HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-28 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, March 28, 2000
2:00 P.M. AT TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS
NOTE: Time of items is approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied
upon to determine at what time Council will consider an item.
1. DRB Interviews. (15 mins.)
2. AIPP Interviews. (15 mins.)
3. Whitewater Park Discussion. (1:15 mins.)
Todd Opppenheimer
Joel Heath
4. Model Traffic Code/Residential. (1 hr.)
Greg Hall
Greg Morrison BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The Model Traffic Code
establishes speed limits for both residential and commerical
streets and roads. In order to change the speed limit from
what the code requires, it is necessary to do site-specific
speed studies. The Town of Vail had conducted these
studies in 1998 and they do show that in our residential
areas we should be able to reduce the speed from 30 mph to
25mph. We will discuss these speed studies at the work
session on the 28th w/Council. In addition, when you adopt
the Model Traffic Code, it also pertains to on-street parking
regulations under TOV ownership which, also, can be
reviewed at this time.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Provide input and direction
to staff, after which the adopting ordinance for the Model
Traffic Code will be prepared.
5. The Vail Valley Foundation is proposing to improve and
George Ruther expand the amphitheater in Ford Park. The amphitheater is
leased by the Foundation from the Town of Vail. In order to
proceed through the development review process the
Foundation must first receive approval to submit an
application to the Community Development Department from
the Vail Town Council. The purpose of this worksession is to
request the permission to proceed through the development
review process. (15 mins.)
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:
Approve, approve with conditions or deny the Vail Valley
Foundation's request.
BACKGROUND RATIONALE:
The purpose of this worksession is not to review the
proposal. If permission is granted to proceed with the
application through the development review process, the Vail
Town Council will be informed regularly during PEC and
DRB updates. Once action is taken, the Council can call the
project up for review if desired.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
The Community Development Department recommends that
the Town Council approve the applicant's request.
6. PEC Report. (15 mins.)
Allison Ochs
Brent Wilson
7. Information Update. (10 mins.)
8. Council Reports. (10 mins.)
9. Other. (10 mins.)
10. Adjournment. ( 5:45 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, 4104100, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
THE FOLLOWING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 4/11100, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 4104100, 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.
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Vail Resorts Development Company
Vail • Breckenridge . Keystone • Beaver Creek®. Bachelor Gulch®• Arrowhead
March 6, 2000
Lorelei Donaldson
Town of Vail Clerk
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
Dear Ms. Donaldson,
This letter is to inform you that I am seeking a position on the Art in Public Places board
(AIPP) for the Town of Vail. As of November 18, 1999 I became a resident in the Town
of Vail and own a home at 2854 Snowberry Drive, in Intermountain. I have been living
in the Vail Valley, however, for nearly three years.
I am currently employed as a development manager for Vail Resorts Development
Company (VRDC). My primary responsibilities with VRDC are to support the ongoing
redevelopment efforts in the Town of Vail. This work includes site planning and
assessment, architectural design input, landscape design on new and existing sites,
community outreach and public relations, and acting as a liason between condominium
residents at our base area facilities and mountain operations.
Setting the I am also working with numerous individuals with Vail Resorts and the community on
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Woddaau developing a green building program, as well as working with the Town of Vail (Russell
Alpine Resorts! Forrest) in an effort to restore the Lionshead wetlands walk adjacent to Lionshead
Gondola.
I have direct interest in the aesthetic conditions in the Town of Vail, given both my a
residential status and my profession. Although my position with VRDC precludes my
ability to volunteer for the PEC or DRB, I believe that the AIPP board. is a valuable
opportunity for me to volunteer my time and professional expertise to the community. I
am excited to have the opportunity to suggest my candidacy for this position.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
n Jonathan W. Greene
w 137 Benchmark Road . PO Box 959. Avon, Colorado . 81620-0959. phone 970.845 2535. fax 970.845 2555
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TOWN OF VAIL COUNCIL
ATTN: LORELEI DONALDSON
TOWN CLERK
RE: AIPP BOARD VACANCIES
I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION AS AN APPLICANT FOR AN
OPEN POSITION ON THE AIPP BOARD.
I HAVE BEEN AN OWNER AT THE LODGE AT LIONSHEAD FOR THE PAST 23
YEARS. VAIL IS PRESENTLY MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN AN INTERESTED PARTICIPANT IN
ATTENDING TOV COUNCIL MEETINGS AND HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH
TOV PROBLEMS, PROGRAMS, AND PROGRESS, OR LACK THEREOF. THIS
FAMILIARITY PROMPTS ME TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED, AND,THE AIPP
SEEMS AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO START.
I HAVE NO FORMAL TRAINING IN ART AS SUCH, BUT MY EDUCATION,
EXPERIENCE, AND AGE GIVES ME SOME APPRECIATION AND DIRECTION
AS TO WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN VAIL. I AM ESPECIALLY
INTERESTED IN IMPROVING LIONSHEAD WHICH I PERCEIVE AS BEING
DEFICIENT IN QUANTITY AS WELL AS QUALITY OF ART FORMS. I'M SURE
SOME OF THE PRESENT FORMS WOULD BE MORE APPRECIATED IN OTHER
PARTS OF VAIL.
SINCERELY
JIM MILLER -
380 E LIONSHEAD CIRCLE #140
VAIL, CO. 81657 /
TELEPHONE 476 1264 7/~DD
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March 15, 2000
Ms. Lorelei Donaldson Fax: 970/479-2157
Town Clerk
Town of Vail
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO I I I 657
Dear Lorelei,
For the past 5 years I have been working for the Town of Vail as the
Coordinator for the Art In Public Places Program. This past year my
husband and I opened Larkspur Restaurant and I am no longer able to
commit the amount of time required to fill the Coordinator's position,
however, I am extremely Interested in serving as a member of the
Board of Directors.
The board has been working on the AIPP Master Plan for the past
several months and I feel I could provide continuity with this project as
well as several other projects presently underway. I am deeply
committed to promoting the arts In our community and would welcome
this opportunity to remain Involved.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Nancy Sweeney
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GORE CREEK IMPROVEMENT
INITIATIVE
Agenda - Town Council Work Session March 28, 2000
1. Introduction - Joel Heath, VVTCB Improvements Applicant
• What has been done so far
• Where we are
11. An understanding of the project - Joel Heath, VVTCB
• What will it look like
• Plans
• Pictures
• What is different about this process
• How the creels will change
• Pros
• Cons
III. Introduction of the Contractor and Review of Costs -
Nancy Kern, VVTCB and Aquatics and Wetland CO.
• What other projects have been done and where?
• What will it cost?
• At what time of year can it be done?
IV. The Value of the Media - Emily Jacob, VVTCB
V. Testimonial - Joel Heath, VVTCB
VI. Town of Vail Staff Presentation - Todd Oppenheimer, Town of Vail
• Video
• Discussion
VII. Public Comment
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Preliminary Plan
Gore Creek Improvement Initiative
By Recreation Engineering & Planning
Introduction: The plan behind the Gore Creek improvement Initiative is to
enhance the environment, the aesthetics and the recreation in the
area between the Covered Bridge and International Bridge.
Project Description: The proposed location for the improvements is between the
Covered Bridge and the International Bridge (Figure 1). Due to the
channel width, stream gradient and habitat characteristics; this is
an ideal location for kayaking and park enhancements. The project
will consist of four features; three water structures and an
enhancement to the current children's wading area on river left.
Each feature will mimic natural features already found in Gore
Creek.
The park will consist of-
1 . In-stream water improvements (i.e. drops, pools, random
boulder placements). Neither water flow nor flood levels
will be changed in any manner with the current design.
Each drop consists of natural boulders placed in the river to
create the desired feature. The boulders are anchored into
the riverbed to create each feature. The highest boulder in
each feature will not be any higher than the current
riverbed. In other words, the boulders do not create a dam
effect that backs water up. Digging out the riverbed below
the boulders creates a drop in the water as it descends each
feature to create a water hydraulic. This creates an area for
kayakers to surf and a pool for fish to inhabit.
2. Selective bank access improvements (i.e. vegetated
terraces, boulder toe, seating areas, re-vegetation, etc.) The
initiative includes minor changes to the south bank of the
creek to enhance seating and access to the creek's bank.
The only changes to the north side of the river for the first
and second feature will be to anchor the boulders into the
bank and to assist with erosion control. No seating or
river access will be put between the first and second
feature on river right (North bank). The third feature
between the pedestrian bridge and the international bridge
will be the focus of the bank improvements. In this area
rock steps will be placed on each side. of the bank in order
to provide seating and to correct the current erosion
problems that are currently present.
All of these improvements are envisioned to be attractive,
functional, and permanent; designed to blend in with and improve
the natural environment. The Gore Creek Improvements Initiative
will create a more welcoming and attractive area in the center of
town and enhance the habitat for fish.
Access: Boaters will park in the main parking structure. Access to the creek
will be through pre-existing access areas i.e. Covered Bridge Park
or Mill Creek Confluence. The only enhancement will be made
just after the International Bridge forcing boaters to exit the river
on river right onto Town of Vail owned land instead of river left
(private property) which is where boaters are currently getting out
of the river.
Costs: The Town of Vail has allocated $200,000 of RETT funds to pay
for the improvements.
Gore Creek Water Park
Cost Estimate
March 24, 2000
No. Item Scenario 1
1 Design, permitting, flood analysis, $11,000.00
and specification of in-stream
improvements and bank work, inc.
HEC-2 study.
2 Aquatic and Wetland Company $164,890.00
Construction (see attached
estimate)
7 Project management, construction $14,500.00
inspection, contractor negotiations,
documentation and water attorney
fees
8 Repairs to existing landscaping and $22,000.00
pavement
11 Subtotal of Above Items $212,390.00
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Contingency, 15% (construction) $28,033.50
13 Total Project Budget $240,423.50
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AQUATIC AND WETLAND COMPANY
C0nSU)ti!1g • ConstrOction Nurseries
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PROJECT: Gore Creek at the Gore Creek Promenade DATE: 3/13/00
LOCATION: Vail. Colotedo
IteMA D2scrlptLgn Quantity Uhl U_r8 Price i9w
i BOULDERS / SUPPLIED AND PLACED 600 CYD $ 170.00 $ 102,000.00
2 GROUT / SUPPLIED AND PLACED 90 CYD $ 260 00 $ 23,400.00
3 MOBILIZATION 1 LS $ 14,350.00 $ 14,350.00
4 6" SYKES PUMP FOR DEWATERING 56 HOUR $ 65.00 $ 3,640.00
5 T AVERAGE BOULDERS 10 EACH $ 950.00 $ 9,500.00
6 EXCESS MATERIAL HAULED FROM SITE 400 CYD $ 30.00 $ 12,000.00
TOTAL: $ 164,890.00
CONDITIONS / EXCLUSIONS.
ADD 3% FOR BOND IF REQUIRED.
NO DIRT IMPORT OR EXPORT INCLUDED IN QUOTE,
UTILITY LOCATES AND COORDINATION BY OTHERS.
SURVEY AND GRADE CONTROL BY OTHERS.
ACCESS TO SITE TO BE PROVIDED.
LANDSCAPE RESTORATION BY OTHERS.
OR BY T&M BASIS,
LODGING NOT INCLUDED IN QUOTE.
BEST REGARDS,
A ATIC AND VVETLAND OMPANY,
JIAMES P. DAULTON, PRESIDENT. T
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March 15, 2000
Gary M. Lacy, P.E.
Recreation Engineering & Planning
485 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
Re: Vail Instreaam. Habitat Strictures in Gore Creek
Dear Mr. Lacy:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your March 8, 2000 correspondence concerning the project listed
above.
A search of the Colorado Cultural Resource Inventory indicated that there are no known cultural
resources within the area of potential effect. Based on the information supplied, we believe the
present nature of the proposed project area is such that no further impact to cultural resources will
occur. Therefore, the undertaking may proceed upon approval of the appropriate agency.
If previously unidentified archaeological resources are discovered in the course of the project, work
must be interrupted until the resources are property evaluated in terms of the National Register of
Historic Places eligibility criteria (36 CFR 60.4) in consultation with this office.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Jim
Green at (303) 866.4674.
Sincerely,
`Georgianna Contiguglia
State Historic Preservation Officer
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Daily Trail Staff
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Kayakers, rafters, and other supporters ss r v~4 k
of a white-water park proposed to be built
on Gore Creek between the Covered
Bridge and the International Bridge in
Vail attended a town of Vail Planning
Commission work session Monday night.
At the meeting, the commission
questioned project designer Gary Lacy
to determine the impact of building the
park on the environment, and also heard..
input from the community. Members of i
the planning commission, who
expressed a positive attitude about the
park, will discuss the matter with the
town council. If 'the council elects to x
provide funding for the park, it could be , -
built before run-off of this year.,
"I think .there's a reasonable chance
(the park) will get built," Lacy said after
the meeting. "The discussion has been 1 r
to push as hard as we can to do it, and if
we can't (do it this spring), it's not wast-
ed time. We could build it in the fall."
The park would feature three drops, all
around 18 inches vertically, smooth
waves, breaking waves, holes, along with
smooth pools and eddies. It could be
available to play in as soon as this May.
Approximately 150 cubic feet per
second of flow are needed to make the .
park accessible to boating, something
Gore Creek can offer-from aroun :May = - Dan:`Davis%Daily Trail
1 to-the`end>of-August: The Vaif Planning Commission heard"from kayakers on the benefits" of a white
Rather. than the concrete and. Z
grout" water park in the Gore Creek; shown here If approved it could be ready by:May `
water parks found, ir1.EiYfope Arid other' -
areas theMail park woul&resemble,'but ble;- some supporters believe the Ares- The•park willbe less °focused on gate
bean, improvement upon;-the, more nat ence not the •'kayaking community in running-- or slalom' racing;: but- should
ural-looking :parks found in..:Boulder:,:.town will. actually help people learn`'° stillbe,ahavenIf i rodeo:boaters:
and'Golden. _ 'how to treat-'andcaire for'-a river a "Its just: 'going to bring th e. energy"
Rock types native to the beds of fiore~ "-You can;,play •golf'and-worry= About - back to : the Vail` VillageAlpine
Creek: would be. anchored:..into -the your, swing,-you'-catiabe`running and' : Kayak's Mike Duffy said.-'T do school
river's bottom, and would` channel water have all these things going through your programs= .with` the Nail = =Mountain
into flows similar to what is found on mind, but when you.get into .a river your ,School;{and instead, of`-taking'them all
the golf course stretch of Gore Creek. " have to respect :it and become a part of th`e' way =down` to the Eagle River'- or
As long as river rats are tidy-on, -the. it," said..,,Chiis Amoroso of -Mountain':, Glenwood, we -can have them 15 min-
shores, the environmental impact of the Quest Sports: "It's like a meditation. It utes out"of school and right- on Gore
self-maintaining park would be negligi- takes you into a natural setting." Creek practicing their rodeo moves."
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Town Council's approval of funding for the pro- tUrrara(rypja%r°'"„
ject Tuesday.
The most costly part of the construction will .
be finding boulders about 3 feet in diameter for
the park.
Town landscape architect and park superin ,r
`tendentTodd Oppenheimer estimated the cost Of
buying the boulders in Denver and shipping
them here at $143,800 - 40 percent of the total
$355,120 he and town staffers have estimated for 01.- ' „av esr
the project. - ~r
Joel Heath, vice president ofvisitor services: ,
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for the Vail Valley Tourism & Convention
Bureau, and Gary Lacy, the project designer, :~udrAu}t
said the cost will be a lot less if the town is ere- rl $C4 a
ative in finding ways to collect the boulders, ~a,ettowk 5 0 .
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Lacy estimates the cost of the project at Rah o i, t
$180;000 - about $150,000 less than estimates_ - . .
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by town staff if they can find a less expensive ~
way of procuring boulders. He said the boulder
costs could be reduced if the town buys from Val] Daily graphics
local contractors or excavates them from a local The Vail Village Whitewater Park will feature a rodeo hole, splat rock and wave. The
site. Vail Town Council has OK'd $200,000 for the project.
The project will be funded with Real Estate
Transfer Tax (RETT) funds. The council agreed cartwheel their boat through the Vail Village. .
to finance up to $200,000 of the project but was ' Aspen, Steamboat, Durango and Boulder all FaSit aIL
hesitant to pledge more before seeing a specific have whitewater parks.
cost analysis. Heath said the purpose of the park is to get Cost of building a whitewater park
"If we can find a smarter way to buy boulders, summer visitors excited about the type of activ-
I would not be averse to seeing this going in this ities available in the town. The other purpose is @ According to town staff: $355,120
year's or next year's RETT budget," council to help make the in-town segment of the Jeep O According to project designers`. $176,300
member Greg Moffet said. Whitewa(er Festival challenging for partici-
•The park would be a whitewater extravagan-.'. pants, he said.,
za, featuring- a rodeo hole, wave and splat rock '.Lacy.said he plans to.build a stone arrtphithe- -
between the Bridge-Street bridge and the Inter, °.ater at the end of the park so visitors can watch. es, the park could be built either this spring.or
national bridge by Checkpoint Charlie. kayakers' as they make' their way into the last fall.
The park would emulate water parks in other pool of the stretch. Oppenheimer said he does not want to build
parts of the state, using existing rocks and boul- . Jim Lamont, executive director of the East the park in the spring because of the high water
ders and minimizing the impact on the environ Village Homeowners Association, told project flow generated, by the spring runoff. After the
ment, Heath said in February. planners they should begin talking to surround- rock-relocation construction commences, the
The park will allow spectators walking along ing .property owners to make sure they are project should not take more than two weeks to
the Vail promenade by Gore Creek to view the involved in the process, complete, Lacy.said.
kayakers as they squirt (sink the kayak's tail and Depending on how fast the planners can get Tom Winter covers Vail, Minturn and Red Cl f
go inverted), splat (go inverted. against a rock).or through the legislative and cost analysis process- He can be reached at (970) 949-0555 ert 606. .
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Daily Trail Correspondent' has designed several such parks, said the
if a boulder happens to crash into your liv- Gore Creek project would . take just two
ing room this spring, as the law of gravity weeks to build, but it would have to be done
occasionally decrees, think of it as a potential before spring runoff becomes strong - or
asset for the town of Vail. planned for fall. Runoff typically rolls hard
Vail Town Council on Tuesday examined by mid-May and peaks by mid-June.
the cost of having fun and the town's priori- Meanwhile, council will have to decide
ties regarding parks, recreation and the relat- which projects get the go-ahead. Among
ed use of the Real Estate Transfer Tax fund. items in the 2000 budget are $716,179 in
Development of the lower bench of park, path and landscape maintenance
Donovan Park, which would account for $10 (including recreation path capital -mainte-
million from the RETT budget in 2000 and nance) and $425,000 in path extensions and
2001, remains the largest item on the list, but improvements, including $240,000 to realign
among several projects that raised eyebrows the Katsos Ranch path and $100,000 to
during the afternoon session was a possible • extend the. North Trail from Red Sandstone .
whitewater park along the 'Gore Creek Creek to Middle Creek.
Promenade in Vail Village. Featuring dips, Council member. Greg Moffet asked if per-
pools and standing waves that would guaran- haps the U.S. Forest.Service could contribute.
tee a good'ride for kayakers and bolster the more to the North Trail project, seeing as it is
town's image as a fun place, the $308,000 designed to take pressure from overused
park would require roughly 2,025 tons of big, trails elsewhere.
expensive rocks. - Park development comprises a significant
Always there when they aren't wanted, and . piece of the plan, including $308,218 for the
seldom around when you need them, boul- Buffehr Creek Park expansion and $601,000
ders come with a price tag. In Vail's case, the for building Ellefson. Park at the Arosa-
rocks would cost $143,800 to place in and Garmi.sch site above West Vail.
around Gore Creek. Placement of an estimat- Proposed RETT projects total $3.8 million
ed 10 super-large boulders would cost an for 2000, and $9.8 million for 2001.
additional $500 apiece. Council member Chuck Ogilby raised
Council has yet to make a decision on pro- some questions about public support of the
ject expenditures, but the whitewater park uses of RETT money, while Donovan reiter-
sparked some positive continents. Council ated from previous meetings that she does
member Kevin Foley asked if the park could not think RETT funding is appropriate for
take the place of other projects earmarked by the development of Donovan Park as pro-
town staff, such as realignment of the Katsos posed.
Ranch bike path, which currently suffers . "I will continue to say it's inappropriate,"
spring flooding.. she said.
Diana Donovan liked the idea as well. Town manager Bob McLaurin reminded
"Let's do it and get it done," she said, urging council of its difficult task. "There is never
that the project be completed in one piece. enough money," he said. "Every city has
rather than in phases. more capital needs and desires than it has
Gary Lacy, representing Recreation and. money."
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-0 he Timberline Tours rafting team competes in an event on Gore Creek in Vail in May. 1999. A
proposed whitewater park in Vail would provide kayakers with more adventure opportunities.
Va to 0-waterp
A wave, rodeo hole and around the state, using existing With four rivers in or near. Vail
rocks and boulders and minimm, - Gore Creek, the Eagle River,
splat rock would be ing the unpact on the; environ- the Colorado River and the Arkan-
art o the ark ment, Heath said: sas River plus class 1 through
of The park willaIlow spectators class 5:rapids within an hour, Vail
By Tom Winter walking along the Vail promenade is known for its kayaking.
by Gore Creek to view the kay- "We 'are the hotbed of kayaking
Vail Daily akers as they squirt (sink the kay- in the state," Duffy said.
VAIL - Kayakers dream about ales tail and go inverted), splat (go Other Colorado towns already
popping into a rodeo hole to squirt inverted against a rock) or cart- have introduced whitewater kay-
and go vertical, splatting up wheel their.boat through the core aking parks to increase the avail-
against a wall or surfing a consis- of the Vail Village. ability of quality rapids to their citi-
tent wave. Heath was granted $5,000 from zens. Aspen, Steamboat Springs,.
If the Gore Creek Whitewater the Vail Town Council recently to Durango and Boulder all have
Park is built, all those things will look into design possibilities for whitewater parks.
be a reality in the heart of Vail. " was excited to see how ex- Breckenridge is looking to. put
The park would be an extrava-, cited the council was about it," he one in. Deriver is looking to build a
ganza featuring a rodeo hole, wave said. "Of all the things I've taken to second park. "It's happening all
and splat rock between the Bridge them this is one. of the ones over the state, and they are big
.Street bridge and the International they've gotten most:. excited draws," Duffy said.
bridge by Checkpoint Charlie, said about' When Vail is compared to some
Joel Heath, vice president. of visi- Mike Duffy, owner of Alpine of its rapid competition, one thing
i for services for the Vail Valley Kayak, said,he would like to see 4-.,:,;,kayakers point to as a minus is a.
Tourism & Convention Bureau. of the features ,:go into the park. ` lack `'ot . a whitewater park, said .
The park would emulate similar And if they all, do'go in, . "we're Nancy Kern, special events manag-
water parks that can be found going to be very happy," he said. er for VVTCB.
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A TIMBERLINE TOURS RAFTING TEAM COMPETES in a whitewater event on Gore Creek in Vail on May 30, 1999. A Gore
Creek Whitewater Park that would feature a rodeo hole, wave and splat rock is being considered for the area.
Itewater p M flic;
W01 I murele m Vafl
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the features go into the park. And if Gore Creek. Now, they are conduct-
they all do go in, "we're going to be ing studies of the floodplains and
VAIL - I{ayakers dream about very happy," he said. "We'd like a water flow around the creek to
popping into a rodeo hole to squirt 20-foot waterfall, but.I don't think make sure the area will not be great-
and go vertical, splatting up against that can go there," he said, laughing. ly disturbed if a park is added.
a wall or surfing a consistent wave. With four rivers in or near Vail - Environmentally, in fact, the
If the Gore Creek Whitewater Gore Creek, the Eagle River, the Col moving of the boulders and non-
Park is built, all those things will be orado River and the Arkansas River addition of man-made features is a
a reality in the heart of Vail. - plus class 1 through class S rapids plus, Heath said, noting that fish
The park would be a whitewater within an hour, Vail is known for its will benefit from the pooling effects
extravaganza featuring a rodeo hole, kayaking. of the insertion of the rodeo hole.
wave and splat rock between the "We are the hotbed ofkayaking in Economically, the park will bring
Bridge Street bridge and the Inter- the state," Duffy said. more locals back to the village to
national bridge by Checkpoint Char- Other Colorado towns already kayak and hang out, Heath said.
lie, said Joel Heath, vice president of have introduced whitewater kayak- Duffy said he always wanted to host .
visitor services for the Vail Valley ing parks to increase the availabili- a 'kayak rodeo but has never had
Tourism & Convention Bureau. ty of quality rapids to their citizens. consistent enough features on Gore
The park would emulate similar Aspen, Steamboat.Sprmgs, Durango Creek to do that.
water parks that can be found and Boulder all have whitewater The Jeep Whitewater Festival,
around the state, using existing parks. held every summer, already is a
rocks and boulders and minimizing Breckenridge. is looking to put -awfortouristsandkayakenthusi-
the impact on the environment, one in. Denver is looking to build a asts who come to Vail to watch and
Heath said. second park. "It's happening all The park will allow . spectators over the state, and they are big participate in the sport. With the ad-
walking along the Vail promenade draws," Duffy said. dition of the park, the event might .
by Gore Creek to view the kayakers When Vail is compared to some of brhng bigger crowds, Duffy said.
as they squirt (sink the kayak's tail its rapid competition, one thing kay- "There's not a kayaker. in town
and go inverted), splat (go inverted akers point to as a minus is a lack of that wouldn't want to see it," he
against a rock) or cartwheel their a whitewater park, said Nancy said. "It'd be a fun spot."
boat through the core of the Vail Kern, special events manager for As for whein it could be installed,
Village. Vail's tourism bureau. the soonest would be this spring,
Heath was granted $5,000 from the "We're trying to build our name Heath said, although that is not like-
Vail Town Council recently to look as a Mecca for whitewater•," Heath ly. What is most likely is that the
into design possibilities for the said. The man behind the plan, Gary park would be built this fall.
park. Lacy, is. a statewide engineer of For now, the creek trickles. The
"I was excited to see how excited whitewater parks, snow, heaping after recent storms,
the council was about it," he said. "He's fantastic," Duffy said. "He's clings to the mountain. Skiers' drop
"Of all the things I've taken to them, been doing this for years." off 20-foot cliffs and snowboarders
this is one of the ones they've gotten Duffy has looked at the area in ride frozen waves.
most excited about" question, Heath said, and has told Kayakers will have to wait three
Mike Duffy, owner of Alpine Kay- the tourism bru•eau that a whiLewa- more months before the tide comes
ak, said he would like to see all of ter park is a definite possibility in in.
149-0555 The Daily, Wednesday, February 2, 2000-?age A5
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Februa'ry.2, 2000 g
Coun
cil parr to whitewater ask idea
Town commits l ° ~a s
$5,000 for study
,
By Tom Winter
Daily Staff Writer "a t r"
Local kayakcrs dream about pop- n;` n
ping into a rodeo hole to squat and go e n~
vertical, splatting u against a wall or °r r
surfing a consistent wave. rg3~'r N~
If the Gore Creek Whitewater Park r• c 3 r _ '
is built, all those thing will be a reali-
ty in the heart of Vail.
The park would be a whitewater
extravaganza featuring a rodeo hole, l ~t 4 J r' ` ,
I wave and splat rock between then _ •R j lq
Bridge Street bridge and the Interna-
tional bridge by Checkpoint Charlie, py 'fin . ~r M
said Joel Heath, vice president of vis-
itor services for the Vail Valley ° ~'~t""•" r `y~ -
TOnrisnl & Convention Bureau. The park would emulate similar
water-parks that can be found around y
the state, using existing rocks and Dally file photo
boulders and minimizing the impact
on the environment, Heath said. ' Vail officials are looking to build a whit6water park-in the heart of town.
The park will allow spectators "
walking along the Vail promenade by orado River and the Arkansas River is a statewide engineer of whitewater sistent'enough features on Gore Creek
Gore Creek to view the kayakers as plus class l through class 5 rapids parks. to do that.,
they squirt (sink the kayak's tail and within an hour, Vail is known for its "He's fantasticDuffy said. "He's The Jeep Wfiitewater- Festival,
go inverted), splat (go inverted against kayaking. been doing this for years." held every 'summer, already.is a draw
a rock) or cartwheel their boat through "We are the hotbed of kayaking in -Duffy has .looked at the area in for tourists and kayak enthusiasts who
the core of the Vail Village. the state," Duffy said . . question, Heath said and has told the come to Vail to watch and participate
Heath wasgranted $5,OOOfrom the Other Colorado towns already VVTCB that a whitewater park is a in the sport. With the addition of the
Vail Town Council two weeks ago to have introduced whitewater kayaking definite possibility' in Gore Creek. park, the event might bring bigger
look into design possibilities for the parks to increase, the availability of Now, they are conducting studies of crowds; Duffy said.
park, quality rapids to their citizens. Aspen, the floodplains andmater flow around "There's not a kayaker in town that
"I was excited to see how excited Steamboat, Durango and Boulder.all the creek to make sure the area will wouldn't.want to see it," he said. "It'd
the council was about it," he said. "Of have whitewater parks. not be greatly. disturbed if a park is be a fun spot."
all the things I've taken to them, this is Breckenridge is looking to put, one added. As for when it could be installed,
one of the ones they've gotten most , in. Denver is looking to build a second Environmentally, in fact, the mov- . the soonest would be this spring,
excited about." park. "It's happening all over the state, ing of the boulders and non-addition Heath said, although that is not likely.
Mike Duffy, owner of Alpine and they are big draws," Duffy said. of man-made features is a plus, Heath What is most likely is that the park
Kayak, said he would like to see all of When Vail is compared to some of said, noting that fish will benefit from would be built this fall.
the features go into the park. And if its rapid competition, one thingkayak- the pooling effects of the insertion of For now, the creek trickles. The
they all do go in, "we're going to be ers point to as a minus is a lack of a the rodeo hole: snow, heaping after recent storms,
very happy," he said. "We'd like a 20- whitewater park, said Nancy Kern, Economically, the park will bring clings to the mountain. Skiers drop off
foot waterfall, but I don't think that special events manager for VVTCB. more locals back to the village to 20-Coot cliffs and snowboarders tide
can go there," he said, laughing. "We're trying to build our name as kayak and hang out, Heath said, frozen waves. ,
With four rivers in or near Vail- a Mecca for whitewater," Heath said. Duffy said he always wanted to host a Kayakers will have to wait three
Gore Creek, the Eaggle River, the Col- The man behind the plan, Gary Lacy, kayak rodeo but has never had con- more months before the tide comes in.
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Vale es whitewater ark on Gore Creek
BY STEPHEN LLOYD WOOD Gary Lacy. He'll prepare a
Town a potential Mecca for booming sport
Daily Trail Staff 1'' b preliminary design for in- 0s
it's not'often that building channel hydraulic improve-
outdoor recreation facilities of Gore Creek, in the heart of "We're looking at creating the media in letting the world mints," as well as any permit *Jn
town, into a veritable vatic a whitewater ark that would know we're open for sum- +
to attract visitors to the park applications required by state ' Is ,,,,•ili -
mountains also benefits the - theme park have different water attrac- mer." and federal agencies. °
environment,but Joel Heath The park would serve as a tions from the Covered - Heath's idea went over so
Lacy, a former member of
thinks he just may have ad- better venue for the highly- Bridge to the International well with the council mem-
J Y P the U.S. whitewater kayaking
died onto somethin successful Jeep Whitewater Bridge," Heath said, of the bets lliesday they approved
g- team and paddler since he
Heath, vice resident of Festival, he said as well as " streamside area known as his funding request of $5,000
P was four years old, has devel- m
visitor services for the Vail enhance habitat for fish in Vail's "promenade."
to explore the concePt The oped several whitewater s1
x,
Valley Tourism and the creek - already designat- '`We see the festival as an money will pay for a study parks in Colorado. t r}S T`i ti~+~' +
f
Convention Bureau, has con- ed a "gold medal trout opportunity to highlight Vail and presentation by a On Boulder Creek in
m TS,
stream" by Colorado's as a.'whitewater Mecca' in Boulder-based 'expert in
vinced the Vail Town Council Boulder, his $165,000 pro-
to consider turning a section t M li4kc r a
Division of Wildlife Colorado, as well as utilize whitewater park Planning> ject has created a new, reads
, ' s tri:
ly-accessible form of exer-
cise for residents, many pad x'` tt y rce~ s+
Wt l+i 3-J lik} F r~ry t `~{s dung several times iw
a week• •fns~ tai
(1 And in Golden; a similar
.
Dally Trall file photo
M +y v r t a project on Clear Creek put
The annual whitewater festi-
s the town on the map for
vat on the Eagle River is a
+ s ; enthusiasts. in a booming, big draw, and Vail wants to
ti - }t „yy~ t r ski rk international sport. The park, tap into that popularity with
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home to the annual Clear an in-town whitewater park.
l'g• ~+"aaxt t p 's. y' _rf. Creek Festival, has attracted
various events, including the tourist attraction - even mak-
r ws k ` n f Junior Olympics and the ing it more beautiful aesthet-
r National Canoe ically."
j 21 r Championships. Heath said the Jeep
.q + r. Meanwhile, Vail's Jeep . Whitewater Festival brings
Whitewater Festival, which sponsors from the Front
replaced the U.S. Champion Range, where Vail has been
+rt ; i
International Whitewater featured in up to 2,000 televi-
Ltl~l `
Series on Memorial Day sion commercials. Coverage
weekend. of the
-}r ~~~nt f , ri " s M about five event has
fp4 + years ago, appeared'
F "We're looking at
«ryflarrxi. has grown on CNN,
creating a whitewater _
1a f into a the Fox
in a j o r park that would have S p o r t s
Network
spectacle different attractions from
r Q.
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x ^v b~ e'~a tt y •r r a l { r mountain Denver's
the International Bridge. "
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a + r d ^~f r1 r yam4ra 4 47 sir b J spectators attended last year tourism bureau advertise-
e : n t~ 5~~~ > ? ~ ,r_Hy~' to watch the event's I'15 mints in The Denver Post,
n~'#
•;',~°'e' ;*j d1~ t competitors. The Rocky Mountain News.
"We're still in the initial and Boulder's Daily Camera,
r \a- stages, having Gary look at as well,as Vail's local news-
MIGHT AS WELL JUMP Ma'kaMoser/Daily Trail whatspossible, tolook atthe papers.
flow and see if Gore Creek ' "It's a two-fold 'message
will run enough for other that the festival is here, but
Karin Kildow, Lia Cahill, Kym Salazar and Renee Fresquez, Red Sandstone Elementary fifth-graders, leap in unison major features in June and also that we're open for sum-
during a,recent noontime jump-rope session at the Vail school. Blue skies and warm temperatures remain in the July," Heath said. "It would mer," Heath said.
forecast for the next few days. enhance Gore Creek as a See WHITEWATER PAGE 21
FROM PAGE `wave' on Gore Creek would bring a lot ject would have to go through the typi-
ofpeople to the village." cal bureaucratic scenario, including
According to a information supplied Town Council member Chuck Ogilby, review of an environmental impact
by Lacy, whitewater parks can consist a fisherman as well as an expert on statement by the Planning and
of. in-stream whitewater improvements, water issues, called the idea "wonder- Environmental Commission and final
such as "drops," "pools," "constric- ful," saying he'd like to see the park approval by the Town Council.
tions," and "random boulder place- installed this spring. "We're going to take look at it, how
ments"; bank access improvements; a "The sooner the better," Ogilby said. do you get in there, what are the sedi-.
slalom course, with moveable gates "Boating goes on out there all the time mentation issues in terms of construct-
suspended above the water; and addi- anyway, but this will make it a lot more ing it, moving rocks around," Forrest
tiorial park improvements, such as park- interesting for boaters and the public to said. "I don't think we'd want to see any.
ing, shelters, restrooms and changing watch." - concrete structures. We'd want to see all
rooms. Ogilby, who worked with the Division natural materials used in creating any
Special features for competitions and of Wildlife to get the "gold medal" des- sortof hydraulic features. And of course
demonstrations may include what ignation for Gore Creek in the 1980s, we'll have to look at the safety issues."
kayakers call a "rodeo hole," which . agreed that constructing a whitewater Even environmentalists can find no
allows acrobatics, as well as a "splat park may indeed enhance habitat for reason to oppose the project, saying
rock" for tricks and a standing "wave" trout, too. impacts would be minimal in an area
for "surfing." "It makes more holding .water. Gore that's already developed.
Lacy said whitewater parks can be Creek lacks a lot of good holding water "That's a project I can see support- .
popular for walkers, joggers and pick- for fish, because it's a very fast gradient ing," said Jeff Berman of the Boulder-
nickers, too, as well as appropriate for river. It doesn't have a lot of big pools based Colorado Wild, typically a
.
clinics and school recreation programs. and places for fish to hide," Ogilby said.. staunch opponent of development in the'
In-stream improvements are virtually "Adding features like that in the river mountains.
maintenance free; and members of the would increase the health.of the stream The final say, however, would come.
boating community have provided labor as a trout fishery, too." from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
for construction in the past. At least one local angler, 75-year-old charged with. protecting the nation's.
"The sport is gaining momentum, Dale McCall, doubted that having a navigable waters. Mike Claffey, a pro-
And it's a sport this community has real- whitewater park in the middle. of town ject manager for the Corps in Glenwood
ly embraced," Heath said, adding that would affect trout fishing in the area at Springs, said moving large boulders and
Vail is centrally located among several all. In fact, in his 35 years fisluing in rocks in the creek could cause instabili-
world-class paddling rivers, such as the Eagle County, he's never fished that ty bf the river bed, as well as erosion and
Eagle, the Arkansas, the Shoshone and short, urbanized section of Gore Creek channel degradation.
the Colorado. "Vail is so close to so "because I wouldn't want to in the mid- "Those rocks are there for a reason. It
many great whitewater areas. That's why dle of town. would depend on how much they want
you see more cars with boats on top than "It depends on the amount and the to move them. It may not create a.prob-
most anywhere else.,, frequency of usage. Obviously, with a lem," Claffey said. "We'll look at it
Mike Duffy of Alpine Kayak, in kayak competition going on in that area, make sure it doesn't cause any adverse
Eagle-Vail, said "we're spoiled here" in you wouldn't be fishing there," McCall. impacts."
Eagle County, 'where "the kayaking sea- said. "And as long as they don't build The tourism bureau's Heath, mean-
son (roughly May through October) is - barriers, like dams, fish will migrate while, remains cautious yet optimistic...,
longer than the ski season" back to their. normal area." "We're not asking to.build it," Heath
"Vail is known for skiing, but kayak- Russell Forrest, Vail's director of said. "We're just looking into seeing if .
ing is huge, too," Duffy said.. "A good community development, said the pro- it's feasible."
Reducing speed limits to an unrealistically low Following are some reasons for establishing Establishing
value does not increase safety, but may create realistic speed limits: a "speed-trap". A "speed-trap" is a road
segment where normal conditions are ad- A) To provide guidance to the driver,
equate for a higher sr«,l than the official especially strangers to the area, as to Realistic
speed limit selected and where the enforce- what is a suitable speed for normal
ment activity is high. conditions; -
SPEED L Il~/IITS
A speed limit that is too high will be ignored B) Reasonable speed limits with adequate
by the reasonable majority, but a few will drive signing tend to reduce the speed differ-
too fast and create speed differentials. ence between vehicles. The accident rate
is less when the majority of vehicles are`_-. ,
If conditions are adequate, high speed is not a traveling at about the same speed;
significant cause of accidents. However, speed
differentials are a significant cause of acci- C) To furnish enfo.~ ent personnel with a
dents. At higher speeds, stopping distance guide as to what is an appropriate speed
increases and accidents that do occur tend to for a segment of road so that enforce- ,F u:
cause more damage to persons and propert,,% ment actions may be consistent and fair;
1
D) To improve the overall credibility of all
traffic control devices.
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interstate routes contact should be with the
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Colorado Department of Transportation. ~
REALISTIC SPEED LIMITS
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ate speed limit should consider the following and After" accident studies usually do not
factors applicable to the portion of road being show any significant change in accident rates
LAW studied. after speed limits are increased or decreased.
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the face of it," are reasonable and prudent , O Roadside devel.,r...ent
under normal conditions. A driver may exceed O Accident experience Traffic investigations have shown that most
any prima facie limit if it is safe to do so; O Road characteristics people will drive the roadway as they perceive
however, it is up to the driver to prove that he O Hazardous locations (curves) the conditions and will ignore a speed limit
was driving in a safe manner under existing O Parking practices/pedestrian activity that is unrealistically too low or too high. A
conditions. realistic speed limit is voluntarily obeyed by
The use of vehicle speed data as one of the the reasonable majority and more enforcement
In Colorado, basic prima facie speed limits are: factors evaluated for selecting a suitable speed effort can be applied to the unreasonable few
limit is based upon the following fundamental who drive too fast or too slow.
O 25 mph in any business district concepts deeply rooted in the United States
system of government and law:
O 30 mph in any residential district SPEED
A) Laws cannot bt effectively enforced
O 20 mph on narrow, winding mountain without the consent and voluntary
roads compliance of the public; LIMIT
O 40 mph on open mountain highways B) Laws are established for the protection of the public and the regulation of the TOO
Absolute speed limits are those which may not unreasonable behavior of a few individu-
be legally exceeded under any circumstances. als; LOW
These are:
C) The normally careful and competent
O 55 mph on open highways actions of a reasonable person;should be
considered legal; An, unrealistic speed limit that is "too low"
O 65 mph on rural interstate routes will:
D) Most drivers are reasonable people who
Section 42-4-1102, Colorado Revised Statutes, will drive carefully at a speed which is A) Make the behavior of the majority
requires that speed limits are not to be higher suitable for the existing conditions. unlawful;
or lower than the basic prima facie speed
limits unless a traffic investigation has justified B) If enforced - cause antagonism toward
the change. This law applies to all State MISCONCEPTIONS enforcement personnel and traffic laws in
Highways, County Roads and City Streets. For general;
State Highways, including portions within It is a popular misconception that reducing the
municipal corporate limits, the investigation to speed limit will automatically slow the speed C) Create a bad image of the community for
justify an increase or decrease of existing of traffic, while raising the speed limit will visitors and tourists;
speed limits is normally conducted by, and/or automatically cause an increase in the speed of
aFF..,ved by, the Staff Traffic and Safety traffic. D) Result in speed differentials in the traffic
Projects Branch of the Colorado Department of flow.
Transportation. Most "Before and After" speed studies show
that there are no significant changes in vehicle
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Monday, March 27, 2000
AGENDA
Proiect Orientation / PEC LUNCH - Communitv Development Department 12:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT
Site Visits
Driver:.
11*1)]n
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 a conditional use permit, to allow for the establishment of a major arcade at
the Vail Transportation Center, located at 241 E. Meadow Drive/Vail Transportation
Center
Applicant: H.J. Hyde, Jr.
Planner: Brent Wilson
2. A final review of the proposed changes to the Town of Vail's parking pay-in-lieu policy and
proposed amendments to Chapter 12-10, Town Code.
Applicant: Town of Vail
Planner: Brent Wilson
3. Final review of the Town of Vail's revised parking generation analysis and proposed
amendments to Chapter 12-10, Town Code.
Applicant: Town of Vail
Planner: Brent Wilson
4. A request for a conditional use permit, to relocate 1300' of low-lying bike path, informally
known as the Katsos Property, located at Tract A, Vail Village 121h Filing.
Applicant: Town of Vail
Planner: Allison Ochs
TOWN OF VAIL
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5. A PEC review of proposed modifications to the Gore Creek Flood Plain, located at the
Gore Creek Whitewater Park, Gore Creek Promenade/Tracts I & A, Block 5B, Vail Village
151 Filing.
Applicant: Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau
Planner: Brent Wilson
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 10, 2000
6. A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a proposed expansion at
Vail Mountain School, located at 3160 Katsos Ranch Road/Part of Lot 12, Block 2, Vail
Village 12th Filing.
Applicant: Vail Mountain School, represented by Gwathmey Pratt Schultz Architects
Planner: Brent Wilson
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 10, 2000
7. A request for a variance from Sections 12-6D-9, 12-6D-8 and 12-6D-6, Town Code, to
allow for a garage and residential addition, located at 2955 Bellflower Drive/Lot 6, Block
6, Vail Intermountain.
Applicant: Alan & Francine Peters
Planner: Allison Ochs
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 10, 2000
8. A request for a work session to discuss a proposed major amendment to Special
Development District #4 (Cascade Village), located at 1000 S. Frontage Road West (Glen
Lyon Office Building)/Lot 54, Block K, Glen Lyon Subdivision.
Applicant: Dundee Realty, represented by Segerberg Mayhew Architects
Planner: George Ruther
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 10, 2000
9. A request for a variance from Sections 12-61-1-6 and 12-14-6, Town of Vail Code, to allow
for the addition of gross residential floor area and balconies within required setbacks
located at 303 Gore Creek Drive, Vail Townhouse #2-C/Lot 2, Block 5, Vail Village 15§
Filing.
Applicant: Vicki Pearson, represented by Ron Diehl, Architect
Planner: Ann Kjerulf
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 10, 2000
10. A joint work session with the Design Review Board to discuss the proposed development
plan/master plan and a conditional use permit for a park and recreation facility for an
approximately 12 acre unplatted parcel of land zoned General Use and Residential
Cluster, commonly referred to as the lower bench of Donovan Park, located south of the
South Frontage Road and east and north of Matterhorn Circle.
Applicant: Town of Vail/Vail Recreation District
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 24, 2000
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11. Information Update
Four, two-year term PEC vacancies - (Galen Aasland, Brian Doyon, Diane Golden and
Tom Weber).
PEC REPRESENTATIVE AT DRB FOR 2000-
Doug Cahill - Jan-Mar '00
- Apr-Jun '00.
- Jul-Sep '00
- Oct-Dec '00
12. Approval of March 13, 2000 minutes.
The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during
regular office hours in the project planner's office located at the Town of Vail Community
Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road. Please call 479-2138 for information.
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2356, Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired, for information.
Community Development Department
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Memorandum
To: Vail Town Council
From: George Ruther, Senior Special Projects Planner
Date: March 28, 2000
Re: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater - Proposed Improvements
The Vail Valley Foundation is requesting the Vail Town Council's permission to proceed through the
development review process. The Foundation is proposing an expansion to the amphitheater in Ford Park.
The proposal includes the replacement and expansion of the existing theater roof, an addition to the stage
left and stage right buildings, the construction of a new beverage service building and the upgrading of the
east and west gate entrances.
The Vail Valley Foundation leases the amphitheater from the Town of Vail. The development regulations
require the approval of the landowner of record to sign the application. As the owner, the Town Council's
permission is required in order for the Foundation to proceed with the application. ,
Pursuant to the Vail Town Code, any expansion or modification to the structures within Ford Park requires
the issuance of a conditional use permit. The conditional use permit will be reviewed by the Planning &
Environmental Commission. The Design Review Board will review the proposed design. Staff will
review the proposal for compliance with the technical standards outlined in the Code.
An approval to proceed through the development review process is not an approval of the project. The
Town Council will be informed of the progress of the application via the regularly scheduled DRB/PEC
reports.
March 24, 2000
March 7. 2000. Work Session Meeting Minutes
All members of Town Council were present with the exception of Sybill Navas, Greg Moffet,
and Rod Slifer.
Item No. 1 - was a report on the PEC consideration of the Vail Plaza Hotel. George Ruther as
well as Jay Peterson, representing the applicant, indicated to Council that the applicant was
working diligently to respond to additional improvements for the VAC as had been requested by
the PEC. Jay Peterson indicated the PEC had voted 5-1 to approve the VAC application and the
inclusion of the thirty-eight employee housing beds on the property remained an essential
component of this project. Discussing how this could be done, Jay indicated that three-and-a-half
feet in additional height was a maximum amount for which they had applied, but the Planning
Commission had said if the height could be lessened that would be great. The applicant is
currently working on removing an additional one-to-one and a half feet in height in order to
obtain the same 38 feet that is on the property. Additional discussion occurred in regard to
honoring the twenty-foot set back and positioning the construction on the property. The
applicant wished for more time to study the recommendation from the PEC and was looking hard
to find common space for employees to include a lounge, eating area, lockers and so forth. They
indicated the dissenting vote had come from Chas Bernhardt on the PEC who indicated that he
did not believe this complied with the Vail Master Plan. At this point Chuck Ogilby said Wess
Jensen, who owns the Commercial Space in the Vail Gate Way Building, indicated at the PEC
meeting Monday that he was completely in support of the Vail Plaza Hotel. At this point there
was discussion about whether the Council should take action at the Work Session rather than the
evening meeting in regard to tabling this agenda item and it was decided to defer that tabling
action to the evening public meeting. At the evening public meeting, Kevin Foley moved, with a
second from Chuck Ogilby to approve tabling the Vail Plaza Hotel, 1St reading of Ordinance No.
4, Series 2000, to the evening meeting on April 4, 2000. A vote was taken and the motion
passed unanimously, 5-0. (Please note at this time Greg Moffet had joined Council for the
evening meeting.)
Item No. 2 -is a continued discussion of Capital Projects. In discussion with Council it was
determined because three members out of 7 were absent from this work session to delay
discussion of all Capital Projects to the next regular scheduled work session. However there
were two items brought forward to Council that required immediate attention. Greg Hall
indicated he needed an approval for up to $50,000 to update the Town Master Transportation
Plan which will call for an emphasis on parking strategies and objectives in order to continue
moving in a timely manner for a presentation to Council. Kevin Foley moved with a second
from Chuck Ogilby to approve up to $50,000 out of Capital Projects. A vote was taken and the
motion passed unanimously, 4-0.
Item No. 3 - also requiring immediate attention in regard to a Way Finding contract that
contained a clause with up to a 5% discount if approved by close of business today, e.g.,
March 7, 2000. Kevin Foley moved, with a second from Chuck Ogilby, to approve up to
$500,000 from the Capital Fund, $10,000 from the General Fund, and $48,000 from the
RETT Fund to accept the low bid for fabrication and installation of the pedestrian and
vehicular Way Finding Signs. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 4-0.
Item No. 4- request for In Kind Services for WestFest 2000. Council reviewed a request for
Police, Fire, Public Works and Transportation In Kind Services with a total amount of
$51,295. Pam Brandmeyer explained that for year one, in 1999, WestFest had originally
requested up to $37,000, which had been approved by Council as a supplemental, and then
subsequently approved another $12,000 for unanticipated expenses related to that event.
Kevin Foley moved, with a second from Chuck Ogilby, to approve $51,295 as In Kind to
West Fest through a supplemental appropriation. A vote was taken and the motion passed
unanimously, 4-0. At this time there was a further question from the audience where Kay
Ferry again asked Council to further negotiate with the organizers of West Fest in reducing
booth fees for Town of Vail Business License Holders. Pam Brandmeyer was requested to
follow up with the event organizers to pursue this request
cc: Steve Thompson
Chris Stouder.
March 24, 2000
March 14.2000. Work Session Meetine Minutes
All members of Town Council were present with the exception of Rod Slifer.
Item No. 4 -Alpine Garden requested to proceed with the expanded garden area adjacent to the
schoolhouse. The Alpine Garden Foundation, represented by Ry Southard and Nicola Ripley,
requested approval by the Town Council to begin the process to expand the current lease area of
the garden. This request included the area south of the main acess road from the Nature Center
Bridge up to and including the existing picnic area located along Gore Creek. The Town
Council, while expressing concerns about preserving open play areas and areas for special events
exhibits, moved with a motion from Greg Moffet and a second from Kevin Foley to approve, 6-
0, the Alpine Garden expansion in their garden area.
Following a discussion of Community Facilities at Donovan Park (Item No. 6) Greg Moffet
moved, with a second from Sybill Navas, to approve the purchase the Creek Side Apartments,
located at 2334 South Frontage Road West, subject to appraisal of $1.2 million. A vote was
taken and that motion was passed unanimously, 6-0.
cc: Steve Thompson
Chris Stouder
WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 28,2000.
All members of Council were present, with the exception of Rod Slifer.
Item #3: Whitewater Park Discussion. Following a presentation by Joel Heath and Todd
Oppenheimer, as well as comment from the potential developers of the whitewater park features,
Oppenheimer asked Council for direction in four areas:
1) Approval of the revised construction price from $200,000 to $242,000 from RETT;
and
2) Acceptance that there would be a "change in the character of the creek" soundwise
from ripples to a noisier wave-type sound; and
3) Aesthetically the improvements were to obscure concrete fixtures in order to leave it as
natural in appearance as possible; and
4) Timing of the project - the preferred alternative, assuming permission from both the
Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Wildlife is secured, would be to start construction
no later than April 15-20, 2000. Should this permission not be forthcoming, construction will
occur in the fall of 2000.
All Councilmembers present were in favor of all four areas of concern, w/special comments
relating to a management plan, construction staging, access to the water feature (looping), etc.
Item #5: Kevin Foley moved, with a second from Greg Moffet, to approve the Vail Valley
Foundation moving forward through the development process in re: to their improvements to the
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Item #8: Information Update. Kevin Foley moved, with a second from Chuck Ogilby, to require
that all information pertinent to the TIGA contract be submitted to the Office of the Town
Manager and included in the Town Council packet by Friday, March 31, 2000, or the material
would not be considered by the Council. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously,
5-0, with Greg Moffet abstaining.
xc: Steve Thompson
Chris Stouder
Lorelei Donaldson
Memorandum
TO: Vail Town Council
FROM: Bob McLaurin
RE: Capital Projects Update
DATE: March 3, 2000
As indicated on the agenda we have set aside ninety minutes to discuss the Capital Project
program. I have also included in the packet a revised RETT budget. We have included
$200,000 for the White Water Park. Please note that we have left the funding for Donovan Park
without financing any part of the project. I realize there were several Council members who
expressed concern with this, but I did not believe the majority of the Council spoke on the
matter. Therefore, if you wish to modify the amounts and or schedule funding for Donovan Park
improvements, I would appreciate a motion and a formal vote.
The Capital Projects budget is essentially the same document which you received last week.
Please note we included $50,000 for transportation studies. The purpose of these funds will be to
update the parking portion of the transportation plan, which was prepared and adopted in the
early 1990's. As we explore new parking strategies/rates this document will be necessary to
provide the documentation backup needed to address this issue, particularly with FHWA
(Federal Highway Administration) and CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation).
I have also attached a copy of the Council's Infrastructure Critical Strategies. Please note the
only action items are policy related. Once you have finalized the Capital Projects list, we will
append each of the major projects to this document. Please let me know if you have questions or
need additional information.
Proposed Amendments to the 2000 and 2001 RETT Budget
Increase
(Decrease)
2000 or 2001
Budget
Roll Forwarl 1999 Project within Original Scope
Manor Vail Bridge 48,198 To finish nro;ecl
Ford Park Plavground Improvement 151 249 ro finish project
Ford Park Championship Repairs 6 100 Soddinp of Alpine Garden access road
Stephen's Park 50,000 Stream Stabilization
Irrigation Control 27,000 Complete automation and upgrade
Trail Development Signs 70,000 WavOndlne for parks and Iralls
Katsos Ranch Bike Path Rena" & Realignment 150.001) Comnlete nroiect
RoU Forward 1999 Project with Additional Cost Additional
Cost
BulTchr Creek Park Expansion 3118,218 $161,782
Filefson Park Development 601,000 $335,870
New 2000 Project
White Wader Park 105 000 Writer park In Core Creek
Booth Creek Parking Lot 35.1100
2000 or 2001 Budgeted Projects Moved to Another Year,
Deleted or Modified
North Frontage Road - Bike Lane ( Red Sandstone
Hlemenlary to Interchange) (500,11111) Moved to 2002
Lionshead Nature'rrail (175,0001 Moved to 2003
Pine Bettie Control 10,000 Add $5000 to each vear
Butell Land Acquisition (400,000) Moved to 2003
Ka(sos Ranch Bike Path Reallenmenl (145,01111) Move portion in 2002
Sou1h'frail) (511.000) Deleted: cost in 2002-2004, $3011,0011
Nature Center Bridge Repair 1911,000 Replace hridgc
Ford Park Interior Rec Path (295 0001
lice Planting (111,111111) Reduced amount, used balance to pay for pine beetle
control
Donovan Park - Master Planning (25.941) Adjust for splitting costs with VRD versus getting
reimhur%ed by VRD. Revenue Reduced by $I(N)k.
Donovan Park - Middle Bench (2511,0111) Deleted. due to budget on lower Donovan Park
Donovan Park - Lower Bench 9000,0011 Complete development
total Amendment to 2000 & 2001 Budget 9,000,825
Impact on 2000 Budget 1,200,825
Impact (in 2001 Budget 7,8110,11110
9,000,825
Kulttutwacd means n projea booted ur a previous you was nul coi npleled so the unexpended lands ate "hulled I:mwmd"
fat annpletiun of ptoiect inln the next culendai year. Apptuprialiuns lapse at year end
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Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund
Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 1001 2002 2003 2004 Project Information
Revenue
Real 1: state Transfer Tax 2,900,000 2,91)0,0110 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,900,000
Golf Course Lease 109,582 113,417 117,387 121,496 125,748
Lottery Revenue 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Project Reunbursement
Land Exchange Proceeds 2,135,0011 265,000
Interest Income & Other 200,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Recreation Amenit Fee I3011110 1311,0110_ _ 130Q011_ 1311,000 1311,0110
[Loll ail Revenue 5,499_,5_82 3.208.417 3,477 387 3,216 496 3,220,748
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Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 1001 2002 2003 2004 Prolect Information
Expenditures
Annual Maintenance
Rec Path Capital Maintenance 115,000 120,U00 125,0110 130,W0 135,2(NI Capital maintenance of the town's rec path system
free Plantutg & Pine licetle Control 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,0110 10,000 Provide additional trees to Vail's public areas
Park, Path & landscape Maintenance 596,179 620,026 644,827 670,620 697,445 Ongoing path, park and open space maintenance
Subtotal Maintenance 721.179 750,026 779,827 810.620 842,645
Recreation PulhfFrall Development
North Trail 10(),000 Construction of trail from Red Sandstone Creek to Middle Creek
I railhead Development/ Signs 70,000 Create improved way finding to parks and trailheads
N. Frontage Rd. ( School to Interchange) 525,000 Create a separated path from the pedestrian overpass to the north side of the main
interchange
N. Frontage Rd. ( Timberidge to Brandess) 4511,0011 Reconstruct the existing at-grade path as a separated path from Tuuberidge. to the
Brandess Building
Katsos Ranch Bike Path Realignment 95,000 160,000 Repair the path where shallow flooding occurs each year
Lionshead Nature Trail 175,000 Construct the trail as part of the Lionshead and Open Lands Master Plans
Vail Valley Drive Bike bane 950,000 The bike path portion of (tic Vail Valley Drive street reconstruction project
Booth Creek Trailhcad Parking 35,000
Frontage Road Bike 'frail 1,1111(1,11111) 500,1100 Construct widened 6' shoulders along all frontage roads; first priority is Blue Cow
('huts to Bast Vail
Subtotal Pathways 300,000 0 2,635,001) 625,01111 500,0011
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Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund
Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 2001 ?002 2003 2004 Protect Infornatlon
Perk Capital Maintenance
Irrigation Control 47,000 Last year of automating the town's irrigation system
Bighorn Park - Safety Imp 60,000 [firing the playground and park up to current playground safety standards
Red Sandstone Park -Safety Imp 60,0tN1 Bring the playground and park up to current playground safety standards
Stephen's Park 50,000 Stream stabilization project
Booth Creek Park - Safety Imp 75,000 Bring the playground and park up to current playground safety standards
ford Park Projects
Interior Rec Path 30,000 Connect the parking lot with the lower bench around the Alpine Garden and athletic
fields
Manor Vail Bridge 48,198 finish bridge project started in 1999
Championship Repairs 6,100 Sodding of Alpine Garden access road
Parking Lot 1,100,000 Develop the parking lot and entrance to the park
frontage Road 1,160,000 Improvements to the entire frontage of Ford Park required with the new entry and
parking lot redesign
Bast Access Roads 511(I,IIINt Construction of the cast access road to allow loading and delivery to occur away from
park development
Central Trash 105,000 Consolidation of a central trash dumpster location liar all the park users
Soccer Field Stairs 70,000 Construction of a stairway from Vail Valley Drive to the Nature Tenter Bridge
Nature Center Bridge Repair 230,000 The bridge may need to be replaced rather than repaired. Repair cost is $40,001).
Replacement cost is 230,000.
Subtotal Capllal Maintenance 471,248 75,1100 665.000 1,170,000 1,160,01111
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Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Project Informallon
Expendilures (continued)
Park Development
Buttehr Cr Park Expansion 308,218 Complete construction of the Buffehr Creek Park with lot lot and possible rest room
and natural area
Donovan Park - Master Planning 144,060 Maslcr planning for the Donavan Park facility (to be determined)
Ford Park Playground hnprovements 151,249 finish project started in 1999
Donovan Park - Lower Bench 1 jmo,ooo Construction of a portion of park and access to park
Donovan Park - Community facility 9,000,000 Construct community facility and necessary improvements
White Water Park 205,000 As approved by Town Council 2129
Ellefson Park Development 601,000 Complete park at Arosa Oarmisch
Donovan Park - Middle Bench Deleted Complete improvements which are more neighborhood related that don't fit on the
lower bench
Lionshead Park 400,000 Construction of a park to replace the Lionshead Park and meet the needs of the
Lionshcad Master Plan
Tract A - West 250,000 Park construction per the Open Lands Master Plan ua meet the needs of the
corrununity
Subtotal Park Development 2,409,527 9,000.000 250,000 0 4011,000
Open Lands
Butell 400,000 Land identified in the Open Lands Plan for acquisition to preserve open space located
at the end of Willow Way
Snowberry 135.000 Land identified in the open Lands Plan for acquisition to preserve open space located
at the end of Snowberry Drive
Subtotal Open Lands 0 0 0 535,11011 0
Project Management 511,0110 50,001) 511,000 50,000 50,000 funds a landscape architect/project manager to complete the projects
Debt Service
1~otal Prolecls 3,952,0114 9,875,026 4,379,817. 3,190,6211 2,952,645
Revenue Over (Under)Expendltures 1,547,578 (6,666,6119) (9112,4411) 25,875 268,1113
Beginning Fund Balance 4,761,756 6,309,334 (357,275) (1,259,715) (1,233,840)
'Ending Fund Balance 6,309,334 (357,175) (1,259.715) (1,233,8411) (965,737
Nole: Financing a porllon of the Donovan Park Improvements would prevent a dellcd In fund balance In 2001-2004
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Proposed Amendments to the 2000 Capital Project Fund Budget
Increase
(Decrease)
in 2000
Budget
Rollforward Projects with Original Scope
Vail Fire Station 123,835 Finish siting and conceptual design
Computer Sof1ware Upgrade - Permits & Finance 80,252 Finish project liom 1998
West Vail & Main Vail Interchange 46,000 Way finding sips at these locations
I lubsite Master Plan 80,420 Finish master plan in 2000
Bus Shelter Replacement 6,000 2 shelters / year
Lionshead Master Plan 65,000 Finish master plan in 2000
ADA Compliance 10,000 Finish projects in Library or Community Development
1999 Projects that need Additional Money
Library Downstairs Employee I lousing 15,000 Enhancements / air exchange
1999 Project Savings Needed for Other Projects New Projects Proposed
Repower Buses 29,150 Grant matching li nds
Loading & Delivery and Parking Study 77,000 Fund the transportation study
Capital Street Maintenance, Drainage Imp, &
Lionsridge Street Improvements 495,000 Street Projects: Lupine Dr., Vail Road, Westhaven Dr.
Reduce 2000 Project Budgets
Sweeper (25,000) Cost Savings
Increase 2000 Project Budgets
Way Finding Improvements 250,000 Move $250,000 Irom 2001 per Town Councii
Lionshcad Improvements 40,000 For TIF technical support and study
Proposed Addition to 2000 Capital Projects Budget 1,292,657
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Capital Projects Fund
Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Prolect Information
Revenue
Sales Tax 6,751,000 6,987,285 7,231,840 7,484,954 7,746,928 In 2000 allocates $250k to Cif. Growth at 3.5%. Sales lax split between (il' and CPF is 57 %and
43% respectively a change from 55.5% and 44.5%
).case Revenue 55,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 Lease revenue from City Market
CDOT Reimbursement 1,000,000 Reimbursement for the roundabout construction
Fire Station Lease Proceeds 5,000,000 1-ease purchase the new fire station
Project Reimbursement 66,249
Transfer from Parking Structure Fund 875,457 875,098 876,729 876,469 875,752 Parking structures debt service on bonds
Interest Income & Other 100,000 1()(),()0() wo Q()() ((1(1,(1(1(1 1(10,00(1
Total Revenue 12,847,706 8,022,383 9168,569 8,521,423 8,782,680
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Capital Projects Fund
Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Project Information
Expenditures
Equipment Purchases
Fire'fruck Replacement 550,000 Replace trucks at the end of their useful lives
lireTruck Addition 190,000 190,000 Additional truck for third company
Document Imaging 200,000 Estimate to provide imaging hardware and software town wide
Sweeper for Village 25,000 "Walk behind" sweeper and trash vacuum
Snow Plow 125,000 Snow plow and sander for frontage road maintenance, only required ifwc take over maintenance of
frontage roads
Slnxa Sweeper 125,000 Sweeper to enhance service and reliability
Technology Upgrade 80,252 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Allocate a portion of capital projects fund to keep up with technology
Repower Buses 29,150 152,000 160,000 Replace transmissions and engines to extend useful life
Replace Buses 2,020,000 1,381,000 1,480,000 1,170,000 Replace buses at end ofuselul lives
800 MI Iz radio system 152,372 152,372 152,372 152,372 Principal and interest payments to lease purchase radios in 1998
PBX System & OS Upgrade 250,000
Subtotal Equipment Purchases 1,176,774 2,962,372 1,735,372 1,842,372 1,220,000
Capital Maintenance
Bus Shelter Replacement 26,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Replace I old shelter each year and add a new one every other year
Street Furniture Replacement 75,000 111,000 10.000 111,11011 21,000 Newspaper boxes in 2000 and replace, add street furniture
Capital Street Maintenance 200,000 1,150,1100 975,000 725,000 740,000 Preventive maintenance, patching, overlays and seal coats
Subtotal Capital Maintenance 3111,11011 1,180,000 995,000 745,000 771,1100
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Capital Projects Fund
Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 2001 2002 3001 2004 Pru'ect Information
Street Reconstruction
Lupine Dr., Vail Rd, Westhaven Dr 495,000
Vail Valley Drive 75,000 100,000 2,600,000 VV Drive Golden Peak to Sunburst,and Mill Creek Circle, with bike lane
West half of 13as1 Vail 200,000 2,300,000 Bridge Rd, Columbine Dr, Spruce Way, Spruce Dr, Meadow Dr, Juniper Ln
Subtotal Street Reconstruction 570,000 100,000 2,800,000 2,300,000 0
Buildings & Improvements
Library Building Remodel 225,000 Remodel of the old community room and VRD space - adds maintenance
Library Downstairs Employee Ilousing 15,000 To improve ventilation and facilities, will only be done if sapce is available for housing
Medians in I roulage Road 500,000
From roundabout to Blue Cow chute, includes signing, lighting and landscaping - adds maintenance
Community Room at Vail Commons 250,000 A community room in the Bright horizons space - adds maintenance
Overlay Municipal Bldg. Parking Lot 50,000 Improve parking lot to acceptable standard
Way Finding Improvements 546,000 Includes signs in town, on I-70, and in parking structures - adds maintenance
Town Shop Imp - Storage Project 750,000 Replace the storage at old town shops
Town Shop Imp - Retaining Wall 2,100,000 Construction of back retaining wall to create space for expansion
Town Shop Imp - Streets building 1,725,000 Construction of new stroels dept. building
Comnaunily Facility - I lub Site 196,420 To design the facility at the Ilub site. VRD to share in $66,249 of the cost.
Vail Fire Station 5,123,835 Fstimated cost to build new lire station - adds maintenance
Vail Fire Station - Debt Service 211,000 420,000 420,000 4211,000 420,000 Debt service on new fire station
Subtotal Buildings / Improvements 6,617,255 920,11110 1,170,000 2,520,1100 2,145,11110
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Capital Projects Fund
Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 1001 2002 2003 2004 Prolect Information
Strectscape Projects
West Meadow Drive 100,000 2,000,000 Construct stnxascape plan, drainage lighting public art and landscaping - adds maintenance from
library to Fire Station
Subtotal Streetscape Projects 100,000 1,000,000 0 0 0
Property Acquisition
Property Acquisition None budgeled at this time
Other Improvements
ADA Compliance 20,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Allocate money for unspecified projects
I.ionshead Master Plan 355,000 Design costs to implenient Town improvements
Transportation Studies 77,000 Finish loading & delivery study / people movers and parking.
Frontage Road Imp. Min Bell Site 400,000 frontage improvement to mountain bell site dependent on employee housing project
Sit-eel Light Improvement Program 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 Add new street lights and refurbish residential lighting program
Drainage Itrtprovernents 100,000 1(10,(1110 1(1(1,000 1(10,(1(10 80,000 Conlinue implementation ofdrainage masler plan
I Net Connection 15,000 Contract wilh'IY'I to provide fiber optic cable to town buildings
Subtotal Other Improvements 642,000 585,0110 185,000 185,0110 165,0110
Total before Transfers 9,407,029 7,747,372 6,885,372 _ 7,5921372 4 101,0(111
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Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures
Revised
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Prolect Information
Transfer to Parking Fund- Deficit 726,000 657,000 676,000 737,000 858,000 To fund the deficit in the Parking Fund
Transler to Housing Fund 0 500,000 400,000 300,000 300,000 To lund unspecified housing projects
"transfer for Debt Service 2,239,265 2,238,909 2,243,991 2,242,229 2,239,605 To fund debt service on all Town bonds
iTotal Expenditures 12,372,294 11,143,281 10,205,363 10,871,601 7.698 605
Revenue Over (Under)I?xpendilures 475,412 (3,120,898) (936,794) (2,350,178) 1,084,075
Be~nninK Fund Balance 7,691,892 8,167,304 5,046,406 4 109,612 1,759,434
'Ending Fund Balance 8.167,304 5,046,406 4,109,612 1,759,434 2.843,509
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INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITICAL STRATEGY
PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR GUESTS.
Obiectives
Prepare a balanced five-year Capital Projects budget that prioritizes and funds TOV capital needs.
Keep pedestrian areas clean and swept.
Reduce the noise Impacts associated with Interstate 70.
Identify and fund capital maintenance necessary to maintain existing infrastructure.
2000 Actions Responsibility Schedule Budaet Imoact/Fundina
? Program Lionshead Public Improvements parking) McLaurin, Council, Hall 06/00 $250,000
? Decide on number, and locate of fire station(s) Council, Manager, Fire Chief 06/00 NA
? Identify and prioritize streetscape projects Council 06100 NA
? Identify uses for lower Donovan Park. Council 04100 $250,000
? Decide on course of action for addressing Village loading and delivery Council 06100
Infrastructure (0310310)
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
CRITICAL STRATEGY
EXERCISE COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND FOSTER A MORE COLLABORATIVE
COMMUNITY.
Objectives
a. Foster a collaborative community decision making process that allows for continuity in public decision making and implementation of decisions.
b. Improve community dialogue and participation in the creation of programs and policies that enhance our community's quality of life.
C. Build trust and credibility through open, honest and fair decision-making practices by the TOV as measured on the annual community survey.
d. Identify needs, values and concerns of the community audience segments by monitoring media, direct feedback, neighborhood meetings and surveys.
e. Articulate key community goals and issues through a community newsletter.
f. Create, through a strategic communications program, an environment of informed community consent on major public decisions that eliminates the validity
of 11th hour protests.
g. Seek partnership opportunities where possible.
2000 Actions Resoonsibility Time Budaet Imoact/Fundina_
? Actively participate in Community Task Force Mayor, Manager on going $7,500
? Foster awareness of a shared community vision Mayor Council, Manager on going NA
? Conduct annual community survey (mail back survey) Silverthorn, Directors 04100 $10,000
? Expand TOV Internet presence Silverthorn, IS Dept on going NA
? Foster a positive community climate that translates Council, Manager on going NA
into a successful election for a multi-purpose community
center and Lionshead Redevelopment
? Develop community indicators" to measure progress in the 11 Silverthorn on going NA
Vail Tomorrow goal areas
? Publish TOV Home Page newsletter twice per year Silverthorn on going $10,000
Collaboration (February 29, 2000)
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Cost Estimate
March 28, 2000
No. Item Scenario 1
1 Design, permitting, flood analysis, $16,400.00
and specification of in-stream
improvements and bank work, inc.
HEC-2 study.
2 Aquatic and Wetland Company $164,890.00
Construction (see attached
estimate)
7 Project management, construction $14,500.00
inspection, contractor negotiations,
documentation and water attorney
fees
8 Repairs to existing landscaping and $22,000.00
pavement
9 Minor work at put-in and take-out $3,000.00
locations
10 2% Bond for Aquatic and Wetland $3,297.80
11 Subtotal of Above Items $224.087.80
12
Contingency, 15% (construction) $18,689.00
13 Total Project Budget $242,776.80
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