up to $12 billion because of the more rigorous sentencing because of the disposition reporting requirements. Colorado /b9andate Watch is a publication of the Colorado Legislative Council, the research arm of the Colorado General Assembly. Sources of information for this publication include dhe national Conference of State Legislature's Hall of the States Mandate Monitor. r . (Pending in~ Congress, a regular feature of this newslener, •and local 'g'overnments aze concerned about requirements summarizes federal°mandate legislation Iry program area.) } that' EPA set standazds for 25 new cotltaminants every ~ three ~yeazs, reg;azdless of whether they are ever found in 'This issue's "Pendung in Congress" feature addresses finished drinking water. The costs of the U;sting significant federal: legislation that will contain necv ~ or. , procedures and monitoring schedules is viewed as a virtual expanded mandates for state and local governments in the "black hole" by some state and local officials who cite area of environmental protection. Several pieces of national ,costs of compliance with the ~ existing Safe environmental legislation are,expectedao be taken up by.:~ Drinking- Water Act at $12:5 billion to $13 billion for Congress -when it returns from its February recess,; .treatment plant construction and $117 million per year for including the possible reauthorization of three major ' ~ monitoring and testing. environmental laws. , SiTPIERFUND CLEAN WAs~R ACT ~ Congress may also consider reauthorization legisaation S 1114 by Senator Baucus (D-MT) and Senator Chafee for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, . ~ (R-RI) contains the, reauthorization of the federal Clean Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund).. The Clinton Water Act (CWA). The bill would authorize $2.5 billion administration may introduce such legislation early this per yeaz through the yeaz 2000 for state revolving loan year, or Congress may introduce its own ,reauthori~:ation funds for water quality improvement projects. In additioa~, proposal. Among the issues which might be included in the bill would require the Environmental ,,,Protection , reauthorization legislation are: liability reform; naional Agency (EPA) to develop a new watershed planning arid soil cleanup standards; presumptive remedies; and the role management program and a new nonpoint source control of the states in •administering Superfund, sites within their program. The bill also contemplates a "no net loss" borders. ~ . wetlands strategy and may exempt' ' 'many small communities from' storm water ~permittting requirements. EI'A .CABI[NE7C STATUS The bill is being touted as ;giving states greater Legislation whichwould,elevate the EPA to cabinet- flexibility in administering :regulatory provisions, such ~as level status has become a lightning rod for debate over those governing sewage overflows .and storm wafer federal mandates to states. HR 3425 has stalled in the runoffs. In addition, the bill relaxes EPA 'permitting House partially due Co concerns about the costs of deadlines for large cities and may waive such requirements environmental mandates to state governments. A Senate for smaller cities by allowing them to join in lazge urban version of the bill (S. 171), contains language addressing area water plans. `"The bill also gives states up to three this problem by establishing new requirements for risk yeazs, instead of the ,current 120 days, to adopt water assessments anel cost-benefit analysis. It is uncertain at quality standards established by the EPA. A redraft of the this time when debate on the proposal may resume. bill is expected to emerge in late February. SAFE DRINKING WAir.~ ACT HR 342.5 has become a focal point for the One bill has been introduced in the Senate and three ~ debate on unfunded federal environmental mandates bills have been introduced in the House for purposes ~of affecting states and localities. In February, tlhe reauthorizing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. `Clinton administration and House leadership Congress has already authorized $599 million in funding proposed a rule to prevent the House from voting on for anew state drinking water revolving fund, but . an amendment to require the EPA to issue any ne:w authorizing legislation is needed to make these funds regulations unless accompanied. by arisk-benefit available to states: ~ S 1547, by Senator .Baucus .~-IVIT), analysis, similaz to the amendment already contained could be considered on the Senate floor this spring,so'that in. the Senate version of the bill. .The, rule was the $599 million for • the revolving fund can''be used in . defeated. in the House by; a vote of 227-191 in what place of the current state wastewater tr"eatment revolving- .some observers consider a cleaz victory for states fund. ~ , , and localities which oppose EPA's ability to impose State concerns. over the reauthoriationi focus on the regulatory mandates without consideration of costs EPA's ability to write drinking water regulations that set or benefits to state and local governments. treatment techniques for maximum containnient`levels for vazious drinking water contaminants. Specifically, states • Legislative Council 029 State Capitol Building~• Denver, Colorado 80203-1784. 303/866-3521 • Paige 2 V e.,,..,.• :::i:::::.: i::i'~.: ~~i '~M i?::`<::.:ij: i:'::`{` ii::i:i::i::":::i::iii::i>ii:.:::.':Y::`:.i::pi:i:.::::x~:: _ - _ . .~:~'u~.~ (Focus identcfies and analyzes a subject area of mandate aaavity Mr. Cattany testified that while federal mandates aze or an individual mandate of concern to Colorado). somewhat problematic to his department, when the state has "primacy" in the administration of a program, that Q~I'JNl?IZAIi. ASSEMBLY C®NS)~ER5 "rr.~uERAL burden is lessened. He cited the Endangered Species Act 1~IANDATIE ACT" as an example of state primacy in a federally mandated activity that has been quite successful in Colorado. Other On February 9, the Senate Committee on State, federal mandates may be more foreboding, he said, Veterans, and Military Affairs gave initial approval to S.B. because they do not adequately take into account 94-157, ~oncernina the Imulementation of Federal Colorado's unique natural characteristics. He cited mining M[andatec. Sponsored by Senate President Tom Norton, law reform and Clean Drinking Water Act amendments as the bill would enact the "Federal Mandates Act" which examples of potentially problematic environmental requires that state agencies follow certain guidelines in the mandates. development of state programs which respond to federal mandates. As introduced, the bill would apply to federal Testifying in support of the bill was Geoff Wilson, environmental mandates only, and would require oversight Colorado Municipal League, who spoke on behalf of by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council and municipalities charged with implementing federal by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC). The bill directs the environmental mandates. JBC to determine whether state programs responding to federal environmental mandates are necessary to protect During debate on the bill, motions were made to the environment and public health, and aze consistent with expand the range of departments and agencies that could state policy in these azeas. In addition, the bill directs the be covered by the bill's review provisions. Senator state Attorney General to investigate methods by which the Norton made reference to mandates in the areas of state can fully exercise its authority in implementing Transportation, Education, and Social Services. At one federal mandates under the state and federal judicial point, a motion was made to include all federal mandates systems. The legislation also calls for a study of federal administered by the state under the bill. No amendments mandates imposed on the state that are inconsistent with ~ expand the bill were adopted, however, since Senator state policy, that go beyond the requirements of state law, Norton stated a preference for addressing specific that are not fully funded by the federal government, or that programs to be added at a later time. The bill was were caused by adoption of any state law under the threat reported favorably to the Committee on Appropriations of federal sanctions. The bill would take effect upon final on a unanimous vote. passage. Testimony from state and local departments and The significance of Senator Norton's agencies was divided on this legislation. Dr. Patricia proposed legislation is that it would establish a 1Volan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department new process by which the General Assembly off Health, spoke in opposition to the bill. Dr. Nolan could hold executive departments accountable for stated that she did not think that the bill would help the their administration of federal mandates. state in responding to environmental mandates such as the itecognizing .that these departments are acting to Clean Water Act, and that other groups such as the comply with federal laws and regulations, SB 94- National Governors Association may be more effective in 15'7 would provide a mechanism for the legislature influencing federal policy in these azeas. She contended to determine whether such compliance is that S.B. 94-157 could make state environmental policy consistent with state policy and is necessary to subject to annual budget decisions governed by state fiscal protect the environment and public health of constraints, which would not effectively address the multi- Coloradans. Compliance with the Act would fall year nature of most environmental programs. She also to the Joint Budget Committee, the state expressed concern about the requirement that state officials Attorney General, the Executive Committee of implement federal environmental law with a discerning the Legislative Council, and ultimately, to the view" toward an federal re lation ideline, or olic . Y g11 ~ ~ P Y General Assembly itself. A second perspective was offered by Ron Cattany, Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources. Legislative Council ®029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303%866-3521 • Page 3 (News from the Depttttments, a periodic feature of this, For FY 1994-95, the Department of State would newsletter, appears when significant changes in mandate require 2.0 ~ i ~ and $78,363 in cash funds to legislation or administration are reported by Colorado's implement the Act: In addition, $200,000 in cash funds executive departments and agencies). ~ would be required to cover the cost of printitng and x~rrARTMENTS RESPOND TO r rv~acAL !'MOTOR distributing new voter registration forms. Out-year VOTER", "BRADY BII.I." MANDATES cost of the program. (FY 1995-96) is ezpectedl to be $174,035. Additional costs are expected itn the Department of Social Services where 4.0 r i ~ and Colorado state departments and agencies were called $88,807 will be needed in the first year and 8.0 r s on to respond to two 1993 federally mandated programs yin au~d $168,014 will be required in the second year o~ separate pieces of legislation introduced last month. H.B. implementation. 1294, by Representative Ratterree and Senator Wittenberg, encompasses the state's response to the National. Voter ~~y (government Impacts. Local governments, )~istration Act of 1993 ("Motor Voter"1 which requires primarily county clerk and recorder offices, aze likely to states to open voter registration facilities at driver's license face new workloads and costs as a result of this Act. The . bureaus, social welfaze offices, and offices serving the largest costs will be experienced in mailing requirements disabled. H.B. 94-1276, by Representative Owen and and in additional costs to county social services offices. Senator Rizzuto, provides an alternative means ;of administering and .funding the mandatory provisions of the Bradv Handgun Violence Prevention Act (P.L. 103- Brady Bill Implementation by CBI, Department of 1591. The Colorado legislation would provide for instant Cora~ections criminal background checks in connection with the sale~or transfer of handguns in the state. Both bills aze expected The `General Assembly's attempt to impleme;nt the to have significant fiscal impacts as well as increases in the provisions of the Bradv Handgun.. Violence Prevention workload of state and local government agencies. Act is embodied in H.B. 94-1276. The bill would eliminate the need for afive-day waiting period for the purchase or transfer ,of a handgun by authorizing the Motor Voter Implementation by Departments of State, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to administer a Social Services statewide instant criminal background check on applicants. ~=r The cost of implementing such a system will be covered The Office of the Secretary of State and the by a fee on each transaction on the transfer, side, or Department of Social Services would be primarily affected delivery of a handgun. The fee is expected to cover the by the passage of H.B. 94-1294. The National Voter full cost of the instant criminal background check, Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31) requires states to although starnnp costs would need to be funded in FY allow citizens to register to vote when applying for' 1993-94. For FY 1994-95, the CBI would require 6.0 driver's licenses, at social welfaze offices, and at any r a~ and $187,985 for implementation of the Acct. An goverq~ent office providing services for the disabled. additional fiscal impact could be experienced by the Because there are no federal assistance funds associated Department of Corrections for imprisonment of persons with the Act, this law is considered an unfunded mandate convicted under the provisions of the Act. to the state of Colorado which must be implemented by ~ ' January 1, 1994. Voter registration agencies would be Government Iunpacts. The passage of H.B. required to provide voter registration services, mail voter 94-1276 would relieve local governments of much of the registration, assistance to applicants in completing burden of complying with provisions of the Brady Bill. registration forms, and transmission of such forms to the Rather than requiring local law enforcement agencies to ap~opriate clerk and recorder. The Office of the Secretary run criminal background checks, the bill would provide a of State will be required to maintain all records concerning direct connection between gun importers, manufacturers, implementation of programs for at least two years, and dealers with the CBI instant background check system. handling of complaints, and making records available for The Colorado law would provide an alternative to local inspection and copying. administration of the provisions of "Brady". j I-egisl~Ftive Council • 029 State Capitol Building ®Denver, Colorado 80203=1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 4 . {7he Local IFroraB, a regularfeanare of than newsletter, hightights to the local district for administration within the federal and srare mandates which may impact local meaning of Section 20 (9) of Article X of the governments). state constitution. DIST?(81IC~' C®~~' ~>~Iln®I~~'~ ~'J1EII.IID C®iUT~I'll'SY ~l~ Judgge Hoffman's ruling found that Weld County's T® °T'LJ11tIa11~AC1~° S®CItAAII, ~IEIR~I[CIIE~ I~i11~1IIDA'l'1~ subsidy to social services did fall within the provisions of Amendment 1, that the state is obligated to accept funding Denver District Judge Morris 13. Hoffman ruled in responsibility for the social services program, and that the January in favor of Weld County in the first lawsuit filed state's obligation to the county for the period of April, under the so-called "turn back" provisions of Amendment 1993 through March, 1996 would be $3.26 million. These 1. Weld County had filed suit to be allowed to end its funds would be paid to the county in three installments, subsidy to social services programs administered at the beginning in March, 1994. In so ruling, Judge Hoffman county level, as permitted under Amendment 1. stated: Amendment 1, added to the state constitution by voters in 1992, provides for the return of state programs "designated "It is clear to me that Amendment I Section 9 for administration by the General Assembly" by units of was intended by the people of this state to apply local government. Article X, Section 20 states: to precisely the kind of state-mandated programs administered by county Departments of Social (9) State ft~laeadlates. Except for public education Services... through grade 12 or as required of a local district by federal law, a local district may reduce or end QJnce the state decides to shift these programs to its subsidy to any program delegated to it by the the local level for administration, Ibelieve that General Assembly for administration. For the plain language of Amendment 1 Section 9 current programs, the state may require 90 days now permits counties to refuse to contribute notice and that the adjustment occur in a tov~razd their costs, regardless of the degree of maximum of three annual working installments. "control" which the state may or may not choose to retain... Shortly after the constitutional amendment passed, Weld County commissioners notified the state that they It seems to me that even if the state retained all would no longer pay the statutorily required 20 percent of substantive control over a program, but the cost of social services, and would begin phasing out nevertheless required county personnel to their support over athree-yeaz period. However, before implement the program, such an arrangement the first cut could be made in April, 1993, the state might well be "delegation for administration" Attorney General ruled that their was no legal authority to within the meaning of Amendment 1 Section 9." make such cutbacks. The state Attorney General has announced that an l[,egislatie+e Asti®n. In 1993, legislative session, the appeal of this decision will be filed. General Assembly had attempted to define the types of programs that might be subject to turn back through the ~snpgicati®ns for Cmlmrad®. The ramifications of passage of S.E. 93-74. This legislation attempted to this ruling could be significant if other counties identify the types of programs that are n®t delegated by follow suit in ending their social services subsidies. the General Assembly, including a provision stating that: According to one estimate, it could cost the state an additional $SO to $100 million per year if all 62 29-11-3®4.~ Rlothing in the General other counties followed Weld County's lead in this Assembly's enactment of a requirement that a matter. Moreover, Weld County's success may local district contribute toward the funding of a attract other counties to challenge state mandates program operated by an agency or officer which beyond the area of social services. The ability of is not under the jurisdiction of that local district, local governments to tarn back state mandated including but not limited to the requirement that programs will add a decidedly "new wrinkle" to counties pay a portion of the costs of maintaining intergovernmental fiscal relations in the years to the office of the district attorney, shall imply that the General Assembly has delegated the program come. Legislative Council ®029 State Capitol ]Building ®1<3enver, Colorado 80203-1784 u 303/866-3521 s Page 5 . e Entries in bold stalks indkate recent changes or additions to the Scorecard. is BILL # ~ SPONSOR I u l i.E y I DESCRIPTION I STATUS EDUCAT[ON HR 6 Sr7dee (L1-MI) Reattthorsration ojF.lemetttary and Provider jedeml funds to help disc. ~ .,gal House, Education and Labor Secondary Eduoation Ad sddents with remedial reading, math, etc. -Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (hearings held 7/13/93, 7/1!i/93, 7/11/93) Marked up and placed on urlendar jor Jloor action on 1/23/94 HR 921 Collin (D-IL) Equity in Sports Requires univereitica to disclose participation rates House Education end Inbor and program support expenditures in college -Subcommittee on Postsecondary athletic programs. Education and Training HR 987 Miller (D-CA) Gun Free Schools Act In order w receive federal aid, states must House Education and Labor implement gun control in schools. Provides grants - Subcommittee on Elementary Education ' to school districts for crime prevention. HR 1793 Schroeder Gender Equity in Education AM Requires states to addreae the neoda of pregnant House Education and labor (D-CO) and parenting teem. Includes HR 921. - HR 1793 Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education HR 1800 Uttsoekl (D-WA) - HR 1800 Subcommittee on Post Secondary Education and Training and Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education NR 1801 Bddee (LkMp Coat 2000 - Educate Amsrrea Ad To obtain federal aid jor school improvement - HR 1804 House Education and Labor S 846 iLennedy states moat develop standard's of content and Passed on 10/13/93 (D-MA) "oppontunQy to Jearn standards. " -Senate requested Feb. conjerence, appointul conferees, and is MniAing jor Noose action. - S 846 Senate Labor and iNuman Resources (reported out 7/1/5'3) Pending on Senate calendar ENVIRONMENT S 1114 Raucous (D-A17) Fedmd Water PoDution ConArol Requires states to identifj "uses" of >.atws, adopt Senate Environment and PubJrc Works Ad standards and numerical limits, and implement a -Subcommittee on (.Mean NVater, Fisheries "aotnprehensive; .s .nt to monitor tlu qualify of and Wr7dlife (hearings held at 6/23, 7/l, navigable twatae and agrtatie redurtent w~/trrt the 7/14, 7/27, 8/4, 8/5, and 9/15) state Par7wre m irnplemsnt the rrratrdatory NPS -Approved for fill eommittt:e wit/rout plan may result in loss oj25°6 to 504(0 ojthe amendments (2/94). state's total NPS a/boafion. Requiru stales to Dolled in permQ fees su,~Scient funding to cover no less flout 60°6 ojthe costa in devehping and admirtisfsrittg flu program. S 1198 Mitchell (D-ME) lakes Aeeemment and Protection Requires states to adopt enforoeable, numerical Senate Environment and Public Works Act water quality startdarde for lakes within two yeare - Subcommittee on Clean Water, Fisheries of publication of criteria. and Wildlife (hearing held 8/4/93) S 1547 Beucus (D-MT) Reauthorization of Safe Drinking Requires states to work with individual systems w Environment end Public Works (hearing held Water Act. develop small system compliance programs, end to and completed 10/27/93) provide annual ..t ~ on compliance. HR 768 English (D-0IQ No short title Amends CERCLA to require certain states to House Energy and Commerce contribute to other states' share of clean up coats. - Subcommittee on Transportation House Public Works and Transportation - Subcommittee on Water Resources HR 1818 Markey (D-MA) National Beverage Container Reuse Requires states to either achieve a 70% recycling House Energy and Commerce and Recycling Act rate for beer, wine cooler, end soft drink - HR 1818 Subcommittee on containers or institute a 3.10 deposit on boWes and Transportation and Hazardous I1~Interials cans. S 818 Hatfield (R-0R) - S 818 Senate Commerce, Scieriee & Transportation Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Paige 6 . Entrks in bold stalks indkate recent changes or additions to the Scorecard. '<.rp .i^.:iii:iiiii:2.;;;`.;;`2?; ~:''<'i;%iY%i:: iii ~<.iii':ifp`i<;`:%;i'<;Ei;i:if>f3Si~. ~~~..~~~.....#5..... I BILL # I SPONSOR I TITLE 1 -DESCRIPTION W STATUS HR 2675 Meek (D-FL) No short title Roquires states to apply Ute income and resource House Energy and Convnen:e standard eatabliehad under the supplemental security program under Title J{VI (Medicaid) in determining eligibility for medical eaeistanee. HUMAN SERVICES S 1351 Reid (D-NV) Irtuttigretion Stabilization Act Prohibits faderel financial assistance to any state or Senate Judiciary state agency that does not verify the immigration statue of aliens applying for benefits through the use of the automated System for Alien Verification (SAVE). ' HR 2557 Solomon (R-N17 No short title Requires states to implement workfare for all able- House Ways and Means bodied eligible recipienie without dependents or lose 50`,6 of APDC administrative funds. HR 3320 Bilbtey (D-NV) Immigration Stabilization Act Requves a state or local government or agency to Judiciary . verify the immigration status of sliem applying for AFDC, Medicaid, unemploymentcompenention, food stamps, or certain housing benefits, or lose foderel assistance for these programs. HR 3363 Mazzoli (D-K~ Employer Smctiom Improvement Requires elates to enforce employer sanctions u a Judiciary Act condition for receiving gimts under Section 104 of the Omnibus Crime Control end Safe Streets Act of 1966.. HR 3500 Michel (R-IL) Welfare Rejornt Raqubes states to ineraase patemieq safablishment house Ways turd Means, Ruses, Judiciary, rates to 9096 sad, unless states pars legislation Government Operations, Energy and 4rempfing themselves, W slop paging wdjare Commerce, Education and Labor, Banking, benefds to parents under 18 gears ojage, atop Finatree and Urban Affairs, ~trrd Agrrc~dhtre increasing tnelfare ehseks when jamdies on January 18, 1994 Subcommittee referrals welfare have additions! chr7dren, and terminate cash welfare benefas ojjamr7ies whose preschool chr7dren have not bean immunized. JUSTICE - S8 (Similar Hatch (R-UT) Crime Control Act of 1993 Requires states to report and maintain a registry of Senate Judiciary legislation, HR persons convicted of criminal offenses against 324, HR 515, HR minors. 1237) S 11 Biden (D-DE) Violence Against Women Act of To obtain federal grants to help combat violence Senate Judiciary (emended 5/27/93, 9/10/93); 1993 against women, states must pay for exams of rape placed on cnlendnr 9/10/93 victims. S 689 Bradley (D-NJ) Interstate Child Support Requires elates to have automated on-line or batch - S 689 Senate Finance Enforcement Act access to information regarding residential addressee, employers, income, assets, and medical insurance of absent parents. Mandates elate child support guidelines. HR 1600 Roukeme (R-NJ) Requires stelae to honor Icgal and binding court - HR 1600 Huusc Wuys and Moms; ordere, subpoenas, end warrants issued by another Judiciary; Banking, Finance & Urban elate. State licensing boards end professional Affairs; Armal Services; Fducntion & labor boards shall withhold licensee of delinquent -Judiciary refcrrnl on ti/24/93 parents. - Subcommittee on Economic: and Commercial Law HR 1961 Kennelly (D-CT) Requires states to: have m on-line information - HR 1961 House Ways & Nleana, system with data on absent parents; maintain Judiciary, Natural Resources, Banking, registries of support orders; record social security Finance & Urban Affairs, Anmjd Services, numbers; and withhold occupational, professional, Foreign Affairs, Poat Office & Civil Service, and business licenses of delinquent parents. and Administration. S 891 Craig (R-ID) Federel Criminal Records Requres that state criminal records systems be Senate Judiciary Identification Act accessible by telephone by a licensed dealer, child care provider, law enforcement officer or court of law. States without a criminal background check to screen handgun purchases may lose funds. Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 8 ~ntrdes In bold kalics indicate recent changes or addkions to the Scorecard. :555' ~:SS'__d__,.::::..:.::::::::.:.::::.:.:..::.:: BILL # ~ SPONSOR TITLE ~ DESCRIPTION I STATUS S 1069 Durenberger Jacob Weverling Crimea Against Requires states to enter information in the state law - S 1069 Senate Judiciary (R-MN) Children Registration Act enforcementsyetem and in the National Crime Information Center computer networks on persons convicted of a criminal offense against a minor. Failure to comply wiB result in e 2596 reduction of Omnibus Crime Control end Sefe Strcet Act of 1968. HR 324 Ramsted HR 324 House Judiciary, Subrnmmitteeon (R-MN) Crime and Criminal approved by House 11/20/93. Referred to Senate Judiciary 11/23/93. S 1511 Dorgan (D-ND) Violent Crime Prevwtion Act of Requires states ro eliminate crediting of time Judiciary. 1993 toward service of sentence ea a reward for having been on good behavior, or lose up W 100% of fining under Section 506 of the Omnibus Crime Control amd Safe Streets Act of 1968. Alto requires etatca b administer HIV testing on a defendant conviMal of a sexual act, at the request of the victim, or lose 109b of great funding. S 1581 lieberman Violent Crime Reduction Act Requires states ro enact legislation within two years Judiciary (D-~ that implemwts a ?.0 year mandatory sentence to violent career criminals who commit s crime using e firearm, or lose 50% of funds from the Omnibus Crime Control end Sefe Streets Act of 1968. S 1607 Bides (D-DE) Violent Crime Control and law Attorney Gwerel will constmet 10 regional Judiciary (amended and passed by Senate Enforcement AM of 1993 prisons. 7596 of apace will be dadieated to 11/19/931 prisoners from qualifying states. To qualify states moat implement of 'troth-in-sentencing" end pre- trial detention, eamblieh full faith end credit to protective orders, vequrre sexually violent predators to register their current address upon release from prison or parole, end enforce immigration leas. HR 454 Freak (D-MA) Full Faith and Credit for Child Requires states to ;give full faith end credit to child House Judiciary Support Ordere Ad support orders entered by sister states and - Subcommittee om Administmtrve Law and administrative bodice. Governmental Relations (etnemdod 3/11/93) Reported to the House (amended 8/2/93) Referred to Senate Judiciary (8/3/93) HR 840 Kemedy Netioml Stalker Reduction Act of To avoid reduction of federal funds for crime House Judiciary (D-MA) 1993 prevention, slates are required b pass laws that - Subcommittee on Crime make it unlawful 1'or m individual to willfully or maliciously follow or berme an individual while threatening physical violence. Also requires law enforcement agencies to report information regarding domestic violence W a statewide registry. HR 915 Schroeder Child Support Economic Security Requires states to have statewide uniform rules of House Judiciary (D-CO) Act of 1993 child support enforcement. Requires states to have - Subcommittee on Economic and on-line access to clatabases maintained by state and Commercial Law local jurisdictions. Requires states to adopt House Weye and Means legislation similar to the Uniform Interstate Family -Subcommittee on Htunan Resources Support Act. HR 1534 Martinez (D- Private Security Officers Quality Requires states to ensure the quality and Education and Labor (Approved after markup CA) Assurance Act competence of private security services end their by Education and Labor, Subcommittee on perennial as a condition of eligibility to receive Human Resources 9/30/93) funds under Title II of the Juvenile Justice amt Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. HR 1616 Collins (D-IL) Handgun Registration Act of 1993 Requires states to develop hmdgun registration House Judiciary systems which meet federal requirements or be - Subcommittee on Crime subject W a federal handgun registration system and lose ell funds under the Crime Control end Sefe Streets Act of 1968. Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol building ®I3enver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 9 Etudes In bold idalks indkate recent changes or add&ions to the Scorecard. ::::::;:;r, y; ~:::;':r;r,; .:;:;.y: ~':;:.r~;:y: •.::x:;•sSS::i;:::;.::•yi:;.;::;"5;:::::::::::9.:i;:;:;;.:;::::;.::;:>::>::>::>::»::i:::;:>: `';'~:r: :~:.,i:::.:~i;E I~Si^~::.r~~~ ~~.c.;<:; ~113ilLiiii!iiiii'iiiiiii~iiiiiii2ii2iiii[ii'iiiii€iiiiiiiiiiiiiii~iiiiiii ii'?~'''i %isiiii~i~iiziiiz>'i>ii?ii'i>ii BILL # I SPONSOR I TITLE I DESCRIPTION I STATUS HR 1871 McCoQwn G1ime ConErol Act of 1993 Regaira dazes to pan legislation prohibiting the House Judiciary (R-PL) production, distribution, rrtesipt, or possession of -Subcommittee referrals 11/4/93 materials depidireg a person under 18 engaging rn -SubeommiCee on /nteRectual Property ssxuallj explicit conduct W be digible jor certain (hearings held 2/10/94) jedsroJ furrdusg. Rsqurrm mairrtenanee ojatau ~n progrorns for listing persons convicted ojcronn agains! a chr7d. Par7urc m comply may result w a 1596 reduction in certain jederol . f+usding• LABOR S 627 Kemedy Reform of Davis-Barno Increases the size threahokl user the Davis-Bacon Senate Labor and Human Resources (D-MA) Act for contrecu for new construction, repau, alteration, or demolition. State e~ local levee pertaining to wages and benefits are pre-empted unless they conform with the sow requirements. HR 1256 Franke (R-CT) No abort titre Requirce states to esmblish a eyetem user which House Weys and Means workero may purchase imwance to cover the coat of health insurance while unemployed. HR 1280 Pord (ISM/) Compnhsnsivs Oceupafional Expands OSHA coverage Gr slate and - NR /180 House Admrnc;d~ntion - Sajey and Health Reform Ad of boal empbyees Education and Labor (hearusgs held /993 (/18/93, 7/14/93, 7/1//93, 9/18/93 & 10/10/93) S 575 Bennadj PuU committee heasing 7/19/93 (t1MA) -Subeommrnee on Labor Sitandards (hearings held 2/10/94) - S 575 Senate Labor and iNuman Resources (hearings held 7/Y4/93, 1/9/94) HR 2937 Pawell (R-IL) Occi ....:.....1 Safety end Health Requires etatca b conform labeling, rnntent and House Education and Labor Reform Act hazard information to foderel requirements. - Subcommittee on Labor Standards Volunteer fue departments end similar public (hearing held 9/14/93) service providere are exempt. . TRANSPORTATION S 809 Dorgan (D-ND) Alcohol Container AM Roquiroe etatee to prohibit open containere of Senate Environment & Public Works alcohol in vehicles or lose 596 of state highway funds. S 1424 Dorgm (D-ND) National Police Pursuit Policy Act Raquvea stelae to emct legislation making it Senate Commerce, Science, and unlawful for We driver of a motor vehicle to take Tranportation evasive action if pursued by police. Requires elate public agencies to establish a hot pursuit policy and provide adequate training far all law enforcoment officers. S 1630 Bingamen (D- Handgun m Schools Act Requires states to emct legislation that would Favironment and Public Works NM) require immediate revocation of one's drivers liceme for S years or until the age of 18, whichever is lohger, if they bring a handgun into an elementary or secondary school zone. Failure to comply reaulu in witlshokling 5%, and later 10%, of the state's federel formula highway funds. HR 1386 Schiff (R-NM) Drudt Driving Prevention Act of Withholds federal funds from states which fail to - HR 1386 House Public Works and 1993 deem a pereon driving with a BAC of .OB% or Transportation S 605 Domeoici greeter ro be driving while intoxicated. - S 605 Senate Environment end Public (R-NM) Works HR 1824 Kemedy Bicycle & Pedeatrim Trenportation Requires states to use 3% of their faderel primary, House Public Works & Transportation (D-MA) Improvement Act secondary, cod urban highway finds w improve bicycle end pedestrian activities. HR 2225 Kim (R-CA) Highway ConWetion Privato Requvae stelae to contrect with private person to House Public Works and Trarwportation Investment Act fmance convection of toll facilities or risk reduction in ISTFA grants. HR 2939 Plake (D-N~ No short title Requires states to pees legislation by September 30. House Public Works end Treneiportation 1996 which makes it wslewful for a person leas thm 21 years of age and who has a blood alcohol content level of 0.02% or greater to drive a motor vehicle. Failure to comply results in withholding 3% of certain tanportation funds. WII,FARE Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 10 o ~ ~ - Lntrles do boAd ltaltcs lrtdkate recent changes or additions to the Scorecard. ..BILL # 5...... . ~ POIVSOIt J TITLE DESCRIPTION I STATUS S 596 Rockefeller Pamily Preservation and Child The bill would overhaul federal programs for Senate Finance (D-WV) Protection Reform Act abused and neglected children to provide assistance ro help troubled families stay together. HR 892 Franks (R-CT) Parental Responsibility Act States moat identify the biological parents of House Weys and Means children receiving AFDC, or risk reduction in AFDC payments. HR 944 Cunningham Respomible Welfare Act of 1993 Denies AFDC payments to individuals for any House Ways and Means (R-CA) week in which We iindividuel works or attends educatioml courses for fewer than 30 hours. HR 1389 Stark (D-CA) No short title To be eligible for Medicaid reimbursement, states House F-nergy and Commerce must continue to provide thetr state eupplementa using one of two ep~ifiod payment methods. House Waya and Means ::'i:i:;.i:ii::: Y:ii i?i+':?:::<;:; ~~.::;i:;;%~ii::;::;~;:;:i%G.i i:ii%?:J#~ ~ ~ `~'.>t'8 .:T74ci ~_'y.;'ii.7i;>+ii'~:?~'~:.~:;`';i.i'.:''~`::?:>?`:>i:::a'r; y3?.~ i>'~3i. SILL # I SPONSOR TITLE DESCRIPTION STATUS HR 2 Swift (D-WA) National Voter Registretion Act of Requires states to establish voter registretian 1) HR 2 signed by President on May 20, 1993 1993 simultaneously wilt application for a driver's (PL 103-31) S 460 Pord (D-I{1~ license; 2) by uniform mail application; and 3) by application in person. S 5 Dodd (D-CT) Family and Medical Leave Act Requires employers to provide up to 12 weeks of Signed by President on February S, 1993 unpaid leave per year for births, edoptioos, or (PL 103-3 107 Stet 6) HR 1 Ford (D-Mn illnesses of employees or their families. ~ HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Signed by President on August 10, 1993 of 1993 (PL 103-66) S 414 Metzenbaum Brady Handgun Violence Requires local govemment law enforcement Signed by President an November 30, 1993 (D-0H) Prevention Act agencies to perform criminal background checks of (P.L. 103-159) handgun purchasers during a Sday waiting period. HR 1025 Schumer (D-NY) HR 1237 Schroeder National G7rr7d Profedion Act Regairee status to, within 3 gears of enaebnent, Signed by President on December 20, 1993 fD-L7D1 meet and rnaorfain a rwnapratenit:ed history Jr7e of (P.L 103-209) at !Dart 8086 of all ident4f~able e/rr7d abuse oases with adivily w the preeedusg five gears. Mandates Hacked in this periodical are selected from the National Conference of State Legislature's Hall of the State's Mmdnte Monitor, the Congressional Quarterly, from those mandates identified by Colorado state departments, and from other sources. Mandates which repreaentdirec[ orders from the federel government to Colorado state government, are given top priority m selection. Mandates which constiWte a condition of aid are akto emphasized. Mandates charecterized by preemptions of elate activities and constraints on state authority are given the leas emphasis in the selection process. Additiattal criteria used in the selection process include the relative leveA of fiscal or progmrmrtatic impact of the mandate, and the progress of the legislation in Congress. gegislative Council ~ 029 State Capitol ]Building o Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 ®303/866-3521 ®~age 11 gegislative Council ~ 029 State Capitol Building o Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 ®303/866-3521 ®Page 11 STATE OF COLORADO. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STATE CAPITOL BLDG., ROOM 029 DENVER, COLORADO 80203-1784 M 110300000 TOWN OF VAIL PAM BRANpMEYER 7---5• SO. FRONTAGE ROAD VAIL CO 81657 . , a . ?:;an J:~ii ~ ..-ri?~1~~ s~~ rr . ' ~ V~1G `•CGwu Wt ~ • ~ H;~-Q,,ti~ United States Forest White River Holy Cross Ranger District Department of Service National P.O. Box 190 Agriculture Forest Minturn, Colorado 81645 303-827-5715 Reply to: 1950 Date: February 23, 1993 Town of Vail ATTN: Peggy Osterfoss - Mayor 75 S. Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Ms. Osterfoss: The Forest Service has recently received a proposal from Vail Associates, Inc. to add additional lifts, runs, and other facilities to Vail Ski Area in the upper end of the Two Elk drainage. Since 1986, this area has been referred to as "Category III" or "Super Bowl(s)". A Scoping Summary is enclosed which provides additional information about the proposal and the Forest Service review process. Before the Forest Service makes a decision on proposals such as this, an extensive environmental analysis is conducted under the terms of the National " Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this case, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be used to document the analysis. A crucial element in this effort will be the thorough involvement of the public at various steps along the way. I would like to take this opportunity to invite both your initial and continued input in this process. In this first stage of the analysis, we will be soliciting your ideas regarding specifically what questions or issues should be addressed in the environmental analysis. Though there will be other opportunities to participate, this first step is a very important one. Please note that the deadline for your written comments on this first phase of the analysis is March 25, 1994. In addition, two public meetings will be held at the Holy Cross District Office on March 22 and 23, 1994 at 6:30 PM to answer questions you might have and also solicit your input. I hope that you will find the attached information useful. Further information can be obtained by contacting Loren Kroenke, Project Manager, at the address or phone number indicated at the top of this letter. Sincerely, WILLIAM A. WOOD District Ranger HOLY CROSS RANGER DISTRICT ' WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST ' U~S P.O. BOX 190 ' MINTURN, CO 81645 Ph. (303) 827-5715 VAIL CATEGORY III -ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PUBLIC SLOPING SUMMARY - - THE PROPOSAL The details of the proposal are outlined in a letter from Vail Associates, Inc., and is available for public review at the Holy Cross Ranger District Office. The proposal requests construction approval for a set of develop- ments designed to implement Vail Ski Area's Master Development Plan in a portion of the permit area referred 'i to as Category ill. The proposal includes 3 lifts, 1 restaurant, 2 picnic facilities, and the addition of about 1,000 acres oflift-accessed ski terrain in Pete's and Super Bowls. No development is proposed in Comman- do Bowl. The ski trails proposed are about equal proportions of existing open bowl skiing, gtaded tree trails, and trails cut in more densely forested areas, Most trails would be considered intermediate and advanced in difficulty. The proposa{ includes extending the April 15 to July 1 public closure to protect calving elk in the Back Bowls to Category III. The entire area is closed year-long to public motorized use and wau{d remain so. ~ The proposal also requests approval to construct a ski lift, a short section of road/ski-way, and severa{ ski { trails in Tea Cup Bowl as an activity independent of the Category III project. Tea Cup Bowl is roughly opposite Super Bowl, with a large portion of it already open to downhill skiing. For both Category IN and Tea Cup Bowl, the proposal requests approval for construction beginning in the summer of 1995 and extending over several summers. LOCATION Vail Ski Area is located approximately 100 miles east of Denver in Eagle County, Colorado. The Category III area is located in the extreme southern portion of Vail Ski Area's Special Use Permit with the White River National Forest and is about 4,000 acres in size {see attached map). It lies on mostly north-facing slopes opposite Tea Cup, China, and Siberia Bowls, It is comprised of 3 individual areas locally known as Super, Pete's, and Commando Bowls. The designation, 'Category Ill', originated in the 1985-1986 update to the Vail Ski Area Master Development Plan (MDP), In the MDP, all areas within the Vai{ Ski Area permit boundary were assigned to a prioritized schedule for development. Category III represented "the final phase of development of the MDP, while Categories I and II were areas designated for more immediate implementation. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL The Forest Service has certain broad goals in its land management activities. Among them are to provide healthy, diverse, sustainable ecosystems and provide high quality recreation opportunities for visitors to the National Forest. While no decision has been made on this proposal, the Forest Service also has a goal of implementing previous land use allocations. Specific to Category III at Vail Ski Area, the purpose and need for action is to improve existing ski conditions, address skier preferences for bowl and gtaded ski terrain, and better distribute skiers. Improved distribution of skiers is particularly important during critical periods such as Christmas to New Years and during periods of unfavorable snow or weather conditions in the existing Back Bowls. PAST FOREST SERVICE ANALYSES AND DECISIONS The Forest Service has conducted several previous planning exercises that dealt with the Category III area. In a broad-based land allocation decision in 1985, the Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) determined that this area would be~managed for alpine skiing. In a somewhat more detailed follow-up to that decision, an Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice in 1986 determined that the 1 HOLY CROSS RANGER DISTRICT U~S WHITE RIVER NATIONAL PUREST ' P.O. BC>X 190 a MINTURN, CO 81645 Ph. (303) 82'1-5715 Category III area was conceptually suitable for downhill skiing development, and that a permit would be issued to Vail Associates for that purpose. However, the 1986 decision did not include an actual approval for construction. The Decision Notice required a final, site specific environmental analysis and decision at the time Vail Associates submitted an actual development plan. Presently, the Forest Service is about to begin the analysis of the site specific development proposal. THIS ANALYSIS AND DECISION This analysis will consider whether or not to approve the development proposal that has been submitted, or an alternative to it, and will evaluate the potential consequences of implementing those alternatives. E3ased on a consideration of the issues involved in this proposal, the Forest Service has determined treat an Environmental Impact Statment (EIS) will be used to document the findings of the analysis. A tentative schedule has been developed for this EIS. Currently, the Forest Service intends to circulate a Draft EIS for public comment in the fall of 1994 and issue a Final EIS and Record of Decision in the spring of 1995. Though the Holy Cross Ranger District is preparing the EIS, the Forest Service official responsible for making the eventual decision is the White River National Forest Supervisor, Veto 'Sonny' LaSalle. NEPA PROCESS The Forest Service is required to use a comprehensive and systematic analysis approach in making it<.> land use decisions. This process is outlined in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Among other things, NEPA requires that agencies give thorough consideration to significant environmental effects that might be caused by their actions or decisions, and that agencies inform and involve the public in their decision-making processes. In large part, NEPA is a disclosure process. It does not create a public voting process nor require a particular outcome. Other important parts of NEPA include an orderly identification of the important issues associated with the proposal, the requirement to consider reasonable alternatives to the action proposed, and the development of measures that could lessen the environmental effects, or mitigation. The public will be invited to participate throughout. _ 'Issues' are a critical part of the NEPA process. In this context, an 'issue' is a statement of concern about the effects or impacts that might be realized should the proposal be implemented. Typically, an initial list of issues are identified early in the public scoping process and are refined and evaluated before they are incorporated into the main body of the analysis. Commonly in an EIS, some issues are determined to be outside the scope of the analysis and are dismissed without further study. Other issues may have been adequately discussed in previous NEPA work, and are simply referenced in the current NEPA analysis. Still other issues may not merit detailed study, but are addressed briefly in the EIS. Finally, some are determined to be key or'significant'essues. These are particularly important. The EIS analysis will devote considerable attention to the environmental effects associated with these issues and alternatives wilt be developed vvhich respond to them. Preliminary issues associated with this proposal include effects related to elk habitat, habitat for lynx, biological diversity, non-motorized recreation opportunities, wetlands, water qualityu and maintaining quality skiing opportunities. As well, there are concerns regarding parking and transportation in the Town of Vail. An alternative the regulations specifically require is `No Action', or an evaluation of the effects of not allowing the development. In addition to it serving as a benchmark for comparing the effects of approviny the proposal, it also represents a viable option for the decision-maker should the analysis uncover conditions or serious environmental impacts that were unknown at the time the previous decisions were made. Based on the purpose and need for the proposed action and the issues that are identified, other alternatives may be developed and studied ~in the EIS. 2 1 U~S WH TE R VOER NATIONALDFOREIST P.O. BOX 190 a MINTURN, CO 81645 Ph. (303) 827-5715 Another important part of the NEPA process is the analysis and disclosure of the likely environmental and socio-economic impacts that might be associated with development of the Category III area. NEPA requires an evaluation of not only the direct effects of the proposed action, but also examination of the indirect and cumulative effects of past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions that would be associated with .the proposal. The NEPA process will also be used to assess the project's compliance with other Federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. The results of the analysis can also be used by State and local government to assist in making decisions that fall under their jurisdiction. COLLECTION OF DATA Often, agencies begin EIS efforts with a very limited resource data base and must conduct lengthy studies before progress on the EIS can begin. In the case of Category III, extensive studies have been underway since as early as 1985. For example, the 1986 EA noted the need for further information.on elk migration and calving areas and lynx habitat prior to initiation of the site specific NEPA analysis. With initial guidance provided by the Forest Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife, these studies have been undertak- en: Before incorporating this information in the analysis, Forest Service resource specialists will evaluate its accuracy and determine what additional information might be necessary. HOW DO I LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UPCOMING ANALYSIS AND BECOME INVOLVED? - Two public meetings are scheduled to explain the proposa! and gather initial comments. These are set for March 22 and 23, 1994 and will be held at the Holy Cross Ranger District Office in Minturn, Colorado. The meetings will begin at 6:30 pm. Other opportunities to attend public meetings or send written comments will appear in local newspapers. As well, a mailing list is being formed to allow those who are interested to be periodically notified of the status of the analysis and the schedule for upcoming meetings. Those who wish to be included on the mailing list or would like further information about the proposal or the analysis process, should return the attached form. One of the initial steps in this process will be the identification of issues or concerns that the public might have about the effects of allowing the development proposed. Though there will be additional opportunities over the next several months to submit comments, your input at this early stage is especially encouraged. In some cases, this can help to preserve one's standing should they decide to challenge a future decision. Written comments are most helpful. Though its use is not required, a form is attached for your conven- ience. For additional information contact Loren Kroenke, Project Manager, at the address or phone number indicated on this letterhead. 3 HOLY CROSS RANGER DISTRICT : Uls WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST T P.O. BOX 190 a MINTURN, CO 81645 Ph. (303) 82T-5715 RESPOtVSE ~®RM The form below is included to help us gather public input regarding .the Vail Ski Area Category III proposal and the upcoming analysis. Please complete the attached forma and return to the address indicated. There will be other opportunities to participate, but your input at an early stage will be especially helpful in defining the topics that will be addressed in this analysis. Please note that the deadline for your input on this phase of the analysis is March 25, 1994. I would like to be included on the Category III project mailing list. If so, please check. Name and Address: Please use the space below to list any specific comments you might have, or any concerns or issues you think should be addressed in the analysis. 4 ~ ~ : _ i~ CATEGORY 111 PROJECT AREA I FOOD SERVICE FACILITY ~ PROPOSED CHAIR LIFT ¦ ¦ ¦ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¦ EXISTING CHAIR LIFT CATEGORY 1/11 BOUNDARY ' Gladed and conventional trails . ¦ CATEGORY 111 BOUNDARY ¦ • • developed to complement ~ • ~ YAII PERMIT BOUNDARY ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ the existing open bowl experience ? ~ v ~ SKIER BRIDGES ~ ~ ±~iE500 rT. ` / t j_<<- ~ ~ , i k:•:^~ ~,'1, ~ ! 200'CONTOURS ~ • i~rt Ill/// ~ ? w say x I~PTL a`y t ~.~.A~: a ,L . ) ~r ` e~EV"T ¦ ; ~ f ~ ' • Returns skiers 1o front side ~ i ~ • • ~ ~ ~ : ? and can be downloaded in • PETE'S i low snow conditions ~ , ) ~ ~ ~ Large tracts of ':~coBOWLDO ~ --~~~~~•~~C T,EG® I1~'. ~ heavily timbered areas ~ ••x ~~.J~s~ f ~ ~ left undisturbed for ~ ~J • wildlife habitat and I~ , ~ , ~ / ~ I ~ natural skiing conditions .TEA CUP¦• ~ To avoid impact to ~ eowL • ? wetlands, three skier CATEGORY it \ ~ • ? ~ ~ J ~ LI ~ • ? bridges will be used to ~ - ~ : suH ups 1~~~ eow~ / •I I ,f eowL~ ?e 1 / cross Two Elk Creek V ~ ;~J ~ \ PATROL ~ ~ r¦ • V ~ _ ~ ~ ( HEADDUARTEH\S ( \ • ~ ~ Cl ~ Ate- ' \ 1 . MID VAIL ~ CATEGORY ~ ~ 1`\ _ _EA6LE'S-~,_ ? ~ ~ r NEST ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ . ~ ~ v ~ ~ _ - ~ c ~ ~ Skiers can access Category 111 _ ~ y from Sun Up Bowl, Teacup Bowl, r ~ ti or from China Bowf r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i.7p Town of Vail The Category 111 area consists of Commando, Pete's and Super Bowls. Three chairlifts are proposed to service the Category 1Il area (shown in dashed green lines). A proposed access lift would also be constructed within the Category U area, providing direct lilt access to Tea Cup Bowl and the West Wall of China Bowl. This lift also transports skiers from Category 111 and China Bowl back to the front side of 1/ail Mountain. SOURCE: VAIL ASSOCIATES PLANNING OFFICE ' • ~c.Cl.~+ ~ - AYE . - - * _ l e T e ~ r - ~ WATCH • ~ . , , Colorado Legiskuive~~Council-<~.. ~ , . - Febniary/March 1994 ~ ~ Yol. I, No. 6 . . .....::Mfq~vv ' ~ .:f SENATE CRIME BILL CONTAINS STATE standards; ; . MANDATES ANDPREEMPTIONSi IVIAJORFISCAL • Other mandates and preemptions. include: a IMPACTS FORE~rr.,~ ~ ~ ~ possible pr+eemption,of state law related to use. of motor , • ' ~ ~ vehide;n~egistration information; . new.requirements Por In November the Senate passed an omnibus anti-~ . states and localities to~oooperate in the id~tification off. crime bill, The Violent Crime Control and I.aw . iltegaC aliens; 'and .a~ regrdt~ement that states develop Enforcement Act of 1993, (HR 3355, formerly S• 1607) registers.for sexually-violent predators. • by Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Tex). The, bill, as it. left the ' ~ ~ - • Senate, would increase spending for regional prisons; put Cl[,INTON SIGNS NATIONAL ~.au,.D PROTECTION up to 100,000 additional police officers on the_street, and ~ ACTs NEW MANDATIES.DETAILED. ~ , provide technical assistance to state and local law ~ ~ ~ enforcement agencies. The bill provides for'the transfer On December 20, 1993, President Clinton signed into of $22.3 billion to the Violent Crime, Reduction Trust law HR 1237, the National Child Protection Act of 1993, Fund, monies which are to be realized through reductions sponsored by ~tep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO). The law in federal employment for. fiscal years 1994 through 1998: requires states, .within three years of enactment, to meet The House must now consider the Senate additions to the and maintain a .~~...~,aterized history file of at least 80 legislation before a conference, committee: _.can be percent of all identifiable .child abuse cases during the appointed. President Clinton underscored his support fo preceding five-year period. In~addition, the law contains . tough new anti-crime measures in his January 25 State of several new mandates to the states, including: , the Union address. ~ - ~ • Establishment of a _ . national criminal Among the provisions of the bill `are numerous background check system to which a designated state mandates and preemptions that would affect state and local agency us required to report child abuse information; governments, including: , • ~ • Requirement for state agencies to maintain • The federalizing of numerous -state criminal lisisoc~ for the exchange of tedutical assistance with the offenses, including the establishment of a federal death National Center on Child Abuse and" Neglect Cases; penalty for violent gun offenses, which' will inducts • ~ Authorization of the withholding of ten percent states that have not adopted death penalty statates; of a state's allocation under the Omnibus Crime Act • A requirement that states adopt more stringatt .(Byrne grants) if a state is [ound to not be in federal sentencing mandates if they wish to be.eligible ,compliance with the timetable established under the to send inmates to federal regional prisons; Ad. • Sentences for crimes ramming from murder to ` In Colorado, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation child abuse would have to conform to federal standards (CBn reports .that most of the ~ reporting functions as well .as pretrial detention laws and truth in mandated by the bill are already being performed as part sentencing provisions for states to be eligible. Sen. of the department's duties under uniform crime reporting Joseph Biden (D-Del) has estimated that the $3 billion procedures. However, the Act may affect .the workloads allocated for regional prison construction could cost states of the state Judicial Department and local judicial districts up to. $12 billion because of the more rigorous sentencing because of the disposition reporting requirements: Colorado Mandate Watch is a publication of the Colorado Legislative Council, the research arm of the Colorado General Assembly: Sources of information for this publication include the National Conference of State Legislature's Hall of the States Mondate Monitor. - . , - 5 .1::,::nv:.::v:v:.~:.:~.v.~:::.iw::rv:n...:n .x •::nw::;, ...x~-"wR~w' :.v.w:::::. y: ......+.....s-::u..::w:....:.v. .n ~.v::n w:.::::: x: :.n.:::. 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V,....:.... .....a.~~~.,..•i., ~ _ ) 1 _ > i::r:;:i:::.~....~ (Pending in Congneas, a regular jeaturc of this newsletter; ~~~`'•~anQ~~local~governments are concerned about requirements su„unarizer federal:noulare legislation by p%~, areo.~l ~.<<..~~: than EPA set standards for. 25 new contaminants every ` y °•'.::.~duee'~years, regardless of whether they are ever found in This issue's "Pending in Ca.. b ~ feature addresses finished.. drinking water. The costs of -the testing significant federal :legislation that will contaiq. anew ~.~or:.::. 'procednrea and monitoring schedules is viewed as a virtual expanded mandates for state and local gov.~,,...~~,ems_in the ~ "black hole" by some state and local officials who cite area of environmental protection. Several pieces: of,_;~,;:national=..costs of compliance with the• existing Safe . environmental .legislation are;expected.;to .be.taken up, by;~~,.::•Drinking-Water Act at 512:5 billion $13 billion for Congress when, it -returns from `its Februazy..".;,,,;,,?s;:`.: treatmentpiant.construction and 5117 million per year fob. including the possible reauthorization` of three 'major "monitoring and testing. ~ ~ environmentallaws. - ~ . CLEAN WA a rat ACT . ~ . SUPEItFUr1ID,.' , ' ` _ . ; - . 'Congress may also consider reauthorization legislation S 1-114 by SenatorBaucus (D-IViT) and Senator Chafesee" ~ for the ,Comprehensive . Environmental Response, (R-RI): contains :the,. reauthorization of the federal'°Clean Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund),. The Clinton . Water Act.(C~A).~~'The bi1T'would authorize`52:5'`billios ~~~stration may, iaitroduce -such •.legislation ~eazly.this • - per yeaz through the year 2000..for state revolving loan ~ yeaz;- or'Congress~ may introduce its own'reauthorizativn funds for water quality improvement projects: In addition; : proposal, ;Among the.:issues which .might, be .included in the bill would require the Environmental ..,Protection , `reauthorization legislation, are: ` liability reform; national ~ _ ' Agency (EPA)•to develop'a ne~v, watershed_,planning and anii.cleatiup standards; presumptive remedies; and the role . , management program and a new nonpoinf source contrvf of :the states in.•administering Superfund. sites within their . program. The bill also contemplates a "no .net loss" - borders:, . • ~ . , wetlands ~ strategy, and may • exempt:: `many . seialt - - . ~ • . communities from:storm`water-r ~;,.,~~itting requirements: ~ It~PA.CABINET STia?TU$~ ~ . , . • . . The bill is being touted- as giying'~states-greater ::Legislation which `would elevate the EPA to cabinet= flexibility•in administerin re ato rovisions, suc,6~~~:as ' ` ' ~ ~ . 8 gW rY; P. level status. has become a lightning rod for debate over those governing sewage overflows . and ~ storm • water : federalmandates to states.' HR 3425 has stalled in the runoffs. In addition; the bill relaxes EPA- r~,:,~;,itting-. House;partially .due to concerns.. about the costs of deadlines for lazge cities and may waive such requirements- ~ environmental mandates to state governments.. A Senate ` for smaller cities by allowing them to join in large urban version of the bill .(S. 1'~l); contains language addressing azea water plans. '9The bill also gives states up to three this problem by establishing new requirements. for risk yeazs, instead of the ;current 120 days; to ad"opt water assessments and cost-benefitt analysis. 1t, is uncertain at quality standards established by the EPA. A redraft of the this time when debate 'on the p.,;~sal may resume. ~ ' bill is expected to emerge in late February.:.: ` . . ~ . . ~ SAFE DIRIIr~u~1G WAa ~.ac ACT - ~ HR 3425 has become a `focal .point: for the One bill has • bees introduced in the Senate and three ' debate on unfunded. federal environmental mandates bills have been introduced in the House for purposesof ,affecting .states and localities,. , ; In February, the . reauthorizing the federal Safe Drinking Water `Act. Clinton. administration and. House leadership Congress has already authorized $599 million in funding proposed a rule. to prevent the House from voting on for a new state drinking water revolving fund, but. . an amendment to require the EPA to issue any new authorizing ~Iegislation is needed to make these fuceds.. _ ..regulations unless accompanied. by .a, risk-benefit available to states: S 1547, by Senator .13aucus ~(D-M'~; ~~ysis, similar W the amendment already contained _ could be considered on the Senate floor this spring_ ~so'that tn, the -Senate.. version of .the bill. -The, rule was the $599 million for'the revolving fund ~cari`~be "used in ~ .defeated: in~the House by a vote; of 227-191 in what.. . place of the current state wastewater'treatment 'revolving`' Mme,. observers- consider a clear victory for states . . fund. - ` ~ and localities which oppose EPA's.ability to impose State concerns: over the ~reauthoriiation focus on the regulatory mandates without consideration of ce~sts EPA's ability to write drinking water regulations that set : or benefits w state and local governments. treatment techniques for maximum containinenY levels for . ' vazious drinking water-contaminants. ~ Specifically; states ~ • Legislative Council 029 State Capitol Building Denver, Colorado 80203-1784. 303/866-3521 • Page 2 J. ..o...:.. ::o::;:>;:;:;;:«::;::;::i:;Si:;:c;>ii :::::::::::::::::.:.,~:;:.i: }:'?>:::::::S:r:::i:::~::%i<:::::;::::::;:YrF~;;:%:::::: :{G:,v . ..J. h.. i:~~... ~ ~ rr r......y..... (Focus ident~ and analyzes a subject area of mandate activity Mr, ~Cattany testified that while federal mandates aze or an individual mandate of_ concern to Colorado). ~ somewhat problematic to his' department, when the state has "primacy" in the administration of a program, that GENERAL ASSEMBLY ~ CONSIDERS "rr..,~~tAL . ,burden is lesseneii. He cited the Endangered Species Act MANDATE ACT" _ as an example of state primacy in a federally mandated activity that has.been.quite successful in Colorado. Other On. February 9, the Senate Committee 'on State; federal mandates ..may be more foreboding, he said, Veterans, and Military Affairs gave initial approval to. S.B. because they , do . not . adequately take into account 94-157, Concerning the Implementation of Federal Colorado's unique natural characteristics. He cited mining Mandates. Sponsored by Senate President Tom Norton, law reform and Clean Drinking Water Act amendments as the bill would enact the "Federal Mandates Act" which examples of potentially problematic environmental requires that state agencies follow certain guidelines in the mandates. : . development of state programs which respond to federal mandates., As introduced, the bill .would apply to federal Testifying in support of the bill was Geoff Wilson, environmental mandates only; and would require oversight . Colorado -Municipal League,: who spoke on behalf of by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council and municipalities chazged with ;implementing federal by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC). The bill directs the ~ environmental mandates: ; . JBC to determine whether state programs responding to • _ ~ , - federal environmental mandates aze necessary to protect r During .debate on the bill, motions were made to the environment and public health, and aze consistent with expand the range of departments and agencies that could state policy in these areas. In addition, the bill directs the covered by the bill's review provisions. Senator state Attorney General to investigate methods by which the Norton made reference. to mandates in the. areas of state can fully :exercise its authority in implementing 15ransportation, Education, and Social Services. Atone. .federal mandates under the state and federal judicial point, a motion was made to include all federal mandates . . systems. The legislation also calls for a study of federal administered by the state under the bill. No. amendments- . mandates imposed on the state that are -inconsistent with ~ expand the bill were adopted, however, .since Senator , state policy, that go beyond the requirements of state law; Norton stated a preference, for addressing specific that aze not fully funded by the federal government, or that programs to be added at a later time. The bill was ~ . were caused by adoption of any state law under the threat favorably to the Committee on Appropriations of federal sanctions. The bill would take effect upon final on a unanimous vote. passage. Testimony from state and local departments and The significance of Senator Norton's agencies was divided on this legislation. Dr: -Patricia proposed legislation is that it would establish a Nolan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department new process by which the General' Assembly of Health, spoke in opposition to the bill. Dr. Nolan could hold executive departments accountable for stated that she did not think that the bill would help the their administration of federal mandates. state in responding to environmental mandates such as the Recognizing that these departments are acting to Clean Water Act, and that other groups such as the comply with federal laws. and regulations, SB 94-. National Governors Association may be more effective in 157 would provide a mechanism for the legislature influencing federal policy in these azeas. She contended to determine whether such . compliance is that S.B. 94157 could make state environmental policy consistent with state policy and is necessary to subject to annual~budget decisions governed by state fiscal protect the environment and public health of - constraints, which would not effectively address the multi- Coloradans...Compliance with the Act would fall year nature of most environmental programs. She also ~ the Joint Budget Committee, the state expressed concern about the requirement that state officials Attorney General, the Executive Committee of implement federal environmental law "with a discerning the Legislative Council, and ultimately, to the view" toward any federal regulation, guideline, or policy. Assembly itself. A second .perspective was offered by Ron Cattany, Deputy Director, Department of Natural Reso~ Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 3037866-3521 • Page 3 ~ , e -i . v: w; . . :v:::: :.::.nom ~ r~ .4 v4:4'4::•Ai;; i..,;..,`••r. n....... SG v .v. ..v, ~ . r 3i ::;%yiiii::~{{}:i'rivii.......:::::::::: ;•;<v.::;;iii:+'>:i:i:ii;;jpi:~ii::: ii'i:l..Y.Y?y v.:...... . s::::: arh::n: n~....e ...........::......::.~:;•;..v:.•;:x (News from rite Dep~artmenta, a pesuxlic future of ttis ; For FY 1994-93, the Depaetanent of State would newsletter, appears when signifiaont caiwnges In -itianddtt: requite 2.0 r Ya and $78,363 in cash holds to legislation or administration are reported b3' tolorodn'r':.. implement tine Ad. In addition, $200,000 in cash funds executive departments and agencies). - - ' . would be required to covet' the cyst of printittf and . . ~ ' distributing new voter registration forms.- Out-year y,rarARTMENTS RESPOND TO.+~.,~rs~AL."MOTOR" :cost of the program. (FY 1995-96) is ezpec~l to be VO Y L+ ri", "BRADY B1LL" MANDATES. ~ $174;035... Additional costs are eXpet:ted In th! - ~ - . Department of Social .Services where . 4.0 and Colorado state deparunents .and agencies were calleii'. will ~ is ~ first year and 8.0. ~ ae, . onto respond to two 1993 federally mandated programs;in'.: aid 5168,014 will ~e required in the second year. of separate pieces of legislation introduced last month. H:B: ~ ~ implementation: 1294, by Representative Ratterree and Senator Wattenberg, encompasses ~ the state's response to the ~Qna1 Vag I,~ Government Lnpacts.~ Local governments, . Re,~istration Act of 1993 ("Motor Voter".which requires primarily county clerk and recorder offices, are likely to states to open voter registration~facilities at driver's license face new workloads and costs as a resultof this Act. The.: bureaus, social welfaze offices, and offices serving the largest costs will be experienced in mailing requirements - disabled. H.B. 94-1276, by Representative Owen and and in additional.costs.to county social services otces. ` Senator Rizzuto, `provides an alternative means ~:of " ' ` ~ administering and funding the mandatory provisions of the ~ ~ ~ - Bradv Handgun Violence Prevention Act (P.L. fl03-~ B~~, :Bill .Itttplenflentation by .CBI, Departn>eot of; 5~. The Colorado legislation would provide for.instant Corrections ~ , ~ criminal background checks in connection with the sale~ot_~ ~ : transfer of handguns.in the state. Both bills are expected, :The .General Assembly's .attempt to• implement the to have significant fiscal. impacts as well as increases in the provisions of -the Brady -Handgun Violence Prevention . workload of state and local govertunent agencies.: ~ is ;embodied in H,B: 94-1276. The bill would . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ eliminate the need for afive-day waiting period .for the ~ purchase or transfer ,of. a handgun by authorizing the Motor Voter Implementation by Depat~ts of State, , Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBn to administer a. Social Services ~ ~ ~ statewide instant criminal background check on applicants. The Office of the Sect of State and the The cost. of implementing such a system will .be covered ~'y by a fee on each transaction on the transfer, sale, or Department of Social Services would be primarily affected delivery of a handgun.. The fee is expected to cover the by the passage of H.B. 941294.. ~'he National V~ foil cost of the instant criminal background check, ~ctradon Act, of 1993 (P.L. 103-31) requires states to although startup costs would need to be funded in FY allow citizens to register to vote when applying for' 1993-94. For FY 199495, the CBI would requfte 6.0 driver's licenses, at. social welfare offices, and at any: and $187,985 for implettumtation of the Ad. An goverrtpient office providing services for the disabled: additional fiscal impact could be experienced by the - Because there are no federal assistance funds .associated Department of Corrections for unprisonment of persons . wish tine Act, this law is considered an unfunded mandate convicted under the provisions of the Act: to the state of Colorado which must be implemented by 3anuary 1, 1994. Voter registration agencies would be Governtttent Impacts. The passage of H.B. required to provide voter registration services, mail voter 941276 would relieve local governments of muclh of the registration, assistance to~ applicants in completing burden of complying with provisions of the Bratiy Bill. registration forms, and transmission of such forms to the Rather than requiring local law enforcement agencies to appropriate clerk and recorder: The Office of the Secretary run criminal background checks, the bill would provide a of State will be required to maintain all records concerning direct connection between gun importers, manufacturers, implementation of programs for at :least two yeazs, .and dealers with the CBI instant background check system. handling of complaints, and making records available for The Colorado law would provide an alternative to local inspection and copying. , „ adaninistration of the provisions of "Brady" . s Legis4tltive Council •029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203=1784 • 303/86fr3521 • Page d ^n Stif.::t:i%:vi:::.'.:s4iiii:'il:$}::::::::jX'ryii::?j:;Y:;::j.j;.j}?isisi'4::::i:::4:::i:::?j::4ii:ii i:'i::}:'ii:::'::iii::::::ii: ~~~~,,yyjj++,~~ ~ ~~'::::::'.•::'::::'.•:::•::::!}i::`v':n?~iy'::i'v:::fiL{v<is:::S::::~::i::: issi''.•i.:::'v:::S~:v:}iYL::::'v:'i 'iiii::!ii:4:i::F::i:i:iiijii' ~~.1:'TM.}' {7fre Loco! Front, a regularfeature of this newslener, highlights ~ to the local district for.~administration within the federal and ware nwndares which may :impact local ' , "meaning of .Section 20 (9) of Article X of the governments). - - ' . ~ _ ~ state constitution. - DISTRICT COURT SUPPORTS WELD COUNTY BID ~ Judge Hoffman's ruling found ~ that Weld County's TO "TURN BACK!' SOCIAL SERVICES MANDATES subsidyto social services did fall within the provisions of Amendment 1, that the state is obligated to accept funding Denver District Judge Morris B. Hoffman ruled in responsibility for the social services program, and that the January in favor of Weld County in the first lawsuit filed state's obligation to the- county for the period of April, under the so-called "turn back" provisions of Amendment 1993 through March, 1996 would be $3.26 million. These 1. Weld County had filed suit to be allowed to end its funds would be~ paid to the county in three installments, subsidy to social services programs administered at the beginning in. March, -1994. In so ruling, Judge Hoffman county level, as permitted under Amendment 1. s~~; ~ ~ - . Amendment 1, added to the state constitution by voters in 1992, provides for the return of state programs "designated "It is~ clear to me -that Amendment 1 Section 9 for administration by the General Assembly" by units of was intended by the people of this state to apply local government. Article X, Section 20 states: to _precisely the kind of state-mandated programs administered by county Departments of Social ~ . (9) State Mandates. Except for public education . Services... - , through grade 12 or as required of a local district ~ - ~ - - ~ ' by federal law, a local district may reduce or end ~ ~ ~ ~ Once the state decides to shift these programs, to its subsidy.to any program delegated to it by the the local level for administration, Ibelieve that . General Assembly -for administration. For the. plain language of :Amendment 1 Section 9 . current programs, the state may require 90 days now permits .counties to refuse to contribute notice and that the adjustment occur in a toward their costs,. regardless of thek degree of --.maximum of three annual .working installments..:, : "control" which the state may or may not choose to retain... ~ ~ ~ ~ . Shortly after the constitutional amendment passed, ~ - ~ - Weld County commissioners notified the state that they It seems to me that even if the state retained all would no longer pay the statutorily required 20 percent of substantive control -over a program, but the cost of social services, and would begin phasing out ~ nevertheless required county personnel to ~ _ . their support over athree-year period. However, before - implement the program, such anarrangement - the first cut could be made in April, -1993, the state might well be "delegation for. administration" Attorney General ruled that their was no legal authority to within the meaning of Amendment ~ 1 Section 9." make such cutbacks. 'The state Attorney General has announced that an Legislative Action. In 1993, legislative session, the ~ appeal of this decision will be filed. General Assembly had attempted to define the types of programs that might be subject to turn back through the Implications for Colorado. The ramifications of passage of S.B. 93-74. This legislation attempted to this ruling could be significant if other counties identify the types of programs that are not delegated by follow suit in ending their social services subsidies. the General Assembly, including.a provision stating that: According to one estimate, it could cost the state an 29-1-304.8 (2) Nothing. in the .General additional $80 to $100 million per year if all 62 other counties followed Weld County's lead in this Assembly's enactment, of a requirement that a matter. Moreover, Weld County's success may local district contribute toward the funding of a .attract other counties to challenge state mandates program operated by an agency or officer which beyond the area of social services. The ability of is not under the jurisdiction of that local district, local governments to turn back state mandated including but not limited to the requirement that programs will add a decidedly "new wrinkle" to counties pay a portion of the costs of maintaining intergovernmental fiscal relations in the years to the office of the district attorney, shall imply that the General Assembly has delegated the program come. Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784. 303/866-3521 • Page 5 ~ - = $tttifrles~lra bolAJta!!cr btdioate reteRt cbaegea or odd8fo»r to the Scorecard. - - ~<.<: :.:i::: ' ..::::j::?::: ~:::r::t.::::: ::::K:: k~~~,~ ::r:: ~~R!41!fE':<'`ii'ii' 3,.a}J;?j;ii':'i%`':':::.'i`:i ~i~ iai:'i'i?i~?2Yii?`c?`' iii`` 5:;<?`^ i<'t`i~~z'i +i BILL # (SPONSOR i I I t..E DESCRIPTION _ _ STATUS EDUCATION , , _ . NR 6 Yada (Q614 R , , ~ oj8lnwewtarp awd ' n , jdenel fwdr a /rrp , S. ' „ tagod _ Hoass, t?drrcatiow reed labor' , BdwasAisw Aa strderetr wtfli rsowedid ratsdis?a, wath, eta - SwbeowwAtee ow Hentewges7, ~wdM . - . (lt..., held 7/13/93, 7/15/93, 7/13/93) . •;4v, bfarked aP awd plaed ow oetewdar jar ffoar . _ . aetiow ow 1!13/4! ' • HR 921 Collins (D-II~ Equity m Spore Roquira tmivenitiw to dnclase participation rates`:. Hausa Education cad iBbor ~ . . sad . tatppoR espeadiptres m college - Su1....... ices on Postsecondary , ' athletic . - : Education cad Training HR 987 brttsllkr (D-CA) Gun Prey Schools Ad In order w rxeive fedoras aid, eats mint . ~ - House Education and lalwr ' implement gtm control in edtools. Provide groats - Subcommittee on Elementary Education • m school distriMS for crime praveatioa. HR 1793 Schroedet Gender Equity m $dtrcatioa Act Requires atatts w mddrea the needs of prognmt House Education end labor (I}CO) ~ _ anti ,.,:.gteeos..IncludaHR421. _ -HR 1793$ubrnmmitweonElw,-..~.ry~ . ( Secondary std V....:...1]Hducation , HR 1800 UnsoeW (D-WA) - HR 1800 Su`.... lneaon Post . Secondary Education cod T'taining and . '`i3 - Subcommittee on Elcmentflry, Secondary anti ' +a_~: Vocational Education , HR 1801 lo7dss (aMD '.!'roofs 1000 -.Edratta Aaeaioa Act To obtnite fiderof aid jar neGoot w , ~ , mrt . - HR 1801 Hausa 8drrattiow awd Labor S 816 ~ Yewwedj : s4vfa sand dewlap sASwdwidr ojoowtant awd _ Pawed on 10/13/93. . ' /easy , a Senate rcqueated Feb eowjoswee, - 9+- - „t,~, . tad sowferces, awd ie baitiwg jar.. . Norrse scans. ~ . i - r _ s B/6 Senate Labor acid Hawaw ' _ ~ - Rsmwees (r : ~ o+rt 7/!143) . Pswdwg ow Senate oalewder - FNVIRONPIItl!'p _ _ _ _ _ . S 1111 Baunts (D.bl7) Fedad Water Poflatiaw (bwbot Rtquvw sAste+ b d~FJrJ' 'hues° ojrwtars, adopt Senate Ewvv~onwewt and lhrblie Worts - Ad emendands asut wiowericet fimitr, and owp/awast a - Subatrwrwetee on Qsaa Water, Firhesiet . "osraprrhauiw p m wowitor tJre gwafdy of awd WrLAije (Ireariitgs heG1 on 6/13, 7/1, , - . ;t, ~ IJe rasters owd agnatie redonat witkiw tyer 7/14, 7/17, 8/I, 8/5, and 9/15) ' • spW e. Farletre b rwptement for araadatoq NPS _ - e1,~v, , ~ ..1 for fill rwrwssiAke rvidrowt ' pbn way went iw !ms of 259: m 3046 of ftw awardiwewt+ (l/9!). aMfe!s Mhtl NPS ally . . Rogrwo+ stator m _ eoReet a psrwa jeer atE''reiart jwdwg a now " ao ten tAnw 6096 ojfhe eatr in dswbpiag and _ . . . odwrwiafiso?ddn.,, S 1198 Mitchall (O-M~ Iafta Astteesmant std : . Roquiras etntas W adopt eat'orceabk, numerical Sconce Envirotunentaid Rtblic Worle Act water quality staoderds for lake within two years - Subcommitt6eon Cleat! Water, Fisheries - • of pubtieation of criteria. and Wildlife (hearing held 6/4/93) S 1547 llauctts (D-M'I) Rauthorimtioa of Sda Drinking Raquire+ states to work with individual systems to F~vironmaatnad Public Works (hearing held Water.Act davalop small system compliance, . ~ and W and completed 10!27/93) . Provide emus/ reports on compliance. ~ . HR 768 English (D-0)S7 No short title Amends CERCIA to roquira aartain steles to ' House Energy e~ Commerce ' contnbuk to other states' share of clew rtp costs. - Subcommittee on Transportation House Public Wotica cod TranspoAatioa = Subcommittee on Water Reaottrces HR 1818 Markay (D-MA) National Sausage Coahiner Reuoe Roquira states w either aahievo a 70% rocycling House Energy cod Commerce a~ Recycling Act rata fat beer, wine cooky, anti soft drink - HR 1818 Subcommittee on containers or imtitute a 5.10 deposit on.bottiae cod Ttnnsportatiun and Harardous Materials . cans. - . S 818 Hatfield (R-0R) - S 818 Senetc Commerce, Sciaice & Transportation Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • IDenver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 6 ~ - K~ , • Ea7lrla tie bold Italia indtcuts resent changer or addhions to tits Scorscnrd. BILL # I SPONSOR I ~ trE DESCRIPTION - I STATUS HR 2543 Obenter Nonpoint 3ourca Weer Pollution ~ Requires state to revise and submit N..,....~ Public Woriu and Tree o (D-MN) Prevention Act Mamgemeat Program to - • -either funding or - Subcormittee oo Merchant Marina end to diechsrge, dredge, or fill. Fedreria;,Agricuhure: Fmironmeot. Credit, . & Rural Development: Water Reource & . ; , ~ Idnvironment:.Fnvi . dt Natural . ~ - _ . - Resources HEALT6 S 649 Riegle (D-MI) Medicare FnroUrnent Improvement Requires the Secretary of HHS to establish • Part Senate Finance 1 ' sod Protection Act A Mediesre buy-in agreement with all stelae to enroll eligible mdividueb ~ Uy sod bill state Medicaid plans for the premiums... ' S 733 Ltewaedy tarr7dhood /rrwsuaimntiow F . Ragaasr darns tb ambfidi 'a of t9rs S+aats tabor sad Hunan n . ~ ~ . . • (aMA) bwasaaiauutioa GisOorrsr of childrtw. Pasmd oa /lf//93 , - n - - Pardosg is Horw Swagy sad t;oasss.rav . - C,oserrr/ttes . - - - Sabaonuwiase oa Hsaldr awd ' .r - - Fwvirowratat ' HR 130 CoUme (D-IL) Medicaid Women's Uesic Hearth Requires state Medinid programs b provide House Energy end Commerce - CovangeAct of 1993 coverage of ,grams end pap emeen. - Subcommittee on Health HR 307 Quillen No short title Requires state Medicaid programs W.provide House irnergy and C. (R-TN) - clinical social worlten as • mandatory baoefrt' - Su:...., . ittee on HoaMh sod • uadbr Medicaid... Environment . HR 309 Quillen (R-TN) No short title R. t,;.. states W provide for the mchuioo of the House Energy and Commerce services of raW profaaioml nuns under - Subcomnrittea oo HeeNh and . Medicare and Madicoid. )3nvironm~t ' Howe Ways and Means HR 320 Quitlea (R-TN) No short title Requires states W provide for inclwion of licettsad Howes Energy erd Commerce practical none tmdar Medicare end Medicaid. - Su! ittee en Hearth • Howe Weye and Mean ' - S~k ittee on Hearth HR 425 ( Vucmovich Medicaid Mammography Cr Regains state Medicrid phm to provide coverage . Howe Energy and Commerce ' (R-NV) Act of 1993 of rnemmograrm. - Suboommitleeon Hearth HR 438 Wyden (D-0R) Long Term Caro Lrsurenca Requires states W adopt kgiehuion regarding Howe Fncrgy erd Commerce ' Comumer Protection Act of 1993 long-tarm care es laded by the Natioml - Subrnmmittee on Health " Association of Imurnnce Commiseionen or ohs . - Su;-„ ittxon C..........- . lose Medicaid funds. Ahw rerptirce slats to make ' in". :onevai4bkto',., .,.,..consutmert. HR 632 Snows (R-ME) t3wrdiamhip Rights and As a condition of receiving Medicaid funds, stela House Energy end Commerce RaspomibHitie Act ero roquirod to adopt laws W provide basic -Subcommittee on Hearth protection and rights to persons subject to guardianship,, ..-.:mgs. . HR 1580 Daoky (D-CA) Advance Directive Expmsiott Act Require stela b provide notice to individuals Have Weye end Mara enrolled in Medicaid of the'v right W accept or - Subrnmmitteeon Health rcfwe medical arc end their right to forrrwWa Hama Energy and C,.........._ - edvsacedirocbva. -Subcommittee on Hearth HR 1612 ~ CoUme (D-IL) Medicaid Infmt Mortality Require states to phase in Medicaid coverage of House Energy and Commerce; - Ameodmente pngmat women sod infants up a 185 % of the - Subcommittee on Hoarth poverty level. HR 1614 CoUms (D-IL) Hospital Cloemge Community Refief Requies elite Madicnid plain to inchde provision Hares Energy end Commerce AM thst, m the event of the clamg of nay hospitsl in the state, sp,. rely . . , w the raaurtiog diminishment in the availability of health eerviaa in the affected era. HR 1683 Richardson No ahoR title' Require elate Medicaid s W provide House Energy nod C......... ' (D-~ ~ mandatory coverage of services furnished by none - Subcommittee on Hearth & Fnvironmepl practitioners and cUnical none specialists. Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 7 . . B+rtrles lR bold Italltr Indicate resent changes or odditioas to the Storseand. y~y~y~~ ,,..V .•Y`'ii'~~c%'?Eji?i[ii<ci[iiiiis"'i?ii<i~c~i'i[2is ii[iisisi?i`~r'i'%i'i'siiS~3" BILL # I SPONSOR ~ J J 11.E DESCRIPTION _ _ I STATUS HR 2675 Meek (D-FL) No ehoR title Reciuirca aortas to apply the sad resource House Energy and Commerce etmdatd estebliehed under the suppl.,......,. l . seewrity Program user Title JCVI (Medicaid) in determining eligt'bility for medical saistanee. ' _ HUMAN SERVICES - ' S 1351 Reid (D-T1Vj Immigration Stabiliastion Act Prohibits fedora! fmmciol maistance to say state or Senate ludioiary state agency tint does not verify the immigration stator of alien applying for befits through the use of the automated System for Alien Verification , (SAVE). . HR 2557 Solomon (R-NY) No short title Requires states W implement workfare for all able-. House Ways end Morns bod+od eligible rsxipi~ts without dependents or - loee SOrb of AFDC tdminievative foods. _ . . HR 3320 Bilbrny (D-NV) Immigration Stsbilnation Act Requires s stain or lexxl g. . or agency m Judiciary . verify the immigration slaws of aGem applying for . ' AFDC, Modiexid, unemployment....., .,satins, _ ' food stamps, or certain housing beaefiu, or'loaa . federal wistance for these programs. , HR 3363. MatzoG (D-K17 Employe Seactions Improvement Requires states w enforce employer sanctions u a • ~ Judiciary • Act rnndition for receiving gisnle under Section 104 of : , . ' the Omnibus Crime Control and Sefe Streets Ad of 1968... HR 3500 Miedtsl (R-/L) Ws~ars Rsjatns Rsgtrva aortal m inasaea pata+rit3 sttablioJunsat Nones Nays sad Means, ktdet, Iadieauy, ?ntst m 9096 and, wJera sfatse pass /sgisLrrion . ~ Cowtwneat Operarionr, BeaB3 and sa:awpAing dtansdra, m amp Palwg wdfars• Cotwanerre, P.dnexMion sad Labor, t'?nrtkosg, _ 6ewefrtr m pwinrtr wedsr l8 ~mrs of ags, atop : ' Faawes and Urban A$airs, and Agricrfnrre wermsing , ~ ehseEi te/sas farnrlisa on Jaaaary Z8, 1994 SabeoseatiMes rejesrab ' ~ »~elfars haw additional dta7drsss, asd tornwak . oath wdjans batsfa+ ojfatrdiss whose praehooJ . elti7drsts haw not bass annenniud. ~ - ' ,JUSTICE ~ : - , _ , . S8 (Similar Hatch (R-UT) Cruse Control Act of 1993 Requires states to report and maintain a registry of " Senate Judiciary legislation, HR persona convicted of x..:,.11 offenses against - 324, HR 515, HR ~rs• 1237) S I1 Bidm (D-DE) Violence Against Women Act of - To obtain federal grans W help combat violence 5easte Judiciary (amended :5/27/93, 9/10/93); • 1993 against women, states must pay for exetos of rape placed on enlerder 9!10!93 victitm. S 689 Bradley (D-Nn Interstate Child SuppeM Aequiroe stelae W have summated oa-line ar batch - S 689 Senate Finmce Ent,,. _...,....t Act access m. information regarding rexidontiel ' addresses, employee, income, easels, and medical ioeurence of absent parenm. Mandates elate child , euppoR guidelinae. HR 1600 Roukerne (R-NJ) Requires state m honor Icgal std binding couR - HR 1600 Huwc Wuye and Means; orders, subpoems, sod werrems issued by another Judiciary; Banking, Finesse: & Urban . stale. State lieeosing.boards sect profeesioml Affairs; Armed Services; Education & Labor boards shall withhold liceneea of delinquent . -Judiciary referral on 6/:14/93 p~~• - Subcoromittwon Economic and Commercial Law HR 1961 Kennelly (D-CI) Requires states m: have nn on-line information - HR 1961 Houso Ways ~ Meaoe, system with data on absent parents; maintain Judiciary, Natural Resources, Banking, registries of support ordee; record social security Finance & Urban Affaie, Armed Services, numbers; end withhold oecupatioml, professional, Foreign Affairs, Post Office: & Civil Service.. and business licensee of delinquent parents. and Adminiatretion. S 891 Craig (R-ID) Federal Cr®inal Records Requires that stain criminal records systems be Senate Judiciary ' Identification Act acceas3le by telephone by a liceaaod dealer, chikt ' care provider, Iaw cnf-..,,...entofficer or court of ` taw. States without a crimirisl background chock m screen handgun purchmes may lose funds. Legislative Council •029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 8 • ' ' - . . ; -.,-~''4 ; r.... Br18?!er lA iMld italic Lrdic+ats , ehaagss w addltJoar m the Sroreaard. • ••A BILL # I SPONSOR I 11L1.I: TDESCRIP'TION ....,:::;::I~'STATUS S 1069 Durenberger Jacob Wetterliog Crimes Agaiat Requua elites b eater ioformatien m the paU law - S 1069 Senate Judiciary (R-MN) Children Registration Act - irystam and in the Nelioml Crime InformetionCenaroomptrtcr.,..~ . \s on . - . canvictad of a cr®imal offcmee ageing a minor. Failure b comply will resuh in • 23% reduction of Ommbtro Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968. ' HR 324 Ramsted - ~ HR 324 House Judiciary. Su'k iaee oa • ~-1~~ ~ Crime cod Criminal ed by House _ _ . _ 11/20/93. ' Referred b Senate Judiciary 11/23/93. S 1511 Dorgan (D-ND) Yiobnt Crime Pravmtioa Act of Requires atria b elimioeu crediting of time' Judiciary. ' 1993 toward service of sattertco as a roward for having . . ' been on good bebavior, of lone trp b 100% of . . . , , fimdiog under Section 506 ~of the Omminu Cr®e~ Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Ahw,' roquires states b administer HIV tasting oo a. . defendant of a sexusl act, at the.regttep ~ • , • . ' , u of the viet®, or bee 1016'of grant fuad'mg: ' S 1581 LI:! a Yiobnt Coma Reduction Act A . , state b aaact bgishuion within two yen Judiciary ~ - (D-~ that imp a 20 yar mandatory sentence b - - vakm career criminals who • crime acing . - . s ~i - , or lane 30% of fins from the Ommbtrs _ • Cr®e Control and Safe Straeu Ad of 1968:. ' S 1607 Bided (D-DE) Violent Crims Control and Law Attomay Oeaed will ict ]0 regional ~ ]udiciary (emended and psesed by Senaro • FoT.. -,.....t Act of 1993 , .,..7356 of space wiU be dedicated b, 11/19/93) - 1>~n f~ qualifying state. To qualify elites ~ . • muatfinpbmentof•tn,;. ,,,•a~pre-; . trod d.~..,:,. , , saeblish fuU faith and crodit b ~ . . protective orders, require sexually viobnt prodators . b their . addrhs upon robue from prison or parob, and enforce ®migntion laws. _ ~ - HR 454 Frank (D-MA) Ful! Faith and Credit for Child Requires states b give full faith and credit b child House Judiciary . Support Orden Ad support orders enteral by sister pates and • - • - Su! idea on Administrative Law tod administrative bodia. Oovernmenasl Rehitioos (amended 3/11/93) - L,.., , ...1 b the House (amended 8/?J93) . . ~ Referred b Senate Judiciary (8/3/93) . • HR, 840 Kamedy Netiornl SWkar Reduction Ad of To avoid reduction of faderol funds for crime Nouse Judiciary ~ • (D-MA) 1993. ...::m, stela aro roquirod b peen hirve tltat - Subcotnmittae on Crime ' , make it unlawful for m individual b willfully or _ ' • malicauely follow or hand m individual ahib thratsning physical violence. Abo roquiroa hiw ea'.,.~,...,..,s,,.,,.'. brapoAinformetion ~ - regardmg domepicviolence b • statewide ragiatry. HR 915 S , . Child Support F...,... is Security Requires pate b have statewide uniform Tula of House Judiciary , (D-CO) Act of 1993 child support eafort. Requires stela bNava - 3u : , ittee ao Economic and . • on-line access b detabaes meinta~d by state and Commercial Law • bcal jurisdictioa. Requires state b adopt House Waya cad Meena legislation simile b the Uniform Interstate Family - Subcommitlee oo Human Resources ~ . Support Ad. HR 1534 Martinez (D- Private Security Officers Quslity Requires states b enure tha quality and Education end Labor (Approved after trmrkup.. CA) Aseurmce AM ..eace of privets security cervices and thetr by 8ducetion and Labor. Suf ' , ee o0 petaOnnel a • COndltren Of ehgbility b racelVO Humor Resources 9/30/93) • funds under Title II of the'Juveoile Justice and Delinquency Proveotion Act of 1974. HR 1616 Collins (D-LL) Handgun Registration AM of 1993 R . shtes b develop handgun registration House ]udiciary rystetns which meet federal requirements or ba - Subcommittee on Crime subject b a federal handgun rog'......:.. . end - bse all funds under the Crime Control and Sefe . Streds Aa of 1968. - Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 • Page 9 . . . ~ ,S_• ' SRtrler lA bold iltdla Gtdieute rscsnt ehongas or additions to the Scorscard. . :i:>:i< >:r: BILL # I SPONSOR 1,<xc.E DFSCRIPTION ~ STATUS HR 387? Me(]sacare t~swe Coshol Ad of 1993 • R . , slaw m pass lQidar+sw pohe3iaaeg des Home lydtca+7 • (R-PL) . , Prodretioai, dirbiber6os, or,..... oj -Submnusuus refamJr 1'1/1/93 . awteials i. ~ , , s Pesos wider 18 , . ~ d w -Subavmnriotse on Inedlaxral ProPsrh' aesssQj serplies eosdrrd b w rlige3le jor eem6s (hewirrgs held 3/10/91) - - jelerd ~6• Regrorsr .m6rtarosu ojnmu r jw ha6eg . , „ r eosridd . - ~ ~ _ of erawes agaisrnt s ehdd. Pailern m avwply saes) " . = rsssk ar s"1596 rsdudioa w filed LABOR : ' 'S 627 Kennedy Reform of Davin-Bwou Ineronar the sizes ehrahold under the Davir-Bscon Semte Labor and Human Resources ' _ ' (D-MA) ~ ' ~ Ad for mntrects for new cwawuction, repair, ; _ . - . - - ~ altaratim, or demolitiob... State and kcal Las ; " • • ; ,r peAammg to wages tod bamefm ug _ t... t-, , ~ uoko they omform wish the new roquitemests. - HR 1236 Fmgkr (R-Cl) No rhort title ' Requiror ratan to estabUah • ryntem trader which Hour Ways and Means . worteta may puec6ase iosutance to cover the ceR' . ' ' • of heahh ituatrance while unemployed.. " HR 1380 Ford (i'~MI). Coynlwwsirr O.. , .1 Brpasdr OSHA . ; . Res daM asd . : - HR;1380 Hours Adeswieaation - ' Selfit) ssd Hedde leJbras Ad of Baal eaaplo,7as ~ 14durnpoa asd Labor (hsarisgr bald . . . 1993 ~ ~ _ - (/38/93, 7!11/93,,7!11!93; 9/38/93 do : - - - - !0/30/93) , ' • S STS ![awaadj ~ ~ _ PaU oorswittse hearrag 7/39/93 ' - _ ~~1 - - , ' _ -Ssboomminas on Labor 9tandand+ ' . ' (bepnoigs held 1/!0/91) ` .w- S STS Swats Labor asd Hasuus i . ~ Reraw'cea (lessriagr held 7,r1I/93, 3/9/91) ` HR 2937 FewaU (R-IL,) Oon , 1 Safety. asd Hahh . Requires rtata to conform LbeUog, content and House Education and .Labor ~ . ' - Reform Act basil h!. to fades! ' ' .eatr:--'_ - Subcommitteam IAbor Standards . ' ' . Vohmteer fire d asd epattmenu aimilarpub4c (hearinghckl9l14/93) . ' - service pwviden are exempt. ~ - - _ . . " - TRANSPORTATION . . - S 809 Dorgan (D-ND) Alcohol C...., Act Requires estates to ptoWbit open containers of Sesate Environment 8c Public Works , alcohol in vehicles or leis 3 % of state highway ' fuodr. . 3 1424 Dorgan (D-ND) National Police Foresail Policy Act Requires slaw w enact IegirLtion making it Senate Commerce. Science, end. . . m4wful for the driver of a motor veLide W take Tramporta6oe. evasive satins if , ,......1 by polices. Requires rtau public ~geacia to aehbliah n hot pursuit policy and provide adequate tminisg for eU Lw enforcement - officma. S 1630 Bingaman (D- Haodgtms m School Ad Requires stow to enact legisLtimt that would Eavironmentand Public Wailes ' N~ ' require immediate rovocaCon of one'r drivers , . liccase for S years or until the age of 18. : . wh' ~ , is khger, if they bring • haodgm into , m ekrnaitary or secondary school zone. Failure to,oompiy rewltr in withholding 596, awi later ~ 10%, of the estate's federal fotmirL highway foods. HR 1386 Schiff (R-NM) Drunk Driving Prevention Ad of Withholds fades! fiends from states which fail to - HR 1386 House Public Works and • 1993 deem n person driving with a BAC of .OS% or Trempottation S 605 Domesiei grater to be driving while intoxicated. - S 605 Senate Favironm~•.nta~ Aiblie . , (R-NM) Works HR 1824 Kennedy Bicycle R PedaurLn T „ on Requires stew to use 3% of their federal primary, House Public Worics'8c Tmriapor~tion (D-MA) ImpravemeatAct secondary. esd urban highway fuods.to improve ' bicycle and pad . activities. HR 2225 Kim (R-CA) Highway C.... ,Private Requires slaw W conttad with private person to Houses Public Works and Tre . on , LnvesomentAct oomuuction of toU fnailities or risk . ' reduction in ISTEA grams. . HR 2939 Flake (D-NY) No short title Requires states to pars kgieLtion by S..r.._...! 30, House Public Worsts and Tlaa,,... ~D - 1996 which makes it uaLaful for a person less thin 21 years of age anti who hen n blood'akohol , eooteat level of 0.0296 or greater to drive a moor vrliick. Failuro w comply results in withholding . ' 3% of cettsm tre . lion funds. ' " WFI.FARE Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784. 303/866-3521 • !?age 1'0 z. c#~ F - • _ • - - - BuMo !w botrl ~GolJtx ladlat?e rateat thoaga or addrYioas to tyte Sc»rrcnrd. - ~ rf >:'(.i;;:::y:1`{(,:5::ii::>:%;l:;.giii ir,<i::i::i%;ti2a>:::'.%i2[E BILL # SPONSOR I11i E - DESCRr;r atON- ST I ATUS S 596 Rockefeller Pemily Preservation sod Child '1be bill would merhwl federal , . , for Beasts Finance (D-wV) F...,.~_-Reform Act- ~ abrreedaodaeglecledehiWrenro,,. - , - to help troubled familie stay together. NR 892 Fndu (R-C!) Parental Respoosibiltty Ad Sato muR identify Ute biological • of 'House Ways end Mean children rocariog AFDC, or risk reduction m AFDC p, ' - HR 944 C,mningham Responrbb Welfare Aa of 1993 ~ ' Dmias AFDC , , to mdividuah for .oy Nortee Ways and Mean (R-CA) - week in which the usdividusl worts or atleads , • edt,..,:._,loouaafoifarrerthen30.houn. - HR 1389 Stark (D-CA) No short title To be eligble for Medicaid ro®burersnmt, stela House Boergy sad C.. must w W , 'J,efheir stole app...,,..,. - • using oue of two specified r. ` - . . • - - ~ House ways and Man. v - i:: ;::iii :.:::::::.::.:~:-i::.i:<::;~i~: ii~iiii ~iii:j~i::::;v ~??::~i}%'-:. v v::; - J:4:^: iiiii.....:.......:ii:.•.•.....:x..::i:?} iiii:;iiiii y„xii+4:'r,F:i~: ii,+.i ~:iiii:'{:'vii'<'vy!:iii;:ij:'. 5.~::.:: c:ai.:i::::;:::..i>•:::.:...>•..>•::::::::.: ~::::..i:;•o-::oi:^>:.;:c:•iiii:;•; ~ > ..............v..........:.. .i~r.:. ' :.iii:;`:i:`::i::i::i;%_:^.~i:;i::.^::`;.r:-ii:.ii:o;;•ri:.i:.iii:.ii:-:::?;i:3:i:,i ~:}i:;R?}'. tR' •.-~.Fy {i?r' _ v:. y: BILL # ' I SPONSOR TITLE I .DESCRIPTION - ~ STATUS - - HR 2 Swig (D-WA) Natioml Voter R.,;,'. Act of Requires sate to esablish voter 1) HR 2 riigaed by President oo May 20, 1993 . 1993 - - s®uhmeon~ with app':. ,:..for • driver's.. ' (PL 103-31) . S 460 Pord (D-ICY) ~ lice: Z) by rmiform mail spp ;and 3) by - opplioation in person. ~ . S S Dodd (D-('n Family sod Medico! Leave Act Requires employee to provide up to 12 weelu.of Signed by President on February 3. 1993 unpaid leave per year for biAbs~ ad HR 1 Ford (D-Mq illaasa of or their ? ~ . , or:-"""'°' ""(PL:-103-3.107 Sat'6)' ' W . HR 2264 Ommbus Bud et Ft...,. _7iotios Aa . - . of 1993 g - - .Signed by President on Augtut 10. 1993 (PL 103-66) ' 5 414 Metzeabaum Brady Handgun Viobaoe'. Require ktwl , . tneathw eof. - Sigrtad by Prcaidcnt on Noveanber30, 1993 (D-0H) Prevention Act agaeiee to perform criatmal Dackgrautd checks of (P.L: 103-159) - ' . haodgtm purchasers daring • Sdoy wailing P~d• ~ . - HR 1023 Schumer (D-NY) ~ ' NR 1237 SeJvosds Nariowd Chad Prorsdios Aa R ; ~ s0etes to, triMiw 3 yams ojasso6ssrsy Srgsad by Prsriderrt ow Dseorio 10, 1993 , - - (D-~) asst sad asaiisraor a aosPrr<er¢ed /riser) fds of (P.L 103-909) . - at lssst d0$ ojat7 idasgfaM~ drrld abrrs sores ~wali , w tlrr- . fi?s yssrs. ~ ~ ~ - Mandates tracked in this periodical aro xlected From the Natioml Con"...,-.__ of State Legishtaue's HaB of the Sale's Meodea Monitor, the Congressional Qrrarterly,'from these maodatea identified by Colorado sate deparmteats, sad from. other sources. Mandate which tepraeot direct Orden from the fadenl goveromeat to Colorado state government, aro given Wp r in selection. Mandela which constitute a condition of aid aro also emphnrud. Maodaw characterized by proemption of state activitia and ins on sate authority s:re given the lam emphasis in the selection ~ . Additioml criteria used is the process ®chrde thcrolaWO love) of fiscal or . tic ®pact of the mandate. and the progress of the legislation is Coagreas. , Legislative Council •..029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784 • 303/866-3521 !Page 11 • Legislative Council • 029 State Capitol Building • Denver, Colorado 80203-1784. 303/866-3521 • Page 11 ' ~ . _ - - 9 ' STATE OF~COLORADO ~ - 'LEGISLAVINE COUNCIL STATE CAPITOL BLDG., ROOM 029 . - . ~ - _ _ E. . .DENVER, COLORADO 80203-1784 ' " M 110300000 . • TOWN OF VAIL , : - PAM BRANDMEYER i - . " - - 75 SO, ~ - FRONTAGE ROAD k " - VAIL CO 81657 ~ - . ~ . - ~ ~ ~ ' sl gp.~~c. ;Ln~~~IJ /~l1 kFa n4. ~ _ ~ s~ - '"J V ~~t t 1p 3'. - V ~J ~ r ~S-qr ~ ~ ~ ` i - C t'• _ a r f , f ~ 1, ~ 3` ti ft ~.st~r..~~„~~ r - i J V 1 U a J rF ~a ,,.,y..~~, ~(Y~ , !AU - , i a g~ ~ F i a _ ti `iS ' p,e Ei',a'ec~' y ~ ~ ' ~ s. \ A'~_'S. s1 i V' A ~ 1.~ w ' y l• . ~ ~ of ' ~ 1 • ~ r ~ _ X C: C.6Ccft~~.l.,~ L AL` TOURISM CONVENTION BUREAU formerly Vail Resort Association 100 East Meadow Drive m Vail, Colorado 81657 To: Peggy Osterfoss, M or Vail Town Council embers From: Frank Johnson Date: February 28, 94 Re: Recap of Questions from 2/24 Breakfast First, thanks again to all of you for your participation in the TCB's 2/24 program. Outlined below are the questions/comments from this session. I. Transportation A. Roundabouts 1. Impact of bad weather 2. Will American drivers comply 3. Effect on relocation of Flight For Life helipad B. Status of West Vail Underpass C. Status of delivery/distribution system and relief for Hansen Ranch Road congestion D. Parking Structure 1. Was originally an ally to town business... now viewed as a hurdle to getting guests to shop/dine in village 2. Free evening parking is great 3. Make .it more user friendly and fun i.e. decor, color, signage 4. Clean more frequently...not tidy 5. Make sure public knows about May review of free evening parking II. Housing A. Projects like Lake Creek not the answer B. Muriad of problems...council needs the political will to make the hard decisions, offending some, and move forward C. Give the housing authority the authority to act and solve the problems. D. Council to Business Community..."come to meetings and let your views be known..we only hear from a few people who don't want housing in their neighborhood...if it's important to you, speak out!" Central Reservations 1-800-525-3875 Group Sales (303) 479-2360 Business Office (303) 476-1000 Group Sales 1-800-775-8245 FAX (303) 479-2364 FAX (303) 476-6008 Pg•2 cont. pg. 1 III. Economic Development A. Paul Johnston - concerned that there are only 3 economic development goals B. Maybe this year's winter business is a "wake up call" that we need to be more proactive to retain and grow Vail's economic position IV. Rob Levine - objected to use of Vail business license fee to promote Beaver Creek Tour Company as summer marketing call to action V. Suggestion - broadcast fax the Town Council agenda to interested parties ~HO tMG ?V Frederic ~ f~c~ Company ~%///l/////I///I/////// - 4- - Worldwide Real Estate Services 730 Seventeenth Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-3512 (303) 892-1111 Telefax: (303) 892-6338 Established 1888 March 2, 1994 Peggy Osterfoss Iviay~r, Town of V&il 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Fax : 1-845-9135 RE: Archdiocese Parish Site Dear Ms. Osterfoss Per my recent meeting with Bob McLauren and letter to you, I am eager to meet with you and the Berry Creek group to evaluate whether the Catholic Archdiocese might be able to work with you relative to: • A parish, K-$ school, related facilities and • The possible development of employee housing. I believe there is a strong potential for a mutually beneficial relationship between the Archdiocese and your group, regardless of the final site decision by the school district. The proposed uses by the Archdiocese are highly compatible with your use plan and we can assist with the difficult problem of funding access and infrastructure. If you have any interest in this potential at the Berry Creek site, we should arrange a meeting as quickly as possible. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions, or how I can assist to expedite your consideration of this matter. Sincerely, ROSS C ~.NSULTING GROUP . / Arnold C. Ray, CRE Director ACRaha Colorado Springs, Dallas, Houston. Los Angeles, Chicago. Toronto, New York, Boston, San Diego. San Francisco. Seattle, London, Paris, Frankfurt and 100 other cities MAR- 3-94 THl! 1 1 : 10 AtilOhi BC RESORT ASSOC 303 949 4395 P . O1 x e: Cm~~ a~ ~ . 1,~ • t RE54~i'~ ASSC+C1ATIl~N ~ RECEI SEC - 3 ig94 1 Arruwhc~d Minturn E:tgle•Vatl &lwanis For i><gmediate release Ma~rcb~ 3, 1994 Contact: Kate Calliuas, 949-5X89 March Valley Bus~uess ~oru~x~. I~u~ncl~eon to ~'Qature Pagel Iais~ussiop on Eagle +Cou~ty .A~ix~ort . With the imminent opening The ABCRA's March valley Business Forum wi11 feature four Eagle Caurity Airport authorities sharing their strategies for developing the tremendous potenfiial that exists for Eagle County Airport. Tn a panel discussion format, they will discuss the roles of the FAA, Eal;le CQUnty, Vail Associates, and individual airline companies involved ixx the Eagle County Airport's pperations. Ncw 1994 summer~flight service with American Airlizaes will also be discussed. . Join us on Friday, March 11, from 12:OOPM to 1;30PM at the Christie Lodge im Avon for lunch and discussion. Craig Colby, Vice President and General Manager of the VaiUBeaver Creek Jet Center, Bill Tomeieh, Vail Associates Contract ,Aiz 1lQarlceti~g Gooxdinatoz, Jack l;ewis, Eagle • County Manager, aad Ridge Razigh, A~oaericap, Airl'uies Qez~e~sl lVlalaa~er of Colorado Springs, Cnu~uisoi~, and Vail operations will be the featured speakers. Cost for the luncheon is 510.00 for ABCRA members, S1S.00 for x?on-naenabezs. Reservations sxe requested by Wcdrxesday, March . 9th at 12:001?M by calling 949-5189. , ~ ' Pwt pHict Bv~c ig37 Avon, G<+lorndo 8f62a 303.949.5189 FAX 303.949.4385 ::::::::E ~ S Y~ M P O S I ~i~ M REC'','~'~^ MAR - 3 1~'~~+ SKI INDUSTRY LOOKS INTO FUTURE WITH CBS ECONOMIST RAY BRADY The national and international ski marketplace can be as volatile as any segment in the national economy. Are there markets that show particular promise to the ski industry today? What markets are likely to emerge more strongly as the century comes to a close? CBS chief economic correspondent Ray Brady will examine such questions at the 19th Annual Ski Travel Symposium in Snowmass Village, Colorado on April 7-8. "I'll be examining the current look of the U.S. economy, and talk with the ski industry about where the economy is strongest and where there are some real problems," says Brady as he prepares for the conference. "The ski travel marketers who attend the Symposium will want to utilize this information as they finalize their 1994-95 ski season marketing plans. We'll also explore where we anticipate turnarounds or further economic erosion m the next five yyears," he concluded. Brady's presentation, sponsored by Alamo Rent-A-Car, promises to be one of the Symposium's most popular presentations. The Ski Trave{ Symposium draws top ski resort and ski travel marketing and sales executives to annually review the state of the ski economy and provides a forum for examining many elements of today's complex marketplace. It will include an international audience of businesses that buy and sell ski travel in North America. Brady points out, "What's happening in the ~lobal marketplace is obviously important to the larger U.S. resorts that draw as much as 15 /o of their business from overseas. I'll take a look at some of those markets and analyze where they may fit into the marketing mix over the next several years." Brady has often addressed the European Travel Commission, but this is the first time he will address a ski audience. "It's always good to have someone outside our industry examine the marketplace from a fresh perspective, and Ray Brady brin s exactly that to the Ski Travel Symposium. We're pleased to be part of helping the ~ymposium attract a prestigious presenter," commented Alamo Rent A Car's Dawn Yates. Some 400 people are expected to attend the Snowmass Village event, including ski resort sales and marketing directors, tour wholesalers, air and ground transportation company sales managers, travel agents resort and chamber of commerce executives and ski town managers and planners. It real)y is the single most valuable gathering for ski-related sales, marketing and management professionals go get together both formally and informally and examine where we are going,' commented event producer Ralf Garrison. Pre-registration fees (through March 25) for the Ski Travel Symposium is $250 per person and includes all presentations and workshops, daily social events plus a weekend ski pass at the four ski areas in the Aspen-Snowmass region. For complete information contact the Ski Travel Symposium at 303-733-1117. P. 0. BOX 6607 DENVER, COLORADO 80206 (303) 733-1117 FAX (303) 733-0234 T x 1 ~'~y K~ L i r s r r a f i c 4 £t" 7-~.a a4 iv f R t' ~Cgi°Y"'*l~•-v~ }~45 ` fl ~a4^~~e rF' ot~i'o-y',:~ y < e. a iir.e l,. `xr ~'.'71'~n ~2~j ~v 1 f .G~YlF» c 't tif' '(il'!'~-,}~ Yy~. t's~~ WJ+yyy,l' '"~tna~~,.+ Y Y t ~ ry~•,,~. Ii~••xa ~"~E~'Z". K+3^x YG t .nom ~Y~ 'rs3:~~„ ~'T~ki.. ~i~{*'F. "-3'Y r'~ 4 <,•T.; ~.Sx Ysj~ .J "..f ,p+~~, .4~ k- ..f «c. 1..-a C2 'tom "w,n?a ter? 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COI.ORA[Kl 81631 (303) 3~8-8805 :s 1c. ~ : F/iX: l303) 328-f )07 E~~~E couNnr, co~or~oo AGENDA - BOARD aF Ct]Ut~tTY ~~MMI~SIO~ER~ REGULAR 1VlEE7lNG DAY MARCH~1-4-, 1 ~9~ # ~ ~F~ 9E ~ ! ~ ~ ~ # i * 4 fi f ~ 'R 1F ~M ' ~ it•. * q1- t i m d6 16 iF M i/ i ~ f t ~ 0$:30 - 10:00 WOR1K SESSION WEEKLY UPDATE M,~~,,,Hd„aa,,,~,m Jack D. Lewis, County Manager 10:00 - 10:30 BREAK C 10:30 - 12:00 WOI~K$ES ION Mc~u+sHaycram.tloom Bali POSt~ QttO~ PortQrfield & PnSt 7 2:00 - 01:00 LUNCH 01:00 - 02:00 WORK SESSION -:'PENDING LITIGATION - M{sl.n.Hoh•CIY.. {IOM, James R. Fritze, County Attorney OZ:00 - 02:3o RESOLUTI6JN REGARDING EAGLE COUNTY (EAGLE egleCwallrev~+ VALLEY LIBRARY pISTRIC7), GOLt~RADQ, GENERAL OBLIGATION {LIMITED TAX) L18RARY BONDS SERIES MARCFI 1, 7994 Kevin 1-lndatil, Esq. ACT10N: Consider approval. C:SWP611poCS1MARC 1 b. AGE . SENT BY~EAGLE COUNTY ; 3- 4-94 ; 17 53 ; 3033267207-' 3034792157;# 2/ 5 . 02:30 - 02:35 CONSENT CALENDAR ~ cau~.a Ra,m Iclmt Of . IOYIVM tllE I~O,M ~ MilY1 MiU1! H1 PIYOOtl pl ill. CO,I.Ofll C/MIItl0/ b Y7ow UM 80Qtl 0f GC1f,ty G. OIYf. to upend Id IM,O Q7tl Aro,Oy 01i 1„WO Imponrx Ierrm on . unouvy erraltl., rv~r Commlalorw irMY ,p~,oat tl„~ .n lam br 'pEMaVEn° t~.n, dx nlaldr .rrl aepridr. My me.,be. of a>t gi4A~o efW -flEVURir- •nr yam m -KCnnweu- rrem nb cauerrt ,~pQto~ 1. BILL PAYING Linda Pankuch, Accounting Mark Silverthorn, Controller ACTION: Approval subject to review by the County Manager. 2. BID ACCEPTANCE FOR 5800 TONS OF 314" ROAD BASE, CLASS 6 Dan Fessler, Road and Bridge Supervisor ACTION: Consider approval. 3. COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1994 Jack Johnson, Veterans Service Officer ACTION: Consider approval, 02:35 - 02:46 A. JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY 6apbtwrtvReem COMMISSIONERS OF PiTK1N. EAGLE, GARFiELD. SUMMIT AND LAKE COUNTIES RURAL RESORT REGION REGARDING A POLICY ON PROViS10N NEEDS Ka[hieen Forinash, Director of Social Services ACTION: Consider approval, B. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR VALLEY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Jack D. Lewis, County Manager ACTION: Consider approval, C. GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO AND TOWN OF GYPSUM, FOR 19,500.00 Mary Jo Berenato, Deputy County Attorney ACTION: Consider approval, D. CONTRACT BETWEEN EAGLE GOUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO AND COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING MARCH 1, 7994ANDCONTiNU1NGTHROUGHDECEMBER 31, 1994, IN THE AMOUNT OP ~1z2,250.00 Margie Gates, Director of Nursing ACTION: Consider approval, C:~WP611DOCS1MAi~7 4AGE SIrNT F3Y ~ EAGLE CUUNTY ; 3- 4-94 ; 17 53 3033287207-' 3034792157; # 3/ 5 03:00 - 04:00 LIdUOR LICENSE HEARING - EWISCavNYAoan I. SPECIAL EVENT$ -EAGLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT 11. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP -THOMAS J. DOMENICO dba PIER 13 LIQl10R5 Hl. RENEWAL -THREE SEVENTY SIX CORPORATION Alba WHITE WATER PACKIaGE STORE IV. RENEWAL -CUSTOMER COMPANY dba FOOD AND DELI V. NEW TAVERN LICENSE -JET CENTER CAFE; INC. dba JE7 CENTER CAFE VI. RENEWAL - H A L CONSTRUCTION, INC., dba EAGLE-NAIL CAFE VII. MANAQER$ REpIS7RATlClN -NAIL FOOp SERVICE dba EAGLE'S NEST Mary Jo I~erenato, Deputy County Attorney ACTION: Consider approval. 04:00 - 04:46 ABATEMENT HEARINGS E~ybWw,lyRva„ a. Haman D, House Schedule number 20677 b. Dale Beauchamp Schedule number 7$$83 c. Larry C. Mari J. Kfeiber Schedule number 18884 d. Jose M. Gonzales, Racio Zavala Schedule number 00397$7 e. Frederipk C. & Sars T. Eweld Schedule number 0039788 f. Yeilpw ird LTD chedule number 0039789 g. Terrance F. & Gail Ferry ~ Schedule number 0039790 h. Benedict Land & Cattle CC3 Schedule number 00268$0 i. Climax,Molybdenum Company Schedule number 0629163 I j. Allen and Company Schedule number OOi63ZZ, 007952$ k. Phyllis Johnson r Schedule number ZOB75 Allen Black, Assessor ACTION: Consider approval. 04:45 - 05:00 OPEN MEETING Eepte Cou,ty Aoom THE NEXT MEET8V0 OFTME EAaLF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VNLL BEHELD ON MARCH I6, 991 THIS AGENDA IS PROVIDED FOA INFOWVNITIONAL PURPOSES ONLY -ALL TIMES ARE APPROlI1NATE THE 80ARD VYHIUE IN SESSION MAY CONSIDER OTHER ITEMS THAT AR6 BROUGHT B60RG IT. C:1WP~11DOCSIMARCI .AGE SENT i31f ~ EAGLE CULiNTY ; 3- 4-94 ; 17 ~ 54 3D332t37207-~ 3034792157; # 4/ 5 i . .fie. March 4, 1994 - 17:04 tAUZE cuuNTY IuAtnlr~c , . 5S 113Rt7AD\YAY OFFICE DE tHF ~ PA. BOX 850 BCIARD OF CCHNMISSIONERS '.';.:.k • ;r:::~'.: EAGIF, COLORADO 8164 {~aaJ 3~s•sW5 ' I AX: (iU~J 3~8.7~07 ~~~E counlTV, co~.o~ao AGENDA B~7ARD of C~V~VTY-: CCJ11111'Ut~~S1~NERS PLANNING MEETING DAY MARCH :1.5, 1994 09:30 - 10:30 a.m. WORK SESSION - COlU1MUNITY DEViEIGt~PMENT M[MtAetlvyCroesRoom Keith Montag, Director, Community Development 1p:3Q - 70:40 >;,.m. T-99-94-ROBERTS RESIDENCE Hob~a»,?vt~nan i'attie Haefeti, Planning Technician, Community Development ACTION: Consider a request for a Temporary Housing Permit, 10:40 - 10:50 a.m. T-20-94t,JACOBS REST®ENCE t~aeco~uavttoom Pattie Haefeli, Planning Technician, community Development ACTION: Consider a request fvr a Temporary Housing Permit. 10:50 - 17:00 a.m. PD-293-93-F-CQftDILLERA, FILING 1'1 t:~~~tiF~ Sid Fox, Planner Manager, Community Development ACTION: ~ Consider a Final Plat application for 24 single-family ( lot$. C:\WF'61 ~D4C8UNAPICI6.AG~ 5FN'I' BY ~ E.AGLE CUUNTY ; 3- 4-94 ; 17 55 3U332872U7-~ 3034792157; # 51 5 11:00 - 11:30 a.nn. G-76-93-FORSTER PROPERTY ROAD VACATION EwdaC«ultyReorn Paul Clarkson, Planner, Community Development ACTION: Consider a request to vacate a portion of "old" State Highway 731 [Eagle Gounty Road S-70), which lies on Forster praparty. 71:30 - 17:40 a.rn. PD-207-93-F-BLUE LAKE, FILING 5 E.oa o«n1r Room Paul Clarkson, Planner, Gommunity Development ACTION: Consider a Final Plat application for 90 single-family lots on 112 acres. 11:40 - 7:30 p.m_ LIJNGH 01:30 - 02:30 p.m. zS-342-94-DANIELS LANDSCAPE ANDS XCAVATING ~I,c„~,e„fl,p„ 1=11ie. Gar~cl,~Planner, Community Development ACTION: Consider an application to allow an excavating contractor's yard located on the same property as a use-by-right landscaping nursery and residence. 02:30 - 02:45 p.m. PLAT & RESOLUTION SIGNING ESC«rllrRoem ~ Pattie Haefeli, Planning Technician, Community Dpvalopmant i _ f ,I THE NEXT MEETING OF THE EAGLE COUNTY COIi1MItS10N LA8 WILL 66 N6Lp qN MARCH 21, 1680 THIS AGENDA LS PROVIDED FOR INFOAMATIONAL PURP68~ bNLY • ALL 1'GNE3 ARE APPROXIMATE. THE ebluip WHILE W 6E661pN MAY CON6IDER OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE Bf1000l1T BEFORE IT. C:1VY1`511DOCS~MARC 16.AAF ~y ~~s~ ~ I! WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS - _ _ I 1991 11/19 NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINES TOM M./JIM C.: What can be done to make these uniform Planning staff has met with the newspaper owners and reviewed locations and locations less prolific? for boxes. Existing boxes have been located and counted. The plan is to define appropriate locations for boxes and appearance. Streetscape Plan calls for encasing .the boxes in woodframe. "Free speech" issues are involved with the effort. Project will be prioritized with other CDD Long Range and Special Projects for Council review in at the 3/8/94 Work Session. 1992 11/10 COUNTY REGIONAL MEETINGS Next meeting to be announced. 1993 10/19 REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF COUNCIUSTAFF: Follow-up and respond to petitions Appraisal underway. Rick Moser has contacted developer who has TRAPPER'S RUN PARCEL presented at 10/19/93, TC Regular Evening meeting. referred him to a condemnation attorney. Mr. Moser still feels he can have the appraisal by 1/31194. 10/19 SNOW STORAGE LAND GREGILARRY G.: Immediately pursue purchase from VA Initial discussion between TOV and VA re: possible future land exchanges PURCHASE of current snow storage site, as well as another 10 acres have occurred. adjacent to the west. 12/07 REFERENDUM SUBMITTAL TOM M.: Supply detail re: immediate disclosure PROCESS requirements for referendum petitioners. (request: Johnston) . 1994 TOM M./KEN: Draft ordinance re: sale of handguns/ Tom M. will prepare a model ordinance which prohibits deadly weapons 01104 HANDGUN ORDINANCE automatic weapons (prohibiting!!!) within the town limits. within liquor license premises. (request: Lapin, w/consensus of Check on lobbying efforts through CML's Sam Mamet. Council) 01/04 VAIL AVALANCHE SIGNS BOB McL: When events other than hockey are occurring in Bob McL. and Rob Robinson will view the site. (request: Strauch) the arena, would VRD be wilting to cover the garish neon signs? 02108 MANOR VAIL SIDEWALK BOB McL: Investigate blind corner. (request: Johnston) March 4, 1994 Page 1 of 3 02/08 STATUS OF INCOMPLETE KRISTAN: What process do we have in place to encourage BUILDINGS the completion of construction? Specifically, what is the (request: Navas) status of the "ruins" at the Westin? 02108 PAY-IN-LIEU SITES KRISTAN: Review of sites within pay-in-lieu category will be considered and prioritized at the 318194 Work Session discussion of Community Development projects, 02109 VA CATEGORY III PRESENTATION EVERYONE: A Work Session presentation has been set for 3122194, with an Evening Meeting public presentation not yet determined. Please mark your calendars!! 02/15 REAL ESTATE BOXES (AS KRISTAN: Real estate boxes have been birthing at an Please review Follow-Up Solutions for Newspaper Vending Machines. OPPOSED TO NEWSPAPER unacceptable rate. REMOVE IMMEDIATELY!! That information applies to the real estate boxes as well. To be reviewed BOXES) with Community Development prioritization during 3/8194 Work Session. (request: Lapin) 02115 CHUCK ANDERSON YOUTH PAM: Contact VRD about moving up the selection process Pam spoke with Robin Henzler (VRD Youth Services) who indicated the AWARD to allow awards to be given during May PRIOR to following: Susan Anderson is aware of the difficulty in drawing applicants (request: Strauch) graduation or to be included with the graduation for this prestigious local award and is willing to discontinue it. Please see ceremonies. attached article on VA scholarships. Perhaps it is timely to consider ' attaching some monetary scholarship amount? Waiting for another response from Robin - 3/2/94. 02/15 ORE HOUSE AWNING Permit April, 1993. Approval January, 1994. Staff will prepare a memo for Council explaining the date the awning will be reviewed. Staff will also include the awning agreement. To be reviewed during 318194 Work Session. 02!22 CDOT LETTER RUSSELL: Draft letter for Mayor's signature re: substitution Sand and salt is washed aggregate and meets PM (particulate matter) of sandlsalt in place of volcanic ash. Contact Allen Best at requirements in Aspen and Denver. Therefore, given these specifics and Vail Valley Times -emphasize impact on water quality, noting the qualities of the road substance, staff deemed it unconstructive wildlife, air quality; etc. and negative to forward a letter to CDOT. 02/22 LOA EXECUTIVE SESSION PAM: In process of scheduling this session for the Work Session either 318!94 or 3/22/94 with Rich Phelps. 03101 CATEGORY III SKI DAY COUNCIUBOB McUTOM M./BUCK: Tour has been set for Monday, 3121/94. Please be at PHQ by 9:00 A.M. Mark your calendars! March 4, 1994 Page 2 of 3 03101 pULIS BRIDGE LARRY: VRD has expressed a greater interest in moving Federal government over-obligated and CDOT has requested TOV defer (request: Strauch) construction to the fall of'94. Additionally, the district would for one year. Larry has spoken with Rob Robinson who indicated VRD be interested in contributing to additional aesthetics for this does not have funding but wants to be included in planning and bridge. scheduling. 03/01 VRD LEASE EXPIRATION AT ANNIE: Research lease to explore possibilities of space LIBRARY use. (request: Navas) I March 4, 1994 Page 3 of 3 t~~Y-~c-t•+ lt•cr au~ Yr~ Yv~~ t Vnl riily UrJ UGti IrUI 1 V~x~ Aa~so~iat~s, In+c. Creators and Operators cif Vail ar+,d I3caver C:rcek°01ZCSUrI.~ I7t'az ~ _ . . ~ I would lilfle to invite you too participate•in the rest~rch Fort in Category 3, the paoential expansion area south of China Bowl on Vail Mountain. I V$il Associates crews have been doing snow and weather studies, ar~d skiiztg the area since • last winter. . _ We would like to get your feedback vn what you will see and sly back there. • Depending on conditions, your skiing day will start at 10:00 a.m. at the bottom of the China Ilowl Lift where you will meet the snowcat which will take you into Category 3. '1X~'e will . havo somc of the new fat skis which have begin widely adopted by hell ski and snowcat opera[IOis$ worldwide. You will be prUvidccl and fitted into skis at Sld Patrol ~IeadquarterS (top of chair 4). Enter the building on the south side and gn tv the V.A. RentallR.eta~'l facility at the rear of the building. Tell the 'attendant you a~ going on the Category 3 Snowcat Tour and thcy will set you up with .your skis. Please be at PHQ by 9:00 a.m, on the day of the tour. For this tour you ~houlti be an expert or advanced skier, and there is no charge for the tour. if you would like to participate, plcasc call VaII Mountain Operations az 479-4000 to reserve a spot. Tours are scheduled liVeci-Sun and will continue as long as snow conditions permit. We will ask you tra sign a release form to participate. The blurs will be guided by 'Vail Associates, inc. planners and managers, "We look forward to showing you the Catk,.,~~ 3 . area. . i ' V1!•iI, ASSOCIATES, lilV'C. doe Macy ~ . ' Mountain Planner - , ~ 1194 • ~ • Pt>9t Offict Box 7 + Yai(, Ci~lutatlu el GS$ • USA - (303) 476-5601 ' ~r M1. MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FR: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager r~''` DA: February .10, 1994 RE: Category I11 Tours Joe Macy of Vail Associates has indicated that Vail Associates would like to give the Town Council a tour of the Category III area some time in the near future. He has indicated that they prefer to do these tours between Wednesday and Sunday. For your information, I have attached a letter from Joe outlining the details of the tour. It is VA's preference that you attend as a group. Please let me know the dates you wish to attend so t can set this up with Joe Macy. Attachment C: \CATIILlfEM