Proclamation No. 1, Series 2023, The 50th Anniversary of the National Brotherhood of Skiers in Vail

Approve Proclamation No. 01, Series 2023.

The National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS) Summit began as a historic gathering in 1973 when 13 black ski clubs across the country gathered in Aspen for what was then called "A Happening." The member clubs unite every year to build connections and break boundaries in the world of winter sports. The NBS is a Snow Sports Council that has grown to over 50 member clubs and nearly 5,000 members that strive to identify, develop, and support athletes of color who will win Olympic and international winter sports competitions and introduces snowsports to youth and adults with grass roots programs to increase participation, diversity and inclusion in snowsports.

Proclamation No. 2, Series of 2023 Trailblazer Award Winner for 2023

Read Proclamation No. 2, Series of 2023 into the record. 

The Vail Trailblazer Award Program is a civic recognition whereby the Vail Town Council acknowledges an individual/s that exemplifies the spirit and fortitude in making Vail a great community through selfless contributions of time and talent which have made a lasting impact to the community. 

Resolution No. 4, Series of 2023, A Resolution Establishing a Process for the Naming or Commemoration of Town-Owned Properties, Including Parks, Plazas, Streets, Buildings, and Interior Spaces

Approve, approve with amendments or deny Resolution No. 4, Series of 2023.

A nomination process is proposed by the Cultural Heritage Preservation and Programs Committee to recognize social, environmental, and economic influences for the naming or commemoration of Town-owned properties, including parks, plazas, streets, buildings, and interior spaces.  A formal naming process will offer a consistent and systematic approach for the Naming or Commemoration of Town-owned Properties in the future.

Resolution No. 5, Series of 2023 IGA with Eagle County Concerning Wildland Fire Mitigation

Approve, approve with amendments or deny Resolution No. 5, Series of 2023

In 2022 Eagle County and the Town of Vail entered into an IGA which provided funding to Vail Fire and Emergency Service to implement fuels treatment projects in the unincorporated potion of Intermountain and expand the communities curbside chipping program.  In recognition of the tireless community wide work the Town of Vail has implemented, Eagle County would like to partner with the Town of Vail to continue this critical work within the community. Eagle County will provide up to $55,000 to the Town for the continued support of the curbside chipping program and implementation of additional fuels treatment projects on federal and non-federal land within the CWPP planning area. 

Contract Award to Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) for the 2023-2024 Biodiversity Study.

Authorize the Town Manager to enter into a contract, approved by the Town Attorney, with Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP),  for a 2023-2024 biodiversity study, not to exceed $150,000.00.

The Town of Vail wishes to build upon the work conducted in 1992 in which the Town of Vail enlisted the Colorado Natural Heritage Program to conduct a Natural Heritage Inventory of potential conservation sites within the Town of Vail and immediate vicinity.

Contract Award to GMV for Bus Stop Signage Upgrade

Authorize the Town Manager to enter into an agreement in a form approved by the Town Attorney with GMV for an amount not to exceed $150,245 for the purchase and installation of 15 LED bus stop signs.

In the fall of 2021, staff worked with GMV to upgrade its transit technology system (RideVail). During this process a new monitoring/control software platform was implemented, new hardware was installed on all buses and new LED signs were installed at three stops (Lionshead Village – Eastbound, Covered Bridge – Eastbound, and Covered Bridge – Westbound) to pilot new larger format LED signage. The remaining existing LED signs were integrated with the new software system but no hardware improvements were made at the time.

Contract Award to Front Range Fire Apparatus/Boise Mobile Equipment for Purchase of a Type 3 Wildland Urban Interface Fire Engine

Direct the Town Manager to enter into an agreement in a form approved by the Town Attorney with Front Range Fire Apparatus/Boise Mobile Equipment to purchase a Type 3 fire apparatus.   

The purchase of a Type 3 Wildland Urban Interface fire engine was approved in the 2023 Capital Projects budget. This agenda item is to award a contract for this purchase.

Council Matters Status Report

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 Town Council Meeting moved to Wednesday, July 5, 2023 due to the holiday. 

Ordinance No. 1, Series of 2023, Second Reading, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 of Title 4 of the Vail Town Code to Expand Acceptable Insurance Types for the Licensing of Short-Term Rental Properties

Approve, deny, or approve with amendments, the second reading of Ordinance No. 1, series of 2023.

Since the approval of the most recent short-term rental ordinance, significant increases in coverage have been made to insurance policies offered by online marketplaces such as Airbnb and VRBO. Ordinance No. 1, Series 2023 expands the acceptable types of required short-term rental insurance to include these polices when they meet the other minimum standards.