HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-11-09 Support Documentation Town Council Evening Session
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
EVENING MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1999
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.
1. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. (5 mins.)
2. Wayfinding Conceptual and Design Review. (1 hr.)
Suzanne Silverthorn
Jeff Corbin ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Participate in the presentation
Greg Hall overview and provide direction and feedback as needed for next steps.
Dominic Mauriello
Todd Oppenheimer BACKGROUND RATIONALE: On July 20, 1999, the Vail Town Council
voted to authorize the development of a plan to improve directional
signage for motorists and pedestrians from 1-70 to the commercial core
villages. Corbin Design of Traverse City, Michigan, was awarded a
contract on August 18, 1999. The firm was selected following a request
for proposal (RFP) process which resulted in 8 proposals from across
the country. Since then, Corbin Design has made four site visits to Vail to
work with a staff-community team to evaluate the existing wayfinding
elements, originally developed in 1988, and to recommend
improvements. On October 6, the conceptual program was presented to
the Design Review Board and was met with favorable response along
with several suggestions for improvement. Also during October, the
overall concept was presented to several community-based focus groups
with similar positive results and input.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: We are requesting Council authorization
to proceed with the immediate implementation of an Initial Phase of the
Wayfinding Program. This would consist of those elements that would
improve wayfinding to the winter venues, including changing out the
faces in the existing Main Vail roundabout signage, installing the new
West Vail roundabout signage according to the new design, installing
improved directional and informational signage related to the two village
parking structures, installing improved signage in the two structures as
well, and installing new pedestrian directional signage. We would also
continue working with the Colorado Department of Transportation to
improve signage along 1-70 as quickly as possible. Since most of this
work is above ground, much of it can be accomplished even during the
winter months. The 2000 capital budget provides $250,000 for
recommended wayfinding improvements.
3. Ordinance No. 33, Series of 1999, first reading of an Ordinance
Steve Thompson Providing for the Levy Assessment and Collection of Town Ad Valorem
Property Taxes Due for the 1999 Tax Year and Payable in the 1999
Fiscal Year. (20 mins.)
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, modify or deny
Ordinance No. 33, Series of 1999 on first reading.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE: This ordinance provides for the levy
assessment and collection of property taxes for the 2000 fiscal year. The
Town is allowed to increase its property tax revenue by the sum of the
percentage increase in net new construction of .908% plus the Denver
Boulder CPI for 1999 of 2.9% for a total of 3.808% or $76,519.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Ordinance No. 33, Series
of Series 1999 on first reading:
4. Contracts for Community Facilities Planning. (30 mins.)
Russell Forrest
5. Town Manager's Report. (5 mins.)
6. Adjournment - 9:00 p.m.
NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW:
(ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 11/23/99, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 12/7199, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 12/7/99, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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