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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1950-06-26lUtS Zokm of Coteg ark, Larimer County, Colorado, June 26 , 19 5° reg Minutes of a ular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 26 June day of A. D. 19 ... at regular meeting hour. C Meeting called to order by MayorRonald. Brodie. Present: MayorROriald C. Brodie Trustees: C.A. Graves, C.L. Herzog, Merl Morehead, M.J. Poling, Geo. H. Watson. Also Present: Lee H. Tallant, 3upt. of Works Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk Absent: Trustee G.E. Casey. Minute e of the reguler meeting held on June 12, read and appr ved as read. Trustee Graves, chairman of the public buildings committee, report- ed to the Board on the status of Lots 6 to 12, Block 4, purchased by the Town from the Continental Oil Company. Trustee Graves stated that at the regular election held in 1946, the citizens voted to purchase this property for the use of a municipal public parking lot, and that the privatly owned buildings located on the premises were to be removed an soon as the Town was financially able to com- plete the purchaee price without the aid of the rentals from these buildings. Trustee Graves stated that at the expiration of the present lease the Town would. owe only $ 2,000.00 on the purchase price, that the Board had the obligation to complete the results of the election, that the acute parking problem must be relieved, therefore Trustee Graves moved that the Town Clerk be instructed to take the necessary legal action to have the property removed from the above described premises at the expiration of the present lease. Trustee Herzog seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Graves, Herzog, Morehead, Poling and Watson. Those voting "No" None. A letter from the Chamber of Commerce was read to the Board, ask- ing the Board to consider the construction of a picnic area. The Board declared they intenaed to construct such an area at Stanley Park as soon as water could be installed and a caretaker employed. Mr. Michael Mardin, President of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Richard Degenhardt, Secretary, appeared before the Board, to follow- up their request for the Town to provide a site for a Chamber of Commerce building. Trustees Graves and Herzog reported that they had met as a committee and considered the possible locations of Townowned property for a proposed chamber of commerce building, and recommended that if a site be provided, that it be between the Town Hall and the Library. The Board members inspected and measured the proposed site and entered into a lengthy and detailed discuss- ion of the propossl. Trustee Poling then moved that a space be- tween the Town Hall and the Library be provided for a chamber of commerce building. Trustee Morehead seconded the motion. Upon roll cal said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Graves, Herzog, Morehead, Poling and Watson. Those voting "No" none. The Board then outlined the following requirements and ordered them complied with: The proposed building must front in a straight line with the pres- end. Library building, Must leave a six foot clearance from the Town Hall building, Must not exceed thirty-six feet in depth, Roof must be about the same height of the Library, and either tile or composition ehingle, Must have native rock base to conform with Library building, Town will pay all insurance on building, Chamber of Commerce will pay their own heat, lights, water, and building maintenance. The Chamber of Commerce represent&tives agreed to comply with these requirements. Tann of eoteo flark Larimer County, Colorado, 19 Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the. day of , A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: The remaining queetion under discussion was the width of the pro- posed building, the comment a varying from 20 to 30 feet. Trustee Morehead moved that the width of the building be set at twenty- five feet. Trustee Graves seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" and in favor of a 25 foot width, Trustees Graves, Morehead and Poling. Those voting Not Trustees Herzog and Watson. Whereupon Mayor Brodie declared said motion carried and the width of the, proposed building set at 25 feet. The Clerk wae then instructed to have the Town Attorney prepare the necessary contracts, agreements, etc., to insure the Town that once constructions was started, that the,building would be completed and deeded to the Town, without reservations, except that it be used.for chamber of commerce occupancy, rent free. There being no further business to come before the Board, it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn, MaYer Attest: .. ........