HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-15 Support Documentation Town Council Evening Session
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
EVENING MEETING
TUESDAY, February 15, 2000
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. First reading of Ordinance No. 3, Series of 2000, an ordinance
Tom Moorhead authorizing the conveyance of fee title to the following real property owned
by the Town of Vail and located at 770 Potato Patch. (45 mins.)
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ACTION RQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with conditions, or
deny Ordinance No. 3, Series of 2000, on first reading.
BACKGROUND RATONALE: On December 1,1994, the Town of Vail
acquired the care taker unit at 770 Potato Patch Drive Condominiums for
$76,000. The Town was able to acquire this unit as a result of a law suit
filed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation against the Town of Vail
and 770 Potato Patch Drive Condominium Association to remove a
restriction on the unit being utilized as a care taker unit and not to be sold
separate from the other common elements of the Association. FDIC had
acquired the title to the unit as Receiver of Silverado Banking, Savings and
Loan Association upon its failure.
The Town of Vail received the property by Quick Claim Deed from Silverado
Investment Company without restrictions on resale. The last appraisal on
the unit was $225,000. The unit has been rented to a Town of Vail
employee for $850 a month.
This unit, due to its value and due to the expensive monthly assessments
and special assessments, is not ideal as an employee housing rental unit.
It is believed that a sale could be consummated which would provide the
opportunity to buy one or two additional units that would more appropriately
function as housing for employees.
STAFF APPROVE: The Staff recommends the Town Council approve
Ordinance No. 3, Series of 2000, on first reading.
3. An evening work session to present the proposed Employee
George Ruther Housing Plan for the Vail Plaza Hotel. The purpose of the work session is
to provide the developer with an opportunity to present plans for the required
employee housing in accordance with Condition No. 1 of Ordinance No. 1,
Series of 2000. (30 mins.)
BACKGROUND RATIONALE:
On January 18, 2000, the Vail Town Council approved Ordinance No. 1,
Series of 2000, (4-3 Donovan, Foley & Navas). In accordance with the
conditions of approval prescribed in Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1, Series
of 2000, the Developer was required to,
"submit an Employee Housing Plan to the Town of Vail Community
Development, within 30 days of the approval of Ordinance No. 1, Series
of 2000, for the review and approval of the Plan by the Vail Town Council
and/or reviewing Boards and Commissions, prior to the issuance of a
building permit. At a minimum, the proposed Plan shall include, but not
be limited to, housing alternatives, with at least one alternative showing
38 beds and at least one additional plan showing 19 beds on-site and
within the Special Development District for the consideration of the Town.
The required employee housing units shall be located within the Town of
Vail and comply with the Town of Vail Employee Housing Requirements
(Title 12, Chapter 13, of the Town of Vail Municipal Code). The Developer
shall provide deed-restricted housing for a minimum of 38 employees,
and said deed-restricted housing shall be made available for occupancy,
and the deed restrictions be recorded at the Office of the Eagle County
Clerk & Recorder, prior to requesting a Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy for the Vail Plaza Hotel. Nothing contained herein shall
obligate the Town to approve such a Plan, nor shall the Developer be
required to remove existing proposed uses or density in order to
construct the employee housing units on site. The Developer agrees, at
the determination of the Town of Vail Community Development
Department, to make all necessary applications and proceed through all
required development review processes resulting from the proposed
Employee Housing Plan."
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
No action is requested of Council at this time. The Community Development
Department will not be making a recommendation on the plan at this time.
Staff will provide a recommendation at the time of final review.
4. CARTS (Colorado Alliance for a Rapid Transit Solution). (20 mins.)
Greg Hall
Kevin Foley
5. Town Manager's Report. (5 mins.)
Bob McLaurin
6. Adjournment (8:45 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, 2/22/00, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/7100, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 3/7/00,
BEGINNING AT 2:00 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.
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ORDINANCE NO.3
SERIES OF 2000
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF FEE TITLE TO THE
FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF VAIL AND LOCATED
AT 770 POTATO PATCH, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
Care taker unit 770 Potato Patch Drive Condominiums according to the Condominium
map thereof recorded December 23, 1982 in Book 350 at page 903 and as defined in the
Condominium Declaration recorded December 23, 1982 in Book 350 at page 902,
County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail is the owner of certain property known as the Care Taker
Unit, 770 Potato Patch Drive Condominiums; and
WHEREAS, this unit was acquired by the Town of Vail for $76,000.00 by Quick Claim
Deed without deed restriction concerning use or transfer; and
WHEREAS the last appraised value of the property is approximately $225,000.00; and
WHEREAS the monthly assessments and special assessments are excessive for
utilization as an employee housing unit; and
WHEREAS the sale of this unit would provide an opportunity to add an additional unit or
units that would function more appropriately as housing for employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BEING ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL THE TOWN
OF VAIL, COLORADO that:
1. The Town Council hereby approves this sale of the property.
2. The Town Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute such instruments of
conveyance as are appropriate to convey fee title from the Town of Vail to the purchaser.
3. 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, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that
any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
4. The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Vail as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued,
any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution
commenced, nor any other action or proceedings as commenced under or by virtue of the
provision repealed or repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not
revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless,expressly stated
herein.
5. All bylaws, orders, resolutions, and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent
herewith are repealed to the extend only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be
construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution, or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore
repealed.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL
ON FIRST READING this 15th day of February, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado.
Ludwig Kurz, Town Mayor
ATTEST:
Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk
READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
this 7th day of March, 2000.
Ludwig Kurz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk
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2-15-00
Russell Forrest asked me to speak to the TOV Council tonight on our vision of a
community preschool. If Learning Tree and ABC schools are forced to be relocated
due to building on the Mt. Bell Site, it is our belief that both schools as they exist now
will close down, probably with a large farewell alumni party/fundraiser, and a new
program will be established that will meet the community needs in the new century.
Together the Directors of both schools, along with a committee of teachers and parents
would plan a program that is not only high quality, but will better serve our youngest
citizens of today. This idea has been discussed only slightly with both of our Boards,
with some support and some reticence. Change of this type is not easy, when some
feel that what we do is " perfect" why try to change it. In my opinion, the two separate
programs, once relocated in the same facility would never be the same. Each would
have difficulty keeping their autonomy, and communication would be more difficult with
two separate administrations. Collaboration would solve some of the issues we face
on a daily basis, such as hiring, training and retaining qualified staff. We are both
501(c)(3) non-profit companies, and would most likely have to apply for a new not-for-
profit status.
It would not be cost effective for two separate programs to be involved in a large
capital campaign in such a small community, collaborating to raise funds is the only
way! We would need to have several years to write grants, send out a large direct
mailing, have a giant fundraiser ...I know communities, that are less affluent that have
done this successfully. This would have to be in addition to our current fund raising,
which helps us balance our operating budget.. Our financial objective is to break even
on an annual basis. Approximately 85% of the operating budget is derived from tuition
and fees. The balance of the operating budget is generated from donations, grants
and fund raising. Four years ago the Learning Tree Board started a separate fund
raising effort to effect a capital improvement fund. As of the fiscal year ending Sept. 30,
1999, LT has a segregated capital fund of approximately $50,000 for seed money to
start the ball rolling. This is obviously way short of the $750,000 it would cost to
construct a replacement facility. We would need to have a long term lease, a land site,
architectural plans, a guarantee of uninterruption of service and time to put fund
raising and program planning into process. The time issue is the most difficult for us to
imagine within the current structure of the schools, as all Directors teach at least 2-3
days a week. We feel that this contributes to the quality and consistency in the
children's programs. There would have to be additional funds in our current budgets to
either hire a fundraiser or free the administrative staff up to do this work.
At this point, we need to reassure our staff, who have dedicated many years of their
lives to the children of the valley, that they have job security. In the upcoming year, we
need to let parents, who are enrolling their children in our programs, know that their
children will have uninterrupted care in a wonderful building and a wonderful program,
because this is the right of all children.
Thanks for listening to us and supporting us with your hearts.
I would like to say one more thing. It appears, from recent public opinion, that the
schools do not belong on the Donovan Park site. We have employed the services of
an attorney to research this matter, and we hope that this legal question can be
answered soon , so that we can all go on with our daily operations, as well as our long
range planning for the future ...and whatever happened to the firehouse plans for the
Mt. Bell site?
Moe Mulrooney and Cricket Pylman, Learning Tree Administrative Team
Cindy Allard and Kristy Grims, ABC School Administrative Team