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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-11-18 Support Documentation Town Council Evening Session VAIL TOWN COUNCIL EVENING MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997 7:30 P.M. IN 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 • CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. (5 mins.) 2• Town Manager Report. (10 mins.) 3• Adjournment - 7:45 p.m. NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: (ALL T1MES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) I I I I I I I THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 11/25/97, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOWING VAIL-TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION _ WILL BE-ON TUESDAY, 12/2/97, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 12/2/97, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P M IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I I I I I I I Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. C: WGENDA.TC u ~y TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Office of the Mayor Vail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 MEMORANDUM TO: Eagle County Commissioners FROM: Vail Town Council DATE: November 13, 1997 RE: Fall Meeting with the County Commissioners in the Vail Municipal Building Council Chambers, November 18, 1997, at 2:00 p.m. The Vail Town Council is delighted to be able to meet with you next Tuesday during our regular work session. You had asked for some general subjects we would like to discuss and those are as follows: 1. The Berry Creek Sth Filing and ongoing joint planning efforts. 2. Distribution of retail sales tax collected from Vail and how those taxes are disbursed. (Please see the attachment from Steve Thompson, Finance Director for the Town of Vail) 3. Discussion of the Vail Valley Center PUD. Please share with our Council what is driving your plamiing efforts, your consideration of inclusion of the Town of Avon in your planning efforts, and so on. 4. Inclusionary zoning. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Bob McLaurin at 479-2105 or Pam Brandmeyer at 479-2113. TC/aw Attachment Sheetl Amount of Sales Tax the County Collects from Vendors in Vail 2,990,180 Amount of Property Tax the County Collects from Vail Property Owners 3,484,701 Total Property & Sales Tax Collected from the Town 6,474,881 Amount the Town Receives from the County Sales Tax 448,527 Amount the Town Receives from the Road & Bridge Levy 489,800 938,327 Net Revenue the County Receives from Vail 5,536,554 SQ,5t,~, o--u, l q q (p ' cr.W t-A Page 1 ? Vail Villa Loading Delivery I 3") Purpose of today's meeting: • Verify the Vail Village loading & delivery problem. . • Come share your ideas for the 1997-1998 ski season • Review the short-term solutions being evaluated and give your input concerning each solution. • Narrow short-term solutions down to preferred solution • Also, help develop a list of long-term solutions. How to be heard: • Talk to the project team staff and record your comments and ideas for each alternative solutions. Next Steps: - - - • Input received today will be used to select a preferred short-term solution to be presented to the Town of Vail • Preferred solution presented to Town of Vail council for approval on November 25th. . ~ Vail Yilla e Loadin & delive Proposed Process for Short- and Long-term Solutions Step 1 October Define Problem Elements &.Brainstorm solution Ideas for Short-term and Long-term Improvements. • Merchant meeting (10-21) • One-on-One meetings with affected interests (10-21 to 10-31) Step 2 November Review and Select Preferred Alternative Solution(s) for Short-term Improvements. • Merchant meeting (11-12) • Commercial property owners meeting (11-13) • Residence and homeowners meeting (11-13) • Public workshop (11-13) • Vail Town Council Update (11-18) Step 3 Late November-December Select Final Alternative Solution(s) for Short-term Improvements. • Vail Town Council meeting (11-25) • Notification of affected interests of approval of short-term management improvements and implementation date (12-1) • First Reading of Ordinances, if required (12-2) • Second Reading of Ordinances, if Required (12-16) pending council approval Step 4 December-January Review and Analyze Alternative Solution(s) for Long-term Improvements. • Public Workshop (1-13, 1-14) • Public Meetings (3) Step 5 February-March Select Preferred Alternative Solution(s) for Long-term Improvements. • Public Workshops (2) • Public Meetings (2) . Step 6 March Select Final Alternative Solution(s) for Long-term Improvements. • Public Meetings (3) Step 7 April-May Begin Implementation Steps for Long-term Improvements. . j , . Vail Villaoc Loadine Delivery Working Problem Statement Over .the years, trucks--particularly large trucks--have become an irritation in Vail Village 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 dirninished. 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 todges--find themselves experiencing the sights and sounds of an urban environment. For 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 pedesfrians • 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, 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. . • . L' Vail Villaeo Loacline Delivery Process Ground Rules • The study area will be bounded on the east by the west boundary of Ford Park, on the west by Vail Road, on the north by the South Frontage Road, and on the south by the municipal boundary. • All ideas for solutions (short-term and long-term) will be considered; recurring preferences will be strongly considered. • Solution ideas may extend beyond the study area boundary. • Solutions must not compromise pedestrian safety, nor emergency access. • Solutions must be financially feasible, operationally sound and legally responsible. • The Town of Vail will have final decision-making authority. ~-~1~ail Yil[a e Loadin and Delivery 5urvey . QueSrjon: plea5e rate Yail Yil(age in term5 of the following: ' . . '_.;i.'....`-~1 . • - 35 , Q so t ~ I ~ 25" ~ ~ _ ~Vall ~ ; ~ 4 y-. zo ~ ~ 10 5' . ~ ~ ~ I O ' . Z 3 y~xCIx~`'~'~,, Extremely 4 5 6 Di55ati5fied ' 8 9 - - 10 Extremely SatiSfied Quesrion: Did you notice pre5ence of delivery truck5?: I~ ~ . If ye5, rate -Ghe impact the ~re5ence of truck5 a~ had on your experience: 20 V) I I ~ I ~ ~ ,s;. i ~ ` ? ' i , . , ~ 10 , . . ~ ~ L ~ 0 5 ~ * kKyjt ~ O i ~ ~ y; fi E ` 3 •l ' e ~ . ~,~3' + y~',_ ~ ~A l` ' ~ ~ T ' . F^k)" I 1 2 ` Impact of trucks z::.:,;r~ , : r:. . Big Problem 3 4 s s ~ . 8 9 . 10 No i'roblem ExiSting Vail Village DiStribution and Loading ZoneS LEGEND: X No Pazking ~ Cars and Small Trucks (up to 18'.) V Until•8:30 am ¦ Medium Trucks (19' to 35') Until 11:30 am ~ Large Trucks (36' or more) • Until Noon * Unti16:00 pm ~ ~ es` ' S;S ao,e a40 Village.. Lodge Tower Seibert Plaza Curtin-HiU A. O ~gulld%n9 x]CX Circle L.od Earl aton The9e 14'lUow p,~ Pla~ atVati~ ` ` av y > ~ , e o. ~ g a P _A qanchFt°~ ong on9 ~ A Cafe ~ Ra~va Kindel No~e . Park Ksa r d9e, p ;j CoMil/ Creek rne 1-0 . rt euifdi~g Check Poin C haNie x: Gore prcade ~ Gore GreeK t)ffve~ ~ e Hv ~ • ~ ' e A V Summers ToWnho Lodge use qowt, ouses Bell Sitzmark 0 PepPs ChildOren's Tower Lodge ~ Ciock Fountain o Tower 0~ a ~ Gore Cre Promenade Covered mab ate~~:µ ~ m . Brid98 Buildmg ~ ~s~ ~ 4•. ~Ilage nter outh Mountain House Trash Trucks Must Exit by 9:00 am Note: Symbols rcpresent block loadino and delivery time (8:30 am on Bridcre Street) zones and i:ot individual stalis. ~ Courier Services Must Exit by 6:00 pm (8:30 am on Bridge Street) Bridge SG Gore Creek Dr. Mill Creek Bldg. 304 Gore Creek Hanson Ranch Rd. Willow Bridge Rd. Check Point Charlie Cars andMucks (up to 18') Until 8:30 am Until I 1:30 am Until 6:00 pm Unti16:00 pm Unti16:00 pm Until 6:00 pm Until 6:00 pm 1lfedium TYucks (19' to 35') Until 8:30 am Until I 1:30 am Until 6:00 pm Not Allowed Until I 1:30 am Until 6:00 pm Until 6:00 pm Large Trucks (36' or more) Until 8:30 am Urnil 11:30 am Until 12:00 Noon Not AllowrJ Until I 1:30 am Until I3:00 Noon Until 12:00 Noon Trash'IYucks Until 8:30 am Until 9:00 am Unti19:00 am Until 9:00 am Until 9:00 am Until 9:00 am Until 9:00 am Courier Sen~ices Until 8:30 am Umil 6:00 pm Until 6:00 pm Until 6:00 pm Until 6:00 pm Unlil 6:00 pm Until 6:00 pm VallYfflaeo f'ed e5trian area Vehicle Mix * Estimate based on Checkpoint Charlie Counts of 170,000 vehicies in 1995 and 1996 - - . ~ Passenger Cars~~r 7 tf~ { 30% _ Ta~a cabs.- 3% Town:of:, Vail Vehic o les ~O Con " uction 2 p~ Vehic es o Package Cars t z" f o y: 1 2/o . : . ~ C111ss~5,6 &7 DeliveryT~ucks ~ 9'_3s, . =Clas eve~a o / ~5th~ !A"6; el ; ~ 7 ~o 367SSI . i s 1 % SS o.. SM c . ftl@I'; (Garbage trucKs, small delivery iians,.horse carriages, etc.:..) ~ 24% . _ , V 3 ~`4 ~ ~ The di5tribution and loading in the Town ofYail produce unique level5 of noi5e. In order to get a - better idea of the di-Fferent noi5e level5 created, pertinent activitie5 were identified and noi5e level5 ~ were mea5ured. Activi Noise Level* ~ (decibels) HorSe Carriage 51 Truck at Idle 57 Truck DoorS Opening 63 Air P>rake5 69 Truck Backing Beeper 74 NoiSe mea5urements were taken approximately 10' from activity. Other Typical Noise Levels . ~^-~:!~a ~~~c~"w~,,,~`yC~, ~ -~°'~~~.'.~~-~'&~Y `°~..w^*^Y~ N@Xt ~ (Threshoki ofp~-~.~`;~~a~'~ ~ ~ Heavy metal band '°~~.`.r'~~ . ,n~~ •4, `a . . . .a : ~ " Accel erating motorbike +,u,w;t'A,p~.., Car horn at 10 ft. away NoisyfactoN 3rd floor apartment nexf to Freeway , ' ~ . B-757 aircratt cabin during flight ~ Crackfing of plastic food wrappers (2 feet away) p Outside in~residentid area (away from roads) e~.. Indoors, soff radio playing Indoors at night Whispedng w. Human breathing Hf]0~- ' , , ~ inform ation Learned Throuehout Froceo5 • No truck5 on the weekend, or limited and re5tricted defiverie5 on the weekend i5 fea5ible to both Vail Village merchant5 and di5tributor5. ~ Bringing a lot oftruck5 in earlierthan 6am wouid make 5now removal di-fflcult due to packed down 5now. May al5o make deliverie5 more difficult in bad weather. , • Del iverie5 are currently being taken a5 early a5 4am. ; • TruckS are currently required to turn off engine5 and refrigeration unit5 while parked in vail Village. • Garbage pick-up take5 place between 7am and 9am. • Garbage compactor5 could help reduce the number of day5 garbage pick-up i5 nece55ary. • Two driver5 per truck will not cut del ivery time in half, although it would reduce del ivery time. • MoSt re5taurant5 take deliverie5 from all di5tributor5 - each company come5 at a different time. • MoSt truck5 delivering to Vail Village are 5omewhat full and they,deliver primarily to the Village: " . • Vail Village re!5taurant5 and bar5 have a lack-of exce55 5torage - thi5 limit5 them from taking deliverie51e55 frequently. • There i5 a 5hortage of good driver5 in the area. Adding driver5 could be difficult. • Not all re5taurant5 or bar5 are currently taking 5aturday del iverie5. • Majority of re5taurant5,provide key5 to delivery driver5, but not all - thi5 cau5e5 delivery "down-time". 0 Short-term, non-loading parking i5 accommodated in the Vail f arking 5tructure. a . 0 5hort-Torm 5olutiono cientifiec , e the Invo ' ' Froce , a Enhance the enforcement of exi5tin9 loadin9 a-nd d el ivery regulation5 throughout the Yail -Yillage ~ Re5trict the time5 for andlor the number of deliverie5 allowed on a d aily ba5i5 to yail Vil {age. Delivery Ke5triction5: • Three day5 per week • Weekday5 only • 5eparate food and beverage del iverie5 (every other day) 0 Limit large truck5 . , C 12.e5trict acce55 to Vail villa e allowin nl g, g o y truck5 of 1e55 than 35 feet to enter the Yail Yillage ~ Aiter the delivery hour5 5o that all lar9e truck5 are out of the Vail Yillage by 9am in5tead of 12pm, leaving the pede5trian area free for 5kier5 and touri5t5. ~ Memorandum DATE: November 14, 1997 . TO: Town Council FROM: Steve Thompson . RE: 1997 Interim Financial Report Enclosed is.the final interim finwicial report for 1997. After having departments review their budgets, it appears a supplemental appropriation before year end is required. Keep in mind that staff is urged to err ou the higli side when estimating expenditures so we do not go over budget. ' This rerort includes $323,916 in supplemental appropriations. Please see page fourteen for details. Supplemental appropriations are required to fund unanticipated expenditures, changes in services or . expenditures that are directly reimbursed by a revenue. The supplemental appropriations are funded from eittier fund balance or excess revenues, depending on the fund. For instance, in the General Fund total supplemental appropriations for 1997 will be $500,631, with $219,438 funded from revenue and the difference from fund balance. The majority of this supplemental is funded by additional revenues, $197,729. Included in the General Fuud supplemental appropriation is $92,600 for additional snow removal cost. The heavy snow fall in early in 1997 makes up dose to half of the supplemental . The balance is due to increased cost in 1997 to implement the changes in the snow removal program adopted in the 1998 budget. On the savings side, we are recognizing $69,870 in property and liability insurance savings due to the soft market in insurance. We are anticipating at least $150,000 in benefit savings at year end. Because we will not know for sure until year end, we have not recognized the savings by reducing the supplemental appropriation. We are still budgeting a 5.50% increase in sales tax for 1997. This rrovides an additional $275,000 in revenue. You may recall we used this revenue to balance the capital projects fund for 1997. Through September, sales tax is 6.19% greater than compared to the same period in 1996. If we can average an increase of 3.2'% for the balance of the year, we will make our estimate of 5.5%. This report will be presented at the November 18 work session. The supplemental appropriation ordinance will be adopted in December. Please call me at 479-2116 if you have any questions. TOWN OF VAIL . 1997 INTERIM FINAtiCIAL REPORT ' SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE • 1997 1998 Begmning • Operating Revenue Endidg Operating . Revenue Ending Fond Bndgeted . Budgeted Transfers Over(Under) ' Fund Budgeted' .:Budgeted , Transfers , Over(Under) Fund : Fund T° e/Fund Balance Reveuue::: Es enditures [NOut Ex enditures Belaace : :Revenue Ex enditures :;.[n/Out Ea enditnres Belance GeneralFund 4,324,922 15,873.921 15.911.456 (97,667) (135.202) 4,189.720 16,473.034 16,213,451 (96,180) 163,403 4,353,123 Special Revenue Funds: Capital Projects Fund 4,556,536 8,134,879 9,941,904 (2,666,800) (4,473.825) 82,711 8,793,000 6,354,439 (1,542.247) 896.314 979,025 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund 1,731,648 2,532,668 , 3.882.518 0 ( L349,850) 381,798 1,986,888 2.290,438 0 (303,550) 78.248 PoliceConfiscationFund 21,643 15.951 76.568 52,615 (8,002) 13,641 0 74.481 66,180 (8,301) 5,340 Vail Marketing Fund 0 341.500 341.500 0 0 0 341,500 341.500 0 0 0 Vail Housing Fund 1.006,934 112.434 2.509.473 1.398,625 (998,414) 8,520 121.841 77,715 330,000 376,126 384,646 lnternal Service Funds: Heavy Equipmern Fund 504,877 1,799,086 1,731,314 0 67,772 572,649 1,704,479 1,600.941 0 103,538 676,187 Health Insurance Fund 758.815 935350 .934,400 0 1,350 760,165 928,150 929,500 0 (1,350) 758,815 Facility Maintenance Fund 396,807 1,600,317 1,764,806 0 (164.489) 232,318 1,668,479 1,763,221 0 (94.742) 137,576 Enterprise Fund• Parking Structure Etuerprise Fund 601,078 2,129,795 1,445,228 (809,044) (124,477) 476,601 2,120,445 1,155,969 (1,062,802) (98,326) 378.275 pebt Service Funds• Townof Vail Debt Service Fund 523,853 113,109 2,212,845 2,122,271 22,535 546,388 114,143 2,395,643 2,305,049 23,549 569,937 Booth Creek Debt Service Fund 5,082 31,532 35,000 0 (3,468) 1,614 19,449 17,875 0 1,574 3,188 otals . 14`432 195 ::33 620'942 40 787 012 07166 070 7' 66125.: 34'273 408: 33 15173 OSS Z35 BJ24-Wi FDSLJM8.WK4 1 . ' ~ , ' TOWN OF VAIL Y 1997 INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE GENERAL FUND 199 Over ( nder) Revised REVENUE: 1995 1996 ` 1997. Amended - Amended 1998 Actual Actual Bud et Bud et Bud et Bud et 7'axes: Propcrty & Ownership Tax 1.762.823 1.925326 1.975,135 1.975,135 0 2,071.759 Retail Sales Taxes R.495.639 R.444,073 7.889.289 7.8R9.289 0 R,29R.951 ' _ SkiLifiTax 9R2.825 1.024.537 2.111,500 2,111.500 -0 2,164,2RR Franchise Pees 521.239 530.692 53R,980 538,980 0 557,255 Penalry and Interest on Delinquent Taxes 4.008 3,804 37,000 37,000 0 37,000 11 7'otal Taxes 11 766.534 11.92R.433 12.551 904 12,551,904 0 13 129 253 Licenses and Permits: Contractors Licenses 3R.79R 29,342 37,944 24.000 (13.944) 39,462 Construction Fees 613.322 R63,644 550,000 650.000 100,000 550,000 nther Pennits & Licenses 29.806 29.338 25.422 25,422 0 25.930 Total Licenses & Pertnits 681.926 921,324 613,366 699,422 86,056 615,39211 Intergovcrnmental Revenue: Cigarette Tax 131.173 125.646 129.690 129.690 0 113,393 Highway Users Tax 162.R16 176.95R 1R2,000 1R2,000 0 217.460 Additional Motor Vehicle Reg. 25.824 26.968 25.250 25,250 0 25.503 County Road & Bridge 504.979 4R9.R00 519,037 528.281 9.244 539.79R RF..TT Ccuitrihution for Salaries , 0 0 98.932 99,932 0 102.890 Counry Sales Tax 210.347 227,724 , 454.262 479,000 24.739 470,094 Federal Cirants 666 p Transportation Fees 49.624 94.254 88,600 89,600 0 0 State Health Inspection Rev 10.529 7,700 9,300 9,300 0 9.300 Total Inter overnmental Revenue 1,095,292 1 149,716 1,507,071 1,541,053 33,982 1.4 7R 438 (CONTINUED) lintgf7.wk4 2 TOWN OF VAIL 1997 IN7'ERIM FINANCIAL REPORT y SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE GENERAL FUND . 1997 . : Over(Under) evised REVENUE: : 1995 1496 1997 Amended. " Amended : . 1998 Actual Actual Bud f Bud et Bud t Bud et Charges for Services: Out of District Fire Response 27.694 45.003 27,000 27.000 0 28.080 . Dispatch Fees 57.400 112.413 122.R94 122.894 : 0 431.R26 Police Alann Monitoring 47,797 48,070 49.993 49993 0 _ 51,993 Other Charges & Services 87.599 107.357 136,647 110.047 (26.600) 83.995 Management FeeNVMB 17.474 17.017 17,500 17,500 0 17.500 Total Char es for Services: 237.964 329.R60 354,034 327,434 (26,600) 613,394 Fines and Forfeits 252.61R 277.40R 242.250 242 250 0 248 336 Earnin s on Investments 2R7.075 316,63R 200.000 300,000 100,000 200,000 Miccellaneous: Rentallncome 131.432 143.706 129.524 129,524 0 130,758 Special Assessments 12.459 6,533 6,844 6,844 0 6,483 Other 114.R35 13R,6R9 49,490 75.490 26,000 50,980 Total Miscellaneous 258,726 28891R 185,858 211,858 26.000 IRR 221 Other Sources of Revenue: 110perating transters in 203.348 0 0 0 0 0 ' 7'OTAL RF,VENUE 14,783,483 15,212.296 15 654 4R3 15;873 21 ' 219,438 16 473 034. ( CONTINUF:D) 1 intgf'7.wk4 3 TOWN OF VAIL • 1997 INTER[M FINANCIAL REPORT SUMMARY OF REVENUF, AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE GENERAL FUND 1997 Ovet.(Under Revised EXPENDITURES: 1995 1996 1999 Amended Amended 199R Actual Acma1 Bud at Bud t , Bud et Bud et Town OtTicials 719?0R R35,R47 RR0.356 92R,607 48,251 940.43R Adminisqative Services 1.349,949 1,272.335 1.4R4.402 , 1.550,264 65.R62 1.865.147 - Communiry Development 934,921 932.440 1.41R,407 1,461,059 42,652 1,102.01R . Policz 3.076.570 3,020,006 3.119,378 3,142.380 23,002 3.647.590 Pire 1.140,365 1,151,947 1.238.448 1.238.448 0 1.265,723 Public Works 1,957,532 2.086.440 2,400.051 2.492.651 92,600 2,662,520 Transponation 2,103,049 2.149,326 2.322.527 2.477,808 155,2R1 2,292.9R5 Library 541.142 5R9.419 556,686 566,6R6 10.000 5R0,794 Risk Managzment 319.150 329.83R 365.213 30R,062 (57.151) 0 Contributions and Special Events 951,832 888.959 884.599 896.339 11.750 953.159 Art in Public Places 0 13.136 30.206 30,206 0 50,706 f.:mployec Bencfrts 16.17R 222,267 27,000 27,000 0 0 Faciliry Maintenancc 831.508 817,698 791.946 791,946 0 852.371 (lperoting Transfers 61.826 917,650 64.283 97,667 33,384 96,180 Salary Savings 0 0 (75,000) 0 75.000 0 Total Ex enditures 14 003.239 15 217 308 15 SOR,492 16 009.123 500,631 16.30 9 631 Revenue Over/ Under) Gx enditures 7R0,254 5 012 145 991 35,202) 2R 1 193 163 403 Beginning Fund Balance 3,549,6R0 4.329.934. 3.646.445 4,324,922 678,477 4.1R9.720 Endin Fund Balance 4,329.934 4,324.922 3 792 436 4;1 R9 720 397;28 4 353 123 lintgi7.wk4 4 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ~ 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Revenue: Sales Tax 6.5RR.379 6.643.000 6.90R,720 7.150,525 7,400.794 7,659.R21 Shared Project Costs 90.000 300,000 RETT Loan Payment 1.000.000 1.000.000 Grant - Vail Corrunons Infrastructure 225.000 Vail Commons Comm Lease 41.500 50.000 50.000 55,000 60,000 60,000. Federal grants - Busses 0 1.000.000 Transfer trom other Funds 0 220,000 ' [nterest Income & Other 200.000 100.000 100.000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Total Revenue R,134.R79 9.013,000 7,05R,720 7,305,525 7,560.794 8,119.821 Equipment Purchases Fire Truck Replacement 377,000 Fire Truck Addition 377,055 Firc Truck Rebuild 100.000 IJew Capital }{eavy Equipment 110.500 85.000 Repower Buses 90.000 47.000 66.000 52.000 152,000 Replace Buses 62.000 2.124.314 2,020.000 1,521,000 Computer Replacement 600.000 Maintenance Reconstruct Muni Building Parking 50,000 Street Furniture Replacement 10.000 10.000 10.000 Bus Shelter Replacement Program 15.000 15.000 15.000 20.000 20.000 Capital Street Maintenancc 33R.000 450.000 275.000 200,000 1.133.000 976,000 Facility Capital 106,000 146.000 13R.000 129.000 142,000 132.000 titreet Reconstruction Golf Course I0.586 Matterhorn Lionsridge Area 50.000 2.738,000 Vail Valley Drive 2,614,000 Fast Vail - Bridge Rd East Vail - Meadow Lane Glen Lyon _ Streetscape Projects , - Seihert Circle - 95.000 522.000 AIPP Seibert Circle. 20.000 Dobson/I,ibrary Plaza -Chute 49.441 1999 Championship Enhancements 100.000 Slifar Plaza - Last Meadow Dr 480.000 Check Point Charlie 250,000 Heat TRC Stairs & Upper Plaza 1.279.125 Village (7verlays 80,000 W Drive ( Cost Share w/ VA) 350.000 Buildings Sc Iroprovements Town Shop Improvements 716.988 3.100.000 1,725,000 PW Building Remodel 644.000 485.000 Renmation of the Transportation Center 118,991 Vail Fire Station 1,430,000 Police Department Space Expansion 10.446 - Bridge Construction Pulis Bridge 23.153 Continued 5CIP8.WK4 5 11/I1/97 . CAPITAL PROJECI'S FUND ~ SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 ' 2001 2002 • Other Imprnvements ADA Compliance 25.000 25.000 25.000 25.000 25.000 25.000 Street Light Improvement Program 40.000 40,000 40.000 40,000 40,000 40.000 Drainage Improvements 110.000 121.000 164.000 140,000 147,000 Piber Optic Connection 15,000 15.000 15.000 15,000 Chrisunas Lights 30.000 40,000 • Uail Coimnons Grant (Pass Thru) 225.000 Qooth Falls Mitigation 20,000 - Flelipad Impruvements 6.600 InterchanRe Imprnvements West Vail Interchange 5.500.000 Vail Commons Road Improvements 400.000 Main Vail Interchange Improvements 42,299 Master Planning Loading & Delivery Study 25.000 Fire Station Study 14.000 TOTAL OF THE ABOV6 PROJECTS 9,941904 6.354.439 5,626,000 2,805,055 6,141,000 4 571 000 Transfer to Parking - Deficit 388.746 468,804 398,173 427,240 Transfor to Housing Fund 1.353.573 300.000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 Transf'er S'or Debt Service 1.313.227 1,462.247 1.571,684 2,073.905 2,171,611 2.166,622 Total Exoendimres 12,608,704 8,116,686 7,886,430 5,647,764 9,010,784 7,464,862 Revenue Over (Under) Expenditures (4.473.825) 896.314 (827.710) 1,657,761 (1.449,990) 654,959 I3eginning Fund [ialance 4.556,536 82.711 979.025 151,315 1.809.076 359.086 Ending Fund Balance 82,711 979,025 151.315 1,809,076 359,086 1,014,045 5CIP8.WK4 6 11/I1/97 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX FUND (RETT) SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ~ 1997-1998 :1997. ' - ; ;Budget - Revised. `1998 . RETT Revenue: Real Estate Transfer Tax 2,000,000 1,700,000 . Golf Course Lease 98,362 102,296 - Lottery Revenue 14,306 14,592 Interest tncome & Other 40,000 40,000 " . Grant Revenue 250;000 Land Sales 0 Recreation Ameni Fee 130,000 130,000 Total RETT Revenue 2,532,668 1,986,888 RETT Expenditures: Annual Maintenance Rec Path Maintenance 108,150 113,558 Trees for Vail 10,000 10,000 Park Maintenance 165,094 173,349 Subtotal Maintenance 283,244 296,906 , Recreation Path/Trail Development Dowd Junction Path 466,500 Ford Park Bike Path 669,100 West Vail Bike Path 319,042 Vail Das Schone Bike Path 200,000 West Vail Roundabout Path 210,000 North Trail 164,000 101,800 2 Kiosks & Ma s 11,600 Subtotal Pathways 2,028,642 113,400 Park Capital Maintenance , Dowd Junction Land Imp 4,200 Playground Safety.Improvements 50,000 Big Horn Improvements 122,000 Irrigation Control 15,000 Park Development . Park Master Planning Process 50,000 Park Design - Park To Be Detennined Ford Park Projects: Ford Park Management Plan 4,000 Ford Park Improvements 20,000 Permanent Power Source 36,000 Frontage Road Improvements 88,000 Manor Vail Bridgc 162,000 Ed Center Stairway 7,200 Al ine Garden Pled e 10,000 Subtotal Park Improvements 150,200 418,200 RETCIP8.WK4 7 11/I 1/97 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX FUND (RETT) • SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES 1997-1998 ; 1997 Budget . Revised 1998 Open Lands . Property Ac uisition 35,000 75,000 Subtotal Open Lands 35,000 75,000 . Pro_iect Management 44,500 46,000 Debt Service & Misc Golf Course Note 340,432 340,432 Debt Service on Open Lands Prch M iscellaneous 500 500 Transfer to CIP Note Pa able 1,000,000 1,000,000 11Subtotal Debt Service & Misc 1,340 932 1,340,932 Total 3,882,518 2,290,438 Revenue Over (Under) Expenditures (1,349,850) (303,550) Beginning Fund Balance 1,731,648 381,798 Endinit Fund Balance 381;798 78,248 Proposed Park Projects: Donovan Park Master Plan & Design Dowd Junction Park Buffehr Creek Park Expansion West Vail Pocket Park RETCIP8.WK4 8 11/11/97 TOWN OF VAIL 1997 INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT ~ SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE POLICE CONFISCATION FUND 1997 - Over (Under) Revised 1995 1996 ' 1997 Amended Amended 1998 _ Actual Actual . Bud et -Bud et Bud et Bud et Revenues: ('onliscation Proceeds 37.500 11.813 0 0 0 0 . Gr.mt (Federal) 7.640 31.882 34,283 15,951 (18,332) 0 . Eamings on Invesunents 5,773 1.662 0 0 0 0 C)perating T'rnnsfer fmm General Fund 0 0 34.283 52,615 18,332 66,180 Total Revenues 50.913 45,357 68.566 68,566 0 66.180 F;xpenditures: Personnel 70,708 67;843 68,568 68,568 0 66.181 Operating. Maintenance & Contracts 37.651 17.743 8,000 8,000 0 8,300 Inteiagency Charges & Transfers 4.815 0 0 0 0 0 CapitalOutlay 5.705 0 0 0 0 0 Total Ex enditures 118,879 85.586 76.568 76,568 0 74 4A1 Revenue Oved(Under) Fxpenditures (67966) (40.229) (8.002) (8.002) 0 (8.301) Beginning Fund Balance 129.838 61.872 17.444 21.643 13.641 13,611 Endin Fund Balance 61.872 21;643 9,442 13;641 ' 13i641 5340 FDSE[ZE.WK4 9 , TOWN OF VAIL 1997 INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPF.ND[TURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE VAIL HOUSING FUND 1997 Over (Under) Revised . 1995 1996 1;997-: ; Amended Amended. 1998.. Acmal Actual Bud et Bud et Bud et Bud et Revenue: . Eamings on tnvesunents 51,385 49.817 20,000 20.000 0 0 , liousing Rent 18.452 31.276 30.134 19.334 (10.800) 34.841 ' Vail Coimnons Coimneroial & Residential Lcases 0 0 73,100 73,100 0 89,000 Red Sandstone Sales 0 0 1.300.000 0 (1.300.000) 0 Operating 7'ranster fmm Capital Projects 0 0 1,715.000 1.353,573 (361.427) 300.000 Operating Transfer from Ueneral Fund 30.000 167.650 30.000 45.052 15.052 30,000 Total Revenue 99,837 248,743 3,168,234 1,511,059 1,657 175 453 841 Expenditures: Huusing Administration 2.637 16.593 9.080 9,080 0 11.443 Vail Corrunons Landscaping Lnhancements 20.000 20.000 Ilousing Pmjectt: Puhlic Wurks Housing 0 0 1.358,500 2.456,573 1.098.073 16,000 Red Sandstone Housine 0 0 1.300.250 0 (1,300.250) 0 tiite Acquisition 0 0 1,393.000 0 (1.393,000) 0 Miscellaneous Projects 0 0 12.000 12.000 0 2,000 Town Manaeer I.ots 0 0 0 0 20,000 Arow Drive A-Frune Redcvelopment 0 0 0 0 16.000 Rental f zpenses: 770 Potato Patch 152.766 ' 4.437 6.820 6.820 0 7.072 Arosa Drive A-Feame 2.105 14.116 5.000 5,000 0 5,200 Total Ex enditures 157 50H 35,146 4,084.650 2,509,473 (1,575,177) 77,71511 Revenue Ovedl(Jnder) Gxpendimres (57,671) 213.597 (916,416) (998.414) (81.998) 376.126 Reginning Fund E3alance 851.008 793337 961.365 1.006,934 45.569 8,520 Endin Fund alance 793.1. 7 1,006.9.14 44,949 8,520 3,4 84,646 1 }iSING7.WK4 10 11/I1/97 TOWN OF VAIL 1997 INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT • SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE HEAVY EQUIPMF.NT FUND 1997 Over(Under).:, . : : Revised :1995' , 1996 1997 Amended ; Amet~ed ;:1998 Actual Actual Bud et ' $ud et Bud ef Bud et Revenue: Interagency Charges 1.319.233 1.424,898 1.518,086 1,518,086 0 1.563,479 . , Insurance Pmceeds - Body Repair 23.163 16.350 40,000 40,000 0 40,000. Eamines on Invesunents 39.480 33.144 20,000 30,000 10.000 20.000 Sale of Assets & Other 30.645 56.049 81.500 211.000 129.500 81.000 Total Revenne 1,412,571 1,530,441 1,659,586 1,799,086 139,500 1 704 479 Expenditures: Equipment Maintenance & Fuel 1.049.910 1.060.700 1.158.600 1,158,600 0 1,192.041 Building Maintenance 14.036 0 0 0 0 0 Vehicle Body Repair 53,142 56.237 0 0 0 0 Capital Ouday 232.541 552,070 410.900 572.714 161.814 408,900 Total Ex endihires 1,349,629 1,669.007 1,569,500 1,731,314 161,814 1 600 941 Revenue Over Expenditures 62.942 (138.566) 90,086 67.772 (22.314) 103,538 Reeinning Fund Balance 580.501 643,443 540.766 504.877 (35,889) 572.649 Endin Fnnd Balance " . 643.443 504,877 630;852 572 649 58 203 67b 187 l INTHEF7.WK4 I 1 I 1/11/97 i . TOWN OF VAIL ~ 1997 INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT SUMMARY OF REVF,NUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE FACILITY MAINTENANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND ' 1997 Over (Unde[) Revised 1995 1996 1997 ,Amended Amended 1998 Acmal Actual Bud et Bud et Bud et Bud et Revenue: Interagency Chazees 1,641.253 1.600.139 1,.563J97 1,563.797 0 1.656,959 Rcntallncome 10.920 11.520 11,520 I1,520 0 11.520.. Other 760 0 0 0 0 0 Interest on Invesunents I6.482 25.014 0 25.000 25.000 0 7'otal Revenue 1.669,415 1,636,673 1,575317 1.600 317 25.000 1.668.479 Expendihires: Maintenancc 1.474.735 1.503.551 1,736,317 1,764,806 28.489 1,763,221 ('apital Outlay 111.015 ()perating Trmsfer to Capital Projects Fund 10.876 0 0 0 0 p Total Ex enditures 1.485 611 1.619 566 1.736 317 1,764,806 28,489 1 763 221 RevenueOved(lJnder)Expenditures 183.304 17.107 (161.000) (164,489) (3,489) (94J42) ficeinning Fund I3alance 195.896 379,700 364.038 396,807 32,769 232,3I8 F.ndin Fund B•rlance 379,700 396,807 203,038 232,3 29,280 1.37 576 IINTFMT7.WK4 12 11/11/97 ~ TOWN OF VAIL 19971NTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE PARKING STRUCTURE ENTERPRISE FUND Over( nder) -.,Revised 1995 1996 1997 ; Amended ':Amanded i998 . Actual Actual Bud et Bud et Bud et ° Bud et ; Revenue: . Parking Fees ' 1.809,432 1,965,120 1,983.250 1,983,250 0 1,983,250 ' Farking Assessmcnts 102.137 431,298 50.000 56,000 0 50,000 Leases and Other 117.855 97,744 87.195 96,545 9,350 87,195 Total Revenue 2,029,424 2,494 162 2,120,445 2,129,795 9,350 2 120 445 Expenditures: Gate Operations 324.053 310,174 286377 286,377 0 295.941 Maintenance Operations 795.709 782.441 757,851 757.851 0 790,028 Non=Operating Expenses: Deht Service 531.737 746.775 0 0 0 0 Capital Ouday 7.132 1.172 401.000 401,000 0 70,000 Other 1.875 0 0 0 0 0 Operating Transters to Other Funds 270.549 185,000 809.044 809,044 0 1.062.802 1 Total Ex enditures 1,931.055 2,025,562 2,254,272 2,254,272 0 2 218 771 Revenue Over Expendihrres 98.369 . 468.600 (133.827) (124,477) 9,350 (98,326) _ Beginning Fund 13alance 34,109 132.478 ' 551.363 . 601,078 49,715 476,601 Endin Fand Balaoce 132,478 601,079 417 536 ' 476,601 59,065 " 378 275. 1 IN7TRC7.WK4 13 I 1/11/97 1 TOWN OF VAIL SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED 1997 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FUND ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT 1997 EXPLANATION EXPENDITURE OR PROJECT EXPENDITURES GENERAL FUND Town Officials _ Skate Board Park 7,000 Revenue from VA to Cover Expenses Mitigation to Reduce Noise at Vail 5,000 Approved by Town Counal - - 12,000 Administration Cost of Goods Sold 1.300 Funded by revenue from vending machines Fax Machine 2,500 Used admin savings Human Resources - Vacation Payoff 10,000 Could not absorb by using salary savings Recruiting 27,000 Needed due to the level of turnover in 1997 40,800 Community Development Building Inspedion Contrac[ 0 Will determine need in December Pine Beetle Wood Removal 6,000 Approved by Town Counal to remove wood Copier & Computer Equipment 6,513 Used department savings to fund Design Guidelines (57.533) Moved to 1998 Chairs for Conference Room 5,645 Used department savings to fund Pass Through - Down payment from MVDSC 4,875 The Town aoquired the unit and sold it to MVDSC (34,500) Library Grants 10,000 Funded by revenue from grants Transportation ' Property 8 Liability Insurance Savings (12.719) Savings due to soft insurance market Employee Housing 18,000 Master lease 6 units for bus drivers Eagle & Gypsum Routes 0 Will determine need in December 5281 Public Works Snow Removal 92,600 Due to service level change and excess snow 92,600 Police Upgrade to Line Recorder & Announcer 5,000 Replace equipment, use managers savings Professional Fees 1,002 Professional fees reimbursed . 6,002 " Non Departmental - ' • Property & Liability Insurance Savings • (57,151) Savings due to soft insurance market - Salary.Savings 75,000 Cannot estimate savings till year end Transfer to Housing 15,052 Building permit fees colleded for vaii commons project Transfer to Seizure Fund 18,332 Due to the loss of grant money in 1997 to fund 51233 drug detective Subtotal - General Fund 183,416 BOOTH CREEK DEBT SERVICE FUND Debt Service 11,000 Funded by additional assessments collected Subtotal - Booth Creek Debt Service Fur 11,000 HEAVY EOUIPMENT FUND Capital Outlay - Buses 729,500 Purchase leased buses, funded by Reimbursement Subtotal - Heavy Equipment Fund 129,500 from Eagle County RTD Total Supplemental Appropriation 323,916 2SUPP7.XLS 14 11 /1 M97 TOWN MANAGER CONTINGENCY 1997 Original Budget 100,000 . AMOUNT SPENT Championship Trip 97 7,850 : Leadership Training 4,935 - Organization Development 14,671 , Parking Study 884 Arbitrage Calculation on 1992 Bonds 11,700 Miscellaneous 1,695 Total Amount Spent 41,735 AMOUNT ENCUMBERED Organization Development 50,000 Total Amount Encumbered 50,000 Amount Available 8,265 TMCONT.XLS 15 11 /12/97 ~ tl•t~'-97 ~ We are requesting that a T.O. V. bus stop be added to the intersection of Chamonix Lane and Arosa. This will serve the neighborhood of Arosa, Davos, Cortina and Garmisch. Printed Name Signature Physical Address Birthdate Phone ~m t o-( ~L osett C/ L/~-~ l Z4~' ~ ~ Y rz- 3 ~ 1- v < KricS,~, ~ < 3 1 ~ fy'?C612~ - - 3/j 6-a J O~vn ~s ~f2f3t~ 5 h ~ ~ 7 4 Gl J )On . ~.Ai~ - ~ ~ 6s - -t, . .2f.7 -z 77 5 `)9-7 ov+ ise ~-4 - aY6 6Y y~ ` ~ r - 'v . - ~ 'Z._ V~ r l.~ 1&1(-- 6264 0iti I1JIA 1y rh-~L-- ~ ~45 6 17 y7= - 7> > ~ ~ ~d y \ ~ , d t (e'V?v_ J y 1~~ , c.L~-v ~ ~ &7 i~(~ 76 We are requesting that a T.O. V. bus stop be added to the intersection of Chamonix Lane and Arosa. This will serve the neighborhood of Arosa, Davos, Cortina and Garmisch. Printed Name Signature Physical Address Birthdate Phone ZW Garroiscl ~r VatI ~~?gr-~69 ~g7o~ 47~ - 6.3Si 6ati, - t- d - sZ N O iv i 1 ~ ~ R,~4~ N_~ ~'l~ ~~f'i~.[~ ad J~~.~~ S~ / u1*e Ac OSE~/1 f'~A,Q..ic.a o/ic /we.6/s9 yw GG 30 ~ » u ~y TOWN OF VAIL ~ Offcce of the Town Manager 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 . 970-479-2105/Fax 970-479-2157 TM MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Robert W. McLaurin, Town Manager ~ DATE: November 14, 1997 . SUBJECT: Town Manager's Report Community SurveX Enclosed is the 1997 Town of Vail Community Survey. I believe this is the final report of this survey. As your recall, Chris Cares gave you a summary several months ago. Once you have had a chance to review this document please let me know if you have questions or need additional information. LibrarY Remodel The Vail Public Library will be conducting a small remodel in early December. This remodel basically involves moving the circulation desk from its current location to a location further in the rear of the Library. It will be necessary to close the Library for three days while this work is being done. I will let you know as soon as we have a schedule as to when this will occur. We believe this remodel will enhance the visitor and customer experience and provide a more efficient traffic patern in the Library. Public Works Remodel As you are aware, we have been working to remodel the Public Works offices. This project is essential complete and Larry Grafel and his staff will be moving back into the building next week. A portion of this project also involved paving the Public Works yard which is also complete. RWM/aw attachment RECYCLEDPAPER ' r . vail Alpine VnGarden n oudation Winter Interlude is presented by Vail Alpine Garden Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation. The Foundation is the developer of , Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, a special place of peace and tranquillity in the Vail Valley. The Gardens has received substantial national recognition and attention in magazines such as Cotorado Homes & Lifestyles, Snow Country, Flower & Garden, American Horticulturist and Garden Design ' and was recently featured on the Discovery Channel. When completed, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens will include four gardens and an Education Center. Vail Alpine Garden Foundation is committed to its responsibility as a horticultural teaching institution for environmentally sensitive high altitude gardening. Please join us for our other benefits & educational programs: Vail Valley Festival of Flowers month-long celebration ofJlotivers throughout the valley Annual Plant Sale in early summer - the place to get your summer floWers , Children's Butterfly Launch in cooperation tivith Eagle County elementary schools Workshops & Lectures ~ learn about landscaping & gardening in our mountain environment ~ For more information about programs & member benefits, please contact: VAIL ALPINE GARDEN FOUNDATION 183 Gore Creek Drive, Vail, Colorado 81657 (offices located in the Sitzmark Lodge) telephone: (970) 476-0103 fax: (970) 476-8702 "Uail is as well known for its flowers in the summer as it is for. its skiing in the winter." " t , r<<. ,h • 4'e lhunk rhose lrho muke this evenrng possible: PRESIDENT AND MRS. GERALD R. FORD GOLD SPONSOR: • and JANUS VA[L ALPINE GARDEN FOUNDATION FUNDS invite you to_join them for SILVER SPONSORS: FirstBarik of Vail = KZYR The Mountain & KSKE Ski Counhy WROM West Vail Liquor Mart Marriott's Mountain Resort at Vail 1997 CORPORATE SpONSORS: Mr. & Mrs. Bjorn K. Borgen feattnv'iv~g Cord';llera The Sitzmark Lodge Vail Valley Foundation '1'~ pE~ GROUI' Vail Resorts, Inc. Cocktaif & Dinner Buffet 5:00 to 6:30 pm The Peter Kater Group: 6:30 to 7:30 pm Dessert Bujfel: 730 to 9:00 pm to benefit 6Vines presenied b y . • West Vail Liquor Mart B E T T Y F O R D A L P I N E G A R D E N S , Kobrand Corporation i National Distributing 5:00 to 9:00 pm Saturday, December 20, 1997 BuJjet hosted by: Marriott's Mountain Resort at Vail Marriott's Mountain Resort at Vail Grand Ballroom Concert Seating: dinner & dessert buffet tables Patron reserved table seating $125 per person (tables seat 10) complimentary wines & champagne Open, unreserved seating $50 per person . 4 R.S.V.P. by December 15, 1997 f~ Reservatrons ran be made via check or bv telephone with A4asterCard - : a• 1'isa by calling the 1 AGF office at (970) 476-0103. t , . . . ~ . ' . Winter Interlude 1997 Eaclosed is payment of $ for Patron tickets (re;.erved table searing) at $125 per person. . Enclosed is payment of $ for tickets - at $50 per person (open, unreserved seating). I am unable to attend, but am pleased to enclose a tax deductible donation of $ All but $30 of each ticket is tax deductible. Reservations held at the door. Your check is yous receipt. Name(s) Address Phone (day) (eve) My payment is by: Check (payable to Vail Alpine Garden Foundation) [ ) MasterCard [ ) V'isa Card # Exp. Date Name on Card Signature Responses requested by Monday, December 15, 1997 ? • . 4 WINTFR 1997 NrrERLuDF Vail Alpine Garden Foundation 183 Gore Creek Drive Vail, CO 81657 1 . . ~ USA TODAY • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1997 • 17q ~ Across the USA: News from aIF 50 states, 20A EditoNal: The mOst effective way to fight Intemet plagiarism Weather: A full-color look at is by punishing pla9iarists, not the on-line companies; 23A , forecasts across the USA, 26A ; nt tne cerner ~ - - . . , of Hawaii's . voubles is the flattening in ~y,W taurism, an fimes - o $11 biUion-a- yearindustry ~ In awau I ~t~~~s . , o~of~~ ~ jobs, ~ B,Rb.rt C„b Tourists are arriving in fewer numbers, while residents are leavin in krUSATOOAY ~ The reasons for the slump are apparent, but the solutions are elusive ~ the Aloha State. By Martin Kaslndorf USA TODAY KAILUA, Hawaii n Hawaiian, u(oha can mean I hello or goodbye. When Jce and Dominica Degrandjs say a(oha } to Hawail next week, it wip . mean goodbye. Jce, 91, a heavy.equipment opera- tor, had been unemployed [or 18 ~ months in the state's worst construo- ~ tlon slump in 50 years. Island-born he hadnR set foot on the U.S. main-, 18IId fOT 15 yP.arS Unlil h0 flew t0 SP.at- ey oe~~a s~~n ro, usa roonr tle recenUy to find work. It [ook him By sea and by land: Planners hope to attract more events like the 41-mile le.ss ttien a week to land a$24,an- outrigger cance race from Molokai to Waikiki, won Oct. 12 by Australia. And to hour job with medical benefits and a further attract visitors, Waikiki will open Hawaii's first converroon center next year. , . pension. His wife, Dominica, 39, a reffi es- t$te agent, hadn't closed a home sale +y ~ ` ~ • ° since June. With bankruptcy threat• ~krl " ; ~ r , enin& she ag?'eed to move. I love it here," she says. "It's sad ` . , W~. But 26 Seattle's SundaY paPer has pages ot helpwanted ads. The Ho- no1Wu paper has three columns." The Aloha State is losing lots of residents Iike the Degrandyses. In the n`~ • ~ last two years, out-migration irom sunny Hawait exceeded in-migation bY aboet 4,000 people. 'TtieCs very new; ' scate economist Peerl:Imada Iboshi says of the out- flow. !t9 oNy because of other tac[ois ? - milltEy tr'ansfers and the fact that births exceed deaths - that Hawaii'S M er oa the ~w sn,n U~«.S. usn Tooar ~ Deg population has increased, Irom k s~d tO 9°,' ~ys Domin q~ randis P~he and her husband, Jce, are having to'mpve to In Waikikr. Many of Hawaii's visitors are spend n Y g less at Wa kiki ~ 965,000 in 1980 to 1.2 million now. ior work. 'Seattle's Sunda r has 26 a s of help-wanted ads. The Honolulu paper has three columns.' fashion boutiques and more at the Waikele factory outlet mall. The g'owfng numbeis of eicpatri- Business, labor and government laws in the heavily unionized scate for business, labor and government to Vegas and et a rela ivelY ates are leaving an island economy . offcials here all know what is caus require employers to pay virtually agree on how to 5x the problems. Be- hduse," sa Jim Yarbrou nice peaking at $629 million in 1989, of step with the rest of the coun YS gh, general helped preserve mos[ social services thet Is w11Ung tike a week~ld lei. Out ing the seven-year slump: 100% of workers' health insurance. latedly they have crafted a common manager of Hawaiian Crown Movers until the cushion was used up in 1995. tiy: ? Japan's limping economy has ? Consumer prices that run 30% strategy. On the horizon in politically , Inc. "rhat won't even get you a ga- Cayetano managed to keep sChool , Hawall is the pnly state that has not hit hard at Hawaii's all-important above national avera rebounded from the 1891 recession. tourism ind e Premi- liberal Hawaii are measures favored rage permit here." funding untouched as money got includin The contrasts are stark: Hawaii who accountu to 30% or sia~a d e~la~r sln7lede workers f~r m bus ness regulat ons and eased , la gee bureaugracy ise feeling~che horter. bGeneral~ tance welfare posts 8.1% unemployment while the tors, are arriving in tewer numbers s[icking around tor very long it the Meanwhile, U.S. rate stands at 9.9%. Welfare and spending fess: Fach spent an av- lose their jobs. Eve y PeoP1e without high= squeeze. Nith tax revenues falling payments for single adWts were cut rolls, taping almost everywhere, erage j299 a da last ear com ared [o ~ing trom milk paYing jobs are leaving to escape the . t(ie state 6red 600 employees in 1995; (rom $418 a month to $217 in March have rLsen 23% ln four years here. with ;356 in 1995. . Y Y p gasoline is more expensive be- high costs. Ineated by a late-'80s Jap guides at Honolulu's old royal Iolani 1996; las[ July they went back up Iiewall's average annual growth rate cause gOOds musc be shipped to the anese investment frenzy, [he median : Palace are now volunteers. of 0.396 since 1990 is only one-sev- ~ A reputation as an unfriendly mid-Pacific. To be sure, avera e in• sellin part way, to $390. place to do business keeps investots comes are 19% hi er than on the on the ~ .sland of Oahulisf $310 000, al- felt when enwere ~ ng well~and is the flatt ning in ourism~ an $l lbbi~l- enth the natlonal average. away. 'laaCes are high. Government mainland, but al1 but the very rich most Uiple the U.S. average. Prices statcg like Cali(omia were I.acal buslness tailures jumped red tape designed to crimp the ram- complain about the cost of living. were 20% to 90% higher than that be- their workeis with IOUs; ' saysaGov otne ot three job~s. Bus ntess began 97% last year, compared with a na- pant y g provides tionwide tncrease of 14b. ofthe 1980s can dela a Althou 4 there is a consensus fore the economic nosedive, Ben Cayetano, a Democrat new hotel project tor years. Coscly about what is wrong, it has been hard "For $150,000 you can go co I,as A healthy state treasury surplus, please continue [o nex[ page? • : Hud Emes in Hawafi: ; . Havv~ ° C"aftwnisfs ads Oon he ri t se ~ for Northwest ~ Contlnoed Irom 17A Waikiki B Populadon ~ ui • • • slumpirig in 1991, when the tz 833,o0p draw cr~t~cism ~r i- ReClel mlX Gult War engendered wortd- x~ ~ S~ e 1.0 i 9 wlde tears of terrorist attacks AsiaN x on pessenger jets. Japan's eco- Pacific Islander Hawan BY ~drea Scone , - nomic bubble collapsed about ' 6 61.8% USA TODAY ~NNMw~rJr4n~p.wYn Whfte 2 e ` A thesamedme. .a 33.4/o What would Punk the Pen- ....w..«.«.-.W ~ ? Travel was rebounding ~ x.: _ # = 0 guin say about his creator, Pu- . promisingly, climbing to a ,N Black ~itzer prize winner Pat Oli- ! nar-peak 6.8 million visltors 2.5% _ r_.. , 3. lest Year, untll U?e Japanese phant, drawing cartoons for ~ suQered a fresd decline. Oth~r Northwest Airlines' ads IobbY- !d 10,932 square miles (43rd largest state) i U.S. trade negotiatorsl year, vlsitor numbers are Hawaii-U.S. average comparisons ~ down by 1%. Draw your own conclusions. OliphanYs wiseciacking corner ~ "The Japanese economy Is Llving costs . Hawall U.S. avere9e commentator is missi from stlll in the tank, end Hawaii is Half-gallon of milk $2,49 $1,79 ng the three cartoons he has tollowing Japan," says I,eroy Gallan of regular unleaded gasoline $1.61 $124 drawn for Nll ads ruo- - ~ Leuey, cfiiet economist at the Single-family home median price+ $310,000 $127,500 -page Fj[st Hawellan Bank. ~ ning in national newspapeis, Shittlng travel paUerns also a The economy induding USA TODAY. ~ ey o,wa sa,n ro, usA rowr Unemployment (September) 6.1 % 4.9% But Ulat h8sn't sto . are stellin8 Hawaii's come- pped com- ~wn.~.yn..+...,. Lean tlmea: Hawaii's economic downtum has erased much of John On welfare 6.3% 4.0% ment from media watchdogs back. Warned at home about Isare's business. He draws caricatures of tourists in Waikiki. Percapita income (1996) $25,159 $21,117 and some fellow cartoonists. w~••,~..,~.,w.n.~~.,~.~,... " • Weikild prastitutes and purse- Inflation ratez 0.9% 2.2% "Journalisis, including edito- aetchers, many Japanese are waii. Hawaii. Tourism is up since a Increase in business rial cartoonisLs, derive their le- chooft Guam• Rudy Notebo, 39, was mak- newly extended airport run- failures3 29.0% 13.0% gitimacy from the public's be- Northwest ad: Featuring one of When they come, yen-watch- ing $37,000 a year as a mainte- way at Kona began bringing on oanu lief that they're not represent- Pat Oliphant's cartoons tug Japanese are spending less nance man at a Westln hotel on the island its flrst direct Boeing 3-FOr n'tn~a;ee~,"J.,~J.~,'nR,`,w,a~e ing special in[erests," says at Waiklki faghion boudques Kauai's Poipu Beach when In- 797 flights from Japan. so,rc.e: U.S. eunsu a e~lc a„H.,,. F,,,, m Robert Lichter of the Center toonist to go commercial. Pea- ; ~ end more at the Welkele faa iki trashed the area. Now he Additloilel ObSfaCIPS t0 gBi- seNiIei,usc°en°eue`e~~f°mew"l-n:~;'°e8wo"Fa',~oB97nmamorHOnuin for Media and Public ABairs. nuts creator Charies Schultz Wty outiet mall, where they earns.$25,000 at a small condo- ting the economy back on By Kay WOrWnptun, UgA TODAY "Once you a19gn yourselt with a has drawn ads for Metro 1i stock u oa discaunted kitchen minium resort. "IYs been bru- . Po ' ' p track have roots in Hawaii's particular interest or seil your tan Life Insurance Co. since " gadgets and T-shlrls. 'tal;' he says. history before its 1898 annex- rate to 6% from IO%; cutting another," says Erik Kloninger, tatents to the highest bidder, 1985, and Jim Davis' Garfield is • John Lsara, 48, who diaws $8 1'he Sheraton Kaua'i, closed ation by the United Smtes. A the 6.4% corporate income tax a Coopers & Lybrand account- you devalue your Journalism." a frequent guest in Embassy . OoUrLSt•caricatums at Waikikl's since the hurricaee, recendy natlve Hawaiian sovereignty in half; slashing regulations; ing execudve. "Md now iYs not Says St. Louis Post-Dispatch Suites 1'V commercials. But it : ; pnsh Royal Hawaiian Shopping advertised 50 jobs it needs to movement is clouding property letting the private sector com- going to be so easy to develop cartoonist Tom Engelhardt, is unusual for editorial cartoon- Genter, sums up the dismal fill before reopening for busi- titles with clalms to large pete to provide government other industries." "You're ktnd otedgingover the ists, who comment on the news etate ot 61s buslness In the local ness in December. More than tracts. Md a contusing 1995 de- services; and soaking tourists Tourism still gets the bulk of line if you're acceptlng money and lampoon politicians, to argot tnown cision -of the for an addltlonal 1% on the ho- official attention. Waikiki is hom a commercial outSt that push a corporation's cause. es pldgl°• "Irs state's . Su- tel bed tax, which would pro- starting to spruce up since Ho- you might someday want to "IYs not ethical," says Ste- 'jmk"be -ys' "Now we know how the mainland felt when Preme Court vide $60 million e year. nolulu's city council eased de make a polidcal comment on." phen Hess, co-author ot Drawn A~ has stopped L.egislaWrs aze likely to ap velopment restrictions. Alr- Oliphant wouldn't comment. and Quartered: The History of 'u% ot vis?- we were going well and states like California resort proj- prove the package next year lines are getting tax bre8ks in The Northwest ads urge U.S. American Political Cartoons. °1~ ~y ~ were their workers with IOUs." ~ by seem- af[er a bit ot tlnkering, says hopes they'll increase flights. negotiators to hold out for total "Where this is awkward is he's ~r . Ing :"been ~~g ingly allowing Kathieen Racuya-Markrich, "What we would ?ike to do is dereguladon of air travel be- drawing to specifications." " t~„~e ~ - Haweli Gov. Ben Cayets[to native Hawai- Cayetano's press secretary, promote tourism, but diversify tween the United States and Ja- Yet Oliphant, a role model ians to exer- Looking to the future, offi- within tourism," says state eco- pan. Because Japan opposes for a generation of cartoonisLS, WB~~ ~~itors cise tradition- cials are nurturing a new mar- nomic development and tour• that, other airlines favor a com- might have a freer hand than Coavention Bureau says 1,200 applicants lined up. al "gathering rights" just about ketbasket of alternative ism director Seiji Naya. promise that would phase out many. Unlike most syndicated -tAlaiNende[s are being lured So tar, Hawaii has had everywhere. "niche" industries to 611 some Hopingtoadd tree-spentling limiisonU.S.BightsintoJapan. cartoonists, he hasn't had a, awey by Lgs Vegas' fantasy ca- mixed success in recovery ef- "What scares people is: Does of tourism's gaps. conventioneers to the psual Oliphant, 62, who is syndicat- home newspaper since the : einae end by the trend toward forts. When Cayetano Eoated a this apply to my house? Can Macadamia nuts and Kona pleasure travelers, Waikiki.wi?1 ed in 350 newspapets, says on Washington Star tolded in ' shorter vacetlons. $1 billion bond issue to build they show up and want to use cotfee atready are making open the state's 6tSt conven- his Web site, "There are no sa- 1981. Many papers have ethics ' • HMe1 ocxupancy is off a bit schools and stimulate the con- my hot tub tonightl" Laney proLts. Reforestation of tor tion center, a$200 million edi- cred cows for me." policies forbidding outside,? :10 aging Wailuki, but much struction indus[ry, Standard & says. mer sugar lands will grow 5ce, next year. It [he ads' subject is arcane, work it it could raise questloas w0lseoII Isthe island of Kauai. Poor's bond=rating service On Oct 22, a 26-member tropical hardwoods for tlmber Planners want more interna- the familiar Oliphant style is about a con8ict ot interest '"filuffeNug 11% unemployment, judged government bnances to "economic revitalirdtion task buyers. There are hopes for donal sporfs events like the 41- not. Which is exacUy why, says Doug Marlette, Newsday's , hig6e9t in the islands, Kauai is be overstretched and down- torce" recognized that solving software, telecommunicatlons mile outrigger canoe race Northwest spokesman Dennis Puliizer Prize-winning editorl- t-~;9311tecoveringtrom the =2 bil- graded state debt the state's deeproo[ed prob- and oceanography start-ups. from Molokai to Waikiki, won Mollura, he was hired for the al cartoonist, doesn't endorse f lion devasmtion wreaked by Bananas, one ot several new lems will take more than travel But luring enVepreneurs to Oct 12 by Australians., nearly $3 million campaign. OliphanYs decision but dcesnR Hurricane inikl in 1992. cmps being grown to replace posters. mid-ocean is a grueling pro- In a grimmer interpretation "The cartoons are very eye- see what all the "harumphing" ; ? Kauai has tewer hotel rooms Hawau's dectining sugnr cane Formed by Cayetano and cess, and it's hard W see a new of aloha, Hawaii is talking up catching," Mollura says. "They is about "Cartooning, unlike ~ befOre InikL Tw° mejor and pineapple, have come legisladve leaders, the task boom resulting from anything "medical tourism," toutlng its make the point in clear lan- repor[ing, is about subjectlv- mey never. reopen, tr- down Wjth $ killer vinis, force submitted a package oP but rejuvenated tourism. excellent hos itaLs to ailin a e that ~g ~ pe~lv, w6ere The ouuook is brightenu~g, recommendatlons: dropping "It was kind of easy to watch Asians. "1'he Japanese; " Naya a ~nd with somephu or relate to ~y ~1 ~'N~o~~n~e ~ M-ed Ehm lia" •bowever; on the •'Biglsland" ot the toP celsonal income tax those 747s roUing in, one after notes, '•are aAng very rapldly.•• Oliphant isn't the' Stst car- flny good of be1n8 objecdve." 1 dNaka . . . , • O • R O • R• P ` . . 1 . . r~ 1 , . \ ~l TOWN OF YAIL 75 South Frontage Road Yail, Colorado 81657 . 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 MEDIA ADVISORY . November 12, 1997 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479=2115 . Community Information Office - VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 11 Work Session Briefs Council members present: Armour, Foley Ford, Jewett, Lutz, Navas --Review Fire Station Study - Bill Gay, a public safety consultant, presented an overview of a fire station location analysis prepared earlier this year by the firm David M. Griffith & Associates, Ltd. There are currently two fire stations in Vail--one in East Vail, the other in Vail Village. The study concludes that a third fire station is needed, this one in West Vail,"to improve response times and to improve Vail's ISO insurance rating throughout the community. Currently, emergency response times to West Vail are "inordinately long," Gay said, with average travel times to West Vail of more than six minutes. That compares to the national standard of four minutes. Location of a station in West Vail would produce a response time of just over two minutes, he said, providing more equitable coverage for the community. A West Vail fire station could also improve the town's ISO insurance rating from a five to a four, he said. Councilmembers, noting the impact a third station would have on the town's operational costs, asked that additional data be presented to continue the dialogue. That data will include a breakout of the number of inedical emergency calls, false alarm calls, I-70 responses, structure fires, etc., within a year's time for each station. Also, average response times and ISO ratings will be collected for Eagle-Vail, Avon, Mountain Star, Witdridge, Singtetree and other nearby communities for comparison. For more information, contact Bob McLaurin, town manager, at 479-2105, or Fire Chief Dick Duran at 479-2252. --Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan Councilmembers listened to a presentation by Ethan Moore of the consulting firm Design Workshop regarding various circulation issues proposed in the conceptual master plan for Lionshead. Moore showed how the concept of a central transit spine and the possible realignment of the South Frontage Road, as well as other improvements, could be phased in over a period of 15-20 years based on a combination of market forces and Town actions. Yesterday's presentation also included introduction of a concept for an 800-space, three-and- half deck parking structure in the event Concert Hall Plaza and other properties in that area might redevelop. Moore said the master plan will be shaped to provide flexibility to allow and facilitate changes to occur over time rather than forcing changes to occur overnight. Susan Connelly, the town's Lionshead project manager, reminded the Council and audience that the discussion of public improvements on a short-term and long-term basis is in the context of the six community policy objectives and the larger goal of making Lionshead more inviting and successful as a village within Vail and also to make the entire Vail resort and community more inviting and successful versus other competitors. Property managers for Lion Square Lodge and Destination Resorts then told of their difficulty in keeping Lionshead's part-time residents updated about the process. They asked that additional meetings be scheduled during the (more) RECYCLED PAPER ;A TOV Highlights/Add 1 holidays so second homeowners could be included in the discussions prior to the Council's decision on selection of a preferred master plan concept. Town Manager Bob McLaurin said the town would be as accommodating as possible with the request. For more information, contact Connelly in the Community Development Department at 479-2140. --Information Update . In response to a request by Bill Brice of the Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau, the Council approved the weekend date of June 13 next year to host the AVP volleyball championships. The town had previously agreed to help sponsor the event with a$30,000 . contribution. Also yesterday, the Council agreed to consider a request by Brice to follow through. with a$15,000 funding commitment to help sponsor next summer's Triple Crown soccer tournament--even though the games might be held in Eagle-Vail due to scheduling conflicts in Vail. In retaining the town's sponsorship, the VVTCB has pledged to book the event's lodging out of Vail. The Council agreed to ask the Special Events Commission for a recommendation, as well as involve the Vail Recreation District to exhaust other possibilities to provide a venue in Vail. For more information, contact Pam Brandmeyer, assistant town manager, at 479-2113. The Council developed a list of topics to explore during a joint meeting on Nov. 18 with the Eagle County Commissioners. The topics include: tax distribution equity; Berry Creek Fifth; the Vail Valley Centre PUD; and inclusionary zoning. Announcements included the following: the front entryway to the Municipal Building, currently under reconstruction, will be open and accessible for voters next Tuesday; 23 veterans employed by the Town of Vail were recognized earlier in the day during a Veteran's Day luncheon; a variable message sign at the Main Vail roundabout is being used to direct skiers to Lionshead (prompting several complaints from merchants in Vail Village); and Vail Associates is ' anticipating that Chair 1 serving the Village will be open by the weekend, along with a return trail over to Lionshead. Councilmember Sybill Navas wondered if a civic organization would be interested in printing the names of people who vote in next Tuesday' election as a community thank you. --Council Reports Kevin Foley, who attended the Vail. Recreation District meeting this week on behalf of the Town Council, suggested increasing coordination between the town and VRD to maximize the bookings of ballfields and other park facilities for special events. In addition, Foley said the VRD has expressed renewed interest in remodeling the Golf Course clubhouse and wondered if the town would be interested in a partnership to create a civic center or community center at the site. Ludwig Kurz complimented Mayor Bob Armour and Town Manager Bob McLaurin for coordinating last week's Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) meeting in Vail. Armour serves as president, while McLaurin is the group's secretary. Key discussion topics included an update on the I-70 corridor study and an overview of recruiting and retaining employees in mountain resorts. The next CAST meeting is scheduled for Jan. 21-22 in Frisco. Sybill Navas suggested Ealling upon the Northwest Colorado Council of •Governments to ask for assistance in determining a formula for use by area communities in developing employee generation ordinances. Navas suggested the help after visiting with the town manager of Eagle (more) . ~ . . TOV HighlightsiAdd 2 who said he was wrestling with the issue there. Vail Town Manager Bob McLaurin expressed caution, noting.the issue could be better served with Eagle County taking the leadership role. Bob Armour.reminded councilmembers of a candidates' forum scheduled for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Antler's. Also, Armour told of his participation at a ribbon cutting for Vail's new Radio Shack over the weekend and announced the town's invitation to attend a reception for the new hospital chief executive officer later in the month. --Other Councilman Kevin Foley thanked Assistant Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer for preparing a follow-up memo that addressed a series of constituent requests. He then suggested reconsideration of a Chaminox Lane bus loop request. Also, Foley complimented the town for completion of the Ford Park recreation path along South Frontage Road; inquired about the status of lights at the West Vail Lodge (they're in compliance); and expressed concern about the litter generated by the illegal distribution of a handbill in the parking structures over the weekend. UPCOMING DISCUSSION TOPICS November 18 Work Session Joint Session with County Commissioners Quarterly Financial Report Loading and Delivery Update November 18 Evening Meeting First Reading, Ordinance Amending Design Guidelines November 25 Work Session Keystone Tour, 8:30 a.m. to noon (public is invited) Swearing-In of New Town Council Members (2 p.m.) Appointment of Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem Committee Assignments _ PEC/DRB: Review. Loading and Defivery. Final Solutions for Short-Term ImProvements December 2 Work Session Lionshead Master Plan Discussion Site Visit and Appeal of PEC, Miller B&B Hazard Change Request December 2 Evening Meeting CARTS Presentation (I-70 Rapid Transit) TCI Follow-up First Reading, Ordinance, Code Codification First Reading, Ordinance, Supplemental Appropriation Second Reading, Ordinance No. 22, Amending Design Guidelines Resolution No. 17, re: Signers on Library Account # # # . XC. . TC. " RECEIVED NOV 1 3 1997 EE COHEN CONSTRUCTION, INC. November 10, 1997 Commissioner Johnette Phillips Commissioner Bud Gates Commissioner Tames Tohnson Eagle Board of County Commissioners P.O. Box 850 Eagle, Colorado 81631 RE: Land Use Regulations Dear Commissioners: I am writing to you on behalf of the Eagle Valley Homebuilders Association (EVHBA) and as a concerned citizen to inform you of our concerns regarding the proposed Land Use Regulations. Recently it has come to my attention that there are serious problems with the proposed regulations and the process that has been put in place to review the document. In the past few weeks I have attended several meetings regarding the Land Use Regulations and have had numerous conversations with people who have been close to the process. I know that you were aware of problems with the first draft of the regulations and that you took action in an effort to resolve those problems. However, I feel that effort had little real impact on improving the document or the review process. Per your directive a task force was established to review a revised document. Unfortunately the new task force did noLL includc any rep-reseZtatives from the EWuBA and cnly „ne representative from the real estate community who ultimately resigned in protest of the process. An effort to correct this oversight has been made but I feel there is not sufficient time for the new task force members to educate themselves with the document. This letter requests that the time frame for comment on Public Review Draft #2, Land Use Regulations, be extended to January 15, 1998. I feel that this would allow a more reasonable amount of time for the public and the task force to adequately review the new draft of the regulations. I am requesting that this action be taken by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) or by the planning staff at the BOCC's reqrtest or direction. I feel that such an extension is necessary and appropriate considering the circumstances which have taken place with respect to the review process. P.O. Box 1889 ¦ Edwards, CO 81632 ¦ 970-926-3443 ¦ 970-926-3440 Fax Eagle Board of County Commissioners November 10, 1997 Page2of4 There has been much debate surrounding the new regulations from both sides and I recognize that this process has been going on for several years. It is only recently though, that the potentiai impact of the new regixlations is starting to be realized. Rather than get embroiled in the debate process in this letter I would like to express to you some of our concerns. The citizens of the county have been presented with a 300-plus page, complex documen't which reqtiires careful reading and analysis in order to provide the planning s"ta:ff and the BOCC with informed, thoughtful, and useful comments. Even with the new deadline of November 26th the time frame is not adequate for the ordinary citizen to become aware of and understand the fuli impact of this proposal. 1'ou have asked lay people to review and comment on a document that for all intended purposes will become law. Even those persons who are familiar with land use issues and regulation have difficulty digesting this document. The voters have a right to have an adequate opportunity to understand the impact of the proposed regulations on the use of Yheir land, and to provide the planning staff and the BOCC with cogent comment so that the BOCC's final clecision reflects a consensus c>f the citizens. The planning staff, with expertise in planning and land us2, h1s spent moriths preparirYg this proposai while the ordinary citizen has been granted relativel.y ]i.ttle time to participate meaningfully in the process. This presEnts a particular problem for the citizen who cannot devote full time to studying the draft, especiall.y where there is no document available which provides a side-by-side compar. i.son of the existing and proposed regulations. I ain not versed in how things axe done in the regulatory process but if this was a revision to building codes I could expect to see the revisions presented in a format s#ating the existing code, the propased changes to the existing code, and why the code is being changed. :In the case of the praposed ;and use regulations, we are left to figure al?. of this out for ourselves. A preliminarF- review of the proposed regulations raises concerns which are both spE'C3.f1C and general in terms of the future of the coiznty in regards to economics, aesthetics, ana the land use review process. For example, the ducument delegates considerab.le power from the BOCC to the Cammunity Development Director and would insulate t1ie director and his staff from your review as elected ofricials who are responsible ta the voters. A particular illustration of this is the process for appealing decisions by the Community Development Di.rector as set forth in Section 5-2400. Under the standa.rd of review as proposed, the BOCC would be prevented from reversing or modifying a decision of the Community Development Director unless it could De proved by "competent evidence" that the Community Development Director's position "is inconsistent with the intent and standards" of the regulations. i his sectior, raises questions such as: what exactly is "competent evidence" and who determines if it has been presented? Shouldn't elPcted officials be free to determine policy and to ensure that their view of the public's interest is : Eagle Board of County Commissioners November 10, 1997 Page 3 of 4 not thwarted by a review standard which restricts their ability to reverse or modify any planning staff action? Aren't the members of the planning staff employees of the county and therefore subject to directives from the BOCC? A similar example of abdication of authority is provided for in Section 5-210(F). The BOCC would be prevented from making changes in what is approved by the Planning Commission. Instead, any such change would have to be sent back to the Planning Commission for further hearing and action, and a new recommendation would be forwarded to the BOCC, which would hold another hearing and take action. While the language refers to a"substantial change," that term is defined as any change which would increase the density or "intensity" (whatever that means) of land use, or would increase the incompatibility of adjacent land uses, or would increase traffic. There is no quantitative definition of "substantial" (such as an increase of 10%), but any increase (even 0.01%) in any one of the three loosely defined categories would require an unnecessarily lengthy process which limits the authority and flexibility of the BOCC, the members of which are the elected representatives of the people. The EVHBA feels that more analysis needs to be done in order to properly review this document. In particular, more analysis needs to be made of the process itself and if compliance with the proposed regulations would increase the cost of housing and how it would affect the small landowner. It needs to be determined if the proposed regulations add to or help resolve the affordable housing problems in our county? To help us in our review process I have sent a copy of Draft #2 to the planning staff of the National Association of Homebuilders in Washington D.C. Our intent is to present comments to you regarding the proposed regulations based on our own and their review. Other observations and questions that I have concern having the planning staff being responsible for the overall review of the proposed regulations. Other people involved in the process suspect that there is some hidden agenda in the handling of the process by the planning staff. I personally don't think that is the case. I suspect what has taken place is that the planning staff has become protective of this document as a result of the time and effort that has gone into its creation. It is only human nature to do so. Since the planning staff is responsible for gathering comment on the proposed regulations, are they also responsible for deciding which comments are relevant and which comments get passed on to the BOCC? It is a little like having a contractor perform inspections on their own projects to be sure they are complying with building codes. Isn't this a conflict of interest? We hope that you will grant this request for an extension of time so that we can be a viable contributor to this process. We recognize that much time and money has already been spent by the county on this document. We hope that by granting this ~ Eagle Board of County Commissioners November 10, 1997 Page 4 of 4 extension of time you will be able to take a closer look at this document and ask yourselves if this document has achieved its intended goals and whether it is good for the citizens of Eagle County. In the end that is what we are all concerned about. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, 9z~ 6Y'4-~ Jeffrey A. Cohen, President Eagle Valley Homebuilders Association cc: Keith Montag, Community Development Director of Eagle County Ellie Caryl, Eagle County Planner Avon Town Council Eagle Town Council El Jebel Town Council Gypsum Town Council Minturn Town Council k,,-Vail Town Council Frank McKibben, President, Vail Board of Realtors Colorado Association of Homebuilders National Association of Homebuilders