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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/07/2021 PUBLIC HEARING December 7, 2021 Present: Matt Scherr Chairman Jeanne McQueeney Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry Commissioner • Jeff Shroll County Manager Beth Oliver Deputy County Attorney Kathy Scriver Deputy Clerk to the Board This being a scheduled Public Hearing,the following items were presented to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration: Commissioner Updates Commissioner Chandler-Henry gave a shout out to the Vail Valley Foundation for its successful running of the Birds of Prey downhill race and to the over 500 volunteers. She also mentioned Colorado Gives Day. Commissioner McQueeney reminded everyone that today was Colorado Gives Day. This was the day to support your favorite local nonprofits. Chairman Scherr mentioned that the Vail Symposium was hosting an event this evening called"Crafting a Purpose Driven Life." This talk was given by a father and son team with a lot of ties to the valley. County Manager Updates Jeff Shroll highlighted the First Responders Awards night and gave a shout out to John Harris and the Public Works team for all the great work they'd done during the Glenwood Canyon closures. Consent Agenda 1. Resolution 2021-093 Third Amendment to the Resolution Adopting a Schedule of Airline Rates and Charges for the Eagle County Regional Airport Bryan Treu,Attorney's Office 2. Eighth Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement for Bus Storage& Service at the I-70 Regional Transportation Operations Facility Tanya Allen, ECO Transit 3. Resolution 2021-094 Setting a Hearing Upon Appeal of Denial of Petition for Exclusion of Starview Realty Investments,L.P. Property from Cordillera Metropolitan District Matt Peterson,Attorney's Office 4. Resolution 2021-095 of the Approval for Elliott Ranch Planned Unit Development(PUD)Amendment- PDA-9158-2021 1 12/7/2021 TJ Dlubac, Contract Planner, Community Development 5. October 2021 Payment Report Jill Klosterman,Finance 6. Resolution 2021-096 Concerning Assessor Generated Abatement and Refund of Taxes-R055860 Rhea ilverkorn,Administration 7. Yampa Valley Electric Telecommunications and Access Easement for High-Speed Broadband Beth Oliver,Attorney's Office 8. Renewal of Investment Advisory Services Contract with Public Trust Advisors Holly Strablizky,Treasurer's Office 9. Resolution 2021-097 of the Approval for American Gypsum Mine Expansion Special Use Review- ZS-9114-2020 TJ Dlubac, Contract Planner, Community Development 10. Ratification of CDHS Certification of Compliance-Year 2022 County Personnel and Merit System Jose Velasco,Human Services 11. Resolution 2021-098 Eagle County Open Records Policy Rhea Silverkorn,Administration 12. Ratification of First Amendment to the Distinctive Design Build Agreement for General On-Call Services with Eagle County Koltin Howard-Talbott,Airport Holly Strablinsky,Assistant County Attorney provided an overview of the Eagle County Open Records Policy. The policy would be revised to provide a more streamlined process and constituents could obtain information through various options. The Colorado Open Records Act(CORA) website would be live on Friday under the Open Eagle County section of the Eagle County website. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to approve the Consent Agenda for December 7,2021 as presented. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Constituent Input Joanne Rock of Eagle spoke. She spoke about the Lake Creek Village Apartment complex in Edwards and expressed concerns for the sale of the property. Heather Berquest of Gypsum spoke about liberty. She did not believe that public health took priority over personal liberty. She believed the County Commissioners lost the trust of the community by taking legal action against Cornerstone Christian School. Her message to the board was to stop using the guidelines of Public Health to waste her tax payers dollars to bully Cornerstone Christian School and Pastor Jim and get back to the business which was to protect the rights of every person in Eagle County. Chairman Scherr reminded folks that there was pending legislation with Cornerstone Christian and to refrain from any comments regarding the matter. Pamela Chapman of Gypsum spoke about rights. She shared her personal story about growing up in the Bronx of New York and then moving to Orange County, California and the changes in her community that moved 2 12/7/2021 her to Gypsum. She wished to avoid those negative changes in this county. She wished to pursue happiness here in Colorado and believed she had the right to decide what was good for her body. Bobbie Jo Berrella from Gypsum commented on a couple of phrases that were made at last week's meeting with regards to rights. She expressed disappointment at how her money was being used to prosecute something she did not believe in. Becca Leeper,Eagle resident, spoke. She and her husband were not vaccinated so were not able to watch her daughter perform at the Vilar Center. She wished to raise awareness on this. Getting a shot would be life changing for her and her family. Jan Rosenthal spoke about virtue and commented on the meeting last week. She believed that the board was not interested in what the community had to say and attempted to silence the voices. Dr. Jen spoke. She believed that there was a certain amount of political pull that was pulling the dialog in one direction. This has been tormenting her over the last two years. She believed that people should be listening to clear science. She reviewed research on a daily basis, and the American Heart Association just published a study talking about the cardio implications of the vaccines. Patricia Hite of Gypsum spoke. She read something from Christian Anderson regarding human rights and civil liberty. Chairman Scherr closed constituent input. Business Item(s) 1. Resolution 2021-099 Establishing 2022 Commissioner Meeting Days, County Office Days and Hours, Legal Holidays and Payroll Calendar for Eagle County Government Rhea Silverkorn,Administration Executive Summary: This resolution establishes 2022 Commissioner meeting days,county offices days&hours, legal holidays and the payroll Calendar for Eagle County Government. Ms. Silverkorn stated that the schedule could be amended on the fly if necessary. Commissioner McQueeney moved to approve the resolution establishing 2022 Commissioner Meeting Days, County Office Days and Hours,Legal Holidays and Payroll Calendar for Eagle County Government. Commissioner Chandler-Henry seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. 2. Resolution 2021-100 Concerning Appointments to the Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority Jared Barnes,ECO Transit Executive Summary: This Resolution is for a new appointment to the ECRTA Board for the Town of Eagle. The Town of Eagle has requested that Ellen Bodenhemier be appointed as the Town's regular member with a term to expire on 2/28/2024. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to approve the resolution concerning the appointments to the Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. 3. Resolution 2021-101 Approval of the 5th Supplemental Budget 2021 Jill Klosterman, Finance 3 12/7/2021 Executive Summary: Public notice will be completed on December 2nd,2021 and the review and request for these additional appropriations will be made in the December 7th, 2021 public meeting. Ms. Klosterman stated that the majority of the supplemental budget was an increase in revenues. Revenues would increase by$11.3 million across all funds. Big increases were coming from the General Fund where there was an increase in building fees,recording, motor vehicle fees, and sales tax. The other increase was related to a pass through grant that would be received and passed to the Northwest Loan Fund. ECO Transit was receiving more COVID related funding in the amount of$3.5 million. Pass-through grants were those grants received by a recipient government to transfer to or spend on behalf of a secondary recipient. Commissioner McQueeney moved to approve the resolution approving the 5th Supplemental Budget 2021 Commissioner Chandler-Henry seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to adjourn as the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners and reconvene as the Eagle County Air Terminal Authority. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Eagle County Air Terminal Authority 1. Eagle County Airport Terminal (ECAT)Amendment to Agreement with Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC Jodi Doney,Airport Executive Summary: Amendment to the original lease agreement to extend the terms for one year. Commissioner McQueeney moved to approve the Eagle County Airport Terminal amendment to agreement with Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC. Commissioner Chandler-Henry seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 2. Eagle County Airport Terminal(ECAT)Amendment to Agreement with The Hertz Corporation Jodi Doney, Airport Executive Summary: Amendment to the original lease agreement to extend the terms for one year. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to approve the amendment to the original lease agreement to extend the terms for one year. Commissioner Chandler-Henry seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 3. Ratification of First Amendment to the Distinctive Design Build Agreement for General On-Call Services with Eagle County Air Terminal Corporation Koltin Howard-Talbott,Airport Executive Summary: This First Amendment to DDB's On-Call agreement is to include the replacement of light poles along the loop road at the Eagle County Regional Airport. The old wooden poles were starting to show signs of failure. This project will help provide adequate light to passengers arriving to and departing from Eagle County. This project is split between Airport and ECAT. 4 12/7/2021 Commissioner McQueeney moved to approve the ratification of First Amendment to the Distinctive Design Build Agreement for General On-Call Services with Eagle County Air Terminal Corporation. Jeff Shroll seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to adjourn as the Eagle County Air Terminal Authority and reconvene as the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Eagle County Housing and Development Authority 1. Resolution 2021-102 Authorizing And Approving A Purchase And Sale Agreement For The Sale Of Lake Creek Village Apartments, A Land Use Regulatory Agreement, Right Of First Offer,And Related Documents And Transactions In Connection With The Sale Of Lake Creek Village Apartments By Lake Creek Village Llc; Authorizing The Eagle County Housing And Development Authority To Enter Into An Agreement With The Purchaser To Effectuate A Property Tax Exemption In Accordance With State Law;And Authorizing Any Of Its Commissioners To Execute All Documents Necessary To Consummate The Closing Of The Sale Of Lake Creek Village Apartments. Kim Bell Williams, Housing Ms. Bell Williams stated that Lake Creek Village Apartments included 270 units in 34 buildings and was owned by the Eagle County Housing&Development Authority through the Lake Creek Village LLC. The goal was to provide high-quality, safe, and affordable housing for local residents of Eagle County. There were three documents before the board: a resolution to approve a potential sale,purchase and sale agreement, and Land Use Regulatory Agreement. The Land Use Regulatory Agreement(LARA)would cap future rents at 75%of area median income (AMI). She reviewed some terms of the purchase and sale agreement. The purchase price was $81,850,000. It was the Housing Authority's goal to preserve the existing community of residents. The Housing Authority would continue as a special limited partner. If in the future there were a change in ownership,Tralee Affordable Mountain LLC would offer a right of first offer. She introduced Mike Kelly, President of Tralee Affordable Mountain. Mike Kelly stated that they were affordable apartment owners across the country. They try to buy the best quality affordable assets and maintain them to a superior standard. They would be doing many upgrades to the property so that the residents were living in a class A asset. Their focus was on long-term residency by providing a great quality product. Ms. Bell Williams that it had been a priority to engage with the tenants so they were fully aware of the changes. The Housing Department would be a special limited partner and provide tax exemption. Tralee would allow the county to continue with priority leasing for 16 units. The eight permanent supportive housing vouchers would remain in place. I f approved today,there was a feasibility period that the buyer would go through and potentially close in the first quarter of 2022. Commissioner Chandler-Henry believed this was a great opportunity for the county. She asked the net after paying off the debt. Ms. Bell Williams stated that they were estimating around$50,000,000. They hoped to use the funds toward more affordable housing units in the community. Commissioner McQueeney believed it was important to insure the residents that rents would not be going up too quickly or too much. Commissioner Chandler-Henry asked about the plans for the clubhouse and neighborhood community approach. Mr. Kelly stated that their goal was to make improvements to the clubhouse and create other programs. He believed the residents would be very happy. 5 12/7/2021 Commissioner Chandler-Henry believed the board had considered all the options. It felt like they had done some due diligence on figuring out how to leverage Lake Creek Village into more affordable housing while keeping it for the current residents. Chairman Scherr concurred with Commissioner Chandler-Henry. The negotiations had been going on for some time and had been a lot of work. They considered every option with the objection of maximizing housing for this community while protecting the residents at Lake Creek Village Apartments. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to approve the Resolution Authorizing And Approving A Purchase And Sale Agreement For The Sale Of Lake Creek Village Apartments,A Land Use Regulatory Agreement, Right Of First Offer, And Related Documents And Transactions In Connection With The Sale Of Lake Creek Village Apartments By Lake Creek Village Lie;Authorizing The Eagle County Housing And Development Authority To Enter Into An Agreement With The Purchaser To Effectuate A Property Tax Exemption In Accordance With State Law; And Authorizing Any Of Its Commissioners To Execute All Documents Necessary To Consummate The Closing Of The Sale Of Lake Creek Village Apartments Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 2. Purchase and Sale Agreement between Lake Creek Village LLC and Tralee Affordable Mountain LLC for the sale of Lake Creek Village Apartments, capped at 75%area median income rental rates, in Edwards, Colorado Kim Bell Williams, Housing Commissioner McQueeney moved to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement between Lake Creek Village LLC and Tralee Affordable Mountain LLC for the sale of Lake Creek Village Apartments, capped at 75% area median income rental rates, in Edwards, Colorado. Commissioner Chandler-Henry seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 3. Review and Approval of the ECHDA 5th Supplemental Budget 2021 Jill Klosterman,Finance Jill Klosterman presented the details of the budget. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to approve the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority 5th Supplemental Budget 2021. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Commissioner McQueeney moved to adjourn as the Eagle County Housing Authority and reconvene as the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners. Commissioner Chandler-Henry seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Planning File 1. AFP-9182-2021, 106 Holden Road Amended Final Plat Bill Gibson, Planning 6 12/7/2021 Jule Pranger,Eagle County Staff Engineer,presented the application. The purpose of the amended final plat located at 106 Holden Road was to amend the building envelope. The property was developed with a single-family home. The existing home had a habitable area located above the garage that was located outside of the building envelope. Per the PUD guide, all habitable space must be located within the building envelope. Steven Roitman, the applicant, stated that he had nothing to add. Chairman Scherr opened public comment. Barb Garrett Morris stated that she was simply attending to find out what was going on two doors down from her home. Chairman Scherr closed public comment. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved to approve file no. AFP-9182-2021, authorizing the Chair to sign the Plat,because the application meets the standards of approval for an Amended final Plat. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Planning File - Eagle County Room 1. Planning File-PDA-9148-2021: Northstar Center Planned Unit Development(PUD)Amendment TJ Dlubac, Contracted County Planner Mr. Dlubac opened the meeting and presented the proposed agenda. Tom Braun with Braun Associates introduced himself. He represented Vail Health and Eagle Valley Behavioral Health. Beth Oliver provided the Board of Commissioners with some guidelines. Per the regulations, the project must comply with the standards and the amendment must comply with the same requirements. Mr. Braun introduced Craig Cohen with Vail Health and Chris Lindley, Executive Director with Eagle Valley Behavioral Health. Mr. Lindley spoke about the crisis in the community. Suicide was the second leading cause of death. This center would offer a place for individuals in crisis and their families to go. Vail Health formed Eagle Valley Behavioral Health to focus on recovery,prevention and intervention. The remaining gap was inpatient behavioral health facilities. The proposed facility would be a comprehensive community,holistic campus. This was not a long-term mental health facility and not a drug rehabilitation facility. The average. length of stay would be three to five days and patients would be discharged to family members once a treatment plan was in place. Safety and security was a top priority. This was a full lockdown facility with security and medical staff on site. Patients would be transported to the facility by paramedics with no lights or sirens and be released to caregivers. Mr. Braun spoke about the location and why it was chosen. Edwards was centrally located. The property was commercially zoned, could support development, and existing services were already in place. Building C, the in-patient behavioral health facility,would be a three story building with a kitchen, staff, sally port, meeting rooms, and beds. Future buildings A and B were uncertain and would be developed based on future needs. The PUD guide defines the building height and sustainability. The design guidelines address the architectural character, building massing,parking, lighting, and landscaping. He reviewed the affordable housing plan for the project. He reviewed the vision, goals, and policies of the Edwards Area Community Plan and indicated that the proposal was in line with the designation. There had been extensive community outreach through community meetings, mail correspondence,email correspondence virtual chats, and on-site and neighborhood tours. The comments from Old Edwards Estates included the mass and scale of the project, security, landscaping,parking, lighting, and social detox. In response to those comments,they reduced the square footage. The parking structure would be in harmony with other buildings within the PUD. The landscaping was enhanced to include additional tree plantings. There would be fencing and retaining walls treated with color and/or texture. They reduced the height of light poles and timers and motion detectors would be used. Signage would not be higher 7 12/7/2021 than 18'. The facility would provide a safe withdrawal management clinic, assessment, education, and motivational counseling. Mr. Lindley spoke about the social detox facility and indicated that it would be small. This would be a voluntary detox facility. Tori Franks with the Eagle County Housing Department reviewed the housing plan. The methods for calculations were different as this was a commercial development. The number of employees the development would generate needed to be considered. The guidelines also allowed for the project to provide alternative job generation rates. The project would be required to provide 7.9 housing units or 9,666 square feet of affordable housing. Applicants could ask for a reduction of 30%of the housing mitigation for public benefit. She defined the public benefits as public access,preservation of resources, opportunities for access of underserved and underrepresented populations, and overall community benefits. Staff determined that they were supportive of the allowance of the reduction of 30%of the housing mitigation due to community benefit. This first intro was focused only on Phase 1,building C. There would be a different calculation for Phase 2,buildings A and B. The applicant was proposing that Vail Health would build or buy and deed restrict resident occupied for sale units off-site. For every unit that they owe,the mitigation method that they proposed was one-to-one. The homes must be delivered in the Eagle River Valley. The deed restrictions and units would be delivered prior to Certificate of Occupancy(CO)of building C. If for some reason this didn't work,Vail Health committed that they would construct resident occupied for sale deed restricted units off-site and sell to eligible households in the future. There were three workforce housing units (rentals)proposed for buildings A and B. If the units were removed in the redevelopment,Vail Health would replace with resident occupied deed restricted units with equal to or greater than bed/bath counts in existing units. Mr. Dlubac summarized the changes proposed since the Planning Commission's review of the project. The applicant included additional landscaping, a new large landscape island,the square footage for Planning Area 2 (two)had been reduced from 85' to 70', side setbacks with P-1 had been increased from 10' to 50' and side setbacks within P-2 had been increased from 35' to 50'. The maximum building height for the parking structure had been reduced from 36' to 16'. building setbacks along the west property line from building A with Planning Area 2, design changes for parking garage in P-3, reduction in the height of parking lot lights, and fencing on the west. Public comment periods were posted on the property and in the newspaper. Notices were sent by mail to adjacent property owners and a sign was posted on the property. He reviewed the standards and reviewed the provisions made to bring them into compliance with the standards. The standard addressing Adequate Facilities 5-240.F.3.e(7)and Improvements 5-240.F.3.e(8)were addressed with condition 1 (one). An Administrative Amended Final Plat shall be approved by the county and recorded prior issuance of any building permit for building C. The County may issue a grading permit subject to compliance with all county requirements,to allow site grading and underground work to be completed and foundation permit prior to the administrative Amended Final Plat being approved and recorded. He indicated that all the other standards had been met. Based on a thorough review of the standards for PUD Amendment, staff recommended approval of the application with conditions because with the recommended conditions and variations requested,the application met all the standards for approval of a PUD Amendment. Additionally, adequate amendments were made to the PUD Guide by the Applicant after the Eagle County Planning Commission hearing to adequately address recommended conditions 2 (two), 3 (three), &4 (four). Therefore,those conditions had been revived from the staff recommendations and only condition 1 (one)remained. Commissioner Chandler-Henry asked if a traffic study was done. Taylor Ryan stated that the traffic analysis was provided in the application material. The conclusions of the traffic study did not show any real concern. An access permit would be required at the time of the building permit for building C and some.interim improvements would be required. The second step would be the consideration of buildings A and B when the traffic would be rerouted towards the west. The design and review would be addressed through that access permit process. Commissioner McQueeney wondered how the housing requirement would add to the housing stock. Ms. Franks stated that it was adding a perpetual workforce housing unit. It was taking a"free market" unit and adding a perpetual deed restriction that required an eligible household to live in it. Chairman Scherr asked about if there needed to be any refinement on who decided on the mitigation. 8 12/7/2021 Beth Oliver,Deputy Eagle County Attorney, stated that the Housing Department would confirm that the mitigation satisfied the requirements. Ms.Franks believed there could be a conversation. Ms. Oliver believed that they could get specific if there was a preference from the board. Chairman Scherr wanted to ensure that the applicant knew that in the future the county was getting what was desired. Commissioner McQueeney believed that housing was a crisis and anytime there was an opportunity to acquire what was allowable in the standards. Ms. Oliver stated that per the Housing Guidelines, square footage was maxed at 3,000. The board could specify the number of units. Commissioner Chandler-Henry expressed a concern for the lack of affordable housing, and there was a danger in going by square footage of not housing very many employees. Mr. Cohen wondered if it would be helpful if they chose which option was more beneficial to the country and go that route. Ms. Franks believed that there could be future conversations. She was hearing that unit count was more important than square footage. Mr. Cohen stated that they would agree to a unit count which totaled 5.6 units. Commissioner Chandler-Henry asked about the FONSI (Finding of No Significant Impact)and why the letter to serve would be issued at a later date. Mr. Cohen indicated that the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District issued a conditional"letter to serve"but would not issue a formal"commitment to serve"until they calculated their water rights dedication cash-in-lieu amount. The letter will be forthcoming. Staff encouraged them to pursue a FONSI,and staff made the finding that there was no impact and no need for a 1041. Commissioner Chandler-Henry thought it would be helpful to add a condition requiring that the letter be received prior to approval of the final plat. Chairman Scherr stated that there had been a lot of discussion during the meeting and he would like to capture everything that was agreed upon. Ms. Oliver made the statement that any statements made during the public hearing would become part of the PUD amendment approval. Commissioner McQueeney wondered if the community would have an opportunity to comment on the development of buildings A and B and the emergency facility which could include ambulance use. Mr. Cohen stated that they would be notified of the plans to move forward as per what was agreed to today. Commissioner Chandler-Henry had similar concerns and wondered how they might engage with the community as plans developed. Mr. Braun stated that they were happy to keep talking to the neighborhood but needed to focus on what was on the table. This use was a beefed up Urgent Care and most ambulances would head to Vail. Jim Bradford with the Eagle County Paramedic Services stated in an emergency situation,people would be transported to the hospital in Vail. There would be very few lights and sirens at this facility. Chairman Scherr opened public comment Dr. Katie Jarnot stated that this was near and dear to her heart. She supported community resources. This was a vital resource in the community that was needed. She urged the board to support this application. Kevin Roach,resident of Old Edwards Estates, spoke. He expressed concern for the social detox services. He understood the need for these types of facilities,but the size of the facility was too large for the area. Carrie Fenway with the HOPE Center spoke. She had been a homeowner in the area for 30 years and had been very involved with the community and non-profits. She would be proud to have this campus a half mile away from her home. Mary Ingles spoke. She believed Vail Health had gone above and beyond on the project. She has spent her time and money on the project. She urged the board to approve the application. 9 12/7/2021 Jim Bradford with the Eagle County Paramedic Services spoke. He encouraged approval of the application. John Straight of Eagle spoke. He spoke about his mental health and his battle with psychiatric medications. He expressed concern for the number of suicides and mental health crisises which may be caused by doctors inappropriately decreasing or increasing or switching psychiatric medications. He had become very involved at the state level on the issue of overprescribing benzodiazepine and long-term use. He believed that if the county was in need of a 24 bed psychiatric in-patient care facility, it was a symptom of an out-patient system that was failing. He believed there were other options. The first priority was to educate the doctors and to make sure that they were following best practices and not over prescribing. Dr. Elaine Sandler spoke. She was passionate about her work as a child psychologist. She expressed support for the facility. The access was critical. It was important to have parental support when treating adolescent teens. It was critical to have wrap-around services. Dr. Teresa Haynes,Clinical Director with the Hope Center, spoke. She believed this facility would fill a much needed gap. Stephanie Lord-Johnson, Old Edwards resident, spoke. She requested the board table the file to allow the Old Edwards neighbors to get involved in the process. Erin Ivie,Executive Director of Speak up Speak out spoke. She believed this type of facility was needed and housing was an important part of this project. She believed it was important to be innovative. Klein Harakal stated that this has been a long journey for him and his family. He asked that the board do whatever was necessary to facilitate the process to get this facility built. His son was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder about 12 t0 13 years ago. At that time they had to travel two hours to get treatment. Agness Harakal spoke. She expressed support for the facility. Sylvan Elleson spoke. He was a resident of Old Edwards Estates. He supported this type of facility to address behavioral health issues but hoped that the neighborhood would be involved in the building of buildings A and B and the social detox. It instilled a bit of fear. Tom Cerra from Old Edwards Estates spoke. He expressed concern about the size of the facility and setbacks. The parking structure was much better than what was originally proposed. He suggested that work be done at the east end of building A. He was concerned about the detox facility. Aaron Ciszek expressed his support for the facility. Chrisint Wardlaw expressed her support. Jennifer McAtamney spoke. She believed this was a good public process and supported the facility. She believed that the building would be built with care and the facilities were needed. Kris Miller spoke. She believed that housing should be per unit as discussed. She expressed support for the project and was in favor of a hospital facility in Edwards. The facility would be available to everyone. She lost her husband to suiside not long ago. Ross Brooks with Mountain Family Health Center spoke. He expressed support for the facility. Chairman Scherr closed public comment. Mr. Braun responded to some of the comments. If there was a concern with the detox,they were willing to take it out. Mr. Cohen was happy to remove social detox. Commissioner Chandler-Henry suggested leaving it on the table. Commissioner McQueeney wondered if it made sense to leave it and require a way to re-engage the public in the future. Beth Oliver stated that those uses could be considered at a later date. Commissioner McQueeney stated that she had no problem with the other variances being requested but the housing issue was of concern. Commissioner Chandler-Henry was proud of Vail Health for taking the lead and being innovative. She believed the location was accessible. Mr. Cohen believed it was reasonable to offer eight units. 10 12/7/2021 Chairman Scherr stated that he supported the application and believed it was clearly a public benefit. He had no doubt that there would be a public process for the Old Edwards residents when considering any future uses. Commissioner Chandler-Henry thanked everyone for their work on this project. This was a huge step forward. Ms. Oliver stated that any changes would be outlined in the final resolution. Commissioner Chandler-Henry moved that the board approve File No. PDA-9148-2021 incorporating staff's findings and recommended conditions,because this application, as conditioned, meets the standards for approval of a PUD Amendment. Commissioner McQueeney seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. SAP%,OF f40 �o There bein no further business lief► :u t_� the meeting was adjourned until December 14, 2021. 4 nolO 44DO Van C Attest. � � l Clerk to the Board airman CVL"1"--1 11 12/7/2021