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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 ...NQY1l1.r A.D.19.2•at regular meeting
hour.
Harry B.TregentMeetingcalledtoorderbyMayor
Present:Mayor Harry B.Tregent Trustees:H.Bernerd Dannels,Byron
L.Graves,Margaret Houston,
Robert E.Wagner,Richard A.
Wood,George J.NixAlsoPresent:Town Administrator
Dale G.Hill
Absent:
Minutes of the regular meeting held October 26,1982,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 of these proceedings by reference
thereto.)Trustee George J.Nix seconded the motion and it
passed by the following votes:Those voting “Yes”Trustees H.
Bernerd Dannels,Robert E.Wagner,Richard A.Wood,Margaret
Houston,George J.Nix,Byron L.Graves.Those voting “No”none.
Trustee Byron L.Graves,Chairman of the Public Safety Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held October 28,1982,and moved
the minutes be approved.Trustee Richard A.Wood seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels,Chairman of the Public Works Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held November 2,1982,and moved
the minutes be approved.Trustee Margaret Houston seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
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 Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to sign the agreement between the Town of Estes Park and Van Horn
Engineering &Surveying regarding the design of the Old Ranger
Drive/Fall River Lane bridges.
Trustee Robert E.Wagner seconded the motion and it passed by
the following votes:Those voting “Yes”Trustees Robert E.Wagner,
H.Bernerd Dannels,Byron L.Graves,Margaret Houston,Richard
A.Wood,George I.Hix.Those voting “No”none.
Trustee Margaret Houston,Chairperson of the Light and Power
Committee,read the minutes of a meeting held November 4,1982,
and moved the minutes be approved.Trustee Richard A.Wood
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Margaret Houston introduced the following resolution and
moved it be passed and adopted:
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park owns and operates a municipal
electric utility;and
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park is a member in good standing of
the Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities (“Association”);and
WHEREAS,the purposes of the Association include promoting the
interests of its municipal electric utility members,providing services
to its members and consumers in the management,operation,adminis
tration,improvement and extension of electric utility services,and
assisting in the enactment of legislation beneficial to and in the
interest of municipally-owned utilities within the State of Colorado;
and
WHEREAS,some members of the Association are subject to the partial
regulation and jurisdiction of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission
insofar as,and to the extent that,they provide electric utility service
outside the corporate boundaries of their respective municipalities;and
WHEREAS,the Association is considering proposing certain legis
lative changes to the General Assembly which will result in the return
of control over the rates and service of municipally—owned electric
and gas utilities to officials of the affected or potentially affected
municipalities;and
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park wishes to endorse the efforts of
the Association and its representatives in pursuing such legislative
changes.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Estes Park,as follows:
The Town of Estes Park hereby endorses the efforts of
the Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities,of which
it is a member,in proposing and seeking changes in existing
Colorado law which will result in the return of control over
the rates and service of municipally—owned electric and gas
utilities to the appropriate municipal officials.
Trustee Robert E.Wagner seconded the motion and it passed by
the following votes:Those voting “Yes”Trustees Margaret Houston,
Robert E.Wagner,H.Bernerd Dannels,George J.Hix,Byron L.
Graves,Richard A.Wood.Those voting “No”none.
Trustee Richard A.Wood introduced the following resolution and
moved it be passed and adopted:
RE SOLUTION
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park owns and operates a municipal
utility for the provision of electric service;and,
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WHEREAS,it is becoming more and more apparent that incidences
of diversion of such utility services by means of bypassing,tampering
and unauthorized metering account for a substantial loss of such
services without remuneration to the Town;and,
WHEREAS,such losses result in increased costs to other ratepayers;
and,
WHEREAS,the Colorado General Assembly will be considering pro
posed legislative changes to specifically provide for certain civil
remedies,including treble damages in certain cases,in order to
facilitate collection of damages from persons responsible for such
diversions;and,
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park desires to endorse efforts in
pursuit of such legislative changes.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF ESTES PARK:
That Estes Park hereby endorses the efforts in pursuit of
legislative changes to provide certain civil remedies,including
treble damages in certain cases,in order to facilitate collection
of damages from persons responsible for losses of revenue to utilities
through diversion of utility services by means of bypassing,tampering
and unauthorized metering.
Trustee Margaret Houston seconded the motion and it passed bythefollowingvotes:Those voting “Yes”Trustees H.Bernerd
Dannels,Byron L.Graves,George J.Hix,Margaret Houston,RobertE.Wagner,Richard A.Wood.Those voting “No”none.
The minutes of the Board of Adjustment meeting held November 4,1982,were read.Mayor Harry B.Tregent commented that in thelasttwoyearsnoBoardofAdjustmentmeetingwascancelledforthelackofaquorumandhedoesnotfeelanalternateisneededfortheBoardofAdjustmentatthistime.
A letter from Dorothy Shaffer,President of The Estes Park Woman’s
Club,dated October 27,1982,was received requesting Gertrude
Young be appointed to the Library Board for a five-year term
beginning January 1,1983.Trustee Margaret Houston moved
Gertrude Young be appointed to the Estes Park Library Board.
Trustee George J.Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr.and Mrs.Paul Van Horn submitted a letter to the Mayor andtheBoardofTrusteesdatedNovember3,1982,reguesting thatthewatertaptransferonOctober12,1982,from their lot inOneThousandPinesSubdivisiontolot2inProspectVillage
Subdivision be voided,and the water tap be transferred to lot21,block 11,Country Club Manor for use by Mr.Todd Plummer.Mr.Van Horn also requested the expiration date of this tap bewaived.Mr.Plummer appeared before the Board to explain that
lie would be utilizing the tap for the Stannie Jones house which
he purchased from the Town on October 26,1982.Trustee Robert
E.Wagner moved that the water tap transfer from lot 4,One
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Thousand Pines Addition to lot 21,block 11,Country Club Manorbeapprovedandthattheexpirationdatebewaived.Trustee ByronL.Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Margaret Houston moved that the liquor license renewalfortheTimberlineSteakHousebeapproved.Trustee Robert E.
Wagner seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee George J.Hix moved that the liquor license renewal for
the Surrey Ice Cream Parlor and Deli be approved.Trustee Byron
L.Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert E.Wagner moved that the liquor license renewal
for Rocky Mountain Discount Liquors be approved.Trustee Margaret
Houston seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
A letter dated October 28,1982,from Hutton D.Slade was referred
to the Trustees by Town Administrator Hill.Mr.Slade is requesting
an extension of the elderly tax refund deadline date of October
15th.Town Administrator Hill explained that several senior
citizens had requested an extension of the October 15,1982,
date.A discussion followed.Trustee Margaret Houston moved
for an extension of the refund date until December 1,1982,for
this year only.Trustee Richard A.Wood seconded the motion and
it passed unanimously.
Trustee H.Bernerd Dannels introduced the following resoluton
and moved it be passed and adopted:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes
Park that the following wage and salary increases be placed into
effect on January 1,1983:
Finance Department and Clerical 6.8%
Police Department 7.2%
Public Works,Light and Power,
and Water Departments 6.1%
Professional Administration 7.0%
Trustee Byron L.Graves 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 F.Wagner,
Richard A.Wood.Those voting “No”none.
A letter dated November 4,1982,was received from Julie Guinn
of Chevron U.S.A.Inc.requesting permission to remove four
underground steel tanks,with a combined capacity of 20,000
gallons,and to install three 10,000 gallon fiberglass tanks at
the Elkhorn Avenue Chevron,172 W.Elkhorn Avenue.Ms.Guinn
appeared before the Board to answer questions regarding the tanks.
The following correspondence was received:
Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator ....11/08/82
Public Works Director 11/08/82
Public Works Director Widmer suggested the Town consider requiring
the property owner to install curb,gutter and sidewalk along
the east property line of the station property.Mayor Tregent
referred the sidewalk situation to the Public Works Committee.
Trustee George J.Hix asked to abstain from voting on this issue
because of a conflict of interest.The Trustees voted not to
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allow Trustee Hix to abstain from voting.Trustee Robert E.
Wagner moved for approval of the request by Chevron to remove
the four steel tanks and replace them with three fiberglass tanks.
Trustee Byron L.Graves 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.
There being no further business,the meeting adjourned.
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