HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-02-03 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998
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. Continue Town Council Retreat Discussion of the Critical Strategies and
Objectives . (2 hrs, 30 mins.) •
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Continue discussion.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: At the Council retreat the Council agreed
that the five areas previously identified as Critical Strategies (economic
viability, transportation, infrastructure and community collaboration)
continue to be the top priority areas. At the work session we will
continue discussion of the strategies which will form tiie basis of the work
program for the coming two years.
2. Information Update. (10 mins.)
3. Council Reports. (10 mins.)
4• Other. (10 mins.)
5. Adjournment - 5:00 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 REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 2110/98, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 2117/98, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 2/17198, BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
EVENING MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998
7:30 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS
REVISED 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. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approve the Minutes from the meetings of January 6 and 20,
1998.
3. Presentation to Mayor by Mt. Buller Students. (5 mins.)
4. Proclamation No. 1, Series of 1998, a Proclamtion Honoring Vail
Residents Chad Fleischer, Sacha Gros, Sarah Schleper and Barrett
Christy as 1998 U.S. Winter Olympians. (5 mins.)
5. Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority Presentation by
Mike Gallagher, Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority
(ECRTA) Chair; Jim Shrum, ECRTA Director; and Vicki Maddox,
Financial Adviser, Senior Vice President of George K. Baum & Company.
(1 hr.)
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: Council has requested a more clear
analysis of all implications for withdrawal of funding (completely or
proportionately) from original "funding partners." This discussion is
based on healthier than expected sales tax collection, the ECRTA's
current fund balance, and financing options open to the Authority for long
term capital improvements.
Under the original "funding partners" commitment, the ballot initiative was
approved in 1995, and 1995 funding was considered the first year of the
five year commitment, continuing through 1999.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: In approval of their 1998 fiscal budget,
Council had allocated $115,000.00 to be set aside for 1998 funding of the
ECRTA. Council should move to approve the full amount, a portion of
that amount, or no funding for the current year.
6. Vail Tomorrow Building Community Team Update. (5 mins.)
Stan Cope
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Receive an update on the Team's
efforts to begin the dialogue to create a Vail Community Center.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: Last August 26, the Vail Town Council
approved and accepted the concept of six community-endorsed actions
presented by the Vail Tomorrow Building Community Team. One of the
requests was to: "Initiate a public process to facilitate creation of a
multi-purpose building that meets community needs, serving people from
all demographic groups, all ages and full-time, part-time and seasonal
residents."
At the time, the Council responded by acknowledging that a community
center is actively under consideration in the Lionshead Redevelopment
Master Plan process and that a community center also could be a focal
point in a parks and public facilities planning process to be undertaken in
1998. Additionally, Council stated that it may be desirable to have a
separate process dedicated to a location and desired program for one or
more community facilities.
Now, five months later, volunteers from the Building Community Team
wish to return to Council to announce a grassroots effort to pursue the
concept of a Vail Community Center in a thorough and synergetic
fashion.
7. Presentation by the Vail Tomorrow Affordable Housing Team by Kent
Rose. (30 mins.)
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Listen to presentation, provide
direction to the Affordable Housing Team as to ways Council and the
team can work together to address affordable housing issues.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The Affordable Housing Team has been
meeting twice monthly since January of 1997, pursuing a variety of
potential solutions to the housing problem. From this work, the team
would like to make recommendations as to the approaches with the
greatest potential for solving the problem.
8. Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1998, first reading of an Ordinance Amending
Tom Moorhead Section 1-5-11A Establishing the Time of the Town Council Regular
Meeting Dates. (5 mins.)
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve/Modify/Deny
Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1998, on second reading.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: Vail Town Council requested the
opportunity to consider an ordinance amending the time of the regular
meeting which is presently set at 7:30 p.m. The ordinance as drafted will
allow each Council to consider the appropriate starting time at its
organizational meeting following the biennial Council elections.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Ordinance
No. 2, 1998 on second reading.
9. Ordinance No. 1, Series of 1998, second reading of an Ordinance
Dominic Mauriello Amending Title 12, Zoning Regulations, Section 12-7c-5(a)(3), to Waive
the Major Exterior Alterations Application Deadlines for 1998 for the
Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan Study Area. (15 mins.)
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve/Modify/Deny
Ordinance No. 1, Series of 1998, on second reading.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The Town is currently engaged in stage 3
of the five stage Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan process. The
plan is at a crucial stage where issues of bulk and mass are being
studied and recommendations are being formed. Staff believes it will be
detrimental to the master planning process to have property owners
submit redevelopment proposals in the Lionshead Study Area before
issues of bulk and mass have been determined.
Complicating this issue is the fact that in the Commercial Core 2 zone
district, there is a restriction that applications can only be submitted twice
a year for major exterior alterations. The deadlines are the fourth
Monday in February and the fourth Monday in September. Applicants
who want to proceed through the review process in 1998, are therefore
required to submit applications at the end of February. Staff believes that
we should allow the master planning process to proceed and at the same
time allow potential applicants more flexibility with submittal deadlines in
1998.
These deadlines were originally developed to address staff workload
issues. The concept was essentially have all applications reviewed at
once. For many years these deadlines have not benefited the staff or the
public and staff will be reviewing this section of the Zoning Code later in
1998 to determine if a code change is necessary.
The proposed ordinance places a new application date of June 15, 1998
and allows applications to be submitted anytime after June 15 for the
1998 calendar year only. This will allow time for the master planning
process to proceed and allow applicants to submit proposals this
summer.
Included in your packet is Ordinance No. 1, Series of 1998 as approved
on first reading. Since first reading a concern has been raised regarding
other development proposals located in the Lionshead Study Area, but
not zoned CC2. Staff has included in your packet a"draft" revised
ordinance which delays all development proposals in the Lionshead
Study Area until June 15, 1998 (excluding single-family and two-family
uses). Changes are highlighted in bold.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of "draft"
Ordinance No. 1, 1998 on second reading.
10. Loading and Delivery Update. (15 mins.)
Bob McLaurin
Greg Morrison ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Listen to presentation by staff,
receive public input and give direction to staff regarding Hanson Ranch
Road and Check Point Charlie "experiments" over the Christmas
Holidays.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: In December 1997 Council directed staff
to conduct two experiments over the Christmas holidays: man a check
point on Hanson Ranch Road from 8:00 to 10:30 am and 2:30 to 4:40 pm
every day and to staff Check Point Charlie from 7am-7pm every day.
The Hanson Ranch Road check point was staffed from Dec 15th through
Jan 4th, Check Point Charlie continues to be manned 7am-7pm every
day.
To accomplish the experiment on Hanson Ranch Road, an unbudgeted
temporary CSO was hired for 9 of the 21 days involved. On two of the
days, on-duty CSOs were pulled from other duties and assigned to
Hanson Ranch Road, and on ten days off-duty police officers, CEOs and
CSOs were paid overtime to perform the duties. The total 21 day cost of
the Hanson Ranch Road experiment was approximately $2,000.
The expanded hours at Check Point Charlie are being staffed both by
pulling on-duty CEOs and CSOs from other duties and by hiring CEOs,
CSOs and police officers on overtime.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Town should continue to man Check
Point Charlie 7am-7pm, seven days per week, 365 days per year. This
service positively impacts the entire village core, numerous businesses
and provides a valuable customer service to our guests, however,
continuing to do so year round will require additional staffing.
Staff recommends that the Hanson Ranch Road check point not be
continued because it's limited benefit is not cost effective.
11. Town Manager Report. (10 mins.)
12. Adjournment - 10:10 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 REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 2/10/98, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 2/17/98, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 2/17/98, BEGINNING 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.
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