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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12 Approving the General Planning Document for the 2015 World Alpine ChampionshipsORDINANCE NO. 12 Series of 2013 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE GENERAL PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR THE 2015 WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND SETTING FORTH A SPECIAL REVIEW PROCESS TO ALLOW FOR STAFF APPROVALS FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS, STRUCTURES, STREET DECOR, AND OTHER TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS OF 2015. WHEREAS, the Town of Vail shall be hosting the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships from February 2 I through February 15 ", 2015; and WHEREAS, said event is the major international ski competition in non - Olympic years; and WHEREAS, said event is a major undertaking requiring temporary structures, signs, street decor, and other temporary improvements in order to be properly staged; and WHEREAS, said event is determined to be of major importance to the Town for economic, cultural, and social reasons; and WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the preparation necessary for such an event, the Town Council has determined that in the areas of temporary signs, structures, and street „ decor, it is necessary to exempt the Vail Valley Foundation, which is the sponsoring organization of the World Championships, from complying with all the Town's zoning, Design Review Board, and sign code requirements, and in their stead, toset forth a special process to handle such, temporary signs, structures, street decor, and other temporary improvements for the event. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO: RPrtinn 1 The Vail Town Council hereby endorses the general planning document for the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships. SPrtinn It is understood that in order to facilitate the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships, certain temporary improvements shall be utilized by the event organizers, and that these improvements shall include, but may not be limited to, the following: A. Flags and banners B. Temporary structures C. Outdoor lighting D. Snow and ice sculptures E. Entertainment and hospitality venues F. Parades G. Opening and awards ceremonies Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2013 . H. Race finish stadium I. Opening ceremonies stadium J. Food, trade, and festival centers K. Media centers L. Temporary signs and transportation In order to facilitate the construction of the temporary improvements set forth above which are necessary for the conduct of the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships, the following process shall be substituted for the customary review process for zoning, design review, and sign review as set froth in the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail. A. All temporary signs, structures, and street decor, and other temporary improvements necessary and desirable for the conduct of the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships shall be submitted to the Town of Vail for review in a reasonable time prior to their construction or placement within the Town. B. The Town of Vail will review the requested structures, signs, or improvements in cooperation with representatives of the event organizers. The event organizers and the Town of Vail shall work closely on an ongoing basis to facilitate the approval process and to implement the general planning document. If the temporary signs, structures, or other temporary improvements meet the approval of the Town of Vail, they may be implemented by the event organizers. C. If the event organizers and the Town of Vail disagree on the approval of any temporary signs, structures, street decor, or other temporary improvements, a final decision It shall be made by the Vail Town Manager. D. The event organizers or a Town of Vail representative shall report to the Town Council on a monthly basis to update them on the planning process for the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships at a regularly scheduled Town Council Work Session. Section 3 Nothing in this ordinance shall relieve the event organizers from the obligation to conform to all adopted building and construction codes, including the Uniform Building Code, the Uniform Fire Code, and the National Electric Code. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve the event organizers from complying with any and all applicable ordinances, laws, and regulations relating to life, health, safety and public welfare. The event organizers shall obtain all required permits and be subject to all required building inspections for the construction of any temporary structures. Section 4 If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. Ordinance No. 12, Saries of 2013 Section 5. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof. Section 6 The repeal or the repeal and enactment of any provision of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail as provided in this Ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution commenced, nor any other action or proceedings as commenced under or by virtue of the provision repealed or repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL, this 6th day of August, 2013. A public hearing on this ordinance shall be held at the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado, on the 20th day of August, 2013, in the Municipal Building of the Town of Vail. N• O • ew P. Daly, M ATTEST: •• %* SEA L Tammy I�gel, Acting wn Clerk ORADO INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ENACTED ON THE S ND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED (IN FULL) (BY TITLE ONLY) THIS OT" AY-OF AUGUST, 2013. And aly, Mayor ATTEST: .-1::� T6m�my Na _0l, Acting T N OF� Clerk • •:9i • SEAL Ordinance No. 12, Sariesof 2013 • 92 Aft— �I A�- I C UAIL BEAVER CREEK rM:iff1V To: Town of Vail From: Ceil Folz, 2015 Organizing Committee President Re: 2015 Special Review Process Date: July 31, 2013 Per earlier conversations, the Local Organizing Committee of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships would like to request of the Town of Vail a special review process for this event as it relates to signage, structures, street decor and other temporary improvements for the event. Temporary structures and improvements will include the awards stage Located in the Solaris Plaza; a finish stadium at Golden Peak; ski wax rooms; television compound; food and beer tent of which the location has yet to be determined; lighting; sponsor activation areas; festival areas and temporary signage to include event signage; flags; banners; and signage structures, as just a few examples. Additionally, there will be significant requests for signage and street decor. Due to the nature of many of our partnerships, while there will be one master plan, we understand there will also be numerous additions that come in past the point of submission of a master plan, which will be approved by the Town of Vail once completed. Ordinance No. 12, cbriesof 2013 C GENERAL PLANNING DOCUMENT VAIL0 • BEAVER CREEK 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships ` I±`!_. , V Vail Colorado USA GENERAL OPERATING OBJECTIVES In hosting the Alpine World Ski Championships, there are both contractual obligations and Organizing Committee objectives that help drive the operating plan within our communities. Both of these elements will require some adjustment to how we operate with the Town of Vail and Beaver Creek Resort Company on a day to day basis and will necessitate some special exemptions within the communities of Vail and Beaver Creek. To that end, some of our contractual commitments require that as a community we: 1. Protect against ambush corporate marketing and wilt ensure no temporary corporate signage is allowed within the communities from January 30- February 15 of 2015, outside of that required by the OC to fulfill official sponsorship agreements. 2. That no other special events are allowed be held in the communities during the timeframe of the FIS Championships. 3. That space and signage will be allowed for our corporate World Championships partners within the community footprint 4. Cooperation with our television partners to ensure placement of needed cameras and support services in order to provide an instant world feed to all broadcasters. In addition, the Organizing Committee of the 2015 Alpine World Championships has identified the following seven objectives as the primary goals for an outstanding World Championships: 1. Activate programs in every ski club in the country to promote the Championships 2. Reach out to a new generations of skiers in urban areas 3. Utilize the success of our national team to further the draw of the Championships 4. Identify key projects to be completed by 2015 as a legacy of the event 5. Experience an increase in international guest activity during and following the 2015 Championships 6. Demonstrate environmental sensitivity in all aspects of execution of the event 7. Demand innovation in all that we do. The key to achieving the above is to work together with our various partners within and outside of the Vail Valley. We began that effort by creating a 45- member Organizing Committee, with representation from each community, the ski industry itself, our television and corporate sponsor partners, Vail Resorts and local governments. This group provides the direction of the 2015 Championships ensures that we work together toward the overall success of the event. Cr VENUES The general concept for venues in Vail is to build temporary structures and stadiums to accommodate the Championships' needs. The construction timeline for temporary venues and facilities will likely begin approximately January 5, 2015, with removal taking place following the Championships, completed no later than March 1, 2015. Golden Peak: Planned to be a temporary stadium with a seating capacity of up to 3,500 and additional standing space along the course. This stadium will host the Nations Team Race, the qualifying races for the men's Giant Slalom and Slalom, as well as the Legends Race, the Charity Race and the Opening Ceremonies. In addition, there may be 1 -3 select big name concerts also hosted there. The stadium will include bleachers, 1 -2 large screens, stadium fencing, restroom facilities, sound system, scoreboards and stadium lighting, both for the venue and the course. There will be a full television compound setup, including satellite trucks, cameras and editing facilities. At this time, there is no plan for a VIP tent, though that may change. There will be one fuRtime VVF venue manager who will oversee the construction, day to day operation and removal of the venue. Championships Plaza: This area will include the current Solaris Plaza, as well as the deck space that surrounds the plaza. This venue will serve as the medals plaza, with official Awards Ceremonies taking place in the plaza nine evenings during the course of the Championships, with each award ceremony held at 6:30 p.m. There will be entertainment prior to and following each ceremony, with a likely window of activation from 5:30 -8:00 p.m. This activation will include concerts, light shows, children's choir performances, race highlight video playback, etc. The plan is to host the awards presentation on the deck in front of Matsuhisa. There would need to be some modifications to that space that will be proposed. In addition, we are working with the owners of Matsuhisa to rent their restaurant for use as a 2015 hospitality space during the Championships. A separate stage would be created beneath the awards stage to present any entertainment that would occur. There will be at least one big screen, as well as numerous small ones, along the perimeter of the plaza. Other elements that would be included within the plaza are a sound system, control fencing, sponsor activation, etc. Activation is also planned during the day to allow the races to be broadcast live in the plaza. Expected attendance at each awards presentation is 5,000, all standing within the parameters of the plaza and extending out onto Meadow Drive toward the International Bridge. There will be a full time venue manager from the VVF for the Championships Plaza prior to, during and following the Championships. Wax Rooms: At a location in Vail to be defined and determined, we will need to create ski waxing space for the small nations who will be racing in the Qualification Races in Vail. Wax Rooms consist of enclosed, heated spaces for the ski technicians to prepare the skis for each race and training run. We will most likely be looking to set up modular cabins in one area that can be secured, have adjacent parking and have power provided to them. Each wax cabin would be approximately 8x12 feet and we would need approximately 30- 35. DECOR It is important to the Organizing Committee that both Vail and Beaver Creek carry an abundance of "decor" throughout the communities, firmly establishing the look and feet of the World Championships at key and critical points. The decor of the event includes the graphic elements, the official logo and, at times, the specific art being created for the Championships. Decor includes flags, round -about and other festival banners, street /stairway /information center /parking structure enhancements, etc. A complete "Look Book" will be provided one year out from the Championships, with clear signage looks and locations as well as entranceways, banner details etc. This look will also be carried through to other facilities such as bleacher backs, decorative control fencing, scaffolding wrap, big screen wraps and entrances to the Golden Peak Stadium. Additional look elements will be displayed on buses and official vehicles. SIGNAGE 4LThe signage plan will include exterior signs for operational spaces and venues, sponsor activation and directional signage. In addition, Countdown Clocks will be installed in Vail and Beaver Creek, with activation slated for February 2 of 2014. Decor: Decor will be facilitated utilizing the current street banner options within Vail, as well as banners, both interior and exterior, and flags. This includes expanding the number of permanent flag poles along the South Frontage Road to accommodate the increased number of nations that will be participating. OPERATIONS There are specific operational functions that will take place in Vail within, utilizing existing facilities. These include a satellite Press Center, satellite Race Office and a satellite Accreditation Center. All of these are anticipated to be located within Manor Vail and will operate throughout the duration of the Championships. There may be additional needs outside of Manor Vail. In addition, there will be hospitality functions, including VIP hospitality for race days, including the operation of a Vail House and an Audi House, both of which are tied directly to the OC, along with multiple hospitality houses from various countries, including an Austria House, Swiss House, German House, Casa Mexico and Casa Italia. These houses would be organized by the national federations and while working closely with the OC, would be run on their own, utilizing in nearly every case, existing P ballroom or restaurant space. However, they will all likely require some assistance in navigating existing policies and rules, particularly for temporary exterior signage. A third aspect of Operations will be the hosting of functions that support the Championships. These may be cultural offerings, Festival events or sponsor activated events. At this time none of these are confirmed, though there will likely be a social tent for the general public, outdoor film screenings, street entertainers and marching bands, etc. A firm plan for these operational events will be finalized within the one year out mark.