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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-08-15 Support Documentation Town Council Evening SessionTOWN COUNCIL EVENING SESSION AGENDA 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006 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 Participation. (10 min.) 2. Matt Mire ITEM/TOPIC: Council "call-up" of Commission on Special Events ("CSE") decision to award a services contract without an advertisement, request for proposals ("RFP") or other bid process. (5 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Uphold, uphold with conditions or reverse the decision of the CSE. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: On July 25, 2006, The CSE awarded a contract for $25,000.00 to Stephen Connelly. The contract is for Special Event Guide and Application. On August 1, 2006, and pursuant to Section 3-6-8(a) Vail Town Code, the Town Council called-up the decision of the CSE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Require the contract to be subject to an RFP.. 3. Matt Mire ITEM/TOPIC: Discussion of First reading of Ordinance No. 20; Series 2006, An Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Title 5, Chapter 9 "Wildlife Protection," Vail Town Code; Establishing Regulations and Standards Regarding the Protection of Wildlife;' and setting forth details in regard thereto. (30 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with amendments, or deny first reading of Ordinance No. 20, Series of 2006. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: In August of 2002, and in response to a dramatic increase in human-bear conflicts, the Vail Town Council (the "Council") adopted Ordinance No. 19, Series . ,~ d~ 2002, which amended the Vail Town Code (the "Code") to include a Chapter regarding Wildlife Protection. The stated purpose of the Wildlife Protection chapter was to "protect and maintain wildlife in the Town of Vail and surrounding areas. and to minimize the risk of dangerous interaction between humans and wildlife." On July 11, 2006, and based upon the testimony from town staff and Bill Andree of the Colorado Department of Wildlife, regarding the effectiveness of the 2002 ordinance, the Council directed staff to prepare amendments to the Wildlife Protection which would more effectively serve the purpose set forth above. On July 18, 2006, the Council passed an emergency measure which removed the warning requirement for first time offenders from the current Wildlife Protection regulations and also eliminated the maximum fine amounts set forth in the Code. Accordingly, first time offenders of the current Wildlife Protection regulations are now subject to the General Penalty provision of the Code (up to $999 in fines and incarceration of up to 180 days, or both). On August 1, 2006, the council heard testimony and evidence from Town Staff, members of the community, licensed waste haulers and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The Council then provided direction to amend the current regulations. Options As you are aware, the options discussed below are not the only options available to you, and they are generally not mutually exclusive. The options merely reflect the two desired concepts as expressed the Town Council Meeting of August 1, 2006. A. Version # 1 -Requires all Town of Vail residents to obtain by April 15, 2007, at aminimum, AWildlife-Resistant Refuse Container (sturdy plastic with lid and latching mechanism. In addition, said container when not in use must be stored in a house, garage or other enclosure. if unable to stare as such, then must have Wildlife-Proof Refuse Container (metal),. or an approved enclosure. B. Version # 2 -Requires residents to obtain aWildlife- Resistant Refuse Container, ONLY if their own container cannot be stored securely in a house, garage or other enclosure when not in use. C. Both Versions -Require the following: • The "Dawn to Dusk" (6:00 am - 7:00 pm) regulation to be followed on a year round basis. ;~ • Construction sites to have separate containers with refuse edible by Wildlife emptied at the end of each day, or Wildlife-Proof containers. • Special Event Refuse must be emptied at the end of each day and stored in the appropriate type of refuse container. • Multi-family and Commercial refuse which is edible by Wildlife must be stored in a Wildlife-Proof Refuse Container (metal), or aWildlife-Resistant Enclosure. • Intentional and unintentional feeding of Wildlife is prohibited. • Compliance period is April 15, 2007, for those requiring special containers or enclosures. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve, approve with amendments or deny first reading of Ordinance No. 20, Series of 2006. 4. Kathleen Halloran ITEMlTOPIC: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 21, Series of 2006, . AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE TOWN OF VAIL GENERAL FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX FUND, HEAVY EQYUIPMENT FUND, AND DISPATCH SERVICES FUND OF THE 2006 BUDGET FOR THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO; AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURES OF SAID APPROPRIATIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. (15 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve or approve with amendments the first .reading of Ordinance No. 21, Series of 2006. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: To be provided in a separate memo. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Town Council approves or approves with amendments Ordinance No. 21, Series of 2006, upon first reading. 5. Bill Gibson ITEMlTOPIC: Resolution No. 17, Series of 2006, a resolution amending certain sections of the LionsHead Redevelopment Master Plan revising the detailed plan recommendations for future development on the Ski Yard and Lion Square Lodge development sites, as prescribed in Chapter 5 of the LionsHead Redevelopment Master Plan, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (25 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with modifications, or deny Resolution No. 17, Series of 2006. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: On August 14, 2006, the Town of ~, Vail Planning and Environmental Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the LionsHead Redevelopment Master Plan. Following discussion on the amendments, the Commission will forward a recommendation to the Town Council. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Community Development Department recommends that the Vail Town Council approves Resolution No. 17, Series of 2006. 6. ITEM/TOPIC: Town Manager's Report. (10 min.) 7. ITEM/TOPIC: Adjournment. (7:30 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 5, 2006, IN VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS t Sign language interpretation available upon request with 48-hour notification. Please call 479-2106 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. Y ~ ~+ F SALVADOR DA1,I HAD FASHIONED the moon, its surface might look something like the skate parkin Sayres~illc, N.J. Ondulatiiig con- crete bowls flow toward one another like bumping wombs. - Ribboning "snake runs" slither around steel-pipe rails and abrupt concrete boxes. If it all seems like a dreamscape, that's because it is. This is the kind of place that skatebnarders dream about. Steve Lenardo, 32, aphysical-education teacher who also co-owns the local skate shop, comes dowm here a lot with his board. "It keeps my blood flowing," he says, "There's always something new to try, always new lines to find" There's askate-park building boom going on right now, and new lines-the kind that skaters course along and the kind that designers draw-are what it's all about. "Five years ago, there were 200 skate parks;'says John Bernards; executive director of the International Association of SkatE;board Companies. "Today there are over 2,400, with many more under con- struction" During those same years, skate-park design reached a plateau of sophistication that you might not have ex- pected from grq~s who wear really baggy shorts. As skaters have moved into the role of designers, establishing firms like SI'I'F Design Croup, Dreanrlaud,'feam Pain and Grindline-a grind is what you do when you skate down one of those steel-pipe handrails-the skate park has evoh~ed into an entirely new subdepaiiment of land- scape architecture. What it produces are places where fa- miliar elements of the urban landscape are digested and sent back to us as sculptural envira~irnents. Curved basins recall the empty swimming pools where so much of skateboarding was refined. Slopes hint at the concrete canal embankments where a million kids scuffed their elbows. The best parks give you the. impresion that layers of wban and suburban niemnry have bean GOING ORBITAL: A pro skater rides the rim at a Nollyday park in Santa Monica, Calif. ~ ~ 58 Photograph for TIME by Robert Gallagher ~~ t * #Y.~ f ~.: ~' x 3 . r =' y F ~;~ w: _ .,r< au =~~a ;~; ,. ;~_~_ ~_ ~,~ " ~,. ~ ,' ~ ° ~ ' £. S I y1h ' ~ ~ ~~ 1 ~ `a` " , 4.. , § ~`% 1 A j ~ ' ~ k a~l ~, £ ~~,,,, ~ ~~ ~~~.. •- ~, 60 compressed into rolling seabeds. The whole place is like a collective mtconscious forged iu concrete. All so thatsome 12-year-old can use it to do a kick flip. In the same way that skateboard style has influenced clothing and graphics, the uew parks have begun to grab the attention of designers in other fields. Architect David Rockwell, designer of the Nobu restaurants in Manhattan and the set of the musical Hnirsprny, says skate parks, with their use of "the continuous ramp that leads you through a series of adventures;' were an in- spirationfor anew playground he's working on. Joe Ragsdale, who teaches landscape at chitechue at California Polytechnic m San Luis Obispo, says that every year his shr dents come up with different ways to pro- vide ideal flight paths far intrepid skaters. "Skate parks have Dome of age;' he says. Skateboarding has been around since the late 1950s, when California surfers be- ganattaching wheels to short boards so that they could retrieve on dry land just a bit of the feeling they gat from a wave. In no time it had evolved into an acrobatic art form that derived, like ballet, from the eternal human impulse to part the air with style. Skate parks, which first appeared in the 1970s, started out as places meant to draw skaters away fi•om the respectable concrete of downtown. But those earh parks tended to be melaneholy stretches of concrete with a few bowls and half pipes-that's asemi- circularramp-throttn in.The merest park- ~~~k~ ::- z n ~~ p, N, w 's Z a ~, a-~ ing lot was more fim. Over the next decade many of the parks closed, victims of uuder- use and high insurance casts. I For reasons that no one has ever fully explained, skateboarding made a comebacl; in the'90s, and with it came a return to tht~ construction of skate parks-safer places that usu~Ily required helmets and elbow pad.. t',{il: -eiesigu~ tended to be catitra~ted ~~~~ (` i to sidewalk-concrete pourers, playground- equipment manufacturers and lowball bicl 9•IbIE, nucosT "r, saos ' "^'~ ` - r ~i I ,i~{~ ~~ ~ . - ' ~ "' ~ ~ i~ `~~~' ti~se "' '' me, it's about getting really interesting, or- garvc shapes that flow;' he says, "Skating came out of surfing. Waves are curved and moving, and they change shape at all times. When you put up concrete, you need to put those curves and moves into it." ~ The essential element of most great of I skate parks is the bowls-rounded craters that can he as deep as 12 ft., which skaters can barrel cloam, building enough speed to coast along the walls and climb the 1 i"' j' rim. All bowls-round, oval and peanut- `~ Y ~ ~ - - ~ shaped-at•e descended from the ur-bowl ~l ~ , ,~ of skateboarding, an empty swimming pool, But park design has moved Far from i - .: ? the basic pool formations. "Now it's about taking those and intersecting them," says Hollvdav. "1 have to keep thinking of the next shape:' Like clot ofskate-park designers, Mm•k Icrs. ~tiu;t had ueter ,et luui ou a ;laic board, much less clone a 360 on one. 'fhe results were uninspiring. To an intrepid teenager, amass-produced ramp is about as exciting as a documentary on the Federal Reserve System. Thrnsher, a skating maga- zine, spotlights the worst parks in a feahtre it calls "Certified Piece of Suck" But in those same years, a generation of skaters turned designers began to emerge. 9s skaters, they knew how to provide fea- ~ e s a;~ iW 7 ""# L 1 ~ ~ If ~.~ ~ +J h ~t~ J- _ f , y.~ l _ //// ~, .t~ --- r: ," ttur; Ld u~sl_iu+~ lu uliirr ~Ga~ !`~ at aii le~t15 of ability. They designed the parks and then crafted them like potters at a wheel. Tim Payne, 46, is the founder of Team Pain, based in Orluulo, Fla. "Everything is placed, fanned and howeled by hand;' he says. Wally Hallyday 48, who designed the Sayreville park, helped conceive his first one in 1977, when he teas an 18-year-old disillusioned by what he found when he moved to California h•om New Jersey.'`For Hubbard, a former pro skater who rs the founder of Grindline, got his start cnn- shiicting swimnnitgpools, ajob that let him hang around those beautifirl smooth sur- faces. Naw his 50-person outfit works on six parks at a time. And although Hubbard is 35, he still hies them out when they're done. "I'll skate until I can't anymore;' he says. "And then I']I keep building. There are a lot of towns in America, and they could all use a skate park," -Reported 6y Carolina A. Miranda - - Go to rinse coin far n photo essny on the history nttct evolrttaota of ska#ebo~t•dirag TIM1[E, AUGUST ..2006 GI ~ ,,, r wr sfi 3;~~c ~ - Town of Vail Forest Health Project ~~ Protecting and Preserving ~ai('s Surrounding Forest From Mountain Pine Beetle and Wildfire. July 2006 With the onset of spring and summer, the Town of Vail and state and federal Forest Service agencies are working `" ~° together to fund projects that will protect Vail's surrounding forest from mountain pine beetle and wildfire ,~ dangers. As part of a program known as the Town of Vail Forest Health Project, this summer's working plan is one of many phases to mitigate trees infested or killed by the mountain pine beetle on town-owned land. THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE The mountain pine beetle is a native insect to Colorado's pine forest with outbreaks occurring every 20 '' ~;=~~~ • ~ ~~ ~ ~ to 30 years, such as the outbreak occurring in Vait and the surrounding White•River National Forest. The " ~ "" ~`~ scale of the outbreak is enormous and is not only occurring in Colorado, but runs from Mexico to Canada. Beetles attack older, more mature trees such as those surrounding Vail and once a beetle infests a tree, there is nothing that can be done to save the tree. There currently are more than 75,000 trees infested in ~, a • f the LionsHead to Dowd Junction area alone, and during the next five years the area surrounding Vail could ~ '. continue to loose hundreds of thousands of trees from infestation. As these trees begin to die, so will the `~=~ ~ • '~ pine beetles. When the needles on the infested trees are a reddish color, they become prime wildfire fuel °~a•~,ts~~~, creating a need to mitigate and rejuvenate infested areas. Following the death of these trees through either natural process or cutting and logging, the forest becomes more diverse, and in turn, healthier. Reddish needles of an infested lodgepole pine What are the signs a tree is being attacked? tree. A few months after an attack, the tree's foliage will turn yellowish to reddish and the trees begin to shed their needles. As the beetles enter the bark of the tree, they leave ayellowish-brown boring dust in bark crevices, which can be seen at the entrance site or the base of the tree. Another sign that a tree has been infested is pitch tubes along the bole of the tree. Pitch tubes often look like "popcorn" on the bole of the tree. Pitch is the trees natural defense mechanism to expel beetles when they attack a tree. Can an infested tree be saved? Beetles have aone-year life cycle and usually take flight July through September. The direction and spread rate of a beetle infestation is impossible to predict. Attacked trees usually are adjacent to or near previously infested trees; however, they can fly as far as five miles. Once the beetle infests a tree, nothing practical can be done to save that tree. The lodgepoles will grow back, but it will take decades. Within a year of infestation, the tree will lose all of its needles and turn a gray color, a sign the tree is dead. ^ GET INVOLVED: WHAT HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS CAN DO TO HELP Many of the homes in Vail are surrounded by infested trees and residents and homeowners should ~ ~ ~ - take actions to address the impacts of pine beetles on private lands. Here's what you can do: ~`~; ~.. '~ ° << ` ti Create Defensible Space ~ >~~ ~ ~I' i # ~..~ y 'i;;. `~ Because the infested trees are considered a wildfire hazard, homeowners/residents should create ~, ~~ = ~: "defensible space" around their home, according to the Colorado State Forest Service Firewise ' ti, ~ r. ~ ~ '''~ ~,~ ~;~ guidelines. Cutting infested/dead trees and leaving a 30-foot buffer between a home and the ;~~' forest wilt increase the ability for the fire department to protect the property during a wildfire. °~, . ~'~~' ~~ Spraying to Protect Trees .~t , A proactive approach to protect trees from mountain pine beetle infestation is spraying them with anon-restricted use insecticide (Carbaryl). This treatment is effective for approximately An example of a home without a one to two years. During mountain pine beetle outbreak periods, it is recommended that trees to defensible space buffer. be protected be sprayed annually until the outbreak subsides. This treatment usually costs between $10 and $20 per tree. Town of Vail Code In Vail, all tree removals require submittal of an application available at the Community Development office, 75 South Frontage Road. There is no application fee to remove dead or infested trees. The fee for removal of healthy trees is $20 for a single-family home and $250 for multiple family and commercial properties. All applications must go through the design review process for approval. The applicant may be required to replace any trees being removed. For more information, call 479-2139. ^ For more information, contact the Vail Fire Department at 479-2254; the Town's environmental health office at 479-2333, or the Forest Service at 328-6388. FREE PINE BEETLE AND WILDFIRE AS5ESSMENTS The Vail Fire Department offers Vail homeowners and residents free mountain pine beetle and wildfire "Firewise" defensible space assessments. Many of the homes in Vail are surrounded by beetle infested trees and by removing infested trees or spraying healthy trees, homeowners have a greater chance of preventing the spread of the beetles to nearby trees. Additionally, infested or dead trees that are within 30 feet of a home are considered a wildfire danger and should be removed under the Colorado State Forest Service Firewise Guidelines. Also, Per Town of Vail Code owners are responsible for removal of infested or beetle killed lodgepole pines. Those wishing to cut healthy or unhealthy trees must also receive town approval. There is no application fee to remove trees infested or killed by pine beetles. Call the Vail Fire Department at 479-2254 for a free assessment. ^ RESOURCES Tom Talbot, Vail Fire Department ..................................479-22 54 Bill Carlson, TOV Environmental Health Office ..................479-2333 TOV Community Development Department ...................479-2139 Phil Bowden, U.S. Forest Service ..................................328-6388 Beetle Spraying and Tree Removal Resources in the Vail Valley A Cut Above Forestry.........926-9243 Brush Creek Landscaping ...977-0493 Eagle Tree and Lawn.........390-4311 Mountain Valley Ventures...524-6906 Precision Treeworks Inc......926-3594 Web Sites www.firewise.org http: / /www. ext. colostate. edu / pubs/insect/05528.html WHAT IS THE TOWN OF VAIL DOING TO BATTLE BEETLE INFESTATION? An example of beetle mitigation work that took place last summer is the project on 29 acres of town-owned land, located on the upper bench of Donovan Park. The project, included cutting and piling dead or beetle infested lodgepole trees and infected aspen trees on the upper bench. Many of the down trees were hauled out of the area, but the remaining trees were piled for a prescribed burn, which will be completed this fall. Cost of the project was approximately $95,000 with the town incurring the cost. Benefits of the project will include a reduction in wildfire fuels, aspen tree enhancement and maintenance and rejuvenation and vegetative diversity of the forest, which will begin to be noticeable during the next three to five years. This fall, the town will implement a similar project on approximately 20 acres of town-owned land, located south of Westhaven Drive and Greenhill Court. The forest service also will be implementing projects on approximately 100 ;, acres bordering town-owned land. ~' ~:~ ~'~ "~' bA ~~ 1 ~.~ These are not the first programs the town :': ~ r; ~ itt' ;~- ,~ has completed to help prevent the spread yZ;~~°° ` ~ ~' ~ i , ~! k'~y.:, ' of pine beetles. In 2003, the town worked in v w: ': ~ ~. , ~`~ (; h ,~ , ~: r ; cooperation with the U.S. and Colorado State '"~' '~ ' °'~ `~ ~ ~~=r Forest Service in the Bighorn neighborhood '~ ? ''•~ . , 4', i'~;~, to create defensible space around homes and ~~ _- ~ ~ ~. • '~ ~, adjacent public lands. The project minimized '~~ ,,~~ k ~~~ A_ wildfire hazard within the area by treating, °....~~ ~r.:.'_ `~ ~~"~`• ~ ,• "-~`~ reducing and/or clearing vegetation and Crews work to cut and haul pine beetle hazardous fuels such as infested and dead trees.'nfested trees from the upper bencn of ~ Donovan Parkin 2005. The town also completed a fuels reduction and defensible space project in 2003 in the Chamonix neighborhood in West Vail, as well as on public lands adjacent to the Vail Falls Condominiums in East Vail. The Forest Service also currently has two large scale projects to remove mountain pine beetle infested trees and create vegetative diversity around the Town of Vail and the Minturn area. They are the Vail Valley Forest Health Project and the Piney River Project. Implementation of these projects is planned for 2006-2010. ^ BE FIREWISE: WILDFIRE PREVENTION TIPS The Vail Fire Department is encouraging residents and homeowners to plan ahead to protect homes from the threat of wildfires. Fire prevention tips include: • Thinning and pruning trees and brush and removing trash and debris around the home. • Cutting grass and weeds within 10 feet of structures, propane tanks and utilities. • Removing trees growing through porches, decks or roofs. • Keeping roof and rain gutters clear of pine needles, leaves and debris. • Removing tree branches that overhang within 15 feet of chimney and roof. • Stacking firewood uphill at least 30 feet away from home. • Utilizing non-combustible roofing materials. • Making sure foundation, eaves and soffit vents have screens. • Checking chimney spark arrester, which should be a half-inch screen. • Clearing vegetation within three feet of fire hydrants. • Making sure you have a garden hose, shovel and fire extinguisher nearby. • Posting reflective address numbers so they're visible from streets or roads and ensuring your driveway has adequate width (20 ft.) and height (15 ft.) for clearance of emergency vehicles. • Maintaining an irrigated greenbelt near your home using grass, flowers, ornamental shrubs, rock gardens or xeroscapes. For more information, contact the Vail Fire Department at 479-2254; the Town's environmental health office at 479-2333, or the Forest Service at 328-6388. For more information on Firewise, go to www.firewise.org. ~~v is .~` 1 ' East West Partners 1 .r. ,i r t.. e _'- Box 609 • Eagle, Colorado 8'1631 _~,,,., (970) 328-6354 • Fax 328=5203 24 July 2006 Rodney Slifer Mayor-Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO $1657 Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Dear Mayor Slifer, I understand that the Town of Vail is considering East West Partners for a project in Lionshead. ' can testify that of the developers I've encountered in 8 years at the Town of Eagle, that at all levels, East West Resorts gets the highest marks. The relationship between the Town of Eagle and East West began with the conceptual proposal of (West) Eagle Ranch in 1996, and through the "final" annexation and development plan approval in 1999. The working relationship continues to be very positive today, ten years later. Unlike many developers, Eagle Ranch.. has sought to add value to the protect at every opportunity. They have followed through on all agreements,. and conditions, and in cases gone far beyond. those initial. requirements: When Vail- Valley Hospital and Valley View Hospital proposed.. a joint venture to locate a medical. campus within the .community, East West responded. by amending its development plan, and dedicating a significant parcel of land originally approved for residential.. development in order to make the j oint venture a reality. Ground breaking took place this past. week. From the beginning, East. West showed that it could work cooperatively and creatively with the public, local organizations, staff and elected officials. As this development effectively doubled the land area and population of Town, the sensitivity with which early negotiations and. input was handled' proved especially telling. Their follow- through has insured that this project is viewed as a successful addition to Eagle and tie surroun~ting community. r ast ~"est has gone the ~xira- mile, whether seeking state grants for stream improvements, coordinating (and paying far) a citizen-built playground at Brush Creek Park, contributing financially towards the Eagle Pool, or dedicating land for various uses, including an elementary school. They have demonstrated great patience and expertise in dealing with state and local agencies, and private land owners to gain approval for a complex traffic improvement on Highway 6. Please feel. free to contact me regarding our relationship with East West Partners. <~,.y~,~~, .~,,~,~,. ~ Avon,.. ct srno%E ~ G~ , . a C C1 L O R A D O ' July 24, 2006 Mr. Russell Forrest ~ Director Community Development Department 75 Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Dear Russ, ~"o.rt ~;;; , 40i~ ~E .d~~,v~~,a,. ..~a~,y~votz, ~`o ,~~ww ~~ ~„rr 970-748-4000 970-949-9139 ~`crx 1ielay recogtai~,ed tivevw.avott.or~,r It is my understanding that East West Partners is adeveloper-candidate for the Town's ' redevelopment of the Lionshead parking structure. As you know East West Partners has recently completed a very complex zoning and Planned Unit Development process with the town of Avon...the Rivertront Village (formerly known as the Confluence). This mixed use project is comprised of a 300+ key Westin Hotel, 100+ Westin branded ' timeshare units, 100+ whole ownership condominiums as well as a retail plaza, spa and restaurant space. ' Throughout the lengthy review and public hearing process (16 public hearings), East West Partners conducted themselves with integrity and in a competent manner. They were very open, thorough in their analysis and sensitive to the Town's planning issues and goals for the project. Their project is the keystone for the continued evolution and build-out of the town center area. ' We are particularly pleased with East West Partners' ability to develop an architecture that is not a repeat of Beaver Creek, but contextual for the Rivertront Village site located on the banks of the Eagle River within the Town of Avon. We believe the architecture ' will set the quality and design standards for further redevelopment within the Town and are very pleased with its character and the benchmark that it has set, Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have. ' Bes regards, ~ r- ~ R n olfeJ ' yor Town of Avon July 12, 2006 Buildzig • Engineering • I'lannin~; Mayor Rod Slifer Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road West Vail, CO 81657 Subject: Reference Letter for East West. Partners Dear Mayor Slifer, ~ , (have been contacted by Jim Mill,. local Partner for East West Partners in Park City requesting a letter of reference related to the Lionshead development cornpetitic~n in Vail. ' East West Partners has been active in the Park City community since 2x03 developing ski homes and condominiums at Empire Pass /Deer Valley. Their Park City team has earned the trust of our Planning Department. specifically, and ' our City government generally. They have been good to work with. and in our experience have done what they said they would, displaying integrity. One of Park City's goals is to be a world class resort destination,. and we consider East West good partners in helping achieving that goal. They have displayed professionalism in delivering a complicated project in a complex mountain. environment. ' They have blended well into the Park City and enjoy a strong positive reputation as citizens and contributors to our community. ' If you. would like to speak w(fh me directly regarding East West or specific projects they have developed in Paris City, t would be most happy to do so. My telephone number is (435} 615-5062. Sincerely, Patrick J. Putt ' Planning Director Park. City Municipal Corporation cc: Tom Bakaly, City Manager ' Park City Munici al C°or oration • 445 Marsac avenue • P,(~. F3ox 1480 • P rk .'t ~ - P P a Ci y, UT 84060 140 Building (435) 61.5-5100 • Engineering. (435) C 15-5()55 • Planning (435j 61.5-SOb0 ' I~ax (43:5) 615-4)OC, C~it~ ~/G`v2 ~~ Jury 2a, 2 'Ihe Honars<ble Radaey E. SiiEer Mayor, Town: of Vnil 75 Soutfi Frorraage Road. Vail, CO $ l X57 RE: East West l~altaecslL,ionshead Redevclapment Dear Mayan S)ifer. ~ ant wxxtxng to mast highly reco~runend East West Partners to tic Town o~Ysil as the dovcloper far' yow impprtant red,evelopmeat project on the 9ike of"the eurr~t Llansheed packing 8tTi1Gtw4. East West Partners- pa~c~ticpated iur e- competitive proccsa to develop peritalss the most i-nportan~t piece o£reai esta~be ia£harlcston. Theywere salecbed, and designed acid consttvcted ' what has proven to be a fabutousty successful and bcautifally designed and eoztstructod writs of buildings slang oar i;eantifut Waterfront Park. Eric West. Partners nok only tined up to every cc~mmitmerrt made to the city buc exceeded tfiepd. A:s n part ofthis developzsacnt they constructed ' a beautiful art gsitery foe the city. Tice art gallory has become a greatly revexed .place in t~arlostcm in the ~+ short jroazs that it has been opetz. Additionally, residential buildings were construatrxl ti-at commanded even higher values than. atryone vroald have c~cpectud, Ease West Partners is aomasitted to duality. they delivex on theis commitments cad e~et in a. most cooperatfve and respona"btc crsatu-cr. I cavsot recommend them mono highly. I am con~denc that should they be given the apport<mity to talevelop the Lionshead Parking structure aroa, the 't'own of Vail and its eitizeas will be very pkaxed with the results.: ~ . Please feat 1"rea to caU. me i>"you have at~y qucstoas. • M sincerely y , Jo epic P ~Liley, 3r. ' Town Cauncii ' Beth Ingalls, Mayor Richard Anderson, Vice Mayor ' Craig F. Threshie, Councilmember Joshua J. Susman, Cauncilmember Barbara Green, Councilmember _ _c.-w,...,c,.. = r»- Deoartmenf Heads Tony Lashbrook, Town Manager Scott Berry, Chief of Police J. Dennis Crabb, Town Aftomey John McLaughlin, Community Development Director David M. Heath, Administrative Services Director Judy Price, Town Clerk Alex Terrazas, Assistant to the Town Manager Daniel Wilkins, Public Works DirectodTown Engineer July 14, 2006 ' Rodney Slifer Mayor ' Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road- West Vail, CO 81657 Re: East West Partners Dear Mayor Slifer, ' I have been asked by Roger Lessman to convey my experience in working with East West Partners on development projects in our community. As a matter of background, I have been ' employed with the Town of Truckee for over 12 years, the first 11 as the Community Development Director and the last 14 months as the Town Manager. I met Roger Lessman when East West Partners first came to our region approximately 7 years ago. At that time their ' focus was Northstar which is in Placer County adjacent to the Town of Truckee. Roger was interested in understanding the Town's issues associated with the buildout of Northstar which boiled down to providing for workforce housing and addressing the traffic impacts within the ' Town of Truckee. To their credit, the first phase of development proposed in Northstar included substantial workforce housing. They were the first, and until recently, the only developer in Eastern Placer County to commit to the construction of workforce housing units on-site and not pursue the payment of an in-lieu fee or some other less complicated method of mitigating the ' housing impact of their project. Their actions raised the expectations on resort developers to address their housing impacts. This proactive approach created a positive relationship with the Town of Truckee that has been sustained over several years. ' Beginning in the year 2000, East West Partners pursued two major resort projects in Truckee- Old Greenwood and Gray's Crossing. What is now Old Greenwood had been through a litany ' of land use approvals and changes with little happening until it was acquired by East West. Town staff worked closely with East West on a strategy to efficiently complete the entitlement process and get into construction. Being from Colorado, East West was appropriately skeptical ' of California processes, but worked with the Town to complete an environmental impact report, effectively address some local controversy, put together a complex financing plan and get into construction in nearly record time. East West gained local support far the project because once again they raised the bar in terms of open space dedications, significant additions to the community trail system, providing long term funding for open space acquisition and green 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161-3306 ' www.towrtoftruckee.com Administration: 530-582-7700 !Fax: 530-582-7710 / email: truckee@townoftruckee.com Community Development: 530-582-7820 !Fax: 530-582-7889 / email: cdd@townoftruckee.com Animal ControlNehicle Abatement: 530-582-7830 t Fax: 530-582-7889 / email: animalcontrol@tawnottruckee.com ' Police Department: 530-550-2328 /Fax: 530-550-23261 email: policedepartment@townoftruckee.com ' Letter to Ma or Slifer y Page 2 ' site design, construction and management practices. Old Greenwood is nearing completion and the on-the-ground reality has matched the Town's expectations through the entitlement process. Our experience in working through the Gray's Crossing project has been similar- in this case we co((aborated to double the amount of workforce housing that we anticipated from the project with a mixture of 228 for-rent and for-sale units being developed to serve the local ' workforce. In their short time in the Truckee region, East West Partners and their employees have become an important component of our community through efforts as diverse as establishing an environmental fund through our community foundation to coaching youth sports and involved participation in many local organizations and non-profits. . ' 1 hope that East West Partners will be an active participant in future development as Truckee nears buildout. In 25 years of government service I can honestly say that I have never worked with a more professional, responsive and community minded company. ' I would be happy to share additional thoughts or answer your questions regarding East West Partners by phone or Email- tlashbroak@towncaftruckee.com. ,, tSincerly, 1 <<Tony Lashbrook ' Town Manager 1 14183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161-3346 ' www.townoftruckee.com Administration: 530-582-7700 /Fax: 530-582-7710 /emai/: truckee@townoftruckee.com Community Development: 530-582-7820 /Fax: 530-582-7889 / email: cdd@townoftruckee.com Animal ControlNehicle Abatement: 530-582-7830 /Fax: 530-582-78891 emai/: animalcontro!@townoftruckee.com Police Department: 530-550-2328 /Fax: 530-550-2326 /emai/: po/icedepartment@townoftruckee.com COUNTY OF PLACER ~~ ~ r ~t BOARD MEMBERS ' BILL SANTUCCI JIM HOLMES ~ - •, District 1 District 3 • ROBERT M. WEYGANDT EDWARD TED M. GAINES District 2 District 4 ' BRUCE KRANZ District 5 OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE THOMAS M. MILLER ,County Executive Officer 175 FULWEILER AVENUE /AUBURN, CALIFORNIA 95603 TELEPHONE: 530/889-4030 FAX: 530/889-4023 www.placer.ca.gov July 26, 2006 Mr. Rodney Slifer Mayor -Town of Vail , 75 South Frontage Road -West ' Vail, CO 81657 Dear Mr. Slifer, r It is with pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for East West Partners of Truckee, California. Placer County has found East West Partners to be a responsible developer who actually does what they say they are going to do. They have proven their ability to deal with complex projects with Placer County and other regional governmental entities, and have created and sustained a positive environment while doing so. Placer County has also found East West Partners to be extremely creative ' in resolving complex development issues which necessitates collaborative efforts. In summary, East West Partners is the type of developer that Placer County looks forward to working ' with. Please feel free to call me directly at (530) 889-4030 should you wish to discuss this recommendation further. ' Sincerely, COUNTY OF PLACER Thomas M. Miller County Executive Officer TM:sp R'7~ ? y~ ~q ~,y~~'V.. `' F~ L L ~ ~ L ~ ~ ~ L L 1\ ~ ~ lJ ® 11 1 ~ ® 1Vl 1 ~ ~ 1 July 24, 2006 Stan Zenner Town of Vail ' 75 S. Frontage Road West Vail, CO 81657 ' Dear Stan, As Vail's sister resort, we applaud the Town of Vail's New Dawn renaissance initiative. ' Your efforts to revitalize Vail will ensure that North America's most popular ski resort destination is even better and more popular than ever. Your $1 billion dollar public-pz-ivate sector redevelopment strategy is robust and an astute leveraging of public tax dollars. Equally important, you are soliciting very successful private sector development involvement and investment in your revitalization plans. ' To that end, we would like to strongly endorse the involvement of East-West Partners in your plans to redevelop the Lionshead parking structure and adjacent property into a ' mixed-use development. In my current capacity as Executive Director of the Beaver Creek Resort Company, I ' have had the opportunity and privilege of working with the principals of East West Partners for 10 years. As you know, East-West Partners has designed and constl~zcted the majority of coininercial and multi-family development in Beaver Creek. Of particular t relevance to your proposed Lionshead mixed-use development is East-West Partner's development of two mixed-use developments in Beaver Creek (Market Square and One Beaver Creek}, which consist of over 250,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, residential, ' cultural, recreational and parking space. Both these mixed-use developments have been a significant asset to Beaver Creek. ' Having previously managed rapid growth communities in Texas and Florida, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the nation's largest and best developers (WCI, Trenunel Crow, Lincoln Properties alzd John Q. Hanunond}. I would without reservation ' rate East-West Partners as the best developers I have ever worked with for the following reasons: ' East-Westrs focused on protecting a caznn2unity's unique natural and built environment -while diversifying and strengthening the community's economic base. P Q. Box 5390 Avon, Colorado 81620.5390 ~ (970) 845.5858 FAX (970) 845-5945 ^ East-West has a stellar track record in forming public-private partnerships connnitted to high quality and appropriate project scale and mix. ^ East-West's extensive development experience has been focused on resort colmnunities and therefore has a unique understanding of conununities like Beaver Creek and Vail. ^ East-West delivers physically attractive projects based an comprehensive urban and resort design standards. ^ East-West has successfully integrated large parking garages into mixed-use developments by providing ground-level retail spaces and strategically located ' entry points. ^ Finally, East-West is the only developer I have worked with that under-promises ' and aver-delivers. In sum, I congratulate the Town of Vail for its bald vision and i~lspired leadership to ' revitalize Vail, and thereby ensure Vail's future will be even brighter than its past. You could not ask for a better partner in this historic undertaking than East-West Partners, as exemplified by their outstaalding contributions in Beaver Creek and ' elsewhere. Should you need any further izlfornation about our 10 year relationship with East- ' West Partners please let me know. Sincerely, ' Tony O ourke Executive Director Beaver Creek Resort Company ' ec: Mayor Rod Slifer Vail Town Council Members ~_, ~ ~ ~..i, q` i~, a <~ ~a S9r . '~ fi"3~ ]IBS f~' _` C~... t... r ~b1 i~~ dJ ~~ ~~ b~- t P~~~" a ~Itd~ t1 ~ r~'~~t~ e~f ., -., ~ ' . ~ ,. a~ ~ ~ ,~.. I~ ~~' rr7 } }' ~ Y' ~ i kt6~ ~.% ~r' '1-~ ~w ~; i r , r~ ~ •rS ~ 56~ ~~`Ej `' ^a~ r Y--~ ~~`' ~11 f `f'. I t ~ ,~~tif~ f ~ Y~ Seymour Chwas[ E ,~;-, COUNTY OF PLACER ~o BOARD MEMBERS BILL SANTUCCI JIM HOLMES • _ ~• District 1 District 3 ROBERT M. WEYGANDT EDWARD "TED" M. GAINES District 2 District 4 BRUCE KRANZ District 5 July 26, 2006 Mr. Rodney Slifer Mayor - Tovm of Vail 75 South Frontage Road -West Vail, CO 81657 Dear Mr. Slifer, OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE THOMAS M. MILLER ,County Executive Officer 175 FULWEILER AVENUE /AUBURN, CALIFORNIA 95603 TELEPHONE: 530/889-4030 FAX: 530/889-4023 wuvw.placer.ca.gov It is with pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for East West Partners of Truckee, California. Placer County has found East West Partners to be a responsible developer who actually does what they say they are going to do. They have proven their ability to deal with complex projects with Placer County and other regional governmental entities, and have created and sustained a positive environment while doing so. Placer County has also found East West Partners to be extremely creative in resolving complex development issues which necessitates collaborative efforts. In summary, East West Partners is the type of developer that Placer County looks forward to working with. Please feel free to call me directly at (530) 889-4030 should you wish to discuss this recommendation further. Sincerely, COUNTY OF PLACER ~« as M. Miller County Executive Officer TM: sp ~.~~.~~ ~ ~ t~~ July 20, 2006 The Honorable Rodney E. Slifer 14~IayC`r, Town. of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 RE: East West PartnerslLionshead Redevelopment Dear Mayor Slifer: I am writing to most highly recommend East West Partners to the Town of Vail as the developer for your important redevelopment project on the site of the current Lionshead parking structure. East West Partners participated in a competitive process to develop perhaps the most important piece of real estate in Charleston. They were selected, and designed and constructed what has proven to be a fabulously successful and beautifully designed and constructed series of buildings along our beautiful Waterfront Park. East West Partners not only lived up to every commitment made to the city but exceeded them. As a part of this development they constructed a beautiful art gallery for the city. The art gallery has become a greatly revered place in Charleston in the few short yeaxs that it has been open. Additionally, residential buildings were constructed that commanded even higher values than anyone would have expected. East West Partners is committed to quality. They deliver on their commitments and act in a most cooperative and responsible manner. I cannot recommend them more highly, I am confident that should they be given the opportunity to redevelop the Lionshead parking structure area, the Town of Vail and its citizens ~~~ll be very pleased ~~-ith the results. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. M t sincerely yours, Jo eph P. Riley, Jr. JPR~jrlcb ayor, City of Charleston CHAR All Ame' a City ~' ~~~orc65~' ~~iows~eetarg~aut~i ~as~+,~uuc.L'940.2 84.x- 577= 697'0 ~~ 8/s.~7~'Q 38'7 Terence J Brown Vail Valley Community Television -Channel s PO Box 5600 Avon, Colorado 81620 August 1, 2fl06 Members of the Vaii Town Council and Government: Thank you for inviting me to your meeting and allowing me to update the progress and direction of Channel 5. First and foremost, everyone associated with Channel s (past and present) thanks you for the contributions made towards the operation of the station. The Vail Valley is one of the most prestigious communities in the country. Your community access station is and should be an integral part of the community and helping its constituents in various ways. Social services play an important role in each community and disseminating information is vital. Communications is critical and always a task. Channel 5 can be and will be the conduit to the Valley's citizens and guests. We have a business plan and direction set that will allow Channel ~ to become a better corporate (non-profit) citizen. Your Vail Valley Community Access station will help you get the word out on what's important in the Valley and help educate and inform its viewers. We can only do this if we reach people with programming that attracts viewers. Some of the efforts we are undertaking are confidential and we are asking that you respect such and realize that we have competitors that would rather not see Channel 5 succeed. Last year the Town of Vail fianchise fees accounted for 58% ($75,162.00) of Channel 5's total income. The Towns of Vail, Avon and Minturn also give us a portion of the fees they receive from the cable companies. As previously mentioned, we are grateful for your contributions and depend on them; however, frankly they do not cover the financialJoperational needs of the station. Within the last year we have moved to a less expensive location and hope to stretch the monies saved to make the station more viable. With that said, the station operated at a negative net income for 2005. Channel 5 is in a difficult situation and a business plan has been put into operation to help achieve our goals. When 1 mention "our" goals, 1 mean your and Channel 5's goals. You are our partners! You are our number one clients! Without you we don't survive and we don't accomplish our mission. Without us, your job is more difficult. We will provide the town meetings in their entirety but we ean and will do much more.........espeeially with your support and cooperation. Currently we have 2 foil time employees, which by the way are the best that we have had in years. With salaries, benefits, equipment, progr~mm;ng, and ongoing expenses and I believe you can better understand the hurdles and difficulties of this media outlet. I've been in the broadcast business for thirty years. I started the FOX television station (KDVR-TV) in Denver in 1985 and was with CBS, Indies and UPN for more than a quarter of a century before that. My tenure included being General Manager of the stations far over half of my career. Part of my credentials include: station startup, managing mature stations and pulling Channel 20 (KTVD-TV Denver) out of bankruptcy. i only mention this to let you know that in my professional opinion, you have an unutilized asset with Channel s that is waiting to be discovered. As previously mentioned, the Vail Valley is one of the most "prestigious'' communities in the country and as such we all know we can do much more. Channel 5 can do much more and we will. Our business plan will help us fund the station and make it more influential in the community. It can help ail the local services (health, education, welfare, protection, etc.) get out their messages and become more to their constituents and citizens. Better programming will attract more viewers to the station and provide better "lead-ins" and "lead-outs" for your messages. Our success is a winlwin situation for all of us. Channel s is the "community station". We are in the process of purchasing approximately $20,000.00 worth of equipment. This is a good start but our needs are greater. My mantra through the years has been Return on Investments {ROI) for the stations I have been employed by and this mantra has not changed, therefore be assured that your Vail Valley Community Station's approach is the same. I was drafted on the Board and live, play and work in the community. My wife is a Vice President of a local bank and the Vail Valley is home for us. I believe we all want the community to da well and prosper.........you and I (figuratively) can make that happen by working together. Channel 5 is run on a "shoe string" budget and can never be "state of the art" equipment wise as we currently exist but our plans will push us forward and allow us the morph into a much better situation. When we have supplemental underwriting revenues, we can purchase equipment to produce and create local programs worth viewing thus become a much greater asset to the community. We can da much with "smoke and mirrors" but income will get us to our objectives much quicker. We greatly appreciate our partnership with the Town of Vail and look forward to "our" nature together. Respectfully, Terence J Brown or Tee 4 Terence J Brown Vail Valley Community Television -Channel s PO Box 5600 Avon, Colorado 81620 August 1, 2006 Members of the Vail Town Council and Government: Thank you for inviting me to your meeting and allowing me to update the progress and direction of Channel 5. First and foremost, everyone associated with Channel 5 (past and present) thanks you for the contributions made towards the operation of the station. The Vail Valley is one of the most prestigious communities in the country. Your community access station is and should be an integral part of the community and helping its constituents in various ways. Social services play an important role in each community and disseminating information is vital. Communications is critical and always a task. Channel 5 can be and will be the conduit to the Valley's citizens and guests. We have a business plan and direction set that will allow Channel 5 to become a better corporate (non-profit) citizen. Your Vail Valley Community Access station will help you get the word out on what's important in the Valley and help educate and inform its viewers. We can only do this if we reach people with programming that attracts viewers. Some of the efforts we are undertaking are confidential and we are asking that you respect such and realize that we have competitors that would rather not see Channel 5 succeed. Last year the Town of Vail fianchise fees accounted for 58% ($75,162.00) of Channel S's total income. The Towns of Vail, Avon and Minturn also give us a portion of the fees they receive from the cable companies. As previously mentioned, we are grateful for your contributions and depend on them; however, frankly they do not cover the financial/operational needs of the station. Within the Last year we have moved to a less expensive location and hope to stretch the monies saved to make the station more viable. With that said, the station operated at a negative net income for 2005. Channel 5 is in a difficult situation and a business plan has been put into operation to help achieve our goals. When 1 mention "our" goals, 1 mean your and Channel 5's goals. You are our partners! You are our number one clients! Without you we don't survive and we don't accomplish our mission. Without us, your job is more difficult. We will provide the town meetings in their entirety but we ean and will do much more......... especially with your support and cooperation. Currently we have 2 full time employees, which by the way are the best that we have had in years. Wlth salaries, benefits, equipment, programming, and ongoing expenses and I believe you can better understand the hurdles and difficulties of this media outlet. I've been in the broadcast business far thirty years. I started the FOX television station (KDVR-TV) in Denver in 1985 and was with CBS, Indies and UPN for more than a quarter of a century before that. My tenure included being General Manager of the stations far over half of my career. Part of my credentials include: station startup, managing mature stations and pulling Channel 20 (KTVD-TV Denver) out of bankruptcy. I only mention this to let you know that in my professional opinion, you have an unutilized asset with Channel 5 that is waiting to be discovered. As previously mentioned, the Vail Valley is one of the mast "prestigious'' communities in the country and as such we alI know we can do much more. Channel 5 can do much more and we will. Our business plan will help us fund the station and make it more influential in the community. It can help all the local services (health, education, welfare, protection, etc.) get out their messages and become more to their constituents and citizens. Better programming will attract more viewers to the station and provide better "lead-ins" and "lead-outs" for your messages. Our success is a win/win situation for all of us. Channel s is the "community station". VJe are in the process of purchasing approximately $20,000.00 worth of equipment. This is a good start but our needs are greater. My mantra through the years has been Return on Investments (ROI) for the stations I have been employed by and this mantra has not changed, therefore be assured that your Vail Valley Community Station's approach is the same. I was drafted on the Board and live, play and work in the community. My wife is a Vice President of a local bank and the Vail Valley is home for us. I believe we all want the community to do well and prosper........,you and I (figuratively) can make that happen by working together. Channel 5 is run on a "shoe string" budget and can never be "state of the art" equipment wise as we currently exist but our plans will push us forward and allow us the morph into a much better situation. When we have supplemental underwriting revenues, we can purchase equipment to produce and create local programs worth viewing thus become a much greater asset to the community. We can do much with "smoke and mirrors" but income will get us to our objectives much quicker. We greatly appreciate our partnership with the Town of Vail and look forward to "our" l afore together. Respectfully, Terence J Brawn ar Tee Terence J Brown Vail Valley Community Television -Channel 5 PO Box 5600 Avon, Colorado 81620 August 1, 2006 Members of the Vail Town Council and Government: Thank you for inviting me to your meeting and allowing me to update the progress and direction of Channel 5. First and foremost, everyone associated with Channel 5 (past and present} thanks you for the contributions made towards the operation of the station, The Vail Valley is one of the mast prestigious communities in the country. Your community access station is and should be an integral part of the community and helping its constituents in various ways. Social services play an important role in each community and disseminating information is vital. Communications is critical and always a task. Channel 5 can be and will be the conduit to the Valley's citizens and guests. We have a business plan and direction set that will allow Channel ~ to become a better corporate (non-profit) citizen. Your Vail Valley Community Access station will help you get the word out on what's important in the Valley and help educate and inform its viewers. We can only do this if we reach people with programming that attracts viewers. Some of the efforts we are undertaking are confidential and we are asking that you respect such and realize that we have competitors that would rather not see Channel 5 succeed. Last year the Town of Vail franchise fees accounted for 58% ($7S,i62.00) of Channel 5's total income. The Towns of Vail, Avon and Minturn also give us a portion of the fees they receive from the cable companies. As previously mentioned, we are grateful for your contributions and depend on them; however, frankly they do not cover the financial/operational needs of the station. Within the Last year we have moved to a less expensive location and hope to stretch the monies saved to make the station more viable. With that said, the station operated at a negative net income for 2005. Channel 5 is in a difficult situation and a business plan has been put into operation to help achieve our goals. When I mention "our" goals, I mean your and Channel 5's goals. You are our partners! You are our number one clients! Without you we don't survive and we don't accomplish our mission. Without us, your job is more difficult. We will provide the town meetings in their entirety but we ean and will do much more.........especially with your support and cooperation. - ~ Currently we have 2 full time employees, which by the way are the best that we have had in years. With salaries, benefits, equipment, programming, and ongoing expenses and I believe you can better understand the hurdles and difficulties of this media outlet. I've been in the broadcast business for thirty years. I started the FOX television station (KDVR-TV) in Denver in 1985 and was with CBS, Indies and UPN for more than a quarter of a century before that. My tenure included being General Manager of the stations for over half of my career. Part of my credentials include: station startup, managing mature stations and pulling Channel 20 (KTVD-TV Denver) out of bankruptcy. I only mention this to let you know that in my professional opinion, you have an unutilized asset with Channel 5 that is waiting to be discovered. As previously mentioned, the Vail Valley is one of the mast "prestigious'' communities in the country and as such we all know we can do much more. Channel 5 can do much more and we will. Our business plan will help us fund the station and make it more influential in the community. It can help all the local services (health, education, welfare, protection, etc.) get out their messages and become more to their constituents and citizens. Better programming will attract more viewers to the station and provide better "lead-ins" and "lead-outs" for your messages, Our success is a win/win situation for all of us. Channel s is the "community station". We are in the process of purchasing approximately $20,000.00 worth of equipment. This is a good start but our needs are greater. My mantra through the years has been Return on Investments (ROI) for the stations I have been employed by and this mantra has not changed, therefore be assured that your Vail Valley Community Station's approach. is the same. I was drafted on the Board and live, play and work in the community. My wife is a Vice President of a Iacal bank and the Vail Valley is home for us. I believe we all want the community to do well and prosper. , .......you and I (figuratively) can make that happen by working together. Channel s is run an a "shoe string" budget and can never be "state of the art" equipment wise as we currently exist but our plans will push us forward and allow us the morph into a much better situation. When we have supplemental underwriting revenues, we can purchase equipment to produce and create local programs worth viewing thus become a much greater asset to the community. We can da much with "smoke and mirrors" but income will get us to our objectives much quicker. We greatly appreciate our partnership with the Town of Vail and look forward to "our" Pature together. Respectfully, Terence J Brown or Tee Terence 3 Brown Vail Valley Community Television -Channel 5 PO Box 5600 Avon, Colorado 81620 August 1, 2006 Members of the Vail Town Council and Government: Thank you for inviting me to your meeting and allowing me to update the progress and direction of Channel 5. First and foremost, everyone associated with Channel 5 (past and present) thanks you for the contributions made towards the operation of the station. The Vail Valley is one of the most prestigious communities in the country, Your community access station is and should be an integral part of the community and helping its constituents in various ways. Social services play an important role in each community and disseminating information is vital. Communications is critical and always a task. Channel 5 can be and will be the conduit to the Valley's citizens and guests. We have a business plan and direction set that will allow Channel 5 to become a better corporate (non-profit) citizen. Your Vail Valley Community Access station will help you get the word out on what's important in the Valley and help educate and inform its viewers. We can only do this if we reach people with programming that attracts viewers. Some of the efforts we are undertaking are confidential and we are asking that you respect such and realize that we have competitors that would rather not see Channel 5 succeed, Last year the Town of Vail franchise fees accounted for 58% ($75,162:00) of Channel 5's total income. The Towns of Vail, Avon and Minturn also give us a portion of the fees they receive from the cable companies. As previously mentioned, we are grateful for your contributions and depend on them; however, frankly they do not cover the financial/operational needs of the station. Within the last year we have moved to a less expensive location and hope to stretch the monies saved to make the station more viable. With that said, the station operated at a negative net income for 2005. Channel s is in a difficult situation and a business plan has been put into operation to help achieve our goals. When I mention "our" goals, I mean your and Channel 5's goals. You are our partners! You are our number one clients! Without you we don't survive and we don't accomplish our mission. Without us, your job is more difficult. We will provide the town meetings in their entirety but we can and will do much mare.........especially with your support and cooperation. Currently we have 2 full time employees, which by the way are the best that we have had in years. With salaries, benefits, equipment, programming, and ongoing expenses and I believe you can better understand the hurdles and difficulties of this media outlet. I've been in the broadcast business for thirty years. I started the FOX television station (KDVR-TV) in Denver in 1985 and was with CBS, Indies and UPN for more than a quarter of a century before that. My tenure included being General Manager of the stations for over half of my career. Part of my credentials include: station startup, managing mature stations and pulling Channel 20 (KTVD-TV Denver) out of bankruptcy. I only mention this to Iet you know that in my professional opinion, you have an unutilized asset with Channel 5 that is waiting to be discovered. As previously mentioned, the Vail Valley is one of the most "prestigious'' communities in the country and as such we all know we can do much more. Channel 5 can do much more and we will. Our business plan will help us fund the station and make it more influential in the community. it can help all the 1oca1 services (health, education, welfare, protection, etc.) get out their messages and become more to their constituents and citizens. Better programming will attract more viewers to the station and provide batter "lead-ins" and "lead-outs" for your messages. Our success is a winlwin situation for all of us. Channel 5 is the "community station". We are in the process of purchasing approximately $20,000.00 worth of equipment. This is a good start but our needs are greater. My mantra through the years has been Return on Investments (ROI) for the stations I have been employed by and this mantra has not changed, therefore be assured that your Vail Valley Community Station's approach is the same. I was drafted on the Board and live, play and work in the community. My wife is a Vice President of a local bank and the Vail Valley is home for us. I believe we all want the community to do well and prosper. , .. , ....you and I (figuratively) can make that happen by working together. Channel s is run on a "shoe string" budget and can never be "state of the art" equipment wise as we currently exist but our plans will push us forward and allow us the morph into a much better situation. When we have supplemental underwriting revenues, we can purchase equipment to produce and create local programs worth viewing thus become a much greater asset to the community. We can do much with "smoke and mirrors" but income will get us to our objectives much quicker. We greatly appreciate our partnership with the Town of Vaal and look forward to "our" future together. Respectfully, Terence J Brown or Tee