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Home My WebLink About1999-04-13 Town Council MinutesWORK SESSION MINUTES • Tuesday, April 13, 1999 2:00 P.M. Town of Vail Council Chambers What follows will reflect motions and actions taken by the Vail Town Council at their regular work session on April 13, 1999. All members were present. 1. Item No. 4, Information Update. A request was made by the Vail Valley Tourism & Convention Bureau to transfer the $3,000 grant that had previously been awarded from Council contributions to the Vail Valley Arts Council. This pass through was to purchase the Vail Valley Arts Festival, an event historically held by the Vail Valley Arts Council. But because the Arts Council is now defunct, Council had requested the VVTC&B to take over this event. Bob Armour moved with a second from Ludwig Kurz, to approve this $3,000 pass through. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. • Vail, Colorado 81657 970-479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 MEDIA ADVISORY April 14, 1999 Contact: Suzanne Silverthorn, 479-2115 Community Information Office VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS FOR APRIL 13 Work Session Briefs Councilmembers present: Armour, Arnett, Foley, Ford, Jewett, Kurz, Navas --Mike Rose Employee Recognition Jim Shrum of the Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority joined Vail Town Councilmembers in recognizing Mike Rose, Vail's transit manager, for his leadership in operation of the Dotsero-to-Vail bus route. The route was launched as a pilot program in 1994 prior to passage of the half -cent countywide transportation tax. The town is handing off the route to the Transportation Authority on April 19. For more information about the hand-off, contact Rose at 479-2349 or Shrum at 748-0702. --Employee Housing Generation Ordinance Discussion After reviewing examples of employee generation policies in Aspen, Cooper Mountain, Keystone and Mount Crested Butte, the Council agreed to move forward in drafting the mechanics of an employee generation ordinance for Vail. Employee generation requires development projects to provide housing for a portion of the employees generated by the project. Once the mechanics are established, implementation of such an ordinance could be timed to coincide with a countywide effort, Councilmembers said, to create regional equity. In the meantime, the Vail Council outlined several policy directions for a series of discussions to begin in June with the business and residential community. Those parameters include: • Requiring employee generation standards for residential development/redevelopment as well as commercial development/redevelopment. • Creating a 30 percent baseline. Housing to be provided on site or within Vail's boundaries for a minimum of 30 percent of the employees generated, with allowances for an additional percentage of employees to be housed outside the town's boundaries. • Using the size of development (square footage) and/or the valuation of the development/renovation to trigger employee generation requirements. Both are to be determined. • Discouraging pay -in -lieu for housing by making it the last available alternative. It should be expensive and approved only at the discretion of the Vail Town Council. • Exploring calculation requirements based on the number of employees triggered by the development versus an across-the-board rate based on the number of square feet. • Exploring technical standards to establish the required employee housing such as a pillow count and a minimum number of square feet per pillow. (more) %1O0 RECYCLEDPAPER Add 11TOV Council Highlightsl4-13-99 During discussion, Eagle County Commissioner James Johnson applauded the Council for taking the lead on the issue. Johnson said he hoped the work could be dovetailed into the County's efforts later on. Also, Johnson suggested bumping the baseline percentage up from 30 percent to 50 percent, creating a 1.5 multiplier for housing built outside the town in recognition of additional transportation costs, and to look at the intensity of use generated by the development rather than a more general square footage formula. Also speaking yesterday was Carol Hymers of the Glen Lyon Homeowners Association who, among other things, asked that the second homeowner community be involved in the upcoming discussions. In addition, Jim Lamont of the East Village Homeowners Association, said that although his group was nervous about the proposed residential requirement, Vail should move forward with tine plat since 4 to 5 big development projects are currently on the horizon. For more information, contact Russell Forrest in the Community Development Department at 479-2146. --PEC/DRB Review During a review of the most recent meetings of the Planning and Environmental Commission and the Design Review Board, the Council voted to call up a decision by the PEC to approve a front setback variance to allow a new garage at 285 Forest Rd. The request will be heard at the April 20 work session of the Town Council. Also, Councllmembers heard an update from Joe Macy of Vail Resorts, Inc., regarding the PEC's approval of a minor amendment to the Golden Peak Ski Base development plan. The amendment allows for construction of a skier tunnel at the Golden Peak Ski Base. The tunnel will cross underneath the area's race course, allowing for safe access to Pinos del Norte, Ski Club Vail and the Northwoods condominiums. --Discussion of Marriott Redevelopment In preparation for next Tuesday's formal consideration of an ordinance to amend the Marriott Special Development District to allow for the interior and exterior remodel of the existing hotel and to construct an interval ownership club on top of the parking structure, the Council heard an informal presentation from the applicant's architect, Henry Pratt. As Council reviewed a 3-D model of the proposal, there were questions about loading and delivery, employee housing requirements, as well as interest in making improvements to the stream tract and the bike path area near Gore Creek. As well, the applicant expressed concerns regarding a PEC recommendation requiring Marriott to pay for construction of a left turn lane on S. Frontage Rd. Pratt said the requirement was unfair given the $8 million "off -site" improvements the Marriott was already spending on the project with its exterior improvements to the existing buildings. For more information, contact George Ruther in the Community Development Department at 479-2145. --Information Update The Council voted 7-0 to approve a $3,000 reallocation of funds that were previously set -aside for the now -defunct Vail Valley Arts Council. The funds will now be used by the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau to produce the Vail Arts Festival, an event previously organized by the Vail Valley Arts Council. A revised summer construction schedule for Vail Village was acknowledged, noting changes made by Council at last week's work session that will minimize hours and days of construction during the fall foliage season. (more) 0 Add 2/TOV Council Highlights/4-13-99 --Council Reports Ludwig Kurz, who represents the Council on the Channel 5 Board of Directors, said efforts are underway to hire a new station manager following the departure of Jennifer Boucher. He said the board is reviewing 30 applications. Sybill Navas, who represents the Council on the Art In Public Places (AIPP) Board, said the group had met recently to discuss adjustments to the town's decision -making process that would incorporate AIPP ideas to embellish functional items such as bus stops, garbage cans, playground equipment, -newspaper boxes and other items. In addition, Navas said the board is developing two fund-raising ideas: a croquet tournament on Aug. 29 and a' Vail -based book featuring photography from a future photo contest. Also, Navas said she had the pleasure to notify winners of the town's youth awards. They are: Whitney Hopkins of Vail Mountain School and Laura Haslee of Battle Mountain High School, winners of the Vail Youth Recognition Award and a $1,000 scholarship; plus Jared Staber of Vail Mountain School and Emily Sargent of Battle Mountain High School, winners of the Vail Valley Exchange Youth Ambassador Award with airfare to and from Mt. Buller, Australia, plus $500 in traveling expenses. The winners will be honored at the April 20 Town Council meeting, as well as the award ceremonies for Battle Mountain High School May 20 and at Vail Mountain School graduation ceremonies on May 26: --Bob Armour reported on the last meeting of the Organizing Committee for the World Alpine Ski Championships. He said the group reviewed the event's strengths and weaknesses. --Other Michael Arnett inquired about the status of refurbishing the Ford Park softball fields following use during the World Alpine Ski Championships (work is underway and will be completed in time for summer leagues). Sybill Navas inquired about the status of a consultant proposal to improve Vail's way -finding signs (copies will be distributed once the proposal has been submitted by David Raphael of Land Works). Navas suggested involvement by the Art In Public Places Board. UPCOMING DISCUSSION TOPICS April 20 Work Session Greg Hall 10 Year Employee Anniversary Discussion of Westhaven Condos SDD Major Amendment Ford Park Playground Rehab April 20 Evening Meeting Presentation of Vail Youth Recognition and Vail Valley Youth Ambassador Awards First Reading, Marriott SDD Major Amendment First Reading, Westhaven Condos SDD Major Amendment Second Reading, Arosa-Garmisch Annexation/Zoning/Rezoning Slide Presentation Development in the of Public Accommodation Zone District April 27 Work Session PEC/DRB Review Vail Athletic Club, SDD Amendment