Stan Castleton and Dave Castleton with DDRM Companies, Kent Byland with Split Rock Design, Wayne Rogers with AGEC, Brett Henke with Kuma Engineering and Justin Ferrick with Allen & Philp were present and provided specific information for the project. Stan Castleton stated the Project Team was organized by Alan Layton and indicated that Allen & Philp are the Architects, Split Rock Design are the Landscape Architects, Kuma Engineering are the Civil Engineers, Hales Engineering are the Traffic Engineers, AGEC are the Soils and Rockfall Engineers; Sylvia Sepielli is the Spa Consultant, Blakeslee is doing the Destination Branding, Kate Norris Design is doing the Interior and Compass North Industries is doing the Coordinated Boat Design. He stated that the word "Sentierre" is a combined French word that means "Pathway on earth". Applicants provided the City Council a PowerPoint presentation and a summary book for the Project ("Presentation Materials"). The project will be a full service hotel/resort consisting of a Hotel Central building with a lobby area, retail, food and beverage outlets, a trail gathering area, two (2) swimming pools, a meeting space, fitness center and restaurant. To the southof Hotel Central will be a sanctuary area housing a water-based Spa and approximately nine (9) spa suites. There will also be two types of hotel Casitas, both of which will be required to be placed in the hotel rental pool even if privately owned, a walk-out two story type that was referred to in the Presentation Materials as "CASITA A" that will be on the interior of the Project in areas with slope and a single story type that was referred to in the Presentation Materials as "CASITA B" that will be along and adjacent to Tuacahn Drive between the ends of the project. There will be the "Sentierre Suites" that consist of approximately 14 units that will be required to be placed in the hotel rental pool, the "Tuacahn Suites" consisting of approximately 3 units that will be required to be placed in the hotel rental pool and privately owned single family residential "Villas" that will be optional for the private owners to put their unit into the hotel rental pool and will consist of two types presented as "VILLA A" and "VILLA B" in the Presentation Materials. All will be a walk-out two story type residential unit. The Applicant requested the actual mix of Casita units and private Villas be allowed to vary by up to 15%. It was represented that the density of the Project will be 2.9 units/acre and provides a minimum of 210 parking stalls, some of which will be available for the hiking/biking public to use.
The Presentation Materials contained additional detail about the Project, including the following: an overview of the Project; background of the Design Team and the Design Process; the unique location of the Project; description and Illustrative Site Plan for the Project; description and breakdown of the resort hotel buildings and parking; illustrated Information Plan showing the location of all referenced resort hotel buildings and accesses; Boundary Plan showing the boundaries of the Project, its vicinity to Tuacahn and its location along Tuacahn Drive; description of trails and a Trail Plan, both within and outside the Project; Tortoise Fence Plan, including conceptual designs of a concrete stormwater channel with and without tortoise fencing on top; Stormwater Plan showing where the stormwater channels will be located along the Stormwater Drain Plan; illustrated plan of access, linkages and parking within the Project; projections for Traffic and Parking; Grading and Soils; Conceptual Grading Plan; Preliminary Erosion Control Plan; Utilities Plan for water, sewer, power, telephone, cable and gas; Conceptual Fire Protection Plan and discussion regarding the same; discussion regarding landscaping within the Project, together with illustrations showing Landscape Areas, Conceptual Landscape Plan and Plant List; a discussion and photographs depicting colors and materials to be used; elevations for both types of Casitas and Villas, as well as elevations for Hotel Central.
Council Member Densley inquired if the construction is going to be in phases or constructed all at one time. Stan Castleton indicated phase one (1) will be the hotel and construction after that will depend on the market. Council Member Roberts inquired if there is landslide, collapsible soils or rockfall hazards in the Project area. Wayne Rogers stated they are in the process of completing additional studies for collapsible soils. He indicated there is no landslide hazard but there is a rockfall hazard on part of the project. Mayor Hart referred to the meeting area and inquired if it's their intention to hold conventions. Stan Castleton stated yes, high end conventions. Mayor Hart inquired if the restaurant would be open to the public. Stan Castleton indicated yes. Council Member Roberts inquired as to the type of lighting for the project. Justin Ferrick stated that's important both aesthetically to protect the night sky and for safety reasons. The lighting will largely be down lit and subtle and will be placed to limit the amount of light pollution on the site so that the Project is beautiful during the day and night. Stan Castleton indicated there are other concerns, one of which is the traffic noise on Tuacahn drive and something needs to be figured out to reduce that. Mayor Hart referred to the current water tank. Dale Coulam indicated if that is to be replaced there would be an agreement at a later date. The current tank needs to be repainted inside at a cost of $100,000 and has some rockfall exposure so the City may participate to that extend. Otherwise, the decision to fund the replacement is between Sentierre and Tuacahn. The Conditional Use Permit is not contingent on the tank being replaced because the existing tank is sufficient for the necessary flows and pressures. Council Member Densley inquired as to the sale price of the Villas and Casitas. Stan Castleton stated they have preliminary numbers but are not comfortable yet with the price range. Council Member Roberts thanked them for providing the presentation and inquired what type of opposition they've seen in the past for this type of development. Stan Castleton indicated they have had every objection you can imagine. The number one objection is traffic but the traffic impact for this project is very small. Mayor Hart thanked them on behalf of the City and personally stated he has dreamt of something like this coming to Ivins for a number of years and that the level of expertise and thoughtfulness is remarkable. Dale Coulam indicated he is preparing a draft of conditions for the Conditional Use Permit for the project team to review. The next step is to hold a Public Hearing before the Planning Commission and then before the City Council. Council Member Densley inquired as to the time frame to begin construction if everything proceeds quickly. Stan Castleton stated it would be the fall of next year (2015) or the following spring (2016).