HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Technical Review Committee 2020-12-07 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, December 7, 2020
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Technical Review Committee of the Town of Estes
Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on
the 07 day of December 2020.
Committee: Town Administrator Travis Machalek (Chair), Public Works Director Greg
Muhonen, Fairgrounds and Events Director Rob Hinkle, Member Mike
Wisneski, Member John Gagnon
Attending: Chair Machalek, Director Muhonen, Director Hinkle, Member Wisneski,
Member Gagnon, Community Development Director Randy Hunt, Town
Attorney Dan Kramer, Engineer Jennifer Waters, Engineer David Hook,
Utility Coordinator Steve Rusch
Absent: Architectural Review Committee Members Jack Cook, Curtis Martin
Chair Machalek called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
AGENDA APPROVAL
It was moved and seconded (Wisneski/Hinkle) to approve the agenda. The motion passed 5-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Carter Rowley submitted a comment stating this was a great plan and future income source for the
town.
CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Muhonen/Gagnon) to approve the agenda. The motion passed 5-0.
AGENDA ITEM BEING DISCUSSED
Director Hunt presented the Carriage House project within the context of the Stanley Historic District
Master Plan. Three conditions were discussed:
Sidewalk/Pedestrian Connectivity:
• A new walkway from the Carriage House to the main parking lot south of the Lodge and west of
the Hotel to facilitate safe pedestrian movement among core Stanley facilities;
• A new walkway from the Carriage House south, linking it to the Aspire Wellness building via a
crosswalk on Steamer Parkway (this crosswalk and a small part of the approach link immediately
north would be in the Steamer Parkway public right-of-way);
The above concept also entails the removal of a previously proposed new walkway just to the
east, which would have connected the new parking lot to the Aspire building vicinity;
• A new walkway from the west side of the Hotel area down to Steamer Parkway linking to an
existing walkway to the south. This existing walkway now (as of July 2020) connects through the
new US 34 roundabout to MacGregor Avenue and downtown. If the proposed walkway is added,
there will be a direct hard-surface walking path from the Stanley campus to downtown Estes
Park.
Chair Machalek asked about the comment from the Historic Preservation regarding the conservation
of the Grand Lawn. Architect Jack Mousseau answered that they would re-look at the west
sidewalk's geometry and blend it in if possible. Owner John Cullen agreed with this request.
Traffic:
The August Traffic Impact Study has been revised to reflect the TRC's discussion and
sub condition. This revision is also called out in the applicants' Final TRC
Conditions and the revisions are addressed in the Public Works Engineering Division's comment on
those revisions. Director Muhonen stated that, after further review, he did not believe a variance was
needed as this project does not deteriorate the delay at the affected intersection. Larimer County Urban
Area Street Standards, page 4-23, defines a nonconforming element. If this nonconforming element
exists at less than 2%, nonconformance is not required to be mitigated. Attorney Kramer stated that a
Resolution change would not cause any problems. Staff would support the removal of the variance in
the Resolution. Other TRC members did not have any objections to this.
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Director Muhonen answered arguably no to Chair Machalek's question if driveway access is treated
the same as street access onto public roads for traffic analysis.
Water Metering/Backflow prevention:
This has been an exceedingly complex technical aspect of the Stanley Lot 1 existing
conditions in general and has been so for a long time. The TRC in August identified the
issue as one that needs resolution with the Carriage House project and included that as
a condition of approval. Utility Coordinator Steve Rusch reported that decades' worth of issues have
been resolved. He thanked all involved and positively commented on the thorough documentation by
Jack Mousseau. Chair Machalek also thanked the applicant and utility crews for resolving this long-
time issue.
Staff recommended approval of the accompanying Technical Review Committee
Resolution approving the Final Package for the Carriage House Project, with edits.
Applicant Response:
Attorney Stewart Olive requested that there be no need for Development Agreements with this project.
The reason given was to keep any issues with the public attempting litigation. Preliminary development
agreements have been satisfied. Director Muhonen noted that timing provisions are still relevant, and
sidewalks need to be installed and built before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
Amendments requested to the Resolution were: remove B, modify C to make it relevant to the Carriage
House, remove the development agreement in A and C.
A 10-minute recess was taken at 5:43 to amend the Resolution.
Attorney Kramer presented the updated Resolution to the Board.
There were no further questions, comments, concerns or objections from the Board, Staff or applicant.
It was moved and seconded (Muhonen/Gagnon) to approve the Resolution presented on screen by
Attorney Kramer (attached), subject to any scrivener errors. The motion passed 5-0.
There being no further business, Chair Machalek adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Travis Machalek, Chair
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary