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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-11-01 Agenda and Supporting Documentation Town Council Evening Meeting Agenda1.Citizen Participation (10 min.) 1.1 Citizen Participation 2.Recognitions (10 min.) 2.1 Recognition of Dwight Henninger's Service as the International Chiefs of Police President Background: Chief Henninger has served as the President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police for the past year. The Chief started his presidency dealing with a worldwide pandemic; a summer of unrest following the death of George Floyd, and an overwhelming number of natural disasters that left our country reeling. With those challenges in mind, Chief Henninger made it his priority to the building and rebuilding of community trust. Chief Henninger has said, “building and rebuilding trust in our communities and around the world, is something so critical that we cannot lose focus on it as our primary objective”. He has spent the last year travelling the globe taking this message to police leaders. Chief Henninger has been an excellent model for law enforcement leaders to follow and an outstanding representation of the Town of Vail. 2.2 Recognition of the 2022 Eagle County Public Safety Awards Background: Last month, Sergeants Dempsey and Bindle, Officers Sommer, Castillo and Clausen and Dispatchers Gardner and Sheets received a Unit Citation Award from the Eagle County Public Safety Appreciation for their handling of a person experiencing a mental health crisis. VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Evening Session Agenda Town Council Chambers 6:00 PM, November 1, 2022 Notes: Times of items are approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied upon to determine what time Council will consider an item. Public comment will be taken on each agenda item. Citizen participation offers an opportunity for citizens to express opinions or ask questions regarding town services, policies or other matters of community concern, and any items that are not on the agenda. Please attempt to keep comments to three minutes; time limits established are to provide efficiency in the conduct of the meeting and to allow equal opportunity for everyone wishing to speak. Citizen Participation.pdf 1 Kris Cureau also received a Leadership award for her work managing multiple law enforcement projects including, the County wide records management system, Mountain Safe Grant, Northwest Colorado All Hazards Incident Management Team and a host of other projects. 2.3 Recognizing Beth Markham and Walking Mountains Science Center for receiving Recycle Colorado's Outstanding Government or Non-Profit Diversion Program Award Background: Beth is the Environmental Sustainability Manager for the Town and in her three years has led programs and partnerships that are modeled across the state, the country, and internationally. She manages zero waste events, policy, sustainability workforce creation, increased access and infrastructure, education and outreach, and more. 3.Consent Agenda (5min.) 3.1 Resolution No. 51, Series of 2022, A Resolution Approving a Highway Maintenance Agreement between the Town of Vail and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Approve, approve with amendments or deny Resolution No. 51, Series of 2022 Background: The Town of Vail provides snow removal services for the Vail Frontage Roads as well as minor street maintenance. CDOT reimburses the town per an agreed to value. This agreement was changed from a 5-year agreement to an annual agreement in 2021. The value of the agreement was increased for the coming year, the total value of the agreement is $138,106.44. 4.Town Manager Report (10 min.) 4.1 Council Matters Status Report 4.2 Parking Update 5.Presentations/Discussion 5.1 Wildlife Roundtable Update 20 min. Listen to presentation and provide feedback. Presenter(s): Kristen Bertuglia, Environmental Sustainability Director Background: The purpose of the Eagle County Community Award Nomination.pdf Resolution No. 51, Series of 2022 CDOT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT .docx Vail Agreement FY23.pdf Vail Scope FY 23.pdf Town Council Status.pdf 2 Wildlife Roundtable is to gather a group of diverse stakeholders in the valley to understand and address issues facing wildlife populations. Together we will identify a shared vision and realistic actions to protect regional wildlife, while also ensuring that these actions are supported by the community as a whole. We want to leverage diverse values, creativity, and resources to move toward positive action and enduring solutions to the complex wildlife issues in Eagle County. 6.Adjournment (6:55pm estimate) Eagle CO CWR Presentation 9.12.22.pdf Meeting agendas and materials can be accessed prior to meeting day on the Town of Vail website www.vailgov.com. All town council meetings will be streamed live by High Five Access Media and available for public viewing as the meeting is happening. The meeting videos are also posted to High Five Access Media website the week following meeting day, www.highfivemedia.org. Please call 970-479-2136 for additional information. Sign language interpretation is available upon request with 48 hour notification dial 711. 3 AGENDA ITEM NO. 1.1 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Stephanie Bibbens, Town Manager ITEM TYPE:Citizen Participation AGENDA SECTION:Citizen Participation (10 min.) SUBJECT:Citizen Participation SUGGESTED ACTION: VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Citizen Participation.pdf 4 From:cbartmd@aol.com To:cbartdlm@gmail.com; letters@vaildaily.com; Council Dist List; bhoward@vailresorts.com Subject:Support local ecosystems Date:Tuesday, November 1, 2022 5:43:29 PM Thanks to the Town of Vail leaders for their continued efforts to protect a local ecosystem. In "The Book of Hope" by Jane Goodall, the leading conservationist describes what gives her hope for our natural world and its biodiversity. Her hope lies with individuals and communities. Communities like ours who recognize that millions of smaller ecosystems saved, protect and create larger ecosystems. When referring to Vail Resort's desire to develop an important local ecosystem, Mr. Bill Rock is quoted as saying this desire is not about money. I will argue, for the following reasons, that the location of that development is all about money. First, Vail Resorts owns "the eyesore", as the property in west Lionshead has been referred to over the decades. It is the perfect place for VR to house employees. The location is safe with a low environmental footprint, as it is walkable to all amenities. The east Vail property is 5 miles from town, unsafe for walking and requires a 14 mile round trip by car to amenities; in addition to destroying a hillside that was once thought to have been open space. Differing property values between these two locations is why the conflict is all about money. Vail Resorts could beautify "the eyesore" for employee housing. Additionally, the current iteration of Vail Resort's management demonstrates little concern or respect for our environment. Within the last year alone, VR dumped millions of gallons of treated snowmaking water into Gore and Mill creeks over 3 days causing a significant fish kill. The corporation has bulldozed an unauthorized road through alpine tundra, filled a wetland with logs and has vowed to sue the Town of Vail in order to effect the demise of a native sheep herd. When Mr. Rock claims, without proof and against multiple wildlife experts, that he can build at that location without effecting much, I don't believe it since actions speak louder than words and this is about money. Last month, the World Wildlife Fund published the Living Planet report for 2022 which demonstrated a nearly 70% decline in wildlife populations within the last 50 years. (*) The proximate cause for this decline is land development. Vail Resorts is doing its part to contribute to that statistic by suing our community, as an out of town company, in order to raze finite resources with no concern for community wishes or future generations. It is all about money! (*) Forest Service OKs VR plan to restore Keystone tundra. 2022>08>04>vail-resorts-keystone-forest-service-ok-tundra-restoration. Donna Mumma Vail, CO 4034 Bighorn R. 5 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.1 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Stephanie Bibbens, Town Manager ITEM TYPE:Main Agenda AGENDA SECTION:Recognitions (10 min.) SUBJECT:Recognition of Dwight Henninger's Service as the International Chiefs of Police President SUGGESTED ACTION:Background: Chief Henninger has served as the President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police for the past year. The Chief started his presidency dealing with a worldwide pandemic; a summer of unrest following the death of George Floyd, and an overwhelming number of natural disasters that left our country reeling. With those challenges in mind, Chief Henninger made it his priority to the building and rebuilding of community trust. Chief Henninger has said, “building and rebuilding trust in our communities and around the world, is something so critical that we cannot lose focus on it as our primary objective”. He has spent the last year travelling the globe taking this message to police leaders. Chief Henninger has been an excellent model for law enforcement leaders to follow and an outstanding representation of the Town of Vail. VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: 6 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.2 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Stephanie Bibbens, Town Manager ITEM TYPE:Main Agenda AGENDA SECTION:Recognitions (10 min.) SUBJECT:Recognition of the 2022 Eagle County Public Safety Awards SUGGESTED ACTION: Background: Last month, Sergeants Dempsey and Bindle, Officers Sommer, Castillo and Clausen and Dispatchers Gardner and Sheets received a Unit Citation Award from the Eagle County Public Safety Appreciation for their handling of a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Kris Cureau also received a Leadership award for her work managing multiple law enforcement projects including, the County wide records management system, Mountain Safe Grant, Northwest Colorado All Hazards Incident Management Team and a host of other projects. VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: 7 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.3 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Kristen Bertuglia, Environmental Sustainability ITEM TYPE:Main Agenda AGENDA SECTION:Recognitions (10 min.) SUBJECT:Recognizing Beth Markham and Walking Mountains Science Center for receiving Recycle Colorado's Outstanding Government or Non-Profit Diversion Program Award SUGGESTED ACTION:Background: Beth is the Environmental Sustainability Manager for the Town and in her three years has led programs and partnerships that are modeled across the state, the country, and internationally. She manages zero waste events, policy, sustainability workforce creation, increased access and infrastructure, education and outreach, and more. VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Award Nomination.pdf 8 Award Nomination This nomination is for the Outstanding Government or Nonprofit Diversion Program award, and is to recognize the partnership between an outstanding government and nonprofit: the Town of Vail and Walking Mountains Science Center. This partnership, which began in 2013, has propelled waste diversion efforts in Eagle County through zero waste events, policy, sustainability workforce creation, increased access and infrastructure, education and outreach, and more. It has created a model and lessons learned for a partnership between a local government and a nonprofit organization while advancing local waste diversion and climate action goals, which includes 30% overall waste diversion, 80% organics diversion, and 100% of recoverable construction & demolition waste diversion, all by 2030. The Town of Vail has been a leader in sustainability and waste diversion throughout the Eagle County community and beyond. Vail is a Sustainable Destination through the Mountain IDEAL certification and Town staff create innovative programming and policy guided by Vail’s Environmental Sustainability Strategic Plan. Walking Mountains is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on natural science education, and the Sustainability Programs Department acts as the sustainability hub for the Eagle County community. The Sustainability Programs department runs a variety of initiatives throughout the community, including Waste Reduction & Diversion programs and facilitation of the Climate Action Collaborative. The partnership has drawn on the tools and resources of both a local government and nonprofit organization to attack waste diversion from different angles. In 2014, the Town of Vail implemented a mandatory recycling ordinance. Having that policy in place not only significantly increased recycling in the Town, from a 9% recycling rate in 2014 to 35% today, but also provided a foundation and a catalyst for waste diversion to be at the forefront of programming and future policy. In 2013, the Town of Vail and Walking Mountains started the zero waste events program with the Vail Farmers Market. Friendly volunteers through Walking Mountains set up zero waste stations every Sunday and helped folks to divert their waste from the landfill. Since then the program has grown well beyond the Farmers Market. The capacity has increased - moving from volunteers to part-time interns, and now today, full-time, paid sustainability interns who help to staff not only the Vail Farmers Market, but over 100 zero waste event days throughout Eagle County annually. Events include GoPro Mountain Games, which in 2022 saw 84% (10,710lb) of waste diverted through recycling and composting in the five days of activation. Since 2013, over 200,000lb of waste has been diverted from the landfill from zero waste events in the Town of Vail. In 2021, there was an 82% diversion rate across all events. Beyond the diversion numbers, the zero waste events program and overall partnership have proven to have significant co-benefits. From the policy side, through the success of the events we have seen where the challenges and gaps are, and have continued to improve and address those, for example, the need for increased vendor education and compliance to close the loop between waste brought into the event and what can be diverted. Without vendors and event organizers bringing in divertable serviceware, the zero waste team cannot successfully divert waste from the landfills. That led to the creation of the Celebrate Green event resources and the Zero Waste Vendor Guidelines that event organizers must abide by in order to not only contract the Walking Mountains zero waste team, but also to receive their event permits from the Town. This partnership also helps to develop the next generation of sustainability professionals. Over 80 paid interns have gone through this program, many of whom have stayed working in the community and/or in the field of sustainability. The partnership also allows for direct, on-the- 9 ground, community education in waste diversion. By having staff and interns work the zero waste events, we are able to teach people in real time what is compostable and recyclable, how waste relates to climate action, what folks can and cannot divert at home, and how to make everyday choices to lessen one’s impact on the environment. Over 200,000 people come through Town of Vail events annually, and through this partnership we are able to educate locals and tourists alike about waste diversion and climate action in Vail, Eagle County, Colorado, and beyond. The partnership extends beyond events, for example with the Business Recycling Challenge, a friendly annual competition to see what business in town is the best at recycling. Through weekly waste audits conducted at participating businesses, the business with the best diversion rate at the end of the Challenge wins, and along the way all businesses are coached and helped to divert more waste, recycle right, and troubleshoot challenges with the experts. This initiative taps into the Eagle Valley’s inherent sense of competitiveness, but is also used as an opportunity to engage the business community in waste diversion, enforce the recycling ordinance, and attack and address contamination. Additional waste-related initiatives through this partnership include: • Hard-to-Recycle events to collect organics, e-waste, and hazardous materials from the community. Two annual events are held in the Town of Vail, paid for by the Town's bag fee. Walking Mountains helps to staff the event and provide additional education to community members attending the events. Since 2016, 85 tons of hard-to-recycle material has been collected through the events. • Walking Mountains sends interns to the County’s free recycling drop sites, including the Town of Vail’s, to provide direct education and outreach around waste and climate action and to collect data about dropsite participation and contamination. • The Town of Vail started the first residential curbside composting pilot program in the Eagle Valley with Vail Honeywagon, with Walking Mountains assisting with outreach. In the first year there are 56 participants including one HOA with 22 units in the West Vail neighborhood, and will expand to East Vail in late summer 2022. The Town will also be starting a commercial composting curbside pilot program in 2022, which will be a focal point in the Business Recycling Challenge. 10 AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.1 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Stephanie Bibbens, Town Manager ITEM TYPE:Consent Agenda AGENDA SECTION:Consent Agenda (5min.) SUBJECT:Resolution No. 51, Series of 2022, A Resolution Approving a Highway Maintenance Agreement between the Town of Vail and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) SUGGESTED ACTION:Approve, approve with amendments or deny Resolution No. 51, Series of 2022 VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Resolution No. 51, Series of 2022 CDOT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT .docx Vail Agreement FY23.pdf Vail Scope FY 23.pdf 11 RESOLUTION NO. 51 Series of 2022 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF VAIL AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (“CDOT”) WHEREAS, CDOT and the Town wish to enter into a maintenance agreement for the frontage roads in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference (the “Maintenance Agreement”). NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO THAT: Section 1.The Town Council hereby approves the Maintenance Agreement. Section 2.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail held this 1st day of November, 2022. _________________________ Kimberly Langmaid, Town Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Stephanie Bibbens, Town Clerk 12 Town of Vail Highway Maintenance John David Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Region 3 – Section 2 Maintenance 606 South 9th Street Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-2769 P 970.683.6300 F 970.683.6340 Date: July 1, 2022 Town of Vail Greg Hall, Public Works Director 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81657 Subject: Highway Maintenance Agreement, Reference Purchase Order # 411031917 The rate negotiated by the parties per mile for this agreement is $11,916.00 per lane mile, and the number of lane miles of Highway segments for which the town will provide maintenance services is 11.59 miles, up to a total maximum amount of $138,106.44 per fiscal year, to be invoiced as work progresses, not to exceed the total agreed upon amount. This agreement has been considered and deemed beneficial to the Town of Vail and the State by John David, Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that: A. The town shall perform all "maintenance services" (defined in the attached Exhibit) for the certain State highway system segments described herein, located within the town's jurisdiction, for a total length of 11.59 lane miles ("the Highways"), as follows: I-70 Frontage Rd. Including Fall Line Dr. New Underpass Roadway MP 172.2 To MP 180.3 B.As used herein the term "maintenance services" shall mean only those maintenance services normally performed by the State to comply with its responsibility under §§ 43-2-102 and 43-2-135, C.R.S., as described in the State's then current "Plant Maintenance Field Manual", as amended which is incorporated herein by this reference. The town shall be furnished a copy of that manual from the State before it performs any maintenance services under this Agreement. 13 Page 2 of 3 Maintenance Services Activity List: Code Activity Name Units 152 Flexible Pavement Patching/Minor Repairs Square Yard 153 Rigid Pavement Patching/Minor Repairs Square Yard 402 Snow Plowing & Traction Application (Sanding, Deicers) Mile (Plow Mile) 406 Snow Plowing – Special Equipment Labor Hours ("Maintenance services" do not include reconstruction of portions of the highways destroyed by major disasters, fires, floods, or Acts of God. Provided, however, that the town shall give the State immediate notice of the existence of any such conditions on the highways.) If services not noted in the Maintenance Services Activity List need to be considered, contact John David, Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent. Maintenance services to be performed by the town, at State expense, for the highways under this agreement shall include the following services: Snow Plow Operations (CDOT will not pay per §43-2-135 for hauling of snow) Patching, making safe, repairing, spot reconditioning, spot stabilization and spot seal coating, including shoulders; and damage caused by ordinary - washouts. Warning the State's representative of any "dangerous condition" (as that term is defined in §24-10-103(1) C.R.S., as amended), and/or repairing that condition. While performing maintenance work on the Highways and concurrently inspecting State highway signing and regulatory devices the town shall notify the State's Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent or a State representative as soon as any State highway signing and regulatory devices are in need of repair. C.Town shall also continue to perform, at its own expense, all activities/duties on the Highways that town is required to perform by§43-2-135 (1) (a) and (e), C.R.S., as amended, including, but not limited to: cutting weeds and grasses within the State's right of way; fence maintenance; cleaning of roadways, including storm sewer inlets and catch basins; cleaning of ditches; and repairing of drainage structures. The town's performance of such services shall comply with the same standards that are currently used by the State for the State's performance of such services, for similar type highways with similar use, in that year, as determined by the State. The State's Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent, or his representative, shall determine the then current applicable maintenance standards for the maintenance services. Any standards/directions provided by the State's representative to the town concerning the maintenance services shall be in writing. 14 Page 3 of 3 D.The statements submitted by the town for which payment is requested shall contain an adequate description of the type(s) and the quantity(ies) of the maintenance services performed, the date(s) of that performance, and on which specific sections of the highways such services were performed, in accord with Maintenance Services Activity Codes noted in section B, as shown above. E.For transparency as well as for audit purposes, the following needs to be included in all billings submitted on a monthly basis. The statements submitted by the town for which payment is requested shall contain an adequate description of the type(s) and the quantity(ies) of the maintenance services performed, the date(s) of that performance, and on which specific sections of the highways (as noted above) such services were performed, in accord with standard town billing standards. F.Monthly billing is based on service performed in each month; it is not based on equal billings. Some months may have no chargeable services, while others may be well over an average monthly amount. Town of Vail, Greg Hall, Public Works Director Signature Date 15 Vail Highway Maintenance Page 1 of 2 Exhibit A Scope of Work Region 3, Section 2 Maintenance has a highway maintenance agreement between CDOT and the Town of Vail. The rate negotiated by the parties per mile for this agreement is $11,916.00 per lane mile, and the number of miles of highway segments for which the town will provide maintenance services is 11.59 lane miles, up to a total maximum amount of $138,106.44 per fiscal year, to be invoiced as work progresses, not to exceed the total agreed upon amount. This agreement has been considered and deemed beneficial to the Town of Vail and the State by John David, Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent. A.The town shall perform all "maintenance services" (defined in the attached Exhibit) for the certain State Highway System segments described herein, located within the town's jurisdiction, for a total length of 11.59 miles ("the Highways"), as follows: I-70 Frontage Rd. Including Fall Line Dr. and new underpass roadway: MP 172.2 to MP 180.3 B.As used herein the term "maintenance services" shall mean only those maintenance services normally performed by the State to comply with its responsibility under §§ 43-2-102 and 43-2-135, C.R.S., as described in the State's then current "Plant Maintenance Field Manual", as amended which is incorporated herein by this reference. The town shall be furnished a copy of that manual from the State before it performs any maintenance services under this agreement. Maintenance Services Activity List: Code Activity Name Units 152 Flexible Pavement Patching/Minor Repairs Square Yard 153 Rigid Pavement Patching/Minor Repairs Square Yard 402 Snow Removal & Traction Application (Sanding, Deicers) Mile (Plow Mile) 406 Snow Removal – Special Equipment Labor Hours ("Maintenance services" do not include reconstruction of portions of the highways destroyed by major disasters, fires, floods, or Acts of God. Provided, however, that the town shall give the State immediate notice of the existence of any such conditions on the highways.) If services not noted in the Maintenance Services Activity List need to be considered, contact John David, Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent. 16 Vail Highway Maintenance Page 2 of 2 Exhibit A Maintenance services to be performed by the town, at State expense, for the highways under this agreement shall include (without limitation) the following services: Removal of snow. Patching, making safe, repairing, spot reconditioning, spot stabilization and spot seal coating, including shoulders; and damage caused by ordinary - washouts. Warning the State's representative of any "dangerous condition" (as that term is defined in §24-10-103(1) C.R.S., as amended), and/or repairing that condition. Inspecting State Highway signing and regulatory devices on the Highways done concurrently with other maintenance work and notifying the State's Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Superintendent or a State representative as soon as the town has notice of any State Highway signing and regulatory devices in need of repair. C.Town shall also continue to perform, at its own expense, all activities/duties on the Highways that the town is required to perform by§43-2-135 (1) (a) and (e), C.R.S., as amended, including, but not limited to: cutting weeds and grasses within the State's right of way; fence maintenance; cleaning of roadways, including storm sewer inlets and catch basins; cleaning of ditches; and repairing of drainage structures. The town's performance of such services shall comply with the same standards that are currently used by the State for the State's performance of such services, for similar type highways with similar use, in that year, as determined by the State. The State's Region 3 Section 2 Maintenance Deputy Superintendent, or his representative, shall determine the then current applicable maintenance standards for the maintenance services. Any standards/directions provided by the State's representative to the town concerning the maintenance services shall be in writing. D.The statements submitted by the town for which payment is requested shall contain an adequate description of the type(s) and the quantity(ies) of the maintenance services performed, the date(s) of that performance, and on which specific sections of the highways such services were performed, in accord with Maintenance Services Activity Codes noted in section B, as shown above. E.For transparency as well as for audit purposes, the following needs to be included in all billings submitted on a monthly basis. The statements submitted by the town for which payment is requested shall contain an adequate description of the type(s) and the quantity (ies) of the maintenance services performed, the date(s) of that performance, and on which specific sections of the Highways (as noted above) such services were performed, in accord with standard town billing standards. F.Monthly billing is based on service performed in each month; it is not based on equal billings. Some months may have no chargeable services, while others may be well over an average monthly amount. 17 AGENDA ITEM NO. 4.1 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Stephanie Bibbens, Town Manager ITEM TYPE:Town Manager Report AGENDA SECTION:Town Manager Report (10 min.) SUBJECT:Council Matters Status Report SUGGESTED ACTION: VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Town Council Status.pdf 18 COUNCIL MATTERS Status Report Report for Nov. 1, 2022 • Environmental Impact Report for the two parcels at West Middle Creek as requested by the Planning and Environmental Commission has been contracted for, with work to be completed over the next 10 days • Construction Traffic on North Frontage Road: The Marriott Residences project still needs to pour curb and concrete sidewalk and install striping but are expected to be completely off the road by November 15. In the News______________________________________________________ Oct. 5 Vail, Lodges at Timber Creek partner on Gore Creek stabilization, restoration project | VailDaily.com Vail creates fund for donations to Booth Heights site acquisition, preservation | VailDaily.com Vail updates housing lottery selection qualifications | VailDaily.com Oct. 6 Vail changes parking rate structure, pass prices ahead of ski season | VailDaily.com Vail Resorts to town leaders: 'Never been about money' in fight over affordable-housing plan - Denver Business Journal (bizjournals.com) Oct. 7 Vail seeks businesses for compost pilot program | VailDaily.com Oct. 14 Vail to host housing lottery for Vail Heights condo | VailDaily.com 19 Vail, PrimaVail to host free homebuyer class | VailDaily.com Oct. 17 Letter: Build employee housing at Ever Vail | VailDaily.com Oct. 18 Vail files petition in condemnation for East Vail parcel | VailDaily.com - front page Vail hosts final public workshops for Destination Stewardship Plan | VailDaily.com Vail to host employee, locals parking pass sales events | VailDaily.com Oct. 19 Vail asks voters to let the town keep $800,000 in excess tax revenue | VailDaily.com Oct. 21 Letter: The Bill Rock agenda | VailDaily.com Oct. 22 Pile burning planned in Vail as conditions permit | VailDaily.com Oct. 25 Vail explores the possibility of a cultural arts hub | VailDaily.com - front page Oct. 26 Vail, Avon and Eagle County to participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 29 | VailDaily.com Letter: Send it for housing and transportation | VailDaily.com Oct. 27 Letter: Protect the East Vail bighorn sheep | VailDaily.com Upcoming Events o Nov 28: Mayors/Managers holiday gathering at Westin in Avon o Nov 28: Vail Employee Season kickoff celebration o Dec 16: PrimaVail Awards recognition during free concert 20 AGENDA ITEM NO. 4.2 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 SUBMITTED BY:Stephanie Bibbens, Town Manager ITEM TYPE:Town Manager Report AGENDA SECTION:Town Manager Report (10 min.) SUBJECT:Parking Update SUGGESTED ACTION: VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: 21 AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.1 Item Cover Page DATE:November 1, 2022 TIME:20 min. SUBMITTED BY:Pete Wadden, Environmental Sustainability ITEM TYPE:Presentation/Discussion AGENDA SECTION:Presentations/Discussion SUBJECT:Wildlife Roundtable Update SUGGESTED ACTION:Listen to presentation and provide feedback. PRESENTER(S):Kristen Bertuglia, Environmental Sustainability Director VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Eagle CO CWR Presentation 9.12.22.pdf 22 1 The Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable 23 The purpose of the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable is to gather a group of diverse stakeholders in the valley to understand and address issues facing wildlife populations. Together we will identify a shared vision and realistic actions to protect regional wildlife, while also ensuring that these actions are supported by the community as a whole. We want to leverage diverse values, creativity, and resources to move toward positive action and enduring solutions to the complex wildlife issues in Eagle County. The vision of the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable is that wildlife is thriving, our community embraces the value of a diverse wildlife population and takes action to protect and enhance wildlife and their habitat for future generations. Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable 2 Photo by Rick Spitzer 24 Policy Statement on Priority and Focus: The Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable focuses on achieving and maintaining healthy populations of terrestrial and avian wildlife species, protecting wildlife from habitat fragmentation and other impacts, and enhancing important habitats such as breeding and reproduction areas, movement corridors, seasonal feeding areas, and riparian wetland areas. We also emphasize conservation, coexistence, and wildlife policies that steward, enhance and protect wildlife populations in ways that are scientifically sound and supported by the community as a whole. Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable 3 Photo by Rick Spitzer 25 Structure of the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable 4 Community Roundtable with a broad spectrum of interests represented in membership Broader Community Education and Outreach Committee Habitat Management Committee Land Use Planning Committee Organizing Committee 26 5 Priority Initiatives Identify and prioritize desirable habitat areas for protection, restoration, conservation, and improvement Develop criteria to prioritize habitat improvements projects Develop the scope and resources for habitat conservation 27 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable: Land Use Planning Committee 28 The Land Use Planning Committee aims to encourage conscientious land-use decisions that minimize negative impacts on wildlife habitat in the valley through cooperative and creative problem-solving. The Land Use Planning Committee focuses on improving land-use policies, regulations, and decisions for the benefit of wildlife. 7 29 Committee Achievements •Worked with Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) to assess community values for wildlife and land use development via a survey 8 30 9 Priority Initiatives 1.Develop an inventory of existing municipal and county codes related to wildlife Photo by Rick Spitzer 31 Future Goals Develop an inventory of existing municipal and county codes related to wildlife Review best management practices for land use policy to identify gaps in existing codes Develop a set of policy and code recommendations for town and county consideration 10 32 Thank You Committee Members: Devin Duval, Jessica Foulis, Cinnamon Levi- Flinn, Maureen Mulcahy, Rick Pylman, Kristen Bertuglia, Kim Langmaid 11 33 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable: Education/Outreach and Human/Wildlife Management Committee 34 The Education/Outreach Committee and Human/Wildlife Management Committee serves as a voice for wildlife by the front-facing committee of the ECCWR by engaging the public in Eagle County wildlife issues through education and outreach. The Education and Outreach Committee aims to increase awareness and recognition from the public on the importance of wildlife and the activities and work of the ECCWR 13 35 Committee Achievements Published monthly articles on wildlife education in the Vail Daily Established a domain name and URL with Walking Mountains “eaglecountywildlife.org” Developed logo Conducted community outreach events in communities with high risk of human-bear conflict 14 36 Committee Achievements 15 37 16 Priority Initiatives 1.Develop materials on how to reduce human-bear conflict 2.Partner with waste services to put bear-aware stickers on waste bins 3.Table events and reach out to high- risk communities to share information on the ECCWR and bear aware strategies Draft Sticker 38 17 Future Goals •Expand Roundtable visibility and exposure •Increase the community’s awareness of wildlife issues and how they can contribute to solutions •Continue publishing high-visibility articles on wildlife education 39 Thank You Committee Members: Paul Abling, Mike Browning, Lara Carlson- Motyl, Devin Duval, Jacci McKenna, Kathryn Middleton, Rick Spitzer, Layton Stutsman, Peter Suneson 40 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable: Habitat Management Committee 41 The Habitat Management Committee aims to assess, understand, identify, and improve wildlife habitat in the valley to ensure long term sustainability of wildlife populations. The committee will do this through providing recommendations on and support for enhancing habitat connectivity, improvements, and preservation, while being aware of plans or initiatives occurring on habitat areas. They will also work to create on-the-ground improvements to wildlife habitat by identifying and coordinating habitat restoration and improvement projects and providing foundational information on land uses that can impact wildlife habitat. 20 42 Committee Achievements •Developed an Eagle County-wide interactive map, displaying wildlife habitat •Created an inventory of past and ongoing habitat management improvement projects 21 43 22 Priority Initiatives 1.Identify opportunities to support and develop projects in the Eagle County Safe Passages Plan to improve wildlife crossings 2.Develop criteria to prioritize projects and opportunities in the Eagle County Safe Passages Plan 44 23 Future Goals •Promote and find funding for prioritized on-the-ground projects to improve wildlife crossings 45 Thank You Committee Members: Mike Browning, Devon DeCrausaz, Devin Duval, Nick Jaramillo, Kim Langmaid, Cinnamon Levi-Flinn, Jacci McKenna, Maureen Mulcahy, Will Roush, Ernest Saeger, & Layton Stutsman 46 Resource Needs •Funding for consulting services to organize and facilitate meetings •Ongoing staff support and capacity •County, city, and agency staff time dedicated in 2022 (so far): 142 Hours •Ongoing community volunteer support and capacity •Community volunteer time dedicated in 2022 (so far): 135 Hours 47 Discussion & Feedback on Trajectory 48