HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/15/13 SPECIAL MEETING May 15, 2013 Present: Jon Stavney Chairman Sara Fisher Commissioner Jill Ryan Commissioner Keith Montag County Manager Beth Ayres-Oliver Assistant 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: Planning Files 1. PDP-3830,ZC-3881 Wolcott PUD Preliminary Plan Sean Hanagan and Bob Narracci,Planning Eva Wilson, Engineering Department Rick Hermes: Community Concepts, Inc.,Applicant Jeff Townsend: Community Concepts Colorado, Inc.,Representative Rick Pylman: Pylman&Associates, Inc.,Representative Note: Tabled from 04/23/13, 04/30/13 and 05/07/13 Action: The purpose of this Planned Unit Development Preliminary Plan and Zone Change is for a proposed development consisting of 577 residential units as well as 144,500 square feet of commercial space. Location: The Wolcott PUD consists of approximately 373-acres and is generally centered on the Interstal e-70 Wolcott Interchange and the US highway 6 intersection with US Highway 131. The Wolcott PUD includes lands north and south of Interstate 70 and Highway 6 inclusive of the valley floor. 2. Wolcott PUD Water and Wastewater Facility Infrastructure Sean Hanagan and Bob Narracci,Planning Ray Merry, Environmental Health Eva Wilson, Engineering Jason Cowles: Eagle River Water and Sanitation District,Applicant Robert Weaver: Leonard Rice Engineers,Representative Note: Tabled from 04/23/13,04/30/13 and 05/07/13 Action: The purpose of this 1041 Permit approval is for a water and wastewater facility infrastructure, as well as, the efficient utilization of a municipal and industrial water project to serve a large scale mixed-use development including a variety of residential single-family, duplex,multi-family, commercial office/retail, institutional and community land uses in Wolcott Location: The Wolcott PUD encompasses 373-acres and is generally centered on the Interstate 70 Wolcott Interchange and the US Highway 6 intersection with US Highway 131. The Wolcott PUD includes lands north and south of Interstate 70 and Highway 6 inclusive of the valley floor. DISCUSSION: 1 05/15/2013 Mr. Hanagan stated that the focus of the hearing would be reviewing the PUD standards,the engineering conditions and the overlapping 1041 criteria. Of all the engineering conditions,the applicant was not agreeable to condition 11 regarding the ownership of the right-of-way. Ms. Ayres-Oliver explained that the board needed to decide whether the board wanted the roads dedicated to the public or include language that would allow the road be dedicated to the Metro District. The possibility of gates was also a topic that needed further discussion. Mr.Hermes stated that they were flexible on the subject of gates and were not trying to create a gated community. Chairman Stavney stated that gates were not his preference. Commissioner Ryan understood the applicant's desire to gate a private area. Commissioner Fisher believed there was a solution but wished visit the subject while summarizing things. She believed signs might be a better option. Chairman Stavney requested some guidance from the Attorney's Office as to public roads. Ms. Ayres-Oliver stated that she would work with Eva Wilson and provide a summery. Mr. Townsend spoke about the conversations about condition 15 and if the 3%mode choice reduction would be allowed. Mr.Narracci stated that per Eva Wilson the 3%was appropriate so she removed the condition. Mr. Schroeder stated that when the PUD consolidated down to a walkable footprint the metro district may or may not do an electric cart. The 3%mode choice reduction based on walkability was very conservative. Rick Pylman spoke about some letters of opposition related to density. He clarified that the proposed density was 577 residential units. The commercial space was 156,000. They estimated about 1587 people. They over-laid the Wolcott development over a portion of Eagle Ranch commercial area to provide an accurate conception of the scale of the project. He showed a couple slide of the proposed trail alignment. Mr. Hermes stated that the trail would be phased. For a while,the Highway 6 alignment would be the phased 1 trail. He pointed out the areas of the river that would be accessible to the public. Mr.Pylman stated the fencing would only be a visual barrier. Chairman Stavney wondered if CDOT would abandon the old Highway 6 or dedicate it to the development. Mr.Hermes stated that the road would be transferred to Eagle County. Chairman Stavney asked about the property that CDOT had across the BLM land. Ellie Caryl believed the property would revert to BLM and would be granted Eagle County a right-of-way for the trail area. Commissioner Fisher spoke about dogs on the trail and having access to the river. She wanted to talk about some sort of ownership note requiring homeowners to take responsibility for their pets. She wondered about long- term trail maintenance. Ms. Caryl believed that the county would maintain the trails but some metro districts would contribute cash annually to offset the cost. Chairman Stavney believed the trail was a valley wide public amenity. Mr.Hermes believed the trail topics could be addressed in the conditions. Commissioner Ryan wondered about the timing of the phasing. Mr. Hermes stated that whenever Ms. Caryl was ready to proceed they would move forward. Phase II would depend on construction. There could be a trigger mentioned in the conditions. Chairman Stavney was pleased with the proposed trail alignment. Commissioner Ryan agreed with Chairman Stavney and believed it was a strengthened proposal with the trail alignment. Ms. Caryl stated that there were a set of conditions from the preliminary plan approve but they needed to be revised. The changes were positive. Phase I and II as proposed were acceptable. Phase III ended at the end of the PUD and the applicant proposed a payment in lieu of construction. She supported the proposal but believed a contingency needed to be added. The target would be to construct the final section in 2016. She would provide the applicant with an estimate for the costs associated with the construction of the trail. There was an issue with an irrigation ditch. Commissioner Fisher encouraged a long-term commitment. Chairman Stavney spoke about the internal pedestrian trails. Commissioner Fisher encouraged the applicant to be creative and thoughtful with the dog component. Chairman Stavney opened public comment. 2 05/15/2013 Mike Steiner,representing Eagle Springs Golf Club expressed concern for the use of the river.They were not opposed to the project but wanted to make sure something reasonable and practical would be done to make sure it worked for both sides. Steve Jouflas mentioned that his family was working with Bill Andre and the Eagle Valley Land Trust to create a Ute Creek conservation easement, approximately 560 acres on the outside of the Wolcott PUD. They believed the conservation easement would create a nice buffer. Jason Cowles,Eagle River Water and Sanitation District presented the 1041 criteria. The project would not have any adverse effect on the capability of local governments affected by the project to provide services or exceed the capacity of service delivery systems. The project was necessary to population demands in the areas. He talked about the existing facilities in the area. They anticipated serving Wolcott since the early 90s. Most of the properties were served by wells and or individual sewage disposal systems. Red Sky Ranch was currently served by the Holland Creek Metro District(HCMD)Water Treatment Plant and had septic systems for wastewater service. Ray Merry, Eagle County Environmental Heal li,spo'&about the option of clustering systems. Currently water was diverted from the Eagle River and delivered to Red Sky Ranch for treatment and there were no wells that served Red Sky. - d Mr. Cowles stated that the area would providi�j i enougI demand that it would enable them to build regional facilities. The planning area was not just confined to the PUD. Chairman Stavney believed it was a challenge to finance this type of facility without critical mass. Mr. Cowles stated that the project could be paid for by the homeowners in the area through TAP fees and the rates would be comparable to other service areas. The proposal would serve the Vines at Vail PUD,the Gallegos parcel and others along Highway 131. They proposed a water service agreement to the Holland Creek Metro District where by the district would assume ownership and operation of the water treatment plant and were awaiting their response. Chairman Stavney wondered if the new facility would provide adequate pressure and fire flow to the homes in the higher elevations. Mr. Cowles stated that another tank would be needed to support the higher elevation homes. It was important to keep the facilities together as not to create any depletion in the river. As demand increased,the facilities would be expanded. The stand-alone alternative would extend the lines for phases 3 and 4, expand the wastewater plant to .35 million gallons per day and add an additional 260,000 gallon water storage tank would be needed on the north side. An agreement with HCMD would reduce the impacts of the water system for the PUD. Interconnect benefits would minimize the initial capital costs and minimize the environmental impacts of the water system. There would also be the opportunity to share costs to upgrade the plant. Chairman Stavney asked why the facility would be built in town rather than on the existing property downstream that was purchased a while ago. Mr. Cowles stated that a piece of property was purchased in 1998,which included a mile of pipeline that would be required to get water and wastewater mains to the site. The idea was to keep the facilities together to minimize any impacts. The costs would be significant to get the lines to that location. Commissioner Ryan asked about the new technology being used to eliminate odors. Mr. Cowles stated that they were doing some pilot testing at the Edwards facility for some newer odor treatment technologies. They would truck solids from the Wolcott location to the Edwards facility to finish the process. The Master Plan identified that expansion of the Edwards facility would be the most cost effective option as opposed to trying to expand the Avon facility. This would provide the opportunity to process more waste in Edwards. Commissioner Fisher spoke about the odors from the plant in Gypsum. She encouraged the plant be located off the valley floor if possible. Chairman Stavney reviewed the discussion topics for future meetings. He asked that there be some comment with regards to storm water. Ray Merry stated that storm water was listed under natural resources. Mr.Narracci stated that the 1041 criteria was spread out to match up with the PUD standards. Chairman Stavney believed at the next meeting the board should allow for public comment related to compatibility. 3 05/15/2013 Commissioner Ryan moved to table the Wolcott PUD preliminary plan files nos.PDP-3830,ZC-3881, and 1040 file,4122 to May 20,2013 at 8:30 am. Chairman Stavney seconded the motion. Of the two voting Commissioners,the vote was declared unanimous. There being no further business before the the meeting was adjourned until May 20, 2013. i - " A h-00121-4-- ttest:�I IPAl =� , t Clerk to the Boa d '��V� * Chairman . .lo 4 05/15/2013