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Minutes of a
regular
January 11
19 83
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 llth dayof January 83
, A. D. 14. 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:
Absent:
Town Administrator
Dale G. Hill
Minutes of the regular meeting held December 14, 1982, and the
special meeting held January 6, 1983, were submitted and approved.
Trustee Robert Wagner 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 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.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels, Chairman of the Public Works Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held December 20, 1982, and moved
the minutes be approved. Trustee Robert E. Wagner seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Byron L. Graves, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held December 22, 1982, and moved
the minutes be approved. Trustee Richard A. Wood seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Fire Chief Jack Rumley stated the Fire Department will be purchasing
a new fire truck and they have received approximately 9 bids for
a pumper truck ranging from a low bid of $111,000 to a high bid
of $195,000. Chief Rumley stated that the sale of the old truck
will allow the Fire Department to equip the new pumper truck.
The Fire Department has approximately $20,000 from their Fund
Drive to contribute toward this purchase and they are requesting
up to $100,000 from the General Fund Capital Account of the Town
of Estes Park toward this purchase. The Public Safety Committee
is recommending that the Board of Trustees approve this expenditure.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels moved that up to $100,000 be expended
from the General Fund Capital Account entitled Miscellaneous
toward the purchase of the new pumper truck for the Estes Park
Volunteer Fire Department. Trustee Robert E. Wagner 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.
Mayor Harry B. Tregent, Chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority
Committee, reported the progress of the Committee to date. Mayor
Tregent stated that the Committee had met on both December 22,
1982, and on December 28, 1982, and had interviewed THK Associates,
Inc. and Carl A. Worthington Partnership for the Downtown
Redevelopment Plan. The Committee recommended to the Board of
Trustees that the Town of Estes Park hire Carl A. Worthington
Partnership to do the Plan, which the Board of Trustees approved
at their special meeting on January 6, 1983.
Board of Trustees - January 11, 1983 - Page 2
The Town Clerk read the minutes of a Light and Power Committee
meeting held January 6, 1983, and Chairperson Margaret Houston
moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Richard A. Wood seconded
the motion. A discussion followed regarding the Estes Park Cable
TV permit. Those voting "Yes" for approval of the minutes,
Trustees H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, George J. Hix,
Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner, Richard A. Wood. Those
voting "No" none.
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 agreement between the Town of Estes Park and North
American Hydro/Warzyn, subject to the Town Attorney's approval,
regarding the engineering assessment to replace and/or repair
Cascade Dam, the penstock and hydro plant facilities.
Trustee Byron L. Graves seconded the motion. Mr. Mike Stansbury,
of CH2M Hill, requested an opportunity to speak to the Council
regarding the engineering proposals. Mr. Stansbury stated that
his company felt the negotiations pertaining to this project had
been handled in a very unprofessional manner and did not meet
any known criteria for hiring a consultant that he knew of. Light
and Power Director Dekker stated that he and Disaster Recovery
Manager Kistner had been following the recommendations of FEMA.
A discussion followed. Those voting "Yes" on the motion, Trustees
H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, George J. Hix, Margaret Houston,
Robert E. Wagner, Richard A. Wood. Those "No" none.
The minutes of the Estes Park Planning Commission meeting held
on December 21, 1982, were read.
Disaster Recovery Manager Kistner reported on the flood recovery
progress to date. Manager Kistner reported that Estes Park and
Larimer County would receive a Flood Plain Re -Study, which will
take approximately two years to complete. Bridge replacement
bids will be opened on February 3, 1983, with a target completion
date of May 6, 1983. The Town will be hosting a Flood Warning
Conference on January 19, 1983, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in
the Municipal Building. The Riverfront Park application will
be ranked by FEMA, as to its priority status, on February 15,
1983, and Manager Kistner stated that he would have an opportunity
to defend the Town's position. Manager Kistner stated that FEMA
and a contractor plan on meeting in Estes Park on January 27.
1983, regarding property acquisition and hopefully funding will
be available by March 1, 1983.
Trustee Robert E. Wagner introduced and the Town Administrator
read in full the following entitled ordinance and Trustee Wagner
moved the ordinance be passed and adopted on first and final
reading:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, THE SAME
PERTAINING TO PAYMENT OF TAX ON BEER AND LIQUOR SALES
Trustee Margaret Houston seconded the motion. The motion 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 Tregent declared said ordinance passed and adopted and
ordered it numbered #1-83 and published according to law.
Board of Trustees - January 11, 1983 - Page 3
Town Administrator Dale G. Hill reported that the Town had received
eight "Notices of Intent to Sue" regarding the failure of the
Cascade Dam. The Court ruled in favor of the Town regarding the
dismissal of Police Officer Howard Whyte. Senator Soash may be
in attendance at the next Board meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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