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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 1988-03-22of 'life ee ark, Lorimer County, Colorado, March 22 19 88 Minutes of a 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 ... day of March , A. D. 19..PP at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor ProTem George J. Hix Present: Mayor ProTem Hix Trustees: Also Present Gregory A. White, Town Attorney Vickie O'Connor, Town Clerk Norbert L. Aldrich, Mark T. Brown, Milan A. Dickinson, David Habecker Absent: H. Bernerd Dannels, Mayor David Barker, Trustee Dale G. Hill, Town Administrator Mayor ProTem Hix called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order at 7:30 P.M. Minutes of the meeting held March 8, 1988 were submitted and approved. Trustee Habecker moved the bills, as presented, be allowed and paid, and that the Town Clerk ProTem 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 Dickinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Water Committee meeting held March 16, 1988 were read. Trustee Dickinson, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Town Attorney White submitted an amendment to the Contract between MDC, Inc. and the Town for the sale of 35 units of Windy Gap water. The amendment provides for (1) a one-year extension in the closing date from March 31, 1988 to March 1, 1989; (2) MDC to pay the Town $733,250 in non-refundable certified funds which will be used to make the annual assessment payment; and (3) MDC to pay the Town a "bonus" of $50,000 in non-refundable certified funds as an additional renewal payment. The additional payment is in addition to the contract bonus and will not be deducted from the certified funds upon closing. Trustee Aldrich moved the Mayor be authorized to execute the Amendment to the Contract between MDC, Inc. and the Town. Trustee Brown seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Town Attorney White also submitted an Agreement between Left Hand Water Supply Company and the Town for the sale of one (1) unit of Windy Gap water. The sale price for one unit of Windy Gap water is $95,000; if the sale is not closed by April 1, 1988, the Town will receive an additional $20,950 to reimburse the Town for its payment of the 1988 annual assessment, and Left Hand Water Supply Co. will also pay 7i% interest on both sums. Trustee Brown moved the Mayor be authorized to execute the Agreement between Left Hand Water Supply Company and the Town. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Minutes of the Public Safety Committee meeting held March 16, 1988 were also read. Trustee Aldrich, Chairman of the Committee, moved the minutes be approved. Trustee Dickinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Board of Trustees - March 22, 1988 - Page two Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting held March 15, 1988 were submitted. The public hearing to consider the Multi -Family Density Calcu- lation was continued to this March 22nd meeting of the Board of Trustees; however, as additional review is required, Trustee Brown moved the Multi -Family Density Calculation matter be referred to the Planning Commission. Trustee Habecker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Town Planner Stamey addressed the Board of Trustees and in- troduced Rick Evans/RAE Transportation Consultants. Mr. Evans appeared to present the Executive Summary of the Transportation Development Study. Work on the study began in July, 1987. A Transportation Advisory Committee was appointed and several meetings and workshops have been conducted. Mr. Evans identified the purpose, scope, and process used to study transportation for the general public, elderly, and handicapped in Estes Park. Two surveys were also utilized to gather information and determine transit need. Mr. Evans stated the Urban Mass Transit Adminis- tration now has funds available; however, competition for these funds exists among all municipalities in Colorado. Cost and funding estimates for a public transportation system were also provided. Mr. Evans advised that should the Town desire to proceed with the study, the Highway Department has requested the Town formally adopt the Transportation Plan. Mayor ProTem Hix declared a public hearing to consider a new 3.2% Retail Beer License application filed by Delmar and Sheryl Mason, dba R 7-11, 350 W. Riverside Drive. A petition containing 18 signatures of those persons in "favor" of the new license was presented a made a part of the record of these proceedings. Those speaking in "favor" of the license, Sheryl Mason. Ms. Mason confirmed a partition wall with no adjoining windows or doors will separate the proposed convenience store from the retail liquor store. There were no persons speaking in "opposition" to the application. Mayor ProTem Hix declared the hearing closed. Trustee Brown stated the Board of Trustees finds that the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood are not met by the present liquor outlets in the neighborhood and that the desires of the adult inhabitants are for the granting of the 3.2% Retail Beer License; therefore, based upon the above findings, Trustee Brown moved the license be granted. Trustee Aldrich seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Mayor ProTem Hix declared a public hearing to consider a "Change of Location" application filed by Akron Diesel Sales and Service, Inc., dba ROCKY MOUNTAIN DRIVE IN LIQUOR, a Retail Liquor Store License, from 338 W. Riverside Drive to 350 W. Riverside Drive. A petition containing 18 signatures of those persons in "favor" of the change of location was presented and made a part of the record of these proceedings. Sheryl Mason, co-owner of both Rocky Mountain Drive In Liquor and R 7-11 was present. There were no persons speaking in "opposition" to the application. Mayor ProTem Hix declared the public hearing closed. Trustee Aldrich stated the Board of Trustees finds that the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood are not met by the present liquor outlets in the neighborhood and that the desires of the adult inhabitants are for the granting of the change of location; therefore, based upon the above findings, Trustee Aldrich moved the change of location be granted. Trustee Dickinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Aldrich moved the Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License renewal application, including extended hours, submitted by Ed's Cantina, 362 E. Elkhorn Avenue be approved. Trustee Brown seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Mayor ProTem Hix advised the Tavern Liquor License renewal application submitted by Moreno Tewahay, Inc., dba CROWLEY'S HIGH COUNTRY RESTAURANT was withdrawn. Board of Trustees - March 22, 1988 - Page three Trustee Aldrich introduced, and Town Attorney White read in full, the following resolution and moved it be passed and adopted: R E S O L U T I ON 7-88 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO: That the filing date of the application for a New Tavern Liquor License, including extended hours, filed by Estes Park Restaurant, Inc., dba JOSE O'HOOLIGAN RESTAURANT, 148 West Elkhorn Avenue, Estes Park, Colorado, is March 11, 1988, and it is hereby ordered that a public hearing on said application shall be held in the Board Room of the Municipal Building, 170 MacGregor Avenue, on April 12, 1988 at 7:30 P.M., and that the neighborhood boundaries for the purpose of said application and hearing shall be the area included within a radius of 2.9 miles as, measured from the center of the applicant's property. Trustee Brown seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Trustee Aldrich moved the Mayor be authorized to execute the Quit Claim Deed from the Town to EPURA for a portion of Lot 11, Block 5, Town of Estes Park, aka a portion of the Nagl Walkway. Trustee Dickinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Following completion of all agenda items, Mayor ProTem Hix requested questions from the audience. Hearing none, Mayor ProTem Hix adjourned the meeting at 8:30 P.M. V . • • &&&&& * * * Town Clerk