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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-07-24 Support Documentation Town Council Work Session VAIL TOWN COUNCIL TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001 NOTE: Time of items is approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied upon to determine at what time Council will consider an item. 11:30 A.M. Neighborhood Picnic and Walk-About - Bighorn Park (Council lunch will be provided, public please bring a sack lunch and join the Council) WORK SESSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1:00 P.M. LC~''Zl2~1~' 1. DRB/PEC Report. (5 min.) 2. Gary Goodell Mike Vaughn ITEMITOPIC: The purpose of this worksession meeting is to update the Town Council on their request to create a building and fire codes appeals board and to ask the council for direction on proceeding with implementation. (30 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Staff is requesting the Council to review draft rules of procedure, some direction on timing and procedures and authorization to proceed with the creation of a Board of Building and Fire Codes Appeals. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: This is a follow up to a presentation on appeals to building and fire codes given to Council at Council's request late last year. See memo to Town Council and draft rules of procedure attached to memo. RECOMMENDATION: Staff requests that Council provide review and direction and authorize staff to proceed with implementation of a Board of Building and Fire Codes Appeals. 3. Greg Hall George Ruther ITEMITOPIC: Donovan Park Community Facility: (15 min.) Chris Squadra Presentation of results from General Contractor selection. Brief discussion of pavilion interior finish schedule. Brief discussion of kitchen design and layout. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approval of Hyder Construction as the General Contractor for the Phase 1 B Donovan Park Community Facility project. Direction to staff to finalize Guaranteed Maximum Price with Hyder Construction and begin building permitting process. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: Please refer to the attached letter from Chris Squadra, Architectural Resource Consultants, dated July 20, 2001 for contractor negotiations and recommendations. Otis Odell, Odell Architects, will present the finish schedule and kitchen design information at the council work session. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Hyder Construction as the General Contractor for the Phase 1 B Donovan Park Community Facility project. Direction to staff to finalize Guaranteed Maximum Price with Hyder Construction and begin building permitting process. Staff will return to council with the final Guaranteed Maximum Price for approval and permission to enter into a construction agreement as soon as that information is available. 4. ITEM/TOPIC: Financing Donovan Park. (15 min.) Bob McLaurin Steve Thompson BACKGROUND RATIONALE: See attached memo. 5. Bob McLaurin ITEM/TOPIC: Review of the Long Term Mitigation of Greg Hall 1-70Noise (30 min.) Joe Kracum Jessie Slayton ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Listen to the presentation and ask questions. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The council identified 1-70 noise as a Critical Strategy to be addressed. In previous presentations the existing and future impacts of the interstate noise were identified. Both short and long term mitigation strategies have been identified. This is the final phase of the report. The results of a planning level analysis of modeling noise mitigation using noise barriers will be presented. In addition the draft white paper on the capping of 1-70 is included. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This completes the basic noise study as outlined. Based on this information we will need to discuss next steps. 6. Allison Ochs ITEM/TOPIC: A worksession regarding the redevelopment proposal for the Gateway Building, located at 12 Vail Road / portions of lots O and N, Block 5D, Vail Village 1st Filing. (30 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: As the purpose of this worksession is for staff and the applicant to receive Council input, no action is requested of the Town Council at this time. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The applicant, Braun and Associates, is requesting a worksession with the Town Council regarding the proposal for the redevelopment of the Gateway Building. The proposal includes the following elements, which must be reviewed by the Town Council: A rezoning of the underlying zoning from Commercial Core I to Commercial Service Center. A major amendment to Special Development District No. 21. A text amendment to the Commercial Service Center zone district to allow for private clubs as a conditional use. In addition, the proposal includes a conditional use permit to allow for a private club, and a conditional use permit to allow for residential units. Both of these are contingent on the above, and are reviewed only by the Planning and Environmental Commission. Please refer to the staff memorandum. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: As this is a worksession, staff will not be providing a recommendation at this time. 7. John Power ITEM/TOPIC: Vail Day Care IGA with Eagle County. (10 min.) BACKGROUND RATIONALE: We have developed a operating plan for the implementation of a day care facility in the Bright Horizons space. This facility will be operated by a 501c3 corporation. The attached IGA provides the mechanism to establish this non-profit corporation. RECOMMENDATION: Approve IGA agreement. 8. Monthly Meeting Schedule Discussion. (30 min.) Pam Brandmeyer 9. Executive Session Recording Requirement. (10 min.) Pam Brandmeyer 10. Vail Center Update/Discussion on November 2001 Ballot Issue (1 hour) Bob McLaurin Russell Forrest 11. New Year's Eve Update. (5 min.) Diane Johnson 12. Review Council Critical Strategies. (15 min.) 13. Information Update. (10 min.) 14. Council Reports. (10 min.) 15. Other. (10 min.) 16. Adjournment. (5:45 P.M.) NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: (ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 8/7/01, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 8/7/01, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, 8/14/01, BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M. IN TOV COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24-hour notification. Please call 479-2332 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. COUNCIL FOLLOW-UP TOPIC _ QUESTIONS FOLLOWUP _ 2001 _ J 6/26/01 VRD PARKING SPACES AT FORD COUNCIL: Agreement was reached for Council to PARK observe and review these signed spaces for a possible Piet Pieters continued allowance of not moving them to the east lot. (Kevin/Rod: Piet said they are requesting this because it is very difficult to monitor the spaces, as is, and if they're in the east lot, staff will not be able to see them.) 6/26/01 WALKABOUT BOB/PAM: Write a letter to the association to See letter attached. 1) WRITE LETTER TO BALD MOUNTAIN commend their efforts re: the corner pocket park ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION enhancements, as well as making certain it gets in the newspaper. 6/26/01 5) USE OF TENNIS COURT BOB/PAM: What is the "actual" use of this tennis court (as it could relate to the proposed joint partnership wNMS in making this a multi-purpose environment and park)? 6/26/01 6) PATH THROUGH PAR 3 TO GREG H./TODD 0./GREGG BARRIE: Explore the Forest Service and Colorado Department of Wildlife will not allow the SPRADDLE CREEK feasibility of a walking path through the Par 3 site from trail to proceed through the Big Horn Sheep habitat in this area. the neighborhood corner park to Spraddle Creek. 6/26101 7) INTERSTATE FENCE ALONG LARRY PARDEE: Either have the state repair their State has been notified. PAR 3 SITE fence or have town crews do it. 6/26/01 DOBSON CONSTRUCTION BOB: Meet with Piet Pieters to discuss allocation of VRD Board/Town Council need to agree on who is paying for what. COSTS construction costs for the additional exits, ventilation improvements, etc., at an estimated $100,000, which will increase capacity to 3,500. 6/26/01 INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION GREG H./GEORGE: During the Big Wheels/Chili Fest NOISE event the weekend of June 23rd, Joe Joyce (Joe's Deli If Joe was working inside or even on private property, the only Sybill Navas under the Rucksack) was doing interior construction but violation would be exceeding the noise ordinance (which is taken with all the windows open, which left a negative impact from the property line and cannot exceed 65 dcb). The police F:lmcasterlbsalterlagendalfollowupl7.24-01 du July, 24, 2001 - Page 1 COUNCIL FOLLOW-UP TOPIC QUESTIONS FOLLOWUP 12001 for the outdoor crowd attending the event. What is department monitors noise complaints. It does not matter whether allowed? the windows were open or shut. Staff can only control what happens in TOV right-of-way. In the Village and LionsHead, most space is built out to the street and in order to do construction, they must use the ROW for staging and even access. In this case, if he'd had equipment or vehicles on Bridge Street, we could also have had him move those because it's TOV ROW. According to the Vail Village/LionsHead Construction Hours Handout, the noise ordinance is waived from April 15-June 21 and again September 7-November 15. The noise ordinance is in effect June 22-September 4 and during the winter months. 6/26101 BLACK GORE BRIDGE GREG H.: Coordinate w/Pam Hopkins on a suitable Diana Donovan light design that is in accordance wlapproved safety guidelines. 6/26/01 CRANES IN NEIGHBORHOODS GEORGE/BOB: Schedule discussion re: current Diana Donovan regulations that would limit the duration of crane use in Vail (when Russ returns). 6/26/01 NEWSPAPER BOXES SUZANNE/LARRY: Place a sign at the Ore House, once boxes are removed, directing customers to the nearest location for publications. 7/17/01 LODGE PROMENADE PLANTER BRENT: Zehren & Associates has presented a plan to WALL DRB. Expect to appear before Council to request use Chuck Ogilby of TOV property to extend pavers onto Gore Creek Drive. F:lmcasterlbsalterlagendalfollowupl7.24-01 du July, 24, 2001 - Page 2 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AGENDA Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:00 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING RESULTS PUBLIC WELCOME PROJECT ORIENTATION / LUNCH - Community Development Department 12:00 pm MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Clark Brittain Charles Acevedo Bill Pierce Hans Woldrich Andy Blumetti i SITE VISITS - Weal' good hiking shoes!! 1:30 pm i 1. Manart residence - 2945 Mann's Ranch Road 2. Brown residence - 2642 Cortina Lane 3. Grand Traverse - 1418 Moraine Drive 4. Lionsmane - 1063 Vail View Drive 5. Selby residence - 1467 Aspen Grove Lane 6. Bridge Street Lodge - 278 Hanson Ranch Road Driver: Allison PUBLIC HEARING - TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:00 pm 1. Millrace Condominiums - Final review of proposed exterior alterations Ann 1478 Westhaven Drive / Millrace Condominiums, Phases I & II A part of the SW % NE 114, Section 12, Township 5, South, Range 81 West of the 6'n Principal Meridian. Applicant: Millrace Condominium Association, represented by Fritzlen Pierce Architects STAFF APPROVED 2. Vail Village Inn - Final review of of a remodel to units 335 & 337. Brent 100 E. Meadow Drive #335 & 337 - Vail Village Inn / Lot O, Block 5D, Vail Village #1 Applicant: Patricia and Gerardo Schroeder, represented by Fritzlen Pierce Architects MOTION: Clark Brittain SECOND: Andy Blumetti VOTE: 3-0 (Pierce recused) APPROVED 3. Lionsmane Condos - Proposed repaint. Bill 1063 Vail View Drive/Lot A5-1, Lion's Ridge 15' Filing. Applicant: Lionsmane Phase II Condo Association, represented by Arrigoni, Inc. MOTION: Andy Blumetti SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 4-0 CONSENT APPROVED TOWN OF VAIL 1 4. Sarratt residence - Proposed revisions to approved plans. Bill 1328 Vail Valley Drive/Lot 22, Block 3, Vail Valley 1" Filing Applicant: Alex and Flora Sarratt, represented by Andrew Abraham MOTION: Andy Blumetti SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 4-0 CONSENT APPROVED WITH 2 CONDITIONS: 1. That the deck rails on the entire house be consistent. If the proposed rails are to be used, additional details must be submitted for view. 2. That all requirements of the Public Works Department must be met prior to the issuance of building permits. 5. Law residence - Final review of a new single-family residence. Allison 4460 Glen Falls Lane / Lot 9, Forest Glen Subdivision. f Applicant: Don and Susan Law, represented by S.H. Cole Construction MOTION: Andy Blumetti SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 4-0 CONSENT APPROVED WITH 3 CONDITIONS: 1. All PW issues must be resolved prior to submittal of building permit. 3. Environmental Hazard report must be submitted prior to submittal of building permit. 4. The arborist report, to preserve the >20 ft. spruce trees on the east side of the lot, must be submitted with the building permit. 6. Manart Residence - Final review of proposed window trim Ann 2945 Manns Ranch Road, Unit #4/Lot 4, Block 1, Vail Village 13'h Filing Applicant: Manart, represented by Melissa Greenauer MOTION: Bill Pierce SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 4-0 APPROVED WITH 2 CONDITIONS: 1. That the stucco and siding colors match existing; dark gray stucco shall be used on the garage and light siding and stucco be applied on the second level. 2. That the "vintage burgundy" window sash be surrounded by a gray brick molding or wood trim to match the windows on the adjacent unit. 7. Grand Traverse - Conceptual review of proposed single-family residence Ann 1418 Moraine Drive, Lot 9, Dauphinais-Moseley Subdivision Filing #1 Applicant: Pat Dauphinais MOTION: Clark Brittain SECOND: Bill Pierce VOTE: 4-0 APPROVED WITH 2 CONDITIONS: 1. That it be staff approved once outstanding issues are resolved. 2. That the retaining wall be removed and replaced with aspens. 8. Brown residence - Final review of proposed single-family residence Bill 2642 Cortina Lane/Lot 6, Block B, Vail Ridge Applicant: Bill & Norma Brown, represented by John Martin MOTION: Bill Pierce SECOND: Andy Blumetti VOTE: 4-0 APPROVED WITH 3 CONDITIONS: 2 1. That all requirements of the Public Works Department must be met prior to the issuance of building permits. 2. That the wood siding on the west elevation not extend below the divider of the 1st and 2nd floors. 3. That 3 evergreens 8 feet in height and 3 evergreens 12 feet in height be planted on the west side of the building. That 2 evergreens 8 feet in height, 2 evergreens 10 feet in height, and 2 evergreens 12 feet in height be planted on the east side of the building. 9. Bridge Street Lodge - Final review of proposed 250 addition Allison 321 Hanson Ranch Road, Unit#501 / Lots A, B & C, Block 2, & a Portion of Tract E, Vail Village 1st Filing. Applicant: Agustin Franco MOTION: Bill Pierce SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 4-0 APPROVED WITH 1 CONDITION: 1. That the greenhouse element not be approved as part of this application. 10. Selby residence - Conceptual review of new single-family residence & final review of proposed driveway. Allison 1467 Aspen Grove Lane / Lot 8B, Block 2, Lionsridge Subdivision Filing 4 Applicant: MOTION: Andy Blumetti SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 4-0 DRIVEWAY - CONSENT APPROVED WITH 1 CONDITION: 1. That all Public Works issues be resolved prior to permit. 11. Vail Mountain School - Final review of revised mechanical equipment screening. Brent 3160 Katsos Ranch Road / Lot 12, Block 2, Vail Village 12th Filing. Applicant: Vail Mountain School STAFF APPROVED 12. Beaver Dam residence - Proposed changes to approved plans. Bill 383 Beaver Dam Road/Lot 3, Block 3, Vail Village 3~d Filing. Applicant: A2Z Holding, LLC, represented by Fritzlen Pierce Architects. MOTION: Andy Blumetti SECOND: Hans Woldrich VOTE: 3-0 (Pierce recused) APPROVED WITH 2 CONDITIONS: 1. That the "false window" on the second floor of the north elevation be removed and replaced with vertical siding to match the remainder of the building. 2. That the corrugated edge of the corrugated corten roof not be exposed to view. Staff Denials Sonnenalp Real Estate - Awning. Ann 242 E. Meadow Drive/Vail Village Filing 1. Applicant: Joni White Taylor 3 Peterson/Green residences - Storage shed/trash enclosure. Bill 2844 Snowberry Drive/Lot 19-B, Block 9, Vail Intermountain. Applicant: Thomas & Sue Peterson Meir residence - Proposed repaint. Bill 4267 Nugget Lane/Lot 9, Bighorn Estates Applicant: Dennis & Linda Meir, represented by Duane Piper Staff ADorovals Sun Vail Condos - Siding replacement. Bill 625 N. Frontage Rd. West/Lot 9, Block 2, Vail Potato Patch. Applicant: Sun Vail Condo Assoc. Gingrich residence - Enclose existing entry porch. Judy 4887 Juniper Lane/Lot 7A, Block 4, Bighorn Subdivision 5th Addition. Applicant: Tom & Chris Gingrich Joe's Famous Deli - New sign. Brent 288 Bridge Street/Lot D, Rucksack Condo. Applicant: Joseph Joyce Lewis residence - Storage shed in carport. Brent 2520 Kinnickinnick, M5/Meadow Creek Condo of Intermountain. Applicant: Jane & Will J. Tenney Lewis Vestlandet Condominiums - Window replacement on south side of Building B. Ann 1746 W. Gore Creek Drive/Lots 1 & 2, Vestlandet. Applicant: Chris Michael Mcnamara Love residence - New railing. Allison 800 Potato Patch Drive/Lot 7, Block 1, Vail Potato Patch Applicant: Robert J. & Judith K. Love O Meara residence - Repaint, cut trees. Judy 2952 Bellflower/Lot 18, Block 6, Vail Intermountain. Applicant: Michael O Meara Golden Peak Skier Tunnel - Fill storage. Brent 458 Vail Valley Drive/Golden Peak. Applicant: The Vail Corporation Becker residence - Deck enclosure. Bill 5053 Snowshoe Lane, Unit A/Lot 26, Block 19, Vail Meadows Filing 1. Applicant: Lois M. Becker Wooden residence - Dormer addition. Bill 5053 Snowshoe Lane, Unit B/Lot 26, Block 19, Vail Meadows Filing 1. Applicant: Douglas L. & Marietta Wooden McMahon residence - Loft addition and enlarge window. Allison 1245 Westhaven Circle/Lot 36, Glen Lyon Subdivision. Applicant: McMahon Trust 4 Vail International - Minor change to approved plan. Judy 300 E. Lionshead Circle/Lot 4,Block 1, Vail International. Applicant: Vail International Condo Association Kirby residence - Replace/shorten retaining wall. Brent 217 Rockledge Road/Lot 13, Block 7, Vail village Filing 1. Applicant: Steven & Suzette Kirby Selby residence - Temporary rockfall mitigation fence. Allison 1467 Aspen Grove Lane/Lot 8, Block 2, Lions Ridge Subdivision Filing 4. Applicant: Robert & Kristine Selby Bigos/Murphree residences - Expansion of 2nd floor decks. Ann 1834 Glacier Court/Lot 23-A, Block 2, Lionsridge Subdivision Filing 3. Applicant: Steve Clark Sears residence - 250 addition. Bill 141 West Meadow Drive/ Lot D-2, Vail Village Filing 2. Applicant: Francine Sears Rautenstraus residence - Rebuild deck, replace deck rails. Judy 5026 Main Gore Drive, Unit 1, Building B/Lot 1, Gore Creek Meadows Filing 1. Applicant: Roland C. Rautenstraus Fite residence - Deck addition. Ann 1844 Glacier Ct./Lot 24, Block 2, Lion's Ridge Filing 3. Applicant: David & Irmak Fite Weir residence - Deck addition, replace sliding door with French door. Ann 933 Red Sandstone Road/Cottonwood Park Townhouse. Applicant: Donald Weir Riva Ridge North Condominiums - Tree. removal. Brent 133 Willow Place/Lot 6, Riva Ridge Chalets North. Applicant: Tom Saalfeld Village Center - Rooftop satellite dish. Judy 126 Willow Bridge Road/Lot C&K, Block 5E, Vail Village 1St Filing. Applicant: Village Center Condominium Association Town of Vail Municipal Building - New fence. George 75 S. Frontage Rd./Unplatted. Applicant: Town of Vail Thompson residence - Exterior spiral staircase. Brent 45 Forest Road/Lot 33, Block 7, Vail Village 1St Filing. Applicant: JVB Properties,- Vail LLC Pollack residence - Driveway re-alignment. Brent 1250 Westhaven Circle/Lot 30, Glen Lyon Subdivision. Applicant: Cynthia Stroum Meagher 5 The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during regular office hours in the project planner's office, located at the Town of Vail Community Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road. Please call 479-2138 for information. Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2356,Telephone for the Hearing Impaired, for information. 6 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE Monday, July 23, 2001 PROJECT ORIENTATION / - Community Development Dept. PUBLIC WELCOME 12:00 pm MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Site Visits : 1:15 pm 1. Fitz & Gaylord - 923 S. Frontage Rd. West 2. Gateway -12 Vail Road Driver: George NOTE: If the PEC hearing extends until 6:00 p.m., the board may break for dinner from 6:00 - 6:30 Public Hearinq - Town Council Chambers 2:00 pm 1. A request for a conditional use permit, to allow for a Type II Employee Housing Unit, located at 84 Beaver Dam Road/Lot 28, Block 7, Vail Village 1 s Filing. Applicant: Petrus Financial Management, LTD. Planner: Bill Gibson 2. A request for a final review of the rezoning from Commercial Core I to Commercial Service Center, a major amendment to Special Development District No. 21, a text amendment to Section 12-7E-4 of the Vail Town Code, to allow for private clubs as a conditional use in the Commercial Service Center zone district, a conditional use permit for a private parking club in the Commercial Service Center zone district, and a conditional use permit to allow for residential dwelling units in the Commercial Service Center zone district, located at 12 Vail Road / portions of lots O and N, Block 5D, Vail Village 15` Filing. Applicant: Mountain Owners, L.P., represented by Braun Associates Planner: Allison Ochs 3. A request for a conditional use permit, to allow for commercial storage and vehicle storage in accordance with Section 12-71-4, Vail Town Code, located at 923 South Frontage Road West / Unplatted. Applicant: Fitz & Gaylord Landscaping / Vail Resorts Planner: Brent Wilson ;t TOWN OF YAM 1 r 4. A request for a recommendation to the Town Council to amend Sections 12-71-1-3C, 12-71-1- 4B, 12-71-3C, and 12-71-46, Vail Town Code, to allow for commercial ski storage as a conditional use on the first and second floors of buildings in the Lionshead Mixed Use 1 and Lionshead Mixed Use 2 zone districts, and to amend Section 12-2-2, Vail Town Code to add a definition of "pedestrian way.,, Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Allison Ochs 5. A request for a worksession to discuss the proposed Arts in Public Places Strategic Plan. Applicant: Town of Vail, represented by Braun Associates, Inc. Planner: Ann Kjerulf 6. A request for a recommendation to the Town Council to allow for an amendment to Section 12-61-2 (Housing Zone District - Permitted Uses), Vail Town Code, to allow for the addition of "employee housing" as a permitted use in the Housing Zone District, and to amend Section 12-2-2, Vail Town Code to amend the definition of "employee housing." Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Allison Ochs 7. A request for a recommendation to the Town Council for the adoption of two view corridors within Lionshead, as identified within the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan. View Corridor 1 is located approximately at the main pedestrian exit looking southwest towards the Gondola lift line. View Corridor 2 is located approximately from the pedestrian plaza at the east end of the Lifthouse Lodge looking south up the Gondola lift line. A more specific legal description of the two view corridors is on file at the Community Development Department. Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Allison Ochs 8. A request for a final review and a recommendation to the Vail Town Council on the Town of Vail's proposed Meadow Drive streetscape improvement project, located at East/West Meadow Drive, Vail Village. Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: George Ruther TABLED UNTIL AUGUST 13, 2001 9. A request for a final review of a minor subdivision proposal, located at 3834 & 3838 Bridge Road/ Lots 11 & 12, Bighorn Subdivision 2nd Addition. Applicant: Gary Weiss, represented by Steve Riden, Architect Planner: Ann Kjerulf TABLED UNTIL AUGUST 13, 2001 10. A request for a final review of a minor subdivision proposal, located at 3816, 3826, and 3828 Bridge Road/ Lots 8, 9, & 10, Bighorn Subdivision 2"d Addition. Applicant: Jeff Dahl and June Frazier, represented by Steve Riden, Architect Planner: Ann Kjerulf TABLED UNTIL AUGUST 13, 2001 2 t 11. Approval of June 25, 2001 and July 9 , 2001 minutes 12. Information Update • Performance Bond Process - update • PEC attendance Qa APA Conference RSVP deadline 7/30/01 The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during regular office hours in the project planner's office located at the Town of Vail Community Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road. Please call 479-2138 for information. Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2356, Telephone for the Hearing Impaired, for information. Community Development Department Published July 20, 2001 in the Vail Trail. 3 Memorandum To: Vail Town Council From: Gary Goodell, Chief Building Official, Building Safety & Inspection Services Date: July 24, 2001 Re: Proposed Rules of Procedure for Town of Vail Building and Fire Codes Appeals Board REQUEST Staff would like to request direction in implementing the creation of an appeals board for building and fire codes. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The Town Council previously directed staff to create an appeals board or boards for appeals to the building codes and the fire code. Staff has researched the matter by reviewing the various model building and fire codes provisions for appeals and searching for appeals boards provisions and procedures used by other jurisdictions around the country via the internet. It was found that combination building and fire codes appeals boards, as opposed to separate appeals boards, are frequently used. Size of appeals boards is typically five persons, and alternate members are sometimes appointed to serve when regular members are absent or must abstain from voting. The attached Draft "Rules of Procedure, Board of Building and Fire Codes Appeals," is a compilation of the provisions found in our adopted codes, state statutes and in our research of appeals provisions used by other jurisdictions in the United States. Our various adopted model codes already contain basic provisions for the establishment and operations of appeals boards. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Town Council direct staff to proceed with implementation of a Board of Building and Fire Codes Appeals, subject to review by the Town Attorney for any legal concerns. There are three (3) options for proceeding: 1) Proceed immediately with the establishment of a joint building code and fire code appeals board, using rules of procedure similar to those attached, with this being the permanent basis for the appeals board. No ordinance or other amendments to the adopted codes or the municipal code would be involved. 2) Proceed immediately as above, but include a "clean up" and follow up ordinance at the time of our next code adoption updates, tentatively planned to be effective at the beginning of next year, on 1/1/2002. 3) Wait to implement the appeals board as part of our code update process later this year and incorporate the joint appeals board provisions into the associated adoption ordinance and amendments to the model codes. GRG:grg Attachment: Draft Rules of Procedure, Board of Building and Fire Code Appeals, 7/19/01 D~ July 19, 2001 RULES OF PROCEDURE BOARD OF BUILDING AND FIRE CODES APPEALS TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO PREFACE Article 10, Chapter 1 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code adopts by reference certain model building and fire codes, including selected amendments to those codes. The adopted codes include provisions for the establishment of appeals boards and authorize appeals boards to adopt rules and regulations governing their procedures. The following rules of procedure have been adopted by the Building and Fire Codes Board of Appeals in the interest of economical, efficient, expeditious and equitable determination of all matters properly presented to the board. 1. MAKEUP OF BOARD II. MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS; LEGAL ADVISOR; SECRETARY III. POWERS AND DUTIES IV. APPLICABLE CODES V. MEETINGS VI. CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON VII. ADDITIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE VIII. HEARINGS IX. APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE BOARD X. ACTING CHAIRPERSON; QUORUM; PROCEDURE I. MAKEUP OF BOARD. The Board of Building and Fire Codes Appeals, hereinafter referred to as "THE BOARD," shall consist of five (5) regular members and two (2) alternate members, all of whom shall be full time residents of the County of Eagle, Colorado. Alternate members shall be called by the board chairman to hear appeals during the absence or disqualification of a regular member. Members shall be appointed by the Town Council as follows: one for five years, one for four years, one for three years, one for two years and one for one year. Thereafter, each new member shall serve for five years or until a successor has been appointed. Alternate members shall be appointed for five years or until a successor has been appointed. II. MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS; LEGAL ADVISOR; SECRETARY (A) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS: At least three (3) regular members and one (1) alternate member of the Board shall be either a licensed architect, a registered engineer with building related structural engineering experience, or a construction company executive or superintendent with at least ten (10) years of construction experience, five of which shall have been in responsible charge of work. Board members shall not be employees of the Town. No Board member may hear or vote upon any appeal in which that member has any personal, professional, or financial interest, pursuant to applicable state statutes and Town Charter and ordinance provisions. In addition, the following qualifications for Board members are desirable: 1. A registered design professional with mechanical and plumbing engineering experience; or a mechanical and plumbing contractor with at least ten years' experience, five of which shall have been in responsible charge of work. 2. A registered design professional with electrical engineering experience; or an electrical contractor with at least ten years' experience, five of which shall have been in responsible charge of work. 3. A registered design professional with fire protection engineering experience; or a fire protection contractor with at least ten years' experience, five of which shall have been in responsible charge of work. 4. An individual with at least ten years' general construction experience, five of which shall have been in responsible charge of work. (B) LEGAL ADVISOR. The Town Attorney shall serve as legal advisor to the board. (C) SECRETARY TO THE BOARD: The Building Official shall serve as Secretary to the Board for building-codes-related appeals and the Fire Chief shall serve as Secretary to the Board for fire-code-related appeals, respectively. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the Board's records, conduct the Board's correspondence, collect all fees, and be responsible for the clerical work of the Board. The Secretary to the Board shall have no voting power on any matter coming before the Board. III. POWERS AND DUTIES: (A) APPEALS: The Board shall have jurisdiction to hear the following matters: 2 1. The Chief Building Official or Fire Marshal has rejected or refused to approve an alternate method or material of construction which the appellant alleges to be the equivalent of that prescribed in the applicable code in terms of suitability, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, safety, or sanitation. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that test results, factual documentation, or other such data or evidence provided by the appellant substantiates the appellant's claim that the method or material of construction is equal to or superior to that prescribed in the applicable code in terms of suitability strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, safety, or sanitation. 2. The appellant alleges that the Chief Building Official or Fire Marshal has made an error in the interpretation of a Code. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that the Chief Building Official or Fire Marshal has made an error in the interpretation of a code. 3. The appellant alleges that the Chief Building Official or Fire Marshal is imposing certain provisions of a code which do not apply to the project being constructed. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that the provisions of the applicable code do not apply to the project being constructed. 4. The appellant alleges that the Chief Building Official or Fire Marshal is imposing a wrongful requirement in a building matter that is not specifically addressed in the applicable code. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that the requirement is not addressed in the applicable code, is not appropriate, and that granting the request would be consistent with the intent of the applicable code. 5. The appellant alleges that there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships caused by conformance to the strict letter of a code, that the literal interpretation of a code will product undesirable results which are inconsistent with the intent of the applicable code, or that there are special individual reasons that make the strict application of the provisions of a code impractical. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that all of the following requirements would be satisfied: a. The granting of the request would not endanger public health, safety, or welfare; b. The granting of the request would be in compliance with the spirit and intent of the applicable code; c. The granting of the request is site specific and shall not in any way constitute a modification of the applicable code; d. The granting of the request would result in substantial justice being done; and e. There are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships involved in conforming to the strict provisions of the applicable code, the literal interpretation of the applicable code 3 will produce undesirable results which are not consistent with the intent of the applicable code, or there are special individual reasons that make strict conformance to the provisions of the applicable code impractical. 6. The appellant alleges that an omission or error in the plans, specifications, or other data submitted to the Town for review was not addressed by Town Staff and has resulted in a code violation which the Chief Building Official or the Fire Marshal. is now requiring to be corrected and brought into compliance with the applicable code. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that the Code violation resulting from the omission or error in the plans, specifications, or other data is not substantial in nature and that public health, safety, or welfare will not be endangered in the absence of the correction. 7. The appellant alleges that the Chief Building Official has erred in issuing a notice or order or in taking an action under the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. In order to grant the appellant's request, the Board must find that the Chief Building Official erred in the enforcement of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. The procedure for appeals brought under this paragraph shall be consistent with these rules of procedure and with the Uniform Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code. However, if a conflict exists in the provisions, the latter shall control. (B) DECISIONS OF THE BOARD: The Board shall render a written decision within fifteen (15) days after a hearing, accompanied by finding of fact and conclusions based thereon. Conclusions based upon any provision of this document, a Code, or any other Town of Vail ordinance, rule or regulation shall contain a reference to such provision, ordinance, rule, or regulation and shall also contain the reason the conclusion is appropriate in light of the facts found. In rendering a decision, the Board may grant, modify, or deny the request. A decision in favor of the appellant shall grant the matter requested and shall be an order directed to the Chief Building Official or Fire Marshal to carry out such action subject to any conditions or modifications imposed by the Board. (C) CODE ADOPTIONS AND AMENDMENTS. The Board shall also serve as a technical advisory body to the Town Council by reviewing proposed building and fire codes adoptions and amendments and making recommendations to the Town Council. IV. APPLICABLE CODES: The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all building and fire codes and amendments thereto as adopted by reference in Article 10, Chapter 1 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code. V. MEETINGS: (A) REGULAR MEETINGS: The Board shall meet once a month unless there is no business before the Board and there are no requests to be heard or considered. Three (3) Board members shall constitute a quorum and shall be required for the conduct of any 4 meeting or the taking of any action. A majority of the votes cast shall be required to grant any request. An appellant may request postponement of a hearing if fewer than a total of five (5) regular and alternate members are present. A fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall be paid to the secretary to the Board with every application for a hearing before the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting. (B) SPECIAL MEETINGS: The chairperson may schedule special meetings of the Board at such times as deemed necessary by the Board upon receipt of a written request therefor from the appellant. Such request shall be made on forms provided by the Building Official. Special hearings shall be paid for by the appellant in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100). Upon approval of the appellant's request for a special hearing, a special hearing shall be scheduled and the appellant shall be notified of the date for the hearing. VI. CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON. The Board shall annually elect two of its members to serve as a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson, respectively. VII. ADDITIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE: The Board may adopt additional rules of procedure for the conduct of its business so long as they are not in conflict with any of the provisions of these rules of procedure . A copy of all rules of procedure and amendments thereto shall be kept on file with the Building Official and made available to the public upon request. VIII. HEARINGS: The Board shall conduct hearings and make decisions in accordance with the following requirements: (A) All hearings shall be open to the public. The secretary to the Board shall notify all interested parties of the time and place of hearings. (B) The Board shall keep a record of the proceedings, either stenographically or by sound recording. At the hearing, the Secretary to the Board shall record the vote of each member on every case or, if a member is absent or fails to vote, shall record such fact. A transcript of the proceedings and copies of graphic or written material received in evidence shall be made available to any person upon request and payment in advance of the estimated cost of production. (C) At the hearing, following the introduction of the case, the Building Official or Fire Marshal, or their designee, may present the Town's position and recommendation, after which the appellant or a representative of the appellant may present any pertinent information regarding the request. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant. (D) All witnesses shall be sworn or shall otherwise affirm their testimony in the manner required in the courts of record in the Town of Vail. IX. APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE BOARD: The City or the appellant may appeal a decision of the Board to the District Court under the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 106(a)(4). 5 X. ACTING CHAIRPERSON; QUORUM; PROCEDURE: In the absence of the elected chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall assume the duties of the chairperson for that respective meeting. A quorum shall consist of three (3) members, and a decision of a majority of the members present shall control. All public hearings shall at a minimum be recorded electronically, or, as deemed necessary by the chairperson, may be stenographically recorded by a court reporter engaged by the city and paid out of fees paid by the applicant. F://ggoodel l/appeals/rulesofprocedure 6 = Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 4410 Arapahoe Ave. ¦ Suite 220 ¦ Boulder, CO 80303 ¦ (303)443-0330 ¦ Fax (303)443-1508 July 20, 2001 Mr. Todd Oppenheimer Town of Vail Project Manager 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Dear Todd: As discussed in today's meeting, I am outlining the process the selection committee has followed for identifying the Pavilion (Phase 113) contractor, and the committee's opinions and recommendation: 1. Process to Date A. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for General Contractor for Phase 1 B 1. ARC advertised the availability of the RFQ, and distributed it to approximately twenty firms. 2. Nine firms responded to the RFQ. 3. These nine were scored by the team on sixteen criteria, and the five firms with the highest score were selected for further consideration. B. Request for Proposal - Phase One 1. The five firms were requested to provide their costs for onsite supervision and home office overhead, as well as fee for the project in a detailed, identical format. 2. The spreadsheets were compared, analyzed and clarified with the submitting firms. 3. The three firms with the most efficient and economical supervision, overhead and fee were selected for further consideration. C. Request for Proposal - Phase Two 1. The three remaining firms were, alphabetically, Evans Mendel-Allison Construction, Inc. (EMA), Hyder Construction, Inc. (HCI), JL Viele Construction, Inc. (JLV). 2. These three firms were provided with 75% complete plans and specifications, and a proposed form of agreement between the Owner and Contractor. 3. The candidates were requested to provide their firm's best effort to itemized, comprehensive construction cost estimate, detailed, realistic schedule, and contract review comments to the selection committee. The cost and approach to LEEDs certification was also presented. 4. Each candidate was given an opportunity to present their estimate, schedule and contract comments to the Owner, and field questions in a two-hour oral interview with the selection committee. 5. The selection committee met subsequent to the oral interviews to score the candidates on five criteria, and review the schedule\cost analysis of each firm. In this meeting, the ideal, realistic schedule for the ToV, and clarifications to be requested of each bidder were decided. D. Request for Proposal - Phase Three 1. The owner's schedule and clarification request was sent to each firm, and each was asked to respond based on these in writing. 2. The team met after receipt of the response to the above request from each firm, identified further clarifications from the candidates, and met again today to finalize its recommendation. II. Results A. The three remaining candidates are qualified, experienced contractors. B. All three candidates estimated the cost of the building below the amount budgeted for this portion of the project of $6,554,028. C. The most current proposed construction cost estimates provided by the candidates were as follows: Description EMA HCI AV "Hard" Construction Costs 4,937,406 5,292,065 4,824,254 Soft Costs 775.392 494.352 554.393 Total 5,712,798 5,786,417 5,378,647 D. The final submittals for each candidate for onsite supervision (General Conditions) and home office overhead & profit (Overhead & Profit) are as follows: CAWindows\TEMP\GC recommend 20 JUL 01.docGC..__......and 20 JUL 01 © 2001 All rights reserved by Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. Page 2 of 5 Description EMA HCl JLV General Conditions 508,116 284,338 347,912 Overhead & Profit 267.276 210.014 206.871 Total 775,392 494,352 554,393 E. All candidates indicate the project can be built in time to have a grand opening celebration on July 4, 2002. F. No candidate can provide a useable soccer field, or other site amenities that are significantly complete by November 1, 2001. 111. Analysis A. All firms are qualified for this work, and can provide a performance and payment bond for the project size. B. Each contracting team has, as might be expected, different processes, people, strengths and weaknesses, which was reflected in the selection committee's scoring. Overall, and in each category, HCI typically scored consistently first, with EMA second and JLV third. C. Each candidate's approach to schedule varied, but was realistic. All candidates agreed to accept the owner's suggested contract milestones, so schedule is not an issue as currently presented. D. The "hard" construction costs presented by each candidate should not be a factor in the selection process: 1. Each firm used a different level of effort during the estimating process, received differing amounts of subcontractor input. Current ambiguities in scope and approach create variances, which would skew the decision- making if hard costs were used for final determinations. A few examples of this concept: ? Earthwork contains a delta of $80,000 from low to high, with different scopes covered ? Masonry contains a delta of $221,000 from low to high, with different scopes covered ? Mechanical contains a delta of $160,000 from low to high, with different scopes covered 2. The different processes amount of comfort and accountability to the number produced varies from candidate to candidate. CAWindows\TEMRGC recommend 20 JUL 01.docGC recommend 20 JUL 09 © 2001 All rights reserved by Architectural Resource consultants, Inc. Page 3 of 5 ? It was the consensus of the selection committee that HCI pursued the project the most vigorously and presented an estimate demonstrating the best understanding of plans and specs, followed by EMA and JLV, in that order. ? HCI demonstrated the greatest accountability to the numbers they provided and scope documents they received. 3. These estimates are not hard bids from completed documents. The selected contractor will bid the final, August 1 st drawings out to the subcontracting community. Each candidate, using vigorous market coverage, should receive very similar results for hard costs. E. The "soft" costs for general conditions, overhead and fee should be a very important criteria for selection: 1. These categories of the estimate are under the complete control of the contractor, and each has excellent historic data to accurately predict what is required here. 2. For the above reasons, all three firms are willing to be very contractually accountable to these costs. 3. While the owner receives a value for these costs, they are not "hard" construction costs in the truest sense, and additional expenditures here do not improve the aesthetic of the final product. 4. HCl had the most economical combination of general conditions, home office overhead and fee by a significant margin. See above table for more detail in Section II.D. IV. Recommendation A. Hyder Construction, Inc. (HCI) should be awarded the contract for Phase 1 B, with a Preliminary Guaranteed Maximum Contract (GMP) amount of $5,786,417, and a Final Completion date for all work of 30 JUN 02. B. The owner's budget for Phase 1 B or contingency should not be reduced to reflect any savings against this commitment until the Final GMP is received: 1. 100% final documents have yet to be hard bid to no less than three subcontractors in each trade; final finish detailing, changes in scope, and material pricing can still impact this budget. 2. The CDOT accel\deccel construction permit is not yet in hand; additional requests or delays by CDOT could adversely affect the budget. C1Windcws\TEMP\GC recommend 20 JUL 01.docGC recommend 20 JUL 01 © 2001 All rights reserved by Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. Page 4 of 5 3. In ARC's opinion, the combined effect of the above impacts should be less than $400,000 using HCI's estimate; impacts to the other candidate's budgets would be significantly greater. 4. All of the above items should be addressed by September 15, 2001, at which time the team anticipates finalizing the project contingency and realizing a reduction in the overall project budget. Todd, I hope the above narrative is useful for staff and the Town Council to understand the process, and resulting recommendation. Please feel free to call me with any questions or comments you or your associates may have. Sincerely, Chris Squadra Via: Hand delivery cc: Tim Brekel Greg Hall Otis Odell George Ruther VILESRVI\DATAlprojects\02 - Donovan Park\RFP\GC recommend 20 JUL 01.docGC recommend 20 JUL 01.doc ® 2001 All rights reserved by Architectural Resource consultants, Inc. Page 5 of 5 To: Vail Town Council From: Staff: Russ Forrest & Bob McLaurin Date: July 24, 2001 Subject Discussion on Vail Center Election 1. PURPOSE The purpose of the July 24th worksession is to determine whether a November ballot question is viable. 2. ALTERNATIVES: Staff believes there are three alternatives for moving forward with the Vail Center Project. • Alternative A. Pursue a November election to implement alternative A. Alternative A involves obtaining a private partner to build a new parking structure (which requires developing for sale real-estate). It would be recommended to first determine if there is a viable private partner through a RFP process before pursuing an election. However, the Council could choose to first secure the public funding and then issue an RFP for private developers. If no private developers were found, the Town could have a fallback position of developing alternative B. • Alternative B. Pursue a November election to implement alternative B. Alternative B involves developing the public uses on the 66,000 square foot charter bus lot site. There is inadequate room for all three uses based on the direction on June 19th to provide a building footprint for a 1300 seat theatre. There is adequate room for two of the three uses. In addition alternative B does not create any additional parking unless an additional deck of parking was added to the existing Lionshead parking structure ($13.5 million). • Alternative C: Develop a preferred alternative in the next 4-5 months that is physically, financially, and politically viable that has community support. Then move forward with a 2002 election. 1 3. PROS AND CONS OF EACH ALTERNATIVE Alternative A: New Parkina Structure Pros: • Creates the best physical design for the public uses. • Creates at least 500 new parking spaces. • Allows phasing of a 1,300 seat performing arts facility. • Can cost share the streetscape costs with a private developer. Cons: • Requires a private developer that is willing to take a significant risk. This risk involves fronting the money for a $70 million parking structure with the hope of selling 250,000-300,000 square feet of real-estate to offset that cost. • The most likely private partner, Vail Resorts, has indicated that this alternative can not work for the company. They are exploring other ideas that could make the risk more acceptable and support the development of the Vail Center. • If a vote was approved in November, but a private partner could not be found, then Alternative A could not move forward. A back-up scenario (alternative B) could be developed. • This alternative requires private real estate, for sale parking, and potentially other revenue generating uses. This may be seen as a negative to some in the community. • Further design and financial work stopped in May at Council's direction. There is the need to do additional design work and financial planning and then to have public discussions regarding that planning. Many would argue that we simply don't have enough time to successfully frame a ballot issue for a November 2001 election. • The chance of success in a 2001 election will be low without critical questions being answered and adequate time for public discussion. Alternative B: Build only on the Charter Bus Lot Site Pros: • Does not require a private partner. • Can accommodate two of the three major uses. Cons: • Can not physically fit the recreational and conference program while maintaining a footprint for a performing arts facility. There is adequate room for the conference space, recreational program, and a small 200-300 seat community theatre. • There is a net loss of parking (50 spaces) for this alternative. • The cost per square foot is higher than alternative A due to the need to stack large spaces. • The physical design for alternative B is large and monolithic. It does not 2 provide the opportunity to step back the building mass. • Design and financial work stopped in May at Council's direction. There is the need to do additional design work and financial planning and then to have public discussions regarding that planning. Many would argue that we simply don't have enough time to successfully frame a November 2001 ballot issue. • Chance of success in a 2001 election will be low without critical questions being answered and adequate time for public discussion. Alternative C: Develop a new hvbrid alternative that addresses the Town Council direction from June 19th Pros: • In the next four months a preferred alternative could be developed with all the necessary financial and operational planning. Adequate time could be taken to allow for public input and to respond to public input. • Increased success in an election, because the necessary questions are answered and the community has had the time to understand and hopefully support the project. • Additional ideas and support to reduce the mill levy and debt service payment can be explored with the community. Cons: • Maintaining momentum after the preferred alternative is developed may be a challenge. • It's one more year. 3 4. PHYSICAL AND CAPITAL COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES A & B The following table provides a physical and financial comparison of alternatives A and B. Alternative A Alternative B/Alternative B with Large Theatre Site Area 216,000 sq. ft. 66,000 sq. ft. + 12,000 sq. ft. on the west side of structure (skate park). Floor Area 172,000 sq. ft.- Phase 1. 180,000 sq. ft w/o arts Public Uses 275,000 sq. ft. with 1,300 220,000 sq. ft w 300 seat theatre seat theatre. Approximately 275,000 sq. ft with a 1300 seat theatre. Floor Area 25,000 sq. ft. 25,000 sq. ft. Affordable Housing Floor Area 350,000 -400,000 sq. ft. 0 (Opportunity for housing on the Private Uses south side of parking structure). Max Height 71 ft. average/81 ft. max, as 70 ft on east East Lionshead circle. per the Lionshead Master Plan (30-35 ft on Lionshead Circle). 1 Total Public I $60 million (phase 1) I $70 million (phase 1) Cost Parking Spaces +500 -50 (loss due to the need to create new entrance to the parking structure) Would be possible to build 350 more spaces at a cost of $13.5 million. Do all uses fit on Yes, all uses fit. A site can be Based on the original program site reserved to phase in a approved on April 19th , there was performing arts facility. enough room on the charter bus lot for all the uses. After the June 19th decision, only 2 of the three uses could work on the site. There is no cost effective or practical way to phase in a 1,300 seat performing arts facility. You would also have significant height on the building to accommodate a fly with the other 2 uses. In addition, there would be inadequate space for loading and deliverv with these uses. Can uses be Yes, very readily. If another site could be found for the phased in conference facility. The 2nd sheet of ice could be built below grade and then a performing arts facility could be built over it at a later time. Alternatively, if another site could be found for a performing arts facility, then the recreation and the conference facility could be created on the charter bus lot site. 4 Is a private Yes, a private partner is No private partner is needed. partner needed needed to pay for a parking and interested structure. VR has indicated that they will not be that partner. In summary alternative B does not accommodate all the desired uses with the addition of a 1,300 seat theatre. Alternative A accommodates all the uses but is not financially feasible without a private partner that is willing to take a significant financial risk. 5. POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS Timina for a November 2001 election: Critical time was lost when the April 19th decision was revisited. At Council's direction, staff stopped further work on design, financial planing, and public involvement. However, a better plan for the performing arts was developed. The following actions need to be completed by September 4th to achieve a November election: • Determine the uses-completed on June 19th • Develop preferred alternative. This assumes minimal design work that would include a site plan and massing model. • Complete the operational plan. • Cost out the preferred alternative- Could be done concurrently with design. • Public discussions on design and financial plan. • Based on public input, refine financial plan and design. • Town Council approve first reading of an ordinance on August 7th (This would be based on a rough estimate of what the public costs would be and may not reflect what is in the 2"d reading of an ordinance). • Town Council approval of the general site plan and financial plan with accurate cost estimates for a public vote. • Staff would suggest doing a public opinion poll to determine if the public supported the project. • September 4: 2"d Reading of an ordinance to put a ballot question to the voters in November. Potential Next Steps for a 2002 Dublic vote Given the time of the year, staff believes that pursuing a 2002 election has the highest chance of a successful vote. It will allow critical questions to be answered and a public discussion to occur on the design and financing. However, it should be noted that revisiting the basic uses of the program would result in ongoing delays. A timetable for the project should be developed and followed. The following are potential actions to maintain momentum and to further build support for the project. • Develop an alternative C (This could include using additional sites, creative ways to phase alternative A, or other design ideas. • Determine if Council supports the hybrid alternative. 5 • Develop alternative C design further (Opportunity to add to design team). • Cost out alternative C. • Research the special district concept • Have the Renaissance Foundation start the Ten Year Cultural & Learning • Plan • Complete operational planning for the Vail Center. • Public discussions on design and financial plan for alternative C. • Council Input and direction on hybrid alternative. • Refine design for alternative C. • Implement communications and support building program. • Implement fund raising program (private money, grants, sponsorship). Attempt to find a major donor prior to a public vote. • Community Survey on preferred alternative. • Community endorsement. • Council election in 2001. • Pursue a May (Special District), or a November 2002 vote. 6. PROJECT OBJECTIVES • The facilities plan will build upon the community facility ideas and lands that have been identified through community surveys and the Vail Tomorrow, Common Ground, Lionshead Master Plan, and other community processes. • The facilities programming will complement both recreational (e.g., skiing and mountain sports) and cultural (e.g., art, performing arts) amenities that exist in the Vail Valley to create a world class network of community facilities in the Valley. • The facilities shall be outstanding in their design and programming. Potential residents and guests would be drawn to Vail because of them. These should be unique facilities. • The facilities will serve both Vail Valley residents and guests. • Public-private partnerships will be pursued to finance the development of the facilities. 7. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL DECISIONS TO-DATE: • On September 21, 1999, November 16, 1999, and on March 14, 2000, the Town Council affirmed the list of public uses that would be considered further; primarily a 2nd sheet of ice, a family activity center, learning/meeting/performing arts facility (convertible floor space which can convert into either a meeting space, or a performing arts/event venue), and affordable housing. • On July 18, 2000, the Town Council eliminated alternative 3 from further consideration. • On August 1, 2000, the Town Council directed staff to move forward with a 2001 ballot initiative. • On August 1, 2000, the Town Council directed staff to, - Foster the redevelopment and enhancement of existing hotel properties near the project site. - Work with VVTCB to encourage existing hotels to commit rooms at a 6 competitive price for meetings and functions. When refining the design for the project site, identify phasing plans that could allow the expansion of the meeting center and a future hotel in a phase 2 plan, if the market demonstrated it was necessary to make the meeting center operate successfully. Identify alternative mass transit technologies to move people more efficiently along the in-town route. • On August 15, 2000, the Town Council directed the Town Manager to sign a contract with the White River Institute to assist in the development of a fund- raising campaign for all the public uses and to also help refine the concept of a "learning center." • On May 23, 2000, and on September 5, 2000, the Town Council decided to stay with the existing design team. The Council did indicate that obtaining a third party designer to provide a critique of the design and to enrich the thinking of the design team would be valuable. • On December 12, 2000, the Town Council indicated their support for the concept paper. • On December 19, 2000, the Town Council developed a square footage and use "wish list." • On February 7th, 2001, the Town Council reviewed a draft contract with EDAW and reaffirmed their interest in moving forward with the existing design team. • On March 6th, 2001, the Finance Team reviewed the capital and operational plans with the Town Council. • On April 17th, 2001, the Town Council gave direction to move forward with a design contract with EDAW to design the Vail center to include: a 2nd Sheet of Ice, Skate park, Youth Center, climbing wall, a meeting facility with break-out space, limited retail to support the facility, a 300-seat theatre, and approximately 15 units of affordable housing. • On May 8th, 2001, the Town Council directed staff to evaluate eliminating the 300-seat theatre and to place a theatrical fly on the 20,000 square foot meeting room. • On May 22, 2001, the Town Council decided not to have a facilitated meeting, but rather to vote on each element of the Vail Center program on June 19th • On June 19th, 2001, the Council passed four motions related to the uses of the site: • space for conferences and learning, including a 200-seat auditorium with stage suitable for community theater and other performances; • space for recreation, including an ice rink, a climbing wall, an indoor skate park and a youth center; • additional space for future expansion of conference and learning activity that could form a second level on top of the existing Vail Public Library and that would be funded primarily through private donations; and • reservation of space that could be used in the future, if demand warranted, to build a performing arts center seating upwards of 1,300, also to be funded primarily with private donations. 7 8. CAPITAL COST ESTIMATES A summary of the rough capital costs and potential funding plans are identified in attachment A for alternatives A and B. Alternative A with phasing does not include any additional break for out space for learning programs or any visual or performing arts in phase 1. Scenario B does not have significant opportunities for phasing and does include a 300-seat theatre and space for visual arts. Both alternatives reduce their dependency on private dollars. Again, alternative B does not work with the current direction to provide a space for a 1,300 seat theatre. Attachments: A. Capital Costs for alternatives A & B F:\cdev\COUNCI L\MEMOS\01 \COMFAC724memo.doc 8 Attachment A atives A & 6 Capital Costs lot paern Estimated Q. .IQ ~Qy O~ U r. r\ G o N ~ O ~ LL ~ LL (J N O z m ~ ax r U a LL O d 9 THE VAIL CENTER Plan A-Phase 1 FACILITY/COST DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED CAPITAL COSTS BY FACILITY SQ. EST. BASE SOFT WORKING BONDING FEET COSTS COSTS COSTS FFE INFLATION CONTING. CAPITAL COSTS TOTAL, CONFERENCE SPACE 106,763 $21,088,024 21,088,024 2,741,443 1,265,281 3,011,370 2,810,612 1,000,000 1,595,837 33,512,567 Additonal BreakouULearning 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECREATION CENTER - ICE & YOUTH 66,065 $12,146,027 12,146,027 1,578,984 728,762 1,734,453 1,618,822 500,000 815,352 19,122,400 THEATER 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RETAIL (CAFE/COFFEE SHOP) 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOR SALE HOUSING 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PARKING 0 $0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OUTDOOR AMENITIES 0 $3.239010 3.239.010 421.071 0 439.210 409.929 0 225.461 4.734.682 SUBTOTAL BEFORE SOFT COSTS 172.828 $36.473.061 36.473.061 4_741.498 1.994 043 5.185.032 4.839.363 1.500.000 2_636-650 57.369 648 SOFT COSTS (DESIGN, ENG., CONST. MGMT.) 13% $4,741,498 FFE (CONF CTR, ICE, THEATER,YOUTH CTR. ONLY) 6% $1,994,043 Costs do not include $1.5 million affordable rental housing expected to be funded from ESCALATION (INFLATION) - 2 YEARS 12% $5,185,032 Housing Authority revenue bond issue. CONTINGENCY 10% $4.839.363 SUB-TOTAL 46% $16.759.937 FINANCING/BONDING COSTS 5% $2.636.650 WORKING CAPITAL $1.500.000 TOTAL ALL COSTS $57.369.648 ESTIMATED FUNDING SOURCES ESTIMATED FUNDING SOURCES BY FACILITY CONFER. Break/Lrn Recreaton THEATER HOUSING PARKING OUTDOOR RETAIL TOTALS TOV TAX-EXEMPT BONDS (25 YEARS15.5%) $55,369,648 33,512,567 I 0 17,122,400 0 0 0 4,734,682 0 55,369,648 SALE OF 150 PARKING SPACES @ $60/SPACE PROFIT $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRIVATE DONATIONS - CAPITAL (INCLUDES PKG.) $2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 2,000,000 VRI/OTHER NO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL FUNDING SOURCES $57.369.648 33.512.567 0 19.122.400 0 0 0 4334.682 0 57.369.648 ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE (25 YEARS/5.5%) $4,152,724 ESTIMATED TAX IMPACTS, 3.00 TOV MILL LEVY INCREASE (6.$9% INCREASE TOTAL PROP. TAXES): ANNUAL INCREASE PER $100,000 RESID. MKT VALUE $27 (OR PER $9,150 OF RESID. ASSESSED VALUE) ANNUAL INCR. PER $100,000 COMMERCIAL MKT VALUE $87 (OR PER $29,000 OF COMMERCIAL ASSESSED VALUE) PROPERTY TAXES GENERATED FOR DEBT SERVICE $2,100,000 NO INCREASE IN TOWN OF VAIL SALES TAX RATE: ANNUAL TOV SALES TAXES NEEDED FOR DEBT SERVICE $1,500,000 LODGING SURCHARGE REVENUES $302,724 NO INCREASE IN TOWN OF VAIL RETT RATE: ANNUAL TOV RETT TAXES NEEDED FOR DEBT SERVICE $250,000 PAGE 1 New Alt A Phase 1 0712012001 7:50 AM Attachment A Estimated Capital Costs fof Alternatives A & B 9 THE MAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS : CONSTRUCTION SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE ,AREA, COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.COST, CONFERENCE CENTER RECEPTION AND LOBBY 2,700 131 135 266 718,200 . BALLROOM 20,160 175 169 344 6,935,040 PRE-FUNCTION, 1 ST & 2ND 14,465 131 137 268 3,876,620 BREAKOUT # 1.2 11,000 131 127 258 2,838,000 THEATRE 4,000 131 125 256 1,024,000 TOILETS 2,940 131 127 258 758,520 KITCHEN 5,116 131 127 258 19319,928 LOADING DOCK 16,000 110 20 130 STORAGE/MECHANCIAL 6,240 110 25 135 OTHER UNDEFINED SPACES 3,556 131 125 256 910,336 MECHANICAL / SERVICE 6,240 110 25 135 842,400 LOADING DOCK 14,346 110 20 130 1,864,980 SUBTOTAL 106,763 197.52 219088,024 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY O% 0 SUBTOTAL - CONFERENCE CENTER 197.52 21,088,024 ADDITIONAL BREAK OUT/LEARNING CENTER PLANNING ROOM 0 131 135 266 0 SEMINAR/DIALOGUE 0 131 135 266 0 CLASS Room 0 131 135 266 0 BOARD ROOM 0 131 135 266 0 READING Room 0 161 135 296 0 LEARNING CENTER 0 131 137 268 0 BUSINESS CENTER 0 131 90 221 0 TECHNOLOGY CENTER 0 304 169 473 0 OTHER CIRCULATION SPACE 0 SUBTOTAL O #DIV/01 0 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY O% 0 THE MAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS CONSTRUCTION' SQFT C & S' FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA, COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.COST SUBTOTAL- CONFERENCE CENTER - ##DIV/O! 0 RECREATION CENTER (ICE) ICE RINK 20,000 131 55 186 39720,000 PUBLIC SPACE AROUND ICE RINK 7,175 131 40 171 1,2269925 TOILETROOMS 1,290 131 140 271 349,590 LOCKERS & DRESSING 2,550 131 140 271 691,050 UPPER GALLERY 0 110 25 135 0 MECHANICAL/SERVICE 1,860 110 25 135 251,100 SUBTOTAL 32,875 189.77 6,238,665 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% O SUBTOTAL- RECREATION CENTER 189.77 69238,665 THEATER ENTRY FOYER 0 0 0 PRE-PERFORMANCE & CORRIDORS 0 0 0 TOILET ROOMS 0 0 0 MAIN THEATER & STAGE 0 0 0 BACKSTAGE & STORAGE 0 0 0 UPPER STORAGE 0 0 - 0 MECHANICAL/SERVICE 0 0 0 SUBTOTAL 0 0.00 0 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL-THEATER 0.00 0 YOUTH CENTER LOUNGE SPACE/HANGOUT 3,720 131 85 216 803,520 CLIMBING WALL 2,538 150 125 275 697,950 TOILET Rooms 500 131 140 271 135,500 THE VAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS I CONSTRUCTION SCIFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE_ AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF' CONST.COST CONFERENCE CENTER RECEPTION AND LOBBY 2,700 131 135 266 718,200 BALLROOM 20,160 175 169 344 6,935,040 PRE-FUNCTION, 1 ST & 2ND 14,465 131 137 268 3,876,620 BREAKOUT # 1-2 11,000 131 127 258 2,838,000 THEATRE 4,000 131 125 256 1,024,000 TOILETS 2,940 131 127 258 758,520 KITCHEN 5,116 131 127 258 1,319,928 LOADING DOCK 16,000 110 20 130 STORAGE/MECHANCIAL 6,240 110 25 135 OTHER UNDEFINED SPACES 3,556 131 125 256 910,336 MECHANICAL / SERVICE 6,240 110 2S 135 842,400 LOADING DOCK 14,346 110 20 130 1,864,980 SUBTOTAL 106,763 197.52 21,088,024 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% O SUBTOTAL - CONFERENCE CENTER 197.52 219088,024 ADDITIONAL BREAK OUT/LEARNING CENTER PLANNING ROOM O 131 135 266 0 SEMINAR/DIALOGUE 0 131 135 266 0 CLASSROOM 0 131 135 266 O BOARD ROOM 0 131 135 266 O READING ROOM 0 161 135 296 0 LEARNING CENTER 0 131 137 268 0 BUSINESS CENTER O 131 90 221 0 TECHNOLOGY CENTER 0 304 169 473 0 OTHER CIRCULATION SPACE 0 SUBTOTAL O #DIV/O! O CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 THE VAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS CONSTRUCTION J 'SOFT C & S FINISHES. TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.dOST BELOW GRADE DECKS (LEV. 1 20 -140) 708,879 70 10 80 56,71 0,320 ELEVATED DECKS (LEV. 150-170) 180,636 32 10 42 7,586,712 FOYER UPGRADES 4,326 30 30 129,780 SUBTOTAL 889,515 75.18 66,876,812 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 5% 3,343,841 SUBTOTAL - PARKING 78.94 70,220,653 TOTAL BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE 1,499,492 SITE, AMENITIES STREET WORK NEW CURB & GUTTER (LNFT) 3,436 15 519540 ACCELERATION/DECELERATION LNS 1 1 ,200 20 224,000 PARKING GARAGE ACCESS 4,500 20 90,000 DROP OFF/ ENTRY 7,200 25 180,000 SERVICE COURT ACCESS 7,800 20 1569000 STREET WORK (CONTINUED) REALIGN EAST LIONHEAD CIRCLE 22,350 25 558,750 REPAVE LOWER STREET 10,400 15 156,000 RECONFIGURE CONDO ENTRANCE 46,000 35 1,610,000 ISLANDS IN FRONTAGE ROAD 3,300 50 165,000 HARDSCAPING DECORATIVE VEHICLE PAVING 429000 20 840,000 DECORATIVE PEDESTRIAN PAVING 699500 16 1,112,000 THE VAIL, CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS CONSTRUGI14N SQFT C & S FINISHES `TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SK. CONST.COST SKATEPARK 20,500 131 25 156 3,198,000 INDOOR PLAYGROUND 2,450 131 85 216 529,200 MECHANICAL 3,482 131 25 156 543,192 SUBTOTAL 33,190 177.99 5,907,362 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL-YOUTH CENTER 177.99 5,907,362 FOR SALE HOUSING EMPLOYEE HOUSING 27,320 140 35 175 4,781,000 TIME SHARE HOUSING 165,858 ISO 60 210 34,830,180 MEDIUM LEVEL HOUSING 126,956 150 80 230 29,199,880 PREMIUM HOUSING 67,600 150 120 270 18,252,000 TIMESHARE LOBBY & ADMIN 7,728 131 75 206 1,591,968 CONDO LOBBY & ADMIN 11,996 131 75 206 2,471,176 SUBTOTAL 407,458 223.65 91,126,204 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 5% _ 4,556,310 ` SUBTOTAL- FOR SALE HOUSING 234.83 95,682,514 PARKING DEMO/HAUL OFF EXISTING STRCT. 350,000 7 7 2,450,000 THE NAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS CONSTRUCTION SQFT 'C & S FINISHES TOTALCONST. EXTENDED SPACE - ..AREA..,. COST/5F COST/SF COST/SF 'CONST.COST SKATEPARK 20,500 131 25 156 3,198,000 INDOOR PLAYGROUND 2,450 131 85 216 529,200 MECHANICAL 3,482 131 25- 156 543,192 SUBTOTAL 33,190 177.99 5,907,362 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY O% 0 SUBTOTAL-YOUTH CENTER 177.99 5,9079362 FOR SALE HOUSING EMPLOYEE HOUSING 27,320 140 35 175 4,781,000 TIME SHARE HOUSING 165,858 150 60 210 34,830,180 MEDIUM LEVEL HOUSING 126,956 150 80 230 29,199,880 PREMIUM HOUSING 67,600 150 120 270 18,252,000 TIMESHARE LOBBY & ADMiNi 7,728 131 75 206 1,5919968 CONDO LOBBY & ADMIN 1 1 ,996 131 75 206 2,471,176 SUBTOTAL 407,458 223.65 91,126,204 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 5% 4,556,310 SUBTOTAL- FOR SALE HOUSING 234.83 95,682,514 PARKING DEMo/HAUL OFF ExISTING STRCT. 350,000 7 7 2,450,000 THE VAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS. L CONSTRUCTION SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CON;ST.COST UNIT PAVERS 85,505 25 2,137,625 PLAZA FEATURES GLASS COVERING Cud WALKWAYS 2,000 90 180,000 COVERED WALKWAYS 1,600 65 104,000 GRAND STAIR 5,800 55 319,000 OTHER STAIRWAYS 1,240 35 43,400 HANDRAILING (LNFT) 1,400 200 280,000 WATER FEATURE -ALLOWANCE 1 500,000 500,000 LANDSCAPING PLANTERS - ALLOWANCE 1 150,000 150,000 LANDSCAPING - ALLOWANCE 130,000 6 780,000 GARDENS - ALLOWANCE 1 125,000 125,000 SITE FEATURES TRANSIT STOP 1,344 85 1 1 4,240 ICON TOWER 2,304 200 460,800 GATEWAY ARCHES • ALLOWANCE 2 150,000 300,000 TOWER/INFO STATION-ALLOWANCE 1 250,000 250,000 SUBTOTAL 10,887,355 THE VAIL CENTER PLAN B: CHARTER BUS SITE - CAPITAL COSTS AND FUNDING SOURCES - SUMMARY FACILITY/COST DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED CAPITAL COSTS BY FACILITY SQ. EST. BASE SOFT WORKING BONDING FEET COSTS COSTS COSTS FFE INFLATION CONTING. CAPITAL COSTS TOTAL CONFERENCE SPACE 75,258 $19,462,571.00 19,462,571 2,530,134 1,167,754 2,779,255 2,593,971 1,000,000 1,276,684 30,810,370 Additonal Brea kout/LearnIng 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECREATION CENTER - ICE & YOUTH 94,187 $19,341,905 19,341,906 2,514,448 1,160,514 2,762,024 2,577,889 500,000 1,342,839 30,199,621 THEATER 300 seats 43,755 $11,530,975 11,530,975 1,499,027 691,859 1,646,623 1,536,848 500,000 0 17,405,332 RETAIL (CAFE/COFFEE SHOP) 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOR SALE HOUSING 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Optional PARKING 350spaces s 13,572.- 0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OUTDOOR AMENITIES 0 $5.836929 , 5.836.929 758.801 0 791.488 738.722 0 406.297 8.532.236 SUBTOTAL BEFORE SOFT COSTS 213.200 $56.172.381 56.172.381 7.302.410 3,020,12 7.979.390 7.447.431 2.000 000 3.025.820 86.947 559 SOFT COSTS (DESIGN, ENG., CONTT. MGMT.) 13% $7,302,410 FFE (CONF CTR, ICE, THEATER,YOUTH CTR. ONLY) 6% $3,020,127 Costs do not include $1.5 million affordable rental housing expected to be funded from ESCALATION (INFLATION) - 2 YEARS 12% $7,979,390 Housing Authority revenue bond issue. CONTINGENCY 10% $7 447 431 SUB-TOTAL 46% $25.749.358 FINANCING/BONDING COSTS 5% $3.025.820 WORKING CAPITAL $2.000 000, TOTAL ALL COSTS $86,947559 ESTIMATED FUNDING SOURCES ESTIMATED FUNDING SOURCES BY FACILITY CONFER. Break/Lrn Recreation THEATER HOUSING, PARKING OUTDOOR RETAIL TOTALS TOV TAX-EXEMPT BONDS (25 YEARS/5.51%) $63,542,227 26,810,370 0 28,199,621 0 0 0 8,532,236 0 53,542,227 SALE OF 150 PARKING SPACES @ $601SPACE PROFIT $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRIVATE DONATIONS - CAPITAL (INCLUDES PKG.) $23,405,332 4,000,000 0 2,000,000 17,405,332 0 0 0 23,405,332 VRI/OTHER 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL FUNDING SOURCES $86.947.559 30.810.370 I 0 30.199.621 17.405.332 0 0 8.532.236 0 86.947559 ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE (25 YEARS15.5%) $4,765,667 ESTIMATED TAX IMPACTS 3.00 TOV MILL LEVY INCREASE (6.89% INCREASE TOTAL PROP. TAXESI: ANNUAL INCREASE PER $100,000 RESID. MKT VALUE $27 (OR PER $9,150 OF RESID. ASSESSED VALUE) ANNUAL INCR. PER $100,000 COMMERCIAL MKT VALUE $87 (OR PER $29,000 OF COMMERCIAL ASSESSED VALUE) PROPERTY TAXES GENERATED FOR DEBT SERVICE $2,100,000 NO INCREASE IN TOWN OF VAIL SALES TAX RATE: ANNUAL TOV SALES TAXES NEEDED FOR DEBT SERVICE $1,500,000 LODGING SURCHARGE REVENUES $365,667 NO INCREASE IN TOWN OF VAIL RETT RATE: ANNUAL TOV RETT TAXES NEEDED FOR DEBT SERVICE $800,000 PAGE 1 N.. All R n~nnnnm „ THE MAIL. CENTER SCHEME B, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS I CONSTRUCTION J SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTALCONST. EXTENDED SPACE' AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.COST CONFERENCE CENTER BALLROOM 23,868 175 160 335 7,995,780 PREFUNCTION AREA 11,440 131 135 266 3,043,040 BREAKOUT # 1-2 13,941 131 125 256 3,568,896 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR 0 131 1 25 256 0 TOILET Rooms 2,547 150 140 290 738,630 KITCHEN 4,649 150 135 285 1,324,965 STORAGE & MECHANICAL 7,383 131 25 156 1,151,748 BACK OF HOUSE CORRIDOR 7,552 131 35 166 1,253,632 TERRACE 2,628 85 0 85 223,380 LOADING DOCK 1,250 110 20 130 162,500 SUBTOTAL 75,258 258.61 19,462,571 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL - CONFERENCE CENTER 258.61 19,462,571 RECREATION CENTER (ICE) ICE RINK 20,000 140 75 215 4,300,000 PUBLIC SPACE AROUND ICE RINK 14,116 140 60 200 2,823,200 TOILETROOMS 1,892 140 140 280 529,760 LOCKERS & DRESSING 9,126 140 140 280 2,555,280 LOBBY 8,467 140 125 265 2,243,755 ADMINISTRATION 2,110 120 55 175 369,250 MECHANICAL/SERVICE 7,945 120 25 145 1,152,025 SUBTOTAL 63,656 219.51 13,973,270 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 THE MAIL, CENTER SCHEME B, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS CONSTRUCTION SQFC C & S FINISHES. TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/$F COST/SF CONST.COST ADD LEVEL TO PARKING STRUCTURE 117,000 50 10 60 7,020,000 REPAIR & UPGRADE EXISTING FAC. 350,000 is 15 5,250,000 FOYER UPGRADES 20,000 30 30 600,000 SUBTOTAL 467,000 29.06 13,572,000 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL - PARKING 29.06 13,572,000 TOTAL BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE 750,325 SITE, AMENITIES STREET WORK NEW CURB & GUTTER (LNFT) 3,436 15 51,540 ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION LNS 11,200 20 224,000 PARKING GARAGE ACCESS 49500 20 909000 DROP OFF/ ENTRY 7,200 25 180,000 SERVICE COURT ACCESS 7,800 20 156,000 REPAVE LOWER STREET 10,400 20 208,000 ISLANDS IN FRONTAGE ROAD 3,300 50 165,000 HARDSCAPING DECORATIVE VEHICLE PAVING 30,000 20 600,000 DECORATIVE PEDESTRIAN PAVING 69,500 16 1,1 12,000 TERRACES 15,000 70 1,050,000 UNIT PAVERS 15,000 25 375,000 PLAZA FEATURES COVERED WALKWAYS 1,600 65 104,000 OTHER STAIRWAYS 1 ,240 35 439400 HANDRAILING (LNFT) 19000 200 200,000 LANDSCAPING THE MAIL CENTER SCHEME B, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS ' CONSTRUCTION SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.COST CONFERENCE CENTER BALLROOM 23,868 175 160 335 7,995,780 PREFUNCTION AREA 11,440 131 135 266 3,043,040 BREAKOUT # 1-2 13,941 131 125 256 3,568,896 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR 0 131 125 256 0 TOILET ROOMS 2,547 150 140 290 738,630 KITCHEN 4,649 150 135 285 1,324,965 STORAGE & MECHANICAL 7,383 131 25 156 1,151,748 BACK OF HOUSE CORRIDOR 7,552 131 35 166 1,253,632 TERRACE 2,628 85 0 85 223,380 LOADING DOCK 1,250 110 20 130 162,500 SUBTOTAL 75,258 258.61 19,462,571 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY O% 0 SUBTOTAL - CONFERENCE CENTER 258.61 19,462,571 RECREATION CENTER (ICE) ICE RINK 20,000 140 75 215 4,300,000 PUBLIC SPACE AROUND ICE RINK 14,116 140 60 200 2,823,200 TOILETROOMS 1,892 140 140 280 529,760 LOCKERS & DRESSING 9,126 140 140 280 2,555,280 LOBBY 8,467 140 125 265 2,243,755 ADMINISTRATION 2,110 120 55 175 369,250 MECHANICAL/SERVICE 7,945 120 25 145 1,152,025 SUBTOTAL 63,656 219.51 13,973,270 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 THE VAIL CENTER SCHEME B, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS CONSTRUCTION. I SOFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.COST SUBTOTAL - RECREATION CENTER 219.51 13,973,270 THEATER ENTRY FOYER 1,632- 150 100 250 408,000 MAIN LOBBY 5,802 150 100 250 1,450,500 BOX OFFICE 545 140 75 215 117,175 ADMINISTRATION 4,583 140 50 190 870,770 TOILET ROOMS 1,891 140 140 280 529,480 MAIN THEATER & STAGE 10,887 175 175 350 3,810,450 BACKSTAGE & STORAGE 17,415 140 100 240 4,179,600 MECHANICAL/SERVICE 1,000 140 25 165 165,000 SUBTOTAL 43,755 263.54 11,530,975 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL-THEATER 263.54 11,530,975 YOUTH CENTER CLIMBING WALL 2,000 150 125 275 550,000 SKATEPARK 21,401 131 25 156 3,338,556 FAMILY CENTER 6,130 131 85 216 1,324,080 MECHANICAL 1,000 131 25 156 156,000 SUBTOTAL 30,531 175.84 5,368,636 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL-YOUTH CENTER 175.84 5,368,636 PARKING DEMO TOP LEVEL FEATURES 1 1 7,000 6 6 702,000 THE VAIL CENTER SCHEME A, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS' ' CONSTRUCTION - SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF, COST/SF, CONST.COST= UNIT PAVERS 85,505 25 2,137,625 PLAZA FEATURES GLASS COVERING @ WALKWAYS 2,000 90 180,000 COVERED WALKWAYS 1,600 65 104,000 GRAND STAIR 5,800 55 319,000 OTHER STAIRWAYS 11240 35 43,400 HANDRAILING (LNFT) 1,400 200 280,000 WATER FEATURE-ALLOWANCE 1 500,000 500,000 LANDSCAPING PLANTERS - ALLOWANCE 1 150,000 150,000 LANDSCAPING - ALLOWANCE 130,000 6 780,000 GARDENS - ALLOWANCE 1 125,000 1259000 SITE FEATURES TRANSIT STOP 1,344 85 1 1 4,240 ICON TOWER 2,304 200 460,800 GATEWAY ARCHES - ALLOWANCE 2 150,000 300,000- TOWER/INFO STATION - ALLOWANCE 1 250,000 250,000 SUBTOTAL 10,887,355 THE MAIL, CENTER SCHEME B, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS I CONSTRUCTION SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACEAREA, COST/SF COST/SF COST/$F CONST.COST ADD LEVEL TO PARKING STRUCTURE 117,000 50 10 60 7,020,000 REPAIR & UPGRADE EXISTING FAC. 350,000 15 15 5,250,000 FOYER UPGRADES 20,000 30 30 600,000 SUBTOTAL 467,000 29.06 13,572,000 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 0% 0 SUBTOTAL- PARKING 29.06 13,572,000 TOTAL BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE 750,325 SITE AMENITIES STREET WORK NEW CURB & GUTTER (LNFT) 3,436 15 51,540 ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION LNS 1 1 ,200 20 224,000 PARKING GARAGE ACCESS 4,500 20 90,000 DROP OFF/ ENTRY 7,200 25 180,000 SERVICE COURT ACCESS 7,800 20 156,000 REPAVE LOWER STREET 10,400 20 208,000 ISLANDS IN FRONTAGE ROAD 3,300 50 165,000 HARDSCAPING DECORATIVE VEHICLE PAVING 30,000 20 600,000 DECORATIVE PEDESTRIAN PAVING 69,500 16 1,112,000 TERRACES 15,000 70 1,050,000 UNIT PAVERS 15,000 25 375,000 PLAZA FEATURES COVERED WALKWAYS 1,600 65 104,000 OTHER STAIRWAYS 1,240 35 43,400 HANDRAILING (LNFT) 1,000 200 200,000 LANDSCAPING THE VAIL CENTER SCHEME B, PRELIMINARY AREA TAKEOFF & PROGRAM LEVEL COST MODEL GROSS I CONSTRUCTION SQFT C & S FINISHES TOTAL CONST. EXTENDED SPACE AREA COST/SF COST/SF COST/SF CONST.COST PLANTERS- ALLOWANCE 1 50,000 50,000 LANDSCAPING - ALLOWANCE 50,000 6 300,000 GARDENS - ALLOWANCE 1 75,000 75,000 SITE FEATURES TRANSIT STOP 1,344 85 114,240 ICON TOWER 2,304 200 460,800 SUBTOTAL 5,558,980 CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY 5% 277,949 SUBTOTAL - SITE AMENITIES 5,836,929 TOTAL 283,325 251.46 71,245,701 u ~y TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 Fax: 970-479-2157 www.ci.vail.co.us MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Steve Thompson Finance Director DATE: July 16, 2001 SUBJECT: Revised Capital Projects List and Financing Donovan Park Enclosed you will find updated Capital Projects and Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund five-year Budgets and a proposed list of adjustments to these funds for the year 2001. We are in the process of updating these budgets including adding the year 2006, which is required by the Town Charter. These budgets are the staff s request at this time, they are not final. However, with the issue of whether or not to finance the community center at Donovan Park, we feel it is necessary to bring the Council up to speed on where we are with capital projects. The Town Council does not need to decide at the July 24"' meeting to finance the community center at Donovan Park. If the Council passes a reimbursement resolution, it will give the Council up to eighteen months to finance the community facility at Donovan Park. I recommend that this be approved at the August 7' Council meeting. As you can see by the proposed 2001 adjustments that need to be made to the Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund and the Capital Projects Fund on Pages 13 and 14, we will not need a supplemental in these funds. Instead, monies need to be reallocated among projects. In the Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund for the year 2001, we are asking to increase current projects by $530,560 and we are moving $3,889,000 either out of the fund or to the year 2002. Therefore, we are reducing the 2001 budget by $3,358,440, but the largest reason for the decrease is we are taking $3,489,000 of expenses related to community center. In the Capital Projects Fund for 2001, we are reducing the budget by $1,096,795 which is made up of adding additional expenditures in the year 2001 of $2,357,601 and moving budgeted expenditures from 2001 to 2002 or reducing those budgets completely by $3,454,396. RECYCLED PAPER -2- The Capital Projects Fund budget that is in your packet includes the following: • $3 million of lease revenue to finance the community center at Donovan Park and the debt service payments over a ten-year period at 5-1/2% interest. • $2.1 million for the Ruins in 2002, with no reimbursement. • $3 million for the construction of the fire station which may or may not be enough depending upon where it is located. No financing is included. • Added employee housing units in 2002-2006 of approximately $400,000 per year. • Library building remodel for approximately $725,000 from 2002-2003. • Software and hardware upgrades for approximately $150,000 from 2003-2006. • $120,000 in 2002 for the document imaging. The bottom line in the Capital Projects Fund is that in order to accomplish the goals in the current plan, you would need to use the $2,000,000 strategic reserve in 2001, leaving approximately $600,000 left in the Capital Projects Fund at end of 2002. From 2003-2006 we incur the combined deficit of about $5 million. The Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund includes some additional projects that staff has put into the budget including: • $75,000 for Pine Beetle control from 2002-2006. • Bear-proof trash containers in the parks of approximately $15,000 per year from 2003-2006. • Management fees for the community center at Donovan Park of approximately $40,000 with corresponding revenue of about $15,000 per year, which is only an estimate at this time. • $100,000 a year for automating the town's irrigation system to use well water. • $75,000 a year from 2002-2006 for undetermined public art projects. The bottom line in the Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund is that we are projecting a final balance at the end of 2002 of $2 million. I have also included, (Page 15), a list of unfunded projects for both funds. You may also want to review these lists to see if there are any projects that need to be moved up and put in place of projects that are already funded. Enclosures Capital Projects Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 43% of Sales Tax is Allocated to the Capital Project Fund Estimated 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Revenues: Sales Tax 6,685,065 6,919,042 7,161,209 7,411,851 7,671,266 7,939,760 In 2000 allocates $250k to GF. Growth at 3.5%. Sales tax split between GF and CPF is 57 % and 43% respectively a change from 55.5% and 44.5% Federal Grant Revenue 692,625 300,000 230,000 Confirm grants let v.s grants projected Lease Revenue 149,480 149,480 149,480 149,480 149,480 149,480 Lease revenue from City Market & employee housing land lease COP revenue 3,000,000 Lease revenue for Pavilion CDOT Reimbursement 1,000,000 Reimbursement for the roundabout construction Parking Assessments 12,340 12,340 Revenue from Parking Pay-in-Lieu Program Buy-Down Program 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Sale of Deed Restricted Units Purchased by the Town Sale of EITU 225,000 Sale of employee housing unit Sale of Arosa Garmisch Units 1,117,500 Sale of Old Town Shops 750,000 Estimated revenue from UEVWSD Project Reimbursement 125,000 '02 is for Mill Creek Circle Interest Income & Other 100,000 100,000 _ 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Total Revenue 12,289,385 10,748,487 89710,689 8,891,331 8,920,746 9,189,240 CIP 5Yr 2002-2006 1 7(1712001 Capital Projects Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 43% of Sales Tax is Allocated to the Capital Project Fund Estimated 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Expenditures: Equipment Purchases Fire Truck Replacement 640,000 485,000 Replace trucks at the end of their useful lives Fire truck for new station Truck for new station included with building Document Imaging 117,720 120,000 Estimate to provide imaging hardware and software town wide (implementation staff not Snow Plow 49,297 Snow plow and sander for frontage road maintenance, only required if we take over maintenance of frontage roads 3rd Sheet ofke 239,557 GPS System for Buses 280,000 150,000 150,000 375,000 In'04-'05 Outlying and sheltered stops, '06 replacement Technology Upgrade 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Allocate a portion of capital projects fund to keep up with technology Software &Hardware Upgrades 166,713 179,135 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 Replacement of PC's Web Page DevelopmentlEcommerce 180,000 100,000 100,000 Web page development and future credit card payments Laptop project for PD 60,000 70,000 Laptops in police vehicles Bus Ramp 1 Wheelchair Lift 50,869 Repower Buses 152,000 126,000 44,000 Replace transmissions and engines to extend useful life Replace Buses 2,800,000 1,300,000 1,175,000 Replace buses at end of useful lives for outlying routes only 800 MHz radio system 152,372 152,372 152,372 Principal and interest payments to lease purchase radios in 1998 Subtotal Equipment Purchases 1,986,528 3,471,507 1,804,372 1,651,000 935,000 619,000 CIP 5Yr 2002-2006 2 711712001 Capital Projects Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 43% of Sales Tax is Allocated to the Capital Project Fund Estimated 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Capital Maintenance Bus Shelter Replacement 26,000 10,000 30,000 10,000 30,000 10,000 Replace 1 old shelter each year and add a new one every other year Bear Proof Trash Containers 80,000 In the Village Capital Street Maintenance 474,150 975,000 725,000 740,000 890,000 932,000 Preventive maintenance, patching, overlays and seal coats Subtotal Capital Maintenance 500,150 1,065,000 755,000 750,000 920,000 942,000 Street Reconstruction Lupine Dr. 34,459 Vail Road 99,417 Vail Valley Drive - Design 100,000 415000 VV Drive Golden Peak to Sunburst, and Mill Creek Circle, with bike lane Soccer Field to Ptarmigan 800,000 Reconstruct Vail Valley Drive in segments Ptarmigan East to Sunburst 675,000 Reconstruct Vail Valley Drive in segments Mill Creek Circle 675,000 Reconstruct Vail Valley Drive in segments West Half of East Vail 200,000 2,665,000 Bridge Rd, Columbine Dr, Spruce Way, Spruce Dr, Meadow Dr, Juniper Ln East Vail - Second Half 200,000 2,890,000 Subtotal Street Reconstruction 233,876 1,090,000 1,675,000 2,665,000 200,000 2,890,000 CIP 5Yr 2002-2006 3 7/17/2001 Capital Projects Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 43% of Sales Tax is Allocated to the Capital Project Fund Estimated 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Buildings & Improvements Library Building Remodel 75,000 215,000 500,000 Remodel of the Library Building, Community Room and Public Restrooms - adds maintenance Medians in Frontage Road 50,000 450,000 From roundabout to Blue Cow chute, includes signing, lighting and landscaping - adds maintenance costs - discuss moving to RETT Fire Infrastructure Improvements 100,000 3,000,000 Study & review prior studies in 2001; construction in 2002 Municipal Site Design 30,000 Fiber Optics in Buildings 100,000 Way Finding Improvements 559,669 100,000 1,200,000 Includes signs in town, on 1-70, and in parking structures - adds maintenance. Entry sign Town Shop Imp - Storage Project 750,000 Replace the storage at old town shops, reimbursement in revenue Town Shop Imp - Retaining Wall 100,000 2,500,000 Design of back retaining wall to create space for expansion Donovan Park Pavilion 1,500,000 1,700,000 $1.7 million funded from CPF, $1.5 million from OF Community Facility - Financing 58,456 Community Facility - Hub Site 235,000 To design the facility at the Hub site. VRD to share in $66,249 of the cost. Parking Structure Improvements 502,547 470,000 435,000 535,000 440,000 450,000 Various Parking Structure Improvements General Facility Improvements 225,000 180,000 305,000 324,000 260,000 450,000 Various Facility Capital Improvements Subtotal Buildings l Improvements 3,335,672 6,875,000 1,340,000 859,000 2,000,000 3,400,000 Streetscape Projects West & East Meadow Drive 590,750 2,400,000 Construct streetscape plan, drainage lighting public art and landscaping - adds maintenance from Library to Fire Station Subtotal Streetscape Projects 590,750 2,400,000 0 0 0 0 CAP evr 2002-2006 4 7/17/2001 Capital Projects Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 43% of Sales Tax is Allocated to the Capital Project Fund Estimated 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Housing Program Mountain Bell Housing 15,000 EHU for TOV Rental Pool 378,286 350,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 Estimates for rental units, not 'for sale' units Arosa Garmisch Units 270,000 To Finish Project Ruins 2,100,000 Buy-Down Program 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 Purchase Price of Deed Restricted Units, Includes $100k Subsidy Subtotal Housing Program 1,763,286 3,550,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 Other Improvements ADA Compliance 30,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Allocate money for unspecified projects Lionshead Master Plan 213,395 Design costs to implement Town improvements Lionshead Financing 25,000 To Implement the Lionshead Improvements Parking Study 11,238 Transportation Studies 9,186 Street Light Improvement Program 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 Add new street lights and refurbish residential lighting program Drainage Improvements 100,000 100,000 100,000 80,000 84,000 84,000 Continue implementation of drainage master plan Subtotal Other Improvements 463,819 185,000 185,000 165,000 169,000 169,000 ITotalbeforeTransfers 8,874,081 18,636,507 7,259,372 7,590,000 5,724,000 9,5209000 CIP 5Yr 2002-2006 5 711712001 Capital Projects Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 43% of Sales Tax is Allocated to the Capital Project Fund Estimated 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Transfer for Debt Service 2,324,908 2,328,929 2,334,053 2,332,153 2,331,703 2,331,703 To fund debt service on all Town bonds Debt Service on COP 394,000 394,000 394,000 394,000 394,000 Financed 3 million @ 5.5%, 10years. Total Expenditures 11,198,989 _ 21,359,436 9,987,425 10,316,153 8,449,703 12,245,703 Revenue Over (Under) Expenditures 1,090,396 (10,610,949) (1,276,736) (1,424,822) 471,043 (3,056,463) Strategic Reserve (Create) Use (2,000,000) 2,000,000 Transfer From or (To) Other Funds 700,000 800,000 Transfer from GF for Portion of Pavilion at Donovan Park Ending Fund Balance 8,414,881 603,932 (672,804) (2,097,626) (201,761) (5,154,089) Fund Balance - Strategic Reserve 2,000,000 - CIP 5Yr 2002-2006 6 711712001 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Revenue Real Estate Transfer Tax 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 Golf Course Lease 113,417 117,387 121,496 125,748 130,149 134,704 Lottery Revenue 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 Project Reimbursement 175,000 Red Sandstone School/Soccer Field Land Exchange Proceeds 296,500 296,500 Pavilion Income 7,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Interest Income & Other 200,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 Recreation Amenity Fee _ 130,000 130,000 _ 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 Total Revenue _ 3,832,917 3,558,887 3,274,496 3,278,748 3,283,149 3,287,704 RETT CPSYr 2002.2006 7 7/17/2001 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Expenditures Annual Maintenance RMT004 RETT Collection Costs 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 Collection fee remitted to the General Fund RMT001 Rec Path Capital Maintenance 195,000 125,000 130,000 135,200 140,608 146,232 Capital maintenance of the town's rec path system RFP005 Alpine Garden Support 38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 For maintenance of gardens RMT002 Tree Planting & Pine Beetle Control 100,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 Provide additional trees to Vail's public areas CMT002 Street Furniture Replacement 20,000 20,000 20,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 Newspaper boxes in 2000 and replace, add street furniture Bear Proof Containers 17,000 18,000 9,500 10,000 In the parks Donovan Park Operating Costs 67,500 135,000 141,750 148,838 156,279 Maintenance of pavilion and fields Management for Donovan Pavilion 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 For bookings, add more for technology & maintenance Park, Path & Landscape Maintenance 733,732 758,598 788,942 820,500 853,320 887,452 Ongoing path, park and open space maintenance Subtotal Maintenance 1,174,232 1,211,595 1,331,442 1,380,950 1,417,765 1,465,464 RETT CPSYr 2002.2006 8 7117/2001 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Recreation Path/Trail Development RPT003 North Trail 85,000 Construction of trail from Red Sandstone Creek to Middle Creek Trail Signs 90,000 25,000 Create improved way finding to parks and trailheads RPT007 Trailhead Development 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 Improve trailheads N. Frontage Rd. ( School to Interchange) 500,000 Create a separated path from the pedestrian overpass to the north side of the main interchange in conjunction w/ Mtn Bell N. Frontage Rd. ( Timberidge to Buffehr Cr.) 450,000 Reconstruct the existing at-grade path as a separated path from Timberidge to the Brandess Building RPT009 Katsos Ranch Bike Path Restoration & Soft Service 20,000 Repair the path where washouts occur each year. By-Pass Lionshead Nature Trail/Middle Creek 475,000 Construct the trail as part of the Lionshead and Open Lands Master Plans, includ RPT013 Gold Peak to Soccer Field 320,000 Bike paths - portion of Vail Valley Drive Project Soccer Field to Ptarmigan 375,000 Bike paths - portion of Vail Valley Drive Project Ptarmigan East to Sunburst 650,000 Bike paths - portion of Vail Valley Drive Project Frontage Road Bike Trail 500,000 550,000 Construct widened 6' shoulders along all frontage roads; first priority is Blue Cow Chute to East Vail, Phase 1 Subtotal Pathways 215,000 815,000 2,020,000 520,000 570,000 20,000 RETT CPSYr 2002.2006 9 7/17/2001 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Park Capital Maintenance RP1003 Irrigation Control 76,505 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Last year of automating the town's irrigation system + raw water RP1002 Bighorn Park - Safety Imp 60,000 Bring the playground and park up to current playground safety standards Red Sandstone Park -Safety Imp 70,000 Bring the playground and park up to current playground safety standards RPI005 Stephen's Park 46,401 Stream stabilization project Pirate Ship Park - Safety Imp 80,000 Bring the playground and park up to current playground safety standards Public Art 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 Additional amount for projects Ford Park Projects; RFP013 Gore Creek Trail 100,000 Added at 11/1412000 council meeting RFP014 Central Trash 60,000 Consolidation of a central trash dumpster location for all the park users East Road 1,500,000 Re-engineer east path for access RFP011 Nature Center Bridge Replacement 300,015 Subtotal Capital Maintenance 542,921 345,000 255,000 175,000 175,000 1,675,000 RETT CP5Yr 2002.2006 10 7117/2001 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Park Development RPDO03 Buffehr Cr Park Expansion 1,354 Complete construction of the Buffehr Creek Park with tot lot and possible rest room and natural area RFP007 Ford Park Playground Improvements 39,574 Finish project started in 1999 RPD005 Donovan Park - Community Facility 6,947,078 Complete Project RPDO06 White Water Park 75,000 Finish project Gore Creek Promenade Bridge 25,000 Design in'01 RPDO08 Red Sandstone School Soccer Site 350,000 Complete construction RPDO02 Ellefson Park Development 176,389 Complete park at Arosa Garmisch Lionshead Park 790,000 Construction of a park to replace the Lionshead Park and meet the needs of the Lionshead Master Plan Booth Creek Park Redevelopment 830,000 Revamp the park Subtotal Park Development 7,6149395 0 0 790,000 830,000 0 RETT CP5Yr 2002-2006 11 7/17/2001 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Five Year Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Project Information Open Lands Butell 400,000 Land identified in the Open Lands Plan for acquisition to preserve open space located at the end of Willow Way Matterhorn Circle 350,000 Land identified in the Open Lands Plan for acquisition to preserve open space located at the end of Willow Way Snowberry 135,000 Land identified in the Open Lands Plan for acquisition to preserve open space located at the end of Snowberry Drive Open Space Acquisition 150,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 Unallocated land acquisition RPA001 Subtotal Open Lands 500,000 500,000 535,000 500,000 500,000 5009000 RMG001 Project Management 85,000 88,584 93,013 97,664 102,547 107,674 Funds a landscape architect/project manager to complete the projects +20K for intern Debt Service FTotalProjects 10,131,548 2,960,182 4,234,455 3,463,613 3,595,312 3,768,138 Revenue Over (Under) Expenditures (6,298,631) 598,705 (959,960) (184,865) (312,163) (480,434) Beginning Fund Balance 7,762,562 1,463,931 2,062,636 1,102,676 917,811 605,648 Ending Fund Balance 1,463,931 2,062,636 1,102,676 917,811 605,648 125,214 RETT CP5Yr 2002-2006 12 7/17/2001 Proposed Budget Adjustments #2 of 2001 Revenue Expenditure Amount Amount Description Increase Increase Reason Capital Projects Fund Sale Proceeds 225,000 Sale of 770 Potato Patch unit Capital Street Maintenance (700,000) Moved to 2002 for Meadow Dr. Project Replace buses (2,020,000) Move project to 2002 Street Furniture Replacement (20,000) Move to RETT Vail Valley Drive (414,396) Move all but project design to 2002 Community Room at Vail Commons (300,000) Delete project Subtotal - Projects Moved or Deleted (3,454,396) Buildings 378,286 Purchase EHU units Lionshead Improvements 213,395 Rollforward balance from 2000 Next Bus Locators 30,000 For additional 6 buses Street Improvements 24,150 Manhole covers & street imprinting Pavilion at Donovan Park 1,500,000 Construct a portion of pavilion Correct 1st Supplemental Approp (48,500) Ford Park Trash Enclosure s/b in RETT Fund Web Page Development/Ecommerce 80,000 Enhance web page development Laptops for PD 60,000 Install laptops in police vehicles General Facility Improvements 58,000 Revised estimate Arosa Garmisch Units 62,270 Amount to finish construction Subtotal - Projects Added 2,357,601 Subtotal Capital Projects Fund 225,000 (1,096,795) Supp Aprop 2 of 2001 13 Proposed Budget Adjustments 92 of 2001 Revenue Expenditure Amount Amount Description Increase Increase Reason Real Estate Transfer Tax Reimbursement for Red Sandstone 175,000 Donovan Park Project (3,489,000) Remove Debt Service and Pavilion costs Bike Path Gold Peak to Soccer Field (300,000) Move to 2002 Gore Creek Trail (100,000) Move to 2002 Subtotal - Projects Moved (3,889,000) Play Ground Repair 16,060 Pavers at Ford Park Ford Park Improvements 75,000 Access road to lower bench Ford Park Trash Enclosure 60,000 $11,500 is additional amount, $48,500 from CPF Pine Bettie Control 57,500 Additional cost for 2001 Street Furniture Replacement 20,000 Move from Capital Projects Fund Trailhead Development 20,000 Missed as a rollforward Irrigation Control 30,000 Legal fees for water rights to use raw water to irrigate parks Nature Center Bridge Repair 82,000 Additional cost for 2001 White Water Park 25,000 Legal & surveying flood plain analysis Gore Creek Promaenade Bridge 25,000 Design for rehablreplacement Red Sandstone School Soccer field 100,000 Additional cost for 2001 Project Management 20,000 Subtotal - Projects Added 530,560 Subtotal RETT Fund 175,000 (3,358,440) Supp Aprop 2 of 2001 14 Projects Unfunded Real Estate Transfer Tax Projects Ford Park Parking Lot Skate Park Ford Park Frontage Road Ford Park Soccer Field Stairs Stephens Park Phase III (Basketball Court) Dog Parks Public Restrooms Capital Projects Information Center Main Vail Station Remodel Various Streetscape Projects Lionshead or Hub Site Improvements Noise Abatement Gymnastics Facility Sediment in Gore Creek, Clean up Berry Creek 5th RETT CP5Yr 2002-2006 15 7/17/2001 Washington tnfrastruct `rp Services, Inc 20 July 2001 To: Town of Vail Council RE: Vail Transportation Plan Update Noise & 1-70 Capping Draft Report Discussion A briefing on the on-going noise report along Interstate 70 is attached for your review. Maps referenced in the briefing will be presented during the Council Meeting. A draft report on the 1-70 Capping is included for your information. A brief presentation will be made at the Council Meeting. 402 70 Street, Atrium Suite 111 - Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602 - Phone: (970) 928-8599 - Fax: (970) 928-8526 - www.wgi-is.com VIII. Noise As a measure of the Town of Vail Critical Strategies, a noise study was conducted to identify noise impacts created by the traffic on Interstate Highway 70 (I-70) in the Town of Vail. The study included the following tasks: • Analyzing existing noise levels • Dei;..,..ining noise impacts • Determining future noise levels based on projected future traffic volumes • Performing sensitivity analysis to diff.,..,,..ees in speed. variations of receiver locations, increases in truck traffic, and increases in overall traffic volume • Determining the affect of noise barriers in various locations The noise impacts were analyzed in accordance with the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) noise policy (CDOT Noise Analysis and Abatement- Guidelines. February 1, 1995, See Appendix D). Traffic noise level predictions were made for two conditions: existing 2000 and year 2020. Site conditions. including horizontal and vertical layout as well as topographical and traffic information, were used as input to the STAMINA, 2.0 model. This is the at,k,.,.,vcd noise model used by CDOT. General results of the traffic noise modeling effort are reported below. 8 The results of the noise study indicate that receivers will experience traffic noise levels in excess of CDOT's noise abatement criteria under both the existing 2000 and year 2020 traffic levels. Currently, approximately 25 percent of all the tax assessor's parcels in the Town of Vail exceed a 66 decibel noise level. This percentage represents only residential parcels that exceed the 66 decibel noise level out of the total number of parcels in the Town of Vail. Other types of land use including schools, hospitals, parks and hotels are not included in the 25 percent (these other uses represent a small percent of the total number of parcels in the Town of Vail). A, description of common noise terminology, a summary of CDOT's noise policy, a description of the noise modeling process, results of the sensitivity analysis, and noise mitigation analysis are discussed below. Noise Terminology Noise is measured on a logarithmic scale, which is often the source of much confusion. What humans hear are pressure fluctuations in the air that are created when something vibrates, such as an engine or the cone of a loudspeaker. The range of pressure fluctuations the human ear can detect is extremely large (20 to 20,000,000 Pascals, the metric unit of pressure). This range is unwieldy to discuss, so the decibel (dB) scale is used to compress the numbers to a more manageable form. On this scale the range of human hearing is approximately 0 dB (threshold of hearing) to 140 dB (threshold of pain). Some typical noise levels are shown in Table VIII- 1. Note that these levels are in dB(A), not d13. The "A" denotes that the noise levels have been adjusted according to the A-weighting network. The A- weighting network adjusts noise levels to reflect the fact that the human ear is more sensitive to high frequencies than to low frequencies. A-weighted decibels are most often discussed in reference to outdoor noise situations and are used exclusively in this analysis. Noise RYAX 7VRWW VIII-1 089-1 200'd 191-1 981MBECE+ Wk M 606 1VINN31N33 HN-Pbtl MOM 1001-01-20 Table VIII-1 Typical Noise Levels Noise Source Noise Level WB(A)) Amplified rock band 120 Commercial iet takeoff at 61 meters (200 ft) 110 Community warning siren at 31 meters (100 ft) 100 Busy urban street 90 Construction equipment at 15 meters (50 ft) 80 Freeway traffic at 15 meters (50 ft) 70 Normal conversation at 2 meters (6 ft) 60 Typical office interior 50 j Soft radio music 40 Typical residential interior 30 Typical whisper at 2 meters (6 ft) 20 Human breathing 10 f Threshold of hearing 0 Outdoor noise levels are almost constantly fluctuating, particularly near a highway. The unit called the equivalent average sound level (Leq) is used to quantify the fluctuating noise level into a single number. The Leq has the same sound energy as the time-varying noise level over a stated time period (essentially the average noise level). The time period used in highway noise analysis is one hour. All noise levels discussed in this report are A-weighted, hourly Leqs representing the loudest hour of traffic. The loudest hour of traffic is usually represented when traffic volumes on the roadway reach Level of Service C. Levels of Service C traffic volumes are defined as traffic running at stable operations, however, the ability to maneuver and change lanes in mid-block locations may be restricted. Longer queues, adverse signal coordination or both, may contribute to lower travel speeds. CDOT's • - Policy The CDOT has adopted the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) policy and guidance for highway traffic noise analysis and abatement (see Appendix D). This guidance sets a standard to determine when federal and/or state funds can be used for noise mitigation related to highway traffic noise. The guidance establishes standards for noise abatement on both new construction projects (Type I projects) and for noise abatement on an existing highway (Type II projects). This noise analysis uses the noise abatement guidance for a Type II project. The standards used by FHWA and CDOT are used as representative criteria so the Town of Vail has a recognized basis for considering noise impacts. The FHWA policy on noise mitigation states that noise mitigation must be considered for any receptor (e.g. a residence) or group of receptors (e.g. a neighborhood) where predicted traffic noise levels, using traffic volumes and roadway conditions projected 20 years into the future, approach or exceed the Noise VIII-2 TOWN OF PAIL noise abatement criteria (NAC). The NAC establish the criteria to determine noise impacts on receivers. Relevant NAC are shown in Table VIII-2. The CDOT NAC assumes traffic noise is considered to "approach" a criterion at a level 1 dB(A) less than the criterion (e.g. 66 dB(A) for Category B). Table VIII-2 CDOT Noise Abatement Criteria Activity Category Le1* (dB(A)) Description of Activity Category B 67 (Exterior) Picnic areas, recreation areas, playgrounds, active sports areas, parks, residences, motels, hotels, schools, churches, libraries, and hospitals. I C 72 (Exterior) Developed lands, properties, or activities not included in the Category above (this includes retail businesses). * Hourly A-weighted equivalent level for the noisiest hour of the day in the design year In 1996, the FHWA released an interim final rule that revised the FHWA regulation that allows Federal participation for Type 11 projects. The interim final rule states that for Type 11 projects, noise abatement measures will only be approved for projects that were approved by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) before November 28, 1995, or are proposed along lands where land development or substantial construction predated the existence of any highway. The FHWA stated that the implementation of Type 11 projects is a strictly voluntary decision made by a DOT and there are no special or separate federal funds to provide highway traffic noise abatement. Currently in Colorado, the use of state transportation funds for noise abatement is only considered for highway construction on a new location or the physical alteration of an existing highway, Type I projects. However, until 1999, CDOT had a Type II project program in place. Appendix D shows the priority listing of projects falling under the previous Type II program. The Town of Vail had 4 projects on the list. One of those projects was second on the list for funding, before the Type 11 program was cancelled. During the previous Type 11 program in Colorado, Type II projects were funded by both federal dollars as well as state transportation dollars. The amount of federal and state dollars a project was eligible for was based on the roadway classification. While FHWA dollars are no longer available for Type II noise abatement projects, the FHWA currently states that some state highway associations allow a third party to pay the difference between the actual cost of a traffic noise barrier and the cost that is deemed to be reasonable. The FHWA recognizes that this is a method that may provide abatement for traffic noise problems that might otherwise go unmitigated. C. Noise Analysis A traffic noise analysis along 1-70 through the Town of Vail was conducted using the FHWA's computerized noise prediction model, STAMINA 2.0 (using Colorado emission data). This program evaluates the noise energy produced by traffic in a segment of roadway based on the traffic volume, Ad TOWN OF PAIL v111-3 Noise speed, and types of vehicles using the roadway. Site-specific horizontal and vertical conditions are also input to STAMINA in addition to traffic volume and speed data. v Using existing mapping of the I-70 corridor through Vail, an XYZ-coordinate system was created. The alignment of the roadway (1-70) was translated into the XYZ-coordinate system. By inputting the alignment as XYZ-coordinates to the STAMINA noise model, the model recreates the alignment of the roadway. Noise readings were also taken along the I-70 corridor though Vail. A total of 50 readings were selected to serve as a representative receiver sample. Each reading location (representative receiver site) was translated to the XYZ-coordinate system based on the existing mapping. The representative receiver site coordinates were also input to the STAMINA model. The STAMINA model created an electronic schematic of the 1-70 corridor through Vail, including the representative receiver site locations. By inputting the traffic volume, speed, and types of vehicles using the I-70 corridor, the model predicts the noise levels at each representative receiver site based on the receiver position from the roadway. Since the model does not take into account any obstacles between the receiver and the roadway which may prevent sound energy from reaching the receivers (e.g., buildings, vegetation, and partial barriers), the representative receiver readings served as validation measurements to determine the amount of sound energy blocked at each representative receiver location. The amount of sound energy that is blocked by obstacles is called the shielding factor. This shielding factor was used to calibrate the noise model. The model also does not take into account sound energy that may be reflected off surrounding terrain or structures that may increase the amount of sound energy experienced at a receiver location. The validation measurements account for this reflection. Two noise models were created. One model produces the existing year 2000 noise levels and the other model predicts the future year 2020 noise levels, based on predicted traffic growth. Both of the models use average annual daily traffic (AADT) volumes. Analysis of the model's sensitivity differences in speed, variations of receiver locations, and increases in truck traffic were also performed. Noise Receptors Studied The study area defined for the noise analysis is shown in Figure VIII-1. A total of 50 representative receiver sites were selected to serve as a representative sample within the project area. The receivers are identified as receiver 1 (R1) though receiver 50 (R50). The receivers were modeled at 5 feet above ground elevation (representing a standing adult) and were measured at an area of outdoor activity associated with each location. Figure VIII-1 shows the approximate location of the noise receivers analyzed in the study. Based on the modeling, a noise contour map was prepared and then the total number of affected receptors were determined using the Town of Vail Geographic Information System (GIS). The noise contour map for the existing condition is shown in Appendix D. A Noise VIII-4 TOWN, OF SAIL Traffic Characteristics In order to determine the traffic noise impacts associated with 1-70, existing and predicted noise levels were modeled for both the 2000 existing condition and the year 2020 predicted condition. Existing 2000 traffic volumes were determined by assuming a straight-line growth pattern between 1997 AADT counts (collected by CDOT) and 2020 predicted AADT counts (for 2020 traffic predictions, see Chapter 10). Using hourly traffic counts collected by CDOT a peak hour factor of 8 percent was determined. The hourly traffic counts collected by CDOT also provided an average of 4 percent medium trucks and 7 percent heavy trucks on the roadway. The average speed used in the model was 70 miles per hour (mph), as validated with a speed study. The 1-70 corridor through Vail is divided into four separate segments. The segment divisions are determined by different traffic characteristics. Table VIII-3 illustrates the traffic volumes, type of traffic, and average speeds that each of the four segments carries. The categories of traffic volume, type of traffic, and average speed were used as input to the STAMINA model in order to predict noise levels along the 1-70 corridor through Vail. Table VIII-3 I-70 Segment Characteristics Segment 2000 2020 Location I-70 Segment AADT AADT % % % Average in Number Passenger Speed y (2-Way Medium Heavy Vail (Milepost) (2-Way Traffic) Trucks Trucks Cars (mph) W. Vail 1 (171.43-173.32) 44178 68700 4.6 4.1 91.3 70 Central Vail 2 (173.32-176.03) 31048 49700 4.2 6.0 89.9 70 Central 3 (176.03-179.87) 24474 38300 4.2 7.6 88.1 70 E. Vail 4 (179.87-181.98) 20209 31600 4.0 9.0 87.0 70 D Modeling Results A total of 50 representative receiver sites were analyzed to determine the level of noise impacts associated with the different locations along the 1-70 corridor. The approximate location of each receiver is illustrated schematically in Figure VIII-1. Existing noise levels were computed to be in a range from 47.2 dB(A) at a representative receiver site 1,125 feet from 1-70 to 75.4 dB(A) at a representative receiver site 150 feet from I-70. Future conditions were computed to be in a range from 49.1 dB(A) at a representative receiver site 1,125 feet to 77.5 dB(A) at a representative receiver site 150 feet from I-70. Table VIII-4 shows the predicted noise level reading and the difference between the existing noise level and the 2020 predicted noise level. A~ TOWNOF VAIL ~ VIII-5 Noise 2 Figure VIII-1: Receiver Locations R19 R38 °R20 R37 R36 R16 R21 R30 R35 61 R23 R29. R17 R18 °R24 R28., R q East Vail R25 R27 1-70 R34 R40R41 R10 R22 R33 ' R32 R13 R26 R31 R45 West Vail R11 R14 R44 R43 R12 R15 R42 R7 f R8 ->Q ° i' R9^ R50 R4 R46 R49 R5 R47 G R48 R2 ^R3 Receiver locations with noise levels currently in excess of 66 dB(A) are bolded e-• Table VIII-4 Noise Model Results Receiver Distance Existing 2000 2020 Noise Difference in Receiver from Roadway Noise Energy Energy Levels dB(A) (feet) Levels (dB(A)) (dB(A)) (2020-existing) RJ I in 700 72rn 2,0 I R2 530 60.1 62.0 1.9 R3 1275 59.1 61.0 1.9 I R4 1150 54.5 56.4 1.9 R5 540 57.1 59.0 1.9 1 R6 275 61.4 63.3 1.9 I R7 320 61.0 63.0 2.0 1 R8 625 63.3 65.4 2.1 R9 1000 61.5 63.6 2.1 RIO 2100 58.9 61.0 2.1 R11 925 60.1 62.1 2.0 R12 300 61.3 63.3 2.0 I R13 310 57.8 59.9 2.0 I R14 670 61.1 63.1 2.0 I R15 1475 60.3 62.4 2.1 1 R16 1430 59.3 61.3 2.0 R17 925 65.4 67.4 2.0 R18 150 75.4 77.5 2.1 I R19 1900 56.0 58.0 2.0 R20 1550 52.5 54.5 2.0 I R21 300 69.2 71.2 2`.0 R22 1930 58.1 60.2 2.1 I R23 170 61.9 639 2.0 R24 750 58.3 60.3 2.0 R25 1200 54.5 56.6 2.1 I R26 1450 52.4 54.4 2.0 R27 650 62.9 64.9 2.0 R28 120 68:8 70.7 1.9 I R29 680 55.4 57.3 1.9 I R30 1080 54.7 56.6 1.9 I R31 1470 53.5 55.4 1.9 1 R32 1000 66.3 68.2 1.9 I R33 750 53.2 55.2 2.0 I R34 860 55.9 57.8 1.9 R35 250 57.6 59.5 1.9 R36 550 61.0 62.9 1.9 1 R37 900 61.5 63.5 2.0 R38 1100 59.7 61.6 1.9 R39 730 53.7 55.6 1.9 I R40 770 56.3 58.3 2.0 1 R41 175 55.2 57.1 1.9 R42 1125 47.2 49.1 1.9 R43 580 56.1 58.0 1.9 R44 180 54.8 56.8 2.0 R45 540 54.6 56.6 2.0 1 R46 1050 58.3 60.3 2.0 R47 1650 51.0 52.7 1.7 1 R48 628 55.3 57.3 2.0 R49 600 52.7 54.7 2.0 1 R50 450 61.3 63.2 1.9 *Shaded rows represent receivers that exceed the 66 dB(A) approach threshold in the year 2020. All Noise TOWN OF PAIL viii-7 Five of the representative receiver sites are found to have noise levels in excess of the noise impact criteria (for new construction). These receivers, R1, R18, R21, R28, and R32 are currently above the 66 dB(A) noise level, noise abatement criteria for activity category B. Figure VIII-1 shows these affected receivers in bold-faced type. For the year 2020, six of the representative receiver sites were predicted to have noise levels in excess of the noise impact criteria (for new construction). These receivers, R1, R17, R18, R21, R28, and R32 are predicted to have noise levels above 66 dB(A) in the year 2020, based on projected traffic increases. The largest noise levels will occur for receivers located closest to I-70 or with the best line of sight of I- 70. However, an increase in the distance from I-70 does not always reflect a decrease in noise level. Each receiver may have a different shielding effect based on obstacles between the receiver and the roadway, which may prevent sound energy from reaching a receiver site (e.g., buildings, vegetation, and partial barriers). Table VIII-5 defines a range of noise levels for the distance from I-70 through the Vail area for both the existing and the predicted 2020 conditions. In all cases the difference between the existing noise levels and the predicted 2020 noise levels should not be detectable to the human ear (i.e., less than 3 dB(A), studies have shown a 3 dB(A) increase is barely detectable by the human ear). Table VIII-5 Noise Level Ranges Based on Distance from I-70 Distance Existing 2020 From I-70 (ft) Noise Level Range (dB(A)) Noise ( Level Range Level 200 53-76 57-78 I 400 57-70 59-72 600 53-62 55-64 800 53-64 55-66 1000 56-67 58-69 1200 47-60 49-62 1400 59* 61* 1600 52-60 54-62 1800 51* 53* 2000 56-60 58-61 *only 1 representative receiver located within this distance from I-70 Appendix D shows noise contour maps developed to estimate noise levels at any location in the Vail area. Contour maps of the existing 2000 condition as well at the predicted 2020 condition have been produced. These should be used as a guide only, due to the variability of noise levels in the Vail area caused by shielding and reflection. The maps help to identify the actual number of receiver sites in the Vail area that are affected by noise levels. Actual noise measurements should be taken in order to determine the exact noise levels at any specific location. Receiver sites may vary from single-unit structures to structures housing multiple units. The actual number of affected receivers is based on the number of units per structure. Noise VIII-8 TOWN OF PAIL E. Sensitivity Analysis A sensitivity analysis was performed based on differences in speed, variations of receiver locations, increases in truck traffic, and increases in overall traffic volume. For the categories of speed, receiver locations, and truck traffic, two sensitivity runs were performed. Overall traffic volume sensitivity is displayed as a table. While noise levels are predicted to increase based on the sensitivity analyses, the average increases represent levels that are not normally perceptible to the human ear. Studies have shown a 3 dBA increase in noise level is barely detectable by the human ear. 1. Speed The existing year 2000 noise model was altered to model the existing traffic volumes at 60 mph and 55 mph. The analysis showed that on average, an increase of 0.7 dB(A) occurs with every 5-mph increase in speed. Noise level increases would be barely detectable over a 20 mph range (<3 dB(A)). 2. Receiver Locations The existing year 2000 noise model was altered to model differing heights at the representative receiver sites. This shows how noise energy changes by level within multi-level structures. All receivers were modeled at 10 feet higher than initial elevation and 20 feet higher than the initial elevation. The analysis showed that on average, an increase of 0.04 dB(A) occurred for the first 10- foot increase in elevation and an increase of 0.002 dB(A) occurred for the second 10-foot increase in elevation. This analysis assumed that each level of a multi-level structure has the same shielding factor. In other words, each level of a multi-level structure has the same amount of sound energy blocked by obstacles (e.g., buildings, vegetation, and partial barriers). This assumption may not hold true in all cases. As the height increases for the receiver, the shielding effects realized at a lower level may have no effect on a receiver at on a higher level. In areas of heavier vegetation, noise levels are often lower at ground level due to these shielding effects. 3. Truck Traffic Increases The predicted year 2020 noise model was altered to model different percentages of truck traffic increase. The model analyzed an overall increase of 2 percent and an overall increase of 4 percent of trucks in the traffic mix. The analysis showed that on average, an increase of 0.3 dB(A) occurred for a 2 percent increase in truck traffic and an increase of 0.6 dB(A) occurred for a 4 percent increase in truck traffic. Noise level increases would be barely detectable up to 3 dB(A). 4. Traffic Volume Increases The predicted year 2020 noise model uses an AADT volume of between 31,600 vehicles and 68,700 vehicles, depending on the segment of I-70. This AADT is an estimated increase from existing AADT. A sensitivity analysis of the relative noise level increase based on increased traffic volumes was performed. Table VIII-6 demonstrates the relative noise level increase based on traffic volumes. A~ TOWN OF VAIL V111_9 Noise Table VIII-6 Relative Noise Level Increases Based on Traffic Volumes 1 Traffic Volumes Relative Noise Level Noise Level Increase (Average Daily Traffic) (dB(A)) (per 5000 Vehicles per day) 40000 46.0 N/A 45000 46.5 0.5 50000 46.9 0.4 55000 47.4 0.4 60000 47.7 0.3 65000 48.1 0.3 { 70000 48.5 0.3 75000 48.8 0.3 80000 49.0 0.2 Future traffic volumes will also have an additive effect on the existing noise contour lines. The 2020 traffic predictions show the average traffic on I-70 is to increase by 57% of the existing traffic on I-70. This increased traffic produces an average increase of 2 dB(A) to the existing contour lines for the 2020 condition. Again, noise level increases would be barely detectable up to 3 dB(A). 5. Short Duration Point Source Noise The noise produced from engine "jake" brakes and rumble strips were measured and analyzed to determine the effect of short duration point source noise on the overall noise levels produced by the general I-70 traffic. The average increase in noise based on short duration point source noise generated from "jake" brakes and rumble strips is shown in the tables below. The tables reflect the average dB(A) increase to be added to each of the existing contour lines to reflect the presence of short duration point sources. In general, "jake" brakes add 6 dB(A) at the source and rumble strips add 9 dB(A) at the source. This incremental increase in noise becomes smaller as the distance from 1-70 increases. Table VIII-7 shows the effect of jake brake noise and Table VIII-8 shows the effect of rumble strip noise. Table VIII-7 Decibel Increases Based on "Jake" Brake Noise Existing Noise Contour (dB(A)) Relative Decibel Increase dB(A) 70 2.0 66 1.0 60 0.5 Table VIII-8 Decibel Increases Based on Rumble Strip Noise Existing Noise Contour (dB(A)) Relative Decibel Increase dB(A) 70 4 66 3 60 1 Noise VII I-10 1 u'W111 OF PAIL F. Noise Abatement 1. Identifying Noise Mitigation Currently. representative receiver locations R1. R18. R21. R28, and R32 (representing approximately 540 ;vers) were recognized as having noise levels above 66 dB(A). This is the level at which noise abatement is considered. In the year 2020. representative receiver locations R1. R17. R18. R21. R28, and R32 (representing approximately 600 receivers) were recognized as having noise levels above 66 dB(A). While these numbers reflect the number of receivers accounted for by the representative receiver locations. the numbers do not reflect the total number of affected receivers (those receivers that experience noise levels exceeding the 66 dB(A) approach criteria) located in the Town of Vail. In order to determine the total number of affected receivers, refer to the noise contour maps presented in Appendix A. 2. Mitigation Strategies There are ruany possible ways to reduce the noise levels produced by the traffic on 1-70. Below is a list of possible mitigation strategics. Long Terns Strategies (require construction) • Barriers Berms - Concrete walls (with and without form liners) - Wood walls - Glass walls - Metal walls Absorptive walls Masonry walls Jersey Barriers • Bury or cap 1-70 • White noise • Noise Cancellation • Pavement type • Insulation Short Term Strategies (no construction) • Enforcement • Lower speed limits (all) • Lower speed limits (trucks) • No passing for trucks • Reduce volumes • Noise Ordinances • Noise Ordinances by time of day • Engine Brake ordinances • Variable Message Speed Sign (VMS) • Static Truck Warning Sign - Static TOWN OF FAA VI1I-11 Noise 1.69-i 600/ZOO'd 991-1 seltBi66O6+ 981V OtO 909 1VINN030 NO-WOH MY99:11 LOOZ-OZ-10 In order to better understand the strategies listed above, pictures and descriptions are listed below. Long Term Strategies (requires construction) • Barriers - Noise abatement barriers are the most common type of highway noise mitigation. The CDOT currently considers barriers only for new construction, widening, or major realignment of highways. CDOT considers noise abatement of less than 5 dB(A) unreasonable due to the negligible human perception. Barrier effectiveness is usually limited to 10 to 12 dB(A), although some special techniques can improve barrier performance by 3 to 5 dB(A). In the Vail area, barriers are expected to be more effective on the south side as most land use is lower and the line of sight is easier to block. Noise barriers on the north side may not be effective for land uses located significantly above I-70. Barrier cost varies depending upon type, style, and height. Berms may be constructed for as little as $0.5 million per mile, while structural barriers may average around $2.0 million per mile for the Vail area. There are several different types of barriers as presented below: - Berms - Noise attenuation berms have the advantage of being less expensive to construct and have the potential for landscaping. A disadvantage is that they require more space to construct. A typical noise berm in Vail is estimated to be approximately 60 feet wide. i! t Y/ 'L r Berm in Vail Noise VIII-12 TOWN OVYAILA Concrete walls - Concrete noise abatement walls are becoming more common because of their longer life and ease of maintenance. Concrete walls can be simple walls or can be constructed with form liners that allow various designs. Form liners are discussed below. 1~. 1. - Form liners - Form liners can be used on concrete walls to create various types of designs i Scott Systems I. TOWN OF VAIL VIII-13 Noise YC v , 1 1rti ff •.C;t t~ Plywood Noise Wall Wood walls - Previously a common type of construction in Colorado and other states, this type of noise abatement wall has fallen out of favor due to the shorter life span and higher maintenance cost. - Glass walls - Most of the research for glass walls has been done in Canada and Europe. Glass walls are currently not approved for use by CDOT due to concerns of highway glare, scratching, and cleaning maintenance. i~ Yrr ice. Glass Noise Wall, France} Glass Noise Wall, France Noise VIII-14 TOWN OF PAIL % Metal walls - Several manufacturers produce metal walls. These are typically metal panels that are supported by posts. Absorptive - Absorptive noise abatement walls provide voids within the wall to "trap" noise. Absorptive walls have higher capital and maintenance costs, but can provide additional noise attenuation particularly when parallel barriers are constructed. ~t R` ogav~; Absorptive Noise Wall (post and panel) - Masonry - CDOT's current focus appears to be masonry walls. These can be built on site or pre-manufactured and installed as panels. Recent variations create a masonry feel with a concrete form liner. jl I it s Masonry form liner wall Noise VIII-15 TOWN 4VNL j ' Masonry Form Liner Wall I-25, Colorado Springs, (neighborhood side) Jersey Barrier - Also known as a Type 4 guardrail, these 32-inch high concrete guardrails are common along state highways. In recent noise measurements conducted along State Highway 82, these barriers were found to reduce noise levels by approximately 2.5 dB(A) for receivers located at the same elevation as the roadway. These barriers would appear to provide similar noise abatement for many receivers located on the south side of 1-70 within Vail and some receivers located on the north side of 1-70 within Vail. • Bury or cap I-70 - Totally enclosing 1-70 would prevent any highway noise from leaving the highway. However, both ends of the enclosure (tunnel entrances if a cut-and-cover tunnel was constructed) will produce higher levels of noise. These higher levels of noise would need to be mitigated. • White noise - This type of noise abatement is not used for highway noise. It is typically an indoor background noise generated to mask other noise. • Noise Cancellation - This is accomplished by creating an opposite and equal sound pressure wave to a known noise generator. It can be effective on very specific pieces of machinery or equipment that are enclosed. This cannot be used for pavement noise and could only be used for engine and stack noise if each individual vehicle has a noise cancellation device installed. These devices are very specific and are not available for vehicles. • Pavement type - Open graded asphalt is generally considered to reduce tire noise by 2 to 4 dB (A) over dense graded asphalt. Noise reduction is due to the voids in the pavements caused by open (or uniform) grading. However, since there is no hard data or research on the subject, the FHWA's official position is that they will not allow any adjustments in noise analysis or noise abatement (or allow states to do the same) until additional research is done. It is thought that the noise abatement benefits are lost as the voids get filled up with dust, sand, and other material. Ad TOWN OF PAIL VIII-16 Noise Other benefits of open-graded asphalt is that is provides better drainage and therefore better traction in wct conditions. Europeans have been known to wash and vacuum their open graded asphalt for these reasons. Asphalt is generally considered quieter than concrete pavement although studies by the State of Washington indicate that after 7 years, concrete pavement becomes quieter due to wear. • Insulation - A form of noise mitigation that is very uncommon for highway traffic noise and is somewhat common for airport noise abatement is insulation. This technique only works for enclosed buildings and its effectiveness depends greatly on the insulating materials used. This is generally considered the most expensive form of mitigation. Since Vail is in a cold climate, most buildings are typically already well insulated. Short Term Strategies (no construction) • Enforcement Recent speed data by the Vail Police Department indicated that average speeds on I-70 are approximately 70 mph. It is unknown if the i....bence of the radar trailer caused drivers to slow down. If better enforcement of speeds along 1-70 resulted in a 5 mph reduction of average speeds, the expected noise reduction would be 0.7 dB(A). This noise level decrease is not normally perceptible to the human ear. Studies have shown a 3 dB(A) difference in noise level is barely detectable by the human ear. • Speeds and Lower Speed Limits- Traffic speeds directly affect highway noise. This is primarily due to tire noise and is affected more by cars. In general, a 10 mph reduction in average highway speed will reduce noise by 1.5 dB(A). If the average speed for only trucks was reduced by 10 mph, the average noise would drop by about 0.7 dB(A). This noise level decrease is not normally perceptible to the human ear. Studies have shown a 3 dB(A) difft.Q,,ce in noise level is barely detectable by the human ear. • No passing for trucks - This mitigation was suggested by a focus group of Vail property owners and residents. If restrictions on passing reduced overall speeds for trucks. noise could be reduced. This is not expected to result in any significant noise reduction. • Reduce volumes - This mitigation option was also raised by the focus group. The discussion considered that restrictions be placed on trucks such that a greater majority would take alternative east - west routes such as 1-80 through Wyoming. A 10% reduction in truck traffic is estimated to reduce noise by approximately 1.5 dB(A). This noise level decrease is not normally perceptible to the human ear. Studies have shown a 3 dBA difference in noise level is barely detectable by the human ear. • Noise Ordinances - Although the Town of Vail already has noise ordinances in place, additional ordinances or better enforcement could provide additional noise abatement. The current noise ordinance is 90 dB(A) at 25 feet or gross vehicle weigh over 10,000 pounds. A truck conforming a Noise VIII-17 TOWN OF VAX 069-1 080/810'd Z91-1 seltet8E0a+ 981# M 808 1VINN3103 XA-MU NIV10:01 100Z-02-10 to the state muffler law traveling at 65 mph produces 86 dB(A) which conforms to the current noise ordiance. For I-70 traffic, noise ordinances could include reduced speeds, restrictions on engine "juke" brakes, and time restrictions. These would have to be coordinated and potentially apk,a.ved by CDOT and FHWA. • Noise Ordinances by time of day - In general, most people are affected more by noise during nighttime hours than daytime hours. Federal agencies that recognize this typically penalize nighttime noise by 10 dB(A) when analyzing noise impacts. This could be recognized by incorporating restrictions on nighttime traffic. Engine Brakes - Commonly called "fake" brakes, these compression brakes on tracks generate higher levels of noise. In general. "jake" brakes add 6 dB(A) at their source, However, since this is a point source, it dissipates more rapidly than a continuous line of traffic. At most receivers close to J-70 (at the 70 dB(A) contour), a jake brake adds about 2 dB(A) of noise. This noise generated from a jake brake has a distinctly diff:,a,,..( sound than typical traffic noise and is therefore more noticeable. At receivers farther away, the relative increase is less, 1.0 dB(A), at the 66 dB(A) contour, and 0.5 dB(A) at the 60 dB(A) contour. If engine brakes were prohibited in Vail, these point source noises could be eliminated. Variable Message Speed Sign (VMS) - The VMS would provide a speed measua,.aaaent for passing traffic, similar to the VMS in Glenwood Canyon. • Static Truck Warning Sign - Static Truck Warning Sign would provide a warning for truckers that grades continue ahead and to maintain low speeds to prevent the necessity for using engine brakes, similar to truck warning signs at Mt. Vernon Canyon. 6. Modeling Mitigation A third noise model was developed based on the results of the existing and future conditions modeled. The third model incorporates future conditions (worst case) with noise mitigation measures in place. Noise walls were modeled as abatement in various locations along the I-70 corridor through Vail. The walls were modeled per CDOT maintenance standards. The walls were positioned 20 feet from the outside Jane line along 1-70. This distance from the lane line provides a full 12-foot shoulder, as well as S feet for snow storage. The distance also prevents the wall casting shadows in the travel lanes of I- 70. Typical sections for noise walls on the north and south side of I-70 are shown in Appendix D. The optimized height used to model the noise walls was determined by using the predicted attenuation provided by barrier homographs. Based on variations in the height of the wall and the location of receivers through the 1-70 corridor, attenuation was maximized. An Excel spreadsheet and figures representing the varying heights of noise walls and the amount of attenuation produced based on the barrier nomographs are included in Appendix D. Table VIII-9 describes the noise walls modeled. 1 ~ ny TOWN OF VAIL VIII-18 Noise k89-d 900/800'd 991-1 WteteBOB+ 5eLt ete BOB 1VINN31N33 1"011d KV99:It 1002-OZ-10 Table VIII-9 Noise Wall Descriptions Representative Receiver Sites Approximate Length Barrier Height --b- Wall - Protected (feel) (feet) A r R 1. R2. R3 4700 12 B N/A.* 120-0 12 C _R4,-R5. R6 2500 16 D _ _ _R7 R$~R9 3650 12 E RIO, R11. R.12 3650 _ 16 ' F R l li R 14. R15 24,50 12 G R16. R17. R 18, R19. R20. R21 6700 16 1 H N/A ~ 900 16 I R23. R24 4050 12 i J R22. R25. R26. R27. R28 2750 12 K R31.R32,R33 7000 12 I L N/A * 950 16 N R35 ?300 12 M R36. R37. R38 550 16 O N/A* 1400 16 *Receiver sites were not modeled at these locations. Noise, walls were modeled here based on the actual land use at these locations. See Appet?dix D for more detail. The top elevation of the walls located on the north side of I-70 were modeled at 16 feet above the edge of pavement. The top elevation of the walls located on the south side of 1-70 were modeled at 12 feet above the edge of pavement. In some .instances the walls located on the south side of I-70 may actually be taller than 12 feet if the noise wall must be built on a retaining wall. The bottom elevation of the wall may be below the elevation of the edge of pavement. The difference in the height of the barriers is due to the difference in the topography of the I-70 corridor and the maximization of attenuation. The north side of I-70 is a steep upward slope, while the south side of I-70 is a valley. Barriers were not modeled on any bridge structure. This caused for some gaps in the walls which reduces the effectiveness of the barrier attenuation. Figure VIII-2 shows the approximate locations of the noise walls modeled. While a particular wall may not show protection of a representative receiver site, actual receivers exist behind the wall. Walls have been modeled in locations that protect impacted receivers based on the predicted contour lines for the 2020 condition. A noise contour map reflecting the affect of the modeled noise walls is included in Appendix D. The year 2020 noise levels, at the modeled ,r,kn.sentative receiver sites with and without mitigation. are presented in Table VIII-10. The noise levels shown in Table VIII-10 do not reflect the affect of having parallel barriers in place. The STAMINA model does not produce results reflecting this condition. By having parallel barriers, especially when the heights of the parallel walls varies, the potential of noise reflecting off of the walls and back to the receivers is very likely. This parallel barrier effect could p.,:,...tially increase the noise levels of certain receivers above levels currently experienced. If a more detailed analysis of the proposed noise abatement shows potential for reflection, absorptive materials should be used on the top of the wall face to reduce the parallel barmier effect. a Noise Vllt-19 TOI~NOF FAIL 069-d 060/020'd 291-1 981V8V6808+ 9811. 81.6 808 1VINN31N33 MA-MU MVZ0:01 IOOZ-02-10 y j Figure VIII-2: Approximate Noise Wall Locations WALL E WALL G WALL H WALL L WALL M •R19 R38 ~ WALL O •R20 •R37, R21 R30- R16 'R35 WALL C R29 East Vail 817• R24 R23 •R25 R28• •R34 R40 •R10 R18' ,R2' •R27 R33•.A32 R4i, •R13 •R26 'R31 •R45 West Vail R1R12 • •R14 R44•R4. • H15 WALL N R,12 . C N "e WALL I WALL J WALL K 0 R4 R9• R50 • R.5 R6• •R46 H4'3 WALL F F14H 4.7 • R1 •R2 R3 WALL D WALL B WALL A Receiver locations with noise levels currently in excess of 66 dB(A) are bolded 0 m , Table VIII-10 Noise Model Results with Mitigation Measures in Place 2020 Noise Energy 2020 Noise Energy Receiver Distance Levels (dB(A)) Levels (dB(A)) Attenuation from Receiver from Roadway (FT) Without Mitigation With Mitigation in noise barriers modeled (dB(A)) in Place Place R 1 150 720 591 129 I R2 530 62 0 51 9 10.1 R3 1775 610 554 5.6 R4 1 150 56 4 57 4 4.0 R5 540 59.0 52.6 6.4 R6 275 633 53.0 103 R7 320 6140 505 12.5 U 675 654 56 R R.6 R9 1000 636 594 4.2 RIO 2100 61 0 554 5.6 R11 975 67 1 55 5 6.6 I RI? znn 63 3 51 9 114 R13 '310 599 491 11-7 R 14 670 631 554 7.7 R15 1475 62.4 56.2 6.2 R 16 1430 61 3 574 3.9 I R17 925 674 All 7 17 j Rig 150 775 61 0 165 Rig 1900 SR n in 4 7.6 R20 1550 545 50 R 17 R21 300 71 2 49 R 214 R22 1930 602 56 7 4.0 R73 170 619 6170 1.9 R24 750 60 3 X5.6 4.7 R25 1200 566 51.9 4.7 R.26 1450 54 4 495 59 R27 650 64 9 56.9 9.0 R7R 120 707 55.3 154 R,9 6R0 573 560 1.3 Ran 1 oRn 56 6 55 7 1.4 R31 1470 55 4 496 5.R I R37 1000 6R 7 61 3 6.9 I I R33 750 55.2 47.6 76 I R34 960 57 R 567 1.1 R35 750 59 5 5R 0 1 5 I R36 550 67 9 554 7.5 I P,37 900 635 59 5 50 R3R 11no 616 56 5 51 I R39 710 55 6 54 7. 14 I R40 770 SR 1 56 R 1.5 ~ R41 175 571 SS 7 1.4 I R47 112,5 49.1 476 1 5 R43 5R0 59 n 56 5 1 5 I R44 190 56 R 55 3 1 5 R45 540 566 55 1 1 5 ( R40 1 n5n 6014 5R R 1 5 I R47 1650 57 7 51 3 14 R4R 62R 57 3 55 R 1 5 R49 6n0 54 7 53 7 1 5 R50 450 63.2 61.7 1.5 A" d Noise v111-21 TOWN OF PAIL 4. Cost of Mitigation Each of the walls modeled affect different numbers of receivers. The CDOT Noise Abatement Guidelines provide a cost allowance reflecting the effectiveness of the barrier. The NAC lists a cost ceiling of $3000/decibal reduction/receiver as being a reasonable cost. The CDOT NAC realizes attenuation only for those receivers experiencing at least a 3 dB(A) reduction in noise levels. The receivers included in the cost/benefit ratio are usually limited to the first row of buildings. In built-up residential or commercial areas, the first row of buildings along a highway may provide some reduction of highway noise to areas beyond that row of buildings. In turn, additional rows of buildings may provide additional noise reduction to areas still farther beyond. The row of buildings closest to the roadway present a worst case scenario for noise levels in the area because shielding effects due to buildings are not provided for the first row of homes. However, in the area through Vail, the topography of the area allows for direct lines of sight of I-70 to not only the first row of buildings, but also to buildings further away that may be located at a higher elevation. The walls modeled as mitigation can be constructed in various ways. Tables VIII-11 through Table VIII-13 present the cost associated with different wall materials as well as the cost for the wall foundation based on the height of the wall. Table VIII-11 Masonry (Concrete Block) Noise Wall Cost Noise Wall Cost of Wall Cost of Total Cost Height (FT) ($/SF) Foundation ($/LF) ($/LF) 1 12 74-35 190 478 1 16 24-35 190 574 1 Table VIII-12 Concrete Pre-Cast Panel Noise Wall Cost Noise Wall Cost of Wall Cost of Total Cost Height (FT) ($/SF) Foundation ($/LF) ($/LF) 12 20-50 190 430-690 1 16 20-50 190 510-990 Table VIII-13 Concrete Cast in Place Noise Wall Cost Noise Wall Cost of Wall Cost of Total Cost Height (FT) ($/SF) Foundation ($/LF) ($/LF) 12 ~n-an 190 550-670 16 30-40 190 670-830 AAA TOWN OF PAIL V i l 1-22 Noise Additional costs may include removingtreplacing traffic signs, drainage design work, absorptive noise wall paneling, retaining walls, and the potential cost for de-icing. The cost of each of the walls modeled has been determined. Based on the number of ireceivers that realize at least a 3 dB(A) decibel reduction behind each of the walls, the cost per decibel reduction was approximated. An average decibel reduction of 7 dB(A) For first row receivers (within 300 feet of 1- 70) was used to determine the cost per decibel reduction. The 7 dB(A) reduction is based on the average dB(A) reduction experienced by representative receiver sites located within 300 feet of I-70, with mitigation measures in place. The density information to determine the number of receivers realizing attenuation was provided by the Town of Vail Geographical Information System (GIS). The cost details for each wall modeled are listed in Table Vlil-14 below. Tables VIII-14 Noise Model Results with Mitigation Measures in Place Approxi Barrier Unit Segment Cost per Wall Representative Receiver Sites mate Height Cost Cost Decibel Protected Length ($/LF) Reduction (feet) (tit) ($R`F) ($/dB(A)) A R1. R2.. R3 4700 12 3,18 1.621600 ?_..,557 B N/A 1 ?00 1? 358 429.600 4.384 -C R4. R5, R6 2500 16 414 1,035,000 3,791 D R7, R8. R9 3650 12 358 1,306,700 1,595 - E R10, R11. R12 3650 l f 414 1,511,100 7,444 F R13, R14, R15 2450 12 358 877,100 1,606 G R16, R17, R18. R19, R20.1221 6700 16 414 2,773,800 1,295 H N/A 900 1.6 414 372,600 53,229 I R23. R24 4050 12 358 1,449,900 881 J R22, R25. R26. R27, R28 '7756 0 12 358 984,500 913 K R1LR17,,R33 7000 _0 358 2.506.000 8.524 L lv/A 950 1.6 414 393.300 3,512 M R36. R37. R38 2300 1,6 414 952,200 13.603 N R35 550 12 358 196,900 5,626 Q N/A 1400 16 414 579.600 2.855 TOTALS N/A 44.750 N/A N/A 17.050,900 N/A *Shaded rows represent walls that are reasonable under the cost/beneft ratio d,,,x.....ined is the NAC. Based on the cost benefit of the walls, 7 walls are economically reasonable or marginally reasonable according to the NAC. The NAC realizes a reasonable cost of $3,000/decibel reduction/receiver, and a marginally reasonable cost of $3.500/decibel reductionlreceiver. A more detailed model of the proposed walls, analyzing the cost/benefit ratio for each wall including all receivers in the Town of Vail that receive a minimum 3 dB(A) reduction in noise level due to noise abatement measures, may result in more of the proposed walls being economically reasonable under the NAC. Also, where space allows, walls may be built as berms to reduce costs. 1. Noise vlll-23 - TOWN OF W A 069-d 060/tU'd Z91-1 961ti91'6606+ 9W M 606 1VINN31N30 Xfl-VIOli AY60:01 1002-OZ-10 I 5. Feasibility and Reasonableness of Mitigation As part of the noise analysis and abatement guidelines set by the FHWA as well as the CDOT, the feasibility and reasonableness of mitigation must be determined. FHWA has established vague standards to perform this determination. The CDOT has used these standards and created a more concise formula to determine the feasibility and reasonableness of proposed mitigation measures. The following questions have been answered in order to perform the feasibility and reasonableness analysis as described in the instructions for completion of the noise abatement worksheet in the CDOT Noise Analysis and Abatement Guidelines (see Appendix D). Feasibility Can a continuous noise barrier or berm be constructed? Noise barriers or berms are most effective when they are continuous and do not have any breaks for driveways, sidewalks, streets, roads, utilities, drainage facilities, irrigation ditches, etc. In the Town of Vail, continuous noise barriers can be built to achieve desired noise reduction. Can a 5 dB(A) noise reduction be achieved by constructing a noise barrier or berm? The noise model shows that the majority of first row receivers will realize a noise reduction of at least 5 dB(A) with the proposed mitigation measures in place. Can a 5 dB(A) noise reduction be achieved by insulation of the receiver? (Normally limited to public and non-profit buildings.) This question is not considered since a 5 dB(A) reduction of noise can be achieved by constructing a continuous barrier. Are there any "fatal flaw" safety or maintenance issues involving the proposed noise barrier or berm? Under the current proposed mitigation, no fatal flaws are apparent. However, a more detailed analysis of each of the proposed walls, should analyze details such as excessive restriction of sight distance, continuous shadows causing icing of driving lanes during the winter months, excessive glare or reflection of headlights or sunlight off the noise barrier, directing large volumes of water across the driving lanes or other severe drainage situations, to ensure no fatal flaws exist. Reasonableness Cost per impacted receiver per decibel: In consideration of each potential barrier or berm segment, the cost should be less than $3,000 per receiver per decibel reduction for a reasonable project, and less than $3,500 per receiver for a marginally reasonable project. AAA TOWN OF PAIL Viii-24 Noise This noise analysis only took into account the front row receivers to determine the cost per decibel reduction per receiver. A more detailed analysis may prove a minimum 3 dB(A) noise reduction for more receivers and therefore warrant more noise abatement reasonable based on cost. Of the 15 proposed noise walls, 7 are considered reasonable or marginally reasonable based on cost. Impacted persons' desires: At least 60% of impacted people, both property owners and renters, should want the proposed noise mitigation measure for the project to be considered reasonable. An in- depth public involvement program would be necessary to determine the majority of public opinion. This public involvement would be performed during a more detailed study. Development type: The mixture of development types plays a major part in determining the reasonableness of noise mitigation. For a project to be considered reasonable, at least 45% of the development should consist of Category B receivers (see Table VIII-2). The Town of Vail has approximately 93% of the development consisting of Category B receivers. Under the CDOT Noise Abatement Criteria that makes noise mitigation within the Town of Vail very reasonable. Development vs. Highway timing: This item compares the date of the residential or commercial development of the impacted receivers to the date of construction of the roadway improvement that contributes transportation generated noise levels. For a project to be considered reasonable, at least 50% of the impacted receivers should have development dates that predate the initial highway construction or last through lane addition project. The Town of Vail has approximately 12% of the development predating the initial interstate construction of 1969, and 53% predating the last phase of interstate construction in 1976 from Booth Creek east over Vail Pass. Under the CDOT Noise Abatement Criteria that makes noise mitigation within the Town of Vail reasonable. Development existence: This item addresses the length of time impacted receivers have been exposed to transportation related noise impacts. For a project to be considered reasonable, at least 50% of the impacted commercial and residential receivers in a development should have been in existence for more than 15 years. Approximately 89% of the residential receivers have been in existence for more than 15 years in the Town of Vail. Under the CDOT Noise Abatement Criteria that makes noise mitigation within the Town of Vail very reasonable. Land use controls: This item addresses the degree of land use planning which occurs in an area which attempts to minimize transportation related noise impacts on new development. For a project to be considered reasonable, local officials must either routinely coordinate new subdivision proposals with CDOT or have local land use restrictions in place which control incompatible land use adjacent to highway corridors. The Town of Vail has the following issues: • Very stringent zoning controls. • Very stringent design review guidelines. • A town-wide noise ordinance. This includes the use of engine "Jake" brakes. Noise VIII-25 TOWN OF PAIL • The use of berms for most residential areas abutting the interstate. Commercial zoning , (as a buffer) on most portions of West Vail adjacent to I-70. • Most of the land away from 1-70 is constrained by geologic hazards (snow avalanche, rock fall, debris flow, 100-year floodplain). Approximately 40% of Vail's land area lies within a rock fall hazard zone, while no portion of the 1-70 corridor through Vail lies within a rock fall zone. Therefore, there is minimal choice but to locate development adjacent to the interstate. • The Towa of Vail is constrained by the national forest. • With very tight topographical and political boundaries. Vail averages Vi mile wide with 1-70 splitting this difference. This leaves minimal space for development. • Many parts of the residential development that lies adjacent to I-70 (Matterhorn and West Vail) that has no buffer, was developed in Eagle County and then annexed from Eagle County. Therefore, the Town of Vail did not have the benefit of reviewing development of these areas. Under the CDOT Noise Abatement Criteria these issues make noise mitigation measures within the Town of Vail reasonable. F. Summary The following are the results of the traffic noise impacts analysis conducted for the I-70 corridor through the Town of Vail: • FHWAICDOT criteria were used as a guide for considering noise impacts. • Currently, 5 representative receiver sites, representing a total of approximately 540 receivers, are found to have noise levels in excess of the noise impact criteria. These representative receivers, R1, R18, R21, R28. and R32 are currently above the 66 dB(A) noise level. While these numbers reflect the number of receivers accounted for by the representative receiver locations, the numbers do not reflect the total number of affected receivers (those receivers that experience noise levels exceeding the 66 dB(A) approach criteria) located in the Town of Vail. In order to determine the total number of affected receivers refer to the noise contour maps presented in Appendix D. • For the year 2020, 6 representative receiver sites. representing a total of 600 receivers, were predicted to have noise levels in excess of the noise impact criteria. These receivers, R1, R17, R18, R21, R28, and R32 are predicted to have noise levels above 66 dB (A) in the year 2020 based on projected traffic increases. While these numbers reflect the number of receivers TOWNOF~L VIII-26 Noise 069-d 080/1Z0'd 291-1 IBIM6808+ 9811 DO 809 1VINNEN33 XR-Y H RV80:01 100Z-OZ-10 C accounted for by the representative receiver locations, the numbers do not reflect the total number of affected receivers (those receivers that experience noise levels exceeding the 66 dB(A) approach criteria) located in the Town of Vail. In order to determine the total number of affected receivers refer to the noise contour maps presented in Appendix D. • The largest noise levels will occur for receivers located closest to I-70 or with the best line of sight of I-70. However, an increase in the distance from I-70 does not always reflect a decrease in noise level. Each receiver may have a different shielding effect based on obstacles (e.g., buildings, vegetation, and partial barriers) between the receiver and the roadway, which may prevent sound energy from reaching the receivers. • An average increase of 0.7 dB(A) in noise level occurs with every 5-mph increase in speed along I-70. • An average increase of 0.04 dB(A) in noise level occurred for the first 10-foot increase in elevation for each receiver and an increase of 0.002 dB(A) in noise level occurred for the second 10-foot increase in elevation for each receiver. • An average increase of 0.3 dB(A) in noise level occurred for an overall increase of 2 percent trucks in the traffic mix along 1-70 and an increase of 0.6 dB(A) in noise level occurred for an overall increase of 4 percent trucks in the traffic mix along 1-70. • The table below represents the average dB(A) increase based on increasing traffic volumes. Table VIII-6 Relative Noise Level Increases Based on Traffic Volumes Traffic Volumes Relative Noise Level Noise Level Increase 40000 460 N/A 45000 46.5 0.5 50000 46.9 0.4 55000 47.4 0.4 60000 47.7 0.3 65000 48.1 0.3 70000 48.5 0.3 75000 48.8 0.3 80000 49.0 0.2 • Noise produced by short duration point sources including jake brakes and rumble strips add to the overall existing noise levels. An average additive increase to the noise levels represented by the contour lines can be expected. The additive increase to the existing 60 dB(A), 66 dB(A), and 70 dB(A) contour lines due to jake brakes is 0.5 dB(A), 1.0 dB(A), and 2.0 dB(A), respectively. The additive increase to 60 dB(A), 66 dB(A), and 70 dB(A) contour lines due to rumble strips is 1.0 dB(A), 3.0 dB(A), and 4.0 dB(A), respectively. A Noise VIII-27 TOWN OF PAIL • Noise contour maps were developed (based on noise readings taken at various representative receiver sites) to estimate noise levels at any location in the Vail area. Thoso should be used as a guide only, due to the variability of noise levels in the Vail area caused by shielding and reflection. Receiver sites may vary from single-unit structures to structures housing multiple units. The actual number of affected receivers is based on the number of units per structure. Actual noise measurements should be taken in order to determine the exact noise levels at any specific location. • Since this noise analysis does not include highway construction on a new location or the physical alteration of an existing highway, federal funds are not eligible for noise mitigation under the Type I project considerations. Federal funds are eligible for this project under Type 2 project considerations, but the noise mitigation would have to compete against other highway projects on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan. • The location and size of the proposed noise walls analyzed in the 2020 noise mitigation plan have been analyzed on a planning level analysis. The proposed walls should be optimized during the design stage. • The implementation of Type 11 projects is a strictly voluntary decision made by a DOT and there are no special or separate federal funds to provide highway traffic noise abatement based on Type II projects. • Based on the previous Type II priority list. if funds should become available through the reinstitution of a Type J l program in Colorado, the Town of Vail should have high priority for those funds. • The Town of Vail may compete with other transportation projects on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for funds based on the traffic noise impacts due to I-70 traffic. • Due to the outcome of the Noise Abatement Determination Worksheet. the overall noise abatement proposed for the Town of Vail is feasible and reasonable. A more detailed analysis of each individual wall should be perf.,.... ed before any design of the proposed mitigation is done. a 1'DAiNOF VAIL VIII-28 Noise 069-d 0E0/6Z0'd 291-1 981M6EOE+ 681f M HE 1VINN31N30 NO-WOU YlrM 01 100Z-OZ-10 " IX. 1-70 Capping Draft Report The Town of Vail is conceptualizing options to utilize available land in the Vail Valley as efficiently as possible, improve overall livability and environmental sensitivity, and alleviate safety hazards on Interstate 70 (I-70). Developable land within Vail is minimal. The community is divided by the Interstate with the only connections at the three interchanges. Several extra vehicle miles are often necessary in travel between the sides of the Interstate. Furthermore, pedestrians often cross 1-70 in between interchanges creating a safety hazard for themselves and motorists. The capping of I-70 with a cut-and-cover tunnel throughout parts or all of Vail is under consideration to address all of these concerns. Cut-and-cover tunnels are generally used in place of aboveground freeways to eliminate noise and air pollution. They create more space by providing room for development, parks, recreational, cultural, and other public facilities on top of the tunnel. They also create or maintain community cohesion. The purpose of this report is twofold. The first is to provide the issues facing Vail in capping 1-70, and the other is to provide information on other cut-and-cover tunnels that have been built. The three tunnels being used for reference are located in Mercer Island, WA; Phoenix, AZ; and Duluth, MN. General information for each of these tunnels is included near the end of this report. • • • • The construction of a lid over 1-70 through Vail creates opportunities for new commercial, residential, and recreational development; allows for a more cohesive and livable community; and virtually eliminates the safety hazards to pedestrians and motorists that currently exist within the I-70 right-of- way. The capping of the Interstate would be at a tremendous cost but could be offset by developing the right package of real estate transactions amongst the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT); the Town of Vail; and commercial, residential, and recreational developers. The capping of I-70 through Vail could create more than 550 acres of developable land in Vail, some of which could be used for new commercial and residential development, parks, open space and other uses identified by the community. The 550 acres through Vail (CDOT right-of-way) includes I-70, the Frontage Roads, and the land in between. By placing 1-70 underground, the right-of-way requirements for the Interstate are dramatically reduced, even if the Interstate were expanded. The cross-section necessary to accommodate the Interstate in the tunnel would be approximately 150 feet across; representing about one-third of the total right-of-way. This accounts for three lanes in both directions of I-70 (for future growth), a two-track rail corridor, and shoulders. This, in turn, could create at least 350 acres for development. Development could then migrate closer to the Interstate and some 1-70 Capping Draft IX-1 TOFU OF PAIL development could occur on the lid itself. In addition to the development potential, new portals to Vail's amenities could be constructed with new interchanges along I-70, especially between the West ' Vail and East Vail interchanges. The capping of the Interstate presents opportunities for creating a more cohesive and livable community. The lid would provide more opportunities for connecting the areas north and south of the Interstate. This connection would provide a more cohesive community both geographically and socially. Currently, with the Interstate dividing the community, and with only the interchanges and one pedestrian bridge connecting the two sides, pedestrians are crossing I-70 at a high risk to themselves and motorists. With careful planning of the lid, this safety hazard could be virtually eliminated. Many environmental impacts on the community associated with traffic on the Interstate could be better mitigated, including noise, air, and water pollution, by consolidating the sources for treatment or mitigation. The current road noise along the Interstate could be dramatically reduced, as the tunnel provides for the ultimate noise wall system and noise exiting the tunnel could be muffled effectively. Similarly, air and water quality could be enhanced with similar means. The use of chemical deicers could be reduced significantly with the Interstate covered, thereby reducing the deicers effect on the environment. 1. Development Potential Land use and planning will largely determine the development potential on the lid. Limitations on what can be feasibly located both physically and safely near and on the lid itself will also be a determining factor. Consideration could be given to provide the current land use breakdown percentages for the development on the lid for commercial, residential, recreational, and open space. Careful planning and consideration of the development potential must take into consideration the development rights, infrastructure impacts and mitigation, right-of-way costs, and construction costs of the lid. The potential for development lies in four main areas: 1) commercial; 2) residential; 3) recreational; and 4) open space. Commercial development will likely provide the highest return and therefore may be the most significant factor in funding the capping. Residential and some recreational development will provide the next highest return. Some areas of the capping may be restrictive on development on or near the lid, making recreational or open space uses the primary development. Open space, while not providing actual financial assistance in the capping, would serve as a valued asset to the community. There is a potential for funding open space through alternate means of finance. The building of a cap, in general, could provide other benefits to the community as well. The noise and pollution from I-70 has led to decreased property values in the areas adjacent to the Interstate through Vail. Capping would create potential for development as well as lessening the negative effects of I-70 on property values in the area. IA TOWN OF PAIL IX-2 1-70 Capping Draft 2. Transportation Corridor Potential Additional opportunities exist in the overall transportation system through Vail. Potential fixed guideways from Denver and the West Slope could be integrated into the capping in such a way to provide good highway interfaces, intermodal centers, and stations. Better connections to the community from the transportation systems and parking facilities could be integrated into the capping with minimal impact to the community. Additionally, better means of loading and delivery into the Town could be integrated into the capping by providing centralized docks, a concept precluded at this time due to the land constraints in Vail. 3. Land Value and Financial Considerations Commercial development near or on the lid has the highest potential for paying for the construction of the capping. The key to this concept's success lies in the real estate transaction initially between CDOT and the Town of Vail. One scenario is that of a transfer or lease of the land use rights of the CDOT right-of-way near and on the lid to the Town of Vail at a nominal cost, with the construction of the capping paid for by the transfer or lease of the land use rights to commercial developers. In this scenario, consideration of the operation and maintenance costs of the additional functions necessitated by the capping would need to be included in the transfer or lease transactions. Infrastructure impacts and mitigation efforts would also be a key consideration in the development and land value. Potential funding sources also include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and CDOT. If traffic volumes continue to increase on I-70 (as they are projected to), additional highway lanes may be necessary and some mitigation measures might become necessary for noise, air quality, or other environmental issues in the future along I-70 through Vail. The costs associated with providing additional an additional lane in each direction on 1-70 on the surface through Vail could be put in the $20 million to $40 million per mile. Expansion of the Interstate on the surface, given the ownership of the right-of-way and construction cost, would not near the cost of providing tunnels. However, it is possible that the FHWA and CDOT could contribute the portion of the funds for expanding the Interstate to the overall capping project. Local funding could also be used since the project would provide potentially significant improvements to noise, visual, and air quality concerns. In addition, open space funds could be used to create additional open space. Another funding option includes the construction of the capping by CDOT with a transfer or lease of the land use rights based on fair market value. This option is unlikely though, as the risks to CDOT may not be in the best interest of the taxpayers of the State. Once the overall land use planning considerations and feasibility of uses are identified, it may be best to consider a developer(s) in the early planning stages of the capping. In review and discussion of the information available from local realtors, it is difficult to approximate the values of the land that could be realized by capping 1-70. An approximate range of values for developable land near Vail Village and Lionshead is $2.5 to $6.0 million per acre, depending on location and zoning. In areas outside Vail Village and Lionshead, an approximate range of values for developable land is $.5 to $1.8 million per acre, depending on location and zoning. A 1-70 Capping Draft IX-3 TOWV' OF PAIL Appendix E contains a copy of a Joint Development Study produced by FHWA giving guidelines on projects eligible for the types of funding described above. C. General 1-70 Capping Issues 1. Capping Limits Consideration of the capping of I-70 needs to address several issues including terrain, geotechnical considerations, constructability and impact considerations, interchange locations, and planning and zoning constraints. For the purposes of conceptualization, the area from just east of the East Vail Interchange to the Dowd Junction interchange on I-70 provides the overall project limits. Due to the issues mentioned above, it may not be feasible to cap the entire length under consideration. Capping could be done in specific areas that provide the best results based upon the objectives of the project. The areas identified below are potential opportunities for capping of I-70. These areas are a "first look" for opportunity and will require additional study beyond the scope of this report. See maps in Appendix C for potential capping areas through the Town of Vail. Dowd Canyon The Dowd Canyon area may provide an opportunity to provide an expanded transportation corridor without widening the corridor, and possible accommodations for future transit systems. In addition, with the right design, some of the geotechnical issues in the Canyon may be mitigated while providing open space and wildlife mitigation. West Vail to Lionshead Area Some opportunities exist for additional development and open space in the area of the West Vail Interchange. Terrain transitions in this area may accommodate for transition of capping options. Consideration of a reconfigured interchange and a future transit system may be necessary to accommodate capping in this area. Lionshead to Vail Village The area along I-70 that provides the most opportunity for development is the area between Lionshead and Vail Village. The terrain lends itself fairly well to cut-and-cover tunneling in this area. Again, consideration of future transit systems and interchange configurations will be necessary. Vail Village to East Vail Opportunities exist in the area between Vail Village and East Vail for expansion of open space and recreational uses. Some opportunity exists for additional residential development along the perimeter of the I-70 corridor, but minimal commercial development opportunities are present. East Vail to Vail Pass The area from East Vail to Vail Pass could also be considered for capping due to frequent inclement weather conditions and potential opportunities for residential land use in the Town's limits. Capping areas from East Vail to Vail Pass could be used primarily for open space, wildlife corridors, and a potential additional portal to the ski area. Two potential capping areas from East Vail to Vail Pass are 1-70 Capping Draft TOWN OF PAIL ~ ix-a shown on the maps in Appendix C. For those areas that space in the median is not available, the alignment could be moved north of I-70 and tunneled. Interchanges Four existing I-70 interchanges are within the capping limits identified above: 1) Dowd Junction; 2) West Vail; 3) Vail; and 4) East Vail. Within the scope of the capping, additional interchanges should be considered in the early planning stages, especially the potential for interchanges between West Vail and Vail interchanges and between Vail and East Vail. The considerations for the reconfiguration of the interchanges include whether they are to remain above ground, placed within the tunnel, or relocated. The Dowd Junction and East Vail interchanges have the least necessity for any significant modification due to capping of the Interstate. However, depending upon the potential widening of the Interstate through Dowd Canyon, some modifications of the Dowd Junction interchange may be necessary. Further consideration to the West Vail and Vail interchanges should be given especially with regards to the approach of the capping. The high cost of reconfiguration of interchanges must be kept in context with the capping project as a whole. 2. Maintenance and Operations Maintenance and operations of the tunnel would need to be addressed for the capping of I-70. Costs for maintaining and operating a tunnel are greater than that of the current Interstate. Costs for electricity, water, and labor may be significant. These costs and the responsibility should be resolved in the early planning stages. Environmental Impact Considerations With a project of this magnitude, the environmental impacts will need to be addressed, likely in the form of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The process for an EIS is well defined by Federal Law and includes an encompassing analysis of the project's environmental impacts. The brief discussion included in this report will summarize some of the major issues that will require significant investigation, analysis, and mitigation plans for both the completed project and the construction of the project. Pollution in the form of noise, air, and water will require significant analysis for the completed project. In terms of noise, I-70 traffic may experience more noise within the confined tunnel sections, whereas, outside the tunnel sections, less noise will exist. The portals of the tunnel sections, and at or near the ventilation systems, may show noise increases. Noise increases will also be expected during construction. Location of portals and ventilation systems should be analyzed with respect to noise impacts and mitigation. Air and water pollution will have the same general considerations as with noise for the I-70 traffic inside the tunnels and in the community. Mitigation of air and water issues within the tunnel involves ventilation and water handling systems. The capping of I-70 provides a good opportunity for the mitigation of noise, air, and water quality along the Interstate by consolidating the sources for mitigation techniques. 1-70 Capping Draft IX-5 TOWN OF VAIL Hazardous materials hauled on I-70 will require special consideration in the tunnels, as no feasible alternative routes are available at this time. This involves special tunnel design and procedures as included in the Hanging Lake Tunnels in Glenwood Canyon. These procedures include incident detection systems and fire and spill control systems equipment. Other impact considerations include safety, visual quality, wildlife issues, socio-economic issues, recreation and parks issues, and historic resource issues. As with the other issues mentioned above, consideration must be given to the completed project and the construction of the project, in terms of both the 1-70 driver and the community. In addition to addressing the capping of 1-70 in the form of an EIS in the future, this issue should also be addressed in other relevant studies for the area such as the I-70 Programmatic EIS (PEIS). E. General Capping Considerations The capping of 1-70 through Vail most likely would be a series of tunnels rather than one large tunnel. This assumption is derived from a combination of the terrain features, land use and zoning issues, logically developable areas, the need to maintain 1-70 traffic, and the relative impracticality of building a single ten to twelve-mile tunnel. The general topography suggests that areas to be capped may be constructed in differing manners. In some areas, holding the existing grade of 1-70 and covering over may be more practical than cutting the Interstate below grade and maintaining the natural topography. Consideration of the construction phasing, maintaining I-70 traffic, overall earthwork balance, and the economic implications of bringing on development early in the process for funding will all be considerations in the overall alignment and profile of the new 1-70 through Vail. Given that each of these tunnel sections would be more than 1000 feet in length, mechanical ventilation, lighting, and drainage systems would be necessary. Significant infrastructure and utility issues will require consideration with the type of development that would be needed near and on the lid to support the funding of the capping. Surface drainage will need significant consideration due to the general topography of the terrain, the proximity of the existing community, existing low-point features, and environmental concerns. It is likely, given the topography, that mechanical means for dealing with surface water may be necessary. With each of the mechanical systems mentioned above, the issue of their location and their impact on the lid development and community must be carefully considered. In addition to the personnel requirements for operating and maintaining the tunnels, the capping of I-70 will require significant consideration of the emergency services to respond to potential incidents in the tunnel portions. This may require additional staffing and training of fire protection personnel, hazardous material response personnel, and incident control personnel. j1 TOWN OF SAIL ~ ix-s 1-70 Capping Draft Capping Construction Issues The issues in the construction of capping I-70 fall under three general categories: 1) Construction Phasing; 2) Construction Techniques; and 3) Construction Impact. Issues under each of these categories are discussed. 1. Construction Phasing The phasing of the I-70 capping construction requires consideration of several critical issues which all need to be addressed in the planning of the project. Given that I-70 is a major route through Colorado, it is likely that the CDOT and FHWA will require that traffic be maintained through the project area with minimal or no delay to the traveling public. This constraint will require that two-lane detours be maintained in both directions on I-70, with a design speed that will be acceptable to CDOT and FHWA. For the purposes of this planning stage, an average of 40 to 50 miles per hour may be necessary. Higher design speeds may be required or lower design speeds may be necessary for portions of the project's construction. It is likely that traffic stops may not be allowed, or if they are, stops could be limited to a few minutes for construction of special areas. Given the need to maintain I-70 traffic, careful planning of the construction phasing is mandatory from this perspective. One possible general means of addressing this issue is to first provide two lanes of detour within the existing right-of-way, and outside the new construction footprint. Once the detour is complete, one direction of traffic can be moved to the detour. The newly vacated lanes would then be the first area for new construction. Once the newly constructed lanes are complete, one direction of traffic can be diverted onto the new lanes. Then, depending on the area, the other direction of traffic can be diverted onto the detour, allowing for the construction to continue. This concept is general in nature and would require in-depth traffic and construction analysis, however, it may provide one of the more economical means, as only one two-lane detour would be needed to maintain traffic. Another critical issue in the construction phasing of the capping of I-70 is the need for completing sections of the cap in an expeditious manner. One of the more probable means of funding the project lies in the private development on the cap. If this becomes the case, a developer would finance the construction of the project through the revenue generation of what is constructed on the cap. With this, it is critical to begin coordination of the revenue-generating developments as soon as possible. Sections of the construction of the cap then become a driving force in the construction phasing. An overall plan for the construction phasing of the cap also needs to consider the earthwork balance of the project. The most economical construction would include all material generated on the project to be used on the project with a minimum of extra handling. Sections of the cap that require extensive excavation should be phased during construction of other areas of the cap that require extensive fills. This task may be difficult at the startup of the project. More efficient construction can also be accomplished by setting up concrete plants in town at the time of construction to reduce haul times and maximize the recycling of materials. Minimizing the stockpiling of earthwork for later use, along with minimizing the need to import or export material, should be a priority in the overall construction phasing of the project. TOWN OF YAIL 1-70 Capping Draft IX-7 Other issues in the construction phasing include those specifically related to the Town of Vail in terms of access and are equally important in the consideration of the phasing as those mentioned above. As Vail is a resort area, it derives much of its revenue through its tourism industry, and the need to preserve its access is critical. Vail is also a community, and the need to preserve its quality of life and business is critical in the construction phasing. Consideration must be given to maintaining the resort business and the community in the construction phasing by careful planning with the residents and the businesses of Vail. Perhaps the best seasons to plan extensive construction activities are during off- peak seasons, spring and fall, when traffic volumes are low and business is slow. During these seasons, significant work could be accomplished. During the remainder of the year, construction should be phased and constructed to maintain access through the Town. 2. Construction Techniques The discussion of the capping of I-70 has largely been that of using a cut-and-cover type of tunneling. Cut-and-cover is a means where an open excavation is made to the final grade of the tunnel while supporting the sides of the excavation. Once the final grade is achieved, a covering, usually of steel ribs and/or concrete, is placed as the top. The top is then covered with dirt and blended into the surrounding landscape. This is the most economical means for the cap through Vail, as most of the landscape lends itself well to this technique. Another means of creating a cap may be in using the existing grade of I-70, creating a cap on it, and blending the cap into the surrounding landscape. Variations of these two means of creating the cap is likely through Vail in order to provide the best development potential and final landscape. With these techniques, earthwork balance can be addressed readily in the planning. The geology of the area must be given careful consideration in the planning of the tunnel from a geotechnical standpoint. Construction techniques, especially in excavation and support, largely depend on the geotechnical aspects of the soils and rock. An extensive exploratory drilling program should be at the front end of the planning efforts, as construction techniques could impact construction phasing of the project. As with the geotechnical investigations, utility investigations should also be made early in the planning efforts. Existing utilities as well as planned or potential utilities in the right-of-way should be given careful consideration in the planning stages. Utility needs for the development on the cap should also be addressed in the early planning stages to ensure a coordinated and integrated utility system is designed and installed as the construction occurs. The staging of construction must also be considered in the early planning of the project. Staging is locating the construction facilities necessary for the project. This includes the areas for unloading of materials to be used on the project, stockpile areas, material processing areas, construction vehicle parking and maintenance areas, and office areas. A project of this magnitude will require significant acreage for these activities and addressing this issue is paramount in the planning stages. The contract packaging of the project is also an issue that can influence the construction techniques. Contract packaging is the issuance of the individual contracts for the projects. If one developer were to assume the entire capping project, this may not be of significant concern as the developer would be driven by completion of the project in the most expeditious manner, using the appropriate contractors. If the capping project were to be a series of individual contracts, consideration should be given to the TOWN OF PAIL IX-8 1-70 Capping Draft need to package the contracts for the most economical means. Careful consideration of the interface among the individual contracts is required to assure cooperation and minimization of the interfacing delays that could occur. In any contract packaging, consideration should be given to packaging the ventilation and traffic systems as separate contracts to assure that maintenance, upgrading, and warranty issues can be contracted directly with the manufacturers of those systems. 3. Construction Impacts The construction impacts are far-reaching into the community and the business of the resort. Financial and quality of life impacts will be inherent in the construction of a cap over I-70. Consideration of the construction impacts must be weighed against the long-term opportunities of the finished project. A project of this magnitude will have significant impacts during construction. In general terms, the more construction impact that can be tolerated, the shorter the overall construction period. During the planning stages of the project, consideration must be given to the extent of the compromises that could be made during the construction. All parties involved, including the Town, its residents, its businesses, and affected agencies and jurisdictions must proceed into this project well informed and willing to endure the impacts of the project. Construction impacts include those normally associated with heavy construction, especially noise and dust. Access will be hindered during construction. Careful construction phasing plans and construction documents can be developed to minimize and control the impacts. Visual impacts of the project are subjective, as there are those who enjoy the sight of construction, and with the right approach and attitude, the visual impact can provide a positive message of change to both the residents and the guests of the Town. These impacts, though, are still impacts, and need to be treated as such as the overall vitality of the Town during the construction may suffer. The construction of the cap on 1-70 would also have a workforce impact. This project would require a significant amount of construction workers in the area for a considerable amount of time. Housing and service demands will increase dramatically during the construction. Some of this impact may be mitigated through careful planning of the project and phasing. Tourism may decline during the construction. However, the needs of the construction workforce, with a proper design for mitigation, may meet the basic economic needs of the community during the construction effort. Comparative Capping Projects 1. General Discussion Capping projects already exist in several urban environments. Many were provided to increase development potential and some as mitigation of environmental and residential impacts. Three capping projects were researched to provide some comparative analysis to the capping of 1-70 through Vail. These projects are in Mercer Island, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; and Duluth, Minnesota. While the opportunities, conditions, costs, and the general dynamics might differ between the Town of Vail and 1-70 Capping Draft IX-9 TOWN OF PAIL these three projects, many of the same concerns and issues apply from one place to another. The information provided below highlights the research on these projects. Mercer Island, WA 1987-1992 The cut-and-cover tunnel in Mercer Island is a segment of I-90. The project originally met a lot of resistance from the public because it involved the construction of a ten-lane interstate through the city. The public did not want the air pollution and noise that an interstate would bring. Approximately 1,000 public meetings took place over the course of several years. In the end, negotiations reduced the interstate to eight lanes with a cut-and-cover tunnel in place over key sections. The tunnel is 2,800 feet long with a park and landscaping on top of the tunnel. The environmental process was also tested for this newly constructed interstate with the completion of an EIS. Phoenix, AZ 1987-1990 The cut-and-cover tunnel in Phoenix, AZ is a segment of the I-10 Papago Freeway. The tunnel is 2,700 feet (about one-half mile) long with ten lanes. Public support for this project has been strong because of the Margaret Hance Park built on top of the tunnel, creating increased green space within the city. The park includes approximately 30 acres of lawns, ponds, playgrounds, restaurants, fountains, cultural facilities, and a library; and the deck supports 13 of those acres over the freeway. Central Avenue, a major north-south connection in Phoenix, was also bridged over the park to maintain the local traffic flow. Duluth, MN I-35 in Duluth, MN has four cut-and-cover tunnels within 13 blocks. The first tunnel (traveling east) is the Lake Place Tunnel, and it is 725 feet long. The second tunnel, the East Historic District Tunnel, is 670 feet long. The third tunnel, the West Historic District Tunnel, is 570 feet long. The last tunnel, the Leif Erickson Tunnel, is the longest tunnel at 1,480 feet. Public support was strong for these tunnels for three main reasons: they allowed several historic buildings to remain standing; they allow the main thoroughfare in the area, Superior Street, to run concurrent with the freeway; and they serve as bridges to open up physical and aesthetic access to the lakefront while providing more green space in the form of parks and landscaping. 2. Project Issues 2a. Long-Term Agreements Decisions have to be made about issues such as deciding what will be constructed on top of the tunnel and responsibility for maintenance (aboveground and underground). In some cases, long-term agreements are formed between cooperating agencies. In Mercer Island, cooperation took place between local agencies and the funding agency (FHWA) to decide what to put on top of the tunnel (in this case, a park) and the responsibility for aboveground vs. underground maintenance. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) owns the land above the tunnel and leases it back to the City of Mercer Island. Per the agreement, maintenance for the landscaped area is undertaken and funded by the city. In Phoenix, an intergovernmental agreement was formed between the City of Phoenix and the ADOT. This agreement covers any issues that might arise concerning the tunnel such as responsibility for TOWN OF PAIL Y IX-10 1-70 Capping Draft particular tasks or issues. The document also addresses future development of the deck area, responsibility for costs, and anticipation of any major activities that might affect the park. In Duluth, all maintenance and further enhancements to the tunnel areas are paid for solely by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), eliminating the need for agreements between city and state. 2b. Lid Development The area aboveground on the Mercer Island Tunnel consists of a park with multi-use recreational fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and other public amenities. Mercer Island has also included a school in one section of the public area aboveground. In Phoenix, the Margaret Hance Park is composed of much more than just a landscaped park facility. A library stands on one side of the park. Two large buildings house arts, entertainment, and theater. Elaborate statues have been placed in many areas around the park. Plans for other cultural centers are also underway. During the development of the plans for the area above the deck, many options were presented to productively use the land. The City of Phoenix decided at that time to prohibit commercial development and use the space for public use and enjoyment. While huge commercial growth has taken place adjacent to the park, the area on the deck will be maintained for public use. The park has drawn much attention, however, and economic growth has been restored to the area as a result. Duluth has employed several unique ideas to cover and landscape the four tunnels on 1-35. They have landscaped the areas with several plantings. On Lake Place Tunnel, for example, $600,000 was spent on these plantings. They have also used culture and history in many of their designs. They have created a large mosaic "Story Floor" in the shape of Lake Superior with brass stars marking the sites of historic shipwrecks and bronze plaques around the rim of the depression describing each. They also placed a 35-foot high hexagonal clock to commemorate Duluth's sister-city relationships with six foreign cities. On the outer wall of the tunnel, they have created a ceramic mural depicting lakefront, marine, and ship images. On top of the Leif Erickson Tunnel, an extensive English rose garden has been planted to replace a smaller, preexisting rose garden. A stairway and ramp to the newly renovated waterfront have also been installed. 2c. Safety Safety issues must be considered for items such as flammable cargo or automobile fires. Mercer Island expressed that safety issues are of utmost importance. They have installed a foam system. If activated, foam drops to smother fires. The run-off goes to detention vaults where it is held and later removed. The material is biodegradable, so accidental leakages into the lake or other water bodies do not pose an environmental threat. Phoenix installed expensive turbine fans, but these have not been used to date. The traffic creates a natural airflow through the tunnel, eliminating the need for these fans. However, an emergency situation in the tunnel might warrant a need for the fans in the future. They have also installed 10,000 feet of fire detection wire and 36 fire telephone cabinets every 300 feet on both sides of the tunnel (18 in each direction). TOWN OF PAIL 1-70 Capping Draft IX-11 Phoenix has also installed 24 video cameras to monitor and identify traffic hazards and vandals. Electronic loops monitor traffic and send messages to an operator in a control room under Central Avenue. The operator can use cameras to evaluate the condition and use lane-control signs and message boards to guide traffic past the trouble areas. In the City of Duluth, there is a ventilation system to control smoke in case of fire and fire sprinklers. Heat detectors mounted throughout the tunnel will trigger the fans, as well as send an automatic fire signal to Duluth's 911 emergency service. There are also 24 electronically monitored wall-mounted emergency cabinets containing manual fire alarm pull stations and emergency telephones directly connected to the Minnesota State Patrol's Duluth Headquarters. There are twelve fire hydrants within the tunnel. However, there were no regulations on fire safety systems at the time, and they are not aware of any current codes that have been enacted since then. 2d. Lighting Lighting is an issue for tunnels, depending primarily on the length of the tunnel. Shorter tunnels allow enough daylight or streetlights (nighttime) to illuminate the interior. For the Mercer Island Tunnel, a tunnel lighting expert was hired to determine the type and amount of lighting to be used. Considerations for the lighting included start-up costs, operational costs, and replacement costs. Phoenix has installed 3,500 amber-colored sodium lights to illuminate the interior of the tunnel. Light sensors have also been installed in the deck to adjust the amount of light in the tunnel so travelers' eyes do not have to adjust too much upon entrance and exit. Lighting in the Duluth tunnels varies due to the lengths of the tunnels. The Historic District Tunnels do not need lighting because ample daylight illuminates the tunnels. The Lake Place Tunnel has openings in the walls to permit passage of additional sunlight. The Leif Erickson Tunnel, however, required 1,235 lights. For this extensive lighting, the monthly light bills total about $6,000 per month. 2e. Eye Adjustments Without proper lighting and other techniques, tunnels can create problems for travelers' eyes because of the drastic differences in lighting from aboveground to belowground. In Duluth this was a particular problem as the tunnels run in succession and the distances between do not allow ample time for the eyes to adjust to lighting changes. They have employed three techniques to solve this problem. First, high-pressure sodium tiles designed for reflectivity were used inside the tunnels. Second, rustication and three different shades of brown were used to reduce reflection outside of the tunnels. Third, the concrete was dyed black with epoxy-penetrant sealer outside of the tunnels. These have all been effective methods to eliminate eye adjustment problems. As mentioned earlier, the City of Phoenix installed light sensors to adjust the amount of light in the tunnels so the eyes do not have to adjust too much. 2f. Ventilation Ventilation systems are generally required only for tunnels of 1,000 feet or more. Ventilation issues are important for air quality within the tunnels. An obstacle for ventilation is keeping the air pollution down in the tunnels to acceptable limits if the traffic is stopped. Mercer Island uses feed fans to extract .1 TOWN OF YAIL IX-12 t-70 Capping Draft ~ gas, smoke, or fumes out of the tunnel. The system is fully automated by the use of monitors that continuously collect data and adjust conditions inside the tunnel. Phoenix makes use of the turbine fans installed for fire safety. Eight, 750 horsepower fans, with blades six feet long ventilate the deck park tunnel. Phoenix has also installed five carbon monoxide sensors in the tunnel. Duluth uses the most advanced ventilation system for the 1,480 foot long Leif Erickson Tunnel. The automated system operates from a compact ventilation building under the deck. The system includes air quality monitors in six locations. These monitors constantly test air quality and trigger fans if carbon monoxide levels go above six parts per million (ppm) (OSHA limits are 50 ppm) for more than two minutes. These fans have been triggered twice in about eight years with average daily traffic (ADT) volumes of 25,000 vehicles through the tunnels. All results are automatically reported to the district office aboveground. 2g. Waterproofing Waterproofing is an issue for any cut-and-cover tunnel, especially those in areas of high precipitation or where large volumes of water are used for landscaping as in the case of a park over the tunnel. The Mercer Island waterproofing system includes a two part system consisting of an asphalt layer and a bentonite clay layer. The bentonite layer is placed on the outside of the tunnel and is the first layer of defense. This clay material is held in cardboard panels that are tacked to the walls and tunnel roofs. The second layer is an asphalt membrane used as a last defense should something penetrate the tunnel. This asphalt layer is applied directly to the concrete structure. The bentonite layer is activated by water, which causes the clay to swell and become a permanent wat,-,proof seal. In Phoenix, a thick plastic membrane was placed between the cement roof of the tunnel and a layer of soil from four to eight feet in depth for landscaping. Some leakage occurs with this system, although it is not excessive. Currently plans are underway to construct a koi pond (an authentic Japanese pond) around a Japanese teahouse. This causes concern about the pond breaking through the plastic membrane at some point. Because of this, ADOT is researching stronger membrane samples to replace the existing membrane (a major project in itself). In Duluth, a 6.5-millimeter plastic sheet with a sticky side was wrapped around the entire tunnel. An asphalt board was used to hold the membrane in place. Four inches of low strength concrete were placed on top of that, and a granular backfill and landscaping were the final layer. Duluth has had only one problem with leakage where the watc.,r,.-oofrng pulled loose at the top of the Lake Place Tunnel. This was corrected and resealed. 2h. Drainage Drainage has been a major issue for cut-and-cover tunnels in the cities referenced. In Phoenix, drainage was the greatest expense for construction. The drainage flow through the city, northeast to southwest, cut across the area where the tunnel was to be built. Consequently, a complex system of drainage tunnels under downtown Phoenix, 20 feet in diameter, was built to carry the water six and one-half miles to the Salt River (south of the project area). 1-70 Capping Draft IX-13 TORN OF PAIL 2i. Access Access for the Mercer Island project is provided through doors along the tunnel corridor, as well as through the top of the lid. Plumbing, electrical, fire abatement systems, etc., are accessed through these doors. Regulations regarding access pertain to issues such as safety and visibility, but no regulations govern maintenance access. 2j. Public Support While all of the cut-and-cover tunnel projects have ultimately received strong public support, early and frequent communication with the public is essential when considering any project of this magnitude. Benefits of cut-and-cover tunnels such as decreased noise, better air quality, and increased green space appeal to a majority of the public. Public involvement includes actions such as public meetings and open houses, newsletters, web pages, and brochures. Public involvement costs as a function of the total costs of the project cannot be calculated precisely, as these costs vary. In Phoenix, public involvement costs totaled one to two percent of the overall project costs. On Mercer Island, the percentage of public involvement costs was not calculated separately, but these costs totaled millions of dollars. A great deal of time and effort has been spent on public involvement by each city that has undertaken a cut-and-cover project. They all stress that a thorough public involvement process will ensure a smoother project in the long run. 3. Construction Issues Construction issues must be addressed and include how to divert traffic on an interstate with high traffic volumes, schedules and timing of construction, and possible impact to local residences, structures, and businesses. In Duluth, historic structures in the area of construction were issues of much debate and concern. The cut-and-cover tunnels made it possible to preserve all historic buildings in the area. Measures used to preserve these structures included careful monitoring of blasting activities, use of small, delayed explosives, and matting of explosives to eliminate flying rock. The final resolution left good feelings between public agencies involved in the planning of the tunnels, members of the community, and historic preservation agencies. 3a. Utilities Relocation Utilities relocation was a great obstacle for all three cities because the tunnels were not constructed within an existing roadway. Relocations are very costly and time-consuming. 3b. Soil Considerations In areas such as Mercer Island, issues such as earthquake regions must be considered for construction of a tunnel. In Vail, however, other considerations might apply, such as depth of digging, type and density of soils present, and time of year. Digging should ideally take place during warmer seasons to avoid frozen ground. 3c. Construction Details Construction details were not acquired from all three cities, but the ADOT provided ample information regarding the construction of the tunnel on 1-10. The deck is actually 19 bridges built side by side (one-half mile long). Each bridge is approximately 150 feet wide and 250 feet long with a six-foot thick concrete floor. The bridges are covered with a specially prepared soil ranging in depth from four to eight feet. All TOWN OF YAM IX-14 1-70 Capping Draft The underground structure includes a completed bus terminal that serves two lanes. The bus terminal is still not functional to date, as efforts by the City to initiate bond opportunities have not been successful. Another attempt will be made in November. Over 1,400 caissons support the deck units. The shafts for the 48-inch, square caissons range in depth from 35 feet to over 70 feet, which required drilling of almost 70 linear feet. The entire structure required over 100,000 cubic yards of concrete and 20 million pounds of reinforcing steel. As mentioned earlier, the old Central Avenue was removed and replaced with a new Central Avenue Bridge. The bridge rises about 15 feet above the deck. 135,000 cubic yards of concrete was used in its construction with about 80,000 yards used in the structures and the remainder of the caissons. Approximately 160 palm trees were removed from adjacent neighborhoods during construction. They were maintained in a nursery during the three years of construction and later returned to the same neighborhoods. A unique feature of the Duluth tunnels includes the excavation of 236,000 cubic yards of rock. This excavated rock was used to develop the City of Duluth's new Downtown Lakewalk facility. 10,000 cubic yards of this material were also used to construct a lake trout and salmon spawning reef in Lake Superior 700 feet offshore. The Mercer Island Tunnel required 31 million pounds of steel and 154 million cubic yards of concrete for its construction. 3d. Construction Costs Figures for construction costs of cut-and-cover tunnels indicate that they are expensive to build. The figures in Table 1 indicate the total costs to build the tunnels in each city and the funding sources. The costs include the aboveground activities as well. Table IX-1 Total Costs for Each Tunnel City Total Cost Funding Sources Percentage covered by (2001 dollars) funding source Mercer Island $220 million Federal (FHWA) 90% State (WSDOT) 8% Local (City) 2% Phoenix >$200 million Federal (FHWA) 95% State (ADOT) 5% Duluth (all 4 tunnels) $400 million Federal (FHWA) 90% State (MnDOT) 10% *Costs have been escalated to 2001 dollars, by escalating costs by 6 % per year from 1989 to present. In general, the FHWA primarily funded the basic structures required for the tunnels. State and local sources funded most aboveground work (landscaping, artwork, etc.). y~4 i1 A TOWN OF VAIL ~ 1-70 Capping Draft IX-15 Complete tunnel dimensions were obtained from the City of Duluth to give an average account of the costs of the four tunnels. When the work was done, the costs ranged from approximately $30,000 to $80,000 per linear foot, depending on the functions of the tunnel - ventilation, lighting, safety features, etc. These costs escalated at six percent per year over the last twelve years amount to approximately $60,000 to $160,000 per linear foot of tunnel, again dependent on the functions of the tunnel. Care should be exercised in applying these cost figures to the capping of I-70 through Vail, as the conditions, situations, and desired results are significantly different than those of the projects studied. The best way to determine a rough cost of the I-70 capping is to prepare a conceptual layout of the capping and proceed through a cost estimate based on the conceptual layout. Funding of the tunnels in Mercer Island, Phoenix, and Duluth were built as a form of mitigation for the building of freeways through these cities. The roadways did not exist before the building of the tunnels, so noise, visual, and air quality mitigation were necessary for construction. For comparison, construction costs were also found for the Hanging Lake Tunnels in western Colorado (approximately 50 miles west of Vail). The major difference is that these tunnels were drilled and blasted into the side of the mountain (a more expensive process). Total construction costs for this project were $90 million for two 4000 foot tunnels, each with two lanes. This equates to approximately $22,500 per linear foot in 1989 or $45,000 per linear foot escalated to 2001 at 6% per year. 3e. Maintenance Costs Reports on maintenance costs were mixed as some city officials said these costs were much higher than projected, and others said they were as expected. Mercer Island took steps during construction to reduce long-term maintenance costs. Some measures include using stainless steel where possible because of the corrosive atmosphere in the tunnel, installing automated systems (described throughout this document), and providing easy access for maintenance. The routine maintenance costs for Mercer Island are $1,105,000 per year and are broken down as follows: • $750,000 Area 5 Maintenance - energy bills; mechanical, electrical, electronic, utility, and fire systems; road surface; drainage; and structure $100,000 Signals Branch - roadway illumination, radio rebroadcast, and emergency phone and camera systems • $175,000 Traffic Operations - traffic monitoring and systems operation • $75,000 Mercer Island Park Department - landscape maintenance on the lid • $5,000 Bridge Branch - structure inspection and repair Maintenance costs for Phoenix are higher than originally anticipated. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is responsible for the tasks and costs of maintenance underground. The routine maintenance costs for the tunnel below ground are $500,000 to $800,000 per year. The City of Phoenix is responsible for the tasks and costs of maintenance aboveground. The routine costs of aboveground maintenance are approximately $300,000 per year, and this includes tasks such as landscaping, water, personnel (a full staff just for the park), and other park and building maintenance activities. The maintenance costs of the Duluth tunnels include costs such as wall-washing twice a year, maintenance of the concrete roadway, snowplowing (which is not excessive since the roadway is .ti TOWN OF PAIL IX-16 1-70 Capping Draft 0 covered underground), and the use of chemicals for salt removal. Routine maintenance for the tunnels is over $200,000 per year. Maintenance costs were also found for the Hanging Lake Tunnels, as these costs might be somewhat comparable to the maintenance costs for capping in Vail. The Hanging Lake Tunnels have two lanes in each tunnel and are three-quarters of a mile long. These tunnels have total maintenance costs of $1.4 million per year. l ~ u 1-70 Capping Draft IX-17 TOWN OF PAIL BAIVIBIRAIUIN ASSOCIATES, IINC. PLANNING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM To: Planning and Environmental Commi55ion Town Council From: Timberline Commercial Real Estate, represented by Braun A55ociate5, Inc. Date: July 20, 2001 Re: Gateway Building - Proposed Change of Uses The purpose of th15 memo 15 to outline the applicant's per5pectIVC on the Staff's recommendation that employee hou5ing be provided a5 a condition of approval for the proposed modlflcatlon5 to the Gateway Building. We very much support the notion that development should be re5pon5lble for the mitigation of Impacts that may result from a project and th15 would certainly apply to employee hou5ing. Employee hou51ng 15 a very important 155ue and we support the Town's efforts to require employee hou51ng a5 an element of development project5. However, we strongly believe that any mitigation reciulred of a developer, particularly in the case of employee hou5ing, must be directly related to the Impacts of a project and that the manner in which the Town evaluates and Imposes such mitigation must be reasonable and con515tent. A5 you evaluate the appllcatlon5 for the revitalization of the Gateway Building, con5lder the following polnt5 related to the Issue of employee hou5ing: • The town has never formally adopted by ordinance employee hou5ing requlrement5. Rather, the Town has "Informally" Imposed a requirement u51ng a methodology that I ) e5t1mate5 employee generation based on the proposed uses and 2) applle5 a percentage to employee generation to determine number of employees to be "housed." Edwards Village Center, Suite C-209 Ph. - 970.926.7575 0105 Edwards Village Boulevard Fax - 970.926.7576 Post Office Box 2658 www.braunassociates.com Edwards, Colorado 81632 • Proposed development plans for the Gateway would eliminate approximately 4,700 square feet of commercial space. The net result with this change and other use changes being proposed is an overall reduction in employee generation of 16.87 employees, per the town staff's memo. • The methodology being used by staff for the Gateway Building is a drastic departure from the methodology and application of the housing formula that has been used by staff in the past. Staff has always given the applicant a credit for the number of existing employees on the property and has applied the housing formula to the "net" increase of employees. That credit Is not being given for the Gateway application. Recent examples of the historic use of this formula include Vail Plaza east (2000), Vail Plaza west (2001), Vail Valley Medical Center (2001), VAC (2000), Antlers (99), Marriott (99), Glen Lyon Office Building (99), and the Austria Haul (97). Attached in Exhibit A is the language included in the staff memo on two of these projects. Our goal is quite simple - to revitalize a very distressed property. Three main changes are proposed to accomplish this goal - allow for a wider range of uses within the building, to add two new condominium units, and to allow for a parking club. To-date, there seems to be strong support for these three changes. Everyone Is in agreement that changes are necessary to turn this property around; however, placing a requirement for employee housing on the project further burdens the applicant's ability to revitalize the building and Impacts his ability move forward with the purchase and redevelopment of this property. The law requires that there be a "nexus" or rational relationship between the Impacts of the project and the requirement for employee housing. In this case, the proposed development results in a net decrease in employee generation. We would like to think that in this case common sense would prevail - If there is no impact, there should be no requirement for mitigation. While we support the concept of employee housing, the condition proposed by staff is inconsistent with how employee housing requirements have been implemented in the past. Vail Gateway Budding, Vail, Colorado Page 2 Braun Associates, Inc. Gateway Applicatlon5 Exhibit A Excerpt from the TOV staff memo for Vail Plaza Hotel (west) approved May 2001: The applicant is proposing to provide employee housing for a percentage of the "new" employees resulting from the hotel construction. The new hotel is expected to generate 93.5 "new" employees. The "new" employees are in addition to the 79 "full time equivalent" employees already working at the Chateau at Vail. The applicant is proposing to provide deed-restricted employee housing for 30% (28 beds) of the "new" employees. In order to maximize the benefit of the housing to the Town of Vail, the applicant has suggested that the housing will be available only to Vail Plaza Hotel West employees. Staff Recommended Ranae Calculations: Staff believes that the Vail Plaza Hotel West redevelopment will create a need for the housing of 97 additional "nevi" employees. Of the 97 additional employees, at least 28 employees (30%) will need to be provided deed-restricted housing by the developers of the Vail Plaza Hotel West. Please refer to Section IX of the staff memorandum for details regarding square footages and configuration of the units. The staff recommended range is based on: 1. the type of retail and commercial use proposed in the commercial space within the Vail Plaza Hotel West; 2. the size of the Vail Plaza Hotel West lodging component; 3. the level of services and amenities proposed by the developers for the guests of the Vail Plaza Hotel West; and 4. the result of research completed by Town of Vail staff of similar hotel operations in the Vail Valley. a) Retail/Service Commercial= 1,127 sq. ft. @ (5/1000 sq. ft.) = 5.6 (bottom of range) b) Health Club/Spa = 13,835.7 sq. ft. @ (1.5/1000 sq. ft.) = 20.8 (top of range) c) Restaurant/Lounge = 2,535.3 sq. ft. @ (6.5/1000 sq. ft.) = 16.5 (middle of range) d) Conference Center = 20,624 sq. ft. @ (1/1000 sq. ft.) = 20.6 (range does not vary) e) Lodging = 116 units @ (.75/unit) = 87.0 (middle of range) f) Multi Family (Club Units) = 15 units @ (.4/unit) = 6.0 (range does not vary) g) Fractional Fee Units = 40 units @ (.4/unit) = 16.0 (range does not vary) Total =172.5 (-79 existing employees) = 93.5 (X 0.30 multiplier) = 28.0 new employees Excerpt from the TOV staff memo for Vail Plaza Hotel (east) approved 2000: The applicant is proposing to provide employee housing for a percentage of the "new" employees resulting from the hotel construction. Based upon an analysis completed by the applicant and provided to the Community Development Department, the new hotel is expected to generate 105 "new" employees. The "new" employees are in addition to the 74 employees already working full-time or part-time at the Vail Village Inn. The applicant is proposing to provide deed-restricted employee housing for 30% (32) of the "new" employees. Due to the unavailability of private vacant land resources within the Town limits, the applicant anticipates that all or a portion of the deed-restricted housing will be provided in an out-of-town or down-valley location. In order to maximize the benefit of the housing to the Town of Vail, the applicant has suggested that the housing will be available only to Vail Plaza Hotel employees. It is further anticipated that some form of transportation will be provided to the employees from the out-of-town or down-valley location to the hotel. Staff Recommended Ranae Calculations: The staff believes that the Vail Plaza redevelopment will create a need for 125 additional employees. Of the 125 additional employees, at least 38 employees (30%) will need to be provided deed-restricted housing by the developers of the Vail Plaza Hotel. The staff recommended range is based on: 1. the type of retail and commercial use proposed in the commercial space within the Vail Plaza Hotel; 2. the size of the Vail Plaza Hotel lodging component; 3. the level of services and amenities proposed by the developers for the guests of the Vail Plaza Hotel; and 4. the result of research completed by Town of Vail staff of similar hotel operations in the Vail Valley. a) Retail/Service Commercial =4,047 sq. ft. @(5/1000 sq. ft.) = 20.2 employees (bottom of range) b) Health Club =24,799 sq. ft. @(1.5/1000 sq. ft.) =37.2 employees (top of range) C) Restaurant/Lounge =5,775 sq. ft. @(6.5/1000 sq. ft.) =37.5 employees (middle of range) d) Conference Center =10,368 sq. ft. @(1/1000 sq. ft.) =10.4 employees (range does not vary) e) Lodging = 99 units @(.75/unit) = 74.3 employees (middle of range) f) Multi Family (Club Units) = 48 units @(.4/unit) =19.2 employees (range does not vary) Total = 198.8 employees (-74 existing employees) = 124.8 employees (X 0.30 multiplier) = 38 "new" employees MEMORANDUM TO: Planning and Environmental Commission FROM: Department of Community Development DATE: July 23, 2001 SUBJECT: A request for a rezoning from Commercial Core I to Commercial Service Center, a major amendment to Special Development District No. 21, a text amendment to Section 12-7E-4 of the Vail Town Code, to allow for private clubs as a conditional use in the Commercial Service Center zone district, a conditional use permit for a private parking club in the Commercial Service Center zone district, and a conditional use permit to allow for residential dwelling units in the Commercial Service Center zone district, located at 12 Vail Road / portions of lots O and N, Block 5D, Vail Village 1 s` Filing. Owner: Mountain Owners, L.P. Applicant: Timberline Commercial Real Estate, represented by Braun Associates, Inc. Planner: Allison Ochs 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE REQUEST The applicant, Mountain Owners, L.P., has submitted an application to the Department of Community Development for the Vail Gateway, located at 12 Vail Road. The proposal consists of three major elements: 1. Allowing office uses and other commercial uses on the first level of the building, 2. Adding two residential dwelling units and 4,345 sq. ft. of GRFA, and 3. Allowing a private parking club within the building. These three elements of the proposal require the following processes: 1. A rezoning of the underlying zoning of Commercial Core I to Commercial Service Center. This is discussed in Section V of this memorandum. 2. A major amendment to Special Development District No. 21, to allow for the changes in development standards as prescribed by the special development district. This is discussed in Section VI of this memorandum. 3. A text amendment to Commercial Service Center to allow for a private club as a conditional use. This is discussed in Section VIII of this memorandum. 1 l 4. A conditional use permit for a private club. The private club proposed is a private parking club, which would allow parking on the site to be available for private use. This is discussed in Section VII of this memorandum. 5. A conditional use permit to allow for residential dwelling units in the Commercial Service Center zone district. Multiple-family dwellings are a conditional use in the Commercial Service Center zone district. This is discussed in Section VII of this memorandum. The Planning and Environmental Commission will be making a recommendation to the Town Council on the rezoning, the major amendment to Special Development District No. 21, and the text amendment to the Commercial Service Center zone district. The Planning and Environmental Commission is the final review board for the conditional use permits. The applicant has identified the following public benefits associated with this application: 1. The proposed application provides for a mix of office and residential uses that are consistent with the goals and objectives of the Town of Vail and the Vail Village Master Plan and which are currently not allowed on the property. The proposal brings the property into conformance with the Vail Village Master Plan. 2. The Town of Vail has had the long held goal of bringing employees back to the Town by increasing the supply of office space within the Town. This application implements this long held goal. 3. The proposal will improve the sales tax generated for the Town of Vail by bringing clients and employees into the Town of Vail who will in turn spend dollars in retail shops and restaurants whereas today no sales tax is generated by a vacant building. 4. The proposal will inject life and activity into an empty building in a landmark setting within the Town and eliminate the perception of economic instability in the Town. 5. The proposed application provides for uses within the building that will improve the economic stability of the property and prevent an economically distressed property from becoming a physical and financial burden on the Town of Vail and the property owner. II. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending approval of the rezoning from Commercial Core I to Commercial Service Center, a major amendment to Special Development District No. 21, a text amendment to Section 12-7E-4 of the Vail Town Code, to allow for private clubs as a conditional use in the Commercial Service Center zone district, a conditional use permit for a private parking club in the Commercial Service Center zone district, and a conditional use permit to allow for residential dwelling units in the Commercial Service Center zone district, located at 12 Vail Road / 2 V portions of lots O and N, Block 5D, Vail Village 1" Filing, subject to the findings and criteria as outlined in this staff memorandum. The specific findings and conditions associated with each application are listed below: Rezoning from CC1 to CSC Staff is recommending that the Planning and Environmental Commission forward a recommendation of approval of the rezonina from Commercial Core I to Commercial Service Center to the Town Council subject to the following findings: 1. That the proposed zoning of Commercial Service Center is suitable with the existing land use on the site and adjacent uses. 2. That the amendment presents a convenient workable relationship with land uses consistent with municipal objectives. 3. That the rezoning provides for the growth of an orderly viable community. 4. That the change is consistent with the Land Use Plan. Major amendment to SDD #21 Staff is recommending that the Planning and Environmental Commission forward a recommendation of approval of the maior amendment to Special Development District No. 21 to the Town Council, subject to the following findings: 1. That the proposed amendment to Special Development District No. 21, Vail Gateway, complies with the nine design criteria outlined in Section 12-9A-8 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code. The applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commission that any adverse effects of the requested deviations from the development standards of the underlying zoning are outweighed by the public benefits provided. Should the Planning and Environmental Commission choose to recommend approval of the proposed amendment to SDD #21, staff recommends the following conditions: 1. That the applicant completes each of the items listed below regarding basic maintenance and improvements prior to the issuance of a T.C.O. for any of the units (residential or office) within the Gateway: a. All of the signs for the businesses that are no longer located within the building shall be removed. b. The sidewalk on the north side of the building shall be repaired c. The floodlights on the northwest corner of the building shall be removed. d. The stairwell on the east side of the building shall be cleaned and repaired. 3 e. The lattice on the east side of the building shall be repaired. 2. That the applicant enters into an agreement with the Developer of the Vail Plaza Hotel East to create a below ground access for loading and delivery to the Gateway from the Vail Plaza Hotel to resolve potential loading and delivery concerns at- the Gateway. Once a coordinated effort is reached the applicant shall submit revised plans to the Town of Vail Community Development Department for review and approval. Should the developer of the Vail Plaza Hotel East not pull a building permit, this condition is eliminated. (Refer to Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2000, for the requirements for the Vail Plaza Hotel East) 3. That the applicant submits an application to the Department of Community Development prior to second reading of an ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit to create housing for a minimum of 8 employees. Conditional Use Permit - Multiple-family dwelling units Staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit to allow for a total of 9 multiple-familv dwellinas at the Vail Gateway, subject to the following findings: 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accordance with the purposes of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code 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 would comply with each of the applicable provisions of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code. Conditional Use Permit - Private Club Staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit to allow for a private club at the Vail Gatewav, subject to the following findings: 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accordance with the purposes of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code 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. 4 3. That the proposed use would comply with each of the applicable provisions of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code. The recommendation of approval is subject to the following conditions: 1. Prior to first reading of the amending ordinance, that the applicant provides a parking plan which identifies the use and type of ownership of each individual parking space. This information will be kept on file with the Department of Community Development. Each space must be signed on the site accordingly. 2. That the approval of the conditional use permit for the private parking club is subject to the approval of the text amendments by the Town Council as outlined in Section VIII of the staff memorandum. 3. That no more than 39 of parking spaces shall be used as part of the private club. Text Amendments Staff is recommending that the Planning and Environmental Commission forward a recommendation of approval of the text amendments of the Vail Town Code to the Town Council, subject to the following findings: 1. That the proposed amendments are consistent with the development objectives of the Town of Vail as stated in the Vail Land Use Plan. 2. That the proposal is consistent and compatible with existing and potential uses within Vail and generally in keeping with the character of the Town of Vail. III. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF THE GATEWAY The Vail Gateway was originally the site of the Amoco Station, previously zoned Heavy Service (HS). In 1988, an application was received to rezone the property from HS to CC1 and approve a Special Development District to facilitate the development of a mixed-use project which included retail, restaurant, commercial, office, and residential uses. Special Development District No.21 (Vail Gateway) was approved by Ordinance No. 9 in 1988. The expressed purpose of adopting SDD #21 was to allow for the rezoning of the property from HS to CC1. CC1 zoning and SDD #21 were adopted to allow for a mix of uses on the property and to allow the development to exceed building height, as otherwise prescribed in the CC1 zone district. Public benefits realized through the adoption of Ordinance No. 9 include, among other things, a pedestrian walkway on the north and west sides of the property, and substantial landscape improvements to the Vail Road and South Frontage Road intersection. The following briefly outlines the Vail Gateway's development history: 5 Januarv 3. 1988 - An application is submitted to the Town of Vail Community Development Department on behalf of Mr. Leo Palmer proposing the establishment of SDD #21. The establishment of the District would require a rezoning of the property from HS (gas station) to CC1. Februarv 22. 1988 - The Planning & Environmental Commission held a public hearing to discuss the SDD proposal and the rezoning. In their memorandum to the Commission staff expressed a concern with the proposed bulk and mass of the building and its effects on views to Vail Mountain. The staff further expresses to the Commission that according to the initial work done by Eldon Beck on building heights for the gas station, "The Eldon Beck study does show that building heights for the development of this parcel of land should reach one to two stories." The applicant was requesting a maximum building height of 62 feet. March 9. 1988 - Jeff Winston, the Town's Urban Design Consultant, addresses the Commission. In his presentation, Jeff offered a brief history on the development of the view corridor for the Vail Village Inn area. The following is the staff recommendation on the request to establish SDD #21: Staff generally supports the mixed use concept proposed in this redevelopment plan and the concept of the rezoning to CC 1. Although it may be considered spot zoning, we feel that the uses are compatible with the adjacent Vail Village Inn Special development District and are appropriate for this location within the community. However, we are not supportive of the uses proposed without the left turn lane and elimination of the surface parking as well as adequate parking provisions. We feel that the general concept of development proposed by the applicant is appropriate and believe that there is an opportunity here to provide an exciting and aesthetically pleasing entrance into Vail. The Community Development Department staff had, however, major concerns with the project as proposed. Staff felt the issues of bulk and mass, height, setbacks, view corridor encroachment and parking were all important issues that must be addressed. The staff recommendation for this project was for the Planning Commission to table and allow the staff and the applicant to work together to try to resolve some of these issues. Staff believed that with adequate resolution of the aforementioned issues, staff could support this project. However, as presented, staff believed there were major issues that needed to be addressed and could not support this project as presented. Although many of the uses of the Heavy Service District would certainly not be acceptable in this location, staff felt that the existing service station was appropriate to this location. Staff believed that SDD #21 as proposed, presented impacts that were not acceptable. If the applicant wished to move forward with this project as proposed, staff recommendation was for denial. The Commissioners voted 3-4 against a recommendation of approval to the Town Council. The dissenting votes were Hopkins, Schultz, Donovan and Osterfoss. 6 Aoril 5. 1988 - The Vail Town Council approved Ordinance No. 9, Series of 1988, An Ordinance Rezoning Lot N And A Portion Of Lot O, Block 5D, Vail Village First Filing From Heavy Service District To Commercial Core I An Establishing Special Development District No. 21. In part, the ordinance allowed a maximum height of 54 feet for the Vail Gateway Plaza building and the further encroachment of a building into the view of Vail Mountain from the four-way intersection. Julv 29. 1996 - An application is submitted to the Town of Vail Community Development Department, on behalf of Charles R. Lipcon, proposing a major amendment to SDD #21. The purpose of the amendment is to enclose an existing deck (460 sq. ft.) on the east side of the upper level of Condominium Unit No. 5. Auaust 26. 1996 - The Planning & Environmental Commission held a public hearing to evaluate the major amendment request. The Building Height Plan shows the Gateway Building at 5 stories, and indicates that it does not conform to the plan (story height at 9 feet). The elevation of the existing ridge was 54 feet above grade along the south elevation. The applicant wished to extend this ridge line approximately 28 feet to the east. This raised the height of the building in the notch area. Staff believed that the additional height was not detrimental given the mass, bulk and height of the entire building. Following discussion of the request, the Planning & Environmental Commission voted unanimously (7-0) to recommend approval of the major amendment request to the Vail Town Council. October 1. 1996 - The Vail Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1996, An Ordinance Providing For The Major Amendment Of Special Development District No. 21, Vail Gateway; Amending An Approved Development Plan For Special Development District No. 21 In Accordance With Chapter 18.40 Of The Vail Municipal Code. In adopting the ordinance, the Council found, in part, that it: Meets the Design Standards as set forth in Section 18.40 of the Municipal Code... and that the major SDD amendment request is in compliance with the goals and objectives of the Vail Comprehensive Plan, as well as the purpose section of the SDD Overlay Zone District. IV. ZONING ANALYSIS Please refer to the attached analysis. V. REZONING REQUEST- CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION The applicant is requesting a rezoning the Vail Gateway, located at 12 Vail Road, a portion of Lots O and N, Block 5D, Vail Village 1 s' Filing, from Commercial Core 1 (CC1) to Commercial Service Center (CSC). The property, should the rezoning be approved, would then be zoned SDD #21 with an underlying zoning of CSC. 7 The criteria for a rezoning are described in Chapter 12-3-7 of the Town Code and discussed in detail below: A. Is the existing zoning suitable with the existing land use on the site and adjacent land uses? The Gateway is currently zoned SDD #21, with an underlying zoning of CC1. Ordinance No. 9, Series of 1988, approved the special development district, rezoning the property from Heavy Service (HS) to CC1, and setting forth the development standards for the property. With the underlying zoning of CC1, the uses of the property are limited by horizontal zoning. The only deviation from the current underlying zoning is from the height requirement. The purpose of the CC1 zone district is: The Commercial Core 1 District is intended to provide sites and to maintain the unique character of the Vail Village commercial area, with its mixture of lodges and commercial establishments in a predominantly pedestrian environment. The Commercial Core 1 District is intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space, and other amenities appropriate to the permitted types of buildings and uses. The District regulations in accordance with the Vail Village Urban Design Guide Plan and Design Considerations prescribe site development standards that are intended to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the tightly clustered arrangements of buildings fronting on pedestrianways and public greenways, and to ensure continuation of the building scale and architectural qualities that distinguish the Village. The applicant has requested a rezoning of the underlying zoning from CC1 to CSC. The deviations from the CSC zone district include: GRFA, setbacks, landscape area, and building height. The purpose of the CSC zone district is: The Commercial Service Center District is intended to provide sites for general shopping and commercial facilities serving the Town, together with limited multiple-family dwelling and lodge uses as may be appropriate without interfering with the basic commercial functions of the District. The Commercial Service Center District is intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space, and other amenities appropriate to permitted types of buildings and uses, and to maintain a convenient shopping center environment for permitted commercial uses. There are two properties currently zoned CSC: Crossroads and the Weststar Bank Building (SDD #23 with underlying zoning of CSC). CSC differs from CC1 primarily in that it does not vary the allowable and conditional uses in a building by story. In addition, CSC has different development standards than CC1. 8 Staff believes that the CSC zone district is compatible with the existing and proposed uses on the site and with adjacent land uses. Adjacent properties include the proposed Vail Plaza Hotel East (Special Development District with underlying zoning of Public Accommodation), the proposed Vail Plaza Hotel West (Special Development District with underlying zoning of Public Accommodation), and the Alpine Standard Station (Heavy Service). CSC allows for similar uses to the CC1 zone district, but does not have the same horizontal zoning requirements. The CSC zone district has been attached for reference. Staff does not believe that the uses allowed by CSC will have any detrimental effects on adjacent uses. However, the development standards prescribed by the CSC zone district tend to be more stringent that those of CC1. As.a result, the deviations required from the underlying zoning will be greater. The deviations are discussed more fully in Section VI of this memorandum. Staff believes that due to its distance from the Village Core, CC1 is not appropriate for this site. With the designation of "Mixed Use" in the Vail Village Master Plan, staff believes that CSC is more appropriate for the Vail Gateway. B. Is the amendment presenting a convenient workable relationship with land uses consistent with municipal objectives? Staff believes that the change from CC1 to CSC presents a convenient workable relationship consistent with municipal objectives. The change in zoning allows for similar uses to what is allowed with CC1, but allows greater flexibility in the location of these uses. In addition, the allowable density of the property is reduced from 13 units to 9 units, the allowable GRFA is reduced from 80% to 40%, site coverage is reduced from 80% to 75%, landscape area is increased from no requirement to 20%, and the required lot area is increased from 5,000 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft. Staff believes it is necessary to state that the change from CC1 to CSC does result in a structure that does not conform to the development standards as prescribed by CSC zoning. However, an amendment to the SDD allows for devaitions from the development standards provided that the public benefits of the proposal outweigh any adverse effects of the proposed deviations. This process is described in Section VI of this memorandum. C. Does the rezoning provide for the growth of an orderly viable community? Because CSC does not include horizontal zoning, but allows for many of the same uses as CC1, staff believes that CSC will provide for the growth of an orderly, viable community. The lack of tenants in the Vail Gateway indicates that the uses allowed under CC1 are not viable in this location. Staff believes that the uses proposed with CSC zoning will be more viable. However, because the uses of the building have gone from retail 9 and restaurant uses to office uses, there will be a loss of potential sales tax revenue. CSC does allow the flexibility for these uses to return. D. Is the change consistent with the Land Use Plan? The Vail Land Use Plan identifies the Vail Gateway as part of the Vail Village Master Plan, which is discussed in detail below. Staff has identified the following goals and objectives from the Vail Land Use Plan which staff believes are applicable to 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. 1.3 The quality of development should be maintained and upgraded whenever possible. 1.12 Vail should accommodate most of the additional growth in existing developed areas (infill areas). - 2.2 The ski area owner, the business community and the Town leaders should work together closely to make existing facilities and the Town function more efficiently. 2.8 Day skiers need . for parking and access should be accommodated through creative solutions such as: a) Increased busing from out of town. b) Expanded points of access to the mountain by adding additional base portals. c) Continuing to provide temporary surface parking. d) Addition of structured parking. 3.4 Commercial growth should be concentrated in existing commercial areas to accommodate both local and visitor needs. 3.5 Entertainment oriented business and cultural activities should be encouraged in the core areas to create diversity. More nighttime businesses, on-going events and sanctioned "street happenings" should be encouraged. 4.1 Future commercial development should continue to occur primarily in existing commercial areas. Future commercial development in the Core areas needs to be carefully controlled to facilitate access and delivery. 4.2 Increased density in the Core areas is acceptable so long as the existing character of each area is preserved thorough implementation of the Urban Design Guide Plan. 10 4.3 The ambiance of Vail Village is important to the identity of Vail and should be preserved. (scale, alpine character, small town feeling, mountains, natural setting, intimate size, cosmopolitan feeling, environmental quality.) 4.4 The connection between the Village Core and Lionshead should be enhanced through: a) Installation of a new type of people mover. b) Improving the pedestrian system with a creatively designed connection, oriented toward a nature walk, alpine garden, and/or sculpture plaza. c) New development should be controlled to limit commercial uses. 5.1 Additional residential growth should continue to occur primarily in existing, platted areas and as appropriate in new areas where high hazards do not exist. 5.3 Affordable employee housing should be made available through private efforts, assisted by limited incentives, provided by the Town of Vail with appropriate restrictions. 5.4 Residential growth should keep pace with the marketplace demands for a full range of housing types. 5.5 The existing employee housing base should be preserved and upgraded. Additional employee housing needs should be accommodated at varied sites throughout the community. The Vail Village Master Plan identifies the property as "Mixed Use". The Vail Village Master Plan defines "mixed use" as This category includes the "historic" Village core and properties near the pedestrianized streets of the Village. Lodging, retail, and a limited amount of office use are found in this category. With nearly 270,000 sq. ft. of retail space and approximately 320 residential units, the mixed use character of these areas is a major factor in the appeal of the Vail Village. Specifically regarding the Gateway property, the Vail Village Master Plan, in part, states: "If existing approval expires this site should be studied to determine best use." Staff has identified the following goals and objectives from the Vail Village Master Plan which effect this proposal: 11 Goal #1- Encourage high quality redevelopment while preserving the unique architectural scale of the Village in order to sustain its sense of community and identity. 1.2.1 Objective: Encourage the upgrading and redevelopment of residential and commercial facilities. Goal #2 - To foster a strong tourist industry and promote year- around economic health and viabilty for the Village and for the community as a whole. 2.1 Objective: Recognize the variety of land uses found in the 10 sub-areas throughout the Village and allow for development that is compatible with these established land use patterns. 2.4 Objective: Encourage the development of a variety of new commercial activity where compatible with existing land uses. 2.5 Objective: Encourage the continued upgrading, renovation, and maintenance of existing lodging and commercial facilities to better serve the needs of our guests. 2.6 Objective: Encourage the development of affordable housing units through the efforts of the private sector. Goal #5 - Increase and improve the capacity, efficiency, and aesthetics of the transportation and circulation system throughout the Village. 5.1 Objective: Meet parking demands with public and private parking facilities. 5.1.3 Policy. Seek locations for additional structured public and private parking. Staff believes that the rezoning from CC1 to CSC is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Vail Land Use Plan and the Vail Village Master Plan. VI. THE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MAJOR AMENDMENT PROCESS The applicant is also requesting a major amendment to SDD #21. The only deviation from underlying zoning when the Gateway was originally approved with CC1 as the underlying zone district was from the height restrictions. The public benefit identified for the SDD was a pedestrian walkway on the north and west sides of the property. At the time, no employee housing units were required. 12 With the major amendment to the SDD, no exterior changes are proposed. The addition of GRFA and the change in the underlying zoning from CC1 to CSC require a major amendment to the SDD. It is important to note that with the change from CC1 to CSC, the deviations from the underlying zone district of CSC are greater than those from CC1. Specifically, the deviations are for GRFA, setbacks, building height, and landscape area. According to Section 12-9A-9 of the Zoning Regulations: Development standards including lot area, site dimensions, setbacks, height, density control, site coverage, landscaping and parking shall be determined by the Town Council as part of the approved development plan with consideration of the recommendations of the Planning and Environmental Commission. Before the Town Council approves development standards that deviate from the underlying zone district, it should be determined that such deviation provides benefits to the Town that outweigh the adverse effects of such deviation. This determination is to be made based on evaluation of the proposed special development district's compliance with the design criteria outlined in Section 12-9A-8 of this Article. Chapter 12-9 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code provides for the amendment of existing Special Development Districts in the Town of Vail. According to Section 12-9A-1, the purpose of a Special Development District is, To encourage flexibility and creativity in the development of land, in order to promote its most appropriate use; to improve the design character and quality of the new development within the Town; to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets and utilities; to preserve the natural and scenic features of open space areas; and to further the overall goals of the community as stated in the Vail Comprehensive Plan. An approved development plan for a Special Development District, in conjunction with the properties underlying zone district, shall establish the requirements for guiding development and uses of property included in the Special Development District. According to Section 12-9A-2, a major amendment to a Special Development District is defined as, Any proposal to change uses; increase gross residential floor area; change the number of dwelling or accommodation units; modify, enlarge or expand any approved special development district (other than "minor amendments" as defined in this Section), except as provided under Sections 12-15-4, 'Interior Conversions'; or 12-15-5, "Gross Residential Floor Area (250 Ordinance)" of this Title. The Municipal Code provides a framework for the amendment of an established Special Development District. According to the Municipal Code, prior to site preparation, building construction, or other improvements to land within a Special Development District, there shall be an approved development plan for the Special Development District. The approved development plan establishes 13 requirements regulating development, uses and activity within the Special Development District. Upon final review of a proposed major amendment of an existing Special Development District, a report from the Planning and Environmental Commission stating its findings and recommendations and a staff report shall be forwarded to the Town Council, in accordance with the provisions listed in Section 12-16-6 of the Municipal Code. The Town Council's consideration of the Special Development District shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code and approved by two readings of an ordinance. An approved development plan is the principal document in guiding the development, uses and activities of the Special Development District. The development plan shall contain all relevant material and information necessary to establish the parameters with which the Special Development District shall adhere. The development plan may consist of, but not be limited to, the approved site plan, floor plans, building sections and elevations, vicinity plan, parking plan, preliminary open space/landscape plan, densities and permitted, conditional and accessory uses. The determination of permitted, conditional and accessory uses shall be made by the Planning and Environmental Commission and Town Council as part of the formal review of the proposed development plan. Unless further restricted through the review of the proposed Special Development District, permitted, conditional and accessory uses shall be limited to those permitted, conditional and accessory uses in the property's underlying zone district. The Municipal Code provides nine design criteria, which shall be used as the principal criteria in evaluating the merits of the proposed major amendment to a Special Development District. It shall be the burden of the applicant to demonstrate that submittal material and the proposed development plan comply with each of the following standards, or demonstrate that one or more of them is not applicable, or that a practical solution consistent with the public interest has been achieved. The staff has addressed each of the nine SDD review criteria below: A. Design compatibility and sensitivity to the immediate environment, neighborhood and adjacent properties relative to architectural design, scale, bulk, building height, buffer zones, identity, character, visual integrity and orientation. No changes are proposed to the exterior of the building. Therefore, staff does not believe that this criterion applies to this major amendment to the SDD. However, there are some general maintenance concerns that staff has identified and believe should be conditions of approval: 1. All of the signs for the businesses that are no longer located within the building shall be removed. 2. The sidewalk on the north side of the building shall be repaired 3. The flood lights on the northwest corner of the building shall be removed. 14 4. The stairwell on the east side of the building shall be cleaned and repaired. 5. The lattice on the east side of the building shall be repaired. B. Uses, activity and density which provide a compatible, efficient and workable relationship with surrounding uses and activity. The proposal to redevelop the Vail Gateway include the conversion of existing retail and restaurant space into office space, the addition of two dwelling units, and the addition of a private parking club. The density allowed by CSC zoning. is 18 dwelling units per acre, or 9 dwelling units allowed on this site. The applicant is proposing 9 dwelling units, which is equal to 16.2 dwelling units per acre. Staff believes that these uses are compatible with the surrounding uses, which include the Vail Plaza Hotel East (proposed), the Vail Plaza Hotel West (proposed), and the Alpine Standard. The Vail Plaza Hotel East is proposed at 12.7 dwelling units per acre. The Vail Plaza Hotel West is proposed at 6.47 dwelling units per acre. Currently, the HS zoning of the Alpine Standard does not allow any residential uses on the site. The conditional use permits required for the dwelling units and private parking club are discussed in Section VII of this memorandum. Emplovee Housina Reauirements As indicated in a number of the goals and objectives of the Town's Master Plans, providing affordable housing for employees is a critical issue which should be addressed through the planning process for Special Development District proposals. In reviewing the proposal for employee housing needs, staff relied on the Town of Vail Employee Housing Report. This report has been used by the staff in the past to evaluate employee housing needs. The guidelines contained within the report were used most recently in the review of the Vail Plaza Hotel West development proposal. The Employee Housing Report, was prepared for the Town by the consulting firm Rosall, Remmen and Cares. The report provides the recommended ranges of employee housing units needed based on the type of use and the amount of floor area dedicated to each use. The figures identified in the Housing Report are based on surveys of commercial-use employment needs of the Town of Vail and other mountain resort communities. For comparison purposes, Telluride, Aspen and Whistler B.C. all have "employment generation" ordinances requiring developers to provide affordable housing for a percentage of the "new" employees resulting from commercial development. "New" employees are defined as the incremental increase in employment needs resulting from commercial redevelopment. Each of the communities assesses a different percentage of affordable housing a developer must provide for the "new" employees. For example, Telluride requires developers to provide housing for 40% (0.40) of the "new" employees, Aspen requires that 60% (0.60) of the "new" employees are provided 15 housing and Whistler requires that 100% (1.00) of the "new" employees be provided housing by the developer. In comparison, Vail has conservatively determined that developers shall provide housing for 15% (0.15) or 30% (0.30) of the "new" employees resulting from commercial development. When a project is proposed to exceed the density allowed by the underlying zone district, the 30% (0.30) figure is used in the calculation. If a project is proposed at, or below, the density allowed by the underlying zone district, the 15% (0.15) figure is used. This .special development district major amendment proposal exceeds the density (GRFA is considered a measure of density) permitted by the underlying zone district, and therefore, the 30% figure shall be used. However, for the existing development which did not exceed density, the 15% figure is used. EMPLOYEE HOUSING GENERATION ANALYSIS When SDD #21 was originally approved, no employee housing units were required. The applicant is proposing no employee housing units in conjunction with this major SDD amendment. Recent SDDs and SDD amendments have required EHUs, including, but not limited to: SDD #35 - Austria Haus: 7 EHUs SDD #31 - Golden Peak House: 2 EHUs SDD #7 - Marriott Mark: 6 EHUs SDD #30 - VAC: 5 EHUs SDD #36 - Vail Plaza Hotel West: 14 EHUs The staff analysis below indicates the top, the middle and the bottom of the ranges recommended by the Town of Vail Employee Housing Report, as well as a staff recommended figure which was used in determining the employee housing needs of the Vail Gateway. Staff is providing the Employee Housing Generation Analysis for the existing development and the proposed changes: Existing Development - Bottom of Range Calculations: a) Retail/Service Commercial =6,904 sq. ft. @(5/1000 sq. ft.) _ 34.52 employees b) Multi Family (Club Units) =7 units @(.4/unit) - 2.8 employees c) Bar/Restaurant =9,444 sq. ft. @ (5/1000 sq. ft.) _ 47.22 employees Total Employees 84.54 = employees (X 0.15 multiplier) 12.7 = new employees Existing Development - Middle of Range Calculations: a) Retail/Service Commercial =6,904 sq. ft. @(6.5/1000 sq. ft.) _ 44.88 employees 16 b) Multi Family (Club Units) =7 units @(.4/unit) _ 2.8 employees c) Bar/Restaurant =9,444 sq. ft. @ (6.5/1000 sq. ft.) _ 61.39 employees Total Employees 109.07 = employees (X 0.15 multiplier) 16.4 = new employees Existing Development - Top of Range Calculations: a) Retail/Service Commercial =6,904 sq. ft. @(8/1000 sq. ft.) _ 55.23 employees b) Multi Family (Club Units) =7 units @(.4/unit) _ 2.8 employees c) Bar/Restaurant =9,444 sq. ft. @ (8/1000 sq. ft.) _ 75.5 employees Total Employees 133.53 = employees (X 0.15 multiplier) 20.0 = new employees Proposed Development - Bottom of Range Calculations: a) Office: Professional/Other =12,813 sq. ft. @(5/1000 sq. ft.) _ 64.07 employees b) Multi Family (Club Units) =9 units @(.4/unit) _ 3.6 employees Total Employees 67.67 = employees (X 0.30 multiplier) 20.3 = new employees Proposed Development - Middle of Range Calculations: a) Office: Professional/Other =12,813 sq. ft. @(6.5/1000 sq. ft.) _ 83.28 employees b) Multi Family (Club Units) =9 units @(.4/unit) _ 3.6 employees Total Employees 86.88 = employees (X 0.30 multiplier) 26.1 = new employees Proposed Development - Top of Range Calculations: a) Office: Professional/Other =12,813 sq. ft. @(8/1000 sq. ft.) _ 102.50 employees b) Multi Family (Club Units) =9 units @(.4/unit) _ 3.6 employees 17 Total Employees 106.1 = employees (X 0.30 multiplier) 31.8 = new employees Staff Recommended Ranae Calculations: Because of the change in uses, staff believes that the proposal for the Vail Gateway will reduce the number of employees by 16.87 employees (from 84.44 to 67.67). Staff believes that the Vail Gateway needs to provide housing for 8 employees. Because of the change in underlying zoning, the Vail Gateway exceeds the allowable density (GRFA is a measure of density) and the 30% multiplier was used. Under CC1 zoning, the Vail Gateway did not exceed density, so the 15% multiplier was used. The difference in the number of employees requiring housing is 7.6. This is based on the use of the Vail Gateway as professional offices that generate the need for year-round employees. Depending upon the size of the employee housing unit provided, it is possible to have up to two employees per bedroom. For example, a two- bedroom unit in the size range of 450 - 900 square feet, is possible of accommodating three to four employees. These figures are consistent with the requirements for the Type III employee housing units outlined in the Municipal Code. The applicant is proposing no employee housing units in conjunction with the proposal. Staff believes that it is necessary to provide employee housing. Overall, staff believes that the density and uses proposed by the applicant for the Vail Gateway do not conflict with the compatibility, efficiency or workability of the surrounding uses and/or activities. C. Compliance with parking and loading requirements as outlined in Chapter 12-10 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code. Parkinq The applicant exceeds the parking requirement as outlined in Chapter 12- 10 of the Town Code. According to Chapter 12-10, the applicant is required to provide 47 parking spaces. According to the existing plans on file with the office of Community Development, there are 93 spaces in the parking structure. On site, there are currently 92 spaces in the parking structure. Of these, 42 are tandem spaces. Tandem spaces are allowed for valet parking and for residential parking. The applicant is proposing that the private parking club will utilize 39 parking spaces. The current parking requirement for dwelling units at the Vail Gateway is 1.4 per unit. However, the applicant is allocating 2 spaces per unit. Valet services will be provided. Staff is recommending a condition for a parking plan that clearly indicates which uses specific parking spaces will be reserved for. According to the Town Code, the proposed uses require 47 parking spaces. There are currently 92 spaces in the parking structure. The 18 applicant is proposing that a maximum of 39 of the spaces will be used for the parking club, leaving a remainder of 6 spaces. This will allow for any future expansions or changes in use that would require additional parking to be accommodated on site. Loadinq The applicant is not currently proposing any changes to the loading situation at the Vail Gateway. However, there is a condition of approval for SDD #6, Vail Village Inn, which states: That the Developer coordinate efforts with the owners of the Gateway Building to create a below ground access for loading and delivery to the Gateway from the Vail Plaza Hotel to resolve potential loading and delivery concerns at the Gateway. If a coordinated effort can be reached the Developer shall submit revised plans to the Town of Vail Community Development Department for review and approval, prior to the issuance of a building permit. Staff recommends that a similar condition be placed on the Vail Gateway regarding a combined loading and delivery system for the Vail Gateway and the Vail Plaza Hotel. This will eliminate loading and delivery traffic from Vail Road, locating it instead on the Frontage Rd. and addresses the concern of the Gateway residential owners that the current loading and delivery facility for the Gateway has negative impacts on their enjoyment of the residential units. The implementation of the recommended condition may cause a reduction in the number of parking spaces available for the use of the private club. D. Conformity with the applicable elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan, Town policies and Urban Design Plan. A complete analysis of the Vail Land Use Plan and Vail Village Master Plan are in Section V of this memorandum. The applicant is proposing no exterior changes as this time. E. Identification and mitigation of natural and/or geologic hazards that affect the property on which the special development district' is proposed. There are no natural and/or geologic hazards that effect the applicant's property. F. Site plan, building design and location and open space provisions designed to produce a functional development responsive and sensitive to natural features, vegetation and overall aesthetic quality of the community. The applicant is not proposing any exterior changes to the building. Therefore, staff believes that this criterion is not applicable to this application. 19 G. A circulation system designed for both vehicles and pedestrians addressing on and off-site traffic circulation. Staff believes that the existing circulation system is appropriate for the change in use. H. Functional and aesthetic landscaping and open space in order to optimize and preserve natural features, recreation, views and functions. No exterior changes are proposed. Staff feels that the existing landscaping and open space are satisfactory. 1. Phasing plan or subdivision plan that will maintain a workable, functional and efficient relationship throughout the development of the special development district. This criterion is not applicable to this project. V11. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW CRITERIA The issuance of a conditional use permit is required to allow for the residential dwelling units and the private parking club at the Vail Gateway. The applicant is proposing a total of 9 dwelling units on the site. The applicant is also proposing that 39 of the parking spaces on site be utilized as part of a private parking club. In addition, 240 sq. ft. of the building is allocated to the use of the parking club, providing guest services to the club members, including ski storage and restrooms. The review criteria for a request of this nature are established by the Town of Vail Municipal Code. The proposal is subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of Title 12, Chapter 16. For the Planning and Environmental Commission's reference, the conditional use permit purpose statement indicates that: In order to provide the flexibility necessary to achieve the objectives of this title, specified uses are permitted in certain districts subject to the granting of a conditional use permit. Because of their unusual or special characteristics, conditional uses require review so that they may be located properly with respect to the purposes of this title and with respect to their effects on surrounding properties. The review process prescribed in this chapter is intended to assure compatibility and harmonious development between conditional uses and surrounding properties in the Town at large. Uses listed as conditional uses in the various districts may be permitted subject to such conditions and limitations as the Town may prescribe to insure that the location and operation of the conditional uses will be in accordance with the 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. A. Consideration of Factors: 20 1. Relationship and impact of the use on development objectives of the Town. MUltiale-familv dwellinas: The establishment of a Special Development District does not allow a proposal to vary the uses of the underlying zoning. Multiple-family dwellings are considered a conditional use in the CSC zone district. The applicant is proposing 9 dwelling units on the property. Staff has identified the following objectives from the Vail Land Use Plan which staff believes are applicable to the conditional use permit request for the existing and proposed multiple-family dwellings: 5.1 ' Additional residential growth should continue to occur primarily in existing, platted areas and as appropriate in new areas where high hazards do not exist. 5.3 Affordable employee housing should be made available through private efforts, assisted by limited incentives, provided by the Town of Vail with appropriate restrictions. 5.4 Residential growth should keep pace with the marketplace demands for a full range of housing types. 5.5 The existing employee housing base should be preserved and upgraded. Additional employee housing needs should be accommodated at varied sites throughout the community. Staff believes that the multiple-family dwellings meet the objectives of the Town of Vail. However, staff believes that it is necessary to provide employee housing with this development. Type III Employee Housing Units should be developed as part of the new residential GRFA that is proposed. Private club: The applicant is proposing a private parking club which, if the text amendment to CSC is approved, is considered a conditional use in the CSC zone district. A similar product can be seen at Golden Peak. Staff has identified the following objective from the Vail Land Use Plan which staff believes are applicable to the conditional use permit request for the private parking club: 2.8 Day skiers need for parking and access should be accommodated through creative solutions such as: a) Increased busing from out of town. b) Expanded points of access to the mountain by adding additional base portals. 21 c) Continuing to provide temporary surface parking. d) Addition of structured parking. In addition, staff, has identified the following goals and objectives from the Vail Village Master Plan which are applicable to this project: Goal #5 - Increase and improve the capacity, efficiency, and aesthetics of the transportation and circulation system throughout the Village. 5.1 Objective: Meet parking demands with public and private parking facilities. 5.1.3 Policy: Seek locations for additional structured public and private parking. Staff believes that the provision of additional private parking through the parking club is a benefit to the Town of Vail by eliminating some of the pressure on the public parking facilities. In addition, the Vail Transportation Master Plan identifies the following goal: Retain the private parking supply as an important and needed element. 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. Multiole- familv dwellinas: The additional dwellings are created by infilling an existing vaulted space within the Vail Gateway. Staff does not believe that there will be any negative effects of the use on light and air. The density proposed is within the allowable density for the CSC zone district. CSC allows for 9 dwelling units on this site. The applicant is proposing 9 dwelling units on site. Staff does not believe that there will be any adverse effects on the above listed criteria. Private club: The private parking club will a positive impact on the above-mentioned criteria. The provision of private parking lessens the need for additional public parking 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 the streets and parking areas. 22 Multiple-familv dwellinas: As stated above, the additional dwelling units will be created by the infill of an interior space. Staff does not believe that the additional dwelling units or existing 7 dwelling units will have any adverse effects on the above listed criteria. Private club: As stated above, staff believes that the private parking club will be beneficial. It uses an underutilized parking structure. 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. Multiple-familv dwellinas: Staff does not believe that the addition of 2 dwelling units, nor the existing 7 dwelling units will have a negative effect on the character of the area. Adjacent properties include other mixed use developments (Vail Plaza Hotel East and West). While there are no current plans to redevelop the Alpine Standard, discussions with the owner have also indicated that a redevelopment would include a mixed-use product which would include residential dwelling units. Because there are no exterior changes proposed, staff does not believe that there will be any adverse effects on surrounding uses. Private club: Staff does not believe that the private parking club will have any negative effects on the character of the neighborhood. The parking spaces currently exist on site. B. FINDINGS The Planning and Environmental Commission shall make the following findings before granting a conditional use permit: 2. That the proposed location of the use is in accordance with the purposes of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code 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 would comply with each of the applicable provisions of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code. VIII. REVIEW CRITERIA AND FINDINGS FOR ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS In addition to the rezoning request, the applicant has requested an amendment to the Commercial Service Center zone district, allowing private clubs as a conditional use in the zone district. Currently, the zoning code defines "private" 23 as "A use, area, property or facility which. is not public." The zoning code currently allows private clubs as a conditional use in the following zone districts: Residential Cluster Low Density Multiple Family Medium Density Multiple Family Public Accommodation Ski Base Recreation In addition to amending the code to allow for private clubs as a conditional use in the CSC zone district, staff is also proposing a definition of a private club. This will allow for greater clarification in other situations. The following amendments are proposed: 12-7E-4: CONDITIONAL USES: Private Club 12-2-2: DEFINITIONS Private Club: an association of persons and its premises who are bonafide members paying dues, use of such premises being restricted to members and their guests. The review criteria for a request of this nature are established by the Town of Vail Municipal Code. A. Consideration of Factors: 1. That the proposed amendments are consistent with the development objectives of the Town of Vail as stated in the Vail Land Use Plan. As a conditional use, the addition of a private club will be subject to the following review criteria: 1. Relationship and impact of the use on development objectives of the Town. 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. 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 the streets and parking areas. 24 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. The addition of a definition of "private club" will clarify the use in all situations. Staff believes that this will improve the development review process for both applicants and staff. 2. That the proposal is consistent and compatible with existing and potential uses within Vail and generally in keeping with the character of the Town of Vail. Again, staff believes that as a conditional use, subject to the above review criteria by the Planning and Environmental Commission, private clubs can be reviewed for compatibility with existing and potential uses within the Town in the CSC zone district. 25 IV. Zoning Analysis for SDD #21, Vail Gateway -July 9, 2001 Located at 12 Vail Road / Portions of Lots O and N, Block 5D, Vail Village 1St Filing Development Allowed by CCI zone Approved by SDD Existing Allowed by Proposed Deviation Standard district #21 Proposed CSC zone from CSC district Lot area 5,000 sq. ft. 24,154 sq. ft. 124,154 sq. ft. or I 20,000 sq. ft. I No change I None 5545 acres . Frontage 1 30 ft. 1 150 ft. 150 ft. 100 ft. min No chance None Setbacks Est. by Vail Village 18 ft. 18 ft. 20 ft. (all sides) No change +2 ft. Design Considerations 20 ft. 20 ft. none 15 ft. 15 ft. +5 ft. 1 ft. 1 ft. +19 ft. Height Est. by Vail Village 54 ft. 54 ft. 35 ft. flat / 38 ft. No change +16 ft. Design Considerations sloping (70% deviation) Density 25 du/acre 0 3 units) 17 du 17 du 1 18 du/acre (9 units) 19 du I None GRFA 80% buildable 12,815 sq. ft. 12,815 sq. ft. 40% buildable (not to 17,160 sq. ft. +7,498 sq. (19,323 sq. ft.) exceed 50% of total ft. floor area) or 9662 sq. ft. (56% deviation) Site Coverage 80% (19,323 sq. ft.) 64% (15,459 sq. ft.) 64% (15,459 sq. ft.) 75% (18,116 sq. ft.) No change I None Landscaping Est. by Vail Village 5.4% (1,309 sq. ft.) 5.4% (1,309 sq. ft.) 20% (4,831 sq. ft.) No change -3,522 sq. ft. Design Considerations (369% deviation) Parking 63 spaces (current 93 parking spaces 92 spaces 47 spaces No change None uses) 13 spaces for residential 34 spaces for office Loadinq 1 berth 1 berth 1 berth 1 berth No chanqe None I Application Supplement For Amendments to the VAIL GATEWAY BUILDING Town of Vail, Colorado June 11, 2001 1. Introduction The Vail Gateway Building was originally proposed in the late-1980's and during the review of the project there was a great deal of debate regarding how this parcel of land should be developed. The parcel's location at the "gateway" to Vail Village made it a very strategic parcel of land, however it's physical separation from the Village's pedestrian corridors presented a number of other challenges. Ultimately the project was approved as Special Development District No. 21 with an underlying zoning of Commercial Core 1 (CC I) and in the early 1990's the Gateway Building was opened with a mixture of retail shops, restaurants and residential condominiums. Over the past 11 years it has become apparent that the retail and restaurant aspects of the project simply do not work. At the time of this application all restaurant and retail spaces within the building are vacant. Reasons for the failure of businesses within the building cannot be attributed to any one source, however it seems very evident that the site's isolation from the pedestrian areas along Meadow Drive and the Village core make it difficult to attract pedestrians to the project. While only one block off of Meadow Drive, the Gateway Building is apparently too far "off the beaten path" to sustain retail and restaurant uses. All commercial space within the building is owned by one entity (the six residential units are owned by individual owners). In response to the failure of retail and restaurant uses, the owner of the commercial space has spent the past year evaluating a variety of different development programs in an attempt to revitalize what can only be described as a distressed property. Existing zoning of the property has proven to be a major constraint to assembling a feasible re-development program for the building. The fundamental problem with the revitalization of the building has proven to be the CC 1 underlying zoning. As with any SDD, the underlying zoning establishes permitted and conditional uses for the property. The CC 1 district essentially allows for only retail and restaurant uses on street level. While this zoning was deemed appropriate for the original developers concept for the building, history has demonstrated that retail and restaurant uses are not viable. Due to the limited range of uses permitted on the street level, the CCl zone district presents a major constraint to the revitalization of this building. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 1 Braun Associates, Inc. The proposed revitalization of the building is intended to provide viable commercial activity in this mixed-use area of the Town and would be accomplished primarily by simply broadening the range of commercial uses permitted within the building. The major elements of this revitalization proposal include the following: • A change to underlying zoning in order to allow for office and other commercial uses on the street level of the building, • The addition of two residential dwelling units on the third floor, • Establishment of a "parking club" within the building, and • All proposed modifications will take place within the existing building, i.e. no physical expansions of the building are proposed. The zone change is intended to allow for office use on the street level of the building and will also maintain the mixed-use character of the building. At the same time, this change will allow for a use (office) that is not dependant upon pedestrian traffic. Employees, visitors, and activity will be introduced to the site that at the same time will help support other retail and commercial businesses in the surrounding area. The parking club concept was developed in response to the over abundance of parking already existing on the property (after accounting for the changes in potential uses, the property will have a surplus of 39 parking spaces). The applicant believes that this can be a successful use for the property by providing guests and residents the opportunity for "close-in" parking and club amenities, thus reducing demands placed on the town's parking structures. The proposed residential units on the third floor represent a limited expansion of a land use that has proven to be a viable use on the site. Total project density will be within the density levels originally approved by SDD No. 21. The proposed re-development package, taken as a whole, provides a win-win solution for both the owner of the building and the community. In order to allow for these changes, the following five applications have been submitted: • Change to the underlying zoning from Commercial Core 1 (CC 1) to Commercial Service Center (CSC). This change will allow for office uses on the ground floor of the building. The CSC district is a more appropriate zoning for the property based on the Town's Land Use Plan and Vail Village Master Plan. • Major amendment to SDD No. 21. This amendment will allow for minor changes to the development plan and to development standards and also acknowledge the change to the underlying zone district. • Zoning text amendment to the Commercial Service Center zone district. This amendment will allow for "private clubs" as a conditional use. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 2 Braun Associates, Inc. 0 Conditional Use Permit application to allow a private parking club on the property. • Conditional Use Permit application to allow the existing and proposed residential uses. The CSC zone district requires a Conditional Use Permit for residential uses. The following sections provide additional information on each of these five applications. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 3 Braun Associates, Inc. II. Rezonine from Commercial Core 1 to Commercial Service Center The change in underlying zoning from Commercial Core 1 to Commercial Service Center is proposed in order to allow for a wider range of uses on the property, specifically the introduction of office uses on street level. With the exception of the "horizontal-use zoning" found in the CC1 district, there are very few differences in permitted and conditional in the CC1 and CSC districts. There are some slight differences in the development standards (i.e. setbacks, building height, etc.) of these two districts. However, SDD No. 21 establishes development standards for this property and as such, any differences between the development standards of CC1 and CSS are academic. The only other site in Vail currently zoned CSC is the Crossroads Plaza. Crossroads is proximate to the Vail Gateway property and also has a very similar context to Vail Gateway. Both sites are located along the Frontage Road and both are located on the periphery of Vail Village. Both properties have been developed as mixed-use projects with office, retail and residential uses. When the Gateway Building was originally proposed the property was zoned Heavy Service and was occupied by a gas station. Not long after the Gateway Building was approved, the Vail Village Master Plan (VVMP) was adopted. This Plan designated the Gateway site as "mixed use". The Plan also defined a portion of the Village as Commercial Core 1 and the Gateway Building was not included within this area. As such, the current CCl zoning is in conflict with the land use designation of the VVMP. The proposed change to CSC would be consistent with the VVMP's mixed-use designation and bring the property into greater compliance with the Plan. The criteria which the Town uses to evaluate a rezoning request include: 1) Is the proposed zoning suitable with the existing land uses on the site and adjacent land uses? Response: The uses listed in the CSC zone district are nearly the same as those contained in the CC] district. The location of uses within the building differs in that the CSC zone allows office uses on any level of a building. In terms of compatibility, the CSC zone district is consistent and complementary of the uses located on-site and on neighboring properties. The proposed CSC zoning will continue to allow mixed uses consistent with the Vail Village Master Plan and the Vail Land Use Plan. 2) Is the amendment preventing a convenient workable relationship with land uses consistent with municipal objectives? Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 4 Braun Associates, Inc. Response: The proposed CSC zone district will provide for mixed-use development consistent with the Vail Village Master Plan. 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This zone change will also allow the owner greater flexibility in the range of land uses that will be permissible on the property. In doing so, this will provide for a more viable property and a more viable community. 4) Is the change consistent with the Land Use Plan? Response: The proposal complies with the Land Use Plan and the Vail Village Master Plan and specifically the following policies: Vail Land Use Plan: 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. 1.3 The quality of development should be maintained and upgraded whenever possible. 1.12 Vail should accommodate most of the additional growth in existing developed areas (infill areas). 2.2 The ski area owner, the business community and the Town leaders should work together closely to make existing facilities and the Town function more effectively. 3.4 Commercial growth should be concentrated in existing commercial areas to accommodate both local and visitor needs. 5.1 Additional residential growth should continue to occur primarily in existing, platted areas and as appropriate in new areas where high hazards do not exist. Vail Village Master Plan: Goal #1 Encourage high quality redevelopment while preserving the unique architectural scale of the Village in order to sustain its sense of community and identity. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 8 Braun Associates, Inc. 1.2 Obiective: Encourage the upgrading and redevelopment of residential and commercial facilities. 1.2.1 Policv: Additional development may be allowed as identified by the action plan as is consistent with the Vail Village Master Plan and Urban Design Guide Plan. Goal #2 To foster a strong tourist industry and promote year-round economic health and viability for the Village and for the community as a whole. 2.1 Obiective: Recognize the variety of land uses found in the 10 sub- areas throughout the Village and allow for development that is compatible with these established land use patterns. 2.4 Objective: Encourage the development of a variety of new commercial activities where compatible with existing land uses. 2.5 Obiective: Encourage the continued upgrading, renovation and maintenance of existing lodging and commercial facilities to better serve the needs of our guests. Goal #5 Increase and improve the capacity, efficiency and aesthetics of the transportation and circulation system throughout the Village. 5.1 Obiective: Meet parking demands with public and private parking facilities. 5.1.1 Policv: For new development that is located outside of the Commercial Core 1 Zone District, on-site parking shall be provided (rather than paying into the parking fund) to meet any additional parking demand as required by the Zoning Code. 5.1.5 Policv: Redevelopment projects shall be strongly encouraged to provide underground or visually concealed parking. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 9 Braun Associates, Inc. III. Maior Amendment to Special Develonment District No. 21 The Vail Gateway Building was developed in accordance with the provisions of Special Development District No. 21. An amendment to SDD No. 21 is necessary to acknowledge the change in underlying zoning and to allow for one change to the previously approved development plan. Physical changes to the building are limited to interior modifications only. No modifications are proposed to the exterior of the building. As such, there are no changes to building height, setbacks, site coverage, etc. Interior changes include the proposed change of uses, the addition of two new dwelling units and the addition of 4,723 square feet of GRFA. Of these three changes, only the addition of GRFA requires an amendment to the existing SDD (the potential change of uses is addressed by the proposed change in underlying zoning and the addition of two dwelling units does not require an amendment because the existing SDD allows for up to 12 dwelling units and there are only six units currently on the property). SDD No. 21 currently allows for 13,000 square feet of GRFA. Proposed modifications to the building would increase this number to 17,160, or an increase of 4,160 square feet. The vast majority of this new GRFA is a result of converting existing commercial square footage to GRFA. Of the new GRFA proposed, only 963 square feet of the 4,160 square feet is actually new floor area. This new floor area is created by infilling the mezzanine space on the third floor in the old Michael's Restaurant. The proposed amendments to the development plan are in conformance with the Special Development District review criteria, as applicable to this application, as described below: A. Design compatibility and sensitivity to the immediate environment, neighborhood and adjacent properties relative to architectural design, scale, bulk, building height, buffer zones, identity, character, visual integrity and orientation. Response: The bulk and scale of the project are already defined by the existing building and therefore the proposed amendments do not have an impact on bulk and mass. B. Uses, activity and density which provide a compatible, efficient and workable relationship with surrounding uses and activity. Response: This re-development plan provides far a mixture of office, retail, restaurant, service, and residential uses on the property. The building is located in a "mixed use " area identified by the Vail Village Master. The Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 10 Braun Associates, Inc. uses located on adjacent properties; residential, lodging, retail, and offices, are compatible with the proposed development program. C. Compliance with parking and loading requirements as outlined in Chapter 12-10 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code. Response: All existing on-site parking and loading facilities will remain unchanged. The proposed changes to uses within the building will, however, significantly reduce the need for parking and loading and delivery facilities. Excess parking spaces are proposed to be utilized as a parking club. Refer to the attached CUP application for this club. D. Conformity with the applicable elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan, Town policies and Urban Design Plan. Response: There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the building and as such this criteria is not relevant. E. Identification and mitigation of natural and/or geologic hazards that affect the property on which the special development district is proposed. Response: The proposed amendment has no impact on this criterion. F. Site plan, building design and location and open space provisions designed to produce a functional development responsive and sensitive to natural features, vegetation and overall aesthetic quality of the community. Response: There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the building or the site and as such this criteria is not relevant G. A circulation system designed for both vehicles and pedestrians addressing on and off-site traffic circulation. Response: There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the building or site and as such this criteria is not relevant. It is anticipated however, that the proposed changes to the building will result in significantly less vehicular traffic to and from the site. This is primarily due to the elimination of Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 11 Braun Associates, Inc. 3,760 square feet of restaurant space that will be replaced by two residential units. H. Functional and aesthetic landscaping and open space in order to optimize and preserve natural features, recreation, views and functions. Response: There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the building or the site and as such this criteria is not relevant. 1. Phasing plan or subdivision plan that will maintain a workable, functional and efficient relationship throughout the development of the special development district. Response: There is no phasing proposed with this amendment. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 12 Braun Associates, Inc. IV. Text Amendment to Commercial Service Center Allowine. Private Clubs A text amendment to the Commercial Service Center zone district is proposed to allow for "private clubs" as a conditional use. Subject to approval of this text amendment, it is the intention of the applicant to gain approval of a conditional use permit for a private club at the Gateway Building. This club would be established to utilize the excess parking spaces within the Gateway Building. Refer to the attached CUP application for additional information on this club. "Private clubs" are currently listed as conditional uses in the following zone districts: Residential Cluster, Low Density Multiple-Family, Medium Density Multiple-Family, High Density Multiple-Family, Public Accommodation, and Ski Base Recreation. Examples of private clubs in Vail include the Vail Athletic Club, the Cascade Club, the Passport Club and the Vail Village Club (now closed). The Passport Club at Golden Peak is a recent example where the Town approved a conditional use permit for a private parking club that was defined as a "private club". Allowing for "private clubs" as a conditional use provides the Town with the ability to review a specific proposal to ensure it is compatible with other uses on the site in the area before permitting the use on the property. This allows the Town ample control over land uses while at the same time allowing the landowner flexibility in the management and use of its property. The proposed text amendment is consistent with permitted and conditional uses in the CSC zone district and appropriate for those specific properties currently designated as CSC. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 13 Braun Associates, Inc. V. Conditional Use Permit - Private Parking Club There are currently 89 parking spaces within the Gateway Building. This number of spaces was provided in response to the uses originally proposed for the building. Original uses were dominated by restaurant and retail uses that happen to have relatively high parking ratios. With the changes proposed by these re-development applications, the amount of required on- site parking is significantly reduced. The following table summarizes uses contemplated for the building and the resulting parking requirement: Use Sa. Ft./Units Ratio Parking Reauired Office (1) 12,573 2.7 spaces/1,000 34 Parking Club 240(3) 0 0 Residential 8 2/unit (2) 16 50 (1) It is assumed that all 13,600 square feet of commercial space is utilized as office. The proposed CSC zoning will also allow for retail and restaurant uses within this space. If such uses occur, any increase in required parking will reduce the number of spaces available for the parking club. (2) Town code requires 1.4 spaces per dwelling unit, however existing declarations designate 2 spaces per unit. (3) The Parking Club sq. ft. could be increased without increasing the need for parking on the site. As proposed, 39 "excess" spaces will result on the property. The proposed parking club will make these spaces available for use, thereby relieving some pressure on the Town's parking structures. The parking club would have the following features: ¦ Utilization of up to 39 parking spaces, ¦ A small club facility that would provide a lounge area, restrooms, changing room, storage, etc. ¦ Valet service, which among other things will allow for very efficient use of previously approved "tandem spaces" ¦ Parking spaces may be sold, leased or made available on a daily fee basis. A parking club is a relatively new use to the Town of Vail. There is a demand for parking close to the Village Core and the ski portals that has adequate amenities for users (i.e., locker rooms, dressing areas, ski storage, etc.). On this property, the parking spaces already exist in an enclosed structure. Provisions existing within the Town's code could allow for these excess spaces to be leased. This conditional use permit will essential allow the applicant the right to provide guest services in conjunction with the parking. This is analogous to efforts the Town has taken to provide "guest service" facilities such as ski storage and rest rooms at the Village Structure. "Conditional" uses are uses that are generally deemed compatible with other permitted and conditional uses within a zone district, subject to compliance with specific review criteria. If Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 14 Braun Associates, Inc. the review criteria are met by the PEC, the use is deemed compatible and approved. The following are the review criteria for a conditional use permit: A. Relationship and impact of the use on development objectives of the Town. Response: The proposed private parking club is consistent with Town objectives to provide a high level of service to guests and to maximize the use of private parking. This use is expected to lessen demands on the Town's existing parking facilities. B. 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. Response: The proposed parking club will have no adverse impacts on these factors. The parking club is expected to lessen demands on the Town's parking facilities. C. 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 the streets and parking area. Response: The parking club will generate traffic to the site, however it is anticipated that at full utilization, each parking space will generate only one in-bound and one out-bound trip each day. Even with parking club traffic, the overall mix of uses proposed for the property will result in a reduction of vehicle trips to the property. This is primarily due to the reduction in the number of restaurants located in the building. D. 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. Response: The proposal does not change the bulk and mass of the existing building and therefore has no impact on this criterion. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 15 Braun Associates, Inc. VI. Conditional Use Permit - Residential Uses A conditional use permit is necessary to allow for the existing and proposed residential uses on the property. The residential uses have been in place on the property for the last 11 years. Two additional units are proposed for a total of eight dwelling units. Issues of compatibility of residential uses with commercial activities have proven successful on this project and throughout the Town of Vail. Additionally, the Vail Village Master Plan recognizes this area as "mixed use", appropriate for a mixture of retail, office and residential uses. The following are the review criteria for a conditional use permit: A. Relationship and impact of the use on development objectives of the Town. Response: The proposed residential dwelling units are consistent with Town objectives and master plans. The Vail Village Master Plan designates this site as "mixed-use The proposed density of dwelling units proposed is less than that originally approved for the site by SDD #21 (12 units were originally approved, eight are proposed). B. 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. Response: The proposed residential dwelling units will have little, if any, impact on these issues. C. 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 the streets and parking area. Response: Two proposed dwelling units will have little to no affect on these factors. The overall proposed mix of uses on the property will reduce the number of vehicle trips to the property. This is primarily due to the reduction in the number of restaurants located in the building. D. 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. Response: The proposal does not change the bulk and mass of the existing building and therefore does not have an impact on this criterion. Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 16 Braun Associates, Inc. VII. Project Development Statistics Lot size = 24,154 sq. ft. or 0.5545 acres (verify) Develoument Standard CSC CO SDD 21 Existine Development Prouosed Plan Density 18 units/acre (9.98 units) 25 units/acre (13 units) 21.6 units/acre (12 units) 10.9 units/acre (6 units) 14.4 units/acre (8 units) GRFA 40% (9,661 sq. ft.) 80% (19,323 sq. ft.) 54% (13,000 sq. ft.) 50% (12,077 sq. ft.) 71% (17,160 sq. ft.) Setbacks Front 20' 0' 18' 18' no change Side 20' 0' 20' (S), 15' (N) 20'(S), 15' (N) no change Rear 20' 0' 1' 1' no change Site Coverage (max.) 75% 80% 64% 64% no change Landscape Area (min.) 20% 0% (no reduction) per plans as constructed no change Building Height 3 5'flat/3 8'sloping 43' (40% of roof), 33' per plan as constructed no change Commercial Space no limitation no limitation no limitation 16,348 sq. ft. 12,813 sq. ft. Parking Club 240 sq• ft. (included in commercial space) Vail Gateway Building, Vail, Colorado Page 17 Braun Associates, Inc. L ARTICLE E. COMMERCIAL SERVICE CEN I LR (CSC) DISTRICT 12-7E-1: PURPOSE: The Commercial Service Center District is intended to provide sites for general shopping and commercial facilities serving the Town, together with limited multiple-family dwelling and lodge uses as may be appropriate without interfering with the basic commercial functions of the District. The Commercial Service Center District is intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space, and other amenities appropriate to permitted types of buildings and uses, and to maintain a convenient shopping center environment for permitted commercial uses. (Ord. 8(1973) § 10.100) 12-7E-2: REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT; DEVELOPMENT PLAN: A. Review Required: Prior to the establishment of any Commercial Service Center District or enlargement of District boundaries, the Town Council shall by resolution adopt a general development plan for the proposed District. The development plan may be prepared by an applicant for the establishment of the District or may be prepared by the Town. The development plan shall be submitted to the Planning And Environmental Commission for review, and the Planning And Environmental Commission shall submit its findings and recommendations on the plan to the Town Council. B. Plan Content: The development plan shall show the following information: 1. Existing topography and tree cover. 2. Proposed division of the area into lots or building sites, and the proposed uses to be established on each site. 3. Proposed locations, dimensions, and heights of buildings on each site, and the locations of parking and loading areas, access drives, principal public and private open spaces, and other site plan features. 4. Relationship of proposed development on the site to development on adjoining sites. 5. Such additional information as the Planning and Environmental Commission and Town Council deem necessary to guide development within the proposed district. C. Plan To Be Guide: The development plan shall be used as a guide for the subsequent development of sites and the design and location of buildings and grounds within the District. All plans subsequently approved by the Design Review Board in accordance with Chapter I I. of this Title shall substantially conform with the development plan adopted by the Town Council. (Ord. 8(1973) § 10.200) 12-7E-3: PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted in the CSC District: Banks and financial institutions. Eating and drinking establishments, including the following: Bakeries and delicatessens with food service. Cocktail lounges, taverns, and bars. Coffee shops. Fountains and sandwich shops. Restaurants. Personal services and repair shops, including the following: Barbershops. Beauty shops. Business and office services. Cleaning and laundry pickup agencies without bulk cleaning or dyeing. Coin-operated or self-service laundries. Small appliance repair shops, excluding furniture repair. Tailors and dressmakers. Travel and ticket agencies. Professional offices, business offices, and studios. Retail stores and establishments without limit as to floor area including the following: Apparel stores. Art supply stores and galleries. Bakeries and confectioneries, including preparation of products for sale on the premises. Bookstores. Building materials stores without outdoor storage. Camera stores and photographic studios. Candy stores. Chinaware and glassware stores. Delicatessens and specialty food stores. Department and general merchandise stores. Drugstores and pharmacies. Florists. Food stores. Furniture stores. Gift stores. Hardware stores. Hobby stores. Household appliance stores. Jewelry stores. Leather goods stores. Liquor stores. Luggage stores. Music and record stores. Newsstands and tobacco stores. Pet shops. Photographic studios. Radio and television broadcasting studios. Radio and television stores and repair shops. Sporting goods stores. Stationery stores. Supermarkets. Toy stores. Variety stores. Yardage and dry goods stores. Additional offices, businesses, or services determined to be similar to permitted uses in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-7E-2 of this Article. (Ord. 16(1996) § 3: Ord. 27(1990) § 2: Ord. 8(1973) § 10.300) 12-7E-4: CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses shall be permitted in the CSC District, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 16 of this Title: Any use permitted by Section 12-7E-3 of this Article, which is not conducted entirely within a building. Bed and breakfast as further regulated by Section 12-14-1.8 of this Title. Brew pubs. Commercial laundry and cleaning services. Dog kennel. Major arcade. Multiple-family dwellings and lodges. Outdoor operation of the accessory uses as set forth in Section 12-7E-5 of this Article. Public buildings, grounds and facilities. Public park and recreation facilities. Public utility and public service uses. Ski lifts and tows. Theaters, meetings rooms, and convention facilities. Type III employee housing units (EHU) as provided in Chapter 13 of this Title. (Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 10(1998) § § 2, 5: Ord. 22(1997) § 2: Ord. 16(1996) § 4: Ord. 14(1996) § 2: Ord. 8(1992) § 23: Ord. 27(1990) § 4: Ord. 31(1989) § 11: Ord. 20(1982) § 5: Ord. 6(1982) § 6(a): Ord. 10(1975) § 3: Ord. 8(1973) § 10.400) 12-7E-5: ACCESSORY USES: The following accessory uses shall be permitted in the CSC District: Home occupations, subject to issuance of a home occupation permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-1.4-12 of this Title. Minor arcade. Swimming pools, tennis courts, patios, or other recreation facilities customarily incidental to conditional residential or lodge uses. Other uses customarily incidental and accessory to permitted or conditional uses, and necessary for the operation thereof. (Ord. 6(1982) § 6(b): Ord. 8(1973) § 10.500) 12-7E-6: LOT AREA AND SITE DIMENSIONS: The minimum lot or site area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of buildable area, and each site shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred feet (100'). (Ord. 12(1978) § 3) 12-7E-7: SETBACKS: In the CSC District, the minimum front setback shall be twenty feet (20'), the minimum side setback shall be twenty feet (20'), and the minimum rear setback shall be twenty feet (20'). (Ord. 50(1978) § 2) 12-7E-8: HEIGHT: For a flat or mansard roof, the height of buildings shall not exceed thirty five feet (35'). For a sloping roof, the height of buildings shall not exceed thirty eight feet (38'). (Ord. 37(1980) § 2) 12-7E-9: DENSITY CONTROL: Not more than forty (40) square feet of gross residential floor area (GRFA) shall be permitted for each one hundred (100) square feet of buildable site area, and gross residential floor area shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of total building floor area on any site. Total density shall not exceed eighteen (18) dwelling units per acre of buildable site area. (Ord. 50(1978) § 19: Ord. 12(1978) § 2) 12-7E-10: SITE COVERAGE: Site coverage shall not exceed seventy five percent (75%) of the total site area. (Ord. 17(1991) § 11: Ord. 8 (1973) § 10.607) 12-7E-11: LANDSCAPING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT: At least twenty percent (20%) of the total site shall be landscaped. The minimum width and length of any area qualifying as landscaping shall be fifteen feet (15') with a minimum area not less than three hundred (300) square feet. (Ord. 19(1976) § 1 IA: Ord. 8(1973) § 10.609) 12-7E-12: PARKING AND LOADING: Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Chapter f.0 of this Title. At least one-half (1 /2) of the required parking shall be located within the main building or buildings. No parking or loading area shall be located in any required front setback area. (Ord. 19(1976) § 1 IA: Ord. 8 (1973) § 10.610) 12-7E-13: LOCATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY: A. Limitations; Exception: All permitted and conditional uses by Sections 12-7E-3 and 12-7E-4 of this Article, shall be operated and conducted entirely within a building except for permitted parking and loading areas and such activities as may be specifically authorized to be unenclosed by a conditional use permit and the outdoor display of goods. B. Outdoor Display: The area to be used for outdoor display must be located directly in front of the establishment displaying the goods and entirely upon the establishment's own property. Sidewalks, building entrances and exits, driveways and streets shall not be obstructed by outdoor display. 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Ii.~~• l GENERAL NOTCS 9Y. /L~ t~ I I ! iEE,L'1~.E '.68°.4 ~.i.n " 1 I n .""t4Nw.o. a 3i I I I I ~L~ I ~ I I I ! I D I I I 1 I ! I j L O 1 Lj-- LU Qc (¢?~j~, 1G~ a i`~ /i''/ Nvi ~ ° VI . i 1 d~ i , 1 } 's j a 1 O- i a...•..,. F IQ ~ j ><~'C.vu~?a~ri i n3~;r' , = T ~ 1 - ! E• :oKr oeay 1r " , ( 1 _ ® Q ~ T ; r ; t = ~ ~ •~:.Q p I'~?('~ 1 ! •,•I % fit`, O ~~~i"' =:tL % a to U rill, . 1 I, ^~1ai"•A 1 , ~ F 7 i Rif ' ` t 7 FEt. 'e9'' nLL i . 1 g Iws •ee ! ! o I 1 • j , ...I i TOW A(L =ENBRAL NOTES ~_~,rrsa.w ! 9Y TT EE ! ! , wa`~7'b:la'Lf:."ufalwua~x°'o~ur:. ~ 1 I w .4btlfC'EZCt.° y ` ORDINANCE N0. v9 Series of 1988 AN UKU.WANCE REZONING A PART OF LOT N AND A rutu.LON OF LOT O, BLOCK 5D, VAIL VILLAGE FIRST FILING FROM HEAVY SERVICE DISTRICT TO ax*ita<cu A7. CORE I AND ESTABLISHING orr. , An. DEVELOPMENT L1JituCT NUMBER 21 FOR A PART OF LOT N, AND A ruru.LM OF LOT 0, BLOCK 5D VAIL VILLAGE rii-~oi FILING IN A%-wxu.&%NCE WITH CEA= 18.40 OF THE VAIL MUNICIPAL CODE AND mania uZ rutuxi. DErAIIS IN RE SARD ~rtr to iu. WfiEREAS, Chapter 18.40 of the Vail Municipal code authorizes special Devel,,r.,,. Districts within the Town in order to -.,...,arage flexibility in the devel.,r,-,t of land; and WHEREAS, application has been made for special Devel„Y.- District app-ral for certain parcels of p-j~,,y within the Town ]mown as a part of lot N, and a portion of Lot O, Block 5D, Vail Village First Filing to be known as Special Devel."„. District No. 21, .,,,.-,,,..ly referred to as the Vail Gateway; and WiS, application has further been made to rezone a part of Lot N, and a portion of Lot O, Block 5D, Vail Village First Filing from Heavy Service District to Cam.,,..--ial Core I District in order to allow for the range of uses and activities 1 .--ed for SDD No. 21; and WHEREAS, in a...,.,...:ance with Section 18.66.140, the Planning and Envi--tal Commission had a public hearing on the -oL-sed zoning a., 1„ent and the r. SDD, and has submitted its ~=-,u„ Plation to the Town Council; and WHEREAS, all notices as required by Section 18.66.080 have been sent to the api-L-iate parties; and wHEREAS, the Town Council has held a public hearing as required by Chapin:.' 18.66 of the municipal code of the Town of Vail. NOW, Lt=.r. Qmz, BE IT ORUAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Town Council finds that the j_-Jares for a zoning amendment as set forth in Chapter 18.66 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail have been fully satisfied, and all other requi..,-.cs of the Municipal Code of the Ton relating to zoning ame,A,.,.ls have been fully satisfied. Section 2. The Town Council h--y rezones the 1-.tarty more particularly described in Ddiibit A, attached hereto, from Heavy Service District to C,,.,.-ial Core I. l r Section 3. The Torn Council finds that all the procedures set forth for special Devel.". Districts in Chapter 18.40 of the Municipal code-of the Town of Vail have been fully satisfied. Section 4. The Tbwn Council finds that the development plan for Special Devel~Y-,t District No. 21 meets each of the starx]asds set forth in Section 18.40.080 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail or demonstrates that either one or more of them is not applicable, or that a practical solution consistent with the public interest has been achieved. In a-lance with Section 18.40.040, the devel Y,.. plan for Special Development District No. 21 is app-led and Special bevel.,,--.;. District No. 21 is h-;,y aL-V-ved for the r-t-~-y described in Exhibit A. The development' plan is *,"sed with those plans submitted by Buff Arnold, Ned Gwathmey, Architect, PC, and consists of the following documents: 1. Site plan, dated Match 28, 1988 2. Floor Plans dated Match 28, 1988 3. Elevations dated March 28, 1988 4. landscape Plan dated March 28, 1988 5. Special Devel N.,-.L District Application and EYrvi~.,.~ .al Impact L „ as --j-red by Peter Jamar Associates, Inc., dated January 1988, and revise March 9, 1988 ~ Section 5. rr;~ The devel-..,-.-I standards for Special Development District No. 21 are apr..,red by the Torn Council as a part of the %,r-,red devel.,r-L plan as follows: A. Setbacks setbacks shall be as indicated on the site plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. F B. Height Building heights shall be as indicated on the elevations and roof plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. C. Cbveracte Site coverage shall be as indicated.on the site plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. -2- D. Lang acing The area of the site to be landscaped shall be as generally indicated on the preliminary landscape plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. A detailed landscape plan shall be submitted to the Design Review Board for final approval. E. Parking Parking demands of this development shall be met in accordance with the developer's proposal to provide 95 parking spaces. F. Densitv The density allowed in S.D.D. NO. 21 shall be 12 dwelling units consisting of not more than a total of 13,000 square feet of GRFA. Section 6. Uses as proposed on the development plan as per Section 4 of this ordinance are hereby approved. The uses of Special Development District No. 21 are uses permitted by right, conditional uses or accessory uses in i the commercial Core I zone district. The permitted uses in the special development district shall be the same as those uses permitted in the Commercial Core I zone district, conditional uses in the special development district shall be the same as the conditional uses listed in the commercial Core I zone district, and accessory uses in the special development district shall be the same as the accessory uses listed in the Commercial Core I zone district. Section 7. Following are conditions of approval for Special Development District 21: 1. The applicant shall secure permission of the property owner of the Standard Oil property to complete construction of the landscape improvements as shown in the approved development plan for S.D.D. 21 prior to receiving a final certificate of occupancy. 2. Prior to receiving a building permit, the applicant must provide evidence which is satisfactory to the Town Council and Town Attorney that demonstrates the financial ability to complete the construction of the project as planned. 3. Construction must commence before July 1st and the project must be enclosed by November 13th of whatever year construction commences. The approval shall be valid for three years. 4. The applicant shall construct a sidewalk from the southern property line of Special Development District No. 21 to the north side of the existing Vail village Inn access off of Vail Road. -3- Section 8. Amendments to the aM..,,ved devel,,.-'. plan which do not change its substance may be art., .,red by the Planning and Ehvi--,tal Cc m fission at a regularly scheduled public hearing in a-,pance with the provisions of Section 18.66.060. Am=.1,5:ntS which do change the substance of the devel..k-,L plan shall be a V-,red in a....,Jance with Sections 18.66.110 through 16.66.160. The Concrunity Devel,z.,_„t Department.shall be solely responsible for determining what constitutes a change in the substance of the devel_2..,_.L plan. An application for a ,~..1 to this Special Development District which changes the substance of the devel,.,..,-,t plan shall eonply with the recd,; . -,-,Ls of Section 18.40.030 except that the Co m unity Devel~j-_.L Depa. L,U,L shall determine which r.~rzrty in the Special Development District is being directly affected by such ame,.1-', and the consent of only those owners of said t...t~.Ly shall be required to be included in the application. Section 9. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause of phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the *entaini*g portions of this ordinance; and the Zbwn 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. Section 10. The Town Council h-Ly finds, determines and declares that this Ordinance is necessary and r.vyar for the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof. Section 11. The repeal or the repeal and reena of any provisions of Vail Municipal Code as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty h q , any violation that --red prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution c=ez ced, nor any other action or proceeding as ,,,a,.,. r ced 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 siL_eded unless -,i,..ssly stated herein. -4- 14. Sr_' day ItE of i l . 1 014 PD TICS on the 5t" day of PASS MTOWCED, M A~ hall be held on t1us o of the Vail Wnicipal a pWlic hearing e cit. in Coln 1988, at 7.30 P.M. 1988 a _ ri 1988. Ap~ April of day . gw.ldir~J, Vail, X10 ~°n this Order bl~ ICe t R. NIaY ti of eVier, Town cle3jr g7gI,ISI~ pyAD INS ~~p ORS AIM Appr,0VEp pN SECOM RF'F'D ti-,is 1 f- dy of A r~~ It111RODUCED' in full , i nt R 1-3ayor +upp n,nnp,, 'l l4"" erl p~~1~311}f•~ r r 4 ~F ORDINANCE 17, Series of 1996 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MAJOR AMENDMENT OF SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 21, VAIL GATEWAY; AMENDING AN APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 21 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 18.40 OF THE OF THE VAIL MUNICIPAL CODE; LOCATED AT 12 VAIL ROAD/A PORTION OF LOT N, AND A PORTION OF LOT O, BLOCK 51), VAIL VILLAGE 1ST FILING, AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, Chapter 18.40 of the Vail Municipal Code authorizes Special Development Districts within the Town in order to encourage flexibility in the development of land; and WHEREAS, Special Development District No. 21 was established by the Town Council on 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 9, Series 1988. WHEREAS, the developer and applicant, Vail Apartments, Inc., has submitted an application for a major Special Development District amendment for a certain parcel' of property within the Town, known as the Vail Gateway Building, and as Special Development District No. 21; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 18.66.140, the Planning and Environmental Commission, on August 26, 1996, held a public hearing on the major amendment of an SDD and has submitted its recommendation of approval to the Town Council; and WHEREAS, all notices as required by Section 18.66.080 of the Vail Municipal Code, have been sent to the appropriate parties; and WHEREAS, the major amendment to the approved development plan has been reviewed pursuant to Section 18.40.100 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has held a public hearing as required by Chapter 1.8.66 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail; and WHEREAS, the Town Council considers that it is reasonable, appropriate and beneficial to the Town and its citizens, inhabitants and visitors to amend the originally approved Special Development District No. 21. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Amendment procedures fulfilled. Plannina and Environmental Commission. Report. The review procedures prescribed in Chapter 18.40 of the Vail Municipal Code have been fulfilled and the Town Council has received the report of the Planning and Environmental Commission recommending approval of the proposed amendment to the development plan for t Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1997 Special Development District No. 21. Section 2. Special Development District No. 21 and the amended development plan therefore, are hereby approved for the redevelopment for the expansion of Gross Residential Floor Area in Unit No. 5, Vail Gateway Condominiums. Section 3. Puroose Special Development District No. 21 is intended to insure comprehensive development and use of an area in a manner that will be harmonious with the general character of the Town of Vail. The development is regarded as complimentary to the Town by the Town Council and meets the Design Standards as set forth in Section 18.40 of the Municipal Code. As stated in the staff memorandum dated August 26, 1996, the major SDD amendment request is in compliance with the goals and objectives of the Vail Comprehensive Plan, as well as the purpose section of the SDD Overlay Zone District. SDD No. 21 provides an appropriate development plan that maintains the unique character of this site and the surrounding area without negatively impacting existing or potential uses in the area. Section 4. The Town Council finds that the amended development plan for Special Development District No. 21 meets each of the standards set forth in Section 18.40.080 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail. In accordance with Section 18.40.040, the amended development plan for Special Development District No. 21 is approved and Special Development District No. 21 is hereby approved for the property described in the attached Exhibit A. The amended development plan is comprised with those plans submitted by Buff Arnold, Ned Gwathmey, and Steve Riden, and consists of the following documents: 1. Site plan, dated March 28, 1988 2. Floor plans, dated March 28, 1988 and revised (partial) plans dated February 28, 1996. 3. Elevations dated March 28, 1988 and revised (partial) plans dated February 28, 1996. 4. Landscape plan dated March 28, 1988 5. Special Development District application and Environmental Impact report as prepared by Peter Jamar Associates, Inc., dated January 1988, and revised March 9, 1988. Section 5. Aooroved Development Standards The development standards for Special Development District No. 21 are approved by the Town Council as part of the approved development plan as follows: 2 Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1997 A. Setbacks - Setbacks shall be as indicated on the site plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. B. Building heights shall be as indicated on the elevations and roof plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. C. Site Coverage - Site coverage shall be as indicated on the site plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. D. Landscaping - The area of the site to be landscaped shall be as generally indicated on the preliminary landscape plan set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance. E. Parking - Parking demands of this development shall be in accordance with the developer's proposal to provide 95 parking spaces. F. Density - The density allowed in Special Development District No. 21 shall be 7 dwelling units consisting of not more than a total of 12,815 sq. ft. of GRFA. Section 6. The uses of Special Development District No. 21 are uses permitted by right, conditional uses or accessory uses in the Commercial Core I Zone District. The permitted uses in the Special Development District shall be the same as those uses permitted in the Commercial Core I Zone District. Conditional uses in the Special Development District shall be the same as the conditional uses listed in the Commercial Core I Zone District, and accessory uses in the Special Development District shall be the same as the accessory uses listed in the Commercial Core I Zone District. Section 7. Amendments to the approved development plan which do not change its substance may be approved by the Planning and Environmental Commission at a regularly scheduled public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.66.060. Amendments which do change the substance of the development plan shall be approved in accordance with Sections 18.66.110 through 18.66.160. The Community Development Department shall be solely responsible for determining what constitutes a change in the substance of the development plan. An application for an amendment to the Special Development District which changes the substance of the development plan shall comply with requirements of Section 18.40.030 except that the Community Development Department shall determine which property in the Special Development District is being directly affected by such amendment and the consent of only those owners of said property shall be required to be included in the application. Section 8. 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 3 Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1997 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. Section 9. 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. Section 10. 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. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 17th day of September, 1996, and a public hearing shall be held on this Ordinance on the 1 st day of October, 1996, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. Robert W. Armour, Mayor ATTEST: Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ENACTED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED (IN FULL) (BY TITLE ONLY) THIS DAY OF 1996. Robert W. Armour, Mayor ATTEST: Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk 4 Ordinance No.. 17, Series of 1997 w EXHIBIT A VAIL GATEWAY BUILDING, 12 VAIL ROAD AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A PORTION OF LOT N, AND A PORTION OF LOT O, BLOCK 513, VAIL VILLAGE 1ST FILING. 5 Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1997 Mal-29-2001 02;33,,1 From-EAGLE COUNTY HEALTH HUMAN SUCS T-481 P.002/004 F-813 AGREEMENT BETWEEN i"L COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO AND iLnh TOWN OF VAIL, STATE OF COLORADO CONCERNING CHILD CAME PROGRAMS THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered this day of , 2001, by and between the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic ("Eagle County") and the Town Council ofthe Town of Vail, Colorado, a body corporate and politic. The parties to this agreement are also referred to as These Parties in this agreement. ` ITNESSETH: THAT, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties hereto agree hereby as follows: 1. SCOPE A. These Parties propose to form a 501 (c) 3 whose purpose shall be to jointly plan and develop child care programs which increase the licensed child care capacity, enhance the quality of child care, improve the access to care for parents and employers, and provide incentives and technical assistance to providers of quality child care- B. Under the 501(c) 3, these parties intend to operate a child care facility located in the Town of Vail in the area referred to as Vail Commons. The 501(c)3 willinvite other parties, public and private, to assist in the funding and operation ofthe Vail Commons child care center and other child care centers in Eagle County as yet to be determined. The 501 (c) 3 will engage employers, parents, providers, and other co--pities in addressing child care issues of funding, quality care and availability of care, coordinating access to state and federal funding sources and effectively leveraging local funding in combination with those other resources. 2. DUTIES OF THE PAR i tn:S A. These Parties agree to adopt resolutions in their respective bodies approving this Intergovernmental Agreement. B. The 501 (c) 3 organization created under this agreement will be the fiscal agent for this project. 1 May-29-2001 02:34pm - From-EAGLE COUNTY HEALTH HUMM SUCS T-481 P-003/004 F-813 3. NOTICE Any notice provided for herein shall be given in writing by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, which shall be addressed as follows: EAGLE COUNTY: TOWN of VAIL: Eagle County Town of Vail c/o County Attorney c/o Town Attorney P.O. Box 850 75 S. Frontage Road Eagle, Colorado 81631 Vail, Colorado 81657 4. rUNDING Funding for this project will be provided through grants, donations and fees provided to the 501(c) 3 organization. Any funding required from These Parties for this project will be separately requested of the parties by the 501(c) 3 hereinafter created. The formation of this IGA does not obligate These Parties to any sum certain for operation of the 501 (c) 3. 5. MISCELLANEOUS A. Tlus Agreement is solely for the benefit of These Parties and shall not be relied upon by any third party as the basis of any claim, lawsuit, or complaint. B . The validity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted. C. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this agreement, none of the parties to this agreement shall have any obligations under this agreement, nor shall any payment be made to any operating or fiscal agent in respect of any period after any December 31 of each calendar year during the term of this agreement, without an appropriation therefor by the respective county in accordance with a budget adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in compliance with the provisions of Article 25 of Title 30 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Local Government Budget law (C.RS. §29-1-101 et seq_), and the TABOR Amendment (Constitution, Article X, Sec. 20). 2 May-29-2001 02:34pa From-EAGLE COUNTY HEALTH HUMAN SUCS T-481 P.004/004 F-813 IN WITNES S WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY ATTEST: COMMISSIONERS By: Clerk the Board of Tom C. Stone, Chairman County Commissioners ATTEST: 'TOWN of Vail, Vail, Colorado By and Through Its Town Council By: Clerk, Town of Vail Ludwig Kruz, Mayor IACOMMUNIMURALRR1aown ofvail Cffi.DCARE.IG&wp4 3 L MEMORANDUM DATE: July 5, 2001 TO: Town Council Bob McLaurin FROM: Pam Brandmeyo SUBJECT: New Executive Session Recording Requirements Attached, for your review, is a summary of HB 01-1359 enacted by the General Assembly, which made several amendments to the Colorado Open Meetings Law and Open Records Law that affect executive session procedures. These changes will take effect August 8, 2001. After a review of the attached CML and Collins, Cockrel & Cole memos with Allen Christensen we recommend the following: 1. Announce the purpose(s) of the executive session in the open meeting, citing the section(s) of the G.R.S. that authorizes each topic. (i.e. "We will be meeting in executive session to discuss the purchase of real property as allowed by §24-6- 402(4)(a) of the Colorado Revised Statutes.") a. If in the opinion of the Town attorney, any portion of the executive session is attorney/client privileged communication, there is no need to record that portion. 2. Tape all executive sessions rather than preparing time consuming written minutes. 3. Dispose of the taped record after the required minimum 90-day retention period. 4. Return to the open meeting to state, for the record, that only the authorized items were discussed. Attachments cc: Lorelei Donaldson Mary Caster FArnbest\ATTORNEY\Memo 2001\exec session record.doc New Executive Session Procedures After Enactment of HB 01-1359 Effective August 8, 2001 I. In open meeting, before going to Executive Session - Announce what the "topic for discussion" will be, identifying the particular matter to be discussed without compromising the purpose of the executive session - Announce the citation (s) that authorize the session - Affirmative vote of two-thirds of quorum present required after the announcement II. During the executive session - The executive session shall be at a regular or special meeting and for the "sole purpose" of considering any of the topics for which an executive session is allowed. - "No adoption of any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule or regulation," nor any "formal action" may occur except adoption of the minutes of the executive session. - A "record" of the "actual contents" of the discussion in the executive session, using the "same manner and media" as are used to record minutes of open meetings. (Can use any form of electronic recording or prepare written minutes. - The record must also contain a citation to the provision(s) that authorize the executive session. - Written minutes must include a signed statement by the chair of the executive session that the record "substantially reflects the substance" of the discussions. Exception: - If in the opinion of the public body's attorney, who is present at the executive session, "all or a portion" of the discussion constitutes attorney-client privileged communications: - No record need be kept of this part of the discussion - If an electronic record is being made, the attorney must state on the record that, such discussion constituted privileged attorney-client communication - If written minutes are kept, the minutes "shall contain a signed statement" from the attorney attesting to attorney-client privilege. This is in addition to the signed statement of the chair of the session. III. After the executive session - If written minutes are utilized, the law now makes an exception to the prohibition on formal actions for narrow purpose of reviewing, amending, and approving executive session minutes. - The record must be retained for at 90-days following the executive session. It may then be destroyed pursuant to the municipality's records management policy. - The executive session record is not available directly to the public for its review and is not subject to discovery in any admin. or judicial proceeding. (Only in camera review by a judge is allowed.) Taken from Memorandum of the CML l CML Y 1K11 R/l Y:I I1U1411L'11111 JGI ~ ~ aa11114 1144 Sherman Street • Denver, Colorado 80203-2207 • Phone (303)831-6411, Fax (303)860-8175 MEMORANDUM TO: Municipal Attorneys, Managers and Clerks FROM: Geoff Wilson, General Counsel SUBJECT: Enclosed Memoranda Regarding HB 01-1359 DATE: June 18, 2001 During the General Assembly's consideration of HB 01-1359, and since the bill's enactment, we have received a large number of inquiries from officials in municipalities across Colorado concerning this legislation. The enclosed memoranda summarize executive session procedures with the new HB 01-1359 requirements included, and provide some overview and commentary on the Act, based upon its major elements. I hope you will find the enclosed information useful. While the League did not advocate or support this legislation, we were nonetheless involved in the legislative discussion of the bill and were able to secure a number of amendments. Should you have any questions concerning HB 01-1359 or these memoranda, please give me a call at the League. cc: CIVIL Executive Board CIVIL Municipal Caucus FAGEORROpen Mtgs Open Records\1359 cover memo to 2001 leg memo.wpd f - CML 1144 Sherman Street 9 Denver, Colorado 80203-2207 • Phone (303)831-6411, Fax (303)860-8175 MEMORANDUM TO: Interested Persons FROM: Geoff Wilson, General Counsel SUBJECT: Synopsis of Executive Session Procedures After Enactment of HB 01-1359 DATE: June 18, 2001 'FIB 01-1359 made several amendments to the Colorado Open Meetings Law that affect executive session procedures. This memo briefly summarizes those changes, which become effective August 8, 2001, and presents them in the context of current executive session requirements. However, nothing in this memo should be considered a substitute for advice from your own municipal attorney concerning the matters described herein. I. In the open meeting, before going into executive session (a) Announce what the "topic for discussion" will be in the executive session (current law; 24-6-402(4), C.R.S.). (b) Announce the citation to the provision or provisions of 24-6-402(4), C.R.S., (paragraphs (a) - (h)) that authorize the session (NEW: Id.). (c) Identify in the announcement the "particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose for which the executive session is authorized." (NEW: Id.). (d) An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the quorum present, following the above described announcements, is required before going into executive session.: (cu..C..A law: Id.) (e) If the session is for consideration of a "personnel matter," the law now provides expressly that such matters do not include discussion of members of a local public body, including any elected official, nor the appointment of any person to fill a vacancy on such body, including in an elected position. Discussion of personnel policies that does not require discussion of matters personal to a particular employee is also expressly not a "personnel matter." (NEW: 24-6-402(4)(f)(II), C.R.S.) II. Once the body is in executive session (a) The executive session shall be at a regular or special meeting, and for the "sole purpose" of considering any of the topics for which an executive session is allowed pursuant to 24-6-402(4)(a)- (h), C.R.S. (current law: 24-6-402(4), C.R.S.). (b) "No adoption -of any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule or regulation," nor any "formal action" may occur in the executive session (current law, Id.; but see exception described in III(a), below). (c) Make a "record" of the "actual contents" of the discussion in the executive session, using the "same manner and media" as are used to record minutes of open meetings (i.e., written minutes or an electronic record are acceptable). Regardless of the way in which minutes are recorded in open meetings, however, the law permits "any form of electronic recording" of the executive session to satisfy the statute. (NEW: 24-6-402(2)(d.5)(11)(A), C.R.S.) (d) The executive session record must also contain a citation to the provision or provisions of 24-6- 402(4), C.R.S., that authorize the executive session. (NEW: Id.) (e) If written minutes are made of the executive session, these minutes must include a signed statement by the chair of the executive session that the record "substantially reflects the substance" of the discussions during the executive session (the law states that the requirement that the record reflect the "actual contents" of the discussion does not mean that a verbatim transcript of the discussion is required). Presumably, this statement could be signed after the written minutes are reviewed, amended and approved, which may occur in a subsequent executive session (see below). (NEW: Id.) (f) If in the opinion of the public body's attorney, who is present at the executive session, "all or a portion" of the discussion constitutes attorney-client privileged communications: (i) No record need be kept of this part of the discussion. (ii) If an electronic record is being made, the attorney for the body must state on the record that, as to the unrecorded portions of the executive session, no record was kept because, in his or her opinion, such discussion constituted privileged attorney-client communication. (iii) If written minutes of the executive session are kept, the minutes "shall contain a signed statement" from the attorney attesting that the unrecorded portion of the executive session constituted, in the attorney's opinion, privileged attorney-client communications. The minutes must also include a signed statement from the chair of the executive session attesting that the discussion in the unrecorded portion of the session was confined to the topic or topics for which the executive session is authorized pursuant to the Open Meetings Law. (NEW: 24-6-402(2)(d.5)(H)(B), C.R.S.) •III. After the executive session (a) If written minutes were utilized, the law now makes an exception to the prohibition on formal actions in executive sessions, for the narrow purpose of reviewing, amending, and approving executive session minutes (NEW: 24-6-402(4), C.R.S.). (b) The public entity must retain the record for at least ninety days following the executive session (NEW: 24-6-402(2)(d.5)(II)(E), C.R.S.), after which it may be destroyed pursuant to the municipality's records management policy (see 24-80-101-112, C.R.S.). (c) The 2001 amendments establish a procedure through which. a judge may privately review the executive session record to see whether the body's discussions strayed substantially off topic or whether the body took prohibited formal actions in its executive session (NEW: 24-72-204(5.5), C.R.S.). However, the executive session record is not available directly to the public for its review and is not subject to discovery in any administrative or judicial proceeding {NEW: 24-6- 402(2)(d.5)(II)(D), C.R.S.). F:\GEOFF\2001 Session\1359 synopsis memo.%pd CML ~ LMIUIIa>tlll, t111191111~H~t7•1H 11~ 1144 Sherman Street • Denver, Colorado 80203-2207 • Phone (303)831-6411, Fax (303)860-8175 MEMORANDUM TO: Interested Persons FROM: Geoff Wilson, General Counsel SUBJECT: Overview of HB 01-1359, Requiring an Executive Session Record and Making Other Changes to the Open Meetings Law and Open Records Act DATE: June 18, 2001 Introduction HB 01-1359 was advocated during the 2001 session of the Colorado General Assembly primarily by the Colorado Press Association. The centerpiece of the legislation was its requirement for preparation of an executive session "record," for purposes of "policing" compliance by state and local public bodies with requirements in the Open Meetings Law that such bodies confine their executive sessions to deliberations (as opposed to decision making) on those topics permitted in the law. The bill was sponsored in the House by Rep. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, and cosponsored by House Minority Leader Dan Grossman, D-Denver. In the Senate, the bill was sponsored by Senate President Stan Matsunaka, D-Loveland, and cosponsored by the Senate Minority Leader Sen. John Andrews, R-Centennial. From the outset, this legislation enjoyed broad, bipartisan support in the General Assembly; it was generally agreed among local gOVu m.Lient representatives that some form of the bill was very likely to pass (the League took a neutral position on HB 01-1359 because the League's Executive Board recognized that outright opposition to the bill would cast municipal governments as enemies of "openness in government" and could substantially limit our ability to secure amendments to the legislation). Consequently, local government representatives focused their efforts on attempting to amend BB 01-1359 to make it as workable as possible for local government. While we were successful in obtaining a number of amendments to the bill, we did not get everything we wanted, nor were all issues that were raised addressed. The bill passed the House on a vote of 55-9 and passed the Senate unanimously, 35-0. HB 01-1359 will take effect August 8, 2001. This memo is intended to acquaint you with this new statute and provide you with some background and commentary concerning its provisions, subj ect to the caveat that nothing in this memo should be considered a substitute for advice from your own municipal attorney concerning the interpretation and application ofHB 01-1359. The focus will be on those portions ofHB 01- 1359 that affect local governments (thus, provisions of the bill amending sections of the Open Meetings Law pertaining to "state public bodies" are not discussed; rather, only those sections concerning "local public bodies" are covered). I. Requiring that a "record" be made of discussions in executive session Background The proponents of HB 01-1359 explained that this portion of the bill was intended to create a mechanism to "police" compliance with existing Open Meetings Law requirements that executive session discussions be limited to topics presently set forth in the law and that formal action not occur in the executive session (see: 24-6-402(4), C.R.S.). The proponents ;,..,rhasized that it was not their intention to limit the discretion of public bodies to utilize executive sessions or the purposes for which executive sessions are permitted under current law (see, however, section VII of this memo, below). The executive session recordation requirement involved amendments to both the Open Meetings Law and the Open Records Act. The Open Meetings Law was amended to require that the record be kept, while the Open Records Act was amended to provide a procedure for in camera review (that is, private review by a judge) of the record. (a) The recordation requirement (24-6-402(2)(d.5)(II)(A), C.R.S.) The intention here was to permit the local public body to use the same manner of recordation in executive sessions that it uses in its open meetings. Thus, electronic recording of executive sessions would not be required in jurisdictions that prepare written minutes of their open meetings (even if these written minutes are derived from a tape recording made in the course of preparing the minutes) but would be required in jurisdictions that utilize an electronic recording as the actual minutes of their open meeting. However, a number of jurisdictions that utilize written open session minutes expressed concern about being required to prepare written executive session minutes; consequently, this section was amended to provide that "any form of electronic recording" of an executive session will suffice. The allowance of "any form" of recording was also intended to provide flexibility to jurisdictions in which open meetings are recorded using electronic equipment that is not available in the room where executive sessions are convened. Several of our members have asked whether this section ofHB 01-1359 could be read to require jurisdictions that videotape or cable broadcast their open meetings to do the same with executive sessions. We have said "no," as these are not the "manner and media by which minutes of the open meeting are prepared. The requirement that the record reflect the "actual contents" of the discussion in the executive session raised concerns that, in situations where written minutes are being used, this could be construed to require that an expensive verbatim transcript of the executive session be prepared - which would seriously diminish the utility of written minutes as an "option" to electronic recording. This led to addition of the language providing expressly that a verbatim transcript is not required. Any written minutes must instead include a signed statement by the chair of the meeting that the minutes "substantially reflect the substance" of the discussion in the executive session; this will apparently satisfy the requirement that such minutes reflect the actual contents of the executive session discussion. (b) Attorney-client privileged communications - exception to the recordation requirement (24-6- 402(2)(d.5)(II)(B), C.R.S.). This part of the bill anticipates that "all or a portion of the discussion" in an executive session may constitute attorney/client privileged communication and provides that whenever, in the opinion of the local public body's attorney, discussion is of this nature, no record need be kept of this portion of the executive session. The attorney must state his or her opinion in this regard on the tape, if electronic recording is being utilized. If written minutes are being prepared, the minutes must include ;a signed statement by the attorney that the portion of the session not recorded was privileged, as well as a statement by the chairperson that the unrecorded portion of the session stayed on the topic for which the executive session was called. 2 (c) Executive session record - process for in camera review (primarily 24-72-204(5.5), C.R.S. [Open Records Act]; see also: 24-6-402(2)(d.5)(II)(C), C.R.S. [Open Meetings Law]). While the Open Meetings Law amendments provide generally that, following in camera review of the executive session record, the judge may declare open that portion of the record reflecting either substantial "off-topic" discussion or impermissible decision making, the process for this in camera review is more fully set forth in the Open Records Act amendments. A major local government focus was assuring that the in camera review process is not freely invoked by those in our communities who view the mere occurrence of an executive session as somehow "proving" that something improper is occurring. This is why it is not sufficient for the person requesting in camera review to simply recite his or her own personal suspicion; an applicant must instead show "grounds sufficient to support a reasonable belief' that the body got substantially "off-topic" or made an improper decision in the executive session. If an applicant fails to satisfy this objective "reasonable person" standard, the court is required to deny the application. Furthermore, if the application is found to be frivolous, groundless or vexatious, the court is required to award attorneys fees and costs to the government. Note that the applicant must initially demonstrate a reasonable belief that the public body engaged in "substantial" discussion that is off a topic for which an executive session is allowed, in order to trigger an in camera review. If an in camera review does occur, the judge must then find that "substantial" discussion that was off-topic did indeed occur, before that portion of the executive session record will be made open for public inspection. Local governments had been concerned that too stringent a standard could result in in camera review, disclosure and potential award of attorneys fees in cases where "off-topic" discussion was incidental or non-substantial. Passing comments concerning how the Broncos did yesterday or the quality of donuts provided at the meeting are not the evil that the statute was designed to prevent. Addition of the modifier "substantial" was intended to assure that the in camera review process is not utilized to publicize such hyper-technical `violations" of the Open Meetings Law. Note that the in camera review will focus on whether the body engaged in substantial discussion of "any matters not enumerated in § 24-6-402 (4)." (emphasis added) While apparently the in camera review should not focus on whether the body kept its discussion to the particular topic announced in the open meeting prior to the executive session (pursuant to 24-6402(4), C.R.S.; see (II), below), but instead on whether the body confined its discussion to some topic on the Open Meetings Law list of permitted topics, any issue in this regard would be avoided by thoroughly listing all of the topics to be discussed, as well as the authorizing statutory sections, in the open meeting announcement of the executive session. (d) Executive session record - retention requirement (24-6402(2)(d.5)(II)(E), C.R.S.) The bill requires that the record be retained for at least ninety days following the date of the executive session. After that time, the record may be destroyed pursuant to the jurisdiction's records destruction policy (See: 24- 80-101-112, C.R.S.). The practical effect of this F,,,, vision, in jurisdictions whose records destruction policy permits such destruction, is to require that requests for in camera review be brought within the ninety days following the executive session. Note that this records retention requirement is made part of the Open Meetings Law. Local government interests successfully sought to avoid inclusion in HB 01-1359 of any additional specific requirements regarding how local governments would manage and safeguard their executive session records. Our preference was to leave this to the local governments themselves. (e) Executive session record - not available for public inspection or discovery (24-6-402(2)(d.5)(H)(D), C.R.S.). This section is designed to prevent access to the executive session record for any purpose other than the in camera review provided for in the Act, without the consent of the local public body. Specifically mentioned in the course of discussions concerning this section of the bill (for which local government interests pushed hard) was avoiding release of executive session records through discovery in litigation, even though such records are not public under the Open Records Act, as occurred in Martinelli v. District Court, 612 P2d 1083 (Colo. 1980). (f) Written executive session minutes - authorization for approval and amendment in executive session (24-6-402(4), C.R.S.). Local government representatives explained that, for those jurisdictions utilizing written minutes, the prohibition on "formal action" in executive session would result in executive session minutes having to be amended and approved at a subsequent open meeting, potentially frustrating the purpose of the executive session (this issue is avoided, of course, in jurisdictions using electronic recording). Thus, this amendment creates a narrow exception to the "final action" prohibition, in order to permit review, amendment and approval of executive session minutes in an executive session. Presumably, the chairperson of the executive session would sign his or her statement that the minutes "substantially reflect the substance of the discussions" (see (a) above; 24-6-402(2)(d.5)(H)(A), C.R.S.) following this final review and approval of the session minutes. II. Provision affecting announcement of the topic of executive session in open meeting before executive session is convened, (24-6-402(4), C.R.S.). This amendment adds a requirement that the specific statutory provision authorizing the executive session be part of the announcement in the open meeting prior to the executive session (existing law requires that the "topic" of the session be announced). Although stated in the singular, it was never suggested that an executive session could not address a number of topics for which such sessions are authorized by the Open Meetings Law (i.e., a session could, for example, concern a personnel matter, acquisition of real y.vYerty, and receipt of advice from counsel on specific legal questions). The proponents ofHB 01-1359 originally soughtto require specific identification ofthe topic to be discussed, arguing that the public really is given little idea of the purpose of an executive session when the topic is announced simply as a "personnel matter" or "acquisition of real property," for example. Local government representatives responded that, in many cases this additional specificity, such as identifying the individual who is the subject of an executive session on a "personnel matter" or the particular piece of property that the government is considering acquiring [these examples were actually discussed in negotiations], would defeat the public policy purpose for which the executive session is allowed in the first place. 4 The requirement that the body identify the "particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose for which the executive session is authorized" is an attempt to require additional information in the announcement of an executive session, while leaving the government sufficient discretion to assure that the session serves its purpose. For example, a municipality would not have to announce that an executive session is for the purpose of discussing acquisition of the "Mockingbird property" for open space purposes, because such an announcement would likely result in the price of the property being suddenly increased, to the detriment of local taxpayers. On the other hand, an announcement that the executive session is to discuss acquisition ofproperty "for open space purposes" may be advisable, unless the Mockingbird property is the only local property available for acquisition for open space purposes, in which case an announcement that the session is simply for discussion of "acquisition of real property," would suffice. These amendments supplement the statute that has for some time required that the "topic" of an executive session be first announced in the open portion of the meeting. Although the "in as much detail as possible" language is undeniably vague, it is unclear, just as it has been for years with respect to the requirement for announcement of the "topic," what the consequence of a violation might be, other than perhaps issuance of injunctions against future such violations, pursuant to 24-6-402(9), C.R.S. III. Open Records Act: Changes to attorneys fees provisions (24-72-204(5), C.R.S.) Prior to HB 01-1359, the Open Records Act provided that the custodian ofpublic records could be personally liable for attorneys fees and costs of the applicant, if the custodian was found to have been arbitrary or capricious in denying access to a public record. In the HB 01-1359 discussions, the local govc,uuxent position was that this provision provided sufficient incentive for custodians to be very careful when denying access to records. The proponents of the bill argued for award of attorneys fees and costs to a prevailing applicant in all cases, saying such applicants were serving.the public interest and pointing to a long-standing comparable provision in the Open Meetings Law (see: 24-6-402(9), C.R.S.). Local government representatives pointed out that the Open Records Act is a much more complex statute, which requires non- disclosure of certain records, and is subject to various reasonable interpretations; local taxpayers should not have to foot the bill if the custodian, in good faith, makes a reasonable decision to deny access with which a judge subsequently disagrees. As enacted, the bill provides for award of reasonable attorneys fees and court costs to a prevailing applicant. If the court upholds denial of access to the record and finds the application frivolous, groundless or vexatious, the court shall award fees and costs to the govc.,uiL.ent. The potential personal liability of the custodian is repealed, however. This section of the bill also contains language which provides that attorneys fees and costs shall not be allowed to a person who has filed a lawsuit against a jurisdiction and then seeks access to records pursuant to the Act even though such records are discoverable under the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This language was of particular interest to Rep. Shawn Mitchell, the House sponsor of HB 01-1359, who, as a private attorney, experienced the gambit addressed in this amendment while representing a local public entity. IV. Open Records Act: Written notice of intent to sue required (24-7-7-204(5), C.R.S.) rd e~ In response to local government concerns that applicants might start running up attorneys fees and costs without the government having a sufficient opportunity to review its custodian's denial of access to a record, language was added to the bill requiring three business days written notice to the government before the 5 applicant may go to court. The purpose of this provision is to permit time for further consultation between the custodian and the local government's attorney concerning whether the records should be released. V. Open Records Act: Custodian may seek direction from court as to whether record must be released (24-72-204(6), C.R.S.) In recognition of the fact that the Open Records Act is amendable to varying reasonable interpretations, the General Assembly sought to provide a process that would enable a government to seek court direction and avoid paying attorneys fees to an applicant. The utility of the language in this section providing for avoidance of attorneys fee awards under the Open Records Act is questionable, however, because the Act imposes fee and cost liability on the government (24-72-204(5), C.R.S.) in any action brought by an applicant, whereas the proceeding authorized by this new provision is initiated by the custodian. Put otherwise, the new language apparently insulates local governments from awards of fees and costs to which they are not subject in the first place. Nonetheless, this new provision could be useful for jurisdictions that wish to receive judicial direction on an open records question in a proceeding to which the attorneys fee award provisions of the Act do not apply. Such an action could be initiated at any time, including after an "intent to sue" notice has been received by the jurisdiction. In the latter case, it maybe possible to secure a stay in proceedings brought by the applicant (in which the government would have fee and cost exposure) while a determination as to whether the records in question ought to-be released is made in the proceeding brought pursuant to this provision. The language creating this new procedure was grafted into the subsection of the Open Records Act that has for years permitted a custodian to ask a court for authority to restrict release of an otherwise public record on the grounds that such release would do "substantial injury to the public interest." This prerogative of the custodian was recently addressed in Bodelson v. Denver Publishing Co., 5 P3.d 373 (Colo. App. 2000). VI. Open Records Act: Changes to provisions concerning materials submitted by applicants for "executive positions" - when applicants for certain such positions become "finalists" (24-72- 204(3)(a)(XI)(A), C.R.S.). In 1994, the General Assembly added to the Open Records Act provisions concerning how materials submitted by applicants for executive positions would be handled (1994 Colo. Laws 936, Ch.168). Records submitted by "finalists," defined as anyone who was given an interview or was under consideration twenty- one days prior to the appointment (whichever came first) were public; records submitted by non-finalists were also public, unless the applicant requested confidentiality, in writing and at the time of initial application. Subsequently, the Open Meetings Law was amended to require that a list of "finalists" (as defined above) for "chief executive officer" positions be made public no later than fourteen days prior to the appointment (1996 Colo. Laws 691, Ch. 147; 24-6402(3.5), C.R.S.). The definition of "finalist"resulted in this provision making it extremely difficult to attract quality applicants for executive positions in local government in Colorado. Any currently employed applicant for, say, a superintendent or city manager position, would have his or her application made public as soon as even a screening interview was conducted. Consequently, many potential applicants simply would not apply in Colorado, rather than jeopardize their current employment situation. The bill retains the current law's broad definition of "executive position" (see: 24-72-202(1.3), C.R.S., which includes any non-elective cm yloyment that is not part of a "classified" or "civil-service" system), but eliminates the requirement that non-finalists for such positions request confidentiality in writing in order to 6 protect their application materials from release. Thus, with enactment of HB 01-1359, application materials for non-finalists in any position that fits within the broad definition of "executive position" are not subject to release. The bill also repeals the provisions that caused an applicant to be classified as a "finalist" if he or she was selected for an interview or was under consideration twenty-one days prior to the appointment. A "finalist" is now limited to those applicants for "the chief executive officer position of a state agency, institution, or political subdivision or agency thereof' who are in the group made public as finalists pursuant to the Open Meetings Law fourteen days prior to appointment. Reference in the bill to "the chief executive officer" utilizes language presently in the Open Meetings Law, and is intended to significantly narrow the reach of this provision and thus the universe of "finalists" whose application materials would become public. VII. Executive Sessions on "Personnel Matters" - Change in Definition of "Personnel Matters" (24-6- 402(4)(f)(H), C.R.S.). This amendment modifies the portion of the Open Meetings Law that permits executive session discussion of "personnel matters." The amendment clarifies that "personnel matters" shall not include discussion concerning any member of a local public body, an elected official or the appointment of a person to fill a vacancy on a local public body or in an elected office. Further, this language will not permit executive sessions for discussion of personnel policies that do not require discussion of particular c u,Yloyees. This language was inserted in the bill in response to allegations that various public bodies had invoked the "personnel matters" basis for holding an executive session in connection with filling vacancies occasioned by resignation of elected officials from such boards. These amendments did not cause much concern among the various local government attorneys who were consulted, because the matters addressed in the amendments had not previously been considered "personnel matters" anyway. FAGEOMOpen Mtgs Open R=ords\20011egislation overview."d 7 COLLINS COCKREL & COLE A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION - PAUL R.000KREL TELEPHONE JAMES P. COLLINS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 303-986-1551 800-354-5941 ROBERT G. COLE 390 UNION BOULEVARD, SUITE 400 PAUL C. RUFIEN DENVER, COLORADO 80228-1556 TELEFAX 303-986-1755 TIMOTHY J. FLYNN E-MAIL JCOLLINSQCCAN DCPC.COM EVAN D. E HEIDI A. ANDERSON MEMORANDUM May 11, 2001 TO: All Local Government Clients FROM: James P. Collins RE: Change in Executive Session Law On May 8 the Legislature passed the revision to the Open Meetings Law regarding executive sessions. The Governor is expected to sign the Bill, and the effective date will then be August 7, 2001. As regards "local public bodies" the significant provisions of the changes are: 1. Discussions that occur in executive session shall be recorded in the same manner and media that the local public body uses to record the minutes of open meetings. Thus, if you do not make a tape recording of open meetings, you do not need to make a tape recording of the executive sessions; but you do at least need to keep minutes. 2. The minutes of an executive session shall reflect the specific citation to that portion of the Open Meetings Law that allows the board to meet in executive session. For example, one might cite the following: a. §24-6-402(4)(a), C.R.S., "The executive session concerned the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer, or sale of any real, personal, or other property interest". b. §24-6-402(4)(b), C.R.S., "Conferences with an attorney for the public entity for the purposes of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions". No Jellcgljnemos\exec session 050901 Exec session 051001.doc COLLINS COCKREL & COLE All Local Government Clients MAY 11, 2001 PAGE 2 c. §24-6-402(4)(c), C.R.S., "Matters required to be kept confidential by Federal or State law, or rules and regulations" (must cite the specific statute or rule). d. §24-6-402(4)(d), C.R.S., "Specialized details of security arrangements or investigations". e. §24-6-402(4)(e), C.R.S., "Determining portions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations; developing strategy for negotiations; and instructing negotiators". f. §24-6-402(4)(f), CA.S., "Personnel matters except if the employee who is the subject of the executive session has requested an open meeting, or if the personnel matter involves more than one employee, all of the employees must request an open meeting". g. §24-6-402(4)(g), C.R.S., "Consideration of any documents protected by the mandatory nondisclosure provisions of the "Public Records Act"". 3. When minutes are taken and written, they must have affixed thereto a signed statement from the chairman of the executive session attesting that the minutes substantially reflect the substance of the discussion during the executive session. 4. No record or minutes need to be kept of any part of an executive session that constitutes a privileged attorney-client communication so long as the attorney for the public body provides a signed statement by the attorney in any written minutes or a verbal statement in any electronic record that the unrecorded discussion was attorney-client privileged. 5. If a person brings an action in District Court seeking access to the minutes of the executive session, then the Court will conduct an "in camera" review of the minutes of the executive session. This means the Court will privately review the minutes and reach a conclusion. 6. If the Court finds that the local public body engaged in substantial discussion of any matters not authorized by the Executive Session Law, or COLLINS COCKREL & COLE All Local Government Clients MAY 11, 2001 PAGE 3 that the body adopted a proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action in the executive session, then the portion of the minutes of the executive session that reflect the substantial discussion of matters not authorized shall be open to public inspection. 7. The minutes of an executive session shall be retained for at least 90 days after the date of the executive session. No portion of the minutes shall be open to the public or subject to discovery in any administrative or judicial proceeding, except with the local public body's consent. There were also amendments to the Public Records Act, partly to implement portions of the above. These amendments include the following: A. There was some more protection given to applicants for the position of chief executive officer of a political subdivision, in which his or her materials are kept confidential unless he or she is a member of the "final group of applicants". B. If the custodian denies access to a public record (including, but not limited to, minutes of executive session), then the person who is denied inspection of the record must file a written notice with the custodian who denied the right to inspect the record informing the custodian that the person intends to file an application with the District Court. This must be done at least 3 business days prior to filing an application with the Court, so the local public body does have one more chance to review the decision to deny the record. C. If the application was frivolous, vexatious, or groundless, the Court can award court costs and attorney's fees to the local public body. If the Court finds the denial of the right of inspection was improper, then it shall award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing applicant in an amount determined by the Court (unless those records were discoverable pursuant to the rules of civil procedure and some litigation). Y COLLINS COCKREL & COLE All Local Government Clients MAY 11, 2001 PAGE 4 As a final note, we remind you of the importance of establishing the official custodian of your public records. This should be documented so that there is no confusion either within your organization or by the public seeking some record. Please let us know of any questions. JPC\dvo TOWN OF VAIL Town Council Critical Strategies Action Plan September 2000- November 2001 Council Status Next Council Point of Contact/ Action Timeline Date Lead Employee Community Alignment & Partnerships ¦ Set Council/VRI 14 month Two meetings have been retreat held with VRI . We are TBD Bob McLaurin working to schedule a third. ¦ Begin report out to community at "Peer 14 month Additional meetings for 2001 TBD Suzanne Silverthorn Resort" meeting to be scheduled Redefine TOV/VRI The Council needs to decide Task Force 14 month how it wishes to proceed on TBD Town Council this matter. ¦ Define desired outcomes by Process to be designed as Bob McLaurin creating a vivid 14 month next step in constituent TBD Suzanne Silverthorn description for 2005, Partnership efforts; Russell Forest 2010, 2015, 2020 ¦ Consolidate This project has been tabled Information Booths 14 month until after next council TBD Town Council election. ¦ Work w/ Merchants to define approval 6 month We are attempting to Pam Brandmeyer procedures for schedule a facilitated meeting TBD Bob McLaurin special events with merchants and event organizers. Last printed 07/20/01 12:26 PM f/dheads/matrix Council Status Next Council Point of Contact/ Action Timeline Date Lead Employee 1-70 Noise Abatement 14 month • Mitigation study to be ¦ Identify Options reviewed and discussed 7/24/01 Greg Hall ¦ Identify Funding at 7124 Council meeting. • Determine to what extent TBD Town Council the TOV is willing to fund noise mitigation • Noise wall solution being 7/24/01 Suzanne Silverthorn probed in TOV Citizen Survey 6 month Potential Short term solutions 08/15/01 Bob McLaurin include, Lower overall speed Greg Hall limit, Differential Speed Limit Greg Morrison (for trucks, Enforce current state law on engine mufflers, Restrict engine brakes. Memo outlining policy implications being prepared Maintain natural Partnership Program with environment and town VRI infrastructure ¦ Water Quality ¦ Solid Waste On going Everyone ¦ Foster stewardship ENSAR & partnership 6 & 14 Green Star Program months Noxious Weeds ¦ Achieve Disney standards Disney Trip completed, report, council, forth 8/21 ¦ Reinstitute "Adopt-a- coming Path/Street" ¦ Clean Pedestrian Areas ¦ Well lit, clean parking structures ¦ Village Parking 14 month Project reviewed and tabled Structure (retail) by Council NA Town Council 2 Council Status Next Council Point of Contact/ Action Timeline Date Lead Employee ¦ Review Uniform Gary Goodell Building Code and 14 month Presentation to Council Mike McGee Fire Code occurred on 12/12. Staff 7/24/01 Tom Moorhead preparing appeals procedure. Greg Morrison 6 &14 Vail Resorts is working on ¦ Vail Center month the development of an 7/24/01 critical Russ Forrest alternative C after the June date for Bob McLaurin 19th meeting. This alternative deciding should be developed by November August 15th . election 3 Council Status Next Council Point of Contact/ Action Timeline Date Lead Employee Special Events We are attempting to ¦ Solicit input from 6 month schedule a facilitated meeting TBD Pam Brandmeyer event organizers with merchants and event Bob McLaurin organizers. Currently available venues ¦ Identify additional 6 month identified and occupancy load 6/12/01 Mike Vaughan venues to be determined for each site by 5/01 (staff calendar). Wayfinding ¦ Install signage 6 month Underway (see 6/5 NA Greg Hall Manager's report for Suzanne Silverthorn complete update) ¦ Trail identifiers 6 month Trail identifiers ordered NA 7/01. Installation to occur this Greg Hall fall Gregg Barrie ¦ Lionshead Public 6 & 14 Staff has been obtaining input Does Council Russ Forrest Financing month from Lionshead residents on want a Bob McLaurin financing options. The worksession Steve Thompson Broomfield case has been to discuss resolved. The major issue next steps now is that the private given the development in Lionshead apparent time needs to occur with the public frame of the improvements. In the best private case scenario there would be development no significant construction in Lionshead? until late 2002 on the core site. ¦ Site work underway ¦ Donovan Park 6 & 14 month ¦ Council to select TBD George Ruther contractor for Pavilion on Todd O 7/24 4 Council Status Next Council Point of Contact! Action Timeline Date Lead Employee ¦ Ruins 14 month Proceeding in accordance Nina Timm with Council direction TBD Russ Forrest Bob McLaurin ¦ Berry Creek 14 month County has proposed Nina Timm expanding the area for TBD-Next step Russ Forrest affordable housing on the site is with the and Braun and Associates County will be submitting an updated master plan. ¦ Buy down program 14 month Staff has been looking for 3 When suitable (3 bedroom units bedroom units. Council must unit is found Nina Timm for families) address appropriate budget for purchases. Units have not been available for amount previously set by council. Meet w/ Commissioners Recent discussions have Russ Forrest ¦ Employee 6 month indicated a strong interest TBD Nina Timm Generation from the County to move Tom Moorhead forward. They are planning on starting a rational nexus study and would like the Town to help pay for this. Town of Avon willing to discuss the matter, but not willing to commit at this time. Timber Ridge 6 month Staff drafting recommended PEC on August Allison Ochs ¦ Housing Zone changes to Housing Zone 13th Bob McLaurin District District ordinance. Fire Station Council discussed memo 6 month summarizing and framing 08/07/01 Bob McLaurin ¦ Decide on fire issues. Staff researching John Gulick station locations and questions posed by Council staffing. at 4-3 meeting. 5 Council Status Next Council Point of Contactl Action Timeline Date Lead Employee Red Sandstone 14 month Construction to commence Tom Kassel Athletic Field 7/23. NA Greg Barrie Bob McLaurin Red Sandstone Preliminary designs and cost Gymnastics Facility 14 month estimates complete. TBD Bob McLaurin Proposal being reviewed by School District In town Transportation 6 month ¦ Review alternatives We are preparing refined 9/01 Greg Hall to replace in town alternative analysis of Mike Rose shuttle advance technologies report for Council consideration ¦ Explore possible funding partners Greg Hall (demo project) Mike Rose Staff will bring Mountain Bell RFPs due 6/14 at which time forward an Nina Timm 14 they will be turned over the applications for Russ Forrest month Housing authority. Housing rezoning and Authority to review and select other land use developer for the project by applications June 26th. Additional when submitted questions are being asked of by the Housing the developers to determine a Authority frontrunner to begin contract negotiations with. Summary of Completed Actions ¦ Mission, Vision and Values Statement Posted in Council Chambers ¦ Notification of Town's intent to strengthen partnership with Vail Resorts • Establishment of schedule for monthly Council "walkabouts"; four walkabouts held. • Affordable Housing Zone District drafted and passed by Town Council ¦ Donovan Park Agreement for design services complete • Donovan Park zone change approved ¦ Vail Center 501(c)(3) formed ¦ 2 Community meetings held (peer resort report-out) ¦ TOV/VRI Retreat held ¦ Completion of special event "shadowing" by Greg Moffet 6 ¦ Parking Pay-in-Lieu revisions completed • Meeting held with Eagle County Commissioners, re: employee generation and capital projects Unfunded Capital Projects ¦ Ruins Housing Project `.'fast-Vail Lame ¦ Information Center ¦ Lionshead Public Improvements ¦ Vail Center Improvements • 1-70 Noise Abatement ¦ Gymnastics Facility ¦ Gore Creek Sediment Clean Up ¦ Genseledate~lunisi;:al 949 (t9 iRGWde-- All Ft bs::E P16E 6::deFgFeund park; +r S CtiaA-sentsr; af€afEf Ltiq hOWSORg , ' smpan;~*s static} ¦ NEXT Bus technology for outlying routes 7 TOWN OF VAIL MEMORANDUM TO: Robert McLaurin Council Members FROM: Jacque Lovato DATE: July 18, 2001 RE: Investment Report Enclosed is the investment report with balances as of June 30, 2001. The estimated avereage yield for the pooled cash fund was 5.01791o. As of 6/30/01, the yield curve for 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year are 3.57%, 3.56%, and 3.58% respectively. Please call me if you have any questions. Town of Vail, Colorado Investment Report Summary of Accounts and Investments For Month Ended 6/30/01 2001 Balances Percentage 06/30/01 of Total Money Market Accounts (see page 3) Commercial Banks $2,459,448 8.55% Colorado Investment Pools $18,655,423 64.85% Money Market Funds $2,140,316 7.44% Total $23,255,188 80.84% Percentage of Portfolio in Savings & Loans 0.00% U.S. Government Securities (see page 4) FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTES & BONDS $4,034,576 14.02% FNMA'S, ARM'S & SBA'S $1,478,301 5.14% Total $5,512,877 19.16% Total Portfolio $28,768,064 100% Maturing Within 12 Months $24,387,754 84.77% Maturing Within 24 Months $1,493,438 5.19% Maturing After 24 Months $2,886,872 10.03%0 $28,768,064 100.00% 06/30/01 Page 2 1 nvestments06302001 Money Market Funds as of 6/30/01 For the Month of 6/30/01 Institution Balances Type of Accounts High Low Average 06/30/01 COMMERCIAL BANK ACCOUNTS First Bank of Vail • Operating Interest 4.1000 3.110%Q 3.610% $3,488.070 $2,522441 13.028.676 Balance $2,458,440 US Bank Super Now Account Interest 2.900%_ General Operating Account Balance $1,008 Total Commercial Bank Accounts $2,459,448 LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS Colotrust General Fund Interest 5.1000% Balance $18,655,423 Total Local Government Investment Pools Accounts $18,655,423 MONEY MARKET FUNDS Schwab Institutional Money Market Fund . Dana Investments .p Interest 4.00007 Balance $73,231 WestStar Bank Money Market Public Account Interest 3.290% Balance $2,067,085 Total Money Market Funds $2,140,316 Total All Accounts $23,255,188 06/30/01 Page 3 I nvestments06302001 Government Securities as of 6/30/01 'Federal Agency Discount Notes & Bonds*** Days/Years Interest Rate Purchase Maturity to Maturity Book Original Agency Fund Coupon Yield Date Date at Purchase Value Cost FFC Pooled 6.000% 6.000% 29-Oct-99 1.Oct-01 1.9 $1,507,965 $1,494,570 FNMA Pooled 0.000% 6.443% 15-Nov-00 2-Nov-01 352.0 $987,701 $940,649 FHLB Pooled 6.250% 6.250% 3-Apr-00 15-Nov-02 2.6 $1,538,910 $1,474,453 Average Yield 6.17% $4,034,576 $3,909,672 *-**FNMA'S, ARM'S & SBA'S*** Days/Years Interest Rate Purchase Maturity to Maturity Book Agencv Fund Counon Yield Date Date at Purchase Value SBA Pooled - Dana 10.725% 29-Jun-94 25-Feb-08 13.7 $15,506 SBA Pooled - Dana 10.225% 26-May-94 25-Mar-08 13.8 $27,277 SBA Pooled - Dana 10.725% 18-Aug-94 25-Jul-08 13.9 $18,654 SBA Pooled - Dana 10.270% 18-Aug-98 25-Feb-11 12.5 $31,558 SBA Pooled - Dana 9.375% 31-Oct-96 25-Jan-13 16.2 $14,180 SBA Pooled - Dana 9.975% 29-Jun-94 25-Jun-19 25.0 $28,063 SBA Pooled - Dana 10.225% 12-Jul-94 25-Jun-19 25.0 $17,045 SBA Pooled - Dana 9.975% 8-May-95 25-Dec-19 24.6 $29,396 SBA Pooled - Dana 9.750% 26-Feb-99 25-Feb-24 25.0 $41,256 GNMA Pooled - Dana 7.125% 25-Jan-99 20-Oct-18 19.7 $47,992 GNMA Pooled - Dana 6.750% 12-Aug-97 20-Sep-25 28.1 $20,930 GNMA Pooled - Dana 7.125% 24-Nov-97 20-Oct-25 27.9 $22,401 GNMA Pooled - Dana 7.375% 27-Apr-98 20-Jan-26 27.8 $17,673 FNMA Pooled - Dana 8.197% 21-Nov-96 1-Jan-21 24.1 $45,674 FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.869% 30-Oct-98 1-Apr-24 25.4 $42,475 FNMA Pooled - Dana 8.428% 1-Jul-96 1-May-26 29.9 $2,615 FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.729% 27-Jul-00 1-Apr-28 27.7 $74,639 FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.424% 24-Oct-00 1-Apr-28 27.5 $64,061 FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.335% 1-Jul-99 1-May-28 28.9 $27,946 FNMA Pooled - Dana 7.949% 1-May-00 1-Jun-28 28.1 $62,042 FNMA Pooled - Dana 6.589% 23-Mar-00 1-Dec-29 129.8 $49,424 FNMA Pooled - Dana 6.684% 18-Apr-01 1-Dec-29 128.7 $93,196 FNMA Pooled - Dana 5.896% 18-Jun-01 1-Sep-30 129.3 $85,417 FNMA Pooled - Dana 6.676% 28-Jun-99 1-May-29 29.9 $63,194 FNMA Pooled - Dana 6.821% 27-May-94 1-May-20 25.9 $27,903 FNMA Pooled - Dana 8.121% 24-Jun-99 1-Aug-22 23.1 $67,230 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 7.918% 23-Jun-98 1-Aug-25 27.1 $24,538 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 8.240% 28-Mar-96 1-Mar-26 29.9 $521 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 8.113% 21-Dec-00 1-Mar-28 27.2 $85,196 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 7.581% 24-Aug-00 1-Mar-29 28.5 $43,870 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 7.569% 24-Aug-00 1-May-29 28.7 $34,264 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 7.012% 27-Dec-99 1-Aug-29 29.6 $58,134 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 8.680% 28-Aug-94 1-Aug-18 23.9 $17,514 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 8.084% 28-Jun-94 1-Mar-19 24.7 $12,075 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 6.858% 22-May-96 1-Feb-36 39.7 $17,624 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 6.919% 27-Feb-01 1-Feb-30 28.9 $88,420 FHLMC Pooled - Dana 8.449% 25-Oct-99 1-Jan-18 18.2 $45,155 Accrued Interest $13,243 Average Yield 5.62% $1,478,301 Total $5,512,877 06/30/01 Page 4 I nvestments06302001 ;Mary Caster Millenum doc Page 1 h July 18, 2001 TO: Bob McLaurin, Town Manager FR: Annie Fox, Library Director RE: Library Software Change Over Cc: Library Staff TOV Dept Heads On Friday Aug 3 to Monday Aug 6t'' the Western Slope Libraries (Summit, Breckenridge, Avon, Eagle, Steamboat, Grand Junction, Durango etc) including Vail will be involved in a move to new library software. While this move will provide service improvements, all consortium libraries will be unable to charge materials out to users during this time. On Tuesday, August 7t", services should return to normal. While most libraries are closing for a 5 day period, Susan and I have discussed an alternative approach which would leave the library open for browsing, computer searches, email use, children's programs, magazine usage etc. Signage would indicate to library users checkouts were disabled during this time period. Many library users do not check out materials and August represents one of our busiest times in terms of guest use. The risk of course is that users will be frustrated with inability to check materials out, however, library users are generally a cooperative group and would probably appreciate our efforts to remain open during the changeover. i W. t:.. 100 E. Meadow Drive, Suite 34 VAILVALLEY Vail, Colorado 81657 TOURISM & CONVENTION www.visitvailvalley.com BUREAU DATE: July 18, 2001 TO: Vail Town Council Members FROM: Kim Cobb, Sponsorship Manager, Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau RE: Teva Whitewater Festival Stakeholder Summary Thank you again for your support of the Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau and the Teva Whitewater Festival. The 2001 event combined new elements with past favorites improving sponsorship recognition from previous years and creating new opportunities throughout the weekend. A significant increase in Front Range marketing allowed the Teva Whitewater Festival to effectively reach our target market, 21-54, $75,000+ annual income, with the message "Vail is open for summer. A diverse radio buy and exclusive agreements with television partners resulted in a radio campaign with 252 targeted rating points and a television campaign with 84 TRPs. Additionally, the new Whitewater Park and the addition of the Teva Pro Rodeo Invitational allowed Vail to approach local, regional and national media with a new and exciting story resulting in increased public relations presence over a longer time period. Third, exclusive agreements with media partners in the Front Range brought enormous value added opportunities to our traditional media buy including fifteen-second promotional spots running on KCNC Channel 4 and additional promotional spots airing on KBCO (radio) advertising the event and Vail as a summer destination. 2001 also brought a renewed focus on grassroots marketing and local promotions. Appearances by rafters and kayakers in the streets of Denver coupled with autograph signings, weekend give-aways, and other unique marketing projects combined to successfully create a "buzz" throughout the Front Range and mountain areas. Finally, the Teva Whitewater Festival made grand strides with a new partnership with Fox Sports Net to create a one-hour television program providing tremendous value added exposure for the event's sponsors. More importantly, the television program allowed us to showcase Vail and the town's summer activities to a national audience. Thirty-second spots promoting Vail as a destination aired 3 different times throughout the program to a potential audience of 38+ million. The enclosed packet provides documentation of the marketing and promotions outlined above. Thank you again for your support. The relationship with the VVTCB and the Town of Vail makes this event successful and I look forward to building upon success to make next year our best Teva Whitewater Festival yet! CC Bob McLaurin Pam Brandmeyer Lorelei Donaldson Group Sales Reservations Visitor Services Business Office 1-800-775-8245 1-800-525-3875 (970) 479-1014 (970) 476-1000 FAX (970) 479-2364 FAX (970) 476-6008 FAX (970) 479-7162 FAX (970) 476-6008 TEVA,WhI't-ewaterFw,*fiVa 2001 V X0 Stakeholder-Summary,,, Vail- Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau D C0 vute vets 2001 Event Overview 1 Schedule of Ev,-..ts 2 Race Results Whitewater Park 3 Dowd Chute 4 Media Coverage Television 5 ' Radio . 5 Internet t 5 Marketing and Promotional Features Advertising Television 6 Radio 6 Print 7 Additional 8 Event Promotions 9 Public Relations Print 12 Internet 13 Television 13 Radio 13 Event Research Summary 14 Event Sponsors 15 Looking Forward 16 ' Appendices A) Commercial Scripts 17 B) Print Advertisements 18 C) Additional Advertisements 19 D) Print Materials 20 E) On-Site Sum v -.y Results 21 2001 EVEN I DVETZ. V I EW Vail's premiere "splash into summer" kick-off event, the TEVA® Whitewater Festival, literally flowed at an all time high this year. TEVA's increased involvement to make this festival an extraordinary event, and a stop on their intemational whitewater series. Fantastic weather, high water conditions, crowded event venues and a wealth of sponsorship opportunities resulted in the most successful Whitewater Festival ever. Each year, the TEVA® Whitewater Festival provides sponsors with the opportunity to piggyback their promotional efforts on two of the fastest growing activities associated with mountain living, whitewater rafting and kayaking. The TEVA® Whitewater Festival draws raft outfitters and kayakers from around the world for competition and camaraderie during this highly targeted event. Likewise, its spectator appeal stretches beyond the valley, prompting visitors to plan their vacations for the first big weekend of the season. The TEVA® Whitewater Festival marks the beginning of summer, and if this year's event is any indication, this summer will be Vail's best yet.... The eighth annual TEVA® Whitewater Festival combined unique kayaking and rafting events with ' traditional whitewater racing over the two day Memorial Day Weekend. Saturday of the festival welcomed a new, more spectator friendly, event to the schedule: the TEVA® Pro Rodeo Invitational. The Pro Rodeo featured 19 men and women pro kayakers. Another addition contributing to the festival fun was the "8" Ball Sprint taking place on Gore Creek in Vail Village. The Fat Tire Raft Guide Olympics featured Olympic-style competitions including the Fat Tire® Cross Dress, Raft Pump Challenge, the Raft Stack Toss, and the Raft Challenge Race; each event tested the necessary, unique skills of a raft guide. Finally, sponsors displaying booths and promotional give-sways completed the festival atmosphere providing competitors and spectators with activities throughout the day. As the festival continued on Sunday, world-class whitewater athletes competed in the Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross, the Perception@ PaddleCross, and Dagger® Open. High water levels attracted more than 130 competitors from all over Colorado and as far away as Great Brittain. Huge rapids, mostly clear skies, and hundreds of spectators created a tun and exciting atmosphere unique to whitewater racing. Once again, this year's TEVA® Whitewater Festival provided a viable marketing opportunity through product displays, promotions, and give-aways. By marketing through the Internet, television, radio, newspaper, and grassroots efforts, our sponsors expanded they marketing ' benefits beyond the event attendees to National, Rocky Mountain and Front-Range communities. This year marked our second official appearance on the Internet with tevawhitewaterfestival.com. The Vail Daily ran a two-page advertoriai spread with the TEVA® Whitewater Festival schedule and information. Advertising expanded into phenomenal public relations coverage on KUSA Channel 9 Denver and KCNC Channel 4, Denver, as well as print, Internet, and radio coverage. Coverage by FOX Net Sports dramatically increased reach of the event. To better understand the impact of these efforts as well as the characteristics of the TEVA® Whitewater Festival spectator and participant, the Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau ' conducted an on-site survey to provide tangible information demonstrating the market potential of sponsorship investments. Much of the event's success can be directly attributed to the support of our sponsors, without , whom we would be unable to offer the incredible media exposure, the numerous and effective event promotions, and the enormous prize packages. Our loyal sponsors contribute to the festival atmosphere throughout the weekend and help create an exciting balance of spectator friendliness and extreme whitewater competition. As we look forward to next year's event, spectators and competitors can expect new improvements on their favorite festival elements, such as making necessary improvements to the whitewater park and adding seating to Saturday's event in Vail Village. Acting as the cornerstone of the 2002 TEVA® Whitewater Festival, the park will raise the level of competition, create improved viewing areas for spectators, and serve as the ultimate teaser event to Sunday's downriver races, while maintaining a national presence as a widely televised event. Both efforts ' will increase event attendance and participation allowing our sponsors to increase their marketing efforts in the whitewater community as well as the Vail Valley and Front-Range regions. <S ah O L'Ae of eve Vets TEVA@ WHITEWATER FESTIVAL Vail Village and Dowd Junction May 26 and 27, 2001 Friday, May 25 Gore Creek made, mail Vdlage This day will be an opportunity for the professional athletes to practice in Vaiil's Whitewater Park and meet the members of the media. The judges for Saturday's Pro Rodeo will be on hand to prepare themselves for the competition. Saturday, May 26 "Vail's Beach Party" - Vail's Whitewater Park, Gore Creek Promenade, Vail Village This outdoor kick-off-to-summer party features on-and-off water events and activities from 10:30a m. to -V1---;mately 5:00 pm. 8:00 am. Race registration opens/Course opens for inspection - International Bridge 9:00 am. Raft Cly-t,:cs Meeting - International Bridge Raft Competition Begins. 1 9:30 am. Cross Dress - International Bridge 10:00 am. Raft Pump Challenge - International Bridge 10:15 am. Raft Stack Challenge - International Bridge Kayak Competition Be-ains: 10:30 am. "8" Ball Sprint Meeting - International Bridge 11:00 a.m. "8" Ball Sprint Preliminaries - International Bridge 11:30 am. TEVA® Professional Rodeo Invitational Meeting - International Bridge 12:00 p.m. TEVA® Professional Rodeo Invitational Heat #1- International Bridge 1:30 pm. "8" Ball Sprint Finals - International Bridge 1:45 p.m. TEVA® Professional Rodeo Invitational Heat #2 - International Bridge 3:00 p.m. Raft Challenge Race Finals - International Bridge 3:45 p.m. TEVA® Professional Rodeo Invitational Finals - International Bridge 4:00 pm. Music, Awards and Prize give-aways Gore Creek Promenade Sunday, May 27 Dowd Chute Raft, Perception ® Kayak PaddleCross & Dw,66.:. ® Open - Dowd Junction Expert-class citizen's raft teams, river outfitters and individual kayakers compete, head-to-head, for big cash prizes, awards and bragging rights in 3-on-3 races. ' 7:00 am. Boater registration - United States Forest Service (USFS) lot 9:00 am. Competitor's meeting - USFS lot Qualtfyinr Rounds: 9:45 am, Dowd Chute PaddleCross Raft Time-Trial Qualifiers - Meadow Mtn. start 10:15 am. r;._-, ,;:on® PaddleCross Time-Trial Qualifiers - Meadow Mtn. start 11:30 am. Dagger® Open Time-Trial - Qualifiers - Meadow Mtn. Start 12:00 pm. Course Closed for Safety Event Rounds: 1:00 P.M. Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross Rounds begin - Meadow Mtn. start 1:30 p.m. PerceptionO Kayak PaddleCross Rounds begin - Meadow Mtn. start 2:15 pm. Dagge& Open Rounds begin - Meadow Mtn. start 2:45 pm. Dowd Chute PaddleCross Raft Finals - Meadow Mtn. start 3:00 p.m. PerceptionO PaddleCross Kayak Women Finals - Meadow Mtn. start 3:15 p.m. Perception® PaddleCross Finals - Meadow Mtn. start 3:30 P.M. Daggerg Open Finals - Meadow Mtn. Start 6:00 pm. Raft/Kayak Races awards & prize ceremonies - 8150, Vail Race awards and prize give-aways included in post race celebration 2 R-.a ce T;zta its - wh ~tewater T>a rh 1 1 r TEVA Pro Rodeo Invitational Men's Division 1St Brad Ludden 1 2nd Jay Kincaid ` 3rd Dan Gavere Women's Division 1St Tanya Shuman r 2nd Kelly Liles 3rd Buffy Bailey Burge r Fat Tire Raft Guide Oly mupics r 1ST Lakota River Guides e 1 ~ 2nd Timberline Tours/Christy Day NEW BELGIUM 3rd Nuva Guides - 4th Timberline Tours/David Mutori BREWING COMPANY 1 «8» Ball Sprint Men's Division r 1ST Louis Geltman 2nd Tim Kennedy 1 3rd Jay Kincaid Women's Division 1ST Buffy Bailey Burge 2nd Courtney Lynch 3rd Shannon Carroll 1 3 ' T D V V V l V Y l V-te RAFT PADDLE CROSS ~~.~~VVATER Fr OPEN DIVISION 1ST Behind the 8 Ball 2nd Clear Creek 3rd Mongo Products ~Co~oa PERCPETION PADDLE 1 CROSS WOMEN ' 1ST Shannon Carroll 2nd Buffy Bailey Burge 3rd Lizzy Burnett OPEN 8'1" AND UNDER perceptions pt Erik Freeberg ONE WITH WATER 2n Curtis Burge 3rd Roy Lipman OPEN 8'1"- 9' 1ST Robert Bait 2nd Andrew Waters 3rd Ryan Bahn D D Da er Open 1ST Tao Berman 2nd Eric Southwick 3rd Louis Geltman 4 M ~a Cove ra o e 1 1 TELEVISION FOX Net Sports KCNC - Denver Channel 4 KUSA - Denver Channel 9 SEE APPENDIX A - FOR FOX NET SPORTS COVERAGE r PRINT Vail Daily Vail Valley Summertime The Vail Trail Denver Post Boulder New Denver Daily News 1 Summit Daily Aspen Times Glenwood Springs Post Independent Leadville Chronicle Kayak Magazine RADIO Rocky Mountain Radio Network KZYR - Vail t KTUN - Vail, Aspen, Glenwood, Summit County, KKCH - Vail, Aspen, Gl,-..wood KBCO - Denver KALC - Denver KFIAM - Denver KTCL - Denver KXPK - Denver INTERNET COVERAGE ¦ mountainbuzz.com visitvailvalley.com vailalways.com ¦ active.com tevawhitewaterfestival.com 5 r MATZ-KE I IN 6j 1 T>R_0M0 I IDNAL FEA i 1 TELEVISION ADVERTISING - KCNC Denver Channel 4 KCNC contributed promotional air time for one 15-second spot during the week of the TEVA Whitewater Festival. Denver Channel 4's reach includes the entire state r of Colorado. • Advertising r Networks KCNC - Denver Channel 4 ' SEE APPENDIX A -FOR SCRIPT OF COMMERCIAL 1 RADIO ADVERTISING Rocky Mountain Radio Network KZYR KTUN KKCH Denver Metro Area, Boulder, and Front Range KALC KBCO KFMD KTCL KXPK • Total spots placed: 370 • Total DJ mentions: 252 • Total impressions: 622 "Targeting the young at heart." Rocky Mountain Radio Network programs to the listener with an active lifestyle and taste. The Mountain's Pop/Alternative programming targets the 18-49 year old, with a core of 25-40 year-olds. The 60% male and 40% female split, allows the Rocky Mountain Radio Network to capture ' the consumers who are developing brand loyalties as their spending capabilities grow each year. SEE APPENDIX B -FOR SCRIPT OF COMMERCIAL 6 -PR_0 t0i IONAC_FEA L,~ES i PRINT ADVERTISING Vail Daily Daily Circulation: 15,000 Readership: 88% Sunday Circulation: 13,000 Advertising Event advertisements ran from May 11 through May 26. A total of 14 placements Summit Daily Daily Circulation: Readership: Sunday Circulation: Advertising , Advertisements were placed May 20, 23, 25. Aspen Times ' Daily Circulation: 14,000 Readership: 14,000 Sunday Circulation: 14,000 Advertising Two advertisements was placed on May 23 and 25. Glenwood Springs Post Independent , Daily Circulation: 13,000 Readership: 13,000 Sunday Circulation: 13,000 Advertising Advertisements were placed on May 23 and 25. Leadville Chronicle Weekly Circulation: 4,500 Readership: 4,500 Advertising One advertisement was placed on May 24. Kayak Magazine Issue Circulation: 25,000 Readership: 32,000 Advertising ' A two-page spread appeared in the Spring 2001 issue. Paddler Magazine ' Issue Circulation: 75,000 Readership: 200,000 Advertising TEVA ran a two-page spread appeared in the March/April and May/June issues. , SEE APPENDIX C - FOR COPIES OF PRINTADVER77SEMENTS 7 r MBAR-KEIINCf,~ 1 PT;~.OMa I I O NA L FEA i D ES i ADDITIONAL ADVERTISING It, VA® Whitewater Festival Posters 1 Picturing an exciting action photograph from last year's festival, the TEVA® Whitewater Festival posters displayed event information and sponsor logos. More than 400 posters were displayed throughout the Vail Valley and Front-Range. 1 i t: VA® Whit,-,* .ter Festival Post Cards andDirect Mail Campaign Kayak Magazine provided the TEVA® Whitewater Festival with a mailing list of their Colorado subscribers. Additional names fl~lll the Colorado Whitewater Association were added to the database as the "1 E VA@ Whitewater Festival staff mailed more than 1,000 event post cards to whitewater enthusiasts throughout the state. IV, VA@ Whitewater Festival Event Cards The Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau printed and distributed more than 750 Events cards including the .,..t schedule, sponsor logos and general valley wide information. Parade of Events The Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau produces a monthly brochure which displays the all upcoming events. The second May edition, distributed throughout the Vail Valley, focused on this year's TEVA® Whitewater Festival. TEVA® Whitc*v ter Festival Volunteer Fleece Gramicci Company supplied all TEVA® Whi«Water Festival volunteers with a stylish fleece vest displaying the TEVA® Whitewater Festival and TEVA® logos. *No picture available ' SEE APPbl DIX D - FOR COPIES OFADDI ONAL ADVERTISING 8 MAT_9/6 I IN 6, PRLD M D I I D N AL- F &A I KR-ES EVENT PROMOTIONS , Untraditional Marketing This year the 1r:VA WhiLcwater Festival recruited some die-hard supporters to generate buzz in , the streets of Denver. A team of 20 people dressed up in rafting and kayaking gear, complete with rafts and kayaks, "paddled" their way through the intersections of some of Denver's busiest streets during morning rush hour. Signs displaying "Vail or Bust" and "TEVA Whitewater , Festival this weekend - Need a ride!" were hung on kayaks, PFDs, and paddles creating a unique site for those commuting to work that morning. KBCO also joined in and in~~. ~:ewed two of the professional kayakers, Tao Berman and Brad Ludden. KBCO Stump the Sage Contest, Wednesday, May 23`d 97.3 KBCO, Denver's largest radio station, conducts a weekly contest with Bret Saunders called "Stump the Sage." Bret Saunders challenges listeners to "stump" his seemingly nc,•,_.-ending knowledge of music and music history. The person who beat Bret at his own game won the Ultimate 1 t: v A Whit,- oo ter Festival Package, including. • THULE Rack • SMt 1 H Sunglasses • TEVA Sandals • Kayak Lessons • Lodging in June Courtesy of the Evz,.&cen Lodge KBCO live at Fado's, Tuesday, May 22°d, D.". o ;w, CO KBCO also hosted a live event at a popular d.,W..town bar, Fado's. Located at the entrance of Coor's Field, the home of the major league team, Colorado Rockies. The event showcased the TEVA WhiLcwater Festival through event give-aw,.p. The TEVA % itewater Festival once again donated the Ultimate prize package to be given away on-site. Furthermore, TEVA's top athlete Tao Berman and Dam... athlete Brad Ludden were on-site for autograph signing and to promote the event. TEVA set up a 10' x 10' tent while KBCO played tunes for the , Q W d. Additionally, TEVA Whitewater Festival staff distributed hundreds of customized TEVA Whitewater Festival beach balls to fans heading into Coors Field for a night of major league baseball entertainment! Quad Cities - Memorial Day Weekend Promotion Q106.5 Classic Hits, a radio station in the Quad Cities, Iowa and Illinois, created a p.~...otion surrounding the TEVA Whiucwater Festival. Throughout Memorial Day Weekend, the radio station conducted a register-to-win contest for the Ultimate TEVA Whi«water Festival Prize Package. The grand prize included: • '/2 Day Raft Trip for 2 • Lodging for 2 in June courtesy of the Evc_,. ,en Lodge , • THULE Rack System • SM11 H Sunglasses • TEVA Sandals 9 Q1-6.5 ta.rc.w a core audience of 25-44 year olds with the area's highest morning show rankings. MAR-K.e I ( NCi 1 PROMO I (O IAA L Fe A I ~C ES 1 . EVENT PROMOTIONS CON juiUED Dan Bailey Slide Show 1 This annual c v cart is a benefit for the Access Funs and America Whitewater. The multi-media event takes place each year in Fort Collins, Colorado, to bring the Northern Colorado outdoor community together for a night of entertainment for a good cause. The TEVA Whitewater Festival was promoted at the event through a 81*1v---away. The TEVA Whitewater Festival provided free lodging at the V V '-.KjLt, courtesy of the Evergreen Lodge. Lower Poudre Canyon Fundraiser The Lower Poudre Canyon emergency medical service is an all-volunteer effort responsible for responding, maintaining and operating the eme.%c..cy services of the lower Poudre Canyon. The organization is funded solely through fundraisers ' and limited government grants. The TEVA Whitewater Festival was once again promoted at the vciL.Lt with a targeted audience of Colorado boaters through a donation. The TEVA Whitewater Festival p.~, ~,.ded complimentary lodging during the event for the winner of the fundraising raffle. ' Galyan's Autograph Signing, May 24th, Broomfield, Colorado KBCO and the TEVA Whitewater Festival teamed up again, this time to promote an autograph signing session with two of the event's top athletes, Tao B~u.xan and Brad Ludden. KBCO ran promotional spots for three days prior to the event. The Galyan's store, located in Colorado's newest and largest shopping mall, conducted a register-to-win contest along side the autograph signing where shoppers had the opportunity to win: • Two nights lodging courtesy of the Ev;,,6..:en Lodge • A THULE car rack system • A pair of SMITH sunglasses • A pair of TEVA shoes Additionally, the TEVA display truck parked outside the store to display TEVA's newest shoes and sandals. ' SEE APPENDIX D - FOR COPY OF FRIDAYAdWO MAY 18, 2001 Galyan's Employee Sales Incentive Galyan's also coordinated a sales incentive program where the employee who sold the most TEVA's won a raft trip for two and a weekend's lodging in Vail 10 MAIR' (N ~ 1 PR.DMD I l D NA t_.._ FEA I L,t, ES EVENT PROMOTIONS CON YuiUED Safeway Volunteer Summer Safeway is the official sponsor of our summer time volunteers and the TEVA Whitewater Festival could not be successful without the help from our local participants. As part of the volunteer recruitment process, the TEVA Whit,-water t Festival staff advertised a $100 dollar gift certificate to the Vail Safeway. The lucky volunteer name was chosen at random and and posted in the Vail Safc;wdy. 8150 Apres Paddle Party and Raffle The TEVA Whitewater Festival is now just as famous for our Sunday G vc..ing party as we are for our weekend of festival ft in! 8150 played host, again, to this , year's Apres Paddle Party offering drink specials on New Belgium Beer and Jack Daniel's. The party and raffle acts as a culmination to the weekends events where weekend participants can register to win more than $20,000 of prizes. r INTERNET , Mountainbuzz.com Moutainbuzz.com posted banner advertisements and special links to LcvdWhi;cwaterfestival.com , throughout their website for two weeks prior to the 2001 TEVA Whitewater Festival. Tevawhit;. *O "terfestival.com The 2001 TEVA Whitewater Festival marked the second year that the festival had its own website. T,.„awhitewaterfestival.com provided Internet users the opportunity to register on-line, read the event rules, and catch up on race results and event pictures after the event. Active... This website provided users the opportunity to register on-line and read event rules. It also provided a link to the official website tc vawlatewaterfestival.com. 11 MARK E I IN 61,~ PT~-OMO I IONAL FEA i ~~ES PUBLIC RELATIONS - ALL MEDIUMS PRINT 1 Vail Daily February 16 - Pro kayaker to launch Vail camp for kids battling cancer February 28 - Whitewater Festival welcomes new sponsor Apri130 - World's finest kayakers coming to Vail for festival May 9 - FOX to air whitewater fest May 15 - Whitewater park draws sports shop May 25 - Wet, wild thrillseekers May 25 - Kayak park popular with paddlers May 26 - Kayak Wheelie, Front Page Photograph May 27 - New events, same old thrills at TEVA Whitewater Fest May 27 - Kayak fest brings best paddlers to Vail May 27 - Shaked,,wu Street, Gris-Gris provide weekend music May 27 - Wet and Wonderful (photographs) May 28 - Whit water spectacle (Front Page Photograph) May 28 - Kayakers' performance well-received Vail Valley Summertime - Vail Daily Publication Whitewater watching Annual paddling festival better than ever The Vail Trail ' May 11-17, 2001 - FOX to televise Whitewater fest May 25 - 31, 2001- Front Page Photograph May 25 - 31, 2001- TEVA Whitewater Festival schedule of tvcuts May 25 - 31, 2001 - The quest to become a Whitewater Mecca. May 25 - 31, 2001 - Street Beat 12 MAR.~.E ? (NG PTZ.OMO ? (O NA FEA ? LA,. ES PRINT CONTINUED Denver Post May 24 - There's little that scares kayaker Berman May 25 - Outdoor events mark holiday weekend May 25 - Diff;.,,,..t strokes at kayaking parks May 27 - Kayakers wet `n' wild in Vail May 28 - Berman races to victory as whitewater fest ends The Daily Camera May 25 - Summer resort business heats up De.. * :.r Daily News May 23 - Kayakers descend on Denver SEE APPENDIX E - FOR COPIES OF PRINTMATERIALS INTERNET COVERAGE www.visitvailvaHey.com - 2001 TEVA® Whitewater Festival (Facts-at-a-glance) ' www.tevawhitewaterfestival.com. - Facts-at-a-glance, Event Schedule, Registration, Race Results , w W W.vailalways.com - Event InL.cation W w ed.a..uV r.com - Online Registration, Event Information W WW.mountainbuzz.com - Online Registration, Event Information, ' Link to w W w.tevawhitewaterfestival.com w w w.paddlermagazine.com - Event Announcement www.americanwhitewater.org - Event Information www.wavelenpthmap- zine.com - Event Information TELEVISION KUSA Channel 9 May 27 - Event coverage at D.,wd Chute, Minturn KCNC Channel 4 May 28 - Event coverage at Whitewater Park, Vail Village RADIO KBCO - May 22 - Interview KYSL - May 22 - Interview , K-1 UN - May 26 - Interview 13 EVe vet Tomes e a rc h S L-et M Ma This years addition of the EVA® Whitewater Festival Event Survey brought a better understanding of our consumers, their purchasing habits, and the most effective marketing methods in. 1 reaching these individuals. The following bullet points detail several key points derived from the survey results. ?Ra. .g.KBCO-Denver, Galyan s, KZYR) and the local dto (e newspaper were the primary sources of awareness of the TEVA@ Whitewater Festival among both spectators. ?Th e majority of spectators (70%) were newcomers to the festival. / ?Most of the spectators (53%) live in Eagle County either six ¦ months per year or year round, although the festival attracts visors from throughout the state and country. ?The average age of the spectators was 33.4. ?Spectators actively participate in multiple outdoor activities, with alpine skiing/ snowboarding, hiking, and mountain biking being the most popular. ?A majority of spectators (67%) came to Vail specifically for this event. ?The average amount of dollars spent per person each day was $119. 14 SEE APPENDIX F - FOR COWLI-, ih ON-SITE RESEARCHRESULTS eve Vut spowsors M TITLE SPONSOR TEVA® s EAPr->op.Tt N G SPO NSORS ' Percept%o vi,® K,a u a 12s Dagger® Jack Da?n,I,el,s New -F>60%uVVL greW'W,g COMpaVLU SM ITf -i- Gra 2150 TH MLE Car R.Qaiz Systems ¦ Lf DDS ¦ Pa Lm I-ta rmo v1.IJi c,aL~QVU's at FL6lt(rows CrossLno impact ~,raph%cs avtid s%gvLs s'Wletr%ps I ntervuet service Mou vtitaLVubuzz.C,0M vaJU ~ fovUeUwagovU T" Waste ¦ Town of va U Discover Card I Safeway ot-t-ICIAL 1- o ? CL evergreen Lodge MEDIA l>AR.TNcw.,S K7,Yp,- - the, Mou.vxtai vu FM 15 va U Da Uu K.a~ar~ Magaz~vLe FOR-WARD 1 ? With the improvements on the Gore Creek Whitewater Park, next year's TEVA Whitewater Festival will generate renewed excitement within the whitewater community. The impro v.ajL.ents will continue to generate a worldwide interest in Vail, CO and bring additional marketing potential to this event. ? Vail will be bidding to host the 2003 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships, making next year's whitewater festival draw more professional participant's as well as international participants, as a "Pre-World" event. ? Increased media coverage, rooted this year with FOX Net Sports, is another addition that will be improved in the future. Obviously, with the World Championship bid, national and international stations will cover the event reaching the world's population. ? Whitewater sports is one of the world's fastest wing sports industries providing sponsors with increasing marketing opportunities. ? The TEVA Whitewater Festival is Vail's signature marketing effort to let the nation know we are I ready to kick-off the summer season! The Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau invests significant dollars in television, newspaper, and radio campaigns to create additional interest in this growing event and growing industry. Partnering with the TEVA Whitewater Festival is an effective ,,A.y to market your company in a variety of mediums. ? Numerous signage opportunities at two different cv.,,,t venues throughout the weekend contribute to brand recognition and awareness. ? Continuous _ v,_~.t improvements generated from sponsor promotions and ideas allows the TEVA WhiLcWater Festival to creatively market the festival, sponsors' products, and the whitewater industry. Each year provides new opportunities for our sponsors to fully leverage their sponsorship dollar through participating in the creative process to generate new marketing opportunities. ? With growing opportunities as the push in Front-Range marketing continues, there is a more varied and extensive marketing audience for each sponsor and product. ? Cross-promotional opportunities arise through rnLW,,rkingwith fellow sponsors of the TEVA Whitewater Festival. Each sponsor markets to the whitewater industry and or the Vail Valley and Front Range communities. The TEVA Whitewater Festival can help you initiate these relationships and implement cross pi viLi,otional ideas. ? The TEVA Whitewater Festival's consumercentric atmosphere allows our sponsors to develop personal, one-on-one relationships with potential and existing consumers. Events are designed to provide non-intrusive marketing opportunities where sponsors are associated with the production of the events, not the commercialization. 16 i .41-'PGNDIX ~ FOX spouts Net coverage ~ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 1 1 Abr/Ww Corpvkces Detroit July 1, 2001 12:00 PM Pittsburgh June 23, 2001 9:30 AM Midwest June 24, 2001 4:00 PM July 14, 2001 10:30 AM July 24, 2001 4:00 PM Los Angeles July 1, 2001 12:00 PM July 9, 2001 2:00 PM San Francisco Bay Area July 8, 2001 2:00 PM July 10, 2001 2:00 PM Rocky Mountain Region June 24, 2001 5:00 PM July 2, 2001 12:00 PM Florida June 24, 2001 12:30 PM June 20, 2001 10:00 AM Gold Currently, No Confirmed Times ~bstr'bLctc,ov~, SLcv vv nr Confirmed Affiliates Homes in Millions Gold 10 Northwest 2.5 West 2 3.5 Detroit 2.4 San Francisco Bay Area 2.7 Florida 4 Rocky Mountain Region 2.5 Midwest 3.8 r Pittsburgh 3.0 34.4 Million Pendin-a Affiliates New York 5.9 Chicago 5 New England 3.6 Ohio 3.2 Outdoor Life Network 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 ~ 1~1~l~GNDIX g i ' COMMERGAL SCRIP i 5 18 R.aa'D f~Vt,l I~~VLS~Dw C~V~~~ RADIO :10 Promotional Spot , Announcer: Watch the world's best kayakers brave the rapids and battle for top prize at the TEVA Whitewater Festival. Memorial Day weekend in Vail. Check out vailalw q..corn for details. TELEVISION :15 T _.otional Spot Music: Jazz Background Display: TEVA, Dam...., Perception, and Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau logos Announcer: Take your Vail Memorial Day Weekend for the -n,-VA Whi«.,•ater Festival. Visit t,-,a.Whitewaterfestival.com for details. And call 800.525.3875 for great rates at the Evergreen Lodge. Brought to you by Vail and News 4. i 1 :60 General Spot Announcer: Tao Berman, world-record holder for the largest waterfall decent in a kayak - 98.4 feet. Shannon Carrol, world-record holder for the largest waterfall descent by a woman. Eric Southwick: Men's World Champion Tanya Shuman: World's Women Freestyle kayak champion: Mayor Ludwig Kurz Pause JUST A COUPLE OF PEOPLE YOU w u. L SEE HALF NAKED AT THE TEVA WHITEWAit1K FESTIVAL ON MAY 26 & 27TH. Come check out some of the world's top boaters battle it out on Vail's New Wlutewater Park on Saturday, May 26' with DJs spinning on Vail Village's new beach front property with $1 Fat Tire Specials and on Sunday, May 27th the Perception PaddleCross and Dagger Open goes full contact in Dowd Chute. Music ...Dave Matthews Band "lift up your skirt and show your world to me" Announcer. Spray skirt that is, Wear less do more, The TEVA Whitewater Festival is paddled by TEVA, New Belgium Brewery, Perception and Danz-. Kayaks. Produced by the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau and the Town of Vail. Brought to you by Safeway, Mountainbuzz.com, Sidetrips Internet Services, THULE, Gramicci, Jack Daniels, US Forest Service. For more information please visit t,:;va.Whitewaterfestival.com T~.a ot b,0 (L-0 Ca 1 :60 Party Spot Sound of Rushing Water Announcer: Upside down in a freezing river full of rocks in nothing more than a plastic capsule and a couple millimeters of neoprene and a plastic helmet. DO YOU THINK KAYAKERS ARE CRAZY? WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THEM DANCE. Music... Talking Heads "fake me to the River" Announcer: 8150 is the official party headquarters of the TEVA Whitewater Festival. Parties are planned all weekend long, but make sure not to miss the awards party celebration at 8150 on Sunday Night, May 27' starting at 6 PM. Vail's official kick-off to summer celebration always promises to be one of the greatest parties of the year. There is no cover on Sunday night and is open to everyone we can fit in the place that is over 21. Join us at 8150 for live entertainment and the most fun you can have out of the , water. If you need a place to stay over the weekend close to the action check out the great rates at the Evergreen Lodge - official hotel of the TEVA Whi«WQ.ter Festival. The -1EVA Whitewater Festival ...a great race a better party! Visit tcvtwhitewaterfestival.com for more information 1 i 1 1 1 ~ APP tNDIX C 1 ~ PRIM ADV &RI IS &ME N S 19 1 1 Vail, Dail, , Su.vv n&v t Dail, , C~I.eo WOOOI Spri,vugs Post ("epevWevut, Aspev~. Tiwues DPUU, LenoVL' Ue C lhrovuicLe - 2/2 pa a dvertisen&evlt - ~e I F ~ r e ~ _~.w ' - ~ h S C t F r r l,rr 1r ~ l~ r.'Irr r r r rr r `;y r - I r I r . I r ~ ~,`r , r r r :47 ~ _ t i'r Fj f•y4'~j'~~ I 1 I icy ~ f w~~ ~ a4~ S x ~[..rn„aa by +t- p,GKDAN9~~ GLO nmE onaur,. J ~ ~ ~ E7A~ Q~ ~ Fy! ~ ."t:., j r I NEW BELGIVM COUNTRY COCKTAINS erne tion• n I iVE~ r I 1 1 ~ I t ~ am I I s *s`F r"'fix \ '•'i I• i 1 I n H ~ 4"' r a.~. VnL~ page a0k/ertbsevKewt - nS4~~A>''.fi t 'i, `VV~~VJ~~J y~"WJ~) ! ~V ) ry Y Wail's whitawat6r"Parkis ~®Oi g rts:~irst ltayal~~P~®cal ~deo'Senes Event, May 16t6, 6PM a dao~ai iQuala rer far flee R`t va l Qi l ®doe Invitational # i` ?Ji'~b f -{ie y ~ it 1 ~ 1 3 1i 4y ~ L r` Produced Y. nd Q IIIIIng' -C flual of > F- - + 1 - Join, us at the Cote CrookGrill after the coattpothion 47 30PM) Non-boaters Welcome! wee t;~er; fppetizers and hive Band - Whister Poopo io wls .,„iloWiVOFV -a koaters, Please park at, the Village structure'aeid care our titeat to ti a Coveted laid a IPmttt tot i . .r ~a.tr N WN..•r 20 Ma ~ ~Se,~,e~,t r .a a a ZA~~1~ ~ yi j{ •r~.r f ~ Y 'f~ z 3 {gyp q a f7, I F } i I •t~ ,s f~7 I ~ r I 1 ~ t''ih` .~A • t ~ , r+ j5~4~~tIF4'111~'t i r a s~ 1 ~ 1 h I NK'.(; t ~ 1(~^` I NE'g 5E401UY1 ~ D y `Ey''¦jf~ d ~v~1M£PIIAUT' Z F ' ~:~I ~O 3 1 TO t L. a t t ~ t y I` "sir;?;, r I 1 n v2b - 2/2 pale PoVert'Usevv.evut - ATER 1~EST TWWNL COLOKAnO New took ...New energy... New rock s...Same Great Waste... Gore Creek on the Rocks* ' Vail ...May 26th & 27th, 2001 i i 1 1 1 VPU DML~ 1 Ma U 25 - 20, 2001 - ~par~e aolvert~sev~.ewt - _ , ATER _ tip. . , gW ~~S T vA#& COLOM! May 26 --Vail Village May 27`'=-Dowd Chute:: Memorial Day Weekend--Vail, COIOradO Event under perrnd bythe Town of Vac and fhe; ' ite Rior Nafional Forest, The Tmnra Whitewater Festwalfslrall s annual kick-off to summer The weekend a packed with exciting events and aLYivvities, including the Teva® Pro'Rodeo Invitational on Vail s new Wftitewater Park, the new '8"-Ball Sprint the Fat Tire Haft Guide Olympics,, the Dagger® Open and the Perception® Paddlecross. Over S20 ooo in cash and prizes will be awarded. The.Feseval also includes great'.,.....," parties and live musk A the weekend. Saturday, May 26 " V/af 's Beach'Pa,~y 3 Vail Whit-ter Park, Gore C eek Promenades Vai 'S/Illage g Where tb Watch.. The best place to catch all the action is along the Gore Creek Promenade. Arrive eark bring a blanket and stake out a aeekside to lion. You'll also be klcated right next to the heated Teva Pavilion where Fat Tires are only a St i The Inte iona, Bridge also.offers a great vantage point to see the entire competition. Events: e Teya® Pro Rodeo loviWtional ' ' - Seventeen of some of the'world's best kayakers will compete in a wh8ewater rodeo dig the new Vail VJhltewater Park, Eadn boater will have two, one-and-a-hae minute runs to showoff their t skills and stunts on the, park's vd.:_ ._.r features in front of a panel of-judges. Fat Tire Raft Guide Olyympics ~ Conceived at last year's Vvh7tewater ' ' crowrf-Qleasimng Guide Olympims• pits regional and local raft teams against one another in a series mett$ompetibons both on aml off the water Raft teams will test thek skills in the Raft Stack, the Raft PJ` ~~'tiie {ross Dress and the Obstacle Course. The team with the 5,. ' best wmulative time for ail the events will win the Guide Olympics and bragging rights for the next year, "8" Bail Sprfnt"' Another new element the '8' Ball Sprint will be a no-hoIds-bared battle to the finish line. VVlth a roil'uuy on-cooker start, 4-B pro-am kayakers will sprint appraximatery 200 yards through the Vail YJhitewater Park on Gore Creek. Waiting in each of the Park's three elements will he an 'Eight Ball" kayaker, there to slow : down and knock out the sprinters. The first sprinters to the finish line vwll advance to the next round Full v, .1„.s s. contact 6 expected in this racer.punishing, spe.,..,,,.....:.dly event ~ y~~ Off-Water Features: ' Saturdays festival Includes the Teva Pavilion, where a live DJ. will be spinning hot.ptnes throughbut the day , , , and the bartender will be pouring St Fat Tires. I~_yt ' II I r :I t~ { i .1"~ ~ "G ~ C w wpl compete in heats the norther of meats, number of wmreetNors per heat and the need for quarter finalsisemi finals ice ark race day, and is dependent upon the total number of entries Top finishers from each beat advance into the foals Final heats will not have more than eight a the divWon winners r 1 i , Teya r2 rt COhVTR_Y COCKTAIIS /.iLiLLtt1.P/t 1 ProapttorN . r ~ Palm . = Saletluay m u nt A, ,m. ride , 8750 Marts datux Ott 8 sidetrtne Internet. Yaa xeneyl gaBeR . s m, Ink mCt "we 8 swam Prvtlutzed ay 9PROV at 4Pa M90-FM 70901 so-so. A%VM free Parkla; VAILVALLE\' ' Locaet in 8n teen • t00 A Frantwe ~ . 47&8137 I -u:.:^- I ltpfllOPl96 + . „ VabL T a4U MaU25-27,2001 - ~pac~e a~lvert~sewt.ewt - .pJATER Fes ~f ~~•(E TjV Q y t i *4 - gd Y V41L COLORADO , ` Sunday, May 2 . Dowd Chute • s' . c. % . Where to watch: :Sunday's races take place on the Eagle Rver through Dowd Chute Park at the Foreyt Service parking lot at Meadow Mountain or just upstream across the. bridge. The starting hne is at Meadow Moiintairand always provides plenty of'exdtement. From there.wrxk your way down to the Bike Bndpe for another great vantage pant. AnallOe sure to checkout the finish line for _ plenty of photo-finhlies AINW& x Events '.:Dowd Chute Perceptfon® Kayak PaddleCross Every spring the snowmelt lanes the. level of the Eagle. River to create smile-long stretch of moutitairuws explodingg C~lass IV. rapids t rough. the narrow walls of Dowd Chute.'This sets the stage fot.the wildwater-style, head-to-head, extreme'down s ver race After the qualifying rounds heats of 4 kayakers at a:time will squeeze tkPough the Chute and battle It out to be the first to cross the finish line and advance to the next round. Dagger® Open Amateur kayakers can challenge 17 of the top boaters in the world by competing in a time qualifier down Dowd Chute The top 16 will advance to the PaddleCross rounds where' they will be racing 4 with winners advancing to the final rounds. C x Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross ~ . ' Raft teams will run a timed qualifying run down Dowd Chute. The top 9 teams will then race 3 at a time down the Chute from a running, riverbank start The ' winners will advance to the finals. ~Y'i ~ r C •r' :~J f r F ~ ~'3 4 Ayr, S' s 1 - x kv s 3 ' T: b r r ]J L1it _ r _rr i i r ze(J . 6 • Ar ' VoTEfl #I SPECIAL r s RAFTING COMPANY IN THE VAIL VALLEYI everyday° • ~s::-` HAPPY HouR qty 3-6PIia:'.; _ everyday x s: $3 UERVO , r ml4trnuta itex k aki MARGARITAS 0" "!S tramnlvrW ro~aven $2 PiNTs of x v y Cooks LIGHT LELEBJNG E t. 3.. l ROCKY MOU NTAIri HOCKEY HBADQUARTeps Big Giveaways up to $10,0001 Dunng every Game of the Finals ? 3 TAP WW W.T I M DER U NE-URS-M ~ , 1 1/ A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 /\l~1~LNDIX D ~ ftAPI i lONftL RPVERI (SEMEN i 5 ' 1 ' 20 'Poster M ~JI f } > > ?~~.~z° xx may'. `'°-4-- ~n ~:s 9~ k ~~?R ~ ,~firr az- ' i - "f t w a ~s z..aa~ ¦ ~ as ,~fibb " r a w k d ~ r •pk.~ 4 3 ~ "s. .wvr woawa 1a,y 'g r ~y w AWL SR3FlEl~f4i46VlTf.tvdl'li ~""Y ~ ~ n~.-- ~r X44 vL~~ t ~o S ] -J. to t iT W ~ i K~e~~ z~, ~ ~ ~ s ter" ~ ~ ..f ~ f . - 1 .v.' a! -Ag TER FESriV=k+ ~4 ~ Kr ' 40 VAIL,C 1 Post Ca r~ ($PcJz) Teva Whitewater Festival at Vail May 26 - 27, 2001 www.tevawhitewaterfestival.com Kayak & Raft Races $14,500 Cash Purse $10,000 in Prizes Saturday, May 26th, Vail Whitewater Park Teva Pro Rodeo Inviitational Fat Tire Raft Guide Olympics 1 "8" Ball Sprint Sunday, May 27th, Dowd Chute Perception Kayak Paddlecross Dagger Open Sponsored in part by: Teva, Perception, Dagger, Discover Card, New Belgium Brewery, Safeway, Kayak Magazine, Jack Daniel's, Club 8150, Side Trips Internet Services, mountainbuzz.com, Smith, Town of Vail, and the U.S. Forest Service The Evergreen Lodge is the Official Hotel of the Teva Whitewater Festival For special rates call 800-525-3875 Questions: 970-479-1014 ext. 11 Produced by the •d~ VAI LVALLEY TOURISM S CONVENTION BUREAU Photos by Bo Bridges Ev vLt Ca ro (Fro t &t Pa e 1 1 _Ile -(S A FES, 1 VAIL, 0-Lat~a 1 Schedule of Events - 2001 Saturdav. Mav 26th 1 Vail Village: All race festivities will be held on Gore Creek in Vail Village , 8:00 am Race registration/Course opens for inspection - Interna- tional Bridge 8:45 am Registration ends 9:00 am Raft Olympics Meeting - Teva Truck Raft Competition Begins: 1 9:30 am Cross Dress - Int'1 Bridge 10:00 am Raft Pump Challenge - Int'l Bridge 10:15 am Raft Stack Challenge - Int'l Bridge 1 Kavak Competition Begins: 10:30 am "8" Ball Sprint Meeting - Int'l Bridge 11:00 am "8" Ball Sprint Preliminaries - Int'l Bridge 1 11:30 am Teva® Pro Rodeo Invitational Meeting - Teva Truck 12:00 pm Teva® Pro Rodeo Invitational Heat #1 - Int'l Bridge 1:30 pm "8" Ball Sprint Finals - Int'l Bridge 1:45 pm Teva® Pro Rodeo Invitational Heat #2 - Int'l Bridge 3:00 pm Raft Challenge Race Finals - Int'l Bridge 3:45 pm Teva® Pro Rodeo Invitational Finals - Int'1 Bridge 1 4:00 pm Music, Awards and Prize give-aways - Teva Truck Sundav. Mav 27th 1 Dowd Chute: All races will start at the Meadow Mountain starting location above Dowd Chute 7:00 am Boater registration - US Forest Service (USFS) lot ' 8:30 am End of boater registration 9:00 am Competitor's meeting - Teva Truck 1 1 1 1 Eve wt Ca rL (Pa e 2) 1 Oualitving Rounds: ' 9:45 am Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross Time-Trial Qualifiers 10:15 am Perception PaddleCross Time-Trials Qualifiers 11:30 am Dagger Open Time-Trial Qualifiers 1 Event Rounds: 1:00 pm Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross Begins 1:30 pm Perception Kayak PaddleCross Begins 1 2:15 pm Dagger Open begins 2:45 pm Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross Finals 1 3:00 pm Perception PaddleCross Kayak Women Finals 3:15 pm Perception PaddleCross Kayak Finals 3:30 pm Dagger Open Finals 1 6:00 pm Post-race party at 8150 including awards ceremonies, prize give-a-ways, live music, and drink specials. 1 MAP INDEX 1 1. Gore Creek Promenade 4. International Bridge 2. Checkpoint Charlie 5. USFS Lot 1 3. Vail's Whitewater Park 6. Meadow Mtn Start 1 e a. ' Dagger Gramicci Evergreen Lodge Perception Harmony Sidetrips Internet Service Jack Daniels Impact Graphics & Suns Kayak Magazine 8150 Lidds Vail Daily 1 THULE Palm Smith USFS Safeway Town of Vail 1 Mountainbuzzcom Vail Honeywagon New Belgium Brewing THI 1 GravityPlay.com Bomber Gear Planetary Gear Fat Eddy's ' Boulder Outdoor Center Salamander Surf to Summit Kayak International Soft-Wear Eve wt cavil (P2 e 3) ~ i Ski Mountain 0 /1 1 1 H i iLJ di ~12 I 1 Gore Creek Dr. Q s O\F~ 1:1 El VC~X~X ~ VC\ 3 X 4 Covered vail Village 150P ~ Dowd Chute 1-70 24 Eagle River 5 6 X ' Dowd Junction 1 Event Ca col (Pa 9 e 4) l 1 l Brought to you by: N T AIL VALLEY TOURISM AND CONVENTION BUREAU Proud sponsors of: r - tiLe i 9,s iu the journey 1 1 1 -Pa ra o Eve VLts (cove r) - I Discover THE VAI L VALLEY MAY 26-JUNE 14 16ATER FEST/V 1 yauL,CriLO DO I SPONSORED BY e Q [V I / -Az Jaw uvEwimwAlFn NEW BELGUM BREWING CO. JACK DANIELS 8150 SAFEWAY .1,. Special Events • Kids Stuff Daily Activities Activity of the Week Produced by The Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau For More Information, call or visit us at: www.visitvailvalley.com 970-479-1385 VAIL VALLEY TOUtILY AND GONVLNTON LV tLAU FOR INFORMATION, CALL OR VISIT US AT: WWW.VlSiTYAJLVALLEY.COM Pa rake o Events ~,s~~le 1 ' Special - Calendar of Events ~~~-~~IVATER FEST~ MAY 26 TEVA` )WHITEWATER FESTIVAL: V'v~,CoLORMa "Vail's Beach Party", Whitewater Park, Gore Creek Promenade, Vail Village. 9:30 a.m: 5 p.m May 26 & 27, 2001 479-1014. • FRIDAY, MAY 25 Gore Creek Promenade, Vail Village: An opportunity for 27 Dowd Chute Raft, Perception PaddleCross & professionals. to practice their stuff in Vail's Whitewater Park and to Dagger Open -Dowd Junction: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. meet the members of the media. ' • SATURDAY, MAY 26 JUNE "Vail's Beach Party", Whitewater Park, Gore Creek Promenade, Vail Village: This outdoor kick-off-to-summer party features on-and-off water events and activities from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. 1 Summer Slow Pitch Softball League: Men's, • 8:00 a.m. Race registration opens . women's and co-ed divisions provide a place for • 9:30 a.m Raft competition begins, International Bridge all different skill levels. Ten weeks of action • 10:30 a.m. Kayak competition begins will be followed by a one week, all-league ' • 12 noon TEVA Professional Rodeo Invitational • 3:00 p.m. Raft Challenge Race Finals -International Bridge tournament which will determine the best in the • 3:45 p.m. TEVA Truck Pro Rodeo Finals valley. Ford Park Athletic Fields, 18 & up, • 4:00 p.m. Music, awards and prize give-aways Monday - Friday, June 1- August 30,479-2280. ' TEVA Truck. • SUNDAY, MAY 27 1,2,3 Vail Nature Center Hiking: Offering several options Dowd Chute Raft, PaddleCross & Dagger Open - Dowd Junction: guided hikes, ranging from adult Expert-class citizen's raft teams, river outfitters and individual kay hikes, akers hikes, unt ry hikes, half-day hikes, Saturday wildflower walks and even morning bird compete head to head for big cash prizes, awards and bragging rights in 3-on-3 races. walks and evening beaver pond tours! Please • 7 a.m. Boater registration - USFS lot call for prices, 479-2291. • 9:45 a.m. Qualifying Rounds begin I p.m Event rounds begin 6,13 Ladies Day @ Ford Park Tennis Center: Free 6 p.m. Raft/Kayak Races awards and prize ceremonies - 1/2 hour clinic followed by a full morning of 8150, Vail.. round robin play. All levels of players are welcome. ' Every Wednesday. Vail Tennis Center @ Ford Park, 18 & up, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m, 479-2294. Summer Activities 6,13 Men Afterwork Drop-in Tennis Play: Compete in round-robin play against all levels of Whitewater Rafting Kayaking Hot-Air Ballooning players and meet other area tennis players each aragliding Llama Treks Horseback Riding Wednesday! Vail tennis Center, 18 & up, 5:30 p.m., Hiking Camping Mountain Biking Jeep Tours Hummer Tours Rodeos 479-2294. Swimming Tennis Rock Climbing. Golf Gondola Rides Picnics 7,14 Summer Sand Volleyball: Two divisions of play and all teams call their own games. Vail or utore information on activities or to book a reservation, call Athletic Field Sand Volleyball Courts, 18 & Up, ' 70-479-1394, or stop by our Information Centers in Vail Village 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Thursdays, 479-2280. nd Lionshead. 10 Vail Tennis Center Open House: Join us for a fun and exciting day. Enjoy educational clinics in the morning and complimentary court time all day long. ca aw's Frbo a McVK0 1 IN)*Mk- ER FOR CENT NOTARY The Management office has two certified Notary Public's for your convenience, please note the GALY,S following schedule: Schedule for SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Notary Public • Documents will be TEVA WHITEWATER EXPO DAY , AT Notarized between GALYAN S f the hours of 10 am- ~ D . GALYAN'S PROMOTION WITH THE 11 am and 2 pm-4 pm TEVA WHITEWATER FESTIVAL: Monday-Thursday. On May 24, 2001 from 2pm - 4pm, Galyan's Sports & Outdoor • Walk-ins are welcome , Adventure will host an autograph session with two of the top kayakers in however, some wait may be required. the world: Brad Luddon and Tao Berman. Brad Luddon has started the It is highly recommended that you call in advance First Descents Kayak Camp for Kids with Cancer and Tao Berman holds and make an appointment. You may do so by the record for the largest waterfall descent (98 feet). Enter to Win prizes calling the Management office at 720-887-9900 from the TEVA Whilewater Festival including: and ask for Kim Alvarado at ext 207, or Karen • Two nights lodging in Vail Peterson at ext 204. • A THULE car rack system • Notary fees are $10.00 per document. , • A pair of TEVA shoes If services are required outside of these hours or • A pair of SMITH sunglasses after business hours, an additional service charge i The TEVA promotional truck will be in the parking lot of Galyan's with will be rendered, as per notary availability. , music,entertainment and TEVA's newest line of shoes and sandals. ra~4 , ow SPECIAL OFFER FROMr u:41 APRIL CORNELL April Cornell, Located in the Village, is offering a ~r 10% discount' to all Flatiron Crossing Shopping Soho , Center Employees! Soho just opened upstairs by Lord & Taylor. The When: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 and store carries a variety of sterling silver jewelry and Tuesday May 29, 2001 accessories for men and women. April Cornell will open every Tuesday at 9:15 am just for you. If you have Simply Sterling any questions contact Kim Damour, Store manager, at 303-439-2179. Pure sterling silver jewelry as well as mixes with 'Discount is off regular priced items only. gold, copper and brass nickel available at the top of the grand staircase. Simply Sterling also sells gift items such as picture frames, baby rattles and letter openers. AIR CONDITIONING QUESTIONS: Please • Justin at 720-887-3653 with any questions • problems regarding ' FLATIRON CROSSING 1 • t MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM. i i i i i ~ ,11~I~LNPIX ~ ~ FRI N I M.4 i tRlftlS 21 i i va*L T~)aU feb rkR r 10, 2001 Pro kayalke,r to :1aunch -V camp ` f®r ids--7battlin .-:cancer Daily Staff Report VAIL -While 19-year-old pro- ~I think Vail is the perfect venue fissional kayaker Brad Ludden has run some of the most difficult and for the inaugural camp. Vail is harrowing whitewater in the world, this summer in Vail he will face his poised to explode onto the scene." greatest test to date - helping chit- dren overcome the challenges of liv- ing with cancer. Brad Ludden On Aug. 5, Ludden will realize a professional kayaker life-long dream and launch First Descents, a free weeklong kayak - camp for teen-age cancer patients. Ludden said kayakers use the tern "first descent" to describe the Building confidence potential. V VTCB officials quickly first successful navigation of a jumped at the chance to help with stretch of river or creek. In a sport Using the experience of learning the camp. A partnership was whose athletes are continually push- how to kayak as a metaphor, Lud- formed and Ludden became the ing the envelope of extreme, Lud- den said First Descents camp par- ambassador for the new Vail den already has a handful of first ticipants will learn to define their Whitewater Park and the VVTCB r descents under his belt on rivers fears, face their challenges and signed on to coordinate logistics for L from Norway to Zimbabwe. But, overcome even the smallest obsta- First Descents. while Ludden relishes his globetrot- c1es. Emphasis will he placed on "I think Vail is the perfect venue ling days paddling the most exciting daily goal setting, confidence build- for the inaugural camp," said Lud- rivers in the world, his real passion ing and teamwork. den. "Vail is poised to explode onto is in helping others. In addition to kayaking, partici- the scene with the completion of At an early age, Ludden was pants will have the opportunity to the new Vail Whitewater Park and exposed to a family friend who was participate in activities such as bik- the Teva Whitewater Festival an avid kayaker fighting cancer. ing, hiking, fishing, and horseback bringing the best boaters in the Paddling the hometown rivers of riding. The camp size will be strict- world to Vail over Memorial Day Montana together, Ludden learned ly limited, and each participant will weekend. Being in Vail, First valuable lessons from his friend receive individualized attention. Descents will gain great exposure about overcoming obstacles on the Experienced instructors will cus- and the support I have received water and in life with persistence lomize all activities to the partici- from the community has been fan- and a positive attitude. Later, Lud- pant's ability level. tastic" den volunteered his time as an In addition to qualified instruc- In order to provide transporta- instructor at a local children's out- tors, world-class athletes and moti- tion, meals, and accommodations door summer camp for cancer vational speakers will be brought in to the camp patticipants fret of patients. Through these early expe- to talk to and interact with the par- charge, First Descents is enlisting riences, the idea for First Descents ticipants. individuals, groups, or businesses was born as a way for Ludden to Ludden discovered Vail while to sponsor the camp as a whole or help others by sharing his experi- visiting his sister who worked as a to sponsor an individual camper. ences in kayaking. local kayak instructor. Last summer So far, the V VTCB, Nike, Dagger "I'he sport of kayaking has while paddling a local river, Lud- Kayaks, Safeway and Alpine taught me a great deal about myself den was introduced to some fellow Kayak have committed to support and life," said Ludden. "I am excit- boaters who worked for the Vail the program. ed to introduce the rewards kayak- Valley Tourism and Convention For»wre information about First ing has taught me to young children Bureau (VVTCB). Descents or to inquire about spon- who have already faced greater Auer talking on the river, it sotship opportunities, contact fall challenges then most of us could became clear that Ludden was Anderson at 476.1000, ext. 3015, or ever imagine." interested in Vail's whitewater r-mail: ian@visitvailvalley.cone. VMU T~)ZEL Feb rkci rU 2:R, 2001 1 Vfhitewater Festival I welcomes new sponsor ~ By Maia Chavez Daily Staff Writer ' VAIL - All it takes are a couple r". t of unseasonably balmy days in Feb- ruary to get people thinking about' spring, and with the extra inches of - } snowfall we've received this winter, r paddlers already are dreaming of a big n spring run-off. R To kick off the summer and white- walerseason. the Vail Valley Tourism . w , and Convention Bureau announced Tuesday that Teva will be the title ant . F sponsor of this year's annual Memor- ial Day Whitewater Festival. x'a~ According to VVTCB's Ian Anderson, the company has signed on for a three-year contract, which will help to dramatically expand upon the five-year success of Vail's Memorial nsay me photo Day whitewater weekend. "Vail is a world-class whitewater This year's Whitewater Festival, sponsored by Teva, will feature a destination that's largely undiscov- number of new events, spotlighting the new Vail Whitewater Park on ered," said Anderson, a dedicated Gore Creek. paddler himself. "I'm torn between dying to spread the word and wanting extreme downriver race. In each heat, to keep it a local secret" Another new addition will be the four kayakers and three raft teams This year, as the melting snows Eight Ball Sprint presented by Dag- will charge the chute and battle it out swell rivets and streams, new events ger, a no-holds-barred battle to the fin- between the narrow walls of the will he added to the standard festival ish line. With a rolling, on-water start, canyon to be the first to cross the fin- fare. Tapping the list is the new Teva eight pro-am kayakers will sprint 200 ish line and advance to the next Pro Rodeo Invitational. Twenty-two yards of the Vail Whitewater Park. An round. Wide banks provide plenty of of the world's top kayakers have been eight ball" kayaker will ambush room for spectators and are easily invited to compete in the whitewater sprinters at each of the park's three accessible from the Mintum exit. rodeo, which will take place in the elements in an attempt to slow or No Vail athletic event is complete new and highly touted Vail Whitewa- knock out the competitors. First without a host of parties come night- ter Park. Each boater will have a sprinter to the finish line advances to fall, and the Memorial Day festival minute-and-a-half to show orTlhe best the next round. This is a full-contact will not slack in that department. Fes- of their skills and stunts in front of a event designed to punish racers and tival organizers are promising more panel of judges. Boaters will be vying delight crowds. nightlife this year, including video for $5,500 in cash prizes. Also on the program will be the premiers, prize giveaways and live A number of professional boaters Fat Tire Raft Guide Olympics, pitting entertainment. The schedule is yet to have already committed to the com- regional and local raft guide teams be announced. petition. Among those signed on are against one another in a series of "We are proud to be working with 1999 World Freestyle Champion Eric timed competitions both on and off Teva, who was a pioneer in the white- Southwick; video star and 1999 the water. Teams will test their skill water industry and today continues to Junior Freestyle National Champion in such disciplines as the Raft Stack, be a leader and an innovator," said Brad Ludden; 2000 C-1 National the Raft Pump and the Obstacle Kim Cobb, sponsorship manager for Champion and U.S. Men's Freestyle Course, the VVTCB. "The Teva Whitewater Kayak Team member Allen Braswell; The Perception Paddlccross will Festival at Vail will put us on the trap 2010 Pre-World Champion Silver return again this year in Dowd Chute. as a paddling destination and establish Medalist and U.S. Women's Freestyle The mile-long stretch of thundering us as a true whitewater mecca by Kayak Team member Aleta Miller; class IV rapids should be going off highlighting our new, cutting-edge and world record waterfall descent this spring, setting the stage for a whitewater park, as well as the big holder Tao Berman, wildwater-style, head-to-head, water thrills of Dowd Chute." l_ Apv'L 30, 2001 World's finest kayake'r--s- coming vaid t esti fval for Some of the world's best kayakers will descend upon Vail over Memorial Day weekend, May 26-27, to compete l for $20,000 in cash and prizes during the Teva Whitewater Festival at Vail, organizers said. The completion of the new Vail Whieewater Park has r allowed organizers at the Vail Valley Tourism and Con- L vention Bureau (VVTCB) to create a world-class venue for an international whitewatercompedtion. In November, the VVTCB sent 17 invitations to a hand-picked list of the world's best kayakers. Kayakers from across the globe have shown interest in coming to Vail to compete in the Teva Whitewater Festival, the organiz- ers said. "It's amazing how word about the Tcva Whitewater Festival has spread," said V VTCB Event Manager Joe Blair. "I've gotten emails and phone calls from ;c boaters as faraway as South Africa who want to come to Vail." . The highlight of the festival for the professionals will be the Teva Pro Rodeo Invitational, a whitewater rodeo spot- L lighting the new Vail Whitewater Park. Each boater will have two 1.5-minute runs to show off their best skills and stunts on the park's whitewater features in front of a panel of judges. The first place finisher will walk away with $3,000 cash. . , In addition; this year's whitewater.festival also will include the Fat Tire Raft Guide Olympics, in which raft teams will test their skills in events such as the Raft Stack, the Raft Pump and the Obstacle Course; the "g" Ball Sprint, in which pro-am kayakers will sprint about 200 yards through the Vail Whitewater Park on Gore Creek, avoiding art "Eight Ball" kayaker who will be there to slow down and knock out the sprinters; and the Perception Pad- dleCmm and Dagger Open, head-to-head, extreme down- river tacos on class IV waters in Dowd Chute. For rescrLatioms or general information about the Tcva Whitewater Festival at Vail, contact Joe Blair at the VVTCB at 479-1014, ext. 11. r l Ma 200 SOX. to. air, iite water est Daily Staff Report multiple repeats thereafter, says another notch in our belt in diversi- Vail Valley Tourism Bureau Spon- fying our product and branding Vail Vail's Teva Whitewater Festival sorship Manager Kimberly Cobb. as a year-round, world-class desti- .will wind up in the national spot= Cobb says- this is one of the first nation." ` light when-it is broadcast on the Fox times a kayak rodeo will be aired on Heath says credit should . be Sports National Network. national television', upping the . 'given to the Vail Town Council for The Vail Valley Tourism and whitewater festival's event stature. building the whitewater park.. Convention Bureau (VVTCB) has "National television will place "It's amazing what the park has entered into an agreement with Fox the whitewater festival on the same allowed us to do in increasing the to broadcast an hourlong show of tiers. as Vail's other world- energy, interest.and reach for Vail the Teva Whitewater Festival, tak- renowned events, such as the World and the event," said Heath. ing place Memorial Day weekend, Alpine Ski Championships and the The program will feature Brad . May 26 and 27. . . Mountain Bike World Champi- Ludden,'a 19-year-old professional The show will highlight some of onships," says Cobb. "It will show kayaker and. founder of First thi. world's top kayaking profes- viewers that the whitewater festival Descents, a free, weeklong kayak sionals as they compete for $5,000 is a world-class event at a world- camp for.teen-age cancer patients. cash in the Teva Pro Rodeo Invita- class sports venue. Using kayaking as a metaphor, the tional, a:whitewater rodeo spotlight- VVTCB Vice President Joel camp will encourage participants to ing the new Vail Whitewater Park in Heath say's airing the event will be define their fears, face their chal- Vail Village. Portions of the. pro- . an added benefit to Vail's summer lenges and overcome even.- the gram also will feature the week- marketing campaign and will allow smallest obstacles in their day-to- end's other- whitewater' Vail to show viewers the energy and day lives. The VVTCB partnered competitions, including the Fat Tire vitality available ' during Vail's with Ludden to bring the camp to Raft Guide Olympics, the "8" Ball shoulder season. Vail,-with the first session taking Sprint, the Perception PaddleCross "This is a great complement to place Aug. 5-12. and the Dagger Open. our summer marketing plan as we For reservations or more infor- The television network will air continue to work hard to position -oration about the Teva Whitewater the program during a primary week- Vail as the ultimate mountain.play- Festival at Vail, contact Joe Blair at end sports time slot in late June with ground," says Heath. "This adds the VVTCB at'479-1014, ext. 11. 2U aU MP U 15, 2001 ite te,- ark draws _s marts sh® Mountain Quest Sports teams up with, outfitters to offer Vail service - By Cliff Thompson -gaily Suff Writer ~ 't} d The newest Vail Village busi• «We ill Hess will be looking to take advan t ,.w tagc of Vail's newest amenity- the new whitewater park on Gore function as a "K•, ?x. t.=` Creek. Mountain Quest Spurts of concierge Edwards has expanded to a new location on Vail's Bridge Street service so s' between Nick's and the Ore House. The store opens today. groups can The company has been serving whitewater enthusiasts for eight t l book their j years, offering paddlers instruction, s•~ guided river trips, rentals, equip- n f f ' mentanddcmonstrationequipment• aCtlvitles. "It's in response to the whitewa- ter park," said Craig Russom of -Craig k t. Mountain Quest Sports. He, Chris RUSSOtl7I Amoroso and Dave Skluzaeck are 1 owners of the shops. Mountain Quest otrner ' Steps from the new Vail Village shop's door is the new whitewater ' park, where kayak and other white- . P water enthusiasts can play in Gore Chico's Fly Fishing, Trail Wise t Creek. Guides and Vail Rock and Ice The creation of the park in Vail Guides to provide a wide range of 4- includes a put-in and take-out area outdoor opportunities For guests, for boaters and is expected to gen- company officials said. These trips erase additional commercial activi- and tours; ranging from flylishing tF ? ty in Vail's village core. to rock climbing, kayak instruction, , I It runs between the Covered mountain biking and guided nature Bridge and the International tours will be provided by some of Bridge, and will be the site of an Vail's top independent outfitters, international competition during they said. t ' the Teva Whitewater Festival dur- Even if you don't kayak, r ing the Memorial Day weekend, there'll he plenty to do," Russom In addition to being a center for said. whitewater activities, Mountain The new 500-'square-foot shop M1:,;> I Quest Sports will be an activities will be open seven days a week dur- center where people can book out- ing the boating season. door activities. Among the shop's features will _r "We'll function as a concierge be changing rooms and storage service so groups can book their lockers that boaters and,.water activities " said Russom; 46 > '4jegthUSf"0 dab use Lostbte'their Van DeRy/gdanun Hunstad Mountain Quest*. uest Sports has personal •bziongings and other Mountain Quest Sports owner Craig Russom stands M front of a new teamed up with Timberline Tours, equipment while they're on the store that opens today at the Off Piste Sports shop between Nick's The Colorado River Center, river. and the Ore House on Bridge Street In Vail. vT a) MaU 25 2001 'Wet) wild thrillseekers Whitewater Fast facts Fest hits Vail Saturday ?Awards.,-_..,_.;afterthe 1 ?930 a.m.: Teva Pro Rodeo races. this weekend Invitational, Vail Whitewater Park Sunday ? 11 a.m.: Fat Tire Rah Guide ? 1 p.m.: Dowd Chute Raft By Randy Wyrick. Olympics, Vail Whitewater Park PaddleCross, Dowd Chute Daily Suffwrtrer ? Noon: Teva Pro Rodeo Invi- ? 130 p.m.: [L.-,Ion Pad- - tational, Vail Whitewater Park dleCross, Dowd Chute Let's face it, one of the best things ? All day Saturday, heated and + 2:15.p.m.: Dagger Open, about a rodeo or NASCAR event is tented venue between the Gov- Dowd Chute the glorious possibility that Anyone eyed Brid a and International + Also Sunday: 8150, drink Could Die at ANY MOMENT. g. specials, two bands, awards Whitewater rodeos are like. that. Bridge. Drink specials and. -,,,,,,,jes and prize give- , with the added bonus that not only entertainment all day. aways, beginning at 6 p.m. could these athletes get the standard- skull smacking, but they could also drown. In 1999, Bemran paddled ova a to die, that there were limits and that And so it is that the Teva While- 98-foot Canadian waterfall for a I was exceeding them and it was water Festival at Vail gets cracking world record vertical drop in a kayak, going to catch up with me. But I've (insert rimshot here) this weekend. a mark recognized by the Guinness continued to prove people wrong for It's being run on Gore Creek, smack Book of World Records that still a long time." in the heart of Vail Village. in Vail's stands. Just last week. he set two more To his credit, Berman will take the new whitcwaler park. world records, one for vertical dis- chance but do everything he can to The world's top kayakers will lance descent (a 690-foot waterslide minimize UxrisLHehasbeen known compete for more than 520,000 in. with a 210-foot vertical drop) and to spend hours studying every angle cash and prizes in events stretching another for speed altitude descent of a descent, and going to extreme over Saturday and Sunday. They'll be (I W vertical feet in 1938 seconds). lengths to see that his landings are as taking training tuns all day Friday. Carrol set the waterfall record in safe as possible. He said he evaluates Which leads us to the competitors. 1998, and was the world champion the rewards and risks, and if the They tend to be the kinds of people surf kayaker in 1999, rewards outweigh the risks, he who love to jump off tall things, So Tarr, did anyone ever remind plunges ahead. which leads us back to Anyone CouW you that by doing the stuff you do, So far, he has always been right. In Die at ANY MOMENT! you Could Die atANY MOMENT!?! a decade of kayaking he has nova Take, for instance, Tao Berman "I've always been aware of the been injured. and Shannon Carroll. Berman, 22, risks" Berman said. "I'd be a fool to 'There are definitely things I walk holds three world records for obeying not understand that I could be injured away from," he said. "If I don't the laws of gravity with missionary or even killed.doing what I do. For believe 1 can do it, I'm not going to zeal. years people told me that 1 was going climb in my kayak:' V2,U MP U 25, 2001 Kayak' park popular with paddlers ' By Matt Zalaznick Boaters will have two 1.3-minute runs to show off oaar soawrkw their best skills and stunts on the park's whitewater fea- tures in front of a panel of judges. VAEL - The Gore Creek whitewater park twisting The fast-place finisher will walk away with $3.000 through Vail Village is getting positive reviews from cash. k iyakers who say the course is a groat spot for races and Heath said he hopes to make some minor adjustments recreational paddlers. to the park before next spring. "It's ideal;' said Brendan Mark, a kayaker from 'The river came up a little slower than normal, so Ottawa who was paddling in the park Thursday [,don't I think we've seen it's true potential;' Heath afternoon. avid. "Not many parks hit a home run right away. We The original idea for the park, which opened earlier need to look how the river treats it, and make some this month, came from the Vail Valley Tourism and Con- refinements." vention's Bureau's Joel Heath. Heath said the park has But kayekcrs say, even if the park isn't perfect it's already received. intense media attention from major still a lot of fun. newspapers and television networks. "This is going to bring the future of kayaking to the ' "The park is doing exactly what we hoped for. It's next level." paddler Tyler Curtis said Thursday. "It's bringing in a lot of energy," Heath said. right in the middle of town, and you can draw larger Some of the world's top kayakers will face off in the crowds." park Saturday and Sunday during Vail's annual Memo- rial Day weekend whitewater celebration. Matt Zafarnick covers public safety. Eagle County , One of the highlights of the festival for the profes- Courts and Avon/ Heaver Creek He can be reached at sionals is expected to be the'Teva Pro Rodeo Invitation- (970) 949-0555 ext. 606 or via a-inail at nrrP- al, a whitewater rodeo spotlighting the park. laurick@voifdaifv coin. r r Mai 20, 2001 MAY-26,2001 Voum XX, Numm 977. . vaildailycom O-M&R:• newsroom®vaihlaily.com , (970) 949-0555 ~ qaQ yl awn HWn tit 70S tnwa'm 409 ' Bringing. Communities Together . . ly Sea WOMM, page t16 i KAYAK WHEELIE ra` ~ . V F'. 'Sa 1 9 . a?Jt t ' 7, ~ s • K Y £ Y T7 ~~~14444 / ~ a l,t dry;- v'v'y _ 4 Val Dale/David Mamie ' Tao Bomwn of Washhlgton squkts oat of a hde in the Val Ylr r Park during FrkWs Two Whkawater Festival practice rLM. Bemwrl hods the ward record watwM docent of 98A fwL Thkv' waeNend'a wk' compoution geb mrdw way today in Van Vllagp. ' ~ ~ t r vab~ ~ab~ M1 2U 27/ 2001 ' r r SECTI - SOL~-orts r May 27, 2001 ]IIdF.'iltl}Ihi'IrII~F . New'. events, same Od thrills at Teva Whitewater Fest Dowd Chute ~96 wick of the Vail Whitewaer Park. Burge oatpadilled Courtney Lynch dr•~ t I W'»,Y rhe first (hole) offers a great place and Shannon Carroll for the win hosts paddling to do cartwheels. Thaf first rock you "It's u leis-up as to who got beat can do some nice rock spins. This up more, the sprinters or the "r r Ri last hale down here is awesome. You ball rs" Anderson said. "At the end action today. ' k can do whatever you like in 'W" of the day. we didn't damage any- i } Whitewater fans were treated to a body too permmment(y:' By Sam Flickinger •'~.n, variety of tricks thrown by these pad- Louis Gellman won the men's ..pay Sporn E:dwr dlers. including cartwheels, pirou- division over Tim Kennedy and Kin- .•R • ~ ~ ettesandevenaspacegddzillanearly raid. VAIL - The events may have pulled off by Southwick. As South- SWUrday's final event, the second changed, but fate of whitewater raft- -V.r " . a~ - wick explained, the space godrilla annual Fat Tire Raft Guide ing and kayaking saw more of the G~;;, calls for a boater to (read into a hole Olympics- pitted five-person raft same great action as in years pas( Saturday as live Tcva Whitcwater pushing the bow of the boat town teams against one another in a timed y`r and starting to go end over end As event with four components: the raft Festival launched the unofficial start ~ Y the Ixnat stars over, the boater twists stack, the raft pump, the cross dress of summer in Vail. sidewavs and reaches across with the and the obstacle course. In the end, nr Three events, featuring wine of " r, Sit x ! • 'p"~.r. paddle and pulls the stem through in Veil's Lmkaa River Gnidds Frrr led the world's best male and fernalc ;'z ' - ti..r•, a sidewa Ys s Pin motion. n. by Matt Do pp outpaced Christy kayakers , showcased the emerging 7WI National Freestyle Kayak Day's TnnbcAaeTourssquadforthc uenba Nwau spnn of playboating" on the new vex Dear/dl it Champion Tanya Shuman topped the win. Nova Guides, led by Fred Aalto, A hayaker spins In the rodeo competition Saturday in the Teva Vail Whitcwatcr Park' along Gore female field in the Pro Rodeo Invite. finished third, ahead or-Timberline Whdtawater Festival on the Vail Whitewater Park along Gore Creek. Creek before hundreds of spectators. Kelly Liles and Duffy Bailey Burge Tours' David MWMi-dal boat. . 'Tremendous energy. We could. finished second and third, tespec- The Teva Whitewater Festival n'I be.happicrwith the firstday, of the tie overtime Saturday in the all-new top, forcing a paddle-off betwrcn tively. continues today when actin shirts to festival; said Ian Anderson of the Teri ProXodeoInvitational. Lrddcn them that Ludden won to take top Burge improved on that third. the Class IV whitewater stretch of Vail Valley Tourism and Convention and Kincaid uutdueled 15 other honors. place result in the inaugural "r Bail Dowd Chute. Currently running 4 to Bureau (V VTCB), the host of [lie kayakers in the stunt-mud trick-filled Kincaid settled for second. while Sprint. a whitewater version of 5 feet. ox Chute will test Taft teams Teva Whttcwater Festival. 'These . event. But in the end the two could- Dan Gavcre took third. The group bumper cars where a -group of and kayakers in the Raft Paddle- pro touters redly cmnc out and gave n't oulperhmn one another after a split S5.(I011 in cash for their efforts. boaters sprint through the park while Cross, the Perception Paddle Crass it their a0." pair of one-minute, forty-five second "My favurke' fcatures were the trying to outmaneuver the "B- Ball and the prestigious Dagger Open. World-clues pro kayakers Brad runs dawn the whitewater pork. Lud. first and the lit:' said 1999 Men's kayaktrs,'who are doing everything Action kicks off at l p.m. with early Luoken and Jay Kincaid put in u lid- den and Kincaid finished tied at the World Kayak Champion Eric South- they can to slow the racers down. rounds of the PaddieCross. r r r r r r r 1 VZU ~ZUU Ma ~ 27"2001 Kayak fest brings best padcHers to Vail By RandyWyrick At a American dollars into the local 5¢e ReStd w - D,* son Writer go Agra economy. tsr page A!5 During a' water rights trial in h wasn't that long ago that the slate water court this spring, attar- each other on a trek that resembles object of kayaking was to start Sunday's Schedule neys for the city of Golden said the professional golf tour, only upstream and still be alive when ¦ 1 p.m.: Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross, Dowd )unction. kayaking pumps $2 million a year without the plaid or pretentious. you got downstream. Raft teams paddle a one-mile course. directly into their local economy, ness Back in those days, the Plcis- ! 130 p.m.: Perception PaddleCross, Dowd Chute and up to S30 million in additional Because kayakers are working to tocene Pcood or water sports when Amateur boaters compete in various classes. spending. make their spon grow, and because the Mmts were so big they could ¦ Dagger Open, Dowd Chute And kayakers arc probably kayaks and the gear that goes with have come with a cruise director Pro-Am paddlecross with 17 of the world's best boaters. among the most laid back world- them have been so vastly i.,.v.., . _.L and a lounge act, the kayakers were class athletes ever to break a sweat. the sport is becoming more access!- big, strong manly men, and when No one - not Shuman, not defend- hie to more people. ' their fiberglass kayaks tangled with Njord calling it second only to the Vail's whitewater park could ing world champion Erie South- "It's a design revolution. said a rock in the river, a Titanic situa- world championships. (Njord probably handle the international wick, not three-tune world-record" Kyle Reardan, Kayak. magazine's tion ensued. insisted be has no last name, son of championships now, and Shuman holder Tao Berman. no one - fun-boy editor. legal adviser and The men are still manly, but like Cher and Madonna, only with- said local organizers are working seems to think they're rock stars or spiritual guide. "Changes in kayak everything else has changed. out the leather britches because with those top (light paddlers to demands that the red M&Ms be equipment are like shaped skis The boats are about seven feet they shrink when they get wet.) make it better. The venue is in the taken out of the bowl. They could replacing straight skis. It's rare to long and weigh about as much as "This is a major-league event," middle of town, unlike many other be seen all day Saturday politely sec anyone strap on a set of 2155 national champion and U.S. nation- said Shuman, who was among the event locations that can be two excusing themselves as they carried anymore." at team member Tanya Shuman, 20 top international kayakers invit- hours away from a residential area. their kayaks through the large The same expansion in aecessi- which is about as much as the soft ed to the Vail event. " fhe theory of "It's like the rock climbing gyms Crowd along Gore Creek, headed biliry is also true of whitewater spring breeze site resembles. the local organizers is to bring in popping up in cities all over the back to the starting line upstream. parks. Njord said some of the Shuman and a couple dozen of the best competitors in the world:' country," Shuman said. "People no Besides being a far-friendly nation's most popular kayaking is the world's best kayakers are in Vail Shuman said the world's best longer have to get in their cars and group, they're also generally nix to in large Midwestern cities, specifi- far the Teva Whitewater Festival. competitors like coning to Vail so drive anywhere to climb:' one another. which works out well tally in Wisconsin and Indiana, ' The local event is making a big much that they're working with the Besides all the general fun-hav- because they're closer than the cast where whitewater parks have been impression on kayaking's inicma- town and the Vail Valley Tourism ing associated with an event like the of "Friends" Their liquid lifestyle built. tional radar screen, with Shuman and Convention Bureau to bid for Teva Whitcwaicr Festival, there's leads them all over the globe for It's that willingness to give a and Kayak magazine publisher the intonational championships. also the practical mailer of injecting nine to 12 months a year, following See Water, Page A9 Water From Page A3 Brandy McLaughlin has lived in many new kayakers taking up the river a helping hand along with the Vail for 30 years and remembers sport she has loved for so long. amazing techr hand advances in those old days of 12400t boats. She also points out that. even equipment, that Njord said has Her father, Chuck McLaughlin, ran with all the changes in the gear. helped make kayaking one of the the town's first kayak school on Vail has always been a venue. ration's fastest-growing sports. He Go. Creek in Vail Village during 'The old-time locals will said more than 100,000 kayaks are the 1970s. These days, she's remind you that Gore Creek has sold annually in this country, and sev- hooked up with a leading kayak always been a whitawater Park; oral hundred in the Vail errs dose. manufacturer and is glad to see so she said. V2U ~PUU ' Mau 27"2001 i SECTIONA t ® s PIANGT WEwn, C4 • WOKa0. CS MARKET Pknce, CIO • e j~ May 27.1601 _ ~'s• n'uty_ Shakedown Street, Gris-Gris provide .j weekend music 132 Andy Stonchotwe ArbBf l~daor p y 1 the gmy-hcanhdgm .Ur 's /p / offiaid naidem Jary.Tod (3albway. wiR hs V ~ kirlcoR Iulppyb4mwOwl Rc'sbaek wkh do b Van'. bury wm baedallera brief hdaus in the ran. nor Iemrrl mw The gnrryn playa waWrwic mix rndaway.ifaupb ufCwacfid Gaul favuibx-they've ' you b figure not ga several hundred wogs down pal whisi+ particular andplayadiffimadmw every tight path b pkawre - plus a few sermons by other ym•d likebpnnwc Deed-friendly onislx. over UIa hMnuial Head out b State Bridge and pay woelaa. y"-we gat a couple of different And If you're anions: moot of the audience will imerated in live le csmpdog oul at spas nerass the ' mmicma pad nflha river frorn the lodge (be very aware aelkae you- V. Iwo of the high fire danger lathe area. specif. Colorado sub plose)ayouan alanseeifda:re's III ~.~i n' euRmn to eaperienoe. mom at one of the lZe. doeena f The hippie hordes will nxhed enhiw,kall 653.4444 he boding 4" to State Midge Lodge. where SMmimes for Ibe Shakedown they'll foul Ile aaod are 8pmla4y.6p.m. . day of a f -My un Sunday and 31 >M or+ Memaia with Bier Day M.-day. mgagerrera Y Y hanegrown nustas hock in town, the Tea WM1ite- A bray weekend trunk of (inleful Deal water Feaiwl perf come awaits Vail visitor m the F rover mmi4 Shake- b a head on Sunday night with a legendary Shakedown Street I~,33 down Street. show by Gris-Gris.w ehannal1 doer the Dead thing a Store 1 t _ j Caweracly, if ing Denver xl who plealy 1 asacateh I7mver Imo- you're a member of of that New Odom funky groove Bridge through Monday; you UK river rat commw into their mod. nityU .Wkiag It" The hand'. bem playing in to gie-fork land Grix.Griss l.dd weeknJ'sTeva Front Range rw For nhan three SISOm Su+rNy. - Whitewaler Festiva. yeon, with • -nb-hip down y.w'll ads.. find o ae.ple of slows form Denver and he eon. Rmaixl Mat will help dry ml all that anggy Rile Dnk s lads frwn the Big Gary - grace. and probably brings the Nitro ban. Tl- aftemrm, fnllowiarp.dayof gie-funk oil- mUe bard. Mdk races and aadm W a. viiage. it. go0adn Jeanne Tyrate'a Chi go Iumymmestwertothe8150clnbfur yv and rock upbringiogs alw taane an awards party and a to the surface. The group A. few by d. band Greer". On Sunday htm Denver's Grren Evan on l nigh. Whimwatafocw alw wrap dwnr undo lorado'.Ryw Ctaway up their weekeed with aped- prey on keyhmtL . - zd x8130. feamitrg traule by fkvrvers M{s ft all lugaUter and you are Gris•Gris. ga.aoulldtlta's lee n., ..b h e- But Erel Ihinp Rra The Shakes fool Mean Favorim like .d. the • dawn Suesorrebl tiny wedrmd cooky Moen and G.t-.ud Silo- swim fim hepanea bit ofa uaUilian clad Suttee. out a Scab Bridges tare nrthe ra's Both Saturday sad Suoday's w reel hialaic Wawhtg Mates. Whilewater Pont. at 8150 will 4 Located along the hanks of the include award preseuaxk. drink Y Colorado River . , ely 14 M-kils and music by 10 p.m. Ym ta oath of Welcou has go gat m Highway can call 8150 at 479.530.1 for 1311. . 0. )edge has a kidbxk deals. t the Iha seems perfaUy wined fn bdwk..k.wa firw'a fiwciastyk Am AM rarn.ln ha The e lord, which kauran atent- ben faun allaeries ue nab (including a Imlville- Msnl a ang I beaBDead'. tip Ve Dad's nos C for a *1.de and a half. And fort who've - to aC ' Kite Ic..d . ilb the ¦l goo:. Thv Ma727,:067 r ~War6Rluatrs A, ~A7 fley ~A^O~1Dj+~r7oumuns A9 W(7 I and . Wond,zr- ful l Photos by Quentin Hunsted ' F, I 1, dE 7 3; * M . AwMtawater °pmPetlter 1Men qe CMWCL " nanerede 7Mea Wore warl9'a bast . ' keYekon i ~ wmpets N .7 1NYe~ Ttave , •,4 PosWav.ww A Me 7n the Va6 h'"'`" Sat~V m bon peek. Whkewww Paetc L' 1 M 1 8 c ~.r r'~.# kx t.}. Air/ - 7 SQ4 't•~lN4=J ~ 4 Y ~S 4 aaMk s~.'~eze uluvagr .7 NID y vab~ ~ab~ Ma 22" 2001 ¦ MONDAY MAY 28, 2601 k4H . i ~''t vou;ss X& mums" 379 walk n lraildalyeow (870) 849-0665 Bringing Communities Together. • Whit ow ter sp 1 ectacle E Professional and top-ranked an)ateur paddlers thrilled what a Mail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau representative called the biggest crowd ever along Eagle River Sunday. -as they shot Dowd Chute in the closing day of the Teva HWtewater Festival. PA(EA2 k F J 'fit < zf t } a r - ?Y SY 1 l fI rt J.~1N 1 ~ ~ 3 ; X t~' o +r~, 7e SJ t.~. r i t t n yet s s <s , 10- ;jd Y~ ~~j° 'SyF SYCT^. p. F +G 1 I V iv ~ L V• ~d ,y 4w~t'~f~`~' 3i ?a.< <"Sv 1 +•f ..~~aa-J; i~v t {fy, ~ xe C_ K~~ eF 'S` T ' R tw 4 7 4 ~ w spacial to the Daily Vail kayaker Roy Lippman blasts through the Tyson Wave on Dowd Ckuta in the Perception Kayak PaddeCrosset On Tom WIC, reswal slmday, M R U 22, 2001. SECTIOIV~ JlJ~~ ley •TfA um Tu N •Assarusr twtacraL tfJaa.A7 • I.rAPftm OOaJe sldB:ninaae.AB ""Val May 28,2001 a f Ida ers' r ®Iauance e Drell-received s c Spectators turn out in droves for Day 2 of Teva Whitewater Festival t R'n ~ n fist."' ! i k , . s a+~eY~i y .d ~ Y.. BlneW blM tool A kayakw hints through n wave Sundry duting the Ttoa Whibwatw F dvM m the EagN RW" By Kate lavitt bass and m•or-towms. Rmas hg s Wkr moving w F.*Coun BnRy Barge, ono or the pofek'. yms Dnmr dfpectata, fmn de Drsyswrw.aa inn, Ua R, Ragewc.ahua;d . ty, akhm h hehwl't bmh timing in dad . a the eveha, has Fm* Ranger booked hold roans in mvwm hahdrad spedatm- hr dhm lwo yeas. b-..drgxuhoefaabarardl9Yt. 'VdIJmlbaueadiheWNkwmtaFs mats and apeaama mate rymgImdt.DowdChaeoos-hy. 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Nid- ad lam This is the biggest turnout k ever hd fa phis twaa. We've brew fruatyk kayak- = shopping hn the hhitt, and t anjhnt 6ban awry by dl kwky withuewmherupbfthpdd, ins dampion we've ever hQll {or this even!" p•'. "ifhge Nq J m m dlha _.datgiveuhc'ntimek aMwevaseensahafmatkcatyhn Psk Swthwkk.' ! happarcd make Nis asaY kappa. h akm a lea thigh her- der pmcgal Nat ahha- and lSuU.adid- daewaabyac- dpmidebpomah evm ilk. thb' learn" _ otd Ion Andahwa. alwm.anytinn, Ian AnMnrerson dy m aderaiW np said Pkme. wlw lml attaakdokryal• hharaga fm the Vail puuirg in m the ' ~ emmwhdom aahabsc - atains b watch ottercknoo yonin Dilla. Valley T" and Caaemion envy poba jm wl lhseyT rirrxad Cornuhrdan Bvram. the carydiwo.." As d. d6mtanh wso m Mini - 11- vent of Dowd s ~-t Bmge snid.'7Tis mats Sapped ttbk and Oa id ,ju rah j3: .yy...=tit "'"'r't,,, u+. ip^' u isalage mm~c piekal yh.ha.., .,amiahMk The VVTCB. Imt d&he even. Junnim While dbwd sane orlhc hgh level as Satmdey's tamsr3..' spat. and Nis Pony iao the rhvu bmks b watch temJbm.Pm gibe pofmknm watt rumi.8 w.Wd belie k-.rkykenddmkmbtecrde kvd fa the fns fine in the ewer's nearly)-Mars bdd dadhW.I--the PaddleCms b mevaa in .!rich pa- brag. dundmisaklbdo whowoambadhedry'ahvian. history. fnni ewer on Sn d y f ash d e dy 66P-as ac N in groin d roar to in d- Veil talky dating fiw ahauha . Mt inaheal dmi0 tosmdwP.sNa 'Sono d dense nn aeua a. Rh,- -1,015P.- race head-to-I.W. in aWili. k m jm the wtma." r've been n.i'%abm b „ ing it. Pm ¦ run for dhdr money;. Minlum msW..t Jahn Mai. Winking the ityin or- of Ua P.- Wit! each year m BtahhariW Day and meths. karma rm Yeas Who Anderson add. -W a the event aounti 12;30 wiN micr kayd- in U. .wy. Madan wmk nd, fa: Whiteaaer D" h. m km it vv bdw b do Nis is all All aukpdthe WhhewoaFsti_ a gmhp of frknds. The fivnyar vet- emhe out to ands his biddy, Jeff grmm b Carve . a nor getaway in happahbg dgla hate in my o+rth back vd drmra Jowd.. ...nrbmh aan d4WV.0 Valley tai uP kqA. KehuNy.aayretc. wnaia spnsmerOhepraawgden( Y.C And-add. r - fs .2 t z: ~ ~~`a , "attr r ,'~~as..p,~hay - ,,R •1' ~kg . 061 ww'ew3?~rr~`i~r~ ay... 1~ ' vas o+r/av.dvr ttartr Kayak- rata to the BNsh d U. Daggs Open Flnab Surd" "Pig Um Tave V ~ Fahval on Dowd OMde. Tao BWmat won UO wad. Va~~ P bL v va LLe SL4 VV VWert%w&e 2001 Whitewate'r watching'.': Annual paddling festival better than ever By otnnle Haberkom.r swrwMw lit a valley S rending on the shoreline or surrounded by Gore Creek watching white t' watcr scliou evcnts galore,' -the SHOW- j.° iorrounded by the Europan archi- tecture of Vail village, a beer tcnt .F fy and rcstaVeil steps away, the Spotted SIOpeS k Whitewater Festival is -tint 'giving their Memorial kicker for locals and vis- ~I {tors. In a valley surrounded by the snow-spared slop" giving their melt to the melt to the swelling creeks, w«Id- clas.boom. campew 'j swelling The first day of the Whirewater Festival takes odvantage of one of ,j creeks, 1VOr0 Vail Village's most attractive f" . , tares: Gore Creek. tf the stretch of. CIQSS boaters t ' river looking up from the Intcma 'J Y ?'k•,,. tional Brid looks a little differtei . t from previio s years, it's because compete. the new Whitewaer Park has been .I .r. h sw't: tiatr finished. This year, in addition so our favorite local mitirtg companies competing in die Item-related chal- lenges and Roit Guide Olympics, aide the paved mom professional kayakers will be Dowd Chute has excellent riven throwing down whitewater tricks side views for hearty spectates on for cash prim, lea. boaters' right. The railroad (rock prizes and cash will be given away. where the rcn1-a•paddler, i.e. pled with narrow wags and a stet The whole weekend is packed ties serve" path, and the.griay % The prim nroany is nice. but the tourist. would anrcly suffer. Tyson 'gradknt, is laud cad meacip with events. becomes seating if you forget m bregging riglw last ttl sasses 9ka to poand victims sin every son, enough daleva Wrsry dogs won Saturday's aIi•day Whitewater bring something m sit ou. To see it The RaR Guide Olympia lets ceivable fashion and will.Jly venture doom a it to drink. Fie. Pert events surround the Gorr all, bringaeouler. wlN lusub and the spectators see sameoftbe Snot surge violently, hitting koyakers witted roc" and unptdinab Creek in Vail Village between the especially bring water and sun- guides work as ¦ tam to pomp, back aprive. cbn 'em ke for thrilling spacial, Covered Bridge and the Interne- screen. Them is a break at note stock. cross-dear: and paddle for the volume of "t" in the arujoyrtrent. You W dram use tionul Bridge. until 1 p.m. when the river will be cash prists.Theerose-0ms pordou Eagle River W Dowd Chute, emu- Yrw'il be them Iwke. Sunday pumps up We7i m vol- closed for safety checks. pits tams against one avodter to ' umson Dowd Chuta.Dowdluna Wt year's evens will =WW dross theca inta .proper an be doe, which rean aecesud by top,bmWsyeer'sWhitewhietwourgearenderos+treBeisr _ SATURDAY, MAY 26th Interstate 79 f from V WI Village 7 box tire Teva Pro Rodeo Invitation- line fuu "Splash Into St : p! Creek-side Party mils iv"t, bail 171. ' : N added ta the biBre& Twentypro- The Web NV www.levawhim- Early psrkisg tan be Tana at . f"sioal kayakera«taate raveaou watvfealivsmm is very cmnpldeGore Crook Promenade, Vail village Meadow Mountain and east along Woute to use three festume 1n.the ..with • Ise, years standings .and, U.S. Highway 6. play park to spm op some points, descriptions of each event on the Fat Wall) Raft Guide Olympibs .AnoNer:exeel,~infzyk: beat Each better gets two runs. and schedule. 9:30 am Cross Dress • IMematl0nal flrWga the treffie ie td rlkeci urol the bike the parer With she maw pointa wpl 7Le Tyson ble feature mw¢ Chore' 10:OO am Aaa Pump Challenge - Incenhad«sI Bridge path went from arc village or Was be $3,ODO dchW. That's }tau one is an unmistakale etturc thei has 10:15 am Flak Stock Challenge -.Inantationel Bridge Vail. The bike path follows Gore chunk of change rolling down the to be sun from the riverside. Tea Creek, and some boaters will be river to that related raft items - feuaweyouthedvmirayakeaaod Kayak Competition Begins - International Bridge commuting to Dowd Chute al(ng- and ksyaken. A [Drat of S25AM in rasing tams demoostrtte fsnax, 10:30 arst . 8 Bell Sprint M..ft 11:00 arp, ' 0 Ball Sprint Preliminaries 11 "..a am Tevaa Professional Rodeo Irwilationai Meeting 12:01) pm Tevau Professional Rodeo kndlason el Heat s1 1:30 For B 60 Sprint Fine - Internar or d Bridge 1:45 pm Tevae ProlassWnel Rodeo Involutional Fleet 02 3.00 pm 'Fat Trent Res Guide Olympics Race Finals 3:45 pm : Tevan Proinsiond Rodeo kin Rational Fkra4 4:00 pm . Musk, Awards. and Oda GWOONays SUNDAY,-MAY 27th DOWD CHUTE RAFT COMPETITION, PERCEPTIONO KAYAK PADDLECROSS, AND DAGGERO OPEN ! AT DOWD CHUTI Registration 7:00am' Boater R..s:.. - US Forest SerWou (USFS) kd 9:00 am F . PaddeCross, „ naerng - USFS I Qualifying Rounds • 9:45 am Dowd CMrta Paddecrou Ran Thra•TdatO meh rs 10:15 am Peteepliono Peddefaou Thw1ilW Quotient 11:30 am Daggmo Open Tine 11W -OuegAet 1200 pm Cca m Closed Nor Sakly Event Rounds 1:01) pm Dowd awls Ran PaddaCross Rotade begin • 1:31) pm Perceptiosvs Kayak Paddle Cross Rounds be* , 2:15 pm Donator Open Rounds begin • 245 Pm Dowd Chute PaddWA= Raft FeWs 3A0 pm Perception ParkleGrwe Keyek Warner Finals . 3:15 pan Pemeptiom PaddleCr se Fill is 3:36 pm. Daggaro-Open Finite ' .6= pm Ra,MQW k Races awards d prim es, si SISD Ih Val Race .weds and prise We Melut6d ki.tM't Prat Rap ONabrNlon C - he vin'U o'U Ma U 11 - 17, 2001 ANA Ok FOX to 1919V1,5fte . f -1 Wh I I ughw er es Vail's whitewater will be placed in slww viewers that ~\o the national spotlight when the Teva the whitewater festi- Whil.cr Festival at Vail is broad- vat is a world-class Annua tasted to approximately 38 million event at z world- viewers on Fox Sports National class sports vcnuc° event hits Network. VVTCB Vice Et . ,t a. The Vail Valley Tourism and President Joel Heath z the big tl*Me Convention Bureau has entered into says airing the event an agreement with Fox to broadcast will be an added with an hour-long show of the Teva benefittoVail'sstnn ~ Whitetvaler Festival caking place this rater marketing cam- a +r r : r" t'' r ®ne-3a®uI' Memorial Day weekend, May 26 and paign and will allow Y,, 27. The show will highlight some of Vail to show viewers ^q' n~ly the worlds best kayaking profession- the energy and vital-,,,ps':~.. ?1 ^t'-yep, '`d' - $1°i~t$® aIs as they compete for $5,000 cash ity available during televised in the Teva Pro Rodeo Invitational, a Vail's shoulder sea- whitewater rodeo spotlighting the son. "This is a greatr show new Vail Whitewater Park in Vail compliment to our Village. Portions of the program summer marketing ? r s''' also will feature the weekends other plan as we continue Van Trail whitewater competitions including to work hard to post- Staff &eportt the Fat Tire Raft Guide Olympics, lion Vail as the the "8" Ball Sprint, the Perception 'Ultimate Mountain PaddleCross and the Dagger Open. Playground',' said ~'%r i=:} y f• t -+.t'i The television network will air the Heath. "This adds x ~f ,2t P' ; program during a primary weekend another notch in our t'' r sports time slot in late June with belt in diversifying JY9 unr u, multiple repeats thercatter, says Vail our product and Valley Tourism Bureau Sponsorship .......d:..b Vail as a pan DavtaNatl Yrea Manager Kimberly Cobb. Cobb says year-round, world-class destination." WHEN KAYAKatts ATTACK: FOX their testa, face their challenges and this is one of the first times a kayak Heath says a great deal of credit plans to produce a show tram in their even tothe -small stobst The rodeo will be aired on national tele- should be given to the Vail Town this year's whitewater festival YYTCB partnered with Luddrat e vision, upping the whitewater festi- Council for building the Whitewater competition. bring the camp to Vail with the first vals event stature. "National tclevi- Park. "Its amazing what the park session taking place August 5-12. lion will place the whitewater festi- has allowed us to do in increasing the For reservations or general val on the same tins as Vail's other energy, interest and reach for Vail First Desmt& First Descents is a information about the Teva world-renowtlod events such as the and the event," said Heath. free, week-long kayak camp for Whitewater Festival at Vail, con- World Alpine Ski Championships In addition, the program will &a- teenage cancer patients. Using tact Joe Blair at the VVTCB at and the Mountain Bike World lure Brad Luddcn, a 19-ycar-old pm= kayaking as a metaphor, the camp (970) 479-1014, art. IL ? Championships:, said Cobb. "it Witt ressioual kayaker and fotuulcr of will cm:minrge particiluutls to de-fttu: i • t 1 1 i ~J OC)l Ma t l s _ Ate. X' i_ ~•,da J, x .t ^s ,b .nom • 1 he VMU i rMU Ma 25 - 3:., 200:L Teva Whitewater Festival schedule of events SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MAY 26 Kayak 101 MAY 27 Teva Pro Rodeo it, b~.n irabcemh rnw~h. R.y ker..roaa fml nwm Dowd Chum San invitational Visit save uuci in'hd ^ f. Ifahy qra an Ne dw farmof by flockBeCnam; - Deal Cku4 Whila.m. Pad:, rtes wand Mins breed baAa itKlfh and west auwggb b eau Sevenken ofW walla bent Ne Mi. I p w k.y.M. have been invited Tf1e more : hole ridm Wm m devky ands. To gnmifY, fouo- and viva W wtst hr rieeirrg .Scan, paddkn d.covacd person ra3 mina patch in e pek g g IM a er Ihcm Id "Miss se be hill hadk it.. maunwswd n.es tinted an-mile Watch of er.. rodent o spotlighting th new 6eg.a b M plscN a Yb Yreka; anwtre4 s meet, Veil Whi n:walu Pads F..h r'' I, Nuvit, bap, se rome aP f the Usle River rhrongh boar will have in., nee- Canapailbra grarrg uupp .mood ale oarn:r% and ate klgt Dowd g roUgb. CtOK .nd-s•Imlf rodeo sva amt b dewviM an a wide variety of IV saach of whRewpec minuet rant to cpnpetilkas... .vets, dalom, .qmn nd fete riding Am oHlheir best skills and mapetstians. and the man eveµ fmalyk hok riding. Fdfowbrg rime kiNa, the lop iseem ter fi as the padsnt f • nbw aaa ail eaea Nna m a ter rbid in from of a GLOSSARY DF WH.. QATAR Hine down 1st dame noa . CFS: Cub. kp fan sxad; a mesas of river Mw. pmtel of judge. The bwlen Cartwheel: T U iweamore vaacd ads in a kgwk in "Le Mass" Yen. Th. first wHl be ••nVOIR lor55.000 Ikaww a. hole bop to -ate r." if. kr sash F.1 PTim Raft Guide 6-1- Rr A - A* The quid arm bahkrd a rock, pilbq a bend kr ate advances Il arrgh far brack. • good plsce b nag Tkw line whero are wldtewkr O W1 Wbitewpa aaew the 9ui eddy weer ls wiled tM addytine aid eanpegtioo mail. r el lympia - Fskkw mil: Bask sdr-mmrre lepmNu fa Pad:.9: k.yak%The winterig 1.,. ' - cl Mlamsarrt• npaize. pallitim SomedYam anal mfmntMbnst snag . e eves do x vnamp a paddle IFards wlll• ? s p 1 i o . pet in a tinted skill -sa, Hai A dverar-k with a ofhtgh e••eM•. PaWkCras - Dowd Cken, boor sir- and Ofi e a ee. This hi IPomae, ant eabate ferlmte.l 6irterrily. H.r ev May 1:50 pas. Olymptes-slyk wmpdiline foardy nigluemog a darffiorow - a best k l~ Amamur 6oawa ere placed fuseru few ' . ....a: HsW Tke whits! whhew.la. Thls ls ate mp wiatin .specific Mind! it- If. Ran Pump Challenge; from . drop a rock wkea Here telling .eta ""M an boat lunges Ni IM R.A. Stark: IM R R aft an wale, w(N a b ofwaa Mbg wcirca.ted. pmpiu run Ihp nand be IlydnuM: A Hydmaia new cwumka, hole, souwtrok, valkal Nrly. kayec CTWlmrge; sod Ilte Cmsa• rnen.l. bywsta navinRt user an absta_ Dress. The lam with alit , 1st toy of if. et- .al etealiry. a ratmukib6 ila'. Hy&wl'tes tea k m event, hoolms will y plated (and cumulstive lime tar all hnrafiearky.ndaroaso.me.,vaine emits (pram tvind.b kalseillke plpl far four events wind the P"' drop: Marry nvea art clu ectedeed M hkly boaters. The raw ce apai. Olympia. than rapjd. Vk W .l lh no1 pmwlwS which mike tea. sera will ems 1st w.ter art • "8' Ball Sprier - V.il sue a bh simlrkr mrd anmv pwMlm ro nvnpore Nemravea rag rM f t:h in a twad- WhifawtaPaA.lia.m, ~ermelM Moan draw d pm.. Such nrewmam kaw.n (a saki tta in the ra - Ile, IM1pI said rop ri m aryw.ed b conrkomna mewed Anand. TM winner pro baten will paddle next SP1.1: T. mkmk-my hakncc aw (nitince nr. Myak set- will sibaince tot. following se the .m.kura, ghaving. Sark niallY .gaTokode wt. etch. brockei d round omit . rend a wave a tb upnream (are a b ply in a irudriag and clawing dtete MI. 6 ionah a aimmlbanyk rank axrmg ls canna winner is . -1. we Ymbernpuraslkini. dwa wave -rgbuaaeomx YOn Bp to one hmShdOCa a3 Dagger Gpen - Doe'd ish line in site ^8" 8.11 it. we'k• Cinge. e;5 p w aViado boded: U imcarimml rrrwteu.er. wbwat+y ate Start d'all. Awhhewatavenbn ttewarraai kayak,oraherd-cialL ror.tem(wbuyw.ama Al versioneftM .1 derby, 'ka a i will vi kng earls w is hart in a hot-. Uwmlh rM raps, m PaddleCecn. including 1T or also take ekes an din e new den nbxe spa is k an upanxm dkeaiox. IM walla best been. Veil Whaewakr P.& -Wa Tr.emQ•cast v -Ifdl TmyamQupsn WHITEWATEP Faint P~E 21 rays d pica of rM push: new it i "!'m a lifrtt believer jam a sew of mrmrrgiag that !t everybody k - rtlJre and mar than a kayaked, the worid y would tie a better Thing it', the IarpiM:' The weekend is cean ced place." with arlbn-parklu events ` marl xlh~rirCF. including the - Brad Ladder Fp Ti- Rea Guide hoestYk kavalw and ; . OlymUk.: the Teva Pro kinder of frost Descests. k~? 4 ~ opa sod Pengom a µ Paddlecrou events: sal pal-eau public Poise with which M like. b a baler- live mate. Mon Ifsin cea.s r:vau in r Sy0.00D In tali mm 1.0- 111 gang se M lull<_ B'lle aw.Med a rougMw Ina." site wrwk..&Inng festival. AddtlkvullY. Andenar NI e are Ans ianed says IM wapMr likely to M C - the Associates), A CA (es), it it co"male again Ihn yes". Cana Vely n), a mp:inglM_.,% even mere drill include oar way ywrtaw• fan.frienrBy hkmSy rant. "IM Inman lirro k wr "TM alien festival has troe Ihk evr been "Cited se M Na. ea hass th' of c m ep, m Mauro ii Is Inn-kicmliy err that the eao always pr• IhiS Ihirng a, biggest wha., a e, ephusi- tea suury summer wxaarer 'a's' ° ^ , sip b.orrreane wMt a. v always helps.' Anderson - Kano even, an says-. 'it .pays maw to WrfMarwmmp gd No i7' eari the snovr on Memorial Day Atag t L*mm. roil. Max SuDv a. C8,,R and Jared IM mop in Val to V VTCH1 Andermo, who's weekeork but One year ita jam mat. N kayaker. (ran Se tsnhoN. eve 'he padddlkfn3ro<sls -a, rwl se a, mpposnd ro nay aitt-a dmek end Ili. bat riving hedge hassling 6mNl t. dmee pc 1110 "Manama 1.Aria0rm ant Now Maxko. Ise vaUL i oaU Ma ~ 25 - 31, 2001 _ Sun Sports r r+~ --'A< ,tJ... s: .qTa -nxsr.•..I. ,..z'9 ~~w^:)a._ 4f:' Y ;r:.3n'P « •Wir -~~-t.~.. _ 10H,E QUEST TO BECOME A 1~ ~t~~~ . r 1teW niter 1 N n:A 1 ti push m the eslrenle side of ddnga; s t ? T26-27) is weekend S (May Whitewater d1sly ere o- Tcva pdadrg Io tha boom in whikwakr hitewater Festival at P"" ° ° d'bn'u e ° "1'I e nx° Vail serves as much more festival. "thingst arc this Vailwflttw park f arc what really spurring rin ring the than just the valley's wadi- spurt:* tional launch into the sum- pack put Ladd. odds dot the design or the row tFeatyk kydu• nnwh tha way mer tourism season. ski and 1 equipment has 'i With the opening of the Vail Valley `"°'"°d B making a much ea cr m go involad new Vail Whitewater Park mY- can rgo bhis ay sport. xatyle boat on Gore Crock in the heart on and in two weeks you= be doing all ` of Vail Villa the festival kinds of nCv1 tricW Lod ax says. y a Village, adding the whi'evrala peaks 'bat ti' p rF y?t. serves notice the valley 7s international" ding r ' officially seeking status as lat. it. mao-dropthemoastthe - a White"ter Mecca. park in Vatl and go sbapping. The Teva Whitawatcr kayaking -K y"ga..41 bewrchanetx, 't 6 /psourayen had no drive Festival and .the Vail is ma ''''"ka"" non' we've Whitcavatw Park will help no p as put us on the international „maro iadsible umt more ` map for whitewater says By DOVid 0. Wilknls naeslm worry got ka march paps- Ian Anderson of the Vail companion mer two days an Gad hnity win a 1 the spat? otimer dust Valley Tourism and cmcl mad 11 a 6gla a"ef ks w ~lym insind, IF> irWeaap-is. wmid ppit of an s a duet wave I. the baser " tleadds dot p-Mano Convention Bureau, host of sport of kryak g r g thm parallels the c . w al mraa such a pukistg and crowdinga the annual event. free-skiing in ski eongeti- _ points am iww stmt on be "Nil ha mally . whitewa- Bus the whitewsoor park in NIL a M°i4~ am through std Z tor in general. and wc'ro trying to dlakg an, ' M . poshioa auselrcs a a whitcmatt projtxl with k aara in rv a the Vail Whiewakr Puslk t- '1 Gee Creek that was comDlaTed pdi- Mecca. Tha long-dmc locals know rs as toward the Boost, oran n soya't) o great new already that we love mac flan a d• tM1ia rpriag'' Bsed f°eility enddmuW ban huge drmv fa 1 dmn sue dra or rives in a 60unile mnialrem Wage in of this weekends events must for Vailk radius, and it's everything Fran kayaking around are -try. spring eel samovar tourism pMnm in pueme Class IV rapids to flumv.; ght mw to auk spiel a ha of dune- fan: 1 was really ~ net trips. So lheroh mlyxonolhi h ng boearrdsng arc ycors g age it wto hoa k was . wa l di true sera ?;r..: f The whitewaer festival. fpturing last taking off." says Brad Ludden, a alma initial ficdWe4 franc to°ka 1 r fy;:. alrome prormioel and mmmem mdtipe. medalist in world judos • di tisie rwmyk elamrpimshipx wul u°' it. was, 10o may. Ludden Ma hnxnkr sal Ihxl Iharetax Rnvx4 Myx it kvarbl run' Iwvwkrrw kA ttwrrwx Ilea thus sash macs would W roIWvoy The taye waves d flood /;lades Cmm~s Au kids bidding r v eau - an dm Engle River wee of Vag (which will ha .-mg to N'I is " lhidk nk w..Ihitrg dust needs to . and pay a kay rob in of week- Awercul. But Luddcn dmvnplayx 1h. W time. ximi k now 11.1 tsars whiteweer as". nm.mr hotel phard an the rata skaY haw: a park. VW" gat The xn} in pgwlarty. Ga IfNligwA --I _1d.1 say no, thcrok.arch of TFa I•wx. yes - r o'U r Ma 2~ - 31, 2001 r Street Bealk, 1 ''t ~}h~~-.-r•-t~' ~.~!;.rF r°a?..y,~,,v ;a-<:'n;F„ ~..q~,=s:~tk~>kbd3 ~'}.y +.-.N .;,r ~ YAK' ..a~^+.ay'~~t~._-%a;~nt;~~~"~... ~7~~x„"": - 01 What is your opinion of the new Vail Whitewater Park? : 1 ~ ~ f T, A Y 1~, F r ' r lh y t d e '*3F-Yf / N r n 3 l~P k7 t 1I a5 _ Ron Amass Jessica Marsaw Pat Dauray Brett Miller Pete Hinmon West Vail Buena Vista Hood River, Ore. Vail EdmArds "Its great, but it needs more It's great to see Vail finally "Needs sonic more water." "Looks like a lot of fun, and it's water. Excellent location:" "The parks good except for the a something that the common fun to watch:' rocks below the holes and waves:' can afford:' r r r r r r r r D e vwe r Post M a 2.4 2001 ¦ r There's little. that scares kayaker Berman, At 22, he Teva Whitewater Festival at Vail" v r -Iles three al What: Pm-sm whitswater tan bwludmg an.Imdle, t k r^` Water sports linnet keyed( rodeo and nubile • Kayak rodm hepMa d } rrecto lor nth and k9y- Oowvxlrx A•m hpN act f d Rp ,,,,,i,; - she. world marks p.m Sunday. athrmomatprNa9a• Berman heads fkk BY Scon WHOUghby tlw Fayaa k- WhlteWatC1' 1 r slaad wvaa o.,rwuww woe knAWNyy world aampbn EAe W Gm tree b speotalan. 9 Souawvkk, ErN E.J.' J sate Itayek [miMmwa Pay txr 'Ask utreme kayaker To Ber• Brad Widen uq To scram rap (f28 rase day) and ragn 20 k1Mw Tao Berman 1a just 22 :mu what scare him more than i onyl else In the world sad he W °e'Roden m Gore Oe°k pay f80 7 race day). Gn alts 6mg bad4 gives his chin a passive in vale Wage and dumelver res. 970•t7g•1014 eel n, wr r.gw r ~ years old, but he holds kq w aw EapN River below k1N• war., min, and then shrugs. 1 r three world records in "I don't know," he says Via bo- ye . Ifevably: h wonlda't say Itt gate Grand Gnyao, the Pmxlmily to qu 9~iion WhiteWate[ aP0r8. ling up tomorrow mordoI and not boneehattertog boulden was expo- YPo7i "I don't know w rc that y greeter lkraagh.ut the 1 n t"~~.'r~a Page BD nwpnnveawsoaraeN wwtrr •being ble to kayak It's more like oentleil delve corns from. I've rat dwa 1 r : geNnj up to the morning and ml rnL cacao( what he won in the a'v. dew things eM pufhed Uwm u lour`,; x w •'r .:~i r 'being able to walk. But I wou1MY uta{ly [Ming a waterWl as be u 1 could" Getman add:'There'a .r r. 4 1 even soy that mere me. We jug leached m fed :hue • gap h the wmelWog b me that U I Im:k at myit'a my greatest concern" done chute at one point no, 100 drop and I believe Wet I can do It. ' Berme has good rayon to be feel from the bottom, 8[rmanY It would be a whole Id border for coammed, realistically much keyat edlwled pllh one arrlb conk, ass to walk away ham H than It more than he appears at face val• aplming hb bon( hl degree be, would to climb to my hod and key ate, r- ue..At age ii, he ahody bolds tore he sbelgg66tetted u W and -ok overil. What lie somdwg three of the meal dauoUaB world dropped ekan(y Into the Poui - Ihat I know I ao der i jot t ruE 3! ti records imaginable in the sport of toa. turn arannd and it away.can..'. unrest the deli d Em[ Knievel There's mass kind :(drive within propor o, destined to make ms response: "I was find of like, that can't uy on." 40h, is me primo-ameFhal m Pmak Neing a twork pmgram• " Ion. that al1Y I expelled a jai TMt Ner km't to soy Berme b rack, mtog. more Ion does It men that heb , blood( to 1999 by 8 ddlin over Maly a day before be had atob• sever walked awa7 Irma a flw. 90 !out Johnson Falls In Coaadal Ifalwd We speed dGtude dedceot h~~ to the 4adlUm of teal) Banff Matters] Park to set the record on ahtogb.'s Dtog[erd mceeulud sWatmen, Herman is ? Gnla lid said record dieFork d Uw Qeek'a deep tributary for loosest rerUml d d aka,- S..qu among the amt ealalat{ng rick j.~ •e dale River liken elite. He walked aP sad ,Tao Berman l5. sk. Berman eatoblbbad two more that Berman dexrlhed u "coif. down the bank ousting for a roll ' used to fo order to ml be the hare hefare 6th Van retards only week ago to, !=-U ,.cal distance desaal"one sad Gtr be seeded to draP at teal yS tooce deaeeat retard and weat a teekMg for h for "speed altitude deattul" rMkel fed over a seAa of water, far a addlhg ¦ P h of Ilan ))a f l~° k t" ' • name exlrema' oter The.Waahingtan oware b to Cd-the tolh, Done at whhb could be higher hll o[ water b the from of his 6mnt 4sks fMn erado.tbi,week to co than i7.1.1. Its Padded over Qve Teva mpete le to enema a vertical landing an -,C• . i, decidedly less extreme Tera of them, far a tdd of log ranked yin Falb. To his credit, he has r WMbwater Fast at Vail this Sa= (eel to 19.76 sooda Tl at ass the rarer been injured to nearly 10 Fast in rail on, dayAd Smda. say part. yen ef kayaking. Saturday and The oton ; ef Ban's mw• G the Red 7114aot drop, &r• There arc deaaftoly thto 1 Sunday. . al retords b merehadoaed Duty man bad to land his Wak dde- walk =I- he uya. '1p( y . by:tke daogv, cad br thst mson ways I. • 1P-foot eddy and eUmb ~Y that I me do 1 ran y h~ Gi wair.+q It aW likely be a tong time before out of the Neer Oe(on bel.g out plug to climb to my kayo!. xY. woptaoeeseaq even in attempt is made to top washed over the next eerie ef to Hat once Tve avalmted' We eWu . tbeoi.Take,Ixexample. the -it-. lerfdls, all choked with rocks and agdmd the (wards and I deckle ac(,•, style oumpetl tabll llon and new dish I do in m7 creak Got rigid new, cal.dlslanm descant record be u• Washer. f:anlNuNg the rm meant the rewards mltowdgh the rbka, lime lmpreadve 111ting up at pair of bro hdy do k "rodeo" ruulb but I think It's pretty well unlined aped ffi 16. a lad a ken ankle tbm rm g.htg delad Herman's talandng ri elands alon m r arneii tribat g in the Grbon %1. , and at mmS bV IRe. For trample, to Baoll Natiamt much.turlher Uuo eztrel kayak- avklorle haaaandtal of d more then SO that am me Gut theta is taming . er 7ieir Tacoma, r bon "I've always bass aware of the Park, there wen a tot of risks I Lag, u doer his war foo. He has steff u dhfacult u I am n - launches Ida Yayak down •680{cot risks. I'd he a fed to out ."Wars thought but oven U I did things tured his Iifestyde fol. something first demote to his credit ms tawy u I am. I've teen called the welesllde, S10 venial stood that 1 led be mlured er ei ( or an InduMq, complete with vig• daredevil stunts terldnl7 here heal extreme ken aker In the doPPinB 8bG alga vast some ribs last prom and ¦ gam- eamed him his where a[ trills, td y 1=11 . way to sloe. To put it even k(nef defog what 110 he x (tom the lapsed ef th~ Shc. Hal ! tog xhedale of ...........lp aP• his aecomPliehments am ondal• wmW Berman said "Hut there into'lcade on ¦ K g spec, nays. "For =ho" pie told me wu the gb do the drop heeaaee able. At each ¦ young age. Ber are a later dit(efmt dueipttos,•so tram,' Berme. reckons the descent that I won gdle, that lherc the mrarde were greater Uut a -pa, ancee. phab shoot, rams lid men's overall mecwu to m many ft's bard to call sometady'the tome is dlg Umes Uw gmdlenl of the GI• en Wnib Dad I wm maple o! broken (line to me. Had tnidog days u qau V and VI facets of the bur8quattaga he emwa shpout :recall. There are better alaiaA hem s SO-foot aalerfoll, and t elvers throu~hmrt the world Now p atgl6er p _ooade River thr.ugh Ih[ Grand them and LL wen gong b akh uP that G. m^m!as , a mtorlomI, challenging b me cal gddr. Bd rve eodio- mght risks were the lime. i earning a ux•Qgare ((come. Wen . w der to the world rigid P that addle title s and ballet mute pen, myself ' rmi 7. ib own fight. lied b prove people wrong for a. tb :odd hthe ue walked away. The rt Phu is to be able to yetis by 7i. that, and I'd over glue peo- •WhUe the amoral of water to the iou8li~•" ward you ¦ ffitooter wmldo't have in an effort to found me leis ppeael, a°1ei "Yen anY rally quantity cabal fog and[ i up mt to became a lot of 1'd eritibeciofm." free, tokou to creek .webers tar that of the Still, with each dire come- outweighed the risk. It's a balarrx- dling rem.., he has r r r r r 'Denver Post Ma ~ 2~, ~.oo~. Event Cove Story'', Ou'tdoor events mark holiday weekend . South Gaylord felt , aveni tam w.oe u among.area'soldest 1F tln~Adam'sMerkHdd,IsterakteJ0 + - 6P.M-1oni. today, By Ed WIN B k~ p in today, l a m •1 ~ o.arwvwtnenvnxw "s Al Sp en IOLm,4tm T he Memorial Day weekend i ' Tidcek are st8 today, TS Sahw, traditionally signals the day and SYO Sudsy. A Wreeday • - start of summertime ao- • 7, sa' v pass Is $48, while a Saturday/Sunddy Uv1ties, andnumerous out. tick etisfib.AdmisimforfaenagenE door events are scheduled tbrough eaamWgyirrg patents is half-price Monday around Colorado. a F + Cldldaeo ages l2 and younger are.aF ¦ One of the region's oldest urban milled tree. street fah; is the Old South Gaylord Call 970.245-083 6 w tall-Tree Memorial Day Weekend Festival, p i, T1~K ev ` + 1588653-2583orvisitwwwold ' in the 1000 block of South Gaylord r4~ r hiuecam ; Street Saturday tloough Monday. d'.r k o 3 ¦ Estes Park boasts two weekend This is the 22nd year Uot mar- r r , events: Art Market 2001 and the Es- chants have used the holiday week- t 9f . r ' t ter Park and CQOCM bbl end to throw a party that focuses on r 1 term. Show famiiy1m with khldie rWeaand ac- '1 s - A wMarkel2001 takes ace downn- Uvltles, arts andcrafls vendors and F t ^k - t faun in Baal Park Muse f~han 75'eh ethnic food, including Polyawdaq . ay 7K Greek and Indian. llsare plan to above and sell their - Two stages host musical acts works 9 am to 6 pm. Saturday ahd c througlaul IM day. This year's hood. Saalay and 9 an. to 3 pm. Monday. are the Admission is free Call 970586.1921. !inns for tlne / pm concerts are the Antiques and collectibles from !7th Avenue AIISters on Sakuda y , y, - crane Ia 50 vendor can be seen and the Erica Brown Band - from 10 am. to 5 pm Saturday and Monday. ay. Dodels & Tha [Stings Sudse on Sunday at the Ego Park Antique. . The Gaylord die is two blocks west Tb a Doww Post I B" Sta w and Collectibles Show, at the Stanley of University Boulevard, between The annual Old Gaylord Street Fair features food, entertainment vendors and local merchants. Am Park On Pe only, ig Maotard Mississippi and Temesee avenues Friends of the Edo Park membarvAl Musa m Parking at South High School, , Swift are Franklin tree III lama A routemePis availPble Thefestivalis,. - 1offinto day and Sunday and 11 am to T pm will be on hand at a booth wive they ~ Street and East lauistana, Avenue at %.cnenaialfairandlrer areas of interest: art thaw and mar, Monday. Admission Is free. Call will identify collectibles and salk?m for a mminal Tee. Admiaam Is fl. Hours are 10 a.m.5 pm dally. Ad• ketplace, international morket as 303549.3825 or visit wwwbmaWer mision is free Call 303575.1130 or ¦ The second annual Veterans live outdoor lifestyle, children and ceekfeadvatenm/aboutaga. Call 97059"104. visit www.nuec6anlwfaoadhgay Memorial Fair in liorolo Park, patents, teenagers_'' 0nem- ¦ Whitewater calling and kayak- f A Taste of DrackeaaMge kicks I's cam. Broadway and Colin Avenue, lot. selves though art, holistic living and ing take center stage Saturday and off this eveningadtlran H.C. Berger Downtown Deave's Memorial lows the parade at 11.•30 am. SAW alternative healing and more Sunday In Vail at the Town Whheww BrewmttAm dinner and separate 4 parade atgh off at 10 am Sot- day. Thin ut"Ylo celebration in- Mud areas offer wilvitias awl in- for Feaaval'Oi. wiaona4vva Mmar.lkvr, whnr girl . today from 14th Street and Court desks cluhhetes game; swig forwataol broths Daydang aanga:llliar I.Tim at dunspagoe ti rings take place all Place It moves up Court Place to flick, living y gimps. a P1Pe Also included in the event are 9:30 am Saturday at the Vail Whirr day ~LemaY. srilh an evmirg o[ dance and marlisis ffi Una liivbr- IStiaStreet wed to Champs Street band and food ere m An hoar amusemvd rides and testawanls water Park in Vati Viltage Sunday sic, rorth to 17th Street east to Broad- guard's'Taps" salute ends the event serving at foal booths And local per races start at 9:45 a.m Sday ffi Walk Center schedded to &dstodr way, and wA to the reviewing at 3 p.m. formersentertain thnagbal axL BOW junctiar take the Mw ntam eril the eveWs second day. ` stand at Itth Avenue Admission Is free Cat day on form stages • just west of Vail. The event is free. Ik ' W Unesldnets do tjnydr Parade participants include voter. 303562-1110 or visit wwwnwatordal The festival takes place bi down- ¦ Music is the draw this weekend thing Sunday at the Beaver Ram Re~ aus' and military groups, vintage ve- fairamiparadernm. town Boulder along Boulder fleck in Grand junction, site of the west- sort Grand Ballroom lor the grand hides, high salad mamhiog bands, ¦ The Booklet Creek Festivalof• from Ninth to 14th streets between am Colorado Memorial Day Week- Ldht g.ln addition to fine food, vile precision matching units, dvle mud fern a wide variety of adivitlm along Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Houle- end Bluegrass Festival. It hadales and coffee tavliutgs arescbedaled, . emd agandsatians and moo. the stream that bisects downtown sold workalaps. jamming and pecfor- For ticket lnfornwtlon and localism; tparade 4 sdnedded W dad about Budder. Hues are 10 am to 7 pm Satur• manah by roam than a doom call 970547-0100. r 'DevWer Post Mai 2~, 200 Hr tt~W ' . yM ' tpl.WbnlpnwrhNrrMArNM .ILKsyaker Uka the plunge Thwaday 4 the 'Two Whitawaler Fesaval, which will Anemone kt- dKrndng 4W wetars. ThU wsekarrd. Yag ha4 the elevations and adnncements In tee-sport. Different strokes 1 at kayaking'parks l yboating has Teva Whitewater Festival at Vail become popular ¦ want: Pro wa whk&.0sr earn cwnpstltlon, IookdMp m InvMo- •w Mmm Kat'aN rptw he94s at .8sso5icn w Tna cownw warn tonal karik rodeo and pubpe noon SatuMe .seer nil mMS. ~ ` VAd - 7'he fatnrc of white. Oornalrar rackp for raM Sd hay- DorrMWW nei mall beg% at I ,hater kayaking wGl W a d4Wa7 in VA. Pro knots" kid of a e Swdey. dW 0", kgquekll• We weekeed In VW. A week late, tlw world's best Wasg4 kayak. G mhght be. in brectenrtdge N be en, NAY o wand mpkn &k ¦ Cost Freer to spedaton. ;tole", Il tan are seen 4 X. Scumwk Fk, de "E„f." Jakwan. KayaN r, =ors. per ;boulder, S4amboat Spdngs and Brad hidden and TO, Barman Tares (515 rwa day) grid rdt Nems 'Sway Denver. ¦ Whom: Rodoohn Qom Grant pay 580 (bbd race ay). Csn :.For man? er the sport'. Molest h Von Wage and Taro- 87s-a7p•Ibta, all. 11, lot mga- inlhudas4, kayaking tha leht days Ing on On espta Now below Mb- watbn. • ~(as abed war mom 4 do w pad- • ;filing a kaark down ¦ raver as ,ffm. Ius 4 do with hones. wale Festinl. in VaIL "Not only town rum and K wall a eumbla. o them, it's not *boat getting the evdWa W what won needed tan of s e4tom chnrra phrtloo ad point A 4 point D. It's Just 4 the rivers, but the of whet as whttm llt. Im, ~ ..U for odghmd liar •gWd gearing 4 plot A, sport was dnlng and what aS. dti, ,baling ad =ft Aod, of mart, looking good zeta were ddng Bat dedga he? %imgth of the lber thm Jtwc ;s'f4'le ya'n geltirrg stare and o-, : a designated park and play spot." ' `Per a 4t of yonay kalskem, wddton started yaq+s wwk tan be seen d nwra laybaang 4 Ika7aklog, sell hiring kr time. a da l hive limn a dam dtee, Ixlding ~ lid Amorom, owner of Mountain 4me 4 drive to the Arkansas RW- platle River d Ceofleeaee Park ,Coast Sports 4 YW. "We opened s or" ery My. hu"X might bea64 hid Udell Avmue, a =*1.r ;gear stare bare Jtad to true tlwt W p41 at saw park alter work. I Creek 4 balder, a pear Creek 4 ; ,merlet think that combination 4 what Golden and an the Arkansas River , Welcome to the new sdool of made these park, so poi der." to Solids. New wrL arc debuting nailing. Freestyle or "rodeo" When he took sP h4. panne this ePring a Gore Creek 4 YaG 7ak4g rapidly 4 emerging as 11 yam ago. Lac? eaeeoaaolly as and a the M. Rim in Smile. holiest dre it's taken a . °10d 6 dams 4 make them sd- ridge. a7s g or for bat passage. From there. he "It has only been open for about IurtbeT. 1. ldualry J-pa, 6egas dram 1 with two weeks now, and for the first :1.71 Nap h mfened to as deslkw- on am do as aedbelin. Cos- lime In the kldory of Br-k,. gwn on phayWnrang, or park and play. hhdng pka hM In,* W kayoking derwl b buslalde wnta lipid In oon," t~pEp~u'u'aIf ppyooorul think we neyyewoud water fm oiled from Me age of d. sold Rod RkBmond, owner W U. ;inideC6ao Z~.aswig, tender W Dnlinatbn an spots V Summit Rayak School In Dillon. rWarea• thlog 4 we are even aced lQar V 4 diflknla, featoh hogs somber of , reelnolallag who meld onar e gemvdg 4 Imhwn In the " aaId°" Is which 4 do trida scut =11. 44 Il forc bet" they ~oiddliog drcdt macs tyiy17 +ome i r There ~mlt drive .am cur era edks. ~ Wf and p471o as for his ow lain There As d:: ,are [o his but de- he" one w1h. be nearly ape+he the truth kayaken IlM try amt take to= 4 Laq h under contract 4 build ;apont the ptaybatNg ftwnz7. pracatt their to [a trans, or a Ig brore ppaaFrMM~a In Mum states, all More aorurately, the eport tegaeeee of feat." inspidq Fed. "sang gI50.00D 4 $700.000. As the sa4 need mueti water. utters 4 hike back upstream Was spoon cmNmn to grew, oedabt ^What it dean send Is Gal LaT. r.. lays Fprpe. eN70 will his datore In %a bat. Lacy, 05, serves are the brains "T6e StamWst park was the 4g mmtn.Nty. m MI bebintl Rersedion Ell, th e i did Jet to s y, Wok in "It really Is the golden era or ad Plasnlog. a Hodder,. ~,.7 s 'Soot, .lay parks, ad.Colarado 4that noecislim In g, W 'u-wt ad equating woe tmdiog the way," he aid. ..11:5, :the : wised ign W Nr- wascoming a tW ac a then. That Nato are looking at Colmdo ad a ~f sn6aceeonen4 and whitewater was Rrrt oI what 1 called W Jost what we hive." L in other words, be . . ibe desaMBon 4 destinations bar been tint of an evolo- . tine," aahi I,aey, rdteae 1daN park. asd•PIn aeatkm wBl W Ballad :ill Satbrdsy4 Pro Rodeo Invlta• ;seal pM1im of the Two White. ! ~evver Post M a U 27, 2002 Kayakers wet 'n' wild in Vail R8f#in great," agreed Burge. "Usually v itewater fest 9 these contests are in pretty remote places, so you don't get as much best, but in this circumstance it crowd participation. Visually, the wows pros1 fans didn't' course looks a little bit weak, but once you get in there and start B Scott WUlou hb National freestyle champion playing in It, it's a blast" spWal to the oenve Post Tanya Shuman of Durango took top Several other paddlers echoed honors in the women's competition, the sentiment VAIL - After months of expec- besting Vail locals Kelly Isles and tation and uncertainty, the biggest Bully Bally Burge with a series of "I expected great things, I knew Vail winner in the Pro Rodeo Invita- smooth moves. All three of the the spectator actator profess turnout professional and evpartiartl tional kickoff competition of the women's finalists were won over the speci- Teva Wbitewater Fest turned out by the Vail course, with Shuman pation has been more than I could to be the new Vail whitewater park going so far as to suggest it as a ever hope for." itself. potential World Championship site The Teva Whitewater.Fest con- More than 1,000 spectators lined in 2003. tinues with racing at 1 p.m. today the banks of Gore Creek through- "The accessibility of the venue Is on the Eagle River at Minturn. out the day Saturday to watch 20 of the world's best freestyle kayakers challenge the new whitewater park in "downriver rodeo" competition. Paddlers were given two runs of two minutes each to perform as many tricks as possible on the por- tion of Gore reek recently re- vamped for freestyle maneuvers such as surfing, spins and cart- wheels. 'The top three men and women advanced to the finals based on technical skills, use of features and crowd participation. Former U.S. Junior Freestyle Champion and Junior Worlds silver medalist Brad Ludden of Kalispell, Mont, whipped the crowd Into a frenzy en route to winning the men's title in the Rodeo Invitation- al, but not before facing off against Dagger Kayaks teammate Jay Kincaid from Eugene, Ore., in a surprise tiebreaker runoff. "I didn't expect to see a tie, but if there Is anyone I'd like to be tied with, it's Jay," Ludden said. "Jay's one of the best athletes I've ever met in the kayak industry, so I• had to resort to getting the crowd in- volved a tittle more. He has some amazing moves, so I had to look 1 somewhere else to pick up enough points to win." Both paddlers got creative in the final run, with Ludden stopping along the riverbank at one point to slap high-fives and chug Red Bull with the fans to score a perfect 10 in the "adrenaline" category. Kin- caid concentrated more on his tricks, posting the highest technical score among the finalists after pulling out a crowd-stopping loop' manouver In which he sub- merged the bow of his kayak while surfing a wave, brought the boat to vertical, then did an aerial front flip and landed back on the wave. "It's a move I've been working on for a while," Kincaid said. "I had to resort to what I do best and hope my best would beat Brad's 1 T~)evwer Post Mau 2g, 2001 Whitewater Festival s to victory r ~.ce as whitewater Pest ends By Scott Willoughby r:"•- -0ti~. r'' Fr . c•. . tt Spedet to The Denver Post MINTURN - It may not be a heavy- weight prizefight but there is somethinggtr i rw i `t tt• profoundly gutsy about downriver kay- ak racing. The raw elements of rushing white- ' "'~yf f water and small boats crashing over rocks combine to create a rugged chat- N a•; lenge of man against nature approach- ing Hemingway proportions But add three other kayaks to the is and a 1 Class IV chute approachiag peak spring runoff, and it's the ingredients of a bona h fide Sylvester Stallone blockbuster. Such was the scene in Sunday's Dag-~ t ger Open paddlecross race through v s Dowd Chute on the Eagle River as the ' ,~Y r Teva Whitewater Festival came to a Mh%ty n, 'y~~ close. The field included top profession- a ,a f's at paddlers from across the nation bat- % tCmg one another through the narrow chute in four-man heats. When all was ' said and done, extreme kayaker Tao a Berman of Washington stood In the vic- tory circle, having bested the competi- (ton in three beats throughout the day. "It was the hardest race I've ever specW to The Oenver Poet I Tool AaekW done because there were four of me, Vail's Roy Lippman blasts through the Tyson Wave on Sunday In the Percep-me, there -three slalom racers and ter tion Kayak PaddleCross. the guy who doesn't train to race water like this;' Berman said. "So many of the racers have so much talent. This Is 'and you're side by side, all you are ished second, followed by Louis Gelf- kind of what they do, and they are good thinking of is, 'How am I going to get man of Durango and Neilson. at it, so to break into that circle and ahead?'" Berman said. "When I tried In the women's race, Shannon Carol, compete at the same level as they are to pass Corey (Neilson) the first time, women's world-record holder for a wa- is a pretty good feeling." he had his paddle in my chest and he terfall descent, edged out local Vail pro -Berman, 22, has focused the majority moved ahead. The next time it was my Buffy Burge in the final round. of his nine-year paddling career on turn to get him back, so It goes both "At the end, Shannon and I were pret- steep creek descents, once kayaking ways. Obviously, we're not trying to ty close, but she's just really fast," over a 99-foot waterfall to establish the hurt each other, but we are definitely Burge said. "There wasn't any carnage. ' world record for vertical descent. A reaching across each other's boats, try- Shannon is just a strong paddler." week ago, he established two similarly ing to get water, just trying to find Burge's husband, Curtis, won second- e9treme records down vertiginous something to propel us forward." place honors in the amateur competi- creeks never before attempted. Berman's tangle with Neilson nearly tion won by Erik Freeberg, also of Vail. Sunday, however, the most extreme cost him the race as Eric Southwick of Robert Bart of Steamboat Springs won challenge he faced came from other Durango moved ahead in the late the amateur division for boats up to 9 boaters slapping his chest, shoulders stages. But a poor choice of lines by Peek while a team of Vail locals known and arms with their paddle blades as Southwick in the wide final stretch al- as Behind the 8 Ball edged out Clear they fought for the lead. lowed Berman to put his head down and Creek Rafting and Kongo Products to "When you're trying to pass someone surge ahead for the win. Southwick fin- win the raft-racing paddlecross. r MR ~ 25, 2002 Summer resort business heats up Summer weekends in the mountains: Cool, quiet and mellow, right? tnts>r. Well, they are cool, but not so quiet and fags mellow. Summer is definitely not the off- season anymore. "It's actually easier for us to attract people in the summer than winter," said Rebecca Thompson, acting director of the Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce. "We get a lot of people from Texas, and in the summer it's easier for them to drive here. it definitely is the busy season for us." Take Vail, where several thousand people are expected this holiday weekend for the Teva Whitewater Festival, the first big unofficial summer event of the season. Some of the top kayakers in the world will converge on the mountain town Saturday and Sunday for the annual festival, which this year will be split between the Eagle River and the new whitewater park on Gore Creek. Frank Johnson, president of the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau, said summer business has grown from 23 percent of the revenue stream to 30 percent over the past decade while the winter ski industry has flattened. Resort towns, which once relied almost solely on skiing for tourism dollars, compete almost every weekend now for Front Range visitors with festivals, arts fairs, mountain-biking competitions, concerts and lodging discounts. "These are what we do to kind of remind people in Colorado that the summer is here and the mountains are open and available," Johnson said. For those die-hard skiers not ready for rafting and kayaking yet, Arapahoe Basin is throwing a Memorial Day beach party Saturday with hula dancers, fire eaters and barbecue specials. The ski area has a 35-inch midway base and will stay open until mid-June. t T~sevlvveK ~ZUU News Mau 23, 2001 ' A v 11cui j~_ - TAA%,E ONE AND PASS IT ALONG "]ENVIERVAILY NEWS r , KAyakers, descend on Denver. By Mike Kirschbaum the fun: But, somewhere in spots are full, but Ludden + Denver Daily News the middle, you will 'rind a plans to run it yearly. i 20-year-old world-class "I don't yet know bow DENVER - Take a kayaker/phitanthropist it's going to go, but I can't world-class kayaker off the named Brad Ludden, wait. I imagine I'll learn a river and put him on the Ludden has an impres- lot from them just as they'll concrete of downtown sive list of credentials. He's learn a lot from me and the Denver, and what does he won a silver medal in the other world-class athletes x; do? - 1994 Junior Worlds, he was I've lined up for the camp." ? y A couple of rail-slides the 1999 Junior National Fitting the camp into his x s „ near Coors Field of course. Champion, he took home a schedule is a miracle in k~ Representatives from the bronze to the 1998 European itself. Before the end of Teva Whilewater Festival at Championships, won the August. Ludden has to go to Vail, scheduled this week- 1998 Japan Open and a Key West to film a show for end, stormed Denver bronze medal in the 1997 MTV, to Salt Lake City for { Tuesday to promote the Junior Worlds. some design work for a i t event, and, among other But, probably most sponsor, back to Colorado i things, paddled down Speer impressive, is Ludden has for some PR, work for Nike ' Boulevard and used the rails started the First Descents ACC, one of his sponsors, t t near Coors Field like Camp in Vail, scheduled in to Montreal for a romped- they've never been used August. It's aweek-long lion, back to Vail for anoth- ~!t ; before. camp devoted to teaching er festival culled the Big The event, which hopes kayaking to children bat- Wheeland Chili Festival, to y if to bring kayaking to the fling cancer. Ilawaii for a photo shoot, to x' wr ; J mnsses and bring the masses Not the usual hobby for a Africa where he plans a first ro- * ' to Vail, has competitions 20-year-old. descent of the Congo and aR, ranging from a Pro Roden "I've been fortunate Orange rivers, to Iceland n ° x Invitational, an "8" Bull enough to have a lot of and then back to Vail for the t zl. Sprint and a 4-on-4 things come together in my camp. PaddleCross, all scheduled life," Ludden said. "It's cool (Take a deep breath now.) for Core Creek, right that I've learned this, and I Then, after the camp, he = through the middle of Vail, want to pass it along. I want plans to go film a few this Saturday and Sunday, to give back everything I've movies in, oh, nine or 10 The attraction will be the gotten." different countries. events,"the mountains at the The camp is free to all 12 Ludden is the first alter- "kick-off to summer" and participants. This year's rr s fax = See Kayakets, page 2 Wnrid r:In-oa kavaker Brad Ludden nulls off a trick normally seen in whitewa- Kayakers FROM PAGE t . nate on the U.S. National said. "It's thick with every- The event is perfect for team, which means he most thing - thick with culture, spectators and competitors, likely won't compete in the elephants, rhitios, mountain A few of the events are open Worlds this year. But, that's gorillas and the water to amateur boaters. It's host- not such a bad thing, he Even if it had nothing by the ed by the Vail Valley said. White Nile, it would be cap- Tourism and Convention "Actually, the competi- tivating enough. The river Bureau. Spectators get to tion would have been right alone would capture you. watch for free, competitions during my camp," he said. But it's got everything else. and other events have fees "So it turns out to be a I feel like a little kid when attached blessing in disguise that I: I'm there. You're always didn't make the national running around scared and There are parties sched- team in amazement and in won- uled. There will be heated Ludden has already been der. It's amazing," tents for shade or protection to ,30 different countries, Ludden is one of many from rain. For information, and he says Uganda is the world-class boaters who call events coordinator, Joe most memorable. - will headline this weekend's Blair at 1-970-479-1014, "Uganda is thick," he Whitewater Festival. czt. 11. s ~ /~~i>LNDIX I 1 ~ oN-si i E ReseavcH RESU~ ~ s 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2z 1 1 r The Teva Whitewater Festival-May 2001 AN OVERVIEW OF RESULTS y 6. Which days will you be attending the Whitewater Festival? 1. Are you: 21% Visiting the Vail area just for the day (NOT staying overnight 36% Saturday 20% Sunday in the Vail Valley) 44% Both days 7% A seasonal resident of the Vail Valley (live in the Vail Valley less n =126 than 6 months per year) 46% A full-time resident (live in the Vail Valley more than 6 7. In what outdoor sports activities do you regularly participate? months per year) (CHECKALL THAT APPLY) 26% A visitor staying overnight in the Vail Valley (from East Vail 77% Alpine skiing/snowboarding to Eagle) 62% Hiking n =136 60% Biking (mountain) 37% Kayaking 4a. How many nights will you stay in the Vail Valley this 37% Rafting visit? (Average 3 nights) 36% Golf 12% One night 33% Biking (road) 21% Two nights 30% Running 25% Rock Climbing 36% Three nights 22% Swimming 21% Four nights - 21% Fishing 6% Five nights 17% Tennis 16% Biking (dirt) 3% Seven nights 16% Nordic skiing n = 33 130/6 Soccer 4b. Where are you staying? 13°% Four-wheeling 51% Lodging in Town of Vail 13% Softball 9% Lodging down valley 11% Other % Avon 33 Beaver Creek 7% Speed boating n =135 20% With friends 14% Second home in Valley 6% Other n = 35 8. Do you presently own any Teva products or accessories? 54% Yes , 2. Did you come to Vail specifically for this event, or did you 43% No notice it after you arrived on your visit? 2% Uncertain 67% Came for event n =136 32% Just passing by and noticed it (GO TO Q. 5) 1% Other 9. Will Teva's involvement in the Whitewater Festival influence n =126 your next purchase of a Teva product? 25% Yes 3. Were you aware of any advertising for this event that 40% No influenced you to attend the event? 35% Uncertain 79% Yes n =135 21% No (GO TO Q. 5) n = 96 10. Can you estimate how much money you might spend today, for yourself, on: 4. What was the source of this advertising? (CHECK ALL THAT WEEKEND N= SAT. SUN. APPL Food and beverages? 47/o Radio 2) 11% Magazine At the event: $11 136 $15 $1 3) 54% Newspaper Outside the event: $21 136 $23 $16 4) 9% Event brochure/mailing 5) 21% Internet/ Web pages Total today: $32 136 $35 $24 6) 1% General Colorado summer brochure Beers purchased: (est.) 1.8 2.0 1.4 7) 18% Other n = 76 Shopping? ' At the event: $5 136 $7 $1 5. How many years have you been attending the Vail Whitewater Outside the event: $17 136 $21 $7 Festival, including this year? Total today: $15 136 $18 $9 70% First time visitor 11% Two years Activities and recreation? $12 136 $16 $5 10% Three years Lodging? $60 $64 $43 9% Four years n =132 TOTAL $119 136 $133 $81 , 11. What is your home ZIP Code? 83.7% of people from Colorado n=135 12. In what year were you bom? Average age = 33.4 n=133 13. INCLUDING YOURSELF, how many people are in your immediate party? Average = 3.3 n=134 114, And how many of these people are under the age of 18? Average = 0.3 n=129 15. Which of these categories best describes the annual income of your household (before taxes)? 19% $0-$24,999 24% $25449,999 24% $50-$74,999 5% $75-$99,999 150/0 $1004149,999 6% $150-$199,999 1% $200-$249,999 5% $250,000+ n=135 16. What is your gender? 42% Female 58% Male n=135 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. G~5 7•~~f a I ~t,~eac,~3 r• 2 July 2001 ~A' ' 1rn W: Eagle Town Hall Construction Bid Tabulation 3• ~~i St-J 3 5o Jf ~ 41440 Qi ~j I~tL r r w , fol ~ C : 0 Constructors, Inc. V~ Hyder Consrmctio - ~iT P5 2Z AI 31(,95 4-W9+ ~5410 Z-2-77-~ 11+70 7452-5 Inc. LMele ~-11" iv 96D 951o ~5 G~ g~ C: nrtruction, Inc _ " !J~ 1~~ ~5 r~ Ull t rl~ f Weaver Qeneral z: N nstructton 1~Y Fa i 3 56D Constructors, Inc. 5D 536D 410-0 39,950 I5/350 150 2 t 15 3 $-Io 040 t HyaerConstruction, 7j _ t2,~ DO ~/~~v +iZu 3-M+ ~p 0 Z,tp } ~Z S q-o~ o Inc, 1 J.L. Viele Construction, Inc. 2- V 143 -5355 39 4 Aq -777 V90 ~ 150 6940 -1 , Weaver Crneral Construction 5-7 6D 310 35 f VuO ( ~Q 150 MO ~ +6CO /Mb fC~~~8~t87~ W4A~kR- d 31 D) 4+0 X15 7d~61 Uftiv 3 7/24/2001 Donovan Park Selection Committee Town of Vail 75 S. Frontage Rd. Vail, CO 81657 Gentleman, J.L. Viele Construction respects and understands the difficulty in determining a qualified General Contractor for a project as large as the Donovan Park project. We also appreciate the time and effort the committee has involved in the selection process. Nonetheless, we must take great exception to ABC's recommendation to award Donovan Park to Hyder Construction of Denver. Specifically, Chris Squadra's letter dated July 20th outlines inconsistencies and inaccuracies that must be addressed prior to awarding this project. For your convenience, we have outlined our objections and clarifications to that letter below: • Great mention is made of the General Conditions or Soft Costs. J.L. Viele's Soft Costs JM include realistic surveying and testing for this scope given our experience in similar projects. These items are actually bid out and should not be considered in the General Conditions. Moving these costs to the Cost of work would reduce the General Conditions $35,750. • Our Soft Costs include labor that the other contractor most likely subcontracted out. This is somewhat of a shell game, moving this cost from one area to another in order to obtain the lowest General Conditions cost. By controlling the labor rather than subcontracting out, we ultimately save the Town of Vail money and time. • Our Winter Conditions cost reflect our knowledge of the weather during the past 24 years of building through the winter in the Vail Valley. These costs are also included in the General Conditions. • The Sample Contract does not state these General Conditions are guaranteed. Therefore, the other contractor could very well move costs back into this line item or overrun the costs altogether. • Our Profit Fee is lower than the other contractors. • Our hard costs are lower than the other contractors. We stand by these costs given to us by our subcontractors. In fact, our lower hard costs reflect our diligence and accuracy in bidding and estimating the cost of work. The plans, although not 100 percent, are complete enough to arrive to a reasonable number, especially considering the comments and questions from the bidders. Subcontractors consistently told us we were speaking to them more than the other GC's bidding. Our lower costs reflect this thoroughness in learning the scope of work rather than "padding" them for safety. I r I • The notion that Hyder will ultimately be less expensive is erroneous. Being local, we have relationships with local subcontractors that Hyder cannot match. They simply cannot obtain the same pricing that we can. That fact bears out in our hard costs, which were significantly lower than Hyder's. • We stand by our diligence in scheduling this project. We provided the Town with a schedule having over 150 line items included. This was created by the Superintendent and Project Manager in conjunction with the Phase IA contractors and the bidding subcontractors. This team thoroughly thought out the costs and timing involved in building this project which is reflected in the estimate. Even today, we retain an updated schedule listing the revised milestone dates for the Town's use. • The subjective criteria including personnel and processes are not outlined and therefore questionable to be used as an accurate gauge to arrive at the most qualified contractor. We do know that: o We have the Superintendent with most Town of Vail experience. o We have just successfully completed the Ford Amphitheater on time and under budget. o We are most familiar with the Donovan Park scope, having followed the process 13 since the beginning and more recently meeting the Phase lA contractor on several occasions and following up with utilities regarding schedule and phasing. o Our staff has the most experience in working with the Town of Vail and in the Valley in general. o Our staff is intimately knowledgeable about productivity software, including web enabled project management applications. • We have a 24 year reputation to uphold in Vail and are part of the local economy and community. Our commitment does not end with this one project and we cannot stand by while our reputation is publicly tarnished with the suggestion that we do not have the ability or interest in performing this work. Nothing could be further from the truth. In summary, we request the Town of Vail reconsider ARC's recommendation that the Donovan Park project be awarded to Hyder Construction, which was $407,770 higher than J.L. Viele Construction. We believe the Town will significantly save using our experience, relationships, and local knowledge. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Craig runtz General Manager J.L. Viele Construction UPS ! ' Team Scoring Donovan Park ,s 13 JUL 01 Committee EMAC Hyder Viele Member Overall People Process Number Schedule Overall People Process Number Schedule Overall People Process Number Schedule Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points #1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 #2 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 #3 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 #4 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 #5 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 Totals N A 1 N A 8 NIA 14 N/A 15 N/A 11 NIA 6 N/A 14 ( NIA 5 NIA 5 N/A 5 N/A 8 NIA 14 N/A 7 NIA 6 N/A 0 evan twenoat- nyoer JL Viele Description Allison Construction Points Points Points verall Only 11 16 8 eople Only 8 14 14 rocess Only 14 15 7 umber Only 15 15 6 chedule Only 11 15 10 verall + People + Process + Number+ Schedule 59 75 45 eople + Process + Number+ Schedule 48 59 37 eople + Process 22 29 21 umber+ Schedule 26 , 30 16 verall + People + Number+ Schedule 45 60 38 verall + People + Process + Schedule 44 60 39 varall + People + Process + Number 48 60 I 35 P:cunrtl Prge~ Pw11.Mal sow-h page t of 1 00001 N Rb1Y N..rv.a MrAdal tuY Reaaxn Cauu4Ma.4ic.