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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-08-17 Support Documentation Town Council Evening SessionVAIL TOWN COUNCIL EVENING SESSION AGENDA 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004 VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 75 S. Frontage Road W. Vail, CO 81657 NOTE: Times of items are. approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied upon to determine at what time Council will consider an item. 1 • ITEM/TOPIC: Citizen Input (10 min.) 2. Suzanne Silverthorn ITEMITOPIC: Chamonix Property Master Planning Update. (10 min.) BACKGROUND: On Aug. 9, a neighborhood meeting was held in West Vail to introduce residents to the master planning process for the town-owned Chamonix property at 2310 Chaminox Rd. Several themes emerged from the discussion, including the need to minimize neighborhood impacts when locating the future West Vail fire station on the property. The master planning team of Davis Partnership and Hazard & Associates will provide a summary of the neighborhood meeting as well as next steps associated with this project. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: None. 3. Bill Gibson ITEM/TOPIC: An appeal of the Town of Vail Design Review Board's denial of a design review application, pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2. (20 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Uphold, overturn, or modify the Design Review Board's denial of a design review application pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: On July 7, 2004, the Design Review Board denied a design review application pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive. , The appellant, Ted Halaby, property owner, has appealed the Design Review Board's denial. Please refer to the staff memorandum dated August 17, 2004, for additional information. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Town Council upholds the Design Review Board's denial of a design review application, pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2. Should the Town Council choose to uphold the Design Review Board's decision, the Community Development Department recommends the Town Council make the following finding: 1. The Vail Town Council finds that upon review of the evidence and testimony presented at this public hearing, that the standards and conditions imposed by the requirements of Title 12 (Zoning Regulations) have been implemented and enforced correctly by the Design Review Board. In making this finding, the Council has relied upon the interpretation of the Town's adopted design guidelines by the appointed members of the Design Review Board. 4. Russ Forrest ITEM/TOPIC: Conference Center. Request to approve contract with Fentress Bradburn. (15 min.) 5. Judy Camp ITEM/TOPIC: First Reading Ordinance No. 21, Series 2004, an Ordinance making supplemental appropriations to the 2004 Budget Supplemental Appropriation No. 2 (10 min.) 6. Matt Mire ITEM/TOPIC: Second reading of Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2004, an Ordinance amending Special Development District #4, Cascade Village, to allow for the creation of Development Area E, located at Tract K, Glen Lyon Subdivision, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (5 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Table the second reading of Ordinance No. 17, .Series of 2004, to October 5, 2004. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: On July, 12, 2004, the Town of Vail Planning and Environmental Commission voted 4-2 to forward a recommendation of approval, with conditions, for the proposed amendments to Special Development District #4, Cascade Village. On August 3, 2004, the Town Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2004, with a condition, by a vote of 7- 0. The condition of approval requires Vail Resorts to resolve the outstanding issues related to the Protective Covenants of Glen Lyon Subdivision. Vail Resorts is working toward resolution of the covenant issues. They -are presently conducting noise level testing and scheduling neighborhood meetings with those individuals party to the covenants. 7. Matt Mire ITEM/TOPIC: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 19, ,Series 2004,. an ordinance amending section 6-3C-4 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail as it relates to possession of opened containers of vinous liquor; and setting forth details in regard thereto. (5 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve or approve with amendments, Ordinance No. 19, Series 2004, on second reading. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: Pursuant to certain amendments made to Chapter 47 of Title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes an establishment possessing a valid Hotel and Restaurant liquor license may permit a customer of the hotel or restaurant to reseal and remove from the licensed premises one opened container of partially consumed vinous liquor purchased on the premises so long as the original container did not contain more than 750 milliliters of vinous liquor. As such, certain text amendments are necessary to the Town of Vail Police Regulations, as they relate to the possession of opened containers of vinous liquors, in order to be consistent with state statute STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Ordinance No.19, Series 2004, on second reading. 8. Stan Zemler ITEM/TOPIC: Town Manager's Report (10 min.) - Utility Easements Authorize the Town Manager to sign permanent utility easements (see attachments) for the construction of utilities within Town owned property in Lionshead to allow the relocation of the utilities prior to constructing the Lionshead Core site. Work is scheduled to begin September 7, 2004. - Intergovernmental Agreement Authorize the Town Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Eagle River Water and Sanitation District with regards to the East Meadow Drive Construction Project Scheduled to begin September 7, 2004. 9. ITEM/TOPIC: Adjournment (7:35 P.M.) NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: (ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR EVENING MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 6 P.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004, IN VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24-hour notification. Please call 479-2106 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. TO: Town Council FROM: Stan Zemler, Town Manager Suzanne Silverthorn, Project Facilitator DATE: August 17, 2004 SUBJECT: Chamonix Property Master Plan Update BACKGROUND On July 20, upon the recommendation of acouncil-citizen-staff review committee, the Vail Town Council authorized the Town Manager to hire the planning team of Davis Partnership/Michael Hazard Associates to facilitate a master land use plan for the town- owned Chamonix property at 2310 Chamonix Rd. On Aug. 9, the Town of Vail launched the planning process during a neighborhood meeting. Scott Nevin of Davis Partnership and Michael Hazard of Hazard Associates will attend the Aug. 17 Vail Town Council meeting to present an update on what we heard during the neighborhood meeting and associated next steps. NEIGHBORHOOD THEMES Five key themes were developed during the Aug. 9 neighborhood meeting: • Preserve and build upon community characteristics • Pay particular attention to site access and traffic impacts • Minimize fire station impacts to the neighborhood • Explore financing options for fire station • Explore long-term needs and opportunities The themes are described in greater detail in the attached meeting notes. NEXT STEPS Using the themes developed during the neighborhood meeting, the planning team will spend the next few weeks analyzing a series of land use options that will provide for a range of development scenarios that will also maintain the Town Council's desire to include a fire station on the property. The options will be presented at a neighborhood meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27 at the Holiday Inn, followed by an update to the Town Council on Oct. 5. CHAMONIX PROPERTY FACT SHEET --TIMELINE • 3.6 acre site at 2310 Chamonix Rd. • zoned primary/secondary residential • purchased by the Vait Town Council in 2002 for $2.6 million o afire station, affordable housing and land banking were identified as possible future uses • In 2003 and again in 2004, the Town Council indicated its intent to build a future fire station on the site • Also in 2004, the Town Council approved a Town Manager recommendation to master plan the property • In July, a citizen review team was created to manage the master plan process to include par~cipation by Bob Armour, Tricia Hutchinson and Bruce Norring from the neighborhood, plus Dick Cleveland and Kim Ruotolo of the Vail Town Council • In July, six design teams responded to the town's request for proposals to master plan the property • On July 20, the Town Council approved a recommendation from the citizen review team to hire Davis Partnership/Hazard Associates to facilitate the master planning process • On August 9, the town sponsors a neighborhood meeting to introduce the project OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS (Project Givens) • The master plan for the Chamonix site will maximize community benefit while complementing characteristics of the existing area. • Afire station will be a component of the master plan as directed by the Vail Town Council. • All other uses will be evaluated, including the potential for residential, commercial, mixed-use, and additional public facilities and/or amenities on the site. • Opportunities for public-private partnerships for development viability will be explored. • ..Community participation will be welcomed and encouraged throughout the process. • The Town Council will be the final decision-maker in adoption of the master plan. • The master plan will serve as a framework for decision-making by the Town regarding the site's eventual development. '~ Chamonix Property Master Planning Neighborhood Meeting August 9, 2004 Holiday Inn Here's What We Heard 1. Preserve and Build Upon Community Characteristics • Recognize this is an active neighborhood with a high concentration of full-time community residents • Protect views of Gore Range • Be architecturally sensitive to any housing design; this is a neighborhood with moderate homes and its character should be respected • Development needs to look nice; not like a strip mall • Don't use the property to solve all community needs; high density would be out of character with the neighborhood • If affordable housing is to be considered, look at a housing product for families, similar to the North Trail town homes • Add housing for firefighters • Consider an indoor meeting space for the neighborhood • Could be a great place for awell-landscaped park (if a park can be justified given the proximity of Ellefson Park) or open space • Keep northeast corner of property free of development • Not sure the neighborhood needs more commercial business • Concern over density and mass of housing component 2. Pay Particular Attention to Site Access and Traffic Impacts • Arosa Drive and Arosa Lane are already carrying lots of traffic; pedestrian safety is a concern; could site development address these factors proactively? • Access into the site must be achieved safely; no blind spots • Left-hand turns off of Arosa will be challenging • Maintain pedestrian access on the site from the upper road to lower road 3. Minimize Fire Station Impacts to Neighborhood • Siren noise and added traffic is a concern • Explore fire station access from Wendy's/Shell area • Consider burying bays behind Shell station • Using any portion of Chamonix to back pumpers into bays would create a traffic problem • Safety is imperative; involve Fire Chief in decisions on access points and other critical circulation matters to maintain focus on safety 4. Explore Financing Options for Fire Station • Explore selling residential lots on the property to help finance construction of the fire station. These lots need to be buildable with no variances needed. • Explore adding a park and use Real Estate Transfer Tax funds to pay for that portion of the land; then use the proceeds to help pay for the fire station Davis Partnership P.C., Architects Denver Office: 2301 Blake Street • Suite 100 Denver Colorado 80205-2108 303.861.8555 Fax 303.861.3027 Vail Office: 0225 Main Street • Unit C 101 Edwards Colorado 81632 970.926.8960 Fax 970.926.8961 Chamonix Property Master Planning Neighborhood Meeting Cont. • Eagle River Water & Sanitation District is willing to bring money to the table to build affordable housing on the site to keep employees living in the service area • Explore how to capture more recurring sales tax revenues • Explore a property tax increase to support a West Vail fire station • Does property really need to stand on its own to pay for West Vail fire station when West Vail businesses already generate a healthy share of sales tax dollars for the town? 5. Explore Long-Term Needs and Opportunities • Does site need to accommodate ambulance service provided by the Eagle County Ambulance District in the event Vail Valley Medical Center is unable to accommodate a bay with future redevelopment? • Deed restricted units may be a long term need for the entire community ~; Hazard PRIMARY I SECONDARY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 2-23 UNITS I ACRE ^ COMMERCIAL CORE 3 DISTRICT 4,000-40,000 sP 1 ACRE ^ HEAVY SERVICE DISTRICT 6,700 SF I ACRE • PLANNING PROCESS ~ . WEST VAIL MAP 2. EXISTING ZONING 3. EXISTING USES 4. EXISTING VEHICULAR PATTERNS 5. EXISTING VIEWS • DEVELOPMENT POTIENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MASTER LAND USE FLAN Architects Nu9us~ir.2non S.D.D.#25 UP TO 23,000 SF I ACRE R LAND USE PLAN .~ r G ~a. ~. ~ ~ `~ ;.,t~ • PLANNING PROCESS ~. WEST VAIL MAP 2. EXISTING ZONING 3. EXISTING USES 4. EXISTING VEHICULAR PATTERNS 5. EXISTING VIEWS • DEVELOPMENT POTIENTIAL %~_ ~~ '~~ ~\u m ,, 101110~1~11 ~' oe~emu~~n ~a haa:~F~ ~a~e ~~ P~a~ ~namo~~~ P,o~~r August i 7.20(u MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Conference Center Advisory Committee DATE: August 17, 2004 SUBJECT: Update on the Vail Conference Center Planner: Russell Forrest 1. PURPOSE The Vail Conference Center Advisory Committee (Committee) is requesting the following from the Vail Town Council: • Approval of a contract with Fentress Bradburn to design the conference facility. • Review and approve next steps for master planning the Lionshead Parking Structure/conference center site. 2. BACKGROUND The Vail Town Council on April 20, 2004, authorized a series of next steps which included interviewing owner's representative firms for the Conference Center. On April 29, 2004, the Committee met to interview five owner's representative firms. On May 18, 2004, the Vail Town Council authorized the Town Manager to execute a contract with ARC to be the Town's owner's representative and funding for the first phase of this contract or $8,510. The Vail Town Council also authorized the Committee to negotiate with both Piper Jaffray and Kirtpatrick Pettis to be the Town's investment banker on this project. On June 1, 2004, the Vail Town Council voted to approve the following requests from the Committee: ° • Authorization to engage Piper Jaffray as the Town's investment banker for the Conference Center. • Authorization to issue a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for design team assistance on the Conference Center. • Request to move forward with a negotiated guaranteed maximum price (GMP) process for engaging a, design team and a general contractor (as opposed to a design build process). This essentially means that both the architect and general contractor will work for the Town of Vail. • Request for the Vail Town Council to approve the next phase of an owner's representative contract. The preconstruction phase of the contract would cost up to $155,774. However, the Committee is only requesting $93,212 (includes fees and reimbursables) to fund this function until a decision is made by the 1 Vail Town Council to issue bonds which is , anticipated in the November/December 2004 time frame. On June 15, 2004 the Vail Town Council reviewed and approved the following next steps: • Approval of the proposed process for engaging the public in the design team selection process. • Selection criteria for request for proposals. • Consideration of proposed process givens. • Review of updated project budget and interrelated parking costs, and • Consideration and review of the major points of the proposed scope of service request for proposals for design services (to be given to the top 3-4 teams selected in the qualification competition). On July 6`h the Vail Town Council reviewed and, approved the following next steps: • Review the recommendation from the Committee on short-listing the design team candidates and to issue the Request for Proposals (RFP) to the six recommended design teams. • Review and approve suggested changes to the design team selection process from the Committee. • Request permission to issue a RFP for a surveyor to survey the Lionshead parking structure site and surrounding area. On July 20, 2004 the Vail Town Council unanimously approved directing the Town Manager to negotiate a contract for design services with Fentress Bradburn. 3. DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTS Staff is requesting a motion to approve of the following requests. A. Contract Approval with Fentress Bradburn Attached is a copy of the Fentress Bradburn contract. The attached contract is a standard format used by the American Institute of Architecture (AIA). Attachment A summarizes the fees agreed to in the attached contract. Attachment B includes the contract and its attachments. The maximum amount for the design of the conference center is $2,217,117. It should also be acknowledged that if the Council chooses to move forward with the design of a transit facility and/or additional public parking (after approval of a master plan) then those design dollars (or a portion of that cost) should be paid by capital and/or TIF funds. The original conference center budget for design was approximately $3,100,000. It should also be noted that section 1.1.8 and 1.1.10 of the contract may ~ still be modified slightly based on a final review of the contract by the design teams insurance company. B. Proposed Next Steps Staff has previously proposed a two phased design process. The first phase involves master planning the conference center/Lionshead parking structure site: The goals of this phase include: • Creating a site plan that successfully ties Lionshead, Dobson Ice Rink & Vail Library, with Vail Village • Identifies options and direction for providing parking for the conference center and additional public parking. • Provides a plan for creating a transit center that would accommodate regional and town buses for both Lionshead and the conference center. • Provides a plan for overall vehicular and pedestrian circulation within and around the Lionshead Parking structure. • Identifies other public improvements that need to occur with improvements to the Lionshead parking structure and conference center (streetscape, public art, ect) • Identifies other uses that should be considered on the site and expansion and or phasing opportunities. For example is there the opportunity to expand the conference center in the future, provide other public uses, and as the Lionshead Master Redevelopment Plan recommends create aretail/residential frontage on the ,south side of the Lionshead parking structure. • Other site planning issues the public/council identifies in the scoping process. Multiple concepts will be developed and discussed with the community that address the issues mentioned above. Based on community input, staff anticipates bringing a draft Master Plan to the Town Council,, for consideration in the month of October. Preliminary discussions are also anticipated with the Planning and Environmental Commission. If a formal amendment is needed to the Lionshead Master Redevelopment Plan, that process will occur as the design process begins for the conference facility. The second phase of design is the design process for the conference center itself. This would begin after a preferred concept for a site plan is accepted by the Vail Town Council. We do anticipate that we will begin to receive input and ideas on the architectural direction and concept plan during the Master Planning process. The design process would follow a path of: 1) Creating an architectural direction for the building 2) Developing a conceptual plan for the building 3) Sketch Plan 4) Design Development (entitlement process occurs at this stage) 5) Construction Drawings After~meeting with the Fentress Bradburn team on August 11, 2004, staff is proposing the following next steps: On August 18, 2004, a series of scoping meetings are planed. They are intended to give key stakeholders an update on the process, introduce them to Fentress Bradburn, and provide an opportunity for them to identify issues that should be considered before the design team begins the master planning and design process. These meetings include: 8:30 a.m.: scoping meeting with hotel operators and merchants 10:00 a.m.: scoping meeting with adjacent property owners 1:00 p.m.: Conference Center Committee Meeting 3:00 p.m.: scoping Meeting with operators/utilities (Public Works, Vail Recreation District, Colorado West, Information Booths, Utility Companies 5:30 p.m.: ,Public meeting to give the community at large an update. All meetings will occur at the Vail Library Community Room. • September 2, 2004 -Follow-up meetings with stakeholders, public (confirmation of initial issues, inclusion of additional thoughts) • September 7, 2004 -Presentation of identified issues to the Vail Town Council for review and comment • September 8, 2004 -Begin design charette process, develop three ideas • ,September 21, 2004 -Council meeting and discussion of alternative concepts • September 21-24, 2004: Public meetings to review alternative concepts • September 27"', PEC review of Master Plan concepts and recommendation to Vail Town Council: • October 5th: Presentation to Council of the Master Plan for the Conference Center/Lionshead Parking Structure Site. • October 6th Schematic Design of Conference Center begins Attachment A: Summary of Costs Attachment B Contract with Fentress Bradburn F:\Users\cdev\COUNCIL\MEMOS\04\conference center081704.doc c Attachment A: Fees for Fentress Bradburn Exhibit "D" Architectural and Engineering Fee + Reimbursable Worksheet Town of Vail -Conference Center 11 AUG 04 Description Architectural Structural Mechanical Electrical Other Consultants .Total Design andlor Engineering Fees Masterptanning 8 Programming 61,000 44,280 105,280 Schematic Design 122,000 15,500 24,750 18,800 58,870 239,920 Design Development 244,000 32,000 33,000 25,600 77,300 411,900 Construction Documents 492,000 98,000 66,000 52,400 135,575 843,975 Bidding & Negotiation 61,000 8,500 8,250 3,800 8,090 89,640 Contract Administration ~ 244,000 38,000 38,000 20,800 32,350 373,150 Subtotal Fees -Conference Center Onlv 1,224,000 192,000 170,000 121,400 356,465 2,063,865 Alternate Fees Additional Fees for Alternate One - 125 Parkins Spaces 10,000 25,000 10,000 10,000 29,700 84,700 Additional Fees for Alternate Two - 200 Parking Spaces ~ 12,000 9,340 21,340 Additional Fees for Alternate Three - 400 Parking Spaces 10,000 24,000 20,000 20,000 15,640 89,640 Additional Fees for Alternate Four -Five Bus Droo-of(8 Transit Center ~ 20,000 9,000 1 500 1 500 30 700 62 700 , , , , Additional Fees for Alternate Five -Road Temoiale 5,000 2,500 52,700 60,200 Subtotal Aiternate Fees 45,000 70,000 31,500 34,000 138,080 318,580 Reimbursable Expenses - Conf Ctr Only Reimbursable expenses are charges al 1.10 time the actual cost. Reproduction 8 Printing Costs 80,000 700 310 310 10,200 91,520 Postage, Shipping 8 Long Distance Telephone 15,000 500 100 100 4,000 19,700 Airfare, Hotel, Meals, and other Travel Costs 20,000 ~ 500 500 7,100 28,100 Reimbursable Contingency 11,500 120 91 91 2,130 ~ 13,932 Subtotal Reimbursable Expenses 126,500. 1,320 1,001 1,001 23,430 153,252 Total of Fees & Reimbursable Expenses 1,350,500 193,320 171,001 122,401 379,895 2,217,117 Attachment B: Proposed Con-tract with Fentress Bradburn ~~~/1.~ .,~,: =~~~~ Document B141/CMaTM -1992 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect where the Construction Manager is NOT a Constructor AGREEMENT made as of the 11 day of Au ust 2004. (ln words, indicate day, month and year.) in the year of This document has important legal consequences. Consultation with an attorney is encouraged with respect to its completion or modification. BETWEEN the Ovvner (Name and address): ,Town-of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 and theAr•chltect (Name and ads-~re~~ ): ::Fentress Bradburn Architects, Ltd.421 Broadway Denver; CO'80203 for the following Project (!nclude detailed description df Project, location, address and scope): .Town of Vail Conference Center As further described in Exhibit "A", Scope of the F roiect' The Construction Manager is (Name and address): Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 4410 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220 Boulder;~~C'O 80303 The Owner and Architect agree as set forth below. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1992 editions of AIA Documents 8801/CMa, A101/CMa and A201 /CMa AIA Document B141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA" Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIAS° Document, or any portion of it, 1 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to tfie maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) ARTICLE 1 ARCHITECT'S RESPONSIBILITIES § 1,1 ARCHITECT'S SERVICES § 1.1.1 The Architect's services consist of those services performed by the Architect, Architect's employees and Architect's consultants as enumerated in Articles 2 and 3 of this Agreement and any other services included in Article 12. § 1.1.:2 The Architect's services shall be provided in conjunction with the services of a Construction I.~anager as described in the edition of AIA~Document 6801/CMa, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager, current as of the date of this Agreement. § 1.:1.3 Thei Architect's services shall be performed as expeditiously as is consistent with professional skill and care and the orderly'"progress of the Work. The Architect covenants with the Owner to furnish the Architect's'grofessional skill and judgment pursuant to a standard of care and performance of a nationally recognized ::firm of similar size and experience in the profession of architecture and to cooperate with the Owner in`:`furthering the Owner's interests. The Architect shall submit for the Owner's approval and the Construction Manager's information a schedule for the performance of the Architect's services which may be`adjusted by written agreement of parties as the Project proceeds, and shall include allowances for periods of time required for the Owner's and Construction Manager's review and for approval of submissions by authorities having jurisdiction over the Project. Time limits established by this schedule approved by he Owner-shall not, except for reasonable cause, be exceeded by the Architect or Owner. § 1.1.4 The services covered by this Agreement are subject to the time limitations contained in Section 11.5.1. q~r~r~ ~ c~noG~}F-ARSMI~E ' cJestruction"of tangible property, or to failure of the structure or facility, or any of its c the loss of use:resultina therefrom, and is caused, by any negligent act, error or om said policy as they occur. In addi Architect shall take out and maintain at the Architect's own expense general liability insurance, including automobile liability, and Workers' Compensation Insurance. Certificates of such insurance shall be furnished to the Owner. The Architect shall maintain the following minimum limits of insurance: AIA Document 8141/CMaTM -1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA'n' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and Iniernaiional Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°A Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) schematic "design phase, design development phase, construction document phase, and bidding or r:~egotiation phase. This `schedule shall also set out the dates by which any actions, decisions, or informationl'Iare required from the Owner in order to permit the Architect to perform according to this schedule,."as well as payments required by the Owner for Basic Services and anticipated reimbursables. 1.1.E The Architect shall perform Basic and Additional Services as expeditiously as is consistent with reasonable cause. be`exceeded by the Architect except by prior written agreement of the parties. 1.1:77` The Architect accepts full responsibility for the Architect's professional performance and agrees to maintain in full force and effect an Errors and Omissions or Professional Liability Insurance Policy affording coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, for the a. Comprehensive General Liabilitv: $1,000,000 combined single limit. b. Automobile Liabilitv: $600,000 combined single limit or $150,000 per person and $600,000 per occurrence for bodily iniury and property damage. c. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liabilitv: Workers' Compensation limits as r~uired by the State of Colorado and Employer's Liabilitv limits of $1,000,000 per accident. d. Professional Liabilitv Coverage: Not less than $1,000,000/$2,000,000 split limit. Each irasurar~ce policy required by this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not 1.1.8 Architect agrees to: indemnify, hold harmless Owner and Owner's agents, representatives, consultants, and any affiliated or related entities against any and all claims, .loss, Liabilitv, damage, costs 1 .1.10: ;The Architect further agrees to pay any other damages incurred by the Owner, which are proximately cai,sed by any>and all defects described in Subparagraph 1.1.8. Changes to the Protect causedbv such defect asdescribed in Subparagraph 1.1.8. 1.1:11 The Architect shall furnish all services as described herein, required in connection with the `Proiect; and chall be responsible to the Owner for the employment of properly trained, qualified and 'competent eriginee~s'and consultants.in such regard. 1.1.12 The Architect shall provide written certification that to the best of the Architect's knowledge no asbestos containing building materials were specified as a building material in any construction',document for the Proiect, or to the best of the Architect's knowledge, no asbestos containing building materials were used as a building material in or on the Project.ARTICLE 2 SCOPE OF ARCHITECT'S BASIC SERVICES § 2.1 DEFINITION. § 2.1.1 The Architect's Basic`5ervices consist of those described in Sections 2.2 through 2.6 and any other services identified in Article 12 as part of Basic Services, and include structural, mechanical and electrical eligineerrng . f ~~~.services and include any other design services and submittals which developmentwork has been performed by others, Architect is nevertheless fully responsible for and accepts'full responsibility for such earlier work when Architect performs subsequent phases of the basic cervices called for under this Agreement, as fully as if the preliminary schematic and design development work had been performed by Architect'itself. Architect shall be responsible for coordination and internal checking of all drawings and for the accuracy of all dimensional and layout information contained therein, as fully as if each drawing were prepared by Architect. Architect shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of all drawings and specifications submitted by or through Architect and for AIA Document 8141/CMaT'" - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA'' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°i Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) to Architect's design and used on the Proiect, regardless of whether such drawings and documents are their compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, regulations, laws and statues based on interpretations provided by code approval authorities. ~ 2:2'SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE § 2.2.1 The Architect shall review and analyze the program, schedule and construction budget furnished by"the Owner to ascertain the requirements of the Project and shall arrive at a mutual understanding of such requirements with the Owner. 2:2.1.1 The Architect shall advise the Owner of any need or advisability of the Owner's securing any ,tests, analyses, studies, reports, or consultants' services in connection with the development of the design and Construction Documents for the Protect. § 2.2.2 The Architect shill review with the Owner and Construction Manager proposed site use and improvements; selection'of materials, building systems and equipment; and methods of Project delivery. § 2.2.3<Tile Architect shall review with the Owner and Construction Manager alternative approaches to design and'construction of the Project. § 2.2.4 Based on the mutually agreed-upon program, schedule and construction budget requirements, the Architect shall prepare, for approval by the Owner, Schematic Design Documents consisting of drawings ancJ other documents illustrating the scale and relationship of Project components. § 2.2.5 At intervals appropriate to the progress of the Schematic Design Phase and mutually agreeable to tide Owner, `Construction tvlanager and Architect, the Architect shall provide schematic design studies for the Owner's review and-the Construction Manager's information. § 2.2.6 In he further development of the drawings and specifications during this and subsequent phases of design, the ^^ ~~;-Owner and Construction Manaaer shall be entitled to assume the accuracy of the estimates of Construction: Cost which are to be provided by the ~'~~°*~~°*~~~ r~°~°~-°~ Architect under ~e -~~~~~ "~ •~ ~ this agreement with the Owner. § 2.2.7 Upon completion of the Schematic Design Phase, the Architect shall provide drawings, outline specifications and other documents for the Owner's approval and the Construction Manager's information. §`2.3<DESIGN DEVELOPMENT>PHASE § 2.3.1 Based on the approved Schematic Design Documents and any adjustments authorized by the Owner in he program, schedule `or construction budget, the Architect shall prepare Design Development Documents for the Construction hanager's review and the Owner's approval. The Design Development Documents shall be based upon data and estimates prepared by the Architect. reviewed by the C;oristruction Manager and approved by the Owner. These Design Development Documents shall consist of drawings and other documents that establish and describe the size and character of the Project as to architectural, structural;-mechanical and electrical systems, materials and such other elements as may be appropriate. § 2.3.2 At ihtervals mutually agreeable to the Owner, Construction Manager and Architect, the Architect shall provide drawings and other documents which depict the current status of design development for ifae Owner's review and the Construction Manager's information. § 2.3:3 Upon completion of the Design Development Phase, the Architect shall provide drawings, outline specifications and other documents for the Owner's approval and the Construction Manager's information:' - § 2.4 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PHASE § 2.4.1 Based on the approved Design Development Documents and any further adjustments authorized by the Owner in the scope or quality of the Project or in the construction budget, the Architect, utilizing its own data and estimates previewed by the Construction tage~-Manaaer and approved by the AIA Document 6141/CMaT"" - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA" Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIAr" Document, or any portion of it, 4 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted io the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) Owner, shall prepare, for approval by the Owner, Construction Documents consisting of Drawings and Specifications setting forth in detail the requirements for the construction of the Project. § 2.4:2 At intervals mutually agreeable to the Owner, Construction Manager and Architect, the Architect shall provide Drawings and Specifications for the Owner's and the Construction Manager's review. wi § 2.4.4 The Architect shall assist the Owner and Construction Manager in the preparation of the necessary bidding informatioh, bidding forms, the Conditions of the Contracts, and the forms of Agreement between the Owner and the Contractors. The Architect shall assist the Construction Manager in issuing biddng'documents to bidders and conducting prebid conferences with prospective bidders. The Architect, with the assistance of the Construction Manager, shall respond to questions from bidders, and shall issue addenda. § 2.4.5 The Architect shall assist the Owner and Construction Manager in connection with the Owner's responsibility,for filingdocuments required for the approval of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over th`e Project. § 25-BIDDING OR;NEGOTIATION PHASE § 2.5.1 The Architect, following tii`e Owner's approval of the Construction Documents and of the Construction Manager's latest estimate of Construction Cost, shall assist the Construction Manager in ot~t~iining bids or negotiated proposals and assist in preparing contracts for construction. 2.5.2. -If the lowest bona fide proposal, by a responsible general contractor satisfactory to the Owner for construction of the Proiect pursuant to the approved drawings and specifications, exceeds the total construction cost of,the Project as set forth in the most recently adjusted and approved preliminary estimate of Construction Cost submitted by the Architect under this article, then Architect shall, at its sole `cost and expense, revise the drawings and specifications as may be required by Owner to reduce or modify the quality br quantity, or both, of the Work so that the total Construction Cost of the Project will rof`exceed `the total Construction Cost set forth in the most recently approved preliminary estimate of Construction Cost. 2.5.3_ Architect shall include the following contingencies into its estimate of Construction Cost to allow for unforeseen costs: .1 at'Conceptual Design, 15.0%; 2 at Schematic Design, 10.0%; .3 at Design Development, 5.0%; and .4 at 90% Construction Documents, 2.0%. AIA Document 6141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA" Document is protected by U.S. Copyright t_aw and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA~p Document, or any portion of it, 5 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) § 2.4.3 Upon completion of the Construction Documents Phase, the Architect shall provide Construction Documents for the Owner's approval and the Construction Manager's information, _ 2.4.3.1.O_wner's approval of Construction Documents shall be limited to approval as to general layout of the facility.. In`the evenf of design failure, Owner's approval of Construction Documents shall not be used 2.5.4 Architect, prior to completion of the Construction Documents, shall incorporate those alternates into the Construction Documents which are consistent with the Owner's needs and design intent; approved by •L_ .:_ L fit....:.: § 2.6 CONSTRUCTION PHASE-ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT §'2.6.1 The Architect's responsibility to provide Basic Services for the Construction Phase under this .Agreement commences with the award of the Contract for construction and terminates ~~ ~"° °~-~~°~ °f *~•° . ° ~~ ~>,° ^••.~°•- „r`;.,° ~:...., n~°:°°~ ~°-.:~°~~° F,._ ~...,...°~• ~- ~~ ninety (90) days after the date of Substantial Completion`of the Work. § 2.6.2 The Architect shall provide administration of the Contract for construction in cooperation with the. Construction Manager as set forth below and in the edition of AIA Document A201/CMa, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, Construction Manager-Adviser Edition, current as of the date of this ^ cY•~~°••~:Agreemenf together with and as amended by the Owner's supplemental conditions and other documents included or incorporated in the Contract. § 2:6.3 Duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority of the Architect ~~>,„~rmav be restricted, i~todified or'exterded ic~t-with the written agreement of the Owner and Architect with consent of the Contractors and the Construction Manager, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. § 2.6.4 TheArchitect-shall be:a representative of and shall advise and consult with the Owner (1) during construction until final payment to the Contractors is due, and (2) as an Additional Service at the Owner's direction from time to time;during the correction period described in the Contracts for Construction. The Architectshall have authority o act on behalf of the Owner only to the extent provided in this Agreement unless otherwise modified by~written instrument. Inal(e.the following minlml_Ir7~ number of observation visits to the site of the Project during the Contract Administration Phase:' Architect --As Required Structural consultant 20 visits Mechanical consultant: 20 visitsElectrical consultant: 20 visits 'Acoustical''consultant: 2 visits ~~Othcr consultants:~~ ~ As Required Total: visits 26.5.2 The above visits do not include the final observations and the eleventh month post-construction observation and are based on a fifteen (15) month construction period. The timing of above observation ~~-kits shall be coordinated by the Architect with the Owner. 2.6.5.3 Additional observation visits by the Architect's consultants by the Architect's consultants, if approved by the Owner in writing, will be considered Additional Services and will entitle the Architect to compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for each said authorized additional observation visit arid written report pertaining thereto. Should a lesser number of visits be agreed upon AIA Document 8141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°" Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) between the Owner and the Architect, the Architect hereby agrees to reduce his Basic Compensation a. ~ - Observe reinforcing steel after installation and before maior concrete placement activities: b. Observe procedural methods of placing structural concrete at maior structural elements: c. Evaluate all laboratory reports; d. Ooserve structural steel after erection and prior to its being covered or enclosed; e. 'Observe mechanical work following its installation and prior to its being covered or closed; f. Observe electrical work following its installation and prior to its being covered or closed: g. Orser~~e exposed surfaces for compliance with construction documents: h. Deliver written records of any inspection to the Construction Manager; and i. Architect and`their consultants shall each log on separately to the Protect Extranet two (21 tires per business day and respond to outstanding items as reasonably requested. §:.2.6.6 Tt;e Architect shall riot have control over or charge of and shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection vvith the . Work: The Architect shalLnot be responsible for the Contractors' schedules or failure to carry out the Work in .accordance with the`Contract Documents. The Architect shall not be responsible for the performance by the,,Construction Manager of the services required by the Construction Manager's agreement with the Owner. The Architect shall not have control over or charge of acts or omissions of the Contractors;. Subcontractors, or their agents or employees, or of any other persons performing services or portions of the Work. ,§ 2.6.7 The Architect shall at all times have access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or p,~progress, and shall provide a qualified employee on site an average of twenty (201 hours per week during Construction Phase in an onsite office with reasonable infrastructure provided by others. § 2.6.8 Communications by and with the Architect's consultants shall be with or through the Architect. § 2.6.9 Based on the Architect's observations and evaluations of each Contractor's Application for Payment, the Architect shall review and certify the amounts due the respective Contractors. AIA Document 8141/CMaT"" -1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA'''`' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIAr° Document, or any portion of it, 7 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA soNware at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) x,6.5.4 The Architect shall, in addition to and in conjunction with the Architect's general responsibilities, specifically provide and be responsible for the following services, anion others: P~3~itl~li Lt~-++F-L'-Ft~^;ro : o..r;.,,,~ r., mot, o..y rt,o ., ,.,1: r., !, „r; r...,4'rl,o ~x/,.~1. n., ri,o t..,..;...,F ,,.. ..: t,. -~,rC.1-VTtlt~+tl~,-i t'*-u~~iz~rc'imcccT, ~I,~ A,.-6;,~ - 1,11 Loo,-. rho n.,,,,o. ;.~,f~, ~.r,o.~l ~,f rho .~, ..,7 ., ...l: rte, ,.f rAe ~x7,..-lr ~ ~ ~~ - ~~ ~r~-~r-(-ks-~trr ~~~~st-c~e€es~s~Qe€>c~e~c~es-i~t#e„'~~~,e-e~teBS~i-r~si-Ee i;~ . i 1,ta:.:,,.,.,i ce....:,.e ~ ao..,.~:tiea :., ce,.,:,,.. ~ ~ ~ §.,2.6.9.1 The Architect's certification for payment shall constitute a representation to the Owner, based on tine Architect's observations at the site as provided in Section 2.6.5, on the recommendations of the Construction Manager and on the data comprising the Contractors' Applications for Payment, that, to the best of the Architect's knowledge, information and belief, the Work has progressed to the point indicated .and .the quality of the Work is in accordance with the Contract Documents. The foregoing representations are subject to an evaluation of the Work for conformance with the Contract Documents upon Substantial Completion, to results of subsequent tests and inspections, to minor deviations from the Contract Documents correctatale prior to completion and to specific qualifications expressed by the Architect. The issuance of a Certificate for Payment shall further constitute a representation that the Contractor is entitled to payment'in the amount certified. § 2.6.9.2 The issuance of a Certificate for Payment shall not be a representation that the Architect has (1) made exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work, (2) reviewed construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, (3) reviewed copies of requisitions received from Subcontractors and material suppliers and other data requested by the Owner to ubstantiate the Contractor's right to payment or (4) ascertained how or for what purpose the Contractor has'used i~~oney previously paid on account of the Contract Sum. ~ 2.6.10 The Architectshail ,,after notification to the Construction Manager, ~e-reject Work which does `not conform to the Contract Documents. Whenever the Architect considers it necessary or advisable for implemehtation of the intent of the Contract Documents, the Architect will have authority, upon written authorization from the Owner, to require additional inspection or testing of the Work in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents, whether or not such Work is fabricated, ihstalled or completed. However, neither this authority of the Architect nor a decision made in good faith either to exercise or not to exercise such authority shall give rise to a duty or responsibility of the Architect to the Construction Manager; Contractors, Subcontractors, material and equipment suppliers, their agents or employees or otherpersons performing portions of the Work. Notwithstanding the above, the Owner mavc at its ole discretion decide to accept non-conforming Work. ~-2.6.11 The ArChiteGi shall review and approve or take other appropriate action upon Contractors' submittals such as' Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples for the teepurpose e€ M :immediately in writing when it becomes aware such aspects of the construction Work are proceeding in the absence of approved shop drawings and submittals. The Architect's action shall be taken with such raasonable`promptr~r'~s as to cause no delay in the Contractors' Work or in construction by the Owner's ~wn`forces, whsle allowing sufficient time in the Architect's professional judgment to permit adequate review. Review aril approval`of such submittals is not conducted for the purpose of determining the accuracy and completeness of other details such as dimensions and quantities or for substantiating Ir,str-uctions #or installation or performance of equipment or systems designed by the Contractors, all of which remain the responsibility of the Contractors to the extent required by the Contract Documents. The Architect's review shall not constitute approval of safety precautions or, unless otherwise specifically stated by the Architect, of construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. The Architect's approval of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component. When professional certification of performance characteristics of materials, systems or equipment is required by the Contract Documents, the Architect shall be entitled to rely upon such certification to establish that the materials, systems or equipment will meet the performance criteria required by the' Contract Documents. § 2.6.12 The Architect shall review and sign or take other appropriate action on Change Orders and Construction Change Directives prepared by the Construction Manager for the Owner's approval and execution in accordance with the Contract Documents. AIA Document 6141ICMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA"' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIArA Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_t which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) § 2.6.13 The Architect may authorize minor changes in Work not involving an adjustment in a Contract ____ .....Sum or an extension of a Contract Time which are not inconsistent with the intent of the Contract Documents. Such changes shall be effected by written order issued through the Construction Manager. § 2.6:14 The Architect, assisted by the Construction Manager, shall conduct inspections to determine the date-or dates of Substantial Completion and the date of final completion. The Architect shall forward to the Ovuner warranties and similar submittals required by the Contract Documents which have been received from the Construction Manager. The Architect shall issue a final Project Certificate for Payment upon compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. § 2: . {{~,-~~r i-FY*C~{;Et ". 111 h° ..~..,.1° ...: rl. ~°.,~.,.,.,l,l° ....,..~...r..°~~ ., «,.l ..,;rt,;., .,.,., r;m° 1;.,~,;r~ .,...-°°.~1 b ' § 2.6.16 In~erpretations and decisions of the Architect shall be consistent with the intent of and reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents and shall be in writing or in the form of drawings. ~t32R „~,,.~~ I:: I,. I I ,r ol..,......,.~r:.,l: r.. r., °:rh°.- .,.1 ~L,., 11 .,.,r ~,° 1; ~t,1° f.,r r ,ilrr ~f ;,,r°.~.~„-or.,r;.,,,~ ~, .. iiicccn-r, , ° -a ~-1;- I f.~; r1,_ § 2 6.17 Tti~ ^ r:;,; { ~~ -~°r*°~~ ~°1°*~~b Architect hereby represents, promises and warrants to Owner that Architect:is financially solvent and possesses sufficient experience, licenses, authority, plersonnel and working capital to complete the services required hereunder; that Architect has visited the site for the Protect and thoroughly familiarized itself with the local conditions under which the services regtairetl hereunder are;to ~~~: ~~°r~° °~F ,.. be performed; and that Architect shall ~° ~~.,, :F,.,,..~:°*°..r correlate its observations of,same with all of the ~~~c~esse~-requirements of this Aqreement and of the Construction Contract`Documents. § 2.6.18 The Architect shall render written dee-~sfe~s-o inions within a reasonable time on all claims, disputes or oth`ermatters in question between the Owner and Contractors relating to the execution or progress of the Workas provided in the Contract Documents. Owner shall have the reasonable right to disapprove any portion of the Architect's work on the Proiect, phase; biddihg' or'negotiation`phase.or construction phase work, and any other design work or documents, on any reasonable basis, including, but not limited to, aesthetics, or because, in the Owner's opinion,'the construction cost of such design is likely to render such work or the Proiect infeasible. In the event that any phase of the Architect's work is not approved by the Owner, the Architect shall proceed, when:xeauested by the Owner, with revisions to the design work or documents prepared for that phase to attempt to "satisfy Owner's objections. These revisions will be made without adjustments to the compensation provided for hereunder, unless revisions are made to drawings previously approved under previous phases; in which case such revision services shall be paid as additional services. Should there fae substahtial`revisions to the orioinal oroaram after the aooroval of schematic drawings. which changes changes. No payment, of any nature whatsoever, will be made to Architect for additional work or services ^.6.20 Upon Owner's request at any time during the design or construction phases of this Aqreement ~~hd as°often as so requested, Architect shall promptly provide Owner with progress prints. Owner shall at all #im~s have reasonable access to the files and personnel of Architect relating to the Proiect in order to an_swer_any reasonable questions Owner may have relating to the Architect's performance on the Proiect. Reporting of detailed Proiect accounting of the Architect's records in a format different than used by the Architect on an on-going basis shall be done as an Additional Service. AIA Document 6141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA"" Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIAe' Document, or any portion of it, 9 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) 2.6.21 The Architect shall conduct observations related to each "punch list" item. An eleven-month observation will be reouired followina acceptance of the Protect. This observation will be reauired hite~ i~rh~r.-., r: :.10.7;' rl,: A .. o ..r ...7 rl.o !`....rte ..r 71.. ..rte ~ b' 2f I f I'+ as to represent the as-built condition of the Proiect and shall deliver same to the Owner, along with the Architect's original tracings or permanent reproducible and electronic copies of the Drawings and Specifications ARTICLE 3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES § 3a GENERAL § 3.T.1 The"sen~ices described in this Article 3 are not included in Basic Services unless so identified in Article 12; and they shill be"paid for by the Owner as provided in this Agreement, in addition.to the compensation for Basic'Services. The services described under Sections 3.2 and 3.4 shall only be provided if authorized or confirmed in writing by the Owner. If services described under Contingent Additional Services in Section 3.3 are required due to circumstances beyond the Architect's control, the Architect shall notify the Qwner prior to commencing such services. If the Owner deems that such services described under Section 3.3 are not required, the Owner shall give prompt written notice to the Architect: If the Ovvn~r indicates in writing that all or part of such Contingent Additional Services are not required, the Architect shall ~ not provide those services. § 3.2 PROJECT REPRESENTATION BEYOND BASIC SERVICES § 3.2.1 If more extensive representation at the site than is described in Section 2.6.5 is required, the Architect`sh'all provide one or more: Project Representatives to assist in carrying out such additional on- slte responsibilities. § 3.2.2 Project Representatives shall be selected, employed and directed by the Architect, and the Architect shall be oompensated therefore as agreed by the Owner and Architect. The duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority of Project Representatives shall be as described in the edition 01 AIA Document 8352 current as of,the date of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed. § 3.2.3 Throug}~ the observations by such Project Representatives, the Architect shall endeavor to provide further protection for the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work, but the furnishing of such project representation shall not modify the rights, responsibilities or obligations of the Architect as described elsewhere in this Agreement. § 3.3 CONTINGENT ADDITIONAL SERVICES § 3.3.1 Making revisions in Drawings, Specifications, or other documents when such revisions are: inconsistent with approvals or instructions previously given by the Owner, including revisions made necessary by adjustments in the Owner's program or Project budget; .2 b ~. ~ > .3 required by the enactment or revision of codes, laws or regulations subsequent to the preparation of such documents; or AIA Document B141/CMaT'" - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA''' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA'" Document, or any portion of it, 1 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) .4 due to changes required as a result of the Owner's failure to render decisions as identified by the Architect per the reauirements of Subparagraph 1.1.5 of this Agreement in a reasonably timely manner. § 3.3.2Providing services required because of significant changes in the Project including, but not limited tq, changes-in size, quality, complexity, the Owner's or Construction Manager's schedule, or the method of bidding or negotiating and contracting for construction, except for services required under Section 5:2.3. § 3.3.3 Preparing Drawings, Specifications, and other documentation and supporting data, evaluating Contractor's proposals.. and providing other services in connection with Change Orders and Construction Ohange nn~e~rDirectives when such cost change directives are issued solely as a result of some action or inaction on he part of the Owner or as a result of unforeseeable conditions. § 3.3.4 Providing services in connection with evaluating substitutions proposed by Contractors and Iliakiny subsequent revisions to Drawings, Specifications and other documentation resulting there from. § 3.3.5 Providing consultation concerning replacement of Work damaged by fire or other cause during construction, and hlrnfshing services required in connection with the replacement of such Work. § 3.3.6 Providing services made necessary by the termination or default of the Construction Manager or a Contractor, by major defects or deficiencies in the Work of a Contractor, or by failure of performance of ether the Owner or a Contractor under a Contract for Construction. § 3.3.7'Providing services in evaluating an °~unreasonable number of claims submitted by a Contractor or others in connection with the Work when such cost change directives are issued solely as a result of some action `or ~n'action on the part of the ~IFOwner or as a result of unforeseeable conditions. § 3.3.8 Prcviding servlces in connection with a legal proceeding except where. the Architect is party thereto. § 3.3.9 Preparing documents for alternate, separate or sequential bids or providing services in connection wlth bidding, negotiation or construction prior to the completion of the Construction Documents Phase. § 3.4 OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL`SERVICES § 3.4.1 Providing analyses of the Owner's needs and programming the requirements of the Project. § 3.4.2 Providing financial feaslLiility or other special studies. § 3.4.3 Providing planning surveys, site evaluations or comparative studies of prospective sites. Evaluation of the current site is included as part of Basic Services under this Agreement. § 3.4.4 Providing special surveys, environmental studies and submissions required for approvals of 'gove.rnmental authorities or others having jurisdiction over the Project. § 3.4.5 Providing services relative to future facilities, systems and equipment. § 3.4.6 Providing services to investigate existing conditions or facilities or to make measured drawings t#teree€-thereof except where such investigation is reasonably necessary to prepare Architect to provide `Basic Services.;: § 3.4.7 Providing services to verify the accuracy of drawings or other information furnished by the Owner. c AIA Document B141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARN{NG: This AIA"` Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA`y Document, or any portion of it, 11 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) ~ 3.4.9. Providing services in connection with the work of separate consultants retained by the Owner. b § 3.4:11 Providing ~ surveys or inventories of existin material and equipment. § 3.4.12 Providing analyses of owning and operating costs. § 3.4.13 Providing Interior design and other similar services required for or in connection with the selection, procurement or installation of furniture, furnishings and related equipment. § 3.4.14 Providing services for planning tenant or rental spaces. §.:3.4.15 Making investigations, inventories of materials or equipment, or valuations and detailed appraisals of existing facihUes. § 3.4.16 Preparing a set of reproducible record drawings showing significant changes in the Work made during construction based on marked-up prints, drawings and other data furnished by Contractors. § 3.4.17 Providing assistance in the utilization of equipment or systems such as testing, adjusting and balancing;"prepar-at~~n of operation and maintenance manuals, training personnel for operation and maintenance, and consultatian during operation. The Architect shall provide an appropriately trained mechanical and electrical systems, as required by the Owner and/or Construction Manager as part of Basic Services under this Agreement. § 3.4.18 Providing ,~-~-.~-~:-Services after' ° *~ *~° ^~~~~°~ ^ompletion of the f^'1 D~^;°~* ~e..:F,.°*° F~~ ~'. .,,~~,,;'„;,,~fi- ~~ ..Construction Phase. § 3.4.19 Providing services of consultants for other than architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering portions of the Project provided as a part of Basic Services. §.;3:4.20 Providing any other services not otherwise included in this Agreement or not customarily furnished in accordance with generally accepted architectural practice. 3.4.21 tJot'vvithstar:~ding anything to the contrary expressed elsewhere in Article 3, no architectural duties; responsibilities: or obligations under this Aoreement, shall be compensated as an Additional Sr~rvice under this'Arireei~~ent. ARTICLE;4<<,:OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES § 4.1 The Owner shall with the assistance of the Architect provide full information regarding requirements for the Project, including a program which shall set forth the Owner's objectives, schedule, constraints and criteria; includng'space requirements and relationships, flexibility, expandability, special equipment, systems, and site requirements. §'4`.2 The Owner shall establish and update an overall budget for the Project based on consultation with the Construction Manager and the Architect, which shall include the Construction Ces~-Cost provided by the Architect, the Owner's other costs and reasonable contingencies related to all of these costs. § 4.3 If requested by the Architect, the Owner shall furnish evidence that financial arrangements have been made to fulfill the Owner's obligations under this Agreement.. AIA Document B141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIAP Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°'0 Document, or any portion of it, 12 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) § 4.4 The Owner shall designate a representative authorized to act on the Owner's behalf with respect to the Project. The Owner or such authorized representative shall render decisions in a reasonably timely manner pertaining to documents submitted.by the Architect in order to avoid unreasonable delay in the orderly and sequential progress of the Architect's services. § 4.5 Tt~e Owner shall retain a construction manager to administer the Project. The Construction Manager's services, duties and responsibilities will be as described in the edition of AIA Document 8801/CMa, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager, as may be amended by the parties to such agreement current as of the date of this Agreement. The Terms and Conditions of,the Agreement between Owner and Construction Manager shall be furnished to the Architect and shall not be modified without written consent of the Architect, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Architect shall not be responsible for actions taken by the Construction Manager. § 4.6 The Owner shall furnish surveys describing physical characteristics, legal limitations and utility .locations for the site of the Project, and a written legal description of the site. The surveys and legal information shall include, as applicable, grades and lines of streets, alleys, pavements and adjoining property and structures; adjacent drainage; rights-of-way, restrictions, easements, encroachments, zoning; deed restrictions, boundaries and contours of the site; locations, dimensions and necessary data pertaining to`existing buildings, other improvements and trees; and information concerning available utility services ahd lines, both public and private, above and below grade, including inverts and depths. All the information on the survey shall be referenced to a Project benchmark. § 4:7 The Owner shall furnish the services of geotechnical engineers when such services are requested by the Architect. Such services may include but are not limited to test borings, test pits, determinations of soil bearing values, percolation tests, evaluations of hazardous materials, and ground corrosion and resistivity tests, including necessary operations for anticipating subsoil conditions, with reports and ~.ppropriate professional recommendations. The Architect shall review and confirm the sufficiency of any tosts and information`furnished to Architect by or on behalf of the Owner pursuant to this Paragraph 4.6. § 4.7.1 The Owner-shall furnish the services of other consultants when such services are reasonably required by the scope; of the Project and are requested by the Architect. § 4.8 The Owncr shall furnish structural, mechanical, chemical, air and water' pollution tests, tests for ha: ardous materials, and other laboratory and environmental tests, inspections and reports required by law or the ContracYDocuments. § 4.9 Tile Owner shall furnish al: legal, accounting, and insurance'counseling services as may be necessary at any time for the Project, including auditing services the Owner may require to verify the Contractor's Application for Payment or to ascertain how or for what purposes the Contractor has used the n;eney,paid by or on behalf of the Owner. § 4.10 The services, information, surveys and reports required by Sections 4.6 through 4.9 shall be ful irlshed at"the Owner's expense, and the Architect shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness thereof. §.4.11 t~~~->~.f•i-r~~Written notice shall be given within three (3) business days by the Owner to the Architect and Construction Manager if the Owner becomes aware of any fault or defect in the Project or nonconformance with the Contract Documents. The Architect shall likewise Give written notice within three' (3) business days to the Owner if the Architect becomes aware of any fault or defect in the protect or non`-conformance with the Contract Documents. § 4.12 ~To the extent that forms of certificates or certifications have not been agreed upon prior to the execution~of this Agreement or attached hereto by way of exhibit, the proposed language of certificates or certifications which are requested of the Architect or Architect's consultants shall be submitted to the Architect for review and approval at least 44-fourteen (14) days prior to °~°°~~~~°~. T"° the requested or required execution date. Owner may require and Architect shall west=execute, as,~part of its Basic AIA Document 8141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA" Document is protected by U.S. Copyriyht Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°"' Document, or any portion of it, 13 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) Services hereunder, anv certificates or certifications ustomarily, commonly, or _ reasonably required on protects of thisrtavge. § 4.t3 The Owner shall furnish the required information and services and shall render approvals and decisions as expeditiously is reasonably as necessary for the orderly progress of the Architect's services and Work of the Contractors. §'4:14 The Owner shall furnish the Architect copies of written communications with the Construction f~~anager and Contractors. Agreement. ARTICLE 5 CONSTRUCTION COST § 5.1 DEFINITION §'5x1.1 The'ConstrucUon'Cost shall be the total cost or estimated cost to the Owner of all elements of the °roject designed `or specified by the Architect. § 5.1.2 The`Construcl~on'Cost shall include the cost at current market rates of labor and materials furnished by the Owner and equipment designed, specified, selected or specially provided for by the Architect, plus a reasonable allowance for the Contractors' overhead and profit. In addition, a reasonable allowance for contingencies shall be included for market conditions at the time of bidding and for changes in the Work?-during construction. Construction Cost shall also include the compensation of the Construction t~~lanager and Construction Manager's consultants. § 5.1.3 Constr riction Cost does not include the compensation of the Architect and Architect's consultants, the costs of,the land, rights-of-way, financing or other costs which are the responsibility of the Owner as provided in'Sections 4.1 through 4.4 and 4.6 through 4.14. § 5.2 RESPONSIBILITY_FOR CONSTRUCTION COST § 5.2.1 The Architect's review of the Owner's Project budget and of preliminary estimates of Construction Cost or detailed estimates of Construction Cost prepared by the Construction Manager is solely for the Architect's guidal ice in the Architect's preparation of the Construction. Documents. Accordingly, the Architect cannot and does not warrant the accuracy of the estimates of the Construction Manager, or warrant or represent that bids or negotiated prices will not vary from the Owner's Project budget or from any estimate of Construction Cost or evaluation reviewed by the Architect. § 5.2.2 A fixed Ilmit of Construction Cost shall be established as a condition of this Agreement § 5.2.3 In the event that the Construction Manager's estimate or the lowest bona fide bid or negotiated proposal received'by the Owner exceeds the Owner's budget for reasons other than those described in Section 3.3 the modification of Contract Documents shall be the limit of the Architect's responsibility. The Architect shall be ehtitled to compensation in accordance with this Agreement for all services performed whether or not the Construction Phase is commenced. ARTICLE 6 USE OF ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AIA Document 6141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIAn' Document is protected by U.S. Copyriyht Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°D Document, or any portion of it, 14 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) property of the ~~°"~~°°*'~ ~°~~~~°° Owner, and the Architect may not use the Drawings and Specifications for ~ °'°'~~ ~ ~~*" r° °°~ anv purpose not related to t#rs-the Protect °~.,a-~~'°~° °~"°~~~~~°° ~ ~'''°a, without the ^^-~Owner's prior written consent. Prints shall be a~a--furnished as an additional service at anv time required by the ~••*"^- °{ r"°°° a^°••--•°~~° ^wner. The Drawings and ~".,,, ..°r.,:...,,, ,. „ ,.,.,. met--~-Specifications and ^*"°~ ~° °~ ~ ~"*° °7••-'~~~ r"° ° °"* T"° ~•~•~°~ any reproductions of 'them shall be the property of the Owner, which may use them without the Architect's permission :;for anv purpose; such re-use to ~~a~e~-be at the risk of Owner, who will indemnify and hold Architect sharinless from claims, loss or damages, including ~e~e ,reasonable attorney's fees, directly ,resulting from such Owner re-use. The Architect may make reproductions of the ~°"1r°°*'° ,,..,..,:.,,.~ `Drawings and Specifications °~~' ^*"°- -'^,...... ~r~ for'~F~~-~°r'^~ °~-' ~°F°~°~°° °~~^~ • •~r'- the `Architect's files. Furnishing the o~Drawings and ^ °~+"° Dr^;°°* T"° ^-°h:r°,.*'° ~; Specifications to the Owner , is a condition required for`' ` final payment of , rH+l~°~~~-~-i«the Architect. § 6.2 Subl~~ission or distribution of documents to meet official regulatory requirements or for similar purposes in connection"with the Project is not to be construed as publication in derogation of the Architect's. reserved rights. ARTICLE 7 ARBITRATION ~ 7.1 Dispute Resolution. 'Both parties agree to non binding mediation to resolve any contractual '` dispute by submitting the dispute to Judicial Arbitrator Group in Denver or another mutually agreeable r~iediation group. If rnediatipn fails, the jurisdiction and venue of any suit to enforce the terms of Agreement shall lie in; EagleCounty, Colorado. Should either party to this agreement bring suit to enforce this agreement, if`is agreed that the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs, expenses and reasonable attorney fees A prevailing party is a party that shall have obtained a final judgment or order r~o longer subject to appeal' In the event of a settlement before final adjudication, both parties shall bear their own respective costs, expenses and attorney fees unless *"° ^°~*~°° .,.,,*••°,,...,,..-°° „*"°~...:°° ~.-ll'r.~.,e;., A ~ ~ ~ r-i - Ne"° .;~lo ~.. ~ ~'c. F, iitt,~., _J I ~ :r.,r:...... .- o , +lrt+}IC`7~vrvc~ivc°~ t'tl~l - I. .:rh ., .,I~ f 7~T1, ('1,,;.,, ~~ I~ .,.7°.-°.1 1.., rl.° ., rl.: r.-., r.,. ., .,,-";r.., r.,.-~ ~L,.,11 1.° ~...,7 .,.7 ;...-1 ...,.°.,r .... .1. Y ~;>~~~; therwise agreed.~'~~ ,r f .~ el, u b ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION, SUSPENSION OR ABANDONMENT § 8.1 This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon not less than seven days' written notice should the other party fail substantially to perform in. accordance with the terms of this Agreement through no fault of the party initiating the termination. Such notice shall specify the reason for termination. AIA Document 6141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA'' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°° Document, or any portion of it, 15 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) _ §,8.2 If the Project is suspended by the Owner for more than ~A-sixty 60 consecutive days, the Architect shall be compensated for services performed prior to notice of such suspension. When the Project is resumed; the Architect's compensation shall be equitably adjusted to provide for expenses incurred in the interruption and resumption of the Architect's services. § 8.3' This Agreement may be terminated by the Owner upon not less than seven days' written notice to the' Architect in the event that the Project is permanently abandoned. If the Project is abandoned by the Owner for more than°90 consecutive days, the Architect may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice. § 8.4 Failure of the'Ovvner to make payments to the Architect in accordance with this Agreement shall be considered substantial nonperformance and cause for termination. § 8.5 If the Owner fails<to make payment when due the Architect for services and expenses, the Architect I7~ay, upon seven days' written notice to the Owner, suspend performance of services under this Agreement. Unless paymenf in full is received by the Architect within seven days of the date of the notice, tl~e suspension shall take effect .without further notice. In the event of a suspension of services, the Architect`shall have no liability to the Owner for delay or damage caused the Owner because of such suspension of services. ' § 8.6 In the'event`of termination not the fault of the Architect, the Architect shall be compensated for services performed prior to termination, together with Reimbursable Expenses then due and all Termination Expenses as`defined in Section 8.7. '.4 b ~t-iht77t'Z , ~i-~,~~ee~t-completion of the }~°°°~~~° ~'~~~~~; ~°' ° °^*~~~ f r R^°~~ Project and consents to and ^~'~'~~~"~~~~~ ~° _;;;:°~ °^-~°'' authorizes the making of anv reasonable chances to date-i~the design of the Project by Owner and such other architect as Owner may desire. Any services provided by Architect which are requested by Owner after termination ~°°~~~~ -'~~~~~b °~~~ °~~'~°°^~~°n* T~^°°.shall be fairly compensated by Owner AIA Document B741ICMaT^^ - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA'"'' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AlArO document, or any portion of it, y 6 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) t-, terminatoon, toaetner wltn lielmoursaole expenses tnen cue. m the event one ~ Ton .,or~on+ Q.8 This Agreement may also be terminated by the Owner upon seven (7) 8.9 In the event of anv termination under this Article 8, this Architect consents to Owner's selection of another architect of Owner's choice to assist the Owner in anv wav in completing the project. Architect further agrees to cooperate and provide anv information requested by Owner in connection with the n°~~°~ n°~~°'~~m°~+ Dh^~°, „r ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS §"9.1 Unless otherwise provided, this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the place where the - r roject 's located. 9.1.1 GoverninG Law. Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement shall be Governed by the laws. codes and regulations of Eagle Countv and the State of Colorado to the extent that such laws, codes and regtalations are applicable to the Owner. The parties agree that the venue of anv civil action arising out of -this Agreement shall be Eagle Countv, Colorado. § 9'.2 Terms in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those in the edition of AIA Document A2Q1/CMG. General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, Construction Manager-Adviser Edition, current as of the date`of this Agreement. 9.3 C-a~~;e~Limitation of ~~~*~~~ ~°*~•~°°~ Actions. Any actions against the Architect by the ~a~es-Owner brought. to ~. b recover damages for iniury to ae~s-person or ~°-damage to amt t ,;~~~:;,.,~ ..~,.,,, , ~,, ~ ,,.,.,.°...ti.... °:.~.°~ Work in the Proiect itself or"'anv failures ~ :~~t` ~ ~~ ~~~~c*°~~~°t ~'~m~t°r~~~ ^r defects therein, caused by the ~aae negligent design; p(anninq_or observation of ~.;~,onstruction of the €~Proiect ~'-shall be brought within two years aftersuch claim for relief arises and is fully discovered by the Owners In no event shall anv such action be brought more than six f61 vears after ~ .}•~~~~~•~~ ~~n;~i°*~~~~.the final-completion and acceptance of the Project § 9.4 The Owner and Architect waive all rights against each other and against the Construction Manager, CoCractors, and the consultants, agents and employees of any of them for damages, but only to the extent ~+e~-of actual recovery of anv property insurance proceeds during construction, except such r ghts as theymay have to he proceeds of such insurance as set forth in the edition of AIA Document A201/CMG; General .Conditions of the Contract for Construction, Construction Manager-Adviser Edition, current as of the date of-this Agreement. The Owner and Architect each shall require similar waivers from their Construction Manager, Contractors, consultants, agents, and persons or entities awarded separate contracts`adrninistered under the Owner's own forces. § 9.5 The Owner and Architect, respectively, bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns and 'legal representatives'to the other party to this Agreement and to the partners, successors, assigns and legal ,representatives of such other party with respect to all covenants of this Agreement. *T°~~°-~:r.;~ +~+~+ Architect shall not assign this Agreement without the written consent of the etke~Owner, and Architect shall 'not unreasonalbly object to anv assignment of this-Agreement by Owner.: § 9.6 This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the Owner and Architect ~.nd supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both Owner and Architect. § 9.7 i~othing contained in the Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with or a cause of action in favor of a third,~arty against either the Owner or Architect. 9.8 Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Architect and Architect's consultants shall have no responsibility for the discovery, presence, handling, removal or disposal of or exposure of persons to ..hazardous materials in any form at the Project site, including but not limited to asbestos, asbestos products, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) or other toxic substances. However, the Architect shall report to he Owner the presence and location of any hazardous material which Architect notices. §~9.9 The Architect shall have the right upon prior written consent of the Owner to include representations of the design of the Project, including photographs of the exterior and interior, among the.Architect's promotional and professional materials. The Architect's materials shall not include the Owner's confidential or proprietary information if the Owner has previously advised the Architect in writing of the specific information considered by the Owner to be confidential or proprietary. The Owner shall provide AIA Document 8141/CMaT"' - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA"" Document is protected by U.S. Copyright -Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA6o Document, or any portion of it, ~ 7 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 whidh expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) professional credit for the Architect on the construction sign and in the promotional materials for the Project. The Owner considers all information concerning the Proiect to be proprietary. ARTICLE 10 PAYMENTS TO THE ARCHITECT § ]0.1 `'DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSE §.10.1.1 Direct Personnel Expense is defined as the direct salaries of the Architect's personnel engaged nn`theeProject and the portion of the cost of their mandatory and customary contributions and benefits related thereto, such as employment taxes and other statutory employee benefits, insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacations, pensions and similar contributions and benefits. § 10.2 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES § 10.2.1 Reimbursable Expenses are in addition to compensation for Basic and Additional Services and include expenses .incurred by the Architect and Architect's employees and consultants in the interest of the Project; as ident~f~ed in the following Clauses. § 10.2.1.1 ExpensE~ of transportation in connection with the Project; expenses in connection with authorized out-of-town travel; long-distance communications; and fees paid for securing approval of authorities having'jurisdiction over the Project. Owner to provide Architect with two (21 nights per week ~ J_.,'~~ /_.._____\:J -'~_;/~:`, _i.....a:-.- rlL-__ :.- _JJ:a:-.- a_ ...:.-. L....~~LI~ ~...-~.~~~~ :J... a:[:~J :.~ Subparagraph1'1~.4.1. § 10.2.1.2'Expense of reproductions, postage, express deliveries, electronic facsimile transmissions and handling of Drawings. Specifications and other documents. § 10.2.1.3 If authorized irr advance by the Owner, expense of overtime work requiring higher than regular rates. § 10.2:1.4 ~.~If authorized in advance by Owner in writing, expense of renderings, models and r~~ock-ups requested by the Owner. , ~t,ir,o ~~~ r eC.,., F l.. ~ _ __ tit'~a ~-rN+lj~t.~1--~tittt't~--l~ .,.-1 .7 ~., F~:., ., ° ..r r:.,-,° .,."°•, °~1 °..r:.,,. ,: rl, r"° D.-..: °..r ~ I ".` § 10.3 PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF BASIC SERVICES § 10.3.1 An`initial payment as set forth in Section 11.1 is the minimum payment under this Agreement. § 10:3.2 Subsequent payments for Basic Services shall be made monthly and, where applicable, shall be ~n proportion to services performed within each phase of service, on the basis set forth.in Section 11.2.2. § 10.3.3 If .,..,, , , ~' ~~ • ~°~•~ ~"°~ the time initially established in Sec-~ie~r'Parapraph 11.5.1 ^F r":~ ~ „ °° ... is e=:ceeded or extended through no fault of the Architect, the Architect's compensation shall be equitably adjusted for any additional services b required as result of such time ,,~ .. ..,-,..,,,o;, ;,; ,F;a ;::;,~:,°_ ~°. ~ ~." :., ~°,.~:^., „ z ~.beinp extended. §:1..0.3.4 b .~ ,~°.°,, ; ,;,~,~.-: ; ° Architect shall not ,..,~.~,,,.,°,, ~.,+;^„ f .- t1,., ^rt;^„~ ^f t"° D.-~,:°..r ~".,,, be ~ehtitled''to receive payment hereunder until Architect has provided such lien waivers, including lien waivers from Architect's consultants, updated design schedule showing work completed and, if requested by the art-Owner, sworn statements of certificates regarding Architect's services °•-° -'°~~^~~•°-' ^-• ~"°~° and compliance with the °°"°''••'° ~°* ~^•-*" requirements of this Contrac{,as Owner may reasonably require in ~°,.,;,,., , , ~ ~ "°~°,, ,,., ~„ ."° ,,,..,°~* "^.,° ~,,° ":~,~ ^ ,.^+;.,~°,, ., ~.,,~ .- r~.:F °b 'connection with Architect's request for ~••°" ~^-*~^~~ ^f *"° Dr^~°^* payment. AIA Document 6141/CMaT"" - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIAF' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA6A Document, or any portion of it, 1$ may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) § 10.4 PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES § 10.4.1 Payments on account of the Architect's Additional Services and for Reimbursable Expenses shall be made monthly upon presentation of the Architect's statement of services rendered or expenses incurred. :.10.4.2- Architect shall present each month a statement of additional services rendered and reimbursable expenses incurred for the preceding month. Architect expressly waives any right to payment for any additional services rendered if Architect does not give written notice of its claim that the services are additional within twenty':(20) days of rendering the services and if such services are not billed as additional services within sixty (60) days following their rendition. §.10.5 PAYMENTS WITHHELD § 1:0.5.1 No deductionsshall be made from the Architect's compensation on account of penalty, liquidated damages or other sums withheld from payments to Contractors, or on account of the cost of changes in tfe `JVork other han those for which the Architect has been found to be liable. ~ 10.6`ARCHITECT'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS § 10.6.1 :Records of Fielmbursable Expenses and expenses pertaining to Additional Services and services performed on the basis of a multiple of Direct Personnel Expense shall be available to the Owner ol- the C)wner's authorized representative at mutually convenient times. ARTICLE 11` BASIS OF COMPENSATION The Owner shall cor7ipens~te the Architect as follows: § 11.1 AN ..INITIAL PAYIv1ENT of Zero ($ 00.00 )shall be made upon execution of this Agreement and credited to the Owner's account at final payment. § 11.2 BASIC COMPENSATION § 1.1.2.1 FOR BASIC:SERVICES, as described in Article 2, and any other services included in Article 12 as part of Basic Services, :Basic Compensation shall be computed as €elte~r=sahown in the attached Exhibit "D" -Schedule of-Fees and Reimbursables: (Insert basis. of compensation, including stipulated sums, multiples or percentages, and identify phases to which particular methods of compensation apply, if necessary.) Basis. of compensation Phase(s) to which applicable SE~F~ Exhibit "D" - Schedule of_Fees &Reimbursables § 11.2.2 T Compensation is based on a stipulated sum ~ ~°___~~°°° °F~~..~._~_~.~~ ~'~~: -r- --a-- and progress payments for Basic Services in each phase shall total the following percentages of the total Basic Compensation payable: (Insert additional phases as`ta~propriate.) f~~ater Plannil~g & Programming; 105,280 ep rcent 5_1 ~..1.°.,~,., r:,. Tl°..:..., Dh..~°. a . Schematic Design Phase: 110' ilo..°1.,.,.,,°.,r DL...,.°• Design Development Phase: Construction Documents Phase: ~O7 239 920 ercent 11.6 ~• ~J ( 411 900 ep rcent 20.0 •\ ~ 843 975 ep rcent 40.9 AIA Document 6141/CMaT"" - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA"' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA"' Document, or any portion of it, 19 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_t which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. 'User Notes: (2892325186) b ~~ "'/ Biddino or Negotiation Phase: 89 640 ep rcent 4_3 r,. ..... ,.«: vr,., ~"E '~'~ Construction Phase: 373 150 ercent 18.1 ~e~e,~--E ~? $ 2,063,865 100.0 Total Basic°,Compensation one hundred percent( 100 %) 11.2.2.1 Not withstanding the above, the Architect shall be compensated as shown in 11.2.1, when the Constructioh Cost is thirty four point four million dollars ($34,400,000). In the event the Construction Cost shotald ihcrease or decrease one million dollars ($1,000,000), no adiustment in the Architect's Basic Ser~~ices compensation``will be made. In the event the Construction Cost shall increase or decrease by more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), the Architect's compensation shall be similarly adjusted at a or reduced Construction'Cost. In no event shall the Architect receive an adiustment in compensation for the first one million dollars ($1,000,00001 in changes to Construction Cost. §;11.3 COMPENSATION FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES § 11..3.1 FOR PROJECT REPRESENTATION BEYOND BASIC SERVICES, as described in Section 3.2, compensation shall be computed as follows: Not Al~l~licable § 11.3.2 .FOR ADDITIONAL'SERVICES OF THE ARCHITECT, as described in Articles 3 and 12, other than'(1) Additional Project Representation, as described in Section 3.2, and (2) services included in Article 12 as part of Basic Services, but excluding services of consultants, compensation shall be computed as follows: (Insert basis of compensation, including rates and/or multiples of Direct Personnel Expense for Principals and employees, and identify Principals and classify employees, if required. Identify specific services to ~ti~hich particular methiJds of compensation apply, if necessary.) The Architect, Owner, and Construction Manager will use their best efforts to agree in writing on a lump aim amrnYnt fnr aart'Aririitinrial' ~prvirta raniiactari by tha rlwnar in arivanca of any wnrk hainrr narfnrmar by the Architect. In the absence of such agreement, the Owner will have the option to: 1) Ask the Architect'in writing and in advance to perform the Additional Services on an hourly basis at-the rates attached in Exhibit "E" -Hourly Rates; or i Ask the Architecf to cooperate and coordinate with a second, licensed architect under contract to the Owner o prdvide `the Additional Services in question. The Owner will compensate the the''hourly rates attached in Exhibit "E" -Hourly Rates. § 1.1.3.3 FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES OF CONSULTANTS, including additional structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services and those provided under Section 3.4.19 or identified in Article 12 as part of Additional Services, a multiple of one point zero five ( 1.05 )times the amounts billed to the Architect>for such services. I la'entify specific types of consultants in Article 12, if required.) § 11.4 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES § 11.4.1 FOR REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES, as described in Section 10.2, and any other items included `, in Article 12 as Reimbursable Expenses, a multiple of one point zero five ( 1.05 )times the expenses incurred by the Architect, the Architect's employees and consultants in the interest of the Project. Reimbursable expenses will be billed as incurred per Paragraph 10.2 -Reimbursable Expense not to exceed one hundred fifty three thousand two hundred and fifty two dollars ($ 153,252). This topset AIA Document 8141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA" Document is protected by U.S. Copyrighi Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°D Document, ar any poriian of it, 20 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) assumes Architect will provide Owner five (5) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy of each deliverable at each progress printing. Owner will print drawings and specifications for the Construction Manager and Contractor at its expense. _§ 11.5 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS § 11.5.1 IF THE BASIC SERVICES covered by this Agreement have not been completed rr~ii#tin~~ +aet}t~i~by the end of the ~°*Construction Phase, as defined in Subparagraphs 2.6.1 and 2.6.21 , tnrough no fault of the Architect, extension of the Architect's services beyond that time shall be compensated as provided in Sections 10.3.3 and 11.3.2. ~ ~ 11.5.2 Payr~~ents are due and payable thirty ( 30 )days from the date of the Architect's invoice. Amounts unpaid ( )days after the date of approval of any invoice date shall bear interest at the rate entered below;,or in the absence thereof at the legal rate prevailing from time to time at the principal place of business of the'Architect. (Insert rate of interest agreed upon.) 1.5% per month (Usury jaws and requirements under the Federal Truth in Lending Act, similar state and local consumer "credit laws and other`regulations at the Owner's and Architect's principal places of business, the location of the Projecfand elsewhere may affect the validity of this provision. Specific legal advice should be obtained with respect to deletions or modifications, and also regarding requirements such as written disclosures or waivers.) § 11.5.3 The rates and r~lultlples set forth for Additional Services shall be annually adjusted in accordance with normal salary review practices of the Architect. ARTICLE 12 OTHER CONDITIONS OR SERVICES (Insert descriptions of other services, identify Additional Services included within Basic Compensation, and insert modifications'to the payment and compensation terms included in this Agreement.) iz.2 1 ime limits set out in or under this Agreement are solely for the protection and benefit of the Owner andcrealz no third-party beneficiary rights in any other party. . t2.3 In ihe`erent of~. any conflict between these Amendments and the terms and conditions shown in the AIA Document I3tat/CMa, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect (1992 Edition), these Amendments shall control. Iz.4 Value En ing Bering. Value Engineering shall he accomplished by the Architect and Owner during U1e design oLthe Project. The object of this Value Engineering is to achieve optimum value for each construction dollar.spent~: The Architect shall prepare brief written reports ai the end of the Schematic Design and C~evelopnietlt Phases summarizing the Value En ing eerie ag ctivity including descriptions, evaluations and recommendations on all feasible alternatives. 12.5 Eneray Conservation Services. As a part of the Architects Basic Services, the Architect shall consider energy conservation options for the Protect and examine the Project's compliance with AIA Document B141/CMaT'" - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA? Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA°D Document, or any portion of it, 21 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_7 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. UserNOtes: (2892325186) standards established by ASHRAE 90/80 and the Colorado State Energy Code. r 12:G ,;,.Governmental Immunity Act. It is the expres ~ statutes or common law. I z.7.t This Agreement represents the entire and integrated Agreement between the Owner and the Architect and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only a ~~ ritten instrument signed by both Owner and Architect. 12.7.2 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with a cause of action in favor ~f a third parl_~~ .i ,u ~~, I'either the Owner or Architect. 12.7.3 The~Architect shall.-have the right to include representations of the design of the Protect, including photographs of the exterior and interior, among the Architect's promotional and professional materials. The Architect's materials shall not include the Owner's confidential or groprietarv information. t2.8 Non Discri~~tination. In the performance of the Work under this Agreement, the Architect agrees [o comply r~~iih'the applicable provisions of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act of 1957. The Architect agrees `thathewill not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because race, creed, color, sex, or rational``~~rigin:~The`Architect also agrees Thai the Architect will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants ~;~hen employed are ~ireated'during the employment without regard to their race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. :Such aciio^ shall include but not be limited to the following: employment, up rg ading, demotion or transfer, recntitment or r'ecruitmeni advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or ocher forms of eon~pensation: anal ~~~I~_~rliun for training, includingapprenticeshi~ i~_~~_ ~~,li<<~~_ ~m~notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have" been snfficienily given for all purposes if sent by certified or registered mail, postage and fees t~~repaid,<addressed toihe'~parly to whom such notice is intended to be given ai the address set forth below, or at ;uch~ocher. add>e~s as has been previouslyfurnished in writing, to the other party or parties. Such notice shall be deemed to hay-ebeen liven when deposited in the ll.S.~Mail. I_~ i„ I/xhibits. ~~II_~~xhihii referred to in this Agreement are, by reference, incorporated herein for all i, n Paragraph;. ~ ~.~~~li~ms. The captions of the paragraphs are set forth only for convenience and r~ ~~_r~nce,andare not inl_~~n~l~~l_in any way to define, limit, or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement. i /.tz l~ffectuation of l~~;r~_~ment. The parties agree that they will execute any further instrument or insiruments;`and that Uie~ will~'hcrionn any act or acts, which are or may become necessary to effectuate any of the l~rnis or ~ovisions oCthis~Agreement. This''Agreement entered info as of the day and year first written above. OWNER (Signature) ARCHITECT (Signature) h1r. Sian"Zernler, Town Manager Curt Fentress. Principal AIA Document B141/CMaT"^ - 1992. Copyright ©1992 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARN{NG: This AIA"" Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA'" Document, or any portion of it, 22 may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_t which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: ~ (2892325186) Certification of Document's Authenticity AIA® Document D401 TM - 2003 I, ,hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, that I created the attached final document simultaneously with this certification at 14:45:55.on 08/12/2004 under Order No. 1000109581_1 from AIA Contract I )~cuments software and that in preparing the attached final document I made no changes to the original text of AIA® Docuntcnt B 141/CMaTM - 1992 -Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect where 4he (~~ ~ustructi~n ~i;tnager is NOT a Constructor, as published by the AIA in its software, other than changes shown in the ;titache~l 1 i n;~I document by underscoring added text and striking over deleted text. (.Sr,~n~ ~I) i I itl~~l - --- AIA Document D401TM - 2003. Copyright ©1992 and 2003 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIAr' Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Lativ and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA"' Document, or any portion of it, ~ may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 14:45:55 on 08/12/2004 under Order No.1000109581_1 which expires on 3/31/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: (2892325186) 18 AU G 04 Exhibit "~4" Scope of Project Base Scope of Work: A. The base scope of work shall include master-planning for the new Conference Center as it relates to its site, proposed Lionshead core site projects, and for the adjacent properties as well as the uses shown in the approved Town of Vail Lionshead Master Plan for these areas. B. The new Conference Center shall include spaces as identified in the following program: Description ~~ Gross SF LOWER LEVEL - 8130 Pre-Convene & Lobbies 12,622 *Junior Ballroom 10,000 Board Room 1,500 *Breakout Space & Meeting Rooms 7,500 Meeting Rm\Board Room Support Space 2,524 Food Service 1,010 Building Operations 5,890 Administration 2,314 Building Infrastructure & Circulation 3,366 Escalators 631 Subtotal Lower Level II 47,358 Page 1 Of 4 - ©2004 All Rights Reserved By Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 18 AUG 04 Exhibit "A" Scope of Project UPPER LEVEL - 8180 Pre-Convene & Lobbies 6,320 "Main Ballroom 25,000 'Breakout Space & Meeting Rooms 1,000 Meeting Rm\Board Room Support Space 168 Food Service 4,881 Building Operations 5,890 Administration 3,492 Building Infrastructure & Circulation 5,890 Subtotal Upper Level 52,641 TOTALS -BOTH LEVELS Pre-Convene & Lobbies 18,942 Ballroom 35,000 Board Room 1,500 Breakout Space & Meeting Rooms 8,500 Meeting Rm\Board Room Support Space 2,693 Food Service 5,890 Building Operations (Includes Loading Dock) 11,780 Administration 5,806 Building Infrastructure & Circulation (w\Escalator) 9,888 TOTAL BOTH LEVELS II 100,000 * These spaces are program drivers from the financial feasibility study. Page 2 Of 4 ©2004 All Righis Reserved By Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 18 AUG 04 Exhibit "A" Scope of Project C. The base scope of work shall include all loading, delivery, pedestrian, vehicular access, and other Site/Conference Center driven project elements. D. The budget provides a fixed limit of $34.4 million for construction cost, which shall include all design and bidding contingency required by this Agreement to be included in the Architect's estimates. II. Scope of the Project Alternates A. Add Alternate One - 125 Parking Spaces -Scope of Work: 1. Includes a net increase of 125 new parking spaces at the existing Lionshead parking structure by adding a new structural deck over a portion of the existing structure. 2. The cost of this Alternate is included in the budget shown in Item I.D. above. B. Add Alternate Two - 200 Parking Spaces -Scope of Work: 1. Includes a total of 200 new parking spaces at the existing Lionshead parking structure by adding a new structural deck over half of the existing structure. 2. The incremental increase in the cost of the 75 parking spaces in this alternate would be funded separately from the budget shown in Item I.D above. C. Add Alternate Three- 400 Parking Spaces -Scope of Work: 1. Includes a total of 400 new parking spaces at the existing Lionshead parking structure by adding a new structural deck over the existing structure. 2. The incremental increase in the cost of the 275 parking spaces in this alternate would be funded separately from the budget shown in Item I.D above. D. Add Alternate Four- Five (5) Bus Drop-off and Transit Center Scope of Work: 1. Includes a drop off area for five (5) full-size buses and separate local shuttle lanes on this site Page 3 of 4 - ©2ooa All Ri9ncs Reserved ey Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 18 AUG 04 Exhibit "A" Scope of Project 2. Provide sport-cochere over these buses 3. Provide a 600 SF, enclosed, heated and cooled transit center waiting area on site. 4. The cost for this alternate would be funded separately from the budget shown in Item I.D above. E. Add Alternate Five -Road Template -Scope of Work: 1. Includes 1,000 LF of new five-lane template at the north frontage road. .East of the existing site entrance; and 2. Includes 1,000 LF of new four-lane template at north frontage road West of the existing site entrance 3. The cost for this alternate would be funded separately from the budget shown in Item I.D above. Page 4 of 4 - ©zooa An Rignte Reserves sy Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 18 AUG 04 Exhibit " B" Architect's Basic Services I. Base Scope of Work: A. In addition to the Architect's Basic Services specified in Article 2 of this Agreement, the Architect's Basic Services shall also include but not be limited to those described in this Exhibit. B. In the event of a conflict between the Basic Services of this Exhibit and those shown in Article Two of the Agreement, the interpretation which provides the maximum level of service to the Owner shall prevail. C. In addition, Exhibit A -Scope of the Project, Exhibit D -Schedule of Fees and Reimbursables and this Exhibit all include Alternates which may be accepted by the Owner. Upon such acceptance, the Alternate(s) shall be incorporated into this Agreement by written amendment executed by both parties.. . D. In addition to the Architect's internal staff, the Architect shall include the following design and engineering team members, at a minimum: 1. Firm with conference center operations experience for design review purposes; 2. Structural engineer with mountain and parking structure experience; 3. Civil engineer fluent in tight sites, utility relocations, and complex phasing; 4. Traffic engineer with extensive experience in public transportation facilities and resort communities; 5. Parking consultant with demonstrated comprehensive structured parking and circulation analysis ability. E. Basic Services include all services typically provided by the Architect during design and construction, as well as master planning, landscape design, kitchen design, civil engineering, and construction cost estimating. F. Basic Services include meeting mutually acceptable sustainable design standards to be discussed and determined by the Owner and the Architect. Page 1 of 6 - ©2ooa An Rignts Reserved ay Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 18 AUG 04 Exhibit "B" Architect's Basic Services G. Basic Services include presenting not less than (3) three site design concepts to the staff, conference center advisory committee, Town Council, and the public prior to approval of concept design and Notice To Proceed for Schematic Design. H. The Schematic Design process will likewise include the presentation of not less than (3) three Schematic plans and elevations to the staff, conference center advisory committee, Town Council, and the public prior to approval of the preferred alternative and continuation with Schematic Design. I. Exterior features will compliment 'existing local and mountain .architecture found in the Town of Vail and comply with Design Review Board guidelines. J. Basic Services include the number of Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC), Town Council, and Design .Review Board (DRB) meetings and works sessions (as well as any other meetings) reasonable and necessary to complete the standard Town of Vail approval process for this project. The Architect will be responsible for presenting the project to and responding to the Town of Vail approval entities, and obtaining those approvals. K. Basic Services include a traffic studies and engineering (i.e. traffic impact analysis) for the conference center only. L. Basic Services include issuance of a separate application package for all civil work included in the base conference center scope of work (the Site Package), which will receive a distinct permit from the remainder of the work (the Building Package). The Site Package includes all sitework up to the building footprint (e.g. demolition, excavation, site utility relocations, vehicular paving, pedestrian paving, etc.) No excavation or other work at the building site will be allowed to be included in this package. The Building Package includes all work within the outside face of foundation walls, and excavation and backfill necessary for those foundations. II. Scope of the Project Alternates The following are the Alternates to be included only if accepted in writing by the ~ Owner: A. Add Alternate One - 125 Parking Spaces -Scope of Services: 1. Architect shall provide all design and engineering services based on the Work of this Alternate as specified in Exhibit A-Scope of the Project. Page 2 of 6 - ©zooa An Ri9nts Reserved sy Architectural Resource Consultants, Inca 18 AUG 04 exhibit "B" Architect's Basic Services 2. The Owner has completed a preliminary structural and code analysis of the existing parking structure that indicates the existing columns will not support the proposed deck, and some life safety issues will need to be addressed as part of this Alternate's scope of work. The Architect should validate this preliminary analysis. 3. This portion of the project's design will also address ramps from the new plate to the existing parking structure, extension of stair cores, pedestrian and monitored vehicular access per code, access and structural loading for snow removal equipment, etc. 4. In addition to the above services, and without limitation, traffic studies and engineering as necessary to assess the traffic impact of this alternate are specifically included. B. Add Alternate Two - 200 Parking Spaces -Scope of Work: 1. Architect shall provide all design and engineering services based on the Work of this Alternate as specified in Exhibit A-Scope of the Project. 2. In addition to the above services, and without limitation, traffic studies and engineering as necessary to assess the traffic impact(s) of this Alternate are specifically included. C. Add Alternate Three- 400 Parking Spaces -Scope of Work: 1. Architect shall provide all design and engineering services based on the Work of this Alternate as specified in Exhibit A-Scope of the Project. 2. 'In addition to the above services, and without limitation, traffic studies and engineering as necessary to assess the traffic impact(s) of this Alternate are specifically included. D. Add Alternate Four- Five (5) Bus Drop-off and Transit Center Scope of Work: 1. Architect shall provide all design and engineering services based on the Work of this Alternate as specified in Exhibit A-Scope of the Project. 2. In addition to the above services, and without limitation, traffic studies and engineering as necessary to assess the traffic impact(s) of this Alternate are specifically included. Page 3 of 6 ©2004 All Rights Reserved By Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. 18 AUG 04 Exhibit "B" Architect's Basic Services E. Add Alternate Five -Road Template -Scope of Work: 1. Architect shall provide all design and engineering services based on the Work of this Alternate as specified in Exhibit A-Scope of the Project. 2. In addition to the above services, and without limitation, traffic studies and engineering as necessary to assess the traffic impact(s) of this Alternate are specifically included. 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Design - ~~ 0179 Design Kickoff 0 18 AUG !b ~O ~ 0180 Develop Master Plan 24 18 AUG 04 20 SEP 04 ~ '''".'"'-"`.'"~'~'""`~"4"`-"~''''"'. 0181 Develop Conceptual Designs ~ 30 18 AUG 04 28 SEP 04 0201 Presentation of Master Plan & 3 Design Options 1 29 SEP 04 29 SEP 04 0241 Selection of Preferred Alternative - 5 _ 30 SEP 04 O6 OCT 04 ~_ i 0783 Schematic Design Documents 25 07 OCT 04 10 NOV 04 , 0294 Present 50 % SD to Owner 1 28 OCT O4 28 OCT 04 i 1 0185 Prepare SD Cost Estimate 15 11 NOV 04 Ot DEC 04 0186 Owner Review & Approval of SD Plans 8 Estimate 5 02 DEC 04 08 DEC 04 ~ ~- r a: 0188 NTP w/Design Development Docs 8 DRB Process 0 09 DEC 04 ~ ; ~ ~ i 0190 Prepare DOs - Sile 20 09 DEC 04 OS JAN OS 0191 Prepare DDs -Building 30 09 DEC 04 19 JAN OS 0192 Prepare DD Estimate ~ 15 13 JAN OS 02 FEB OS 0193 Owner Review or DD Documents 5 03 FEB OS 09 FEB Q5 i i 0194 Owner Sign-Off/Approval of ODS 0 09 FEB 05 ~ i ,__, ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ---- - - -- --- - -~0~---- - ---- '- ---' ---- -- --- '- - -- ---- -- - - ~~ 0160 Notice to Proceed w/ Slle CDs 0 10 FEB 05 ; ® ~ 0242 Complete Construction Drawings - Slte 25 10 FEB OS 16 MAR OS 0198 90 % Site CDs Complete _ 0 17 MAR OS 16 MAR 05 0199 Prepare 100 % Site CDs w/Const. Review 8 17 MAR 0$ 28 MAR OS 0239 100 % Site CDs Complete 0 26 MAR OS ~~ i i 0202 Notice to Proceed w/Building CDs 0 10 FEB OS i 0203 Develop Building CDs 90 10 FEB OS 15 JUN 05 i 0204 90 % Building CDs Complete 0 15 JUN OS ; ® ; ~ ~ i i i ~ 0205 Prepare 100 % Building CDs wlConst. Review 10 i6 JUN 05 29 JUN OS i ~ i ~ ~ ~ .,y 0206 100 % Building CDs Complete 0 29 JUN OS O Early bar ® Critical point Data date 11 AUG 04 Date Revision Checked A roved ® Progress bar ~ S i t Start date 03 MAY 04 Town of Vail 11 AUG 04 AUG 11 U date AW CJS ummary po n Finish date 11 AUG 06 Conference Center Critical bar O Start milestone point Must finish date Summay bar O Finish milestone point Tar et finish date 03 MAY O6 Desi n Schedule • Progres point ©Primavera S stems Inc. g Exhibit "V" Schedule of Fees & Reimbursables Town of Vail -Conference Center tO HVV V4 Description Architectural Structural Mechanical Electrical Other Consultants Total Desion andlor Engineerino Fees Masterplanning 8 Programming 61,000 44,280 105,280 Schematic Design 122,000 15,500 24,750 18,800 58,870 239,920 Design Development 244,000 32,000 33,000 25,600 77,300 411,900 Construction Documents 492,000 98,000 66,000 52,400 135,575 843,975 Bidding 8 Negotiation 61,000 8,500 8,250 3,800 8,090 89,640 Contract Administration 244,000 38,000 38,000 20,800 32,350 373,150 Subtotal Fees -Conference Center Only 1,224,000 192,000 170,000 121,400 356,465 2,063,865 Alternate Fees Additional Fees for Alternate One - 125 Parkinc Spaces 10,000 25,000 10,000 10,000 29,700 84,700 Additional Fees for Alternate Two - 200 Parkinc Spaces 12,000 9,340 21,340 Additional Fees for Alternate Three - 400 Parkins Spaces 10,000 24,000 20,000 20,000 15,640 89,640 Additional Fees for Alternate Four -Five Bus Droo-off & Transit Center 20,000 9,000 1,500 1 500 30 700 62 700 , , , Additional Fees for Alternate Five -Road Template 5,000 2,500 52,700 60,200 Subtotal Alternate Fees 45,000 70,000 31,500 34,000 138,080 318,580 Reimbursable Expenses - Conf Ctr Onlv Reimbursable expenses are charges at 1.10 time the actual cost. Reproduction 8 Printing Costs 80,000 700 310 310 10,200 91,520 Postage, Shipping 8 Long Distance Telephone 15,000 500 100 100 4,000 19,700 Airfare, Hotel, Meals, and other Travel Costs 20,000 500 500 7,100 28,100 Reimbursable Contingency 11,500 120 91 91 2,130 13,932 Subtotal Reimbursable Expenses 126,500 1,320 1,001 1,001 23,430 153,252 ,. Total of Fees & Reimbursable Expenses 1,350,500 193,320 171,001 122,401 379,895 2,217,117 ®2004 All Rights Reserved By Page 1 of 1 Architectural Resource Consultants, Inc. Exhibit "E" Hourly Rates Position Standard Principals 230 Associate Principals 150 Senior Associates 135 Associates 130 Project Architects 125 Architects 80 - 115 Project Interior Design Architects 115 Interior Designers 60 - 80 Draftsmen 55 - 65 Clerical 50 - 70 Information Technology 70 - 120 c Model Shop 65 18 AUG 04 Page 1 of 1 Exhibit "F" Minimum Team Member Project Commitments 18 AUG 04 Preconstruction Construction Position Name Hours /Week Name Hours /Week Design Principal Curtis Fentress* 16 - 40 Curtis Fentress 4 Project Manager John Kudrycki 16 - 24 John Kudrycki 32 - 40 Project Architect Michael Winters 32 - 40 Michael Winters 16 - 24 Lead Interior Designer Barbara Fentress 4 Barbara Fentress .0.25 Project Interior Designer Andrea Devitt 32 - 40 Andrea Devitt 8 Other team members required for provision of Various As Necessary Various As Necessary Basic Services Total As Required As Required * Mr. Fentress to attend all public, all approval and all critical design meetings Page 1 of 1 ~' ''r ~i ORDINANCE 19 SERIES 2004 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-3C-4 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF VAIL AS IT RELATES TO POSSESSION OF OPENED CONTAINERS OF VINOUS LIQUOR; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, pursuant to certain amendments made to Chapter 47 of Title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, an establishment possessing a valid Hotel and restaurant liquor license may permit a customer of the hotel or restaurant to reseal and remove from the licensed premises one opened container of partially consumed vinous liquor purchased on the premises so long as the original container did not contain more than 750 milliliters of vinous liquor; and WHEREAS, certain text amendments are necessary to the Town of Vail Police Regulations, as they relate to the possession of opened containers of vinous liquors, in order to be consistent with state statute. WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council considers it in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to adopt this ordinance. NOW THEREFORE, BE tT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Section 6-3C-4 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail is hereby amended as follows: (additions are shown. in bold) 6-3C-4: DRINKING IN PUBLIC: A. Prohibited: It is unlawful for any person to drink any malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors upon any street, alley, sidewalk, public building or public parking lot in the town or within any vehicle upon the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public parking lots in the town except by written authorization of the town council. It is unlawful. for any person to possess or have in such person's possession or under his/her control in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, public building or public parking lot in the town, any malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors in any container of any kind or description which is not sealed or upon which the seal is broken. The word °sealed° means the regular seal applied by the United States government over the cap of all malt, vinous or spirituous liquors, Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be unlawful for any person to have in Ordinance 19, Series of 2004 ,, - `i -`` his or her possession or under his or her control one opened container .of vinous liquor removed from a licensed premise pursuant to and subject to the limitations set forth in C.R.S. § 12-47-411(3.5), as amended. B. Closed Containers Prohibited: 1. Affected Areas: No person shall possess any malt, vinous, or spirituous liquor or fermented malt beverage in or upon any public highway, street, alley, walk, parking lot or any other public property or place or in or upon those portions of any private property upon which the public has an expressed or implied license to enter or remain within the area bounded by: , Vail transportation center/village parking structure to the north, the south edge of Seibert Circle to the south, Mill Creek to the east, the eastern curb line of Willow Bridge Road from Gore Creek Drive through the International Bridge. The affected area is inclusive of Wall Street from Gore Creek Drive through One Vail Place .and the Gore Creek Promenade from Willow Bridge Road through the Children's Fountain, between six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M., from June 30 through July 5, and between six o'clock (6:00) P.M. on December 31 and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of January 1 of each year. 2. Exception: Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons shall have the right to possess malt, vinous or spirituous liquor or fermented malt. beverage in said area if they are taking it to permanent or temporary residence located in said area. In addition, it shall not be unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession or under his or her control one opened container of vinous liquor removed from a licensed premise pursuant to and subject to the limitations set forth in C.R.S. § 12-47- 411(3.5), as amended. 3. Resolution By Officer: Any peace officer is authorized to seize any malt, vinous or spirituous liquor or fermented malt beverage possessed in violation of this section. If no summons or complaint is issued for the violation and if the circumstances reasonably permit, the officer may require the possessor to leave the prohibited area with the alcoholic beverage or to abandon the beverage to the officer for destruction at such person's option. Section 2. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it Ordinance 19, Series of 2004 ;`~ . 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 3. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereofi. Section 4. The amendment of any provision of the Town Code 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 proceeding as commenced under or by virtue of the provision amended. The amendment of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. Section 5. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL this 3'" day of August, 2004, and a public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance is set for the 17th day of August, 2004, at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor Attest: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk Ordinance 19, Series of 2004 Z 4 READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 17~' day of August, 2004 Rodney E. Slifer, Mayor Attest: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk Ordinance 19, Series of 2004 f' MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Department of Community Development DATE: August 17, 2004 SUBJECT: An appeal of the Town of Vail Design Review Board's denial of a design review application, pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for. a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2. Appellant: Ted Halaby Planner: Bill Gibson I. SUBJECT PROPERTY The subject property is located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2. 11. STANDING OF APPELLANT The appellant, Ted Halaby, has standing to file an appeal as the property owner. III. REQUIRED ACTION The Vail Town Council shall uphold, overturn, or modify the Design Review Board denial of a design review application (DR604-0249) pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2, and setting forth details in regard thereto. Pursuant toSub-section 12-3-3-C5, Vail Town Code, the Town Council is required to make findings of fact in accordance with the Vail Town Code: "The Town Council shall on all appeals make specific findings of fact based directly on the particular evidence presented to it. These findings of fact must support conclusions that the standards and conditions imposed by the requirements of this title (Zoning Regulations,. Title 12) have or have not been met." The appellant's appeal form, statement, and architectural plans have been attached for reference (Attachments B, C, and D). IV. BACKGROUND r The Halaby Residence is a new two-family residence and Type II EHU, which is currently under construction, located at 252 West Meadow Drive. During the fall of 2002 and the spring of 2003, the Design Review Board reviewed and ultimately approved the new Halaby Residence (DR602-0388) after a total of seven public hearings. On April 15, 2003, the Vail Town Council reviewed an appeal, by an adjacent property owner, of the Design Review Board's approval of the new Halaby Residence. The issues which were raised during this appeal primarily focused on the-proposed-site planning and landscaping planning of the project. At its April 15, 2003, public hearing, the Vail Town Council upheld the Design Review Board's approval of the Halaby Residence with two modifications: 1. That five of the replacement trees required by the Design Review Board shall be 35 ft. tall 2. That the driveway turn-around areas be removed. In June of 2004, Ted Halaby submitted a design review application (DR604-0249) to the Town of Vail Community Development Department to allow for changes to the approved plans for the new Halaby Residence located at 252 West Meadow Drive. This application proposed revisions to the approved landscape, plan which involved replacing the five 35-foot tall evergreen trees, as required by the Town Council, with a 4-foot tall berm and seven 15 to 16-foot tall evergreen trees. . On July 7, 2004, the Design Review Board reviewed and denied the design review application (DRB04-0249) to the Town of Vail to allow for changes to approved plans for the new Halaby Residence located at 252 West Meadow Drive, based upon the finding that the approved landscape plan meets the provisions of the Town Code and the testimony of the applicant did not justify altering the approved plans. The Design Review Board did note that the Vail Town Council was the body to require Mr. Halaby to plant the 35-foot tall evergreen trees, and informed Mr. Halaby of his right to appeal the Design Review, Board's denial of his current request to the Vail Town Council. On July 26, 2004, the appellant submitted an Appeals Form (ADM04-0007) to the Town of Vail Community Development Department appealing the Design Review Board denial. V. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN CODE Chapter 12-3, Administration and Enforcement (in part) Section 12-3-3: Appeals (in part) C. Appeal Of Planning And Environmental Commission Decisions And Design Review Board Decisions: 1. Authority: The Town Council shall have the authorify to hearand decide appeals from any decision, determination or interpretation by the Planning and Environmental Commission or the Design Review Board with respect to the provisions of this Title and the standards and procedures hereinafter set forth. 2. Initiation: An appeal may be initiated by an applicant, adjacentproperlyowner, or any aggrieved or adversely affected person from any order, decision, ~, determination or interpretation by the Planning and Environmental Commission or the Design Review Board with respect fo this Title. "Aggrieved or adversely affected person" means any" person who will suffer an adverse effect to an interest protected or furthered by this Title. The alleged adverse interest maybe shared in common with other members of the community at large, but shall 2 exceed in degree fhe general interest in community good shared by all persons. The Administrator shall determine the standing of an appellant. if the appellant objects to the Administrator's determination of standing, the,Town Council shall, at a meeting prior to hearing evidence on the appeal, make a determination as to the standing of the appellant. If the Town Council determines that the appellant does nothave standing to bring an appeal, the appeal shall notbe heard and the original action or determination stands. The Town Council may also call up a decision of the Planning and Environmental Commission or the Design Review Board by a majority vote of those Council members present. 3. Procedures: A written notice of appeal must be filed with the Administrator within twenty (20) calendar days of the Planning and Environmental Commission's decision or the Design Review Board's decision becoming hnal. if the last day for filing an appeal falls on a Saturday,aSunday, ora Town-observed holiday, the last day for filing, an appeal shall be extended to the next business day. Such notice shall be accompanied by the name and addresses (person's mailing and property's physical) of the appellant, applicant, property owner, and adjacent property owners (the list of property owners within a condominium project shall be satisfied by listing the addresses for the managing agent or the board of directors of the condominium association) as well as specific and articulate reasons for the appeal on forms provided by the Town. The filing of such notice of appeal will require the Planning and Environmental Commission or the Design Review Board to forward to the Town Council at the next regularly scheduled meeting a summary of all records concerning the subject matter of the appeal and to send written notice to the appellant, applicant, property owner, and adjacent properly owners (notification within a condominium project shall be satisfied by notifying the managing agent or the board of directors of the condominium association) atleastfifteen (75) calendar days priorto the hearing. A hearing shall be scheduled to be heard before the Town Council on the appeal within forty (40) calendar days of the appeal being filed. The Town Council may grant a continuance to allow the parties additional time to obtain information. The continuance shall be allowed for a period not to exceed an additional thirty (30) calendar days. Failure to file such appeal shall constitute a waiver of any rights under this Chapter to appeal any interpretation or determination made by the Planning and_Environmental Commission or the Design Review Board. 4. Effect Of Filing An Appeal: -The filing of a notice of appeal shall stay all permit activity and any proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed unless the administrative official rendering such decision, determination or interpretation certifies in writing to the Town Council and the appellant that a stay poses an imminent peril to life or property, in which case the appeal shall not stay further permit activity and any proceedings. The Town Council shall review such certification and grantor deny a stay of the proceedings. Such determination shall be made at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Town Council. 5. Findings: The Town Council shall on all appeals make specific findings of fact based directly on the particular evidence presented to it..These findings of fact must support conclusions that the standards and conditions imposed by the requirements of this Title have or have not been met. 3 Sub-section 12-11-1 D (Design Review; Intent; Guidelines), Vail Town Code, describes the intent of the Design Review Standards and Guidelines for development within the Town of Vail, _ .._. __ _ .. - __ _ _.. - - D. Guidelines: It is the intent of these guidelines to leave as much design freedom as possible to the individual designer while at the same time maintaining the remarkable natural beauty of the area by creating structures which are designed to complement both their individual sites and surroundings. The objectives of design review shall be as follows: 7. To recognize the interdependence of the public welfare and aesthetics, and to provide a method by which this interdependence may continue to benetitits citizens and visitors. 2. To allow for the development of public and private property which is in harmony with the desired character of the Town as defined by the guidelines herein provided. 3. To prevent the unnecessary destruction or blighting of the natural landscape. 4. To ensure that the architectural design, location, configuration materials, colors, and overall treatment ofbuilt-up and open spaces have been designed so that they relate harmoniously to the natural landforms and native vegetation, the Town's overall appearance,. with surrounding development and with officially approved plans or guidelines, if any, for the areas in which the structures are proposed to be located. 5. To protect neighboring property owners and users by making sure that reasonable provision has been made for such matters as pedestrian and vehicular traffic, surface water drainage, sound and sightbuffers, the preservation oflightand air, and those aspects of design not adequately covered by other regulations which may have substantial effects on neighboring land uses. Title 14 (Development Standards), Vail Town Code, provides Design Review Standards and Guidelines for the development in the Town of Vail. In reviewing any application for development, the Design Review Board is guided by the Design Review Standards and Guidelines. A1. Structures shall be compatible with existing structures, their surroundings, and with Vail's environment. It is not to be inferred that buildings must look alike to be compatible. Compatibility can be achieved through the proper consideration. of scale, proportions, site planning, landscaping, materials and colors, and compliance with the guidelines herein contained. A2. Any building site in Vail is likely to have its own unique land forms and features. Whenever possible, these existing features should be preserved and reinforced by new construction. The objective is to fit the buildings to their sites in a way that leaves the natural land forms and features intact, treating the buildings as an integral part of the site, rather than as isolated objects at odds with their surroundings. 4 P B1. The location and configuration of structures and access ways shall be responsive to the existing topography of the site upon which they are to be located. Grading. requirements .resulting from development. shall be designed to blend into -- the existing or natural landscape. Any cuts or fills shall be sculptural inform and contoured fo blend with the existing natural undisturbed terrain within the property boundary. , B2. Building siting and access thereto shall be responsive to existing features of terrain rock outcroppings, drainage patterns, and vegetation. B3. Removal of trees, shrubs, and other native vegetation shall be limited to removal of those essential for development of the site or those identified as diseased. B4. All areas disturbed during construction shall be revegetafed. !f necessary, the Design Review Board may designate allowable limits of construction activity and require physical barriers in order to preserve significant natural features and vegetation upon a site and adjacent sites during construction. E1. The purpose of this Section is to ensure that duplex and primary/secondary development be designed in a manner that creafes an architecturally integrated structure with unified site development. Dwelling units and garages shall be designed within a single structure, except as set forth in subsection 2 below, with the use of unified architectural and landscape design. A single structure shall have common roofs and building walls that create enc/osed space substantially above grade. Unified architectural and landscape design shall include, but not be limited to, the use of compatible building materials, architectural style, scale, roof forms, massing, architectural details,-site grading and landscape materials and features. G1. Various natural vegetation zones exist within the Gore Valley as a result of the form and aspects of the land itself. The north facing slopes within the valley are typically heavily wooded with spruce, pine and aspen and generally receive less direct sunlight than the drier south facing slopes which typically consist of sage, aspen and other vegetation tolerant of drier conditions. The valley floor which is adjacent to Gore Creek consists of a wide variety of trees and shrubs adapted to the relatively fertile soil and natural availability of water. The goal of any landscape plan should be to preserve and enhance the natural landscape character of the area in which it is to be located. The landscape scale and overall landscape design shall be developed so that new vegetation is integral with the natural landscape and the inherent form line, color and texture of the local plant communities. Since the major objective of the landscaping is to help reduce the scale of new structures and to assist in the screening of structures, the planting of large sized plantmaterials is encouraged. Special care should be taken in selecting the types of plants to use when designing a landscape plan. Final selection should be based upon the soils and climate, ease of establishment, suitability for the specific use desired, and the level of maintenance that can be provided. New planting shall use plants that are indigenous to the Rocky Mountain alpine and sub- alpine zones or as capable of being introduced into these zones. 5 A list of plant materials indigenous to the Vail area is on file with the Department of Community Development. Also indicated on the list are ornamentals which are suitable for planting within the Vail area. The minimum sizes of landscape materials acceptable are as follows: Required Trees: • Deciduous - 2 inch caliper Conifers - 6 foot Required shrubs - #5 gallon container Foundation shrubs shall have a minimum height of 18 inches at time of planting G2. Landscape design shall be developed to locate new planting in order to extend existing canopy edges or planted in natural looking groups. Geometric plantings, evenly spaced rows of trees, and other formal landscape patterns shall be avoided. G3. Particular attention shall be given the landscape design ofoff-street parking lots to reduce adverse impacts upon living areas within the proposed development, upon adjacent properties, and upon public spaces with regard to noise, lights, and, visual impact. VI. STAFF RECOMMENDATION While the Staff believes that the existing, approved landscape plan and the applicants proposed, revised landscape plan both comply with the provisions of the Vail Town Code; the Community Development Department recommends that the Vail-Town Council upholds the Design Review Board's denial of a design review application (DRB04-0249), pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2, subject to the following finding: . 1. The Vail Town Council finds that upon review of the evidence and testimony presented at this public hearing, that the standards and conditions imposed by the requirements of Title 12 (Zoning Regulations) have been implemented and enforced correctly by the Design Review Board. In making this finding, the Council has relied upon the interpretation of the Town's adopted design guidelines by the appointed members of the Design Review Board. VII. ATTACHMENTS A. Vicinity Map B. Appellant's appeal form C. Appellant's statement D. Architectural Plans E. Public Notice 6 w~y'~~~i' '~#~ S ~ _~ 1A - yea t~' S ~ ~ .:, ~~~'~' ~; f Halaby:Resi'dence y~~' .~ pg•~ w .., y ~ 11r• ~ _ ~~ ~~~ urn; ~ f FJ r ~ f + tt~',,,~~^ r~ ~, ~~ti ` s~ ~` ~ ~~;.; '.252 West Meadow Drive 0.ri ~ ~~- _ ~ s~-~?~ ~ "~ ~`~ Town Counci I August 1'7, ~ 2004 ~ ~' -~ H~' ~ - ~' '~ ~ ' ~ T ter ~ Q, ~~~~ ~ ,. ~i°. ~ 1~4 (~'~ «`j S^ ~. N~ Y*.. ~ i ~~/,~~ lo-',`. .- .4rF'1n.7'~t~ J x ~ + ~ ~~ , t'~ x t ~. ;y .r ~~ t ~ a ~ ~# , t r ~ + ~ ,~ r ` i ;rr': ~!2?.tfi: lrt~i-• .. ,. _. :;_.. .. ;3 (icv~.~;}u:_'Ki+. ~~a~`r` ~~~r ~i.-'. ~, ~'C i ~ f ~ ~ 'tEv 1 rF ~ { r `y+t~Q 5 ~ ~ ~,~I,u, i., t- .. s '. 3~ , ~ < ~~ _ ~ t -~ ~ t} e ~ f F ~ . j ~ . F r ~ t ~ V ~~t'Sig.. "°,c~x- ~.r< < f ~ t . 1~,,;x ,•~ Z.. ~.K'. ~~ r ~r t,. '« . 5~ a _ht.1t~ r~ :~ °' s5f' ~/R~~ f ~ t ~~'"•sar/q "r~'~;;i~ pti r?;,~'~ -.i R ~ i.yt}5~; ~.~ Id • v ...... ~ . i .. .. -: ~ , S. ,. r . _ r! . _ Y. ud' _n.~.4 y. .i..~ ~`f te` rt ~ ... a~ r ..... ~. ~ :t f ~ is Attachment: B Appeals Form ~-~ Department of Community Development R E C E ~ V~ D -- -- ,. _ . __._ ._ ~ t~. ,l. lV#i11.Q~ 1'!~+ .~ ----~-.-.__ .._._75 South Frontage._Road.,._Vaii,_Colorado 81b57_ ' tel: 970.479.2139 fax: 970.479.2452 ~1.~ •. ~ ZQ~ . - ~ _ web: www.vailgov.com General Information:. This form is required for filing an appeal of a Staff, Design Review Board, or Planning and Environmental Commission action/decision. A complete form and' associated requirements must be submitted to the Community Devek~~?ment Department within twenty (20) calendar days of the disputed action/decision. Action/Decision being appealed: ~~c ~s~ ow o>c 1~2.-s'~/`~ l~e~ reu/ 'L~'c rUC tN D -D deN ~~ re r!s~d~/ d~ '1- s .z~s S' ~aloR,~no nu c~ ~e Q~P a ~s7~Ne Cdn~.O~ ~ -~vs Dateof Action/ Decision:. ~ v L 7 2 oG c1 Board or Staff person rendering action/decision: ~ S ~ ~ w ~ /' F W 13~rt~ Does this appeal involve a specific parcel of land ye (no) If yes, are you an adjacent property owner? (yes) (n Name of Appellant(s):. ~ C D ~~} R L ~4 13y Mailing Address: I/~STit Ir2 0 ~ t) L NILE c/!1`o'~7 d 11 Phone: 34~- $£s~ -599 Physical Address in Vail: _ ~ S ~- GJP sT /~Qc~Ok/ -~ r ~ '~ e Legal Description of Appellant(s) Property iin Vail: Lot$Slock_ Subdivision• Vail I/i ! la 2 ~"'O/ Appellant(s) Signature(s): _ ~ ~ ~ - (Attach asst of signatures if more space is required). Submittal Regi!irements: 1. On a separate sheet or separate sheets of paper, provide a detailed explanation of how you are an "aggrieved or adversely affected person". 2. On a separate sheet or separate .sheets of paper, specify the precise nature of the appeal. Please cite specific code sections having relevance to the action being appealed. 3. Provide a list of names and addresses (both mailing and physical addresses in Vail) of all owners of property who are the subject of the appeal and all adjacent properly owners (including owners whose properties are separated from the subject property by a right-of-way, stream, or other intervening barrier). ' 4, Provide stamped, addressed envelopes for each property owner listed. in (3.). PLEASE SUBMIT THIS FORM AND ALL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS TO: TOWN OF VAIL, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 75 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, VAIL, COLORADO 81b57. For Office Use Only: -7 n Date Received: ~' Z~ ~ ~ ~ Activity No.: A~~{ ~ dU Planner: ~~ Project No.: Z ' 0~0~ F .\Users\cdevlF ORMS W PPLI C\Appeals.doc Attachment: C Submittal pursuant to Appeal of Ted Halaby from Decision of Design Review Board on July 7, 2004, regarding property at 252 West Meadow Drive, Vail, Colorado 1) I am an aggrieved or adversely affected person Upon review of a unanimous DRB decision approving the proposed Halaby residence, City Council on a 4-3 vote, modified that decision by stipulating that five of the replacement trees required by DRB be 35 feet tall. On the subsequently approved landscape plan, four of the Colorado Spruce located on the East side of the property were designated to be 35' in height. However, it was subsequently discovered that a preexisting.l8" diameter drainage culvert made the installation of this size tree not feasible. The culvert is located between 12" and 24" below the surface and is installed along basically the same line where the proposed 35' spruce trees were to be planted. Because a rootball for the approved size of tree would be 88" to 90" in width and have a depth of approximately 60", installing this size tree with this size rootball would create a conflict with the drainage culvert, and insufficient room onsite to allow for proper placement of stakes, guy posts and cable to secure this height of tree (see attached statement of Joe Stroemel, Landscape Architect.) In addition, there would be complications involved in the installation of trees of this height, involving road closure blocking access to the Hospital's emergency room. (see attached report of Arnold Mabee of Ridge Crane & Rigging.) Finally, the likelihood of the long term health and survivability of the trees was seriously questioned by Mark Stelle, a Consulting Arborist ( see Stelle report, attached.) Ina 4-O decision; DRB denied a submitted plan to revise the size of 5 mandated 35' "trees, on the grounds that this was a City Council mandate that it was powerless to revise, and that only City Council could grant revision. Thus, DRB did not render a decision on the merits of the submitted plan of revision. The installation of a 4.' high berm and installation thereon of 7 Colorado Spruces of 15'- 16' height provides substantially greater screening between the two properties, and makes feasible the installation over the culvert while still. complying with the general intent of the City Council mandate. Furthermore; the serious installation issues noted above would be avoided. The adjacent property owner to the east side of the subject property (most affected by the revision plan,) Merv Lapin, has informed me that he does not oppose the revisions submitted to DRB. The adjacent property owner on the west side of the subject property (not directly affected by the proposed revision for the east side of the property) James King, does not oppose the revision plan submitted to DRB. At this time I have not been able to confirm the position of the other adjacent property owner on the west side, Caleb Hurtt. LANDSCAPE • iRRiGA~ION • RECLAMATION • DESIGN ~ow,~rrri cor~ucrxx~, rec. June 11, 2004 Mr. Bill Gibson, AICP Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 RE: APPLICATION FOR DESIGN REVIEW: CHANGES TO APPROVED PLANS - 252 WEST MEADOW DRIVE Dear Bill: We are writing this letter in reference to the attached Application for Design Review at 252 West Meadow Drive in Vail, Colorado. The type of review will pertain to Changes to Approved Plans for this address and involves revising the sizes of some of the specified trees called out on the approved Landscape Plan. Specifically, on the approved Landscape Plan, four Colorado Spruce located on the East side of the property were called out to be 35' in height. Unfortunately, due to an existing 18" diameter drainage culvert, the installation of this size of tree is not feasible. Not' only is this drainage culvert '' installed almost exactly where the proposed Colorado Spruce trees were to be planted, but the depth of the culvert is anywhere from 12" to 24", maximum. A rootball for the approved size of tree, 35' in height, would be 88"-90" in width and have a depth of 60"+/-. Obviously, due to the physical size, installing this size of tree with this rootball would create a conflict with the drainage culvert. Another situation that arises is the fact that a crane is required to set trees of this size. As part of this application, we have attached a letter from Ridge Crane & Rigging that states the road, West Meadow Drive, would have to be closed while lifting the trees to their locations. This may not seem to pose a large problem or inconvenience except that West Meadow Drive is the only access to the local Hospital's emergency room. We do not feel that a road closure to the emergency room will be tolerated by the police and/or fire departments in the Town. of Vail. The staking of the 3 5' trees, after installation, also needs to be kept in mind during implementation. The trees will need to be staked and/or guyed to prevent any damage from the winds during the initial grow-in period, which will require 4"X4" wood posts and steel cable to brace the trees. Dealing with this height of tree, we feel that there is not sufficient room onsite, due to the limited landscape area that has been planned. We feel this limited area would not allow the proper placement of any and all stakes, guy posts and cable. 1050 East County Raad 6C • Berthoud, Colorado 80513 (303) 449-2929 • FAX (970) 532-3534 RE: APPLICATION FC DESIGN REVIEW; CHANGES TO APPROVED PLANS - 252 iVEST MEADOW DRIVE June 11, 2004 Page 2 of 2 ... -- Therefor, we are proposing the following changes due to this unforseen, existing site condition. We have revised the Landscape Plan to reflect the installation of a 4' height berm in the area where the 35' height trees were to be planted. We have then shown 7 Colorado Spruce, 15'-16' height, to be installed on the berm. This size of tree will have a smaller rootball, and when installed on the berm, will allow the rootball to be undisturbed and not in conflict with the drainage culvert. The survivability is greatly increased by eliminating this conflict as well as the overall health and vigor of the trees. Another benefit that will be gained by installing the trees on the berm is that the overall tree height will be increased by 4'. The Owner has also asked Mr. Mark Stelle, a Consulting Arborist, to provide his opinion on this matter and its proposed solution. We have attached Mark's letter as part of this application for your review and information in regards to the trees long term health and survivability. In addition to the above mentioned revisions, we have changed the height of the single Colorado Spruce, North of the residence, to 18'-20' height. By installing this height of tree, we feel this tree will blend in with the revised tree heights and eliminate any need for a crane. We have also provided two cross-sections of the area where the proposed berm will be placed. One cross-section delineates the existing conditions and another cross-section delineates the new berm and tree installation. We hope that this additional information will further explain and outline the solution that we are proposing to eliminate these issues. Please feel free to call with any questions and/or concerns or if we need to provide any additional information. We look forward to your response and we feel that this matter can be resolved to the mutual satisfaction of all involved parties. Respectfully, ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. Joe roemel scape Architect attachments - Town of Vail Application for Design Review 3 Copies of the Revised Landscape Plan dated 6/3/04 3 Copies of Cross Section A-A: Existing Grade dated 6/3/04 3 Copies of Cross Section A-A: Proposed 4' Landscape Berm dated 6/3/04 3 Copies -Letter from Ridge Crane & Rigging dated 6/4/04 3 Copies -Letter from Mark Stelle, Consulting Arborist, dated 6/10/04 P.O. 73ox:606 • `Uai~ Cglorndo 81655 • (970)..926-3594 June 10, 2004 Mr. Ted Halaby 12 Vista Road Englewood, CO 80113 Re: Transplant tree size, 252 W. Meadow Drive, Vail Dear Mr. Halaby, On Thursday, May 20, 2004 I met with you at your construction site to review and comment on your proposed landscape planting plan. As we discussed, the largest concern that I had with the plan was the proposed planting of 35-foot tall conifers. This letter will explain in detail why I object to this tree size and what I suggest as an alternative. To be clear, virtually any size tree can be relocated (transplanted) successfully given an adequate root ball to trunk diameter ratio. Over recent decades, in this country alone, there have been-many trees successfully transplanted that far exceed 100 feet tall and several feet in trunk diameter. Although there is a long list of criteria that limit whether a very large tree is considered a viable transplant candidate, one of the most significant is site access. Given the location of 252 W. Meadow Drive, site accessibility limitations dictate the maximum sized root ball that can be delivered. In the region, the largest highway-licensed tree transplanting machine commonly available is atruck-mounted 90 inch tree spade. This machine digs a root ball that measures 88 inches in diameter and approximately 60 inches deep. Concerning tree height, there is a dramatic difference between the mechanical limitations of the truck and the biological limitations of the tree. For example, the truck may easily dig and transport a 50 foot tall tree, when the biological limitations of the tree suggest a maximum height in the 20 to 25 foot range (dependant upon the species, soil type, level of vigor, time of the year, etc.). As we previously discussed, in the profession of arboriculture, tree diameter is a much more significant indicator of transplantable size limitations than is height. Consulting Arborists generally accept a trunk at 8 inch Dbh (diameter at 4.5 inches above grade) as the "largest transplantable size" (Rocky Motuztain Species Ratings and Appraisal Factors Guide, International Society of Arboriculture). Although there is no direct translation to tree height, my experience tells me this is generally a conifer in the 20 to 25 foot tall range. A -_`~~ ,. , . CA ~ ,.w.....,_~ ..M_,._ r,~nneeu .:. ~recisian <: ~ee Again, the most common means of determining the maximum tree size for a given root ball diameter is to use a trunk to root ball ratio. This ratio has a direct relationship to how much stress the tree will undergo during and following transplanting. A conservative ratio would be 1 to 12. In the prior quotation by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the ratio used is 1 to 11. For example: An 8 inch diameter tree would require an 88 inch diameter root ball. Some contractors push the biological envelope by using a 1 to 10 ratio or less. It is very likely that a 35 foot tall tree would have trunk to ball ratio far less than 1 to 11. This is a practice that I cannot endorse. Given the fact that 15 foot to 16 foot tall conifers are readily available, I suggest this be your target height. In order to gain a final tree height of nearly 20 feet, I suggest these trees be installed in a 4 foot berm. Not only will trees of this size be readily available, but this size class will provide the opportunity to specify dense canopies and candidates that exhibit vigorous prior season's growth. The 4 foot berm along the southeast property edge not only translates to additional tree height,- but becomes a physical necessity due to presence of a large existing culvert located only 24 inches below existing grade. Without the installation of this berm, the size of root ball and therefore the size of transplant would be restricted to a very small tree. In conclusion, I cannot endorse 35 foot tall trees for this site, given the restrictions of an undersized 90 inch diameter root ball.. As an alternative, I am suggesting the largest north property edge_transplant be no taller than the 20 foot to 25 foot size class. Along the southeast property edge I am suggesting trees be no taller than the 15 foot to 16 foot size class. Yotmg trees have larger amounts of stored carbohydrates compared to older trees and they bounce back faster than older trees when stressed. In comparison, trees bf this size are more commonly available, have a much better opportunity to maintain foliage density, and under proper care will likely undergo less transplant shock. I suggest that.these biological considerations take precedence over arbitrary height minimums. Sincerely, Mark Stelle, Consulting Arborist '. Page 2 of 2 Mr. Ted Halaby June 10.2004 '. ... ~ . m .. :_ _ ~ ~ ~ - _ .. ' ; x~an IrnE fir rx nucf .tta. 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U o _osl~ H am. n_-W ~krl s - ___ Attachment: E THIS ITEM MAY EFFECT YOUR PROPERTY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Vail will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 12-3-3, Vail Town Code, on Tuesday, August 17, 2004, at 6:00 PM in the Town of Vail Municipal Building, in consideration of: ITEM/TOPIC: An appeal of the Town of Vail Design Review Board's denial of a design review application, pursuant to Chapter 12-11, Design Review, Vail Town Code, to allow for a change to approved plans (i.e. landscape plan), located at 252 West Meadow Drive/Lot 8, Vail Village Filing 2. Appellant: Ted Halaby Planner: Bill Gibson The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during regular office hours at the Town of Vail Community Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road. The public is invited to attend project orientation and the site visits that precede the public hearing in the Town of Vail Community Development Department. Please call (970) 479-2138 for additional information. Sign language interpretation is available upon request with 24-hour notification. Please call (970) 479-2356, Telephone for the Hearing Impaired, for information. ~' ~, F 2) Precise nature of the appeal including specific relevant code sections Attached hereto is the April 15, 2002 staff report of the Department of Community Development, that sets forth the applicable code sections. Of particular note is Title 14, Section Gl, setting forth the acceptable minimum sizes for required trees. The proposed revision plan substantially exceeds the minimum landscape material size requirements. 3) List of names and addresses of adjacent property owners. a) Merv Lapin, 232 West Meadow Drive b) James King, 272 West Meadow Drive c) Caleb Hurtt, 272 West Meadow Drive 4) Stamped, addressed envelopes for each property owner provided herein. d~ Vw ( U~~~~ Zv~c . ~ ~ ~ (.~ ~~ r~~eadow ~c1ue, Jc~:(< Ga g/~s~ Y j z J .I, :~ i i S z :~ i 20.0' MONTANEROS (BOOK 228. PAGE 871) _.. ~ I f; LIONS SQUARE LODGE NORTH (BOOK 239, PAGE 407) POINT OF BEGINNING LINE TABLE LINE LENGTH BEARING L1 20.00' N86'03'19"E L2 10.00' S03'S6'41"E L3 20.00' 504'05'53"E L4 26.76' S44'25'19"W L1 w rn i i i i • i LANDMARK-NAIL CONDOMINIUMS ~ (BOOK 238, PAGE 918) n N86'O3'19"E - 167.91' r N K~~' ~ ., 586'03' (n 0 ~ u' cn cis o °'_ o .~ ~rri S86'O3' 19"W 45.00' LOT 2 BLOCK 1 SUNBIRD LODGE z/ ~1 ~~+ / ri' ~/ I rn/ '? N rn ,~ w iN r~ ~~/ r OV ~ ~~1. N ~~ ~~ ~~ V w - 167.97' ~ 122.97' -J-- N a TRACT C O v LOT 4 D ~ BLOCK 1 m ~ ~ GONDOLA BUILDING D ~ ~ D = mz ~o m z -i ~ .~°~ G / NAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING ~~ ~ ~p~°` ~~QG LIONS SQUARE CONDOS (BOOK 220, PAGE 177) / \ (PHASE 2-BOOK 227, PAGE 427) (PHASE 3-BOOK 227, PAGE 513) TRACT -_ I ~i ~, S86'03'19"W - 225.50' a? S86'03'19"W - 185.31' -~ I m ~ ~ ~ ~ LJ HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC EASEMENT (HATCHED AREA) MONTANEROS ~, (BOOK 228. PAGE 871) O1. 20.0' - ,~..,.:;~ 'i LIONS SQUARE LODGE NORTH (BOOK 239, PAGE 407) 0 LINE TABLE LINE LENGiH BEARING E1 34.24' 583'23'07"W E2 23.27' 504'04'48"E E3 14.94' S85'S5'12"W E4 23.27' N04'04'48"W E5 14.94' N85'S5'12"E I I i I LANDMARK-NAIL CONDOMINIUMS ~ ~ ~ (BOOK 238, PAGE 918) n cD I in 0o I N86'03'19"E - 167.91 T.P.0.6. TRACT C ~ 586'03'19"W - 167.97' ~ E1 122.9T N - --~ - - - m ~ o° TRACT C ,~ '`' ~ w P.O.C. °- - cs cn o O1 o~ r-i S86'03'19"W , 45.00' 0 w rn rn I w rn 0 W N INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT (BOOK 225, PAGE 183) , (SHADED AREA) LOT 2 BLOCK 1 SUNBIRD LODGE 0 c,+ u; o v LOT 4 z c BLOCK 1 Ri D =~ I rmn ~ n GONDOLA BUILDING -~ w rN„ z = N ~ ~ Z --1 OHO ~~ • k~J Ol~ / 0 ,+~ .1°~ G / NAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING ~~P~' LIONS SQUARE CONDOS (BOOK 220, PAGE 177) / \ (PHASE 2-BOOK 227, PAGE 427) (PHASE 3-BOOK 227, PAGE 513) EXHIBIT o HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC EASEMENT TRACT C, NAIL/LIONSHEAD, THIRD FILING ».M ~ ~,,.~,~ TOWIJ OF NAIL, EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO ~ w LL a CURVE TABLE CURVE DELTA RADIUS LENGTH TANGENT CHORD CHORD BEARING C1 132'32'28" 60.00' 138.80' 136.49' 109.85' N52'S8'10"E C2 57'27'03" 60.00' 60.16' 32.88' 57.67' 589'29'07"E TRACT E ~ ~ LIONSHEAD PLACE 2.15' ANTLERS CONDOMINIUMS (BOOK 226, PAGE 820) 5.0' UTILITY EASEMENT 62\ ~, 26is~ C2 .4 ~5 .. 1- ~ ~. z D o ~ ~'~~ ~ ~ ~.:..: , nip , v Z Z ~ ;% N, •` m `. ~ m ~ N I, ~ v ~ ~1 . \` ~~ ~' ° w ~ 0o p 1 '- cn ~' rn ~ -*1 w r o ~~ ~ ~ 1~ 1~ N87'31'43"E - 57.28' S87'31'43"W - 3.64' 10.0' UTILITY EASEMENT TRACT B (VAIL/LIONSHEAD, THIRD FILING) ~' / - TRACT G S44'16'01 "W - 0.85 UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT (CROSS HATCHED AREA) SC,9L~.'• 1"=30" z 0 N Gi 00 ~'- VAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING I LIONS SQUARE CONDOS (BOOK 220, PAGE 177) N (PHASE 2-BOOK 227, PAGE 427) °o (PHASE 3-BOOK 227, PAGE 513) ~ %\~ ~~ ~` S87'21'48"W - 45.40' TRACT A (VAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING) S01'27'12"E - 1.47' EXHIBTT (' UTIIdTY AND DRAIIJAGE EASEMENT '&i TRACT AVAIL/LIONSHEAD, THIRD FILING TOWN OF VAIL, EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO "" ,~~,,...,o.~>.o ~' i :J I ,vBSSi ors - Bi O0 I ~ I ~~ ~ W ~; ~ I TRACT C ~ ~ ,vBSS~ ora' - „B. I LIFT HOUSE I N89'S2'SO"E - 66.24' (BOOK 612, PAGE 682) 11.79' m POINT OF BEGINNING 40.08' E3a ~"9os Go EASEMENT No. 2 ~o S~' ~. 3b ~ ~o ~`T6`• E37 m ~ 94.51' LOT 4 BLOCK 1 GONDOLA BUILDING 5.00' 79.96' LOT 3 BLOCK 1 PARCEL 2 (BOOK 222, PAGE 258) ~~ ~ ~ L_.-~ 11.47' 30.44' I LIONSHEAD ARCADE (BOOK 223 PAGE 602) I 27.00' VAIL 21 (BOOK 229, PAGE 481) 8.58' ~, TRACT C F,~ LOT 5 BLOB( 1 c z i m 0 D~trw 8P•55 6r 14=59. BP' '+ l~P9..96" r=,.~,~ CH P3. BO' C~SPP9P'~,"B DdZfA II'95 0.9" i4 S9. BP' ~,g l~I6:55' 1~P~ 69' CX=I5.9B' CBaS55yB II"d' !/ ir- 22.75' /~/ E1 P.O.C. b BB 50' ~ E 7 '~ ES TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING ~ EASEMENT No. 1 ~ U VAIL/LIONSHEAD CENTER ~ ~ CONDOMINIUMS (BOOK 679 PAGE 358) EXHIBIT UTILITY EASEMENT TRACT C, VAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING TO~PN OF VAIL, EAGLE- COUNTY, COLORADO z D ~- ~ ~ O O TRACT A LIONS SQUARE PHASE 2 & 3 ~ ~z„ CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION r.~ m ~ vyD ~ ~ ~ TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING cDi '_1 n EASEMENT No. 5 5.01' ''' ~ rn ~ S02'38'12"E - 5.00' S87'21'48"W - 125.01' ~ ~ ~~ S8T21'48"W - 217.40' ~ TRACT A 20.84' VAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING ~ S01'27'12"E ._._. (BOOK 217 PAGE 676) ~ / 32.50' N 54'07'02"E P.O.C. tins. 6.20' S40'07'36"W N88'32'48"E `~`S~S N32'S3'18"E - 7.21' 9.01' 50.50' ay / 10.85' .. N60'31'S1"E - 23.37' S9 305'53"E s,~u•• S50'S8' 28"E S32'S3' 18"W \ 53.49' 06 ~ 06 10.20' tiso. 268 33'27"E o j v~ / ~~. 58~~ 0.94' ,~ 51 ~ !y \ C2 S6p'S S67'48'04"W ~~.~s 31.09' / `~ TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING TRACT B 2.75' EASEMENT No. 6 VAIL/LIONSHEAD, THIRD FILING N89'S5'27"E - 44.06' P.O.C. (BOOK 221 PAGE 992) \ 589'55'27"W I 52.31' S67'48'04"W TRACT B 18.66' VAIL/LIONSHEAD, FIRST FILING BOOK 217 PAGE 676) ~~ I ~/ LINE TABLE LINE LENGTH BEARING l1 85.83' 545'25'25"E L2 125.51' 568'33'27"E L3 137.96' N54'07'02"E L4 70.51' N04'OS'S3"W - --- ~~~iatt Mitt - Track K Development Page 1 :' From: Alex Linn <axlinn@comcast.net> To: <szemler@vailgov.com>, <rforrest@vailgov.com>, <gruther@vailgov.com>, <bgibson@vailgov.com>, <commdev@vailgov.com>, <mmire@vailgov.com>, <fhitt@vailgov.com>, <gmoffet@vailgov.com>, <klogan@vailgov.com>, <kruotolo@vailgov.com>, <ddonovan@vailgov.com>, <dcleveland@vailgov.com>, <rslifer@vailgov.com> Date: 8/2/04 9:20:41 PM Subject: Track K Development Dear Members of the Vail Town Council and Town Officials: We live at 1350 Greenhill Court in the Glen Lyon Subdivision. We had planned to attend the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, August 3, in order to speak personally to the Council of our opposition to the snow cat access way and other major changes which are being proposed to be built by Vail Resorts on Tract K of the Glen Lyon Subdivision. We have been called away unexpectedly, and will not be able to attend the Council meeting, so we are sending you this email. We strongly oppose the snow cat access way, roads, bridges, retaining walls and the other major changes as they are currently being proposed for Tract K. We believe that these changes are gross violations of the Protective Covenants for Glen Lyon Subdivision, which the Town of Vail signed and agreed to 25 years ago. The Protective Covenants permit ski ways, catwalks, trails and other low impact things on Tract K, but they prohibit all other development and activities which alter, deface or damage the natural condition of the vegetation or the aesthetic quality of the natural environment of Tract K, or which may cause permanent disruption or alteration to the surface, or which may be noxious or offensive.' If the Town approves the snow cat access way, roads, bridges, retaining walls and other major changes to Tract K which are being requested by Vail Resorts, the Town will not only be breaking the Protective Covenants which is a legal document, it will be breaking all trust with the people of the GIen~Lyon Subdivision. If the Town breaks the Glen Lyon Protective Covenants, how can anyone trust the Town to live up to its other agreements? The Town Council is an elected body entrusted to represent the people who live here. Breaking this covenant would be a breach of their duty to their constituents. The proposed changes to Tract K do not affect us directly. But we believe the Town will be breaking the law and breaking faith with its residents, if it approves the major changes requested by Vail Resorts. We urge the Council to deny Vail Resorts request to make these illegal changes to Tract K. Sincerely, Alexandra and Robert Linn -~~ PETER B DUNNING & LUCY F DUNNING 1461 GREENHILL COURT VAIL, COLORADO 81657 August 3, 2004 To: Vail Town Council Re: Opposition to Proposed Amendment To Glen Lyon Special; Development District #4 A family funeral in Massachusetts has prevented my appearance in front of the Council tonight and I offer this letter in substitution. My name is Peter Dunning and my wife and I have owned property in the Glen Lyon District since 1992. Five years ago we acquired a second home in the District and two years ago we moved to our home at 1461 Greenhill Court on a full time basis. V~~e have invested reavily in the Glen Lyon District partially because of the open space that is a significant portion of the development and the open space of the Donovan third bench that abuts the development on the western side. We have relied on the Glen Lyon Protective Covenants which assure that no changes can be made to the 40.4 acres of dedicated open space within the Glen Lyon Subdivision without the express approval of 75% of the owners of the surface area of the privately-owned land included within the boundaries of Glen Lyon. Now the Town of Vail wishes to split off 7.520 acres into a Tract K and to allow development of that tract that is not consistent with dedicated open space. Since no effort has been made to present this issue to the owners of the surface area of the privately-owned land included within the boundaries of Glen Lyon, I cannot understand how the Town Council can proceed with a major amendment to Special >~ Development District #4 to allow for a new development area in Tract K of the Glen Lyon Subdivision. To do so would invite legal action from the aggrieved owners. If the Town of Vail can unilaterally change the status of dedicated open space to allow development of Tract K, does this mean that the remaining balance of 32.880 acres of dedicated open space in Glen Lyon is also at risk of further development according to the desires of the Vail Town Council? The owners of expensive property in Glen Lyon would certainly demand not. We request that the Vail Town Council demand that any development in Tract K follow the procedures set out in the Glen Lyon Protective Covenants and put any changes to a vote of the private owners within the District befo ons' ation of this proposal. , -- i ~ 1 ., N. ~ Peter B Dunning Lucy F Dunning 0 MCMAHAN AND ASSOCIATBS, L.L.C. Certified Public Accountants Town of Vail, Colorado Financial Statements December 31, 2003 Town of Vail, Colorado Financial Statements December 31, 2003 Table of Contents Page INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 1 - 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis 3 - g Government-Wide Financial Statements: Statement of Net Assets 10 Statement of Activities 11 Fund Financial Statements: Governmental Funds: 1 Balance Sheet 12 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 13 Proprietary Funds: Statement of Net Assets 14 Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets 15 Statement of Cash Flows 16 Fiduciary Funds: ' Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets 17 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets 18 1 Notes to the Financial Statements 19 - 47 Required Supplementary Information: General Fund: 1 Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual 48 - 49 Major Special Revenue Funds: Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual: Capital Projects Fund 50 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund 51 ' Conference Center Fund 52 Vail Marketing Fund 53 Vail Local Marketing District 54 ' Supplementary Information: Debt Service Fund: Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - ' Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual 55 Enterprise Fund: Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Change in Fund Net Assets - Budget (Non-GAAP Basis) and Actual -With Reconciliation to GAAP Basis - Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation 56 Internal Service Funds: Schedule of Revenues, Expenses, Transfers and Change in Fund Net Assets - ' Budget (Non-GAAP Basis) and Actual -With Reconciliation to GAAP Basis - Heavy Equipment Fund 57 Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Change in Fund Net Assets - Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual -Health Insurance Fund 58 Schedule of Revenues, Expenses, Transfers and Change in Fund Net Assets - Budget (Non-GAAP Basis) and Actual -With Reconciliation to GAAP Basis - Dispatch Services Fund 59 Town of Vail, Colorado Financial Statements December 31, 2003 Table of Contents (Continued) Page Supplementary Information (continued): Internal Service Funds (continued): Combining Statement of Net Assets 60 Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets 61 Combining Statement of Cash .Flows 62 Major Special Revenue Funds: Schedule of Project Expenditures -Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual: Capital Projects Fund 63 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund 64 Local Highway Finance Report 6 5 - 66 ,Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure: Table I -Debt Service Coverage 67 Table III -History of Town 4% Sales Tax Receipts 67 Table IV -Monthly Comparison of Collections of Sales Tax 67 Table V -Sales Tax Collections by Principal Sales Tax Generators 68 Table VI -Capital Projects Fund - 2003 Actual /Projected 2004 - 2007 68 Table XIX -History of General Fund Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 69 Table XX -General Fund - 2003 Budget and Actual Comparison / 2004 Budget 70 Table XXI -Outstanding Revenue Obligations 1 70 ' MCMAHAN AND ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. Certified Public Accountants and Consultants WEB SITE: WWW.MCMAHANC PA.COM ' SUITE 222/AVON CENTER TELEPHONE: (970) 845-8800 100 WEST BEAVER CREEK BLVD. FACSIMILE: (970) 845-085 I P.O. Box 5850 AVON, CO 8 1 620 E-MAIL: MCMAHAN@MCMAHANC PA.COM i INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT To the Mayor and Members of Town Council Town of Vail Vail, Colorado ' We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the govemmental activities, business-type activities, and each major fund of the Town of Vail (the "Town', as of and for the year ended December ' 31, 2003, which collectively comprise the Town's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of the Town. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. ' We conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence ' supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our ' opinions. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above presently fairly, in all matenal respects, the respective financial position of the govemmental activities, the business-type activities, and each major ' fund of the Town of Vail, as of December 31, 2003, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. ' The Management's Discussion and Analysis on pages 3 through 9 is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB'~. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the required supplementary information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it. The budgetary fund information for the General Fund and major special revenue funds on pages 48 through 54 is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the GASB. This budgetary fund information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. D. Jerry McMahan, C.P.A. Paul J. Backes, C.P.A. Performing services for local governments throughout Colorado Daniel R. Cudahy, C.P.A. Michael N. Jenkins, C.A., C.P.A. Members: American Institute of C'erti~ied Public Accountante~Colorado society o~ Certified Public 1lccountante National and Colorado Government Finance O{ficers Association/Colorado Municipal League 1 ' To the Mayor and Members of Town Council Town of Vail ' Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the Town's basic financial statements. The accompanying supplementary information including individual fund budgetary statements, combining intemal service fund financial statements, budgetary ' statements for project expenditures, the Local Highway Finance Report, and tables included for the undertaking to provide continuing disclosure on pages 55 through 70 are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required pa-t of the basic financial statements. The individual fund budgetary statements, combining intemal service fund financial statements, budgetary statements for ' project expenditures, and the Local Highway Finance Report have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic finandal statements and, in ouropinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic finandal statements taken as a whole. The tables included for the undertaking to provide continuing disclosure have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic finandal statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on them. 1 McMahan and Associates, L.L.C. ' April 8, 2004 2 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Town of Vail, Colorado Management's Discussion and Analysis December 31, 2003 As management of the Town of Vail, Colorado (the 'Town"), we offer readers of the Town's financial statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Town for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. Overview of the Financial Statements This discussion and analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to the Town's basic finandal statements. The Town's basic financial statements indude three components: 1) government-wide finandal statements; 2) fund finandal statements; and 3) notes to the finanaal statements. This report also contains other supplementary information in addition to the basic finandal statements. Financial Highlights: The assets of the Town exceeded its liabilities at the close of the 2003 fiscal year by $75,719,500 (net assets). Of this amount, the unrestricted net assets of $29,919,844 may be used to meet the Town's ongoing obligations to dtizens and creditors. The Town's total net assets increased in the 2003 fiscal year by $9,998,391 which was attributable to an increase from governmental activities of $10,408,072 and a decrease of $409,681 from business- type activities. At December 31, 2003, the unrestricted and undesignated fund balance of the General Fund was $8,833,998, or approximately 44% of total fiscal year 2003 General Fund expenditures. Government-wide financial statements: The government-wide finandal statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the Town's finances in a manner similar to aprivate-sector business. The Statement of Net Assets presents information on the Town's assets. and liabilities, with the difference between the two reported as net assets. Over time, increases or decreases in net assets may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the Town is improving or deteriorating. The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the government's net assets changed during the most recent fiscal year. All changes in net assets are reported as soon as the undertying event giving rise to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g. uncollected grant revenues or earned but unused vacation leave.) Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Town that are prindpally supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities). The governmental activities of the Town indude general government, public safety, public works, transportation, and economic development. The business-type activities of the Town consist of housing, and are conducted through Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation (a component unit of the Town). The government-wide financial statements indude not only the Town itself (known as the primary government), but also a legally separate marketing district (Vail Local Marketing District) and anon-profit housing corporation (Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation) for which the Town is finandally accountable. Because these component units function for all practical purposes as a department of the Town, their finandal position and activities have been included as an integral part of the primary government. The government-wide financial statements can be found on pages 10 and 11 of this report. 3 Overview of the Financial Statements (continued) Fund Financial Statements: A fund is an accounting entity that has a set of self-balancing accounts that records all finandal transactions for specific activities or govemmental functions. The Town, like other state and local governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance- related legal requirements. The Town's funds can be divided into three categories: govemmental funds, proprietary funds, and fidudary funds. Governmental Funds: Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as govemmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike government-wide financial statements, govemmental fund finandal statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of spendable resources as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government's near-term finandng requirements. Because the focus of govemmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for govemmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the governments' near-term finandng dedsions. Both the govemmental fund Balance Sheet and the govemmental Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances provide a reconciliation to fadlitate this comparison between govemmental funds and govemmental activities. The Town's govemmental funds indude the General Fund, Debt Service Fund, and four Spedal Revenue Funds -Capital Projects Fund, Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund, Vail Marketing Fund and Conference Center Fund - as well as the Vail Local Marketing District, which is a component unit of the Town. The Town adopts an annual appropriated budget for all govemmental funds. A budgetary comparison statement has been provided for all funds to demonstrate compliance with the state budget statute. The basic govemmental fund finandal statements can be found on pages 12 - 13 of this report. Proprietary Funds: The Town reports two categories of proprietary funds -Internal Service and Enterprise. The Heavy Equipment Fund, Health Insurance Fund, and Dispatch Services Fund are internal service funds, while Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation, which is a component unit, is reported as an enterprise fund. As their name implies, the internal service funds provide services to the Town's govemmental activities. Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation provides affordable rental housing to people who work in Vail. Enterprise fund functions are presented as business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements. Proprietary funds provide the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only in more detail. The basic proprietary fund finandal statements can be found on pages 14 - 16 of this report. The Town also presents a budgetary comparison for its proprietary funds. Fiduciary Funds: Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties outside the government. Fidudary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statements because the resources of those funds are not available to support the Town's own programs. The accounting used for fidudary funds is much like that used for proprietary funds. The basic fidudary fund finandal statements, for the Town's pension plan, can be found on pages 17 -18 of this report Notes to the Financial Statements: The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund finandal statements. The Notes to the Financial Statements can be found on pages 19 - 47 of this report. 4 ' Overview of the Financial Statements (continued) Government-wide Financial Analysis: As previously mentioned, the government-wide financial ' statements are designed to provide readers with a broad overview and long-term analysis of the Town's finances, in a manner similar to aprivate-sector business. Net assets may serve over time as a useful indicator of a government's financial position. In the case of ' the Town, assets exceeded liabilities by~$75,719,500 at the dose of the most recent fiscal year. Approximately 59% of the Town's net assets are invested in capital assets (land, buildings, equipment), less related outstanding debt. Since the Town uses these capital assets to provide services to dozens, ' these assets are not available for future spending, including provision of resources to repay the debt. The table below shows the Town's net assets for 2003. Comparative information is not shown because 2003 is the first year the Town is required to use the new reporting model under GASB-34. ' Town of Vail's Net Assets December 31, 2003 Governmental Business-type Activities Activities Total ' Current and other assets $ 35,739,058 1,676,576 37,415,634 Capital assets 63,525,886 19,767,568 83,293,454 ' Total assets 99,264,944 21,444,144 120,709,088 Long-term liabilities outstanding 17,130,000 21,605,000 38,735,000 Other liabilities 6,005,763 248,825 6,254,588 ' Total liabilities 23,135,763 21,853,825 44,989,588 Net assets: ' Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 46,395,886 (1,837,432) 44,558,454 Restricted 1,241,202 - 1,241,202 ' Unrestricted 28,492,093 1,427,751 29,919,844 Tatal net assets $ 76,129,181 (409,681) 75,719,500 ' The Town's long-term liabilities from governmental activities decreased due to principal payments on outstanding debt, while long-term liabilities from business-type activities increased due to the issuance of Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation bonds. The Town's 2002A General Obligation debt will be retired in 2005; the 19986 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds in 2007; and the 1998A and 20026 Sales Tax ' Revenue Bonds in 2012. The Timber Ridge Affordable Housing bonds mature in 2032. Additional information regarding the town's long-term debt is available on pages 37 - 44 of this report. 5 Overview of the Financial Statements (continued) The chart below provides finanaal information from the.Town's Statement of Activities. Comparative information is not shown because 2003 is the first year the Town is required to use the new reporting model under GASB-34. Town of Vail's Changes in Net Assets Forthe year ended December 31, 2003 Revenue: Program revenue: Charges for services Operating grants Capital grants General revenue: Property and ownership tax Sales and lodging tax Other taxes Interest and other revenue Total Revenue Expenses: General government Public safety Public works and transportation Culture and recreation Economic development Housing Interest Total Expenses Change in Net Assets Governmental Activities $ 6,023,028 1,163,302 689,806 2,857,814 20,019,704 6,221,813 2,082,890 39,058,357 5,173,930 6,250,156 10,836,819 3,659,250 2,004,352 725,778 28,650,285 10,408,072 Business type Activities 802,726 4,447 807,173 1,216,854 1,216,854 (409,681) Total 6,825,754 1,163,302 689,806 2,857,814 20,019,704 6,221,813 2,087,337 39,865,530 5,173,930 6,250,156 10,836,819 3,659,250 2,004,352 1,216,854 725,778 29,867,139 Net Assets -January 1 Net Assets -December 31 65,721,109 $ 76,129,181 9,998,391 - 65,721,109 (409,681) 75,719,500 Governmental Activities: Governmental activities increased the Town's net assets by $10,408,072. Key elements of this increase are as follows: • The Town implemented sales and lodging taxes in 2003 for the purpose of building and operating a conference center. Since the conference center is still in the early planning stage, taxes collected exceeded related expense by $3 million, increasing net assets by that amount. • Revenue exceeded expenditures in the General Fund and the Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund by $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively. • Capital outlay exceeded depreciation during the year by $3.1 million. Business-type Activities: Business-type activities are comprised entirely of Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation, a component unit of the Town established to provide affordable housing to people working in Vail. 6 Financial Analysis of the Town's Funds As previously mentioned, the Town uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with ' finance-related legal requirements. Governmental Funds: The focus of the Town's governmental funds is to provide information on near- ' term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the Town's financing requirements. In particular, fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government's net resources available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. ' As of the end of the current fiscal year, the Town's governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $28,436,856, an increase of $4,817,781 from the prior year's ending fund balances. The fdlowing details ending fund balances for the past five years: Fund 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 General Fund $ - - 6,289,386 8,784,044 10,376,744 Capital Projects Fund 8,917,112 8,624,485 10,020,101 8,942,580 8,054,258 Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund 4,770,099 7,762,562 6,522,669 5,084,315 6,280,458 Conference Center Fund - - - - 3,026,538 ' Vail Marketing Fund - 28,292 34,451 38,326 42,862 Vail Local Marketing District - 355,394 417,214 710,870 525,786 ' Debt Service Fund 163,731 170,352 131,948 58,940 130,210 $ 13,850,942 16,941,085 23,415,769 23,619,075 28,436,856 The General Fund balance has grown steadily over the past five years, while the Capital Projects Fund and the RETT Fund have declined as funds have been spent on major projects. The Conference Center Fund was created in 2003 to administer the sales and public accommodations taxes that went into effect on January 1 for the purpose of building and operating a conference center in the Town. Major Fund Balances su.ooo slo,ooo sa.ooo yY C ¢~ $6,000 F sa,oao s2.ooo s 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 ^ General Fund o Capital Projects Fund ^ Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund ^ Conference Center Fund ^ All Crther Funds 7 Financial Analysis of the Town's Funds (continued) Proprietary Funds: The Town's proprietary funds provide the same type of information found in the government-wide financial statements, but in more detail. Unrestricted net assets for the Heavy Equipment Fund and the Dispatch Service Fund at the end of the year were $635,153 and $342,064, respectively. The Health Insurance Fund net assets were $813,372; all of which are restricted for the Town's self-funded health insurance program. Budget Variances In the General Fund: General Fund revenue was higher than the amended budget by $458,164 or 2%, induding Parking up $308,378 and Licenses and Permits up $161,945. Expenditures were below budget by $900,163 or 4%, induding a savings of $82,771 in general liability insurance resulting from amid-year renegotiation and change in carrier. Remaining favorable variances were across the board and due primarily to conservative budgeting. Capital Assets: The Town's government-wide capital assets, net of aax~mulated depreciation, increased due to the completion of the Donovan Park Pavilion and other capital projects. Additional information as well as a detailed dassification of the Town's net capital assets can be found in the Notes to the Finandai Statements on pages 35 - 36 of this report. Long-term Debt: As of the end of the current fiscal year, the Town had $17,130,000 in general obligation and sales tax revenue bonds outstanding, of which $1,605,000 of bond prindpal is due within one year. Debt related to Timber IZdge Affordable Housing Corporation totaled $21,605,000 of which $115,000 is due within one year. Additional information regarding the Town's debt can be found on pages 37 - 44. Sales Tax and Public Accommodations Tax: The Town has a 4% general sales tax that supports governmental operations, induding capital expenditures, and a .5% sales tax dedicated to the conference center. There is also a 1.5% public accommodations tax that is dedicated entirely to the conference center. The following chart shows changes in the general sales tax for the past five years. Town of Vail General Sales Tax 18,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 r ~rfi a-- ~ },+ . ,- _ _ ~. i .. .. bi ~ `S 5 ~ P - ~ ~ f.t. z I -~~ ~, ~tYt +~ 7._ E: a y~j- 5 ~J~Fj Farr 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 8 ' Financial Analysis of the Town's Funds (continued) Next Year's Budget and Rates: The Town's General Fund balance at the end of the current fiscal year was $10,376,744 which represents 47% of annual revenue. The Town anticipates using $63,378 of this fund balance in 2004. Request for information ' This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Town's finances for all those with an interest in the government's finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report ' should be addressed to the Town of Vail, Finance Director, 75 S. Frontage Road, Vail, CO 80435. 9 GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .Town of Vail, Colorado Statement of Net Assets December 31, 2003 Governmental Business-type Activities Activities Total Assets: Equity in pooled cash and investments 26,706,985 - 26,706,985 Cash and cash equivalents -Unrestricted 195,302 296,412 491,714 Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts: Property taxes assessed 2,478,125 - 2,478,125 Other taxes 3,822,836 - 3,822,836 Other governments 284,281 - 284,281 Employees 81,519 - 81,519 Other 292,796 20,958 313,754 Inventory 226,611 - 226,611 Prepaid expenses 292,130 5,610 297,740 Cash and cash equivalents -Restricted - 538,174 538,174 Interest receivable 6,875 - 6,875 Loans receivable: Collectible within one year 5,000 - 5,000 Collectible in more than one year 1,045,000 - 1,045,000 Bond issue costs, net of accumulated amortization 301,598 815,422 1,117,020 Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 63,525,886 19,767,568 83,293,454 Total Assets 99,264,944 21,444,144 120,709,088 Liabilities: Accounts payable 1,070,283 170,041 1,240,324 Due to other governments 29,470 - 29,470 Retainage payable 11,426 - 11,426 Accrued salaries and wages 833,594 - 833,594 Interest payable 57,436 36,542 93,978 Deferred property taxes 2,478,125 - 2,478,125 Other deferred revenue 304,706 17,217 321,923 Deposits payable 380,804 25,025 405,829 Compensated absences: Due within one year 503,951 - 503,951 Due in more than one year 335,968 - 335,968 Bonds payable: Due within one year 1,605,000 115,000 1,720,000 Due in more than one year 15,525,000 20,490,000 36,015,000 Notes payable - 1,000,000 1,000,000 Total Liabilities 23,135,763 21,853,825 44,989,588 Net Assets: Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 46,395,886 (1,837,432) 44,558,454 Restricted for: Retirement of bonded debt 130,210 - 130,210 Symposium 10,992 - 10,992 Emergencies 1,100,000 - 1,100,000 Unrestricted 28,492, 093 1,427, 751 29, 919, 844 Total Net Assets 76,129,181 (409,681) 75,719,500 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 10 Town of Vail, Colorado Statement of Activities For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Net (Expense) Revenue and Program Revenues Change in Net Assets Operating Capital Charges for Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-type Expenses Services Contributions Contributions Activities Activities Total Functions/Programs: Governmental activities: General government 5,173,930 1,762,216 37,374 - (3,374,340) (3,374,340) Public safety 6,250,156 334,044 433,143 376,492 (5,106,477) (5,106,477) Public works and transportation 10,836,819 3,457,893 670,490 313,314 (6,395,122) (6,395,122) Culture and recreation 3,659,250 154,008 22,295 - (3,482,947) (3,482,947) Economic development 2,004,352 314,867 - - (1,689,485) (1,689,485) Interest on long-term debt 725,778 - - - (725,778) (725,778) Total Governmental Activities 28,650,285 6,023,028 1,163,302 689,806 (20,774,149) (20,774,149) Business-type activity: Housing 1,216,854 802,726 - - (414,128) (414,128) Total Business-type Activities 1,216,854 802,726 - - (414,128) (414,128) Total 29,867,139 6,825,754 1,163,302 689,806 (20,774,149) (414,128) (21,188,277) General Revenues: Taxes: Sales taxes 16,945,012 - 16,945,012 Real estate transfer taxes 3,270,723 - 3,270,723 Lodging taxes 3,074,692 - 3,074,692 Property and specific ownership taxes 2,857,814 - 2,857,814 Ski area lift ticket admissions tax 2,273,055 - 2,273,055 Franchise taxes 592,876 - 592,876 Cigarette taxes 85,159 - 85,159 Investment earnings 323,963 3,478 327,441 Gain on sale of fixed assets 194,229 - 194,229 Miscellaneous 564,698 969 565,667 Special item - Proceeds on sale of affordable housing rights 1,000,000 - 1,000,000 Total General Revenues and Special Items 31,182,221 4,447 31,186,668 Change in Net Assets 10,408,072 (409,681) 9,998,391 Net Assets-January1 65,721,109 - 65,721,109 Net Assets -December 31 76,129,181 (409,681) 75,719,500 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. rr ri r err r~ ~r rr ~ rr ~ r r r r r r~ r r r Town of Vail, Colorado Balance Sheet Governmental Funds December 31, 2003 Capital Real Estate Conference Vail Vail Local Debt Total General Projects Transfer Tax Center Marketing Marketing Service Governmental Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund District Fund Funds Assets: Equity in pooled cash and investments 10,749,911 4,928,939 6,240,348 2,547,449 42,862 - 130,210 24,639,719 Cash and cash equivalents -Unrestricted 15,024 - - - - 180,278 - 195,302 Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts: Property taxes assessed 2,478,125 - - - - - - 2,478,125 Other taxes 691,234 2,225,597 98,337 521,760 - 285,908 - 3,822,836 Other governments 59,709 224,572 - - - - - 284,281 Employees 81,519 - - - - - - 81,519 Other 286,015 3,487 - - - - - 289,502 Loans receivable - 1,050,000 - - - - - 1,050,000 Prepaid expenses 185,859 - 875 97,263 - 283,997 Total Assets 14,547,396 8,432,595 6,338,685 3,070,084 42,862 563,449 130,210 33,125,281 Liabilities and Fund Equity: Liabilities: Accounts payable 258,822 363,174 45,642 43,546 - 37,663 - 748,847 Due to other governments 29,470 - - - - - - 29,470 Retainage payable - 11,426 - - - - - 11,426 Accrued payroll and related liabilities 718,725 3,737 12,585 - - - - 735,047 Deferred revenue 304,706 - - - - - - 304,706 Deferred property taxes not collectible until subsequent year 2,478,125 - - - - - - 2,478,125 Deposits payable 380,804 - - - - 380,804 Total Liabilities 4,170,652 378,337 58,227 43,546 - 37,663 - 4,688,425 Fund Balances: Reserved for: Prepaid expenses 185,859 - - 875 - 97,263 - 283,997 Retirement of bonded debt - - - - - - 130,210 130,210 Symposium 10,992 - - - - - - 10,992 Emergencies 1,044,000 - - - - 56,000 - 1,100,000 Unreserved: Designated for housing loan program 200,000 - - - - - - 200,000 Designated for police seizures 101,895 - - - - - - 101,895 Designated for repayment of working capital - - - - - 287,000 - 287,000 Designated for subsequent years' expenditures - 2,259,948 217,887 - - - - 2,477,835 Undesignated 8,833,998 5,794,310 6,062,571 3,025,663 42,862 85,523 - 23,844,927 Total Fund Balances 10,376,744 8,054,258 6,280,458 3,026,538 42,862 525,786 130,210 28,436,856 Total Liabilities and Fund Balances 14,547,396 8,432,595 6,338,685 3,070,084 42,862 563,449 130,210 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets are different because: Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and therefore are not reported in the funds. 59,235,747 Other long-term assets are not available for current period expenditures and therefore are not reported in the funds. 308,473 Internal service funds are used by management to charge the costs of heavy equipment, health insurance, and dispatch services to indi vidual funds. The assets and liabilities of the internal service funds are included in governmental activities in the Statement of Net Assets. 6,082,728 Long-term liabilities, including bonds payable, interest payable, and compensated absences, are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported in the funds. (17,934,623) Net Assets of Governmental Activities 76,129,181 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 12 Town of Vail, Colorado Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Capital Real Estate Conference Vail Vail Local Debt Total General Projects Transfer Tax Center Marketing Marketing Service Governmental Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund District Fund Funds Revenues: Taxes 14,557,039 5,893,821 3,270,723 3,281,751 - 1,501,403 - 28,504,737 Permits and licenses 1,095,698 - - - 314,867 - - 1,410,565 Intergovernmental revenue 1,518,855 260,471 32,174 - - - - 1,811,500 Charges for services 4,378,919 178,720 120,869 - - - - 4,678,508 Investment income 113,270 84,685 65,868 18,824 2,412 5,122 6,148 296,329 Miscellaneous 234,879 181,590 86,898 - - - 503,367 Total Revenues 21,898,660 6,599,287 3,576,532 3,300,575 317,279 1,506,525 6,148 37,205,006 Expenditures: General government 4,866,266 - - 274,037 - - 1,550 5,141,853 Public safety 5,466,728 - - - - - - 5,466,728 Public works and transportation 7,935,640 6,776,124 - - - - - 14,711,764 Culture and recreation 2,039,176 - 2,380,389 - - - - 4,419,565 Economic development - - - - 162,743 1,841,609 - 2,004,352 Debt service: Principal - - - - - - 1,140,000 1,140,000 Interest - - - - 735,948 735,948 Total Expenditures 20,307,810 6,776,124 2,380,389 274,037 162,743 1,841,609 1,877,498 33,620,210 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures 1,590,650 (176,837) 1,196,143 3,026,538 154,536 (335,084) (1,871,350) 3,584,796 Other Financing Sources (Uses): Sale of assets 1,850 141,135 - - - - - 142,985 Transfers in - 90,000 - - - 150,000 1,942,620 2,182,620 Transfers (out) - (1,942,620) - (150,000) - - (2,092,620) Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 1,850 (1,711,485) - - (150,000) 150,000 1,942,620 232,985 Special Item: Proceeds on sale of affordable housing rights 1,000,000 - - - 1,000,000 Net Change in Fund Balances 1,592,700 (888,322) 1,196,143 3,026,538 4,536 (185,084) 71,270 4,817,781 Fund Balances -January 1 8,784,044 8,942,580 5,084,315 - 38,326 710,870 58,940 23,619,075 Fund Balances -December 31 10,376,744 8,054,258 6,280,458 3,026,538 42,862 525,786 130,210 28,436,856 Net Change in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds 4,817,781 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities are different because: Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the Statement of Activities, the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expenses. This is the amount by which capital outlay exceeded depreciation during the year. 3,122,310 Repayment of bond and lease principal are expenditures in the governmental funds, but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Assets. This is the amount of principal repayments. 1,284,854 Internal service funds are used by management to charge the cost of heavy equipment, health insurance, and dispatch services to individual funds. This is the amount of internal service fund change in net assets for the year. 1,286,888 Revenues in the Statement of Activities that do not provide current financial resources are not reported as revenues in the funds. 6,875 Some expenses reported in the Statement of Activities do not require the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in governmental funds. (70,885) In the Statement of Activities only the gain or loss on the sale and disposal of assets is reported, whereas in governmental funds, only the proceeds which increase current available resources is reported. This amount represents the amount by which the book value of the disposed assets exceeded proceeds received. (39,751) Change in Net Assets of Governmental Activities 10,408,072 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 13 Town of Vail, Colorado Proprietary Funds Statement of Net Assets December 31, 2003 Business-type Activities - _ Enterprise Fund - Governmental Timber Ridge Activities - Affordable Housing Internal Corporation Service Funds Assets: Current Assets: Equity in pooled cash and investments - 2,067,266 Cash and cash equivalents -Unrestricted, 296,412 - Accounts receivable ,net of allowance for uncollectibles 20,958 3,294 Inventory - 226,611 Prepaid expenses 5,610 8,133 Total Current Assets 322,980 2,305,304 Non-current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents -Restricted 538,174 - Bond issue costs, net of accumulated amortization 815,422 - Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 19,767,568 4,290,139 Total Non-current Assets 21,121,164 4,290,139 Total Assets 21,444,144 6,595,443 Liabilities: Current Liabilities: Accounts payable 170,041 321,436 Prepaid rent 550 - Tenant security deposits 25,025 - Deferred lease revenue 16,667 - Accrued interest payable 36,542 - Accrued salaries and wages - 98,547 Current portion of bonds payable 115,000 - Current portion of compensated absences - 55,639 Total Current Liabilities 363,825 475,622 Non-current Liabilities: Bonds payable, net of current portion 20,490,000 - Notes payable 1,000,000 - Compensated absences, net of current portion - 37,093 Total Non-current Liabilities 21,490,000 ~ 37,093 Total Liabilities 21,853,825 512,715 Net Assets: Invested in capital assets, net of related debt (1,837,432) 4,290,139 Unrestricted 1,427,751 1,792,589 Total Net Assets (409,681) 6,082,728 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 14 Town of Vail, Colorado Proprietary Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Operating Revenues: Charges for services -Internal Charges for services -External Rent Laundry room lease Insurance reimbursements Other Total Operating Revenues Operating Expenses: Operations Health claims and premiums Depreciation Total Operating Expenses Operating (Loss) Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses): Intergovernmental revenues Gain on disposal of assets Investment income Interest expense Financing fees Amortization of bond issue costs Total Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) Income (Loss) Before Transfers and Capital Contributions Transfers Out Capital Contributions Change in Net Assets Net Assets -January 1 Net Assets -December 31 `, Business-type Activities - Enterprise Fund - Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation 796,986 5,740 969 803,695 674,093 240,829 Governmental Activities - Internal Service Funds 3,724,231 883,232 60,206 1,125 4,668,794 2,891,612 1,732,482 732,260 914,922 5,356,354 (111,227) (687,560) - 642,487 - 90,995 3,478 20,759 (160,220) - (121,986) - (19,726) - (298,454) 754,241 (409,681) 66,681 (90,000) - 1,310,207 (409,681) 1,286,888 - 4,795,840 (409,681) 6,082,728 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 15 Town of Vail, Colorado Proprietary Funds Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended December 3 1, 2003 Business-type Activities - Enterprise Fund - Governmental Timber Ridge Activities - ' Affordable Housing Internal Corporation Service Funds Cash Flows From Operating Activities: Cash received from other funds - 3,724,231 Cash received from tenants for rent 780,613 I Cash received from (refunded to) tenants for security deposits, net 25,025 Other cash receipts 23,376 945,113 Cash paid for goods and services (575,660) (2,465,425) Cash paid to employees - (2,075,816) ' Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 253,354 128,103 Cash Flows From Non-Capital Financing Activities: Transfer(to) other funds - (90,000) ' Cash received from operating grants 362,970 Net Cash Provided by Non-Capital Financing Activities 272,970 Cash Flows From Capital and Related Financing Activities: Cash received from sale of fixed assets - 119,150 Cash received from capital grants 279,517 Cash received on issuance of bonds and notes 709,829 - Interest paid (123,678) - Acquisition and construction of capital assets (8,397) (386,651) Net Cash Provided by Capital and Related Financing Activities 577,754 12,016 Cash Flows From Investing Activities: Interest on investments 3,478 20,759 Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 3,478 20,759 Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 834,586 433,848 Cash and Cash Equivalents -January 1 - 1,633,418 Cash and Cash Equivalents -December 31 834,586 2,067,266 Cash and Cash Equivalents -End of Period is Comprised of: Equity in pooled cash and investments - 2,067,266 Cash and cash equivalents -Unrestricted 296,412 ' Cash and cash equivalents -Restricted 538,174 Total -Cash and Cash Equivalents 834,586 2,067,266 Reconciliation of Operating (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: Operating (loss) (111,227) (687,560) Adjustments: Depreciation 240,829 732,260 (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (20,958) 5,794 (Increase) decrease in inventory - (32,993) (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses (5,610) 53,732 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 108,078 37,164 Increase (decrease) in prepaid rent 550 Increase (decrease) in tenant security deposits 25,025 - Increase (decrease) in deferred lease revenue 16,667 - Increase (decreases) in accrued wages and benefits - 19,706 Total Adjustments 364,581 815,663 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 253,354 128,103 Schedule of Non-Cash Investing, Capital and Financing Activities: ' Assets donated by Capital Projects Fund 1,310,207 Purchase of fixed assets upon issuance of bonds and notes 20,000,000 Financing fees paid upon issuance of bonds and notes 60,023 - Bond issue costs paid upon issuance of bonds and notes 835,148 ' Issuance of bonds and notes to finance purchase of fixed assets 21,605,000 = The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 16 Town of Vail, Colorado Fiduciary Funds Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets December 31, 2003 Assets: Cash and investments -Restricted Loans to participants Total Assets Net Assets: Held in trust for pension benefits and other purposes Total Net Assets Deferred Pension Compensation Trust Plan 29,667,472 2,793,093 245,669 - 29,913,141 2,793,093 29,913,141 29,913,141 2,793,093 2,793,093 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 17 Town of Vail, Colorado Fiduciary Funds Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Additions: Contributions Investment income Total Additions Deductions: Professional fees Benefits paid Total Deductions Change in Net Assets Net Assets -January 1 Net Assets -December 31 Pension Trust Deferred Compensation Plan 1,797,310 364,882 4,989,371 418,352 6,786,681 783,234 27,368 2,702 1,491,855 306,682 1,519,223 309,384 5,267,458 473,850 24,645,683 2,319,243 29,913,141 2,793,093 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 18 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Town of Vail, Colorado (the "Town") was incorporated in 1972, under the provisions of Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971. The Town operates under aCouncil-Manager form of government. The Town's major operations include public safety, public works and transportation, culture and recreation, economic development, administration (general government), and housing. The Town's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB") is responsible for establishing GAAP for state and local governments through its pronouncements (Statements and Interpretations). Governments are also required to follow the pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued through November 30, 1989, when applicable, that do not conflict with or contradict GASB pronouncements. The more significant accounting policies established by GAAP used by the Town are discussed below. A. Reporting Entity The reporting entity consists of (a) the primary government; i.e., the Town, and (b) organizations for which the Town is financially accountable. The Town is considered financially accountable for legally separate organizations if it is able to appoint a voting majority of an organization's governing body and is either able to impose its will on that organization or there is a potential for the organization to provide specific financial benefits to, or to impose specific financial burdens on, the Town. Consideration is also given to other organizations which are fiscally dependent; i.e., unable to adopt a budget, levy taxes, or issue debt without approval by the Town. Organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship with the Town are such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity's financial statements to be misleading or incomplete are also included in the reporting entity. The accompanying financial statements present the primary government and its component units, entities for which the government is considered to be financially accountable. Blended component units, although legally separate entities, are, in substance, part of the Town's operations. There are two blended component units reported in the Town's financial statements, the Vail Local Marketing District (the "District") and the Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation (the "Corporation"). The financial statements of the District and the Corporation can be obtained from the Town's administrative offices. Vail Local Marketing District ("District") The District was authorized on November 2, 1999 by general election that established a 1.4% tax on lodging within the Town's boundaries, beginning January 1, 2000. Proceeds from the tax are to be used for organization, management, promotion, and marketing of public events, for business recruitment, and for tourism promotion. Town Council members also act as the District's Board of Directors. The District is reported as a special revenue fund. 19 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) A. Reporting Entity (continued) 2. Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation ("Corporation") The Corporation was incorporated on July 9, 2003 as a Colorado non-profit corporation to provide affordable housing for persons employed in the Town or Eagle County, Colorado. The Corporation owns and operates, exclusively on behalf of and for the benefit of the Town, a 198-unit rental housing project ("Project") located in the Town. The formation of the Corporation was approved by the Town, and its operations are governed by a Board of Directors comprised solely of members of the Town Council. Upon dissolution of the Corporation and retirement of all liabilities, all property of the Corporation is to be transferred to the Town. The acquisition of the Project was financed through the issuance of revenue bonds and a note payable to the Town. While the Town is not legally obligated to pay the indebtedness of the Corporation, the Town has agreed to consider providing funds, if needed, to the Corporation to make the scheduled debt service payments of the Corporation. The Town has a right to obtain title to the Project at any time by defeasing all outstanding bonds of the Corporation. The Corporation is reported as an enterprise fund. B. Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements The Town's basic financial statements include both government-wide (reporting the Town as a whole) and fund financial statements (reporting the Town's major funds). Government-wide financial statements report on information of all of the nonfiduciary activities of the Town and its component units. Both the government-wide and fund financial statements categorize primary activities as either governmental or business- type. The Town's public safety, public works and transportation, culture and recreation, economic development, and administration functions are classified as governmental activities. The Corporation is classified as a business-type activity. The government-wide Statement of Activities reports both the gross and net cost of each of the Town's governmental functions and business-type activities. The governmental functions are also supported by general government revenues (sales taxes, property and specific ownership taxes, investment earnings, etc.). The Statement of Activities reduces gross expenses (including depreciation) by related program revenues, operating and capital grants. Program revenues must be directly associated with the governmental function or a business-type activity. Operating grants include operating-specific and discretionary (either operating or capital) grants while the capital grants column reflects capital-specific grants. The government-wide focus is on the sustainability of the Town as an entity and the change in the Town's net assets resulting from the current year's activities. C. Fund Financial Statements The financial transactions of the Town are reported in individual funds in the fund financial statements. Each fund is accounted for by providing a separate set of self- balancing accounts that comprises its assets, liabilities, fund equity, revenues and expenditures/expenses. The fund focus is on current available resources and budget compliance. 20 ' Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 ' (Continued) ' I. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) C. Fund Financial Statements (continued) The Town reports the following major governmental funds: The General Fund is the Town's primary operating fund. It accounts for all ' financial resources of the Town, except those required to be accounted for another fund. The Capital Projects Fund accounts for a portion of the Town's sales tax and intergovernmental revenue which are restricted for the acquisitions of and improvements to the Town's governmental assets. .The Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund is used to account for the collection of a real ' estate transfer tax which is specifically restricted for acquiring, maintaining, and improving real property for parks, recreation, open space and similar purposes. ' The Conference Center Fund is used to account for the collection of a sales. tax and a public accommodations tax which are specifically restricted for the financing of the construction and operations of a conference center in the Town. The Vail Marketing Fund accounts for the collection of business license fees which are specifically restricted for expenditures related to the marketing of the Town. ' The Vail Local Marketing District is used to account for the activities of the District. The Town reports the following major proprietary or business-type fund: The Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation accounts for the activities of the Corporation. Additionally, the Town reports the following fund types: 1 Internal service funds account for the repair and maintenance costs and purchase of Town vehicles and equipment, excluding buses and fire trucks. In addition, internal service funds are used to account for the health insurance plan ' provided to Town employees and to account for the operations of all emergency dispatch services within Eagle County, Colorado. Trust funds are used to account for the accumulation of resources for pension benefit payments to qualified Town employees and to account for assets held for employees in accordance with the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 457. D. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation Measurement focus refers to whether financial statements measure changes in current resources only (current financial focus) or changes in both current and long-term resources (long-term economic focus). Basis of accounting refers to the point at which revenues, expenditures, or expenses are recognized in the accounts and reported in the financial statements. Financial statement presentation refers to classification of revenues by source and expenses by function. 21 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) D. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation (continued) Long-term Economic Focus and Accrual Basis Both governmental and business-type activities in the government-wide financial statements and the proprietary and fiduciary fund financial statements use the long-term economic focus and are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recognized when incurred, regardless of the timing of the related cash flows. 2. Current Financial Focus and Modified Accrual Basis The governmental fund financial statements use the current financial focus and are presented on the modified accrual-basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recorded when susceptible to accrual; i.e., both measurable and available. "Available" means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter (60 days) to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are generally recognized when the related liability is incurred. The exception to this general rule is that principal and interest on general long-term debt and compensated absences are recorded only when payment is due. 3. Financial Statement Presentation Amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers and applicants for goods, services or privileges provided, 2) operating grants and contributions, and 3) capital grants and contributions, including special assessments. Internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather than as program revenues. Likewise, general .revenues include all taxes. Proprietary funds distinguish operating revenues and expenses from non- operating items. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services and producing and delivering goods in connection with a proprietary fund's principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenue of the Town's enterprise fund is rental from individuals employed in the Town. Operating expenses for the enterprise fund includes operating expenses and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses. E. Financial Statement Accounts 1. Equity in Pooled Cash and Investments The Town has a policy of central cash management for all funds except the Pension Trust Fund and the Deferred Compensation Plan Fund. In addition, the component units are not under the Town's central cash management. Equity in pooled cash and investments include demand deposits, short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition, and long-term investments in U.S. government obligations. Investments are stated at fair market value. 22 ' Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 ' (Continued) ' I. Summary of Significant Accounting. Policies (continued) E. Financial Statement Accounts (continued) ' 2. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and investments with original ' maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. Restricted cash and cash equivalents represent amounts restricted by bond indentures and other binding commitments. 3. Receivables Receivables are reported net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts. 4. Property Taxes 1 Property taxes are assessed in .one year as a lien on the property, but not collected by the governmental unit until the subsequent year. In accordance with GAAP, the assessed but uncollected property taxes have been recorded as a receivable and as deferred revenue. 5. Inventory Inventory is valued at lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out method. Inventory in the Heavy Equipment Fund consists of expendable supplies held for consumption. 6. Prepaid Expenses Payments made to vendors for services that will benefit periods beyond ' December 31; 2003 are recorded as prepaid expenses. 7. Bond Issuance Costs ' Issuance costs for bonds payable are deferred and amortized over the term of the loan using the straight-line method for governmental activities. ' The Corporation uses the bonds outstanding method, which approximates the effective interest method, to amortize these costs. 8. Interfund Receivables and Payables Balances at year-end between funds are reported as "due to /from other funds" in the fund financial statements. Any residual balances not eliminated between ' the governmental and business-type activities are reported as "internal balances" in the government-wide financial statements. 23 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) E. Financial. Statement Accounts (continued) 9. Capital Assets Capital assets, which include land, buildings, improvements, equipment, vehicles and infrastructure assets, are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activity columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the Town as assets with an initial cost of $5,000 or more and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. Such assets are recorded at cost where historical records are available and at an estimated historical cost where no historical record exists. Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation. The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend asset lives are not capitalized. Improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the related fixed assets, as applicable. Capital outlay for projects is capitalized as projects are constructed. Interest incurred during the construction phase is capitalized as part of the value of the assets. Capital assets (excluding land) are depreciated using the straight-line method. 10. Deferred Revenue For governmental funds, deferred revenues arise when potential revenue does not meet both the "measurable" and "available" criteria for recognition in the current period. For proprietary funds, deferred revenues arise when potential revenue is unearned. In subsequent periods, when revenue recognition criteria are met, or when the Town has legal claim to the resources, the liability for deferred revenue is removed and revenue is recognized. 11. Compensated Absences Vested or accumulated vacation leave that is expected to be liquidated with expendable available financial resources is reported as an expenditure and a fund liability of the governmental fund that will pay it. Amounts of vested or accumulated vacation leave that are not expected to be liquidated with expendable available financial resources are reported in the governmental activities column in the government-wide financial statements. Vested or accumulated vacation leave of the proprietary fund type is recorded as an expense and liability of that fund as the benefits accrue to employees. In accordance with the provisions of GASB No. 16, Accounting for Compensated Absences, no liability is recorded for non-vesting accumulating rights to receive sick pay benefits. 24 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) E. Financial Statement Accounts (continued) 12. Fund Equity Governments report reservations of fund balance for amounts that are not available for appropriation or are legally restricted by outside parties for use for a specific purpose. At December 31, 2003, the Town reported $1,241,202 of restricted net assets which was comprised of $130,21.0 restricted for debt service payments, $10,992 restricted for a symposium, and $1,100,000 restricted for emergencies (as subsequently explained in Note III. E. and F.). Designations of fund balance represent tentative management plans that are subject to change. Designations of fund balance are reported only on fund financials and not on the government-wide financial statements. 13. Interfund Transactions Quasi-external transactions are accounted for as revenues, expenditures or expenses. Transactions that constitute reimbursements to a fund for expenditures or expenses initially made from it that are properly applicable to another fund, are recorded as expenditures or expenses in the reimbursing fund and as reductions of expenditures or expenses in the fund that is reimbursed. All other interfund transactions, except quasi-external transactions and reimbursements, are reported as transfers. F. Significant Accounting Policies Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Town's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenditures or expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 2. Proprietary Funds As required by GASB 20, the Town has elected to follow for its proprietary funds, all (1) GASB pronouncements and (2) FASB Statements and Interpretations, APB Opinions, and Accounting Research Bulletins (ARBs) issued on or before November 30, 1989, except those that conflict with a GASB pronouncement. 3. Investment Risk The Town's investments, with the exception of investments held within the Pension Trust Fund and the Deferred Compensation Plan Fund, are invested primarily in COLOTRUST and government obligations. In addition, the Town invests in some derivatives and money market mutual funds. The Pension and Deferred Compensation Plan Fund investments are held in mutual funds. The value of investments fluctuates as market conditions change. 25 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) F. Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 3. Investment Risk (continued) GASB Technical Bulletin No. 94-1 defines derivatives as "contracts whose value depends on, or derives from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index." At December 31, 2003, the Town held the following investments that may be considered derivatives under this definition: Of Investment Book Value Market Value Pool Small Business Association (SBA) Pools $ 221,230 221,230 0.8% Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) $ 415,471 415,471 1.6% The Town recognizes that investment risks can result from credit risk, market risk, and legal risk. The Town seeks to minimize these risks by investing in seasoned SBA pools and ARMs that are backed by the U.S. Government. The Town's intent in investing in these instruments is to achieve long-term rates of return with the decreased volatility of fixed rate, short-term instruments. 4. Credit Risk The receivables of the various funds of the Town are primarily due from other governments. Management believes that the credit risk related to the receivables is minimal. 5. Restricted and Unrestricted Resources When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use; it is the government's policy to use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources as they are needed. II. Reconciliation of Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements A. Explanation of Certain Differences Between the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet ' and the Government-wide Statement of Net Assets The governmental fund Balance Sheet includes a reconciliation between the fund balance of total governmental funds and net assets of governmental activities as reported in the government-wide Statement of Net Assets. One element of that reconciliation explains "Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and therefore are not reported in the funds". This $59,235,747 difference is related to property, plant and equipment of $87,895,297 less accumulated depreciation of $28,659,550. Another element of that reconciliation explains "Other long-term assets are not available for current period expenditures and therefore are not reported in the funds". This $308,473 difference is bond issue costs of $433,388, less accumulated amortization of $131,790, and interest receivable of $6,875. , 26 ' ' Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 ' (Continued) ' II. Reconciliation of Government-wide and Fund Financial Statements (continued) A. Explanation of Certain Differences Between the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet and the Government-wide Statement of Net Assets (continued) ' Additionally, the reconciliation states that long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not reported in the funds. This $17,934,623 ' difference is related to bonds payable of $17,130,000, accrued compensated absences of $747,187, and interest payable of $57,436. B. Explanation of Certain Differences Between the Governmental Fund Statement of Revenue, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances and the Government-wide Statement of Activities The governmental fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund ' Balances includes a reconciliation between net change in fund balances of governmental funds and changes in net assets of governmental activities as reported in the government-wide Statement of Activities. One element of that reconciliation .explains ' "Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the Statement of Activities, the cost of those assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives as depreciation expense." The details of this $3,122,310 difference are comprised of capital ' outlay of $5,330,724 less depreciation expense of $2,208,414. 111. Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability 1 A. Budgetary Information An annual budget and appropriation ordinance is adopted by Town Council in ~ accordance with the Town's Home Rule Charter. Budgets are prepared on the basis of GAAP for all funds except the Heavy Equipment Fund, the Dispatch Services Fund, and the Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation. The budgets for these funds have been adopted on a non-GAAP budget and are reconciled to GAAP below: Change in Net Assets - Budget Basis add/(less): Contribution from other fund Capitalized assets Depreciation Bond cost amortization Net book value of disposed assets Change in Net Assets - GAAP Basis Heavy Dispatch Timber Ridge Equipment Services Affordable Housing Fund Fund Corporation $ 202,765 120,480 (149,126) 552,565 757,642 - 195,109 160,445 - (633,613) (98,647) (240,829) - - (19,726) (19,438) (8,717) $ 297,388 931,203 (409,681) Annual appropriations are adopted for all funds. Expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations at the fund level. All appropriations lapse at year-end. 27 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability (continued) A. Budgetary Information (continued) The Town followed these procedures in preparing, approving, and enacting its budget for 2003. (1) For the 2003 budget year, prior to August 25, 2002, the County Assessor sent to the Town a certified assessed valuation of all taxable property within the Town's boundaries. (2) Prior to the end of the 2002 fiscal year, the Town Manager submitted to the Town Council a budget and accompanying message. (3) Prior to December 15, 2002, the Town computed and certified to the County Commissioners a levy rate that derived the necessary property taxes as computed in the proposed budget. (4) After a required publication of "Notice of Proposed Budget", the Town adopted the proposed budget and an appropriation resolution which legally appropriated expenditures for the upcoming year. (5) After adoption of the budget ordinance, the Town may make the following changes: a) transfer appropriated money between funds; b) approve supplemental appropriations to the extent of revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget; c) approve emergency appropriations; and d) reduce appropriations for which originally estimated revenues are insufficient. Taxes levied. in one year are collected in the succeeding year. Thus, taxes certified in 2002 were collected in 2003 and taxes certified in 2003 will be collected in 2004. Taxes are due on January 1st in the year of collection; however, they may be paid in either one installment (no later than April 30th) or two equal installments (not later than February 28th and June 15th) without interest or penalty. Taxes that are not paid within the prescribed time bear interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month until paid. Unpaid amounts and the accrued interest thereon become delinquent on June 16th. During the year, supplemental appropriations were necessary. The budgetary comparison statements reflect the original budget and the final budget after legally authorized revisions were made. 28 i' Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) III. Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability (continued) B. Budgetary Information -Vail Local Marketing District ' The District's budget timetable varies from the Town's. The District followed these procedures in preparing, approving, and enacting its budget for 2003. (1) On or before September 30, 2002, the District must submit to the Board a recommended budget that details the revenues necessary to meet the District's operating requirements. This was done on September 17, 2002. ' (2) After appropriate public notice and a required public hearing, the Board must adopt the proposed budget and an appropriating resolution that legally appropriated expenditures for the upcoming year on or before December 5, ' 2002. The Board adopted the 2003 budget on December 17, 2002. (3) After adoption of the initial budget resolution, the District may make the following - changes: a) approve supplemental appropriations to the extent of revenues in ' excess of those estimated in the budget; b) approve emergency appropriations; and c) reduce appropriations for which originally estimated revenues are insufficient. ' During the year, supplemental appropriations were necessary. The budgetary comparison statements reflect the original budget and the final budget after legally authorized revisions were made. C. Deficit Net Assets -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation The Corporation had a deficit of net assets at December 31, 2003 of $409,681. D. Compliance with Trust Indentures -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation The bond indenture for the Adjustable Rate Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2003 A (the "2003A Bonds") establishes initial funding of :a bond reserve fund for the 2003A Bonds at $317,094 but permits the trustee to release moneys in the bond reserve fund to the Corporation to pay operating and maintenance expenses of the Project. During the period ended December 31, 2003, a total of $123,212 was released to the Corporation pursuant to these provisions in the indenture of the 2003A Bonds. As a result, the balance in the bond reserve fund for the 2003A Bonds at December 31, 2003 was less than the requirement of $317,094. E. TABOR Amendment In November 1992, Colorado voters amended Article X of the Colorado Constitution by adding Section 20, commonly know as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights ("TABOR"). TABOR contains revenue, spending, tax and debt limitations that apply to the State of Colorado and local governments. TABOR requires, with certain exceptions, advance voter approval for any new tax, tax rate increase, mill levy above that for the prior year, extension of any expiring tax, or tax policy change directly causing a net tax revenue gain ' to any local government. Except for refinancing bonded debt at a lower interest rate or adding new employees to existing pension plans, TABOR requires advance voter approval for the creation of any ' multiple-fiscal year debt or other financial obligation unless adequate present cash reserves are pledged irrevocably and held for payments in all future fiscal years. ' 29 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Stewardship, Compliance, and Accountability (continued) E. TABOR Amendment (continued) TABOR also requires local governments to establish an emergency reserve to be used for declared emergencies only. Emergencies, as defined by TABOR, exclude economic conditions, revenue shortfalls, or salary or fringe benefit increases. The reserve is calculated at 3% of fiscal year spending for fiscal years ending after December 31, 1995. Fiscal year spending excludes bonded debt service and enterprise spending. The Town has reserved a portion of the December 31, 2003 year-end fund balance in the General Fund for this purpose in the amount of $1,044,000, which is the approximate required reserve. The initial base for local government spending and revenue limits is December 31, 1992 fiscal year spending. Future spending and revenue limits are determined based on the prior year's fiscal year spending adjusted for inflation in the prior calendar year plus annual local growth. Fiscal year spending is generally defined as expenditures and reserve increases with certain exceptions. Revenue, if any, in excess of the fiscal year spending limit must be refunded in the next fiscal year unless voters approve retention of such revenue. The Town's management believes it is in compliance with the financial provisions of TABOR. However, TABOR is complex and subject to interpretation. Many of its provisions, including the interpretation of how to calculate fiscal year spending limits, will require judicial interpretation. On November 16, 1993, voters of the Town approved the collection and expenditure of all revenues generated including reduction in debt service during 1993 and each subsequent year (not including revenue generated from ad valorem property taxes) without any increase in such tax rates and the expenditure of such revenues for debt service, municipal operations, and capital projects, effective January 1, 1993. On November 7, 2000, voters of the Town approved the collection and expenditure of all revenues received from ad valorem property taxes levied in 2000 and each year thereafter. The remaining restrictions of the TABOR Amendment apply, which are: • Voter approval of all new taxes and tax rate increases; • Voter approval for new or additional Town of Vail debt; • No increase or imposition of a new real estate transfer tax; and, • All election requirements remain in effect. F. TABOR Amendment -Vail Local Marketing District As required by TABOR, the District has reserved $56,000 of its fund balance for emergencies, which is the approximate required reserve at December 31, 2003. The ballot question approved by voters on November 2, 1999, which established the 1.4% tax on lodging within. the Town's boundaries also authorized the District to collect and spend the proceeds of the lodging tax, investment income, and all other revenues, without regard to the limitations imposed by TABOR, effective January 1, 2000. The District's management believes it is in compliance with the financial provisions of TABOR. However, TABOR is complex and. subject to interpretation. Many of its provisions will require judicial interpretation. 30 . Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 ' (Continued) ' IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds A. Cash and Investments 1. Authorization for Deposits and Investments Pursuant to its charter, the Town has adopted, by ordinance, an investment policy governing the types of institutions and investments with which it may deposit funds and transact business. Under this policy, the Town may invest in federally insured banks, debt obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, governmental mutual funds and pools, and repurchase agreements subject to policy requirements. The Town also accounts for the operations of the employees' pension plans that are administered by select employees acting as trustees who are governed by a trust agreement. The trust agreement gives the trustees considerable latitude with investment alternatives. As a result, all pension investments are considered legal under the trust agreement 2. Deposits and Investments 1 The Town maintains a cash and investment pool in which all funds participate except the Deferred Compensation Plan Fund and the Pension Trust Fund. Each fund's position in this pool is displayed on the Statement of Net Assets as "Equity in Pooled Cash and Investments." In addition, several of the Town's funds may include investments held separately that are restricted for various purposes. The Colorado Public Deposit Protection Act ("PDPA") requires that all units of local government deposit cash in eligible public depositories; eligibility is determined by state regulators. Amounts on deposit in excess of federal ' insurance levels must be collateralized. The eligible collateral is determined by PDPA. PDPA allows the institution to create a single collateral pool for all public funds. The pool is to be maintained by another institution or held irr trust for all the uninsured public deposits as a group. The market value of the collateral must be at least equal to 102% of the uninsured deposits. The amount of total bank balance may be classified among the following three categories on the basis of credit risk: (1) Insured or collateralized with securities held by the entity or by its agent or by its agent in the entity's name; (2) Collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent in the entity's name; ' (3) Uncollateralized. This includes any bank balance that is collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution, or by its trust department of agent but not in the entity's name. ' 31 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. a Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) Cash and Investments (continued) 2. Deposits and Investments (continued) At December 31, 2003, the carrying value of the Town's deposits (which includes component units) was $4,890,821. The bank balance of these accounts was $5,381,855, of which $600,374 was covered by FDIC insurance, $4,432,832 was collateralized in institution pools as described above, and $348,649 was uncollateralized. The difference between carrying and bank balances represents items that had not cleared the bank at year-end. GASB has determined three levels of credit risk that apply to the Town's investments: (1) .Insured or registered, with securities held by the Town, Pension Trust Fund or its agent in the Town's or Pension Trust Fund's name. (2) Uninsured or unregistered, with securities held by the counter party's trust department or agent in the Town's or Pension Trust Fund's name. (3) Uninsured or unregistered, with securities held by the counter party, or by its trust department or agent but not in the Town's or Pension Trust Fund's name. At December 31, 2003, the Town had invested $19,100,176 in the Colorado Government Liquid Asset Trust (COLOTRUST), an investment vehicle established for local government entities in Colorado to pool surplus funds. These funds operate similarly to a money market fund and each share is equal in value to $1. Investments of these funds consist of U.S. Treasury bills, notes and note strips and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities. A designated custodial bank provides safekeeping and depository services in connection with the direct investment withdrawal functions. In addition, the Town (including component units) had invested $462,267 in money market mutual funds at December 31, 2003. Investments in COLOTRUST and mutual funds are not categorized as described above since such investments are not evidenced by specific securities that exist in physical or book form. Following is a summary of the Town's categorized investments at amortized cost and market which approximates market, based upon aforementioned levels of risk at December 31, 2003. U.S. Go~,emment Securities Carrying Value Category 1 Category 2 $ 3, 269, 391 1, 000, 000 2, 269, 391 32 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) A. Cash and Investments (continued) 2. Deposits and Investments (continued) The Town's total cash deposits and investments, including those of the Pension Trust Fund and the Deferred Compensation Plan Fund, at December 31, 2003 were as follows: Pension Deferred All Other Trust Compensation Funds Fund Plan Fund Cash on hand $ 14,650 - - 14,650 Money market/checking accounts 3,331,862 - - 3,331,862 Certificates of deposit 1,558,527 - - 1,558,527 Statutory government pools 19,100,176 - - 19,100,176 U.S. government obligations 3,269,391 - - 3,269,391 Commercial stock/bond funds - 22,495,602 - 22,495,602 Money market mutual funds 462,267 6,127,102 - 6,589,369 Real estate mutual fund - 1,044,768 - 1,044,768 Deferred compensation - - 2,793,093 2,793,093 Total- $ 27,736,873 29,667,472 2,793,093 60,197,438 Investments in the Deferred Compensation Plan and the Pension Trust Funds are held by trustees and are not categorized because they are not evidenced by specific securities that exist in physical or book form. Financial statement captions at December 31, 2003 are as follows: Government-wide Deferred Statement of Net Pension Trust Compensation Assets Fund Plan Fund Equity in pooled cash and investments $ 26,706,985 Cash and cash equivalents - Unrestricted 491,714 Cash and cash equivalents - Restricted 538;174 Cash and investments -Restricted - Total $ 27,736,873 Total Total 26,706,985 491,714 - - 538,174 29,667,472 2,793,093 32,460,565 29,667,472 2,793,093 60,197,438 33 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) B. Receivables Receivables as of year-end for the Town's funds, including applicable allowances for uncollectible accounts, are as follows: Capital Real Estate Conference General Projects Transfer Center Fund Fund Tax Fund Fund Receivables: Property taxes $ 2,478,125 - - - Other taxes ~ 691,234 2,225,597 98,337 521,760 Other governments 59,709 224,572 - - Employees 81,519 - - - Other 286,015 3,487 - - Gross Receivables 3,596,602 2,453,656 98,337 521,760 Less: Allowance for uncollectibles (1,000) - - - Net Receivables $ 3,595,602 2,453,656 98,337 521,760 Vail Local Heavy Marketing Timber Equipment District Ridge Fund Total Receivables: Property taxes $ - - . - 2,478,125 Other taxes 285,908 - - 3,822,836 Other governments - - - 284,281 Employees - - - 81,519 Other - 20,958 3,294 313,754 Gross Receivables 285,908 20,958 3,294 6,980,515 Less: Allowance for uncollectibles - - - (1,000) Net Receivables $ 285,908 20,958 3,294 6,979,515 Governmental funds report deferred revenue in connection with receivables for revenues that are not considered to be available to li quidate liabilities of the current period. Deferred revenue of $2,782,831 is comprised of the followin g: General Fund Property taxes assessed but not collectible until 2004 $ 2,478,125 Pension plan forfeitures .210,042 Business licenses 42,673 Library grants 51,991 Total $ 2,782,831 Deferred revenue for business-type activities in the amount of $17,217 is related to prepaid rent and deferred lease revenue. 34 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) C. Capital Assets Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31, 2003 was as follows: Governmental Activities: Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated: Land Total Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated Beginning Balance Increases Ending Decreases Balance Capital Assets, Being Depreciated: Buildings and improvements Infrastructure and improvements Equipment and vehicles Total Capital Assets Being Depreciated Less Accumulated Depreciation For: Buildings and improvements Infrastructure and improvements Equipment and vehicles Total Accumulated Depreciation Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net Governmental Activities Capital Assets, Net Business-type Activities Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated: Land Total Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated Capital Assets, Being Depreciated: Buildings Equipment Total Capital Assets Being Depreciated Less Accumulated Depreciation For. Buildings Equipment Total Accumulated Depreciation Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net Business-type Activities Capital Assets, Net $ 22,158,831 - - 22,158,831 22,158,831 - - 22,158,831 48,575,404 3,077,005 (78,394) 51,574,015 2,955,363 2,192,985 - 5,148,348 17,802,216 1,726,495 (994,509) 18,534,202 69,332,983 6,996,485 (1,072,903) 75,256,565 (20,773,616) (1,396,261) 78,394 (22,091,483) - (129,355) - (129,355) (11,180,217) (1,415,058) 926,603 (11,668,672) (31,953,833) (2,940,674) 1,004,997 (33,889,510) 37,379,150 4,055,811 (67,906) 41,367,055 $ 59,537,981 4,055,811 (67,906) 63,525,886 $ - 4,399,500 - 4,399,500 - 4,399,500 - 4,399,500 - 15,578,000 - 15,578,000 -_ 30,897 - 30,897 15,608,897 - 15,608,897 - (237,997) - (237,997) - (2,832) - (2,832) - (240,829) - (240,829) - 15,368,068 - 15,368,068 $ - 19,767,568 - 19,767,568 35 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) C. Capital Assets (continued) Depreciation expense was charged to functions of the Town as follows: Governmental Activities: General government $ 235,618 Public safety 424,988 Public works and transportation 1,901,802 Culture and recreation 378,266 Total Depreciation Expense -Governmental Activities $ 2,940,674 Business-type Activities: Housing $ 240,829 Total Depreciation -Business-type Activities $ 240,829 Depreciation on fixed assets is recorded using the following estimated useful lives: Years Buildings 25 - 40 Building improvements 7 - 25 Infrastructure 5 - 30 Vehicles 5 - 15 Equipment 5 - 10 At December 31, 2003, the Town had $4,420,306 of fully depreciated assets. D. Operating Leases The Town is committed under various leases for buildings, office space, and equipment. For accounting purposes, these leases are considered to be operating leases, and therefore, the liability and the related assets have not been recorded in these financial statements. E. Interfund Receivables, Payables, and Transfers There were no interfund balances at December 31, 2003. Interfund transfers during the year ended December 31, 2003 were as follows: Transferred to: Transfer-ed from: Amount Purpose Capital Projects Dispatch Services $ 90,000 To fund a portion of capital acquisitions used by Dispatch Services. Vail Local Marketing District Vail Marketing 150,000 To fund operations. Debt Service Capital Projects 1,942,620 To transfer sales tax to pay debt service. 36 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) F. Long-term Liabilities -Governmental Activities The Town has the following long-term debt outstanding for governmental activities: 1. Tax-Exempt Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A ' The Town issued $8,760,000 of insured Tax-Exempt Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (the "1998A Bonds") dated September 1, 1998. Proceeds of the 1998A and 19986 Bonds (described below) were used to refund the outstanding principal balance on bonds issued in 1991 and 1992, which are considered to be defeased. The interest rate on the 1998A Bonds ranges from 4.25% to 4.5%. Coupon payment dates for the 1998A Bonds are June 1 and ~ December 1 annually. s The Bonds are revenue obligations of the Town payable solely from the Town's 4% sales tax. The 1998A Bonds are secured by a lien on, but not an exclusive lien on, the sales tax. 1998A Bonds maturing on and after December 1, 2009 are subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the Town, in whole or in part, on December 1, 2008.and thereafter, at a redemption price equal to par, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. ' 2. Taxable Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 19988 The Town issued $735,000 of insured Taxable Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (the "19986 Bonds") dated September 1, 1998. The interest ranges from 6.00% to 6.05%. Coupon payment dates are June 1 and December 1 annually. The 19988 Bonds are revenue obligations of the Town payable solely from the Town's 4% sales tax. The bonds are secured by a lien on, but not an exclusive lien on, the sales tax. The 19988 Bonds are not subject to redemption prior to maturity. I 3. .General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A The Town issued $3,205,000 of General Obligation Refunding Bonds dated September 1, 2002 (the "2002A Bonds"). Proceeds from the 2002A bonds were used to refund 1992 bonds. The interest rate on the 2002A Bonds ranges from 3.0% to 4.0% and is payable on December 1 annually through December 2005. The 2002A Bonds are general obligations of the Town, payable from ad valorem property taxes to be levied without limitation as to rate or amount against all taxable property in the Town. The Series 2002A Bonds are not subject to early redemption. i 37 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) F. Long-term Liabilities -Governmental Activities (continued) 4. Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 20026 The Town issued $5,570,000 of Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds dated September 1, 2002 (the "20028 Bonds"). Proceeds from the 20028 Bonds were used to refund outstanding 1992 bonds. The interest rate on the 20026 Bonds ranges from 2.5% to 4.0% and is payable on June 1 and December 1 annually through December 1, 2012. The 20026 Bonds are special limited obligations of the Town payable solely from the Town's existing 4% sales tax and from any legally available tax or taxes or fees (other than general ad valorem tax). The 20028 Bonds constitute an irrevocable lien (but not an exclusive lien) upon the pledged revenues, on parity with the 1998 Bonds. 20026 Bonds maturing on or before December 1, 2011 are not subject to prior redemption. 20026 Bonds maturing on or after June 1, 2012 are subject to redemption prior to their maturities, at the option of the Town, in whole or in part, on December' 1, 2011 or thereafter, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount redeemed, plus a redemption premium equal to 1 % of the principal redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. G. Long-term Liabilities -Business-type Activities The Town has the following long-term debt outstanding for business-type activities: 1. Adjustable Rate Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A The 2003A Bonds were issued July 15, 2003 in the principal amount of $19,025,000 as limited obligations of the Corporation and not indebtedness of the Town. The 2003A Bonds are payable solely from the rents and other receipts from operation of the Project, net of the Project's actual operating expenses (the "Pledged Revenues") and the various reserve funds and other monies pledged under the terms of the 2003A indenture. Certain capitalized terms are further described in the 2003A indenture. The 2003A Bonds bear interest at the Weekly Rate established by the George K. Baum & Company (the "Remarketing Agent") until converted to another "mode", including a Fixed Rate, by the Corporation. While in any interest rate mode other than a Fixed Rate, the 2003A Bonds are subject to repurchase upon demand by any bondholder at 100% of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest. All tendered bonds are then to be subsequently remarketed by the Remarketing Agent. 38 L Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) ' IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) G. Long-term Liabilities -Business-type Activities (continued) 1. Adjustable Rate Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A (continued) The 2003A Bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity (December 1, 2032 or specific maturity date, if converted to Fixed Rate) at the Corporation's option, using moneys in the Redemption Fund, as follows: ' • 2003A Bonds in a Daily Mode or Weekly Mode - on any date prior to Maturity at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest. ' • 2003A Bonds in a Commercial Long-Term Mode -after the following No-Call Period and at the following redemption prices, plus accrued interest: Length of Rate Period No-Call Period Redemption Price Greater than 12 years 10 years from the Rate 101 %, declining 0.5% per Change Date 6 months to 100% Greater than 4 years, but Until 2 years prior to the 100% less than 12 years end of the Rate Period ' Less than or equal to Length of the Rate Period Not subject to optional 4 years redemption ' • 2003A bearing a Fixed Rate -after the following No-Call Period and at the following redemption prices, plus accrued interest: Length of Rate Period No-Call Period Redemption Price 1 Greater than 12 years 10 years from the 101 %, declining 0.5% per Conversion Date 6 months to 100% ' Greater than 4 years, but Until 2 years prior to 100% less than 12 years Maturity j Less than or equal to Term to Maturity Not subject to optional 4 years redemption From the date of issuance through December 31, 2003, the 2003A Bonds were in the Weekly Mode, with interest rates set by the Remarketing Agent at 1.20% - 1.27% per annum. At December 31, 2003, the interest rate on the 2003A Bonds I was 1.22%. 39 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) G. Long-term Liabilities -Business-type Activities (continued) 2. Subordinate Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 20036 ("20036 Bonds") The 20038 Bonds were issued July 15, 2003 in the principal amount of $1,580,000 as subordinated, limited obligations of the Corporation and not indebtedness of the Town. The 20036 Bonds are payable solely from the Pledged Revenues and the various reserve funds and other monies pledged under the terms of the 20036 indenture, but the pledge of security interest in the Pledged Revenues is subordinated to the pledge of these same revenues for payment of the 2003A Bonds. The 20038 Bonds bear interest at the rate of 6.25°/a per annum, with semi-annual blended payments of interest and principal on June 1 and December 1 annually.. The 20036 Bonds mature December 1, 2013 but are subject to prior redemption, at the Corporation's option, at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest; provided that redemption of the bonds is not from the proceeds of refunding bonds or other financing by the Corporation. 3. Promissory Note -Town of Vail (the "Town Note") In connection with the Corporation's purchase of the Project, the Town advanced $1,000,000 to the Corporation upon execution of a promissory note (the "Town Note"). The Town Note, which bears interest at the rate of 1.5% per annum, matures December 1, 2032. The Town. Note is payable solely from the Pledged Revenues, but the pledge of security interest in the Pledged Revenues is subordinated to the pledge of these same revenues for payment of the 2003A Bonds and the 20036 Bonds. The Town Note is payable to the extent that the Corporation has determined that excess net revenues of the Project, after provision for necessary operating or capital reserves, have accumulated semi-annually on the business day following debt service on the 20036 Bonds. The Town Note may be repaid by the Corporation at any time without penalty. In the event that the a shortfall arises in the Bond Reserve Funds (as defined in the 2003A and 20038 Indentures) for the 2003A Bonds and/or the 20036 Bonds which is not cured within the prescribed deadlines by the Corporation, U.S. Bank National Association (the "Trustee") will request that the Town replenish the deficient Bond Reserve Fund, and the Town has agreed to consider such requests but is not obligated to do so. Any funds advanced by the Town to replenish Bond Reserve Funds will be considered additional loans by the Town, subject to the same terms as the original Town Note. The Town's failure to replenish any deficiency in the Bond Reserve Funds will not constitute an Event of Default (as defined in the 2003A and 20036 Indentures) for the 2003A Bonds or the 20036 Bonds. 40 ' IV Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) H.. Long-term Liabilities -Compensated Absences The Town has a policy allowing the accumulation of paid vacation and sick leave, subject to certain maximum limits. In accordance with GAAP, the Town's approximate liability for vacation pay earned by employees at December 31, 2003 has been reflected in the proprietary type fund financial statements and in the governmental activities column of the government-wide financial statements. Accumulated sick pay of approximately $1,932,000 at December 31, 2003 has not been reflected in the Town's financial statements as the amount is partially insured by an independent insurance company and the amounts are not payable at termination. Long-term Liabilities -Activity and Debt Service Schedules Long-term liability activity for the year ended December 31, 2003 was as follows: Beginning Fading Due Within Balance Additions Reductions Balance Ore Year Gou~emmental Activities: General Obligation Bonds: Refunding Bards, Series 2002A Sales Tax Revenue Bonds: Tax F~cempt Refuncng Baxis, Series1998A Taxable Refunding Bonds, Series1998B Refunding Borxis, Series 20026 Corr~erisated absences Total Govenvrerrtal Activities Lori}term Liabilities i3usiness-type Activities: ' Homing Facilities Revenue Bonds: A~ustable Rate, Series 2003A Subordinate, Series 20038 Prorrissory rye 1 Total &~siness-type Activities Lpr~g-term Liabilities $ 3,205,000 8,760,000 - (1,140,000) 2,065,000 1,295,000 - - 8,760,000 - 735,000 - - 735,000 - 5,570,000 - - 5,570,000 310,000 714,752 125,167 - 839,919 503,951 $ 18,984,752 125,167 (1,140,000) 17,969,919 2,108,951 $ - 19,025,000 - 19,025,000 - - 1,580,000 - 1,580,000 115,000 - 1,000,000 - 1,000,000 - $ - 21,605,000 - 21,605,000 115,000 41 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) I. Long-term Liabilities -Activity and Debt Schedules (continued) Debt service requirements at December 31, 2003 were as follows: Prinapal Interest Total Govemmerrtal Activities: 2004 $ 1,605,000 689,099 2,294,099 2005 1,695,000 620,299 2,315,299 2006 1,755,000 562,324 2,317,324 2007 1,810,000 512,099 2,322,099 2008 1,890,000 432,396 2,322,396 2009-2012 8,375,000 903,726 9,278,726 Total t;ovemmental Activities $ 17,130,000 3,719,943 20,849,943 Business-type Activities 2004 $ 115,000 337,730 452,730 2005 130,000 338,667 468,667 2006 140,000 330,543 470,543 2007 140,000 321,793 461,793 2008 150,000 313,043 463,043 2009-2013 3,165,000 1,357,516 4,522,516 2014-2018 2,945,000 1,026,473 3,971,473 2019-2023 3,825,000 825,682 4,650,682 2024-2028 4,970,000 564,657 5,534,657 2029-2032 5,025,000 209,460 5,234,460 Total Business-type Activities $ 20,605,000 5,625,564 26,230,564 Included in debt service requirements for business-type activities above are principal and interest payments due to the Town in the amounts of $1,000,000 and $425,625, respectively. J. Credit Facility and Reimbursement Agreement -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation Certain capitalized terms are defined in the 2003A Bonds Indenture. In connection with the issuance of the 2003A Bonds, an irrevocable, stand-by, direct pay letter of credit (the "Credit Facility') in the amount of $19,207,432 was established July 17, 2003 by U.S. Bank, National Association ("U.S. Bank") in favor of the Trustee for the 2003A Bonds. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, up to $19,025,000 may be drawn to pay principal amounts of the 2003A Bonds, and up to $182,432 may be drawn to pay up to 35 days' accrued interest on the 2003A Bonds at a maximum rate of 10% per annum. Available credit under the Credit Facility will be permanently and proportionately reduced upon notice from the Trustee of redemption of less than all of the 2003A Bonds. 42 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) J. Credit Facility and Reimbursement Agreement -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation (continued) The Credit Facility expires at the earlier of: ' a. July 17, 2008, although it automatically renews for successive one-year terms (unless U.S. Bank notifies the Trustee that the Credit Facility has not been renewed); b. 15 days following notice by U.S. Bank requiring payment of all outstanding ' 2003A Bonds due to Default; c. The date of acceleration or redemption of all 2003A Bonds; d. The second business day after conversion of the 2003A Bonds to a Fixed Mode interest rate; or e. The date of surrender of the Credit Facility for cancellation, as required by the Indenture. Concurrent with the Credit Facility, the Corporation executed a Reimbursement Agreement and a Demand Note in favor of U.S. Bank, evidencing the Corporation's obligation to repay all advances under the Credit Facility, together with interest on all such draws. All amounts drawn on or charged against the Credit Facility bear interest at the Bank Rate, which is equal to U.S. Bank's Prime Rate plus 200 Basis Points. The Credit Facility automatically renews each year, subject to the Corporation's compliance. with requirements as to operational performance of the Corporation, provision of certain ' records to the Trustee, and payment of all fees (including annual stand-by fees equal to 125 Basis Points calculated on the original credit commitment, plus U.S. Bank's standard fees and charges for processing draws on the Credit Facility). Pursuant to this arrangement, the Corporation incurred financing fees totaling $111,154 for U.S. Bank in respect of stand-by fees for the Credit Facility during the period ended December 31, 2003. In addition, U.S. Bank was paid aone-time origination fee of ' $192,074 from the proceeds on issuance of the 2003A Bonds, which has been capitalized in Bond Issue Costs. ' During the period ended December 31, 2003, no amounts were drawn on the Credit Facility. The Reimbursement Agreement imposes the following funding commitments on the ' Corporation: a. Commencing January 1, 2009, the Corporation is to deposit into the Bond 1 Principal Fund an amount-equal to 1/12th of the scheduled principal reductions for the 2003A Bonds, to be used. by the Trustee to pay for optional redemptions as provided in the 2003A Indenture. b. $90,000 was paid from the proceeds of issuance of the 2003A Bonds into a ' Replacement Reserve account. Annually thereafter, the Corporation is to deposit an equal amount increased by 3% per annum into the Replacement Reserve account, with usage of such funds restricted to capital improvements to the Project approved by U.S. Bank. The Replacement Reserve Account is pledged to U.S. Bank and not the owners of the 2003A Bonds. c. The Corporation is required to deposit all security deposits received from tenants of the, Project into a separate account. d. Commencing August 1, 2004 and annually thereafter, the Corporation is to deposit into a Rate Cap Escrow Account an amount not less than $45,000, to be used only to pay for required rate protection agreements. ' 43 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) IV. Detailed Notes on all Funds (continued) J. Credit Facility and Reimbursement Agreement -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation (continued) As required by the Reimbursement Agreement and for as long as the Credit Facility is outstanding, the Corporation is required to have in effect a rate protection agreement at a fixed interest rate acceptable to U.S. Bank in an amount equal to the then-outstanding principal amount of the Credit Facility, with a floating rate payer acceptable to U.S. Bank. The Corporation's rate protection agreement is subsequently described. V Other Information A. Pension Plans The Town offers two defined contribution pension plans to cover all permanent paid employees of the Town. In addition, employees of Vail Recreation District ("VRD") participate and are subject to the same plan provisions, other than contribution rates. The Town established these qualified money purchase pension plan under Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") section 401(a), and may amend all of the plan provisions. The first plan covers all full time and qualified seasonal employees of the Town and VRD other than sworn police officers and firefighters; the second plan covers all full time and qualified seasonal employees of the Town's Police and Fire departments. The plan provisions are the same for both plans. In defined contribution plans, benefits depend solely on amounts contributed to the plans plus investment earnings. Employees are eligible to participate in the plans from the date of employment or the effective date of the plans, January 1, 1983, whichever is later. The plans provide for contributions to be made by the Town of 12.6% of regular compensation for the first year of employment and 17.6% thereafter. For employees hired after April 1, 1986, the Town's contribution is 11.15% of regular compensation for the first year, and 16.15% thereafter. Employees have the option to make voluntary contributions of up to 10% of their compensation. In the event of continued long-term disability of an employee, the Town's disability insurance will continue to make contributions to the plan for the employee through age 60 at the rate on the date of disability. For employees hired before July 1; 1986, vesting of the Town's contributions is 77.5% after the first year of employment with an additional vesting of 7.5% per year through the fourth year, when vesting is 100%. For employees hired after June 30, 1986, vesting of the Town's contributions to the employees is 20% after the first year of employment with additional vesting of 20% per year through the fifth year, when vesting is 100%. If an employee dies, becomes disabled, or attains the age of 60, their entire interest in the plans becomes vested; normal retirement age is 60 with early retirement at age 50 and four years of service. In 1991, the Town established a defined contribution pension plan for seasonal employees who work for the Town longer than 6 weeks. Seasonal employees are required to contribute 6% of regular compensation to the plan and the Town contributes 1.5%. Seasonal employees are 100% vested after their first contribution. Employees covered under the regular and seasonal pension plans do not participate in the Social Security system. 44 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 ' (Continued) V. Other Information (continued) A. Pension Plans (continued) The annual pension cost is the Town's contributions less forfeitures from the prior year. The plans' invested assets at December 31, 2003 of $29,667,472 are stated at market value. All earnings, losses, expenses and changes in the fair market value of the trust ' fund will be apportioned at least annually among the participants in proportion to each participant's current share of the Trust Investment Fund. The Town has no liability for unfunded future vested employee benefits. The trustees and administrators of the plans are the Retirement Boards. The Retirement Boards determine investment options made available to participants, in adherence with an adopted investment policy statement. ' The total amount of the Town's 2003 covered payroll was $10,822,573, of which $9,675,764 was for permanent employees and $1,146,809 was for seasonal staff. Total 2003 payroll for all Town employees was $11,586,824. B. Retirement Savings Plan -Deferred Compensation Plan -IRC 457 The Town offers its employees a deferred compensation plan (the "457 Plan").created in accordance with Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") Section 457. The 457 Plan, available to all Town employees, permits them to defer a portion of their salary until future years. The deferred compensation is not available to employees until termination, retirement, death, ' or unforeseeable emergency. All amounts of compensation deferred under the 457 Plan, all property and rights purchased with those amounts, and all income attributable to those amounts, property, or rights are to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the 457 Plan participants and their beneficiaries. The modified accrual basis of accounting is used for the 457 Plan. The trustees and administrators of the 457 Plan are the Retirement Board, which ' comprises members of the Town's administration. The Retirement Board determines investment options made available to participants, in adherence to an adopted investment policy statement. 1 The Town has no liability for losses under the 457 Plan but does have the duty of due care that would be required of an ordinary prudent investor. The total assets of the 457 Plan-were $2,793,093 at December 31, 2003. The assets were invested in mutual funds, as previously described. Pursuant to the Town's adoption of GASB Statement No. 32, Accounting and Financial ' Reporting for Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans, the 457 Plan has been included in these financial statements as an expendable trust fund. ' C. Cafeteria Plan- The Town offers a cafeteria compensation plan organized under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, which includes dependent care and health expense reimbursement. No cost to the Town is recognized as the plan is a salary reduction plan. 45 Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 (Continued) V. Other Information (continued) D. Risk Management The Town is exposed to various risks of loss related to workers compensation, general liability, unemployment, torts, theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets, and errors and omissions. The Town carries commercial coverage for these risks and claims and does not expect claims to exceed their coverage. Commitments and Contingencies 1. Legal Claims During the normal course of business, the Town may incur claims and other assertions against it from various agencies and individuals. Management of the Town and their legal representatives feel none of these claims or assertions are significant enough that they would materially affect the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements at December 31, 2003. Federal Funds Funds received from Federal grants and programs are subject to audit and disallowance on ineligible costs. Management of the Town feels any potential questioned or disallowed costs would not materially affect the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements at December 31, 2003. 3. Mold Remediation -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation During the period ended December 31, 2003, the Corporation began remediation and other precautionary renovations to the Project to alleviate potential and identified mold problems in 90 rental units. The Corporation incurred a total of $372,470 in mold remediation costs during the period ended December 31,.2003. Costs of future repairs will be charged to operations in 2004 as the extent of additional repairs had not been determined at December 31, 2003. 4. Contingent Purchase Payment for Timber Ridge Property If, prior to the end of 2005, the Town agrees to sell, lease or otherwise convey the Timber Ridge property, the Town has agreed to pay additional compensation to the prior owner of the property as follows: a. If the property is sold or conveyed for more than $20 million, the Town is to be paid 50% of the net purchase price in excess of $20 million, up to a maximum payment of $3 million. b. If the property is subjected to a ground lease, guaranteed management contract, venture or similar arrangement where payments to the Town over the next 20 years exceeds $1.6 million per year,. the Town is to pay 50% of the excess of $1.6 million per year, up to a maximum of $3 million. F. Rate Protection Agreement -Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation Effective July 15, 2003, the Corporation entered into a Rate Protection Agreement with SMBC Derivative Products Limited ("SMBC") whereby SMBC agreed to limit the Corporation's interest payable on the 2003A Bonds. to 4% per annum through August 1, 2006. For its services under the Rate Protection Agreement, SMBC was paid a fee of $133,000 which has been capitalized as bond issue costs 46 ' Town of Vail, Colorado Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003 ' (Continued) ' V. Other Information (continued) G. Related Party Transactions -Vail Local Marketing District ' The District has executed a Coordination Agreement with Vail Valley Chamber & Tourism Bureau ("WCTB") under which WCTB provides marketing coordination services to the District in return for a fee equal to 7% of total lodging taxes collected by the District. The ' District paid WCTB $105,098 for its services in 2003. The Coordination Agreement also requires the District to pay 1 % of total lodging taxes collected by the District to the Town, as a fee for accounting services provided by the Town. Fees totaling $15,014 were incurred by the District during 2003 for accounting services provided by the Town. t During 2003, the Town transferred $150,000 from its Vail Marketing Fund to the District. H. Conduit Debt -Town of Vail, Colorado Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Middle Creek Village Apartments Project), Series 2003A, 20038 and 2003-T These bonds were issued in 2003 in an aggregate principal amount of $16,850,000 to finance construction of multi-family housing projects within the Town. The bonds mature in 2038. The bonds are solely payable from, and are secured by, a pledge of revenue from loan agreements between the Town and Middle Creek Village, LLC (as borrower). The borrower's obligation is secured by Deeds of Trust, Security Agreements, Financing Statements and assignment of rents and leases. The bonds are a special limited obligation of the Town, payable solely from the specified revenues of the projects, and do not constitute debt or indebtedness of the Town. ~ I. Vail Reinvestment Authority During 2003, the Town Council approved creation of the Vail Reinvestment Authority (the 1 "Authority') to oversee redevelopment of the Lionshead area of the Town. The Authority, which is governed by a board comprised solely of members of the Town Council, began operations in 2004. ' J. Sale of Affordable Housing Rights In 1999, the Town entered into an intergovernmental agreement (the "IGA") with Eagle County, Colorado (the "County") for the joint development of an employee housing project. Under the terms of the IGA, the Town and the County shared equally in development costs, and were each entitled to designate rules for sale or rental of 50% of the units constructed. During 2003, the Town relinquished its rights and obligations pursuant to the IGA upon receipt of $1 million from the County. This transaction has been reflected as anon-recurring, Special Item within the Capital Projects Fund. K. Comparative Information Certain balances in the comparative information for the year fiscal ended December 31, 2002 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation used for the year ended December 31, 2003. ' 47 REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Town of Vail, Colorado General Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP) Basis and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) Revenues: Taxes: General sales taxes Property and ownership taxes Ski area lift ticket admissions tax Franchise tax Penalties and interest on delinquent taxes Total Taxes Permits and Licenses: Construction fees Contractors' licenses Other permits and licenses Total Permits and Licenses Intergovernmental: County sales tax County road and bridge Additional motor vehicle registration fees Cigarette tax Highway users tax State health inspection Other state sources Federal sources Tota I Intergovernmenta I Charges for Services: Management fees -Vail Local Marketing District Internal service charge Out of district fire response Alarm monitoring fees Parking Fines and forfeitures Rents Other charges, services, and sales Total Charges for Services Other Revenues: Interest on investments ' Other Total Other Revenues Total Revenues 2003 2002 Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual 8,814,575 8,814,575 8,840,731 26,156 10,337,852 2;835,511 2,835,511 2,822,742 (12,769) 2,799,910 2,188,920 2,188,920 2,273,055 84,135 2,344,921 602,500 602,500 592,876 (9,624) 580,372 24,000 24,000 27,635 3,635 37,315 14,465,506 14,465,506 14,557,039 ' 91,533 16,100,370 786,500 856,253 1,020,917 164,664 854,377 30,000 30,000 28,499 (1,501) 28,115 47,500 47,500 46,282 (1,218) 50,281 864,000 933,753 1,095,698 161,945 932,773 475,000 475,000 484,152 9,152 491,952 485,255 485,255 474,919 (10,336) 492,166 28,000 28,000 25,283 (2,717) 26,320 110,000 110,000 85,159 (24,841) 92,665 209,861 209,861 195,571 (14,290) 217,835 12,100 12,100 6,285 (5,815) 6,398 - 225,597 181,140 (44,457) 7,500 28,350 46,350 66,346 19,996 14,528 1,348,566 1,592,163 1,518,855 (73,308) 1,349,364 15,900 15,900 14,717 87,000 261,220 266,592 36,000 36,000 .35,998 58,000 58,000 58,962 2,300,000 2,685,000 2,993,378 197,000 198,000 201,458 550,041 616,041 616,411 173,871 206,871 191,403 3,417,812 4,077,032 4,378,919 (1,183) 5,372 (2) 962. 308,378 3,458 370 (15,468) 301,887 30,403 117,000 57,844 57,171 2,548,805 226,543 507,211 351,231 3,896,208 106,000 106,000 113,270 7,270 165,088 181-,893 266,042. 234,879 (31,163) 280,277 287,893 372,042 348,149 (23,893) 445,365 20,383,777 21,440,496 21,898,660 458,164 22,724,080 (continued) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 48 Town of Vail, Colorado General Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 37, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) (Continued) 2003 2002 Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual __ (Negative) Actual Expenditures: General Government: Town officials 949,354 1,041,401 967,378 74,023 1,068,300 Administrative 2,504,697 2,657,421 2,459,754 197,667 2,435,547 Community development 1,392,810 1,532,853 1,439,134 93,719 1,301,913 Total General Government 4,846,861 5,231,675 4,866,266 365,409 4,805,760 Public Safety: Police department 4,052,200 3,971,594 3,828,043 143,551 3,800,769 Fire department 1,584,419 1,598,904 1,638,685 (39,781) 1,614,239 Total Public Safety 5,636,619 5,570,498 5,466,728 103,770 5,415,008 Public Works and Transportation: Highways and streets 2,464,151 2,512,776 2,389,431 123,345 2,367,310 Transportation 2,814,170 2,748,916 2,698,689 50,227 2,771,594 Parking operations 551,239 632,852 551,116 81,736 464,470 Facility maintenance 2,186,964 2,402,152 2,296,404 105,748 2,251,600 Total Public Works 8,016,524 8,296,696 7,935,640 361,056 7,854,974 Culture and Recreation: Contributions and special events 1,128,246 1,195,563 1,184,765 10,798 1,298,758 Special recreation facilities 56,792 115,030 77,093 37,937 - Library 806,668 798,511 777,318 21,193 854,922 Total Culture and Recreation 1,991,706 2,109,104 2,039,176 69,928 2,153,680 Total Expenditures 20,491,710 21,207,973 20,307,81.0 900,163 20,229,422 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures (107,933) 232,523 1,590,850 1,358,327 2,494,658 Other Financing Sources: Sale of assets - - 1,850 1,850 - Net Change in Fund Balances (107,933) 232,523 1,592,700 1,360,177 2,494,658 Fund Balances -January 1 6,884,326 8,784,044 8,784,044 - 6,289,386 Fund Balances -December 31 6,776,393 9,016,567 10,376,744 1,360,177 8,784,044 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 49 ' Revenues: Taxes: Sales tax Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Capital Projects Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) 2003 2002 Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual 5,765,425 5,765,425 5,893,821 128,396 4,926,729 - 300,000 167,771 (132,229) 1,000,000 - - 3,000 3,000 - 865,000 2,211,386 89,700 (2,121,686) - 865,000 2,511,386 260,471 (2,250,915) 1,000,000 - - - - 12,340 150,000 150,000 146,147 (3,853) 201,980 - 35,500 32,573 (2,927) - 150,000 185,500 178,720 (6,780) 214,320 45,000 45,000 84,685 39,685 186,474 - 131,662 181,590 49,928 845,067 45,000 176,662 266,275 89,613 1,031,541 6,825,425 8,638,973 6,599,287 (2,039,686) 7,172,590 5,329,872 12,891,862 6,776,124 6,115,738 6,833,757 1,495,553 (4,252,889) (176,837) 4,076,052 338,833 1,000,000 1,000;000 141,135 (858,865) 8,857 - 90,000 90,000 - 650,000 (1,878,449) (1,953,449) (1,942,620) 10,829 (2,075,211) (878,449) (863,449) (1,711,485) (848,036) (1,416,354) - 1,000,000 1,000,000 - - 617,104 (4,116,338) (888,322) 3,228,016 (1,077,521) 1,504,188 8,942,580 8,942,580 - 10,020,101 2,121,292 4,826,242 8,054,258 3,228,016 8,942,580 Intergovernmental: CDOT grarits Other state revenue Federal grants Total I ntergovernmenta I Charges for Services: Special parking assessments Leases -Vail Commons Resale fees Total Charges for Services ' Other: Interest on investments Other Total Other 1 Total Revenues Expenditures: Public Works: Capital projects and acquisition Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures Other Financing Sources (Uses): Sale of assets Transfers in Transfers (out) Total Other Financing (Uses) Special Item: Proceeds on sale of affordable housing rights Net Change in Fund Balances Fund Balances -January 1 Fund Balances -December 31 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 50 Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) 2003 2002 Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual Revenues: Taxes: Real estate transfer tax 2,500,000 2,500,000 3,270,723 770,723 2,943,338 Intergovernmental Revenue: Lottery revenue 20,000 20,000 22,295 2,295 22,321 Other county revenue - - 9,000 9,000 - Otherfederal grants - - 879 879 - Total Intergovernmental Revenue 20,000 20,000 32,174 12,174 22,321 Charges for Services: Recreation amenities fee 15,000 15,000 12,928 (2,072) 8,254 Land lease to Vail Recreation District 109,300 109,300 107,941 (1,359) 106,137 Total Charges for Services 124,300 124,300 120,869 (3,431) 114,391 Other: Project reimbursements - 38,286 38,286 - 109,859 Interest on investments 85,000 85,000 65,868 (19,132) 113,492 Other - 46,700 48,612 1,912 9,000 Total Other 85,000 169,986 152,766 (17,220) 232,351 Total Revenues 2,729,300 2,814,286 3,576,532 762,246 3,312,401 Expenditures: Culture and Recreation: Project management 163,531 267,023 235,272 31,751 178,149 Park maintenance 875,474. 823,011 687,945 135,066 759,336 Capital projects 3,449,460 2,517,081 1,457,172 1,059,909 4,133,490 Total Expenditures 4,488,465 3,607,115 2,380,389 1,226,726 5,070,975 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures (1,759,165) (792,829) 1,196,143 1,988,972 (1,758,574) Other Financing Sources: Sale of assets - - - 320,220 Total Other Financing Sources - - - - 320,220 Net Change in Fund Balances (1,759,165) (792,829) 1,196,143 1,988,972 (1,438,354) Fund Balances -January 1 3,136,451 5,084,315 5,084,315 - 6,522,669 Fund Balances-December 31 1,377,286 4,291,486 6,280,458 1,988,972 5,084,315 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 51 Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Conference Center Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Revenues: Taxes: Sales tax Lodging tax Penalties and interest on delinquent taxes Total Taxes Other: Interest on investments Total Revenues Expenditures: General Government: Professional fees General supplies Capital outlay Total Expenditures Net Change in Fund Balances Fund Balances -January 1 Fund Balances -December 31 Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget .Budget Actual (Negative) - 1,650,000 1,703,864 53,864 - 1,580,000 1,573,289 (6,711) - - 4,598 4,598 - 3,230,000 3,281,751 51,751 - - 18,824 18,824 - 3,230,000 3,300,575 70,575 - 161,500 163,848 (2,348) - 5,000 5,751 (751) - 145,000 104,438 40,562 - 311,500 274,037 37,463 - 2,918,500 3,026,538 108,038 - 2,918,500 3,026,538 108,038 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 52 Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Vail Marketing Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) Revenues: Permits and Licenses: Business licenses Other: Interest on investments Total Revenues Expenditures: Economic Development: Commission on Special Events Administration fee Total Expenditures Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures Other Financing (Uses): Transfers out -Vail Local Marketing District Net Change in Fund Balances Fund Balances -January 1 Fund Balances -December 31 2003 2002 Original and Variance Final Positive Budget Actual (Negative) Actual 318,000 314,867 (3,133) 310,692 - 2,412 2,412 3,875 318,000 317,279 (721) 314,567 158,000 147,000 11,000 - 12,720 15,743 (3,023) 15,534 170,720 162,743 7,977 15,534 147,280 154,536 7,256 299,033 (150,000) (150,000) - (295,158) (2,720) 4,536 7,256 3,875 34,451 38,326 3,875 34,451 31,731 42,862 11,131 38,326 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 53 ' Revenues: Taxes: Lodging tax Other: Interest on investments Total Revenues Expenditures: Economic Development: Destination Groups and meetings Front Range Purchased services Total Expenditures Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Vait Local Marketing District Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) 2003 2002 Finat Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual 1,550,000 1,472,000 1,501,403 29,403 1,514,457 - 5,000 5,122 122 6,125 1,550,000 1,477,000 1,506,525 29,525 1,520,582 610,500 526,855 522,368 4,487 285,103 345,000 327,441 345,470 (18,029) 272,627 306,500 291,117 291,117 - 317,732 638,000 708,634 682,654 25,980 646,622 1,900,000 1,854,047 1,841,609 12,438 1,522,084 (350,000) (377,047) (335,084) 41,963 (1,502) 150,000 150,000 150,000 - 295,158 (200,000) (227,047) (185,084) 41,963 293,656 614,742 710,870 710,870 - 417,214 414,742 483,823 525,786 41,963 710,870 (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures Other Financing Sources: Transfers in Net Change in Fund Balances Fund Balances -January 1 Fund Balances -December 31 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 54 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Town of Vail, Colorado Debt Service Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) Revenues: Other: Interest on investments Total Revenues Expenditures: Debt Service: Principal Interest Fiscal agent fees Refunding bonds issuance costs Total Expenditures (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures Other Financing Sources (Uses): Transfers in Proceeds of refunding bonds Payments to refunded bonds escrow Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) Net Change in Fund Balances Fund Balances -January 1 Fund Balances -December 31 2003 2002 Original and Variance Final Positive Budget Actual (Negative) Actual - 6,148 6,148 2, 322 - 6,148 6,148 2, 322 1,140,000 1,140,000 - 1,310,000 735,949 735,948 1 830,356 2,500 1,550 950 10,185 - - - 204,493 1,878,449 1,877,498 951 2,355,034 (1,878,449) (1,871,350) 7,099 (2,352,712) 1,878,449 1,942,620 64,171 2,075,211 - - - 8,970,093 - - - (8,765,600) 1,878,449 1,942,620 64,171 2,279,704 - 71,270 71,270 (73,008) 131,948 58,940 (73,008) 131,948 131,948 130,210 (1,738) 58,940 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 55 Town of Vail, Colorado Enterprise Fund Timber Ridge Affordable Housing Corporation Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Change in Fund Net Assets Budget (Non-GAAP Basis) and Actual With Reconciliation to GAAP Basis For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Operating Revenues: Rent Laundry room lease Other Total Operating Revenues Operating Expenses: Advertising Office expenses Management fee Legal fees Telephone Wages -Administrative Wages -Maintenance and other Repairs and maintenance Electric .Water and sewer Trash removal Snow removal Fire; life, safety, and security Property insurance Miscellaneous Mold remediation Total Operating Expenses Operating Income -Budget Basis Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses): Interest on investments Interest expense Financing fees Total Non-Operating Revenue (Expenses) Change in Net Assets -Budget Basis Reconciliation to GAAP Basis: Adjustments: Depreciation Amortization of bond issue costs Total Adjustments Change in Net Assets - GAAP Basis . Original and Variance Final Positive Budget Actual (Negative) 930,875 796,986 (133,889) 12,545 5,740 (6,805) 3,450 969 (2,481) 946,870 803,695 (143,175) 8,325 3,439 4,886 .10,235 8,252 1,983 47,344 44,658 2,686 600 - 600 3,575 4,859 (1,284) 45,610 44,385 1,225 72,546 58,525 14,021 34,060 21,479 12,581 10,325 15,730 (5,405) 39,375. 37,430 1,945 6,050 8,968 (2,918) 5,100 2,416 2,684 . 1,140 11,566 (10,426) 24,695 27,186 (2,491) 5,500 12,730 (7,230) - 372,470 (372,470) 314,480 674,093 (359,613) 632,390 129,602 (502,788) 2,750 3,478 728 - (160,220) (160,220) (417,120) (121,986) 295,134 (414,370) (278,728) 135,642 218,020 (149,126) (367,146) (240,829) (19,726) (260,555) (409,681) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 56 Town of Vail, Colorado Internal Service Funds Heavy Equipment Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenses, Transfers and Change in Fund Net Assets Budget (Non-GAAP Basis) and Actual With Reconciliation to GAAP Basis For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) 2003 Operating Revenues: Charges and Fees: Operating charges Replacement charges Total Charges and Fees Other: Insurance reimbursements Other Total Other Total Operating Revenues Operating Expenses: Public Works: Vehicle. maintenance and fuel Capital outlay Total Operating Expenses Operating Income (Loss) -Budget Basis Non-Operating Revenues: Interest on investments Proceeds from sale of assets Total Non-Operating Revenues: Income Before Transfers Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) 2002 Actual 1,463,086 1,472,286 1,341,469 (130,817) 1,301,493 401,316 406,936 397,712 (9,224) 365,991 1,864,402 1,879,222 1,739,181 (140,041) 1,667,484 40,000 40,000 22,700 (17,300) 31,059 - - 1,125 1,125 875 40,000 40,000 23,825 (16,175) 31,934 1,904,402 1,919,222 1,763,006 (156,216) 1,699,418 1,503,086 1,492,486 1,489,931 2, 555 1,412,210 293,400 326,900 195,109 131,791 295,741 1,796,486 1,819,386 1,685,040 134,346 1,707,951 107,916 99,836 77,966 (21,870) (8,533) 9,100 9,100 5,649 (3,451) 19,317 40,700 40,700 119,150 78,450 37,361 49,800 49,800 124,799 74,999 56,678 157,716 149,636 202,765 53,129 48,145 Transfers Out Change in Net Assets -Budget Basis iiiii Reconciliation to GAAP Basis: Adjustments: ' Contribution from Capital Projects Fund Net book value of disposed assets Depreciation Capitalized assets Total Adjustments Change in Net Assets - GAAP Basis - - - - (650,000) 157,716 149,636 202,765 53,129 (601,855) 552,565 (19,438) (633,613) 7 95,109 94,623 297,388 (589,994) 298,189 (291,805) (893,660) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 57 Town of Vail, Colorado Internal Service Funds Health Insurance Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenses and Change in Fund Net Assets Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) 2003 2002 Original and Variance Final Positive Budget Actual (Negative) Actual Operating Revenues: Charges and Fees: Insurance premiums 1,533,985 1,534,519 534 1,440,764 Insurance premiums -Employee contributions 200,000 208,979 8,979 177,594 Insurer proceeds - 37,506 37,506 - Total Operating Revenues 1,733,985 1,781,004 47,019 1,618,358 Operating Expenses: General Government: Health claims 1,450,000 1,418,022 31,978 1,159,826 Premiums 245,985 268,737 (22,752) 220,102 Administrative fees 25,000 29,968 (4,968) 26,000 Short-term disability payments 23,000 15,755 7,245 15,754 Total Operating Expenses 1,743,985 1,732,482 11,503 1,421,682 Operating Income (Loss) (10,000) 48,522 58,522 196,676 Non-Operating Revenues: Interest on investments 10,000 9,775 (225) 10,897 Change in Net Assets - GAAP Basis - 58,297 58,297 207,573 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 58 Town of Vail, Colorado Internal Service Funds Dispatch Services Fund Schedule of Revenues, Expenses, Transfers and Change in Fund Net Assets Budget (Non-GAAP Basis) and Actual With Reconciliation to GAAP Basis For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 (With Comparative Actual Amounts for 2002) Operating Revenues: Charges and Fees: Dispatch service fee Dispatching contracts Total Operating Revenues Operating Expenses: Public Safety: Salaries and benefits Operating expenses Capital outlay Total Operating Expenses Operating (Loss) -Budget Basis Non-0perating Revenues: Capital grant - E-911 Board -Phone system Operating grant - E-911 Board Interest on investments Total Non-Operating Revenues Income Before Transfers Transfers Out Change in Net Assets -Budget Basis Reconciliation to GAAP Basis: Adjustments: Contribution from Capital Projects Fund Depreciation Net book value of disposed assets Capitalized assets Total Adjustments Change in Net Assets - GAAP Basis 2003 2002 Final Budget Variance Original Final Positive Budget Budget Actual (Negative) Actual 450,530 450,530 450,531 1 464,514 674,306 674,306 674,253 (53) 632,620 1,124,836 1,124,836 1,124,784 (52) 1,097,134 1,211,609 1,281,109 1,289,062 (7,953) 1,130,883 224,586 130,086 112,619 17,467 141, 054 - 279,517 160,445 119,072 8,490 1,436,195 1,690,712 1,562,126 128,586 1,280,427 (311,359) (565,876) (437,342) 128,534 (183,293) - 279,517 279,517 - - 364,922 364,922 362,970 (1,952) 285,640 - - 5,335 5,335 11,239 364,922 644,439 647,822 3,383 296,879 53,563 78,563 210,480 131,917 113,586 - (90,000) (90,000) - - 53,563 (11,437) 120,480 131,917 113,586 757,642 - (98,647) (80,319) (8,717) - 160,445 8,490 810,723 (71,829) 931,203 41,757 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 59 Town of Vail, Colorado Internal Service Funds Combining Statement of Net Assets December 31, 2003 Assets: Current Assets: Equity in pooled cash and investments Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles Inventory Prepaid expenses Total Current Assets Non-current Assets: Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation Total Assets Liabilities: Current Liabilities: .Accounts payable Accrued salaries and wages Current portion of compensated absences Total Current Liabilities Non-current Liabilities: Compensated absences, net of current portion Total Liabilities Net Assets: Invested in capital assets, net of related debt Unrestricted Total Net Assets Heavy Health Dispatch Equipment Insurance Service Fund Fund Fund Total 560,969 1,054,510 451,787 2,067,266 3,294 - - 3,294 226,611 - - 226,611 - 8,133 - 8,133 790,874 1,062,643 451,787 2,305,304 3,299,923 - 990,216 4,290,139 4,090,797 1,062,643 1,442,003 6,595,443 70,776 245,546 5,114 321,436 38,237 1,725 58,585 98,547 28,025 - 27,614 55,639 137,038 247,271 91,313 475,622 18,683 - 18,410 37,093 155,721 247,271 109,723 512,715 3,299,923 - 990,216 4,290,139 635,153 815,372 342,064 1,792,589 3,935,076 815,372 1,332,280 6,082,728 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 60 Town of Vail, Colorado Internal Service Funds Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets ' For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 l Operating Revenues: Charges for services - Internal Charges for services -External Insurance reimbursements Other Total Operating Revenues ' Operating Expenses: Operations 1 Health claims and premiums Depreciation Total Operating Expenses ' Operating Income (Loss) Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses): Intergovernmental revenues 1 Gain (loss) on disposal of assets Investment income Total Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) Income (Loss) Before Transfers and Capital Contributions Transfers Out Capital Contributions Change in Net Assets Net Assets -January 1 Net Assets -December 31 Heavy Health Dispatch Equipment Insurance Service Fund Fund Fund Total 1,739,181 1,534,519 450,531 3,724,231 - 208,979 674,253 883,232 22,700 37,506 - 60,206 1,125 - - 1,125 1,763,006 1,781,004 1,124,784 4,668,794 1,489,931 - 1,401,681 2,891,612 - 1,732,482 - 1,732,482 633,613 - 98,647 732,260 2,123,544 1,732,482 1,500,328 5,356,354 (360,538) 48,522 (375,544) (687,560) - - 642,487 642,487 99,712 - (8,717) 90,995 5,649 9,775 5,335 20,759 105,361 9,775 639,105 754,241 (255,177) 58,297 263,561 66,681 - - (90,000) (90,000) 552,565 - 757,642 1,310,207 297,388 58,297 931,203 1,286,888 3,637,688 757,075 401,077 4,795,840 3,935,076 815,372 1,332,280 6,082,728 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 61 Town of Vail, Colorado Internal Service Funds Combining Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Cash Flows From Operating Activities: Cash received from other funds Other cash receipts Cash paid for goods and services Cash paid to employees Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities Cash Flows From Non-Capital Financing Activities: Transfer (to) other funds Cash received from operating grants Net Cash Provided by Non-Capital Financing Activities Cash Flows From Capital and Related Financing Activities: Cash received from sale of fixed assets 119,150 Cash received from capital grants - Acquisition and construction of capital assets (226,206) Net Cash Provided (Used) by Capital and Related Financing Activities (107,056) Cash Flows From Investing Activities: Interest on investments Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents -January 1 Cash and Cash Equivalents -December 31 Heavy Health Equipment Insurance Fund Fund 1,739,181 1,534,519 450,531 3,724,231 23,824 246,537 674,752 945,113 (728,970) (1,614,592) (121,863) (2,465,425) (782,536) (16,715) (1,276,565) (2,075,816) 251,499 149,749 (273,145) 128,103 - - (90,000) (90,000) , - - 362,970 362,970 - - 272,970 272,970 - - 119,150 - 279,517 279,517 _ (160,445) (386,651) 119,072 12,016 5,649 9,775 5,335 20,759 5,649 9,775 5,335 20,759 150,092 159,524 124,232 433,848 410,877 894,986 327,555 1,633,418 560,969 1,054,510 451,787 2,067,266 Dispatch Service Fund Total Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities: Operating Income (loss) Adjustments: Depreciation (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (Increase) decrease in inventory (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Increase (decrease) in accrued wages and benefits Total Adjustments Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities (360,538) 48,522 633,613 - 5,242 52 (32,993) - 18,971 34,761 (20,965) 67,374 8,169 (960) 612,037 101,227 251,499 149,749 (375,544) (687,560) 98,647 732,260 500 5,794 - (32,993) - 53,732 (9,245) 37,164 12,497 19,706 102,399 815,663 (273,145) 128,103 Schedule of Non-Cash Investing, Capital and Financing Activities: Assets donated by Capital Projects Fund 552,565 - 757,642 1,310,207 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 62 Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Capital Projects Fund Schedule of Project Expenditures -Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Variance Project Final Positive Number Project Name Budget Actual (Negative) C61003 Town Shop Improvements 552,565 552,565 - C61005 Library Building Remodel 85,000 87,013 (2,013) C61010 Fire Infrastructure Improvements 179,337 1,970 177,367 C61021 Donovan Park Pavilion 2,166,631 2,133,166 33,465 C61022 Dobson Ice Arena 24,837 16,636 8,201 C61023 Gymnastics Facility 47,437 55,415 (7,978) CB1024 Children's Garden of Learning 55,000 - 55,000 C61025 Town Manager's Residence 50,000 - 50,000 C61026 Town Manager's Office Remodel 10,125 5,022 5,103 CEP003 Repower Buses 152,000 15,484 136,516 CEP004 Replace Buses 2,475,490 - 2,475,490 CEP005 Software/Hardware Purchases 92,600 102,671 (10,071) CEP006 Radio Replacement 152,372 151,898 474 CEP011 Document Imaging 100,170 116,394 (16,224) CEP017 Radio Tower Equipment - 10,579 (10,579) CEP019 CAD/RMS Dispatch Project 325,000 323,842 1,158 CEP020 East Vail Repeater Site 345,000 345,754 (754) CEP021 Police Vehicles Purchase 274,000 - 274,000 CEP026 Mobile Hardware -Laptop 68,485 - 68,485 CEP027 Console Equipment - 911 Upgrade 69,500 69,500 - CEP028 Council Chambers Sound System 17,000 16,515 485 CHP001 Buy Down Program 1,100,000 2,500 1,097,500 CHP003 Mountain Bell Housing 30,500 35,226 (4,726) CHP004 RUINS Project - 16 (16) CHP006 Timber Ridge 976,787 52,029 924,758 CMP001 Loading and Delivery Study 8,396 8,200 196 CMT003 Bus Shelter Replacement Program 30,000 9,750 20,250 CMT004 Capital Street Maintenance 822,947 625,580 197,367 CMT005 Facility Capital 480,200 427,374 52,826 CMT007 Parking Structure Maintenance 495,000 271,042 223,958 COT002 Street Light Improvement Program 50,000 45,480 4,520 COT003 Drainage Improvements 19,535 15,545 3,990 COT004 Fiber Optic Connection 70,000 - 70,000 COT006 Lionshead Financing 20,000 11,960 8,040 COT009 Lionshead Improvements 100,802 52,503 48,299 COT010 Infrastructure Improvements -Vail Today 10,000 6,390 3,610 COT011 I-70 Noise 106,500 88,196 18,304 COT012 Memorial Park Loan 50,000 50,000 - CSC010 Way Finding Improvements 100,000 14,426 85,574 CSC011 West Meadow Drive 284,416 134,234 150,182 CSR002 Vail Valley Drive 482,930 312,567 170,363 CSR005 Columbine/Spruce Way 411,300 468,383 (57,083) HSG009 Vail Commons - 140,299 (140,299) Total 12,891,862 6,776,124 6,115,738 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 63 Town of Vail, Colorado Special Revenue Funds Real Estate Transfer Tax Fund Schedule of Project Expenditures -Budget (GAAP Basis) and Actual For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 Variance Project Final Positive Number Project Name Budget Actual (Negative) RCI01 Gore Creek Promenade Bridge - 227 (227) RFP005 Alpine Gardens Contribution 56,460 50,000 6,460 RMT001 Recreation Path Maintenance 240,000 254,107 (14,107) RMT002 Tree Maintenance 75,000 14,584 60,416 RMT005 Street Furniture -Streetscape 20,000 18,620 1,380 RMT006 Black Gore Creek Sand Mitigation 105,978 105,750 228 RMT007 Bear Proof Trash Containers 18,000 17,100 900 RPA001 Property Acquisition - 676 (676) RPA003 Snowberry 300,000 - 300,000 RPD005 Donovan Park -Lower Bench 200,000 136,531 63,469 RPD006 Whitewater Park- 2,000 1,180 820 RPD008 Red Sandstone Soccer Field 2,936 2,300 636 RPD010 Vail Memorial Park - 4,325 (4,325) RPI001 Playground Safety Improvements 32,605 - 32,605 RPI003 Irrigation Control 249,720 20,622 229,098 RPI007 Pirate Ship Park 300,000 235 299,765 RPT007 Trailhead Signs/Development 60,365 10,898 49,467 RPT013 Vail Valley Bike Path 335,000 335,000 - RRT001 Public Art 108,380 74,166 34,214 RSS001 Village Streetscape 410,637 410,851 (214) Total 2,517,081 1,457,172 1;059,909 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 64 LOCAL HIGHWAY FINANCE REPORT Ti.o nnhlir rPnnrr hurrinn fnr thic infnrmatinn rnllrrtinn is PetimatPA in avrra on't Rl1 hnnrc anm.ally Forth Approved (1MR Nn 717G11(1Z7 City or County: Town of Vail LOCAL HIGHWAY FINANCE REPORT YEAR ENDING December 2003 This Information From 'The Records Of (example -City of _ or County of Town of Vail Prepared By: Gina Bentz Phone: 970/479-2116 I. DISPOSITION OF HIGHWAY-USER REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE oc ITEM Motor-Fuel Taxes 1. Total recei is available 2. Minus amount used for collection ex enses 3. Minus amount used for non-hi wa u oses 4. Minus amount used for mass transit emam er use or i wa u oses II. RECEIPTS FOR ROAD AND STREET PURPOSES oca eceipts rom ece~pts rom -Motor-Vehicle State Highway- Federal Highway Taxes User Taxes Administration II. DISBURSEMENTS FOR ROAD AND STREET PURPOSES ITE A. Recei is from local sources: AMOUNT I A. Local hi hwa disbursements: AMOUNT 1. Local hi wa -user taxes 1. Ca ital outla from a e 2 1 528 208 a. Motor Fuel from Item I.A.S. 2. Maintenance: 1 486 407 b. Motor Vehicle from Item I.B.S. 3. Road and street services: c. Total a.+ b.. a: Traffic control o erations 198 375 2. General fund a ro riations 3 471 760 b. Snow and ice removal 512 232 3. Other local im osts from a e 2 630 165 c. Other 4. Miscellaneous local recei is from a e 2 0 d. Total a. throu c. 710 607 5. Transfers from toll facilities 4. General administration & miscellaneou 130 561 6. Proceeds of sale of bonds and notes: 5. Hi wa law enforcement and safet 780 310 a. Bonds - Ori 'nal Issues 6. Total 1 throu 5 4 636 093 b. Bonds - Refundin Issues B. Debt service on local obli ations: c. Notes 1. Bonds: d. Total a. + b. + c. 0 a. Interest 7. Total 1 throu 6 4 101 925 b. Redem tion B. Private Contributions C. Receipts from State government c. otal a. + b. 2. Notes: 0 from a e 2 534 168 a. Interest D. Receipts from Federal Government b. Redem tion from a e 2 0 c. Total a. + b. 0 ota recei is + + + V. ota .c + .c C. Pa ments to State for hi hwa s D. Pa ments to toll facilities of is ursements + + + LOCAL HIGHWAY DEBT STATUS Show all entries at ar O enin Debt Amount Issued Redem tions , losin Debt A. Bonds Total 0 1. Bonds Refundin Portion otes ota V. LOCAL ROAD AND STREET FUND BALANCE A. Be 'nnin Balance B. Total Recei is .Total Disbursement D. Endin Balance E. Reconciliation 4 636 093 4 636 093 0 Notes and Comments: FOKM FHWA-536 (Kev.U1-u4) YtCDV1VUJ DL111V1VJ VISJVLLID ~lvcx~ rage 65 STATE: Colorado LOCAL HIGHWAY FINANCE REPORT YEAR ENDING (mm/yy): December 2003 II. RECEIPTS FOR ROAD AND STREET PURPOSES -DETAIL ITEM A.3. Other local im osts: AMOUNT ITEM A.4. Miscellaneous local recei ts: AMOUNT a. Pro ert Taxes and Assessments a. Interest on investments b. Other local im osts: 6. Other 1. Sales Taxes c. Transfers 2. Traffic Fines d. Ca ital'Credits 3. S ecific wnershi Tax 5. From Cities/Counties 155,246 474 919 e. Sale of Assets f. Fees/Licenses/Permits .Service Performed 6. Total 1. throw 5. 630 165 h. Refunds of Ex enditures c. Total a. + b. (Ca 630 165 forward to a e l i. Total a. throw h. Ca 0 forward to a e l ITEM C. Recei is from State Government AMOUNT ITEM D. Recei is from Federal Governme AMOUNT 1. Ht wa -user taxes 195 571 1. FHWA from Item I.D.S. 2. State eneral funds 2. Other Federal a encies: 3. er State funds: a. Forest Service a. State bond roceeds li. FEMA b. Pro'ect Match c. HUD c. Motor Vehicle Re istration 25 283 d. Mineral Leasin d. CDOT-I70 Sinkhole Res onse 145,543 e. Pa Lieu of Tax e. CDOT-Bi Horn/S ruce Wa Flood Re airs 167,771 £ Other Federal f. Total a. throw e. 338 597 .Total a. throw f. 0 4. Total 1. + 2. + 3. 534,168 3. Total 1. + 2. (C forward to a e 1 III. DISBURSEMENTS FOR ROAD AND STREET PURPOSES -DETAIL ON NATIONAL OFF NATIONAL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY SYSTEM SYSTEM a TOTAL c A.i. Ca ital outla a. Ri t-Of-Wa Costs 0 b. En 'neerin Costs c. Construction: 540 651 540,651 1 . Ca acit Im rovements 0 2 . S stem Preservation 987 557 987 557 3 . Safe And Other 0 4 . Tota Construction 1 + 2 + 3 0 987 557 987 557 d. Total Ca ital Outla Lines l.a. + l.b. + 1.c.4 0 1 528 208 1 528 208 C forward to a e 1 otes an omments: FORM FHWA-536 (Rev.l-U4) YKL/V1UUJ IaI11UNJ Ut3JVL1;1~ 66 UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE Town of Vail, Colorado Issuer's Annual Report Update of Official Statement Tables to be Updated Tables I, III, and IV December 31, 2003 TABLE 1 Debt Service Coverage 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Pledged Revenues 14,509,421 15,232,587 15,411,044 15,106,801 14,578,983 Maximum Annual Debt Service 2,324,453 2,324,453 2,324,453 2,324,457 2,324,457 Coverage Factor 6.24x 6.55x 6.63x 6.50x 6.28x TABLE III History of Town 4% Sales Tax Receipts 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Sales Tax Collections (see Note below) 14,509,421 15,232,588 15,411,044 15,106,801 14,578,983 Per Cent Increase n/a 4.98% 1.17% -1.97% -3.49% Note: The reported Sales Tax Collections vary from the sales tax revenues reported in the Town's audited financial statements because one-time payments of sales tax on, for example, the sale of business assets or the settlement of a sales tax claim, are not included above. TABLE N Monthly Comparison of Collections of Sales Tax 12-month Period Ended 12-month Period Ended December 31, 2002 December 31, 2003 Percent Change Current Year Current Year Current Year Month Month To Date Month To Date Month To Date January 2,073,481 2,073,481 1,997,091 1,997,091 -3.7% -3.7% February 2,281,833 4,355,314 2,111,163 4,108,254 -7.5% -5.7% March 2,699,664 7,054,978 2,372,942 6,481,196 -12.1% -8.1% April 870,875 7,925,853. 871,468 7,352,664 0.1% -7.2% May 414,248 8,340,101 428,919 7,781,583 3.5% -6.7% June 657,707 8,997,808 742,755 8,524,338 12.9% -5.3% July 1,044,966 10,042,774 1,075,532 9,599,870 2.9% -4.4% August 1,084,318 11,127,092 1,029,446 10,629,316 -5.1% -4.5% September 713,574 11,840,666 679,208 11,308,524 -4.8% -4.5% October 484,425 12,325,091 508,092 11,816,616 4.9% -4.1% November 642,293 12,967,384 591,269 12,407,885 -7.9% -4.3% December 2,139,417 15,106,801 2,171,098 14,578,983 1.5% -3.5% 67 Town of Vail, Colorado Issuers Annual Report Update of Official Statement Tables to be Updated Tables V and VI December 31, 2003 TABLE V Sales Tax Collections by Principal Sales Tax Generators 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Annual Sales Tax Paid by Ten Principal Generators 4,590,537 4,866,152 4,958,904 4,944,937, 4,828,717 Total Annual Sales Tax Collected by Town 14,509,421 15,232,588 15,411,044 15,106,801 14,578,983 of Total Annual Sales Tax Collections Generated by Ten Principal Generators 31.6% 31.9% 32.2% 32.7% 33.1% TABLE VI Capital Projects Fund 2003 Actual/ Projected 2004 - 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenues: Sales tax 5,893,821 5,890,320 5,949,223 6,008,715 6,068,803 Federal grants 89,700 725,200 692,000 811,800 4,536,000. Intergovernmental grants 170,771 555,000 - - - Interest on investments 84,685 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 Leases - Vaii Commons 146,147 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 Proceeds from sale of land 1,000,000 - - - - Sale of assets 141,135 - - - - Transfer in 90,000 - - - - Other 214,163 - - - - Total Revenues 7,830,422 7,365,520 6,836,223 7,015,515 10,799,803 Expenditures: Equipment purchases 1,152,637 2,173,000 1,351,900 691,000 1,090,000 Maintenance 1,341,946 1,609,000 1,620,000 1,842,000 1,862,000 Street reconstruction 780,950 - - - - Buildings and improvements 2,851,787 165,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Streetscape projects 148,660 1,990,425 1,969,000 1,190,000 1,290,000 Housing programs 230,070 1,025,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Lionshead redevelopment 64,463 350,000 - - 3,750,000 Other improvements 205,611 516,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 Property acquisition - - - - - Transfer to Debt Service Fund 1,942,620 2,337,897 2,422,154 2,236,200 3,233,497 Total Expenditures 8,718,744 10,166,322 7,853,054 6,449,200 11,715,497 Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures (888,322) (2,800,802) (1,016,831) 566,315 (915,694) Beginning Fund Balance 8,942,580 8,054,258 5,253,456 4,236,625 4,802,940 Ending Fund Balance 8,054,258 5,253,456 4,236,625 4,802,940 3,887,246 68 Town of Vail, Colorado Issuer's Annual Report Update of Official Statement Tables to be Updated Table XIX December 31, 2003 TABLE XIX History of General Fund Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance Revenues: General sales taxes Property and ownership taxes Ski area lift ticket admissions tax Franchise fees Penalties and interest on delinquent taxes Licenses and permits Intergovernmental revenues Charges for services Fines and forfeits Interest Rents Other Total Expenditures: General government Public safety Public works and transportation Economic development and community assistance Municipal library Total Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures Other Financing Sources (Uses): Capital leases Sale of asset Operating transfers out Total Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures and Other Financing Sources (Uses) Fund Balance: Beginning Residual equity transfers Ending 8,113,554 8,760,101 8,968,544 10,337,852 8,840,731 2,157,937 2,243,281 2,606,648 2,799,910 2,822,742 1,710,061 1,961,723 2,145,587 2,344,921 2,273,055 564,419 576,904 628,427 580,372 592,876 23,256 29,350 56,610 37,315 27,635 601,025 695,711 863,943 932,773 1,095,698 1,438,282 1,376,493 1,388,625 .1,349,364 1,518,855 212,488 2,217,293 2,729,847 3,162,454 3,561,050 223,748 279;367 273,723 226,543 201,458 184,028 391,781 273,496 165,088 113,270 119,953 427,329 552,513 507,211 616,411 338,322 161,024 438,857 280,277 234,879 15,687,073 19,120,357 20,926,820 22,724,080 21,898,660 4,892,726 4,342,608 4,348,205 4,586,115 4,866,266 4,614,427 4,933,470 5,079,931 5,415,008 5,466,728 4,564,004 7,156,067 7;529,418 7,756,877 7,935,640 1,145,971 900,001 1,357,543 1,518,403 1,261,858 661,636 716,577 729,646 953,019 777,318 15,878,764 18,048,723 19,044,743 20,229,422 20,307,810 (191,691) 1,071,634 1,882,077 2,494,658 1,590,850 10,665 - - - - - - - 1,850 (490,465) - (317,000) - - (479,800) - (317,000) - 1,850 (671,491) 1,071,634 1,565,077 2,494,658 1,592,700 4,324,045 3,652,554 4,724,309 6,289,386 8,784,044 - 121 - - - 3,652,554 4,724,309 6,289,386 8,784,044 10,376,744 69 Town of Vail, Colorado Issuer's Annual Report Update of Official Statement Tables to be Updated Tables XX and XXI December 31, 2003 TABLE XX General Fund 2003 Budget Summary and Actual Comparison / 2004 Budget 2003 Amended 2003 2004 Budget Actual Budget Revenues: General sales taxes 8,814,575 8,840,731 8,835,480 Property and ownership taxes 2,859,511 2,850,377 2,646,855 Resort fees 2,188,920 2,273,055 2,420,500 Franchise fees 602,500 592,876 643,500 Licenses and permits 933,753 1,095,698 986,320 Intergovernmental revenues 1,592,163 1,518,855 1,316,775 Charges for services 3,262,991 3,561,050 3,535,985 Fines and forfeits 198,000 201,458 189,250 Interest 106,000 113,270 109,000 Rents and other 882,083 853,140 744,092 Total 21,440,496 21,900,510 21,427,757 Expenditures: Town officials Administrative Community development Public safety -Police Public safety -Fire Public works Public transportation Parking Facility maintenance Public library Contributions and special events Total Excess Over Expenditures Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance 1,041,401 2,657,421 1,532,853 3,971,594 1,598,904 2,512,776 2,748,916 632,852 2,402,152 798,511 1,310,593 21,207,973 232,523 1,592,700 1,012,176 2,597,298 1,433,348 3,569,621 1,675,459 3,337,815 3,379,464 575,523 1,868,625 702,941 1,167,346 21,319,616 108,141 6,884,326 8,784,044 9,016,571 7,116,849 10,376,744 9,124,712 TABLE XXI Outstanding Revenue Obligations Issue Tax-Exempt Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A Taxable Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 19988 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 20028 Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds Subordinate, Series 20038 Total Outstanding Principal 8,760,000 735,000 2,065,000 5,570,000 19,025,000 1,580,000 37,735,000 967,378 2,459,754 1,439,134 3,828,043 1,638,685 2,389,431 2,698,689 551,116 2,296,404 777,318 1,261,858 20,307,810 70 PO Box 1430,VaiI,CO 81658 970.477.0111 www.untraditional.com Dear Greg, The 2004 Teva Mountain Games broke every pre-event projection including record attendance, entries and media coverage. I believe the article in the Denver Post summarized our success best when they made a comparison of the Teva Mountain Games to the X-Games. We set out three years ago to be the crown jewel event of the outdoor adventure world and I am pleased to say we have met our goals on every level. I hope you will join us as we look to our next goal of becoming the X-Games for the 21- 45 year-old market. We believe the Teva Mountain Games will become a key thread within the cultural fabric of this marketplace in the next three to five years. Enclosed is the wrap up summary for the 2004 Teva Mountain Games that Devorah and Becky have diligently been working on since the conclusion of the event. This document contains all the details of event coverage, statistics and articles. If there is anything else you would be interested in, please feel free to contact us. Our 2005 Teva Mountain Games Sponsor Summit will be scheduled in early December of 2004. We will touch base with you by the end of September to schedule the exact dates of the Summit. Thank you again for partnering with the premier outdoor adventure event in the world! We look forward to working with you in the next chapter of our strategic plan. All the best, Joel W. Heath President/CEO/Dreamer ,. `fit w_ n ~. ~, ~'-~~ ~:~ a .._.. _- ~~__~ untraditional marketing 0 1 1'11 1144 Sherman Street • Denver, Colorado 80203-2207 • Phone (303) 831-6411, FAX (303) 860-8175 i C EMERGING ISSUES-NOVEMBER BALLOT PREVIEW Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Board of Directors Rural Resort Region Board of Directors ,, July 22, 2004 Walden Presenter: Sam Mamet, CML Associate Director, smamet a cml.org i ii f t 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OUTLINE /How does TABOR affect local governments? /Governor Owens, his stance /The state surplus, what does it really mean /Statehouse deliberations, what are the prospects for a special session? /Campaign For Colorado, initiatives # 126 and # 137 /CML's "Issues Update" ., i j . ' TABOR Impact on Local Governments l~Tearly all of the public attention over the past two years has been given to the state's fiscal crisis, and most of the discussion of TABOR reform has centered on the role of TABOR in the state's fiscal and budget situation. The daily struggles of the nearly 2,000 local governmental units, including municipalities, counties, school districts and special districts, to manage their budgets and deliver vital governmental services at the local level, have been dov~mplayed and largely overlooked. This ambivalence toward local problems probably results from several things: ~' The extreme high visibility of state budget and fiscal problems; • The mistaken impression that local governments have "de-Bruced," thus eliminating any local problems; ~~ • The fact that local governments have gone to great lengths to "fill the gaps," thus lessening the visibility and lost services to local citizens, vc~hich has been interpreted as indicating that there are not budget problems at the local level. ' Local governments have shifted to fee based services; cut back on maintenance needs, and reduced services, usually where least noticeable by the public. ,~ Any discussion of ballot issues to amend TABOR should, however, include consideration of Local TABOR issues. The four associations representing local governments (CASB, CCI, CML and SDA} submit the following reasons for including local governments in proposed state solutions to TABOR impacts: • TABOR revenue limits have proven to be unworkable for many local governments because local revenues are volatile and often spike above~r below the TABOR revenue limits. These spikes are caused by numerous factors, such as ;~ local growth spurts, declining local or regional economies, and receipt of or reduction in state grants. For local governments these spikes are magnified because of the small revenue base local governments have in comparison to the state. In fact, the smaller the local jurisdiction, the larger the spike is likely to be. In years when local revenues are less than the TABOR limits, future revenues are permanently ratcheted. • State and local finances and services are interlinked - a solution addressing only state finances is no solution at all. • TABOR is a statewide measure whose constraints affect state and local governments similarly; therefore, state solutions should extend similarly to local governments. • Local governments are experiencing the same "ratchet down" effects as state government in recessionary periods while experiencing additional "ratchet down" effects in years when local revenues increase less than the allowable limit. • While it is true that numerous local governments have "deBruced," most jurisdictions have either not "deBruced" or the "deBrucings" have been limited in ~, scope or duration. ~i aL'r~~f'7 ` s The biennial loss of property tax base due to the adjustment of the residential assessment rate required by the Gallagher Amendment every other year "ratchets down" local government property tax revenues. De-Bracing is not nearly as wide-spread as generally assumed and any local de-Bracing is a very limited fix. The term "de-Bracing" incorrectly implies that a local government is completely opting out of TABOR. In fact, local governments have no such option. "de-Bracing" is simply a form of voter approval to keep and spend revenue in excess of TABOR limitations, rather than refunding the excess revenue. It is relevant only when there is excess revenue, or when a new revenue stream comes on line, such as a mill increase coupled with a bond issue. Contrary to the myth, many local governments have not enacted any form of de-Bracing. Of nearly 1,400 special service districts, for instance, approximately 35 percent have any form of de- Brucing, and for the most part, the elections were for voter permission to keep and spend limited sources or amounts of "excess" revenue, usually in conjunction with a grant, a mill levy increase coupled with debt-service requirements for a bond issue, or an expiring debt-service obligation secured by a mill levy. According to CML, only about a third of municipal de-Brucings have been general, permanent de-Bracing measures. Even the most broad-form De-Bracing measures do not relax most of the provisions of TABOR, such as the requirement to keep the 3% emergency fund, vote on new taxes, and voting to issue bonds. The biennial loss of property tax base due to the adjustment of the residential assessment rate required by the Gallagher Amendment forces a regular ratcheting down of local governmental revenues, and thus-a reduction in spending limits, through no fault or action of the local governments. rage i u> ~ June 15, 2004 Owens defends TABOR in visit to Durango ^ By Christina Simms and Elisabeth Leake ^ Herald Staff Writers Facing a full crowd in the DoubleTree's ballroom on Monday, Gov. Bill. Owens blamed the strained state budget on conflicts between the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights and Amendment 23. r t 1 Rights and Amendment 23. In addition to touting the economy's comeback, Owens took time to clarify each constitutional amendment, and he said a change to just one would not solve budgetary woes. "We've had three years of cuts, but it would be inaccurate to say they've been caused by TABOR," he said. "When you read about cuts, those cuts are not determined by TABOR, but a drop in revenue and an increase in K-12 spending." Passed in 1992, the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights is well- known for requiring voters to approve any tax increase. But it also permits the state's annual Legislature-approved spending plan to increase no more than 6 percent each year. In contrast, Amendment 23 increases funding for public schools by inflation plus 1 percent. Owens explained that fixing TABOR alone will change nothing. He told the crowd, "TABOR's had no impact for the last three years because we've had declining revenue for the past three years." With 40 percent of the state budget dedicated to K-12 education and 20 percent to Medicaid, the remaining 40 percent "is getting squeezed more and more," he said. "Of $240 million of new revenue this year, 70 percent will go to K-12. That's why there are very few dollars for remaining government institutions." In an interview later Monday, press secretary Dan Hopkins said Owens made two proposals to combat TABOR and Amendment 23 during the last legislative session. "He proposed a timeout from provisions of TABOR and 23 for two years," Hopkins said "He also suggested taking $200 million from each to put into the general fund over a couple of years." A two-thirds majority must be reached in order for a proposal to pass. Neither of the ideas received enough support. Owens said addressing the challenges brought on by the two amendments will. be a lengthy and challenging process because each has supporting parties that might not be ready to compromise. ~, http://www.durangoherald.com/news/04/news040615_l .htm 6/15/2004 Cobrado Gov. Bill Owens, right, chats with new Fort Lewis College President Brad Bartel before his talk at the DoubleTree Hotel on Monday. Owens discussed the state economy and the implications of the Taxpayers' Bitl of __O_ - _ "Each points the finger at the other and says,'why don't you give first?"' Owens said. Owens spoke to about 140 invited guests of politically active locals and community leaders. Some audience members weren't satisfied with Owens' feedback. "He glossed over things by saying people don't understand TABOR," said Ann McCoy, chairwoman of Club 20. "We understand TABOR didn't take anything from us right now, just kept our government from rebounding in the future." - On a positive note, Owens said the economy is in the final stages of a comeback. With 27,000 new jobs added in March and an unemployment rate below the national average, Owens said, "We have, in fact, everything it takes for a strong recovery." Unlike the rest of the state, Durango hasn't been harshly affected by the state's poorly performing economy in the last three years. "Durango has been unique in comparison with other parts of the state," Mayor 3oe Colgan said. "In terms of locally, our economy never really went through the downturn the rest of the state went through." Elisabeth Leake is a Heraldhigh school intern. Reach summer intern Christina Simms here . http://www.durangoherald.com/news/04/news040615_l.htm 6/15/2004 ~~ Surplus won't solve state's budget squeeze Automotive Merchandise ' '`;Menu News Obituaries O inion The Blotter Photos Sports Preps College Professional u doors Features Wednesday, July 07, 2004 There was good news from state budget forecasters last week: Colorado is expected to see its first state budget surplus in four years in the current budget year, which began last Thursday. Page 1 of 2 However, the expected surplus won't offer much of a reprieve to budget-makers in the state Legislature who, despite the expected surplus, face the prospect of having to cut upwards of $300 million from the budget in the coming two years. And that means further significant cuts in key state programs -especially higher education. The reason is the state's TABOR Amendment, which, during the economic ~~ downturn of the past two and a half years, has had the effect of ratcheting down ~; the spending baseline from which state revenues may grow from year to year. The l impacts of TABOR's notorious ratcheting-down effect are only being felt now. a;>::n>:~~ The state has lost revenue since 2001, the result of the slowdown in the economy. :~ Out & About While TABOR allows state revenue to grow at 6 percent a year, it reduces the Entertainment base from which that 6 percent is calculated when revenue drops. As a result, the Games state budget can't grow from the level it occupied before the recession, only from Food its low point of the past few years. Thus, the prospect of further cuts in critical government services at the very time the state prepares to rebate a TABOR You said it! "surplus" to taxpayers. Travel ~` Announcements According to state Sen. Dave Owen, a Greeley Republican and vice chairman of Health the Legislature's Joint Budget Committee, the state's general fund budget lost 17 percent of its projected revenue since Sept. 11, 2001. 11Vth TABOR's 6 percent Archives growth limit, it will take nearly three years to regain those losses. Money Stocks Furthermore, with the Amendment 23 mandate demanding an ever-increasing Lottery amount of money for K-12 education, there will be less revenue remaining for other Weather items in the state budget. National All this points to the overwhelming need to modify both TABOR and Amendment ' ShopBSave 23. Since the possibility of Gov. Bill Owens calling a special session of the ' Advertisers Legislature to draft a proposed ballot measure to make those changes is now all but dead, voters will likely have only one option this year. A citizens' initiative backed by the Bell and Bighorn policy centers, with support from Club 20, will offer ~, modest changes to the two amendments. "~ ;How To ' • all us Those changes are critical if the state is going to meet its funding needs, even Subscribe though its anticipated revenue is finally beginning to rise again. ~~ http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/epaper/editions/Wednesday/7_7_surplus_edit.html 7/7/2004 rage i or ~ -' By KYLE HENLEY -THE GAZETTE DENVER - A Friday deadline has been set for cementing a legislative deaf to fix conflicting amendments within the state _ constitution that are causing state budget problems. ' The deadline set Tuesday by Republican and Democratic leaders ignores a request by Gov. Bill Owens to gather all 100 members of the General Assembly on Aug. 2 for a oneday discussion of the matter. Legislators hope to move faster with a proposal that, if approved by the General Assembly and Colorado voters, would cut taxes and toss out constitutional rules that limit govemment spending. >:. "We took his suggestion and just decided on a different time than Aug. 2," said Senate Majority Leader Mark Hillman, R- Burlington. "If Aug. 2 is anything, it will be the first day of a special session." Not fixing the conflicts would leave the state facng a $215 million deficit for the 2005-06 fiscal year and a $155 million shortfall the year after that. ,~ State budget experts say the only way to deal with those deficits is making dramatic cuts to higher education and gutting health care programs for senior citizens and the needy. The budget problems are caused by the interplay between the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, approved in 1992, and Amendment 23, passed by voters in 2000. TABOR limits the amount of money govemment can keep and spend. Amendment 23 requires the state to increase education spending each year by inflation plus 1 percent. Together, the two require the state simultaneously to spend more but keep less taxpayer money. - The proposal on the table is from House Minority Leader Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver. His plan: Cut taxes, remove TABOR's spending limits and phase out Amendment 23. Cutting the income tax to 4.5 percent from 4.63 percent would return more than $700 million to Coloradans between now and 2009. Removing the TABOR limits would let lawmakers keep $1.4 billion in revenue during the same time. TABOR refunds of the fate 1990s would stop. The TABOR provision that requires voter approval for tax increases would remain. Amendment 23 would be eliminated in 2011 and temporarily halted during economic downturns until then. Even with the tax cuts, easing the requirements of TABOR and Amendment 23 would give lawmakers more money to spend and increased flexibility on where to spend it. The General Assembly must meet in special session to make the changes. Passing the proposal requires the support of two- thirds of all legislators. Voters would get the final say on the package in November. Special sessions traditionally are called by the governor. http://www.gazette.com/popupNews.php?id=1089063 7/14/2004 Deadline set for TABOR _ ....b.. .,. -, lawmakers, however, can call themselves into special session, at a cost of about $15,000 a day, with atwo-thirds vote. Owens has not taken a stand on the Romanoff plan. Romanoff and Senate Democratic leaders say they can deliver the support on their side of the aisle. The big question mark is with Republicans. Some GOP leaders aren't convinced that taxpayers would come out ahead on the deal. "People would be giving up some of their surplus and refund," said House Speaker Lola Spradley, R-Beulah. "When you talk to people, they expect to have that refund." Romanoff argues that his approach delivers the refund in a different way. "The question is whether you would like to see it upfront as a tax cut or on the back end as a surplus," he said. Romanoff and other Democrats are trying to sweeten the deal for Spradley and other potential GOP fence-sitters by offering to use some of the new revenue to make permanent a tax break for businesses that purchase new manufacturing equipment. Eliminating or reducing the business personal property tax has been a goal of many Republican lawmakers. Some say it might be enough to win votes. Hillman threw his support behind the idea, along with Sen. Norma Anderson, an influential Lakewood Republican. "I think there is a slim chance of getting the votes," Anderson said. "I believe we can get them in the Senate, but it is real cose." Legislative leaders have given themselves until 3 p.m. Friday to poll legislators to find out whether there is enough support to pass the Romanoff plan. If not, both sides will abandon the negotiations. Those backing this week's plan said Owens' request to get _ lawmakers together Aug. 2 is too little too late. Realistically, lawmakers have until early September to put something before voters. A citizen group, however, is collecting signatures to put its proposed TABOR/Amendment 23 fix on the November ballot. That group, led by a Denver think tank, has until Aug. 2 to deliver the more than 60,000 valid signatures to the Secretary of State's Office. The backers have said they will halt their drive if the General Assembly and the governor come up with a bipartisan solution. Legislative leaders want a deal before Aug. 2 so that backers of the ballot measure won't have to go through too much time and expense. BUDGET FIX? The proposal is to cut taxes, remove TABOR's spending limits and phase out Amendment 23. - Cutting the income tax to 4.5 percent from 4.63 percent would return more than $700 million to Coloradans by 2009. - Removing the TABOR limits would let lawmakers keep $1.4 billion in revenue during the same time. TABOR refunds of the late 1990s would stop. The TABOR provision that requires voters to approve tax increases would remain. .-, Y ~ .,,) .'J ..~ -~ Lam-.; / ~.<'.~1 ~~t;,~', l; ~(S' I..-'.14.4.; ..~ L ~ j.• ... ._ - l ~ ~ i 71/. i- C - ~ G'Y'M ~`" f / http://www.gazette.corn/popupNews.php?id=1089063 7/14/2004 1\VVn~' 1V1V UL1LQ.lll 1VG WJ. LG~'151GtLU1G Rocky Mountain News To print this page, select File then Print from your browser URL: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/legislature/article/0,1299,DRMN_37_3039855,OO.html GOP leaders reject Dems' budget proposal By Steven K. Paulson, Associated Press ]uly 15, 2004 ra~C 1 ul ~ 1 Republican legislative leaders rejected the latest Democratic proposal to resolve the state's fiscal crisis today and issued their own list of demands for any compromise. The GOP turned down a plan by House Minority Leader Andrew Romanoff to cut taxes, modify constitutional limits on spending and impose atime-out on increases in public school funding. The blunt rejection angered Romanoff, D-Denver. "Somebody once said it takes 100 horses to raise a barn, but any jackass can knock it down. I'm trying to find 100 horses here," he said. Lawmakers have been battling for months over ways to solve a crisis caused by conflicting constitutional amendments. The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, or TABOR, limits growth in state revenue and spending. Amendment 23 requires increases in spending on public education Democrats say they will not support any plan that hurts Amendment 23; Republicans say they won't support any plan that hurts TABOR. The impasse kept the Legislature from passing any solution to present to voters this year. Gov. Bill Owens has said he won't call a special session unless the Legislature shows it can get behind a plan. On Tuesday, legislative leaders balked at his request to gather all 100 lawmakers for caucuses to work out a proposal. ~! Both sides had planned to report back Friday to see how much support Romanoff's plan had. But House Speaker Lola Spradley, R-Buelah, and Majority Leader Keith King, R-Colorado Springs, dismissed the plan Thursday, saying there was no reason to wait. "The Romanoff plan may at first appear to be a tax cut, but it will result in citizens paying more taxes and a http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/cda/article_print/0,1983,DRMN 37 3039855_... 7/15/2004 huge Increase in government spending. We are taking a firm stand against this proposal because it is not in the best interest of Colorado taxpayers," Spradley said. Spradley and King issued a list of principles for any compromise, including a guarantee not to ask taxpayers to pay more than necessary to get the state back on sound financial footing, to address funding for public education and TABOR equally, and to keep a limit on spending. "We are not closing the door on future negotiations, but it is clear that we are not being heard," King said. Owens had no immediate response. RomanofPs plan would have reduced the state income tax from 4.63 percent to 4.5 percent over two years and eliminated a provision of TABOR that limits revenue by population growth and inflation. It also would have ended Amendment 23's increases in public school funding after 2011 and would have suspended them if the economy went sour. Romanoffs plan also included a law offering businesses a credit against the business personal property tar.. Republicans have said the tax stifles business development. Spradley and King said their own proposals would provided a better balance. They blamed Democrats for the impasse. Spradley's plan would have increased the amount of money the state could spend under TABOR and cut spending for Amendment 23 for two years beginning next year, while providing a permanent business personal property tax refund. King's plan would have increased the TABOR limit by $300 million and cut public education spending by $75 million for two years. The state released figures Thursday showing state revenues exceeded forecasts by $130 million for the fiscal year which ended June 30. ~ Copyright 2004, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved. gal http://www.rockymountairmews.com/drmn/cda/article~rind0,1983,DRMN 37 3039855_... 7/15/2004 a Colorado Counties, Inc. 1700 [3roadway Suite 1510 DEn VCi. COIOfaOO z;O~~O-I1OI ' Phone: 30.SG 1.4076 Pax:.i03.SG ~ .?~ I b c-mail: cciC~ccionlinc.or« CampalQll For Colorado Proposal -TABOR Local Government Components • Eliminates the local fiscal year spending limit; • Replaces the existing pro ert tax revenue limit inflatio - p Y ( n based) with a new property tax revenue limit based on personal income growth since 2000; • Ratifies local TABOR election th s at have already occurred; and • Authorizes weakening of other limits on revenue and spending by legislative action (and specifically preserves existing home rule powers) 1 1 President Dennis Everhart, Washington • Secrclary Kathay Kennels, Larimer • Treasurer (tick 5hcchan, Jcflcrson • Past President Marianna Kaflopoulos, Moffa[ Jerry 13er~ennn, Teller • Matt Heinurich. Crowley • Doug Monger, Kouu • Glenn Vaad. Weld ' Ballot Title Setting Board Proposed Initiative 2003-2004 #1261 The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows: An amendment to section 20 (7) of article X of the Colorado constitution concernin g limitations on government spending and revenues, and, in connection therewith, repealing current 1 limitations on state and local government spending and revenue; requiring state fiscal year spending to be less, as a percentage of the overall state economy, than it was in state fiscal year 1999-2000 unless voters approve a revenue change; establishing the property tax revenue limit for each local government to be the local govemment's property tax revenue limit for the fiscal year ending in 2000 plus subsequent local growth and per-capita growth in the overall state economy, with specified adjustments; and allowing other state and local limits on revenue and spending to be strengthened or weakened by state or local legislative action. . The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows: r Shall there be an amendment to section 20 (7) of article X of the Colorado constitution concerning limitations on government spending and revenues, and, in connection therewith, repealing current limitations on state and local government spending and revenue; requiring state fiscal year spending to be less, as a percentage of the overall state economy, than it was instate fiscal 1 year 1999-2000 unless voters approve a revenue change; establishing the property tax revenue limit for each Ioca1~ government to be the local government's property tax revenue limit for the fiscal year ending in 2000 plus subsequent local growth and per-capita growth in the overall state economy, with specified adjustments; and allowing other state and local limits on revenue and spending to be strengthened or weakened by state or local legislative action? Hearing April 2I~, 2004: Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set. .Hearing adjourned 5:47 p.m; Hearing May S, 2004: . Motion for Rehearing denied. . Hearing adjourned 6:20 p.m. t Unofficially captioned "Government Spending Limits -Local Property Taxes" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. Such caption is not part of the tiles set by the Board. Page 1 of 1 Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: #126 An amendment to the constitution of the state of Colorado, repealing Articie X, Section 20 (7) and replacing it with the following: (7) Spending Iimits (a) State fiscal year spending must be less, as a percentage of the overall state economy, than it was in fiscal year ending in 2000, unless voters approve a revenue change. (b) Each local district's property tax revenue limit is the property tax revenue Iimit that existed in the .fiscal year ending in 2000, plus the sum of local growth. since 2000 and per-capita growth in the overall state economy since.the fiscal year ending in 2000,.adjusted for revenue changes approved by voters after January 1, 2000, and (8)(b) and (9) reductions. - (c) If revenue from sources not excluded from fiscal year spending exceeds these Iimits in dollars for that fiscal year, the excess shall be refunded in the next fiscal year unless voters approve a revenue change as an offset. Qualification or disqualification as an enterprise shall change district bases and future year Iimits. Future creation of district bonded debt shall increase, and retiring or refinancing district bonded debt shall lower, property tax revenue by the annual debt service so funded. Debt service changes, reductions, (1) and (3)(c) refunds, and voter- approved revenue changes are dollar amounts that are exceptions to, and not part of, any district base. Voter-approved_revenue changes do not require a tax rate change. (d) Other state and local limits on district revenue and spending may be strengthened or weakened by state or local legislative action. This shall not affect the powers granted to home rule municipalities or counties. (e) Nothing in this subsection (7) shall be construed to weaken any of the provisions of section ZO(4} of this article, including the requirement of voter approval of new taxes and increases in tax rates. (f) Nothing in this subsection (7) shall be construed to invalidate any district election pursuant to Article X, section 20, held prior to the effective date of this subsection. (g) For the purposes of this subsection, "the overall state economy" means the size of the state economy as measured by the most current total state personal income data available from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, or its successor agency. t 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 Ballot Title Setting Board Proposed Initiative 2003 2004 #1371 The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows: An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning modifications to certain constitutionally mandated increases in funding for preschool through twelfth grade-public education, and, in connection therewith, making such modifications only if voters approve a constitutional amendment in 2004 that requires state fiscal year spending to be less, as a percentage of the overall state economy, than it was in state fiscal year 1999-2000; allowing the general assembly to suspend any portion of the mandated annual funding increase above the mandated increase for inflation for each state fiscal year through state fiscal year 2010-11 if Colorado total state personal income grows by less than four and one-half percent between the two previous calendar years; repealing the provisions of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution relating to mandated annual funding increases, effective June 30, 2011; delaying the date of repeal for each year in which the general assembly enacts such a suspension; requiring payment of a suspended funding increase in a specified fiscal year; and specifying that moneys remaining in the state education fund upon such repeal are to be used only for currently authorized education-related purposes without .being subject to any existing spending limitation. The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning modifications to certain constitutionally mandated increases in funding for preschool through twelfth grade public education, and, in connection therewith; making such modifications only if voters approve a constitutional amendment in 2004 that requires state fiscal year spending to be less, as a percentage of the overall state economy, than it was in state fiscal year 1999-2000; allowing the general assembly to suspend .any portion of the mandated annual funding increase above the mandated increase for inflation for each state fiscal year through state fiscal year 2010-11 if Colorado total state personal income grows by less than four and one-half percent between the two previous calendar years; repealing the provisions of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution relating to mandated annual funding increases, effective June 30, 2011; delaying the date of repeal for each year in which the general assembly enacts such a suspension; requiring payment of a suspended funding increase in a specified fiscal year; and specifying that moneys remaining in the state education fund upon such repeal are to be used only for currently authorized education-related purposes without being subject to any existing spending limitation? ~ Unofficially captioned "Education lending -Contingent Repeal of Amendment 23" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. Such caption is not part of the titles set by the Boazd. Page 1 of 2 ."13 ' ~'e it z~~racted hti~ the PeoDie of tine State of Colnradc: S°~.tionl7 oiarticle In o tn° constitution o~the state of Colorado is amended BY TI-..~' ADDITIO?~ OF a ~~EW SU3SECTION to read: Section 1;. Edacatian - Funding. (6) SUlr'SET. (a) THIS SECi~OI~~ SHALL SUNSET ON 3 u2v'E 30, 2011, ONLI' Lz', PRIOR TO 3AIv'UAR~' 1, 2005, A MAJORITY OF VOTERS APPROVE AN AA~NDIt~n' TO SECTION 20(7) OF ARTICLE ~: OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION THAT LIIvIITS STATE SPENDITG TO LESS THAN TI-~ PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL STATE ECONOMY' TtIAT EXISTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING '~12000, ADNSTED FOR VOTER APPROVED REVEI`'UE CHANGES. IF THE VOi~P.S APPROVE SUCH A Ca1~TSTITUTIONAL AT\~NDME;~T't: (I) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY SUSPEI~TD NO MORE THAN T'rIE ONE PERCENTAGE PO~TIT IlVCREASE SPECIFIED II~T SECTION 17(1) OF THIS ARTICLE W ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR IN VY'HICH COLORADO TOTAL STATE PERSONAL INCOME GROWS LESS THAN FOUR AND O'vE HALF PERCENT BE i~'EEN THE TWO PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEARS; (II) TI-iF REQUIRED FUNDING INCREASES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXTENDED BY ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS ANY PORTION OF T:~ SPENDING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; (III) THIS SECTION SHALL BE REPEALED EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2011, UNLESS T'r~ GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUSPEIvTDS ANY PORTION OF THE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS OF T~~S SECTION. Ilv' SUCH CASE, THE EFFECTIVE REPEAL DATE SI3ALL BE EXTEIDED BY ONE YEAR FOR EACH ' -FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH THE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS ARE SUSPENDID. UPON REPEAL OF THIS SECTION, ANY FUND BALANCE EXISTING IN THE STATE EDUCATION FUND SHALL BE . USED FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 17(4)(B) OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO TI-~ LIIvIITATION ON FISCAL YEAR SPENDING 5ET FORT'ri IN~ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THIS CONSTITUTION Ah'D ANY OTI-~R SPENDING LIMITATION EXISTING IN LAW. . (b) FOR PURpUSES OP THIS SUBSECTION, "THE OVERALL STATE ECONOMY" MEANS THE SIZE OF THE STATE ECONOMY AS MEASURED BY THE MOST CtTRIZENT TOTAL STATE PERSONAL INCOME DATA AVAR.ABLE FROM TTY FEDERAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, OR ITS SUCCESSOR AGENCY. ~~.~ ~ ? ~ CG04 LEGISLATE CQUNCIL Page 1 of 4 Sam Mamet ' From: Barb Major [bmajor@cml.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:20 AM To: smamet@cml.org Subject: CML Issues: Tax & Policy Issues 1 1.~ 4~# ~t{rtan ~utrt;~ :~ . v+~,.0; ~dc~ 302p3-22i}"~ y Ph~11~. (34}x) 831-11.. I:~X (303) fl'1-~'f x T0. Sam Mamet, (smamet@cml.org) CML ISSUES UPDATE July 13, 2004 What follows is a s no sis of current tax fi I y p sca policy conversations underway both inside and outside of the Capitol. I n itiativ es The initiative petitions to reform TABOR (#126) and Amendment 23 (#137) are actively being circulated. August 2"d is the deadline for petitions to be turned in for them both with a minimum of 67,829 registered elector signatures. While we believe that the required number will be submitted, for interested municipal officials who would like to get more active in the campaign, we encourage you to contact the Campaign For Colorado at 303-860-0645. And, for more information about the initiative drive and issues related to the campaign go to www.thebell.ora and you will find a lot more material that may be of use. #126 Summary •Changes the maximum state spending limit from the previous year's limit (or actual revenue, whichever is less) to a simple percent of statewide personal income, rather than the current CPI plus population. This eliminates the so-called "ratchet" effect on state fiscal year spending. Personal income is a more accurate reflection of the growth in the state's economy rather than an arbitrary figure of inflation. Further, this concept was advanced by Joint Budget Committee Chair Brad Young, R-Lamar, during the recently adjourned regular session of the General Assembly. And, it is a concept that is reflected in many other state tax and spending limits around the country. •Eliminates the general revenue limits which apply to local governments, and substitutes a modified property tax revenue limit. This change accomplishes several beneficial things: it changes the current local government property tax limit and affords greater local flexibility in how the limit is calculated; it does away with the local ratchet effect in a manner similar to what is done for the state; and it may help to minimize some of the local effects of Gallagher. Unlike most all other TABOR reform proposals, this initiative goes the extra mile to directly address 7/13/2004 Page 2 of 4 and be of benefit to local government interests. CML had a major hand in drafting this language. •Allows the state and local governments to adjust upward or downward other existing limits on revenues and spending, such as the state's statutory 6% general fund spending limit, or the statutory 5.5% property tax revenue raising limit for local governments. By removing these state law limits from TABOR it grants to the General Assembly greater flexibility to modify them. •Maintains the current requirement that there must be voter approval for new taxes or increases in tax rates. Retaining this requirement keeps in place the most important feature of TABOR-voter control of taxes. #137 Summary •Allows the legislature to suspend mandated increases in K-12 spending above the per-pupil inflation adjusted levels when statewide personal income grows by less than 41/2%. •Repeals Amendment 23 after completion of the phase up of education spending provided for in the amendment. These changes collectively will grant to the state some spending flexibility in K-12 which currently is a problem in the way in which TABOR and Amendment 23 interact on the state's budget. In the weeks ahead, the League will be releasing to municipal officials more information about these initiatives. The League's Executive Board unanimously voted to endorse both measures at the recent CML annual conference. And, we are working closely with our counterparts from Colorado Counties, Inc., Special Districts Association of Colorado, Colorado Education Association, and Colorado School Boards Association to come up with some common material you can use locally with your own local government counterparts. Whether or not your city/town has de-Braced as a municipal leader you should be in support of these measures because: •They grant needed relief to the state budget, which has been hit hard in numerous ways that directly affect municipalities and local governments (i.e., cuts and reductions in state grant and loan programs; cash funding increases; effects upon transportation funding). •They directly benefit the interests of local government with the changes to TABOR's local govemment limits. •They address the serious ratchet effect upon state spending with a more reasoned approach using a limitation that is more geared to growth in the state's economy: And the core of TABOR is retained-voter control over taxes. Statehouse Deliberations Since session adjournment in early May, members of the legislative leadership have been meeting together and often with Gov. Owens to review tax policy and possible constitutional changes. Whether these discussions result in a special session before summer's end remains unclear. Currently, this is what leadership is considering: 7/13/2004 Page 3 of 4 ' •No changes for local government, except possibly modifying the 3% emergency reserve restrictions on the state and on local government. All other basic changes to TABOR of benefit to local government have been rejected either by individual members of the leadership or the Governor. •A possible state level de-Brucing or other type of re-basing upwards of $400 million, with a portion perhaps earmarked for state-level transportation projects and/or higher education among other items. •House Minority Leader Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, has just put together a clever proposal, with which some editorial writers appear smitten, that would reduce the state's personal income tax rate of 4.63% to 4.5% over two years, and eliminate the TABOR state revenue ' limits. Amendment 23 would be eliminated in seven years. Other earlier proposals would suspend some of the auto-pilot K-12 spending features of this measure. Rep. Romanoff's has picked up some interesting reactions in the press, and so it is worth closely watching when the leadership reconvenes tomorrow for more discussion. Major tax rate reductions have to be handled with great care as state budget writers can attest over the past three years. The state sales tax rate and income rate reductions of the past several years are part of the fiscal squeeze in which the state has found itself with no way to recover. A special session will seriously undercut the initiative efforts underway, and for that reason, concerns have been expressed to certain members of the leadership about the danger in continuing these talks. These leadership talks have frankly generated no real comprehensive solutions for local government interests, although we do want to publicly acknowledge the efforts of Sen. Norma Anderson, R-Lakewood, Sen. Ken Gordon, D-Denver, and Rep. Romanoff, all of whom have pushed the local government piece as far as possible. Senate Majority Leader Mark Hillman, R-Burlington, has expressed some interest in the local government piece as well. Governor Owens has been fairly vocal with his genera{ opposition to a comprehensive local government fix, because of his view that most local governments have already de-Bruced. Since most municipal de-Brucings (around 66% to be exact) have been earmarked for a specific spending purpose or set up to expire after a date certain, we would disagree that local government de-Brucings have taken care of the problem at the city/town level. The Denver Post has also weighed in with consistent editorial pressure since adjournment about the need for the legislature to act quickly in a special session. Bruce Tax Cut (#122) This initiative would cut a variety of state and local taxes and is very similar to Amendment 21 of several years ago, which was overwhelmingly defeated. We know that petitions are being circulated, but we do not know how extensively. We are keeping a close watch on this one because of its potentially dramatic impact upon state and local government finances. State Surplus Debate You may also have seen recent reports coming from Gov. Owens' state budget office indicating that state tax and fee collections increased by over 8% during the past fiscal year, leading to a surplus of over $80 million that will have to be returned to taxpayers at a time when the state is still facing a "structural" deficit of over $300 million, which will have to be cut from next year's budget. The increases coming into the state are one time increases that do 7/13/2004 Page 4 of 4 not build into the state's base, according to the General Assembly's budget forecasters. Ana since September, 2001, the state general fund budget has lost 17% of its projected revenue The ratchet effect upon state spending means that the legislature can't spend this increased revenue on new programs, and with K-2 spending mandates within Amendment 23, the fiscal squeeze on the state continues. It will be quite an irony next session to see refund checks being mailed out at the same time lawmakers are making painful spending cuts and reductions, some of which will certainly affect municipal interests. League lobbyists: Ken Bueche, kbueche@cml.org; Mike Braaten, mbraaten@cml.orgi Sam Mamet, smamet _ cml.org You are receiving this a-mail because you asked to be included in the CML Issues Update. If at any time you wish to be removed from this list, please call ore-mail Barb Major bmaj~cml. org and you will promptly be removed. 7/ 13/2004 Yage 1 oi~ 3 ' Sam Mamet ......................................... From: Barb Major [bmajor@cml.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:16 PM To: smamet@cml.org t Subject: CML Issues: Tax Policy Update .1'144 Et~rri S#r~~t ~ l~r~, Odld~~d~ ~~a3-~~lT ~ f~~~~ t~~ 83111, ~ ~~€13f ~ :. 1 TO: Sam Mamet, (smamet@cml.org) CML ISSUES UPDATE July 14, 2004 Here is an update on tax policy conversations at the Capitol as of yesterday and today. Gov. Owens The Governor sent a letter yesterday to legislative leadership proposing an Aug. 2nd "budget caucus" for all 100 lawmakers to explore all of the issues involving tax and fiscal policy. Staff briefings would occur, party caucuses would huddle, and then at the end of the day there would be some conversation as to whether any consensus exists among and between lawmakers. Legislative Leadership Yesterday afternoon, various members of the leadership met (absent were House Majority ' Leader Keith King and Senate President John Andrews) to review the current situation. According to press accounts, the Governor's letter was not met with great enthusiasm, and instead discussions developed around simply calling a special session for Aug. 2nd. The state constitution allows the General Assembly to call itself in without the involvement of the Governor. The legislature has never done this before, it appears. Leadership representatives are polling lawmakers on the following proposal: !Reduce the state income tax rate over a two year period from the current 4.63% to 4.5% ($700 million reduction in revenue by 2009). This can be done by statute. !Remove the state government revenue limits in TABOR (generates an additional $1.4 billion in revenue by 2009). This is a constitutional change, and in the future would allow the state to spend up to the full 6% allowed now under state law. !Reduce or phase out the business personal property tax ($600 million, presumably as a ' 7/ 14/2004 --a-- --- refund or credit at the state level so as not to affect local property taxes or the Gallagher property assessment ratio). This can be done by statute. !Eliminate Amendment 23 in seven years, and temporarily halt its enforcement in times of economic downturns. This is a constitutional change. It is anticipated that the proposal would be coupled so some of the changes couldn't pass without approval of the other parts of the package. Ironically, the income tax and business personal property tax reductions were proposed by two ranking Democrats, House Minority Leader Andrew Romanoff and Senate Assistant Minority Leader Ken Gordon. It will be interesting to see whether individual interest groups which have advocated for targeted tax credits as part of the TABOR surplus giveaway the past few legislative sessions will mount any opposition efforts, since these will all go away we presume-under this scenario. If the credits don't disappear, this defeats the efforts of those advocating broad- based relief. The polling of lawmakers is underway and by Friday a decision could be made as to whether there is atwo-thirds majority to refer constitutional changes to the November ballot. If there is widespread support, then athree-day special session will likely be called Aug. 2nd. Senate Majority Leader Mark Hillman, R-Burlington, and Sen. Norma Anderson, R-Lakewood, have both indicated support for this package. Gov. Owens has not indicated his position on it. If sufficient support is lacking, then a special session is highly unlikely. It is, however, possible that interested lawmakers could come back for a briefng like the one suggested by Gov. Owens either on Aug. 2nd or some other time. Municipal impacts The current proposal contains no direct municipal benefit, like the Campaign for Colorado initiative. Economic development professionals will surely argue that the repeal of the business personal property tax will be a major economic development incentive for the state. Assuming the repeal or modification of this tax is done as a refund or credit, then the direct impact on local govemment property taxes will not occur. Only time will tell if additional economic benefits are generated for the state with any change in this tax. If the TABOR state revenue limits are removed, additional revenues (so-called SB 1 monies) will flow back to CDOT for state-level projects. None of that revenue is shared with counties and municipalities. Additional revenues will also flow to the controlled maintenance fund and to state capital construction projects that have been put on hold. The removal of the revenue limits will offer spending relief to the state (depending on how it is structured, and assuming that are a minimal number of earmarks to the revenue generated for the general fund) and this in turn will help programs that have been cut or reduced the past few years of benefit to cities and towns. And if all of this comes together, then the efforts put forward by the Campaign For Colorado initiative will have been seriously eroded. The local government associations will be meeting at CML tomorrow afternoon to review all of 7/14/2004 Yage j of j these most recent development. Lobb ist: Sam Mamet, smamet cml.or Y You are receiving this a-mail because you asked to be included in the CML Issues Update. If at any time you wish to be removed from this list, please call ore-mail Barb Major bmaior@cmLorg and you will promptly be removed. a ~- -_- 7/14/2004 rZL?J'c 1 Vt.7 1 Sam Mamet _ From: Barb Major [bmajor@cml.org] ' Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 12:05 PM To: smamet@cml.org Subject: CML Issues: Update on Tax Policy Issues t~#4 SF~err' S#~~ - nir~r Gcl~i'd~lt~ ~~3=22t1'~ ~ l~k~~l~~ ~3~1~~ 8~1.-11. I:Rx ~33~; 8-~1 To: Sam Mamet, (smamet@cml.org} CML ISSUES UPDATE Jul 16 20 4 y 0 Here is today's update on tax policy discussions underway at the Capitol. ' Tax policy discussions As you might have read in today's press, the House Republican Leadership has rejected the proposal put forward by House Minonty Leader Andrew Romanoff. As you may recall, his proposal would have cut the state income tax rate; eventually eliminated the business personal property tax; and suspended Amendment 23 in times of an economic downturn and repealed it entirely in 7 years. In turn, the House Republican Leadership put forward three major principles: ' OThe legislature should not consider asking the state's voters to pay more in taxes than is absolutely necessary to satisfy the structural deficit. This deficit is predicted to be $431 million in five years. They argue that the Minority Leader's plan, while cutting taxes by $746 in the personal income tax rate, allows increased state spending by $1.5 billion in the removal of the TABOR state revenue limit. They have remained silent on his proposal to eliminate the business personal property tax. .The le islature must address Amendment 23 n T 9 a d ABOR equally. .The legislature can't repeal in its entirety the TABOR spending limit. Specifically, the House Republican Leadership reaffirmed two proposals put forward by their r members. First, House Speaker Lola Spradley, R-Beulah, has a proposal that increases the TABOR limit by $150 million and $110 million in FY '05-`06 and `06-`07 respectively. Amendment 23 ' 7/ 16/2004 iu~j~.c.vi~ spending would be reduced by $75 million and $50 million in those two same years. Finally, the business personal property tax refund would be made permanent. Second, House Majority Leader Keith King, R-Colorado Springs, and who is expected to be the incoming Speaker next session, increases the TABOR spending limit by $300 million over a two year period, and reduces Amendment 23 spending by $45 million next year, and an added $30 million the following. Senate President John Andrews also sent out an a mail to Republican colleagues this week highly critical of the House Minority Leader's proposal. An initial agreement within the leadership ranks earlier this week was for polling to occur by today of the rank and file to gauge legislative support for Rep. Romanoff's proposal. It appears now with the letter released by Speaker Spradley that effort is off and it is unclear if further conversations among and between members of the leadership occurs will occur. It is also not clear whether a °budget caucusn will occur on Aug. 2nd, and if there would be a sufficient number of lawmakers in attendance to make it a productive exercise. The August meeting was a suggestion made by Governor Bill Owens earlier this week. Sen. Norma Anderson, R-Lakewood, was highly critical of the House Republican Leadership letter in her public comments to the press. She has been a party to the negotiations. Gov. Owens has previously suggested some modest re-basing of TABOR state spending limits and/or a suspension of TABOR and Amendment 23 requirements for a certain time period to grant the legislature time to sort out the complexities of the problem. 1Nhile a special session could still happen before the end of the summer, it is also fair to say that the chances of this happening, while never strong to begin with, are even less likely now with this recent outbreak of acrimony among and between members of the leadership. State revenue picture In a news release issued yesterday by the Governor's Office, state revenues were more than $130 million higher than initially forecast a year ago with the ending of the fiscal year on June 30th, growing by about 5% over the previous year. Corporate and personal income tax revenues both came in above projections. FY '03-'04 ended with total state revenues of $5.7 billion; FY '02-'03 revenues ended at $5.4 billion. Initial state share-back projections for this year have HUTF proceeds accruing to municipalities pegged at $103.7 million; the cigarette tax rebate at $15.4 million; and the Conservation Trust Fun at $46.3 million. These figures come directly from the state budget bill adopted in April as HB 04-1422. Campaign For Colorado Initiative The effort to place meaningful changes to TABOR and Amendment 23 continues, and we anticipate that will be sufficient signatures to secure placement of both on the November ballot. The League is in support of both. Our friends at CCI have cogently summarized the local government benefits of the TABOR changes put forward by the Campaign, and it is why local governments should be in strong support of this effort: 7/16/2004 r arc ~ vi ~ 1 . It eliminates the focal government fiscal year spending limit. , . It replaces the existing inflation-based property tax revenue limit with a new limit based upon personal income growth starting in 2000. . It authorizes the weakening of other limits on revenue and spending by legislative action. These are meaningful and beneficial changes that no Statehouse proposal has come close to matching. That is why local leaders need to rally behind the work of the Campaign, and why ' the four statewide local government associations, and CEA, are all working closely together at the state level. Look for some jointly produced material going out to you from all of us in the weeks ahead after the petitions qualify by the Secretary of State's Office. And, look for us to have a lot of discussion about the Campaign For Colorado initiatives during our fall outreach meetings. Call the League or the Campaign directly (303-860-0645) for more information. ' Lobbyists: Ken Bueche, kbuecheCa~cml.org; Mike Braaten, mbraaten(a~cml.org; Sam Mamet, smamet[a~.cml.ora You are receiving this a-mail because you asked to be included in the CML Jssues Update. 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Event'Highlights ..........................7 Media Coverage: ~ r Television ...................................8-9 _ '~y Print Editorial Coverage ... .............10-13 ~~ r~ €\ ~ ~~ Advertising Features: Radio ::............. .. ......................14 National Print ...... ... ... ... ..............1°5-16 Regional `Print ...... ......................17-18 Internet .............. ...........:...........19 Additional ........... .......... .............20 Entertainment: Entertainment Editorial and Advertising Jurassic 5 .............:.............21 Government Mule :...............22 Concerts and Photography..: .........23 Film-Premiers and Parties .............24 Event Journalists ...... ... ... .:. ... ............25-26) Research Analysis ............................27 Appendix-Press Releases....:':..........28-65 ~--- `~~ ~ ~` ,' - - .., ~~. I I ~~ .~. ~4/ ~ i>, Lj~ : 1 !' F ^ - -.~ ~~ : Event Overview In 2004, the Teva Mountain Games solidified its reputation as the country's biggest and best celebration of adventure sports. One thousand of the world's best kayakers, climbers, bikers, runners, and adventure racers descended upon the mountains, rivers and trails of Vail to battle it out in over 20 different competitions- with some of biggest prizes purses of the year. More than 20,000 spectators showed up to cheer them on, generating a palpable buzz in town and introducing the excitement of adventure sports to a whole legion of new fans. After the competitions and into the wee hours of the night, spectators and athletes alike danced side by side at concerts featuring national acts and parties that created a truly memorable festival atmosphere. For months to come, the Teva Mountain Games will be relived over and over on network television, sharing the exhilaration of the event and the outdoors with a million more American and international viewers. In 2004, the Teva Mountain Games left an indelible mark on the outdoor industry---setting a new standard for outdoor events and providing a glimpse into the future of adventure sports-one with mainstream appeal and unprecedented growth. 1tI11eteS*11't*IY1l,I~IC;~lY1()1111t1111S Teva Mountain ~mes ~I 1 t n 1 t 1 1 t ~~ ~' ~ ~~ Quick Fa -s What: The Teva Mountain Games consists of six sports and ten disciplines: whitewater ka akin , raftin , climbin ,mountain bikin , s eed trials GNC Y 9 9 9 g p Mountain Adventure Sprint Race, the Gore-Tex fabrics USA Trail Running Championships, and the Teva Spring Run-Off. Professional and amateur ath- letes from all over the world traveled to compete in this years competition. The Teva Mountain Games symbolize the mountain lifestyle combining sports with music, art, and the mountains. When: June 3-6, 2004 Where: Vail, CO Total Circulation of National Print: 6,162,935 Registration: 1047 Entries Spectator Turn Out: 20,000 plus attendees Concert Attendees: Jurassic 5: 1601 Government Mule: 2160 Spending in Vail's Economy: 80.18% of respondents planned to spend money on drinks, dining, and/or shopping after the event Total Television Coverage: FoxSports Network NBC CBS-Colorado VH1 Live Countdown Rush HD Fusion TV Fuel TV Total Available Reach of Television Coverage : 1.2 Billion Impressions Total Editorial Coverage: 67 Editorial Journalists On-Site 94 Editorial Write-~Jns s t ~ Partners Top Partners: a Drivers wanted° ~~~~/1 O GORE-TEX~ ~ ~~-~_`~ ~.. ~~~ ~ o Local Partners: ~ s ~ ~ ~1~~' _,J~' • o °d TOWNOF ~ntraditiooal marketing K~~J~P ~ SAFEWAY Yail Dail ~~ y -~~~VAILVALLr? The~1%IsT ''A~~'L M A G A Z I N E W ~. WASTE MANAGEMENT '; t t 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 i Event;Highli - >. ~~, :_- Wednedsav, June 2 Nigh Altitude Conference ` ~~ i;I ~ `;; s 6 -p" ~ "_:``~; Thursday. June 3 ~'°~" ~~zj AT DOWD CHUTE Dowd Chute Raft PaddleCross ~ " Dagger Open PaddleCross " ~'~_ .~ ..~.~ --,-~ IN VAIL VILLAGE East vs. West Amateur Qualifier Mountain Life Photography Competition Opens Free Concert in Vail Village - gym, GG 1f ~ ~ ~. ~ .f~ ~tl Project Happi premiered at 8150 in Vail Village -; ~~ ~ ~~,, ~. Friday, June 4 -~'~1,,..~"# ~ ~~ ~~ Paddler Magazine Extreme Creek Race (Homestake) ~.~r_ '*~ ~' N SI Adventure Gear Town opens ~ ~ ~' w~ -; f Volkswagen Bouldering Competition ~ ~,t~~l ~~~. Teva Pro Kayak Rodeo - ~ r-"~ --'~~ .. Speed Trials ,~ ; +..; ~ r ~ -`~ ;,_~_ Jurassic 5 Concert at Ford Amphitheatre __- ~ Y ~ ~ " ~`~~ ~' ~, "New Reign" premiered at 8150 in Vail Village ~"' ice- Saturday, June S `"~ - Teva S ring Runoff and the 2004 Gore-Tex rabri~s USA Trail Championship ', P Volkswagen Speed Bouldering Competition Speed Trials Teva Pro Kayak Rodeo East vs. West Finals Adventure Speakers and Clinics ', American Whitewater 50th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner -Lodge at Vail ', - Mountain Ball at the Tap Room ~w ~ a~ ass oa i e > >m Volkswagen Bouldering Competition "8" Ball Competition Mountain Dog Competition Mountain Bike Cross-Country Adventure Speakers and Clinics Gore Creek Fly Fishing Competition Volkswagen Freestlye Dyno Competition Government Mule Concert at Ford Amphitheater 7 ;:._ ~ Sunday, June 6 GNC Mountain Adventure Sprint Race '~-= ` `~' V '1 P R d B"k H'll Cl' b --- ~....., Media Cover ~~ . I =~ i'etev~s~o IThe Teva Mountain Games will be aired on several media outlets such as NBC and Fox Sports s t I I [1 1 u - VH1 Top 20 Countdown The show is 2 hours long with over 10 mentions of the Teva ' ' Mountain Games ~~~ ~ ~ Each week the countdown airs 4 times i 6/12/04:3am 6/12/04 : gam 6/13/04 : Sam 6/15/04 : gam CBS-Colorado "Colorado Extreme Get-Aways" 1 15 minute segment from the Teva Mountain Games 6/26/04 : 4pm Fuel TV 20+ Re-Airs of components of the segment originally aired on Fox Sports Net ', Rush HD (www.voom.com) Air Time :Begins airing August 2004 # of Estimated Times: 20+ re-airs International Distributed by media partners for syndicate airing in 'over 100 countries _._ _ _ _. _ __ __ _`__ 1 ~, ~i~ i~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ., , ~~` l H ~, ~ ~- ,. _ .~, ~- 8 __ ~ _-.- ~ _ Fox Sports Net-"Fusion TV" Reach: 89+ Million Homes (3) One (1) hour segments will air July 28th (3) Re-airs later ~ ~ (3) 12-15 minute segments (3) Re-airs later Total Air Time = 6 ~, `~ ~, J NBC Segment ~~ i ~ ~ ~' 3 ~~C^' 1 (12-15 min) Segment on August 7th, 2:30pm EST \ ~ ~ ~ ~ Reach: 1 million homes ~ ~ = ~~ %,~~-~ ~'i -. ~-- - --_ .~ t .;~ g, ~ ~ o-~~ ~~ - - y ~ z t• ~t ~ Z ~. I A h ~ c~' ~" .~. s ~ # +,r ~' ' ~. r ~ . ~, z~ T - ~ ~ >~ ~i ~ fix, k ~. ~iJ I r T a~ r 'v, "'f ~ ` ~ ~~ ~, ,~.~ ~" r` ~~ ~ ~`~' ~' ,~ i ~~ ~~ ~ 9 1 Print Editorial C ~~ ~ erage _ r ~~~ ~ The Vail Daily - Vail/ Eagle Valley 7 covers - 5 section covers 36 feature stories or photographs March 28, 2004 "Mountain games clinch Teva" headline March 28, 2004 "Teva, Mountain Games ink three-year deal" April 17, 2004 "Jurassic 5 and Gov't Mule play Teva Games" April 18, 2004 "Warren Haynes and the return of rock" May 25, 2004 "Bike races still running for Labor Day weekend" June 2, 2004 "Athletes go to the prom" June 2, 2004 "A glance at this year's games" June 2, 2004 "Mountain Games return to Vail" June 3, 2004 "Teva Times" Wrap around cover June 3, 2004 "Teva Mountain Games" Cover June 3, 2004 "Teva Mountain Games" Local and Region photography feature June 3, 2004 "Teva athlete tired of waiting for the wind and wave" June 4, 2004 "First Heat" cover picture June 4, 2004 "Rapid competition" Local and Region photography feature June 4, 2004 "Behind the 8 ball ahead of the rest" Sports section cover June 4, 2004 "Holcombe and Faux cruise to wins in Dagger Open" June 4, 2004 "Back in the day" J5 Arts and Entertainment cover June 4, 2004 "Dagger: Cash, kayaks and bragging rights provide ample in- centive" June 4, 2004 "Vail Pass Hill Climb happens Sunday" June 4, 2004 "The `New Reign' makes its world debut in Vail" June 5, 2004 "Big Drop" Cover photo June 5, 2004 "Paddle on" Local and Region photo feature June 5, 2004 "Much ado about the Teva Mountain Games" June 5, 2004 "Take a load off, athletes" Arts and Entertainment section cover June 5, 2004 "Rocked and rolled" Sports section cover June 6, 2004 "In the Clouds" Cover picture . June 6, 2004 "Clark champion of speed trials" June 6, 2004 "Rodeo rollicks in the rapids" June 6, 2004 "Speed bouldering stone-fast at Teva" June 6, 2004 "Kayaks and mountain bikes steal Vail Village for a day" June 6, 2004 "Gutierrez, Gomez win Spring Runoff" June 6, 2004 "Teva Games a natural blast" June 7, 2004 "Mortenson and Thomas win Vail Pass Hill Climb" June 7, 2004 "A Bold-er Move" Cover picture June 7, 2004 "Teva Mountain Games a natural blast" Sports section cover June 9, 2004 "Tallying up the Teva games" The Vail Trail -Vail Eagle Valley 2 Covers 14 Feature stories and photographs June 3-9, 2004 "The Official Guide of the 2004 Teva Mountain Games" Cover June 3-9, 2004 "Street Beat" June 3-9, 2004 "Mountain Weekly" June 3-9, 2004 "Game On" June 3-9, 2004 "National talent, local flavor" June 3-9, 2004 "Big money, big adventure" June 3-9, 2004 "Athletes to watch" June 3-9, 2004 "Rockin' the Games" June 3-9, 2004 "A great race but a better party" 'June 3-9, 2004 "Ski town, summer paradise" June 3-9, 2004 "High Country Characters- Billy Mattison" ', June 10-16, 2004 "Community Notebook photographs" ', June 10-16, 2004 "Eye Candy" June 10-16, 2004 "The Ultimate adventure sports calendar" featuring photo- graphs June 24-30, 2004 "The Valley's top 10 toughest summer athletes" Cover photo _, ~: , , March 2004 ti June 2004 ~ :;; ~} ~ I ~ ~~ ,; ~ ~ ~+ , Summer 2004 i . ~. June 2004 Adventure Sports Magazine 2 Featured Stories "Trail Running/Ultrarunning Race Guide" "Getaways-Main Event" BlackBook 1 Featured Sfory "Global Events" Budget Travel 1 Featured Story "The Free World" Celebrated Living 1 Featured Story , Summer 2004 "Readers' Choice Platinum Destinations List" ~f ~ € ,~ ~ ~ ~`~~` ~`~` Outside Online - `~'.~'~'`~ ~ i ~` , ~ 1 Featured Sfory June 8, 2004 "Today's News" 11 v . vu~u. vu vav. ~vv April 9, 2004 "Sebastian: Rock the vote" May 12, 2004 "Toland: Mountain Games grow in size and sponsorship" May 28, 2004 "Toland: Locals help produce Teva Mountain Games" The Denver Post 3 Featured Stories June 3, 2004 "Kayakers drop in for steep extremes" . June 6, 2004 "Defending champ makes splash despite low water" June 7, 2004 "Shoe company redefining event" FiftySeven50+ = 1 Featured Story ~ `}'~. ~ ~' ;'' ,~ 1~ May 27, 2004 "Newsletter- Events" , . ~ ~ ~, _ ""°` ~ Inside Outdoor Magazine ~- .~ ~ 1 Featured Story 1,~~ .h .~ .~ Issue #9 Summer Festivities ~ ~. f Kayak Magazine :Spring . r~. ~. 1 Featured Story _ . - Spring 2004 "Teva Mtn Games: 8-Ball" Men's Journal 2 Featured Stories " These~tSnapeofvourLPre' ~k ~ , ,~.. , ~ ,,,.. April 2004 "The Tao of Tao Berman" _ ~F(~ ~ "~ ~C~r~ ~ ',~;~~~ ~ June 2004 "Adventure News Page" Speed '"_.^:~ _ ~ NewsOK.com-The Oklahoman/News 9 e ^ `~ ~' ' ~ 1 Featured Story '' ~' r~ E'ower ~ _ March 7, 2004 "Travel Briefs" ~ ~ ~~ " ~{ f ."~:~ "" '°''° " New York Times ,~ ~~, ~ `~ ~ 1 Featured Story -~ ~_ _u. --~.. June 28, 2004 "Paddling in the Doldrums" 12 Print itorial C ~~~ rage ~~ ; ~~ ~_; _. ~oyntinue Outward Bound 1 Featured Story May 12, 2004 "National Alumni Newsletter" Post Independent- Glenwood Springs 1 Featured Story June 4, 2004 "Area paddler chases his dream" Past The Rocky Mountain News 2 Featured Stories May 15, 2004 "Alpine offshoot quickens the pulse" May 29, 2004 "Nature-savvy athletes set to take over Vail" Rocky Mountain Sports Magazine 2 Featured Stories May 2004 "Paddling Playground" June 2004 "Events" --June 2004 ~,,~,~~~~1 ~ ~~`~ r ~ ~ ,T ~" _ '~ ~ ~ May 29, 2004 ~ ~~ ~-,~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~` ~~ ~. ~ F P Runner's World 1 Featured Story "Queen of the Hill" USA Today 1 Featured Story "Mountain Guide- Events" ~' ~~ ='~ Vail Recreation District ~wY f~~~ 1 Featured Story ,~ f ~..~ 2004 Activity Guide "Teva Vail Mountain Trail Running Series" ~,. Westword 1 Featured Story June 3-9, 2004 "Crown Jewel-Teva Mountain Games electrify Vail" ockylVlo~~tainNews ]3 1 I' ~r, Radio-Promo ~ ns W_ Radio spots were place one month prior to the event in both local and regional ar- eas. Additionally, live broadcast and live interviews were aired prior to and during the Teva Mountain Games. woe~o cuss nocK Spots Placed: _~ r~ ~ x ~s Give-aways: 14 gift certificates for Teva ~~ o ~, Shoes to qualify people over two weeks. ' ~ ' pM Grand Sweepstakes: Ultimate outdoor 9~.$ adventure package. Additionally, special ~KBCO on-line members offered discount lodging and tickets. `Live Mentions: Stump the Sage (10) On Air Give-Aways: w ;~ J11 pots Placed: 82 60 sec spots ive Interviews: 75 Station ID featuring gel Heath or Brad Ludden ive-aways: 10 pairs of J5 tickets Over 100 Live Mentions ~, ~~ ~"~ ~ ° SOLAR POWERED - ~ `, ~ RAD O KFMU: Steamboat Springs, CO Spots Placed: 49 60 sec spots Give-aways: Gov't Mule Tickets 30 sec promos ~~ ~ . , '+ ~ t ,. x `ti r .Spots Placed: 34 60 sec spots th¢ Eagl¢ ~ ~ ~ o i .> C~aStlt 9.5.3 Mock Spots Placed: 69 60 sec spots Live Interviews: Give-aways: Gov't Mule Tickets 2 sets of second row tickets, one set of front row tickets 14 ----- Na`tianal Pr : ~~ ~; -~ ti __ a - -~ -~ ~_~ ~. ~~ -_. _ -_ Paddler Magazine: Mar/Apr 2004 & May/June 2004 ~ Total Issue Circulation: 70,000 6x/Year { Total Circulation: 140,000 ' ~! ~~5~ ~ ~ ,~ ~ Kayak Magazine*: Spring 2004 ~ ~ ~ .~,~}'` Total Issue Circulation: 25,000 2x/Year f ~ ~ _ `^ ~~._ ` 'R SI National: May 3, 2004 '¢` Total Issue Circulation: 3 100 000 52x/Year ~ ~ ~; ~-.' E ~`.~`' i ~ . .., ~, ~ v r't-~~ ~ "~~: SI Colorado: May 17, 2004 ~ -.-- ~~ Total Issue Circulation: 63,000 27x/Year SI Western Region: May 17, 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 575,000 27x/Year SI Adventure: May 17, 2004 Total Issue Circulation Climbing Magazine: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: NSN-City Sports NW: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 450,000 12x/Year 45,935 10x/Year 90,000 12x/Year NSN Competitor So Cal: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 40,000 12x/Year NSN- Mlch S&F: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 40,000 12x/Year City Sports (No Cal): May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 75,000 12x/Year Rocky Mountain Sports: May 2004 & June 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 80,000 12x/Year Total Circulation: 160,000 m fire 6tz Wnal~a dm ease 5 M ~~~~ ~~~I`~~~~ ~ ~- ~` ~' -~-~--'r''~ ~ A ~:..:.~ * denotes 2-page spread advertisement Nation -print C _~_: inued ;® Metro Sports NY: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 100,000 Windy City Sports- Chicago: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 100,000 Florida Sports: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 85,000 Metro Sports Boston: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 50,000 Atlanta Sports and Fitness: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 65,000 11 x/Year ~ ter, r, ~: t Y ,. _ . a~~~~l~~~!~~1 12x/Year ~~ ~~~ .4 , ~ li i j ~~ ~ _~ ~~ E: 11 x/Year ~`~-`~ ~ ''~ ~` ~ ,,. . ''`,~ _ Jam' ~' +[ j ~i; F it ~~ ~. i 12x/Year `ffff ~~, ~ /~ { ,~_ _ ~~ ~, 12x/Year jam. ,: ~ -w NSN- Sweat: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 40,000 12x/Year Mountain Gazette: May 2004 & June 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 65,000 8x/Year Total Circulation: 130,000 Outside Magazine: June 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 665,000 12x/Year Outside Buyers Guide: April 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 42,000 Adventure Sports: May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 35,000 10x/Year Relix:April 2004 & May 2004 Total Issue Circulation: 100,000 8x/Year Total Circulation: 200,000 i _.:~: 1 . ~~ i! -- ~' ~ r ~,~ ~, ~ ~, a ~~ ~~ ~ ~ - 't ,. ~ Total Overall Circulation: 6,162,935 -_ _ . --- - ---~ _ -_ _ __ - _ _ _ -~_ _ __ _l ~_ Local and Regional Advertise . _.. i P ri n '~Adve rti f~ j ~ ~~ ~ _ _ ~_ -~ ...~ -.- _ _~. _- ` Local and Regional ads were placed two weeks prior to the event and throughout the week of the event. Additionally the Vail Trail was the official program of the Teva Mountain Games. ~, ~ :,~~. ~_ .---p l .,;,.- Full Page Ads: 4 Daily Circulation: 15,000 Half Page Ads: 8 Total Circulation: 390,000 1/4 Page Ads:3 Senior Section Ad: 11 ,~ ~ 1 1/4 Page Ads: 4 DAILY NEWS 1 /4 Page Ads: 4 Daily Circulation: 15,000 Total Circulation: 60,000 Daily Circulation: 11,000 Total Circulation: 44,000 G:te~rvu~od 5prings 1/4 Page Ads: 4 Daily Circulation: 13,000 Total Circulation: 52,000 i~ X1.1. ~ Full Page Ads: 2 Half Page Ads: 2 1 /8 Page Ads: 2 Westword 1/8 Page Ad: 1 Daily Circulation: 8,000 Total Circulation: 48,000 Weekly Circulation: 100,000 Total Circulation: 100,000 Local and Regional Total Circulation: 694,000 ""'*~ '.~ ~" ~ 7 '~ ~ ~,,~; _ ?. r~-~~ ~ I ` ~ ~ ~ r* k ~ ~f ~~~ t3 ~;~ F 0 _ ~"~ i _,~. I ~~ t~~ ,~ ~. ~ ,:~^~ ~ ' w ~ ~ ~ ?~"'~ s ~ 1 b ~ ~ f ' *F i ~~ ti ~ Y ~~ ~'~ ~" ~~~~ 1 ':f -_ - 1 r `.ti y44i / `4 ~~ _ IS i m r ~~~~ . -1n ~rn~et Ad~er,~~- sing www. TevaMountainGames.com Overall Hits: Over 1.6 million Average Hits Per Day: 10,681 The most prominent call-to-action tool of the Teva Mountain Games was the web- site. The website contained event and registration information as well as links to out- lets to buy concert tickets and register for events. Sport specific postings were also listed on several websites and chat rooms in a grassroots marketing effort to in- crease awareness of the Teva Mountain Games. Websites and message board postings were updated weekly. Additionally 350 posters were distributed regionally and locally several weeks prior to the event. Top Referring Sites: teva.com, google.com, search.yahoo.com Top 5 Active Organizations: aol.com, Comcast.net, Vail:net, Qwest.net, Googlebot.com Websites/Chat Rooms: Subject specific postings were listed on several websites, chat rooms, and message boards. Mountainbuzz.com ontherun.com boulderingrunning.com bikemag.com About.com Adventuresport.com Web.icq.com Pacoart.com Mtbdirt.com velonews.com ridezine.com runningintheusa.com railrunner.com oadrunnersports.com trailrunningusa.com boulderrunning.com coolrunning.com trailrunnermag.com Checkpointzero.com Boatertalk.com musictoday.com The-sports-arena.com Mtbr.com gunks.com jurassic5.com mbaction.com undergroundhiphop.com insidetriatholon.com ultrarunning.com geocities.com runtheplanet.com allsportscentral.com raceplace.com runningnetwork.com biketrails.com localband.net dirtworld.com freshsites.com 19 Add~fional Adv~- ~s~ng .. VIP and Athlete Packs: Sponsor specific items were placed in over 300 VIP packs as well as 1200 athlete and volunteer packs. Packs were distributed to VIP's a day prior to the event. Ath- lete packs were distributed to athletes on site. Some of the items that were placed in packs included Volkswagen custom Nalgene bottles, Paddler Magazines, Sports Illustrated Magazines, Climbing Magazine, Adventure Sports Magazine, Teva vi- sors, Gore-Tex rab~~~s cds,Volkswagen cds, Dagger key chains, New Belgium key chains, and more. Poster Distribution: Over 350 posters were distributed both regionally and locally prior to the event. Addi- tional sport specific posters and flyers were created and distributed at specific local and events across the country prior to the Teva Mountain Games. t i ~ ^ -~f i ~.... y}~~:.r. ,~ ~~~ ~yy ~.T [ 4.~~,~r '~ „ ;'~ ~~r'I` n.3L. _ ~..` P`1~i~~Vi~ y ~4 20 --- -~- { Entertainment Ec ,~ .:- . and ,~--~Ivert~s 1.-- ~,LL _- _ _. ~=~orials 9 Concert Coverage: Jurassic 5: Over 350 TMG posters were distributed locally and regionally Over 250 Jurassic 5 posters were distributed both regionally and locally advertising the concert. Concert ads were placed in local and regional newspapers. Over 700 flyers were handed out at surrounding events d Over 60 Radio Spots were placed in local and regional markets Ticket give-aways (10 pairs) on local and regional radio stations Radio Stations: ~ - KZYR I r _.. KKCH ~` I` i KSMT `'~ ~'' ~+' ~~~`,b KFMU ~ ~ 9' ' ~ -"~ ~; KTU N rlr, c z ~ Y ~ , r Total Spots: 19 ~ ~:;.~ t~ ~~,~ ,~ ~~'+ Editorial Coverage: ~ ~..a. ~ '~~ ~. ,Vail Daily: '..April 17, 2004 "Jurassic 5 and Gov't Mule play Teva Games" 'June 4, 2004 "Back in the day" J5 Arts and Entertainment cover 'Vail Trail: 'June 3-9, 2004 "Rockin' the Games" 'Total Ads Placed: 18 rfi ~~ ~-. ,C':_ N ~ ~.~ ' ~~~ ~_ L9 __ ~. )~ -....-. ~,h ~~ q~ '~ `. ~~ ~ ~ f' d` _~' i a-, 21 -- --- -~ . -- _ i a ~ ~ ~' ~~ ~~~~ Entert ~ ~ ment E ~~ ~~ r~als ,, ~~- ; and- vertu g ~__~ ~~ Gov't Mule: Over 350 TMG posters were distributed locally and regionally Over 250 Gov't Mule specific posters were distributed locally and regionally Over 700 flyers were handed out at surrounding events Over 60 radio spots were placed on local and regional radio stations Ticket give-aways on local and regional radio stations Radio Stations: -~- _ ~, -~ KZYR ~ ~ ~ K KC H ... ,. ~ T~ -~- _ t~ 3 KF M U ~ ;, ~~ . y~l~ ~' ~ ~~ r~ ~: KTUN ;'~ ~ '~, ~±~; KSKE ',~ '` a ~ Aid.. ,~' !~° KBCO ~ ~:,,. ~ ~` ~,~ Total Spots: 19 ~ ;~ - ~ ~~ I Editorial Coverage: ' __- °~°~- ...~_~__ ', Vail Daily: April 17, 2004 "Jurassic 5 and Gov't Mule play Teva Games" April 18, 2004 "Warren Haynes and the return of rock" June 5, 2004 "Take a load off, athletes" Arts and Entertainment section cover Vail Trail: June 3-9, 2004 "Rockin' the Games" Total Ads Placed: 3 1/4 pages ~. ~ __, ~r ~_~ - "l Y ^' - t, f t - a ~- R, .., , '4 ~;,~ ~ iy~~ ~ , f ~ ~x r ~yyy~~~ Az1~_. '~~ ~ ~n,~* ~~ a 1 S /4 a1 h x5'. ~- f t. A.4 Yt ~~4~ 1. 1'~ rid` ri ~ ~- 'Y`" ~Si.'~- ' T`l:. R ~:'2~ -yl ~4 -; Mrt `~,l ~~ yyyy 1 22 ~- =1 . ~ :~ _ v, ~ l ~I h r ^~ Y" ~~ ~ ~ ~ 1,~ r t J~ - „y; __ ~ --- { ~ ~ --- - ' .~~. -~ ~~ ConCer,ts and Pha ~ ra h ., ~~ J p Y ~, --- ~ - T __ Mountain Life Photography Competition DeMott Gallery hosted the photography competition in which photographers from all over North America submitted a total of 226 photos to vie fora $5000 prize purse. Photographers competed in seven categories: ~ - ~ L Mountain Adventure -Water/Ice r~ "'~>~, ~~' ~ a~ ~,,,,,~ Mountain Adventure -Rock ~ ~ ' , Mountain Adventure -Air ~Q ~~~,.-, ~, Mountain Adventure -Trail F7 ® C Mountain Wildlife C~ Mountain Landscape Mountain Life. The winners were announced on Thursday night at a VIP party. '~ ~~_~~~ ~~ Brad Byrd '~' Pla m twice durin the Teva Mountain t~ , Y~ 9 g Games, Brad Byrd entertained patrons with his reflective steady rock. He opened for the ~~ Hackensaw Boys on Thursday night and +)~' Jurassic 5 on Friday night. His music pro- vided amountain summertime rock sound ~ that enhanced the night. ~'_'': Hackensaw Boys On Thursday, the Hackensaw Boys per- formed afree concert in Vail Village at the Opening Ceremonies. The blend of old time music and blue grass beats their music displays drew a large crowd dancing in the streets of Vail. ~ ~ ~ ,~ ~ r~ .~;, ~, ~, ,r ~ ~`~"--'p'' 1 f ~ ~ 3 t. , '.riv~r~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~-. ~ ~'~',% r.._., 23 ,Y 1 y o ~1 ~~ ~~~. . ~ ill ~~, n -- ~~..~..~ Fifm Premiers an ~ arties a Film Premiers Two films experienced their debut at the Teva Mountain Games. Teva unveiled Project Happi on Thursday night at 8150 in Vail Village. Project Happi-a Trow Vision production-is a film based on the art of kite boarding in some of the most beautiful and exotic places in the world: California, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Baja. Top world kite boarders unleashed their skills on huge waves and caught big air. The film celebrates the rewards of the ocean, air, lifestyle, and happiness. "New Reign" was introduced to the world at the Teva Mountain Games on Friday night at 8150 in Vail Village. The film took viewers around the world as kayakers displayed their skills in many different environments. This global kayaking film was produced by a new school of young rippers. Teva Mountain Ball ~~ ~ r The Teva Mountain Ball returned with a bang as Tevas and Tuxes once again took over the Tap Room/Sanctuary. Athletes, enthusiasts, and spectators were all invited to dress up in their finest mountain formal wear to celebrate the mountain lifestyle. This Teva Mountain Games favorite once again drew hundreds of people to dance, drink, and socialize the night away. American Whitewater 50th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner On Friday night, the American Whitewater ~ -~~`' Association celebrated their 50th Anniversary -.. ~~- and their role in the development of the whitewater community in America. Through an auction, raffle, and donations, $30,000 was raised during the event for AWA. Awards were handed out to founders and. important figures in the whitewater community during the celebration at the Lodge at Vail. 24 __~- -__ _ E~rer~t Journ , fists ~~ ~ ~_ _~. _ ~ a~ m Journalists from each publication were brought to experience and create more exposure on the Teva Mountain Games. Bicycle/Mountain Bike Magazine Emily Furia ~-^~ National Geographic Adventure ,~ .~`"" Steve Casimiro ^^~ ~`~~. ~;' ~ ~ New York Daily News ;,~ ~,,~~* t~ Richard Wier ~- '~~ ~ ~ ~ ' Outside Magazine ~ ~ H x~ John Bradley Shape Footwear, Real Simple, Self, Parenting Sarah Bowen-Shea (Freelancer) Adventure Sports Magazine, Denver Post Brian Metzler (Freelancer) Trail Runner Garett Graubbins FHM, ESPN, National Geographic Adventure Shanti Sosienski (Freelancer) Outside Paddler and Ka ak Ma azine `T--- 1 Greg Mebel '----~""~' Vail Daily Bret Hartman Preston Utley ~ Y 9 Grayson Schaffer ~ ,'~,~-~- .~ Aspen Daily News ~` ~~~~ ~ Brad Stevenson Heather Stevenson Cassle Pense Don Clark Coreen Sapp Nate Peterson Shane Macomber Vail Trail Dan Davis TV8 Vail/RSN Lynda Gustafson Josh Stowell '~ Tricia Swenson Denver Post f mm our , X 9,. ~}~is w~Y Scott Willoughby Primedia ~"~- Glen Bernard as 1 Vail Channel 5 Greg Honan Jennifer Coulson Ben Garst Tony Scully KCNC-TV Mike Nunez Doug Whitehead Mike Nietro Tony Lopez Boxing Buddha Productions Steven Brown Nick Bee Eddie Schuster Gillian Cowel Paul Smith Garton Video Productions Bart Garton WDCB FM Brian O'Keefe Mountain Flyer Magazine Brian Riepe Paddling Net Brian Van Drie Vail Resorts Cody Downard Mountain Weekly Mike Hardaker Damien Noble Andrews Photography Damien Nobel Andrews Scott Carlson KYSL -Radio Tom Fricke Writers Zach Reynolds David Schmidt Matt Stanley Freelance Fitz Cahall Mike Tittel Sara Stookey Robert Stookey Tim Reese Chris Doane Bob Blanchard -.~~~-z- ~~ y .~ ~., ~';~ "~ ~ ~; ~ ~ s'~a ~.._.. v,~~. _ _-_ -- _ - -- ~~~~ A ~, v r. ' u ~~ ~~,,_~ . ~~ ~~ _~~ .,w ~~^ ~ Y.~ ,:, _ ,, ~;,.~ Lam= - - _ - :tip ~;- ~ ~ ; :` ~~ ,~ , ~:.~ ~~ ~_ -~- ~ ,e~ ~I ; ~ '~ Research An~~sis ~~ ~~ A total of 217 surveys were taken during the Teva Mountain Games which took place in Vail Village and at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre from June 3-6, 2004. Surveys were gathered via intercept studies during concerts and events throughout the weekend. The survey collected information regarding ~en~ographics, advertising recall averac expenditures while attending the event and whaf type of impact the event had on them. The surveys were conducted at random by PGI. Highlights ^ The average age of the attendee was 37.1 O years ^ 51.61 % of events attendees were male. 48.38% were female ^ 40.09% traveled to Vail specifically for the Teva Mountain Games ^ 78.26% of the respondents thought that this event positively influenced their future decision to return to Vail ^ 64.05% of the respondents heard about the event vi-a N~ei~rspaper ^ 72181 % of attendee's live in Colorado ^ 88.01 % of respondents had been to Vail before. ^ 47.91 %~ of attendee's household income exceeded $75,000 ^ Event attendees were divided into overnight guests 38.78%, day visitors 15.20%, seasonal Vail residents 6.91 % and full-time Vail residents 38.24% ^ 80.18% of the respondents planned to have drinks, dine or go shopping after the event 0 69.54% -Drinks 0 65.51 % -Dine o- 40.80% -Shopping 27 1 r 1 ~.. _ ~ 5rt;om ~~~~ ~C~~~ ~~~~~ ~'~~~~~~~ ~ ~ Shoe company redefining ~' ., ~,_ - - event ___ ~~ . ,:~ Append ~ ,~~ - - Pres~sJ Relea ~ s ~~ °~-: ~ ~ , -- ~ -- ; ~ ~ ~ rne~ees~ ~brve~-i .~- . . t ~ ~_ ~~ ' ~~~ ~ ~ f l*~ ~r- ~~ ~ ' ~ , ~ Speed [ _ ~.. ~~~ a ~~ f ~~ _ ...... ~~~~ ~ Power .~ ~-~ ~~~ "` tip ~,. : ~ ~ 'r~ ~~ ~ ~- ~~ - --- ~, .1. ~~ z_„~, ~ ,i~'~ ~.~ ~ n , ~'~ -~ - c ~~ Denver.l NEWS BLOGHOUSE BUSINESS CAMPAIGN 1DOf COLUMNISTS FRONT PAGE LOCAL NEWS NATIONIWORLD OBITUARIES SPECIAL REPORTS WEATHER FEATURES BOOKS COLUMNISTS ENTERTAINMENT FOOD I DINING HEALTH LIFESTYLES MOVES TRAVEL rv usnNCs OPINION COLUMNISTS EDITORIALS LETTERS PERSPECTNE KEEFE CARTOON MESSAGE BOARDS SPORTS AVALANCHE/NNL BRONCO3I NFL COLLEGES COLUMNISTS CRUSHIAFL NUGGETSI NBA OLYMPICS RAPIDS / MLS ROCKIES I MLB SCORES OTHER SPORTS SERVICES ARCHIVES CONTACT US ABDUT USMELP E-MAIL NEWS SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISING AUTOS HOMES J085 MARKETPLACE MEMORIALS NEWSPAPER ADS PNN WEBSITES WEDDINGS YELLOW PAGES EMAIL ARTICLE ~ LINK TO ARTK:LE g PRWT ARTICLE ArtiCN Pull4hed: Mbndey, lone O), 2004 teva mountain games Shoe company redefining event By xon vnuovynny Sgael fn Th" Dw:ver Po"t Vail - At Its core, the Teva Mountain Games in Vail always will be a white-water event. And that's great, If you're awhite-water rafter or kayaker. But If rock climbing or mountain biking or trail running or adventure raring is your thing, apparently It's even better. Vail put itself on the white-water map in the 1980s, hosting slalom kayak races during what then was known as the Champion International Whitewater Series. Those events -featuring Olympic-caliber athletes weaving long, narrow boats around slalom gates in the Eagle River - morphed Into a more community-oriented downrlver race known as the Dowd Chute Shootout, part of the Jeep Whitewater Festival. It was taken over by the Teva shoe company five years ago and modified [o Include contemporary kayaking events such as "extreme creek racing." Advertisement But while such a white-water competition may be the highlight of the season for die-hard kayakers and rafters, it hardly holds the type of media or spectator cachet of the X Games. The ittp: / /www.denverpost.com/Stories/0, 1413,36%7E76%7E21 ~~ Click here .,. rho >K,"4•Clra mt! fDr f1P. IF71I5!~~ afe4wbo4fsnwwei eew SIRYII ~C~I CM/Hr, l~ t0 d0 /1St Road Trip to Sleambwf spr/nps, Co/era0o fo/ as low as $88''1 same might be said of rock climbing, mountain biking, trait running or adventure racing competition. Combine them, however, and it's a different STOry. TF1U5, the evolution of the Teva Mountain Games, amulti- sport mountain adventure ,amalgamation that is quickly developing a reputation ~, as the foremost festival of its kind. "The Teva Mountain Games is the premier adventure sports festival," said professional kayaker Brad Ludden of Vall. "It brings in the best athletes of each sport and puts them all together. It's amazing." The notion of combining an array of interrelated fringe sports under a single umbrella is not new. The ESPN X Games have been doing it for a decade now. But while the X Games have captured the "action" sports market with competition in skateboarding, motocross and the like, success on the "outdoor" or "adventure" sports side has been somewhat modest. Until now. According to event producer Joel Heath of Untraditional Marketing, the 2004 Teva Mountain Games attracted more than 20,000 people to Vail and Injected more than $1.4 million Into the local economy in four days. Combine that with the 1.2 billion potential television Impressions on NBC, VH-1 and Fox Sports, and the Mountain Games suddenly are in the big leagues. "Our mission statement Is to become the 'crown jewel' of the outdoor industry," Heath said. "We are trying to create an event where if you consider yourself a part of the industry, you need to come here. We are trying to bring it all together -the sports, the culture and the lifestyle." From the original raft and kayak races, the Teva Mountain Games have grown to Include two new kayak races, three rock climbing contests, trials and cross country mountain biking competition, trail running and adventure racing, road cycling, Fly- o- rt ~ y ro ~ N O c ~ ;_ c ~~ c N ~. ~ a ~ ~ i u - ~' ~ t= ~ ~ 6i ~ .u N C ~ ro y O ~ ~ p . -= U aJ ~ ro ~ ~ L~ C1 ~..+ ~ ~ ~ ~ N w U ~ n >_ o ro E ~ O ~ ~ m a E. ~ ?c c > cc - r`T > aJ ` c o i c = ~ c_ o 1 N ~ C 'D c -y,. ~ /a a ~ ro ~ L -O a/ t9 In +.+ y ~ j ~ o L_ ._ N ~ C ~ OI ~ ;° 3 c ro co o v o T ~ ~ ~ m ~ = Q ~ Rs ~- ~ o o c . vo ~ ~ ro ~ ~ i° Q m E > C1 CS r 0 OO O) Q R __ cn ~ m ~ 7,,,, C ~ sp ^p ~ ~ _ .,~ n m O j N V t7} 'd ~ ~ O Cf 10 O L C) N ~ ~ ~ ~ Q ~.+ O ~ ` ~ + ~ O + ~ L C E E- i= O ~ T - O f? t0 F+ . - O - n y V ~ N ~ , ~ C ~ ~ ~ ~ ' C3 ~ C J ' s2 C p O p 'C7 i C- V d C ~ ~ 9 C > ~ ~ ~ I--- ~ ° - a-- ~ O i a_. ~ ~ O ~ NLu ~ J= 'p a - ' ~ u ~ f0 O .- a V w u ~ f6 ~ Cl - O CL ' C ~ C !J 4) N fem. O _ f0 OJ l13 ~ N O ~ ~ ~ ~ y . . ~ ~ ~ O ~ i O T Cr W ,fl; ~ to ~ d ~ G) U aroi N O C O Q 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ C O C: ~ O ~ Q1 ~ . ~ ~ ~ ++ 0 . 4) L71 ~ O C G ~ '~-° to ' >L - ti ~ ~_ CJ V Q ~ UOl 0 0) = Uroi t, 1] '= p t0 G) d `d ~ a=..+ > ~ 07 n3 r0 Q) C ' ' 3}. ~ r6 O} V ~..-+`~' 1011 1~ i~.l.i ~~1~~ ~rwl~ vAII. l7t~lLV . -~- ----_ , M.. ~ * :~- ~ s ?""Y i Vail hopping with athletes, tourists and events li3y ,4ndret<v Flartey 1)An.Y Sa"a:rts VtjRITfR The hustle and the bustle, the comings and the gain€s, the giddy and the vigorous have all returned to Vait this week in the farm of the Tcva i4taunkain Games. 13espits the fact that a large faction of the valley chnases to resido in Eagle Coun- tyfor its relaztve salitttde and spaciousness, who can argue with the excitement and etrtertautment value that aceompames world-class extreme sports and music? Top-notch adventure athletics, sponsors and pratnotions Gave allowed Vail to inhale a fresh breath of gager pedestrians this week. The bauldeTing qualifier, Teva Pro Kayak Rodeo qualifier and the speed trials qualifier were all at the canter of urmmo- tian Feiday aftertzaon in Vail Villaage. `.It's going wclL hFomestake (Extreme Ctsek Race} was great. Law water. but it`s arrtazing what these athletes can do. I`m zztzt sure a little rubber ducky could get ~'augh some of this staff but they nailed it," said Teva. games maestro .lr~l Heath. Until the ~laciea, retell and oceans draw :near ra 1"ail, the Tsva Pra Kayak Rcxisa come;±its~s are the closest thing to the acroh;;tics of Five dolphins that the valley uili t,v:r see, '°fhis is awesome. I haven't done the q'e,a ~,~i,;cu batore> btzt.fve watch°~ei it in the, ._~t," •,aid kay~aker I~anzza T"a~=.r. "Tl~e comjtt.::r, is gaod_ There's a lot of xvorn~ out here.. which is nice be<~trse usually you don"t get to paddle with many girls." Ferree hails frcam Ceu'bondale, where she has pursued kayaking for the past four years. Ali of the rodeo competitors heel to bat- t{e a relatively shallow hats. "("The hale) is good, lt's a little shallow, but they put a wall in to divert same of the water lt's definitely sweet;' said fiarrar. The lauulder offered each competitor the opportunity to flex their skills an a couple of sped routes -- climbing routes began tvitlt a hold at the bottom of the wall. and ew~zd at a loll at the top. "The emphasis vn today's activity wets speed, sa we were really pushing ourselves tcrgo fast and not ter ga," said Nate Gald of Stanford, Conn. "It was really Cun. Ft wtts hard with the altiatde - me taming Crant the East Coast, and I'm psyched for __.___...,_...,._, y fi~ ~~. I love the unexplainable feeling you grvt when you're climbing, and it feels like you're floating. It feels like magic.,' EVafe CyiOld {today}" Ail of the sports featured in the Tet^a Lv7auntain flames are relatit~ety alternative, but all are rapidly gaining popularity. "Rock climbing is geeing maT•e popular, atzd the sport wi11, hopefully, someday be pretty big:' said Gald. "l love the unex- plainable feeling you get when you're climbing, and it feels lil£~~ you're floating. It #'eels tiles tnagie. Ie's hart[ to ctnne by, and to tuake yourself do. F3:tt, when ithap- per7*s, and everything"s right, ti's just .the most awesome feelingtn khe wc~rsd." Across the Lroulder --- Ft~cated itz the Crossroads parking lot -- i~ t;tz SlaclJirn 8ers ina. The s+' Tp ~; ~~° r~s ~r~ite-~i- ihe~artslacklines€ot ~ ~ hit •~~ishes' w test tltei.r balan+;:'. ~I ~~!i ~~ ~[?t?l'2Eti~~- dan. '3lnckliiting Qipcnds on .r t; i_;~, ti~icl~;Tnt,l elevated le'tg~h of rplnn, ret~u r .4nt cif a tightrope. And, CI~~::~txnt hi'z*tt n ~hc~ e<i~-Iv 19$fis as a traittit3p: at_thod for tini'aing~ A#ier the climl>~, tr,t~hed she anh of the tx>ulder and rii*cr rats tamed t?~e t~.~le nkxr ka Check Point Chc:rlic, the t trap l il;ers kook thersr turns. Th° te~chnieal ~~3u3_,c, tc~€ dte professional biltc~ calls t~jr maps ix- foot high leaps <Tnd series of Irarra~r-ink; ascents and narrow platforms. 'The. 'Teva o54caua'tii=~ Comes continue today, beginning «ith ,'ail's Spring 17unotlF and 2tK1=1 USA 1 UK Trail Championships at 9:3U a.zn. at Check Point Chadic in 'Fail Village. 'l7te Feeesryle l)yno ConTpetition happens in the Crossroads parlcitzg Iot at 11;3[1 a.m. in Vail. TYze Speed Trizzls staT't at 2:45 p.m, at Gvre Creek 7rive in Vail. °ths Teva Pea Kayak Rodeo cozztinues at Vail s whitewater Park at 3:15 p.Tn. The boulder- ing canpetiCion continuCS at 4a5 p.zn. in the Crossroads parking lot.. Andrew Hr~rtev can be t~actted ai 949- 0555. e=xt. ~ 6tti, err ut ahartey(W t~crihtaity.c©rrT. IYt11Y~ i ~ 1 ~ (*~ tv PraaY ~ '. ~ 1 a.-~t: dtti~in nix gip ~ Y i t i {i fi ~~ P- 3 q. ,<rktK tra~~s ~. C-t'.e Jkki . h~..t.,<aa.u..tl.V. t7NCs W N{ 'f ~- W A '~ E A Prafessior~al Ci~cu~t St~uggle~ ~o I~em~.in ~iab1~ Paddling in the L7oldrums By WEIVDY KNIGHT On a preflight inspection in Janu- ary, the professional paddler Brad Ludden circled his Piper Cherokee 180. Relaxed from a morning run down Vail Mountain, he eased his 5-foot-11, 184-pound fratne into the cockpit, his grandfather's World War II wings watching over him from the dash, and radioed the lower for de- parture. fn the world of professional whIte- water kayaking -where moss pad- dlers barely have enough gas money to get to the next competikian -- the 23-year-Dirt. Ludden is an anomaly. He makes more than $100,004 a year from sponsorships and speaking err gagements, at least five times more than the average pro paddler, which enabled him to buy the $27,404twin- engfne plane. 'Beyond the indeterminate number of first descents of rivers - °`lt's oat something 1 keep track of," he says - Ludden has accrued a fistful of other milestones: the first paddler sponsored ny Nfke,the first with an agent and the first to be featurt.Kl in a Warren Miller film, a genre known for its images of extreme skiing. But another accomplishment is the one that perhaps best defines Lud- den. Four years ago, he founded First Descents, a kayak camp far ad- olescents with cancer. "Kayaking has been an avenue to see the world," said Ludden, a former junior world champion who has traveled to more than 90 countries. "The camp is my way to give back to a sport. that has given me so much." Ludden's efforts have not gone un- noticed. "Few gaddiers exhibit a self- less dedication to.hetpiitg disadvan- taged people enjoy the sport like he does; ° said Eugene Buchanan, editor in chief of Paddler Magazine. White-water kayaking is one of the fastest-growing recreationa! sports in the United States. in 2002, 3.9 mil- lion Amertcans age 18 or older par- tfcjpated in the sport, up from 1.8 ' ~~r ~ .:-1 v"b'': ~ r ' t ~'~ ~:.: ~ .. J ,t .h .i .k "~. 3 i ~~ t .. 2 ACOgf".1NU, 13 ~ Fim h. H6Yttut Bead Ludden, 23, was the first professional white-water ltayaker to have a sponsorship deal. rniltion in 2001., a 33 percent increase, according to Che Oukdoor Industry Association. Of thaw participants, 935,000 were deemed enthusiasts (people who paddled five times or more a year). Much tike Ludden, the typical white-water paddler is art unm~~- rigid, childless w}tite male, age i6 So 29. For this demographic, the attrac- tion to white-wafer kayaking has been fueled by freestyle competi- tions, called rodeos, that feature a crush of swirling water caused ky a reversal of the water's current. In these play holes, which could engulf a Greyhound bus, competitors ma- neuver their boats into various tricks that are given paints based on their degree of difficulty. for example, spinning the boat 360 degrees, an easy move, earns t point. Although recreational kayaking is booming, the competitive circuit has slipped Into an organizational and sponsorship tailspin. In i998, when the freestyle circuit was robust, Lud- R ' j +4d a i7 l 1~ (fl ~n 4~1 ~ ~ ~~. Ut 4t~x den competed in each. of the 94-plus competitions. This year, there are 26 events, most of them regional. And the athletes have resorted to judging the competititns themselves. The prize money has never been substantial. A tap contender in most rodeos might make only $500 to $2,000 in an event. In 1998 -his best year - Ettic Jackson, the Olympian and the current International Free- style champion, made $16,040 from competitions, a paltry sum relative to other professional sports. The Teva Mountahi Games, held every !~me in Vail, Cola., where Ludden ,.~s, are the signature white=water event. This year; it attracted more than 200 professional and amateur competitors who vied for n purse of $13,350. The collapse of an organized pro circuit and a souring economy have also forced manufacturers to scale back on sponsorship, the primary source of income for professional kayakers. Last year, Liquidlogic, a manutacturer in Flat Rock, N.C., re- duced its team of paddlers to 5 from 20 the previous year, according to Steve Jordan, vice president of sales. "The pros just cater to each oth- er," Jordan said. "They're not meet- ing imermediate and begimter pad- dlers, anyway.°' Ludden and Ben Selznick, a friend and follow pro, are currently renego- tiating with Nike, which, according to Seiznick, wants to slice their con- tracts in half. "Right now, they want to sponsor aduemure racers," 9eiz- nicksaid. "They're only interested in what's hot." What makes a sport hot is its abili- ty to attract a television audience. '°i:Y drives everything in the world of sports," said Rob Mitchell, a former United States brand director for it ike and now a senior executive with Smartwool, a clashing manufacturer. "Kayaking is not a spectator sport. If it doesn't sell a ticket, it's not going to be a viable sport." As with yacht racing, freestyle - . - '~ ,~ -- a - ~ ~„~t e~t,u~ii 3 i , 1 ' G { .~ y Y " ~ ~~ ~ l f ~ tiD Ip P ' ~. .'W •/ . "~ ~ y .>~ 3 ~.A /~ ~. >. ' - 3 . ,g I ~' 3 r' ~ t'~~ ~.l>' sit' r3: ~>I C )ta ~ ~ . .. : .r_. PsC3:SB lt!7CF. ,, b, . LiJd ~ ~ t7h'1: f)(tLt..dk, R K 1<YAKIN G ~ -_ - .- __ _ j 4. ', N3' i i~ r. j ~ i }.., ~ ~I Y'( _ ~ .. F ~f 111: ~S :: ~ ~ _.._, . Fes: ~ .+ _ _ ,' ~ `;9 a - _ ~ ~~ ..;; ~~ . ~ ~ ~ } ~ ' ~ k '`',! ~ ?d. '1 -'F i 1 „~ ~ tp :.i 7 t Yr : ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ r g ., L 3 ?7 ~~ < ~ ss~ ~ ~ ~~ j ~ „ ~~ ~~ j ~ ~ ~'d r« ~._rr ~3yt , .,... ~ ~ yw , °P y 4 , : € ~ ~~ . } ~ r ~ - ,.. -'~ ~ ~ .. ~ .. ._ ---r .. _ ~... __ _ _ Ludden negotiated the rapid called Leap of Faith during the Teva Moun tain Games this month in Caloraa, ~. kayaking is hampered by the lack of water conditions exist, are challeng- shills to produce. adventure kayak visual aids like big screens or score- ing places €ar atl but the most in#rep• vltieps that glue the pros an outlet #a boards that transmit the sport to the id film crews. appease sponsors and broadcast the masses. "Excepk to the distinguished It is not all bad news €ar pro€es- sport. eye, all the moves look the same;' sional paddlers, however. Companies "Filming pushes the sport into oth- said Buchanan, the magazine editor, like Scott Lindgren Produc#ions and er places," Ludden said. "it allow s us who is an avid paddler. Additionally, Teton Gravity Research are cambin- tcs see outside our world, outside our- remate river canyons, where white- ing paddling and cinematography selves:' ~/ ;~~~AY -. a tLe 28 240 ~ ~ ~n ~~~ ~~ ~ ~~ i 1 :.~~:~._ !:J'~L~~~~n.'iLiUJ'~t ti~/t3 €.f Ef U\.%UU ~i ... `t . , , r _ ~i,~ ,., ~- raas~na :. ., , ~. THE VAIL DAILY ~~7t~ -~~an ~,, ~ ~,~_ r.>>d) _. r Y S~ ~~w'~~~~~ ~.Y. 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'l'evy Ulountain tames return to tjait bigrgez and bettei flre,~reerzrl ' 1 by l~ipn t3rri,n , . - '.! 2t{',~ r d by :h n:imc "1T.mtg6 the "J~w Alnnmain "T}tars that rwt nn ofrorning back into iowh,' s.id ~~.,, , ~ ~ .. . ,. . ~.. u, till u! d rnnuturspmu vnnpeu;ions, Ian v i in uhf ! ~nllcy (} mle t f b.m ~"` ' .. ~- re fc~nval ^aduy; th< f ur-Jay Ctu. wt. hs laver} '. that 6ia (o-r r, ~ ts..,. ,r-, c..._--~~~: ' '.~.... _' - -._. _,- , - - ~ .. ~.wsn '.- parties, dcinmr t ions end mom shnrc. y,„,,;,; , I, :~ prolession.il andan r :i aehkre+. - _. _...... '. .-:..'I ~,.>.cw;:;w have cr'uh'ed front a Whilcwaler-tcmriC ^rnnpctitir>n into an aflirmaticn nlmount in fiCe.tde. - ` 'L)ur Ivgo i=: Athletes. Art. btusic. fnnnlain~ .:~d~~! - - ~ - He:rth ofLm uiitivh:d. M~ukaiisg, Dwyer and nperaucr of the liva 5loumair. Genes. 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Williams, special To The News • Rafting Nay I5, zooa • Sightseeing •Columnists "Because it's there" might have sufficed as an answer 80 years ago .r~.-~.....___._.__~___ when a New York Times reporter asked British climber George WINTER GUIDE Mallory why he so badly wanted to scale Mount Everest, but for PWn your next today's mountaineer, simply summiting doesn't seem to be nearly ~ trip to me enough. slopes. _:---,~' ,_,_„_q,,,,,,..,_,. Speed is king these days, in the high alpine environment and on the 'viewnnder» climbing wall at the local gym. Submit your photos o` sr_ ~colorado. Adverisemeni ~- --'-o Ed Oentry » t- -~E; Tips from our ~; ~ _.._ ~ expert on me L.~. andoors. Previous Recreation • Saturday, May 15 • Frldav, Mav ia• "I~t"E~f~~lfG. n~xs oxz"r. rs~x i Mallory died in his plodding 1924 bid to be the first to stand atop the world's highest peak (although the debate still rages as to whether he succeeded before succumbing [o the elements), but by 197fi, dimbers such as Reinhold Messner praCically were running to the top, eschewing bottled oxygen, planned bivouacs (overnight camping) and, quite often, ropes. _~ i'i ~i v L rn L 0 e c m m O t Or ,y ar 3 'yr d X3 0 n E , ~ W ro a~ N OI 3 C ar a ~ v c E i r 'D ~u w 3 c .°-, y o ~ C 01 ~ etp' d y ~ IO n N ~ E ^'' y w ~ d d U C O. ~ .~i c ~ ~ c ~ E ~ E~ o ~"' ~aI_ o rn w m a+ ~• m > N 10 ~ O O t.,~c Ems U O N ID C U O p N vEi 'rp t ~ ;_. C7 .o E a~i C ~ C N ~ a~ yrR, N nuo ,no,c t c~ ~ dpi A Y > N 3 O m O W d O G ~ ~ r c dI o ~ °u ~a°~ ~.o ~ ~ a0/i ~ R ,° u ~ or ~ c a~ ~'o u v ` w: a~i ~' `~' °o+ N ~ JCl Y ~ m E o Y mv°,~O' c ~ L'~+7 c m°r~ 'ro 3 0 ,d, E y ,o d) 7 Y d fs°IOCo oo,nE > d L ~w u na7L E +, ~ rho c t O ~j IO N ~ ~ ; U 0 ~~ut~ ioa~'n L E w 3. o V d C That style of lightweight, lightning-fast alpine dimbing has caught on big Ume In some sedors of the climbing community, but it still carries with it the same controversy Messner stirred in the late 1970s, when he gained a reputation In some rirdes as a reckless renegade. "Because it's there ...and because Ym fast' is how Hans Florine might answer the same question put to Mallory as the Californian prepares to attempt a rare double later this month in Yosemite National Park -the northwest regular route on Half Dome and the Nose of EI Capitan - in 24 hours. Florine owns the speed record for both routes, which typically take three and four days each, but this time he'll be accompanied by 13- year-old Scott Cory, a precodous young rode jock who seems to be the baby face of the sport's future. 'Here you have a kid who's doing something that takes most people a decade to team the skills to do, and he's onty been alive for a decade and three years; said Florine, 39, a 1991 world speed- dimbing champion who has been climbing for 14 years. But the need for speed, espedally on the competitive drevit dominated by artificial dimbing walls, is a disturbing trend for some who believe R panders to the sport's lowest common denominator. 'The people who are most into speed dimbing are the kids coming up,' said Scott Rennak, of Boulder, who directs the American Bouldering Series. 'But there's onty one speed-climbing competition In the U.S. for adults, and maybe that's bemuse we don't respeLt it as a community, so we Just don't put on those kinds of events. Who knows, maybe as these kids get older, you'll see it coming more into the mainstream.' Florine argues that, as far as [he viewing public is concerned, speed climbing already has arrived. He points to its ratings popularity at ESPN's annual X Games. 'I'm not a prophet, but it's dam fun to do i[ and It's fun to watch, and if (competitive speed dimbing's detractors) think iYs going away, they're wrong.' Rennak's biggest criticism is the sport's lade of technical challenge, with some competitions staged on relatively tame 5.8 routes that climbers'paddie" their way up effortlessly. Serious dimbers don't even warts upon S.Bs, Rennak said. 'ft's so untechnlcal and so boring to real dimbers, thats what keeps us away," Rennak said. 'I think iYs valid,l just don't think ft represents any of the things that climbing is really about -technical ability, power, the ability to climb hard routes." ~~ ~. oo~ V ~ E O1 ~ d t rn m Y O ~ ~ H ~ C O ~ d N ~ ,p L c "- E tO o 0 ,.,, ;n ° m u, ~ i d E c v v. •- C tp N -Y a+ 3 ' U L ~~i~~ r'cE a ~ j ~ C ~ i 'O !_ ~ d O. ~. O j ur 7 a.+ ~ 3 ,,.- ~ci~~ ~~ rD ~g c 'rnm ut ~ v ~ E o o .. L C ynl U ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c 3.~ y c ~~, a`z~ `~° ~ Env vW ~~ uE~• coo a°'i~~° ~ ca n ~' O p N~ .~.. 0~1 N c N C C N E 3 ~ '> ~ u o,'.. 'rn u ut Rennak is quids to point out that what Florine and Cory are ttempting in Yosemite is something else altogether: •Qimbing the ose of EI Capitan and Half Dome in one day, that's a noble and , 1 ~II Y~ ({`~^ 1; l% ~r"~ ' - ! ~. ~ "~ i tt ~ ~4, Y+r',F '~C _~~ /~ ~. t f 1C EE f Jq^.~ k " .G i` ~ r T I I, I i 3 r ~~ J ... by f .~~ ~ ~1 1. ~ ``22 f~~l ~iC„ ~~T / \~ ~~ V~I ~ ~ __ r. n i. 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"Dogs are an important nart of the lifestyle," sa organizer Joel Heath. "They're kind of like our• kids." Thy games eLmax with the 'l'evy lti4ountaui Ball--"cL~ess is festive outdoorsy w~tnn,vtevarrzountaingames.com. On June 87, the Konigsallec-a the Grant Park Orchestra. "I he GP:\1F mns onl}-pray that it's rated G. 19.3? SPAM14 canalside houlev,vd in Dusseldorf, mrtil Au}}usf "_:l. 3i-+;; a1-47(3. www.grurt 13hd., ttOr115hH-7726,wwwspam.aun. G¢rmu,r-will Medwed Gn the yearly parkmusicfestitaLcom. CartvfieelingToumamen[, a I radition The largest stioker armp:u,y wince 1967. Children are judged nn ~ Everyone's favorite in the U.S ~~~"Mrs. Grossman's in Fetalunta. th•sprerlttrm and artisticesprrs- s~ manse mvrnebrate, Calif.-prpducesahalf million stickers aC pn of the tr tarn )xerls Huge _"` Spottgel3ob Square- vs farmryevety hour l7rc fre t_ursta: cn wds aim upirwatch the ~t ~, _ 1'anis.wdltx on withav,dco naiTaRd by Anson: Mr armpe titian, Imo nip .~ Grand Cayman Grossman's clog and ends +wth await be. intense (111-49?'_71 ~ ,'-ti - ~.._ Island Ihis Iu,xe. and to a;n-Crxx-high waft that's hnmetn 17-2U-20,wmvr.durssrl - t Sepiemberto leach man than l,WO miles ni rolled stickers. dorf-tourismus.de. - freeweeM}'dnssrson 6e sure to stickarpundforthestickrr aquatii life for a-to ]0-wear- art class, lFUt Cypress Llc, H0014'_9-4i4'd, The Catholic olds. Air. SquareF'ants will w~r,•xv.mcsgrosstn uis.com. festival of(;orpus Christi is honored 4-~ make arts and crafts, rivoughour Spain withavariety of snap photos.and Carrying one°a wife used u, plays and processions, but none `.lie hand outdiplo- beatzstnfrnilitarvworthiness;now du it quiteiil:ethcfolksin masrogradu:ucs it's tun andgaiues.'fheninthannua; Castrillo de;Mur+ia. Since „~~,~~ ty~"_"_ of the Cayman Island Sea Wife-CarryingWOrld Championships--htid arom,d t410, the tntvn School-all wdtilepm- lulyltoain Srn,kaj8n~i. Finland--annsist has celebrated whatis now kno+:m ax nrpting his new movie.wu•+c:caymran obi tarieiyofe,n•.nts, indudingatri. thkin. Et Colaeho. Men dresr.Ylup as the. des~l, islands.k\dsummr. rsplash. f7herntry form says"Plraca, mark here. sometimes holding whi}>s or dubs, jump it you are a married couple, Doer babies (usually lxxm that year) in the Lovers OP prOCBSSed meat ~ your waving style is'big~; -hope that tlxe dxitdren w1116c cleansed of shatldmakeapilgrimage to the i ~ ~ hag.'and thus s'ou also take e+~l. tune Stn la, Burgas Frovincial'fourist free SPAM Museum in Austin, Minn. I pan in the Clnsaic categop~." Ofn<e, 011-3q:Sa7-1.'9-431. 'They'll get ro doe, hard bass I` ( ~ ~ 1Ve presunrr "bit,~gp and apronsynd work in a sim 1: 111 bag' i; akin topigvgv- ChiCago°afree Gran[ Park Music Mated production line, sing ~.~ back) Although the. Festival kicks off the <'OQa seasonwith its along with the ~Jlonty wife you ram r-, _ move. into the nr:w lay Yrierlcrr Paeilirm Python $PAM song / ~ ~ /-~ •,, o need not in htilknnium Park (whirl, is in scorner ("SfAM,sPAk1, _' be your of Grant Park, which sorC ofexplains SPAM. SP1vMt! owm-~ why n's uct alledtheMillenrmm~ Park LnvelyEPAMi/ 3 '?s ...l _~ ~ tl-s-hterTl Music Festn xlj tlesrSned by arrhitrrt lYOndr*fi45PAA1 ~"), takra Scnrdunr ns: she frank Gehrv he pat ihon somewhat strleo quiz @•aturing Alfnnken mustb 3tl-.t tl y. rs nscrnbles ar.explodtngalunnnum can. who knowaaharn when he sees one- old. rind rt she rkxsn twe:r;;n The first concert in the hall istvbeheld andwatchashurtdsxumentary.It's lURpouni~ormon;she'll have to weary July 16, when Carlos Kalmar cpnduds called SPAh1...A LoveStay, and we wn wei};hied ru.ksade. whvwsonkajarvi.fi. 4? 104 e~dgat navel b~dgztVavai.m>nbc.c.:n ,,~ ~~ ^ l" ,. -~.-....-.. ~'.~u.~i..w~ the Lookingglass Theatre in an antique lima *~ ~~;' ,~„ ' '` stone wacer tower -one of the (ew buildings to ~ survive the Great Chicago Fire: t ~ ~ c.~ 9: Vail ` keaders around ~ ~'~ ~' the world eel ~~ ebrate the peerless snow that envelops Varl's j ~ ~~:,,,~' t~- _F '~. mammoth mountains. Consistently recognized } r ,>~; ~ ~ as one of North America's top ski resorts, Vail s w ~}~~+ .;, _: 5,000-plus acres --from groomed trails to un `~: < ~=~,Q-'~ ~- ~ ~touchod back bowls - and34llfts provide z ~ ~; ~ p I_ " ~ ` ~ ' varletybelovedbybeginningskiersandchampi- ~~r?s~ - ~i, o.,.hip snowboarders alike. The picturesque r "1 C ~ ""~' t `~ ~~ Coloratlo town is now adding non-wintertime t .'1`~tcn-~ "`j'`~~ ~ ~ ~ ~- lures, from summer symphonies to [he.radic I ~ " ,.~~~ : ~s, `CS ~ i.:~ TevaGames.Vad-isalsbabigeelebdraiv,though t~ir5sa'~~~ ~ ~~, ` ~' ~ ~~ I ttr, €}~; ~ ; yH~~, rh- mellow nature of the cownmeans thatlocal ~ , f ~L r ~ ~ .s lika'IFista and,`Ryan - aswellasfamous - ' i r 11 , ~ e r,~i IBS I "~' ~ second-home owners like Entertainment To 3 ' ~- € ~ night's.Mary Hart -` can walk the village's ~'~ ~' ~~~ , i,`~~z ~ charming streets in peace. ~'~~ ~~~.i} - 1 '`~,~v,~` A wr., -k.. .~. Phoanixl5coitsdaft+ ~ With inspiring I ~ +s` I -views of red- s' ' - rock Camelback -~l ~ ~ ~ .y - 9 -i ~' Mountain dtiniiriating he skyline, Mkers and golfers flack to phoenix and Scottsdale as their, - portsmecca.l3ut aproliferation of spagbeckons :ec.~itttWCill body-treatment fanaticsas well. The dining scene in Scottsdale, meanwhile, isred-hot, ranging from chef Charles W ilay's stunningASian-inf[eeted cuisine found of Elements (at Sanctuary on Cameihack Mountain) co savory, authentic Mexican at the family=owned Los.Olivos-=the steak picadu is a must-try. ~~ ~ ~ ~ l €! ; ~1 v '~ Il ° ~ ~~~ ~ i ~ ~~~1 y~~~~~ ~a ~/ = i ' ~ i e~ , 1.i i 1 ' , , , ~ ~ ~ r~} L ~ 1LJ 1 ", 5 tt n t r tit ~ 5 . ~ O tilt ~ ,#` - ,~ ~ ~.___ +~ 1•ior~~e Rte:;~s ~ Sp orts ~ Business ' l~ntertainmen# j Classifieds ~ Cotumnists ~ Llfcstyles mobile I e..ma+i edition ~ ¢rinter friendly I ema+r art+ele __ -. L I ~~; ~, 1_ T~AV~~. ~~u~a~ Vail raises summer curtain .r rzevievas ix more :_, , ; • F tv-nes Apri14, 204 Homelife nevrs ,~i ~~ C~reer~ VAIL; Coto. -- Many people ~ ~~w~~;G:,:e~i r Nevis ~ advice think of Vail as a winter r'~, Subscribe ~ c vacation destination. But _ _._ _ _ ..... _ ......._...._ ' ' ~,, c ,skomcr service there s plenty to do there in .~ the warm weather months. w~~ • ~ ~ Archive Outdoor activities include Around Town golf, horseback riding, fly- Crossword fishing, kayaking, hiking, FashiontBeauty biking and rafting. The Food Teva Mountain Games, Health featuring competitions in Horoscopes six different outdoor sports ~o~et,.Y including extreme kayaking Religion and mountain biking, take Susanna's N+gh# place .June 3 to 6. Out Travel Three festivals will Ski Reports showcase nearly 60 -• -- --- ---- performances this summer. . u ~_' .~r_..;'~ The New. York ~: Berman .Philharmonic performs July 23 to 30; the Beaver Creek Theatre Festival is June Ask Ellie 23-2fi, and the Vait International Qance Festival will run Aug. 6-15. Falsani Folks The Vail Arts and Wine Festival takes place Saturdays in July and also on Aug. 7 Frey acid Aug: T4. Hams ' 4/5/2004 CYwF . ~ / = ~ w+ a ~+ .~ 7 O V iti L c~ C u .~ 0 v L home ~ news i sports ~ buffzone i business i opinion i entertainment i lifestyles ~ recreation i~ recreation search sit PRINT THIS STORY I E-MAIL THIS STORY • Get Out! • Traii Guide Toland: Mountain Games grow in size and search he • Snow zone sponsorship • Weather May 12, 2004 • Best of Get Out ' • Cool Gear Events usually don't remain small or provincial when they are hosted by one of the world's largest and most prominent • Columnists ~ =~~ resorts. • Events ' "' • S#r#h The Teva Mountain Games, once a regional, one-day, TOI#nd whitewater competition, has become afour-day, multNSport calendars Outdoor festival under the auspices Vail Resorts. •Arts/Entertainment BUSIIteSS • susiness In addition, b ainn u with or anizer Untraditional Maricetin - sriercase and title sponsor Teva, the annual Mountain Games now attract both g • Community • outdoors international athletes and worldwide media interest. • Religion • Schools The outdoor footwear company Teva recently announced its intent to remain • Submit an evenc the title sponsor of the event through 2l)O6. 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C C C j C?= f1) 3 ~« E C Y O O O C « C~ C` ~ C V p ' cC~~« 3~,~ ~c~ ~cc~1o ~3wm ~3 mr,tr_S«. v~~, co- cE ~ g p C ~ C N C O O ~ O O m O m m « 3 C C y.- 7= m 'v~3' c= Obi z«~mc cm w mmcm m>, c U cm3 gm °m ti -- m C a9 mv•- m N ~ N F O Y ~ c o 0 o m m 2 > o ct0 E E m n~ is > t o c° ~ m m $ •~~ m~ •c « E m> E ~ p ~~>3 ~aLL F~E% ~ wc0~a c t = m m o €~ `o ~ ~ '~,; Page 1 of 4 -- v-- - r ~_ •~ I _R, Y ~' str aft horr,~> i !rows si>vrb; i briffxona J businnss I apiition j ontartaiiamant- j lirestyies ! r eureativn enter[alnment ~ search sit PRINT THIS a1'O RY I E-NAIL THIS STORY RELATED STORIES " ArtfGaliCrles Blog on: Matt • Concerts Sebastian: Rock the vote Sobaetian's Fear of search he Music " Musir. ,April 9, 2004 • Coiumnisis • Events ~- • Vviten Bouidets Alro-funk cOmbO Tha Motet lakes the stage at 1„~. ~ the Fox Theatre tonight. there'll ba two openers: The Jacob . • Movies Fred Jau Odyss6y an4 oddly enough, Democratir. - Theater/Dance presidential longshot Dennis Kucinich. ~ An h¢Lplt • Television At 9 p.m., the Ohio congressman will hop on stage, make a brief ' Mait speech - presumably ezplainingwhy Motet fans should vote . . • Variety Sahast7an for him despite John Kerry's lock on the party's nomination - • Restaurants Fcar of andthen take Cuesfions from the autlienco. Music • cSausiriads 6ouiderftuNight Kucinich also is slated to appear before lhebanBs concert SatuMay ai the , ° Prra.^,nals t i Gothic Theatre ih Englewood. a -.lpec se: . pzir it ads i~ tips ~ • subsc:ihe:.. SenA yen comments and "We're gootl iriendswith a woman who works for Dennis' campaign a5hi5' ~ •-jslu.:ir ;+ cis - story Uos to the music Coortlinator: explains Dave Ratner, the Motet'smanager. Kucinich^is - =arvnrt"rar:: entertainment editor, trying to tap into the music and ens community, and grab the attention of _ young voters." Tickets for the show, 515, are available atthe theater's box office, Albums on the Hill or Bad's CD Cellar, call (303) 443-3399 or visit www.foxtheatre.com .. fur rnorv information. The New Voter Pro)ect also will ba on hand conducting , voter regisvation.. ~ - • SummeYS just around the comer, and that means a huge uptick in the number or quality acts pulling iNO town, Tvyp of the Front Range's more genteel venues-Chautuuqua Auditorium and the DenverBotanic Gardens -have announced their summer lineups and, thanks to joint . bvvking by Nobody In Panicular Presorts, there's quite a bit of overlap. Performing at both are John Hiatt (June 18 in Denver. June t9 in Boulder). Shawn Colvin (July 21 in Boulder, July 23 in Denver), Indigo Girls (July 28 and 2fl in Denver, July 31 in.BOUlderJ, Bruee.HOmshy (Aug. 4in Boulder, ~'. ~ .. Aug. 5 in Denver); David'Grisman (AUg. 271n.Denver, Aug. 2a in Bouloorj '. . ahtl David Byrne (Sept. 5 in Denver, Sept: B in Boulder). ,, Chautauqua also welcomes David Wilcox on June 5, Youssou N'Dour on . ~ .luly 24 and Los Lobos tin Aug:22."rickets for Iho summa(series go oii sale _ - to members on April 19 and to Ne general public OnMay 3. Visit www.chautauqua.oom for moreiMormation. Tickets for the Botanic concerts- whirh included Jackson Browne show on June 12 at the Chaffield NaWre Preserve -go on sale to memoers an April 72 and to the public on May 70. Visit www.hotanicgardens.org for more infomlatlon. http: / /www. bouldernews-com /bdc /entertainment_columnists (article/ 0,1713... 4/ 12! 2004 lily Camera: Columnists Page 2 of 4 • There'll be no mambo at the Boulder Theater on April 30. Cuban combo Cubaniamol scuttled its 25-date American tour, including that stop in Boulder, ' last week, saying U.S. immigration offidals denied vises for each of the band's ~ ' 15 musicians as part of a new crackdown on Fidel Castro's communist regime. "We just got word this week," says Doug Teike of the San Frandsco-based Rosebud Agency, which books the Hand's tours. "This has never happened to them before." Refunds for the group's Boulder Theater wncert are available at fhe box office; call (303) 786-7030 for more information. • This week: Captured) By Robots plays the Lion's Lair tonight ... Grandaddy, Saves the Day, The Fire Theft and Hey Mercedes - a bill originally slatetl for the Fillrrtore Auditorium -hits the Fox on Saturday ... Orbit Service celebrates the release of its latest CD with a multimedia performance Saturday at the Mercury Cafe ... Eyedea 8 Abilities rhymes it up at the Bluebird Theater on Saturday ... and The Twilight Singers headline the Lorimer Lounge on Sunday. Monday, hot hip-hopper Kanye West visits the Fillmore ... 8ouldefs own Motion for Alliance plays the Fox on Tuesday ... The Wayne Shorter Quartet visits the Boulder Theater on Tuesday ... ex-Faith No More screamer Mike Petton's Fantomas headlines the Fox on Wednesday ... and LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad hit the Boulder Theater on Wednesday. • Coming attrsdions: Nally FuRado plays the Paramount Theatre on May 14 ... The Decemberists and Tha Long Winters hit the Gothic Theatre on June 1 ... Gov't Mule performs at the inaugural Teva Mountain Games in Vail on June 8 ... and The Jaa Mandolin ProJeet -featuring Phish's Jon Fishman on drums -plays the Fox on June 7 and 8. Finalty, The Dead opens its summer tour with efive-night stand at Red Rocks: Gov't Mule leader Warren Haynes, who's also playing in the band, opens the June 15 and 18 shows, while longtime Dead lyricst Robert Hunter appears before the June 18-20 concerts. Contact Camera Music Writer Mett Sebastian at (303) 473-1498 or sebastianmQ daft ycamera. com. MORE SEBASTIAN COLUMNS u Click on a below to CUSTOM COORDII Peak Wh CAFETEP OPERATt National Standard Technolc (NIST) http: / /www, bouldernews.com/bdc/entertainment_columnists/article/0,1713... 4/ 12/ 2004 Surtr~nv, Jrra G, 2i~®4 • ~ T~~~ f3t~NTAI GA ES By Scort'6Yilloughby Special to "3'77e L7ertucrl'nst Mail -- In the three; of anoth- er weak water yeaz fir Colo redo, expectations. fir the mar= quee event of the. Teva Moun- fain Canes were about as low as the river rcxnning through the- Vail W hlt~water i'ark on Core Creek heading into Saturday's pro. kayak rodeo, But as is often tht~ ~ rise in the::. world of whitewatea• kayaking, skills and spirits rose righ along with the rives, enal?Iirtg . l~ustirt Urban of Sel~g~wick: Manic, to successfuti~l defend, his zoo3 title and re-establish lirnself as a major force in•free- stylepaddling, "It was great that the water came up,"said [lrban> ~o. "I just wanted to do my best and take advantage of it„ anal I came through. T' psyched" Consecutive warm, sunny af- ternoo~ns and some Iasi-minute aquatic engineering helped pad- dlers makt: the m~sst what liacl been a tac.i.luster eopeti#io~~ wave up until tlxe event's semifi- pals Saturday The late-season ~ "Loops," "Mc3~iasties," and the recently invented "Phonics Monkey" Ca bow pirouette intn a, front flip) were on display for the more than t,ooo spectators, "it's a small feature, but it's a good feature, and we are still do- ing all. the hardest tricks;" `Ur- ban said. "It's all challenging; and i thizxk the crowd can appr~~ date that." i.Trban nxanaged to distance himself tr~nZ runner-up Je'SS' Murphy of i~fcCall, Idaho, with a no-paddle Loop, in which he tossed his paddle upstream and buried the bc~~e of kris kayak in. the river before ~~~riogir:g off the `s~vave for a clean front flip and landing back on the wa•~e. The victory was reminiscent of a }year ago, 4~hen underci~~,.~ Urban. beat world champion and Dagger Kayaks teammate Jay Kincaid in ehe finals only a few weeks after losing therr first heard-to-head battle. "'T'here is a little added pres- sure being defending champi- on, but it was a lot like last year,» UrbatY said. "Jesse 'and- I were in the same position three years ago at the junior worlds in Spain, where he won and I got secozrd. It was a similar feeling competing; against someone I'cl never beaten under big Ares- sure yet. But I ihiilc i fed off it,:, A.ftbr win.nirr~ the paddle-. crass and e.ctre=.~e creek race, Team Dagger's Audrew.l=lol- comb of Bryson City, N.C„ al- most swept the kayaking events this year, but fini~;hed third, Sat- urday after losing ate-breakci to Murphy in the finals. "~A sweep} would hsve been awesome, but I'm pretty stc>i<e with two firsts and a third," said I-Iolcomb, ~3. In the women's competitz~?n, Wave Sport paddler Brooke Winger of Ivufene~, Qre., h~xat Australia's Tanya Flux and hiik- ki Kelly of New Zealand for here seco#id win in three years at t}ie Teva Ca<xses. "Any win is a good ~t•iii;" Winger said. "Butthis one is par- ticularlypleasing; because there is so much expcisure, and it's al- V4`ays nice t0 win tllt3$e." x .,~. snovtirrnel~t e~entu~illy made its ( ~If3"C'gF~~l.' I13" ,4~t'~liTfthP~'~' fI~ ~ ~ , way down ~ the ti~o~tntain and "`. ~ ~ ,r. ~ ~,~,~'~ ~ ' -gave competitors ~an added ~ ~ ~ ~~; r L~ boost. New-school tricks ineIud- • ~ ~ ~ ~~ °'~ ee $'n r`~.lrwheels,>. ' ~s.o"' ~~..a,~Y ~ ~~~~' ~~0.8' q p S+iebdi u Ing "Cartwh I ~_ _,.. ....... "'VY mow.. ~:r ~' ~~~~~ w.~ ~~, ---, ~~ I .- -, - - `,_ e r" ~ -... .. .,,,. .~ ".. 1~...w..ca-.-, -,~L 6idF./t # .bi ~:'LSi~ iL's [Y,?# 3t.l/l ti' Q~~ltd~~'.~ 1t~ti~t4'at-Li'LItG'1' ..r~ tc 1 _ t',y i ,SpY' . l.f $r de}FfZ-Cr .ten tl r. tc. ~~ is a - dp at r.FU t i ~p _t~ c t ' c u. ~-t spa' ~ goartrr rnlL., Fier..-,t.rke ~ rul nr~;ht app a t-crl rr.arehre . ,f;e ho...t}...a1s atn U ' ~ r bt t : r l r !Cu wltc n :. f ' ' Bm t... .~. t,u--el. ,L.~...c.: t.uu~; ~. a nnrrc .t A.nitq F ca-t x cart } ~ d f J r.. ~.;, in W tfS led? r lac I t :oV Lrx >r cork drtc ~, Y«tt :• - ~ `rcrfvu ;, ch-,ll ~_t - :ap- ida. ,+[s~: ~ - r. than t < oI .nc ~.v _ toC k:a~ . ~ „ - n d~c i< ,oat c 1, ~ sJc PiS[ .._:1 dOWn lL.W 1K:1=:i , Fri( , at, _. ~rartain s-;~ .., "L. .n r..~ to ;ncti~ae, fimFas ak:. z.. c; t,ut L:ar,. e t e..t. .-. t .,,' sold 7, s.. r~ .s. pn._tsic ta, I.. x.(a. ~ Vr ->-. _Sguu =nirt ! t:P r_r tt_i.- iFtga topic .~"T s recs,r~^ ~riri -n 6:_ - ak,! uan :;m is .+.n,: st cW ~ :b:e- ... a- man-T 7+F...~, bate +r^gt t Ling wirh}4u." "I`,, itu sere t ir.c alt t ,~.~~. 1,oat :u ~aCSi;lfg ~:O elttb'2?t~es ilre [ , t yin U¢n iI t( 5tagcJ n tf rourJ Vafl ~ ih xnh e:S~ e k kd~ f rare t + ,_t }~ ri.ty amu 9 .h< h'rrh- i~~l} ! [.7~C ._ i t whit- at_r rt ~ that dtnl ) iP ~', pf`~ E7uar mr ~. d,:.i. P_ r Sea GAr,§ES an 7GG --__ .y, ~ ~ : fah ' :~ . g '. ire kaytrkezs `:s ~- ~~L~~' ~]Ck5 '£t~ ' T b " ~;y ry~ °^-C:ONtitrU~d PRUM LD ~uu.J '~,:t.: SsBeuf -. ,wi extreute ~.cs crs~k rata _..t._ ~';€ rc CllC4 ~, <,, nt - .,.~aw raA •far from the bnnnp slopn as l:.tyaker cart get. Extrap a<. tc ^ drop of 48a FCex pe= ,..,<e. Flon,escake Creek ranks fourth .creepest among Ntc F,y8 bay -navibabk) suet; n a x ", ..nor ivseed mtlFef.otara-lam ~.; .~. TS and CTee.U.S g14FtfPboU l .~:i' Waddlers consider the detusaUv~ ,ounce ptr loud svaiertVa; :. Lt marls a trio of rare i a ascents usb n thou .v7te ad P g B -sex limits of nav ,abi13~*,.,.. >;narliness Ltd by t -:Creek, north of Lhtranga ' 'lllant[net5 an imgrtsat ~izec per mtk dav.n a ,c r u ref ~a ro~st4xl wa-FtF.. Calla is i .f;,~r :ts 3o feet, fly ennrparison, Lavr. }a6s, carusidtred the mast c~hal- T^nging rapid nn t}ac 8s,lo~adr 1 fiver tbrcugb the Crand {,;an .u, t#rops n mere t3 fe t over y+_ :bout 7~ yards, a1M n t_:.i xnati, ,tarvolrstee -t.:~ 'Che top half tx the *. ~ v i;mttestake draiaaae is ' ~.s 2 minefield ufroe. .ant -ibilowrd i,y astEr~ ..,( .. «r.: Malls t ~.rck}' wide c 'h to '.c, :.con=~,nAnre the z. ;uch-~ ' ~t .:n 8-t.,e ~apa4.r, the :. n 'turf,,-,:auurlugr,Widkc. s ' ~-O.S„ which combines au the .rer's hazards is a kaleidb- y hws rcgnrded far ita ::.hty to iltp htrsts, break pad- ~~es and drew blood fi'bm even he t+rsi kayak¢ts ivha chal- ~~'l Pa a coarse that gets harder and bardez :a you go da`xtn it mid mr.°:e tarn the crux;' Ga- -vare aaid. "'The moves yap Ltaee makrare the difference r+fbc- e, g3 il,c t~s fur tlferafiht or tef3nt .....,N.ra-waaniai.dx»3e.'ar.~.n.~t5 vP Wha2~ The Tev 5o.,nta r Cam s. t swna i , , au ._re at r s . • }mf- g w six pnrl and it? ciuiphrraa, cnnfina: ere+stSie and t,c. remC c'nc- max and raft paud;e- A ,.Idhrrng sg€•nd,tnddyna inrb~rtg: m0nrrtain Mite tr t}s and c+5scoantxv acing, trail runttirtg, arxt ur aaventuru sprirl rac_. Wlten: Today thi augh Sunday Where: Vail Par ntorre information: W riM1V. teVamtruniaint)<~tnif?'s.1:OnA Fatlay Eapio River at Dowd Ciwte tttear Mintnrnl Raft Padd}tCrws, noon gagger 0peri Fa1dlrCross, 12:36 p.m Uovd Chuff vn tis, l3U p.m. Dagger Open finals, 2 p.rn. Vail Vrllago East w Wrat anataur qualifier, Sp,rtL -- LVCStrrh Stops kayaks Wr W act Learn. Enp two men and ono wmnan advancf to tmats t#,it'xer4urw 3uys concert, ? p,m. Friday Faddfrr Magarwe Ex4r'emf Creek rate, 9 am. 'iJ.;.dveptzrre Gear fawn opens. noon Va ksvragey Speed PAUG,ertng attrat• tfi 23C r n 7 ; p~ ed : ~ , R r=eo q:rattirar, 3 N.i:L Spend Trtas gtra(t;ter, h p.m. tX uiad rnrxt'stl prVpar'trian br- fm~ts 'kayatrprs axe ts93ting [-s drag in the water. Creek boats axe designed withincrease d vn ante nxFd Jrlant-shaped ends ca deflect reeks and eesvrfacp e0ickly in shafluw pools. The cockpit is larpec in dtnmrtcr Cue a c}uirk, t xcy Gait a'hoa;d the kay ak Geco.nP ptnn ~ui under a rock or tree, and n padded huikhezd isstarcl-rEt Ea ltclp mtnrmzza an- klefni`uuess$otddahayakur°'pi- ton" into a rock head oir with his boat Like dbwtthiil. mountain h"eke racara creek boaters wit2 o£Cetr doa bpdg• xnnor sod: as elbow pads, and sometimes add a face aaask. to their heltneis fur tn- ~, @" E,sJ#.7i~5 ~ ~ ~{'t t'"r' .,ky,,.. ~ ~ _ ,,. ~: r;~ ' - ar ~ ~~ cfx ' TrcY ~ -" ,,.~..p i . -:. i; ~ ~... > 6( . r Knynkascoprs out f{om~ a4e Creek nn GVednesday near Vail. "Creek boat- ," a k y._,utd oi~.-aoot,Itmaturnrd tTte£octtsttCrhr sport rp prevignsip t7RRavigakslc icrratu ~a~in~ Gahrado's steeps Colo7,adouff -s some oS~ the country s sriepest kayaklnsb runs, tra~udktg Che HumPStake Cra k near Vail site of a~aexirrm : -a Friday. The u~angerous dozen listed bflow provide a grtatP.r chsllengeQor kayakers than most tloubie-htack dianto d runs would for sI:(ers-The Catnradn Rrv^rttrnning throagh the brand Canyon rand IXass I + white s tritltiy regarded as one of thf most chaliengiru7 stretches of rivfr to nar'gatt. That parGan r,t ~'Calu ..<ue-~raps8tcet~permJlf, Camparr.t~,d witirfhf dates sttepest navlgab4edrap of bBU fact per muem ~ .ran Cr::vitafnrfiaeormt.TS+z fnl7owmg. ~~rC.olarvda's steepest kayaking nms: Run Rivervdrainage locaNOn Febt-per-mile drop Mies sgn Cr ~'1 Animas Near rr.,ma &RU IeSS than 1 u, Fanl!-~~Crv~k~ Yampa l.car nbaatSprings 52`6 YU North torts Crystal AhdvaCrystai City 490 O.G5 Homestake Creek ktgie Near [led L",if( 48t} {Y.25 +~rt?e Jctf:rt Crffk nnisan fi5o'; r 'ed o„{qe '30Q - ~ 1.6 ~..i -rr C;-,:;; ..:arse rAnth Platte Ahav.=f, ~tiie A66 .1 L S,:abf3ouiderCreep SrnrthFlxtte NWr ,uidcr 35U 0.75 Czystai River Garga Crystal Above "narhe .45U t_9 "~~uth MDreN,ti Creek AttitT'ias A3~+ou. :!vrxtare 32p U.5 '.,~Ilerita Creak Animas . bava i;;:y6fld 245 l.U t7pper Sotdh tlousdar 4T~k Sadb F'4vte At P(nec5ffr 23iF 2.V Svirth St, Vrain South Platte Above Lyars 21U :3,U senrars; uotQRApa atvsas nr~ tnsttcs, s2cl>ttU r~7tan, nv raixobw br+tkca dhn o4ve ~r;tv'rar~ MOUntzin comes. [x represents tht latrs< rd m cL t _. lmyaking u.- } }>r-d kao v z as "crack bp,t:.tg." Sharrer boats .and ad ~..tcr~d desf,~rss rttndc pc r ..CCp.S[tu.- L¢x s txec~., .r n as f%0mcar:dm 1lLAtV ka} k Ip S£attirC Lntp dr..ryinnt;_ vrrd~ Junrunrra- ro. Ls and wetcrfails.° L,. e1Ft Fears, white•watft be ,.~ sg Was teem amaugtha fast- est growing sports in the t7n St cd Ssams. according to a snowy by Yhx: ;alat{svpzil Sporting Cwods r4s$n(:Lrtiaa. .trtd while much pf that initial growth was sptured try small, ..,en.,..tir.....t..,:.«" a...a..,,...,.a. e... was tu•t teen ns the extreme fringe 0f kayalrin}, wkr¢xL Woe h's mbxa like the norm." stud floevt. who ca-faundrd the flomeszakr race as a "upn- ECpa in yun3. "ff y0u rJa~gebt^ ed a race down lic+mesiahit siev- enyears ago, pepplo w0ufd :006 at yoe like you ue off y~aur rirrk- ..N w.r ve•vnanrt arx mnriv ne-w UYa ,It 7'rve! n C..rt a~ ia•d /1 ~Fh~filr~atrr. Er;36 p:n. Saturday 114A .1071 Tra.I Chaim. ) to a,. Spe d tools Y;mfinalt, LJ ua . t avd Pr Kayak 4odna ,.r.Nfir,;i il 3uam VaIK.rNtgfn Frte5tVle DynO Qu ere 1130 a;n Ea s6^/v3 f~ 7i pm: n ad tr al iir Is con f..m. Tcva Fro liay~6 rtren -rnaL. °: p rn. Yutonmt.aln 87is £.C S ki pm. ~nik +aagan Sp rd PaukJar nix n rh, 415 i% rn CI rr.ts and adrentu e 4ztkcr:, Gortt Creek l4 anurade. Li a.m. 430pm. Sunday CI'C rdvrnity pr nt n'e, B v. Volksrvagen Ba+IJCn rg ..•amoc two (advan_edreptnt.4 am. Vail Pass Hill t 1n h ii] am F}•3ah Sp+iid. hfie VoikSwagen Bru'd.Y+ Con ',I ate trecJmtennedtat) nm-ax Mourrkiin t7og 4nmpFhttan, 1 p t3-ttarl Sprint Flt tls c -' Gore Creek Pli rLSn.rnr<><~t C:~t Comp 236 a m Vnfkawager; Fr' t..tyle Dynn tin 3pn ~ 3, rtty carrcert featr.i7na (Tt+v 4 Fd at =nra Auq>lut. eat r L• fr m. Clfniesane Adtcr Anrn ap~aker Gore Greek prrrne~.+de, LCD a.ir 330 p.m. rratrd judgment. In zoos, I]arc-e racers astxu 0f their kayaks after h pinned nga}nst rocks nr Ail inpartirulady naary wbirv tcuYet- na injreies wtra rri rd. "NOmestake upped the huge fur a4``rti bocy," said L ivfsther, wpb mreueed p safety last yeax:datg cridt L huffy. 'bVe e+fn sacs the tak4ng linos 27tey dFdn~t iui Sat we did n.0n assF,dng actual resents- The gays care 0f thems le very wt Cumpetitnrs appear eo t) on rho increased dan„er a event. . °3£ we krracv nc~ru wa; Vail Trail June 10-16 ' "Eco Sports" w t ~ U~ ; ~, r + t g ` s ~ ,. ~, ' «~ T~ r ;Y ~~, ~c^~ ~~~ - '~ .~.~.. ~~~. - _ ~.++~ Gk+rwood Sprinjis Post Independent 0o a ~ ~~~ ~ a• Sr ~ ~ ~; ~ 0 ~' m ~ 3 ^' g ~ ,~ ~y 00 ~. ~ ~ 5 o L7 c 5 ~ o. ~_ as ~ H c ». .,, ~ ~~ ~~ a~ ~~. ~ Eo £ 3. ~~ ~°,^ < e. ry ~•~ ~ ~ 7 0 I~ ~ ~ g ~. a ;~ o ,~ n' ~ w n g ~~ o. a ~~ ~~ 5' !~ $'~ ~a ~~ n g ~ ~~ 3 ~~ €o ~~ ~~ ~. y E ~a o. n y3 c: o. ~ ~' ~~ w o- ~. a ~ ~~ n 6 0 n ~~ b ~ ~; ~ a a ~n o ~ ~ .~ ~. .`-~ ~~ ~~ ~s ~ 6 aE• ~~ T w~ m ~ 3 So v m~ ~3 0 0 n E o g~ ~'x `" Oa n a ~ ~" ~ ~, 1» ~ o w ~3 ~~ P G ~ o ~ ~ ~3 `~' f0 o g ~~ a ,~ 8 ~ ~ n a3+ ~ ~' f n ;~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a r. 'o '~ ~ ~e ~ e: ~ ? ~ ~ ~ 9 B ~ ~ ~ ~ E ~ ~ ~ w ~, 5 ~. ~ ~ n 8. ~ii 0 '~ii a .~. Area paddler chases his dream G. Sean Kelly June 4, 2004 Vrlnt Friendly ®@[nDll_TbIF324rX By the end of this summer Ben Guska will have traveled virtually from coast to coast and crossed both the Mexican and Canadian borders. It's not a bad way to spend his first summer out of high school, particularly when many of the stops during his journey include gnarly whitewater and perfect play waves for the kayaking enthusiast. "It is definitely (a good way to spend the summer) - to be able to go out and do something for fun and get by (financially)," said Guska, a standout soccer player at Glenwood Spring High School and the captain of the Glenwood hockey team in his senior yeaz. "The way 1 looked at it, everyone has the option to go to college, but not everyone has the option to go kayaking around the world." It's not all loops, spins and rolls for Guska. He's on the job as a professional kayaker. "1 guess that's what they're calling me," Guska said with a laugh. ~Ilck to_Enlgr9g ~ _ ~ 1 h~oi ~aotut3~~ ~ tiu;,; :~n Iw:dtr SoPris Surfers announces Sopris Surfers DSL For Just $29 a Month Click here for details! ~ , 963-SURF (7873) J Guska was recently named to the Wave Sport Kayaks National Developmental Team and is also sponsored by Head Trip Helmet and Stohlquist WaterWare. To give ~ himself and the products he represenu more exposure, he will compete in 1 S events this summer -including the ~ Teva Mountain Games, which began Thursday in Vail. Guska will also attend retail shows, and travel for video N shoots. 0 ~' Guska entered on competition as a pro last year, but the Teva Games, because of the prize money and media exposure, will be his biggest event as a pro in his young career. The Teva Games is a multisport event similar to the X Games, but focuses on outdoor events that include kayaking, rafting, biking, climbing, trail running, adventure racing and even a mountain dog competition. With $50,000 in prize money and 10,000 spectators expected to attend, it's worth the trip for most of the top professionals. "Teva Games is definitely the biggest one," Guska said. "Pretty much all the pros in the country are there." Close to home and on familiar waters, the Teva Games should be a comfortable place v~n~y THE 1fA1L DAILY 97U.949.65:r5,!vei~ctaify.com ~ ,»i~'.a nofe: bUor, Tie«.nrs rsrrafi Liar't iL7talp w-i ~. be pkayPny Swrdrzy, „Tacna 6. art tha Biam,T Rrrz~kuheater- B~+ Bret Gtedsto~e A`?-L)IIAf"~S> P@i_S4 '~VH Pr(.R xtJacsxerr.' TM.a. - ~~ ~:. :• t";l 1~ara~n Haynes TrILc ~~ ~'' ~~ r'~ t wthing iv song, }AU ~ r'. I : c i ~'s. r Ea~ t ~_ t ,tth11SSX1 1 1 ~ i~~~. V ~ ~" ~ F tr) ih--ASSnaanZ3ia ~ r Ct: 1 + .i i u lc. 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Yc Una, m )~ t . i 1 his naU tl -.5 -ta+ch _+rettF-'+ .at 3 lvi< ~'K -1u7- in u~tion wih)_uspc! ,_n$ r)_ t'~: iismr. aat~rnrin~ I J °~_4- 1, tiirtr C~r<tits. _ •~,il. ~, ith somti• of rnuvic's K -}u-,ite .lt nc~ it)An+:and al9 h':"_'.a „~r~tXttt-tTVa`it c<rs.>uve ct.licro - x ~erluke htliYf e e{.c I ~ :zvw)d Srt t':u- \e ,},t~alr ~iCkl:t4 C)h5 ILc'd- ttbv i>{[]'it; 5(Xtlt}). n { f :t.l' }C 'L`t) ti'Ullf ILSJ."}.. • dit)g, 5mokny Robinaoh, liaytTey }xnsc+ot:•; what rat) __ ;a'ic p> :Tg txy L_'., Srabb:,_ 7"trcir R~ti)mr i; rn -:, ways tl)e idea co au..vc r> u•t ~i.~ ` ,1 ,iF 5}~i~ii jti., liaQnu'Ed !n ltrc rc i { F, .~( Yi11CC. III cnYCl' + .l~,r: = lryl{)R t}'FFllI sictpi.l . ~~- of Hay ncx' live nr:,>~.Ll~•_txnarvirrg, axnd deii- k ~~)•as_r4 tui r+f txupte : anecs, •a~hic~h yield c [ awulfu[ enough to ~ -u anal ,n°nte -ite°=. nt5 lU.e ~ ST1AVIn~ T1..<S }l l.+ CiA]AT[OTl;lt ~ ~Ft f f~ ~ tt~t1C~V W}L:[l "i' ... ~. : ~t't'i'" solo r9ur. 1'• ~k> and X:aw e{rAtagh n. In -i itsc ,.ware, rind t done ;r t ~<arrnance at ~iuxrTl)e'atu the Ueerrnes al a ~ i1=1 <<> =.. rye c)f thou. ~il - ~ lsatlrn. ~. ; to t ~ (i~?i.vvc,^tartca, xurd t^ ,, --rtt~r,. ~Piveiythina'x P d t't L,:a i..x n i. 1 .~tn _ le that pcnne_ r, yAU'a'e the Isyva YS.. ,+.~... ~ : nd his at tl, ..'c_1F- 'f-trere is :. ~t it, ' atlcl y+.ltT'vu said ;l it _tt ~m u~'c -lchni{rg feeling of all 9n t~~ Shat Fine, .amyl the ix^,ezutitul tllan~ y 1 tin' its € Eay[nes pCrParrn- 17~ nA hna7s, " r tta: laam:.rt vA{k," n -. a tautlt bAnte m;axgin- ect uiilaXU+trly. thv com_ H.. ~. b rxp)lahted rrcendy qtly 4'ront his drlivy-ry: but plcn=effect ofl~lu.-nx,.'songs t].i:i 4' ll ,+CV\IAn iXl t'IAbA- [ a; 1)rt.#AUndly rrt)1Xi ChC 1S to ehe l1• tX theSc' lyrics arC k "s tVater Music StudiAS, bnlli«nt;r? At his st)atgwtit- tatyvnt^aserl m the virtuosity uP ~:x-re Ciou't ;vlnle is nz:Axef- ing. His work suika+ uC the his play, his abatlly to pn)- iag anew nlbun), "is there's t,rtl .+lt- in tut>ititic;.s :lnd dace tl oil uttat'Sy appte)priate a £IlAtatiRnd r1ACC4 In i l IIl tT[;ttt) 14 r113t Colltpnsz: Zntd LiT rlStt31 illx)[(1, Tt1C AI)C 6a en.. xald it al(c>ws tar ~9st[xa<a~, at sinxdtanc~)us wga• jn.r the kinal of Apen- ~. eCAC x;xpresi .ter). nu:a'tic=,,. unri xeputciuu. .ti~eotJance thnt cap- 1 -c:' rveryane feel: it sat li-. _. ._~: trie.in=uin it n i),e<~„tlness (mad subtle, a ., ..nxl y. a.li any t21 _ l ~, retie ~r*w to I ~ t 3 ~~ h _~ .r h~ape Yhat chtaractcr- 3a ~r.re .[-rye[ rc r tl i; 1 t :ny .,rk _+ iti i3c'autif 4y ~~ a rrt~<t ~ t~r4 ... ~.7 .... tl .n.. -1 ~ and It ,llfc .,..,,.i c°a F~}:Ej~nb tifrXO(}tc i:c^, ,.'..'~Ptt, bl'l'^:ll`}a1C's~ ill ~.. _ ~~~ ti itrr~pl lvms t _axt - ) t u^ t - ,a i ) nnona~ a It-'; hk~ each r ti) r, m*.ic, Xd bindul si r _ ,^ ..1 is 1 . L' •. ~ [I~ Ink; il)ii)ii >Il ChetT )'ld •.•*. ISI'?lilh dC i()t;r- ' [:~ . • •.~ • :,sir •t~:-irnenty. unA Iron to utcis ~c thy ~i wittdhng a:rili- .. is are moot csprcnaive nl tion AP naeauu{1_f ui gamic+in a=_.•~• ~ wut' Ch 1t VAU f:tn alllJi{)aCt'S lnLi~lC. , ',~ ~~ r ~~(1Ur tal .A{lx." th £ «.th a.2. }'[ l/tl~ 1 ' ~ i 'r~i TlStytTCS` aaaul nillu ~,a}... ) atet+ ;rT>nl :a Een of j: t' f ai ~ - rn'-c; are tesnpercd b} item ~ti#ferrnt arc as, mo-aiy my i '' - !saarurd Al' a grit[y, blocs- lu+e )f wug,.x•titing. Sooting ..._... - _ "_ U{}li'T ~UIUtE COMES TO i'4R~ AMPHift t.^,i rp cnyrrsm ... trrwarvuexas at~n, ~txn ~.xa, ae> ~~ ~sno 9n¢x '.~n4_ :.M~n Ra-e~Pol~l Wtt-.wxl aac nuSFl eY~~l.: 6RV~anm R.ffit ,tcro, .--rm~J tom me+n+i tr~~+mn~~:+mi lac ~>r' -, " The nightly T~~ ~ ~ entertainment at ~ a : ~ ~ -~ ~ " ~ ~ ~ TEVA the Mountain . . ~ ~ ~~ ` ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ r ~ ' ~ ~ ~ EtdTE~?7AI~MEdV7 Gar~~es kicks o~ i ~ t ~ ~' SCHEI}ULE On Thursday, June y= .~ ~ ~ Thursday, avna 3: ~, w1tF1 a #CB~ s , ~~R~ ~` Openieg Gerorruaay 5t1"e2t concert In ~ ~ ~ ~~` ~ ®Tho Hackensaw Boys ~/ali Vlliage ~}~ the -" ~`;'~ ~ at 7:30 p.m, in Vait Village Hackensaw Boys x `~ 4~ ~~ ~ ' `~` ~ I " " ~' ^ Project Happy a kite E.t.=ll `, ~T1F7- RETOKf ,~ ~ baardirtg flttt at 10 p.m. , ` at 81x0 in Vail Village x ~~ ~ ,ti : recaaiin•? 1, ~. ` ~ # '" ~ " i Friday, lutre 4 ,,,t.., , h.i..~sic 5 and C:_~, ~ .r ~ - ~, Mule h 1<,~ht the !~~'~ r ~t i` ~~ ~ , ~ lurastztG ~ at 7 p.m. ?~Ix,rtt.,nt C,ames schedule ~ at Gerard R. Fold wi#h pcrfnnttances at Cier- k r.` xr~ Amphi#heater atd It. Ford Amphitheater. [ ° " These . cats. alonb ~sidt "` ~~ New Retga, a kayak- ^ ni lttla= film rentters. 3r- A P' ~ ~` ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ing fitrn at 10 p.m. at 8150 in Vail V#i(age saes ,,, afiott and rr€x. ~ : t S vh w me [o c[esttra a . .~~~ ~ ~ ~',~ ~ s a n "tit SaYUrd , . lane S f n ~ ~ ival a s~pn ~ ~,~rk, ,~ ~ t ~ , . ~. "~au , ~ ~ r ' ~A t r t [ 2~1d7(?r eE3tY.,J'_J° ~~ "t'sea NTountaia ~ '. ~. : , ''^s»:Kr. yr1~ ,~y ~"~~ ~ 4 . C .Ya +~ s 5SJ Yc~r ~ utaa,~r;ary Data. U C ~ ~ ~ teatuur~ n tl Gso- ,. . - . graphic >nxptotertn sresH "rte hilthill ~ [o hi } p' ~ ~ ,' ~, 6:,ft Bence bl~ede DaY~iS. at 7 hop, froth ka}akirtg to Gcav`t Mule closes ``~ via ;v°:~.unta' " - zr=. part. ~ ttte E edge at Vail e~tnette cttmpetitioac, the Sunday, lurre 6, $ ~:ot:ca `: rii , " ~.nme€ iedll embody the Antphrtlteater in Vat -~; < ~,m. TevsS aatc# Tuxes,, sp,.~,t and diversity or' the feva ?.7eyar Bail at 8 m„ ;<<i ins," paid evem p.m. at .: , and ;;~,,;~:,~, .t,kr Heatft etf t ua,i; ic,nz,l 14#ari:etin~. ~L ' = k d d '~'~ rc1~T21~S t:s ? ~ t: t3`l~"it~7L~'~ t~t 1 _ ~ ~ V: ~a Sunday. lures B:~ Gtosin~+ l ~ e ,vot c e har to ere- ate a schedalc that will T) ctClC ` IVf'.l~tS- `' t~'IE; I12C7t~1Z3t.311` ,. C~rotno€t as ' appeal to all types of out- ~ Gov t Mule at 6 p.m, dtaurenthu~iasts " ', $$G~$~ at Gerard R, Frarct , 7'he nghtry entertain- I nacnnizrt: Arnphi#heater went ;at the Mountain __---- -.- - . _ _ _ _. ~ . _~,..~ _ _ _ _ __.__..__ ___. __ Gtmics hicks aff on ?'hors- an Allmaat '~ hers ride day. 3un>; 3, with a !a:=~ riteiruttique L.A. .~t,n,+.:,~ ,;rofessional s, pr+~i~thy ~ "''srrcn street concert i^ Vait YiI- „v~tnountains. 7u,~.~ir. 5 . ,ttuasiasts a rs Haynes, alien ltrge by dre Hackensaw rele;~ed daeir award-ekio- ;dike Ftt>r invitee[ t< : a3f Woculy <nd ~irnm:~:~ r i49att Buys, art eight-member Wing debut album, '°Qun li- the old pnlyester sail r1bt~. 7 t~ h ~r,ci ;lebutedtn biuc s braid from Char- ty Control" in ZDOfl, foi- ebrate the snntater#ratte at 1995 with a self-titled Iatiesvitte, Va., that h~ , laved by the eommarcialty the second anntaal Teva- - uJhum oct Capricorn roared with the likes of successful "Power in 1Vtountain Bath Kecords and follt+wed up Caka, De La 5oui and the iYnmhers" in 2002. Since The 'CeF•a :t4ounu~iu with a heavy touring Flamuagl,ips. then, the band h7s .,xirtd f"aames a~itl go ut_; ~ittt a schedule. t?u hriday; Tune ~, hips ire=oily and perfCrnnsri t?o heal; on Sunday of=t>twich Tia:ke# fps 'ltr Gov't laop A,~r ;,it,x:; Jurassic 5 tn=~ 4La,per3 Tour .u:ri at acancet-tbyG~,c' ; 9.~1 a Mtilu e ..~ t. ~:_? i1,nw on e t}af' S(:l a? EIYe Iuord- h.<,UIIpacw7a. :E)nC~t4'I'Xt bile'&7-L ~l+ l;. i c.~'4' a[ 4.4 ~•: ~;:°,'8ita67gn- Amphitheater, brinoin!? tJn Satyrda}, Juuc ~. Gmr't ARu1e was e~eair ats tain~ames.coatt. I I ' I~ q[ ~ l I ~ ~ ~!.t '.i I L~ , D~ aP;t;F TCt : ~' rr, (~ , LI~~~~JL7 Ja~J ~ ~l~ F~Ct ~~Jf*-~S ~_.i ~~ i. i ~~ ~/~i n'1 }~_ d~`by f 71f~ _ , ~~~ y•~ '{ •~. ,~»r ~~~ ~ u~' r ~t ~~ nt",t h. ~ ~ .~~1 s'~ e .fir}+'~-y j't'Tti .~ 'S+' e 4 ~ 'l 'r. ~~' a~ ti F _ ,'~~ ~. 'Y-.', .~; ...~. ?`iE.. , . a . a.... _ __,Y __+- r p ,~~r V~~. i~'43L?:. ~~~I~~ `~l'`~~E~~S~~l~k ~~' i'~,' i~r Li~l~~'~~iRi.C`~ T Y". JUNE 3 2004 r~ ` j ~ w i rsc xxae w aFa sas vaildaily com ~ °`r e-ma~l:pawsra @vaeF'.=ilg.eom ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ - ~ - ~ - ' i9T01 1055- ~ _ ' I a £ 12 Z6 '~i llrf$12s ~.. ~_:FPS ~ .~ r ... - t~: T~, i ~ir t Partly lousy' ;. ~ ,~ } f F -t~ T6 iawAA ~ 6 i•~-ather, PAO£836 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~r~ . F :,.sr> >,~ ~ fr .~ ~ :~~~ «1<<r~ ll ~ l1~~1 ~,~~~ z ~~f ~~ r.,~~u1F! >> ~~<<~~~,~.~~~ ut aux u r ! itlut~an E;~l~ r ~, ti n: U(1'~ ~i „i~z?oca,~'~~t ~i~<I~~<'<.~t+le ~.~_ ,ifcl crnz~tr ~inresh> >a. ~~~~,: tltB~I%-etl ~ 7 ~'~L^Ir'~ClltO)i .)s (. ~'t ~.1,Lw to/*, e~liLr zj~_Sj'(/f ~~;,;rlP.Ct.,tfw C..'d,Ul~(~l r; ~ll'j~t In /LI't'1. ~71:5 ^ ~ r - ...__ ~ ._ ._...__..__ ___ . Pri ~ A3. .. .. , 1. t ~ ~ ' ~ ~f ~ .~~~ ~~ {{ ~ r M.~ a_~4 L ~ ,~ _ // {{ ~V ~~ - ~~/'Yl ~ ~ i~~` ~ ~ '' ~ ~' i ~f~IYli CC~ ~, AS; 1~ , - '? Qa ~ 3 ~ _ L ~ : i .. t , t •~ .- ''^ ~a ~ ; i ° / fi . .« ~ _ 3 Y b '- . ..~ ....., -. s.W..-..: . e. f L 1~., 1fF1 ~ I 1 , ' ! _ i. ~~ ~~ ~° Pie A2 -Thu^stlay, Surie`3, 2~1~1:.. - ~ inc vAIL OAtLY 9';`~ 5aa.0555,rvaildafly.cori . ASP~CI:.LE3~cJIEtYnFTHE;,S:~iLcTESS,RnC!7;;TIft6I'dzHISYE,:N'SQOi59~S c.,~,ir~:,,~,'~-. \: a . '~~ __~ r 'y Y ~T~' r~ . _ ~ ~ _ ~. ,. ~ f `~~ T ~ ~y Y F t _ h~ " „xa~ <' ~r r., h, 1 i } w~ t ~ r ~~ ~ ~ _ __1 ~.. ~~'~~ i ` ~ ~. w ~ ~ `~ '. ~.~~ ,.~ ~ ", ~r. ) ~, ++~~ty~ a t i+ ' a 1 i , _. ~ i ~ 1111 ~. ~ f~ i a, Fr ~, rYipc~ ti N ., r I i r~~t tin r: ,~nc ~ , H k~:~ Cu L xmtry Prz -, I ti ~~r C> t n Urnan proves nfs kayaking skills daring R mi fiR ~a t ~ the T vo P H~a;r <0 i3 flnalsm the Vail Whltewater. Pa4e. Urk_an -took home the Teva Mountain Games moo's rodeo chabtplonshlp: it ~ T ti ~ K ~ 1 ~ ~ ~I ~Q ~, T w IR..: . ,.. \ 10. ZZ l ~ "~A ~ ci ~ `~ !/" ~ tt ti ~' r , .. r r,,.,, r Clrmbfr llrn ELI. c_ieYr ifle~ ~ , hl. 1.1~ u r C.n ~ ~.. Lcix.r ~. `.lash 5., .;~ - A.e.~c9 f ~1 st V,111" during the dynoyctlmbing finals last year In Ya1YNtllago; co-mpetes In too exhibition try casting compotlc n ev ty x, i,i tti~ 2VJ3 Tcra. Bell wariascontl place infKe compebtlon, Gore Areok in 2aD3. ~ Bou7doSine competiiton at L`a'rt Athletic CWb to YaU..' ,. , . tUN£ 4, 2004 apv1U ly malt r rniitlni { ` L i j ~ ~ y {91G19c9-9555 to ,n t ..~ .~ ._ t.... J .._ ~..~~ ~ h / Y H h 3 1 46 ~ti il~lfly (.'pfTip1U I7131C ' 5 TOgC,it£( 4cc WoaiT¢r, PAGF 62~ G~ 7).e~ Feel r 9;rnii h ~ wtet er»t ! ~'kiri ; or-car i ~ ,~nr ul q s ut 11uirit I' rt sd~at ~r h~ j ~_ ~ ~ft~l ~,~rd I3<<r er' t rc<~. nY~~ru ,+<J~» , ,r ~/li ~~c Gi~,~?rl ~~rt (Ir~inrp+r nch;p~s l.a.,;r~ ~, a ~/~~appc,r .. rh ~i ~}.~~ <~ ts,, , ~ rar cmninn ~u` 70 ~~1 tt7~l~t ,~('t~R~ L,t _ l1 Iju ~0.73~~t~C1UCt~1Sf ~U~1f f r ('t~'U i'i!J (~Y!(' )~ P(P ~ PAGE A3 FBRS~ ~i~E.".~ ''tom' ; ~' ?. r`+7 `' ~~ ` 1 ' ~~~_ r` -~ ran .~ ~:f~~ ~•-.G- / '~.F ~rY.~~ __ ~ q . ~ 2 yW ry i .?' ~ I fit` ~-•~ ~ R ~ ~ 4~ ti ~ ! ~. i ;` y i ;r ~ i:. ~ , +f~F Y ~ ~ ~ ~i~~[~. ~~~~~. Prige P2 f r ~ to ~~ Z _0 ~- ~.7kE VAf~ DA1LY 6 'call l- , ri' ~ ~; y t_: - ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ it h..~y~ t4 }~" l __. ....._..... q '~ is }~ 7 ~ -~~+~' ~y4 ~, u rl R I ~ - ~~e ~ y ,.. ~ 1~>~ mina Levesque: in fom- ~4.- b_bs traveled to aho 4 r - ~` i ~3wd Chuteswome '_ ~~ - ~ - ~.~ `~" sass during the To i .A i rSi i, ,+. - 1L.. m ~.i n s ~ Tr r~ r1 `Y~ t ~ ~t 2.3 n ~ ~ --,. 1 ~. II y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ` . ?}, 1/. ter,- +l' t-~. ._ r '' i _ e r jib _ ~ i I ~ ~ ..,. ~ - ~~ i I ~. ~„ _ Y V - A F ` /' ~ 4 M.Y~~ ~1h ~:. ~ irk - ~ ~Y`_ ~~ ~- ~x _ i~..~` ~ '. j 'x~ ', ~I `-1 tt I ~ltt y .. f h ~I t .. 1 I ['w i [ tf _ ~~ .. ~ .~ -~ f 1 'rt. T.:-. C T .i t ~t _t.-~-i'~'I(P InL r'i lt4 I.. c - ,J 1: r l ~. -.- _.- yr» .:..,, » ~.Y W,. - 4 .~ .-..: 2_ ~ ~'. -. ^.~' _ . ~~ ~~IY~~ CS:ITt S[Ctint+ __ . FR~nav, ~u-vE 4, good .--~ _._ ____ Friday. Jade 4, zGD~t -Page A31 i lYloaniHlO Pt115e, d52 ^ NNL, 43~ ~ SCOreITOard, A39 h ~. ~' Current national champion raftilYg team of Vail ~falle '(C1Cai5 V." ~ ~fi~ ~;hute Raft PtlddleCfoss Hy Nate Peterson Tl:i; •..~w nc:+vurTa k~< nat hsax~ r ii xh, bni h<n~ you xtart_ A[ Irxat if,.-.; c cax~^ at c L7uwd i Paddie- Cbte+, Thur.~;.~> ant ~t€:c oth;aing day of uanpct Hiatt $~r ;he Trc, icwnhu0 liamrx, 3fie IDrca-:ca:a thtal na the ^.ivr 5tretc,: , ._ _~ ,. ~ rd Chm - ~ t~. p~~.! of local rc~x,nrain-tt+w„ c.nns, with Balrud the ~ Ball of Yo. it finishing ah _~..ct of ldah„ spring+' C'Icar Qc~~k Rafting- . "Ihr cu ctiitt=n wax awe- - ~" Hrh , dr; S SaR's Chip ~ ,. ~ - ~~ e .rf 1 -;=v;g gets it , t i r ~>:: z ~.~ ends up ...inning. F t ~ me Ham- .. . i t- { .t. chute _ • i m I z .i t: h.;y#.: n to th - +,~ .. i dt .r.. <_ a ate. .. 1.,. Ck ~o, ., . ` :. _ i 1 . f ". bail Oai•r . ~ t` a6: ` tg up "°' r,, hkw the 8 E. i a. ~ ~~. thraog~~ n tnftwitent stretch at whkawater in Thursday's p.,,:o i~hute RaR PaddleCross. ' mn a . -wtinu~l to P.,,at dnwneiver after cmxsin2 the finish as ore team rnemhr'~ "Mongti' Nc,dcr - is currrnuy C:au1e} Rtva. heing chic to race on their ?tome cttui:d sensing position. -.creams oI disgust xs#r vxl atT in trahtine to d.f°nd their "7hic race is 'rasianlix auxt near. "I7te higher up you zrt in ibc ~'s waltc nstic+nai whitriw -. 3r ~~h, h vxrd pntrtiae," Bunr~;arlr Said "ixie--ail watts pretty :nndt as time trills, the Setter oCf yau're krha~~ Rice from i'I°ur Cterf-. they wen la.' At g ,n- - f rr. parse definhef}' helps lot „°~ uial raft guide, for three going to he when it 'co¢us to J .u,a,l~.al gant erns" Camay F':`hile tlti;g a t : ~ c ;aces n n9ute >o,ne of the s:ufY' that dv,,.iem aanpanies #tere- in dte th-ting tlru {teat races; ` C':vney a.:i4. 7hey'ra 1r. ~ss tmr nerve- ahead for [he tam osn. w 'r rmg to da later in the seed. so wa ate s,ut fdelz: a:;ndy :aid.'°$ct, wa won dta Tinto trials, ae> out there dad rn.:y did reallx lag xeavan, l'hnrkla} . t t•.a .: As Cur aF plneeman[ in every adrer day ° i?o5a sold, which set r4a up for exh !Eat reel! But. ante we ern through an impan:mt ane. 171c team will u~uon a}s, we get m eee .vba "Berausa wr live claw by_ wr race. lYa gni to choaxa the land the bsule (ar the :'tat[7 we st:atad use the tint-pltwt prire mangy w=: kl rte racing against, which can cauta aver lard a r wak that wo wanted at hr in. That r.,aing away, and ouca w<~ to fund uycomi id> :.tt,iaxtitixv witl fie Clear Crrrk." and dn.7 pr;;ctice rt was tha r9ght hand kana alnng 1 urd awry we ;ed itre whale drip-:- Ttte axprr '. of Facing C,..: ~drantagc e - t Pixel- the right bank and that seemed tt> ,'!,-. t -aek way i ,~,caltc~hlg, ~~itl'If~~t W7C~t5 ! _,, ,r.-h. br the Eggert taday:' ''R!e t-tare behind iSehind tha „c lath ra:mxs vial .ettan aft. t eg .said thin ~ most hail - teamrttates Carney. nua„~rous tinter hezore theattin¢ Admhtadl}; ane ed the impatt.!,u iactar in tR¢-ing up Cnnrat7 .Nate F.ever~rn at ail! i Iht+e, IIen IIuta<garlr_ A1tha back to Wes Yrginia this ttdo'antagax far $ehand llta g hall the win ws daing ,:,rt in the l$fi-O.f55, r_r7. !r/!N, or rid Y-mad R_ id, Todd Toleilss and Chas August Gx nadonafs otl the. on 1Ytursday was the edge of time trials sines [hat d'atarminrd at fperessrin C~rui7dait}~.conc ~-lolcombe and Fain cruise t~c~ wlns in Dagger Open. Eagle-Vail's Brent t ng r terry p d li _ Redden takes the .tanm¢ th.U h .q~ amateur race for the ~ ad ,r h ~- t ~ 1A .. tt n ht g z, [ 1 1 t bugging rights over ,ta snnteanl ~a, , hrs roommates ,n,-x:d. ~ ,.~• ~~ tr,i -. n the , ~ r. n ~k By Nate Peterson t ~ a dough 1 k- t , nt. UatcrSw¢ts N`ntYR womut pro wiRn i t - l.t:.. '"t` . and uu got same I t Y.r.. ~~`~ "~_r Th n n bk>Ld in the w n as n 2.150 Had c :~ dill: ~ ~ ~ _ , Thuptiay D. per Open r_sl. ovely. ~ t _ ,: akiny finals sea C: -d f h.,u;. i, if you ucn U u,r Rc-d~( ~ ~ ~, Stmnnnn Catre t! 1~ I L I G til, ~ t the womrn s t -. t. H t 1 a, H t~ sk 1 ~ - ~- iv;xYden drew ~ tl ar you t! V ~ ~ ^;.. amat yr fin.il t ~. i . h 11 y uiltfien ! the ,4ad Andrew Ht .i ] I steer final wtth you 6e w:u lust Cold t• ~?f n h: ~7 m not atr:ud ~t >omc- ' f~ "-"` ' S n c pro fin I , I rd Rtddan , ,krtgit .l of 7asse h1 i C ri, I t .: h z.turing t 1, ,,.ads ~, i -. t and Hale t h .: i ~ wig tha f ntsh line. I ur dose eat wh , - ~ :, fierce Nolcambe wan the mews pea First day al k ak z ?ar_,ition at r'rx~a by stanivg ofi an the tar Iafl. 1 6,;: Teva Noun[av larrxs. after earring his placa in the find ~...... .. ~$th seers siarCrng crux ins slatting <wt fmm iha right bank. a„ ~~airy~Shano " a~ a<t pack at the r"~n ~,t the chew:, tia ;•aia he chow ehe sett side Pro Pasidler Htc 3m 'r nvq 1r.adnd, ~ ddlns hard with Ne]c PoberaJ and '. he @nfah !n hiss ;;nfa .. u-..nst+ar of-um * ,;;..o left the „. S.-r /ya„7 pag,• 1.i7 du- tg Thursday's o.~sr Open at tl-~ Tzva Mauntain Games. vazt nazty THE VAtC DAILY 9'70.949.0555ivailcfaily.ccrin ~~~~~~ ~ ~ of ~ - -- :a, i<' ~ y'~ I ~ $' .r' ~i =! ~. ~ ~ t N i ~~, ~ III -' ~~~ f ~ ~~ j __ Spinning down the the Gore Creek to Vait Village; Dam Piano sets hls'eyes on his next move during: Teva Pilountaln Games'East meets V>lestKayak Radeo. ~~~~ ~~~s ~I~~~ ~li~ ~~~~r~ ~n~~ D:~u . Sc~t~~ RFrr,m' U.~~.R.E_Tllealth}~ Lilt. ,hills tduaaion wrth 9? 7 F11 'fh_ 7e{~h5~r ti~~n~ 1 t<i 7 ------ progi:2minlocal~:~reascliuols: ['her,,ce p.m.Sundayafiem~xxtattheSapphire Por the t'~rst time since the i.ue ~~ill he trtxn_[o~~<?~~th recier~tlrmai and ftestauran[ ua Vail Village. °_ l~$Os the original hill clii~tb course-- licensed rcxtd Cyclists. Vlinners ~.: ifl he The eimetria(,t iIl start ;ic I0 a.in. ~~n r,dderi h}~ Greg Letnond. Ser~~trd Hrt- croi~~ued.ip s~~e arocrp atzc#,r.+<itia ~xiie- Stiiiday in the heaiY of V,iit 4iilage, atdf, I]avisPhinney andotlter leeencls eoies._ ` u:tvel ~ilong South Frontage Roatf ti tzh the >pozt - ti~tilt he uscd fir l15~rt ~ Th~~ .year's top cli~~~lrr~s will tx _ ~c~st Vail Maxi t`nish at tha end of the Cycling Competition at he ~CK31 "ie4~a awattl~d $1,5t~ intach---'nlgnkwit;~z old hail P ins hi~hu><<q~ aiE de sae:, ~.~tount<<in Crames to Vail. ~. tiistincfivc Vail Hii}J,Ctirnt+ch.:~npion's ~ Aiunher picl.up and day-oi-cite ~~ The Vail3'assHiU ClimbTimeTrial wind i~e5i t~~seitch c..tegnryt~l%toty. Alt regi,traugr'opens at S a-iu.`und rum ~~ ivtU 11e a lleuLfit furthe E agle-County tianicgutLS will bz eligible 1'or pries io through 9; I ~ a.m. on the deck of the Sheriff'4 T?tpauur~e~if and t~~giv~,iiawayataslxciai.i~+~~~t-dslriny Sappli.eKctitauumt_ v~ nay °THE VAIL DAILY 970,949.0555,vaildaily.com ash, ~.~as and 1~~~a:gi :rights. ~°~vi ample 1~cetly I-rom page A31 tzecause he nearly ended upn third-. ,place in tIte earlier qualifier, after ' falling behind in the beg,in.ning. `.`(Starting from the left side) actu- ally turned out a lat better tltai3 l thought it was going tv,", Holcombe :aid after his win. "1 had the same ;:mount of speed as everyone else, bttt I had an angle on Them a little bit, so I _~~ -uld out to the right in front of their, hu:cts and edge them out." ' Fatix wan. the women's final. easily :.~ she too chose the left-bank start . and cruised t~ the t'tnish line bander ~:. i th. nearly a 1 tl-foal lead. Fc~r Na. ~ tiaistier Carroll things didn`t ga as ,~~iaothty, as she earned a i'at, bleed- iitglip iii exchange for hear second- I~laoe 5300 chect;: "This race was pretty tg~,ressive" . t';arrall said. "In the fiirst sand, I took. a paddle io the wrist anti it totally ~? <: ~niide mr' thumb numb- In the [;et`.ond . round, i tcx~k a paddle in the face. It ` wasn't intentional, ~ we were--just aN ea11y grouped ug together and it.split ~xiv lip. It should heal up prctty:quick- Iy °, 1t 'ain't over ttf it's over Racers •sn b<?tlt the pro and antatertr 'races .agreed that this-year's course 4vas better than previous yeeirs, since paddlers. were forced [a go around ono of two b€coys on their way dative the rivet'. The busy dilemma made for more strategical }ilatming; and mare unpre- dictable finishes: "I gat the quickest out of the ga, add. then •tt felt like I~ was miles in front of the tither guys: '..said atttatetir racer Randall Stone." .Before you kna~v it these g€iys were blowing right by me: I took the. first obstacle, and these guys took the second tine. Maybe. next; time l: take the, secaiid on€e instead of the tirst one." Stone wasn't to[> upset <tbattt end- ing up in foui~tli pt~tce after hss quick start. Nearing bib No. 34 on what was his 3~ttt birthday, the Eagl€;-Vail liical said that winning u~as one thing. Enjoying. a great day on.the river with his, friends was another: "We'll da same .,celebrating tonight," Slane said. `"But, we've got another race tomorrow." The:men'.s pro final also featured same exciting jot;keyiitg. Holcombe's hlast,oit oL the start earned bite his win; but =ttte battle far second x[nd third place wits healed, a_s .Paberaj and Jackson ceded the second-place ~ttish and the $500 check. that went with it !o Jesse Murphy. "J was ion. the far right. which yvu Think would be kindvf an advantage, because it's kind of in [he current," lvlurphy said.. `But, the rrutre direct lime is on the eft, and the other thtce got a head start an iiie fratit the start. 1 figured that the, only -way ,ta get ahead .was to tarigle these [too up (Paberaj and Jackson): so I,was driv- ing on their sterns trying to get them to catch an eddy or 1oSe art edge or something. It turned out tv happen for me. They fully got caught up and stuck an each atlter, and T was able to pass them by: Erom there, I ivas just trying tp stick with Andrew Holcombe to make sure t at least..gat- a second." More kayaking today - '1'he paddling action anttinues today ~ with the Paddlea 112agazine Extreme Creek Race. vn Ilamestake Greek in Red Cliff at 9 a.m., followed by 'Teva Pro Rodeo Qualifiers 'at 3 p:m. in.Yail Village and then speed irial~~at5~p.tn. Gaiitart Nate Pererrnn at 949- ()SsS, ext. d()~4, or . L~ia e-rnctil at npetersar~ C? vailclai ly. cute ~~~~~®~~ ~ r ~ r IUNE.S ~^G0~ _ ~ L~1 ~ r r=. ,mod _ _ ~. y ~.. _.._n r t ~. ~L:., .~ .u c~ ~ /'"~. ~' ~ .,~ \ %'".~ ~\ 'rte { \ ~ ~~~ f ~ -~ 3 ~ '. `] 'jt'• _. r 1~ ~~ ~t ~-• ~ ~ C.~ .... ~ ~ ~ E ~i it : ~ 1 (~ ~~ .. .. ,~.. ,.. ..., ~,. .,~ ~iF,irt ~.. ~ _ .. ~ .. ~? ,'. CJl 'S/ y.~ii yh '" `w ,i I ,~. ,; 'a ~' ~~ •..` ~, :~r {~.~F SF% hYJ. f~,xt Fh. ~ .~ 7 y~~ S- .A /. ~ ~ Y ;X ~< ~ .,. t- n!V~ ~~ : f f ^:A~} /w -y 1 i ~ ~ ,~ 1.s pee €?r ~ 1 ~.~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~?~~ ~~ ~, i { :x~~ I L~ _ ~ ..{~... . ... . .... .... . ... _. _ ___ __. _.. _... . T>Irr C;r ,dt { ~.'.+,r~ ,.~ ry IIOm ( rest of fl -. td ^r°,, s Cunnt; !h~~ P, r+1_r ih.¢Ir^_ Eitrun Lrc"~'~, R.ice bt. Hone ~•st u~ Cr~~~,.k F .ry rc!o^f i,. Hrr l: h ~!, cl, th in ,1 c na. which ~~ ~xrt2 of tic Tcca '.1~urT~.a ~. ° _. P ~In~; lrla In V;JI ails-,tir~kr•nd Sr,yr;: -.A' i1i17~ v~ nay Pain: tl2 __ THE'/nlL DnILV~ .. - .. LOC~]L & REGIQN e Ff?ffnt~fV w roverage on thu ,~ ~~~ (d1 ,` ~ s~1 A 1 T,va Mounialn ~ Games, see pa~;e• --~~,~'~' .~ ~.. A?O and A23 ~` °:~ /~~JFA] `~~i~pR ~ ~ i t~ayakers and water-sport enthusi~~sts converge ~ 3 ~ }'° `~"4 ~, , r play two of the Teva Nioeintain dames k ~ ~. "' Kx ,' '"L ~, ~ <~;~; ~z [ ~. -. I T ~ ~ R+'n ~ : N~ ~l~~ ` , r ,, i fy ,~`S. ,, _ c N , ~' ,r~rP ~~ ~r~Y% ~ ~~, v t,~'? aV Syr ,nt J I / ~ ~s -~ - ~ .~ ,~ ..Y~{ ~t~_i. kl I:i'.r -_il ~; hY r? ;i th-ic N~'il h~'~~i ~i r( hlln n ~~1 illy __....___ - -_._.:, ____ __ ~._,~.~._ ... _ «^ • _ pl,:< v2 i ,~ l:i~ h Cni.^ cf 1:1 .."G Rf~.~, .n ~i r.:;sta kc.. J~.~i YI v n p~rfi ~ tr~c~ F:i~1;i4 Ir•. l I V~''..i, r ~ t~i~ rir_n4 ~~a h,iYaN Rrxlco V~.i.~:..~ f ~. ~Y ~i '~ -}' ~Y (>krR~ ] >t~,: P f Yi y ~'l~c ' , I ~4.t.' ~ L t ~~ ~, °w'[' I Go,_>.'r 'ioi ~ .d , ~ T.a: Errnur ~, Cdlc th~cnt h ~i , .~~_t ~ of FS rnr ~ Crcck after hstting,the'~abi hig draper M© PaBdiec Magazine Ektrem&~Cir.+ak Raco Prid~y mr.,m6~.;r. led Setby takes a deep breath after paddling out ofi 2hs spray; below the first big drop d~inn tho E.rtremeCreek Race oo`Hnma~:~kaf rk'=rfriuv r^~^;r ~ ~, ^~xed tenth in the weot;)amas~McteuA lnoks~atiaad tr. tn~.~n ,p d~rl,v,'I:a Est n~-Creek ki~h~ltl on Homestake CreekPrfday mnrnfng. ~ T~ F Y. ~ r,. .~}? - i ~.. _ -4 ~~ T ~'' .-' ;" t.6"s~ ~ ri ~_ YS ~., L ~: ~~. ~.~ ~~'~~ TN£~AiE. pgtLY 7. .V~ -, t ,+ s Nations{ League -,." ~ ~ _ ^ gmerisan League A21 ^ Scor b rd I' ~~ : e oa , - .. _._ _.~_. -_ _.._..,.~~._____.:.- -_ __ SATURDAY, JUtVE 5, 2004 _ __ _... _- - Paddlers face a i -- __ _ - -- - ~ • •, -~ - _ .. __ ---- €~c~n}` outing at , ttTe Extreme ~ ~ v Creek Race at •~•~. ~ '_`~~: Homestake Creek ~ '= ''a ~ >i s , , Friday x ~ ~ asap. ~ ~ ~'*', ~.~ By Nato Peterson ~ ~ k'r - .: ~'~ - }JAI'_Y SR is Lf H!TS. l _.. ~ . f,%~. . ~- ' ~ ^ ^~ ~` rv 3hcr. au sh,e ties ! • ~! ~ ~ ttr anent am tg thr ~'~ 4' - a r + ` }'~ v . - ° - 1 .v pad llLai ri. h,¢ dare) ur h, d wn .hc• ~t - - - , '~ ~, -~_ . ^~ TapidY 41 N-Yemtt •3d 1 ~ ~ .y ~ ~ ~ h ~ - Cccek Fnc+a t the P J- Jlir ,il»E Zlne r clr Ille Creek Rae ` la'ith urn iff waters ~ a~f 'f, a'r t ~? ~ ,, ~ ~~~ ~.q.3 {} ~. ~, _ .~ ~ ~ Y 1 ~ q'' qr.~ ,fi'r' ... x 4 -. ! ~ '"..>'/ ,a _s ~ ~, ~~" _ r ~ t -• { ~y . .fi ,~ - d,,~ rvcnin=; I s nd ~h .ry s ~,~ +k^' i ~'be.dk-.a ~ -s , ~ rucks nrt-mina hr h.cnn d.:i,rr.< vn.n less than ~ - ' _ _ u.~..:,a. t J ,.~ ,r ~~ av .ai .n- s.. »~te.: i~ • ~ _a . k ideal fvr smcath ka<ub , n, x~rr.,. -~ ing, but adcynate cnoui:h t -nvinar the find of - e- padJ'us to drop in soil - -' - ,x~'- ~ c.t<xte ibr the s•tsh prirca. rJVC r ni utrssn a< I ~ _ . Atn1 t-s i o st.}purl Lhn ti i! gaLne a ~ the IS ~ to tttxy got this ye..r ~ , ~ acd it wn ks" :andn•w , ~ fiokvmBe xatd, the v,Lr.- , ` nc: of the men's pro -._ ~ race. "I#T w9s drfving B ~ t `' - - 7hls.l pruh.tnt;~ woalwi [ __..._. -~__- - _ _ ._,~ ____ - _. Stop. BUj >V n 7 n i[ rilL~i'iGo ^wPn "T ' •- - - ~ wuai'itiRuAI,9.OtLV+.93Ca'. :MtChaai FrLmtG4nn a+r, ......Y......._ .v........~, ceeaa frnm::..lAo -a.rruv. M,'.tS.u,.....-.....'~... t_ .. ~,. Bee. 4Pn make it Uaii Fla>yyCara~ Sawn ut,~.i€yau`uegMa Alkfphaot Edmisfn» emergtte frorfx the spray ,t:-.,tuck h's afu•ag~s pdneath the first Gtg drop fn ifia Paddler i i- Magaxlne IFJLtreme CreeN Race held on Added annpedmr tio~estaka gook FAday martting. i Stnraex 3 wnoldnY , .un dnv cuaA 6ne lint. But, ky s t,ash blew thr fan vaost< where rock,' HnPcnmbr: slid, k¢.,, }rrnpfv Ldt ttte wsror a'us explud "CJtrvrnnsh" you ou not , s. ing n!T the rock {the third- ,=~dng to he able tt: ga nsei pv[3e4tf to-hsat traturce nn ih xb n! h the whop et*ursc .( r <utsY castsrsrl. f pntnned it t h ~.rh. r t+r h icing tL.. arniRg my bast and it broke .. _ I h.u ~. a prety _ i :~ t t, rtf giant Tuxte in fl. 1t 3 u .ti I .: nx~rfradon. + > r ,,. n leaking prcUy bad, but t3v;, to ' r;At is U46 t„adittg ! ] e - dl f f~:: ~ sntah encwgn course i ,u,xl !e nod pnionittg a i .t ,! i i r,:I i wasn`t tan roncrsvcd L s¢mk X7U can no on kiae I . - ~ . t ,-,. - I „~ spemt some. qv,^Iitg up, €c and stilt get n li[dz Bit of u t .r,r ~, d [ ,,,. ... .town tima^ end then 4 .Bad 6onnes off a rock, A '- .. e :..r..nn coded up vnd #inishd tM couple of these r:gnas a i uuo . ; u 1 pi ,h tl rest of race." defzmtei~ u hate I h -e if dtc r u^idt his 1'hc 6uat r3 us doCu ¢t '.1 Ifip f ~ .in. t Mnndx hr°' °c rvtrMing ti!/rcAeJ toes. roU're e n hn.. >uu r._! t>;ich up to !"1 pnddlu to Amides the trump vvd ytitl ;ut stncA prrn}. tinlsh tnc tacr,. grind drat was flit€ay'x yt.ick1};" "'t lust Pound myself ra~e, %he twv:r eum;xtnarry i0chlyd k6elly. "`Nhcn I pinned, and f'd already who ntacageJ to makr i! kK;ked at this course, is lost a bunch of dine nt the Through the gnuntkc3 with Lhe Buck of m. mind 1 w _ top,"' 5turgen said. `5a, 1 the least amount of Turk- pretn• happy he: ac it wax hkn 'Screw it. f"rn ruhhiag were NcT!ctnnhe txxx{ !r¢t tlghtwe.y.,tt nt }naE gang to pall enyenlt and women'. pro u~tnaer teahnit nl. 1 c.m do that ovt of hCre.' 6's deS¢rirely 7iicky Xellv. purity wrfl. 1ssat+ry, you're kind csf lurk of ctrl draw Nnicexmtx, tN' Bryuin rot to hoer year eyes nut nee, ices hard lxceai r Cits•, t~.C., frnisht'd with lcwkiag. lvitcn a tot of pwnp' mneh cnyhc>dy ran thr fastest th.r of the day praplu paJdfe fast Ihcy screxs op here or get lucky at [ m¢nutc, 13.75 cec- bore their 6svd dcHa. But Cos."' Dods, ahead of Andres today )•i u hod to hutit Cane crf thrxc wntx ,5pinn Sntith i 1: i4 49€ your ~yrs up mtd i-oking 4 wk n`t as Lveky as and Brnd hr dJ~n n~ueed Ynv w rni m hart n ~• Stvrres is Tommy tLa6,!i? cvmbm'tioa at p ridiing Nil "se, na mhiaily Rrily .^acfEt cdgrd our reaf}a f f mid then t ~r [nought ne was potting Jessica Ki!r ![:37.21} aril :n L; it doe.:n at the rte" to~ethcr a solid rnn anti' Brooke h4itLg:r tL29.G3Y tiine° t' he nn~-di ei r~hr ini+ i by roar n tt« .ru!~r, iu }{, E ~ li i }. t vy i rd., t.,6 u-1 Oa••dr- fl t !c 'i wax frci:.ig prcty `"fhr -!efo.r thing Cr nc..t t, a•. Y f`:. " tnmi~ ariuait}, f had m' I:nia;y nr, m,.a n ,, srr t,ra of 4d4 [ri"5 , .t 6P.Y. nr toad r1¢rY;6" NUlekc satd. !s rmnue!rnf tm• nnnanl .:.r ear! ut xnrrrr- "SuA fez xctne Lrauu,, i of lirt .w that }mo ha ,.,n t=•~,.;U,in;h•.. nn: A ~ r f; t ~~~ ~ ,3 : - v ~¢ t a ~ 'r z ... ~~ ~' ,H,~ . ^. t » ~ Andrew Holcombe resurfaces aHer Mttictg schat ~.sas said to 1,>r the mast teclrnfcat droll fn the course. Noicemhe HniShed first in the Paddteereok Extreme, ~ ~ ':~ ". ~-:•~ ~ ~ - ~. SATLERDAY. JtJH~E 8, 2404 ~ ~~,i~-1~~ y i~ . neugten. a~ ' ' ^ Bit6iRRR%, n%' R: - - -., s1i'eatlrer. aG~ - ~, ... v. , ~yra'T-t+tu: idnm% :R ~~' : P.~,.4rs ' wc:, PJ"i (f.n'i„ a?n;n ;: d. ~ ..1`~. Su:idar ' .a.,':3ti f(1t<I ;ai3•id•,.tXPtl'kY t4<kecs can uu a,:a'c1~eE¢E ,! ~ t~ py;,x,;?:ACV,n .~ ..' '.'Gov't Mule rocks the Gerald t »d ti E~rsa i .md "ITx: Deep Ead Yr6r nz !-"~ -- ---~- Pord f}1(71 ~'lit~iec9ter SUilftB - r hone t {3ev t'~4!ile's vnfma 6ansist X11 n t }3 y Wexrdy. The tun alburis were rcardcd at ~~.`~t'~~?.fil. ; ~ ~ ~ Saenger.77teacer in11'ew Orleans sod fc ~irrre - _ r" . ' ' cnil rMn nions wnh soma n! t'rocdr s mu t r. ! - r By Andrew Haley 1 ercxs mchx me ~r for Rcu n i ck C e ly, _ t)rti,.i.kL 14'<?-r:~ t,cs L m;ci Ch r Squ TmY Le m, ~ ~ r ._ ;~~ --.--- - R x,t,n~fRe,.,ic, Jahn S:.ofreld Uarrd Gr m.n ?" °,.'4 =~' _ s , if thcr'e art av. EU t b, :t bard »a~re, and HrU C:na ~, i .r{y ~'"'s y Ct.v C4luN ha is be vni_i }, tlct,pumt rr,en Havoc -caretr hts beet +cl~bcatt<I «rd E.. ~ :~r~ ] r. ~i -~. ,J'ha.bnnJ wu goes xi a x srdc }retest stouud a t as Ho dot. his t r t br L..: k wuh I S 1~"YE. " ~ ~ _ of rlLtnan Bruthe.t~ ~~ nl s ~arrcrt ifa}nc~, Do+vrd AtlyfCr~e in 198t). W<.y.ie> m~i Dickev '.,;'i"r"~y~'' a t+s":r Cut the nrt rap ha. a°med a reputati.m zs one. B ~tts and Gn,~ Alhnan'aud txx.ao»e a mcmlx~r .. -,. ~ '. . .. ~, e ~ • _ x tcuri»g roctc most solie gets. m 1984.:4nd rn is'93, Go: t'~Sule fermcd. ~ ` - "~' ~~ - ; Crov`t [vhr e iutuxs gexrd, old to 1ut?ued One of the a- wns N'. rr+.r• n ;o pvpul3r is ~ - :;..,~~y nk6 ri rail wth blue,, J:vr anti some t~tly becausavf ,hc. mcsic.,i opennes }'oa find th t fi ~ti,t;'" }}~ ;, ax}x..ra.ced rnrpr +. tnanon as a clvsrn finale m bhres an:i ptrr mu.acians, bat in rcxk u s -9 r - E ~~.a °•l for the Ceva 'staunt •?n Cams nn S xl;} at ratro nil Lour - "' r ~- r F < rr<.`d Nord !lniphtmeaier in 4ari- ta. ( i',bts. an OJ.kt(wmu imd r met Haynes iur- _ ~ ~.r ~~ . irr ~ iq„ 1} pre»'~ wnrkw'ith~the Oi'kev T3etts t3anci. ~~ { r ~., _ '; .,.4 tt : _ JS _ Haynes hvkix doen rn th~ guitar acid sirgi He has "mademusic,wiHt M1tohtit~se, ex-Kniling~. ~, _~ *~ '_-t ~'~ , t• [rte mnzs, original mzmber ~'i'tatt Abn plays Saines eui[ari -t'vhck Taylor ar.4 Blus flvyd. ~ ~ ~ ,~` ~ ~ .-~, the4mnis. Danny Louis uckics the keyboards Lvuis wii:_d thz gmupywu yea+< ago, bnt - t and :lridy }icsswmiss out en the bais. the ne:vesn m:.nrbes is Hc*s - prer•ioudY ''~ . •~~ . r.. "i hops we makc.sorne new friends vat there: ~ regarded far hrr :vork with The. Black Cro:veq " .,,,: • - • 7Sten artl:twnt.wc'ic finding outtieh'ts.in a sit. Jam Osbuct{s~ arcl John Se.oKtc14~-- who ~ "Lri SFh:^f^•tr..__. _~ a.~y.e' ,? .., union uvhe t people dvn t know wu v lien mi jinn d less than t pear ago - „~ ~~ th sceno ti r I(1 y ars," 5iur C.tnus. "~t li y hear At first, when J Joined trx b tot,, I fclr a nte4 ':; r ~ ~' ih;. music and lo.c tt; which is great: ~ ~ro res~c;t the~Ieb,.rc.y nF i+Il the }ears.prirar txr my a°~ •`'4 r M ReminLscent of The band. Gov't Mute h:is invvlvzrrtent But n wcaAt.ct 'xtter if f thdn t '~ ~ ~ ~~ ~" y' ti ix, n known in a wise vnre;ty of atrt'3s~ «s a tbntk aixmt dr.t nd Just plny~xi 'a`rid I,.ovts 1""' ;,t mo5r.ian's bmxi, vrg:mirmg a staggering rAxrn opzn at dtc ~Foni Amphitheater n' ! - th .~ ~ - 't ntnimof reared c liatxrrvuons. ~ Sundat ut p m. in Vail. (:os't ;Slate hits the ?""' -. ~ _< _:. ~, ~" t Some uC 41ules *ot st a 'e Fr n Da 'c st tiwr ar ti p.rn - ~ 46 ~ £~~~ Schdvls rHtdc prend Print. Geoat. Pt.aer bur rm)ie »dornutiiar visiz'.:ww.w.iA:vr_ ~ ~ '" ir, f/!'Ini D1et¢ry, Osetl Cturbrbtge (,aihnan maunbcirtgarnes •bnr. ~ ~ °. ~-- r - - --~• - --~ --- - ~. -- ---- ".flrcnhers Band} and Greg Rrab (Jimmy Pagz, ~ ~ - - ~ sr~iai to ins sally ~--Budd}' Guy.). .Arulrsw Hartry cmr be reacher.+ ar SW9- Gov't Mule is set to play the Ford Amphitheater for the closing floats of The basil's most rzcent albinos, ""Chz Ikep Jos;, err. GJfI, ro~ ar nluuleYfe+taitadity.cnrn. the Teva Mountain Games at 6 p.m. Sunday in Vail. r Vail Daily x.. _ ~ Food as ~ B _ ~ Business en © ~ a Ydedther, :. _. ~ ~~~'-a ~'~ 1NEDPdESDAY; JUfVE 2, 2004 - , ~_-- ___ ._.. . ~""t tfi.~`~ ~~~ -yam ~ __ ......_, rr , L• ! u - 1, v G ~ i iJ ~l ~ , ., ~~ ~ ,. ~1IGIIT I ~~ ,;- , ',~~1 ~',U 'E"J9,L1':L ~ti_SF; DUF'~N!~ T~.'a ' l~;i':T11'~l ~:_ ~ _ - By C~ssie Pence ~ ,'"" rrr~,~i _ i ` T. t ~ ~ ' F r ~ ~~xl ii lJ 91 a rr: T ~ - sr.r : b~ r r ! ~l i ~ : ~ n1: 9 1 ~: F .° ` ,i ?._ '!} is t h P 1 ~n ~' ~ x~~ Gc t n` ~ l m. : l t e a 1. '~' ~~ Cpl i tl t e i t n 11 ill : _ ~. ~ ~~ ~ 1* Jx i s i r 1 d i. ri. .j ~ ~~ ~ I¢:. ..i . :~ c ,n i..i ~~ us.Vi ~,~' ~~. € ~ ~ !' ~ i f ~. Sotmds of the games ,,r 4 ~,. .~fr , , ,1 t t -}' : ~ 1. L iT ] 2 ~ da a: 'w1;" ~ i ~"'.~ ~`~ ~~ ~ yy!! p.ii [h fv:. tr~ t n crt ul II; ~ ~. Y ~~Sr '.~_ fcnn a the H A .~ Pi .ns P, . 3 ~ ~ f3}rci 4,rtmip n o .r1 Fin~F, .iaa e ~ Br: ~~, . "Y~ _ 1~° ,~~1 1 h i~l~~ i~ ~ h re: t : ~ca fiat ~~~ _ .~' ~~~ ,~ ~;:. n. 1 ~ aiiu ( r ~,~. v. - ~,,'r ~ 99 ~ i n ~ .i c hk nd of~,~ ~ ~~, ai ~ ~: ~<e ~ ?7 - tar t B ;d f t of J L John"m ~'~- ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~'~-1_F_ rtrr fay n ~ r. p n cw. 1-c r. th ~ ''"S. _ ~ ~ ~ .97~ ~~' t r i C ~ f f ial~l• I'i;. ,JC~It ~ 1 ( it it t i i c 1 "nt~e ~ ~ - ~ ,. Cis ~ ~ 11 ~ p if r f ~ t 1 tiun,i~ ~ ~~ ti.°'~3.' S` ~' ~ ~" .~}~ Tc ~ ~ ti J ci ~ ~ it ~ b1C A' ~[ aH ~,~~ ~ ~yy,{. H,. , k _.. . i _ , Ciu.6_i..l;i;a.ir(Soup..;14,d VeerTa.d ~~ ~-~ +' ~ o~ -~ L.~: •. .737-t~~t Chcnxt_nd yv-Ri iri cnujnre t>> ~ ..,..,., _ ~'te o~~~ ,. d:at :~c~lls .hro,: e a_k cr.: in, him. .Each year the Teva Mountain Games testivfUes inci~rtle theTeva Mountain Ball attho Tap Room and,SancEoary in. Vail V74 h.,~p hc,i i, .c nI} ~6~,^._~: i :.~~ ,uii~il [:> la~;e.Lhst year,afh3etes and spectaf~rs danced the ni~Ya»ay wearing theta Rest mountain formalwear. "in., sc c. a~' die m <ic ;~i J .Wink fcn v~ nay 7HE.VAIt ~A~LY 970.949:055 jvai~dailyco€n { ~ A~lflft$9 ~ BALL ~; - rMr ` 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I, ,~, ~' ~ ; Y `. A i ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~ ~' ,~ r `~ ..~ - p1 i Y i,~ '' °~ 3;~:; .»~ ? F.~ y~~. _ ~ t '~' r ~ ~ 3-~`~ n~ G ~ +: ~ T,{.~_. ~ f ~ ., i ts.;C,y+iz~ f .,H ' ~ ~ ~i,~ ~ r ~ is r .; ~~ ~~~ L ~. s Sr. 4 ~ k - ........~~ ~ ~...._.._... _. .. .» __ .- .._.~......~ - .. _ ~ ..s._... Straighten your tieand paint your nails-the i'eva ~auntain Ball prevails over nightly Aa~{~sraings today at the 7a#~ f?oort~and Sanctuary in~Vaii Village. Free and open tothe public; athletes will gather itt tCleir best digs #o celebrate times of.endurance past. The prom begins at 9p.m. __._.... ;, -Page A2 -Thursday, June 2Q, 20G~t THE VAIN DAItrY 9%C3.949.C655/vailUaily.cum in ~e ~~ ~- ~ ~ Restaur~t~ts Fared better tt~at~ shops, though rn~rchants appreciated exposure T1By Shannon Armstrong t/~tLl' T31-?itt FSti [~C}RREStK}~llti\ 1' R,rstau r rs ait+I bars appeared [tt bane oet- ~f t:.~<~r ~"~,.~(ing nei~h- 6,~r, tlur,c<= ~ i ekend's aGVa;ulu?traaie c I#ut ercn ii i ~,t't surgr, u ntaJorit} ,' ~ti':~, ~. ~ r. ~ chards voiced su ~r, ibr the smarts fesii- ual :utd s "~d {bed rr}e,,d va3uabtc exposure Ic~,:n t}~:c l:tr,~e crowds who attt';t~e~ti th~c even[. which ended Snoc`:ay, i"Sot t>nly u~ar the >.?rl;im~ a'suc- ture and c.`u?hned~ 'rontti~e toad rerniniss~e~ u3 Jnly Frtttrrh or abusg spt~ittg sAi ~ tr- the s ~r. of t}tc crowd .~'w0 ~nv~Irl cf', i<ian~ of i-~ii<ic~' [imsti eaE yca~ Jeri t~i"c „ ,feu, rite vtre8ts v~ rz• ti tRaac a 1.; iuttapleke- iy Cont cp - - craterett :incl hemtncd in h} c~rrtr ~e r nrlsir,uuuri fepca Ind safety cots F3utb~> Friday. the ,ec- ond day x~} the r:un~ . Q.~ Fail Vil- lage hail been rear„nz~b)ed inirr a sporty rirttivtd. In the pmt few teats the "Ieaa tames, oltninally a }:eater ,ports cntnpetittor,- hes expanded to mourm,ir, iRe racer and rt7rk Ctunl>irt~ 1?~ch-pra~i}c bands hae~e also t>crtui med r,~ne~rt~ over t}ts pa .r f;~v: ~, rnr.. io;it Arn, -,,,tE~. ~,cnN.r of k31u's ttsitttrrant n t ~,~ f_:eck_ salt! d~ event wa.~; qtr 2 .,;r hip lunch busineva. "t ?ny~e tt}e rutaraf changes Tevst aracte ibis year." Arrn~trang arid. '"there's inure Ibr }~eoplc tct tuatch ,and the athlete; are spestasnkar" Arrnstron~ atas~ amid ha pr~'fets notltoldin thceventacei~Memar- iat tray wde3centi. C?IU's u>tts clerssd drtrittt tfi 1 ~a±on tine to the cousvuctiat :au;nul rite uiltage and just r le}fed last t`;:-~k. He maid it cur;, t;? t~s o}till iris restau- r~u with `:, ;:ir;tit e-icrgy and vitality ~ i ,;; stn rLts ~ariy in the vuntrner seasun. :'text door :+! the Indian paint Bnuh gift sh€~~p. etrpfnyee Sbarrnc>ra M1lewman._. s;t(c ,tverzn't tot? I 1,~~,Je this event. It's fantastic. I'ii take: this over the fl-ce street COllc~l[~ ~tnytirrle. ~i$iFl ~ifl~~iIIQ{1t crowds weren't a "shoe shopping" kind of gr~~r.~ sled 2yt , aea~ who owns Em:uct Clc 1=:rg ~n ~ ore Cret><. h:a~i zimila. ~ ~uiments Ile said let-a-stytc cats ch,.`.a }our.eer cn~w~~ ti?a, rIon't ;pcnd a !ot o1 tnon~y'. 1-tote` t'r, he`s bankin<~ an a curnalati~~ fic::i r hse peep,e txirE .te:,t ,cc's n, Vail itt rite Ott ~ "~.fsi. ~°,1 >,it~~.,laEittlctuurc ti ns n;i mzxtev. "T"m _t"z.tin:~ for ilte Ferrari eFub t<t s t5t," ti ~i;i `:with a laugh. P _ta Grttt z?i; o~.;~er cif Gotth- !ct ; )r+`+e;t~ on G;'J! 5h~ec`{, sold he ?,new rite "fees ero~d; didn't con- tain rFtanp of his typical slisnts, but he still mai3e :r fe~ti= ca:ra sales. Aad he totally st.ppans the evsnt, he void. °`i Io~~e rt-ia rent. It's fantastic,' G r~'ae1 f sai> t ~ 3' ; l rate i1i ~ av€r fi ~ ~aretxt c ,r , ~~ is at 't .rc. "£hose arc: awful' 'fi,e r-csiata[ tt,r> ;t~erc cf,early fife v.•inners ihi =eekerrd. l:ntployees at ktti,_ata':; f3ar and Bistro in f'rassroaus :a~hich opened just a year ago, said ht=ezness was better than expeat;:i. "! hati>s a ctamplaints. and it doesn't hurt. ;h:tt the 'thus activities ana going art it.st out~icle.our front d< < i t ia~;;c t~rg I.adow said Ilac: ,=uv . ~ T'saZ7.n ; wsre pvr- A ,I [li - t t ~,ies ;.1; ~.veekend, .. r ~~u~ (rn f +atrly p.l~kd 1~3tau- taut Irctta 1=.a atn~ tit lugln-"Husi- ncss h.t; ri,.•cn tttt>r3t7n~.c." +aid~ pizza mahir 3~hn Gsiet~i- "Wc't>+' cot rite inu ~ ,in~~ _liat Pia:a and ~~_'ra:-h aa" 1tr .1ti n, b> ? Lrt~m~l~ iuiin, ~~~ 9U,~'~ ~, 260.4 ...,_ "rug. au,>nFw s.,~~ .. ~ f ~Y ~ ~~I 1 .uv i A,~If y.<< ~i ~~ ~ _. .. _ ~_ ] 3-7 32 ~ (iS . _.._ _~ ~ ~ I...~ C ~. ~ 1 ~.~ ~ _.~ . F~~i~~EF; w141 - -~.. ~.. - - C:rintiii~~CO~nmi~tlitic>T ,;i~tl~cr ' _ ' J ~- ~ IV i~I 1 I ,..~v.~~ to t~.,,,~a?o .-3 i~ 3 J ~~ '~ ~~ ~ _:: ~ r ~~t f _ V ,..~~.._ gd3 ~ o-'u~ ~~.®@.1~~ r Y . ; } _ ~ I y i , k+, r ~ ; 4 ~ ~H _Y ~ F..1: _ ~ '~.i r. ~ = ~ .~ 4~f ` -A/.,' ~ i I I t '~ i. ~ - ~ r _, p .J<, r _..}: Y~ -,. ~ * ,_, ~ ~~:~~~. f ~~ ~~~ ; ~~, ~_ ~: _. ~: ~; i y ~~ . :~ ~~, ~. 1 , r ~ ~ ~r ~~ - ~ x ~ ~~~~ i .: ;~ ~' ~~~~ 1 ~ ~.t~__~~ cn~~~, a.,~ti co-.,~> ~nf- i:~~r ~,~.,t~~i~ ~ u,~, tno~:~ ~ ~atr ,s,s-, to " cnc n,~ ~r~r:~~~~ Gorr ~, S~x~cA r `~S Fln:d~ in ~`: iil Vdl.i~~.c S.it urn ~ v ~ sN ~ .. ~ ,415 v~ nay Page A20 - Sundsy, June 6. ~Oqn ~~ re ~ -~~ Mroomber -' ~ Tfte ~ cvr' ; r .,~~ y men s i pto ~`~ ^r tears out ' ~"~ L r of G ,,. Cirr ak p,r~,f ~.~ ~j$ GF>.r e starting ~"'"r r f z:.. the Teva " a ~ _ Motor ~ , . ~ ~ '~ '! , fain B~ r. ~,~ ,' ~~~ f f X Cou~~try ~-~~~ ~~, ~"` coin ~ t `, y petit n ~ r ~_~; },t i y"~, "r' „v r 1 a ~ .11 ~ ,~'~' >~ .~ a _ _ _.__ . __ _ .~y~~s and. m~nt~n ~bil~es .al ~. Vill~.`~e +or a .a iay Andrew Harley Bike X-Country campeuiion wac from Boulder .'re raced here sever- i7aq,YSpmn - ~~ rrn:x barely past the halfi~ ay point Satur- al times o~~er~ I ~ yeatS. litni +:as slay on MoWltaio, .~~t}en tarrvnfa a4ront 2U =.~ behind me antl T T#Teca MounT.riu t3tunes savs ~ of rain pelted them. But the field dicl- don't remenrr- r lay's aplit, but those end to the kayak mdeo crests Saitrr- n't Climb rein much as some stellar guys buUt beatmc tart year." day at Gheckpoim Charlie in Vail. times were. rBcorrled. Jennii'er Smith won the 4Vomea's The west team r~~on the East ~ ~ `9t rtiua ~,reat, 'this ,< my second I'ro Elite drv:<iun. She was £csllnwed N~cst finak with R ,.` IY~iots, race. I did m}~ fast otr, en Nlc,nclay," clr,;.et1 F~, Vrl4s.a Thomas and Jhutty Drr .ur Grhan ns, iud the fichs atv said beginr,t~r Airchael (inetker of Pr~:emea. :ack Winberg Woil the the Yak-uk Rro Rodeo, followed 'ry~ Breckenridge. " 1'he a;nr_c was gvod. Mea'a L-...l~:t division, f~txsten ]essie A-7;,tphy acrd rlndrcw Hok- [twasn'Ltt~hard,itwas~t"turowsy," Downs tout, first in the. V/omen's com:^•~. 'lkavis Brown edged limi [ix~rt di~i.ar,r. Chris Frederick won P R.u,ki R'fnuer toz,k the c;ctc:y Moriensaa rd lay FlE-nr}' m win Ehe rre Merl'-. C;-:c~rcdiri stun, Lea 1{e#eh- , men, to u~;~r PICn io ate t'tv F~avak Ivlen`s Fm L 1,•a d,vi;icu. c:~ took f,i ,? in the R'bnien'. Qgcn Rode I airya t altT phcrd second and "1'ht* fs a cool event. i.ast yetrr wns ;iivision. Nikks Keth- was thinl. my First Qme here. X was third hsct ArtdrrK• Narl<<r <stn be reached at Jviany of the eompe-kitors et the year, sa ii definitely Teets good to 944-0555. rxt. 61Lr, yr Ut 9cva .'Mountain Games Mountain move ap;'. said Brower whir harts ahorleyt~vuitrla)fy~.oran. «~ wrq:u nr we :na bis rmpre6.b;e w7r °•}le put a nprt rannt part a71;~COrn mart ~. - Clark champion of speed trials ~ -- :;Chris Clark re ' tams his win the Teva ~louctt:rin Cames llte tiefd of eirs ~~ balance. To beat Jeff ht gnahr n ~-~" Speed 'flats nn Satwti:ry niter- were yurekly-pared dowry iu sem: Leno~iski at speed noon. t`e ~ . trlalS flnalS CtnalrslsCtark, henowski. Vincent Thy annowrcen started thtnES Hertnanr and F.riryc ~~e`xperi- i r + . j off t,y emphavrthl the zt„nger '`lt u to a ve ~~t tK~,. ~ ' BY Andrew HatleY pnscxi by the Spe~d'Iriad3 ct one ante, t way very clt ee !n ~mng to ~ ~ Dame Stbrrm W'Rr xrr- w';th e story abnm one of rriday's the finai;. but Chr , (la.tc ws to , contpc.uion whn came m hex cn fast for ux said Speed Fn:d f~ ~ - P -'~ , natDa driwgh apvubidttf+a irnmg, 3ikerrtnt,ctacttii~ ru c nd d awik hailcdfmnrmt:~uis fnntu i>7~ linen ~ ,.' ,~~, ~ ~. ~ ~ ',~~3~ Prafttisrnnat hiker Chris Cigr s wwdh ,:nd Clew or r ho: hurdle rnm xnn in y ~ Cu ant gtcul><vhon alt: for accr bins and tnh minor mJnres, sevelrt near speed trial. ter 1 'r -~ y e . tnm earl ss turx of styes tr ~ ~ sw~var ~,, ~, 1tn~s~ I r. ~ [ damre'y wulrfnz du a ll+sou,h the tinny corrpetr - ~-~- ~`"~~''~. -atw and bras#tress cp;,n hk i}us. I mean I anrhh dons, Leaows},i an,t Ht. name , f x;v wrth a t'rn~,atun pttctr ally brt me rtat } it`s ion lcvked like the tw•o uvt t> bi~~rt ~ ,~~ ~ :` ~ ~ r-~~ = r r,ey t ~.. Jefi (.t,nnwski m Poy, `r~ nor CI , a a ar }ar reties New ,care :,~d <<ecratar Bautzn, un~l tt,e, .yn sc!Y ef+' ~ the a, nu, Rifer sIi 3n off Pa¢s pedal early fi thu course, YmcentHermance Sei• 5fxc> y¢rr,i>' sho»s off fogthu crowd on rho las# lift ttefore the ".-ash. .. ~_ +a Men's leader Matt - ~ _ - ,, ~~. Carpenter runs off -_ ~ - " - course, while Zoila Gomez wins cash prize but not U.S. ~ - -~ ~: -``~ championship ~ :.. because of her $ . ~ ; rationality . , , i. By Nate Peterson r ^,~ ()AIL1'JFt]BYS tiVrti lt?Jf ~_ _ ff" .~F -~. - ~ ... - s On the 'v~.~e of her code!: tt~tc,lcoaGhial i ~~~ Si .e.=<:i1. tivlatez des: I ir! come fn ~`,t.~ this La~eekelid to nut in the Zia l 5ytring Ronu#T ^•td Gots; Tex 2(H} LISA IQK lrari Championships, "1 heaud at;eut the aat~e r,A:: _ #~<t~^& II~,O" { :n~~z SIItd "1 Boa ~ - expecting suuurihin~ u litEfe hi ~; easier. It wits tonz;h. i came }care :~ thinking i`m goine to hove a fun Mime and just ¢it i~ut there fur a es'a71y hard wurisunt: ' ^ ~auitlCZ ~Gl ~ g6E?d tt Ul t7u( ~tll ° ~Ct~ht flti fflC k? mitC Cottrtie Il:]t w@.}4Ctt ItS WaY up anti tlOttn fait ~ ? t ~ _~ _~ f f hiuuntain, aiamn ~ and ~ndtn~ at "'r •'~ ~ Check YOint i"7ldl [8, ~ ~ •~ ~r .. r I, ~ E3ut, ttaere ,atmixe. I tic I I ~ . ' ~it~n i7 to ~ ~t fie~tr ~ ~ . ~-nis i't)it7si, fa:0, LVt}ti :.?T +a: ~ !I :ir?mCn S r$Ct ClZatan~T ~6mP.w(lat - ~ ~: Y, ,'~~'' g~ '~ of a dilemma t r race ol3iciais. ~ ` s ~~~~~., ,mss . o tlonacG ditin t g£C 111e titt4' Cf L1.S• ekampicrn -. that w * r n ~. }(~? i ~ cr fa sec^ottci-itt~€ fsoixle~ Laura i , f3i, ubv tini5hed in 51 minutes, a ;" f~'~ _ s "' i. 55 Aux*nds -- hpt .che ctici gel thts ar ~ ,~ r ~ .: t ~ ,`~ ~ d $t,()t)0 check that went to t' ~ ~ ~ ^ w ~ ~ °` .. ,r<s , - t ~, ~~" :mss ~ overall w+nner. _ , a mt3rnm- T ti4an? in -,~ lil ` ' :a ~i~ ~ ~ ~ r a ~ r ' si ~~ t nkirg- I idat r: OK i ' 9 darn t get the mar 5 i, as king ; [ -n^ ~. , ky~ ~ ~ EI s l hate a mood run Gumv ,3 n. was eoing nt settle fur t - i d ` x X4"3,. V ~.~ Yi~~ ~ ' , ~ ~ _ ~ K ~ ~ ~ s om . on t ~2L 2trC Ctlnalij}3nn5klp tiCiC ~ ;: ~ , a ~ r 7' •. ~~ ' ~ ` ~ } , ''7 4 ' s beiaaasc fart not a~t.S. cittzrar h~ ~ . F ..s.! r, - fu ttzut-s C}K. I atilt get thz; niiane~ ', bt Cunt: z's :r-in ai>asn't the ltrtly i ~ itttprobablr. eniSinh on S.efurtiav_ ' - }s a~ tv; The rata s rac trail ti iK-ist of its ~1 ' " S ^ " r '. ' - i 1 n n lmon ~. :PITCL t1f tt -+ • '-:'- `•a I~~~'ri . t4'4?!t ~rt! ' ' ~ S£'CUitti }Y"-i}3' T . ~. a a'~'six Ltiith a ti! ~ vf' 12.57, _.. `71t; afonlilc '^.:ncsf twist w~aS ~" - ~ - . -. . . : ~ in fast a tuan - zn the +vnrrtg -- _ ~_ ~ ~ . n d;rt~ctirin - t~rt;en by men's Lisa isam haus#ies up a s#eep sec#ion of the vat? Spring i?unoff aad t Ch ' :~ s [r tl}15hare Map , ore Tex 2(?Q4 USA 10K'- .n~. 'te e~tr Matt t ampiurships Saturday Ott bait iY~of •~a' arpentrr, vi•ha cefh't1 n. r., titr ;~.JRBAN A©VEN7'URES :~ ~~ _. .~ - ./co« n Saaa o ~.tsUn UNian spins off a rock duttn~.; tha Tava tYlouritafn Games Pro RoAaa Flnals on Gore Creek in Va13 ~. V 111~o SataMay ~ ~'temoon. Urban'-, , , ~ a was [;ood orwugh to eam him tt$:~ ~ ~ ; ~ :for the sacond sfratgtlt year. THE YAlL DAItY 9T0.949:tTF55/vaild ;i'y om It :- v ~~~'~' 5.~7 sue','' -""? 'y~..~ ~,E Y^» '?i. 1:"~'".~,_' a ~ r I ~ ~~ I i k ~F ~` "' w :., r ~ ~ ~" ~~ t ~ I ,~. '~ +~~itp~~~.a~~~ ~' :~ 4~rom pie ~F S` It s n .TIy m~ ~ to corm- s ~ ~ ~ ' "~ _ r 'b~~ x ~ i,cfe 6e ~ to u~~ it facts .zr ~ n: - ` ~ ! >~ ~~ lil-_ nr.n;- i um. ;iii`- .. ~ '~ nnuxi d izn all u i r sideti .o ~' ''~ ~* iao u n th a t{t t ~£.°' .~`?~.. ~~~.~ ' ~~~.. oft 'n at remotes toea6es dif- '~ ~~ t;c,ilt for : xd,~tc~[s .t - _ ..... t. :. ~'~~.~. ~ u[ iil ~` ~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ''~~i3 ir. roe ,, ?Ix h tteF avcnrs ~, r m ih~ carcuu aui Km- ' ~~ ~ s „ sail ;:i~,~ h: I'irtteip;i;cd ice, ~' ~ t o ~u tc. le• ~~I~en[tiltn .+~; <;a ~ h; 1 l;,si U) ~~ t~ M w:y.~'".~g ` r ~, ~:~ ~r . Et ~ c,ne of c~a tt,1~ ,. ~~ tw~ft ~ttr,ec:nts.` _+ ~ ` ' ~ B it stalk ti _ fraturul cpf. ~ ~ y''~ d t tl( .ti"ii t c.f~1p~,1II(CrS ' ' - ,,,~a s~M ~~ ~ ic,~ ul :,n tcx ~F.` hca rttlk .; i. a i~~F fc~ . '~~° y~e 1 tt~ I r uifcoiri7atiori ` %~~x~ , i;n of rteu er ~poYLS. ~'. ~._ ;~ I A I t c: pcapJe have r. ~~ t Jlali~ ba ,u ~lit~ f4f 1Rf0 5 ~ ~ N ~ ~n hu t t:~ _~; oto kayak= x = r ?l4 Eit t~ ~ULh7.~Cr" :`+jR :'.. .'_ 2»': - ~ ?:~1: t4, IsU tr9, ~;ti3UP S:lkt: '. Fx`r r~~~ 'This ~~ini -~ i~e011hy for fltii* spire aoiE wrings every- Otte together. ({'g goes Deer inc~ditaly ~°dl. Even^- - ~ <~tee R l zipt 'vc ", ~;:a Vai! baityrS~ane Adacomber ,u ;~ A crowd surrounds the _~' ? Yail Watee Park while ~w}" ', ~3 ~ Alex Ha4ze thrae~ . . ,'">t~ -5 htrttself iota a float flip i y:;w=.~,~ during the Kayak Rodeo ___ ~~, ~ Quallflers Fteday. THE VAIL RAIN 970.9x9.0555/vaildairy.cvm _. ~ • Tori~Ailen proves she still has it with victory at Teva Mountain Games Speed Bouldering competition 8y Andrew Hartssy t tJi+lt7 $t'()Ir4'S ~~+Y(t`Hft ~ j __ i•~ 7]13 ~~ At first clatice, the Teti t Momuain Ciantes Speed 13ouldcrin finals seemed ~ ,~ _ _ ~. mute, line ar, mctedible dlspS t~` ei ~trcus ~ . acrobats rather than a rave the face of a x 3 i rue}. T3 e c tent w is d~laycd fur mart, th ut rtodtuurs by + un but when tl:e ciimbet4 ! rx~ wt started the Crnssrvatia parking tot to aI Vail lit up like a hwnan fireworks dis- 3 ~ ptty VI{1 ett.n showed up to pre+mae ~ + the tiport, inttrvtewing n::iug star, like ,» g 2V~te Smooth Gokl :uad climbing cclebtlttes like7ori Allen. ~ - "Plte fizltl of competitvrti surrounding 7 thv d0-foot wall dwindled as the rounds °:,- , ,~ progressed. 'Pte girls' two coupes were r"fi' wp::cl oft in pink and the buys were r ' ~ ~~ ~z ~~~ rtgged with bide and ended with a cow ~~' brll at the top. f ornpeiuctrs raced m twc~ head-tr - .'' ' '~~ ~.~ s . he ul battlcti ~-- one an each of the twee courst<a - to amtplete Eat,h round, ~ ~_ And, after ull was ::aid and dune, ~ „~f_ Allen. who wet her fir;;[ Jnniar U.S. c Nativnai Climbing Championship (for ~> difficulty) when she teas li) ye:rr~ old. ~- prated she strll has [t. I'm patty exG{Yeci Ytt w`in, but 1 It 4i~ a Vail Dailyi5t+ane Mgnoriber (lurNh Wchooll state track nn*et y'estc relay Ripping through the Speed $ouldt;rtng sv i'vs just b4~at opt here hav6ng i'nn;' aaurse, Steven Jeffiries races for the said Alien, bait to stop the clock Saturday during Allen defeated some of the world-s the Teva Mountain Games. top ;t,:xd boulderers m a convincing fa pion, fresh orf of a pcrtr vaniting title iixt~ how dynaztu~-hpt:ed-~boulrierut~ is;'- ir 1 i~ .:a. - - - - -;,<<id Allen. t . slimF~d vn tidy ~ . , !c ref tuns. A3rtny of the competitors have not h u:~~d {o tee the Goq.t; e s :tip' .ratf, so I been listed in this story due to the Eaet just io~'z this wal.1'ia kind of t;;,uiliar with th'tt the Teva Mountain C3atnes st;ttf had it," said Allen. "'Pte uvmpuitiolt was fun. l difficuhlrs gathering complete results. Lnew werybody, and we're ali good "Complete results will carne opt tnen.l,..~r,c was just frieticlly competition" (uxtayt;' said V VCTB Assistant A1ana~ ~tii~ n pas nut gitrwn t[red of clitnb- erofCommunication~ I3,:`tay Hating. I 1 iou~•h the years s#re has found n>vn} pin:' to be pras,~toflate abort[. *in(lrety Nrlrfes• crrn bt' reuclrerF rat I 's the nerves, hot nervous you 41<3~)55. rxt 6t0. ~r€Hrahur?eyC'vt'aid= get with the adrenaline flowing, and I dnily.c•ana. SunAay, 1t:aa 5, 2004 ~ Page A19 _ vat ~a„/f~aco u-r-vnra• Ya[t Allen tags .; = Berl and drops to the n,~t w?4 the be st t ne to adxanoe to the next round to i7,e ?eua MouMaln Games ~peud 9auldarf ng flnais 5atarafay in Vatl Village. [UDAY - r-- vaw zs= xe a<e _ • ~ i° ~ t ~ ~ ~3~3 ~ s-oast: n ~ . .enaerry.~a.T ' 7 " r~.:`t • ' ' y h " ~ ..t.i i~. T ~ {3 JOt 3x48559 _ ` _ .. •. ' '.. -:h'f ~ .- NigA 47 A8 Sea Wea3Rey 0.44Y 838 ~ 7 ~ R ~f 3'rr+r trds full, rl!r F ~ f'riunla Sshnul I>aa-arn'1 s three h ! ols svr?[ <uf+ a area rluss sz It= at lurr: ad =,t serrar SU-rab~=, u• =ctds, stndant.a r<•113 rrrkc> clueses of - fzvr ift-nrbrutE therlorls, .Srrrde-nts ?a !ru cr ; f, rer tcrrsrs ins teal o f rra•n. naa~ az ~Ft•j;~'' ,' nu „' s - ~ f, ~- , ~y ,~;~ {~ ,~., ,: ~ '~ ~ s r.`Tf ~ g~~ii yy~~ f ~; .~..y ~3i > f CZ !J4 I~ ~i j - Z _ yk ~... ~.. ~. a 1 w _ y~t.~aM s.. _. rti. ass ,_' ~ ..> . ,. ~ , _ ;; ~ ~~:~ ua y;COrer ~~~, Adam MclCerisfe st[altrg in ebrrtau3 tYse #Inat hutd nn a troald8r paubl~rn during tha Tea MouataEn Ramds Bouidertng. Competit(orr Sandsy aHernoon ih 4aNs Tee vats aaitr ,. , r , i ~>.::m . _. 1 .. a 5corebaard, aF.a _ .. w_ .MM_. _,._ ,,~:~..~,.._~._..._~_x:~ ma~v~~aX, aurvE 7, 200 _. _e__..~ ~.. __._~:_w.._ ~.,~ -~ ~ ~ ~ ~. i~ .T~ Cra npe hors expose - - ~ _,~ , afh`Ftt rrd~ic atTttC1S1 * 3 2i~e ..te nnCS at Tee? ~ ~ M61Jnta~ul Games ~ ~ ;- :"--~¢ eyaodr~,.xa<<~y. f ~~ ~l: of ,t 4 i ~. - ~~~ ~~~ ~~ t'~ 1 7~ th ~'' - ~~ of 5h 1 \ 1 ''- I t~~a L- ~. L'i 11 g t I ~!. ~ ;~,~ ~~ .. x .aC~ Ra( n ~~ 'n g Kt a ~1 ilia l t r' _I •p: nehe. RN{.irg c n ~ . 'im to . ~s ~.e :,it J w nh a tii -_. 1 r r _ r..nc w s Yatm.~,~t __ ~J~: ~.1 .:i t51t,I„ Ir OUi t.... Jin i i Y - - - ~ - _.. t ~ ~ ~ th `~~ h,cGi tc triE zo roc.4 up ~nt her r tfit foo~ i n a inng re, ch to the arnnec ho;d, left, qudng iho Yeva Ma,.ntain° t un th ~~ i ~~ - n .n~ ~ uu~~ c i ~r ~, n Va i i aen ~<t o tic ~L ep rti ~ ~f ?.~~....,. ~.. ri t ~.{ i i~~ l ~ ,,~~ F~~' ~, ~ ir. i i ' J f t,.t i ; vr- ~ rt; 1 "' ct ~' ~. , ~ , ~ ~. i i ~ ~~ , ~ a 'i ~ ~ T ~~ 1 t f li i I: inn / I ~~_ 1 ~ Y' f 3•" I '• ' , 1 _ ~ - Cy i ~ k `= 1111$$ggqgqqkkkk - i ~ ~ -- - - - "3tC ~~ Ea l rri5 S6W8TA 21' CrON ~'i ~;l ~ ~ ' t ~ ~' '- `• sLCkin„ ~n of his dynos'dur~ ~ae- ~ ~ ~ Aaro Pru1a i. rift tries [o fentl aff one of 2h 8" 6~f! klyakers d~uing the '8~ 3~i1 'eva Fdaunta~n t7arfsES ~e8styt ~, ~G ~ { ~~ Sprtnt F pals en GarL Creek 3n Oa I V Itabe on S~rnAay sftc rnoc.n Fnais Sunday aftetnaan to Yail ~ViFlagz. is r ~ ...- N,r S. - , li ^rl+n 1 f , Id : , 7, , .. f,~. =~, .J, t.:F •. 4. b' u;'. ;~~:- atxcc R.. tt „n:- Ima6~v h-. t,. t: »i, i_ _ n' ~rn~inrius't m. 'nri .11Ln e ~ , ~., ~~ '~1~:c , I S i n tr~' u, >`, d,. . :iii ~ ~ i~ ~ ± !ai ('annrr. ~ i t t i- t ~ f 1. { I ti I } 4 1 I ~. n anxn• he o- Acs. ~ Il 1: ,~~ I I a ! f l ~k 1 , ~ rn }i 1 ro m:. I{ { c r t i f t. I ~ ~„r ~~ tS _. a b la ia_ix xl l~vd. - rl . n, 1 , J ) ti~, i l ! .v 4 m r .1 ii n u c t' 4 .u w ,.J_ 1 _ - .a r-~ 11:.,x- r h>i _ J w . '.cJ :, ii:= ~ mr~hi _ pan a Ai. i i~ echiL 1n the water pocket ' ~ ~ ~ t t ~ .,~ ~a aq~ ot~c,:T:on wie~ra I, ~ , : ', -i, - J ~5 or mor ~c~onnaLO. L..~ ~ ~ )lrf J ~ .-ts~41.:,1 .,~ ~,. r.<, 3..(i .. ~ , ~ , . _. a hloc.ulxu.i tyaro<•, c~yii - li. I I i. I x ~ li i i ~ t pan anti n_a^e ,~n '' ~ t t - n Results from .li rr -!c ~ t 7 A u ihi n 9 rA L :- tr t. - i ~ t . J•r~ ~„~ ~ ~, ~ ~~~ ~ E , .,r . , Saturday ~ ,.Jas ~+ i~xc m> t .,, . ~ ~. ~,~,~ : • ~~ ~ ~ THE VAiI DAILY 9'~. ~i+19.O5ab,%vaiF. ~~ '/~' ~~i ~ ~ rt ~{ ; ~~ _>~ ,, w ~iF., _-. _ _L Q ~ ._. ~,~ i ?C y «.s. ? x. ~ E>. ~- - TNEYAILGAItY9?0.949.055°yi~aildaily.com ~~ „" s ~ ~~ . ~ ~ ~ , Y+ b V:rii ~~ "shanc 'lacaASae: A focused competitor makos her way up the Teva iNountain Games Vail Pass NIIi G26mb coarse Sunday in East Vast. ~ l ^~ # ' ~ • s 11 I ~-mile trek up oltf highwey g anti r .t~,zsprwh. -_ , 40 fir:~t competitive bike ~ "~ "f' aw """ n~"~ .a;a race on course since 1988 [hildp ~~ m.•nc wri ra,i:.n r 11ec ir•R- il]itri. ( t.]n~t kliOw !f in2V Ili pPly } ~t '~Yi Efy Nate Patersott they*.,. but I cow I n ~+ ; .cod ~ t ,c~..~,odp f itY~ ~ "'~1~-i'-A }f:itt(~~: ~i i,as the <Cl ~ 1 ill~1 ~l tt'.li , y _.- ;J ~l iu:i.lt4ll~+tr, :: it ~lV~t'. Y_t `:~. ~SpCYlilti`j ~t fagiv--'+[ Jimi 13rxxensem sniihzt Suaitay with thcl~;uu Cimnes. Seca great Benue. l'<ni :then h< ~ .us askui wfzax ii felt Pike to fe8ow ~ ~t atI kinds crt pcopte +xu hn a and it'.c a tun itl ih° ': of u~nle+I~ ':CChnII ~ h'LCn-i." tlmc taai. i~J E'[+m~' c~£,NtR nest ~e.l( if t3h;y . r dty r inn Rfnr ~:,+~n ~k t had u ' caiCt ~. rg i' _ ~ Ixlil t 3Smtr . i 'O R _nh Fnished hfitiind x mJ Time ?riai ~ ~ ~.. , ~t:y cam clo fioishet t ~urR tN1npct ~sd t[hi 1 '~7ii:e aicxinnd her , ~ = u'e all ~mxd San 1 pn faucth. pracurx." t wa rally trnxi coming m[u ~ ti:. The +).{~ m~le aVmh ..artin~ m idatasan rrum ul. 'I`d bxnt '~*tg for th pa t fir m ~, [ ~ ; i2ant to 1 n v6ila ~ t1 " .~>. :tp at fight ~ ~~> wally haul a.ul so Pm Just ~-r[F fix b~ ac ~ -+.Jd tL h u) ~€te the ii ling :~mi +..,;.Imrctil ti>i> y"1h_,. t~iyei NUI4601:~ t t r ... l.c t wed that 1 .tui up tfiur+l \4a i>ad n gu - ctil eompeaYively in 19~'s Coors Ciao=i~ -lhat wind ai :he way up, and as soon as !bit the u«~rar,.tvA.m+.<i~~n-winnrsnfthr39k~8 hill. iffiu'S ntren mY lect Staz[F+d icr kick CARTWHEEL IN THE RAPIDS f ., ~ » i+t'r~' %1' ~ ~.~~~ - ,~ , ~. 4 m~ '~~ ~~ i ~. ~euc~rza„ sr'cv Matt Gandatte sets up for as aedaf cartwkeeE Saturday dwlag the Teva Mountafi Games East vs. R'ast Aadeo Fnal on Gore Creak. v~ nay ~.. , ..._ `Fom I~rrnstl~ln~, c1~u'tter of flu's restaurant clra G<u~ Cre1 t . ~~xa?-[ tl:;~; L'tCllt L~'<35 ~rL'2{r ~Oi 1?iS litllt.:ll ISU~I[1~AS. "1 le~~~e tilt tbrmsu e:h in~;es ~fcva made this ~ r." .~rtr1~'i'ut1~ said. "There`s tnc,~ ~i,~, ?~ ~;~atclt ,tti the t :hJ~ ~ i tr... Arnlstron also paid 1?e p=~~ters CSC7t hl~lt'~2i1~ tll~ e'~ t'.1t ti>'. ~ . ~~~ ,%1i~r - ial ]<'3ay wect~end. }31u's ~~€as ci~3scd ciuritl the tiff-s,~,_~tr11 tine td, tla~: ct?nstrru~t:ic~n arclurlcl tllc ~iila:Ye and just re'~1lened last week. He !id it. Z~~~~S ~r~~rt tc? ul7~~t? ~> > lb:st!u- rant ~,3~ith so mtrct~ e?~e.-gY and ti- e~illt i;.C=it:°:r OL t3~.; :;-ri-1~~ ST? th.~* s+..El~mer sease?n. \~~<t dnc>r its ?c d: !ii,n Taint Brarsh Fitt ~hr,l~ ~ t;{~lt~y<'e Shannon ~ewIl!<{r? `.;ti~~' X4'f';en~t ti7C3 ris4~, L.!t sl?: i,`t, ttie fesc?t traffic std se~:ing ,1 rlt4 pimple walking ar~~aetruf cxtts!;l~- `'~~fhen }~~:oplc come ut t~~ }~'re ~•~r}~ 1~!-~,~r;c}1~~.-anti hc~~: ~_> ti?~?~-'tI ci.!ne t,e.k in if they u~~ ,, a~:~in," i4T LVrt~e!i ti~iti}. I.ac; 1'le~~it, w,~e~ ~,~orks at Cc?l- ttrado Foe,tt~r~:.t. ~;!i<i her sate t{hle sal up alc~t?~~ iii,,. C;!'ee}~ att,'<c~..i snore bu~~/r~; than lull-pn d a:~~:r~ it?yid:: ti?~ ~txre. Sidi, sE~ sii~, ih ~;'~~nt ~}as ~-rcat, c~~en thuu~t? they _._ Rue ~wfut," ~ll~ 1t., iautti!~iS ,'~~'rf C3~`~!I'1"v t}1 f' winners tt?is ~,~~4eitend. E.;?Eplo;c~as at 13t~gttrt"s i3 ar <tnd ~ i ~;trv in Crr~ssres Is, !ich opened just a yc:~tr agcy. :.ticl brrsincss was better theta ex ~, ~ ~ - `:! hr~•~e no complaints, and it c" ` •~ 't 11iDrt that the't'£Va actin-vies are geeing on just outside rsur 1'rvnt dt~e>r," 1?~ rr? r~z~ :- Cirr~~ hadt?~: ~.?ici_ t`i?~ ;t._ys !S1 I'<j;~~t~'s ~.-ere j~c:r- haps thr' k,t.tIeSt all ~~'cke.'~]<i, c ~~~;ri!ig t~~ a ;earl}~ paei u rc:t<itt- rant ~rv~ ~, ~ ~.o-r i11g tt? nigh€, ~"t3t!si- n~ti~ h:! I)l' :F `dt',St)E11E;.' ~11C pizza r??ui,er l~~i1t1 Gaetzi. "\~'J'e've ~vt the tt!ttsi~ ~*~ir.~:. ~J: ~«t p~.r ancf ~v~e't'e chc,!p." ~n adclitit~n tv ~. ;tr~ttl?~z~ <lir?r?~; morn and 4Va71 }tea, 1'a7zo S F3£tlS'i~- cd aII of tfte zirr_a for the ecnn~rcti- tots~.:td,t~,tf ,~:Carket;~, "It's E}tien crazy dau~;~," Gaetzi s~itf. ''tt:r,..ily ti~=e sllk~t crux kitc'?~;rt dt~r~~-~ a3'ounti 1{} n'ctc~ck ~t night, b!!t r~r~ Frirla), ~.~'s~ sr?fed 13€?~ n . i~~ _ the Cord ]'ark concert ~!r1Ci diJn't i(oG rirltil <rfte! i a.!r. 'ft's t>een f"c.r? .e att~l;ti, .i,rat I'm Ic,t,~;,~;<> tc:,~~tuii tts a break and ~ettil~, _k irrtt7 the v£f-season mode fc~r :: few r3avs=' _ verge nax - Fansr, su~c ia, roca ... '~1ff YNL DAILY 870.949.£~9lvcrllq t..~:m _... N~(~I ~~ITAIN PLa C~~E - . ,~- - - ~ ..~t.~'. .. _ NysYry »~«: fAf i ~ ~ ~p - ~ ,~' - - ap'J/d Iu!td a 1m5~, Ii~;s Q,uMfla a. lMln'st tl.s~p in 1xx2 rrpw3r'a FL^„~et Oar, n Pry~A~p (,,, tfr qa Oo~z,d Ct+:it~ ,afd is fi+Cpd t6 4ki111! b~GMWS'll wing h P " t ~~p cn Eiw Fwa TtvaxPe Anmd of :E.» TiWa kF - to C~-e -e rrr AtK s~.'MR vfi~`r urrotn e.ifi .ht H9 Aza FtJ34 Oa^catKa C:unp. ~~ ~~~~ -- ~-.-------~------ W _ aUpE 'taxi apt ndynnct CsI c~. C3 . Ladd t, s ~r+? test accotr~~li-,hments come nsat ~ from his paddling exploits, - but through his work with cancer-stricken youth 8y Nate Peterson T'i..}us• SanKn W nrrna md' Luddnn has kayaked in more than 9D rvumries, 'mcorded55-plug first desneius and fins wan 6t, Cair shaft of cold medals at paddling anm- lr t lions aeroxt tit? t3nitctt Si ~itlg_ t o la i hS. t :.c~a't 4 t r- 'P h J h i,r. ny pt .es hn Y , t.,dciei ur h t man 'flute-S, rapids and tails txe ,as tx n the Fhsl human being tv dtsccnd btu ausu the list is sa tang. 1 shattld da a rex;vunt sametime;'says Ate 23 you-a1d kscai, "I tt~tly dan't knew.' 77te ebiseled paddtea's ecplnits have eanted him intentatiana! renown and a he [[hy i ~xr~,rne as an aderntnrc spvris nth late, bra those are nax the dut.e,~ of wF ~ h he is mvsi proud. In paddl ng rirel~< h s name rs synonymous wish t con , t p guns "(ho Set>ran, Eri S~: m. ten Sel7msk and Dusan Lichen t r me a h - but Loddcn dtx sn't get hung up on bow gr.; .t be a, or h ,~ great Ixr;,ple think he i>_ I Ls ;Mick i>n't Iske. eithrr. He dex sn't btt}intALhcid lut;`hipthingjusttvmake ri a dual, he's rrurCi~7l:UhlCt~ who`s net full t t hm <etf. FI t t f act, r ~ g:n.unded athlete who i5 nw full t f :m It ' for m~, it z uu urly way," fie says 7 Tr ah[rd e ten i a7 I ti iGai l wtultvd to b~ ~ ptvt'sst nai Far i~et I resilized that the onto was h.u chat i-e:un could be fulfilled w ild h~ to sh r rn lhnnne ihtargb the sp m urlh r;th i 1><,I Ie. Surtt-.~ vnshm.., is l.uturc_' And, 13r-cd f u,i.icn Ss na Fafluw_._ Hi+ shar{ng of h s succesr; hav come in dro tbnu of h f ~r;t Drscems Camp, a kayakrng carp fcr :owh ~am`,atting can ccr chat i c t su i L t ri in 30f1I. Tire cam ~ I tut s uhes i.uddc. r finds his own .tt_ rri`te mtxkls, and when the tempers find inner strength as they cope with the de:.dly disease. .. s f Y ~~ .. _ ~I Imaw sa many ntbet peog who (unvc calf thr vvay they five t}t~r fires and sort of been afhxled throug}t cancer. wtth my Pam- that Iasi far life that they bare is urmrdting d}}' and taends;' I udden says "1 maueil3y that i've tried tv live each day wi6i nrd brought k»~ . ~ rtg tp a cancer rzmtp ene hopefsdhr spread to others;. he ways. "I try time txr wut:, per to encoura~c others pear and 1 v,w the __ ~~ _ _ tv be the same ._._.,. positive irtfseCt wa}," that &nyal rr (rrd The kayaking at tvitb the }.v1=. As the tamp is siutply cancer p ri~'tGs, a translation of that thiry3, t iK.~e- r~tiCCE'SS ~IT]4r1c1YL'.(~ 15 tzxt far life. ~'r'ltilc vLCJflr T rr, sad td~IU >, scrmu v€ the Youth YO pe~ ph ~o ict #hem . that carne to the ut attd share - 13CAi~-hidden ramp err in a flag; d,-.t;eztves and , Larate:+,raxrst fie state, whether d=, what they from chernottterapy want. Cancer ar bone~mar,pw somefimes pre• ~ tr<nspl:uus trr other vents them fmm ~._ _ rancor treatments. achieving that:' the appvrtunin~ to do svmedthrg exci4 Lf~B'S '~8$SO€t$ ing tmd rhaJlengiug ` like ka}~Iting allows there to feel human. lT. camp's R'eb site says that, "At each As Lvdden w painfully knowx, some of < rap, i Iirsd~. L.uddcrr, along with atllef his campt:rs will end op dying yctting. But p-tstr, n'r:d athlexes acid fnstruetors, teach- when they are with him at camp, they mvsi cs valuable skills and techniques to uurrahdy arc b •ing, u mr'rs to dent with their disettsr by using "When th _e ^uys get cancer at this age, t. °-i.m~ .fwd other vutd<wr activities nS ~ ' °' the t`ut,Hies nr3 the dochrrs and everyonr ~ ..m} es of life s lt,•sstms gets malfp lrotec~tive and they keep a close is - +ien says that is Curly half the tmxh. eye [rn them is everytihing they do:' he N' ~ 6e and his staff ui prcvs instruct says. 'Ka',yakinr Ls a way for fhanr tv be ew,tV~ . fir tf!e methadg of kayaking and feu again, [v tx: yvnng adults and tse other utdo~ sportx during their tithe at relea _ , b alhrws them to have a sense of camp, ^ f ^uest speakers web as Pieabv re,pons`ibihty, seek adx'nmun; and gmw Su:ct.Ic}1'urt)ykcnandChrisAnxbon~ mcnta="t^ haFe c? ~,~ ro xhace tnotivationalspeeefies. it is usuml} th campers, Ludden say's. whri' The best gUidB do abetter f b f reaehiug ate Gfr lestnns. "CVhtn tt "s'rc told khat they have can- As .dl klvakers know, there are'aiways the has hula-s tht one chat shrw nv renrune reeardt s oC wtra is stuck m ide. s:nnccr ttk- kstakrnc. c.ut ire the same way, in that it dneva t ilrsc.r imtnaib Such wa the w:,c thra past year far Ludden, who toss a bcAavcYi camper and 5 tend in Sean I ranigan. fle- came ur camp last yea;' l.uchfen sa} s. "He was in a pretty fragile sUte, because he had a twee-marrow transplant and nrrfcatamatety couldn't attend the entire camp. i became very close with film and kept in xowb with him throughout the year. He passed away a week before Chri•~unas." . LutMen has stayed rlos wtih the Mani- ; gee's family since their son s pa~,ing, and G was able w give them and Seao something that the 1S year Did badaA du amcd of on Runday at TheTeva Dlountvn C=aat~s. "Last year at the Teva Mnuntrun {lamas, his pmts satd- was the greatest week of hts hfe; `hidden says. `°flte freestyle was ahva};his tnvotitr. and one aP hix dreams wa. o i.ayak with me throggh the atone" Whtlf: Ylanigan didn7lir knt; <trongh k~ fulfiFl his dream in the ffrsh, Lu I,ten did the next best thing by ta{ mg fi -~icnd's .•vs'hcs down du. ~aurse with lam l : erk~ end. Afteavavd, J+.an s as"a K t ~ >Iv<;u7 ~. rota fix; rie~r tv rest peacefully fcr •ver. "Obvivuah htsdream< nddr t h.,,pen wilt his death va}'s L.trdd r Sul 3.n~.r7~ 'vtg down with bts ashes eve the ;~sF we could cxunr to ~ehig his dream u,n:e ire.` "Balm was iusx an amazing indi•-kluaL Not Daly did Scan have cancer and i;: had K> carry himself 4t2~ugh ii Sut, Sean aT'o chose io sang his friends and his fancily through canoe -t. .velt end thai s that an eusythhtgtad. li~definitelyliveQasloud and as hard as Le :outd, and he w~€at out ` and was happy sad had fun and humor iir cwrythiztg Fre did:' One sorry in gtuticular, Ludden saps, ' symbvliua the persistent spirit of the boy he was proud to call a friund. " 1 got a call txrxn him one day ~d he said th;u he was going to get hu leg ampu- Gited," Ludtien Saus_ "] u^as so upset, f Said, 'Sean, I don't knrxW what xcx say righfnow:' And hc: laid, 'WC11• l'm eat woviedabou[ ` my Icg, trot you can help me out titling my bwt afterward.' 77urCs rho typr o€ kid lte was. lie kntw he gol tlett[t a bad card, but that didn't step him from living, lie w,ty ztitl a happy kid who chow [o lire as h~ppi- !y he etrtdd." See h~ulden, RaA,3{ t .~ ~ m? ~ o -~ <r"-s .~, ~ - fin yr a.r -cs t' "~ ' ~ s.. , .~ © c cr i a , w.ra e ~ ~ ors ~ ~ ~ ~ ';ri.'b _ t„t ~ °^°3 ~" ~ ~ . ~ c -~' a, '"" " ~ ~ '~- ~ one - ? 'u ? ~' -~ ~ ~° cs cs ° ~ ^~ r. „„ ~ ~ ` c ;1.. _ ~ ~ _ ~ "' '^ ~ "~ ~ -~ ~t air. • ~ ~ .c+ ~ , rn ~ >- ~ 7s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ v~; o-~ -a ~a - ~ ~ . ~ (WSW ~FRPT: TFi:-:~i .-.i-rs~lL~., ,, ~~~tI~Uf1 . -. f t ... ~+~is'~.~~~~b.-,'~~ . -~OQtEf I~„` New C~EP.r. ~ : ~° ~- Ccose C~l.ts ,~~ ' ~ i ~ ~~~ ~ ; A ~-hrV: k~ F~ ^' r ~-! - ' J n 1 = ~x ~ , ~ ~ i `.i' ~t -,~ .~ _ y ,: ,• ~~ i1 ~ it ~t.~~. ~ . ~~„ ~ ~ ~ ~~ i~ i~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "; ~. k_~ ~ .,k ~ ~~ ~ :. ~ ~ ac. ~ ~ ~ ._ r ~ ~ i - Teva Mtn. Games: ~ . 8-Ba[l __ ~. - , ~ ~ _ ~a / ~ _ ~~ , WHERE. Teva Mounfain Games, Vail, ~ ._ ~ 1 s ; ~""' Cofo. ~' "~ bb ~ WHY TT ROCKED: Last year's 200- ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~L ~ _`;` n ~ ~% meter Eight Bali event ~t the Teva r `` s '~ ``"- . Mountain Games offered a downriver f~ . '' race with a tvdist: dodging saboteurs 7 _ .i~,, ~?~~ trying to knock you off course. The r ~; ~}~ ~,~~ ~ ` :.'~ , biggest obstacte: a fully motocross- '; ~ i r ~ ~ ~ '- ~~' ~ ~ ' ` armored Hobie (Ken Hoeve), who ' " c ': .. ~ - It s a torpedoed competitors at will. ~ t _ - . combination of sharks and minnaws, , - ~ ' ,.°,~ti ~ "'~" °' ~~ ~, '' ~ i ~ ~ ° rr ~~# * king ofthe mountain and tag," says Several anizer toe Blair or ~11 r ~''- / _` ~F ~,~i>- ' °,f~' - * ^~{ ~` ~ r y~ - ~ . g , , , ~ ~ x;.;. v ~ ~ ,; ..: _ a~ ` . contestants emerged bloodied (even ~~ ~ ' .~ . while wearing face masks), with Steve d . Fisher and Shannon Carroll taking top , ~x ~ honors. Human 8 Ball, you had a cnuld survive Hobie the If you ZHISYEAR:June3-6;{970}477- 'chance of reaching the finish line. 01:11, tiv:vw.tevamauntaingames.com ail Daily _-_--..o ...~~.... ... .a .....,.,~.~ ~u~w to the Teva Mountain Games to promote new film anti to partake in some healthy competition By Cassia Pence Aa~rs ~~o E~rr>;tt~rntnnze~~r f:Urrou Kayakers in Y~-,una Gnn Productions' "News Reim" are shredding powder in a wetter form, but instead of Pat-daddy skis, they negatiate water bolos big enongh to swallow a house with one Tittle boat and a l~adelle, Young Gun Productions is not only a film crew, it is a moniker for a group of pa~<polers, all under the age of 2(l, with a similar penchant for high-adrenaline kayak- ing. Brooks Baldwin, Rush Sturges anti Ivtarluw Lang shat most of the film atzd are the back bane. behirtd the new generation of big-river kayakers. "New Reign" makes its world premiexe today at IO p.m. at $150 in Vail Village after fire 3'itrassic 5 show. Their first major film, Baldwin, Sturges zutd Lung experimented with different angles and techniques to achieve the desired shot. Dram a camera attached to a boogie board to helicopters flying over head, the three young athletes created a znovic t#tat illustrated the pro- gresSinn they and their friends arC taking the sport. Iuat like big-muuotain skiing, these bays and one girl, Laura Nash, are riding big rivers like the Zambezi. in ilfrica. To give you some pers~~ctive, rite Gore runts at about 600 cubic feet per second (cfs). The Zambezi River rusts at 30,1100 cfs. "C)ne guy goes into this stole and he gets stuck in it, and the helicopter's there, and Ire's in that hole, Ire actu- alIy ~?ot his pants ripped off because the water's so puwr- erful:'Baldwin said. Needless to say there were some pretty close calls while shooting the i Int. The film crew had to make the clecisiun about when tc~ put the camera down and when to keep shouting. "You have to kind of say, `C7TC, rto 1 really want to use the canters now [u juSe see if our friend iS E;3R or not?>» Baldwin said. Besides Africa, the Young Guns traveled to the muddy rivers of Canada, plunged ~vaterfalps its Norway and ~~ .~ ', r R - ~ ~. ` .~- s w t ' ~ + 1 ~` ~ ~ {f ~`.` ._ ~ ~. £ ~ ~ p `. r, ~, ,~ .. '.'Y=~LY;t F,1 _ 1 - ----_-~ .:;.rat to the Da3Ey `°New Reign" ka~taking #llm makes its world debut today at 10 g,ttt. at 8150 In Vaip l/illage. Watch the young guns of big-river kayaking begin to twice over, Ru~NtN play-boated through- ant the, united w~T~~ States. "New Reign" also shares a softer „New Reign" film premiere side of tttase stellar 8150, Vas[ Village athletes, clueing the 20 p.m., today audiettce in on their .pal°SpT;cllllieS. "lt is a fun video - ._ _-- ~_.__ ._ _....._.__._.~__.......___.._ .._. in the seztse of the SEE MOUNTAIN music fits, and ihet-e X L1L.Sl3, PAGE A~~ is funny stui'f that goes alone with the - -- kayaking," Baldwin Said. See the "NCw Reign" of kaya kers begin to take over at 8150 today at l0 p.m. i ~v~ nay _ __ ___ Rash 5tcrrsges and ~rnnks aJ "n of ltha Yr~ung Guinz don't haves a death wish. dust Notts than way. 8~ Nara Paterson PAiLt JPGxii Nfxt ~Ai un ~ g sk+1v manta hot fn t#•- ew n,~.«~mg film "vebv Raig~, filrmnakrrs Rn,okc Baldwin, Rush Sc+r~es a Marlow [Gong head tawanl the ;a i ra slns:d. and ominous€}~ '1 heir 5wagrer is :a5ntident. their c+ pie<,h», and ttlcs intent' ungucstianat~ly ,. dir~u. 7 kic 6e'.I-picclsltne+d fann&.rh of Yonng Gu++~ - an under-2+} group ~~Y hardcnre paddler, - hat=e a drtini4: pltul, auntu ::an wn,"i~; 1 uch'.ct- tls s to t *.e kayak=.~~; to tl tyfnc a r,t t1r' eztrenle sports realm. tJnce t1,e action suns v7a in "Ncc~' l~etgn ~~r,e gwekl- ,csd i• ; that iho;e yonng grn; hate ample nn+munitian ~. the cause, toe. the film Mays ou# iiko a list of thin at,,t to try in .r k<ryak; i.e. plunge off l foot falls; intentionally flip and roll oiT ming white+.rater wave+: svrf the mam- roc 7 Lam~>>u river In Afiiea, whfeh .n Po.. s..icr GU rema higher than the Cc=I- m ndo kivrt al aloud Irt-e1. -rot I'sst shot the trig a# Baldw;n. ::a,i Long acd the over } 1 "H::r,1 in rf,e frhn live ul tcA shoal }~r- fotming tact h- ~ oxln_ f.rats_ 1b'fi:n's m re n prts~, ~, drat d c guns G.iat> mac the action I 4 sy_ t sfr ! ~t f ~tisl.mg lrfe and hmh h~. on,,.> ..Nn rte 0 . a«. 1fic'. 176n'c . +:; sem; u{c;,t nucrh'..;> fl t ih r ,~ ;cc _rr. ~: h n s}~ spate .cot h ti act fvr the paddle rn the film - c~ n tr : h they don't near afrsid r h r ~l ~-tkYaart; canllu„ w tyruts with th la.t tt ut nobtn•Ip is gaiug Ya die, amt t't..t the drama that is being pla;cxi oW de•.erves both nspect said a~niratian. 1[:l ~ eve. r,h U rte. ~uc6 ~r n,t , n met 7 r. [t.u,:: o h_nv ^_, y~do thus like t`,~'° "1`h ~ l,,esii„i ~tt,3 a berw ut others w`-su n.,e°cred ti~hou [wad}, r tc S)f cs' Young t,ua ';-rniiug trio - I3a(dcein :md Sturges peed by the Vail llailp's otfx~ an end ., ,. n the . -': o showed up, ihB~ were oownere mar us menacing nod untouchably as ihcy appeared to be cm --. --- St :.5. raised in Forte ~ Salmon, in ~~ ath . California b~~calty learned io <.yak right aflcr lle teamed how to walk res lus father rora a kayak schrxt. Bah. ein, ant of Yrest Cx1.2eler chigoe. is . alto aztndaer river rnr, Navin;, txzn raia°ed hl a famil}' o{ kayakua. The} da say that i}x•ir mnthtzs €'°6 queavv at tuna: ++~nan t?tc, .hcaH t~„n.~_. w tl cnr. alth; uEh t9+cy tu+th roc n[ioltul that it's mu ale mr:: trting ;~~ SF!OiYill£ It irf balnealte'3 mathe[ who 1?it tti:cr kay~kt~.i t+eforet fi<>.h were reared mt thr rlvurs tsy7Fanft• hca +chc, chrri.ehed she sixyrt, and so their passhxi far pnlmoting and •apanding ka c ~ is ..ctntetbing that rheas' loved one, cs^ resonate widt_ their hope i3 that it 'is also suntetlilng ih a I~ .tr;na a nzn2 with other ounionr , cut ~ .. t - re hoping drat (thy sport) goes big- e.:r;' tt:,kiwin says "kVe did this m pro- mete tko smart. It's a ftln video. There"s stuff drat gees along w9th :hs music ifiaFs kind oP Yunny aocl just gives it a Jiffercnt feet,' 'fhe I-tlm, o- Ir,_h was shot tlvra a yc:¢- and-a-batt in t -~ e+caic iwalea ac the Northwest T~ril((.r1~5 in Canada, Nansu}', Af ~ ~ s :ri the it.S., is oapticadn„s 4ot m rr'firta just r7,:. S'ayali,ng. Th,rrc cue ,bon of the local cukrue is A t n cs, ,:ohilr streaming weterfaits arc cap- film, nithnu~ty their intent vu;ts sti(`: ter trr~m:,tra•+tingearioNonoay. un~nchtng. Ch t~~~onalitieavfthoptayus.ueatEa hi hl;„bred with candid shore and quasi- Freestylers omtal.: iautage -W a stapty of the t c vcmc spansk'yalL' --alluwh>genoughr>om'far '"I think tlky difference between wr each Gun to make a name far themselves. video end what p~ropte hove ;ecn in the "We made one rnhw film stud Bald- past is that it's innovating fteestple;' win. "It was calted'The t~text Gen~tion.' Rhngzs ,wld "Vr'e'rc siWayv trying new- il'e d'ad it while we wcnc adli Sn high: things. Last yC.er ~atnne the came up with school. il'e sold a Halo bit, hot oat any big three new crocks." See iixmg Guns. gage A3R S"a0 ~ t n-s rP-~comaes Rush Sturges (left) end Brooks Baldwin {dghtj are twothtrds of the Young Outer care trtumvtrate .The all under 20 outfit of Sturges, Bstdt+fin and friend Marlow Lang produced, Flfmod and s#ar In "New Raign,* & 7te~ kayak flIm wht~h premiers tanlght at 20 p.M. a4 81.50 In Still vitlage. NEwsOK.COM Powernd by the OklaAonoan and HEYtlS 9 Travel Briefs 2004-03-07 ARKANSAS Jonquil festival WASHINGTON -- Thousands of blooming jonquils will be spotlighted during the 36th annual Jonquil Festival at Old Washington Historic State Park on March 19-21. Festivities will begin daily at 9 a.m., ending at 5 p.m. March 19-20 and at 4 p.m. Mazch 21. General festival admission will be free, with a $3 fee charged for pazking. While showcasing thousands of blooming jonquils, the festival will feature demonstrations of pioneer crafts such as blacksmithing, candle-making and weaving. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors will display their wazes around the 1874 Hempstead County Courthouse and inside a 1940 gymnasium. Regional acts will perform bluegrass, folk, gospel and other music. There will be food vendors and games for children. A lunch buffet will be served in the park's Williams Tavern restaurant from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Guided tours of historic homes, a candle shop, a 19th century kitchen, the pazk's print and weapons museums and the 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse that served as the state's Confederate capitol from 1863-65 will be conducted. Tickets including all tour sites will be $7 for adults and $4 for children. Lesser admissions will be chazged for visiting individual sites. The pazk is nine miles north of Hope via U.S. 278. For more information, call (870) 983-2660 or go online to www.oldwashingtonstatepark.com. COLORADO Mountain games VAIL -- Athletics, art and music will unite this summer at the third annual Teva Mountain Games on June 3-6. More than 1,0(10 of the best kayakers, rock climbers, rafters, mountain bikers and runners will compete for more than $50,000. Mountain photography, interactive clinics and live bands will be included in the action. For more information, go online to www.tevamountaingames.com or call (970) 477-0111. Orlando5entinel.com: Print Edition Page 1 of 2 News ~ ~ ~3bbs fan Moores ~~ Sub iscr O~~ ~~~ LeteaK News:e® !'glom in shootout failed Hello devorahp! I Member Se__rylces I Log, in Search: Orlando Sentinel Web ADVI Colorado fun peaks in Teva Mountain s News Sporffi Posted May 9; 2004 Business June 3-0 -Teva Mountain Games, Vail, Colo.: The ~-~ «-: _:_~::_:__: ants 8 Entertainment event blends music and art with outdoor sports, such 0 Email this story to a friend Weather - as kayaking, rock-climbing, mountain-biking, rafting 13 Printer triandly version and adventure-racing. A photography show, a sports Opinion film festival, clinics and concerts round out the action. Lifestyle Most events are free; concerts require admission. Details: 970-477-0111; tev amountaingames.com. Travel ~ Getaways June 25-27 - Ouster's Last Stand Re-enactment, Hardin Mont.: Costumed c , characters commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn with a re- ruises enactment staged from an American Indian perspective. Living history displays Sunday Section and demonstrations also are part of the show. Daily admission is $16 for adults Travel Promotions and $8 for children; kids age 5 and younger are free. Details: 307-587-1872, custerslast stand.org. Multlmedia ' Conrect5ons July 12-25 - Folkmoot USA, Waynesville, N.C.: This annual celebration of world cuRures features international folk music and dance performers, including French Public Records stilt dancers and Chilean musicians. Tickets are $10 to $20. Details: 1-877-365- 5872 folkmoot com , . . Jobs CaB ~ u..-_ Get h9me delivery.- up to.50'/ off M t ~~r ITT r E~-.: =~ ~__ ._..~«~..._......... ~' i.e......~... ~ h...... ~. ,~ ~, I r ~ :~ :.~ ---- - _- i`~` A calendar ofi dates to: make. with customers -?-!Ie' days" of -snotgun m~trneiing sire- ;7jii3r'~~=t9r~etlg€:f3 ~g ; , al.;_ Moaotain~Sport§ Fostivol i' out ever,- at~~teasi withir rno5,socc al NyunAai~Sea~Otter Classic May 7 t0.9rAshevlite, N.C. . businesses. That's because tattles based' April 15 to iB;~Monterey, Calif. ~ .The AAOUnta~ ~ 5pcrts ~rstwti; tea,,. es a'o oh "castuyg',a wide reef. such 2s general ConstderedthekickoffoftlieNOrihAineric,ar >+~~~"i amateur-le,e ion pet~t~ons !rr padJliog. <re~wsp ipct ads or 'door hangers, simply. ~rG[utgseason ~~~nearEy.S,000~dampers, 10,000 ;a'.~Er .u~e ~ra~ao, ~c'~tng rear rip,; c! -,~~~g aren't as effieeUva as~ [hey once were in eyehsts;`. ~4000O;~spectacors dad morethan trig[Idoir. disc g ~!f and mart' other everts. Lase ~.OO.vendors anc'.ezhibitors'are expeotea~ta nc ,r-firs r.encdrni•~ momthen 15.000 people. an increas=sigly segmenk-d marisetpl,rc0.:: ...,_. = on hand.far thett4ree-day event. ~Uooth_spaoe~ r)utdoor c , _ aanias ~ e inv ties to sari P~,'rer. `niche rlar4'eters.' ~~h;ch ae~ta~nly ..~ ~~ _ - r the 100000-squarefoot-marketplace. cost and nt.~rkPt,pr c~~.cts`at [he Festival village mciudes outdoor specialty dealers are - ~T,OpCI-fora 10x0 and $3:00 fora 50x-10. !ccntert at the C tti/Courtty Qlaza in uo.,r to~.°?. turrint; toward efforts that isi,!ate and define Contact Skip. Latt3am at, R31.373:i839 0% Cost i~ X350 ror a 'LOx10 bootf?. Contac 5pcc(fic groups, often hitting things at the slatfam~'seaotterciassiacom; ~ ~~ ~ joYce~ashrv~lienc Qov C graSSrpOts"level. _ - I~Ve UL 10. bel e~.e a wg pal glare for - a ~ '" ~ ~ Oregon River Garraes _ ~ - .Y ;~ o~tLd00r dea'ers to apply these ta~7o5 is k 1-, ;~'~ ~ `i ,~ {~ 5 ;.~ , ~"' '~ May 21 to 23; Upper Clackamas River aA a nocg l.e arov ins ra<~ks of ' mourt-tm" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Gaiter's Srldge and sports `esti ais and events, and that's ~ ~,.. ~ '" ;~ ~ Tne Oregon Rner O~me~; or h.ne istgely because someone eis'c has put up ~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~ -"'_' ,~, .. bite ter mss c'~mpliiC and oar .raderrc ~''+"' ~~ rnroa~rter`. th t III wttlcvcl ;PirL na[tc .Ue tin e anu money to gather up hundreds ~ ~ "'~' '~»' '~ qq = ~ appruri-lately] OOOboators/c~mperstirtcaliy or thousands of outdoor retailers key ( 3~~~? ; ~ ~ ~_` custoiirer groups 5o to e t usrage retailer t ~iS?,>~ ~: ~ -- ~ ;~,` every ma}or m sr ntac'urer ~n the ,v ,t tewate= ~~ ~ ra`Gng industry .. 11 hale a ~epretiv.rtahte pai[lcip,t on at such etenis ~o provSde this ~ ~1# ~'~ ~y ~~~ snov,~r g and ~in most ca ,~s ofterng denies summer calendar of "outdoor `estivals ' - t- _ '~,~y~ ,~.~ }~t'~,_~ of the latest. in ratt~ngequipnent. Booths at par from a coinprehensite 1st of ocidoor ; ~ ~ ,, Carters Badge re appro~~m2tety 2G0 square at`airs and races, xe hmit,l ourcalendar ~ ~, , ~, _ ~ .: ~! tact and coslb250 Con a.r Judi St~egler at to the larger, ~ multi day ostdoor` sports t ~~~~~ >2 y~~' .503 lsit3.3077 oryudi<~err^~nnvergames ~orri events that ot;cr verd~ng,c2rrpingand an ?~ - ~"° ~ c;xposiUOn t pearea -.rather Utan the ty ital.- ~_'~~ The`2004 Teva Mountain Games Y _ P y~, bi,~p races tria[hlor ti adventure races etc June 3 to 6; Vail, Colo. "° ~ ~~~~ Tlie 20o4.-rC/a 'vlountan ~~ames ~~,nl hcsi Sources tell us that events focused solely. i a p„c cc~sscsr L,mwr; ,dory ~n~,a~tpia~_ _~~.,, ~ ~«k noon cornpabtions: in ~sayak ng, climbtn mountain r: . on a day or two,oi `racing'" teod to he less t '` "" ~ ~„ ~ g. - Fr oLO _~. rc,_, tir ,~~,e ,. ~,x.c,~.t. :,tro~n 6ikinE lr;~~l n~n ^g, ad:~<itwe rscnig and a'tnctte `or exhibitors. .r other words rattirg ~1ore masr 1 OOOa~ii~etes ;,nil 1b,Ut~ 'Folks mom , watcf~ the race and no home.° 2004 24Hours of~7cmecula - - Sp~:,t'l or, are ~p t dro ~tte~d the to:u day. says or r .taper enund fcstitai eendor. .April 24 &'25; Temecula, Calif.. -vr:n r"xhiCitor . ~ ,r',itrtcd n !~~e i~n~rzt. c5. 4Ve'vri also ~tnc4rded a list of mator Hosted by the-Vail Laxe.Viliagr, n Result Vail Village dunnr; a prime s,n rues- .,trend 'niuunt<tir" lapse festivals that. tae thmr 6 miles fast of the town ~of`.Temeculai.`th~s t3ooth r„tes`strrrt atg15U ~i500 p'~~,ti 52C4' tenr.+ to r, F- to the type of fciks that in(~;ht =`~nt tc.kes placebh'mare than 9,000 acres r ploy try per lOr1G bocce ~V<icea~td gv::p of prrvately held property and literally,dozens - Ai p!ica{oans are ,iequeiri air. outdoor shop Oficn, they even to b1 000 (o: a .0 ~.O spU of nppmgnd~+ebpsrnglc.track',tiads..Eeent are camping right tMre on the spot Orre nee M.ry7 Cenlact Jae Blau at 970 u r 7,01ll ~.,rt;anizers (i~r r, Geer erpect'niore [fzan>20Q agmri..we stuck with large events(coup(e ~ r12o; Glflir~~-muaditonal,LC,m. -tcams(c7this~ a~x;•reaf~euent:~ASOx1.0bootf ti~ousand or more in attendcnre) that o er ,, ;ice wr!i me iaUie anti 'two chairs {tent c;arnping 'tl~e renc.nr; Certainly. re U_lers ~ ~ ~~ 24 Hours of Snowshoe. n~ mduded) cos.,S500. 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'~`~ Ed Dentry » E ; ~ Tips from our ~. °~. expert on the. I~..- outdoors. Chamber of Commerce» Find additional events and listings at local Chamber websites. Previous Recreation • Saturday, May 29 • Friday, May 28 And mountain biking? Advertisement The popular recreation sport almost never receives television coverage or major viewership of any kind in the United States. The same can be said for rock climbing, trail running, adventure racing and ratting. Bring them all together, though, and all of a sudden NBC and VH1 show up, ready to catch the wave of popularity that seems to come when disparate fringe sports unite under one banner. ~LI~ ~~~( ~f ~`' ~` . • Y ~ ~~ YnMnBY_1Ft~Yitl 'MYa1 ~ PlN Ct'Lli~i\htl •'.YN'4f,1U gltrxehiw A.wira No, this Isn't the X Games (although there is certainly an X-Games feel to what will be happening in Vail on ]une 3-6), it's the Teva Mountain Games - a multisport weekend of competition and entertainment that's meant to give lesser-known outdoor sports the kind of spotlight they crave but generally don't receive. But there is meaning behind the conglomeration of sports at the Mountain Games. While the summer X Games focus on urban sports such as skateboarding and in-line skating, the Games focus on the mountain lifestyle. The Teva Mountain Games have caught on to the trend of bringing multiple, interrelated events together to create athree-ring-cirws kind of atmosphere. Add a dose of national headline bands and spectator-oriented entertainment, and suddenly there's the potential for vowds In [he thousands -not [he hundreds. Almost 10,000 spectators are expected to fill Vall's streets for the Games. Then it snowballs from there. The bigger crowds, television crews and major corporate sponsorship raise all boats, so to speak, for each event. The world's top pro kayakers, for example, want to head to events such as the Teva Mountain Games because they know they'll get [he crowds and exposure they miss in their often remote competition locations. The bigger draw means better competition and more excitement -and it becomes possible for young events such as the Mountain Games (only three years old this year) to become worid- renown in outdoor sporting circles. "You have people from South Africa, New Zealand and Europe coming to this event because it's the signature white-water event in the kayaking industry; said Tanya Shuman, aglobe-trotting, Virginia-based professional kayaker. 'That's what generates a lot of excitement with this competition -it's not just kayaking. You have other sports that have evolved into it' And white-water competition certainly was the genesis of this competition. Vail put itself on the white-water map with an annual Whitewater Championship Series in [he 1980s, when long boats and slalom racing were the style of the day. The sport has radically changed -and so has Vail's annual introductlon to the summer. What once was the Whitewater Championships has morphed into the Mountain Games, undergoing a kind of extreme makeover inspired by the success of the X Games. The white-water portion of the event offers a Class V aeekin' competition (down the bone-crunching Homestake Creek in nearby Red Cliff)and a white-water rodeo (featuring aerial and inverted tricks in Gore Creek in the center of the Vail Village). But even with new kayaking events and rafting races down Dowd Chute (just west of Vail on the Eagle River), the white-water element of the yearly competition probably would not have enough appeal to sustain a viable aowd and the sponsorship that comes with it. So an upstart publicity company, Untraditional Marketing, grabbed hold of the white-water competition three years ago and added climbing, mountain biking, trail running and (new this year) adventure racing. The sports hosted at the Mountain Games are the sports that people living in the mountains often love the most. Pro kayakers might spend 350 days a year on the river, but the average recreational mountain athlete will do it all (pedaling, paddling, hiking, jogging, climbing and rafting) over the course of a summer. And the same formula applies to visitors. According to a recently released survey from the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, recreational activities were No. 1 on the list of reasons why people live in the mountains part-Ume. As Shuman said: "These sports are the way we get out and enjoy the water, the air, the mountains and the places we live. This is how we get out and enjoy places like Vail." Adventure for dummies There's another unusual element to the Mountain Games - a high level of amateur partidpatlon. The people that run the event (Joel Heath, Billy Mattison, Mike Ortiz, [an Anderson and others) also live in the valley where the event happens. They remember the relaxed atmosphere of the smaller competitions, and they have launched a radio, newspaper and television blitz locally to encourage amateurs from the valley (and beyond) to compete alongside with the pros. They also have included multiple categories in each sport so the average ]oes can compete next to the big-name athletes and still have a chance at some of the prize money. And there's plenty of prize money to go around. A total of 568 athletes will compete for $50,000 -big bucks in the world of adventure sports. Everett Green, a climber from San Diego, says he's making the trip [o Vail to try to get a grip on some of the climbing competition's cash. 'The prize money is certainty very attractive," said Everett, who competes in several national climbing series each year. 'Even big events like the Phoenix Bouldering Blast (the nation's largest outdoor climbing competition) can't compete money-wise with the Teva Games." Despite the amount of prize money, entry fees are relatively low. The $10,000 prize purse In the Adventure Racing series, for example, comes with athree-person team entry fee of $250. Adventure races typically cast upwards of $700. Rocky ~~otain News ~-~ Mattison, who won [he Eco Challenge with Team Vail in 1998, will be directing the new event, which will include mountain biking, trekking, navigating, rappelling and one amusing leg of the trek: inner-tubing down Gore Creek. "I['s going to have real adventure in it -real navigating, rappelling ~ ~ ~ ~~ and, yes, inner-tubing,' Mattison said. "But we went out and did it the other night, and It's not easy.' The adventure race Is Ilke a Games within a Games, combining multiple sports for one venue and taking on many of the greater characteristics of the larger event. For example, amateurs and spectators will be able to rub elbows with pros. Mike Kloser, the most successful adventure racer in the world, will - be on hand. As will Daniel Weiland, one of the sport's up-and- rnmers. "Everybody's really friendly, tatking to the teams and stuff, it's a great time to ask questions and learn about it," Mattison said. ~, "Adventure racing is, though, a really gnarly sport. You've got to be the kind of person who likes to hike up in the mountains and ski, or ride long, muddy mountain-bike rides. That's the kind of person that's going to do well." While Kloser and Weiland are rnmpeting in the adventure race, the world's top female trail runner in history, Anita Ortiz, will be quietly chugging up and down Vail Mountain in the trail running race. "This is fun in part because it's such a large event, and it's a fun weekend in addition to just the running nice,' Ortiz said. 'People like ^- to go where there's a lot of things to do - if you're going to drive somewhere for a race, you want to go where there's other things going on." And there will be plenty going on -climbers will be leaping and jumping on climbing walls, kayakers will be flipping around in the river, rafters will be racing down the river, hired outdoor speakers will be holding conference on the banks of Gore Creek, a photo contest will be under way, music will fill the night, and somewhere, during all of this, VH1 will be doing a live version of their top-20 countdown. ,.. _. ,i. sxx ~.. un oznY<x,_ -. -.. If you go ~ 1 - ~~1~G~1T~II~ P(.~I ~i • Wha[: Teva Mountain Games ~,~-, • Where: Vail .. y:,,;, . _ - v~+ . ~ ~ ,~, ~"'~~'~ T'..+ «~ • When: Lune 3-6~~4'~p~. - 2'r °~. ~- "1l.' _rly" ~' , J • More info: www.teva mountaingames. com i :.1y ~; , Events `:~. ~' -~ '' ~ ~- I ^~.f ^~ Xai ~' i 4 °"~" w~ t ' t~~ 't i4:.. y Air. ~ t _ .......... / F`_ i r~ 7 .. ~_~. 1 1 1 I s' ,~ - ~. ~. ~ ~ ,~~ Y W~ ~.... ~.r ~ ~' S ~ i k~' < ~ 1 v ~~ yt A € ~ ~ `~ ~ ~ 5` } ~, r ~i r~~j' ~~1 b y ~.• v M4 The whitewater gorh m Vnil udll im nos: ence nc,+ain to ihr tr.~+ wtuuntnin Game (Iona s-6} tfre tttn~eit whitewxtter congetitian ie the warp. ayakers at+ci miters have lung had the reputatiait that they would irke;ly forego their own heart uansplant tut a gvcu.~ Tay an the river. Sa when city planners Maned researching and building whitewater parks as a Wray to bring new visitors to their fair towns lurirtgthekayakingmm- munitywas like shooting fish in a barrel. Because oithem success whitewater parks are pupping up everywhrere across zhe Rockies end what dues th+s mean in the grand scheme of life? WeN, not only do we river folk win by having epic white- water t~}7ltix+s rtghr in our own backyard but the host towns are also reaping Chi benefits through increased visitor rev- enue with relatively folds nivest.ment. Though they were skepucai at first. its the tav.°n planners that are rtc}:u declar- ing, "1Ve built it ..and they ~+d c.~zme.'. 5o where: are these vvhitewatcr Dist+eytends? Here's the inside track on a few of the premier parr atraund the state. C Guriniscsr~ Whitewater Park] C12I1`CS3.t3Y~ ~Vhc:n tfie city planner;; of Gunnison partnered up with whitewater park design savant, Gary Lacy, they had hopes aF developing an aesthetically pleasing E pedestrian park for residents. and visi- ~' ... ; ~n F ~ ; ° ~ y w1 f y- Y~. T' ~ ~.. ~ 4 i3'' ~ d' ~ ~" ., T ~ ~. y .. ~ if Y ~ frq tv furs, buk also ~ta ripen scarce legrtimete recreation opportunities along the Gunnison River. Mission accomplished. The Gunnison Whitewater hark, Deis ut Colorado's newest, Features ha~o main areas. The first is called the Kiddie Puol 't'he basic surf wave here is predictable enough for new paddlers to fine-tune Their river skills, but iT also provides enough acxian for more experienced p<+d- dlers to throw down some dizzying spins Girt when you come to paddle in Gunnison, think Flawaii Five-Q. the park's flagship play spot locatzd lust down river from the hrcldie Pual i# you're tntc camvheels or looking far a place to dial rrt those monster aerial moves. this plai.e is money. `t'he first-rate dcargn of th+s feature allows you to play at lerel; under 1,000 cfs, whtch some yeas pan mean paddling into later Septer:~f;et Clear Greek rnfhitewatex Park, Golden l~nOC1127 ylSlatt {~ W}1ltewdtEr i5ark senset Gary Lacy turned Go'den, a town 'mown primarily for producing beer, into a prime destination for kayakers. 7"hough a tough sell to city officials in the ~egin- ning, the idea of a tivhitew~ater park in the middle of town has netted bene[its for both kayakers and the city. Fir;;t of aH, this park is exteme!i well thought ou;. and designed. tt t:se~ rrla river's natural feature-s to the fullest extent and makes incredible use cif some man-made enhancements. What do you get here? To star[ with, nice drops, per €ec-C waves, a caupfe of choice holes {which can get sticky) and a premium series of slatotn dates. Of course mater levels wilt determine ycwr ride, generatty in the Class ltt range, but the design pretty much a[lows excellent playoppor tunnies from ~©t3 to t,tl0(7 ds. The park has recently been extended down rivet tU the daIIt I ii'.a7 4L4i7a, Si) rf y0U h$V2R't been in awhile. yvu rteetf to tome back. Arkwn~~ta ftivar, Salida The whitewater park in dawntawr Salida is all about innovative design and funciianality. ft's been t:veaketl u;any rimes over the years, al] with sonic decent results but it was the --^lrkansas Rivet `trust tearnsng up with ' Gary Lacy that broughl imagutatian and inventive know-haw to the project and turned this fal>fcd sectii~n of rivet firth a true peddler's park. And it has everything Same sticky. sticky hales, ridiculously perfect i~'aves. impeccable eddy Ifnes. hydr<+u1iu's that wfii make your heart beat a little Easter, a :~ :,,.s 1 r~ ~ ,,y at =- - >:: rte` , }~ .. ~ ~ M j ~ ~ :' Outward Bound West at The TEVA Mountain Dames, Tune 4-6, 2004 The 2004 Teva Mountain Games @ Vail will host competitions in kayaking, climbing, mountain biking, trail running, adventure racing and rafting, as well as concerts and film premiers. The four-day event will hold a multitude of events and activities catering to professional athletes, weekend warriors and spectators alike. Stop by the Outward Bound West tent in the Sports Illustrated Adventure Gear Town, located in the heart of Vail Village. For more information, click to www.tevamountaingames.com . Vail Valley Events May 29, 2004 -May 30, 2004 - -Blues, Brews $BBQ MOZJMAlN ~ETAI~VAY'`°'" (Party/Festroal) Beaver Creek Resort kicks off its summer season with a weekend filled with blues from Joe Bonamassa, Cephas 8 Wiggins and The Duke Robillard Band, Kansas City's finest BBQ chefs and Colorado's own microbrews. Don't miss Bon Appetit's culinary demonstrations, the first annual BBQ Cook-Off, kids activities and more -all free of charge! In conjunction with the weekend's festivities, The Park Hyatt will host the largest excusively Colorado micro brewery beer tasting in the state. More than 40 brewmasters will be pouring nearly 100 of their ales, lagers and stouts for guests to sample. Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Call 970.845.9090 for more info. May 29, 2004 -May 30, 2004 - -Centennial Express Chairlift Opens (Important Date) On Saturdays and Sundays, catch the Centennial Express Chairlift up to Spruce Saddle Lodge. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Gore Range, dozens of hiking and mountain biking trails, as well as delicous barbeque food! June 01, 2004 - - Shootout Lacrosse Tourney (Activity) Keep an eye out for this event in June. Watch the nation's best men's, women's, college and high school teams battle for lacrosse supremacy in this returning crowd favorite. Call 303.321.7997 for details. June 03, 2004 -June O6, 2004 - - Teva Mountain Games (Summer Competition) Vail's annual kickoff to the summer showcasing the hottest outdoor sports (adventure racing, kayaking, rafting, climbing, trail running, and mountain biking) in the heart of Vail Village. Call 970.477.0111 for more information. June 10, 2004 -June 13, 2004 - -Culinary Classic and Wedding Cake Competition (Party/Festival) The festival will incude four days filled with excitement, entertainment inducting two free shows from South Side Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and of course, lots of pastry sampling on Beaver Creek Village Plaza. Enjoy culinary and pastry samplings, wine, Bon Appetit culinary demonstrations, children's activities and America's best pastry chefs compete for $10,000 in prize money in the Wedding Cake Competition! Call Beaver Creek Village Plaza at 970. 845.9090 for details. Choose Another Guide: ;. 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' ~ I f '~., i f ~ 1 ~ > _- _: _ !L~s Menem Reder saes t _~.--_.. ~. ±_,. ..,.~., out w.th a fear ftSend u d;e irttexnadnaal 0•idge. ~~~~. r'. ,> :~~ F ~~~v ~~ '• >m~ ~rs~ ~ i a~ ~_~" r t~ » - ~ ~~- ~ • } • ~~n . , ! ix~.nninyxv'iih 3frCC CIUCCriby t}lS.73n:keruass'. ~~ Bays at7 pm. this evetilng in Tail ~ilagc. The TEYa ~9ountain Games electrify groove ceniinves with shows by Jurassic 5 Bait rnmorrosv nig)tt wd Gov't h7uie on Surdav cigtxt, hoth =carting ai 6:30 p.m. ax the Ford BY 1U'ti 2 0 U NN Antpi$tester in Yail's kalar Pacition. CHt Suns:- '. Heginning today, wcekead warriors call j:unp day;[hep[rttlicis Etnited to &.v M17nuntaia R.al.u nn the adsenalre~race bandwagron atthe Teve b'ee patty startiltga[9 p.m. atdm TapHvom. Fur MottMaln Games in Y:ul, the largeet extreme- a complete scbedule of events, cat! SATD-47Y spores festi4al in the cmnsr;. Ottt or yoto wwvttevantountain};ame,.cottl. °This is the eu~uwn jeweF o£ t6c autdoor mdu t 'says Joel Heath, }lreddeatofUntra- dtt .i!at feting, organisers o~the event_ ~~~>~ "Chet"e tSJi15[S(1 R]llib t(15l'C and dn,and all Of ~ ~~~ ~ uur events are npen to tha publie." ~ ' t)Yertha sect {uur days. more [brat 1,000 ~~~~ pet+ple are expected to compete in fifteen ~ '~}~~'~GSt ~.3CCOSSG'~l$}'v in" . ---.. avenx8, from kayaking and ~~~~~ rafting ro ntountai^ biking ~~ ~'lCat 02!#~04r5 ~/~ and bqu}dering. TFte Gnre' O 4 p 0.M C A Y 1 O N- TeY ti.. is#tOna! Ttai} Bantling L'hampi- }1 A t i A N D On6hip5', A teMkitomCCer rdCe TSrf t}]e face 01- .o Y 1; ~( ~L xzte. Vail Mgvatain, tmkec place o># SaRtrduy ~ ;_ u. [t }.:,Fe> l,Lr: n~.r mum}ng_Andan Sundry,three-person teams „ ,, t~' consisting of both professlonat and sntateur ' ~"i ~ io s ' = }` v the rn ,. • - f athletrsaze eligible to compete In the GNG ~~ " "" 1'"" ~ ~ ~~ 9 1 " t Morutrx;vldventureSprintRace.Ch.:f}etlge: '~ tic . int - 1 .• hrrr r; aft ru~tinutg, s u_iain }tikiug . ;-.,1 C tto c t _ .n ;.rppell(ngandins'.~.- trthel ` , .ch t A tttdAVF aetl§7 tteH inCinde a CIS .g A'3I}. a i t .v ." •- :}' '~ pEGy~lt. K ~ ~~ t I ~~ I t '; I ~ ~ ~~ ~. outdaar activities include a climbing wall, a mountain phatogx•aphv campe- tr#on and the Sportsl7lustrated Acjti~c nture'Gear Ta';un: "~ldvettture racing is really be~aniing a mainstream spart," ;~tp ; ~Ii aCl}. "-Trail ruz)ani iS gCt- tint; tier e>:rery-year, and the ka~~akugevents are a1~,1 ays a cr~~s•d fa~tirite." "I'11r~ ~ntcrt~lizvx~t~ttt lit~,r-t)n iS ei~Ua('ty =<t'cl' :r tlf3ti'.St `.4'1~tk • i :~,.n?__ r.i~ ._ a{t:- . , r~r ~~t- ,; _--- `` The Bet 5ftape of Your fife' _ ~. Tu ttCn~l, ~. u.i (ant -~th scut Bu &t 17u "I,,• 1<- ~ ~Ir uc~~r ti ~ r:~~r ~I ~~f r1l r 31 1'`( iiVE 1N. J .. b~ ~ _.. I S eed ~ --- -~ ~ ^. c~ara ~ au'r ~~' ~ ~y' Power ~ ~ ~_ ~r ~~~tl~..t - _ ~ ~~~- _ 5 1 I I r' ppp • ~ r ~ `~; TEe i9nrM'x 4 1bP On3fiEksrL - %cp71~ ~~ ~ ~~1 k y' i ~~! t00 DREA@! ~ ~ ~ TRIP: _ r~i R -.-__ :.~~~.-e t ... ->T ~ -~ ,,. ~. >w; ~~~': ~ _~, b ~ v ~ t R ~' , 3f ~~ f ~i I~ l i ~ ~': l i~ ~ ~ r-~ ~ r f ~~~ .~ }~ ~~ ~ ~s~~~ l' ~ r lu ., .c n lu,l k orrh t .. S~~cvhy do so i'2"~c'~Yly , sra cs~ .ov~.s,c i rnnv esue lecalk~' LY esiak ( F ~i ch bh g people hate him? .a a,,,P, s<.«~ ~r rn ~ ~ may. rmn „ 8Y KEVIN FE~ARI~O `~~ 3 Meet the most .`r ,. .. ` ~ ~ ' controversial manias ~, _ .. _. ~ -- ,~ extreme sports: He's a kayaking prodigy a 1 who smashes records . and pushes the limits of what isphysically ' ' ~~, ' I m i CW .:.~ h .- possible Because ,M ~~ ~+ ^~ ~~ 11i f . of him, whitewater ~ ~ b ~ a f.;~Y~ b ~; ~~ m. paddhng is one of I, k ec r h, , ~ < ~ ~ ~ ~ r h, C -~ ~ "the fastest-growing a, 1 r,i n rr ys I b g ~"'+ k l w u h h ~ ~ , sports.in America. AS~:~-b ki3~f ~ ~ , ~ ry: d ~ It~ri ~ ~ :.~ SO MEk'S,,)OURH4l Af+Rll, 20 ~, P~20SOOBAYtl65Y JOOR~LSA .i. ~~- ~.~.~r tilt ;~; tit ~ ~~' ~ . ~^,' ~~ ~`'~ ~ s,. s ` X ~'.Tr ~ ~~ c'~. ~~ . ,:?. ~ _ ~ ,;~`P c y' ~_ ~ 7 $ ~. q - ~•??; f "V.~ `. 3 ~ ~ ' ~. ~. Y ,k ~~'rr ~•'' i '? --~~- .,~ 1'~1: r ~. ~ c * ~^ ,:. K t L fit'' -::~i , Z k~ ~ k; fit • _~ ac ^ ~ ~ ' .> ~ t ' ~ fil F311~thiiC SEaried It All Berman sels a tiaorlA rCWtd m August Y 998'b'1 ~'rYaklnp over ~'" ~ - :ty~cr h,m tt ith free boat r ~ Dada a 8~~foOt Upper Johnston CE;nyon Falls, in 88nff Nahorial Park The'r ~INn~ , uthis-ea~eerover the top. Righkta vre11.8eservedtielebretidn.atthe tiottoih: ~r ublicit blifz {~` ~ Ir~•s. (rec vhxs, fr: sui~_~ ~~ ~ y. p p ~ ~ I free cnir6t~ drinks plus a theorganuersha~rchoen oholdroilatsfwnme And.inthep~~i$~2scan,•ajsen~d ` v(and.vcv free)Subant Creekcompetnton. Bgc} n.rt.siorc, of tt hfi~watet. in which «httewarer bbaiing {omei, ~~ ,,, hack ~lhhouph he kayaks ar Ic. 6oattrsareajic:dahnriina4.~ngi}iclrfiracticcrun>. siiouboirdinginiiho-keya~thefastest- dagapeir.rarclydcesau'eckgob- Among Them is a >hirtlc _:,-ye^r o1d with a growing yaoris utthc LLS., I3~mrurhas con- mgn~hich Berman is nor alsomecunf tV-eitfish grin ~hd~ hogging an oranr;c pI ~ nc kat~ak .tinned ib rack u}Yeti'e-pt1(~pin}; te~oiaplishtttents. m~nuiacttiren. stritegi~ing with hts a~,cnr or r.: - pN rheYt>adncxt to the creek, nc~ veins pulsing F[e has made more han 5cf"rst descents cf rivers ing an appeaimudat ~ vad:-shosa.Ju+t hom arreiShisarms,shoulders.i:idcindcr-hloc:<Chcst.~ ..alloverrh.<~Iobe.1-Icseti~comom~eorldrecords.. «~hi]emostofhisriv~Is«errchou~ingoHdu.-: He hasjitsteempleretlliissrcondpracncerun.bur ~And~inth~siiinmer'bf2oozfiela:ided;goe.kf ~ csnuc{sin.acreekin:hc~cmcr~i-s'aiI [3~~ - htshair is perfectly coif::d tiwept up un r t spikf kayaking s lii~ficst hunors first Eilace in the ~Prc was holding u>urt in.the k,bbti vEthe Sonn l+lond mousse hdd.77ifs nTav {proticntn~~i I'c1Y World Free;;ylc Chn'mpiarisNips a faux huropesn lwutitgie hotel in.ros.n, sl.' - ohi Reniian; the musi fan,ou> katidik~citi hfstorv. Siill.'ilicrc arc a lrtndful of athletes^- Brad inn iii tcav~rhrougha planning srssion tvi,h I~ Berro~^stands tsrft° five-foot-itt=e, hur his LuiJaen, johnnp Kern. Jav Ktntaid, ro Warne a ens of hisprimary sponsors. Afrer sonic 1~~ prescnee~ foomt over cvcrtune hcrc_.Hrxhicved -feat'- tt°ho ;rc every bit as good as L'crman and ,stormmgon'new protnoiioiaal initi:iiisea tF- ' thtn ataiuspartlc lieenuu he ~ :mevc pitu~tally wtho.puah theJi;~ure ju3ras~hard. In the cttd:avhat s riark- c eussionsaniibd with the company gibed u}ilcte, brit, just a~ impur;ant, he haste. ~ .makes.Barnian-the btggestsiar n t6~acircuir;is dtrector'a9kttig Aertnab io oudinc his rhr.~: ~: ' defined -what s possible inanacrieity where ^his~fldiFfor car•~ing~outa iin}quc roler rHiifof the I have ~~, puhlicity:giials fiir theneir meeting: '~ " ~peoplgofcen pa}' `or ihcir t u takiKwirhtheir{ives iihlcic as a self-p~ornpred >ynergisuc cite=raait Hs~sure! pne tr:p gaal," Bcrtoan cnr in. ~Nfostspectacularh~.in t jay beset tvorldtccutil .~bu9i»eSS oroadti. Nis~naincis einblazunect on ~ Iha'Pc~•aexecs fau~k:ed oB 13cmr~ns e~ . - o :GvBmj,trig~hemsdfotf, yR fn~i'tva ctfialL<hi zIF osrci,. catalo s. bumperstiche ;rnda F.at~k- p € acne Fegtls apprec;art your <ime, card ~_ ' lierta,Ganada-iheJrmgesrdi'ejaet.rsucccss• ing'dtgropknotvuasihe'lac?:-Streanr.ilchas6e- ~ Dr~tektnan;.dtreeioroh,pnrisnrarke;ing :fully negoiiared in a kay tk 'Che'footnge ofrhat-. Borne a staple of ,paddling inetgaiities;.~ad pr lice-•we aanr cw on die podium"h'.~:~ plunge iv}iichaired'tin`almosteverv.m3joi'I'V campaigns;and"lea}akporn"-ctdbos~•photogca, rtvalsateti'isounderst~nding:"fIe`canextc ~pencork, not only catapulted 13crman to the-ta?p pheraa8-a videogciphei follow him eterywheic: alit g~nd,ka}m}.er anddexrves alotpf resp~,- of hi ~ ~pprt lint helpcthput kayaking on tltemap. tknd'ito fe~i~ei tlienaen ina,jor; ooidoar'cotzr}ianibs ihat," say,S;one ebm}xritor who dcxon ncrvr S2 MEN[S JOURNAL :APRIL FObb 1 t l. .__.. .........................____........_..__. __-_....__..... ibaca:ue heissponsored hy~ some.Uf the ^jyani~ as B~nnan zwe'l) esilhim I~ee";:7 i ~3ut 1'd rotlier cut mpaim~offihan ~uaiip, t t~ _ua. He hat ncr Sou{ 1 atsrovcrnd tcli9le int~sngtiii, his tsrd _~ssrica:,;thetnciwnirgcoritrc~trsr a?xnit t an;~_=6ourmuc}itnoxetlinn_htsperson- t ; ~ no>rexuenie~sport t+hirewarer,l.-avak ~ ~ ~ cd as . rebel}inn againnt the nj unsrream; ~~ yirn~•hiehpeoplecelebratc=.he.wi}d~i- u hcte.azh}eticisrr,; alone.and ,with fricnrls m hasu~cnded ifiepu.iJigct. urpE~bli~for- ~ ~ r s , ~slii: he h,n also$'ctcntc oneoPt,~c :vast I, ii~:i r~t c;.r~:~cs~r~its._I7c}nnd:itg ^.ror, ask.. he i~ ctd;er the:messiah~of :t th!~$1X~Ti~s ~[E9tt ~r CrallcA.~~ ~ ~~ ~~ i It s a f.~"scrun---- fasi enough rb I ~: ['i3ler;-hilt 6e'ktaizw5'he.haslast a .~ .1 ~~ c~,ttd~- ~S~xchiiig Bcrrnan:dig inro th ruereni>iitli 'trs sae`ige. "}~reciscly plscei stroi.+.s; .Pm ce- tninda$nf something he saii;.io me tighrb:iare the ,race; Nhen Laskc;d if he'had am pstt:c=_dar strategg to avcritl ~Yhe prohletns hu rivals cceic having-: T-le Cooked-tip with a giim eti~rressioh and, inhis high-pitched eoit~thar i~a oplc L,~~c rr thtSfife, announced, "It s aot abour:h,,rkilig your ere'4i'i"-anexgre3sianfrnkss;ealc il.th:g t srak e±s.u•liq Ming thetijseltes iri:o-a-set nEt.tpiiis with= aut h-wing ijnne rheu~ t~ictics} homework. 'Ir s shout }rsvingp }or ofboat conrrol " Niru•+it strikes metb~r=his concentrafictn~on tetocin :tod:cnrtroP~ t 'Feet a stark cbnrrasr lietti;een kris attittitle totiardathitewaterand that of f - rvrn-r,t~t.ri.>ca•Noe , ___ othercli}efiaaters. ~e C'r>:e doen3~~of - ~ ' 19any =would argue. i6@t. i:i6it rrfi+rd:oh ~~ ~.+~ ~rarhecthan.h},hnrg~<tuidtthe; " .~ t i ancd vi boa=s ''= n r the k~ L s in ~r~ing:~ _p~ } ~~ ';r t r qu=plxd ~,,. ~ r~ ~, ' ourself over io it tindin the- ~ ~ n,+. chlulc<: he l ~~... ~ ~ t a c t sc m ,7f u a n- tnfcjactzts ,~fcc 'a~-'s ~'~~ ~ rrcam~~hcnt hrtavold ah= ins line th ~oaa } ~ _ t 1 .tnd~d s tall out. _ ~a rsP ind COS P~~_s ~ ` 1 n c jdies of xs I Di~ccrntn~t 1 ,,. ~ ;~~, ~ rnLril U x~ia ~-I hi. Lne snd r6tc.ding to.rr ~C'~ d c G h ' ' , ~ndb , less b.tn cat e rotar, it s a t I ~•hs nc~ tiny ~;1ine ° iri ~ ~ r t~" ~ in art .hall ss ro do u~fth rass• ~ i.rc L: i t ~ mal. ~ ~ t~~~~ }~ht us! p<< ~= than cs~irh ir~~ t nal po~prrau~nsfor i ~ ~ i ~~~ finesse iomn t and the dc- ~ "' _- ~3anui,g cacti moss ''~~~ ~. '~"-~~~ kr,~ to ~:~hi,n a kata~~r his vu'-il t ~ ',e~i gip. 12i . _ ;. The y.,a,; er-mile Heond his hiend5 played tag by ~ ~» .,tcrcdore of the kev grin- f7ichisneecrmur: lumPtngfromtreet otiea ap}e, crfwltewztcrboatinp. - 2 ~ f~~a ividr. rikc4 abt~ur ~ catcc~pt l nrnc n ~s ?ch uc': f ~~ n Hots ro ~ ~ nl~l&t~-. The rop lull is ainitx- }rronottnced like the bc>?inning of ~fi~=cenlL d < , .} •ts?d tx9wdus the site rat >~nall rrac- h'a° reran which stattdsforat to =t~ dre refer. Th= bottom half-is a serves ok(iour orrr~ - to a ka:: k"~ anglrvE attack as it navgatcs ~irrong nu .}•,~res'th t ilc,oa~ tnrrch asaen (eer_ :'scid urrcn ~ mo•, ono ~,tt i~rsing sjiccds atvd diieceaons sir zt tf~:~bottunt larks a for~tid~h(c cpid shot n a particular section of riper. fhc tcchui9ve gf +_~ristrncdY~eceo:Shithy~ah~calboaier~s~hen readinp~thcsev.uiatiorn~ra;d<irlopedbvagrntip ~ t thro ~~h it far vu lirsr rune s<<_o mnt ~ t paddl~t }'imad#~ it 1l'ca ~'ire,nta bath in the ~ s •_ _ 1 mu of Shir has tieur roda~ s bid _est ~arh ao> 1 hr meth d they t rant tap with Ic as .1,_ Ir.n~ Aic•s rtiniire~ahu I as Se7ar }::atop r,udr philo~oh'ncal a~ plr}sical. and irtraccs it, _ uer t;oni 3-lontaii.i,.t•:ached u~ct'e doyen. roots all the «as' back to the fourth ccnn~iv S G:, I ',~ou~h it. -nc~ Aire C;erma ~ kavakcr .lrnd Shen a;•ruupotliennits i~rural China dfvchpc~ ~<- I t ~ m a;s~~ ig7p~d acrd (oschis paddie. nc~ nounir thatunder~tatrding aiid living in hat- ~ 6en~ r sup uu behind St ci Fiskt r a pF~e- r Drat s+-ith ^. rural n r ~ patu mt can impan a rv.n ttatalent an'ci-ellL _dSbuh ttriCSn urioit~nnutsanquill¢q l7acphiios.ophytl3ese ,a},..cshorut hls teerhor the massn~lam- thinker ~r~a*cdis tcmericu_ translated as the -- Ri.r .n d rc_entle pl_tced third in nc~. wirrld aaterctui_c uw."'`fete ~ftcn its ~allcd Taoism. j ~:p a ahi~?s. 1s scona P'tshcr tlnshcs acres snd ~t cF rte a u av of hokin~ ac th< «o~(d that any iuvsh line Bc rrnan launchc_ intoHnmcttahe kavakrr s b<i s obsessed u~idi nc~ m.rgi~pf nlw=ing -t~~rtattdli;~~~itth-:he'~m~{=~r~uriou~.:nus- ~.~tcr-ssinc~har~- ~angra~pin;o~rivelp.lhe j .~ ar ~{roD that nsualh• enables him ro dominate ion lard - if you"re t}iatal tau try keyconctpt a r l'l.i ~. . i~(I C'lt~ It:[?1 ))1 t ~)C'ti: ifSl aunt' tin t l t~>V ~C~i-~(, Il t: Vil ~j..r00 ~JI~uiai rag ~- ~(?i1 ~~ li'Ind I uv. Je,r abort a imfootUro}icaihilL~ap 1+prurri g aeainscttirnirrent and missing the la~;1 he shautc mo- [ar to the right, declaring s hole cc int. `C:hsrr isn`t just about fire wav you n the main Current and losing slx~ed Scowl= enntrul s •.tr una;,' e~_cp(ains ]olrnny }:ern. uleg- ~ he _, .~s!res doavn}he srrercii cf water 6elocr* urdsrv tt~ute pn the 'li4csry}e~ side of knt~akin~ tp ct t : ldr,=ltd powcas through the pn~,l .ilrce a°host adhu~enrs tend m be less interested in ~cln- ~. c. Sair-threading rice tinal-drop nerfettly. nmyraeeithan in'oaisingon he deelxregistunGal. - ~ ~ ~~. ~~ ~ APRIL~20d4 .MEN'570URNAl 53 .. pie-astttrs of boating ts~iih cloy: friends ott farnw;w rlrers:''Charc is abate[ slit willirt;nrss to accept cohsequcnce"s.. Idnw yau~srirrdererrosixs {iew. you're deiit~ere8 3t the End:" • 1lftrrvlic finishes,.l3erman and 1 watch the rest: Uf~thr~ompetition frorn~_thc road. [-firtime-is' ctvenutalla bested by an atnbitfous t7-crar-old named Pat Keller, so he ends up rakinh second. As the,eetnperixors tx~hisk be below us 1 ask-. Berman wh5r3ie i}iinks abcnttthe'cunceptuf char~..TIi~ p:iu~c ~~efore his answer suggests ih:u. I i~n5ked •i strap _ qu.=:figit. 'Sum°:' hesat~.' LSnnuc.familiartcithtttea~im.° H$R51dA HAn1"IlE TfOST LN!<TKEGY.CR1tANOOD \`4it C:In tmagmC'. 1'1CSCC4Y Up 171 anne-r(10m'hnil5a. in iitral ea3tatn Rrashiitgrvii, i~ltcre. his parenifi.- cot,riierculni`ral dtopauts w hiihad~been sweprup' Int. rh~b:,ex-to-Ih~ IAnti ir,ot u~.en't; Ixgan home=.. srrtdt^-; >thclate~hes..HisnttxherSitcerhlaot .,<a - n:u-a~edonh'rh.,arravc-lingseorvrdlei}. ., ~~n seuse.from Seattle. lL;t~ther Birch flit. clZOSU'thename hLrtsetf--for xeasats he sa~.rhe ~3e::5 not fcel~cnmfortable discussing? fled an. upper-midfl'e-class iipFzringing iii suliurLian Ncw Tort, ands~etif• ~~'eral rcYs, ea~te.rinienririg with= L;astarn rdigions'tzefore nirnnta ro raising dttn- k;,sandTog'g,cnburgda!s L'n's_parentslived. a1r.:ost cxclusiech o[f tlte)u•7d gt>fng~to thesrt~re~ for supp(ics~enc~ wen' [hrce months, ~14htle SiF yea ~doon roicc3 rhrekcns and brau'vagetables; Birch rr,dcd goat cheese forbutlding mamriais; ~,, ah tvlnc6 he rrnstri,crcd ~ cirtilar bo,ne.mGcl- cld on a \Aaridan eaith lodge I: i~5s heated with tt~ood. i7lutninatedwrzh kcro.riic lamp+.: are i!'it icatured as out6c use i;~ feet cut nc~ back door. i 8ecan9ermanon.:,.ateN~!Isco,"'ngmission'~ E3ritishCOlumbia lastyeai.Thelaeatf~nlsa:^_;eta shat otherpaddlerS:Hon'tfiridit calls. ~V,ithinan-hour he had slit cpsh:t«.buy leis. car'lha nc~t year, using similar tactics wliilesell- in~ cantle door ro daor hamade rncrm money than any t?f his-sixth-grade compeiifbTS: Berman s~ ..Icstn ,.uh i pa~r> snPpassodi;n li+ by hisenthusia`sni For d~tincC He and}tis.fnends plated tag to t~c;Yits ~rounxi htish¢ur, l,caping frwnvnemthenc.~t ,~feernfftheground.~l3~jtin- ivrhi~6 he had broken both army one dunng an attempt to latutch hip bike Dory ~ ,epee, the cit6cr while.jumping o(f the end of nlcbging canc. `~[ rc- mci~ib°c'r ^tt :. icw ^mcs not hang in pain,and remar_4=in[ hut,ercatlhat[ch.°hcsay. ":1irdthen, t accit3b r, I'd ger aootlrer injure.° Heal~oclashc~tc,rhhispecr. ctinstantlcget- ting~inta',ghtr:tt scho,•I -ai problem rhaeSib:rr !kfoon r?dl cssed sln cal}'otter he tamed rl by in- ttodtteim• him roktpaking,in ;he hupekhatthc ~spott's c,. u f licit m ighs "rein him i,i a {tit • What` ~ifdic{ ~.va: protest a focus foe his energy. Shoali!. akerBecm:m's fi>Trraate oKi'hit~rcaru the otvnBT' of tlocal boat ~,torc, i;hr(s lcoaaon. tcdk hini.: i As he fell -, ,~ '~ ~t~ ~ I ~ i~~ t i r :~ t I • ~ t r, ~ t j-~•,~ anc~ he realized he:was:going~to hit at. 3# 'I'hcv had ro running water, no zleetticitJ~, noraz: nnd'er6er tving.olfowing him to comealohg orf- f - '~ (~ t •~r ten learn of mt Lt v.°crc t hey wr ut'er dip w, h herand her boyfncn 1 T~.vu gars ait$odoK sol h d m (earn t ~ 1 e crv srh chanr;'• larerheaas [olhae,ing Jonason throve n'fum c.tter.~ rcc4ills P ~nnan I br ~hellut c hls Enhrr sot's, Canyon a well-knn n Class t' run ir. slit (.ar teen tai 4 ,t oi';;ed ro his sore t td m,mge I like to codas,-ai~fien the 6ru' :her p.t,ldle end pulk9 to ' think .hat oric of nc~ rcn~mn. l.t ~ ~ so successful r` the side:-Berman conu,tued b}' h,msclE odor i, nc~ «~at' he u s, riSxti.' &ay5 Birch. °t3e' ,Ry;th~ ae_ o(n IS, rmsri had v rcTilia'riod~for irascr~unragedtolistcnrohsnttinliniiCrveicean5l runninzhardstretche~ofiv~hitew.ifcitltarf~y wsceketh.irsui[~cihianbcsx.° ~ others-u:rewi?ling tori;uch.lleh.dalsSt,~raillt- ll'har rho; innervnieuas ,apparently telling ntad,frotn peddlins candy to Iiu}mg andselling'- ~ ` hihima+thatu»Iz-sshetikrdgcvatclieeseandoui- used:cars. 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Earns (St t1tL'di3 [l]ar \c'OUI(IbUY Jt, 81id the rE<uIr- id 4 ~~r+: ~:+t ~h~(l~nie of ~ ea'eidr u~uii the ~c, mocc f~ ~ ~: dd('e to the right. which rhrsiv him- ink c>:po~nre.5eztr Reirn.in s,ca?cci~acer the coq; m a i,E rc<r. [f hc-'smackcS inro~rha rockaz ~o rif hel:~nc~ , t ~ ti"c'fell heaan(d see tkze rot'k aim-. 7,n; ~ rt cit~c~ erai nonih< he ccas,:flt>eded-with f <,' h.. ti~nz ivaulr3++; ~+~ ~t;ec He'd !?r. ;u~ Iroi ar•'rl he rral!'rrl h '-•~s }+,Gin~40' tefii u..cr zl:on.rir~ antl -.let'isign Procli3eers. ~_ .. ~ c.~ _ i:3 ilr.s iic hit i!. ~'13. i+,-. :.. ..6 a. ~ EricLmk. i n +: r:v u i ! (urr:f.d r, :~ .. ii 1 i ~ - .- --...._ _ _ ... _ .. _ ___ ~ ____ RFRil 20,tlC .M EN'9J0t1RNA1 SS' TAO BERMAN rontinuedfrom page 5,5 Extra, Real TV, Fox News, and the Outdoor Life Network, among others. At the time Berman was a sophomore working toward a marketing degree at Southern Oregon University. When a hlm crew from Rip[eyi Believe h or Not! came to his classroom ro do a segment on him, the idea of being in school ro study salesmanship seemed absurd, so he dropped out and gave his innate business skills Free rein. "Most athletes think that the way to be the best at what they do is to get great at their sport," he told me early last summer, having just returned from Japan, where he appeared on a TV show called The CJOd of Entertainment. "Well, that's okay if you play basketball or football. But if you're in a fringe sport like kayaking, it isn ienough. In fringe sports, if you really want to be a success, you have to take re- sponsibilityfor everything: the marketing, the sales, the licensing, the production, the advertising." Berman has chatted out the rest of his career. "I have an inttoduttion, an incline, a maturity, and a decline," he says. "Which is why I'm constantly asking,'How can I create more value in this prod- uct?' Because the product that I am right now, its shelf life is maybe another ten years, and by the end of its decline I need to know what I'm going to phase into next. There are a lot of professional ath- letes out there who, once they ie done with their careers, spend every penny they earned, get hit with a major midlife crisis, and wind up working in a carwash wearing a Super Bowl ring. I don't want to be that guy." Berman makes more money than any other pro- fessional kayaker (he won't say exattly how much, but confirms that his income is "over a hundred grand a year"). To keep it that way he is develop- ing Grange of spin-off products that include a Tao Berman Teva whitewater shoe, a Tao Berman extreme kayaking videogame, a Tao Berman reality TV show, and a Tao Berman biography (which he d love to see made into a movie). He lavishes a great deal of time on the Tao Berman Spoor Foun- dation for Kids, a program in which he gives mo- tivational speeches to school children about "overcoming obstacles in life by tackling individ- ual challenges head-on " He also says he's nursing along-term goal of get- ting inropolitics: "If I'm in a position ro run for Sen- ate or the House of Representatives at the national level, I would love to make that happen." Mean- whrTe David Weiss, president of the company that manages Berman's PR, is working to market him to investment companies and insurance firms becaux, Weiss says,'Tao is very inspirational and can talk intelligently about reamwork and risk." To those who care about the soul of kayaking, of course, this kind of stuff is heresy. But in a way it's also refreshingly candid, becaux the dirty little x- cret about extreme spoor is that while many rock climbers, skiers, and whitewater boaters harbor a senx of superiority over athletes in more commer- vial spoor, there may not be a single one of them who down i dream of one day landing a Red Bull mnttatt that will give him a free ticket to follow his passion. "Look, the only people not admitting to that are the ones who haven't had the opportunity to capi- taGze,"says Berman, who keeps heavily underlined copies of The Warren Bu)/et Way and Dale Camegie's Hatn to <I r» Friends and In~luence People on hand for frequent reference. "People say that I'm xlling out the spon, but what does that really mean? That I'm making it more accessible, so that more people can enjoy the activity that I enjoy so much? Well if that's what xlling out is, then I'm happy to do it. It means more money for me, but it s also going ro create opportunities for everybody." Ii s through such salesmanship that Berman is carving out what is probably the only path to an economically viable future for kayaking. "Until Tao, whitewater kayaking saw little if any main- stream media," says Mike Steck, who manages the team of athletes for Dagger, a kayak manufacturer that sponsors Berman. "When he broke the water- fall record, that was the first time that mostpeople could actually associate a kayaker with the sport. Since then there's been a huge growth in paddle sports, and a lot of that is due to Tao. I mean, my parent) know who Tao is. The guys who are bitching, complaining, and moaning? They aren't creating opportunities the way Tao is. Tao's going out and making it happen every single day, like a business." ""Fuck yeah, ii s a business," concedes Deep Float when 1 run this argument past him. "But it s a business thai s ultimately about being yourself. The more you sell yourself -the more you become a brand instead of an athlete -the stupider you ie gonna look. And if you start to actually believe the self-generated hype, you may grow az a brand, but you stop growing as a person. Thus Tao." That s a xntiment shared by many in the boating rnmmuniry who talked to me. Thty admit the value of growing the sport -more monty, better equip- ment, a long-term career -but Brill can't tolerate Berman. "Kayaking culture is your classic eighth- grade thing where it's bad to be seen as trying too hard,"says Fred Reimers, managing ediror of Paddler magazine. `Tao's aggreuive approach orbs everyone the wrong way." 7HE DAY~AFTER THE STEEP-CREEE RACE ON HOAfE- stake, Berman competes in something called the Eight Ball Sprint; a relatively new event designed for spettaror appeal. The Eight Ball is a whitewater demolition derby in which one group of kayakers attempts to race down a narrow meam while another set of boaters, waiting in the eddies, paddles out to ram them. The Eight Ball race is where rexntments and frustrations tend to float ro the surface: The guy who is most disliked often xrves az a moving target. To no one's surprise, Berman is viciously rammed from Stan ro fnish, and despire his windmi0 paddling he drifts over the finish line near the back of the pack. The next day he makes up for his loss by win- ningthe final race, aquarter-mile sprint through a set of Class V rapids known as Dowd Chute. It s an impressive performance, and it will enable him to walk away with a victory in the key event of the competition, plus sr,ooo. But later that night, at a celebratory dinner. Berman receives little of the backslapping camaraderie that kayakers open dis- play toward one another. This is a phenomenon I had noticed several times over the course of the games -most notably a couple of nights earlier, when Berman showed up at a restaurant actuatly wearing the second-place medal he'd won that day on Homestake Creek. I talk to Arnd Schaehlein about how no one seems to be hanging out with Berman. "It's about a lack of connettion,°Schaehlein explains. "Whrn I paddle on a hard descent, I paddle only with people I trust, because they are the only people who can save me. It's ahelf-protection thing. But if one person is really selfish and stam an ego trip, it da stroys this bonding in the group. He creates huge potential for a bad accident. Which is why mort kayakers will not run rivers with Tao." Thai s a fairly damning indictment, and it must be said that not everyone agrees with it. "I think that's ridiculous," counters Tyko Isaac- son, another professional kayaker who has run rivers with Berman in the Dominican Republic and throughout the Cazcades. "'I have more faith in him than anybody else I've ever paddled with.° Isaacson is in a good position to know, thanb to anear-disaster one akemoon in May root, the, day before the Canyon Creek Extreme Race. Isaac-. son waz on a training run when he went over a rel-: atively minor ten-foot waterfall and got his boat'. pinned in a cracked rock in the riverbed. There' were eight or nine professional kayakers on hand: but Berman, who was downstream at the time, wa the quickest to respond. He thrashed up to Isaac- son's boat, hopped out, and tried to kick the ka free. No luck. The boat began folding inhalf sinking under the pressure of the current, ttap• ping Isaacson inside. Berman barked ordm, eall- ingfor arescue line to be thrown from shore, thrn clipping it to the bow. He braced his keton a and started tugging on the rope. Again, no lu Finally, Josh Bechtel, another kayaker from W ington. joined in, and the combined force ' the kayak. Isaacson popped to the suiface. "]t was kind of like a horror movie in h forward," Berman recalls when I ask him abtwt' 'The water rox up to Tyko's chest and his eyes white, and then he just disappeared. I knew was going to die if we didn't get him out.° And what did he say to Isaacson aherwatd, ask, wondering if he could handle the hero with modesty. "I told him it was good to have ' back," says Berman.'And then I just put it me and focused on getting ready fotthe nee . next day.. "Which, incidentally, I won." 9T MEN'S JOURNAL APRIL 2004 tntraditional marketing PO Box 1430,VaiI,CO 81658 970.477.0111 www.untraditional.com July 30, 2004 Dear Greg, Who would of thought that Big Wheel racing would become a core thread within they . . fabric of Vail's culture, but it has! Throughout the course of this year's event, countless numbers of people commented to me that they can't remember the last time there were in Vail Village and that they love seeing the infusion of energy that this event brings to the core of Vail Village. Despite inclement weather, I was pleased to see this year's event sustain crowds that could be compared to year's prior. Our partnerships with Colorado Mountain Express, the Town of Vail and our media partners, continue to put Big Wheels, Brews n Chili in the center of Vail and Denver's spotlight for unique things to do. In particular, our partnership with Alice 106 in Denver continues to be a major media hit. I can't thank you enough for your continued partnership with Big Wheel, Brews n Chili. I look forward to working with you in the future as we continue to grow this great event into one of Vail's best days of the year! Best regards, ~~~ oel `6V. Heath President/CEO/Dreamer m ~~ -~. Lt.71~! J~~ a~ e~ ~c7 ~`f~ ,~ t~.t ~.~ ~~ ~K ""~Hy. ,- ~ ,~_ _ .~ }.~~; ` 4 1 (;r ~ tiff ~ +~ `~ -i 1 ~ ~'~~ ~ I i Event Overview ... ...............................4 Sponsorship .......................................5 ~~ ~~ e ..._ Big Wheels; Brews n' Chaial~ art~ciparits ::...6 x~ - _ Research Analysis ...:.....:...................11 ~ a, Advertising Features; ;. :~..~.. .. .~ ~. Ad~~ertising Fcat~~res Alice 10~.~. ... ....~ Additiolial Advertising... ......:...........9 ~_ ,. Twister T~urr~alne~lt ................. . l U;f ~.: Media Coverage ... .................... ..12-16 d ~ ~ c ''~ atn k ~-~°. 1. 't ±~`, ~ -~'` 1_ .c t ~. ~'~:~~ t 4 1 1 ~I Event Overview The grainy grinding sound of Big Wheels racing down Bridge Street once again met the tantalizing aromas of chili cooking and freshly poured beer as CME's Big Wheel, Brews, n' Chili returned to Vail, CO for a sixth year. The annual race through Vail Village drew large crowds to see who would walk away with the crown of big wheel champion. early in the day, racers creatively assembled their Big Wheels adding only duct tape and oil to the little plastic tricycles. Competitors then donned outfits of a wide vari- ety before speeding down the designated 200 foot stretch of Bridge Street. J ~~ ,; ~ ~ r } .~ ~~ ~ N 1 ~ , ~ ~ ~:-- - ~ A .. ^F '~ H~ ~~~ ~~. ti i_ ~~ F r lY I ~`1 ,~ ......r.r....' . ^~ ~I J If ~ K ,. ~"+~ I .'9~1i.. :_ au ... _. _ While teams were battling for Big Wheel champion, breweries and restaurants were vying for beer and chili champion. Patrons and judges sampled the many different types of beer and chili to decide who was the best of the best. As parents were entertained with cold beverages and hot chili, the children had room to play in the Kid's %one where little ones hopped in the bouncy gym, got their faces painted, and had their own miniature Big Wheel races. Big Wheel, Brews, n' Chili once again gained the attention of the Colorado community and continues to hold a special place in the hearts of many. a ___ _~ ~~ ~, 1 i 1 -_ __ -_~ ~.. ~.__ C 0 L C i' ~A D 0 r I ~0 UN TA /N ~X ~ ES S .Vitiror . n ~"~`s VAILVALLEY Chamber&TOLIl'LSt71 Bureau ,.~ Spansorshlp th¢ Eagl¢ ~ f 10' .~ CIaSS1t 95.3 dock - ~~ YuASTE NIAWAGEMENT w-- ~ ~~ }. _~ ~. s r~- __ _ -- _~ _ -- ~ '' '~ ~~ ~ ~ , ~ , 26 teams ~5 restaurant/ bar teams ~6 CML teams 1; 2 Alice 106 teams comprised of DJ's and contestwinners 1 Vail Fire team 1 'hown of Vail team 1 Vail Resorts team ~~ lti~~ 10 independent teams Winner: "I'm Gonna Butta Yo' Bread" (Runner Up: "rl eam 23" 9 '~~.',~ ~~ 4~~ ~` ~.: rE ., ~.% ., ~v~ R. 8 Brewers _. _ -_ _ __. ,.~„ : , Avery Brewing Company ~ I~ ~ ~~='~ Breckenridge Brewery Y? ~~ '~'~` ~: l ~ ~ „~. .,~. ~i ~ !~ `, 1 '~~ ~ ~ Flying Dog Brewery i"~(~ ~ ~_ ~ O Dell Brewing SKA Brewing Company Steamworks Brewing Company Tommyknocker Brewery Wynkoop Brewing Company ~, - - ~~~~ 6 Chili and Salsa Chefs Blu's Flying Burrito Los Amigos Sandbar ~ Sports Grill Tap Room Vail Valley Medical Center 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 ~_ ~. __ _ - '~ '~ Advertlslrl Features Radio Vail and Eagle County Total value of commercial spots exceeds $6,000 ~~ ~ ~ ~ Total Spots: 211 Ea~~a - i KTUN ,~~.:, c~~::~z KKCH ~~-~~ . ,r,. Rork ~~~, 79 Commercial Spot 37 Commercial Spots `' 19 Weather Liners Concert Connection 6 Live Remote Calls 1 Interview T~': 1 Interview KZYR 30 Total Spots K ~, ~~ s KSKE ~~ ~~ ~~ 65 Commercial Spots 1 Interview Print _- ,~_ a - Advert~slrl Features-Alice 10~5:9~~ ~ , ~ The followm is a reca of the romotional events Alice 105.9; our p g P P ~1 Front Range radio station partner, ran before, during, and after CME's Big Wheel, Brews n' Chili 2004. ' r:~ Recorded Announcements Alice promoted dle event through a series of recorded promotional announcements throughout all parts of the day for 2 weeks (June 14th-June 26th) • 130 Promos • Promotional Value: $45,500 Live Announcements Alice promoted the event dlrough a series of live promotional announcements throughout all parts of the day for two weeks (June 14th June 26th) • 78 Promos ~ • Promotional Value: $27,300 ~`~ ~~~, f/ Alice Racing Teams Shea and Slacker each headed up their own Alice racing team and recruited listeners to participate • 30 Live Promos (15 morning show/ 15 afternoon show) • ~ Promotional Value $9,000 13ar Night Shea and Slacker hosted an event kick-off bar night at the T ap Room Friday night from 9pm-1 lpm with promotional announcements running from 8pm-lOpm so- liciting Denver participation for the next day • Promotional Value $5,000 Web Site The event was on die Alice web site for three weeks leading up to the event (June 7di June 26th) with a link to die Big Wheel, Brews, n' Chili web site wide registra- tion information. The event was also included in one (1) email to dle Alice in L-land database June 23rd. A second email went out June 29th with a recap and picture information. (current membership over 16,000) Promotional Value: $15,000 Promotional Value: $101,800 ____ _ g __ . _ ~.._~. .~: Addlt~onal Advertlsing ~i Event Website: www. bigwhe e hail . c o m The website provided information for visitors as well as ~a link to Active.com so visitors could register their big wheel. team. Big Wheel Posters: Posters were distributed throughout the Vail Valley area to local businesses and in heavy traffic areas. Over 250 posters were hung in order to make people aware of event details, website, and sponsors. Flyers: Specific flyers containing information on Big Wheel, Brews, n' Chili and the Twister Tournament after party were. distributed to individuals. Over 750 flyers were distributed at Golf n' Garf, local bar and clubs, and by the Vail Fire Department. ~.~ :: ,;' y '.~ " ~..~~. ~~ ~; ~.~ J~ ,, ~. T. -- ,y i .1 ~~~~ ~_ ~+N+~~-....~._ -_ _ -_ j -- -- - _-_ _. ,~..mM _....._ ~ __ ~ -~~ • ~ ~~t'~~ r_"..`~ 9 gy ~. -- . _ _ __.._ __ _ _ ~ ~~ ~ Warning: This is not your typical after party. In a Big Wheel first, people got intertwined and twisted in the name of charity. The first an- nual Twist Tournament After Party was held Saturday night at Sanctuary/Tap Room. Hundreds of dollars were raised for the Vail Fire Association througl- many amazing acts of stamina and flexibility. ~! I `'`l ~, 1~ ~`j~ ~ ,~ ~~ ~~ ;~~~ ~_ ~~ ~~. ~~ ~; `~ n~~t ~~ ~ _ ,~ ~~ `--~~- ~' ~ ~ ~'t'~"y ~ fce 32 competitors from all over the country competed for a chance to win a Dagger kayak valued at $1000. The tournament was single elimination: one slip of a knee or elbow and the competitor was done. All proceeds from the ~~ _ r +"° ..,~ event went to the Vail Fire ~`° y= i. ~~ Association. > ~ 1 ournarr~ ~~ ~ ~ t winner J ei~ irom Virginia (left) 10 --- a _ _~ 1 1 1 r A total of 136 surveys were taken on June 26th, 2004 during Big Wheel, Brews & Chili. The surveys were gathered via intercept studies during the event which took place in Vail Village on Bridge Street and Gore Creek Drive. 1 The surveys collected information regarding basic demographics, advertising recall, over- all impression of the event and Vail, and anticipated expenditure while attending the event'', The survey comprised of 18 questions and were conducted at random by PGI. Hi hli hts ~ ~ . 1 ~, • 55.14% Female, 44.11 % Male • 49.24% of attendee's had a annual household income greater than $75,000 • 37.79 was the average age of our event attendee's ~ • The average stay for an overnight visitor was 4.68 nights • 75.92% of destination guests stayed in either a Hotel or a Condo while in Vail ~• 73.07% of overnight guests stayed in Vail ~^ 82.66% ofnon-resident respondents had been to Vail before • 80.14% of attendee's planned on having drinks, dining or shopping while in Vail • 64.70% of respondents thought that this event would positively influence their future decision to return to Vail ~~ ; ~. ~, ~,. A ~~ V ~~ ~ r ~ ~~ _~ 1 w w i w _ ~__ -- - __ - --- - - - l; u~ JUNE 35 3Q~4 vcwwx xxtu iv~.a sea ~~ ~ ~ ,;. (tSBF 9^13 ~vSG :} ...1 ... -. .. ~.~ u~ ~- J .. 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"kt made rb., [3}g Wheets have x tinnt, t zun encw raga- surue sytsa"T33ni'r aru.t Lre brat tinee arr~ - . `?~bm; pbcq'ilr tlrink, Oh, ii sa to tx~ n Lntc mac d/nsbir to mate ur__, ~ !rc riitec dre:xcis~ mea ~ The' Kid 7.cmc ziP-u_`fer an ~ 'P1e c , uke .c-. hev catch I'tde ki,i to n- a pix if cake - chef tom. wrA Jce F37ai[MLrn.r ,~ 1 t ~ t J i' -y -- h r rftatnhk bounc oo r s7d t ce n Pee met an ~c wm. ~~i if } nt Fut r~meilrrng vmmg, t h cud ~ t2rkM nr [tie ra~iEvv'} r~ c n ~.t n& lr4vst wt2l _ 3z v FE 4.f...tnaS.< to .h i<. ,.k,,rar.lc, uu~re en.r c.! n 3 s rrunJ itt.hma tNr eJ¢nt ?~ I e } ea i ' ubF t dte` ilt ~ 73ti; cL t. rrxl 14r!!e¢t i s ~, _ na ,~.,,,..,<, s Media Coverage Continued ..Page i32 = Satarday, June 26, =2004 ~r ~~ yy~~ ~ 1 { y ~}.. _ 1 ~t~ i{~`A1 V~ ,~~~' ~ ` r ~. i f r ~ '~ .~ ~ ~' _ f ~ 9~F ._ ? ~ _ _ 'Special to the Da?i~ Pas the Big Vb~heeh~ Classic race begins to wind dodwn, ar~d bragging begins to rev up, the Tap Roam- is hosting, it first-ever Twister Tournament. The `contest '_ "begins at 8 p.m. ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~.~ Twister Tournament cads off the Big Wheel festivities tonight at the Tap;' .Room I3~~nxSr,~r r RFI't,ai R~ el ~;recn, yelEow ai~dbluc will he the theme rolc~r~. aC ttie TapRbori~ tonight during thefirstannnal `I'«ister'1'out- 11£imGI3[. t'c~nte~tants ~~°illi~i,~cf thi m~cl~"es intertwinc~l a,the~~ trv t~} keep their balance and cvmp~nurc. anii~l shoats of ''ri~Yht fvot rcd'' and '~lct~e handvcllow.",Festivities bcgip at the °P:ipRoan~~at 7 p.ril~_~r the Big ~~'heel Classic winds d~iwm ~in Fail Village.`A~inission to the ~ve1x is~S and'all pro- . Leeds hcne.f9f-the-liSiPFire De;p:irtment ~~ Pla~~ers tidho"sho~t~ tip between 7 and 8 p.m carp `perfect their '~~~°isccr skills durin« thy, })ractice tiri~e. Totn~naroent actirm hc~~iit. promptly at.fS{~.m:Tk3cre Dili be threepcr>ls ~>f coutesta~~t, and eawh pogl wil l pla}' [13ree rounds. The ~i~inaiist uh<~ttv«ids~faiiing~despi~le,theirttcisted contortio~is ~~ills a l~agg~r ka}yak. worth ~1,0()U. 1~'~~r mare infor~3iation.~~cot~taet~tJnti-.~ditional Rlaiketiizg- `. at 177-0 l l l . fl t 1 r r ,._.~ ~- ~ ~, , .~ Media Covera e Continued , n ~ g S L Y D 4 Y ^~-a~ ny _. ~ ~ > ~ ? _ P<te~~A2 `~ '~. J~ ?'.,J4` ~.. THE LA)l DAILY 1 .':'i r ~ ~a ltl~t:ly ~ ^mi ~~7~AL ~ REC~~~3N LRhnnln ~~ , sc is hews~c.~ i O r%1 Itt ~ ~ ~,_~-._-,~ n.., r ~. °<~~._~"., r ~ ~-~'..: ., 1318 Whtr/I ~I `_>fc ~ ~ ~~~3 ~ ~y, '1 'r '" ' . Y`>/ ~ ~ , BS Tamara IYi I er k ~ h ` rC, # ~ ~r , - ~ ~ ! ~= i~~~3* ~ .. /.-,7 n~,n 1 a If ' ." .~, +~#'~ ~ i .~ I The ~ ~ ~ ., J 2 ~ .1, Y`'k - fl ~i 1 t t ~ Ir 7 I Cl 1~f t ~.~ h ~ t k h i "~,o.... .. t~ r t ~ 1 Ia~ 1 , ~ q~`f''„_ I t t I "` ~-HA t _.- _ ~ {{ ~ n ~I t,,,-r r sai. 7i,c ~~~, .~r Ih - I h' R H ,; ~~ t,D;. ~~~= ~ Mark -A R 'herd" rt nmm. t t, I I I ~ Saturday akernoan Iri`Vail 1 ~~ ~? i ti ~ V71Ia~e 7hc th ee. a ong with Kaith Thomw . art of Te m Baby, I'm : , , 1=.;,, , t '-,.ad, ~i 4 - Ir~ul i r~ _ t h'I~nd~ ~~ It6 I~cam 1 of re~4ktrxjonk~c;t >L, i~,' Shr st~rtin,linc.' ._~ fi..:i~'DonnY~sarry ei~ Y I ~ ..., I 1 I It '~ 1, c I 1 I I I r ~ rt r~(Y Alta ~^. ~ - _ _iY <C<t. i'Iac - - - - alm~ofhh tc ~ z i R ~ i i 'l v ~ if.>li N«in CM1ytl :mV~RYan 4 rtv at tt~e Tro Rn L Yai1 Yil~o iaf~; daY Z`t_~rwnn. . .Mr tl f.•:~t:, "x. s,i i - ~ ~ L 4 it.: 1N. t ~ ~ii4in;. .S .nm ni^ ~ ~ ~ ~T t 1-I? _.._ _._ _~ ~ ~ -~ ~? Media Coverage Continued The Denver Post sports Sports Weekend High flying at the Pepsi Center By The Denver Pose Friday, ]une 25, 2004 - This is the definition of a slow sports weekend, best suited for a hike in the mountains, or a bike ride on your favorite trail. The Rockies are on the road. The Nuggets, Broncos and Avs are resting. Unless you're Into the ArenaBowl, there's not much on television to check out. Locally, for kicks and grins, you might want to.stop by the Pepsi Center to check out the BMX action. It's the second stop in the Vans Triple Crown tour and the third year the BMXers have come to The Can. Many of the sport's biggest names, including Ryan Nyquist, Stephen Murray, TJ Lavin, Fuzzy Hall and Alistair Whitton, are expected to perform. We can't pick out those big names from the average 16th Street Mall pedestrian, but if you're into biking and spills, go for it. Best of all, the event is free. Street and dirt practice is held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. On Saturday and Sunday, practice starts at 10 a.m., with finals in the late afternoon. THE COUCH ON: College World Series from Omaha. We're not big fans of the ping from the aluminum bats, but the competition is compelling. OFF: The second annual Slacker Half Marathon/5K Race, the highest downhill half marathon in the country and possibly the highest downhill 5K, will be Saturday. It begins at 10,630 feet, and the course travels over a rolling hill descent to 8,400. It begins at Loveland Ski Area at 8 a.m. All racers will be shuttled to the start lines from Georgetown Lake, with the last shuttle leaving at 7:15 a.m. Same-day registration is accepted. For more information, call 303-519-0357. ON: Anaheim Angels at the L.A. Dodgers. The usually laid-back L.A. crowd gets whipped into a frenzy when Dodgers reliever Eric Gagne jogs in from the bullpen with the scoreboard flashing "Game Over." Tune in what could be a preview of a California World Series at 2 p.m. on Saturday (KDVR-31). OFF: Here's your chance to reclaim your youth by flying down the streets of Vail at nearly 20 mph on a Big Wheel. Teams of four, consisting of a rider, pusher and two catchers, will go head to head in a drag racing format in the Big Wheel Classic. Team members must wear a helmet and protective knee and wrist gear. Bring a hammer, a Phillips screwdriver and duct tape to construct your Big Wheel. The race starts at 31 a.m. Saturday on Bridge Street. Same-day registration, starts at 9 a.m. For more information, call 970-477-0111. WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE 1. The best NBA players agree to be on the U.S. Olympic team, or dissolve the Idea of pros in the Olympics. Let the top college players do the work. They might actually enjoy it.