HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1983-06-13KY tun of Z tes Park Lorimer County, Colorado,
Minutes of a regular
June 13 1983
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes
Park, Lorimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park
on the 13th day of June , A. D. 19.83. at regular meeting
hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Harry B. Tregent
Present: Mayor Harry B. Tregent Trustees: H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron
L. Graves, George J. Hix,
Margaret Houston, Robert
E. Wagner, Richard A. Wood
Also Present: Town Administrator
Dale G. Hill
Absent:
Minutes of the regular meeting held May 24, 1983, were approved.
Trustee Robert E. Wagner moved 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
Margaret Houston 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. Hix, Byron
L. Graves. Those voting "No" none.
Mr. Richard M. Soash, Member of the Colorado State Senate, appeared
before the Board of Trustees to give a status report on the bills
which affect Estes Park. Senator Soash gave a brief report on
the tourism bill, (which was adopted into law), the gas tax bill,
(which was adopted into law), and the State's immunity against
lawsuits (which died in the House). Senator Soash then answered
questions from the audience.
Trustee Byron L. Graves, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held May 26 and June 2, 1983, and
moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Richard A. Wood seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Margaret Houston, Chairperson of the Light and Power
Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held June 2, 1983, and
moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Richard A. Wood seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert E. Wagner, Chairman of the Water Committee, read
the minutes of a meeting held June 8, 1983, and moved the minutes
be approved. Trustee George J. Hix seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Mayor Harry B. Tregent conducted a public hearing regarding the
aplication for a Club Liquor License submitted by the Estes Park
Elks Home, Inc., B.P.O.E. #2617 located at 1010 W. Elkhorn Avenue.
Mr. Leonard (Andy) Anderson, President of the Elks Club, spoke
in favor of granting the club liquor license. No persons appeared
speaking in opposition to the liquor license. The following
correspondence in opposition to the granting of the liquor license
was received from:
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Seybold 6/06/83
Mr. Richard S. Fleck 6/06/83
Mr. Anderson spoke in rebuttal to the letters by stating that he
had talked to Mr. Seybold regarding the noise and assured him that
the Elks Club would be more considerate regarding noise level.
Mr. Anderson also stated that the Elks would be insulating their
building which should also help the noise problem. Mayor Tregent
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declared the hearing closed.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels moved the Board of Trustees finds that
the Club Liquor licenses already granted in this locality, or area
are inadequate for the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood,
and that the desires of the inhabitants at this time are that this
license application be granted, and that the license is granted.
Trustee Byron L. Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
A request to change trade names was received from Beverly and Jan
Slager to change their business name from "The Miner's Kettle"
to "Beverly Hill's Family Restaurant". Trustee Robert Wagner moved
the request to change trade names be approved. Trustee George
J. Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Margaret Houston moved the liquor license renewal for The
Gazebo Restaurant be approved. Trustee George J. Hix seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert Wagner moved the liquor license renewal for the
Elkhorn Lodge be approved. Trustee Richard A. Wood seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert E. Wagner introduced, and the Town Administrator
read in full, the following entitled ordinance and moved it be
passed on first reading:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, THE SAME
PERTAINING TO ANIMALS
Trustee Margaret Houston seconded the motion. Trustee George J.
Hix abstained from discussing or voting on this ordinance. Those
voting "Yes" Trustees H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, Margaret
Houston, Robert E. Wagner and Richard A. Wood. Those voting "No"
none. Whereupon Mayor Harry B. Tregent declared said ordinance
duly passed and adopted and ordered it numbered #8-83 and published
according to law.
Ms. Millie Davis submitted a request to use MacGregor Avenue (from
Elkhorn Avenue to the firehouse) on June 25, 1983, for a Bed Race.
The Bed Race would occur sometime between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
A discussion followed. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels moved the request
to hold a Bed Race on MacGregor Avenue from Elkhorn Avenue to the
firehouse be approved from the hours of 10:00 a.m. to noon. Trustee
George J. Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Ms. Cheryl Yarusso of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ,
Boulder, and Ms. Kay Hoy, of Our Lady of the Mountains Church,
Estes Park, requested permission to use Bond Park on July 4, 5,
and 6th in the early afternoon and early evening for Christian
music. A discussion followed. Trustee Robert E. Wagner moved
the request be approved. Trustee George Hix seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
A request to conduct a Kinetic Conveyance Race was received from
the Estes Park Chamber of Commerce and the Estes Park Jaycees.
No one was present to answer questions regarding this request.
A lengthy discussion followed. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels moved
this request be tabled until the next meeting due to insufficient
information. Trustee Margaret Houston seconded the motion and
it passed unanimously.
Mr. Steve Crawford appeared and gave the Board of Trustees an
update on the activities for the Coors International Bicycle
Classic to be held on July 8, 1983. Mr. Crawford also requested
permission to use Bond Park on July 8th from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30
for a musical group and to sell refreshments and race -related
souvenirs. He also requested permission to allow roving concessionaires
to sell non-alcoholic beverages and programs during the race. A
lengthy discussion followed. Trustee Robert E. Wagner moved that
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the request for the Coors International Bicycle Classic route be
approved and the request to use Bond Park and roving concessionaires
be approved. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels seconded the motion and
it passed unanimously.
Public Works Director Widmer reported that two bids had been
received for providing trash removal services to the Town for the
litter receptacles and for the library and municipal building -
one from S & M Trash Service at $345.00/month and the second from
A-1 Trash Service at $425.00/month. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels
moved the S & M bid of $345.00/month be accepted. Trustee Richard
A. Wood seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The Lions Club of Estes Park submitted their Annual Report (1982)
for the Stanley Park Concession Stand to the Board of Trustees.
One-half of the profits for 1982 amounted to $7,514.28.
Town Administrator Hill read a letter dated May 23, 1983, from
Morgan Smith and Pat Ratliff of the Division of Local Government
stating emergency funds have been approved in the amount of
$14,335.00 for emergency repairs to the Town's water system
resulting from the Lawn Lake disaster.
Mayor Tregent allowed people in the audience to voice their concerns
regarding the parking ban on Elkhorn Avenue. The following people
spoke: Mike Haber, Vic Walker, Ralph Richards, Frank Jimenez,
Forest Johnson, Sherry Hauser. Those in favor of the parking ban:
Cy Wood, Steve Crawford and Mark Brown. Mayor Tregent referred
this matter to the Public Safety Committee which will meet on
Thursday, June 23, 1983, at 3:00 p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Mayor
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