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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-05-31 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session jo/ VAIL TOWiV COUNCIL VI/ORK SESSION TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1994 , AGENDA ~ THERE IS NO WORK SESSION SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1994. NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: . (ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 0 0 0 TNE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 6/7/94, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 6/7/94, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. . THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 6/14/94, BEGINNtNG AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. • • • • • • • C:WGENDANO.WS r 4IL TOWN OF 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . May 24, 1994 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-21 15 Community Information Office TOWN OF VAIL OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY FOR MEMORIAL DAY (Vail)--Town of Vail offices will be closed Monday (5-30) in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Bus service and other essential operations will be provided, as usual. For police or fire emergencies, dial 911, or call police dispatch at 479-2200. - # # # 00000 \ ~ TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 1994 Contact: Jeff Bowen, 476-2701 Philip Hoefer, (303) 491-6303 Jonathan Staufer, 476-5622 State Forest Service Mike Mollica, 479-2138 Todd Oppenheimer, 479-2161 TREES FOR VAIL PROJECT RECEIVES STATE GRANT (Vail)--The Town of Vail has received a $1,000 grant from the Colorado Street Tree Program to assist with the 1994 "Trees for Vail" planting. The third annual tree planting project is scheduled for June 12 along the I-70 corridor in Vail. The Street Tree Program is administered by the Colorado State Forest Service and was created in 1990 to encourage plantings along streets and byways. Now in its fourth year, the program is funded through a combination of state and federal monies. In addition to Vail, 38 other communities are receiving grants this year, totaling $42,250. There were 57 requests for funding. Philip Hoefer, staff forester for the state's community forestry programs, said the Trees for Vail project is an exciting addition to state street tree planting efforts. "It's been fantastic to watch how quickly the Trees for Vail effort started," he said. (more) Trees for Vail/Add 1 "Now, it's going gang busters." The Trees for Vail program was created in 1992 as a public-private partnership aimed at beautifying the I-70 corridor. Since then, the effort has provided the addition of more than 500 saplings; bushes and full-grown trees to the corridor. This year, the state grant will be supplemented by contributions from the Town of Vail, $10,000; Vail-Eagle Valley Rotary Club, $5,000; and private donations to purchase tree stock for the upcoming planting. Because the beautification effort won't be fully realized for another 30 years, Hoefer said the Trees for Vail program represents an "unselfish act" by members of the community. "Think of all the trees you're enjoying there now because they were planted in the 60s when the town was developed," he noted. Organizers are hoping to enlist 200 volunteers to assist with the June 12 project. Members of Trees for Vail include Jeff Bowen, a member of the town's Planning & Environmental Commission; Jonathan Staufer of the Vail Village Inn; Mike Mollica, assistant director of the Community Development Department; and Todd Oppenheimer, town parks superintendent. For more information, contact the Community Development Department at 479-2138. . # # # ~ ~ \ u 1! , TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 1994 Contact: Bob McLaurin, 479-2105 Town Manager ~ TOWN OUTLINES PEAK PARKING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS SAFETY COGVCERNS AT FORD PARK; FIRST TEST WILL OCCUR JUNE 4 (Vail)--The Town of Vail will provide a free shuttle service and additional parking options for access to Ford Park this summer on days when usage is expected to peak. The two-pronged program, which also will include paid in-close parking at the Ford Park lot, is aimed at addressing safety concerns associated with mixing pedestrians with vehicular traffic on South Frontage Road. Implementation will occur on 32 peak days throughout June, July, August and September. Events such as Bravo!, Hot Summer Nights and other high-profile activities have been targeted for the program. The first test will take place June 4 when the park will be used for Battle Mountain High School Commencement and a 24-team softball tournament, sponsored by the Vail Recreation District. The peak parking program will include use of four free shuttle buses to transport riders from the top deck of the Vail Transportation Center to Ford Park, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile. Shuttles will begin an hour before the start of an event and will offer service at five-minute intervals. Stops will occur on both the (more) ~ Ford Park/Add 1 south (Frontage Rd.) and north (Vaii Valley Dr.) sides of the park. In the case of June 4, the shuttle buses will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate the two events. For those who don't wish to catch a ride from the town's free parking structure, paid parking will be offered at the Ford Park lot during these peak periods. The , cost will be $2 per vehicle, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The lot will hold about 250 vehicles. In addition, a drop-off area will be created north of the restrooms along South Frontage Road. Town Manager Bob McLaurin said the new strategy addresses the town's concern for public safety, while allowing as many options as possible for the park's users. "This is the best solution we can come up with to eliminate congestion along the frontage road," McLaurin said. "Remember, the speed limit along there is 45 miles per hour." Before adopting the new program, town officials met with primary users of the park--Vail Recreation District, Bravo! and Vail Valley Foundation--to explore other options. • Implementation of the Ford Park safety program will cost the town about $120 per hour, McLaurin said. The $2 parking fees at the Ford Park lot will help offset costs to run the service during the 32 peak days. Parking will remain free at Ford Park during non-peak days. For a listing of peak or non-peak days, contact the Community Information Office at 479-21 15. Also this summer, parking along South Frontage Road will continue to be . , (more) f Ford Park/Add 2 prohibited during all events. Enforcement by the Vail Police Department has been requested by the Colorado Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the frontage road, and is supported by the Vail Town Council. The 36.4-acre Ford Park is Vail's largest recreational facility. It contains the 2;500-seat Ford Amphitheater, the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, the Vail Nature Center, three softball fields, eight tennis courts, bike paths, picnic tables and numerous other recreational uses. The Town of Vail owns the property and leases the facility to such user groups as the Vail Valley Foundation, the Vail Recreation District and the Alpine Gardens. For more information on the new parking program, contact McLaurin at 479-2105; Police Chief Ken Hughey, at 479-2209; or Public Works/Transportation Director Larry Grafel at 479-2173. # # # 1994 FORD PARK PEAK EVENT DAYS Date Event s June 4 BMHS Graduation, Softball Tourney June 11 Colorado Children's Chorale June 17 Colorado Children's Chorale June 21 Hot Summer Nights June 24 Allman Brothers June 28 Hot Summer Nights July 1 Radiators Concert July 2 Samples Concert July 3 Bravo! July 5 Hot Summer Nights July 10 Bravo! July 12 Hot Summer Nights July 17 Bravo! July 19 Hofi Summer Nights h July 20 Concert (TBA) July 23 Bravo! July 26 Hot Summer Nights July 27 Bravo! July 30 Bravo! August 3 Bravo! August 6 Bravo! August 7 Bravo! ' August 12 Bolshoi August 13 Bolshoi August 14 Bolshoi August 15 Ford & Friends August 19 Bolshoi August 20 International Evening August 21 International Evening August 28 Concert (TBA) September 1 Concert (TBA) September 10 Concert (TBA) # # # \ TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-21 DD FAX 303-479-2157 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 1994 Contact: Paul Reeves, 479-2138 Event Coordinator VAIL CLEAN-UP DAY NETS 8 TONS OF TRASH (Vail)--About 300 volunteers picked up eight tons of trash during the Town of Vail's Annual Clean-up Day Saturday (5-22). Event coordinator Paul Reeves said the event was well-received by all involved. "I'd like to thank all of the people involved for making my first clean-up day such a success," Reeves said. Volunteers worked in 17 zones, canvassing 13-square miles throughout town. A new addition to the program this year was a push to separate recyclab{e beverage containers from other trash to reduce the program's dependency on the , Eagle County Landfill. Reeves said volunteers collected about 220 pounds of recyclable materials; including aluminum, glass, steel and plastic. In addition to the 275 volunteers, 33 area merchants donated food, supplies and soft drinks to the effort. The town will be distributing $5,500 to 26 local charities as a result of the program. The clean-up has become a unique community tradition in Vail, with the town donating $20 each to a local organization in exchange for a volunteer's work. For more wrap-up information, contact Reeves at 479-2138. # # # Y' 1 \ . TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road - Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 , FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 1994 _ Contact: Jody Doster, 479-2174 Transit Operations Coordinator SUMMER BUS SERVICE BEGINS FRIDAY (5-27) (Vail)--The Town of Vail will implement its summer bus schedule beginning Friday (5-27) this week: The free summer service will be offered daily through November 18. Riders will see two improvements from last year's summer service. First, evening coverage on the outlying routes will be extended to midnight this season to accommodate citizen requests. The service ended at 9 p.m. on those routes last year, which created inconveniences for some residents. A second service enhancement this season will be the addition of bike racks on buses servicing the . outlying routes. The in-town shuttle will run from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily at a frequency of every seven to 10 minutes. Service on the outlying routes will run hourly from 6 a.m. to midnight. In addition, a late night route will depart from the Vail Transportation Center at 2 a.m. (more) y Summer Transit Program/Add 1 The summer transit program will usesix buses and 21 drivers. During the peak winter season, 22 buses and 70 drivers are used to deliver the town's transit service. The Town also operates a wheelchair lift-equipped paratransit van service for those who are unable to use the fixed route buses. For additional information on the summer schedule,,call the town's 24-hour bus line at 328-8143. - Vail's bus system is thought to be the largest free transit program in the country, carrying more than three million passengers per year. # # # - ~ ~ . J ~ _ - - TOWN OF VAIL 1994 SUNIIVER BUS SCHEDULE ' EAST VAIL • GOLF COURSE' . ' WEST VAIL RED / SANDSTONE' ' WEST VAIL GREEN • ~ Avoid parking hassles, traflic congestion and high costs by riding with us everyday. Bus schedule information: 328-8143 Supervi.wrs of6ce: 479-2358 Opentions Manager: 479-2174 Lost and Found: 479-2358 or 479-2174 7 days a week; i[no answer leave a mes.sage. Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm The Town Of Vail opentes a wheetchair lift cquipped paratransit van wrvice for thoee who are unable to use the fued rqute bu.9es • Rida can be requested on a ne:t-day basis with 24-hour advance reservaoonu. Rexrvations can be made up to two weelcs in advanca • The xrvice is operated within the limib of the Town Of Vail • For more informaHon or to make reservations, call 479-2174 INTOWN SHUTTLE _ VAIL VILLAGE / LIONSHEAD 6:30 am - 2:00 am 7-10 minute intervals USE THE FREE BUS! . , WEST VAIL GREEN/SOUTH EAST VAIL EXPRESS 6:4 A- I:< A 6:OOA- 12: A 1 :00 on ~47 AsQm Lane :OS Veil Mwticipal Buildin8 :48 Boah FeIL~ :06 Caneect Hall Plaa :SO :08 Cascade Ctamm6 F At ~ai :10 V :52 :11 Mane~hao :SS 1.uP~nrlB~h~n RO°d :12 :S Colum ~Sh~ :13 ° :14 ~ :01 T F :15 ' :16 ~ :04 Bighwm Pat1c :07 Meadow I~u F~ :17 Cas~d~ viUa~ :IS Cascade Ccassin8 :08 Meadow Dnve :19 C~t Htll PlaM :10 Mau+ Gae / JuniPa :21 Vu Muntn Bw ' :l 1 Matn Gate / Bigfwrn Z wnhana ~ C~ :15 Racquet C ub To : . B~an Streemside E. :73 WESf YAIL RED / NORTH r Bt~ Ra .u gA1~1pSTONE COMBINED ~ :.26 :l A- 1: A Fd~y,q~ Vail :27 ~ :17 Boah Falls :29 :30 RR~ :19 Beld Maaftm Roed V tea / Rad SS Road 20 T gmd~cne Credc C ub 21 :22 GOLF COURSE ' VRun :23 6:40A- l l: P Tuo IL 25 +muPorteuo~ Crntc :7b Henwn Pou cc Rjmfftch Roed :42 Wat V :28 :43 Gol P~Ic ;3p Soocer Field 44 Wesat V:32 Ptacm~+West ~46 V Das Schme :33 Ptscm~Ben Eau 4 B dv Crak :34 1448 Yei Ysllry Dnve :49 T~ R~ :37 1610 Sum ~Ye :51 gmdicone Sehool :39 Club Houx :52 T ~ ~,~Q :45 1610 S~a+bucsc Dnve Ford Perlc :54 LATE NIGHT SERVICE T CQ1tff 00 2:00p_REQUFST SIItVICE ppppR'(S FROM?OP OF TRC DBUS ESIGNApTEDNBUS STOPS• ro wtsr am Ensr van. . . \ 1/ TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 MEDIA ADVISORY May 25, 1994 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn Community Information Office 479-21 15 VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY 24 Work Session Briefs --Second Mortgage Guarantee Program Mark Ristow, a member of the Vail Housing Authority and FirstBank of Vail executive vice president, outlined the bank's conventional homebuyer programs and expressed interest in working with the town to create an additional program which would help homebuyers lesson the impact of a down payment on a home. Possibilities include a second mortgage program guaranteed by the Town of Vail, or complete backing from the town on a full loan package. Either way, by guaranteeing the loans, it is believed the town's backing could leverage reductions in interest rates, among other incentives. The Council asked Ristow to develop additional details associated with a full loan guarantee, including income qualifications, maximum loan amounts, interest rates, balloon payments, deed restrictions and the type of property included in the program: Inclusion of condominium units will be essential to the program's success, according to the Council, since condo units are.more affordable than other types of residences. Ristow offered to return with an update to the Council on June 28. Staff members, meanwhile, were asked to research eligibility criteria; deed restriction mechanics; Amendment 1 implications; and potential bonding and/or enterprise fund capabilities associated with the Vail Housing Authority. The Council is interested in offering a loan guarantee program to Town of Vail employees on deed-restricted homes within the town. If successful, the pilot program would likely be expanded to include employees from other businesses within the town. In addition to FirstBank, the Council agreed to seek proposals from other lending institutions. For more information, contact Town Manager Bob McLaurin at 479- 2105. (more) ~ TOV Highlights/Add 1 --Intermountain Neighborhood Concerns Lynn Fritzlen and Jo Brown, residents of the Intermountain area of West Vail, addressed the Council regarding three neighborhood concerns: pedestrian safety, animal control and lighting. In response, Town Engineer Greg Hall reviewed plans for the Dowd Junction bike path which, when completed in 1996, would extend through the neighborhood. Hall also outlined plans to widen the shoulder of the. . frontage road following installation of a water line along the road. The widening . project would occur during the 1994 and 1995 construction seasons. With respect to the residents' request for more lighting, Hall suggested petitioning the town. In the past, neighborhoods have become divided over the extent of lighting, he said. The Intermountain area currently meets the town's policy for street lights. To consider additional lighting, Hall suggested a need- for neighborhood consensus. The discussion then turned to animal control concerns. Fritzlen said her comments were not meant to be a criticism of current enforcement, but rather, problems associated with lack of a leash law for the neighborhood. Councilmembers ' expressed an interest in reviewing the animal control issue in more detail at a future meeting. --Cornice Building Special Improvement District (SDD) The Council approved the location of a third off-site employee housing unit required by the SDD project. The deed restricted unit is a one bedroom condominium at the Vail Racquet Club. The two other employee housing units were approved by the Council on May 3. For more information, contact Jim Curnutte in the Community Development Department at 479-2138. --Lindholm Land Exchange The Council voted 5 to 2(Lapin and Steinberg against) to direct staff to draft a resolution expressing the Council's support of the Nottingham portion of the Lindholm land exchange proposal with the following conditions: 1) the approval does not imply any type of support for a development plan on the Nottingham parcel; and 2) the exchange complies with the policies in the Land Ownership Adjustment (LOA) plan between the Town of Vail and the U.S. Forest Service. The LOA plan, among other things, encourages improved access to U.S. Forest Service land. It also states that exchanges should optimize local public benefit. The resolution will be considered by the Council at its June 21 evening meeting. For more information, contact Russell Forrest in the Community Development Department at 479-2138. --Review of Special Improvement District Process Town Attorney Tom Moorhead presented an overview on the process to create special improvement districts. The mechanism allows the town to place all or a (more) ! 4W , TOV Highlights/Add 2 portion of the costs of a municipal public improvement on property owners who are specially benefitted by the improvement. Those improvements could include storm sewers and improvements for drainage control; street lighting; curbs; gutters; sidewalks; bridges; grading; graveling; paving; and landscaping streets, roadways and alleys. The Council had asked for clarification on the special improvement district process as a possible option to fund streetscape improvements in the Village core. Staff was directed to provide cost sharing details associated with a 1984 special improvement project in Lionshead to be included in further discussions. For more information, contact Town Attorney Tom Moorhead at 479- 2107. --First Quarter Financial Report Finance Director Steve Thompson presented an overview on the town's first quarter financials. As of March 1994, sales tax collections were running 3.6 percent over 1993 collections. The town needs to collect 1.8 percent over 1993 to meet budget in 1994. Thompson predicts parking structure revenues and lift tax revenues to be short of budget by $136,000 and $82,000, respectively. However, construction fees and Real Estate Transfer Tax collections are projected to exceed the budget projections by well over $650,000. For a detailed report, contact the Community Information Office at 479-21 15. --Re-Seeding Potato Patch/Red Sandstone The Council authorized Town Manager Bob McLaurin to move forward with a project to revegetate a utility cut scar at the Potato Patch/Red Sandstone area. --Planning & Environmental Commission (PEC) Report Community Development Director Kristan Pritz informed the Council the PEC had tabled a review of proposed amendments which would strengthen the employee housing ordinance at its May 23 meeting. The PEC wanted further clarification concerning some of the new provisions. It was also noted the PEC voted 7-0 to maintain the parking-pay-in-lieu fee at the current rate. The Council has expressed interest in raising the fee and will consider the issue at its July 5 evening meeting. For more information, contact Pritz at 479-2138. --Design Review Board (DRB) Report , Councilmembers received a brief update on the upcoming Trees for Vail planting, scheduled for June 12. For more information, contact Mike Mollica in the Community Development Department at 479-2138. --Town Manager's Report The Council reviewed a list of priority projects associated with the Community Development Department and established an October 1995 completion date for (more) - : TOV Highlights/Add 3 review and subsequent changes to provisions related to Special Development Districts (SDD). The 12-month review process is expected to begin in October 1994. A modification to -the SDD ordinance, however, will take place in June when the Council considers prohibiting use of SDDs for single family, duplex, primary/secondary and hillside residential zone districts. For a complete list of Community Development pcojects, contact the department at 479-2138. Also during the Town Manager's Report, Bob McLaurin received support from the Council to hire an additional full-time planner to handle the increased workload in the Community Development Department. McLaurin said the position could be eliminated through attrition once the department's workload is reduced. The position is expected to be filled within three months. In a related 'matter, the Council directed staff to review development fees and recommend possible adjustments to some of those fees to occur in 1994. Building and development fees were last increased in 1991. They're scheduled to be increased again next January when the town adopts the 1995 Uniform Building Code. For more information, contact McLaurin at 479-2105. --Council Reports Mayor Peggy Osterfoss reported that she would try to organize a meeting with representatives from Eagle County, Beaver Creek Resort Company, Vail Associates, ~ the Town of Avon and the Town of Vail to explore improvements to the regional transportation system. For more information, contact Osterfoss at 476-0503. x c Cov,a,~,Q v. 4D ~ Town of Vail Sales Tax Estimation Worksheet 5126194 % Chanpe °.5 Chanp¢ ~ 1994 from from Month 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1888 1989 1990 1981 1892 1993 Budget Estlmate Varlance 1893 BudOet , S . ..,.......:.....r~ ~s.~ G ~ : : . , ~ • ~ _ . v:~ ~ u R ~J a . .~~..n::a~ ~ ~ .~a.... ~ .n iR ' ~ ~ ~ . . . . F .IW . ~i>r. nF ~ :a~ e, .h'~ ~c~iz.S~.s,• . ~~:5.::•: ~ ~r.n: .:i 6;[.. ?,....a..~~~ S ~F" :g!~~"i:.. ~~inl~..~e.. .;;N ~ S.. . 1.......+u a€r~ ,.<.<.. ra.+ ~c ..F>~ . e~~S . it i'2y'ti:~~ e. t ' ~ ~ . . ' . . y . . . tl ~ .z... . . . .n'.. . . .~:r ..r:::.:, ~ i . : €.l'.' r.. H . :.s,. ~ ec. January 696,752 742,262 881,304 890,585 1,063,196 1,126,496 1,465,870 1,599,123 1,713,091 1,709,654 1,855,364 1,892,100 1,803,001 (89,099) -2.82°,b -4.71 % 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 1,828,766 1,866,900 1,811,527 (55,373) -0.94% -2.97% 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 1,988,090 2,030,900 2,237,095 206,195 12.52% 10.15% April 319,546 481,204 531,668 430,877 425,961 550,205 567 684 634,174 616,648 691,163 864,303 883,000 783,187 (99 813) 9 39% 11 30°h . ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ : : ' i . i':'t~ : . x~ . i ~ ~ .e. . . . . ~ . : . } ' l ~._..r . ~ ~ ~ . ti v.... a,..........~.~ . . . . . . Y . . . . M.~.,..,.... 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May 156,588 166,200 162,912 244,987 245,518 170,567 215,548 236,359 250,809 268,000 257,248 264,900 June 257,744 262,696 280,828 361,627 331,581 329,039 393,470 448,227 468,948 468,598 475,161 479,300 July 407,474 406,462 447,815 479,507 479,201 559,683 649,139 665,094 737,288 742,750 811,538 832,500 August 384,338 402,792 386,985 512,513 536,904 575,887 668,119 678,071 761,992 767,257 825,954 845,200 September 324,670 384,864 340,102 374,060 442,402 422,502 469,032 482,328 491,684 485,954 560,535 567,600 October 198,614 206,248 209,282 237,504 273,951 291,204 335,740 364,002 324,802 367,578 400,525 403,700 November 281,704 310,588 229,083 376,657 386,270 376,235 430,820 438,731 428,086 497,907 553,681 555,000 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 1,974,553 1,993,167 . . e.: e. . . u.a. ~ Ike.:'".:w"::i'....:..~~'k-..; :e`i.'t.:.~.:j:i. . . . . . . . . . , ~ . . ~ . . ' . . ' ' ~ . 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An~ ~..r.. ~:k.1.~... ....c< _ Total 5,610,214 6,179,538 6,4811-608 7,338;801 7,945,164 8,654,572 10,311,744 10,764,896 11,274,286 11,603,647 12,395,718,12,614,267 6,634,810 J I~, 1~~9 ci,c cir.~~ rovernii,ci,c In rejecting ZOnICIg, the voters of Houston ignored ~ the euphemisms and high-minded rhetoric and s°LIg',C C,,< <,~~,~i« or~ .lil c,pc;-r pai,el assrmhlyd bv thc Amcricail InsCitute voted their individual interests. <>rArci,iCc<<s. sh~~~ld Hou,ro„ ad<>pr rc~ning? To nce surprisr of manv ~ Hc,usrcinians, chc archirccc group rec- Thg e zonin o,»,»c,~~~cd .1g1;»>C co,»pi.clic,isi,.e ritywidc planning and zoning. 1'hc panel had plcntv to sa), about traditional planning and zoning, littlc raclcet of ir tavorable. It reported that in the nYpical experience around the U.S., zoning was a mattcr "morc of politics than of planning," otten drivcn by "political supporters or conn-ibutors, ' i; R i not rnl rarial lines: Nliddle-class blacl:s pavment of gratt. acrually tavored iuning hv :i lar_v,cr %oning is in tlrr a prrcursor of . ~ II T~~, •w majc>rirv rh;ln miiiiilc-CI,iss \Vhires dici. much c>t thr t;OVcrnment rct~ulatiOn Blit Iower-incomc pe<>plc, hlack, that tries eo run our lives rodav. It was whitc and Hispanic, said n<>. Pirst adoprrd in thr U.S. in 1916 in Arc ncC p0ur srupici? Or indiifcrrnt \'c\\, York Cirv, rcHecting a virtual to rheir ncighborh<ods? N<>t at all. I n rrligic>Lis zral among progressivc-era n,anv caties, lacking nransportation, rct~ormers tor scientitic managcment nccv lilcc h lvi ng shc~ps dr>wn the hlocl: oF all aspects ot societv. It was a toot in anii jc>bs within w:ilkinL; distancc. f=or thc doc,r t'or many othcr rcgttlatory Robert H. Nelson isa professor in the n,:,nv, bii-s anil resrauranrs arc rhrir (ailures tO fc>Ilow. SchoolofPublicAffairsatthe sr11.•ial Clubs an(I churchrs arc part ot IVIodcrn Amcricans havc become Universityof Maryland. 0-ir dailv livcs; thrv likc heing cIosc c>nly roc) famili:ll' \VICII gr>vernment's He is the author of Zoning and Properrv RIghls to them. Anci many pa~plc prrlcr inabiliCy [c> mana.t;c sociery.I'hc rcpu- - living in hustling livrlY neighbor- t;iric~n ot z<>ning among urban schol- hocxis ranccr than amid grccn lawns in ars has dcclincci sharply. For all this, HoUST'ON, much ro rhe: cI,agi•in of %vidc!y separatcd boxes. Whc> is ro say zcmint; ren;ams popular a111011g 17]ICj- its do-gooders, is the only major th.at singlc-LtsC suburbs with individ- dlc-class people. Why? U.S. city without zoning ordinances. ual heiuses on yuarter-acrc lots arc thc 13ecausc they want ironclad protec- Actually, Houston loolcs pretty murh on.ly scnsible place for people to live? tion for properry values and congenial like other American ritics. I'rivate What Houston's "110" voters un- ncighbors. These may bc normal hu- deed restrictions keep most midiilc- ciersrood at lc:ist racidv is that -r.oning man e onccrns, but [hc:y c:an be better and upper-dass neighborhoocis prim has hecorne just one more insnRiment accomplished through private means and proper. by which governmcnt bureaucracies such as covenants and community But some Houstonians teel th:lt te.ll us h~~\V ro live 0111- lives. %oning associations. A vice president of thc lack of zoning is backward, aild so it soys that governmcnt cdict, nor drei Committee to lone the Citv %vas was put to the vote again in Novem- sioms macic ti-rely in the m:irlcrrplacc, yuire blunt abour ir. Zoning was ber, as in 1948 and 1962. Ic mec rhe will sav who can livc Ind t1o busincss ncedcd, hc dccltrcd, to prcvent "low- same fate as before. The voters turneci where and how. Ry sprcihfing singir- renr apartmenr complexcs" from it down. They did so despitc rhe tamily homcs :ind mininlum Ior sizrs, moving in ncarhy, c>ccupied bv "pco- appealsofprominentcirizenslilceCinY zoning rurs pc>pul:1C1OIl dcnsiVV and, ple of minimal ediicirional and cco- C;ottncilman Jim Grecn%voxoci, %vhro in thc enci, driVCs up rhe c<>sr Oflk'int; nomic arrainment with v:ilue systems argued that poor residenrial neigh in. an area. ft causes sprawl bv f"Orcing ce>mpletclv t<>reigil to thc mnjoritv of borhoods were sutfering ti-om having people who cannc>t aftorcl V0ur sr:in- h0mernWnrrs." to share streets and blocks wirh auto dard split-Icvel to go to ncc distant I..ow-inrome Houstonians I:nex repair shops and other crass cominer snburhs tor cheap living space. rhat, too, and \vere too shrcwd to bu)l cial ventures. Just Ioc~l: at thc numbers: Frccdom inrc> the argument that zoning was for But guess who disagreed witli fi•um roning hcips kccp housing cc>sts thcir bcnctir. Thcv know it for what it Greenwood? The very people who down in Houstcm, Whose cicizcils rrulV is a way ro protc:ct middle-class supposedlysufferfromlackofzoning. spend only 19% of nccir talce-home property valucs at theie expense and Fully 70% of low-income blaclcs voted pay for housing, compaced with 3 1%, an excuse for government to tell them no to zoning. Among Mexican- in Miami, 36% in Ncw York and 50% how to live their lives. Americans and other Hispanics the in San Fr;uicisco. Houston ranl:cd Comtrary to conu»on assumption, vote went 58% against zoning. By diird among 70 cities nationwidc in a it was the pooi•, not tlie middle-dass, contrast, midd(e-dass voters \V111T1'd 199 3) sw•vcy e>f 110iising affi>rdahiliVY, who saw the greatest gain trcml main- zoning. The voting was on class lines, trailing oniv rwo snialler cirics. taining ti-ce chc>ice in the markct. = 86 Furhcs ¦ Januarv 3, 1994 ~ Ronald Riley RECEIVED MAY 2- 4 1994 May 19, 1994 Town of Vail Council and Planning Commission 75 S. Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 I strongly urge you not to pass the increase on parking fees to be paid "in lieu of'. I base this recommendation on the following observations: The revenues from the fee are not going to create amf new parking facilities. To raise the fee, tied to the present cost of a parl:ing space, is just a rarionalization to taz new development. Vail Village was not perfect when it was built. The architecture was far from timeless and the materials and treatments were based on perceived economics at the time thev were built. These buildings need to be updated and renovated so that our facilitizs in Vail tiillaQe remain competitive and attractive to our visitor. The Mark Hotel (now the Raddisson) is an eYCellent example. Nineteen years ago, when it was built, the hotel represented first class accommodations. But todav it can only be viewed as substandard and badly in need of upgrading. Part of the incentive to make these changes is the possibility of creating additional space through better and more efficient design. The proposed additional fee somewhat eliminates this unportant incentive. The additional fee, coupled cvith all the other fees imposed upon the business communitv, creates the impression; or confirms the suspicion; that N'ail government has no understanding of the difficulties of the average 1\%ail businessman and in fact the town authoriries consider it a privilege to have a business in Vail. The proposed fee would create one more obstacle in the already absurd labvrinth that one must go through to aecomplish anN'rthing in Vail Village. Vail is certainly one of the most difficult communities to deal with if vou want to build a new building or make any changes to existing properties. The Golden Peal: House building is a shrine 228 Bvidge Street, Vail, (Polovado 81657 • 303-476-3109/4/50 r to the failure of this process. It is a grossly substandard building; but because of difficult economics (even though the plan has been approved) the building is still not under construction. The proposed increase in parking fees alone, if applicaUle, could be the fmal nail in the coffm. You are considering an increase that will discourage, rather than encourage, needed changes, all with in a backdrop of: 1) softening revenues - skring is not growing, 2} our customers are gettinQ older and warm weather vacations. and golf are becoming more attractive, 3) the emergence and competirion of "brand spanking new" Beaver Creek 4} the down valley syndrome - business and population is moving down valley resulting in no "shoulder season" in Vail Village (notice the aquatic and recreation center in Avon), 5) escalating expenses of skiing, and 6) the d'uninishing bed base in the village. I can painfullv emision the day that the Town of Vail will have to reduce or eliminate daily parking fees to preserve the sales ta,Y base in Vail Village. Vail is a long wav from being the golden goose. as it was thought of ten years ago. The same phenomena happened to Aspen in the 70's and 80's. The Aspen community thought their town was perfect and discouraged change and upgrading (see enclosed article from the Februany 1983 issue of Time magazine). During that same period, Vail took a sigvficant market share away from Aspen. Vail must stay competitnre and to do so there has to be the ability to change. Instead of placing additional burdens on development and/or modifications of facilities, unfortunateh I think histon, will prove, that we should have reversed direction and worked hard to make it easier for business and property oNvners to make necessarv changes and upgades. Again, I urje you, not to pass the increase. Sincerelv, , Ronald H. Rilev RI-iR,/clh Enclosure , cc: Vail Dailv Vail Trail .-Zt7e Nation ` _ c 2-rt~'Z~ G ; • _ m ~ Downhill Slope Out ta Lunch - - ~ ~ - y, . Aspen st~-uggles to i-ecovei- Some urspectors fail iirspection i . • ~r; W hzn che ski boom hit in ihe late _ 1960s. AP S ince the 1981 ~iyatt Re,~ncy Flotel s en 9uickl~ g ~ emer ed as , its glamoruus headquarters. Tourisu i;early S50 miilion m dam: ge; L;i; I?ZCiI j ftocked to the old Colorado silver-min- ;PLllli lU JLII'vl%'UlS illld lo I:in;ilirs o( ihe 114 ~ i,tg town turned winter resort. lured by ~ ' 'w ho died ln addiuon. Flallmark Card; . iLhe I 1.300-ft. Aspen Mountain, the ` Inc., whUSe subsidiary owns [he hotel. has ~ ! classy lodges and _chic crowds. Its glit- agreed [o give 56.5 million to loc: I.hari- ~ [ery. fast-lane image la[er included pricy ties and 53.5 million more io piainuffs . real estate and such open cocaine use But nea damzige to the rity: sen;e ol se- that it acquired the nickname - Toot ' a curity %+as inHirte~d last ~~eek ~vhen the ~ Ci[y." Artists. ski bums and a coteric of I Kansas GLy J7ni• published an cxpose of rich and famous, including Actor Jack the departmeni uf public wurk;. Ai'ter a Nicholsun and Troubadour John Den- iwo-month investig:uiun. a tc:ini of .ti'tu, ver. setilQd in what Denver dubbed "ihe ~ reponer; %\110 t:flleci IS ih~: ab - swcet Rocky Mowltain paradise." Now, huiiding insperturs. among iiic;n t~% u ho as the ski craze couls and recession- ~ had overseen thz Hyatt Regcn,:y pnojert. ~ fueled competiuon among Western re- discovered that the inspector; Were r~iu- ~ sorts increases, hard times have intrud- Me tinely falsif ~ ed on paradise. Ying work logs. more olten than not spending [heir working hrurs ' There are no longer snaking lines at ' bar hopping and merely driving by con- ; the lifu Iecding Ruthie s Run. Aspen's s[ruction si[es. One of ihe inspectors [he . best-known u'aiL In [he past year [he reporters found derelic[ was the city'; , I landmark Red Onion saloon has closed, chief watchdog at a new huiel complex : along with ieveral other restaurants. underconstructiun downtuwn. One Janu- i Five loclges, including the 170-unit Con- I ; ary day. the inspecior reporiCJ 10 ;uperi- tinental lnn. are in the midsl of foreclo- or: ih:it he hxd spri-i; ,rven h,,i.:;, tr,:n~p- sure. Rei.ail sales orow•th has slumped Ju,rn I>iiikiin; s:tc,. h!t tiie tium the pcxk years of the 1970s. when pronis grc~k ai an annual rate of more had niJclr t t%~u : ui:k .~11i.i::i t~~ than I S°Jo. Owners of chic bouuques ;~nd ~u ~ ci1lC1 iCS kl'Ipe l~l'al UUJlRZsS IS 51~'IGiI- ' A worri.•^cr:o ci em ' The re~l L ~ „ , ` , o i . gm . p!y •-l~air.~ ~~id.nc ' fPI~il~viili~~rulilfSlll;hC (7. tlll,l1llSilU)1l()?(n k_antly down from last season. 'The "Sil- I . ,4 ir1014 11 rn111 piirudise Ket.s a dose oj irulrry. j ttnd early in the a([ernoom. v.ell bet0re ver Queen.' as residents fondly refer to yuit[ing ume. gone home. [hcir town. even luoks a bit bedraggled. an associauon to woo ski rlubs and con- Last week all 18 building inspectors ' Cumpared \vith accommodatiuns in j ventions. Even if the new tax is ap- I were suspended and two promptly rrtired: ~ Vail. which now attracts more business. ~ proved. Aspen faces an uphill battle. ~ the city s building-codes adminicu:uur re- Aspen's unre premier ludges secm ; For one [hing. the haby buomers whu , signed. and the public worh; dircctOr W;Is , cramped and aging. Says Boutiilue ; led the rush Lo ihc slupes arr ~~Ider n~,\~. ~ put un in.ulunulr~ Iza~e. ;\riJ tiic lu~s C)\,vner Rita St. John: People are pay- ~.The skiing hotshuts of the 60~ ,1it: mttv nol I,e ;n':r !hr :OunlV ;,r0;eciit0r is in 20U a ni ht atici e[un a d ` married nu\.v with ihrec :hilJrcn. ,.,v; :.>rsidering br111,ing t.riinir:d ;h.ur no first-class resort hutel. Zon- Chamber of Comn~er~r I~rc,i,ten; f,,m ~ inbuilding limitations passed Clark. `A~~e need tu ~~c~rl. h;,rclc, i:, gei T7L' ~~town was thriv ing have hob- them ' Mindful ol thc t~iniily •.r~~~~~i. 'ns~ ~de Job bled renuvation and expansion eftorts. police have rracked dotin on overt co- I---------------------------- Not surprisingly, the business com- caine use. Another problem more re- ~ AY)"2SlS YIIQCI2 II1 Seil!/'y {Ie1Si munity and some townsfolk. who think sorts fighting for a stable pool of skiers. ; Aspen (pop. 7,620) has been too com- Since 1975 the number of ski areas in ike many New Yorkers ured of "vincer. ~ placent in the face of growing competi- Colorado alone has snowballed from 27 L Cristos Potamitis.25.;i former;ecurity tion. want to spruce it up and launch a I to 35. and Aspen's share of the siate pie ! guard for [he Bronx-based Sen[ry Ar- promoLionai campaign. Says Author ~ has slid from 29 S"ic in 1972-73 to IS 7~c ~ mored Car Courier Co.. %k ent tc~ Puerto. Lcon l,'ris. a 20-year resident: 'We've ; last season. ! Rico la[e last month for:i vacauun. \Vhat , been hu-humming it for years. "'e have i On topufall lhis..Aspen nCed; i;,L:;,n- ; he go[ unstcad V._I; a;urnrisc %Vhilr sun- to get competitive." But oLher residents. ~ vinee itself that its ol(I %%a~; ,."II no Ion;cr ning hinlselt h, ihL: po»I:ii th~ H,)1,,1:,. Ini) ~~ho want to preserve Aspen's small- i work "Greed dominate~ ii~r i~,~.r. I i:•Cre in San Jua!i last %~eek. hr iown charm. are disiurbed by calls for ; was an arruganre 10\A<u'd iOini,u [hat i isi :;grnt, ior mass markzung. "We're a mature resort ~ used ici pre~ail." ;aid Thom.i; Il!~liarcl- liun --\~idCl~ re„riicj ;u tt;~ '~~~!ih a solid product," says Lodge Own- j son, the former president of ihe .~,spen ; heist in U.S. history-livm iiis former em- er Allan Blomquist. "We don't need i Skiing Corp "People put their heads in ; ployer. Potamius. «?ho %aas on duip aiSen- flamboyani hype." I the sand and said. We're the best. Sud- ~ try on Drc. 13. 1983, the nighi of ihc wb- Aspen faces a shoti-do\vn next ti-eek ; denly. we re nut \o. I any more \ow qs- ~ bery, claimed he had beenoverpc,wered by in the drbaie over its future. tihen resi- ; pen has a reputation as a np-ofTcommu- j two men in ski masks during the heisi. dents ti ili vu[e in a special elecuon on ; nity - 'rhe towil S troubles are not likely to ~ His alleged accomplices. George Legakis. -hether to impuse a local bwiness tax. ' lead to a bust similar to the one Aspen ex- 21. a parc-ume :ook iii <i Queens diner. The re%enues. which could generate up i perienced after Congres, repc:aleci ihc Demrtrios Pupadako;. ;j, ;ind Eddie A; - to SI 5 million a year, tiould go into a Sherman Silrer-P:ir.Iha,r ..\c; u; ISI);, ki!,iko; iund tu sci up services to attract tourisu. . But the Silver Queci) i;. :;s i.;:n l.>Mer \~itn h<ink i:u:ri;% [hcji ii;;,,!i Examples: a computerized cenu-al reser- ~ Dave Knowles puts it. ,e!;inlu guuJ i;i;s;iiIg_ i,:.i; ;a;u t;;~•, •.%cre vation system for the area's lodges and i dose ot reality." ¦ optimisiic ab;~;,i rr;o~cr,n,, i; d TIn1E.FEBRI.ARY Ia. 1983~ ~ - ~p~ ~ . 19 r Reprinted from EB NDB tyER ESTABLISHED 1891 ` Monday, April 4, 1994 Colora,do Clobbered by a Taxpayer Revolt lat'°°S. Local newspapers have not re- As Local Budgets Slow in Boom Economy marked on the phenomenon, and state revenue off`icials say that even By Keith DuBay though local governments know about the problem, they have yet -to DENVER - Whipsawed. of the two amendments. do anything about it. Local governmenis in Colorado Back in 1982, voters approved the But the effects are being felt, in- . are caught between two amendments Gallagher amendment. The measure cluding in the most populous coun- that taxpayer revolts have attached to was supposed to make taxing resi- ties in Colorado. Rudy Andras, a the state constitution. dential property more difficult, Denver-based analyst with Dain Bos- Opponents all said that Amend- which it did. Of course, as residential worth Inc., calculated the following ment l, passed in 1992, would mean values rose and commercial values results for 1993, a year when these trouble for localities during hard stagnated, localities could raise mill counties saw record homes sales, ro- times. Now the state is enjoying a levies to make up the difference. But bust growth, and new construction: boom, but localities are heading for a then came Amendment 1, which re- • Arapahoe County, containing crunch anyway. quires a popular vote for any mill bedroom communities south of Den- Why? The reason is another levy increase. ver, saw its assessed value drop amendment passed 12 years ago. Or, The result: Localities' budgets 3.5996. If not for the Gallagher rather, the reason is the combination aren't growing as fast as their popu- amendment, assessed value would Effects of Amendments: A Crary Quilt. Two taxpayer revolt amendments undermine municipal budgets in Colorado " Despfte record growth In ~ Sedgwick Moffat Larimer ~Ndd ~1e~ YBlU@S, 501116 )ackson vnunps courrttes (shaded) saw Rouct their assessed values Mo.qao drop. Even where E`aouiae assessed value rose, Yuma It dldri't keep up wlth -p o ~ ~ 1• actual YelUe. ~ ~ r ~f Garfleld Eagle f 7 O ~ ~j~ ;re A Pitkin Lake Mesa Park s 3^ DeltD !l Gunnison As~ • ~ ; x Lincoln Frcmont Klowa Montrose A ~ ? Assessed San Mi9ud Custer ' , Iyi • . velue up eent Dolores Huerfano 1+xt1il A888588d suu~ ~ ~ ~ value dovm 1 ~tul N r~~"~! r ~ ~ , M Baca La Platn 1~~Costllla ~}l2!'1' ~ • ~ Source: Colorado Division of Property Taxation that whenever a property reappraisal House Price Growth Rate8 occurs, the percentage of residential . ~ value to total value must remain the 4th yuarter 1993 s9ss - same as the year before, unless new 1993 1993 construction values change in each • At/anta I 0 78 %U ~ 2.37 10 71 % o~ category. Baltimore 1.40 1.18 17.53 Because it would take a massive in- Boston 1 26 1 18 -l0 00 crease in residential construcUon Charlotte 0.27 2.13 15.81 over new commercial construction to Cnlcago 0 68 3 14 24 78 F~ change the ratio, the ratio has been stuck at about 4596 residential and Clncinnatl 1.01 2.53 20.33 - 5596 all other classes of property since Cleve/and 183 4.94 ~t . 71 3008 1985, state ofTicials say. coiumnus 1.62 4.92 23.72 In 1983, nonresidential property uauas . 0.77 1.64 8 47 accounted for 56.8% of the assessed Denver . 3.78 ~.23 23.ai value of Colorado real estate. The fig- vetrolt o 52 ure was virtually the same in 1991, 2.55 26.14 but the actual value of nonresidential ( Housron 1.04 2.35 27.57 real estate dropped from 4796 to 3896, Kansas Ctty 2 02 5 53 31 state figures show. Los Ange/es -1 06 -s s5 7.03 Meanwhile, the actual value of res- Loufsville -075 2.40 23 85 " idential real estate jumped 10 per- Minneapolls 1.24 3.41 15.55 centage points during that decade to Nassae-SnHo/k -030 r,~, o 88 ~-5 33 6396 of the total. Yet home owners Newark -0.46 0.89 -5.40 saW only a slight increase in their as- , sessed value, from 4396 to 4596. n?ew rork 1 as 159A~ The case with commercial proper- Oak/and -0 14 -2 35 17.31 ty is even more dramatic. Commer- Phlladelphia 0.45 0 37 -0.22 1f.55 A ` cial property saw a 1.5% drop in its Richmond o.2a ~m 1 7-1 ~ share of actual value, but assessed Riverslde~San Bemardino -0 11 z~~~ -a 17 19 22 value, and therefore taxes, actually •Sacramento -0.51 -3.63 - 32.57 increased to 2796 from 22% over 10 St. Louis 0 88 1 94 ~ 10 68 Years. ~ `3 All of these fancy ratios boil down San Diego -0 09 -3 60 14.99 ' San FiancJsco 0 02 ~-310 to survival for government budgets: If you had valuation growth, you San Jose -0 26 -3 05 $ 94 might keep up if you have enough sema Rosa o 3a -2 s5 34 27 nonresidential property to shoulder Seatt/e 0.79 1.69 39.94 the tax burden. Come 1995, govern- stocicton -019, ~-2 30 22 02 ment budgets will be the first to be hit ( wasnington 0.28 -0.17 12.47 because the tax base will be calculat- ed on 1993 valuations. "Two years from now, that will be have increased 2.4996. "You're locked into an inferior the story," said Rus Heise, Dain Bos- • Adams County, located north of revenue base," said Andras, adding `~'orth s Denver underwriting manag- Denver, dropped 2.3896 in assessed that school districts and rural coun- er. "The two amendments working value. Without Gallagher: a 2.4796 ties that didn't join in the real estate together are going to grind property in.crease. boom will find it especially difficult taxes down, and the more residential, • Denver County dropped 0.0496 because of their dependence on prop- the bigger the pain." in assessed value. Without Gallagher. erty taxes. Eastern Colorado's rural counties a 4.6596 increase. "The Gallagher amendment does may very well bear the brunt of the • Jefferson County, the state's its work on a statewide basis," he two-amendment crunch. most populous county, saw assessed said. "The residential growth drives "The Gallagher amendment has value increase 1.62%. Without Gal- the state ratio down, which the rural had a very substantial effect on us in lagher: an almost 996 increase. county has to accept. Say their actual Washington County," said county • Douglas County, south of Den- value doesn't go up but the ratio commissioner Cindy Hickert. ver, enjoyed a 8.0596 increase makes assessed value go down to About 5,200 people live in the powered by home building. Without 12.86 from 14.34. The rural counties county, most of them involved in Gallagher: a 15.8196 increase. get clobbered." wheat farming. The county's assessed' • Boulder County, buoyed by the In terms of what it was originally value dropped by almost $7 million University of Colorado and high meant to accomplish, the amend- in its 1993 fiscal year, necessitating a technology businesses, rose 8.0596. ment has been a wild success. Over '$350,000 cut this year in a$6 million Without Gallagher a 14.696 increase. the past decade, the Gallagher annual budget. One reason for the Analysts and state officials predict amendment has dramatically shifted drop was lower commodity and oil hard times for many Colorado gov- the property tax burden from resi- and gas prices, but the Gallagher ernments in 1995 and 1996 because dential to commercial and agricultur- amendment was the chief culprit, . of the crimp on taxing residential al property. Hickert said. property. The Gallagher amendment says Because of the amendment, all 0 Colorado taxing entities were forced a477*~~3~ :dg ,.xr a ,to drop the multiplier used to arrive 7'[he ComreerciaC ~@Z@ at assessed value from 14.34% to ~'Cao"reao r~tlaf ~a ~n~ props~ ~ as a prop~,, p;oi~, 12.8696 of actual value for 1993 taxes. ' That was done in order to kee p the Res idential V • mercial ~ overal( residential ratio from exceed- ing4596. w a ro-M- f Colorado's 63 counties, 29 saw ~ 25 ` •/11~ O their assessed values lowered in 1993. And this in a year when the populat- ed Front Range area at the foothills . - . - . - . . - ' - ' - ' - " " - ' - ' - of the Rocky Mountains led the na- 50 20 tion in residential value increases. ~ . ; The reason for the lowered values r 4m A$ in many counties, Andras said, is that Al" the Gallagher amendment forced a 40 15 G.;iltt~rsd:?~; lower assessed-value multiplier. In •as 'sa •es 'as s7'88 '89 90 '91 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 those counties that saw increases, in- many of the mountain resort Source: Colorado Division of Property Taxation cluding counties, actual values grew faster than the decline in the residential ra- warned. Such a scenuio, she be- to cut budgets to cope. tio multiplier. lieves, is what amendment author Many in Denver's bond communi- "Business people are unhappy be- Doug Bruce intended. ty complain that the effects of the cause they're assuming more and gruce agrees. Gallagher amendment weren't ac- more of the burden," said state prop- °°Of course. Why do you think I put knowledged by Bruce and his sup- erty tax administrator Mary Hud- it in there?" Bruce said. "Gallagher porters during the 1992 amendment dleston. could drive things down, but the pra campaign. Voters were sold on an However, no relief is in sight, espe- cess could be reversed. I did business amendment that would limit the rate cially for school districts, special dis- a big favor. Now the ratio can't go of tax increases, the dealers say, and tricts, and counties that depend up » instead the two amendments com- greatly on property taxes, a category Bruce predicted that government bine to produce what amounts to a that rural counties also unfortunately revenues will stay flat in the next as- tax cut relative to general growth. fall into. sessment, which is done every two "How it works in practice is not "It's going to get worse and worse years, with the last in 1993. If costs how it was represented it would every year for them," Huddleston rise for governments, they will have work," Heise said. ? . ~ May 4, 1994 Dear Mayor Osterfoss, Peggy, i would like to personally thank you for cafling me concerning the recent Town Council meeting iast Thurs. I would like to restate that I was at the Couricil meeting as an advocate for Early Child Programs and children in general. I was not there to defiend whether Learning Tree should pay for half of the cost of paving the parking lot on the Mt. Bell site which ABC School agreed to do when they were given the permits to build an addition in 1991. Because Early Childhood programs do not receive public subsidy, the cosf of providing high quality C8P• is expensive. I believe strongly that the cost of this care should be borne in part by the community, whom the schools belong tA, not just the parents currently attending the school. These children are the future of Vail and they deserve to be given the best! . Over the past 16 years since our lease has been in effect, the town has a good history of supporting Learning Tree and ABC School through cash and in-kind donations . We have built on your support of non-profits becoming educated on how to raise their own funds on the path to self- sufficiency. We have done an outstanding job in the fundraising arena. The funds we had requested from TOV in the last two years were turned down due to budget constraints. This however, does not stop me from requesting help in areas that I think are appropriate, such as waiving the paving requirement . I encourage you to reconsider your decision. If the schools are to continue providing high quality care for young children the community needs to assume some of this responsibility. Scholarship programs, worthy wages for staff and affordab(e care will never become a reality if we have to put fundraising money ( 15% of our budget) into projects fike parking lot paving. 1 have enclosed a copy of the Vail Daily article, " Where do the Children Play?" As Mayor of Vail, I'm surprised that you were not aware of the support the schoofs gave to the affordabfe housing project. Sincerely, 7%~ 'AuAzo-p~ Moe Mulrooney, Director (of Learning Tree ~ , . ~ • :~;1 I I ; I,, ~•e.~... ~ A proposed . `x .housing _ . . - ....J- project in TTail , . E-'c . ~ threatens two , . . . . , ~ p aygrounds , ~ _ and the r , _ sensibilities of ~ ~ . some others. 3 Where do the children play2 In the shadow of the Mountain Bell site, children enjoy the play ~ equipment at the Learning Tree preschool. Photo by T.J. Sokol. ~ ~~~'s'~ • equipment:atthe Learning Tree preschool. Photo by T.J. Sokol. By CONNIE STEI6$T have.. it . poatponed until the least 75 aquare feet of recrea- ~ Local parents are conc9ped: plaas for,the apartment com- tional space per child and ie for both the safety of.theu^Ure- `P1~ ~~e~ worried whether there will be school children and for.' the a concera: is the lose of enough space. quality of their school eaperi• plaYBi'ouo-. space which wae Warmenhoven . also worries ences if the propoeed re-zoning .]ust re~vamPsd this Past :year, about conetruction problems. of the Mountain Bell tower.site ana the schoole' nature tXail . Not only ie he.concerned about goes through in December. which will be cut up for the.new the day-to-day disruption to the Currently zoned as open r0ad- -schools, but also about poesible space, the Mountain Bell~ aite Mike Warmenhoven, a par- accidents, despite precautions. may be re-zoned as multiple ent at ABC 8chool and on its "Accidents do happen," he says. family space with 24 to' 32 board of directors, has attended Increased traffic onto the apartments if approved by-the manY of the meetings on the re- North Frontage,.Road and the Town of Vail council. Ite,.pre- zomn8 and"he saya the nature .'four-way ator has reaidents liminary plans have passed the .'vVil1 be histozy." It "is not a concerned aa well. Carroll planning and zoning board:` 900d tra&-0Pf," he says. Tyler, an area Realtor, says it If the parcel is re-zoned; the Mulrooney eaye` she trusts " will "add congestion" in that Town of Vail, which owns. the .that the Vail Housing Autharity, , area property, along with the -Vai1 and in particular Pritz and Jen Pritz, however, saye they will ~ Housing Authority, would like Wright, ,have the achools' beat comply with oounty regulations ~ to eee that epace ueed to build interests.:in mind, yet worries to avoid further road conges- , condominiums for employee that the current plans do not tion, such as adding turn lanes. ~ houeing. Newer propoeals~ aleo. show sity'place to move the ef- Tyler is further worried that i mention possible owner, occu- fected playground to, and this the town is "setting a bad pancy. concerns her. She would like to precedent" by turning a"pretty The site is adjacent tio-the iee'something in ;writing. little meadow" and open space ABC Acree and Learning Okree into.apartment buildinge that pre-echools and has parents AINOTBEg IS$LTE on par- will be the "first thing you see worrying about the continued enta' minds, is that an apart-. when you get oPf the highway:' safety of their children. ment compleg could mean Warmenhoven maintains the Holly Bukacek, director of having,;more people coming. . site proposal ie not the best use the ABC echool, says that some . andgoing out of the school of space. He says "the whole of the parente have voiced area This makes it harder to thing is too much for the area." concerns about the increased maintain eafety for studsnt8. Merv Lapin admits that a bet- traff'ic an apartment comples Bukacek said_ parents have ter site aught be the Vail com- would produce as well as the vcuiGgd concernd over the possi- . mon area near the Brandess cloae proarimity to the echool. ' -bility of future residenta cutting.._ Building in West Vail. War- The re-designed accese road through school property. and . menhoven eaid that eite would will swing around right in front using school grounda for their . have access to both bue stopa of Learning 1Yee, bringing traf- owti recreation. • and stares. fic cloee to the two schools. Pritz Pointa out that the Town Mulrooney. concludes "we of vail would retain ownerehip pay such a small amount (to the Ttie road would be moved of the land.whether or not the :'Town''of Vail) that I can't across the creek and further to apartments are owner oc- : alwaj+s egpect the land and all the weat, eaye Kristan Pritz, the cupied. the stirrounding at+ea to be there Vail Community Planning Dir- Even if owner occupied unita for us," and ie willing to work ector of the Vail Housing Au- Were sold instead of rented, with the town" but would like to thority. It will also be straight- they could not be eold to an out- make sure the echool's interesta ened, so the eteep incline that of-town vacationer. She says it are upheld. causes so many problems in the y;,ould be a similar arrangement Still, Mulrooney would like to winter will be alleviated. {o the "Mtkin Creek situation." have more input from her stu- This is the positive aspect of Warmenhoven argues that dente' parents at Learning Tree the proposed development, the town has not taken into "before its too late:" says Mo Mulrooney, director of account tfie hundred plua kids "It's not my school ita their's" the Learning 1ree Pre-echool. who use the two echools as she eays, stating that if they Bukacek eays they did have a "their housing for the day." have concerns, now is the time ~ variance to re-pave the parking Mulrooney states that the to mention them, not when con- lot at that spot, but are trying to achool. ia reauired to have at etructiona starts on the project. PUBLIC NOTICE VAII. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE (as of 5/25/94) JUNE, 1994 In an attempt to respond to scheduled meeting demands, as well as adhere to mandated ordinance and charter requirements, Council meetings are scheduled at the following times: EVENING MEETINGS Evening meetings will continue to be held on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month, starting at 7:30 P.M. These meetings will provide a forum for citizen participation and public audience for conducting regular Council business. . WORK SESSIONS ~ Work sessions, which are primarily scheduled for Council debate and understanding of issues before-the Council, will now be scheduled to begin at 2:00 P.M. (unless otherwise noted) on everv Tuesday afternoon. Z'HE JUNE. 1994. VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE ~ IS AS FOLLOWS: - Tuesdav, June 7 1994 Work session 02:00 P.M. (starting time determined by length of agenda) Evening meeting 07:30 P.M. Tuesdav, June 14 1994 Work session 02:00 P.M. (starting time determined by length of agenda) Tuesdav, June 21 1994 Work session 02:00 P.M. (starting time determined by length of agenda) Evenin meetin g g 07:30 P.M. Tuesdav. June 28 1994 Work session 02:00 P.M. (atarting time determined by length of agenda) TOWN OF VAIL ~ - `~{~~l~l.Q,l,u ~ • ~~wuc~,~~~ r.~...J Pamela A. Brandm~eye Assistant Town Manager ` WORK SESSION FOLLOW-UP TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS 1993 10119 SNOW STORAGE LAND LARRY/BOB McL: Immediately pursue purchase from VA Initial discussion between TOV and VA re: possible future lantl exchanges PURCHASE of current snow storage site, as well as another, 10 acres have occurred. atljacent to the west. 1994 02/08 MANOR VAIL SIDEWALK BOB McLILARRY: Investigate blind corner. Bob McL has viewed area of concern. Right=of-ways will be identified to (request: Johnston) see if there is room within the right-of-ways for a sidewalk. 02115 CHUCK ANDERSON YOUTH PAM/MERV: Contact VRD about moving up the selection Packet received and included in Paul's and Jan's materials, 5/3/94. AWARD process to allow awards to be given during May PRIOR to (request: Strauch) graduation or to be included with the graduation ceremonies. 03/08 UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES LARRY: Create a Master Plan to phase the undergrounding Larry has memo in process. MASTER PLAN of all above-ground utilities within Vail. (request: Council) 03/08 NIGHT LIGHTING/NIGHT TOUR LARRY: It would appear our night lighting in the Will schedule for an Evening Meeting as soon as agendas will allow. (request: Strauch) CrossroadslVTRC/Covered Bridge area could use some TOV, in the past, budgeted $30,000 for adding lights to bus stops, street enhancement. What is the street lighting program currently intersections, and bridges for safety. Starting in 1994, the budgeted geared toward? amount was increased to $50,000 to address both safety concerns and those areas addressed in the Village Streetscape Plan. COUNCIUSTAFF: In the near future, we will try to schedule an evening "tour" to look at the ambience created Re: Christmas lighting at VTRC: Lighting addition depends on a and safety issues inherent in our "core" community. prioritization of funding. This could be a part of the night tour? 3122 BEARS/GARBAGE RUSSELUPAUL: The issue of bears attacking unsecured Russell met with BFI and. DOW on 5/9/94. They discussed doing a cost (request: Johnston) food has still not been resolved. What proactive stance can share program (property owner Y4, BFI 1/a, DOW Ya, TOV 1/a). BFI is we take to keep this dangerous situation from occurring? checking to make sure DOW still has funds. Another meeting has been ' scheduled for Friday, 5120/94. Note: 300 bear incidents in Vail last year. Note: DOW has new policy (one strike, you're out) where they will shoot any bear that is a threat. Bill Andree does not like this. May 27, 1994 Page 1 of 2 04105 SIGNS LARRYIGREG: Why are there so many signs in this town? Bob McL will meet with Tom Moorhead, Ken Hughey, and Buck Allen in They represent neither a qualiry appearance nor are they May to determine how to resolve this issue. Tom, Ken, Buck, antl Larry "user-friendly." There are 24 signs between Tom have scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, 5/13 @ 11:00 A.M. Steinberg's house and the TOV... 04/05 COUNTY REGIONAL MEETINGS BOB McL: Coordinate with Jack Lewis. Bob McL met with Jack and is trying to set something up. 05110 SUN VAIL T-111 T-111 was not put on Sun Vail. (request: Navas) May 27, 1994 Page 2 of 2