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Minutes of a ...r@gula.z 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 8th
hour.
day of
February
, A. D. 19 8.? . at regular meeting
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Harry B. Tregent
Present: Mayor Harry B. Tregent Trustees: H. Bernerd Dannels,
Byron L. Graves, Margaret
Houston, Robert E. Wagner,
Richard A. Wood
Also Present: Town Administrator
Dale G. Hill
Absent: Trustee George J. Hix
Minutes of the regular meeting held January 25, 1983, were submitted
and approved.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels 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
Robert E. 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, Richard A. Wood. Those
voting "No" none.
Mr. Richard M. Soash, Member of the Colorado State Senate, appeared
before the Board of Trustees to report that he had talked to Chief
Ault regarding the Police Pension problem and there may have to
be legislation to resolve this situation. Senator Soash will be
co -sponsoring a bill being introduced by Senator Mielke regarding
tourism financing. The bill proposes a 1/10th of 1% tax for certain
tourism businesses. This tax would raise between two and one-half
to three million dollars a year for the tourism industry. Senator
Soash also reported on the two bills currently before the General
Assembly - one concerning dam and reservoir safety; and the second
regarding the State's immunity against lawsuits. A question and
answer period followed Senator Soash's report.
Trustee Richard Wood, Chairman of the Code and Sanitation Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held January 25, 1983, and moved the
minutes be approved. Trustee Robert E. Wagner seconded the motion.
Mayor Tregent asked Chairman Wood to report on the status of the
landfill situation. Chairman Wood stated that the Committee would
like to see a landfill in Estes Park rather than a transfer station.
The Committee is pursuing the possibility of using Section 16, as
well as extending the life of the current landfill by one-two years.
Those voting for approval of the minutes: Trustees H. Bernerd Dannels,
Byron L. Graves, Margaret Houston, Robert E. Wagner, Richard A.
Wood. Those voting "No" none.
Trustee Byron L. Graves, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee,
read the minutes of a meeting held January 27, 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 February 1, 1983,
and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Richard A. Wood seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Margaret Houston introduced and the Town Administrator read
in full the following entitled ordinance and Trustee Houston moved
it be passed and adopted on first and final reading:
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.08.060 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO,
RELATING TO NEW BUDGET BILLING PLAN REGULATIONS BY
THE LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF ESTES
PARK, COLORADO.
Trustee Richard A. Wood 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, Richard A.
Wood. Those voting "No" none. Whereupon Mayor Harry B. Tregent
declared said ordinance duly passed and adopted and ordered it
numbered #2-83 and published according to law.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels, Chairman of the Public Works Community
Building Committee, read the minutes of a meeting held February
2, 1983, and moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Robert Wagner
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels, Chairman of the Public Works Committee,
read the minutes of a special meeting held February 7, 1983, and
moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Robert Wagner seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert E. Wagner 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 Joseph
D. Jatcko General Contractor regarding the replacement of Old Ranger
Drive and Fall River Lane Bridges.
Trustee Margaret Houston 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, Richard A.
Wood. Those voting "No" none.
Trustee Richard A. Wood 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 Ideal
Construction for the replacement of the private bridges lost in
the flood.
Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels 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, 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:
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That the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to sign the Grant of Easement documents between the Town of Estes
Park and the private citizens who lost their bridges in the flood.
Trustee Robert 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, Richard A.
Wood. Those voting "No" none.
A letter dated February 3, from Police Chief Ault reported that
an employee of Circle Supers had been cited for selling beer to
a minor and Chief Ault recommended a stern written warning be sent
to Circle Supers but recommended approval of the liquor license.
Trustee Richard A. Wood moved the liquor license renewal for Circle
Supers be approved with a written warning sent regarding the sale
of liquor to minors. Trustee Byron L. Graves seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert Wagner moved the liquor license renewal for the Rocky
Mountain Metropolitan Recreation District be approved. Trustee
Richard Wood seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
A letter dated February 7, 1983, from Police Chief Ault reported
that an employee of East Side Food Store had been cited for selling
beer to a minor and Chief Ault recommended a stern written warning
be sent to the owners of East Side Food Store regarding selling
liquor to minors but Chief Ault also recommended approval of the
liquor license. Trustee Robert Wagner moved the liquor license
renewal for East Side Food Store be approved and that a written
warning be sent regarding the sale of liquor to minors. Trustee
Byron L. Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The Board of Trustees considered a change in ownership of the Black
Canyon Tavern License from Seymour Wheelock, III, to the partnership
of Salmon and Sharp. Trustee Richard Wood moved the change of ownership
be approved. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels seconded the motion and
it passed unanimously.
Trustee Robert Wagner introduced the following resolution and moved
it be passed and adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park entered into a lease agreement
with the First National Bank of Estes Park for a telephone system
at an interest rate of 11 1%, and
WHEREAS, the current interest rate for invested funds for
the Town of Estes Park is 9%;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized
to execute the 30-day option clause in this agreement to be effective
on April 1, 1983, in the amount of $26,437.54.
Trustee Margaret Houston 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, Richard A.
Wood. Those voting "No" none.
Town Administrator Dale Hill requested the opportunity to hire a
full-time planner for the Town. Those speaking in favor of the
hiring: Trustees H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves, Margaret
Houston, Richard A. Wood, Planning Commission Chairman Sager, Mayor
Harry B. Tregent. Those speaking in opposition, Trustee Robert
Wagner and Mr. Bill Van Horn. Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels moved
that a new planner be added to the Town staff. Trustee Margaret
Houston seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes:
Those voting "Yes" Trustee H. Bernerd Dannels, Byron L. Graves,
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Margaret Houston, Richard A. Wood. Those voting "No" Trustee Robert
Wagner.
Mr. Ned Linegar, representing the Horse Show and Rodeo Committee,
appeared before the Board of Trustees to request that the Mayor
proclaim the week of July 18-23, 1983, as "Western Wear Week in
Estes Park" in honor of the Rooftop Rodeo. Mr. Linegar also went
through the schedule of events for this week as they are being
proposed and encouraged everyone in the Town to promote the Rooftop
Rodeo. Mayor Harry Tregent referred the schedule of events to the
Stanley Park Committee for their review and recommendations. Trustee
Robert Wagner moved that the Mayor proclaim the week of July 18-
23, 1983, as "Western Wear Week in Estes Park". Trustee Byron L.
Graves seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mayor Harry B. Tregent appointed Trustee Margaret Houston to the
Larimer County Library Services Board. Trustee Robert Wagner moved
that this appointment be approved. Trustee Richard Wood seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Mayor