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!lAIL TOln/IV COl1NCVL
EVENING MEETING
TUESDAY, JAIVUARY 7, 1997
7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUfVCIL CFiAflABERS
AGENDA
NOTE: Tisvaes of 6tems are approxomafe, subject to change, anc9 cannot be re9iect upon go
c9egermine ag whag girne CouncaB will consider an itern.
1 CITIZEiV PARTICIPATIOiV. (5 mins.)
2• COIVSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of the Minutes for the meetings of December 3 and 17,
1996.
B. Resolution No. 1, Series of 1997, a Resolution Designating a
Public Place Within the Town of Vail for the Posting of Notice for
Public Meetings of the Vail Town Council, Planning and
Environmental Commission, Design Review Board, and Other
Boards, Commissions, and Authorities of the Tovvn of Vail. (5
mins.)
3• Ordinance No. 22, Series of 1996, first reading of an ordinance amending
George Ruther Section 18.04, Definitions, to add "Fractional Fee Club" and "Fractional
Fee Club Unit", amending Section 18.22.030, Conditional Uses, allowing
Fractional Fee Club as a Conditional Use in the Public Accommodation
Zone District, amending Section 18.60.060 (A)(7) Conditional Use Permit
Criteria-Findings. Gordon Pierce, representing Sonnenalp Properties,
Inc. (1 hr.)
ACTIOiV REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve/modify/deny Ordinance
No. 22, Series of 1996 on first reading.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Ordinance fVo. 22, Series of 1996
on first reading as presented.
5• Town Manager's Report. (10 mins.)
6• Adjournment - 8:50 p.m.
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(ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
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C:WGENDA.TC
ORDINANcE NO. 22
SERI]ES of 1996
AN OitDINANC1E , ~E1=MENDING WSEC`~'I0N.18 04, =DEFINITIONS, TO ADI)
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AS A CONDd'g'IONAIL USE I1V 'd'HE PiJBI,IC
' ACCOMMODATION ZON~ ~~STRICT, AMENDING..xSECTION 48 60;060(A);(7)9
COIVDITI0NAI, Y1SE~PE wRMI~T,;~CitiT~ERIA F~INDINGS
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WHEREAS, an application has been submitted to amend Sections 18.22.030 arid
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18:60:060 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code anu t;, ,;stu'-'=s1 S----+---~ , 9-5• _ _ d_ .
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toPallow fractional feeacluli as a conditional use in the Public
Accommodation Zone District andto provide criteria and
i ' findings applicable to'fractionall~fee club~requests in Vail; and
WHEREAS, all notices as required by Section 18.66.080 have been sent to the
appropriate parties; and
. WHEREAS, on November 25, 1996, in accordance with Section 18.66.140 the Town of
Vail Planning and Environmental Commission held a public hearing on the proposed
amendments and unanimously recommended approval of the amendments to the Town Council;
and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council believes that quality t:m;, s'ta-e --ata+e
f°e`:a frachonal~~feeclub.units ~nd time-sitare lieettse . ~..~,.,~a L '
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te-kelp 6-~ are an appropnate meansof inereasing occupancy rates,
maintaining arid~:enhancing: short=term rental availability and~diversifying the resort lodging
market within the Town of Vail; and VJHEREAS, tlie Uail Towri Council believes that a~fractronal fee club is'ra fomi of piiblic
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council considers that it is reasonable, appropriate, and
beneficial to the Town of Vail and its citizens, inhabitants and visitors to adopt Ordinance No.
22, Series of 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council believes the proposed amendments are consistent
with its=adoptedr<goals, objectives and policies taepte-= Go„~~:, ~~.,r t~- Tovftl f
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
S]ECTION Il
Chapter 18 04;~Defuutions is hereby amended-to read as follows;;
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l 8:04 13:6 Fractional Fee Club' mean a fractional. fee pro~ect in w~iich each
condominiiun unit, pursuant to recorded io
pject=:documentation,asapproved by the Town of'Vail;~
r servat on sys m~th no restri thons ori ent 1-o er uriit and whose"Pouse is established •by a~~ i
f such uruts. .T'he,pro~ect is locally=managed
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witliWa-frorit desk operating 24 hours~a day,.seven days a week,rprovidmg;reservation and
registration caP ~ abilifiesp~ The ro'ect shall` include orAbe~proximate to transortat~on °retail sho s
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eating anda-druiking establisliments ~and recreatiori facilities:~ ~+rrp
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18 04 13b34" Fractional FeeClub Urut, ~acondoiniruum urut in`a fractional fee club
descnbed~as~sueh m°~the proJect documentation and not a hotel accommodation urutrwnthin the
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SECTION 2
Section 18.22.030 - Public Accommodation-Conditional Uses - of the Town of Vail
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
18.22.030 Conditional uses
The following conditional uses shall be permitted in the Public Accommodation Zone
District, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 18.60:
A. Professional and business offices;
B. Hospitals, medical and dental clinics, and medical centers;
C. Private clubs and civic, cultural and fraternal organizations;
D. Ski lifts and tows;
E. Theaters, meeting rooms, and convention facilities;
F. Public or commercial parking facilities or structures;
G. Public transportation terminals;
H. Public utility and public service uses;
1. Public buildings, grounds and facilities;
J. Public or private schools;
K. Public parks and recreational facilities;
L. Churches;
M. Eating, drinking, recreational, or retail establishments not occupying more than
10% of the total Gross Residential Floor Area of a main structure or structures
located on the site in a non-conforming multi-family dwelling;
N. Major arcade, so long as it does not have any exterior frontage on any public way,
street, walkway, or mall area;
0. Bed and Breakfast as further regulated by Section 18.58.310;
P. Type III EHU as defined in Section 18.57.060;
Q. Type IV EHU as defined in Section 18.57.70;
R. T=---e s'-a-e es`a+es .-:ts, Fractional fee club ,n:`s t--a `:--,-e s'-t--e ,:ee--se as
~ further regulated by °ee`:e-- Section 18 60 060(A)(7~)(a e).
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leadimgMeliveFy Md tFaSh faemlotqes. The pFepased pFejeet ngust
BffiFffletively establish that sueh petef9tial ongpoets have beeig BdElFessed
afgd f9gitigatien FfleasuFes-BFe migeltided within the pFepeS-B,'.
9. A pFepesed pFejeet shel! pesetovely effeet the HatUFe ef Vael as a wefid-
e1899 FeseFt effefoigg wifgteF SMd stiiggFfleF FeeFeatien aigd vaeatien
appeFtufgffitmes. The eufnulatove effeets ef the pFepesed pFejeet and etheF
emwstffiigg tiFne shaFe estate pfejeets, fFaetffiefgal fee pFejeets, Of9dieF 8 ting-e
919BFe imeefgse pFejeets she!' else be eensideFed.
E. The ebm'ffity ef the pfflpf~sed PFE~eet to pFeVide eeeeiggngedetbeig a
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. Section~l~8 60:060(A)(~7),~Conditional~Uses ~Permit cntena findings; of the Town of Vail
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Municipal Code is hereby Yameridedand shall read as~follows:
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` nor to t e~approVal of a conditional :use~pernut f~~rf a t~me shafe,~state, fraction Q
fee,~`fractional~fee ~club~or time share7license ,propo~sal, the~following~shall be considered °
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a_ The applicant~shal:lasubmrt~to tlieAown a list of ally~ ers of existuig~uruts
witYun the~pro~ect or building; and wr.~itt en~staternent~s from~one-hundied
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percentof~the owners of existirig umts mdicating the~r approval; w~thout
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condition, of~the proposed frachonal,fee~club No_writt~n appro~al~shall!
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be ~alid~if it was: "signed by the owne~r!more"~than sixty~days prior' ~the
date'`o~f filirig the~application for a coridrtional use~~
b: If the:proposal for a'fractional fee club is axredevelopment`of'"ari~existing
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facility,~tfie: fractional fee club shall maintain an equivalency of hotel
accommodation uruts as are presently~existing, xWhetheqlus equivalency
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is rnamtained by ai5 equal nizmber of;uruts or~Fon square footage,shall'Ibe
determiriedon a•case by case:basis `If the proposal ifa riew development
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it shall prov.ide an..equal.number of fractionalfee~'"club uruts and~hotel
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accoinriiodafion~.unifs:
e~ The abilrty;of the::proposed project to'create~andmainta~i~a,lugh leVel~of
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occupancy.;
d: Employee.housing units may be required as~part ~of any~new~ot
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e~deyelopment fractional"fee:clubiproject requestirig derisity,over~that
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allowed~by: zoning. The number of ernployee housing units xeguired;unll
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be consistent witfi employee impacfs4hat are expected as a result of,the
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pro~ ect.
e: Lock off uriits are perriiitted but shall;not~ towards°any~
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accommoiiation 9unit'requirements.
SECTION 4
If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and
each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any
one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 5
The Town Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is necessary
and proper for the health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof.
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SECTION 6
The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Municipal Code of the
Town of Vail as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty
imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution
commenced, nor any other action or proceedings as commenced under or by virtue of the
provision repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not revive any
provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein.
SECTION 7
All bylaws, orders, resolutions, and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are
repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise
any bylaw, order, resolution, or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed.
FULL ON FIRST READING this 7th day of January, 1997, and a public hearing shall be held on
this Ordinance on the 21 st day of January, 1997, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal
Building, Vail, Colorado.
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
ATTEST:
Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ENACTED ON SECOND READING AND
ORDERED PUBLISHED (IN FULL) (BY TITLE ONLY) THIS DAY OF JANUARY,
1997.
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
ATTEST:
Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
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AUSTRIA HAUS REDEVELOPMENT
1995/96 COMPARATIVE ANNUAL OCCUPANCY RATES
INTERVAL VS. HOTEL
AVERAGE AVERAGE VAIL
SANDSTONE MARRIOTT ST. JAMES VAIL VALLEY AVERAGE VAIL INTERVAL VALLEY HOTEL
CREEK' STREAMSIDEZ PARK PLAZA3 PLACE° INTERVAL VALLEY HOTELS DIFFERENTIAL ADR6
JANUARY 94 % 90 % 90 % 97 % 93 % 79 % ¢ 'i7 % $229
FEBRUARY 92 % 90 % 90 % 98 % 92 % 83 % ¢ 1 I % $267
MARCH 92 % 95 % 90 % 98 % 94 % 82 % + 14 % $268
APRIL 92% 75% 50% 45% 66% 55% +19% $132
MAY 70 % 65 % 35 % N/A 57 % 25 % + 127 % $76
JUNE 94% 80% 90% 60% 81 % 59% +37% $112
JULY 94 % 90 % 90 °/a 85 % 90 % 72 % + 25 % $121
AUGUST 94 % 90 % 90 % 85 % 90 % 81 % + 11 % $126
SEPTEMBER 75 % 80 % 90 % 80 % 81 % 60 % + 35 % $99
OCTOBER 75 % 70 % 35 % 40 % 55 % 41 °/a + 34 % $75
NOVEMBER 75 80 % 90 % 45 % 73 % 43 % + 69 % $92
DECEMBER 90 % 85 % 90 % 85 % 88 % 77 % + 14 % $208
ANNUAL AVERAGE 86 % 83 % 78 % 74 % 80 % 63 % ± 27 % $150
FOOTNOTES:
1) Average monthly occupancies for the 63 unit property as provided by Sandstone Creek manager Ann Sullivan.
2) Average monthly occupancies for ttie 150 unit property as provided by Marriott Streamside manager Beth Matthews.
3) Average monthly occupancies for the 36 unit property as provided by Park Plaza manager Tamara Cartmill.
4) Average monthiy occupancies for the 60 unit property as provided by St. James Place manager Gre Finch.
5) Average monthly occupancies for eight hotel properties as published by Tashiro Marketing & Advertisin .
These hotel properties include: Cascade Hotel & Club, Lodge at Vail, Marrio esort ail, Sitzmark at Vail,
Holiday Inn Chateau Vail, Hyatt at Beaver Creek, The Pines, and Inn at Beaver Creek.'
6) Average daily hotel rates for the same eight hotel properties as published by Tashiro IVlarketing & Advertising.
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AUSTRIA HAUS REDEVLOPMENT
1995/96 COMPARATIVE ANNUAL VISITOR NIGHTS
INTERVAL VS. HOTEL
INDIVIDUAL ROOM COMPARISON
TOTAL AVERAGE ANNUAL
ANNUAL AVAILABLE OCCUPANCY TOTAL ANNUAL VISITOR WIGHT
ROOM TYPE PILLOW COUNT AVAILABILITY VISITOR NIGHTS RATE' VISITOR NIGHTS COMPARISON
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION UNIT 2 365 DAYS 730 63 % 460
INTERVAL ACCOMMODATION UN17 2 365 DAYS 730 80 % 584 + 124
AUSTRIA HAUS CLIJB COMPARISON
TOTAL AVERAGE qNpyU,qL
ANNUAL AVAILABLE OCCUPANCY TOTAL ANNUAL VISITOR NIGHT
ROOM MIX PILLOW COUNT AVAILABILITY VISITOR NIGHTS RATE' VISITOR NIGHTS COflAPARISON
37 HOTEL ACCOMMODATION UNITS 74 274 DAYS 20,276 63 % 12,774
20 HOTEL ACCOMMODATION UNITS 40 365 DAYS 14,600 63 % 9,198
16 2BR IIVTERVAL UNITSZ 64 365 DAYS 23,360 80 °/a 18,688
8 3BR INTERVAL UNITSZ 48 365 DAYS 17,520 80 % 14,016
CLUB TOTAL 152 365 DAYS 55,480 41,902 + 29,128
FOOTNOTES: '
1) Average annual occupancy rates as presented on 1995/96 Comparative Year-Round Occupancy Rate table.
2) Does not include use of living room murphy bed.
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TAX REVENUE ANALYSIS
EXISTING
DEVELOPMEWT PROPOSED SDD
COfVIiVIERCIAL SPACE PROFILE
TOTAL COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE 497 Sq. Ft. 5,000 Sq. Ft.
GROSS RETAIL SALES REVENUE $400,000 $2,500,000 - 4,000,000
TAX REVENUE GENERA?TIO(V
TOTAL ONE-TIME TRANSFER TAX REVEfVUE $456,550
ANNUAL SALES TAX REVENUE @ 4.00% ON:
Gross Rental Income $51,088 $47,829
Gross Retail Sales Revenue 16 000 $100,000 -160,000
TOTAL ANNUAL SALES TAX REVENUE $67,088 $147,829 -$207,829
FOOTNOTES:
(1) Gross Rental Income: Hotel Rooms - 20 Rooms x 365 = 7,300 Available Room Nights x 63°/, Occupancy = 4,599 Room Nights
x Average Daily Rate of $200 =$919,800 Annual Revenue
Club Suites - 24 Lockoffs x 365 = 8,760 Available Room Nights x 25% Availabiliry = 2,190 Available Room Nights
x 63°/a Occupancy = 1,379 Room Nights x$200 Average Daily Rate =$275,940 Annual Revenue
NOTE: The projections indicated above do not include the following:
1) Club Unit rental income and associated sales tax revenue
2) Guest expenditures and associated sales tax revenues
3) Property tax revenue
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, iVIINUTES
a. VAIL TOWRI COUNCIL MEETING
December 3, 1996 -
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, December 3, 1996, in the Council
Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting vvas called to order at approximately 7:30 P.M.
iViEMBERS PRESENT: Robert W. Armour, Mayor
Sybill Navas, fViayor Pro-fem
Kevin Foley
Rob Ford
Paul Johnston
Ludvvig Kurz
Michael Jewett
MEfViBERS ABSEiVT:
TOWN OFFICIALS PRESEiVT: Bob iVlcLaurin, Town Nianager
Tom fVloorhead, Town Attorney
Holly fVicCutcheon, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation, of vvhich there was none.
Item number two on the agenda was the consent agenda which consisted of the following items:
A. Approval of the Minutes for the meetings of November 5 and 19, 1996.
Mayor Armour read the Consent Agenda in full. A motion was made by Paul Johnston to approve the
Consent Agenda, vuith a minor change to the iVovember 5 minutes. Ludvvig seconded the motion. A vote
was taken and passed unanimously, 7-0.
Thurc8 on the agenda was Ordinance No. 18, Series of 1996, first reading of an ordinance repealing and
reenacting Ordinance iVo. 7, Series of 1995; An ordinance amending Special Development District No. 5
and providing for a development plan and its contents; permitted, conditional and accessory uses;
development standards, recreation amenities tax, and other special provisions; and setting forth details in
regard thereto. Town Planner, Dominic Mauriello explained the request for a major amendment to SDD
#5 (Savoy Villas/Simba Run/Vail Run) to allow for modifications to 4he previously approved development
plan for the Savoy Villas development located at 1230 Lions Ridge Loop, and provided the follouving
background: The Departmenfi of Community Development received a request from the applicant for a major
SDD amendment to modify the approved development plan for Phases 2 and 3 of Savoy Vitlas, located in
Phase II, Development Area B, in Special Development District #5 (Simba RunNail Run). The property,
located at 1230 Lions Ridge Loop is bounded by the Timber Ridge Apartments to the west, the North
Frontage Road to the soufh, Simba Run to the east, and Lions Ridge Loop to the north. Ordinance No. 18,
Series of 1996, implements the revisions to the SDD. The applicant, BWAB, Inc. was represented by Chris
Klein. Staff recommendation was for appPOVa9 of Ordinance iVo. 18, Series of 1996, on first reading.
Dominic gave a summary of the request as follows, and asked Council members to refer to a memo to
Town Council dated December 3, 1996, a memo to the PEC, dated iVovember 11, 1996, and site plans,
which vvere included in the Council packets for more detailed information:
0 The proposal adds 1 free-market unit to Building #5 for a total of 2 free-market units, 2,420 sq. feefi
proposed, and two employee housing units.
0 The proposal adds an additional story to Building #5 for a total of 4 stories, one of which is
substantially below grade. The additional story was added upon the PEC recommendation thafi the
applicant provide a three-bedroom employee housing unit (1,300 sq. ft.) in the building instead o#
the 600 sq. ft. one-bedroom originally proposed. The PEC also recommended that tvvo enclosed
parking spaces be provided. Currently, the building is 46' in height from existing grade (in the worst
case scenario) and approximately 35' in height above the Lions Ridge Loop elevation.
0 Building #5 is located in the same area as previously approved and adds about 126 sq. ft. of site
coverage.
0 Seven (7) ofi the eleven (11) conditions imposed by the PEC were conditions placed by Council on
the 1995 development plan. Three (3) of those conditions have been satisfied by the applicant since
the PEC revievu. The memo, which details the conditions, was provided in the Council packet.
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• The remainder of the plan remains unchanged from the 1995 approval.
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Dominic explained that the PEC had recommended approval of the amendment with conditions. Council
members then reviewed the architectural drawings for the project.
The applicant, Chris Klein, was present to address questions. Mayor Armour clarified that. the amendment,
as proposed, would add 1308 sq. feet of gross residential floor area (GRFA). Council members Johnston,
Navas, Kurz and Ford said they saw no reason to add another level to get a larger employee housing unit
and expressed concerns about increasing the size and height of the building.
Council members Jewett, and Foley felt the modified plan would not have significant impacts, and that no
objections had been received by neighbors.
Paul Johnston them moved for denial of the amendment and the motion was seconded by Sybill.
A vote was taken and passed, 4-3, Kevin Foley, Mike Jewett and Mayor Armour voting in opposition.
Agenda item number four was Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1996, first reading of an ordinance re:
supplemental appropriations. Town of Vail Finance Director, Steve Thompson presented the item, and
explained that this was the second supplemental appropriation in 1996, and would add $1.2 million to the
Town's 1996 budget. Steve said the supplemental appropriation was tied to unexpected expenditures for
snow removal, Vail Tomorrow and a 911 tape backup; use of department savings to purchase new library
materials and finish recodification of the Town Code; pass-through reimbursements, and a transfer from
the general fund balance to the capital projects fund for 1997 projects. The staff recommendation was for
approval of Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1996 on first reading.
Rob Ford moved for approval of Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1992, and Ludwig Kurz seconded the motion.
Kevin reminded those present to attend the Town's 30th birthday celebration scheduled for December 6,
funds for which were also included as part of the supplemental. A vote was then taken and passed
unanimously, 7-0.
Agenda item number five was Ordinance No. 23, Series of 1996, second reading of the budget. Again,
Steve Thompson presented the item. He stated the purpose of the ordinance was for an annual
appropriation and that Ordinance No. 23, Series of 1996 would adopt the 1997 budget and approve the
1998 budget. Staff recommendation was for approval of Ordinance No. 23, Series of 1996 on second
reading. Steve explained that since first reading of the ordinance, an additional firefighter position had been
added at a net cost of $35,000. Town Manager Bob McLaurin said the town was still hoping to find funding
partners to construct roundabouts at the West Vail interchange next year. Kevin Foley inquired about the
possibility of separating the bike path on the south side of the proposed roundabouts to increase safety.
Bob said the issue would be brought back to Council for further review.
Rob Ford then moved for approval of Ordinance No. 23, Series of 1996, with a second from Paul Johnston.
Mayor Armour thanked Department Directors and Steve Thompson and Christine Anderson of the Finance
Department for their efforts and months of work that went into compiling the budget. A vote was taken and
passed unanimously, 7-0. Sixth on the agenda was Ordinance 24, Series 1996, second reading of an ordinance providing for the
establishment of Special Development District No. 33, Red Sandstone; adopting a development plan for
Special Development District No. 33 in accordance with Chapter 18.40 of the Vail Municipal Code; and
setting forth details in regard thereto; and Ordinance 20, Series 1996, second reading of an ordinance
rezoning three tracts from General Use Section 18.36 to Medium Density Multi-Family Residential, Section
18.18 generally located at 945 Red Sandstone Road. Town of Vail Senior Housing Planner, Andy
Knudtsen presented the item and stated that on November 19, 1996, Council approved Ordinances 20 and
24, Series 1996, on first reading. The applicants were: Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, Town of
Vail, United States Forest Service, and the staff recommendation was for approval of Ordinances 20 and
24, Series 1996, on second reading.
Mayor Armour read the titles in full, and Rob Ford moved to table Ordinances 20 and 24, Series of 1996,
to the December 17, 1996 evening meeting due to questions that remained to be addressed. Paul
Johnston seconded the motion and a vote was taken which passed unanimously, 7-0.
Item no. seven on the agenda was Resolution No. 21, Series of 1996, a Resolution authorizing employees
of the Town of Vail to purchase, sell, resell, to Norwest Investment Services, Inc.; and setting forth details
in regard thereto. Town of Vail Finance Manager, Christine Anderson presented the item, stating that
pursuant to the Town's Investment Policy, another company was to be retained. The staff recommendation
was for approval. Mayor Armour read the title in full, and Rob Ford moved to approve Resolution No. 21,
Series of 1996. Kevin Foley seconded the motion. A vote was taken which passed unanimously, 7-0.
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, E6ghth on fihe agenda was a presentation of the Investment Report. Christine Anderson presented 4he item
° in detail and explained the Tovvn's Investment Policy. The presentafiion is required to be presented
annually to the Town Council as part of Yhe Town's investment policy, she said.
Agenda item number Niave vuas a report from the Town iVianager. Bob McLaurin reported planning for the
1999 World Atpine Ski Championships vuas beginning to gear up. As chairman of the Niunicipal Services
Committee, Bob said he would be attending the 1997 World Alpine Championships in Italy early next year.
He then announced 4haf the Downhill 1/Vorld Cup races were to be held on Friday; Super G on Saturday;
Town of Vail Birthday celebration also on Friday.
. There being no further business a motion was made by Rob Ford for adjournment. Kevin Foley seconded _
the motion and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:55 p.m.
RespectFully submitted,
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
ATTEST:
Holty fVicCutcheon, Town Clerk
Minutes taken by Holly McCutcheon
(*Names of certain individuals who gave public input may be inaccurate.)
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' VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
December 17, 1996
7:30 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, December 17, 1996, in the Council
Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:30 P.M.
NiEiVlBERS PRESENT: Robert W. Armour, iViayor
Sybill Navas, iViayor Pro-tem
Kevin Foley
: Rob Ford
Paul Johnston
Ludwig Kurz
Michael Jewett
MEMBERS ABSENT:
TOWfV OFFICIALS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney
Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Local attorney, Mary Isom, appeared before Council
with her client, Bob Schultz, owner of the Vail and Lionshead popcorn wagons, and Lori Fennese, a
potential buyer of the businesses. Isom said she wished to discuss the Town's lease with Mr. Schultz,
which is due to expire in December of 1997, and the transferring of that lease to the potential purchaser.
fViayor Armour stated the item was scheduled for Council discussion in the spring of 1997. Town Attorney
Tom Moorhead stated that the negotiation of leases with the Tovun was typically handled by his office, and,
that to his knowledge, such an issue had never before been brought to a council meeting. Tom further
informed Council members that he had talked to Ms. Isom about the issue and said he told her the Town
would honor the lease and the provision of assignment. He said that he had not heard back from her. At
that time, Councilman Rob Ford reiterated that the Council would not consider renewing the lease until the
spring of 1997.
Item number ttwo on the agenda was the consent agenda which consisted of the following items:
A. Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1996, second reading of an Ordinance iVlaking Supplemen4al
Appropriations from the Town of Vail General Fund, Parking Structure Fund, Police Confiscation
Fund, Booth Creek Debt Service Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Housing Fund, of the 1996 Budget
and the Financial Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado; and Authorizing the Expenditures of Said
Appropriations as Set Forth Herein; and Setting Forth Details in Regard Thereto.
B. Resolution No. 22, Series of 1996, a Resolution authorizing the Town Nianager to enter into an
Animal Control Services Contract.
Mayor Armour read the Consent Agenda in full and requested Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1996 be
removed from the Consent Agenda. Town of Vail Finance Director, Steve Thompson, then updated Council
on a supplemental appropriation to the budget in the amount of $1.2 million, which he explained in detail.
Ludwig moved for approval of Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1996, and Rob seconded the motion. A vote was
then taken and passed unanimously, 7-0.
Sybill then moved to approve the Consent Agenda, and Rob Ford seconded the motion. A vote was taken
and passed, 6-1, fViichael Jewett voting in opposition.
Thsrd on the agenda was the appointment of two members to the Vail Valley Niarketing Board. At an earlier
work session Council members interviewed the following six applicants: Beth Slifer, Lai Tisher, Andre
Fournier, Robert Batchelor, Katye Aaramson, Howard Leavitt. A letter of interest was also received from
John Cogswell but was withdrawn, as he'd previously been appointed to serve on the Niarketing Board as
a representative for the Vail Village Merchants Association. Ballots were distributed and Council members
then voted for the two four-year terms existing on the Marketing Board. Sybill moved to appoint Andre
Fournier and Beth Slifer to fill the terms on the Marketing Board, and Paul seconded the motion. A vote was
then taken and passed unanimously 7-0.
The ffoaurth item on the agenda was Ordinance fVo. 22, Series of 1996, first reading of an ordinance
amending Section 18.22.030, Conditional Uses, to allow time-share estate units, fractional fee units and
time-share license units as conditional uses in the Public Accommodation Zone District, and to establish
Section 18.22.035, conditional uses-factors applicable in the Public Accommodation Zone District. Gordon
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Pierce was present, representing the applicant, Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. Town of Vail Planner, George Ruther presented the item and referred to a memorandum from the Community Development Department
staff to the Planning and Environmental Commission dated November 25, 1996. Staff recommendation was
for approval Ordinance No. 22, Series of 1996 on first reading.
Paul Johnston recused himself from the issue, as he felt he may have a conflict of interest. George briefly
reviewed the Ordinance and stated the PEC had recommended approval. George then explained.in detail
the review criteria used by the PEC in considering a request for a conditional use, and stated that none of
the criteria had more importance than any other on the project being considered. George then presented
a chart prepared by staff depicting properties in Vail zoned Public Accommodation which could be affected
by the proposed change to the text of the Town Code. Although in favor of the Austria House
. redevelopment, Council member Rob Ford felt the ordinance needed to go into more detail, setting forth
specific requirements and more specific language. He then recommended tabling the ordinance. .
Gordon Pierce, general partner and architect for the project introduced Jim Graves, fVlark Sullivan, Cynthia
Thornberg, and Randy Burgis. Randy Burgis from the Deer Valley Club in Deer Valley, Utah explained the
unique type of ownership the Sonnenalp was considering under the proposed redevelopment, and stated
that the fractional fee unit type of ownership had proven to give the highest level of occupancy in Deer
Valley. He said that while hotels in Deer Valley typically averaged an occupancy rate of approximately 65%,
winter occupancy at the Deer Valley Club was 100%. Because owners buy a deeded interest in the unit,
the properties are better maintained, he said.
Jim Lamont said the Board of Directors from the East Village Homeowners Association, who he
represented, had not yet taken a position on the project, but said that the applicant had been responding
to requests by the neighborhood. He asked Council to be cautious and conservative and said that
amending the Code to accommodate time share clubs should be given serious consideration .
Concerns from Councif inembers included: transfer tax, lost sales tax revenue, loss of public
accommodation units, and that the project have no adverse effects upon the present and future supply of
town services or increase the demand on municipal facilities. Council members agreed the project was
extremely viable, a good redevelopment and were in support of it. However, they also stated they wanted
more time to increase their knowledge on the issue and to think about alternatives to the language
contained in the ordinance.
Johannes Faessler, an owner of the Sonnenalp, addressed Ludwig's issue concerning the importance of
new faces coming to the area. Mr. Faessler explained that the Sonnenalp had a strong returning clientele,
old faces that are seen year after year, which was very important for their business.
Tom Moorhead informed Council that the applicant had taken the time to submit a proposed Ordinance,
but that staff had not yet had the opportunity to examine it in depth.
Rob moved to table Ordinance No. 22, Series of 1996, until the next evening meeting scheduled for
January 7, 1997. Ludwig seconded the motion and a vote was taken which passed unanimously, 6-0-1,
Paul Johnston abstaining.
Fifth on the agenda was Resolution No. 23, Series of 1996, a Resolution Directing the Town Manager
to execute the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Vail and Vail Valley Consolidated Water
District as modified.
Ordinance 24, Series 1996, second reading of an ordinance providing for the establishment of Special
Development District No. 33, Red Sandstone; adopting a development plan for Special Development
District No. 33 in accordance with Chapter 18.40 of the Vail Municipal Code; and setting forth details in
regard thereto; and
Ordinance 20, Series 1996, second reading of an ordinance rezoning three tracts from General Use
Section 18.36 to Medium Density Multi-Family Residential, Section 18.18 generally located at 945 Red
Sandstone Road. Applicants were the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, the Town of Vail, and the
United States Forest Service.
Town of Vail Senior Housing Policy Planner, Andy Knudtsen, presented the item, briefly reviewed the
project, and informed Council members that the proposed Special Development District met the criteria
and was consistent with the existing land use plan.
Council was asked to approve/Deny/Modify Resolution No. 23, Series of 1996 and Ordinances 20 and 24,
Series 1996. The staff recommendation was for approval of Resolution No. 23, Series of 1996 and
Ordinances 20 and 24, Series 1996.
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Concerns from Jim Lamont of the East Village Homeowners Association included his feeling that the
" proposed site had been originally designated for employee housing. He said the project was a conversion
of open space, and then suggested other adjacent open space sites be used for neighborhood parks. He
asked Council to consider expanding Sandstone Park, as he felt it was over utilized, and suggested that
another park be constructed. Lamont said he was disappointed with the allocation of the Water District's
units and the portion to be sold to the free market. Another suggestion was that a sidewalk be put in along
Sandstone Drive to make the area safer.
Red Sandstone resident, Dan Telleen, reiterated the importance ofi sidewalks due to the dangerous curbs
along Red Sandstone and asked Council to address the issue.
Rob Ford moved to adopt Resolution No. 23, Series of 1996, and Ludwig seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and passed, 6-1, Paul voting in opposition because of the possibility of free market sale units being
included in the project.
Next, Rob moved to approve Ordinances 24 and 20, and then withdrew the motion in order to consider the
ordinances separately.
Rob then moved to approve Ordinance No. 20, series of 1996, and the motion was seconded by Sybill. A
vote was ta6cen and passed unanimously, 7-0.
A motion was made by Rob to approve Ordinance iVo. 24, and Kevin Foley seconded the motion. Sybill
inquired about the cost of including a sidewalk and Andy addressed the issue, stating that the PEC did not
require a sidewalk, and opted instead for landscaping. Bill Braun then informed Council that the site was
very difficult because of the steep grade changes, and stated that including a sidewalk vvould narrouv the
feasibility of doing the project.
Mayor Armour expressed his support of the project and its positive aspects such as less GRFA and site .
coverage than allowed, and increased parking and landscaping. Paul Johnston stated he was unable to
support the project because of its architectural design. A vote was taken and approved, 6-1, Paul voting
in opposition.
Council members 4hen took a short break.
Sau$h on the agenda was an appeal of a variance denial made by the Planning and Environmental
Commission on September 23, 1996. The appellants were denied a site coverage variance to allow an
additional one-car garage to be constructed at 742-6 Sandy Lane/Unit B, Lot 3, Vail/Potato Patch, Second
Filing. Appellants: Charles and Geri Campisi were represented by Kerry Wallace. Geri Campisi was also
present. Town of Vail Planner, Dominic Niauriello presented the item and gave the following background:
The Town Council tabled this appeal at the November 19, 1996, Council meeting. The item was tabled until
December 17, 1996, at the request of John Goodman, attorney for the Campisi's. Dominic explained the
appellants requested a site coverage variance of 260.8 sq. ft. in order to construct a 300 sq. ft. one-car
garage on the property. The duplex contains two enclosed garage spaces. Site coverage allowed for the
site is 3,403.8 sq. ft. and the proposal was for 3,664.6 sq. ft. The PEC at a meeting held on September 23,
1996, unanimously denied the site coverage variance. Further, Dominic stated that any hardship created
was self-imposed, and informed Council members tha4 the property had been granted two - 250's in the
past, both going to one unit. He explained that the allowable GRFA had already been exceeded by over
50', and that the site encroached on both setbacks.
Local attorney, Kerry Wallace was present with her partner, Jim Stovall, and presented the position of the
appellants. Ms. Wallace stated that all neighbors vvere in favor of the addition and distributed a packet of
information to Council members.
Mrs. Campisi then addressed Council, claiming that the parking on the property was insufficient parking and
that the house was restricted to one 300' garage. She said that snov?r storage in winter prohibited using
some of the outdoor parking, and that a serious drainage problem also existed.
Dominic stated alternatives were available which uvould alleviate such problems, other than the addition
of a garage. He said the zoning code encouraged garages, but within the site coverage limitations. The staff
recommendation was that the Town Council upholc9 the Planning and Environmental Commission's denial
of a 260.8 sq. ft. site coverage variance and that the Town Council make the following findings:
1. That the standards and conditions imposed by the requirements of Title 18 (Zoning) have no4 been
met.
2. That the granting of the variance will constitute a gran4 of special privilege inconsistent with the
limitations on other properties classified in the same district.
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3. There are no exceptions, extraordinary circumstances, or conditions that are applicable to this site ;
that apply generally to other properties in the Primary/Secondary Residential zone. In addition, any
hardships which have been presented, have been self imposed.
4. The strict interpretation, or enforcement of the specified regulation does not deprive the applicant
of privileges enjoyed by owners of other properties in the Primary/Secondary Residential district.
A motion was then made by Rob Ford to uphold the PEC's denial and to adopt the above- refe ren ced
findings. Ludwig seconded the motion. Mayor Armour stated that although the variance requested was
minimal, it would be a grant of a special privilege. A vote was then taken and passed unanimously, 7-0.
Agenda item number seven was a report from the Town Manager. Bob McLaurin informed Council
members of the upcoming meeting of the Colorado Association of Ski Towns scheduled for January 9 and
10.
Paul Johnston asked about the new loading and delivery policy in the Village. Police Chief Greg Morrison
explained that large trucks on Hanson Ranch Road would be prohibited at all times. Paul then inquired
about a community safety officer position to be staffed at the Vail Village Club construction site. Bob
McLaurin said the position remained unfilled.
Council Reports: Sybill Navas updated fellow council members of her meetings with the IVorthwest Colorado
Council of Governments, the Chamber, Commission on Special Events and Activities and the Vail Valley
Exchange.
Kevin Foley passed along a thank you from the Vail Recreation District to the Public Works Department for
its assistance in removing a sign at the golf course erected by an anti-fur group. He also updated the group
on his attendance at the Eagle County Transportation Authority meetings. Kevin also inquired about the
approval status of the ski storage sheds in Lionshead. '
Mayor Armour thanked the town's Social Committee for organizing the organization's Christmas party and
wished all a very happy holiday.
Condolences were expressed to the family of Cindy Nash.
There being no further business a motion was made by Rob for adjournment. Kevin seconded the motion
and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
ATTEST:
Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
Minutes taken by Holly McCutcheon
(*Names of certain individuals who gave public input may be inaccurate.)
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RESOLUTION NO. I
SERIES OF 1997
A IRESOLlYT80N DESIGRIATIIVG A PUBLIC PLACE WITHIN TFIE TOWIV OF VABL
FOR TGiE POSTBIVG OF RIOTICE FOR PIIBLIC MEETINGS OF
THE !/AOL 1'OWIV COUNCIL,
PLANNlIVG A1VD EN!l9RONnAENTAL COIVIMISSIOiV, DESIGRI REVIEW BO.e?RD,
AND OTHER BOARDS, COflIIMISSIOIVS, AND AUTHORIT9ES OF THE TOUVId OF VA1L.
WHEREAS, Section 24-6-402(c), C.R.S., as amended provides that local public bodies
must give full and timely notice to the public of any meetings at which the adoption of any
proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action occurs at which a majority
or quorum of the body is in attendance, or is expected to be in attendance; and
WHEREAS, in addition to any other means of full and timely notice, the statute provides
that a local public body shall be deemed to have given full and timely notice if notice of the
meeting is posted in a designated public place within the boundaries of the local public body no
less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the holding of the meeting; and
WHEREAS, the statute further provides that the public place or places for posting of
such notice shall be designated annually at the local body's first regular meeting of each
calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail now wishes to designate a public place within its
boundaries for the posting of such full and timely notice to the public for meetings of the Town
Council, the Planning and Environmental Commission, the Design Revisw Board, and other
boards, commifitees, and authorities of the Town.
iVOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado:
1. The Town Council hereby designates the bulletin boards at the east and west
entrances of the Town of Vail Municipal Offices as the public places for the posting of full and
timely notice to the public as provided for in 24-6-402(1)(c), C.R.S., as amended.
2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
IIVTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AIVD ADOPTED this day of January, 1997.
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
ATTEST:
Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk
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TO: Vail Town Council
FROM: Robert W. McLaurin
Town Manager
DATE: January 2, 1997
SUBJECT: Town Manager's Report
Vail Village Improvements
As we continue to work with merchants and property owners in the Vail Village to address loading
and delivery concerns, and to continue to upgrade the Village, we have begun exploring the
feasibility of heating the streets in the Village core.
At this time we have no estimates of construction costs, or of annual maintenance costs. We are
currently in the very preliminary stages of discussing this concept with a mechanical engineer.
Following our discussions with the engineers, we will be prepared to discuss with you the scope of this project (i.e., construction and installation costs), as well as provide an estimate of annual
operating costs. We also hope, following this preliminary work, to have some understanding of
where the boiler(s) would need to be located. Finally, we hope to have an estimate of snow
removal costs which may be eliminated by the elimination of snow removal operations from the
Village core. Heating the streets would eliminate snow removal operations (which already conflict
with trash removal and loading and delivery) and would enhance the appearance of the Village as
well as improving pedestrian safety.
At the meeting on January 7th, I would like to have a brief discussion regarding this matter. I would
like to have some understanding of your interest level in pursuing this project.
Meeting with the Avon Town Council
At the last Council meeting, it was suggested that the Vail Town Council have a meeting with the
Avon Town Council. Subsequent to our discussion, I contacted Mayor Jack Fawcett of the Town
of Avon to gauge their interest. Mayor Fawcett stated that the Avon Town Council would welcome
an opportunity to have dinner with the Vail Council and to discuss issues of mutual concern.
Because the Avon evening Council meetings are the opposite Tuesdays of the Vail Council
meetings, it will be necessary to schedule this dinner on an evening other than Tuesday. (The next
5th Tuesd"ay would be April 29th). Mayor Fawcett has suggested either the evening of Monday,
January 20th or Wednesday, January 22nd.
Please advise me if either of these dates would work for you and I will finalize these arrangements.
RECYCLEDPAPER
Public Works Employee Housing Project
We are continuing to work to move the Public Works employee housing project forward. As you
will recall, this project has been budgeted for construction in fiscal year 1997. I wanted to update
you on the status of this project to date and to outline a schedule for constructing and occupying
these units.
We are currently in the process of selecting a design team to prepare the site plan and design the
units. Last week approximately 50 RFQs (Requests For Qualifications) were sent to selected
housing developers, architects, and land planners. This RFQ seeks statements of qualifications
for a development team to plan, design, and construct this project. The statements of qualifications
are due on January 15, 1997. Following this deadline, Andy Knudtsen, Larry Grafel, Susan
Connelly, Susie Hervert, and I will review and evaluate these RFQs. We will report to the Council
on the recommended team on January 21, 1997. We hope to have a contract executed between
the Town and the design firm no later than January 31, 1997.
The schedule for this project is as follows:
February, 1997 Conceptual Design Complete
March 24, 1997 PEC Conditional Use Hearing
April 1, 1997 Town Council Review of PEC Decision
April 2-16, 1997 DRB Review
April 16-June 15, 1997 Construction Documents/Building Permit Review
July 1, 1997 Commence Construction
October 30, 1997 Complete Construction/Certificates of Occupancy
Elected Officials Work Shop
The Colorado Municipal League is sponsoring a day long work shop entitled "Making the Right
Choices: Ethics in Leader and Public Decision Making." This work shop will be held Saturday,
January 11th, in Denver. If you are interested in attending, please let Anne Wright know ASAP.
I will be attending and can provide transportation if you would like a ride.
Land Ownership Adjustment Open House
The Town, in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, will be hosting an open house on Thursday,
January 9, 1997, to gather public comment on the two additional parcels we have proposed to
include in the LOAA. As you will recall, these are the parcels up on Arosa and Garmish. This open
house will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the West Vail Lodge. A joint TOV/USFS
presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m.
The purpose of this open house is to solicit public comment on the new parcels and to explain the
overall LOAA. I hope you can attend this meeting.
CAST Meetina
The Colorado Association of Ski Towns will be meeting on January 9th and 10th in Avon. On
Thursday, January 9th, there will be a reception from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Gratzie. Dinner
will follow at 7:00 p.m. On Friday, a continental breakfast will be held at the Avon Town Hall
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. The CAST business, meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. This
meeting typically lasts until approximately noon.
I would like to invite you to both of these events. I think you would find it beneficial to meet your
colleagues from the other ski towns in the state. Please let Anne know ASA?P if you plan to attend
either of these events.
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' baslcally start over," she sald. "1 thought ff A'tl of that requlres many (ood servers, Carvemionai (30 yr) , 7.75 ).65 7.21 ~
I could make II enywhere it wauld be In ushers, dckel sellers, cashlers, cleaners, " i~.~~'; "•"F f~+~l'r<'j~'~„m'? MO., where janice jones (above Ad~ue~eWe(1s~yq 5.70 5.68 5.73
BrenSOn." CooksandDusbOyS-jOb9lhe[typlCellypay with three daughters), found a West
Starting over In erenson hes meant work• fe.50 to $7 an hour. Branson baslcally shuts 35 '-manageable rental for $330. conveniionei (30 r) 7.78 7.51 7.29
Ing 40 to 50 hours a week as a waltress at down from Jenuary through March, during
Adjueteble(telr) 5.89 5.80 S.BI
Shoney's anQgarning about $1,400 a month, whlch Ume most of lhe work force goes on ~';r+~ ,
then coml home to the 9 y~' MOi1M~&hCam..~Aeina,AMea..NN.,N.J.,N.Y., 1
ng porteble sewing unemployment. Modest though they may be, beyond the markel, according w Donna and pO pI.. Vt Mke~wwe: m., W. bw.,R.n.,M~., ~
machine on her dlning table and meking the Branson Jobs have attracted a IaDor AlMoon,brokerswhohavebeentnvolvedln 10111,,,,,tk.,NeD.,NO..Ohq,SD.,Mla.taAeA., ~
. dolis end engels to seli at cratts shows and torce not only from the small towns in the commerclal and residential real estate Mk.,De1.,0.C_F4..Ge,Ny.,ta,Ay., 16y.,N,C., ~
ehops. aurrounding hlll country of Missouri end q seles In Branson elnce the early 1980's. ow...s.C..Tem..te...ve.,w.v..wncNaq, DI(ficult es things ere, Mrs. ]ones Is up- Arkansas but from all over the countrY• TheY treced the oN In of the notlon thet N~'•~', C01D^H°W°'i•~10•Mb^t• ~-N,M., !
8 ae..lMen ws.n wyro
beat end hopeNl. Part of the reason Is that Most of the workers had a rude awakening Braneon wes a real estete boom town to s
the tamlly tound a new, twubedroom apart- about housing soon atter they arrlved. MISSOURI 44 segment done by ihe CBS newa Qrogram "Bp (ndutes for AdJustabb-Rate
ment in Lost Tree, a pleasant garden-style Although Brenson has a tot of good hous- Mlnutes" In December 1891. Branson wes MOrtpgss, Week EndMS DeC, 13
complex wlth manlcured grvunds and a Ing In the =100,000-and-up range, most o( the Branson already e growing phenomenon en an enter- Igyg• r
swlmming pool, tor a menageable rent of workers cannot afford the down payment or talnment center then, heving Just ettracted
$330 e month. From the sota In her Ilvln monthl rku. sr 8+m. Treaeury bip 4.83 ' 5.01 520
g y payment on Ihat klnd of house or r Its tlrat noncountry ainger, Mdy Wllllams, 1•yr.Treee.securily 548 , 512 53!
toom, looking out across the deck to dense condominlum. Nor can they afford most of •t'f'~eFM`t to bulld e theater there, but Mr. Moon sald &Y~• Treas. security 5.E9 ' 5.17 6~!
frees clinging to the steep Ozark terraln, she the decent rental housing. the televislon program "dIM't say that the Sn Treae. security 6.06. 11, 5.92 6.59 ,
celled It "a nice place where I cen ralse my structlon laborer we hfred was Ilving across )obs pald mtnlmum wege and people werc • N'tb"°iM°'~peg~ i
• ConUac~Refe 7.68 7.68 7.63
glrls wlthout being scared." the slreet trom the slte In a camper ahell tor ilving In cars." 'R.M m mon wN.ieei, mmp.pe.~ri I ~o3 '
Lost Tree and Its aftordabie rents were Lost Tree was bullt by John L. Harpoie, a $80 a month." "]ob eeekers atarted W drlve In here P°1p^^t~v~+ioaowsme~emoe¦a.
' made posslDle by the Iow=lnCOme housing Springtield, Mo., developer, wlth the real When the flrst 88 units at Lost Tree aimost Ilterally the tollowing Monday," eovoi ~A"0~°l~
' tax ctedlt program of Section 42 of the estate Investment syndicetlon firm of Bos- opened In Jenuary 1995 - ell with two Mrs. Moon sald, "and developers Irom all
Internai Revenue Code. Branson Is one of a ton Capital Services es equlty Investor. bedrooms and two baths In 848 aquare teet, over atarted caliing and coming.'Ihey threw the down '
nurtiber o( entertelnment-resort areas Using the tax-credit program, Investors plus a deck - they were snepped up. 'Ihe money at anything without dotng due dlll- PeYment to obteln s mortga~e:
. around the coun[ry thet have tound It possl- ere usually able W generate an atter-teu second group of 41 unlts, which Inctudes one- gence. . But the below-market renU at Iqst Trle,
ble to provide housing tor thelr service- return o( 12 to 14 percent on equlty over 10 and three-bedroom apartments, ts being "People would see one of those developero m~e It poselble tor ~ dteclpllned
sector employees through the program. Oth• to 12 years by reducing thelr Federal ta~c rented. The 200-unit project Is eapected w and 9ay, 'Ihere gcea a guy about to get ~rker to seve a down psyment Ae la proud
era Include Oriando end Klsslmmee In Fbr- ' ob8getlon. Corporate Investors ere able to cost $10.0 mllllon. Ozarked.' " of the fect that lS of the ot161m1 88 rentlre
Ide, Laughlln, Nev., and Crlpple Creek, Cob. earn 1 or 2 percentage polnts more because Mr. Harpole, an eccountant who says he - et I.ost Tree heve left beteuee lhey par-
;'.In Branson's case, wAat wes, untll about of thelr abllity to use depreclatlon deduc- dces not know how to drive a nall, got InW • ~m~• ' ~
15 years ego, a simple vlliage In the hllls tfons thet are generally unavallable to Indl- low•income housing In the early 1980's work• Mre. Moon sald one Florlda developer Such dreams ere very mucfi part of (he
ivith a tew locel cwuntry muslc shows and vldual investors. ing for cllents. 1'hen he declded to glve up , bought "e beautiful plece of tlat land;" a PlannMg of other Lost Tree rpntera, Inclyd-
atlme other rustic attractlons has bernme a 'fhe equlty Is used lo flnence housing that his practlce and become e tull-qme develop- rarity In Branson, end bnlit s eubdlvislon u( ing a°be Nwek, 21, who mekle $7 an hdur
gIltteillig entertalnment and Wurlst mecca. benetits people earning less than BO percent er (or the low-Income merket. Besldes Bren- 25 homen. But the exterbn wete' Wp plaln Plus Commisslons es e photogrspher on ~he
Slnce the beglnNn` of the 1980'e, the Bran- of the medlen Income of a glven area. Ten- son, he has projecta In St Louls and LaA- for reglonel tastes, ehe Odded, and the .°h°Wboat Branson Belle. Mr. Nwak, w1O
eon economy has grown by 20 percent a enta' rents are held to 30 percent of thelr rence, Kan., and te ready to start one In housee lacked coat closeta In t11e tront hell, e Brew up In nearby Harrtson, Arlc, uW ntejrt
yeer, though clWc leadero now thlnk It Is Income. Income Ilmltetlona for Lost Tree Gardner, Kan. ~ standard (eaturc In plaoes whete It Is cotd In ~~min6 to Branson w Mork ~vhen he rdae
settling beck to ebout 10 percent range from =13,500 tor a single person to The auccesa o( i,ost Tree contrasta wtth lhe wlnter. She sald the bullder qas noRr 15, dreams of buytng hla own camers equ)p
Ente7talners ranging imm Mdy WII- $19,320 for S tamlly of tour, and 132 unlts the unhappy experlences o( other develW "desperete W get peop(8 tp puy,- ment and becoming an oatdopr photogts.
Ileme W Boxcar Wlltle to Bobby Vlnton end heve been bullt, wlth 88 more plenned. ers In Brenso8 Aho qrore drewm !rom other Mr. Haryole aees hla Iipartmp~ts jn gr~. • pher. ~
Mel 7Yllle heve theatero In Brenson. 'Ihere "Betore we bullt Lost Tree, a two-bed- parts of the country by tfie boom atmor son and elsewhere ae v1ta1 tor people Juat Md eventually, he promleed, es'
¢re more than 50,000 eeate tor Ilve theater room, one-bath apartmmt would rent tor phere. Mlstakenly thlnkft thet the boom stactlnQ pot In adult Ilfe, or, as tn the case of equeesed the hand of hls g1rlMend, )u)1e
and nearly 23,000 ~wtd roome w serve e f600 a month tn Braneon,'• Mr. Narpote sald. meant that home sceterq wouW yab eny Mrb. )ones, stnrting over. 7'6e tradltlan In Morrleon, they MIII buy the dreun ho
inlltlon vlefwn e yeer. Brenaon's boosten "A 23-year-0ld treller mtght be f500 a thing that came ao the Fifer}eti they patd thls pcea b for people ep owp fheir own home they have dlacovered In these hUla: aJ,7
eay It hee more theeter seate than Broad- ' month, and an old house wtth two or three Inflated prlces for land end Qevebped houe- Irom aYoung gge, but manr ot tMx eomtnQ tquere-foot domed houee In the f20p,00p.' e
way and more hotel rooms thon tnost mejor beArooms wae t800 to :BW. 'Ihe flrst oon- Ing that ts not eetling beceuse tt le prlad to Breneoo heve nelther a wor# record nur range.
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Sales Tatt Estlmatlon Worksheet
1 /2/97
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A Construction Update Published 6y the Tuwn of Vail january My
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~~~~~~1 11 1311 HERE9S wflAT9S HAPPENING o0o With those impacted to develop a
0 1 ~3 ~ roy construction plan that best meets the needs
~ In collaboration with its citizens, the Town of the community.
of Vail has selected a design to improve
safety, congestion and delays now
experienced at the West Vail interchange. YOUR NEIP IS NEEDED TO DETERMIC
~ The solution calls for roundabouts on the ? Hours of construction
north and south sides of the interchange, a ? Night work
~
new bridge spanning Gore Creek and ? Ramp closures
0 ; ~ ' $1jE~~~~ 1 £
3 improved pedestrian and bicycle paths. ? Traffic control
These improvements will require significant ? Length of delays
reconstruction of the interchange over a ? Construction/business signage
seven-month period, and possibly longer. ? Bus service
The construction itself, will cause the ? Pedestrian and bicycle safety
current problems of congestion and delay ? Detours
to become magnified. And there will be ? Neighborhood access
B 1 ~aa ~11~ €33~'~ di:F ;flY ~a
~ ~ ~ inconveniences for residents, property
? Commercial loading & delivery
owners, businesses, guests and motorists. In ? Commercial visibility
recognizing the potential problems ? Construction staging sites ,
' ff associated with construction at West Vail, ? Holiday scheduling (Fourth of July,
~ - the Town of Vail is reaching out to work Memorial Day, Labor Day)
NERE'S WNERE WE'RE HEADED... A survey and a series of public gatherings West Vail
w i l l b e u s e d t o d e v e l o p a p r e f e r r e d Interchange Euchange
ommu
construction plan for consideration by the Ro4nd n~ty ~`ngy
Vail Town Council at its Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 Meet g 0~ . x , c~~`.~o~'° ,
Review and refine 9p
meetings. On Feb. 18, the Town Council preferred construction
will be asked to make a funding decision co plan• Adoptconstruction ee~y
qp mmuhlt . . . , . : plan; decision to ~(0~
to proceed with the project. If approved, e~dtab/e ~ proceed. Q`rJ8``
ground could be broken in March with tin9s
Develop construction
~ """a`a/`eje"
construction continuing to November. Plan Preferences. , construction bid.
. .
From there, weekly and monthly progress ~
meetings are planned to evaluate Sur~e Listen, track, evaluate, adjust ,
ys ~ Listen, track and construction plan.
construction impacts and recommended Open House u~51 organize construction <
adjustments. issues. } Commun~y Ro/ undtable/ Meetings
CONSTRUCTIUM UISCUSSIOPIS Will CENTER ~
` , ~
AROOND 11 "61VfNS" ESiABtISHED BY TNE TOWN:
Public Involvement I
¦ The Town of Vail will involve the public in
WE NEED YOUR Hilpi E-
creation and evaluation of a construction plan.
5aLety
¦ Safety and emergency vehicle access will not be CONSTRUCTION PIANNING DISCUSSION
compromised during construction.
Im°acts
¦ There will be inconveniences (dust, delays, ~ Open. House
congestion, noise, bus service impacts, ThursdayJ , Tanuary 2
interruptions in utiliry service, etc.)
¦ Construction will span from March to y 4 to 6 p.m. >
November with additional work possible the t~ `~r +
fo?loWing sPr,ng. West Vail Lodge
¦ Work will occur simultaneously on the north
a°d S°Uth Sides °f the i°terSecti°n. Community Roundtable Meeti~gs -
¦ Vehicular traffic will likely be reduced during
construction and will impact West Vail ~ Thursday, January 16
businesses accordingly.
¦ Access to the Intermountain neighborhood, 11:30 a.m. t0 1.30 p.m.
Streamside and West Vail businesses will be West Vail Lodge
maintained in some form during construction.
¦ Detours on Chamonix Road and other
roadways will be necessary. ThUTSdC~y, January 16
¦ There will be closures of specified roads on ~t A to U Lp.m.
specified days.
¦ Other area roadway improvements will occur West Vail Lodge
simultaneously, such as North Frontage Road . . ,~.._v . ~
.e-.~.~,~~•.::~:~~>..,~.-
tum lanes, Lionsridge Loop and Buffehr Creek Friday, January 17
Road reconstruction, Highway 6 widening at
Dowd Junction, roundabouts in Avon, and 7.30 to 9:30 a.m.
overlays on I-70 at Avon, and the North and T
South Frontage Roads in Vail. West, Vail Lodge
Decision Makers
¦ Construction-related decisions will be made by Community Roundtable Meeting
the Town of Vail with approval by the ~ p
Colorado Department of Transportation, Wednesday, January 22, 6 to O p.m.
Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and Colorado Division of Presentation at 6.30 p.m.
W,,d'ife. West Vail Lodge
For more informnrion, or to receive n siirvry to express your coiismic6on-relnted preferences, contnd tlie Community Infominrion 0 f fice nt 479-2115. ~~OFUAIL
LIoN's MANE rHAsE II RECEIVED DEC 2 6 . 1996
COrrDo AssocIATIoN
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December 22, 1996
The Tovm of Vail Attn: 1Vlayor Bob Armour
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657-2200
Dear Ivlayor Armour:
In August, I wrote a letter regarding our concern about the elimination of parking
along Vail View Drive. Apparently, the town took a second look at the issue
and decided to continue to allow parking on the northwest side of this street. A
good solution.
This letter is to offer our thanks for addressing this issue in a positive manner and
please pass along our regards to whoever was responsible for making that decision.
The parking situation, unfortunately, will only get worse in the future with the
addition of the employee housing in that area. As a suggestion, it may be
beneficial, in the long run, to consider widening that street for better side street
parking and drive through passage.
Again, please pass along our thanks to those responsible for making this happen.
Regards,
J'm Rein
resident, Lion's li~Yane Homeowners Association
(303) 423-3141
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P.O. Box 699 .tp D,
C HAFFEE Salida, Colorado 81201
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December 17, 1996
Mr. Will Shafroth
Director
State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust
303 Sherman Street, Suite 900
, Denver, Colorado 80203
Re: Letter of Financial Commitment
Dear Mr. Shafroth,
The Chaffee County Board of County Commissioner's pledges to provided in the 1998 budget, as part of the
local match to the Heart of the Rocl:ies Historic Corridor, " Rail to Trails", a sum of thirty thousand dollazs.
It is our understanding the Town of Buena Vista and the City of Salida have also pledged thirty thousand
dollars each to this project.
It should be clarified, that under Colorado Law and the State Constitution, no local government can totally
commit to allocate any funds beyond one budget year. We can say at this tune it appeazs that this would be a
high priority for discretionary funds once our statutory and constitutional responsibilities have been met.
We are committed to this project because, a) land use decisions should be made locally trails are a land use
decision, b) counties are a subdivision of state govemment and c) local funds are a key element to the
matching funds. The Chaffee County Board of County Commissioners believe that as the elected
representatives of Chaffee County we should have a"vested" right in the planning, ownership and
management of the comdor, along with the elected representative of municipalities within Chaffee County.
. Sincerely yours
Franl: McMurry
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Chairman
TH/th
Enclosure °
cc: City of Salida Town of Ea le r, °~n4~'r
g ow_ngf Vail.~
Town of Buena Vista Town of Avon Town of Gypsum
City of Canon City Town of Mintlun Town of Edwazds
Town of Redcliff City of Leadville Fremont County
Lal:e County Eagle County
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The
OUNTY ONNECTION
Eagie County's Quarter9y Employee Neuvsletter x~ &P6
Produced by the Newsletter Committee, Public lnformation Office,
Human Resources Dept. and Editors - 970-328-8793
Eagrle Countv set to Unveil
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Avon Annex in the A ew Y"Pear
By Lanie Bryant
Portlons reprinted liom Vell Dally 1Or1"6
T he Eagle County Commissioners
signccd a Icase for an upvalley an-
nex space on October 22, and county ser- -
vices shoulcl be provided out of the new
Avon Centcr location in 1997.
After almost two years without
upvalley services, county officials found
a home in the site of the old Avon post
, office on thc first floor of the Avon Cen-
ter. The county will lease 4,000 square • tl~
feet of space. A~
The anncx will house extension ser-
vices for the follUwing county oEfices:
Assessor's, C:lerk & Recorder's, Commu-
,Zity Development, 1Vursing, and Social 1~1 ~_k
Services. Upvallcy residents will also be
~ able to accetis county records on three
~ public computers which will be placed
, in the new annex.
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" A Coloraclo State Departrnent of Mo-
tor Vehicles Divitiion of Driver's Licenses
~ office will also be located at the Avon
" Center. T'he County and Driver's License ON THE DOTTED LINE- Preparing the final paperwork for the new Avon Annex are Rex
Gambrel (top left), Century 21 property manager; Mike Bradley, Building and Grounds Manager;
` ,Efice will 5hare a common reception Terri-Ann Giandomenico, project coordinator; and commissioners James Johnson (left), Bud
: area, where a bilingual receptionist will Gates and Johnnette Phillips. Counry services are expected to be available at the new 4,000
: assist both CngliSh and Spanish speak- sq. ft, office by early 1997. Also offered at the office will be a Colorado Department of Motor
ing customers. Vehicles drivers license office.
Inside
New airport terminal celebrates open house o Tips for winter
snowmobiling o Networking systems o Transportatzon Authority
Director named o Nursing Serviees zuins statewide honor for exeellenee.
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DEVELOPMENT a
By Bruce Campbell
T he Planning Division has hired a
new planner, Tambi R. Katieb,
who will be starting on December 16th. ' ;r-~~•'' _ " .
He has a B.S. Degree in Geography with an emphasis in environmental planning
and comes to us from York County, Penn-
sylvania.
J.E. Hildreth is the new Building In- Splt'It Of COOp@t'at1011
spector for the Building Division. Mr. Commissioner Johnnette Phillips (right) joined colleagues from Garfield, Lake, Pitkin
Hildreth was the former Building Official and Summit counties on Nov. 1 to sign a pact of cooperation that agrees to create a
in Ft. Lupton, Colorado, and brings a vast coordinator's position for the Five County Rural Resort Region. The document identifies
array of experience to the county. the region's common concerns and problems, and it defines a direction of
¦ Environmental Health reminds ev- intergovernmental cooperation to find solutions in the future.
eryone to pump out their septic systems
before the heavy snow flies. Council (CWFC) Ted Cole Memorial
¦ And some holiday cooking remind- Award at the recent National United
ers: Be aware of food preparation for the cO11N&gratulations! Council on Welfare Fraud Conference
holiday season. Keep hot foods hot and held in Denver. The award is for an out-
cold foods cold. For example a turkey standing contribution in furthering the
should be reheated at 165°, and main- goals of program integrity in public as-
tained at 140°. Cold foods should be sistance programs.
maintained below 45°. By Lanie Bryant James Johnson - named Vice Chair of
¦ Wood burning: For those who have Congrats to the following people for the National Association of Counties
wood burning stoves, burn small hot fires their accomplishments: (NACo) Welfare and Social Services Sub-
instead of large slow Eires so that it burns County Commissioners Johnnette committee of the Human Services and
cleaner with fewer particulates and is Phillips and James Johnson on their re- Education Steering Committee.
more fuel efficient. Remember to burn election to the Board of County Commis- Johnnette Phillips - named a member
only dried wood, not green aspen or pine. sioners and to Karen Sheaffer on her elec- of the National Association of Counties
? ANIMAL CONTROL tion as Treasurer. (NACo) Intergovernmental Relations
Nursing Department - awarded Steering Committee.
Bob Slagle wants to remind everyone "County Nursing Agency of the Year" by Community Development/Public In-
that the required new 1997 Eagle County the Colorado County Nurses Association. formation - for winning four 3CMA
dog licenses are only half price Eor the The "Zamboni Brothers"- including Savvy Awards for the Eagle River Water-
months of December and January. Bob two county employees, Tom Ehrenberg shed Program, E.C. Master Plan, Trans-
also said the Animal Con- and Paul Gregg along with Bill Johnson portation Summit and Media Handbook.
trol Departrnent is "look- ~ and Mike Metcalf for being named Eagle Laurie Asmussen for her efforts on the
ing forward to deep snow Valley Citizens of the Year. Fair and Joe Hoy for his contributions to
this season, so animals Jack Ingstad - elected 3CMA National the D.A.R.E. program recognized recently
can run only where the Vice President. in the Vail Trail's 10 Who Matter. "They may
roads are plowed making Joan Baldwin, Income Maintenance not get much recognition, but they are
it is easier to apprehend Technician in the Basalt H&HS office, people who make a world of difference
the errant pets.' awarded the Colorado Welfare Fraud in our community."
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Shrum named director
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4~ . Transportation'Author1
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By Dora Prince ~
said: "...developing the system from
ave you wondered what has been scratch has had its moments of fun and t~
, Hhappehung with the 1/2 percent momen
sales tax voted in a year ago for the trans- ts of uncertainty. No business
cards, and until just recently, no staff and
portation needs of our
_ valley? Meet Jim Shrum tlle new Direc_ n° office has made this career move a
tor of the Eagle County Re onai Trans- challenge." He reports to a nine member
~ board which governs the Authority and
portation Authority.
is made up of representatives from Basalt, j IM SHRUM and Admin. TecFi Susie ~ Jim is a Colorado and Eagle Valley na- Eagle, Gypsum, Vail, Avon' Redcliff' ~
tive and now an Edwards resident. His M~~rn, Ea le Coun M~onviite with Jim's Certificate of Apprecia-
fl
family will soon join him from Scottsdale
S ty and the Beaver tion presented by the Town of Mintum. Jim was
Arizona. Jim's uncle, by the way, is the Creek Resort Company also officiall
y"cited" by Mintum Chief of Po-
former owner of the building which lice 7ony Fattilo on charges of °being an all-
housed the Edwards Post Office/General ' around good guy."
Store. o . . e
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~ The new transportation director re- . • . . . . . . ` ' ` ° ° ° °
cently found office space in Avon. He's
also grateful to have recendy hired Susie Projects currently on the drawing
board are the creation of a new service
; McConville as his Administrative Tech-
from Minturn to Vail/Beaver Creek; a ski
nician, which begins to solve his "no staff"
problem. Please welcome Jim and Susie. bus from the Gypsum/Eagle area on
1im came on board in October of this Weekends and extension of the run from
year to spearhead the development of the SHIWY APVD NEW buses were unveiled G~s~/Eagle to Avon/Vail to inciude
Authority. During a phone interview he ~ecently. The vehictes were purchased with Dotsero. On November 15 the Authority
funds from the new counry-wide transportation dedicated six new buses to allow the ex-
t~• tension of these services.
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1996°97 SI(IER E7ICCPRESS
BUS SCbiEDULE
Effecrive P(ovember 23, 1996
r r R Return Trips: {/AlL 7"O C'a YP$lJIVI
(,.YC.
' ~ Runs at
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77MES MAY VAP.Y :47'('H WEp7'qER COfYDlTIONS
Z Vail Transoortaiion Center
Avon Center ~ ~ ~y~`a
Skier Express A.M. Run: 12:OOP
I.GYP5UM SK'ER Eaeie 1-70 Loaf N Ju¢ 12:22P
Eaele Counry Bldg (Sth and Wall) I2.25p
I Saturday &c Sunday Only) ltuns aC 7:20A
T1ME5;17pyvARYNITy Ea¢1e ValleyHighSchool 13:35P
W'EATHER COIYpITIONS
Ea¢le Valley Hieh School 7:20A
Eaele County Blde (Sth and Wall) 7_30A ~AIL ~O ~~T~~R~
Eaele l-70 Loaf 7Y )u¢ 7:33A Runs at 4:30P AND 5:30P
Avon Cen[er T111ES MAY VpRy WITH WEATHER CONDITIOHS
Vail TransDortaiion Center ~~SSA Vail Tran ortation Center
8:10A 4:30P 5:30P
Avon Center 4:45P
Ea¢le I-70 Loaf T11ue ~~45P
Avoid parking hassles, traffic congestion, and the high 5:U7P 6:07P
costs of driving by riding with us, Ea21e County BIdE (Sth and Wall) 5:1 op 6:101?
Eaele Vallev Hieh School 520P
Dorsero 6:20P
5:35P 6:35P
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Techno SL However, what if you work in Human
Resources and you need to send a Word
? Perfect document to the Treasurer's Of-
WHAT S A NE~'WORK? fice and you don't choose to exercise and C RITI C'S
county explores better and walk up the steps? Well, then you need
faster ways to communicate to be part of a Wide Area Network (you ~~~~1~1T~~
got it... WAN). The Wide Area Network
Submitted by Information Systems comes in very handy, you can send your Employee feedback regarding
& Karen Menitt Sturgill E-mail, documents and /or files without materials at the
Y ou have your software..... leaving the comfort of your chair (of Training Resource Center
You're ready to go....... You just course if the Treasurer's Office has donuts Fbooks ollowing are evaluations for
want it installed so you can get you may want to physically bring your and tapes checked out of
started...but wait...you're on a network... document down). the Traizung Resource Center. If you
You might say, "what difference could You will find that our Infor- are interested in checking out the fol-
that possibly make"? We will be run- mation Systems group per- lowing materials come to Human Re-
ning a series of articles in ha- forms a variety sources or give Julie Feldman a call at
ture newsletters to give you of jobs. A few extension 795.
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work is, how it works, sure our net- (taPe) got raving reviews from the
and what our Informa- work is run- Treasurer's Department. The theory is
tion Systems group does ning smoothly, that you will become what you think,
for us so that we can being able to so if you think great things you will
work easier, faster, and add depart- achieve great things, but be careful, if
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terms a network allows East Valley an- (book) is recommended to those indi-
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with each other without an entire ar- mutual funds, this is not a book for
having to run up and ticle in itself), the beginner investor.
down the stairs, or researching • Seven Habits of Highiv Effec-
physically take our our hardware tive People (book and tape) is getting
document to another person in our de- and software purchasing needs, install- positive reviews from everyone who
partment.... great exercise but not very ef- ing software so that we can use it, and checks it out. The book tallcs about
ficient. Each employee in a department is troubleshooting any hardware problems habits that will make you more effec-
part oE a Local Area Network (or LAN, if that we have. We appreciate having Dave, tive in your personal and professional
you like abbreviations). This means that Steve, Terry and David who can help us life. Want to know what the seven
you can communicate between the people with these items. Thanks. habits are? Check the book out!
in your department more efficiently. • Do What You Are (book) is about
how to pick an occupation that
matches your personality based on the
,New Q&P officer~ a~e elected Myers-Briggs test. If you don't know
your Myers-Briggs code, the book
By Bruce Campbell The Q& P group wishes to thank the dedicates several chapters to finding ~
Elections were held recently for the bi- outgoing officers for their leadership, di- and identifying your code. See if your ,
annual change in leaders. rection and support. career is the right one for your person-
Ree Farrell from the Administrator's Bruce Campbell- Leader, Ron Kautz, ality. '
office was elected Co-Leader and Earlene Roach and Karen ~ The Dilbert Princi~le (book) is I
j
Recorder, Karen Sturgill who shared the duties of Re- excellent and highly recommended.
The book is based on the Dilbert Prin- ;
r Sturgill from the corder. ciple; "The most ineffective workers '
Treasurer's office, Q& P will be busy during the holiday stematically moved to the place
&was elected Co- season with support efforts for the Holi- ~~,~,e h syere they can do the least damage
Leader and Bill day Food Basket during Thanksgiving, management." It is a fast- paced hu-
Smith of Road & the employee Christmas party, and the morous read with cartoons scattered
Bridge, was elected Giving Tree for needy families at Christ- throughout. A must read for Dilbert
to another term as Q& P Leader. mas time. fans!
Congratulations to our new officers!
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The 1 1 1 , i Coiinty's Ouarterly plo
Hea9th & Human Servaces
Nursinor Services wins Stat~ ~ ~ o
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Ross begions school su p1Y projoect
By Joan HNazwell started a school supply project. There will ¦ Love Fosters Love. If you have lots
he Eagle County Nursing Ser- be a box in the lobby with a list of items of love and patience to share with a child,
vice has been named County needed. These supplies will be distrib- and would like to share your home as a
TNursing Agency of the Year by uted by the schools to those students in foster parerit see Kathy Reed in Social
the Colorado County Nurses Association. need. There are some children whose par- Services to sign up. You can never give
The award was announced during a ents cannot afford to purchase necessary or receive too much love.
joint meeting of the nursing association school supplies. Social Services also col- ¦ Tip: Did you know that regular
and the Colorado Public Health Associa- lects the sample sizes of soap, shampoo, physical activity improves mood, helps
tion, which took place Sept. 25-27 in lotion etc. for their clients. If you gather relieve depression, and increases feelings
Breckenridge. Eagle County was chosen these in your travels and have an abun- of well-being. So take a walk and feel
for this award out of 39 county nursing dant supply, they will be happy to have good.
services throughout the state. It is a spe- them.
cial honor to be recognized by your peers.
El The Nurses have begun the process
of inoculating the 6th grade students for HEALTH & WU/V7AN SERI/ICES HAPPY HOLIL" AYS
Hepatitis B, which is a vaccine that pre- o
vents a verv life threatening disease. The The We AY°e PY°Oud°
vaccine will be a requirement for entry to Department ¦1/2 day-ChPistmas
the 7th grade and to kindergarten in 1997. Eve., Tues. Dec. 24
It has been a pleasure for us to work in
conjunction with the very capable school ¦ Wed., DeC 25,
nurses, and to make this process a little Christmas
more convenient for parents.
¦ Wed., Jan. 1 9997
N Can you help? Kathy Ross has
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New Year's
NeW /VOrtllWeSt
IVlaintenance
Sho D
p edicated
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~ By Lanie Bryant
The Board of County Commissioners "
along with employees from Road and
Bridge were in attendance at a dedica- '
'ooo=tion for the new Northwest Maintenance
shop on June 20,1996. Pictured from left:
Randy Schlegel, Northwest District Su-
pervisor; Commissioner Johnnette
Phillips; Commission Chairman Bud
Gates; Don Fessler, Road & Bridge Direc-
tor, and Jake Stull, Northwest District
Equipment Operator.
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The 1 1 ' I County,s / plo
light that illuminates objects 100 feet
ahead and one red taillight that can be
~ seen from 500 feet.
¦Snowmobiles may not be used to
hunt or harass wildlife. It is unlawful to
operate a snowmobile while under the
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influence of a controlled substance or al-
ug~' n.. -1 . . ti :.,_.~.r •
~Wocohol.
e sile ~y ¦ It is also unlawful to ca a loaded
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firearm on a snowmobile or operate a
' "'i ? ' r "
le c_S... `°2~~» snowmobile in a careless or reckless man-
- ner.
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¦ Any accidents resulting in death,
,n
' ' _.ii' . ..,•:,y^z`~ _ - . . ..-;._r`~_ ~r~' r"r -~~.n g ~ ~Yy, .
- - ~ _ ~ '.y"~ _ ~ personal injury or property damage must
be reported immediately to the nearest
„ • ~ ~ s ~ , law enforcement agency.
~ y _`x~ µ -s`""~' ~ ~ ' _ . ~3' ¦ There are special restrictions for per-
By Kim Andree, Sheritf's Dept ¦ Make sure your machine is regis- sons 16 years old and under: you should
328-8387 or 328-8500 tered with the Division of Parks and Rec- contact the Division of Parks and Recre-
ith winter on the way reation. ation for additional information.
Wand snowfall in the 0 Remember it is unlawful to operate ¦ The following are a few tips for any-
a snowmobile on the roadway or right- one venturing out on a snowmobile: al-
forecast for Eagle County, of-way (the area adjacent to the shoulder Ways be sure your machine is in good
snowmobiling is going to be of the road) of any freeway. You may op- shape; wear warm clothing, protective
erate on the right-of-way of streets and helmets and goggles; carry survival gear
great! highways, if you are as far as possible and be familiar with the terrain you'll be
Snowmobiles are made for enjoyment. from the roadway and moving in the traveling over; consult weather forecasts;
Along with that tradition comes the re- same direction. stay off ice you are uncertain of and snow-
sponsibility oE not infringing on others ¦ When crossing any road or highway, mobile with a buddy always.
having a good time. There are a few come to a complete stop: yield to the Everyone has the right to use and en-
simple rules that we at the Sheriff's Of- right-of-way to all motor vehicle traffic JoY our public lands. We know that you,
fice feel will help you, as snowmobilers, and cross at a right angle to the roadway. as a responsible snowmobiler, will help
use public lands in a cooperative and Snowmobiles operating between sunset make this year the best for all of us as a
courteous manner. and sunrise must have at least one head- professional snowmobiler or enthusiast.
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Jeff Williams Peter Sulmeisters Michelle New
Airport Engineering Senior Services
Chuck Whaley Christine Sasse Edith Lederhause
Airport Finance Senior Services
Brad Jones Tambi Katieb John O'Sullivan
Airport Planning Sheriff
Brad Kohrmann Michael Laverty Douglas Winters
Airport R& B Landfill Sheriff
Mikel Kerst Casey Sanders Bob Silva
Airport R & B-Maintenance
Sheriff
Tom Sheely Sarah Richardson Jim Shrum
Assessor R& B- Motor Pool Transportation
Joe Collins Chad Filener Susie McConville
Assessor R & B-Motor Pool
Jodie Brandt Transportation
Pamela Cousins
Clerk & Recorder-El Jebel Senior Services
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The current newsletter committee is looking for
other employees who are willing to spend a few
hours each month helping assemble
o December 1996, Adopt a Family and material for our newsletter
the Giving Christmas Tree Come and join the fun and let's make
o Jariuary 14, 1997 -12 p.m., Swearing
in for Commissioners & Treasurer THE ° January 1997, First Things First Train- ~~o~~r(i~j'j~~
ing, date to be determined an employee's newsletter!
o January 1997, Tax notices mailed
FHeelip LiS ° oI~11e(~t ° Wlt~ll
. Eagle Count-wi, e111pl0yeeSm?
r ~ a ~
By Lynette Horan
Chairperson, News/etter Committee
The Editorial Board welcomes employee feedback on the contents of this news ,
letter. Employees are encouraged to submit their comments and / or information
for newsletter publication through the Q& P Group's communication cubes or
directly to their newsletter committee representative listed below. The Editorial Ever/O/'e Off ered
Committee reserves the right to edit material.
Thanks to those of you who contributed the articles and information which a
~c`~/1~
helped to make this edition interesting.
The "County Connection" Employee Newsletter will be published quarterly on eI e('tion S,Iay
by the second week of 3/ 97, 6/ 97, 9/ 87 and 12 / 87 etc.
We welcome input from all departrnents. If you have information of interest, 0Histoxy repeats itself
the DEADLINE tb submit articles and artwork to your departrnent's loyal repre- Submitted by Karen Merritt
sentative for the lst Quarter Newsletter is 5 p.m. Fri., 1/31 /97. We prefer articles 5tu?gi11 .
submitted in disk format. o From The Eagle Valley Enterprise,
We are able to reserve space for "late breaking news" due five working days November 1,1901, Number 24
prior to the publication date. THEN: "The /adies of Eag/e Circ%
_Departmenf Loval Represe____ ~tatiVe Women of Woodcraft willserve a pub-
Airport Dora Prince, Assessor Dept. ~~c dinne~ and supper at Woodman
Animal Control Bruce Campbell, Comm. Dev. Hal1. An old fashioned chicken dinner
Assessor pora Prince, Assessor Dept. Will be given. Price, Adults 25 cents,
Attorney Bruce Campbell, Comm. Dev. children 15 cents. Oysters will be
Buildings & Grounds Karen M. Sturgill, Treasurer Dept. served in the evening."
Cierk & Recorder Deb Jordan, Treasurer Dept. NOW: Though times have
Community Development Bruce Campbell, Comm. Dev.
County AdministratodBOCC changed, the theory of sharing still
Emergency Mgmt./Comm. Service Lanie Bryant, Admin. exists. The 70 election judges were
Engineering Lanie BryanY, Admin. hosted to a lunch of homemade soup
Extension Dora Prince, Assessor Dept.
Lynette Horan, Human Resources and bread following training and, as
Finance Jean Covault, Assessor Dept. always, the Clerk pot lucked it on
Information Services Karen M. Sturgill, Treasurer Dept. election day, still nibbling pizza ~ti]I
Health & Human Services/Nursin S.S. till
Human Resources ~ Joan Aflaxwell, Nursing 3:30 a.m. while verifying ballot counts
Road & Bridge Lynet4e Horan, Human Resources countywide. Volunteers from other
Sheriff Lan1e Bryan4, Admin. departrnents assisted. The Clerk's of-
Treasurer Kim Andree & Bill Kaufman,ECS fice extends to them a special thanks!
Deb Jordan, Treasurer Dept.
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EATON, DEENA 12/02 ~ HaIIOWeen
PLATI; JAN 12,07
JELEN, MICHAEL 12/07 ~
_ _ Chili
SHEARER, JIM 12/08
VARELA, ALMA 12/09 Contest Winner
BOES, BRENDA 12 / 11 ~.a ~
GODAT, LORI 12/15 Treasurer's Office ,
SCHOFIELD, BRIAN 12 / 15 1IV h i te C h e l i
LEWIS, SALLY . 12/18
LASALLE, MEACHELL 12/21 Oven: 350 degree
SMITH, BILL 12/23 , . Baking time: 50-60 minutes
ALTHOFF, JOHN 12/23 ..Servings: 8
KOPP, DAVID 12/25 I. Soften in a small amount of margarine:
SILVERTHORN, MARIC 12/28 1 chopped onion
CLAIZKSON, PALIL 01/02 MOSNESS, HEATH 01/31 1 clove garlic
CHAMBERS, FLINT 01/03 KNOX, KATHY 02/02 t tsp cumin
WALLACE, BRUCE 01/03 BOCELEWATZ, BILL 02/02 II. in a 1 1/2 quart casserole, combine mixture
SIMS, ARLISS Ol / 05 BAKER, BILL 02 / 03 With:
HAEFELI, PATiZICIA 01/06 LEWIS, GEORGE 02/07 2 whole large chicken breasts
DARDEN, JOHN 01/08 BROWN, JO 02/07 (skinned, boned and cut into 1 in. chunks)
ALLISON, SANDRA Ol / 10 DOWNS, BILL 02/07 1 16-19 oz. can of white kidney beans
PAPKE, RUSSELL Ol /11 BUSCH, NANCY 02/07 (cannellini beans) drained (these can be found
VAN NAT'TA, RAY Ol / 11 CAMPBELL, BRUCE 02 / 08 in the specialty food section, usually not with the
NUNN, BRENDA Ol / 12 HART'MANN, JIM 02 / 09 regular vegetables)
BIIRCH, RONALD Ol / 12 BENEDICT, TIA 02 / 10 1 151/2 to 19 oz. can garbanzo
HANSEN, STEVE 01/14 CLOUGH, JANET L. 02/13 beans, drained
1 12 oz. can white corn, drained
SARTIN, ALLEN Ol / 17 WHEELERSBLTRG, MIKE 02 / 18 1 or 2 4 oz. cans chopped mild
WURTSMTI'H,ANGELA 01/21 KUNKEL,JIM 02/19 greenchilies
TRUJILLO, JOHN Ol /25 CANTRELL, CONNIE 02/ 19 2 chicken flavored bouillon cubes
SAVALOX, HEATHER 01/25 LUNDIN, EVA-MARIE 02/20 orenvelopes.
BURK, DONA Ol /26 ROACH, EARLENE 02/21 1 1/2 cups water.
JOHNSON, RON Ol /27 HODGES, STEVE 02/23 IlI. Cover casserole and bake 50-60 min. untii
chicken is tender.
HOPPLE, STEPHEN 01/27 EHIZENBERG, TOM 02/25 IV. To serve, stir a few drops of Tabasco sauce
GRIFFIN, SCOTT Ol /29 RUSS, TINA 02/26 (to taste) and sprinkle with finely shredded
LINN, MAIZK Ol /30 MOFFAT, GAIL 02/27 Monterey Jack cheese.
WILSON, KENNETH 01/31 FARRELL, REE 02/28
~ IYs trees in fall fashion It's cold toes and finger
Now glowing with passion, And darkness that lingers
, Now shedding their leaves in the wind. And shimmering frost on the lawn.
ko y It's the casting of care ~
. in the brisk autumn air It's harvesting, canning, !
a poem by Preparing and planning. •
JODIE BRANDT And sunshine caressing my skin. It's living to fullness each day. ~
Office of the Clerk It's boots and a sweater It's longing and dreaming
& ReCOrder / EI Jebel It's glorious weather, And wistfully scheming. ;
A sweet invitation to roam. It's wishing the moment could stay.
; It's gratefully basking
It's geese on the wing In nothing left asking It's the passage of time,
In a fluttering string It's cozy and warm coming home. Ripened fruit on the vine,
A drift against royal blue skies. A bountiful yield from the earth. '
It's clear afternoons It's waking one morning It's a joy beyond reason,
And bright golden moons To snow without warning, The end of a season, f
And quiet contentment and sighs. And then just as quickly iYs gone. A dying, and yet a rebirth. ~
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Submitted by Buildings ~ Grounds and door first!!) Mike and Paul resolved the
. Karen ABerritf Sturgill
e've all heard about the Poor sound quality with acoustical pan- ~ ~
els. I certainly wouldn't want to navigate t,-L ~ -x I
Wbig projects, Mike has been our sidewalks in the winter without the
busy with the Old Courthouse renova- snow being plowed and salt put down. ,
tion, and Terri-Ann has ado ted the re- ~
p Can You imagine having the Eagle
. sponsibility of the new Eagle County County Fair without Buildings and
, Annez and the Tree Farm. But what about Grounds? This could not be possible c-
the things that make all our lives easier witho
each day. ut the cooperation from all the
members of the depariment. Who do you rThe underground sprinkler system call when the phone is broken? Who do
~ was blown out recently by Jim and Bill -
so that it doesn't freeze this winter. The you call when your chair's too
. lights come on in the restroom when hard? Who do you call when - t
you turn on the switch thanks to you put a boo-boo on a County
~
4 Jim our lighting specialist. vehicle? That would be Ms. •
~ How nice the lawn will look Tanet. And by the way, none I
~ next year since Tom re- of this could be possible THAT'SfVOTALLTHEY'REGOODAT-The
seeded the dead areas BUILDINGS Without the phenom- Buildings and Grounds crew recently took
and planted new &GROUNDS enal time manage- honors for their Halloween costumes during
trees. John changes ment and organiza- the recent contest held at the Counry Build-
out the air fiiters and From m80n$ainBng tional skills of Ms, ing.
is our plumbing/me- SpY'Yi18t9e~'g $o Mickey Rioux!!
Itisgreattohaveade- ? MORE HALLOWEEIV
chanical technician for all Qqyakjg~9 5u~.e the
County Buildings. Paul ~agAe ~ou~a$y Faaa~ ~ &~~;d Bno o~y COSTUfVIE PHOTOS ON
has spent many hours im-
proving the computer- Rodeo haS a pBaC@ keeps us up and run- ~ o
ixed HVAC system to e$S ONVP1, ~g, but could also put • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
keep us comfortable all $hIS CPew $ru0y together a very creative
year long. Bill is our own Prize ~'inning Hallow- ~e~' ~lgS fOI° EX~~gl~g~gIl
make5 een costume. In addi-
"Tim Allen" of Eagle the Coun$~ ~ork. tion, the Building & Offlce9 "V~'ed & Pe$t
County and the lock and
key master. Have you GroundsDepartrnentis ~ The Extension Office, Fair & Rodeo
5topped by their office lately? Terri-Ann very proud to congratu- Department and Weed & Pest Department are
late Tom and Paul (of the Zamboni Broth- no longer located in the basement of the "old"
and Janet's new office layout looks great! ers). They along with the other members
I went to a meeting in the Holy Cross of the Zamboni Brothers, have 'ust been Courthouse. New digs are at the PTI
Room recently and was very impressed a~,~,arded The Eagle County Citizens Communications building at 401 Sawatch
with the acoustics, you could sin in there Road in Eagle while the Courthouse is being
g Award for 1996 for maintaining t]-ie ice remodeled. Phone extensions and fax number
and sound really good... (please, close the rink at the Eagle Town Park. Great job! remain the same. Stop by and check out our
new location.
~ cuso TN
Treasurer ~aren Sheaffer
H i, I'm Karen Sheaffer, your newly sists me in serving the taxpayers and get-
elected County Treasurer. I have tin the 'ob done. ,~4
worked for Eagle County since 1986 and and inform the publice of the S ate State
believe I am a professional who possesses u tes t hat govem our office. We are alivays
the knowledge and experience as well as looking for ways to improve our opera-
the time, energy and enthusiasm to per- tion and are open to all suggestions and
form the duties of this job. Our office is ideas. I thank the voters of Eagle County
customer service oriented and our num- and my staff for giving me the opportu-
ber one goal is to collect 100% of the taxes nity to serve as Eagle County Treasurer/
levied. I have an excellent staff that as- Public Trustee.
Eagle County Treasurer Karen Sheaffer
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' County 1 ' 1 i / i i
A man and his young son were in tags. He puts his paws on the counter and ¦ Ask Mark Young about trying out
the building and the boy asked personally delivers the papers. They exit Jack Johnson's special ellc bugle...or bet-
to ride the elevator. The father told him the buildoing, the dog carrying the tags ter yet; stop by the Assessor's office to
to get on and push a certain number. in his mouth. look at the picture. Seems Keith Montag
When the elevator warning bell rang the ¦ Clerk and Recorder's were quite and Doug Abbey tried it, too. For inquir-
father realized things were not going as busy with the early voting. Tom Jenkins ing minds that want to know...those who
planned. He called his son's name and suggested that the Information Desk blew the so-called elk bugle wound up
pushed the button to return the elevator.. have some forms with flour all over their faces and shirts.
When the door for the voters to ¦ For those of you who missed it, Oc-
opened, the elevator fill out so less tober 31st was a fun day around here. We
was empty. The man THE COUNTV CONNECTION people would had biker gals, Snow White an d the Seven
ran up and down the have to wait in Dwarfs, dance hall girls, a cheerleader, a
stairs, stopping at line. Allen Black, cat chasing a mouse, a cowboy and an In-
each floor, but could ' VIEVV the County As- dian, a convict, a clown, a very rowdy
not find his son. sessor, agreed crew of pirates and their ladies-and
In the meantime, INFO and the two of- more. And that was before the pre-school
Sarah Schipper and fices worked to- trick or treaters arrived. I overheazd one
Pat Mc Collum were Jean •Cdvault •gether to allevi- biker gal comment:
on the first floor and ate the situation. "Wait'til you see my Harley..." I looked
noticed a tearful little That's TEAM around for some tall good-looking guy
boy standing by the WORK! named Harley who might be with her but
elevator saying: "I no such luck!
want my daddy!" They all got on the el- ,
evator together and rode up to the sec-
ond floor. Sarah and Pat-being the wise
, ladies that they are-convinced the child
they would all stay here until his father ~'.showed up. Which he did shortly...for a
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relieved reunion.
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Thanks Sarah and Pat, for coming to
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the rescue of one concerned parent and
his anxious little son!
¦ Every year a man and his dog come
visit the building. The dog cames the nec-
essary papers in his mouth as they enter COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT boasted BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (left) Bill
the Clerk and Recorder's office for license a wild west theme...and Individual Baker, John Kirchner, Paul Gregg, Tom
Costume winner Mary Kessler (Center) Ehrenberg, Jim Moran and Terri Ann
1996 Eagle County came as an Indian aquaw. Giandomenico.
Halloween Contest Winners
Best Pumpkin Carving - ~
Treasurer's Office P,~
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Best Office Costume " ° `~n• ~ ~ ~
Tie between Social Services (Bad Gids)
and Building and
'...Y.; r'i:.7~' ~ . d. • e,.;
Grounds (Pirates)
Best Red Chili
Terry Rounds, Info Systems .~e r,;; ~ '
Best Green Chil
Treasurer's Department. , X ~
Best Individual Costumes
• Mary Kessler (Indian Squaw) i ~ ~ ~
Community Development
• Mark Chapin (Scarecrow)
Assessors
• Janet Kohl (Mae West)
Environmental Health _ ~`?M~";
• Karen Sturgill (Sneery The Dwarf) A COMICAL SIGHT- (left, front row) Sue Eaton, Human Resources Dir.; Julie Feldman,
Treasurers Training Coord.; Angela Wurtswmith, HR Ad Tech. and Lisa Hammond, AssessorAd Tech
• Patti Haefili (School Marm) (temporary) (left, back row) Assessor's Mark Chapin, Mark Young, Jim Shearer, Elaine Wolf
Community Development
and Brenda Boes.
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' County 1
1 ,i County's Oyarierly i o
• Seven Years:
Merry, Ray Eleven Years:
Thompson, Greg Huffman, Lisa
0ngPc'1 y a /OnSt O'Neill, Kerry
Eight Years Wolter, Lauretta
Abbey, Doug
. Baker, Bill Twelve Years:
Johnson, Ron O'Neill, Jim
Eaton, Deena
Fifteen Years:
Nine Years: Nye, Donald
Nunn, Brenda
~ Kaufman, Bill Sixteen Years:
Eagle County full-time, year-round Smith, Bill
~ employment anniversaries during Ten Years:
the 4th quarter / 1996: Schlegel, Randy
.p One Year: Ware, Bill
Griffin, Brian Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burgdorf,Robin .
Farrell, Ree Training: First Things ~Irst
Iacovetto, Alex
Kaufman, Mara Baldwin, Joan AV•4 radoca/I}r ditferent approach to time management
Repnnted from Covey Leadership Center /nformation
Two Years: Provided by Julie Feldman
Shearer, Jim If any one of the following statements apply to you, you need the First Things First
- Young, Mark Workshop:
Horan, Lynette 'You've tried every efficiency-boosting trick in the book, but the more you struggle
Weber, Paul to beat the clock, the more fhe clock beats you.
' Rasnic, Ron *You've been taught that you can gain control and be happy by working faster,
Campbell, Bruce harder, longer, and smarter. So you do. But you're still not in control, and the things
Martin, Blake you're doing azen't makin ou ha
*You plan, organize, and et goa sp
Hoza, Della You work hazd to stay on track and on time, but
Altieri, Judy someone or something is always derailing you.
Craig, "C.C." . *You've worked hard to get where you are, but now you want to be somewhere
else. You realize that your ladder of success has been leaning against the wrong wall
Three Years• all along.
Kirc oerhn , J hn "You've had to deal with crisis for so long that you've become addicted to it. You
Bradley, Jim never get to the important "first things" in your life because you're always dealing
Medina, Jeanne wIth the urgent things.
*You feel like a circus strong man with teams of horses tied to both arms, pulling
Four Years: Y°ll in opposite directions. You can't find balance between your personal life and
Smith, Miriam career responsibilities.
The First Things First workshops are being scheduled through the Training Center.
Five Years: Your certified Covey Leadership Center facilitator, Julie Feldman will conduct the
Slagle, Bob Workshop. Registration is now open. Seating is limited, so call or e-mail Juiie F at 328-
Berenato, Mary Jo 8795 to ensure your place today.
Forinash, Kathleen Here's what employees are saying about First Things First Workshops:
°"Ic was helpful, it allowed me to sit back from day-to-day activities and consider where I
Six Years: am going and want to go"
Archibeque, Ted °"Management of my available time was getting out of control, this class will help me
Godat, Lori organize more effectively"
Jenkins, Tom °"I will be better organized which will help lower my stress"
Deane, June °"I learned more about setting goals"
Kopp, David °"I learned more than I thought I would...."
Burner, Robert °"Great class, especially if you have a lot of tasks and not enough time"
Lyons, Kathleen °"I learned how to balance my personal and professional life"
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New aIlrport
~~~~?,_..~.0.~
terminal
completed in
1`.,£^
record time
. ae-=•t - ~
he new Eagle County Re
A {yyy~~~qqq
gional Airport terminal was
'iY'a.• `~~V 1.~ : 5
completed in record time,
, opening its doors last month during
a special ribbon-cutting ceremony
that lured hundreds from throughout
the region. - ~ ~ 3 ~ ~ ~ •
Congratulations to the following
winners at the airport terminal open •
_ .j ,~a.*r;.. ns`- :~."r•...
house:
American Airlines tickets New airport termonal welcomes hundreds
Tim Kelly -Domestic flight
Jan Sackbauer - Caribbean flight The Eagle County Regional Airport terminal opened with great fanfare Nov. 23, with
Janine Prizor - European flight hundreds attending a special ribbon cutting ceremony. Commissioners Bud Gates and
Johnnette Phillips (center) along with Airport Manager Jim Elwood (left) and Counry
Western Pacific Administrator Jim Hartmann (right) cut the ribbon to dedicate the new facility.
Airline tickets
Kathy Burkhardt - Round-trip
~ a~Y•
VA season ski pass
Jeff Houpt
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Aspen season ski pass
Barb Dieterle
T shirt/hats
Steve Stell
Sydney Idzikawski
,
Larry Lee
Ty Owens
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IMA
Karen Nulle
Frank Beran
Lanie Bryant
Bob Haney
Nick Nikolich (above) made
Paul Whitley ~ sure the
Andy jones
Fred Deittre refreshments
Ron Nieme er
Y were stocked up,
A1 Asmussen
Nathan Hartmann ~ P ~''""'F~~r~• _ while volunteers
KTUN Prize Giveaways
(left) registered
Cory Zehring
Marilyn Travis guests for a
Chris Hancock variery of free
Harvey Tashiro • giveaways that
Scott Smith ~Others were not present to accept ,
included free
prizes so names were not available.
airline tickets and
x ~
other prizes.
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_ ~ECEIVED DEC , 1_ 19% . _ . , ~
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hat is a on urner use taxg aies tax on
Use tax is a complement to*sales tax cities and counries where sales tax as ad- deI'very c'harges
when sales tax has not been charged on ministered by the state collect their own Delivery charges are subject to sales tax '
tangible personal property. 9dhen items uSe tax DOR dOeS nOt colleCt the t8x. when they are included as part of a taxable
are purchased from an out-of-state recailer, The use tax for these state-administered sale of tangible personal property. The
ezception to this applies when the pur- .
consumer use tax is owed by the purchaser jurisdictions applies to building materials chaser owns the durin deliv
- when the item is used or made available far and motor vehicles only. The tax on g
pays for the delivery charges direcdy and
use after delivery. Use tax is also owed building m8teriaLS is paid f0 fhe lOCal tex- the delivery charges do not appear on the
when keeping, storing, withdrawing from ing authority; motor vehicle use tax is paad seller's u?voice: :
storage, moving, installing, or perfoaming to the county clerk when d?e vehicle is A recently issued Departrnent of Rev-
. any other act where the pirchaser assumes registered. Some ciaes and counties do enue policy position states: Unless it can '
control or use of the taxable item: not have use eax. Contact home-rule cides be proven that the purchaser of tangible
The use tax rate is the same (3 percent) for their ose tax requirements. personal property assumes the r;sks of
as the Stale Sales tax rdte. BOIt 'CO11eCts State and RTD/CD/BD use tax pay- ownership duing delivery, United Parcel '
state and Regional Transportation Dis- ments are remitted to DOR with the "Con- Service, Federal Ezpress, and similar de-
trict/Scientific and Cultural Facilieies Dis- sumer Use Tax Return" (DR 0252). Addi- livery charges are subjecc to sales tax.
trict/Metropolitan Baseball Stadium Dis- tional information is also available in FYI Delivery charges paid to the U .S. post
office are always considered ezempt from
trict (RTD/CDBD) use tax. However, General 10, "Consumer Use Taz." sales tax. -
AS,
~Sales and ~vothh'olding anterest rates cn a97 Phone system makes Jan. 1 the interest xate far late filing of sales tax rewrns in 1997 is 8 information aaess easier - percent. If no payment or agreement to pay is made within 30 days from the due date,
the interest will be 11 gencent. The rate preprinted on sales tax and related rewrns The Depaztment of Revenue offers quick
will be .0134 percent per mondh or 16 percent annually. This rate inCludes the 8 access tu infonnation about specific individual
percent interest rate, plus 8
penent for penalty interesL income tax accounts through its Interacave
The rate printed on wage withholding xewrns is .0067 per month or 8 percent per voice Response (NR) system.
year. State statutes provide the interest rate for each year will be the prime rate, as NR offers five options:
reported by the Wall Street Jourrual, plus three percentage points rounded to the ¦Estimated Tax Verification
nearest full percent. The prirrie rate reportefl an July 1996 was 8.25 percent ¦ Refund Status
¦ - Last Year's Refund Amount - -
¦ Agreement to Pay'
. ¦ Balance Due Verification
o To ensure absolute confidentiality, access to
City ~~~~~~a^x EF~ , RIVRS is peimitted only when one of five
security codes is used in con junction with the
~a taxpayer's social security numler.
Tr ~ ~ mise~ ~ ~ ~ uar-mteas ~i~¦ii~'~ Call (303) 232-2446. and. follow directions.
From rotary phones dial (303) 232-2438.,
,
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFI') of raxes to local governments will occur on c;r,, & CO,,,,ry CO,,,,S,;ORS ;s P„bl;~ qA-W~y
'II'anesday, Dec. 10, and Friday, Jan. 10 and lfuesalay, Feb. 11. If yOlir OffiC6 1S and maifed to city end aoumy goremmenta/ oHicrels.
QueStans and cvmmsnts ere weloome and slaulC bs
receiving payments by mail you may want to change to the EFT method for faster wnt ro:car& co,nty co,,,oci,ou,c,b„ado Depa,um„r
payment For more information contact Corky ~.opea, Tazpayer Service, (303) ~o R°°m 242A, ~3~s s~ sc, o~„~,,
866-4359. E-mn- Eda- vo.oa,yodquior
Edtoi Tani UWigston "
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STATE COLLECTED • ' . ~ ~I~ ; ;
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TAX USE SERVICE ~.1996Womplete Book of FYIs. (Com-
RATE EXEMPT TAX FEE modity'No. 615-82-62-1233.) The latest
. ~ s - _ r ti . ~.w : -
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Lone Tree 1 5% A B-C-D Z11_ 5%) ~ ~aot[ b the complete set of:more than
:.1~V ati'Yl.YDU~' -~LLLOZTn~~n f~.t
~.i aa~_, . .,..;.s....... 5- ,
(new Sales/use) sheets dealing with various sales, income,
Naturita . 3% . None Y-Z (3%) .3 1/3%
, , • withholdipg, excise and fuel tazes; This
(increased sales/use) ' ' ` . ~ ~ ~ _ . : edition:is cim~ent as of September 1996.
Nucla 3% None Y(2%) 3 113% Price $3850. Supply is limited.
(increaSed sales only) . . _ _ . _ ~ BtisinsssTaxSta&aesandRegulations.
Garfield County 1% A-B-C , None • 3 (Comnipdity_No. 615-82-61-4121.) Pub-
(inCreased Sales) lished mnually by the Tazpayer Service
. Division.' The 1996 edition is $25. In-
Sedgwick County 2% None . Y-Z (2%) -3 1/3% (itlcreased Sales/use) cludes>'all sales, fuel and `ezcise statutes
`and reguyations.- The 1997 edition will be
` availabd"ein FebtuaryCallthe State Fonns
THER Center~filPrice•.,-
Black Hawk eliminated use tax on motor vehicles ••~Taoider.these publicaaons-wrice to the..
San Juan County implemented a cou?ty lodging tax of 2% State •Fozms Cencer, 4200 Garfield St,. Silver Plume reinstated service fee of 3 1/3% . - --;:~•r: Denver~,CO. 80216-6517. If,.you have
questionsrregarding.youa order_call,the•:
SELF COLI.EC'fl'ED . . . State. Froffms, CenferJat (303).3214164.`
- - Note: A.S2:75 shipping chazge and appli-
TAR L.ICElOiSE SERVICE cable saies taz is charged for eac}i ship='
RATE FEE FEE . . . . menti; . . . . ' . ,
Breckenridge 2% W . 0 " , . . :=.k~ s . . :
(J(11e5 l4A 11lcrVCiJVS W . _ . . . a. ~IIY.~..F,• . , . . , t.
2.5% effective 6/1/97) rThe "Gblorado Sales/LTse Taz Rates"
Colorado Springs 2% $15 3% • (DRP 1M) publication is updated Jan. 1
.
(decreased sales) . , .w . _
and July'1; when'most local tax rates go -
inro effect Containing rates and exemp-
A= Food for home consumpaion - tio'n infonaation for, state-collected.'city.
THER B= Machinery and machine tools and county sales taxes, the publication
Commerce City added a license (es defiaed on fmm DR 1191) . a]so lists nates and telephone numbers for
fee Of $20 CGas, electricity, etc., for resideotial home iula: cities, and tax rates for the
Lakewood repealed service fee . D._ usp~,~~ sales by chuirable • Regional;~ansportation District, Scien-
Silverthorne increased license fee organizzacions tific and. ±(iultural Facili6es, disaict and to $75 w concacc tne ciry airecdy Metrop°IiOan Baseball Stadium District.
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, call
Y= Motor vehicles To otder the Jsnuary 1, 1997 rates .
Z= Building macerials _ the DOR=Forms Hotline at (303) 232- •
If there areany questions, contactCorlcy Lopez ' 2414. . at (303) 866-4359.
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~ Are you receiving copies of City and County Connections at more than one address? If you don't ne8d the extra copy, complete ~
~ and mail this notification to: City & County Connections , Colorado Departrnent of Revenue, 137$8herman St., Room 242A,
~ Denver, CO 80261. Note: Please write the name and address that you want rernoved exactly: asit.appears on t}ie envelope you
~ receive this publication in. Or, call (303) 866-3373. (
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TOWN OF VAIL
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 31, 1996
Contact: Russell Forrest, 479-2146 Kathy Hardy, 827-5715
Senior Environmental Policy Planner Assistant District Ranger
Town of Vail U.S. Forest Service
TOV, USFS HOST JAN. 9 OPEN HOUSE TO DISCUSS
FINAL STAGES OF LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
(Vail)--The Town of Vail (TOV) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will host an open
house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, to gather public comment on two new parcels
proposed for inclusion in the Land Ownership Adjustment Agreement (LOAA). The
meeting will be held at the West Vail Lodge and will include a joint TOV-USFS
presentation beginning at 6 p.m. The new properties proposed for acquisition from the
Forest Service total 6 acres and are located north of Arosa and Garmish Drives in Vilest
Vail.
The Town of Vail and the U.S. Forest Service have been working since 1993 on a
land exchange that would remove USFS lands from within the town's boundaries and
would allow TOV acquisition of USFS lands that no longer hold significant forest value.
The addition of the two new parcels would equalize fair market value of the land
exchange package and would complete the two-year process, said Russell Forrest,
Vail's senior environmental policy planner. The new properties, plus 12 other USFS
parcels totaling 80 acres, are proposed to be conveyed to the town. In exchange, the
TOV proposes to turn over approximately 75 acres of town-owned land to the USFS,
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including the 48-acre Trappers Run parcel. All but the two newly-identified West Vail
parcels are included in the town's 1994 Comprehensive Open Lands Plan to be
exchanged between the Forest Service and the Town.
The two new properties under consideration are valuable to the Town for possible use
as owner-occupied locals housing, park lands and/or open space, Forrest said. Any
future uses of the land would require annexation, rezoning and other public approvals.
Several adjacent property owners have expressed opposition to the proposed addition
to the exchange, Forrest said, fearing the potential loss of open space in their
neighborhood. While four parcels in the proposed land exchange are being acquired to
correct private encroachments, the bulk of the remaining properties acquired by the
town have limited uses other than open space, Forrest said. In all, expanded public
uses, such as affordable housing or a park, is being considered for three of the 14 total
parcels proposed for town acquisition, according to Forrest. They are: the new 3.5-acre
parcel north and east of Garmish Drive, a 2.5-acre site east of the town manager's
house along Arosa Drive and a 5.7-acre site on Red Sandstone Rd. One-half acre of
the Red Sandstone site will be used for locals housing in partnership with the Eagle
River Water and Sanitation District upon completion of the land exchange.
During the open house, representatives from the USFS and the TOV will present an
overview of the proposal and will record public comments regarding consideration of the
two additional properties. No additional properties will be added to the agreement.
The proposed boundary adjustments are beneficial to both parties, Forest said, in that
they: reduce the likelihood of private exchanges of USFS lands within the Town's
boundaries; eliminate TOV zoning on USFS lands; reduce the number of USFS special
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use permits for TOV and water district infrastructure facilities; improve opportunities for
TOV acquisition and preservation of lands for open space and other public uses, including affordable housing; and create an open space buffer area around the TOV.
Following the open house, representatives from the U.S. Forest Service regional
office in Denver will make the final decision on lands to be exchanged to the TOV, while
the Vail Town Council will have the final say as to what town-owned lands are conveyed
to the Forest Senrice. Those discussions are tentatively scheduled to occur Jan. 21.
For more information, or to comment, please contact Russell Forrest with the Town of
Vail at 479-2146.
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75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
FOR 9nAAAED9ATE RELEASE
December 24, 1996
Contact: Annie Fox, 479-2195
Library Director
NEW @lA9L L9BRARY HOIJRS BEGIIV JANUARY a
WITH EIUIPIie4S9S ON SUNDe4Y SERVICE
(Vail)--The Vail Public Library will introduce new hours of operation beginning
Thursday, Jan. 2--including expanded hours.on Sundays--as the towrn implements its
operational budget for 1997. The new library hours are: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday.
The shift reflects changes in visitor patterns and tightens the library's budget, said
Annie Fox, library director. "1lVhen we went through the budgeting process this year, we
wanted to find a way to balance the desires of our users with our responsibility to
tighten the budget," she said.
The adjustment, with reduced weekday hours (from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. rather than 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.) and expanded hours on weekends (from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends
rather than 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday), shortens
the library's overall operational schedule from 68 hours per week to 62 hours per week.
Visitation patterns have been showing an underutilization of the library from 9 to 10
a.m., and from 8 to 9 p.m. weekdays, she said. Sundays, on the other hand, were the
library's busiest--and shortest--days. The change vuill save taxpayers $15,000 in 1997
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through personnel savings while maintaining the library's materials budget.
The staff has notified more than 1,500 cardholders of the pending change. A book
mark containing the new schedule also is being distributed.
With consistent high scores in the annual community survey, the Vail Public Library is
among the town's most treasured amenities. Services include: books; magazines and
newspapers; videos; CD's; books on tape; Internet; electronic reference sources;
consumer information; in-depth business/financial sources; CD ROM's; public access
computers; a community room; children and adult programs; story hours; a photocopier;
and word processors.
For more information, contact Fox at 479-2195.
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FAX 970-479-2157
FOR DMnAED9ATE RELEASE
December 27, 1996
Contact: Larry Grafel, 479-2173 Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115
Public Vllorks Director Community Information Office
TOV SEEKS PUBLOC'S BiELP IN DETERMIIVIIVG CObVSTRUCT90N PLAN
FOR ROUNDABOl1TS IN VVEST VAIL
(Vail)--There will be inconveniences associated with construction of roundabouts in
VVest Vail. UVith that in mind, the Town of Vail will take its community collaboration
process back on the road next month in an attempt to find the best approach for
constructing the $5.5 million interchange improvement. If the Vail Town Council agrees
to move forward with the project--a decision slated for Feb. 18-- construction could
begin as early as March.
Public V1/orks Director Larry Grafel says the public's help is needed to coordinate
decisions on hours of construction, night work, ramp closures, length of delays, traffic
control, signs, bus service, pedestrian and bicycle safety, detours, access, loading and
delivery, commercial visibility, construction staging sites and holiday scheduling. "It
doesn't mean everyone will be happy with the construction impacts," he said. Once the
project begins, the neighborhood and the business district will endure seven months of
construction, possibly longer, according to Grafel. "There will be some flexibility with
the construction staging to allow those who are impacted to have a say in how this
project is carried out," Grafel said.
The town's first step in gathering suggestions from the public will occur at an open
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house from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at the West Vail Lodge. There, town staff will
be available to listen, track and organize construction issues and preferences, and provide an update on the project's design. A survey also will be available for
. distribution to neighborhood residents and property owners, business owners,
employees, and others impacted by the project. The survey will probe construction
preferences, such as night work, access, ramp closures, and other staging issues.
"We'll be trying to get a sense of whether people want to crank out as much
construction as possible on the front end, or spread the construction out," Grafel said.
The construction schedule could be shortened somewhat by closing ramps or extending
the hours of construction, according to Grafel. However, the tradeoffs of limited access,
noise and other disruptions may prove unpopular.
The survey results, and an overview of the open house discussion will be presented
at three community roundtable meetings: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 16, and 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17.. All three sessions will be held
at the West Vail Lodge. There, participants will begin to develop a set of preferences
for the project. Those construction preferences will be presented for refinement at
another community roundtable gathering from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the
West Vail Lodge, with a presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. From there, the
recommendations will be forwarded to the Vail Town Council for preliminary
consideration on Jan. 28, with final adoption of a construction plan by the Town Council
at its Feb. 4 meeting.
Construction discussions will be framed around 11 "givens" established by the town:
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Public BnvoEvemen4
0 The Town of Vail will involve the public in creation and evaluation of a
construction plan.
Safety
0 Safety and emergency vehicle access will not be compromised during
construction.
Dmpacts
0 There will be inconveniences (dust, delays, congestion, nose, bus service
impacts, interruptions in utility senrice, etc.),
0 Construction will span from March to November with additional work possible the
following Spring.
0 Vllork will occur simultaneously on the north and south sides of the intersection.
0 Vehicular traffic will likely be reduced during construction and will impact West
Vail businesses accordingly.
0 Access to the Intermountain neighborhood, Streamside and West Vail
businesses will be maintained in some form during construction.
0 Detours on Chamonix Road and other roadways will be necessary.
0 There will be closures of specified roads on specified days.
0 Other area roadway improvements will occur simultaneously, such as North
Frontage Road turn lanes; Lionsridge Loop and Buffehr Creek Road
reconstruction; Highway 6 widening at Dowd Junction; roundabouts in Avon; and
overlays on I-70 at ,4von and the IVorth and South Frontage Roads in Vail.
Decasuon Makers
0 Construction-related decisions will be made by the Town of Vail with approval by
the Colorado Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Cotorado Division of Wildlife.
The town used a public process earlier this year to select a design for improvements
at Vllest Vail. The citizen-preferred solution calls for roundabouts on the north and
south sides of the interchange, a new bridge spanning Gore Creek and improved
pedestrian and bicycle paths. The plan will improve safety while reducing congestion
and delays. "V1/e were extremely pleased by the participation," Grafel said. "There's a
lot to be said for working collaboratively with our citizens. V1le found people were willing
to take the time to tackle some very tough issues."
iVow that a design has been selected, funding partners are currently being pursued by
the town to enable the project to break ground. If successful, bids will be opened
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March 11 with construction beginning on or around March 31. Once construction
begins, the town is prepared to continue its community collaboration program by
hosting roundtable meetings on a regular basis to evaluate impacts and address
concerns throughout the project's duration.
For more information, or if you'd like to participate in the West Vail Interchange
construction discussions, call the Community Information Office at 479-2115.
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75 Sauth Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
FOR SMnAEDs~~~ ~ELEASE
December 23, 1996
Contact: Todd Oppenheimer, 479-2161
TOV Parks Superintendent
CUFiBSIDE CHR9STMe4S TREE RECYCLING BEGINS TIiIIRSDAY 8N VAIL
(Vail)--Beginning Thursday (12-26), crews from the Town of Vail will begin curbside
collection of discarded Christmas trees. As always, trees must be free of lights, tinsel,
ornaments, stands and plastic wrapping. Also, trees should be left whole (not cut into
sections). Public VVorks and Transportation crews vuill make regular trips through town
to collect the trees between Dec. 26 and Jan. 19. The trees are chipped and turned
into mulch for the town's summer landscaping program. After Jan. 19, trees may be
brought to the Public Vl/orks shops at 1309 Vail Valley Drive for recycling. For more
information, call the Public 1lVorks Department at 479-2158.
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Meeting
Membership «
Tuesdays January 14, 1997
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VIIe hope that you are p/anning on continuing your
?nemberstrip or wou/d tike to became a member this year.
P/ease cvrnplete the torm and return with your check at the
next meeting or by February 1. This will give us tirrae to
prepare a current member directory for distribufion ar the
February meeting.
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Dec. 10, 1996
13 in attendance
Networ9cung
Ry Southard - Unified lnlay - United Way board orientation Dec 19th. Will be identifying
agencies as potential recipients in January.
Deborah West - Habitat for Humanity - various groups meeting on selection of next
family. Family moved into house. Doing well - kids are adjusting to nevu schools.
Kim Andre - ECSO - writing implementation piece for violence prevention initiative
grant. Laurie hired November 1st to continue to do prevention activities. Model traffic
code, municipal VALE packet - specific to Eagle County. Getting ready to do volunteer
training in January for victim's services - crisis intervention on the scene. Volunteers
on call 24 hours a day to assist officers in helping families on the scene - in process of
hiring another 30 hour coordinator in Eagle. Sally will continue to do 30 hours/vueek in
Basalt. Just put together the Club program - for uninsured motorists - club the vehicle
once they provide proof of insurance, ECSO removes. Working at airport - with rental
car folks - this is the community, what the requirements are. Five new officers until
Clinton's COPS FAST.
Michael Wasmer- Catholic Charities - Still involved with Habitat for Humanity. Will
continue advocacy in areas of affordable housing - services related to immigration.
Working with Hispanic community in creating links to the rest of the community -
recreation, cross-cultural opportunities. Interested in needs of the community and how
they can link. Bi-lingual therapist available locally.
Candy Hodgkins - local Astencia para Latinos - working to create a Eagle County
group. Sister Sue Kennedy - St. Stephen's in Glenwood Springs interested in this
area. Candy Hodgkins - Colorado West Mental Health - Colorado Children's Trust Fund
Abstract submitted for kids 0-3 for prevention of child abuse and neglect - will know in
February whether we can follow through - about 10 organizations through Family
Center. Variety of agencies said they are willing to collaborate on this. To work with
children and their parents in an interactive play therapy program parents learn tasks -
that improve interaction and bonding between parent and child. Grant will train child
care providers and anyone who works as a care giver so they can better work with
parents and children in that age group + work with families in that age range.
Kate Kirkpatrick - Volunteer Calendar - Developed and coordinating Volunteer Calendar.
for community. Working with Slifer and Rotary in partnership. Idea from Chicago Cares
- clearinghouse for volunteers and organizations that need volunteers. Went to Rotary
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for 501 c 3. Let volunteers know restrictions and requirements - voluntary consent form.
If consistent or special event commitment. Ailows people to get into volunteer
experience - to build volunteerism. How to get in touch - by the fifth of the month. Will
approach employees and give an opportunity for the company to sponsor a month's
mailing etc. Database will expand on Rotary database. Steering Committees next step
is building volunteer base. ECSO can do background check with the permission of the
volunteer.
Cindy Cohagen - WMC - Bi-lingual services - translators 24 hours/day. Have a full
' time staff person to serve as translator - plan for competency plan for translators.
Would Family Center want to sponsor a meeting for training translators? Documen±s
and conversations + culturally competent. Candy - everyone concurs. Then have a
pool that everyone could call upon. Cindy - Candy- Kim and Mike - put together a time
in Feb/March to meet to begin planning and arrange for translators..
Millie Hamner - School District RE50J -struggle with the same issue - growth in
Hispanic population has a serious impact on students - how to do it best without ' negatively impacting the rest of the population. E.g. text books. Since November have
had two teacher training days- allowed families to have the whole week together.
Implementing curriculum changes- great training - one was sheltered English (when
teacher does not speak Spanish and kids do); developing cultural sensitivity - using
other strategies than lecturing. Intensive work with their preschool teachers.
Mike asked if there is a need for outside activities - integrated or separate. Millie sees
as an important area - fair amount of tension between 3 cultures - need to bridge
differences and bring together. The more we can do as a community outreaching - the
better. "
Question - Has Jim Himmes been taking out any of the recent immigrants as part of his
program. This is a group that is the toughest to reach. Alias Martinez work with Battle
Mountain and Minturn Middle - work for school district has been completed. Will return
this summer. Still here working on his dissertation. Has been in the commun;±y a long
time - 8 years or more. Implementation piece of violence prevention - will have a
coordinator who will contract with 10 people in the community to do 40 hours a month
to enhance existing programs and create new programs(9.50/hour). Training piece
would start in March. 10 mentoring programs targeted to create sustainability + create
programs to prevent violence in high school population.
Tsu Wolin-Brown - HeadStart and CPP - parent training and child development last
week - 7 Spanish speaking only parents participated. HeadStart self assessment in
January - training Jan 9th. SAVI - January 14-16.
Jerry Milsaps - Vail Valley Cares/Salvation Army - winding down for Adopt a Family -
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Thursday. 225 food baskets in this area at Thanksgiving. Sent $1500 to ElJebel to
purchase food vouchers. Food bill at City Market $5,666. Vai! Valley Cares - started
an annual Thanksgiving Day meal at Eagle-Vail pavilion. A couple of inetro districts
provided money. 125 showed up to eat - 40 showed up to prepare. Tie in with Shirkie
and the Thanksgiving Dinner for Lift Employees
Kath/een Forinash -Health and Human Services - Juvenile WRAP project Lone Pine
Trailer Park - interest in a special meeting?? Eagle Count Leadership coalition - Vail
Tamorrow - Eagle County Housing Task Force. Will need advocacy and political will to
make it happen. Deborah working on grassroots efforts. Co-sponsored with Catholic
Charities. February meeting.
Carni- Vail raised $1700 - Mr. Berry only asked for $600.
Minutes and Financial Report - delayed to January.
Countywide meeting on detox today law enforcement, WMC, HHS. To put together a
community program - now have a task force to put together evidence of need and
proposal to go to towns and the county.
Formation of a Direct Service Committee - to define what is direct service. Would like
membership to join a couple of the Board members to define as it would apply to the
Family Center and its membership. Call a meeting and invite participation. Candy -
Kim volunteered. -
Approval of computer purchase cost of $4500 will cover computer and printer.
Fax + answering machine, scanner etc. Cindy moved moving forward with potential
purchase, get the best price. Second - Ry. Approved
Kathleen Walsh attending - thanks for being there
Update on Child Care resource and referral and phone line. Americorps grant goes
with CORRA. Ry suggests that the Family Center be relieved of responsibility in
writing. Still have 10 hours/week to offer to Kathleen - to continue with process
for development of the Family Center Information and Referral process. Range $10-
12/hour initially discussed. Needs time lines and clarification of responsibilities. After
discussion with Resource Center - phone line committee. Pending issuance of job
description and continuing conversations with The Resource Center as they may apply
that the contact committee be authorized to negotiate with prior to the next meeting.
Millie Seconded. Approved.
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Adjourn the regular meeting and convene the annual meeting of the organization.
Election of Board members :
Kim
Cindy
Colleen Gray
Ruth Walker
Jerry Millsaps
Jerry will contact - next Board meeting January 2nd - 11 am - Baptist Church in
Edwards.
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Wheel loaders and single-axle plowing and sanding trucks are the backbone of Vail's snow The town has two self-poweCed,
removal and ice control fleet. Note the single-rear wheels on the Freightliner chassis. two-stage snotvblowers which also
attach to wheel loaders and are uti-
lized regularly for blrnving snow
~and loading trucks. Use of the
blowers reduces the need to haul,
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vate propert}', tisually withOut
~ generating too many complaints.
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also be easil), installed on all wheel
loaders using a quick-coupler
attachment. The simple device has
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feels, becatise scraping solid ice
with plows is hard on the equip-
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Vail has added three new all-
wheel drive, automatic transmis-
sion triicks for this season. After a
competitive Uid, Freibhtliner clias-
HAT'S GOOD for the and ice control crews. The crews sis xvith Caterpillar engines were
ski industry isn't nec- and their supervisors are all very selected.
essarily good for the aware of the sensitivities people
Vail public works exllibit to their efforts - and '
department - in the short rtin, they're very miiclz aware that out-
that is. [3ut snow is the lifeblood of of-town guests have other options.
this resort town, attracting peopte "We try to avoid plowing snow a ,
from all over the world, and public onto people's property,° says
works crews are responsible for Scholl, "so we haul a lot of snow
clearing the streets and keeping - more and more each year."
them safe and open to trafFic. The ntimber of vacant lots has \
"In the long run," says Todd dwindled with the building of new ~
Scholl, the to~,n's fleet manager, homes, each with a driveway that
°we, of course, benefit from the must not be plowed in. The job of
revenue the snow brings. But that removing snow gets more costly
doesn't make the job any easier." and time-consuming every year.
Some 45 centerline miles of nar- Single-axle trucks, a Cat motor
row, low-speed roads, winding grader with wing and reversing
past homes worth millions of dol- snowpiow, and R-yci. wheel load- lars, along with two large, open- ers anchor d1e snow clearing fleet.
deck parking garages and numer- Snow is plowed to %vheel loaders Component Technologies cab controls
ous parking lots, present formid- for loading into one of the town's Work efficiently and help eliminate fatigue
able challenges for snow removdl two tandem-axle dum s, a operators experienced with controls in
p older trucks.
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hydraulic controls. Two units are
equipped ~n~ith flatbeds, one for
mounting a self-containcd 5-yd.
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mounting a 1,600-gal. anti-icing
liyuid applicator. The third unit is
equipped with a new Monroe
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designed For spreading by incorpo-
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. floor. Running the length of the
body on both sides, the conveyors
feed spinner assemblies at both the _
Wheel loaders are used extensively, pro- left front and right rear throubll
viding great flexibility with different cut-outs in tiie Floor. The center of
attachments: standard 3'/1-yd. bucket, the bed has a full-length inverted
Rylind reversible piow, self-powered "W° to keep material oi1 the con-
Snogo blower, ice buster and ramp hog. veyors.
Ramp hogs are most frequently used to ~ "The nevv-design hody allows
clear snow from the town's public park- us to s read traction tl~aterial
ing structures. P
ahead of the rear tires without rais-
. .
ing the bed,,, Scholl nates. "The
spinner chutes have directional
flaps whidl allow us to cc>ntrol the
spread of the materi~~l. Pc>r ncin-
spreading chores, vve'll remove the
spinners and install the co~~er
= plates over tiie conveyors.,,
The hydraLilic s}'stem featw•es a
variable displacement, load-sens-
ing pump and valves which can be
individually calibrated for flow
and presslire for proper operation
of the different functions. The
pump delivers only the pressure
"Our plan was to replace blade when it's down. And and flow that is required by the
Unimogs in our fleet with Freightliner's improved wheel cut functions being operated, ivith
American-made trticks of similar makes the trucks very maneuver-
desibn," explains Scholl. "We able, with a turnvig radius compa-
wanted to im rove overall 1-~roduc- g
I~ rable to an extended-cab, lon
~~ity ~ with more horse p p p
ti Power and wheelbase, com act icku
more payload i n a s t a b l e, safe Each of the trucks is equipped
LIIIIt.yq G I _ -+c'
The Freightliners feature 12,000-
Ib. fmnt and 78,000-1b. rear axle
ca}?acities. Thc single rear azle has
. _
Just one tvheel each side, fitted a '
with a 22.5 radial tire.
,
„When we spec otir trticks,,,
says Scholl, „wt involve all our
pec~ple. A team of inechanics and
! .af
uperators kvas formed tc> spec out
tiie irucks. One of the operators
i' ~ j~3i~, +a II s u
mentioncd lhat tandem rear
wheels are mtIch harder lo chain r~
~
, ~
uFSo ~~e researchtd it a
nd fOimd
that vve rnuld get the desired axle New Monroe °Eliminator" 5-yd dump
rating with single wheels." body mcorporates chain conveyors into
The puUlic works team tvas par- the floor which Feed spinner assemblies
at both the left front and right rear.
tiCtilarly impressed with the visi- Inverted "V" in center of bed keeps mater-
bility from the cab of the Truck-mounted reversible plows are 11 ft. ial on the conveyors. Spinners are
Freighdiner Chassis, with the oper- long and feature mechanical tripping with removed and plates are installed over the
ator being able to see tiie top of tlle over-center adjustment. conveyors for non-spreading usage.
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e
compensators protecting valves - r
with lower settings. When the
valve reqtiiring the highest flow
and pressure is closed, the pump
destrokes to the next highest '
requirements. The cab controls ~
allow the operator to adjust the
-
Flow to the conveyors and spin-
ners, controlling the speed of both
dt~rinb operation. ~'~~~.~~"~'~r
The new trucks also incorporate
Kubota quick-change body motmt-
ing kits, a feature that has proven valuable over the years. The kits,
manufactured in Montrose, Colo., Cinder-type aggregate is spread on roads
alloiv various bodies to be •c~uickly for traction, while'/a-in. washed rock is
mounted/dismounted. spread on high visibility pedestrian areas. . ,
Here, cinders are stored behind recycled Shaker Buddy vibrating screen separates
Vail's ice control strategy begins traction material, lighter in color as a reusable traction material from waste.
b}' attacking tlZe storm early with result of being a mixture of cinders and
magnesium chloride. Public washed rock.
,works has had good success with snowploivs and slide-in sanders
the anti-icing liquid in specific i provide fast response and can alle-
areas, such as ramps, steep grades viate problems before the larger
and the town's new roundabout equipment can get to a location.
intersection. Anti-icing liqtiids Some pre-wetting of the h-action
Iower the freezing point of water, material is done with the help of
preventing a bond from forming , an on-site liquid stnrabe tank and
between ice and pavement. spray system. Loader buckets of
Applying the liquid at the proper the aggregate are sprayed before
time before a storm helps tlle effec- loadinb into tri?cks.
tiveness of dhe liquid. ° "We're always trying to attain
Traction material primarily uti- ' bare pavement," Scholl says,
lized is a volcanic cinder-type adding, "and that's hard to do,
aggregate that is available from especially on the soiith side of tlle
gra~-el ~~uarries and concrete block Vail Valley. We'~~e never used
manufacturers, imported from a ~ much salt in the past. Mag chlo-
pit 50 miles away. For pedestrian ride is more environmentally
and high visihility areas, a waslted Todd friendl somethin ive're ver
'„-in. aggregate is spread, tvhich is Scholl, in his 1 Oth year as fleet Y' ~ Y
manager and 15th with the town, shows conscious of with agold medal
muCh more eye-appealing than the the cinder-type aggregate that is spread trout stream going through our
cinders. Pickups with reversing as traction material, narrow valley."
Much of the aggregate spread
for traction material is promptly
swept from the streets when the
weather permits and recycled.
Reclaimed loads are fed to a
vibrating screen to separate the
'~'•reusable, with the balance dis-
; . . _
. posed Of iir usi'il as pipc huildinb
or backfill.
Vail's vehicle replacement pm-
gram involves charging the using
departmeni frn- the use of avehicle
' over the life of the vehicle. The
~funds are allocated from the '
~
departmeni's btidget for several
years and are deposited into an
interde
~ ~rlmental investment
+fLmd. When the vehicle is sched-
,
uled for replacement, the fi.inds are
" available. The town strives to
make cost-effective purchases that
The town of Vail dumps most of its hauled snow in this $350,000 snow dump with wi11 yield the best value, Consider-
underground filtration system near the maintenance facility. Volume after a particularly ing all factors incliiding parts, ser-
heavy January and Februarywas estimated as "a football field 40 ft. high." vice, warranty, utilization and
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION - September 30, 1996
training concerns. Though not
necessarily unique, the total pro-
gram has worked well for the town
for over 10 years. , `•:~N
The challenge of finding quali-
fied operators and mechanics is
compotinded by a lack of afford-
able housing in Vail, a problem
common ta many resort areas. The
jobs are appealing, though, as evi
denced by the fact that 75°/, of thc.
operatars and mechanics commute '
daily from otitlying areas 40 to 50
miles away, and several from
LE'ddVllle, all c1lTYlOSf 100-IIllll'
round trip.
"All local businesses work hard
to attract qualified employees,,, says Scholl. "We have six heavy
a.. . ,
mechanics, one lead mechanic, one
welder and two helpers to handle
not only ptiblic works vehicles, but ` ni
also buses and fire and police vehi-
. . , .
cles. We have eight eqtiipment Expansion of the back of the town's maintenance center will incorporate a welding shopoperator Iis, four heavy equipment and wash bay.
operator Is and 25 maintenance
worker IIs. Several other town
employees are cross-trained,
including Larry Grafel, the public
works director, who commonly
works with the crews."
The fleet department anticipates R~OT SPRII~IG SCRAPER CO•
loiv maintenance for its ec~uipment
as a result of preventive service.
Keeping clean oil in the system ~NTRODUCES .
and cleaning the return filter are THE PLOW BUILT FOR THE BIG SNOW
vital to efficient hydraulics. Scholl ,
teaches his people to be aware of
q o
contamination.
"Some Woiinds are self-
inflicted," Scholl explains. "All
service people mLIst be properly
trained. The shop cannot be a
point of contamination."
And to make the shop more effi-
cient, an expansion is under way to
~ . . w.~.
_ . m... .
include a welding shop and a wash
ray. THE NEW ROOT BT SNOWPLOW
The town of Vail has relatively OUALITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS
lOtN property taxes, meaning that . UNDERBODY SCRAPERS FOR SNOW REMOVAL & GRAVEL ROAD MAINTENANCE
the majority of public funds come . REVERSBLE SNOWPIOWS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF MOLDQOARDS
from sales taxes. Vacationers and . RIGID HIGH SPEED ONEWAY SNOWPLOWS
seasonal residents rilUSt Ue SatiS- • LOADER MOUNTED STRAIGHT PLOWS FOR RAMPS & PARKING LOTS
fied with the services provided by . FULL LINE OF REVERSIBLE AIRPORT RUNWAY PLOWS
fhe toxvn. If renters complain t0 $ELF CONTAINED LOADER M0UNTED $NOWBLOWERS
property owners, the town will
likely hear about it Call or write for details:
.
"We've learned kvhat our spe- ~ Root Spring Scraper Company
cific objectives shotild be in order . 0 527 W. North Street
to best serve the people," con- O Kalamazoo, MI 49007
cludes Scholl. "We aim to do our 1-800-333-ROOT
part to keep Vail a place where FAX 616-382-5920
people want to be." ¦
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deals .
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Denver Post Environmerrt yyrrter • ~ ~
The neat time you're waiting in a Vafl
ski lift line, bellyaching over the ~
.
gh cost of yo ur,ift ticket, cons,d fmer this•
One of every 20 people on the
mountain is skung free. Tash p9~6
Faced with lackluster growth in o~t~
~
the national ski market, CoIorado
resorts have dramatically increas- BY Jim Carrier
ed their use of freebies to lure Denver Post Staff Wrjter
more customers onto the slopes. VAIL - Colorado's
According to federal records ob- ski highway, Interstate
tained by The Denver Post, Colora- was closed for about 15 rnin=~'' :
do ski areas now give away more utes on Dec. 12 when 300 `
than $16.4 milliom in lift tickets desperete for water. and.
and lessons each winter. That's a space scrambled no ~110 percentincrease in giveaway , rtjj " '
s across the roadway.
over the last eight ski seasons. . The.migration near Avon
Ski industry eaecutives said free was only the second..tirne ia,
passes aed lessons help thein build the last 10 years. that tfie. `
market share and win customer herd crossed the four-Iane :
loyalty. But the big rise in the num- highway. Last year, eight `ber of complimentary lift tickets died trying. .
; and ]essons raises questions about Wildlife experts say the ijm-
the accuracy of recent industry re- cident was a sign of
groports on growth in the business. in Colorado's ski coun~ `
In six oE the past nine winters, "I think we're finalj y~~
;
Colorado Ski Country USA has said g the density of devel
in '
the industry broke a record for the ment at Vail that we're
number of annual skier visits. ting a flash point ora criticag`y .
However, the trade group's atten- mass," said John E11en~er dance figures actually were inflat- ger, big game managerrfor l
ed by hundreds of thousa n d s o f l i f t the s t a t e d i vision a f w i ldli[e. r:
tickets given away under promo- The animals' pliqht.is,jusi
tional deals, according to records Part of a larger, a?nteakious;;; obtained by The Post. issue in and around
For example, in the winter of where years of
1994-95, Colorado Ski Counfry said created . cumulative' ~ e11.1 million customers visited local °n h`atric, parkin& '
slopes. What the promotional. Jo~ and.Wildlife. The; '
group didn't say was that the pub- on ttle Ii~Ss of people' •
licly released attendance number frorn~•.~ itchen wor
included aboui 525,000 siiers aad C0 ~n missioae
snowboarders whose lift 'tickets for,.atholic ar
were given away by local resorts, of Denver, who won p `
Because the industry refuses to much growth is too v: ,
release detailed attendance num- Last..:-teek, the de re-
bers, iYs impossible to judge inde- gia??~ .Tster for .5.:;
pendently whether Colorado set FO~;#i~e~lce delay ~r
"records" by distributing so many
lease, see VAI OA
Please see FREE on 10A
. ~rea
s expand
free ski deals t
FREE hom Page 1A percent ot the industry's total
sales of lift ticket and lessons;
free W Pesses• by the winter.of 1994-95, that
Just what do 525,000 freebies share had increased W4.73 per
represent? It's more than the re cenL
ported business last winter at Identities of people receiving ,
such famed ski resorLS as Aspen yki comps are a closely guarded
Mountaia, Crested Butte and industry secret. Neither Colora-
Telluride. It is more than 17 ot do Sti Country nor any resort
Colorado's 25 resorts drew last rnntacted by The Post was will-
year in atteadance. ing to disclose who skis free.
"Has the growth that we've "We consider the information
Ead, as meager as it's been, W be proprietary," said Kirsten
been due to giveaways? We i.araby, spokeswoman for Win-
don't think the number of skier ter Pazk ski resort. °If we re
visits is the holy grail, the sole Iease the information, we feel5t
1 determinant of profitability," would put us at a competitive
eaid John F}ew, direc[or of Ski disadvantage."
Countr'Y• The Forest Service estimates
Extra income ~t half of all rnmplunentary
6ft tickets are distributed as aa
"They might be skiiag [or employee becefit for ski-moun-
free, but tLey're buying burgers, tain workers. Although the in-
t6ey'rb paying W part, they're dustry traditiopally 6as given a i
apending money on lodging. free annual aki pass to the
~
Comps let a resort capture a 11,000 or so mountain workers, ~
market it woulda't otherwise an increasing oumber of resorts
~ve-" also has been distributing free
Chuck SWat, a U.S. Forest passes to the spouse,y of wort-
Service auditor who compiles ers.
revenue figurev tor the Colorado The added benefit has helped
aki industry, said the increasiag ease a ski worker s6ortage t6at,
ase of giveaways is a reflection labor ofticials say, is caused
of a tough business battle on the mainly by a combination ot low
sloPes. ski wages and hig6 rents for ski-
' I think the competition is employee housing.
getting more inteave, and the re- More liberal season-pass poli-
aorts are hying to keep up the cies for ski mountain workers
skier visiks they have in a mar- ezplains some of the increase in
ket with relatively flat demo- finebies, slti ezecutlves say. In
grap6ics," Stout said. "How do additioq resorts typically grant
t6ese resorts keep market passes W journalists writing sto-
ahare? Sometimes it means ries about skiing. The Denver
morc comps." Post's policy is to accept no (ree
In a period when Colorado ski lift tictets from siti resorts, Edi-
resorts boosted their use of tor Dennis Britton said.
complimentary lift tickets and Yet the biggest growth in
lesvons by 110 percent, the total complimentary tickets, eaecu-
number ot paying skiers in• tives say, is in major promotion-
creased just 14 percent, federal al campaigns.
records show. The best•known is Crested
The Post obtained informa- Butte's pmgram, which lets cus-
tion about complimenlary ski tomers ski free eady in the ski
business through the Forest Ser- season.
vice, which owns virtually all That complimentary deal,
ski ruus in Colorado and leases which Ski Cpuntry officials say
them to private resorts. While attracted 25,000 skiers last year
recipients ot free litt tichets and befote Christmas and in late
lessons don't pay anything for spring, is aimed at building
the gift, the donors do. Ski areas Crested Butte's customer base
typically pay about 3 percent of and filling ho[el rooms at a time
the cas6 value of all ski give- when they otherwise would go
' aways to the federal gavern- vacant.
ment because ot Forest Service
lease requirements, officials GrouP efforts
said. Most other tree tickets, ski
Although T6e Post asked the executives said, go to large
Forest Service to supply intor groups of out-ot-s[ate wstom-
mation about the amount and ers, such as ski clubs, who re-
type of freebies given away by serve dozens of resort rooms at
eac6 Colorado ski resort, Den• a time. A Sti Country study
ver regional fores[er Elizabeth Eound out-of•state destination
Fstill refused, saying her agen• skieis spend $173 a day, while
cy "is under no o6ligation" to Front Range day skiers spend
release the information. just E45 a day.
"We do nat spend an inordi- "You can give away tickets to
. nate amount of tlme esamining the destination skier aod still
those items a ski area chooses to make money," Frew said. "You
give away beyond performing can't do tdat with a day skier."
audit tests to confirm, on a sam- Some Forest Service tinancial
ple basis, that the fair value of summaries bou?er that daim.
qualifying gratuities gets re- Between the winteis ot 1967-88
ported as fee sales," Estill and 1995-94 -'a period when
wrote in a letter to The Post. resorts more than doubled the ~
T6e federal otficial released value of freebies - Colorado
some overall financial informa- ski resorts saw their revenues
tion about ski freebies in three from litt tickets and ski sc6ools
seasons that, Fstill said, "allow rise from $210.5 million to
you to determine trends." $348.6 million.
In the winters of 1987-88, For resorts, t4at was a 65.6
1891-92 and 1994-95, eecords percent increase in revenues.
show that the value of compli- Last year, Copper Mountain
mentary tictets ateadily in- 'began allowing beginners to sti
creased, from $7.8 million in the tree,trom two chair liffs.
fvst winter, to $13.3 million the In addition, Colorado Ski
. . second, and $16.4 million in the Country this year anmunced a .
last program to allow every fift6- '
Federal records also s6ow gcade student 1n the state W ski that the giveaways have ar free up to three tiunes at each of
counted for a rising percentage the state's 25 resorts, `
. ot sYi business. Eig6t winters So faz more thap 12,000 chil- -
ago, freebies represented 3.71 dren have signed up,
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Gr°o~h along Vafl cor~dor hits flash p:
VAIL from Page 1A eapand" - and it accurately predicted the said LaSalle's repurt. It called impacts "larg~
growth of the sport, whieh registered 11.2 million positive," saying the eapansion would spread out
ski area ezpansion to analyze how more back "skier visits" statewide last year. skiers and bring more destination skiers, wL4
bowls - a 25 percent hike in skiable acres - The plan assumed three new artas would be spend E150 a day -compared to 850 spent b would lead to wildlife declines and o(f-site traffic built - including two in the Vail valley that now day skiers - whic6 would produce a revenue
and housing problems. face uphill batUes - wlule predicting that His- bump tor Vail of %2.8 million.
If facts warrant, the ezpansion could be stop- panics would be forced out of Redclift and Min- An environmental coalition claimed t6et t6~
ped. But that's not likely to happen, forest otfi- turn, that transience would increase and "social Forest Service did not tacWr in pending actia'tle"
cials said, because the expansion has all but been problems typical of ski areas (would) rnntinue." such as t6e proposed Adam's Rib ski area niAp
approved. It also would run counter to local for• Based on the plaq ezpansions at eaisting ski Edwards, and that it ignored a"mouptain of
est officials' pro-skiing stand of the last 30 years. areas were approved regardless of t6e off•site ta" about growth impacts along I-70. i
The White River Nationat Forest 6as consis- impact
tently approved expansioos of ski areas along I- ¦ In 1984, White River supervisor Richard abili ye t~this reg on to absorE the amo n1 R
70, claiming °no signiticant impact on the human Woodrow (ound "no significant impact" in dou- pending developmenf its aMions will spur;' the
environment," despite thousands of new skiers bling Keystone's capacity from 11,200 to 21,000 groups said in appealing the decision.
and employees and the creation o( an urban land- skiers a day.
scape. The impact has been borne by wildlife, He predicted 4.800 more DePuty Regional Forester Tom Thompson ap-
towns, counties and the state in a spreading ring in Summit County, more tran.~sien[snmore airpol~ muiat v~impa tna~nalysbut isaon tdra~ca~transporta-
o[ economic aod social development. lution and disruption of the tiny town of Montezu- tion, housing and wildlife. In an interview,
"When I-70 was built, we got 360.000 skiers a ma. "Impacts affecting populatlon are beyond the Thompson said the study had a"weatnesg - that
year in Summit County," said county Commis• capability and jurisdictlonpt the Forest Service dces not mean the decisiou can't stand. It's a mat-
sioner Jce Sands. "i,ast year, there were 3.6 mil• to .ri[igate," he rnncluded. ter
- lion. Not once in all those expansions or renewal One suggestion: "Local human service agencies studyf disclosing the impacts. This is no huge
of permits did the Fores[ Service ever say, could encourage private entities such as church In_a letter sent F'riday, following a meeting
'WhaCs the accumulated e(fec[ on b70?' " and senior groups to reach out to service the with laSalle's staft. Thompson said, it ap
The record shows that, un[il recently, the Forv needsot newcomers."
est Service has taken a narrow view of its respon- ¦ One year later, Woodrow increased Brecken- does ex sttm the record and ttiattcumulativetim-
sibility. ridge's skier capacity from 11,166 a da to 14,500,
' We're not required to mate eve Y pacts were fully rnnsidered."
r7Khin6 good, arguing that it would "~not signiticantly af[ect the LaSape acknowledged that ski area eapansions
but we have to disclose all impacts," said Sonny quality o( the human environment." have transEormed the high country. But he said a
LaSalle, the White River supervisor who a ¦ Co E
proved the Vail eapansion and now must estima e ezpand bve 5.900 sk rs a day. Woodrow found no an't do it roaect y Would take two years. "You
cumulative effects. "If the impacts are within my significant impac[. p 1 Y Pro1ect With any efficiency
area of authority, we have to make [hem as envi- ¦ In 1986, Vail was allowed to eapand to its at eveectthin ess. That type o[ comprehensive look
ronmentally friendly as possible. The second is back bowis, increasing capacity from 15,579 to not ea h indv dua~p ojeet n A ew fores~t pjan ~is fR
off-site, which I have no control over." 19,900 skiers a day. Woodrow said any related de- due in 1999.
Because Vail has an agreement with the town velopment on private lands "cannot be attributed The Forest Service's off-site responsibility is
of Vail to limit i[self to 19,900 skiers a day, La- solely to the proposed expansion," Only 49 per- limited to impacts rnvered by (ederal law -auch
Salle said,.otf-site impacts were a"nonissue - cent o( the 100 to 150 elk displaced by the bowl things as clean air and water, said Ed Ryberg, the
_ we made the assumption there are no impacts to expansion have returoed, said John Toolen, a divi- Forest Service's winter sports resorts progam
transportation, traffic and housing." sion of wildlife habitat biotogist. coordinator. In those instances, a forest can rr
The question of where Forest Service decisions ¦ Keystone's boundary was expanded into quire paving or public transportation or other
end and impacts begin was raised in the Vail case "The Outback" in 1992 by Woodrow's successor, mitigation.
by environmen[al groups. They claim violation o( LaSalle. "This proposal is not eapected to result "There are no statutory requirements fot
federal law, which requires assessment of cumu- in significant wmulative ef(ects on the environ- things like housing. Land use of private lan& b
la[ive eftects. ment." A Keystone press release at the time not- for local government," 6e said.
ha Does this make sense, given everything t6at is ed [hat ski acreage had doubled in two years. IaSalle looks to local, elected otficials far ap-
ppening along [he Vail corcidor. said Ted Zu- ¦ I,ySalle ruled the same regarding Brecken- proval. "I rely on them as a pulse of what t6ep
kowski of the Land and R'a[er Fund, which ap- ridge's 1993 boundary espansion, worth 1,925 ski- want."
pealed the decision and delayed the expansion. ers a day. A year later, he ruled "no significant In the case of Category III, Eagle County ot&
It's going to be one more straw on the camel's impacC" from snowmaking on Peaks 7 and 8, an cials were satisfied, and t6e town of Vail had &
back. To say you 6ave no off•site effect is wildly action in[ended to °retain 230,000 skiers in low ready oegotiated a daily skier capacity of 19,900•
incorrect.° snow winters.°
Colorado's billion•dollar ski industry. which ¦ Vail's latest expansion into north-facing ar v winterSand late st skier numbers iu
employs tens of thousands, is built around 28,019 bowls south of Two Elk Creek, approved by ia- sons" - and agreed P g- the "shoulder seo-
acres of tederal forest devoted to ski runs, most Salle this summer, will lengthen the ski season about in place of theth aevly build rooq~tedtf -usY
of it in the White River National Forest, which aod add 71 employees to a wortforce of 4,000. stop ia the center of town.
sprawls westward from the Continental Divide to Unlike earlier environmental analyses, the eo- The cause of otf•site impacts can no longer be
Glenwood Springs. vironmental study of the expaasioq called Cate- blamed strictly on skiiag, accoMing W.the For~l
, While some federal forests produce lumber, the gory III, laid out impacts of past ski development: Service. Skiing, said economist Ford Friek ut
White River makes no bones about it: Downhill high living costs, a shortage of 2,006 employee BBC Research, contributes only 20 percent d tEe
skiing is its destiny. Some of the best-known ski housing units, tong commutes, 7,600 cars a day on Western Slope economy.
areas in the world, trom Keystone and Brecken• U.S. 24 in Minturn, the toss of sense of communi- "Ta say the I-70 corridor, From Wal•Mert W
ridge to Aspen and Vail, are carved on its moun- ty, and a 32 percent population increase in Eagle residential housing to the Gypsum wailboard
tains. County by the year 2000.
The White Rjver's 50-year plan, written in "While not downplaying t6e seriousness of _ menant, t "iF ick ~~dable to skiing is an overstatr
1981, is bullish on skiing -"when demand is these problems,...(the Vail ezpansion) would af• Cotrespondent Dan Sullivan crontri6uted W~
there, existing permittees will be encouraged to fect these issues and trends in only a minor way," report. 1
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-It jjm'm 8 ChICEtCO in[eresred in ysing the gun w and mcommended: "Use a
test windshields on a new Uiawcd ctucken"
Here's one co.tell around the laomotive theyte developing
potbelly stove when winta
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;,,y, * r E~s reaily sers in: gun and 6red the bird az the mini mefting pot
Feathers, the publication of wincls}uetd. •
zp. 'the California PoW Ind ' Forcigners
u'y i~ttrS' The msW[s were astonishing. make up 2.77 . .
Fede[a[ion, told recently of a The Itigh-Flying bird shatteled
unique devicc the FM uses [o the windshield, wen[ rhrough percenc of chosc '4, `
degrees i~,t [est the strengrh of wind _ the rngineer's chair, broke an skiing a[
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shields on airplanes - an air iaswmrnt panel and embed- ,
gun that launches a dead ded itself in the back wall of according ro a
chicken a[ a plane's wind- the engine cab. recent Colorado
Ski Counuy sur-
shield at approximatcly the '11ie stunned British asked
speed the plane flies. the FM to recheck the test. °eY'
Most of those, ° .
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" o come from ~~~ZgitZ~G~e ~est~on oe_ Week,~ ~~d,followedby
Ausualia and Canada; ;
Coveis 6ight6, fOOd and. _J 0.69 Percent, and
~ aQ'We7~olOt7do. Germany, 0.28 percrnc s' r
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mpy Woild ypu t~.11i(~~ctl~e By comparison, 6.3 percent
~UOiS tp.the. yt-? t of those skung in Colorrdo are The Last blord (rom foreign counvia. "Will we have an under-
' U18M8 Ll1Y8k, standing of and sensitivity to .
author of "Colorado: - our vis;cois, whose hat,;ts may
- u TraV¢I-SIn2rt _ Fitst, Pawnce seem ~~nf~,irar to us?VPilI we =
- Trip PIdfII1B!" - guttes (in oorth- be vuty capable of weicoming
f i . em Colorado). Just them? All the elanents are
to see them. They'fe here bu[ no[ in p1ace.I[ is
the buttes Michener put some[hing Iike Interstate 15.
In his book as the We have to [ear up somc mis -
Radesnake guttes, Second, concepUOns before we can
the Roaring Fodc Va11ey..I love iebuild on a stronger (ounda.
Aspen. And Glenwood Springs is a gieat place for lami- tion.
lies. The inn az Redstone is woadetful.And, thinl, the Sari "To know and understand
j Luis Vqwits_mtipanic haitage. ltis wkat-Thos ProPle, You have w birak ~
20-yrus ago. DeBn~Cty clon't go to'Yail. bmd wich them, rub shou4
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tunes and faiths to Salt lakc
City and Utah, we have to be i
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Februa 918,154 946,552 1,135,786 1,205,101 1,561,286 1,695,850 1,737,343 1,780,568 1,828,766 1,814,495 1,816,107 1,813,365 1,992,586 179,221 9.72% 9.88%
flAarch 1,187,520 1,316,652 1,378,782 1,591,705 1,939,758 1,897,718 2,051,820 1,977,995 1,988,090 2,250,656 2,139,298 2,136,070 2,240,059 103,989 4.71%
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A ril 531,668 430,877 425,961 550,205 567,684 634,174 616,648 691,163 864,303 794,668 791,092 789,890 965,864 175,974 22.09% 22,28q,
MaY 162,912 244,987 245,518 170,567 215,548 236,359 250,809 268,000 257,248 287,315 324,681 324,179 318,101 (6,078) -2.03% _1 g7%
June 280,828 361,627 331,581 329,039 393,470 448,227 468,948 468,598 475,161 548,820 590,685 589,783 594,088 4,305 0.58% 0.73%,
July 447,815 479,507 479,201 559,683 649,139 665,094 737,288 742,750 811,538 892,830 893,483 892,126 962,713 70,587 7.75% 7.91%
August 386,985 512,513 536,904 575,887 668,119 678,071 761,992 767,257 825,954 891,566 867,125 865,808 988,748 122,940 14.03%
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VAIL•If someone.pra approved by the addition of 5>900 Service add:up the accumulat-
posed an industry that feds,Vall's Yed~° after yea~, Z~Z dOGZ~~ZeZt G~ftBr, skiers.In 1986 he ed effect. It disclosed effects, .
w uld: atuact •11 mil- Cate o III approved Vail's piece-meal, which, as the
~ g ry . document, the Forest Service fostered
: lion people to Colorado's' . back bowls, a . back bowls, raising industry grew, were less signifi-
mountairis, jam highways, cre-. 1,000-acre_ area, , the"~J9'°OZUth Of COGO~"G~dO SkZBng ZUhZIe capacity from cant.
ate $3 billion in business; ~ to the south of ' 15,579 to 19,900, Forest.officials say they've . increase crime, employ 86,000 China Bowl. It a~°guing that each incremental calling cumulative followed the National
i people, force.some of them to was apptoved by. effects "insignifi- Environmental PolicyAct,
live in tents, raise millions in the supervisor of • expanSZOn dZd nOt Cq'BRte a GumZGIatZ7Ie cant:' which requires cumulative
tax revenue,.kill elk and deer,, the White River - ' While the size of analyses of federal actions. If
provide world-class vacations National; Forest effect large enough to worry about. federal analyses so, they violated its spirit.
p and erect walls between class- but kicked back by the region= affect the quality of the human have thickened, the bottom They also say that the place
- es, would anybody question it? al office for "additional cumula- environment ° line on ;kiing tends to be the for cumulative effects is in the
Not, apparently, in the U.S. tive impact analysis" on traffic, To hls credit; Woodrow esti- same. In 1992, LaSalle ruled Forest Plan, written in 1984
Forest•Service; which over, the ' transportation, housing and mated that the expansion that Keystone's addition of ttie and praskiing.The revised
past 20 years approved just, wildlife: ' would add 4,800 people to 663-acre Outback, with 200 plan will come out in 1999,
such an industrywhile main- ' Forest Supervisor Sonny Summit County's population more skiers, would have no by which time Colorado's
: j taining that it had "no signifi; . LaSalle argued that because and said it "has the potential to "significant cumulative effects ski areas will be nearly com- cant itnpact on the human Vail already has a ceiling of increase the rate of change in on the environtnent ° plete.
environment ° 19,900 skiers at one time, the lifestyles and transiency." But The next year, he approved Vail's newest expansion
'f Year after year, in document off-site impacts of this expan- he concluded:"Impacts affect- 1,425 more skiers for apparently wlll have little
•after document, the Forest sion were "not significant "This ing population are beyond the Breckenridge with "no signifi- impact compared 'to'past
-•Service fostered the growth of is typical of the Forest • capability and jurisdiction of cant impact "A year later he expansions.The Forest
Colorado skiing while arguing Service's micro studies of this the Forest Service to mitigate " ruled "no significant impact" Service's glimmer of interest in
, that each incremental expan- major industry. Woodrow made the same from adding snowmaking on cumulative impacts now is
sion"did noE create a cumula- When Keystone was allowed argument one year later when peaks 7 and 8, an action that akin to Rip Van Winkle waking
tive effect large enough to ' to expand in 1984 from 11,200 Breckenridge upgraded lifts to would "retain 230,000 skiers in up after 20 years to find his
worry about. to 21,000 skiers, forest increase capacity from 11,166 low-snow winters ° landscape changed.?
. This stunning laclc of com- Supervisor Richard Woodrow to 14,500. Ditto his approval Not once in two decades as Jivn Carc-tter u,rltes weekly
mon sense has become an wrote: "I have determined this that year of Copper Mountain's Colorado became a world-class in Empire. glis e-nsail
- issue In the latest expansion action will not significantly expansion onto 850 acres, an ski destination did the Forest caeddress isjcarrierftsia.saeL
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elsewhere in U.S., highw~y circles
are getting a positive spin: , -
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TIMES SfAFF WRITER •
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v AIL, Colo.--Zipping cff the freeway at
55 mph, you enter Vail's freeway
offramp looking for a signal or stop sign out of '~+-~r -
habit. Before realizing where you are ~t,. ~ ~ f~y '
supposed to turn, you are engulfed in a
whirlpool of buses, trucks and cars.
Unless you've.driven in Britain, getting
swept up in the merry-go-round of traffic • '
1ERE PErER.sIIV Y'Flor:'14ie 7'imw
inside Vail's roundabout freeway This roundabouf~ea'ses the flow of vehicle
interchange-North America's first-can be unnerving. Round and ROUnd - 'traffic exiting Interstate 70 "in Vail, Colo.
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' For newcomers, the curious thing about the.. Traffic roundabouts are seen as a:•
asphalt doughnuts-one on either side of high-capacity, low-cost alternative ' those inside Lhe circle. Roads feeding a",,•`r .
Interstate 70 at the entrance to one of . to road widening, roundabout.intersecti:the circle at ari angle.
America's top ski resorts-is that they ~ One such roundatiout is in LorigBeach;•'
manage to funnel traffic in and out each day Another; smaller.version was built in Santa .,*without major deiays or accidents. i ' ' ; Barbara in'1992, And two roundabouts-are in
Since the $2.8-million project replaced a • the works in Calabasas, Calif.; wHere traffic
four-way-stop intersection a year ago, it has engineerRobert Yalda-envie§ Vail's success:'
increased capacity by 56%, eliminated delays *Rwr~ "I'm dYl'ng to aee Vail's roundabouts-even `
on roads where half-mile queues once backed drive them 100 times!" exulted Yalda. "Only ;
up into special holding lanes, and saved the ^CepeClty by feeling them, driving them, can I sell the •
city $85,000 a year by ending the need for five
notion in m
y city with real emotion and •
6,000 v h
traffic police. Accidents with injuries are p - Capaclty comforL" • : ~
down 75%. Vail aims to build another ~ - Santa Barbara consultant Leif Ourston,.~
4'300 vph <
roundabout next year. whose firm designed many of the roughly two ~
Vail's roundabouts already have elevated dozen roundabouts now operating in the.
the stature of the concept throughout the United States, is anottier who can hardly ,
Rocky Mountains, where ranching ~Ontain his enthusiasm for Yail Valley's
communities are being transformed into wing crop pf circular road junctions.• major recreational and commercial centers. • LZ •"What we have there is a little valley that•
In the neighboring town of Avon, voters on . *vehicles per hour is bringing a shaft of light to an anachronistic
Nov. 5 overwhelmingly approved a plan to Source: Ourston & Doctars, Santa earbara SOClety SLlll WCddC(I t0 Slg[1311ZE'd' '
increase their property taxes to pay for intersections,"C)urston said.
construction of five roundabouts, ineluding ~.os Ange?es ltimes "We've had erigineers come through from~-..•
two at a freeway interchange. - - Loveland, Colo:; Wyoming; Iowa; Michigan;
They are not being built for the sake of and the federal Highway Administration in •
quaintness. Rather, highway engineers say ~'hether dozens, perhaos hundreds, more are Was}ungton," said Greg Hall, Vail's town
built from California Lo Maryland.
the roundabouts are a practical solution to "
, engineer. Yet, the concept is not foolproof. "
delays, dents and high-maintenance signal We'll be keeping an eye on it. It may
have something to teach us," said Jerr n a recent night; a British waiter at a F
lights that consume $3,000 worth of y
Champa, chief of geometric design standards ~ restaurant overlooking Vail's •
electricily apiece annually. for the California Department of , roandabouts said the near-mishaps have
"We're taking a big chance. After all, this is Transportation. become a"talking point" among patrons.
a permanent fix," said former Avon Mayor ":See! That's what I'm talking about," said
Albert "Buz" Reynolds, who helped shepherd : 6 6 e are certainly not opposed to the Jack Lacey, leaning over the balcony of
the $3.5-million project. • concept," Champa said. "We are Michael's American INtro. "That truck didn't"If they don't work, we'll be famous as the simply proceeding cautiously in designing yield and just about smacked that,white van.
guys who flopped next door to Vail," tie said: and building them because in the United' And look over there. That driver is stopping
By the end of next year, Reynold's States the track record isn't there yet."• at each exit point to read street signs. IVot a;:;.
pint-sized town will have one roundabout for The concept dominates highways in • good deal." •
every 520 residents, the highest per capita Europe, where Britain has 12,000 „The owner of.a gas station across the street`.; 'rate in the Western Hemisphere. . roundabouts. France is building them at a mused that at least once a-week "the horns go
How well the extremely complicated rate of 1,500 a year. Most contemporary off; another driver freaked out and went -
highway technology performs.in the designs follow a British right-Qf=way rule around the wrong way.~. :
30-mile-long Vail Valley may determine under which arriving motorists must yield to - $ut; reminded Hali,"they work.".
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BUSINESS
S K I I N G and a share of Mammoth in California.
All this downhill Darwinism doesn't just
The Corporate IVI O u' s mean fewer owners. Since 1961 the number
~ of North American sld resorts has fallen
from about 1,000 to 519. Slding is a flat busi-
Play Musimcal Chairlifts ness these days-even with the rise of
snowboazding, parabolic slds and the intro-
duction this year of the "sld bike." (I t's a ski!
It's a mountain bike! It doesn't have brakes!)
tVlergers are everywhere in the ski industry Lift ridership has grown less than 5 percent
in a decade, environmentalists are still out
for bear and the weather gods, as always,
are fickle. The baby boomers, slding's for-
BY DAVID A. KAPLAN Peak Cranmore complex in New Hamp- mer mainstay, seem to prefer baldng their
AND DANIEL GLICK shire.InJune OttenaddedonKillingtonand buns in the Caribbean sun to freezing them
0 NCE UPON A TIME, SKI RESORTS Mount Snow/Haystack in Vermont, Water- off in a blizzard. And their idds are not
were run by the mountain men who ville Valley in New Hampshire and Sugar- quite old enough to be hooked.
built them. Carved out of the Rock- loaf in Maine. The anritrust police wouldn't The new moguls hope their consolida-
ies, or the Sierra Nevada, or the approve the deal unless Otten divested him- tions do two things: reduce costs and at-
mapled hillsides of New England, each had self of Cranmore and Waterville, which he tract new customers. The first makes sense,
its own personality. No more. Now the $2.4 did by selling to George Gillett, who then since french fr-ies and Sno-Cats are cheaper
billion business is going the way of burgers, went out and acquired three California to buy on a grand scale; marketing and op- i
mufflers and hardware. M.B.A.s call it plums, including Northstar and Sierra-at- erations, too, can be merged. The second
"consolidation," as they plot strategy to res- Tahoe. It takes a scorecard to keep track of goal is triclder. To compete with Club Med
cue an industry heading downhill. But are the white sales, which have also resulted in and cruise lines, sld areas can no longer
we ready for McSld Country USA? Vancouver-based Intrawest's combining merely be "the uphill transportation busi-
This is a tale about corporate moguls Blackcomb in British Columbia with Mont ness," says Rachel Biederman of Colorado
playing musical chairlifts. And nobody's a Tremblant in Quebec, Stratton in Vermont Sld Country USA. That demands offering a
bigger ldng of the mountain Total Winter Vacation Fxperi-
than Adam Aron, the new 42- ence. Sounds cool, or at least
year-old CEO of Vail Resorts, cold. At Vail it means the new
Inc. His company already owns Adventure Ridge atop the
Vail and Beaver Creek, maldng mountain, which includes a ~
it the sasquatch of central Col- skating rink, toboggan hill and i
orado. IYs about to have an trails for snowshoeing and
even larger footprint. Unless snowmobiling. At other resorts,
the Justice Department raises which used to be satisfied with ~
antitrust objections, Vail will a crackling fire lodgeside,
merge with three other nearby there's now paragliding and ice i
resorts: Keystone, Brecken- climbing to warm the adrena-
ridge and Arapahoe Basin. lin. Today's base facilities offer !
Only Copper Mountain and more than a luxiuy hotel; you ~
Loveland in the area will be can load up on fur, jewelry and,
free of Vail. of course, sleighfuls of food. ;
Does it matter? After all, 1 Goodbye, lousy coffee and
there'll still be Aspen else- Cream of Wheat. Hello, elk
where in the state. And Steam- steaks and focaccia.
boat Springs and Telluride. But Not everybody wants to be
consider the trend. Steamboat glitzified. Areas like Alta in
now belongs to the same Japa- Utah pride themselves on a
nese company that owns Heav- retro escperience-no quad
enly on the Nevada-California chairlifts, no macchiatos and, at
border, not to mention the $27 a lift ticket, the best buy
French resort of Tignes. And around. (Vail charges $52.) Alta
Telluride owns a big chunk of restricts the number of tickets ~
Kirkwood, near Heavenly. sold and even slows the lifts
Aron's well-run, well-fi- down if the runs get crowded.
nanced empire is one of several d While the owners may not. ~
emerging in North American squeeze the last dime out of the
slding. For better and for worse, the}~re forever changing the ~ facility, the place has retained
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landscape of slding. In the East, its legend not just for its snow
Leslie Otten orcheshated the r but its soul. No one laments the
marriage of the two lazgest days of hickory slds and rope I>:~._ 'irll tows. But as eve schuss- I.
chains. He already had Sunday boomer Imows, if the slopes '
River in Maine, Sugarbush in get too slick, it's just not fun '
Vermont and the Attitash Bear powmhill DBPwinism: What next? Try elk steaks and focaccia. anymore. p j
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y .c.. . - ' : ti . • ^ { .'~~-;o ^ ~ dis('i ~~tionary income won't tlow ' .
10to a.sNort ;iiready priced silly. .
_ 'About half Vaii's skiers earn.at-
. .least $100,000 a year, and nearly
"a'third•make $200,000 or mote: , .
iatrawest, acting like an inves-
; tor diversifying to minimize risk,
Sunday, December 22, 1996 spread out its holdings so a bad
"season at Mont Tremblan
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Cariada can.be offset by swell_,
-saow at Stratton iri Vermont, If- "
' skiing.slumps, there's real estate:
~~~D(~~~~~ Vail's realm would be bunchPd
~ Vl1~ `'long I-70, where yearly snowfall_ - - -
; i -in the last decade has varied by
as much as 200 inches. No respite
tal StoCk from a lousy year here.
"The biggest pitfall for Vail is
- `the focused, specific area of the ~ ' . . <~otorado ski market,",says ana- .
j. ~:tyst Mike Hough of HSBC James
. , i, ;Qapel Canada in 'Foronto, who .
•follows Intrawest.'"Alot depends
: Skiing just got a lot more`in-'
teresting around here. weather conditions and eca... ~
And there'is more to. coaditions in that'area." come, beyond the purchase Still, ski-industry investments
, of.Copper Mountain by Intra- . ~xiave done adequately, rising ,
w 1990, ac- : • .
~ -est, the Canadian resort.and _ M~ut 20 percent since
: ~'real estate giant. _ji~,ording to Christopher Byron, a
'former business editor of Time
Vail wants 'i!d Forbes, writing in the Sep-'.
. federal per- °tiember Snow Country magazine.
-_mission to °°'~Intraweststock has_had a fine
, - ; acquire ~ '..Y~r, rising more.than 50 percent : Brecken- a~nd; jumping at the Copper caper.. ; ridge, Key- 'Mpre Public;offerings probably:,. _
stone and ~~l1 follow. ` ; ' . . Arapahoe - "Having access;to capital mari
; Basin, now 'kets is quite significant;" said:
°3iougti, the ski-stock anaIyst:'.a :
owned by
Dan :-°?The indust
- ' Ralcorp. If ' , _ . rY ~ undergoing rap-. .
flfle erS that hap- t id:consolidation, so larger enti- y pens, and if ties with access to capital will the Copper ~t_even larger."
deal goes through, the two larg- ~?Vail expects to offer.two clas=`
est ski-resort companies on the ; ses:of stock. "A" shares, which _
planet will battle along I-70. iflclude the power to elect twa'`Another result: Skiing will be- °•Ehfrds of the board of directors,
come very public for Coloradans are:for owner Leon Black and because they'll be able to invest ;ot4er investors. Then there is the
in local resorts. Intrawest now is ~'~common stock," estimated to:go.
the only publicly held ski compa- `for between $20 and $30 a share.
ny in North America. . ~~'The proceeds would erase $67
Vail, if the merger goes a -million of Vail debt, creating through, will become the second. ` tfie flexibility to make addition-
"We are poised and ready to al borrowings to finance in-
ternal and external owth ini=.:.
go," says.a Vail spokesman. ;tiatives," as it told the Securities'
The adage goes that you shouid `
tiuy low, sell high. Now investors •and Exchange'Commission.
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may have to decide whether to n English: The expansion isn't.'
buy high -11,450 feet high, to be over yet. Anaiyst Hough says.the
exact, the top elevation at Vail. ` =Saine in Canadian."The next. ~
. Owning a piece of Vail seems ~ ,step you might look forward.to,is
tempting, a cheap way to bask in "that some of the names you are _
- the,glory of one top resort. Not :t~lking about might themsel'ves" everyone loves the Disney-does- merge." `Bauaria (or is it Switzerland?) '7.'Dan Meyers is business editor.
` ambiance of Vail village, but all =of:The Denver Post. His column
` that money, fur and international ~ appears Sundays: Reac6 him at
- cache might be fun to jump in on. 820-1306 or business@denver="
Should investors jump? Does it : 'post.com' . ,
make Rnse to Duy that high? •Consider the pitfalls. _ : '
1Vo snow equals disaster. Try.
_
<< though thgy might to broaden '
t heir repsrtoire to include moun- •
' -tain biking and other warm- =
' -weather pursuits, resorts depend - - ~
,on skiing,. from 1VIay through%,Oc-
tober, Vail loses mnnPv.
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4VAIL
TO~l 75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
FOR IflAMEDIATE RELEA5E
December 27, 1996
Contact: Larry Grafel, 479-2173 Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115
Public VVorks Director Community Information Office
TO!! SEEKS PNJBLOC'S BiELP SN DETERINIIVING CONSTRl9CTI0IV PLAN
FOR ROUIVDAB08JTS IIV WEST VAaL
(Vail)--There will be inconveniences associated with construction of roundabouts in
VVest Vail. Vllith that in mind, the Town of Vail will take its community collaboration
process back on the road next month in an attempt to find the best approach for
constructing the $5.5 million interchange improvement. If the Vail Town Council agrees
to move forvvard with the project--a decision slated for Feb. i 8-- construction could
begin as early as March.
Public V1/orks Director Larry Grafel says the public's help is needed to coordinate
decisions on hours of construction, night work, ramp closures, length of delays, traffic
control, signs, bus service, pedestrian and bicycle safety, detours, access, loading and
delivery, commercial visibility, construction staging sites and holiday scheduling. "It
doesn't mean everyone will be happy with the construction impacts," he said. Once the
project begins, the neighborhood and the business district will endure seven months of
construction, possibly longer, according to Grafel. "There will be some flexibility with
the construction staging to allow those who are impacted to have a say in how this
project is carried out," Grafel said.
The town's first step in gathering suggestions from the public will occur at an open
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house from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at the West Vail Lodge. There, town staff will
be available to listen, track and organize construction issues and preferences, and
provide an update on the project's design. A survey also will be available for
distribution to neighborhood residents and property owners, business owners,
employees, and others impacted by the project. The survey will probe construction
preferences, such as night work, access, ramp closures, and other staging issues.
"We'll be trying to get a sense of whether people want to crank out as much
construction as possible on the front end, or spread ihe construction out," Grafel said.
The construction schedule could be shortened somewhat by closing ramps or extending
the hours of construction, according to Grafel. However, the tradeoffs of limited access,
noise and other disruptions may prove unpopular.
The survey results, and an overview of the open house discussion will be presented
at three community roundtable meetings: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 16, and 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17. All three sessions will be held
at the 1Nest Vail Lodge. There, participants will begin to develop a set of preferences
for the project. Those construction preferences will be presented for refinement at
another community roundtable gathering from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the
West Vail Lodge, with a presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. From there, the
recommendations will be forwarded to the Vail Town Council for preliminary
consideration on Jan. 28, with final adoption of a construction plan by the Town Council
at its Feb. 4 meeting.
Construction discussions will be framed around 11 "givens" established by the town:
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Paub6ac Onvo9vemenR
0 The Town of Vail will involve the public in creation and evaluation of a
construction plan.
Safe$y
0 Safety and emergency vehicle access will not be compromised during
construction.
Ernpacts
0 There will be inconveniences (dust, delays, congestion, nose, bus service
impacts, interruptions in utility service, etc.),
0 Construction will span from March to iVovember with additional work possible the
following Spring.
0 Work will occur simultaneously on the north and south sides of the intersection.
0 Vehicular traffic will likely be reduced during construction and will impact West
Vail businesses accordingly.
0 Access to the Intermountain neighborhood, Streamside and VVest Vail
businesses will be maintained in some form during construction.
0 Detours on Chamonix Road and other roadways will be necessary.
0 There will be closures of specified roads on specified days.
0 Other area roadway improvements will occur simultaneously, such as IVorth
Frontage Road turn lanes; Lionsridge Loop and Buffehr Creek Road
reconstruction; Highway 6 widening at Dowd Junction; roundabouts in Avon; and
overlays on I-70 at Avon and the fVorth and South Frontage Roads in Vail.
Decusaon Makers
0 Construction-related decisions will be made by the Town of Vail with approval by
the Colorado Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Colorado Division of Wildlife.
The town used a public process earlier this year to select a design for improvements
at VVest Vail. The citizen-preferred solution calls for roundabouts on the north and
south sides of the interchange, a new bridge spanning Gore Creek and improved
pedestrian and bicycle paths. The plan will improve safety while reducing congestion
and delays. "VVe uvere extremely pleased by the participation," Grafel said. "There's a
lot to be said for working collaboratively with our citizens. VNe found people were willing
to take the time to tackle some very tough issues."
iVow that a design has been selected, funding partners are currently being pursued by
the town to enable the project to break ground. If successful, bids vuill be opened
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March 11 with construction beginning on or around March 31. Once construction
begins, the town is prepared to continue its community collaboration program by
hosting roundtable meetings on a regular basis to evaluate impacts and address
concerns throughout the project's duration.
For more information, or if you'd like to participate in the West Vail Interchange
construction discussions, call the Community Information Office at 479-2115.
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75 South Frontage Road Office of the Town Manager
Vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2105/Faz 970-479-2157
December 27, 1996
Ms. Helen Fritch
Vail Alpine Garden Foundation •
183 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Dear Helen:
I am writing in response to your request for a letter of intention from the Town of Vail to enter into a long term
lease for the new proposed education center adjacent to the soccer field and the existing garden sites within Ford
Park.
1 first want to express our sincere appreciation for your cooperation and efforts towards a successful completion
of the Ford Park Master Plan process. That process is now scheduled to be completed in February.
The Vail Town Council has authorized me to express its intencion to enter into a long term lease for both the
education center and existing garden sites. The final terms will be negotiated to the mutual satisfaction of the
Town and the Foundation upon the conclusion of and in accordance with the Ford Park Niaster Plan process.
Town Councii has given clear direction to Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney, to proceed with those negotiations
so that the matter can be finally resoived within a short time after completion of the process.
I hope that this expressed intention by the Town of Vail to move forward with the Foundation to build and
operate an education center wil( assist your fund raising efforu and move the project forward.
Sincerely,
TOW OF AI
Robert W. McLaur~n
Town Manager
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xc: Vail Town Council
R. Thomas Moorhead
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TOWN OF VAIL MEMORANDUM
TO: Robert McLaurin
Council Members
FROM: Judy Popeck
DATE: December 20, 1996
RE: Investment Report
Enclosed is the investment report with balances as of November 30,
1996.
A$850,000.00 FNMA was purchased on November 22, 1996 with a yield
of 5.34% maturing on May 23, 1997. A$600,000.00 T-Note was
purchased on November 18, 1996 with a yield of 5.45% maturing on
December 31, 1997. A$1,025,000.00 FNMA was purchased on November
8, 1996 with a yield of 5.407% maturing on May 13, 1997.
The esti_mated average yield for the debt service fund was 6.88% and
5.71%,for the pooled cash fund. Currently the yield curve for 3
months, 6 months, and 1 year are 5.02%, 5.05%, and 5.13%
respectively.
Please call me if you have any questions.
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Town of Vail, Colorado
Investment Report
Summary of Accounts and Investments
For the Month Ending November 30, 1996
Balances Percentage
11/30/96 of Total
Money Market Accounts (see page 1)
Commercial Banks $2,818,647 19.71%
Money Market Funds .$23,355 0.16%
Total $2,842,002 19.87%
Commercial Savings
Banks & Loans
Certificates of Deposit (see page 2)
Eagle County Institutions 0.00%
Other Colorado Institutions $198,000 $198,000 1.38%
National Institutions 0.00%
Total $198,000 $198,000 1.38%
Percentage of Portfolio in Savings & Loans 0.00%
U.S. Government Securities (see page 3)
Treasury Notes & Bills $3,068,625 21.46%
GNMA's $57,273 0.40%
U.S. Savings Bonds $30,000 0.21%
Federal Agency Discount Notes & Bonds $8,103,154 56.67%
Total $11,259,052 78.74%
Total Portfolio $14,299,054 100.00%
Maturing Within 12 Months $11,998,613 83.91%
Maturing Within 24 Months $1,086,878 7.60%
Maturing After 24 Months $1,213,563 8.48%
$14,299,054 100.00%
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Money Niarket Accounts
as of IVovember 30, 1996
--For the Month of November--
Institution Balances
Type of Accounts High Low Average 11/30/96
COMMERCIAL BANK ACCOUNTS
First Bank of Vail - Operating
Interest 4.970% 4.850% 4.930%
$3,880,519 $2,271,067 $2,833,034
~ Balance $2,816,896
Colorado National Bank Super hiow Account
Interest 3.110%
General Operating Account
Balance $1,751
Total Commercial Bank Accounts $2,818,647
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Bank One Money Market Fund - Dana Investments
Interest 3.970%
Balance $17,146
Fidelity Investment Government Money Market Accounts
Interest 5.260%
Bond Issue Reserve Account
Balance $6,209
Total Money Market Funds $23,355
Total all accounts $2,842,002
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Certificates of Deposit
' as of iVovember 30, 1996
Bank iVame, Location Days to
Rates Purchase Maturity Maturity Maturity
Ins Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Value
BestBank, Thornton Colorado ~
FDIC 7.250% 16-Feb-95 16-Feb-97 78 $99,000
Firstbank of Vail, Vail Colorado
FDIC 6.000% 5.830% 26-Jun-95 26-Jun-98 573 $99,000
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Avg Yield 6.540% $198,000
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Government Securities
as o( November 30, 1996
"'Treasury Notes & Bills"'
Days to Days
In[erest Rate Purchase Maturity Ma[urity to Book Par
Type Fund Coupon Yield Date Date a[ Purchase Maturity Value Value
TNote Pooled 7.500% 5.513% 17-Apr-96 31Jan-97 289 62 $1,003,205 $1,000,000
TStrip Pooled 5.970 / 5.970% 26-Apr-96 15-May-97 384 166 $975,166 $1,000,000
TNote Pooled 5.250/ 5.450% 18-Nov-96 31-Dec-97 408 396 $598,738 $600,000
TNote Pooled 5.250 % 6.370 % i i-Jun-'3S 31-Ju1-98 780 608 $491,516 $500,000
Average Yield 518% $3,068,625 $3,100 000
Average Days to Maturity 308
"'GNMA'S"' Years ro Es[imated
In[erest Rate Purchase Maturity Maturity Years to Principal
Pool Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Maturity Outstandin
5803 8.000 % 8.480% 14-Nov-86 15-Oct-05 19.10 11.00 $20,490
13003 8.000% 9.500% 24-Oct-86 15-Oct-06 20.20 12,00 $18,534
14659 8.000 % 9.200 % 24-Oct-86 15Jan-07 21.20 13.00 $18,249
Avg Yeld 9.039 % 7 273
"'U.S. Savings Bonds`•'
Years to
Issue Maturity Maturity Years [o Book Maturity
Series Yield Date Date at Purchase Maturity Value Value
EE 7.170% 01-Oct-86 01-0ct-96 10.00 N/A $30,000 $30,000
"'Federal Agency Discount Notes & Bonds"'
DaysNears DayslYears to
Interest Rate Purchase Maturity to Maturity Maturity at Book Original
Agency Fund Coupon Yield Date Date a[ Purchase Month End Value Cos[
SBA Pooled Dana 9.475% 29,1un-94 25-Feb-2008 13.7 112 142,985 $82,749
SBA Pooled - Dana 8.975% 26-AAay-94 25-Mar-2008 13.8 11.3 $83,223 $109,734
SBA Pooled - Dana 9.475% 18-Aug-94 25-Ju1-2008 13.9 11.7 $63,017 $109,875
SBA Pooled - Dana 8.125% 31-Oct-96 25,Jan-2013 16.2 16.2 $65,507 $65,558
SBA Pooled - Dana 8.725% 29,1un-94 25,1un-2019 25.0 22.6 $100,925 $108,523
SBA Pooled - Dana 8.975% 12-Ju1-94 25Jun-2019 25.0 22.6 $61,889 $108,744
SBA Pooled - Dana 8.725% 08-May-95 25-Dec-2019 24.6 23.1 $94,252 $99,391
FNMA Pooled-Dana 7.534% 21-Nov-96 01 ,lan-2021 24.1 24.1 $91,559 $91,486
FNMA Pooled - Dana 6.682% 01-Ju1-96 01-May-2026 29.9 29.4 $55,221 $55,304
FNMA Pooled - Dana 5.987% 24,1un-96 01,1un-2026 30.0 29.5 $63,084 $71,318
FNMA Pooled - Dana 8.309 % 28,1un-94 01-Oct-2017 23.3 20.8 $74,053 $97,572
FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.616% 27-May-94 01-May-2020 25.9 23.4 $64,108 $100,577
FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.896% 24Jan-96 01-Oct-2023 27.7 26.9 $63,996 $75,722
FHLMC Pooled - Dana 5.965 % 28-Mar-96 07-Mar-2026 29.9 29.3 $60,590 $66,341
FHIJNC Pooled - Dana 7.851 % 28-Aug-94 01-Aug-2018 23.9 21.7 $66,596 $74,245
FHLMC Pooled - Dana 8.407 % 28,1un-94 01-Mar-2019 24.7 22.3 $40,794 $66,355
FHLMC Pooled - Dana 6.366 % 22-May-96 01-Feb-2036 39.7 392 $64,041 $60,461
Average Yreld 7.98% $1,155,840 $1 443 955
Average Years [o Maturity 21
Days/Years Days/Years to
Interest Rate Purchase Maturity to Maturity Maturity at Book Maturity
Agency Fund Coupon Yield Date Da[e at Purchase Mon[h End Value Value
FNMA Debt Service 6.912% 27 Feb-95 17,1an-97 1.9 48.0 $280,331 $280,000
FHLB Pooled 5.998% 26-Apr-96 10-Nov-97 1.5 345.0 $994,113 $1,000,000
FNMA Pooled 5.340 / 22-Nov-96 23-May-97 182.0 174.0 $828,861 $850,000
FHLB Pooled 5.783 % 30-Sep-96 25-Sep-97 360.0 299.0 $500,416 $500,000
FNMA Pooled 5.880 % 10-Oct-96 10Jun-98 1.7 1.5 $496,362 $500,000
FNMA Pooled 5.407% 08-Nov-96 13-May-97 186.0 164.0 $1,000,669 $1,025,000
FHWIC Pooled 5.751% 28-Aug-96 28-Aug-97 1.0 271.0 $699,448 $700,000
FFC Pooted 5.330% 31-Oct-96 19-Dec-96 49.0 19.0 $1,496,067 $1,500,000
FFC Pooled 5.794% 27,1un-95 28-Apr-97 1.8 149.0 $651,047 $650,000
Average Yield 5.66% 6,947,314 $4 855 000
Average Days to Maturi[y 87 To[af $11,259,052
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Eagle County egtonal T"ransportation Authority
DecernYer 23, ] 99G
liRr. Bob 1VIaI..aatrin, Town iWanager •
"I'own of Vail
75 Soufh Frontagc Road
Vaill, CO 81657
Dctae IIob:
First of a11, thank you for the positive feedback on my progress in my new position. I was
assuming things wrere goting u+el? and yaur comments have reiref(iried this notion.
Sccondly, B can'e 6hank your staff and you enough 4'or the assistancc I havc been given since
a:oming to towm in mid-Octcibes. Allawing rrse to share office space with the TntnsiY Staft' for tlic
fivc or six weeks I was thcrc was much appreciated. I especially want to thanlc Shcila and 1Vlike
for qheer help. Sbeela wtas super io work vvi4h fand without her providing Yne clerical assistancc, I
would hawe been los4.
These am inany other Vail staff who liave becn helpful arid I would be remissful if I didn't
recognize chem a.~ well. Those indiwiduals are SuLanne Silvertlaome, Larry Graff'cY, Anne (yaur
secretary) and thc 1'ransit Supervisors. 1hopc i haven't Bnissed anyone.
Worknns with Mikc haas been a sreat cxperience. He has a wealtla of knowledge and history, and
because of that has made iny frsl few weeks here much 4ess traumatic, He has been a real team
player frocan any perspeetive, and 1 look forwarci to a very long ternl relAtionship in this respeet.
(9nce again, thank you for your intesest in reiy succeeding in this position. Fsom a historical
perspeciave, I novv have a much bcttcr undcgslanding of what the challengcs were in f lling this
positiorn and fl wi1Q do cveryehinb I cfui to justify Bny selection.
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F-agfle County Rcgiornal Transportfltion Au4hority
cc: Town nf Vail Couaaci!
liftikc Gafllagher, ECIt'1'A Chairanaii .
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BenclamnrIr I'Paza #204 1 P.O. Bnx I564 vraae, CO 81620-1564 (970) 748-0702 (970) 748-0710 F'.9X
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75 South Frontage Road Office of the Town Attorney
vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2107/Fax 970-479-2157
December 20, 1996
Ms. Wendy Gustafson
Post Office Box 1063
Vail, CO 81658
Dear Ms. Gustafson:
I am responding to correspondence from you to Terri Martinez dated October 2, 1996. (Copy
attached)
There are no minutes of the Design Review Team staff ineetings nor of ineetings between myself
and staff that occur during the regular course of business.
The Town of Vail Community Development Department keeps a permanent record of all building
permits. These records are available for your review during normal business hours when they are
not otherwise being used. The Community Development Department also keeps a permanent record
on all property within the Town of Vail which is also available for inspection.
The Town of Vail is governed by its ordinances concerning publication and notification of adjacent
property owners regarding decisions of the Planning and Environmental Commission and Town
Council. We are vigilant in assuring that such notifications and publications are made as required.
The Town cannot, however, take on additional obligations to notify individuals of actions when such
notification is not required by law.
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The Town staff will continue to make all efforts to be responsible and responsive both to individual
property owners going through the development process and others who have concerns about
development.
Very truly yours, i
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R. Thomas Moorhead~~
Town Attorney
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xc: Vail Town Council
Robert W. McLaurin
Community Development Department
Public Works Department
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TO: TERRIIVTARTINEZ
FROIVT: VVENDY GUSTAFSON
DATE: OCT. 2, 1996
RE: COPIES OF NiIlVUTES FRONT PREVIOUS MEEETIlVGS AND
NOTIFICATION OF FUTLTRE ACTIOIV.
PLEASE SEND COPIES OF TBE MIlVUTES OF THE FOLLOWING 1v1EETINGS
HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GEOLOGICAL STUDY I SUBlvIITTED TO
YOU. THESE CAN BE N1AII,ED TO ME AT BOX 1063, VAII,, CO. 81658. I
WO"uTI.D Ai.SO iIKE TQ HAVE CCPIiS OF M[NUTES OF ?-NY FUTURE
MEETINGS, BUII.DING PERMITS, APPLICATIONS FOR BUII.DIlVG PERIVYITS,
AND DECISIOIVS PERTAINING TO THIS AREA.
1. NTINUTES OF STAFF MEETING (D.R.T.), THAT YOU MENTIONED ON Nff
VOICE 1VTAII. APPROXRviATELY SEPT. 10, 1996.
2. NIINUTES OF TBE MEETING VdITH TBE TOVdN ATTORNEY THAT YOU
1VIENTIONED WOULD PROBABLY BE SCHEDULED TBE NEXT MONDAY
WHEN HE RETURNED TO VAII..
3. NOTIFICATION OF ANY BUII.DING PERIVIITS ABOUT TO BE APPROVED IN
THAT AREA.
4. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE COPIED ON ANY ACTIOlV IN TIHE AREA
NTENTIONED IN THE GEOLOGICAL STUDY.
THANK YOU -
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75 South Frontage Road Office of the Town Attorney
Vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2107/Fa.r 970-479-2157
MEMORANDUM
TO: Vail Town Council
FROM: R. Thomas Moorhead, Town AttorneylNY"
DATE: December 20, 1996
RE: Vail Associates Ski Lockers in Lionshead
Councilman Foley inquired as to what, if any, approval process the ski lockers in Lionshead had
been subjected to or what approvals had been received. Tom Neyens of the Ski Valet has
asked the same question of Lauren Waterton. She is following up on this issue.
From the records it appears that VA received approval in 1987 for the metal ski racks that are
not enclosed. We will verify whether Vail Associates believes the previous approval extends to
the ski lockers in question. If it is necessary for an additional process for these ski lockers, VA
will be so notified.
Thank you. ~
RTM/aw
xc: Robert W. McLaurin
Susan Connelly
Lauren Waterton
RECYCLED PAPER
- SMnday.Lmday, Decemtrer 14-I5, 1996 < 7he Aspen Tunes 9tiA
Affordable housm9l, peo le' not numbers
Byy Melhsa Schnlf4 cell the whole story. Here are some of the
Aspen TunesStafiWrirer people who quiedy and not so quiedy serve npn 1
For some people ii s a home. our community and have found shel[er
Fa other's it's a political battle. through the affordable-housin8 pmgnm ` ,
Affordable housing sparks pmtest frvm
people who say @overnment shouldn't be in AAAA ~ ~ ~''~.~~,r~~
the housing business: fiom people who say Low-inrnme rental
any gmwth is unwelcome, even pnwth the + =i •
Project: The Alpina Haus
ptovides housing for local workers; and 5om
poople who say affoidable housmg is com- ResidenC Steve Saundecs, 40, cacpenter s.
mendable but not in thev neighborhood, ••I.m PraYinB tn God I hit sometlung az the ~
tl~ank you. Highlands," said Steve Saimders, an 18-year - ;,"r
For othecs, affordable housing is the last Aspen resident currently living in a tiny
best hope to pteserve Aspen as a aue, Gving apartment at the Alpina Haus - a former -
cornmuNryhotel converted into rental affondable-hous-
Md for othecs. of couise, it is, 9uite sitct ~g units.
ply, home - a home they otherwise never Saunders has been waiting for years a - -
' could have affoided, in a community where chance to buy an affordable unit in one of the
they desperately want to Gve. projects scaaered throughou[ the city and t~ .
Whether it be teachers, waitresses, city county. But those units aze in high demand
council members or county commissionecs, so when one comes on the marice4 a louery
renil clerks, police officers, firemen or bus is hetd to sce who gets the privilege of piu-
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drivecs. many of those who make the com- chasing the unit - and Sauders' luck has
munity work couldn't live here if it wecen't been slim.
for the affordable-housing pmgrara He did win at a loaery for Aspen Yillage Residencs of affordable housing include earlier this yeaz, but couldn't afford the 20 Laura and Mark Pearson make dlnner wlth iSmonth-old Sara looking on.
fortner Ciry Municipal Geck ]eanne RiueS percent down payment reyuired by lendecs Mlchaei B?ands photo.
, sheriff's depuues Mazio Strobl. ]eff Lums- - a much hig6er payment than is requirod
den and Billy Tomb, Camry Commissionecs for so-called "fiee maziceP" homes. He found it at the Alpina Flaus, wheie he
Mick Iceland and Bill Thite, Aspen School So, for now, he cemains in the Alpina and his girlfriend shaze a tiny bedmom - • ~ ''~~,,~q: ' '
District teachers Tulie Peters and Cazlyle Haus, the cheapest of the affordable units. barely lazger-than his twin bed - and a
Kyzer, Bleeker Street Gym owner Joe Saunder's unit is the foimer caretaker's unit slighcer larger 6ving room. He is awaiting
Vernier, poGce officers Lorrn Ryecson, Iun and therefore has a living room and tele- woid on a bid he has ndin on a one-be~
Cannan, Rob Fabrocini, George ICiemer and phone line, which the cest of the Alpina units room lofr in Centenniale g
Leon Muaay; Pitkin County Clerk and don't have. He and his neighbors.pay $250 'Ihe housing progrdm is a blessing, Saun-
Recorder Sylvia Davis, and Community per month. ders said "I think it's an ezcellent pmgmrti
Development Diiector Cindy Houben. Aspen's housing situarion is very familiar '['hey've leazned a lot over the years from `
The housing comes in as many shapes to Saunders, who has lived everywhere it the'v mistakes and what they've done right I
and surs as the people themselves. seems, from the famed Ice Palace on West think theY'R nmnin8 a€reat PmgrauL
Some of it waz built by private developers Hopkins, to the Mine Dump apartrnents, to "It's unfortunate tha[ some people feel the ~
- as a concession granted during negotia- Castle Ridge. need [o ta(ce advantage of it w6rn they don't
tions for approval of a larger development Saunders, who owns Well Hung Cabi- yualify and cheat the system, but iPs such an ~
Some of it was built by govanment netry, knows all about the housing wces opportunity that somebody is inevitably Some of it is sold to its occupanu, who caused by Aspen's populazity with the rich. going to cheat to get ia
aze essentialiy barred fivm maldng any real He lived in Valley Hi before it was torn
profit when and if they sell. Some of it is down and the Mine Dump, which he also AAAA
, ,r~-,~i~y
:ented on a monthly basis. had to move out of to make mom for devel-
Some few units are wly inexpensive, opment ~~~y Z: Maxunum ailowable income: w•
desi ed for le az the lowest end of the ~~e~Y ~ d~ ~
P~P '°Che Mine Dump was a Idller place right ~•1~ Jtm Cannan In hls _
local economic scale. Some of it is almost . across from Lift 1-A. Rent was $750 per ~°J~' W~t Hopkins Affmdable Hous- the Benedlct Commons proJect In
imcurious, intended for people who might be ~nth for a two bedroom with a fue place, g. ~O~ ~io4o•
cansidered upper middle class eLsewhere -~.~ar gazage and it was across from the ~ p~OD~ 43, art director for
but who still can't afford the stratospheric lift;' Saunders says, sounding as if he's wecen't for affordable housing the ciry would
price of a home in Aspen's "6ee market" ~ut encountering life on Mazs. FartWy: Wife, Laura, 32, and daughte~ Sar~ ~ely see much higher turnover in the police °
Most of it falls somewhere between the department
When the Mine Dumps were tom down, 15 months.
two eztremes, divided into a series of care- said Saunders, "I decided it was time to Even though their two-bedroom unit on Cannan won in the lottery at Benedict
gories, each wirh specific limitations on how niove on. West Hopkins isn't az spacious as they they Commons last year and now has at least a
much money the occupants can earn. He did leave Aspen that year. But he might like, and even if they aren't going to temporary answer to his housing wces. At
But names and numbers cettainly don't didn't stay gone for long. make a pmfit should they ever sell, the Pear- least until he gets mamed or has children and
, Upon his iewm Saunders moved into the son family isn't complaining about ffieir situ- needs a bigger place. His luck in the lottery,
Ice Palace, an old Yictacian on Aspen's east ation. he said, is the only reason he is still in town.
The hi cost of livin ez nsive hous-
) a i end. He shared the home with two others and "There's no other way that we could ~ S• Pe
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~ Gved in the attic. afford to live here," Mark Peaison said "I'm ing and salaries that don't match, make it dif
"I had the biggest one bedtoom in Aspen sure we'd all be in my dungeon of an (old ficult to make Aspen yau home, he said. "If
for the price, but you could only stand up in apartment) and not enjoying life too much." it wetedt for this place, I definitely wouldn't
12-squace feet of it. You were ducking every- pearson is the art direc[or for Aspen mag- be here right now.
where else. Md it wasn't unusua] to bang azine and ran the Aspen Cross Counay Cen- According to Cannan, there used to be a
your head in,the middle of the nigh[." ter for nine yeats. Lawa Pearson is a searrf 6mat deal of turnover at the police depart-
After the novelty of living in the Ice stress at Stitch by Stitch. Sara will soon be menL That isdt the case anymore, he said "I
Palace wme off, Saundecs was able to find a going into day cam. attribute the lack of turnover to affordable
- place at Casde Ridge, the affordable-housing T}uee years ago in Mamh, the Pearsons housing " he said. Fve of the 15 police offi-
complex near Aspen Valley Hospital. That won the lottery and weie able to puichase the cers five in affordable units, he said.
available, more personable.
was nice, with the exception of being wak- unit on Wut Hopkins. Mark and Laura had "We're more
ened every morning at 6 a.m. when the until chen been living in a two-bedroom We have much more of a stake in the conr
wcks came azound to empry the recycling aparunent at Tniscott Place. Before that they munity," Cannan said. "The reason I took
" b~. had a"dungeon" that they paid $600 per ~ J~ to live in Aspen."
' `°fhere's nothing like shattering glass at 6 month for. Cannan paid the housing price tn tive in
~..7 am; ' he said. `•If you look at it trom a long-term stand- AsPen, befoce Berredict Commons. ,
But that soluuon lasted only as long as his poin[ and you are going to have a family, His first home was a two-bedmom apazt-
Greg, Unda and Megan 0(areus In thelr roommate's bachelorhood did. After the Truscott was a nice place, but we weie at ament he shared with tlvee other guys. "9t was
Park Cltcle affordable-houslng unlt. wedding, Saunders was again looking for 'point if we didn't get in on the lottery, I'm rm and a guy sharing a bedioom"
Michael Brands PWW• housing. not sure we would have stayed." Then in September 1993, while in the
In fact with the new addition ro the fami- Police academy, Cannan found himsclf with- ;
ly the West Hopkins place is already getring out ao apartment and spent about a moath
a little small. sleeping on friends' couches before he and
"We had to send our furnimre to my another police officer moved inro a two-
wife's sister's in Denvec;' he said. It would 1O°m aPartmenl
be nice ro have a garage and a yard and that Cannan's mom was in the back his toom-
probably is somewhere in the future, he fflate'S inthefronC •
i i added. "Every titne I came honr I avas wallong i'
y 1' ~ They'll never make a pmfi[ on the West into his bedmom. We didn't even have a 4. Hopldns plare, Pearson said but neither am ldtchen. That was tough - two people in a
theY PaYinB somebody eLse's mortgage every liNe place like that"
~month. That little place cost Cannan and his
t p "We'm not going to make any money on rDommate $840 per month.
i4 but we're not throwing it away eitheL" Had a place et Casde Ridge not come up, ~
- Cannan said he wouldn't sRll be in Aspen.
- AAAA Cannan was able to find a swdio at Castle
Ridge, for which he paid $460 a mon[h,.and
4--y~ Category 3: Maximum allowable income,
finaUy put his narne in[o the lottery foc Bene-
~ ;F $83.900 dict Commonu.
Pr°ject' BenediM C°mn"°"S Cannan was luc . He won on his fiist try.
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Resident Jim Cannan. 28. Aspen police ..I W,as pretty much ready to leave d
Steve Saunders standn outslde hls apartmertt In the Alplna Haus: Saunders Is off'cer then I won that place," he said "I never saw
hoping he'll hR ffie housing lot4erg sometlme soon. Deanna Belch photo. Aspen police offioer Jim Cannan says if it a See llbuft oa pWo yZ.,q
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existini public radio stations KAix in Aspen and
One thing for certain, the development won't be EDNK in Carbondale - which'are in danger of losing b oW-.,,
small.
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Spread out over 45 acres, the commercial property brOadcast freqUencies to a newconler out of Denvel: , so '~Va'
could include nearly 100 businesses, although a small- The Denver operation is Colorado Public Radio
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tions Commission for a bmadcast Iicense for 88.9 Fm.
According to the project's land-use planner; Sunny - If CPR is awarded that license, both KAJX and *J-~iio
Vann, the development could include some 264,000. kDNK would have lo,.give'.up "translators," which
square feet of ground-level commercial space, plus aii rebroadcast the -staijons'
pMgrdmnung to an extended
additiorJ 200,000 square feet of office and residential audience that their main transmitters can't reachi.
on the buildings' upper floors. Those tramiators are operating on frequencies which
would interfem with the CPR bmadeast at 88.9.
ASPEN Since neithex of the local stations cotdd affbrd thi -
cost of applymg for the license dxmselves - tD pW-
Frequency fight tect their translator operation - the county agreed to
Ready for'?,adio Free Piddn County"? step m and flle an apphcation withthe FCC.
Wefl, that's not rwfly what's coming but the. "I ffiink KAIX pmvides ayaltible servi*7 im a'
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county goverrunent is going to apply for a radio bmad- conununity issu'es that would belost forever we h
cast license. Colorado Public Radio:' said C6mmissioner Mck Im-
The object of the exercise is to protect the vaRey's land.
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('.}C\XV NO. 119 INTiRNEI'AOlIRF99:IlIIP://WSJ.COIfI TUFSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1996 Wnte.xrvEmn'lu
Dcnvrn, GOuOxnnO
ientcal Thri f t Induatrial Pmduction 1Alork VVee~C Di'1
IIsF'lyingGains V~' h~klt.9s A~e9~D~s '"~•.1987.10°.°~•°°^°"Y•au°~d ASpecialNewaReportAboueLife DI.
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le I Onthe.lob-andTrcnds
nside Europe
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riers Fall Away Business and Finance World-Wide 125 TakingShape There
CATAI.OG WORICERS do mo,e than A B
ECFiNOLOGY STOCKS were hlt CWN7'ON STEPPED UP aitlelsm of the 120 tahe merchendlx orders tromivslomers.
res Expand Market; Tby another round o[ heavy sell- IsraetlgovernmenCssettlementpoiltles. "Some cusromers rall L.L. Bean to He 1
ing, puShing the Na5d8q composite The president enMed his low-key ap (ind out ahat the aeather Is," says Ruth
,-Cost Flag Carriers down 1.869. The selling also spllled p~ch lo the rlght-wing govemment of us Klmbell, wla Aas given lourism advice lo
in[o the broader markel in the final Prime Minisler Netanyahu, seying that lhe people wlw wanl ro vlsit the rnmpany's
~~:li Rival O rations Dresence of 110.000 Jewish settlers I. Pales-
- ~ hour of lrading. The Dow Jones indus- linian areas constitutes an obstacle to 110lamous store in Portland, Maine. Callers to ;A
J. Peterman Co., in Lexington. Ky., aften '
lrials ended with a Io55 of 36.52 polnts. peace. 8is remarks followed disclosure of a '1~ lm I~ have Iitlle idea whal lhey want lo huy, so the
!1 Scotland for COlf The broader S&P SOIFStak index lelter lo Netanyahu by three lortner secre• The inbex of Industrial Praduttion rose COmpany helps by hanging merchandise on lreni~
_ ended down 7.66 at 720.98. Bond prices taNes of state and five other (wmer sentor the walls foremployees Iodescribe. finished lowel' and the dollaP (ell. U.S. o(ficlals waming that the IJkud em• i^ November to 178 atter seasonal edJust- .
~ menls hom a revised 126.9 In October, At Vletoria's Secret, some clients have
• 11.%RLN GIL0.cAi1Tl1 (ancie m vave cn menCS policies rnuld have "lraglc resul4s." Ided lo order Irom catalogs published IO
4 Tnr. N'~i,p STwr.r.iJovnnw~ , , . Af the neu~s conJerenre, qinfon also the Federel Reserve reports. IArtlde on years ago; others Aave asked what breed of
It:K, Scotland - A lew years prpyidlan IS Seeking a buyeY (ol' iL5 snid he regretfed his admirtlshafion's Page A21 dog a model is pictured w•Ith. Customers o( S`~ n.~;
imdonandaroundRunway2 big but Undetperforming insuranCe /ailure fo inJorm Lbngrcss oJ lmniart Cardener's Supply Co. In Budington. Vt.,
u•ilh
t. snlrs oJurapons ro Bosnia in 1994. send the staff bu
'iwick International Airpor operations. Analysts said the three
Vll1~ Of FQQi'S: 6S and weeds, askinB tor mnu~~
~-n, u~hich is near Clas w, ~5
Bo • • ~ identlfication. Some customers seek cheap (u sla
h barRain-mnscious assem unils rnuld tetCh over E3 blliion, leav- 7Te Cltntons' le ai defense hnM
D 6 6ave subslitutesfordream iIls.
%Inn• Blakeway. 111g the flrrtl Wl(h 2(2Sf-gl9wlflg C00- back more than f600,000 Im mnltlbuQons "O rado Ski Area pne uvman xnnled to sn(isJy her gulrit'
I-n the Dlaid-iined "Tartan sumer-lending and banking buSiness. from a Chinese-Amerlcan businessman hushnnd's desire Jor n riding inirn resear
. the terminal, the 71-yearold 14rIICIfM POR 4j) Irom Arkansas. A lawyer torlhe (und, selup Gets Big and Scary mourr, so she 6ough( n $15 Gnrderter's unlhii, ,
'nrninK Irom another trl lo . + + to hel defra the Qinrons' I
P p y egal expenses, gizmo (hat affnches a push-s(y1r mmier rcK h
~chter in London, and she Is Boeing faces fl daunling task as ft gaid the moneywas reJeded In pen6eceuse t Oead
oaMcpcle.
t Iew days before Christmas. conlemplales inlegrating MeDonnell trustees became suspicious about Ne odgin The Owners' Plans to Acquire reseai
'hr asks. wilA Ryanalr Lld.'s ppuglas after ils proposed nearly $14 °f the donalions. IArticle on Page AU NOLIDAY PROTE57S: Unlons fllr latest
11 jnse $sa. Other Resorts ip the State mmplalntsoutslderetallsfores. Way 1,
billion acqufsition. Meanwhile, the whiei.
•inner.Ihatpricemakes a big deal wi11 A Serblan rnurl restored an opposltlo Al
n Passing oul slropping bags decorated P,~i
put to the test Pentagon theo- v1ctory In a second town, Smederevska arm Skiers and the Fetlc With e Santa Claus sayinR "NO! No! No!,"
,he says. "I can now afford lo ries overnin
B rnm Petition. A3Credlt- omriti;
ohen." B Palanka, In the latesl slgnal lhet Milosevlc more than 100 members of the Amedean lmen.
nnpolles card 155uers are launchtng a major Islryingloshapeammprvmisevllhdemon- PostalWOrkers UniondertronstratedoulsiAe
lobbying e(fort to toughen tederal strarors demendlnR hisoustecAbouU30.000 ByJOHNR. WILK6 the p.
~~way is but one of Europe's ma/! p~ro~~•. olr~~. w,,.,. s,..., iou.~.,. the Mall ot Amerlca In Bloomington, Minn., ment.
bankniptcy laws fls part of a drive to ProPle, in two separate marches In Bel- SundaY to Protest the U.S. Postal Service's
~•quenl fliers who benefit fro m de, mtesled the annulment of o ~AIL, Colo. - People come Aere for the ^P.
;temming (rom the Emvpean ~e~ more rnnsumers to make gaod on ~ P PpDsi' skling, bul the real eclion is off the mwn- experimenlal retail store. UNon leaders
aork~begun in I993. By breaking Iheir massive borrowin6• lion vlctoNes in recent munfclpal w[ing. laln. ob1ect tothe Postmark America sloreselling
,•s unce enjoyed by coddled a nicle v
m a Aln The U.S. mllltary ehlef saM a speclal Vail Resorts Inc.. the nallon's largest merchandise made in foreig^ counlries and
~ ~ palice force should be set up to arrest Ihose ski employing nonunion lemporary workers. . upslarts modeled alter • ~ ~ area, wants to get a bt bigger. Wlth
rhnes. America's premier noInduStrial outpUt rose 0.917a In No- indicted (or warcrimes In the recent Balkan thdlling,runs, rellable snrow and breath- TAe store sells Items renqing (rom mall
wac Shalikashvlll sald such arrests satchelslostuf(edto s
:ton~, have demonstrated the vember, a healthy sign for Solld eCtr taking scenery, It has drewn ~el-setting Y~
sMuldn't be the Job ol peattkeeping Iroops skiers 6y Ihe Ilmo-load ever slnce It The Postal Service questioned the pro~
',:vgain air travel ;n Zumpe's nomic growth in the tourth quarter. wAo are staning a new mission in Bosnla. test, saying thal union members don't
~yensi~~e skies. (Aniciem ae«Ai) opened 31 years ago. But now It Is being buy only U.S.made pmducls. Farlier in the
•!)rnncerns have hurt some Hutu retu Nn Ilke blg buslness and Is ready for Its
geea rnntlnuM lo pour aac&s month, meanwhile, leaders of the Union of
. tollnwing ValWet Airlines' deAUt on the New york Stcek &zchange.
. 7"he lead Irade group tor HMOs IS the border as they retumed to Rwanda Imm Needlelrades, Industrial and Textile Em-
riAa. Europe's new no-lrills That makes old~tlmers uneesy. "With ployees were artested al Lard & Ta lor's
expected to endorse curbs on the use ot camps tn Tanzania, and a Red Cross offlclal trv hacrn't had a mnjor the Wall Street lypes cominR In here, ICS Y <
g The new Iines so-called gag Clauses and lake olher salA all S75,pOp are expected to chan
thrivin
make the trlp g New York store. They were Iq•Ing lo deli~~er
are eE e lot," says Pepl Gmmsham- ~sle 5 aimed at im rovin relatians by the end of the week. In Zaire, meanwhlle, e sack uf coal, mm lainin the siore was
"rAes ol business fliers in P P g en elaborate welcomin cerertron was be- mer, owner of Vall's olde5l Inn. He has p R 3a~hat the industry calls the W~~h physicians and patients. g Y been around so long, lhey named parl of a ~~ng naughty for rnnfraclfng with sweat.
ing prepared lor Presitlent Mobutu, wta Is shops to produce private-label clothing. -I"ofvisiting-friendsand-rel- lArllckmvaxan scheduled to return fromF7ancetoda ~untainefterhlm.Hewelmmesthe0ood
••rs snch as Mrs. Blakeway. Y. o( new eapital lhat Vafl ResorLS has lev- '
nr.w market growth; IPS nol Safewaysaldllslgned8de(Inltlve . . " IshedonthemountainbulwortiesahouUts EEOCOFF7CIAISNsIIlapantodlseuss
amoun
The allowvreme Coun ruled lhet atnles xxualharassment.
'(rom olher means ol tranr f1.57 billion paCt to flCquire Vons 8(tel' must
parents W a other expanslon plans. "TAey went to e~ tecllr i
llalthew liudson, Prestwfck revising Its offer to o(tsel the faltlng nating rlghls to lhelr chltderenev ntwhen °P a morapoly on ekling erwmd 1AeThe chalrman and vice cAelrtnan o( ~isr I
tirman. . p~,~~ . Fqual 6mployment OpportuMly Com- ~he A,~
price of Safeway'S Sheres. they tannot el(ord the murt fees InvdvEd. misslon made separale lrlps to Japan thls
Pra(fIt Soars IA~tkNOn VoOeMI Separalely, )usqcee reJected wlthout mm-' ~~UWSL Ploblem? fall todlscuss U.S. diuriminatlon laws wlth ~er. (1
,11cs bear him out. Clasgow- . o o ment a New York schaol dlstrlM't attempt t'o 7'lielalso worrles the JusUtt Depart• groups ol Japanese Duslness leaders. •'It Is ment.
hls p",
.u. has Irlpted sfnce DuAlin- Natural-qas futures rose to reCOrds Vmhiblt a high acAOOI blblrstuAy Gub IroT - .menl. In one o( the year's most unusuel almosl fmposslble to pollUClxe Ihe mmmis-
. -ir launched its cheap (IlRhts on the Nymex es an arc4C blest ex- requiring thal Ita oftittrs be Chdstiane: antllrti'si ceses, the government Is weigh- sion's enlorcement praesses;' Gllbert Ca- ing tti,
.-k t•z'o years ago. That im pected lo hit much of the muntry thls • • . ' inB Vail's f300 milllon proposal to buy out sellas. EEOC chairman, told the
Keldanren.
~ due tn a matesl qain by u~eek combined wlth low InVOntofles. FlghUng In Somalla has ktlled nearly 100 its neerby rlvals In Breckenridge, Key- fl business group, In Octotrer. Some Japa. Ni,i,. ,hich uperates out of Palsley IA.iicltm peoDle over Ihree days. Yester0fly's batUe slone end Arapahoe Basin. TAoseskl ereas nese have worried Ihal the EEOC's sexual- Pepe Clvl "And.
•Ir tu downtown Glasqow. The ~ o e centered on MogedfsAU'e alrport and left at are cumnlly owned by Ralarp Holdings, harassment case againsl MilsublsAl Moior R.b~.~ ~
~.rrier cut its nwn (ares and Former Dal least 29 mllllle flghlen dead. Husseln AI. Inc., of Sl. Louls, whlch was spun off Uy Manu(aclurln of America Inc., was en
wa Hank bond treder g virus .
.in turboprop to )et service dldb factlon has mounted attaeks on the Ralslon PuAna Co, when 11 ancluded exampleofJapambashtng.
Ityanair competlllon on the ToshiAide Iguchf was sentenced by a (Aree olher rlvel elans that Aold perts of the thaf there Isn't much synergy Dehvcen paul Igasakl, egency vice chalrman, centei
.ly held Ryanalr announced federal Judge to (our yeats In prlson. caplul, relaing tear that Ae la seettng an skling and pet Iood. spoke wllh morc buslness leadersea well as ~~R
.11 Ihat Davld Bondertnan, He was also ordered to pay nearly 52.6 all-0ul 6attle for mntrol of the clty. Copper MounGln, one o( the tea rr wlth lew proteseors and uromen'e groups. Dr.
vtners I.P Inveslment grvup mlllion In flnes an0 re5tltutlon for eon- e e o malning Independent resortn In the erea, Meny were Inlerested In EPAC policln, he
,u he nr~~
nentalAirlineso(theU.S., cealingfl.1 bllllonlntradinglosse5. SlnRUpore'aParllameetauAluWVedln Dokes(unalVall'snewWallSlreetconnee• seld.becausetheJapanesegovernmentmay ••It.5
,d a 20'S stake In Ryenatr (ArtltkonPOOlB7) DreparaQon for natlonfll electlons, whlch ations fn Its ads. "SUII a akl resort - not soonretortnltsEqualBmploymentOpportu• ••µ,e ;
ncw group, Irish A1r Lttl.: last , e e state-run newspaper predlcled would be held a mrPurate theme park:' boasts one blll- nity law.
, ;is nameA Ryanalr's chalr Jan./.7hePeople'sAclbnPart .whlchhas bOerd• neMu
T1VA appolnted three directors as Y The lapantse lain doesn'! 6an xr as r•r
-ling founderTOny Ryan.l ~nterim managers a(ter searching In ^un Singapore lor 36 years. Is e:pected to Thef2derallnvestlgatlonhasstalledan disoiminafion, 6ut It does urpe em- else.
marketsaregrowtnqthrough' reWrn lo power desplle dlsmntent over INtlal pu611c o(kdng of Vall's stock by ptoyersto"malceeJJortstoensuneqml- achir~A u~eekrnd on the French vain (or two monlhs for a presldent rising Ilving msts and aoclal conUOls. l.eon Black, the Wall Street Aeal maker
, iuxup• reserved tor the and CEO ro succeed Jeftrey Erickson. „ , mIS k,
~ far cheaper, wilh British- (A.nciem vsoe eto) Russta's defense ehkt sald In a news a- `o tro - lhal ri
P PUPPY RESCUFS downslzed workers
.•t Airline's LondomNice round • • • per Intervlew lhat Mosrnw's artned forces ~
M~s ~ ' ~B~ fmm the blues. Celia Paul Assoclates Inc., e ~,~nly $152. The Nordic rnun- Conseco a ere now so im New York outplacemenl (irm. accidenlally Dr.
II
Rreed to acqulre Pfoneer povedshee that some ofticers spensive deslinalions, are Financial for aboUt $477 mllllon, In• serveasblooddonors logetmoneyfor(ood. cnY` Anp~naoain ~ dismvered lhat the best way to calm and hbun i
1
ihaw: Hnissels-based Virgin cluding the retirement o( debt. Troops haven't been pald fn months, Ro- focus Ils Type A clienls is to lel lhem play
mdrills carrier launched ear- dionov sa1d, mmparing the sNuetion [o thaf wr ' wilhthelirmowners' to gri
I~~tlck m V~pe g~) ~ paudle. Alby. Skeptical
ol the posl<ivll war period In the'20s. UTUr ~ L ~'M ~uwslt5 clienls "Immedlately glom onto the puppy" Gra1i
~ding TheBe mNings ~ ~ ~ . . . , v~n orxtonnepa and "lalk more openly," says Slephen Ro- Th
Cable glant T'Cl sald lt Would Con- Sen. Dan Coats won't seet re-elecpon In COLOYBADO aen.aMmbwnsthefirmendNedog. velo~~~
',er olpassenpers.inmllbm, SOlid8l2 it5 tE1Cph00¢-ServICO Op2r8- 1998, the Indiana Republican ennounttd. Y"t";~;± lo-sw:
~cn aidine lions into a single Unit, pos5ibly pav- Coats flrst gained the seat in 1989 wAen ~ DAILY GRIND: Spending 10 hours a tisls i LANDUA ing the way for another SpinofL Quayle left It lo become Bush's vltt presl- , day Jinglinq bells and trying to solicit unlil :
Npans6 UrnclemvawBll dent.Nlsdeparture lromtherettcouldopen c ~F r~aa~3~7EXA8;; donaqais Ior the Salvatfon Army, Ester arlyp
Orqin erpress the way !or Democratic Cov. 6van Beyh to Romem, 21 yesrs old, dcesn't mind the headb
AT&T brought In former Citibank reclaim the seat once held Dy hls lather. clanging sounds she creates. But Ms. Ro- lific,who has s mntrollfnR tnlereat. ihe Immer mero, who makes $6 an hour, sa y
executive Richard Srednleki lo help A p~vate ~e tra ~ ' acqulsltlons chk( at the nowEeNnct ysPassersb hisln
tul'n droUOd its CI'2dil-cefd diV15100. area af planshed In e resldenlfal Drexel Bumham Lambert Inc. began to 5°metimes ask her lo slop making so much wnrcl>
Birtningham, Ala., kllling ell lhree nolse,wlttrouto(leringapenny. the~~r
i..ikiea~ v.oe eio> aboard. TAe lane lost aequlre hla stake In Valt In 1992, when Ils
P power In one o( IU f~er oaner Illed lor bankruptcycourt - ' " • engines stwrtly a(ler takeotf and hl[ a home CEOS' DREAINS lo spend more tlme thrc~P~~i~,
• General Dynamlcs named exeCU- in the West End nelghborhood with nlne Pmiectfoa
The dela haa torced Mr. Black lo eit WiththeirtamNleswon'lrnmeweany(ime mem
live viCe president Nicholas D. Cha- PeoVle inslde. All managed to escape the out thls (ell's Imthy IPO market. He won'1 5°°n, acrnrding lo a survey by Chrisqan & °P
. , braja to succeed James R. Mellor at[er dwelling, whlch was destioyed by fire. comment on the subJect. The ehlet ezecu• Timbers, a Cleveland research firm. While muni
he relires as chairman flnd CEO. . ' ' tlve of Vall Resorts, Adam Aron, also 857. of CEOs of large antl emerging-growth srarrRamenla's new prcsWent ordercd an rnmpanfes sald Ihey wanled to spend more cal C.
793 'W '05 •p;• u.u<ie m r.ue e~o) refuses to discuss the investigation or the invesligalian Into hundreds of shooting time with lheir families, onl 7% said the harA,
'Prokclea ` • * dealbs in the days totlowing Ihe Ialt of the Proposed ecqulsltlons. Bul others close lo Wauld beabletodoso In 1997. Y Y latinu
M1farket5- Ceausescu regime in 1989. Many in Romanle the deal wonder aloud why the governmenl
. ~ n.... ir:.. ~ . i,..~i,•~~.n„•aiui~~~.ca~r r wres so much ebout Ilf4tlcket pdces eihi~~:
r ~ irlr~faclnirrle hr whenitsplalel5fullwltholherblgcases. f1IRIS7MAS pARTV Aknvtrrs: tPa1rA thro,
JusUte offlclals also won't eomment.
Bul they have been all wer skI muntry.
Iaklnq deposltions and ordering tens of
thousands of pages of documents shlpped
to Weshington. They had economlats whip
up something called a sk4market pmfit-
mazlmlzetion diverslon ratlo. Thls fs the
semnd lime thls year the government has
intervened In a ski-arce acqufaillon, forc-
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A12 7'HE WALL STREEf ]OURNAL YUSSDAY, DSCBMBER 17, 1996 ~
~ about fJtB mlllfoe, qw the suumM
Colorado Skiing: Corporate Theme Park? ' Camderi Propeny rne aMemenl ulla tor Paregnn
hdden tn recelve O.W Mare d qfw
~eA Pen6on ahatt.
Rrend openlnR laler tAle monlh. Notltt the Ae lhe flurry of Aeteb{ttnenl ellrecla To Buy Paragon There
Lbn tlnuM Amm Flrsf I'npe chertyanod lrlm end pinpolnl Iighting, he ever mme aell-hee1M residenle. peaple "'s e p~nh In the marleqd:
inQ the -eale of two mounfalns In New larqer, bellercnpltellted comp:,
Ilampshire in June. . saYB. ")ust Ilke e Mercedes." Aller eun. wta hsre been ekiing In lheae Dart+ for In REIT Merger sald Rlchard Cempq, Cemden's ch^
Get rcal, says snowboarder Edc Feld~ ~1P^• the gandoles wlll ilfl natomers, lree yean enM don't have meh mesru arc e'M eAlet executlve. "Il p'wides
man, n Denver mllege studenl spending e af charge, lo three Iheme ban, four restao- umomlorteble. In the Snake Rlver Sabon, Ilquldlty Im large Investors Iike p
sunny aflermmn cerving powdv et I7,000 ranls and myrlnd wlnfersporta lenatasln near Arepahoe Basln, one of the skl arens (unds. This Ideall pWs m Into ~
trrL "UUde. II can'l M~ le¢nl," ne xnye, at Ihe summll. Vnll Rewru Is Irying lo ecqulrc. Joeeph By MImI?LL Pntr.~u ~{~r nl eparlmrnl mmpanfes."
xAaklnR srrow Irom hls hnlr. "They'll Jnck Vpil wiely. Rplhcred retcnlly al the Qtdnn, alp awke oaly errouRb losu(qworl sm1/rt.w.v. e/T„e w„u.a.....J~~.1 np prices II thrre's no mmpetilbn." lJ(1 ennual black-Ile Cryslal Ball, seemf hlssMling, seye hls rented log cebin alU on Gmden Property Trmt epreed to ar eny"µ'halbdrivlnq Ihemerqen rtx~~
thlnR recrry
leased. "This latt needed a shot In the larM pmbably vath mme tAan $2 miillon. qulre e rlval eparlmml mmpany for aboul
Uckels eosl L52 a day Ihls seawn, up Imm D D ••ihe dillerenc Is e; " says Cnltlon Frcderlck Ihat Cart Slet m
$IB Iast ear. nrm:' anys skf helress Merly flend. Mr. Y're buyln6 ail the land erM bumin8 fJ28 mllllon In slak, plue the euumpllon
ino.a
The mrrger wmdd lel Vell Resorts Black,sAeseYs• camehereasemrperate ~°'^tM ~seY'lobulldtrophyhomes. otS188mIIIlonlndebt.rc0etllng a 1 g
~ Dal reabinlheestete Peno In~eslmbscotlmt Gm and up rcsean
y
nml
ralder, but he's bmught In nrw bload end he says. "i don't wenl lhla place W end up lendenry for atron8er reel-estale~ In•eel~ '9f e RP,IT I~ amall and tsn'I
That ro l Is J~w7: p of mblem, Vnll Colorado's to1a1 reckons. skl bece merkeusL e rcelly bxn fehulous." fleronly tomplalnl: bnking Ilke Vall." menl Irvsls to buy weaker onea.
IIle'a too busY lor the soclal whlrl. Creg An4us, eeeted neeMy, explalna pa~inR a bursl ot Inltlsl Dubtle o(ler fevorable PrICInR, II's desd meat. 1
re ~han ~alf Ils cuslomen fly In from rr tales an)vay. They couid )ust ef WWeallh of Prort the cullurai dlvide belween Vali end hls in~ In 1993 arM 1991, the R61T Industry ~ eAle to Rmw, It wmi 1 be qAl, i
i~ Y bebved A~Basin. "The
easily ski fn Utah. Calllornia or Swltzer- Y wexr fun. we do hee Elowly 6eRun lo eonsolfdale, es mWe eny mney, end everyone alll I~rr it
Mr. Black also is minlnq the valiey'a dncllepe:'heaeye,polnlingloAlspalched of the ntaly pu611c companles pareRon, whlch owns ebmii
ncl
m
Iand I1 1I11~I1ckel prices Roloulolhand. The
rich lode of real estate. Vell Resortg re. skt panls. Arapehoe'e thallenqing ruro e rtmenl unlls, malnl
Jusllce [kparlment alll have to decldc lhal Ihey need a Iarger martet npllailra~ D~ y in Flwid
cently sold 90 Iwo-acre pbls In Ils new draw skllled sklen and boarden, wM1O turn
whrl is the relevani markel-Ihe Colorado tbn lo sllrecl Imtllutbnel Invealon end ~I. Texas and Norlh Carolin,
skierorthe et-xuen. BecAelmGukhdevelopmenlln)uslntew Ilspartingblinloe~ronslopparlydhaMy
~ daye - et en everage prlce of more lhan skl fannlics barbeeiiing In the enow end ce DIlal for Rrowth• Wnllc In 1991 al $21.25 e xAnrc. Slrv
WAile Jusllce worrfrs about hlRher f900,000 each. II gene211y ulls rcsldenllel Ilstening lo the Crettlul Deed. Houston-based Camden wlil etqulrc Ils slak Aaa snnken ea Ms as $IS:
prices, some nearby mmpetUon lear Ihal realeslale near Ils akl areas. whlle keep"This' Is our mounleln;' Mr. Angirs PareRon Croup Inc., a Dallaa-based apart- Analysl Craig I.eopold ol Crern
Yail wlll Instead slasA prices - or freexe In land sulteble for crommerciel develo{r says. "i don't wanl Ihem lo take Il menl mmpany in rhich Ihe Bess famlly Advlsors sald the mmpany has A,
rivnls out of mulli-mounlaln Ilf4tlckel menl. aaay." has lnvesled. (or Cemden alat ralued el 6y the bss ol propertymanagem . deals. Retatlers in VaIPs g11t1erlnR, (awu-
Su•iss shopping dlslrict amry Ihal lhey
will suffer as the tompany opens morc of
Its own atorcs on the commertlnl lard It .
ovms. IVall's skl IIf1s, on llrc Mher hsnd. .
operale mo3tly on Iend leased han the ' ' .
foresl 5ervlce.l Mr. Aron ratllM tompelltore Ey prom' Ising a markeling budgel exceeding !t0 . .
mlllion, on top of morc Ihan 1150 mllllon ot '
sklllli and mlauranl Improvemenb el• rcady undcr pey. HIs elntety b W rtech '
Deyond the tradllbnal Vell rlfllor, to Cen• ' eretlon.X snoaboaMery, among olAen. Wooln6 Sunbathets
A Narverd-Muea1M markeling whix \
aho artived herc lhree monltu ego hmn .
Norwegfsn Crulse Llnn UA: Amerfcan . '
Llnes. s crulsrahlp mmpany. Mr. Amn .
wants lo Eraln lourist dollan hom sunny . '
Carfbbean resorta, nol Jual hmn other tkl . ' '
areas.
' Near the summlt ol Vell's mounUln. . strelning lo be heerd In lawling wlnds, he . ' .
gesWres loward e Ihreratory elruclure . '
shroWtd Uy talling araa. (Vsll Aao m- •
Joyed 22 InMn ol nea powder le ltrc
past week.) "TAIe Is Adventure Rldge, and
loday 11's e rcal adveNUrc:' Ae says. The oulllnes ol an Itt Nnt, a huge barE[eue Dit , enA pello Ser are Msible; beyond arc
InnertuCe and eledding Allla, snd "balt. .
pipe" lerraln Im hol-0ogging araa• .
boarden.
"You don't have to be a akler to mme up here:" he says, alwwing ofl shlny, heated . ceble can being rcadled lor the efte i . r.
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75 South Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157 MEDIa4 ADVISOF$Y
December 18, 1996
Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 .
Community Information Office
VAOL TOVilN COUNCBL H9GFiLIGFiTS FOR DECENIBER 17
Work Sessaon Briefs
Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston, Kurz, Navas
--Red Sandstone Locals Housing Development
In preparation for the evening meeting, Council members met with representatives from
the board of the Eagle River UVater and Sanitation District to discuss details associated
with the proposed locals housing development. Distribution of units and the inclusion
of free market units were two points on which the two boards focused. Five of the 17
units will be controlled by the Town of Vail to represent its 25% share of the
partnership, while water district representatives said they intend to control the balance.
There is the potential for four units, which have been the focus of previous discussions,
to be sold as free market or "modified restricted units" (sold to a local employee at
market value with no restrictions) if needed, to help lower the selling price of the other
units. Board members said it was the district's intent to use the free market or
"modified restricted" approach gDly if construction costs require a contingency plan to
ensure the rest of the project is affordable. The group agreed that both entities would
be involved in that decision once'construction costs are determined. The plan calls for
three of the Town of Vail-controlled units to be.sold to life-safety employees (such as
firefighters, police officers, snow plow drivers and dispatchers), while the other two
units would be sold to TOV employees at large. There would be two lottery drawings,
one for each group. During discussion yesterday, Paul Johnston said he'd prefer
keeping the units as rental property. Sybill IVavas raised questions about the possibility
of retaining ownership of the land to further preserve deed restrictions placed on the
units. The two said they didn't want to see another Pitkin Creek slip away from the
deed-restricted locals housing inventory. But Jay Peterson, a water board member,
said the town had a buy-back provision in the Pitkin Creek project (just as it wrill have in
the Red Sandstone partnership) and for whatever reason, that buy-back option wasn't
pursued by the town. Rob Ford, Ludwig Kurz and Kevin Foley said they were
comfortable writh the deed restriction safeguards placed on the project and suggested it
was time to move forward with town approval. Michael Jewett said he'd like to see the
town purchase as many units as possible. Jim Lamont of the East Village Homeowners
Association said his group was comfortable with the lottery process proposed for the
town's units and expressed interest in learning how the water district would allocate its
share of the units. A letter from Bill UVood, U.S. Forest Service district ranger, also was
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reviewed yesterday clarifying support for the project. The Council later approved the
project at its evening meeting. For more information, contact Andy Knudtsen in the
Community Development Department at 479-2440.
--John Gulick Employee Recognition
John Gulick, assistant fire chief, was recognized for 20 years of service to the town.
He received a certificate and a check for $2,000.
--PEC Review
In reviewing Monday's actions by the Planning and Environmental Commission, the
Council was advised of an extension of a previous condition placed on the Public
Works Town Shops expansion project. The PEC has extended to July 31, 1997, the
condition requiring the issuance of a building permit for three employee housing units
to be built on site. Originally, the PEC had required the permit to be issued prior to
issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy for the expansion of the bus barn.
Due to the expanded scope of the housing development, additional time had been
requested. The expanded development will be constructed in the summer of 1997 with
occupancy for seasonal workers by November of next year. For more information,
contact Andy Knudtsen in the Community Development Department at 479-2440.
--Interview Applicants for 2 Marketing Board Positions
The Council conducted interviews for two open positions on the Vail Valley Marketing
Board. The applicants included Kaye Abramson, Robert Batchelor, Andre Fournier,
Howard Leavitt, Beth Slifer (asking for reappointment) and Lai Tischer. Later in the
evening, the Council reappointed Slifer and selected Fournier to serve four year terms.
Slifer is president of Slifer Designs; Fournier is marketing director for the Vail Cascade
Hotel & Club.
--Ordinance Allowing Time-Share As Conditional Use ln Public Accommodation Zone
District
After reviewing an ordinance that would allow time-share estate units, fractional fee
units and time-share license units as conditional uses in the Public Accommodation
zone district, council members expressed concern about the broad scope of the
proposal. Those concerns were repeated at the evening meeting and the ordinance for
first reading was tabled to the Jan. 7 meeting. The ordinance is proposed at the
request of Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. The proposal includes a fractional fee club
redevelopment of the Austria Haus property at 242 East Meadow Drive, in addition to
hotel rooms and other improvements. Approval of fractional fee club units as a
conditional use within the zone district is needed before the applicant is able to
proceed with its request for a Special Development District for redevelopment. During
yesterday's discussion, Council members heard an overview of the fractional fee
concept, including a successful example built in Deer Valley. Although
Councilmembers praised the Austria Haus proposal, most said they were
uncomfortable allowing the more traditional time-share approaches (estate units and
license units) within the scope of the ordinance. Rob Ford, in particular, said he
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wanted the provision to ensure retention of existing hotel rooms. The applicant then
proposed narrowing the ordinance by focusing on the fractional fee concept and
eliminating the other time-share provisions (which are already allowed as a conditional
use in the High Density Multi-Family zone district). Jim Lamont of the East Village
Homeowners; Dan Tellen an adjacent business owner; and Pam Hopkins urged the
Council to proceed with caution. Please see evening briefs for more information, or
contact George Ruther in the Community Development Department at 479-2145.
--VVest Vail Interchange Design Update
During an update on the VUest Vail roundabout design, the Council agreed to take a
low-maintenance approach to the landscaping plan. Council also approved a proposal
to construct a bike path at the south side roundabout at grade rather than incur the cost
and other problems associated vuith running the path beneath the road. Also
yesterday, the Council approved a plan to involve the public in developing a schedule
for construction. The public process wrill occur in January and February. If the town
finds funding partners for the $5.5 million project, construction could begin as early as
Niarch 31. For more information, contact Larry Grafel in the Public Vllorks Department
at 479-2173.
--Information Update
The Council agreed to pursue a discount ski/park promotion vuith Vail Associates that
would occur on selected weekdays leading up to Christmas. Kevin Foley encouraged
the town to prepare its overflow parking plan for the coming weekend.
In replacing the touvn's computer systems for dispatch and finance, Town Nianager Bob
McLaurin said the cost vuill likely exceed the $500,000 currently budgeted. NicLaurin
said he would provide an update in January.
Town Attorney Tom Moorhead indicated representatives from the Alpine Gardens had
inquired about negotiating a new lease with the town. The Council indicated that
specifics of the lease could be finalized following adoption of the Ford Park
Management Plan in February.
Evenang Session Bruefs
Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston, Kurz, Navas
--Citizen Participation
Mary Isom, a local attorney representing Bob Schultz, owner of the popcorn wagons in
Vail Village and Lionshead, appeared before the Council to ask for a discussion on the
lease issue. Council members indicated the discussion would take place in 1997,
possibly in the Spring. Isom explained that Schultz was attempting to sell the business
and was interested in knowing if the town would agree to an extension of the current
lease, which expires in December 1997. Town Manager Bob McLaurin said he would
not recommend an extension.
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--Supplemental Appropriation
The Council voted 7-0 on second reading to approve a supplemental appropriation to
the budget in the amount of $1.2 million.
--Animal Control
On a 6-1 vote (Jewett against) the Council approved a resolution authorizing the town
manager to enter into an animal control services contract with Eagle County. The
contract is for $23,704 for one year.
--Appointment of Two Marketing Board Members
The Council reappointed Beth Slifer and appointed Andre Fournier to the Vail Valley
Marketing Board. Both will serve four year terms. See afternoon briefs for more
details.
--Ordinance Allowing Time-Share As Conditional Use in Public Accommodation Zone
District
The Council voted 6-0 (Johnston excused himself from discussion due to a possible
conflict of interest) to table first reading of this ordinance to the Jan. 7 evening meeting
and directed staff to tighten language in the ordinance to prevent possible abuses.
While applauding a proposal to use fractional fee units to help redevelop the Austria
Haus site (which triggered the proposed ordinance), Council members said they were
concerned with abuses that might result from the ordinance as currently written.
Please refer to work session briefs for more details, or contact George Ruther in the
Community Development Department at 479-2145.
--Red Sandstone Locals Housing Project
The Council voted 6-1 (Johnston against) to approve a resolution directing the town
manager to execute an intergovernmental agreement between the town and the Eagle
River Water and Sanitation District on the Red Sandstone housing partnership. Also,
the Council voted 7-0 on second reading to rezone the properties from general use to
medium density multi-family residential. A third measure, to create a Special
Development District for the property, was approved on second reading by a 6-1 vote
(Johnston against due to flat roof architecture). Please see work session briefs for
more details, or contact Andy Knudtsen in the Community Development Department at
479-2440.
--Campisi Appeal of Planning and Environmental Commission Decision
The Council voted 7-0 to uphold the PEC's denial of a site coverage variance to allow
an additional one-car garage to be constructed at 742-B Sandy Lane/Unite B. Council
members said they could find no hardship that would enable the variance to be
approved. For details, contact Dominic Mauriello in the Community Development
Department at 479-2148.
--Town Manager's Report
Bob McLaurin said the Colorado Association of Ski Towns meeting was scheduled for
Jan. 9 and 10.
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TOV Highlights/Add 4
--Information Update
Paul Johnston asked about the town's new loading and delivery policy in the Village.
Police Chief Greg Morrison explained that large trucks on Hanson Ranch Road would
be prohibited at all times. Johnston inquired about a community safety officer position
to be staffed at the Vail Village Club construction site. McLaurin said the position
remains unfilled.
--Council Reports ,
Sybill iVavas updated fellouv council members of her meetings with the Rlorthwest Colorado Council of Governments, the Chamber, Commission on Special Events and
Activities and the Vail Valley Exchange.
Kevin Foley passed along a thank you from the Vail Recreation District to the Public
VVorks Department for its assistance in removing a sign at the golf course erected by
an anti-fur group. He also updated the group on his attendance at the Eagle County
Transportation Authority meetings. Foley also inquired about the approval status of the
ski storage sheds in Lionshead.
Bob Armour thanked the town's Social Committee for organizing the holiday party.
Condolences were expressed to the family of Cindy iVash.
UPCOMINSs, DISCUSS~ON TOP6CS
January 7 Vi/ork Session
Mike Vaughn 15 Year Anniversary
Joe Busch 10 Year Anniversary
Discussion of Proposed Changes to Investment Policy
Time-Share Ordinance Discussion
Executive Session
January 7 Evening Meeting
First Reading, Time-Share Ordinance
January 14 Work Session
PEC/DRB Review
Executive Session
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?)ESIGN 92EVIENV.U0ARD AGENDA
Wedncsday, December 18, 1996
3:00 P.M.
Pll2OJEC'p' OR?CNTATQON / C"tIRISTXIAS;,L:V.1VCI-I - Community Development Department 12:15
MEMBERS PRESENT MEIvCBER~ A'~SENT
Michael Arnctt
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Brcnt Alm
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Clark Brittain `
Gcnc Uselton (PEC for Greg Amsden)
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Sg'd'E V?SgTS - > 1:30
1. Ackcrman - 967 Vail Valley Urtve
2. To Catch a Cook - 1 QO E?St Mcado~v Dri~ve <
3. Red Sandstonc - 945 Rcd Sanclstonc ~2oad
4, Sirotkin - 1345 Wcsfhavcn Circlc;
Drivcr: Gcorgc
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PuBL?C HCARYNG TO~WW~t ~COU~1~'IL C~-1AMf~3rRS` 3:00
1. Ullman Chnngcs to approvcd p1anS Gcorgc
1460 Buffchr;.Ca~cck Ro~id/T~actS:A and B, Part of Pazcc~ A, Lior~s~dgc 5ubdivision,
Filing 2 (Cr4ssvicw.:at
~ Applicant Robert Ullrrian ;
1VI.OTION Atin SECCING7~ ~-lingsf , UOTE 5 tl:
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2. Ackerrrian I~few SF~~le ~amzly Tarrunie
967:vail:;~~l~e Uzavc/Tz-act C, Vazl ~Vtlla e 7th Fzlin '
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Appltcat~Y Dar~ A~.ckerman
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APPRO'~EUWITK4 Single surlbcut anly ~nd' ~atidscaping along u-oadway;
2) Snow fencing arautid' large tirees 0it site tlur~qg corsn; 3) Issues an PEC <neano rnust
Ibe worYced out with staff; 4) ~.ailing:~p;ipr fp'be worked out with staff.~'
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3. Rcd Sanclstonc -"Fhc clcvclopmcnt of 17 cmploycc housing units, locatcd on an Andy
unplattccl rarccl, OIl 1pOl-tlOtl Of Parccl A and part of Block D, Lionsridgc Filinb #1.
Applicantti: Eaglc Rivcr Watcr and Sanitation District, thc U.S. Forest Scrvicc
aii(i thc Town of Vail
MOTION: Alm SECOND: F3rittain VOTE: 5-0
APPROVED WITti 4 COND[TIONS: 1) Provide amen(te(i engineering drarvings for thc
revieNv and approval of thc 7'own Cnginccr; 2) Modify the roof ballast color to light grey; 3)
Work with staff to relocate the cottonwoods in the snow storage areas to the area between Red
San(lstone Road and the parking lot east of Buildinb D and replant the snow storage areas
with dw•able, hardy landscape material; the applicant may pw-sue other options, such as
increasinb the calipe?- of the h•ee, to ensure the survival rate of the plant material; and 4)
Relocate the existing tire hydrant, per (Iirection from the Town of Vail Fire Department.
4. Final review of the Main Vail Roundabout flag polc layout. George
Applicants: Vail Vallcy Foundation, representcd by Jim Morter
MOTION: Brittain SECOND: Hingst VOTE: 5-0
APPROVLD WITH 3 CONDIT[ONS: 1) Lighting as proposed same color as poles (Anodized
Bronze); 2) Size and spacinb of tlags to bc approved b,y staff; 3) Number of flags determined
by staff. 5, To Catch a Cook - Ncw awning & sign Laurcn
100 E. Mea(low Drivc/Lot O, Block SD, Vail Villagc 1 st Filing.
Applicant: Jonathon Staufer
MOTION: Brittain SECOND: Alm VOTE: 5-0
APPROVED WITH 1 CONDITION: 1) Cobalt Blue background with orange lettering.
6. Sirotkin - Proposeci residcntial and carport addition George
1345 Wcstliavcn Circlc/Lot 52, Glcn Lyon Subdivision
Applicant: Mr. & Mrs. Ncil Sic-otkin - •
MOTION: Alm SECOND: Hingst VOTE: 5-0
CONSENT APPROVED •
Staff Approvals - The Fur Club - New signs Lauren
172 Gore Creek Drive/Lodge Promenade `
Applicant: The Fur Club Mizner - Changes to approved plans ~ Lauren
5030 Main Gore Drive/Lof 1,"Vail Meadows #1 Applicant: Duane Piper
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Chrititcnscn - Adclition Dir~`
3996 Lupinc Drivc/Lot 1,.131ock 2, f3ighorn Itit Addition
Applicant: Cccil Christcnscn
Bald Mt. TOWIlIlO111CS - EXtCCIOC CCi1ilOVafl011 Laurcn
2350 Bald Mountain Road/Lot 26, Block 2, Vail Villagc 13th
Applicant: f3ald Mtn. Townhomc Association
Thc applications and information about thc rroposals are availablc lor public inspcction duiing rcgular o(Ticc hours in thc projcct
planncr's oC(icc, locatcd at thc Town of Vail Community Dcvclopmcnt Dcpailmcnt, 75 South Frontagc Road.
Sign language interrretation available upon request with 24 hour no[ifica[ion. Please call 479-2114 voice or 479-2356 TDD for
information.
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PROPOSAL...
Town of Vail wa
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Receives 75 Acres
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Here's What's Happening...
Since 1993, the ''o~vn of Vail and the U.S. Forest Service have been workin * on a land exchan *e that
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would remove USFS lands from ~vithin the town's boundaries and would allow TOV acquisition o£
w~ USFS lands that no longer hold significant forest value. In 1994, following signi£icant public
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' ' ' ~ ~ q ~~~r ~~(~C ~ , invoh~ement., t.he Town identific,d propert.ies to be included in the exchange through adoption of the
' j~"` `~~~~`,~v > < Comprehensive Open Lands Plan. Now, to equalize fair market value of the exchange, two properties hr~ve recentil: Leen i::e;.ti.i~d .:s viaUle ca :cl;datcs for 'CC?V acquisitier.. Thesi. prcperties, tetalling 6
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acres, are locat.ed nort.h of Arosa and Garmish Drives in West Vail. These lands, plus 12 other USFS
parcels totaling 80 acres, are proposed to be conveyed to the TOV. In etchange, the 1'OV proposes to
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•\;~~~~~w:;~ c\~~~ ~ o convey appzroximately 75 acres of land t.o the USFS, including the 43-acre 1~appers Run parcel. The .
new properties under consideration are considered to be valuable to the Town for possible use as
owner-occupied locals housing, park lands anci/or open space. Any future use of the new TOV lands
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About the Open House...
Representatives from the USFS and TOV will present an overview of the proposal and will record
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j your comments regarding consideration of the two additional properties. No additional properties will
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be added to the agreement other than those previously identified and approved in the Comprehensive
Open Lands Plan. All parcels ide.nt.ified in LOAA will be forwarded to the Vail Town Council and the
USFS for final consideration.
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The proposed boundary adjustments serve to:
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~ Q Reduce the likelihood of private eschanr ~es of USFS lands within the Town's boundaries.
~y~~~,, , . , ,~r,;/, . ~ ~ a ~ Eliminate `'OV zoning on USFS lands.
~ Reduce the number of USFS special use permits for TOV infrastructure facilities.
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Improve opport.unit.ies for 1'OV acquisition and preservation of lands for open space and other
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ptiblic tises, incltiding affordable housing. ;
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Create an open space buffer area around the 1'OV. ~
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Follo~ving t.he Open House. representat.ives from the U.S. Forest Service regional ofFice in Denver will
make t.he final decision on the lands to be etchanged to the 1'OV, while the Vail''own Council will 7f~ „
, . haee the final aa}- as t.o what. t,o~vn-owned land: are conveyed to the Forest Service. ''hose discussions
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are tentativel~- scheduled to occur Jan. 21. ;
LOAA Timeline...
1993 Town of ~ ~ ail and U.S. Forest Service begin discuasions to address encroachments on Forest
Service lands and to reduce the likelihood of private land exchanges within the Town
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Nlar. 1994 AdoPtion of '1'o~vn of Vail ComAt " ehensive 0Aen Lands Plan identifYin6 ProPerties for land
exchange consideration
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Jurae 1995 E1bieement signed b}~ rlo~ti~n of Vail and U.S. Forest Service to initiate an exchange of like-
valued landJ
Jaia. 1996 Appraisal sho«~s inequit}~ (i.e. land the USFS would receive has a greater value than the ti
land ''0~ ~ would receive) between land proposed for acquisition by Iown of Vail and land
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Jan. 1997 Open House scheduled to discuss final stages of LOAA ~a.
Feb. 1997 Agreement by 1'own of Vail and U.S. Forest Service to execute LOAA
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zPlaizn.er, "I'oiuii of Vail, at 479-21 46, or Ka.thy Hardy of the USFS at 827-5715.
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