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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1955-03-144rotun of QEgte 'i^'ATE, Lorimer County, Colorado, March 14 , Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, I,arimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of March , A. D. 19 55 at regular meeting hour. MeetingcalledtoorderbyMayor Pro Tem George H. Watson 14th Present: MayorPrO Tem G.H. Watson Trustees: Ronald C. Brodie, Henry Dannels, Charles Herzog, Jess Poling. Also Presnet: Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk Absent: Mayor Clarence A. Graves, Trustee A.G. Fisk. Minutes of the regular meeting held on February 28, read and approved. Trustee Brodie moved that the following bills be allowed and paid and that the Clerk be authorized to draw warrants for same: Trustee Dannels seconded the motion: G.F. Cake Co. supplies 16.49 3.43 Colo. State Patrol, services 331.18 Continental 011 Co. supplies Connyts Motor Co. supplies 31.95 E.P. Furniture Co. supplies 85.26 E.P. Grage, services 13.34 E.P. Lumber Co. supplies 8.50 E.P. Signs, supplies 24.00 E.P. Trail, printing 203.54 First Bancredit Corp. premium 244.60 S.K. Haverfield, supplies 20.00 Hendrie & Bolthoff, supplies 26.45 H.L. Hidy, services 366.88 F.M. Holmes, services 225.00 Andy Jones, premium Liberty Truck Co. supplies 193.0419.41 Luckett 011 Co. supplies 0.4 MA29 bil Service Station, service 1..955 Telephone Co. service 16.85 Petty Cash Fund, supplies 34.2 Jess Poling, service 10.9 S1a.te of Colorado, fees 2,103.75 Light & Power Dept. power 291.57 Wages & salaries 1,2 5.50 Water Dept. operating expenses 1,923.51 Light & Power, operating expenses 9,602.69 Upon roll call said motion unanimously carried. The Clerk presented a proposal to install a new fence along a portion of the Country Club property, to be paid for jointly by the Town and the adjoining property owner, Ben Weeks. Also a suggestion from a Chamber of Commerce committee that additional drinking fountains be installed in the business area. Both proposals were turned to committee chairman, Trustee Charles Herzog for-ction. A letter was read to the Board from Mr. C.E. Reid of Loveland Colo, asking assurance from the Town that if he purchased a small tract of land adjacent to the present Town limits on the So. St. Vrain,aaid said tract being immediately South of the F.J. Wengrzyn property, and tract was annexed to the Town, that the 'down would zone the tract to permit the manufacture and sale of ceramic products ae a home occupation. Following discussion, the Board stated that they would approve this request, Providing, the plane and type of construction proposed for the tract were submitted and approved by the Board, and providing, the tract was occupied by the applicant and used solely for the purpose set forth in his letter of March 2, 1955. If at any time the above procisions were not complied with, the Town reserves the right to zone or re -zone the property as it sees fit. A letter from Mr. Clyde L. Anderson was read to the Board, asking that lots 2,3, & 4, Block 2 Reclamation Subdivision, be re -zoned to permit the construction of a motel. Following discussion, Trustee Herzog moved that the application be rejected. Trustee Poling seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried and said request rejected by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Jobm of (Vitus Park, 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: Brodie, Dannels, Herzog, Poling and Watson. Those voting"No" none. A group of property owners of the Grand Estates Addition, including Mr. Canaiy, McConnell, Howell, Gartner and Berry, appeared before the Board, referred to the existing water contract between the pro- perty owners and the Town, dated April 3rd, 1954, and informed the Board that a dispute exists between the above group and Mr. L.H. Tiley, also a party to the contract. The committee stated that they questioned the legallity and interpretation of the contract, that they had failed in negotiating with Mr. Tiley, that they had employed and were acting under legal counsel, and ask that the Town refuse to issue any further taps on the Grand Esta'tee Addition water main, until the dispute could be settled. After detail discussion Trustee Dannels moved that the Town suspend an$ further taps on said line until an agreement is reached by all property owners involved, eubject to the approval of the Town Attorney. Trustee Poling seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Brodie, Dannels, Herzog, Poling & Watson. Those voting "No" none. Trustee Poling reported and ask authority for he and the Mayor to arrive at a decision for the oeration of the city dump# and trash collection. The Board approved the proposal. Trustee Herzog reported on proposed improvements in the office of the Town Clerk. The Board approved the recommendation & improvements. In further discussing the need for additional parking space in the business area, Trustee Poling moved that the Town negotiate with the American Legion Post for the purchase of four lots in Buenna Vista Subdivision, and that the Town submit the following proposal, subject to the approval of Mayor Graves: A purchase price of $ 26,000.00. A payment of $ 500.00 for an option until Januaryl, 1956. Said $ 500.00 to apply on the purchase price. Payment of 1 5,500.00 on January 1, 1956. Payment of 3,000.00 on each January let, thereafter until the unpaid balance is paid in full. Payment of 5% interest on all unpaid balances. The priveledge of the Town, at any time during the constrict, to pay off all of the unpaid balance due, without further interest payments. Trustee Dannels seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Brodie, Dannels, Herzog, Poling & Watson. Those voting "no" none. Trustee Brodie reported and recommended that any future, approved, events conducted at Stanley Park, by a local, non-profit, community organization, be subject to 50% of the profits turned to the Town and 50% to be kept by the organization conducting the event. Trustee Brodie so moved. Trustee Herzog seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion unanimously carried. The Board approved the construction of a sheltered picnic area on the South shore of Lake Estes, to be built by the Estes Park Rotary Club. The Board approved a water tap for Robert McClain in High Drive Heights. There being nofurther business, it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn. Mayor