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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Parks Advisory Board 2015-01-15 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, January 15th, 2015 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Parks Advisory Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall Room 100, Engineering Conference Room, in said Town of Estes Park on the 15th day of January, 2015. Present: Dewain Lockwood Merle Moore Ronna Boles Celine Lebeau Terry Rustin (by phone) Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager Russ Franklin, Parks Division Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Bob Holcomb, Town Board Trustee Diane Watson, Estes Park Cultural Arts Council Absent: Chris Reed Chair Lebeau called the meeting to order at 12:31 p.m. GENERAL BUSINESS A few minor amendments were proposed to the December minutes. It was moved and seconded (Lockwood/Boles) to approve the December 18th meeting minutes as amended and the motion passed unanimously. Allocation of 2015 budget funds was designated as an agenda item for the February meeting. NEW MEETING TIME Members expressed an interest in holding future meetings in Rooms 202/203. Several new meeting times were discussed in conjunction with the availability of that space and members decided on a new meeting time of 11 am – 12 am on the third Friday of each month. It was moved and seconded (Lockwood/Boles) to approve the new meeting time of 11 am – 12 am on the third Friday of each month and the motion passed unanimously. ARBOR DAY 2015 Chair Lebeau updated the group on preparations for Arbor Day 2015. Celine will be meeting soon with principal John Bryant to discuss details and date for Arbor Day at the elementary school. Celine also provided a rundown of proposed activities and an art contest, with the suggestion that bookmarks or temporary tattoos be provided for prizes this year instead of t-shirts. Celine is working with the art teacher and trying to incorporate Arbor Day activities in class before the day of the celebration. Ronna Boles volunteered to help with Arbor Day preparations. In the absence of additional volunteers, Celine will also contact RMNP to coordinate with representatives from the park who will present at the celebration. Colorado State Forest Service will also present. Celine strongly urged PAB to donate more tree books to the library as part of the 2015 celebration. A meeting will be scheduled with the Eagle Rock school as well; since Eagle Rock school is not in session in April, their Arbor Day celebration usually takes place in May. Eagle Rock students will help with a Town project as part of their celebration , with Platte River donating funds for trees. PUBLIC ART POLICY AND ORDINANCE Merle Moore and Terry Rustin distributed copies of the draft ordinance and guidelines prior to the meeting. Discussion of ordinance was lead by Merle and it was Parks Advisory Board – January 15th, 2015 – Page 2 recommended the draft ordinance be taken to Community Development for comment and input. Trustee Holcomb advised that a sign code is currently being developed by the Planning Commission and it may be prudent to wait until it is finalized to be sure there are no conflicts with the new art policy. PAB should be careful to differentiate murals from signs so they are not governed by the same regulations, with murals designated as providing aesthetic pleasure and not for commercial purposes. Chair Lebeau suggested a few fine-tuning changes, such as consistency in terminology throughout the document, as well as changes to the policy’s essence and philosophy, such as including kinetic or interactive art as an art type. Discussion continued on funding, with the group leaning toward the Town absorbing the cost of installation if an artist donates a piece. If a patron purchases and donates, they will be responsible for installation costs as well as the art itself. An appendix of forms within the policy was also suggested. Currently the Town has a program in place for the care and maintenance of bronze artwork, but the policy should cover such issues for existing artwork as well as donations, as well as inventory of indoor art and maintenance. Director Muhonen advocated donors include maintenance schedule and cost so Trustees would know up front what kind of obligations are being incurring by accepting artwork. The board will continue reviewing the art policy at the February meeting. With no other business to discuss, a motion was made (Lockwood/Boles) to adjourn the meeting at 1:28 pm, with all voting in favor.