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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1987-09-29exttuit of ears talc, Lorimer County, Colorado, September 29 19 87 Minutes of a .e.g1.1.1ax. 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 29 th day of September hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor , A. D. 19 87 at regular meeting H, Bernerd Dannels Present: Mayor H . B . Dannels Trustees: Also Present: /X4i500: Dale G. Hill, Town Administrator Gregory A. White, Town Attorney Absent: None Norbert L. Aldrich, David Barker, Mark T. Brown, Milan A. Dickinson, David Habecker, George J. Hix Minutes of the meeting held August 25, 1987, were submitted and approved. Mayor Dannels presented an "Employee Incentive Award" plus a check in the amount of $200.00 to Roger Muffett. The letter of recommendation, submitted by Light and Power Director Dekker, was read in full by Mayor Dannels. Roger was recognized in achieving unsurpassed accuracy in meter reading. Trustee Hix moved the bills, as presented, be allowed and paid and that the clerk be authorized to draw warrants for same. (A certified copy of the bills presented and allowed are on file in the Finance Office under this date, and made a part of the record of these proceedings by reference thereto.) Trustee Habecker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Water Committee Meeting held September 9, 1987, were read. Trustee Dickinson, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Barker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Administrative Committee Meeting held September 14, 1987, were read. Trustee Hix, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Public Safety Committee Meeting held September 16, 1987, were read. Trustee Aldrich, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Dickinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Administrative Committee Meeting held September 17, 1987, were read. Trustee Hix, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Hix introduced, and Town Attorney White read in full, the following ordinance and moved it be passed and adopted: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, THE SAME PERTAINING TO THE DEPOSIT- ING OF TRASH Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed by the follow- ing votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Aldrich, Barker, Brown, Dickinson, Habecker, and Hix. Those voting "No" none. Whereupon Mayor Dannels declared said ordinance duly passed and adopted and ordered it numbered 27-87 and published according to law. Board of Trustees - September 29, 1987 - Page two Minutes of the "special" Water Committee Meeting held September 17, 1987, were read. Trustee Dickinson, Chairman of the Commit- tee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Barker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Public Works Committee Meeting held September 17, 1987, were read. Trustee Brown, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved subject to the inclusion of the following underlined portion of the sentence under the "University Heights Alley" item: "...Following discussion, the Committee recommends accepting Mr. Arnold's proposal with the understanding the Town will not perform maintenance on said alley at this time." Trustee Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Stanley Park Committee Meeting held September 28, 1987 were read. Trustee Hix, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Barker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Hix moved the mayor be authorized to execute the agree- ment between Rocky Mountain Llama Association and the Town of Estes Park. Trustee Barker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting held September 15, 1987 were submitted. Dave Tiemeyer, Engineer, presented the Final Plat for Woodlands Subdivision. Trustee Habecker declared a potential "conflict of interest" and stated he would not participate in discussion or vote. Mr. Tiemeyer stated all conditions placed on the plat had been resolved. As stated during the Planning Commission meeting, the applicant was requesting an exception to allow a 100' reverse curve tangent and one 30' vertical curve length on Woodland Court. Originally, the applicant was requesting an exception to allow two 30' vertical curve lengths. The intersection of Axminster Lane and Woodland Court has been revised to 0.6%, thus the need for an exception for one vertical curve length has been eliminated. Planner Stamey confirmed all conditions attached to the plat and improvement plans had been resolved; however, contained in the Improvement Guarantee was an expiration date of sixty (60) days, with extension allowed at Palmer's request. Town Attorney White advised that in its present form, the guarantee did not meet the Municipal Code requirement. The sentence should be amended to expire in one (1) year, with extension, at the request of either the Palmer's or town. Trustee Barker moved the Final Plat of Woodlands Subdivision be approved contingent upon the amendment to the Improvement Guarantee being accomplished prior to October 13, 1987. Trustee Dickinson seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Aldrich, Barker, Brown, Dickinson, and Hix. Those voting "No" none. Those "Abstaining" Trustee Habecker. Mayor Dannels declared a public hearing to consider Zoning Ordinance amendments to the C-D Parking Requirement, Application Fees, RV Park Standards, C-O Containment, and Multi -Family Density Calculation. C-D Parking Requirement. Town Attorney White reviewed the Planning Commission's recommendation and submitted a proposed ordinance. As parking requirements are tradition- ally based upon parking demand related to use, Attorney White stated he could not assure such an ordinance could meet a legal challenge. Testimony was heard from the following: Seymour Graham. Mr. Graham stated the proposed ordi- nance relieves the parking fee for a developer if an existing building encounters a change in use and remains in the existing footprint. The fee would be required for an addition or new building due to Board of Trustees - September 29, 1987 - Page three increased parking demand. Mr. Graham urged additional consideration be given to the ordinance prior to adoption. Peter Marsh. Mr. Marsh stated he was in favor of the approach; however, the proposed ordinance was not satisfactory. Mr. Marsh also urged additional consid- eration be given to the ordinance prior to adoption. Al Sager. Mr. Sager, Chairman/Planning Commission, stated the Commission's recommendation was not unani- mous. Mr. Sager was not in opposition to the Board of Trustees referring this item to the Planning Commission for additional consideration. Following discussion, Trustee Hix moved the C-D Parking Requirement be referred to the Planning Commission. Trustee Barker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Application Fees, RV Park Standards and C-0 Containment. Planner Stamey summarized the proposed ordinance which included various fee adjustments and code clarification. There were no persons speaking in "favor" of or in "oppo- sition" to the proposed ordinance. Trustee Hix introduced, and Town Attorney White read in full, the following ordi- nance and moved it be passed and adopted: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, THE SAME PERTAINING TO FEES, RV PARKS, AND C-0 DISTRICT CONTAINMENT PROVISIONS Trustee Habecker seconded the motion and it passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Aldrich, Barker, Brown, Dickinson, Habecker, and Hix. Those voting "No" none. Whereupon Mayor Dannels declared said ordinance duly passed and adopted and ordered it numbered 28-87 and published according to law. As recommended by the Planning Commission, Section 17.16.060 A. C-O Containment and Multi -Family Density Calculation was continued to November 3, 1987. Mayor Dannels declared the public hearing closed. Trustee Brown moved the following liquor license renewal applica- tion be approved: BPO Elks, #2617, Club Liquor License, 1010 West Elkhorn Avenue; Akron Diesel Sales and Service, Inc., dba Rocky Mountain Drive In Liquor, Retail Liquor Store License, 338 West Riverside Drive. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Hix moved the renewal application submitted by Bob & Tony's Pizza, 124 West Elkhorn Avenue, for a 3.2% Retail Beer License be approved. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Concerning the Estes Park Library Board, Trustee Hix moved (1) the Board of Trustees accept the resignation submitted by Curt Buchholtz and (2) Louise Lindsey be appointed to complete Mr. Buchholtz' term of office. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Ms. Lindsey's term of office will expire December 31, 1988. Don Moorhead, President/Library Board addressed the Board of Trustees concerning the proposed new building. The Library Board Board of Trustees - September 29, 1987 - Page four is presently interviewing five (5) architectural firms. A total of 13 firms submitted proposals. A site has yet to be de- termined. Once the architect has been selected, the Library Board anticipates conducting a public forum for the entire community. The Library Foundation has approved a loan of approx- imately $30,000 to the Library Board which is to be used to pay for architectural fees and related costs. Mr. Moorhead suggested the Trustees consider a budget allocation in the Contingency Fund that the Library could use to pay for legal fees that could arise in 1988. Mayor Dannels noted that due to scheduling conflicts, the October 27, 1987 Board of Trustees Meeting will be held November 3, 1987. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Mayor Town Clerk