HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-10-06 Support Documentation Town Council Evening Session
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
EVENING MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1998
7:00 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.
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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. (5 mins.)
2• CONSENT AGENDA. (5 mins.)
A. Approve the Minutes from the meetings of September 1 and 15,
1998.
3• Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1998, second reading of an ordinance
Steve Thompson Making Supplemental Appropriations from the Town of Vail General
Fund, Heavy Equipment Fund, Parking Structure Fund, Housing Fund,
Capital Projects Fund, Debt Service Fund, Booth Creek Debt Service
Fund, and Facility Maintenance Fund, of the 1998 Budget and the
Financial Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado; and Authorizing the
Expenditures of Said Appropriations as Set Forth Herein; and Setting
Forth Details in Regard Thereto. (15 mins.)
ACTION REQUESTE& OF COUNCIL: Approve, modify or deny
Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1998 on second reading.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: Attached is a copy of the required
supplemental appropriations and the quarterly financial report for your.
review. Supplemental appropriations are needed to fund unexpected
expenditures, expenditures that are funded by unanticipated revenues,
changes in estimated expenditures, and use of departmental savings.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1998
on second reading.
4• Proclamation No. 8, Series of 1998, proclaiming October 4-10, 1998,
Dick Duran "Fire Prevention Week." (5 mins.)
5. Discussion of Vail First Request Re: Business License Fee. '
(1 hr., 30 mins.) T
6•- Town Manager's Report. (10 mins.)
7• Adjournment - 9:10 p.m.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Member of the Vail Town Council
FROM: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
DATE: October 2, 1998
RE: VVTCB Site Visit
During our discussion about marketing several of you had questions regarding the operation of the
Central Reservation System and the Visitor Information Center. We have scheduled some time for
you to take a brief tour of the Central Reservations office as well as the Visitor Information Centers.
Hopefully this will give you a better understanding of how the TCB operates these two enterprises.
From the TCB and Visitor Centers we will go to Timber Ridge for a site visit and the appeal of the
PEC Decision.
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TO: Town Council
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: October 6, 1998
SUBJECT: An appeal of a Planning and Environmental Commission denial of a request for an
amendment to previously approved development plan for the Timber Falls
Development, located at 4469 Timber Falls Court/unplatted.
Appellant: RAD Five L.L.C., represented by Greg Amsden.
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
1. SUBJECT PROPERTY
Timber Falls Development, located at 4469 Timber Falls Court/unplatted, generally described by
the appellant as Site #19 or Building #19.
II. STANDING OF APPELLANT
• 5taff believes the appellant has standing to file an appeal in this case as RAD Five L.L.C. is under
contract to purchase this property from Ron Riley, the owner of the subject property, who is also a
member of RAD Five L.L.C.
111. BACKGROUND
List of attachments:
- Exhibit #1 - Appellant's appeal form
- Exhibit #2 -"Approved Development Plan"-April 13, 1998 PEC approval
- Exhibit #3 - Denied (proposed) Development Plan-August 24, 1998 PEC denial
- Exhibit #4 - August 24, 1998 - PEC Memo
- Exhibit #5 - August 24, 1998 - PEC Minutes
- Exhibit #6 - July 13, 1998 - PEC Memo
- Exhibit #7 - July 13, 1998 - PEC Minutes
- Exhibit #8 - June 8, 1998 - PEC Memo
- Exhibit #9 - June 8, 1998 - PEC Minutes
- Exhibit #10 - April 27, 1998 - PEC Memo
- Exhibit #11 - April 27, 1998 - PEC Minutes
- Exhibit #12 - April 13, 1998 - PEC Memo
- Exhibit #13 - April 13, 1998 - PEC Minutes
A. Summary
i The following is a summary of the background on this proposal and appeal. Attached to
this memo are all of inemos to the PEC which contain details about each proposal to
arnend the Timber Falls development plan. Although quite redundant, each memo and
, proposal was slightly different. The memo from April 13, 1998 gives the most history and
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background on the request. ~
Timber Falls was annexed to the Town of Vail in 1974 (Ordinance No. 13, 1974 and
Ordinance No. 20, 1974) in accordance with Chapter 20, Annexed Areas, of the Zoning
Regulations (these annexation regulations were adopted in 1973). At that time, Phases 1
and 2 of Timber Falls were already constructed (see Exhibit #2 for phasing). The property
which was annexed included what is currently called Timber Falls and Forest Glen. No
annexation agreement was developed or approved with this annexation. The annexation
ordinance includes the statement that the land was annexed "without special terms or
conditions" which we believe indicates that no additional development rights were granted
to the landowner. The property was zoned in the interim by an emergency ordinance
(Ordinance No. 23, 1974) and ultimately zoned Low Density Multiple Family (LDMF) by
Ordinance No. 26, 1974.
Since no annexation agreement was established for the property annexed, the land, in
staff's opinion, is subject to the LDMF zoning adopted for the property.
From 1975 until 1982, approvals were given by the Town of Vail for phases 3- 11. These
phases were reviewed and approved by the DRB and were evaluated in accordance with
the development standards of the LDMF zone district (i.e., GRFA, density, building height,
etc.).
In 1991, this applicant (same individuals, different company title) applied for a Special
Development District (SDD #27 Forest Glen). This SDD carved out a 7.5 acre parcel
(labeled as "Future Development" on the development plan) from the original Timber Falls
development to create a separate and stand-alone development. This SDD was evaluated •
based on the underlying zoning of LDMF and on a survey for the property. The
development plan which the applicant is claiming is a binding (vested) development plan on
the Town of Vail was substantially modified from the original plan by canring out this 7.5
acre parcel and therefore has produced density and GRFA implications to the Timber Falls
parcel as it exists today.
B. 1998 Events
• The Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC), at its April 13, 1998 meeting,
disagreed with the staff opinion that the entire development should be evaluated in
accordance with an overall survey of the property and found that Phase 10 (Building #19) of
Timber Falls has a vested development right for one structure in the exact form, size,
density [6 dwelling units], and configuration as Buifding #18 and that anything in addition to
or different than specifically that, will require a PEC review and approval of an amended
plan (see approved development plan attached as Exhibit #2). Building #18 is a single,
multiple-family structure containing 6 dwelling units and 6,541 sq. ft. of GRFA. Building #19
is the only building not constructed on the development plan.
• Subsequently, on April 27, 1998, the PEC gave the applicant direction that they had
a right to request an amendment to the development plan by p;cN;,~;~y °~^y!r Fami;," °^r+
duplex development, but that the impacts to the site should be similar to the approved
development plan.
• On June 8, 1998, the PEC gave the applicant general direction that the proposal for ~
4 dwelling units (2 single-family and 1 duplex) was not in keeping with the scale and
character of the area and that there was excessive site disturbance and bulk being added
to the site. There was concern expressed over the impacts to vegetation on the site.
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S ~ On July 13, 1998, the applicant returned to the PEC with a proposal for 2 single-
family structures and 1 duplex structure, for a total of 4 dwelling units. The PEC again
expressed the same concerns that were communicated at the June 8`h meeting. The
applicant tabled the discussion so that they could develop new plans to address the PEC
concerns about scale, character, and site disturbance.
• On August 24, 1998, the applicant return to the PEC requesting approval of an
amended development plan for the site of Building #19 (see Exhibit #3). That proposal
provides one building envelope and a total of 4 dwelling units. The building envelope is
approximately 7,400 sq. ft. in size and the building footprint shown is approximately 4,830
sq. ft. in size.
C. The Denied Development Plan - August 24, 1998
The August 24 plan provides for 7,325 sq. ft. of GRFA. The PEC, at its April 13, 1998
meeting, determined that the applicant is entitled to the GRFA contained in Building #18,
which is 6,541 sq. ft. Additionally, staff has digitized the floor plans for Building #20, which
the applicant refers to with respect to GRFA for Building #19, and has determined that
Building #20 contains 7,275 sq. ft. of GRFA. Staff also analyzed this site in accordance
with the LDMF Zone District. This site, looked at as a stand-alone building site, would allow
for 8,180 sq. ft. of GRFA, and 5 dwelling units. However, staff does not believe this site
can be carved away from the Timber Falls development and looked at as a separate
development parcel. This could result in making the remainder of the development
nonconforming with respect to density. Removing acreage from this project would result in
~ a lower allowable dwelling figure for the project. The nonconforming use section of the
Zoning Regulations does not allow a property owner to increase or exacerbate a
nonconforming condition on a parcel of land. The August 24 proposal includes 6 enclosed parking spaces and 6 surface parking spaces,
for a total of 12 parking spaces. The Zoning Regulations require 8 parking spaces, or 2
parking spaces per dwelling unit.
The proposed access modifies the parking area and amount of landscaping directly in front
of existing Building #20. The same number of parking spaces are maintained, but they are
moved approximately 7' closer to the building. There is a letter from the management
company representing the owners of Building #20 expressing concern over the
development of the site for Building #19.
D. Comparison Of August 24, 1998 Plan To Previously Approved Development
Plan
Staff has prepared a comparison of the August 24, 1998 development plan with the
previously approved development plan (that plan approved by the PEC on April 13, 1998)
and the previously approved development plan with parking (as developed by the
applicant). Staff has analyzed these plans t'vio ways. First, staff has provided an analysis
of the building footprints on all three concepts. This allows the site to be analyzed as to
building bulk and mass located on this parcel. Second, staff analyzed the amount of °°site
disturbance" proposed for each plan. For this analysis, site disturbance is the area of
~ buiiding footprint, plus any paved drive aisle or parking area.
The difference in building footprint from the Aug. 24 proposed development plan to the
previously approved development plan (April 13) is 2,477 sq. ft. of additional mass/footprint.
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previously approved plan (April 13) is 6,777 sq. ft. of additional disturbance. The difference •
in site disturbance from the Aug. 24 proposed devefopment plan to the previously approved
development plan (April 13) with parking on-site (as developed by the applicant) is 1,287
sq. ft. of additional disturbance.
Building Site Difference from
Plan Foot Print Envelope Paved Area Dlsturbance Proposed
Aug. 24 Proposed 4,830 sq. ft. 7,400 sq. ft. 4,300 sq. ft. 9,130 sq. ft. n/a
Development Plan
July 13 Proposed 5,362 sq. ft 8,556 sq. ft. 3,913 sq. it 9,275 sq. ft. n/a
Development P/an
:,)usly Approved 2,353 sq. ft. n/a None 2,353 sq. ft. 6,777 sq. ft.
Development Plan
April 13, 1998
Previously Approved 2,353 sq. ft. n/a 5,490 sq. ft. 7,843 sq. ft. 1,287 sq. ft.
Development Plan with
Parking Area
E. Discussion of Denied Plan
Staff believes that the proposed bulk and mass (footprint) being added to the site is a
substantial departure from the previously approved development. The proposed massing
utilizes much more of the site than the approved development plan. Staff believes the ~
proposed use is much more consistent with the adjacent multiple family uses than the July
13 proposal.
Additionally, the proposal will have a greater physical impact to the site, which staff believes
is a substantial departure from the approved development plan (April 13) for the site.
Staff also believes that the development provided, which shows Building #19 in its original
massing with the addit+an of parking, clearly demonstrates that the site can be developed
with less physical impacts to the site and with substantially less building mass (footprint).
If the applicant wishes to proceed with the development of Building #19 as a replica of
Building #18, the applicant may proceed with a DRB application. Parking for all uses on-
site is required.
F. Zoning vs. Development Plan
The appellant, throughout this process nac r,pen changing its arguments with
respect to development rights on this property. Staff, since the very beginning (even
back into the 80's), has believed that zoning should determine the development rights
on iiia Timber Falls property as a whole, just like the Town does on every nr+uitipl2
family development. Staff has asked the appellants for a survey of the property from
which to determine the development rights as they apply to this property as a whole.
A survey was never produced.
The appellant chose a different course of action and asked the PEC to ignore the zoning on ~
the property (LDMF) and look only at the "approved development plan" (a term only used in
the Zoning Regulations in reference to an SDD) for the Timber Falls project. The appellant
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~ was successful at convincing the PEC to accept the development plan as determining the
density on the site and disregard the density established by zoning. The appellant, since
that decision was made on April 13, 1998, has attempted to mix the two approaches, a little
zoning here and a little development plan there. Staff believes the approach must be either
one way or the other, they can not be mixed and manipulated to suit the appellant's project.
The staff also made the appetlant aware that if a survey showed that there were no
remaining development rights on the property, that the appef(ant had the right to apply for a
Special Development District (SDD) in order to propose additional development. This
avenue was also rejected by the appellant.
IV. NATURE OF THE APPEAL
The appellants are appealing the PEC decision denying the amended development plan because
appellant believes it has been aggrieved and adversely affected by this action as detailed in the
appellanYs statement attached as Exhibit #1.
V. REQUIRED ACTION
Uphold/Overturn/Modify the Planning and Environmental Commission's denial of the amended
development plan.
The Town Council is required to make findings of fact in accordance with the Town of Vail
~ Municipal Code. The required finding is listed below:
Fin_ dinq: The Town Council shall on all appeals make specific findings of fact based
directly on the particular evidence presented to it. These findings of fact
must support conclusions that the standards and conditions imposed by the
requirements of this title (Zoning Regulations, Title 12) have or have not
6een met.
VI. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Town Council uphold the Planning and Environmental Commission's
denial of the amended development plan subject to the following findings:
1. That the standards and conditions imposed by the requirements of Title 12 (Zoning
Regulations) have not been met as they related to density on this property.
2. That the proposed development plan is a substantial departure from the approved
development plan (April 13, 1998) due to the increased site disturbance and
building footprint, which has a potential detrimental effect to the site and
surrounding uses.
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adversely affected person" means any person who will suffer an adverse effect to an interest protected or
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An Appeal of Planning and Environmental Commission Decision
of August 24, 1998, Regarding an Amendment to an Existing
Development Plan for Timber Falls •
The Appellant is appealing the above referenced decision and requesting the Town Council
overturn such decision to allow Appellant to proceed with the proposed amendment to the
development plan.
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The first eight buildings of Timber Falls Condominiums we~ co~tructed under the authority
of Eagle County prior to annexation of East Vail into to ~owAO Vail in 1974. Buildings 99-
#18 and Building #20 were constructed from 1975 tc~j983 ~n~ler the authority of the Town of
Vail (see E~ibit "A"). The original developme ep~~(the original developer is the cunent
owner of the parcel) was to create modest si'ze om r~um units spread over the parcel. The
original developer chose to only utilize a portion of the GRFA and site coverage allowed under
the Low Density Mu1ti-Family zone district (average 2-BR condo at Timber Falls is approx.
1,000 sq.ft. and the zone district allowed for approx. 1,600 sq.ft. per unit) at the time. The
developer saved Site #19 as it was the premiere site in the entire development with regards to
views, creekside location and proximity to amenities.
AMS Development, Inc. ("AMS"), signed a purchase contract with Timber Falls Associates in .
December, 1997, to purchase and develop the final parcel within the Timber Falls develop-
ment. AMS approached the Town of Vail Planning Department in January, 1998, to determine
how to process the existing development rights for Site #19, Timber Falls. Several approaches
were discussed including amending the existing development plan, a minor subdivision and
even a Special Development District. Amending the existing development plan was mutually
agreed to be the most effective approach. On April 13, 1998, the PEC confirmed the density of
Site #19 as 6 dwelling units. AMS then proposed amending the development plan to
accommodate 2 smaller single-family residences and one duplex structure (see Exhibit `B")
resulting in a deerease in density of 2 units. On July 13, 1998, the PEC gave AMS general
direction that the single-family/duplex proposal was not acceptable and AMS suggested a
townhome approach which appeared to receive a more favorable response. On August 24,
1998, PEC denied the applicant's request for an amendment to the approved development plan
for Timber Falls (utilizing a townhome plan for 4 units) stating the following reason for denial:
The proposed development pian is a subsLu,~,Lial departure from the approved
development plan due to the increased site disturbance and building footprint, which
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Reasons for Appeal:
The appellant has been aggrieved and adversely affected by the action taken on August 24, ~
1998, by the Planning and Environmental Commission ("PEC") to deny a request for an
amendment to the approved development plan for Timber Falls. The Appellant's proposed
amendment is not a substantial departure from the approved plan and is very similar in nature
~ to other amendments to development plans approved by the Town of Vail since 1990 (ie:
changing structural format from condos to townhomes or townhomes to single-family
residences). The appellant requests that the Town Council overturn the PEC's denial for the
following reasons:
1. The approved development plan was created in the early 1970's to address the
developer's desire to construct smaller condominium units for both locals and
second home ownership. Twenty-five years later, this same design is not only
outdated but does not provide adequate parking under today's standards. The
appellant desires to develop less density with more desirable floorplans and
architecture. All required parking shall be on site and the building height on the
south (entry) side of the site shall be two stories (versus 3 stories in the 6-unit
building). It is unreasonable to expect the appellant to maintain a building footprint
or site disturbance parameters for a outdated site plan that does not meet current
parking standards within the Town of Vail.
2. The appellant's proposed ~e~opment plan is well within all applicable zoning
regulations (density, GRF e coverage, height limitations, setback requirements
and parking and fire code,is$ies) for the Low Density Multi-Family zone district as
described in Sections 12-*1 t~/~* -6F-11 of Article F in Chapter 6 of the
Town of Vail's Zoning e~when considering the entire Timber Falls
project as a whole or t,~. ndi~id19 on it's own (see E~ibit "C").
3. The difference in act~sitalistuetween the proposed townhome plan and
the replica 6-unit b' glith rarking is appro~mately 1 100 sq.ft.. The
appellant feels that~ftris not a s l departure from the approved develop-
ment plan. It should be noted thnning staff did not consider the covered
stairwell portion in the center of the 6-unit building (approx. 300 sq.ft.) as site
coverage or site disturbance. This structural element not only adds to the bulk and
mass of the building, but also disturbs pre-existing site conditions.
4. The appellant has agreed to relocate existing aspen trees within the proposed site
disturbance area and to replace 50% of the trees that do not survive such
relocation. The appellant has also agreed, at it's expense, to preserve the existing
landscaping and parking in front of Building #20.
5. The "potential detrimental effect" to the site is that the site will go from an
undisturbed natural state to a developed property with an approved structure and
landscape plan. The appellant understands the desire of neighboring property
owners to keep this site undeveloped, but this parcel has been a piece of private
nroperty 1.,ested development rights since the beginn;- -f Vail, If neighbors
were so concerned about it remaining undeveloped, they should have considered
purchasing the parcel to accomplish their goals.
• 6. The "potential detrimental effect" to the surrounding uses does not exist. A new
townhome structure (4 units) with on-site enclosed parking and an approved
landscape plan will improve and enhance adjacent buildings within the Timber Falls
project; The density of 4 townhomes versus six condominiums will also decrease
vehicular traffic within the Timber Falls project. The proposed townhome use is
consistent with neighboring property uses in this vicinity of East Vail.
7. The appellant agreed to 7 of the 8 approval conditions in the staff recommendation ~
in the August 24t' PEC meeting.
In summary, the appellant firmly believes that the proposed plan is a better development plan
with respect to the impacts to the surrounding neighbors than the original6-unit building
designated for this parcel.
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Exhibit "A"
~ History of Timber Falls Condominiums
Ownership
The Timber Falls project has been under the same ownership (Timber Falls Associates) since
original work began to develop the property in 1972.
Eagle County
The 21.8 acre site was received Sketch Plan approval from the Eagle County on January 3,
1973, for Lots 1-7, Timber Falls Subdivision. The lots were zoned multi-family and each lot
was to contain several condominium buildings. The breakdown is shown below:
Lot 1 Future site of Glen Falls Subdivision.
Lot 2 Avalanche area and recreational amenities.
Lot 3 Buildings 17, 18, 19 and 20.
Lot 4 Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Lot 5 Buildings 14, 15 and 16.
Lot 6 Buildings 10, 11 and 12.
Lot 7 Buildings 8 and 9.
. The owner perFormed extensive avalanche studies, which are well documented in the remaining
files at the Eagle County Planning Department, to satisfy zoning authorities at the time. The
avalanche area was required specific mitigation and only recreational amenities were allowed
to be constructed in this area.
Buildings #1-8 (44 units on 2.5 acres) were approved and permitted through Eagle County
prior to annexation of the Timber Falls parcel into the Town of Vail on November 4, 1974.
Town of Vail
The Town of Vail annexed the subject property on November 4, 1974. Annexation
documentation on file at the town does not reference any density or developer improvement
requirements.
In 1976, a development plan Town was filed with the Town of Vail outlining the overall
Timber Falls site plan and showing a total of 19 building sites (there was no Building #13).
Buildings #10, 11 and 12 were approved, permitted and constructed between 1976 and 1978.
In 1978, the Town of Vail Plannine, Departmetil i ct ju,sted a maste~ plan be submitted ouLiirung
the proposed "build out" for the remaining development in the Timber Falls project. According
to the owner, this plan was submitted and approved by the Town. The approved Master Plan
~ defined the remaining development as 7 buildings containing a total of 48 units. The
breakdown is shown below:
Building #14 7 Units
Building #15 7 Units
Building #16 10 Units
Building # 17 6 Units ~
Building #18 6 Units
Building #19 6 Units
Building #20 6 Units
Total Density 48 Units
The approved plans for each of these buildings, excluding Building #19, are contained in the
files of the Town of Vail. Both the approved site plans for Building #18 and Building #20 (See
Exhibit "C") specifically denote the proposed location and size (similar to the 6-unit
configurations in Building #18 and Building #20) of Building #19.
Buildings #14 through #18 and Building #20 were all constructed in accordance with the
approved building and site plans on record at the Town of Vail, and the Master Plan filed in
1978.
The Planning and Environmental Commission determined, at it's April 13`i', 1998 meeting, that
Phase X (13uilding #19) of Timber Falls had a vested development right for a structure in the
exact form, size, density (6 units) and configuration as Building #18. The reference to Building
#18 at this meeting was an arbitrary assignment of a building number as all buildings were
thought to be approximately the same size by both the planning staff and appellant. The Town
attorney, Tom Moorhead confirmed this at a later PEC meeting. It is op licX at the Town of
Vail Community Development Department that the planning staff make the most restrictive ~
interpretatipn possible when face with zoning matters with unclear parameters, thus staff
recommended the 6,541 sq.ft. GRFA number contained in Building #18.
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Exhibit "B"
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June 22, 1998
The applicant, AMS Development, Inc., is proposing to amend a previously approved
development plan for Building #19, Timber Falls Condominiums. The previously approved
development plan consisted of two 3-story structures containing 3 condominium units each
(total of six units) connected by a covered stairwell structure (see attached photos of Buildings
#18 and #20, Timber Falls Condominiums). No formal plans were ever filed on Building #19,
thus the planning staff at the Town of Vail researched GRFA figures of the adjacent buildings
and determined that Building #18 contained 6,541 sq.ft. and Building #20 contained 7,275
sq.ft. The staffalso determined that the current site under consideration, given the existing
Low Density Multi-Family zoning, could accommodate 8,180 sq.ft. of GRFA.
After several worksessions regarding zoning issues and development concepts for Building Site
#19, the applicant researched constructing a duplicate of Building #18 on the subject property.
Such a building would require 12 new parking spaces on site under current zoning and the
location of the actual structure (40' high) would be pushed toward the edge of the 40% slope
areas and create a more visible exposure to neighboring creekside property owners to the north
(see attached site plan). Since site disturbance appeared to be an important issue at the June
PEC worksession, the applicant decided not to pursue a condominium building development.
i The applicant is proposing to construct three structures, one duplex and two single-family
residences, on the property commonly known as Building 5ite #19. The applicant is requesting
a total GRFA number of 7,325 sq.ft. The applicant is proposing specific building envelopes for
each of the three structures. All parking shall be located within the proposed building
envelopes and the applicant is proposing a 2-car garage for each residence.
Propertv Use
The condominium approach to developing Building Site # 19 would create a product that
appeals exclusively to second home ownership. A single-family or duplex approach (smaller
1,825-2,020 sq.ft. floor plans) would attract local ownership as well as second home buyers.
The Vail Valley is now seeing a good number of retired and semi-retired couples moving here
as full time residences. The availability of new single-family and duplex residences with smaller
floor plans is almost non-existent. A good example of the demand for this type of product is
Innsbruck Meadows, where 7 of the 17 units constructed are occupied by local residents. Such
results would not occur with new condominium products.
Parking
As discussed above the applicant is providing a 2-car garage with each residence proposed. In
addition, two guest spaces per residence are proposed. Although garages do create more site
• coverage, they eliminate the view of an exposed parking lot required for a condominium
building. In addition, the parking areas proposed by applicant allow for better use of
landscaping buffers than the 12-car parking lot required under the condominium approach.
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Fire Denartment Issues
The applicant's architect, Rich and Krusin Designs, met with Mike McGee regarding fire ~
department access issues. Fire engine access and turn-around information provided to the
planning staff was acceptable to Mike McGee, but the actual structures may be required to be
sprinklered in the Design Review process ( submittal of the actual plans). The applicant
acknowledges this may be a requirement in obtaining architectural and structural approval of
the proposed project.
Trees
The applicant is proposing to protect all existing evergreens on the site as well as several of the
aspens exceeding 6" caliper. The applicant field verified 23 aspen trees in the 4" to S" caliper
category scattered throughout the site (see applicant's tree location site plan). It is the
applicant's intention to relocate these trees (those located within areas of site disturbance) to
areas adjacent to Buildings #18 and #20 to buffer the proposed structures. The actual survey
indicating the existing location of these trees shall be provided in the Design Review stage of
this development. A tree relocation plan as well as a tree mitigation plan will be discussed in
the Design Review process.
Site Coverage and Hei2ht Issues
The applicant's proposal increases that portion of the site covered by structural elements, but
decreases the amount of site covered by asphalt (when comparing it to the condominium ~
building approach). The lower building heights in the proposed duplex and single-family
structures act as a compensating factor, as well as the dispersed nature of the structures.
Landscaping between driveways can also soften the front elevation as one enters the property.
The applicant feels the visual impact of this proposal is mach less than that of a 3-story
condominium building.
Compatibilitv to 5urrounding Properties
Site #19 at Timber Falls is bordered by the following property types:
South Condominiums, 900-1300 sq.ft., 2-3 BR floorplans, older structures.
West Single-Family residences, 4,000-7,000 sq.ft., 4-6 BR floorplans, new
structures.
North Duplex and Primary-Secondary residences, 1800-3000 sq.ft. floorplans,
a mix of older and remodeled structures.
East Condomin:u:: s, 900-1300 sq.ft., 2-3 BR floorplans, older structures.
The applicant believes that smaller duplex ~ind sing1P-familv structures (1,825-2,020 sq.ft.) are
well suited for this site and very compatible to surrounding properties. The Design Review
Board shall administer to the specific architectural compatibility and details of the applicant's
proposal upon approval of this amended development plan.
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Timber Falls (entire proiect)
Approx. Lot Areal: 782,157 sq.ft. (17.956 acres)
Approx. Buildabl,- Area: 571,732 sq.ft. (13.125 acres)
Approximate GRFA
Remaining: 38,657 sq.ft.
Approximate Site
Coverage Allowed (35%): 200,106 sq.ft.
Approx. Site Coverage
Existing Buildingsz: 72,000 sq.ft.
Site #19
Lot Area: 34,064.7 sq.ft. (782 acre)
Buildable Area: 24,269.8 sq.ft. (557 acre)
Standard LDMF Allowance Bld .g #18 Bldg #20 Site #19 Proposal
GRFA 8,180 sq.ft. 6,541 sq.ft. 7,275 sq.ft. 7,325 sq.ft.
Density 5 dwelling units 6 units 6 units 4 dwelling units
Site Coverage 11,922.6 sq.ft. (35%) n/a n/a 10,245 sq.ft. (30%)
Parking 10 spaces 7 spaces 6 spaces 12 spaces
(0 enclosed) (0 enclosed) (6 enclosed)
' These numbers were obtained from correspondence letters dated 3/3/93 and 3/11/93 from the Town of Vail to Ron Riley.
2 Assumes 4,000 sq.ft. per building...this generous allowance is for illustrative purposes.
12-6F-1 12-6F-3
CHAPTER 6 ~
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE F. LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY (LDMF) DISTRICT
SECTION: Multiple-family residential dwellings, includ-
ing attached or row dwellings and condo-
12-6F- 1: Purpose minium dwellings.
12-6F- 2: Permitted Uses
12-6F- 3: Conditional Uses Single-family residential dwellings.
12-617- 4: Accessory Uses
12-6F- 5: Lot Area And Site Dimensions Two-family residential dwellings. (Ord.
12-6F- 6: Setbacks 8(1973) § 4.200)
12-6F- 7: Height
12-6F- 8: Density Control
12-6F- 9: Site Coverage 12-6F-3: CONDITIONAL USES: The
12-6F-10: Landscaping And Site following conditional uses shall
Development be permitted in the LDMF District, subject
12-6F-11: Parking to issuance of a conditional use permit in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter
16 of this Title: •
12-6F-1: PURPOSE: The Low Density Bed and breakfast as further regulated by
Multiple-Family District is intend- Section 12-14-18 of this Title.
ed to provide sites for single-family, two-
family and multiple-family dwellings at a Dog kennel.
density not exceeding nine (9) dwelling
units per acre, together with such public Private clubs.
facilities as may appropriately be located in
the same district. The Low Density Multiple- Public buildings, grounds and facilities.
Family District is intended to ensure ade-
quate light, air, privacy and open space for Public or private schools.
each dwelling, commensurate with low
density occupancy, and to maintain the Public park and recreation facilities.
desirable residential qualities of the District
by establishing appropriate site develop- Public utility and public service uses.
ment standards. (Ord. 30(1977) § 4: Ord.
8(1973) § 4.100) Ski lifts and tows.
Type III employee housing unit (EHU) as
12-6F-2: PERMITTED USES: The follow- provided in Section 12-13-6 of this Title.
ing uses shall be permitted in
the LDMF District:
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Town of Vaii
12-6F-3 12-6F-9
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Type IV employee housing unit (EHU) as minimum rear setback shall be twenty feet
provided in Section 12-13-7 of this Title. (20'). (Ord. 50(1978) § 2)
(Ord. 8(1992) § 16: Ord. 31(1989) § 4: Ord.
20(1982) § 5: Ord. 20(1977): Ord. 8(1973)
§ 4.300) 12-6F-7: IiEIGIiT: For a flat roof or man-
sard roof, the height of buildings
shail not exceed thirty five feet (35'). For a
12-6F-4: ACCESSORY USES: The toilow- sloping roof, the height of buildings shall
ing accessory uses shail be not exceed thirty eight feet (38'). (Ord.
permitted in the LDMF District: 37(1980) § 2)
Home occupations, subject to issuance of a
home occupation permit in accordance with 12-617-8: DENSITY CONTItOL:
the provisions of Section 12-14-12 of this
Title. A. Gross Residential Floor Area: Not
more than thirty (30) square feet of
Private greenhouses, tool sheds, piayhous- gross residential fioor area (GRFA)
es, attached garages or carports, swimming sha!l be permitted for each one hun-
pools, patios, or recreation facilities cus- dred (100) square feet of buildable
tomarily incidental to single-family, two- site area; provided, however, that
family or low density multiple-family resi- single-family and two-family dwelling
dential uses. units constructed in the Low Density
• Residential District shall be entitled to
Other uses customarily incidental and ac- an additional two hundred twenty five
cessory to permitted or conditional uses, (225) square feet of gross residential
and necessary for the operation thereof. floor area (GRFA) per constructed
(Ord. 21(1994) § 12: Ord. 16(1976) § 1(a): dwelling unit. Total density shall not
Ord. 8(1973) § 4.400) exceed nine (9) dwelling units per
acre of buildable site area.
12-6F-5; LOT AREA AND SITE DIMEN- B. Exemptions: All projects that have
SIONS: The minimum lot or site received final Design Review Board
area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square approval as of December 19, 1978,
feet of buildable area and each site shall shall be exempt from the changes in
have a minimum frontage of thirty feet (30'). this Section as long as the project
Each site shall be of a size and shape ca- commences within one year from the
pable of enclosing a square area eighty feet date of final approval. If the project is
(80') on each side within its boundaries. to be developed in stages, each stage
(Ord. 12(1978) § 3) shall be commenced within one year
after the completion of the previous
stage. (Ord. 16(1991) § 2: Ord.
12-6F-6: SETBACKS: In the LDMF Dis- 19(i 979) § 5: Ord. 50(1978) § 18)
trict, the minimum front setback
shall be twenty feet (20'), the minimum side
setback shall be twenty feet (20'), and the 12-6F-9: SITE COVERAGE: Site cover-
age shall not exceed thirty five
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Town of Vail
12-6F-9 12-6F-11
percent (35%) of the totai site area. (Ord. .
17(1991) § 4: Ord. 8(1973) § 4.507)
12-6F-10: LANDSCAPING AND SITE DE-
VELOPMENT: At least forty
percent (40%) of each site shall be land-
scaped. The minimum of any area qualify-
ing as landscaping shall be fifteen feet (15')
with a minimum area not less than three
hundred (300) square feet. (Ord. 19(1976)
§ 5): Ord. 8(1973) § 4.509)
12-6F-11: PARKING: Off-street parking
shall be provided in accordance
with Chapter 10 of this Title. No parking
shall be located in any required front set-
back area, except as may be specifically
authorized in accordance with the provi-
sions of Chapter 17 of this Title. (Ord.
8(1973) § 4.510)
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Section 7. Summary i f Zoning SetUack and Development Limitations. _
This section (Table 5) specifies :ite development standards for all Zoning Districts in the Town of Vail. These standards shall be considered the minimum standards. When two or more
standards conflict, the more rest: ictive standard shall apply. Additional and special qtandards may exist in aecordance with the Zoning Code.
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IIillside per lot per lot as IS rear not more than more than the 33' sloping roof
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use 10' or the the required
required setback
setback
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Single Family per lot per lot as a 15'rear not more than more than the 33' sloping roof
Residential condition::l 15' sides the lesser of lesser of 5' or %
use 10' or Y th: the required
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conditional 10' or'/ the the required area) uni: shail he located within
use required setback the main building(s) or
setback accessorv garage.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Town Council
FROM: Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan Team
DATE: October 6, 1998
• SUBJECT: Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan -
A. Purpose of Worksession:
Review the proposed schedule and process to review of the Lionshead Master Plan document.
B. Proposed Schedule:
October 20 - Town Council/PEC joint meeting
Introduction of Lionshead Master Plan document (Draft plan available for public review)
October 21- DRB
Introduction to Design Guidelines for Lionshead
October 22 - Open House at Library community room - 5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Overview of Lionshead Master Plan to the public
October 26 - PEC
Review of Master Plan
November 3 - Town Council
Public hearing for receiving formal public comment
November 4 - DRB
Final review and recommendation"on Lionshead design guidelines
November 9 - PEC
Final review and recommendation on the Lionshead Master Plan
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Potential date for final approval of document
Note: Contact Dominic Mauriello at 479-2148 for any changes to schedule or revisions to the
Master Plan
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Member of the Vail Town Council
FROM: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
DATE: October 2, 1998
RE: 1998-2000 Budget
We are in the process of finalizing this draft of the budget. It was not complete in time for it to go
into this packet on Friday afternoon. We will complete the document on Saturday morning and I will
call each of you and arrange to hand deliver the budget to you sometime Saturday. I apologize for
the delay in getting this to you, but will have it to you as early. Saturday as possible.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Member of the Vail Town Council
FROM: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
DATE: October 2, 1998
RE: Executive Session
The purpose of the Executive Session on Tuesday afternoon is to review with the Council is to
review with the Council the current assessment of market conditions in the various labor markets.
Human Resource Director John Power will make a brief presentation showing what is occurring with
wages and salaries in the various markets which we track. We will also discuss with you how you
wish to address salary issues in the FY 1999 budget.
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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL - MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1998
7:00 P.M.
The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held in the Town Council Chambers on
Tuesday, September 1, 1998. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Rob Ford, Mayor
, Ludwig Kurz, Mayor Pro-Tem '
- Bob Armour
Michael Arnett Kevin Foley
Michael Jewett
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Sybill Navas
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation.
Bill Suarez, Ore House employee and a tennis coach at Ford Park stated the current policy
regarding paid parking at Ford Park wasn't what everyone wanted to see happen. He received
a lot of negative feedback from the softball players, tennis players, and lacrosse players. He
said he felt the paid parking at Ford Park had a negative impact this summer. He is concerned
about how guests view paid parking at Ford Park. He also stated that paid parking starting in
the morning for events held in the evening, when the VRD events were in the morning, was
difficult to explain, also having customers pay parking each time they entered and exited the
parking area during the day was difficult. He would like to see the parking at Ford Park free and
be on a first come- first serve basis as it was in the past. And if the Town has to charge, the
parking should be for paid parking in the evening only. He does not want to discourage people
from coming into town because they would have to pay for parking again. He is willing to
donate his time to come to the Ford Park cammittee meetings.
Pam Brandmeyer invited Bill to the upcoming Sept. 17, 1998 Ford Park Management meeting.
Mayor Rob Ford explained to the audience that because Ford Park is heavily used by various
entities and the public, the development of the Ford Park Management Plan and a charge for
parking on high-use days was implemented. He also said this was the first year for managed
parking and there are issues that need to be addressed and improved upon. With
modifications, next year's parking plan will be better.
1 Vail Town Council Minutes September 1, 1998
Officer Mike Knox, stated the police officers can ban repeat offenders from the park and peer
pressure can help reinforce the rule otherwise the skate park could be lost if it doesn't work.
Mayor Rob Ford stated the option of the skate park going away is not a good solution.
Officer Mike Knox said another alternative would be to have a supervisor there and charge for
playing in the skate park.
- Diane Johnson of the Vail Recreation District (VRD), thanked the Council for the skate park and
said it is a positive effort. She also said the kids want to come to Vail to skate in the park. She
also reiterated that through the Vail Tomorrow process the community wanted this skate park to happen. The park has the support of mothers around the Vail Valley. She said the VRD
staff are trying to enforce the helmet requirement proactively and the kids are in support of a
helmet ordinance. She said Brian Hoffman had loaner helmets last year and would like to see
loaner helmets available again. Diane stated the older guys don't wear the. helmets, however,
the smaller kids do use helmets. She also said if the older guys don't wear their helmets in the
park, the VRD will have to hire staff to have the park monitored then they will have to pay.
Tom Moorhead stated there is a ban on bicycles, roller blades, roller skating, and skateboards
allowed in any of the town's parking structures. He also stated there can be other
consequences besides ticketing and prosecution, such as requiring that the offenders supervise
others at the skate park as part of the consequences to earn their way back into the skate park.
Council member Bob Armour made a motion to approve Emergency Ordinance No. 13, Series
of 1998, and the motion was seconded by Council member Ludwig Kurz.
Additional discussion ensued. Council.member Kevin Foley asked about the liability insurance
stipulation.
Tom Moorhead stated the liability insurance requires that signs be posted requiring helmets and
that helmets be worn.
Council member Bob Armour said the riders at the skate park should view the Council's acti6n as a"wake-up call" to use helmets or risk losing the skate park. Council members were
disappointed.the emergency ordinance was necessary.
A vote was taken and was passed unanimously, 6-0.
Jim Lamont, representative of the East Village Homeowners Association, asked if this
ordinance could be amended to include specific areas of town besides the parking structures.
Tom Moorhead stated there will be a review for additional areas in the future.
The fourth item on the agenda was second reading of Ordinance No. 12, Series of 1998,
Authorizing the Issuance of Town of Vail, Colorado Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, _
Series 1998A and Taxable Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 199813; Providing the
Form, Terms and Conditions of the 1998 Bonds, the Manner and Terms of Issuance, the
3 Vail Town Council Minutes September 1, 1998
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL - MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998
7:00 P.M.
The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held in the Town Council Chambers on
Tuesday, September 15; 1998. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Rob Ford, Mayor
Ludwig Kurz, Mayor Pro-Tem
. B.ob Armour .
Michael Arnett
Kevin Foley Michael Jewett
Sybill Navas
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager
Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney
Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager
The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Paul Rondeau, resident of Vail;
commended Council on coming to a compromise and making amends with the community. He
said it was time to focus on moving forward on the Common Ground process. Jerry Sibley, a
West Vail resident and representing the Donovan Park Neighborhood Association, asked the
Cnuncil and community to call on the neighborhood associations to provide volunteer support for
the `99 Championships clean-up and other activities.
The second item on the agenda was first reading of Ordinance No. 14, Series of 1998, an
ordinance making Supplemental Appropriations from the Town of Vail General Fund, Heavy
Equipment Fund, Parking Structure Fund, Housing Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Debt Service
Fund, Booth Creek Debt Service Fund, and Facility Maintenance Fund, of the 1998 Budget and
the Financial Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado; and Authorizing the Expenditures of Said
Appropriations as Set Forth Herein; and Setting Forth Details in Regard Thereto.
Mayor Rob For-d asked-Steve Thompson to explain to the community why the Town of Vail
goes through the process of supplemental appropriations.
Steve Thompson, Finance Director, explained that the supplemental appropriations are
necessary to adjust the budget to include additional funds due to unexpected expenditures and
changes on projects and plans that come up through the year after the budget is set. He
explained that savings cannot always be used to cover the costs, therefor, supplemental
appropriations are necessary. Steve highlighted some of the specific areas and reasons for the
supplemental appropriations.
Council member Mike Jewett asked about the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) fund.
Steve Thompson stated the RETT funds are kept separate from the general funds.
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Joe said they will not know the costs of the project until next week. They are not looking at
federal funding at this time.
Suzanne Mueller, a West Vail resident asked how much money is being spent on this study.
Joe stated tne study cost $85,000.
Mayor Rob Ford thanked Joe for #he presentation.
, The fourth item on the agenda was 1) Consideration of Resolution No. 10, Series of 1998,
adopting elements of the Common Ground Plan. This resolution will supersede Resolution No.
9, Series of 1998 and 2) Public input on community suggestions relating to affordable housing.
Mayor Rob Ford explained the ground rufes for public discussion of Resoiution No..10, Series
of 1998. He said this adoption of Resolution No. 10, Series of 1998 is in response to
community input since the June 30, 1998 meeting.
Russell Forrest, Community Development Director, stated Town staff would be available every
Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. to discuss Common Ground items until all topics have been
discussed.
Mayor Rob Ford gave a brief summary on how the Common Ground process was developed.
He said sales tax receipts have helped the Town operate the infrastructure of the town through
the years. However, sales tax receipts.are flat and competition is fierce in the valley. There is
no need for employees to come to Vail to work when they can work and live down valley. There
are many changes happening very rapidly and we need to keep up with the changes or have a
crisis on our hands. He said the Council wants the community to come together to work toward
addressing the housing problem. The Council is still facing the housing issues that have been
ongoing from the past. He also explained Council did their best to reach out to the community
to get their views and ideas. The Council is not perfect and is still working on getting
information and ideas from the community. He explained that the RETT funds have been
removed from the Common Ground proposal. Council also changed the priority order in which
parcels purchased with RETT funds would be moved to the last phase of the housing process.
He wants the community to have a total picture of Vail, not just of their neighborhoods. He
reiterated that Council has been listening to the community and Council wants to listen to the
community and address the issues on the agenda of Resolution No. 10, Series of 1998.
Ann Matee, owner of the Kitchen Bar & Grill in Avon and a board member of the Colorado
Restaurant Association, stated she has found a problem finding good employees. She said she
is having hard time finding quality employees. Employees are leaving because they can't afford
to live here. The problem pervades the entire valley. She thanked her employees for coming
tonight to speak to the Council about their problems of making it in the valley. She asked them
to speak to the Council.
Matthew Nelson, restaurant employee, explained the issues are that the housing is expensive
and you get less space. He said the housing in Avon is similar to Vail except that there are
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Guy Ayrault, a West Vail resident, thanked the Council for listening to community, and he
supports the Donovan Park Neighborhood Association and the other associations wanting to
save their parks and open space. He said that the town should look at developing the Mountain
Bell site first. This is a 53 acre site within walking distance to Town. The Common Ground
Plan called for 70 beds for-sale on this site. He said he found sfaff reluctant to consider this as
an employee site because of the day care center there. He still feels resistance from staff and
resistance from the day care center because of the. shared parking. He said the other
resistance is because Spraddle Creek owners don't want employee housing near their homes.
, - He wants the Mountain Bell site to be considered first. He also said Council should look at
building outside of Vail. The town would get more bang for the buck for employee housing if they looked outside Vail. He said there isn't a housing problem outside of Vail.
Council member Mike Jewett asked Guy if Council placed certain open lands in a trust, would
he consider using RETT funds to be used for purchasing land outside of Vail.
Guy stated he personally wouldn't object to using RETT funds for housing outside of Vail.
Barbara Duncan, thanked the Council for their hard work. She agrees affordable housing is
taking emptoyees away from Vail. She said that several changes need to be done, housing is
just one of the issues. She has worked three jobs, and feels we are overlooking workers who
have been here a long time. She wants the process in writing that neighborhoods be notified to
participate in the process of arriving at densities, etc.
Tom Steinberg, a Vail resident and past Council member, said nothing has changed from 30
years ago, there has always been a struggle in the affordable housing arena. The past Council
passed the RETT ordinance to slow down growth. For the last 20 years, Council's have fought
to purchase open space. As president of the Eagle County Land Trust, the purpose was to
purchase open lands. RETT was approved to purchase open space and to improve these
lands for parks, etc. and then they passed another ordinance for bike paths to be included.
Tom stated if Council needs to use RETT funds for housing, Council should pass it by
ordinance. He said if the Town goes outside one mile of Dowd Junction, the Council will have
to pass an or.dinance anyway. Their were two major problems by down zoning land and making
it open space. When the bus service was changed to be free bus service, it allowed second
. homeowners to move out to East and West Vail and move out emptoyees. It also made prices
go up for land. If we had called it land banking, people wouldn't believe it is open space. He
says it is equitable to use small portion of land to give back to locals to live in Vail. He
suggested that each neighborhood pick a place for employee housing within their
neighborhoods. He recommended other places for employee housing near his neighborhood.
He would like to see Council set up a dialogue with the Vail Recreation District (VRD) to
develop employee housing above the Recreation building at the golf club house and
maintenance facility. Possibly use the soccer field parking for parking/employee housing, and
on the northeast side of Ford Park. He has had employee housing in his home for 32 years.
Dennis Jones, read his letter that was sent to the Vail Daily and Vail Trail. He found 264 _
positions for employment, but found only 85 units available for housing. He said Aspen has
nine full time employees handling employee housing and Aspen has significantly done more
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forward. He said the Council doesn't want to get into rent control or wage control. He said the
compromise of the RETT property being pushed back to and not using RETT funds is a good
idea.
Council member Sybill Navas stated the controversy has brought neighborhoods together. She
was faxed in Australia about the press release and supported it. The steps toward resolution is
positive but has concerns on some of the specifics in the resolution. She is reluctant to commit
to the phasing in the resolution. She said the Town owed West Vail a park before Phase 3,
and not just a Donovan Park but a neighborhood park. She said Tom Steinberg's speech was
- excellent and felt that every neighborhood should step up and incorporate this idea in' the
. resolution. She is committed to looking at every parcel of land for employee housing and for -
open space and how does this land service the community? She is in favor of looking at other
aspects of housing and employee shortages which should be included in the process.
Everyone needs to be open to new ideas, suggestions and solutions. She said this is a much
bigger problem than providing beds.
Council member Mike Jewett, read the dictionary definition of "compromise" and read part of
the press release. He said the dictionary definition says "a settlement of differences by mutual
concessions". Mike stated Council is looking for compromise and asked how council can say
this when it isn't by "mutual concession". He isn't in support of this resolution and said moving
forward is wrang. The Council and community need to talk more about land trusts. He wants a
resolution to contain wording about land trusts.
Council member Ludwig Kurz said the RETT funds issue or open space bought with RETT
funds not being used for Employee housing and be kept open space have been issues a!I
along. He was surprised to hear that keeping RETT funds as a possible funding source was
available. He said he was asked if he would be supportive in using RETT funds at time he ran
for Council in November. He said there might be an opportunity to use RE?T funds when it
can be used. He explained that unless the Council and community are reasonably flexible, we
will have problems. Taking out RETT funds was a compromise and is not a bone thrown out to
appease the community. He expressed that making the compromises is real and meaningful.
He wants the community to allow Council to move forward to keep working with community and
arrive at real results. He stated he has a high level of concern regarding the economic life of
the community. There is strong sentiment that unless we start moving forward with
compromises, Vail is in real danger of not being #1, #2 or #5 in the world but way behind that.
Vail is very vulnerable, and the only thing keeping us alive is the ski mountain.
He is comfortable supporting Resolution #10, with the understanding that Council will continue
to work with the neighborhoods throughout process. He said he heard the comments regarding
densities proposed are huge and said the density of any site was not set in stone, and Council
is willing to work with the neighborhoods. He was also pleased that several prior council
members stated they made mistakes in the past regarding this issue. This process should have
been started 20 years ago. He thanked the community for their involvement.
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Tom Steinberg said Mike Cacioppo tried to obstruct justice during Councif ineetings when he
was on Councif and stated Council needs to end his discussion since he isn't a resident,
property owner, or business owner of the town.
Jerry Sibley said the process is the same for Resolution #10 as it was for Resolution #9 and
objects to the site selection in Resolution #9 and #10.
Kent Rose, a West Vail resident, stated there are a lot of emotions out there however, a
resolution does not bind them to anything. He feels the opportunity for comments earlier was
, made by Council and no one was precluded to not being able to say what they wanted. He
complemented the Council member who voted positively on moving forward. He said Council's
options are numerous for finding options to affordable housing. He said the affordable housing
committee pinpointed 15 acres out of 1300 acres, less than 1% of the open space, which is not
much to give up. He stated he was on the Council when the town manager's lots were bought,
and the land was zoned for 4 duplexes. There had always been conversation for housing and
parks for this site. He feels the highest and best use for this site would be for 3 duplexes and a
pocket park for neighbors. He likes having the "lights on" in his neighborhood. He also felt that
Council needs to set aside a portion of RETT funds for housing issues, whether its this Council
or a future Council. He feels that RETT is a good source to buy employee housing.
TJ Connors, a resident of West Vail and Secretary for Save our Land, stated Resolution#11 will
be necessary. He applauds Council for using RETT funds for employee housing, but still takes
exception to using open lands and parks for employee housing, now or ever. He opposes
Resolution #10 as it stands because it does not protect open spaces as it stands.
Ron Jones, speaking for his neighborhood association, stated it was unfair to receive the
documents and try to consider it thoughtfully on such short notice. He feels the vote was
predetermined before the community came to the meeting. He stated the Council should work
with the community to talk it out before passing any resolution. He also said the documents
need to be readable by a lay person and give the community time to discuss and consider the
resolutions. He said density is an issue for the whole future of Colorado. Colorado is growing
at an astronomical rate. We don't need an open area easy to get to and we have the highest
unemployment rate in 20 years. If people are prepared to work, they can get housing in the "
Valley. He said an employee assistance fund should be considered. He said Resolution #10 is
unfair.
Farrow Hitt, a West Vail resident, stated he had wanted more discussion before the resolution
was passed. He felt the Council and community had a good dialogue going and then it fell
apart. He said that Council using RETT funds down the road is not far off base. He wants to
get rid of the lawsuits and get to agenda the Mayor wanted to get to. He said he wants to leave
open space open space, not use it as a last option, limit RETT funds to open space. Leave
parks, recreation, and open space used as natural spaces. He suggested the Council look to
the neighborhood associations to help make an ordinance that will fit what community wants to
accomplish. He feels an employee generation ordinance needs to be )ooked at, $10 per hour
is not a living wage for top employees. He says businesses have to pay more money and feels
employees of the town are underpaid. He said the "Ruins" at Cascade Village need to be
completed and needs to provide employee housing. Also recommended that Gross Residential
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Diana Donovan, a Vail resident, said she supports Charlyn Canada's comments. She is not
against change but needs honesty. The town needs to correct an error in the EHU ordinance.
And enforcement needs to happen as there are 282 units needing to be enforced. Property
purchased with RETT funds needs to stay open space. Public trust will only happen if honesty
prevails. Stop playing word games.
Council member Bob Armour said lot of businesses can learn from what Honeywagon did for
their employees.
Chas Bernhardt, a 24-year resident, said that Resolution #14, Series of 1979 stated the deed
slated for 15 units is supposed to be open space forever. There are so many pieces of land '
that could be used without using open space. The 53 acres of the mountain bell site should be
used and have more than the proposed 70 for-sale units. The Town of Vail needs to be a
facilitator not a controller. He said Paul Hymers document meets the parameters of what we
are striving toward and felt Resolution #10 was not a compromise. He said.the reason for
employee housing process is so employees would work in the Town of Vail and he is concerned
about the housing lotteries and why others outside the community can own a home in Vail.
Bob McLaurin, Town Manager, clarified the Vail Commons and Red Sandstone lottery process
and the criteria for getting in the lottery is weighted higher to employees who work in Vail.
Jerry Sibley, asked when can Council state at what point they can move on to using open lands
for housing.
Russ Forrest, Community Development Director reminded the community that they are invited
to participate in the continuing Common Ground process on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. on an
ongoing basis.
Council member Sybill Navas stated that something will be happening at the Ruins within the
year. She stated there is still a misunderstanding on designated open space versus open
space. She said RETT lands is not in the category of designated open space automatically.
She is on the committee which decides what lands go into designated open space. The
committee wilt reconvene their meetings and invite the community to the meetings. She said there is a need for a fire station somewhere too.
Mara Lorimer, a West Vail resident, stated she is concerned that Vail's neighborhoods are still
being asked to give up open spaces. The first priority needs to be to not to alienate the
neighborhoods. She wants the use of neighborhood open space off the plan.
Suzanne Muelier, a Matterhorn resident, finds this process fascinating. She said the use of
RETT funds is still an option in the future. She wants to spread housing out throughout the
community and wants to see parks in a land trust.
Karen Schiedigger, a West Vail resident, stated she is pleased that some of the Council
members are listening. She is concerned that Resolution No. 10 has not changed enough from
Resolution No. 9. She feels that West Vail, Arosa Drive residents are still not being heard.
She does not want the town manager lots used for affordable housing, what West Vai( needs is
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and feels the program is forced on the community. He again stated he feels the documents
should be available a week a head of the meeting (he was out of town until Monday).
Council member Ludwig Ku2 stated that all agenda items come up on the Friday before the
meeting and are available to the public on Friday.
Ron asked wouldn't it be fair that Council lets the neighborhood know when documents of this
nature are available ahead of voting on Resolutions. There needs to be a county-wide housing
plan. There also needs to be facilitators to help people with financing. He wants to change the
process. ,
Mike Cacioppo said to change a flat sales tax is to quit sending marketing dollars down valley.
And recommends eliminating high business license fees because it takes away local
establishments rights to compete with other down valley businesses.
Wolf Mueller, a West Vail resident, said Resolution 10 is divisive and will not help the
community.
Nevin Nelson, a resident for 30 years said she feels the town should not have anything to do
with housing and do not use open space for housing.
Jerry Sibley, asked if there was a forum to come to a compromise so that this does not go to
court and said that the community has not come to a level playing field with Council yet.
Dennis Jones stated that the Council is trying to do what is good for the community, dragging
and kicking, but trying to do what is right. He wants Council to continue the process and
continue to listen.
The fifth item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report. There was nothing to report.
As there was no further business, a motion was made by Council member Bob Armour to
adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Council member Sybill Navas. A vote was taken
and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Rob Ford
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lorelei Donaldson '
Town Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 14
SERIES OF 1998
AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE TOWN OF
VAIL GENERAL FUND, HEAVY EQUIPMENT FUND, PARKING STRUCTURE FUND,
HOUSING FUND, CAPTTAL PROJECTS FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, BOOTH CREEK
DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE FUND, OF THE 1998 BUDGET
. AND TBE FINANCIAL PLAN F4R THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO; AND AUTHORIZING
THE EXPENDITURES OF SAID APPROPRIATIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN; AND •
SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO.
WHEREAS, contingencies have arisen during the fiscal year 1998 which could not have been
reasonably foreseen or anticipated by the Town Council at the time it enacted Ordinance No. 20,
Series of 1997, adopting the 1998 Budget and Financial Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado; and,
WHEREAS, the Town has received certain revenues not budgeted for previously; and,
WHEREAS, the Town Manager has certified to the Town Council that sufficient funds are
available to discharge the appropriations referred to herein, not otherwise reflected in the Budget,
in accordance with Section 9.10(a) of the Charter of the Town of Vail; and,
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the foregoing, the Town Council finds that it should make
certain supplemental appropriations as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE TOWN COLTNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF VAIL, COLORADO that:
1. Pursuant to Section 9.10(a) of the Charter of the Town of Vail, Colorado, the Town
Council hereby makes the following supplemental appropriations for the 1998 Budget and Financial
Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado, and authorizes the expenditure of said appropriations as
follows:
FUND AMOUNT
General Fund $295,164
Facility Maintenance Fund 5,250
Heavy Equipment Fund 21,760
Parking Structure Fund 27,400
Housing Fund 27,072
Capital Projects Fund 1,298,916
Debt Service rund 333,700
Booth Creek Debt Service Fund 13.800
$2,023,062
2. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part,
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PROCLAMATION NO. 8
SERIES OF 1998
"Fire Prevention Week"
October 410,1998
WHEREAS, each year, there are about 20,215 fires in Colorado that claimed the lives of
31 people, injured nearly 50 more Coloradans and damaged or destroyed $60.3 million in
property; and
" WBEREAS, smoke and poisonous gases are the leading causes of death in fires, and can
~ kill a person long before the flames will; and
WHEREAS, developing a home escape plan and practicing it at least twice a year is critical
to escaping a real fire safely; and
~ WI-ffiREAS, the Colorado Division of Fire Safety, the Fire Safety Educators of Colorado
and dedicated firefighters have joined together to emphasize the importance of not only
having a home escape plan but practicing it regularly and have adopted the theme of "Fire ;p
= Drills: The Great Escape!" as the 1998 fire safety slogan; and
WHEREAS, state and local fire officials call upon the citizens of Colorado to practice fire
safety and to have working smoke detectors in the home to help ensure their safety and the
safety of their families in the event of a fire;
NOW, TI-IEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT the Town of Vail and members of the
~ Vail Town Council join with the Vail Fire Depattment in recognizing the week of October
4- 10, 1998 as Fire Prevention Week".
I, Robert E. Ford, Mayor, call upon all citizens and civic organizations to acquaint
themselves with the issues involved in providing our Fire Department and to recognize the
contributions which Fire Depariznent officials make every day to our health, safety, comfort, '
and quality of life.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of October, 1998.
Robert E. Ford, Mayor
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Town of Vail
Vail, Colorado 81657
September 30, 1998
Dear Mr. Mayor and Vail Town Council Members,
1 am sorry that I cannot attend tonight's meeting since I am out of the Country. 1 have asked my
son, Jonathan, to represenl me and share some additiona( thoughts 1've had on the I3usiness
License issue with you.
I3y now you must be sick of listening to all the pros and cons and I assure you that some of us are
getting prelty discouraged as well by the continued lack of progress on this issue.
Let me reiterate thal none oFus are against regional markeling. We are in fact 1or regional
marketing, but at a Iair contribution to costs from all the parties that benefit.
Recently, for example, ou received a letter in suppport of regional marketing from a member of
the Marketing IIoard w~om i think is involved in the ownership in the Edwards Village 13usiness
Center. I don't know the exact size of that property, but from looking at it, I would jucige it to bc
larger than the combined commercial square footage of Bridge Street and Gore Creek Urive. lf'
regional marketing is so important to Edwards, why is there not a dime coming from that area tu
support the Marketing I3oard?
We have submitted a budget to yau which includes a$75,000.00 contribution to the Marketing
Board. Combined witli the $183,000.00 allocated from the General rund in last year's budget,
that would bring Vail's contribution for regional marketing to $258,000.00. Ifall the other
entities that are benefitting from the eforts of the regional marketing board are that iiilerested iii
the financial well-beiug of that entity,l believe it is high time, past time in fact, for thc;m to step
up to the plate and pay their fair share. If they are not interested in participating financially, they
should stay out of the discussion. Period.
It is totally inexcusable that while the Vail Valley Marketing Board collects over $500,000.00
from the Town of Vail, and the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention IIureau, the call to actiori
for all the advertising we pay for, collects another $100,000.00 for managing the information
booths, the WTCB pays their employees double the incentive for booking business clown valley
than they do for booking business in Vail. I was in the lodging business for inany years and a
member of the VVTCB and I had no idea that this was going on. I am sure none of the Vail
lodges know about this disgustingly unfair situation.
How Iong has it beeii going on? VVe only know that as far back as 1995 it was happening and it i.,
still happening this year. Not only are Vail facilities and Vail dollars being used to pro?note
down valley activity, but our potential customers and guests are actively being sent away froni
Vail businesses. Is it any wonder our sales taY collections are flat?
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From this simple fact, I can draw no conciusion other than the anly thing the marketing board and
the VVTCB needs V4il for is our name and our coffers.
We are slowly being strangled frorn the West. Ironically, vve are paying #orour ovvn assassinatioli.
When Avon Village is built, it wilt only become worse - our ovsn experts tell us that it will take an
hotu to get from Beavpr Creekto Vaii. Who wilj bother? More than ever, we need ta tfrink "Vai l
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possible, with a bonus iot down Valley and East Vaa.liroperties.
To confirm and enter a11 reservations on a timely basis.
1. All of i:he previous weeks reservations must be confirmed ancl
entered in the computer at tihe end of that week, =epotts turned :in
three times in January.
2. On January 15, & 31 the points must be calculated on the weekly
incentive sheet and placed in Karen's employee folder in either the
Village or Lionshead.
3. Reservations and the cover sheet will be returned to you su that
you can keep a running tally of the difterent properties you have
booked. The tvtal manth, must be.turned in on the 31st. ,
9, Reservation that were booked but not confirmed or entered may bu
eonfirmed and ente=ed by the employee's login that is working an the
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TWO points for sach clifferent property booked during the month of J'anuary in Avon, Beaver Creek and East Vai].*
UNE point fpr each diffQreaL property booked in Vail
ONE point for each n:i.ght booked.
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June Incentive Program ~
Goai: to book as many reservations a possible, at as many different properties
as possible.
inr.entlve pay for JUNE is:
$l for all Vail reservations (please chose a VARtETY o( properties)
$2 (nvo) for each down Valiey reservation - Avon, and Beaver Creek
$1 for each reservation w-ith a nightly rate that exceeds 5I00
$5 [or a booking of six nights or more
$10 bonus for bool:ing 15 different properties in the month of June
All June reservations must be pasted by Friday, June 30th. Conlirm and enter
resetvations weekly. DO NOT wa.it until the end of ihe month. To be eligible for
incentive pay, all reservatinns must be conFirmed with the property and ,
notated appxopriately on the res. form, and entered in the computer rvith the . res # wHtten on the upper right hand corner of the res form. All res forms
should be stapled to this 3ncentive form. This must be done by the last day of
the month. For resetvatlons made late in the day - the employee must try to
confirm the reservation that day and leave the form on the counter for the
next stiift empioyee to enter on your behalF. Any resen•ations entered after 8:
15 an3 on the f3rst day of the month, tivill not be eligible for incentive pay anci
become a problem for the finance departraent in regard to invoic"ng for
commissions.
I..ist Yail Properties/doivn valley properties, resen•ation numbers, and #
nights as sliowm. Highlight an}• Resen•ation with a nightly rate exceeding
$100.
Fxample: Vail
# nights
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TO: Vail Velley Ladging Managers
FR: Breice Uillie ~
Chairtnan, N"N'TCB L.odging C.Ummittee
RF.: 'i'own at Vail Contribution to the VaU Va11Ey NtarkeLing Board
llate: September ay, 1998
C)n October 6 the Vail Town council will be considering a propusal by g group eaDed Vaii Fis'st
iu gain control of the Business License Fces coLlected bv the Town For mariketing. In the patt
these funds have been dcsignatecl for the use of the Vail VaUey MarketrnR Roard whlch has
conducted sumrner and off-season marketing programs for the entire valley from Vail ta
Gypsum.
The total of Nlail's ca?tribution has been vver $300,000 aitd when combined with contributians
from Avon, Beaver Creek, N'ag Resuris and other entities results in a total budget of aver
$1,000,000.
Vail rirst, mpreSented bi, Kay Ferry, ,Josef Stouffer and llick Elias at the last counei! work
session, wants ta take that mioney aiid spend it Par `'ail•only mxrketfng prngrams• They have
budgeted a$75,000 contrfbution to the marketing bosrd, A I'CdIICtlori 75%.
The Vail Valley Tourisrn and Convention Bureau, the Lionshead Mercbants Assoeiatian, ti'ai!
Resorts and other prominent individuals and ocganizations, including the Gorsuchs and Beth
SUfer, have spoken to oppose this ciilution of vaitey-wide marketing funds.
N1'e have promised the town council that we wduld poll the area bdges to asccrtain their opin-
ion. The lue.al accommodationa, hatel and condo, can#ribute a ven, signifirant poltioa of 1.hcse
[unds They pay the highest amounts on a per business basis.
Please indieate yonr preferenr.e below and sign and reiurn this form to rnyself at 476-55388 ur to
the VV"1 CH at 476-6048. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
1 would preter that the'iown ot Vail continue to use Business I,icense Fees to fupd
valley-wide marketing through the Vail `'alley Marketing Board.
I would prefer that the'Town of Vail designate the Business License Fees to be sperel un
Vail-only marketing khrough agrvup like Njail First.
Si};ned Property Date
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Mr. Josef Stauter 100 E. Meadow Drivc
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Dear 1vL. Staufer:
Ptease nole Wat Pi?uiaclc Resort Systems is We uiai?ageiaenl compairy that liaadics Thc Huliday [iu?.
The Regislered AgeiU i;; b1r. Fratik lohnson, 3531 E. Main Gore Creek Drivc, Vail, 476-3531. Thc
following is a list oL the I3oard of Directors: Mr. Bitice Gillie, President, 240 Bronco Lanc, Edwards,
926-1227, Mr. Bruce Kc;udall,Vice Presideut, 4236 Dellyaclie Ridge, Wolcott, 926-3256 and Mr. Roberl
Levine, Secretary/Treasurer, 0700 Juue Creek Road, Edwards, 926-0918. Please lel us know if thcre is
any otl?er infonuaUon you would like. A copy oI the ariicles of incorporaUon is available upon requesl.
Suicerciy yours,
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Vail Town Council
FR: Robert W. McLaurin ~
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DT: October 2, 1998
RE: Town Manager's Report
STEVENS PARK PLAYGROUND RECONSTRUCTION
It is my understanding that you received a call from a constituent expressing concern
that the cost of reconstructing the Stephen's Park Playground was in excess of
$165,000. I wanted to let you know that this was an erroneous rumor. The actual cost
is as follows. These numbers are firm. Please let me know if you have questions or
additional information concerning this matter.
Demolition $2,500
Materials $35,800
Equipment (loader, back hoe, etc.) $5,000
Labor 22 400
TOTAL $65,750
TOWN COUNCIL E-MAIL
We have implemented the Town Council e-mail system. You may therefore expect to
begin receiving e-mails from the public. For those of you who do not have a personal
computer at home, feel free to use the computer in the conference room above the
Human Resources office. This computer has been set aside specifically for Councii
use. Please let me know if you have questions or need assistance with either
accessing your e-mail account or responding to e-mail notes.
AROSA A-FRAME UPDATE
As you are aware, our intention when we initiated the Red Sandstone Creek Affordable
Housing Project was to combine the Red Sandstone Project with the Arosa A-frame
Project. After Habitat For Humanity withdrew its proposal, we have been negotiating
with the Stephens Group who is developing the Red Sandstone Creek units. It appears
that we will not be able to initiate construction on the Arosa A-frame unit this fall. We
will continue to work through the design and plan to initiate construction next spring.
PINE BEETLE UPDATE
The pine beetle infestation of the upper valley continues. We are currently working with
the Forest Service to minimize the impacts of this event. Because numerous trees
have already been killed, we are working with Art Mears to update the avalanche and
debris study which was done several years ago. The cost of this update is $1,900 and
will be taken from the Pine Beetle Mitigation Fund. This work will be complete in
November.
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
The contractor began work on this project yesterday (Oct 1). We expect this project to
be complete by the end of the month. This will conclude the summer construction in
the Vail Village.
Ski Club Vail
We have been approached by Ski Club Vail with a request to allow them to upgrade the
shoulder of Vail Valley Drive between Gold Peak and their facility, and to use this area
for loading and unloading. As you are aware, our current ordinance prohibits parking
and loading in this area. This proposal was reviewed by the Development Review
Team (DRT) and they feel this loading would create additional congestion and cause
delays with bus service in the area. If you are willing to entertain this proposal as an
experiment, please let me know and I will proceed accordingly.
Red Sandstone Creek Lotterv
The deadline for the Red Sandstone public lottery was Thursday, October 1st. One
hundred and twenty (120) community members picked up applications; 21 submitted
complete applications by the deadline. The lottery for the six units will be held Monday,
November 9 at 7:00 pm. The date has been changed as there was a conflict with
meetings for Common Ground: Next Steps.
Common Ground Update
In your packet this week is a proposed schedule for the Common Ground: Next Steps.
It provides a detailed agenda for each of the steps for the next series of ineetings for
the West Vail site. Andy Knudtsen will be contacting each of you directly to confirm that
the proposed sequence of ineetings is consistent with your expectations. If you have
any questions, please give me a call or call him directly (479-2440).
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To: Town Council
From: Andy Knudtsen
Subject: Common Ground: Next Steps
Date: October 2, 1998
1. Introduction
With the approval of Resolutiori '10, Series 1998, next steps include creating a set of
opportunities for interested community members to shape the future development program
for specific sites. The first two sites for the community to consider are the West Vail and
Lionshead sites. This week's packet includes detailed information about the West Vail
process. Next week's packet will include details about the Lionshead series of ineetings.
H. Purpose
The purpose of the next step is to generate development parameters for the West Vail site
that can be included in a Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP will be used to solicit
proposals from developers to construct the housing and park components specified in the .
parameters for West Vail.
M. Schedule
In a nutshell, the process for West Vail includes:
1. Two introductory meetings with a site visit (Monday, Oct. 12, 5- 7 pm
and Tuesday, Oct 13, 10 to noon.) PURPOSE: to evaluate site potential
for both park and housing uses after reviewing general design concepts and
visiting the site.
2. A Community Dialogue (Wednesday, Oct 14, 5- 7 pm.) PURPOSE: to
translate programming suggestions into graphic form, evaluate options, and
come to consensus regarding ciensity and general site plan concepts for the
park and housing.
3. A self guided open house at the library during the week of November 2nd.
Thursday evening of that week, staff, the designers, and inte"rested Council
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record suggestions, and answer questions. PURPOSE: to provide three
different design options for review, based on the conclusions of the
community dialogue.
4. Consideration of proposed development parameters at the November 17
evening Town Council meeting. PURPOSE: to give final approvalto the
development parameters for the site, prior to issuing a RFP to the
development community.
IV. New Facilitators
As we shift the process to become more specific, staff has hired consultants with design
expertise to facilitate the discussions. At the Community Dialogue, we plan to have six to
seven smatl groups, each facilitated by a designer. The goal is to reflect the desires of the
attendees graphically. Through these facilitated discussions, participants will identify the
quality and density appropriate for the neighborhood.
V. Follow-up
Please review the attached material for Common Ground: Next Steps. Included are:
1. A detailed agenda for each of the steps for the next series of ineetings for
the West Vail site, and
2. A simplified list of ground rules, tailored for the West Vail discussions.
Please catl me at 479-2440 if you have any questions or suggestions.
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Detailed process
Common Ground: Next Steps
West Vail Site
1. Site Visit October 12 and 13
Welcome
Facilitator reviews ground rules and provides guidelines for participation
Andy Knudtsen reviews process of the Next Steps
Jerry Seracuse, lead design consultant, describes issues for discussion:
Site relationships with surrounding properties
Capability to accept development (emphasize the current platting pattern
and current development potential)
Character of surrounding areas
Existing site conditions
Andy will hand out questionnaire. This will be a 11" x 17" sheet. One side will
have a map of the site, The other will have approximately a dozen questions for
participants to complete to express their desires for the future development.
Park program:
Program: Active recreation, passive recreation.
Primary users: young children, grade school children, teens/adults.
Parking availability/pedestrian access.
Housing program:
Character: rustic, historic, contemporary, mountain-timber, chalet,
cottage, log, cluster, duplex.
Massing; single story, two story.
Quality of design: roof shape: gable hip, flat, other. Roof material:
wood, metal, tile, composition. Wall material: wood stone, stucco.
Paving: asphalt, concrete, gravel, pavers, stone.
Responses to Vail Commons:
Unit types
Architectural character
Density/landscaped area
Bus drivers will take participants to visit the site and visit Vail Commons. Will not
go to other sites.
Informal question and answers on site.
Participants hand in questionnaires.
Invitation to join staff on Wednesday morning, October 14, to review
questionnaires, find themes among the responses and summarize.
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2. Meeting with staff and interested community members to find
themes generated during the Site Visit and summarize responses.
October 14
3. Community Dialogue October 14
Welcome to participants , .
Facilitator sets up guidelines for participation for the evening
Jerry Seracuse reviews comments from site visit
Jerry presents "tools" or prototypes to use in the small group discussions for both park
and housing uses.
Andy introduces facilitators
Sherry Dorward
Ethan Moore
Pedro Campos
Rick Fields
Duane Piper (not confirmed as of 10-1-98)
John Wolfe
Tom Lyon
Break up into small groups
Each group moves through agenda of issues for consideration.
Site analysis
Land uses bubble diagrams based on a variety of desired programs - minimum
three per group.
Explore massing and footprint options - minimum three options per group.
Discuss architectural character/quality of design. _
Each group appoints a spokesperson and he or she communicates group's ideas to larger
crowd.
Jerry, with facilitator's assistance and everyone's participation, builds consensus.
Conclusion for evening will be a general site plan concept for both the park and the
housing and a density for the housing.
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4. Preparation for Open House October 15 through November 2
Hire three architectural firms to flesh out the SINGLE theme from the Community
Dialogue
Each team to refine concepts for presentation
Each team generates three boards for display:
existing conditions,
site uses,
architectural concepts.
5. Open House November 2 through 5
Three alternatives on display for entire week.
Flip charts next to displays to record responses.
Thursday night of this week, 11-5, staff and designers available to answer
questions. No formal presentation. Informal "mingling with crowd."
6. Preparation for Council hearing November 6 through 20
Jerry Seracuse and Andy Knudtsen work to produce RFP, based on comments
from open house. Consolidate the information to a single document. Include
neighborhood concerns. Combine text with graphics for a document that can be
distributed to the development community.
7. Town Council hearing November 17
Present development parameters in RFP to Council for adoption prior to issuance
to development community. Facilitator present for meeting.
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Common Ground: Next Steps
Ground Rules for the West Vail Site
l. Both a park and affordable housing will be created at the West Vail site with a dual
emphasis on achieving neighborhood compatibility and making strides towards
increasing Vail's housing supply.
2. The Town will sell the homes but will retain ownership of the land under both the
housing and the park. The housing will be deed restricted and will be sold to full
time employees working at local businesses.
3. All suggestions regarding the design of the park and housing will be considered
and discussed.
4. After soliciting community direction, the Town Council will make the final ,
decision on the development parameters for the site prior to issuing the Request
for Proposals. The project proposal will be reviewed by Design Review Board,
Planning and Environmental Commission (if needed) and the Town Council, consistent with the requirements of the Town's development review process.
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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Monday, September 28, 1998 .
AGENDA
Project Orientation / NO LUNCH - Communitv Development Deaartment 1:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT
Greg Moffet
John Schofield
Galen Aasland
Diane Golden
Ann Bishop (arrived at 2:10 p.m.)
Brian Doyon
Tom Weber
Site Visits : 1:30 p.m.
Diones - 1626 Vail Valley Drive
Driver: George
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NOTE: If the PEC hearing extends until 6:00 p.m., the board will break for dinner from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Public Hearinq - Town Council Chambers 2:00 p.m.
1. A request for additional GRFA to enclose a deck, utilizing the 250 ordinance, located at
1626 Vail Valley Drive/ Lot 2, Warren Pulis Subdivision. -
k Applicant: Don and Francis Diones
Planner: George Ruther
~ MOTION: John Schofield SECOND: Galen Aasland Vu I E: 6-0
APPROVED WITH 1 CONDITION:
1. That the applicant bring the property into compliance with the Town of Vail Zoning
Regulations (outdoor lighting) prior to the final inspection of the building addition.
` 2. ,A worksession to discuss future planning Ni ujau?ti uCi, iy ~ucu w, -~~Jwmunity
Development Department.
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WORKSESSION - NO VOTE `
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.3. A final review of proposed text amendments to the Town of Vail Zoning Regulations
addressing the regulation of Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA) in the Multi-Family
Zone Districts.
Applicant: Town of Vail
Planner: George Ruther
TABLED UNTIL OCTOBER 12, 1998
4. A request for a rezoning from previously unzoned property owned by the United States
ForestService and transferred to the Town of Vail pursuant to the Land Ownership
Adjustment Agreement to Primary / Secondary Residential District for property located at
Rockledge Road/portions of United States Forest Service Lot 3, totaling 1.78 acres based
upon the proposed Final Plat (not yet recorded) of Rockledge Forest Subdivision
prepared by Dennis Shelhorn as Job No. 0332-002 dated February 25, 1998.
Applicant: Town of Vail
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
WITHDRAWN
5. A request for a rezoning from previously unzoned property owned by the United States
ForestService and transferred to the Town of Vaif pursuant to the Land Ownership
Adjustment Agreement to Primary / Secondary Residential District and Natural Area
Preservation District for property located at Ptarmigan Road /Government Lot 2(1.66
acres) and Lot 3(4.252 acres) created by a survey done in 1995 under the authority of
the Bureau of Land Management Catlastral Survey.
Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Dominic Mauriello
WITHDRAWN
6. Information Update
7. Approval of September 14, 1998 minutes.
The applications and information about the proposals are available.for public inspection during
regular offir.P hours i;, ;h,s project planner's office located at the Town o'll Commur?ity
Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road.
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2356, Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired, for information.
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in. F ance rector urges isca caution
Tom Rou 5tatf writer explained. Every time the ciry buiJds a new' park, adds a new bus to its free-to-rider bus C=y pyr s~~, Sp~~ 3)~BT SfSHED~TI,~
City. Council is apt to take a cautious system or paves a new road that will need
approach to capital projects when it begins snowplowing, it adds to its annual operational 3.5
budget deliberations next month. budget, too.
Steamboat Springs depends upon sales tax "Our populat'ion is growing, but our rev- $2,90 ~732
revenues to fund everything from the police enue base isn't growing as fast," Feeney said, g,p
department to snowplowing. And sales tax. "If we continue to build capital ptojects, all,
collections haye been rosy this summer. But of that increases how much it costs to run the ~
city Finance D'uector Karen Feeney said city,° ~
recently that a closo look at the city's long- July marked the third straight month city 02•5 term indebtedncss, combined with a historical gales tax revenues have increased by double
perspective on sales tax ttends, is resulting in digits, But Feeney said people who place too ~
fiscal conscrvatism at city,hall. much emphasis on ]une's sales tax growth of FW~ $1
,615,686
Tha city is scheduled to pay $2.73 million 13,5 percent and the 13 percent growth in July this year jn combined principal and interest could be misled, On an annual basis, sales tax
on long-tecm debts. That amount nses until revenues grew at a more sedate 7 Percent ~ 1'5 ,
2000 when it tops out at $2,97 million before during the ,90s. ~ '~~~~s~;:~' :
dipping to $2,164 million in 2001. Sales tax revenues grew by 9 percent to 0 1.0
The city's annual debt service won't go $10.58 million in 1997. But the two previous
below $2 million unti12003. years saw percentage changes of 3 and 4
Ik's hard to balance the budget right now," percent in sales tax revenues.
Feeney said. "When you're collecting $11 Feeney is keepingthose historical trends •s '~,~~~,~•~,,.M~~~
million in sales tax annually and you have in mind this week as she prepares to submit
$1.6 million in general fund debt service pay- a budget to City Council on Sept. 25. Council ~ments for 1999, that right there gives you a will review the budget during its Oct. 5 1986 1888 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2oo6
hint of the difficulties we're facing in balanc- budget retreat.
ing the budget. The city's 1998 debt is 11 Feeney has been studying the five-year Year
percent of operating revenues, not including capital improvement plan ro see what projects
government grants." she can fit in the budget, but she predicts City LEGEND GENERAL FUND AIRpORT
The impact of new capital projects goes UTIIITY kGOL,F
beyond any debt associated with them, Feene
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Oraphk Oy Gery E. Maaland
Council will see a lean and mean budget. Nor has the debt impacted the city's bond rating, interest. The payments peek at $494,906 in 2001 and of utility debts this year, but user fees pay for that
"ney're going to get a pietty ?rimmed down cap- which is still AAA. drop off sharply in 2004 when they total $155,453 debt.
ital budget," she said. One contributor ro the city's long-term debt is the including interest. Tolal payments on the new Haymaker Golf
The city is currently working on a debt policy to airport fund, which is paying for the passeflger termi- By contrast, General Fund debt payments this Course are $496,898 this year, including interest.
provide general guidelines for debt levels. For the nal at Bob Adams Field. The terminal is vacant year total $ L535 million and peak next year at $1.625 However, in its second season, with lodging taxes
time being, Feeney suggests the city wait until debt because the city airport isn't served by a commercial million. General fund indebtedness includes a wide making Its debt payments, the golf course is close ro
levels drop from their cunent all-time high before tak- airline, and the debt won't be paid off unti12008. range of projects. Two notable debts are for improve- operating in the black, Fceney said. She foresees the
ing on new debt. But Feeney said it would be a mistake to overem- ments at Howelsen Hill and for the city's ice rink. golf course, which was built,with todging tax funds,
The city's debt oudook can largely be attributed phasize the role of the airport in the city's budget There are two categories of the city's long-term will be able to either make eady payments on its prin-
to previous ciry councils, and Feeney, said the cunent crunch. Steamboat will pay $494,994 on the airport debt outlook that don't have much impact on the ciry ciple, or more likely, create new room in the lodging
indebtedness isn't out of line with other resort towns, fund in 1998, $336,539 for principal and $158,455 on budget. The city will pay $203,882 toward retirement • tax fund in future years.
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SIXTiEEN TRUTHS A80UT TNE SCNdbL BOND ISSUE
YOtJ WONT READ IN TME PAPERS
Submitkd 1o dte Town of I/ai! Town Council
by Me Trridi in Edracabbn Committee
25 September 1948
The iollowing are the reasons why the Truth in Fducation Committee opposes the school
bond questions to be put before the voters this November, We wholehaarbedly support the idea
of excellence tn educatian, we support teachers' pay raises (whlch dre already includsd in this
year's regular operating budget, regardless ofthe pa,ssage of the band i.ssue), and we waafd
support tfiis bond Issue if the school board woukl have eliminated one of the neav elementary
scJiools and the new mlddle school. But we are convinced it is fiscally Irrespqnsible, and actually
detrimental to our dNldrens' education to spend millions on schools tha# will not be needed for
many, many years, If at a11. This bond Issue is simply too much, tioo soan.
Enrollment at Eagle Valiey Middle SChool, for example, is today actually below what it
was in 1996 accarding to school dlstrict figures! We already have the equivalent af an entire
empty mldGle school in tfie 200 vacant swts at Berry Creek Middle and the over 200 empty
places at Mintum Mlddle Scfwol, School board member Gerry 5andberg tok) the Gypsum Town
Counal that G~?psum middle school chlldren (wFro attend Eagle Valfey Middle which is now dbout
14 students over capacity) would be bused to Mlnturn; but they'd obviously help t111 the 200
empty places at the much-closer Berry Creek Middle in Edwards.
1Nhen will new schoals really be needed in the west end of the district? IYs just too early
to tell when and if some proposed developments will be approved, and when they will begln
produCirtg students. Many of the "new° stt,dents living In these developments wlll not be new at
all, but children moving downvalley from anothec part of the school district. `fhe Eagle Ranch
developers, for example, have said that no signficant school population wlli be coming out of
iheir new community unttl the year 2001-2, and then the district can anly expett 20 or so
sttidents. If we build these new schools now, even the district admits that they will open with
only about 280 student5 eadt, in schools with 450-student capaaties. We don't need more
virtually half-empty sdiools.
In addltion, the report of the school district's own consultarrt, Denny HIII, p0I11ted btlt tFlat
"enrollment In tlie public schools wIN be reduced, creating more space for growth and extending
the time withfn whkh the school dlstrlck tan provide addltlonal capaCity" if more prlvate sthvols
are built. Slgnlflcarrtiy a new Cathollc school is pfanned to open mid-vaAey in the year ZOOQ, with
spaCe fnr up bo 450 StUdents, kindergarten through middte school. Also, a new Chnstian Htgh
School began this year in Edwards and plans to accommodate 60 students by next year.
Ttere is not in rwlity a huge upsurge in student populabOn. For the last few year5, the
distritt has grown betwQen 4 and S%; this year growth was only 3.80/o aCtording to officials.
Until ve can get a betber sense of whether large numbers of new students will be coming, we
should flll the seats we already have before bullding new ones. "fhe idea that there`s something
hom(ying about busing students is preposterous when already abaut three out of four Children in
this distrK.t are bused, and 95% are ellglble for busing because they dont live dose io school.
Much misinfwrrtatlon Is being spread 6y proponents af the bond this year, as was the
case last year. Therefore, we appea1 to you to read the following summary and to atlow our
9roup eQual time to address you when the pro-bond Commmittee asks for your endorsement.
Thanlc you.
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I.ast year at this time, there were 800 empty classroom seats throughout this district. Last
November, the voters rejected bullding three more schools, qrimarily because It just didn't make
ecanomic sense to build anodw 1600 seats when 800 now sit vacant. This yrear, vve are faced
with between 500 and 750 empty seaa (depending on the district'S ever-evolving numbers dnd
whether tlie currently used moduiars at certain build'+ngs ar'e counted in capadty), and again the
schop{ board ts calltng for 1600 mare seats ta be built. The numbers slmply don't support the
hond issue.
2.
There has been a great caberwauling in the press about tne "overcrowding" in the west end
schools. The reality is somewhat difFerent. Eagle valley E4ementary and Eagie Vepey Middfe are
now each only lf students over ppacity. Eagle Valley H{gh Schod is 61 sbudents UNDER
capadty. Gypsum Elementary is only 22 K through 5"' grader5 aver capaclty, plus 3$ preschool children. Perhaps the preschool should be located elsewhere.
3.
While the bond would bulld a new mfddle school in Gypsum, Eagle Vdlley MWdle Schoo!'s
enrollmerrt is actualy going dawn, not up! This year tt is 416 (at Sept. 10), down 32 students
trom last year's 448; the school is only ii students over capadty. Its enrolkmetit is now even
smatler than it was two years ago in 1996, with 421 students. If this schooPs population does
ever begin to ga up, perhaps the some shidents cuuld be tx,sed to eerry Creek Mlddle, where
there are about 200 empty seats! (Pius another 200 vacant 9eats at Mintum Mlddle.)
4.
7he I district's own written information used to identffy bond priorites, dated ]une 25, 1998,
has t~h35 comment about whether or not to build a new elemerrtary sChool in Gypsum: "New Eagie
elemen ry ctiukl hold wds." Then why spend $10.9 mllllon on another efementary in Gypsum?
At Eagle Vailey High School this fall, 17 fewer students enrolled than the dlsbic.t estlmated (Sept.
10 flgurrs). The school Is now 70 students below capacity, yet the distriet wants to add
dassroo'ms for 250 more students, spendirg $4.7 miillon in taxpayer money. Wouldn't it be
more fl55jG~aily wlse to walt unt11 next year and see if things change?
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Stfiool c,dpaCity would be grea#ly Increased ff Eagle County's cJassroom sizes wer+e adjusbed,
even sliQhtly, as a temporary mea5ure until we see If growth Is comfng, For example, the
"nabonal spndards average capaclty" (used by schools nationwide) fiDr Gypsum Elernentary Is
595 students, nearly 150 students more than the capacity of 450 arrived at by the Eagle County
school districL
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AccordirN bo the schod district, about 95% of students InrE Far enough away from thelr schoois
to be sed tv sthool, and over 70% of them take the bus. -Students are bused from Red (liff to
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YdU WONT READ IN THE PAPER,S
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Vaii every morning and aftemoon, from Bums and McCoy tn Eagle, from Eagie-Vail to Mtntum,
and from Gypsum to Eagie, for example. For most students, especially diose elementary
stitdents in Bums and Red Clfff, who spend over 2 hours each day on a school bus, ftre is no
such thing as "neighbortwod schoals." The average time a student now spends on a bus is 46
minuties a day, accordirig to last school year's figures. We should bus students If It becames
necessary, and bulld more szhools if growth does come.
8.
The above rdises the question: is this bond issue being proposed beceuse the courrty needs more
SChools, or do offitials want to spend about $80 million (the total with Interest for new 5chools
end additions) beceuse the sChool disMct won't pay its bus drlvers enough fio keep dhem?
9.
Aocording to a scfiool bQard rnember, offidals admit that if two new elementarles ane built, eath
wlll open below die break-even poirrt, with about 280 students in schools with 450-shxient
capadties. A?u1 keep in mind: this year tlhe distrlct owesbinated the enrollment in all of the
west end schools except one. Offlcials say ft schwols won't break even flnancialy until student
enrollment is 300. Do we really need more v+rtually half-empty sthools Ifke Red Santlstane
Elementary, Mfntum Middle, and Berry Creek Middle?
10.
Many new schools have formed locaily in recent years erld more are plenned, making it
, unnxcessary to build more schoof5. 3ust this year, a Christian High School opened in Edwards
and plans ecpansior? bo 60 students by next school year. Yn fall of 2000 (according to the
schoot's ilterature, and depending on funds) before any new public schools can be built, a new
Cattwiic elementary and middte school acoept+ng 450 students of atl faiths In grades kindeMarfien
through eighth wlll open in Edwards. The dfrector there says over 55 applicatlons for enroAment
have a{ready been teceived. The school dlsbict has not taken these new schools into
consideratlon in its demand fiDr more buildings. Zn fad, prior to last year's bond issue, the
dlstricYs own cDnsultant realized tte opening oF these schods would provkle extra space fa' ~
students. To quofie from his April, 1997, report, "shou{d (these schools) begin aperation wlthin
ttte next few years, enrollment in the public schools will be reduced, creating more spaoe for I
growth and extending the time withfn which the school district can provlde additional capaaty."
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The mlll levy override portlon of the bond ques6on says It wilt finance, among other tttings,
"InGreasing teacher and staff compensation.° However, teacher and staff pay raises are not
dependent on the passage of the baid issue, but are built into the current budget as part of
operating expenses derived from the generaf fund. This year, for instanoe, the board atrthorized
a 4.7% salary raise for beachers, a 5.2% raise for classified empbyees, and a 4.2% rai5e fa'
. administrabors, all wit#rout a bbnd issue bdn9 approved,
12.
The mi11 ievyr averride portion of the bOnd 4uestion aI50 Says it wili finance "the costs ar operating
new bulldings." I.ast November, the school disfick said it didn't need another bond to operate
the ncwv schaols It was asking for (estimated last year at 1,1 milllon for 3 r?ew sGliools), saying
, Sep.25 '98 14:45 JOY OUERBECK FAX 303-744-0382- P. 4
SIXi'£EN TRUTHS AeOUTTHE SCNOOL eOND ISSUE .
YOU WONT READ IN THE PAPERS
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that money woufd come t'rom the per-pupil amount toilecbed by the district. Why do this year
of'Ficials want another few miilion In a separate questfon to operate the new schools; couid it be
ttW know there won't be enough students enrolled to filnance the schools?
13.
Parents arc being bofd money has been euminatied for gifbed ard talent,ed progrnms and won't be
resbored unless the bond lssue passes. This Is dearly blackmail, and discximinatory to high-
achleving youngsbers, Are parents of ESL (Engltsh as a Semnd Lariguage) students being told
that program has been Cut and can only be restorel with band mortey?
14.
The schaol district says we need more 5chools to keep dass slze smaller; for years, dass sizes In
Eagle County have been about 25-30% smalfer than normal c{ass slze natlonwide. If, as the
school district contetds, class size direcdy Impacts studerrt achievement, why aren't our students'
te.st sca'es 25 bD 34% higher than the norm? If our smaller class size rmkes a blg differente +n
leaming, why do our students score aEmost no higher on state reading and wribng assessments
than the state average? (Only 29% of aur students scored "proficient", whereas statewide 28%
5wred proflclent.)
15. .
In every school in the west end of tlie dlstrict except one the school dlstriet administratlon's
enroilment projeCtlons for this year were too high. Fewer students showed up than officlal5 had
predlcbed. Why should we belleve their growth projections for the future are acutrate?
16.
This year, d5ldst year prfor to the bond efecdon, a Survey was sponsr)red by Hanifen-Imhqff, the
flnancial firm whiCh stand5 to make $600,000 ar so if the bond issue passes. 5ueh a survey can
clearly not be impartial; it is obvfously a confliCt of Inberest. Yet, ft Is being used by proponertts
to Convince the twcpayer tnat "everyone is in favor of new schools." I'here was no such
eonsensus In the actual survey. In fact, only 54% of the respondents this year sald dhey'd
support a bond issue for new schoofs. Factoring in tfie survey's admltted 5% margin of error,
thls figure represents a dead heat, not a cltizen outicry for a bond issue. Md even this 549b
figure !s suspect., sinte iast year's similar survey found that 64% of the respondents favored the
bond issue, yet ft was defeated by the most accurate citizen sunrey of a11: the elecaon.
5ubmitted by the Truth in Education Committee
Dave Denissen, Edwards 926-2686
Joy OverbeCk, Edwards 926-0681
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Sunday, September 27, 1998
%en a town is n~t a home
host towns are beguiling x affluent ev- County have built rent-controlled ;
when they're historic. We ery time. affordable housing for employees r
look at the empty, derelict Around re- and market-controlled units to buy,
Gbuildings, and our imagi- sorts, it's not averaging 42 units annually the past ;
na tions lavis h ly em broi der w ha t i t u n c o m m o n five years. T he sc hoo l dis tric t ac-
must have been like when the town ~ for employ- quired property and just completed
thrived, before the mine played out. ~ ees to com- employee housing. Parks and hous-
Modern ghost towns ignite a dif- mute 50 miles ing departments joined to buy land
ferent response. These are the still- to work, di- for 15 units and a publie park. A; !
living communities eroded by doa- minishing the real estate transfer tax helps pro-, I
ens of large second-home houses oc- c o m m u n i t y vides housing and day care money.
cupied by owners only a couple of fiber even Marolt Ranch has 94 units, about; ;
weeks a year, and by timer lights all more. 240 beds, used by Music Associates , !
other months. It makes for a very You would of Aspen students in the summer and
dead, unappealing town. JOANNE think Vail, othe,s in winter. iVIAA is a partner' i
Even more insidious, while the DITMER which was with Aspen Ski Co. to build more ;
soaring prices of such big-ticket , built on a housing, which will be used by sum-
houses go beyond the budgets of sheep mead- mer students and winter employees.
people who work in the community ow, would have tried to deal with Employee housing is a top priori- • ~
and keep it functioning, many of the that problem from the beginning. ty with Aspen Ski Co., from top offi- '
rich residents, even if there only But more money is made selling to cials down, said Jim Laing, vice ;
briefly, don't want worker bees liv- wealthy homeowners, so decision- president of human resources. j f
ing anywhere near them. makers didn't. Now they search for "We have a -modest number of
In Vail, where 72 percent of the solutions. units, about 100, for seasonals now,
residences are dark most of the Although originally a real town but hope to increase to 400 to 500 in ~
year, three years of community fo- with full-time residents, Aspen has a few years," he said. "Our objec-
rums finally resulted in proposed the same problem and is imagina- tive is to have the kids who work for' i
employee housing for a certain loca- tively striving to make progress in us - mostly just out of school - be
tion, prompting total opposition providing employee housing. A11 say abie to afford to live here. Some of
from a homeowners' group. "Their" there's lots more to do. them have to worlc two or three
property values and "their" open Aspen's growth-management pro- jobs, and that doesn't leave much : i
space would be destroyed. gram requires new development - time to enjoy the place."
Everyone who works in Vail - housing or commercial - to inciude Obviously, there's no simple solu-
from restaurant owner to shop em- employee housing in one form or an- tion. But iF any town is to survive,
, ployees - should stay home one day other, though the formula is compli- much less thrive and remain attrac- ; i
as a reminder of precisely who cated, said Julie Ann Woods, acting tive and desirable, it must have full-
makes a community work. It's not head oF the planning department. time residents - who care what
the rarely here visitors, even if they Only four single-family homes may happens to the community every ;
own property. be built in a year; an exemption is day and participate - not jast "vis-
Colorado - the entire `Vest - is gained if an accessory d~velling is iting" property owners.
awash with fast-growing communi- provided. ,;oanne Ditmers coiumn on ~and use and envi- ,
ties, and money pushes out the less For years, Aspen and Pitken rormental issues began_~n 1,962. ~
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Scx: attaclicd Lisl $ 15.700
Wtxx1 Mntcriols : $ 13,550
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40 GXGX 14 Timbcr,r• $35(}0 '
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502X 12X ! 2 C'u1Flr $2000
30 2XGX 14 (.'cdar $1 SI)U
30 2X4X 14 ('cdar $1.000
50 I X(iX 12 C'edar $1200
R(x)ling Ma[crialm
Snowancf lc;c Shicid, Sliakcs $1200
Miw. S1ftin. Oil, a1fd Pa9tCliuti $GSO
CoIICCCtC
F'lay equipmc:nt iixitinf;s 6 cu/yds $S 10 and Sono Tubcs
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1 Gyclonc Slide k' Deck $ 3,20R
16 Sufuly T•Ismdlcs $ (ioO
L Firornan's Pole 10' $ 350
1 Horimontsl Lsdclcr R' $ 1,500
4 Safety Tp1 Swings R' $ 400
4 5/P Swings $ 250
4 Sprin6 /Uiimal~ ~ 1~700
t Stcc:ring Whccl $ 150
1 };ulible Uivick:r Pttiict $ 425
1 C:urvcxl l.cxp Laddcr (:limbcr 6' $ 550
I Safcty Spidcr C:limfxr lAuldcr (i' $ SSi)
1 7'ubc Slidc 8' $ 11600
! C:haiii ('itrgo Climbc:r b' S 425
1 Hurricane Sliilc. PlEistic S' S J,250
1 Widc Kid'r; Ski Slidc, Pla,r•tic 3' $ xpp
1 L.c)g 13cach $ 750
1 Frciglil $ 1,200
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TOWN OF VAIL
75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - - September 28, 1998 . Contact: Nancy Sweeney, 479-2344
Art In Public Places Coordinator
TOV THROWS STREET PARTY TO CELEBRATE END OF CONSTRUCTION AT
SEiBERT CIRCLE
(Vail)--The Town of Vail wili host a Vail Village street party from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday (10-2) to
celebrate the end of construction at Seibert Circle and to show its appreciation to the merchants
and surrounding property owners who endured a summer of disruption and inconvenience.
Merchants, residents, employees, guests and other curious onlookers are encouraged to take
part in Friday's celebration. For the past four months, the area at the top of Bridge Street has
undergone a transformation from a rarely-used public plaza to Vail's newest public gathering
space. Nancy Sweeney, the town's Art In Public Places coordinator who helped manage the
construction, says she's hoping those who see the new plaza will agree that it was worth the
wait. "We'd like to thank the surrounding business and property owners for their cooperation
and support this summer," Sweeney said. "We understand the construction has caused much
hardship, however, we're confident that everyone will benefit in the long run. Not only does
Jesus Bautista Moroles' majestic artwork attract peopie into the space and leave a lasting
impression, but the snowmelt system will allow public access year-round."
Friday's public party will be staged in Seibert Circle and will feature music and free food and
drink, courtesy of the Town of Vail and Los Amigos, Vendetta's and the Red Lion. "If you °
haven't seen the new plaza yet, this would be a great opportunity to stop by and take a look,"
Sweeney said.
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COLORADO
io, ji NATURAL ]RESOURCE NEWS
MINERALS $c GEOLOGY. . .OIL $c GAS.. . .STATE PARKS. . .TRUST LANDS. . .WATER. . .WIIDLIFE 9/98
DEPARTMIIN'T OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
FAIA DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES .Al
Steps taken to resolve federal wildlife pudit. Colorado or purchased by or on behalf of State Parks.
Division of Wildlife (DOV) and Colorado State Parks staff Golden Gate, Lory, Mueller, North Sterling and San Luis.
have been given the green light to begin implementing steps to ~ Lakes, which are jointly owned by the two agencies, will be .
prevent the loss of $10 million in federal funds the state partitioned into two distinct parcels - one owned and operated•
receives annually for wildlife management programs. by parks as a park and the other owned and operated by the
On Sept. 1, the Colorado Wildlife Commission and the DOW as a state wildlife area. Generally, areas with the most
State Pazks and Outdoor Recreauon Board unanimousiy adopt- developed recreational facilities, such as campgrounds and pic-
ed a joint resolution that directs their respective agencies to nic areas, will be within the park, while the areas with fewer
move forward with appraisals, property exchanges and other facilities will become wildlife areas.
activities. These actions will clarify ownership and management For Barbour Ponds and Sweitzer, the resolution proposes
of more than a dozen properties that aze currently operated as management conuacts under which State Pazks will operate and
state parks. maintain them for wildlife purposes on behalf of the DOW.
In Febniary, a federal audit questioned whether pmperties The resolution directs State Parks to proceed with repairs to
purchased with federal wildlife grants and wildlife cash funds the dam at Lathrop, which are estimated to cost about $i mil-
were being managed solely for wildlife purposes. Since then, lion. The state engineer has ordered repairs to the dam at the
Department of Natural Resources, DOW and State Parks staff reservoir, which sustains recreation at Lathrop State Park and
have been meeting intensively with one another and with the supplies water to Walsenburg. Pazks will receive credit for the
L.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a plan that would sat- money it spends on the dam toward resolving audit issues.
isfy those concems. Ownership and management of Sawhill Ponds, which is not
"T'he resolution demonsuates that state agencies are united operated as a state park, will revert to the DOW.
around a common approach and are willing to commit the staff The resolution also opens the door to the potential acquisi-
time and dollars needed to take concrete steps to solve the prob- tion of additional lands with funding from sources such as Great
lem," said Wade Buchanan. DNR acting executive director. Outdoors Colorado but emphasizes that "these solutions will be
The focal point of the dispnte is 16 properties that were pursued only when they fit within the larger strategic plans or
purchased with wiidlife funds but are managed and operated by goals of the cooperating agencies." .
State Parks• Controversy arose when the audit, which was conducted by
"From the beb nning, our primary concern has been and the U.S. Department of the Interior on behalf of the U.S. Fish
continues to be making the best possible use of limited public and Wildlife Service, raised concems about State Parks' man-
dollars to protect wildlife and wiidlife habitat from the ongoing agement of properties purchased with wildlife funds fmm the
challenges presented by continued populaaon growth and devel- Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson federal aid programs.
opment. T'his includes avoiding the loss of federal aid grants, "The state concinues to disagree with.the audit finding that
without crippling our state parks system. I believe that the steps the recceational activities at these parks are incompatible with
outlined in the resolution respond to the federal audi[ issues in federal aid program laws and regulations, because the majority
ways that make sense for Colorado without compromising our ~ of visirors to these areas engage in, fishino and other wildlife-
ability to protect critical wildlife habitaL open space and recre- ~ related recreation. However, we aze willing to be flexible and
ational resources," Buchanan said. ~ creative to assure that we do not lose these funds, and the
The resolution directs staff to identify the agency most actions we are taking are designed to address the federal audi-
appropriate to manage each of the 16 properties and to begin tor's concerns about ownership and management,"-Buchanan
appraisals of any propenies that may change hands. said.
Properties identified for transfer in their entirety to State ~ "At the same time, our plan assures that our most popular
Parks are Jackson Lake, Com Lake, Rifle Falls, Sylvan Lake, ' state parks, for the most part, will continue to be managed as
Steamboat Lake. Pearl Lalce and Highline Lake. Visitors to ~ parks. These are important assets to the people of Colorado, and
these popular parks will see no change. Land exchanges will be ' one of our goals is that the public see little or no change in the
used to transfer equivalen[ iands to the DOW from tands owned quality of their recreational experiences."
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STATE LAND BOARD rT.
Stewardship Trust decision-making timeline 10/31-11/15 14-day comment period for counties and municipalities,
announced. The State Land Board has announced the time- as required by law, begins.
line and process it will follow to make its final decisions on 11/1 Deadline for written comments from the public.
which parcels of state trust land will be placed in the 11/16-18 SLB worlcshop and meeting, inducfing discussion of pro-
Stewardship Trust. posed Stewardship Trust designations.
For the past several months, the board has solicited com- 11/19-27 SLB notifies nominators, lessees, counties and muniCi-
ments on each nomination from local governments, lessees and palities of proposed designations and invites canments.
a wide variety of subject matter experts. Since June, the board 11/28-12/13 Comment period for nominators, lessees, coun6es and
- has been traveling the state to tour nominated parcels and to municipalities. '
conduct public comment hearings. The last of these meetings 12114-15 SLB will vote on designations at regular board meeting.
will be on Sept. 21 in Fort Collins and Oct. 19 in Pueblo. The The SLB received 130 nominations for about 600,000
public has until Nov. 1 to submit written comments. acres of trust land in 38 counties for possible inclusion in the The SLB will make final decisions on Stewardship Trust Stewardship Trust The state constitution requires the board to
designations according to the following schedule: designate by Jan. 1, 1999, at teast 200,000 acres into the mist
10/26 SLB staff forwards its recommendations for which nomi- and an additiona195,000-100,000 acres by Jan. 1, 2001. Once
nated lands should be placed in the Stewardship Trust to land is placed in the Stewardship Tnut, it can be removed only
the board. by a vote of four of five SLB commissioners.
10/26-30 In cases where the staff recommendation differs from For more information about the Stewardship Trust, con-
that of the local govemmen4, SLB notifies counties and tact Alden Whittaker by phone at 303/866-3454, ext. 319 or by
municipalities and invites comments. e-mail at <alden.whittaker@state.co.us>.
~ WATER ~
Water conservation direCtor tetires; SearCh for ' years of the professional experience must include supervisory,
replacement launched. Daries "Chuck" Lile has retired as program and budget management responsibilities. A master's
director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), degree in a relevant field may substitute for one year of the gen-
the state water policy agency responsible for interstate river ( eral experience requirements.
operations, floodplain management, water project planning and Under state personnel rules, the search is limited to
construction, instream flow protection and water conservation ~ Colorado residenu.
assistance. "I lrnow that many people throughout Colorado join
T'he search for a replacement is under way. Governor Roy Romer and the Department of Natural Resources
In the intenm, DNR Acting Executive Director Wade in thanking Chuck for his service to the state. We wish him and
Buchanan has named CWCB Deputy Director Peter Evans act- ~ his family the best," said Buchanan.
ing director. CWCB Chairwoman Patricia Wells said, "We will miss
The job announcement for a permanent replacement was Chuck's hands-on experience in water management and his
posted at Job Service Centers statewide on Sept. 11. The clos- ~ practical approach to issues facing the board."
ing date for applications is Oct. 9. Lile, a native of Pueblo, began his state career in 1967 as a
"As population growth continues, competition for water water resource engineer with the Division of Water Resources.
will intensify within the state and from downstream states. The i In 1973, he was promoted to assistant division engineer in
board and I agree that, to respond to these and other challenges i Steamboat Springs. In 1978, he was promoted to division engi-
such as endangered species issues and new environmental laws, ! neer of water district 7 in Durango, where he was instrumental
the director must have a keen understanding of these issues," ' in negotiating the Indian Water Rights Settlement AgreemenG
Buchanan said. He was appointed CWCB director in 1992. His duties included:
"Equally imponant are strong management skills. I serving as alternate compact commissioner for the Upper
Specifically, we will be lookina for someone with the ability to I Colorado Basin Compact; Arkansas River CompaCt
manage multiple programs, supervise professional-level staff ~ Administradon commissioner, governor's representative to the
and a large budget." ~ Western States Council and Colorado River Salinity Forum;
'.vlinimum qualifications for the job include a cotlege and member of the Colorado Groundwater Commission.
degree in law, engineerin" resource planning and management, i For more information about the CWCB dicector job and
economics or a closely related field, plus at least six years of j application process, contact Cindy Horiuchi by telephone at
professional expecience in water resource management. Two ; 303/866-2667 or by FAX at 303/866-2417.
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1997 oil and gas awards presented. In August, DNR through the community and worked to enforce safe driving
Acting Execuqve Director Wade Buchanan presented the 1997 habits among their personnel.
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Outstanding The Wellsite Remediation Award was presented to North
Oil and Gas Operations Awazds at the Colorado Oil and Gas American Resources Corporation (NARCO) for upgrading the
Association Natural Gas Conference in Denver. appearance of older wellsites in the D] Basin. NARCO's
Four Colorado operators were honored this year along with efforts were self-initiated and voluntary, exceeding the require-
one citizen group and one private citizen. ments of COGCC rules and regulations.
HS Resources received the F,xploration Award for using In 1997, local citizens were honored for their constructive
, 3D seismic techniques in Adams County to discover the work in the community and on private land.
Spenson Field, which has oil reserves estimated at 1 million The Batdement Mesa Service Association - Oil and Gas
barrels. This field would have been extremely difficult to find Committee was praised for its work with local operators, the -
using other methods. The discovecy weli initially produced 500 COGCC and local government to help forge workable solutions barrels of oil per day, and HS has drilled six additional develop- to pmblems. The group conducted regular informational meet-
ment wells in this manner with great success. ings with citizens and operators and helped to build good work-
Evergreen Resources received the Production Enhancement ing relationships with all parties involved.
Award for increased coal bed methane production in the Raton- In Weld County, Robert McPeek successfully reclaimed
Vermejo Formation of the Spanish Peaks Field in Las Animas the defunct 31 Water Disposal Facility, which was abandoned
County. Production nearly tripled from 2.5 billion cubic feet in in 1986 and left behind a large amount of soil contamination.
1996 to more than 7 billion cubic feet in 1997 due to expansion With the Weld County Departmer,t of Health, McPeek conduct-
of sas gathering and compression facilities and successful ed a site investigation to characterize the contamination, pro-
drilline and completion programs. duced a conective plan and developed remediadon goals.
Tom Brown. Inc., received the Community Relations Thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soits were excavated.
Award for its efforts to address concerns of the citizens who are ~ The site has been adequately reclaimed and can be put to pro-
impacted by increased drilling activity in Battlement Mesa ductive use.
and surroundin(y areas. The company invested many hours of Each January, the COGCC places a call for nominations
public outreach to educate the public regarding its operations, for Outstanding Oil and Gas Operations Awards. This is the
successfully negotiated a cic-ght-of-way for an access road to sev- second year of the program and the first year that the awards
eral well iocadons that eIiminated oil-and-as-retated [raffic were presented at the COGA Natural Gas Conference.
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Advisory council appointed. Division of wildlife i Steamboat Springs service center opens. The Division
Director John Mumma has appointed nine Coloradans to serve of Wildlife is now sharing an information counter with the U.S.
on the newly created Wildlife Management Public Education Forest Service to provide "one-stop shopping" for the
Advisory Council. Steamboat Springs area.
Created by House Bill 1409 and signed into law by Gov. DOW Customer Service Representative Pam Waller is
Roy Romer, the council is charged with designing and imple- located in the Forest Service office at 925 Weiss Dr. from 10
menting a media-based, public information program to educate I a.m. to 2 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, to answer questions,
the public about the beneits of wildlife management and provide DOW brochures and seil hunting and fishing licenses.
wildlife-related recreadon, especially hunting and fishing. ~ InfortllGttiOr1 for huntArs hl hli hted. Bi am
g g g g e hunters
Named to the council were: sportspersons Bob Radocy of ~ should be aware of regulation changes this fall. For the first
Boulder, Bill Baird of Fruita, Del Befus of Denver and Dr. j time ever, an unlimited number of either-sex elk licenses will
Allan Reishus of Craig; Teiler County-Commissioner Jerry ~ be available for 45 West Slope unics durine the second and
Bergeman of Florissanr, Gypsum Town Manager I third rifle seasons. Other changes apply to muzzleloaders, bear
Jeff Shroll; former Colorado Wildlife Commissioner Jean K. ~ hunters and deer hunters, inc(uding additional units yrhere deer
Tool of Littleton; rancher Peter Atkins of Del Notte; ~ heads must be submitted for chronic wasdng disease testing.
and DOW West Region Manager Bob Caskey of Grand , Big game regulations are available at DOW service centers
Junction. I and most sponing good stores. Recorded information about big
Mumma also appointed DOW information specialist Jeff j game seasons is available 24 hours a day by calling 303/291-
Butler to serve as a techmcal consultant for the council. 7529 and at the DOW web site at <dnrstate.co.us/wildlife>.
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~ Dear Town of Va.il Council Nlember,
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~ The harsh reality of valley wide marlceting is that, without it, we Shauld eXpect to
i see tourist visits and sa1BS tax reveuue decline throughout the valley. The discontirn.tation
of the Calarado Tourism Board's marketing programs resulted in a statewide slow dovm.
of tourism. This decline was only reversed by a few communities, including qurs, which
i cantinued to promote nationally. Ifthe number ofguests declines in the v$.lley, the TOV
, should e7cpect to see a significant drop in sa.les tax totals_
~
i Whether or not the Vail Village gets its fair share of the viSitors spending largely
~ depends upon the matching of goods and services to the d.esires of the visitors, Some
' businesses da that successfully now (ie_ - Gorsuch, Golden Bear, Sweet Basi]). The
~ Squash Blossom is an example o£ a long time Vail establishment re-inventin,g itself this
summer-to ha.ve product and a facility more awactive to the visitor. In spite of
construction inconveniences in the village, The Squash Blossom's sales iucrea,sed
, considerably. This is an example of how reliant every business is upon its own ingenuity
and ability to appeal to the market piace.
, The evidence is clear that 700/o of summer todging dollars are spertt in the TOV.
Events $nd tz8e3ition a.ttra.ct rrisitors from dovsrn valley. The vatley wide marketing
program is aitraeti»g more visitors than we would have vcritihout it. We n,eed to continue .
, attracting visitors to the vaIley and let the merchants in the Vail Village create their owm
, reSUrgence and renaissance as exemplified by The Squash Blossom_
Please conSider these issues and facts when voting on Oetober 6th.
Sincerely,
Beth Shfer
VVMB and Chamber Board Msrnber
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MuSic RECEIV'ED SEP 2 ~ 199a
-FESTIVAL .
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September 28, 1998
JoxN w GiovArrDO Mayor Rob Ford
Eiraitioe Director Town of Vail
EucEViA zuxE~AL),v 75 S. Frontage Rd.
3r«<oic Directnr Vail, Colorado 81657
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mayor Ford:
Dick Swank
Chairrrtan
MaR, Hesburgh The purpose of this letter is to express my belief that the Vail Valley Marketing
Pice Chair
Betsy Wiegers Board is critical to the continued success and growth of summer business in the Vail
b«•eCbai, Valiey. As a frequent particiYar:i ;ri ii2i; Mc'1.1'Iiet11'ig BOF.1'Cl's TrieetL.gS, I iia:"e 5ee::
Roger Behler first hand the tireless efforts of both board members and volunteers to increase both
Trrm,arer
sUSan,M;lhoan regional and national exposure of summer activities in the Vail Valley.
SCcreta,y The strategy is a simple one. Cooperative marketing of the entire Vail Valley
xav chester results in a more comprehensive and successful awareness program than any single
Doug Cogswell entity is capable of producing on its own.
ce"" E°gle As a non-profit organization with a limited marketing budget, The Bravo! Vail
Julie Esrey •
satse FaWcett Valley Music Festival has felt the results of the Vail Valley MarketinQ Board. Over
Rob Ford the past eleven years, the Bravo! Festival has grown in attendance from a small
Joan Francis
L;naa Galv;n series with only eight people in attendance at an initial concert to an international
Laura Garbe chamber music, orchestra and jazz Festival with over 37,000 in attendance for its
Warren Garbe
John Garnsey Eleventh Season. This type of growth enables the Bravo! Festival to continue to
Linda xart attract both world-class artists to the Vail Valley as well as world-class visitors. The
Becky Hernreich visitors that attend our Festival also eat in Vail Valley restaurants, shop in local retail
'vIerv Lapin
Rob Lev~ne outlets and spend the night at local lodging properties.
xa`e° Loe"'e°S`er" The Vail Valley Marketing Board has enabled the Bravo! Festival to attract a
Gail N[ollov
Patricia O'veilt Front Range and National Audience through Advertising and Public Relations efforts
Richard Rogel nationwide. For this we express our sincere gratitude. Disbanding the Vail Valley
Jan Selm
Rob Shay Marketing Board would significantly jeopardize the progress of the Bt-avo! Vail
JaneSmiley ~7,,7lar T~{ nti~~n~ w.Zd itS :oRinn1~ µr,{~ n•wt~nn~~' P~nn~'.]TP. I at7~ aSkWnQ *hat ~I(l7j
i G1 J1u.Siv. ~.a~a r u. ..~.v " . '
~sa~k smith
$cott Somes recognize the invaluable contributions of the Vail Valley Marketing Board to the
Cathy Stone entire community and to support its existence through appropriate funding from the
''ames wear Town of Vail.
Fiarin Weber
Dennis Wentz
- - Sincerely,
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MAILING ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 2270 C~ ~\\~~-1~/ ~
Vail, Colorado 81653 T ia Jo Gilbert
pHYsccAL ADDRESS: Director of Marketing
?ol Main street Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
'k[inmrn. Colorado 316-I5
970.827.5700 C: Vail Town Council
Fas 970.527.5707
Gmail bravo(&vaiLnet
http://cvww.vai I. net/bravo
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MEMORANDUM
September 29, 1998
To: Town Council
Bob McLaurin
; Pam Brandmeyer
Steve Thompson . ,
From: Sally Lorton
Re: August Sales Tax Collection Attached is the sales tax worksheet with collections through September 25, 1998. We have
received the majority of the August tax returns. However, I estimate I will collect another
$55,000.00 for August sales ta.x (IE 13 period filers and delinquent accounts). This additional
August tax would result in a 7.5% increase over August 1997 and a 5.8% increase over budget.
Year to date collections would result in a 2,8% increase over 1997 and a 1.5% increase over
budget. Currently the summer season is up 3.6% from 1997, if I collect another $55,000.00 for
August the summer season will be up 5.4%.
1997 Events Included
1997 Miller Lite AVP Men's Pro Beach Volleyball
Bravo! Colorado Vail Valley Music Festival
Camp Jeep
International Dance Festival
Mickey's Revolution Dirt Series
Paul Mitchell International Evenings of Dance _
Triple Crown Sports 1997 Rocky Mt. Regional Soccer Shootout
Vail Invitationa126tk Annual Soccer Tournament
VBS Summer Bike Race Series
1998 Events/Groups Included
Automatic Data Processing
Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Camp Jeep
Colorado Shakespeaxe Festival
Jaanmin Jazz on the Lawn in Lionshead
Paul Mitchell International Evenings of Dance
Vail Ultra 100 Vail International Festival
Vail Invitational 27th Annual Soccer Tournament •
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5aies Tax Worksheet
9/29/98
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Total 7,945,164 8,654,572 10,311,744 10,764,896 11,274,286 11,603,647 12,395,718 13,007,013 13,030,448 13,719,308 14,747,419 14,941,951 10,920,494 102,522
E.C.R.T.R. ID:9707480710 SEP 29'98 15:00 No.014 P.01
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The next 1,uthority meeting will be held at the Bnsalt Town Hall at 3:0(} p.m. on OctUbcr 15.
Trtuisportalion to t.Uis meeting will be provided Uy RC:O. Below is tlic schedule far thpse
wishing a "free ride".
12:45 p.m. lcavcs Lt'.O affices (E1von Benchmark B1dg. I.ot)
1:15 p,in. arrive Eagtc County 131dg.
2:00 p.m. wTivc Glcnwaod SPringti (Safeway Lot)
2:40 p.m. arrive Basali Town 1-lal!
3:00 p.m, meeting sfarts
S:UO p.rn. (estirnate) Lcavc I3asalt'1'own Iiall
5:30 p.m. (etitirnaie) arrivc at'1'13ll fvr Dinner
6:30 p.m. arrive CUlcnwood (Safeway)
7:15 p.m. arrivc Eagle C'ounty Hldb.
7:45 P.n,. arrive ECO officcs
Ylease (1) RSVP your attcndance At the nieeting
(2) RSVP if you plan on taking the hus
Call t;onnie at 748-0702
Packets for the actciber 15t1i meeting will be mflileci next week Uetober 7~'.
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PAGES 485
TOUGH Va'll Breaks Ground on
.R .R . BUDGET Th* .
~ the ~ti'est ~ail Intcrchan<~c. lrd Affordable Housin
~~~as rccomme~ldcd in a
Fire Service Levels ~ S*ince This
Take Center Stage ?~~1>>liC S~~t, s«1~~Vr~~?~~~1s<~~~ eve o m e n . ~
~~ear aoo. The <idditi~~n of a 1996
third station ~\ould cut ~~ear,. The ~~~her~ are:
omshrucuon of thc 1 8-ta~it hcd
response times l0 3 miuutes S<tn(istone Creek atfordahle hous- ¦%1-iuiit Vail Commo>n; (1(,\(1()j)nwni
across all areas of town,
' ~ ' in~ de~~elop~nent is uuider~v<<~~, cap- comE~~lcted iii l~l~li
acaot-din~ to [he rc°~x>rt_
pin ¦ 2=}-unit'I'ON'scaso~n<<I li„iuiu;~ ~I~~\(~I()1>-
~ 1 two-~~f plailriiil~; r[(<>r[ to $ ~ fl~nvc~~cr, the on~~~in~ ~~~~cra-
s pr<nidc hoLIsingin Vail for critical incnt at P,urr3td P1url. coniplctccl in 199ti
tional costS Nti'ould bc hi'her emplo Also in dhe Alannin~, r 5ta(res is tl~c «o~~~n'~~
~~s. Th~~ S2.6 million Ioi sale pi~~~ECt is ~
" ° thau the nvo-statiom scrnar~i~>. ,
sp~~nsonrcd h\th~~ Eagle Ri~~er ~~1'zter ancl redevcl~~p~nent of ~i priniar~~isecondarNlut ~u
, Fire deparu»cnt caliti have 2G~7:~r~~sa Dr. near the foo~ oftl~e '~~n~~li
" Sanitation L)istrict and the To~rn of~'ail.
nsen 8.5% m the last vear. ¦
Red Sandstoue iti ~'ail's third deed- Trail, plt~~ adclitioi~al actions a,>„ci~u(-cl ii li
her~e's a sei°«cE gap in resu-ictecl lio~usin(y initiativc in a.s manv the Common Grouuid process. ¦
Tfli-c response times to I COUIICIl Set$ PdCklllg
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ttic Wcst Vail area and it will POlICIQS f01' 1998-99
onlY getworsc if the prohlc°in
isn'l a(
Icli c ssed. That s wh\ i t~suall~~ onc ~~f V'ail To~cn Coilcil members Parking,
pail's most difficult bud~et :
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saV it's time to devclop an issues, has ah-ead\clearcd thc
arrion plan to address the Conncil's docket thiti vcar. Ntiith ' ~ - - ~ -
iilec uitv as ~rt c~f tl~c auinual
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bticlgc:t process. ~ Here's what we can expc c
t for
VVlrile [ire and IYledical the 98-99 ski-seasoii: I
emci,,ei~c~~ response times to •"Park Free rlfter Thrce" will
>or'-
the ccntral and easterii ~ continue. so longaSthc " n~^ '
tioiis ol'Vail hoeer arotind the btisiness conirnuYlit~acme- 2 10' 2 4
4 niinutc na[ional sundard, ly Promotes thc tiubsid~.
responsc times to West Vail • Pi-ices for the Gold (ti1,1U0).
run as high as 6.7 ininutes. Bluc ($525) and Dcbit (S5 1 bedroom, 1 bath 2 bedroom, 1 bath 2 bedroom, 2 bath 3 bedroom, 2 bath
Tlie issue shouldsiurprise per entry/exit) cards will 850 sq. ft. 1,040 sq. ft. 1,160 sq. ft. 1,430 sq. ft.
no cme, rcalk. Fire ChieMick remain u 1 car attached garage 1 car attached garage 1 car attached garage 1 car attached garage
nchan~cd.
llLu-an has heen ivarning ()1* Howcvcr, parkin~ in the the impe~nding danger for [he Village structurc° fc>r I141e $ 105,000 $138,500 $143, 500 $178, 500
past decade. He says the ser- and Debit card holdc:i-s will zortneseunics arenona«essieie
\ice gap is caused by the aligi- ~ be resu-icteci from ab~ut
mciit ofVail's nwo existin~ lirc Jan. 4 to Feb. 15 duc to
s`~~~~~~~~s compou"~ed by Wes` tise °f r~~~ pat-ki"(y sti-~ic_
Vail's Critical TOV & Water District Employees Have
aclclitic~nal ;;roti~th. ttu-e's top decl: lor the
°"e pOTe1C1a' SCe1a'-;° W°r'd A'p111e Ski First Dibs on Red Sandstone Units with Others
undcr diticussion calls FOr Championships. As ilwavs,
relocating the Main 'Vail fire those cai°d hol(lers will OffQrQd t0 COmmunit~/ On NOVembe~' J
static>n ~~n Wcst Meado~ti~ Dr. ha~-e unlimitcd acccss to
to jiist norlh of the Main V`ail the Lionshead parking itli Ilecl units in the deNelopmen< <ur ?Work a inininiuui ()I
rouudahotits. Tl1is would cre- structUu-e all se°<tsOn lonti. S<<ncl.,tone's con- av<iilahle to the commtulitv hotirs per week ovcr ilic
atc room tor construction of • Parking at Ford park ancl Wstruction progress- throu~h a second lotter~~ couurse c~f a~~ear ancl })I~in
a two-compam, station which the Soccer Field will contin- ing nicel\, attention has now which wi11 be held ~,'ov. 5. to continue working tliat
Woulcl then prowde covera;e ue to be free. shiftcd to the larger qttestion Lottery applications are now same amotinttuitil tlw
for the Mairl Vail an(I w'esl • Valet parking at the Golden of tivho will lkc there when available ai)d are due back to sale of the propertv Mr
Vail area.5. The vacated sta- Peak base area will be the 18 tuiitti arc linished the town by Oct. l. retirement
tioii in Vail Village cotild then offered for a seconcl sea,5om, iiext Mav. A11 uints will be decd- ? Resale cap ()f <uwnu.tl
be torn down with revenues Daily arl:in~r 1 Liles ~cill be (~t iUCaI 'I~ON' en~pko~~ees, restricte~~. Eligibilinrequire-.
~ , appreciatu,n
froin the salc or lease of tlic ~ increased incrementallc bN such as policc otficers, code ments established bv the
_ property used to offset opera- I 51 beainnincy <it the :)-hOiir enforcemenr r>fficers, Eire- Tonwn (:otincil includc the To Iind oui nio~njl,(ml
liomal costs. Because of the i7iark \6th a fee of Sl;i Ior a fighter.,, clispatcher., and following: the 10ttecN°, iliclucliii~ c{u,ili-
eapansiom of equipment ancl 9-1-hour period. The esti- snowplow drivcrs, plus Ea~fe ? ti~Iust~ cLu-rentl~~ o~vn no fcations, do~~~n-pa~n~ent
personncl, response times to mated $150,000 in River b1'ater ancl Sanitation <tssi.titance pro;rams and
olher real estate in Eagle
all areas wotild improve increasecl revent.ie will be District emplo~~ees ~~ere olher financing rec1iiir~•-
uu~idcr t}lis altcrizative. usecl to offset ~>ll~er park- gi~~en first cr~ick at a portion County ments, contact An<l\'Thc optimum solution, ing subsid~~ programs, of tlle uiIitS cluring a lottcr~~ ? I'lan to use the resideruc Knudtsen, seni~~r 1~~o~ii,in,0
Iionw~~~cr, is to build a tliird fire Paid parking in the t~~~~~ dra~~'i~l~ in :1ugust. its an ~~ivner-occtipied, polic~- planner.
,t.uiou and uo ]ocate it near st ¦ Ao~~~. a ha]f-~l~~zvn other I~rin~ar~~ home at 479-2440. ¦
ructtu-es begiris \o~~. _ ~ ~
THEToWN • • ' ' D • • / / M
TOWN OF VAIL
Council Takes
BiteOutof http://www.vail.net/tov
Minor Remodels
l<<>li'Ve° put thaL hvliie ~
Mw:~~oFV~
mi ,
provcment project on TOV Web Site
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`'e ''`ck '"rner.'t "'a`''e is Vail's Home Away From Home
\,orth ~~uur ~cllile to take
another look. Tliat's becausc TOV's expancled Internet Web Site now provides timely updates on leg-
rvs0ential renovations of up ~ ~rou.~oF~.m_'`
io 500 sq. i~t. (using all~~w<iblc i,~l~~itive agendas, decisions and other critical issues that matter most to
floor area) are now possihle ce~ilstituents. The Web Site also includes an easy-to-use e-mail feattzre for
witllout tri,uering co5tlN, clirect feedback to the Town Counci] and key departments. The site
rcq«irenlents to bring the ~1_- - liilks residents and out-of-town propertNI owners with real tirrze informa-
rcmainclcr oi'the pI-01)c1rVu1) tion without tlze added eapense - and clelav - of direct mail. This
<<~ ru~-~-cn~ desig» standarcls. enables constituents to monitor TOV issues more closelv and provides a
In thc past, ow7iers of ,
,~»nc ~~fi Vail's older proper- ~ Nti~ay for people to correspond with Town Council members prior to a
I ics havc w<inted to add a hed- mecting if they can't attei~d.
r~~~~m, tor c~:amplc, but Iound LIBRARY'S HERE'S A SAMPLING OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND:
thc°mselves saddled with a
tO>Wn reqtiirement to burv ON-LINE • Vail Town Council meeting agendas, minutes and e-mail
mvrhead utilities, or add nc„ • 1998 Council-approved ordinances and resolutions
~idin~ to the home as part c~f INFO EA • An overview of the Common Ground citizen involvement program, induding
thc project. ln the end, mitnyon-line feedback opportunities
o( tlu,sc improvements were O USE • Information about TOV boards and commissions, induding agendas and
~crappecl hecause of tlie addi-
ti<~nal financial haedships. meeting minutes
7'he new design reN•ieNV Wid. .b b_ • Town of Vail employment opportunities
can
ui0,0cr Was initiated bv
fun, b Watch for the continued growth of this Web Site, as well as TOV's newest
Councilman N'Iichael Arnett I
who said he wanted to add • outreach expansion. Beginning in November, an "Extranet" Web Site,
flczibilin- to make homcs . designed excltisively for \'ail's part-time residents and underNtirritten by
11101c livable. something specific. Spi-int, will be introduced. The site at www.vaillife.com will giae Vail sec-
(:oxuncilme,nbers are nrnv 0 ~ ond homeoNvners a voice in cotnmunit~~ issues and affairs through online
<lisc«55ing lecislation that "polling" and real tirlie disci~ission forums. To iind out more abot.it
w<,nld grant 5imilar flexibiliry eb p'- o choo TOV's Intcrnet links, or to offer suggestions for improving the Web
1i0r nn ulti-Faiiiilv dwellinhy:ti. ¦ • • • millions
Sites, contact St.izanrle Silverthorn in the TOV Comrnuniry Informatiorl
New B ass Le • • - ~~(fice at ssil~°erQ~~ail.net c>r- call (970) 479-2115.
YP g . Vail
to Compfete : help . ; . ~ - ~y - U - • • .
Main Vail what • d ~
, '
Roundabouts , , . ' % •
C ~~nsurucuon of a ne~ti~ 1-70 - • on-line • . ~ . ~ ~ .
castbound bNpass lane is b• ' '
planned for \ehiclcs headin,g connect • . figure 0 • .
the
m,st on South Frontage Road
i •
latest -
~u thc A~tain N'ail roundabouts.
p-. . :
J ll(' bN'p<lSti waS deSIgRf(1 <15 mri°_~
J'. -
part o['[he or-iginal round-
about prc>ject, but was post- W • • ~ ~ ' nf__. .iVws. pOIIf'd CO dCLeI'lllllle lLS 'residential d
U,ticflLlllf'ti5. T01111 e117ll1Cc1S - pho _ •
1'
110nc sav the b\pass N%i11 remove ' About °
• _ - homeowners . . 24% al~otlt 1O% ot ~affic fi'om thc - u "
1997 w 1998 1997
rotuidabouts. The $150.000 .
project will be fiuided witliiil
Homeowners
ihr tc>Nvii's eYistiug budget and
will bc completed bv the open-
iu',, <>Cthe 1998-99 ski season,
pxcn(ling feciera] approval. ¦
(Ace: 479-1860 24-Hour Council Voice Mail, E-Mail Fax: 479-2157 '
Stay in Touch with Your Elected Officials
Go ahead, contact your elected officiaLs and let them know what's on your mind.
Mayor Rob Ford
Term Expires: 11 /2007 Bob Armour Michael Jewett Kevin Foley -
Mailbox 7 Term Expires: 11 /99 M~.b. Term Expires: 11 /99 ' - Term Expires: 11 /99
Mailbox 5Mailbox 6 Mailbox 4,
Mayor Pro-Tem Ludwig Kurz Michael Arnett SySill M1lavas ~
Term Expires: 11 /2001 Term Expires: 11 /99 Term Expires: 11 /2001 You may also wi-ite to the Town
Mailbox i Mailbox 2 Mailbox 3'. Co«ncil c/o ToHn oEVail, 75 S.
Fronta,e Rd.. Vail. C'O R1657.
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VAIL PREPARES TO WELCOME THE WORLD
. AS COUNTDOWN TO 99 NEARS
t's the lar-est construction season ever in V~iil \'illage. Simecn projects totaling S31 million are nearino, completion a., \'ail prepares to take
center stage during the World rllpine Ski Championship.ti in Januar\<tncl Februar\~. Thc pnhlic mncl pri1,uc projccts include more than :ifl
locl,in~ units, facelifts to numerous storcfrc~nts and lod~es, ilis<<il-
l.ition of a snowinelt svstem alon,)- the stairs <incl at tlic Vail ViIlage Construction Projects, 1998 Valuation
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V'illage parkin~ stri~tcture, phts cr~•ali~~n (){~:i iiil>uie 14~ 1il~~ Austria HausConstruction ................................$10.0 million
n0~4tble founder, Pete Seiber[. ¦ Lodge at Vail Intemational Wing Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7.0 million
Vail Athletic Club Major Remodel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5.1 million
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° . _ ~,,ti. Gasthof Gramshammer Major Remodel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4.0 million
Vail Transportation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13 million
A ' ~s
. Stairs & Upper Plaza Heating
Wall Street Building Major Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.1 million
Hong Kong/Base Mountain Sports Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 732,000
Seibert Cirde Streetscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 522,000
° • ~ ~ - Mountain Haus Entryway Addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 320,000
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Checkpoint Charlie Plaza Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
- _ - Y ` - - Plaza Lodge Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 199,000
Golden Bear Entry Remodel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 160,000
Gore Creek Drive Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 80,000
Haagen-Dazs Deck Addition . . . $ 67,000
~ Slifer Plaza Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54,000
_ Vail Associates Pedestrian Easement to the Vista Bahn NA
Total $ 31 million
Ar'tist Je,w Moto le,. upprr lr"ft, work, un imtulla(iori of [hc Seibert Cirde art piece. oric of 16 projects nearin,~, cnmplrtion Sourre: TOV Community Develoflment Department
in Uai( Villagr.
THE LAST GREAT PARTY OF THE ZOTH CENTURY • JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 14, 1999
W O R L D C H A M P I O N S H I P S S C H E D U L E
Saturday, Jan 30 Friday, Feb 5 Sunday, Feb 7 Wednesday, Feb 10 Saturday, Feb 13 'i
Opening Ceremonies • Ford Park/Uail Women's Combined Downhill • Uail Women's Downhill • Vail Rodeo • Dobson Arena/Vail Women's Slalom • Vail
Monday, Feb 1 Women's Combined Slalom • l/ail Vanessa-Mae & The Colorado Women's Giant Slalom Public Pick • 1/ail LeAnn Rimes in Concert
Women's Super-G • Vail American Repertory Ballet Symphony Orchestra • Dobson Arena/Vail Thursday, Feb 11 Dobson Arena/Vail
Vilar Center/Beaver Creek
Tuesday, Feb 2 Monday, Feb 8 Women's Giant Slalom • 1/ail Sunday, Feb 14 _
Men's Su er-G • Beaver Creek Men's Downhill Public Pick • Beaver Creek Men's Combined Downhill • Beaver Creek Men's Giant Slalom Public Pick • Vail
p Men's Slalom • Vail
Rock Concert • Dobson Arena/Vail Saturday, Feb 6 TuesdayFeb 9 Rodeo • Dobson Arena/Vail Closing Ceremonies • Uail
,
Men's Downhill • BeaverCreek ~
Thursday, Feb 4 Men's Combined Slalom • 1/ail Friday, Feb 12
American Repertory Ballet Women's Downhill Public Pick • Vail Rodeo • Dobson Arena/l/ail Men's Giant Slalom • Vail
Vilar Center/Beuver Creek
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ART CONNECTS STUDENTS,
`':~c'c ~ Q ' ~i - ~c,~ ('c~ • . ~ ~ J~SI r~~.%t]~
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olorful ccilin,(y tiles
' . • . ~ - . ' . created bv fo>urth ancl
nAJLLILL
ww_ . . . , s fifth-o-rade .,tuclcnt.,
fi-om Red Sandsu>nc ~
_ _ : . . !eA ~t1 aa nau 1
Elemen~irv Schoul can 1>e 41 Artwork by Sabrina Ste-Marie
Va. ~l • • • • • • • • • • 70~~ SCell L17T'Ol1 ~1lOUT I~lf' ll'dllW21Cti
oF the Vail Police Deparunent. messages about thc dangers
- . . . . ~ Tlie ceiling ai°t project is an c>fdruo-s, alcohol and smok-
. . ~ . . .
ongoing progY-am lh~it iil~. To find out more about
enahles kids to work witll t]Ze prograrn, contact
police officers in developing Commancler Jeff Lavman at
.
_ their own ci-ime preventiom 179-221 l. ¦
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F ,~zvs8rLS
~NEW PLAYGROUND
iI VAIL'S DISPATCH CENTER TAKES ALL
EQUIPMENT FOR
EA LE VALLEY 911 CALLS G STEPHENS PARK
I~ The \'ail Nuhlic SatetV Minturn and N'ail, as ivell ati the t~~,o Work is nnder wav to replace pla\= Avenue .g ~
~I Comniunicacion (;enter is now tak- ambulancP servicc.5 and all fire dis- ~roiind equipment at Stephens Park in
li the Intermountain neivhborhood ~~t~tcr Add • • Internatioinal
in~ 911 calls tricts thruli~h- 5
~.t~a:-~~- a lire, belie-ved to hax-e been caused h,\ Trib -
from a]1 of - out thc countv.
(irewoi°ks, destroved muc}i of it in Julr.
I Eagle Valley. Thc cc>inniuni- Tlie ncw equipmeritNvill lookand ore tl1an 50 llalgs. repiesrntirl ~ `
~~cati~~u center funclion iYiueh as it did beforc the fu-e. m licipauiiio~ cc>wiu'ies in the
This cornes ~
.
! after the IiElclcd 1(~,1 i0 T}~e town liopes to staut replacing tl~e w'orld Alpiuc Ski (:h~ur~pionsliips,
! Col~rado State ~ calls in Jui1c ~~q"ipnu~ni this (iill. ¦ will be f1ein~ high this Nviuter to ~vel-
.
. . .
,U c~~me the mternauonal competitors.
,a
~ ~ '<~I reloca[- dw~iits (irst . F W; ,
li patchers who handlr 911
ed its clispatch month of 7'he flSigti, lOCiIIe(i al C}7( iV
~
calls Jroni tMvouohout Lhe Eagle l/alley.
_ ail Rou~IdabouCs along Sou~h
operation frorti Eagle to Grand expandecl operations. That's ab~~ut Frontali;e Road, are Fttnded jointlN, bv
Junccion. The Center now provides 92% higher than the center's previ- the Vail \allcv Foundation and the
emergeiicv dispatch scrvice for tkle ous volume. Sia additional eriiplov-
Toicn of V'ail, and will serx-e as a last-
Eagle Countv Shc rilT's Office and ees haN-e been Iiirecl lo handlc the ~ 'in~; Uribut~~ to \'ail's prolidest e~~ent
The playground area at Stephens Park was razed
~JJOlICe ClE'pill'Ulll'11T5 11] F.~lule, .~~'OII, II1CI eaSeCt V'OlUIIIe. ¦ and fenced following a fire in July. ]p N'(:arS [O COITIf". ¦
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Dowd Junction Recreation Path to Close
for Wildlife Migration After First Snow o m e t own
Look (or the I)owcl Jlanction recreation path to dose for tliceros
winter season somne time after Oct. 15. The public closure, a~
directed bc the CoIorado Division oCWildliFe, will be trilggerecl h\thc tirst major snowfall, which coincides with the beginninb of the ~
,
Ncintcr migratiom sca5o~n for ciccr and elk.
Thr path mll rcoprn in thc• spring at thc direction of the D0W. '
State bioIohists are ctunrentlc researching migration patterns ~tliroti;h Dowd and will make recummendations to shorten, `ex lrid or maint~zin thc Icn<rth of futtu-e clostires, as needed. The Heydon Dear
Michael I-{e ,
$15.000 5tuciNis hc•ing funclcd bN[hc TOV.
Last Yearlhc path was closecl frorn Nov. 15 lo June 15. That i a ~ 1•~. 4~ notIcethe
promptecl c~>>»pl~iinls f~r<~m tiome titiers Nvho f~elt the %-nionih- a'"ard~ T~e Child tha~t yo~hel l" r~re1ving the Silve t. I r,o~dcin`t help
' that
lono closure, a cc>nclitioi~ ~~f tlic recteatioi~ path's appi~o~~al, was neVerfor ped "e5cue ''W''eathof V
.~el that Frida mally than was mY son alor
exCestil\ i for not givih a~ernoon in Janua ed You or taking him , Ted. I know
Thc b2.3 niillion tr.iil ~~~ati completccl in June last vear. Thr pra letter fo,. 9you a thank-yo„ and I hope that Out ofmycar
ject im~ol~°ed fiinclin~ partnerships amoiig S local, state and tederal ed to find ut th5, and dld not oonec I have meant toWill foryr„e me
acncus and on~~aniiations. Future iinpro~~ements include in,tall I Lo-LIJLIILthillill I When
0 carh~ ~ed were 9 about the rrieasures thate this
a- . the
tlOn of i estl'ooms and a picnic arca east of the b1-idge Spanning the 9~~ M ~aatYou dro"e b,v at that ckWards that day I W need-
Eag]c Ri~'cr. ¦ kWards myself, Ido time. Had I witn as foreVer r
~.9_ ta
until lkinabout ten minutes aknow what I would hav d the car olla g uI
there. g to hirn that I ~r When the policernan d~ne.arrived It wasn't
I went o~er ~ t alized that and
Ford Park Summer Parking Options , a~edorc°uldhaveha~andclose the the car carWaSactuallyhangin'Was
Expanded with Paid Close-in Parking ' I tea Whfol`u en TedW n~ omg~t haVe b ed~es5 t~ y aw 5 e~wna ~hac
her about the p e5chool that ou''
Expandc'd ( lu>icc~ti ,illd in1~71~c~~'ed tiaf'etN- ~rere d1e goalti olan the car out _ yCar he "Olliny backwards an~onday, he told his
thankful t prCe~Sytruf k~omingto
~'~~lic'Cll'er t}~t~1}~rci~,~t'<tm ce~i)~l:inueslne~t(s es ntNvill be detertniil~ecl ln ~ knowwhene ead reallyhappe ed.5t°nJwas
00 out
, - , Y she had
c - to
^
hc N"~iil T mY Ca
~~N~ 'ii C ;c~tinciL Tl ~ o r
t ~h in~ ~s
pror~~~~m,~ vhi~ cluded a pdid cl c nothin Y u and think
whoever el
in }~arl.in~~ Fce dtirino f ~ u<tl. cla~:s, as wcll as f ree manayc^d rtrk- h"~a O jor happe se might be about the incident an
Were t ere ned to Ted. Watchin d~m
tn~ durii~g ,tii~~lher 9~l<tv,, Nv<t, intendrel to increase pedestrian ' yOU daily and I a~mt exact moment My
Wa~ alw~y5 g,.a~e ul that that
tialea' ~tnd relic~'c uraf(tc cuti~r-ctiti~~n <~u the north and sou[h sides of that so thankful for heart-felt an5 ~OU
^ y°u receiued this aWard th k
yO~r interventio 90 out to
lhr I~ark.
, V?e all th n I am 5p 9~ad
~lrhile the Vail ~'illac ~ piu-kin~. su~ucture contuiued tc~ remiin fi'ee la"kYou ve
rYmuch.
throii~lx>ut thc tiiunmcr, thc• town promotcd additional acce5s choic- red D
.
es that includccl. $:i p iid clc>se-in parking ae the Ford Park lot and Ber;
the soccer ticld lot dtu-ing prak days; expanded bus ser\lce bencern p~Vyo
Ford Park aud the Vail N'illage parl:ing strtictture: and a neiv recrr-
ation path fi-onn the parking smiicttzre to Ford Park. Variable mr,- , •0
sagc ,ilgns ~\erc used to~ alri t cN,e°nt-goers of [he \arious optioms. ¦
CiOlri Ori V1CilhOri? En~ir~>nnicntal .~~~~ird. The of environmental cduc,i-
g Eagle River Clean-Up, Beware of Bears
o award is named I,or the tion and protection.
Vdll 14lpI11C Gdl"dell, fouundcr c>f the We RecN-clc ~a Eagle Valle\Higli Sch<x>l The Vail Police Depart-
»~><rr~liii and re°co(rnizes out- ~voi1 the award in thP stti- ment reminds residents to
Eagle Valley High r~n ~ "I I secure tneir liotise5 at
' Let the Vall P~ stai~dii~g invc~l~~emeut, acuons dent cate~;or~~ for its p~uruci- ni rhC and to rotrlv store
SCh00l ~1Wdl'C~QC~ f01" o- ~~i-~~g~-~~nns that pr~~tect rhe pation in an envir~onmcntxll ~ p P DO yOUr food and gai-bage. This
EIIVIPOIIIIIelltdl ~'<ille~~'s enr~ir~~iuncnt. ~vetl~~uds project. time of year, bears have an
HOUSeSlttlrig Involvement 4 Neuhecker took top hrni- Thiti year's annual award especially l.een setlse of
The Vail P<>licr Departncni i ors iu the iuclividnal cate- Nvas sponsored bv the Town of sitiell and view aromas
provides free vacatioil tiecwri- C:ongratulations to Iien (Y0rV For liis ]eadership in Vail, Holv Cross L.lechric, coinin- through screenecl
nchecks Nvliile you're awa\. Aelibecker of Eagle, the Bcm- organizing the annua] FirstBank of Vail, Vail Reso~rts cloors and windows
Call 479-2200 fo~r morc infor- Ford Vail Mpine Gardens and r;aglc Ricer (;lean-up. and Images of \aturc. :is an iiiNira6011.
mation about sectiritv checks Eagle ValleN- Hiah School who ~ The Alpiric (:ardrns was \omitiations for the 1999
and other crinie pre\ention Gcei-e selected as winncrs of awarded in the bti,iness award N,-ill be taken ncxt
5er\ices. the 1998 _llatiri \ottingharn cat~~gorNlor its pronuotion April. ¦
Our Vision
Bt"LK-RATE
To be the Premier Mountain
PERJIIT #1 4
Communitv and "
T7~ VAIL, CO
InCernatiunal 12eson•t! 1VUOFV
Our Mission Town of Vail
To prmide: 75 S. Frontage Road
, ¦ Glfecti\e and ef[icicnt V'lil, CO 81657
mnnicip<tl services
¦ Eawironmcntallvscnsirive
high qualitv lite POSCal PatT'011
¦ Positive, sustained econom- ~
;c cl,,,late Vall, (,olorado 81658
¦ Responsible community
leadersliip
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is published micc a cear bc the
GommunitlIntimuation Oitice.
PlCasc call uN With }'our cumments at
479-2115, ar writr to: Tumn uEVxil,
75 S. Fron[agc Road, Vail, CO 81657.
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Lionshead Redevelopment Master I Forrest Promoted to Head
~
Plan Addresses Building Height Community Development
n a movr that has been scrve this coimmtuitv Fcell
nlaximiinn btiilclirl; heiuht of82.5 f'[. • ~ well-received bv tllose irI Cile veaes to comc.,,
and an avcrxoe height of 71 f'C. for • • ~vho knmv Russell Forrest, 34, lias a mastet's
Lionshead's core area is the current Forrest has beeii promoted clcgree in urban ancl r-egion-
thiril.ind anxong the Vail Tomn ~ to direct the Gom- al planning Ncith a
(:owlcil follmviii, a receul analN'sis ol,various ~ iniinitv llevelopinent concenUration in em1-
11cight scenarios. E3nilding heigh[, dciisiti(Is llepartment follmvirig ronmcri[al planniil1g.
and crther developmcut standards are nm\~five i•ears as ~~ail's ln his new role as
hein<~~ \vocen iutc~ lhc tcxt of a lonQ a~vaitc~l Iirst environmcnta] 1department clirector,
inaster plan for I.ionshead. The plan is licadc•d planner. Forrest re- ti Forrest sa~,s he looks
[or final acloption by the Vail ToNvn Gonncil this places Susan Connell~~, ~ for~c~ird t~~ ~corkin~
fall after nearhtwo veai:s of sttidv. Once in ~cho resignc°d in ° With the coniin uil itv
place, the master plan \\ill serve as a[iainc~\ork JaunlarN. "When ive and the T~~\vn
for dccision-makinn on specific developmciit have an opportunit\Council on the criti-
ancl rederelopmenC proposals within the° conn- ~ to promote from \vith- cal issucs Iacing- the
rncrcial core area. ~ in [hc orgauir.atiou ~vith a town, inclucling housiri(r,
Key con2ponents of the plan zuill include: person of Russell's caliber, pr-otection of open space
li, Airr,,g,inprll nii hl o~ 71 imiGr 'r ilrn/( ru~,lii ~dnr~ in lt 1S pc`ll"[1CLll'cll'IN etUl1IIg. aI1Ci a SL15Ci1111('Ci CCOIlOTI1C.
BU11dlllg Helght PaT'c'lllleteI'S wu//Y rrnrlr~ ~(vir v bl' luuvi (;utumL (:rnrrill )rrini(la'd hrigllb
/ said Toivn Manau~- fi Bob Forrest and his mfe,
Tht' 71 fC. aCel cl(;t' hCIghI fOr L.]OllSl1Cad .ti COI-t r101 -1 5 tip. lor a Lrrddine et-ilh o 11r11 runlnnd -1Sfl. lorn Gui/il-
iPig inil/r n/Mrhrd hmrnwi. I0 n/25 /,uildnigs in N'ICj.dlll']11. "IZlISSC'll I1aS [Ile C<il'Ol111e, ha1'f <1 til)11,
area is thc equivalcnt <>(a Iive-storv huilding Xvith .
I.inli,tihrnrl rin'rNn//T ~'xrevrl lhes h~~,,li/ IiinNnlioui, rrhirh run< «pc17C11CC allld (lCplll CO W11lIilIll, \V}lO jlltil ll1l'ilCd 1. ¦
il SllilllOW p1CCh2d 1-OO1. TIIP dI'aft plaII Wl~l adul)lrd a~Lr musl u/Nt(' bttiLliiigs rnr)r nhrmll' rau.ilrru/r~l.
include an overall aNerao-e height requirement ttiat allo\ti°s for vzu-\1ng roof lines NVithin a build- Incentives for Development and
inu. Currentpennittedlieibhtsare45fi_('Ora Redevelopment Vail IYlakeS Signillcant Gain5 a5
building Nvith a flat roofand 48 ft Ior a huildiri,u The <1ralt plau Ncill encourage lhe addition
mth a pitched rool'. Si?:teen out of 25 biiilciings of hotcl units and fractional lce uiiit5, NN'hile ~~~ironmQn lal LeadeC
111 I.lUT15heaCl eYCeed Ltlf' CUl"Ce17[llElu}1LlIIllll'<L- Ci15CO11r21~IT1g COTIC~OTT11l111Uri lIIlICS Tlll"OLlf~ll
tioii. ThiS discrepanc~etists because manv of the incenlivcs tiucli as density creclits fior thc• acl(li- he town's puisuit of enviroiiinciital excellence, lauunched b\btiildings ~vere btiilt prior lo the adoption of tion o( accoinmodation iinits. T the hiring of Rtissell ForresC in 1992, has re.tiultecl in Vail's hc•ight regilations for thc area. Employee Generation emergence as a national leader. Corisider this:
Protected View Corridors Thc pla~ N611 address cnipknee housing Vall is th<xi(yht to have more opcn space Nvithin its bounclaries
Five view corridors Nvill be inclucled in Chc through a tmcmmde requirement that NtiIll poicu- than am~ ~~ther i-esort commiininy in the L!.S.
plan: I) lookin~~ from the east end of the park- tially rcc~iiire htisinesse•s t~~ ~>r<nide emplo~~cc ~
in~ strneture to thf~ motultain; 2) Iookiii~ units Nvith neNv develc~}~n~cr~<<>t- rede~~elopment. ~ Since 1~1~)0, the tornn~ has coiYif: int<~ complianc~~ wi~h fedei°~l
{'rc~n) the Ncest end of the pai~king structurc to Design Review Standards clean air standards throu~h the c<~m~ersion ol m~n-e~ th<ln
1.000 dirtV-hUriiin(T fireplaceti to clean-burniilg sv,tem5; Vail
the mc>mntain; 3) lookin; from ehe mall area Thcsc starldards ;vill allonv fur architecttiral up the gondola line; 4) lookiiig fi-om cast of flexibilitN, N°et compatibilin~ ~vith the oN-erall l13(i excecdcd federal particulate standards in thc 1980s.
thc Landmark south throutyh the Vail N1sion tin- Lionshead's redevelopment ~A Gi°een Star environmental certitication progran) (inr busi-
Associates core site; and 5) looking from c:ast Carrying Capaeity Analysis nesses and c>ruanizations, the onlv oiie of its kiiid in the statc,
of the Landniark south througli the Vai] (,'ritical thresFiold capacitie5 will bc has been launched in partnership Nvith the Vail 99
Associates core site from a highei° elevati(An addressecl in the areas oferivire> EnNironmental Coulmittee. Fi~~e businesses are ciurrentl~~ Pur-
ninental c~uali- I .
than vie~v #4. n, densitN-, iuunicipal ser~~ices and utilities. suing certilication.
Development Standards Improved fire service and an expatision oitlie
~oi-e Crcek has a higher- mimber of u-out than anN- fi-esti
Re,,ulations that ~vrntld control clensitv, se\vaue svslem Nvill be nccdcd to meet a rrdc- water slrc<tnl in tlie Colorado I3asin currentkiinder studN, bv
scluare footage, as wcll as iclentification of velopnient build-out scenai°io ior Lionshead. the U.S. Geological Surve~. ¦
build-tc~ lines and specific step-back p;~ranietcrs F~~r a schcdufe olontic~ing- meetings and dis- ~
will bc included in Chc plan. cussions, call 479-2115. ¦
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Ne.7.l,JSB~''"L
ayor Ford Issues Master Plan Envisions Improvements
, PINE BEETLES ,v111 >>I~o,-iae r«»(1ill~ t~~
' for Lionshead C CYCLE TO NEW p'`~'~t „t~" t,~`~`~s,
o reinove infectfd trcex and
1 RLES CO .ti~)1'~lVEI1Ct<~Ilg('1'C(~ ll'f CS.
o .e A
I11ta~it2e t11e " he E~ine beedes ~1e<1nNVllile, pri~alt~
<<~~~' ii~~Nv seT~»g Itlndo«uers are beinn asl:ed
, 2btllttes:
poss in to destrm uo consider spraNin(T their
,
. . o tikv busi-
niore stancls ol lodgepole pines in the
aesl~ o ~
t. the ro,,,,h„,,,r, lodgepolc• pines as nattire's spring foe added protec-
dtlfvrria ln"l: rn"iri /G - „"mi", rrN~ri ni ~Lr IIC)Il. FOT IllOlt' IIlf01'llla-
~~rn~~nsf'd uuiVr'r~~lnu. Clec'11151I1!~ CV'Clc COIllllllle$
Aesthetic Improvements to do battle Ncith the exist- tion, contact Patrick Hamel
The _ ~-ti'ill ser~~e as catal~~st 1~or redex-elopnieiit of older~ buildings Inff landscape. The pinc in the CommunitA,
•e-~~ n*fiwm- • Sloping roofs will hell) provide charactei- to builditi(Ts heetle cvclc riins fi-om De\,elopment Department
competitomare lh'ill iiYiprove quality of the pedestrian experience with huilcl- Augtisl toJumc. Dw•ing this at 479-233 ;
iiig slep-backti and iinpr<>ved quality design 10 month pcriod, the
Angle, landowner Economic Benefits insects ~cill invade healthv
~~-trees. The o~~threak causcs t _ _.~rc increase in grc>ss <inuual sales . .
•
gondola ° n` _ the pines to Ic>se their Nvater -~a 9;i"/c increase in skier davs stipply, ewntuallNkillin(T _ -I3ettcr likelihood of major hotel clevclopmcnt them. More thail 10,000
SunbirclledgL Better likelihood ofcondominium redevclopment lodgepole pines from East
~
Increased abilinto compete as a reson't Vail to EagleA'ail, or 981/c of
Carrying Capacity Impacts at Build-out the stancls, are at risk. The
sleeves _ e done - 9-50 people added to N'ail population iiiia (guc5ts and resiclent:ti) Tm,•n of \'ail is applying for
t ~37 new dNcellinu uiiits cre~~tect a Tree Cic~~ USA dcsigna-
41 tiew employees aclcle•d tion, tivhich, il' approwd, .
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TOWN OF VAIL
Ground P an Revi
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orwa ove ent on Affi
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ddressing the nccd ing. This mcans action ongoing discu.~sion of addl-
A . ~ ~ 3i
tor compromise, on the Chr-ee benches of lional housing ideas t}iat
~ - - ~ , . ~ . ~ . • - . , ~ ~ . 1-iGround he Common Donovan Park will be will be used to augment the
plan deferred and i-e-evaluated in Common Ground plan.
reflecls new modifications to the plan's out-vears. The neNv NeXt StepS FOCUS Ori
1. • - e address concerns abouL t}ie resolutioti also adds a list of
role of the Real Estate 20-plus citiren ideas to the WeSt V1fl, I,IOriSheld
Transfer Taa. X'ail Town town's housiti(y progranl. PrOpertleS
~ Council members say passage With the new resolution Parcels in the West Vail and
of a revised resolution on in place, the Common Lionshead neiKhborhoods are
Sept. 15 lias now cleared the Ground citizen involvemenC the phase one sit'E:s that will be
~ ' way for forwarcl inovement. process will nc~w move for- explored duriiig nekt steps of
. - Mavor Rob Ford saes ward on nvo tracks, accord- the process beginning in inid-
Cowicil's action is reasonable ing to the Mayor. One is October. (See boxed info
and responsible in adclr-essing implementation of the First below for a listiiio- of ail] 3
- ~ . . . . . . . - - . - - . . . community-wide concerns phase cornponents residents plZases). The West Vail site has
. . . - - • . - . . ' - . - . that have be:en consisteutly have iclenCiiied as priorities heen identified for a mixed
espressed this summer. in the areas of housing, use development to include a
"A1'e're making a good faith parks, open space, commu- neighborhood park on a por-
~ effort to rnovE this plan for- nin- facilities and propertv tiorl of the propern, t1i for-
ward with the commitment acquisition. Second, is an sale housnig on the remainder.
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' that compromise and flexibil-
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itv will continue to occui° at
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every step," he said. "Now,
• ~ ' • . " ~ • ' Q • ~ " ' ~ ~ ! F . . ~
- we're asking the communitv '
to meet us half-way bv com-
re mittiii- (o do the same., " , ~
Thc C~~rnrnon Ground
P lan is the C ~ioduct ofa ' • ~ j
series of public warkshops ~
i i~ uuended the Common Ground
= - - and uil ~oiii coinmuri,t~~ dis- ~ ~ ~ • the resultr of which have served as the plan's foundatio
31 ~ Cll4510115. JC 1(ieRTlf]eS 11 There are 16 rniles of tecreafional use Vail's remaining lands forparks. open space, housir
~town-owned, tindex-eloped trails in aund nrouncl the Town of Uail.
sites throu =hout Vail for use 10% as affordable housing, MMON GROUNI
- aCld11101] t0 OtheC S1t25 I'EC- ' ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ • • • • ~
5°o = oTillllt't7clecl (Oi' Open 5p3Ct', The Vail Town Council identifies the following
p<trks i1ncl ComltuuillCV faCtli- sites to be considered for housing in three
' separate phases as follows: The Vail Town Council identifies the follo
ties. Siucc its adoption in pHASE 1
ing sites to be considered for parks in th
• 10 acres o, ..mJLll~e, fout- l~~ws~Llts Ilave l~eet7 West Vail (intersection of Arosa Dr. and Garmisch) separate phases as follows:
~9 curmn* ~ ~ r~.a' ti~ -
filed to b]OCk ttle plan. An(I Lionshead Parking Structure PHASE 1
a''' Tract C (near Vail Mountain School)
(~eSp1tC the tOW1l'5 2ff01't5 tO West Vail (intersection of Arosa Dr. and
• ' ' ' - PHASE 2* Garmisch)
. ~ ~ . .i-,m,, a ~ ~ 'n m0~'e f~01'~1''c~ ~i'1t17 ClisCtlS- Timber Ridge PHASE 2
r - SiOns oti a slte-b`'-slte basls, Hud Wirth (near West Vail roundabouts) Trad A(between Bald Mountain Rd. and I-
thOSe effor'CS had faCed 211 Trad A(between Bald Mountain Road and I-70) pHASE 3
a o rr tiphill battle due to prevail- Mountain Bell pHASE 3` Donovan Park
ing conCt'rtis about RF,TT. Intermountain (west of Stephen's Park)
Ill I'eCOgII17,111g the Ileed Donovan Park The Vail Town Council identifies the followii
for compromise, the Water Treatment Site sites to be considered for community facilit
Old Town Shops
40% COI1T1Cll'ti ile~Vl~' dC~Opie(~ 1"f'ti- The community's affordable housing needs will be Charter Bus Lot
43 % ~OIU11011 COI1Cc'11C1S LwO f1111da- assessed prior to implementation of this phase. GOl{ COUr52 ClubhOUSe
_.°x s ~
mental changes to the plan:
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4 d t p, o 1 Funding "N .mII
~ °1) elimin~~ition of the use of
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e .
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~ 6~ 10~ lhe Real Estate Transfer Tax _
as a futiire f'tuiding source sources:
for housing; and 2) reservin() •b
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land purchased with fiinds Ownership
m o
" from the Real Cstate Transfer
Tax as a last resot-t for hous- Continulag Housing
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o . on All Fronts . e. . . . - , a d , a, . a
. g • restrictions:was Aened, of i . C . e - . .
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• • ! d planner Fm ti -y unprecedented . poroval is sigrificant as it CyN team bro
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II ! • u - ous- tion to pursue emplo . tl - - - advantageelf 7 r d a o
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" n wiN o - • pursue p• - * •r. • d - _i_ - q. d. - Cornmons •
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TOV's ho tl. ' e .
restncted • c o . _
P A G E 4
HOME PAGE
, as Counc'llSeeks ~ Common Ground Next Steps Offer 8 Opportunities
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~ for Citizen Involvement on West Vail, Lionshead Parcels
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Ydable Housing J l17d[T 17P~lItQf202$, j0 PQ1"tYCl pCItL' Parcels in the West V~ul and Lionshead nei~~hborhood~5 are [he first ~if Ihe
~(,ommon Ground properue.c that A111 be the focus Of coutinued communiadiscussions this fall. In A4'est Vail, a parcel ar
thr interseccion oi'.lrosa Dr. and Ganniseh has been ideiidtied for a miked use development to include a neighborhood
ETT p`irk on a poruon of the pi opcrri, «i[h for-calc hi~using on the remainder. al5o discu55ion5 i6Il focu5 on the perimeter of
essions on R X the south siclc of ihc [.ionshe ad parl:mg sti ucnu e which has been idenCtFiEd tor 1 sea5on il huu5mg dEvc lopmen[.
F.wntuallv, each uf the Comm<m Ground propernes tiNill be called out for communitidiscussion on a site-bv-site basis as thr
threr-phase plan mows forward. Densities and other neighborllood compaubiliny issues ~611 be determined during dhk 8
_Mso, the penmeter of the but be proud ol"" %[a\or Ford i str•p process. Horv's hozu to ;e1 innolved:
,outh side of the Lionshead said. In additiori, Ford says '
parking su-ucture has been the Council will encourage OPPORTUNITY • ' INVOLVEMENT • ` D
identified for a seasonal houS- active participation hv the 1, BUS TOUR Purpose of ineeting is to rexiew a Mondav, October 12 Mondav, October 19
itig developmenl. The two busincss coinmunity. The range of site planning and architecairal prototypes, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
town-owneci parcels are proccss includes a series of bus ' tour developments of differing densities and see Tuesday, October 13 Tuesday, October 20
anlong three sites selected tours, site-specific neighbor- i examples of existing affordable housing develop- 10:00 - noon 10:00 - noon
for tiousing during phase hood diticlissions and open Two l ments. ruses, holding 20 passe,agens each, zuill be avai.lable. Meet at the Dancing Meet at the Dancin~
oue of lhe three-pliase plan. hottses which ~ill focus on den- ~I Add~itional In~,.s tri/is z~~ill bn hrnv~i~rler~, if there is the demand. Bear Bear
The town will be meetin(y sitv, architectLiral design and ~ directl~- ~vith people affected other de~'elopment chai acte~is- 2• COMMUNITY DIALOGUE Purpose of ineeting is ~1'ednesday, October 14 N1'ednesdav, Oc[ober 21
to debrief from the btts tottr and graphically record 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
bv the liousing atld park sites tics associated with the housing ideas abotit each housing or park development sit.e. Inn at West Vail (use Inn at West Vail (use
to hear specifically what and p~u'k sites. (Scc boxed Dancing Bear entrance) Dancing Bear entrance)
thev're concerned about, an(i scliedule at right for details).
asking tliem to help dex-elop STAFF ANALYSIS Will evaluate options and proNlde October 19 - 30 October 26 - November 6
tiuidelines for devclopment in Tlmber R1C~ge IS detailed analvsis as to economic ~iability, compatibility
TO PP10P1 with neighborhood, sumrnaries of dieines expressed
tl~eir nei;hborhoods. "Otir p during the previous two meetings, etc.
~oa] is to address people's ~ks the n~~o neighborhood
rouciurns so that what eventu- discussions proceed, work wRll 3. OPEN HOUSE Purpose of open house will be to week of November 2- 6 Week of November 9-13
also bc~rin on the Town communicate all ideas generated in previotzs two M- F 10:00 a.m. to M- F 10:00 a.m. to
~llly geLs built is son~etl~iin~ ~ tt~ec.t.ings. Self=guided tour of material will be on dis- 8;00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
the\can n~~t onl~li\~~ \,itli. ~~~~«i~cil's number'~ne piiotlly: plar'f'or the entire wcek.
Vail Librarv Atrium Vail Library Atrium
to work w2t17 the owner of the
I9ti-unit Timber Ridge coin- 4. COMMUNITY MEETING Purpose is to take one Thursday, November 5 Thursday, November 12
5" .
plc-a for possible expansion evening during the week of the open house and lis- 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
or redevelopment of afFord- ten to responses from communitv members. This will Nail Library Communiry Vail Librarv Communin~
- able hottsing. Cui'rent deed be an opporumity for you to focus on specific issues, Room Room
restricCiotis on the units expire ask detailed qiiestions abolzt rationale and express
. additional su~r,esCions or soltitions.
, 2001. ~
.,~n Those discussions will be handled initiallv bv Tottin 5. COUNCIL MEETING Purpose is to take into Tuesday, November 17 Tuesdav, December 1
Attoi°tiev Tom Moorhead who i account all information generated up to this point in 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
" Anr'~ °"d ~u"" 'will ne otiate with the ro c r the Common Ground process and approve specifc Vail Town Council Vail Town Council
'
n defrrmining how to ~~g p p~ ty
development parameters tor the site. These parame- Chambers Chambers
or comn,unity faciGties o~~ner on behalf of the town. ters Nvill constitute the core of the Request for
~ Other Immediate Proposals which will follow.
PLAN ACt10riS: DRAFT RFP November 1998 November 1998
~ ¦ Review an onaoing list of ISSUE RFP December 1998 December 1998
ciYizen housinl(y siigges- 6. REVIEW DEVELOPER PROPOSALS A set of the pro- December/January December/January
tions and itTiplement posals will be available for the community to review. 1998/99 1998/99
appropriate aclions Give us vour thoughts on the range of development
e ¦ In addition to Timber teams who respond to the RFP.
----"w 7.7 ? ~ Rid(y e, move forward with 7. SELECT DEVELOPER TEAM The Town Council wzll February 1999 February 1999
uUil Commons i~ the firsr fot-suic uj}orduble the Hud Wir-Yh siee, workin~ coniirm a development te~im selection at a regularly
housing development in uail. Nvith the current o~vner in a scheduled meeting. Please bring your comments and
collaborative manner to communicate them to the Council at the Tuesdav
i~ afternoon work session.
cnsure the site is developecl
The Vail Town Council identifies the follow- foi' affor'C~ahle 11ot1s111~ 8• DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS There will be February/March/April February/March/April
ing sites to be considered for open space in several opporttmities to participate in the 1999 1999
three separate phases as follows: ¦ Begin a proCess to acc]uire Development Review Process, as the designs
PHASE 1 existing properties and progress through the standard order of public hear-
L. Ladner deed-restrict them (buy- ~ ings, including Planning and Envii-onmental
s:
Booth Creek Steam Tract d~~Nvii5) Commission, as needed, Design Review Board, and
Lionshead Stream Tract ¦ Prc>cess the 5 parcels Town Council.
Potato Patch Open Space -c _ named in phase oiie as COMPLETE DESIGN FOR CONSTRUCTION May°/Jtinc 19J9 tit<iN,Ji1nc~ 1999
East Vail Water Tank
PHASE 2 protccced open space; ISSUE BUILDING PERMIT AND BEGIN July 1999 July 1999
Tract A(between Bald Mountain Rd. and dC(i«it'e the si!:lh site, L. CONSTRUCTION
I-70) Ladner, when ax-ailable COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION June 2000 June 2000
PHASE 3 ¦ Define needs and deter-
Snowberry mine furidll]g olitlOris fOr For more inforrnatrorv, contactAndy Knudtsen, project manager, at
Donovan Park (970) 479-2440, ar nfer to the Conamon Ground Web Sfte at www.vail.rtet/tox,
C~l(' C1ti'O COII111111111[}' for timely tipdates. For questiorzs mgarding on-site chidd carr, call
facilitics sites ¦ (970) 479-2144. 1 11 11 1 I 1. I 1
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S U _ . . E S U L T S
TOV Communl*ty Survey Results Show
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Affordable Housing as Top Concern
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~ullr~lh~ir n~~nlrr~n.5 n~i I~1i.s.surs
vleventh con- ftar7n01 th,e comnnzcrn'tl'• A MOSt I171p01'tdllt ISSlICS
wrulive year, totctl n/1,305 survcy fiorms FdCI Ilg the TOWII of Vcl l l (in priority order)
~1111-linae rPSi- ruere wlurned durint"Alrril
Summarized from open-ended connments from residents and second homeowners combined.
drnts, bz.I.si- and Alay, or abou,t 12%.
i
lzffs ozu1n~1s Key fiindings of t& 1998 su7= affordaele Housing 34.3%
/11Z1f IIaYt- vPy, CO)2d'iCftPd fJ}' RRC Controlled Growth/Development .7?1
/INII 1'P.SidPIlt.1' j1(lz1P S/2ClYY'd ASSOl7(lIP.S, (l'YP li5'll'(j bPlOw: Open Space/Environment 9.6%
Lionshead Redevelopment 4.9%
~ in Vail has "gottcri worse" (Kcr
~ 82~/(. of residcntv sav new ~ Parking ~?_i %
the past se~-eral \,ears (437o coin-
de~~elopment in ~'ail sh<nild be Vail Associates Control 3•61
rf°sponsible for l~oii.,ing some ofpared t~~ 25% of the second 3.3%
home~~~-ners). Traffic
its ~voTkel'S. Improving Community 3.1 %
(retail, infrastructure, appearance)
.
~ 46~~ of CesicLent i'es on- Sense of Community ~•4%
i6,c of residents san, the P
. Source: TOV Community Survey
Toxwn o[Vail needs to take actiori dents cxpressed satisfaction Category III RRC nssociates, 1998
lu impr<ive the commtunity's eco- with the performance and 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
tlotlliC vil'<iliL'\. Ct'e'<ttlon of .sea- Cesp(>t]tik'eness of I]le Vall Survey respondents were asked to identify the "three biggest issues, in order of priority." facing the TOV. Unfike last year when
soilal llotltilllg anct e!:p3nded Tnwn CotulCil, whilt' 13"c wew a numberof different issues emerged. 1998 respondents overwhelmingly identified housing for employees and locals as the number-one issue.
summer marketing wei-e among dissatisticd. Residcnt ratiligs
the top actions stipported. for the Planninc, and Towu oI'Vail ,taffrrrei\ed sat- cices. Ilowe%.c•r, :\rt In Puhlic line.tis, iiifrasuucture 111r"ra<lcs
Emirc>>irnen[al Comniistiton isfactio~ii ratin~s ()f :ifi(. %chile Placcs was callc•<l out niorc• firr- <ind police j)air(,ls.
~ Therc remain, a geueral were loncer isith onl% 29`7( satis- 14`( \ccre dis,,tiisficd. (juenth tha? amcategorN~ as ,
concern with a lack of °sense of' fied and 33% distiatisfied. rrccning „too niuch' attenli<>n. ~ I-711 w,i,c is u!iu~~der-
coiYinnunin"in X'ail. Resident Scores for the Desi(yrt Revirw ~ Vost responcicntt said The• LibrarNwas inost often a<< coticern to residcn is
respondents, in particular, feel Board were also spli[ with 25(ithr\are sati,tied ~6111 le\els utrncntioned as receivinc, °tox> lit- 1\itli 39,( ratina it a5 a
tlic .,sensc of Commtmin„ \Nitli- satisfiecl and iVir dissatisfiedL attentio~n bcin~ogi\(,n to scr- tlc., aurntio~n. (i~ll~n~c cl h\clc;in- pl ()hlem.
Source: TOV Community Survey
' RRC Associates. 1998 ~ ~
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High levels of satisfaction were given for the "Park Free After 3" program, f e emergency response time, r J f rJ II J~
snow removal, bus service, library service and the feeling of safety and security, while parking fees, Survey respondents were asked to evaluate the importance of a list of 11 civic uses
animal control and building permit turnaround time received the lowest levels of satisfaction. that could be pursued via public-private partnerships by the Town of Vail.
The survey showed strong interest in both a"youth center" and other family
90% Percent of Itesidents Responding oriented progrems, especially among residents.
82% 76% 75% 72% Satisfied
Residents 7= Not At All Important
69% 64% Dissatisfied Part-time Residents 5= Very Important
56% -53% 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
' 45% Youth Center
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28% Conference/
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Convention Center, ~
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-7 Famil Fun Center I 2.9
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Meeting Rooms
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, . . . Skateboard Park 12.7
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, • • Outdoor Swimming Pool ,
Gymnastics Facility ~ 2.5
' - e , - ~ - . ~ - . _ - . . ~ . - - - - - - - . Ssurce:
- Se[ond Ice Rink F 2.0 ToV Community urvey
RRC Associates, 1998 I
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SLIY'Vey ShOWS I.lght.5 - - sio' tYiey will increase use residence.
t0 BUI'ri a I.ltde " o ~ of tlleir Vail residence in • About 40% of Vail's sec-
' . . . - . services . . . the I'uture. oiid hoirieo~ciiers are reiit-
I.OIl~eP Lll V~ill S . - . , - , , - . . primary - . - - • Few, responclents (10`%) ing on a nightlN- basis.
SeC011d HOffieS intend to scll their Vail Moi-e arc rcinoviny thcir a
Airport b - d . ' • d. s - year-round pl'OpCl'tN'. Ul1LtS Ollt Of, ti1C Tllghth'
[ncrcasinglv, second . rovements . . - . estr . - . . parkin • St-cond homeow-ncrs rental pool (23/(.j than ~
honicow,ners cuul(l play a . (grocery, - relish all seasons in Vail, placing units in (6`%,) . cun-
~i,nificant role in iinpact- - not just winter. The aver- tinuing a h-end of Che pa.st
iiiu l'ail's economv - and p•ed o - - age number of days spent scveral ~~cars.
its sense of commtulitV - Source: • in second homes dtn-in r •
Almost half the rc.spon-
iT Future tretZds are real- the summer and fall are dents (47W,) sav they
ized. Ahout 70'Yc of Vail's about equal to winter eapect to make significant
clWelling u?lits are charac- anlong tl~is important are using their N'ail resi- (27,8 ~]~~-,s). impro~-ements to thc:ir
terized as second kiomes. demographic dence more (36"Ic,) or the • Thei°e are high levels of unit, with <nvuers who are
IZesults f'rom Che aniitia] • Thcrc is incrcasing per- satnc (48%). Onlv 15`%, intercst (about one in four short-terming their tinits
Town of Vail sLn_VcV show sonal use of Vail's second sav thev are usinty the rcspondents) to makc the especiallv likckto hc
some interestino- patterns homes. A~Iost respondents homc lc:ss. Motit (83"(, t'ail re°sicle~ncc ii pi-im~~i~ii~~~radiii~. ¦
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SEP 30'98 9:44 No.010 P.01
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'i'hc next Authority meeting will bc: heJd al the Basalt Tc,wn Iial1 al 3:0(} pm an Oetober 15.
Bus transpc,rtation to ihis mccting will be prc,yided by F,Cp. BejoN, is the Schedulc for those
wishing a "free ride".
l 2:45 p.m. lcaves RCU offices (Avon Benchniark Aldb, Lot)
1: 15 P•m• arrive F.ag1e County 131dg.
2:00 p.m. arrive Glcnwac,d Springs (Safcway Lot)
2:40 p.m, arriye L3asalt Town Iiall
3:00 p.rn, mccting starts S:pO P.M. (eslimate) Lcavc Basalt '1'own Hall
5:30 p.m. (estimate) aTT.;ve at 'I'BD for l)inncr '
7:15 p.m. arriye Glenwood (Safcway)
8•00 P.m• arrive EaK1e County Bldg.
8:30 p.m. anivc ECC) officcs
Please (1.) RSVP your attendance at the mmting
(2)1LSVP if you plan on taking the bus
Gall C'onnie at 748-0702 fur RSVI' or Qucsticros.
Paake#s for the Oc,~tober 15'h meeting will be mailed ncxt wcek on October 7"',
Thank you!
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Benchmerk Plaza #204 pp gox 1
564 Avnn. CO 81620 taL• 9701748.0782 fax: 970174R-0710 e-.nail: mobility@.Ail.net
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RECEIVED SEP 3 0 19%
INTERMOUNTAIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
OCTOBER 2,1998
10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
GARDEN LEVEL CLASSROOM
EAGLE COUNTY BUILDING
500 BROADWAY
_ EAGLE, COLORADO '
AGENDA
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. INTRODUCTIONS
3. CHAIR COMMENTS AND REPORTS-LOUTRAPANI
_ 4. REPORT ON PUBLIC MEETINGS HELD ON 22ND AND 23RD
OF SEPTEMBER
5. REPORT ON I-70 WEST STUDY-SAM ATENCIO
6. CONSULTANT DISCUSSION
A. CREATION OF MODAL SUBCOMMITTEES
B. REVIEW AND DLSCUSS TRANSPORTATION
INVENTORY WORKING PAPER
C. REVIEW AND DISCUSS SOCIO-ECONONIIC
WORKING PAPER
7. CDOT REQUEST FOR PROJECTS IN 1999-2004 STIP BASED
ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING
8. ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND APPLICATIONS FOR 2000-
2002
9. SCHEDULE AND AGENDA FOR NEXT AND FUTURE
MEETINGS
10. ADJOURN
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DA,TE: SeptembeX 30, 199$
TCl: C.A.ST Mayors and Managers
F'ROM: Jacque Whitsftt
970-927-2414
RF: Longwood's Report-Ecvnomic Zmpact Data
The following is the executive summary of the Longwood
Repoxt that Jahn Frew and others have referenced at our
meetings. Melanae Mills advises that this summary meets most
palRCy leve) needs, but if anyone is interested in the tome
version, I will be happy to obtain that version for you.
DON'T FUltGET TO 1VIAKE RrJUM RESERVATIONS Falt
GRANn ,TYlNCTION ANn CALL ME WiTH HEAD COUNT
FUR DINNER.
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Siz$ a StrucMre of Colorddo's OYerni9ht TrOVOi Mrket
u.5. zesidtt?ts wpk an estimated 25.1 mitlion overni,sht fips to Co4orado during 195?7 - iwludinx 20.8
Longa~oods Lrsernatio~
million pleasuro trigs aad 42 uni!lion busitiess t[ipc. Looldng at pleasure uavel ln mme detail, vWtinS
1.el/nduTour~a Ro~rd friec?ds or relative& was by far the umst cemmon tea5ofl for beavel, followed by taurin$ ttlps, sid ttiQS
and outdoors crips.
CMOr~dQ'tF~01 ~ TMM1~f n 1~r14r
~cme~c 4~ c~q ~ B~r ThesZ e$timates ate bmd on trips talaea by individuais 18 yeara of Ago Qr olcler and Iticlude 7.6
mitlidn trips by rrsidencs of Golorado. Thcy do not include day tave1•
Oi"WK PCmt1 DW to u8ifl PIR'Dm of CON('dd0 numTft
S:.ree & strvetun of i11199) vU FMrxslRelatn+es 7-
Total Trips 25.1 Million Touorg
easum ColwAdo's OHenef~~t
~e ~non Business ~ T~ ~ Mr 42 Millfon ~ ~ 7
(»°l0) Bu5elesSlPl8eSU1~e s
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FCarromlrri»pltt af Trarrt CouoVy Resart
~ Cd~o Caaino Other
1997 cobrado Tr?vet 20.8 Mi1fion
1mpmu pc a Glaewe 1 ($3%) D 20 40 OD
Orttt+y~IttTnvcl "PMon TijpsDyaPA fByaw dap aopler Parcat
SDlhE:n4Sr.]impacx Z Cokvoo ~~TrW& The Economic impaet of Tranrel in Ceforada
1997or~wsl993
Ia 1997, ovemigbt travclCrs spent 57,1 billion in
oo~n~Pts.w~r~ Calorado. Thew aevti expenditures direc* a1/1g01nW NOW gt S OM
T"p` 3 gtnFrated 112,000 job5 with a total pAy!'OA of
pleaswe T~. $1.s billian ia s variecy of businesses thrpughout 01-
Mariat($the state. Loca! tax rcvmues (ieeludin,~ loddtng 65~rs of ~d sales taCes) fmn ev~t~ight ~aYeler spand- -
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Qvao~Plea~uee =
ing reached $221 ,millian. Tnveter spending
V06 3 aLo geturaied $147 milion in SiBte tax revenae3 ~auplt~~lment {LhoiiS ,~Wds,,Q~,,~b~~~ 117
('i1lCluding sales and income m7tC6)• , . .
boa+d;a," a .Loesl Tas Iteveaiaes $221
- Ital+ouldbenowdthattheseeslimatcsrepresent
oa~~1tank~a recr unPacb onlY, that i5, those iUn^Pae?s stem- . StaEe . Tax P. r•{ .$167
dl
tvtnues'($ t1~lioilti':::
Po6,,,t;oa 4 ming directly frtm the purchases of rravelecs.
Pk~eretwsby Some tax revenues, such as inapett3'Mes and NA.VjYnV61WPffdkMnarr944W
pclurmla Rcidam 4, aviaticm fuel taxes, are atso not incIuded in these
'ilteSoetoftL:++e 4 EStu~l6~teS.
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SEP--29--1998 16'31 GOLO SK I COLINrRY U5A 303 837 1627 P. 03i05
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K Orerdght Travel SOending & IMpact
OmnigYa ccaveless sQyimg in eommectiat loagins geaeratod over 7096 or u'a,rol spendin& e001Mecci•J 1adgin8
R i8C1uAE8 t0ttK 2IIOtCIS, rerottl, AAd dthEt ICGW units auch as COnQO!lntllLTn1S. ThOCC 51'dJft in the pfiVBOC bma OI A
~ frlead or relativt, ifl Vatsetots homes (yuciuding tian shara nits), and iu paM or prtvatc csmpgo=ds aecounted fo[
r t9o i+emailder.
A v,rciety of Cotbrado bu6nessas bmefimd froaa trarrelac spr.,nd+qg. In t4Ct. 4376 wM BpGat In NsinMes not pinWil7?
tceused on totuista, stuh as eatin iuad drkidng establieiuneuu aad rdAU staes of variom types.
't'cavtltr speadln= aitv be«wfitod Gvay regbn af Colaaflo, generatiag aRplo7meaot Nd tax revaaete In evmry pert of che
sv?m. Tiu mountaia reaom led the way ia tcsms af spandia& follvwed clonly by AGtlver Metra. PAaes PesWGolomdv
Spfts aooounted foc 1196 , aind sll other regions accommted fos 2376 of e$e uxwl.
F.mpfoYmeat xeW rax impacts followed a sWar reglaW putr.ra.
Tfrel $Beedm bV1M OiftCemN0ied09 TrW Neodbg 19 inN It B11OM
Cometdel LoVng i1Aaoons ~ddnkieq
(73°?) $1 ~8 Billian
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Recre~o~
Campgmnd $0.9 &mon .
(4%) " (1 a%)
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VadOa Hotne p~yple F{ame - RetOiY
(6%) (1896) Tmnsportatian $1.2 Billion
$1.3 BNllon (i89i~
~ts~y
iviVIi ~II~i~911~ li~lllal EMIIp1~~Is a Tim" IIIU"
Mounmin Reaoft i'ats! = 57.1 OW denver Aletrm
$268dliort $2.1 B'ifon - . ' l#oflobaj";•
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00%) 2807 ' - 132A5
k~~ • 137.4
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:re~~~!~~ :k~. x~ • 37.8
pAM 13,872
co~ OU»rColoti~d0 31,g94 80.4
(119i) $1.6 &Mon
(23%)
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Colorado Travel Treqd$ - 1991 VS 1992
1992 was a,ti iKaporta,nt bmhnal, since it was the last ycar of full funding far the Colarado Tourism $oerd. Since that
titm, spending on aCatewldo tourisrn promotioa has beEe mhAmal. Our tracla.ag data show that thc, Ioss af stato finding
has had a serioin negkcivt impact on Celarsda
A"raiMMMMMns ia Calerada tav=isru, xt t«ok twm years ior the busizuss to
199~ ~ 199T b°tmm °ur,
25 Hy 1994, thc numbor of overaight pla"m crips
dropped by 2.7 millian. Totel v9sftation has recov-
~ acad vaduallr 6iace &wa. =ui ia 1997 finaity
~ oxceeded 1992 levets. However, thit recovtrY zs
~ 15 b85Cd 6IItir8ly OA A BlpfflaSAt 1tiCiCR56 ii7 vcs'i=s to
b ,fTi67A/1'81QidVdS. Th8 VFR 6egTLEat i5 ]OW-vSlile
~ at~d is drivea matnly by papulatiaa growth, not
0 10 ~a.o ~r.e I „s ~p,s zo.e lnarketing. IEghet vslue "marIaecable" jl1G'1S111'C .
~ trips to Colarado actuelly declined by 1.6 uUIfoi!
5 (139b) durititB n petiod whtn 1(J.S. pleastue travel
ahawed mjar erowth.
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1992 1593 1994 1995 1996 1997
As a result, tlae stalv's cotnpctitive pasitioty hay eacpded dramaticaIly:
• Since 1992. Colorado's share of U,S. overni& p(easure txips has declined 6y.3096.
• After Years of being a ieading summer resorc dtsdftakpu (rankt.d fast amang YT.S. states in 1993), Colerndo iaas
fa[led w makc t6e tap 10 in recent ycars.
~ Cokarada residents ate now aeeaunft for a significantly gecater Praportian of the state's tourism pie, vs.
aut-af-mate visitors.
• Adjuscing for infladon, tourism spen&g in Coioradv has dropprd by $847 mltlion (I596) siace 1992-
Struetm of eolwow's eo~•rad~'s sa~r~ of ~~r~~ Pleasero 1'~1ps
Ple~=TMl M8ftt ~s
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1992 1997 1992 1997
1997
Visk FriendsJFtelatlves Other Pleasure Trips 1992 1993 1994 1 M i 998
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Colnradv's BaMc AMang 50 StKes U 0
P#easuce Tfml Expsnditures Summer Resott Domadon
- 1992 ir81g91 a
_ $847 Mini~ ,.•r.:s.:
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1992* 1997
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~iO~Orn ~~n~i 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998 1897
~e The 1497 Colerado travcl stmy has element4 of boih ,good news aad bsd
news. I'he goad news is the?t ttte tourimn industry ma& a huge wmtribution Pleure Yrms pY Colotodo 89016e16
to the state's ecoaomy, gwratitlg $7.1 billion in expetulitum, $1.5 bsllion
1n Mroll, 112,000 jobs, and $388 millioa in state and loeal tsxta. These
axe canservadve auinbus, with ao assunaptiatu about 'mulcipliers" amd
-rippte cffoccs" Evrn ktter nows is that the tixts sna comin,g iargelY fron 30 .
the pockets of non-tesidcntt, Wlo oWY paY taxe.4 111 Colvrado when they 25 ~
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~'he bad news is that busi[less has declintd in ter~ns of both qu}ility end
tity. Wittwut a sereng rnatketio~g stimutus. Coloradv is changing f~ ~ 15 . ~
~a nat~onal co a xegivnal descinatioa, one that is increas~gly drivr,a by iacal ,~0 21 :
resideots and people vislting fami[y snd frlends. The rtsult is ~ J~5 % d~eclinE
in expendicures, taldog i~aiion Inw ac~t, aad a 3U`i ~op in Coletada's 5 . . t~:.
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thue af the Y7.s. pteasure uavel matkict since 1992. 0
If Coltnado hwd nuAintsined its eotsipeOave positiM the result woutd be 1992 1897
over $2 billion in additivi?1 taurism eupeodittuts in 1997 alene.
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ThEs r9pOR was Prepared for the Cotorado.Tourism Board arii~~t~i~::C~~ado~TrdV~1 !.Tou~sin Aut~iofi'
Internatlonol. Ysiter valume and mafket share data cdme from Travef USAg',.Longwvods':.sYndic.~?ted.st~'nre~l of thv ~ S•:r'=-: Cobrado -
vavet market that oontacts a representaVve samplG 01200,0d0 u.8. househalds &nnuaily. Foltaw-up sunreys af
travelers identified through that program provided additional Informatron, including ffaveter spend'+ru~ data• ;
1997 traveler spending estirnates were devefopAd by Qean Runygn Associstes using the survgy dWa &t1d vana?s Qther sourc:es ot iMormation including Cobrada room tax reoelpts and sale5 tax receipts on Iodg?ng, the Ractcy Meurnain LoBging
Roport - Denver Edition, and data ttom Colorado oampgrounds• 1"he 1992 pleasure vave) spendng estimate is from
Longwoods' 1992 report for the Colarado Tourism 9aard and is based ort surveY data only.
The impact4 O} tr8veler spending on payrb(I, employment artd taxes wefe estimateci tiy Qe$n Runyan AssooiBteS based dn
business spencing, empkiyment and payroll data provided bY the Colorado Departrnent of Labor and Emplayment, payroR
and reCeipts data pubished by the U.S. Bureau of the COnsus, and relevant tocal and state tax rates.
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75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100 MEDIA ADVISORY
FAX 970-479-2157
September 30, 1998
Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115
Community Information Officer
LOTTERY APPLICATIONS FOR RED SANDSTONE HOUSING DUE OCTOBER 1
Tomorrow (10-1) is the deadline for those interested in participating in a public lottery for the
chance to buy a unit at Vail's Red Sandstone Creek development. Applications are due at 12
noon tomorrow in the Town of Vail Community Development Department.
The $2.6 million affordabie housing development at 945 Red Sandstone Dr. is sponsored
jointly by the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Town of Vail. Construction is
expected to be completed next May.
Following tomorrow's deadline, applications will be processed in preparation for a public
drawing on Nov. 5. Six units are available for purchase through the lottery: 4 two-bedroom
units for $138,000 each and 2 three-bedroom units for $178,500 each. The projected sales
prices for the units are 40 percent below market rates for comparable units of similar quality and
location. Twelve other units within the complex have been allocated to the Town of Vail and the
Eagle River Water and Sanitation District to house critical employees.
To date, more than 120 people have expressed interest in the public lottery, according to Kris
Widlak, an assistant in the town's housing division. Seven applications have already been filed.
Eligibility requirements for the prospective home buyers include the following: must currently
own no other real estate in Eagle County, plan to use the residence as an owner-occupied
primary home, work a minimum of 30 hours over the course of the year, and plan to continue
working that same amount until the sale of the property or retirement. Resale of the property will
be capped at three percent annual appreciation. Those who have longevity in either working or
living in Vail will be given priority during the lottery. ,
Red Sandstone is Vail's third deed-restricted housing initiative in as many years. This follows
completion of the 71-unit Vail Commons development in 1997 and the 24-unit TOV seasonal
housing development at Buzzard Park completed in 1998.
Also in the planning stages is the town's redevelopment of a primary/secondary lot at 2657
Arosa Dr. near the foot of the North Traii, p(us additional actions associated with the Common
Ground process.
The Red Sandstone drawing in November will mark Vail's second housing lottery. In 1996,
76 applicants competed for the 53-for sale units at Vail Commons.
For more information on the Red Sandstone lottery, contact Kris Widlak at 479-2454.
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FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION
PLANNING GRANT AND
PROJECT GRANT
APPLICATIONS NOW SEING
ACCEPTED
Two grants are available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
reducing flood risk in local communities. The Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
(FMAP) offers grants for developing a local Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan and for
completing Flood Mitigation Projects to reduce flood risk in your community. Listed
below are the requirements to be considered for these grants.
Planning Grants
Purpose: Grants to states and communities to develop or update local Flood Hazard
Mitigation Plans.
Requirements: Community must participate in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP). Community must match 25% of the total grant (half of which, or 12 1/2%, must
be cash). Must have at least one public meeting to gain community consensus about the
plan and its objectives. Plan must be legally adopted by the community.
Project Grants
Purpose: Grants to states and communities to implement measures to reduce flood
losses by completing minor structural projects.
Eligible Projects: 1) Acquisition of NFIP insured structures and real property, 2)
relocation or demolition of NFIP insured structures, 3) elevation of NFIP insured
structures, 4) dry floodproofing of NFIP insured structures, 5) minor, localized structural
projects that are not furidaluie by State ur other Federal prograrns.
Requirements: Community must participate in the NFIP. Community must match
25% of the total grant (half of which, or 12 1/2%, must be cash). Community must have
an adopted local Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan which identifies the proposed project as
the community's number one priority for a flood hazard mitigation project.
Colorado's Funding Alloeation: Funding amounts in FY 98 were $11,900 for
planning grants and $107,000 for project grants. The same amount of funding is
anticipated for federal FY 99 which begins on October 1, 1998.
The Deadline to apply for these grants is December 1,1998. For application forms,
please call or email Mark Matulik at 303-866-3441 Ext. 301 or mark.matulikgstate.co.us
Notification of successful grant applicants will be announced January 29, 1999.
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Tuesday, October 6th
Basalt Town Hall
9am- I I am
AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE:
Bob McGill, Job Service, One-Stop-Shop Advisory Board
Matias Torres, 2000 Census Planning
Organizational Rounds
Sponsored by Eagle County Human Services, Garfield County Human Ses^vices
Commission, and Pitkin Coicnty Human Services
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September 28, 1998
To: 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships Oryanizing Committee members
Dear OraanizinLy Committee member:
. Enclosed vou «-ill find the minutes from the 1999 World Alpine Ski
Chamionship OraanizinQ Commiree meetinQ that took place on September 17`h
The championships are cominQ upon us tast and «•e hope to see you at our next
OC meeting. Due to the fact that Tohn Garnse~-. Lissa Nlackintosh, and I will be
P£RK out of to«-n on october 8"'. the next meetinv has been rescheduled for Thursday
P£RFORMqNC£ October 15~'. Ii will be at the Cascade Club at 2:00 p.m. I apologize tor any
~ inconvenience this may cause. Please mark N•our calendars. Because of the
~ change of dates, the meeting will not be held in its reQular place. We «-ill meet
- in the "Ballroom' , which is located naht across the court yard from «-here we
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1999 WORLD ALPINE SKI
CHAMPIONSHIPS
~ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEETING •
Thursdap, October 15, 1998
2:00 p.m.
Vail Cascade Hotel - Conference Center
AGENDA
I. Welcome/Review Minutes
II. Updates
• FIS Meeting
• Other
III. Press Report-John Dakin
IV. Ceremonies Report
V. Education Report
VI. Committee Report
VII. Next OC Meeting will be on November 12, 1998
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1999 WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
• ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEETINGS •
Vail Cascade Hotel - Conference Center
2:00 p.m.
August 6 - Organizing Committee Meeting
September 17 - Organizing Committee Nleeting
October 8 - Organizing Committee Meeting
November 12 - Organizing Committee Meetiug
December 10 - Organizing Committee Meeting
January 7 - Organizing Committee Meeting
January 21 - Organizing Committee iVleeting
• Please note that we added an Organizing Committee Meeti.ng. It will be
on September 17, 1998.
' 1999 WORLD ALPINE SKI
CHAMPIONSHIPS
~ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 11IIEETING
NOTES e
SEPTEMBER 17, 1998, 2:00 P.M.
VAIL CASCADE HOTEL
PRESEtiT: Bob Armour John Garnsev Jim Roberts
liike Beckley John Horan-Kates George Shaeffer
Katheryne Benysh Frank Johnson Cecilia Folz
Terrv Brady James Johnson Russell Forrest
John Dakin Bob Iulous Bob Z1cLaurin
Dana Delbasco Joe --\1ac~• Bruce Niainzer
Bill Efting Bill 'Marolt (Kathv Michael McCarthy
tilor2an) (Joe Walsch)
Jack Fawcette
ABSE\T: Adam Aron Michaei Bem, Andv Dalv
Harrv Frampton Susan rrampton John Fre«-
George Gillett John Giovando Pepi Granshammer
Bob Hernreich David InQemie Lissa Mackintosh
Joan iNiadison Jim Mande1 Tonv O'Rourke
Dick Pownell Pete Seibert Paul Testu«uide
Bruce Ungari - Bill 'Wood Buz Reynolds
Brian Nolan Clavton Peterson The follo«-ing items were discussed at the meeting:
1. WELCOME
A. John introduced new faces.
Tom O'Connor (Lodging Coordinatorl
Dana Day (Operations Assistant),
Kathy (USSA)
Mike Becklev (For Joan Madison) Celebrations
iI. REVIEW MINUTES/UPDATES
A. Vlinutes «-ere reviewed from Auffust 6~h OC meeting and there was
no discussion.
iII. FACILITIES COMMITTEE PRESENTATION (George Shaeffer)
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A. Scott and Kurt as staff resources.
' B. tlll locations have been ic'tentilied om a iacilities standpoint.
C. George Shaetfer handed out a package and he gave a description
of the various facilities and siariaQe thaL «-ill appear at the World
Alpine S?si Championships.
D. Jim Morter (Morter Architects) Has maae designs for signage.
l. Signa-e enaineers are finaiizinc, the iighting.
2. Please give input and aciditionai names for vendor list.
3. Re-use use is the focus of the committee. After the event, most
structures will be removed, soid, dismanteled, and stored for
additional events.
4. Signage consists of galvanized steel,"-ith log legs and borders.
5. Local schools may take on the smaller construction projects in
their shop classes.
6. There was consideration macie in regards to being able to
dismantle the signage anf structures for dav course
maintenance. (i.e. snowcat «-ork)
7. Whenever possible, all signage;'strycture will include a
representation of the historicai background of the Vail Valley.
8. A preliminary schedle of signage implementation has been
done; this schedule will be coniirmed «-ith the Town of Avon
and the Town of Vail.
9. Starthouses: BMW voted do«-n the log and steel lokk, so the
starthouses will not be of this design.
IV. RACE COMMITTEE PRESENTATION
A. What's the feeling?
l. Within the Valley: Overall good feeling with locals, media, and
volunteer program.
2. Within Race Operations: Race committee is comfortable with
schedule; Operating budgets have been reviewed and are in
place. Equipment to support the event has either been ordered
or is alreadv here.
B. Training volunteers
1.Training is a high priorit_y. (Especially Beaver Creek because per
FIS, extra volunteers were required for the Birds of Prey Course.)
2. Scenarios are being created to train 350 volunteers with team
leaders and coordinators.
3. All volunteers axe being mailed a schedule «-hich will be
included in the matriY.
4. Training begins in Januarv 1999
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Lodging (Frank Johnson)
1. Tom is solidif~-ing lodging commitments «-ith the teams.
2. Per John Garnsey- We need to continue to dispell the belief
that it ~riil be a zoo and instead let the public be aware of the
availabilitv of lodging.
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3. Per r rar n ~ onnson- r ebruarv weeks are do«-n. :;ut individual
' lodQes «-no are pursuing are doing «-e11.
4. Per Bruce Mainzer- Vail and Beaver Creek Properties are only
slightly behirla.
z). The press has not booked much anci are hesitant to do so
because or cosr. They are a iarge number that still needs to
book anci thev are expioring their options.
6. Federation sponsors have still not booked lodgina.
7. Per Jon Dakin. We need to have the fullv booked hotels refer to
the main WASC lodginj phone.
8. James Johnson asked the question of how do «-e contact the
guests who dial direct to 800 lines for chain hotels and get the
message that they are fully booked?
B. Communication (Joe Macv)
l. Cellular lines are limited and must be addressed.
2. Motorola agreed to give us 420 radios.
3. Frequencv coordination with federations is in progress.
C. Television (Terry Bradv)
l. Cable testing has been started.
2. Technically up to speed with many vendors who «-ant to be in
the live feed.
D. Legal (Joe Walsch)
l. American Ski Classic event is being ammended to the FIS
contract and is being circulated for signatures.
2. FIS contract is being circulated for signage.
3. European Broadcast Union Negotiations are in progress
regarding the production cost.
4. Athlete and i-olunteer liability forms are in the process of being
finalized.
E. Municipal (Bob McLaurin)
l. Dall~- Road is widened.
2. Chains have been ordered.
3. Routes have been established.
4. Agencies and Feds are being very helpful.
F. Ceremonies (Mike Becklev)
1. Opening Ceremonies: Per John Garnsey- Short, elegant, and
well-scripted.
2. Per M.B.- Western Celebration (Native Americans, etc...)
G. Education (Kathrvne Benysh)
l. Facultv Pep Ra1lyAssembiv was well received.
2. All district teachers attended. (450 people total)
3. Awarded a teacher from Berry Creek with SLOC package for
her WASC curriculum.
H. Marketing (Bruce Mainzer and JD)
1. DIA Signage: Agreement was made between DIA. V:A, and WF.
Grand spectator signs will remain up through Februarv.
2. Installing siQnage over moving walk«-avs «-iil be announced
anci approved.
3. Ski Racing Red Boox. Copy «-as handea auL.? Great :eview on
` • ~vhere to go, what te cc. etc...
a. National and Internationai distribution.
4. Denver Ski Sho«r-Free space ior booth.
o. US Ski Team Ball: Talmlara Mckinnev will be there as an '89
gold medalist.
6. USSA has the WASC '.o,,-o on their media guide.
7. The WASC will have a-Dresence at "Larimer Square Winterfest"
8. Championship Season Brochure: WASC Programs are being
worked on.
9. Half hour T.V. spot: Frida_y night premier (Channel 5; Hopefully
TV8)
lO.Vail Resorts International: re: London Ski Show Event.
(Representation)
1 l.Australian won the essav contest on the internet; Great
marketing opportunin-.
I. Celebrations (Dana Delbasco)
l. Parade of Champions «-ill be November 1411,
2. US Ski tem will be here ior the Parade of Champions.
3. Goal is to relate to other Championship Season events.
4. Rendez-Vous (Winter Carnival) will be in Avon.
5. Bands are being processed for concerts.
J. Environment (Russell Forrest)
1. Mt. Bueller crew wants to do a site visit. Can we tie that into
marketing?
2. Conf. agenda agreement also done.
K. Sales (Rick Beveridge)
l. International: Casa Fini (an Italian pasta companv) is the
newest international sponsor. Almost sold out of packages.
2. Championship Season: Sales are almost done and finalized.
3. Patron: New cultural parrons are helping to offset cultural
events.
4. Club 99: 70% target.
5. Lodging: 90% finished «-ith complimentarv, lodging.
6. City Market: Championship season sponsor option; 11,000
volunteer lunches w-ith 10,000 square feet of space ava.ilable for
Vail storage.
4VAIL
TOWN 75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-21 DO
FAX 970-479-2157
MEDIA ADVISORY
October 1, 1998 . .
Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 Community information Officer
21 WILL VIE FOR 6 RED SANDSTONE HOUSING UNITS DURING
PUBLIC LOTTERY IN NOVEMBER
Twenty-one appiications have been submitted for the Nov. 9* Red Sandstone housing lottery in
Vail. The application deadline for the six available for-sale units was today at noon in the Town
of Vail Community Development Department. There are 19 applications for the 4 two-bedroom
units priced at $138,000 each and two applications for the 2 three-bedroam units priced at
$178,500 each.
Those who have longevity in either living or working in Vail will be given priority during the lottery.
Of the 21 applicants, six have indicated living or working in Vail for 10 years or more, including a
33-year-old lifelong resident; eight have indicated ties to Vail for five or more years; while seven
applicants have lived or worked in Vail for less than five years.
The Red Sandstone housing development is currently under construction and will feature 18
units, 12 of which have been reserved by the projecYs partners, the Town of Vail and the Eagle
River Water and Sanitation District.
For more information, contact Kris Widlak in the Town of Vail housing division at 479-2454, or
Andy Knudtsen at 479-2440. -
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*Please note change of date from Nov. 5.
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TOWN OF VAIL
75 South Frontage Road
vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2100
FAX 970-479-2157
VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE
- Date of Release: September 30, 1998 ,
Contact: Sgt. Rusty Jacobs, 479-2249 pager, 748-7293
RE: Car Break-ins
Date and Time of Incident: About 1 a.m. Sept. 29
Location: 3800 block of Bighorn Rd.
Arrest Information: (1) Manuel Cornelio, 18, of Edwards
(2) Jesus Montes, 18, of Edwards
Both men charged with first degree trespass, criminal mischief and theft.
Svnopsis of Events:
At about 1 a.m. Sept. 29, Vail police discovered in the parking lot on Bighorn Rd. by the East Vail
Interchange, a parked vehicle with a smashed window. The vehicle had a hole in the
dashboard, which appeared to have contained a car stereo. Police observed a suspicious
vehicle (a dark blue Suburban) leaving the area at about the same time.
Vail officers, on 1-70 westbound, stopped the Suburban. The suspects, Cornelio and Montes,
were contacted and questioned about their involvement in the incident. Inside their vehicle,
police discovered a car stereo and various other items suspected of being stolen property.
Vail officers continued their investigation into the activity of these two men, which led them to a
second vehicle, a white van. The van was parked further east near Bighorn Rd. Some of the
property recovered from the Suburban was traced back to this van. The amount of property
loss and vehicle damage is estimated to be over $1,000.
Cornelio and Montes where charged with two counts of first degree trespass, two counts of theft
. and one count of criminal mischief.
Follow up investigation on Cornelio and Montes enabled Vail police to believe that seven
additional car break-in cases have been solved in the Vail area. Police are continuing
investigations on numerous others that may be connected. For more information, contact Sgt. Rusty Jacobs, Vail Police Department, at 479-2249 or pager
748-7293.
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TOWN OF VAIL
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Office of the Town Attorney
75 South Fronzage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
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970-479-2107/Fax 970-479-2157
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October Z, 1998
Diana Donovan
1014 Homestake Circle
Vail, CO 81657
RE: Land Ownership Adjustment Plan
Dear Diana:
Last week I received a message from you requesting a written explanation of the status of the
negations concerning the property in the Ptarmigan Road area. I have been directed by the Vail
Town Council to work with the adjacent property owners to execute a transaction which would
preserve in perpetuity the open character of the area in question, and provide some return to the
Town of Vail for the monies expended to purchase land which was later exchanged to the Forest
Service.
These negations are currently underway. At such time that there is a conclusion to them I will
advise you. Please feel free to call me if you have questions or need additional information
concerning this matter. .
Sincerely,
4e?~
Robert W. McLaurin
Town Manager
RWM/hlj
xc: Vail Town Council
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Inn , 0161 WEST BEAVER CREEK BOULEVARD • P.O. BOX 5510 • AVON, COLORADO 81620
1-800-423-4374 • 970-949-5511 • FAX 970-949-7762
VAIUBEAVER CREEK
September 29, 1998
Mayor Rob Ford, and Vail Town Council Members 75 S. Frontage Road West -
Vail, CO.
Dear 1Vlayor and Council Members,
I first moved to Vail in 1975. I owned a home in Vail, and I worked in Vail at both the Holiday
Inn from 1975 - 1978 and at the Marriott hotel from 1978 - 1984 when I transferred to Denver
with Marriott. I returned to the Vail Valley in 1993 as General Manager of the Comfort Inn.
Upon returning in 1993, I was struck by the many changes that had occurred during my time in
Denver. Among the most positive of these changes was the increased business levels of the
"non-ski season" months. As I became acquainted with the Vail Valley Marketing Board,
through membership on the Board of Directors of the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention
Bureau, I came to believe that their ef€orts had played a significant role in furthering the
economic stability we all enjoy (as compared to what it was in the 1970's).
I am sure you are aware that many communities in Colorado have suffered economically from
the end of state funded tourism promotion. The Vail Valley has fared better than many regions
in the state, partly because there was a unified voice already in place that has continued to
promote the Vail Valley. I am a firm believer that our geographic area benefits tremendously
through the pooling of talents and resources, and has, and will continue to benefit by working
closely together toward a shared goal of providing superior products, services, and experiences
for visitors and locals alike. I believe that our ability to grow our revenues and remain
compeiitive in the Iarger resort market will suffer if the f.?nd:ng partners of the Vai1 Valley
Marketing Board remove their support for a vehicle that has demonstrated a positive impact.
This is clearly a case of "United we stand; divided we fall!" Individual entities are destined to
accomplish less than a united effort. It seems to me a great shame if what started as Vail, but has
grown to something much bigger, fails to capitalize on the vast resources that can enable us all to
prosper together.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincere ,
David E. Nelson, CHA
General Manager
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Finance director urges fiscal caution Tom Rose Statf writer explained. Every [ime the city builds a new'
pazk, adds a new bus to its free-to-rider bus owy Olp 5TMAMOA,1, $p~NGS EBT $CHBiDVLE
City Council is apt to take a cautious system or paves a new road that will need
approach to capital projects when it begins snowplowing, it adds to its annual operaHonal 8.6
budget detiberations next month. budget, too.
Steamboat Springs depends upon sales tax "Our population is growing, but our rev_
revenues to fund everything from the polico enue base isn't growing as fast," Feeney said. 3.0 $2,9 ,782
department to snowplowing. And sales tax °If we contlnue to build capital projects, all,
cotfections have been rosy Nis summec But of that increases how much it costs ro run the
city Finance Direcror Karen Feeney said city."
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recendy that a close look at the city's long- Iuly mazked The third straight month city
term indebtedness, combined with a historical sales tax revenues have increased' by double
perspective on sales tax trends, is resulting in digits. But Feeney said people who place too
fiscal conservatism at city hall, much emphasis on June's sales tax growth of ~2"0
The city is scheduled to pay $2.73 million 13.5 rcent and the 13 51,818,688 '
Pe percentgrowth in July
Nis year in combined principal and interest could be misled. On an annual basis, sales tax ~
on Iong-tetm debts. That amount rises until nevenues grew at a more sedate 7; percent ~ 1•5 2000 wtien it rops out at $297 million before during the '90s.
dipping to $21164 million in 2001. Sales tax revenues gtew by 9 percent to
The city'sl annual debt service wodt go $I0.58 million in 1997. But the two previous /0~ 1.0 ,
below $2 million until 2003. years saw percentage changes of 3 and 4
It's hard to balance the budget right now," percent in sales tax revenues.
Feeney said. "When you're collecting $11 Feeney is keeping [hose historical trends .S
million in sales tax annually and you have in mind this week as she prepares ro submit , ' ' '
$1.6 million in general fund debt service pay- a budget to City Council on Sept. 25. Council
ments for 1999, that right there gives you a will review the budget during its Oct. 5 sssa isss zooo soos zoos 2003 2004 sops
hint of the difficulties we're facing in balanc- budget retreaL ;
iog the budget. The city's 1998 debt is 11 Feeney has been studying the five-year Year
percent of operating revenues, not enduding capital improvement plan ro see what projects '
government grants." she can fit in the budget, but she predjc[s Ciry LEGEND GENERAL Fl1ND AIRPORT The impact of new capital projects goes ,
beyond any debt associated with them, Feeney ? gee Flnancas: 2A UTILI~ r71~LF '
. rce~. an~ M ce11 E.
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2A The Sfeamboat Pllot • Wednesday, September 23, 19q8
Flnance director warns against taking on new debt
?Contlnued from: 1A
Council will see a lean and mean budget. Nor has the debt impacted the city's bond rating, interest. The payments peek at $494,906 in 2001 and of utility debts this year, but user fees pay for that
"'Ihey're going to get a pretty trimmed down cap- which is still AAA_ drop off shurply in 2004 when they total $155,453 debt.
-ital budget," she said. One contributor to the city's long-term debt is the including interest. Total payments on the new Haymaker Golf
The city is currenUy working on a debt policy to airport fund, which is paying for the passenger termi- By contrast, General Fund debt payments this Course are $496,898 [his yeaz, including interest.
provide general guidelines for debt levels. For the nal at Bob Adams Field. The terminal is vacant year total $1.535 million and peak next year at $1.625 However, in its second season, with lodging taxes
time being, Feeney suggesis the city wait until debt because the city airport isn't served by a commercial million. General fund indebtedness includes a wide making its debt payments, the golf course is close to ,
levels drop from their current all-time high before tak- aidine, and the debt won't be paid off until 2008. range of projects. Two notabte debts are for improve- operating in the black, Feeney said. She foresees the
ing on new debt. But Feeney said it would be a mistake to overem- ments at Howelsen Hill and for the city's ice rink. golf course, which was built with lodging tax funds,
The city's debt outlook can lazgely be attributed phasize the role of the airpoR in the city's budget There are two categories of tfie city's long-term will be able to either make early payments on its prin-
to previous city councils, and Feeney said the current crunch. Steamboat will pay $494,994 on the airport debt outlook that dodt have much impact on the city ciple, or more likely, create new room in the lodging
indebtedness isdt out of line with other resort towns. fund in 1998, $336,539 for principal and $158,455 on budget. The city will pay $203,882 toward retirement tax fund in future years.
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W hen Adam Aron and Yp ( J S P E N D AT `
the San Francisco ad '
Sb°P G°°dby S''°er_ B R E C E N R I D G E ~a
stein and Partners last =
' met, they created waves with the H ELPS KEEP ALIUE
provocative "IYs different out
here" campaign for Norwegian
Cruise Ar n was the senior vice resi-
_ dent of marketing for Norwegian
p THE DREAM Of
and reportedly had a"sea sells" at-
titude. One of the conservative p~RECTIONIESS H
cruise line's tit- ~
illating cam-
paigns said, COIIEGE GRADUATES '
There's no law
that says you cant make love EVERYWN ERE¦
at four in the af- k
ternoon.'
aron and ~
Goodby are to-
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Penny thigether s time p agusin,
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Parker ing skiing sans vaii aesorts inc.
se%. Aron, t6e This is one of four ads being run in nationaf ski eas - Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Key-
AdVeftlsing & chief esecutive pubiications by Vail Resons to market its ski ar- stone - as resorts with independem identities.
Marketina officer of Vail
Resorts Inc.,
and his cohort was riding in a cab to the San how hard it is keeping an 11,440.
Bruce Mainzer, Vail VP of market- F'rancisco airport when the cabbie foot mountain a secret. No, really.
ing and also a former Norwegian ~ asked, "Where aze you headed?" Not to mention a vIIlage that glows `
Cruise Line eaecutive, lrired Good- ~ "Vail " they answered. "We're at night with the lights of bistros,
by to create four ads for Vail's four The reaction we re working on the advertising cam- boutiques, and a 527-seat theater
mountains that promotes each one ettin Paign. What should we say about for the arts It seems everyone
as its own "brand." g g from that place?" here thinks of Beaver Creek as
Goodby is the shop thaYs also re- customers is pOS1t1Ve According to Mainzer, the cabbie their own private mountain. And
sponsible for the catchy "Got said, "Vail is Vail. IYs the best." they want to keep it that way."
Milk?" campazgn. from what I can see The resulting ad: "Vail. ThaYs The ad has riled a few Beava
T6e ad shop's edginess is best really all you need to say when de- Creekers who accuse the messagt
~ seen in the Breckenridge print ad from the inquiries scribing the greatest slri mountain of being elitist. After all, hasn't
currently mmning along with two- , on the planet. Something you un- Vail been positioning Beaver GYeek "
page spreads for Beaver Creek, and bookings we re doubtedly already know..." as the family-friendly resort?
- Vail and Keystone in the major Keystone's ad was the result of "q think we tried to be notice-
consumer skung magazines. gettlllg f02' the Summit County creative team able," Mainzer said. "I think it71 t
One page of the ad bears the (two other Goodby staff inembers work. People will read it, but we -
message: "Every dollar you spend Breckenridge. People were designated the Eagle County may 6ave pushed it a touch too '
at Breckenridge helps keep alive team) seeing the sign at the top of g~. »
the dream of directionless colle e are even callin{.r
g a the mountam that says, "Welcome out of four ain't bad.
graduates everywhere." asking for coPleS Of to the National Forest." ~°We looked at the ind ed-
OK, you think to yourself. This is "It's the only one of our resorts +~'9
differnnt. the adS. that when you get back up there vertising and said, `How could we
The facing page shows a black- you can pretend you're Lewis and differentiate ouiselves?' Last yeaz
and-white photo of a skier walking Clark," Mainzer said. "Yon can't (in the campaegn) Ueere were a lot
along a snowq road hauling skis ~ see any buildings. In our view, of inessages about the individual t
over his or her shoulder. Caption gruce Mainzer there are not enough ski resort resorts as well as the company as a{
under the photo: "The young people Vaii VP of marketing companies marketing the outdoors. whole. Each ad was branded dif-
who escape to Breckenridge need if you look at the research on why ferently with the different logos,
help. Without your support their ' people take vacations, they say but the look was the same. This ~
utopian rnmmunity will die. And 1-800 number for more informa- they want to get out of the city and Year we decided that 90 percent of they'll be forced to take jobs where tion. The "No!" box reads, "I dan't hike or ski. This is an angle that the ballgame was loyalty to a
they wear suits and practice habit- want to help a bunch of misguided hasn't been pushed before." place• peoPle are buying the place,
uat, tedious grooming rituals. weenies. Join the Merchant Ma- The Keystone ad starts out: not Vail Resorkc."
Piease read on to find out why your rines for all I care!" "America the Beautiful was not
help is desperately needed.° "I think they nailed the place," written about Pittsburgh Penay Parker writes about re- f
The copy continues to beg for fi- Mainzer understated. "The reac- The Beaver Creek ad, Mainzer tailing, marlretiag and adnertising ~
nancial su p port of the Brecken- tion we're gettin g from customers admits, ma y need some fine tun- for 76e Denver Past. Ser co/umn
ridge ski-bum lifestyle. The come is positive from what I can see ing. The ad shows a car pulling into aPPear~ S ua d a y s a.
on is a clip-out response where a from the inquiries and bookings the security gate atthe entrance to
reader can mark "Yes! I'll help the we're getting for Breckenridge. the posh resort. The driver is sup-
skiers and snowboarders who People are even calling asking for posed to be saying "What moun-
spend seasoas in Breckenridge. I copies of the ads." tain?" because the mammoth
want to save them from having to Goodby Silverstein's inspiration mountain isn't visible from the re-
decide what they'll actually do for the Vail ad came trom an un- sart entrance.
with their lives," and includes the likely source. The creative team The copy: "You'd be surprised
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Environmentai Commission
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: June 22, 1998 .
_ SUBJECT: A request for a worksession to discuss a major amendment to Special
Development District No. 6, Vail Village Inn, to allow for a hotel redevelopment
located at 100 east meadow drive, Lots M& O, Block 5D, Vail Village First Filing.
Appiicant: Daymer Corporation, represented by Jay Peterson
Planner: George Ruther I. DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST
The applicant, Daymer Corporation, represented by Jay Peterson, is proposing a major
amendment to Special Development District No. 6, Vail Village Inn. The major amendment is
intended to facilitate the hotel redevelopment. The redevelopment is proposed on the west
portion of the Vail Village Inn development also known as Phase IV- Condominiums.
The applicant is proposing to construct the Vail Plaza Hotel. The Vail Plaza Hotel is to be an
eight to nine story tall building. The hotel will be comprised of approximately 340 hotel rooms, 12
fractional fee club units, one residential penthouse, an approximately 17,000 sq. ft. of ineeting
and convention facility, on-site accessory restaurant and retail space, a 25,000 sq. ft. spa and
fitness center, and approximately 445 underground parking spaces. Vehicular access to the
hotel is intended to be off of the Frontage Road.
In order to facilitate the construction of the Vail Plaza Hotel, existing stnactures within Phase IV of
the Vail Village Inn will need to be removed. Specifically, the applicant is proposing to demolish
the Vail Village Inn Lobby Building and Condominiums, the hotel rooms, and Craig's Market on
Lot M.
II. BACKGROUND
• In 1976, the Vail Town Council passed Ordinance No. 7, Series 1976, establishing
Special DQvelopment Districts No. 6, Vail Village Inn, to ensure the unified and
coordinated development of a critical site to the Town of Vail, as a whole, and in a
manner suitable for the area in which it is situated.
• In i a85, ii iC Vaii i own ~-.Oouncil passed Ordinance No. 1, Series 1985, providing certain
amendments to the approved development plan for Special Development District No. 6.
• In 1987, the Vail Town Council passed Ordinance No.14, Series 1987, which amended
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Development District No. 6.
• In 1992, the Vail Town Council passed Ordinance No. 9, Series 1991, providing for
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certair amendmertit5 tc, tne approved development plan for Speciat Development District
No. 6, which relates specifically to Phase IV.
• In 1992, the Vail Town Council passed Ordinance No. 2, Series 1992, allowing for
modifications and amendments to various sections of Special Development District No. 6
which related directly to Phase IV, and which made certain changes to the approved
development plan for Special Development District No. 6 as they relate to Phase IV.
• In 1998, the Vail Town Council passed Ordinance, No. 24, Series 1998, providing cPrtain
amendments to the approved deve!^,pment plan for Special Gevelopment District No. 6. '
According to the ordinance which originally established Special Development District No: 6, the underlaying zoning for the District is Public Accommodation. The purpose of the District is to
provide additional areas in Town for mixed use development. The District has resulted in a
substantial increase in allowable density on the site of the Vail Village Inn. When originally
considering deviations from the underlying zoning in 1976, the Town Council found that such
deviations were acceptable as the community was to realize a substantial increase in the hotel
bed base. An increase in short-term accommodations has been a long standing objective of the
community.
III. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS
The Town of Vail Municipal Code outlines the process by which an application for an amendment
to an established Special Development District shall be reviewed. The following is a description
of the review process:
According to Section 12-9A-1, Purpose, of the Municipal Code, the purpose of the Special _
Development District is,
"io encouraga fiexibility and creativity in the development of land in order to promote its
most appropriate use; to improve the design character and quality of the new
development with the Town; to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets
and utilities; to preserve the natural and scenic features of open space areas; and to
further the overall goals of the community as stated in the Vail Comprehensive Plan. An
approved development plan for a Special Development District, in conjunction with the
property's underlying zone district, shall establish the requirements for guiding
development and uses of property included in the Special Devefopment District. The
Special Development District does not apply to and is not available in the following zone
districts: Hillside Residential, Single-Family, Duplex, Primary/Secondary."
Pursuant to Section 12-9A-2 of the Municipal Code, in part, a major amendment is defined as,
"Any proposal to change uses; increase gross residential floor area; change the number
of dwelling or accommodation units; modify, enlarge or expand any approved special
development district."
Since the aanliaant nrnnosp!-: rhar+mn +ho 11enc rh~r„ra 41~~
accommodation units and to increase the gross residential floor area on the site, staff has
identified the applicant's request as a major SDD amendment.
tn accordance with Section 12-9A-4 (A)-(C) of the Municipal Code, in part, -
"an approved development plan shall be reqaired prior to construction. The approved
development plan shall establish requirements regulating development, uses and other
activities in the special development district."
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Additionally, the applicant shall be required to hold a pre-appiication meeting with the Community
Development Department prior to submitting a formal application. The purpose of the meeting
shall be to discuss the goals of the proposed special development district, the Town's Master
Plan and the review procedure which will be followed for evaluating the application.
Further, the Planning and Environmental Commission shall conduct the initial review of the
amendment to the special development district. The review shall take place at a regularly
scheduled meeting. Following the Planning and Environmental Commission's review, the
Community Development Department shall forward a report to the Town Council stating the
PEC's findings and recommendations on the amendment request. The Town Council shall then review the application based upon the information submitted. An approval of the application by
the Town Council shall require two readings of an ordinance. •
In accordance with Section 12-9A-8, Design Criteria, of the Municpal Code,
The following design criteria shall be used as the principal criteria in evaluating the merits of the
proposed special development district. It shall be the burden of the applicant to demonstrate that
submittal material and the proposed development plan comply with each of the following
standards, or demonstrate that one or more of them is not applicable, or that a practical solution
consistent with the public interest has been achieved:
A. Compatibility:
Design compatibility and sensitivity to the immediate environment, neighborhood
and adjacent properties relative to architectural design, scale, bulk, building
height, buffer zones, identity, character, visual integrity and orientation.
B. Relationship:
Uses, activity and density which provide a compatible, efficient and workable
relationship with surrounding uses and activity.
C. Parking And Loading:
Compliance with parking and Ioading requirements as outlined in Chapter 10 of
this Title.
D. Comprehensive -Plan:
Conformity with applicable elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan, Town
policies and urban design plans.
E. Natural And/Or Geologic Hazard:
IdPntifir,aflnr, anr+ mrtination of natural and/or geoloqic hazards that affect the
property on which the special development district is proposed.
F. Design Features:
Site plan, building design and location and open space provisions designed to
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vegetation and overall aesthetic quality of the community.
G. I-raffic:
A circulation system designed for both vehicles and pedestrians addressing on
and off-site traffic circulation.
H. Landscaping: .
Functional and aesthetic landscaping and open space in order to optimize and
preserve natural features, recreation, views and function.
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1. Workable Plan:
Phasing plan or subdivision plan that will maintain a workable, functionai and
efficient relationship throughout the development of the special development
district.
1V. DISCUSSION ISSUES
1. Comaliance with Town of Vail Master Plan and other relevant do~uments
When considering proposals for redevelopment, the staff relies upon the Town'svarious
master plan and other relevant documents for guidance and direction. Staff anticipates
- that we will again be reviewing the Town's master plan documents and analyzing the
applicanYs proposal for compliance with the plans. The following plans will be reviewed:
• Vail Viltage Master Plan
• Zoning Regulations
• Vail Land Use Plan
• Streetscape Master Plan
• Vail Transportation Master Plan
• Vail Village Urban Design Guide Plan
Are these the appropriate documents for the staff to review? What, if any, additional
information retative to the Town of Vail's planning documents would the Commission
and/or the Council like the staff to review and provide information on?
Additionally, on June 2, 1998, a IPffc-r to the Planning and Environmental Commission
was received by the Community Development Department from John Dunn, of Dunn,
Abplanalp & Christensen, P.C., on behalf of his clients. In the letter, the question of
master plan conformance as it relates to the applicanYs proposal was raised. The staff,
with the assistance of the Town Attorney, will be reviewing the issue in greater detail. If
in fact it is determined that an amendment to any of the master plans must accompany
the current major SDD amendment proposal, the applicant has indicated they will make
~t-h app;ication. ic is anticipated thac biaii wNl make its determination on this issue prior
to the next worksession on this application.
2. Bulk. Mass and Scale
In preliminary discussions about the proposed hotel redevelopment, much has been said
`.he ba1K, mass ana scaie or the project. There is no doubt that, if approved in its
present configuration, the Vail Plaza Hotel will be one of the larger buildinas in the Town
`."a locatioi-i 31 tne building and the ui cne project, the staff will be
employing the services of Jeff Winston, of Winston & Associates, Inc. nf ani_ilder, Co.
Jeff Winston ucalyfl 4..v1iauiLaiiL 101 many of the more
significant projects in Town.
At this time, based upon the information provided to date, staff would recommend the
Commission and the Council provide the staff and the anolicant with any direction they
may have relative to the bulk, mass and scale of the project (i.e., is a 8-9 story bi iilriina
appropriate in this location?, is a 225,000 square foot building appropriate on this site?, is
the design of the building compatible with the surrounding environment?, •does the
building fit in with the context of the area and the character of Vail?, etc.)
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3. Employee Housing Requirements
The Town has historicalfy required developers of Special Development Districts to
provide employee housing within the community. Typically, the Town has identified the
incremental increase in employees generated as a result of the new development and
then required the developer to provide deed-restricted housing for a percentage of the
new employees. In this instance, the developer has indicated a desire to provide deed- .
restricted housing. At this point however, it is unclear as to how the Town will determine
, the housing need and where the housing should be provided. .
Staff would recommend that the Commission and the Council provide the staff and the -
applicant with direction on the issue of employee housing (i.e., how shall the need be '
determined?, what type of units shall be provided?, should the units be new construction
or should deed restrictions be placed on existing units?, where shall the units be
provided; in town vs. down valley?, what shall be the time frame for providing the units?,
public/private partnerships?, etc.)
4. Reports and Studies
Pursuant to the Town of Vail Municipal Code, the Town can require the applicant to
submit various reports and studies to aid in the review and consideration of development
applications. In the instance of the Vail Plaza Hotel, the staff has identified the following
reports and studies which we believe will be useful in considering the redevelopment
application:
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Traffic Impact Report (pedestrian/vehicular)
• View Corridor Analysis
• Fiscal Impact Report
• Urban Design Analysis
Are there any other reports or studies that the Commission and/or Council wish to have
prepared relative to this application?
III. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
As this is a worksession only, staff will not be providing a formal recommendation at this time.
Staff will provide a formal recommendation on the applicant's request at the time of afinal
hearing. At th;- is requesting that the Planning and Environmental Commission and
the Town Council listen to the applicant's presentation of the redevelopment proposal and
provide staff with any direction the Pianning ariu LL, ivironmental Commission and the Town
Council may have regarding the proposed SDD amendment and the proposed development
,.,view proces~. interested in having the Commission and the Council identify any
"red flag" (i.e, height, density, traffic, mix of uses, etc.) issues which the Council would like the
appiicant and starr to aaaress du~ 'li-ig the development review process. Staff will co;,;;iluaiiy
provide opportunities for both the Planning and Environmental Commission and the Town
Council to comment on the proposai.
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