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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-08-02 Town Council MinutesMINUTES VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 2, 1994 7:30.P.M. A regular meeting of the Vail Town Council was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1994, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT: Peggy Osterfoss, Mayor Mery Lapin, Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Johnston Sybill Navas Jim Shearer Tom Steinberg (arrived 7:38 p.m.) Jan Strauch Bob McLaurin, Town Manager Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Assistant Town Manager Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk The first item on the agenda was Citizen Participation. Darren Rowe of Eagle approached the Town Council, expressing his opposition to a proposed ordinance which would ban the possession and sale of assault weapons in the Town of Vail. Mayor Osterfoss thanked Mr. Rowe for taking time to bring his opinion to Council and suggested he be present during first reading of the ordinance at the evening meeting on September 6, 1994. Second on the agenda was a Consent Agenda consisting of approval of the minutes for the meetings of July 5 and July 19,1994. Jim Shearer moved to approve the minutes, with a second by Mery Lapin. A vote was taken and approved unanimously, 6-0. Tom steinberg arrived following the vote. Item No. 3 was Ordinance No.16, Series of 1994, a supplemental appropriation to purchase Trapper's Run, Mayor Osterfoss read the title in full. Steve Thompson explained the proposed funding appropriation in detail, stating the land would be purchased from two funds: the general fund, $703,000; and the capital projects fund, $1.87 million. Mayor Osterfoss said the Council decided against use of Real Estate Transfer Tax funds in order to "maintain flexibility" as to the future use of the property and/or any land that may be traded to the Town in exchange for portions of Trapper's Run. A motion was made by Mery Lapin to approve Ordinance No. 16, with a second from Tom Steinberg. A vote was taken and passed unanimously, 7-0. Item No. 4 was Resolution No. 17, Series of 1994, a Resolution Establishing Conditional Support by the Vail Town Council for the Piney Valley Ranch Trust Land Exchange. Mayor Osterfoss read the title in full. Russell Forrest reviewed a May, 1994, memo to the Vail Town Council from Community Development pertaining to the Nottingham Ranch Parcel of the Lindholm Land Exchange. Russ reviewed the background, as well as pros and cons associated with the proposed exchange, the benefits to the Town of Vail, and presented an overhead display, detailing the location of the Nottingham Ranch portion of the land exchange. Russ answered questions from various citizens and reviewed particular details of the proposed land swap. Discussion included possible benefits to the Town of Vail as a result of the trade, a Congressional vs. an Administrative exchange, and the Council's history of opposing land trade for development. Bill Post, attorney representing the Piney Valley Ranch Trust, presented colored maps of the parcels included in the proposed trade and explained the proposed development. Mr. Post stated the Piney Valley Ranch Trust had offered to commit to a development density of one unit per acre or less, as well as donate ten (10) acres to an entity (Town of Vail, Town of Avon, or Eagle County) willing to provide affordable/employee housing on the land. Discussion continued with Mr. Post answering questions from Council members. Council concerns included water storage and damning and the affect the land trade would have on the State of Colorado. Jim Shearer was concerned if Council approved Resolution 17, it might set a precedent, which would make gaining approval of Eagle County easier. Discussion continued regarding ways to guarantee development density and the offer to donate ten acres for affordable/employee housing. Tom Moorhead suggested entering into letters of intent, until zoning is established. Prior to taking comment from the public, Mayor Osterfoss reiterated the discussion only pertained to the Nottingham Ranch parcel of the proposed land trade. Members of the public voicing their opposition to the proposed land trade included: Tom Johnson, Allen Nottingham, Mike Sellon, and Dick Dixon (presented 2000 signatures of County residents, opposing the swap), residents of Avon; Tom Mullen, and Scott whose last name was Vail Tow, Council Evening Meeting Minutes 08702(94 inaudible, residents of Eagle -Vail, Ida Case, of Gypsum; Bruce, of Vail Community Foods; Jenny Maxfield, and Maggie Hurley, of Wolcott; David Rickhart, Marka Moser, and Mr. Rondeau, of Vail; Corkey Simmons, of Eagle; Ken Morgan from Interlocken; Jim Olsen of the State Bridge area; Dick Ostowal, John Sheen, and Pete, whose last name was inaudible.* iConcerns from the public included: Congressional vs. Administrative process; environmental impacts; elk migration/calving; Vail Council supporting only a portion of the land trade when all parcels involved are located outside Town of Vail Boundaries; conditional support from Vail on the Nottingham parcel would imply Vail's support for the entire land trade. Certain individuals opposed felt that with conditional support from the Vail Town Council, Eagle County might be more apt to give support as well. Council members continued to discuss their concerns. Tom Steinberg made a motion to deny Resolution No. 17, with a second from Sybill Navas. Discussion continued with Jan Strauch, Jim Shearer and Peggy Osterfoss explaining their being in favor of the resolution. A vote was taken to deny Resolution No. 17 and passed, 4-3, Jan Strauch, Jim Shearer and Peggy Osterfoss opposed. Item No. 5 was a request from East West Partners for permission to obtain a utility easement on Town stream tract property adjacent to Russell's Restaurant. Paul Johnston moved to approve the request, with a second from Jim Shearer. Greg Hall gave a brief overview of the request. A representative from East West partners was available to answer questions. After brief discussion, Mery Lapin called the question. A vote was taken and approved unanimously, 7-0. Item No. 6 was an information update. Pam Brandmeyer presented additional requests for contributions in 1994. Pam also informed Council there would be no meeting scheduled on August 30, 1994. Item No. 7 was Council reports and included the following: Discussion of August 10 and 11, 1994 meeting with officials from Park City Utah, Mountain Bell fiberoptic cable; and discussion of the Covered Bridge replacement project. Council reports included discussion of: a donation of certain of John Dobson's archival materials from his family; a request from Bravo to park on the Frontage Road; an update on a managed growth workshop attended by Tom and Sybill; question from Jan regarding fiberoptic cable placement; and a Marketing Board update by Sybill. Item No. 8, Other, included the following: Tom Steinberg requested an update re: Apollo Park; discussion of excessive rollerblade, bicycle & jogging traffic on Vail Valley Drive and the pending plan for constructing a bike path through that area; resident complaint of bicycle speeds on the East Vail bikepath; and Vail Associates snowcat use of Forest Road. Item No. 9 was a night lighting tour, which was cancelled due to the lateness of the hour and will be rescheduled. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made and passed 10 unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:45 P.M. F� ATTEST: 6M,1q, 7-MLl &tekwu.. Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk Minutes inken by Hdy L. McCuicheon ('Names of cerlain incWWals who gave public input may be inaceurale.) Respectfully submitted, Mery Lapm, Mayor Pro-Tem Vail Town Council Evening Meeting Minutes 0802194 11 1: TOWN OF VAIL 75 South Frontage Road ril, Colorado 81657 *3-479-21381479-2139 A",X 303-479-2452 TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Community Development DATE: May 19, 1994 Department of Community Development SUBJECT Nottingham Ranch Parcel/Lindholm Land Exchange - - - ti:r:g ..;:.;. ;r.;� _..;:,.;i ;r ;,._..;� _..:• �r:t.:ttns_:t_ r:!�:t;:p:t_:c;:_,....;,.v ;,._;,�.;..;..::=:i ,ti;:._.._,.;..;4��.:..;..;. ;.�� :: BACKGROUND: In October of 1993, the Town of Vail was approached by the Piney Valley Ranch Trust to review a proposed land trade commonly known as the Lindholm Land Trade. The Trust is proposing a congressional land trade on a number of properties in the Piney River Valley, 9 Nottingham Ranch, Sweetwater Lake, Costilla County, and along the Eagle River west of Wolcott. Total federal lands that would go to the Trust equal 4,575 acres and the Federal Government would receive 17, 984 acres of land (see attachment 1). The Trust is proposing a congressional land trade as opposed to an administrative swap since two Federal Agencies would be involved. A congressional land trade is an act of Congress and requires a bill being passed though the legislative process. Support from the state congressional delegation is typically required to successfully complete a congressional trade. An administrative trade can be done within the respective Forest Service and/or Bureau of Land Management Districts. An Administrative trade requires compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the completion of appropriate environmental analysis and public input. The stated purpose of this trade will be for the Trust to secure federally owned properties around the Piney Valley Ranch to reduce trespassing and improve habitat for big game ranching. The Trust also intends to develop what is commonly referred to as the Nottingham Ranch which is located north of 1-70 and Eagle Vail.. The Trust specifically wanted to obtain the Town's opinion on the Nottingham Ranch trade. • The Nottingham Ranch is owned by the Trust and is under County jurisdiction. It is zoned Resource which allows for 1 single family dwelling unit per 35 acres. It is anticipated that the Trust would propose upzoning all or a portion of the property to accommodate a greater development density. It would be likely that the Trust would also request annexation into the Town of Avon. The Nottingham Ranch exchange is, in effect, self contained since 335 acres of Forest Service land are proposed to be traded for 335 acres of adjacent land owned by the Piney River Ranch Trust. Staff comments are focused only on the relative merits of the revised Nottingham proposal shown in Attachment 2. Comments do not address the overall merits of the trade that may be proposed to Congress or the impacts of potential development that may occur on the Nottingham Ranch. There is significant concern in the County regarding the ability of the area to accommodate planned development that will occur with existing zoning let alone development that may require upzoning. It is staff's understanding that the Town of. Avon or Eagle County would require an Environmental Impact Report when subdivision plans are submitted. Other considerations that need to be considered regardless of the land exchange, although not necessarily by the Town of Vail, in the future include: . 1) water availability to service development at Nottingham (Le,, can minimum instream flows be protected) 2) comprehensive analysis of environmental impacts 3) visual impact along 1-70 4) cumulative loss of open space in the Upper Eagle River Valley Comparison of Alternatives The map shown in attachment 2 displays the proposed exchange at the Nottingham Ranch and attachment 3 helps provide a perspective on the distance of the eastern most parcel from the Trappers Run site. The original exchange proposal is displayed in attachment 4. This proposal has been modified based on input from the Department of Wildlife and other interested parties. The Department of Wildlife is the only agency that has issued a written opinion on the exchange (Attachment 5). A significant change in this proposal from the previous proposal is that the Northern parcel indicated as an acquisition from the USFS does not extend as far north into a migrational corridor for elk and deer. The following is a list of pros and cons of the 8 parcels that under the current proposal (Attachment 2) would be traded at the Nottingham Ranch. Pros Will eliminate the possibility of development on the site being directly visible from the Town of Vail. Lighting from the development may be seen at night under the exchange proposal. Although, lighting would be less visible than if the exchange did not occur and devetopment occurred on the eastern most area of the site. " By not developing on the eastern parcel the trade will prevent development along the unnamed creek running through the Trappers Run Parcel and reduce the possibility of increased non point source pollution of Gore Greek. • " Will create a continuous recreation trail for hiking and biking from West Vail to the Red and White Mountain Trail and potentially through to Wolcott. May reduce impacts to the elk and deer corridor by not developing on the eastern most parcel. ' Will minimize the visual impacts of the development from the 1-70 corridor. The parcels being disposed of have more potential for visual impact than those being acquired. Cons ' Development on the northern parcel that would be acquired from the USFS may have . negative impacts on elk and deer habitat. ` The Department of Wildlife stated in a March 11, 1994 memo that the proposed exchange at the Nottingham Ranch would have a negative affect on wildlife and recreation (See attachment 5). DOW also feels that the habitat value of what will be given to the USFS is less than the value of the land that will be given to the Trust. ' Without an environmental assessment of the proposed action it is not possible to determine the relative environmental impacts of the three parcels that would be acquired from the USFS. The Town has held a policy of opposing land trades on its border for the purpose of private development. Although, not directly adjacent to the Town of Vail boundary, support of this trade without a strong rational or criteria may send mixed messages to others considering land trades in the Vail Valley. SUMMARY Based on the available information it does appear that the proposed exchange at the Nottingham Ranch has tangible benefits to the Town and possible impacts that are difficult to quantify at this time. The disposal of the eastern most parcel to the Forest Service does result in strong positive benefits for the Town of Vail from a visual standpoint. However, there are still many planning and environmental issues that still need to be examined regardless of the outcome of the land exchange to fully determine the direct and cumulative impacts of any proposed development on the site. 0 ATTACHMENT 1 ` Summary of possible public gains and fosses from revised Piney Valley Ranches Trust land exchange CATEGORY GAIN LOSS Public acres/acres open to public access and use -Costilla County 17,162 -Sweetwater Lake 371 -Eagle River/Red Canyon 116 -Nottingham offered 335 -Lower Piney 4000 -Nottingham 335 -BLM (lower Piney) 240 Net public acres + 13,409 acres 2.Open Space acres -all offered lands (acres) 17,984 -all selected lands (acres) 575 Net open space +17,409 acres 3. River frontage/fisberman & recreation access -Rio Grande (access via boat ramp,dirt road) 4.5 miles -Eagle River (easy access from paved road) 1.5 miles -Piney River canyon (difficult access in remote canyon) 0.5 miles Net river frontage/stream access +5,5 miles 4. Estimated public use/enhanced use (in visitor days) -Sweetwater Take (new) 8008 rvds enhanced wdsting Sweetwater use 8185 rvds -enhanced Flattops wilderness access thru Sweetwater 1766 rvds -Eagle school visits to Sweetwater caves unknown' -Costilla County lands (river corridor) 5500 rvds -Cosd a County lands (away from river) urdmown' -Eagle River/Red Canyon unllaown, accordmg to the loan' outfine, Eagle County school data regtdarly viststhe aver - these upllands have a fairto poor potential for hunting atd would probahly support only a few hmfdred rvds 3 uoknowu, but use shoWd be m the thousands each year, and should FAR etaeedthe» se to all the Piney seceded landsthe Tmst i is seeking to aaquve it CATEGORY Estimated public use/enhanced use (eont.) -Davos Trail (West Vail) j -Muddy pass -Marma Lake Net visitor use 5. Bicycle trails -Nottingham offered lands -Eagle River/Red Canyon (possible future trail) -Piney River selected -Nottingham selected Net bicycle trails 6. Wetlands/riparian habitat -Sweetwater Lake wetlands . -Sweetwater lakeshore - Eagle River riparian -Rio Grande Riparian -Piney River selected -Nottingham selected 7. Wilderness access -Sweetwater Lake -Piney selected (Eagles Nest Wilderness) S. Use by disabled -Sweetwater Lake GAIN LOSS 450 reds 1000 rvds 200 reds + 22,709 rvds + Eagle River unknown existing yes 0 0 1 existing 1 potential 50+ acres 1.5 miles 1.5 miles 4.5 miles 0 0 possible new trailhead & access into Flattops 04 strong interest in possible future use & special facilities s the Piney I2ads being sought by the Ttust in no way impact or affect any adsting trails or other a=css to the Eagles Ne¢ Wdd=as Accra into the W ildemess is by trails far rvnoved Crum the sdeaed ]ands a ATTACHMENT 1 Summary of possible public gains and losses from revised Piney Valley Ranches Trust land exchange CATEGORY GAIN LOSS Public acreslacres open to public access and use -Costilla County 17,162 -Sweetwater Lake 371 -Eagle. River/Red Canyon 116 -Nottingham offered 335 -Lower Piney 4000 -Nottingham 335 -BLM (lower Piney) 240 Net public acres + 13,409 acres 2.Open Space acres -all offered lands (acres) 17,984 -all selected lands (acres) 575 Net open space +17,409 acres 3. River frontage/fisherman & recreation access -Rio Grande (access via boat ramp,dirt road) 4.5 miles -Eagle River (easy access from paved road) 1.5 miles -Piney River canyon (difficult access in remote canyon) 0.5 miles Net river frontage/stream access +5.5 miles 4. Estimated public use/enhanced use (in visitor days) -Sweetwater Lake (new) 8008 rvds . enhanced existing Sweetwater use 8185 rvds -enhanced Flattops wilderness access thru Sweetwater 1766 rvds -Eagle school visits to Sweetwater caves unlmownl -Costilla County lands (river corridor) 5500 rvds -Costilla County lands (away from river) unknown' -Eagle River/Red Canyon uulmown' t aocordmg to the local mariner. Eagle Canty school classes regularly visits the caves these upbands have a fair to poor paeaual for bumtmg and would probably sappon mly a few hundred rvds 3 unlmo%u, but use should be m the thouumds each year, and should FAR exoeed the use to all the Piney aakcted lands the Tr uri i is seekmg to acquire 6 LJ CATEGORY Estimated public use/enhanced use (cant.) -Davos Trail (West Vail) -Muddy pass -Marma Lake Net visitor use 5. Bicycle trails -Nottingham offered lands -Eagle River/Red Canyon (possible fitture trail) -Piney River selected -Nottingham selected Net bicycle trails 6. Wedands/riparian habitat -Sweetwater Lake wetlands -Sweetwater Lakeshore - Eagle River riparian -Rio Grande Riparian -Piney River selected -Nottingham selected 7. Wilderness access -Sweetwater Lake -Piney selected (Eagles Nest Wilderness) 8. Use by disabled -Sweetwater Lake GAIN LOSS 450 rvds 1000 rvds 200 rvds + 22,709 rvds + Eagle River unknown existing yes 0 0 1 existing 1 potential 50+ acres 1.5 miles 1.5 miles 4.5 miles possible new trailhead & access into Flattops strong interest in possible future use & special facilities 0 0 0' 4 the Pmcy lands bemg sought by the Trust at no way impact or affect any eu4mg trails or other amesstothe Eagles Nat Wildemes& Access mto the W ildemess a by trials far moved Elam the selected lands 41L T'OW'V O 75 South Frontage Road WVail, Colorado 81657 3-479-2105/FAX 479-2157 MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Robert W. McLaurin Town Manager DATE: July 29, 1994 SUBJECT: Town Manager's Report Park Citv Meeting Office ofthe Town Manager As we have discussed, a delegation of elected and appointed officials from Park City, Utah, will • be in town on August 10th and 11th. On August 10th, we will host a small picnic. This event will be held at Big Horn Park and will begin at 6:00 p.m. The next day an informal meeting with this delegation will be held at the Evergreen Lodge. A continental breakfast will be available at 8:30 a.m., and the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss issues of mutual concern, such as housing, transportation, and managed growth. The Eagle County Commissioners and Avon Town Council have been invited to attend this meeting. I have also invited the PEC and DRB. The agenda consists of a series of brief presentations. Following these presentations a question and answer period will be held. This meeting should conclude by 11:30 a.m. We have arranged a series of tours following this meeting. Please let me know if you will be able to attend these events. Relocation Guide Please find the attached relocation guide. This document was prepared through a collaborative effort between Eagle County, the Avon Beaver Creek Resort Association, and the Town of Vail. The cost of this publication was $21,000. Eagle County provided $15,000, ABCRA contributed $3,000, and the TOV contributed $3,000. Vail Associates also participated by providing • photographs and text. Fees collected for the booklet will be used to help pay for a second printing when needed. This project was prepared by Suzanne Silverthorn. As usual, she did an excellent job. RW M/aw Q1Tawn--1 4ILL TOWN O 75 South Frontage Road MEDIA ADVISORY ail, Colorado 81657 303-479-2100 FAX 303-479-2157 August 4, 1994 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn Community Information Office 479-21 15 VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 2 Council members present: Johnston, Lapin, Navas, Osterfoss, Shearer, Steinberg, Strauch Work Session Briefs --Joint Vail Associates/Town of Vail Managed Growth Meeting In a continuing discussion on joint planning issues, senior level officials from Vail Associates met with the Town Council yesterday to probe the council's reaction to VA's marketing strategy for the 1994-95 winter season. The strategy, outlined by • VA President Andy Daly, is a multi -faceted plan intended to expand the number of skier visits during non -peak days, while keeping the number of peak days to a minimum. The plan includes value -priced lift tickets and accommodations; direct mail campaigns; and a mechanism to forecast impending occupancy levels to allow for timely marketing adjustments. A second tier could utilize lower pricing strategies and pass restrictions, among other mechanisms, to move visits to non - peak times. Council members reacted positively to the presentation and added a list of their own concerns. They include: --Increased safety mechanisms/enforcement on the mountain. --Incentive programs for repeat customers. -Formalization of a communications system to advise the community of occupancy forecasts, . --Implementation of an understanding between the Town of Vail and Vail Associates to control the number of peak skier days (in case of a future ownership change). --Explore use of marketing dollars (Vail Valley Marketing Board) for winter campaign. • --Capacity improvements (parking, carpooling, 1-70 access & corridor) --A centralized reservation system. - A standardized rating system for lodges (Vail and Beaver Creek). --Incentives to upgrade properties. --The need to enlist cooperation of business community in addressing the issues. (more) TOV Highlights/Add 1 --Becoming more internationally friendly (signage, money conversions, foreign newspapers, menus, etc.) In probing the Town of Vail's role in the marketing effort, Council member Jim Shearer suggested the town address what he called the two "biggest anti - marketing problems" --lack of employee housing and the parking issue --and asked for VA's assistance in addressing the problems. In response, Daly said he welcomed the challenge to help with the parking problem. As for the affordable housing issue, Daly said he was supportive and would look to the town to take the lead. The group also discussed circulation and infrastructure needs. The list includes roundabouts at the Main Vail and West Vail interchanges; 1-70 corridor capacity improvements; development of a portal at Golden Peak; an underpass at Simba Run; creation of a regional transportation system; redevelopment of Lionshead; and delivery system improvements. For more information, contact Town Manager Bob McLaurin at 479-2105. Evening Session Briefs Council members present: Johnston, Lapin, Navas, Osterfoss, Shearer, Steinberg, Strauch --Citizen Participation Darren Rowe of Eagle urged the council to vote against an ordinance banning the sale and possession of assault weapons in the Town of Vail. Rowe called the ordinance a "poor idea," noting that local law enforcement agencies have not supported the concept. Rowe also said he considered the ban to be a violation of constitutional rights. The council is scheduled to consider the ordinance for first reading on Sept. 6. --Supplemental Appropriation to Purchase Trappers Run The council unanimously approved a supplemental appropriation to the town's 1994 budget to fund the purchase of Trappers Run. The funding appropriation followed action by the council last week authorizing a purchase price of $2.5 million for the 48-acre parcel in West Vail. The land will be purchased from two reserve funds: the general fund, $703,000; and the capital projects fund, $1.87 million. Mayor Peggy Osterfoss said the council decided against use of Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) funds in order to "maintain flexibility" with regard to future uses of the property and/or any land that may be traded to the town in exchange for portions of Trappers Run. The council had previously indicated that any use of RETT funds would have required the corresponding acreage to be maintained as open space. For more information, contact Town Manager Bob McLaurin at 479- 2105. (more) i E TOV Highlights/Add 2 --Lindholm Land Exchange Resolution On a 4 to 3 vote (with Osterfoss, Shearer and Strauch in the minority), the council defeated a resolution which would have established conditional support for the 335-acre Nottingham Ranch portion of the proposed Lindholm land exchange. About 50 Eagle County residents attended the meeting. Those who spoke--17 in all --urged the council to vote against the resolution, noting 'that conditional support of the Nottingham portion San area above Eagle -Vail) would imply Vail's support for the entire land swap, which impacts 18,000 acres of private land (which would go to the federal government) and 4,575 acres of federal land (which would go to Lindholm) throughout three counties. Bill Post, an attorney representing the land exchange proposal, had offered two concessions to the council: a willingness to commit a density of less than one unit per acre on the Nottingham Ranch parcel, and an offer to donate a 10-acre parcel to be used for affordable housing. Although the council acknowledged tangible benefits to the town, a majority of the council members said support of the exchange would set a bad precedent for the town regarding other land exchanges. For additional background information on this issue, contact Russell Forrest in the Community Development Department at 479-2138. --Utility Easement The council unanimously granted permission for East West Partners to obtain a utility easement on town stream tract property adjacent to Russell's restaurant. For details, contact Greg Hall in the Public Works Department at 479-2160, --information Update The council chose not to consider 1994 funding requests from Vail Mountain School and the Vail Valley Restaurant Association. Instead, the council will consider funding requests from those and other organizations this fall as part of the 1995 budget process. A letter from the owner of the Poppyseed Bakery -Deli -Espresso Cafe in West Vail was distributed to the council. The letter outlined concerns about trash and an overflow of patrons from the new Taco Bell franchise in the West Vail Mall. --Town Manager's Report Town Manager Bob McLaurin said he had been notified by Mountain Bell that installation of a fiber optic cable from Vail to Copper Mountain would result in A temporary closure of the bike path later this summer. The work also will impact the bike path in East Vail from Streamside Circle east to Bighorn Road and along Highway 6. Also, McLaurin said he intended to bring a resolution before the council at the next (more) TOV Highlights/Add 3 meeting to receive authorization to negotiate a contract for the Covered Bridge restoration project rather than ask for bids. McLaurin said the bidding process this season has been extremely difficult because of the overflow of construction 46 projects throughout the valley. As a result, bids have not been competitive, according to McLaurin. --Council Reports Mery Lapin said he had received some items from the John Dobson family and would turn the materials over to the Vail Public Library. Noting a continued concern for safety, the council denied a request from Bravol Colorado to allow tonight's concert patrons to park on one side of South Frontage Road. Sybill Navas reported the "fair share" funding committee of the Vail Valley Marketing Board had met and would be finalizing its funding recommendations in the coming weeks. There was a brief discussion regarding safety concerns involving the mix of pedestrians, bicycles, rollerbladers and motor vehicles along Vail Valley Drive and West Meadow Drive. Town Manager Bob McLaurin said he was preparing to 10 address the issue through education, increased signage and the possible use of dismount zones. McLaurin's report will be presented later in the month. --Night Lighting Tour The council's night lighting tour was postponed due to the length of last night's meeting. E