The town staff requests that the Vail Town Council respond to the following question(s):

·         Should the town staff initiate a community engagement process of updating the 1994 Comprehensive Open Lands Plan?

Implementing the staff recommendations will allow significant public input into the idea of improving the soft surface trail system in Vail and provide an updated document to guide future open lands planning decisions.

The purpose of this agenda item is to review the recreational trails in Vail and initiate a discussion on the future of the extension of trails and to present several recommendations for consideration and action associated with next steps on the Comprehensive Open Lands Plan and extension of the Vail Trail.

1. Instruct staff to initiate an update of the Comprehensive Open Lands Plan which includes a trail and trailhead planning component.  If instructed to do so, staff will return with more detail and information on the update process, including a schedule and proposed budget
2. Assemble an Open Lands Plan Update working group comprised of Vail residents, business owners and other stakeholders and potentially affected parties. 
3. Complete the hazard analysis and environmental reports for the Vail Trail and the Vail Trail extension.  These were intended as feasibility analysis  for the project and are very near completion.  This information would be valuable for consideration during the update process of the Plan.