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Home My WebLink About1996-08-27 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session 4 VAIL TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1996 It30 P.M. AT TOV PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AGENDA AIVNOUNCEMENT FOR PUBLIC: The work session wiil be held at the Public Works Department'antil approximately 2:30 p.m. 1. Lunch with Public Works Department. 2. Tour of Public Works Facility. 3. Public Works Issues Presentation. RETURN TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING 4. Update by Youth Award Recipients. 5. PEC/DRB Review. 6. Information Update. 7. Council Reports. 8. Other. 9. Adjournment. NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: (ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) I I I I I I I THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 9/3/96, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 9/10/96, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 9/3/96, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I I I I I I I Sign language interpretation availabte upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. C:IAGENDA. WS VAIL TOWN COUNCIL WORK 5LSS9ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1996 11:30 A.M. AT TOV PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EXPANDED AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PUBLIC: The work session will be held at the Public Works Department until approximately 2:30 p.m. .A bus will pick up Town Council at the Municipal Building at 11:15 a.m. 11:30 A.M. 1. Lunch with Public Works at the Public Works Department. 12:30 P.M. 2. Tour of Public Works Facility. 1:30 P.M. 3. Public Works Issues Presentation. RETURN TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING 2:30 P.M. 4. Update by Youth Award Recipients. 2:40 P.M. 5. PEC/DRB Review. 2:50 P.M. 6. Information Update. 3:00 P.M. 7. Council Reports. 3:10 P.M. 8. Other. 3:20 P.M. 9. Adjournment. NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: (ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) I I I I I I I THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 913/96, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 9/10196, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 9/3196, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I I I I I I I Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. i'lease call 479-2332 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. C:WGENDA.WSE , ~,4~~ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC 11VORKS & TRANSPORTATION 1997 m 1998 BUDGET INFORMATION & UPDATE] . o Department Perspective o Departmenta/ Programs o Accomplishments o 1997 Objecti ves 0 1997 Budget Impacts . o 1997 Budget /ssues o Proposed 96-97 Parking Rates AUGUST 27, 1996 ~ 0 0 ~ gn( 0 D nmic wat A D MIP4llA . / / i ~ / i Z 'x, i i / ~ i , • ~ ~ ~ ~Y FM bft Rib= ~ no Fmia no og id ~OOdd Oppkw ibhri mp Todd Sdd , i 7 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRA NSPOR TA T1011 f A PERSPECTIVE o Largest Department - 49.4 % of TO V emp/oyees - 85 Full Time ( 4 FTE Reduction) - 36 Seasonal o Responsib/e for 51 % of TO V Budget - 24 % of Genera/ Fund -m 26 % of Capital Fund a Third Largest Revenue Generator - Approx $2.156 Million from Parking 7.8 % of Tota/ TO V Revenues o Department Budget - Approx $7 Million General Fund - Approx $2 - 6 Million Capita/ Projects - Approx $2 Mil/ion RETT a ? DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRA NSPOR TA TION DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET PIE BYDIVISION PARKING 20.5% STREETS 14.1% -01 -11 AD MIN iE NGR o 4. 6 /o T RANS IT P ARK S 0 2 2 . 6/ 0 . o 3.3/o FACILITIES FLEET MAINT 1 7•0% 18.0% t DEPARTMEIV T OF PUBLIC I/I/ORKS & TRANSPORTA TION SCOPE OF SER VICES.., 0r "what do you guys really do? . REPAIR AIVD MAINTENANCE 0 250 Vehicles & Equipment (PRV +$8,2 Million) 0 $54 Million worth of TOV Facilities 0 45+ Miles of Streets and Roads 0 20 Miles of Bike Paths/ Trails 0 200+ F/ower Beds and Gardens 0 17 Parks with 14 Acres of Turf Grass 0 1100 Acres of Open Space 0 616 Street Lights ( 3% increase) 0 1020 Street Signs (15% reduction) o Hauled Snow = to 1 Footbal/ Field x 45 feet high o Strung aver 13 miles of Christmas Lig?hts o Maintain approx 28 Footbal/ fields of parking 0 65 Bus Stops and 30 Shelters t DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRA/VSPORTA TI4N Y SCOPE OF SERVICES con f'd TRANSI T & PARK/NG SERVICES o Carried 3, y Million Passengers on TOV buses. o Conducted 480.059 Parking transactions. ( UP 6 % ) o Collected $1.609 Million in Parking re venues. (UP 10%) o Passes & Coupons $374,250 o Parking Assesments $65, 000 o Leases $85, 000 o Bus Charters $20,000 o Provided approximate/y 1500 hours of transportation for specia/ events. o Carried approximate/y 15,000 passengers on the Gypsum - Vail Regiona/ Transit System. . DEPA R TMENT ° OF PUBL lC WORKS & TRANSPORTA TION PROGRA MS 1. TRANSIT 2. PARK/NG 3. STREET AND ROAD MA/NTENANCE 4. SNOW REMOVAL 5. FACILITY MA/NTE/VANCE 6. PARfCS MAINTENANCE 7. LANDSCAPI/VG AND FLOWERS 8. VEHICLE & EQUIPMENT MA/NTENANCE 9. ENG/NEERIIVG & CONSTR(1CT/OIV 10. GENERA L SER VICES . DEPA R TMENT OF PUBL lC WORKS & TRANSPORTA TION 199617 ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROJECTS - SUNBURST & VAIL VALLEY DRIVE - PULIS BR/DGE - DOWD JUNCT/ON PATH - FORD PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN - WEST VAIL INTERCHANGE PUBLIC PROCESS AND DESIGN - TRANSPORTA T/ON CENTER RFMODEL - PUBLIC WORKS SHOP PROJEC7 - V/STA BAHN DRA/NAGE - MARRIOTT SIDEWALK/DRA/NAGE - NORTH TRAIL PROJECT - ASPEN LANE PARK - CHIP SEAL WESTHA VEN DRIVE - SLURRY SEAL BALD MOUNTA/N - LOWER BR/DGE ST OVERLA Y - W FORES T ROA D O VERLA Y - COMMONS/FRONTAGE RD /MPRV - DOBSON CHUTE PROJECT - VAIL VALLEY/GOLDEN PEAK RDS - SEASONAL EMPLOYEE HOUS/NG 1 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLiC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION 199617 ACCOMPLISHMENTS cont'd "OTHER STUFF" - INSTALLED 2 BUS SHELTERS - RECEIVED 8, 40 ' BUSES - RECEIVED 6, 25` VANS - NEW GRAPHICS ON NEW BUSES - COMPLETED FACILITY SURVEY - OBTA/NED $1 M/LLION FEDERAL BUS GRANT - INSTALLED C4MPUTER CONTROL L ED /RI giGAT/ON SYSTEMS lN ALL PARKS - "YACHT CL UB " L O T PURCHASE - MAJOR BIKE PATH MA/NTENACE - ADA UPGRADES AT MUNi & VTC - MUNI BLDG REMODEL - CONSTI4UCTED & REPLACED 75 TRASH RECEPTACLES - DEPARTMENT lS PLAYGROUND SAFETY CERTIFIED ~ DEPA R TMENT OF PUBL I C WORKS & TRA NSPOR TA TION 1199-7 DEPA R TMENT OBJEC Ti VES o Maintain current /e ve/s of service o Construct Phase ll of PW/T facility o Construct Seasona/ employee housing at PW o Imp/ement comprehensive park/playground safety program o Fully imp/ement comp/ete facility maintenance program - comp/ete facility inventory and condition - deve/op system & component rep/acement - deve/op facility work order system - deve/op facility new work criteria - automate MDS inventory and location - continue ADA compliance o Develop and implement department wide work order system o Develop and implement department wide yearly work - plans o Continue Design Review Improvement Process (DR/P) o Develop and implement department work standards o Support Regional Transportation o Develop Park Master Plans for: Ford Park Donovan Park West Vail Tract A (par 3) o Develop and imp/ement Pine Beetle mitigation plan o Continue emphasis on safety o Continue performance measures and benchmarking o/mprove citizen rating on road and street maintenance DEPA R TMENT OF PUBL lC W4RKS & TRANSPORTA TION 1997 - 1998 BUDGET BASIS Use 10 Year Financial Model CLIMA TE - F/at re venue forcast based on ski industry trends - Modest Sales Tax increases Estimated at 2.5%/yr - lnflation wiii continue to increase - at 4%/yr - Be conserva ti ve - Be efficient - Be cost effecti ve m Balanced Budget - Maintain minimum fund balances - Anticipate influences caused by VA mergers DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WQRKS & TRANSPORTA TION 11997 BUDGET REDUCTIONS PERSONNEL 4.0 FTE OPERATIONS $ 2.06 ,487 These reductions reflect a 7/ reduction in total department personnel, and....., a 3 % reduction of the department operating budget r DEPA R TMEIV T OF PUBL lC WORKS & TRANSPORTA TION BUDGETISSUES o FLAT REVENUES Vice INCREA SEING COS T OF SER VICES o DIFFICULT HIRING CLIMATE & COMPETITIQN CONTINUES o CONS/STENT CA PlT'A L PROJECT lN VES TMENT PLA N o COI V TINUED /MPL EMENTA TION OF PW/T FAC/LITY MASTER PLAN o I/VCREAS/NG IVIAiNTENANCE REQU/REMENTS AND COSTS 0 1999 CHAMPIONSH/P PROJECTS o 1996- 1997 PA RICING RA TES r ' DEPA R TMENT OF PUBL lC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION PROPOSED 1996,w 199 ? PARKING RATES HOURS RATE 0-1.5 FREE y.5 - 2 $3.00 2-3 $4.00 3-4 $5.00 4-5 $6.00 5 - 6 $7.00 TATUS OUO 6-7 $8.00 7-8 $9.00 8-9 $10-00 9- y1 $11.00 y y - 13 $lzoo 13 - 15 $13.00 y5 - 24 $14.00 r . t DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTA TION PROPOSED 1996 -1997 PARKING RATES cont'd o Continue y- 112 hour free o Continue 6-9pm free parking o Passes and Debit Cards Go/d = $ 1100 Blue = $ 525 . Debit = $ 51da}r o Continue Ford Park & Soccer Fie/d FREE parking using carpool concept o Continue FREE Summer parking + DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION PROPOSED 1996 - 1997 PARKING RATES cont'd COLORADO CARD INCENTIVES, Nov8- 2 4. 00 o ff Nov 27 ec 20 off Dec - Jan 3 No di ount Ja 4- April 4 $3,00o. . A ril 5=20 $4,w00 off ONDERFUL WEDNESDA..~ yy c8y5&22` n ~ ~ ~ Ja , $4& o ff Agenda last revised 8/22/96 l lam PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Monday, August 26, 1996 AGENDA Pro1ect Orientation / Lunch - Community Development De,partment 12:00 pm Site Visits 12:45 pm 1. Lodges @ Timber Creek - 2853 and 2833 Kinnickinnick Road 2. Vail Point - 1894 Lionsridge Loop 3. Vail Gateway Driver: George Public Hearina - Town Council Chambers 2:00 p.m. 1. A request for height and front setback variances to allow for the construction of four triplex buildings, located at 1894 Lionsridge Loop/Lot 27, Block 2, Lionsridge Filing #3. Applicant: Steven Gensler and Stephen Katz Planner: George Ruther APPROVED with 6 conditions (variance is for Unit #7 only - 12') 2. A request for a major SDD amendment to allow for the enclosure of a roof deck located at 12 Vail Road/Lot N, B(ock 5D, Vail Village ist Applicant: Vail Apartments, Inc. Planner: George Ruther RECOMMEND APPROVAL 3. A request for a worksession to discuss a variance to allow detached garages in the front setback, located at 2853 and 2833 Kinnickinnick Road/Lots 7& 8, Block 4, Vail Intermountain/Ladges at Timber Creek. Applicant: Jim Marx Planner: Dominic Mauriello APPLICATION WITHDRAWN 4. A conceptual discussion regarding the display of banners for quasi-community events and activities. Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Lauren Waterton TABLED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9,1996 Agenda ]ast revised 8/22I9611am 5. A request for an interior remodel to add a bedroom and bathroom of approximately 250 square feet, in the existing basement utilizing the 250 Ordinance, located at 1588 Golf Terrace/ Vail Golf Course Townhomes, Unit 40 Applicant: Richard Callahan Planner: Lauren Waterton STAFF APPROVED 6. A request for a wall height variance to allow for a six foot wall in the front setback located at 425 Forest Road/Lot 4, Block 2, Vail Village 1 st Filing. Applicant: Sara Rockwell, Jean Paul and Pam Beneducci Planner: Dirk Mason WITHDRAWN 7. Information Update - Vai{ Tomorrow 8. Approval of August 12, 1996 minutes TABLED until September 9,1996 The applications and information about the proposals are available in the project planner's office during regular office hours for public inspection, located at the Town of Vail Community Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road. Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2114 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. Community Development Department Published August 23, 1996 in the Vail Trail. ~ Agenda last revised 8/20/96 3pm DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AGENDA Wednesday, August 21,1996 3:00 P.M. PROJECT ORIENTATION / NO LUNCH - Community 1)evelopment Department 1:45 QUORUM -(September 4, 1996) Arnett f Alm f Brittain ,r Hingst ,r Golden ,r SITE VISITS 2:00 1. Comfort - 2642 Cortina Lane 2. Vail Valley Consolidated Water District - Donovan Park 3. Vail Athletic Club - 352 East Meadow Zhive 4. OlesonNolinn - 3275 Katsos Ranch Road Driver: Dirk PUBLIC HEARING - TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:00 1. Vail Valley Consolidated Water District - Replacement of West Vail well @ George Donovan Park Applicant: Vail Valley Consolidated Water District, represented by Gail Lucas MOTION: Alm SECOND: Hingst VOTE: 5-0 CONSENT APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS 2. Comfort - New single family. Dirk 2642 Cortina Lane/Lot 6, Black B, Vail Ridge Applicant: Chris and Stephanie Comfort, represented by Stephen Isom MOTION: Alm SECOND: Golden VOTE: 5-0 APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS 3. Vail Athletic C1ub,Phase I- Fenestration modifications (lower two levels), Mike stucco repair and streetscape and landscape improvements. 352 East Meadow Drive/Portion of Tract B, Vail Village 1 st Applicant: JWT 1987 Ltd. Partnership (dba Vail Athletic Club) MOTION: Alm SECOND: Brittain VOTE: 5-0 APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS 1 i ~ ~ 4. Vail Das Schone - Changes to parking layout and location of drive-up teller, Andy located at 2111 N. Frontage Road/Das Schone Shopping Center Applicant: Town of Vail MOTION: Alm SECOND: Hingst VOTE: 5-0 TABLED INDEFINITELY 5. Oleson - Conceptual review of a new single family residence, located at George 3275 Katsos Ranch Road/Lot 11, Resub of Lot 7, Block l, Vail Village 12th . Applicant: Gary Oleson MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: CONCEPTUAL REVIEW - NO VOTE 6. Information Update - Vail Tomorraw Susan MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Michael Arnett Brent Alm Clark Brittain Ted Hingst Diane Golden (PEC) Staff Approvals Bighorn Falls /Lauterbach Development - Revised floor plans Dominic 4335 Spruce Way/Lot 4, Block 3, Bighorn 3rd . Applicant: Mike Lauterbach Ver Ploeg - Deck addition Lauren 4415 Bighorn Road/Lot 2, Block 3, Bighorn 3rd (The Victorians) Applicant: Brenton and Anthea Ver Ploeg Lodge at Lionshead - Replace retaining walls Lauren 380 E. Lionshead Circle/Lodge at Lionshead Applicant: Lodge at Lionshead Phase II Hamilton - New hot tub Lauren 123 Willow Place #2/Summers Lodge Applicant: Davi Hamilton 2 4 Cohen - Deck & Skylight additions Lauren 5037 Main Gore Place # 1/Parcel 1, Sundial Phase # 1 Applicant: Warren & Denise Cohen Howenstine - Entry addition Lauren 2754 S. Frontage RoadlParcel S, Stephens Subdivision Applicant: Lorraine Howenstine Anthony's Restaurant - Replace skylights with roof Lauren 469 S. Meadow Drive/Vail Racquet Club Applicant: Lee Kirch Cappy residence - Changes to previously approved plans George 166 Forest Road/Lot 8, Block 7, Vail Village 1 st Applicant: Ken Robertson Wren - Repaint Lauren 500 S. Frontage Road/Wren Condominiums Applicant: Lisa Watts Scott - Roof extension Lauren 5075 Ute Lane/Lot 29, Vail Meadows #1 Applicant: Robert Scott Austrian - Changes to approved plans Lauren 666 Forest Road/Lot 7, Block 1, Vail Village 6th Applicant: Neil Austrian Altair Condominiums - Dumpster enclosure Lauren 4192 Spruce Way/Lots 4& 5, Block 7, Bighorn 3rd Applicant: Altair Condominium Association , Bighorn Condominiums - Dumpster enclosure Lauren 4167 Columbine Drive/Bighorn Condominiums Applicant: Bighorn Condominiums Hoffman - Skylight addition Lauren 2875 Manns Ranch Road/Booth Creek Townhomes Applicant: Scott Hoffman O'Neill - Changes to approved plans Lauren 1085 Westhaven Circle/Lot 51, Glen Lyon Applicant: Patricia O'Neill 3 1 Hernreich - Reroof Lauren 2684 Larkspur Court/Lot 2, Block 1, Iutermountain Applicant: Bob Hemreich Shimon - Pave driveway Lauren 1828 Alta Circle/Lot 42, Vail Village West #l Applicant: Denny Shimon Savalas - Deck extension Lauren 4459 Timberfalls CourtJTimberfalls Phase IX Applicant: Marilyn Savalas Van Ness - Front entry addition George 4410 A Columbine Drive/Lot 1 A, White River Esta,tes Applicant: Barbara Ness Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notificarion. Please ca11479-2114 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. 4 ~~~~IVED AUG ~ 3 i 4 Eagle Ranch ~~~~b i August 15,1996 Mr. Fred Lutz c/o TCI Cablevision P.O. Box 439 Avon, CO 81620 Dear Mr. Lutz: This letter comes to express my disappointment with TCI's decision to stop funding TV-5, Vail Va11ey Community Television. My involvement with the station is in relation to the broadcasting of local high school sporting activities, specifically football games, and over the years I am consistently surprised by the number of positive comments I receive from members of the community who enjoy watching the show. Your decision is certainly not in the best interest of our community. Sincerely, k vlo~~ Thomas A. Backhus cc: Board of Directors, Vail Valley Community TV Avon Town Council Vail Town Council Vail Trail Vail Valley Times Vail Daily Highfalutin' Party Outfitters Drawer 70 • Wolcott, Colorado 81655 • 970-926-3372 • Fax 970-926-3382 mystery of Southwestem ar- ~ o Cheology - what caused the collapse of the ancient empire But in the last few years, ~ of the Anasazi - seemed all Sonthwestern archeology has ~ but solved. been shaken with a quiet revo- o Careful scrutiny of tree-ring lution. Tegtbooks are being re- ~ records seemed to establish written as the at ons of ' that in the late 1200s a pra dom, taught to gene ~ longed dry spell called the please see ANASAZI on 16A Bashem, t~ I Great Drought drove these _ + _ N Vail lon exp ~ 70 f:. - clears ~ ~ . w K~ Ski area boosted to 5,000 acres ~ By Alex Berenson constructioa should begin neat ~ ~ ~s w~ summer. Officials hope to lrave p~ Vail, the biggest sl~i area in aPe° bY ~.1~8 ski . North America, has wo~n federal season. ~ approvai to get even b' ger. Vail pmPos~ ~ new high' elevation The U.S. Forest Service an- speed lifts, with a Peak nounaed yesterday that it will al- of 11,500 feet and a vertical drnp low Vail to open a giant new set of 1,900 feet, and e r~~°t 1° a! 'n- of bowls tLat will increase the re- the new terrain. The Forest Ser- ns sort's size by almost 25 percen~ vice didn't specifY whether it ap- ~ ~ =ur The 850-acre espansion will give proved #ll the lifts but said the • . ht. Vail almost 5,000 acres of skiing, decision "allows for installa- ~p ~ about twice as many as any other tion of many of the facilities in- area in Colorado. cluded in the original ProPosal•" V While the public will be al- The two new bowls, which are lowed to comment on the decision named Pete's and Super Bowls, ~ for 45 days and the Army Corps are on a ridge across Two Elk oc of Engineers must still give its Creek from Vail's mammoth 1 4F. approval to a minor portion of Back Bowls. The newly opened $E the plan, the Forest Service's ap- terrain faces north and should l provai means the S14 million open earlier and stay open longer .7g project is all but certain to go for- than the Back Bowls, which face .2p ward. -8D Vail spokesman Paul Riitt said Please see VAIL on 15A .5E ote teac., ' ads rom Union in ~ By Janet Bingham $2 donations fuel $500~~~~ 1 Denver Post Educaron Writer bat there Colorado's largest teachers jast tlu'ow them out.° 1C, . 010 232 union, Colorado Education Asso- Anonymous Colorado taspay- mation out t • 543 ciation, yesterday launched a ers are the stars of five 30-second Ansfahl, pre: anir 201 ;500,000 televi§ion ad campaign commercials which wili air dur- member ~678 to promote public education and ing the new school year on "We're tn 525 improve its image. stations in Denver, Grand Junc- engaged in r --1,502 tion and Colorado Springs. of public ed~ O a~ ~:500 "There have been over the Two commercials will air over But Larr: 050 years lots of reports and stories the negt two weeks as children the Colora6 tA O W suggesting the public schools are head back to school; all five will said the uni failing, and we don't believe run during the main thrust of the tail feather: that," said Deborah Fallin, CEA campaign from January to April, build np th< J~ ~ public relations director and yyheo the state legislature is m In Jeffer campaign coordina.nr. session and school funding is be- tito is actix N~'~z nssed by lawmakers. It is not thkt the schools ~g ~ tee, the tea are temble and we :night as well "Public education is a hot~ top- district ar , _ .~_.__..........._~.:._____4.,.. .,»,d..~....~~, .~.....~.~,..,,,..~,.,~...we~....... . ~ _ °~t~*~ Tuesday, August 20, 1996 1HE llENVr;It Y()Si . y { ~ • Forest, Se'rvice, a roves pp . . . S~ Vail ski expansion proposal ~ ~ VAIL from Page 1A Vail worked closely with the gov- ernment to reduce the environmen- , south, often becoming slushy d„r- Vail spokesman Paul tal impact of its expansion, LaSalle ing warm afternoons, especially witt said the resort Sa'a. ea~ly and late in the season. Vail spokesman Witt said the re- Forest Service Supervisor Sonny was pleased with the sort was pleased w.ith the "mea- La3alle, who approved the expan- 4 snred and thoughtfal" decision. sion, said the new terrain wili "sig- measured and The Forest Service reviewed the nifieantly improve the quality of thoughtful' 'decision. project thoroughly, devoting thou- the recreational egperience at Vail sands of hours to reviewing the Ski Area and address important plan, he said. eaily- and late-season reliability While Vail initiaily called the ; is$ues." use native seed to revegetate the" terrain. new terrain «~advanced intermedi- But LaSalle said the Forest Ser- In addition, the Forest Service ate to espet~, = xt is no peting ; viee would require Vail to reduce the benefits of the eg ion for in- the egpansion's impact on wildlife has proposed changes that would termMate skiers. in 1he bowls. reduce the project's im pact on.wet- gecause the snow in Pete's and $oth the Back Bowls and the lands to less than one-half acre,; LaSalle said Super stays firmer for most of t}ie 3 ° nerov terrain wili be closed to the ~ day than the snow in the Back ' pu~lic during elk calving season in another ~r? jor..change, 'the ~ gowls, it shduld _ be helpful fAr m;:' , ~ eaieh spring, and Vail will not be Forest Seryice :ill, forbid Vail " termediates, Vitt said. ~ - ' al~owed to perform major upkeep ` from burnmi4tWtrees'tt cuts.., ~;Vail is owned-by Vail Associates, -ort the area until after July 1 each Instead, it Wlj encourage the re-,.which agreed last month to buy ° year, LaSalle said. - sort to truck and sell the timber` Breckenridge, Keystone and Arap 'fhe Forest Service will also al- off-site. ' ahoe Basin from St. Louis-based low Vail to thin only about 50 per- Despite the changes, LaSalle ~ Ralcorp for $310 million. ` cent of the old-growth forest the praised the resort, calling the proj- The takeover is subject tu feder- ~ resort wanted to cut for new ski ect "a model for environmentally al review to ensure it does not vio- ~ traiis, and it will require Vail to sensitive "ski area`development." :late anti-trust laws. - ' ~ Bi Buff g backers get RAD W-M Mft Dom* . a :oP ToP tailgaters S805 Can St -202-5478 ~ 12880 W. 80 Ava=2W H ~ - A(/RORA CU from Page 1 A FQR ~ 1389 S, HB1a""'2M43° v 19761EYBIe-202409 ply with the university's ~licies of EVI 501 "S J~S t Isw~orn~ responsible drinking, such as eat- ,NORTH NEW SOUTHWEST " ~~es€e~es.-~: . ing while drinking, and drinking ~v0 W. 84th Ave HO[JRS BEAR VALLEY MAU ru Qb SHER[DAN & HAMPDEN moderate amounts. She said the pre~t ot r•ss oa 84m? Mon.-Sak 1 avw to Ho~&r* partiers also must abide by the law 430-1888 ClOBPd S"" 922-9371 ~ while drinking. The athletic de- 'A partment, in conjunction with the t' - scholarship fund, determines who can park in the permitted parking Free d- o Fo - d , - Beneficiaries 11 lotS and party before the games. Student tri-executive Jennifer Frank said the permits do nothing for. promoting responsible drinking among students, which was the ap- parent reason for the ban on beer sales in the stadium. - - "This is jnst another loophole in the university's theory of responsi- ble, drinking," she said last night. "The administration makes the rules. You can't leave the game to drink. Yet they give these loop- ..t,._ 4, .,,hn ho.- nr,_ . ~ I ~ LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY AGENDA Present Absent AUGUST 14, 1996 Dave Chapin 10:00 A.M. Connie Knight Don White Mary Zarba (arrived @ 10:10) 1. Consideration of the Authority of a Change of Corporate Structure for the Chart House, Inc., d/b/a Chart House, a Hotel and Restaurant License with extended hours at the location of 610 W. Lionshead Circle, Vail, Colorado. Stephen J. McGillin, Senior Vice-President, Operations, and Director; John L. Anderson, Regional Vice-President, Southwest Operations; Randall P. McNamara, Regional Vice-President, Northeast Operations; William K. Chalmers, Regional Vice President, Southeast Operations; Jesse E. Butler, Regional Vice President, Northwest Operations; Resignation of Michelle M. Hundhausen, Assistant Secretary; and. Resignation of Harold E. Gaubert, Vice-President, Treasurer and Director. APPROVED, 3-0 2. PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of the Authority of a Special Events Permit for the Eagle Valley Rotary Club of Vail to host the Labor Day Duck Race at the location of the Gore Creek Promenade and the International Bridge, Vail, Colorado on Sunday, September 1, 1996 from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Eddie Blender, President Simon Melser, Event Manager APPROVED, 4-0 3. PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of the Authority of a Special Events Permit for the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau to host Oktoberfest Vail `96, at the location of the Vail Village, Sonnenalp East Lot, Village Inn Plaza, and Crossroads Plaza areas, in the Town of Vail, Colorado on the following dates and times: Saturday, September 21, 1996 from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 1996 from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Frank Johnson, President William Brice, Event Manager APPROVED, 4-0 4. PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of the Authority of a Special Events Permit for the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau to host Oktoberfest Vail '96, at the location of the Lionshead Mall area, in the Town of Vail, Colorado on the following dates and times: - Saturday, September 21, 1996 from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 1996 from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Frank Johnson, President rii• r....._~ _ n~iai"Tl ei iiC, ~vc~ i~ ivia~ iayCi APPROVED, 4-0 5. PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of the Authority of a 100% Transfer of a Hotel and Restaurant License, for Fiskus Restaurant, Inc., d/b/a Restaurant L'Auberge, at the location of 710 W. Lionshead Cir., Vail, Colorado. 1 a) 100 % Transfer of a Hotel and Restaurant License Robert Kuster - President, Director, 25% Stockholder Andreas Fischbacher - Vice President, Director, 25% Stockholder Christina Kuster - Secretary, Director, 25% Stockholder Segrid Fischbacher - Treasurer, Director 25% Stockholder APPROVED, 4-0 b) Manager Registration - Robert Kuster APPROVED, 4-0 6. PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of the Authority of a new issue of a 3.2% Beer On/Off Premise License for Mickey's Mountain Pizza Company, at the location of 2161 N. Frontage Road, Vail, Colorado. a) New issue of a 3.2% Beer On/Off Premise License James Mark Brown; President, Director, and 50% shareholder Michael A. Fedde; Treasurer, Director, and 50% shareholder Don asked for clarification regarding the procedure for obtaining a permit to deliver alcohol. Holly provided the following information: The Colorado Liquor Code allows certain types of license holders to apply to the State Licensing Authority for a permit to deliver pursuant to certain restrictions. Delivery permits therefore should not be considered at the local level. APPROVED, 4-0 . b) Registered Manager - Michael A. Fedde APPROVED, 4-0 7. Consideration of the Authority of recent renewals: the Customer Company, d/b/a Vail Food and Deli; D.R.R., Inc., d/b/a Russell's; Vail Food Services, Inc., d/b/a Trail's End Restaurant; Margarativille, Inc., d/b/a Los Amigos; and Paul and Sarah Johnston, d/b/a Christiania at Vail 8. Any other matters the Authority wishes to discuss. 9. Next scheduted meeting September 11, 1996. Don stated he would not be in attendance at the 3.11.96 meeting and suggested a co-chair be appointed. Mary moved ti appoint David Chapin as co-chair and Connie seconded the motion. A vote was then taken and passed unanimously, 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:00 a.m. TOWN OF VAIL Local Licensing Authority Holly L. McCutcheon Secretary to the Authority 2 !a ~ TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 MEDIA ADVISORY August 21, 1996 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 Community Information Office VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 20 Work Session Briefs Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston, Kurz, Navas --Site Visit In preparation for the evening meeting, the Council visited the site proposed for accessible (disabled) parking spaces Lt the Vail Commons development off Chamonix Road. Design Review Board approvat of the spaces had been appealed by an adjacent property owner. The aoproval was upheld during the evening meeting by a vote of 5-0. See evening meeting briefs for more details. --Windshield Tour During a budget tour of the town's infrastructure with Public Works Director Larry Grafel and other department representatives, Council members got a close up look at: • Lionsridge Loop and Buffiehr Creek Road. The worst streets in town, the project is scheduled for reconstruction in 1997/98. • Vail Commons Frontage Road Improvements. A phased project with a lefthand turn lane and accel/decel lanes to be installed from Vail Commons to just past Vail das Schone this fall, while other improvements will be scheduled in 1997 due to pending improvements at Safeway and decisions on improvement of the West Vail interchange. Installation of a new storm sewer system is under construction now that will stretch from Vail Commons to the West Vail interchange. • Dowd Junction Recreational Path. With the platform and retaining work now underway, negotiations are taking place for phase 3 of the project, paving and landscaping. The project is scheduled for completion in late October. Council members marveled at the project, comparing the one-mile-plus stretch to the bike path in Glenwood Canyon. • Vail Transportation Center Remodel. This $800,000 remodel will be completed by Nov. 25 and includes various upgrades and improvements in preparation for the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships. • Golf Course and Sunburst Road Projects. These are the latest street reconstruction projects to be completed by the town. The town typically budgets between $3 million and $10 million on capital improvements each year. (more) ~,y~ RECYCLEDPAPER L~ t' { Council Highlights/Add 1 --Information Update In preparation for the evening meeting, Town Attorney Tom Moorhead presented a brief update on the town's proposed partnership with the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District for a locals housing development on Red Sandstone Road. The proposed project would combine land owned by the water district and property currently owned by the U.S. Forest Service that will be traded to the town as part of the Land Ownership Adjustment Act. A zone change on the two parcels would be needed to complete the 18-unit development. At the evening meeting last night, the Council voted 5-0 to initiate a zone change process on the U.S Forest Service parcel. For more details, contact Andy Knudtsen in the Community Development Department at 479-2440. --Council Reports Mayor Bob Armour reported on the Colorado Association of Ski Towns meeting in Crested Butte which focused on transportation-related issues. --Other The Council voted 6-0 to spend $4,000 in contingency funds to cost-share the presentation of a bronze eagle sculpture to Jerry and Betty Ford to honor them for their community involvement in the Jerry Ford lnvitational Golf Tournament. Other contributors included the Vail Valley Foundation, Vail Associates, Beaver Creek Resort Company and the Town of Avon. Kevin Foley congratulated the 27 Eagfe Valfey Cycling Coalition voiunteers who helped with the North Trail project last Saturday. He said the trail has phenomenal views and will be a wonderful asset to the community. Foley also praised the Jerry Ford Invitational Golf Tournament activities. Following an executive session, the council voted unanimously to retain Tom MQOrhead as the Town of Vail attorney. Evening Session Briefs Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston, Kurz --Citizen Participation Howard Stone, one of the organizers of the Vail Jazz Foundation, distributed brochures and informed the Council of the upcoming Vail Jazz Party at the Marriott over Labor Day weekend. He said the second annual event will offer three days of music, plus an Intro to Jazz concert at 6 p.m. on Aug. 30. Admission to the intro concert is $10 per person. The Jazz Party will also feature a workshop for high school musicians. Stone said he`s excited about the community's support and thanked the Special Events Commission for its partial sponsorship. --Mauri Nottingham Environmental Quality Award With Mauri NOingham looking on, Mayor Bob Armour and Russell Forrest, senior environmental ,-)olicy planner, presented the 1996 Mauri Nottingham Environmental (more) ~ u Council Highlights/Add 2 Quality Awards to the winners in three categories: Coyote Cafe, business; Byron Brown, individual; and John Wright, student. For a detailed description of their accomplishments, please refer to the news release issued Aug. 16. --Vail Tomorrow Update Rob LeVine, a member of the Vail Tomorrow volunteer coordinating team, presented an update on the Vail Tomorrow project. LeVine said the community-based strategic planning process is off to a successful start following a kick-off weekend and a series of 11 roundtable discussions attended by more than 300 people. LeVine, who was joined by five other project volunteers (Monica Benderly, Kate Carey, Kerry Donovan, Rob Ford and Levi Schofield) thanked the Council for endorsing the project and invited members to participate in the next phase of the project, the "Imagine Vail Tomorrow" Conference weekend on Sept. 6 and 7. The event begins Friday night with a kick-off featuring Myles Rademan, a well-known speaker in the Rocky Mountain West, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sonnenalp Bavaria Haus. Then on Saturday, Sept. 7, an all-day conference will be held at Manor Vail to begin getting more specific about setting goais for Vail's future. LeVine said it's never too late for people who care or are impacted by Vail to participate in the process. --Resolution Adopting the Town of Vail/Eagle River Water and Sanitation District Joint Funding Agreement The Council voted 6-0 to approve this resolution which provides a funding partnership to address water quality, quantity and aquatic life issues in the Gore Valley watershed. With contributions by the town and water district of $10,000 each, the funding will be used to implement actions to improve water quality, stream flow, aquatic life, wetlands and improvement of the habitat within the watershed over the next 12 months. For more information, contact Russell Forrest in the Community Development Department at 479-2146. --Appeal of Design Review Board Approval of Accessible Parking Spaces to the Vail Commons Development With Michael Jewett removing himself from the Council to serve as a proxy speaker for the appellant, David Sherwood, the Council voted 5-0 to uphold Design Review Board approval of the parking spaces. Sherwood, who acknowledged his 17-year employment history with Safeway, had appealed the decision, citing a concern for increased traffic along Chamonix. Two curb cuts would be needed on Chamonix to access four newly-designed accessible parking spaces; a fifth accessible parking space is planned for within the complex and was not contested by Sherwood. Judi Anderson- Wright, a local expert on disability issues, said the new spaces were proposed by the project's developer, Warner Developments, after learning of provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act, which exceed the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vail Commons is one of many developments in the valley which have been recently modified to comply with the act, Anderson said, once she became aware of the provisions and launched an education effort. The act affects all multi-family housing of four of more units, both public and private development. During the presentation, Andy Knudtsen, senior housing policy pi ;nner, said the spaces would generate no more than 24 trips on Chamonix per day undEr a worst case scenario situation. That represents a (more) ~ ~ Councii Highlights/Add 3 one percent increase in traffic on Chamonix, a minimal impact, he said. Knudtsen also told how neighborhood concerns were solicited and addressed by the town staff, Design Review Board and the developer. The Vail Commons homeowners' association declarations will prevent the spaces from being expanded or connected into the remainder of the development in the future and will also provide for landscaping and prompt snow removal. Police Chfef Greg Morrison also addressed the Council and explained how the department would provide zero tolerance enforcement vioVations of the handicapped parking spaces. Speaking on behalf of David Sherwood, Michael Jewett said the DRB decision should be denied for a variety of reasons. They include reneging on a promise to prevent curb cuts on Chamonix, lack of an environmental report on traffic impacts, {ack of review by the P{anning and Environmental Commission, inadequate grades for the spaces, the closeness of the spaces to the buildings and a conflict in the town's approval of the plans. In upholding the decision, Mayor Bob Armour called the matter a fair solution and one that will work in everyone's best interests. For additional information, contact Knudtsen at 479-2440. --Zoning Change Initiation As a follow-up to a discussion during the afternoon work session, the Council voted 5-0 to initiate a zone change on one of the two parcels of land proposed for locals housing on Red Sandstone Road. The properties are currently zoned general use district. The proposal calls for changing the zoning to medium density multi-family. Approval by the Council last night authorizes a public process to be heard by the Planning and Environmental Cammission and the Tnwn Council to consider the zoning change on property currently owned by the U.S. Forest Service. That land will soon be turned over to the town as part of the Land Ownership Adjustment Act. The water district has initiated a rezoning request on its parcel, as well. Now that the authorizations have been made, the two parcels will be considered under one application. For more information, contact Town Attorney Tom Moorhead at 479-2107, or Andy Kundtsen in the Community Development Department at 479-2440. --Town Manager's Report Bob McLaurin announced the last in a series of open house forums to narrow recommended improvements to the West Vail interchange would be held on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22. --Other Councilman Kevin Foley thanked members of the Eagle Valley Cycling Coalition for helping with the North Trail construction project last weekend. He said the trail is fantastic. Councilman Paul Johnston congratulated the Gerald R. Ford family for a successful 20 years of sponsorship of the Jerry Ford Invitational Golf Tournament. (more) i Council Highlights/Add 4 , UPCOMING MEETINGS August 27 Work Session Lunch at Public Works Tour of Public Works Facility Public Works Overview PEC/DRB Review Update on Trip by Youth Award Recipients September 3 Work Session Interview for Liquor Board Member Continued Discussion of United Way West Vail Interchange Update on Alternative Selected Discussion of Ordinance No. 16, re: VA/brewpub September 3 Evening Session Appointment of Liquor Board Member First Reading Ordinance No. 16, re: VA/brewpub # # # f { 1 \ ~l TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 1996 Contact: Russell Forrest, 479-2146 Senior Environmental Policy Planner RUMMAGE SALE, HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP, STREAM WATCH INVOLVEMENTS PRODUCE 1996 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNERS Media Note: The winners will be recognized at Tuesday's (8-20) evening meeting of the Vail Town Council. Mauri Nottingham also will attend. (Vail)--Winners of the second annual Mauri Nottingham Environmental Quality Award were announced today (8-16) by the Town of Vail. In the individual category, Byron Brown took top honors for his volunteer work with the annual Eagle Valley Community Fund Auction and Rummage Sale, now in its 32nd year, and a major recycling effort of hard goods. The top business winner for 1996 is the Coyote Cafe in Beaver Creek, which has served as a catalyst in adoption of a 10-mile-long stretch of Highway 6 for clean-up. In the third category, John Wright, a student at Vail Mountain School, was selected for his volunteer work at the Vail Nature Center and with the state's stream watch program. The three groups will be recognized by the Vail Town Council during an award ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (8-20) in the Council Chambers. In all, there were 25 citizen nominations for the Nottingham award, which is named for the founder of the We Recycle program. The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding actions or programs that protect the valley's environment. The award was (more) towJ* RECYCLED PAPER , Mauri Nottingham Award/Add 1 sponsored this year by Norwest Banks, Hearth Exchange, KZYR Radio, Public Service Co., Vail Associates and the Town of Vail. Eagle Valley Community Fund Auction & Rummage Sale It's the grand daddy of all rummage sales. And the ultimate in recycling. The telephone rings all year long at the Byron and Vi Brown househo{d. Friends, neighbors--even strangers--all wanting to know more about the next Community Fund Rummage Sale and Auction. The Browns, along with an army of volunteers, have been coordinating the annual event--which is now underway at Maloit Park in Minturn-- for 32 years. Each year, the old school building is filled with clothes, furniture, books, appliances, ski equipment and most everything else people can't bear to throw away. The items are then sold, with proceeds benefiting various causes throughout the region. Last year more than 60 organizations benefited from the sale of $150,000 worth of recycled goods. After that, the leftover items are donated to the Salvation Army in Denver for distribution there. In addition to creating a sense of community spirit and tradition, their work has been instrumental in keeping tons of material out of the landfill. In recognition of Byron's coniributions, he'll be awarded a gas fireplace donated by Public Service Company with installation provided by the Hearth Exchange. Adopt-A-Highway The next time you drive the stretch of roadway along Highway 6 between Dowd Junction and Arrowhead, take note of those blue Adopt-A-Highway signs. Thanks to the efforts of the staff of the Coyote Cafe in Beaver Creek, winners in the business category of the 1996 environmental award, those signs now cover a 10-mile-wide section with participation from five organizations (Coyote, Blue Moose, Hyatt Regency, Chamber of Commerce and George Shaeffer Construction). Brian Nolan, who co-owns the Coyote with partner Jeff Forbes, said the highway clean-up idea originated at a staff meeting as a way to give back to the community. That was nearly five years ago when the Coyote crew handled a two-mile stretch of road. Since then, the Coyote project has attracted interest from other organizations who have joined forces in adopting their own sections that now extend for 10 miles. The five organizations coordinate a massive clean-up twice a year; once in the spring and again in the fall. Even Nolan's patrons stop by to lend a hand, which is capped off by a free party. With the clean-up program now well established, Nolan and his staff are brainstorming other environmental ideas. One of them is to give bonus points to employees who use their own energy source to get to work, either by walking, running, snowshoeing or biking. The pilot program will be introduced during the winter season and, if successful, will be repeated next summer. The Coyote's environmental contributions will be featured on KZYR radio throughout the month of September. Student Volunteerism John Wright, the student winner of the environmental award, is a volunteer at the Vail Nature Center and is an active participant in the stream watch program, sponsored by the Colorado Division of Wildlit At the Nature Center, John has been working the desk, in the garden and has pa ticipated in many of the hikes. He says he's hoping to (more) t Mauri Nottingham Award/Add 2 learn how to be a guide some day. John was also instrumental in bringing the stream watch program to his school last year after attending a training session with a classmate. John, 14, will be a ninth grader at Vail Mountain School this fall. In recognition of his accomplishments, he'll receive complimentary ski school lessons from Vail Associates. Nominations this year were reviewed by a selection committee with representation from the Town of Vail, Alpine Garden Foundation, Norwest Banks, Public Service Company, Vail Associates, Vail Recreation District and Vail Valley Medical Center. Others nominated for the 1996 award include: Individual Category • Jeff Bowen, Trees for Vail; Gertrude Brace, a"grassroots" recycler of the Golden Eagle Apartments in Eagle; Ellie Caryl, Eagle River Watershed Plan development; Michael J. DeBlois, Project Love recycling program; Matthew Donovan, Vail Honeywagon customer recycling; Steven Fisher, witdlife habitat improvements; Bill Heicher and Bill Andree, protection of wildlife and critical habitat; Christopher Sauro, Vail Associates recycling program; Dr. Thomas Steinberg, longtime environmental advocate; Dana Valsecic, recycler. Business Category Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, water recycling program; ENS Technologies, Inc., development of the Ensaver water saving device; Mountain Lube, recycling collection point for "do-it-yourselfers"; Vail'Trail, recycling; and Vail Valley Medical Center, environmental programs Student Category Boy Scout Troop #220 Eagle, creation of camp site pads at Yeoman Park; Brownie Troop 147, recycling; Middle School Class at Vail Mountain School, river watch program. The 1996 winners will be added to a plaque housed in the Vail Town Council Chambers bearing the inaugural year winners from 1995. Last year's winners included the Jean and Bill Johnson families of Eagle who were honored for their decision to place 59 acres of family-owned land in the Eagle Valley Land Trust. The top business winner was Antlers of Vail which convinced 69 of its 70 hotel condominium unit owners to convert wood burning fireplaces to gas. In the third category, classmates at Eagle Valley High School won the student award for creaf )n of a Bio-Building. # # # r i 4 ~ l. 4IL TOWN 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 1996 Contact: Larry Grafel, 479-2173 Greg Hall, 479-2160 Public Works Director Town Engineer WEST VAIL INTERCHANGE SOLUTIONS NARROWED TO THREE PUBLIC ASKED TO HELP RECOMMEND FINAL ALTERNATIVE THIS WEEK AT OPEN HOUSE SERIES (Vail)--The Town of Vail will sponsor the last in a series of open house forums on Wednesday (8-21) and Thursday (8-22) this week to help nail down a final recommendation for improvements to the West Vail interchange. The list of citizen- suggested possibilities has now been narrowed from 24 alternatives to three possibilities: traffic lights, relocation of the off-ramps and roundabouts. The three concepts will be displayAduring an open house forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (8-21) and from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Thursday (8-22) at the West Vail Lodge. Representatives from MK Centennial Engineering will make a brief presentation during the forums (6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 p.m. Thursday) to present the three alternatives in more detail and to solicit ideas for additional improvements, based on evaluation criteria established in previous public forums. The three alternatives offer a range of possibilities and some important distinctions, according to Public Works Director Larry Grafel. Traffic lights with intersection _Y improvements, for example, is a lower cost alternative; however, the ability to handle future growth is limited by its design. Another possibility, relocating the off-ramps to (more) RF,CYCLEDf'APER ti k ~ ~ West Vail interchange/Add 1 include intersection improvements and signals, would improve the capacity of the intersection for some future growth; however, the cost of improvements would exceed the cost of roundabouts, while producing less capacity. Significant grading and retaining walls would also be required. Roundabouts, similar to those at the Main Vail interchange, would provide higher capacity than the other two solutions and would cost slightly less than the relocation of off-ramps; however, roundabouts would require a widened bridge on Gore Creek. The town has been using a new public involvement process to draw upon citizen ideas and suggestions for improvements to the interchange. Public Works Director Larry Grafel says the process--involving surveys, focus groups, open houses and other citizen meetings--has been beneficial in identifying problems associated with the interchange and development of the evaluation criteria used to rank the alternatives. "We'll never get complete consensus on any one of these alternatives," Grafel said. "However, the approach we've used has been open to anyone who has wanted to offer an idea. We've been especially diligent in evaluating every alternative brought forward in this process, regardless of its cost or practicality." Based on this week's citizen review, Grafel said the project team will select a preferred alternative to be presented to the Vail Town Council at its Sept. 3 meeting. If the Town Council concurs, the project team will be asked to prepare preliminary plans of the preferred alternative to be presented at a public meeting Sept. 24. Again, if the Town Council continues to concur with the alternative, the staff will be directed to finalize the preliminary design after consideration of additional refinements suggested by the public. (more) r ti ~ West Vaii interchange/Add 2 Respondents to the town's 1996 citizen survey identified improvements to the West Vail interchange as the town's top priority. For more information, contact Grafel at 479-2173. # # # X C ~ G~u,wcc,L. : r ~..t R E t~~I V E D Auu CML Colorado Muniapal League 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2100 • Denver, Colorado 80264-2101 • Phone (303) 831-6411, FAX (303) 860,8175 TO: Mayors and Managers (or Clerks in Municipalities Which Have no Manager) of Member Municipalities FROM: Ken Bueche, Executive Director SUBJECT: Appointment to CML's 1996-97 Policy Committee DATE: August 20, 1996 It is again time to make appointments to the League Policy Committee. Each member municipality of the League is entided to designate a representative, and all cities over 100,000 are entided to designate two representatives. In addition, all Section Chairs and District Presidents are automatically appointed as members of the Committee. Appointments to the Policy Committee are made each fall, and members sexve for a one year period. The Policy Committee is responsible for reviewing legislative proposals and recommending to the League Executive Board positions of support, opposition, no position, or amendment to a wide variety of legislation affecting cities and towns. The Policy Committee also proposes to the membership at each annual conference in June revisions to the League's policies which guide League positions on public policy issues affecting municipalities. The Committee normally meets three times a year before and during the legislative session as well as prior to the annual conference. Meetings are held in Denver, usually from 10:00 a.m. to early afternoon. The first meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn at I-70 and Chambers Road on November 15. The meeting held during the legislative session will be January 31. A final meeting will be scheduled for next May. If your municipality desires representation during 1996r97 on this Committee, please appoint an official elected, appointed, or an employee who will be willing to take the time and effort to seYVe. Please return the postcard (enclosed zuith the memo being mailed to the manager or clerk) by September 20. Notice of the November 15 meeting and background information will be sent to Committee members a few days before the meeting. CAPO LCOMWCpPPT. M EM R~'~E1 yE A~r~ , . _ . , . . , . ' 2 . „ ,c - . . . , r , . • • +``F`av: ~ n. . - ~a~ t~ :~~~I~~~~~/~ C0,..'. . . : : . . . y i • \ i . . A~M . ,».~v.e ?s ~..a., `.Z~:.. ...,...«ssw ..od~ Colorado Travel & Tourism Authority August 1996 Colorado Tourism Promotion Information Gaining Momentum in Second Year Requests Break D uring the past 16 months of 200,000 Mark operation, the Colorado etween mail received and Travel & Tourism Authority calls to 1-800-COLORADO, (CTTA) has cultivated a member stake- B the CTTA has logged more holder base of 1,000 travel and tourism than 200,000 requests for information related businesses and has made great since January. Following is a break- strides in reestablishing Colorado as down by month: the vacation destination of choice. The CTTA is forging a new direc- ` January 19,892 tion in tourism promotion as other February 23,921 states around the country, most recently ~ March 29,988 Florida and Oregon, begin to privatize April 34,180 all or part of their tourism marketing Anecdotal evidence points to mixed May 41,298 efforts as well. Its mission is twofold: results in summer business activity June 36,785 1) To promote Colorado as a destina- throughout the state. The CTTA July 27,943 tion to consumers, the travel trade and recently contracted the news media in the U.S. and abroad; economist Tucker HartAdams, Ph.D., Total 214,007 and 2) To provide cost-effective mar- to prepare a summer tourism keting opportunities with the highest economic study that will be released in While requests for vacation infor- return on investment to stakeholders. late September. mation come from all over the country, More than 70% of the CTTA's budget expanded next year with more ad certain states have emerged as the most goes directly to marketing programs. vertising opportunities. productive in generating leads for Col- Among the accomplishments thus far: ? Conducted a direct response ad orado. The top 10 states in descending ? Reestablished the 1-800- campaign designed to promote the order are: Texas, Colorado, Illinois, COLORADO line to fulfill re- state vacation guide California, Missouri, Florida, New . quests for vacation planning. ? Assumed production and distribu- I'ork, Ohio, Minnesota & Kansas. ~ ? Distributed more than 365,000 Of- tion of the Colorado State Highway ficial State Vacation Guides to Map for 1997. CH&LA Wins consumers actively planning Col- * Established a Colorado supersite orado vacations. on the Worldwide Web which has Prestigious ? Developed an advertising and di- already recorded more than Assoeiation Award rect mail campaign with American 200,000 visits. Eapress and the Denver Metro * Launched an international market- Convention and Visitors Bureau. This July, the American Society of As- A 24-page, four-color insert on ing program in the U.K. and Ger- sociation Executives awarded the Col- Denver and Colorado reached many with in-market representa- orado Hotel & Lodging Association 350,000 AMEX cardholders, ~on, advertising, trade show and (CH&LA) with the prestigious fam trip opportunities. 75,000 travel agents and was pub- ~ Developed a comprehensive com- "Associations Advance America lished in issues of Travel and munications program with an em- Award» for continuing to promote Col- Leisure and Food and Wine maga- phasis on media relations. Al- orado after the Colorado Tourism zines. Colorado advertisers in the ready Board lost its funding. They noted insert received over 20,000 re- , stories on Colorado have CH&LA's role in lobbying for funds to sponses and AMEX received been placed with major outlets operate the 1-800-COLORADO line 19,000 requests for additional sup- such as USA Today, NBC's Today and publishing the state vacation guide. plements. The program will be Show and FOX TV. ~ Congratulations CH&LA! * CTTA, P.O. Box 3524, Englewood, CO 80155 Phone: (303) 296-3384 Fax: (303) 296-2015 http://?vrvw.colorado.com Page 2 Colorado Travel News State Vacation Guide and CTTA Leads Industry on Colorado Drought Issue Map Revamped for 1997 s many communities A throughout the southwestern and eastern portions of the magine leafing through a mag- state know all too well, drought azine with page after page of conditions have wreaked havoc on the beautiful glossy photos and intriguing agricultural industry and caused serious stories about exciting, adventurous 1 concern for travel-related businesses. places to visit, penned by veteran travel ~ At the time of this publication 22 writers. The images and words are ~ counties in eastern Colorado have been mesmerizing. You keep the magazine given "disaster" designation, the on your coffee table as a reminder of southwestern quadrant of the state is where you plan to head on the next well below average precipitation levels, family vacation. You even share it ~ and the drying trend is threatening to with your friends because they've got to - fan up across the r ront t'Zange. go there too. As a result, Governor Romer has We're not talking about Outside or reactivated the Drought Task Force, Travel & Leisure, we're sharing with chambers and convention and visitors bureaus, hotels and motels, car rental comprised of state and federal agencies you the concept for the new 1997 Col- firms, airlines and shopping centers and the CTTA. The CTTA is orado Official State T%acation Guide. and universities. representing the tourism industry's The CTTA recently contracted long- concerns at regularly scheduled time publisher/editor Tom Patterson Like the vacation guide, stakehold- meetings and remaining involved in (the 1997 Colorado Ski Country Con- ers of the CTTA will receive a discount any decision-making processes that sumer Guide, Roc Mountain Maga- on advertising on the map. Space will ~ be sold in co-op sections, blocks or en- may affect our business. zine, The Denver Post and The Chicago Among other things, the CTTA Tribune) to produce two pieces. The tire panels. has developed a crisis communications first piece we just described to you - Both the guide and the map will be «i published in early February 1997. Ad Plan for the state in case of extreme an mage" magazine written and de- deadlines are set for early December, so wildfires or water shortages. The plan signed to hook consumers on Colorado. get a jump on prime advertising space targets visitors, the news media and the The second piece is a directory loaded , travel trade. The CTTA and the with information about ou, our stake- and rates by contacting CTTA s sales Y Governor's Press Office will coordinate holders in trans ortation, lod n , din- representative firm, Publications Repre- P gig crisis communications efforts, if in attractions, recreation. It will ac- sentatiyes West, Inc., at (303) 534- ~ g' 3078. ~ needed. We,11 keep you updated! company the slick magazine. The CTTA will publish and dis- tribute 500,000 of each of the two Elections Process Begins for 1997 CTTA Board pieces. Both will have plenty of oppor- tunities for listings and advertising, in- This November marks an especially busy month for Colorado voters. Not only is cluding significant savings on ad rates 1996 a general election year, it's also time for the travel and tourism industry to elect for member stakeholders. new members to the Colorado Travel & Tourism Authority 1997 Board of Directors. At the same time, the CTTA has The CTTA must fill 11 seats this fall, one seat in each of the categories of taken over production and distribution accommodations, attractions, recreation, food and beverage, and transportation. Six of the Colorado State Highway Map, additional at-large seats also will be vacant. and will sell premium advertising space Nomination forms will be mailed to all paid stakeholders on Sept. 20 and must on the four-color, glossy stock map. be returned to the CTTA by Oct. 14, 1996. Only the CTTA stakeholders are eligible The Colorado Department of Trans- to nominate a candidate, accept a nomination and vote. portation, which produced the map this Ballots will be mailed on Nov. 15 and must be postmarked no later than Dec. 5, year, were only able to provide a lim- 1996 to be counted. Each stakeholder is permitted to cast one vote in their ited quantity to the CTTA. And they're respective business category and one vote for an at-large candidate representing any already gone. The CTTA will print the tourism or travel related business. map twice annually in runs of 500,000 If you don't receive a nomination form or ballot, contact the CTTA office at each. The map will then be distributed (303) 296-3384. Your participation is needed to develop an active and committed through a number of outlets, including Board of Directors for 1997. Every vote does count! ~ the 1-800-COLORADO line, local CTTA, P.O. Box 3524, Englewood, CO 80155 Phone: (303) 296-3384 Fax: (303) 296-2015 http:/fivwrv.colorado.com x RECE1 vFp 11r, 9 _ oora a Travel News*lo Colorado Travel & Tourism Authority August 1996 Colorado Tourism Promotion Information Gaining Momentum in Second Year Requests Break D uring the past 16 months of 200,000 Mark operation, the Colorado etween mail received and Travel & Tourism Authority calls to 1-800-COLORADO, ' (CTTA) has cultivated a member stake- B the CTTA has logged more holder base of 1,000 travel and tourism than 200,000 requests for information related businesses and has made great since January. Following is a break- strides in reestablishing Colorado as down by month: the vacation destination of choice. The CTTA is forging a new direc- January 19,892 tion in tourism promotion as other February 23,921 states around the country, most recently March 29,988 Florida and Oregon, begin to privatize April 34,180 all or part of their tourism marketing Anecdotal evidence points to mixed May 41,298 efforts as well. Its mission is twofold: results in summer business activity June 36,785 1) To promote Colorado as a destina- throughout the state. The CTTA July 27,943 tion to consumers, the travel trade and recently contracted the news media in the U.S. and abroad; economist Tucker HartAdains, Ph.D., Total 214,007 and 2) To provide cost-effective mar- to prepare a summer tourism keting opportunities with the highest economic study that will be released in While requests for vacation infor- return on investment to stakeholders. late September. mation come from all over the country, More than 70% of the CTTA's budget ~ espanded neat year with more ad certain states have emerged as the most goes directly to marketing programs. vertising opportunities productive in generating leads for Col- . Among the accomplishments thus far: I* Conducted a direct response ad orado. The top 10 states in descending ? Reestablished the 1-800- ~ campaign designed to promote the order are: Texas, Colorado, Illinois, COLORADO line to fulfill re- state vacation guide. California, Missouri, Florida, New quests for vacation planning. * Assumed production and distribu- I'ork, Ohio, Minnesota & Kansas. ~ ? Distributed more than 365,000 Of- tion of the Colorado State Highway ficial State Vacation Guides to ~ Map far 1997, CH&LA Wins consumers ac±ively planning Co?- * Established a Colorado supersite orado vacations, on the Woridwide Web, which has Prestigious ? Developed an advertising and di- already recorded more than Assoeiation Award rect mail campaign ~vith American 200,000 visits. Espress and the Denver Metro ? Launched an international market- Convention and Visitors Bureau. This July, the American Society of As- A 24-page, four-color insert on ing program in the U.K. and Ger- sociation Executives awarded the Col- Denver and Colorado reached many with in-market representa- orado Hotel & Lodging Association 350,000 AMEX cardholders, tion, advertising, trade show and (CH&LA) with the prestigious 75,000 travel agents and was pub- fam trip opportunities. "Associations Advance America lished in issues of Travel and • Developed a comprehensive com- munications Award" for continuing to promote Col- Leisure and Food and Wine maga- program with an em- phasis on media relations. Al orado after the Colorado Tourism - zines. Colarado advertisers in the ready, stories on Colorado have Board lost its funding. They noted ~ insert received over 20,000 re- i CH&LA,s role in lobbying for funds to sponses and AMEX received been placed with majar outlets operate the 1-800-COLC:tADO line 19,000 requests for additional sup- such as USA Today, NBC's Today and publishing the state, ~acation guide. plements. The program will be Show and FOX TV. ~ Congratulations CH&LA - * ~ CTTA, P.O. Box 3524, Englcnvood, CO 80155 Phone: (303) 296-3384 Fax: (303) 296-2015 http:/hvw?v.colorado.com Page 2 Colorado Travel News State Vacation Guide and CTTA Leads Industry on Colorado Drought Issue Map Revamped for 1997 smanycommwuties A throughout the southwestern ~ and eastern portions of the magine leafing through a mag- - state know all too well, drought azine with page after page of , -'1 - conditions have wreaked havoc on the beautiful glossy photos and intriguing agricultural industry and caused serious stories about exciting, adventurous concern for vavel-related businesses. places to visit, penned by veteran travel At the time of this publication 22 writers. The images and words are ~ counties in eastem Colorado have been mesmerizing. You keep the magazine _ given "disaster" designation, the on your coffee table as a reminder of southwestern quadrant of the state is where you plan to head on the next well below average precipitation levels, family vacation. You even share it 1 and the drying trend is threatening to with your friends because they've got to - e fan up across ine rront Range. go there too. As a result, Governor Romer has We're not talking about Outside or chambers and convention and visitors reactivated the Drought Task Force, , Travel & Leisure, we re sharing with bureaus, hotels and motels, car rental comprised of state and federal agencies you the concept for the new 1997 Col- and the CTTA. The CTTA is orado O rcial State Vacation Gtride. firms, airlines and shopping centers 1~f representing the tourism industry's The CTTA recentl contracted lon - ~?d universities. y g concerns at regularly scheduled time ublisher/editor Tom Patterson Like the vacation guide, stakehold- P ers of the CTTA will receive a meetings and remaining involved in (the 1997 Colorado Ski Country Con- discount on any decision-making processes that sumer Guide, Roc Mountain Ma Q- advertising on the map. Space will ~ g be sold in co-op sections, blocks or en- may affect our business. zirre, The Denver Post and The Chicago Among other things, the CTTA Tribune to roduce two ieces. The tire panels. ~ p p Both the guide and the map will be has developed a crisis communications first piece Nve just described to you - plan for the state in case of ea-treme an "image" magazine written and de- ~ published in early February 1997. Ad wildfires or water shortages. The plan signed to hook consumers on Colorado. I deadlines are set for early December, so targets visitors, the news media and the The second piece is a directory loaded get a jump on prime adver[ising space travel trade. The CTTA and the with information about you, our stake- and rates by contacting CTTA's sales representative firm, Publications Repre- Governor's Press Office will coordinate holders in transportation, lodging, din- crisis communications efforts, if in , attractions, recreation. It will ao- sentatives West, Inc., at (303) 534- g 3078. ~ needed. We'll keep you updated! ~ company the slick magazine. The CTTA will publish and dis- tribute 500,000 of each of the two Elections Process Begins for 1997 CTTA Board pieces. Both will have plenty of oppor- tunities for listings and advertising, in- This November marks an especially busy month for Colorado voters. Not only is cluding significant savings on ad rates 1996 a general election year, it's also time for the travel and tourism industry to elect for member stakeholders. new members to the Colorado Travel & Tourism Authoriry 1997 Board of Directors. At the same time, the CTTA has The CTTA must fill 11 seats this fall, one seat in each of the categories of taken over production and distribution accommodations, attractions, recreation, food and beverage, and transportation. Six of the Colorado State Highlvay Map, additional at-large seats also will be vacant. and will sell premium advertising space Nomination forms will be mailed to all paid stakeholders on Sept. 20 and must on the four-color, glossy stock map. be returned to the CTTA by Oct. 14, 1996. Only the CTTA stakeholders are eligible The Colorado Department of Trans- to nominate a candidate, accept a nomination and vote. portation, which produced the map this Ballots will be mailed on Nov. 15 and must be postmarked no later than Dec. 5, year, were only able to provide a lim- 1996 to be counted. Each stakeholder is permitted to cast one vote in their ited quantity to the CTTA. And they're respective business category and one vote for an at-large candidate representing any already gone. The CTTA will print the tourism or travel related business. map twice annually in runs of 500,000 If you don't receive a nomination form e, ballot, contact the CTTA office at each. The map will then be distributed (303) 296-3384. Your participation is neede;? to develop an active and committed through a number of outlets, including goard of Directors for 1997. Every vote does :;ount! ~ the 1-800-COLORADO line, local CTTA, P.O. Box 3524, Englewood, CO 80155 Phone: (303) 296-3384 Fax: (303) 296-20I5 http://?vw?ucolorado.com ' ^A . . • - - „s ~ ~ ~ 109F , o i . ~ . , „ - . August 19, 1996 BELL TOWER PARTNERS,.LTD. - Editor . The Vail Trail Drawer 6200 " Vait, Colorado 81658 Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing our tetter relating to the Children's Fountain and the then-missing statuary. The children have returned! ` We sincerely appreciate the efforts of the City Council in having the statues treated and remounted. They are now ready, once again, to charm us with their antics and look like new. It is very nice having the little.tikes home again. Sincerely, , Wales Madden, Jr.. mem . cc: , City Council of Vail Mr. Hermann Staufer . Mr. and Mrs. Pepi Gramshammer Mr. Clark Willingham 3838 Oak Lawn Avenue. Suite 400 • Dallas, Texas 75219 • 214-559-4599 . FAX 214-559-4606 ?01 E. Gore Creek Drive, 3rd Floor • Vail. Colorado 81657 . 970-476-21'?5 . FAX 970-479-0499 P.O. Box I51-88 .Amanllo. Texas 79I0~)-5288 • Physical Address: 724 S. Polk • Amarillo. Texas 79101 • 806-374-24" , f=A\ 506- 37()-?(l.}() ALIG 22 '96 08:21 VAIL SKI RENTALS ' P. l~t~ ~ . ~ ; ' r FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. - ' ~!OlwtM~r: susim xw,,Cy 476=5337 VAIil Villpge Merei;nt Assocfation. Namae New Board I ~ , 'p° Vd""%ae 1?serchent Aasociatfm 1O named the new board. Kaye Fetry w311 nwn the role of 018"ftoe for thm organir.ltion, whife Sus$u Harvey will ba the spokesperson far the jrSOW"ec The new atmbas an a lollowa: - : ~ , R" ~'y The D~? . ~ *am ~ . ; . . ~ HW"y cutin~~~ : . i ; ~ UCCaty Bagpo ift IVe18QI1 CUvmW BTdgC C.Offft ~ 7ioAe Nilsson Sli.fer, Sofdz dt Framptoa Real Bstate ~ ~ Row Wainetein . Roxy ~ . ~ afry? Sciola ; Iwlhon Staufer Vai1 Val* Inn r` , I , Mk*oY new.Orgd=dOn was P~ dur1D9 the qdng op 1M as $ reault of impounding ~ COU ID SCONOr outdaor diaplays. V'iltqp merchauts felt they coutd ffioniior thcroselva an,d mom i ~+e not neces,y. As c~° , n I~a 7~~ YB.~Y eXP~. «The display iss~ue was an ; Awffir rar. fnrnsrng tJeis argunizadon: Ot1,er gouls behind the WMA are;. to cr:eate a voice, fvr ~ A~ Vdl WhgQ, and to create a line ` of cDn,xru nslcatiott betWtsn il,s mid dtt oA?ttr entTtiej i,i Ahe • v ~ RdW iorrd meaibers wlll be, wozttng oa sevmal pca*rs i ~ng one year tem Some of d* P~~ iaclud~: ~ Tum k UP1.Custorner seRr+ice C wminam that will bt heid throughout the week of Nove,mber ~ f IS -23,%ith a K3Ck Off to `96 orientat#on i party at the MQniott an November 19th. 0 Au"M Lkanft Pee. Villagc Mer*nta am investi,gating the opflorte of Sainin8 control of a CPaUM af t~e bus3nm limse fee ti* is paid tfl t!he Towm every yesr, •~urs. ~ld the Vail Vi4ge Menchi~nt Associati.on be. Q daea Pa . Y~8 orl~ation? ~ ~`a" VftP c°11atm-9 Piwe. ;Creating a brochum that holights shoPPing in the Vjllage core. F S i ~ . , . ' ' . . . . y B . ' , ' . . . , . ' . { ; ' , , . . . . . T a 9 . , . . . ' ' . . 4 - Sul -et ulletin Office of State Planning and Budgeting Govo-no»- Roi, Romcr BALANCING THE NEEDS OF COLORADO COUNTIES: RESULTS OF A STATE JOIN EXPENDITURE SURVEY MMM : FRecent public discussion on state-local relations and tax policy have centered on whether state government plays a strong enough financing role in addressing fiscal inequities between local governments. While Colorado dces not have a general revenue sharing or significant property tax circuit breaker program for local governments, the spending decisions of state govemment do help balance fiscal disparities. This study shows that state government spends more state tax dollars per capita in regions that have minimum economic wealth compared to counties that have stronger economies. The answer to the question of "Does state government play an important role in balancing county needs?" is "yes." The state succeeds in meeUng many of the unequal needs of each county. The CPEC Report This spring, the Colorado Public Expenditure Council (CPEC) issued a report called Disparities Among Colorado Counties where the report questioned: While Colorado's system of strong local control has curbed the appetite for centralized state government, it may have also prevented the state from reducing the profound differences among Colorado's regions. Are we creating two states, one rich, the other poor? Perhaps offering an answer to this question, the report asks: Should the state provide a mechanism to ameliorate these fiscal differences among its numerous units? Should some functions be consolidated at the state or regional level, while others sent down to the local? This report by the Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) looks at how the state distributes its budget and demonsuates that state funds are generally spent in counties where the greatest need is identified. juiy 1996 Page I ~ ~ ar. Office of State P/anning and Budgeting OSPB Study Parameters This report asked the largest state departments to report on how their agency spent the dollars appropriated to them for FY 1994-95, including appropriations for capital construction projects even though the appropriation may be spent over several years. Eleven state de artments re p sponded, providing expenditure information on 52 programs, with each program reported to OSPB totaling several million or more. Total expenditures reported through the survey for FY 1994-95 equaled $6.2 billion (includes general, cash and federal funds) representing 74°!0 of the total budget for that year. All significant programs to Colorado local governments were included in the study. While the state agency expenditure figures include their employee payroll, OSPB also obtained separate state payroll information frorn the state accounring and personnel offices. This information can better isolate the local benefits derived from a relarively stable workforce with pay scales geared toward the Denver-Boulder marketplace. Purchases Made by State Government State expenditures take various forms. Expenditures include state facilities and institutions (i.e., prisons and colleges), direct aid sent to a local government (local HUTF funds), vendors that contract with the state to provide services (Medicaid providers such as physicians and hospitals), construction projects (road improvements), payments to individuals (AFDC), and state employee offices with accompanying payroll. All forms. of state expenditures benefit the economies of local governments, creating a multiplier effect and spurring the addition of secondary jobs. The largest state spending programs, as reported by the agencies in the OSPB survey, for FY 1994-95 include: Elementary and Secondary Education $1.5 billion Medicaid program $1.2 billion Higher Education $1.1 billion Human Services $0.9 billion Transportation $0.4 billion Corrections $0.3 billion July 1996 Page 2 M Office of State Planning and Budgeting The state distributes these funds through a variety of formulas and mechanisms. The iarger programs are dispersed on a needs-based formula. School funding is distributed through the principles established in the School Finance Act of 1988 which balances the amount needed by a school district with the fiscal capaciry of the district's properry tax base. Medicaid and human services programs are also distributed by need measurements, whereas higher education spending goes primarily to funding their institutions, although some funds are set aside for financial aid programs for students based on need and merit. Other programs may not be distributed by "need" based on the income or poverry rate of an area, but on infrastructure deficiencies. Transportation dollars are distributed on factors that include congestion and condition of the highways. The fiscal capacity of a local jurisdiction - has no bearing on whether transportation dollars are targeted for a particular project. Many other state programs distribute funds based on discretionary grant programs, for example , some programs administered by the Department of Local Affairs require local governments to submit a grant proposai and compete with others for the award. Study Findings: Counties Do Get Their Fair Share County expenditure data was compiled by department and by program, whereby county expenditures were calculated on a per capita basis. State spending results were compared to the county's per capita personal income, unemployment rates, and poverty levels for " correlation. While 52 separate programs were used in the study, the overall findings were that state program dollars per person are generally spent in counties with the greatest need, and those counties that are considered the wealthiest, receive the least amount from the state. Table 1 lists the top and bottom ten counUes receiving per capita state expenditures, compared to capaciry indicators of per capita income, unemployment rate, and poverty rate. 1uh' lr, 76 Page 3 Office of State Planning and Budgeting TABLE 1 COLORADO COUNTIES THAT RECEIVE THE MOST AND LEAST FROM THE STATE COMPARED TO COUNTY "CAPACITY" BOTTOM 10 COUNTIES "FY95 Per Capita 1994 1995 1989 Ezmdit,utes_ Per Canita Income Unemnloyment Poverty Rate $ 607 Rtkin $39,898 Phillips 1.3% Douglas 3.2% 696 Eagle 27,461 Kiowa 1.6% Jefferson 5.8% ':Dotxg~s 754 Arapahce 27,295 Hinsdale 1.7% Arapahce 5.9°!0 'Summit 830 Douglas 27 065 Lincoln 2.5°!o Pitkin 6.3% Arapahce 1,026 Summit 26;938 Baca 2.6% Elbert 6.9% Routt 1,121 Cheyenne 26,833 Kit Carson 2.8% Eagle 7.5% 3efferson 1,142 Boulder 25,531 Dougla5 2.9°lo Summit 7.8% Grand 1,192 Routt 25,522 Bent 3.0% Garfield 9.3 % Moffat 1,193 Kiowa 25,207 Yuma 3.0°o Grand 9.3% EI Paso 1,206 Denver 24,796 Summit 3.0% Park 9.4% TOP 10 COUNTIES Costilia $3,202 Delta $15,257 Dolores 7.1 % Prowers 21.0% Las Animas 3,207 Chaffee 15,205 Montezuma 7.2% Rio Grande 23.8% Alamosa 31473 Archuleta 14,445 San Juan 7.2% Crowley 23.8% Kit Carson 3,650 Costilia 14,440 Rio Blanco 7.3% Otero 23.9% San Juan 3,753 Fremont 13,387 Jackson 7.5% Alamosa 24.8% Fremont 3,895 Saguache 13,697 Mineral 7.9% Huerfano 25.7% Mineral 4,407 LasAnimas 13,675 Rio Grande 8.9% LasAnimas 26.2°l0 Logan 4,234 Huerfano 12,293 Conejos 9.7% Saguache 30.8°l0 Lincoln 4,945 Gowley 11,269 Costilia 11.6% Conejos 33.9% Crowley 5,093 Conejos 11,162 Saguache 13.1°lo Costilia 34.6°l0 NOTE: Counties in bold show a correlation to two or more capacity indicators. July 1", 96 Page 4 Office of State Planning and Budgeting The range of state expenditures made to Colorado's 63 counties varies significantly from the low in Eagie County of $607 per person to the high in Crowley County of $5,093 per person. The average state expenditure is $1,684 per person. For example, Douglas County has the lowest number of persons living in poverty and very high per capita income. Consequendy, the county receives some of the smallest amounts of state aid from the Medicaid program and from human services programs. Douglas County also received lower than average funding for transportation, corrections, and higher education, although the county dces well in school funding primarily because of tiie high percentage of children in the county. On the other hand, the San Luis Valley is substantially above the state average for Medicaid and assistance payments and has extraordinary poverty rates. But while Costiila County has - a poverty rate that is ten times higher than Douglas County, Costilla received ten times more state aid than Douglas, if K-12 expenditures are excluded. State government spends more resources per person in counties that are disadvantaged than counues that have affluent cirizens with high incomes. See Table 2 for all 63 county comparisons. Impact of State Facililies on Local Economies Those counties, particularly outside the Denver metro region, that have a state college, correctional facility, nursing home, state park, or similar facility receive tremendous economic impact from these state enterprises. Building maintenance, client care, state employee payrolls-all contribute to the economy of the county and fosters other industries and sales that are direcdy or indirecdy related to the presence of state government. For example: • Fremont County has nine state correctional facilities housing more than 4,000 inmates. The county per capita expenditure made by the state attributed to the Department of Corrections is $2,313. The total state expenditure in Fremont is $3,895 or 131% higher than the state average. Correctional spending also greatly effects the counties of Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Lincoln, Logan. July 1996 Page 5 I TABLE 2 COMPARING STATE EXPETTDITURES IN COLORADO ~ COUNTIES TO CAPACITY INDICATORS BI' REGIQN STATE EXPENDITURES CAPACITI' INDICATORS FY 95 Per 1994 Per 1995 FY 1995 Capita Capita Unemploy- 1989 % of 1995 Total State State Personal ment I Population in i Countv Po ulation Ex nditures Ex nd. ]ncome Rate ! Povem ~ State Avg. (Or Total) i 3,655,647 11 $6.154,943,544 $1,65411 $22.1-93 I 4.2 17, 11.7 ~ ~ FRfJNT:iRA11IGE I Adams 288,838 $404,477,156 $1,400 18,312 4.1 10.4 Ara ahoe 436,467 447,881,081 1,026 27,295 3.2 5.9 Boulder 250,488 437,896,664 1,748 25,531 4.1 11.0 Denver 490,924 1,177,720,530 2,399 24,796 4.8 17.1 Dou las 92,449 69,730,938 754 27,065 2.7 3.2 E1 Paso 450,467 543,333,986 1,206 19,665 4.6 10.4 Jefferson 480,018 548,031,546 1,142 24,179 3.2 5.8 Larimer 209,969 424,652,737 2,022 20,369 3.9 12.0 Pueblo 127,353 364,759,753 2,864 17,135 5.9 20.2 Weld 143,824 254,088,435 1,767 17,763 4.7 15.4 . , . . . . ; S]wPF , Archuleta 6,501 9,505,687 1,462 14,445 5.1 16.9 Delta 24,179 48,462.354 2,004 15.257 6.1 17.8 Dolores 1,514 3,561,176 2,352 17,672 9.4 14.5 Ea le 27,278 16,553,329 607 27,461 3.3 7.5 Garfield 33.929 62,431,026 1,840 19,778 4.1 9.3 Grand 8,706 10,381,736 1,192 21.142 3.1 9.3 Gunnison 11,542 27,439.776 2,377 16,867 6.4 16.2 Hinsdale 596 1,619,566 2,717 19,481 1.7 13.9 Jackson 1,732 3,791,586 2,189 16,373 7.4 10.0 LaPlata 36,985 58,459,470 1,581 19,972 4.7 15.7 Mesa 102,583 215,556.953 2,102 18,343 5.6 15.1 Moffat 11,855 14,142,742 1,193 19.230 6.1 11.1 Montrose 28,157 49,976,575 1,775 15,811 7.2 14.2 Montezuma 21,104 32,534.095 1,542 16,902 5.8 20.2 Oura 2,850 6,478,078 2,273 18,785 5.2 9.6 Pitkin 14,215 9,888.425 696 39,898 4.8 6.3 Rio Blanco 6,713 16,526,452 2,462 16,826 7.3 13.6 Routt 16.096 18,036,108 1,121 25,522 4.2 9.8 San Juan 548 2,056,535 3,753 18,175 16.3 12.9 San Mi e] 5.064 7,732,535 1,527 20,958 4.3 11.4 Summit 16,223 { 13,469,884 830 26 938 3.0 7.8 Juiy 1996 Page 6 ! ~ FY 95 I Per 1994 FY 1995 Capita Per Capita 1995 ~ 1989 17c, of 1995 Total State State Personal Unemploy- Population in Count Po ulation Ex nditures Ex nd. 11 lncome ment Rate Povertv EASTEItN ivi'I'iVS ~ Chaffer ~ 14.181 ! 36.915,716 $2,603 15.205 4.1 i 14.3 Clear Creei: ~ 8.398 13,505,934 1.608 21,227 4.2 9.5 Custe* ~ 2.4-3 ! 3,288,130 1.330 18,537 4.4 18.4 Fremon: 38,207 ` 348,8111,046 3,895 13,837 5.-5 16.1 Gil in 3,484 6,105,113 1,752 22,993 2.5 10.6 Huerfano 6,815 17,597,350 2,582 12,923 7.0 25.7 Lake 6,573 10,486,493 1,603 16,675 4.9 12.3 Las Animas 15,071 48,335,861 3,207 13,675 5.3 26.2 Park 9,555 14,101,728 1,476 18,362 4.3 9.4 Teller 16,071 19,953,069 1,242 19,289 4.5 10.1 t'~y . ` .7~~i.:. . . . i.'<';;;;ii:;::lit:;:::i: Alamosa 14,397 50,000,409 3,473 16,005 6.4 24.8 Cone'os 7,587 17,946,160 2,365 11,162 9.0 33.9 Costilla 3,276 10,490,435 3,202 14,440 11.7 34.6 Mineral 60911 2,464,766 4,04711 18,510 9.2 13.1 Rio Grande 11,432 31,174,050 2.727 16,781 8.5 23.8 Sa ache 5,12511 12,027,125 2.347 13.697 11.0 30.6 EA5?ERN PLAINS Baca 4,372 9,003,479 2,059 19,522 2.6 19.0 I Bent 5,462 16,668,787 3,052 16,971 3.0 20.4 Chevenne 2,342 5,254,385 2,244 26,833 3.1 11.6 Crowle% 4,228 21,531,781 5,093 11,269 3.7 23.8 Elbert 12,972 19,133,262 1,475 19,718 4.3 6.9 Kiowa 1,749 3,999,635 2,287 25,207 2.1 13.8 ~ hit Carson 7,210 26,316,635 3,650 20,386 3.1 15.2 Lincoln 6,145 30,385,674 4,945 16,179 2.5 17.9 Lo an 18,048 76,411,611 4,234 19,005 3.4 14.9 Mor a? 24,940 52,995,107 2,125 18,636 3.5 16.0 Otero 20,757 49,759,325 2,397 16,186 5.6 23.9 Philli s 4,419 6,534,971 1,479 19,807 1.6 14.1 Prowers 13,481 29,484,467 2,187 16,323 4.4 21.0 Sed ick 2,642 7,312,727 2,768 19,741 3.5 11.5 Washin on 5,287 11,901,883 2,251 18,409 2.9 15.7 !Yuma 9,202 13.746,822 1,49411 19,815 2.0 133 Juiy 1996 ' Page 7 ~ Office of State Planning and Budgeting • With 40 state parks serving over 10 million visitors, Ouray County is the big economic winner in this area. Ridgway State Park helps generate $496 per capita in direct state expenditures, while also attracting tourist dollars into their local market. A sample of other counties significandy benefiting from state parks include: Jackson, Park, Routt, and Gilpin. • While Boulder County gready benefits from the University of Colorado that nets the - county $230 million (excluding federal. research dollars), the top county in the state when looking at higher education per capita expenditures is Gunnison. Western State , College adds $1,243 per person to the local economy. Larimer, Alamosa, La Plata, Las Animas, Weld, and Denver all received at least $550 per capita as a result of higher education institutions located in their communities. In total, there are 24 institutions of higher education and in FY 1994-95, there were 129,052 full time equivalent students. • Human service facilities also contribute to the economy and create jobs. There are a number of nursing homes, regional facilities for the developmentally disabled, and mental health institutes across the state that employ a large number of people. For example, the Homelake State Nursing Home in Rio Grande County adds $220 per person into their economy; the Mesa Counry regional center for the developmentally disabled adds $201; and Pueblo's Mental Health Institute adds $466. Other counties that benefit iuclude: Denver, Jefferson, Garfield, and Trinidad. The location of a state facility can make a major difference in the health and stability of a community. These examples clearly demonstrate why local communities compete with one another for the location of a state facility expansion or new office. Impact of Stnte Payroll Total state payroll for FY 1994-95 was $1.899 billion, or 22.6% of the total state budget. That year, the state employed 39,196 full time and 32,320 part time employees. Within the executive branch, higher education employed the most employees by far-that department has 69% of all employees and 60% of the total executive state payroll. The state average per capita payroli amount is $481. The top counties with high state payroll include Crowley at $2,454 per capita, Fremont at $1,621, Alamosa at $1,217, Juir 1996 Page 8 ~ , Office of State Planning and Budgeting Larimer at $1,113, and Gunnison at $1,038. All of these counties either have prisons facilities or a higher education institution. The Denver metro area is excluded from this ranldng for the reason cited below. Payroll information contained in this report is based on where the employee works, not where the employee resides. In most cases, the state employee works and resides in the same county, with the primary excep6on of those employees living in the Denver metro area. Consequently, the payroll figures for Denver are skewed because there are many state office buildings, four institutions of higher education, and numerous other state service providers located in the city, but with much of the workforce located in the suburban counties. If the average payroll is calculated for the six county Denver metro area, the per capita amount comes to $513 rather than showing the $1,303 amount amibuted to Denver. This amount is slighdy above the state average. Table 3 on the following page summarizes the state payroll by county. (NOTE: The total on Table 3 is lower than the payroll figure cited above because not all payroll was readily identified by county.) The Role of Need-Based Entitlements While the federal government drives most of the Medicaid and welfare entidement eligibiliry and spending, the state contributes about half of the total program cost. These programs are designed to provide income payments and health care to the poor. On a per capita basis, the state pays $55 for income payments (primarily AFDC), and $346 for medical services (mosdy Medicaid). It is in this area of spending that the fiscal disparities of the state emerge. Looking at assistance payment programs, Costilla, Conejos, and Saguache all have per capita expenditures of over $200. On the other hand, Pitkin, Summit, and Eagle counties have an extremely low per capita expenditure of $3 or $4. (Hinsdale reports no expenditure in this area, primarily because of its small population, not because of the wealth of the county.) The much larger Medicaid program, ranks Denver as the number one county in Colorado to receive Medicaid fands totaling $753 per person, or a total expenditure of $369 million, primarily because it provides regional services and has a relatively large low-income population. Other high expenditure counties include: Costilla, Pueblo, Otero, Huerfano, Mesa, Bent, and Kiowa. These counties receive higher than average Medicaid funding because they have large poor populations serving single parents with dependent children and/or high senior populations that rely on state-supported nursing home services. July 1996 Page 9 . ~ TABLE 3 FY 1994-95 STATE PAYROLL, BY COUNTY Per Per Capita Capita State Expen- State Expendi- Countv Po ulation Pa roll diture Countv Po ulation Pavroll turr Adams 288,838 $39,659,244 $137 Lake 6.543 245,376 3S Alamosa 14,397 17,519,694 1,217 LaPlata 36,985 26,573,230 718 Ara oe 436,467 18,244,616 42 Larimer 209,969 233,753,259 1,113 Archuleta 6,501 171,876 26 LasAnimas 15,071 12,223,752 811 Baca 4,372 62,088 14 Lincoln 6,145 0 Bent 5,462 218,412 40 Loigan 18,048 3,764,628 209 Boulder 250,488 256,916,645 1,026 Mesa 102,583 47,370,384 462 Chaffee 14,181 11,565,072 816 Mineral 609 0 Che enne 2,342 0 Moffat 11,855 3,518,760 297 Clear Creek 8,398 3,197,724 381 Montezuma 21,104 1,226,772 58 Cone'os 7,587 0 Montrose 28,157 4,484,676 159 Costilla 3,276 107,136 33 Morigan 24,940 6,349,124 255 Crowle 4,228 10,374,564 2,454 Otero 20,757 6,838,123 329 • Custer 2,473 43,632 18 Oura 2,850 171,876 60 Delta 24,179 3,033,876 125 Park 9,555 379,080 40 Denver 490,924 639,578,146 1,303 Philli 4,419 31,008 7 Dolores 1,514 0 Rtldn 14,215 139,392 10 Dou as 92,449 1,186,620 13 Prowers 13,481 5,799,196 430 E le 27,278 2,018,856 74 Pueblo 127,353 100,421,333 789 Elbert 12,972 10,878,060 839 Rio Blanco 6,713 1,070,100 159 ElPaso 450,467 45,585,457 101 Rio Grande 11,432 3,435,060 300 Fremont 38,207 61,931,268 1,621 Routt 16,096 1,378,788 86 Garfield 33,929 4,734,168 140 S che 5,125 37,488 7 Gil in 3,484 553,104 159 San Juan 548 31,104 57 Grand 8,706 $1,482,432 $170 San Mi el 5,064 43,632 9 Gunnison 11,542 11,981,369 1,038 Sed 'ck 2,642 43,632 17 Hinsdale 596 43,632 73 Sutnmit 16,223 1,262,988 78 Huerfano 6,815 1,086,804 159 Teller 16,071 654,936 41 Jackson 1,732 519,636 300 Washin on 5,287 0 Jefferson 480,018 91,024,108 190 Weld 143,824 63,553,315 442 Kiowa 1,749 0 Yuma 9,202 696,480 76 Kit Carson 7,210 429,444 60 TOTAL 3 655 647 1 759,645,175 481 )uly 1996 V Page 10 , ~ Office of State Planning and Budgeting School Finance The schaol finance formula is designed to equalize funding between rich and poor school districts. State aid is determined by the amount of property tax that can be raised by each district based on a specified mill lery. Consequently, if a district can generate a large amount of properry tax due to high assessed valuations resulting from high land and property values, the district will receive substantially lower state funding. For example, Pitkin Counry only receives $6 per capita for school funding compared to Conejos Counry which receives $1,023 per capita. (The state average for this program is $397.) This is because Pitldn County school district collected $2,076 in per capita property tax collections, while Conejos collected only $323. Clearly, the state role is to provide the equalizing revenue to ensure a strong education for all Colorado children. Balancing the Sta1e Needs In summary, the revenue adequacy quesrions raised by the Colorado Public Expenditures Council raised valid concerns regarding the state-local relationship. This study provides information on the other half of the public policy debate-the expenditure side. While, certain counties are "cash rich" and others "cash poor" when it comes to raising their own tax revenue, the state plays a major role in equalizing the differences between economic regions of the state. Both revenue and expenditure systems must be reviewed together before any major changes are proposed. Flaws exist on both sides of the ledger, but looking at the finance system in its entirety will help policy makers make better choices. * * * * * * * * * * Juiy 1996 Page II I ? ~ Office of State P/anning and Budgeting More To Come.... This Budget Bulletin provides an overview of how the state spends it's tax dollars. Another issue brief wi11 soon follow with more specific county expenditure information by program. For example, breakdowns will be provided on expenditures for highway construction, Medicaid, child welfare, unemployment insurance payments, etc., for FY 1994-95. If you would like a printed copy or diskette of the 52 state programs, please call Karen . Benker in the Office of State Planning and Budgeting at 303/866-2327. Office of State Planning and Budgeting I l4 State Capitol Bulk Ra[e Denver, Colorado 80203 U.S. Postnge PAID 2 1 08000 1 0 Den ver, CO 80203 Permit Nu. 738 7oWn ofr Vaif A7TN: Manager 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 a • Rc . , ~ ~ ~ . r, r- ~ ~ r r' F r` ~ A Vail Recreatior nTxI, T August 15, 1996 292 W. Meadow Drive Dear Friend of the Nature Center, Vail, CO 81657 970-479-2-279 i It has been a wonderful summer at the Vail Nature Center! FAX: 970-479-2197 ~ More visitors and locals than ever have participated in our ' programs. The feed-back we have received is positive and very VnIL rOLF CLUE3 gratifying. 1778 vd;, vauev unve i The expanded children's environmental day camps were 479-2260 ~ very well received and were filled to capacity. For the first time GOLFB PARK we offered a Stream Ecology/Fly-fishing program in cooperation MAINTENAy cE with Trout Unlimited. The response to this in-depth program was 1,..78 Vail Valle Drive 479-2262 excellent. New this yeaz were our family moonlight outings, VAIL TENNIS CENTER which were sold-out several days prior to the event. Participation 700 S. Frontage Road in our twice weekly adult hikes has been excellent. Our new 479-2294 Nature Center Hikin Club has been a S great success. JOHN A. DOBSON ARENA The Vail Nature Center was very active with Earth Fest `96 321 L4 9 22 d Circle and plans to remain active in future Earth Fests. The Nature Center is a founding member of PEEP (Partnership for VAIL YOUTH SERVICES Environmental Education Programs) which is a cooperative of 395 E. Lionshead Cucle 479-2292 several entities in Eagle County for the purpose of coordinating and promoting environmental education. VAII. NATiJRF CENTER Buoyed by the success we have experienced , we will 479-=291 expand our programs in 1997. There is a definite need to amplify nt:\xhf:T,N:; ! our youth oriented environmental programs and we intend to meet 292 ."'v°do"' I'n`° that need in the future. In the coming years we anticipate the Vail Nature Center ' will be a major resource for environmental education in the Rocky ' Mountain Region. ; Our plans are ambitious and attainable - with your help. Nature Center programs are purposely kept affordable to everyone, so no one feels excluded due to finances. It wiil take a team effort to accomplish our goals and we need you on our team. We invite you to become a volunteer and work with programs or at the front desk and of course financial donations are always welcome! Come visit with us, look around and ask questions - we love company! ~ Your suggestions and ideas are always welcome. Thank , you for your support. Yours naturally, q Nature en+ irector ~ r , C/ar'~ _~.aturc ~ %enle.~~./IS11 `IS:' The following is a list of items currently needed at the Vail Nature Center. If you can donate any items on the list we can arronqe te have them picked up. Donations are tax deductible: please consul[ your tax aaviso!-. Animal hand puppets Skulls (Colorado animals) Furs (Colorado Animals) Antlers k Horns (Colorado Animals) Chain saw Lumber suitable for birdhouses Fly-fishing equipment Water Qunlity sampling ki[s Binoculars Portable phone Bicvcie Ten [s Sleeping baq_ Two wav radios Passenqervar Copy maenine Dissectinq microscope Paper cutter (lorge) . ~ ~ UUI' S(1 f)~)U.".~ 1,`' C'J'SC'I1IlOf f OI' Ill C' 11 c .su~c?rua~ of f~1rs C/ail QI Cl rE~ `,C»> IE"I•, E ~ Jandmaz<. 9ou can ' i ~ reafly male a i ; f ul ure o/ Il7 e~/ar~ -*4 _ r-, - ~ . ~ QIt1I'c' L~~I2I~I'. , . • ; us carry on hllie ' nzes,raye. ~ PLEASE MAIL TD Vail Recreation District - Nature Center t1T~t11llle 292 W. Meadow Dr (),tS 112 UO t1I' Vail, Colorado 81657 J f an o~ ! MAKE CHECKS PAYABLf TO: Vail Recreation District - Friends of the Nature Center ~ Indude a note if: • vou woulo like your donation to be earmarked I tor e seeciai purchase or proqram I I ~ • you would iike tv help the Nature Center m ' I ~ otner wav, ~ PLEASf INCLUDE YOUR Namc> _ - i ' i • AadrtS_ i - - - ~ i ~1'tc~ ~/ail~.ulru•c> l c nr~:-ne~<~~/:~r~ou; i - ' suf~f~o~:!. ~.jur~ c•un e~c//~ /~r~ cun ;i/~u!!ny Iu ! rtYt'7'll.~O! : fll"IC^c Pnntea on recvdeo paper ; I i ~ ~ , a - - - - - - - - ? ~ !1c ! /C11 t"QIUTF _f!'1PP~1S O~ :lJ:' c'!:.'.": ,('/?IC'•, ~JPI1lE'I' CL/Q l ~ F' O f\' S C? F. ` . • ~ 'r, r; n' I eslQGllslledin_ 197.; as ajvace lo preserue I I GOLDEN EAGLE SPONSOR - 5500 ( ~ • iwu comnnmentnn qreen; ree~ ~%rt,i cor:~ e,t . 77Q./JI -c flOt'Q QI?O1 Voii GO;t CiUf" , • CI70(:: 0.'. f50o.i ifPn; oilr SPIc:i U!?•l .170,'11F,_ ClI1Cl !o !JI'UUIO~E' hrstorv ;i[ies c: a hr-; h^,or-, F°nvrrr~r,mentn~ :-snir. jI/C' UCI/J/IC'. L~ST~E~C'1QIll~ I KPCPlD: Ot VG!1 NOCUrc LPIIIP!StII17717Cr IlPWSIPftPfS • Free admission to Interpretive Center DUT C111fUTeI1, 11/II1l I I i i Ille opporlunllrJ fo I BLUE SPRUCE SPONSOR - 1150 ~ oUset'ue, er7Jo,t , and • Choice of.• Book trom our selection of natura( I V ~ f2Q1•n aFoul r1Qlttpe. hisrory titles or a/imm Morris environmental t-shirt I • Receipt of Vail Nature Center Summer newsletters • Free admission to Interpretive Center Une of the major reasons people choose Vail for their vocation is the natura/ beauty provided COLUMBINE SPONSOR - S 100 by the mountain setting. The Nature Center is a unique alternative to many of the more • Free admission to Interprerive Center urbanized attroctions of the valley. • A/im Morris environmental t-shirt • Receipt of Vail Nature Center Summer newsle[ters Drsitation to the Na[ure Center has increased ar,nunli~. Tn^ Narure LPlIrPr eacn Vedr operotes i a a rleiiar or near;y S?S,OOD to 530,000. !ts INDIVIDUAL SPpNSOR - SSO etror:s [e contmu< operatrer), qroiv wrth • Recerpr e` baii Narure Cenre! Summ.er newsletterc ~ nemcln;,. an : rPmair, ahordab+e ro the public ' • Free oamusinn to Inrerore[nF, Cente- ; i deDer,i~' on nt,t: scurcpc o* nnnr,aa! supoor.. , ~rou, doNcr; oiven po soe-riticoliv fe suopor. CONTRIBUTOR SPONSOR - 85.00 AND UP proaram,, prote,::_, riew eaurpment and facili(t, • Keceipr oi vail Nature Cen[er 5ummer newsletrer~ unaraa~ ~ 4ve or.cc, occept m-nmht con[ribu[ions onci eaurnme;;; are reia%ive to our oDera[ion;. Fine^aa a;t[; cor, n_, earmnrKed ior SCPUCI UU(C!7 ;5:' i.~ !)rOCI(QR' /.l eCOUSP wC OrC C!?0r7p(Oili OfQpl717OlIOlI pi. . , :011trIbtl110r1, Urr' !Qx U2UUC(If71E' ~RAVOI ' ` . o ~~ORADO ~ Ls~- IN L August 15, 1996 Joxrr w. ciovANVO The Honorable Robert Armour Freru(uve Dii•retnr Town of Vail IDA IiAVAFIAN '1I11.4C 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mark Smith Dear Robert, L'laairnuin set5v w,egers 'any, many tnanics ior your coniribution to Season Nine of the Bravo i ~ice Claatrntnn Colorado Vail Valley Music Festival. The season was an unqualified success, with Jim Wear vue chair„a,= beautiful music, fabulous weather and record attendance of over 32,000. The Roger Behler performances by our two resident orchestras, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Tr"''"`r" and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra were tremendously popular, and the chamber s°Sa° "b"'°a° Seeretary concerts were recorded for broadcast on National Public Radio's "Performance Today" series. Kathryn Beqysh Kay Chester voug cogsWeii Plans are already well underway for the l Oth Anniversary season in 1997. John cogsweli Scheduled for June 28 through August 6, the Bravo! Festival will once again feature cern, Engie classical chamber, orchestra and jazz at various venues throughout the Vail Valley. R°6 F°`d Music Director lda Kavafian brings together over 50 internationally known solo Joan Francis L;na, ca~~,~n artists in unique chamber programs created specifically far the Bravo! Festival. The John carn5e, Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Music Director Neeme Jarvi will return for encore Don Herar;ch classical, pops, opera and youth programs, and the Rochester Philharmonic BeckY xer°reich Orchestra will open the season with patriotic concerts at Vail and Beaver Creek in '`lar" xesb°`gh addition to pops and classical performances. i~lerv I,api? Rob LeVine Ph;l No„ There is no doubt that the continued success of the Bravo! Colorado Vail R;ci, xogei Vailey iviusic resiival is aue in iarge part to tne contribuiions of people like Ja°e sm,ieY yourselves. Bravo! is very fortunate to have your ongoing support, and we sincerely CathY Srone 411~yallli yDU. Dicl< Swank Barbara Treat Kindest regards, ~ar . Smith o W. Giovando Je e Reid 953 s°°`h rr°°`age R°aa Chairman - Board of Trustees Executive Director rector of s~«t loa Development Veil, Colorado 81657 Yhone 970.476.0206 Fas 970.479A559 E-mail bravoC vail.net http://vaiLnet/bravo fy~ ' s ARTHRITIS August 12, 1996 FOII N DATION s Holly McCutcheon YourSource Town of Vail for He/p and Hope,. p O. Box 567 Vail, Co 81658 Dear Holly: ROCKY - MO U NTA1 N On behalf of the Arthritis Foundation, let me expressed my sincerest thanks to CHAPTER you for your help with "The Great Continental Divide Car Rally". We were very coio,ado, Montano pleased with the event in Vail held on the weekend of July 26-28. Everyone had ond Wjroming a great time and is looking forward to next yeaz. OFFICEAS Chair Catherine M. Damell The funds from last year's event benefitted the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis C,.i..El.i Camp at Estes Park, Colorado. The camp experience gives the medical staff a c. "'la, B"g° uni ue ers ective of observin the child in a non-clinical settin These w«.cn.ir fo? ca«.ao q P P g 8• Michael G. Mills observations enhance their ability to treat the whole child. While at the camp, "`°-C"''''° e°'~'k the children attend programs about various aspects of their disease and its ~~~r for WYomin9 treatment, thereby empowering the child with vital information. This year's KatherineA. MonScrotR.~N. proceeds of over $22,000 are earmarked for research and program services. Lucy S. Landes Robert C. Hawley Plans have already b bemun for next year's rally• Our goal is to have a group of Assistant Troasurer fifty couples gather in the beautiful mountains of Colorado to enjoy a safe, car Marlin Miles Immsdlets Pest Chdr rally experience and raise funds for a worthwhile cause. With the help we J. Fioger HolliPsrt.~M.D. receive from generous people such as yourselves, we will only get better. Theodore R. Zerwin Thank you again and see you soon! Sincerely, i James Gumpert-7 Vice President of Development ? Please Remember the Arthritis Foundation in Your Will 2280 South Albion Street / Denver, Coforado 80222-4906 /(303) 756-8622 / FAX: 759-4349 Tnil CroA Numho.. 1_R()n-e7r_raa7 n, nff.,.~~,,,,,~.,,.+~.~•,,. - ~ , a j FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 1996 Contact: Rob LeVine, 476-2471 Vail Tomorrow Coordinating Team SIGN UPS BEGIN FOR PHASE TWO OF VAIL TOMORROW PROJECT AS INVITATIONS ARE EXTENDED TO ALL FOR "IMAGINE VAIL" ACTIVITIES, SEPT. 6-7 (Vail)--The next step in Vail Tomorrow, the community action planning process that has already involved hundreds of Vail area residents in discussing Vail's future, is coming up Sept. 6 and 7. Anyone who cares about or is impacted by Vail is encouraged to sign up to attend the free weekend event. "We've finished the discussion-only step, and now we'll get down to making some decisions as a community about the things that are most important to us, and then what we should take some action on," said Rob LeVine, a volunteer who's helping oversee logistics of the Vail Tomorrow process. He said everyone is urged to get involved because the decisions made through the project from this point forward have the potential to directly impact people's lives. A keynote address by Myles Rademan kicks off the event on Friday, Sept. 6, followed by a day-long "Imagine Vail" Conference on Saturday, Sept, 7. The appearance by Rademan at the Friday evening reception will help set the tone for Saturday's session. The reception, "A Little av!ore Food for Thought," will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sonnenalp Bavaria Haus, with the program beginning at 5:45e Rademan, the public (more) P.O. Box 1019 • Vail, Colorado 81658 • 970-479-2451 • http://vail.net/Vail-Tomorrow . ~ Imagine Vail/Add 1 affairs director of Park City, Utah, is a well-known speaker in the Rocky Mountain West and a frequent visitor to Vail. He'll share his thoughts on the dynamics of Vail and other mountain resort communities and how future trends are impacting our way of life. Rademan is a founding member of the Colorado Association of Ski Towns and is profiled in the September issue of Snow Country Magazine. At the Saturday conference on Sept. 7, people will be given a summary report of what their fellow residents have said over the past few weeks through community discussions and surveys. They will also work together to define key focus areas for eventual action. The conference is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Manor Vail, with lunch provided. "We know it's asking a lot to ask people to give up their Saturday, but there are some important decisions to be made at this conference, and that takes time. I promise it will be time well-organized and well-spent," LeVine said. The "Imagine Vail" activities follow a series of Community Roundtable discussions in which over 300 participants came together to describe the characteristics of a great community. Hundreds more have participated through the Community Suggestion Box in the newspapers and a series of surveys to part-time and former residents. Those responses are now being sorted and will provide the foundation for the conference discussion. The Sept. 7 conference agenda will involve individual and small group discussion that will reflect upon important events in Vail's history and associated trends and a review of the shared values expressed through the recent roundtable and survey discussions. Then, participants will define goal areas for Vail Tomorrow by answering two key questions: To make Vail the best it can be as a resort community, what absolutely (more) Imagine Vail/Add 2 should not be given up? What should be improved? Following the conference, work will begin immediately on qualitative and quantitative research to measure how Vail is performing in those goal areas. From there, a second conference will be held Nov. 1-2, which will prioritize the focus goals based on a review of the research. People at the November conference will also be asked to propose specific action alternatives to achieve those goals. Then, agencies and individuals with a role to play in implementing and carrying out the actions will work side-by-side with community volunteers to determine which action alternatives are best for Vail. Those recommendations will be reported back to the community at a final conference in the spring. The Sept. 7 community conference promises to involve a lot of work, but should be a lot of fun, as well, said LeVine. "We want to continue to emphasize that it's never too late to get involved in the project," he said. "It doesn't matter if you weren't involved in the previous steps. You can join in at any time." LeVine said the effort is intended to reach anyone impacted by Vail, including residents, business owners, employees, second homeowners and guests. So that adequate meals and space can be reserved, participants are asked to sign up for all or part of the free weekend events by calling 479-2451 by Sept. 3 For those who can't attend, but would like to let their thoughts be known, please call this same telephone number and request a survey fcrm. Responses collected by Sept. 3 will be forwarded to those at the conference. (more) - • ~ Imagine Vail/Add 3 Endorsement Update Here's a list of the organizations endorsing the Vail Tomorrow project, thus far: Chamber of Commerce Vail Valley Restaurant Assn. Colorado West Menta! Health Vaii Alpine Garden Foundation Eagle County Vail Associates Kiwanis Vail Symposium Lionshead Merchants Assn. Vail Daily Snowboard Outreach Society Vail Mountain School Board Town of Minturn Council Vail Valley Theatre Company Town of Vail Council, PRC, DRB Vail Religious Foundation U.S. Forest Service (Holy Cross) Vail Valley Foundation Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau Vail Village Merchants Assn. Board # # # , 08/26/96 TOWN OF VAIL COUNCIL CONTINGENCY Account # 01-0100-52857 1996 = Total Contingency Funds Original BuJgetAmount $50,000 Uses: TOV-VA Growth Agreement - Total Approved $20,000 Youth Recognition Award $5,000 Chad Fleischer sponsorship $5,000 Legal fees - railroad abandonment $4,000 Hot Summer Nights councert - Young Dubliners $500 Total Amount Used 34,500 Total Amount Left $15,500 S u btotal '""*TOV-VA Growth Agreement - Total Approved $20,000 Holiday Peak Education approved 11l21/95 $3,500 PD $1,460 @ various times, all in 0600 Survey - Non-skiers with VA $5,000 •RRC fees $5,000 l PD $2,600 2/15/96, chgd to '95 09 00-52954 $13,500 & pd $345 4/24/96 in 0600 TOV-VA Growth Agreement - remaining $6,500 Moved total to 0600 ***Youth Recognition Award - Total Approved $5,000 Airfare $2,194 PD 4/4/96, 01-8300-52831 St. Moritz Exchange Program $1,200 PD $1,152 5/2/96 01-8300-52831 Mayor's Cup Youth Award -$500/ea for 2 participants $1,000 PD $542 5/29/96 01-8300-52831 $4,394 Youth Recognition Award - remaining $606 COUCON96.WK3 Michael L. Philiips 2696 Davos Trail Vail, Colorado 81657 ~ August 11, 1996 TCI Cable Vision P.O. Box 439 Avon, CO 81620 Re: Payment not credited, Acct# 10216-000106-01-5 Dear Sir or Madam, Enclosed you will find a copy of my check # 3119, dated 6-11-96, made payable to TCI. I regret the quality of the copy, but perhaps some of the information on the endorsement side will be tegible enough to you that you will be able to see that I have indeed paid my account in futl ( as I believe I have done unerringly each month since 1974). You can see that the check did clear my account on June 18, 1996. I have no reason to believe that anyone but your company received this payment. I would appreciate it if you would credit my account with this payment, and if you will also credit my account for the $3.00 service charge that has been charged to my account because of your error. If this copy is not sufficient for your purposes, please let me know and I will contact my bank for whatever additional detail they can provide. I would like to commend your office for coming out and attempting to fix the ongoing service problem with my cable television. Although, once again, you haven't solved the problem, at least you have tried, and that's more than we can say about the head office's work on payments problems. It seems that the Denver office is quite good at pointing out your deficiencies. It is a shame that they are so poor at providing their customers with assistance in payments problems. Getting this resolved has taken three Ietters (#his is the third) and two telephone calfs to approach resolution. Your address isn't even on the bill, I have to call to get that. This is not service, it is arrogance. I tell.you very plainly, you should be glad you work for a monopoly business. If I had a choice of another provider, I'd change in a heartbeat. 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With that in mind, the purpose of Wor[d Winter Cities`Td'r.k'in and Grand Exhibition '97 is to explore the charm:~.`:r~_nd chdllenges of life in cold weather regians and ce[ebrate t"novats and initiatives which have improved the livability and .:~~Qnomic opportunity of winter :.:;:::::communities throughout tGce w GRAND EXHIBITION '97, an industrial trade show, will feature cutting-edge technology, prodacts and services developed to improve the response to on, transportation, winter, withspecial focus on technology, co.t~?mttni;cati equipmenf`i~eets, travel and tourism, and hans~aii.ivt~ernational showcase will ;;;provide ex.Giibitors api'e~nier marketing oppor~~ni~;~to '`~n~rage;;::~rpsioss and economic , ~tet~laprnent between akes, countries, business Iea~~~, ~~t~ers amd se1.10x.3 1k~4iencE participation wiClinclude municipal and elected officials, architect~; engin¢et~,.~otitracfors'academicians, and others interested in improving life in winter clir~.~{~y' p~o(` 'ha.re;;he abundance by participating in Marquette's Forum '97? You'll,r,QA~~tze onhe nWIVI::;:owinter cities, and become a believer in the advantages of doing business;;ir; cold=;~~i~ates. FORUM '97 is a three-day international conference featuring distinguished speakers, work- shops and technicai tours high[igkting practicaf so[utions to winterchaf(enges in four topu areas: •Creating Economic Opportunity in Northern Regions Topiu include: growing and maintaining entrepreneurial development, financing the growth;, ' of industrial sectors, ec~~at~tt ~et~el,~pment in remote places, and travel and touCisr~. s; •Enhancing and 5usfamUnique Northern Topia include: et4~vironmenia! education, land-based recreati~ management, and; ~te0~e!p.:; management. •Planning for ~'~~c~t*logy to:;~nhance Winter:::~~;ka~ . Topics include te.g.pi., ktpe;lelec~nt"ing, water miparticipatory design, electroni c entertaininga` g •Working to Creat~ Xl~ty Topics indude: comr~u~~ d~~~,~rrien~, ~ntt~r ~ranagement, parks, festivals and events, and urban design. Speakers: Daniel Kemmis, Mayor, City of Missoula, Montana, U.S.A. Thomas Baldini, Chairman, International Joint Commission, U.S. & Canada Environmental Issues, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Douglas Clute, Senior Economist, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Canada Harold Hanen, Architect, Hanen & Associates, Alberta, Canada Perry Eaton, President, Alaska Village Initiatives, Alaska, U.S.A. Robert McCarthy, Memtec limited, Australia Ron Phillips, President, Coastal Enterprises, Maine, U.S.A. Alexandre Alexeyevich Studennikov, Municipal Board of Construction, Bratsk, Russia K.L. Cool, Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S.A. Arthur Rolnick, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, ° Minnesota, U.S.A. July/Augusti996 ~ COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIC)N MILESTONES "A BIMONTHLY NEWSIETTER HIGHLIGHTING COLORADO TRANSPORTATION ISSUES" . Passenger Rail Study Transportation identifies Commissioners high priority corridors Tour Asphalt Certification Lab The Colorado Passenger Rail Study, launched lasi Transportation commissioners toured Colorado's February, reached a major milestone in late July with the asphalt technician certification lab July 18, leaming first identification of high prioriry rail corridors around the hand about successes the lab has made developing State• consistency in the way asphalt is tested in the feld and in At the beginning of the study, Kimley Hom & the lab. Associates of Denver started to evaluate 17 corridors for potential passenger rail service. The corridors were located along the Front Range and in q- northwestem Colorado. A steering committee ~s'r' ; was formed witti representative from local and ~ regional governments, federal and state agencies> railroads, and environmental groups as well as individual citizens. At a July 19 meeting held in Denver, the committee endorsed high priority corridors. Four ry~y basic evaluation criteria were used by the consultant during the evaluation process: annual ridership per mile, annualized cost per mile, cost effecdveness, and air quality. The first months of study collected information on each corridor, analysing factors against the criteria. Recommendations developed by the consultant were During their tour of the asphalt technician presented to the committee for comments and concurrence. cerrificarion lab transportation commissioners The routes are: Dan Stuart, Pete Mirelez and Flodie Anderson 9 Steamboat Springs/Hayden to learned about Superpave potentials from Dr. Scon GlenwoodSprings Shuler, CAPA executive director (atright, 9 Parachute to Vail holding a core sample). Photo by Carl Sorrentino, CDOT. 4 Glenwood Springs to Aspen For years, contractors have tested their asphalt to show quality control. Samples show how asphalt plants B Leadville to Avon or paving operadons are working. Owners such as the ...continued with map, page 2 see Asphalt, page 3 . , 9 Fort Collins to Denver (3 different In addition to these corridors, the committee also , alignments) recommended that two routes be studied which connect Front Range and westem slope corridors (dotted lines on 9 Denver to Colorado Springs (2 possible map.) One route would connect Denver and Glenwood aligrunents) Springs along the existing Southem Pacific rail line. A second would join Denver and Vail following I-70. One of The inidal cost for these corridors is estimated to these two cbrridors will be selected to connect the Front range from a low of $147 million for the Fort Collins/ Range and westem slope, based on the same factors used Greeley to Denver corridor to $1.2 billion for a Denver to to select the high prioriry corridors. Vail route following Interstate 70. Estimates included ~ vehicle procurement, management of design and Kimley Horn & Associates expected to have a construcdon (20 percent), and contingency (30 percent). technical memorandum about corridor screening available Final cost estimates are not yet available. eady in August. continued next page. ~ M 0 f r 4 i ~ i ' l,t R i U ( R w , i ~ M [ l D ~ l 0 ~ i~JkCK50 • i ~ • i A 0 U T 1• ~ONT-TOWG ASPRi ~ ~ ~ j ; ~ f s,•~ e _ _ ~_`~".,e_~,_,.,~_,!_.~ '..o -~~1..^" ~ .~C ~ ~....~8..... ~ ~ B ~ . ' ~ . •~,Y `1~, ~ . : G A A N 0 GILP:-..":~T , Y 0 R G A N ~ ' • I~ - _ v tij S 1 ~ q t a N C 0~ ~ r p i. _ _._._--•„y~ SU CQ r~~9• C ` n}+ ~ a D A M S GLE ~ p~~tINGS DENVER ~ ~ c < a ARA PANOEp. ~ ' i " .:..,~F"jt_•-•-•y ^ 4•-•-•z• ~ ~ ~ ~ C A C l E'+ E l 1[ R T~ m ~ •-----•-~Y• ~ AS ~t K i M ' • _ ~ u L I A R R r.a ~~w • ~ z~ f' j ~ ~ 1t. 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W , M , ~ ~ _ . c o s r I ftA ~ . f 2tsua y '•jiON E JOSa1~ Page 2 T Asphalt, continued. . . s Colorado Department of Transportation test asphalt for quality assurance, taking samples from a construcdon site at random and less frequent times to make sure the contractor's process is under control. , ~ But what if people doing the tests use different methods? What if technical procedures used give different results from the same asphalt sample? Denver trolleys, like this one on S. Pearl Street, enjoyed Part of the answer is in technician certification, half a century of success from the early 1900s unti11950 Which follows classroom and hands-on training designed to when buses began replacing trolley lines. Pueblo's teach contractors and owners standardized methods for "passenger rail" began much earlier: the city's testing asphalt. CDOT and the Colorado Asphalt trolley cars in 1890 preceded those of even New York Pavement Association (CAPA) have worked together since Ciry and Chicago. Colorado now ezplores the regional 1994 to develop a certification faciliry which continues to and statewide potenrial of passenger rail. promote better asphalt pavement quality throughout the industry. The approval of high prioriry corridors brings an end to the first phase of the passenger rail study. Next the Why QC/QA? consultant will work with the commiuee to identify rail stadons, select a preferred technology, and refine cost and In 1991 the national Transportarion Research ridership estimates. That phase of work is expected to be Board's task force on innovative contracting practices completed by the end of this year and will include a final suggested: "Qualiry is never an accident It is always the report. result of high intention and sincere effort, intelligent Interested citizens may contact CDOT's project direction, and skilled execudon." CDOT began manager Dave Ruble, Jr., at (303) 757-9819. Ruble is implementing statisdcal quality control and quality Intermodal Branch Manager in room 212 at CDOT's assurance (QC/QA) working with contractors to develop headquarters, 4201 East Arkansas Ave., Denver CO standards and partnerships that result in better 80222. The rail study's toll free phone line is 800-464- construction practices. 7247; computermodem users may address HTTP://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/KHDENVER/ Certifying Asphalt Technicians CDOTRAII..HTM. In August 1994 CDOT engineers and CAPA asked the Colorado Transportarion Commission for . _ approval to build a laboratory which would certify state and contractor technicians for asphalt testing. The state provided $365,000 in capital funding and identified advisory people. CAPA agreed to provide laboratory - space and personnel to manage and administer the training program. Within a year construction of a laboratory in q ; Englewood began, and during 1995 the first cerdfication B`'Si' 6zS2 ° classes began. - CALr C~urse Cn rc? A Y4 By mid July this year,174 people had been v - - certified. More than half the number were CDOT Differenr depths and types of asphalt are required for° a personnel, 41 percent were industry employees, and there cul-de-sac (left), collector street and Interstate hightivay (right). page 3 .o. continued on page 4. Photo by Carl Sorrentino, CDOT. were several county and city employees who took the Transporta6on CommissionerFlodie Anderson of Golden. classes to help standardize their testing procedures and, "The certificadon classes have CDOT and contractor subsequentty, their asphalt paving projects. employees working together, and seeing each other's perspecdve. This approach is building a lot of Training is hands-on experience using equipment understanding, helping replace the `us' vs `them' in the lab which is the same type of equipment available to mentaliry." contractors and agencies. Initial classroom introduction is followed by a written test and then demonstrations in This appreciadon for the "other person's" tasks, several laboratory rooms. After trainees are shown how to along with standardizedtesting methods taught in the conduct tests, each individual must pass a proficiency test certificadon labs, will conrinue to help improve asphalt before certification is granted. Graduates then re-certify in paving in Colorado. three years. Next: Superpave • The Englewood training facility is adjacent to CAPA offices occupying about 4,400 square feet of space. Beginning this winterthe certification program It has a classroom for up to 24 technicians, and five will add a class for Superpave, the latest in asphalt separate labs for demonstrating technical proficiency. technology. An outcome of research funded during the last Training lasts from three to four days costing up to $550 federal highway bill, the new technology developed for CDOT employees or CAPA members ($725 for perfomaance-oriented specifications for asphalt concrete others), depending on the session. Employers benefit when mixtures and asphalt binders. Engineers can now specify their technicians leam standardized methods for testing levels of performance for pavement which, for example, asphalt mixes. Employees gain pride when given their won't rut for twenry years, and will have minimal cracking certificates. Writing their course evaluations after training after the same period. was completed, even seasoned veterans of asphalt paving have admitted they learned how to correct some mistakes 'CDOT already has a dozen projects this they had been making when testing asphalt. construction season which examine the new Superpave asphalt binder specification. Another ten projects use a Working relationships also benefiL On a recent new asphalt concrete mixture specificadon. state project, asphalt test results differed during field Specifications now may match climate and the level of testing. Rather than blame each other, however, state traffic oa a highway to the type of binder that will perform workers and contractor technicians immediately tumed to the best If resistance to rutting is desired during hot the procedures to df scover why results differed. A solution weather and resistance to cracking is desired in winter, for was found through a cooperative effort that went back to example, an asphatt binder can be selected which will testing methods and the tesring equipment used. deliver the required performance. "Cooperation has built better working relationships all azound," says CAPA director Scott Shuler. "Ms program wasn't put togetherby jnst me and lab manager Roadside Interpretive Sign Mike Cassidy. We have a technical advisory group, a Highlights Historic curriculum advisory group helping decide the details for U.S. 50 Wagon Road classroom instruction and laboratory certification procedares, and a qnaliry improvement committeexo condnually evaluate the program and provide input for improvement" by Dan Jepson, CDOT Staff Archaeologist As contractor and agency personnel attend the In 1776 Spanish missionaries Francisco training together, they gain an appreciadon for each ~minguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante led an other's day to day operations and challenges. "The expedidon north from the community of Santa Fe, then the Commission is seeing its invesmient put to good use," said Page 4 northemmost outpost in the territory of New Spain, now Highway 50 between Grand Junction and Delta several the siate of New Mexico. The joumey's purpose was to years ago, CD4T archaeologists documented a segment of chart a route to the Spanish settlements along the this historic road near the modem highway. Deep wagon- Califomia coast, and thereby establish a reliable supply wheel ruts are clearly visible ascending Fool's Hill, a and trade corridor. The Dominguez-Escalante group prominent local landmark, and information suggested that traveled north through westem Colorado and into eastem these furrows and associated stone caims are indeed Utah before the onset of winter forced their retum to Santa remnants of the Salt Lake Wagon Road andJor North Fe. Trappers, traders, and merchants soon followed their Branch of the Old Spanish TraiL (Cairns are heaps of lead, however, creating what was to become known as the stones placed as landmarks.) "Old Spanish Trail." A plan to develop a madside interpretive display 'One branch of the trail traveised the San Luis highlighting the history and significance of the ruts ensued. Valley, crossed Cochetopa Pass, and followed the A gravel pullout adjacent to U.S. 50 was built by the ! Gunnison River to its confluence with the Colorado River Colorado Deparnnent of Transportation, and work began at present-day Grand Junction, before veering west into on a permanent informadonal exhibit Utah. Many notable historical figures are known to have traveled this route, including explorers and military Eazlier this year a covered kiosk was erected at the officers Christopher "Kit" Carson, John Gunnison, and pullout by the Bureau of Land Management - Montrose John FremonL Gunnison was in fact the first to lead District, CDOT's cooperative partner in the project, and wagons over the trail in 1853. Between 1875 and 1881, the CDOT Archaeological Unit subsequenfly provided an parts of the same route were used as a freight wagon road interpretive sign panel containing a variety of information to transport supplies from Salt Lake City to the Ute Indian related to the trail. Agency south of Montrose, and also to miners in the town of Ouray. Historical roadside signs have long been used in Colorado as an educational tool, as well as a means of During the course of a field inventory along U.S. making highway travel a more stimulating and rewarding experience. The state's extensive transportation system allows us many such opporlunities to feahure ~ °and interpretenduring traces of ~ Colorado's heritage. The Department is working closely with the Colorado Historical R y'Society to create new roadside signs and replace many existing, „ outdated signs. The Archaeological Unit has plans to ` erect a permanent display at Intersatet'70's Vail Pass Rest Area, the site of a large and significant archaeological area excavated in the 1970s. , • _ , ' .r . . . y,, . . ° ..r x . , . ` _ . . On the hillside above this U.S. SO pullout and irformational display, there are still deep wagon-wheel ruts from the "Old Spanish Trail." Photograph by Dan Jepson, CDOT. Page S Ak H111 WASHINGTON UPDATE ~ by Jim Young Linton, Mields, Reisler & Cottone, Ltd. The annual federal budget cycle is now more or less on track, with the Fiscal Year 1996/97 appeopriations bill for U.S. Department of Transportation expected to pass the Senate in plenty of time for the August recess. The USDOT funding bill, already passed by the House, was next in line for Senate floor action as this was written for Milestones. Operating under the same budget and spending ceilings as their House counterparts, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee managed to add modest increases to the House-passed funding levels for some, but not all, major programs. These were expected to survive Senate floor debate unchanged, with possible additions for air safety. The increases were made possible by the transfer of $300 million in Defense Department budget and outlay authority to the transportation category. The shift in outlay authority, although technically for Coast Guard activities that in peacetime aze part of USDOT, made room for several increases in other categories. Included were Fb a boost in the highway obligation ceiling by $100 million to $17.65 billion; Fb a$149 million increase in the obligation ceiling for airport construction grants to $1.46 billion; Fb a$130 million increase in Amtrak subsidies to $592 million, , plus $200 million for the Northeast Corridor that the House had refused; Fb not quite a$100 million increase for transit Section 9 funding to $2.149 billion; and Fb a$235 million increase in transit Section 3 discretionary grants to $1.9 billion. These increases total more than $300 million in budget authority, but not in the more importaat category of projected FY 96197 outlays, which is the actual spending category tightly capped under Congressional budget rules. Within any one program, such as the Section 9 formula grant program, individual states can expect roughly proportional increases in their formula shares of the naflonal total, allowu?g for any off-the-top dednctions ordered by Congress or imposed by USDOT. Look foi a House-Senate conference to finalize the bill, which is not expected to be controversial, early in September. Fears of a budget gridlock in autumn have been erased by the apparent consensus decision of the G.O.P. Congressional leadership to cut the best deal it can on outstanding budget issues and close up Congress as quickly as possible this fall, punting unf'mished business into next year. The question for state and local grantees of the major transportation trust fund program is whether the Senate increases will be preserved in the final bill that comes out of the House-Senate conference committee. House-Senate conferees usually split the difference, but if House conferees are willing to go along with the Senate's transfer of Pentagon dollars to transportation, there's no reason they should refuse any of the increases approved as a result of that transfer. Among unfinished business is a set of significant transportation items, ranging from an overhaul of maritime policy and privatizing the air traffic control system to reauthorizing Amtrak and reimposing the aviation ticket taxes and other fees that fund the aviation trust fund. The aviation taxes lapsed on the first of this year, and with no action to reinstate them the trust fund has been spending down its unobligated balance. Reserves are due to run out a week or two before Christrnas. This threatens not only the airport construction grant program but Federal Aviation Administration operations and other programs (including the air traffic control system) which are 75 percent financed from the wst fund. A temporary fix is part oE a small business tax package; if enacted, it would push the problem into 1997. For Amtrak the long-stalled Senate floor debate continues to be stalled by the threat of a long list of amendments that could Page 6 continued next page. t 1 tie up the chamber for longer than the leaders can spare. One ground); aviation history complete with an entertaining poten6al issue is the so-called Roth-Biden proposal to allow videotape of earliest aircraft and some not-so-successful states, if they choose, to shift some of the highway wst fund Prototypes; charts, maps and weather, and flight money out of the Surface Transportation Program or congestion management, air qnality (CMA~ programs to ~~ents. support Amtralc. Thfs won Senate approval last year as part of the National Highway System designation act but was dropped After their ground school sessions, school cluldren by conferees from the final bill after stout resistance by House are treated to hands-on acdvities with four rotating conferees. A plan to dedicate half-a-cent of aansit funds sessions underway. Stations include gliders, balloons, revenues to Amtrak is on indefinite hold and its sponsor, rocketry and flight simulators. Senator William Roth (R-Delaware) reportedly has agreed not to bring it up. Next year, however, this could be revived as an In the words of more ihan one youngster, "Fantasy amendment to the highway reauthorization bill. of Flight was cool!" Teachers and pupils across Colorado have benefited from the program. Last spring the principal of Pagosa Springs IIementary School praised the hands-on Children Learn about nature of the presentadons, alongwith the captivating subject matter, and added "We aze so far from a major the Fantasy of Flight metropolis that we often miss out on meaningful and . educational extracurricular activities. On behalf of the students and the staff I applaud your willingness to come A program called Fantasy of Flight developed in to our little town with such a worthwhile program." 1993forelementary school childrennowhas a dual role. photograph Iry Carl Sorrentino, CDOT Sessions are given at Denver's Lowry Campus (formerly Lowry Air Force Base) as well as in road shows taken to schools throughout Coloradoo The program began at the first annual Rocky Mountain Air Fair in October 1993, designed to introduce school children to basic factors about aviadon and aerospace. Introductions are short, "ground school" sessions are brief, and hands-on experiences abound m ~ - with flight simulators an ever popular part of ? . each session. Milk f~ ~ = The inidal Fantasy of Flight was so popular that supporters felt it necessary to y~ expand the program and make it available statewide. The Colorado Aeronaudcal Board (CAB) financed the Jeppesen-Sanderson Corporation, an Englewood purchase of ten computers, software and accessories for aviation publisher, is a major financial supporter of the simulators. Addidonally, the Board funded some "nuts Fantasy of Flight. The Federal Aviation Agency supports the program with available staffing. The CAB helps pay and bolts" equipment like overhead projectors for out-of- for operational and administrative expenses through a Denver trips. grant, while staff inembers of the Colorado Deparnnent of A typical program lasts 21fi hours. After a brief Transportarion's Aeronautical Division have volunteered introducdon children are given a"ground school" in four at many of the presentations. rotating sessions. They learn about theory of flight (what Now the program has a permanent commitment to makes an airplane wing, balloon or rocket lift off the Front Range and Denver metropolitan area schools with a one-week-a-month location at the Wings Over the Page 7 continued on back page. , . Rockies Museum on Lowry campus (formerly Lowry Air Stratofortress which is too large for the hanger. It sits Force Base). Metro area students may be bused to the site alone in the Museum parking lot, serving as a landmark rather than waiting for the program to be taken to their for visitors who might not be familiar with the changing schooLs. Lowry real estate. Each year the program entertains and teaches Today the museum boasts more than twenty about 10,000 children in various configuradons air aircraft and space craft. Among the displays are President shows, in-school visits, at the Rocky Mountain Air Fair, Dwight D. Eisenhower's complete dining room used at his and at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space "Summer White House" at Lowry; artifacts from Wodd Museum. War II's China-Burma-India theater, often called the Wings Over the Rockies Museum was established "Forgotten Theater," and an extraordinary collection of in 1991 when Lowry Air Force B ase faced closure. World War I fighter pilot uniforms displayed on Russell Tarvin, a retired Air Corps colonel, had gathered mannequins. out-of-date airplanes and artifacts into the Lowry Heritage The museum has no paid staff. It is open daily from Museum. He and several volunteers persuaded Denver 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Noon to 4 p.m. Sundays). Admission is and Aurora mayors, members of Congress and eventually $4 for adults, $2 for seniors and for children age 6 to 17. the U.S. Department of Defense to give Denver two ' i:: v'vp.?~>iv,4,yt.tii { i:i:i3,f~;;::%{.:;ij+,N,.,:??;}:•'.;>.i:,^•,i•'•,+•x,+}'~ :ixr,~;.; gigantic hangars which had been the heart of maintenance : f~+ and o rations at w Denv ~1:~s Y. pe Lo ry. er in tum gave one hangar ~ . 1::.':.:.~'.:r.%::[~_i)i~.::...:n:.:t.:'...i:v.'~ ~~::~~•:.~.:.::•ki::':±:•:i:t:~ to the new Wings Over the Rockies Museum. 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Where appropriate, please credif CDOT. COLORADO DEPARTMIIVT OF TRANSPORTATION ~ MILESTONE'S BULK RATE 4201 EAST ARKANSAS AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80222 U.S. POSTAGE (303) 757-9228 - PAID ~ PERMIT NO. 738 Denver, CO IN THIS ISSUE: ? Passenger rail ? Asphaft Lab _ certifies technicians ; Mayar 8 fVai1 ~ 75 S. FronLage Rd. West ? U.S. 50 Vai 1, CO 81657 historic site ? Washington Update ~ -Y 4- Fantasy of Flight F Y~ s~~