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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Parks Advisory Board 2015-02-20 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 20th, 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 202/203, in said Town of Estes Park on the 20th day of February, 2015. Present: Dewain Lockwood Merle Moore Ronna Boles Celine Lebeau Terry Rustin (by phone) Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works Brian Berg, Parks Division Supervisor Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Bob Holcomb, Town Board Trustee Patricia Greenberg, Cultural Arts Council Absent: Chris Reed Chair Lebeau called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. GENERAL BUSINESS It was moved and seconded (Lockwood/Boles) to approve the January 15th meeting minutes and the motion passed unanimously. Floyd Wright and Connie Dedon from the Estes Valley Community Garden gave a presentation on the community garden concept for the Estes Valley. A brief history of community gardens in the United States, as well as the benefits such a project could have for the community, were outlined. A map of the proposed location and blueprint sketch was provided to the board. Mr. Wright also spoke of the financial needs of the project, fundraising efforts and grants received. Education and outreach is a key component of the project. More info can be found at EVCG.org. Past Tree Board budget money was funded by the $2 per capita required by Tree City USA standards. That money is allocated in the budget for tree maintenance, care and new plantings. It must be spent on trees or education about trees and is not budget money for the PAB. Currently, PAB does not have a budget but that may be modified in the future to provide for public art and maintenance. PROPOSAL TO RECONSTRUCT LIBRARY’S STORY TIME AREA The library is interested in reconstructing the story time area to make it a more usable space for story time instead of the public space it is currently classified as now. The project would require the blessing of the Rotary Club, who constructed the space as it currently stands. ARBOR DAY 2015 Chair Lebeau is currently struggling with finding a suitable date for all parties involved with the elementary celebration. May 15th is the proposed date, but Celine is waiting to hear from a couple of key people to be sure they can attend. PUBLIC ART POLICY AND ORDINANCE Merle Moore and Terry Rustin distributed updated drafts for review prior to the meeting. They opened the floor for questions and comments for the group. Brian Berg had a couple of comments on items for consistency. He also questioned the monetary impact of the Cultural Arts Council’s expenses and compensation with record keeping, maintenance of art and new purchases. Naming the company or non-profit in the policy can create issues with the Town’s purchase policy; a generic term should be used in place of specific entities within the policy. PAB will award the contract for those Parks Advisory Board – February 20th, 2015 – Page 2 services on a determined frequency. A document in the appendix could outline guidelines and qualifications for curatorial purposes. Trustee Holcomb recommended presenting the draft policy to the Town Board by June so supplemental budget money can be requested in August or September. Due to Merle’s absence in June, the board is shooting to appear at a Town Board Study Session on May 12th and to the Town Board meeting as an action item on May 26th. PAB will continue review of the Art Policy in March. With no other business to discuss, a motion was made (Lockwood/Boles) to adjourn the meeting at 12:04 pm, with all voting in favor.