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2000-10-17 Support Documentation Town Council Evening Session
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL EVENING MEETING TUESDAY, October 17, 2000 7:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS 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. Eagle County Commissioner Candidates Question and Answer Forum. (1 hr.) 3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 25, Series of 2000 - Supplemental Steve Thompson Appropriation No. 4 of 2000, Consolidation of Funds. (10 mins.) Christine Stouder ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with modifications or deny Ordinance No. 25, Series of 2000, on second reading. BACKGROUND RATIONAL: Housing rental expenditures were included in the Capital Projects Fund in the original ordinance. They have been re- allocated to the General Fund to match rental revenues. 4. Resolution No. 12, Series 2000 - A Resolution in support of the passage Steve Thompson of De-Brucing Town of Vail's Property Tax Revenue. (10 mins.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve and adopt Resolution No. 12, Series 2000. BACKGROUND RATIONAL: Town Council directed staff to provide a resolution expressing Council's support of the passage of De-Burcing Town of Vail's Property Tax Revenue. 5. Resolution No. 13, Series of 2000, a resolution replacing the Official Ann Kjerulf Town of Vail Address Map, the Official Town of Vail Zoning Map, and the Official Town of Vail Geologic Hazard Maps. (15 mins.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with conditions, or deny Resolution No. 13, Series of 2000. BACKGROUND: The Town of Vail Community Development Department has begun to more fully utilize our geographic information system. To this end, the staff has replaced the outdated format of the Town's official maps in an effort to improve data management and enhance customer services. The map replacement does not amend or alter the content of the maps. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Community Development Department recommends that the Council approve Resolution No. 13, Series of 2000, as presented. Town of Vail -.Memo- To: Town Council Front Christine B. Stouder, C.P.A. Date: 10/11/00 Re: Revised Ordinance #25 Attached is revised Ordinance #25 to combine the Housing Fund, Parking Fund, and Facility Maintnenance Fund with the Capital Projects Fund and General Fund. The original ordinance allocated housing rental expenditures to the Capital Projects Fund. The revised ordinance allocates the housing rental expenditures to the General Fund. r ORDINANCE NO. 25 SERIES OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE TOWN OF VAIL PARKING FUND, HOUSING FUND, FACILITY MAINTENANCE FUND, GENERAL FUND, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, OF THE 2000 BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO; AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURES OF SAID APPROPRIATIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, contingencies have arisen during the fiscal year 2000 which could not have been reasonably foreseen or anticipated by the Town Council at the time it enacted Ordinance No. 25, Series of 1999, adopting the 2000 Budget and Financial Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado; and, WHEREAS, the Town Manager has certified to the Town Council that sufficient funds are available to discharge the appropriations referred to herein, not otherwise reflected in the Budget, in accordance with Section 9.10(a) of the Charter of the Town of Vail; and, WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the foregoing, the Town Council finds that it should make certain supplemental appropriations and budget adjustments as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO that: 1. Pursuant to Section 9.10(a) of the Charter of the Town of Vail, Colorado, the Town Council hereby makes the following supplemental appropriations and budget adjustments for the 2000 Budget and Financial Plan for the Town of Vail, Colorado, and authorizes the expenditure of said appropriations as follows: FUND AMOUNT General Fund $ 1,537,805 Capital Projects Fund 2,190,625 Housing Fund (2,413,815) Parking Fund (2,885,491) Facility Maintenance Fund (2.089.108) Total $ (3.659.984) 2. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part, 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. 3. The Town Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof. 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 3rd day of October, 2000, and a public hearing shall be held on this Ordinance on the 17`h day of October, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. Ludwig Kurz, Mayor ATTEST: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 17`h day of October, 2000. Ludwig Kurz, Mayor ATTEST: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk cAorinance00.8 C TOWN OF VAIL 10/6i00 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS - 4th Supplemental (Revised) ORIGINAL ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FUND 2000 BUDGET (REDUCED) (REDUCED) EXPLANATION SOURCE (INFORMATIONAL 2000 2000 ONLY) EXPENDITURES REVENUES GENERAL FUND: Revenues: Leases and Other 160,600 Move from Housing Fund Daily Fees and All Passes 1,763,000 Move from Parking Fund Interest, Leases, and Other 61,300 Move from Parking Fund Leases 18,150 Move from Facility Maintenance Fund Expenditures: Transfer to Housing Fund (30,000) No longer needed - Housing Fund closed Housing Administration 43,680 Move from Housing Fund I37,910 LblovzSr~rz llousin Fund I lc si g Rcn[~hr Parking Gate Operations 370,359 Move from Parking Fund Facility Maintenance Operations 2,089,108 Move from Facility Maintenance Fund Internal Service Charge to Facility Maintenance Fund (1,073,252) No longer needed - Facility Maintenance Fund closed SUBTOTAL - GENERAL FUND 1,537,805 2,003,050 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND: Revenues: Affordable Housing Sales 1,079,000 Move from Housing Fund Buy-Down Sales 1,000,000 Move from Housing Fund Vail Commons Commercial and Residential Leases 94,480 Move from Housing Fund Special Parking Assessments 62,340 Move from Parking Fund Transfer from Parking Fund (875,457) No longer needed - Parking Fund closed Expenditures: Transfer to Parking Fund (726,000) No longer needed - Parking Fund closed Parking Capital Maintenance 684,400 Move from Parking Fund 'Housing Pro ds r ,32.$7 Nime from 11ou ag hind SUBTOTAL - CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 2,190,625 1,360,363 (CONTINUED) SUPPSUMcombinefundsoo TOWN OF VAIL 1016/00 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS - 4th Supplemental (Revised) ORIGINAL ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FUND 2000 BUDGET (REDUCED) (REDUCED) EXPLANATION SOURCE (INFORMATIONAL 2000 2000 ONLY) EXPENDITURES REVENUES HOUSING FUND: Revenues: Leases and Other Revenue (143,100) (160,600) Move to General Fund Affordable Housing Sales (1,079,000) Move to Capital Projects Fund Buy-Down Sales (1,000,000) (1,000,000) Move to Capital Projects Fund Vail Commons Commercial and Residential Leases (94,480) (94,480) Move to Capital Projects Fund Transfer from General Fund (30,000) (30,000) No longer needed - combine fund with General Fund Expenditures: Housing Administration (43,680) (43,680) Move to General Fund lous n Rental Ak)th8r ir ro ect ~ 1. (137 QQ10) Move toWnatnl_Fund ~ - ' 'Z~,h10) }2_225)p t _ hto~a to Capital flfoiL-cta Fund SUBTOTAL-HOUSING FUND (2,4]3,815) (2,364,080) PARKING FUND: Revenues: Daily Fees and All Passes (1,620,086) (1,763,000) Move to General Fund Special Parking Assessments (62,340) (62,340) Move to Capital Projects Fund Interest, Leases, and Other (61,300) (61,300) Move to General Fund Transfer from Capital Projects Fund (726,000) (726,000) No longer needed - move capital maintenance to CPF Expenditures: Gate Operations (323,359) (370,359) Move to General Fund Capital Outlay (325,000) (684,400) Move to Capital Projects Fund Transfer to Capital Projects Fund (875,457) (875,457) No longer needed - combine with Capital Projects Fund Internal Service Charge - Facility Maintenance Fund (955,275) (955,275) No longer needed - combine with General Fund SUBTOTAL - PARKING FUND (2,885,491) (2,612,640) FACILITY MAINTENANCE FUND: Revenues: Internal Service Charge - General Fund (1,073,252) (1,073,252) No longer needed - combine with General Fund Internal Service Charge - Parking Fund (955,275) (955,275) No longer needed - combine with General Fund Rents and Leases (33,898) (18,150) Move to General Fund Expenditures: Operations (2,064,108) (2,089,108) Move to General Fund SUBTOTAL - FACILITY MAINTENANCE FUND (2,089,108) (2,046,677) TOTAL ALL FUNDS (3,659,984) (3,659,984) NET EFFECT ON TOWN-WIDE FUND BALANCES SUPPSUMcombinefun&00 2 RESOLUTION NO. 12 SERIES 2000 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE DE-BRUCING THE TOWN VAIL'S PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. WHEREAS, in 1993 by a margin of 74%, Vail "de-Bruced" all of its revenues except for property tax; and WHEREAS, the Town has since experienced slow to declining revenue growth in the Town's primary revenue sources over the past four years, to include the following (these losses are the amount below the four-year inflation rate): Lift Tax Revenue $770,884 Road and Bridge 345,378 (based on a reduced county mill levy) Cigarette Tax 85,212 Fines and Forfeitures 160,259 (based on emphasis on warning tickets over actual fines) Parking Revenue 9787109 (based on "Free After Three" and other discounted parking programs) Franchise Fees 113,308 Additionally, sales tax over the last two years has paled inflation growth by $1,404,335. To keep this erosion in revenues from impacting the premier services the Town provides, the Town Council supports "de-Brucing" the property tax revenue so the Town can continue to strive to provide the level of services to which this community is accustomed; and WHEREAS, in the year 2000 the Town of Vail eliminated 10 full time positions and is in the Y2001 process of reducing staff by another 5 to 7 full time positions to deal with these shortfalls in revenue; and WHEREAS, in the year 2000 the Town anticipates using $609,000, or 17% of the Town's General Fund balance, due to the revenue shortfall; and WHEREAS, the issue of "shipped out" retail merchandise cost the Town in lost sales tax $1.4M in 1999, which had increased 5.6% from 1998. This will continue to erode the growth in sales tax; and WHEREAS, because Vail's resort-based economy is more susceptible to fluctuations in its revenue sources than other municipalities, the issue is of particular importance in determining the ability to maintain service levels for residents and guest; and WHEREAS, the mill levy cannot be raised without a public vote. However, this change would allow property tax revenue to increase in proportion to increases in assessed valuation at the Town Council's discretion; and WHEREAS, the Town's services are provided primarily by revenues coming from tourism. Property tax revenue makes up no more than 7% of the Town's total revenue; and WHEREAS, Vail would join 230 other municipalities across the state in de- Burcing. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado: SECTION 1. The Town Council fully supports and recognizes the need to approve Question No. 2B on the November 7, 2000, Eagle County Coordinated Ballot. SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3~d day of October, 2000. Ludwig Kurz, Mayor ATTEST: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk RESOLUTION No. 13 Series of 2000 RESOLUTION NO. 13, A RESOLUTION REPLACING THE OFFICIAL TOWN OF VAIL ZONING MAP, THE OFFICIAL TOWN OF VAIL GEOLOGIC HAZARD MAPS AND THE OFFICIAL TOWN OF VAIL ADDRESS MAP. WHEREAS, the Town of Vail Community Development Department wishes to replace the town's outdated map format; and WHEREAS, the new map format utilizing present day technology improves our ability to manage data and enhances service to our customers; and WHEREAS, the replacement of the maps is in accordance with the procedures outlined for said replacement in the Vail Town Code; and WHEREAS, this map replacement does not amend or alter the content of the respective maps; and WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council finds it in the best interest of the residents, visitors and guests of the Town of Vail to replace the Official Town of Vail Zoning Map, Official Town of Vail Address Map and Official Town of Vail Geologic Hazard Maps. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado: 1. The Vail Town Council approves by resolution the replacement of the Official Town of Vail Zoning Map, Official Town of Vail Address Map and Official Town of Vail Geologic Hazard Maps, dated October 17, 2000 INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17`h day of October, 2000. Ludwig Kurz, Mayor, Town of Vail Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk, Town of Vail MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FR: Bob McLaurin RE: Parking Policies and Rates DT: September 21, 2000 We have been discussing with the Council for several months the rates and parking policies for the upcoming ski season. As you will recall, the Council identified four policy objectives. These included: PARKING OBJECTIVES ¦ Provide a range of product types - Value for Skiers - Encourage Shopping and Dining ¦ Charge for Value Provided - Yield Management ¦ Increase physical parking supply - Product variety - Employee Options ¦ Simplify Management Process The Council generally agreed with our recommended approach for the upcoming season. However there were several issues that remained unresolved. These included Price of Gold Passes Price of Blue Passes Free after 3 or Free after 5:00 Free employee parking (top deck of VTC & Lionshead) We have spent additional time reviewing these issues and have the following recommendations. Gold Pass $1250 Blue Pass $475' Free Parking After 5:00 p.m. The most significant change to our recommendation is the modification of the employee parking provisions. As you will recall, we had proposed free parking during the week on the top deck of the VTC and in a designate portion of the Lionshead Structure. There has been significant concern from the Village Merchants that these structures would fill early by mountain employees leaving no vacancies for village employees. In response to this concern, we are proposing that we reinstate a parking fee for the top deck. We are recommending pay upon entry. The rate should be between $3 -$5. If the Council agrees to this, we would hire additional employees to collect these fees. 'The blue pass can be purchased in monthly increments of $95, or purchased at once. qVAIL WORLDi TOWN Office of the Town Manager CHAMPIONSHIPS 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 1999-VAIL-SEAVER CREEK 970-479-2105/Fax 970-479-2157 ' ADO USA TM MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FR: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager RE: Town Managers Report DT: October 17, 2000 BRIGHT HORIZONS Sybill, Diana and Annie Fox met to discuss the Bright Horizons space as directed during the staff retreat. Annie will do an inventory of rooms available for the public, occupancy limits, hours available and current usage (low/high), as suggested by Diana. Additionally, Russ and Annie met Thursday to discuss changes in the main library building and how these changes might impact the Community Room. At that meeting they agreed Russ should facilitate a meeting with the Directors by the end of September to create a pros and cons list of the various uses that the Town Staff might recommend for Bright Horizons. CONSOLIDATION OF THE VISITOR'S CENTERS Staff has contacted Morter/Aker Architects to start the process of pre-design, which include: a program list of activities and a potential site plan with site elevations. TOWN MANAGER'S VACATION will be going back east to take care of family business from October 19 -24, 2000. 1 will be checking messages frequently. If you need anything Beth will know where to reach me. Pam Brandmeyer will be the Acting Town Manager. LUPIN DRIVE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT At long last, the contractor has begun paving the streets in the Lupine Drive project. Baring the weather this project should be substantially complete within the next week. apologize for the delay and inconveniences associated with this project, but it appears we are near the end. RECYCLED PAPER GOLF COURSE BUBBLE On Friday morning we were served with a temporary restraining order issued by the District Court to cease all activity at the Golf Course Driving Range. We believe that the construction activity which was occurring did not require permit or was previously permitted. Pursuant to the order we have ceased activity for the weekend. I will be discussing this matter with Allen Christensen and will update you on Tuesday, October 17th UPCOMING ITEMS: October 24. 2000 WS-2:00 P.M. DRB Report/PEC Report and Agenda Vail Plaza Hotel - West Pine Beetle Update/Plan of Action Secret Shopper Review Critical Strategies Ice Rink Appeal of Conditional use Permit November 7. 2000 WS-2:00 P.M. Review Evening Meeting Agenda Public Hearing - Proposed Annexation of the 1-70 Corridor Site Visit of Bright Horizons Pay-in-Lieu Review Critical Strategies November 7. 2000 TC-7:00 P.M. 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 26, Series 2000-Adoption of Zoning Maps 1St Reading of Ordinance No. 27, Series 2000-to Annexation of 1-70 Mauri Nottingham Awards November 14. 2000 WS-2:00 P.M. PEC Agenda/Report Employee Housing Zone District Review Critical Strategies November 21. 2000 WS-2:00 P.M. DRB Report Review Evening Meeting Agenda Special Events Process Review Critical Strategies November 21. 2000 TC-7:00 P.M. 2"d Reading of Ordinance No. 27, Series 2000 - Annexation of 1-70 Sonnenalp Redevelopment November 28. 2000 WS-2:00 P.M. PEC Agenda/Report Review Critical Strategies n'11 TOWN OF PAIL 75 South Frontage Road Office of the Town Manager Vail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2105/Fax 970-479-2157 nn,,• l.a August 27, 1996 t ^ " w,ub,u-d, dD Mr. Jim Hartman . ~UUGI y Y 1 V County Administrator Eagle County Post Office Box 850 l0 06 Eagle, CO 81631-0850 Re: Highland Meadows Dear Jim: Thank you for the faxed and original of your response to the Highland Meadows annexation request. Although the neighborhood remains interested in annexing to the Town of Vail, the Town has serious continuing concerns regarding infrastructure and groundwater issues. The Town is unable to cost share any upgrades specifically in regard to these roads. This neighborhood rejected reannexation ten years ago and foreclosed their options on other than County infrastructure maintenance and services. The capital streets program for the Town would put this neighborhood at the bottom of the priority list, which would delay the necessary reconstruction and at the same time increase the burden of costly maintenance to the Town. If annexation were to occur, we believe the taxpayers within the Town should not have to finance known deficiencies in the roads as they currently exist. If Eagle County upgrades these roads to Town of Vail standards, we would entertain further discussion of annexation of this area. Jim Weber's preliminary estimate of road conditions in Highland Meadows was based on his field observations and no testing. The geotechnical reports to which Jim referred are available to you should you or your staff wish to review them. He also included costs reflective of recently completed drainage, curb and gutter, sub-base, base, and road surface expenses within the Town. V RECYC'1,F,nrA PER Should you need further information,. please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, thank you so much for looking into this matter. Sincerely, TOWN OF VAIL Pamela A. Brandmeyer Assistant Town Manager PAB/aw xc: Robert W. McLaurin Larry Grafel Steve Thompson Greg Hall Tom Moorhead COVED AUG 2 2 1996 OFFICE OF THE 500 BROADWAY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RO. BOX 850 (970) 328-8605 EAGLE, CO 81631-0850 FAX: (970) 328-7207 EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager Town of Vail TRANSMITTED VIA FACSIMILE 479-2157 Dear Pam: I had the opportunity to discuss with the Board and staff the potential for a Highland Meadows annexation. There was consensus that the annexation would make sense, if that was the will of the residents. However, the County does not feel it should bear the entire cost of bringing the roads up to a greater standard. I would like to propose that you and I sit down with our engineering staffs and better define what really needs to be done to the roads and to what standard. If we agree that Jim Weber's January 23 estimate is appropriate, so be it. The goal here would be to nail down the scope and cost and reach agreement. Then, I believe it would be appropriate to discuss some form of cost sharing which could include the Town and the residents of Highland Meadows. Please call so we can discuss this further. Sincerely, James K. Hartmann, County Administrator cc: George A. Gates, Chairman Johnnette Phillips, Commissioner James E. Johnson, Jr., Commissioner Jack Ingstad, Assistant County Administrator George Roussos, Engineering Don Fessler, Road & Bridge JKH:rf TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Office of the Town Manager Nail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2105/Fax 970-479-2157 February 16, 1996 Mr. M. Ross Boyle 2211 Vermont Court Vail, CO 81657 Dear Ross: I wanted to get back with you in writing in regard to numerous questions you had posed during our meeting on January 16th. It was a pleasure for the staff to sit down with you and your neighbors to discuss issues relevant to a possible annexation of the Highland Meadows area. What follows will be an attempt, department by department, to address specific questions that were asked by your group. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Acceptance of Streets. Attached to this letter is a memo from James Weber, Engineer, dated January 23, 1996, regarding the status of streets and roads in Highland Meadows. In order to bring the existing streets to acceptable Town of Vail standards, current estimated costs are in the price range of $2.5 million. Bob McLaurin, the Town Manager, and I have scheduled lunch and a tour of this area on Friday, February 16th with Jim Hartman, the County Administrator. As I had indicated to you, Ross, James Johnson, at a recent joint session with the Town Council, indicated there was a possibility of some cost sharing to upgrade the roads in your subdivision to facilitate the annexation.. This is but a first step. Although special assessments for road construction (i.e., special improvement districts) had been used in the early days of Vail, a conscious decision was made by the Town Council in the middle 80's to fund street repair for areas currently within Town boundaries out of our capital projects/general fund. We currently have a long range plan for upgrading and maintaining streets within the Town of Vail. It is unclear at this point what position Highland Meadows would assume RECYCLED PAPER in that listing and this would be determined at a later time. It is feasible the Town could require private roads to be brought to Town standards through a special improvement district as a part of the annexation agreement. To give you an idea of the aggressive nature of our street reconstruction plans and capital street maintenance funding, I would also supply the following information: 1996 $ 605,000 Golf Course and Matterhorn road construction completion 485,000 Capital street maintenance 875,000 Streetscape (Seibert Circle - $450,000; Dobson/Library Plaza - $300,000; E. Lionshead Bus Stop - $125,000) 1997 $2,500,000 Lionsridge reconstruction 270,000 Capital street maintenance Streetscape (none currently planned and budgeted) 1998 $2,200,000 Vail Valley Drive reconstruction 175,000 Capital street maintenance 2,075,000 Streetscape (West Meadow Drive - $1,675,000; Landscape Gore Creek Drive @ Lodge at Vail - $100,000; Repair/overlay projects - $300,000) 1999 $2,400,000 East Vail/West 475,000 Capital street maintenance Streetscape (none currently planned and budgeted) Beyond 1999 $2,200,000 East Vail/East $2,100,000 West Vail Overlay Glen Lyon Overlay Streetscape 2. Bus Service. Bus service currently is accessed off West Gore Creek Drive. There are no plans to expand this service, and in fact, the Town has reduced service town wide over the past couple of years. 3. Snow Plowing. Our priorities are the same as the County's. Primary arteries are cleared first, which would mean streets in Highland Meadows would come on a third priority basis. 4. General Maintenance/Street Cleaning. It is our general practice to sweep roadways within the Town twice a year. From the above figures-'I outlined, the Town remains vigorous in protecting and maintaining its street investments. 2 FIRE 1. Fire Insurance. We are uncertain if your fire insurance rates would change. The Fire Chief tells me that a response from our fire department will occur only if our firefighters are not responding to a call within the Town of Vail limits. It is our recommendation you check directly with your insurance company because there are a variety of policies and issues that vary from insurance carriers, i.e., how far the insured's house is from a fire hydrant, as an example. 2. Emergency Response. Our current policy is to respond to EMS/medical calls just as we do for fires - the order in which we receive them. It is important to note, however, within the Town of Vail we are currently having discussions about charge backs for EMS responses and our ability to tie those into the billing fee structure for the special ambulance district. FINANCE 1. An estimate from the County on assessed valuation of $3,267,120.00 for the two filings within Highland Meadows shows a possible annual property tax revenue of $15,192.00. LEGAL/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1. Town of Vail ordinances and zoning supersede subdivision covenants. A specific question was asked about GRFA and it is possible the Council would entertain discussion about this issue and could include an exemption/grand fathering for the subdivision through an annexation agreement. Discussions re: issues specific to these two filings would require discussion and hashing out prior to annexation. 2. Three Mile Annexation Plan. Section 31-12-105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes places limitations upon a municipality regarding annexations. In addition to prohibiting the right of a city or town to annex more than three miles beyond its current boundary line in any given year, it also requires that. a city or town have an annexation master plan for the three mile area prior to the completion of any annexation. While the three mile plan is similar to a city or town's master plan, it is more extensive in requiring the location of future utilities, playgrounds and open spaces. Such plan must take into account all land that is functionally related to the growth of the. city or town, not just land located within three miles of the municipalities boundary. The purpose of the three mile plan is to force cities to engage in a planning process prior to annexation. It is also required that the plan be updated annually. In addition to such planning being a good process, the failure to have a plan prior to the completion of an annexation is an invitation to litigation. The existence of a bona fide plan will increase the likelihood of general acceptance and will limit the opportunity for invalidating the annexation. A plain reading of the section dealing with the three mile plan, seems to evidence an intent by the legislature that this apply to all municipalities. We have not researched the possibility of being excluded from such requirement due to being a Home Rule Municipality. It would be a good idea to engage in the planning process regardless of whether or not such would be a requirement on Home 3 } Rule municipalities. 3. Percentage of Land/Homeowners in the area requesting to be annexed needed to sign the petition. A. Petition for Annexation. The landowners of more than fifty percent of an area eligible` for annexation, excluding streets and alleys, may petition for annexation. If the Town Council finds that the petition is substantially in compliance with the petition requirements, notice of the hearing must be published and a public hearing held at which any person may attain and present evidence and testimony. If, at the hearing, the Town Council determines that the general annexation criteria has been met, it may but it is not required, to annex the territory. B. Petition for Annexation Election. The second method of voluntary annexation is a petition for election. This may be submitted by electors who are residents and landowners in the area eligible for annexation. The petition for annexation election must be signed by at least 75 electors, or 10% of said electors, whichever is less, except that signatures of only 40 electors are required if the area is located in the county of 25,000 inhabitants or less. In Eagle County, we are coming close to the figure of 25,000 inhabitants with approximately 22,000. If the petition for annexation election is in compliance, the Town Council may pass a resolution of intent to annex the land proposed for annexation subject to the public notice and hearing procedure, and also subject to an annexation election. The ability of the Town to decide to move forward with an annexation once property is eligible implies, of course, that the Town has the authority and discretion to choose not to annex. While the procedures for a petition for annexation and a petition for annexation election are alternative to each other, a petition for annexation election takes precedence over an annexation petition involving the same territory, if the petition for annexation election is filed at least 10 days prior to the hearing day set for the annexation petition itself. 4. Can the area be annexed one filing at a time? Series annexations are permitted pursuant to the Colorado Revised Statutes. Several annexations, taken one after the other, on the same date are specifically authorized by Section 31-12-104(1)(a) C.R.S. There is a limitation on extending a municipal boundary more than three miles in any direction from any point of such municipality boundary in any one year. The three mile limit may be exceeded if such limit would have the effect of dividing a parcel of property held in identical ownership if at least 50% of the property is within the three mile limit. In such event, the entire property held in identical ownership may be annexed in any one year without regard to such mileage limitation. Ross, I hope the information in this letter will be helpful in assisting you and your neighbors as you go through the process of deciding whether a reannexation to the Town makes sense. Should you 4 r have specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the other individuals who attended our meeting. We look forward to future discussions. Sincerely, TOWN OF VAIL Pamela A. Brandmeyer Assistant Town Manager PAB/aw xc: Vail Town Council Robert W. McLaurin, Town Manager Jim Curnutte, Community Development Larry Grafel, Public Works Director Dick Duran, Fire Chief Steve Thompson, Finance Director Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk 5 r TO: Larry Grafel, Director of Public Works FROM: James Weber, Engineer DATE: January 23, 1996 SUBJECT: HIGHLAND MEADOWS Highland Meadows Subdivision is located south of Gore Creek on a north facing slope at the west end of town. The subdivision is comprised of two (2) filings and a resubdivision of several lots in the second filing, the roads within the subdivision include a portion of Alpine Drive, Meadow Brook Drive, Sequoia Trail, Tahoe Drive, Vermont Court and Vermont Road, which were constructed in the late 1970s. Several geotechnical studies have been completed on the subdivision and my review of two (2) reports from 1982 and 1983 indicate concerns with the stability of soils within the development. The site has slopes that vary from 15% to 28%, evidence of several springs throughout the site and evidence of a large slide in the past. Due to the northern exposure this site will experience a greater snow pack, slower snow melt and therefore a generally increased surface and ground water flow. The original subdivision roadways were designed to include surface and subsurface drainage systems. The surface systems were collection ditches along the road edges, which are visible, and the subsurface systems were slotted pipes, but the extent to which the subsurface systems were installed is in questions due to the lack of information on the as-built drawings. One of the major reasons for the instability of the soils is the amount of subsurface water. Most of the subsurface water that is removed through subsurface systems is often reintroduced into the ground when the water is discharged into the roadway drainage ditches. Another contributing factor is that the overall site drainage had been altered to discharge a majority of the runoff at a location which had a relativity small watershed. The infrastructure is currently maintained by Eagle County Bridge and Roads Department. Their proposed maintenance schedule for the summer of 1996 will include pavement repair around the existing manholes, to repair settling, and slope stabilization on private property, to protect the roadway. There is a pavement management program in use by the County but there is no information on the roads within this development. School bus service to this area is accomplished by a pickup point on West Gore Creek Drive, no•buses travel the subdivision roads. The Engineering Dept. for Eagle County is not aware of any problem areas within the development that will require reconstruction of the infrastructure and the information available to them indicated that all of the subsurface drainage systems were installed. r Prior to any site development, the county will require a geotechnical study on the lot in question and approval of all discharge points for site subsurface discharge. Based on the information provided within the geotechnical studies, county information, infrastructure age and site visits, safety, drainage, pavement structure, and geometric improvements may be required. With an upgrade and extension to the existing surface and subsurface drainage systems and the installation of safety devices the overall impact on the roadway surface and pavement structure would lean toward a total reconstruction of the roadway. The costs for this work, using a per foot price of $300, (based on 1995 construction costs) for 22' width will be as follows: STREET NAME LENGTH PRICE Alpine Drive 2250 LF $675,000 Meadow Brook Drive 670 LF' $201,000 Sequoia Trail 330 LF $99,000 Tahoe Drive 1250 LF $375,000 Vermont Court 450 LF $135,000 Vermont Road ~1 ~n I F $945.000 TOTAL 8.100LF $2,430,000 This cost would just be limited to the roadway itself, additional costs may be related to the need for retaining walls and easements or right-of-way. F:\JI M_WIHIGH LAND. WPD Mgt TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Department of Community Development Vail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2138/479-2139 FAX 970-479-2452 September 25, 1995 Mr. Ross Boyle 2211 Vermont Court Vail, CO 81657 RE: Discussion of issue related to the possible annexation of the Highland Meadows neighborhood Dear Ross: This letter is intended to respond to your recent inquiry to Pam Brandmeyer regarding the possible annexation of the Highland Meadows neighborhood, or a portion thereof, into the Town of Vail' s Municipal boundary. In consideration of a proposed annexation request, the Vail Town Council would evaluate a very detailed analysis of the fiscal, social and political implications of the proposal before taking action. My responce to your inquiry will not be extremely comprehensive, but is intended to highlight some of the pros and cons associated with the idea. The regulations governing annexations are found in the Colorado Revised Statutes. This document identifies the minimum contiguous area requirements, notification and hearing process, and other applicable information regulating annexations in Colorado. I have included a copy of the applicable section for your review. Shortly after annexation of a particular area into the Town, the Vail Town Council is required to impose zoning on the subject area. A detailed analysis of each jurisdiction's zoning limitations, especially density and maximum floor area allowances, should be conducted in order to adequately assess the pros and cons of a possible annexation. A majority of the subdivisions in your area, including Vail Village West Filings 1 and 2, Matterhorn Village, Vail Intermountain, Vail Ridge, Vail Das Schone Filings 1 and 2, Vail Heights and Buffer Creek are predominantly zoned Primary/ Secondary (P/S). The P/S zone district allows up to two dwelling units on a parcel, with one of the units being restricted in size to a maximum of 40% of the gross residential floor area (GRFA) allowed on the lot. RECYCLEDPAPER Mr. Ross Boyle Page 2 The maximum GRFA allowed in the PIS district is 25`-k of the first 15,000 sq.ft. of lot area, 10% of the next 15,000 sq. ft. and 5% of any lot area over 30,000 sq. ft.. A 425 sq. ft. credit is than added for each allowable dwelling unit on the property. I have checked with Eagle County and determined that the existing zoning of the Highland meadows area is Residential Suburban Medium Density (RSM). The RSM zone district allows for single family, duplex and multi-family residences at a density not to exceed one dwelling per each 8,000 sq. ft. of "net developable lot area". The person I spoke with at the County told me that virtually all lots in Highland Meadows are of a size that will accommodate a duplex. The maximum floor area allowance in the RSM zone district is 30% of the net developable lot area. Other issues you will need to consider are summarized as follows: Voting Ricrhts - Obviously, the ability to participate in local elections would be an advantage that would come with being located within the Town of Vail municipal boundaries. Services - Property owners within the Town of Vail receive a level of service considerably higher than those located outside of the Town boundary. Police Protection - If annexed into the Town, the Highland Meadows area would receive more frequent routine patrols than it currently does. Increased patrols are more effective in deterring crime and may also have the psychological effect of "feeling" safer in ones community. Additionally, if annexed into the Town, property owners in Highland meadows would have greater control over the quality of their police protection (calling the Chief or Mayor directly with suggestions or complaints, etc.). Fire Protection - Although the Vail Fire Department will currently respond to emergency situations in the Highland meadows area, the cost of the response, figured at an hourly rate, is billed to the property owner. Also, in the case of multiple calls occurring at the same time, properties within the Town will receive priority over property located outside of the Town boundary. Additionally, I have been told that fire insurance costs may be less for properties located within the nearest fire protection district boundary. Mr. Ross Boyle Page 3 Freauencv of snow xilowina - During the winter months the Town has a snow plow crew on duty 20 hours a day. I believe that it is safe to assume that, if incorporated into the town, the roads in Highland Meadows would receive snow plowing sooner and more frequently than they currently do. Street cleaning - The Town provides a total cleaning of all streets in Town every summer, with additional cleanings provided on an on-going basis, as needed. Road maintenance - The Town's road maintenance program includes the annual maintenance of all roads within the town, including crack and pothole repair, slurry seals as needed, shoulder repair, etc.. Additionally, a weed growth inhibitor is applied to all road rights-of-way each spring. Capital improvements - Although the Town does have a very aggressive capital improvements program, any new roads added to the system would most likely be placed at, or near, the bottom of the current list of improvements. Design Review Board - For properties within Town, all revisions to the exterior of a building must be reviewed and approved by the Town of Vail Is Design Review Board (DRB). The DRB may require revisions to proposed projects that would not be required in the County, where DRB review is not necessary prior to the issuance of a building permit. Real Estate Transfer Tax - In 1980 the Town of Vail established a fund to acquire and maintain open space within the Town. Under this program, know as the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) , the Town collects 1% of the amount of the sale price of all properties that are sold. Negotiating who will pay this tax (buyer or seller) and its possible affect on the sale price of the property is not a consideration for property owners outside of the Town boundary. Property tax assessment - It can be assumed that property taxes are higher for properties within the Town than those outside of the Town boundary. I have spoken to Steve Thompson, Town of Vail Finance Director about this issue. Steve informed me that the current difference in assessment between the Town and unincorporated Eagle County is 4.69 mills. Therefore, property taxes in the Town are $469.00 higher for each 100,000 in assessed valuation of the property. 1 Mr. Ross Boyle Page 4 Building hermit fees - Although the Town of Vail and Eagle County use the same method of assessing building permit fees (based on a schedule of valuation contained in the Uniform Building Code) the Town modifies the schedule depending on which of four zones a property is located within. Although I cannot provide an exact comparison, I believe that building permit fees, charged for new construction and remodels in the Highland Meadows area, would be anywhere from 20 % to 70% higher within the Town of Vail. The cost of annexation - The costs associated with the initial annexation proposal must be carefully considered, including but not limited to, legal and surveying fees, preparation of detailed cost/benefit analysis, etc.. I hope the above information is of use to you as you consider the pros and cons associated with a possible annexation into the Town of Vail. If any additional information is needed please do not hesitate to contact me at 479-2138. Sincerely, Jim Curnutte Senior Planner cc:t- dam Brandmeyer Tom Moorhead Mike Mollica file iy 25, 2000 970/949-0555 oca athletes receive funcli*ng { Ten local athletes have been selected for funding in the summer grant distribution by the Vail Valley ~ ~ _ ~ ~ `t X ' •~ar w Athlete Commission. ~ ~ ~ c ~ ~ a. ~ . ~ The athletes were recognized at a reception Wednesday at the Cucina Rustica in the Lodge at Vail. ' r < The athletes received grants rang- E1 r rr{ " ing from $500 to $1,000, with a total 4 of $8,250 being awarded. Summer/Fall 2000 Athletes Commis- sion recipients are: ¦ Sarah Baskins, alpine ski racing ¦ Catherine Baskin, alpine ski racing Yr ¦ Andreas Boesel, adventure racing ¦ Mike Moser, adventure racing ¦ Ellen Miller, adventure racing ¦ Billy Mattison, adventure racing ¦ Ibrahim Garcia, wrestling r- ¦ James Stevenson, soccer ¦ Steve Prokopiw, bicycle track and road cycling N Travis Townes, alpine ski racing "It is exciting that the athletes s being funded represent such a wide - variety of disciplines and levels of Vail Daily/Treavor Hayes competition," Vail Valley Founda- Local athletes receiving grants from the Vail Valley Athlete Commission are recognized Wednesday tion President Ceil Folz said. "From at the Lodge at Vail. Pictured from left to right are: Meg Horrocks of the Vail Valley Foundation, Town those just beginning their internation- of Vail's Sybill Navas, Vail Resorts' Jim Roberts; and athletes Steve Prokopiw, Catherine Baskins, al careers to more seasoned veterans, James Stevenson, Sarah Baskin, Ibrahim Garcia and Mike Moser. we believe that all the athletes are wonderful representatives for this community." local resident Pepi Gramshammer, now supported 36 athletes since its three years and must apply as an indi- Now in its third year, the Vail Val- the Vail Valley Athletic Commission inception in 1997. vidual rather than as a team. Candi- ley Athlete Commission Program is a Program is funded by Beaver Creek To be considered for funding, a dates may apply for grants once per method for the community to provide Resort Company, the Town of Vail, competitor must participate in inter- year. Grants are distributed twice a financial support for deserving ath- Vail Resorts and the Vail Valley national competition, be a resident of year, in winter and in summer. letes in the Vail Valley. Conceived by Foundation. The commission has the Vail Valley for a minimum of - Daily Staff Report 970/949-055S---, Tfie'D'aily -a SECTI s O-rt May 25, 2000 enr Sto.Ckd a layy am-mei ~ f 4° > X it e Y,.,.hi ~ ,a "~'f~~~ ~ Z: '~'Y~'e V ~'g ~ 4 -Pf-. < 4Ye, a .i < ~N. a;~ f s r •a 4 Y % 2000 Athlete Commission Financial Report Name of partner Amount Balance to date committed 1999 Rollover f and J $5,250 Vail Valley Foundation $10,000 $15,750 Beaver Creek Resort q, boo Town of Vail .5,000 1 Vail Associates (6,066 Y ~ 3~, as0 VAIL VALLEY ATHLETE COMMISSION REPORT - Winter `99-00 Applicant Sport and Accomplishments Request Francis E. Allen Shooting - "Running Target" $4,000.00!, 660 1992 Member of US Olympic Team, 15th place - Barcelona, SPA (v`~W'4wL-) 1992 World Cup Final, 3rd Place - Munich, GERpy~ 1991 & 92 World Cups, 2nd place 1999 Pan Am Team, 4th place Competitions Olympic Team Trials; Munich Air Und Championships planned for `99-00 Toby Dawson Freestyle Skiing $10,000 1 31000 98-99 Runner-up Rookie of the Year 199 Athlete of the Year - Colorado Ski Country 199 World Cup, 51h - Mount Tremblant 199 World Cup, 61h - Blackcomb 199 World Championships, 141h - Switzerland Competitions World Cup opener in Sweden; (2) Domestic World Cups planned for `99-00 Rhonda F. Doyle Snowboarding $2,500 0 1999 ESPN Extreme Games Competitor - Crested Butte 1999 BudLight Boarderfest, 1 st place, Pro Women - Steamboat 1999 BudLight Boarderfest (Half pipe), 2nd place, Pro Women 1999 BudLight Border Battle (half pipe), 6th place - Vermont 1999 UnVailed. 2nd place -half pipe , 4th place overall - Vail Competitions UnVailed'99; XGames; Swatch Bordercross/Bud Light Tour planned for `99-00 Other: Letter attached from Chris Jarnot 1560 ,~,p~ ~ Chris DelBosco ~ Skiing 1 $5,000 A Member National Jr. Development Group Ranked #1 J2 USA Competitions European `B' FIS; NOR-AM Jr. Championships; World Jr. r planned for `99-00 Championships - CANADA Chad Fleischer* Alpine Skiing $10,000 46,()00 199 World Cup Finals, 2nd 199 World Championships, 6th 199 US Downhill Champion 199 Alpine Skier of the Year Competitions World Cups - Beaver Creek & Kitzbuhel; Goodwill Games - planned for'99-00: Lake Placid Other: Attached press release Chad Fleischer Alpine Skiing $5,000 199 World Cup Finals, 2nd 199 World Championships, 6th 199 US Downhill Champion '94 &'98 Olympic Team Competitions World Cup - Beaver Creek; Goodwill Games - Lake Placid; US planned for'99-00: Nationals 11/02/99 RESOLUTION NO. 12 SERIES 2000 A RESOLUTION IN S RT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE DE-BRUCING THE T VAIL'S PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. I/ y WHEREAS, in LLy a margin of 74%, Vail "de-Bruced" all of its revenues except for property tax; and WHEREAS, the Town has since experienced slow to declining revenue growth in the Town's primary revenue sources over the past four years, to include the following (these losses are the amount below the four-year inflation rate): Lift Tax Revenue $770,884 Road and Bridge 345,378 (based on a reduced county mill levy) Cigarette Tax 85,212 Fines and Forfeitures 160,259 (based on emphasis on warning tickets over actual fines) Parking Revenue 978,109 (based on "Free After Three" and other discounted parking programs) Franchise Fees 113,308 . Additionally, sales tax over the last two years has paled inflation growth by $1,404,335. To keep this erosion in revenues from impacting the premier services the Town provides, the Town Council supports "de-Brucing" the property tax revenue so the Town can continue to strive to provide the level of services to which this community is accustomed; and WHEREAS, in the year 2000 the Town of Vail eliminated 10 full time positions and is in the Y2001 process of reducing staff by another 5 to 7 full time positions to deal with these shortfalls in revenue; and WHEREAS, in the year 2000 the Town anticipates using $609,000, or 17% of the Town's General Fund balance, due to the revenue shortfall; and WHEREAS, the issue of "shipped out" retail merchandise cost the Town in lost sales tax $1.4M in 1999, which had increased 5.6% from 1998. This will continue to erode the growth in sales tax; and WHEREAS, because Vail's resort-based economy is more susceptible to fluctuations in its revenue sources than other municipalities, the issue is of y f particular importance in determining the ability to maintain service levels for residents and guest; and WHEREAS, the mill levy cannot be raised without a public vote. However, this change would allow property tax revenue to increase in proportion to increases in assessed valuation at the Town Council's discretion; and WHEREAS, the Town's services are provided primarily by revenues coming from tourism. Property tax revenue makes up no more than 7% of the Town's total revenue; and WHEREAS, Vail would join 230 other municipalities across the state in de- Burcing. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado: SECTION 1. The Town Council fully supports and recognizes the need to approve Question No. 2B on the November 7, 2000, Eagle County Coordinated Ballot. SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2000. Ludwig Kurz, Mayor ATTEST: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk Sacha Gros Alpine Skiing $7,500 000 199 World Championships, 19111, Slalom - Vail 198 Olympics, 261h, GS - Nagano 199 US Nationals, 1 St, SL 198 US Nationals, 1st, GS Competitions Europa Cups; World Cups; US Nationals planned for '99-00 Stacia Hookom Alpine Snowboarding $5,000 460 '94 Jr. World Championships, 2nd overall 198 World Cup, 2nd, Slalom f,06?da Ceep- ` lLt'6K 4; nat '96 World Cup, 2nd, Giant Slalom Competitions World Cup; Goodwill Games (must qualify); Grand Prix . planned for '99-00 Other: Attached letter & resume Josh Lautenberg Powder 8 Skiing $10,000 116b 199 European Powder 8 Championships, 1st - Switzerland 199 World Powder 8 Championships, 7th - Canada 198 Colorado State Championships, 2nd x, Competitions European Powder 8 Championships - Switzerland; Colorado planned for '99-00 State Powder 8 Championships; World Powder 8 Championships - BC Jesse Maddex Alpine Ski Racing $5,000 0580- *v. Member of Team Colorado/Rocky Mountain Division Regional Team Ranked #2 in DH, #3 in SG & #9 in GS for my age in the nation 199 Recipient: Tommy Pitcher Jr. Achievement Award for excellence in academics and athletics -SkiCluk U" 199 Junior Olympics, 1 It, Super G; 11t, GS; 4th SL; 2nd Combined Competition US Ski Team VISA SuperSeries; European FIS/Europa Cup planned for'99-00: Races; World Junior Championships - CANADA Sarah Schleper Alpine Skiing $10,000 *6,60$ Olympics, 22nd Slalom - Nagano '97 Junior World Championships, 2nd> Slalom $ t '96 US Nationals, 3rd, Slalom 198 US Nationals, 1st, GS 199 US Nationals, 2nd, GS Competitions All SL & GS World Cups; US Nationals; NOR-AMS & Europa planned for '99-00: Cups ~(SA6 Travis Townes Skiing AMAP Ad4w '98 NOR-AM Junior Championships, 2nd u * 04ALI ? '98 Junior Olympic Downhill, 1 It '97 Junior Olympic Downhill, 1st '97 British Championships, 7th Competitions Contingent upon funding: Challenge Cup in Vancouver, BC planned for '99-00: Sarah Will?? 4U)B d - CO- 01~ 044 t' 11/02/99 1999 Athlete Commission Financial Report Name of partner Amount Balance to date -T~ committed 1998 RoZZovcr f and i $15,750 $15,750 Vail Valley Foundation $10,000 $25,750 Beaver Creek Resort $4,000 $29,750 Town of Vail $5,000 $34,750 Vail Associates $10,000 I $44,750 Name of Athlete, Amount Balance to date Winter Funds distributed $44,750 Francis Allen $2,000 42,750 Sacha Gros $5,000 37,750 Chris Del Bosco I $1,500 36,250 Rhonda Doyle $1,000 35,250 Jay Isaacs $1,000 34,250 Travis Townes $2,500 31,750 Stacia Hookom $4,000 27,750 M Chad Fleischer $5,000 22,750 Toby Dawson $2,500 20,250 ,64q,Obo Sarah Schleper $5,000 15,250 BALANCE AVAILABLE: I $15,250 Name of Athlete, Amount to be Balance Summer Funds distributed $15,250 Francis Allen $1,000 14,250 Sarah Ballantyne 0 14,250 (6, AGO Andreas Boesel $1,500 $12,750 Rhonda Doyle 0 $12,750 Yvonne Joyce 0 $12,750 Mike Moser $1,500 $11,250 Polly Letofsky 0 $11,250 Billy Mattison $1,500 $9,750 Jill Norman 0 I $9,750 Y Steve Prokopiw I $1,000 I $8,750 Jonathan Stevens I 0 $8,750 McKenzie Stevens I 0 $8,750 Brett Sublett $1,000 $7,750 Gretchen Reeves I $2,500 $5,250 Maldwyn Zang I 0 $5,250 BALANCE AVAILABLE: I $5,250 Printed 11/02/99 OCT-13-00 FRI 1:57 PM CAST FAX_NO.,.. 970 927 8456 P. 1/ I Park City Municipal Corporation P.O. Box 1480, Park (Sty, UP 84050 (435) 615-5200 Fax(435)65S.99.98 my1e8@pdkcity2002,c= Office of Public Affairs Myles C. Rademan, Director COLORADO ASSOCIA ION OF SKI TOWNS Park City Meeting Thursday, October 26 Friday, October 27 AGENDA Thursdav, October 26 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Cocktails & Dinner - Riverhorse Cafd on ]Main Street Fridav. October 27 8:30 AM -11:30 AM Business Meeting - City Council Chambers/City Hall Continental Brea4fast provided 8:30 - 8:45 AM Introductions 8:50 - 9:30 AM Olympic Update 9:30 - 9:45 AM Utah Ski Industry Update 9:45- 10:15 AM Park City Update 10:20 -11:30 AM CAST Roundtable Update & Discussion of Key Issues 11:30 AM Depart for Olympic Sports Park 12:00 -1:00 PM Lunch & Presentation at Olympic Sports Park 1:00 - 2:00 PM Tour Olympic Sports Park (6:00 - 7:30 PMJ OPTIONAL (must let Myles know in advance) Cocktail Party for Leadership Park City 2000's new leadership class at the Grub Steak Restaurant in Prospector business area) * Lodging for CAST members is provided at the Lodges in Deer Valley An eight member delegation from Whistler, BC, will be joining the CAST meeting &15100)f6A616fM U NEWS {o oa Ski resorts set to hire drug users ASSOCIAMD PPE5 Vail, Colo. - Faced with a tight labor market, Vail Resorts is loos- ening up a little, 'The-,..y that owns the Vail Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and keystone ski areas already had lifted bans on ponytails, facial hair and earrings for male workers. 't'his year, it is scrapping its seven-year-old employee drug I testing Wepreaally found that initial hurdle of passing a drug test wasn't providing the deterrent we were looking for," said Les Marsh, di- rector of human resources for Vail Resorts. "We're focusing on day- today preparedness for work rather than on whether a guy smoked pot six weeks ago. It's the latest in a series of moves Vail has made that reflect a trend throughout the ittdustry. Perks that were once unheard of such as bonuses, vacation pay and health insurance - are be- ..16 standard. Vail, which to spend $10 million to $15 million more on labor costs this season than last, raised its entry-level pay to between $8.50 and $9 an hour for first4une em- ployees. Returning seasonal em- ployees will make up to $9.75 an hour. Vail has about 15,0001 employees. Money is not the only lure, says Jim Laing, vice president of human 1 resources for the Aspen Skiing Co. 1 "We got a little too - ",e and a little too serious," he said. "Now, the employees have taken charge. We have them doing karaoke in the lift lines and we have theme days where they can dress as their favorite rock star." Plenty of jobs are available. As- per, Winter Park, Vail Resorts, Copper Mountain and Telluride have 6,000 positions to fill for this season, ranging from ski instruc- tors to retail clerks. G.tS I6•~h•00 ~tew,,~ fa Memorandum To: Vail Town Council From: George kuher, Chief of Planning Date: October 17, 2000 Re: Donovan Park-Questions & Clarification PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to outline several key questions that the staff needs answers to as we continue to prepare a construction contract for the final phases of development of Donovan Park. As you are aware the Town Council has identified the completion of the Donovan Park Master Plan process and the start of park construction in April 2001as two critical projects to be completed over the next six and fourteen months periods. The master plan process concluded on October 3, 2000 with the adoption of Resolution No. 13, Series of 2000. The next step in the development process is to prepare a construction contract and begin work on the development of design and construction documents. Answers and clarification to several. key questions will move the town one step closer to accomplishing the stated goals. BACKGROUND. On October 3, 2000, the Vail Town Council adopted Resolution No. 13, Series of 2000, a resolution amending the Donovan Park Master Plan. In order to ensure the start of construction in April of 2000, the design team is on track to complete a biddable package for sitework December 1, 2000. Biddable packages for foundation, buildings and site development will follow in the coming months. In order to complete the biddable package on time, the staff is requesting answers and clarification to the following questions and issues: ¦ The Master Plan amendment anticipates the development of the park in phases. The community pavilion, parking and outdoor recreation components are to be completed in the first phase with the recreation and youth center to be completed in the second phase. QUESTION: Should a pad site be preserved for a future Recreation Center? Should a pad site be preserved for a future Youth Center? If no to either of the two questions above, then should the final location of the community pavilion be reconsidered? If yes, should the intent of the relocation be to maintain more of a "preserve area"? ¦ There has been a question regarding the need for +1-150 parking spaces. The Master Plan site plan accommodates 149 parking spaces in a two level structure. According to the Town's zoning regulations the parking requirement for parks in the General Use zone district shall be determined by the Planning & Environmental Commission. A final decision from the PEC is anticipated in late December or early January. Staff will be presenting a rational for the need for 150 spaces to the Council on October 24th. QUESTION: Should the design team proceed forward at this time in the absence of a final decision by the PEC with a design proposing 120-130 spaces? ¦ The initial size of the community pavilion was 12,000 square feet. At the request of the Council, PEC and input received from the community during public meetings the size was reduced to 7,700 square feet. On October 3`d the Council suggested that the size be further reduced to approximately 6,500 square feet. Given the input on the possible future uses of the pavilion (weddings, public meetings, small conferences, community theatre, etc.), staff believes that the pavilion should be designed to accommodate 100 people in a roundtable fashion and 150 people in a conference-seating fashion with accessory storage and back of house spaces. QUESTION: Are the occupancy figures suggested by staff the appropriate number given the anticipated future uses? If yes, staff would recommend that occupancy should control the final size. Impacts of Amendment 21 Based on a $25 Annual Deduction Versus Per Bill Coupon Estimated Per Tax Impact Bill 1 st Year Reductions from Property Taxes: Direct Property Tax Deduction $25 $ 193,303 Sales Tax on Food & Restaurants $25 $ 193,303 Total Reductions on Property Tax $ 386,606 Specific Ownership Tax $25 $ 26,180 Bill Amount Fanchise Fees: That Generates $25 Fee Holy Cross $25 $ 198,750 $ 833 Public Service $25 $ 71,375 $ 1,250 Telephone $25 $ 44,000 $ - Cable TV $25 $ 73,530 $ 500 $ 387,655 Sales Tax on Utilities: An Annual or Monthly Bill of $625 Per Utility Equals $25 in Tax. Holy Cross $25 $ 198,750 Public Service $25 $ 71,375 Telephone $25 $ 150,300 Cable TV $25 $ 420,425 Total Potential Impact $1,220,866 $275 w,5 10•17.00 UAW~l Vail Local Marketing District Five Year Financial Projection Estimated Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Lodging Revenue 1,513,000 1,596,330 1,652,201 1,710,028 1,769,879 1,831,825 Business Licence Fee - Net 320,150 320,150 320,150 320,150 320,150 320,150 1,833,150 1,916,480 1,972,351 2,030,178 2,090,029 2,151,975 Marketing Budget 1,500,000 2,000,000 1,741,981 1,790,178 1,850,029 1,911,975 Local Chamber 240,000 240,000 240,000 240,000 240,000 1,500,000 2,240,000 1,981,981 2,030,178 2,090,029 2,151,975 Increase (Decrease) In Fund Balance 333,150 (323,520) (9,630) - - - Begining Fund Balance 333,150 9,630 - - - Ending Fund Balance 333,150 9,630 - - - - VLMDFinancialProjection 10/17/2000 . ~ ro r?10o u u~-i~ c Vote YES on 4A De-Bruce Colorado Mountain College Colorado Mountain College (CMC) receives a portion of its funding from a mill levy included in the tax bills in all or part of the six county north-central Colorado area that it serves, some 12,000 square miles. These counties are: Eagle, Garfield, Lake, Pitkin, Routt and Summit, and include college campuses and/or other facilities in Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Leadville, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Breckenridge and Silverthorne, along with Vail and Eagle in Eagle County. In these counties, there are 7 campuses in total (3 residential, 4 commuter) and a total of 14 sites. In addition to funds from these mill levies, which constitute 60% of total revenues, CMC also receives reimbursement from the state of Colorado (20%), and from tuition fees collected from students taking courses at the College (20%). For 1999, the total funding for CMC from these three sources was $27.5 million. Your latest Eagle County tax bill (1999 taxes due in 2000) shows a mill levy charge of 3.997 for Colorado Mountain College. This mill levy was set ten years ago. That is equivalent to $195 annually in taxes on an actual $500,000 property valuation ($500,000 assessed value X 9.74% residential assessment rate = $48700 valuation for tax X.003997 CMC mill levy = $194.65 CMC tax). On a monthly basis, that amounts to $16.22 in taxes to support CMC. Your tax bill based on 1999 also showed a property tax credit of 0.342 mills for CMC, equal to an annual amount of $16.66 on a $500,000 property, or $1.39 a month. Because of dramatic increases in property valuations in 2000, the College expects the rebate amount to increase to $42.50 per year on a $500,000 property, or $3.54 per month. That means without deBrucing, taxpayers are returning 20% of the taxes which were established ten years ago. That tax credit, which results from the Tabor legislation, currently requires CMC to refund back to the taxpayers any tax revenues that are greater than the Denver-Boulder growth rate (currently at 2.6%) plus 5% each year. The net result is that your actual annual taxes for CMC for the year 2000 will be at an effective rate of approximately 3.2 mills. This constitutes around 5% of your total Eagle County property tax bill. As you probably know, the rate of increase in real property values through the mountain resort region of north-central Colorado is far higher than the average increases in property assessments throughout Colorado. Along with property values, our cost of living in the mountain resort region is also substantially higher, along with the cost of operating and improving Colorado Mountain College. What Ballot Issue 4A would do if passed is to permit CMC to retain these excess revenues in the six counties which support it through mill levies. This is called Amendment 1/Tabor relief, or deBrucing. Passing this ballot issue would not actually increase the mill levy that goes to Colorado Mountain College; rather, it would eliminate the state-imposed revenue limitations that require a yearly refund to the taxpayers through a reduction in the CMC mill levy because of the 1992 Tabor amendment, also known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. 2 FACTS ABOUT COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE Colorado Mountain College resulted from a 1965 ballot initiative put before the voters in Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin, Summit and Lake counties to establish a college. Through special election, a college district was approved by a 2 to 1 margin and named Colorado Mountain College. The first campuses opened in Leadville and Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs in 1967. The Vail campus began operations in 1968, with the Eagle facility added to it in 1977. THE IMPACT OF 4A ON COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE CMC will receive an additional $4.3 million per year ($1.3 million per year from Eagle County) through relief from the Tabor amendment. These additional revenues are targeted for four designated programs which need an infusion of additional capital to bring CMC to necessary levels of service. These programs are: 1) cost-of-living assistance to educators; 2) modernization of college technology, to provide on-line registration, classroom equipment, train faculty; 3) improve academic achievement and student success; and 4) improve facilities, including more classroom space and smart classrooms. Based on the allocation formulae used by CMC, Eagle County would receive only $600,000 per year of these revenues back for its operations, because our tax assessments are far higher on a per capita basis than the CMC region overall. However, de-Brucing will indirectly bring us the much needed major capital infusion for the Vail/Eagle Valley college. THE IMPACT ON EAGLE COUNTY IF 4A DOE.4 NOT PAXV The Vail/Eagle Valley campus of CMC, its Eagle County presence, is at the top of the list for the entire CMC six-county masterplan for facilities to receive a major investment of capital for a new campus, with both land and buildings. If the College is not able to obtain the additional $4.3 million per year in cash flow from taxes to support the required improvement in ongoing operations through their system, then the funds in the capital account would be redirected to ongoing operations, and any funds for a new parcel of land and construction of much needed buildings would be deferred for a minimum of three to four years. THE NEED FOR A NEW CAMPUS' In Eagle County, Colorado Mountain College is currently located in two inadequate facilities. The Vail facility, hidden in the Vail Cascade Hotel complex, is woefully inadequate for its purposes. It was designed as a condominium, and retrofitted into a 17000 square foot classroom building in 1983. There is insufficient classroom space (8 classrooms and 3 labs), and further investment in upgrading a hopeless situation is not warranted. The College shares parking with the hotel and the movie theater, which results in no available parking when the hotel or the movie 3 attract a large crowd. There are major problems with fumes, ventilation and heating. The Eagle facility, on Broadway, thirty miles west of Vail, holds two classrooms and one lab, which are also fully utilized. CMC leases or borrows other facilities to hold the overflow from its classes, such as the public K-12 school buildings. Since most CMC classes are held during school hours, such use is limited. With the new demographics of the population in the Vail/Eagle Valley region, a growing percentage of the student population resides in the mid-Valley region. The best location for a new CMC "bricks and mortar" campus would be in the mid-Valley region, between Avon and Wolcott, where easy access from I-70 would exist. Preliminary plans for the new campus include a 42,000 square foot instructional and administrative building, a high technology training center and college meeting facility, and a visual arts gallery and arts education complex. The projected requirement for space for new facilities is 16.5 acres. WHOM CMC SERVES In 1999, the Vail/Eagle Valley Campus of CMC served 4,710 individual students. This compares to 2,977 students in 1997, an incredible 58% increase over the two year period, and more than 22% of the total CMC systemwide student population. As an accredited community college, CMC offers a comprehensive two-year program. All courses that are part of the Colorado core transfer automatically to Colorado public higher education institutions such as CSU and CU, among others. CMC is much more than that here in Vail/Eagle Valley. Degree programs offered include: Associate in Arts; Associate in Arts - Business Emphasis; Associate in General Studies; Associate in Applied Science in Accounting, Business, Culinary Arts, Fire Science and Microcomputer Support Specialist. The college offers Certificates of Occupational Proficiency in Accounting, Business, Emergency Medical Technician, Microcomputer Specialist, and Real Estate Training. The college offers Certificates of Completion in E-Commerce, Web Design, and Wilderness Studies. In addition, the V/EVC offers coursework leading to industry certifications in: CISCO, Certified Networking Associate and Certified Academic Instructor; Microsoft, Office Users Specialist, and Certified Systems Engineer; and American Institute of Technology Professionals A+ certification. There are also non-credit classes offered for residents in a special Creative Life Forum, to add to the intellectual opportunities in the valley. CMC at Vail/Eagle Valley is currently exploring the possibility of bringing to Eagle County a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and an Executive Masters in Business Administration, both to be granted by Mesa State College but delivered here in Vail. The Vail/Eagle Valley branch of CMC is aggressively developing and implementing programs that bring to the County courses and degrees that best fit local higher education demands. To accomplish this infrastructure development, CMC works directly with local businesses, large and small, to set up specialized courses to meet their needs, taught by CMC faculty. The costs of these courses are underwritten by the business requesting their development. To meet the 4 requirements of the local work force, CMC also has an extensive and extremely popular English as a Second Language (ESL) program for non-native English speakers, with courses offered in Vail, Eagle, Edwards and Gypsum. The "penetration rate" of CMC at the Vail/Eagle Valley campus is 14%. That is defined as the relationship of the total population in the area legally of age to attend an institution of higher education and the number who in fact attend such an institution. This rate compares to 3% for the average Colorado community college. With projected population of 100,000 in 2025 in Eagle County, with 75,000 age 18 and over, a 14% penetration rate would lead to 10,500 students per year taking courses in higher education. What is new here is the "continuous learner." Our community college is not just the traditional two year program for high school graduates headed to a four year institution after two years here. The average age of the CMC student in Eagle County today is 34 for males and 38 for females. In large part, it is the information technology revolution that has created the demand for continuous learning. Here is the text of Ballot Issue 4A: 4A - Coloardo Mountain Junior College District SHALL COLORADO MOUNTAIN JUNIOR COLT FGE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED, WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN THE COLLEGE'S PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY RATE, TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND EXPEND THE FULL REVENUES GENERATED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 AND EACH SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY REVENUE, SPENDING, OR OTHER LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES? VOTE YES ON 4A! Prepared by: Doris Dewton, Eagle County Community Representative Citizens for Colorado Mountain College, Treasurer, Pete Rohan Last revision: 9/25/00 • a r xb.e - lt'rs;t Runuat ea~~er free -i - - s • v atre'1 ~ a 1. t - r ~1jur-gbap, ,~'rtbap - - i :§aturbap ecember 21,22,23, 2000 . 12 ,moon - 7000 V-.JR. • 38eaber Creek Coforabo. aturbap 41beniog e'imber 23 7030 V•01.. Opetial Mickenoion IRUS;tc 3baYY oftbap -r erforrnance of... " rurp lane" r - be filar Center for be erformin Zric 36caber ieck, olorabo } = P.O.B. 1554, Avon, Colorado 81620 (970)845-1098; Cellular: (970)390-2344; Fax: (970)845-2250 barbaraevents@aol.com And Corporate Sponsors, In Conjunction With The Beaver Creek Resort Co. Present The: J f trot Ziuuua l 7aea ber Creek Cbarleo aickeu!g 'Wortbap latre Thursday, Friday, Saturday , December 21, 22, 23, 2000 12 Noon-7:00 P.M Sat. - 7:30 P.M - "DRURY LANE" AT t r m VILAR CENTER FOR i tu, PERFORMING ARTS: "Music Hall Dickension Holiday Review" • Objectib a 2000: To create a Magical Fantasy, Scgniature Event to Beaver Creek which Involves and Benefits the Entire Vail Valley Community As a Whole with Specific Emphasis on the Literary Programs in our School Systems, our Libraries and those Families in Need During The Holiday Season. Objectibe, 31)olibap ,wire, 2001: To Expand The CbarW IDitkeno J~o[ibap Faire and to include a Televised.- ( bartes; IDicberto 3bolibap Opeciar, Xibe _from 38eaber Creek"... Always with the same Objective of Benefiting Our Schools and Those Families In Need. (Page One of Three) • (Charles Dickens Holiday Page Two of Three) Ober -all Viebj of tbettt: The entire Beaver Creek Plaza will be transformed into Dickension & Victorian . England; circa 1800's with specific emphasis on 1880-1906. Authentic to the period will be: All Sets and props, Vendor & Food Booths, Food & Beverage Menus (with 20`" Century "Poetic License"), D6cor, Character Actors, Costumes and Entertainment. Ober-all fb ent ]Detail-5: "Entry Fee" to the Event will be an UN-WRAPPED TOY or CANNED GOOD to be given to those families in need. This "Toy and Food Drive" will begin 3 weeks prior to the Event. • "Raffle Ticket Sales": School Children as well as Local Businesses will begin selling Raffle Tickets the first week in December (Tickets may also be purchased during the Event up until the drawing on Saturday). • Our goal for the Grand Prizes - to award a SUV or a 2 year lease on a 2000 4WD 4-Door Blazer and a Round Trip for Two to London, England. *All Proceeds from Raffle Ticket Sales will be awarded to our Schools for their Literary Progranm Contest Between Schools: The School with the highest ticket sales will be rewarded either a larger percentage of the monies, or a bonus gift of computers, books, etc. • Approximately one week prior to the Event, the community will witness Character Actors in 1880's attire "popping up" in our Markets, Retail Stores and on the Streets, i.e.: "Father Christmas"; "Scrooge" ; "Bob Cratchet"; "Mrs Fizo wig"; "Mrs. Cratchet, the "Sons of Anacreon"; various members of a Comedia del Arte Troupe and various "Jugglers" and "Pantomime" They will carry a pouch full of programs and will `play" with the Public. • The Event will include: A Food & Wine Festival, Merchants selling quality, period wares and arts and crafts, Children's Activities and a Children's "Holiday Gift Making" arena; A Father Christmas Throne as the entrance to "SANTA'S WORKSHOP" a "larger than life Father Christmas Ice Sculpture", Scrooge's Office, The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, Future, 1800's Carolers, Authentic 0 English Brass Trios, Costumed Ice Skaters, Story Tellers, Dickens Characters, etc. 31mor orateb CYementg. "Custom Authentic Re-creations of late 1800's/early 1900's set and booth design": All Staff, Security, Dial-A-Ride Shuttle Drivers, Parking Attendants in Authentic period Costuming; 1800's Holiday Decorations through-out Plaza; Retail Shops & Craftsmen within the Vail Valley (Holiday Gift Shopping); Culinary Festival with emphasis on 1800/1900's authentic English Fare ("poetic license"); "Gingerbread House Competition", a Chestnut Roasting Cart; Event Merchandise; "Street Performers"; Storytellers; Ice Skating Extravaganza; Father Christmas; Dickens "Curiosity Shop"; "Santa's Workshop" at the North Pole with Children's Activities including Workshop stations where children can make Christmas Ornaments, gifts for their parents, siblings, etc.; Dickens Carolers; Musicians; Magic Acts; Mimes; Jugglers; Pantomime; A Larger than life Christmas Angel who lights up and "flies"; Scrooge; Scrooge's Bedroom; Scrooge's Office; Wine & Beer Pubs; A full Character Parade at close of Saturday's Faire leading guests into the Vilar Center for the Performance of "*Drury Lane", a Holiday Music Hall Spectacular. *All proceeds from this performance will be donated to our Schools (Entertatnerg/Zittorg A core of 1520 professional performers from Los Angeles and • San Francisco will head up the team. Open Auditions will be conducted here to find Local Talent, both Children and Adults. Interested School Children will participate (apprentice) from Drama, Shop, English Departments, etc. They will build sets, design and make costumes and props along side the Professionals from Hollywood. Opon5 orgbip!g WE WELCOME ALL OF YOU...LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING AS A TEAM TO CREATE AN EVENT, exclusively unique to THIS VALLEY... WE WISH TO CREATE A SYNERGY AND ENERGY OF: "Otbtng; , ramilp Zfwareneoo; ~oYtbap Optrtt; Prfbe anb ZeaM-j%ang;btV"... Which Will Last Through-Out The 2000/2001 Winter Season ...Or... Until Next Year's Faire!! PLEASE REFER ANY POSSIBLE IN i vRESTED PART i j,S TO: ~ur6 ween&, A6. Thank You, • ~fii/ ~ ii ~i ' j `~2 ~ ~n~ ~ZI . ~A ; s, ~ R 1 14 . P.O.B. 1554, Avon, Colorado 81620 (970)845-1098; Cellular. (970)390-2344; Fax: (970)845-2250 barbamevents@aoLcom _11rot Ziunual 38eaber Creek Cbarleo Mirkeng; 4)olibap ,wire 2000 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 21, 22, 23, 2000 12 Noon-7:00 P.M Sat. - 7:30 P.M - "DRURY LANE" AT THE VILAR CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: Music Hall Dickension Holiday Review Tbe,plapers; Corporate UuberWriter 38arbara MttbreWo (Ebentg, Inc. Barbara Andrews Producer Jgeaber Creek Reoort Companp Associate Producer and Sponsor bponooro (Cbaritp Recipiento: All Public Schools from Gypsum to East Vail with Emphasis on their Literary Programs and Families within the Vail Valley in need of food and gifts for the holidays. • (Page One of Five) • (Dickens Holiday Cast of Players Page Two of Five) Crebit.5 Barbara Andrews, C.E.O., Barbara Andrews Events, Inc.; Producer Over 20 years experience in Event Production: Australia, Los Angeles, N.Y. & The Vail Valley. Director of Event Production, Universal Studios, Hollywood; Director of Catering, Universal Studios Hollywood; Vice President Los Angeles Party Rents; Owner, The Party Producer, Los Angeles; Owner, Parties By Barbara, Los Angeles; Manager Toscanini Catering, Vail Associates; Owner and C.E.O. Barbara Andrews Events, Inc., Vail Valley. Restaurant & Catering Industry 18 years; opened Wolfgang Puck's Spago Restaurant, Hollywood and Ground Floor- Wolfgang Puck Catering. Stage, Film & Television Actress - Australia, N.Y. & Hollywood. Children's Theatre Acting Teacher, Writer & Director. Studied Shakespeare, Character Developement, Script Analysis & Voice: Stella Adler & Mario Saletti, N.Y... Partial List of Events; • include either Full or partial production of the following: World Cup, Beaver Creek; World Championships, Beaver Creek; Beaver Creek Oktoberfest - 2 years; 12th & 13th Annual Beaver Creek Art Festival; Beaver Creek Intl Pastry Competition; Academy of Country Music Awards - 5 years; People's Choice Awards - 3 years; Academy Awards - 2 years; Earth Day 1990, Los Angeles; World Travel Awards; Sinatra 80 Years My Way (Sinatra's 80th Birthday), Shrine Auditorium; Opening of Jurassic Park, the Movie; Opening of Back To The Future, The Ride; Opening of The Flintsones, the Movie & Flintstones, The Ride; APLA C.,,.....itment to Life V, VI & VII; Guns and Roses, Geffen Records - 2 years; Share Our Strength, Taste of The Nation - 3 years; Los Angeles Marathon - 2 years; Numerous Culinary Festivals. Full Resume Upon Request. Steven Wicklas, President, Barbara Andrews Events, Inc.; Construction Coordinator and Set & Prop Design 37 Years In Residential & Commercial Construction - Chicago, Los Angeles & The Vail Valley. General & Interior Trim Contractor; Set Construction & Prop Maker, Hollywood: Fox Studios; Columbia Studios & Universal Studios. Owner, Steven Wicklas Custom Woodworking & Design in Vail Valley. Full Resume Upon Request. • . (Dickens Holiday Cast of Players Page Three of Five) CharLee Puckett, Set & Decor Design Over 15 years Private & Corporate Event Floral and Design - Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles & The Vail Valley. Set Design; Lighting Design; Prop Design; Theatre Direction; Musical Theatre; Actor; Singer; Painter; Restaurant & Catering Industry - 15 Years; Wolfgang Puck's Chinois On Main; Director of Catering, Universal Studios, Hollywood; . Manager & General Manager - SaddleRidge, Rendezvous, Toscanini & Crescendo, Beaver Creek, Vail Associates. Owner SnapDragon Floral & Design, Vail Valley. Partial List of Events: World Cup, Beaver Creek; World Championships, Beaver Creek; Blue Sky Basin Premiere, Vail; American Express; Alberto Vilar Tribute Dinner, Vilar Theatre, Beaver Creek; Academy of Country Music Awards - 2 years; World Travel Awards, Back to the Future, The Ride; Guns & Roses, Geffen Records. Full Resume Upon Request. Billy & Pamela Scudder, Director/Talent Coordination & Costume Consultation Billy & Pamela have been involved in theatre including such events as the Renaissance Faire, Charles Dickens Christmas Faire, Londonderry Faire, 1520 AD., Razzmatazz, Barbery Coast. • Billy's stage & Fihn Career has spanned 35 years. He was IBM's Charlie Chaplin for six years (the only "Charlie" to be endorsed by the Chaplin Family). Most recently, Billy starred in the Hollywood Film "How The Grmch Stole Christmas". Pamela has been a Costume Designer & Maker for 20 years, and a Casting Director in Hollywood for 15 years. Full Resumes Upon Request. Jay Snyder, Musical Director Jay is a musical director in Branson, MO who specializes in Period Productions. He has worked for John Davidson, John Stafford, Limelighters Hudson Brother TV Show, Tony Orlando, etc........ Core Talent: btorp Teller -41arh XeWig Mark is an award winning author and storyteller. He has been delighting children and adults with his unique and fascinating stories for 25 years. Mark is a man of Rare Magic. _Iatber Cbriotmag/Mie 31. Paul Moore J. Paul is an accomplished actor, writer, director and Master Magician. He is a member of the • famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. . (Dickens Christmas Cast of Players Page Four of Five) Core 'Ta lent Continueb vichboich/fluoic f all QCljairman Oabib fprin0am David has been a professional character actor specializing in Period Productions. He is also a founding member of the Sons of Ana.,. an acappella British themed singing group. bcrooge ftlicbael ,eorrio Michael is a professional character actor specializing in Period Characters. He is most famous for his rendition of Scrooge in numerous productions and Festivals. Oki. jtf 3pbufg jubp korp Judy is a brilliant character actress and singer. She perfa pus her own one woman show to • standing ovations. Alro. Crattbet Obabmt *tubber Shawn has been in theatre since the age of four. She is an original member of the famous Boomba Boomba Comedia del Arte troupe. One of her first roles was of "Tiny Tim". She is an energetic and tireless performer. jRob Crattbet 3Tabnatban joarri!g Johnathan is a character actor who specializes in period productions and comedy. His attention to detail and sense of comedic timinig are a wonder to behold. QCbriotmag Ztngel loree'llee joarper Loree Lee is a master of "wire flight". Her Christmas Angel flies, lights up and dazzles all who witness her. She is charming, spirited and truly magical. • (Dickens Holiday Page Five of Five) Talent Continueb bong of ZInacreon Mabib Oprinyborn, ft0ael ,eorrig, 3Ionatban 30arrig, Patrick f rani, Mamion, JOillp Ocubber They are a hilarious comedy team. Plaid encrusted, bawdy and a rousing group of lads. Varioug Micbengion Cbaractero Patrick ,Fran;, Mamion, Gillian Acill, 3rugglero, Wrabitional QCbrigtmag JOrian Patterson, &can & Mabe "Rube Pantomime & puppet bbobu ,fools", Pamela Ocubber. Additional 3Bicbeng Cbaracterg, Caroterg, Otreet 3perfortnerg, fdagidang, is Olimeg anb flugical Orott g will be cast within the Vail Valley. All Security, Dial A Ride and Event Staff will be costumed and schooled in 18th Century English Language and Mannerisms..... (they are in fact, excited & looking forward to this opportunity) 0 "~~j scrooge... ~je ~ourD~ ~ure~p be out of 5orto at tbio tire, for. Wttb ~ atY the feglibiticO aub gatetp be Woutb babe been barb bp to make a rrteattittgfuY noioe ~aitb bt .0 immor-ta~t ~umbuwtll . G~?~ ~ t~ ~ /1 • oo TOWN OF VAIL PARKING COMPARISION 1999-2000 2000-2001 Existing Proposed Gold Pass $ 1,100 $ 1,250 Blue Pass $ 525 1 $ 475 2 Debit Card $ 5 NA 3 Valet NA $ 20 4 Maximum Daily Charge (non peak) $ 10 5 Maximum Daily Charge (peak) $ t4 $ 12 Daily Rates See below See Below Free Parking 90 min 90 min Free Parking After 3 pm After 5 pm Proposed Proposed Non Peak Peak Daily Parking Rates 0 - 90 minutes free free free 90 min - 2 hours 2 $ 2 $ 4 2- 3 hours 6 $ 4 $ 6 3-4hours 7 $ 6 $ 8 4 - 5 hours 8 $ 8 $ 10 5 - 24 hours $ 10 $ 12 5 - 6 hours $ 9 6 -7 hours $ 10 7 -8 hours $ 11 8-9hours $ 12 9 -11 hours $ 13 11 -15 hours $ 14 15 - 24 hours $ 15 1 Existing blue passes restrict to LH only Friday, Sat Sunday 2. Propose blue passes restricted to LH Sat & Sunday 3 The proposal for employee parking provides uses 226 spaces on the VTC and approximately 100 spaces at the Lionshead Structure for employee parking. Instead of the $5 debit card, these spaces are proposed to be used a $5 pay upon entry 4 Valet service provided at VTC only and only on peak days. 5 In order to achieve the Council's goal of effective yield management, 35 days of the ski season has been designated as peak days. On these days the maximum rate is to be $12. PARKING PLAN OBJECTIVES • Provide Range of Product Types -Value for Skiers - Encourage Slopping & Dieing • Charge for Value Provided - Yield Management • Increase Physical Parking Supply Product Variety - Employee Options • Simplify Management Process - Consistency 019 - Affordability of Discounts PGLSIIURG r4 1-1 0 L'I' & ULLBV[G van rarxmesl.ar oraaee MM V22100 FEE SCHEDULES SUMMER SCHEDULE Free WINTER FEE SCHEDULE PEAK DAYS DURATION OFF-PEAK (See Below) (HOURS) M (S) 0 - 0.5 0 0 0.5 - t 0 0 t - 1.5 0 0 1.5-2 2 4 2-3 4 6 3-4 6 8 4-5 8 10 S-24 t0 12 00A FELSBURG WINN ' HOLT & 7 ir ULLEV[G Vail Parking Study Update 00.062 9128/00 VAIL TOWN COUNCIL VAIL TOWN COUNCIL - MINUTES TUESDAY, October 3, 2000 7:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held in the Town Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 3, 2000. The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:Ludwig Kurz, Mayor Sybill Navas, Mayor Pro-tem Chuck Ogilby Diana Donovan Rod Slifer Greg Moffet Kevin Foley STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manger -------------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The first item on the agenda was citizen Participation. Claudia Delude, a resident of Lupine Drive, encouraged the Council to address an adjacent property owner's development request to rezone a parcel identified in the town's Comprehensive Open Lands Plan for preservation. Chuck Crist, District 1 County Commissioner candidate, encouraged the Council to approve a resolution in opposition of Amendment 24, otherwise known as the Citizen Initiative to Manage Growth. He encouraged Councilmembers to call five people on the Front Range to ask them to vote against the measure. Caroline Bradford invited Councilmembers to attend a "Sawatch Summit" October 27, at Beaver Creek. She said the day-long event will bring together leaders from Eagle and Lake Counties to build stronger relationships in an environment of shared interests and concerns. Anyone interested in attending may register online at sawatchsummit(a-)vailmeetinas.com. All who register will receive a directory of all attendees along with their profile, mission statement, budget, and list of employees. The second item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda. Moffet moved to approve the September 5th and 19th meeting minutes subject to the staff listening to the tape to correct the motion for item No. 7 and to correct the spelling of Jim Lair's name. Ogilby seconded. 1 October 3, 2000 Town Council meeting minutes A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Moffet moved to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 24, Series of 2000, an ordinance amending Section 12- 11-4 (Design Review, Materials To Be Submitted; Procedures), Section 12-15-4 (Interior Conversions, Process), Section 12-15-5 (Additional Gross Residential Floor Area; 250), Section 12-16-2 (Conditional Use Permit, Application, Contents), Section 12-17-2 (Application Information Required), adding the requirement for co-owner signatures on development review applications or written letters of approval to be submitted to the Town of Vail Community Development Department. Navas seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The third item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance No. 23, Series of 2000; an ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map for the Town of Vail in accordance with Title 12, Zoning Regulations, Chapter 5, Zoning Map; rezoning the "Vail Golf Course Clubhouse Subdivision" from Outdoor Recreation (OR) district to General Use (GU) district. This request involves the rezoning of the golf course driving range property from "Outdoor Recreation" to "General Use." On September 27th, the Town Council reviewed the criteria for evaluation of this rezoning request and directed staff to draft a rezoning ordinance. Attorney John Dunn, representing approximately 76 adjacent property owners, reiterated opposition to the project. John Dunn asked the Council for the record if they had received Art Abplanalp's letter regarding adjacent property owner's opposition to the proposed covered ice rink to which Council responded that they had. Gretchen Busse, a resident on Sunburst Drive, stated that the Town Council is alienating the homeowners. She asked why Vail felt responsible to put in a hockey rink when so many of the hockey players are from down valley. There are many acceptable locations down valley that are available at the same cost. The bubble height is 2 feet short of the top of the townhome's roofs. No landscaping or fencing will hide the bubble. Putting up a bubble will increase noise, congestion, and traffic from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. 7 days a week. Leonard Busse, president of the homeowner's association, said 80 homeowners oppose the bubble enclosure. The view of the Gore Range will be a "disaster." He suggested the bubble be put down valley where the hockey players originate. He urged Town Council to use the money allotted for the bubble to improve Dobson Ice Arena. Rick Pylman, representing the Vail Junior Hockey Association, said that utilizing the driving range would not impact the fields. Ann Braid suggested using the soccer field. Kurz said the soccer field is crowned so that it can drain properly. The soccer field would have to be leveled for the ice rink and than crowned again next summer for soccer use. This would cost additional money. 2 October 3, 2000 Town Council meeting minutes Kurt Davis, a resident of Vail for 21 years, said the community has expanded their need for more ice time. The bubble will be a seasonal facility, 5 months per year. A white bubble on white snow will not stand out too much. Mr. Davis stated the reason the ice rink needed to be covered was that the sun is so strong during the day and causes the ice to become slushy and increases the chances of injuries. Also the ground heats up from below and prevents the ice from freezing solid again. Leonard Busse suggested a refrigeration system for the current ice rink. Ogilby said the Council made a vision and mission statement that said the Town of Vail will treat guests as members of the community. Moffet said the need for more ice time has been a regular item on the agendas since March. A covered ice rink will allow the ice to be open when it is either warm or snowing. Moffet said that by providing this amenity the Town is meeting their vision and mission statement. Moffet also said there was a possibility that Dobson could close down this winter. Foley suggested moving the ice rink to the lower bench of Donovan Park by next winter. Kurz apologized for a comment that he had made about the bubble being hidden by a fence. He said the comment was made in jest and was not to be taken serious. Moffet moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 23, Series of 2000, an ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map for the Town of Vail from Outdoor Recreation to General Use including exhibits A,B,C,and E. Navas seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The fourth item on the agenda was the first reading of Ordinance No. 25, Series of 2000, a Supplemental Appropriation No. 4 of 2000, consolidation of funds. The Town is budgeting to consolidate three accounting funds (Parking Structure Fund, Housing Fund and the Facility Maintenance Fund) with the General Fund and the Capital Projects Fund in the 2001-2002 budget. Staff wishes to formally make this consolidation during 2000 which requires combining the existing budget by ordinance. This procedure restores the parking, housing administration, and facilities functions back to the General Fund where they had been reported before separate funds were created, and will treat the funds as if they had been closed as of January 1, 2000. Navas moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 25, Series of 2000. Foley seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The fifth item on the agenda was Resolution No. 9, Series 2000, a resolution of the Town Council stating opposition to the proposed constitutional Amendment 21, otherwise known as Initiative #205 or "Tax Cut 2000." Town Council directed staff to provide a resolution 3 October 3, 2000 Town Council meeting minutes expressing Council's opposition to Amendment 21, otherwise known as Initiative #205 or "Tax Cut 2000." Amendment 21 proposes a reduction in certain taxes and fees. It is believed that such reduction would have a substantial impact upon the ability of Governmental and Quasi-Governmental entities to provide important and necessary services. The State does not have an obligation to backfill local governments. Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 9, Series 2000 with the following changes: that the districts are correctly identified. Ogilby seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The sixth item on the agenda was Resolution No. 10, Series of 2000, a resolution adopting an amendment to the Donovan Park Master Plan (1985) which provides an updated reflection of the community needs, concerns and priorities as they relate to the development of the lower bench of Donovan Park. On September 25, 2000, the Town of Vail Planning & Environmental Commission held a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Donovan Park Master Plan. Upon consideration of the proposed amendment, the Commission voted 5-1 (Schofield opposed) to forward a recommendation of approval of the amendment to the Vail Town Council. In making their recommendation the Commission further recommended that the Vail Town Council take an active participatory role to determine the final scale, bulk, and mass of the proposed development. Upon voting against the motion, Commissioner Schofield expressed a concern that too many (structures) were being proposed for the park resulting in too much congestion. An overview of the Donovan Park Master Plan was presented to the Council by Odell Architects. The amendment provides for a phased development plan for the placement of park and recreational facilities on Donovan Park's lower bench. Phase-one would include a community pavilion, soccer field, playground, outdoor basketball court, and parking. Donovan mentioned in regard to the wording in the resolution after the first whereas and after No. 1 it should state "Ford Park Master Plan." She also suggested that the fourth whereas be deleted from the resolution. Navas moved to approve Resolution No. 10, Series of 2000, a resolution adopting an amendment to the Donovan Park Master Plan with the changes that Donovan recommended. Foley seconded. Guy Ayruet, a property owner adjacent to Donovan Park, said the park is important to the community. The architects have done a wonderful job. He encouraged the Council to scale down the amount of development by reducing the size of the buildings. He also liked the idea of putting the bubble on the lower bench at Donovan Park. Carol Hymers, representing the Glen Lyon neighborhood association, said she also felt the scale of the project was a little too big. She ended by saying that she also welcomes a bubble on the lower bench. Moffet said he could not vote for the resolution as the Donovan Park Master Plan leaves the future of a proposed multi-purpose center for Vail's gymnastics program (and other 4 October 3, 2000 Town Council meeting minutes uses), as well as a building to house Vail's youth enrichment programs undetermined. He noted that phase-two would likely never come to fruition. Moffet scolded his fellow Councilmembers for what he said was a missed opportunity to solve some real community needs. He said by approving this resolution he felt he would be failing to meet the mission and vision statement. Donovan said Moffet's accusations were unfair. Navas agreed with Moffet 100%. However, she said Council needed to compromise to get things accomplished. Slifer disagreed with Moffet. He pointed to Ford Park as an example of a successful phasing program. Ogilby encouraged Council to go back to the site (Donovan Park) and reconsider the location of the bubble. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-1, with Moffet opposing. The seventh item on the agenda was Resolution No. 11, Series 2000, a resolution of the Town Council stating opposition to the proposed Amendment No. 24, otherwise known as Citizen Initiative to Manage Growth. The intention of the proposal is to limit growth and to produce a tool appropriate to directing growth into or adjacent to existing municipalities and reducing consumption of agricultural land and limiting the development of rural areas. Moffet said Amendment No. 24 is the wrong approach. Council agreed there is a need to manage growth, but noted while the intention of the amendment is worthwhile, the vagueness of the measure, as written, would produce unintended consequences contrary to its stated purpose. Moffet moved to approve Resolution No. 11, Series 2000. Slifer seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-1, with Ogilby opposing. The eighth item on the agenda was Resolution No. 12, Series 2000, a resolution in support of the passage of de-Brucing the Town of Vail's Property Tax Revenue. Town Council directed staff to provide a resolution expressing Council's support of the passage of de-Burcing the Town of Vail's property tax revenue. The Council postponed consideration of this item to the October 17th evening meeting. Ogilby noted that the town is "desperate" for what could be an additional $288,000 in additional revenue to the town if voters agree to de-Bruce the town's property tax revenues and the Town Council subsequently decides to remove a.temporary tax credit. The ninth item on the agenda was the Parking Discussion. Staff identified policies that the overall parking plan should meet. This program outlines: how additional free parking could be achieved during the non-peak days; provides -a variety of parking options; manages the peak time; provides an emphasis toward incentives to shop 5 October 3, 2000 Town Council meeting minutes during non-peak time; and recognizes the special needs of the employees. Moffet described the concept as "local-friendly" and "visitor-friendly." The proposed program would no longer offer debit cards ($5 in-out) or two hours of free parking from 3 to 5 p.m. under a category Moffet described as "don't get." However, under the "here's what we get" category, Moffet said the program provides free evening parking; and abundance of close in, free parking; reduced Blue Pass fees with an affordable monthly installment, reduced maximum daily fees; and flattened daily rate structures. The tenth item on the agenda was the Town Manager's Report. Moffet moved to adjourn. Foley seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Ludwig Kurz Mayor ATTEST: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk Minutes taken by Beth Salter 6 October 3, 2000 Town Council meeting minutes COMPLIMENTARY PASSES TO ORGANIZATIONS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES 7 COMPLIMENTARY CATHERINE HOLMAN 1 COMP DISABILITY COLORADO SKI MUSEUM 4 COMPLIMENTARY COLORADO WEST 4 COMPLIMENTARY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 3 COMPLIMENTARY GARY GREENBAUM 1 COMP DISABILITY GASTHOF GRAMSHAMMER 7 TOV AGREEMENT GREYHOUND 1 LEASE AGREEMENT GRAVITY JONES SKI WORKS 1 LEASE AGREEMENT LA CANTINA 1 LEASE AGREEMENT LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY 1 COMPLIMENTARY MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION 1 COMPLIMENTARY PLANNING ENV COMMISSION 3 COMPLIMENTARY RANDALL PATTY 1 COMP DISABILITY RENAISSANCE WINNERS 6 COMPLIMENTARY ROTARY CLUB 1 COMPLIMENTARY SUBWAY 1 LEASE AGREEMENT VAIL ASSOCIATES 65 COMPLIMENTARY VAIL REC DISTRICT 29 COMPLIMENTARY VAIL VALLEY MKT BOARD 2 COMPLIMENTARY VVTCB 1 COMPLIMENTARY 141 COMPLIMENTARY PASSES TO DEPARTMENTS ADMINISTRATION 3 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1 HUMAN RESOURCES 1 INFORMATION SERVICES 3 LIBRARY 4 PUBLIC WORKS/PARKING/TRANSIT 32 TOWN OF VAIL COUNCIL MEMBER 7 51 TOWN OF VAIL COMP PASSES TO ORGANIZATIONS BODNAR AND BODNAR ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1015 EUCLID AVENUE MARK S. BODNAR THIRD FLOOR CAROL G. BODNAR CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115 216/579-9100 October 23, 2000 Ms. Gretchen Busse Fax Number: 970-476-6986 RE: 28,000 Square Foot Enclosure Dear Ms. Busse: I have been vacationing in Vail for the past ten (10) years and find it very disturbing to think that the beautiful scenery will be obstructed by a four (4) story `Bubble'. This unsightly dome will destroy the natural beauty of Vail and negatively impact the community. Please forward this letter to all necessary parties. Sincerely, Carol Bodnar Attorney at Law CB/md T -d eTZ:OI oo bZ loo tO5 16-0-06 'This rap has been orepared fcr Cagle 'L assessment purposes only. Use of this.maO should be for general and informational furnoses only, and Eagle County does not warrant the accuracy of the information contained herein." 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VALLEY D 5.°a° Z 001 I. - u. r u . , u r r} , !O r I TRACT 0 rn, e nnn°ev ,n irk 4~ + nrr~n i.ne¦ MEMORANDUM TO: Planning and Environmental Commission FROM: Department of Community Development DATE: September 25, 2000 SUBJECT: A request for a rezoning (from Outdoor Recreation to General Use), a minor subdivision and a conditional use permit, to allow for the construction of a seasonal ice hockey rink at the Vail Golf Course, located at 1778 Vail Valley Drive / Lot 3, Sunburst Filing 3. Applicant: Vail Junior Hockey Association, Vail Recreation District, Town of Vail Planner: Brent Wilson 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST This request involves the placement of a recreational ice hockey facility at the Vail Golf Course adjacent to the existing clubhouse. The structure would be located where the existing seasonal ice rink is situated, but the proposed new facility would be entirely enclosed. The subject property is currently zoned "Outdoor Recreation" (OR). The intent of the OR zone district is to "preserve undeveloped or open space lands from intensive development while permitting outdoor recreational activities that provide opportunities for active and passive recreation areas, facilities and uses." The OR designation encourages recreational uses that do not include enclosed buildings or structures. Therefore, a rezoning to "General Use" is necessary to accommodate an enclosed ice facility. The structure is proposed to be 120' x 225' in size and it would be located on the north side of the clubhouse. Associated mechanical equipment will be enclosed within a 25' long, 8' wide and 8' tall enclosure located to the northeast of the clubhouse. This enclosure will be removed once it is no longer required for the facility operation. A Zamboni will be housed within the golf cart storage facility inside the clubhouse. Daily hours of operation, according to the Vail Recreation District, will be from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. from mid- November to mid-March. Therefore, the Town of Vail is requesting a rezoning of a portion of the Vail Golf Course from Outdoor Recreation to General Use and a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of the "bubble" and appurtenant equipment. A minor subdivision application request will also need to be reviewed to legally describe the portion of the Vail Gold Course property to be rezoned. II. BACKGROUND In pursuing the council's desire to provide an additional enclosed sheet of ice this winter, staff examined two options: 1) expanding the existing "General Use" parcel at the golf course clubhouse to include the proposed site, and; 2) writing a text amendment to the 1 7 "Outdoor Recreation" zone district to allow buildings or structures (seasonal or permanent). The following is a synopsis of the issues involved with each option. Expanding the existing "General Use" parcel at the clubhouse ¦ This process is consistent with the way the Town has previously addressed the need for public buildings that are associated with recreational uses at the golf course. ¦ All uses in the GU district (other than pedestrian paths and open space) are conditional uses. This means any proposals for new development require PEC review and approval at a public hearing. Adjacent property owners would be notified of hearings. The PEC has the ability to impose time restrictions or "sunset" provisions on conditional uses. ¦ Future Land Use Designation is "Park" (Vail Land Use Plan) -This means any future development proposals must be related to recreational uses. The PEC and staff must ensure this during the conditional use permit review process. Amending the Outdoor Recreation Zone District to include "buildings" ¦ This would impact a large number of properties throughout the town (please refer to the attached map) beyond the scope of this specific proposal. ¦ Many of the areas. zoned "Outdoor Recreation" are intended to provide passive or active recreation opportunities on lands that may not be suitable for development. The Town's stream tract (between the International Bridge and the Covered Bridge) is one example. • Master plan provisions (Vail Land Use Plan, Vail Village Master Plan, Comprehensive Open Lands Plan) may prohibit development on certain lots that are zoned Outdoor Recreation. Amending the zone district text would create inconsistencies between the zoning regulations and applicable master plan documents. III. REVIEWING BOARD ROLES The PEC is responsible for evaluating a proposal for: - Conformance with development standards of zone district - Lot area - Setbacks - Building Height - Density - GRFA - Site coverage 2 Landscape area Parking and loading Mitigation of development impacts Compliance with the goals and requirements applicable Master Plans The DRIB is responsible for evaluating the DRB proposal for: - Architectural compatibility with other structures, the land and surroundings - Fitting buildings into landscape - Configuration of building and grading of a site, which respects the topography - Removal/Preservation of trees and native vegetation - Adequate provision for snow storage on-site - Acceptability of building materials and colors - Acceptability of roof elements, eaves, overhangs, and other building forms - Provision of landscape and drainage - Provision of fencing, walls, and accessory structures - Circulation and access to a site, including parking, and site distances - Location and design of satellite dishes - Provision of outdoor lighting IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Rezonino Staff recommends that the PEC forward a recommendation of approval of the applicant's request for a rezoning from "Outdoor Recreation" to "General Use" to the Vail Town Council, subject to the following finding: 1. That the proposed zone district is compatible with and suitable to adjacent uses, consistent with the Town's Land Use Plan and Zoning Regulations, and appropriate for the area. If the PEC chooses to recommend approval of this request, the Department of Community Development requests the following condition be placed on the approval: 1. The applicant must process (PEC) and record (Eagle County) an approved final plat to reflect the amended zoning district locations prior to construction of the facility. 3 r Conditional Use- Permit Staff recommends that the PEC table (to October 9th) the applicant's request for a conditional use permit to allow for the operation of a "seasonal structure to accommodate recreational activities" and the maintenance of an existing outdoor recreation area, to allow staff additional time for review of outstanding relevant issues. If the PEC chooses to approve the request at this time, staff recommends the approval be subject to the following findings and conditions: Findinas: 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accordance with the purposes of Chapter 12-16, Town of Vail Code and the purposes of the General Use district. 2. That the-proposed location of the use and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. 3. That the proposed use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of Chapter 12- 16, Town of Vail Code (Conditional Use Permits). Conditions: 1. Town staff will closely monitor and measure the sound output of the rink during peak usage to ensure conformity with the noise ordinance. In accordance with hourly restrictions described in the town's noise ordinance, the facility will not be open for use between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. 2. The approval of this conditional use permit will become void two years from today's date (September 25`h, 2002). The Planning and Environmental Commission reserves the right to revoke this approval at any time during this period if conformance with the criteria for review and conditions of approval is not demonstrated. This includes provisions for snow clearance and/or removal. Minor Subdivision Staff recommends that the Planning and Environmental Commission table (to October 9th) the request for a minor subdivision until additional information is received. V. REZONING REQUEST -CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 1) Is the existing zoning suitable with the existing land use on the site and adjacent land uses? Staff believes the both the existing and proposed zoning designations are suitable with the 4 existing and adjacent land uses. The town's intent has been to provide opportunities for public recreation at this location. Through the conditional use permit process, staff and the PEC can ensure that all future use of the site will be compatible with master plan.goals and development objectives. General Use Purpose Statement The General Use District is intended to provide sites for public and quasi-public uses which, because of their special characteristics, cannot be appropriately regulated by the development standards prescribed for other zoning districts, and for which development standards especially prescribed for each particular development proposal or project are necessary to achieve the purposes prescribed in Section 12-1-2 of this Title and to provide for the public welfare. The General Use District is intended to ensure that public buildings and grounds and certain types of quasi-public uses permitted in the District are appropriately located and designed to meet the needs of residents and visitors to Vail, to harmonize with surrounding uses, and, in the case of buildings and other structures, to ensure adequate light, air, open spaces, and other amenities appropriate to the permitted types of uses. 2) Is the amendment presenting a convenient workable relationship with land uses consistent with municipal objectives? Through the conditional use permit review process, the PEC can ensure that any future proposals are consistent with municipal objectives. This review process is intended to address development impacts such as traffic, parking, noise, hours of operation, etc. Please refer to Section IV of this memorandum for complete details. 3) Does the rezoning provide for the growth of an orderly viable community? In accordance with the provisions of the Town of Vail Zoning and Subdivision Regulations and Vail's Master Plan Elements, staff believes this rezoning provides for the growth of an orderly viable community. 4) Is the change consistent with the Land Use Plan? The Vail Land Use Plan places a future land use designation of "Park" on the subject property. These types of parcels are intended "for both active recreation activities such as athletic fields, golf courses and playgrounds, as well as areas for various passive recreation activities." Staff believes a zoning designation of "General Use" (a district intended for public facilities) is consistent with the goals and objectives outlined for the "Park" land use category. The following goals from the Plan are specifically impacted by this proposal: 1.1 Vail should continue to grow in a controlled environment, maintaining a balance between residential, commercial and recreational uses to serve both the visitor and the permanent resident. Staff Response - Given the demand demonstrated for public ice at the Dobson Ice Arena, staff believes the provision of an additional (temporary) ice facility is consistent with this goal. 5 1.10 Development of Town owned lands by the Town of Vail (other than parks and open space) may be permitted where no high hazards exist, if such development is for public use. Staff Response - This project involves the placement of a public recreational structure on Town lands. This portion of the golf course property is not located within any identified geologic hazard areas. 1.12 Vail should accommodate most of the additional growth in existing developed areas (infill areas). Staff Response - The subject property is an infill lot. 2.5 The community should improve non-skier recreational options to improve year-round tourism. Staff Response-This is a non-skier related winter recreational facility. When coupled with the existing golf course driving range, the property will provide year- round tourism amenities. 2.6 An additional golf course is needed. The Town should work with the down valley communities to develop a public golf course as well as other sports facilities to serve the regional demand for recreational facilities. Staff Response - the Town has discussed the issue of down-valley ice facilities with other jurisdictions. Currently, Eagle County and the Town of Eagle have plans for the construction of additional public ice sheets down-valley. Additionally, the Town of Vail has plans to construct additional public ice as part of the "Hub Site" Community Facilities Plan. However, these are not anticipated to be available for public use within the next 2-year time frame. Therefore, the Town Council has agreed to appropriate funding for an additional temporary ice sheet in an effort to support local and regional demand for public ice for the short term. 2.7 The Town of Vail should improve the existing park and open space lands while continuing to purchase open space. Staff Response - The intent behind the enclosure of the existing rink is to provide an extended period of use (regardless of weather conditions) and a higher quality ice surface. Staff believes this effort is consistent with the stated goal of improvement of existing park lands and facilities. VI. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW The conditional use permit is necessary for both the "seasonal structure to accommodate recreational activities" (hockey rink) and the maintenance of the existing use of the golf course driving range in the summer and fall months. In accordance with Chapter 12-16 of the Town of Vail Code, an application for a conditional use permit within the General Use District shall be subject to the following development factors and criteria: 6 1. Relationship and impact of the use on development objectives of the Town. Applicable goals from the Vailtand Use Plan are outlined in Section III of this memorandum. Development standards for the General Use zone district are prescribed by the Planning and Environmental Commission in the form of an approved development plan for the project. Staff believes this proposal is consistent with the intended recreational uses identified for this site. Compatibility with adjacent residential uses is addressed under item #3 of this section. 2. Effect of the use on light and air, distribution of population, transportation facilities, utilities, schools, parks and recreation facilities, and other public facilities and public facilities needs. Transportation facility impacts are addressed below. Staff believes the improved ice surface will provide a positive impact upon demonstrated parks and recreation facility needs. Staff does not believe this proposal will impact the other above-listed facilities. 3. Effect upon traffic, with particular reference to congestion, automotive and pedestrian safety and convenience, traffic flow and control, access, maneuverability, and removal of snow from ire streets and parking areas. Summer Traffic - Staff believes there are existing summer golf course traffic demands placed on Vail Valley Drive and Sunburst Drive that exceed an acceptable level of service. Clearly, these demands are due to summer golf course usage and they result in traffic congestion and occasional safety issues. However, staff believes the driving range is an accessory to the primary golf course usage and that the range is not a primary generator of "stand alone" trips. According to the Institute of Transportation Engineers, we should expect a golf course of this size to generate approximately 731-754 average daily trips. Assuming each driving range tee is used 8 times a day, we would anticipate approximately 400 trips (or 20% of the total estimated Vail Valley Drive traffic) being generated by the driving range. However, many of these trips are already attributable to the golf course itself and are considered "internal." Therefore, staff believes the driving range is a "stand alone" generator of approximately 15% (or fewer) of the trips along Vail Valley Drive. Any trips east of the golf course along Sunburst Drive are generated by residential uses. Town staff is in the process of conducting traffic counts along Vail Valley Drive to determine peak hour activity and average daily traffic. Winter Traffic - Staff believes the enclosed facility will generate a nearly identical amount of traffic as the existing exposed ice rink. Winter traffic demand on Vail, Valley Drive and Sunburst should fluctuate throughout the day. As opposed to the peak "shotgun" tee time intervals during summer use, staff anticipates a more evenly spread volume of traffic throughout the day with the varied mix of users of the golf course property during the winter months. According to the Institute of Transportation Engineers, we should anticipate approximately 268 average daily trips for a recreation facility of this size. Given the mix of uses at this facility and the level of interest shown by Vail citizens for winter sports, staff would anticipate at 7 least a 15% increase over this estimate, bringing the total average daily trip estimate to approximately 308 average daily trips. Staff believes this is an acceptable volume (approximately 15.4% of total trips) for a residential collector road such as Vail Valley Drive / Sunburst Drive. Summer Parkina - There is an existing shortfall of summer parking at the subject property due to the demand generated by golf course usage. According to the Vail Recreation District, 240 (or more) cars may be parked at any given time in the parking lot and along Vail Valley/Sunburst Drive during peak user periods. These trips are directly attributable to golf course usage and staff believes the driving range functions as an accessory to the golf course and is not a primary traffic generator. If the driving range were to be treated as a primary use (and principal traffic generator) peak user demand would impose a need for approximately 28 spaces (or 11.6% of peak parking demand). According to survey data produced by the American Planning ,Association, the number of parking spaces-required for the golf course itself should be more than doubled. However, this need is not attributable to the driving range alone and is not relevant to this specific proposal. Winter Parkina.-The Vail Junior Hockey Association states that peak parking demand for the rink (assuming two teams arriving and two teams leaving simultaneously and one car per player) is 56 spaces. According to survey data provided by the American Planning Association, we should anticipate a peak parking demand of 53 spaces for an enclosed (team sports) recreation facility of this size. Staff believes an estimate of 58 spaces (during peak periods between practice sessions) is conservative and realistic. Since the rink is intended for use as a practice facility (games and events will be held at the Dobson Ice Arena), no additional parking generation is expected from outside spectator demand, although limited bleacher seating will be available to accommodate parents, coaches and guests. According to the Vail Recreation District, the Nordic Center serves anywhere from 20-45 daily users during peak periods. It is anticipated that peak hours of usage at the nordic center will occur earlier in the day (during the week) than the activity at the hockey rink. However, certain events (the "5 at 5" for example) will create a demand for nordic center parking during evening hours. Thus, the conservative estimate of 36 spaces is used for calculating peak parking demand (assuming carpooling and use of the adjacent bus stop - @a 1.2 persons/vehicle), although the primary use of the nordic areas is anticipated during the earlier daylight hours. The restaurant space at the golf course clubhouse is considered an accessory use to the golf course and it experiences a decrease in users when the golf course is closed. It is anticipated that the restaurant will serve many parents of hockey players while children practice. Therefore, many of the trips associated with the restaurant should be considered internal to the hockey rink or nordic center use. The golf course site also serves as a site for winter sleigh rides. On its busiest day, the VRD expects a total of 20 daily sleigh ride customers (or an assumed peak 8 parking demand of 5 spaces attributable to the sleigh operation throughout the day). Summary of Estimated Daily Winter Parking Demand* Land Use/Activity Anticipated Max. Parkina Needs Hockey Rink 58 spaces Nordic Center 36 spaces Restaurant 9 spaces Sleiah Rides 5 spaces Total Gross Daily, Parking Needs = 108 spaces (gross daily) (Turnover Factor** @ 10%) Estimated Peak Parking Needs = 97.2 spaces Available Parking on Site = 110 spaces * These figures include anticipated employee parking. "This factor assumes a length of stay of 6 hours or less (including player drop-off and pickup) and a fluctuation in hours of peak usage for all uses on site. This factor also assumes some of the trips to the restaurant will be associated with nordic center or hockey rink usage. Therefore, there should be a limited shared parking space occurrence on site. Staff believes the above-listed parking estimates are very conservative and reflect a WorSt-Case scenario peak parking demand. However, staff believes it is imperative that snowplowing (for the entire lot) and parking lot maintenance become a key priority at the site. Snow storage shiouid not be -CCGil,modaLeu',/itl { `_lit r=irl( J lot. 4. Effect upon the character of the area in which the proposed use is to be located, including the scale and bulk of the proposed use in relation to surrounding uses. Bulk and Mass - Pursuant to the Vail Town Code (Section 12-2-2), a seasonal use or structure shall not constitute site coverage and shall not be subject to building bulk control standards. For a point of reference, however, the following information is provided: Allowed/Reauired Proposed Building Height per PEC approval approx. 35 feet Floor Area per PEC approval 28,125 square feet Site Coverage per PEC approval 0 square feet Setbacks per PEC approval min. 200' from private properties Parking Spaces per PEC approval 110 spaces Adjacent properties include duplexes (limited to a maximum of 33' of building height), and townhouses (limited to a maximum of 38' of building height). The proposed height of the temporary structure is approximately 35 feet at its highest center portions. Given the setback from the road and adjacent properties and the 9 location of the proposed structure with regard to the existing clubhouse, staff believes the bulk and mass are compatible with the established bulk and mass of adjacent properties. Noise - The Town's noise ordinance permits a noise level not to exceed 50 dB (nights) and 55 dB (days) in most residential areas (measured 10' from the noise source on public property). It is anticipated that the maximum noise output of the rink's associated blower/refrigeration units is 80 dB. Therefore, the applicant is proposing to enclose the equipment in an effort to mitigate the aesthetic and noise impacts. However, documentation of the extent of noise mitigation is not available at this time. Given the ambiguities in determining the potential noise impacts, however, staff is recommending a condition of approval that the Town will measure the sound output of the rink (and its associated mechanical equipment) during peak usage to ensure conformity with the noise ordinance. Additionally, it is recommended that the hours of operation be limited to 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Adjacent neighbors have expressed concerns about the noise generated by the existing outdoor hockey rink (pucks bumping against dasher boards, shouting). Staff believes the enclosure of the facility will help to alleviate some of those noise concerns. VII. SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING ISSUES Staff believes additional time is necessary for adequate review of the following outstanding issues': ¦ Potential floodplain impacts (if applicable). ¦ Peak hour traffic counts and average daily traffic for Vail Valley Drive. ¦ Compliance with exiting requirements in accordance with building/fire codes. ¦ Additional information regarding methods of noise impact mitigation. The Plannina and Environmental Commission shall make the following findings before arantina a conditional use permit: 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accordance with the purposes of the Zoning Regulations and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. 2. That the proposed location of the use and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. 3. That the proposed use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of the Zoning Regulations. 10 Existi ng Adjacent Land Use INTERSTATE 7 0 NOT N . I T O.V. r , Proposed Rezontrg Location a T DR r°- r-~ _ \ SUNBURS S ST 09 t TE Tr r zr ~Yi~ x ` t r E D 1 y 1.r rk.. U x N ~F 4- J Y Ft - ~ - tea,„ t EY na 4f If+I SPRING HILL LN Land Use SDD #8 SDD #24 low density residential yytY medium density residential r='-G open space lb- ) park 09-20-2000 12:49PM FROM DR. JONES TO 19704792452 P.02 Mr. Brent Wilson, Being a part time Vail Resident and formerly a business owner, I feel compelled to write this letter in regards to the proposed ice rink bubble to be erected on the Vail Golf Course. Our immediate thought is of the beauty and natural settings that you have worked so hard to protect - why would you even think that a bubble in the midge of a golf course would be anything but distracting; certainly not fitting with the beautiful surroundings. We certainly are concerned that you would consider changing the zoning in this residential area without a lengthy hearing on both sides of the issue. The cost sounds astounding for a temporary cover plut the cost of removing it in the spring and then reinstallingit in the fall. This will most likely be an issue someday which may cause there to be a permanent structure in place - hence no driving range for the golf course. There are far more people using the golf driving range than use the ice rink. You are asking the Vail taxpayers for a large amount of money that will be used primarily by people that don't live in Vail. Why not build this structure near the people using it - such as Eagle Vail or Avon? 1~&- My wife and I are very concerned about this issue and are in hopes you will vote no to the rezoning and approval of this unsightly structure. With best regards, Bradley H. Jones, D.D.S., M.S. cc: Planning & Environmental Commission Chairman - Mr. Russel. Forrest Chairman of the Design Review Board Vail Daily TOTAL P.02 09/15/2000 09:49 8164217273 WALKER'S FOOD PROD.C PAGE 02 SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 MAYOR LUDWIG KURTZ TOWN OF VAIL MUNICIPAL BUILDING 4.- 75 FRONTAGE ROAD VAIL, CO 81657 DEAR MAYOR: AS A PR.,, P,,.TY OWNER I EXPRESSED MY,v, je i .,,51TION IN WRITING AUGUST 25th TO THE PROPOSED BUBBLE TO HOUSE A NEW ICE RINK ADJACENT TO THE VAIL GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE. MY MAIN OBJECTION WAS, AND CONTINUES TO BE THAT A- BUBBLE WOULD BE UNSIGHTLY AND HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE IMMEDIATE GOLF COURSE AREA RESIDENTS AS WELL AS CREATE A VERY PROMINENT EYESORE VISIBLE TO BOTH VISITORS AND OTHER RESIDENTS OF VAIL. HOWEVER, ON A TRIP TO VAIL SEe i wvIBER 12th TO FIRSTHAND BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPOSAL MY CONCERNS WERE HEIGHTENED AND BECAME BROADER- I WANT TO SHARE THESE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS WITH YOU AND THE TOWN COUNCIL. i BUT FIRST, AS A FORMER HOCKEY PLAYER AND WHOSE SON PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL MARK JOWISON'S HOCKEY CLINICS AT DOBSON ARENA I AM NOT ANTI HOCKEY NOR ARE ANY OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE HARMONIOUSLY LIVED WITH THE EXISTING UNCOVERED RINK FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HOWEVER, WE UNANIMOUSLY OBJECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNSIGHTLY AND EXPENSIVE BUBBLE THAT WILL. SOON BECOME AN UGLY $770,000 WHITE ELEPHANT. I OBJECT TO THE TOWN COUNCIL'S " INruAMAL" APPR A t iur1 AND SPENDING OF $770,000 OF VAIL TAXPAYERS MONEY FOR A -FAST TRAM PROPOSAL THAT: { BREACHES EXISTING ZONING REGULATIONS AND THEREFORE REQUIRES AN UNDESIRABLE ZONING CHANGE THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL FORCE THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO LEGALLY CONTEST. CLEARLY AND OUTRAGEOUSLY VIOLATES TIC DESIGN GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AS IT PROPOSES A STRUCTURE NOT IN HARMONY WITH ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS AND WOULD BE SUBSTANDARD TO VAIL'S ESTA13LISHED RIGOROUS BUILDING REQUIREMENTS. HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO A PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION REVIEW WHERE IT MOST LIKELY WILL VIOLATE PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS BECAUSE OF THE BLOWER REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE BUBBLE SPENDS S770,0010F VAIL TAXPAYERS MONEY ON A SECOND (ma ",.ARY PRACTICE) VAIL HOCKEY RINK FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONLY A FEW VAIL RESwuATS WHILE THE MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF THE RINK LIVE AND PAY TAXES DOWN VALLEY j FAILS TO REQUEST THE DOWN VALLEY NON VAIL PROPONENTS AND USERS OF ` THE PRvr USED RINK TO SHARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION EXPENSE OF A SECOND ICE FACILITY IN VAIL 09%15%2000 09:49 8164217273 WALKER'S FOOD PROD.C PAGE 03 DOESN'T SATISFACTORILY EXPLAIN WHY THE PROPOSED ` MWORARY" PRACTICE RINK IS NOT BEING LOCATED AT EDWARDS, EAGLE OR AVON WHERE IT WOULD BE MORE CONVENIENT TO MOST OF THE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES? OVERLOOKS A VERY INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATTk%.T0 THE $ 770.000 BUBBLE BY SIMPLY COVERING THE ICE WITH A TARP WHEN NOT IN USE AS THEY DO AT THE BEAVER CREEK RINK AND MOST OTHER RINKS CONSTRUCTED FOR PRACTICE THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SPECTATOR AMENITIES IONOREIS THE PR.rr rfL SEQUENCING PROCESS THAT THE CITY HAS LEGAL AND FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS TO ENFORCE TO PROTECT INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES WHEN A PROJECT IS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL. I FINALLY, I AND SEVERAL OTHER VAIL PROPERTIES AND BUSINESS OWNERS I SPOKE WITH VIEW THIS "BUBBLE" ISSUE AS ANOTHER BREACH OF OUR TRUST BY THE TOWN. IT IS FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE APPARENT DISTAIN THE COUNCIL AND SOME OTHER VAIL DEPARTMENTS HAVE FOR THE VAIL TAX PAYERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING VAIL A SUCCESS. THE EROSION OF CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN EVERY INSTANCE WHERE THE TOWN COUNCIL AND TIDE TOWN DEPARTMENTS CHANGE OR CIRCUMVENT THE RULES THEY ESTABLISHED AND FAIL AS A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY CARETAKER OF LOCAL TAXPAYERS INTERESTS IF THIS BELLIGERENT BEHAVIOR CONTINUES THE TOWN OF VAIL WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ATTRACT OR RETAIN INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES WILLING TO INVEST AND SUPPORT THE TOWN AND THE EXODUS DOWN EY WILL INTENSIFY. S LY ROBERT BOYCE Cc. TowN COUNCIL VAIL DAILY VAI[. TRAIL. LEONARD W. BUSSE 1720 SUNBURST DRIVE 94 VAIL, COLORADO 81657 TEL. (970) 476-0379 FAX: (970) 476- 6986 E-MAIL: busse@colorado.net August 24, 2000 Mayor Ludwig Kurtz Town of Vail Municipal Building 75 Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Dear Mayor: I am the President of Vail Golfcourse Townhomes, Phase I, which consist of 15 town homes on Sunburst Drive adjacent to the golf course. After reading the article "Vail Town Council approves $770,000 for indoor ice facility", I have been instructed by our Board to raise a strong objection to this bubble being installed at the Vail Golf Course driving range. This unsightly large bubble would directly impact our 15 town homes that are valued at close to $1 million each. This bubble would (1) reduce the value of our neighborhood real estate, (2) create a parking hazard for emergency vehicles if cars park on the street already narrowed by piled snow since the golf course parking lot has limited parking in the winter due to Steve Jones sleigh rides, parking for the Nordic Center, day skiers and piled snow, (3) create a negative environmental impact in our neighborhood because of the size of the bubble, the light at night, the noise of equipment, and the traffic. Our neighborhood does not need a zone change from "outdoor recreation" to "general use". If there must be a $770,000 bubble, which I doubt as a taxpayer to begin with, place it out on the ball fields. Our neighborhood has an appropriate size outdoor skating rink next to the Golf Club, which already suits our recreational purposes. Vail Golfcourse Townhomes Association request the Town Council reject the bubble at the Vail Golf Course driving range. Sincerely Leonard W. Busse President, Golfcourse Townhomes Association Copies: Sybill Navas Chuck Ogilby Greg Hal( Vail Daily Kevin Foley Greg Moffet Piet Pieters Daily Trail Rod Slifer Russell Forrest Brent Wilson Diana Donovan Bob McLaurin Vail Management Company James E. & Mary A. Buncher 1730 Golf Lane, 976 Vail, CO 81657 August 24, 2000 To the Vail Town Council Re: Bubble Covering of Ice Rink at the Vail Golf Course As a twelve year property owner and taxpayer in Vail, and as President of the Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association, Phase IV, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed indoor ice rink at the Vail Golf Course driving range. I am opposed to this for several reasons as outlined below: • The golf course area is already highly congested during the winter months. The golf course parking lot contains the base for sleigh rides for our visitors, which limits the space available. The golf course is used for cross-country skiing. Downhill skiers use the parking lot and take the free bus to the slopes providing some relief for the village parking problem. If the rink were heavily used at times, parking will be required on the street, a dangerous situation that would impede the access for emergency vehicles. In addition, street parking will inhibit proper snow removal and further compound the problems. It is known that this is already a congested area, that is why there is a 15 MPH speed limit on Sunburst. Don't add to this congestion when there are better alternatives available. • Such temporary structures are unsightly and not in keeping with the neighborhood. It will adversely impact real estate values in this area. Think about how much nicer it looks now that the one that was on the North Frontage Road is gone. The visual impact at night will be especially bad and makes Vail look cheap and uninviting. Do we want to look like Copper Mountain? These structures are just plain ugly. • Has an environmental impact study been done? Most communities worry about the environment. This type of structure and adding to the congestion in an already congested area cannot be good for the environment. • Is there really a demonstrated need? We have Dobson Arena, a second indoor rink is included in the proposed Lionshead plan. Has a Needs Analysis been done to determine if a third indoor rink is really needed before we spend 11% of the budget to satisfy a small special interest group's request. Junior Hockey is certainly a fine program, but do we need to spend $770,000 in support of such a limited group with a second indoor facility already planned for Lionshead? Visitors to our community, our economic life-blood, come in the winter for outdoor activities. Where will they have outdoor ice skating? They can skate indoors at shopping malls in the communities from which they come. We need to provide a natural outdoor rink as we have in the past. • Has there been a public hearing on the necessary zoning change? As a property owner and taxpayer in the area, I have not received any notice of a hearing for a change in zoning that will adversely impact all property values in the area. I think it inappropriate to make such a zoning change without an open scheduled public hearing, with adequate notice to all property owners who will be impacted. • Ford Park is a much more logical location if there is a demonstrated need for a third indoor facility. It doesn't have the congestion, it has more winter parking space available, it will have less environmental impact, it is more convenient to guests in village hotels and in the spring, it will not cause a delay in the opening of Vail's only golf driving range. There is more than one baseball field but only one golf practice range. There should be no action taken by the Vail Town Council at the September 5, 2000 meeting other than to send consideration of this expenditure back to the Planning Commission for proper study and consideration of alternatives. We haven't done our homework relative to the need, environmental impact, zoning change impact on the neighborhood, congestion to be created or a proper evaluation of the alternatives and the need to retain an outdoor natural facility for use by our visitors who support our economy. If we continue this type of thinking of ourselves first, and our visitors second, we will become a second rate destination for winter activities. Lastly, I note that the structure is to be erected and removed by the hockey association members. I assume the Council has considered the issue of liability when one of the association members is severely injured erecting or removing the structure. And I hope you have also considered the cost when there isn't enough interest or support from the hockey association to get the structure up or down in a timely manner. James E. Buncher ROCHELLE B.-LAZARUS GEORGE M. LAZARUS. M.D. 1720 SUNBURST DRIVE #2 VAIL CO 81657 E-MAIL: GEORGELAZARUS@AOL.COM September 1, 2000 Mayor Ludwig Kurtz Town of Vail Municipal Building 75 Frontage Road Vail CO 81657 Dear Mr. Mayor: As owners of one of the Golf Course Townhomes, we strongly object to the proposed zone change affecting our neighborhood, and also to the proposed indoor ice facility at the Vail Golf Course. The Vail Golf Course neighborhood is quiet, residential, and beautiful. The recreation path runs right through it, and we are properly zoned for "outdoor recreation." This designation protects the character of the neighborhood, and it is the peace and quiet of the Golf Course that attracted us as homebuyers in the first place. The proposed bubble structure will be an eyesore. It will cause traffic and parking congestion in an area that is already unable to handle the traffic and parking associated with the Nordic Center and the Clubhouse. Last winter there were numerous times when the Golf Course bus could not get through on Sunburst Drive because of cars and piled snow. We already have an outdoor skating rink next to the Golf Club, and, of course, there is the Dobson Arena. We don't understand the need for this bubble, but if it is to be built, we agree with Leonard Busse's suggestion that it be placed at the ball fields. This location is much easier to access from larger roads than Sunburst Drive, and if the bubble were placed there it would not impact a quiet residential area. We urge you not to build this indoor ice facility at the Golf Course. Ver truly yours, -l ~ , Rochelle B. azar s eorge M. Lazarus, M. D. CC: Sybill Navas Chuck Ogilby Greg Hall Kevin Foley Greg Moffet Piet Pieters Rod Slifer Russell Forrest Brent Wilson" Diana Donovan Bob McLaurin Vail Management Company Vail Daily Daily Trail ROBERT A. BOYCE AUGUST 25, 2000 MAYOR LUDWIG KURTZ TOWN OF VAIL MUNICIPAL BUILDING 75 FRONTAGE ROAD VAIL, CO 81657 DEAR MAYOR KURTZ: I WISH TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A "BUBBLE" ON THE VAIL GOLF COURSE PARKING LOT TO HOUSE ANOTHER INDOOR ICE FACILITY. THE PROPOSED LOCATION WOULD-CREATE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM FOR VAIL GOLF COURSE TOWN HOME PROPERTY OWNERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY BE A VERY VISIBLE EYESORE THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE ESTHETICS OF THE GOLF COURSE AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE ONLY NEEDS TO DRIVE PAST THE "BUBBLE" AT COPPER MOUNTAIN THAT IS THE BUTT OF MANY JOKES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A SORRY MESSAGE THIS PROPOSED "BUBBLE" EYESORE WOULD SEND TO BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER TOURISTS. IF A BUBBLE MUST BE CONSTRUCTED IT WOULD SEEM PRUDENT TO LOCATE IT WHERE IT WOULD HAVE LITTLE OR NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE IMMEDIATE AREA. CERTAINLY NOT LOCATE IT NEXT TO EXPENSIVE PERSONAL RESIDENCES AND ADJACENT TO AN ATTRACTIVE GOLF COURSE WHERE IT WOULD BE VERY VISIBLE TO VISITORS AND EVEN PROSPECTIVE VISITORS FROM THE HIGHWAY. AS A PROPERTY OWNER IN VAIL FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS I HAD ALWAYS BEEN COMFORTABLE IN MAINTAINING A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE AREA. I BELIEVED THAT THE TOWN COUNCILS WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE FORESIGHTED DECISIONS TO PROTECT VAIL PROPERTY OWNERS INVESTMENTS WHILE EXERCISING INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TO EVERYONE'S BENEFIT. CONTRARILY, THIS PROPOSED REZONING TO CONSTRUCT AN EYE SORE WOULD BENEFIT RELATIVELY FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF MANY PROPERTY OWNERS AND COMPROMISE THE ESTHETICS OF ONE OF VAIL'S MOST VISIBLE ASSETS, THE GOLF COURSE. PLEASE GIVE THIS PROPOSAL MORE THOUGHT! i ROBERT ANDN BOYC OWNERS, UNIT #3 VAIL GOLF COURSE T HOMES COPIES: VAIL TOWN COUNCIL 505 EAST 12TH AVENUE • NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116 • (816) 472-8121 • FAX (816) 421-7273 (800) 725-2372 EMAIL_ SALAD82@AOL.CCM SEP-05-00 TUE 05:46 PM MARKWEST HYDROCARBON INC FAX NO. 3032908769 P. 01 September 5, 2000 BY FACSIMILIE Vail Town Council Re: Construction of Seasonal Hockey Rink, Vail Golf Course Dear Vail Town Council: We are owners of Vail Golf Course Town Home #9, which is located across the street from the Vail Golf Course Driving Range. We oppose the constriction of a covered sheet of ice at the Golf Course Driving Range for two principal reasons. However, let us hasten to ad+1hat we would not oppose the construction of a covered ice rink at the Vail ballfields or even the soccer fields, either of which would be a far better location than the Vail Golf Course. First, the open-air ice rink at the Golf Course is an incredible asset of the Van Valley! We, like many people, think of skating as an outdoor activity. If the ice sheet is uneven at times because of weather variability, well, that's just part of outdoor skating. Just because some skaters -mostly those participating in group activities-- would prefer to have "perfect" ice does not mean that the Town Council should favor the interests of them over those who enjoy skating outdoors. Second, the ballfelds are the obvious location for a covered ice sheet The ballfields are conveniently located (walking distance from the town and the parking structure), their location is well known, they are accessible from two directions via the frontage road, they have extensive parking of their own, and they are level. The assertion that a level 100 by. 200 foot area cannot be found at the ball fields is simply not believable. In any event, if some excavation must occur in either location (a notice of impending excavation has already been posted at the Golf Course, as if the decision to place the bubble there were a foregone conclusion), we simply do not believe that the cost difference is anything but negligible. After all, a ballfield needs to be constructe*on a level surface; a golf course doesn't. SEP-Ob-00 TUE 05:46 PM MARKWEST HYDROCARBON INC FAX NO. 3032908769 P. 02 While we have other concerns about locating the "bubble" at the Golf Course, we think that any reasoned analysis of the issue would lead the Council to conclude that the Golf Course is not the place to put it. Spiceret Petc and Anne Mounsey~ Page 1 of 1 Dear Sir: As an owner and week-end resident of Fallridge, which is across from the Vail Golf club house, we have enjoyed use of the ice rink over the past five years. Use of the ice rink has, in my view, supported weekend residents, including my family, and guests who don't ski or choose to take a day off. Dobson has been largely unavailable for these purposes (and we have checked schedules for public skating numerous times.) Our concern is that the "overflow" from Dobson would monopolize the rink, leaving little to no time for public skating. Additionally, we like the low-key, outdoor rink and are opposed to the bubble concept. Please contact us if you have any additional questions. Scott and Pat Perrin (303)277-9611 or (970)476-7290 kspenin@home.com file://C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\GW} 00002.HTM 9/18/00 BERNIE AND STARR BONII~ACE August 29, 2000 Vail Town Council Re: Project for Bubble Covered Ice Rink As an eleven-year resident of Sunburst Drive, I am appauled at the posibility of a bubble enclosure for an ice rink. Vail golf course area has enough projects to take care of such as skiers parking, Nordic track skiing, and Steve Jones sleigh rides. I was thankful when the bubble on Frontage Road came tumbling down, it was a terrible sight and personally, I felt Vail Valley deserves better. During the winter months, the golf course parking lot is very limited in space, school buses and town buses sometime have a hard time in the turnaround area. I am in high hopes that the town council will take in to consideration the adverse impact on property value this structure will have on our neighborhood. If it were up to me we would not consider another indoor rink and spend the large amount alotted for this on a more worthwhile project. I am in hopes that all adverse input will be taken in consideration. We are very proud of our street and will do what it takes to protect our neighborhood and future on Sunburst Drive. Starr Boniface i i O~Z v v vla~~ c~ v ~7 G r/ GC f LAW OFFICES DUNN, ABPLANALP & MAURIELLO, P.C. A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION JOHN W. DUNN WESTSTAR BANK BUILDING TELEPHONE: ARTHUR A. ABPLANALP, JR.' 108 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD WEST (970) 476-0300 DIANE H. MAURIELLO SUITE 300 FACSIMILE: INGA HAAGENSON CAUSEY (970) 476-4765 OF COUNSEL: VAIL, COLORADO 81657 hi9hcountrYlaw.com JERRY W. HANNAH e-mail:vaillaw@vail.net 25 September 2000 CERTIFIED LEGAL ASSISTANTS KAREN M. DUNN, CLAS JANICE K. SCOFIELD, CLA Planning and Environmental Commission Town of Vail Vail, Colorado Re: Rezoning, Conditional Use Permit, and Amendment of Development Plan Proposed Hockey Bubble on Vail Golf Course Members of the Commission: This Firm has been engaged by the Vail Golf Course Townhomes Phase I Association (fifteen condominium units overlooking the Vail Golf Course driving range) and the Vail Golf Course Townhomes Phase IV Association (sixteen condominium units overlooking the Vail Golf Course driving range) in connection with the proposal before the Town of Vail to change the zoning of and construct a thirty-six- foot high bubble for a seasonal hockey rink on a portion of the Vail Golf Course now used as a golf driving range. I have also been authorized by the Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association Phase II (eleven. condominium units similarly situated) and the Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association Phase III (another thirty-four condominium units similarly situated) to advise the Commission that these Associations have joined in the opposition voiced by the other two associations. The positions expressed in this letter are, therefore, presented on behalf of the owners of seventv-six properties in the neighborhood. Our clients, as well as many other residents and property owners in the neighborhood, object to the rezoning, to the proposed conditional use permit and any change in the development plan for the Vail Golf Course. The more specific reasons for our clients' objections are as follows: The Zone District Amendment Issue: Substantive Objections: 1. The proposed zone change is unjustified by any legitimate measure under which a zone ,change is to be considered. 1 a. It is inconsistent with the desires of the residents and property owners in the neighborhood, who are virtually unanimous, if not unanimous, in their opposition. b. It is not necessitated or prompted by growth, but rather by the need for an interim solution for an enclosed hockey arena. C. It would destroy one of the signature winter views in the Vail area, that of the Gore Range over the golf course. d. It would permit uses which conflict with and disturb existing uses on adjacent properties. e. It would create hazards to public safety with regard to traffic congestion and fire/safety access under winter conditions. 2. According to the Vail Municipal Code - "The General Use District is intended to insure that public buildings and grounds and certain tvpes of quasi public uses permitted in the District are appropriately located and designed to meet the needs of the residents and visitors to Vail, to harmonize with surrounding uses, and, in the case of buildings and other structures, to ensure adequate light, air, open spaces, and other amenities appropriate to the permitted types of uses." (Emphasis added.) Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-9C-1 As has been and will be demonstrated by the letters and voices of residents of the area, the proposed structure neither meets the needs of residents nor . harmonizes with surrounding uses. , It would be nothing more or less than a beached whale lying at the base of the Gore Range. 3. The suggestion that an inflated structure of this nature should be located in an open space area, within one of the most popular views from Vail, is historically inconsistent with the Town's position relating to such structures. The Town fought for years to be rid of the tennis bubble at the Vail Run complex, which is a mixed commercial residential area. Now, with the recent demise of the Vail Run structure behind it, the Town appears to be seriously considering the installation of a similar but larger structure at a location which is less prepared for the impact of its installation and use, and having a dramatically greater 2 impact on the initial impression of virtually every visitor to Vail approaching from the east. 4. At one time in the past, the Vail Recreation District expressed a desire to add an additional story to the golf course clubhouse, and a rezoning to the General Use Zone District was proposed for the clubhouse at that time. This proposal met with strenuous objections from the neighborhood, similar to that which is now before the Town. Although there is an inadequate description available to determine whether the golf course clubhouse is included in this proposal, it appears likely that this is the case. This rezoning proposal would, therefore, permit development of a site in a manner which has, in the past, met with objections from the neighborhood and which has had no analysis whatsoever under this process. Legal Objections: 1. The Municipal Code authorizes zone changes only in situations (a) where there has been a change in conditions or (b) where the change is consistent with the comprehensive plan or (c) where there has been an error in the prior zoning. a. There has been no change in conditions. The proposed change in zoning is simply a reaction to the need for a location for an indoor hockey arena on an interim basis, until a permanent facility is available. A change in zoning would violate the comprehensive plan, which provides as follows: "The Town may wish to consider initiating select rezonings, when the community interests would be met through bringing areas into conformance with the plan. "Where conflicts arise between existing zoning and proposed land use categories (and changes have not been made in the development of the implementation measures described herein) existing zoning shall control. When new applications for zoning or rezoning are made and the requested zoning is not consistent with the adopted Plan, this nonconformance shall be addressed by the applicant. it will be the responsibility of the applicant to clearly demonstrate how conditions have changed since the Plan was adopted, how the Plan is in error, or how the addition, deletion or change to the Plan is in concert with the Plan in general." (Emphasis added.) Vail Land Use Plan, Chapter VIII, Section 2.D. 3 b. The change is inconsistent with the comprehensive .plan's direction regarding the Vail Golf Course, which indicates specifically as follows: "The Vail Golf Course comprises just over 94 acres of land along Gore Creek in the east-central part of the community. A portion of the golf course winds through a residential area along Vail Valley Drive. No chanv,e is anticipated in the function and extent of the area." (Emphasis added.) Vail Land Use Plan, Chapter VII, Section 1. C. There has been no error in the identification of the area as Outdoor Recreation. It has been historically used in that manner, the Land Use Plan indicates that no change is to occur in its use, and, were it not for the immediate need for an interim hockey arena, there would be no pressure, need or justification for the proposed change in zoning.either on the basis of growth or any other legitimate stimulus. 2. The Applicants justify the change on limited grounds. Neither of those grounds are either consistent with the Municipal Code or the justification for changes in zoning under the Land Use Code. The justifications, and their shortcomings, are as follows: a. The Applicants attempt to justify the proposed zone change because the golf course buildings are non-conforming and, under the General Zone District, they can be legitimized as conditional uses. The Applicant is in error. The existing buildings may be non-conforming uses, but they can be legitimized as conditional uses under the current Outdoor Recreation Zone District, just as they could under the General Use Zone District. Specifically, the current regulations permit the following conditional uses in the Outdoor Recreation District: "Accessory buildings (permanent and temporary) and uses customarily incidental and accessory to permitted or conditional outdoor recreation uses, and necessary for the operation thereof, including restrooms, drinking fountains, bleachers, concessions, storage buildings, and similar uses." Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-8B-3 4 b. The Applicants attempt to justify the proposed zone change based upon the fact that an outdoor ice facility has been operated on the site. That is not contested, but neither is it related to the question of rezoning. The outdoor ice facility can continue without rezoning any area, whether identified in the application or not. C. The Applicants argue that the rezoning would provide for the growth of an orderly viable community, but this proposal has no relationship to that question. The applicants assert that this is to be only a temporary facility which cannot be installed and operated without a zone district amendment, yet they attempt to create a permanent zone district amendment. This proposal has nothing to do with growth, but is prompted only for the need to create a bridge solution pending construction of a permanent facility. d. The applicants argue that the proposed zone district amendment is consistent with the Land Use Plan. That is in error. As noted above, the Land Use Plan indicates that there is to be no change in the use of the golf course area. Procedural Objection: The Vail Municipal Code imposes the following requirements with reference to an application for a zone district amendment: "A petition for amendment of the regulations or a change in district boundaries shall be filed on a form to be prescribed by the Administrator. The petition shall include a summary of the proposed revision of the regulations or a complete description of proposed chanzes in district boundaries and a man indicating the existing boundaries and proposed district boundaries." (Emphasis added. Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-3-7.B.) The application indicates that "the proposed zoning district amendment encompasses the Golf Course Clubhouse, the Driving Range and the Starter Shack location." Application, Section 1.0. The application contains no legal description, or even an identifiable map, of the area whose rezoning is proposed. This is required by the Vail Municipal Code. Without that information, concerned citizens may not identify the area to be affected and the Town cannot determine whether a rezoning can occur. The scope of the one- 5 sentence commentary in the application extends far beyond the proposed hockey arena and is inconsistent with the maps submitted in association with the application. The Conditional Permit and Development Plan Issue: Substantive Objections: 1. Each of the issues identified as Substantive Objections to the Zone District Amendment also constitutes an objection to the Conditional Use Permit. 2. According to the Vail Municipal Code, "Uses listed as conditional uses in the various districts may be permitted subject to such conditions and limitations as the Town may prescribe to ensure that the location and operation of the conditional uses will be in accordance with development objectives of the Town and will not be detrimental to other uses or properties. Where conditions cannot be devised to achieve these objectives, applications for conditional use permits shall be denied." Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-16-1. The impacts upon the neighborhood and its residents, and the multiple violations of the Land Use Plan and the Municipal Code, cannot be eliminated or mitigated consistent with the installation, in an outdoor recreation area, of a one-hundred twenty-five foot long, three-to-four story high, mechanically operated whale. 3. The Application and associated analysis is inaccurate with respect to the impact of the proposal on the neighborhood and its residents. For example: a. The commentary offered in support of the application (Section 4.2 of the commentary) makes the following incorrect statements: 1. That the use can be located at the proposed site "with little or no impact on the immediate neighborhood," and that [t]he proposal to cover and refrigerate the skating surface should have no additional effect upon the [Town's] criteria." (Sections 4.2.1. and 4.2.1 of the application commentary) The residents of the neighborhood, who have had activities related to an open hockey 6 facility against which to measure any prospective impact, have and will demonstrate that the impact of the proposed facility is significant, objectionable, and intolerable. 2. That the existing traffic circulation system and parking lot "are capable of handling the traffic with no increase to congestion or negative impacts to safety and traffic flow," (Section 4.2.3 of the commentary), when no information has been identified or offered identifying the impact of winter condition and uses on traffic circulation and parking surface availability. The applicant's analysis fails to correctly deal with parking issues, and assumes that the area available during the winter is consistent with that available during the summer, when, in fact, parking is limited by use of a significant part of the parking lot by sleigh-ride operations and accommodations for horses, by day-skiers using the local buses, and by snow storage. 3. That the proposed location "should minimize any negative visual considerations from residential properties in the vicinity" (Section 4.2.4 of the commentary), when the applicants have failed to even provide elevations, plans, or photographic renderings by which the Town may review or analyze the impact of the proposed facility. Concerns related to staff analysis: 1. The staff indicates that the conditional use permit is necessary both for the hockey facility and for the maintenance of the existing use of the golf course driving range during the summer and fall months. The former statement is correct, but the latter is not. The driving range is a permitted use in the Outdoor Recreation Zone District. Although the argument may be made that the buildings might require a special use permit, those probably were historically permitted under zoning in effect at the time of construction, and, at worse, they are non-conforming structures. Their continued maintenance requires no action whatsoever. 2. The staff believes that the proposal is consistent with intended recreational uses identified for the site. The Land Use Plan indicates that no changes are to occur in the uses of the golf course, which contradicts the staff's position. 7 3. The problems with traffi c and parking have been discussed above. Although it is the staffs position that traffic and parking issues have been satisfied, that conclusion is based upon analyses related to summer conditions inconsistent with past and current uses of the golf course parking lot and traffic circulation patterns in the area. _ 4. The staff believes that the structure is not subject to scale and bulk control standards. However, the impact of a mechanically inflated beached whale on the residents of the area cannot even be analyzed without compliance with the Town's requirements for an application for a conditional use permit related to elevation and plans. Although it should be evident that the impact of an operation of this size cannot be established without intolerable impact to the neighborhood, certain the contrary conclusion cannot be drawn without adequate information to consider the issue. 5. The noise analysis is limited to the operation of the chiller, which is rated at approximately 60% higher level than that permitted in a residential area, and does not take into consideration the fact that this noise level cannot be considered in isolation, but must be considered in association, and as an increase in the noise generated by the hockey activities. Procedural Objections: 1. The application for a conditional use permit was and is premature, and any action approving the permit would violate the Vail Municipal Code. An application cannot be approved unless the underlying zone district permits the use which is the subject of the application. In order to approve an application for condition use permit, the Planning and Environmental Commission must make the following findings: "1. That the proposed location of the use is in accordance with the purposes of this Title and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. 6(2. That the proposed location of the use and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materiallv iniurious to moverties or improvements in the vicinitv." (Emphasis added) Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-16-6(B). 8 At this time, there can be no finding which satisfies the requirements of #1 above, because the location is and will be in the Outdoor Recreation District unless and until the location (whatever that location may be) is changed to the General Use Zone District by the Town Council, and that action becomes final. The letters and voices of the residents and property owners in the area will better establish that the requirement of #2 cannot be satisfied than can be done through this commentary. 2. The application fails to satisfy the requirements of the Vail Municipal Code, which requires the following: 1. A site plan showing proposed development of the site, including parking, traffic circulation Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-16-2.D. The material supplied in association with the proposal indicates the summer parking situation, but it does not accurately depict winter parking, when the golf course parking lot is significantly occupied by sleighing operations and accommodations for horses, by day-skiers using the local buses, and snow storage, nor does it deal at all with traffic circulation. 2. Preliminary building plans and elevations sufficient to indicate the dimensions, general appearance, scale, and interior plan of all buildings. Vail Municipal Code, Section 12-16-2.E. The material supplied in association with the application fails to provide any building plans or elevations whatsoever. Summarv: The various applications before the Town of Vail require denial for both substantive and legal reasons, but there can be little question that they require denial. The conflicts of the proposals with the Municipal Code and with the Land Use Plan, their violations and omissions related to the submittal requirements in order to appropriately advise the Commission, the Town Council and the public regarding the and the impact of the proposals, and the violations of the Municipal Code with reference to order of consideration each warrant rejection of the application filed with the Town. 9 While it may be within the discretion of the Town to spend three-quarters of a million dollars on the proposed facility, it is the Town's duty to be certain that such funds are spent in a manner which protects the rights of its residents and property owners. The residents and property owners of the golf course neighborhood expect and deserve the Town's recognition and protection of those rights. Respectfully, NN, ABP ALP & MA TELLO. Arthur A. Abplan p, Jr. xc: Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association, Phase I Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association, Phase IV Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association, Phase II Vail Golf Course Townhomes Association, Phase III 10 LAW OFFICES IDUNN, ABPLANALP & MAURIELLO, P.C. A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION JOHN W. DUNN WESTSTAR BANK BUILDING TELEPHONE: ARTHUR A. ABPLANALP, JR. 108 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD WEST (970) 476-0300 DIANE H. MAURIELLO FACSIMILE: INGA HAAGENSON CAUSEY SUITE 300 (970)476-4765 LE VAIL, COLORADO 81657 OF COUNSEL: highcountrylaw.com JERRY W. HANNAH a-mall: Valllaw@Vall.nat MEMORANDUM CERTIFIED LEGAL ASSISTANTS KAREN M. DUNN, CLAS JANICE K. SCOFIELD, CLA To: Town of Vail Planning and Environmental Commission From: Art Abplanalp Subject: Proposal for Rezoning and Conditional Use Permit - Hockey Bubble Date: 25 September 2000 The Planning and Environmental Commission has been provided with a number of letters from concerned residents and property owners who would be adversely affected by the rezoning and conditional use permit which are proposed in association with a possible Hockey arena, under an inflated bubble, on the Vail Golf Course driving range. Not all letters sent to the Town of Vail were provided to the Commission in association with its packet for the meeting of this date. The letters provided to the Commission and, where available, the dates of those letters, are as follows: Jones undated . Boyce 14 Sept Busse 24 Aug Buncher, J 24 Aug Lazarus 01 Sep Boyce 25 Aug Mounsey 05 Sep Perrin 18 Sep The following letters were apparently not available to the Town Staff and, therefore, were not delivered to PEC, although they were previously sent to the Town: Klein 21 Sep Buncher, M 14 Sep Ladd 25 Aug Hunt 31 Aug Blumetti 29 Aug The latter letters are provided under cover of this memorandum. gip 476 6886 F.1 23 00 05:59p Leonard W. Busse Sep-22-00 11:30A P'02 JAMES A. A DOROTHY V. KLEIN VAIL GOLF COURSE.TOWNHOME #7 1710 SUNBvRST DRJ'VE VAIL, CO. 81657 September 21, 2000 Mayor Ludwig Kurt Town Council Planning and Environmental Commission, Town of Vail Dear Mayor Kurtz, Town Council and Planning & Environmental Commission, We live at 1710 Sunburst Drive #7, which is directly across.the stroct from the Vail Golf Course clubhouse afiti the new proposed bubble hockey rink. We cannot believe the Town would approv this type of a structure ir, such s quiet residential neighborhood considering the many safety hazards it proposes. Firstly, the traffic impact alone would be impossible most of the day and, night. As it is, the steep curve on Sunburst Drive is very dangerous. Cars do not slow down mound the curve and on several occasions family members have had to move quickly out of the way to avoid being hit. Since we regularly have grandchildren visiting, this issue is of major concom. Secondly, the existing parking lot at the Golf Club is usually crowded with people using the bus transportation into town. Many can arc already parking along both sides of Sunburst Drive making it difficult for residents to negotiate the road and accoss your driveways.` What will happen to this roadway with the increase of people coming in and out of the hockey rink? l Finally, on a more scenic note, we have been to other areas where this type of bubble structure has been erected and the light pollution and noise from the blowers is intolerable. This would be extremely disturbing to us and our residential neighbors who would be looking directly at it and listening to the noise from this buddle twenty-four hours a j day. i We chose to call the Golf Course Townhouse home because it is a peaceful, scenic, residential neighborhood and we would like it to remain this way. A structure such as this does not belong in this neighborhood. Instead we propose that is be erected on one of the many gall fields and/or soccer fields in the Ford Park Area or Down Valley, where most of the users are coming from. This would eliminate the traffic, parking, noise and lighting issues and the zoning change would not be necessary. Please reconsider contamiaating our neighborhood. . incerety, tf~'.CI' /~G~ James & Dorothy K164 cc: Vail Daily Vail Trail Sep 23 00 05:59p Leonard W. Busse 970 476 6986 P.2 09/14/00 THU 09:23 FAX. 780 773 4769 IWb' Consulting X002 - s~.~~~~-_.~~~~-~,,,l,,r.~y _ . _ dom., 25- l Sep 23 00 05:59p Leonard W. Busse 970 476 6986 p.3 99/1 /00 THII 09:24 FAX 760 770 4769 IWV Consulting J 12003 1 Set, 23 00 06:00p Lednarrd' W.' Busse 970 476 6986 p.4 JERRY D. LADD August 25, 2000 J Mayor Ludwig Kurtz Town of Vail Municipal Building 75 Frontage Road Vail, CO. 81657 Dear Mayor Kurtz: I am the owner of Vail Golfcourse Townhome #1, 1720 Sunburst Drive. My townhome is located immediately across from the Vail Golfcourse parking lot, clubhouse, and related facilities. I respectfully request that you consider the many adverse impacts that the installation of a bubble enclosure for the ice skating rink will have on the immediate neighborhood. As things presently stand, our neighborhood is relatively dark, peaceful, and quiet after dark. The bubble enclosure would significantly alter those favorable factors. It would throw off a great deal of light, with the possibility that it may operate from very early in the morning to very late at night. There would be a great deal of traffic noise, parking congestion, talking shouting, and related noise occurring over those same hours. My own two sons grew up playing hockey at the Dcnver Country Club, an outdoor ice rink that is renown for its natural outdoor setting. When I visited Zermatt, Switzerland, a few years ago, I also enjoyed watching hockey at their outdoor ice rink. There is absolutely no reason that hockey-related activities cannot occur on an outdoor ice rink. I have read thai the Ford Park baseball fields were considered as an alternative site. I would also suggest the other playing field south of Ford Park, adjacent to the volleyball courts, as an additional possible alternative. Both of those sites have substantial available parking, and they are both well re ved from any negative impacts on adjoining residential neighborhoods. ry ly , J JD cc: Sybill Navas Chuck Ogilby Greg Hall ) Vail Mgmt. Co Kevin Foley Greg Moffet Piet Pieters J Vail Daily Rod Slifer Russell Forrest Brent Wilson Daily Trail Diana Donovan Bob McLaurin Leonard Busse 970 476 6986 P•5 Sep 23 00 06:00p Leonard W. Busse RUMSEY & HUNT PROPERTIES Thursday, August 31, 2000 Mayor Ludwig Kurtz Town of Vail Municipal Building 75 Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Dear Ludwig: I own one of the Vail Golfcourse Townhomes located directly across from the driving range. It distresses me that the town of Vail is planning on erecting an enclosed ice skating rink on the driving range. We currently have to listen to the T-times in the summer but are spared excess noise in the winter. It will be it large imposition during the winter to have the additional noise from the people and cats using the facility The mess and noise during construction and removal each year wiW also impact us. The additional fighting will also have a negative effect on our neighborhood. Having the additional large numbers of people this far from town will also add to the workload of the police department due to constant noise and parking violations. parking is frequently insulTcient for the current uses with the sleigh rule, Nordic Center Day siders, and snow piles. It also concerns me as to what other uses might be allowed without having to obtaic city council approval by changing the zoning to "general use, In addition to every thing else, this change will undoubtedly lower our property values and adversely effect local tax income. Wby would the city consider putting it on the golf when, the playing fields are much closer to town, have more adequate parking and require less grading? Please do not approve the requested zoning change for the ice arena. Sincerely, David R. Hunt, Sr. Partner Sep 23 00 06:00p Leonard W. Busse 970 476 6986 p.6 ANDREW BLUMETTI 1875-8 SUNBURST DRIVE VAIL, COLORADO 81657 970-476-7609 August 29, 2000 Mayor Ludwig Kurtz Town of Vail 75 S. Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 RE: Seasonal Ice Rink @ Vail Golf Course Dear Mr. Kurtz: Well, I suppose I can file this one under the "it figures" Category. As a resident of Vail, who lives on Sunburst Drive (a.k.a. "The Golf Course"), I am writing to you to express my strong objection to the Proposed Indoor Ice Rink presently slated for the Golf Course this coming winter. My objection goes far beyond the obvious pitfalls that such an eyesore on the landscape will bring. And not too mention the increased traffic and congestion problems it will add to an already strained situation. No, my objection has to do with something more basic and pure than that. I am talking about another blow to this place of ever having any semblance of "small town charm." All I can say to that is "it fi `ures". You are about to take something that has been in the works since last year anlwill now finish the job. And that is to destroy what used to be a great (and free) place to ice skate for everyone. It used to be a charming little neighborhood Ice Rink that many enjoyed (my wife and I included) and have turned it into a mini-Dobson with its exclusionary treatment for those with sticks and pucks. The demise began last year when, every time I would walk down to the rink, or look out my bedroom window, I was confronted with an organized practice or game that closed tl~le ice to the. Public, I always thought the purpose of a Public Ice Rink was so that it may be enjoyed by the Public as a whole and not just a select few who have paid a fee to join a League. I am not saying No to hockey per se, as much as I object to the fact that hockey seems to have taken over the rink. I miss the Days when it was a small rink where a Dad would come teach his kid to skate for the first time, or a "pick-up game" of hockey could get going. I miss the days when I would go into the Nordic Center and borrow a shovel, or even the snowblower (did that one time), to get a mornings' fresh snow off the ice before taking an early Saturday morning skate. It seems that the one thing that Vail had, which was truly a small town Leonard W. Busse 970 476 6986 P-7 Sep 23 OQ 06:00p Mayor Kurtz Page 2 RE: Seasonal Ice Rink @ Vail Golf Course August 29, 2000 trait, has blown up to a grotesque scale that would not seem right, even for a Big City. Some big cities still have small neighborhoods with more charm and warmth than Vail sometimes seems to possess. And don't even get me started on how unnecessary I feel the very thought of an indoor rink is in the first placer In. an- area that gets as cold as Vail does in the winter why would you even consider such a thing? When I was a kid growing up, my friends and I could not wait for it to get cold enough to skate outside, and believe me those chances were few and short lived. With the winters we have around here, how much extra time do you really think that building a "Bubble" is going to allow? From my vantage point, precariously perched above the Golf Course, there does not seem to be much down time between when the Golf Course closes and the rink is up and, conversely between when it is removed and work begins for the next Goff Season. Are $770,000.00 of Tax Payers money worth an extra two months of skating that the majority of the Public will not get to enjoy anyway? I say NO. I also think it rather humorous how, according to the Press, the/rOV views a Zoning Change as no big deal when it serves some "Special Interest Group" (albeit a "SIG" on a very small scale). Yet if some "poor sap" were to come in off the street with the same request for himself he'd probably be laughed out of "City Hall". I also wonder how far he would get without first having commissioned an Environmental Impact Study? But, I digress... I simply ask that the Town reconsider what you are about to do to this Citizens perception of "small town living" and DO NOT allow this behemoth to take over our Neighborhood. Make the Soccer Field work as an alternate site and allow the Golf Course to return to the way things used to be. My God, you are already pouring $770,000.00 into this mistake, a few more bucks to make the grades work in a location where no one will have to look at this atrocity is money well spent. "But Hey, that's just my Opinion..." Sincerely, Andrew Blumetti 1 cc: Mr. Tom McLaurin; TOV Town Manager Vail Daily (Letter's to the Editor) TOV Recreation District Mrs. Gretchen Busse -