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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 1981-01-13` o(un tit 51es ILA Lorimer County, Colorado, C. Minutes of a regular January 13 19 81 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Pork, Lorimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 13th day of January , A. D. 19.U. at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Harry B. Tregept Present: Mayor Harry B. Tregent Trustees: Robert E. Burgess, H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner Also Present: Dale G. Hill ' Town Administrator Absent: Trustee Craig W. Meusel Minutes of the regular meeting held December 9, 1980 were read and approved as read. Trustee Robert E. Burgess moved the following bills be allowed and paid and the Clerk be authorized to draw warrants for the same. (A certified copy of the bills read and allowed are on file in the office of the Town Clerk under this date, and made a part of the record of these proceedings by reference thereto.) Trustee Houston seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Robert E. Burgess, H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner. Those voting "No" none. Trustee Robert E. Wagner, Chairman of the Water Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held December 11, 1980 and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Dannels seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels, Chairman of the Public Works Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held December 17, 1980 and moved the minutes be approved. Turstee Wagner seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Robert E. Wagner, Chairman of the Central Business District Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held December 17, 1980 and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Houston seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Margaret Houston, Chairperson of the Advertising and Public Relations Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held December 19, 1980 and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Dannels seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Houston then read the minutes of the Advertising and Public Relations Committee meeting held January 8, 1981 and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Dannels seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Margaret Houston introduced the following resolution and moved it be passed and adopted: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO: That the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign the 1981 Advertising Agreement by and between the Estes Park Area Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Estes Park dated January 13, 1981. Board of Trustees - January 13, 1981 - Page Two (2) Trustee Wagner seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner, Robert E. Burgess. Those voting "No" none. Trustee Robert E. Burgess, Chairman of the Light & Power Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held January 8, 1981 and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Houston seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The minutes of the Estes Park Planning Commission meeting held December 16, 1980 were read. Mayor Harry B. Tregent conducted a public hearing on the proposed rezoning of Lot 1, Livingston Lake Subdivision from the existing C-2 Restricted Commercial and R-2 Multiple Family Residential to R-2 Multiple Family Residential. No persons appeared speaking in favor of or in opposition and no correspondence was received re- garding the rezoning. Mayor Harry B. Tregent declared the hearing closed. Trustee Robert E. Burgess introduced and the Town Administrator read in full the following entitled ordinance and Trustee Burgess moved it be passed and adopted on first and final reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, THE SAME PERTAINING TO ZONING. Trustee Wagner seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Byron L. Graves, Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner, Robert E. Burgess, H. Bernerd Dannels. Those voting "no" none. Whereupon Mayor Harry B. Tregent declared said ordinance duly passed and adopted and ordered it numbered #1-81 and published according to law. Paul Firnhaber appeared before the Board on behalf of a citizens' committee to discuss pedestrian safety. He stated that there needs to be more concern and action towards increased crosswalk safety, vehicular and pedestrian traffic flows, law enforcement, and education of residents and tourists regarding pedestrian safety. He emphasized that pedestrian safety is the responsibility of citizens of a community as well as governmental agencies. On behalf of the committee, Mr. Firnhaber promised support for Board actions increasing safety and requested a member of the Board of Trustees be appointed to serve on the citizens' committee. Police Chief Ault then reported on the number of pedestrian accidents since 1973 which revealed a low accident rate when compared to the amount of vehicular traffic during that period. The Board of Trustees expressed great concern regarding pedestrian safety and Mayor Harry B. Tregent appointed Trustee Byron L. Graves to serve on the citizens committee. Bob Mobus appeared requesting clarification of the purpose of the Central Business District Committee and the Board's expectations of the Committee. Mayor Harry B. Tregent and Trustee Robert E. Wagner explained that the Central Business District Committee's task is to carry out the recommendations of the Planning Commission regarding the central business district. Mr. Mobus also questioned the recommendation of the Public Works Committee to install a traffic light at the intersection of Virginia Drive and Elkhorn Avenue without realigning the intersection. The Board of Trustees explained the reasons behind the decision and also why the matter was brought to the Public Works Committee. Bob Mobus also discussed the possible traffic safety hazard which might result from the proposed location of the Post Office Annex at the East Elkhorn Building. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels introduced the following resolution and moved it be passed and adopted: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO: Board of Trustees - January 13, 1981 - Page Three (3) That the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign the agreement by and between Village Maintenance Service and the Town of Estes Park regarding cleaning of the public rest rooms. Trustee Wagner seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "yes" Trustees Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner, Robert E. Burgess, H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves. Those voting "No" none. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels introduced the following resolution and moved it be passed and adopted: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO: That the filing date of the application for a new Hotel and Restaurant License filed by Keith and Cynthia Bessey dba W. C. Copperfields located at 150 East Riverside Drive, Estes Park, Colorado, is January 13, 1981, and it is hereby ordered that a public hearing on said application shall be held in the Board Room of the Municipal Building, 170 MacGregor Avenue, on February 24, 1981 at 7:30 p.m., and that the neighborhood boundaries for the purpose of said application and hearing shall be the area included within a radius of 2.33 miles as measured fromthe center of the applicants' property. Trustee Graves seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Robert E. Wagner, Robert E. Burgess, H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, Margaret Houston. Those voting "No" none. Trustee Robert E. Wagner moved the liquor license renewal for Winsum, Inc. dba The Prospector's Pick be approved. Trustee Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Rowland Retrum appeared before the Board of Appeals requesting a variance to allow 5" exposure of No. 2 wood shingles on a 5/12 slope over 30 lb. saturated felt for his residence located on Lot 14, Stanley Hills. He explained that the roofing contractor had mistakenly set the shingles with a 5" exposure instead of the re- quired 4" exposure. Mr. Retrum stated that he would spray the shingles in the spring with CWF and withhold $500 payment to the contractor in escrow until the 10 year guarantee expired and record the escrow agreement so any future owner would be aware of the situation. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels commented that contractors working in Estes Park should become familiar with local regulations and then moved that the variance be granted. He further commented that any agreements to spray the shingles or withhold payment would be between the owner and contractor only. Trustee Wagner seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Estes Park Volunteer Fire Department submitted the following names for appointment as officers: Fire Chief Jack Rumley Assistant Fire Chief Robert Cheney Secretary/Treasurer Robert Dike Trustee Robert E. Wagner moved appointment of these officers be approved. Trustee Houston seconded the motion and it passed unani- mously. A letter was received from the Colorado Municipal League inquiring as to whether or not the Town of Estes Park would like to participate Board of Trustees - January 13, 1981 - Page Four (4) through the League in opposing the Mountain Bell rate increase application filed October 16, 1980. The cost for Estes Park would be ,e4 per capita or $101.04. Trustee Robert E. Wagner moved the Town of Estes Park not participate in opposing the Mountain Bell rate increase. Trustee Dannels seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. A letter dated January 9, 1981 was received from the Estes Valley Improvement Association, Inc. informing the Town of Estes Park that the EVIA had adopted a resolution urging "the City of Estes Park to investigate and proceed without delay with the establishment of a Convention Center for the Estes Valley, in any manner they deem best." There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Town Clerk