| | | | | | | | | VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
Town Council Chambers
3:30 PM, February 5, 2019
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Times of items are approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied upon to determine what time Council will consider an item.
Public comment on any agenda item may be solicited by the Town Council. | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2. | Presentations / Discussion | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2.1. | Bighorn Sheep Habitat Restoration | 45 min. | | | | | | Presenter(s): Kristen Bertuglia, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Rick Thompson, wildlife biologist, Western Ecosystems, Inc. | | | | | | | Action Requested of Council: Staff requests the Vail Town Council participate in the discussion. | | | | | | | Background: Given the habitat pressures over the years of limited forage, recreation, and development, the East Vail bighorn sheep herd has declined. Rick Thompson, wildlife biologist who has been studying the herd over the past year and a half, will present information on the history of the herd, how they use their winter range, and recommendations to improve habitat. The presentation will be distributed at the meeting on Tuesday. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.2. | Follow-up Report from Town of Vail and Vail Mountain Retreat: Status Update on Vail Guest Experience Collaborative Initiative | 30 min. | | | | | | Presenter(s): Mia Vlaar, Economic Development Director, Phil Metz, Vice President, Resort Marketing - Colorado at Vail Resorts | | | | | | | Action Requested of Council: Town Council feedback and direction is requested. | | | | | | | Background: The Vail Town Council and Vail Mountain executives met August 27, 2018 to discuss a number of items that would help address creating a “seamless Vail guest experience” and how the town and Vail Mountain can work collaboratively to create the environment that supports the experience. Part of this renewed partnership between the Town of Vail and Vail Mountain is an agreement to identify areas where the two entities could collaborate on a multi-year strategic plan, including special events and guest services training. Areas of focus for this plan would center on continued alignment and collaboration to provide a world-class experience for our collective vacationing guests and progress the tourism economy forward, focusing first on the winter season with year-round implementation to follow. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.3. | Update on the Initiative to establish a long-term funding source for housing | 15 min. | | | | | | Presenter(s): Steve Lindstrom, Chair, Vail Local Housing Authority | | | | | | | Action Requested of Council: This agenda item is for information only. No action by the Town Council is requested at this time. | | | | | | | Background: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide an update on the initiative to establish a long-term funding source for housing. This is the first in a series of tasks to propose long-term funding source options for consideration and evaluation. The intended outcome of this effort is to identify, and eventually secure, a preferred long-term funding source to aid the Vail community in achieving the Town’s adopted housing goal.
The availability of housing remains the #1 most critical issue facing the Vail community. In 2017, the Vail Town Council, in collaboration with the Vail Local Housing Authority, drafted and adopted the Vail Housing 2027 Strategic Plan. An action step identified within the Plan is to "evaluate dedicated deed restriction acquisition revenue sources to ensure adequate funding exists." | | | | | | | Staff Recommendation: As this is not a request for formal action, no recommendation is provided at this time. | | | | | | 2.4. | Update on Gore Creek Stream Tract | 30 min. | | | | | | Presenter(s): Pete Wadden, Water Quality Education Coordinator | | | | | | | Action Requested of Council: No action is requested. | | | | | | | Background: Town Environmental Staff will update Town Council on progress made in eliminating stream tract encroachments and restoring riparian buffers on town-owned property. The Town of Vail owns approximately 40% of the stream frontage on Gore Creek in Vail. Much of this designated stream tract is between private property and Gore Creek. In many locations, adjacent private property owners have treated town property as an extension of their yard by mowing, landscaping, hardscaping and storing materials on this public property. Town environmental staff have worked diligently in recent years to identify encroachments on public stream tract and work with property owners to remove these encroachments. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4. | Matters from Mayor, Council and Committee Reports | | | |
| | | | | | | | Meeting agendas and materials can be accessed prior to meeting day on the Town of Vail website www.vailgov.com. All town council meetings will be streamed live by High Five Access Media and available for public viewing as the meeting is happening. The meeting videos are also posted to High Five Access Media website the week following meeting day, www.highfivemedia.org.
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