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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. Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. C: WGENDA.TC