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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-14 Approving and Adopting the Forest Service Land Ownership Adjustment Plan4_ •.. RESOLUTION NO. 14 SERIES OF 1994 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FOREST SERVIGE LAND OWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENT PLAN. WHEREAS, the Town of Vail has approved and adopted a Comprehensive Open Lands Plan outlining the open land needs of the Town of Vail; and WHEREAS, the Forest Service has prepared, recommended, and approved a Land Ownership Adjustment Plan consistent with the Town of Vail Comprehensive Open Lands Plan; and WHEREAS, the Land Ownership Adjustment Task Force recommends adoption of the Land Ownership Adjustment Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado: That the Forest Service Land Ownership Adjustment Plan attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A is hereby approved and adopted. 2. That the Town Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this resolution is necessary and proper for the health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof. 3. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 1994. Margo t A. Osterfoss, Ma r ATTEST: Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk C:IRESOLU94.14 RBSO~UII011 NO. 14, Sef108 Of 1494 MEMORAN©UM TO: Town Cauncii FROM: Community Development Department DATE: May 17, 1994 SUBJECT: Forest Service Land Ownership Adjustment Plan v~ o-~a.~. ., 4 '~4 ~~~~ ~ yi~,~ ~ ~; ~ tit ~"~iwT`' , f ~ ai`~n ..:... ~'.S~'.a ~ ~.~.~2.~}~ ~ a4 w ~~ t a v ,. M;nva ,' .. ' ¢ t~c'~~ ~~ ~ ~ . ,. , The Land Ownership Adjustment Task Farce is recommending that the Town Council approve Resolution No. 14, Series of 1994. The Land Ownership Adjustment Task Force consists of Rich Phelps {Forest Service}, Diana Donovan {PECICitizen), Kathy Langenwalter {PEC), Tom Steinberg {Yawn Council), Kristan Pritz (Town Staff), and Mike Moilica {Town Staff}. At the request of the Town Council, the Land Ownership Adjustment Task Force has reviewed the parcel list and is recommending the fallowing action prioritization of parcels (which is generally consistent with the recently adopted Open Lands Plan}: I. High Priority Davas parce! (Ladner} Vail Das Schone parcel Vail Heights parcel Parcel A Parcei C Parcel D -The Open Lands Plan indicates this parcel to be a low priority, however, due to potential private development of this site, the LOA recommendation is high, Parcel H Trappers Run parcel {UEbrich) -with conservation and/or trail easement. Parcels G-2 and G-3 -High priority for acquisition for passible trade with CDOT. I!. Medium Priority Parcel E - Deannex only. Parcel F III. Low Priority Parcel G-4 and G-5 -Annex and acquire for possible trade with CDOT. Parcel G -This could be a high priority i# a possible trade with CDOT can be negotiated. The Land Ownership Adjustment Task Farce would recommend that all parcels which are listed for possibie deannexation be considered as a high priority. Y.::w S~ NAY ~ i~~4 TOV - ~~{~i~~~~~ t~FV~ DEPT, NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT ACT ANALY5IS TOWN OF VAIL LANDOWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENT white River National. Forest Holy crass Ranger District Prepared by Recommended by RICHARD PI3ELPS District Lands Officer WILLIAM A. WOOD District Ranger Approved by VETO J. LASALLE Forest Supervisor E7(HIBiT A NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT ACT ANALYSIS Town of Vail Landownership Adjustment I. PURPOSE AND HEED: The Forest Service Manual (FSM 5407.1) directs that the Forest Supervisor shall prepare and maintain appropriate written material to implement landownership adjustment actions and rights-4f-way procurement in conformance with the Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan). The manual further directs that each National Forest will prepare a Landownership Adjustment Analysis for incorporation into the Forest Plan a~~ an amendment. The Whits River National Forest Management Plan gives direction with identified strategies to guide the decision maker in considering land adjustment offers, and as a tool in the management of the National Forest. These strategies consider acquisition and conveyance criteria. The management plan does not present specific strategies for areas that have complex ownership patterns and associated high land values. The Holy Cross Ranger District identified three areas where these conditions exist: the Town of Vail; Town of Minturn; and the Edwards, Town of Avon, and Eagle-Vail area. This document presents the possible management practices for a landownershig adjustment strategy~in the Town of Vail Brea. Therefore, this Landownership Adjustment Analysis is needed to: 1. Incorporate the respective purposes of laws which authorize land purchases, donations, sales, and exchanges along with implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations {36 CFR 259), Objectives and Policies in FSM 5400, and the white River Resource Management Plan {LMP). 2. Display the strategy for landownership adjustments on the white River National Forest in the vicinity of the Town of Vail. 3. Provide a basis for cost effective lands management decisions by displaying lands k•hose acquisition or conveyance will contribute toward accomplishment of tha objectives developed to implement the Forest Land and Resource Management and community objectives. II. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT In May of 1991 the Town of Vail and the Forest Service formed a working group to develop a draft landownership adjustment analysis. The working group consisted of representatives from the Town of Vail, Eagle county, and the Forest Service. The group shared planning documents, conducted site 2 visits, and discussed landownership opportunities and concerns. The group initially developed several statements describing a desired future condition for landownership patterns and adjustments. Possible management practices were then developed based an the desired future condition. A narrative description and a map depicting the location of these management practices was subsequently developed. This draft information was the subject of three public meetings hosted by the Town of Vail and the Forest service. The first meeting was a presentation of the desired future condition and possible management practices at a regular session of the Town of Vail Planning and Environmental Commission. Several members of the Town Council and interested residents were present at this meeting. Later this same information was presented at a special evening meeting. This meeting was well attended by interested residents and business representatives. The third meeting was a final presentation of the specific parcel research to the Vail Tawn Council. Many of the comments and concerns received at the meeting were incorporated into the final draft. iII.ERISTING CONDITION The Town of Vail is an internationally renowned four season resort. The municipal boundaries are essentially surrounded by National Forest System lands. Presently, the private land within the Town is about 90 percent developed. Real estate values are high. The potential to create additional private land suitable for development creates a highly competitive and speculative environment. Conversely, the purchase and preservation of land to be used as open space has been a high priority for the Town of Vail. As a result, proposed landownership adjustments within and adjacent to the Town of Vail are often highly controversial. Forest service administrative decisions have been repeatedly appealed by the Town of Vail and its citizens. Civil lawsuits have resulted when appellants failed to get relief through the administrative process. Landownership adjustment proponents have also pursued legislative action to consummate exchange proposals. Landownership adjustments are costly and time consuming. The mast recent adjustment was a conveyance of two parcels to the Town of Vail under the authorities of both the Sisk and Townsite Acts. This process took just over ten years from the time of proposal to completion. The cost to both the Town and the Forest Service was very high. A portion of the original proposal is still being contested in civil court. The National Forest System lands surrounding the Town of Vail are highly regarded by residents and visitors for their recreation, scenic, and wilderness values. The White River National Forest completed a Land Classification Plan in 1959. This plan focused on acquisition priorities. In 1977, an amendment 3 to the 1959 Land Classification Plan was approved that allowed for the conveyance of two parcels for urban expansion and to improve the public administration of the parcels. The amendment stated that, "if the tracts were traded and developed it would be with the general commitment and approval of the city and county governments," This decision helped to reinforce a strong role for the Town of Vail and Eagle County in Forest Service land ownership decisions. In January of ]980, District Ranger Nunn submitted a Petition of Annexation to the Town of Vail for eight parcels of National Forest System Lands totalling 138 acres, more or less. In February the Vail Town Council passed an ordinance annexing these parcels. The Town passed an ordinance in April that zoned three of the subject parcels, approximately 35 acres, as Public Use District and the remaining parcels, approximately 102 acres, as Green Belt and Natural Open Space. The Forest Service maintains that Ranger Nunn lacked the authority to petition for annexation and therefore the agency does not recognize the action. The annexation and zoning of National Forest System lands by the Town of Vail continues to be a paint of contention that further complicates management of adjoining lands. The current Forest Plan, published in 1984, identifies specific management requirements for individual areas within the Forest. A management area prescription was developed for each area. The management area prescriptions for National Forest System lands adjacent to the flown of Vail are summarized below. A detailed description and the location of these management areas are found in Appendix A: Town of Vail Landownership Adjustment Map. Winter Snorts Site r1Bb: Management emphasis provides for downhill skiing on existing sites and maintains selected inventoried sites for future downhill skiing recreation opportunities. Semi-orimitive Motorized Recreation (ZA1: Management emphasis is for semi-primitive motorized recreation opportunities such as snowmobiiing, four-wheel driving, and motorcycling both on and off roads and trails. Semi-orimitive. Non-motorized Recreation {3A): Management emphasis is for semi-primitive, nanmotorized recreation on both roaded and unroaded areas. Non-forested wildlife Winter Ranee (5A1: Management emphasis is on winter range for deer, elk, pronghorns, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats. wood Fiber Production I7E): Management emphasis is on wood fiber production and utilization of large roundwood of a size and quality suitable for sawtimber. 4 Wilderness-Semi--flrimitive f8C1: Management emphasis is for the protection and perpetuation of essentially natural bio-physical conditions. A survey of the Town of Vail and National Forest boundary was conducted by the Forest Srvice in 1991 and numerous title claims were identified. These title claims range from portions of homes and private roads to landscaping and outdoor lighting on lands identified ae part of the National Forest System. Portions of National Forest trails and trailheads appear to be located on private property or Town of Vail owned lands. National Forest System lands adjacent to,the Town of Vaii host numerous components of the Town`s utility infrastructure. Water tanks, powerlines, sewer lines, electronic-sites, and roads are a few examples. IV. DESIRED FUTURE CONDITION: The Forest Service defines the desired future condition of the landownership pattern as that pattern expected to result if the goals and objectives of the Forest Plan are achieved. Chapter 3 of the Forest Plan outlines broad goals far the Lands program: Acquire private lands within wilderness. Consolidate National Forest ownership Patterns. Acquire necessary rights-af-way to facilitate management of the Forest including public access to National Forest System lands. Pursue opportunities to make landownership adjustments to improve management efficiency for both National Forest System land and intermingled private lands to meet high priority resource management objectives. National policy prescribes that Landownership Adjustment Analyses shall classify lands for acquisition or conveyance to achieve the following objectives: 1. Enable the Forest/Grassland to implement a proactive land acquisition and conveyance program; 2. Enable the Forest/Grassland to achieve the legislative objectives for which it was established; 3. Enable the Forest Service to acquire lands valuable for recreation, wildlife habitat, wilderness, and other natural resource management purposes; 5 F ..-~--~- .+~~ 4. Enable the Forest Service to respond to direction given by Congress for establishment of classified areas such as wilderness, national recreation areas, and scenic rivers; 5. Consolidate landownership to improve operating efficiency, improve efficiency for the development of private lands, and improve opportunities for community expansion; 6. Reduce the need for and number of rights-of-way to provide for public access to National Forest System land and private access to inholdings; 7. Reduce the miles of private/Forest Service property line and to reduc4. the miles of property boundary survey, posting, snd maintenance; 8. Reduce special use permit administration; 9. Conveyance of lands, especially near communities, that are encumbered with private uses and where acquisition of other lands can better serve the public interest; lfl. Improve opportunities for agency and private partners to provide recreational, wildlife, and other natural resource services; 11. Maintain and improve the ability to acquire key parcels through the Land and Water Conservation Fund Composite Program; 12. Reconcile Recreation Composite Plans with the Forest Plan. Under Management Requirements in the Forest Direction section of Chapter 3 in the Forest Plan, General Direction statements describe the priorities for landownership adjustments: 1. Classify lands for acquisition or to acquire interests where lands have been identified as more valuable for National Forest purposes, or where current ar potential use of grivate lands would adversely affect National Forest values and where acquisition would not transfer impacts to another site according to the following priorities: a. In designated wilderness areas and other Congressionally classified areas. b. where lands or rights-of-way are needed to meet resource management goals and objectivities. c. Lands which provide habitat for threatened and endangered species of animals and plants. 6 d. Lands which include floodplain or wetlands. e. On lands having outstanding scenic values or critical ecosystems, when these resources are threatened by change of use or when management may be enhanced by public ownership. f. Lands which are National Forest in character that provide essential big game winter range and are valuable far other National,Forest purposes. 2. Classify lands for conveyance according to the fallowing priorities: a. To states, counties, cities, or other federal agencies when conveyance will serve a greater public interest. b. In small parcels intermingled with mineral or homestead patents. c. Suitable for development by the private sector, if development residential, agricultural, industrial, recreational, etc.) is in the public interest. d. When critical or unique resources (wetlands, flood plains, essential big game winter range, threatened or endangered species habitat, historical or cultural resources, critical ecosystems, etc.} only when effects are mitigated by reserving interest to protect the resource, or by exchange where other critical resources to be acquired are considered to be of equal or greater value. In addition, the Forest Service Manual direction is to avoid the disposal of National Forest System Lands occupied under term permit unless the existing permitted use can be accommodated by agreement with the permittee. These term permits were issued and are administered based on a favorable determination that such facilities are in the public interest. In many cases, these lands contain permanent imgrovements crucial to the operation of the permit and may best be managed under the private ownership of the permittee. The needs and concerns of local communities are an important component in determining the desired future condition of landownership patterns along common boundaries. The Town of Vail landownership working group formulated a set of goals for the desired future condition based on a ten year planning horizon: 1. That there be no National Forest System lands within the municipal limits of the Town of Vail. 2. That the Forest Service survey, identify, and maintain the common boundary of the Town of Vail and the Forest Service and that both 9 agencies share in the enforcement of regulations pertaining to the boundary. The boundary has been simplified where passible, irregularities have been reduced or eliminated. 3. That all land exchanges and purchases optimize both Local and national public benefit. Conflicts with local interests are recognized in the decision making process of all land exchanges and purchases, and all efforts are made to address and minimize those conflicts. 4. That all lands acquired by the Tawn of Vail are used for public purposes such as open space, employee housing {per Tawn of Vail Employee Housing Ordinance}, recreation or for the resolution of unauthorized uses. 5. That the Town of Vsil, Eagle County, or the Forest Service acquire all privately owned tracts, parcels, and previously unplatted lands adjacent to, and outside of, the common Town of Vail and Forest Service boundary. These lands are transferred to the National Forest System, Eagle County. or the Town of Vail where joint objectives are satisfied. 6. That public access to National Forest System lands be maintained or improved. New access points meet Town of Vail and Forest Service needs. 7. That National Forest System lands within the study area that are encumbered with abandoned uses, unauthorized uses, or infrastructure related facilities are reduced or eliminated. That the Town of Vail and National Forest recreation opportunities are jointly planned and integrated. 9. That all unincorporated, platted residential areas within the study area are annexed within the municipal limits of the Town of Vail. 10. That the wood fiber production emphasis management area {7E}, as identified in the Forest Plan, that can be viewed from the Town of Vail be replaced by a recreation emphasis prescription. 31. That new developments ere discouraged on private lands that exist outside and adjacent to the Town of Vail. The above statements represent both goals that the Town of Vail, Eagle County, and the Forest Service will pursue in partnership, others are individual goals. For example, the discouragement of new developments an private lands (Item 11} is outside the jurisdiction of the Forest Service and would be the burden of the Town of Vail and Eagle County. 8 V. POSSIBLE MANAGEMEDiT PRACTICES: Differences between the existing conditions and the desired future conditions indicate a potential opportunity or the need to take actions to achieve the goals and objectives of the Forest Plan. The means to achieve the desired future conditions are possible management practices. Comparing the existing condition of landownership within the Town of Vail Special Study Area to National Forest policy; the goal and objectives found in the Forest Plan; and the desired future condition statements developed by the Town of Vail working group yields several potential opportunities for landownership management: 1. Eliminate National Forest System lands within the Tawn of Vail. 7. Improve opportunities for local governments to acquire and preserve open space. 3. The Forest Service, Town of Vail, and Eagle County shall consider land-use objectives established an lands administered by the other parties in their management practices. 4. Reduce the number of National Forest special use permits for Town of Vail infrastructure facilities. 5. Resolve all title claims and eliminate all encroachments involving National Forest System lands. 6. Eliminate Tawn of Vail zoning of National Forest System lands. 7. Jointly plan and integrate recreation opportunities and facilities. 8. Improve or maintain public access to National Forest System lands. New access points should meet Town of Vail and Forest Service objectives. 4. Reduce the private and National Forest boundary to reduce the extent of property boundary survey, posting, and maintenance. 1D. Jointly enforce regulations pertaining to the management of the common boundary. 11. That all land exchanges and purchases optimize both local and national public benefit. Conflicts with local interests are recognized in the decision making process of all land exchanges and purchases, and all efforts are made to address and minimize those conflicts. 4 The range of possible management practices or authorities far landownershi~~ adjustments include the purchase of non-Federal lands, donation of non-Federal lands, exchange, sale of Federal lands to municipalities, and legislated adjustments. The Town of Vail landownership working group applied these authorities to the Town of Vail study area in an attempt to take advantage of the opportunities identified above. The result was a narrative and map describing desired management practices for landownership adjustments (see Attachment A). Once a landownership adjustment is proposed, a parcel specific environmental analysis will be conducted. This analysis must include a determination of public interest and mast consider a reasonable range of alternatives, including na action. The management practice identified for the subject parcel{s) (see Attachment A) would be one of the alternatives considered in detail. The Forest Service decision maker may then choose all or portions of any alternative considered. VI. FOREST PLAN CONSISTENCY: The management practices identified above comply with the directives of the White River Forest Land and Resource Management Plan and with ail legislative authorities. The selected management practices are within the public interest. 10 ATTACHMENT A Narrative and Map of Possible Management Practices 11 Parcel H: This parcel is located along Gore Creek near the Interstate 70 right of way and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size; 40 acres Encumberances: Easement issued by the Department of Transportation for Interstate 70 and a right-of-way issued by the Forest Service for' Highway 5 (Bighorn Road} Zoniag: Greenbelt and Natural Open Space District Hazards: 100--year floodplain along Gore Creek, two areas of medium severity rockfall hazard. The Town of Vail's Snow Avalanche Hazard does not include this parcel vnigne Resource Values; Wetlands along Gore Creek Possible Management Practices: Conveyance to the Town of Vail. The Forest Service would need to reserve access to the Gore Creek campground and would need to reserve trailhead parking and access to trailhead Parcel G: This parcel is located immediately north of Prima Court and contains National Farest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 5 acres Encumberances: Easement issued by~the Department of Transportation for Interstate 70 and a right-of-way issued by the Forest Service for Highway 6 {Bigharn Road} Zoning: Greenbelt and Natural Open Space District hazards: Portion of parcel within medium severity rockfall hazard Unique Resource Values: Potential wetlands Possible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail Parcels G-2. G-3. G-4. and G-5: These four triangular shaped parcels are located north of the Interstate 70 right of way and contain National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. The intent of the annexation was to capture the Interstate 70 easement. Size: Undetermined Encumberances; Easement issued by the Department of Transportation for Interstate 70 Zoning: None Hazards: Parcel G-2 is within a high severity rockfall zone Unique Resource Values: None identified Passible Management Practices: Conveyance to the Town of Vail 12 Parcel F: This parcel is located at the north end of Booth Falls Road and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 14.$ acres Encumberances: Upper Eagle Valley water and Sanitation District has a water storage facility on the parcel under special use permit Zoning: Public Use District, Town of Vail is considering rezoning 'to Agriculture and Open Space Hazards: High severity rockfall zone, high hazard debris flow zone Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible lanagement Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail for the southern portion of the parcel and deannexation for the northern portion. The Forest Service would need to reserve access and trailhead parking for the Booth Creek trail Parcel E: This parcel is located at 1278 Vail Valley Drive and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 1Q acres Encumberances: Town of Vail has purchased the northern one third of the parcel that included a golf course maintenance facility Zoning: Greenbelt and Natural Open Space District Hazards: High and moderate hazard debris avalanche zones; medium severity rockfall hazard zone; and possible snow avalanche influence zone Unique Resource Values: Nane identified Possible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail for the northern portion of the parcel (accomplished) and deannexation for the sauthern portion ' Parcel D: This parcel is located immediately south of Ptarmigan Road and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 5 acres Encumberances: Ptarmigan Road crosses the northern portion of the parcel Zoning: Greenbelt and Natural Open Space District Hazards: High hazard debris avalanche zone; medium severity rockfall hazard zone; and possible snow avalanche influence zone unique Resource Values: None identified Passible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail for the northwest portion of the parcel and deannexation for the remaining portion 13 Parcel C: This parcel is located immediately south of Rockledge Road and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 11.5 acres Encu.mberances: The entire parcel is within the Vafl Associates ski area permit. An unauthorized diversion structure exists near the center of the northern boundary. An unauthorized driveway and numerous landscape improvements occur on the western portion. Portions of Rockledge Road are also located on the western portion of the parcel. Zoning: Greenbelt Open Space District Hazards: The southeastern portion of the parcel is located within a medium severity rock fall hazard zone Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail, with private participation, of the western portion of the parcel, up to the western boundary of the adjacent Lot 1. Since this parcel is within a winter sports special use permit, it is intended that this conveyance would occur with the concurrence of the permittee, and that it would include only that portion of the parcel that is currently encumbered with improvements. The desired management practice for the remaining eastern portion is conveyance to the permittee since this parcel also lies within the winter sports special use permit. It is intended that this conveyance would occur only with the participation and concurrence of the Town of Vail. Such conveyance would be subject to agreement on a conceptual master plan to be implemented once the parcel is no longer in federal ownership. The conceptual master plan must accommodate the existing permitted uses and facilities and provide desired access for the permittee and the Town of Vail. Parcel B: This parcel is located immediately north of the main Vail Interstate 70 interchange and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 40+ acres Encumberances: Public right of way, special use permit for horse stables and trail rides, and numerous utility corridors Zoning: Agricultural and Open Space Hazards: 10Q-year floodplain {Spraddle Creek), moderate hazard debris flow area, medium severity rackfall zone Unique Resource Values: Potential wetlands Possible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Tawn of Vail Status Change: Conveyed to the Tows of Vail *** 14 Parcel A: This parcel is located immediately north of Vail view Drive and west of Potato Patch Drive and contains National Forest System Lands that have been annexed by the Town of Vail. Size: 11 acres Encumberances: Vail Valley Drive and Potato Patch Drive both traverse this parcel Zoning: Public Use District Hazards: 100-year floodplain (Red Sandstone Creek) and medium and high severity rockfall zones. Unique Resource Values: Potential wetlands Possible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail of the southeast half of the parcel and deannexaton for the remaining northwestern portion Vail dos Schone Parcel: This parcel is located northeast of lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block H, Vail Das Schone Filing No. 2. The parcel is entirely National Forest System Lands. Size: Not determined ncumberances: None Zoning: None Hazards: None identified Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible Management Practice: Conveyance to the Town of Vail. Vail Aeiahts Parcel: These two triangular-shaped parcels are located to the north of the Vail Heights subdivision in west Vail. The Eagle County Assessor is unsure of ownership and believes that the Town of Vail may be the owner. Size: Not determined ncumherances: None Zoning: None Hazards: None identified Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible Management Practice: If the Town of Vail acquires the property, then the Town would convey to the Forest Service. 15 Ladner Parcel: This unplatted, private parcel is located north of Lots 8 and 4, Block A, Vail Ridge (Cortina Lane). This parcel is located outside of the municipal boundaries of the .Town of Vail. size: 7.2 acres Encumberaaces: None identified Zoniag: Resource (County Zoning} Hazards: None identified ' Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible Management Practice: If the Town of Vail acquires the property, then the Town would convey to the Forest Service. Status Update: Town of Vail is is the process of acquiring*** East Vail water Tank Parcel: Upper Eagle Valley Water District needs to expand current storage facility. This expansion may encumber National Forest System Lands. Eagle County Assessor is unsure of ownership. Size: Undetermined pending proposal Eacumberances: None Zoning: None Hazards: High and moderate hazard debris flow zones, medium severity rockfall hazard zone, and high hazard snow avalanche zone Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible Management Practice: Convey a parcel sufficient to allow for needed expansion to the Town of Vail or water District Ulbrich Properties (Lots 16. 19. axid 2]_t: These three lots are privately owned and are located within the Town of veil municipal boundary in the west Vaii area. The lots are immediately north of I-7^ and west of the Vail Ridge Subdivision. Size: Lot 16 is 17.83 acres, Lot 19 is 16.41 acres, Lot 21 is 13.47 acres Encumberances: Forest Service road and trail easements Zoning: Hillside Residential (Nov. 17, 1987} Hazards: High and moderate hazard debris flow zones, high severity rockfall hazard zone in the southern portion of Lot 21 Unique Resource Values: None identified Possible Managemeat Practice: If the Town of Vail acquires these parcels, then the Town would convey to the Forest Service 16