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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1997
2:00 P.M. AT TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AGENDA
NOTE: Times of items are approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied upon to
determine at what time Council will consider an item.
1. Parking Program. (1 hr., 30 mins.)
Larry Grafel
Bob McLaurin ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Discuss, ask questions. No
Greg Hall decision to be made at this time.
Arne Ullevig
Mike Rose BACKGROUND RATIONALE:
1. Discuss and review:
Vail Transportation Plan regarding parking and transportation
philosophy.
Review of parking plans in other cities.
2. Community Task Force participation/acceptance.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: None at this time.
2• Review of Learning Tree Lease.
Christine Anderson
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Determine whether to increase the
rent from $1.00 per year to a fair market value.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The lease requires a review every five
years to determine if the rent should be raised.
STAFF RECOMME6VDATION: Renew at $1.00 per year, to coincide with
action taken for ABC lease in 1996.
3• DRB Review. (15 mins.)
4• Information Update. (10 mins.)
5• Council Reports. (10 mins.)
6• Other. (10 mins.)
7• Executive Session - Personnel Matters. (1 hr.)
Adjournment - 5:30 p.m.
NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW:
(ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
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THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 8/5/97, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 8/72/97, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
WILL BE CN TUESDAY, 8/5/97, BEGINIdING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice
or 479-2356 TDD for information.
C:WGENDA.WS
PUBLIC NOTICE
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDIILE (as of 7/ 17/97)
August, 1997
In an attempt to respond to scheduled meeting demands, as well as adhere to mandated ordinance
and charter requiremenu, Council meetings are scheduled at the following times:
EVENING MEETINGS -
Evening meetings wiil continue to be held on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month,
starting at 7:30 P.M. These meetings will provide a forum for citizen participation and public
audience for conducdng regular Council business.
WORK SESSIONS
Work sessions, which are primarily scheduled for Council debate and understanding of issues before
the Council, will now be scheduled to begin at 2:00 P.M. (unless otherwise noted) on everv
Tuesday afternoon.
THE Al1GlIST, 1997, VAIL TOWN COllNCIL MEETING SCHEDIJLE
IS AS FOLLOWS:
Tuesdax, August 5, 1997 Work session............ 2:00 P.M. (starting time determined by length of agenda)
Evening meeting......... 07:30 P.M.
Tuesday, August 12, 1997
Work session............ 2:00 P.M. (starting time de[ermined by length of agenda)
Tuesday, Au sgu t 19, 1997
Council Retreat.......... 10:00 A.M.
Evening meeting......... 07:30 P.M.
Tuesday, August 26. 1997
Work session............ 2:00 P.M. (starting time decermined by length of agenda)
TOWN OF VAIL
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- ~ Pamela A. Brandmeyer
Assistant Town Manager
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice
or 479-2356 TDD for information.
PLfBLIC NOTICE
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesda ~.~Jul,v 29. 1997
Work session NO MEETING DUE TO STH TUESDAY OF TFIE MONTH.
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479-2356 TDD for information.
COUNCIL FOLLOW-UP
TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOW-UP SOLUTIONS
1997 BOBIMIKE M/DOMINIC: Research the following:1) Pull 1) Staff has maps showing potential exclusions from parking pay-in-lieu.
06/04 PAY IN LIEU together a list of properties in CCI and CCII that have access (i.e., properties with access); 2) Staff is analyzing the overall parking
to public ROW, to exclude their eligibility for pay-in-lieu requirements for CC1, CC2, and West Vail. Staff has met with Ed Del
parking; 2) Analysis of the TOV's current parking Duca who has a shared parking model which gives a more specific
requirements; compare CCI & CCII to West Vail; and 3) approach to analyze parking requirements based on the peculiarities of
Discuss parking analysis with Ed Del Duca of NWCCOG and Vail. Staff is determining if we should enter into a contract with Ed to
the Town of Avon. analyze parking the Village and elsewhere; 3) Staff is also researching the
creation of Parking Overlay Zone covering an area from West Day Lot to
Ford Park (Vail core pedestnan/in-town shuttle area) and developing
parking regulations specific to that area. The model developed by Ed Del
Duca could help with this analysis.
07115 LOADI NG/DE LIVERY INFRA- SUZANNE/BOBILARRY/GREG/TOM/SUSAN: Upon Council
STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT PLAN request to exclude large delivery trucks and semi's from the
Village Core area during special events and designated time
periods - and in an effort to set such policy in motion with the
greatest expediency - please note the attached draft time
frame which begins with consultation with Town Attorney
July 17-18 re: legal issues and process and raps up with fully
implementable season program on November 15, 9997.
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LOADING & DELIVERY
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
ACTION PLAN
July 17, 18 Consult with Town Attorney on legal issues, process (ordinance?)
(garbage trucks vs. beer trucks).
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Centennial Engineering.
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Design Workshop.
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Colorado Motor Carriers Assn.
July 21 Staff Team meeting to determine what additional
information/feedback is needed via community dialogue (size of
trucks, boundaries, etc.) Also draft goals and objectives,
measurements for success, etc. and develop action plan. In
addition, determine if other management issues could be
addressed durincI this process, such as garbage truck noise.
July 22 Action plan presented and modified/approved by Town Council,
plus agreement on goals, objectives and measurements.
July 30 or 31 Community meeting to develop list of possible ways to deal with
improved management of existing infrastructure and pros/cons of
each (large trucks and noise).
Aug. 5 Council update at work session to begin shaping draft
policy/ordinance.
Aug. 6 Development of draft policy/ordinance.
Aug. 13 Review draft policy with Village Merchants Assn., East Village
Homeowners and Commercial Property Owners Assn. Aug. 13 Review draft policy with Lionshead Merchants Assn.
Aug. 14 Tweak draft policy based on feedback.
Aug. 19 Revised draft policy presented at Council work session.
Sept. 2 First reading if ordinance is required.
Sept. 16 Second reading af ordinance is required.
Sept. 17 Notification of affected interests.
Oct. 1 Implementation of pilot system with tweaking to occur in Oct. and
first part of Nov.
Oct. 8 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Oct. 15 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Oct. 29 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Nov. 4 Final adjustments for conversion from pilot system to season-long
program for implementation Nov. 15.
Nov. 15 Implementation of season-long program.
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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AGENDA
Wednesciay, July 16, 1997
3:00 P.M.
PROJECT ORIENTATION / LUNCH - Comtmunity Development Department 12:30
SITE VISITS 1:30
1. Lohre - 1895 West Gore Creek Drive
2. E3arrett/Nordin/Riedel - Northwoods, Units 8,9,12
3. Heard - 45 Forest Road
4. Austria Haus - 242 East Meadow Drive
5. Westwinds - 548 S. Frontage Rd. West
Driver: George
PUfiLIC HEARiNG - TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:00
1. Barrett - Building addition to Northwoods Bldg. D, Unit D12. Lauren
600 Vail Valley Drive/Northwoods.
Applicant: Richard and Gail Barrett, represented by Ray Story
MOTION: Clark Brittain SECOND: Bill Pierce VOTE: 4-0 (Brent Alm absent)
/aPPROVED WII'H ONE CONDIYIC)N:
1. A deck inust be placed on the 2rid level off the corner of the infill.
2. Nordiii - Building addition to Northwoods Bldg. D, Unit D8. 1_auren
600 Vail Valley Drive/Northwoods.
Applicant: Bert Nordin, represented by Ray Story
MOTION: Clark Brittain SECOND: Bill Pierce VOTE: 4-0
APPROVED
3. Riedel - Building addition to Northwoods Bldg. D, Unit D9. Lauren
600 Vail Valley Drive/Northwoods.
Applicarit: .Jarge and Eugenia Riedel, represented by Ray Story
MOTION: Clark Brittain SECOND: Bill Pierce VOTE: 4-0
APPROVED WITH ONE CONDITION:
1. A deck must be placed on the 2nd level off the corner of the infiil.
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4. 10th Mountain Division Idut Association - A review of a new trail head parking area. Russ
Red Sandstone Road/Parcel A, Lions Ridge Filing #1.
Applicant: Peter Lodram
STAFFAPPROVED
5. Westwinds Condominium Association - Facade improvements. Dirk
548 S. Frontage Rd. W/Lot 1, Block 1, Vail Lionshead 1 st.
Applicant: Westwind Condo Assac., represented by Bill Pierce
MOTION: Clarl< Brittain SECOND: Galen Aasland VOTE: 3-0 (Bill Pierce abstained)
CONSENT APPROVED WITH ONE CONDITION:
1. The 3 spruce trees being removed must be mitigated with 6 trees, each at least 15' in
height.
6. McKeeta - A final review of a new single-family residence. Tammie
1808 Alpine Drive/Lot 14, Vail Village West Filing #1.
Applicant: Gordan McKeeta
MUTION: Clark Brittain SECOND: Bill Pierce VOTE: 4-0
APPROVED WITH TFIREE CONDITIONS:
1. Landscaping berms to be planted with the number of trees shown on the site plan, but to bc
scattered and less dense.
2. The proposed evergreens must be a minimum of 6' in height, as per the Municipal Code.
2. Roof color t:o be barnwoocl.
7. Austria Haus Final review of the proposed Austria Haus redevelopment. George
242 E. Meadow Dr./on a par.t of Tract A, Block 5-13, Vail Village 1 st.
Applicant: Sorinenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce
MOTION: Bill Pierce SECOND: Galen Aasland VOTE: 4-0
APPROVED WITH FIVE CONDITIONS:
1. That the applicant submit a revised site plan showing the reconfiguration of the brick paver
pedestrian walkway at the west end of the project. The revised site plan shall show a brick
paving pattern that delineates a pedestrian crosswalk across the driveway. The revised site
plan shall be submitted prior to the issuance of a building permit for the Austria Haus.
2. That the applicant submit a maintenance plan for the exterior wood trim of the retail shops.
The DRIR intends tiie plan to insure the future maintenance and upkeep of the butternut
wood trim around the windows and doors of the retail shops.
;i. 'That fihe applira.nt submit a detailed streambank restoration plan to the Town of Vail for
rPView and appraval based upan the concepts approved by the DRB. The restoration plan
.hali ir7riudp a.II regrading, the overlook and a list of plant materials proposed. The Town of
Vaif Public Works Department shall review and approve the streambank restoration plan
prior to tiie issuanr,e of a building permit for the Austria Haus.
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4. The proposed overlook shall include a peeled log rail instead of a split rail fence.
5. That the Town of Vail Public Works Department review and approve the new bus sheltcr in
Slifer Square. The bus shelter shall be designed based upon the concepls approved Uy the
DRB.
8. Southwest Builders - A conceptual review of a new primary /secondary residence. Dirk
2673 Cortiria Lane/Lot 6, Block A, Vail Ridge.
Applicant: Southwest E3uilders
CONCEPTUAL - NO VOTE
9. Flannery - A final review of a new primary/secondary residence, with a Type II EHU. Tammie
186 Forest Road/Lot 9, Biock 7, Vail Village 1 st Filing.
Applicant: Mike Flannery, represented by Russell f'lat
MOTION:CIark Brittain SECOND: Galen Aasland VOTE: 4-0
TaBLED UNTIL AUGUST 6,1997
10. Lohre - A final review ot a new single-family residence with a caretaker unit. Tammie
1895 West Gore Creek Drive/Lot 26, Vail Village West Filing No. 2.
Applicant: Jotin Lohre, represerited by Erich Hill
MOTION: Galen Aasland SECOND: Bill Pierce VOTE: 3-0 (Clark Brittain not present (ai
vote).
TABLED UNTIL Qt1GUST 6, 1997
11. Kyle - New single tamily residence. Lataren
1479 Aspc;n Court/Loi 2, Block 2, Liorlsridge Filitig 4.
Applicant: Peter Kyle, represenRed by RKD
MOTION: Bill Pierce SECONU: Galen Aasland VOTE: 4-0
APPROVED WI'1'H ONE CONDITIC+N:
1. Furtfier clarification of easernents #14 and #15 on Schedule B of the Title Report, must be
provided to staff.
12. Heard - Separation request. Lauren
45 Forest Road/Lot 33, Block 7, Vail Village 1st.
Applicant: Daniel Heard
MOTION:BiII Pierce SECOND: Galen Aasland VOTE: 4-0
DENIED
Stai_f Approvals
Hintz - Changes to approved plans. Dirk
3130 Booth Creek Drive/Lot 10, Block 3, Vail Village 11th.
Applic;ant: B. Jurgen Hintz
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Images of Nature - New sign. Tami-nie
227 Bridge Street/CC1
Applicant: Mictiael Miratsky
Vail Village Club (a4<a Serrrano's) - Addition of store and change to iandscape plan. Mike
298 Hanson Ranch Rd./Lot C, Block 2, Vail Village 1 st.
Applicant: Glenn Heelan
Town of Vail Public Works - Minor fenestration changes to Administration Building. Mike
1309 Vail Valley Drive/Unplatted.
Applicant: Susie Hervert
Blue Harry - New sign. Dirk
143 E. Meadow Drive/Lot P, Slock 5D, Vail Village 1st.
Applicant: Mike Krueger
Debooy - Reroof. 1"ammie
4022 Willow Way/L.ot 11, Bighorn Subdivision.
Applicant: Toi-n Debooy
Gaines - Wiriciow additions. Dirk
174 Vail Road, Unit #413/Lots A, B, & C, Block 5C, Vail Village 1 st.
Applicant: Gay Gaines
Read - Addition of hot tub. Tammie
126 Forest RoadiLot 5, Biock 7, Vail Village 1st.
Applicrint: Steven Read
GoftJ of Vai1 - Repainl winclow ancf cioor tria). Tainmie
100 East Meadow Drive/Lot U. Biock 5D, Vail Village 1 s[ Filing.
Applicant: Scott & Jennifer Rehm
Solar Vail - Replace front balcony rails and siding. Tammie
501 N. Frontage Rd./Block 2, Tract C, Vail Potato Patch 2nd.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
Barilitt - Changes to approved plans. Tammie
778 Potato Patch/Lo1 18. BIock i, Vaii Potato Patch.
Applicacit: Fred Bartlitt
I_.ions Square l_odge - Dumpster enclosure. Dirk
666 Lionshead Place/Lot 1, Vail Lionshead 4th.
Applicant: F3ill Anderson
Penning!nn - Skier hridqe. Dominic
l_.ot 39-1 &2, Glen Lynn.
Applicant: -rim PPnnington
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Hughes-Tuchman residence - Changes to approved plans. Dominic
3110 Booth Creek Drive/Lot 9, Block 3, Vail 'Village 11 th.
Applicant: Ken Tuchman
Vantage Point #401 - Window addition. Tammie
Lots 1&2, Block 1, Unplatted.
Applicant: Ario Ellison
Moncrief - Changes to approved pians. Dirk
4788 Meadow Drive/Lot 4, f3lock 7, Bighorn 5th.
Applicant: Philip R. Moncrief
Smith - Reroof. Dirk
2427 Chamonix Lane/Lot 21, Block A, Vail das Schone #1.
Applicant: Donald Smith
Drescher - Motorized awning and window addition. Tammie
244 Wall Street, #1/Lot C, Block 5-C, Vail Vnllage 1st.
Applicant: Jared Drescher
10th Mt. Division Htat Association - Addition of trailhead parking area. Russ
Tract A, Lionshead Filing #1.
Applicant: United States Forest Service
Pomboy residence - Changes to windows. Dominir,
781 Potato Patch Drive/Lot 21, Biock 1, Vail Potato Patch.
Applicant: Sissel Pomboy
The applicahoris and infnrmation about the proposals are available for pi.ibiic inspection dLfring regi1lar
ofiice hours in the project planner's office, located at the Town of Vail Community Developmenl
Department, 75 South Frontage Road.
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2114 voice or
479-2356 TDD for information.
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Loading & Defivery...10 Years Ago This Month
(summary of attached newspaper clippings)
1. July 17, 1987 Trucks Banned from Vail Village Streets
Vail Town Council proposes a four-week experiment during August. The plan would
restrict vehicles that weigh more than 10,500 pounds from entering Bridge Street after
8:30 a.m. and from Gore Creek Drive after 9:30 a.m. In the morning, drivers of large
trucks would be instructed to use two "staging areas" on Willow Bridge Road and on
Gore Creek Drive east of Mill Creek. Goods would then be brought into the core by
wheel carts. During the afternoon, trie large trucks would be directed to the Village
Transportation Center charter bus lot for unloading by wheel carts. The existing policy
had been delivery restrictions from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
"I wish there were easy answers."
--Stan Berryman, TfJV Public Works/Transportation Director, 1987
2. July 24, 1987 Protests May Result in More Time for Village Deliveries
Representatives from local businesses and delivery companies expressed concerns
about the proposed experiment, citing the following: delivery time and charges would
increase if purveyors were forced to bring supplies to restaurants and businesses by
hand cart; eliminating large truck traffic between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. would result in
early morning congestion; lodge owners protested that they do not want all the delivery
trucks rumbling in the Village at the same time and waking their guests; food service
representatives said frozen food would melt during the summer and produce would
freeze during the winter if exposed ta the elements for more than a few minutes.
Suggestions to solve the dilemma included building a central warehouse and further
limiting passenger cars in the Village.
"If everyone works together, a solution can be worked out."
--Hermann Staufer, Vail Town Councilman, 1987
3. July 31, 1987 Town Amends Vail Village Truck Ban
Following protests, the experimental proposal was revised to prohibit large trucks in the
Village beginning at 11 a.m. rather than 8:30 a.m.
"It's a very complex issue." -
--Stan Berryman, TOV Public Works/Transportation Director, 1987
4. July 31, 1987 Tourists Suggest Alternative Delivery Methods
Tourists interviewed on this topic indicated it would be nice to get the delivery trucks out
of the Village if it could be done without a great deal of hassle.
"You don't vacuum the floors while the customer is there."
--John Daemmer, Village Merchant, 1987
5. Sept. 4, 1987 Vail Village Truck Ban Goes Smoothly
The extended ban on large delivery trucks in Vail Village seemed to create a minimum
of inconvenience to delivery companies and local merchants.
Source: Vail Trail Archives
i ~ i ur&.. a.ewid t,uueKe in timbcrline ec~ene. 'I'hey iirrivi~d
_ o, • had left from Vail at the tnlus•covered eile juet
ay morning with his before dnrk.
ther Thaddeus. Having Aa the storma moved in and
t the last 14 years in Vail, dark of night set in, Chilen
: brothera had frequently eplinted his leg. It was, said
in the Gora Range. Chilen, a very miaerable night,
' route on Saturday, with lightning streaking the aky
er, wae new to them. They and thunder rolling around the
~ from Piney Lake with full canyons.
on their backs to the The weatheT turned even
- pddle between Mt. Powell and worse the next morning. The
Pesk C, which is unofficially rain and snow of the night
dled Kneeknocker Pass. The before wae replaced by hail and
, ere intended to go fishing anow. Witnesses said Andy Wise, pilot of
Bubble Lake, on the Summit "For July, I've never seen helicopter to a site just above tim:
. - ty side of the range. anything like it," said Betcher. At about 11 a.m., Briner was }
~.'At the 12,200-foot pass they A Flight for Life helicopter flown down to an ambulance.
set Chuck Brewer of Arvada from St. Anthony Hospital, and taken to a clinic in Frisco
" aod Dave Skiff of Broomfield, ~'orking from a rescue station and then to the hospital in Vail. C
~ two day hikers scouting bighorn assembled by Summit County He was scheduled to undergo
sheep with the idea of returning authorities 11 miles north of surgery at Vail Valley Medical
later to hunt them. Silverthorne had to fly into the Center on Thursday to repair f(
By about 1 p.m. Saturday the ruBBed area five times, dropping damage to his shinbone, which D
`:brotherswereworkingtheirway off technical evacuation was broken in half, and also to a n
'1°'S: jdown` a 50-degree snowfield equipment the first few times. broken bone at his ankle. a
~ when Mark elipped and fell on Witnesaes have repeatedly About 75 people participated f'
~ • !us stomach, sliding 600 feet commented on the skill of the or were prepared to assist in the "
~ down the snowfield until he hit a pilot, Ar,dy Wise worked against rescue. A ground team had c'
' tock. That checked his speed the snow, strong winds, and already started out from Piney
and broke his leg. limited visibility in accomplish- Lake, but eventuall~~ had to turn
, Thaddeus scrambled to his ing the rescue. He was back short of the pass. Another A
• brother, and they assembled accomp.-:nied by a flight nurae. team was waiting at the d.
Trucks banned from - ~ ~
Vail Village streets
: By ALLISON ANDERSON village" concept, according to
Loud trucks emitting noxious Berryman.
~ - fumea will no longer crowd the He said the local delegation to
aueete of Vail Village, at least the 1987 World Alpine Ski .
not during a four-week Championahipa in Crana•
experimental period in August. Montana, Switzerland, com-
In response to complainta mented on the attractivenese of
from locals and viaitora about the villages in which vehiclee
, the number and aize of delivery are restricted. He added that as
trucka in the village core, the commercial density increases-in
s Vail Town Council aeked the the village, more and larger
LL department of public works to delivery trucka will be required
reetrict certain vehicles. to servic,7 the retai] space.
1 The new rules wil] be in effect The restrictions apply only to
Q from Monday, Aug. 3, until vehicles that weigh more than Monday, Aug. 31. A public 10,500 pounds. Large trucka will
, meeting to diacuss the be
prohibited from parking on
regulations is scheduled for the Bridge Street or Gore Creek
Town of Vail Council Chambera Drive during moat of the day. In
pp on Wednesday, July 22, at 1:30 the morning, drivers can use two : r~~
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4&_ p•m• "staging areas" on Willow • • ~ The reaction of local Bridge P.oad and on Gore Creek
buainessea has been mixed, Drive eaet of Mill Creek. Goode
according to Stan Berryman, must then be brought into the ALL SHOES
_ r director of public worka/trans- core b
y wheel carts. During the
~ portation. He said the afternoon, trucka heavier than FURTHER REDI,~
restrictiona are a trade-off 10,500 pounda can park only at
between convenience for the the Village Transportation
guest and convenience for the Center charter bus lot.
merchant.
Large delivery trucks parked Delivc.y people uniformly
on Bridge Street, Gore Creek o p p o a e d t h e n e w r u 1 e s,
Drive, and other village streeta Berryman said. "It's a different
impede pedestrian traffic and situation," he eaid. "I wieh there '
detract from the "pedestrian were easy anewers." /
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had an By ALLISON ANDERSON
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lace for Vail Village may lead to reduced tirrie and charges would increase if
7 a m houra for the new rulea, set to go purueyors were
ke.11 ~c~ e~e~c Aug. s. forced to bring supplies to
ie been More than 50 repreaentativea restar.crants or businesses by hcznd cacrt;
{e~ping. Qf 1oca1 buainesses and delivery
The ~ companies attended a Wednes- tecled ` d8Y afternoon meeting on the increase if purveyors were dilemma included building a i
i<i it is ` ban of large trucke within the forced to bring eupplies to central warehouse and further ~
~'ill be ~ village core. Police chief Ken reataurant,~ or bueinesaea by limiting passenger cars in the
idience ~ Hughey, public worke director hand cart. They also said that village. Some people feltthattoo
Stan Berryman, and council eliminating large truck traffic in many private vehiclea parked in ~
ke the member Hermann Staufer the village between 8:30 a.m. the core are inhibiting efficient
tent to . repreaented the town, and 5 p.m. would reault in early deliveriea by large trucka.
h. The Staufer said that ae bo t h a morning congestion. Lodge "We are looking at restricting
Willie. c o u n c i 1 m e m b e r a n d a owners protested that they do pasaenger vehicles too," said ~
~:o to restaurateur in the village he not want all the delivery trucke Hughey.
icater, underatande both eides of the rumbling into the village at the Criticism of the timing of the
5ma11 f"- iseue. He said that viaitors same time and waking their month-long experiment also '
igh cs M ehould experience the tranquil gueste.
side ~ village with clean air that e Food aervice repreaentatives eurfaced becauee August is one
wind advertised, while acknowledg• further coritendedthat frozen of the buaiest monthe of the
A s of in that buaineeaee cannot food woulci melt durin the year. Berryman countered that
g B it ie important to test the
function without deliveries. He aummer and produce would reatrictions under realietic
suggeated that if everyone freeze duri.ng the winter if conditiona.
!vater worke together a aolution can be exposed to the elemente for more
bad worked out. After the meeting Berryman
~ the 3 than a few minutea. said the
Berryman said alleys ahould Proponenta of the reatrictioila Beneral consensus
have been built for deliveriea, said that bad experiences with beea lot mo ehworkableeBf twould
hey
{and and the purpose of the trucke may eventually drive wentintoeffectatlla.m.,rather
some experimental restrictiona is to viaitore awa more Y, ultimately than 8:30 a.m. Berryman will
eliminate conflicts between coating the town money. One diecusa a poseible change in the
that f pedestrians and loud, smelly v i 1 1 a g e an d L i o n s H e a d hours with the town council next
also trucka. merchant said he is alreac,y week.
rons "We're all here to provide the ]oaing cuatomera who naturail
ultiniate, premium guest avoid the large trucke that ,llj "That doean't eliminate the
l'i rs t experience," he said. P conflict in the morning, '
:rnt," Deliver uP in front of his ahops to unload especially with skiera," said
ition Y PQOPie asaerted that deliveries fo:r other businesaes. Berryman. "Nobody had a
delivery time and chargea would Suggestiona to eolve the magic eolution."
>say
se it ' •
;~st ~ Institute's demise
~ m e Ftium page 5
according to Jankauakas, who added that anything the
Local dancer Joanne Jan- ien t afraid that popular groupa foundation does to raiae money
)me kauakas thinks the foundation'e will edge out the lese lucrati ve
. so plane to book different kinde of ones. "There are too man t0 pay for appearancea by P a i r
"k' entertainment ie aenaible. "I feel people in thae town who have performing artiste ia a good
gto that a broader mix ia au idea. DennisTottyandJohn•
1 es appropriate," ehe said. pp0~ the esoteric acta," ahe "I think auccesa for Vail will a coat of paint on the F
Reachin more B81d' be in the balance," eaid Knous. Week. The employees c
our e people ahould Jankauekas, a board member "The amphitheater ie for on the newfy remodele.
be oneof the foundation's goala, of the Friends of the Dance, everyone." Rawlings.
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A TES T Investigators dis 77te uait nau-4;,ry31. 7
I Q U E g p N between R ~over no link
US uby'S9 West ~.a.
UDES (1' " Ay ALLISON ANDERSON 11 ~reS
1o connection has be en fuund x'
J between tires It lS
~ n~C C restaurant et Ruby'S
V( home, end a West Vail tuith si nilaral for police de
according to Vail CaSeS tp Aartments
and aheritf'e de P.liCe C0
r ~ ~ investiqa~ra. Partment -Bria Pare notes."
7n
R I T S I The fo n Terrett, Vail Police De 'Ruby's li~e7 night manager of y`
part~ent
/ ~ West ~'D the home at 1775
p N p ER dama ~re Creek Dr that w
as
It iB n~*mal , -
ged bY a fire on Jul departments with si for police
The man's ~a m e Y 20. to co r n m~1ar c a s e s e~~~ under t h e d e c k o f the
~ re l h a s no t b p a r e °O~'s," said Terrett. WeB t Vail home.
andche eascy but
A ~ ~ E b~~h the g "What theY have common is Until results arereceiv ~
D County S h rit Fee DeDepaErtmena ~et that theY
~ Va~~epo~~~ een
~re fires."in
Terre~ t a d d e d t hat the I n° e 8 t i B u r e a u or
P ; P th e
fire, ect in either a boat that Colorado ~from e~
~y Y` • B a Y h e is not a sus p a r t ment departmentisalsoinvesti Pc~~Ce galocal investige_ +
a~~n8 ther een he abletodeterminei
bu g
A CKETP~~~~e to s ~ m m er R, h~~erned ear l i e r t his betw a p O R S' b le connect,a
enother W~ O t 9uestion parked in the the two
.
Matterhorman e~n drivewaYOfahomeat1765West V~nneman tirea. the ~
h°1e f
°r the f n
° a~eare last around the nore°Creek Dr. No link betw °°~y did °ne ~PO1D~e~e d out thae not
cky PaekeY~ ~ yf ~he
th
eng. The Monday establishec~ b~n buainesa K.h~~e cur
~/OU~S $t t
r9e whatever H/ bYa K. manwaedescribed ree Fres hae heDPenedatarea the
°thea
Ith old, ~tness as 36 to Te*rettsaid in veati 'n~d ~
idence the two
%has e A ~
C~(~~/ S1ender, and blo nde ~ years tor a 81T'~a 88~ore look ~im~ e° °j ~ dtay. O°k HeP1aaddedce at diffatiC therent
of p 00 ti. Monday m~ . operation r ~ethod
or mOCe. eePresentativea f°~ between cases. It h~n auep dedrm n~n dete t_ tarly t hmhkf t h e t
* eencies was ch ~e t"'o that eome t~ been ed fi ~ination w sll
pur
e l v r ~ tine azacte r i Z e d Y P e olY f a c c e l erantwa9 re a 8 7 e c -nnecte
~f the ° by Bria n Terrett tha td atro ear b~ "1'he of ~
Jo, Po lice mornin meetin offi Veryn department and but Y~Ruby'B~~ ~ fre wn out of g k1°d Rot ~ . _
emdn of the the Colorado June8 VeMeman. prOpOrtion,,• eaid
~ eheriffs Inidvesti Bureau all the time a aA~ ~le ith V
Kation ie atill examiuin~t ail
evence
from tha8 even talking to otherersa.I'm . •x'c:~'`°.'
T ~-t the fire that
~ have had arAOns.•counties
ourlsts' sug'gestio
ns_ ~m
. ~k ~m PF~9e 5
They the situ ti on. He s
time a~'d~r
uPPl that the
extra merchants ~~~ted that wa}•..
aOr{ 1:'ITM niy,d~ encoura~~u d to
g be Weto'vues Qot to h;iv~~ tru~ks to
_ ~ b}~ hc ~O brin cumbin~ the liquor a n d drv
deliver
hi K hNr n
~d wo u l d lea d R~~~ u
~ ds ordrrs andtoeliminateall Ev hf. `:~i~
nieti
med to a
~ m~nateh,~h~heerchants~and earl~dm~~ °~~~eries. Ne said rentrictona sCe greel?~at
~staurant customers. µ'ould be tn restrictions moc~ifed duriWn~G '11 winter
h'~~e be
aIonengent but that skier wen
LOp s ,
:x ~ut frozp ~er8 k'orried ext~ndi~ the cu ~O
g~miner ~ f(/Od meltin 2 -nt 11 a.m. to 11 88 rll the streets Ion h
eez R efore
frin rres h produce acce Pro the coldair,~man b
< r, " . bably . he
kin w~andinter P nptable t moat m es
4"~ added (hat
Pec'iall
temperature y durinAa A~Pen~t(,
It s a verv comPlex ieaue,~~ Trucks parkin e truck causes nes
8
Public w~ maq director erchant~sRe e vi this ew
Stan Rerrv~ make deliveries reall th th Ila e lon' erersion. Howard Pakin o/ Wilmette, 111.. dr town ea~d in the vil~a exhaust to hover over oast week
ns
rks and tra b~K Problerr~. Y isn'L a More visitorc Center 11-1 bleW C,os
as he
~iation'S
ss
Aro r a crowd to
Herrnan~"h council me m~ber said ethe
iseis th P°~ G ms~mn~tomer, lodho n ~n R Q umber otdel've~~reases O°~ a~Penhorn.~ut a tunes onr~dthe ~~p~O9
the
alional Society comes to ye~1 e~ V81°rt
e~o 1et The founder p~ ~he
eke lvi~g included bari ~~~Se~^ few
`m th inks the SwisPS Al~e hear me alpennorn, n'Year, he said.
he v sij{~~ ds
toso k a11 llage aey8,hould h W ave "'Th problem con a ps Music is a hobb °nce a form of commum
•~The N•illa 's clearly 9 drums. the french yR~id Pakin, ~t~~ ~n
Famous
" RQ K'as built thiF inagO1 e fed
piano, tAe trumho alsp ple~,y me
OV@f f$~ p~ the Most people have norn, ihe ~ 1
drink" all skins need. N~ ~eTn'man. in ~~~r~ s~~d one,•' he said. ^yyhatnever even pet and the llute,
~h to use ~~1ef Seen an alpenhorn much less h
8~~ ~US~ fOC ~a~~~ Photo by Mike Rawlings~ace to introdu~e tf~ a~~nhom than in
=t t:
or, newsier, to fill in entire mouth,
ruitY, ri ht or all skins. eara
f
9 ~
damp hair, fin9er shape.
a/after sham
p00 And C(1n~ifinnc+r .
7
lg instrument 3
•
philosophy ia to not supervise eztra e Nem
ielcArithinreasonthatis acti~•ities throu marite~ •
ra~r a~ ur.4siblewithout 6hout the TheVq717Yo11 -Jufy31. 19iB7
i counl}•, as the title mightjmP~y
: tno complicated.^ Last year, the commu
~House pointe out that aftairs officers were knoW,n ai,:
~
inhs are impoesible to the crime resistance uffi
be concisely. Suaie the youth liaieon oHicer~~`.+ •
n heads the Community another attempt at titlee Morning hours unrestrieted ~ •,pment Department. reflect the nature of the jab.
!,,ns that department
< include land-use Of courae, the count'Y''" ~
!ng,
environmental organizaLion is not the on]yb»ild;ng inapections, soarceofunusualjabtitles Vai1 own amends Vail Village truck b
an i:ming fur such various Associates' roster includes euch • 's as county-wide titles as "executive chefe,"
~ `~n and tranaportation "~hcket foreman," and "direc~tpr
By AI,LISON aNDF.RSON throuRh the, village durinR
< of risk management" (a
job
the recentresignation of which involves liability issues). In respnnsc tn complaints restricti•d prriods.
-unty's c6ief animal The Colorado Divieion pj from merrh,uits and delivery The new rule~c .ire meant tu
~,Cfice (notdogcatcher), H'ildlife has a"watchable PPoPle, the tuwn nf Vail has keep Inud truckti Ihat emit
ibility for that depart- wiIdlife program adminietra amended its experime•ntal ban• smelh exh;iast away fmm
s somehow temporarily ~r." on truck dcli%~•n~•s, touricts. R~~r;ause so man,y local `^'T•=~-_
d over to Vaughn.Think Large trurks wun t be alluwed restaurant.s scrvr lunch outside,
Snme names are very accur into the cillage corr frum I 1 a.m. dPlivrrir.. ;vr nlmadv restrieted
title that accurately ~ •s herjobnmv(Commun- ate. and very unwiedly. ' to 5 p.m. The onginn) propusal frum 1 I;i m tn 2 p m Durink
~
Consider, for example, the
ining,Env'vonmmt,and ~~L?pper N:a~le Re~ional Wate[ banned trucks ~~righink more thewintar.drh.1-ii~•.ar~~banned
iI Con trol Officer- Authurity." And then there'st6e . ' than IU.:~(lp pound~ frnm Rnd~;c Gnm 3 p m t,) 5 p.m., when
r"1~'est~~rn Eagle Count~ • Street aftcr S:iO:~,m and 1'rom hurdrs 4 ski~~r~ ;v~~ vtrcamin{; . "
County Sheri$ A.J. Me~rupulitan Recreation COre Creekl)ri~-eafte~r9:30a.m. off themount:un ~ ~ -r'..,.~..
n saYs the lack of p~strict." (Try writing that on The council also decided After the rxtrnded hours were ~'.rAoi~7evJ~
-dized job tiUm for the frst Ii.,a ..r 75uesday to delay the start of the announccd, m:iny merrhAnts
.f-:.. ~ .
iaw enlorcement 3U
~ t;`~ "-day experiment frum Aug. 3 and dk•livrrv company repre- e~•~'~'~
a•hen na} inQ for the ykidr
`
ations result in a lot of sK'imm ontil Aug. ln. sentativrs ~rn~rvtrd that the
' ~ F t'-
and some confaeion oard oif n~ dir lr.essocLors ins). ns Aists s ou if 71'ucks that rnll into town reQulations ~t~~uld cause more
puhlic. b referrinK to themaelvea by the after 11 a.m. will Ix• ;Jlnwed to problem~ thnn thi•~ wuuldsulve.
: peoplerefatodeputiea initialv "WF.CMRD," whitb ParkonGure('nrkUriverastnf Iw)d~;c ~nrni•rs fcared that
•nffs," whrn inreality thevinaccuratelypmnounce at Mill CrerkandunWillnwRridge schedulingalldeliverictiearlyin
nnlyone sheri ffforeach ..Nr' Road. The hrid{;e us~~l}' K•iII be
orkmerd.•. the murnint; a•c,uld wake their
rhe sheriifs of6oe also °Pen to northhound tr:d6r so
elivrrv propl~ said that
'.irector of operatima for ~f course, newapaperearend ~+cks can Ket ~,ut through the traffic gue5tsj 1)ains would result if all J.-- ~ 7~ ~
nforcement, sometimes exceptiuns to the nflms,. Crossroadsar(
•a.re -
- F3ec trucks were directed into several
ihr undersherif. and a Phenomena. Repor[ers ause the isn't PnouQh are e1w: "staginK areas" on theoutskirts Y~ of detentione (}he jail), called journalists, crorrespoQZ`s -~m tor large trucks to turn ~
=heriffa ol5ae dents, neu s directors, or vanocr:k; y uound by Checkpoint Charlie, of the village. Large trucks won't be allowed in the village core at certain times according to a town of Vail experimental
spmde 8 ban on truck delivQries. Photo by Mike Rawlings. ~
:me on educational work fancy litles such ae "educatim:f~ , d-s are naw beinR diverted TLm to Page 7
•aling with the media. epecialist" or "politie i
uently, the orgamtation epecialiat" (depending on
,.1 a CommmnityAffaira meeting the reporter:'
:,.No,thatdiviaimdoea coverinR). `suggest alternative deliverY methods
~
„ )BYALLISON ANDERSON M Eagle-Vail homeownerfor Aboutlwodozenvieitorshave who refuaed to be identified. "It'e hard for people to get
jta'ouldbenicetogetdeliv e~, 10 years,Groff visita the area complained to the town's Another woman thuught the down the etreet," said Gilbert„ j
out of the villag¢ if it 86out eix,timea a year. She said department of public works and trucks were eomewhat disrup- "The trucks ahould be long ~I
be aone without a gt¢at ~gt aince Beavet Creek was transportation in the last iwo tive but said "merchants have to
~1 of hassle. built ehe usually skis there but RODe ~
years, said director Stan be able to get their merchan- Kaemme:addedthatthetruck
ThaYs the conclusion ot gt dces go to Vail to shop and eat. Berryman. He eatimated that at dice." She said the only solution in front of the Plaza Building '
~ some of Vail'e visitors. p She said the problem of trucke least 70 merchants have was to make deliveries before could have dropped off the
u: ~~1 eurvey of touriate in the Parking in the village ie protested the noise and exhaust the touriats ere up in the auppliee early in the moming
Tuesda Probably worse during the of the trucks during the same mornin '
f i;^ tev age Y morning K. nnd been on ita way. ~
esled thac they think the wlnter because of incmaeed period. He said moat negative Waltnn Gilbert of Dallas "You don't vacuum the tloore '
tftcks hurt the atmoaphere in COngest'on. commenta were made during the aK*eed with his friend John while the customer is there," '
°iBage. However the `°u'ter. Kaemmer, a Vail Village saidKaemmer,whothinkethat '
~ocnOO°ledgethatthetncksjust Groffaddedthatwhilesitting But the visitore eurveyed merchant, that the trucka nre delivery trucke heve been a ~
~6htbe e ~~eseary evil that 8t the comer of Bridge Street 'Itieadaydidn'tseemtoteelthat indeedaproblem.Ironically,the problem eince Vail wae
- PMve difficult to eradicate. 8nd Gore Creek Drive ehe etrongly about the iseue, other men occasionally had to raiae established. He ndded lhat
~-watched many trucka driving than 12-year-old Greg Oetrow of their voicea to be heard over the Rowds could be brought in the
qkQ it would add a qreat through the village. She eaid Buffelo, N.Y. noise of a truck unloading village by private cnr nr van.
~ ?~'tcouldbedone,"saidSue theydetractfmmthebeaut and
of
Rockford, Ill. •'I'~e y "Il emelle and it's noisy," eaid buildinQ materials for conatruc- "We woald be w•illinq to
aYe
peacefulnesa of the villege, 'petrow. "It ruina the fun." tiun at the Plaza AuildinK, sacrifce to gel the trucke off the
n°ticed it bat I haven't which wae deai ned for
~t ~gt much thouQht" R "Pm from Denver eo it doesn't which houaee one of Kaemmer'F atreet;" he eaid. "It ruina the
=r " f pedeetriane. bother me,•' eaid one woman ntures. ambiance.••
Upwards of ~
70 hike
. '
. - TT 1* ~
j(J o
~
'IIearings conclude next week ~ Sept • 4, 19 F! 7 Uur ~rA, i
In my heart (which. I inherited from m
self-employed Republican father),
I kr~ow that this move would y oenial of permit for Homestake urged
•
mountain divereione with the County
LrLUQdQ OILT pQTSOPLICl bZlSl)ZQSS fl'Qed07l1, gy ALLEN BEST . Vail Valley Consolidated Water 1967, the cities of Aurora and ~
To of the best organized District, which probably hae Colorado Springs now want to regulations is queetioned, and In other worda, he eays the
?ents to the Homestake II hadthebeatfinancedoppoeition divert an additional 21,000 acre this ia eomething of a rnmmieeionece have the power
°Q~ diversion project nRxt ~~e project. feet of wafer from etreame in the bellweather caee for Weatem to deny a permit, ahd they have
Thefouroptionathateurvived forceduatotakeasecondl ~er A third major player in the next valley, around the Mount of Slopeintereste. aleo heard the evidence that e
presented this scru in ti a n syurvey wer to e the the 311 n the way we've done thing~~ k N'ill call for the county In ite reeolution, the Avon permit ehould be denied.
years. rommisaionera to deny a 1041 hearings, the Holy Croae the Holy Croas.
the
VRA member bueineeees. The it . Wildemesa Defense Fund, can The cipProval from the U.S. have that aut orit to deny the WildemeeabDefen eXFund and
The bueineaeliceneefc~eu pFinal ar8uments in the also be expected to argue for a r~iv~ a
option thal emerged with the a Per{~ eolutioa.I'mnot°Q~ nKa are scheduled to be denial. The group presented ForestServiceandapermitfrom permit, based upon the evidence maybe a few others, are pinning
µ•as for a bueinesa liome¢ {ee. elaborate testimony at the the U. S. Army Corp of alread preaented to the their hopes on a enia .
~reatest aupport on the surve ,y (here is one. Some very b• ye at the Raintree Inn y
Toclarif a ~OPlQfTOmvarioussegmen y~ginning at 10 a.m. on earlier hearings held in April Engineers, pending a satiefao commissionera. While the Vail Valley
y point,fhepurpose the community have Wedneaday. If the arguments and Mey that suggeata the tory mitigation plan for the In a memorandum to the Conaolidated aeks for denial, it
uf this option ie to raiee a fund objectione to th¢ ]an. In~ uenotconcludedon Wedneaday damage to wetlands inside the wetland impacts. board of diredare for the Vail ie also diecusaing eeveral
for marketing Vai1.1le job oC heart (which I have inhearq tcening, they wi11 run inlo` HolyCrosaWildemesaAreawill The only remainingpermit of Valley water diatrict, attomey conditione tha~ipmay aek be
~ be far more substantial than the a major nature come froin T. Shaun Sullivan says "denial attached to an rmit Those
anmarketing would be 6id out to f r o m m y e e I f- e m p I oyed 'Ihursday. Eagle County, w muet hich ia ueing a af the permit ie eupported by the conditione that may be pmpoaed
y capable organization , Republican father, I know ~ The Avon town council last ~ties have said. ati
ence
week including the VRA. Ifthe VRA this move would nvade on ~ week approved a resolution' After diverting 28,000 ac*e n'the 10411 nd-useregulat one inevid dicatea atsignificantthe ad erse nQi t P ovide ucompeneatory
ran do the beat job ofmarketing personal bueinese freedum. And celling upon the commissionere t~t of water annually from
Vail, then they get We bid. If that bugs me. But whatb em~ b deny the permit, and Lhat's e~e8ms in the Homestake 7'he Power of Eagle County's environmental, economic, and etorage equal to the amount of
cumebody else can do it better, more ie thie: If we donu't pup dea the recommendation of the Valley in a project completed in authority to regulate trans- eocial impacte on Eagle ' 7Lm to Poge 6
Lhen somebody else gete the bid. together and do more marketing
One of the pointe that haen't for Vail, we will be beaten, fair ~
een stressed enough on this and square, in the marketplaQ Vall Village truek
is,ueisthatthiebiddingprocess The plan before ue drawi ~
1
iII force VRA to be more every Vail businese into fhe S~E-'~!~~'"~~:lX~'x n~}¢:
.,fic;Pnt. ban goe~ smoothly
Since ad agencies rnver their supp~S.:+s . Itgivee
Aort o( comm marketingunity, controlovc
udministrative cosfe with ad whi>Retsthemoneyandhowitu iod. F:vcn so, hr's heard few
•uinmissions paid back'by the GPent. BY/~LLISON ANDENSON Per !t . _
'nedia. Lhe client sees his dollars An extended ban on largc dr eomplainLs frum drivers, who he
,
goin~ to media. Right now, we If re Lhc an need opti foronalmore iesue, I mar'dketjnetia( bve~ trucks in ~ ~ iil ill~3F~~' thinks currenl nre arran~;e satismfieentd . w'ith the
~'ItA usessomeduesdollarsfor ati tio~~n leave thinge the wep ~mstobecrealin{~aminimum
i ,
"n media purposes. Since, in of incon~~enience tu d~•livery Sleve Thumpsun rumec on
he cenario ~he~v are. Rul it ien't. Marketini
s
, our dues
structure Vail is everl'body's j romP~~nies and loc:~l mi•rt hants. duty after Vnn Auken and he
~ould be vasdy reduced, VRA ob. The 30-day experiment, said traffic is tilnw nll afternoon - _ y -
-uld necd lo cut ezpenses, Do nid Kar,a[!Y is presidenfo( '-'hedu)?d to end I;atc nest werk, and evenin{;.
'urineling additional thr I'HA. Hecame[oVuilnearlr orohitiitc trucka K~f igh.rK -n~~rP ~a~~ police spok~~.~man [3rian
this £_E~~,~ •
dl I
ar. d~rectl,y to marketin hru prnn a o after havinB than 10,500 pounds (rom
f nnthinK clsc, ~ g Terretl
procCSe has irur6vd fnr Disney. , °"~~ng the villaKc rnre from 1 I said his department
am.to5 .m.Trafficicnormallv h and comm asn't receix'ed any cumplainta
, P i
~
t i~~~~ s~ rcicr. offcers
.
~
.
eetncted from 11 a.m. ta L p.m- N,ho monitur traffic m the
Congress Hall feasibility ~hen many restaur:ints are
villagc are arwalk finding it
~erving lunch autsidr I
7tudy meeting seheduled Most delivery cnmpanies :ve Qasier to dirri•t touri,ts to the
fhe final ~~•ing in Vail 6efure the 11 ParkinR struciurc by sending
C
phase of the 'I'he vtud5 ~ was conducted b1 am. deadline to avoid haeinK <<) them o~~er \Villow F4rid~;r., which I
as u•rl~~ clo~ed to all
~~n~resn Ha11 Feasibilit~~ I~.(,onomu Hecearch AssocieW. . Dark in a stagink ama uutsid forn
e H. -
tn:ih•siv ~~ill brprecenled ata of San Francisco and He4 thecoreandbrin~.upplicsinh~ vehicles.
,~~~~•ialmr~aling ofthe Vail Town H.~ill~~~~. Goodhue and Barke~ ~and. One of th„sc .tatiinTown manxger Hun Phillips
~ runril onTuesday, SepLA, at 7 7'he frst phase of the ana13,ix area5 is NVillow Brid gr Hoad, but and council nx•mher Hermann l'
•"n iehirh basic•ally favored the..: workers at Check p nnt ('harL~• Staufer. µ~ho nwn. the I.,ancelot
rh~• ~ublic ~s encouraged t~ cunstruclinn of a rnnventi- aap they see verv few trucks. Reslaurant near the Childreds
~tend ehe meeLing, which will crnLi,r, w;i5 resented indana " "enduringthene~.~lyrestricted Fountain, sa~d the commente
ldresti pn.s"blc locations and Cupirs of the consultaal~; 6ours of 2
received have been
n;~n~'ial repercassions of a re or~e wi? be available at t~' ° : ~ P.m. to 5 p m. thevve
u ~ ceVanAuken,whoN~orksin poeitive. Staufer Faid hie . s~ W •;,t
~nv~~ntiun center. m-Ling on Tuesday. the booth till 3 m., said businese has a1N~ays received z,~,,yt~~e~5 •
~~~i°etYtrucksusedlolineupon supplies early in the morning
1 ~azl Road, waiting to come into and the feH times small deli- Large delivery trucks were banned from Vail Village trom 11 a.m. lo 5 p.m. in a 30-day experimeM lhat will
~e village after the lunch veries had w be made from an end next week. Photo by Mike Rawlings.
Per'od• Even so, he's herd few oull ing area it waen't a
~°pmP~ainte from drivere, who he problem. He addfd, however, After the experimentende and decide what rules ehould go into village from 3 p.m to 5 p.m.
~ are satisfied with the that the situatiun miRht be the council evaluatee teaMion etfect during ski season. Truckc when moet akiera are cominR off
cnrrent anangement. difCerent in thc winter. fmm Lhe community, it will are usually kept out of the the mountain.
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about park proposal
h " DH J R Draignation of Holy Croes planned by the dtiei+ of Aurora
Mountain ae e netional park in and Colorado SprinRx. ~
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,ue might have been ignored. The town ~ "a *x r g
}ionest admission - and dfd nothing.
'ed s d n g y, b u t fi n a l l y s l i p p e d a b i g b i i l
~vernor s off'ice came through with even Bob Rowan Angie James Jon Delaine Annabelle Miglia JefTlLcker
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:rCCe Wall. Yes. It's a necessary pro- Na. I think we have other yes, to keep the inter- We shouldn't always stick pefinitely. With thedemand
tection forworld peace.It'stoo Problems todeal with first. We national waterway open. our noses into other people's for overseae oil and ?ack of '
of the massive landsiide been av~erted? bad we have to play world ~e~ tO ~~tle down on foreign Countries that benefit from business. We sometimes go too other places to obfain it, eome- ,
euper pwer. We should have P°~'~y. Kuwaiti oil should be hel in far. It's hecause we're escort- ? !'ha[ concrete wall is designed to handle helP cro~„ other count~es. P g' ing that Iran is up in arms body has to take the iniliative
ie that occurred in 1984. ThaYs all flne 11i anyway. to insure that the oil has a safe
chunks of the hillside come slip-sliding Passage chroueh ehe Straie ot
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thought that was the whole pnint-_ t~ •
residents who live in the path ofthat
•3s foolish as they once did. It looks like ~e SMOkCrs having meale on the charming
decke of Pepi'e, Clock Tower,
rst place. The threat must not be that ~ 8 ~u1 (IP.aI , StreetBaeilortheCafeare being
was built wlll prevent the kind of 'C~'I~~ barraged by a~~e1 rue~ e~a •
To the editor. q pq" ~ eemi'e.
ithreeyears ago, but not the mudslides ? find myeelf increaAinRly LionsHeed hee a true
ied against two years ago. fruBcraced ;n vai1. My a;ie,nme pedestrian area and the Villege '
is thie: ehould have one aleo. There ie a !
oumbe • and an increasinq IC a ban is to be impoeed, it when they are needed. the corner of Bridge Street end tOUCh of irony in that more
of the fine Vail eh Lourie
ould be against cigarettes. Thie can be nccom hehed b Gore Creek Drive and it ie the o{ food, ~v~ f°Ore deliverie~
reetaurants are poeting noticea But, again, thie ie conaidered inetalling each set of I hte on a aHe end other
eir menua bannin y B Pe~~ observation point of pFOducte. A poor gueet
~ th anywhere along the Colozado a emo&ing ot 'pipee arid cig ahe economicalJ unwise to the track over ite own underground activity in the Village. On a experience will rednce the i
River. Falle. It's a eeries of Shoshone "r whl'Q ingu ~~bliehment. ~ patrone arte fema eanThe la ~e when theol ghteDarent Pnnuse trucke, dHY between 20 and 30 number of touriete which will ~
Qga~ ei'ee with banning etilleeemtothinklungcancerie they can be mechanically VillaqePareathTh¢hexhceeecre
That nastinesa of the water ~ because of the foul and a man'e dieeaee. !
ive manyLeof the~trucks and b
enarling its way through Gore . anpleaeant odor of the emoke, I Well, thie ~tr8~ into the eilo leaving number of trucke allowed in at deliveriee, t
Canyon is something W~' b ~agree comPlet¢ly w.i~ ue of lung cancer inlfemaleee wil] Durin~thesetmeao~fretractin zonesandfi+etver~alofthefirelane ~n B~e
admired as much, in ite own ennln g . ;
g ofpipe emoking. I have e:ceed, for the firet time, the rate the fourway etopa would go areae. RO° Byme ~~a~etee Real
way, as the weaving of Croes : ~ ~en a pipe emoker for more of breaet cancer, and will be back into effect. ;
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Creek through Long Meadows• " en 20 yeare and, ae et, have nearly the eame rete ae lung I shall be ha
P Ae I write thie letter, the ,
The Green Mountain pumpback had no one complain about the cancer in men. You've rnme e detaile to thie dea ifroi de ~~Qa Shamrock FoodaheWarf •
idea has a very paroclrical r` °TOma of the emoke. i '
element to it. ~ Ia faM long way, baby. deeirable. You may contsct me Seafood, Federal Ex rees, UPS, FMC ~ b?~h ~
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But the guy hae been ~otnp~~~e~~ °8~Q had many So, restsurateure, help me by phone at 312/981-2106 during Pepei, Qvality Foode, Colorado O/ ~h Ai/" ~
backpacking along Crose Greek';;'. ~meq PiPQ emoke switch ~ y patien P~ff the office houre, or in Denver at 75& Genera] Delivery, Ultimate
~k the bcar was {or 20 ears dcesn't see it 9~~" t~ ~ana moat likening it to fine demon ci arette to a i Dodt 2885 after oKce houre. Foode, Budweieei, BF[, Tn the editur; ~
ly rushes. y ~cularl old le8ther. And, lump pipes with cigare. pnd Sincerely, Overhead Door, end eeverel It hae been my recent
thatway,andsittingaroundthe,'i ~ y, pipe emoke does don'tueetheexcuseottheemoke GuePan {
,~f Icwki n g aP the campfire on Saturday n~8b4 I ~ qO~havetheacrid,eyeWetering, interferring with your fine food De eppreciate and undecstand the Medical Center hee an ezcellent
decided that I coundn't b1em~`,~ mee-etinging offeneive amell of flavore and ecents. ronatruction vehiclee. I can experience thst the Vail Valley
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:md lakes in its him. If I had been woaderin6'a.~e bumin neede of our town ae we have etaft After yeste of going lo ~
-(thenext alley alongCrossCreekfor20Y ~elgaregtea~okingaociated ~fthe neetiffdrinkfromyour q p~rguest grown to accommadate lazg¢ Denver enticipating better
ht w•e cam d at euppoae I too would~~~, ; - y~ ~ Vrant managere eeem bdietinguiehtrbetween uf obmage rience exmemel,y f d~ffi ult gfor i the reQA~ af wa~ bmeow have j
~ Homestake II as a ant to b8. cig~.~te gnd a fart. And, if ou ere ~
deep in the i~lt "~Ok~nH eimpJy ~auae ofthe cau y reetaurateurx end delivei
inestake II came OnSundaywehikedl4 ~DO ght up in the current To~e~d~tor: Y Not long ago, eevere
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n"Ce of it al]. But it is a h eteria about 'secondar For the drivere. abdominel pains forced me to
i conversation.It down past where Croes '~°~eke ~~~m y y paet month I have The quality expaience our check into the WMC. Becauee
PP my hoat called ~Ba Butt F ?g~ ~he P,p'~tego°d emoke,' ban emoking jtagether ~noyeervingthecongeetionof gueete are receiving hae been ofarecentunueualeurgery]had ;
h~• o osition lo be ~ one related ca y (and we'll eat at home . deliver trucke in the core area reduced coneiderabl due to the in Denver, I wasn't evre !he
m lhie valle y gre eeparate and David L McBride, M.D. of Vai1 Village. My o~ce ie on trucke in the Vi11aRe. People ~
Y down throagh Reed's M ~It thinge with one, the Oklahoma City & pnrttime
i~r TLm Io nexi j ~
ise to me, and I down past Holy Croas Mo infinitely euperior to the Vailite
•i admire it even and fnally, as darko n~ ch otthe
d b}' it. threatened, down to + Tbeot g~~~'
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I i. which ia A. I outraged by Ho ~O~aHe mY PaNents tun uit lit
Tnany pmple II? No, nr+t rcnlly, not an9 ~bthnH rnmpletel,y, 1 em urc light idea
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Loading & Delivery in Vail Village & Lionshead
Large Trucks Problem Statement
Over the years, trucks--particularly Iarge trucks--have become an irritation in Vail Village
and Lionshead as these vehicles use Vail's "front door" pedestrian space to provide
"back door" deliveries. This conflict occurs because Vail lacks alleyways and other
alternative methods that would provide these essential services more discretely. This
results in two problems: 1) the guest experience is not what we intend and; 2) business
visibility and access is diminished. Instead of fully enjoying the resort's natural beauty
and ambiance that attracted them in the first place, our visitors--especially those who
come to enjoy our family-owned lodgies--find themselves experiencing the sights and
sounds of an urban environment. Fc>r businesses, Vail's ambiance is further impacted
when trucks, while providing essential behind-the-scenes support for the benefit of all
businesses, block and obstruct selected storefronts all too frequently and for intolerable
periods of time.
With large trucks, in particular, the community has identified the following issues and
concerns:
• size
• unsightliness
• noise
• pollution
• safety risk for pedestrians
• frequency of deliveries
• length of time spent blocking businesses
• congestion
• loss of tourism, revenue
If, in fact, the presence of trucks in the pedestrian areas causes a negative impact on
our visitor enjoyment and the success of our businesses, then the town must
immediately address the loading and delivery issue through infrastructure management
and other techniques to improve the community's overall economic viability as a world
class resort.
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DRAFT REVISED LOADING & DELIVERY REVISED
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
ACTION PLAN
July 17, 18 Consult with Town Attorney on legal issues, ordinance process
(size vs. function).
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Centennial Engineering. ,
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Design Workshop.
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Colorado Motor Carriers Assn. (7-25 meeting)
July 21 Staff Team meeting to determine what additional
information/feedback is needed via community dialogue (size of
trucks, boundaries, etc.) Also draft problem statement, goals and
objectives, measurements for success, etc. and develop action
plan. In addition, determine if other management issues could be
addressed during this process, such as garbage truck noise.
July 22 Action plan presented and modified/approved by Town Council,
plus agreement on problem statement.
July 21-Aug. 8 Staff explorat;on of options/impacts.
Aug. 13 or 14 Community meeting to develop list of possible ways to deal with
improved management of existing infrastructure and pros/cons of
each (large trucks and noise).
Aug. 19 Council update at work session to begin shaping draft
policy/ordinance.
Aug. 20 Development of draft policy/ordinance.
Sept. 3 Review draft policy with Village Merchants Assn., East Village
Homeowners and Commercial Property Owners Assn., Restaurant
Assn.
Sept. 3 Review draft policy with Lionshead Merchants Assn.
Sept. 4 Tweak draft policy based on feedback.
Sept. 9 Revised draft poli.cy presented at Council work session.
Sepf. 16 First reading if ordinance is requested.
Oct. 7 Second reading if ordinance is requested.
Oct. 8 Notification of affected interests.
Oct. 15 Implementation of pilot system with tweaking to occur in Oct. and
first part of Nov.
Oct. 22 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Oct. 29 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Nov. 5 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Nov. 12 Final adjustments for conversion from pilot system to season-long
program for implementation Nov. 15.
Nov. 15 Implementation of season-long program.
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1. Advises Council in matters relating to officiai duties and powers.
(7.1 Town Charter)
2. Advises Council as to potential legal ramifications of actions.
3. Helps Council achieve legislative goals without incurring
excessive legal difficulties or litigation„
4. Handles litigation for the Town:
5. Represents Town in administrative and quasi-judicial hearings. -
6. Drafts ordinances based on law.
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8. Works with Bond Council, Insurance Defense Council, and other
outside Council to obtain appropriate results for the Town.
Chooses appropriate outside Council.
9. Advises Town Manager and staff as to all legal matters.
10. Communicates with Town Council.
11. Communicates with staff.
12. Writes memos for Town Council and staff. ~
13. Adhere's to high professional ethics and standards.
14. Trustworthy in maintaining confidences.
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16. Selects and supervises the Town Pro;secuting Attorney.
17. Handles special projects and crisis situations for the Town.
18. Stays current in pertinent areas of municipal law.
' EVALUATION OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY
1. What could the Town Attorney do that would improve his effectiveness?
2. What could the Town Attorney do that would improve his relationship with the
Council and staff?
3. What could the Town Attorney stop doing which would improve his effectiveness?
4. What does the Town Attorney do that you find the most helpful or most effective?
~ DIMENSIONS OF THE PERSON
This survey involves interpersonal or human behavior skills areas.
A dimension is a skill or a descriptive heading under which specific examples of
human behavior can be classified. 'This list of dimensions is not intended to be
inclusive of all the characteristics of a good employee, manager, supervisor, etc.
These dimensions are areas which job analysis studies have identified as being
important to success in most positions.
Rate yourself on the following dimensions and target areas for improvement.
Rating Scale: Very Good (VG) Average (A) Poor (P)
Use a"+" or if necessary
IMPACT The ability to create a good first impression
attentian and respect.
ENERGY Ability to achieve a high activity level.
ORAL PRESENTATION Ability ito make a persuasive, clear presentation
ideas eind fact.
WRITTEN Ability to express ideas clearly in writing.
COMMUNICATION
LISTENING SKILL Ability i:o pick out important information in oral
communication.
CREATIVITY Ability to come up with imaginative solutions in
business situations, and recognize and employ .
innovatuve solutions.
STRESS TOLERANCE Stability of performance and reaction under
pressure and opposition.
LEADERSHIP Effectiveness in getting ideas accepted and in
guiding a group or an individual to accomplish
a task.
SENSITIVITY Skill in perceiving and reacting sensitively to
the needs of others. Objectivity in perceiving
impact of self on others.
TENACITY Tendency to stay with a problem or line of thought
until thel matter is settled.
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RISK-TAKING Ability,to take calculated risks based on sound
judgement.
PERCEPTUAL SKILL Skill in perceiving the real problems of the -
workplace and choosing the best options in a
given situation.
INITIATIVE Actively influencing events rather than passively
accepting; self-starting.
FLEXIBILITY Ability ito modify behavioral style and management
approach to achieve a goal.
PLANNING AND Effectiveness in planning and organizing own
ORGANIZATION activities and those of a group.
INTERPERSONAL Ability to successfully deal with a variety of
SKILLS personalities and behaviors.
ANALYTICAL The ability to understand problems and find
INTELLIGENCE solutioris from a complex mass of data.
USE OF INTELLIGENCE Ability 1:o use subordinates effectively and to
understand where a decision can best be made.
PROBLEM ANALYSIS Effectiveness in seeking out pertinent data and in
determining the source of the problem.
JUDGEMENT Ability to reach logical and effective conclusions
based on the evidence at hand.
DECISIVENESS Ability to make decisions or to render judgments.
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TOWN OF VAIL
O, ffice of the Town Manager ,
75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
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970-479-2105/Fax 970-479-2157
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Vail Town Council
FROM: Robert W. McLaurin, Town Manager
DATE: July 18, 1997
SUBJECT: Vail Village Loading and Delivery
As you are aware, we've been working to develop a long term solution to the loading and delivery
problems in the Vail Village. In May, we conducted focus groups to determine the nature and
scope of this problem and to help us identify potential philosophical approaches to this issue.
Thirty-five people participated in three different group discussions. Attached to this memorandum
are the conclusions generally reached by these three groups. I have also attached to this memo
the results of the 1997 Community Suniey questions which specifically discussed Vail Village
loading and delivery. Finally, I have attached comments from the survey which are relevant to the
loading and delivery issue.
At the meeting last Tuesday the Council directed us to begin an expedited effort to prohibit large
trucks from the commercial core. Accordingly we have been working on this effort. I have attached
a tentative schedule to accomplish this. WVe will be meeting early Monday morning to review this
schedule with the engineering, police and legal departments. We will likely have a revised
schedule for you at the meeting on Tuesday.
We look forward to working with you on this matter.
RWM/aw
Attachments
L~ RECYCLEUPAYER
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TOWN OF VAIL
75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
July 14, 1997
Loading & Delivery Discussion Group Participants: Before too much more time elapses, we wanted to personally thank you for your participation in
the loading and delivery discussions earlier in the year and to provide an update on the topic in
six areas of work.
1. FOCUS GROUP CONCLUSIONS
Although there were some differences of opinion from among the 35 participants in the three
group discussions last April, some common areas of agreement emerged:
The Problem
• This is a big problem for residents, lodging guests and for a small number of businesses
directlY impacted by large trucks which park in front of their properties (noise nuisance,
visibility problems, etc.).
• The problem is less significant for the majority of businesses, restaurants and the delivery
companies who service the area who are only i,idirect1v impacted.
Problem Comoonents
• The current system is much improved, but still needs more tweaking.
• . Noise is a signif cant year-round factor for lodge guests within the study area. Causes of
. . . noise are garbage trucks, snow removal, leaving motors running, use.of air brakes, pulling
the ramps in and out of the trucks. • Garbage truck noise causes the most complaints.
• UPS, Fed-Ex-size trucks are tolerable, so long as they aren't blocking "critical corridors";
larger trucks are not.
• Some trucks and vehicles are moving too fast for pedestrian conditions.
Village Corridor Philosophv
• Some "front door"deliveries are OIC, such as guest shuttle service.
• The area will never be completely f'ree of vehicles.
How to Approach the Issue
• Improve management of existing infrastructure by tweaking the current system, which is
working better than before.
• Need clarification of current policies on Hansen Ranch Road.
• Village solution should be compatible with Lionshead solution.
• Let's make sure study area doesn't limit our options for a solution outside the study area.
• Heating streets is worth looking into.
L~ RECYCLEDPAPER
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TOV Loading & Delivery/page 2
There was also disagreement regarding:
Magnitude of the Problem
• Will the problem get worse in the future if we do nothing?
• Do guests (other than lodging guests) perceive this as a problem?
• Is this a safety issue?
• Hard to offer or react to a solution until cost is known.
• Who will pay?
Other
• What pai-t of the problem triggers large dollar expenditures by the government:'
• Which interests are we trying to please? (overnight lodging guest? business owner9 lod~~e
owner? residential community? restaurant owner? pedestrians? vendors?)
• Does one interest take precedent over another?
• Does the Town Council make the final decision?
• Who"s problem is it? The town government? Private sector?
• Will reducing the size of trucks simply increase congestion with more little trucks?
• Is a central delivery facility the infrastructure solution?
• Liquor delivery issue must be treated separately.
• Do we "reacli for the moon?"
2. COMMUNITY SURVEY
Following the group discussions, we asked respondents of the 1997 TOV Citizen Survev to share
their thoughts. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "very satisfied" in the manner in which loadin'i
and delivery is handled, ratings are generally neutral witli the followina scores:
Vail VillaU Mean (average)
Local Residents (overall) 2.9
Second Homeowners (overall) 3.1
Vail Village Resident 2,7
Business Owner 17
Lionshead Mean (averame)
Local Residents (overall) 3.1
Second Homeowners (overall) 3.4
Lionshead Resident 2.9
Business Owner 3.0
For comparison purposes, the extent to w•hich the West Vail interchange is a problem received a
1.6 rating on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being "very satisfied" in last year's Community Survey.
This rating. among other considerations, prompted the Vail Town Council to move forward with
constniction of roundabouts in West Vail.
Written comments from the community survey on the loading and delivery question are attached.
3. SUMMER TWEAKING
ln response to comments received during the group discussions in April, we have:
• Directed our Code Enforcement Officers to help with problem-solving and facilitation in
the field.
• Asked Federal Express representatives to alert their drivers to slow down in the Village.
TOV Loading & Delivery/page 3
• Initiated a communications and facilitation partnership with the director of the Colorado
Motor Carriers Association in Denver.
Improved the placement and messages of the parking regulation signs.
• Met with the trash delivery companies to inquire about additional summer adjustments.
Also, the Police Department is working with designers of the Vail Walking Map to produce an
overlay denoting approved loading and de:livery zones, fire lanes, bus lanes and other impoirtant
informafion for distribution to the delivery drivers. We believe the map will help clarifNour
existing policies and eliminate ambiguity. 4. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS STUI)Y
Currently, the Town is actively seeking proposals from engineering firnls to perforni'a
teclmical analysis and feasibility stud_y wit:h respect to this issue. The scope of work will
specifically involve an analysis of the potential uses of the vacant lot across from the Christiania
Lodge (P3 & J) and the parcel south of the Lodge Tower South building. We belieNle it is
essential for a thorough review of these two potential opportunities, so as not to preclude what
otherwise could be a missed opportunity. 'This work is scheduled to begin in the coming xveeks.
5. HEATED STREETS
One way to reduce early morning noise in ithe Village and other timing problems is to elilninate
the need for snow plowing and snow removal. We are currently completing a feasibility studv
that will deterniine cost estimates, a phasing schedule and possible financing options. This
information will be considered by the Vail 1'own Council in August during its review of the
five-year capital improvements schedule as, part of the 1998 budget process.
ti. POSSIBILITI' OF BANNING LARGE TRUCKS
At the July 10 Council work session, we were directed by the Vail Town Council tc> explore the
possibility of banning large trucks (beer/soida) in the two commercial core areas. This topic will
be under review in tlie-coming weeks.
7. NEXT STEPS
As we gather more information on the technical study and the possibility of a ban on 1a1'g e [I'L1CkS.
we'll announce a series of public meetings during August and September to gather your ideas.
Thank you again for youur participation in these previous discussion. We look forward to your
continued involvement throughout the summer as the technical analysis progresses. Please Nvacch
youi- mail and local newspapers for next steps.
Sincerely,
TOWiN OF VAIL
Larry Grafel, Public Works/Transportation Director
Greg Hall, Engineer
Suzanne Silverthorn, Community Information Officer
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2) 14 12 No
3) 5 10 Don't know/no opinion
Comments
20 How satisfied are you with the manner in which loadinc~ and delivery is handled at the present 6me in:
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resident 18 18 31 21 11 2.9 526 4 {
-!_,absenfee 12 18 34 22 14 3.1 183
Lionshead residenf 0/, 13 16 34 23 14 3.1 393
absentee 5 17 34 28 18 3.4 131
If a problem, please explain:
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21 1 In your opinion, should the Vltage Commercial Core (Bridge Street, Gore Creek Drive, etc.) be designated (MARK ONE ONLY):
RESIDENT ABSENTEE
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1) 22 `i ~32 A pedesMan-only area at atl times (would restrict all surface vehicles)
2) 75 66 A pedestrian-only area some of the time (would allow loading and delivery during a portion of time in
designated areas and location5)
3) 3 1 Other:
Please exptain your suggestion (hours, location, size of vehicles, etc.):
22 Are you aware of the "Park Free After 3" program in the'Jail Vllage and Lionshead parking shuctures between 3:00 pm and 7:00 am?
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1) 99 .75 Yes _
2) 1 - 18 No
3) - 8 Don't know/no opinion
23 How has the availability of free parking changed your use of the Vail commercial core areas since March 1?
NO GREATLYINCREASED
CHANGE ~SF F AR a ~an n
1 2 3 4 3
In Vail Village msident 32 6 14 27 22 3.0 814
absentee 36 4 12 30 18 2.9 225
In Lionshead nesident 40 7 14 23 16 2.7 748
absentee 44 4 15 24 13 2,6 199
In what way?
TOWN OF VAIL COMMUNITY SURVEY 1997
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Comments about Loading and Delivery in Town
• Noisy, smelly, dirty trucks-get them out
• A much better system could be used with electric flat bed carts to bring goods from
delivery areas
• A tough nut to crack; don't envy you
• Always a truck in town; ugly
• Big noisy trucks
• Big trucks parked east end of Marriott hotel all day
• Bite the bullet, tunnel under village streets and get ALL trucks out of Village! • Blocked roads are very dissatisfying
• Can't they turn the trucks off when loading
• Constant blocking and illegal parking on Willow Bridge Deliveries seem to take place in the morning and not all day which is good
• Delivery is not a problem; the whiners are being stupid
• Delivery trucks are a necessiry; I have no solution
• Delivery trucks in V.V. is not very eye pleasing
• Delivery trucks in Village make walking undesirable
• Diesel exhaust from delivery trucks goes into hospital vent ducts
• Diesel fuel odor!
• Don't allow parking on pathway between Sunbird and Montanero's
• Don't hassle the trucks working to "keep it all going"
• Don't like the way any one can drive from Hanson Ranch Rd to Sciber Cr. and on
• From early morning until noon Gore Creek Dr. is terrible; the exhaust fumes are
intolerable
• Get a central staging area
• Get the trucks off the streets; create a warehouse and use smaller vehicles
• Give the drivers a break
• Hours too restrictive
• I don't enjoy all the trucks up and down Gore Creek Dr. but don't see too many viable
alternatives
• I don't know a better way; it just stinks
• I drive a shuttle and trucks_and cars are parked all over the street
• I never saw a problem with previous deliveries; these businesses need convenient drop
offs
• In from of Red Lion building on Hansen Ranch garbage pick up time bad-needs to be
earlier
• In winter, should schedule midday when people are skiing; other times, should be much
earlier (5 AM)
• Isn't early AM snow removal an even bigger problem and bigger irritation to guests?
• It has always been a problem; poor planning
• It should not be on streets at all during 8 am to 6 P.M.
• IYs a nuisance and noisy
• It's been great on Bridge St. not to have the trucks; would like all vehicles to turn off
engines when stopped
• IYs early, loud and unpicturesque in what is supposed to be a pedestrian village
• IYs fine; quit caving in to Pepi and Sheika; there are other problems
• Large delivery trucks are in both area 24 hours a day
• Large trucks crowd pedestrian areas and leave engines idling emitting fumes
• Let them in at designated hours
TOWN OF VAIL COMMUNITY SURVEY 1997
Comments about Loading and Delivery in Town
• LH needs more 5 min drop-off areas for businESSS-not skiers
• Littte or less is better
• Loading area in front of bus stop is a problem
• Make it easier for deliveries; to sell the product: you must have product
• Need a central delivery system
• Need a receiving center with small delivery veFiicles
• Need hidden facility at Lodge property
• Need to get trucks off street to central location .
- • Need to keep delivery trucks off LH Mall and Vail Village streets
• Need to re-do LH bus stop/loading zone by subway
• Needs to be addressed in LH Master Plan and in V.V. atso; central location would be
best
• No control in my area unless too late • No positive suggestions; iYs a tough problem
• No trucks should be allowed in pedestrian areas
• Noise around SAM in Village
• Not a very flexible attitude; instead of negotiating every time, issue permits like BC
• Over regulation problem for business
• Really should develop central underground facillity
• Seems to have improved but Vail Village is not a great place to be at 8 am
• Should be walk in only; restrict to early am
• Should have planned better and have been underground
* Smelly trucks blocking walk ways
• The answer has to be a central loading area
• The business entities who are affected need to do the most to rectify their own issues
• The delivery trucks in Lionshead aren't nearty as courteous
• The huge truck traffic and parking make our town look like a loading dock to visitors
• The merchants need to help out more; open earlier or stay open later
• This is a necessary part of doing business; consider everybody, not just Pepi and Paul
Johnston
• Those trucks block the road and obstruct view
• Those trucks should be able to deliver a{I day not just early am
• Too many delivery trucks parked for deliveries; poor access
• Too many trucks
• Too many trucks in the city
• Too many trucks parked on street
• Too much congestion - open up delivery time from 7 AM to 4 PM - more time, fess
trucks in there at one time. One truck on Bridge St. is OK, six is too much.
• Too much traffic in town
• Too much; too loud
• Too visible and noisy
• Town look, sounds and smells bad until 11 AM
• Town should have stipulated Gold Peak structure bottom level allocated for all core area
delivery and merchants pay for electric car delivFry service
• Truck fumes are obnoxious!
• Trucks all over
• Trucks parked on Gore Creek Dr. until noon
TOWN OF VAIL COMMUNITY SURVEY 1997
Comments about Loading and Delivery in Town
• Trucks should NOT be allowed to Park on Gore Creek Drive in front of Lodge EVER!
There are more suitabte spots.
• Trucks should park along curb not in the middle of Gore Creek Drive and Hanson Ranch
Road
• Tum off the diesels when delivering
• Unsightly, noisy, disruptive .
• Vail Village deliveries interfere with bus service especially between Vail AC and Vail
Village
• Village still has too many trucks in a pedestrian village
• We are not Disneyland; real towns have deliveries
, • We businesses must have easy access to deliver
• We have a shop in V.V. with only available loading under threat of parking tickets
• We need to have a common warehouse and "cart" delivery
We should be a pedestrian (like) town
• When they built the town they left half of it out; solution: turn Bridge St. into Employee
housing
• Who cares; it's OK to park if your a truck but a citizen can't
• Why does W have so many more problems than LH? There area always trucks in the
Village and rarely in LH.
• Would you pay $500+ per night and put up with the noise and inconvenience
• Wouldn't a central pick-up center still create a lot of traffic to individual stores? It's the
store owners hauling instead of UPS, FedEx, etc.
TOWN OF VAIL COMMUNtTY SURVEY 1997
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Use of the Commercial Core (other)
• 9-12 PM only
• Allow deliveries
• Allow vehicles through
• Bike lanes/paths
• Bridge Street always pedestrian only; stricter Gore Creek Drive
• Bridge Street pedestrian only
• Drop zones with electric carts
• Even cars to do a quick pick-up ,
• Just flne the way it is
• Leave it
• Mostly pedestrian, but some traffic must be allowed when necessary
• No change
• No restrictions
• None of the above, vehicle traffic is already to restricted -there is only one through street
from the roundabout west on the south side of I-70 and it is overloaded
• Open it up
• Shuttle delivery
• Smalt vehicles all the time; diesel and large at specific times
• Status Quo
• Things are fine
• Underground delivery access or re-zone it "employee housing"; all the merchants are
going west anyway
~ Very few obey posted signs
TOWN OF VAIL COMMUNITY SURVEY 1997 .
Comments about the Use of the Commercial Core
• 7-9 AM
• A pedestrian only area is the answer (look at Aspen)
• A.m. hours for deliveries for all businesses to their door
• Access with etectric car or train (little trolley.on street)
• Altow biking at reasonable speed
• Allow horse drawn carriage
• Allow independents to shuttle via electric carts; no noise or vehicles
• Am a delivery driver; restrictions would cause major delivery time issues
• An overall streetscape should take preference; smaller golf cart like deliveries should be
allowed at specific times
• Balance of village (other than Bridge St.) auto access based on time of day and property
owner/renter need
• Before 10 am • Central location for deliveries, to be picked up by individual businesses
• Completely restricted if possible; need a way for deliveries
• Deliveries are hard; they need to get close but lots of condo owners/shop owners are
driving on Bridge St. too much
• Deliveries before 11:00
• Deliveries done before business starts-not after or during
• Deliveries early before 8 am
• Deliveries early or late
• Deliveries need to be made
• Deliveries need to be made; morning seems to be a good time
• Deliveries should be brought in via hand carts
• Delivery only before 8 am
• Early am all or small vehicles to make deliveries
• Early am hours are fine
• Early am hours OK for all vehicles to load and unload-before 8 am
• Early am only
• Early morning deliveries; medium sized trucks
• Early morning loading; max. small trucks
• Early mornings (middayj-no deliveries after like 5 P.M. (big deliyeries)
• Fine the way it is
• For the convenience of the shops there in the village, guests could walk around trucks-
no big deal
• Get rid of in town shuttle buses
• Gore Creek Dr. to 8 am, Hansen Ranch Rd turn around restricted to delivery vehicles
only
• Have fun picking the hours
• Have golf cart shuttles for people and luggage to hotels and condos
• Hours for the trucks should be very earty and very late
• How could businesses run without delivery? You can't even consider pedestrian-only.
• How wonderful but is it possible? Maybe during summer months; easier deliveries
• I favor restricting delivery to trucks no larger than the UPS/FedEx variety
• I have had to deliver flowers in the core and police are understanding
• I think to allow business to prosper (which is in all our best interests) we have to allow
loading and delivery to those businesses
• I think too many cars and trucks get into the core
.
TOWN OF VAIL COMNIUNITY SURVEY 1997
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Comments about the Use of the Commerciai Core
• I work for a restaurant; restrictions are nice but sometimes are more detrimental than
hetp
• If the greed heads want stuff for their shops they shouldn't bitch about delivery
• It doesn't seem possible to restrict it 100% of the time
• It is unrealistic to not allow businesses delivery services; they should be allowed delivery
in the morning
• It seems practical and necessary that loading be allowed but should be controlled
IYs fine; quit caving in to Pepi and Sheika; there are other problems .
_ • Keep all cars and trucks out, period!
• Keep cars and trucks our during normal business hours
• Keep out locals and visitors without real business Larger vehicles need to be accommodated; good luck on how to
• Leave it as it is
• Limit hours further
• Load and unload in front of businesses; stores and bars at lowest peak hour
• Loading and delivery only very early morning; wrould be too difficult for merchants if not
altowed at all
• Load ing/del ivery in early morning hours
• Make deliveries with golf carts, ATVs
• Merchants require delivery of products
• Must allow some time for vehicles to deliver!
• No matter what you do you can not please eveiy one
• No parking in village - Pepi's lot should be closed
• Only small delivery vehicles (golf cart size)
• Pedestrian
• Pedestrian only area from 7:30 AM to 5 PM - high skier traffic
• Pedestrian only from 11 to 5
• Pedestrian only ideal but impossible; delivery early in am or late P.M.
• Pedestrian only would be lovely but not realistic
• Remember Octoberfest? the Village felt and was alive
• Remote parking lots with electric carts to transfer people and goods
Restrict delivery vehicles from noon to 6 PM, allow transportation vehicles at all times
• Street closed between 12 and 2
• The same as it is now
• The tourists arrive at all hours of the day and iYs nice that they can be dropped off at
their hotels in the Village
• Too small of an area for deliveries; need alternative solution
• Underground tunnel
• Up to 10 am for 5 ton and smaller vehicles
• Use electric vehicles like in Zermatt
• Use little carts like the Sonnenalp has
• Use real estate transfer tax to provide distribution center by Christinia
• Vail Village's design doesn't allow for alley delivery; don't penalize retailers because of it;
iYs hard enough for delivery people now!
• Vehicle deliveries 10-11:30 AM and 1-3 PM only
• Vehicles only form 10 P.M. to 6 am
• Very user unfriendly; don't antagonize the delivery trucks and make them miserable so
that they raise the prices to deliver
TOWN OF VA1L COMMUNITY SURVEY 1997
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Comments about the Use of the Commercial Core
• We need to let some vehicles through especially delivery vehicles
• Why make life difficult; we need supplies
• Why should Bridge St. receive special treatment
• Winter: before 8 or after 4; summer: more flexible hours
• With the exception of emergency vehicles '
Without all2ys there is a'problem; delivery men can only do so much
• Would like to see a central loading and unloading with smatl delivery vehicles
• You have to get the goods into the stores .
• You must make the Village easy to access for locals shopping and drop-offs and for
deliveries
• Zermatt does it; our business owners whine about everything
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LOADlNG & DELIVERY
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
ACTION PLAN
July 17, 18 Consult with Town Attorney on legal issues, process (ordinance?)
(garbage trucks vs. beer trucks).
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Centennial Engineering. July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Design Workshop.
July 17, 18 Advise/consult with Colorado Motor Carriers Assn. .
July 21 Staff Team meeting to determine what additional
information/feedback is needed via community dialogue (size of
trucks, boundaries, etc.) Also draft goals and objectives,
measurements for success, etc. and develop action plan. In
addition, determine if other management issues could be
addressed during this process, such as garbage truck noise.
July 22 Action plan presented and modified/approved by Town Council,
plus agreement on goals, objectives and measurements.
July 30 or 31 Community meeting to develop list of possible ways to deal with
improved management of existing infrastructure and pros/cons of
each (large trucks and noise).
Aug. 5 Council update at work session to begin shaping draft
policy/ordinance.
Aug. 6 Development of draft policy/ordinance.
Aug. 13 Review draft policy with Village Merchants Assn., East Village
• Homeowners and Commercial Property Owners Assn., Restaurant
Assn.
Aug. 13 Review draft policy with Lionshead Merchants Assn.
Aug. 14 Tweak draft policy based on feedback.
Aug. 19 Revised draft policy presented at Council work session.
Sept. 2 First reading if ordinance is required. .
Sept. 16 Second reading if ordinance is required.
Sept. 17 Notification of affected interests.
Oct. 1 Implementation of pilot system with tweaking to occur in Oct. and
first part of Nov.
Oct. 8 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Oct. 15 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Oct. 29 Community tweaking/monitoring meeting.
Nov. 4 Final adjustments for conversion from pilot system to season-long
program for implementation Nov. 15.
Nov. 15 Implementation of season-long program.
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been profitable in onlv hvo of the past 10 N-ears. Gunnison still has a chance. thanl:s to an un-
and Donna. a%rivacious f 1-year-old. is sick of likelv coalition of conservative ranchers and left- : -
< scraping by. She wants to enjov rerirement ~Nith leaning emrironmentalists who have put aside
° Duane, a soulful, laconic man of 67 who in the their cultural differences and teamed up to launch ~
past two years has sunived four operations and a b ass-roots campaign to save ranches from the
` two broken limbs. But Duane is stubborn. His bulldozers. The Gunnison Legacy Proiect. as the
family has been ranching here for more than a effort is known, is the brainchild of Susan Lohr, a `
centuny. "I know how I want to die." he savs. "lust soft-spoken ornithologist from California. and
. fall over in mv field. That's the best way." 1'et he Bill Trampe. a lean, crusri rancher whose famih
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A ' A three gro~~rn children-ranchers ~vho work out- bird watcher and the cowboN, as Lohr and
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side jobs to make ends meet- could be forced to Trampe are sometimes called. hope to save 3.000
sell the ranch just to pay the federal estate tat. acres of ranchland in the ne.r•t vear-including
"%V"e need income." says Donna. I'et she tells the half of Duane and Donna Phelps' place-and as
auent she is not selling. "I'd say yes." she admits manv as 20.000 more acres bv the vear 2002.
~ In the lush valley later. "but the family would outvote me 4 to 1." NVith matching-grant monev from Great
The Phelpses are m•ing to hang on, but manv Outdoors Colorado (coco a conservation pro-
~ bottomland of the 75 other families still ranching in the coun- uram funded bv the state lotten•, thev will use
along the h' are iust waiting for the right deal. In the lush land-preservation tools called conservation
% vallev bottomland along the Gunnison. Slate and easements to pay ranchers for the development -
` East rivers. Fox sALE signs are almost as common rights to their. property, then place those rights Gunnison, Slate,
. as cottomvoods. Counn~v%ide. 13.000 acres of in permanent trusts. B~~ selling development
and East rivers, ranchland have been sold for development in the rights instead of the property, ranchers raise
F past hvo ~~ears: of the 75,000 prime acres that re- capital while saving open space and hanging on
} FOR SALE signs are main. 17.500 are for sale. Development s pace is to their land. :1nd because the property can nev-
almost as fastest at the northern head of the ~~alley. Nrhere er be developed. it loses half its market ~~alue.
the funl.~, ski town of Crested Butte is a monev Thus ranchers can suddenk afford to pay taxes
eommon as magnet. Opulent homes necklace its ridges. and and keep the land in the familv. Gunnison isn't
* a million Nisitors pass through each year. Though the first community to launch a land-trust pro-
CQttQnwQQd$. But still rural, the county has a choice: either it finds gram: 1200 of them have spruna up so far in the
R awav to shape the spraNvl, channeling develop- U.S. But unlike most, the Gunnison Legacy is a
some ranehers ment into esisting o o,,vth areas and presenzng true grass-roots effort ~Nith no involvement from
Y aren't giving up open space, or it loses its high-lonesome charm national consen•ation Qroups or ~vealth~•
and becomes, like so manv Colorado valleys, landowners seekinc tax breaks.
"Ranching is worth presen•inQ not because
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condos. Ranchland is crucial wildlife habitat.
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3 I agreed that ranchei-s deserve to be compensat-
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culture clash still divides the rock-ribbed citi-
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~ from New Hampshire in 1986. when she became
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ratorv, a high-altitude field station based in the
ghost town of Gothic. The federal grazing land
around the lab was leased by a"range pool ' th a
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dead in the field. Trampe's elders in the range Gunnison Water Conservancx• Board. which iti ;oil
pool couldn't fathom the lab's scientists. °To a fighting a decade-long court battle to prevent the i I l,-,.
= ~ rancher, it's strange to see somebodv crawling Dem~er suburUs from taking Gunnison's ~vater. lt l~ric
' ~O around the hillside huntin' bugs,~~ says Trampe. ~vasn't Lohr's eloquence on the subject th,it tito»
~1 The rivo sides were ahvays fighting• VVhen the broke TramPe's reserve. It was the wav Lohr g
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ranchers were ready to move a herd, for instance, to the water-board meetings. Since the onl\road ateci
they didn't stop to think what a thousand hooves to Lohr's cabin in Gothic was closed from Octo- toi- ;
~,;„;k7t;;~ would do to ihe tinv sponge traps scientists use to ber to June, she had to ski out. an hour's trek to the
collect invertebrates from beaver ponds. Seeking i14ount Crested Butte, where she would iump tle .i
detente. Lohr and Trampe started talking, and into a Subaru wagon and drive an additioiial 43
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THE ' each was surprised by the other's willingness to minutes to Gunnison. :1fter the meeting, shc- dri\
A ' i learn. Tklev began having long discussions about would snowshoe home in the dark. "Anvbodx the,
agriculture and the environment. Lohr saw that who lives all winter in Gothic." savs Trampe. -is call>
. - the area's centurv-old catde-rotation sYStem- either crazy or all right with me." The
driving the herds into the high countrv in summer lgy(
while gro\vnng hay on tle vdlle~' floor-meshes TAND IN THE FIELD BESIDE TRAMPE'S ypjc{
%vith the natural ecological cycle, benefiting the house on a Sundav afternoon in ApriL Trai
land. She married a local plumber and became a and you'll see what's killing ranching. wal-,
board member of the High Countrv Citizens' The sport utilities full of skiers flv past Mlli'!
Alliance, an infiuential environmental group, but on the hvo-lane countrv road that leads )il~{\
~ LAND GRAB grew impatient with trust-fund recreationists from Crested Butte to Gunnison. From
In Colorado, the nation's who wanted to force cattie out of the high mead- time to time. a car pulls over and people emerge so fa
fifth fastest-growing ows to make room for mountain bikes. Slowly, to drink in the scene-the West Elk \Vilderness the •
state, about 1,700 acres othei-einiros came to realize that cows weren't the rising white and jagged above a graceful slope pinl
of agricultural land are enemv.A new alliance began to emerae. known as Antelope Ridge. It's an astounding Ser\
taken out of production Kanchers, who value hard work and fortitude )nsta. and naturallv some visitors decide to buv a ing
every week above all else. take the measure of their neighbors piece of it. at $3.000 to 810A00 an acre. 'Thr
slowly. winter bv ~~inter. Trampe didn't fully ac- But Trampe, one of three cash-poor ranchers to fii
cept Lohr until she joined him on the Upper who own most of the open land Uehveen Gunni- idezi
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n all: cisco. tvo sExvtcES. Whatthis microscoPic
ROADSIDsettlementdoeshaveisanart installation,oneasmysteriou,asauFO
landing pad. Last year some artists from outside quiedy transformed an
old gas station. lnside, cowboy boots hang in midair, skewered by metal
poles. One Nvall is lined with photographs of the backs ot people's heads.
Strands of twine lasso a brick to the floor. Twig crosses, arrangements of
broken glass-locals who ask if it isn't Nvitchcraft have a point. When you EM' NOTE1;
fhston - . NNh«.h;,..
discover this place, you remember that art is a ldnd of sorcery. cA
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son and Crested Butte. was not among those sell- Then, in late 1995, coco began identif~~ing rne Gunnison
i ing. °This is home." he savs. In the field beside the Legac,,Projects that would preserve land and
~ brick house his father built sits a huge pile of NviIdlife. Trampe and Lohr spent 1996 travelin~ Legacy organizers
; stones, polished smooth bv 100 \v~nters. bleached the count\, sitting in kitchens drinking coffee
white bv 100 years of high-countrv sun. It was cre- and talking about their plan. "This project had to hope to preserve
ated by Trampe's grandfather, cleanng this land start with ranchers," savs Trampe. "Cattlemen 3,000 acres in the
for farming and cattle. «'hen Trampe took over don't take kindlv to people tellina them ~vhat to
' the ranch after his father s death 30 vears ago, lit- do." Eventually, 25 ranchers wanted in.
tle had changed in the rallev. As late as 1990. Lohr ~vrote a formal proposal to coco, re- neX~ year. By I~
Trampe could use the road to Crested Butte to questing a 810 million grant to be matched Nvith 2002, they eould
drive his herd home fi•om the high pastures.:Uong 81.25 miliion in local monev, a sum that could
' the way. the cows rested in midvallev meadows he save 20.000 acres. coco promised S1 million to save as mueh as
calls "crucial stepping-stones up the vallev Hoor.° S2 million for the projecYs first phase. Now Lohr 20,000 aC~$_
The stepping-stones are ~,one.no~v. In the earlv and Trampe faced another hurdle: N'Vhere ~vould I
1990s, half a dozen ranches in the midvallev were thev get the local monev to match coco's grant? but oniy if eounty
sold off and subdivided. Standing in his fieid. The vallev began to rallv. Shopkeepers in ;
Trampe points north. where the land climUs to- Crested Butte launched a voluntarv donation residents vote '
ward Crested Butte, and concatenates the old program: each of their customers could add 1% i
names: "Mountain Lair. llelmont. Danni. Roaring to their bill. xNith the proceeds divided behveen to spend a ?udy. \ow thev're all vacation properties." the Crested Butte Land Trust and the Gunnison fraetion of their ~ Legacv. :1fter three months. 38 merchants had ~
SO Hti AND LOHR HATCHEll THEIR PLAN, MAPPING joined the program. ~~•hich ~vas espected to ~en- Sales-tax dollars !
the vallev from Gunnison to Crested Butte and erate S2.500 a month-far short of the S125.000
pinpointing what was most at risk. Studyin, con- needed to match coco's first S1 million grant. OII OpeII-spaee
servation easements. they hit on the idea of pay- Shopkeepers in the city of Gunnison were
ing ranchers far development rights. "N1%e said. slow to ;et involeed. Some saw the issue as an preservation
'These preservation tools are Qreat. but we've Eiot "up-valley" matter and questioned the need for
j to find fundin..,. Lohr recalls. "\Ve had a million open-space preservation in a counhthat is 85`'I~.
ideas and no money.federallv owned (even if much of it consists of '
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Col* 1 altruism it does not in
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require a lot of free time, income or even an instinct to save
the world. In the case of Diana Tixier Herald. 43, a librarian, it
- takes visits to Sam's Club and a vocabularv that includes the
= word ephebiphobia. Seven _
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five davs. Most of the Heralds'
.`.-'.41Eat. 24 charges have landed on
their feet; onlv two have had to
be removed (one for sniffing spray paint, the other for
sneaking men in). From the experience, Diana, above, with
two of her wards, has taken away an appreciation of ska and
skateboarding; she also teaches a workshop called "Combat
Ephebiphobia," or the loathing of teenagers. ~
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A small town (pop.1,600) celebrates
another gold rush. Tax revenue from a
- new mine paid for a$2 million renovation of Eureka's 1880
Opera House, where local cheerleaders go through their paces.
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ALL I N TH E FAM I LY Third-generation rancheU Duane Phelps wants his son and two daughters to take over the operation ;
verticalmountainsides).Otherssaxv theideaas AT A STUBAOR\ 35 M.P.H.. DUANe PHELPS> .
weliare for ranchers-prirate-propert~ zealot; steers his pickup along, the shotilder of Hiah--
who. now that times were hard. were askin~ for wav 50. Skiers in suVs roar past at 70. It's a late- ~
, handouts i even if thex- would be donatin, a .-lpril day shorth before the famih~ will drive its _
quarter of their development riQhts). herd up the ancient buffalo [I'illl f0 t{lE high =
But the navsa.yers failed to cariv t11e da\ . country tother ranchers nrnw load their co\\,s:
because somethin, extraordinai-x- had been into trucksl. In a battered hat and ~,\i re-rim-
takin, place in the valle,. \Iam ot the old ad- shades. Duane mutters at the cai•s. picks his
versarie;-ranchers in white Stetsons. ti-ust- moment, then wheels across the iroad to a cor-
- fund hippies in silk parachute pants. resort de- ral bisected bv the trout-rich Tomichi Creek. "1
velopers and local officials-had been sitiin,_ ala•ays wantecl to fish that crick the first week of
around a table. t;ilkin; otit their differences. May." he say:s. "\ever had the time." The Gunnison Va]ley Forum. as th15 111011thl\ Tlle truck rumbies into the pasttn•e. a .
meetin~, is called. was launciied bv Lieut. Gov- bmine maternih ward. Here a gawl.-vnewborn
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er-nor Gail Schoettler- in 1996. \\hen a battle nuzzles its mothei-: there a tetal head and hwo
raged orer the ski resort's plan to espand onto hooves peek h-om the hindquarters of a cow ;
a second mountain. Eventuallv. after the resort that's amblin-, wholh unconcerned. through ;
? TROPHY RANCH put its plan on hold. the Forum tackled other the field. Sa_e ~orouse-a preposterouslv sho\ry
Owning a thousand or issues. At one meetin_r_ rancher and count\ endanuered species-strut and preen on the
more acres of Rocky commissioner Fred Field. a skilled. home- hillside. W1hilr lluane tours the scene in his i
Mountain paradise has spun politician. proposed usine a fraction of pickup. his son Brad works from the saddle of a
become a 1990s the local sales tas tc) back a bond issue for quaiter horse. They stop tn watch as a cow lies '
symbol of ruggedly open-space acquisition. the onl\ sure way to down. her cali he11111inc, to emerae. Finall}•, .
individualistic wealth. raise the monev needed to match coco~~ ~%Ith pei•fect timin<, and ~,reat effort. the cow '
Many "life-style -rant. But while the towns o'r Crested hutte clamhers tu her 'teet and lets ;-ra0tv deliver the ~
ranchers"-who use and 1loUmt Crested Butte backed the idea. tht! newborn. It is motionless. Duane watches
their spreads as weekend Gunnison cih• council balked-let s keep Gun- cioseh~ as the mother licks mucus from its face.
retreats-hire real nison*s monev in Gumnison. they decided. 1 n At last. the calf shudders to ]ife: Duane smiles. ~
ranchers to tend the response. the count\ vowed to put the issue "\ov.% tell me." he sav:s, sweeping a leathen• ~
herds. making cattle the be'rore voters this \ovember. "We'll see how hand past cow and calf: up hevond his sage hills
latest amenity of the serious people arc ahoui preseiving this val- to the peaks o( Fossil Rid<1e. "How 171UCI1 CIICI •
have-it-all set ley." says Field. they saY this place is s posed tc) be worth?-
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Air quality not an issue, study shows
By Jane Reuter reduction," said Lou Cohn of The
Daily News Statt Writer Technology Group. "The noise is not
going to go away, but this will make
DILLON VALLEY - Within it tolerable.
five years, a noise barrier will extend "It takes a 10-decibel reduction
almost the length of Dillon Valley for you to say, `That's half as loud as
along Interstate 70. Results of a noise it used to be,' " he added. "Our goal -
study conducted this spring show. is to reduce it 5 to 7 decibels."
levels perilously close to exceeding The bazriers will not reduce noise
federal guidelines. ' levels for people residing on the sec-
Work will continue this year on a ond or third floor of any building, -
dirt berm be un in .1996 alon
g 8 Cohn said. A wall designed for that ~ - - -
Straight Creek Drive, and state high- purpose would be unsightly, he said. - -
way officials say the entire barrier "The average height of noise `'T;=s- ~
will be completed in five years at walls is 12 feet," Cohn said. "To go
most. higher, costs go way up. But even
"It could be just a matter of three more important years," said Sam Atencio, environ- aze the aesthetic "l WOUld
mental planner for the Colorado effects. You've
Department of Trans ortation. Aten- ~~COI'Yl- ,z-
P got . this Great mend with cio, along with representatives of the Wall of China."
companies conducting the noise Additional- thE''se 41r
study, spoke during a Tuesday meet- ly, the noise 4U4~ity leV-
ing of the Dillon Valley homeown- reduction will BlS, y0U
ers' association. - be less dramatic ShOUld "
Without the proposed batriers, the farther a S~'3end all of
noise levels will surely and quickly building is from
exceed those federal levels, said a the barrier. YOUr nrY18
representative of the company that "Noise walls outdoors
conducted the noise study. work primarily and never
A second study on air quality, for the first row, go inside:"
however, showed negligible pollu- about one-half -Chatten
tant levels in the valley. (as much) for Cowherd
CDOT plunked down $155,000 the second row, Mani
to conduct both studies, hiring the and beyond that, the effect is mini-
Midwest Reseazch Institute to carry mal," Cohn said.
out the air-quality study; and The Most of the barrier will be dirt,
Technology Group to test noise lev- with concrete walls at the east and
els. west sides, where the margins
With the suggested noise barriers, become narrower and the ground less
Dillon Valley residents, particularly stable, CDOT officials said.
those who live closest to the inter- "The (dirt) berm will be much
state, will enjoy a quieter neighbor- better, more effective, than the wall," `
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hood. The wall, ranging in height Cohn said. N.- ~
from 8- to 10-feet, is planned from a The noise study was required
"couple hundred feet west" of the before CDOT could begin an overlay Y}Catholic church, to just west of the and widening of I-70 along Dillon
Dillon Valley water treatment plant. Valley. Atencio said Dillon Valley ~"You'll see a very noticeable please see Dillon Valley page 11
g~g u Metal sculptor WiIlie Morrison works at getting his pie.cce of jr
place Tuesday at the new County Commons building. The~ ~
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project moves Dillon Valley to the
top of the list. ---i Proposed Noise Barrler
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Air quality OK - ~
Air quality in Dillon Valley is ~ DILLON VALLEY
"very clean", according to MRI c~~y
spokesperson Chatten Cowherd. + °o
"These are the deanest leveis • Churcfi ~
we've ever seen in any study we've done," he said.
The air-quality study was trig-
gered by the demands of Dillon Val- N
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ley residents, who last fall voiced
concerns about the impact of diesel
fumes from trucks idling in the To SllverthorneJpillon
chain-up station. The station was '
built last fall to give truckers an area with these air-quality levels, you He also expects area residents will Atencio said the air-quality study, in which to safely pull off the inter- should spend all of your time out- be happy about the construction of the more expensive of the two with a
state and attach chains during winter doors and never go inside. You'll the noise bazrier. bill of $120,000, was worfhwhile.
storms. exceed 150 in your house - I guar- "I think it's definitely going to "(We did it) because we felt it was
Air particulates were measured antee it." help the valley," he said. "I'm real so important to have that chain-up
when trucks were using the chain-up Fred Handy, president of Dillon pleased with the highway depart- station," he said.
station, as well as when it was Valley's homeowners' association, ment. I've been there 18 years, and Chain-up stations were also con- ,
vacant, Cowherd said. The measure- said he was thrilled with both reports. we tried to get something done for a structed farther east on the Eisen-
ments were taken from a monitor "I'm tickled to death,"- he said. long time. Now we're seeing the hobier Tunnel's eastbound approaeh
adjacent to the chain-up station and a"1'ou figure on a scale of 150 results of our efforts. I think the ancrion Vail Pass. The stations are
second at the Dillon Valley fire sta- (micrometers), we're in the 8 to 10 chain-up station helped precipitate a credited wifh helping to reduce this
tion. range, I think that's outstanding." lot of that." yeafs I-70 winter closures.
"The chain-up station is not pol-
luting the air," Cowherd said. "We
actually got a higher concentration
- the air was actually dirtier - Keystone Resort
without the chain-up station (operat-. ing) than we did (with it not operat-
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storm. Drier conditions, which exist Ld
when it isn't snowing, produce more
particulates, Cowherd said. y11S CXCt
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"These are all very clean values,
and essentially identical," he said. bliSB O E
"There is no (evidence) that if you.
run a lot of trucks, you're going to Tover IOO~C
have significant degradation of air
quality." RiT781', features ~
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state that particulate measurements -
of 150 micrometers or more reqmre ' • ~
abatement measures. Those recorded " in Dillon Valley barely exceeded 10 Staft[ng Qt `$1
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micrometers. ' •
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any health-related standard,"
Cowherd said. "I would recommend
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By Jane Reuter
Daily News Staff Writer
EISENHOWER TUNNEL
A motor home burst into flames Q~ '
inside the Eisenhower Tunnel ~ UNIQUE HOME FURNITURE & AESS~
Tuesday afternoon, forcing an ~ CC ~ , . hour-long closure of the eastbound Mountain Rustic Lo'•-
lanes and totalling the RV, accord-
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ing to the Colorado State Patrol. ~
Lawrence Maeda, 57, of Long-
mont, was driving eastbound
through the tunnel at about 3:45 00~ P•m. when his 1986 RV caught on q ~
fire, said CSP sergeant Clark Bates.
rig "Basically, he stopped in the
ht lane inside the tunnel where ,
the vehicle was fully engulfed,"
Bates said. "He jumped out. - #
Nobody was injured. It was just
kind of an annoyance for every- a~1 O
body due to the backed-up traffic." O 040 of ~v~?? N ` , . , .r~ 'K
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July 16, 1997
Mayor Bob Armour
Town Council Members
Town of Vail
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Dear Mayor Armour and Honorable Council Members,
I would like to bring to your attention my concern of the lack of anticipated infrastructure
maintenance the Town of Vail seemingly has.
Earl Eaton Plaza (Founders Plaza) is in pitiful condition. The brick pavers have been in
poor repair for years. The grass lawn, electrical lighting and staircase are in very bad
condition and repair.
My concern is this, in your budget process do you ever save for these continuing
maintenance problems? With the world championships coming soon to Vail it would be
awful to have Eaton Plaza look as it does today. In fact, it's appearance is shameful.
This infrastructure maintenance issue should be addressed for all public area in Vail Village
as well as Lionshead. We cannot and should not continue to enlarge our parks and build
new plazas until we maintain and upgrade what we have.
Thank you.
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DAY TRIP
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Summer freebies plentiful in Vail Valley
By lillian Ross gu-dens are open dawn to dusk, snow= appeai; including Bela Fleck on the ski lifts, skiwear and documented ski
melt to snowfall, but to see the colors = final afteinoon, Aug. 24. For informa- history and videos tracing the earlier
V ail and Beaver Creek prove that in July is to enjoy sensory overload. tion, call (970) 476-7752. days of the sportin Colorado. Conven-
the best things in life are free. And Hot SLunmer Nights is the name of The public arts festivals in Vail and iendy located in the Uail Transportation
a visit to this mountain valley also the Tuesday evening free (and loud) x,, Beaver Creek are recognized in the Center, the museum is open daily ex-
ctispels the myth that eveiything here performances through July at the Ger- - ~ ~---~~r top 200 national shows by Sunshir:e cept Mondays.
costs lots of money. . ald Ford Amphitheater, next to the ~ Arts Magazine and the Harris List. Not euactly fiee, but so affordable, it
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Swruner in the Vail Valley is a gift of Alpine gardens. For information on The final day of Vail's festival is today might as well be, is the Vail Valley Ro-
mountain sunshine, days in the 70s performeis, call (970) 949-1999. at Lionshead, where more than 100 deo Series. EveryThursday evening
and a sky so blue it seems unreal. The Bravo! Colorado concerts don't artists will display their talents. At through Sept. 4, this timeless Western
True, Mother Nature takes credit for fit in the category of free spectator :Beaver Creek, Aug. 9 and 10, another tradition comes alive at the Vail Ualley
these freebies, but there's more. evehts this summer, except for one 100 artists make the trek to exhibit Equestrian Center in Edwal-ds, down
On one acre in the heart of Vail Vil- special complimentary performance during this special show valley from Beaver Creek. Admission
lage are more than 2,000 varieties of by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Now in its l lth season, the Beaver is $8 for adults; $5 for children; or a
alpine and subalpine plants clustered in in July at Beaver Creek.ln celebration Creek Children's Theater features a special $20 price for a family of four. A
the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, North of the 1999 World Alpine Ski Cham- professional troupe animating chil- family-style baibecue ($5 a plate) is
America's highest public garden. Stroll pionships, the symphony will present dren's literature, fractured fairy tales served at 5:30 p.m. and the rodeo be-
through this immaculately landscaped "A Salute to the Champions" at the and folklore. Plenty of interacdon is gins at 6:30 p.m. Call (970) 926-3679.
sanctuary to feed your soul. Myriad foot of the slopes at 4:30 pm., July 19. encouraged during the performances. Uail is located 100 miles west of
colors fill the alpine collection; the per- The foot of the Sh-awberry Park They run Tuesdays through Saturdays Denver on Interstate 70; Beaver
ennials, trees and shrubs are a testa- slope at Beaver Creek also is a popular The Vail Valley Rodeo Series kicks on the plaza at 11 a.m. For more infor- Creek is another 10 miles west of Uail.
ment to the variety that thrives in the venue for free Sunday afternoon (4:30 into high gear every Thursday madon, call (970) 845-9090. • ~
mountains.l'here's also a meditation • p.m.) concerts this summer. An eclec- " evening until Sept. 4 at family- . The Colorado Ski Museum allows LiUian Ross is a free-lance umter who
garden fashioned in Asian design. The tic variety of performers is slated to.•;;. , friendly priees. you to wander through displays of early lives in Leaduille.
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TOWN OF YAIL .
75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Codorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
MEDIA ADVISORY
July 16, 1997 -
Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115
Community Information Office
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HiGHLiGHTS FOR JULY 15
Work Session Briefs
Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston, Kurz, Navas
--Parking Program
The Council continued its review of the parking program in preparation for upcoming
discussions that will focus on an overall parking philosophy, strategy and policies for the
97,98 ski season. Yesterday, the Council reviewed statistics on the gold and blue
parking pass program, debit cards, parking rates, the Free After Three program,
cammunity survey results and sales tax collections. For a copy of the information
packet used during the presentation, please call Suzanne Silverthorn in the Community
Information Office at 479-2115. Parking discussions will resume at the July 22 work
session with an overview of trends at other ski resorts.
--PEC Review
- During a review of Monday's Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) meeting,
several Councilmembers inquired about a request by the PEC to increase enforcement
of the deed restrictions, particularly the occupancy requirements, for 14 employee
housing units that have been approved by the town since 1994. In approving the
EHUs, property owners agree to rent the units to residents who work up to 30 hours per
week in Eagle County. Susan Connelly, director of Community Development, said the
department has been uncomfortable with the town's inability to make the staffing
commitment to address the town's code compliance needs. She said an opportunity
may exist now to develop additional capacity to meet these needs following three
departures in the department's building division. She said a strategic plan regarding a
proposed department reorganization is forthcoming.
--Discussion of GRFA Ordinance
In preparation for the evening meeting, the Council reviewed a draft of an ordinance to
allow for the interior conversion of existing single family, duplex and primary/secondary
structures that have no remaining Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA). See evening
meeting briefs for more information, or contact Russell Forrest in the Community
Development Department at 479-2146.
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--Information Update
In response to an earlier question, Councilmembers learned that 141 blue parking
passes were distributed free of charge during the 1995-96 season, while 157
complimentary blue passes were awarded in 1996-97. Many of the passes are
distributed as a result of long-standing agreements with Vail Associates, the Vail
Recreation District and Gasthoff Gramshammer, as well as benefits for town board and
commission members. Announcements yesterday included notice of a private fund- .
raising campaign to add a memorial plaque to a bench at Dobson Arena in memory of
Pamela Rodda, a well known instructor for local skating programs and notice of a
"roundabout carnival" this Saturday in which Mayor Bob Armour will be presented with a
check from the Dancing Bear to help support construction of the West Vail
roundabouts. The check passing is scheduled for 4 p.m. in front of the Dancing Bear.
--Council Reports
Kevin Foley indicated the Art in Public Places Board met last week in its pursuit of a
fitting art piece design for Seibert Circle.
--Other
Paul Johnston shared a list of concerns, including: 1) a street person seen July 6 in Vail
Village who was accompanied by a pan-handling musician at Seibert Circle; 2) conflicts
July 9 on Hanson Ranch Road caused by Vail Village Club construction staging (which
is prohibited); 3) lack of enforcement by the town with regard to the Hanson Ranch
Road matter; 4) lack of clarification by the town staff regarding Johnston's request last
week to pursue a ban on large trucks in Vail Village and Lionshead. In response, Town
Manager Bob McLaurin apologized for the communications gap and agreed to work
more closely with the Police and Public Works departments on problems associated
with construction staging and deliveries near Hanson Ranch Road. McLaurin also
agreed to share a time table with the Council next week regarding Johnston's request to
fast-track a ban on targe trucks in the commercial core areas. During the discussion
yesterday, several Cauncil members suggested imposing fines or penalties for those
who violate the town's construction staging and/or loading and delivery policies.
Also, referring to last week's discussion with representatives from TCI, Paul Johnston
said the town would be in a favorab{e position if TCI asked to revisit the existing
franchise agreement since it would give the Council the opportunity to renegotiate
anything it wanted to. On a related note, Mayor Bob Armour said he, too, had been
receiving feedback from the community. He said several people have suggested
contacting the city of Greeley to see how a digital compression system is working in that
community. Digital compression is being .suggested by TCI as the technology of choice
here in lieu of the total fiber optic build-out which is spelled out in the current franchise.
Sybill Navas suggested reviewing possible inequities which may exist in allowing free
parking for users of charter/RV lot on the east end of the Lionshead parking structure.
Michael Jewett shared feedback he'd received from several town employees who've
expressed frustration with the town's pay structure. Town Manager Bob McLaurin said
he intended to initiate a detailed discussion with the Council regarding a proposal to
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implement a performance-based pajr system that would help address some of the -
complaints. The discussion is scheduled to occur at the Council's retreat scheduled for
Aug. 19.
Kevin Foley thanked the staff for its coordination of parking and traffic control during the
busy weekend. He said things appeared to work well. Foley also announced
distribution of the Eagle County Trails System gift catalogue, a project supported by the .
Eagle County Trails Committee and the Regional Transportation Authority. In addition,
Foley reminded everyone of the Courage Classic bicycle tour which will be coming "
through Vail on July 18. More than 2,000 cyclists are expected. They'll spend the night
at Ford Park.
At Bob Armour's suggestion, the Council agreed to pass a proclamation honoring Vail's
Mike Kloser for his contribution to the professional bike racing circuit. Armour, who was
involved in the award ceremonies over the weekend during the World Cup
bike races, also commended Jim Hoza and Brian Canepa of the Public Works
Department for constructing a base for a trophy on their own time and with last minute
notice!
Evening Session Briefs
Council members present: Armour, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Johnston, Kurz, Navas
--Citizen Participation
There was no citizen participation.
--GRFA Ordinance
The Council voted 7-0 to give first reading approval to an ordinance that allows for the
interior conversion of existing single family, duplex and primary/secondary structures
that have no remaining Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA). The ordinance caps a
nine-manth process in which the Council, responding to citizen requests, agreed to
evaluate the existing GRFA system and explore alternatives. The ordinance k.eeps
GRFA as a tooi to control the bulk and mass of structures, but allows for the interior
conversion of existing homes. This would be achieved to allowing for the conversion of
existing interior spaces such as vaulted spaces, crawl spaces and other interior spaces
into useable floor area. The changes address recent complaints by those who've said
the current GRFA standards make it hard for families to live in Vail due to the inability to
convert interior space. During citizen input, Jim Lamont of the East Village
Homeowners Association said he saw no reason why the ordinance should not apply to
all zone districts, indicating that individuals living in mufti-family neighborhoods don't
understand why they can't convert interior space as well. Lamont said the association
also was in favor of coming up with design guidelines. In making the motion to approve
the ordinance, Councilmember Sybill Navas complimented the process and the work
performed by consultant Tom Braun and Russell Forrest of the Community
Development Department. Mayor Bob Armour reviewed the positive aspects of the
ordinance and echoed Navas' comments. He agreed that in spite of an increased
workload by staff, the new changes are for the better.
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--Supplemental Appropriations The Council voted 7-0 to approve first reading of an ordinance making supplemental
appropriations to the town's 1997 budget in the amount of $1.6 million. The measure
completes the budgeting process for $1.1 million in Real Estate Transfer Tax projects.
For details, contact Steve Thompson, finance director, at 479-2116.
--Town Manager Report
Town Manager Bob McLaurin provided an update on the TCI Cablevision presentatiori
regarding proposed changes to the TC{ franchise agreement and TCf's proposal to
eliminate the system re-build in lieu of enhanced channel capacity through a digital
compression system. McLaurin suggested setting up a tour of the National Digital
Center in Littleton or of other communities using the system.
--Other
Councilman Paul Johnston updated fellow Council members on comments he's heard
from out-of-town guests that Vail will be a hot spot for the celebration of the 2000 New
Year. He recommended the town begin preparing something special for the
celebration.
Councilman Kevin Foley thanked the Vail Valley Foundation for organization of the
1997 Cycle Class, the Vail Valley Arts Council for a successful arts festival and
congratulated Vai1's Mike Kloser who has retired from competitive mountain biking.
UPCOMING DISCUSSION TOPICS
Ju/y 22 Work Session
DRB Review
Executive Session, Personnel Matters
Parking Fees
August 5 Work Session ,
Site Visit & Discussion of Ski Storage Zone Code Change
Site Visit Dobson Arena re: Lionshead Design Charette
PEC Review
Community Task Force lnterviews
Alpine Garden Update & Vail Valley Foundation Presentation
August 5 Evening Meeting
Second Reading, Ordinance #13, GRFA Revisions
Second Reading, Ordinance # 14, Supplemental Appropriations
Presentation by TCI re: System Upgrade
Vail Tomor.row Presentation
AIPP Seibert Circle Design Approval
Appointment of Community Task Force Members
August 12 Work Session
PEC/DRB Review
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TOWN OF VAIL -
75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FAX 970-479-2157 July 14, 1997
Contact: Christine Anderson, 479-2119 Town of Vail Finance and Budget Manager
TOV TO BEGIN TAKING NAMES OF AGENCIES SEEKING GRANTS FOR 1998
(Vail)--Non-profit organizations and agencies interested in applying for project funding from
the Town of Vail's 1998 annual budget are asked to contact the town's Finance Department to
request an application packet. Proposals must produce a positive economic benefit for the town
or address Vail's environmentally sensitive high quality of life. Requests for application packets
are due by 5 p.m. July 25. This step is required for all applicants, including those making new
submissions and agencies who have applied for funding previously from the town. Those who
fail to request an application by the July 25 deadline will become ineligible for funding.
To request an application, agencies are asked to provide a mailing address, telephone number
and contact person for the project. Requests to the town may be made by mail; telephone,
479-2122; or fax, 479-2248. The mailing address is: Finance Department, Town of Vail, 75 S.
Frontage Rd., Vail, 81657.
Once the request for application period has closed, the town will send packets to the
requesting agencies on Aug. 1 outlining the town's review policies and criteria. The grant
submissions will be due by 5 p.m. Aug. 29.
Agency requests for cash contributions, in-kind services and parking pass donations for the
entire 1998 calendar year will be considered during this process. Final action on the requests
will take place with adoption of the 1998 budget on Nov. 7.
In the past, the Vail Town Council has awarded approximately $125,000 to fund programs that
address two of Vail's critical strategies: a positive, sustained economic climate; and an
environmentally sensitive high quality of life.
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P.O. BOX 3524 • ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80155
COLORADO TRAVEL & TOURISM AUTHORITY NEWSLETTER
July, 1997
COLORADO TOURISM BOARD SEATED; HOLDS INITIAL MEETING
The newly appointed Colorado Tourism Board (CTB) held their initial meeting on Monday, July 7, to
begin planning statewide tourism promotions in conjunction with the $2.1 million recently appropriated
by the Colorado State legislature. Such funding is a one-time only appropriation for Colorado
promotion.
The Colorado Travel and Tourism Authority was on the agenda of this initial meeting of the CTB and
maae a preseniafiun rcgardiiig ttie intent vi ihe CT TA -ic eodtabarate, suppart anu wor:e :n partne: sr.:r
with the CTB to fulfill the short-term goal of planning and implementing promotional programs funded
with the $2.1 million legislative appropriation and, most importantly, the long-term goal of determining
the future of tourism promotion funding for Colorado.
Also at its initial meeting, the Colorado Tourism Board endorsed CTTA as the authorized publisher of
the upcoming edition of the Official State Vacation Cruide, and agreed to the continuation of a contract
with CTTA to perform inbound telemarketing and fulfillment services with its 1-800-COLORADO
toll-free telephone number.
CTTA ENDORSES ALLIANCE FOR COLORADO PROMOTION
The Alliance for Colorado Promotion (ACOP) has been formed as a statewide grassroots organization
to strategically commuticate with our Colorado state legislators to address the need for state funding of
tourism promotion.
ACOP's goal is to convince members of the Colorado General Assembly that providing public funds for
Colorado promotion is an investment that will pay dividends to all Coloradoans and to appropriate
funds beginning in July of 1998.
ACOP's mission has been endorsed by many Colorado tourism industry groups, including: CTTA,
Colorado Association of Destination Marketing Organizations (CADiVIO), Colorado Hotel & Lodging
Association (CH&LA), Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch Association (CDGRA), Colorado Restaurant
, Association (CRA), Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA), Pikes Peak Country Attractions
Association, Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau,- and the Montrose Convention & Visitors
Bureau, among others. All of the above organizations have committed financial support for the
implementation of ACOP's strategic plan.
ACOP will conduct a media event in late July to publicly announce the program and introduce its
co-chairs, who will speak regarding the need for the legislature to reinvest in the promotion of
Colorado. To receive further information regarding your participation and financial support for ACOP,
contact Rich Meredith, CTTA, P O Box 3524, Englewood, CO 80155, 303/296-3384, ext. 6.
CTTA, P 0 BOX 3624, Englewood, CO 80155 Phone: 3031296-3384 Fax: 3031296-2016 hKp://www.colorado.com
CTB AUTIIORIZES CTTA AS PIIBLISHER OF 1998 OFFICIAL STATE VACATION GUIDE
1998 OFFICIAL STATE VACATION GUIDE SALES EFFORT UNDERWAY
With the July 7 authorization by the Colorado Tourism Board of CTTA as publisher of the Official
State Yacation Guide (see first newsletter article), the sales effort for the 1998 edition of the Guide will
soon begin. Publication Representatives West, 303/534-3078, will conduct the advertising sales process
and rate cards will soon be available. The 1998 Cruide will be redesigned into a single-piece format. If
your membership is currently up for renewal, please renew now to reserve your listing space in the
Guide.
We have received many comments regarding the cunent and upcoming Guide, and thank those who
have shared their impressions with us. We continue to welcome your thoughts and comments. Please
write to us at P O Box 3524, Englewood, Colorado 80155.
STA TE HIGHWA Y MAPS STILL A VAILABLE
The Colorado State Map is available in unlimited quantities to your business for distribution to your
guests and customers. CTTA printed an initia1500,000 copies of the Colorado state road map, with a
second printing of 500,000 maps scheduled for Fall 1997. There are nineteen distribution points located
conveniently throughout the state to facilitate distribution. Please call the CTTA office at
303/296-3384, ext. 2 or 3, for locations of these distribution centers, or, if you prefer, maps can be
" shipped to your destination for a nominal fee.
1997 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATIOId
1997 requests for Colorado travel information received through 1-800-COLORADO, mail, Internet,
and reader service:
January 20,871
February 25,443
March 29,419
April 30,977
May 27,992
June 26,428
YTD 161,130
COLORADO LEADS AVAILABLE TO MEMBER BUSINESSES
As an ongoing program, CTTA is offering to its member businesses qualified leads from inquiries
through 1-800-COLORADO, mail, Internet and reader service requests. CTTA received over 275,000
requests for information during 1996, and has received over 161,000 requests thus far during 1997.
As a CTTA member business, you are eligible to participate in CTTA's Lead Sharing Program at below
market rates to acquire these leads. Please contact Kristi at the CTTA office at 303/296-3384 ext. 2 for
further details.
CTTA, P 0 BOX 3624. Englewood, CO 80165 Phone: 3031296-3384 Fax: 3031296-2016 htip:/Avww.colorado.com
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. RFCEIUED JUL 1 ~ 1997
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Matters Regarding State Land Board
Properties in Eag1e, Pitkin & Routt Counties
i'ha State L1nd Board has entered into a cartract with an Eag1e Cour.tv developer to dispose
oz ovec 5G00 acres of land. Most of the land is; in Eagle County, w;th lcsser amounts in Pitkin
Lnd Routt Caunties.
71hc State Land Baa.d cen'ract encoutages the da•reloger te atEerngt to negcEiate Iand
excnan~es w:t11~±~e Fi~~ pc;er tc tne e~ispasal of the Land Foard g;cperties, This issue has
the potential tc ssgn:ti4ar.tly ;mpact land u$e aild clevelopme7t in Eag1E CQUnty apd
surrounding areas. A f cst -p;sblic meetina with reSIIeCt tO tlzeSe issues was held on April 24, 199i, At that
meeC+ng woricincr groilp was for,ne d, and was askpd ta expIcre pcssioilities for iand
e:SC13aIigGs ard other t~ans~.ct;cns Lhat tNVUId mirtimA-ze'the negat:Ve Il'i7DaL't5 t~'s131t1I1g from tht
~i~o:sa( of tlze State i~.nc~s, Now, a second pubji~ m~etina has'veen sc~1cduAc~ ~Cr j~4.199? ~~t t!:e Eaale ~'alie;r EvangPlical Cliurch, 700 Cham4~ers R~zd, Eag~-, Colcracio,
YaL~ INPUT IS NE~DED! t t
A&P LhP secord publIc t7ceting we vw±ll: 1. Hadc -a brief Oper. houie fxorz 6:45-7:00 PM, durr;g wnieh tI.e public can review :na~s and
informaticn regarding affectec~ Iards. ~
2, Meet ft.-jin 7:00prn ta 9;00p;Z Co hear infflrmaticn f~orn the working granp ?egarding
grotection/developrn.nt scenarics for the Skate Lard Boa:d Ia~as well as ideas regar~ina
!ands tllar c~u1d potentiallv be trderl awa;~ or acqui:ed ~~y the BLNI,
Ti:z meet;nc, wDI adjourn at 9;00arn, wh`n mere informai r_;rr,e will be provided ro review
ir.formation and talk with afiected rardes.
Ary pre-;neefing puesdons shaoid be addiasSed to:
L.iie Qacy! a: Eag'-e rtcunt}1 Piar,ning 328-8745 or Mikz iVfatdic ac t3ie BLM 947•2800.
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d/b/a VATL RECREATION D~S CT
BOARD OF DIRECTO ~
9:00 A.M.
, Tuesday, June 24,1997
Krueger Room, GoIf Clubhouse, Seasons at the Grcen Restaurant
~ 1778 Vail Valley Drive
Called to Qrder at 9:00 a.m.
MEMBERS
PRESENT Hermann Staffer, Ross Davis, Steve Simonett
MEMBERS
ABSENT Bart Cuomo and Kirk Hansen.
OTIIERS
PRESENT Piet Pieters, Bob Trautz, Steve Satterstrom, Drew Ekstrom, Mike Ortiz,
Rab Ford, and Rhonda Hickman
PUBLIC INPUT pN TIEMS NOT
ON AGENDA The Board recognized Steve Satterstrom for his 20 years of service as ihe
Head Pro for the Vail Gvlf Couise and wished him success ia his new
endeavor. Steve expressed his thenks for his many years with the VRD
and stated it was a very hard decisian to leave such a wonderful
organization and its peoplc. His decision bo leave was made a little easier
due to the calaber of people and the leadership that are in place at the yRp.
With such strong personnel ready to take over, he is confid,ent in the new
direction the pro shop will take.
VRD BOUNDARIES
UPDATE Bob Trautz stated the Eagle County Assessor referred him to a service
which could pravide a customized report tisting the individuai garcels that
are not assessed the Parks and Recreation District mill levy. He will get a
zoning map from the TOV, and together with the Iist, highlight the arcas
not qualifying for a VRD IL7 card.
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TOM SLAUGHTER JR. -
FOUNDATIQN Bob also infonned the Board on the final drafting of a Memorial Fund in
the name of a former Vail Valley resident, Tam Slaughter Jr. The initial
gant is in the amount of $40,000. The interest fto~m this gr3nt will be used
to provide local area children with ftnancial aid VRD sponsored
programs. After everyttiing is completed, a srnal; ccremony will be
planned for the farni3y in recognition.
BOARD MEMBER INPUT Steve would like the Ladies Invitational Tournamettt an the agenda for the
next meeting. Ross inquired on the impact the Adveniure Camp is haying
on our youth camp and other programs. Piet didn't think Camp Vail has
been impacted at all because Adventtue Camp is catering to a di$ezent
clientele.
Stauffer recognized the letter from ICen Wilson ~cimmending Drew for
the head pro position.
Before going into Fxecutive Session; Drew Ekstrom told the Board his
lifetime goal was to become a head proiessional and to nui a pro shop. He
thanked Satch for all his help in the learning stages of his career. He felt
he was up to the task should the Board decide to award him with the job.
EXECUTIVE SESSIQN bavis motioned to go into Facecutive Session. Simonett secouded. Passed
unanirnously. Herniann motioned to end Fxecutive Session. Davis
seconded Passed unanimously.
ADYOURNMENT Si.monett motioned to adjourn. Davis seconded. Passed unanimously.
Meeting adjoumed at 10:05 a.m_
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Batt Cuomo, Secretary Rhonda Hickman, Admin. Assis.ant
Wboa$6-24fftin
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REGULAR MEETING
VAIL PARK AND RECREATIQN pISTRICT
d/b/a VAII. RECREATION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
9:00 A.M.
Tuesday, June 10,1997
. Ksueger Room, Goif Clubhovse, Seasons at the Green Restaurant
1778 Vail Valley Drive
Called to Orrier at 9:00 a.m.
ME1tQBFRS
PRESEN'T Ross Davis, Kirk Hansen, Stcve Simonett
EXCUSED ABSENCES Hansen made a motion to excuse Hennann Staufer and Bart Cuomo.
Simonett secanded. Passed unanimously.
O'ITiERS
PRESENT Piet Pieters, Bob Trdutz, Rob Ford, Lucy Babcock, Dennis Jerger, Jim
Heber, Susane Chardoul, Tom CIancy, Drew Ekstrom, and Rhonda
Hiclman.
ZS YEAR
EMPLOYEE
RECOGNITION The Board commended Dennis Jerger for 25 years of service to the VRp.
A plaque was given to him at an empioyee meeting. It was suggested to
have his photo in the newspaper.
APPROVAL OF
APRIL 8,1997
. MEETING MINLTIFS Simonett made a motion to approve the meeting minutes. Han.sen
seconded. Pas,sed unanimously.
PUBLIC INPU'I'
ON 1TEMS NOT ON
AGENDA Rob Ford inquired about the water issue on the golf course aad whether
steps had been talcen to alleviate it from happening next year, pieters
inforcned the Board that he contacted Bob McClaurin from the TOV to
discuss this matter upon Bob's retiun fivm vacation.
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1946 FINANCIAL
AUDIT Gerry McMahon went over the performance ietter that explains the audit.
He noted thm were no managcment points to correct, the VRD was in
cvmplete compliance with statutory regulations, and the District is in great
shape as faz as debt is concerned. Geny congratulated Bob Trautz on his
excellent preparation for the audit. Davis noted for the record that the
Board had received the audit
VAYY. VAY.LEY
FOUNDATION
MEDALLIONS Lucy Babc:ock addressed the Board conceming the Eagle Medzllioa
program between VRD and the Vail Valley Foundation. The Board felt
what was consistent with our donation policy was for VRD to relinquish
the 3 Medallioas and have the WF be responsible for all greens f= at
our "going„ rate, along with carts bemg mandatory on weekends &
holidays as well as with any advanced reservations. The players wilI be
responsibie for the cart fees. I
GOLF CLUB CAPITAL
AAPROVENUNTS Drew Ek.strom informed the Board ~e bathroom tile issue has been
. resolved, however, the cement stairs1leadino inbo ihe pm-shop get very
siippery when metal soft spikes are ~vorn He needs Board approvai to find
a solution. Simanett moved to apprqve a limit of $2,000 for safety
improvements such as a rubbenzed stdp close to the hand rail of the steps
to the pro-shop. Hansen seconded. Passed ' ously. una FINANCIAL
VARiANCE REPORT Bob Trauiz summarized the first four monihs o this year in the first
variance report. OveraIl, there is a negahve $34,000 due to the new golf
. maintenance facility expc.-nses. AIl othcr brane~es are doing well and tax
gayments are up from last ym. ;
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~OCKEY REQUEST The proposai Jim Heber presented to the Junior Hockey Club wherein
Dobson employee.s prnvide administrative assistaace to the hockey elub
for a yearly fee was rejected. They did indicate a need foz some services to
be on a volunteer basis such as scheduliag, etc.
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OWNERSHIPS The question of wfiether or not time share owners have the right to a
season golf pass has arisen. Ross remembers when he was firsi elected
, they did have enritlement to resident rates only for the duratian of their
specific week of ownership. It was suggested to send a letter to individual
~ time share projects, the Town of Vail, and the Board of Realtors stating
that policy and what requirements are needed.
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OCTOBER 3 Hansen motioned to approve ihe discounted rates staffrecommends of $30
which includes a cart. Since VRD is a contnbuting member of CPRA, it
will be a$15/player discaunt which is not contradicting our donation
polic.vy. Simonett seconded. Passed unanimously.
WTCB I2EQUEST
ADJOURNA&'NT The request for 5 season golf passes and 4 punch cards for the Host
Program is in direc:t conflict with our donation policy. Simonetc motioned
to deny this request. Hansen seconded. Passed unanimously.
BOARD MEMBER INPUT Kirk Hansen thanked the Marketing Departnient on an outstanding
suanmer brochure. He is always referring to it and getting positive
comments Srom others on it In response to his question on why there was
always a delay in opening the , Pieters stated the sun never gets a
chance to melt the snow due to t~e and posi6on of the mouutain.
I That tee must always be sodded ch delays letting people use it
Steve Simonett would Like Pieterrs t) direct the restaurant staff in golf
course etiquette. Specifically s " of the refreshment cart, not slowing
, the speed of play, stopping wh ple are teeing of~ and the starter
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shack speed of service.
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courses in order for them to see whft the competitian is doing. Also, to
have a weekly schedule of events faxed to them.
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NLY 24,1947 The next meeting will be June 1997. Simonett made a motion to
adjourn. Hansen seconded. P;-asse unanimously.
INleeting adjourned at 10:35 a-m. I
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MINI.TTES
REGULAR MEETTNG
VAii- PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT
d/b/a VAIG RECRF.ATIpN DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
9:00 A.M.
Tuesday, Apri18,1997
Krueger Room, Goif Clubhnuse, Seasons at the Green Restauant
1778 Vail Valley Drive Called to Qrder at 9:13 a.m.
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Herman Stauffer appoin#ed Ross Davis,lr. to take over ninning of e meeting due to illness.
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PRESENT Ross Dsvis, Jr., Bart Cuomo, HermTut Staufer.
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ABSETICES Cuomo made a motion to excuse Hansen and Steve Simonett.
Staufer seconded. Passed unanirrio ly.
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PRESENT Piet Fieters, Bob Trautz, Drevti? F.,ks~am, Mi1ce Ortb~ Jim Sanders, Stevc
Satterstrom, Diane Johnson, Rnb i F and Rh,onda Hiclarnan.
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IVIARCH 11, 1997 IVOTTING MINiTT'ES Cuomv motioned to approve the tes from the March 11,1997
meeting, Staufer seconded. Passed ifinanimously.
FORD PARK
MANAGEMENT PLAN Piete~ stated briefly what changel I made to the Ford Fazk
Management Plan and thuked Ros Davis, Her~rmn Staufer, and Rob
~ Ford for all their time and efforts in etting the process to it's final
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~ SURFACE MAII.ER Pieters talked about the meeting at which thc ideas for a sewnd ice surface
were presented. A comment made to him was that our presentation was
+ one of the most outstanding, complete, and concise one done that evening.
Other members of VR.D are involved in a focus group of the Vail
Tomorrow process and it is a desire to tie in with the second ice surface
either a community center, an area for gymna.gtics, and/or a larger youth
center. At the open house the town had, a new ice sinfece and a youth
center were the most important items the public listcd.
G'1VIE PROPOSAL Colorado Mountain Express has propased to provide, at their own cost,
vans and drivers for the Camp Vail Wednesday trips to Denver. In retum,
they want VRD to provide 10 golf pa?ses. Piete~ went over the pros and
cons of this idea with the Board. Sta~fer made a motion to appmve the
groposed CME employment of 10 of iheir drivers by the VR.D Yotrth
Services department in exchange for ~ 0 season golf passes. Cuomo
seconded Passed unanimou5ly. ~
GOLF PYtO-SHOP
COUNTER TOP BIDS Ekstrom presented proposals and ' ptans for a new couuter for
~ the retaiUwork area in the Pro Shop, fJne bid was from a Denver company
and another was from an organizatiol from Bend, Oregon. He noted the
time fiame and bid from the Denvrrr qutfit was not in keeping with our
budget or scheduIe. He also stated th~ other firm had many
recornmendations from other golf co~ses and their bids were less
expensive and along a tighter tune~ . Staufer motioned to approve the
basic concept up to $16,000 and ~ 1 them lmow if more is needed.
Cuomo smonded. Passed unanimously.
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VARIANCE REPORT Trautz reported the District is appiiox~mately 8112 thousand favorable
overall, without the capital expendi s. He also explained the
unfavorable variances for Dabson ' Le eing the timing of payment4 not
being made until April that should been made in March (Jr. HockeY,
etc.). '
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UPDATE The outstanding issues are the pa ' I bid and the hook up of the waste
water recycling. On the paving iss until the frost is permanently gone,
~ paving cannot take place, and lnds 1 be taken closer ta the actual time of
paving. On the water recycling issu a local plunber is working at
, installing the vent for the water hea~r which was not called for in the
, plans. Trautz is looking irno what st,~ps can be taken to rectify the error,
and to get more cooperation from :th company.
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PUT Cuomo said be went to the Iiigh Country Hoops program h,eld lasc
weekend, and was very impressed with the high amount of kids attcnding
(250).
Staufer inquired about a schedule of eveats thst are going to be held at
Dobsnn.
Davis wondered if the golf staff was; going tfl put on any youth golf camgs
this summer. He suggesbed if the paiticipation levels would be high
enough, to look into it for next year.
WORK SESSYON No work seWon is scheduled for the end of ApriI due tn the retrest
planned for May 1& 2.
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wmimonsly.
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Vnil, Colorndo 81657
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FAX 970-479-2452
July 18, 1097
Mr. David P. McCartliy
1715 E3 Geneva Drive
Vail, CU 81657
Dear Nlr. McCarthy: The Town of Vail and Eagle County have recognized that rnuch more can be done to reduce,
reuse, and recycle soiid waste. The Town has been working with the County to compiete a solid
waste management plan that will examine a full rarge of options for waste r2duction, recycling,
-incJ how to betier manage construction waste.
We Iiave completed an analysis of waste generation for the Vail Valley which provides us with
accurate information on waste characteristics in the Valley. We will be reconvening a solid
waste committee to develop actions for waste management based on this waste analysis. In
acldiiion. the public will have ample opportunity to review and comment on this plan. Mandatory
rccyclirig niay be an option thal is evaluated. We will evaluate all options based on their ability to
co5t e(ir.;c?ively reduCC wasle gc;rtcration arid preveni wa;te fi oiti going lu the IandfiH.
Another action the Town is initiating in cooperation with the environmental commit[ee of the 1999
Criampionships is an environmental certification program which is intended to provide an
incentive for businesses to recycle and better manage waste, water, and energy.
I would like to inviie you to participate in the solid waste project. We wili be scheduling meetings
siarting in September to review the alternative actions to better manage solid waste. I look
forwa:d lo taiking with you further on ways to better manage solid waste in the Town of Vail. I
can be reached at 970-479-2146.
Sinc,e~rely,
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Russell Forrest
Senior Environmental Policy Planner
X.C. Tcwn Council
Pam Grandmeyer
Susan Connelly
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. IiICHARDS AND HpL5T JOYN' VAIL RESORTS' GROUP AND CdRPORATE
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• . . VAiL, Cola July 11, 1997 - Chrisbine Richards has joined as manager of the group
and corporate services department of Vaii Resorts and Nlark Holst has come on as
manager of corpozate sales in Colorado, announced JeffApps, director of corporate and
travel industry sales for Vail Resorts. .
' In hex new position, Richards is responsible for overseeing the coordinatiom of activities
, for Vail Resorts'-booked groups that come to Vail, Breckenridge auxd Beaver Greek.
smncwrOlw With a year-round staff of fout people and up to 20 more in the vvinter, R.ichards'
WtV!?Cbu
AWwRmm, depaztment will be able to coordanate ski lessons, lift tickets, food and meeting space
needs, Adventure Ridge activities and many other activities throughout Eagle and
Summit counties in both summer and winter, "pur gpal is to enhance the entire group's
I experience at the resorts by offering thenn a compiete range of services," commented
. R.ichazds.
Prior to joining Vail Resorts, Richards was the coriference group operatiozis manager at
"United Publications, a publisher of specialized busine,ss nevvsp$pcrs and producet of
conferences and hade shows. She also worked for nine years as the marketing dixector of
North American Pto Sld Corp., the owners of the men's and women's Professional Sld
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In taking on the role of manager of cotporate sales in Colorado, Holst is responsible for
atttacting corporate groups to Eagle and Summit counties. Holst had pxeviously been
sale.s manager at the Radisson Hotel Demver South as well as director of program
development for the U'S Ski Team Passport progzam and sports marketing consultant He
also began competiuag as a professianal triathlete in 199l .
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"With the additaon of Christine and Mark to the staffs, we are well on our Way to
becoming a full-service group destination provider," said Apps. "As tWs segnent of the
sld and travel industry becomes more competitive, we need to be able to offer everything
~ a group may need to make their event a success."
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-Time to ~ promote .
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t Colorado legislators to fund ternational marketing hasn't yet been
long-term tourism promo- decided. ~ tion. But first they will look After that, there's no guarantee law-
for support among state voters. makers will cough up any more cash.
. If 'the tourism industry wants as- Clearly, the E2.1 million should be
sured-state funding, it must work for a spent to promote Colorado as a travel
change of heart in the electorate. Four destination. The question is whether
years ago Colorado voters refused to the legislature will fund tourism pra
continue taging tourist-related ser- motion. in future years. '
vices to pay for promoting the state as Thus, the next order of business for
a travel destination. At its peak in the tourism business is to better eg- .
1993, the tax raised about $13 million plain itself to its home-state skeptics.
~ annually. True, Coloradans often are the
After the taz expired, there were in- state's best tourists, since they count
' dust.ry-backed efforts to market Colo- in tourism statistics when they range
~ rado as a vacation spot. But the severe from home and spend money skiing,
cutback in state spending left Colora- fishing, hiking, gambling, snowmobil-
do far behind in the contest compared ing, attending music festivals, etc.
' with rivals ranging from California to Still; many Coloradans question why
' Wyoming. ~ 1 public money should promote private
' 'It is as though-6olorado was in con- industry and why, when Colorado is
; tention. for the World Series of the struggling to absorb growth, state
, tourism businessT and`deliberately funds should be used to encourage
forfeited a pennant game. more people to come here.
This self-imposed disadvantage There are answers for both con-
should trouble even Coloradans whose cerns: The funds wouldn't promote
paychecks don't'depend directly on specific businesses but instead would
travelers' dollars. At stake is Colora- familiarize travelers with Colorado as
do's second-largest industry, including an overall travel destination. And
thousands of jobs not only on the West- tourism's customers generally don't
ern Slope, but also along the Front stay very long, but instead spend their
Range. money here and go home.
, However, the legislature has grant- The tourism industry, therefore,
ed a one-year trial to help the tourism faces two sales jobs. One is to per-
business revive promotion efforts. suade state lawmakers to continue the
Lawmakers allocated $2.1 million ' funding. The other is to sell voters on
, from a surplus built up from fees the approving a new tax, because a 1992
secretary of state charges businesses amendment to Colorado's constitution
, for filing documents. The funds must requires all new taxes to be submitted
be spent or committed by next sum- to a vote of the peopie.
a N10n8y1N13@/GJ
Secon8,'they will be:~romoting - ' i.hAindin9 Your Business/9J
~•`"?yvith state money the vez tl~g vot= ; ¦ Enternational Business/11J `~rs said the9_didn't want promQted w;Stock tables/20J .
~ stafe money Some:people
ti 'Lg .t4ttie°ters rejectetl'the t~xon mday;,''July 1997: . ' ,
hot: conce t.-F ~ -
ba~W
, . W ~~Y's put fee-
proioo.;"
uP:f0P#0pti@1',vote..
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~ PPortet~~say tlus ts dif i~?t'bec~~_g fees is the O4t
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; Pb~ieai; `d~e~ arhen tagpa y -
:~•are feeling orae - -
alon c ryBusihessis - `
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-r fees, lat bdck,.
members on board .
~ToUr th; the CTTA has been slap-a w, f~'~~
m the face. Several.of its 21
~rd members - the very pe0ple - ~r
;,,'~e h o k e t t o u r i s m going for four he voters of Colorado in
"rs - applied to be on the new - 1993 rejected a tiny tax
-:;;toerism board.lVot one was named. . t6at supported state tour-
Fifth, the membership of the new
J~_Mrd is questionable. Out of five ' That may have bteen a dumb thing.
,~tnembers , just one represents West-
er~ Slope for voters to do. But they did it and
small business. And Ro-
'~tner named one person whose busi- that's their right.
.ness was not among the hundreds in " Shortly after that vote, The Post
,the CTTA. That's the Che Creek reported that Gov. Roy Romer be-
. ttnall, which for the last foa ears gan a discussion on how to replace
:cliose not to ante up for CT~'A's that funding "by firmly closing the
-'calnpaign (though it did back tour- door on state funding for tourism
•ism in other Ways). Then there's the promotion."
bead of the state ski industry associ- That creaking noise you hear is
-ation, who's also on the board. Yet the sound of a
=Colorado Ski Country USA, after door being
:giqing some startup funding, also opened. ,
#ailed to join CTTA. A bunch of
-'$ixth, this is ao one-year deal. tourism types
Have you ever met a government ~ are figuring out :
Jrogram that was easy to kill once how to divvy up
'it broke out of its shell? And why more than $2
the stealth with which,all this was million in state .
carried out? If you are launching a " _ money to pra
- Promotianal effort, wh,y wouldn't D8f1 ~ mote tourism.
. ;Vou promote it? - - The recap:
, beventh, the legislature won't be Meyers After voters
:able to vote on Romer's tourism ap- bagged the 0.2
pointments until January. So Re- percent tax on
publicans won't have a meaningful hotels and other touristy stuff, the
say about Romer namin state tourism board died, and in its
pals to the board or shortgc
-hanl in~ place, on wobbly legs, arose the Coi-
the Western Slope, g g orado Travel & Tourism Authority,
What to do? ~privately funded, representing to-
The state should promote tour- r:day more than 6001arge and small
ism. As a way to bring in money, it's .b~inesses across the state. The
- better than a lot of alternatives. state added money for the CTTA '
State politicians should vote .in a :~~0 number.
program openly, lViaybe, heaven -Vany prOblemS
forfend, ask the voters so we can : Now, the legislature has set aside
• know whether it was taxes or tour-
ism they hated. ~~~or tourism $2.1 million in filing
They should flog the latest board :Iees paid by businesses. Gov. Roy
into seekin - Romer has named new members to
nership
ca throu a gh which taxpayecst- ;~the old Colorado Tourism Board,
4hich will decide how to spend the
n match dollars from private inoney. He says it's a one-year deal.
businesses and organizations. And
how about embracing CTTA, in- ~There are so many things wrong
stead of shoving it around? ;with this that I scarcely know where
~Ao begin. Yet, valiantly, I shall tty.
Dan Meyers is busrness editor of ` First, The members of the recon-
The Denver Post. His column ap_ :stituted tourism board got the mon-
pears Sundays. Reach him at T.Y before saying how they were go-
820-1306 or business • -;ing to spend it. That's some fine .
post.cotl] ~°denver- . _Jiscal watchdoggery. • .
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fac'tion to create its
own public process
' On the surface, the public process grinds away.
Representatives from the town say discussion con-
tinues .between sculptor Jesus Moroles and Vail
founder Pete Seibert. New designs, they say, are .
in the works for the public art installation at the
top of Bridge Street.
But at the same time, there's talk outside the
Art in Public Places process about going back to
Square One and opting for a figurative bronze
sculpture.
We're not going to argue taste and get PT
Bamum rolling in his grave. Taste is taste and nothing more, and nobody will ever be entirely ,
happy with what happens to Seibert Circle. But
we've got to at least have some respect for' the
process here.
Some wilt assail the AIPP process just as others
have had spitting matches over bronze vs. granite.
But we thought we had some guidelines that
would ultimately yield a mostly pleasing piece
that would please at least some of the people most
of the time. It would be a piece that is inviting. `
(dare we say interactive?) to the public. It's public
art, after all. - ~
Is the AIPP. public process working the way it
should? After a yeaT of ineetings and design work, has the process been fruitful? Haven't we c
embraced Vail's more "fair, honest and open" @
approach to government? ~
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Through this process, imperfect as it may be, ~
the public has its say. ~
After AIPP makes its decision, one member of ~
the public can feel that even if things didn't go his 10_
way, he got the chance to speak his mind and v
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shape the process.
When (and ifl the town allows a group of dis-
satisfied - individuals to veto the public process,
John Q. Citizen feels he's been snubbed. Didn't we `
learn anything from the Vail Commons debacle?
We feeI. it's our duty to make one point abun-
dantly clear: Seibei-t Circle - is a- pnblic space.
Whatever art emerges. from our process should
facilitate public interaction. And. the public
process devoted to Seibert Circle, one which has
~'recommended a viable alternative, deserves more
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lo[hing store in Brecken- chants in the Village. Pete Miller.
idQe for three vears when owner of The Kind C)~clist: moved '
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Valley. "where the bi- money was" in Mill Geek Sports this sprine. For
he hoped. Hahn's Bridge Street the bike shop. "it was dead seven - -
location, Blue Harry, a`youn:er, mondis out of the year...Between the
hipper, MTV/snowboarder/surfer- rent and the seasonal business, just
type" clothing store, did three times to have a bike shop in the Villaae "
as much business as his Brecken- core would be close to impossible;'
ridp shop. but he actually netted Miller speculated. ;
less profit. The reason'? In a word, Even in his subleased space,
rent. Miller paid S2.600 for 700 usable "
Hahn was paying $12,000 a square feet of space. ln his new loca-
month for 1,300 square feet of tion in the Riverwalk in Edwards, he
space. "Mos[ retail operations pays $1.700 a month for compara-
expect to pay 10 percent ro rent. We ble square foota_e. Coupled with
decided it would be worth it to pay che facr cnar business downvauey is p number ot retail shops have closed their doors this year including
15 percent just to be on Bridge year-round. Miller estimates that he genetton in the Bridge Saeet Building.
Street, but we couldn't keep it under w'ill double his protits thi, yeur.
1-0:' explained Hahn. As a result. "Rent has been a factor, and will
Hahn decided to find a new Vail become more of one as business ~
lucation. A month aLo, he moved continues to leave the Villa«e:. pre - -
Blue Hurry into the Crossrouds dicted Ferrv. The rents in the Villa«e - ~ 3
huilding ahove[he Hubr.ip Brewcn are "even more ridiruluus when vou '
kkhere he puys :i full SI0.000 le.,s comsider tlie reulit\ th:U niore ancl
th,ul he did cm BridLe Street (that's mure husinesses arz mON in« do\\ n .
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21! rercrnt of his preViou; rental \<<lle\ - and thriVim* there: ~F~-~
n.n ment). "lf we d(i half the buSi- To rompound thC iStiue. arcorcLn
ne„ We Liid on Brid-e Sueet. we'll tu renters. their leases hem ily t.ivor
make more monev: " he said. the propertv owners. Feny
Rent for retail space in Vail Vil- zxplained that, on rop of p,iying
lalze's core has been increasinR at ainonthly rents, renters are responsi-
staa;ering pace since the 19ROs. ble Yor paying building mainrenance
Kaye Ferry, president of the Vail expenses and taxes. "The owners are
Villa~ea Merchants Association and responsible for the exterior structure
owner oi , 4lc , ilva..'l1~y ..,.(_J. ;:,tu,J. t~t,~. •
u ' nnl•,v. Co if the roof leaks and it's a O` -
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rents in Vail Villa,e are exorbitant - problem on the inside, i°m resPonsi-
most are abusiva there seems to be ble;' she said. "The overhead for the Blue Harry reeently reioeaiau for;;^ Bridgp ~eer rn Crossroads.
no end in sig'fit. I kept thinking the owners stays the same every year.
market would adjust. but rents con- while renters have to deal with 4~-
tinue to rise every year.'' increased-taxes and upkeep every
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Retail Development at Vail Resorts Andrepont said that leases in the
Development Company, agreed; Village are standard; "the landlords ;
"The tenants in Vai( Village cannot have to protect themselves:' she i
afford to pay their rents. The profit explained. But for merchants svuR- ~
maroin on -oods won't support it;" glin_ to pay the rent. the landlord-
she said. "Depending on vour loca- friendly provisions in the leases add I
tion in Vail Uillase, you could pay insult to iqjury.
from $30 per square foot to well Ferrv is workinL with the Town of '
over S 100 a foot:' Vail to find creative solutions to the -
Fzrry estimates that the average unique and expensive problems of ~
BridRe Street tenant payc between doin,-, business in Vail Villaue. par- - i
S 125 and S 150 per square foot each ticularly pay-in-lieu purkins. ..The
month. "The rents on BridRe Street second lar,,est expense for a ne)x ~
may be some of the hiahest in the development in the VillaRe is park-
country:' she said. "Even in Aspen. ing. We're workin= wich che Town gaye Ferry, president of the Yail MerchanYs Association and owner ot
rents are half as much:' of Vail ro try to change the ordi-
the Daily Grind said, "rents in Yail vllage are exorbitant - most are.
Hahn expressed a similar senti- nances so that parking is not such an
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ment; "something's got to give. The incredible stress on smaller busi- 1lSIVe"
rents just keep going up," adding nesses:' she said. Ferry added that
that "a lot of stores are hurtinn. she is optimistic re=arding the nego- a-e rent, merchants pay a set per- ate hi_h-volume sales (i.e., t-shirt
They're doina =reat business, but tiations and is "looking forward ro centaae of their protits (in addition shops). "The landlords should be
the rent is killing them ° changes. We're on the riaht page" to a minimal dollar amount per cautious about what happens in the
The exorbitant rents affect the Andrepont noted that Beaver s9uare fooU in lieu of traditional ensuins years, vis-a-vis the types of
Village's younger merchants most Creek has taken a different approach rent payments. "Ifs an excellent sit- tenants tllev can attract:" she said.
acutely. "Most of the merchants with its retail sector. "The landlords uation for the tenant;' Andrepont Without interestin~ ~hops, Vail
who've been around longer have in Beaver Creek have a different conduded. Village could easily lose its stams as
longer and better leases, and a lot of attitude. (As a result), the rents in Vail Villa~e would be wise to a premier place to shop. Tourists
the biauer places, like Pepi's and Beaver Creek are far less than else- consider such a program. Andrepont may eventually choose to spend
Curtain Hill, own their space;" said Where in the Vail Valley. The land- believes that if a change does not their dollars in Beaver Creek. Lion-
Fe lords participate in the success of the occur, the Villa=e will lose the • shead or even downvalley if Bridge
rry.
• majoriry of its interesting shops and Street ceases to offer a world-dass
Coming up with the cash ro pay tenant throuQ~h percentaR~e rent.' be left solely with stores that =ener- shoppinR experience.
the rent dunng the off-season is an explained Andrepont. With percent-
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gR1AN A. LOFTUS To•~'
925 Summit Drive RFf'F!VF11.It1! 101)69
Deertield, Illinois 60015
Tel: (847) 945-7274
Fax: (847) 945-3201
July 14, 1997
Mr. Bill Wood
U.S. Forest Service
$ox 190 Minturn, CO 61645
Dear Mr. Wood:
I have been a property owner in East Vail since 1981. My
wife and I spend several weeDcs each year in vail and enjoy the
peaceful natural surroundings of the area.
We have recently learned that a mining company is seeking to
do some type of mining in the East vail area. Mining activity is
totally inconsistent with the residential character of East Vail.
The Forest Service should do whatever it can to prevent mining in
East Vail. And I hope that the Town of Vail and other state and
local authorities will do whatever they can to prevent mining in
East Vail.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
cc: Town Manager, T,wn of Vail,
Mf:MORnNDUM
TO; Town ('riuncil
f~ROM! I.ioiishcaci RcclcvcloPmcnl Mastcr f'lan "I,cam
DA"I"F.: July 22, 1997
IZf:.: Li«nshcad Redcvclopment Master Plitn Updafc
13oth ihc I'lannin~ ancl Environrncnt.il Commission and the Town C;ouncil ~u-C 5chc<lulccl to
rcvicw thc resultti of thc Ucsign Charcttc oflocal architccts hcld J1.u1c 14 to sttirt lo `,raphically
illustratc tioinc oCthc major "Wish LiSt" itcmti submittc(l by thc community. Thc I'EC will rcvicw
thC rctiults 011 clisPlay in thc uPpcr arca of Dobosn Arcna --on Monday, July 28 an:l thc 'I'own
('uuncil is schrclulcci lorTucticiay, AuOutit 5.
"I'hc ('cintiultanl 'I'cam is in thC prOccss of an11Iy7111~ IIIC tiUI'VCYti, cLtM cOllCctcd, witih list
itci>>,, ctc., in ur~lcr tc~ start fi0ri»in0 aOnccE)tual inaslcr 1)I,1n altcrnativcs. Thc'I~cam is ~tltici
W01,l:iil"I 011 tlIc "110ssihlc huilcl Mut unclrr currcnt r0111110„ ticcnariO.
Thr cc~nsulttint tcam. Ihc projcct'ti traflic consullant, .IIICI kCy Il1CIllEICI'ti Of` I nV titafT arc
sc:lMlulc(l 10 cliscUtiti tr<<ntil)0r1,ition issucs rclativc to LiOnshcacl on `fucs(lay, July 29.
VVc will co~ntinuc to l:ccl) you appriticcl ()1'1)1-ogress. Wc cXI)crl tO hMvC a clcltiilccl tichcclulc
1i01- rcvicw ancl cliticutiSiOn Of'thc conccptiial maslcr plan tiltcrnativcs in lhc ncxt scvcral wccks.
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40IFTAIL
TOi~~IN 75 Sniiili Froninge l~unrl 1)epnrtnirirt uf C0»riw1irity Dcvclo/»>irw
Vnil, Colnrndn 81057
970-479-2138147>-2139
1l'AX 970-479-2452
.I11Iv 10. I997
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()1 ilW, ICtiCr i,; t() (Itu uiiicnl 111~~ condilk)n".
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I. I I1;il Ilic ;ipplic,inl tiulinlii'~ ;i rV\iuuci sitc 1)I,111 sllmvini_~ Ilic rccun1ir:itiun 01,111C hi ick
jm\cr jwdr,lri:!n w.ill.w,iv ,il IliC WL'SI c,Icl c~ftli~~ 1)1.();ccl. I'IIc rVVi~;Cd tiilc 11Icin s11;111 sliMV
;i hrick p:i% in!~ Imtlcin Ih;il ddiilc,il(-, ,i pcclc.iritiii riutiswalk ,icross llic cliivc\v;iy. 'I'Iic
rrt i.Y,~d sitc pI,tn slml) I,c suhniitir..l 11.) tliC istiu,inCC Oki huildin~,. I)Crniit 1i01 Ilir
Auslri,i I I;ius.
'I litii the ,ipplic,int tiiibi»iIs a n2,iinmnmncc pIan 1i01- the cxtcrior woxxl trini of' thc rctail
ti110 I) S. Tlic I)1:13 inl('An(iti lhc })I,I11 10 II1.tiUl'l: IIIC IUfIIiC Illai1ilcii,incc t111cl uI) krc I) ol' tlic
hultCrnut wcxod Irin1 ar01n1cl llic win<iows ancl cluorti ol'thc rcttiil tiho}ls.
ti. 'I II,il Ilic applictini :;ub!iiils ,t clct;iilrd slre,iint;ank resic~rtilion pItin lo lhc Town ol' Vail '1c>r
rrvic~x ancl approval lbasccl u4lcin tlIr COnCcptti al)l)roVccl hy fhc I)IZ13. 'l hc rctitciratirni plaii
tih,ill incluclc ,ill rr.Urtiding, the overlcxok ancl t? list 01*P1ant tn~i(crials proposccl. 'l'hc Town
01, Vciil I'uhlic \Voil:s I)c.p(lrIfTlcnt shail revicw ancl approve thc slrcambttnk rrstc~ratioll
1)I,111 1)1-101- 10 thc issuancc Ofa builciin[; pcr1111t ti:nr the AustrM I l,tuti.
.I. 'I hc proposcd c,verIoOIi tillilll Ili(:Illlll: a pc'~,lci1 log rail in,(cacl o('a split rail icncc.
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li,il IIic, Imvn (,f, \',iii I'uhlic: Wurl.s I)cp;irin)cnl rcvicw ;tncl "ipprovc thc nrw huti tihcltrr
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l1ll' I11M.
In ;iddilinn Io IIlt, conditiun" di.m u~,.~,cd ,ihmv. Ilicrc cirV nun1Crotis wlicr (lct~IIIS \\IIICII IIIC I o\\'ll
nm."I rC\ icw .ind L• I,CIi)rV WC iNtiuC ti hiiilding pCr11111. Iwill he ticilclinu vmu ,i IcIIcr
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A <-.;iin. ~:unV.r,ilIil;ilWns. SI1Muld }'011 iEIVc :iny yucsWnS Or cNnccrns, pIcci;c <Io nml hcsil~itc 1o C~ill.
1"( )u cct n rc,ich inc mo,;t rc~~ilv ;i~ ~17')-? I,-I5.
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