HomeMy WebLinkAboutHagedorn, BradPlanning and Environmental Commission (PEC) Application
The Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) is a seven-member volunteer board.
The PEC is responsible for the review and determination of requests for variances and conditional use permits, and
recommendation to Town Council on special development districts, subdivisions, rezonings, various Town of Vail proposed
plans and other community matters per the Town Charter and ordinances.
The PEC meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 1 p.m. in the Vail Municipal Building.
Name of Applicant *
Phone Number *
Email *
Is the Town of Vail
considered your
primary residence?*
Proof of Residence *
Are you a registered
voter in the Town of
Vail?*
Section 3-2-6 of the Vail Town Code prescribes the function of the PEC. According to the Town Code, The PEC shall have the
following function and duties:
a. Make and adoption of master plans for approval by the Town Council,
b. Review and recommend zoning regulations and subdivision regulations to the Town Council,
c. Review and approve environmental impact reports and mitigation measures as required by the Zoning Regulations, review
and comment on programs and studies of environmental issues,
d. Conduct research of environmental issues,
e. Make recommendations to the Town Council for control of pollution and the protection of the environment, Advise the
Town Council on appropriate actions when air and water quality standards are violated, and
f. Consider other matters pertaining to the Commission and to act in an advisory role to the Town Council.
Brad Hagedorn
5702693690
brad@arcwestproperties.com
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PEC Responsibilities
Given the above
prescribed role of the
PEC, what makes you
uniquely qualified to
serve on the
Commission?*
Please provide an
example from your
past which
demonstrates your
qualifications and
explain why you are
interested in serving
on the PEC?*
5000 Characters Max
I believe that my experience as a real estate developer and builder in Eagle County
for the last 8 years positions me well for this role on the PEC. I have deep personal
experience interacting with Planning Commissions and how their decisions translate
into the real world from a development and building perspective. I have developed
and built over 90 residential units and over 60,000 square feet of commercial space
across the Town of Vail, unincorporated Eagle County, Town of Avon, and Town of
Gypsum over the last 8 years. Accordingly, I have seen how different municipalities’
Planning Commissions in our area operate, along with what works and what does
not.
In addition to a builder and developer, I am also an avid outdoorsman and mountain
athlete who deeply values the incredible nature and environment we are lucky to
have here in Vail. I believe it is important to remember that the PEC contains the
word “environmental” in its title and that part of the Commission’s mandate is to
consider environmental issues and impacts in its decisions. Especially as or
population continues to grow, it is vital that we consider these impacts on future land
planning decisions, since it is these beautiful natural resources that allow our
community to exist.
5000 Characters Max
As a resident of Vail for 3 years (previously of Eagle-Vail), I would appreciate the
opportunity to contribute to my community and become a part of the PEC decisions
that have an impact on our Town. My wife, Emily, and I are thrilled to have
welcomed our first child in January, born right here in Vail, and I would love nothing
more than to become involved in helping to shape the future of our growing family’s
hometown.
As a PEC member, I feel that it is important to approach files through an objective
lens strongly rooted in the Town’s Code and objectives. It is not the job of the PEC
to create policy through decisions on applications or take subjective stances on
items at hand. That is the job of the Town Council in crafting Town policy and
objectives. Rather, the role of the PEC is to interpret the Town Code as objectively
as possible and apply it to a given file. The most effective Planning Commission
members I have seen in my own land use applications are those that have a deep
knowledge of the Code, are able to speak to it intelligently, and have the presence of
mind to remain objective, even if they do not personally agree with what the Code
states. Where I have seen problems arise is when Planning Commission members
bring their own prejudices and emotional arguments into the discussion. Applicants
should have the right to be judged based on the merit of their application and how it
relates to the Town’s Code and objectives, not the personal opinions and whims of
Planning Commission members.
Having previously built in the Town of Vail, I have a solid foundation of knowledge
regarding the Town Code. And if chosen for the PEC, I would strive to become more
deeply educated in the Code and apply it fairly to applications.
The PEC meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Meetings begin at
1:00 pm and typically adjourn by 5:00 pm. PEC members shall be appointed to a 2
year term. Attendance at meetings is critical as it provides a broad representation on
matters before the PEC and promotes a fair and equitable development review
process.
Please describe your
availability to attend
PEC meetings for the
duration of your term
and identify any
conflicts of interest
that may arise as a
result of your
employment,
personal and/or
professional
relationships or
financial interests in
the Town of Vail.*
Vail is a small
community and
everyone seems to
know each other in
one form or another.
Please describe your
abilities to act in a
quasi-judicial role
and provide at least
one example where
you had to make and
unpopular decision
on an issued based
upon a set of criteria
or other certain
considerations.*
Resume (optional)
Letter of Interest
(optional)
5000 Characters Max
I am available on Monday afternoons to attend PEC meetings. Being self-employed,
my schedule is flexible to accommodate these meetings.
While I am a developer and builder, the vast majority of my work occurs down valley
in Gypsum and Eagle. I do not currently have any active projects in the Town of Vail.
The companies that I am an owner in operating in the area are Mountain Valley
Homes, Mountain Valley Homes Real Estate, Gold Dust Capital Partners, and
ArcWest Properties.
If a file arose that I had an interest in, a contractual relationship with the applicant, or
any sort of conflict with the parties involved, I would notify the Town Attorney
immediately and recuse myself from the file.
The PEC is often asked to act in a quasi-judicial (like a judge) on development
applications. Decision making is guided by review criteria and findings of fact. The
review criteria are prescribed by the Vail Town Code.
5000 Characters Max
I pride myself in my ability to remain calm and objective in stressful situations. If
appointed to the PEC, I would remain impartial and apply the Vail code to files in a
factual manner, based on their own merits. As I mentioned in my previous
responses, this is the characteristic that I have seen in the most effective
commissioners on other PECs / P&Zs.
I previously served as the President of the Eagle Landing Townhomes HOA board in
Eagle for multiple years. Every owner in an HOA is typically looking out for their own
interests and looking to maximize their own benefit. But an HOA board must govern
the community based on their By-Laws and Covenants. As the HOA President, I
always ensured our discussions were rooted in those guidelines, even when other
agendas were at play. One very small example was a resident who was trying to
bend the rules to allow an inflatable hot tub on their (very small and unfenced) rear
patio. Other board members were leaning towards allowing it to appease the owner,
but I ended up guiding the discussion to deny the request based on the Covenants.
And the fact that the HOA liability insurance clearly would not cover that type of
exposure, especially with young children in the community.
Town of Vail PEC Application - Brad Hagedorn.pdf 118.47KB