HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Study Session 2020-12-08Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado December 8, 2020
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town of
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in the
Board Room and Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on the 8th day of
December, 2020.
Board: Mayor Koenig, Mayor Pro Tem Martchink, Trustees Bangs,
Cenac, MacAlpine, Webermeier, and Younglund
Attending: Mayor Koenig, Mayor Pro Tem Martchink, Trustees Cenac
MacAlpine, Webermeier, and Younglund
Also Attending: Town Administrator Machalek, Assistant Town Administrator
Damweber, Town Attorney Kramer and Recording Secretary
Disney
Absent: Trustee Bangs
Mayor Koenig called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
DOWNTOWN ESTES LOOP QUARTERLY UPDATE.
Director Muhonen presented the Downtown Estes Loop quarterly update, and the
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC provided progress updates on Right-of-Way
(ROW) acquisitions, the Conditional Letter of Map Revisions, budget, schedule, and the
Memorandum of Agreement with Central Federal Lands Highway Division. TAC
proposed continuing work on design and ROW acquisition efforts, finalizing hydraulic
analysis, and utility relocations through the remainder of 2020, bidding the construction
work in the last quarter of 2021. Additionally, Town staff has been evaluating two
alternative FEMA grant opportunities to potentially fund Phase 2 improvements as
defined in the Downtown Estes Loop environmental assessment.
The Board discussed the temporary parking which has taken place in the location of
previously acquired ROW acquisitions, the delay on inclusion of TABOR clause,
clarification on the CLOMR, changes to the project timeline from original estimates, and
the Town’s role and timeline of ROW acquisitions.
POLICY 671 – TOWN FUNDING OF OUTSIDE ENTITIES REVISIONS.
Assistant Town Administrator Damweber provided background on Policy 671 and the
expressed interest of the Town Board in reassessing the eligibility criteria for Town
funding of outside entities, specifically regarding Community Initiative Funding. He
sought the Board’s input on amending Policy 671 to make other taxing districts and
organizations that support taxing districts and organizations which require membership
dues ineligible for Community Initiative Funding.
The Board discussed differences between taxing districts and organizations that require
membership dues, the number of organizations which could be affected by adjusting
eligibility, issues with excluding entities based on revenue streams, application eligibility
not being a guarantee of funding, organizations which have a direct connection and
support of taxing district entities, inability to predict funding needs of taxing districts in
the future, communication and feedback with entities which could be affected by
changes to eligibility, and ability of entities to request funding during other times of the
year for needs which arise. The Board directed staff to bring forward Policy 671
revisions to exclude taxing entities and entities whose sole purpose would be the
support of a single taxing district entity.
Town Board Study Session – December 8, 2020 – Page 2
TRUSTEE & ADMINSTRATOR COMMENTS & QUESTIONS.
Trustee Younglund requested the Board provide further direction to the Community and
Family Advisory Board (CFAB). Tt was determined Trustee Younglund and Town
Administrator Machalek would confirm CFAB’s questions and will bring back to board if
more information is needed.
FUTURE STUDY SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
Town Administrator Machalek requested and it was determined to schedule the Review
of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Readiness Plan for January 26, 2021 and the
Discussion of Commercial Enterprises in Residential Zones be added to approved
unscheduled items with a tentative date of January 12, 2021 or early February 2021.
There being no further business, Mayor Koenig adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m.
/s/Kimberly Disney, Recording Secretary