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Minutes of a cji•1•r meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes
Park,Carimer County,Colorado.Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park
on the .day of ..
.A.D.J9•8•at regular meeting
hour.
Meeting coiled to order by Mayor .J3....T.rge.rt.
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Present:Mayor Harry B.Tregent Trustees:H.Bernerd Dannels,Byron
L.Graves,Margaret Houston,
George I.Hix,Richard A.
Wood,Robert E.Wagner
Also Present:Town Administrator
Dale G.Hill
Town Attorney,Gregory A.White
Absent:
Minutes of the regular meeting held July 27,1982,were submitted
and approved.
Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels moved that the bills as presented be
allowed and paid and the Clerk be authorized to draw warrants
for the same.(A certified copy of the bills presented and allowed
are on file in the office of the Town Clerk under this date,and
made a part of the record ofthese proceedings by reference thereto.)
Trustee Robert E.Wagner seconded the motion and it passed by
the following votes:Those voting “Yes”Trustees Byron L.Graves,
George J.Hix,Margaret Houston,Robert E.Wagner,Richard A.
Wood,H.Bernerd Dannels.Those voting “No”none.
Trustee Byron L.Graves,Chairman of the Public Safety Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held July 29,1982,and moved the
minutes be approved.Trustee Richard A.Wood seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert E.Wagner,Chairman of the Stanley Park Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held August 9,1982,and moved the
minutes be approved.Trustee Richard A.Wood seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
The minutes of the Board of Adjustment meeting held August 4,
1982,were read.
Attorney Gene Mitchell,representing the Forward Estes Park Foundation
explained the purpose of an Urban Renewal Authority.Mr.Mitchell
introduced Attorney Arthur March who then went on to explain how
an Urban Renewal Authority works.The Urban Renewal Authority
(tax increment financing)uses the current assessed valuation
of a property and then freezes that valuation for a period of
time.The property is then rehabilitated which increases the
property valuation.The difference between the current valuation
and the increased valuation is the amount used to pay off the
bonds.In effect,taxes are used to pay the new debt service.
Attorney March stated that the two principal benefits of the Urban
Renewal Authority are (1)the partnership of the private and public
sectors of the community,and (2)the increased taxes were used
to pay for the bonds.Attorney Mitchell then asked the Board
of Trustees if they would be receptive to receiving a petition
to establish an Urban Renewal Authority.Mayor Harry B.Tregent
asked that the matter be considered after hearing the appeal request
from the owners of the Islander Apartments.
Attorney Rodney Halberg,representing the owners of the Islander
Apartments,Mr.Mollander and Mr.Wolf,appeared before the BoardofTrustees,acting as the Board of Appeals.Mr.Halberg requested
the decision of the Building Inspector,who denied the building
permit for the Islander Apartments (which was damaged in the
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flood)be reversed and that the Board of Appeals direct the
Building Inspector to issue the building permit.Attorney
Halberg introduced several witnesses in defense of the building
permit:Mr.George Mowery,Appraiser;Mr.Clint Fairchild,
Architect;Mr.Bill Van Horn,Engineer;Mr.Jerry Lamson,Manager
of the Islander Apartments.Each of these people submitted
evidence to the effect that the building permit should be issued.
Mr.Richard Widmer,Director of Public Works,Town Engineer/Planner,
explained his reasoning for his recommendation to deny the building
permit.Mr.Al Sager,.Chairman of the Planning Commission,spoke
in defense of Mr.Widmer’s and the building inspector’s action.
Attorney Gene Mitchell also spoke in defense of Mr.Widmer’s
action.Attorney Gregory A.White advised the Board as to their
legal position.A lengthy discussion followed.Member Robert
E.Wagner stated that he did not feel the building inspector was
in error.Member Wagner moved that based upon the evidence
presented to the Board of Trustees,acting as the Board of
Appeals,on August 10,1982,that the denial of the building
permit for the property commonly known as the Islander Apartments
under the provisions of Section 203 of the Uniform Building Code
is reversed and the evidence shows that the proposed use of the
Islander Apartments would not conflict with the provisions of
Section 203 of the Uniform Building Code.Said motion is based
on the evidence presented at the hearing held before the Board
of Appeals on August 10,1982,and the appropriate officials of
the Town of Estes Park would be required to issue the building
permit applied for by the Islander.Member H.Bernerd Dannels
seconded the motion but stated that he also felt the building
inspector was correct in his action.The motion passed by the
following votes:Those voting “Yes”Members H.Bernerd Dannels,
Byron L.Graves,George J.Hix,Margaret Houston,Robert E.Wagner.
Those voting “No”Member Richard A.Wood.
Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels moved that the contract with the State
Highway Department regarding debris removal be approved.Trustee
George J.Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert E.Wagner moved that the debris removal contract
awards be issued to Don Kehn Construction,Inc.for $40,235.60,
and Varra Companies,Inc.for $69,960.00.Trustee Margaret Houston
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Town Administrator Hill read a letter from NonaThayer,Chairperson
of the Board of County Commissioners,dated August 5,1982,regarding
an Improvement District for Bridges.Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels
moved for approval of the Bridge Improvement District.Trustee
Richard A.Wood seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr.Bill Van Horn,representing the owners of Jones Subdivision,
lot split,stated that everything requested by the Planning Commission
on May 18,1982,has been completed.Mr.Richard Widmer Town
Engineer/Planner agreed that all stipulations had been met.Trustee
Richard A.Wood moved that the lot split be approved.Trustee
Margaret Houston seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr.Bill Van Horn requested a postponement of the Johnson Subdivision
lot split review until the next meeting on August 24th,1982.
The Board of Trustees approved the request.
Mr.Bill Van Horn requested an indefinite postponement of the
Steele Subdivision final plat.The Board of Trustees granted
the postponement.
Trustee Margaret Houston introduced,and the Town Administrator
read in full,the following entitled ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.12.020C,
l3.l2.030C and F,l3.12.040C,l3.12.050C,
l3.12.060C and F,l3.12.070C,and 13.l2.080B
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES —August 10,1982 —Page 3
COLORADO,RELATING TO LIGHT AND POWER RATE
SCHEDULES CONTAINING CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC POWER
AND ENERGY PROVIDED BY THE LIGHT AND POWER DEPART
MENT OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO.
Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels seconded the motion and it passed
by the following votes:Those voting “Yes”Trustees H.
Bernerd Dannels,Byron L.Graves,George J.Hix,Margaret
Houston,Robert E.Wagner,Richard A.Wood.Those voting
“No”none.Whereupon Mayor Harry B.Tregent declared said
ordinance duly passed and adopted and ordered it numbered
#28—82.
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 that the Mayor and Town Clerk are authorized to
execute the contract with Paul H.and Marie L.West for the
purchase of their property on West Riverside Drive and to
close the transaction as necessary.
Trustee George J.Hix seconded the motion and it passed by
the following votes:Those voting “Yes”H.Bernerd Dannels,
Byron L.Graves,George I.Hix,Margaret Houston,Robert E.
Wagner,Richard A.Wood.Those voting “No”none.
Mr.James N.Graves,of Sunnyside Knoll,appeared before the
Board to request the Sign Code be changed to allow two free
standing signs when property frontage exceeds 500 feet.
Trustee Richard A.Wood moved that this matter be referred
to the Planning Commission for further study.Trustee Byron
L.Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr.Fred Snyder,Estes Park Citizens Action for Peace,appeared
before the Board to request permission to circulate petitions
in Bond Park.Trustee Robert E.Wagner moved that the request
be denied.Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert Wagner moved that the liquor license renewal
for Estes Park Liquor be approved.Trustee Richard Wood
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Margaret Houston moved that the liquor license renewal
for Pizza Hut be approved.Trustee Richard A.Wood seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Attorney Gene Mitchell asked if the Board of Trustees was
willing to accept a petition for the Urban Renewal Authority.
Trustee Byron L.Graves moved the petition be accepted.
Trustee Robert Wagner seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
There being no further business,the meeting adjourned.
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