VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO
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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO

MEETING DATE:   September 18, 2012

ITEM/TOPIC:   Vail Golf And Nordic Clubhouse Renovation Project Update

PRESENTER(S):   Tom Braun Braun Associates, David Baum, Pedro Campos, Dave Kaselak Zehren Associates Stan Zemler, Greg Hall, Dave Tanner Tanner Consulting Group, VRD

ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:   Provide a review of the material presented, allow public input and provide feedback with regard to the items presented.

BACKGROUND:   Staff presented a “project issues report” at the August 21st Town Council meeting. This report was prepared based on letters and comments received to date from the community regarding the clubhouse project. Public comment was taken on the list of issues and based on this input the list was refined to include better clarification with regard to concerns about lighting and the overall economic need for the facility. At the conclusion of the August 21st meeting it was decided that staff would present responses to these issues at the September 4th and 18th Town Council meetings.   

Thirteen issues regarding the project were discussed on August 21st. Due to the overlapping nature of some of the thirteen issues, they have been consolidated into nine topics to be discussed at the Council’s September work sessions. 

 Topics to be discussed on September 18th include: 
1. Follow-up from September 4th discussion, specifically new information pertaining to the Driving Range Netting will be presented; and
2. Update on project design.

Overall Design Goals:
   *Landscape and Site Design and
   *Architecture

In addition, additional meetings to continue to discuss the topics has been scheduled for October 2nd and beyond.

Topics to be discussed on October 2nd and beyond include:
1.    Follow-up from September 21st meeting;
2.    Facility need market assessment (functionality, size and desirability);
3.    Operations Plan for facility/how is facility managed/neighbor assurances/etc.; and
4.    Parking management plan.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:   Provide feedback to the staff regarding the items presented. This will allow the project team to better respond to the issues which have been gathered  and prepare  responses to these issues to be included in a formal application for the project.

ATTACHMENTS:  
Memoranduum 091812
Clubhouse PowerPoint