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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Community Development & Community Services Committee 2014-10-23RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, October 23, 2014 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 23rd day of October, 2014. Committee: Absent: Also Attending: Chair Ericson, Trustees Holcomb and Phipps None Town Clerk Williamson, Directors Winslow, Chilcott and Fortini, Manager Salerno, Coordinator Jacobson, Senior Planner Shirk, and Recording Secretary Limmiatis Trustee Ericson called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT. None. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. REPORTS. Reports provided for informational purposes and made a part of the proceedings. • Museum Quarterly Report — Director Fortini discussed the decrease in the third quarter attendance due to a change of venue for the Coolest Car Show in Colorado, the receipt of the Estes Park Trail-Gazette’s archive which would be supplemented with the Estes Valley Library’s Trail-Gazette archive to create a complete collection, and the receipt of a Lyman Byxbe painting. • Visitor Center Quarterly Report - Manager Salerno stated the Visitor Center saw an increase in visitation and retail sales in the third quarter, yet phone calls were down by 12.36%. Staff struggled with fewer volunteers over the past season, and continues to recruit new volunteers through current ambassadors to bring the numbers back to previous levels. • October - November Event Report - Coordinator Jacobson informed the Committee of the success of the Pumpkins and Pilsners event and the expansion of activities the weekend of the Catch the Glow Parade. Santa’s Workshop at the Event Center would be featured on the following Saturday and Sunday in an attempt to keep guests in Town. • Verbal Updates and Committee Questions - Director Winslow provided an updated Event Benefit Report per the request of the Committee which more accurately represented the sales tax income collected in 2013. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. REPORTS. Reports provided for informational purposes and made a part of the proceedings. • Community Development Quarterly Report — Director Chilcott discussed the increase in building permit and inspection activity, the approval of the Addressing Policy, the dissolution of the Creative Sign Program and Review Board, the consultant to be hired in 2015 for sign code revisions, the progress of the Falcon Ridge Development, the Mountain Center to be built at the YMCA, the upgrades and expansion of cell phone service, the opening of the Saint Vrain Brewery in 2015, completion of the Code Compliance Policy, and the open position on the Estes Valley Planning Commission. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Community Development / Community Services - October 23, 2014 - Page 2 • Verbal Updates and Committee Questions - The Committee inquired about affordable housing development, requested an update on potential changes to the zoning code which would allow for affordable housing, and expressed staffing concerns should the department’s work load continue to increase in 2015. There being no further business. Trustee Ericson adjourned the meeting at 9:41 a.m. Secretary APPROVED NOV 1 1 2014 TOWN OF ESTES PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES